Jinling Chapter 68 The ruthless Zuo Tianhao
"Second brother, this girl is running out. Zuo Tianhao saw that Liu Ningshi's figure had slowed down compared to Fang Cai, and he was immediately overjoyed: "Make a trick, I want to live." β
"This third child, I don't know what to think when I see a woman's mind. The short sword man raised two fingers and silently recited a spell in his mouth, his otherwise ordinary-looking short sword flashing with dazzling thunder.
"Lei Guang?" Liu Ningshi was at a loss, looking at the light and her heart moved: "I remember that in the secret room, when Brother Xiangyun was breaking the water and thunder tun hexagramγγγγγγ β
"Hmm!" Liu Ningshi was slightly distracted, and two rays of thunder from the short sword man passed against the edges of her arms, cutting two long cuts in her silk shirt.
"Second brother, well done. Zuo Tianhao saw that Liu Ningshi had suffered a loss, and stepped up his internal strength, making the eagle-shaped fusion fist faster than before.
Liu Ningshi held the dragon-shaped dagger instead, and only two dodged and came to the front of the short sword man, stabbing him in the face.
"Huh! watch me stun you. The short sword man raised the thunder light sword and was about to parry, but Liu Ningshi's sword was only a feint, her eyes radiated a blue light, which made the short sword man have a moment of trance in his mind.
Liu Ningshi blinked and smiled, and jumped over the head of the short sword man with both feet, but the fist strength of the pursuit behind her did not have the time to react, and hit the short sword man's body with a "boom", knocking him back a few steps.
"Second brother, are you okay. Zuo Tianhao saw that his fist strength did not catch up with Liu Ningshi, but he accidentally injured the short sword man, so he hurriedly stepped forward and helped him up.
"Wow!" The short sword man covered his chest, suddenly spit out a mouthful of blood, and stared at Liu Ningshi hatefully: "Stinky girl, you really have you." β
"Hmph! You have killed innocents indiscriminately, and today you will avenge the little potato. Liu Ningshi just wanted to unfold her body, but she felt numb all over her body and couldn't move.
"Stinky girl, when my second brother launches the Thunder Light Sword, his body will be covered with his internal force to condense thunder particles within three feet; Zuo Tianhao smiled at Liu Ningshi, who was approaching: "If you don't obediently tie your hands, be my woman." β
"Whoosh. Two flying locust stones hit Zuo Tianhao, and one flying spring hit the short sword man who was panting to the side: "Miss Liu, I don't know if I'm waiting for me, is it interesting to eat alone alone?"
"Brother Xiangyun, who made you run so slowly?" Although Liu Ningshi was hit, she heard Tong Bo's voice, but her heart was settled.
"You're you again?" Zuo Tianhao's face was full of hideous color, and the yellow light on his body gradually condensed to block the flying locust: "Who the hell are you, three times and twice to spoil my good deeds." β
"I'm also curious, since you're also from over there, you should know the rules, why do you care about this nosy?" The short sword man blocked the flying locust stone with a sword.
"Rules?" Tong Bo snorted coldly, walked to Liu Ningshi's side, and gradually sucked the thunder particles gathered in her body into his palm as soon as his internal force moved: "If you hadn't killed people who shouldn't have been killed, I wouldn't have bothered to care about these things." β
Zuo Tianhao and the short sword man slowly approached each other while Tong Bo was talking, and the two glanced at each other, and both looked at the depths of the bamboo forest.
"I want to run again. Tong Bo grabbed his right palm hard, and the thunder particles in his hand disappeared instantly, and the silver chain in his left hand flicked it, wrapped around an unbroken thin bamboo pole with a slight borrowing, and stepped on another thin bamboo pole with both feet, and just like that, he flicked it three times in a row, and the whole person flashed to the two of them with a strong wind.
Tong Bo's right fist didn't know when it had been wrapped in a circle of black energy, and he slammed his short body diagonally into his right chest from an unexpected position in Zuo Tianhao.
Zuo Tianhao didn't expect Tong Bo's reaction to be so fast, seeing that he couldn't dodge, he pulled the body of the short sword man in front of him.
"You?" The short sword man never expected that Zuo Tianhao would actually use himself as a shield, and the moment his right chest touched Tong Bo's fist, it was suddenly scorched by a black flame, leaving a fist-sized hole in a short time.
"Second brother, I'm sorry, if one is destined to die, it can only be you. Zuo Tianhao grinned, threw a smoky jade and disappeared without a trace.
"Brother Xiangyun, it's a pity to let the leader run away. Although Liu Ningshi was sucked by Tong Bo of the thunder particles in her body, she still felt weak and stumbled when she walked.
"Don't worry, don't look at this guy who is five big and three rough, but his temperament is treacherous, slippery and ruthless; Tong Bo moved his slightly burned right palm: "Let's go back and see how the ghost face is doing." β
In the lobby of the Tingwei Mansion, Luo Bei knelt on the lobby with shackles on both hands and feet, and behind him knelt five Tianfeng barbarian soldiers, and Zhi Shan in the center of the hall had a cold face, just staring at them without saying a word.
"Lord Qiyu, twenty-one people died in the Ping Barbarian Army, and twenty-five people died in our court guards. The ghost-faced robe walked into the lobby flutteringly and said to Zhi Shanzuo.
"Luo Bei, not only did you fake the tax difference of the imperial court, but also openly resisted the arrest and killing of the court guards of my Imperial Mansion, can you be guilty?" Zhi Shan slapped the shocked wood and shouted loudly.
