The heavens start with letting the bullets fly

Chapter 58 False imperial decree

The entire hall was silent for a while.

Wherever Chen Zhao looked, everyone bowed their heads.

When no one answered, Chen Zhao nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "It seems that everyone is a chivalrous person and sympathizes with the fate of Lin Zhennan's family. In this way, the Huashan Sect has inherited the love of the world's heroes."

After saying that, he turned to Liu Zhengfeng and said, "Lin Zhennan and his wife are seriously injured. Can you arrange a room for them and invite a doctor to take good care of them?"

Liu Zhengfeng said hurriedly: "This is a matter of course."

As he spoke, he waved his hand, and immediately his disciple Mi Weiyi stepped forward and ordered people to arrange Lin Zhennan and his wife in the guest room, and summoned the doctor and servants to take care of them.

Of course Lin Pingzhi followed suit.

After arranging everything, Liu Zhengfeng invited Chen Zhao to rest in the back hall.

Others greeted each other too.

Only Yu Canghai's face turned red and purple, knowing that the Qingcheng sect had been embarrassed today, and if they continued to stay, they would only become more embarrassed.

Immediately he let out a long sigh and left with his disciples.

When the Qingcheng faction left, Chen Zhao naturally ignored them and exchanged a few words with everyone. Guests from all walks of life arrived in Liu's residence one after another.This day was the day when Liu Zhengfeng "washed his hands in the golden basin". At about two o'clock, Liu Zhengfeng returned to the inner hall and his disciples entertained the guests.

Near noon, five or six hundred tourists from afar came pouring in like a stream.Advocate Jin Ao of the Beggar Gang, Zhengzhou Liuhemen Boxer Xia led three sons-in-law, Feng Tie Laolao, the Goddess of the Three Gorges in Sichuan and Hubei, Pan Hou, the head of the Donghai Haisha Gang, Qujiang's two friends, the magic knife Baike, the magic brush Lucis and others came one after another .Some of these people are familiar with each other, some just admire the name but have never met, and there was a lot of noise in the hall to greet and introduce them.

Since Yue Buqun took charge of the Huashan Sect, he has always made good friends because the sect is weak.Therefore, Chen Zhao had a good reputation in the world, and Chen Zhao possessed Yue Buqun, so of course he wanted to inherit his strategy, so he did not retreat to the side room to hide in peace like Taoist Tianmen and Master Dingyi did, but instead talked with people in the hall.

He cleaned up Yu Canghai in the hall just now, saved Lin Zhennan's family, and justly transferred "the grievance of the Evil Resisting Sword Manual" to the Huashan faction. It was really a chivalrous act!It is even more admirable. Naturally, countless people rush forward to make friends with him. Many of the guests are unknown or have a bad reputation. As long as they come to talk to him, Chen Zhao will talk and laugh with them just like him. Don't put on the airs of being the head of the Huashan School and superior to others.

The disciples of Liu's residence commanded the cooks and servants, and arranged about [-] banquets inside and out.Liu Zhengfeng's relatives, retainers, accountants, and Liu's disciples Xiang Danian and Mi Weiyi respectfully invited all the guests to the table.

According to the status and prestige in the martial arts, Taoist Tianmen, the head of the Taishan School, should be the chief, but the Wuyue Sword Sect is an alliance. Half of Taoist Tianmen, Yue Buqun, and Master Dingyi are the masters, so it is inconvenient to sit on the seat. The group gave in to each other, and no one was willing to be the chief.

In the midst of the bustle, there were two bangs of blunderbusses and the sound of drums and music. Two teams of government servants blared to clear the way. When they arrived in front of the mansion, Liu Zhengfeng pleaded guilty and walked out quickly. After a while, he entered the hall accompanied by an official with a haughty expression.

The people sitting in the rivers and lakes looked at each other, and for some reason, someone from the government came.

I saw the official standing in the middle of the hall, a yamen servant knelt down, raised his hands high, and presented a tray, the official picked up the yellow scroll in the tray, and said loudly: "The imperial decree has arrived, Liu Zhengfeng accepts it."

Everyone in the scene had a strange look on their faces. They actually saw the emperor's imperial edict on such an occasion, and they stared blankly for a while.

Liu Zhengfeng knelt on his knees, kowtowed three times, and said: "Common Liu Zhengfeng listens to the decree, long live my emperor!"

