The heavens start with letting the bullets fly

Chapter 1240 Revenge
At the same time that Xu Ting swung his sword to kill Wu Xi, Wang Hu also got up from the ground. He bit his steel teeth, his eyes were red, he swung his stick, and smashed Wu Xi's head with a "powerful split on Huashan".

His attack directly separated Xu Ting's attacking route, forcing her to turn around and avoid it. She gritted her teeth and said, "How did we agree just now, Wu Xi will do it myself, how can I allow you to add trouble?"Seeing Wang Hu hit the ground with a stick and leaning forward, she took advantage of the situation to kick his ass so that he wouldn't get in the way here.

Wang Hu said "Ouch" again, fell to the ground again, and didn't get up for a long time.

It turned out that Wang Hu was hiding in the dark, and when he saw Wu Xi attacking Xu Ting from behind, he rushed up and gave him a stick, but after all, he was not strong enough, so he got kicked by the opponent himself.Wang Hu's old hatred suddenly turned up in his heart: Wu Xi is my enemy who killed his father and ruined his family. If I don't kill him, it's outrageous!How can I spare you if I deliver it to your door today!

So watching Xu Ting pounce on Wu Xi, he followed suit with a stick, not wanting to get kicked by one of his own people.

Where is Wang Hu complaining in his heart, but here Fang Chilongjian and Xu Ting ran towards Wu Xi regardless, his back was completely empty, and he was overjoyed, grabbing it was just a knife.At that moment, a black shadow flashed behind him, and a gust of wind had already reached his neck.Fang Chilong was startled, and turned back the saber to prey, only to hear a sound of "Dang", and a few sparks passed by, and the saber in his hand suddenly became lighter.

When I looked at it again, there was only half of the knife left, and the opponent was very thin, and I didn't know how old he was or who he was.

At this time, according to Wu Xi's arrangement, Shi Yi, Shi Xiao and others who entered the yard from the south also kicked open the gate, one with a gun and one with a knife, all came in together, and went straight to Xu Ting.

At this time, Chen Zhao was watching the battle in the shadows in the corner. Seeing Xu Ting kicking Wang Hu, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: he is too young and impatient, so he needs more experience.

But this thought flashed by, seeing the two rushing in, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he pointed at Shi Xiao with his hand.

Shi Xiaochi stopped suddenly with this finger, turned around and ran towards Shi Yi who ran into the yard side by side with a knife.

Shi Yi was taken aback, hurriedly put his gun on hold, and shouted: "What are you doing?"

Shi Xiao said, "I've cut it right down to you!"

Shi Yi suddenly became angry, flicked his flower gun, and went straight to Shi Xiao, and the two immediately went to each other.

Shi Yi's weapons are heavy and his marksmanship is proficient, after only five or six rounds of fighting, Shi Xiao can only parry, but has no power to fight back.

Seeing that Shi Xiao was about to lose, Shi Yi suddenly said, "Oops, why can't I lift this arm?"

Shi Xiao was panting and said as he moved forward: "Who told you to stab me to death? You can't even lift your arms!"

Shi Yi had no choice but to use the gun with one arm, and the two hit a tie.

It is said that Fang Chilong's weapon was cut off, and he couldn't find a replacement for a while, so he only used a half-cut knife to deal with the opponent. The opponent was obviously very happy, and said proudly: "I will hit your ass with a brick at the Chamber of Commerce, and this time I will cut you off again. It seems that your martial arts are also average..."

Only then did Fang Chilong realize that his opponent was the bald little beggar he met in Fuyuan Lane!Immediately flew into a rage, he thought that the child was definitely not his opponent, so he swung the half knife in his hand with a "huhu", unexpectedly, the opponent's sword was very powerful, and he was forced to retreat after a few moves, Fang Chilong couldn't help but Feeling timid: This little thing has such good swordsmanship!

After Li Chishui used the dozens of moves he had learned, he swung them indiscriminately, but Fang Chilong felt timid instead, and couldn't help but wonder: what does he mean by this?Is there such a thing as a sword?Could it be that he deliberately showed off his flaws to lure me into the bait, and then took advantage of the opportunity to kill me with the sword?
But after all, he was an old Jianghu, so he quickly came to his senses and knew that the other party was capable, so he threw away half of the knife, took a step forward, grabbed Li Chishui's wrist, and was about to grab the sword.

