Judge of the Lamp

Chapter 942 The Rootless Thief
At dawn, Homiton, the Chief Martial Lord of Cangxiao County, came to the inn where Xu Zhiqiong was staying.

Judging from his name, Xu Zhiqiong always thought that Homiton was from West Fanxiao and married a wife from East Fanxiao.

In fact, Homiton is from East Fanxiao, his surname is Huo, and his wife is from West Fanxiao. He deliberately changed his name to be very similar to that of West Fanxiao.

The innkeeper Guo Guicheng said that he was not afraid, that he wanted to reason in this room, but when he saw Lord Wu, his body still couldn't help shaking.

Wu Jun looked at Guo Guicheng, put his hands on his chest, and gave a salute.

This surprised Guo Guicheng, and hurriedly returned the gift.

Homiton apologized: "Last night, the little dog came to make noise and disturbed the store's business. It's all my fault for my lack of discipline. Just look at me, don't hold grudges against him. I'll let him come to the door tomorrow to apologize."

After finishing speaking, Homiton took another ten gold coins and stuffed them into Guo Guicheng's hands: "This is a little thought, please don't dislike it."

Gold coins are not the currency that Daxuan is familiar with.

But gold is gold no matter where it goes, Chu He can see the weight of this gold, and also see the sincerity of Lord Wu.

"This is a sincere apology!"

Yang Wu sneered and said: "What kind of face is Fan Xiao's official, we dare not say, don't you recognize Da Xuan's official?
If you see a magistrate eating shit, he will say that eating shit is to do his duty, but he will never admit that eating shit is wrong,

Fan Xiao's official must be the same, he didn't come to admit his mistake, he just felt sorry for their precious son. "

Chu He was about to ask about this: "Who is the person who captured his son yesterday? He is really good at it, better than me."

Yang Wu didn't respond, let's see how Zhiqiong handles it.

Homiton talked modestly to the shopkeeper, went straight to the guest room, met Xu Zhiqiong, and saluted Xu Zhiqiong with one hand on his chest.

Xu Zhiqiong cupped his fists in return and said, "Brother, it seems that we have never met before."

The guard beside Homiton was very dissatisfied, and shouted: "This is the sheriff of Cangxiao County!"

Xu Zhiqiong was taken aback: "What is the county guard looking for me for?"

Homiton turned around and scolded, and all the guards left the inn immediately.

Only Homiton and Xu Zhiqiong were left in the guest room. Homiton first apologized for what happened last night: "I didn't discipline the dog strictly, and let him get into bad habits and do evil deeds. I am deeply ashamed.
Xuan Guolai's friend, the mistakes he made should make him pay the price, I just ask you to spare his life,

If he has to pay with his life, please take my life, I am willing to die for him, this is a begging from a father. "

Xu Zhiqiong looked at the top of Homiton's head while listening to what he said.

The crime karma on Homiton's head was only one inch and seventy-eight inches.

Xu Zhiqiong is not subject to any restrictions now, even if the crime is under two inches, he can be killed if he should.

But should Homeiton be killed?

Judging by his son's performance last night, this bird should indeed be killed, but what if he makes a mistake?
If you make a mistake, you will be severely punished by the Daoist sect.

If he killed the right person, he would have to save one person as compensation.

In the Fanxiao Kingdom, taking human life without a bloody tussle would probably cause an uproar.

Don't worry.

Try this one out first.

Xu Zhiqiong asked Homiton to sit down for a while, and let's not talk about his son first, but first talk about what he has seen and heard in Cangxiao County.

He purposely rambled and didn't mention the main points. Homiton held his temper and explained them one by one.

"Friends of the Kingdom of Xuan, you said that the tribesmen of Cangxiao County rejected foreign countries. There is indeed such a thing. It happened at the beginning of the year.
At that time, thousands of foreigners came to plunder the city, but there were no soldiers in the city, so I had to take my officials and my family and fight with the bandits. After three full days of killing, I drove the bandits out of the city. "

Having said that, Hometon sighed repeatedly.

According to the laws of the Fanxiao Kingdom, unless foreign enemies invade the land of the Fanxiao Kingdom, the Fanxiao army cannot fight in the Fanxiao Kingdom. Therefore, the troops of the Fanxiao Kingdom are all on the border, and all tribes have no troops.

Homiton continued: "My two older brothers died at the hands of bandits, my younger brother died too, and my wife was seriously injured. A month later..."

