The heavens start with letting the bullets fly

Chapter 1245
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The hearts of the people including Li Dalong were shocked, and they all got up and rushed out aggressively, just in time to see Chen Zhao entering the gate of the martial arts hall with his hands behind his back, with a relaxed face, a teenage face with delicate features, but a pair of deep and energetic eyes, Look around.

But the boxers, who had been waiting impatiently for a long time, quickly surrounded them with unfriendly faces.Suddenly the atmosphere is tense!
Boom!

The big black door of Shuanghe Martial Arts School closed with a bang!

Although the pedestrians passing by were surprised, they didn't think much about it.

After all, the background of Shuanghe Martial Arts School is too deep for ordinary people to dare to get involved easily.

Not long after, there was a burst of shouting and screaming inside the martial arts hall, and the passers-by didn't take it seriously. This kind of situation happens almost every day in the martial arts hall, although the sound is not as loud as it is today, nor is it as loud as it is today. The screams are so fierce, but it must be the boxers in the martial arts gym fighting each other, it must be like this.

The shrill screams only lasted for a short time, and soon disappeared without a trace, which did not attract the attention of passers-by.

Even some people who inquired about the news near the martial arts hall didn't care.

If such a thing is reported to the leader, he will definitely be reprimanded.

But they all guessed wrong, and they were all wrong.

If anyone climbs up the one-and-a-half-foot-high blue brick wall around the martial arts hall, they will be surprised to find that the group of boxers who used to be energetic and good at martial arts in the martial arts hall are all lying on the ground in a state of distress. , with a face full of pain, moaning and chirping all over the sky, unable to get up.

And in the spacious and majestic lobby of the Shuanghe Martial Arts Hall, Chen Zhao is sitting leisurely at the main seat, while all the masters of the Shuanghe Martial Arts Academy, including the owner Li Dalong and the owner Ye Bo, knelt on the ground in despondency He didn't even have the courage to look up at Chen Zhao.

At this time, they were all in a state of embarrassment, each of them felt ashamed and angry, their noses and faces were swollen, their heads were all messed up, trembling with trepidation, their bodies were trembling with fear, each of them was sluggish and full of apprehension, their minds were still in the shock of Chen Zhao's terrifying power, and they couldn't extricate themselves for a long time .

"Not bad, not bad! Du Dalongtou has a lot of talents under his command, and there are so many masters in the mere one Li, no wonder the Shuanghe Martial Arts School is so famous in the capital. It seems that I have underestimated the heroes of the world."

Chen Zhao smiled lightly, holding a teapot in his hand, drinking with gusto.

Clearly, this is a good pot of tea.

It is enough to reflect the taste of Gan'er Li.

Chen Zhao looked at the group of guys in front of him and thought about how to deal with them.

However, he did not rush to deal with it, but said with great interest: "They all say 'keep your ears off the outside world, and only read the books of sages'. This official has been in the cold for ten years. I am very interested in your Jianghu, tell me about it, if it is good, I will consider letting you go."

"What, just for this?"

Li Dalong was surprised and happy.

He didn't care that the other party revealed his identity.

Because Du Dalongtou might not be able to deal with the opponent's peerless magical skills, so even if he knew the origin of the opponent, he might not have the slightest thought.

He was surprised that the other party came here just to inquire about the world?

Just for this, why beat us up!

Thinking of this, Li Dalong asked in disbelief: "As long as we say so, will the lord let us go?"

"A lot of nonsense!"

Chen Zhao hummed lightly, then put the teapot in his hand on the table, and said with a half-smile: "You can say it or not, but you have to bear the consequences yourself."

"I said, I said!"

Li Dalong breathed a long sigh of relief and said hurriedly.

The territory of the capital was at the feet of the emperor. As a court official, the young man in front of him might not kill them, but no one could bear the humiliation.

Anyway, what he asked was not a secret, so let's talk about it one by one.

After all, Li Dalong was accustomed to living a life of enjoyment, and his bones were very soft. He probably had too many good times, and he who had a family and a job couldn't stand Chen Zhao's tossing.

In addition, when he sensed that Chen Zhao had no interest in his martial arts, he acted very cooperative, he answered whatever he asked, talking endlessly so that his mouth was full of spit...

There was no way, what Chen Zhao asked them was what they usually talked about bragging and farting. Once they talked about it, it seemed like a torrent of water, and it was likely to pour three rivers and five seas.

As for what he missed, the people below will naturally make up for it.

And Chen Zhao also understood the so-called rivers and lakes in the fairy world of the Ming Dynasty from their big talks.

