Judge of the Lamp

Chapter 427 Blood Debt Must Be Paid

Ji Gufeng's soul suddenly couldn't speak, and there were bug-like things wriggling on his body.

Xu Zhiqiong realized a problem. Although Gao Shengchang was dead, Ji Gufeng's oath to him was still valid.

It's not that the Gu poison on his body didn't trigger, but it didn't meet the triggering conditions.

The trigger condition is that as long as he says something that shouldn't be said, his soul will be eaten away by Gu insects immediately.

The worm kept wriggling on Ji Gufeng's body. Ji Gufeng's expression was extremely painful, but his soul remained motionless.

Chang Decai saw that the situation was not right, and wanted to save Ji Gufeng, but the master hadn't finished asking.

Xu Zhiqiong grabbed Chang Decai and prevented her from touching Ji Gufeng.

This is Gu poison, the Gu poison parasitic on the soul, if Chang Decai touched him, it's hard to say what he would be infected with.

Xu Zhiqiong picked up the horn and took Ji Gufeng's soul back.

The soul in the horns completely calmed down, and Ji Gufeng's soul became a plant soul.

Xu Zhiqiong felt a little regretful, he still had a lot to ask.

Ji Gufeng should also know a lot of inside information about the Nufu Sect. Since Gao Shengchang is the state altar master of the Nufu Sect's insider way, and Ji Gufeng is a member of the insider way, he must know more than one insider person.

Nuxin, Nuwei, Numing, Nuen, Nugen, which Taoism do they represent?

Anger is the way of poverty, anger is the way of fierceness, what is the way of anger?

Xu Zhiqiong has already sent someone to search Gao Shengchang's mansion. If he is lucky, he should be able to find some clues.

Ye Ansheng is a member of Nufu Cult, which I did not expect.

He was discovered by King Huai and became the owner of the penance workshop, but in fact he was loyal to Emperor Zhaoxing and killed King Huai.

But now it seems that he is not absolutely loyal to Emperor Zhaoxing.

Putting the previous matter aside, what is the purpose of his actions this time?
It's not hard to infer that his and Gao Shengchang's purpose should be the same as Xiao Songting's, they want to kill me and get Emperor Zhaoxing's crimes out of my hands.

Then why did Gao Shengchang let Ji Gufeng send troops to attack Luohuai County continuously?
The regular army can't win the first time, and the second time the miscellaneous cards have no hope of winning. They give away their heads for nothing and make matters worse. What's the benefit of doing so?
Wait, the direction of the review is wrong.

If I really died at the hands of Gao Shengchang, things would be different.

Gao Shengchang sent my body to the battlefield, falsely claiming that I died in the chaos.

At that time, Gao Shengchang will attack the city and kill him, and Ji Gufeng will take the blame perfectly.

It's really troublesome, they all value me so much, and Emperor Zhaoxing's criminal karma so much.

Why does Nufu Sect care so much about Emperor Zhaoxing's crimes?Fail once, try again.

And Liang Xiaoen, how could such a big shot be thinking about Emperor Zhaoxing's crimes?

Is there a big secret hidden in Emperor Zhaoxing's crimes?Or does Liang Xiaoen also have contacts with the Nufu Sect?

They are definitely not worried about Emperor Zhaoxing's suffering. Emperor Zhaoxing must know the shocking secret.

It's a pity that I can't undo Emperor Zhaoxing's crimes.

There is also a fake sin karma of Gao Shengchang, this sin karma is also very special, what was hidden in it?
Don't say that Ye Ansheng is hidden here.

Ye Ansheng didn't have this ability, so he still couldn't find out who was hiding.

Don't worry, you will definitely find out the clues, but before that, you must not hand over the crimes of Emperor Zhaoxing to anyone.

What worries Xu Zhiqiong the most right now is the theft of Ku Yin.

Gao Shengchang knew the inside story, Ye Ansheng must know it too, and the senior management of the Nufu Sect must know it.

The Nufu Cult may take advantage of the empty treasury and make big moves.

How should we deal with this?
Xu Zhiqiong gritted his teeth and stood up with difficulty. The wounds on his stomach and back made him sweat all over his body.

Chang Decai supported Xu Zhiqiong and said, "It's a little hot in April, so Dr. Tong needs to change the dressing frequently. The wound is covered with sweat, but it hurts."