"Hmph, so what?" Luo Bei also stared at Zhi Shan coldly, without fear: "If it weren't for the fact that the court had failed my group of brothers, why would we have to do this brainless thing." β
"It is necessary to use strong words and reason, and the court naturally has the law of the court. Zhi Shan lifted his sleeve robe: "If there is really a grievance, why don't you come to the Tingwei Mansion to report?"
"Declare that you are not yet an official to protect each other. Luo laughed miserably: "My lord, have you forgotten that a year ago, the household department canceled our brothers' silver, how did you judge?"
"If there are laws and regulations, you have to obey them, everyone is like you who mutiny at every turn, so how can the court obey the people. Zhi Shanyi said: "According to the law, the head of the household department has the right to issue a trial order. β
"Yilu?" Luo Bei turned his head to the five barbarians behind him: "Let Master Zhi see all your scars." β
The five people behind him heard Luo Bei's order, and they all took off their shirts and rolled up their pants, revealing patches of skin shimmering with green light.
"Master Zhi, you've seen it all. Luo Bei pulled his shirt with both hands, and the same scars on his chest were also revealed as them: "Three years ago, in order to quell the rebellion, the Ping Barbarian Army traveled thousands of miles from this prosperous Jinling City to the kind of wild land in Nanzhong; 3,000 brothers swore to go on the expedition, but only 27 people returned; we were full of miasma, everyone was skinny and skinny, and every time the poisonous gas gushed up on a rainy day, we would be miserable; but how did the imperial court treat us, not only did not give us any praise, but what gave us was endless discrimination and humiliation from Li Chongde and his minions. β
"This official sympathizes with your plight, and will also present all this in the hall today according to your Majesty. Zhi Shan waved towards the east and said: "However, the merit is due to the merit and the fault is attributed, and the two cannot be offset by each other;
"No, it was all my idea. Luo Bei said expressionlessly: "I hope that the adults will be light on the brothers behind me." β
"You'll have to think before you answer. Zhi Shan leaned forward slightly, squinting his eyes at Luo Bei: "Pretending to be a tax collector of the imperial court is a big crime for the three clans, and you are not the only one who will die when the time comes." β
"I've said everything I need to say. Luo Bei looked like he had nothing to love.
"Someone, put these people in the dark prison of the Netherworld Court and keep them under strict guard, and then they will be sent after the official shows His Majesty. Zhi Shan patted the hall in shock: "Retreat." β
In the Nanyuan study, Gao Xian shook off the dust and whispered to Xiao Shiyu, who was tilting his head to take a nap: "Your Majesty, Lord Si Nong Zhang, Lord Li of the Household Department, Lord Tingwei Mansion Zhi and Su Xing, the head of the Su family, ask to see you. β
"Huh?" Xiao Shiyu suddenly opened his eyes when he was shouted by Gao Xian, but his thoughts were still in a state of half-confusion: "Ah! β
"Minister Zhang Shumin knocked to see Your Majesty. β
"Minister Li Chongde knocked to see Your Majesty. β
"Chen Zhishan knocked to see Your Majesty. β
"The grass people Su Xing knocked to see Your Majesty. β
"Get up. Xiao Shiyu wiped his face with a soaked yellow cloth towel and sobered up: "Zhishan, how is the tax and silver case going?"
"Your Majesty, the fake tax collectors are all disguised as survivors of the former Ping Barbarian Army, and the leader is called Luo Bei, who was unfairly treated by Lord Li after returning from the rebellion, so they will do this great rebellious act; as for the tax silver, 50,000 taels have been recovered from their hands, and they have all been handed over to the household department. Zhi Shan handed Xiao Shiyu a fold.
"Trial order, cancel the Yu Lu and replace it with the corresponding silk silk?" Xiao Shiyu looked at the performance and frowned slightly, and after a while, he closed the music fold: "Lord Li, can you explain to me what the reason for this trial order is?"
"Your Majesty, the state has spent a lot of money on raising the army, and the treasury has been stretched thin in recent years, and the minister has no choice but to save money from between his teeth, so he has launched this trial order. Li Chongde waved at Xiao Shiyu and said: "And this group of barbarian soldiers rely on their own military industry, and they are arrogant all day long, refusing to accept orders and besieging the household hall, which is really an unforgivable crime." β
"Yes? But what I heard was something else. Xiao Shiyu took a piece of folding and threw it in front of Li Chongde: "This is the excerpt that Sha Shilang gave me, you can take a look." β
"The minister Sharpa wept blood and Chen Chen: Li Chongde, as a secretary of the household department, should have shared the worries of His Majesty, worked hard to increase the treasury, and treated the servants well; unexpectedly, not only did he not think about serving the country, but instead abused the meritorious heroes and withheld the salary, so that there was a peaceful mutiny in the front and an empty treasury in the back; and his life was luxurious, his wives and concubines were in groups, and there were countless servants, and the annual income of the scholar was only a hundred taels, so he must be suspected of being corrupt. Li Chongde looked at Sharpa's recital and roared angrily: "Your Majesty, this is all Sharpa's slander." β
"Hmph! Only twenty-seven people from the 3,000-level barbarian army have returned, and they are all meritorious people who deserve to be treated well by the imperial court, but what you have done is really hopeless, and of course you must investigate the corruption and perversion of the law. Xiao Shiyu said coldly: "Remove Li Chongde from the post of secretary of the household department, and strictly investigate and deal with it in the Tingwei Mansion." β
"Your Majesty is gracious. The two guards stripped Li Chongde of his official hat and uniform, and took him down by the arm.