The Condor Heroes: The Quanzhen Sect has produced a vengeful master!

On their way to Lin'an, Wang Jiuling and Shi Jingqing sat in a carriage.

Shi Jingqing saw Wang Jiuling holding a carving knife, carving words on a sword sheath.

He leaned closer and saw that it was the character "史" (shi).

Shi Jingqing scratched the back of his head, completely bewildered. "Brother Wang, what are you doing?"

He noticed that there were other small characters on Wang Jiuling's sword sheath.

Li, Ni, Yin, Xiao, Gongsun, and so on, there are many characters, and now the character "Shi" has been engraved.

When Wang Jiuling saw Shi Jingqing looking over, he didn't hide anything. He stroked the sword and slowly spoke.

"My sword is only for killing evil and saving good."

"I'm too lazy to remember the good deeds I've done, nor do I need to. But when I encounter evil people, I absolutely must remember them, because I'm afraid I'll be too busy and forget to kill them."

Shi Jingqing looked at the character "Li," pursed his lips, and pointed at it. "Whose is this?"

"Li Mochou, the Red Serpent Fairy".

"What about this one?"

"Nemo Xing, the Mongolian master."

"What about this one?"

"The shameless lecher Gongsun Zhi."

After counting for a while, Shi Jingqing finally pointed to the character "Shi," his throat a little dry. "Then...what about this one?"

Wang Jiuling raised his head and made no attempt to hide anything. "Of course, it's your uncle, Shi Songzhi."

Shi Jingqing: ? ? ? ?

"What?"

...

In Lin'an, Shi Songzhi had just returned from the palace.

He went to see the Emperor Zhao, who was open to the idea that he needed to return home to observe mourning for his father's death.

Emperor Zhao wanted to keep Shi Songzhi in court, to reinstate him despite his filial piety. (This meant that Shi Songzhi would temporarily set aside his filial duties to remain in court because of matters of state.)

However, the power struggles in the court were too severe, and after Shi Song came to power, he ruthlessly eliminated his political opponents.

Moreover, this person is extremely petty, vindictive, and calculating, yet has an exceptionally good memory.

There was even an official who had offended Shi Songzhi thirty years ago over some trivial matter.

After Shi Song took office, he immediately brought up a thirty-year-old grievance and took revenge on the official and his entire family from beginning to end.

I'll remember this grudge.

Not to mention in the imperial court, anyone who didn't belong to his faction was suppressed to the death.

He usually wields a lot of power, and no one can do anything to him.

However, recently, due to the incident of seizing the opportunity to mourn, 144 students of the Imperial Academy jointly submitted a letter to impeach Shi Songzhi.

The scholar-officials also stood up to oppose it.

This gave others an opportunity, and during this period, most of the time in court was spent discussing Shi Songzhi's affairs.

Everyone ganged up on him, using this incident to relentlessly ostracize Shi Songzhi.

Civil officials wielded considerable influence, so it was one thing for them to sideline him, but even military officers, who were usually quiet and of low rank, were now being challenged.

This shows just how bad his character is.

After leaving the palace gate, Shi Songzhi got into a sedan chair, while in the distance, imperial students knelt in front of the palace gate.

Judging from the tone of his voice, it seems they're going to impeach Shi Songzhi again.

Shi Songzhi angrily yanked down the sedan curtain, barely suppressing his rage. "Hurry up!"

Just now, Emperor Zhao spoke with him.

It means that the students at the Imperial Academy are causing too much trouble, mainly because there are too many of them, more than a hundred.

According to custom and etiquette, Emperor Zhao would at most send someone to appease them; he would not actually pursue the matter.

The problem is, if no one intervenes, this matter will become unacceptable.

Therefore, these imperial students, especially the ringleaders, had to be dealt with, but the emperor could not take the blame himself, so only Shi Songzhi could do it.

So, the day after Shi Songzhi left the palace...

A major event has occurred.

Of the 144 students who jointly submitted the petition, the six who led it were...

He was forcibly demoted by Shi Songzhi.

All six were demoted to remote areas and expelled from school.

This truly shocked the entire city of Lin'an; no one had expected Shi Songzhi to be so domineering.