Xu Zhiqiong returned to Luohuai County, recuperated for two days, and received a message from Emperor Changle, who asked Xu Zhiqiong to return to Beijing immediately.

Tao Huayuan and Tong Qingqiu escorted Xu Zhiqiong to leave Fuzhou, the magic circle was still there when they came, and the journey went very smoothly, and they returned to the capital in just over a day.

When he arrived in the capital, Xu Zhiqiong still lived in the Marquis's Mansion. Emperor Changle and Liang Yuyao came to visit and insisted on taking Xu Zhiqiong to the palace.

"What's so good about your Marquis's Mansion? You don't even have a servant. You live alone in such a huge courtyard. No one takes care of you!"

Except for the three servants, Xu Zhiqiong did not have any servants.

There are two reasons for not hiring servants.

One reason is that Xu Zhiqiong's Taoism is special, and some secrets are not easy for others to see.

Another reason is poverty.

Emperor Chang Le said: "Come with me to the Imperial Palace, you will live in the Eastern Palace first, if it is empty, it will be empty."

Xu Zhiqiong shook his head and said with a smile: "I just moved to the Marquis's Mansion, and I am entangled in a lot of trivial matters, but I don't have the heart to buy the property, and I will take advantage of the few days of recuperating to tidy up the mansion.

Doctor Tong is here to take care of me, Your Majesty don't have to worry, if I live in the palace for a long time, I am afraid that I will attract criticism from the ministers. "

Emperor Chang Le suddenly became annoyed: "What are they going to do if they criticize it? Such a bird, just looking at their faces makes me feel disgusted!"

Xu Zhiqiong frowned and said, "What happened?"

Liang Yuyao said from the side: "Yuyang wanted to kill Liao Shuming, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, and that dog thief really deserved to be killed. The evidence of the crime was solid, but a group of ministers insisted on interceding for him. In the end, he was sentenced to exile for three thousand miles, and his family property was confiscated."

Xu Zhiqiong frowned and said, "You have to find a reason to plead, right? You can't just say that they took Liao Shuming's favor and plead for him?"

Liang Yuyao said: "According to the account books of the Ministry of Households last year, there was no money to build the embankment. The money was originally intended to be used by the father to practice the palace. It was Liao Shuming who fought hard to get the money.

Although the embankment was poorly built, the ministers said that Liao Shuming's original intention was good, and that the people below were corrupt and broke the law.

Yuyang refused to criticize him, but the ministers continued to make memorials, and there were constant disputes at the court meeting. In desperation, he could only be sentenced to exile in the end. "

What kind of nonsense is this?
It is his credit to win the money from Emperor Zhaoxing, but this is not the reason for him to enrich himself.

"What about the previous accounts? He has reached out to the river affairs more than once!"

Liang Yuyao sighed: "Ministers have also dug up old accounts, saying that Liao Shuming won money from his father to manage the river more than once, and his merits and demerits should be equal."

Xu Zhiqiong smiled.

Could it be considered credit for snatching money from the emperor and putting it in his own purse?
Liang Yuyao said again: "In the past, most of the money that was corrupted by the river affairs department was not on his account. Many officials in the Ministry of Industry were corrupted by ink. A dozen people were exiled along with them. This case will be closed.
Moreover, Liao Shuming's family property was not considered rich. After the confiscation, it was only more than [-] taels. "

Xu Zhiqiong remained silent.

Emperor Chang Le clenched his fists: "Liao Shuming, a bastard, I will never tolerate him, I will definitely kill this bastard!"

As soon as this matter was mentioned, Emperor Chang Le was in an extremely bad mood, and after talking for a while, he brought up an even worse matter.

"Zhiqiong, you went to Fuzhou and made great contributions, so you should be rewarded."

Xu Zhiqiong lowered his eyes and said, "Don't you plan to reward?"

"Awards are rewards. I can give you a loose official (that is, a false position), but the actual position cannot be promoted. After all, you have been named a Marquis."

Xu Zhiqiong waved his hands and said, "It's okay not to get promoted, it's serious to give some money!"

"There is no money..." Emperor Chang Le looked serious.

Liang Yuyao said from the side: "Yuyang told me the matter, but unexpectedly, the treasury actually..."

"Forget it," Emperor Chang Le said with a long sigh, "Zhi Qiong, there is something I need to discuss with you. You owe me the [-] taels of silver..."

