When Hunjun begins to make elixirs

Chapter 57 Dog Officer, I want your life

Moving forward in time, at the moment when Zhuge Xuanyi's poison attacked, thousands of miles away in the Feng family manor, a man in black wearing a mask and being protected by five level four poisoners died in a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood. , get induction.

"Damn it! Why did her poison break out?"

The Feng family has been wiped out, and now only Feng Tian, ​​the current head of the Feng family, is left holding a long sword, covered in blood, one arm has been cut off by a poison, protecting the discolored girl behind him, and said weakly: "Who are you? What grudge does our Feng family have against you? Why did you do this murderous thing?"

The man in black took off his mask, revealing a ferocious face.Fengtian recognized the person at a glance: "Zhuge Zhenglong! Our two families are family friends, why did you destroy my whole family?"

The man in black was Zhuge Zhenglong, who had been missing for many years. His eyes were red and his cheeks were covered with purple lines. He sneered: "I want to lend you your daughter."

Fengtian looked back at the girl, understood the reason, and shouted: "Lan'er, run!"

"Kill." Zhuge Zhenglong said lightly.

Five Gu people attacked at the same time. Fengtian was instantly cut into several pieces, and his head rolled to Zhuge Zhenglong's feet.He stepped on it with his foot, looked at the girl whose legs were weak with fear, and asked, "Are you Feng Lan?"

The girl just stared blankly at Feng Tian's dead head, apparently frightened by the bloody scene and unable to reply.

Zhuge Zhenglong thought to himself and said: "I have heard for a long time that your Feng family's divination is inherited by blood and has the ability to clearly predict the future. Guess what I will do next?"

The girl still didn't respond. Zhuge Zhenglong raised his hand and used his magic power to summon a blue flame: "You are fake." The flames burned brightly and fell to the ground, burning the entire manor along with the blood on the ground. .

Zhuge Zhenglong led the Gu people out of the manor. The abnormality in his eyes and cheeks disappeared. He didn't care about the fire behind him and ordered: "Search everywhere!"

In the woods outside the Feng family manor, the real Feng Lan was running desperately holding a large khaki turtle, with stars twinkling from time to time in her tear-filled eyes.With each flicker, she changed direction.

Until dawn, Zhuge Zhenglong found nothing, but he just smiled. The Feng family's divination and prediction was indeed well-deserved.

Returning to normal time, the Jinwu Guards, Shenji Guards, and Yulin Army protected the emperor's chariot and drove toward Longdu Mansion in a mighty manner.At the same time, in Prime Minister Zuo's Mansion, Hu Minde, who was reviewing the entire incident, suddenly became frightened. He had been tricked!He wanted to use the pay dispute to remove Liu Zheng from the position of governor of Zhili. Originally, the military pay allocated by the Ministry of Household Affairs was not enough, and after repeated deductions, it was in the hands of the soldiers that they could barely feed the family some gruel.

Hu Minde instructed the Ministry of Household Affairs to delay the issuance of the remaining wages, and behind the scenes he encouraged soldiers from the Sixth Army Battalion to surround the Governor's Mansion.Even if the emperor sent people to investigate, nothing would be found.The imperial court was already short of money, so it was reasonable for the Ministry of Household Affairs to delay the payment. Otherwise, it would have been said that the matter was doubtful and would be reissued after the investigation was clear. Liu Zheng would have been finished by then.

The emperor couldn't come up with the money and couldn't quell the public anger. He could only hold Liu Zheng accountable for his incompetence and the deduction of military pay, leaving him to take the blame.But the key is that the eight royal merchants have entered Beijing!If the emperor borrowed money from them and repaid the soldiers' food and wages, he would not only fall short, but the emperor could also use the payment incident to hold Gong Jiang responsible, and the Sixth Army Camp would most likely change hands.

Hu Minde quickly wrote a secret letter: "Quick! Take it to Gong Jiang, the situation has changed!" The emperor's team was moving slowly, and he still had to make up for it. Now he could only move in danger, or ask Gong Jiang to deal with the trouble. The soldiers could either directly deal with Liu Zheng or explain that he committed suicide out of fear of crime. Although the latter would have endless troubles, there was no other way.

Hu Minde's guess was correct. At this time, eight royal merchants had already entered the Governor's Mansion carrying large boxes of money.All this is a play between Liu Zheng and the emperor!

Zhu Qingping raised his hand and said to Liu Zheng: "Governor Liu, the money has been delivered, please take a look."

Liu Zheng sent Bai Linxian to count, and he took Zhu Qingping and others to the living room to rest temporarily: "The emperor is also on his way. This time we must wipe out the Hu Party's influence in Longdu Mansion in one fell swoop."

I wish Qingping a salute to the north: "The emperor's holy candle will surely revive Dayin."

Several people complimented each other.Until one person came, it was Xin Shu who had appeared before. He was affiliated with the search branch of the Shenji Manufacturing Office and had been stationed locally for a long time to cooperate with Liu Zheng's secret operations.