Having said that, Hometon was silent for a long time.

He took a deep breath, raised his head and said: "The few people in my family are nothing, since I have become a Martial Lord, this is my duty.

But the people in the city have suffered, and the worst family, a family of thirteen, has none left.
Since this incident happened, the people in the city have deeply hated the foreigners. I tried my best to persuade them not to generalize, but how can the people just forget about such a disaster. "

Yang Wu kept a penis ear in Xu Zhiqiong's room, everyone could hear every word Homiton said just now very clearly.

Yang Wu sighed: "This barbarian still can't rule the country, how can there be no army in a city?"

"It's not like that, he, he is..." Chu He wanted to defend Fanxiao Kingdom, but he didn't know where to start.

Niu Yuxian was not in a hurry to draw a conclusion.

Lin Ruoxue also remained silent.

Lebida sighed softly beside him, and murmured, "A rootless thief."

Everyone didn't know what a rootless thief was, but they heard Xu Zhiqiong ask, "Dare to ask Lord Wu, where do the robbers who enter the city come from?"

Homiton said: "Some are from Tunu, some are from Yuxian, some are from Xuanguo, and many are from small countries such as Jijia, Mengqing, Yuanhui, etc.
These people, who came to the Fanxiao country, did not abide by the rules of the Fanxiao people, were expelled by various tribes, and wandered among the city-states. The Fanxiao people called them rootless thieves. "

More than 1000 rootless thieves invaded the county town, which brought a disaster to the owl clan, causing the owl clan to hate foreigners extremely.

From the beginning to the end, it sounded reasonable, but Xu Zhiqiong always felt that something was wrong.

While thinking about it, Homiton saluted Xu Zhiqiong again: "My son Migran's temperament has changed drastically because of the loss of his mother. He often searches for foreigners in the city and drives them out of the city to vent his anger.
I know it's wrong to do this, but the matter of his mother made me feel indebted, so I pampered him a little more,
My friend Xuan Guolai, I don't know what to call you, I know my son is suffering the punishment he deserves, I only hope you can spare his life,

Even if his limbs are broken, I just keep him, and I swear that I will never let him do anything wrong again! "

Upon hearing this, Chu He sighed softly: "Forget it, you have to forgive others and forgive others. They also suffered hardships and became like this."

Yang Wudao: "I think that Migran is usually a domineering person. It is fine to spare his life, but we must teach him some lessons so that he will not dare to bully goodness in the future."

Xu Zhiqiong was silent for a moment, with the corners of his mouth turned up, showing a little smile: "I am also deeply saddened by what happened to your son. I will immediately ask my friends to help Wu Jun find it with all his strength."

Homiton was stunned for a moment, feeling that Xu Zhiqiong hadn't finished speaking.

Xu Zhiqiong had finished speaking, and he said with a smile: "Everything about the tribe is still waiting for Wu Jun to deal with it. Why don't Wu Jun go back to the mansion and wait for the news?"

Homiton understood this time, he stood up to thank him repeatedly, and gave Xu Zhiqiong a box of gold coins.

When he left the inn, he apologized again and again to the shopkeeper Guo Guicheng. Every time he bowed to Guo Guicheng, the corners of Xu Zhiqiong's eyes trembled.

After Homiton left, Xu Zhiqiong knocked on the copper lotus and sent a message to Ye Ansheng, who asked Ye Ansheng to beat up Migran and send Migran back to Homiton's mansion.

It was rare that Xu Zhiqiong was so tolerant, Yang Wu was about to sigh a few words, but he heard Xu Zhiqiong calling for everyone to come in.

He first asked Lin Ruoxue: "What is the origin of the rootless thief?"

Lin Ruoxue said: "It's the foreigners who broke the law and wandered among the various tribes of Fan Xiao. A group of thieves ranged from a dozen to dozens. I've never heard of hundreds or thousands of people in battle. .”

Lebida said: "The number of rootless thieves used to be really small, but since last year's autumn harvest, their ranks have grown considerably. Hundreds of people are not uncommon, and ranks of 1000 people are rare in Iron Leopards." It has also appeared around the county."

Xu Zhiqiong asked Lebida: "Is your brother Luo Guanghan also considered a rootless thief?"