"Why bring that little money again?" Xu Zhiqiong was so annoyed that the wound on his stomach almost burst open, "It was agreed to pay back two thousand and two a year. You are the king of a country, how can you go back on your word?"

Emperor Chang Le lowered his head and said: "I'm not short of money?"

Xu Zhiqiong said: "Didn't the Secretary of Jiaofang make you a lot of money?"

"That money is not enough."

"Has the palace been sold?"

"It's sold, I listen to you, the two palaces went to stay for one night each, and they really sold for a good price, a total of [-] silver."

"That's not enough?"

"not enough……"

Liang Yuyao said from the side: "Don't make things difficult for Zhiqiong, look at his mansion, he doesn't even have any property, and the money from the food town has not been confiscated, why are you forcing him to do something?

I have a lot of jewellery, sell them all, and sell the Neishi Mansion, I will go back to live in Yuyao Palace. "

Xu Zhiqiong frowned and said, "How much money do you want to spend? As for living like this?"

Emperor Chang Le sighed: "I want to repay the debt."

"Who are you in debt to?"

"I owe a lot of people, so I can't pay it back! After two days, when you feel better, you will understand." Emperor Chang Le's mood became more and more depressed, he sat down for a while, and left with Liang Yuyao.

Three days later, most of Xu Zhiqiong's body had recovered. After all, he had the physique of a fifth-grade cultivator, and coupled with Tong Qingqiu's medicine, there was no serious problem in his actions.

Emperor Chang Le asked Xu Zhiqiong to go to the palace, and when he reached the palace, Emperor Chang Le waited in front of Xuande Gate early.

All civil and military officials were present, even Li Shabai and Tai Bu appeared among the officials.

In terms of official rank, Xu Zhiqiong is only the fifth rank, but he is a marquis, the royal family is basically dead, and Daxuan currently only has one duke. Except for Emperor Changle, Liang Jixiong, and Chu Xin, everyone who sees Xu Zhiqiong To salute.

Xu Zhiqiong stood beside the emperor, and asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, today is going to..."

Emperor Chang Le only responded with one sentence: "Today I have to pay a blood debt!"

Heavy metal footsteps came from a distance, Xu Zhiqiong looked towards the street and saw two huge iron horses.

Xu Zhiqiong had seen these two iron horses before. When they were selecting candidates, the penance workshop used these two huge iron horses to pull away the newcomers they selected.

Xu Zhiqiong has always been curious, what is the power of this huge five-foot-tall iron horse?

No matter how complicated the mechanism is, there must be a source of power.

Clockwork?

Array?

Or is it an advanced device that uses solar energy or water energy?

If these two iron horses were used on the battlefield, wouldn't they be invincible!
Today, these two five-foot-tall iron horses are pulling a house that is almost as wide as the street.

The house has no foundation, and four rows of huge wheels are installed under the foundation.

Looking at this house, Xu Zhiqiong felt familiar, but couldn't remember where he had seen it before.

The iron horse was still more than [-] feet away from the palace, and slowly stopped.

Out of motivation?

A national worker yelled, and several craftsmen stepped forward and opened the iron gate under the horse's head.

Is this to supplement energy?

Xu Zhiqiong saw dozens of exhausted craftsmen walking down with difficulty.

I saw dozens of craftsmen getting into the iron horse through the iron gate.

Through the iron gate, Xu Zhiqiong saw a row of pedals...

Could it be that……

Are these two iron horses driven by human power?
This is not good on the battlefield.

No wonder the penance workshop seldom dispatched these two iron horses.

Very imposing, but too costly craftsman.

"Hoo-ha! Ho-ha! Ho-ha!"

The craftsmen closed the iron gate, shouted neat slogans, and stepped on the pedals together under the command of a national worker.

The iron horse moved forward slowly, Emperor Chang Le asked Xu Zhiqiong: "Do you recognize the house behind?"

Xu Zhiqiong said: "I seem to have seen it before, but the house I've seen is much bigger than this one."

"It's bigger than this one, but it's the same house. It's just that it can't be fully unfolded, otherwise it won't fit in front of the palace gate." Emperor Chang Le sighed, "There is a big blood debt in this thing, which is a blood debt owed by my Liang family. , must be paid back!"

(End of this chapter)