This martial artist just wants to be an official

Chapter 522: Death of a Beggar
Chunhua called a few guards and escorted the servants into the woodshed.

Lu Yuanzhi returned to Ji Xuan's side again.

At this time, both little kids were already fast asleep.

"That little slave of yours does know a thing or two."

When Ji Xuan saw Lu Yuanzhi coming, he smiled and made a few comments.

Lu Yuanzhi was stunned for a moment. He looked at Ji Xuan and asked, "Did you hear it?"

"Well, as I get older, my ears become more useful for some reason."

Ji Xuan smiled broadly.

"How did I handle the situation just now?" Lu Yuanzhi felt that he had to ask his godfather for advice.

"A bit immature." Ji Xuan didn't seem to be disgusted, he just said with a smile.

"What's wrong?" Lu Yuanzhi raised his head and asked, confused.

“If it were me, except for those close to me, everyone else would die.” Ji Xuan said calmly, smiling as he played with the jade beads in his hand.

"Why does a mouth with a 36-degree angle say such cold words?"

Lu Yuanzhi naturally sensed the faint murderous intent in his godfather.

"The servants sent by the palace will help you run the shop. As for the servants at home..."

Ji Xuan's voice carried a hint of instruction:
"It's better to keep the reliable ones."

"Ah."

Lu Yuanzhi nodded seriously: "Before I go north, this matter really needs to be arranged properly."

Ji Xuan waved his hand and said, "I still have a few reliable old slaves in my yard. Let them come over in a few days."

"That's fine." Lu Yuanzhi felt that when he was not at home, Mr. Ji would definitely be able to arrange everything for him.

"Go to the government office and find out who is behind this before tonight." Ji Xuan looked slowly in one direction and said in a cold voice:

"I hope it's not someone from over there."

When Lu Yuanzhi saw this action, his heart moved slightly.

Godfather was just looking in the direction of the imperial palace.

"That shouldn't be the case..." Lu Yuanzhi hesitated for a moment: "No matter what, I can't leave Da Yong without someone. Would they force me like this?"

"You can know a person's face but not his heart." Ji Xuan didn't say much, and waved his hand gently: "I'm tired."

"Yes."

Lu Yuanzhi retreated respectfully.

……

After leaving the Duke of Beiguo's Mansion, Lu Yuanzhi did not hesitate and flew directly towards the government office.

When I returned to the yamen again, the cries for mercy from the imperial prison had obviously become much quieter.

Even though some people were still moaning, they were only weak and feeble.

"Mr. Lu."

Li Jin's face was extremely solemn. He slowly walked to Lu Yuanzhi's side and bowed respectfully.

"Have you tortured me?"

Lu Yuanzhi looked up at Li Jin calmly.

"Mr. Lu, I have interrogated these people strictly and found three suspicious people..."

When Li Jin said this, there was some hesitation on his face.

"explain."

Lu Yuanzhi narrowed his eyes slightly and looked into Li Jin's eyes expressionlessly.

Li Jin's heart suddenly shuddered, and he quickly lowered his head and said:

"The rest of the subordinates are still being tortured. Do you want to meet those three?"

Lu Yuanzhi nodded slowly and said:

"Let's talk first."

Li Jin prepared a speech in his mind and spoke slowly:
"The owner of Huichun Hall has someone in the palace behind him. After you left, I questioned him in detail about his schedule yesterday and the people he had contact with..."

"Although we haven't found out who is behind him, we will definitely be able to find out if we have enough time."

Li Jin reported truthfully.

"continue."

After hearing this, Lu Yuanzhi looked thoughtful and did not interrupt Li Jin to signal him to continue.

Li Jin coughed and said, "There is another fellow of An Qixian, a sixth-rank master, but he was hiding in An Qixian. After being tortured, he confessed that he was a disciple of Wuhuashan in the Jianghu, hiding in the capital for... me."

After saying this, he lowered his head.

"for you?"

Lu Yuanzhi raised his eyebrows and tapped the desktop lightly.

"Well, I have a rare treasure in my possession, and the southern martial arts community still has some reluctance to give up. But fortunately, I have received your advice, and now I am serving in Pei Yinlang. Seeing that I am powerful, they dare not attack directly, but they still have the will to kill, so they sent people to the capital to lurk..."

"What about the third person?"

Lu Yuanzhi ignored this. As soon as he heard it, he knew it had nothing to do with what he was in charge of.

"The third person..." Li Jin's eyes turned cold.

"No matter how much we torture him, he won't confess. This kind of willpower is not something an ordinary guy can have. I have also tied his hands and feet to prevent him from committing suicide."

"Oh?"

Lu Yuanzhi became interested. He slowly stood up and said:
"Then let's meet these three people."

