Judge of the Lamp

Chapter 926 Yuanzhou Old Debt

Chapter 926 Yuanzhou Old Debt

"Laughing together in front of people, embracing by nephrite lamps, looking back and hugging each other, it's so painful..."

A seventh-rank official, singing "Drunken Spring Breeze" written by Wu Qianhu back then, staggered into the Punishment Department with a bag on his back.

Seeing a person sitting in the yard, the pusher shouted, "Who is it!"

Xu Zhiqiong said angrily: "Who is it? I still want to ask you, where did everyone go?"

"Where did everyone go?"

Xu Zhiqiong hammered the table: "Where are the people who punished the criminals?"

The pusher rubbed his eyes, looked at Xu Zhiqiong, but saw that this man was tall, with a heavy mask on his face, and his appearance was hard to judge.

Looking at it with the eyes of crime, this person can't see his cultivation.

The person who can come to punish the criminals is most likely the judge.

If you can't see the cultivation base, it proves that you have at least four grades.

Four products...

The official Tui immediately sobered up, and quickly saluted, "Zhang Songzhe, the seventh-rank judge of Yuanzhou, I have seen it, then, what, you, you are a doctor who rewards goodness."

Xu Zhiqiong nodded and said, "Just treat me as a doctor who rewards kindness."

"May I ask your name, Gao?"

"My surname is Ma, you can call me Doctor Ma."

"Doctor Ma, sit down, I'll make you some tea."

The entire punishment department has only one courtyard and three rooms.

The main house collapsed.

The west wing also collapsed.

There is only one east wing room left, even the door panels and windows are gone.

Xu Zhiqiong thought that the Zhuzhou Punishment Division was the worst in the world, and the Yuanzhou Punishment Division once again refreshed Xu Zhiqiong's cognition.

Zhang Songzhe didn't know where to get some tea foam, so he barely brewed a pot of tea, found a chipped teacup, and poured it for Xu Zhiqiong.

Xu Zhiqiong didn't embarrass him, took a sip from his teacup, and asked, "Where are you Changshi?"

"Last year, I was chasing a villain in the mortal world. I was ambushed, besieged by strong men, and died in battle."

Upon hearing this, Xu Zhiqiong lost his temper.

This is a hero.

He dignifiedly punishes the evil chief, and personally hunts down the villains until he dies in battle. This is a hero!

Xu Zhiqiong asked again: "Your Chang Shi personally hunted down the villains?"

Zhang Songzhe blinked and said: "He can only go, I can't go, I can't kill people, I could kill people before, but when I reach the eighth rank, I can't kill people anymore."

While speaking, Zhang Songzhe kept looking at Xu Zhiqiong, as if Xu Zhiqiong shouldn't ask such a question, as if this was a customary rule in the way of judges.

Xu Zhiqiong asked in surprise: "Is there no one else in your punishment department?"

"It's just me and Chang Shi. He's in charge of arresting people, and I'm in charge of judging the case. If we get meritorious service, we'll share it equally!"

Zhang Songzhe's eyes are open and natural, in his cognition, it seems that all criminal punishment departments in the world should be like this.

It shouldn't.

This is a seventh-rank judge, and the most basic common sense is always required.

"Who led you into the Taoist gate?"

"Our long history!"

"How long have you been in Taoism?"

"15 years!"

"In the past 15 years, you two have been responsible for punishing evildoers?"

Zhang Songzhe scratched his head and said: "Before, Chang Shi had recruited a few people, and for some reason, those people gradually stopped coming to punish the criminals. There are only two of us left here. When Chang Shi leaves, only me will be left. one."

While talking, Zhang Songzhe put down the bag on his shoulder, and Xu Zhiqiong saw blood on his arm.

"Where did this injury come from?"

Zhang Songzhe wiped the blood from his sleeve and said, "I just had a fight with a village tyrant. This village tyrant is not a thing. He robs the neighbor's house, robs the other's land, and even touches the other's wife.