Since it is Jianghu, Shaolin Wudang is naturally indispensable.

There are countless rivers and lakes gangs,

For example, the Pai Gang in the Lianghu area, the Salt Gang in the south of the Yangtze River, the Horse Gang in the northwest, and the most powerful Canal Cao Gang, etc.

These so-called gangs are all gang organizations derived from industries that are closely related to the national economy and the people's livelihood. They rely on powerful force to monopolize a certain industry in one place, one province, or even several provinces, thereby reaping huge profits.

There are many top masters in the Jianghu, and hearing the name Chen Zhao couldn't help but feel slightly moved.

It turned out that this was Lu Xiaofeng's era.

There are swordsmen like Ximen Chuixue, Ye Gucheng, Mu Daoren, and Bashan Laogu, and there are also great owls like the Dragon King of the Land and Eagle Eye Lao Qi.

In the capital alone, there are two major gangs derived from the two leaders, Li Yanbei and Du Tongxuan, who compete for various industries in the capital.

As for the Shuanghe Martial Arts School, which was easily overthrown by Chen Zhao, it belonged to the subordinate industry of Du Tongxuan in the east of the city.

Although it has gone through the battle to defend the capital, after all, Daming has been at peace for nearly a hundred years, and it still looks strong.

However, because the major industries are divided up by wealthy families, there is insufficient business tax.So much so that the tax collection on farmers is very cruel.

Coupled with Wen Tian and Wu Xi, the various places are not peaceful. Famines from time to time and the government's greed and oppression have created a lot of landless refugees, and some of them are courageous and directly turned into bandits.Or join some organization like White Lotus Sect or Ming Sect.

This gives the martial arts gym the space and environment to survive and develop. Although Shuanghe Martial Arts Gym is a subordinate industry of Boss Du, it has developed rapidly and has become one of the five major martial arts gyms in the capital. Its strength ranks first in the entire capital. The presence.

Chen Zhao expressed his deep doubts. As for Li Dalong, Li Dalong's strength was acceptable and could compete with ordinary internal masters, but in his eyes, it was still not worth mentioning.

According to this group of weaklings in the martial arts school, Uncle Li is already regarded as a first-rate fighter in the martial arts world. There are only a handful of masters with higher martial arts skills than him in the martial arts world.

Chen Zhao expressed doubts in his heart.

Since this is Lu Xiaofeng's world, Chen Zhao, the top player in the world, knows more than these guys combined.

In fact, the more powerful the gang organization is, the more powerful the number and quality of its masters will be.The so-called poor culture and rich martial arts, if you want to practice good martial arts, it is not enough just to have excellent talent, and the supplement of various resources and nutrition is also essential.

If Gong Jiu of the Taiping Palace was born into a poor family, even if he was extremely talented, it would be difficult for him to practice martial arts as he is now.Ximen Chuixue, Ye Gucheng, and Huamanlou all have the same truth.The richer the organization, the better the quality of life it can provide. Coupled with the large number of helpers, the chance of masters appearing is much greater.

However, the reason why they are extremely masters is also because they practice both internal and external skills, not just internal or external skills.

Li Dalong regretted that if he could practice inner strength and mind, he would at least be able to become a super master, but it's a pity that inner strength and mind are not so good.

Under Boss Du, there are at most a dozen people who know internal skills and mental skills, and they are all kept like treasures by Du Tongxuan and will not be released easily.

And in Jianghu, it is almost the same.

In the big gangs, or aristocratic families, it is the upper-level people who have internal skills. How can the lower-level people have the opportunity to come into contact with them?
In addition, around the power centers of Shuntian Mansion and Yingtian Mansion, there are a large number of Buddhists and Taoists. They have also cultivated a large number of martial arts masters, but they only play in their own circles and do not have contact with the outside world. .

Chen Zhao nodded secretly. It is estimated that the inner strength and mentality of the inner guards of the palace are closely related to Buddhism and Taoism. He can feel that the aura of these imperial guards is either the peaceful atmosphere of Buddhism or the leisurely atmosphere of Taoism. Indifferent meaning.

This is how masters like Wei Ziyun and Yin Xian got their martial arts!

That's why Yin Xian has such a good relationship with Gu Qingfeng of Baiyun Temple!

After listening to the story for a while, Chen Zhao had a clear understanding of the rivers and lakes of this era.

In short, the forces of the rivers and lakes during the Ming Dynasty were extremely difficult to provoke when they involved the national economy and the people's livelihood. If they act rashly, they may shake the order of a certain industry. Even if the government wants to do something, they have to think twice before acting.

