Liu Yijin and others killed Luo Cao and then left with Hei Kui.
After everyone left, several figures suddenly appeared from Luocao Temple. These people were on fire and they suddenly threw themselves on the ground and screamed.
Of course there was Yuan Shuo here too. He rolled around on the ground, extinguished the fire on his body, then turned around and walked towards the few people on the side.
Yuan Shuo struggled to extinguish the flames on their bodies and squatted on the ground panting: "Can you still walk?"
Several people nodded, looking at the fire behind them in horror.
Yuan Shuo struggled to get up and said with a bitter look on his face: "My lord has been taken away, what should we do?"
Several people looked at each other with horrified expressions on their faces: "What, what can we do?"
Several people looked at each other.
Yuan Shuo sighed: "It seems that we can only resign ourselves to fate. If you are captured, we can't find any other stronghold. If we continue to wander like this, we will be caught by the court sooner or later."
"Yuan Shuo, you are the least injured. Why don't you find a way to get a carriage and we can escape."
Yuan Shuo hesitated: "Even if you want to get a carriage, it's best to leave here first."
Several people supported each other and stumbled away not far away.
Before they had gone far, they saw a man in black landing directly in front of them. The man in black had a mask on his head and looked at Yuan Shuo and others with cold eyes, "Where is Hei Kui?"
One of the older people said: "Master Heikui must have been captured."
"should?"
Several other people hurriedly said: "We didn't know what happened at all. We just felt that we suddenly smelled a fragrance after eating, and then we fell into a coma. When we woke up again, the entire Luocao Temple was on fire. He got up, and a few of us struggled hard to escape."
The masked man glanced over them with cold eyes, and finally landed on Yuan Shuo: "Are they telling the truth?"
Yuan Shuo nodded: "Yes, that's what happened, and we were also attacked. The other party seemed to have planned it."
The masked man looked at everyone coldly: "You guys, follow me."
Several people looked at each other.
The masked man snorted coldly: "Hei Kui killed people privately in order to cure her illness and gave others an opportunity. Now she is caught for her own fault. If she cannot bear the torture, she will definitely tell the secrets of the religion, so you have to Just leave here first.”
In a corner not far away, Liu Yijin and others watched Yuan Shuo being taken away, and smiled lightly: "This chess piece is buried."
Lan Yuer smiled and said, "Aren't you afraid that Yuan Shuo will betray you?"
Liu Yijin chuckled and said: "He is working hard not only for himself, but also for his parents. No matter how bad a person is, he is grateful to his parents."
Lan Yu'er glanced at Liu Yijin: "But he won't be loyal to you."
"Loyalty?" Liu Yijin chuckled: "Loyalty is based on absolute interests. If I can't give him everything he wants, he won't be loyal."
"Even if such a thing happens to me, it will be the same."
Hei Kui is one of the ten great generals of Maitreya Buddhism, so she naturally knows more secrets.
After learning that Liu Yijin had captured Hei Kui, County Sheriff Han Feng personally came to Qingshui County Prison.
Looking at Hei Kui tied to the pillar, Han Feng said: "What are you going to do with her?"
"Lan Yu'er just prepared some medicine, and I want to try it on Hei Kui."
"The medicine prepared by Lan Yu'er?"
Han Feng was stunned: "Is this appropriate? Hei Kui is an important person. What if he dies?"
"Don't worry, I just want her to tell everything she knows without killing her."
Han Feng hesitated for a moment: "For such an important person, I think we should escort her to Beijing."
Liu Yijin shook his head: "Li Ping'er was intercepted and killed on the way last time. If something goes wrong again this time, neither you nor I can bear the responsibility."
Han Feng fell silent for a moment.
Erzhuzi and Gouzi came in with several bottles and cans: "Brother Yijin, we are all ready."
Liu Yijin raised his feet and walked towards Hei Kui, his eyes narrowed slightly: "Hei Kui, you kill innocent people and take away people's hearts. I can kill you, but if you can tell everything you know, I can give you It's a pleasure for you, otherwise, don't blame me for being rude."
Hei Kui snorted coldly, closed his eyes and said, "My efforts to persuade you are in vain, I won't say anything."
"Tough talk."
Liu Yijin nodded to Er Zhuzhu and Gouzi. The two walked to Hei Kui and opened one of the jars: "The medicinal powder inside can attract those reptiles and poisonous snakes and scorpions. I will try it on you today." .”
Hei Kui's face turned pale and she slowly closed her eyes.
Erzhuzi chuckled and poured the powder directly on Hei Kui's body.
After a while, Xisuo's voice sounded, and reptiles crawled out from the nooks and crannies of the horns, and then crawled towards Hei Kui.
Looking at Hei Kui who was gradually falling into crazy screams, Han Feng couldn't help but trembled: "Isn't this too cruel?"
Liu Yijin said: "For such an evil woman, this is considered a light punishment."
Qinghe Town captured Hei Kui, one of the top ten generals of Maitreya Buddhism. After the news reached the imperial capital, Empress Gong Suo Liu was shocked: "Is this Liu Yijin again?"
