Judge of the Lamp

Chapter 464

"Ma Shangfu? That name sounds auspicious!" The man smacked his lips and said, "Brother Ma, it's not that I can't trust you, but our sect has always been secretive, and we must have precautions. Tell me, go punish the evil What's the matter?"

Xu Zhiqiong smiled and said, "Didn't Shi just say that, I just want to pay a visit to the long history of punishing evil."

"where are you from?"

"Come from the north."

"There is a long history in the north, why do you come to the south?"

"Isn't this person living in the south? Whenever you come to a place, you have to worship the top of a mountain." Xu Zhiqiong said with a smile, "Brother, you can see that my cultivation base is slightly higher than yours, but I have no ill intentions towards you, all the meritorious service earned today belongs to you, please let me lead the way."

The man nodded and said: "Forget it, if you do something wrong to me, I can do nothing to you, and I will take you away."

"What's your name, brother?"

"My name is Zhang Renxia, ​​and our long history is Qiu Zhixin."

"Zhang Renxia, ​​brother Zhang, this name is so domineering!"

"The name is given by the master, but what's the use of the domineering name? After entering the Tao for many years, I have been frightened and frightened, so I have mixed up with the eighth rank. Brother Ma, you should be optimistic about the key to open the door. Let's go on the road!"

Zhang Renxia circled around and brought Xu Zhiqiong to the Department of Punishment.

Xu Zhiqiong stood at the door and looked at it for a long time, then turned around and asked, "Is this the Department of Punishment?"

"What's the matter?" Zhang Renxia didn't understand Xu Zhiqiong's question, "Isn't this the case for the punishment department?"

How could this be the case?

The broken wall was not five feet high.

The broken door was out of shape, and there was a hole more than a foot below it.

The paint on the broken plaque on the door has peeled off, and the words are unrecognizable.

If you didn't know it, you would think it was a ruined temple in a barren mountain.

squeak~
Xu Zhiqiong opened the door and saw an alley.

Zhang Renxia led the way: "This one is Judgment Pavilion, and the other one is Zhonglang Pavilion."

"Only a judge's court?"

"There is only one official in Zhuzhou, why do you need so much time?"

"There is only one Suo Ming Zhonglang?"

"There was no killing Zhonglang, there was originally, and now...you will know in a while."

"How many critics are there?"

"What is Criticism Lang?"

Xu Zhiqiong pursed his lips, not knowing how to explain.

Master once said that the way of magistrates has declined, but if you only look at it from the capital, it is not considered a decline.

If you go to Huazhou to have a look, the Taoist sect is very prosperous, but the Department of Punishment in Huazhou was wiped out by Xu Zhiqiong.

If you go to the Yonglu Punishment Department to see, the Taoism has declined a little bit, but it hasn't fallen to this level!

How can this look like a criminal punishment?
Doesn't this long history feel shabby?

Xu Zhiqiong followed Zhang Renxia through the alley and saw a courtyard.

This courtyard is at least spacious, with more than a dozen houses, large and small.

The brick-paved ground is full of cracks, and the roof tiles are scattered and broken. The most bizarre thing is that under the eaves, there are layers of cobwebs.

"Brother Zhang, aren't our criminal punishment divisions all located at the junction of yin and yang?"

Zhang Renxia nodded and said, "Yes!"

"Can there still be spiders in this place?"

"It's not a spider, it's a silkworm. It's bigger than a spider. It's a heterogeneous species in the yin and yang worlds. In the early years, there were quite a few of them in the Department of Punishment."

"Why is it gone now?"

"This thing is spiritual, and it likes to go to popular places. Maybe it's because we think it's too deserted for us to punish criminals."

Hate even bugs?

Seeing the dust and debris all over the floor, Xu Zhiqiong asked, "How long has it been since this yard has been cleaned?"

"It's been a while. I remember that two years ago there was a long-lived soul who lived here. He was attached to the broom and could sweep the yard. Later, he thought it was too nasty and couldn't stand it, so he left."

Can't even stand the immortal soul?

Zhang Renxia brought Xu Zhiqiong to the front of the main room, and vaguely heard someone singing inside.

"Little lady, don't be afraid of people. My brother panicked when he saw you. His white face was red and his lips were red. My brother lost his soul when I kissed you. Sister..."

Bang!

When Xu Zhiqiong pushed the door, the whole door fell from the frame.

A man's voice came from inside the door: "What are you doing! You make such a big noise! ​​Can't your hands be lighter? Find two nails and fix the door for me later!"

Zhang Renxia waved his hand and said, "Brother Ma, go in by yourself. You broke the door, so I won't be troubled by it."

This room with the door dropped is Changshi Mansion.

Xu Zhiqiong stepped into the Changshi mansion, and saw a book case in the room, which was covered with a thick layer of dust.

There was a reclining chair behind the desk, and a man was lying on the reclining chair, wearing a mask, and shouted at Xu Zhiqiong, "Who are you?"

After everyone entered, he was reluctant to move around.

"You are Qiu Changshi?"

Qiu Zhixin hiccupped and let out a mouthful of alcohol: "My name is Qiu Zhixin, and I can't be considered a long history."

Xu Zhiqiong looked at it with the Eye of Sin Karma, and understood what he meant, and also understood what Zhang Renxia meant before.

Zhang Renxia said that there used to be Zhonglang, but now there is no more.

The reason is very simple, this Qiu Zhixin, Qiu Changshi, only has a sixth-rank cultivation base, he is not a real long history, he is just a middle-aged man.

