Zhu Tian: Starting from the World of Zongwu

"You better not have any other ideas!"

Hua Manlou stared at Lu Xiaofeng with his dull eyes, "That woman gives me a very strange feeling, the same extreme sense of danger I had when I first met Ximen Chuxue.

This kind of person is a natural killer. If you provoke her, you will die miserably!"

Lu Xiaofeng's expression froze, "Do you really feel that way?"

Hua Manlou nodded slightly, "I never lie about things like this!"

"I see. If you say we can't provoke her, then we definitely can't provoke her!" Lu Xiaofeng readily agreed and took off a wine gourd from his waist. He said, "Let's not talk about women tonight. Let's just drink. Is that okay?"

"You can drink." Hua Manlou's expression eased a little, and he took the wine gourd and took a sip, "Our lord doesn't look like someone who would suffer any loss.

After what happened tonight, I'm sure the adults will take big action tomorrow.

Drink less, don't delay tomorrow's work."

Lu Xiaofeng waved his hand, "Got it, Blind Man!"

The corners of Hua Manlou's mouth twitched a few times, but he didn't say anything. He felt the cool breeze in the night and drank silently.

......

In the south of the city, in a manor, several people were sitting around a stone table. They seemed to be waiting for something.

Suddenly, a man in brocade clothes said calmly, "The Eastern Sect Leader is back!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a black shadow climbed over the wall and landed in the yard. However, when he landed, he let out a muffled groan and covered his right chest.

"Oh? Brother Dongfang is injured?"

A man dressed as a scholar hurried forward, only to see the man in black pull off his black scarf, revealing a face so heavily made up that it was impossible to tell whether it was a man or a woman.

"It's out of the way!"

Dongfang Bubai pulled out a silver needle from his chest and said in a deep voice, "It's injured in the lungs. It will take a few days to heal."

The man in brocade clothes sitting on the stone bench chuckled coldly, "Dongfang, I told you long ago that you can't afford to offend that man. Do you believe it now?"

Dongfang Bubai tore off the cloth from the corner of his clothes and bandaged the wound on his chest. He said in a tired voice, "City Lord Ye is right. I was too arrogant and insisted on testing that man's ability. That's why I was defeated today."

"So what did you find out?" City Lord Ye asked after taking a sip of tea.

Dongfang Bubai looked at City Lord Ye for a moment, then pondered for a moment and said, "It's hard to say anything else, but at least in terms of swordsmanship, I should be no less capable than you.

Not only were all the silver needles I shot blocked by him, but many even returned and injured me. His swordsmanship is so strong that if he got close to me, I wouldn't be able to fight back!

Ye Gucheng nodded, “It seems that this person still retained his strength after cutting off Zuo Lengchan’s arm with a sword that day.

I've said it before, we just need to hide in the dark and do our own thing, there's no need to provoke this person.

Now that you've caused such a scene, that person probably won't let it go."

At this point, he sneered, "Not enough to accomplish anything, more likely to cause trouble!"

This immediately irritated Dongfang Bubai. "Ye Gucheng, anyone can say sarcastic things. If you have the guts, go and chop off that Song's head. It's nothing to mock a woman like me here."

When Ye Gucheng heard the other party calling herself a woman and looked at her heavily made-up and androgynous outfit, he couldn't help but sigh.

I am so unlucky. Why did I find such a thing to cooperate with?

He ignored Dongfang Bubai and looked at the middle-aged scholar beside him.

"Mr. Liu, what is the attitude of the Ming Cult leader? Is he willing to join forces with us to plan a great cause?"

The middle-aged scholar shook his head slightly. "It's still under discussion. There's no result yet."

"Then you should put in more effort!" Ye Gucheng said seriously, "The leader of the Ming Cult, Zhang Wuji, has a close relationship with Wudang Sanfeng Zhenren. If we can get the support of Zhang, then our plan will be secure!"

Chapter 84 We are friends for life!

Early in the morning, after a night of practice, Song Xuan came to the study and began to write a work report.

Being an official doesn't mean you don't have to do anything. Even if you don't do anything, you still have to write in the memorials you submit to the imperial capital that you are very busy.

I picked out some of the recent work done by the Jiangzhe Prefecture Qianhu Suo and wrote about it, such as how many gangsters who broke the law were arrested this month, how many cases that had been unsolved for years were solved, and how many corrupt officials were uncovered.

Of course, Song Xuan did not do any of these things, but it did not affect the centurions below him who wanted to improve themselves and find work to do.

What his subordinates do is naturally also due to his good management as a leader, right?

