The heavens start with letting the bullets fly

Chapter 1255 You are a court official who doesn't talk about morals
The plot of the new play is very simple. It is about a vassal king who has always been ambitious and has recruited countless masters for his own use, in order to achieve great things one day.

On this day, the imperial court had a batch of salaries worth 500 million taels to move to the capital. As a result, the vassal king noticed that he sent all the masters, disguised as carpenters, to kill all the escorts at the foot of Taihang Mountain, and captured This batch of payment will be sent to Dongying.

In this way, the empire can be strengthened, and by colluding with each other and attacking from inside and outside, we can seize the throne.

But at a critical moment, the vassal king did not keep secrets, and was discovered by a group of small officials full of justice and heroes, and then exposed the vassal king's conspiracy to usurp the throne. The emperor immediately ordered Jin Yiwei and Dongchang to work together, and finally killed the vassal king.

The drama is very expressive, and the masters of all walks of life turn somersaults in the fight, which arouses applause from the audience.

At the end of the story, although the son of the vassal prince escaped, he was greatly stimulated mentally and became the top card in the men's style hall, begging someone to whip him every day.The audience roared with laughter.

At the end of the story and the opera performance, all the audience were shocked by the fascinating plot, and they all applauded and threw copper coins wildly.

King Taiping's face was already pale, his eyes were looking blankly at the gradually closing stage, his heart was cold and his whole body was biting cold.

At this moment, he didn't even look at Chen Zhao, for fear that the words 'that's how the prince ended up' would suddenly come out of this irresponsible rookie.

The repertoire performed by the Zhongjun Troupe just now had nothing to do with his experience, and was even more like Emperor Jing, but he could find that the vassal was alluding to him.

Without him, there are expert guards in civil and military affairs in the Manchu Dynasty, but only he can contact the hidden forces on the overseas islands, and only he is really in collusion with overseas forces.

In other words, as long as Chen Zhao moves his lips, the miserable scene of the vassal king in the second half of the opera story will definitely repeat itself on him!
"How about it, how does the prince feel about this story?"

Really afraid of something, Chen Zhao's devil-like voice suddenly rang in his ears, making King Taiping tremble and break out in a cold sweat.

"Chen Fucheng, what do you want to do?"

At this time, King Taiping's face was gloomy and he tried his best to maintain a serious and dignified face, but cold sweat rolled on his forehead, a chill rose up his body, and his heart felt chills. His eyes were bloodshot and he said hoarsely, "How dare you?" Threatening the king?"

'threaten?The lord is used to being a nobleman, are you threatening me during this time? '

Chen Zhao smiled lightly, put the fine porcelain wine cup in his small hand on the table, and said coldly: "The prince can continue to order the officials to impeach me, order the assassins to kill me, and then think about our majesty's temper, but the eyes Can't rub the sand!"

"Hmph, after all, you, Chen Zhao, are just a small fourth-rank mansion, and you can't be a power minister in the drama!"

King Taiping felt guilty for a while, but his mouth showed no sign of weakness, and his face was full of disdain and contempt.

"So what? As long as Prince Taiping's reputation is ruined, Your Majesty will receive the news immediately, and he will definitely nip the ambitions of the rebellious ministers and traitors in the bud. The prince wants to take a gamble!"

Chen Zhao chuckled, but in King Taiping's eyes, he was indescribably vicious and sinister.

"You, you mean!"

King Taiping's face was flushed with anger, but the cold sweat on his forehead never stopped. Big drops of cold sweat slipped from the corners of his cheeks and eyes, and he was indescribably embarrassed and panicked.

After all, the current emperor Zhu Qizhen's character is not good. He may not be good to loyal ministers and good generals, but he must be ruthless enough to conspirers!

Because he was imprisoned in Nangong for eight years, and he became the emperor again by chance. Those who covet his throne and power will be dealt with in the most severe way.

All the emperors throughout the ages have done this!

