There were four people sitting in the hall, in addition to Zhang Liu and the others, Qi Mingyi, the other two elders of the Sichuan rudder, and Cheng Lixin also rushed over when they heard the news.

Among the four elders, Qi Mingyi is the oldest and has the highest seniority, and the other three are generally the only ones who look at him.

Hao Siming was woken up by a basin of cold water, only to feel sore. The wrists and heels were bound by thick cowhide bands, and they couldn't move.

At this moment, two beggar disciples dragged him up and reached out to grab him by the shoulder.

Hao Siming slowly raised his head, looked at the four people in the hall, and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Elder Qi, you came just in time, Elder Zhang tied up his subordinates for no reason, and asked the three elders to make decisions for me." ”

Qi Mingyi wore a shabby beggar dress to show that he could not forget his roots, and he was covered with a silk armor to show his status today. Eight small cloth bags hang around his waist, which shows his status and respect.

These eight small cloth bags are extraordinary, in the beggar gang only meritorious people deserve this honor, a cloth bag is a miracle feat, eight cloth bags are naturally eight miraculous feats.

There are only three eight-bag elders like him, and there are only three beggars.

Qi Mingyi took a sip of tea, and an old face with dried orange peel looked indifferent.

Suddenly, he raised his eyebrows and took out a palm-sized bronze medal from his sleeve.

Said slowly: "Follow the orders of the gang leader and prosper the great cause." Situ Gang Master dictated.

In view of the chaos in the Xuannu Palace, our beggar gang should unite as one, eliminate the mustard and weed, punish the traitors and hoes, and boost the prestige of the gang.

Brother Hao, it is not easy for you to sit in the position of the master of this Yibin Hall at a young age.

The gang leader has high hopes for you juniors, but he never expected that your kid would actually be a member of the court.

Spying on the secrets of our gang is the first, and the disciples of the bewitching gang are the last, such a big crime should be punished with capital punishment according to the gang rules. ”

Hao Siming pretended to be calm, glanced at Cheng Lixin and said: "Elder Cheng, everything your subordinates do is under your nose, they have wronged me as the eagle claw grandson of the imperial court, you have to help me say a fair word." ”

Cheng Lixin's face was embarrassed and silent. But his heart is like a mirror, since Shangfeng asked Zhang Chengyun to find out the door, he has taken it down. Most of Hao Siming's various charges have been confirmed.

If I speak for him at this time, I will not be in the same party as him? What's more, in front of Elder Qi, even though he has a good relationship with Hao Siming on weekdays, he must not be confused at this juncture.

Elder Qi touched his beard, looked at Cheng Lixin and said lightly: "No matter what he says, he is still your descendant, and you don't want to intercede for him?"

Cheng Lixin wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said slowly: "It's not that Cheng is timid, Hao Siming is a secret agent of the imperial court, and he is my subordinate, I have already made mistakes, how can I make mistakes on top of mistakes?"

Zhang Chengyun and Liu Wanting glanced at each other and smiled tacitly.

Zhang Chengyun said: "Elder Cheng understands the righteousness, and the younger brother admires it very much. As he spoke, he rolled his eyes and stared at Hao Siming, "Since Elder Qi was ordered, he has made a heavy oath in front of the gang leader to eliminate the poison in the gang within three years, and to prestige the original gang."

Half a month ago, I got his old man's secret order. Secretly investigate, I have already collected a lot of evidence of your crimes, and today in front of the big guys, I will take it all out and convince you to die!"

He walked up to Hao Siming, leaned down, took off the boots on his feet, and pointed to the handwriting on his left foot for everyone to see.

Elder Qi waved his hand and asked the middle disciples in the courtyard to come into the hall to see, and when everyone saw Hao Siming writing on the soles of his feet: The word brocade clothes, they all discussed.

Cheng Lixin was even more like a pins and needles, he stood up and said loudly: "Old Qi, I never thought that this thief was a person from Jinyiwei." According to the rules of the gang, he should be punished by pulling out his tongue and gouging out his eyes. If Elder Qi allows, Cheng is willing to execute this person himself. ”

Hao Siming heard his words so decisively, and said with a long smile: "Haha, Lao Tzu is the person of Jinyiwei, I think how many of you dare to move the uncle?"