Just write any memorial to be submitted to the imperial capital. Anyway, the Imperial Capital Inspection Office has Lao Zhao as its backer, so this promotion memorial is just a formality.

After writing this, Song Xuan took out a blank piece of paper and began to write seriously.

This time I will write about the usage of Xiaohuandan and Dahuandan.

How many pills were received from the imperial capital, how many were used, and on whom they were used must all be clearly recorded. This memorial is not a formality, and the Judgment Department will even send personnel to check it later.

If any fraud is discovered by the Judgment Department, then these welfare benefits exclusively for the Xuanyiwei families in the imperial capital will be revoked.

Song Xuan recorded this matter very seriously, and he had no choice but to take it seriously.

As he spent more and more time in the Xuanyiwei system and held higher and higher positions, Song Xuan knew more and more about the secrets of the imperial court.

To put it bluntly, the reason why the Xuanyi Guards have been able to suppress martial artists for three hundred years is because of the existence of these two kinds of elixirs.

This is the fundamental reason why the Xuanyi Guards can maintain their advantage for a long time, so the distribution and use of these two kinds of elixirs are extremely strict.

According to the rules of the Xuanyiwei, the elixirs obtained by the Xuanyiwei families can only be used by the family's direct descendants. They are not allowed to be leaked or bought or sold.

Once discovered, the consequences will be serious.

Of course, rules are dead, but people are alive. Generally speaking, the Imperial Capital Xuanyiwei Headquarters will not be too strict, and it is not wrong to give one or two pills to friends and family occasionally.

However, it must be clearly recorded, and there must be a written application in advance, and only after permission is obtained can it be given to outsiders.

In a case like Lin Ruhai's, where someone was poisoned and on the verge of death, they could be given life-saving pills as a matter of urgency, but the cause and effect must be clearly written afterwards, waiting for the people from the Judgment Department to come and check whether it was true.

The inspection results will be reported to the Great Zhou Taizu through the Judgment Department.

That’s right, it’s the Taizu of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Taizu Ji Wuming, who unified the nine provinces and suppressed the Great Zhou Dynasty for three hundred years with supreme military force, is still alive.

The elixirs that the Xuanyiwei family received on a regular basis were refined and distributed from the royal Taoist temple of the Great Zhou Taizu.

The number of pills is limited and the supply is limited. In addition to the Xuanyiwei family, only the royal family and the first-class Xuanyiwei are eligible to obtain them.

Even the emperor only received a limited share each year. If he wanted to get extra, he had to apply to the Taizu of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Unless he had sufficient reasons, he could not get extra.

Because these two kinds of elixirs are too rare and in limited quantity, under normal circumstances, they are too few for family use, and few people would give them to others.

This is also the reason why Lin Ruhai's face was moved and he was quite emotional after he learned that he was saved by Song Xuan with Xiaohuandan.

Even though the emperor valued him very much, he was reluctant to give him a small pill when he was seriously ill. In comparison, Song Xuan, a distant relative who was five generations away from him, was so willing to give him a small pill. How could he not be moved?

After recording the usage of the Small Huan Dan and the Large Huan Dan, Song Xuan wrote an additional application -

An application to give a small Huandan to my good friend Hua Manlou.

They must be friends. If you only write about subordinates, it is likely that they will not pass the review.

After hesitating for a moment, Song Xuan added the words "life-long friendship" before the word "friend". In this way, the chances of passing the review should be greatly improved.

Song Xuan felt that it was a good deal to exchange one pill for two veteran innate warriors as his subordinates.

At least since he is short of manpower now, he must keep Lu Xiaofeng and Hua Manlou in his hands.

After finishing all these, it was already bright outside. Song Xuan put the three letters into the letter paper, opened the door and walked out.

Outside the yard, Lu Xiaofeng and Hua Manlou, both drunk, were leaning against the wall and yawning.

Seeing Song Xuan leaving, Lu Xiaofeng said with a smile, "My Lord, do you have any plans for today?"

Song Xuan nodded and said, "Pass on my order and gather the men. Today, I will launch a special operation to eliminate gangs and evil in Yangzhou City!"

'Crack down on gangs and eliminate evil?'

Lu Xiaofeng was stunned. Although he felt a little strange, he could understand what the adults meant.

In his opinion, perhaps this rather strange word is the professional term within the Xuanyiwei.

"Oh right..." Song Xuan raised a piece of letter in his hand and said, "Although I have Xiao Huan Dan here, I can't give it to anyone I want. I have to apply to the headquarters of the Imperial Capital Xuanyi Guard.

