Zhu Tian: Starting from the World of Zongwu

"Are you the county governor?"

Song Xuan sat on horseback, looking down at the frightened official.

"No, your humble servant... Your humble servant is Li, the magistrate of Huai'an County..."

Song Xuan waved his hand and said, "Drag him away and give him a beating first!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Xiaoliu didn't say anything and picked up the man and walked to the back. Soon, bursts of screams came from the man's mouth.

While beating him, Lu Xiaoliu kicked him in the face out of frustration, "Li Tongpan, right? You're so arrogant. I came to your Huai'an County to investigate a case. Since you're already in the government office, why don't you come to greet me?

I'll kick you to death today if you don't give me face!"

A moment later, Li Tongpan, who was beaten half to death, was dragged in front of Song Xuan again.

"Do you know why you were beaten?"

"Know~"

Li Tongpan replied hurriedly incoherently.

This time he has learned his lesson. From now on, he will go to greet anyone coming from the imperial capital in person, no matter how high or low their official rank is.

Of course, if he can still have a future.

Judging from the posture of the Xuanyi Guard, his corruption over the years has probably been reported, and he is going to sacrifice his own life!

"That's good to know. I don't want to waste time talking. Just tell me directly. Who is that flower thief?"

Judge Li was stunned, and his heartbeat stopped for a moment.

Aren't you here to arrest me?

His heart was pounding, and he quickly shook his head, "Sir, I really don't know!"

"You don't know?" Song Xuan laughed. "Sun Liu was captured by your people. Don't tell me you don't know the tricks behind this!"

"Sir, I am wronged! I am truly wronged!"

Li Tongpan burst into tears and snot, "My men arrested Sun Liushi just to extort some money, but this case was not handled by me, it was all tried by the county magistrate himself!

If they want to arrest you, they should arrest the sheriff. He must know everything!"

At this moment, he hated the fat county magistrate to death. Why don't we just make money and play with women in Huai'an County? Why are you covering up for that flower thief?

Now that’s what’s happening, I haven’t cleaned up other people’s mess and ended up attracting the Xuanyi Guards. Now it’s hard for me to die!

Chapter 16 Tian Boguang

Shen Lian's people are very professional.

While Song Xuan was still interrogating Li Tongpan, Jin Yichuan and his men had already tied up the county magistrate.

"This fat guy is in high spirits, performing a sex act with a woman in the inner chamber in broad daylight!"

As he said this, he kicked the county governor on the butt, knocking him to the ground.

Song Xuan stepped forward and said, "Your Excellency, you are a noble man with many things to do. It is really not easy to see you!"

County Magistrate Wang got up from the ground, touched the blood on his face that was choked on the ground, and looked at Song Xuan trembling all over.

"I am the prefect of Huai'an County, appointed by imperial decree. I am a legitimate fifth-rank local official. You broke into the government office and assaulted an official appointed by the imperial court. I will impeach you to the emperor. I must impeach you!"

Song Xuan looked him up and down and couldn't help but laugh, "It's rare to see someone with such backbone!"

As he spoke, he waved his hand, "Drag it on, and let our County Magistrate Wang face reality!"

Lu Xiaoliu dragged the fat body of County Magistrate Wang to the side of the yard with a smile, and Song Qian was also eager to try and followed with a smile.

Soon, screams like pigs being slaughtered continued to ring out.

After being taught a lesson, County Magistrate Wang became much more obedient. From then on, he answered whatever Song Xuan asked.

"Who raped Sun Liu?"

"Sir, I really don't know. I was just following orders. The prefect sent someone to tell me to suppress this matter.

I'm just a dirty worker, how dare I offend the prefect, my immediate superior?"

"What's the prefect's name?"

"The prefect's name is Tian Yuan. He is the younger brother of the head of the Tian clan, a prominent family in Mingzhou. His older brother is the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice!"

"Go on, tell me in detail!"

"Tian Yuan had one wife, five concubines, and six daughters, but only one son. He doted on this son to the point of pampering him to the extreme.

I have speculated that the prefect's desperate attempt to conceal this matter may have something to do with his son."

"He only has this one son?"

County Magistrate Wang recalled for a moment, then said, "When the prefect was young, a fortuneteller told him that he was destined to have no children, so he adopted a son from the Tian clan.

