Chapter 218: Trust between people
"It's early. Governor Zhang said with a smile and left with Jiang Luzhong.
Xu Qi'an did not follow, but called three white-clothed warlocks who didn't like to eat at the same table with Wufu, so they huddled in the room for breakfast.
"Xu Gongzi is here. β
The three white-clothed warlocks got up in a panic and respectfully invited Xu Qi'an to take a seat.
"There's something I want to ask you..."Xu Qi'an pondered for a moment and said, "Apart from you, who else will come to Yunzhou with our Tianjian?"
In order to increase his sense of identity, he deliberately said, "Let's be the heavenly supervisor."
The three white-clothed men looked at each other: "No, it's just us." β
Xu Qi'an's face sank: "Look down on me." β
β... Where does Xu Gongzi speak, there are really only the three of us. The white-clad warlock explained.
I don't know if using the Lookout Technique to see the Warlock will have an effect... Give back to the other in his way.... Xu Qi'an nodded: "Got it." β
He also thought that the three little brothers would not lie to him. Moreover, the warlocks must have a way to shield their own qi, after all, they are professionals.
"Right now, there are officials visiting Governor Zhang, you all watch upstairs to see how their qi changes, and then reply to me. β
After explaining, Xu Qi'an took three white clothes and hid at the corner of the stairs on the second floor.
....
In the hall, Governor Zhang met with officials at all levels in the White Emperor City, but all those who were of enough level in the city basically gathered here.
There was such a big disturbance last night, as long as you are not blind and deaf, it is impossible not to know. What's more, these city officials who are closely watching the governor's every move.
After some greetings, the political envoy Song Bu, who was wearing a scarlet robe, got straight to the point and went straight to the point: "I heard the report of the soldiers this morning, and the governor went straight to the capital last night to command the envoy and arrested Lord Yang?"
The political envoy of Song Bu, who had slightly high cheekbones and squinted his eyes when he smiled, opened his eyes wide at this time, staring at Governor Zhang for a moment.
The same goes for other officials.
Governor Zhang bowed his head and said in a deep voice: "The Qi Party colluded with the Witch God Sect to transport military supplies, and this official arrested him and returned him to the post station, where he is being interrogated." β
"Thisβ" The officials' faces changed slightly.
Political envoy Song Bu frowned, lowered his voice, and said earnestly: "Lord Governor, be cautious, be cautious." β
After a pause, he leaned over, brought himself closer to Governor Zhang, and continued: "Lord Yang is the commander of the capital, must your lord have conclusive evidence? β
Even with the authority of the governor, if you want to command the envoys, you have to have conclusive evidence. Without evidence, it is taboo to arrest people.
First of all, the Yunzhou officialdom will not agree, and secondly, the guards under the command of the Metropolitan Command Department will not agree.
The former is okay, at most they move their mouths, and the latter is a group of Bing ruffians (author's note: soldiers and ruffians cannot be connected together).
The evidence must be taken out, and without an explanation, there will be chaos. But Governor Zhang did not rush to show evidence, and said with a smile:
"Ladies and gentlemen, you have been an official in Yunzhou for many years, how do you feel about Yang Chuannan, the commander of the capital?"
Hearing this question, all the officials expressed their opinions with different expressions.
At the corner of the stairs, Xu Qi'an said in a low voice: "Look, look carefully." β
After a while, he asked again, "Which one is lying?" The thief on the left, I don't think he's reliable. The second one in the back row, at first glance, is not a good person...."
After speaking, he found that the three white-clothed warlocks were staring at him silently, and Xu Qi'an said depressedly: "Look at what I'm doing, talk." β
The white-clothed warlock pursed his lips, "None of them tell the truth...."
Xu Qi'an opened his mouth, speechless for a while, it's so real in the world, this is officialdom!
The so-called lack of truth refers to what the officials present said in their mouths, which was completely different from what they thought in their hearts.
But this does not mean that they are "werewolves", because there are not too many hypocrisies in the officialdom, let's say ten words, one sentence is false, in Si Tianjian's qi technique, that is a lie.
There are also limitations to the art of looking at qi, and it cannot be like a water leak, accurate to the second.
Next, Governor Zhang talked to the officials about the account books, but he did not show them publicly.
... The officials vaguely exchanged glances, how long has the governor team been in Yunzhou? Three of those days were also outside.
But even so, in just a few days, Yang Chuannan's incriminating evidence was unearthed?
For a while, the officials felt a chill in their hearts, three years of 100,000 snowflakes of silver in the Qing Governor's Mansion, who dared to say that they had no problems?
If Governor Zhang made a move against them, none of the people present would be able to escape.
An official swallowed his saliva and asked, "The governor has a lot of talents under his hands." I don't know which adult has made this great achievement?"
As he spoke, he glanced at the watchmen around him.
The other officials quietly scrutinized the watchman, all speculating.
Song Buzheng's eyes flashed slightly, and he said with a smile: "This official remembers that the gong who is proficient in farming did not accompany the governor to inspect that day. β
These words reminded everyone, and the officials who were not low-level suddenly searched for Xu Qi'an's figure purposefully.
Others looked at Governor Zhang.
"Yes, it's this person!" Governor Zhang nodded.
