"Brother Xian, tomorrow I will go to Willow Forest with you to practice martial arts together. Remember to pass on your true skills to me!"

"Brother Xian, are you willing to accept a disciple? I don't have the skills to teach, but I can serve tea, pour water, make the bed and fold the quilt!"

…

A plague chicken suddenly pecked a vicious dog to death, and it seemed very easy. This result was so shocking that the naughty children almost went crazy. If they had such a good ability, how would they want to stand out in the military in the future? Not much easier.

Lao Zhang scolded: "Get out of the way quickly! Brother Xian will definitely feel bad after killing someone for the first time, so let him go home and rest. Brother Xian, remember to prepare 20 coins for burning and burial." "

Xu Xian nodded, looking at Hutou's body, he felt a little unbearable. It was not that he regretted killing Hutou, but that he sympathized with his mother-in-law and children. The woman was kneeling next to Hutou, although there were tears in her eyes. Not much sadness.

Lao Zhang then said to the two comrades of Hutou: "When the two brothers return to the camp, they must explain the matter clearly to the superior officer. You have seen this kind of thing many times in the army, and it is not a big deal. We will arrive another day. When I, Lao Zhang, drink at home, I will benefit from you."

The two nodded without saying anything, and took the empty horse with them and returned to the camp. Xu Xian felt a little relieved, because he was really afraid that the two soldiers would get entangled. When he returned home, Xiao Can had already woken up. I hugged Xu Xian and cried bitterly for a while.

Aunt Liu kept nagging that Hu Tou was so soft-hearted that he spared Xu Xian's life. When Xu Xian told her that he had killed Hu Tou, she still didn't believe it until she saw the blood-stained dagger and fainted.

In the evening, Lao Zhang came to the house to withdraw twenty guan of money. When he went out, he said to Xu Xian: "You are so bad! If you kill me, others will say you are kind and righteous. If the tiger's head is dead, you will stab someone in the back. Isn't that right?" I never intended to spare him from the beginning."

"Uncle Zhang's eyes were blazing. He wanted to kill me last time, and I really hated him in my heart. But if he really came up and killed him, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to stay here in Liuhe Bay anymore. I could move to make a living elsewhere, but I can’t see Uncle Zhang!”

"Hehe... It's weird to believe you, but your skills are really amazing. If you have time, you can train my nine treasures more."

Xu Xian originally thought that the duel and murder incident would pass peacefully. Who knew that when it was getting dark the next day, someone knocked on the courtyard door. Through the crack in the door, he saw that it was Zhao Hongyin. He quickly opened it and said, "Yu Hou, what are you doing?" coming?"

Zhao Hongyin closed the door with a sullen face and shouted in a suppressed voice: "You are so brave, how dare you kill the Imperial Guards soldiers."

"I didn't expect that Marquis Yu also knew about this."

"How could I not know that that person is the captain of our army? I didn't believe it when I heard their report last night. I really don't think you have the means to defeat the masters in the army."

"He wanted to kill me first, so I had to fight with him privately as a last resort."

Zhao Hongyin waved his hand and said: "Regardless of whether you were forced or not, why didn't you escape if you killed someone?"

"It's true that I had a private fight with him, but if I signed a life-and-death contract, the government won't pursue it."

"What nonsense are you talking about? Whether a private fight between soldiers is about life or death is just a matter of words. There is no need for that thing at all. But you are not a soldier, and the person you killed is still an officer. This is troublesome.

Originally, this matter could be suppressed by me, but due to the imperial court's efforts to improve public security, informants became common in the army. Things can happen even if nothing happens, not to mention that you actually killed someone."

Hearing Zhao Hongyin speak so seriously, Xu Xian also panicked, "Then what should we do?"

"What else can you do! Pack up Xinrou and run away quickly, and don't come back again within three to five years. If it's inconvenient for you to take Xiaocan with you, you can place her in my house."

Unexpectedly, the matter was so serious. Xu Xian immediately woke up Xiaocan and asked her to take A Bao and follow Zhao Hongyin home. He went to the kitchen to take out the money from under the stove, stuffed it into a bag and carried it on his shoulder.

superior.

Just as he was about to go out, he heard footsteps outside the door, and then the courtyard door was kicked open, and a group of wolf-like soldiers rushed in. One of them pointed at Xu Xian and said, "This is the boy who killed Shangguan!"