"Governor Liu, according to reports from our spies in the Gong family, Hu Minde sent him a secret letter, the content of which is unknown. After Gong Jiang read the letter, he hurried to the military camp. The subordinate was afraid that he would make any dangerous moves, so he asked The Governor and everyone will take shelter for now. Wait for the Emperor to arrive!"

Liu Zheng had always looked down on people like Xin Shu who relied on snooping to get promoted and made a fortune. He kept scolding: "What are we hiding from? Does Gong Jiang still dare to rebel? Don't be suspicious!"

Xin Shu reminded him kindly, but was criticized for no reason. He kept silent and turned to Zhu Qingping, hoping that he could help persuade him.

Zhu Qingping knew very well how arrogant and domineering those nobles were, and there was nothing they dared not do: "Governor Liu, what this gentleman said makes sense. Let's stay away for a while to prevent them from jumping over the wall in a hurry."

Liu Zheng became stubborn: "The plan between me and the emperor is foolproof. What if Hu Minde knew about it? As a soldier of the Governor's Mansion, can't I stop those ruffians who are making trouble? I couldn't get it last time. What about me, you can still eat me this time?" Zhu Qingping stood up: "Then let's take a step first so that Governor Liu can take care of himself."

Liu Zheng refused to listen, and Zhu Qingping no longer stayed in the dangerous place.This governor is too naive. Does he think that the formation of military nobility is only due to the betrayal of upper-level officers?The soldiers at the lower level are even more like a group of wolves and tigers.Sometimes, if interests are not satisfied, rebellion will occur.

He had witnessed several generals being killed by their men and then replaced by new ones.Therefore, just as Hu Minde satisfied the nobles, the nobles also indulged them in order to bribe the soldiers.This is not obvious in the three major camps in Kinki. After all, it is the emperor's garrison, but it is especially serious in the local area.

When Liu Zheng saw Zhu Qingping and others leaving, he snorted: "Cowardly businessman!"

It is said that Gong Jiang received Hu Minde's secret letter and did not follow his instructions. Instead, he arrived at the military camp, called an officer, and went to incite the soldiers: "Liu Zheng enriched his own pocket, withheld military pay, and let our brothers starve. You guys." Do you agree or not?"

"No!" the soldier said indignantly.

"Last time we went to the Governor's Mansion to ask for an explanation. He promised that we would get an answer within a few days, but now there is no news at all! We were deceived! If you have the guts, come with me to settle the score at the Governor's Mansion again!"

A group of ferocious soldiers rushed to the door of the Governor's Palace and shouted in unison: "Pay! Pay!"

Liu Zheng was in the back office. When he heard the noise, he immediately sent his soldiers to check.

Bai Linxian came in hurriedly: "Sir, there are many soldiers outside, twice as many as before! I think they are coming with bad intentions, so we'd better hide for a while."

Liu Zheng put aside Bai Linxian and took his hand: "Lin Xian, why are you so timid? I am a high official in the imperial court, the governor of Zhili personally appointed by the emperor. What can they do to me?" After saying that, he went straight to the front hall. Go.

Bai Linxian sighed and could only follow.

Liu Zheng came out alone from the gate of the Governor's Mansion, instantly arousing the emotions of the soldiers outside.Before he could say some comforting words, several of Gongjiang's cronies who were mixed in the crowd quickly rushed forward: "Dog officer! I want your life!"

Before Liu Zheng could react, he saw a dagger pierce his chest, drawing blood. He pulled at the man's clothes with a look of disbelief, and died after two stabs. His body was thrown away like a torn sack. on the ground.

Bai Linxian had been on guard for a long time and retreated immediately when he saw the situation was not right.

The governor's soldiers haven't even reacted yet. Governor Liu is so stubborn!They couldn't stop it either.Seeing the adults die, they all lost their backbone.

Xin Shu arrived in time and shouted: "Close the door! Don't let the rebels come in!"

In fact, the soldiers were also shocked by the behavior of these people. This was the capital of the capital, and they were the emperor's close troops. How could they kill the governor sent by the emperor?

At this time, Gongjiang led a team of people to show up at the right time, preparing for a show of shouting and catching thieves.This was his plan, to let this group of rebel soldiers take the blame, but he didn't want a group of people to rush out from the opposite side, including Jinwu Guards, Shenji Guards, and Imperial Guards.

The emperor has arrived too!
"Take it!" Li Shun ordered.

Jin Wuwei and others quickly controlled all the troublemakers.

It turned out that Xin Shu saw that he could not persuade Liu Zheng, so he sent someone to report the matter to Li Shun on the way.Li Shun knew at a glance that Hu Minde had reacted. He immediately got off the chariot, changed horses and galloped over. Unexpectedly, it was still a step too late.

Xin Shu saw the movement outside and jumped on the wall to check: "Open the door! The emperor is here!"

The door of the Governor's Mansion opened, and several people came out to collect Liu Zheng's body.Li Shun glanced at Liu Zheng's dead body and turned his cold eyes to the troublemaking soldiers, his heart filled with anger.

"Cut it down!"

Jin Wuwei and others raised their swords to kill without any hesitation.Before the soldiers could react, their heads fell to the ground.

(End of this chapter)