In fact, with the wisdom of the officials present, even if there is no Governor Zhang's affirmation, most of them can guess it. There are not many people who stay at the post station, but there is the gong, whose position is not high, but he can sit next to the governor.
Recalling that the saber that is different from other watchmen, all kinds of specialities, it is not difficult to guess that the gong named Xu Qi'an has strong business ability and is one of the important figures in this patrol team.
"Ahem!"
Xu Qi'an appeared at the right time, and after coughing, he stood silently behind Governor Zhang.
At that time, I saw the difference between him, but I didn't expect that the commander of the whole hall would be planted in the hands of a gong....
Many officials had both vigilance and awe in their eyes.
....
In the corridor on the second floor, Li Miaozhen pressed the guardrail with both hands, overlooking the people below, and heard Su Su beside him pout: "It will be majestic." β
From this angle, they could just see Xu Qi'an and the white-clothed warlock hiding.
Just now, the credit for solving the case was vaguely broken by Song Bu's political envoy, and after Governor Zhang admitted it, the spicy stinky man hurriedly tidied up his appearance and appeared majestically.
Su Su didn't know the word "pretending", otherwise she would have been able to accurately grasp the adjective.
"Men have a good reputation, human nature. β
Li Miaozhen is now gradually changing her opinion of Xu Qi'an, and feels that in addition to being lustful, all parties are impeccable. He is a decent person, speaks well, is good at solving cases, and has outstanding abilities.
"You seem to have a lot of preconceptions about him, but you don't really dislike him. Li Miaozhen looked sideways, glanced at the female ghost, frowned, and said:
"You used to be very disdainful of men, but now you feel like you've become enemies with him. β
Su Su didn't admit it, and hurriedly defended: "I'm just angry, but the master, you seem to have a good impression of him." β
Li Miaozhen generously admitted: "Xu Qi'an is indeed not bad. β
Su Su said, "He promised me last night to help me rebuild my body, but he made one condition. β
"What conditions. β
"Give him a concubine for a few years. β
β... Xu Qi'an is really bad and hopeless. β
At the end of the negotiation, the officials accompanied Governor Zhang to the capital to command the envoys, and then they had to check the accounts and confirm the authenticity of the account books.
Checking accounts, Xu Qi'an is a layman, so he didn't follow to join in the fun, and was arranged at the post station to guard Yang Chuannan with other watchmen.
When the people were gone, Xu Qi'an stood in the hall, looked up at the two beauties on the second floor, and said with a smile:
"When are you two leaving? Don't you want to take advantage of Jiang Jinluo's absence to rob Yang Chuannan. β
Su Sujiao snorted: "The master is the Holy Maiden of Tianzong, the Feiyan Woman, and the most trustworthy of her promises." β
Xu Qi'an shrugged: "Trust between people is actually very fragile, just like paper, it will be broken when you stab it." β
Su Su raised the bar and retorted loudly.
"If you don't believe you, I'll verify it for you. Xu Qi'an beckoned.
Su Su propped up the guardrail, flew to the hall lightly, and stood in front of Xu Qi'an.
Burst... Xu Qi'an poked a finger in her chest, like piercing a piece of paper.
"You, stinky man, my aunt is going to kill you. Su Su was mad.
"Look, I'm right. β
Su Su frantically exhaled yin qi to attack Xu Qi'an, but once Wufu was vigilant, close combat was far better than other systems, so every breath of yin qi was flexibly dodged, but she kept having holes in her own body, chest, waist, lower abdomen....
The body was quickly broken.
Li Miaozhen had to take out a paper figure again, as a thing possessed by Su Su, the ghost thing has no entity, and it is exposed to the scorching sun during the day, which will greatly damage its vitality at least and be wiped out at worst.
The paper figure is painted with a Taoist talisman, which can warm up ghosts and seal yin qi.
"Hey, General Li still has a paper figure with him, where are you hiding?" Xu Qi'an pretended to be puzzled.
"I naturally have my means. Li Miaozhen said.
"What means? The legendary mustard seeds?" Xu Qi'an's eyes widened, like a dirt bun that had never seen the world.
What is a mustard seed? Li Miaozhen was stunned for a moment, and then felt very satisfied with being worshiped by Xu Qi'an, so she nodded and said:
"It's a similar spell. β
"General Li is worthy of being the Holy Maiden of Tianzong. Xu Qi'an was impressed.
Li Miaozhen let out a reserved "um".
.... You just pretend it, isn't it just a fragment of the book from the ground, the more you put it now, the more thoroughly it will cool down in the future. Xu Qi'an smiled heartily.
At noon, Xu Qi'an beckoned the two beauties to run out of eels, and estimated that Governor Zhang was about to come back.
As a result, the governor did not wait, and waited for a soldier guarding the city to rush into the post station quickly, shouting: "I have something important to ask to see the governor!"
The tiger guard stopped him and scolded, "Don't trespass on the inn." β
The soldiers guarding the city were in a hurry and shouted, "Your Excellency, there are 100,000 urgent things to see. β
The movement in the courtyard alarmed the watchmen in the post station, and a silver gong came out with two gongs, frowning and saying, "The governor is not here, I have something to tell me." β
The guards swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said hurriedly: "The army of the guards has assembled outside the southern city and threatened that if the governor does not go out to meet them, they will enter the city. β