When Zhang Xin and other examiners handed over the final list, everyone in the north and south, the court and the whole court, everyone's eyes widened, and their ears were all up, waiting to hear the final verdict of His Majesty Emperor Hongwu.

But inexplicably, the emperor seemed to have lost his memory, he didn't say anything, didn't do anything, just said lightly, "I want to think about it, and then talk to the people." And he took it off.

At the same time, something big happened in the DPRK. The commander of Jinyiwei made Zheng Feng insane, insane, and like a mad dog. The emperor then ordered Zheng Feng to dismiss the command of Jinyiwei, and was succeeded by Jinyiwei Tongzhi Jigang, who was the fourth commander of Jinyiwei.

Who is Ji Gang? The Manchu Dynasty did not know much about it, and they did not care very much. It's just that some sigh for Zheng Feng's chances, after all, such an "honest and duty" Jinyi guard commander is really rare.

There must be a time to think about it. After all, the final list of the examination is uncertain, and the palace examination cannot be carried out as usual.

One day, two days, three days.

Just when everyone was waiting a little impatiently, a thunderclap sounded on a sunny day.

March 17, 30th year of Hongwu.

Xu Ruyi, the eunuch of Dongchang, reported that Hu Weiyong's mourning tablet had been found in a secret room in the home of Zhang Qian, a scholar and secretary of Hanlin.

After overnight interrogation, Zhang Qian confessed that he was Hu Weiyong's henchman.

The emperor was furious and ordered Jinyiwei and Dongchang to thoroughly investigate Hu Weiyong's remaining party.

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Now that the emperor has said his name, Xu Ruyi no longer uses a mask to hide his identity.

Dressed in a black brocade robe and navy blue cloak. Xu Ruyi rode a tall horse and led more than 100 Dongchang fans to stand in front of Liu Sanwu's mansion.

There is only a simple word "Liu Fu" on a gold plaque on the door. The door was closed, and two servants were peering out through the crack in the door.

"Overseer. A fan came to report recently: "Your subordinates have surrounded the Liu Mansion according to your orders, and they can break down the door and arrest Liu Sanwu as soon as the overseer gives an order." ”

"Arrest?" Xu Ruyi waved his hand and said: "No need to arrest, Boss Liu calls himself Tan Tan Weng, and he has been frank all his life, where do you need others to arrest him? ”

As if to confirm what Xu Ruyi said, the door of Liu's Mansion opened "squeak". The door is divided left and right, but it is not Liu Sanwu who came out.

There are about 20 people, all of them are dressed in strong suits, and they look like they should be the martial artists of the nursing home, but among the three people at the head, two middle-aged people are Liu Sanwu's sons, and the other is the son of the Zheng family that he saw in the teahouse before.

"Zheng Shanru?" Xu Ruyi's voice was full of doubts: "Why are you here?"

Zheng Shanru didn't answer, took two steps forward, looked up at Xu Ruyi on the horse, and looked proud: "Who are you? ”

Xu Ruyi looked up at the sky and nodded clearly: "It turns out that the old man is taking a nap." It's okay, it's also a member of the DPRK, so let's give him a face and let him sleep a little longer. With a solemn expression, Xu Ruyi shouted lightly: "All the servants obey the order! Arrest Liu Sanwu's family, but there are those who obstruct it, and there is no mercy." ”

"You dare!"

"Lord Liu is the Heavenly Sect, and the eunuch dares to be unreasonable?"

"As for you!" Xu Ruyi stretched out his hand and pointed at Zheng Shanru: "This governor suspects that you have colluded with Hu Weiyong's remaining party." Someone!"

"Overseer. ”

He was also sent back to the East Factory for strict interrogation. ”

"Yes!"

With Xu Ruyi's order, all the servants of the East Factory shouted in unison, and the long knife and iron ruler in their hands danced, and they surrounded everyone in front of the door.

"Zheng Gongzi, how... What to do. Liu Sanwu's eldest son, Liu Xing, trembled and asked.

Liu Xing and Zheng Shanru had a good personal relationship, and he felt that the situation was not good before, so he invited him to the house.

And Zheng Shanru, although he was born in the Zheng family, he has been reading poetry and books since he was a child, but he is just a spoiled young master in terms of personality.

Now facing the wolf-like Dongchang Fanzi, he is also a little numb. Fortunately, his wife was afraid that he would cause trouble outside, so she gave him a hole card.

"Uncle Zhou. Zheng Shanru turned her head for help and looked back at an old family member behind her.

