The first county magistrate in history

Chapter 160: Borrowing a Knife to Kill

Xia Mochu quickly took the note and opened it.

After reading it, he smiled and said, "Xia Jinzhong went to the Shao Shi Mansion."

Li Qiuhan was overjoyed: "It's done."

Xia Mo Ning was depressed: "This idiot still wants to restore the country? I can kill him!"

An Dehai said: "Your Majesty, you must not underestimate the enemy."

Li Qiuhan frowned, "Your Majesty, I just can't understand. It's understandable that Xia Bitu wants to train Xia Jinzhong, but why does Qin Zheng want to train him too?"

Xia Mochu smiled and said, "This is Qin Zheng's cleverness. Even that old fox Xia Bitu couldn't cultivate Xia Jinzhong into a talent, so even if Qin Zheng continues to cultivate him, it will be useless. This favor is worth doing. Moreover, if this is done, a seed of fear will definitely sprout in Xia Jinzhong's heart!"

Li Qiuhan's expression changed: "Qin Zheng has such a deep plan."

Xia Mochu was very proud: "He is very wise!"

An Dehai hesitated for a moment and said, "Qin Zheng is a man of extraordinary strategy. Your Majesty should be more cautious."

Xia Mochu nodded: "I know."

"Uncle An, is everything arranged?"

An Dehai hesitated for a moment: "Do you really not understand the Minister of Rites Zhou Wentong?"

Xia Mochu shook his head: "We have too many people to capture the King of the North, let's take it slow! Let's take Futian Temple first!"

Suddenly, he smiled brightly: "Hahaha, this is good, we have taken control again."

……

Futianyuan.

Xia Afu and the old man were speechless when they saw Xia Bitu eating porridge, steamed bread and pickled vegetables with gusto.

It’s already this late, and you can still eat?

Xia Afu was especially surprised. When had the master ever eaten such rough food?

And ate with gusto.

Xia Bitu suddenly looked up at them and said, "Why aren't you eating? It's so delicious."

He really thought it was delicious. He hadn't eaten whole grains for a long time.

The old man's smile was uglier than crying: "You eat it, I can't eat it!"

Xia Afu looked at the master carefully: "Master, are you okay?"

Xia Bitu sighed: "This idiot still hasn't figured it out."

Xia Afu knew that the master was talking about Xia Jinzhong, but he didn't dare to say anything.

However, Xia Jinzhong is indeed not as smart as the master.

Xia Bitu was very depressed. He thought that even if Xia Jinzhong couldn't figure it out, he would quickly go to Qin Zheng for a solution.

Unexpectedly, it was already dark and there was still no movement.

Obviously, he didn't want to look for Qin Zheng.

You must be feeling embarrassed, right?

So stupid!

Face is something you fight for yourself, not given by others!

After eating, Xia Bitu walked around the room a few times to digest the food, and then went to the big bed.

I thought to myself, if things don’t work out, I’ll have to stay here tonight.

The next day, Qin Zheng continued to take Xia Mo Ning and Sun Tie Zhu on a secret visit to North City.

At this time, the news that Futian Temple had disregarded human lives and arrested the prime minister quickly spread.

Before noon, the news had spread throughout the imperial capital.

Futian Temple.

Temple historian Shi Gonglu had finished his lunch and was taking a nap in the armchair.

"Report!" A scream suddenly came from outside the door.

Shi Gonglu was shocked.

Master Zhang Baice stumbled in.

"What are you doing?" Shi Gonglu asked angrily.

Zhang Baice, with his pointed face and monkey cheeks, was sweating profusely and panting, "Sir, something terrible has happened...something terrible has happened!"

"You're so jumpy, what big thing could happen? Tell me slowly." Shi Gonglu really wanted to scold him, but this master was originally his classmate.

Futian Temple is just a poor government office that can only squeeze out a little money from those old people every year. What big deal can it do?

Zhang Baice was anxious: "Sir, something serious has happened. Futianyuan... has arrested the Prime Minister!"

"what?"

thump!

Shi Gonglu slid off the armchair and sat on the ground, terrified!

Zhang Baice hurried forward to support him.

"Sir, the news that Futianyuan was disregarding human life and the Prime Minister was arrested for a secret visit has spread throughout the imperial capital. I guess... I guess the Emperor knows about it..."

"How could this happen?" Shi Gonglu's face turned pale and cold sweat streamed down his face.

"Sir, let's go to Futian Court quickly and kill the dean first. There will be no evidence after he dies, and maybe there is still time." The lawyer Zhang Baice urged.

"Hurry, prepare the car and go to Futianyuan..." Shi Gonglu ran out like crazy.

Futianyuan.

