A gloomy dungeon, where sunlight shines through the blowholes, and dust floats in the beams.

Xu Qi'an stood for a long time, and then, he felt that he couldn't let Master Zheng continue like this, so he entered the cell and put him down.

The corpse had only a trace of residual warmth, and it had been dead for a while.

Dali Sicheng sat outside the cell, howling and crying.

Xu Qi'an was not particularly sad, he just felt that it was a relief that he left like this.

On the way back to the capital from Chuzhou, he watched the scholar's spine bend little by little, and his figure became more and more rickety.

He was so tired that he was burdened with the lives of 380,000 people, and he didn't dare to let himself be idle every day, because as long as he was free, the feeling of suffocation like the tide of the sea would catch up with him.

"Why do you say you are doing this, you are just a powerless civil official, you can't do anything, and the 380,000 people haven't let you take revenge. ”

Xu Qi'an sorted out Zheng Xinghuai's remains, and wanted to close his eyes for him, but he couldn't do anything, those bulging eyes were still staring at the turbid world.

"You try so hard to lobby every day, but people always ignore them. I wanted to say something to you at the time: human beings have different joys and sorrows, they only think you are noisy.

"Lord Zheng, the princes of the capital have not experienced the Chuzhou massacre like you and me, and they can't be like you. Every year there are disasters, and every year countless people starve to death and freeze to death, and it is not the same thing to see it with your own eyes and see it on the fold.

"I finally survived the slaughter of Chuzhou and rushed to the capital, I thought that the imperial court would give justice to 380,000 people, and I gave you justice, but I unexpectedly lost my life, heh, useless is a scholar, what I said is not wrong.

"I was able to work hard for Governor Zhang that day, and I thought that I would work hard for you this time, but I still found a way, and you have already gone. It's okay, life is miserable, and your life is really bad. ”

After finishing the tidying, Xu Qi'an stood up, took a few steps back, and looked deeply at this pathetic and respectable scholar.

Outside the dungeon, a group of stubborn armorers gathered.

Dali Temple Cheng took outsiders into the yamen, which was not a big deal, but the dungeon is an important place, unless there is a handwritten letter from high-ranking officials such as Siqing and Shaoqing, no one is allowed to enter the dungeon without permission.

Of course, the jailer stopped him, but when he was kicked by Xu Qi'an, he didn't dare to hit the stone with an egg again, and ran to report Dali Siqing.

Dali Siqing stood in front of him, standing with his hands in his hands, and behind him were the guards of the yamen.

He had a gloomy face, and waited for half an hour before he saw Xu Qi'an come out, this young man was unexpectedly calm, and his face was neither happy nor sad.

"Xu Qi'an, if you trespass into the prison of Dali Temple, even if the official kills you on the spot, Wei Yuan will not say anything. Dali Siqing preemptively shouted.

The young man with the knife ignored it and left on his own.

This knife, which was originally intended to kill beasts, was just a moment too late and didn't catch up. If anyone wants to try its edge, Xu Qi'an will not refuse.

"Lord Siqing........" the chief of the guard said in a low voice.

Dali Siqing was about to instruct the guards to take people, but his sleeve was suddenly pulled, and he turned his head to see that it was Dali Sicheng.

Dali Temple looked at him deeply: "Adults only have one life, why don't you cherish it." ”

Dali Siqing was shocked, and the hairs on her back stood up.

...........

The Royal Palace, the Imperial Study.

Duke Huguo and Duke Cao returned to the palace to restore their lives.

"Your Majesty, Zheng Xinghuai is dead, and this case can be decided. Cao Guogong said respectfully.

"It's just that the princes are there, how to deal with it?" Que Yongxiu was still a little uneasy.

The princes can forgive the king of Zhenbei, that is because the king of Zhenbei has fallen, and now, he has returned to the capital with all his tails. Wei Yuan and Wang Shoufu were the first to not let him go.

Emperor Yuan Jing said lightly: "I will send a forbidden army to the Protector Mansion to protect your safety, you don't need to worry about assassination." In addition, the spies of the King of Zhenbei who came back with you will be dispatched by you for the time being and will stay in your Guogong Mansion. ”

Que Yongxiu breathed a sigh of relief, such a strict guard force was enough to keep him safe, and he didn't have to worry about being assassinated.

As for the sword light and sword shadow in the court, he only needs to keep a low profile, not fight or fight, and with the protection of His Majesty, even if Wei Yuan and Wang Shoufu have hands and eyes to the sky, they don't want to burn the fire to him.

After this time, the future is still bright.

As soon as his mind was over, Que Yongxiu was relieved and laughed heartily:

"Your Majesty is wise and martial, and this successive fight easily shook the civil officials. Then take advantage of their hesitation, quickly cut through the mess, let Zheng Xing commit suicide in fear of sin, and leave no way back for the princes.

Now, they can only pinch their noses and admit it. ”

However, His Majesty has also made enough concessions to satisfy the appetite of some people, otherwise even His Majesty would not be able to support it alone.

Que Yongxiu was convinced by Emperor Yuanjing.

"Although the Zhenguo Sword was brought back to Beijing by the mission, the whereabouts of the mysterious master are unknown, if he can be found again, send troops to fight, and avenge King Huai, the matter will be completed. Cao Guogong sighed.