His neighbor is an honest man. He asked him to argue a few words, but he blinded him in one eye.
This guy has committed countless crimes and has relatives in the government, so no one dares to control him.
I couldn't bear it anymore, but I couldn't kill him. Today, while he was out, I fought with him and robbed him of his purse. He ran after me, and I led him to a deep mountain where two A horse thief, I sent him to the horse thief,
The horse thief killed the village tyrant, and I will pay for his crimes. He had more than two hangs in his purse, and I gave those two hangs to his neighbor. There is a little left, for a jug of wine. "

"Take the money for wine, but don't buy yourself some wound medicine?"

"Small injury, it's okay. It won't hurt after a few sips. The wine is not bad, and there is only half a jug left. If you don't mind, I'll pour you a glass."

While speaking, Zhang Songzhe was a little embarrassed. It was obviously inappropriate for him to drink the remaining half pot of wine and pour it to Dr. Shangshan.

"Don't dislike it, pour me a glass." Xu Zhiqiong drank the tea and asked Zhang Songzhe to pour a glass of wine.

The taste of the wine is very light, not carefully tasted, but it is the same as Qingshui. In Daxuan, this kind of wine can be bought for ten cents per catty.

No wonder Zhang Songzhe didn't buy wound medicine, he couldn't afford it.

After drinking, Xu Zhiqiong said: "Which department of rewards and goodness will be in charge of your Yuanzhou punishment department?"

"Yuanzhou, Liuzhou, and Kanzhou all belong to the same Department of Charity."

"How often do you come to reward goodness?"

"I met him once. I just entered Taoism at that time, and I can't remember what he looks like. I only know that his surname is Lou."

"Only once?"

Zhang Songzhe laughed dryly and said, "I don't blame him, our place is poor..."

This is not a matter of poverty. The Department of Punishment and Evil in Yuanzhou has reached this stage, and the Department of Rewarding Goodness has turned a blind eye to it.

It's okay, if he doesn't ask, I'll take the time to ask him!
Do the things in front of you first.

"Do you have a Chengfeng building here?" Xu Zhiqiong felt that this yard did not meet the basic needs of having a Chengfeng building.

"Chengfeng Building," Zhang Songzhe was also curious, "You mean Chengfeng Vat, right?"

"Big tank?"

Zhang Songzhe took Xu Zhiqiong into the east wing room. There was a bed, an earthen pot, a large vat and a desk in the room.

Zhang Songzhe introduced them one by one: "This crock is called the Rewarding Jar, and if you throw the voucher into it, meritorious deeds will come out.
This big vat is Chengfeng vat, there is a brand in it, enter the big vat, once you turn over the sign, you can go where you want to go,
This table, called Shuan, can write judgments on it,
This bed is where I sleep, I can lie on it..."

"There is no need to explain the bed!"

With such a small fortune, Zhang Songzhe introduced it without any hesitation.

Xu Zhiqiong said, "I'm going to Suzaku Palace."

"Is it the old Suzaku Palace, or the new Suzaku Palace?"

Old Suzaku Palace refers to the former site of Suzaku Palace. Ever since Liang Gongping died there, Suzaku Palace has been relocated not long after.

"Go to the Old Suzaku Palace."

Zhang Songzhe and Xu Zhiqiong got into the big vat together. There were signs on the inner wall of the big vat, and there were no candles in the penalty department. Zhang Songzhe tentatively groped and searched for a long time in the vat.

Uncomfortable being squeezed in the tank, Xu Zhiqiong said impatiently: "Hurry up!"

"That's good, that's good!" Zhang Songzhe finally found the brand, poured a little power of imagery, and closed the lid of the vat casually, and the two of them shook in the vat.

Xu Zhiqiong didn't know how to describe it, and felt that the big vat seemed to be rolling on a rugged mountain road.

After rolling for a long time, the lid of the vat opened.

Zhang Songzhe urged: "Come out quickly, come out quickly, if you come out slowly, go back again!"