Lebida shook his head and said: "He doesn't count, he doesn't have the guts, he went to Shayeyuan, where Fanxiao and Xuanguo meet, no one will care about them,

But the rootless thieves are on the border of Fanxiao Kingdom, and all tribes will send officials to arrest them. "

"Then why didn't anyone catch these more than 1000 rootless thieves beforehand?"

Lebida sighed: "I can't catch it. Fanxiao has a vast territory, and there is a large area of ​​no-man's land between the cities. It is too difficult to find the traces of the rootless thief, not to mention that the number of officials is not enough."

Xu Zhiqiong asked again: "How many officials are there in a tribe like Cangow?"

Lebida thought for a while and said, "There should be three hundred people, and the maximum number should not exceed 500."

"What happens if it exceeds?"

Lebida said: "If there are more than 500 people, even if they violate the law of Fanxiao, they will be punished severely.

Yesterday I said that Homerton was punished because the owl had more than 500 officials, all of whom were recruited by Homerton.
Homiton recruited more officials because the Owl was looted by rootless thieves, and the king finally forgave him. "

After explaining the ins and outs clearly, Chu He still respected the Chief Martial Lord: "We need to recruit more people, otherwise the thieves will come, but they won't be able to beat them."

Xu Zhiqiong asked: "Why does the king know that the official mission of Cangxiao County has exceeded the limit? Homiton's blatant recruitment? Or is it too much, too conspicuous?"

Lebida shook his head and said: "There are not many, just more than 100 people. I heard that it is not a blatant recruitment, but some young and strong recruits in the name of hiring handymen."

"Then why did the king receive the news so quickly?" Xu Zhiqiong was more and more puzzled.

Lin Ruoxue said: "This is the iron law set by the True God White Tiger for the Fanxiao Kingdom. If there is an army of more than 500 people in one place, it will touch the leader of the army, Chi You, and if he finds the traces of the army, the Fanxiao Kingdom will receive Chi You's divine order." oracle."

Xu Zhiqiong frowned and said, "Can officials be considered an army?"

Lin Ruoxue nodded and said: "If you have combat power, class, and order, you should be considered an army."

Xu Zhiqiong said: "More than 1000 rootless thieves, with combat power, hierarchy, and order, do they count as an army? Why didn't they touch the leader of the army, Chi You?

If Chi You, the lord of the army, has been touched, why didn't Chi You send an oracle to Monarch Fan Xiao to inform the thief's whereabouts, and let all the ministries join forces to wipe out the thief? "

Lin Ruoxue was speechless, this matter was really unclear.

Xu Zhiqiong didn't ask any more questions, he was guessing Homiton's real intention.

At the same time, he was still studying the aura on Homerton.

There was a domineering remnant on Homiton's body, it was very weak, but the aura was still there.

Xu Zhiqiong decided to stay in Cangxiao County for a while, he wanted to find out the origin and whereabouts of this breath.

Yang Wu's puppet wandered among the tribes, looking for the whereabouts of the rootless thief.

……

Da Xuan, Wang An Jing, the Imperial Palace.

Emperor Chang Le tore the memorial to pieces, threw it on the ground, and shouted angrily:
"I have repeatedly told you to keep the news, why did Zhiqiong's going to Fanxiao Kingdom leak out!"

Lu Yunxi bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, the Imperial City Division, the Yinyang Division, and the cabinet have all responded. They are tight-lipped. The news did not come from them, but from the Canglong Palace..."

"What did Canglong Palace say?" Emperor Chang Le frowned, he suspected that the news was leaked by Canglong Palace.

"Shoudian Lieutenant Liang Yushen said that he has been in Fanxiao Kingdom for many years, and he has some foundations. He has told Fanxiao Kingdom the old story and will take good care of Yunhou."

"He has informed..."

Liang Yuyang's blue veins jumped up!

Liang Yushen didn't hide it, he directly admitted it.

And I still tell you clearly that it was his intention to tell the secret.

"Dog thief, dog thief!" Emperor Chang Le's voice trembled a little, "This is really deceiving me, bullying me too much! Call Zhong Shen, and Lin Qianniang also call me!"

Lu Yunxi lowered his voice and said, "Your Majesty, are you going to do something?"

Emperor Chang Le gritted his teeth and said: "I've been forced to this point, if I don't do it yet, why wait for him to kill me with a knife?"

Lu Yunxi nodded and gritted his teeth: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, this old servant is ready."

PS: It's the last day, the monthly pass is for salad!

(End of this chapter)