Hearing this, Emperor Yuan Jingdi's face was slightly gloomy, and after a pause for a few seconds, he said slowly:

"Tomorrow a court meeting will be held to close the coffin of the Chuzhou case, and before that, you let people spread the news that Zheng Xing committed suicide in fear of crime. ”

Cao Guogong smiled: "Yes!"

..........

Cabinet.

After the small court meeting in the imperial study, Wang Shoufu convened five scholars to discuss the follow-up of Zheng Xinghuai's imprisonment.

"King Huai is dead, that's all. But this Que Yongxiu is one of the executioners of the slaughter of the city, Your Majesty's move is really ........" Qian Qingshu, a scholar of Wuyingdian University, held back, and then sighed:

"It's a good thing to think about how to save Lord Zheng, such a good minister should not be wronged. ”

The scholar of Jianji Hall was a little impatient, and said angrily: "Zheng Xinghuai is a strong temper, he can be an official, but above the court, he can't do anything." ”

There was a lot of sadness in his tone and hatred for it.

"But that's what makes it respectable, isn't it. ”

Zhao Tingfang, a scholar of Dongge University, let out a breath and said in a deep voice: "Didn't Your Majesty want to rehabilitate the King of Zhenbei, didn't you want to save the face of the royal family, then we will promise him." The condition is that Zheng Xinghuai is not guilty. ”

"As long as Zheng Xinghuai is convicted, for Your Majesty, this case will end perfectly, will he agree?" said the scholar of the Jianji Hall angrily.

"That's another trouble!" Zhao Tingfang tapped his fingers on the table, sonorous and powerful.

Wang Shoufu shook his head lightly: "It's useless, it's different now than before, when I heard the bad news, all the civil and military officials were angry." Now that the anger has passed, and the benefits have been obtained, and the scandal of the slaughter of the city can be turned into a great victory for the imperial court, how to choose, can be imagined. ”

Qian Qingshu sighed and groaned, "What does Lord Shoufu think?"

Wang Shoufu said: "Que Yongxiu's safe return to Beijing will inevitably arouse the anger of some people, and we can secretly lobby those people to jointly protest." But the requirements should be lowered.

"Que Yongxiu held a bloody letter on the street this morning, suing Zheng Xinghuai, everyone who made trouble knows it, and at this time, if Zheng Xinghuai is not guilty, neither side can be convinced, and His Majesty will not agree. ”

The scholars bowed slightly.

Indeed, the contradiction has intensified to this point, and then Zheng Xinghuai is "whitewashed", not to mention that His Majesty does not agree, even the people will feel absurd, so who is right and who is wrong?

If this matter is not handled well, the court will become a laughing stock.

Wang Shoufu sighed: "Zheng Xinghuai is still guilty, but he can steal the beam and replace it with the disguise of the death row prisoner." As long as His Majesty agrees, this matter can be done.

"All we can do is save his life. ”

Although the scholars were unwilling, they could only nod.

At this time, a clerk hurriedly came in, handed a note to Wang Shoufu, and retreated.

Wang Shoufu unfolded the note and looked at it, stunned, and did not move for a long time.

"Zheng Xinghuai, died in prison........"

The old Shousuke gently put the note on the table, propped himself up tiredly, and exited the conference hall.

His back is like an old man in his last years.

..........

Beat the yamen.

Nangong Qianrou sat upright, not daring to say a word.

Even though he is a fourth-grade martial artist, at this moment, he actually feels a little breathless.

All the reasons are because of the note that was just handed over.

After seeing this note, Wei Gong never said a word again, not even a vivid look, like a sculpture.

Nangong Qianrou has followed Wei Yuan for so many years, and it is rare to see him so silent, and a terrible storm is brewing in the silence.

It recorded a brief message: Zheng Xinghuai was killed in prison.

It's really short, a dignified political envoy in a state, a second-class officer, and this is what he left behind in the intelligence after his death.

How will he be recorded in the history books? Probably the number of words will be a little more, colluding with demons and barbarians, killing 380,000 people in the city, and killing the pillar of Dafeng Zhenguo.

Lingering for 10,000 years.

What a ridiculous world........ Nangong Qianrou sneered in her heart.

As a bystander, he only has these emotions left, and the ridiculous thing is not the world, but the people.

The history books are vast, how many people like Zheng Xinghuai are in them?

The reason why there are so many unjust cases is because no one dares to stand up.

.........

"Your Highness, the Second Duke wants to see you. ”

When the chief guard knocked on Huaiqing's study, Huaiqing was in a bad mood, and frowned when he heard this.

At this time, if Lin'an provokes her again and annoys her, she will not be able to control her emotions.

"Let her go to the parlor and wait, and the palace will change her clothes and go over. ”

Sent away the chief of the guard, Huaiqing burned the note, changed into a plain white palace skirt, came to the living room, and saw his sister dressed in red.

She was taken aback.

In the past, Lin'an was lively, bright, and chirping like a little sparrow, did it pounce on you and peck you, although every time it was slapped on the ground by Huaiqing.

But she's always tirelessly flying back and trying to peck you in the face.

But the Lin'an she sees now is like a crumpled little flower, with a dull goose egg face and peach blossom eyes hanging down, like an inferior, helpless little girl.

"If you want to ask if Zheng Xinghuai is dead, then I can answer you clearly: Yes. Huaiqing said lightly.

