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Chapter 1027 The Imperial Envoy Arrives? Close the Door and Release the Dogs! (Please Subscribe!)
Forbidden City.

Cixi was watching the troupe from the Shengping Office perform the Peking opera "Changbanpo".

The actor who played Zhao Yun on the stage was Yang Xiaolou, the son of the famous artist Yang Yuelou. He was eight feet tall and sturdy, with a heroic appearance, like a tiger and with arms like an ape. When he played Zhao Yun, he was truly dignified and had the heroic and elegant demeanor of a real man.

Just look at how Zhao Yun stabbed Xiahou En in the chaos and got the Qinggang Sword. He rushed into the encirclement seven times and killed his way in and out seven times. Empress Dowager Cixi was so happy that she smiled and praised him with Li Lianying who was serving beside her:

"This monkey is really good!"

Just when they were getting excited, a young eunuch suddenly came in hurriedly and whispered something to Li Lianying. Cixi saw it and snorted:
"What's wrong again?"

Li Lianying quickly bent down and spoke:
"My Lord, I didn't mean to disturb your pleasure, but since you asked, I dare not not tell you. It was my godson Chang Kun who was murdered in the south."

"Chang Kun?"

Cixi thought for a moment, waved her hand and asked the troupe to leave, then said, "Is it the Chang Kun, the admiral of the Yangtze River Navy who tried to curry favor with you?"

If it were an orthodox emperor who had received imperial education, he would definitely not tolerate such a thing as foreign ministers colluding with eunuchs in the palace, but it was different for Cixi, the empress dowager who ruled the country from behind the curtain.

In Cixi's view, the saying "when beating a dog, look at its owner" is also true in reverse. Those ministers even fawned over the servants around her, which showed that they were respecting her. Therefore, she did not object to Li Lianying accepting some tributes from foreign officials.

When Li Lianying heard Cixi's question, he quickly replied:
"It was this man who gave you the three-foot-tall red coral as a gift on your birthday last year!"

Cixi thought of the coral and nodded. It was a rare thing.

"He was a caring person, why did he die?"

Li Lianying quickly got down to business:

"The Military Affairs Office has a memorial from the Wumeng County Office, saying that he and the local county magistrate were killed by the forty bandits from Yunnan. It also said that the deputy county magistrate Bao Longxing rose up to fight the enemy and killed more than a dozen horse bandits, avenging Chang Kun."

Cixi frowned: "How can a mere deputy county magistrate have such ability? If it were true, he would have won the martial arts examination long ago!"

Li Lianying flattered: "Your Majesty is wise, I think so too, it is common for those little guys to deceive their superiors and take some credit."

Cixi pondered for a moment:
"I've heard that there are serious bandit problems in the south, but I didn't expect those Yunnan bandits to be so bold that they dared to kill even high-ranking officials of the imperial court. The admiral of the navy is a high-ranking official, and he is also the face of the imperial court. We can't just ignore it. Let me put it this way, I remember that Yili General Yu Rui was ordered to return to Beijing to take over as the admiral of the Nine Gates. Is he on his way now?"

"Then issue an imperial decree to appoint Yu Rui as the imperial commissioner and change his route to Wumeng to suppress the bandits in the south. He should also investigate the murder of Chang Kun. If the junior county magistrate is lying, he should be dismissed and investigated. If he is telling the truth, he will be considered meritorious and promoted three levels!"

They set out from the capital city in an urgent manner of 800 miles and finally stopped Yu Rui on his way back to the capital in Xi'an Prefecture.

After receiving the order, Yurui allowed his family to continue returning to the capital, assigned 500 officers and soldiers to protect him, turned his horses south to Wumeng, and followed the order to suppress the bandits.

In the Yu family convoy, a pretty girl looked out from behind the curtain, her eyes flickering with a look of longing. Her mother beside her said with a smile:
"Your father went to the south to suppress bandits. The sound of swords and sabers is scary. Don't have any bad thoughts. Your father said that he has arranged a marriage for you in the capital. It was a verbal agreement before, but this time when he returns to the capital, the matter will be settled completely. You better calm down!"

At night, the Yu Family convoy stayed at a post station along the way. In a room, the girl who had been in the carriage during the day was in a trance, with a hint of confusion on her pretty face. Opposite her sat a woman dressed as a nanny. Seeing the girl like this, the woman smiled faintly:
"Jiaolong, are you willing?"

