Judge of the Lamp

Chapter 780
Hong Zhenji's cook, Yuan Chengfeng's secret son buried in Hong Zhenji's mansion.

Hong Zhenji wanted to kill him early in the morning, but Xu Zhiqiong used him to pass false news to Yuan Chengfeng. He was left behind for the time being in fear of accidents.

Now that Yuan Chengfeng was dead, Hong Zhenji was not in a hurry to kill him, he was locked in the dungeon and tortured day and night, trying to get more news out of him.

An Yinzi of his type, who has been by Hong Zhenji's side for many years, knows almost nothing about Yuan Chengfeng's affairs, even Yuan Chengfeng's real identity, and always thinks that Yuan Chengfeng is the recording king Hong Zhenkang.

Since Xu Zhiqiong asked, Hong Zhenji took Xu Zhiqiong to the dungeon.

Xu Zhiqiong took a peek in the dark, saw that the cook was beaten beyond human form, smacked his lips and said, "It's a bad beating, no matter, this is just right."

Hong Zhenji really couldn't think of any use for this person, so he simply handed him over to Xu Zhiqiong.

Xu Zhiqiong changed his appearance with the Disguise Technique, took the cook out of the dungeon quietly in the middle of the night, and brought him to a private house in the north of the city.

The cook's mouth was sealed by Xu Zhiqiong. After unlocking the spell, the cook could speak.

He didn't recognize Xu Zhiqiong, and he didn't know what this man was going to do, but he knew that his life was in his hands.

He knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly: "I don't know which hero you are, I am a servant in the Lu Wang's mansion, I will do whatever the Lu Wang asks me to do, and I will say whatever you ask me to say, you Spare my life, I beg you to spare my life."

Xu Zhiqiong pulled up the cook and said, "Brother, you have suffered. I am a friend of King Lu. I risked my life to rescue you so that you could send a message to King Lu."

The cook was taken aback, and asked cautiously: "Dare to ask the gentleman's name?"

Xu Zhiqiong lowered his voice and said: "I can't tell you my name and surname, you just say I'm from the north, then King Lu will know who I am,

You tell Lu Wang that Shu Wang Hong Zhenji is eyeing Yanzhou, and he will start in a few days, and ask him to send Yanzhou's property to other places as soon as possible. "

The cook rolled his eyes and said in a low voice: "Since the hero has ordered it, the news must be delivered, but I don't know what Yanzhou's property is. The matter has no beginning and no end, and there is no evidence. I'm afraid the king won't believe it." I."

Although this person has no cultivation base, but he can be a trick to Yuan Chengfeng, so he is not a fool.

As he said, King Lu would definitely not believe him if he said Yanzhou's property without evidence.

Xu Zhiqiong took out a letter from his arms, handed it to the cook, and said, "This is a letter from Yanzhou sent by King Shu's spies. He has found out where the prince's property is. Let me intercept this letter." Now, you send the letter, and the king of Lu will know it at a glance."

The cook took the letter, nodded and said, "Since there is a certificate, leave this matter to me."

While talking, the cook's stomach rumbled with hunger.

Xu Zhiqiong took out a pancake from his bosom, handed it to the cook, and said, "Brother, after eating the pancake, hurry to the palace and tell the prince that the wind is too tight for me to show up. This matter is urgent and there must be no delay."

The cook hadn't eaten all day, he wolfed down the pancakes, drank a pot of water, and carefully left the house, heading for Luwang's mansion.

Not long after he left, Shi Shuangliu quietly entered the house.

"Brother Xu, did he eat the pancake?"

Xu Zhiqiong nodded and said, "Eat in front of me."

Shi Shuangliu said with a smile: "Don't worry, big brother, this guy can't say a word that shouldn't be said."

Shuangliu's Gu technique became more and more advanced, Xu Zhiqiong wanted to see her cultivation, but found that she was covered in mist and scattered.