Lin'an nodded, looked at the ground in a daze, and whispered, "I, I'm not very comfortable........ I don't know why, it's just a little uncomfortable, and I'm scared........"

It's that this incident has caused too much shock to her........ The great flattery has been going on for a long time, and before the uncle died, the harem was harmonious........ Huaiqing said lightly:

"It's not a big deal, you read too little, read more history books, and you know that this is a common thing. The more bloody and unjust things are, the fewer they are. ”

"You, really think so?" Lin An glared at her.

Because of Zheng Xinghuai's death and the 380,000 souls in Chuzhou City, her guilt was about to explode, and the whole person was depressed.

At this time, Lin'an thought of Huaiqing, Huaiqing was her sister who had always wanted to catch up, so she wanted to come and see how Huaiqing faced this matter.

Now she saw it, but she was a little disappointed.

Huaiqing walked up to her, looked down condescendingly, and said lightly: "If the moon is full, it will be lacking, and when the water is full, it will overflow." Nothing can escape the truth that prosperity must decline.

"When a dynasty turns from prosperity to decline, it will inevitably be accompanied by countless blood and tears, and the internal decay will hollow it out little by little. There will be more of that. ”

Lin An was silent for a moment, raised his head, and looked at his sister: "Then, what should I do?"

Huaiqing stretched out his hand to press Lin'an's head, and a rare tenderness flashed in his eyes: "At this time, someone will stand up." ”

Someone will stand up........ Lin An suddenly clenched his hands.

..........

The inner city, in an inn, in the lobby.

At the table in the corner, Li Miaozhen was eating with a woman with an oil bottle, and she didn't like this woman very much.

It's not that she is always commanding, in the past few days, this mediocre woman has improved a lot, and she does everything she can do.

What Li Miaozhen doesn't like is the arrogance in her eyes.

It seems that in the eyes of this woman, other women are all in the posture of Pu Liu, and she is a beauty all over the world.

However, it is clear that she is the most mediocre, and men don't even bother to look at it, except that the buttocks are round, big and warped, and the few pounds of flesh in the breasts are firm and full, and wearing several clothes can't hide the scale........

In fact, there is nothing to envy, those few catties of meat will only prevent me from eradicating evil......... Li Miaozhen told herself.

"Why hasn't he come to me yet?" Mu Nanyu whispered.

"Heh, I see that you are also a married person, so you shamelessly think about a foreigner?" Li Miaozhen was unhappy for no reason, and said with a sneer.

"I just don't think it's fun to be with you. The princess raised her chin and said arrogantly.

“.......”

So how did this arrogant posture come about? She didn't know how many pounds and taels she had.

Li Miao's teeth itched with anger, she was in a very bad mood these days, because King Huai had not been convicted for a long time, and today, she knew that Zheng Xinghuai was in prison.

One day, he will break into the palace with a knife and cut Emperor Yuanjing with a thousand knives........ No. 2 Li Miaozhen thought indignantly.

At this time, a person at the table next door said loudly: "Do you know, Zheng Xinghuai is dead, it turns out that he is the culprit who colluded with the demons." ”

"What?!"

The diners in the hall looked at it, their faces full of astonishment.

The man said conclusively: "I have a brother who is on an errand in Dali Temple, and I heard about one thing today, that Zheng Xinghuai committed suicide in prison in fear of crime. ”

The hall suddenly exploded.

Is it really such a reversal?

The man continued: "Zheng Xinghuai is simply inferior to a beast, he colluded with the demon barbarians, killed the king of Huai, the pillar of our Dafeng, and killed 380,000 people in Chuzhou City.

I heard that when he was in Chuzhou, he embezzled military land, embezzled and took bribes, and was taught many times by King Huai, so he became angry.

"The reason why I colluded with the demon barbarian this time is because King Huai collected evidence of his crime and wanted to impeach him to the imperial court......."

Speaking of this, the man squeezed out tears and sighed: "Although we are civilians, we despise this kind of person. It's a pity that King Huai, a generation of heroes, ended bleakly. ”

The diners were so shocked that they didn't care about eating, and heated discussions ensued.

"It's impossible, the news of King Huai's massacre of the city was brought back by the mission, and it was brought back by Xu Yinluo. ”

"That's right, Xu Yingong is like a god in judging the case, how can he wronged King Huai?"

"We don't believe it. ”

"Oh, if you don't believe it, you won't believe it, and when the court sends a notice tomorrow, you can't believe it. ”

"Phew, unless Xu Yinluo said it himself, we don't believe it. Tomorrow and other news will be. ”

Li Miaozhen's chopsticks fell with a "click".

Xu Qi'an........ The princess's heart sank, and the first thing she thought of was not anything else, but the annoying Xu Qi'an.

In his ears, what he said seemed to echo again: I will go to Chuzhou City, stop him, and if possible, I will kill him.......

...........

On this day, the news of Zheng Xinghuai, the political envoy of Chuzhou, who committed suicide in fear of crime, was spread everywhere in the capital, and in the description of people with ulterior motives, Zheng Xinghuai colluded with demons and barbarians, killed the king of Zhenbei, and killed 380,000 people in Chuzhou City.

Then, he beat a rake upside down and pushed the guilt to the king of Zhenbei, so that the pillar of Dafeng's Zhenguo would be ruined.

Some people are stunned, some people don't believe it, and some people are confused.........

