Knock knock knock · The sun is shining and the drums are beating. The small courtyard of Xin Zheju also became noisy.

In order to speed up the progress of the competition, Li Chengji carried out a catch-and-kill.

In the form of drawing lots, the captives were asked to choose their destined opponents according to the arrangement of fate. For the top 20 captives, Li Chengji not only rewarded him with five dinars, but also gave him the qualification of personal guard. also helped in the household department to eliminate slavery.

You must know that once you enter the slave register, your children and grandchildren will be slaves. If you want to disappear, you must make meritorious deeds, or have great merit. Otherwise, for generations, it will be impossible to escape the status of inferior slaves.

Of course, this is only theoretical. Just like the law, there are always loopholes to be drilled.

What's more, the rule of man is greater than the rule of law.

Like the household department, it is within the jurisdiction of the South Courtyard. With Li Shichang's relationship, it is easy for Li Chengji to ask the household department to help him do something.

So when he heard that he could become a free man, the looks of the captives suddenly became irrepressible excited. All of them are also gearing up, wanting to show off their skills.

Li Chengji watched from the stage and was overjoyed.

Because this kind of posture is what he wants to see the most.

So in this slightly strong atmosphere of gunpowder, the competition officially began.

Due to the large number of people, it was impossible for Li Chengji to watch the competition of each pair of captives with his own eyes. So let Li Dali pick a group of down-to-earth and capable family members from the house to be referees.

In order to ensure fairness, if there is a prisoner who disobeys the punishment of the family, he can appeal to him in person.

Once verified, the family will be punished.

However, if the report is false, the complainant will also be severely punished.

As for the test method, it is to let the two sides of the competition, in front of him, compare again. If the complainant wins, the family is punished. If the complainant loses, he is the one who is punished. In this way, until the next competition, the complainant will not have a chance to obtain the qualification of personal guard.

That way, those who complain will think twice.

The first group of prisoners to take on the field at the moment were twenty pairs of captives. There are simple test venues on the high platform, under the high platform, and even outside the courtyard. Many idle housekeepers and maids in the courtyard also rushed over to see the strangeness. It's really hilarious.

This makes the captives who want to show off their masculinity. They all took off their tops and showed off their sturdy figures.

Seeing this, Li Chengji suddenly had an idea. In particular, he added that the top 20 can go to Hualiu Lane to drink flower wine for free. Although it is impossible to ask for the first card, there are generally fat and thin girls who are also available.

With this, the captives burst out with unprecedented enthusiasm.

No matter how poisonous the sun is, he sweats hard. The eyes that look at the opponent are also full of unkindness.

Lee Seungji is happy to see it happen! Just take a walk and take a look, which can be regarded as making a gesture of attention. Zhu Qing and Li Dali, one holding a tea cup and the other holding a Luo cover umbrella, followed closely behind Li Chengji. Such an earnest service can also be enjoyed by Li Chengji.

Some onlookers looked at Zhu Qing and Li Dali's eyes, and they were also full of envy, envy, and jealousy.

After all, in the Li Mansion, Li Chengji's benevolent name has become a beautiful talk talked about by his subordinates. Being able to work under him is also the most fascinating thing for his subordinates.

By the end of the morning, there were 184 people, all of whom had finished the competition. Although there were more than 20 teams, they appealed to re-compete because of doubts about the results of the comparison test. But most of the captives respected the results of the competition and had no objections.

Li Chengji thought about it, and quickly asked these complainants to compare again. Make good use of the afternoon time to brush off half of the remaining ninety-two people.

But at this time, Zhou Langzhong suddenly rushed over and said that he had found the secret of hiding drugs in the wine glass.

Li Chengji, who has always been worried about this, can't bear it. Just stop the competition and quickly talk to Zhou Langzhong.

After some understanding, he found out.

Originally, when the teacup was shaped, it was soaked in fire god water. Later, although it was dried, some toxicity had invaded the texture of the teacup.

Only at high temperatures does the inner wall of the teacup melt slightly. The poison of the fire god water dissolved and appeared.

This also explains why the teacup is poisonous when it comes to boiling water. Warm and cold water are no different from ordinary teacups.

In addition, due to the toxicity of the fire god water, it dissipated on its own after half an hour. So often, it is difficult to pinpoint the source of the toxicity.

Such sophisticated drug concealment and poisoning techniques make people simply unable to prevent it.

Li Chengji also suddenly felt that Yarawachi and others were unusual.

Because who would have thought that an ordinary Hu merchant could hold such a rare poison. And with such a careful mind, he laid down such a poisonous situation.

"If not, what is the plan? Why? Thinking like this, Li Chengji's understanding of Yarawachi is no longer limited to a businessman.

Thinking of the mage's face covered by the mask, he felt even more suspicious about the origin of Yaravach and the others.

"Does it have anything to do with the Mongols?" , because Xiao Zi said that Yarawachi was the leading political official in the central region of the river when the Mongols ruled Central Asia. So Li Chengji couldn't help but think of this layer.

But when he thought about it, he felt that it was impossible.

At present, the Mongols have not invaded Central Asia. Where is it possible to instruct Yaravach and others to commit such evil deeds!

With deep doubts, I returned to the courtyard of the competition.

After watching all the competitions in a boring way, and punishing some of the family members and prisoners, he returned to his residence again.

In his heart, he was still frowning for the affairs of Yarawachi and others.

The next day, Li came to report.

It is said that at three o'clock last night, the Jade Dragon Jiechi Inn suddenly drove out of a carriage full of abandoned things. The soldiers patrolling the city were not allowed to let them go. In order to avoid being seen, they did not dare to chase after them.

I left a mind and followed the trajectory of the carriage to find traces all the way.

Finally, in the mass grave a mile outside the city, the scraps dumped by the carriage were found. Because there were a few things that were a little strange, I picked them up.

Li Chengji hurriedly asked him to take it out and take a look.

I saw a few broken stones, and they appeared in front of me. He took a piece and put it in the palm of his hand to look at it carefully, and he found that the inside of the stone was as black as ink.

"What is this?" , Li Chengji touched it with his fingernails and found that there was nothing suspicious about it. But his intuition told him that it could be another key to solving the mystery. He carefully recalled what he had seen, and finally made some judgments.

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