There were many soldiers standing outside the door of the Zhang family, the first family in Zijun City, most of them were yellow and thin, wearing cloth clothes and no armor, and their weapons looked quite sharp, half-new.

It was the army formed by Zhou Junshou a few days ago with the help of refugees outside the city, and after a few days of serious training, the military formation they formed looked already decorable, although it would not be powerful.

Even so, their momentum seemed to faintly suppress the elite soldiers of the hundred battles that Zhang Fu had just returned victorious.

The leader of the new army is the new captain Zhou Weiming, who has just taken over Zhang Qingxian's position.

"What are you doing here, go and inform Lord Zhang, saying that the junior Captain Zhou came to invite him to the county guard's mansion."

"Why, you still haven't reported it."

Zhou Weiming's momentum became more and more victorious, and his tone became more and more stern. Although he is a peerless fierce general with a silver gun in his hand, he is not taken seriously by the elite soldiers in front of the door.

It's not that the foundation building monk hasn't fought.

The soldiers of Zhang's mansion are also soldiers of Zijun City, where have they been insulted like this. A few vigorous ones were about to draw their knives, but they were stopped by their comrades.

Both sides knew in their hearts that it was not the soldiers present who would decide the course of the incident, but the monks who had fought in the dark two days before.

Zhou Weiming saw it in his eyes and didn't say anything, he may have to work with the people in front of him in the future, as long as the majesty of the county guard is expressed, it is not easy to make an inch.

As for Zhang Qingxian, now he is struggling with self-preservation, and he must not do anything out of the ordinary.

Chen Li, Cheng and others, who had also just returned to the battlefield, rushed to hear the news, and they naturally shared the same hatred. Chen Li stepped forward and said to Zhou Weiming: "These soldiers have just defended the city, and under the leadership of Lord Zhang, they repelled the bandit army, how can they allow you to wait for humiliation." ”

"I'm just doing business, the county guard knows that you are working hard to defend the city, but the traitor Wang Lexian set up a large array to almost exhaust the earth's leyline aura, and colluded with foreign enemies to attack the city, we got some clues, which seem to be related to the Zhang family, so we have to ask the Zhang family master to go over and clarify."

"Hmph, you said there was an implication, then there is? What about the evidence? Didn't you see that Lord Zhang had made great achievements in defending the city and robbed you of the task of suppressing bandits, so he was jealous, so he was charged with a crime. Although Cheng Tong is at odds with the Zhang family, he knows the importance of the family's resistance to the government's seizure of power.

This Cheng Dashao is disgusted with Zhou Wei's lowly family background, his mouth is open, and he speaks very harshly.

"Ouch, I forgot, you also have the credit for defending the city, it is your team that transports equipment and materials when defending the city, and you can mix military merits without danger, it's really a good calculation. I'm afraid that your Zhou Junshou is still looking forward to us dying together with the mountain bandits, so that you can take the credit alone. ”

Chen Li saw that Cheng Tong's speech was becoming more and more out of tune, so he hurriedly stopped him.

"You, you dare to smear Lord Gunden!"

Zhou Wei's voice trembled, but he didn't dare to really do it, he knew in his heart what level his soldiers were, even he himself might not be the opponent of Chen Li and Cheng Tong.

"Squeak."

The door of Zhu Qi opened, breaking the embarrassing situation, and the soldiers of the Zhang family looked back and saw Zhang Qingxian walking out in a regular cloth suit.

All the soldiers were worried, and even Chen Li, Cheng Tong and their soldiers were also indignant.

Zhang Qingxian led the soldiers to retreat from the enemy and defend the people of the city, but in the end he ended up being dismissed, which is not over, and he will be charged with the crime by the villain.

The crowd was angry, the soldiers' eyes were red, and they were about to explode, Zhang Qingxian suddenly opened his arms and focused everyone's attention on himself.

"It's just that after the defeat of Wang Lexian and the remnants of the party, he sinisterly bit me in his heart, and separated me from the county guard, so I guess there will be no problem if I explain it clearly. Everyone's friendship is in mind, but please don't be confused for a while in order to be in the next place, and make enemies with the county guard. ”

Then he raised his hands forward and motioned for Zhou Weiming to tie his hands with the suspect.

"Captain Zhou has finally gotten what he wanted, and your current position is higher than mine."

Everyone knows that Zhou Weiming once worked in the Zhang family, and now he is like a traitor with a wolf's heart in the eyes of unsuspecting, and everyone looks at him angrily.

didn't want Zhang Qingxian to portray himself as an oppressed party in a few words, completely forgetting how he suppressed Zhou Junshou and his style before.

Zhou Weiming didn't dare to provoke the anger of the public in this situation, and he didn't tie up Zhang Qingxian, but he didn't dare to escape.

The team escorted Zhang Qingxian away, although it looked more like escorting a distinguished guest.

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In the main hall, Zhou Junshou sat in the first place, Yu Zhu, as a guest, sat in the first place, and the rest were the real officials of Zijun City.

As for Hong Duwei and Yi Laodao, they are not even qualified to sit, after all, it is a formal occasion, and everyone can't be so casual.

Since Wang Lexian's ambush, Yu Zhu, in order to make up for his dereliction of duty, fully supported Zhou Junshou on behalf of Tianfu Temple to help him not be dismissed, and at the same time to keep himself from being dismissed.

The two parties, as the nominally largest officials in Zi County, cooperated with each other and soon took roughly control of the entire city, and Zhang Qingxian was also dismissed during this period.

There was a servant outside the door who reported that Zhou Weiming had brought people back, and the people in the whole room instantly cheered up, and Zhou Junshou also cleaned up his mood and ordered the servant to bring Zhou Weiming and others in.

