Zhu Tian: Starting from the World of Zongwu

"Breakthrough?" Song Xuan looked Song Qian up and down, feeling that his sister seemed to have some special aura.

"Yeah!" Victoria Song said with a smile, "It's very easy. Just like you achieved a breakthrough after practicing sword skills, I also achieved a breakthrough after practicing."

Song Xuan just nodded, his expression was quite complicated. If you don't use some tricks, you really can't suppress a girl like Song Qian who is favored by God.

.....

"Sir, sir, come in and play!"

In the red-light district, with willows everywhere and red-sleeves waving, Song Xuan unknowingly came to a street full of laughter and joy.

When ordinary people saw Song Xuan and others dressed in the Xuanyiwei uniforms, most of them were frightened, but those prostitutes didn't care at all. After seeing Song Xuan's appearance, many pretty girls stood on the upper floors and threw their handkerchiefs down.

"Sir, come up and play. I won't charge you any money!"

"Young Master, come to my place. Not only do I not ask for money, I will even pay you. I am willing to give you all the money I have saved over the years. All I ask for is one night of tenderness."

"Look at me, sir. I have special skills. I promise to make you feel comfortable all over. You will want more!"

Even a man with a strong will like Song Xuan couldn't help but take a few more glances at the scene of beautiful women with handkerchiefs flying all over the sky.

"Does it look good?"

Victoria Song leaned next to him and said with a sly smile, "You can only look but not eat. Isn't that uncomfortable?"

Song Xuan rolled his eyes at him and didn't bother to talk.

Song Qian muttered with great interest: "Brother, you used to frequent brothels, so you should have seen through these people a long time ago, right?

I'm telling you, these women aren't good people. They're just after your body. Don't let them bewitch you and ruin your cultivation."

"I know, I know." Song Xuan was speechless. "You didn't talk so much before."

"Before, I thought you were heartbroken and didn't dare to say anything. But now, I have to keep an eye on you for Sister Yaoyue."

Song Xuan no longer paid attention to him, but kept looking around.

Generally speaking, places like brothels are the most well-informed. Even when Dongfang Bubai came to Yangzhou City, the Xuanyi Guards didn't get the news.

He decided to try his luck here and see if he could hear some gossip.

Although there was no news about Dongfang Bubai, he saw some so-called literati and scholars who were having fun in the brothel. Perhaps they heard the noise, they gathered upstairs and talked without any scruples.

"Is this the new Xuanyiwei pacification envoy?"

"He looks quite young, with delicate skin and tender flesh. He's even more handsome than the rabbit master in my mansion!"

"Hmph, they're just a bunch of henchmen who bring disaster to the country and its people. When I become an official in the future, I will definitely petition the Emperor to strictly control these unruly warriors..."

"Brother, you're right. We are the scholars who govern the country, but we are being bullied and abused by a group of warriors. This is outrageous..."

These scholars had no intention of concealing their voices, and with the abilities of Song Xuan and others, they could naturally hear them clearly.

Song Xuan stood tall, stroking the hilt of his sword, and glanced at Lu Xiaofeng and others behind him with some confusion.

"Have the scholars in Yangzhou City always been so brave?"

In the imperial capital, the Xuanyiwei were all arrogant, but I didn't expect that in the Mingzhou and Yangzhou areas, the scholars here didn't seem to be too afraid of the Xuanyiwei.

This is not a good thing.

When a country's local areas begin to lose respect for the imperial court, it also means that the imperial court's ruling power over the local areas is gradually declining.

And when it drops to a certain level, that’s the beginning of division!

Behind Song Xuan, a Xuanyiwei official with a general flag token hanging on his waist whispered, "Sir, this place is too far from the imperial capital after all.

Moreover, the previous Captain Fang was basically in cahoots with the wealthy clans in Jiangzhe Prefecture. Sometimes, the Xuanyi Guards would even work for these wealthy families.

Over time, the people here no longer had much respect for the Xuanyi Guards.

In the eyes of those powerful families, Captain Fang was just a well-fed dog. As soon as the Master took office, he killed the dog. Naturally, these powerful families who considered themselves the masters would be hostile to the Master.

Chapter 86 If you lack reverence, I will give you reverence!

"That's it..."