Xu Zhiqiong got out of the vat, and after about ten suctions, the lid of the vat returned to the vat, and disappeared together with the vat.

Xu Zhiqiong looked up, and the Suzaku Palace was not far away.

He took off the mask, revealing a bearded face.

He didn't want people to know that Xu Zhiqiong had come to Yuanzhou.

Zhang Songzhe also took off his mask, he is a man in his early thirties, his facial features are fairly regular, but he is usually neglected and looks a bit sloppy.

The two of them arrived in front of the gate of Suzaku Palace. In the past, there were many soldiers stationed in front of the gate of the old Suzaku Palace, but now there is only one servant from the county government sitting in front of the gate and taking a nap.

Seeing Xu Zhiqiong approaching, the clerk opened his eyes and asked, "What are you doing?"

Xu Zhiqiong took out a plaque and said, "The magistrate's yamen handles errands."

Xu Zhiqiong has picked up many magistrates, and he has plenty of tooth cards like this, with illusions and a few words changed, no flaws can be seen.

The yacha saw Xu Zhiqiong's plaque, got up quickly, and invited Xu Zhiqiong to go in.

Xu Zhiqiong turned around and said, "You don't have to follow, and stand guard in front of the door."

After entering the Suzaku Palace, Xu Zhiqiong looked around and went straight to the backyard.

There used to be a blood tree in the backyard, but since Yuan Chengfeng stole Liang Gongping's soul, the blood tree has been scattered into dead trees.

Xu Zhiqiong searched the dead wood for a long time, but found no useful clues. Even if there were clues, the second brother probably took them away.

He picked up a few pieces of dead wood from the ground, and collected a few pieces of wall covering from the surroundings. After gathering all the perspectives, he left Suzaku Palace.

After finding Zhang Songzhe, Xu Zhiqiong and he immediately went back to the Yuanzhou Punishment Division.

Xu Zhiqiong first asked him to fetch a basin of clean water and wash the wound on his arm first.

Zhang Songzhe said it's okay, the wound on his hand was more than seven inches long, and the cut was quite deep, even if he had a seventh-rank physique, it would not heal so easily.

Xu Zhiqiong gave him two packs of wound medicine, gave him the directions, helped him bandage the wound, and gave him more than 20 taels of silver.

"I didn't bring much money today, and I'll give you more when I come another day."

Zhang Songzhe declined again and again: "Doctor Ma, what are you doing, I'm not begging for food."

"What is begging, it's a reward! This is a reward from the Daoist sect!"

"Is there a reward in Taoism?" Zhang Songzhe couldn't figure it out again, "Why haven't I heard of this?"

"Didn't you just hear that? Where did you reach the seventh rank?"

"On the seventh rank, with a hundred or so merits, I can be promoted to the starving wolf! This hungry wolf is very powerful. If you want to kill it, just kill it like this, no one cares..."

"Bah! What hungry wolf, that's called Suo Ming Zhong Lang!" Xu Zhiqiong counted out [-] meritorious deeds and handed them to Zhang Songzhe, "Is that enough?"

"How can I want this, I can't bear it! This meritorious service is something that our Taoist sect can live on. I can't earn thirty or fifty dollars a year. You gave so much..."

"Take it!" Xu Zhiqiong stuffed the golden beans into Zhang Songzhe's hands, "This is a Taoist reward."

"Since I was awarded silver, I was also awarded meritorious deeds. I haven't made any great contributions. How can I award so much?"

"Not much," Xu Zhiqiong shook his head, then asked again, "Have you stayed here for 15 years?"

Zhang Songzhe blinked and said, "I'm not alone. Last year, Mr. Chang Shi was also there."

Xu Zhiqiong nodded and said, "Good job, really good job!"

Holding the golden bean, Zhang Songzhe was a little at a loss: "I, if I eat this merit, can I be promoted to the sixth rank?"

In the past, he was promoted by Chang Shi to help him, and he didn't know what to pay attention to when he was promoted from seventh to sixth.

"It's okay, I'll help you!"

(End of this chapter)

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