chewing dragon

Chapter 296: The Fourth Colonel of Huqiao and the Two Star Lords of Douge ([-])
In front of the White Tiger Tower and under the Divine Tiger Bridge, the team leader who was guarding the palace was sweating profusely.

Facing the pressing steps of the four Colonel Gou Chen, the guards retreated continuously, not daring to make an attack.

Originally, if Qi Jingzhi had fought as hard as Zuo Yaoshi, these people would have resisted to the death and risked their lives to make a fortune. However, the Yulin Colonel of the Zuowu Army took the initiative to ask for an inspection, and even said a few words. In just two sentences, the label of rebellion was slapped back, which made these people fearful and did not dare to act rashly.

After all, no one is stupid. Since the young man on the bridge who is always smiling has already said this, if he fights to the death in front of the White Tiger Palace at this time, he may not be able to gain a reputation for loyalty, but will lose his life in vain. There is also a high risk of harming the family.

After Wei Yingdian offered his words to help, he took the initiative to rein in and fell half a horse behind Qi Jingzhi.

He glanced at the young man's motionless back, then looked at the lost leader who was in a dilemma. He shook his head and sighed softly: "Hearing cold words is like drinking ice, hearing heavy words is like carrying a mountain, and hearing dangerous words is like pressing an egg..." "

"Words can really kill, sometimes even sharper than a knife."

Lishan Guangye turned to look at the former doctor of the Ministry of Etiquette, whom he met for the second time, and grinned: "The more strict the rules and the strictest legal net, the more powerful words are than knives. This is why I don't want to continue to work in Huntiansi." The reason for overcoming qualifications.”

"It's too lifeless, so a good man can't stretch out! It's too dark and sinister, so it makes people have to live with a mask! Especially... it's too boring!"

When Wei Yingdian heard this, he sneered, obviously not agreeing with the young head of the Lishan clan: "You are so blessed that you don't know your blessings, and you can stand and talk without pain in your back!"

"You can rise to a high position step by step just by gaining qualifications, and you can still compete with the heroes of the temple no matter what. How can such a life be boring?"

Lishan Guangye was dumbfounded, and then he remembered that Wei Yingdian had not been recognized for his talent before, and had wasted many years in the Ministry of Rites but could not make any progress. In comparison, he did seem a bit hypocritical.

He shook his head and smiled: "How has this man ever been content?"

After hearing this, Qi Jingzhi couldn't help but look back at Lishan Guangye, because he had just heard the same words said by Qian Xiaoren yesterday.

These children of aristocratic families can get many things that ordinary people dream of when they are born, but because they have eaten and seen them before, or their ancestors have eaten and seen them, they always want more, and it is harder than ordinary people to feel satisfied.

In just a moment of chatting, Geshu Dashi had already chopped off the head of the team leader with a knife, without encountering any obstruction from the beginning to the end, and even the team leader himself did not resist at all.

Geshu Dashi hung the bloody human head on one of the horns of the bamboo cow, turned around and smiled at Qi Jingzhi: "Knowing that Brother Qi abides by etiquette and abides by the law, and that the Zuowu army is also a benevolent king, Geshu will simply kill such rough people." I did all the work for you, you’re not trying to steal the limelight!”

As he spoke, he looked at Pharmacist Zuo again: "Old Zuo is still kind-hearted. He shouldn't have just used the whip in the first place."

"Before we go out, didn't we say something about the history of longevity? In front of ordinary officials and people, it is not a bad thing to be humble and tolerant. But in the face of malicious temptations or even exclusion and suppression, there is no need to hesitate when it is time to draw the sword, just use the opponent's Just chop off the claws!"

Pharmacist Zuo immediately rolled his eyes: "Shou Changshi's words were clearly directed at Colonel Qi, and they have nothing to do with you, a murderer!"

"If Colonel Qi hadn't established the truth with those few words just now, would you believe that these red-eyed guards could chop you into pieces?"

After what happened just now, the Zuo family no longer dared to look down upon Qi Jingzhi.

It was obvious that he had completely different views from Lishan Guangye. Instead, he believed that a person's eloquence and scheming were more important than the killing skills of wielding a knife or a stick.

If there is someone who can play with knives as well as talk and be mean-spirited, then it is best not to provoke this person easily.

