Xian Xian

Chapter 35: Town Demon

In the Wencheng Hall, the emperor and the queen are talking? Hearing the report from the court lady, the emperor quickly said: “Quickly announce that the princess will come in.”

Li Chaoge entered the hall and raised his hand to salute the emperor and the queen of heaven. Just halfway through the worship, he was called out by the emperor: “Don’t pay attention to these, get up quickly.”

Li Chaoge stood still and sat down in a hurry. The emperor asked, “Chaoge, how is that monster?”

Li Chaoge replied: “Fortunately, I didn’t insult my life. My son stopped the demon at Pei’s house and chopped it up, but it was a pity that he escaped. But the saint can rest assured that it was seriously injured and there will be no way to commit murder in the near future. .”

The emperor sighed and said long: “That’s good.”

The noise of last night was so loud that the whole city knew it, and it was hard to hear in the palace. The emperor worried all night. At dawn today, he sent people to find Li Chaoge, but the maid of Dechang Palace said that Li Chaoge hadn’t returned all night.

The emperor waited and became more flustered, so he had to come to Wenchengdian to talk to the Queen. The Queen looked much calmer than the emperor. Although she was also worried, she was not as anxious as the emperor. The Queen was comforting the emperor. As it happened, Li Chaoge came back and brought the good news of the monster’s surrender.

It’s a pity that he didn’t kill him. The emperor asked about the details of the demon. Li Chaoge said: “This monster is called Rakshasa bird. It lives on the tomb of the Yinsi and feeds on carrion. It is attacked by the evil spirit of Yin, and slowly grows spiritual consciousness, and then moves. It has the idea of cannibalism. It selects scholars only because they are talented and talented, and they are very helpful to the enlightenment of monsters. It has mental arithmetic and unintentional, and has succeeded several times in succession. Yesterday, it was so courageous to go to Pei. The man was murdered in the mansion. But although the saint can rest assured, the son has abolished its Taoism, at least for ten years, this Rakshasa bird will not be able to restore its original mana. Of course, it will not live for ten years, I have been deployed in Luoyang City Tianluodi.com, the children can guarantee that they will be caught before the scientific test, so that many students can go to the test with peace of mind.”

“Okay!” Hearing this, the emperor couldn’t help but laugh with his palms, “Well done. This monster behaves cruelly and moves strangely. It is more difficult than the previous monsters. I thought it would have to be entangled for at least half a year. I wanted it all. This year’s imperial examination was cancelled. Unexpectedly, you would solve it in just one night. Since this demon is no longer a climate, the imperial examination will be held as usual and will be held as scheduled.”

Li Chaoge smiled and replied, “Congratulations to the saint. Good things are too hard and too difficult to rejuvenate the nation. Before this year’s imperial examinations, there was a demon. It can be seen that the saint and the queen will be able to obtain talents this time, and this will arouse God’s hatred.”

This? The emperor and the Queen were very comfortable listening to it. It was a very ominous sign that the evil spirits were attracted before the ceremony, but after Li Chaoge said, this seemed to be a test of heaven and was destined. The emperor breathed a sigh of relief, and the boulder settled in his heart, immediately relieved.

At this time, the emperor thought about yesterday, he felt incredible. Yesterday he discussed with the prime ministers all afternoon, and everyone was helpless and anxious. Unexpectedly, after only one night, the problem that had plagued the court for a long time would be solved so easily.

The emperor is full of unreality? At this moment, he looks at Li Chaoge again, how he really thinks it is. The emperor Long Xin Yue, immediately waved his big hand, and said: “You are doing well, you are solely responsible for catching the monster and finishing it. The order is passed down. During this period of time, the Forbidden Army and Jinwu unconditionally cooperate with Princess An Ding. What if the princess needs? , Go directly to Beiya to transfer people, no need to inform me.”

This was in line with Li Chaoge’s heart, and Li Chaoge straightened up and said in an upright manner: “Thank you, Sheng. Chaoge will not insult your life.”

The emperor stood up happily and walked two laps with great interest, and asked: “You deserve a reward for your merits. Chaoge, what do you want? A reward?”

reward? Li Chaoge was silent. When Tianhou saw it, he smiled and said, “Yes, if you make a mistake, you should be punished, and if you have merit, you should be rewarded. Chaoge, you made a great contribution this time, and the reward should be right. What do you want? , Don’t worry about it.”

“That’s the case, the son-chen dares.” Li Chaoge lowered his eyes and said slowly, “the son-chen wants to ask the saint and the queen for grace.”

The emperor expected Li Chaoge to ask for jewellery money, silk satin, or something other girls liked. The emperor was ready to give a princess mansion home, but he didn’t expect to hear such an answer.

The emperor was curious and asked: “What? Grace?”

Li Chaoge looked at the ground and said without hesitation: “I needed manpower to help yesterday, so I went to the Dali Temple Prison and let someone out.”