However, after he had his own son, he looked down on the child in every way. It is said that after an argument between the father and son, the child ran away from home and has not been heard from since.

Song Xuan frowned and asked, "What's the name of the child he adopted?"

"I think his name is Tian Chong, courtesy name Boguang."

"Tian Boguang?" Song Xuan's expression turned strange.

"Has your Excellency heard of him?"

Song Xuan didn't say anything. He pondered for a moment, then looked at Shen Lian and asked, "Do you have any records of Tian Boguang?"

"Have!"

Shen Lian said: "There are many famous martial arts masters in Mingzhou. Tian Boguang is an excellent martial artist with outstanding light skills and swordsmanship. He is known as the "Walking Alone for Ten Thousand Miles" in the martial arts world.

However, this man is lustful and often kidnaps women from the Jianghu for sexual pleasure. He is a well-known flower thief in the martial arts world, and his fame is comparable to that of Yun Zhonghe from the Northern Territory of Songzhou.

Song Qian said, "Brother, do you think that Tian Boguang was responsible for the cases we are investigating?"

"It's hard to say, what does Lord Shen think?"

"It shouldn't be Tian Boguang!"

Shen Lian analyzed, "This man is a well-known figure in the Mingzhou martial arts world. He is a master of Qinggong and once escaped from the pursuit of a Xiantian master. His swordsmanship is also extremely outstanding among the acquired realm warriors. Ordinary people really can't do anything to him.

This man is lustful and a famous flower thief, but he mostly picks up women from the underworld. He may not be interested in women from ordinary families.

Song Xuan nodded slightly, and the scene in The Smiling, Proud Wanderer where Tian Boguang kidnapped Yi Lin emerged in his mind.

You can doubt Tian Boguang's character, but you cannot doubt his vision.

Simply put, Tian Boguang was playing a high-end game. Although Sun Liu was pretty, she was only pretty good among ordinary people. Compared with those female knights who had practiced martial arts for many years and had the blessing of internal strength, she was far inferior.

It's really unlikely that Tian Boguang would fall in love with her.

"If it's not him, then it must be his cheap brother!"

Song Qian analyzed with a serious look: "They are all from the old Tian family, and they are probably not good people. Anyway, no matter whether they are or not, let's arrest them first!"

Although these words were a bit crude and simplistic, they were exactly what Song Xuan wanted. "Now that the case has progressed to this point, there must be a conclusion. As Song Qian said, this matter must be related to the prefect surnamed Tian. Let's arrest him first!"

Shen Lian naturally had no objection and instructed Jin Yichuan, "Send two people to take the county magistrate and the magistrate to our prison. After we finish our business, we can come back and try them slowly!"

If they could squeeze some oil from these two fat pigs, it would be enough for the brothers from the Huai'an County Law Enforcement Department to have a good New Year!

Song Xuan also waved his hand, "Take Sun Buer and his wife with you. We have to go to the provincial capital next, and it's not convenient to bring them along!"

Jin Yichuan nodded in agreement.

......

Mingzhou, Jianghuai Prefecture.

When Song Xuan and others arrived at the provincial capital, it was already the next morning.

"Master Shen, since Tian Boguang is a well-known figure in your Law Enforcement Department, why haven't you sent anyone to arrest him yet?"

Song Qian took a bite of the dry food she brought with her, drank some water, looked at the ancient city in the distance that looked inexplicably magnificent in the morning light, and asked casually.

Shen Lian drank the water in the kettle and explained, "Although our Xuanyi Guards have great power, they are just a sword of the emperor, and they are not truly free from all taboos.

Tian Boguang was a flower thief, but he only targeted women from the underworld. So far, there has been no news of him harming ordinary women.

Generally speaking, there is no clear distinction between the imperial court and the underworld, but there are some unspoken rules that are mutually tacitly accepted.

That is, the world is the world, and the court is the court.

You can fight and quarrel as much as you like in the martial arts world, but as long as it doesn't affect ordinary people, the imperial court will pretend not to see it and will just watch from the sidelines without getting personally involved.

Even if they want to take action, they will only secretly support certain forces in the martial arts world to check and balance each other, and will not directly interfere in the affairs of the martial arts world. This is something that everyone knows.