"Shacai? What happened to Shacai? My brother Shu Dashi wants to see who is not afraid of death and dares to show a certain family with red eyes and a knife!"

Geshu Dashi's eyes were filled with green light, and the snake flag that was originally draped behind him suddenly flew up and fluttered above his head.

The compassionate or majestic gaze of the Snake God seemed to penetrate people's hearts, making the guards of the palace lower their heads deeply, silently retreat to both sides, and let the way into the palace go.

This flag represents King Huan's resurgence and his illustrious martial arts to dominate Tianqi. Against these well-informed guards who guard the palace, it is indeed far more shocking than simple killing.

"Oh, I wish I had shown this thing earlier."

Geshu Dashi slapped his head and turned to look at Qi Jingzhi again: "Brother Qi, rules are dead, but people are alive. I see that there is no need to search again now, right?"

Hearing this, everyone on the bridge was like Zuo Yaoshi. They couldn't help but roll their eyes. "Everyone has been killed by you, and this search is nothing!"

Qi Jingzhi shook his head and laughed, then tapped Ban Nu's head three times with his finger.

The Zuowu banner immediately flew out and hovered above the head of the man and the beast, competing with the Snake Flag.

So, after a moment's delay on the Shenhu Bridge, except for the fifty Liqi thieves who stayed outside the gate of Baihu Palace, the four Colonel Gou Chen escorted the Hei An car forward again.

Unhindered all the way.

For the first time, Gouchen Yuan's pro-King army showed its fangs and actually took the head of a member of the Imperial Guard as a sacrifice to the flag in front of the White Tiger Palace in Miyagi City. This really made many people secretly awe-inspiring and terrified.

Although the rank of the team leader is a bit low, the position he is in is really sensitive. This is why the people behind the scenes sent him out, so that he can make a fuss ugly and lively without making it too big and ruining the situation. Become out of control.

Because of this, the four young and energetic captains of Gouchen Academy blatantly used this person to establish their power, which would not cause too much backlash, but could also have a shocking effect on people's hearts.

Even if the king of the country heard about the conflict between the two guard armies, he might just laugh it off, or even secretly enjoy it in his heart.

All I can say is that once you get on the chessboard, be prepared to be treated as an abandoned piece.

Regarding such things, except for the ignorant Bibi, the rest of the team knew it very well, even Geshu Dashi, who just seemed to be recklessly killing people, was no exception.

But for some reason, there was suddenly a sense of self-evident harmony and closeness between the four captains Gou Chen, who originally had their own thoughts and even secretly disagreed with each other.

Several people unanimously realized that this change should have started with Zuo Yaoshi's almost provocative question to Qi Jingzhi.

The result was that with just a few words, the mountain boy from Linzhou suppressed the arrogance of the captain. Not only did he reverse the unfavorable situation caused by Zuo Yaoshi's whipping and wounding, but also the following Geshu Dashi's murderous act paved the way for him to establish his authority.

"This is really..."

Wei Yingdian shook his head, and suddenly chuckled: "You can't take things lightly, and they can change over time!"

Although he didn't say it explicitly, everyone knew how difficult things were and who was making the changes.

Under the driving guidance of Lishan Guangye, everyone walked for a while, and the Qizheng Pavilion, which was the center of Da Qi's government, appeared in front of them.

This is a rather inconspicuous palace in the grand palace city. There are no plaques or couplets in front of the main entrance of the courtyard, and there is not even a threshold for carriages to drive directly in.

Only a screen wall stood inside the courtyard gate, blocking the sight of the inside and outside.

There is a large passage written on the screen wall, which is marked as coming from "The Six Taoist Sages" compiled by King Wucheng Sheng.

"Tai Gong said: Husband, the six thieves..."

Qi Jingzhi recited the beginning silently, his heart moved, and the sharp knife on his right arm trembled slightly.

But when he looked down, he found that the six thieves mentioned by Wucheng Shengwang were not the six thieves in his heart that were swallowed up by Qi Huchan.