Li Chishui was not surprised but overjoyed. He reached up with his left hand and grabbed Fang Chilong's arm that was holding the sword.Fang Chilong’s arms were so thick that he couldn’t grasp them at all.

Fang Chilong sneered: "You are using some strength!" '

Li Chishui had already grabbed his wrist, held it tightly and said, "I'm trying my best, don't cry!"

Say hard to break.

Li Chishui originally wanted to hurt him and make him let go, but he didn't expect that his wrist was broken with a "click". Fang Chilong screamed, fell to the ground with a bang, and fainted from the pain.Li Chishui himself was frightened. Seeing his sponsorship, he turned around and ran towards Chen Zhao's hiding place.

At this time, Xu Ting and Wu Xi were inextricably fighting. Wu Xi just wanted to kill, and no longer cared about the precious sword. Sore and numb, the tiger's mouth hurts, and the precious sword is almost out of hand.

Wu Xi couldn't help but be shocked: Where did she get such strength?Not wanting to deal with her, he suddenly whistled.

As soon as the whistle sounded, countless white lanterns were picked out with long poles from the outside of the courtyard wall, and the torches were raised around them at the same time, illuminating the courtyard like daytime. When the lights shone, Xu Ting underestimated the countless ambush on the roofs and walls on all sides. Archers and armored soldiers.The sword was unsheathed and the bow was stringed. I don't know when they climbed up. Xu Ting's heart moved: This old thief wants to run!Thinking this way, the sword was as tight as a sword, and Wu Xi was wrapped in the light of the sword.

Xu Ting's predictions were right, Wu Xi was thinking of escaping from the house, according to his plan, if there were other people in Xu's house, and the four of them couldn't succeed for a while, he would let out a roar, ride two lanterns and torches, and the four of them would retreat together , and then all arrows were fired, shooting all the thieves into hedgehogs.

It's just that he can't send out the second whistle now.

He was willing to fight Xu Ting even if he couldn't kill Xu Ting alone, at least to draw with her.Taking a step back, even if Xu Ting had the upper hand, he tried his best to use the "three swords" stunt to temporarily suppress Xu Ting, and it would not be a problem to withdraw from the yard by himself.

It never occurred to her that the girl surnamed Xu is possessed by ghosts and gods today, and the swords and swords are sent up agile and heavy.This girl is under the age, she should be weak in physical strength, the more she fought, the weaker she became, who would have thought that she would be like an arhat cast in copper and iron today!
Hiding outside the wall, the officers and soldiers on the house and the generals of the Shifu family only heard the "jingling" sound in the yard, but when the lights came on, they were all confused: there were five people fighting with swords and guns in the yard, struggling to kill, one The general was injured, his limbs spread out and he fell to the ground, not knowing whether he was alive or dead. In such a scary battlefield, there were actually two teenagers sitting against the wall to watch the excitement, talking and laughing, pointing and drawing, very happy.

It's fine for Mr. Wu of the Duke's Mansion to fight with a female thief, so why are the generals of the Shi Mansion killing each other there again?The strangest thing is that there is a man who beats the "peace stick" around them. Sometimes he hits the knife wielder's buttocks hard, and sometimes he hits the gun wielder with a stick on the head.

The two screamed "Wow" in pain, but no one paid any attention to him, they just concentrated on dealing with their partners, trying to kill their opponents, but no one succeeded.

Xu Ting flies around like a swallow, and Wu Xi is cornered with a sword.While swinging her sword, she suddenly let out a high-pitched cry: "Listen!"

Just with this sound, there was a sudden silence inside and outside the courtyard. Shi Yi, Shi Xiao and Wang Hu who were making trouble in the courtyard all stopped. Even Chen Zhao and Li Chishui who were sitting in the corner were stunned for a while.

In the courtyard, only Xu Ting's voice echoed in the courtyard, and everyone could hear it clearly.