If Chen Zhao was tormenting him like this, the lineage of King Taiping would be completely ruined, and his valued son Jiu'er would not be able to escape. Although the final ending would not be as miserable as in the drama, it would definitely not be much better.

Even if his martial arts are peerless, how could he be able to defeat the power of a country?
If the lineage of King Taiping wants to survive, they can be arrogant, domineering, and bully men and women, but they must never covet the highest power, otherwise the whole family will definitely be doomed, definitely worse than Fang Xiaoru!

"Am I mean?"

Chen Zhao sneered, as if he had heard an unbelievable joke, and said angrily, "Who is holding on to the lower officials all the time?"

At this moment, he finally bared his fangs, extremely happy.

His complexion changed, and he said in a bad mood: "My lord has instructed those bastards of yours these days to impeach the lower officials, what a joy to impeach!"

King Taiping was speechless for a moment, and after a while he suddenly asked weakly: "I don't know what Mr. Chen wants, so he is willing to let me go for a while?"

Hehe, what kind of bullshit is "Tianhuang Guizhou", Chen Zhao sneered in his heart, he dared to make such a fuss with such a little courage.

"It's very simple, stop your disgusting impeachment, kill all those people in your mansion who participated in the assassination of me, and send them to Shuntian Mansion. As long as they are dead, I don't care if you are still alive!"

Chen Zhao made the request directly, staring at King Taiping playfully, and said leisurely, "My lord, you better think about it clearly, otherwise starting from tomorrow morning, there will be rumors that are very unfavorable to King Taiping in the entire capital!"

At first, King Taiping breathed a sigh of relief, but when he heard Chen Zhao's last sentence, he couldn't help but his heart trembled, his eyes widened in disbelief, and after struggling for a while, he said with a dejected expression: "This king promises you... "

……

A hundred miles away from the capital city, there is an unnamed wooden house.

It is nameless because no one cares about this cottage.

But it's worth a fortune.

Because Guo Shoujing, a great scholar in the previous dynasty, lived there.The "Shoushi Calendar" was also compiled here.

But now it belongs to Huo Xiu.

Huo Xiu was living here at this time.

The first batch of assassins dispatched was exposed to the eyes of the emperor, and Tsing Yi Lou was in danger of appearing in the sight of the government.

But Huo Xiu didn't care, and he didn't pay attention to a mere fourth-rank Shuntian mansion.

With his martial arts and power, it would take a long time for the court to find his traces and power.

They couldn't even find Tang Sai'er back then, so naturally they couldn't find themselves now!
It's just that Chen Zhao is the number two person in Shuntian Mansion after all, and the real power in his hands is quite considerable. If he really wants to find fault, Huo Xiu's many properties in the capital will suffer.

After all, Chen Zhao's martial arts skills are superb, and his methods seem to be extraordinary, so maybe he can really find out his property in the capital.

After all, during this period of time, the profiteering side businesses in Huo Xiu's hands were wiped out by Chen Zhao's officials from Shuntian Mansion. At least 80 taels of silver were lost, and the indirect losses were even more immeasurable. It was also the real reason why Huo Xiu wanted to kill Chen Zhao no matter what.

"I didn't expect King Taiping to be scared so soon by Chen Zhaoyi! But it doesn't matter, without Butcher Zhang, he won't be able to eat bastard pigs. There are many dignitaries in the capital who hate Chen Zhao. At worst, we will send some Qingyilou masters, Assassinations one after another, Chen Zhao must be killed!"

At this moment, a flying pigeon "thumped" and landed. Huo Xiu stretched out his hand, took off the letter box on the pigeon's leg, pulled out a note inside, opened it for a look, couldn't help frowning, and sneered : "It seems that Chen Zhao knows a lot, and the means of counterattack came so soon."

A sentence was written on the note: "The third person who claims to be Jinpeng King has arrived at Tsing Yi Building!"

After pondering for a while, Huo Xiu quickly made a decision. He rang the bell beside him, and soon a capable confidant came. Huo Xiu ordered: "Order, we will act according to the second set of plans, we must be cautious , don’t act too hastily!”

