Zhutian: Starting from being forced to bind

"I'll go get it."

"Thank you!"

Chen Xi went home and pretended to take some silver, then returned to the Jinyiwei Yamen and gave Lu Wenzhao a silver note of 10,000 taels. The latter took the silver note and left without saying anything.

Chen Xi knew that this guy was going to see Wei Zhongxian. He thought it was a good idea. Following Wei Zhongxian was better than following Prince Xin. After all, Wei Zhongxian had the legitimate Emperor Tianqi behind him.

Chen Xi did not get involved in Lu Wenzhao's affairs. After he got off duty, he went to the clinic on the back street, met with Doctor Zhang, and explained his purpose.

Just as he said, holding a silver note worth one thousand taels in one hand and a dagger in the other, and still wearing the uniform of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, the choice was given to Doctor Zhang, and it depended on what the other party would choose.

How can Dr. Zhang choose?

Is there still a choice?

"Sir, you want to learn medicine. I am not talented, but I am willing to be your guide. Please." Doctor Zhang had no choice but to accept. He took out the family medical book and carefully taught medical skills from the beginning.

The medical book was very thick, and there was also a book on medicinal materials. All of these had to be memorized. Chen Xi's intelligence at 21 points and his genius played an important role, and studying was no big deal for him.

That evening, Chen Xi got started, and LV1 Chinese medicine skills appeared in his skill bar. The method to upgrade to LV2 is very simple. Just read more medical books. The more you read, the more experience points you will gain.

There is no shortcut to this. Chen Xi made up his mind and asked his men to go out and search for medical books that can be obtained. Even if they have to rob other clinics, they must get those medical books.

Lu Wenzhao used 10,000 taels of silver to pave the way and finally got a chance to meet Wei Zhongxian. Without saying a word, he handed over relevant evidence, the most crucial one of which was that someone had tampered with the treasure ship.

Chapter 40: Prince Xin Case

Wei Zhongxian took the pile of evidence to the palace overnight and met Emperor Tianqi. After reading it, the latter said nothing but just sighed.

That night, the Eastern Depot's men began a major cleanup and arrested all those involved in the case, especially the eunuchs who had been bribed in the palace. They were taken away before they could figure out what was happening.

No one could withstand the torture, and soon more and more confessions and evidence emerged.

The matter began to spread, not only involving the eunuchs in the palace, but also the civil servants outside. Those people had long been dissatisfied with Emperor Tianqi's appointment of Wei Zhongxian, and Zhu Youjian was the successor they chose.

Don’t say anything more, just arrest him.

This time even the Jinyiwei were dispatched. In the middle of the night, Chen Xi was woken up from his bed by someone, who took people out to arrest people and search their homes.

The Prince Xin's mansion was surrounded, and Wei Zhongxian personally led his men to rush in and took away all the guests in the mansion. Prince Xin Zhu Youjian trembled, knelt on the ground with tears streaming down his face, and begged Wei Zhongxian to plead for mercy to his brother.

The Prince Xin case caused such a big stir that it took more than a month to calm down, and it involved too many people.

Emperor Tianqi spared Prince Xin this time because he was his own brother. He did not deprive Prince Xin of his status, but put him under house arrest. From now on, Prince Xin should stay in the palace obediently.

As long as you don't cause trouble, you can still have a life of wealth and glory.

Thanks to his contribution this time, Lu Wenzhao was promoted from a centurion to a thousand-householder. However, Chen Xi had just become the general flag-taker and he was not qualified enough to be a centurion, so his immediate superior was replaced again.

Fortunately, the person who replaced him was still from Lu Wenzhao's faction, and they had a good personal relationship before. Chen Xi sent him another wave of generous gifts, and the new captain immediately treated him as a relative.

When the whole thing came to an end, Chen Xi received the largest amount of destiny points, 1000 points.

All we can say is that the emperor's life is valuable. He changed the fate of Emperor Tianqi Zhu Youxiao and also changed the fate of Lu Wenzhao. This is very little, only 100 points were given.

Chen Xi exchanged for the shave without saying a word, and waited to get some more fate points before exchanging for the paper painting. Compared with using iron blocks to resist, he preferred to dodge the enemy's attacks.

Level 1 shave is not difficult to train. His current attribute values ​​just meet the standards. In addition, the power system of the world is different. When he uses shave in this world, it is more like an explosive body movement, and he cannot turn.

Chen Xi guessed that it should be related to the skill proficiency. The higher the skill level, the better the shaving effect will be, thus deriving a combination of skills. However, if you really want to bring out the effect of shaving, you have to look at the four-dimensional attribute points.

