"Protect your lordship—"

Outside, there was a commotion, and a group of men with torches and weapons surrounded the house. There was a man with a black mole on his eyebrows, and he even broke in with a knife, and saw the dead Zhou Biao at a glance, and then pointed at us with a knife: "Go, go see Taishou!" ”

What a ridiculous bunch of lost dogs.

Thinking so, I shook off He Yunwu's hand and prepared to cast a spell, but Zhu Jianxi stopped me, leaned in and whispered: "Zhou Chuan dares to do whatever he wants with a small county order, then he must be even more unscrupulous in guarding Yang City." If you can clean up the scourge from the root of the city in one fell swoop, why not? ”

At the root? That is to say, once again, the plan will be calculated, and the Taishou will be brought down like eradicating Zhou Bulge? I understood, nodded, and put my hand away.

Seeing that we had no intention of resisting, they rushed up, tied us up, and escorted us to the Taishou Mansion overnight.

At this moment, on the eaves of the house, an animal watched all this, then turned and jumped into the darkness, following the crowd.

When it was almost dawn, we were taken to the location, and Taishou stretched his waist and went up to the hall. As soon as I heard that we had killed the county order, the triangular eyes that were originally worried suddenly widened, the horizontal flesh on his face jumped a full six jumps, and his beard trembled. I was shocked and scared in my heart, I was shocked that Zhou Bul's kid was killed overnight, and I was afraid that the few people in front of me might also take their lives. It was because he couldn't calm down for a long time, and it wasn't until someone shouted "adult" that he came back to his senses.

"My lord, the crime of killing officials is extremely heinous." The one who spoke was the man with a mole on his eyebrows, and it seemed that he wanted to ask for merit and reward. He said solemnly, "It's the little ones who risked being killed by the murderers and brought them to justice, you see." He subconsciously patted his chest, hinting that he would take over the position of county magistrate.

Taishou naturally knew what he meant, but he didn't know what benefits he could give himself, so he wrinkled his eyelids, stroked his beard, and made a gesture of embarrassment, and didn't open his mouth for a long time.

The mole is not stupid, he patted his hand and said: "Zhou County Ling is a good official, and his sincerity to you can be seen by the sun and the moon, isn't the reason not your kindness?" If there is a successor in the future, because of your kindness, you will be given less filial piety than him? ”

When Taishou heard this, he immediately waved his hand: "That...... Why don't you be the successor? ”

Zhu Jianxi coldly watched the two of them buy and sell officials in public, and felt funny, they dared to be so arrogant in front of the emperor, they were really tired! So he looked up and laughed. The two looked at each other in bewilderment.

Feeling ridiculed, Taishou put all his strength in his hands and slammed the table. As a result, as soon as his hand touched the table, he immediately flicked it back, and he played it comically as he tossed it. Seeing this scene, He Yunwei also laughed "sneering".

"Boldly tricking the people, murdering important members of the court, and shamelessly mocking his own officials. How many of your heads are enough to cut off for this official? Yes? He stamped his feet, blew his beard and glared. Suddenly, when he saw that we were still standing, he shouted angrily: "Diao Min! Diao Min! Why don't you kneel when you see this official! Get on my knees! ”

"Your Excellency!" Zhu Jianxi said lightly, "I'm afraid you can't stand my kneeling." ”

"Can't stand it? What do you say, can't stand it? He seemed to hear a big joke, and he leaned back and laughed, and then pretended to be stunned, "Why? ”

Zhu Jianxi said: "Because you are not worthy!" The county ordered the people to fish and meat, not only did you not care about it, but you went along with him......"

Tai Shou was shocked and hurriedly interrupted: "You are talking nonsense! Do you have proof? This official is discerning, and loves the people like a son......"

"If you are clear-sighted, why did Zhou Biao raid someone else's home privately four years ago, but you let him get away with it?" Zhu Jianxi asked unceremoniously.

"This ......" Taishou's dark eyes kept rolling.

"If you love the people like a son, why do you collude with Zhou Bulge, burning, killing and looting?"

"Nonsense! Nonsense! Come, behead them immediately! ”

"I'll see who changes Sister Jian Xi!" On the eaves outside the house, the little vinegar king carried a small yellow burden on his back, jumped down lightly, and walked into the house.

Zhu Jianxi smiled: "Good cat, it's really timely!" ”

When Taishou saw the cat, he was so frightened that he jumped three feet high, and quickly got under the table, and when he was in a panic, the black gauze hat was knocked off, and he wanted to reach out and pick it up, but he glanced at the cat with fear. The little vinegar king bared his teeth and hairs, approaching Taishou step by step.

Taishou was so frightened that he was incoherent: "Go away!" Come...... Cat, kill it! "The cat is a psychic thing, he kills too many people, how can he not be afraid, not to mention that there is a talking cat in front of him, who knows which ghost came to seek revenge on himself?

When he was only an inch away from Taishou, the little vinegar king "snorted" and turned around disdainfully. It walked behind us, cut the rope with its claws, and then quickly jumped onto Zhu Jianxi's shoulder, held its head high, and flaunted its might: "The emperor is here, why don't you pay homage?" As he spoke, he took off the small burden and handed it to Zhu Jianxi, who untied it and took out the contents inside.

When Taishou saw that thing, his face turned pale and cold sweat flowed down. He crawled out of the table and bowed, and knocked his head a few times: "Long live the emperor, long live, long live!" ”

It turned out that the burden contained the emperor's jade seal!