"Yes."

Li Jin didn't waste any words and walked in front of Lu Yuanzhi to lead the way for him.

Not long after, the two of them arrived outside a cell.

Lu Yuanzhi looked inside slowly and saw three people tied up there, with Pei Yinlang, a sixth-rank official, watching them.

The three men's bodies were already covered in rips and their eyes were lifeless.

Obviously, the inhuman torture in Peiyinlang Prison has caused them to suffer mental breakdown.

Lu Yuanzhi slowly walked into the cell.

Hearing the noise, the three of them looked up at the same time, and when they saw Lu Yuanzhi's face, they all trembled subconsciously.

"I guess you still don't know why I arrested you?"

Lu Yuanzhi didn't waste any words and went straight to the point, with a hint of indifference in his voice.

"This……"

The oldest of the three was the owner of Huichuntang. He had met Lu Yuanzhi once before and quickly begged for mercy:

"Mr. Lu, I really don't know what I have done wrong, but in Lin..."

At this point, he realized that he had spoken out of turn, and quickly lowered his head and said:

"It's just that I'm doing some business for her under the arrangement of the nobles in the palace..."

"Oh."

Lu Yuanzhi looked at the old man with a smile.

To use force to suppress others?

Do you think I'm afraid?
You even deliberately revealed the word "Lin" to me. Do you really think I don't know what kind of tricks you have in mind?

"Lin? Could it be the Concubine Lin who is favored by His Majesty?"

Lu Yuanzhi pretended to be surprised.

"I didn't say anything."

The old man quickly shook his head, but his eyes showed understanding.

"hehe."

Lu Yuanzhi slowly walked up to the old man.

The old man looked at Lu Yuanzhi with a flattering smile on his face. Just as he was about to speak, he heard a "pop"!
Lu Yuanzhi's slap had already landed on his face.

"puff!"

The old man didn't even have time to react before his back teeth were knocked out by the slap.

In an instant, blood flowed everywhere.

The remaining two suspects shuddered subconsciously.

"What? Can Concubine Lin harm my son at will?!"

There was a hint of coldness in Lu Yuanzhi's eyes.

Hearing Lu Yuanzhi's words, the old man raised his head suddenly and looked at him in disbelief:
"Mr. Lu... I don't know anything..."

"Haha." Lu Yuanzhi smiled coldly:
"It doesn't matter whether you know it or not, I will check it out bit by bit!"

At this point, a voice came from outside the cell:
"Mr. Lu, Ying Xianyunpei wants to see you."

"Look, it's moving faster." Lu Yuanzhi chuckled, slowly turned his head and looked towards the door.
"Let him in."

Ying Xian slowly walked into the prison holding a person in his hand.

"Mr. Lu." Ying Xian threw the figure in his hand to the ground with a "pa" sound.

"This is..." Lu Yuanzhi raised his eyebrows and asked.

"It's that beggar Liu." Ying Xian looked very respectful.

"Oh?"

Lu Yuanzhi slowly looked towards the old shopkeeper of Huichuntang and raised his eyebrows.
"Have you seen him?"

The old shopkeeper looked tremblingly at Beggar Liu on the ground. Their eyes immediately broke apart and Shopkeeper Liu shook his head:

"never seen it."

Lu Yuanzhi grinned and said, "It's good that I haven't seen it."

He squatted down slowly and looked at the beggar lying on the ground.

The beggar's face was pale and he looked weak.

"I have something to ask you." Lu Yuanzhi said softly.

"I want to eat. If there is nothing to eat, don't say anything." The old beggar looked like a dead pig that was not afraid of boiling water. After looking at Lu Yuanzhi, he turned his head away.

"Behave yourself!" Ying Xian was furious when he saw the beggar's appearance. He had beaten him along the way and tried everything including threats and inducements, but he didn't expect that this beggar was just like me who is not afraid of wearing shoes even if I am barefoot.

What else is there to say? I'm destined to starve to death sooner or later anyway, so being beaten to death by you is better than dying of starvation.

When faced with such a person, Ying Xian has no idea what to do.

After all, his worthless life is indeed not as valuable as the life of the Duke's son.

"Shut up!" Lu Yuanzhi glared at Ying Xian.

Ying Xian subconsciously lowered his head and stepped aside.

"What do you want to eat?" Lu Yuanzhi turned around with a smile and asked the old beggar.

The old beggar stretched out his hand:
"Good wine, good meat, and Zuixianlou's most signature dish!"

"Do it right away!" Lu Yuanzhi looked at Ying Xian coldly.

"Yes."

Before leaving, Ying Xian glared at the beggar fiercely.

"Don't worry, as long as you tell me everything you know today, I will not only ensure that you have enough to eat today, but also that you will have wine and meat every day in the future!"