“First, if a minister builds palaces, ponds, pavilions, and travels around to enjoy entertainment, it will harm the king’s virtue;” “Second, if the people do not engage in farming and mulberry fields, but will wander around as they please, violate calendar prohibitions, and do not obey the officials’ teachings, they will harm the king’s character; "

Seeing these two items, the four captains looked at each other, and they all felt that the first item might be the reason why King Huan's old palace was abandoned. Building a high platform and a longevity palace in the hope of longevity would really harm the virtue of the late king!

As for the second item, Qi Jingzhi and Wei Yingdian looked at each other again and felt that it was not him who should be talking about.

"Third, if a minister forms cliques, obscures the wise, or obstructs the Lord's wisdom, he will harm the king's authority;"

"Fourth: If a scholar has a strong sense of resistance, thinks he is powerful, and is diplomatic with princes, but does not respect his master, he will damage the king's authority."

"Fifth: If a minister has a light title and a lowly position, he will be ashamed to be the superior and cause trouble, which will harm the meritorious service of the minister;"

"Sixth: Strong clans invade and bully the poor and weak, harming the common people's fortunes."

Three to five were all jumped by everyone.

joke!

We, Gouchen Yuan, are the king's pro-army. It is only natural and reasonable to serve the king and face difficulties willingly. It is impossible to form a party, and it is even impossible to rebel. We must be loyal and loyal to the sun and the moon!
As for the last item, several people looked at it again and again, but what they thought in their hearts was a matter of benevolence and wisdom. It depends on everyone's different backgrounds.

Anyway, Qi Jingzhi's judgment on "intrusion on the poor and weak" will definitely make the others feel that it is too harsh. As for the so-called "intrusion by powerful clans", Zuo Yaoshi, who is the direct descendant of the Zuo clan, and Zuo Yaoshi, who is the minor clan of the Li clan Lishan Guangye obviously has a different view.

After reading the text about the "Six Thieves of the Country", except for Lishan Guangye who still drove straight in, the four captains of Gouchen all dismounted from their horses and entered solemnly.

People with different thoughts walked around the screen wall. The most eye-catching thing in front of them was not the main hall where Qizheng Pavilion was located, but a towering tree growing in the atrium.

The crown of this big tree is like a car hood, and the branches and leaves are evenly distributed in all directions. Unlike ordinary trees, they are always biased by light, wind direction, and water sources.

Below the big tree is an extremely smooth lawn, with the same kind of exotic grass growing on it. Its branches are straight, and the height and thickness of each grass are the same.

On this strange lawn, a military general wearing gorgeous bright armor sat on the ground facing the screen wall of the courtyard gate. On the tables in front of him were volumes, pens and ink, and a simple tea set.

There was a person standing not far in front of the general. He was extremely tall and tall. He was wearing a bright blue robe with standing lion patterns embroidered with gold thread. He looked extremely noble and gorgeous.

Although the person's back was towards the courtyard gate and his specific appearance could not be seen, Qi Jingzhi had already recognized the person's identity at a glance just based on his figure and clothes.

"Qingxuan Taiyi Sect, Qing Yuanzi, the master of Tuanxiang Hall!"

Sure enough, when the Taoist with a special body shape heard the noise and looked back, he suddenly revealed a ferocious face like a lion, with a round head, messy hair like grass, eyes as wide as bells, and a raised nose.

Qing Yuanzi's eyes were fixed on Qi Jingzhi almost instantly. When he opened his smile, his teeth were jagged and the cold light was bright: "It's really a narrow road for enemies!"

As he spoke, the master of the Tuanxiang Palace turned his gaze to the two flags in mid-air, his lion eyes shining brightly.

"We left Chaozhou in a hurry that day, but Pindao didn't know the identity of Captain Qi until recently. It's really disrespectful!"

He didn't expect to see Qing Yuanzi here. Qi Jingzhi was surprised, but he smiled casually: "The palace master's style is as good as before. It's really gratifying!"

Seeing this, the other three captains immediately approached the young man. Geshu Dashi asked directly: "You have a grudge?"

Qi Jingzhi nodded and whispered the identity of Qing Yuanzi, not forgetting to emphasize: "This person is a famous figure in the Taoist sect, and he is also a great master of the third level of Taoism. Please do not be careless."

As soon as these words came out, everyone was awe-inspiring, and looked at the young man with a different look: "Colonel Qi is very good at provoking enemies! Well, the means of saving lives are probably equally extraordinary!"