After listening to the general's story, Song Xuan said calmly, "Since they lack reverence, then give them reverence!"

"I understand!"

The general flag clasped his fists and saluted, then waved to his subordinates behind him. The next moment, more than ten Xuanyiwei cavalrymen dismounted from their horses, lightly touched the ground with their bodies, and jumped onto the second floor.

Soon, seven or eight literati who had gathered together to gossip and mock Song Xuan were tied up by the Xuanyi Guards.

"What are you doing?"

"You court dogs, do you know who we are?"

"Without our taxes, you can't even afford to eat. Now you want to bite the master?"

"Murder! Murder! The Xuanyi Guards are taking human lives with a vengeance!"

These people were tied up, but none of them gave in. Some even pointed at Song Xuan's nose and cursed him!

They even don't take Song Xuan, the Xuanyiwei pacification envoy, seriously. It shows how arrogant and domineering these rich and powerful children are in Yangzhou City!

"Isn't it good to live a good life? Why do you have to seek death?"

Victoria Song walked to a man in his thirties who cursed the most fiercely and was the one who called her brother a "Rabbit God".

Without any extra words, Song Qian's slender palm pressed directly on the man's head. With a click, the sound of his neck being twisted was heard.

After twisting the man's neck, Song Qian seemed still unsatisfied. She exerted force with her palm and pulled the head, which was full of fear and disbelief, off!

Holding the head dripping with blood in one hand, Victoria Song had a frosty face as she looked coldly at the other scholars who were pinned to the ground.

"Tell me, how do you guys want to die?"

A man in a scholar's robe had a look of disbelief in his eyes and shook his head in fear. "He is the eldest son of the Qian family and has the title of Juren. How dare you, how dare you...ah..."

Before he could finish his words, Victoria Song smacked his head with a palm, snorting coldly, "Not only do I dare to kill him, I also dare to kill you! Trash like you living in this world will only make rice more expensive!"

Song Xuan stood aside and watched the scene quietly.

At the critical moment, the most reliable person has to be one's own sister. As for the two knights, Lu Xiaofeng and Hua Manlou, their expressions are quite complicated at this moment.

It was obvious that they wanted to perform well in front of him, but due to their inner beliefs, they were unable to attack these ordinary people who had no martial arts skills. He was a little conflicted for a while.

Song Xuan looked at Lu Xiaofeng and said, "Brother Lu, do you think this is too cruel?"

Lu Xiaofeng shook his head, "My Lord, please don't think I'm pedantic. I know better than you what the morals of these wealthy and powerful family children are.

They act so arrogantly in front of adults, so it's easy to imagine that they are also scum who commit many evil deeds and bring disaster to the village."

Song Xuan nodded slightly and ordered his Xuanyi Guards: "Kill them all!"

The words fell,

There was a sound of a long sword being unsheathed, and then the street was stained with blood. Seven or eight scholars all had their throats cut and fell to the ground.

Song Xuan had an indifferent expression and didn't even look at the dead people.

In his campaign to eliminate organized crime and evil, he is not only targeting the thugs on the streets, but also those wealthy and powerful families who appear glamorous on the surface, but are actually thieves, prostitutes, bullies and do all kinds of evil in secret!

The deaths of these people are just the beginning!

At this moment, someone shouted, "Everyone make way, the Master Xuezheng is here!"

As the voice fell, an old man with gray hair and a hunched body walked out quickly from a brothel, accompanied by more than a dozen scholars.

The old man looked very imposing. Although he was old, his steps were very steady. He was surrounded by people and came to the opposite side of Song Xuan, staring at him with a look of grief.

"You killed all these people?!"

"Yes, I killed him! Who are you? Are you sure you want to get involved in this?"

"I am the principal of the Imperial Academy, responsible for the official school affairs of Jiangsu and Zhejiang Prefectures. These students are the seeds of our Great Zhou's scholars, the talents who will govern the country in the future. You just killed them in the street. Tell me, do I have the right to intervene?"

The principal of the Imperial Academy, who was in charge of the official schools in Jiangsu and Zhejiang prefectures, was a sixth-rank official. Although his title was not high, he was a teacher recognized by scholars of all generations. It was no exaggeration to say that his students were all over the world. No wonder this old man had the confidence to show up at this time.

As soon as the old man said this, the scholars surrounding him immediately began to complain and beg.