Zhu Jianxi looked at him and said indifferently: "I limit you to three days to arrest all the people in Yanyang City who are corrupt and bend the law and disregard people's lives." If you can do it, you can keep your position, if you can't do it, come and see you! ”

Taishou trembled with fright, he had only heard that the new emperor was a woman, but he didn't expect that this woman was so full of the breath of a king that she was so pressured that she almost stopped breathing. But maybe it's because she's a woman that she has compassion and wants to protect herself. He was very grateful in his heart, kowtowed again and again, and although his voice trembled, he was solemn and appeared: "Weichen must live up to the trust!" ”

Zhu Jianxi nodded expressionlessly, his eyes moved, and he slowly clenched his fists, his nails deeply embedded in his flesh.

Three days later, all the evildoers in the city of Yanyang have been brought to justice. Zhu Jianxi praised Taishou in public, but Taishou didn't dare to be praised, and said with a bitter face: "Your Majesty, you have tormented Weichen, and Weichen is also ...... Alas, no more. ”

Zhu Jianxi looked at him and stopped talking, and guessed that he had some regret for his past mistakes. deliberately took the opportunity to ask: "Knowing mistakes can improve a lot." By the way, you are so efficient and a good official, and you can get what you want with your own ability, why do you take these crooked ways? ”

Taishou smiled bitterly and said, "Who doesn't have great ambitions in his chest before becoming an official? Who doesn't want to get what they need by doing? But the emperor, the right is like a swamp, once you get it, you will fall deeper and deeper. At first, it was greedy for small money, and then it was big money. If there are so many bad things done, how can no one know? So he had bad thoughts, and he had the courage to kill people and kill people, and then, the more people killed, the more courage he had, until he covered the sky with one hand. He confided in his heart without reservation, talking about others and himself.

"Okay, I got it." After Zhu Jianxi heard this, he was a little worried: It seems that as an emperor, I still need to do a lot, and I can't ignore this legacy of the previous dynasty alone. And to fundamentally rectify the ...... I can only go back to Xuanzhou.

The next day, the reformed Taishou personally supervised and beheaded the wicked. For a time, thousands of people were empty, and people clapped and cheered. On the same day, firecrackers rang out in the streets and alleys, and dragon and lion dances were performed continuously, which was even more lively than the New Year. Although it rained lightly in the afternoon, it did not diminish the joy of the people in the slightest. This rain is not so much out of place, but rather as a beautiful thing to wash away the dirt and dirt.

In the inn

"What? Sister Jian Xi, do you want to go back to Xuanzhou? You're not going with us to the White Republic? He Yunwu was more anxious than anyone else, and asked as soon as he opened his mouth.

Zhu Jianxi said: "Originally, I just came to see if Ling Ran survived, and the purpose has been achieved, so naturally I want to go back." She didn't want to complicate the separation, so she said the most superficial and the least convincing reasons.

Qiu Yiru grabbed Zhu Jianxi's hand, frowned and said, "Sister Jianxi, we will be reluctant to you." ”

"What's there to be reluctant to?" Pin Qilei jumped down from the table, "Do you know that the emperor is the emperor?" No. 1! ”

"I don't agree with that." Jiang Zhiyong said, "Sister Jian Xi attaches great importance to love and righteousness, which is obvious to everyone. The reason why she went back was because the world was still very chaotic, and there were still many people like Zhou Biao, and they urgently needed to trace the source and rectify it from the national politics......" Speaking of this, he realized that he had said too much, and smiled slightly, "I lost my words, and I hope Sister Jian Xi will not blame." ”

Zhu Jianxi smiled and said, "I think you see it very thoroughly." Why don't you go back with me and become a prime minister? This is not a joke, Zhu Jianxi sincerely hopes that people with profound knowledge and unique insights will assist him.

Jiang Zhiyong bowed his hand and excused himself: "Don't dare." It's just a humble opinion, and it can't be put on the table. And I love to travel everywhere, and I don't want to be bound by officialdom. ”

Zhu Jianxi patted him: "Be modest." I give you absolute freedom. ”

Jiang Zhiyong still shouldn't, and turned to it: "The White Republic of China has a long road, and they ...... it"

"Don't interrupt!" Zhu Jianxi stared at his eyes, "You don't really want to go to the White Republic of China, you're just looking for a good life." ”

Jiang Zhiyong and Qiu Yiru glanced at each other, indeed, the family was gone, and the family died on the way to distribution. It can be said that life has nothing to worry about except for each other, and only when we walk together towards a common goal can life be called life.

Zhu Jianxi saw that he was a little relieved, and continued: "If the iron-blooded man is not a man who has no way to serve the country, who is willing to travel? Now that the country is ruined, it can't be repaired unless you are an official, and once the country gets better, there are 'white people' everywhere in the world, so why bother to pursue it? ”

When he heard this, he immediately sneered softly. And He Yunwu opened his mouth to theorize, I was quick to catch this "iron-blooded man" who didn't like to serve the country by nature, but only loved to travel, and signaled him to silence. He shut his mouth in a daze.

Jiang Zhiyong was silent, and when he saw Qiu Yiru showing a trusting smile at him, he nodded and agreed: "Okay, Sister Jian Xi, let's go back with you." ”

"Alas......" Pin Qilei patted He Yun worriedly, "In the future, there will be only two of us left-Lao Mo, we will protect you!" ”

I leaned my arms against the wall and gave him a blank look. I'm not afraid to flash my tongue when I speak, and I'm lucky that you don't let me protect it.

After eating, say goodbye.

There was no wind in the sky, and the rain was still falling, continuously, drippingly, and silently. The rain is like silk, densely woven, like a transparent bead curtain. The rain fell to the ground, jumped up in an instant, and drifted into a foot-high mist. Lift your foot through it, and the footprints are nowhere to be found. On the road of the White Republic of China, from then on, there were only three people and one cat left.