Daqian Night Emperor

Chapter 112 Past Events
Zhao Qian'an called the old man in the hall and asked him to take Chu Xuan down to familiarize himself with the affairs of the Health Hall.

Then, he pulled Tie Wuhen over and asked, "How did Master Tie and Senior Chu know each other?"

Tie Wuhen twisted his beard and recalled for a while: "It has been a long time... At that time, I was just a rookie, yearning for the happy revenge in the martial arts world, and also wanted to 'use my three-foot-high peak to eliminate the injustice in the world'. I happened to encounter a group of bandits robbing a caravan, and I naturally helped them when I saw injustice..."

Zhao Qi'an suddenly realized: "Senior Chu is in this caravan. Did you save him?"

Tie Wuhen shook his head and said honestly, "No, it's just that I didn't expect that the bandits had 200 cavalrymen, and the leader was a fifth-grade Zhoutian realm warrior. I was only a seventh-grade Rongqiao warrior at that time, and I was beaten so badly that I ran away without knowing where to go..."

Zhao Qi’an: “…”

"Just at this time, Brother Chu happened to pass by and saved me from the dire situation."

I guess you were the one who was rescued, right?
Tie Wuhen was happy to talk about his past experiences in the martial arts world. He did not feel ashamed to talk about it now. Instead, he talked about it with great relish: "Afterwards, I traveled with Brother Chu for a while, and met many friends along the way. But he and I were both obsessed with swordsmanship, so naturally we were closer and talked about everything, and we considered each other as close friends."

"Later, Brother Chu went to Liangzhou to learn martial arts, and I went to Yangzhou to make a living, so we parted ways. At first, we kept in touch every year, but for some reason more than a decade ago, we suddenly lost contact. I was worried that he was a hopeless person who could not overcome the passage of time. I never expected to see Brother Chu in this Kyoto city, and he is still as elegant and gentlemanly as ever."

in this case……

Although Tie Wuhen and Chu Xuan had a close relationship in their early years, their relationship later on was more like... pen pals?
We kept in touch through letters, but never met again.

No wonder Tie Wuhen didn’t know Chu Xuan’s true identity, that was all later.

Zhao Qi'an understood the reason and his doubts were resolved.

He stopped asking this and asked, "When is Master Tie going to leave Yangsheng Hall?"

This question made Tie Wuhen, who was originally talking, suddenly stop talking.

There was a hint of hesitation on his face.

Before today, he had clearly been thinking about leaving Kyoto as soon as possible, and he even resented in his heart that it took Zhao Qi'an so much time to find someone to replace him.

But now with Chu Xuan's arrival, he can finally put down the burden on his shoulders.

But Tie Wuhen felt a little reluctant.

He turned sideways and looked up at the lobby, then at the courtyard outside the lobby.

He is an old man of the Zhao family who came to Kyoto City with Zhao Qian'an from Haiqing City in the East China Sea. He watched this health hall being built up bit by bit from scratch.

The children in the hall were also handed over to him one by one by Zhao Qi'an.

Although Tie Wuhen is usually very strict with the children in the hall and does not show any leniency in disciplining them.

But in his heart, he has long regarded these children as his own younger generations.

Non-vegetation, ruthless Practice makes perfect?
I am leaving now, feeling somewhat melancholy and reluctant.

Tie Wuhen hesitated for a moment, then bowed to Zhao Qi'an and said, "Brother Chu is new here, I will stay for a few more days to tell you some things before I can leave with peace of mind."

Zhao Qi'an agreed and nodded, "If Master Tie ever decides to leave, let me know in advance and I will personally escort you out of the city."

"You are too polite, sir."

Tie Wuhen looked at Zhao Qian'an, his eyes softened a little and there was a little more smile on his face.

……

In the following days, Zhao Qi'an stayed in the princess's mansion and seldom went out. Although the imperial court's reprimand only suspended him from work for three days, after three days, he only occasionally went to the residence where the Zongzheng Temple was now working, checked in, sat for a while, and then left.

His colleagues in the Zongzheng Temple chose to turn a blind eye to his blatant slacking off.

After all, the place where they work now is still the mansion prepared by the Zhao family.

She was served with fine wine and delicious food every day, and no matter what she did, there were strong servants and beautiful maids to do it for her.

Think about the days I lived before...what hard times were they?

I am happy here and don’t miss Shu!

Therefore, officials from all levels of the Zongzheng Temple were particularly tolerant of the new "Zhao Sicheng".

As for Zhao Qian'an's immediate superior, the Minister of Temple, Duke Ji Liyuan...he has no time to take care of Zhao Qian'an at all.

Ji Hengyi's death had already made him extremely anxious.

Zhao Qi'an heard that the old Duke had also contacted General Qi from the Astronomical Observatory, trying to suppress Ji Hengyi's death. As a result, the man and the twenty taels of silver used as a bribe were thrown into the street, which made him so angry that he cursed in the street.

This matter was a laughing stock among the upper classes in Kyoto during this period.

Twenty taels of silver is enough to bribe the Major General of the Astronomical Observatory, and the one who comes from the military and has the toughest style is Qilianzhi...

Should we say that the old Duke is having a wild idea or is he insulting people?

All in all, his behavior not only failed to suppress Ji Hengyi's death, but instead angered Qi Lianzhi, who publicly stated that the death of the new Ningbo in the Zongzheng Temple must not only be investigated, but also be investigated in detail!
This investigation... actually revealed some things.

"The old fox, the Duke of England..."

When Zhao Qi'an heard about the Duke of Yingguo, Ji Liyuan, who had become a laughing stock in the upper circles of Kyoto in recent days, he just smiled and shook his head.

Although the Duke of England is old, his mind is not confused at all.

Would he not know how ridiculous it was to use twenty taels to bribe the great General Xuntian?

How could he not know that a sixth-rank official violated curfew, stole official documents, and eventually died... Can this be suppressed by pleading?
Perhaps this is the result that the old Duke wants.

Now, all the official documents of the Zongzheng Temple in recent years have been transported to the Xuntianjian. However, the person in charge of this case is Zhao Guanxiang, the Xuntian Captain known as the "Young Tiger", who is a close confidant of Qilianzhi.

For Zhao Qi'an, it was just like transferring money from left hand to right hand.

These days, Zhao Guanxiang has taken people to the outskirts of Beijing to check the imperial fields. Accompanying them are Gou Xiangxi and a group of "accounting experts" under his command.

I believe that in a few days, there will be good news.

I just don't know what the third prince will do to deal with it.

After Zhao Qi'an handed these matters over to Zhao Guanxiang and Gou Xiangxi, although he often asked about their progress and was well aware of their progress, he did not give any advice and let them do their work.

Now the eyes of Kyoto city officials have been focused on Soshoji, but he, who is at the center of the vortex, has kept a low profile.

Time gradually came to mid-June, and Tie Wuhen was finally ready to leave Kyoto.

That day, Zhao Qi'an personally saw him off, and together with Chu Xuan, he escorted Tie Wuhen out of the gate of Kyoto City.

I have something to do today, so I will write it all night. Please read it during the day.
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