The Zhuzhou Punishment Department didn't even have a fifth-rank cultivator, but let a sixth-rank Zhonglang be the long history.

Seeing that Xu Zhiqiong didn't speak, Qiu Zhixin also took a look at Xu Zhiqiong with the pupil of sin.

Seeing Xu Zhiqiong's fifth-grade cultivation, Qiu Zhixin somehow stood up.

"You are new to Chang Shi, this seat must be for you!"

Xu Zhiqiong waved his hand and said, "I'm passing by, and I want to discuss a business with Qiu Changshi."

"Don't call me Qiu Changshi, don't be ashamed of me, what kind of Changshi am I, in the Zhuzhou Punishment Department, I am the only sixth-grade middle-aged man,
The original long-history pre-year passed away. I was afraid that we would punish the evil chief and turn his shop down, so I did the long history for him for two days. Since you're here, I'll vacate space quickly. "

Xu Zhiqiong said: "The villains in Zhuzhou are rampant. It stands to reason that our judge's business should not be deserted. How come our Taoist school has fallen into such a state?"

"There are many villains, so our business will be fine?" Qiu Zhixin shook his head and said with a wry smile, "The more villains there are, the more difficult our life will be.
Killing wicked people can earn merits, but there are too many wicked people, it is not easy to kill, which one can we offend?

I killed a wicked young man half a year ago, but the magistrate personally shot me, and the whole Zhuzhou wanted me. I stayed in the punishment department for half a year, and I didn't even dare to leave the door!What business are you talking about?
Your business, find someone else to do it, we don't have the skills, and we dare not take the job. "

"If you don't look for others today, I will look for you. The matter happened in the Zhuzhou boundary, so you should take action. This is our duty in the Taoist sect."

"Don't talk about duty to me!" Qiu Zhixin sneered, "What's the use of talking about duty? There are too many things about duty..."

"I will tell you this duty today!" Xu Zhiqiong's tone changed, "Today's business, you have to do it if you do it, or you have to do it if you don't do it!"

Qiu Zhixin was stunned for a while, and asked, "This comrade, what's your name?"

"My surname is Ma, and my name is Ma Shangfu!"

"Ma Shangfu? I haven't heard the name, but from your accent, it should be from the capital, right? Was it sent by Tsukazaifu?"

"Never mind where I was sent," Xu Zhiqiong said in a deep voice, "Ask all judges from the Zhuzhou Punishment Division to punish the Evil Division. Let's do this big business first tonight."

"But this matter..."

"Don't be so troublesome," Xu Zhiqiong's tone became more and more bleak, "Qiu Changshi, I've already said good things, and if I say anything else, it will hurt my peace!"

"Forget it, your cultivation base is high, you have the final say!" Qiu Zhixin opened a wooden box, rummaged for a while, took out the punishment order from it, wiped the dust on it, and handed it to Xu Zhiqiong, " This thing is still for you to use."

Xu Zhiqiong didn't know how to punish evil, so he just said, "Since this is your territory, you still have to decide."

"Then I will overstep." Qiu Zhixin took the punishment order, gathered the power of imagery at his fingertips, and wrote a line on the punishment order.

He wants to call all the judges in Zhuzhou to the Department of Punishment.

Does it take such a big battle to deal with a magistrate?
No need.

But Xu Zhiqiong has to fight some battles, if it continues to be neglected, the state's punishment of criminals will be over!
After waiting for more than an hour, six judges came here.

Three mortal officials, two guides, and one pusher.

Qiu Zhixin introduced: "This comrade's name is Ma Shangfu. He is a long history of punishing evil from the capital. Today there is a business for everyone to do."

Everyone glanced at Xu Zhiqiong, lowered their heads one after another, showing no enthusiasm for business.

Xu Zhiqiong asked: "There are only these judges in Zhuzhou?"

Qiu Zhidao: "There are more than [-] people on the list. Since they didn't call, they must have given up our door."

The pusher stepped forward and said: "Qiu Zhonglang, I came here today to discuss something with you. I got married last month, and I want to live a stable life in the future. I will not care about the things in the Taoist sect from now on."

Qiu Zhixin smacked his lips and said, "Let's push the judge alone. If you leave, who will judge the case in the future?"

"Zhang Renxia will soon be promoted to the seventh rank, and I still have some merits, so I just give it to him."

Zhang Renxia stepped forward and said, "Qiu Changshi, I also have something to discuss with you. There is still a Tangquan in Huazhou waiting for me to go back to business. The Daoist affairs have to be put aside."

"You, you also want to..."

A mortal official said: "Qiu Changshi, I am not born to be a material for our sect. While I am young, I want to change my sect."

Another mortal official said: "Qiu Changshi, I also want to..."

"Forget it, forget it, leave if you want!" Qiu Zhixin shouted, "We can come and go as we please, but the rules must not be forgotten. When we leave the Taoist gate, we must not leak a word."

Everyone said yes, and was about to leave when Xu Zhiqiong stepped aside and blocked the door.

"Where are you going?"

The pusher was stunned for a moment and said: "Ma Changshi, our Qiu Changshi said that Taoist sects come and go freely, what do you mean?"

"Who said you can come and go freely? Why do you come and go freely! Where are you as judges, you can come and leave when you want?" Xu Zhiqiong drew out his dagger, pointed at the crowd and said, "Who dares to leave today? , chop it up immediately!"

(End of this chapter)