The great eunuch Cui Shugong said with a smile: "Congratulations to your majesty, congratulations to your majesty for getting such a talented person."
Gong Suo Liu smiled faintly: "I really underestimated him. I didn't expect that he could do such a thing. It really surprised me."
Cui Shugong whispered: "Your Majesty, the prime minister wants to escort Hei Kui back to the capital."
Gong Suo Liu hummed: "Where is Prince Su?"
"King Su thinks there is no need to go to such trouble, and in order to prevent accidents on the road, it is best to conduct an on-the-spot investigation and behead him directly."
Gong Suoliu tapped his fingers lightly on the table: "Eunuch Cui, if it were you, what would you think?"
Cui Shugong hurriedly knelt on the ground: "I don't dare, old slave."
"Say it, I asked you to say it."
Cui Shugong pondered for a moment and said: "If it were an old slave, he would also choose to examine on the spot and then behead him directly."
Gong Suoliu hummed: Then let's do it this way.
"But since Liu Yijin can capture the general, it shows that he is extremely capable. If I don't reward him, it will be unjustifiable."
"And for such a talented person, it's natural that he has to stand on a bigger stage."
"According to my instructions, let Liu Yijin also serve as county magistrate."
Cui Shugong was stunned: "Your Majesty, it seems a bit inappropriate for a small long-term worker to be the county magistrate."
Gong Suoliu said with a smile: "What's wrong? If he can help me manage a county, I will let him be the county guard!"
With the empress's instructions, the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Rites naturally became busy again.
In the assessment of the person in charge of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Liu Yijin naturally has information, but a person who doesn't know a few Chinese characters becomes a county magistrate? What will happen if the wrong case is decided in the future?
In the end, the officials had no choice but to hand over the matter to Prime Minister Liu Yong.
After Liu Yong read it, he was silent for a moment: "Is this the general ordered by His Majesty himself?"
"Yes." The Minister of Civil Affairs looked worried: "Prime Minister, this, this matter is absolutely unprecedented in Daqian. When the late emperor was here, he had never heard of such a situation."
"A small long-term worker is actually the county magistrate, and he is also the county-level head of the Wolf Guard. This, this is simply ridiculous."
Liu Yong was silent for a moment: "If you return it intact, you will say it is against the rules of the court."
The Minister of Civil Affairs was stunned: "Prime Minister, if your Majesty's reward is returned, your Majesty will probably..."
Liu Yong smiled and said: "Isn't he just a county magistrate? Your Majesty doesn't see it very clearly, but it is a big deal for the people of this place. This Liu Yijin has no fame and honor. Let him be the county magistrate. I'm afraid he won't convince the public. "
The empress was chatting with several maids in Yangxin Pavilion. Cui Eunuch hurriedly said outside the door: "Your Majesty, the Prime Minister wants to see you."
Gong Suoliu smiled faintly: "If you reject him, you won't see him."
The maid next to her, Linglong, burst into laughter: "Your Majesty, what do you mean?"
"He just came here to talk about Liu Yijin's affairs. Qingshui County is just a border county. He still has objections to my appointment of an official as big as a sesame seed. This old fox is not necessarily good."
Linglong smiled and said: "I heard from your majesty that this Liu Yijin is so good, and he can also capture the top ten generals of Maitreya Buddhism. Why don't you recruit such a person to the imperial capital to serve your majesty?"
Gong Suoliu stepped forward and pinched Linglong's cheek gently, and said with a smile: "Things are not as simple as you think. Promoting officials is like raising a pet. You have to feel sorry for it, love it, and even more, beat it. And when feeding, you can’t let him eat enough at once, otherwise how will he know how good you are?”
Another maid, Qing He, smiled faintly: "Your Majesty wants him to exercise more in the place, but if such a talent stays in the place for a long time, he will inevitably become glib. When the time comes, he will have more power, and he will naturally want to do more. Gotta climb up.”
"Now that the three parties are at odds in the court, isn't Your Majesty afraid?"
After saying such treasonous words, the empress was not angry, but laughed: "The prime minister is from the same faction, King Su is from the same faction, and I am from the same faction. Right?"
Qinghe smiled and said, "Nothing I see can escape His Majesty's eyes."
Gong Suoliu chuckled and said: "It is because of these three factions that I have to find a disruptor. The more I win over him, the more the prime minister will suppress him. If I hang the prime minister for a few days because of this matter, what do you think? What will happen?”
Several maids looked at each other and shook their heads in confusion.
The empress laughed and said, "If I leave him alone for a few days, he will naturally let me know what he means through other methods."
In the court hall the next day, as soon as the empress sat down, the Ministry of Personnel and the Minister of Rites came out one after another. The meaning between the lines was that letting Liu Yijin be the magistrate of Qingshui County was inconsistent with the ancestral tradition, and he could only be a magistrate at best. long.
The empress acted extremely tough on this matter, and the people in the court started quarreling like people going to the market.
Prime Minister Liu Yong looked at Prince Su Gongze who was standing silently aside, and then slowly walked out: "Your Majesty, I have something to say."
The empress smiled and said: "What different opinions do you have, Prime Minister?"