Cheng Lixin stepped forward, slapped him on the ground, and shouted: "Good thief, when you reach such a situation, you still have to be prestigious." ”

His palm was very heavy, and half of Hao Siming's cheeks became red and swollen. He spat out a mouthful of blood, glared at Cheng Lixin and scolded viciously: "Phew! You pickled things, you don't deserve to lift shoes for the uncle."

Help me up with interest and chop off Cheng Lixin's claws for me, Lao Tzu is happy that he may be able to save you from death. Otherwise......"

Cheng Lixin was extremely angry, grabbed the shirt on his chest and shouted: "Otherwise, what?" Hao Siming's face muscles trembled, and his eyes shone fiercely: "Otherwise, you will be in a different place." ”

Cheng Lixin lifted his palm and slapped it on the top of Hao Siming's head, Zhang Chengyun's eyes were quick, and he opened him with one palm, Cheng Lixin said: "Elder Zhang, this thief is so rampant, it is better to let Cheng give him some color." ”

Zhang Chengyun clasped his arms around his chest, shook his head and smiled: "Elder Cheng wants to kill people." Cheng Lixin couldn't help but be embarrassed when he told him that he was broken, and said with a dry smile: "Where, where." ”

At this time, Elder Qi took a sip of tea and said lightly, "Lixin, you sit down." Carrier, his identity is now clear, and then take out Hao Siming's other charges for the brothers to understand. ”

Zhang Chengyun clapped his hands, walked out of the group of beggars, strode towards the back hall, and after a while, he took out a black lacquered wooden box and placed it in front of everyone.

Zhang Chengyun opened the box, and there were all kinds of account books inside. He took out a book and read: "In the thirteenth year of Wanli, in July, six disciples of the Guangyuan Branch abducted fifteen girls and received five hundred taels ......of silver."

This scandal of the beggar gang was revealed, and the beggars couldn't help but be surprised.

Many of these things even Elder Qi was shocked, many of these things involved the secrets of the beggar gang, once leaked to the imperial court, the government investigated, and the disaster of exterminating the gang was inevitable.

He was busy ordering Zhang Chengyun Mo to read it, stood up and picked up the account books and examined them carefully, these account books were not only detailed in date, but also very detailed in terms of the people involved and the geometry of profits. It is also associated with its own protégés.

Elder Qi threw the account books in the box and said, "Carrier, destroy these account books as soon as possible, so as not to leave a disaster." Lixin, didn't you just say that you want to enforce the law? According to the gang rules, this person will be punished by gouging out his eyes and tongue. With that, he sat back in his chair.

Xiao Yunfan listened to it on the rooftop, and said in his heart: "These beggars and thieves should be really ruthless, they have done many bad things, and now they want to kill people and kill people."

Although Hao Siming is a member of the public family, he went deep into the tiger's den to collect evidence of the beggars' crimes, and this chivalrous heart is extremely admirable. Anyway, I had to save him.

Everyone looked at Hao Siming, many people had received his favor, and at the moment of life and death, no one had the courage to stand up and distinguish a few words for him.

Hao Siming glanced around at everyone, closed his eyes and said, "Let's do it, Lao Tzu is not a good man if he frowns." ”

Zhang Chengyun picked up the oil lamp from the table and threw it in the box, and the flames suddenly burned the cover of the account book, and white smoke came out.

Cheng Lixin stretched out a big furry hand to remove Hao Siming's chin to prevent him from biting his tongue and killing himself, and then pulled out Hao Siming's tongue with his thumb and forefinger.

At this moment, a loud shout came from outside the house: "The official is taking people, everyone is talking nonsense." ”

Everyone was shocked, and the four elders rushed out of the door together, looking into the patio, and there was no one else except the patrolling disciples.

At this time, the lights in the house dimmed, and there seemed to be a sound. The four of them hurriedly shouted: "Not good." ”

Turning around and looking again, a black shadow was carrying Hao Siming on his back and was about to seize the window and escape, the four elders slapped their palms at the same time, and with a bang, the four palms all hit Hao Siming's back.