The small courtyard is guarded at every intersection, and only the housekeeper can pass through smoothly. This kind of trouble is to show the serious and depressing atmosphere and increase Zhang Qingxian's tension.

It's a pity that these are the remaining routines played by the Zhang family, and Zhang Qingxian has no mood swings.

When they were sent to the place, the housekeeper withdrew, and the servant at the door opened the door and welcomed Zhou Weiming and Zhang Qingxian in.

Zhou Weiming entered the door and bowed half-kneeling, and said, "Lord Yujun, the prisoner Zhang Qingxian has brought it." ”

After that, after seeing Zhou Junshou nodding, he sat down, and his position could be mixed into a seat.

"Wang Lexian is a great evil person, I didn't expect us to be deceived by him for a long time, which caused this catastrophe, although he died, he couldn't let go of his comrades."

"Zhang Qingxian, you and Wang Lexian colluded with each other, but what do you have to say."

Zhou Junshou asked straight to the point.

Zhang Qingxian glanced around, but did not see the terrible Taoist priest and the young man who made the fire, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and saw Yu Zhu present, and couldn't help frowning.

This posture is like a three-session trial, is it to be directly convicted, but to see what means and evidence you have.

"My lord is wronged, there has never been any collusion, I don't have much contact with Wang Lexian, and the entire Zijun City knows about it."

This is true, not to mention not having much contact, the county guard and the county can be suppressed by the Zhang family all the time.

But every time he thought that Wang Lexian, the old monster, was Zhang Qingxian's father, Zhou Junshou couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, he had actually been a confidant with such a dangerous character.

"The Taoist priest in the Dragon King Temple said that Wang Lexian is your father, and you often disguise yourself to go to the Dragon King Tower for private meetings and plots. You still want to quibble! ”

"Where do you start with this, but there are witnesses and physical evidence? How can it be so easy to tarnish people's innocence. ”

As soon as these words came out, Zhou Junshou was speechless, although what he said was true, but where is there any evidence now, the people of the Dragon King Tower have all been killed.

Yu Zhu's mind turned and hurriedly interjected.

"Since there is no evidence, it is not easy for us to convict the Zhang family, but it is better for the Zhang family master to come up with proof, otherwise the suspicion will not be cleared after all."

"How do you prove it?"

"Since there is testimony that Wang Lexian is pretending to be your father, you will go back and invite your father over, Wang Lexian is dead, this testimony is self-defeating."

As soon as Zhang Qingxian heard this, he knew that Zhou Junshou had made up his mind, that is, to put a suspect label on him so that he could be suppressed.

Fortunately, he made sufficient arrangements before he came, as long as he insisted on not admitting it, there would be no evidence that the government would frame him, and then public opinion would rise, and the position of the county guard would not be stable. When the new county guard arrives, his Zhang family still has a chance to turn around.

"My father is not in the city."

"Oh? So where is he now? ”

"Everyone here must know that my father is over ninety years old, but he is only a foundation building monk, and he is almost at the end of his life, he is not willing to do this, so he wanders out of the city to find immortal fate."

This is a shirk to everyone's ears, how can it be so coincidental to leave at this time. Besides, there are still ten years left for the elderly to live at the end of their lives, and if they don't live quietly for a few more years, they are in such a hurry to fight?

But there is still no evidence, the Zijun City family is powerful, and it has always been united, but it is not easy to be strong.

"Ladies and gentlemen, if there is no problem, I will retire first."

Seeing that everyone present had no words, Zhang Qingxian was not interested in staying here.

Although he was dismissed from his official position, he was still the head of the most prominent family in Zijun City, and his status was very important, so there was no need to give a good face to the people present.

He was about to turn around when he was interrupted by a deep voice.

"Master Zhang, leave slowly."

Zhang Qingxian looked back, but it was Hong Duwei talking to him.

"What does the Captain have to say?"

Hong Duwei was an upright man, and Zhang Qingxian didn't think he would turn the situation around.

"Does the family members of the head of the Zhang family have nameplate proof?"

When Zhang Qingxian heard this, he chuckled in his heart, could it be that someone stole the nameplate of the junior in the family and used it as evidence.

"Naturally, there is, but the younger generations in the family are young and impetuous, and they are always lost in three days, and it is useless for me to punish them many times, and in the end they just carve some wooden signs for them to use."

Hong Duwei hesitated, "The Zhang family uses wooden plaques as nameplates?" ”

Zhang Qingxian hung a jade plaque around his waist, and everyone who knew him knew that his name was engraved on it, but at this time, it was difficult to say that he was also using a wooden plaque.

Fortunately, he had already figured it out, and he was not afraid that the nameplates of any of his peers had been lost in his recollection.

"Not really." He held up the jade plaque on his waist, "After the heirs of the family get married, they are nameplates made of cold jade." ”

Everyone secretly sighed in their hearts that the Zhang family was rich and generous, and this kind of immortal cultivation spirit product was only used to carve identity nameplates.

Hong Duwei suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's right, the jade plate in my hand must be the Zhang family." ”

Zhang Qingxian was stunned, took a few steps forward, took it in his hand and carefully verified, and saw that the material of the jade plate was indeed the same as his, with the word "snow" engraved on it.

She muttered, "What a silly girl." ”

The matter has come to this point, Zhang Qingxian can't deny it, Tianfu has strange treasures, and he can find out the connection between this jade card and the Zhang family.

If he voluntarily confesses, he will only be exiled to the frontier in the end, and he may be able to save his life.

"This is indeed my family's nameplate, and I plead guilty."