Judge of the Lamp

Chapter 511
The stall owner bandaged Xia Hu's wound, poured a bowl of lychee honey for Xia Hu, and told her to drink while waiting.

"Girl, someone will pick you up later, sit here and don't walk around."

The stall owner went on to do business.

Xia Hu was very surprised. The person who could repel Long Xiulian must be at least a third-rank cultivator. How could such a person really be selling drinks on the side of the road?
But the stall owner is indeed a drinker, and he is very skilled at making tea, pouring juice, and serving soup ingredients.

The drink is delicious, but the place is too deserted and the business is not very good.

After waiting for more than half an hour, a group of people came to the drink stall, surrounded by water.

The customers were scared away, but the stall owner was very calm.

An old man got off his horse and stood in front of the stall owner for a moment.

The stall owner smiled and said, "Elder Shengwei, the person you are looking for is over there."

This old man is Liang Jixiong.

Liang Jixiong came to Xia Hu's side and said with a smile, "Your name is Xia Hu?"

Xia Hu nodded slightly.

Liang Jixiong said: "Zhi Qiong asked me to come and pick you up to live in Canglong Palace for a few days."

Knowing the friendship between Liang Jixiong and Xu Zhiqiong, Xia Hu hurried into the carriage.

Liang Jixiong let everyone go first, he found a stool and sat down, and asked the stall owner to make him a bowl of drinks.

The stall owner made Liang Jixiong a bowl of orange honey. Liang Jixiong took a sip and nodded, "Chen Bingbi, I didn't expect you to have this skill."

The stall owner smiled and said, "If you don't have any skills, where can you find a living?"

The owner of this stall is none other than Chen Shuncai, the former eunuch of Bingbi, the supervisor of ceremonies.

Liang Jixiong said: "You have been working as a pen writer for so many years in the Supervisor of Rites, and you must have a lot of savings. It is not difficult to buy some land and rent it out to live a prosperous life."

Chen Shuncai said with a smile: "Nowadays, I'm pretty rich. I earn one or two hundred wen a day, which is enough to make ends meet."

Liang Jixiong sighed and said, "Do you have to stay in the capital? Can't you find a job anywhere?"

Chen Shuncai said: "I also lived in the country for a while, and people always come to see me all day long, some ask me to be the captain, some ask me to be the altar master, and some ask me to be the big steward,
If I don't agree, these people will pester me relentlessly. I can't help but kill them.

You know the difficulties here, I just want to live steadily for two days, and leave the capital, but I really can't feel at ease. "

"Let's all be more steady." Liang Jixiong finished his drink in one go, and put a silver coin on the table.

Chen Shuncai said: "Guest officer, you gave such a large amount of money for something worth a few pennies, but it's hard to find it for you."

Liang Jixiong said with a smile: "It's okay, I come here often, and it counts as a year's drinking money."

On the way back, a Canglong guard asked Liang Jixiong, "Should we send someone to watch him?"

Liang Jixiong shook his head and said, "Can you keep an eye on him? Let me handle this matter. This person has no malice right now, so don't force him to do so."

……

Yu Xianguo, Marquis Mansion.

A burst of furnace smoke rose, and Xu Zhiqiong saw the appearance of Emperor Chang Le.

"Brother, our second brother brought your woman to the Canglong Palace, you should talk to her first."

The onmyoji turned the incense burner and pointed it at Xia Hu, and the smoke in front of Xu Zhiqiong deformed, showing Xia Hu's appearance.

Seeing the appearance of the lady, Xu Zhiqiong finally felt relieved.

"Miss, are you hurt?"

"No, no, I, I was cut by him a few times on my leg."

Xu Zhiqiong called his wife in public, Xia Hu's face was flushed with embarrassment.

Ever since he called your wife for the first time, Xu Zhiqiong has never been willing to let her be bullied.

Feng Jing'an whipped Xia Hu, and Xu Zhiqiong broke a firewood stick on Feng Jing'an's head.

This bastard dares to lay a knife on my wife!
Xu Zhiqiong gritted his teeth.