The people in the market don't know the inside story, let alone the twists and turns and intrigue, in this kind of incident that they don't know who to believe, ordinary people will instinctively look for authority figures in their hearts.

The statements of authoritative figures are the facts they are willing to believe.

At present, it seems that Xu Qi'an is the only one who can be called authoritative in this regard, and the people in the market can immediately think of it.

But now, he has just come out of Si Tianjian.

Jian Zheng still didn't see him, and Xu Qi'an didn't plan to see Jian Zheng, he just gave a message to Jian Zheng.

Outside Si Tianjian Building, Hengyuan and Chu Yuanzhen were waiting for him.

The white-haired swordsman on his forehead said with a smile: "Are you willing to walk with me in the rivers and lakes?"

Xu Qi'an grinned, "Is the orchid in the Western Regions moist?"

Chu Yuanzhen said helplessly: "I haven't been close to women for a long time. ”

Xu Qi'an waved at them: "There will be a day, but not now." ”

Leave alone.

Before dusk, Xu Erlang and Second Uncle Xu took their daughters out of the city.

............

The next day, the morning meeting!

The princes of Gon Gon stepped into the Jinluan Palace, and before they could wait, Emperor Yuan Jing came, and he seemed to be a little impatient to go to court.

Emperor Yuan Jing sat firmly, and the old eunuch took a step forward and said in a loud voice: "If there is something to start, there is nothing to retreat." ”

No one spoke, but at this moment, the eyes of countless people in the court fell on Dali Siqing.

Dali Siqing stubbornly stepped out, and made a gesture: "Weichen has something to report." ”

The person died in Dali Temple, and this matter must be told by him.

The corners of Emperor Yuan Jing's mouth flashed with a smile: "Aiqing, please speak." ”

Dali Siqing paused slightly, and then said loudly: "Zheng Xinghuai, the political envoy of Chuzhou, committed suicide in prison yesterday afternoon. ”

The Jingluan Palace is terrifying.

The smile on the corner of Emperor Yuan Jing's mouth deepened, and he said, "Zhong Aiqing thinks, how can this case be decided?"

Yuan Xiong, the imperial historian of Zuodu, came out and said: "Since you have committed suicide in fear of crime, then the Chuzhou case can be closed." Zheng Xinghuai, the political envoy of Chuzhou, a person from Zhangzhou, was a second-class jinshi in the 19th year of Yuanjing. This person colluded with the demon and barbarian clans, killed the king of Zhenbei and the 380,000 people of Chuzhou City, and punished the nine clans.

"Zheng Xinghuai still has a son, who is serving in Qingzhou, and the imperial court can send a report to Yang Gong, the political envoy of Qingzhou, to arrest his whole family. Beheading for public .........."

Emperor Yuan Jing looked around at the ministers and asked loudly, "What objections do you have to the Aiqing?"

No one spoke.

Emperor Yuan Jing laughed, thanks to his years of checks and balances, there were many parties in the court, like a group of rabble, difficult to cohesion.

In the past, he was high up and allowed these people to fight, which was indeed fierce and wonderful. But when he ends, this rabble, is just a rabble after all.

His will is the supreme will of the Great Bong.

This group of people actually wanted to trample the face of the royal family under their feet and make the world spurn.

Amusing.

Among the ministers, Que Yongxiu almost couldn't control his laughter, his face could not hide his joy, whether it was Wei Yuan, Wang Shoufu, or other civil officials, they were courtiers after all.

No matter how superb the means are, in the eyes of His Majesty, they are not more than Erer.

After this case, he not only survived safely, but also rewarded for his meritorious deeds. The title of Protector of the Duke has been passed down to the present, and it has finally risen again in his hands.

The time of pleasure passed quickly, until the old eunuch shouted: Retreat!

Que Yongxiu knew that the dust had settled on this matter, and Wei Yuan and Wang Shoufu were powerless to return to the sky.

The princes walked out of the Jinluan Palace, and their steps were hurried, and they seemed unwilling to stay longer.

"Cao Guogong, let's go to the Jiaofang Division at night to play, I have been in the north for many years, and I have almost forgotten the water spirit of the girls in the Jiaofang Division. ”

Que Yongxiu was in a good mood and talked to Cao Guogong.

Cao Guogong frowned, with such an identity, he disdained to go to the Teaching Workshop Division, and there were countless beautiful female dependents and outer rooms in the family, and he couldn't be lucky.

But seeing Que Yongxiu's warm face, Cao Guogong nodded and said, "Okay!"

After speaking, he shook his head again: "Don't go out these days, stay in the mansion, if you want to sleep with the woman of the sect division, just let her go to the Protector's Mansion." Why do you have to go yourself?"

Que Yongxiu thought about it and felt reasonable: "Then I will set up a banquet in the mansion and invite colleagues and friends, and Cao Guogong must come with a face." ”

"That's ....... nature"

Cao Guogong smiled, and suddenly noticed that the civil officials in front of him had stopped and gathered in front of the noon gate and did not leave.

An ominous premonition swelled up in his heart, and he whispered, "Let's go, go over and have a look." ”

Que Yongxiu was a little dazed, and went to the noon gate with him, squeezing through the crowd, only to see a person standing outside the noon gate.

This person was dressed in cloth, with a high figure, and a knife, standing outside the noon gate, blocking the way of the ministers.

Not far from him, stood a white suit and a red robe.