The official unfolded the imperial decree and recited: "Fengtian Chengyun Emperor's edict said: According to the governor of Hunan Province, Liu Zhengfeng, a commoner in Hengshan County, is eager for public service and righteousness. He has made great achievements in his hometown and is skilled in bow and horse. , I will serve the imperial court from now on and live up to my expectations. I appreciate this."

Liu Zhengfeng said: "Thank you, my minister Liu Zhengfeng, long live my emperor!" He raised his hands high to receive the imperial edict.

The official helped Liu Zhengfeng up and said, "Congratulations, General Liu!"

Liu Zhengfeng cupped his hands and said: "Thank you Enxiang, the governor, and Mr. Zhang for your cultivation!"

The lord Zhang said with a smile: "In the future, you and I will be ministers in the same palace, so we can take care of each other."

Liu Zhengfeng said: "Don't dare, I just entered the official career, and I still need a lot of guidance from Master Zhang." He stretched out his hand and moved backwards, a disciple offered a tray, Liu Zhengfeng smiled and said: "A little thank you, I hope Master Zhang will accept it."

Mr. Zhang smiled and said: "General Liu is very polite." The yamen servant on the side took it, his arms sank, but almost fell off.

Mr. Zhang said with satisfaction: "Come here, serve the wine!"

A servant brought the wine glass, and Mr. Zhang toasted Liu Zhengfeng three times and said: "I am busy with official duties, so I will not disturb the general. I will take my leave." He cupped his hands and turned to leave. Liu Zhengfeng accompanied him all the way out of the gate.

Yue Lingshan poked her head over, leaned closer to Chen Zhao, and asked in a low voice, "Father, why do you not care about this official's decree? Isn't it good for Master Liu to be an official?"

It turned out that she didn't understand what the official meant when he read the imperial decree. When she was bored, she saw Chen Zhao smiling and asked curiously.

Chen Zhao also whispered: "This edict is false."

As a person who has read countless books, Chen Zhao has seen the writing methods of the imperial edicts of the Ming and Qing dynasties in various books. When he traveled here, he studied them carefully, so he could immediately hear something wrong. .

The imperial decree should have been very strict, but this imperial decree is full of loopholes, copycats can no longer be copycats, and the actual appointment of generals does not even have a place to take office.

Furthermore, the participating generals are high-ranking officials of the third and fourth ranks, who can buy such a big official at once?
The imperial decree itself was an excuse, using the imperial decree to escape the attention of the people in the Jianghu, Liu Zhengfeng could justifiably escape without a trace.

As for the official who proclaimed the decree, most of the accompanying soldiers were hired entrusted. Which official is so bold that he dared to get drunk and proclaim the decree, which is a crime of disrespect.

Yue Lingshan knew that although her father was a reckless man, he studied poetry and books so hard that he had the reputation of "a gentleman's sword". Since he said that the imperial decree was false, it must be false, so he hurriedly asked: "This liar deceived me so much. Come to Liu Mansion, why don't I and a few senior brothers go and capture him, so that Senior Uncle Liu won't be fooled."

Chen Zhao said with a smile: "What's the fuss, didn't you see that it was singing a double reed? Stay quietly, don't worry about it, let's take a look first."

Yue Lingshan said "Oh", and although she didn't understand what it meant, she nodded and didn't speak.

Liu Zhengfeng's face remained normal, and he returned to the hall, inviting all the elders to take their seats. Everyone gave way again, avoided the main seats, and lined up on both sides.

Liu Zhengfeng said to the many heroes of the Jianghu: "As you have seen just now, Liu is already a court official. The past grievances in the Jianghu have been wiped out, and from now on he will only ask about the right and wrong of the Jianghu. Going against this statement is like this sword."

He stretched out his hand to draw out the accompanying sword, and stretched out his hand to pull it. With a sound of "thud", the long sword broke into two pieces, and with a wave to the ground, the two broken swords sank into the underground stone slab.

Outside the hall, firecrackers blared and drums blared. The disciples of the Liu family rushed out together and brought a golden basin filled with clear water to the new year. They placed it in the center of the hall. Liu Zhengfeng cupped his hands around and walked towards the golden basin.

"Wait a minute!" There was a shout from the gate.

(End of this chapter)