Liaozhai Great Sage

Chapter 402
When martial arts reach a certain level, you can not be afraid of the government.

Especially when the imperial court is fatuous and corrupt, a martial arts master can run amok. If you want to arrest such a master, you have to weigh whether your head is strong enough as an official.

It would not be too easy for a knight in this world to assassinate an official.

Li Xiuyuan is such an existence now, if this envoy Yang wants to capture him, he has to weigh the consequences if he kills him.

Even with the guards and soldiers he brought along with Zuo Qianhu and some local yamen servants, the fast arresters couldn't catch Li Xiuyuan.

As for dispatching soldiers, then this Yang Shangshi is dreaming, he really thinks that he is the Marquis of Li Houfu, who has hundreds of soldiers and guards with high martial arts skills.

At this moment, Li Xiuyuan, who had left the yamen, did not return to his residence, but he was walking towards the prison.

"Military Minister Fu Tianchou, where is Master Fu?" Li Xiuyuan asked a jailer directly.

The jailer glared at him, and said impatiently: "Isn't it a prison area where idlers can come and go at will? Fu Tianchou was severely punished by the court. Without Master Yang's order, no one can see him. If you are sensible, leave, otherwise I will arrest you." jail"

But before he finished speaking, he narrowed his eyes, and saw the scholar-looking young master in front of him stretch out his hand to grab it, and actually pulled the iron chain in front of the gate directly, leaving several fingerprints on it clearly.

"Okay, Mr. Fu is in the tenth cell on the second floor." The jailer immediately changed his words and said in a pleasant manner.

"Thank you." Li Xiuyuan opened the door and strode in.

When Li Xiuyuan walked into the cell, the jailer looked at the iron chain on the wooden door as if he had seen a ghost, and stretched out his hand to try to pull it, but found that the iron chain was extremely strong, and it was not fake at all.

"This martial art is incredible."

The jailer trembled in fear. He had guarded many prisoners, but he had never seen such a high martial arts master. Such a master of martial arts entered the prison cell as easily as entering his own home.

Li Xiuyuan entered the cell without encountering any obstruction from the jailer, and went straight to the cell where Fu Tianchou was being held on the second floor.

"Master Fu, I'm here to visit you."

In the prison cell, Fu Tianchou was wearing the clothes of a prisoner, with a disheveled face and disheveled hair. It was very different from his previous appearance, as if he had aged ten years overnight.

"Li Xiuyuan, what are you doing? You were also arrested. Didn't the old man tell you to take Qingfengyuechi to avoid the limelight? Now that you are also in the cell, who will take care of the old man's two daughters in the future? If you get meritorious service in the exam, if you enter the prison cell, you may lose your meritorious service.”

Fu Tianchou raised his head in surprise when he heard Li Xiuyuan's voice, although he said angrily.

"The court's net is not strong enough to bind me. I walked in by myself, not by being caught." Li Xiuyuan said.

"You were not arrested? Then you must have worked so hard to get through the relationship and come in to visit me. Why is this? Although the old man was framed by an adulterer and was dismissed from office and escorted back to Beijing, his life is not in danger. Wait for the old man After arriving in the capital and reporting all these things to the emperor, he will naturally be released without charge." Fu Tianchou said.

Li Xiuyuan said: "It didn't take much effort, I just opened the door and walked in. I just came here to confirm Master Fu's safety, so that the two girls of Qingfengyuechi would not worry about you being wronged here. But seeing you trusting them like this can make them feel at ease, but having said that, Mr. Fu has been doing well a few days ago, why did the emperor issue a decree to dismiss your official?"

Fu Tianchou sighed and said, "It was the villains above the imperial court who seized the opportunity to frame the old man in the previous memorial. It was obvious that Li Liangjin rebelled, but the emperor thought that the old man deliberately took this opportunity to spread rumors and try to seize Jinling City. The 20 troops stationed in foreign barracks are trying to conspire."

Li Xiuyuan frowned.

Sure enough, Li Linfu's guess long ago came true. Fu Tianchou came to Yangzhou to rescue the disaster this time, and he escaped death. If he hadn't saved the flood by himself, Fu Tianchou was relieved. He might have been caught by political opponents and dismissed from office.

It's just that my appearance didn't change much, it just delayed the time when Fu Tianchou was dismissed from office and sent to prison.

"It's different when it comes to rebellion. I don't think you can escort you back to Beijing alive. I'm afraid you'll be killed by bandits on the way, making this false accusation turn into death without proof." Li Xiuyuan said.

"Absolutely not like this. After all, this old man is also the Minister of the Ministry of War. Even if he is dismissed from office, it's just that the villain deceived the saint. The emperor did it in a moment of confusion. Those people don't have the courage to do this." Fu Tianqiu Yizheng Said sternly.

Li Xiuyuan shook his head and understood; "If the disaster relief is not good, Mr. Fu will be fine. At most, he will be dismissed from office and go home. But if it involves rebellion, it is obvious that Mr. Fu's political enemies want to kill you and will not let you have a chance to live. The capital and the emperor clarified face to face that only if Master Fu died on the way, those political enemies would be able to rest easy, otherwise the news of Li Liangjin's rebellion would spread, wouldn't Master Fu's political enemies be in great trouble?"

