The First Gongsheng of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 57 Killing without a knife
"Get up, everyone. I'm not a celestial master. I'm just a tribute to Ming Dynasty, a scholar. If you don't accept your kneeling, kneeling will be in vain. You won't get any benefits."

Monk Zhang Er was puzzled by this group of people.

In a place like the imperial palace, if you are admired by others, why don't you pretend to be so self-effacing?
No, this must be someone with great ability, not even Li Guang is an opponent, otherwise how did Huo figure it out that day?

"Tianshi, the palace needs someone like you."

Zhang Yun continued to tout.

Zhang Zhou was very unhappy when he heard this: "I've said it all, I'm not a palace official, and I'm not an alchemist either!"

Xiao Jing couldn't listen anymore, he really wanted to let Zhang Zhou enter the palace, as a scholar of Zhang Zhou, with his unpredictable ability, and what's the matter with them, the old eunuchs who are in charge of ceremonies?

"Get up and perform your duties! Mr. Zhang is only here to check the dragon's veins and Fengshui under the emperor's order, so don't disturb him!"

Xiao Jing's words are very helpful.

A group of people got up from the ground and avoided to the distance first, but everyone seemed to be looking up at the immortal master, and they were all looking up at Zhang Zhou's demeanor.

Accompanied by Xiao Jing, Zhang Zhou walked around the fire scene of Qingning Palace.

"Mr. Zhang, can you see the problem?"

Zhang Zhoudao: "It's all burned like this, is there any difference between good and bad Feng Shui?"

"Uh?"

Xiao Jing was taken aback.

Immediately realized that I had just asked a stupid question.

Is the Fengshui of Qingning Palace good or not?
Zhang Zhou added: "Go back and rebuild, you have to pay attention."

"That's right, what Mr. Zhang said is very true. When we go back and rebuild, I need you to give pointers in person."

"Where, in fact, I can't see any way to do it. When rebuilding, it is mostly based on the previous foundation position. It can't change too much, but you have to be careful in the materials... look at this burnt."

"Materials?"

Xiao Jing didn't seem to have figured out the taste yet.

Zhang Zhoudao: "That's right, the materials used must be of good quality, be fireproof and mothproof, and must conform to the secrets of nature."

"It's understandable to prevent fire and moth, and it's in line with the secret..."

"The heavenly secret must not be leaked."

Xiao Jing was stunned, wondering, could the materials for rebuilding the Qingning Palace be related to Tianji?Shouldn't we start with orientation and feng shui?

Just as he was talking, a group of people came over, the leader was an eunuch, walked up to Xiao Jing, knelt down and said: "Eunuch Xiao, everyone is ready and ready to go at any time."

Xiao Jing said indifferently to this person: "Yang Peng, do you know about Li Guang?"

Only then did Zhang Zhou know that this was Li Guang's confidant eunuch Yang Peng.

Yang Peng kowtowed and said: "Eunuch Xiao, I was deceived by treachery earlier, so I couldn't listen to your orders wholeheartedly."

"Huh! Don't talk about being deceived or not, how capable is Tianshi Li? It seems that you don't have to stay in Dongchang anymore... I will arrange an errand for you to guard the imperial tomb."

"Public grace."

Yang Peng kowtowed to Xiao Jing continuously, every time he kowtowed heavily, his forehead was bleeding.

Zhang Zhou watched from the side, thinking that the court struggle was quite cruel, Li Guang's body was still alive, and Xiao Jing was already cleaning up Li Guang's remnants.

Xiao Jing said coldly: "That depends on whether you know how to do things. When you go to Li Guang's mansion, you have to search carefully. If there is nothing, you know it is in some kind of mezzanine cellar, but you are still hiding it!"

"You don't dare, but you must do your best to help Eunuch Xiao find what you want."

"set off!"

Xiao Jing gave an order and was about to take people away when he suddenly realized that he didn't seem to be the protagonist today, so he turned his head and bowed to Zhang Zhou: "Mr. Zhang, look... Shall we move?"

Zhang Zhou thought to himself, your complexion has changed quickly enough.

