Liaozhai Great Sage

Chapter 635 The Six Gates of the Capital City

Captured the lotus girl, released a dragonfly spirit, and took away a silver minion.

The ghosts and evil spirits entrenched in the Drunken Wind Building have been exorcised.

Even so, Li Xiuyuan already felt that the power behind Zuifenglou was not simple.

The top card, the accountant is either a ghost or a ghost, which is very self-explanatory. The water in the capital is very deep, this sentence is really true.

Secular forces and ghosts and ghosts are mixed together, and they help each other and benefit each other. Who can balance it?

If you have the means to eliminate demons, you don’t necessarily have secular power. If you have power, you don’t have the ability to catch ghosts and eliminate demons. If you want to completely settle this matter, you must have both the Tao and the world, and you must have great power in the secular world.

In the entire capital that meets this condition, perhaps the only one who can protect the country is the Mage.

However, he is not alone, so he can't wait for Li Xiuyuan to enter the capital and break the situation in the capital. For this reason, he will not hesitate to be given the post of governor of Yangzhou.

"It's late at night, and I'm done catching monsters and ghosts today. You brothers and sisters should say goodbye and go back to rest. You must be tired too. Why don't you go to rest early, and we will meet again some other day. Talking about drinking?" After Li Xiuyuan walked around the Zuifeng Building, he found that there was no
With the evil spirit, he didn't intend to stay here any longer, so he said goodbye.

Several scholars, including Zhang Bangchang and Qian Jun, were still full of ideas.

"Brother Li's extermination of demons and ghosts today really opened my eyes. In the previous dynasty, Jinshi Zhong Kui caught ghosts, and now Li Xiuyuan entered the brothel late at night to eliminate demons. These are rare anecdotes. This time In the future, I will write a miscellaneous diary, which will include such ghosts, spirits, strange people and strange things
. "Zhang Bangchang said with emotion.

He used to be a scholar who did not believe in ghosts and gods, but since he read more books, especially after passing the Jinshi examination, he entered Tongtian Pavilion and became a bachelor. After being exposed to various things, he himself believed in ghosts and spirits, but he had never been in contact with them. .

Unexpectedly, the ghosts, spirits and spirits that he had never come into contact with on weekdays were actually hidden by his side.

It's just that I lack a pair of eyes that can see ghosts and demons, so I can't see clearly.

"Brother Li is leaving now? It's such a pity. I have benefited a lot from being here today. I don't know where Brother Li lives. If I have time, I will definitely visit." Qian Jun admires Li Xiuyuan very much, and thinks this is okay. The person you know very well, said immediately.

Li Xiuyuan said: "I live in the Shunfeng Escort not far away, if a few brothers come to visit, I will sweep the couch to welcome them."

He also felt that it would be helpful for him to meet some scholars with decent moral character in the capital, so he didn't dislike it.

"Why does Brother Li live in the Escort Bureau? This is not in line with Brother Li's status as a scholar. There are still a few quiet courtyards in my house. If Brother Li doesn't mind it, you can borrow my house." Qian Jun said.

Although it is very common for the ancients to invite others to live in the mansion, only distinguished guests, or friends, confidants, and relatives can enjoy such treatment.

When Qian Jun said this, he recognized Li Xiuyuan from the bottom of his heart.

Li Xiuyuan smiled and said: "Brother Qian's kindness is appreciated by me, but there are too many people accompanying me, it is not good to disturb the cleanliness of your mansion, and I know how to exorcise demons and ghosts, so I am afraid that it will easily attract evil revenge. People are easy to deal with, if it hurts Brother Qian, it will be my fault

. "

He wasn't lying, he deliberately let go of a clone of Miss Lianhua this time, maybe one day those evil spirits from the Wutong Sect would hit the door.

In addition, my Shunfeng Escort Bureau is protected by golden rooster, wild elephant and armored bodyguards, and it is relatively safe. Since they can guard against ghosts and evil spirits, they can also guard against rogues and even assassins. How to arm the residence?
"Brother Li is so thoughtful, I'm stupid." Qian Jun also said helplessly.

Hearing this, it's really not good to invite this person.

Li Xiuyuan smiled, and shouted again: "Where is the shopkeeper? If you don't come to settle the money, I'm leaving now."

Because of the demon troubles, the Drunken Wind Building was very quiet, but the pedestrians outside also made a detour and walked away. Suddenly, it seemed really eerie here, and even the candlelight was a little permeable.

Hearing the sound, the shopkeeper's Ci Niang came out with an ugly expression, she said: "The price for the wine is ten taels, the pipa tune for Miss Xiaoshuang is ten taels, and the dance for Miss Lotus is 100 taels, a total of 120 taels."