I have already written the application documents and will send them to the imperial capital today. The imperial capital will send someone to secretly investigate the situation soon.

After the Imperial Capital passes the review, we can give you the Xiao Huan Dan."

Lu Xiaofeng was stunned. Even Hua Manlou, who was calm and used to being a blind man, was stunned at this moment.

"Do you really mean what your Excellency said?"

I thought I would have to work for the Xuanyi Guard for three years before I could get the Xiaohuandan, but I didn't expect that Lord Song would be so open and honest. What we agreed on yesterday was done today!

"I always keep my word... You should all work diligently from now on. If you try to be cunning and the reviewers in the capital deem you untrustworthy, things will be very difficult."

Lu Xiaofeng said with a serious face: "Don't worry, sir, from now on, we won't dare to say anything you say. As long as it doesn't violate morality, we will do whatever you ask us to do!"

Song Xuan nodded in satisfaction and smiled, "No need to be so serious. In name, we are a superior and a subordinate, but we can also get along as friends in private.

If someone asks what our relationship is, remember to say we are friends!"

After he finished speaking, Song Xuan added, "Remember, we are friends who have shared life and death!"

"Life-threatening friendship?" Lu Xiaofeng's expression was a little strange. "Sir, although I know that saying this will make it easier to pass the review in the imperial capital, isn't the idea of ​​life-threatening friendship too exaggerated?"

"How is that an exaggeration?" Song Xuan said seriously, "Last night we were attacked by an assassin, and we worked together to repel the assassin. Does this count as a life-or-death friendship?"

Lu Xiaofeng was silent for a moment, then nodded, his face serious, "Yes, it was indeed a life, the life of that black-clad assassin!"

"The assassin who released the poisonous smoke and was stabbed twice by the adults is dead!"

Chapter 85: Have the scholars in Yangzhou City always been so brave?

"died?"

Song Xuan didn't care much about it. After all, once he entered the Xuanyiwei prison, it would be basically difficult to get out alive.

"It seems that the assassin didn't confess any useful information?"

Lu Xiaofeng shook his head, "The Imperial Prison sent someone over this morning. They didn't dare to disturb your rest, so they briefly told me the situation.

According to them, the assassin was only paid to do the job, and he had no idea who was behind it.

Song Xuan was not surprised. The profession of killer is still active in the dark corners of the world, not to mention in today's feudal era, even in the future rule of law society.

As long as there is a demand, there will always be someone who will do it for money to help others get rid of disasters.

......

After breakfast, Song Xuan came to the Qianhusuo martial arts field.

Inside the field, hundreds of Xuanyiwei Tiqi were dressed in iron armor and ready for battle. The armor, gleaming with cold light, added a sense of solemnity under the morning sun.

Seeing Song Xuan coming, a captain hurried forward to salute.

"Sir, except for some of the Ti cavalry who are out on missions, almost all of our Qianhu Division's troops are here!"

Song Xuan, riding on his warhorse, said in a deep voice, "I have just arrived in Yangzhou, but have been repeatedly assassinated. I am very dissatisfied with the public security in Yangzhou City!

Starting from today, I will launch a special operation to crack down on gangsters and eliminate evil in Yangzhou City for half a month.

You are all local tyrants in Yangzhou City. You should know better than me who are the bad guys and who are the rats hiding in the gutter! "

Song Xuan's majestic eyes surveyed the crowd and he said in a cold voice, "I don't keep useless people under my command. If you can't produce an answer that satisfies me in half a month, you will bear the consequences!"

After saying that, he waved his sleeves and said, "Let's go!"

Boom! !

The rumbling sound of iron hooves stepping on the ground continued to ring out, shaking the ground constantly. Teams of Xuanyiwei Tiqi, led by their respective centurions, scattered towards Yangzhou City like wild horses.

We are all smart. The pacification envoy was assassinated last night. He must be very angry and must have killed a group of people to vent his anger.

Lu Xiaofeng and Hua Manlou stood on both sides of Song Xuan. Behind them, more than ten Ti cavalrymen were silent, waiting for Song Xuan's next order.

Song Xuan waved his sleeves and said, "Let's go out for a walk. We've been here for so long, but we haven't taken a closer look at Yangzhou City!"

Lu Xiaofeng naturally had no objection. He was a person who could not sit still and was eager to run around outside every day.

"Brother, you're going out to play without me?"

At this moment, a pretty figure came from a distance at an extremely fast speed and arrived beside Song Xuan in a few breaths.