That's why Lu Xiaofeng and Ximen Chuuxue have the freedom to roam the world.

According to a group of boxing masters in the martial arts hall, the Jianghu forces in the north are relatively good, and they are more disciplined and dare not mess around. After all, it is the heartland of the Ming Dynasty, and it is impossible to allow the Jianghu forces to do anything wrong.

But the forces in the rivers and lakes in the south have no lower limit.

As the name of the Salt Gang suggests, it is rumored that its leader is a great salt merchant, and he is the most powerful in the south of the Yangtze River.

There is also the Haisha Gang, whose leader is a great pirate who once ruled the seven seas, but now he is like a good man in the south of the Yangtze River, and he is very lively with dignitaries and dignitaries.

After learning about the entire Jianghu of the Ming Dynasty, Chen Zhao asked about the situation of Shuanghe Martial Arts, the main operating areas and the areas where the influence radiates.

If he hadn't expressed his attitude early on and had no idea about Shuanghe Martial Arts, the senior management of the Martial Arts Academy would not have answered honestly, but it is naturally different now.

As one of the top five martial arts gyms in the capital, Shuanghe Martial Arts School has strong strength and excellent reputation (it boasts). With the help of nearly a hundred fighters in the martial arts gym, the boss behind the scenes, Li Dalong, not only became Du Tongxuan's right-hand man, but also ran three escort agencies and two dyeing houses. As for pawnshops, there are naturally quite a few of them.

So Li Dalong can be said to be making money every day.

His three bodyguard agencies have a wide range of radiation, almost all over the north.

As for the south, the three escort agencies have not yet penetrated. The situation there is too complicated. The government and gangs are very powerful, and the forces in the north are not welcome to come and grab food.

This is what Chen Zhao wanted. He was only at the fifth rank right now, so he didn't need to care about too many things, as long as he could keep abreast of all major events in the northern region.

Therefore, he proposed to cooperate with the Wuguan, and he paid the Wuguan to help collect the major events that happened in various places in the north. Of course, if the small things can also be recorded, he will not dislike it.

This matter can be told to Du Tongxuan, if he objects, Chen Zhao will let him stop objecting.

What's more, the 500 taels a quarter is also a considerable amount for Shuanghe Martial Arts. Although they are making a lot of money every day, the expenses are also huge, and there is not much left in their hands every month. .

It's just a collection of big and small things from all over the north. This is nothing to the Shuanghe Martial Arts School with a large number of people. It's just that they are all rough guys and are not very good at recording.

Chen Zhao said that it's okay, he will send capable people to follow them and take charge of recording the matter.

The literacy rate in this era is still quite low. It was really eye-opening for him to find no more than ten literate people in one of the top five martial arts gyms in the capital.

After talking about the matter, leaving a deposit of 100 taels of silver, Chen Zhao left under the hospitality of the senior management of Shuanghe Martial Arts School, ignoring the embarrassment all over his body and the astonished eyes of passers-by.

Don't think that Chen Zhao is stingy. The male pig's feet in the novel are not extremely lavish. Thousands of taels of silver are just the basic unit. Thousands and hundreds of thousands can be thrown away without blinking an eye.

That was purely two-billion behavior, and the purchasing power of silver was astonishing. In this day and age, 20 taels of silver could allow a family living in the suburbs to live comfortably for a year.

Don't look at the fact that the escorts in the Shuanghe Martial Arts School are bragging, but the fact that their martial arts school's headquarters is in Dongcheng shows that their economic strength or influence is not good enough.

Chen Zhao really likes such a partner. This is why she consulted with Gan'er Li and Gan'er Zhao instead of Du Tongxuan and Li Yanbei. If the other party's strength is too strong, he is not afraid, but he is afraid of trouble. Generally speaking, there are top dignitaries behind such forces.

With his current status, it would be best to cooperate with a force like Shuanghe Martial Arts School. At least he wouldn't have to worry about unexpected changes.

As for why he acted like this, it was just a sudden idea.

Since he has to go through the world, he must have a source of information. He doesn't want to be an official with no information. As long as it doesn't happen around him or is a particularly serious accident, it's basically a matter of time before it reaches his ears. For several days, if he wanted to write something about it, the day lily would be cold.

For the west of the city, he already had Gan'er Zhao, Wang Hu and others, so he supported Sun Liu in organizing beggars to collect intelligence in the east city.

As a result, the situation in the capital city, except for the imperial palace and the good family, is basically unable to escape his eyes and ears.