"Alas. The old family sighed, came out of the crowd, and said to Xu Ruyi: "Father-in-law, the child has gone out for the first time, he has never seen the world, and he is not sensible, can you please raise your noble hand, so as to sell my Zheng family a thin face, just teach me a lesson, and it is not necessary to take him back to the edict for interrogation." ”

The white face is beardless, and the face is full of wrinkles, which looks a little strange.

Xu Ruyi couldn't help asking, "Who are you?" ”

"In next week, An, an old slave of the Zheng family. ”

"Very good," Xu Ruyi nodded and chuckled, "Our family likes people who can speak human words." Today, Ben Du is here to arrest Liu Sanwu's family, and this surnamed Zheng is not impossible to let go. But it can't be so lightweight. Xu Ruyi tilted his head and thought for a while: "Just hit him thirty times in the mouth, just hit him here, and this matter will be revealed, how about it?"

Zheng Shanru was furious, if he was hit by thirty mouths in front of this public, he didn't care if he knocked out his teeth, but this face would be lost. Wherever he went in the future, people would point at him and say, "This guy was beaten in the mouth by a eunuch." ”

"Uncle Zhou!"

"Shut up. Zhou An yelled at Zheng Shanru, and then turned around and said respectfully: "Just do it according to your father-in-law's wishes." ”

"No!" Zheng Shanru was anxious and shocked: "Uncle Zhou, if I am beaten by him, my life will be over!

"Young Master. Zhou An said calmly: "If you are beaten, you still have your life, if you don't suffer this beating, your life will be gone." Compared with the two, the old slave thinks that you are still better beaten. ”

"I can't say no, it's not okay!" Zheng Shanru looked hideous, gritted his teeth and said: "Uncle Zhou, I know that you are a martial artist, if you don't ask for anything else, you help me beat him, from now on you and my Zheng family don't owe each other, how about I return your free body?" As he spoke, he took out a piece of paper from his arms, boxy, not big or small.

Zhou An glanced at Zheng Shanru deeply, and said astringently: "A loving mother is so defeated, I didn't expect that Mrs. even gave you the old man's deed of sale." Shaking his head, Zhou An turned around and took the paper in Zheng Shanru's hand, folded it, and stuffed it into his arms.

"Father-in-law, you've seen it too. ”

"I saw it, I saw it. He beckoned, and a fan ran over and lay on the ground. Xu Ruyi turned over and stepped on the back of the man and stepped off the horse: "Come on, our family is kind-hearted, I won't do anything for myself today, I will take a few punches and kicks from you, fulfill you, and return you to a free body?"

"Offended. ”

Zhou An let out a low roar, and his body swept by like a flowing cloud, covering Xu Ruyi. At a distance of one zhang, he threw himself and slammed his whip leg and swept towards Xu Ruyi's left arm.

Xu Ruyi didn't dodge or dodge, relying on the true qi of the body, he looked at Zhou An's eyes coldly, and he didn't see the sharp legs on his side.

Zhou Ansheng was puzzled, but the offensive was difficult to contain. The shadow follows the leg like this, once it is used, the moves are continuous, and even he, the person who makes the moves, can't control it.

In the next moment, a strange force suddenly came from the leg, as if it was kicked on a ball of cotton, and the force was removed layer by layer, which was indescribably uncomfortable.

In the end, Xu Ruyi was blocked by Xu Ruyi's palm an inch away from his left arm, and he couldn't move an inch further.

"Uncle Zhou, why do you still have your hand left for me to beat him hard, use all your strength!" Zheng Shanru shouted loudly with displeasure on his face.

Zhou An twisted his eyebrows, then stood up, and slapped Xu Ruyi's chest lightly.

In the eyes of outsiders, it seems to be more and more weak and weak, but if there are people who know the goods here, they should be able to recognize at a glance that this is one of the seventy-two Shaolin stunts.

The strong and vigorous palm power was still stopped in Xu Ruyi's chest, and it still did not fall into place.

"It's so strong to protect the true qi of the body. Zhou An muttered.

"Thank you for the compliment. Xu Ruyi smiled: "Are you still fighting?"

"I'm sorry to be entrusted by someone. Zhou An nodded, and then his fists came out and hit Xu Ruyi Zhou up and down.

Although there are not many qigong practices on the rivers and lakes, there are more than a dozen of them. There are not many condensed body protection qigongs like the eunuch of the East Factory in front of him, but as long as the other party's internal strength is exhausted, the rest will be easy to do.

Zhou An's idea is right, but he is only about fifty, and he is cultivating the Shaolin Tongzi Gong of Zhongzheng and peaceful, although the breath is long, but if you want to exhaust Xu Ruyi's century-old skills, even if Xu Ruyi stands and lets him fight, well, now it will take a long time to stand and let him fight.