The emperor frowned, with an ominous premonition inexplicably?: “What? People?”

“A prisoner.” Li Chaoge slowly vomited the truth, “The former Kansai bandit leader, Zhou Shao.”

When the emperor heard the prisoner, his expression was not very good. When he heard Zhou Shao’s name later, he was startled slightly. When he reacted, his face suddenly changed: “He was sentenced to death. Qiuhou asked if he was killed. ?”

“Yes.” Li Chaoge obediently replied, because there was a ghost in his heart, he also complimented the emperor with a needle, “The saint has a good knowledge and has a good memory.”

The emperor was horrified for a long while, and was speechless. Even the queen frowned and looked at Li Chaoge disapprovingly: “Bold and reckless. I remember that Zhou Shao not only had a lot of history, but also killed the only son of the Jinju Assassin last year. Such wicked and wicked people should be killed. Xiaoyou, how did you release him?”

Li Chaoge knew that he was wrong, and lowered his eyes and said: “However, it is clearly the saint and the queen who said that the person should be used regardless of origin and eclectic. He did oppose the court before, but he had already washed his hands with a golden basin, and he kept himself in peace for the next six years. He honestly did a small business and settled down in the market with his wife. His son felt that although he had made mistakes, he was better than his natural power, love and righteousness, and he could be called a character. This kind of talent is a shame to kill. We might as well include him in the court and let him take advantage of the crime and serve the court.”

“You’re such a nonsense!” The emperor paced around, getting angry as he walked, and threw his sleeves. “If it’s someone else, I can just open one eye and close the other, but Zhou Shao definitely can’t. He killed him. The son of Jinju Governor had cruel methods and had a bad influence. The only son of Jinju Governor was beaten to death by him. He heard that his flesh and blood were blurred when he was rushed by the Governor. If you let him out, Wouldn’t he be openly slapped Jinzhou governor in the face when he was allowed to enter the court to do business?”

Li Chaoge grabbed his eyes and said indifferently: “Zhou Shao killed someone because that person intended to insult his wife. He should be killed. Jinzhou provincial governor should receive retribution if he didn’t teach his son well.”

The emperor sighed and said that Li Chaoge had just returned from the people, and she was swayed by the righteousness of the world. However, she did not understand that there is no justice and kindness in politics, and some are just balance and benefits.

The emperor said: “This is not a question of the Jinzhou governor, but a question of the authority of the court. The killing of officials has been severely punished since ancient times in order to deter the people and consolidate the king’s power. If you release Zhou Shao, the Jinzhou governor will be dissatisfied. If the incident spreads to the people, and the people see that the people kill the officials without punishment, but they also plot an errand, what should they think? When the time comes, where will the majesty of the imperial official and the prestige of the government survive?”

Li Chaoge has been bowing his eyebrows, intending to deal with it by showing weakness. Hearing this, she finally couldn’t help it, slowly raising her head, her eyes gleaming like torches, burning: “Sage, you are the king of a country, the co-lord of the world, the life and death of all subjects, the future of the entire country, It’s in your hands. My son wants to ask, is the appearance of officials and the court important, or the axioms of people’s livelihood?”

“Okay.” Seeing that things were not right, the Queen interrupted Li Chaoge, and said, “Chaoge, you were busy all night and you were tired. You go back and rest, and you will talk about the monster hunting after you rest. It’s not too late.”

Although Tian Hou’s tone is gentle, the implications cannot be refuted. Li Chaoge and the emperor stopped talking together? Li Chaoge saluted and said: “The sons and ministers retire.”

Li Chaoge knew that he would quarrel if he said anything more, it would only be counterproductive. She took the opportunity to leave and returned to Dechang Hall to rest.

Although she has been learning martial arts since she was a child, she is energetic, but she is not an iron fighter after all. Yesterday, I was fighting with monsters for a long time, and then I was busy searching for the city. Even if I was not physically tired, I was mentally tired. After Li Chaoge returned to Dechang Palace, he immediately let the maid prepare water for bathing. She took a hot bath comfortably, changed into clean clothes, and finally felt herself full of blood again.

Li Chaoge has not eaten today. After he came out, the palace people had prepared meals. Li Chaoge didn’t care whether the meal was considered breakfast or lunch. He picked up his chopsticks and focused and quickly replenished his energy.

After she had eaten, she rested on the collapse for a while, and sure enough, the voice of a maid came from outside.

“Princess, the queen has a call.”

Li Chaoge got up, adjusted his skirt calmly, and said, “Let’s go.”

In the morning, Li Chaoge visited Wencheng Palace for the second time. After entering the hall, she didn’t say much, bowed her head to salute the Queen of Heaven: “See Queen of Heaven.”