He has studied with Li Linfu for so long, so he is more or less familiar with these court battles.

Obviously, Fu Tianchou must die this time, if he doesn't die, how can the charge of treason be pushed on him? When Li Liangjin's rebellion is known, Fu Tianchou will be killed even more, because those people can slander Fu Tianchou Force against Li Liangjin.

The imperial court is high and the emperor is far away. How can I know the real situation in Yangzhou? It's not just those officials who open their mouths.

"You don't need to worry about the old man's affairs. You only need to take good care of Qingfengyuechi. Your father Li Dafu has already exchanged letters with this old man, and the marriage contract has been signed. Now Qingfeng is your unmarried wife. If you don't come here If it happened, your father should have come to Jinling City with a dowry gift, but right now this matter is very involved, and your wedding with Qingfeng will be postponed, and the wedding will be held after all the facts come to light." Fu Tianchou said.

Li Xiuyuan was taken aback.

I didn't expect my father to act so fast, and the marriage contract had already been signed before I knew it.

That's right, this is my father's character. Hearing the daughter of the Minister of War, my father can't sit still. Even if Fu Qingfeng is an ugly girl, he will agree to this marriage.

As a businessman, Li Dafu's greatest wish in this life is nothing more than to shine on his family.

After all, it has been handed down for nine generations, and the Li family has not yet produced an official, which has become Li Dafu's heart disease. If Li Xiuyuan and Fu Qingfeng get married, they will surely be prosperous in the future.

It's just that although the ideal is good, how does Li Dafu know that Fu Tianchou will be dismissed from office and imprisoned in a blink of an eye. Once the charges are convicted, not only the nine clans, but the three clans are certain, and the marriage will become a disaster.

Marriage is a blessing or a curse, but Li Xiuyuan is not worried.

"If Mr. Fu continues to trust the imperial court and the emperor, he will definitely die. Although you and I have conflicting personalities, and we don't like each other, but we are in-laws after all. I won't let you die, yours. I still want to save my life." Li Xiuyuan said.

"What do you want to do? Don't be foolish. I'll be an official all my life, even if I die, I'll have a clear conscience." Fu Tianchou scolded.

Li Xiuyuan secretly marveled, although this Fu Tianchou was pedantic and stubborn, he was also a smart person, and he guessed right away that he might be going to do something out of the ordinary.

To save Fu Tianchou, there is no other way, the only way is to rob prison.

"Let's not talk about it in advance, now Qingfengyuechi and the two are outside to care about your safety, and please write a letter from Master Fu to report your safety, so as not to worry them." He took out his pen, ink, paper and inkstone and said.

Fu Tianchou took up his pen without hesitation and began to write.

And at this moment, in the Yamen's office.

At this moment, Yang Shangshi's face was wrapped like a zongzi, and he was wailing in pain. He was angry and angry, and shouted and cursed loudly from time to time; You can't even catch a catcher, Zuo Qianhu, aren't you the best in martial arts in the capital? Why can't even you beat that Li Xiuyuan?"

"Please forgive me, my lord. Li Xiuyuan's martial arts are really extraordinary. He has already practiced to the level of a martial arts master. It is absolutely impossible for a humble official to arrest him single-handedly. If your lord can send two hundred soldiers for this humble official , I am confident that Li Xiuyuan will be brought to justice." Zuo Qianhu knelt on one knee.

In his eyes, Li Xiuyuan was a gangster who relied on his own martial arts to run amok, and he didn't even pay attention to the imperial court officials. This person would be a danger sooner or later.

"Two hundred armored soldiers? He is just one person. Why do you need so many people to arrest him? What else do you need to do with so many people?" Envoy Yang shouted angrily.

"My lord, calm down. Li Xiuyuan's martial arts has been trained to this level, and no one can catch him. There is a catcher named Yan Chixia among the six gates. If he can be invited to help, I can capture this person." Left Qianhu Road.

"Yan Chixia? I have heard of him. He is a famous knight. Some storytellers in the capital will tell his story. I have also heard that Yan Chixia helped a family oppressed by corrupt officials. The common people cut off a dog's head overnight and sent it to the county magistrate's bedside, and the county magistrate only found out the next day, and the county magistrate was so frightened that he hastily changed the case. Is this Yan Chixia also under the control of the six doors?" Envoy Yang said.

Zuo Qianhu said: "Yan Chixia's roster is still in the six gates, but it's been a long time since he went back to the six gates for work. I heard that he has arrested some bandits and robbers in various places. If your lord is willing to publish the list, maybe you can Please come to Yan Chixia."

"Forget it, it's better to treat a dead horse as a living horse doctor than to do nothing. I have a letter from the official to let people from the six doors post a list to find this Yan Chixia. I hope that the two of you will not disappoint the official. If you return to the capital, the two of you must stay in Jinling City and cut off Li Xiuyuan's head and send it to the capital." Envoy Yang said through gritted teeth.

He can't move two hundred soldiers, but he can still do it with a six-door master.

(End of this chapter)