Fu Shifeng

Chapter 18
At dawn, Mr. Changqing woke up from the bed. Although he was seriously injured due to the backlash of the spell, the practice of Taoism brought him all kinds of supernatural abilities. Master your surroundings.

Along the wall, Mr. Changqing moved his steps carefully, and came outside the back hall. Before entering the house, he heard a burst of eating and drinking.

"Mr. Changqing? Why are you here?"

As soon as Su Wangting finished applying the medicine and bandaging himself, when he looked up, he saw the blindfolded Mr. Changqing coming, and quickly ordered his servants to help him to sit down.

"Taiyi ointment?" Mr. Changqing's nose moved slightly, and he could accurately judge the wound medicine used by Su Wangting just by the smell: "Are you injured?"

"Mr. made me laugh." Su Wangting did not elaborate.

"Look at you, did you meet a master last night?" Mr. Changqing asked with a sneer.

Su Wangting waved his servants to leave, closed the door and replied: "Not bad."

"Then the star marrow must have been lost too?" Mr. Changqing said angrily.

Su Wangting had no choice but to answer: "It was taken away by the other party."

"Sure enough." Mr. Changqing laughed angrily: "This is your plan, Director Su, to let the other party get the star marrow without any effort, and thus cause a catastrophe!"

At this time, in the back hall, Cheng Sanwu was holding a bowl of boiling hot soup cakes, swallowing them, sweating profusely.And Afu was sitting in the corner, playing with the dagger in his hand, while staring at Cheng Sanwu with a pair of green eyes.

"Things are indeed as Mr. expected." Su Wangting also had to admire the other party's resourcefulness, and then told the whole story of last night in a sincere tone without hiding anything.

After listening to Mr. Changqing from the beginning to the end, his expression changed a few times, and finally he learned that it was Cheng Sanwu who forced the long-bearded old man back, and he couldn't help laughing: "I didn't expect you, a reckless man, to be quite capable."

Cheng Sanwu put down the soup basin heavily, his mouth glistening: "What? Are you not convinced?"

After saying this, Cheng Sanwu picked up another piece of mustache, dipped it in the soup and stuffed it into his mouth.

"A complete idiot." Mr. Changqing sneered.

In order to prevent the two from arguing, Su Wangting took the initiative to ask for advice: "Sir, do you know the origin of that person yesterday?"

"I'm not sure just based on my dictation, but I haven't witnessed it with my own eyes." Mr. Changqing said, "But the spells he cast obviously didn't come from the Central Plains, and they weren't entirely from the Zoroastrian sect."

Su Wangting added: "He claims not to be a Zoroastrian, and presumably he is acting in his name."

Mr. Changqing said indifferently: "It's not surprising. There are many people in the world who cling to sects and pretend to be orthodox. Why should Zoroastrianism be kept out?"

"It's like your Fu Zang Palace, which pretends to be a Taoist sect and misinterprets Taoist classics. In fact, it is a group of military masters who have failed in the court." Afu teased.

"You—" Mr. Changqing yelled angrily, and then showed a proud attitude of self-cultivation: "Forgive me for your lack of knowledge. The methods of astronomy and weather divination all come from Taoism."

Afu couldn't help laughing: "A fake Taoist priest from the outside world has become more righteous."

"You're just a Yaksha, but you're a blood-drinker, and you want to pretend to be an adult. I'd like to see how capable you are!" Mr. Changqing was furious, and jumped up against the table, just in time to overturn the soup pot and hit Cheng Sanwu on the face.

"Fuck, you're not finished, are you?!" Cheng Sanwu also broke out on the spot.

Seeing that the situation was about to get out of control, Su Wangting hurriedly stepped forward to stop him: "Be safe, don't be impatient, be safe and don't be impatient! Now is not the time to quarrel!"

After staying for a while, Su Wangting apologized and said with a smile: "It's all my fault. I really didn't think about giving the star marrow to Mu Xid. Originally, I just thought that the Protectorate could not get this thing, but the result was unpredictable. If Miss Afu hadn't come to help in time and Lao Cheng had shown his might, my little life would probably have to be confessed on the spot."

Su Wangting has always been lenient in dealing with people and is best at mediating disputes. He immediately said to Mr. Changqing: "Sir, Mr. Su apologized to you. I was the one who pretended to be smart and went my own way before. But now that the disaster has already happened, I still need to ask Mr. Zhang to come forward." , save one or two."

Mr. Changqing said: "Don't talk about my current situation, even in the past, I can't solve it alone. The situation has evolved to this point, and the guard must mobilize manpower to deal with it... I understand, Do you think that the Baochang Society cannot be accommodated in the Duhu Mansion, so you want me to approach the Duhu Mansion?"