The confidants nodded silently, and left without a sound. Huo Xiu's face was calm and his eyes were cold, with a cruel sneer hanging on the corner of his mouth: I am doing things in Tsing Yi Lou, why do I need others to target me?This time, Chen Zhao must die without a place to bury him!
Huo Xiu thought that Chen Zhao didn't know where he was hiding, nor did he know how powerful Tsing Yi Building was.Maybe you will think that you are already scared!

However, Huo Xiu also experienced struggles in the court, served as a minister of the subjugated country, and experienced a bloody storm in the process of starting his career. He has an extremely strong will, so few people in the world can block his determination.

"Huo Benefactor, the wind is very tense at the moment, why don't you use some means to ease it?"

At this moment, a voice came from the door, and a monk walked in.

His monk robes are ordinary, his eyes are indifferent, and his face is ordinary. Ordinary people will only think that he is an ordinary monk.

But Huo Xiu would never think so.Because he knows this monk.

An honest monk who is one of the "Four Great Monks" in the world.

Known as "never lie in my life".

This person has a mysterious origin, mysterious martial arts, and disappears like a ghost. No one knows when he will appear, and no one knows when he will disappear.

Even though Huo Xiu is the richest man in the world and the boss of the [-]th floor of Qingyi, he is still wary of the appearance of Honest Monk.

"Master is here, this hut is really full of splendor!" Huo Xiu's face was serious, a trace of fear flashed in the corner of his eyes, and then he laughed.

"Amitabha, benefactor Huo can smile at the poor monk. The poor monk is inexplicably grateful." The honest monk strode in and saluted Huo Xiu.

"Where is there! Master is a rare master of the rivers and lakes. He is a distinguished guest that Huo can't even invite. Master, please sit down.

Huo Xiu laughed.

The honest monk didn't sit down, he just smiled and said, "Benefactor Huo lived in Guo Shoujing's house in the former dynasty, but he was thinking about the affairs of this dynasty. He is far away from the world, so he is worried about the court!"

The honest monk is not an ordinary person. Since he appeared here and uttered such words, there was a lot in his chest, so Huo Xiu recovered after a brief shock and asked, "Why did the master teach me?"

"Why did the monk teach you?"

"You don't teach me, but you want to stop me?"

"Why did the monk stop you?"

"Why did the monk come?"

“If the monks don’t go to hell, who will?”

"I have good food and wine here, it's not hell."

"Monks don't drink alcohol and don't eat meat. Where there is wine and meat, it is hell."

"Since you're here, why don't you tell me?"

The honest monk murmured: "The secret of heaven must not be leaked out. The Buddha said: Don't let it go, don't let it go."

"Then what are you doing?"

The honest monk stopped talking.

……

At the same time, the Southeast Palace.

The southeast king was stationed in Yangcheng, but during this period of time, he came to Beijing by order. He didn't expect that his property would be severely cracked down, and he was even annoyed by that Chen Zhao's eye drops.

At this time, he sneered and said calmly: "The origins of those killers are too mysterious, but this king really wants to find out their origins. With Chen Zhao as a good whetstone, why not make good use of it?" pity?"

"I'm afraid they will be aware of His Highness's intentions, and it will be detrimental to His Highness!"

In the room, there was a middle-aged man in a wheelchair, dressed as a scholar, he shook his head, his eyes sparkled with wisdom and said softly: "It turns out that Chen Zhao's force is a bit too strong, he is a rare civil and military expert. Only, in the future..."

"Sir, there is no need to say anything!"

The prince of the southeast prince interrupted the man in the wheelchair unceremoniously, and said calmly: "Your majesty is in his prime, and the prince is still young, so everything is unknown. Besides, with such a talent, how can your majesty just watch him fall into my trap?" Once it’s in the bag, there’s no chance of wooing him!”

