Weird Cultivation, I have a five-organ temple

Chapter 484 Who wouldn’t frame someone else?
Shang Lu's heart moved, and he was curious about what the clerk named Peng would say to the Gongcao clerk, so he temporarily delayed his escape from the underground.

The clerk named Peng entered the government office, closed the door, and whispered to the Gongcao clerk that Zhu Quanning would rather die than cooperate.

After hearing this, Gongcao Li just sneered: "You idiot, you really think we can do nothing if he doesn't do what we say? Whether he has explained or not, and what he has explained, is up to us."

He put down the red brush in his hand and grinned, "Zhu Quan will die within ten days after taking the Extreme Bliss Pill. Once he dies, we will summon Shang Lu for questioning on the grounds that 'Zhu Quan was killed in revenge for confessing Shang Lu's crimes of forcing good people to become thieves and killing good people for credit'. If Shang Lu dares to resist, then a series of charges will be proven true. If he doesn't resist, hehe, once he enters our Gongcao Yamen, he will have to listen to us to decide whether he is guilty or not, and whether he lives or dies!"

"Your Excellency is very clever."

The clerk named Peng flattered him quickly, and when the Gongcao clerk smiled and twirled his beard, he asked with some concern: "If we do this, will it attract the Discipline Department? Shang Lu is not only a thief official, he also holds a position in the Discipline Department."

The Gongcao official snorted, "Of course I know that Shang Lu has a part-time job in the Discipline Department. If it weren't for this, I would have directly summoned him on the grounds that someone reported him for forcing innocent people to become thieves and killing innocent people for credit. Why would we need to go through so much trouble!"

After a pause, he sneered again, "The Discipline Department is currently being investigated for the matter of Great Wizard Zhongli, and they are too busy to take care of themselves. As long as we can come up with a suitable reason, they will not interfere!

Shang Lu was just a minor official from a humble background, but he entered the Discipline Department. Many disciples from aristocratic families and sects in the Witch Academy had opinions about this. They didn't say it out loud, but they all hoped that he would get into trouble.

This time, because of the incident involving Zhongli the Great Witch, many people in the Discipline Department were implicated, but Shang Lu was rewarded handsomely. How do you think these people felt? When they saw Shang Lu getting into trouble, would they help him, or add fuel to the fire?
Especially the people of the Zhongli clan, they hated Shang Lu even more. It was only because Shang Lu had just made great contributions and was in the limelight that they did not dare to act rashly! If we deal with Shang Lu at this time, as long as we can be right, no matter whether it is true or false, most people in the Discipline Department will turn a blind eye. "

"I see. I was overthinking. Your Excellency is the one who has considered everything."

The clerk named Peng was filled with realization and admiration, and even flattered the emperor.

At this moment, Gongcao Li perhaps realized that he had said too much, so he frowned and warned in a cold voice: "These words come out of my mouth and enter your ears, and you must not let anyone else know."

The clerk named Peng quickly pointed to the heavens and the earth and swore: "Don't worry, sir, I will keep these words to myself and will never let anyone else know, otherwise I will be killed without a burial place!"

The Gongcao Li nodded with satisfaction and said nothing more.

The clerk named Peng was also very perceptive and quickly bowed and left the government office.

Neither of them knew that everything they had just said was heard by a third person.

Moreover, Shang Lu not only eavesdropped on their conversation, he also made the copper ants crawl out of the body of the clerk named Peng and quietly crawl into the body of the Gongcao clerk.

Even if this Gongcao Li was not the mastermind of the "human robbery", he was also an important participant. By hiding the bronze ants on his body, we will be able to find more clues and evidence.

The only pity is that the Bronze Ant does not have the function of video or audio recording, otherwise, based on the conversation between the Gongcao clerk and the clerk named Peng just now, Shang Lu could use it as evidence to arrest them all.

"After today's matter is over, I have to say hello to my senior sister and see if I can add some functions to the copper ant..."

As Shang Lu was thinking this, he suddenly noticed a sound from the Wu Yuan jade token in his arms.

He immediately made a hand gesture and escaped from underground. While putting away the Nuo mask on his face, he took out the jade token of the Witch Academy.

It was the Rat Patrol who sent the message.

After glancing at the content of the message, Shang Lu curled his lips slightly and said to himself, "That's exactly what I want."

At the same time, Shen Tu was in the courtyard of Gongcao Yamen, and asked the clerk who stopped him, "Excuse me, sir, what do you want in order to release Zhu Quan, the thief clerk of our thief Cao Office?"