Standing beside Xia Hu are Emperor Chang Le and Liang Jixiong. There are some things that I can't say clearly, but there are some things that Xia Hu hurriedly told Xu Zhiqiong:
"Officer, don't be angry. I don't have any serious problems. You can just do your errands with peace of mind. The house at home is broken down and the door cannot be opened. I cleaned up all the belongings in the house. Don't worry about it."

Xu Zhiqiong understood what Xia Hu meant.

She wanted to tell Xu Zhiqiong that he could not enter the Zhonglang Court, but the fifty thousand taels of silver was not lost.

This girl, who almost lost her life, still tried her best to keep that little property.

As a judge, he usually came and went freely, even though he was in Yu Xianguo, and wanted to see Xia Hu, he just ran back from Zhonglangyuan.

Now if he wanted to talk to Xia Hu, he had to hide it.

Xu Zhiqiong said: "You can live in the Canglong Palace with peace of mind, and you will be taken care of by the Holy One and the elder Shengwei, so that the enemy can't hurt you."

Xia Hu is a smart person, knowing that the emperor and the elders of the Canglong Palace will definitely interrogate her, but if they ask who the enemy is, what should Xia Hu say?
Just talk about someone casually, just perfunctory?

If it's different from what Xu Zhiqiong said, he won't reveal his secrets.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xia Hu simply asked back: "Officer, where did this enemy come from?"

Such an astute lady.

This sentence shows that she doesn't know the origin of this enemy.

Xu Zhiqiong had already planned his speech: "Nufu taught me, I must avenge this revenge!"

Emperor Chang Le looked at Liang Jixiong, the situation was basically consistent with what they deduced, this matter was really taught by Nufu.

Liang Jixiong said: "Miss Xia, go and rest for a while, we have a few words to talk to Zhiqiong alone."

The two Canglong Guards took Xia Hu to the backyard to rest, Emperor Chang Le said to Xu Zhiqiong: "Brother, this time we wiped out most of the Gu clan and ruined the important event of Nufu Sect, those gangsters will definitely not let it go , any other relatives in your family should be taken to the Canglong Palace, and our second brother will take care of them."

Liang Jixiong glared at Emperor Chang Le.

Xu Zhiqiong said: "I am alone, only such a lady, as long as she is safe, I will feel at ease."

Emperor Chang Le hated and said: "What you said is so heartless, what about my sixth sister? What about second sister Lin?"

Liang Jixiong shouted angrily: "The enemy is in front of him, but he doesn't say anything serious!"

Emperor Chang Le snorted coldly: "You are serious, come and tell him!"

The Onmyoji switched the air mechanism, and pointed the incense burner at Liang Jixiong.

Liang Jixiong said with a serious face: "I see that Miss Xia, she is also ordinary in appearance. Although she is younger than Yuyao, Yuyao is not worse than her in appearance, and she is sincere to you. You have to think carefully about this matter... "

Emperor Chang Le shouted: "Are you serious?"

Liang Jixiong said again: "Chen Shuncai returned to the capital, did you know about this?"

Xu Zhiqiong was surprised: "When did he come back?"

Liang Jixiong shook his head and said: "I don't know about this either. He put on a beard and changed his appearance. Fortunately, I have known him for many years, so I can recognize it.
Miss Xia was almost killed by her enemies today, and it was thanks to Chen Shun that she rescued her. "

Chen Shuncai saved Xia Hu?
Is this the luck that the old man borrowed?
Is Chen Shuncai the legendary nobleman?
This old man is so powerful!
Liang Jixiong said again: "Chen Shuncai didn't come here with any malicious intentions. I will keep an eye on his movements. The strong man who attacked Miss Xia today should be a third rank. I'm afraid Gongsun Wen and Sui Zhi have already returned to the capital."

Emperor Chang Le said: "When they return to the capital, they won't be able to stir up a storm, just ask Zhi Qiong to be more careful."

……

After putting away the incense burner, Xu Zhiqiong left the study, came to the old man's bedroom, and bowed deeply: "Thank you for your kindness."