Xu Ting brandished her sword and shouted angrily, "It's this Wu Xi, in this yard, at the third watch hour, who entered over the wall and killed my family! My father, Xu Yong, is honest and honest, and has no dispute , my mother, Xue Shi, couldn’t bear to trample on two ants to death; my elder brother and sister are still children, and my younger brother is only two years old. If you want to kill this villain who killed innocents, avenge your parents and brothers, and all those who have been abused by him, the people present can testify, and God can testify!"

In the middle of the night, Xu Ting's voice was shrill and agitated, and everyone present was stunned.Following the last "can testify", Xu Ting held the sword with both hands, as if using an axe, and slashed down directly. With all the strength of the whole body, use the treasured sword to fight upwards.

When Wang Hu heard Xu Ting's complaint, the flames of revenge ignited in his chest with a bang. He completely forgot about Xu Ting's kick, and shouted, "I have revenge too, and I want revenge too!"

He raised the stick high above his head with both hands, and swung it like crazy, but unfortunately he was one step too late——Xu Ting's sword hit the knife, and Wu Xi's sword broke with a "crack", Wu Xi turned his head, and the sword fell down , directly slashed down from the shoulder, and with a "click", half of his shoulder and right arm were chopped off.

Wu Xi screamed and Wang Hu was taken aback, Xu Ting grabbed Wu Xi by the chest and dragged him into the house.

Everyone in the audience was stunned and froze. After a while, Wu Xi's howling suddenly stopped, and Xu Ting's sobs came from inside the room. Chen Zhao whispered to Li Chishui: "In the yard There are three more people, hurry up and tell her, before they can shoot their arrows in a daze, let's retreat!"

At this moment, an old man with white hair and white beard suddenly broke into the gate, shouting loudly: "The 'living god' is here, the rebels have killed people, and no one can escape!"

As Chen Hua spoke, he pulled out his sword and pointed forward, looking quite majestic.

But with such a finger, he was stunned: it turned out that what he was holding in his hand was actually a knife for killing pigs.Chen Hua hurriedly lowered his head to look for the sword, only a wooden stick was hanging on his body!
Li Chishui was frightened by this scene at first, but a "living fairy" suddenly came in and made such a fuss, he woke up again, and couldn't help laughing loudly: "Your sword is here with me!" Sword in hand.

Chen Hua was anxious and angry: "Well, you stole my things!"

Li Chishui said: "How is it stealing? I exchanged a table of good food and a jar of good wine! I also gave you a butcher's knife as a gift, so that you can find a bowl of decent food in the future, so as to save you from giving to treacherous officials." Be a dog leg!"

Chen Zhao pushed Li Chishui with a smile and said, "Don't be poor, you hurry up and put out all the lanterns and torches!"

Li Chishui glanced at the pile of broken stones in the corner, and suddenly realized in his heart: So this pile of stones is for this purpose!

Thinking of this, Nian began to formulate a formula, pointing his finger at the lantern torch, and suddenly the gravel flew, like locusts, thinking of flying in all directions, and the surroundings were suddenly dark.

The leader among the officers and soldiers was single-handedly selected by Mr. Zhong, and his lackeys, Flying Eagles, were supposed to be indiscriminate, so they didn't dare to order the arrows to be shot because there were people in the Shifu in the courtyard. Don't dare to act recklessly.

When the lights were turned on again, there was no one in the yard except Fang Chilong, who fell to the ground and groaned, and Wu Xi, who had a different head in front of the memorial tablet of the ancestors of the Xu family.

But Chen Zhao took Xu Ting, Li Chishui, and Wang Hu to leave Xu's house, turned left and right in the capital, and went straight to the outside of the city. Although the four of them didn't speak on the way, they felt extremely relaxed in their hearts. , the four stopped.Li Chishui was the first to laugh out loud.

Chen Zhao asked, "What are you laughing at?"

Li Chishui said: "I'm laughing at that 'living fairy'!" Telling this to Xu Ting, Xu Ting also burst into tears.

Chen Zhaodao: "Actually, there are not many people who know our faces and details. We only need to erase their memories, and we can continue to live in the capital safely and securely tomorrow. I don't know what you think?"