"Hehe, Your Highness is still too impatient. Although His Majesty is in good health now, judging by the ages of His Majesty Hong Xi and Emperor Jingtai, it may be ten years..."

The middle-aged man sitting in the wheelchair smiled lightly, brushed his long beard under his chin and shook his head, "Ten years later, with Chen Zhao's ability, I will be appointed as an important minister of the court!"

"Ten years later?"

The corner of Southeast King's mouth showed a hint of pride and confidence, and he said slowly: "At that time, the power in the hands of this king, together with the help of the Nanhai faction, was enough to calm the court, and it would be the same with or without Chen Zhao!"

The middle-aged man in the wheelchair didn't say anything, but his eyes flashed with disapproval.

……

In the next few days, Chen Zhao's life was quite ordinary.

The affairs in the yamen have been on the right track, without the cancer like underground casinos, the public security situation in the capital city has improved a lot, and the affairs in the yamen have decreased a lot, naturally Chen Zhao has more free time.

Of course, maintaining law and order in the capital city cannot be completely solved by a single "strike hard" operation. The yamen servants in the yamen are divided into several teams and sent out to patrol the streets to frighten Xiao Xiaoxiao. This is the long-term solution.

After leaving the government office, he rarely went back home directly. Instead, he stayed at the Xiangyun Teahouse for dinner and leisure, and casually gave instructions on the new plays of the Zhongjun Theater Troupe.

The "Broken Dream" he arranged for the rehearsal of the Zhongjun troupe not only shocked King Taiping, but also caused a sensation in the entire capital.

Even Zhu Qizhen heard the news, and came to watch for a while after disguised.

In the eyes of a thousand people, there are a thousand Hamlets.

Others saw wonderful stories.

However, Zhu Qizhen saw this feudal lord, who seemed to have the shadow of his good brother Zhu Qiyu.

Seeing the miserable end of the vassal king in the end, Zhu Qizhen couldn't help being very happy, and rewarded him with a lot of money.

At the same time, he has a good impression of Chen Zhaoda.

"Look, this is a good example of a courtier who is loyal to the emperor! He can beat Xiaoxiao in official business, and he can make a name for me after get off work. Should I reward him with a title?"

Zhu Qizhen thought this way, but after returning to the palace, he issued an edict, bestowing the word "Ziheng" on Chen Zhao, and there was nothing more to say.

Time passes day by day.

"Zhang Yongnian of the White Lotus Sect wants to fight Chen Zhao, the Prime Minister of Shuntian Prefecture, outside the city. Mr. Chen, how dare you!"

And just one day before the new year, the day when the yamen sanya closed the pen, Chen Zhao, who was about to leave the yamen, suddenly received a strange challenge letter...

"Bai Lianjiao Zhang Yongnian dared to openly provoke people in the government. He is quite courageous. What is his background?"

At the entrance of the main hall of the Double Crane Martial Arts Academy, Chen Zhaoan sat at the head of the hall, and the senior management of the Martial Arts Academy sat in two rows, and everyone was full of energy and did not dare to slack off in the slightest.

This one in front of him is a real master!
His strength was terrifyingly strong, and he was a strong man they had never seen before.Not only that, but he is also a Jinshi with a bachelor's degree, the majestic Chengsi of Shuntian Mansion!

This status is even more important. All the gangsters who live in the capital depend on the face of Shuntianfu if they want to do well, especially the powerful boss of Shuntianfu like Chen Zhao. ah.

"My lord, Zhang Yongnian is the head of the Four Great Vajras of the White Lotus Sect!"

Li Dalong, the behind-the-scenes owner of Shuanghe Martial Arts Academy and the person in charge of Dongcheng Ganer Li, explained honestly.

"Four Diamond?"

Chen Zhao smiled softly, his eyes full of disdain, and said calmly: "What the hell is this?"

No wonder Chen Zhao has such an expression. After all, the White Lotus Sect is a thorn in the side of the government and must be eradicated quickly.

Even if everyone turns a blind eye now, you, a master of the White Lotus Sect, can't rashly make a public appearance!
This is a question of IQ!