Although Tian Boguang is evil, there are people in the martial arts world who will deal with him. If they can't deal with him, it's because he is very capable. As long as he doesn't challenge the bottom line of my Xuanyi Guard, we won't easily intervene in the affairs of the martial arts world. "

At this point, Shen Lian smiled, which was rare for him. "Lord Song should also know that although our Xuanyi Guard has a great reputation, our reputation in the martial arts world is not good. People call us the court's lackeys and are very afraid of us.

If you rashly interfere in the affairs of the martial arts world without a proper reason, you will easily provoke the martial artists to join forces to counter you."

Song Xuan seemed to be thinking about something. "As long as there is a reasonable reason, we can do it ourselves, right?"

Chapter 17: No skills, the main point is the word "fast"

"That's right!"

Shen Lian smiled noncommittally and said, "Take this case for example. It's obvious that someone from the martial arts world is involved in harming ordinary people. This has touched the bottom line of my Xuanyi Guards and also given us a reason to take action.

If that person is protected by a sect, we can report it to the Xuanyiwei Office in the Imperial Capital.

The adults will dispatch the appropriate personnel to clean up the garbage based on the specific circumstances. If a martial arts sect is truly involved, perhaps we'll see the First-Class Xuanyi Guards take action!"

First-class Xuanyi Guard!

Hearing these words, even Song Xuan showed a look of longing on his face.

He had been in the imperial capital for many years and naturally knew the value of this title.

Reaching the Xiantian realm in martial arts cultivation is only the most basic condition for promotion to the first level. In addition, one needs to accumulate enough merits before being eligible to apply for the promotion assessment.

At this level, even the emperor had to treat them with courtesy and dared not neglect them. It was no exaggeration to say that they were the military pillars of the Great Zhou Empire.

...

Jianghuai Prefecture is one of the twelve prefectures in Mingzhou. The prefect is a third-rank official, and can be regarded as a proper local official. Without a proper reason, even the Xuanyi Guards would not dare to arrest anyone without authorization.

The prefectural yamen was built in the most prosperous area in the south of the prefectural city. It had many pavilions and terraces and covered a vast area. It was guarded by high walls outside and patrolled by yamen runners and guards inside. It was heavily guarded.

Song Xuan and his group of Xuanyiwei came on horseback, and the people avoided them wherever they passed by. But when they approached the government office, they were stopped by a team of guards outside the office.

"This is a restricted area of ​​the government office. Anyone coming here should stop!"

Song Xuan looked around and saw that this team of guards was well-equipped and powerful. What surprised him most was that these people had cold eyes and did not show any fear towards the notorious Xuanyi Guards.

Song Xuan showed his token and said, "The Xuanyi Guards are investigating the case. Please retreat immediately!"

In the past, if the Xuanyiwei signboard was displayed, no one with a sound mind would dare to stop them. But today, outside the Jianghuai government office, the Xuanyiwei token, which had always been effective, was useless.

"We only recognize the handwritten instructions from the Lord, and we refuse to recognize any other orders!"

The head guard had a cold expression on his face, as if he had never heard of the name of the Xuanyi Guard. He stared at Song Xuan with sharp eyes.

"Tell me your purpose, or don't blame me for being rude!"

Song Xuan smiled. To be honest, this was the first time he had met someone more arrogant than himself since he joined the Xuanyiwei system.

Shen Lian rode forward and whispered to Song Xuan, "The guards in this government office are probably all private soldiers raised by the Tian family. They only know the Tian family and not the imperial court.

Just charge in, no need for nonsense!"

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a clang, and the long sword at Shen Lian's waist was instantly unsheathed. With a flash of the sword, a huge head with a blood-red color flew up.

The head guard was beheaded by Shen Lian with one sword!

Song Xuan was slightly stunned and had a clear understanding of Shen Lian's style of doing things.

My brother Shen is a man of the society. He is ruthless and says the wrong thing. He will chop people down if he wants to. He is worthy of being from the Law Enforcement Department!

As soon as Shen Lian took action, the guards were not frightened. Instead, they shouted fiercely, retreated instead of advancing, and drew their swords to rush towards Shen Lian and Song Xuan.

Song Qian and other Xuanyi guards reacted quickly as well, drawing their swords one after another, and the sound of friction between weapons and scabbards could be heard one after another.

Song Xuan raised his hand and slapped the guard who rushed forward first. His attack speed was several times faster than the opponent's sword speed. Before the long sword fell, his palm had already been imprinted on the opponent's chest.