Zhou An was playing happily here, but Xu Ruyi was a little tired of it. Yun Zheng and Ye Yuze led the team to arrest others, and they came to arrest Liu Sanwu in person, if it was too long, it would be a little unsightly.

Yawning boredly, Xu Ruyi smiled and said, "It's been so long, and it can be regarded as fulfilling the entrustment of the surnamed Zheng." Now it's our turn. ”

"What?!" Zhou An was full of anger when he heard Xu Ruyi's words, and couldn't help but be shocked, could it be that his efforts were all in vain?

The strength in his hand was added to three points, and he made a double wind through his ears, and his fists hit Xu Ruyi's left and right temples.

Suddenly, from the bottom to the top of an incredible angle, Xu Ruyi raised his hand, grabbed lightly, and grabbed Zhou An's collar: "You practice the martial arts of Buddhism, right? ”

didn't seem to use much force, Zhou An was lifted in the air by Xu Ruyi. Zhou An struggled and kicked his feet wildly, but somehow, he couldn't exert his strength.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in Zhou An's mind, and he blurted out: "Shakya throws elephant skills!"

"Exactly. ”

When the words fell, Xu Ruyi took Zhou An to throw a windmill, and then his hand was loosened, Zhou An flew high, ten feet high, drawing a cruel and elegant arc, fell at the end of the street, blood gushed out of his mouth, and he fainted in an instant.

"Go and see, if he doesn't die, take him back to Dongchang with him. ”

"Yes. "A fan took the order and left.

"Let's do it. With a wave of his hand, Xu Ruyi left such an order and walked towards the house.

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"Boss Liu is awake?"

Outside the lobby, the crying was noisy, and in this lobby, Xu Ruyi and Liu Sanwu sat opposite each other. One smile, one indifferent.

This indifferent expression is Xu Ruyi. And the one who is smiling is Liu Sanwu, whose family is suffering.

"The old man seems to have known that our family was coming?"

"The old man's two dogs didn't accept their fate, and they found a number of martial arts thugs in private, which made you laugh. Don't say that this Nanjing City is the whole world, the emperor wants to take people, who can stop it. ”

"But our family doesn't have the emperor's will in our hands, so Don't you want to resist?"

"Jinyiwei and Dongchang always seem to do something first, but in the final analysis, it is the emperor's intention, otherwise if you stand here for a quarter of an hour, the emperor's will to take your life should arrive. ”

"Mr. Liu seems to be thinking about it. Xu Ruyi looked at Liu Sanwu with some confusion. His indifferent and calm attitude made Xu Ruyi a little puzzled.

After a moment of silence, Xu Ruyi spoke: "The emperor convicted you of Hu Weiyong's remaining party. As a result, the boss may die, or he may be sent to the army. ”

Speaking of which, when Hu Weiyong was imprisoned for the crime, the old man did intercede for him, and it seems that the emperor still remembers it in his heart. Liu Sanwu stroked his beard and smiled.

"Isn't the boss afraid of death?"

"What's the joy of life, and what's the pain of death?"

"It sounds a lot like what the White Lotus Sect people said. ”

Liu Sanwu waved his hand and said with a smile: "The old man admits that it is Hu Weiyong's remnants, and there is no need to bear the charge of the White Lotus Sect." ”

"It seems that the boss had expected his end?" Xu Ruyi said in a deep voice.

"It's not that he is bent on death, there is only the name of the southern lifter on the list, in fact, the old man was unexpected.

But that's fine. The old man is old, and life and death are just idle matters. Now that he can die for the righteousness in his heart and set an example for the world's scholars, the old man thinks it's not bad. ”

"The Lord's Family... Xu Ruyi said tentatively.

"The old man has a little grandson, who is seven years old, and he was sent to Qingliang Temple on Wutai Mountain as a wall-jumping monk four years ago. ”

"It turns out that the boss has been prepared for a long time, no wonder he is so calm. Xu Ruyi nodded knowingly.

Who knew that Liu Sanwu shook his head and said, "That's not it." This is actually just a coincidence, the old man has a very personal relationship with the master of Wutai Mountain, so he sent it to accumulate a blessing, where would the old man have expected today's things four years ago?"

The crying outside the hall gradually died down, and a fan of Dongchang walked in, knelt on one knee, and arched his hand and said: "Overseer, there are one hundred and twenty-three people in the mansion, forty-seven of them have been killed on the spot, and the remaining seventy-six people, including Zheng Shanru and the retinue of death, have been held, just waiting for the overseer's order." ”

"Let's take it back to the East Factory. Xu Ruyi got up and said, "Let everyone be polite, don't go too far." ”

"Yes. ”