"Xu Qi'an, what are you doing blocking the noon gate again, what do you want to do this time?"

Sun Shangshu of the Criminal Department shouted out reflexively.

The civil officials looked at him angrily, such a familiar scene, I don't know how many people's psychological shadows have been aroused,

Especially Sun Shangshu, he has been scolded twice by the poet surnamed Xu.

He was Xu Qi'an at the time of the Chuzhou massacre, and according to Cao Guogong, he was a supporter of Zheng Xinghuai.......... Que Yongxiu frowned, what does it mean in the words of the princes, this person has blocked the noon door once?

Xu Qi'an looked around at the ministers, his eyes calm: "Which one is Que Yongxiu?" and Cao Guogong, you two come out." ”

Cao Guogong frowned, and the sense of foreboding was even worse.

"Heh, this person is so bold, is this trying to scold me? You think that with Wei Yuan as your backer, you think that if you have scolded a civil official once, you can scold me?"

Protector Que Yongxiu sneered, his eyes were cold: "When this prince is like those civil officials, he can only move his mouth?"

Cao Guogong said in a deep voice: "This person's cultivation is not weak, and he doesn't know what kind of madness he has." ”

Que Yongxiu sneered, and suddenly said: "You said that I beheaded him here, will Your Majesty blame him?"

Hearing this, Cao Guogong also smiled, "As long as you can provoke him to do it, he will definitely die, well, this kid has Wei Yuan's support, and he is unscrupulous in the capital, showing off his might." ”

"That's because he didn't meet me, my father has been fighting on the battlefield for many years, and he likes to torture this kind of thorn the most. ”

Que Yongxiu sneered, walked side by side with Cao Guogong, walked in front of the ministers, looked at the young man standing with a knife, and quipped:

"Ben Gong is the person you are looking for. I heard that you Xu Qi'an is very good at composing poems, but you will give me a poem, and I can't say that my father can also go down in history. ”

Que Yongxiu and Cao Guogong laughed.

After speaking, seeing that the young man with the knife was standing still, Que Yongxiu felt that the fire was not ready, and continued to mock:

"Gong Wei, your level of teaching is not enough. Look at this unruly boy, trespassing on the noon gate, lawlessness, if you can't teach, how about Ben Gong teach you a lesson?"

Wei Yuan was silent and looked at Xu Qi'an speechlessly.

"I won't scold people today," Xu Qi'an sighed: "I'm here to kill people." ”

The faces of Cao Guogong and the officials changed greatly.

"Hahaha........"

Que Yongxiu felt that he had heard a big joke, and laughed wildly: "He said that he wanted to kill people, you listen, he said that he wanted to kill people, and killed people in front of the noon gate." ”

Smiling and laughing, he was suddenly stunned, turned his head in astonishment, and found that the ministers were retreating in unison.

Among these people, there are six books, six departments to give things, and there are Qinggui of the Hanlin Academy........ They are all figures at the pinnacle of power in the capital, and they are so jealous of a small silver gong?

Wei Yuan and Wang Shoufu didn't move, looking at him coldly.

This....... Que Yongxiu was stunned, and immediately looked at Cao Guogong and found that he had quietly retreated more than ten zhang.

He looked at the expressions of the civil officials again, and at this time, he finally noticed that something was wrong, and their eyes were filled with a bit of hatred, a bit of disgust, and ....... Looking forward to it?!

"What about the forbidden army? Someone, someone, take this fang. Que Yongxiu shouted.

The forbidden army not far away rushed over and surrounded Xu Qi'an, drawing swords and horizontal spears.

Que Yongxiu waved his hand calmly: "This thief threatened to kill his father in the palace, take it quickly, and hand it over to His Majesty." ”

The Forbidden Army did not move.

"Take him down, won't Bengong's order work?" Que Yongxiu was furious.

At this time, there was a whispered reminder from the crowd: "He, he has a gold medal for avoiding death........"

Que Yongxiu's eyes widened instantly, he understood, understood why the guilds retreated, and understood why the forbidden army didn't do it.

The Forbidden Army protects the Emperor, and when the Emperor's life is not threatened, they will not fight to the death with a man who holds a gold medal to avoid death.

What about the gold medal for avoiding death, I don't believe he dares to do it in the palace......... Que Yongxiu is not afraid, he himself is a master of the five grades, although the previous dynasty does not wear a sword, but it is not powerless to fight back.

At this time, Xu Qi'an took out a page of paper from his arms, shook and lit it, and said in a deep voice: "Confinement!"

Que Yongxiu and Cao Guogong's bodies stiffened suddenly, unable to move for a moment.

Xu Qi'an carried the knife and walked towards the two step by step.

Wang Shoufu said in a deep voice: "Xu Qi'an, don't make a mistake, the Duke of Protector is a first-class duke, after the founding father, if he wants to make any mistakes, you can't take responsibility." ”

Yushi Zhang Xingying was in a hurry: "Duke Wei, dissuade him quickly." ”

Wei Yuan didn't move.

Xu Qi'an took a step, and the civil officials took a step back, highlighting Cao Guogong and Huguogong.

"Click......"

He wielded his scabbard and smashed the kneecaps of the Protector and Cao Guogong.

Although the person couldn't move, the pain was not discounted, and Cao Guogong and Huguo Gong turned pale and screamed loudly.