Jiaolong is the name of the girl, she is the daughter of Yurui, Yu Jiaolong.

Yu Jiaolong came back to her senses after hearing this, and raised her eyebrows: "Master's wife, what do you mean by this?"

Her master's wife was very famous in the martial arts world. Her real name was Geng Liuniang, and her nickname was "Blue-eyed Fox". She was once a famous thief in the Jinsha River. Later, she used the Nine-Turn Purple Yin Needle to poison the Wudang leader Jiang Nanhe and stole the "Wudang Heart Secret". Therefore, she did not dare to stay in the Central Plains and went to the Western Frontier, hiding in the residence of Yu Rui, the general of Yili.

When Yu Jiaolong was eight years old, the green-eyed fox became her nanny. Seeing that Yu Jiaolong was very intelligent and a martial arts genius, the green-eyed fox was moved by her talent and taught her everything she had learned, except for her poison skills.

It's just that Yu Jiaolong is the daughter of the Governor-General's Mansion and a Manchu, so she is a bit arrogant in her bones, so it is difficult for the relationship between the two to be like that of an ordinary master and disciple, or father and son. That's why Yu Jiaolong was not polite at all when she spoke.

Hearing the disciple's question, the blue-eyed fox was not angry, but just smiled faintly:
"I heard that the marriage your father arranged for you is also to an official family. If you really become the wife of an official in the imperial court, you will be suffocated to death with your personality, and your talent will be buried. It is better for you to travel the world with me. With the abilities of our master and disciple, we can go all over the world. Then we can be feared by the people, wouldn't it be happy!"

Yu Jiaolong smiled coldly: "I am the daughter of an official, and you want me to go out into the world with you?"

"Even if you don't want to join the martial arts world, it's always good to go and take a look. At worst, you can come back after you've seen it. Otherwise, if you get married, you'll only be able to see a tiny piece of sky for the rest of your life!"

The blue-eyed fox was eloquent and finally made Yu Jiaolong fall in love with her.

That night, two dark shadows jumped over the houses, climbed over the eaves and walls, and left the post station silently.

The next day, Madam Yu saw a letter in her daughter's room. In the letter, Yu Jiaolong said that she wanted to catch up with her father and go to the south together. She would come back to Beijing with her father and asked her mother not to worry.

Although Madam Yu was worried about her daughter running away from home, there was nothing she could do. After asking people to look for her in vain, she had no choice but to continue on her journey.

A day and a half later, at the same post station, a commoner gave the postman two taels of silver, turned around and left the post station, and rode his horse to a dilapidated temple five miles away.

A dozen sturdy men were resting in the ruined temple. The leader was a handsome young man wearing foreign clothes. When he saw the people coming back, he asked:

"Have you heard about it?"

The man who came in bowed and said:

"Brother, the Yu family's convoy stopped here the day before yesterday, but I heard something. Yu Rui was ordered to go to Wumeng to suppress bandits. Yu Jiaolong left a letter at night and ran away from home to chase his father."

The young man had a trace of worry on his face, but when he heard the news that Yu Jiaolong had run away from home, his worry immediately disappeared and he smiled:
"I heard that over in Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and Shu, there are the Forty Great Bandits and the Seventy-two Earthly Fiends making a lot of noise. Let's go, let's go join in the fun and suppress the bandits. I hate bandits!"

A moment later, more than a dozen fast horses galloped south along the official road.

Half a month later, Wumeng County Government Office.

Hua Twelve sat in the lobby, extremely bored, with a look of despair on his face.

A peasant woman in the hall bowed to him:
"My Lord, my Lord, please help me. Two chickens are missing from my house. They were kept for laying eggs. Now they are lost, what should I do? You must help me find them."

In the past, ordinary people had no chance to work in government offices, but since the name of Bao Qingtian became known a while ago, it has been said that the Qingtian Lord would stand up for the common people. Especially after several common people's cases were redressed, the people around Wumeng would come to the yamen to ask the Qingtian Lord for help in making decisions regarding any major or minor matters.

Hua Shier had previously killed all the serious criminals in the Wumeng County Government in one go, and had also cleared the streets several times during this period. Now there was no one left to kill, and the task value was stuck at over 500, and it had not changed for several days.