The fall of Yuan'e star and the collapse of the Gu gate are typical manifestations of loss of order in cultivation.

Xu Zhiqiong wanted Shi Shuangliu and Han Chen to practice Yin-Yang Art, but Shi Shuangliu was obsessed with Gu Art, and Han Chen couldn't do anything about it.

Fortunately, this girl has a kind heart, as long as she doesn't go astray, it doesn't matter if she is allowed to practice Gu.

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The cook was careful all the way, avoiding the sergeants who were watching the night, and came to Luwang's mansion.

The guards in front of the door didn't recognize the cook, so they wouldn't let him in, and didn't pass him a pass.

The cook knew the rules of the palace, and looking at his tattered clothes, no matter what he said, the guards would not let him in.

Fortunately, this cook knows some martial arts, so he fought with the guards in front of the door without thinking about it.

After this dozen, there was a commotion, and the housekeeper came out to check.

After the cook wiped off the blood on his face, the housekeeper stared at him for a while, and finally recognized him.

This is the prince's dark son, the housekeeper met him and quickly brought him into the mansion.

When asked about the reason, the cook told the steward that the matter was of great importance and he had to tell the prince himself.

The butler didn't dare to delay, and brought the cook to Hong Zhenkang. Hong Zhenkang yawned and stared at the cook for a while without saying a word.

He didn't know the cook.

Although he regained his status as King Lu, he didn't know Yuan Chengfeng's former subordinates, not to mention the cook, he couldn't even name the housekeeper.

Seeing the scars on the cook's face, the butler thought that Hong Zhenkang didn't recognize him for a while, so he hurried forward and whispered a few words.

Hong Zhenkang was startled, this person was actually Yuan Chengfeng's secret son in Shu Wang's mansion.

When asked why, the cook told the story.

Hong Zhenkang secretly speculated: Who is the friend in the north?From Tunu?

Hong Zhenkang didn't recognize either the north or the south, but the cook mentioned the property, and Hong Zhenkang was very interested in it.

He took the letter, read it carefully, and couldn't help but feel overjoyed.

Yuan Chengfeng left a fortune in Yanzhou, and Hong Zhenji's spies found out the location and amount.

There are more than 800 million silver alone, and there are a lot of military equipment besides that. With this 800 million silver, Shenjun's side can successfully deal with business, and then bring back the military equipment, recruit a new group of soldiers, and See how Hong Zhenji dares to be rampant with me in the future!
Hong Zhenji's spies have received the news, and this matter must be dealt with as soon as possible.

Hong Zhenkang originally wanted to leave overnight, but after thinking about it for a while, he felt that it was not right.

Yanzhou is not far from Shenlin City, but it is more than 300 miles away.

With so much silver, if it is to be transported to the capital smoothly, someone must be escorted.

Looking for someone to ask for?
But how to explain the origin of the money to the emperor?
Besides, once the emperor finds out, the 800 million silver will all belong to the emperor.

Take the servants from the house?

None of these trash are useful, if you encounter bandits, let alone protect money, they can't even protect my life.

Hong Zhenkang thought for a long time, then looked at the housekeeper.

During these few days together, Hong Zhenkang discovered that this butler was not ordinary, and he had many contacts in the market.

"The widow is going to Yanzhou, you go and hire some guards."

The butler was taken aback, Lu Wang didn't usually have the habit of hiring guards.

But these days, Lu Wang's temperament has indeed changed a lot. The steward is a smart man, so he dare not ask more questions: "My lord, how many people do you want to hire?"

"A hundred or so people."

This battle is not small.

The steward asked again: "Should we hire serious guards, or to show off?"

Hong Zhenkang frowned and said: "Naturally, it is necessary to be a serious guard, and it is best to have cultivation!"

The housekeeper smacked his lips and said: "In the knife market, there are not many guards with cultivation bases, and their ranks are not too high, and the price is not cheap."

The housekeeper deliberately revealed the matter of money, he knew that the palace was short of money in the past two days.

