Chasing the gods in Zongwudang

God Hou House.

Located on the east side of the inner city, it mirrors Guo Juxia's mansion and guards the imperial palace.

study.

"Uncle Shi!"

In front of Lu Cheng, he had always been chasing his life carelessly, but now he looked extraordinarily serious, addressing the pale-faced elder in front of him.

In the whole world, there is only one person who can make Zhui Ming call Shishu and live in the Shenhou Mansion.He is the Sixth Five-Year Marquis personally conferred by the former emperor, Zhuge Zheng me.

Zhuge Zhengwo waved at Zhui Ming, signaling him to sit down, then took the letter from his hand, and read it carefully.

Not long after, Zhuge showed joy on my face and said, "Zuiming, is this the child you rescued from Iron Blood Valley?"

Zhui Ming nodded and said, "Yes, it's Lu Cheng!"

Zhuge Zhengwo stretched out his hand to stroke his beard, with a satisfied expression on his face, "He really is a young talent, if this old man is not old, I really want to take him as a disciple and take him by my side to teach him a lesson."

"Uncle Shi!"

Zhui Ming got up, "Uncle Shi, I think there are quite a lot of strange things about this matter."

Zhuge Zheng waved his hand at me, "Sit down."

Zhui Ming reluctantly sat on the chair with a determined expression, "Uncle Shi, this Lu Cheng's investigation speed is too fast, I suspect..."

"Doubt, doubt what!"

Zhuge Zhengwo interrupted Zhuge Ming's words, seeing Zhuge Ming's reluctance, Zhuge Zhengwo asked: "You brought this Lu Cheng out of Iron Blood Valley yourself, right?"

Zhui Ming replied: "Yes! Before saving him, I deliberately hid in the Iron Blood Valley for a few days, and found that his work and rest are very regular, and he has practiced the magical art of wedding dress for 15 years. Maybe he won't be exposed yet."

Zhuge Zhengwo asked: "Wedding dress magic skill! He practiced wedding dress magic skill, do you know how this martial art is?"

Zhui Ming said: "The Marriage Dress Divine Art is the unique skill of Daqimen decades ago. The most famous thing about this internal energy is that the internal energy cultivated cannot be used for oneself, just like its name, and in the end it can only be done for others. wedding dress!"

"I bitterly hate pressing the gold thread every year and making wedding clothes for others. Such a martial art of sacrificing oneself for others, who would practice it!"

Zhuge Zheng and I stroked his mustache, stood up and looked out the window, "He was brought out by you from the Iron Blood Valley, if you don't go there, he will definitely die at the hands of the Iron Blood Valley Master, is that understandable?"

Zhui Ming frowned and thought about it, and finally had to admit it.

If he didn't go to the Iron Blood Valley, Lu Cheng, who only practiced the inner strength of the Marriage Dress, would definitely not be the opponent of the Iron Blood Valley Master. He saved Lu Cheng by chasing his life and gave him a new life.

"Uncle Shi is right!"

Seeing that Zhuge Ming admitted, Zhuge Zheng and I continued: "What you suspect is that he is dealing with the Embroidery Bandit case too fast, beyond your comprehension, is that so?"

Zhui Ming nodded and admitted, "That's right, it took less than a day for Lu Cheng to arrive in Jinling, and he identified the embroidered thief as Jin Jiuling. The few of us couldn't do it at this speed."

The four famous arresters are famous all over the world, and they have arrested criminals and cracked countless cases.

But even so, Zhui Ming did not dare to say that he would be faster than Lu Cheng in investigating the Embroidered Thief case himself.We must know that Lu Xiaofeng, a smart person, was played by Jin Jiuling, but Lu Cheng found out the truth in only one day. At this speed, it is not difficult to say that he is not a human being.

"Let's not talk about you, even after I read Lu Cheng's case-solving process, I feel ashamed!" Zhuge Zhengwo teased himself, "You really are a hero!"

"Uncle Shi, that's how it is, I can't believe it!" Zhui Ming got up anxiously, "I brought Lu Cheng out of Qilian Mountain, if he was lured by someone and did something wrong, I will bear the blame. "

Zhuge Zhengwo smiled and said, "Zhouming, you have been by my side for a long time. Why do you doubt that Lu Cheng will definitely seduce others for such a thing without evidence."

Zhui Ming opened his mouth, he wanted to explain, but when he recalled what he was about to say, he suddenly realized that these were all speculations, without any real evidence, so he had to keep silent.

"You, it's just that you have been working on the case for too long, so you can't help but have some dark spots in your heart. Rather than suspecting that Lu Cheng will go down the wrong path, it's better to trust him."