"Master Xuezheng, you have to make the decision for us!"

"Yes, Brother Zhou passed the imperial examination two years ago and was a future Jinshi candidate. Yet, he was killed simply because of a few words. Has our dynasty become so dark?"

"We scholars govern the world, yet we are oppressed by warriors. The emperor has no virtue!"

"Students, please be careful with your words!" The old scholar's face changed and he quickly raised his hand to stop them.

But it was too late. Song Xuan looked at him with a smile, then raised his hand and gave an order.

"Come here, arrest this traitor who is slandering the emperor and defaming the court!"

The next moment, two black-robed guards came forward and dragged out from behind the old scholar a scholar who was trembling with fear and crying for his parents.

"Master Xuezheng, save me! Master Xuezheng, save me!"

How happy I was just now, how scared I am now!

It may feel good for a while, but it will end up in the crematorium for the whole family. In this era, this is not just a joke.

Lao Xuezheng took a deep breath, looked at Song Xuan and said in a deep voice: “I know you, you came from the imperial capital, and you seized the power of Captain Fang as soon as you arrived, and your methods were extremely cruel.

But I have to tell you that Yangzhou is not the imperial capital, and it is not a place for you Xuanyiwei to do whatever you want!

These students are the pillars of our Great Zhou. I cannot stand by and watch them suffer persecution by you!

I advise you to release him immediately, otherwise..."

Song Xuan laughed and said, "What else?"

Lao Xuezheng snorted, "Sir Song, the direction of the Great Zhou has long since changed. Your Majesty now relies on scholars like us to govern the country. This is no longer the era when you, the Black Guards, can run rampant!

You are just a mere governor of a hundred households. We scholars have always had people willing to die for our advice. Do you believe that if you don't give me a satisfactory explanation today, a large number of civil servants will impeach you in the court tomorrow?

Do you think the emperor would dishearten all officials and ignore all the scholars in the world just for a mere centurion of the Black Guard like you?"

Song Xuan rolled up his sleeves and suddenly laughed out loud, "No wonder the scholars in Jiangsu and Zhejiang have no respect for the Black Guards. It turns out that you have long lost your respect for the Emperor and the court!

It's rotten from the root.

In that case, I have nothing to worry about!"

As he spoke, he raised his hand and waved, "Catch this old thief who incited students to slander the emperor and the court!

Anyone who dares to stop me——

Kill without mercy! "

Chapter 87 It turns out that adults have such unique tastes

Seeing himself being captured by the Xuanyi Guards, the old scholar was shocked. He pointed at Song Xuan and trembled all over, saying, "You...you warrior, how dare you...are you really not afraid of being impeached by the court officials?"

"Impeach?"

Song Xuan sneered and said, "What I want is your impeachment."

What are the Xuanyi Guards?

To put it bluntly, they are the emperor's minions. Ultimately, they exist to consolidate the emperor's position. They do things that offend people, so being impeached is the most normal thing, isn't it?

For the emperor, he is not afraid that you will offend people and be impeached, but he is afraid that you will not offend anyone, but instead get along with local officials and wealthy families.

The reason why Song Xuan dared to kill Captain Fang was because he knew very well that the high-ranking officials of the Xuanyi Guard and even the emperor had long been dissatisfied with Captain Fang, who had colluded with local tyrants.

“Brother, are we going to kill this old guy directly?”

Victoria Song asked in a low voice. She had long disliked this old man who scolded her brother.

But this man is an official appointed by the imperial court after all, so if you want to kill him, you have to find a suitable reason.

Glancing at the old academician, Song Xuan said in a deep voice, "To allow students to slander the emperor and attack his personal troops must have harbored rebellious intentions long ago! Come, take him to the imperial prison now and conduct a trial overnight to see if there are any other accomplices!"

Hearing that he was going to be accused of rebellion, the old scholar's face changed drastically, "Song Xuan, you oppress loyal and good people and bring disaster to the local area. I want to impeach you, I want to..."

"Shut up!"

Two Xuanyiwei Tiqi raised their hands and slapped the old man, who was stunned by the slap, and rushed to the Xuanyiwei prison.

Seeing that even the old principal was captured by the Xuanyi Guards, the students who were fearless before finally knew what fear was.

"Run!"