Lu Yuanzhi sighed:
"Because it concerns my son's life, I will not lie to you."

After hearing Lu Yuanzhi's words, the beggar was stunned for a moment, not knowing what to say.

"You should know who I am, right?" Lu Yuanzhi asked the beggar with a smile.

The beggar hesitated for a moment and nodded: "I know, you are the hero of Dayong, Duke of Beiguo."

"Yeah." Lu Yuanzhi nodded with a smile: "So what I promised you today, I will never break my promise."

The old beggar looked at Lu Yuanzhi carefully, then nodded quickly:
"A great hero's words are more reliable than some people's."

Lu Yuanzhi keenly noticed the people the old beggar was talking about, and nodded with a smile:

"So when you're full, you'll tell the truth?"

"You can rest assured. Although I, Liu the Beggar, am not a good person, I am definitely not a bad person."

Beggar Liu was extremely serious.

While the two were talking.

Ying Xian came back with some delicious food and wine in his hands.

"coming."

"Give it to him."

"Yes."

Ying Xian put all the things in the old beggar's hands.

"hey-hey."

The old beggar saw the table full of food, but he didn't rush to eat it. He sighed and said:
"If I could eat like this every day, it would be worth it even if I died."

After saying this, he lowered his head with an intoxicated look on his face and took a deep sniff at the food and wine.

Seeing his actions, Lu Yuanzhi frowned slowly.

However, the old beggar suddenly looked up and smiled strangely at Lu Yuanzhi, showing his big yellow teeth.
Then his neck twisted and he died instantly.

"Grass!!"

Seeing this scene, Lu Yuanzhi became furious instantly. He stretched out his hand and made a "click".

The old beggar's jaw was removed by him, and he looked inside with an extremely cold gaze:

"He's a dead soldier!!"

"Hi~"

There is a dark groove between the old man’s back teeth!

"This..." Ying Xian was also a little confused by this sudden situation.

what happened? ?
Li Jin's heart sank immediately. He was thinking more than Ying Xian.

After seeing this scene, he really knew that he had no idea how to investigate the matter further.

"Okay, okay!" Lu Yuanzhi laughed in anger.

"Is that so?!"

He stood up and walked outside:

"Eagle shows Li Jin!!"

"exist!"

The two people followed directly.

"Check for me who this beggar has come into contact with in front of the Northern Duke's Mansion! Check them all, check who has given him money!!!"

Lu Yuanzhi said in a very cold voice: "No matter how many people we arrest, no matter what the situation is! Even if we have to turn the capital upside down, we will do it at all costs!!"

"Yes!!"

The two of them took the order and left.

Lu Yuanzhi glanced at the imperial prison coldly, and without any nonsense, he jumped up directly...

…………

Soon, his figure appeared in front of the door of Kewusi.

As soon as he landed, Lu Yuanzhi flew directly to Tingyun Pavilion.

"National Master, Yixing wants to see you for something."

Lu Yuanzhi shouted directly.

"Come."

The national teacher's voice sounded.

Lu Yuanzhi walked straight into the observation tower without any hesitation.

After entering the observation tower, he saw the Imperial Master standing there with his back to him.

"National Division."

Lu Yuanzhi said directly: "I need your help with something."

"Ah."

The Imperial Master slowly turned his head, with a faint smile still on his face:
"Go ahead."

"I would like to ask you to check the true identity of the beggar in front of the Northern Duke's Mansion."

Lu Yuanzhi didn't waste any words and directly stated his purpose.

When he was in southern Xinjiang, he heard people say that there was a Bodhisattva in Buddhism named Lingsu who could trace back time and explore the wonders of all things.

When he came back from southern Xinjiang, he also heard from the national teacher that the national teacher had the same magical power.

Now that things have reached the point where he is in trouble, he is willing to sacrifice all his dignity to ask the Imperial Master for help.

The national teacher raised his eyebrows slightly:
"Pei Yinlang's people can find it for you."

Lu Yuan was stunned.

It seems that the national teacher already knows what happened.

He took a deep breath and said:
"I can't wait any longer. I'm sure the Imperial Master doesn't want me to worry about my family all day long after I go to the border, right?"

The meaning is very clear, and even contains some threats.

If you don't let someone settle this matter, then even if I go to the border, I won't do my best to serve you.

Although he said so, how could the national teacher not take it seriously?
After all, Lu Yuanzhi is the only decent card in his hand.

"You."

The Imperial Master shook his head and laughed, "We can just chat, why are you threatening me?"

"It's not a threat, I just feel uneasy!" Lu Yuanzhi took a deep breath.

When he thought of the old beggar's death, he became furious...

(End of this chapter)