Xu Ting's eyes lit up, she glanced at Chen Zhao, but lowered her eyelids and said, "Of course it's a good thing, but my family is gone, and staying in that old house will only add to my troubles, my revenge has been avenged , there is nothing left and right, so I thought about going back to the mountain to return to my life, and practice swordsmanship for a few more years. It's just that you have to use Taoism to get tired..."

Li Chishui said: "It doesn't matter if you don't go back, anyway, Brother Chen Zhao and I have God Stove on our calves, we are home wherever we go."

He thought that Chen Zhao would agree, but Chen Zhao said, "No, Brother Chishui, I plan to stay in the capital and take part in the examination next year."

Startled, Li Chishui opened his mouth and said, "Brother, you want to take the No. [-] Scholar exam? Are you a scholar?"

Chen Zhao smiled slightly: "The No. 7 Juren of Baoding Prefecture in Beizhili, this trip to Beijing is to show his fists. Now that traitors are in power and the world is unfair, I don't know how many people are struggling in water and fire, like Shi Heng A traitor like Cao Shaoqin can roam freely in the court and do evil, so I took the examination for scholar and candidate, and now I come to take the examination for Jinshi, just to ascend to the court and cleanse the dust."

Of course, Chen Zhao didn't say anything deep in his heart.

Maybe Wang Hu’s enemy is Wu Xi, but is Xu Ting’s real enemy Wu Xi?
Of course not, he is just a dog leg.

The culprit who caused the tragic death of the Xu family was none other than Shi Heng!
In fact, it was this gang of rebellious officials and thieves!

It's time to clean up the officialdom!

The purpose of Chen Zhao's coming to the capital was to become an official, not to be a beggar.

If it wasn't for controlling the capital from the bottom of the market, Chen Zhao wouldn't have gotten involved at all!
However, these words would naturally not be said to Xu Ting and Li Chishui who were not deeply involved in the world.

But even so, his simple words still left the three of them dumbfounded.

They didn't expect that the beggar in front of them, the magic master who led them to kill the traitors and escape from the sky, turned out to be a scholar who knew the scriptures well!
And I have to take part in next year's test!
What kind of difference is this?

Xu Ting had mixed feelings in her heart, and finally said with a smile: "In this case, I will go back to Jiangnan to report my master's revenge, so as not to worry about the old man."

After a pause, he continued: "When I entered Lin'an City, I never thought of getting out alive. It was the two brothers who let me escape from the dead. At this time, my life is not my own. When I return to Xiandu After the mountain, I will sharpen my martial arts, and then walk the rivers and lakes, and use the life you gave me to help those who have suffered the same misfortune as me, which is also my repayment to the two of you."

Li Chishui said anxiously: "Sister Master, how can you say such a thing? You don't recognize me as an apprentice? I will continue to learn swords from my sister Master."

Xu Ting smiled and said, "Okay, then I will take you with me, but you are not allowed to talk about 'master' and 'apprentice' any more."

Being able to continue to learn swordsmanship from his master and sister is the capital for him to gain a foothold in this world, but Li Chishui didn't want to leave Chen Zhao, so he couldn't help hesitating.

Chen Zhaodao: "Brother Chishui, you have only scratched the surface of swordsmanship now. If you want to be successful, you have to work hard and learn it well. When the National Examination is over next year, I will become an official and have a practical position, and you will also Once you have mastered your skills, come to the capital and let me and you work hard on a great cause!"

Li Chishui listened, nodded heavily, and said, "Brother Chen Zhao, wait for me to come back, and I will help you clean up the dust!"

Chen Zhaobian, Xu Ting, and Li Chishui bid farewell to each other. Although the girl’s heart is full of tenderness, there are always many chivalrous and tender feelings in the children of the rivers and lakes. Today’s parting is for the future reunion. , the beloved is always in front of you.

After the two of them left, Chen Zhao looked at Wang Hu: "What's the plan, Brother Wang?"

Wang Hu sighed: "The capital city has lost my foothold. I plan to return to my hometown and live in peace."

Chen Zhao chuckled: "It's not what you mean, I'm afraid you don't want to part with the prosperity of the capital, why don't you climb up patiently for a few months, and I'll help you regain your property, how about it?"