Zhuge Zhengwo didn't reprimand, didn't get angry, and just said with a generous attitude: "In today's court, the emperor is young, and there are many princes in the court. There are many people who are self-interested, and Liao is the public. As a famous arrester, you must keep in mind that if you chase your life, you must keep it in mind. You can make your own guesses and jump to conclusions.”

"Jin Jiuling was born in Shaolin, and his senior brother is an eminent monk like Bitter Gourd Master. His background is good enough! But look at what he did, who would have thought that he would become an embroidery thief for his own self-interest, robbing hundreds of people. million riches."

"Lu Cheng came from a humble background and was brought out of Qilian Mountain by you. It will depend on you to guide him where he will go in the future. If he makes a mistake, you should correct it in time, instead of making ulterior motives and drawing conclusions easily."

"If the case of the Embroidered Thief was solved entirely by his own ability, by doing so, you will push the future pillar of the imperial court to the point of no return."

Zhui Ming took a deep breath, thought for a long time, and finally bowed his head and admitted his mistake.

"Uncle Shi, you are right. Lu Cheng has outstanding abilities. I should observe him more, instead of relying on my own speculation to draw conclusions. If Lu Cheng really relied on his own ability to solve the Embroidery Bandit case this time, given time, he His achievements will surely exceed the four of us."

Zhuge Zhengwo sighed, "Let's not talk about you, even I was not as good as him at that time. Now his foundation is too shallow, his strength is too low, and he needs to be taken care of for a while, so as not to let someone with a heart ruin his future."

Zhui Ming turned around and gave Zhuge Zheng me a fistful salute, "Uncle Shi, now Lu Cheng should finish his report to Catcher, and Zhan Hongling should celebrate him, so I'll go over and cheer him on."

This is said very seriously, most people will definitely believe it without hesitation.

It's just that Zhuge Zhengwo in front of me is not an ordinary person. He shook his head and smiled when he heard this, "Go! Don't get drunk!"

Having been exposed to his true thoughts, Zhuiming blushed, saw Zhuge Zheng and I didn't say anything, then returned to normal, turned and left.

……

Imperial Palace, Imperial Study Room.

A man in a bright yellow robe, who didn't look like he was in his prime, was practicing calligraphy with a pen.I saw him writing like a dragon flying a snake, the ink was swaying, and each big character jumped out on the paper.

"Master's handwriting is really good!" The little eunuch next to him boasted.

After the emperor finished writing, he put the brush on the pen holder beside him.

"Chengan, you said that the word "Zhen" is well written, what is so good about it, if you can't tell, you will be punished."

Get punished!

Hearing this, the little eunuch's face turned bitter, and he had never read a book, and he didn't even know what characters the emperor wrote, so how could he tell the advantages of the characters.

"I will flatter you!" Seeing the little eunuch Cheng An turn into a bitter face, the emperor warned, "What I want to hear is the truth, if you continue to flatter me like this next time and lie to me, the crime will be aggravated."

"The villain thanks the Lord Long Live for your kindness!" The little eunuch Cheng An quickly knelt down and thanked the emperor.

"Okay, Cheng An, if you hear any rumors in the palace in the future, you have to tell me about it in detail, you understand?" Hit a stick and give a sweet date.

Although the emperor didn't give Chengan sweet dates, what he said was better than sweet dates for Chengan.

The emperor said that asking Cheng An to tell him what he heard in the palace was because he wanted him to be his eyes and ears. For the servants, this was a great favor.

The emperor sits on the dragon chair, named "Son of Heaven", the honor of the Ninth Five-Year Plan.It looks good, but in fact it belongs to the lonely family. For the courtiers, the emperor needs to employ people, but he can't completely trust one person. Loyal and treacherous ministers are useful to the emperor, and they must have them.

And why the emperor can distinguish the truth and distinguish courtiers, one is to see it himself, and the other is to listen with ears and see with eyes.

In the imperial court, the Yushi Yanguan is the emperor's eyes and ears, and Dongchang is also the emperor's eyes and ears.Now this little eunuch Cheng An has also been chosen by the emperor himself to be his eyes and ears, one can imagine the joy in his heart.

"Your Majesty, hunt God to see you!"

Originally, the emperor wanted to continue to give Chengan a few words, but when he heard someone communicated, he immediately changed his words.

"Show him over!"

As for the little eunuch, when the emperor said this, he retreated quietly and left the imperial study room with great insight.

Catching God soon arrived, and bowed to the emperor, "Your Majesty!"

"God catcher!"

The emperor raised his hand and joked, "What's the matter today, it's really not easy for a busy person like you to come out of the six doors!"

There are many sects in the Central Plains, including more than a dozen top sects such as Shaolin, Wudang, Dragon and Tiger, Emei, Qingcheng, etc., plus ordinary sects and Jianghu forces, there are simply countless.

As the intermediary between the imperial court and the rivers and lakes, the six doors are really too busy to catch God.