Que Yongxiu looked at the ministers and shouted for help:

"Stop him, stop him. Everyone is an official in the same dynasty, and you can't see death without help. A martial artist dares to kill people outside the noon gate, and no one in the Manchu Dynasty dares to stand up and speak, you, do you want to be ridiculed by the world's scholars?"

A young official who was newly promoted in Chunqiu was provoked by the words, and subconsciously wanted to stand up and stop Xu Qi'an's atrocities.

Unexpectedly, Sun Shangshu of the Criminal Department beside him suddenly flew up and kicked him back.

The six Shangshu, the squire, the six departments of the matter, etc., these ministers who are qualified to enter the court actually chose to be silent by tacitly, and no one spoke.

Even those who had an enmity with Xu Qi'an did not speak.

Que Yongxiu understood that these black-hearted scholars wanted to kill people with knives.

They all want to die on their own.

Xu Qi'an hung the saber back on his waist and made a gesture that no one understood, he beckoned to the sky to the west.

Then, carrying the collars of Cao Guogong and Huguo Gong, he walked out.

............

In the dormitory.

As soon as Emperor Yuan Jing, who had ended the early dynasty, returned to the imperial study, a guard rushed in, and he didn't spread the word, standing at the door and shouting:

"Your Majesty, Xu Qi'an is blocking the noon gate again, threatening to kill the Duke of Huguo and Duke Cao. ”

Emperor Yuan Jing changed color and said angrily: "Does he want to rebel?

"Taken out of the palace. The guard replied anxiously.

"Quickly mobilize the masters of the forbidden army, stop Xu Qi'an, and if you disobey, kill them directly!" Emperor Yuan Jing shouted.

When the guards left, he stood by the big case, his face cloudy.

subdued Wei Yuan, subdued Wang Shoufu, and subdued the princes of the court, but ignored such a small person.

"He dared to rebel against me, he was bold, bold........"

Emperor Yuan Jing let out a deep roar, and swept away the cases, documents, pen, ink, paper, and inkstones on the table.

This Ninety-Five Venerable was still angry, and kicked over the table.

............

After receiving the emperor's order, the masters of the palace rushed out of the palace gate with hundreds of forbidden troops, galloped wildly, and chased along the streets.

The forbidden army team chased Xu Qi'an through the streets of the imperial city.

"Stop him!"

One of the leaders of the forbidden army breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the two princes were intact, jumped up from his horse, and flew at Xu Qi'an.

"Whew!"

At this time, a flying sword suddenly attacked, and the sword was brilliant.

The leader of the Forbidden Army drew his saber and fought hard with the flying sword, but although he was not injured, he was stopped.

In mid-air, Li Miaozhen's long hair fluttered, floating in the air, and her pretty face was like frost.

Li Miaozhen came out of Lin'an Mansion, and she has been staying in the city last night.

The Holy Maiden of the Heavenly Sect........ The leader of the forbidden army was shocked and angry: "I'll deal with Li Miaozhen, you go to intercept Xu Qi'an." ”

He is not the only master who is chasing here.

Immediately, three strong men jumped up from their horses, puffed up their qi, and chased after them in the air.

Brush!

At that moment, a sword light lit up, slashing in front of the three strong men, cutting out a deep ravine.

On the roof facing the street, there stood a swordsman in a green shirt, standing with his hands in his hands, with a cold smile.

"Chu Yuanzhen, are you going to rebel against the imperial court? Do you want to be a wanted criminal?"

The three strong men of the forbidden army knew Chu Yuanzhen.

Chu Yuanzhen sneered: "This is an imperial city, and the people who live there are high-ranking officials and dignitaries, if you want to take responsibility, you can fight with me." Anyway, Chu is a lonely person, and it's a big deal that he won't enter the Dafeng country in this life. ”

The three forbidden army powerhouses were furious and gritted their teeth.

The capital is at the foot of the Son of Heaven, and it is also an inner city, and the people here are more expensive than those outside, if there are three of them, the people will be affected and a large number of deaths.

This responsibility will definitely fall on them.

Sensing the fluctuation of the qi machine here, in the imperial city, one after another strong aura awakened, producing a stress reaction.

The people living in the imperial city are all princes and princes, some of them are masters themselves, and some of them have guest ministers in their mansions, and they are not weak.

And on the side of the palace, there were more powerful qi fluctuations coming, and they were the masters who came later.

"We seem to have stabbed a hornet's nest........," Chu Yuanzhen said.

"If you're afraid of death, get out. Li Miaozhen replied grumpyly.

"Amitabha!"

This kind of thing, of course, is indispensable to Hengyuan, he turned out of the street on the other side, and said in a deep voice: "Why doesn't Li Daoyou give me a ride?"

He also sneaked into the imperial city in advance, and he was also hiding in Lin'an Mansion. It's just that Li Miaozhen didn't pick up on him, so he came a little late.

Li Miaozhen said angrily: "I'll talk about it when I run for my life." ”

...........

It was already dark, and the streets of the inner city were gradually becoming more and more crowded.

Xu Qi'an stepped on the flying sword handed by Li Miaozhen, rushed out of the imperial city in one go, and landed lightly on the streets of the inner city.

Then, he carried the two princes to the market.

Pedestrians on the side of the road were the first to notice the Duke of Cao Guo and the Duke of Huguo, who were wearing duke's regular clothes.