"That thief official of yours has absolutely no respect for the law. He actually dared to commit a crime in our Gongcao Yamen. Do you want us to let him go? Why don't you ask your thief official to come here in person?"

The clerk's attitude was extremely arrogant, and one could tell at a glance that he was used to being arrogant.

After all, the Gongcao Yamen holds the power over the evaluation, promotion, and supervision of officials. These clerks can blackmail and extort officials as they please on a daily basis. Anyone who dares to disrespect them will be punished!
It was precisely because of his arrogance that the people in the Gongcao Yamen were very dissatisfied with Shang Lu.

When Zheng Quan was still alive, he would send them a lot of filial gifts every year, and during the holidays, and in the changing seasons, he would also give them extra gifts of ice and charcoal.

After Zheng Quan was arrested, their annual tributes decreased a lot. They did not dare to blame Feng Boyuan, so they took out all their anger on Shang Lu, especially since Shang Lu took over the thief Cao's office and handled so many cases, he must have extorted a lot of money, but he did not pay any tributes to them, which showed that he simply did not take them seriously.

Although this clerk had no idea what his superiors were going to do, he was very active in controlling Shang Lu.

At this moment, after saying this, the clerk no longer paid any attention to Shentu and turned to leave.

Shentu frowned slightly. If he didn't have several magical weapons and residual spirits on him, he would have been unable to suppress the anger in his heart.

He took a deep breath and was about to call the clerk when he suddenly heard a familiar voice coming from behind him: "What happens after the thief Cao Yuan arrives?"

Shen Tu turned around hurriedly and saw Shang Lu appear behind him.

Several officers standing outside the Gongcao Yamen wanted to stop them, but Shang Lu didn't even need to make a move. With just a look, he suppressed these officers so much that they could not only move but also could not speak.

The clerk turned around and had no idea what was happening behind him.

Shang Lu's words were so clever and sophistry that he didn't notice that the speaker had changed. He replied, "Of course, I want him to apologize! If he knows what's good for him, we might consider releasing the thief named Zhu Quan."

"Okay, I'll come and apologize to you!"

Shang Lu sneered and urged his energy to move forward, the sound like thunder.

"Our thief Cao's mistake was that we shouldn't have worked so hard to solve the case and kill the thief. In the end, we lost our lives, but the cause of death remains a mystery!
We should not apply for pensions for our brothers who died. They are dead, so why do we need pensions? Isn't that just making things difficult for you, and asking you to spit out the money you embezzled?
We should not ask for rewards after we have done meritorious service, and we should let you embezzle the rewards given by the court and the county governor! After all, we are all from the mud legs, how dare we compete with you disciples of the aristocratic families for resources and benefits? We should be content to be slaves.

May I ask the superiors, is our apology from the Cao Office sincere? Are you satisfied?"

"Hey, wouldn't it be better if you were so sensible earlier?" the clerk responded subconsciously.

After saying this, he was suddenly shocked: Oh no, why did I say what was in my heart?
He turned around in a hurry, trying to make amends: "What nonsense are you talking about? How could we embezzle the pension money or the reward? Don't spit blood on me... Eh?"

When the clerk saw clearly what was happening behind him, he became even more horrified.

It was not because he saw Shang Lu, but because he noticed that outside the Gongcao Yamen, a large circle of people had gathered to watch the fun.

Among these people, many were officials from other nearby government offices.

What I just said can be done secretly, but it cannot be said openly, let alone acknowledged in public.

Especially now that the State of Ba is recruiting talents regardless of their background, even the Witch Academy has expanded its enrollment to include ordinary people. Those of them who come from aristocratic families or sects, or have connections with them, no matter how dissatisfied they are, no matter how much they feel that a peasant like Shang Lu, who comes from a humble family, is not worthy of competing with them for resources for cultivation, they can only hide their dissatisfaction in their hearts and not express it openly.

But Shang Lu's words triggered their dissatisfaction, and he didn't know why he admitted it. The worst thing was that he did it in front of so many people.

Hearing the uproar and discussions of the people gathered outside the yamen, the clerk's face turned as dark as a demon.

He was instantly confused and opened his mouth again, trying to deny Shang Lu's accusations.

As a result, before he could finish his words, he heard Shang Lu ask him again: "Really?"

The clerk once again spoke faster than he meant, blurting out: "Even if there is, you can't tell me!"

The crowd watching outside the Gongcao Yamen were shocked again when they saw how honest he was.

In fact, many people had noticed that this clerk must have been tricked by Shang Lu, but that didn't stop them from joining in the fun.

After all, this group of people have suffered a lot from the Gongcao Yamen.