He sits at the six gates, and unless necessary, he will not go out easily, just because he is worried that something will go wrong.

"Your Majesty is sorry for your rudeness!" Chasing God pleaded guilty.

The emperor was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "Catching God, I am concerned about your body. In this chaotic world, I still need to take care of my worries. If you are exhausted, I will feel very distressed."

"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. This minister is fulfilling his duties and doing his best for His Majesty and the Central Plains." Catching God's words were not expressing his loyalty, but his sincerity and persistence.

The emperor couldn't help being moved when he heard this.

Regardless of the fact that the emperor is young and weak, he has been on the throne for several years.Over the years, he has been keeping a low profile, constantly observing the movements of all parties in secret.But under the emperor's observation, Catching God was devoting himself to the six gates, and died.

Such a person, he wants to use and reuse.

"Catching God is here today, is there something important?" According to the emperor's memory, Catching God usually doesn't come to the palace except for important days.Today is an ordinary day, and it is said that Catcher will not come over, but if he can take the initiative to come over, there must be something important.

Catcher took out a secret letter from his cuff and handed it to the emperor, "Your Majesty, please have a look!"

The emperor took the secret letter casually, without any precautions, he opened it and read it.

Catching God stood there, waiting quietly.

The information recorded in the secret letter was very concise, and the emperor read it quickly, and after reading it, his expression was a little unhappy.

"Has the news above been confirmed?"

Catcher shook his head, "This information was personally reported to me by Lu Cheng when he returned from Jinling. According to the above description, the place where Jin Jiuling died was in the Nanwang Mansion. If his report is false, then it must be Nanwang's retainer who killed Jin Jiuling. "Speaking of which, Catching God paused to give the emperor time to think, and then continued.

"I'm inclined that this report is true!"

The emperor went around with the secret letter, and finally returned the secret letter to Catcher.

"Regardless of whether this report is true or not, Jin Jiuling is about the Embroidery Thief, and he will definitely not make a fake! Among the areas under the jurisdiction of the Four Gods, Jiangnan is the most affluent, with Wudang and Longhushan as towns, and there are many bodyguards. The imperial court enshrines him no matter what In addition to the gifts given to him by the Jianghu people, it is enough for him to spend money like dirt!"

The emperor didn't say the latter words, but the meaning was very clear.

With such a high position and such good treatment, Jin Jiuling fell into darkness and became an embroidery thief, bringing disaster to the martial arts world.If this matter is publicized, the criticism in the Jianghu will be enough to make Catcher take the blame and resign, and it will even lower the prestige of the imperial court.

Jin Jiuling, deserve to be killed!

Knowing this, the emperor was very angry.If Jin Jiuling did not die, he would cut Jin Jiuling into pieces and make him pay for his sins.But now, the most important thing is how to deal with the aftermath.

"How many people know about this now?"

Catcher replied: "According to my speculation, the people who know about this matter include Nanwang, Lu Xiaofeng, Hua Manlou, Jiang Chongwei, the former head of Nanwang's mansion, and the heroine Gongsun who helped Lu Cheng kill Jin Jiuling! Lu Cheng reported, Aunt Gongsun promises not to reveal this matter, Lu Xiaofeng and Hua Manlou can also keep a secret, but Nan Wang and Jiang Chongwei, he can't figure out the attitude of these two people."

"Nanwang!"

Speaking of this title, a killing intent flashed in the emperor's eyes.

He really didn't know if his father was confused, why he put Nanwang's fief in Jinling, which was the founding capital of the empire, and its political significance was far higher than other cities.Even if the southern king's fiefdoms were placed in Luoyang and Chang'an, the emperor would not care so much.

Only Jinling, he had to guard against.

"Nanwang is not a fool. His power and prestige all come from the royal family. If the prestige of the court is damaged, he will suffer greatly. He will not take the initiative to speak out about this matter, but it is in his hands. It's a handle, I'm afraid I won't be able to refuse him if he makes another request in the future!"

Catching God bowed and said, "It's because I was negligent in discipline that Jin Jiuling was allowed to do such a disastrous thing."

Plead guilty.

As long as the emperor is willing to punish, there is nothing wrong with catching the gods.

"Catching the Gods don't need to blame yourself. Jin Jiuling did such a wrong thing because he was greedy for profit and has nothing to do with Catching the Gods. It's like there are always some corrupt officials in the court. I don't want them to exist, but such People can't stop killing and dying. As long as people have desires, such people will never disappear."

"The thing that should be considered now is how to minimize the impact of this matter. Nan Wang Nai Zhen has his own will, and God-hunting does not need to consider him. The rest of Lu Xiaofeng, Hua Manlou, and Aunt Gongsun are all reckless people. If What should they do if they publicize this matter?"

"It's not that I don't believe them, but that this matter is too important to the six doors and the court!"