Inside the mansion in Lin'an, Shi Songzhi held a teacup in his hand, looking at the news that had just been sent back.

A smile appeared on his sinister face.

Without their leader, the imperial students were no longer kneeling before the palace gates to beg for an audience with the Emperor.

"Hmph! If it weren't for Lin'an, where I was mindful of the consequences, they would have done far more than just be demoted."

Shi Songzhi squinted.

This paltry amount of revenge is far from enough to quell the hatred in his heart.

Beside them, Jin Yuan, the Privy Councilor, and Zheng Qiqian, the Minister of War, exchanged a glance.

Jin Yuan spoke softly, "Minister En!"

Shi Songzhi didn't even look up. "Speak your mind."

Jin Yuan considered for a moment. "Your Excellency, today in court, many others expressed strong opinions on this matter..."

"Although the Emperor is claiming illness and unable to attend court today, what will happen tomorrow? What if they unite to put pressure on him..."

Upon hearing this, Shi Songzhi laughed.

"Jin Yuan, His Majesty has claimed illness today, and I will take charge of all affairs of the court."

"This is the Emperor's trust in me, do you understand?"

Upon hearing Shi Songzhi's words, Jin Yuan looked shocked and turned to exchange a glance with Zheng Qiqian.

It turns out that Emperor Zhao did not attend court today precisely because he was avoiding this matter!

Consider that Shi Song went to the palace to meet the emperor the day before yesterday, and yesterday the imperial students were demoted, but this morning at court, the emperor just happened to be sick.

So it turns out that Shi Songzhi's audacity was at the behest of the Emperor.

The emperor's heart is truly unfathomable.

"Your Excellency is truly brilliant!" The two men showered him with flattery.

"Alright! Go quickly, contact your people, find out who else in Lin'an is gossiping, and get me the list right away!"

Shi Songzhi assigned his two lackeys to carry out their tasks, and at that moment, a middle-aged man appeared beside him.

This is Shi Songzhi's advisor and strategist.

It's impossible for him to have only Wu Yong by his side.

"Your Excellency! Young Master Jing's body has still not been found!"

Shi Songzhi's face darkened. "Search! Keep searching! We need to find them alive or dead!"

News came a couple of days ago.

His nephew Shi Jingqing went missing, and Mr. Huang, who was sent to kill Wang Jiuling, had his body found in an inn.

Clearly, his attempt to kill Wang Jiuling failed.

This weighed heavily on Shi Songzhi's mind, as he knew Mr. Huang's abilities.

In the past two years, they have helped him eliminate many blind political enemies and protected him from all worries.

As long as Shi Songzhi has his eye on someone, Mr. Huang can take their life within a month.

An official who had offended him once hired several martial arts masters. Not only was the official killed, but the martial arts masters were also killed by Mr. Huang.

But this time, Mr. Huang lost his life.

This shocked and frightened Shi Songzhi. He was afraid that the bastard Qingyangzi would come to take revenge on him.

You could say it's fate.

Shi Songzhi is petty, but isn't our Qingyang Zhenren just as petty?

Petty people understand themselves best, and you know what? They were right.

Oh no, I guessed half right.

Shi Songzhi suppressed his fear. "Hmph! With my abilities, finding a few more experts to protect me is no problem."

"Besides, no matter what, could Qingyangzi possibly come all the way to Lin'an to mess with me? This is right under the Emperor's nose!"

Shi Songzhi said he knew these martial artists very well.

They were all wholeheartedly devoted to "serving the Song Dynasty" and were extremely loyal to the Song Dynasty, so why would they go to Lin'an to do such a thing?

Take Guo Jing, for example, and those foolish warriors who were squatting in Xiangyang, helping to defend the city.

So it's impossible, absolutely impossible!

Shi Songzhi was fearless and had nothing to fear.

Beside him, the middle-aged man frowned. "Your Excellency! I've inquired about that Qingyangzi; he's said to be vindictive and extremely petty!"

"Some people in the martial arts world even call him 'The Vengeful Master,' so the Grand Secretary should still be wary of him."

Shi Songzhi waved his hand. "What's there to be afraid of? I am the current Prime Minister!"

"These warriors are the most honest of all; they won't make a move in Lin'an!"

"I'm confident!"