Tian Hou sat on the top, drinking tea slowly, but did not ask Li Chaoge to get up for a long time. Li Chaoge was not in a hurry, she knelt on the ground, her hands firmly pressed against her forehead, without the slightest panic or impatience.

After the queen had dried enough, she put down the tea cup and said calmly, “Get up.”

Li Chaoge still didn’t move. She maintained the posture of worshipping, and said, “The child minister is at fault, so I dare not get up.”

“You also know that you did something wrong.” Tian Hou sat on the couch, her expression calm and calm, without any clues. The emperor would curse and be angry when he was angry, but the queen smiled gently at all times, seemingly approachable, but in fact, far deeper than the emperor.

The Queen changed her tone of homely talk, as if she was teaching a daughter who did wrong, and whispered: “You, that’s a nonsense. Even if your father loves you, he is also the prince of a country. How dare you? Didn’t you teach your father?”

The Queen scolded her for contradicting the emperor, but did not mention Zhou Shao. Li Chaoge felt that there was a little drama, and he immediately said: “The son is in a hurry, and he said the wrong thing?. But the son is full of hearts and eyes thinking that the saint will be a better king than Yao and Shun, and he will not pay attention to admonishment. The queen is deep. He is righteous and bold in his chest. Hope that the queen will make a good word for the sage in front of the saint, and don’t make the saint angry. The sage is meant to share the worries for the saint’s queen. If it makes the saint angry, it is the filial piety of the sage.”

The Queen looked at her nails, put Pingji on the side lightly, and whispered: “Okay, it’s cold on the ground, get up. You, it’s too silly.”

Li Chaoge worked with Tianhou for seven years in his previous life, and he understands Tianhou’s style very well. If Tian Hou said this, it would show that it was all right. If Tian Hou praised her in a pleasant manner, Li Chaoge would be afraid. After thanking Li Chaoge, he slowly got up from the ground and sat on the side of the collapse with his skirt in his arms.

The emperor grew up in a family atmosphere and was influenced by the Four Books and Five Classics. He regarded face and rules very seriously, but the Queen was not. Regardless of the queen’s charming appearance, gentle handling, and the appearance of a good wife and mother, in fact, she is the boldest, most rebellious, and coldest person.

The emperor cannot accept the use of criminals, but the queen can. As long as there are enough benefits, she doesn’t care about any rules.

Perhaps, with the tainted person, the diva is more at ease. There is no handle behind the innocent celebrity, and it is difficult to control, but the life and wealth of the death row prisoner brought out of the prison is in the hands of the queen.

The Queen had never thought about this, but Li Chaoge’s words today opened up new ideas for the Queen. The Queen has already made a decision, but now, she will inevitably have to boil Li Chaoge’s muscles and bones.

So the Queen left Li Chaoge and said nothing. Li Chaoge pondered for a while, and slowly said: “The Queen of Heaven, you promoted the imperial examinations to break the prejudices of the world and to truly select talented people from all over the world. In that case, why? Bring the prejudice to Zhou Shao? He did. If he made a mistake, he should be punished, but he had a reason for what happened, and he also wanted to repent afterwards. Why don’t you give him another chance?”

The Queen sighed and said leisurely: “It’s not that I don’t help you, but your thoughts are too shocking. They are criminals, and they can’t help being criminals. If they are released, they will be exposed to authority. Isn’t it even more misfortune? The country is easy to change, and the nature is hard to change. Even if I and the saint agree with you under pressure? After they commit crimes again, what else does the saint and I have? official?”

Li Chaoge straightened up immediately, raised his hands and said: “The children are willing to guarantee that these people will stand by themselves, obey orders, and never do anything that harms the court and the people. If they commit any mistakes, the children are willing to bear it.”

When the Queen heard Li Chaoge say these things, her expression finally loosened, and she said: “Since you insist, I will risk a big deal and persuade the saint for you. However, you must ensure that you will never raise a tiger and lead a wolf into the room. ”

“I promise.” Li Chaoge sat in the exquisite and solemn palace, his eyes steadfast and bright, “If they dare to commit another crime, I will kill them personally, and then come to the sage queen.”

The Queen didn’t speak, she lowered her head to drink tea, but she should be satisfied with her expression. Li Chaoge quietly scanned the divine expression, and said slowly: “Diva, Erchen has one more thing. I would like to ask you to make an idea.”

“Oh?” The tea cup was at the back of the sky, showing curiosity, “What? What?”

“East capital is mixed with dragons, Taoism and Buddhism contend, and there are many ghosts and ghosts hidden. Although Dali Temple settled the case, they could not take over some special circumstances, such as the Rakshasa bird this time. Therefore, I thought it was better to establish it. An independent organization that specializes in managing Dali Temple and Jing Zhaoyin can’t manage.” Li Chaoge said with a solemn expression, raised his hand to his forehead, and bowed deeply. Demon, the evil in the world.”