Judge of the Lamp

Xu Zhiqiong fell into a muddy puddle in Zhuyuan City.

After struggling for a long time and getting up with difficulty, Xu Zhiqiong left the puddle and sat down under the street wall.

With mud all over his body and face, Xu Zhiqiong looked no different from the refugees squatting under the wall.

The refining time of meritorious deeds this time was not short, and Xu Zhiqiong felt that two hundred meritorious deeds had been refined.

What is the reason for refining?
Is it because of Sanjiangkou that I destroyed the business of the Dai brothers so that food from the south can be sent to the north at a reasonable price?

Or is it because I saved the people of Zhuzhou?
Or is it because I saved Judge Dao?
Or do you count these three meritorious deeds together?
It is impossible to count together, two hundred meritorious service is too little.

Before agreeing to go to Yu Xianguo as a hostage, he refined [-] gems.

For Judge Dao, the significance of this move is not that the Daxuan Empire can benefit much, but that this move has found a reliable job for the people of Daxuan, and thus refined more than [-] meritorious deeds.

When rescuing the victims in Fuzhou, Xu Zhiqiong refined [-] meritorious deeds, which should be meritorious deeds in exchange for saving people.

Previously, he helped the prince succeed to the throne, resolved the conflict between the prince and Li Shabai, etc., and earned [-] meritorious service together, which should be regarded as preventing unnecessary fights.

The [-] meritorious service this time, judging from the quantity, should not be because of saving the people of Zhuzhou, but according to the chronological order, it should be at Sanjiangkou, destroying the business of the Dai brothers.

This matter is related to the livelihood of the people in the north, and it is very important in itself.

However, Xu Zhiqiong's role in it was limited. He killed Dai Hongde's younger brother Dai Hongyi, but the follow-up to deal with court officials and completely disintegrate the power of the Dai family would all depend on Emperor Changle's actions, and this matter has not yet been settled. , so Xu Zhiqiong only got two hundred meritorious service.

Adding these two hundred merits, a total of [-] merits were refined.

Before Xu Zhiqiong was promoted to the fifth rank, he received a total of eleven thousand and one hundred and one meritorious deeds. It seemed that he was not that far away from complete refining.

Xu Zhiqiong sat silently under the wall for an hour, watching the Yacha distribute porridge to the refugees, watching the Yacha register the names of the refugees, ask them to go to the state capital to reconcile the accounts, and take back the rice that was collected earlier.

Some wealthy households in the city came out to help and donated some chariots, horses and food.

A wealthy wife who had been widowed for many years stared at Xu Zhiqiong for a long time.

She is a smart person, although her face is muddy, she can tell that Xu Zhiqiong looks good.

She offered Xu Zhiqiong to stay with her for a night.

Xu Zhiqiong flatly refused!

Aren't you taking advantage of others?
What the hell is it worth two pennies!
Seeing that everything was in order, Xu Zhiqiong felt more at ease, and went to the magistrate's yamen after the refinement of meritorious service was completed.

There were two servants standing at the gate of the yamen, and they greeted Xu Zhiqiong: "Where are you beggars, go away!"

Xu Zhiqiong was covered in mud and water, and they didn't recognize it, so it wasn't their fault.

But this attitude must be corrected.

"Smelly beggar, you dare to go here, I'll show you face!"

Xu Zhiqiong stepped forward and kicked the yamen down, stepped on his face and entered the yamen.

After washing up and changing clothes, Xu Zhiqiong called his fellow acquaintance Ma Jishun. …

Ma Jishun didn't close his eyes for two days, his expression was very haggard, Xu Zhiqiong praised: "Ma Tong knows the hard work, Xu should report the truth to the emperor and ask for some rewards for you."

Ma Jishun is a smart man, upon hearing this, he hurriedly saluted and said, "Master Ma, I dare not ask for a reward. Before Kong Jianchen's misconduct in Zhuzhou, Ma was wise enough to protect himself. He neither stopped him nor reported it to the court.
Now that Lord Hou is here, he didn't punish Ma, but allowed me to do something for the common people. Ma has nothing to ask but to be worthy of his conscience, and to offset his merits and demerits, but he is already grateful. "

Xu Zhiqiong didn't make a sound, he looked at the top of Ma Jishun's head, at the sin karma that was about to be exhausted.