The old man shook his head and said: "Don't say thank you, you can't go back on what you promised me."

Xu Zhiqiong said: "I would like to ask the old man to elaborate on this matter."

The old man sighed and said, "Do you know how many territories Da Yu has?"

Xu Zhiqiong said: "A total of thirty-six counties."

The old man nodded: "Before the First Battle of Cong An, the Yanghuo royal family had twelve counties in their hands, and the Gu clan held twenty-four counties in their hands.

Among the twenty-four counties in the hands of the Gu clan, only two counties were actually born in the Gu clan. The remaining twenty-two counties are all composed of different tribes. There are more than one hundred tribes in total. "

"More than a hundred tribes?" Xu Zhiqiong was dumbfounded.

The old man nodded: "Each tribe corresponds to a Taoist sect under the True God Suzaku."

Xu Zhiqiong was even more stupid: "More than one hundred tribes, corresponding to more than one hundred Taoism?"

The old man sighed: "This is the so-called principle of Suzaku's ten thousand lives. These more than a hundred tribes are not big, but many of them are protected by star officials. The blood evil sect that once harmed Daxuan is one of them.

There are still many Taoist sects that do not have Xingjun behind them. They are other Taoist sect practitioners who are enlightened by the true gods or stars and create their own Taoist sects.
There are also some Taoist sects whose founders are not even human beings, but birds, beasts, and even vegetation. You have been to that place in Yiyuan County, Qingteng Village, and there is a Taoist gate called Evergreen Gate. The door is a green vine,
For some unknown reason, this ivy got a drop of blood from the true god, and thus gained a thousand years of longevity, and also gained some spiritual wisdom, and attracted a group of believers to create the Evergreen Gate. "

Xu Zhiqiong asked in amazement: "How do believers in his sect practice?"

"Drinking the ivy juice every day can prolong your life. This is the practice method of Changqingmen."

Xu Zhiqiong asked again: "Is this green vine still there?"

The old man shook his head and said: "At the beginning of the Taoist sect's establishment, there were very few believers, so it's okay to get some juice,

Later, the sect grew stronger and more and more believers, the ivy was overwhelmed and withered. This sect has existed in name only, but Qingteng Village still has the custom of worshiping the ivy. "

Xu Zhiqiong sighed deeply, feeling the power of all things.

The old man said: "In the early years when the Great Yu was unified, the Huoyang tribe spread the practitioners of the Dao of Life all over the place, and the whole day of the Great Yu was very rich.
Then Suzaku True God fell asleep, and Yuan Exing took the opportunity to encourage the Gu clan to raise troops, and the Great Yu River and Mountains were torn apart.
The Gu tribe captured twenty-four counties, and at first they could accommodate the Dao of Life cultivators, but then the war intensified. The Gu tribe regarded the Huoyang clan as their mortal enemies, and expelled all the Dao of Life cultivators. repairer,
The males in each village were conscripted by the Gu clan to become Gu warriors, and the livestock of each family were conscripted by the Gu clan to become war beasts. Life is so difficult, and you must have learned something from the battle all the way. "

Xu Zhiqiong nodded: "The common people have suffered a lot. I have indeed seen it with my own eyes. However, the Gu clan has been defeated, and only six counties are left. The rest have been recovered by the royal family. The future will naturally improve."

The old man sighed and said: "Master Hou, not all the land of the eighteen counties taken back from the Gu clan was taken back by Da Yu, Da Xuan still holds the twelve counties in his hands, and the life and death of the people in these twelve counties depends on Da Yu." The royal family doesn't seem to care, so far, no Suzaku cultivator has been seen in any county."

Xu Zhiqiong understood the crux of the problem.

"Old man, I will go to the palace today to discuss this matter with the emperor."

The old man nodded and said: "The old man is here, waiting for your reply."

Xu Zhiqiong saluted again: "Dare to ask the old man's name?"

The old man smiled and said: "If the matter is done, the old man will not only tell you your name and surname, but also tell you the Taoism and cultivation base. In addition, there will be a small gift."

(End of this chapter)