Changing the fate of Prince Xin Zhu Youjian and Lu Wenzhao should have changed Shen Lian's fate as well, but Chen Xi did not receive the other party's fate points, and he didn't know why.

As for Wei Zhongxian's fate points, they have not been received either. It seems that even if Emperor Tianqi did not step down, Wei Zhongxian's fate could not be changed. This was his fate to be used as a knife by others.

Since he couldn't count on destiny points for the time being, Chen Xi simply set his sights on soul points. This thing was relatively easy to get. As long as he was ruthless enough to start killing, he would have countless soul points. His method was to kill gang members.

Just like he specifically killed the Yakuza in the previous world, in this world, he targeted those who were involved in gangs, and the first target was the Beggars' Gang.

In "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", the Beggars' Gang, under the leadership of Hong Qigong, cares about the country and the people, and has a decent image. But in reality, the Beggars' Gang is not like that at all. People with healthy limbs and no home or job can even work as coolies, but these people insist on joining the Beggars' Gang. They don't just beg, but demand money in a rogue manner, and make trouble if they don't give them money. Business people suffer greatly from this, not to mention things like live girth cutting, which is too common.

Chen Xi had no psychological pressure in dealing with the Beggars' Sect. These people were no longer human beings, so it would be better to send them all away.

Chen Xi did not use any weapons to avoid being discovered. He simply relied on his higher four-dimensional attributes and used Sanda and the Bone-Splitting Technique to deal with the beggars. The only downside was that it was too disgusting. He had to be fully armed and wear thick gloves to avoid close contact with the beggars, especially when twisting their necks. What if his hands were covered with sweat, mud and dirt?

The higher the physical attribute points, the less time you need to rest, and your energy can always be kept abundant. Chen Xi's daily routine is to go to Doctor Zhang to study medical books at night, go out to hunt the Beggars in the middle of the night, and go home to sleep for three or four hours in the second half of the night.

When Chen Xi had nothing to do during the day, he would go out for a stroll, which could be considered as scouting the area. Moreover, since he was in the Jinyiwei, it was very easy for him to get information. No matter how deeply the Beggars' Sect hid, it could not hide from the eyes of the Jinyiwei.

As time went by, Chen Xi finished learning the medical books from Doctor Zhang. He took out the medical books he had "find" from other places and asked Doctor Zhang to continue teaching him.

"This... this is not good. I can't just read other people's medical books like this." Doctor Zhang said the words of refusal, but he couldn't pull his eyes away and stared at the medical books.

"It's okay. These medical books don't belong to anyone else. They belong to me. I allow you to read them."

Doctor Zhang fell silent as he looked at the words "Li Family Medical Book" written on the cover of the medical book. Okay, let's just pronounce the word "Li" as "Chen".

Compared to Chen Xi's fulfilling life, Lu Wenzhao became a little decadent. After becoming a thousand households, it was difficult for him to move up. In his spare time, he would inevitably think of Ding Baiying. He felt that it was all his fault. If he hadn't wanted more, he wouldn't have caused his junior sister and nephew to suffer. He blamed himself deeply and even had some obsession. He felt that as long as Prince Xin was alive, it would be difficult to comfort the spirit of his junior sister in heaven.

The case of Prince Xin caused too much trouble, and the subsequent trial of related matters was handled by Wei Zhongxian himself and the East Factory. Even the Jinyiwei could not intervene. Lu Wenzhao naturally did not know that Ding Baiying's death had nothing to do with Prince Xin's mansion. The East Factory had not asked about this matter, but in Lu Wenzhao's heart, the identity of the murderer had already been pinned on Prince Xin. Except for Prince Xin, there was no need for anyone else to do such a thing.

So...Prince Xin must die.

Lu Wenzhao felt that this was his inner demon. If he didn't kill Prince Xin, he would never be happy in his life.

It is obviously unreliable to sneak into Prince Xin's mansion and assassinate Prince Xin by one's own strength. Lu Wenzhao needs help. After much thought, he thought of Chen Xi.

Privately, Lu Wenzhao secretly found Chen Xi and directly put forward the conditions: "As long as you help me kill Prince Xin, I guarantee that you will become a centurion within two years."

Chen Xi was unmoved: "Master Qian Hu, stop making trouble. Assassinating Prince Xin is a big case that will be exposed to the world. Prince Xin and I have no grudges. It's just a position of a hundred households. It's not worth it."

"You said, as long as I can do it, I will promise you. I will not be at peace until Prince Xin is dead."

"To be honest, I don't lack anything. You know, if I follow the rules as a Jinyiwei, I can easily be promoted to the position of a centurion."

"Yes, I know. You have both money and connections. Please help me this time."