It was one of the people with Hu Tou that he met yesterday. Needless to say, he was the one who informed the secret. Zhao Hongyin really guessed it.

Before Xu Xian had any reaction, he was pushed to the ground and tied up, and all the baggage and daggers were taken away from him, "Damn it, this kid has a lot of money!"

"What I'm saying is that this guy is rich. Yesterday he spent 20 guan on the funeral of Wang Duizheng's family. There are more than 100 guan in this package. I must have a share."

Damn it, you really are motivated by money, Lao Zhang, you killed me!

"Of course you are indispensable. Take him back to the military office and wait for the grand master to go down to the court and then chop him down."

He was not beheaded on the spot, and finally had a chance to appeal. He was taken to the Guards, Ma Bujun Command and Envoy and thrown into the open space in front of the Tang Dynasty. There were already several fellow prisoners here who were as tied up as him, and they were probably all the same.

Waiting to go to court.

A full hour later, when the sun was three o'clock in the sky, a fierce-looking man in purple robes walked into the main hall. Xu Xian had already thought of a rhetoric in his mind. Fortunately, the life-and-death contract had not been searched in his arms.

Shi Hongzhao sat down behind the long and spacious desk, and someone handed him a stack of memorials related to military affairs. Since Guo Wei went to Yedu, the affairs of the Privy Council were actually managed by him and Prime Minister Yang Bin.

Two soldiers took the prisoner into the hall. The clerk turned over the case file and reported: "This man's name is Wang Er. He stole a chicken from a neighbor and was reported by his neighbor. Many chicken feathers and chicken bones were also found in his house."

The man on the ground cried: "The poor people are wronged. The chickens were bought by the poor people in the market. It was the neighbors who falsely accused the poor people..."

Shi Hongzhao was flipping through the memorial without knowing whether he had heard it or not. Suddenly he stretched out his hand, with his index finger and thumb forming a circle and raising the other three fingers.

Xu Xian outside the hall could see it clearly and thought to himself: "What does this mean? Is it European? Could it be that you have traveled through time as well?"

The scribe immediately turned around and ordered: "Take him out and chop him down!"

Immediately, soldiers pulled the man out of the hall and stabbed him at the base of the wall. Xu Xian outside the hall was stunned. Is there such a trial?

Little did they know that Shi Hongzhao worked hard on state affairs day and night. He was reviewing so many cases that he was too lazy to speak, so he used hand gestures instead. He stretched out three fingers to mean beheading.

Then the soldiers took another scholar to the court. The clerk held the case file and read: "This man Lu Fang was caught and raped in bed with his friend's wife TJ."

It was rare for Shi Hongzhao to say, "Hehe... Stealing is also stealing! These scholars, who appear to be benevolent and moral on the surface, but behind the scenes, men steal and women prostitute. It's really unbearable."

The scholar loudly begged for mercy, "Master, please spare my life. My brother, Wansheng, is a member of the Ministry of Etiquette. Please spare Wansheng's life."

"It's no use that your biological father is the Minister of Rites. Cut him off! Then write his files on a wooden sign and hang it by the door of his house."

When the scholar heard this, he fainted on the spot, but he did not escape from the knife on his head, which saved him a lot of pain.

Then another person was pulled to the lobby. In the previous two examples, this person was already frightened like chaff. When he came up, he cried and begged: "I am an actor in the Jiaofang. I have also sung for the emperor. The emperor likes it."

The villain also adopted the villain as his adopted son, and begged the grand master to spare the villain for the sake of the emperor."

"The emperor has adopted many adopted sons. If this one is not enough, he will be taken out and chopped in half."

Outside the hall, Xu Xian's face was as pale as earth. He couldn't even save the emperor's face. It was really going to end now!

After everyone was chopped off, Shi Hongzhao asked: "What did the actor commit just now?"

The clerk explained with a smile: "This actor is a rabbit, and he actually gave the actor in the same room to...'divided' peaches while he was sleeping!"

Shi Hongzhao had a look of disgust on his face, "There are these rotten people all day long, and I can't kill them all. There are still a few. After killing me, I still have to deal with military affairs."

"There is another one outside the door, but there is no file."

A military academy member came forward and explained: "The man outside the door was just captured by the lower official. He had a private fight with a Xiu Mu team of the Guardian Army and killed him. By the way, he was still a scholar."