After having breakfast, Xia Bitu lay down on the bed and closed his eyes to rest.

Although the food here is light, it is okay, much better than the food in the prison, and meals are served on time.

Presumably, it is to cope with the inspections that may come at any time.

Xia Bitu was calculating the time. Xia Jinzhong didn't come last night, so he must have gone to find Qin Zheng.

Well, it's almost noon.

Sure enough, at noon, before lunch started, there were suddenly messy footsteps outside.

With a crash, the door was opened.

A short, fat old man ran in.

A group of people also came and stood at the door.

The fat old man came in and looked around, and suddenly saw the Xiabi picture on the floor.

The fat old man's face suddenly changed, and he fell to his knees with a thud: "Prime Minister, I deserve to die!"

Bang bang bang, kowtow hard.

This person is Gong Yulin, the president of Futian Academy!

He had just received the news from outside and rushed over.

At first he didn't believe it.

I believe it now!

I cursed in my heart, are those yamen runners all fools?

How can we capture the Prime Minister?

It's over, it's over!

"Greetings, Your Excellency the Prime Minister!" The group of people outside the door changed their expressions and quickly knelt down.

The old man was shocked. The person imprisoned with him was... the prime minister of the current dynasty?

thump!

The old man also knelt down and said, "I pay my respects to the Prime Minister."

I was overjoyed, I was saved.

Recently, people in the market have been saying that the current prime minister is a good official, and it’s true!

He actually risked his life to come for a secret visit.

"Afu, help the old man up." Xia Bitu didn't get up and ignored Gong Yulin.

bang bang bang...

Seeing this, Gong Yulin didn't even dare to stop kowtow and kowtowed until he bled.

"Please spare my life, sir. These are all orders from the temple historian. I am just following his orders."

When faced with life and death, Gong Yulin directly sold Shi Gonglu out.

Xia Bitu still said nothing!

bang bang bang...

boom……

gah...

Gong Yulin fainted from the knock.

Xia Bitu still ignored him and continued lying there with his eyes closed.

He is waiting!

Xia Afu looked at Xia Bitu, then at the fainted fat old man, and didn't dare to do anything.

The old man didn't dare.

Time passes slowly.

Suddenly, there were sounds of horses neighing and horse hooves beating outside.

Soon, a group of people came in.

The leader was also a fat man, younger than Gong Yulin.

At this moment, Gong Yulin was awakened, got up, looked back, and was shocked: "Master Temple History!"

The first time Shi Gonglu saw Gong Yulin kneeling there, he immediately broke out in a cold sweat. Is the Prime Minister really here?

Oh no, it’s too late, I can’t kill Gong Yulin and silence him.

He ignored Gong Yulin, looked around with his small eyes, and suddenly saw Xia Bitu lying on the bed.

Shi Gonglu's face changed drastically!

thump!

"Your humble servant greets the Prime Minister!"

Kneel down and kowtow quickly.

Xia Bitu didn't move, didn't even open his eyes, and thought to himself, why hasn't the idiot come yet?

If you don’t come soon, the credit will not be yours.

At this moment, there was another sound of horse hooves.

"Godfather!" Xia Jinzhong arrived late.

Following behind him was the Minister of Rites Zhou Wentong.

"Your Excellency the Prime Minister!" Zhou Wentong saluted, his face pale and sweaty.

When he heard that the prime minister had been arrested in Futianyuan, which was under his jurisdiction, he was almost scared to death.

I thought to myself, it's over. The empress has always been eyeing the King of the North and has already captured several of his disciples. This time, he has offended the Prime Minister. Shouldn't she get rid of him completely?

Xia Bitu sat up at this moment and thought to himself, you are finally here.

His face was gloomy as he said, "Master Zhou, Futian Temple is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Rites. Is that why you are so diligent in your work?"

thump!

Because they were both first-rank officials, Zhou Wentong had just bowed and saluted, but now he knelt on the ground: "I have failed in my duty, and I beg the Prime Minister to show mercy!"

"Hmph! I leave this place to you. Take good care of this old man." Xia Bitu snorted coldly, called Xia Afu and Xia Jinzhong, and left.

As for the rest, he believed Zhou Wentong knew what to do, unless he didn't want to be an official anymore.

He also knew that the Empress would not touch Zhou Wentong, so there was no need for him to get rid of Zhou Wentong for the Empress.

However, this time, although he got what he wanted, he was still tricked by Qin Zheng, and he had to let Qin Zheng borrow his knife to kill people.

Futian Temple is definitely finished!

Zhou Wentong breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the prime minister did not punish him.

"Come here, arrest the Futian Temple historian and the people from the welfare home!" Zhou Wentong was furious and gave an order...