Catching Monsters

Chapter 66 Something happened?
Wei Huaian shouted this, but it was too late.

Zhao Chongfeng had been waiting for this opportunity. Illusion is slightly different from other evil arts. If the other party is on guard and alert, it is difficult for illusion to be effective.

Before Wei Huaian came, he had naturally read the report about Zhao Chongfeng, and he also knew that this person was very good at illusion.

He and the many Jinyiwei he brought with him were always on guard against his illusions.

But with the sudden change just now, everyone present became less alert.

I was worried about Wei Huaian's safety.

Wei Huaian was worried that his men would kill Zhao Chongfeng...

As the rhythmic melody sounded from Zhao Chongfeng's throat.

Countless evil ghosts with ferocious faces slowly crawled out from the walls around the dungeon where Wei Huaian and other Jinyiwei were located, and slowly climbed towards them.

"Don't panic! These are all illusions, all illusions are fake!" Although Wei Huaian was tricked, he was experienced and didn't care about those fake evil spirits. Instead, he shouted, "Seal the gate and don't let the rebels escape!"

"Yes."

The Jinyiwei quickly calmed down. They didn't care about the evil spirits attacking them. They rushed to the dungeon door and sealed the exit in a well-trained manner.

Soon, the surrounding illusion gradually disappeared, and Zhao Chongfeng, who was originally tied to the iron pillar, disappeared without a trace.

"This person has the ability to hide his body."

"Don't open the door, search the dungeon carefully!" Wei Huaian said with a serious face.

In his report on the capture of Zhao Chongfeng, Xu Suwen described Zhao Chongfeng's methods in detail, and also mentioned that this person was good at hiding his body.

However, Wei Huaian led his Jinyiwei to search back and forth in the dungeon, but could not find any trace of Zhao Chongfeng.

Sweat stains gradually appeared on Wei Huaian's forehead, and his face became increasingly uglier.

"Look for it, we have to dig three feet into the ground!" Wei Huaian shouted loudly.

This is a traitor. If he escapes from his hands...

The lightest punishment would be to take off the Jinyiwei uniform.

Wei Huaian's eyes turned red. You know, the reason why this thief was not sent to the capital for trial was because they were worried that he would be kidnapped by the Red Lotus Sect on the way.

The higher-ups took this case very seriously, and the Imperial Guards had not dealt with any traitors who plotted rebellion for a long time.

The person has been caught, and we are just here to try the case. This is the credit that has been handed to us.

Wei Huaian personally found Captain Yang and signed a military order. Captain Yang considered that Wei Huaian had good abilities and had made many contributions.

In addition, Wei Huaian gave a full box of silver.

As long as he handles this case well, he can be promoted to a centurion legitimately.

If you mess it up, it's all over.

Wei Huaian took a deep breath, his eyes reddened, he gritted his teeth and said, "Look for him! He must not have gone far."

At the same time, in the warm house in the Jiang family courtyard, Jiang Qiaoqiao prepared a large table of dishes.

Everyone gathered around the table. Qian Buchou brought a pot of good wine and poured a glass for Jiang Yun and Xu Xiaogang: "This mission is over, and Lord Xu has to return to Beijing. He has made such a great contribution, and I'm afraid he will receive a lot of rewards when he returns."

Xu Xiaogang smiled faintly and said calmly: "I am just sharing your worries."

Of course, Xu Xiaogang only said this, but he was still very excited. He had caused a lot of trouble in Jinyiwei over the years. This time he had made great contributions, and his father would probably praise him when he returned. He couldn't help but curl his lips.

It was as if I had already seen scenes of my father hugging me, tears in his eyes, and shouting, "My father is a hero and my son is also a hero," "A good father will have a good son," and "You are worthy of being a good son of the Xu family."

Cool!
Jiang Yun was eating, and he looked at Xu Su curiously and asked, "Miss Xu, do you have any requirements to join the Jinyiwei?"

In fact, Jiang Yun had thought about this matter for a long time. Although he was already a constable in the yamen, this identity made money too slowly.

Just the salary plus a little bit of filial piety is still too little money.

The thing called the Five Elements Magic Array is a gold-eating beast.

After hearing this, Xu Suwen thought about it carefully and said, "To join the Jinyiwei, you must at least be at the eighth level of martial arts, which is the most basic requirement."

"You have already reached the eighth level of the Taoist spellcasting realm. Your cultivation level does meet the standard."

"However, there are very few people from the three schools of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism who join the Jinyiwei."

Jiang Yun took a bite of the food, took a sip of the strong liquor that Qian Buchou brought, and asked curiously, "Why? You Jinyiwei need to deal with these evil demons, shouldn't you recruit more?"

Xu Xiaogang curled his lips, shook his head and said, "Your Majesty certainly hopes that there will be more Confucianists, Buddhists, Taoists, and people with great magical powers in the Jinyiwei."

"But the higher the level of cultivation of the Confucian guys, the more they look down on us Jinyiwei. They think that we Jinyiwei will do anything to achieve our goals."

Hearing this, Jiang Yun could not help but nodded. The core of Confucianism is mainly benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trustworthiness. The higher the Confucian cultivation, the more one can benefit the world and establish one's life.

"Not to mention the Buddhist monks. His Majesty had invited two eminent monks to serve as deputy captains of the Imperial Guard. They kept saying Amitabha Buddha."

"Look at us trying the prisoners. They are too cruel. We should use love to influence them."

"Then they went to chant sutras for five days, but the captured criminals still cursed the parents of the two monks all the time."

"The more you curse, the more nasty it becomes, until in the end you are cursing the Buddha."

"The two monks were so angry that they whipped the prisoner with whips. Guess what happened? The prisoner cried out in pain and confessed everything."

"When the two monks saw this, they left the Jinyiwei and went back to eat vegetarian food and chant Buddhist scriptures. They were no longer willing to return to the Jinyiwei."

"As for Taoism, in recent years, it has been suppressed by His Majesty, and those Taoists are even more disdainful of joining the imperial court."

Listening to Xu Xiaogang's words, Jiang Yun nodded slightly. The three schools of Confucianism, Taoism and Legalism were all unwilling to join the Jinyiwei.

Jiang Yun asked curiously, "The Great Zhou Dynasty is so large, and demons appear frequently. Aren't there any Jinyiwei guard posts in various places?"

Hearing this, Xu Suwen frowned slightly and explained in a low voice: "In the early days of the founding of the country, His Majesty Taizu did set up Jinyiwei guard posts in each provincial government to monitor all parties."

"But the Jinyiwei had great power, and there was a lack of supervision outside, so their power continued to expand." Xu Suwen paused and said in a deep voice: "Eventually, officials from all over the country were miserable, and they were eventually abolished, leaving only the Jinyiwei in the capital."

"However, the provincial governors of various places will use their own connections to invite Confucianists, Buddhists and other people with great magical powers to take charge."

Listening to everyone's conversation, Jiang Qiaoqiao was very happy. She saw that group of Jinyiwei officers looked so majestic.

And they should all be officials of high rank.

At this moment, suddenly, the sound of horse hooves came from the street outside.

Jiang Yun went to the window and saw several Jinyiwei riding horses at full speed with torches in hand at night.

"Why are they running around in the dungeon at night instead of interrogating the prisoners?" Jiang Yun frowned, and soon his heart sank: "What happened?"

(End of this chapter)