Now he has to deal with these trivial matters of the people every day, which makes him doubt whether he has made the wrong decision. It would be better for him to quit his job as a county magistrate.

He waved helplessly to the yamen runner beside him and said, "Come here, take this lady to the backyard to catch two chickens!"

This lady is a peasant woman from a mountain village below Wumeng. She came here early in the morning and walked ten miles along the mountain road to report the case. Her situation is pitiful, but this case is too trivial. Do you want the constable to follow her into the mountains to find the chicken? Don't talk nonsense. If the constable loses another one, the loss will not be greater than the chicken.

It would be better to just give her two chickens. There is a chicken coop behind the county government office. Hua Shier can just ask the constable to catch them for her.

"Thank you, my Lord. Thank you, my Lord!"

The peasant woman followed the constable with a smile on her face, saying as she walked: "My hen is a hen, you have to catch me a hen that lays eggs!"

The constable said impatiently: "I know!"

The peasant woman went downstairs, and Bao Youwei came over, bowed and said with a smile:

"Sir, the next case is Huang Laoshi from Renjia Town. He said his donkey was lost yesterday!"

Hua Twelve slapped his forehead and said, "What's going on? Where's your Thirteenth Uncle? Ask him to come over and take care of me for a while. I'm going back to catch up on some sleep!"

Bao Youwei said quickly: "There was a murder in Liujia Village yesterday. I came to report to the police this morning. My thirteenth uncle and your eldest brother took Lei Bao to the countryside to investigate the case early in the morning!"

"When did this happen? Why haven't I heard about it?"

When Hua Shier heard that there was a murder case, he immediately became interested. Isn't that the mission?

"You were practicing martial arts this morning, and you said that no one should disturb you. Your eldest brother immediately wanted to go investigate the scene. My thirteenth uncle had no choice but to follow him without even having breakfast!"

Hua Twelve immediately stood up: "Let's go and take a look!"

He took Bao Youwei and two fast horses and headed straight for Liujia Village.

Liujia Village is about ten miles away from the county seat. On one side are mountains, and on the other side is the Zhaolu Basin, which is thousands of miles of flat land. The land on the basin is fertile and rich in resources, and many people make a living by farming.

When Hua Shier and Bao Youwei arrived at Liujia Village, it was already noon. In the only restaurant in the village, they found Bao Longxing, Xu Baijiu and their team who had just ordered their dishes and were about to eat.

When the three entered the restaurant, they saw the other detectives sitting on one side, while Xu Baijiu, Bao Longxing, and Lei Bao were sitting at the other table. Everyone stood up and greeted Hua Twelve when they saw him:

"Sir!" Bao Youwei greeted with a smile: "It's better to come at the right time than to come early. Please add two sets of bowls and chopsticks!"

Hua Shier sat directly at the table of Bao Longxing and Xu Baijiu and asked:
"How's the case going? What's the situation?"

Bao Longxing patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, sir. With me, Bao Shisan, here, there is no case that we can't solve. We've already solved it!" He wanted to say "I, Bao Longxing, am here", but halfway through he realized that his name had been taken by Hua Twelve, so he had to change his words.

Xu Baijiu disagreed:
"There are many suspicious points in this case. I don't think it can be easily closed!"

The two people had different opinions and started arguing in front of Hua Twelve.

Hua Twelve interrupted them: "Tell us what's going on!"

At this time, the store owner brought out the wine and food, and everyone talked while eating.

Xu Baijiu introduced the situation:
"There are two dead people in total. Their identities have been confirmed. One of them is Yan Dongsheng, one of the Forty Thieves, and the other is his accomplice. The two came to the village to rob, but were beaten to death by a villager named Liu Jinxi!"

Bao Longxing interrupted: "That Liu Jinxi was just an ordinary villager. He accidentally killed two robbers during a fight. The facts are very clear. I think we can close the case!"

Xu Baijiu said, "I think there are still doubts. The forty thieves are all desperate criminals who have practiced martial arts. How could Liu Jinxi, an ordinary villager, kill these two people? Especially after my autopsy, I found that Yan Dongsheng was hit in the temple, which severed the vagus nerve and caused cardiac arrest. Only three people in the world can do this."