"Here." Although the price was expensive, Li Xiuyuan was happy to give it the money.

Ci Niang took the silver and said quietly: "This Mr. Li has a good plan. When the rumors of the drunken wind building's demons spread, there will be no business here in the future. I'm afraid he will be killed by the people of the six doors in a few days." It was seized, the previous 1000 taels plus the 120 taels, less than 1000 taels
The money brought down the entire Drunken Wind Tower. If I had known today, I would not have cheated you of the money yesterday. "

The more than 1000 taels of silver is not enough for a day's income here, no wonder she feels so uncomfortable.

"Your place is not clean, how can you blame me for using tricks to ruin your business? As the shopkeeper here, some people have evil spirits, how can you not know it? And your methods of blackmailing other people's money are really despicable, don't I Shouldn't you be punished?" Li Xiuyuan said with a smile: "Whoever does evil should not be punished."

To point fingers, but instead to accuse those who stop evildoers, isn't this a reversal of right and wrong, and no distinction between black and white? "

Ci Niang said: "I didn't earn money into my own pocket, and the teaching workshops, brothels, and painting boats in the capital are clean? Why does Mr. Li stare at me? Don't let this one go?"

"Everything has a head, I just happened to meet yesterday's incident, if I met in other places, the unlucky ones are other brothels, that's all, but no matter where there are goblins, the result is the same Yes." Li Xiuyuan said.

Not talking too much to the shopkeeper, he bowed to everyone and got up to leave.

After Li Xiuyuan left, Zhang Bangchang, who was still staying in the Zuifeng Tower, asked curiously: "Brother Zhu, where exactly is your friend Li Xiuyuan from, and what did you come to the capital for? Why haven't you mentioned it before? He is so capable and A person with talent and temperament should not be an idle person
That's right. "

Curious about Li Xiuyuan, he couldn't help inquiring about this person's background.

Zhu Yu said, "Brother Li was my acquaintance when I was in the Guobei City Examination for Talents. He is from Guobei County. I heard that he was a child in his early ten years. Because he worshiped a Taoist priest as his teacher, he was delayed in learning martial arts for a long time. I came to take the examination of talents in the new year, and his literary talent and martial arts are very good, although his literary talent is not obvious on weekdays

However, there are occasional shocking poems and prose, which I both admire and admire. Brother Li came to the capital this time to report on his work. "

"I heard from Brother Li that he has put an end to the Southern Nine Mountains Rebellion, and was named the governor of Yangzhou by the imperial court."

"What? He put down the rebellion of the King of the Nine Mountains in the South?"

Zhang Bangchang was taken aback; "I heard that when the King of Nine Mountains rebelled, there were 10,000+ people, and there were also cults such as the White Lotus Sect and the Maitreya Sect. Just a few months ago, there were still many people who fled from the south in the capital. I heard that At that time, the King of Nine Mountains had conquered more than a dozen large cities, occupying

Almost half of Yangzhou's territory was covered, and I asserted that day that if Yangzhou was taken down by the Nine Mountain Kings, the Nine Mountain King Li Liangjin would really become famous if he had a foothold. "

Some scholars in the capital don't care about state affairs, while others care about state affairs very much. They often talk about government affairs and comment on the world.

Zhang Bangchang is the latter.

He is very clear that the current national conditions of the Great Song Dynasty are precarious, like a raging fire cooking oil. It looks like a prosperous age, but in fact there are signs of decline everywhere. Half of Song's country is about to crumble.

Because the soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty were exhausted, if they could not wipe out the Nine Mountain King in one go, then there would be similar uprisings from all over the country, and the consequences would be disastrous.

"I came to Beijing last year to handle this matter for Brother Li. With Brother Li's literary talents, not to mention winning the title of champion, it is not a problem to be a Jinshi. However, Brother Li abandoned his pen and joined the army in order to suppress the bandits. He only sought one. The position of guerrilla general dissipated the wealth of the family, recruited brave men from the countryside, and led the troops to quell the chaos.
I am particularly admired. "Zhu Yu said with emotion.

He felt that being able to behave like Li Xiuyuan was not in vain.

"I really didn't expect this Brother Li to be so extraordinary. I really admire, admire." Qian Jun also listened in awe.

A scholar next to him said, "I heard that this Li Xiuyuan used some disgraceful means to seize the military power from several general soldiers who went to Yangzhou to support him, and detained tens of thousands of soldiers. The papers of pleadings were all sent to Zhongshu Province, saying that Li Xiuyuan was lawless, and that he had committed crimes above and below, and had

Suspected of self-respect. "

Zhang Bangchang laughed dumbly: "How can there be a capable person who is not envied? Only a mediocre person will not be slandered. Since ancient times, how many famous officials and sages have not been slandered by villains? I don't believe in memorials or rumors, I only believe in my own. Eyes, Brother Li has clear grievances and grievances this time in Zuifenglou for catching ghosts and eliminating demons.