So after learning about the power of Gan'er Li in Dongcheng, he considered that Chen Zhao's eyes were still dark about outside the capital, and he couldn't really just rely on the court to report, or wait for the news to spread over a long period of time. .

It's been too long, and after too many people's dissemination, it has already been tampered with. If he wants to know the real situation, it is simply impossible, unless there happens to be his contacts over there, he can write to ask Fan.

It's better to have a general understanding of the situation in the northern region through the cooperation with Shuanghe Martial Arts.

It doesn't need to be timely, as long as it can spread a little faster than the rumor is enough.If he wants to take the opportunity to do something, he can have enough time to arrange it, right?
These are his long-term plans. Although they may not be useful, once they are useful, they will definitely play an unexpected role. He firmly believes in this.

With these two intelligence organizations, Chen Zhao became much busier all of a sudden.

With the help of the intelligence network of the beggar gang organized by Wang Hu and Sun Liu, he found out a case that Shuntian Mansion made a mistake in almost no time, and the evidence was so complete that it was irrefutable.

Chen Zhao suddenly became famous in the Ministry of Criminal Justice. He uncovered three consecutive wrong-trial cases in Shuntian Mansion.

The Ministry of Punishment still highly respects the talents in prison, especially Chen Zhao's status and official rank are not low, and he is highly regarded by the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment and the two servants.

As for Shuntian Mansion's reaction, who cares?

the weather is nice today.

Chen Zhao jumped off the carriage, looked at the crowd in twos and threes outside the criminal department, and then at the towering gate, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and walked with his hands behind his back.

The so-called residence shifts the spirit and raises the body. Generally speaking, when a Jinshi becomes an official, he must have the bearing of managing the academy, especially for young officials. When there is no boss and colleagues, it is standard to walk behind the hands.

Chen Zhao has been well integrated into it.

When he reached the place where the seat should be opened, the little official in charge of pointing the seat hurriedly came over, and said with a smile: "Yo~ Mr. Chen came so early today!"

Then, while he was talking, he offered the booklet with both hands, pointed to the blank space on the top, and said with a smile on his face: "You sign here, remember the time, and it will definitely be the first copy in our house! "

This is not on the same channel as when he first came to the Yamen to report.

Chen Zhao smiled calmly, nodded, took the brush and signed his name, and then walked away.

"My lord, go slowly!" said the little official from behind.

Chen Zhao didn't look back, but felt a slight bask in his heart.

The affairs of the yamen have been completely opened up, and Chen Zhao is naturally getting better and better in the yamen.

Apparently, he repeatedly slapped the Shuntian Mansion Yamen in the face and got the approval of the Minister of Punishment and the two ministers on the left and right. Naturally, his life in the Punishment Department was very smooth.

Even Lu Yu, Minister of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, has hinted that he can give more "care" to Shuntian Mansion, and guide Shuntian Mansion's yamen's responsibilities of punishment and prison, which is clearly to encourage him to make persistent efforts and continue to slap Shuntian Mansion in the face.

This is completely a matter of course.

Chen Zhao was naturally happy to do so. Even without the hints from several big officials in the Ministry of Justice, he would not let go easily. Not to mention that finding unjust and wrongful convictions was his job. He wanted to form his own influence in the court, but such achievements were The more the better.

With the beggars under Wang Hu and Sun Liu helping to collect intelligence, he has a good grasp of information about the outer cities of the capital. It can even be said that he is ahead of the Shuntian Mansion Yamen. Many things are concealed, and he wants to find out. The problems in some cases were quite easy for him, who had a large number of inconspicuous 'spies'.

Sun Liu and Wang Hu were obviously very satisfied with this kind of cooperation. Every time he collected detailed information, he could get a minimum of ten taels of silver. In just one month, he collected three detailed information. Zhao had a good time, and he also got 30 taels of silver in return.

Such reciprocity and reciprocity made the beggars in the two places more and more unable to stop, and besides Chen Zhao, who in the entire officialdom would care about them, the beggars living at the bottom?
Then again, whether it is Wang Hu or Sun Liu, Chen Zhao has saved their lives, and even if they are given such a job, it will not be easy for them to find other houses to sell at a higher price. Dali Temple, Jinyiwei, or Dongchang are not interested in talking to them.

What reward?The man takes the clues you provided and pays you a few pennies to think highly of you. Do you still want to show your face?
It has to be said that Chen Zhao's high standards directly interrupted their thoughts of visiting another dock.

Besides, Sun Liu and Wang Hu are relatively loyal, and they haven't had the intention to "start anew" for at least a year or two, but Chen Zhao has already set up secret hands to secretly solicit secrets from their subordinates and other beggar groups. As a backup just in case.