Hua Twelve was speechless. There were too many unreasonable things in the plot. A native of Sichuan actually knew about the vagus nerve. This thing is also included in the meridians of traditional Chinese medicine, but it is not called that. It has only been discovered abroad a few years ago. It is obviously not reasonable that Xu Baijiu can call out the name and know its function now. This screenwriter is not thoughtful at all.

Hua Shier suppressed his complaints and now knew that the incident of Liu Jinxi killing Yan Dongsheng was exactly the same plot in "Martial Arts".

As expected, Liu Jinxi is Tang Long, one of the Seventy-two Earthly Fiends played by Yuzhou Dan!

Hua Shier waved his hands: "You are too absolute. There are not many warriors who can do this. There are two in front of you!"

As he said this, he pointed at himself and Lei Bao, the latter of whom held his head high and looked like he was very capable.

Hua Shier turned to Lei Bao and asked, "You are the Six Gates Divine Constable, what do you think of this case?"

Lei Bao laughed:
"Sir, you are asking the right person. Since I, Leopard Head, joined the Six Gates, there has been no case that I cannot solve!"

"In my opinion, for this case, we should just arrest Liu Jinxi, lock him in a cell and beat him up. If he doesn't confess, break his limbs and cut off his tongue. No matter whether he did it or not, it will be all his fault, hahahahaha."

The classmates at the table were stunned. No wonder there was no case that he couldn't solve. Considering this guy's history of framing others when he was at the Qi family, it was obvious how he got such a 100% case-solving rate!
Xu Baijiu shook his head, while Bao Longxing bowed to Leopard Head with a serious expression: "I admire you!"

Lei Bao smiled and returned the greeting: "Okay, okay!"

Hua Shier looked at the two idiots with amusement and even ate an extra bowl of rice.

After dinner, he ordered:

"Go and get Liu Jinxi here. I want to see him!"

After a while, a Liu Jinxi who had the same type of Universe Pill was brought over, along with his wife Ayu.

Liu Jinxi behaved very submissively. When he heard that Hua Shier was the county magistrate, he bowed repeatedly and kept his head down, not daring to look him in the eye. He behaved exactly like ordinary people of that era when meeting an official.

Hua Shier was a person who had mastered traditional Chinese martial arts to the highest level and had a thorough understanding of the muscles and bones of the human body. As soon as he saw Liu Jinxi, he knew that he was the right person. This man had strong muscles and bones and was obviously an expert in martial arts. He must be Tang Long.

He didn't beat around the bush: "These two robbers are wanted criminals by the imperial court. Liu Jinxi, whether you did it intentionally or not, if you kill them, you will be meritorious. The government will give the reward money to your family later!"

After hearing this, Liu Jinxi and his wife looked at each other and both showed joy. Of course, one was pretending and the other was truly happy.

But Hua Twelve changed the subject: "We have finished talking about the two wanted criminals. Now let me tell you about you. Ten years ago, when you were still called Tang Long, you were the second in command of the Seventy-two Earthly Fiends. After you killed Zhang the Butcher's family, you disappeared for ten years. Am I right?"

Hearing this, Xu Baijiu, Bao Longxing and others were shocked. They stood up and looked at Liu Jinxi in shock.

Liu Jinxi lowered his head. When he heard this, he didn't react on the surface. However, from an angle where no one could see, his pupils shrank.

Hua Shierjia smiled faintly: "Your heartbeat quickened for a beat, although it recovered instantly, but this proves that I was right!"

Liu Jinxi said in panic: "Sir, what are you talking about? I am not Tang Long, I am Liu Jinxi, my surname was Gong, and I am the son of a butcher."

His wife Ayu also said: "My lord, you must be mistaken. Ask around in the village. Our Jin Xi is the most honest person!"

Hua Twelve's smile faded: "It's no use pretending any more, Lei Bao, take this guy down!"

Lei Bao started to capture him. Liu Jinxi did not resist. Lei Bao twisted his arm and pressed him on the table. He begged:
"My Lord, I am innocent. My Lord, I don't know any Tang Long. I am Liu Jinxi. I am Liu Jinxi."

Ah Yu cried and shook Lei Bao's arm: "Sir, please let Jin Xi go. We don't want the reward money!"