Su Wangting replied without hesitation: "Sir, I know that Su is working for Prime Minister Lu, so he can't run away like an ordinary businessman, causing disaster and fleeing far away. Now that the star marrow is lost, it is due to my incompetence. Only by recovering this object can we protect ourselves. As for the rest of the credit, it belongs to Mr.

"But Mr. Wu is dead, and the Protectorate may not let you go." Mr. Changqing questioned.

"Nowadays, most of the Baochang Society's staff follow Qi Dadu to fight the chaos outside. I believe I still have a bit of a face." Su Wangting replied: "At present, it is nothing more than Wen Changshi taking advantage of the opportunity to do bad things, embezzling and occupying. As long as we can follow Qi Dadu The cause and effect of the protector's star marrow will definitely be solved by the Duhufu."

"I understand." Mr. Changqing did not refuse: "I also have acquaintances in the army, and I will ask them for help when the guards of Qi Dadu return to the city. It would not be easy to turn us away.”

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The news of Musid's death spread throughout Quzhi City that day, and the Zoroastrians were shocked, especially when they learned that Musid's body was decapitated and his body was corrupt, they were extremely angry.

Unlike the Central Plains Han area, which emphasizes burying the earth for safety, Zoroastrianism believes that burying the corpse underground will prevent the soul from getting rid of the filthy body and ascending to the eternal kingdom opened by the Great Bright Lord, which is one of the biggest taboos.

Therefore, Zoroastrianism practiced celestial burial, usually by building a celestial burial tower on a hill, with the entrance and exit facing the east, and the priests of Zoroastrianism brought the corpse here, naked, and let the eagles eat the flesh and blood, which symbolizes the uncleanness of the dead. The body is purified by the messenger of the gods, and the soul is bathed in light to ascend, so as to get close to the great light.

It is rumored that the Zoroastrians in the Central Plains also tried to carry out this kind of funeral in the early years, but there were not so many eagles and vultures in the Han area of ​​the Central Plains, and instead they attracted wild dogs and crows.Moreover, because the climate is warmer than that of the Western Regions, the corpses are filthy and breeding of flies and insects when they rot.

After such incidents were reported to the imperial court, Emperor Daxia ordered to rectify the funeral customs, which dissatisfied some congregants. This was also one of the reasons for the subsequent ban on the destruction of the temple.

Zoroastrian elders like Mu Xid are highly respected in Quzhi City and even in most of the Western Regions. Whether it is himself or other believers, they all hope that Mu Xid will follow the old custom of sky burial after his death.

But now that Musid was decapitated in a different place, his death was unknown, and the corpse dug out from the collapsed rubble was embarrassing and corrupt. The shock of the congregation can be imagined.

However, the day before yesterday, Baochang Square Master Su came to visit. It is said that a sacred object was returned to Mu Xid, but the congregation searched the ruins, but there was no trace of the sacred object, which further deepened the suspicion of the congregation.

Shock, fear, anger, suspicion... all kinds of emotions spread among the congregation, and it is unknown who first proposed to appeal to the Protectorate, demanding a thorough investigation into the cause of Musid's death.But when the angry crowd came to the gate of the Duhufu, it immediately turned into a riot, and some impulsive congregants threw bricks and stones at the soldiers of the Duhufu.

The Duhu Mansion is not a bunch of officials. Wen Changshi decisively ordered to disperse the rioting congregation. The garrison troops were all mobilized, armed with shields, guns, bows and crossbows. Charged to disperse the crowd and immediately suppressed the uproar.

However, in this way, the situation became even more chaotic. The bewildered congregation ran wildly, trampled on each other, and left a pile of corpses.There were also many local hooligans who took the opportunity to rob houses, and half of Quzhi City immediately fell into chaos.

The development of the situation to such a point, I am afraid that no one thought of it.Just at this time, the news that Qi Dahu was about to return to the city, Wen Changshi was afraid of being blamed for being incompetent in governing, on the one hand, he quickly suppressed the chaos in the city, and on the other hand, he went to Zoroastrian Square to appease the congregation, and declared that the Duhufu would Find out the cause of Musid's death as soon as possible, and give the congregation a clear explanation.

"Suspect Su Wangting, show up quickly!"

Outside Baochang Fang, Wen Changshi brought more than 200 soldiers and horses, waiting in full force, and shouted to the inside of the square: "The government suspects that you are related to the death of the Zoroastrian elder Muxid, and now orders you to go to the government office for trial immediately." !"

If it were someone else, Wen Changshi would have rushed into Lifang with soldiers and horses to arrest him.But Su Wangting is not an ordinary person. He has Lu Xiangye as his backer behind him, not to mention Cheng Sanwu, a famous master guard. If he only uses force, he will probably pay a lot of casualties. This is not gentle. Chang Shi is happy to see you.

After a while, Su Wangting and Cheng Sanwu came to Fangmen, followed by Afu and Mr. Changqing secretly.