Wang Hu was actually looking forward to this sentence in his heart. He was overjoyed when he heard the words, and quickly knelt down on the ground and shouted: "If Mr. Chen helps me regain my property, I will have the grace of rebuilding with me. Come and go in Fengli, come and go in the rain!"

Chen Zhao put his hands behind his back, stared at Wang Hu for a while, and said lightly, "I don't need you to work so hard, I need you to control 'Gan'er Zhao'..."

Although Li Chishui left the capital, Wang Hu stayed.

He is an old man in the capital, and he is very proficient in all kinds of deeds. He assisted Zhang Kai, the clawed eagle, to seize the overlord of Fangqiao Street before. .

Three days later, Zhang Kai, the clawed eagle, was expelled from the capital because of his useless martial arts. The moment he left the city, he had no memory at all.

And the general Zhao Jiu accidentally fell off the square bridge and broke an arm. During the high fever, he confided the past that he scared Liu Fei to death. One knife ended this guy.

Since then, the "second master" of the entire Fangqiao Street has become Wang Hu.

In fact, it was controlled by Chen Zhao.

A few days later, Chen Zhao found Gan'er Zhao with a sore foot, beat him hard, and obediently fell into Chen Zhao's hands.

As a result, the news of the entire capital, when the leader Li Yanbei got the news, Chen Zhao would also receive it at the same time.

The entire autumn and winter of the second year of Tianshun was a catastrophe for the beggars in the capital.

Many beggars on the street "Second Lord" have changed their person this winter, and after the winter is over, it will be spring and February in a blink of an eye.

In February of the third year of Da Ming Shun, the year of Geng Chen, the capital will have an examination.

The examination content of the Ming Dynasty emphasized classics and righteousness, and despised poetry and prose.The candidates for the Chinese-style provincial examination will enter Beijing in February of the following year to take the examination hosted by the Ministry of Rites.Candidates who failed in the previous examinations can also take the examination together.Because the exam is in spring, it is also called spring exam or Chunwei.If there is Enke in the township examination, the examination will also be held in the next year, which is called Enke.

Although the Gongyuan is small in size and has been in disrepair for many years, and the environment is indescribably uncomfortable, for people like Chen Zhao, it is simply a piece of cake.

The number one scholar in this subject is Wang Yikui from Ganjiang, the second place is Li Yongtong from Sichuan and Shu, and Tanhua is from Shanxi, surnamed Li.

In fact, in Chen Zhao's mind, as long as he is willing, he can take the exam to be the number one scholar or something.

However, he can keep a low profile and don't want to show off too much, so he only occupies a list among the top 50 players in the second class.

Under normal circumstances, most of the people who passed the Jinshi examination became Hanlin officials.The number one scholar is awarded editing and writing; the second place and Tanhua are awarded editing and editing.[-]. The top three can be selected as Shu Jishi, or awarded to Shizhong, Principal, Zhongshusheren, Pedestrian, Dr. Taichang, Dr. Guozi, etc., or awarded to local government officials, government magistrates, county magistrates, county magistrates, etc. Cheng and other officials.Although I have passed the Jinshi examination, there is a lot of room for the arrangement of official positions. What kind of official I can be depends on the relationship between opportunities and myself.

After some operations, Chen Zhao was assigned to be the head of the sixth rank of the Ministry of Punishment.

So Chen Zhao lived the life of a civil servant in the Ming Dynasty.

Given that he is a newcomer to the Ministry of Criminal Affairs, Hong Bo, the doctor in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs in the Gyeonggi area, did not arrange specific tasks for him. .

After just a few days of study and understanding, Chen Zhao basically understood the specific functions of the Ministry of Punishment and the affairs that should be involved.

Speaking of which, the Ministry of Punishment of the Ming Dynasty is somewhat similar to the judicial execution department of later generations. It manages all criminal and prison affairs. Both punishment and prison are managed by the Ministry of Punishment and the local government, but they have no specific right to judge. A judiciary in the hands of Dali Temple.

