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Chapter 47 The Whole Family
Xu Qing studied ancient literature and history in his previous life, so he naturally had some research on the layout of the courtyards of such wealthy families.

He quickly found the room where the owner lived.

"Why is there no one?"

On his way here just now, Xu Qing heard a servant say, "The master is eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddhist scriptures in his bedroom."

The result was nothing.

"No." Xu Qing scanned the room and finally found something strange.

"There is a secret room."

He did not look for a mechanism, but walked straight through the wall and came to an underground passage, where he saw a figure in the secret room ahead.

There was a pine oil lamp lit inside and there were air holes above.

The old man Zhao Xiong was worshipping a statue of a kind old woman with a man dressed as a Christian.

"Mother of No Birth, the Homeland of Vacuum..."

When Xu Qing heard the words of this prayer, he realized that they came from the same source as the prayers of the Lotus Sect, and both were dedicated to the Mother of No Birth.

However, Zhao Xiong's attire at this time was very different from that of the Lotus Sect.

Because he had heard about the clothing of the Lotus Sect from Xu Fu.

Even if it is not the Lotus Sect, it is a cult closely related to the Lotus Sect.

Xu Qing looked at the statue. Perhaps because Zhao Xiong had been worshipping it for too long, the statue was faintly shrouded in the scent of incense and emitted a bit of sacred white light.

But that's about it.

The statue that Zhao Xiong worshipped privately, even if it had some knowledge of ghosts and gods, could not be compared with Xu Qing.

What Zhao Xiong and the believers said next surprised Xu Qing even more.

It turned out that Zhao Xiong and the believers had a plan. When the gray-robed man kidnapped Mr. Xu and the county government office became chaotic, the believers would then storm the county government's armory and rebel.

And because there is no curfew during the Mid-Autumn Festival, everyone is tired after a night of work, so now is definitely the best time to take action.

After hearing this, Xu Qing did not stay here any longer.

His soul currently has no ability to interfere with reality, so he naturally cannot defeat Zhao Xiong and the believers around him.

Xu Qing's soul left the secret room and quickly returned to his body in the carriage.

He opened his eyes and said to Li Dianshi beside him: "Uncle, go to the county government quickly and ask Magistrate Wu to send people with bows and crossbows to surround the Zhao residence and tell them that the Zhao family has contacted the Lotus Sect and is about to rebel."

After he finished speaking, he ordered Xu Fu to drive the carriage and take Li Dianshi to the county government office.

As for Xu Qing, he called Guo Zhuang over and said, "This is the good news that Mr. Feng has passed the imperial examination. It also has his name card. There is only this one copy. Take it to see the Lord of the Palace and tell him that Zhao Xiong and the followers of the Lotus Sect are conspiring and are about to rebel. If you don't want to be implicated, send troops here immediately."

Xu Qing had originally planned to find out Zhao Xiong's secrets tonight and then go to find Prefect He immediately, so he specially brought the token of love from Feng Xifeng and his daughter.

In fact, there was also a letter from Feng Wu in the name card, but Xu Qing couldn't say it clearly.

Guo Zhuang took the token and immediately went to the government office.

As for Xu Qing, he planned to use his Bagua Youshen Palm skills to sneak into the secret room and subdue Zhao Xiong first.

Catch the thief first to catch the king.

As long as Zhao Xiong is subdued, the rest will be easy.

Before he went in, he asked Guo Li to find Mi Qiang and spread the rumor that the Zhao family was about to rebel in the night market.

Because Mi Qiang has a group of beggars under his command, plus the manpower in the fish market, it is enough to cause a certain impact in the market.

No matter what the final result is, you must first do everything you can.

And Xu Qing knew that this was the best chance to take down Zhao Xiong.

Otherwise, if the city really gets into chaos and there is war, even if he is fine, Li's house will probably be attacked by religious bandits, and it is hard to say what will happen then.

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"What, Zhao Xiong wants to rebel?" County Magistrate Wu, who had just finished drinking, was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat.

Although there was no evidence, since Li Dianshi came to him at this time, he had to believe it even if there was no evidence.

If something goes wrong, it will just be a misunderstanding at best.

If it were true, he would lose his official position.

In this kind of situation, it is better to kill someone by mistake than to let him go.

Besides, the gangster who wanted to save Mr. Xu was living in Zhao's house, so he couldn't help but believe it. "Gong Yu, gather all the people immediately, gather within one stick of incense, and go to Zhao's house. As many as can come, we can't wait." Magistrate Wu knew that this matter could not be delayed. The longer it was delayed, the more variables there would be.

Li Dianshi is an experienced yamen runner, so he naturally knows where all the best players in the yamen are tonight.

With the order from County Magistrate Wu, he immediately took action.

It only takes a stick of incense, no more.

Magistrate Wu did not mention anything about guarding against a sneak attack on the armory.

There are no weapons in it.

If we are really attacked by religious bandits, that would be a good thing.

As long as he can get through tonight smoothly, the pot will be thrown over to him and he will not be implicated in anything.

He was extremely worried, but did not dare to go to the front line himself. He called upon Master Qian and his trusted guards, and stayed in the county government office.

It's dangerous everywhere at this time, only the county government office is safe.

As for going into battle to kill the enemy, he certainly wouldn't cause any trouble.

Anyway, if he could be praised for his achievements afterwards, he would definitely write in the memorial that he had personally braved the arrows and stones.

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"What, Zhao Xiong wants to rebel?" Prefect He did not recognize Guo Zhuang, but he recognized Feng Xifeng's token and Feng Wu's calligraphy.

The person who came was indeed Xu Qing’s confidant, otherwise all this would not have happened.

He and Feng Xifeng were fellow disciples and rivals in love, but they had different political views. However, in such a major matter, his fellow disciples would definitely be reliable.

There is no way Xu Qing could lie about this.

The lack of evidence only shows how urgent the situation is.

Moreover, Zhao Xiong was among the rebels, so how could Prefect He be free of involvement?

In an instant, Magistrate He felt as if the sky had fallen.

Fortunately, he was also a second-class Jinshi, so he quickly calmed down and called his trusted master, "Send someone to look after the second grandma immediately."

Because Zhao Xiong was able to become the head of the police because of his concubine Yin Sanniang.

So could Yin Sanniang also be a religious bandit?

Don’t be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of what happens.

Magistrate He must first control Yin Sanniang.

Immediately afterwards, Magistrate He began to issue orders.

He was considered an able official who had a deep control over the government office. So within half an incense stick of time, he had gathered hundreds of people and equipped them with weapons.

Prefect He did not dare to delay and took his men directly to Zhao's house.

Because the journey was too long, he urged them all the way, and there were still a dozen people who fell behind, but he didn't care.

Anyway, the master will bring people here later.

The key now is to surround Zhao’s house.

It is obvious that Zhao Xiong is planning to rebel, and Zhao's house is a key contact point for the rebels. If we control Zhao's house, it will be difficult for the rebels to achieve anything this time.

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Zhao Xiong was discussing important matters with the believers, and at the critical moment, the door of the secret room suddenly opened.

He exclaimed in shock: "Who?"

Suddenly, a gust of wind rushed in, and the believer next to him was bleeding profusely from the neck. It was because a dagger stabbed his carotid artery, and blood gushed out.

The man holding the dagger calmly put the dagger against Zhao Xiong's neck.

Zhao Xiong was also a martial artist, but he had never seen someone so agile, and he knew the other person.

"Is it you?"

"Captain Zhao, there's not much time left for your family." The other party said slowly.

　Asking for double monthly tickets on the last day!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)