Catching Monsters

Chapter 169: Open and aboveboard

Don't say it.

Jiang Yun actually had such a plan.

Of course, this idea is very shocking to people of this era. For ordinary people, anything given by the emperor as a reward would be treated as a treasure.

Not to mention the idea of using the gift from the emperor to harm others.

But after Feng Yu's reminder, Jiang Yun could only temporarily give up this idea.

Feng Yu couldn't help but sigh that Jiang Qiaoqiao was indeed liked by Concubine Shu.

It was because Jiang Qiaoqiao had previously mentioned to Concubine Shu that she had been kidnapped in the capital.

Concubine Shu then instructed that every time Jiang Qiaoqiao went to the palace, he had to pick her up personally to avoid any accidents.

Feng Yu smiled helplessly and said, "Miss Jiang, go to bed early."

Seeing Feng Yu leave, Xu Xiaogang walked forward curiously and opened the box, which contained a rather exquisite set of clothes.

When Xu Xiaogang looked at the clothes, he couldn't help but subconsciously think, if he sold the clothes awarded by His Majesty, he wondered how much silver he could get.

As soon as this thought came to his mind, he hurriedly shook his head, wondering what he was thinking about.

You can't just think about this.

"Brother, I put some red bean cakes in the kitchen. I'll get them for you." Jiang Qiaoqiao said.

"Cuckoo."

At this time, Xiao Hei, who was left by her in the next yard, also jumped over the courtyard wall and got into Jiang Qiaoqiao's arms.

At the same time, Jiang Yun felt the copper pillar token placed close to his body vibrate slightly.

Jiang Yun's expression changed slightly, and he said, "I have something to do in the house."

After entering the house, he injected magic power into the copper pillar token, and soon he came to this mysterious place again.

It was the mortar that called him.

Five full days had passed, and the customer who was supposed to pay the bill had come twice to ask why there was still no movement.

Chongju didn't dare to disturb this senior casually, so he endured it and didn't ask any more questions.

At noon today, the customer who paid for the service was almost losing his patience and claimed that he was not someone to be trifled with. He threatened that Chunxiang Garden would not be able to get rid of Jiang Yun in a short period of time.

Chunxiangyuan doesn’t have an easy time either.

In the capital, anyone who can take out five thousand taels of silver to buy a life is definitely not an ordinary person.

Chongju watched the bronze statue slowly open its eyes, and then he asked with a respectful tone, "Senior Tongzhu, have you received the money?"

Jiang Yun groaned. He had been busy consuming gold for cultivation these days and had temporarily forgotten about this.

The task of killing myself has not been completed yet.

It feels good to spend money, but it is not easy to deal with the things afterwards.

Jiang Yun said calmly: "I had handed this matter over to my men a few days ago. Jiang Yun was seriously injured and fled to the Zhenguo Mansion."

"Then he stayed in the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, hiding himself away. I guess he was recuperating from his injuries."

Chongju heaved a sigh of relief when he heard this. At least he could give an explanation to the client. However, he still asked, "Senior, can you give me a specific time to kill him?"

"Wait, then."

As the words fell, the light in the eyes of the bronze pillar statue gradually disappeared.

After his spiritual consciousness withdrew from the copper pillar token, Jiang Yun frowned.

If I continue to drag it out, will this killer organization continue to send killers to deal with me?

probably not.

Jiang Yun shook his head. He had to pay the bounty for hiring the killer himself.

Jiang Yun looked at the token in his hand, wondering how to deal with Master Bai Chen.

It is unrealistic to fight against Master Bai Chen relying on one's own strength. One can only rely on the strength of others.

Among the people he knew, Xuan Daozi was barely the only one who could deal with Master Bai Chen.

But it is unlikely to cause Xuan Daozi and Baiyun Temple to fall out and get rid of Master Bai Chen.

Feng Yu?

The old eunuch's power is indeed unfathomable, but he thinks every day about how to serve His Majesty the Emperor in the palace...

After thinking about it, Jiang Yun thought of a person, Li Wangxin, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

It was already dark, so Jiang Yun went to bed early. Early the next morning, Feng Yu came again.

He has been coming to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion quite frequently recently. On the one hand, he asked Jiang Qiaoqiao to make some red bean cakes.

His Majesty the Emperor has some free time today, so he wants to go out of the city for an outing with Concubine Shu. Concubine Shu wants to bring some food with her.

On the other hand, he came to Jiang Yun's room and knocked on Jiang Yun's door.

After Jiang Yun came out of the house, he coughed and cleared his throat: "Your Majesty's oral order, Jinyiwei East Pacification Division Jiang Yun, for your meritorious service in cracking down on the evil spirits of the epidemic, you are hereby authorized to find a place in the capital and open a Taoist temple."

For such a formal matter, it should have been an imperial edict. But when one thinks of the scene where Jiang Yun arrested the dignitaries in the city with an imperial edict,

His Majesty the Emperor then changed it to an oral order.

Hearing this good news, Jiang Yun's eyes lit up. He could finally open a Taoist temple. "Thank you, Eunuch Feng. You're so worried." Jiang Yun gritted his teeth while speaking, but still took out the silver note of 1,000 taels and handed it over.

Feng Yu frowned when he saw this: "What are you doing?"

"Jiang Yun, let me tell you, His Majesty quite admires you as a young man. You may not know His Majesty's character."