Of course Su Wangting was aware of the situation in the city, without Mr. Changqing's divination, he had predicted that Wen Changshi would attack him when he had nothing to do.

"Wen Changshi, Mr. Su hasn't stepped out of the gate in the past two days, how can he be blamed for no reason?" Su Wangting crossed his hands and asked as soon as he came up.

"Stop making excuses here!" Wen Changshi said bluntly: "Mu Xid met you alone before he died. You have serious suspicions. Follow us to the government office immediately!"

"First ransack the house, then arrest the person, and then kill the person in prison?" Cheng Sanwu pressed the knife and asked in a deep voice.

Cheng Sanwu's aura was domineering, and the soldiers who were guarding outside flinched a little. Most of them had heard of Cheng Sanwu's name, and some of them had seen his skills, and their morale was shaken for a while.

"Presumptuous!" Wen Changshi yelled sharply, raised his whip and pointed at the distance: "Well, Cheng Sanwu, I knew in the past that you have always been ungrateful and violated the prohibition by force, today I will deal with you together!"

"I see who dares to step forward?!"

Cheng Sanwu pulled out his saber angrily, and the moment the sharp edge came out of the sheath, there was an ear-piercing ringing sound, and the saber shone coldly, frightening people.

This is actually not Cheng Sanwu's ability, Su Wangting made up his mind to delay the time until Qi Dadu's guards returned to the city, so facing Wen Changshi's attack, he had to keep them out.Otherwise, once arrested and imprisoned, Wen Changshi may use Su Wangting's life to appease the angry Zoroastrians.

In order to stop the soldiers and horses of the Duhufu, Mr. Changqing blessed Cheng Sanwu's horizontal knife with spells, making it sharp and cold, enough to intimidate ordinary soldiers.

Cheng Sanwu shouted like thunder, Wen Changshi kicked the horse under his crotch in shock, and threw him off the horse's back. If the soldiers on the left and right did not rush to rescue him, he might really break his bones.

"Reverse, reverse!"

Wen Changshi stood up in embarrassment, and ordered angrily: "Kill me! Whoever wins Cheng Sanwu's head will be rewarded with a year's reward by the government!"

The four towns' governors governed the vast territory of the Western Regions, and the officials appointed by the imperial court alone could not exercise governance. Therefore, the successive governors would recruit staff and guests, handle government affairs, and even assist military aircraft and counselors in war.

Among the staff and guests, there are many scholars from the Central Plains who came to defect because of failing the imperial examinations. In order to win over them, the Duhufu often gave generous rewards as compensation.Moreover, when Duhu himself returns to Beijing to report on his duties or is promoted or changed, these staff and guests are usually recommended, so that they can soar in their official careers, like a fish leaping over a dragon's gate.

In the four towns, the chief guardians, different servants were distinguished according to the rank of the imperial court. The first-class servants were paid [-] yuan a month, and there were also rewards such as corn and cloth.A year's reward is quite generous for the soldiers present.

"A year's reward? My head is worth this little money?" Cheng Sanwu laughed loudly when he heard this, and the laughter hit everyone's ears.

"Three years! Three years' reward!" Seeing this, Wen Changshi hurriedly added a reward.

"Is Lao Tzu a lamb to be slaughtered? Dare to bargain?" Cheng Sanwu raised his knife and glanced at the soldiers present: "So what if there are thousands of dollars? There are only two words of life and death on the battlefield. No matter how good a man is, Cheng Sanwu is here Learn!!!"

After uttering the word "Lingjiao", Cheng Sanwu stepped forward and directly cracked the stones outside the gate of the square, and the spider web-like cracks spread along the ground.

"This Cheng Sanwu is really an ignorant and reckless man, and his actions are all based on blood and courage!" Mr. Changqing behind shook his head lightly.

Afu leaned against the door frame and said with a smile: "A reckless man also has a place to play. What else can you expect at this kind of juncture if you don't rely on blood and courage?"

"What if Wen Changshi really ordered a strong attack at any cost?" Mr. Changqing asked, "Master Su, why don't you speak?"

Su Wangting turned back with a serious expression and said, "You better hope that Wen Changshi won't be stupid."

"What? Cheng Sanwu really dares to let go and kill him? That's a soldier of the Duhu Mansion." Mr. Changqing couldn't help laughing.

However, Su Wangting fell into silence, which made Mr. Changqing puzzled for a while.As for Afu, who was in a frenzy during the experience, she didn't dare to relax at the moment.

"Old Cheng, old Cheng, you must hold back." Only Su Wangting heard his inner voice.

"What a one-man guard, I want to see how capable you are, Cheng Sanwu?"

At this time, there was a voice of shouting and asking from the other side of the street. A young general in red robe was holding a long spear, galloping on his horse, and stabbing straight at him with his spear in his hand!

(End of this chapter)