Chen Xi thought for a while, held up three fingers, and said, "I want three centurions. I'll pay for it, and you'll take care of the operation."

"Three?"

"Me, Shen Lian, and Lu Jianxing."

"Yes, but not now."

"Then two years later, I will help you kill Prince Xin."

“Why two years later?”

"I am learning medicine, and I also plan to learn poison techniques later. We cannot act recklessly against Prince Xin. The best way is to poison him."

"You want to learn poison techniques?"

"Yes, it was also the experience of Lady Ding and others that gave me a sense of crisis. No matter how good your kung fu is, you can't withstand poison. If you don't want to be poisoned, you must first learn to poison others."

"You..." Lu Wenzhao was speechless. What you said really... makes sense.

"Master Qianhu, if you can wait, I will be able to do it in two years."

"Okay!" Lu Wenzhao agreed readily. "Two years is two years. I can wait. I'll help you with the affairs of the hundred households. You'll pay for the money. To be honest, I can't afford it."

"If money can solve the problem, it's not a problem."

"Okay, then it's settled."

Chen Xi and Lu Wenzhao reached a deal, and he also wanted to see if he could obtain destiny points after Shen Lian and Lu Jianxing became centurions.

As for the issue of poison techniques, there is no place to learn it. He can only exchange it in the system mall, which is not expensive. Wang Nangu's "Poison Sutra" is only 1000 soul points, and Hu Qingniu's "Medical Sutra" is also 1000 soul points. When his medical skills have improved to the maximum, he may have to exchange these two books. These two books are considered regular skill books. They do involve internal strength, but not much. When you don't have internal strength, you can just ignore those contents.

Soul points are not worth spending, and I was thinking of saving them up to exchange for paper paintings. Now look, I can’t save them at all.

Chen Xi thought that he should invest in the "Poison Sutra" first. After his poison skills were perfected, it would be much faster to use poison to earn soul points, such as spreading poison powder with the wind.

The best target is none other than the Tatars outside the Great Wall. In modern society, the 56 ethnic groups are considered one family, but it is different in this era. It is really a blood feud, and he can only say sorry to his Manchu compatriots.

With the help of various medical books, Chen Xi's traditional Chinese medicine skills have been upgraded to LV3. However, if he wants to upgrade further, it is not a matter of reading books, but to actually treat patients. For every correct diagnosis, his experience points will increase.

Chen Xi's medical skills are sufficient for treating patients, but who would trust a young doctor like him?

In response to this, Chen Xi's solution was to start free clinics within the Jinyiwei. As long as one was a colleague of the Jinyiwei, they could come to him for treatment. In order to earn experience points, he even paid for the medicine.

He also exchanged out "Medical Classics" and "Poison Classics", and lost 2000 soul points again, focusing on one profession.

LV1 poison techniques are also included. If you want to increase your experience points, there is only one way, which is to prepare poison. The same kind of poison also has a limit on the number of times you can use it, so don't think about gaining experience points.

In order to improve his skills, Chen Xi was completely obsessed and spent all day studying medicine and poison techniques. He was too lazy to personally perform the tasks assigned to him and simply sent Shen Lian and others to do them. After all, that guy was the protagonist and would not make mistakes easily.

Shen Lian, Lu Jianxing and Pei Lun are all careful and meticulous people. They can basically complete their tasks very well. As the chief flag officer, Chen Xi can get some credit even if he does not go out.

Less than a year later, with Chen Xi's recommendation, Shen Lian and Lu Jianxing both became general flag bearers, on the same level as him, and still under Lu Wenzhao's command.

The two men were very grateful to Chen Xi. They knew in their hearts that without Chen Xi's help, it would not be easy for them to get promoted, so even though they were at the same level, they still followed Chen Xi's lead.

Although he lost Shen Lian and Lu Jianxing, he gained the two brothers Jin Yichuan and Ding Xiu.

Jin Yichuan was an impostor and was discovered by Chen Xi as soon as he arrived. Chen Xi revealed the secret to him in private and rudely, which frightened Jin Yichuan so much that his face turned pale.

"I don't care who you were originally. You are now Jin Yichuan. Follow me and work hard. I will ensure that you will be rich and prosperous."

Jin Yichuan knew it was his turn to express his opinion, so he bowed his head and said, "I am willing to die for you, Lord General!"

When Ding Xiu came to Jin Yichuan to extort money, he was seen by Chen Xi. Under the threat of force and the temptation of silver, Jia Qian Jushi joined Jin Yichuan without hesitation and became a Jinyiwei.

