It was raining in Chang'an, and the wheels swept through the waterlogged roadway, splashing three feet of water.

The carriage was gone, leaving only a figure standing alone in the rain, the water spilling over his heels, and he walked lightly in the water as if he were walking on the ground, without the slightest noise.

This is the Wei Mansion, a mansion that the emperor gave to the founding father of the Wei family last time.

The two lanterns on the door of the mansion were crumbling by the cold wind, and I saw a wisp of sword qi come out, and the two lanterns suddenly extinguished the firelight, and hung lifeless on the door beam. Liu Jingkang held the scabbard tightly in his right hand, and gently pushed the door in with his left hand.

"Long Pavilion!"

At the same time, a middle-aged man's deep voice came from the courtyard.

"Father, the child is here!" Wei Changting was just about to push the door out, when the man's voice came out again;

"There is a distinguished guest visiting tonight, and you are in your room, and you cannot go out without my permission. ”

"Yes......"

After Wei Shichun said this, he saw an additional figure under the lamp, and the reflection of the sharp sword in his hand was very clearly reflected on the ground, emitting a cold air.

"Visiting in the rain, what are you doing?" Wei Changting was lying on the bed, fighting with Su Yongqiu today, he had almost exhausted his spiritual power, and now it was impossible to hold the sword anymore.

"Naturally, it's killing you. Liu Jingkang's voice fell, and the sound of the sword unsheathed echoed in the room, which was clearly distinguishable from the chaotic sound of rain.

Wei Shichun slowly sat up and stared at the man in front of him, his appearance looked a little familiar, but he couldn't think of who it was for a while.

"Liu Jingkang. Liu Jingkang saw his doubts and said in a low voice.

"Are you ......" Wei Shichun was surprised, and before his words fell, a sword qi still cut through his throat.

......

"It's raining so hard outside, where are you going?"

Under the ghost market, you can still feel a cold air coming down from above, and the rain is so strong that water has seeped into a few places. However, this does not affect the normal operation of the ghost market, which is still the dirtiest trading place in Chang'an. Only here can we avoid the eyes and ears of the imperial court.

Someone once asked why no one came to clear this place at the feet of the Son of Heaven.

Someone replied that it was only because the owner of this ghost city was not easy to mess with.

It's not easy to provoke, it doesn't mean that you don't dare to provoke, and it doesn't mean that you can't provoke, and it doesn't mean that you can't provoke.

The eldest lady of the Zhou family was still wearing that red robe, and the appearance of a teenage girl seemed incompatible with her current speech and demeanor, she looked up at the sky, the sky and the surface of the sky day and night, "Let the house slaves and the people disperse, give some entanglement and let them leave." Those who do not want to leave will be left to fend for themselves. ”

"Miss, you're ......"

The eldest lady of the Zhou family sneered, and there was a sword intent gathering between her eyebrows, "After tonight, the ghost market will cease to exist." Zhou Qixuan is lucky, Xu Changfeng is indeed a reliable person. ”

She said, suddenly turning her head, "You can go too, this ghost market should not have existed decades ago."

It's in. ”

"Old slave, Miss Xie's kindness!" he said, pulling out a dagger from his bosom and stabbing it into his heart without hesitation. The white went in and out, and his eyelids didn't blink at all.

Bang, in the darkness, only the crispness of a dagger landing was heard, and the humility of people dying and leaving. The life of a house slave is not worth much, and when he dies, no one will mourn for him.

But if he is alive, that cheap mouth can tell many valuable secrets.

The eldest lady of the Zhou family sighed slightly and stepped on the stone steps leading to the ground. Since the moment she entered the ghost market, this stone staircase has never been stepped on again. Now, after a few years, I can still vaguely recall the humility and insignificance of saying goodbye to the day.

Under Chang'an City, everyone seems so small.

......

"Second thing!" Li Nie finished speaking, casting a glance at everyone in the hall, and in the end, this gaze stayed on a young man, "Xu Changfeng, the end of the scientific examination list!"

Xu Changfeng frowned, quickly stood up, walked to the center of the hall, knelt down and said, "The grass people are here." ”

He has not yet received the appointment of an official, and even if he is on the list of the imperial examination, his identity is still a grass people.

"You buy an official privately, and you have meritorious service on the Xuandao list, and this king exempts you from capital crimes, and sends you to the frontier to serve in the army for ten years before you can be disarmed and returned to the field. Come on, take it!" Li Nie's voice fell, and the imperial guards who were eyeing him around him stepped forward and grabbed Xu Changfeng's arms.

The faces of the people present changed drastically, "Xu Changfeng bought an official in private, how is this possible!"

Everyone present knew that Xu Changfeng was a cultivator, and even if he had no official position in the scientific examination, he would not go down to buy an official. This groundless talk, how could the prince be so persistent?

The Spirit Clan envoy sitting on Li Nie's right side looked a little wrong, but he was still sitting upright.

Xu Changfeng has never bought an official in private, which is clearly a false accusation. Xu Changfeng shouted in a deep voice.

That day in Chang'an Mansion, he had already looked at Li Nie once. At that time, there was the king of Dingjiang, and Mr. Han came forward to protect him in many ways, but now in Xingqing Palace, no one can save him, even Wei Qijian, it is impossible to kill into this solemn palace by himself. Fortunately, this punishment is not a capital crime, but a frontier, but it is a great shame for a cultivator!