He and Wu Fan, the principal, were both in charge of the criminal affairs of Shuntian Mansion. Of course, they both did some simple work on errands, and there was also the doctor Hong Bo in charge.

Although Chen Zhao is young, he is sweet-mouthed, quick-witted, and generous. He is deeply loved by his colleagues in the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Tips for some of them.

How should I put it? In Chen Zhao's opinion, the affairs and official documents of the Ministry of Punishment are too simple and rough. All matters involving the Ministry of Punishment are basically only roughly recorded on a few thin pieces of paper. As for the specific reasons and motives, etc. Nothing at all, just as simple as the briefings of later generations.

I'm afraid it's not good!
The Ministry of Punishment has the final authority to review the death penalty. With such a simple case file, how do you know if it was a wrong sentence or a wrong sentence? The integrity of the local government is really hard to make people feel at ease.

Chen Zhao has experienced the world. He has been an emperor, a general, and the left governor of Jinyiwei. He has heard and seen too many things about the mutual protection of officials and officials, and the collusion between the government and local forces. How should such cases involving human life be taken seriously? It's not an exaggeration, is it?
He has a bold and generous personality, and he can let go of his posture to mix with a group of low-level officials of the Ministry of Punishment. Even if someone wants to embarrass him, every time he makes a move, he solves it in a timely manner. Therefore, these low-level officials of the Ministry of Punishment feel very good about Chen Zhao.

After realizing Chen Zhao's methods, many people changed their attitudes. As long as they were officials of the Criminal Department who were not out of their minds, they would not easily provoke him.

In particular, Wu Fan, who was also in charge of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, had been completely recovered in just a few days. A man in his thirties seemed to be the number one younger brother of the young Chen Zhao in the Ministry of Criminal Justice, the existence of the first-class pawn.Although such a change is very unbearable in the eyes of other officials, they can't help being happy.

Although Chen Zhao is a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy, he can attract countless subordinates with a wave of his hand, but he is also talented, generous in his moves, and ingenious in means. Is his strength comparable to that of the middle and lower officials of the Ministry of Punishment?

For a time, Chen Zhao was prosperous in the Ministry of Punishment.

……

At this time, Xu Ting, who was practicing martial arts on Xiandu Mountain, received a letter.

After she saw the letter, she just thought about it for a while, and then went to see the master.

"Master, I received a letter from Senior Sister Qiu Moyan. Senior Sister Zhou Huai'an, Commander of Jianghuai Army, ordered Master Zhou to go to Helan Mountain to rescue the orphan of Master Yang Yuxuan, Minister of the Ministry of War. This matter concerns the common people in the world. This disciple is here to bid farewell to Master."

After hearing this, the head of the Xiandu sect slowly nodded and said: "Although your swordsmanship is not perfect, but the Beijing party has allowed you to open up the second line of Ren and Du, and your internal strength has entered the room. This martial arts is enough to be among the current masters. I am in favor of saving the orphans of loyal ministers, but the mountains are high and the rivers and lakes are far away, you and your senior sister should take care of everything!"

"Master, don't worry, this disciple will definitely take care of himself! He will also take care of his senior sister." Xu Ting replied impassionedly.

"Master, I want to go too!" Li Chishui shouted.

Now he has become a disciple of the Xiandu Sect and has become the leader's disciple. He is also Xu Ting's junior brother.

In the past few months, due to Chen Zhao's magic spells, coupled with the fact that the Xiandu faction is well fed and clothed, and has practiced martial arts diligently, the dysentery on Li Chishui's head has been completely resolved and healed, and his hair has grown. He is a handsome young man.

He himself is very powerful, after several months of training, his martial arts has improved by leaps and bounds, and he can draw with the first-class masters on the mountain within a hundred rounds.

At this time, when he heard that his senior sister was going to travel far away and act like a hero, Li Chishui naturally wanted to follow her.

"Practice thousands of swordsmanship, travel thousands of miles in the rivers and lakes, Chishui, you can go, but be careful to protect yourself."

The master said with a smile.

"Thank you, Master!!" Li Chishui was overjoyed.

So the two made their preparations, went down Xiandu Mountain, rode fast horses, and rushed all the way to the northwest border pass.

(End of this chapter)