Tongzhi of Yizhou, No. [-] person, sitting in this seat, the crime is not too long.

No matter what the purpose is, this guy is using actions to make up for his mistakes, and there is an inch of criminal karma on his head that is changing color and may fall off.

And temporarily spare his life.

Xu Zhiqiong walked up to Ma Jishun, lowered his voice, and said, "Ma Tongzhi, there is a saying, you must remember in your heart that your life was taken back, so don't lose it by yourself."

Ma Jishun nodded repeatedly.

Xu Zhiqiong said again: "If the resettlement of the refugees is not done properly, or if someone is greedy for their food and pensions, or if you want to seek rewards from the court, and you want to find something to do with the people, remember, remember, the neck If you put this head on, it may disappear in a blink of an eye."

Ma Jishun nodded repeatedly.

Xu Zhiqiong cupped his fists: "Xu has other important matters, so I will leave today."

Ma Jishun ordered people to escort Xu Zhiqiong in a carriage, and Xu Zhiqiong just wanted to see the resettlement situation of the refugees along the way.

Passing through a village, he saw an official dispatching porridge. Xu Zhiqiong ordered people to park the carriage at a distance, and walked to the front alone to see the quality of the porridge.

The porridge was very thin, better than the porridge seen in Fuzhou, but it was far from the quality promised by the government.

Maybe the rice grains were not delivered in time?
Xu Zhiqiong looked at the two people who supervised the gruel distribution. One had a crime of two inches and the other had a crime of three inches.

There is no doubt that these two bastards have tampered with the porridge. As long as they have a place to reach out, they will never let go of a grain of rice in the mouths of the people.

Xu Zhiqiong frowned, would killing these two bastards solve the problem?Is there any possibility of solving this problem?

It seems that I have to stay in Zhuzhou for a while.

But if he continues to stay here, he will be suspected of breaking his promise. If Mo Chi thinks that I have violated the agreement and restarted the Suzaku Palace, I am afraid that there will be delays.

Daxuan couldn't afford it anymore.

Forget it, let's kill these two birds first.

Xu Zhiqiong was about to make a move when he suddenly saw two familiar figures standing among the refugees.

One is Xu Xiaosheng, and the other is Qu Shaoyou.

Although they were dressed in tatters and dressed like refugees, Xu Zhiqiong recognized their figures.

It seems that this matter does not need to be done by yourself.

Xu Zhiqiong silently left the porridge shed and got into the carriage.

After two days of bumping in the car, Xu Zhiqiong arrived in Jiangqu County, borrowed the yin and yang magic circle, and returned to Mo Chi's boat.

Mo Chi waited on the river for a few days, and when he saw Xu Zhiqiong coming, instead of complaining, he greeted him with wine. …

"I heard from the local people that Yunhou went to Zhuyuan City to distribute food, kill cruel officials, save the people, and kill the prefect Kong Jianchen. The people of Zhuzhou are all praising Yunhou's good name."

Xu Zhiqiong raised his eyebrows: "Who said that? Who said I killed the magistrate?"

"Didn't you kill him?" Mo Chi said in surprise, "Words have spread in Zhuzhou!"

The prefect Kong disappeared just a few days ago, and the news spread all over Zhuzhou?
This obviously exceeds the normal information flow efficiency of this era.

What's more, Ma Jishun, the Tongzhi of Zhuzhou, was sure that Kong Jianchen had fled in fear of crime from the very beginning. This is official news, why didn't it spread?
Xu Zhiqiong was stunned for a long time, and Mo Chi thought about it: "Perhaps it is the rumors that Marquis Yun always upholds justice and the ignorant villagers hated the magistrate."

The explanation is very reasonable.

But Xu Zhiqiong felt that things were not that simple.

On the wine table, Tao Huayuan ignored Xu Zhiqiong's answers, and after the banquet was over, Xu Zhiqiong got into "Senior Brother Tao"'s bedroom, only to realize that "Senior Brother Tao" was really angry.

"Master Hou, what are you doing here? You are a person who does great things, and there are many experts around you to help you. Isn't it a burden for me to follow you?"