"False accusation?" Li Nie said in a deep voice, "Present the documents for Wei Shichun's impeachment of Xu Changfeng for the crime of buying officials, and bring the Ministry of Rites certificate to the court!"

Hearing Li Nie's words, the faces of everyone present changed drastically. This is not a palace banquet at all, but a public court for the prince to ask about the guilt, it was the matter of the eldest prince before, and now it is Xu Changfeng, who knows who it will be next time?

Li Nie's words also scared Xu Changfeng a little. At this moment, there are all kinds of human and material evidence, and if he doesn't come up with some testimony that can defend himself, there is really no room for turning over.

Within two minutes, a letter of impeachment was presented to Li Nie, and the witness of the Ministry of Rites was also put on the hall by the imperial guards

。 If he made a mistake, he naturally had to be imprisoned, Xu Changfeng was sent to the frontier, and he himself couldn't ask for any good fruit to eat.

"Xu Changfeng, now that there are all kinds of human and material evidence, what else do you have to say?" Li Nie asked Xu Changfeng.

Although the boy was a little flustered, he still stared at the official with an unchanged face.

"Are you sure I'm the one who bought the official?" asked the young man, staring at him.

"Xu Changfeng, you said that you would be in the same boat with me back then, but now you want to fight against the water? You deceive people too much!" What everyone didn't expect was that this official did not say any grievances, nor did he argue for himself, but was bent on scolding Xu Changfeng, which was obviously trying to pull Xu Changfeng into the water.

"When am I going to buy an official with you?" the young man asked.

"Half a year ago, you won the imperial examination, but because you were at the top of the list, you bought me a county official position. The official's tone was a little awkward, but he said it clearly.

"Lord Wang. Xu Changfeng turned his head to look at Li Nie, "I participated in the imperial examination, what is the official position of the county Cheng?

"I only trust the evidence. Li Nie said in a deep voice, "The testimony was written by Wei Shichun, and the person also confessed." ”

"Wei Shichun?" Xu Changfeng sneered, "Have you forgotten, Lord Wang? Today, Wei Shichun wanted to cut off my hands and feet in the Qingzhu Sword Academy, but was unsuccessfully obstructed by my uncle, and now this testimony, how can it be proved that it is not his revenge?"

"Whether to retaliate or not, let Mo Zhufeng investigate them one by one in the future, but now that this testimony has been found out, it is not half false, what explanation do you have?" asked Li Nie.

The above time and place characters are all right, which really makes Xu Changfeng difficult to argue.

"Investigate one by one?" Xu Changfeng sneered, "Wei Shichun has violated the laws of the imperial court, and he is already a criminal minister, does the prince still have to believe the words of a criminal minister?"

"Why did Wei Shichun come from the crime minister's words?" Li Nie shook his head and said, "I asked Shen Binglin to give you an edict today, and it is clearly written on it." ”

"Given, Su Yongqiu, the former dean of the Qingzhu Sword Academy, the scenery is a scene. Xu Changfeng was expressionless, and said word by word, "In this way, the prince gave me Uncle Su a death? So Wei Shichun received a military order to give my uncle a death, engraved with this meaning?"

"Xu Changfeng, don't say it, are you crazy?" the young man's voice fell, and Du Yuchen in the seat couldn't help but remind in a low voice.

Privately figuring out the king's life is a great treacherous crime.

Now that Xu Changfeng is buying officials, even if he is confirmed, he will not lose his head. But once he continues, the end is not as simple as losing his head.

"This king just gave Su Yongqiu a scene, how can he say that he will give death?" the prince shook his head and said, "It's you, it's just a misunderstanding." ”

"Since this is the case, then Wei Shichun is even more guilty. Xu Changfeng gritted his teeth and said, "He impeached me for buying an official position, and I impeached him for false accusations, what's wrong? Although I have no official position, since Wei Shichun has imposed an official position on me, then I have the responsibility to impeach, but is it wrong?"

“

Ridiculous!" Li Nie scolded, "If you are talking wildly, your cultivation path may end today!"

"Wei Shichun's assassination of my uncle violated the laws of the imperial court, is it wrong?" Xu Changfeng ignored Li Nie's words and still shouted in a deep voice.

"Go!" Li Nie gritted his teeth and said, "Call Wei Shichun for me!"

The faces of the ministers present have changed greatly, no one has ever dared to yell at the prince, and now this Xu Changfeng is the first person!

The wind and rain outside the temple continued, and the inside of the hall was also wind and rain, and no one knew what kind of storm this rain would set off tonight. Indeed, now from beginning to end, this Wei Shichun is a key figure, and only when he is present, can the things before and after be clear.

"Wei Shichun can't come......" At this moment, a eunuch who had ordered rushed into the hall and shouted in a deep voice, "Lord Wang, Wei Shichun, he ,...... Dead!"

"What did you say?" Li Nie was furious.

The ministers were even more frightened, who was Wei Shichun?Sixth-order cultivator, how could he die so easily?

"How did he die," Li Nie asked in a deep voice.

"Died at the hands of Liu Jingkang......" The eunuch's voice fell, and the hall was silent.

(End of chapter)