When the criminal was muttering, Qing Yuanzi turned around and strode towards the crowd.

He took a few steps, then stopped at a distance, bowed down and bowed deeply: "Back then, the poor Taoist was blind and mistook Captain Qi for the evil soul that had taken possession of the disciples of the Taoist sect, so he took action with anger. , It is definitely not intentional to cause trouble. Fortunately, the young and heroic captain did not let the poor man make a big mistake!"

"Although I made an unintentional mistake, every time I think about it, I feel ashamed and regretful. I also ask Captain Qi to forgive me and forgive me!"

Qing Yuanzi's sudden appearance was beyond Qi Jingzhi's expectation, and he almost dodged several others. Just now, even the most steady Wei Yingdian almost drew his sword.

It's just that today is such an important day, and it is really not the time to settle old grievances. Qi Jingzhi pondered for a moment, and then said to the sincere master of Tuan Xiang Hall: "You and I have made up our own minds about the rights and wrongs of the past. Today, we will... Someone has something important to do, so it’s better to talk to the palace master later.”

"How can that be done? If there is a misunderstanding, we must clear it up, otherwise I will be just a idle Taoist. Yu Qi's reputation as a world-famous talent is a big obstacle. How can this poor Taoist feel at ease?"

Qing Yuanzi vigorously shook the head that looked more like a lion than a human: "At first, Pindao thought Captain Qi had stolen Sect Master Zheng, oh no, now he should be called Sima Zheng."

"In short, Pindao thought that Colonel Qi had stolen the Taoist Spiritual Treasure Red Gold Knife, and he was only thinking about recovering it for Zheng Da Sima. Due to his prejudice, he did not have time to investigate carefully, and mistakenly thought that Captain Qi had evil intentions and collaborated with the God of Daishan. , the messenger of Pengze Water God excavated the treasures of the ancient nest..."

"Oh my, this is really a combination of circumstances and fate!"

Qing Yuanzi said it politely, but his voice was too unpleasant, and his laughter made him cry like a ghost.

Qi Jingzhi listened calmly and roughly understood the thoughts of the master of Tuanxiang Palace. He immediately shook his head and said: "The red gold sword has been returned to its original owner a long time ago, and my Grand Sima does not know about it."

"Da Sima didn't know?"

Sure enough, when Qing Yuanzi heard this, his expression immediately relaxed, and his smile became a little more sincere, but he still looked very ferocious: "It's better not to know! There is really no need to disturb Da Sima Qingting with such a small misunderstanding, otherwise It’s really the sin of a poor man!”

"Oh, look at Pindao's memory, he has forgotten the important things!"

Qing Yuanzi suddenly slapped his head hard, and then took out something from his sleeve: "Colonel Qi was in a hurry that day and accidentally left this thing behind. Today, Pindao happened to return it to its original owner!"

Qi Jingzhi was startled again when he heard this. He was really confused by the completely different behavior of the master of Tuanxiang Hall from the previous time.

The next moment, when he saw clearly what Qing Yuanzi was holding in his palm, he was even more dumbfounded.

It was a small and exquisite golden incense burner, with a majestic golden lion sitting on the cover of the incense burner.

Such a thing, no matter how you look at it, it should be the beloved thing of the master of Tuanxiang Hall, right?

Wei Yingdian and others had never seen such a blatant briber and a person begging for mercy so confidently, and they were all a bit dumbfounded.

Is this Taoist with a lion-like appearance in green clothes and a flattering face really a famous figure in the Taoist sect?Is he really a master of the third level of Taoism?

Especially this place is the Qizheng Pavilion. Under the canopy of a big tree in front, there is a general sitting silently watching the show. Behind everyone, the "Six Thieves of the Country" are clearly listed on the screen wall!
Although there is still a big gap between accepting bribes and "making cliques, shielding the wise, and obstructing the master's wisdom" in Article [-], it is really of this nature.

Qi Jingzhi naturally thought of this, and subconsciously looked back and saw that there were also words on the inward side of the screen wall at the door.

"The Chief of Sheji built a whale salamander and killed the six thieves!"

"The king of heaven, the wise sage, controls the evil spirit and drives away the four evil spirits!"

(End of this chapter)