Xu Zhiqiong hurriedly stepped forward to comfort him: "That tall man has a weird temperament. When he sees a beauty, he wants to keep it for himself. I'm such a good peach, how can I let him snatch it away."

"Nonsense, who will believe you!"

"I'm telling the truth. Besides, that tall man is quite handsome. If you fall in love with him, don't make me mad?"

"The more you talk, the more outrageous it becomes. When did I look at other men?"

Xu Zhiqiong coaxed for a while, Tao Huayuan somehow calmed down, and asked, "After we parted ways with you that day, I went back to the boat to deliver a letter to Mo Chi, but Mo Chi didn't complain at all, he calmly said that he would wait for you here,

In the early morning of the next day, I took a boat and headed to Zhuyuan City to find you. After walking all the way, I discovered a strange thing. "

"What's weird?"

"I heard the news that you killed the magistrate in Jiangqu County, but after walking more than a hundred miles to the east, there was no news about the magistrate. When I got near Zhuyuan City, I only heard that the granary was killed. Jie, still haven't found any news about the magistrate,
I was thinking at the time, why is the path of this news reversed?Shouldn't the news of the magistrate first come from Zhuyuan City, the state capital, pass through the counties, and finally arrive at Jiangqu County? "

The corner of Xu Zhiqiong's eyes twitched: "This news spread from Jiangqu County."

Tao Huayuan said: "That's what I'm worried about. It's likely that he spread the news."

……

In the middle of the night, Mo Chi was standing on the deck drinking, saw Shan Yan coming, and stepped forward to squeeze her cheek.

Shan Yan hurried away, lowered her head and said: "Your Highness, I heard that Daxuan went to the southern states and counties, and there was a famine in many places. If Xu Zhiqiong asked all the way, but I don't know when it will be able to reach Wansheng City? "

"Don't worry." Mo Chi took a sip of his wine and looked at Jiang's face calmly. "If he is not allowed to handle Daxuan's affairs properly, he will not work for me, Dayu, in Wansheng City."

Shan Yan said again: "Xu Zhiqiong is too murderous. He killed Dai Hongyi at Sanjiangkou before, which angered the officials, and now he killed the magistrate in Zhuzhou. If he continues like this all the way, I don't know how many people will be recruited." Resentment."  …

"Yeah, I don't know how many people will hate him in Daxuan." Mo Chi looked satisfied, and drank another glass of wine in the cool river breeze.

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Xu Zhiqiong and Tao Huayuan were frolicking in the cabin, Tao Huayuan suddenly blushed and said, "I haven't seen you make a real move after all these days."

Xu Zhiqiong blinked his eyes and said, "How about doing it for real tonight?"

Tao Huayuan's cheeks turned even redder: "This is a deal, you are not allowed to play tricks on me."

She is serious.

She prepared hot water in advance, and after taking a bath, she washed herself carefully.

She put on a red dress, dressed carefully, and came to Xu Zhiqiong's side.

Xu Zhiqiong lay flat on the bed.

Tao Huayuan was a little flustered, not daring to look at his face.

She wanted to ask: "Thief boy, am I beautiful?"

But the words are on the lips, but no matter what, they can't say them.

Tao Huayuan felt that she was going to be out of breath.

Whatever you want to do, just leave it to him.

After blowing out the candle, Tao Huayuan slipped into Xu Zhiqiong's arms.

Xu Zhiqiong remained motionless.

"Thief boy, don't you want to?"

Xu Zhiqiong still didn't move.

"Thief boy, don't pretend anymore!" Tao Huayuan was a little angry.

She groped Xu Zhiqiong's body a few times, and found that there was no change in the key point.

There are changes when you are playing around, why is there no change today?

"Thief boy, what happened to you?"

Tao Huayuan hurriedly lit the candle and found that Xu Zhiqiong's face was full of tears and he was speechless.

On the road of five-rank practice, he needs to refine a total of eleven thousand one hundred and one meritorious deeds.

Up to now, he has refined a total of [-] meritorious deeds.

But he undercounted some odds.

These odds and ends are important.

Because adding these fractions, his refining merits exceeded one-third.

at such a critical juncture.

He has entered the state of being promoted, and he is going to be promoted to the fifth rank.

peach...

Xu Zhiqiong cried, but couldn't make a sound.

It's just short of this...