"Eunuch Xiao, let me ask you, what do you think you can find in Li Guang's mansion?"

"Ha ha."

Xiao Jing smiled awkwardly, obviously, he knew that Li Guang was corrupt and perverted the law, but he didn't dare to tell the emperor before, now that Li Guang is dead, he must want to beat the dog in the water, find out the stolen money, and make the emperor completely give up on Li Guang .

"Don't say it, don't say it." Zhang Zhou laughed, "Eunuch Xiao really knows how to play charades, let's go? Donghua Gate?"

"do not!"

Xiao Jing hurriedly said, "Eunuch Dai has orders, you can't go through Donghua Gate wherever you go."

Zhang Zhou understood immediately.

This is to deliberately avoid Zhu Houzhao and let that brat wait there.

……

……

Li Guang's house.

Zhang Zhou can be regarded as having seen what a "luxury house" is.

Not only is it luxurious, but it is also very high-end. The history is not wrong. Li Guang actually led the water from Yuquan Mountain to his private house to form a canal. In such a dry place in the north, there is actually a water pavilion in Tingzhu. pattern.

The pavilions, terraces and pavilions are beautiful, and the gardens in the south of the Yangtze River are nothing more than this.

The cost alone is expensive.

Zhang Zhou was thinking in his heart, if this place could be given to me...

"Mr. Zhang, please."

Xiao Jing reminded.

Zhang Zhou followed the footsteps, feeling like Wei Xiaobao entered Oboi's mansion, maybe Oboi's mansion is not as grand as this, and the hidden treasures are not as much as this, but Zhang Zhou knows that he is not Wei Xiaobao, Xiao Jing is not Suo'etu, I won't engage in things like "smearing one" with him.

Enter Baoshan empty-handed.

For nothing!
After Zhang Zhou and Xiao Jing entered the door, we can see that there are diggers everywhere in the yard. It seems that Xiao Jing is also quick at work, probably because he is afraid that Li Guang's party will transfer the stolen goods.

"Eunuch Xiao, a large amount of gold, silver and jewels have been seized in Li Guang's mansion." Yang Peng arrived first, and made meritorious service for his crime.

Xiao Jing asked: "How many?"

"Still counting."

There are quite a few Jinyiwei who put a mouthful of boxes there, and when they were opened, they were filled with gold and silver.

Zhang Zhoudao: "This Eunuch Li seems to receive a lot of rewards."

Xiao Jing was afraid that Zhang Zhou would think too much, so he said angrily: "How could he be rewarded? His Majesty didn't give him much at all, and he stretched out his hand to fish it back..."

Just as he was about to reprimand Li Guang for his crimes of deceiving the saints and perverting the law, he suddenly realized that it was inappropriate to tell Zhang Zhou these palace secrets, so he kept quiet and stopped talking further.

Xiao Jingdao: "Can you find any books that record the talismans of Dan Fang?"

A Jin Yiwei Qianhu came over and said respectfully: "Eunuch Xiao, from the treasure cabinet in the mansion, I found a locked box. After opening it, there were several books in it."

"Bring it quickly!" Xiao Jing was slightly excited.

This is what the emperor wanted.

When the booklet was brought, Xiao Jing didn't read it himself, he handed it to Zhang Zhou and said, "Mr. Zhang, please have a look."

Zhang Zhou didn't need to look at it, he knew that this was Li Guang's account book for taking bribes, because it was recorded in history that Li Guang didn't study at all, and he didn't have any secret books on alchemy at home.

"Eunuch Xiao can see for himself."

"what?"

Xiao Jing was puzzled, but still followed Zhang Zhou's words and opened one of the booklets.

When he saw the content above, he was stunned.

"Is Eunuch Xiao okay?" Zhang Zhou asked with a smile.

Xiao Jing swallowed, and said nervously: "Mr. Zhang, this... is the account to record white rice and yellow rice."

Only now did Xiao Jing realize what Zhang Zhou meant by those four words before. Naturally, now he also knew how Zhang Zhou killed Li Guang, and he was a little more afraid of Zhang Zhou...

Killing without a knife.