"Hey, isn't this Xu Yingong? I almost didn't recognize it if I didn't wear a beater's clothes. ”

Someone shouted in surprise.

"Who is he carrying? This, this is a python robe, right? Big man......"

"I know that man, the one-eyed one, he is the protector of the country who entered the city yesterday. ”

"Is it to sue Zheng Xinghuai, the political envoy of Chuzhou, to collude with the demon barbarians and kill the protector of the king of Zhenbei?"

It is difficult for ordinary people to know the duke, such as Cao Guogong, they don't know him, but the Duke of Huguo was in the limelight yesterday, swaggering through the market, leaving a deep impression on the people in the inner city.

So it was recognized at a glance.

"What is Xu Yingong carrying him, this is the duke, this, what the hell is going on?"

"What do you do, what kind of public is that person? It must be involved in the Chuzhou case, I went to call the mother-in-law of the family to come out and watch the excitement. ”

"Daughter-in-law, you help watch the stall, I'll go and have a look. ”

"But, in charge, I also want to see ......"

The pedestrians on the street pointed and looked at this scene in amazement, and followed Xu Qi'an with a lively mentality. Some stall owners even abandoned their stalls and followed with a curious expression.

It's not just that he just sees the excitement, it's just that it's about Xu Yinluo, and what he is carrying in his hand is the duke who swaggered through the city yesterday, and no one can resist curiosity.

The flow of people is converging, more and more.

Gradually, it became a surging crowd.

This is what Xu Qi'an wants, although it is refreshing to kill Que Yongxiu with one sword, it is not the result he wants.

Finally, he carried the two dukes to the execution ground at the entrance of the vegetable market.

The main reason why the execution ground is located at the entrance of the vegetable market is that there are many people here, and the so-called beheading is displayed to the public, and there are not many people, so how to show the public.

The people at the entrance of the vegetable market immediately noticed Xu Qi'an, to be precise, the surging flow of people.

"What, what's going on?" the people at the entrance of the vegetable market were stunned.

"Isn't that Xu Yingong? ”

At the entrance of the vegetable market, the crowd is surging.

Xu Qi'an threw Cao Guogong and Huguo Gong on the execution platform, drew a knife, and cut their hands and feet.

Then, he grabbed the heads of Cao Guogong and Huguo Gong with both hands, and asked them to raise their faces, Xu Qi'an smiled: "Look, so many people, it's worth dying today." ”

Que Yongxiu's face turned pale, "I, I'm a first-class duke, and I'm the queen of the founding fathers." You, you can't kill me, you kill me, Dabong no longer has a place for you. ”

This commander of the battlefield, who was still able to maintain the composure of the soldiers at this moment, said in a loud voice: "Don't make mistakes again and again, my father is not dead, everything can be reversed, this guild will intercede with Your Majesty, let Your Majesty forgive you, and this prince swears......."

He still has a great future, he has just won the victory in the court, and he can't just die like this.

Xu Qi'an smiled.

The fear in Cao Guogong's heart exploded, and he kowtowed like pounding garlic: "Xu Yingong, it's my father's mistake, please let me go, let me go........ It's all the fault of the protector Que Yongxiu and His Majesty, it was they who created the massacre of the city, it was them, it was them. ”

"Shut up!"

Que Yongxiu drank.

"It's you who should shut up!"

Cao Guogong's face was hideous: "You don't know him, you are not in the capital, you don't know him at all, he is a madman, he is a madman, he, he will really kill us." ”

"Be louder and tell these people, who is it that slaughtered Chuzhou City!" Xu Qi'an pulled out a knife and put it on Cao Guogong's neck.

The frozen blade seemed to condense the blood vessels, Cao Guogong's face turned pale, his mouth trembled, and he shouted in collapse: "It's the king of Zhenbei, it's the protector of the country, Que Yongxiu, it's they who slaughtered the city." ”

"It's not enough!" Xu Qi'an said lightly.

"And Your Majesty, and Your Majesty, he knows everything, he knows that the King of Zhenbei is going to slaughter the city........ Don't kill me, please don't kill me. Cao Guogong wept bitterly.

Boom.

The people around him fryed.

What did they hear?

It was the King of Zhenbei and Que Yongxiu who slaughtered the 380,000 people in Chuzhou City, and their king, their majesty, connived at all this?

"No wonder Zheng Bu's envoy died, he was killed by them!" someone said loudly with red eyes.

"Your Majesty, he, he connived at the slaughter of the city by the king of Zhenbei........"

Faces are dumbfounded, and their eyes are flashing with hatred and bewilderment.

They didn't expect that they would see such a scene and hear such words when they came to see the excitement.

Prince Dabong slaughtered the city, and Emperor Dabong acquiesced.

Someday, isn't it, going to aim a butcher's knife at them?

On the spot, more than 1,000 people, densely packed with people, in their hearts, something collapsed.

At this time, on the roof around the entrance of the vegetable market, figures leaped in, some of them wore the armor of the forbidden army, some wore regular clothes, but their breath was equally powerful.

"Your Majesty has an order to kill Xu Qi'an!"

More than a dozen figures came into the air, and the qi was like a tidal wave, rushing straight to Xu Qi'an.

Behind the crowd, the sound of horses' hooves shook like thunder, and the forbidden soldiers rode their horses and waved whips to drive away the flow of people.