The person who came shook his body and picked up the box on tiptoe. A rain of fire rushed towards the four of them, and they only cared about waving their palms to dodge, but they didn't want anyone to break out of the window.

Xiao Yunfan's ears were about to chase after him, so he didn't let them escape. He jumped onto the roof with Hao Siming on his back, and when he saw the beggars chasing him, he jumped into the backyard and got into a side room.

Hao Siming's vest was against the wall, angry like a gossamer, the beggars helped the four elders to make a move, the power was extraordinary, and now his heart was broken, and he couldn't live. When Xiao Yunfan saw that he was about to say something, he helped him tie his chin bone and put it close to his ear.

I only heard Hao Siming say: "The account is in my ...... I'm ...... on my stomach Please...... handed over to the Fusi of Beizhen ......" As soon as the words fell, he was already angry.

Xiao Yunfan felt pity and reached out to close his eyes. Holding the fire fold and tearing open the placket of his clothes, he saw that many words were densely written on his stomach.

Without thinking, he took the skin off and put it in his arms.

Suddenly, there was another noisy footstep in the backyard. He crept over to the wall and clicked on the window paper to look out. A few beggars looked around with torches. He rolled over onto the beam and lay motionless on the beam.

Zhang Chengyun led people to chase after him with torches and kicked the door open. Seeing that Hao Siming in the corner of the wall was already angry, he said to his subordinates: "Carry this thief to the front yard." He inspected the house and went out.

Xiao Yunfan waited for them to go away, then left the mansion and returned to the inn along the same road. He sat at the table and unfolded it to see that it was written the Tao Te Ching, with blank spaces between many words.

I couldn't help but wonder in my heart: "What Hao Siming wanted to hand over to me when he was dying was actually a "Tao Te Ching"? What is the mystery of this Lao Tzu's "Tao Te Ching?"

He closed his eyes and pondered for a moment, then his mind moved, and he said to himself, "I see. Just write out all the empty words in this passage and put them together to get a complete sentence. ”

Find a pen and paper and write out the vacant words. Looking at the lines, he said to himself, "

Unexpectedly, the person Hao Siming wanted to check was actually him, since he had already confirmed this secret, why did he risk staying in the beggar gang? Is there another reason?

According to the dim light in the prison of the judge's yamen, a tall man was photocopied on the wall.

Although Zhou Guanghao, who was an envoy, took Luo Jiutian into prison, he was not interrogated in these days.

It turned out that after he took Luo Jiutian, the news quickly reached General Li.

The matter of exterminating the thieves is imminent, and moving this person is equivalent to cutting off the military rations, not only General Li is furious, but even the governor seems to be deliberately evasive.

Coupled with the fact that King Duan appeared in the Chishui Gang, this matter is even more treacherous. For a moment he had to re-weigh the pressure from all sides.

Luo Jiutian's face was haggard, and he slowly sat on the ground against the wall. He took off the jade wrench from his thumb, unscrewed the lid, and took out a pill from it and hid it in the palm of his hand.

Then he thought in his heart: "Now that I am in prison, Duanwang's side is absolutely unreliable."

Xu Yuantai and Li Yingxiang all have a handle in my hands, if I die, I will ask them to accompany the funeral. ”

At that moment, there was a rush of footsteps outside the cell. Xu Yuantai hurriedly walked in in civilian clothes and ordered the jailer to open the cell door.

With a wave of his hand, he was left in the cell.

Xu Yuantai looked at Luo Jiutian and asked, "You really did this?"

Luo Jiutian nodded.

Xu Yuantai asked again, "Why did you do this?"

Luo Jiutian glanced up at Xu Yuantai, saw that he was covered in sweat, and said with a smile: "Lord Futai seems to be even more scared than me." ”

Xu Yuantai snorted coldly and said: "If it is an ordinary prisoner, I have my own way to get rid of it for you, but the people of Jinyiwei also know about this, even I can't protect you." ”

Luo Jiutian said lightly: "What do you want me to do?"

Xu Yuantai took out a porcelain bottle from his sleeve and said, "This is a drug, you cut it off on your own, I will send someone to keep your whole corpse." ”