"What is the origin of this Zhang Yongnian? A mere master of the White Lotus Sect dares to come here."

Smiling lightly, Chen Zhao naturally didn't pay attention to the "Four Great King Kongs". He was just curious about why the masters of the White Lotus Sect suddenly came to him for an appointment?
You must know that the White Lotus Sect is a sect specializing in rebellion. Naturally, there are experts in various techniques and martial arts, but most of them are ignorant people.

After all, the majority of poor people are their cornerstone.

And the common people are the targets of exploitation by the landlords and gentry, and they are the targets of their ignorance and oppression.

Therefore, the people who really control the power in the White Lotus Sect are mostly powerful people from all over the world.

They are limited in structure and insight, and their eyelids are extremely shallow. Even if they are called the "Four Great King Kongs of the White Lotus Sect", they may not have any great abilities.

"It is rumored that he was born in Songshan Shaolin, and he is a disciple of Shaolin laymen. His Vajra Fist is quite powerful, and he has reached the top level of the world!"

Li Dalong coughed lightly, and said with a smile: "Of course, I'm far inferior to adults!"

"I said, why did this guy suddenly challenge me?"

Chen Zhao couldn't help shaking his head slightly, and said amusedly: "Could it be that he heard some rumors, so he came here to show off his might and want to become famous in the world? It's just that he belongs to the White Lotus Sect, and I'm a member of the government, so he's not afraid of falling into the trap of himself?"

"The relationship here, the little ones don't know!"

Li Dalong said.

Although he is also a well-known figure among the underground forces in the capital, he also has extraordinary skills in intelligence collection, and has a long-term intelligence cooperation relationship with Jin Yiwei, but it does not mean that he knows everything.

The White Lotus Sect is spread all over the Central Plains, but most of them are independent, and even the top leaders of the Sect are powerless to suppress the bottom.

But no matter how strong they are, they don't have an advantage in the capital.

On the one hand, the Tang Saier uprising decades ago was still fresh in Ming court's memory; The great underground forces have no room for the White Lotus Sect to intervene.

Chen Zhao smiled lightly, but the smile didn't reach his eyes, and he said leisurely: "Then, let's kill this guy too!"

"No, absolutely not!"

All the martial artists present turned pale with shock, and they all spoke to dissuade them.

"Why, don't you believe in my strength?"

Chen Zhao smiled lightly. Although he didn't show any dissatisfaction, the people in the Shuanghe Martial Arts Academy who had traveled all over the country, seen blood and experienced big scenes, were so frightened that their faces turned pale instantly, and even their heartbeats stopped for a moment.

Li Dalong felt as if he had been drained of blood in an instant, his hair was standing on end all over his body, he couldn't think of any resistance, his forehead was covered with cold sweat, his hands and feet were weak, he was so embarrassed, his heart felt as heavy as a mountain.

"My lord, how dare we doubt your strength!"

Li Dalong managed to let out a suffocating breath, and said with a wry smile: "It's just that the White Lotus Sect has millions of people, so it's not easy to provoke!"

kindness!
Chen Zhao nodded lightly, and suddenly the pressure in his heart was relieved, and each of them seemed to have lost their bones, slumping heavily on the chair and panting heavily.

Chen Zhao glanced at them, very satisfied with his pressure just now.

To deal with this kind of reckless old man, it is useless to talk about official authority and kindness.

If you want them to kneel down completely, you have to suppress them with divine power.

This is what the saying "fear power but not virtue" means.

"Then, teach Zhang Yongnian a lesson for this ignorant Bailian!"

Chen Zhao smiled lightly, didn't say yes or no, got up and walked directly to the door.

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, but in the end curiosity prevailed, and they all got up and followed.

……

Outside the capital, Shibalipu.

Zhang Yongnian and his younger brother were standing here quietly.

They are all the backbones of the White Lotus Sect. They all have strong skills and look powerful and domineering.