Protector Que Yongxiu was ecstatic and shouted: "Save this father, kill this fang." ”

Cao Guogong's desperate eyes burst into light, and then there was a surge of hatred, eager to cut Xu Qi'an with a thousand knives.

At this moment, a clear light fell from the sky, "ding", and was embedded in the execution table.

In a flash of clear light, those masters who came to kill were like lightning strikes, and they all flew in unison, and blood sprayed wildly in mid-air.

"It's finally here!" Xu Qi'an was relieved.

It was a carving knife, a quaint, black carving knife.

In the era when paper did not appear, the Confucian sage used it to carve out a series of classics.

Before he left the palace, he summoned it, and yesterday he had obtained the consent of the dean, Zhao Shou.

The carving knife rippled with clear light, forming a light mask in front of the torture table.

Xu Qi'an stepped on Cao Guogong's back, looked around at the people outside the venue, word by word, running the gas machine, and the sound was like thunder:

"Cao Guogong framed Zhongliang, aided the abuse, cooperated with the protector of the country Que Yongxiu, killed Zheng Xinghuai, the political envoy of Chuzhou, and beheaded the public in accordance with the law of Dafeng!"

The black gold long knife lifted and fell heavily.

Heads rolling.

Blood splattered out of the execution table, leaving a bleak color in the eyes of the people.

Cao Guogong was ambushed.

"No ........"

A desperate roar came from Que Yongxiu's mouth, and Cao Guogong's death deeply stimulated him.

Cao Guogong is right, this is a madman, a madman!

"Xu Qi'an, Xu Yinluo, Lord Xu, this duke knows that he is wrong, this duke should not be bewitched by the king of Zhenbei, this duke knows that he is wrong, please give my duke another chance, don't kill me........." Que Yongxiu cried.

He confessed his sins in front of hundreds of people, and he wept bitterly in front of everyone.

"It turns out that you will be scared too!" Xu Qi'an sneered.

"Yes, everyone is afraid of death. Like the child whom you provoke with a spear, like the people whom you have ordered to be shot. It's like Lord Zheng who was strangled to death by you in prison. ”

"Save my father, save my father, please, save my father!"

Huge fear exploded in Que Yongxiu's heart, and he let out a desperate wail towards the master who was injured by the clear light of the carving knife.

He knew, with a butcher's knife hanging over his head.

Xu Qi'an's butcher's knife did not fall, and he still had to pronounce the sin of the protector, his knife killed the people who should be killed.

"The commander of Chuzhou, the protector of the country, Yongxiu, colluded with the King of Huai to kill the city of Chuzhou and slaughter it. The blood debt is unforgivable.

After the incident, he conspired with Emperor Yuan Jing to frame Zheng Xinghuai, the political envoy of Chuzhou, and strangled him to death in prison. The blood debt is unforgivable. Today, sentence him, behead--stand-decide!"

Burst!

The knife fell, and the head rolled down.

In the flipping of the world, Que Yongxiu saw the blue sky, saw his corpse, and saw Xu Qi'an standing with a sneer.

"Rao ......"

The skull rolled to the ground, his lips moved, and then the endless darkness swallowed him.

"Hoo ......"

Xu Qi'an let out a long breath, as if he had vomited out the depression in his chest.

A pair of eyes looked at him, obviously crowded, but the silence was terrifying.

On such a silent occasion, Xu Qi'an reached into his arms, took out the silver medal that symbolized his identity, cut it off with a knife, clanged, and fell into two halves.

He held the knife and smiled wildly: "Duke Wei, Xu Qi'an....... He is no longer an official. ”

On the roof in the distance, the one dressed in red, covering his mouth, tears raining down.

Behind her, Huaiqing, who was deliberately wearing a plain white dress today, looked at the figure on the torture platform in a daze, laughing wantonly.

Outside the crowd, a mediocre woman arrived too late to squeeze into the surging crowd.

She stood outside, listening to the man in the distance announce his guilt, to hear him say that he was no longer an official, and to hear him laugh wildly.

Mu Nanyu suddenly felt that she was lucky.

In the crowd, a man suddenly squeezed out, it was Li Han with a bull's horn bow on his back, he knelt on his knees, and cried:

"Thank you Xu Yinluo for eradicating the traitorous ministers, and giving justice to the people of Chuzhou City, and justice to Lord Zheng. ”

Shen Tu Baili, Wei Youlong, Zhao Jin, Tang Youshen, Chen Xian and his wife........ These righteous men who escorted Zheng Xinghuai back to Beijing squeezed out of the crowd together and knelt in front of the stage.

"Thank you Xu Yinluo for eradicating the traitorous ministers, and giving justice to the people of Chuzhou City, and justice to Lord Zheng. ”

This scene is deeply imprinted in the eyes of the people around him.

Looking at the young people on the stage, the crowd burst into tears.

This is a young man who has exchanged his blood, his future, and even his life for justice.

This scene was later recorded in history.

Dafeng calendar, the 37th year of Yuanjing, in early summer, the silver gong Xu Qi'an beheaded Cao Guogong and Huguo Gong at the mouth of the vegetable market, and covered the coffin for the Chuzhou massacre case, and the seven soldiers knelt down in front of the torture platform.

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PS: I'm sorry, it seems to have broken my promise, and it took me an all-nighter to write it, and the number of words is a bit much. Well, take a shower and go to work.