Four words will do.

Let Li Guang feel the fear of things being revealed, and kill himself...

Is the conspiracy and calculation behind it a realm that ordinary people can reach?

The key is how can Zhang Zhou figure out in advance the code words for Li Guang to record the stolen money?

"It's accounts, not alchemy talismans, right? Then it's nothing to do with me. I'm not very good at settling accounts." Zhang Zhou looked regretful.

Pack!
Xiao Jing thought to himself.

You don't know how to settle accounts?The world is better than you to settle accounts, haven't you been born yet?

"Mr. Zhang is humble."

The muscles on Xiao Jing's face twitched when he saw the ledger, obviously frightened.

"Eunuch Xiao, if I can't find any book that records the talismans of Dan Fang, then I will go back first."

"Mr. Zhang is leaving?"

"That's right, I was rewarded by His Majesty and earned my child a position as one of the Thousand Household Guards. I haven't had time to tell my family the good news. By the way, my house..."

Xiao Jing was stunned, and hurriedly said: "Your Majesty ordered you to come down, and you Si will never dare to neglect, and it is today."

Zhang Zhou said happily: "That's good. When I first arrived in the capital, it's very expensive to find a place to live. I'm just a tribute student, and I don't have much income. I have a house, so I don't have to worry about the future. Then I go back and wait for the good news?"

"Please."

Xiao Jing didn't dare to neglect this time, he greeted him in person and sent him out in person.

When he went out, he happened to see Mou Bin, the commander of Jinyiwei, coming in. At the same time, Mou Xiao bowed to Zhang Zhou, and stood aside obediently, giving way to Zhang Zhou.

"Everyone, I have just arrived in the capital, and I will take care of you from now on. No need to send it off."

"I want to deliver, the carriage is ready, please."

……

……

The imperial palace, inside the Qianqing Palace.

Xiao Jing handed the brochure found in Li Guang's mansion to Zhu Youtang, Dai Yi and Chen Kuan beside him also helped to read it carefully, everyone understood it, but they dared not expose it.

Their reaction was the same as when Xiao Jing first saw the brochure.

are thinking.

What kind of fairy operation is this?No wonder Li Guang died so happily!

Zhu Youtang said: "White rice, yellow rice, that's what it means. Does Li Guang usually eat so much stone grain?"

Xiao Jing hurriedly replied: "Your Majesty, yellow rice means gold, there are thirty thousand shi, which means 3 taels. And 40 shi of white rice means 40 taels of silver... The gold and silver recovered from Li Guang's mansion are going to The numbers are correct, and there are still some missing ones, which are being searched in Li Guang's other courtyards."

"Bastard!"

In a rage, Zhu Youtang slammed the booklet on the ground.

"Your Majesty, rest your anger."

All the eunuchs and maids around knelt down.

Zhu Youtang stood there, angry for a long time, then seemed to realize something, frowned and said: "It turned out that all of this was within Bingkuan's calculations, and he asked me to pass the note to Li Guang, just to send Li Guang. Take a long way."

Now even the emperor wanted to understand that it turned out that Zhang Zhou had used him, and Li Guang's death had been fueled by him, the emperor.

The eunuchs around usually had a lot of opinions, but they didn't dare to say anything at this time.

They were also wondering, the emperor wouldn't blame Zhang Zhou for Li Guang's death, would he?
The issue is……

Li Guang used to be a celestial master and a powerful man, and the emperor would protect him.

Now that Li Guang is a sinner, and he doesn't even have a talisman at home, yet so many thieves have been found. The evidence is convincing. Zhang Zhou is simply eliminating harm for the people. Will the emperor hate Zhang Zhou because of this?

"Your Majesty, apart from not finding any books on Taoism in Li Guang's mansion, he also captured several of his fellow disciples. According to their confessions, Li Guang usually doesn't know how to make alchemy at all, and most of the elixirs he makes are collected from the people. The strange prescription has never been used by anyone, and...Li Guang doesn't know much about the use of the furnace, so he left all these things to them..."

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Zhu Youtang coughed again when he heard this.

(End of this chapter)