"You don't have to worry about money, just hire the best guards!"

The housekeeper followed his orders and went out to hire guards at dawn.

Private cultivation is strictly prohibited in the Qiancheng Kingdom, so can God's Lincheng hire practitioners?

able!This kind of cultivator is called You Dao, and the existence of You Dao happens to be related to Shen Jisi.

The appointment of officials by the Shenji Division does not pay attention to skills and physique, but puts morality first.

But they always need some people who can do serious things, so they regularly recruit some practitioners from the people.

According to the practice of the Shenji Division, those who go astray should state the reason, the confessor is innocent, and the virtuous will be kept.

It means that folk cultivators should clarify the source of their cultivation and register with the Divine Machine Department. Even if they are not guilty, they may still work in the Divine Machine Department.

Sounds like a good thing.

But explaining the reasons clearly is a very complicated matter.

According to the market price, you have to pay about 500 taels to the Shenji driver to clarify the matter. At this price, more than [-]% of the Qiancheng people cannot afford it.

Putting morality first is even more complicated. Last year's market price was around 3000 taels. This year's market was originally bullish, but it was a pity that the Shenji Division was wiped out by Xu Zhiqiong.

Under such rules, a group of people was formed. These people paid money and explained the reasons for their cultivation, but their "virtue" was not enough for a while, and they couldn't work in the Shenji Division, so they lived in exile. In the marketplace, do some special business.

These special professions are mainly bodyguards and bodyguards. If they are lucky, they can be hired by the government as personal soldiers. Some people are forced to make a living and sacrifice their legal status to become thugs and assassins. These people call themselves rangers, but because of their What you do has nothing to do with chivalry, so people in the world often call it a sword.

Hiring a knife is called buying a knife. To buy a knife, there must be a corresponding channel.

The housekeeper is a person who knows how to buy knives. It took half a day to hire more than 30 knives.

Hong Zhenkang was still not satisfied: "I asked you to hire a hundred people, why did you hire so few?"

The housekeeper looked puzzled: "Master, there are only a few people in the knife market, and I have hired all the people I can hire."

Hong Zhenkang looked at them one by one, and ordered the housekeeper: "Call all the young and old in the family, make up 100 people, and set off together."

He seems to be obsessed with the number of 100 people. A wandering swordsman named Wang Junwu has an eighth-rank cultivation of the Mohist family and has a relatively straightforward personality. usefulness?"

The butler frowned and said, "You just collect money and do things, don't gossip!"

Another wandering knife, Huan Lingzheng, claimed to have the seventh-rank cultivation of the Dao of Killing, and said with a smile: "Since we are talking about collecting money, seven-rank knives cost five taels a day. Would you like to give me today's wages first?" gone?"

Seventh grade game knife, five taels a day, this is the market price.

The housekeeper frowned and said, "This is the palace, not the knife market. What is the price for running here? Can I lose your money? Just do things in a down-to-earth manner."

The wandering swordsmen didn't ask any more questions, and when all the young and strong servants were gathered, Hong Zhenkang sat in a sedan chair and led everyone to set off.

Along the way, Hong Zhenkang raised the curtain of the sedan chair from time to time, and told the steward, "Tell them not to make a fuss, and avoid people's eyes and ears, and don't let others know that we are leaving the city."

The butler didn't know what to say, so he could only pass on the words.

Youdao Gong Yinde whispered: "If you want to avoid people's eyes and ears, you have to dress up as ordinary people and disperse out of the city. He has to sit in a sedan chair and has so many people, how can he avoid eyes and ears? I heard that Lu Wang is very thoughtful. , There is no plan left, why is this like a fool?"

Wang Junwu bowed his head and said, "Don't let us just collect money and do things, don't gossip, let's do what he tells us."

Lingzheng shook his head and said, "I haven't received the key money, and I don't know what kind of work this trip is going out of the city."

(End of this chapter)