Hua Twelve saw that Liu Jinxi was pretending to be endless. Many villagers around heard the noise and came to watch, pointing and talking, as if they were bullies who oppressed the common people. He felt it was quite boring and waved his hand:

"Lei Bao, since he doesn't admit it, just kill him!"

Lei Bao did not hesitate. He held down Liu Jinxi with his left hand, raised his right hand, aimed at the back of the opponent's head, and chopped down with a palm.

With Lei Bao's intelligence and murderous nature, if Liu Jinxi continued to pretend, this palm would be enough to kill him. The reason why IQ is emphasized is because Lei Bao's brain is not enough. He will do whatever Hua Shier asks him to do.

When the palm wind came whistling and Lei Bao showed no intention of stopping, Liu Jinxi lost his composure. He did not expect that the county magistrate would kill without authorization. Isn't this a disregard for human life?

Suddenly his whole body shook, and his muscles vibrated. He was not trying to shake Lei Bao away, because he knew that Lei Bao was a master. Liu Jinxi was trying to smash the table under him.

With a bang, the table collapsed.

Liu Jinxi lowered his head to avoid Lei Bao's palm, then raised his right foot and kicked back, using the rabbit-kicking-eagle move.

Lei Bao didn't expect that this man was really a master. He blocked with his arm in a hurry, but was kicked back three steps and stopped only after hitting the table behind him.

The surrounding villagers, including Ayu, opened their eyes wide with an expression of disbelief, as if they were meeting Liu Jinxi for the first time.

It turns out that he really knows martial arts!
Liu Jinxi knew he was exposed and turned to run, but at this time Hua Twelve smiled and said:

"If you dare to run, I will arrest your wife and your son to make you pay for your crime!"

Liu Jinxi took a step and then stopped, turned around and rushed directly towards Hua Twelve: "You dog official!"

He planned to capture the leader first.

Liu Jinxi put one hand in front as if to capture Hua Shier, and the other hand behind to prevent Leopard Head Lei Bao from coming to the rescue. However, when Lei Bao saw him attacking Hua Twelve, he actually watched with a smile, and the other constables and runners around did the same.

The next moment, Liu Jinxi understood what was going on. He saw Hua Shier break his tiger claw grip with one hand, grab him by the neck, suddenly lift him up and throw him to the ground with a bang. The force was so great that the whole restaurant shook.

This throw left Liu Jinxi with no room to display all his strong skills. His muscles and bones were shaken loose, making him feel sore all over and unable to exert any strength.

Hua Twelve brushed off the unnecessary dust on his body and said calmly:
"Tied!"

Liu Jinxi, also known as Tang Long, was escorted back to the government office by everyone.

On the way back, Hua Shier, Xu Baijiu and others discussed and decided to post a notice when they got back, announcing that the second in command of the Seventy-two Earthly Fiends had been captured in Wumeng and would be executed ten days later.

He wanted to use Tang Long as bait to lure out the 72 Earthly Fiends and catch them all in one fell swoop.

As soon as I returned to the government office, a bailiff came to greet me:

"Sir, the imperial envoy has arrived and is waiting for you to come over and pay your respects. He is the former commander-in-chief of Yili and now the governor of the Nine Gates, Lord Yu Ruiyu."

Hua Shier was a little puzzled. Why did an imperial envoy come? Could it be that he was the one who murdered Chang Kun? He didn't think much of it. He asked someone to tie up the horse before going in to see Yurui.

Yu Rui was sitting in the lobby, looking very energetic. It seemed that he had taken advantage of the time when Hua Twelve was away to wash away the dust and dirt on his body.

Hua Twelve stepped forward and clasped his fists in greeting: "Wumeng County Magistrate Bao Longxing, greetings to the Imperial Envoy!"

Yu Rui didn't even raise his eyelids. An official beside him pointed at Hua Twelve's nose and cursed:
"You are just a lowly ninth-rank official, a dog-like thing. Why don't you kneel when you see the imperial envoy?"

Hua Twelve didn't pretend anymore. He walked forward and slapped the officer's neck directly into his chest. When the officer's body fell to the ground, he shouted to Bao Longxing, Lei Bao and others who followed behind him:
"Close the door and let the dogs go. Don't let any of them escape!"

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