……

Recently, a nocturnal thief suddenly appeared in the capital. He was quite daring and reckless. He only picked out the rich and powerful families in the capital. Many homes have been robbed, and the stolen property is worth more than 10 taels of silver.

According to the clues obtained by Yin Yamen of Shuntian Prefecture, this person seems to have something to do with Sikong, the king of thieves.

So someone wanted to invite the first six sects to arrest Jin Jiuling, but it happened that Jin Jiuling had already resigned from his post and traveled around the world.

As for Jin Yiwei, they are responsible for the investigation of officials, so they naturally ignore criminal cases.Therefore, it seems that this matter can only be handled by the Shuntian Mansion.

After receiving the report from the bitter master, the Shuntian government office did not dare to be negligent, and quickly organized an investigation by the young ancestor who could solve the case, but found nothing, but the nocturnal thief was still unscrupulous and would steal a rich family every night.

All of a sudden, the big households in the capital panicked and put pressure on the government of Shuntian Mansion one after another, which made the entire Shuntian Mansion very embarrassed.

There is no way, the families that can be called "big families" in the capital are all from noble families with deep backgrounds, and they can easily involve a lot of old officials. The addition of the connections of each family is enough to form a huge Influence, even as a third-rank senior official, Shuntian Fu Yin couldn't bear it, so he could only continue to increase his efforts to solve the case, but one or two months passed, but there was no effect at all.

The prefect Zhang Qingbo will be forced to do so. You must know that among these big households who put pressure on them, several of them are subordinates who have raised money for the Duke's and Marquis's residences. The Tianfu Yamen can't afford to walk around.

Zhang Qingbo is not a vegetarian. Then he thought, since he is going to be unlucky, then let's all be unlucky together!

Anyway, Shuntian Mansion, which was tossed by Chen Zhao, the fifth-rank head of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, was a little disgraced, so he just asked the Ministry of Criminal Justice for help!
Since Lu Yu, Shangshu of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs, said that the Ministry of Criminal Justice should give good advice to Shuntian Mansion, then he must ask the Ministry of Criminal Justice to give good advice on this matter.

By the way, we have to ask Chen Zhao, a master detective, to help by name and give advice on the case-solving work of the Shuntian government office.

Obviously this is a big pit!

It stands to reason that Jin Yiwei should be the most suitable for catching snitches, followed by the Ministry of Punishment.

But Jin Yiwei sent it to Shuntian Mansion with only a sloppy eye. Could it be that Shuntian Mansion dared to rely on Jin Yiwei?

That must not dare!

But if you have to rely on the Ministry of Punishment, then don’t be afraid!

Anyway, as the saying goes, if something goes wrong, everyone will be unlucky together!

The officials in the yamen of the Ministry of Punishment avoided him for fear of not being able to do so, so Lu Shangshu found Chen Zhao and wanted to send him to Shuntian Mansion to help solve the case and catch the thief.

"Your Excellency wants to send me to Shuntian Mansion?" Chen Zhao said with a smile on his lips, "My lord, I am a small official of the Ming Dynasty, just like a brick. If you want to go to Shuntian Mansion to help, you will naturally obey your orders. ,but……"

"President Chen, if you have any requirements, you might as well ask them." Lu Yu is not a fool, since Chen Zhao readily agreed, there will naturally be some demands. As Minister of the Ministry of Punishments, of course, he must try his best to fulfill the requests made by him.

This is also one of the reasons why he was able to sit firmly as Minister of the Ministry of Punishment.

After all, what is convenient for others is convenient for oneself!

Chen Zhao said with a smile: "Since Master Shangshu is so considerate, then the next official will just talk about it."

Chen Zhao's request was very simple. He could come over and let him stay in Shuntian Mansion after the case was solved. He wanted to be the second-in-command of Shuntian Mansion, Fu Cheng.

Lu Yu, the Minister of Justice, was also surprised by such a huge appetite, and at the same time he had an intuitive feeling about Chen Zhao's ambition.Of course, this matter was not something he could decide, so he kicked the ball directly to Shuntian Prefecture Yin Zhang Qingbo, giving this guy a headache.

Zhang Qingbo was also taken aback, and hurried to the Ministry of Justice to meet with Chen Zhao despite his busy schedule. Seeing that Chen Zhao was missing and had set the conditions to death, he had no choice but to rush into the palace to meet the emperor to ask for a favor from the current emperor Zhu Qizhen. .

(End of this chapter)