Reasonable and well-founded, there are tough methods, but also kindness that is open to the outside world, and he didn't use his power to bully others because of his status as the governor of Yangzhou. Instead, he was blackmailed by the shopkeeper for 1000 taels of silver. "

"If Brother Li is a person who supports his own self-respect and offends his superiors, then what are the bureaucrats you and I met in the court? A gentleman treats others leniently, and is strict with himself. Brother Li evened nine of them in just one month. The Mountain King Rebellion, this achievement is enough to explain everything."

"In my opinion, the country will be in danger in the future, and it must be this person who can turn the tide from the collapse of the building."

"Hey, brother Zhang is talented and ambitious, so why underestimate yourself." Qian Jun said.

Zhang Bangchang shook his hand and said with a smile; "My literary talent is only in poetry and poetry, but I don't have the ability to lead the army to fight chaos. Bachelor, but after a few years of experience, his qualifications are nothing more than being a petty official.
It can be regarded as benefiting one party, but it is absolutely impossible to turn the tide, and I still know my own ability. "

"You must know that there is a kind of person in the world who is born to leave a name in history, and the world pays attention to him. Li Xiuyuan is this kind of person."

Qian Jun couldn't help thinking when he heard this.

Looking back, this Li Xiuyuan does have a special charm, is it self-confidence?No, is it the same nature?neither?

But it gives people the feeling that no matter what this person does, he is unwavering and will definitely succeed. People can't help but look forward to what he will do next, and even are very willing to let people serve as a foil for him.

Because he will succeed in everything he does and is very trustworthy.

This kind of charm cannot be put into words, but it is very attractive, and it resonates with like-minded people.

"Forget it, let's not talk about it. It's really late at night, and I'm leaving. After I go back, I have to light up the lamp to read at night and write down today's anecdotes and strange things," Zhang Bangchang said with a smile, and then he saluted and went ahead. leave.

The crowd quickly bid farewell to each other in twos and threes, and the group dispersed quickly.

But even though they are gone, some things are still brewing.

Even though it was at night, the news about the demons in the Zuifeng Tower had already spread in the capital, and the news first reached the ears of the Six Gates.

The Six Doors of Beijing is a unique institution.

Belonging to the emperor, he can be in the government at the top, and can be integrated into the rivers and lakes at the bottom.

Headhunters under his command spread all over the world, and there are countless capable people with high martial arts skills and powerful means to work for the six doors, arresting wanted criminals in exchange for rewards,

The most famous one is Yan Chixia, the head catcher who shocked the six provinces.

It's just that later Yan Chixia got the chance to go to practice sword immortality, so she gave up the position of headhunter of the six gates and did not do it.

But it is undeniable that there are dragons and crouching tigers hidden among the six doors.

Some people say that there is no difficult thing in the world that the six doors cannot handle.

Although it is an exaggeration, it can also be seen how much energy the six doors can have.

At this moment, as the news of the demon disturbance in the Zuifeng Building in the capital reached the ears of the six gates, special spies immediately sent the news back.

Then it was reported section by section, and finally it fell into the hands of the chief arrester in charge of public security in the capital.

Six doors know that there are evil spirits in the capital, but as long as they don't come to the surface, six doors won't care about them, but once something happens, six doors will immediately come forward and send out arresters who are capable of catching ghosts and eliminating demons. Go ahead and manage it to ensure that the law and order in the capital is as stable as Mount Tai.
They will ask the eminent monks of Xiangguo Temple.

So it didn't take long for the news to spread, a group of strange costumes came outside the Zuifeng Building, they looked like the head catchers of Jianghu rangers.

These people have different appearances, including young sons, middle-aged women, unremarkable men, and even old men who are dying.

"I've heard about the lotus essence in Zuifeng Tower for a long time. She practiced the Danding school's nourishing method, but because she was cautious enough on weekdays and didn't reveal any mistakes, we didn't care about it. After all, she is from the Wutong sect. People, if you catch them rashly, it will cause waves in the capital. Who is the master today?
Just pick off this lotus flower? "

A hunchbacked old man narrowed his eyes and smiled.

"We have found out, it's a scholar named Li Xiuyuan, who lives in the Shunfeng Bodyguard Bureau." A spy immediately sent the news.

There is no news in the capital that they can't find out. After all, they want to maintain the law and order of the imperial city, so how can they not have some skills?
"My lord. Do you want to take a look?" The old man tilted his head and looked at a burly man next to him.

That was the chief arrester in charge of public security in the capital.

(End of this chapter)