Chapter 41: Poisoning the Tartars

The major gangs in the capital have the most say in how effective Chen Xi's poison techniques are. Over the past two years, gang members have suffered heavy casualties, to the point where no one in the capital dared to join a gang.

The Beggars' Sect, in particular, completely withdrew from the capital. They were really scared. No matter where they hid, they would be found and killed.

Jin Yichuan's tuberculosis was discovered early and was cured under Chen Xi's medical skills, which changed his fate and he gained 100 fate points again.

Ding Xiu’s destiny points have not been given yet, and it is unknown when they can be settled.

Jin Yichuan didn't go to Zhang's clinic for medical treatment, but he still got to know Zhang Yan. It all started with a heroic act of saving a damsel in distress, and the two of them fell in love with each other.

At this time, Zhang Yan was only 15 years old, and she could talk about marriage in this world, so Chen Xi personally came forward to propose marriage on behalf of Jin Yichuan, and Doctor Zhang did not dare to refuse.

At the moment of engagement, Chen Xi once again received destiny points from Zhang Yan. Very good, the previous investment in "Medical Classics" and "Poison Classics" was returned.

Doctor Zhang doesn't have to die, but he has no destiny points, so maybe it doesn't matter.

In Prince Xin's mansion, Lu Wenzhao had secretly investigated a lot of information in the past two years, and also secretly bribed a slave. He had the other's son in his control, and if the servant was disobedient, the son would not survive.

Chen Xi prepared a colorless and odorless poison, and the servants took it back to Prince Xin's palace trembling with fear.

Prince Xin Zhu Youjian has completely fallen, living a life of drunkenness and dreams every day. Emperor Tianqi is no longer so cautious about his younger brother, and there is no defense in Prince Xin's mansion.

The servant saw the opportunity and poured poison into the food. Having worked in the palace for so many years, he was very familiar with the rules of Prince Xin's special meal.

Prince Xin Zhu Youjian, who had no idea that someone was trying to harm him, was poisoned to death that night in a very tragic way.

The servant was also silenced. It cannot be said that he was naive, but he had to harbor a glimmer of hope. What could he do when his son was in someone else's hands?

The retreating slave didn't even get to see his son before Chen Xi broke his neck and stuffed the body into the storage space.

If the body cannot be found, then it means he is missing, and missing means there are no clues. The slave’s son was also killed long ago and was also stored in the storage space.

Go find a deserted place and use corpse powder to deal with it. Anyway, he will not be suspected of this matter. He has no connection with Prince Xin and has no motive.

The poisoning of Prince Xin Zhu Youjian caused an uproar in the court. Emperor Tianqi was furious and ordered a thorough investigation.

But in the eyes of the civil service group, this matter might have been done by Emperor Tianqi. The reason was very simple: Emperor Tianqi just had a son.

Before, he had no son, so he had to save his younger brother's life. Now that he has a son, there is no need for Zhu Youjian to live. Does he really think that all the things he did before can be easily forgiven?

Not to mention the civil service group, even Wei Zhongxian thought so. He couldn't help but wonder if the emperor still had some power in his hands that he didn't know about?

The only people who knew about it were Lu Wenzhao and Chen Xi. They were in the same boat and no one could escape if something happened. So don't even think about silencing them.

Lu Wenzhao was even more afraid that Chen Xi would silence him. He was very wary of the other party's strength and poison skills.

According to the agreement, Chen Xi was promoted to the rank of centurion, and his subordinates also rose in rank. Pei Lun took over his position as the general flag bearer, and if there was an opportunity in the future, he would also be promoted to a centurion.

Shen Lian and Lu Jianxing will have to wait a little longer for their positions as centurions. Firstly, there are no vacancies, and secondly, they have only been general flag bearers for a short time, so it can't be done so quickly.

Chen Xi didn't care about these things and entrusted them all to Lu Wenzhao. He only paid the money and focused all his energy on medical books and poison techniques. Now, he is considered a famous doctor in Jinyiwei and Dongchang.

On the surface, Chen Xi has always displayed his medical skills, and he studied poison techniques secretly. Only his true confidants knew how powerful his poison techniques were, such as Pei Lun, Jin Yichuan and Ding Xiu.

The toxic materials that Chen Xi needed were all found by them when they went out. If he were to handle such a large task by himself, he would be exhausted to death.

After Zhu Youjian's death, Lu Wenzhao felt relieved. In the previous case, he had clung to Wei Zhongxian's thigh, so it was inevitable that he would think about making another move. Anyway, Chen Xi had plenty of money, so he paid for it.

Chen Xi's idea was to let Lu Wenzhao take the lead and handle everything, while he would just follow behind and get promoted quietly. If anything happened, Lu Wenzhao would also be the one to handle it.