"Your Majesty is quite disgusted with corruption and bribery, and has even ordered the Sixth Prince to investigate the bribery of court officials."

"Once caught, I'm afraid they will be severely punished."

The words sounded righteous, and Feng Yu took the banknote obediently.

He put the banknote away and said, "This is what you gave me. If someone else gave it to me at this critical moment, I would not accept it at all."

Jiang Yun did not believe Feng Yu's words at all. He had been in the capital for some time and knew a lot about Eunuch Feng's hobbies from his colleagues in the Imperial Uniform Guard.

The more perverted ones among them are those who like to perform cleansing on others. If they catch someone they like, they will take him to the cleansing room and perform cleansing on him.

Another hobby is collecting money and making money.

Touching the banknotes in his sleeve, he said, "I have always admired you, boy. Why don't you think about it? What's so good about this Taoist priest?"

"Why don't you come to the palace and serve His Majesty with me? With your cleverness, I will send you to the Crown Prince and let him study with me."

"Success is just around the corner."

Jiang Yun showed a bit of embarrassment on his face. He wanted to say that he didn't want to be a eunuch, but he was worried that such words would offend Feng Yu opposite him. He could only smile bitterly, not knowing how to answer.

Feng Yu could not help but guess Jiang Yun's thoughts, and advised: "Look at your lack of ambition, all you think about is keeping your life force as if it were a treasure."

"In my opinion, what's the point of keeping this thing? It will only disturb your state of mind and affect your cultivation. It has no effect at all."

"If all those bald monks in the temples in the capital were to purify themselves, wouldn't they have fewer random thoughts and be free from all worries?"

Feng Yu looked at Jiang Yun with great interest: "Think about it carefully. The door of the cleansing room is always open to you."

After saying that, he didn't stay for long. He took the red bean cake that Jiang Qiaoqiao had already prepared and left in a hurry.

Jiang Qiaoqiao, who was in the next yard, overheard the conversation between the two and waited until Feng Yu left.

She held Xiao Hei in her arms and walked quickly into Jiang Yun's yard: "Brother, you can't listen to Eunuch Feng and really become a eunuch."

"Otherwise, our Jiang family will be extinct."

Jiang Yun rolled his eyes at Jiang Qiaoqiao: "Girl, do I look like someone who wants to improve so much?"

At this point, Jiang Qiaoqiao seemed to have thought of something, and said happily: "Brother, the Concubine Shu asked for me how much silver I should give to His Majesty to become the top scholar."

Jiang Yun was stunned. His sister was really a tiger. She actually asked Concubine Shu to ask His Majesty the Emperor such a question. He stared at Jiang Qiaoqiao in amazement: "What did His Majesty the Emperor say?"

"Your Majesty first laughed, then looked worried, and didn't say how much money he needed."

When talking about money, Jiang Yun's face showed a bit of worry.

He only had one hundred taels of silver left on him, and he gave the one thousand taels of silver he had left to Feng Yu.

Of course, this money cannot be saved. Jiang Yun is very clear that Feng Yu has helped him a lot.

It’s okay for others to admire you, but you can’t always make a living by admiring you.

If you really want to consolidate the relationship, money is a must.

Just to open a Taoist temple, you need a place, right? You can't open an open-air Taoist temple, right?
Even in the outer city, a courtyard with three entrances and three exits would cost a considerable amount of money.

Otherwise, he could use the identity of this so-called senior to defraud some money from the killer organization where Chongju is?

No no no.

They are a killer organization. If their identity is exposed, they will be dead.

If I had known this a few days ago, I would have spent ten kilograms of gold less and bought a house in the outer city first and opened the Sanqing Temple first.

At this moment, Wu Chi suddenly walked in quickly from outside: "Mr. Jiang, someone from the East Pacification Office has come, asking you and the young master and young lady to return to the East Pacification Office immediately."

"It's urgent."

Urgent?

Jiang Yun was slightly startled, and soon, he, Xu Xiaogang and Xu Suwen quickly rushed to the East Pacification Office.

When they arrived at the East Pacification Office, everyone who remained in the capital had gathered in the hall of the government office.

Inside and outside the hall, including the side yard, there were more than 700 Jinyiwei from the East Zhenfu Division. They all had grim expressions after hearing some news.

At the same time, at the innermost part of the hall, two captains, Yang Liunian and Zhou Yi, were sitting together with frowns on their faces, discussing something in a low voice.

Jiang Yun, Xu Suwen, and Xu Xiaogang walked forward and asked curiously.

Zhou Yi didn't look happy when he saw Jiang Yun. Yang Liunian raised his head with a bitter smile on his face and said in a deep voice: "The Sixth Prince will be here soon. We should prepare well to receive him later."

Hearing this, Jiang Yun glanced around and asked, "Is it necessary for so many Jinyiwei to be here to welcome the Sixth Prince?"

Yang Liunian took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Commander Li has informed us that the Sixth Prince has evidence of many people's corruption and bribery."

"This time I came with His Majesty's imperial decree to punish corruption..."

"Moreover, according to Commander Li, he holds many people from our East Pacification Division and a lot of evidence of their crimes..."

"Including you, Jiang Yun. There is a lot of conflict between you and the Sixth Prince. His first stop is our East Pacification Division. You have to be careful."

Jiang Yun was stunned: "I am an upright person, I have never been corrupt, what evidence can I have?"

(End of this chapter)