Of course Zhang Yongnian didn't come to fight Chen Zhao for fame.

He's not that stupid.

The rivers and lakes are big and there are many masters.

If Zhang Yongnian wants to get ahead, it's too early to find a master. In order to achieve his own fame, he can definitely find someone like Lu Xiaofeng.

If you want to die, you can single out Ximen Chuuxue, or go to Tangmen in the middle of Shu alone.

The reason why he came to find Chen Zhao was because his cousin participated in the assassination of Chen Zhao in Tsing Yi Building.

What's more, his property in the capital of the White Lotus Sect has been wiped out by Chen Zhao recently.

Of course, the most critical reason is the result of the exchange game between the top leaders of the church and a certain mysterious force.

If it weren't for various factors, Zhang Yongnian really didn't want to match up with the dignified No. [-] person in Shuntian Mansion, the gain outweighs the loss.

Although the White Lotus Sect is powerful, its local influence is deeply rooted and deeply rooted, and even the Ming court may not be able to find it, so Zhang Yongnian is not afraid of a mere fourth-rank official, but if it is not necessary, it is better not to confront him directly. good.

After all, the White Lotus Sect today is not as good as Tang Sai'er's back then. As the place grew bigger, the higher-ups within the sect could not smoothly control the subordinates, and the government also sent spies to mix things up.

If you don't get the support of the upper class, it is a very taboo thing to target the court officials. If you don't do it well, it will arouse the wrath of the court, and even the leader of the White Lotus Sect can't resist it.

Moreover, it was rumored that Chen Zhao was so powerful that he could instantly kill all the masters in Tsing Yi Lou with one move. Zhang Yongnian couldn't believe it, but he was full of vigilance.

Of course, he thinks that the rumors are too exaggerated. Xiao Qiuyu and Liu Yuhen have been rampant in the Jianghu for too long, and they have reached the point where they are above the top.

This time, he must teach the Prime Minister of Shuntian Mansion a lesson. If possible, he even wants to create hidden wounds in Chen Zhao's body so that he can enjoy the wonderful taste of being tortured.

In order to make it easier to do things, he even deliberately picked a day when the Chinese New Year was scattered and the office was closed, in order to force the Shuntian Fucheng to mobilize the power of the government to arrest him.

He only needs to escape the day, like a dragon entering the sea, Chen Zhao will never find him again.

And the other members of the Bailian Sect behind him were talking and laughing with ease, as if they were traveling in mountains and rivers.

"The Shuntian Mansion Prime Minister, this time it's bad luck! No matter whether he comes or not, he will definitely die an ugly death!"

"Hey, being targeted by Big Brother Zhang, how could he be better?"

"Hmph, a mere fourth-grade official dares to cut off our White Lotus Sect's financial path. I'm really tired of living!"

"Kill him this time, and teach those corrupt officials in the capital a lesson!"

"Vacuum hometown, lifeless old mother! Maitreya blesses you, kill the dog official!"

"..."

Hearing the discussion of his younger brother in the back, Zhang Yongnian stood alone in front of him with his hands folded, his face expressionless and his heart indifferent.

"Come on, come on, look at the guys on the opposite side, is that the senior official surnamed Chen coming?"

With a yell, the eyes of all the visitors from the White Lotus Sect immediately looked over, and at a glance, they saw nearly five No. 60 people striding over, and even a small half of them were armed with knives!

"Chen Zhao is such a coward. He brought so many people here. Do you want to fight in a group?"

"Group fights are group fights. We have the blessings of our old mothers. Are we still afraid of him?"

A dozen or so capable men stepped forward one after another, confronting the vast crowd of people on the opposite side.

Zhang Yongnian's face was quite ugly, his big copper bell eyes gleamed brightly, and he looked at the young man in a brocade suit and Chinese robe who was headed opposite him, with a rather unfriendly expression on his face.

It's a one-on-one match, why did you bring so many people here, you are still not a court official, why are you so unreasonable?

(End of this chapter)