When Shi Hongzhao heard this, he stood up, slapped the table and shouted angrily: "A scholar who dares to kill soldiers is really going against the grain, chop them into pieces and feed them to the dogs!".

At this time, there was no Ling Chi, and cutting in half was considered the cruelest punishment. It can be seen that Shi Hongzhao really hated this scholar who killed the soldiers.

Suddenly I heard someone shouting loudly outside the hall: "The grass people are the personal soldiers of Taiwei Guo. Please tell me clearly."

Shi Hongzhao, who had already sat down again, heard this and said hurriedly: "Just now he said that he was Guo Wenzhong's personal soldier, what's going on!"

The military academy next to him looked embarrassed and said, "The subordinate didn't know much about it, so I heard someone tipped him off and arrested him."

"What a fool. Bring him up to me and ask."

Then a soldier threw a tied-up young man into the lobby. Shi Hongzhao struggled all his life. He could tell at a glance whether a person was a soldier or not. He immediately shouted angrily: "You are so brave, you are not a soldier at all."

You actually deceived me!"

"The grass people are really the soldiers of Taiwei Guo. Some time ago, the grass people were practicing martial arts on the banks of the Bian River. They met Taiwei Guo who was in disguise. The Taiwei appreciated the martial arts of the grass people and rewarded them with a jade pendant.

When he was two years old, he joined the army and became a soldier under his command. Although he has not officially joined the army, he already regards himself as a member of the army."

After hearing what Xu Xian said, Shi Hongzhao believed it, because Guo Wei did have such a habit, so he asked: "Where is the jade pendant?"

Xu Xian glanced at the military academy next to him and said, "This officer searched for evidence."

"My subordinate took it as evidence. This jade pendant has the victim's blood stains on it." The military academy said and took out the jade pendant and handed it to Shi Hongzhao.

Shi Hongzhao looked at it and said, "It looks familiar. Take it to Taiwei Guo's house and let Mrs. Guo identify it."

Hearing what Shi Hongzhao said, Xu Xian's heart finally fell back into his stomach. He thought that the relationship between Guo Wei and Shi Hongzhao was really extraordinary.

, the emperor's godson was beheaded without saying a word, and Guo Wei, a private soldier who had not officially joined the army, had the patience to seek confirmation.

Guo Wei and Shi Hongzhao are not only political allies. They have worked together under Liu Zhiyuan for many years and are also close friends. Shi Hongzhao has a hot-tempered and strong personality. It is inevitable that he and the other two political allies will have disputes over their authority. Dudu and Shi Hongzhao have an easy-going and cautious personality.

Guo Wei didn't, and since the two were both warriors, they naturally had more topics in common, and their friendship was extraordinary.

After the military academy went to the Guo Mansion, Shi Hongzhao handled military affairs in silence, probably because he didn't want to waste words before Xu Xian's words were confirmed. After a stick of incense, the military academy came back and reported: "Mrs. Guo has been

I have identified it and found that it is indeed Captain Guo's, but it was given away last year."

Shi Hongzhao then raised his head again and looked at Xu Xian, "You are really a scholar."

"In the past, yes, but ordinary people have abandoned literature and embraced martial arts. Literary people are useless. They are either pedantic or cunning. Apart from writing some specious articles, they can only make disgusting flattery. In this troubled world, what can

Those who have made great achievements must be the warriors who kill the enemy in battle."

Shi Hongzhao laughed heartily, "It suits me. No wonder Guo Wenzhong admires you. If you are his, you are also mine. Let's relax."

The military academy untied Xu Xian's rope. Xu Xian knelt down and bowed in imitation of a martial artist: "Thank you so much for not killing me. I will repay you with a grass ring in the future."

"You don't look strong at all, but you can actually kill a captain, so your martial arts skills must be good. Guo Wenzhonghui has an eye for pearls. I am also hungry for talents, but it is not easy to directly poach his corner. If he forgets about you in the future

Just come to me."

Xu Xian thanked him profusely, and Shi Hongzhao released him. The military academy sent Xu Xian to the door and said, "You are really stupid. The Grand Master likes you so much that you didn't take the opportunity to join him. This

I'll return the jade pendant to you, but forget about the money. Neither the Taiwei nor the Grand Master are stingy people, and I won't treat you badly in the future."
Chapter completed!