The clerk also reacted. Seeing that Shang Lu was about to speak again, his brain got hot and his blood boiled. He actually rushed towards Shang Lu with a roar, trying to cover his mouth to stop him from talking nonsense.

As a result, before he could rush to Shang Lu, an invisible hurricane came roaring and hit him hard.

"boom--"

The clerk's ribs were broken instantly and he flew backwards like a kite with a broken string, bleeding.

Even so, this was the result of Shang Lu giving up his strength.

Otherwise, the clerk would not only have broken ribs, but would have been killed directly.

Shang Lu came here with the intention of making a big deal out of the matter, but he was not blinded by anger like the clerk.

Even if he wanted to kill someone, he would not do it at this time in front of everyone and give others an excuse.

After the clerk fell to the ground, blood spurted from his mouth and his eyes were wide open with disbelief.

He wanted to question Shang Lu, but before he opened his mouth, he heard Shang Lu question him: "I am a thief Cao Yuan, who are you and how dare you attack me?"

What?! The clerk was almost dumbfounded when he heard this.

I attacked you? You attacked me! Why are you confusing right and wrong?
Wait, shouldn't I be the one saying these confusing things?
"me……"

The clerk wanted to speak anxiously, but was choked by the blood and coughed continuously, almost coughing out his lungs.

Shang Lu didn't give him a chance to speak, and turned to Shen Tu and ordered: "This guy attacked me, he is most likely a remnant of the He bandits, tie him up and bring him back to the bandit Cao's office, interrogate him thoroughly, and see who else he has with him!"

Shen Tu almost couldn't help laughing out loud. He bowed his head hastily to accept the order, then held up the knife and went to tie up the clerk.

At this moment, Gongcao Li finally could not sit still anymore.

He walked out of the government office quickly and shouted: "What do you want to do? This is the Gongcao Yamen, not a place for you to act wildly!"

Shang Lu turned his head to look at the Gongcao official and asked coldly, "I also want to ask, what do you want to do! Withholding pensions and framing meritorious officials. Is this how the Gongcao Yamen works? Are you really the remnants of the He thieves and want to help them get revenge?"

The Gongcao clerk was shocked. His mood was similar to that of the clerk who was lying on the ground and bleeding: These framed words were all my words, how dare he steal my words?
When the officials of Baiyi County came to the Gongcao Yamen, who was not respectful and fearful?
Shang Lu was the first one who dared to accuse them, beat them, and even frame them.

Gongcao Li certainly didn't know that Shang Lu had overheard their plan, so he couldn't understand why Shang Lu dared to do this?

Why would a peasant who had finally become an official dare to offend them? Was he really not afraid of losing his official hat?
And he unknowingly fell into Shang Lu's trap.

Subconsciously, he defended himself: "You are talking nonsense, we have nothing to do with the He thieves!"

Shang Lu didn't give him a chance to think and asked urgently, "If you are not the remnant of the He bandits, why would you do this?"

"that is because……"

The Gongcao Li subconsciously wanted to tell the real reason.

But as soon as he said this, he suddenly realized something was wrong and quickly shut his mouth.

Even so, he still let it slip, causing the people watching outside to be even more shocked.

Everyone is already accustomed to the corruption, bribery and withholding of rewards in the Gongcao Yamen.

But not only did they withhold the pension money, but they also framed the heroes, which was too much.

Today, the victims are those people from the thief Cao's office, but what about next time? Will it be my turn?
When Gongcao Li heard the discussion, his face turned pale.

The clerk lying on the ground vomiting blood felt an inexplicable pleasure: It turns out that it's not that I'm useless, but that this fellow is too powerful. Look, even the Gongcao clerk has been fooled by him!

The situation before him was completely beyond Gongcao Li's expectations. He was thinking of countermeasures so quickly that his brain was almost smoking.

Before I could think of a solution, I suddenly heard a loud "bang" coming from the backyard.

Immediately afterwards, there were screams and curses again.

Before the Gongcao Li could react, Shang Lu had already used his Nine Transformations of Divine Movement to flash past several shadows and instantly reached the backyard.

Seeing this, Shentu hurriedly followed.

At this moment, Gongcao Li came to his senses and ran to the backyard in a hurry.

The officials from various departments who had gathered outside to watch the excitement, showing a spirit of enjoying fun and not minding any trouble, rushed into the Gongcao Yamen and ran to the backyard.

The people from the Gongcao Yamen either failed to react or were unable to stop them in time, and in fact, they all followed the group to the backyard.

(End of this chapter)