Qin Xiao smiled and said: "Lu Butang is really as careful as his hair."
Lu Junzhong was shocked, his expression instantly became slumped, and his face was ashen.
In addition to being loyal to the saint like a dog and being able to understand the saint's thoughts and put them into practice, the most important reason why he was able to sit in the position of an official of the Ministry of Justice was that he was not weak in personal ability, was as meticulous as hair, and had an astonishing memory.
He has a photographic memory of ordinary people, and he remembers sworn enemies like Qin Xiao even more.
Although Qin Xiao's appearance and voice changed completely after the disguise, his eyes could not change. Lu Junzhong stared at Qin Xiao's eyes, which became more and more familiar the more he looked at them. Thinking of Qin Xiao, he blurted out, but he never expected that the other party was so straightforward.
admit.
The glimmer of hope he still had was shattered in an instant, and his heart fell to the bottom.
If it were another assassin, he felt that with his sharp tongue, he might be able to turn things around, but if the other assassin was Qin Xiao and he admitted it outright, then he would definitely have no chance of survival.
Qin Xiao was a local garrison general. He went to Beijing rashly without being summoned by the emperor. Once he was exposed, he would be directly punished by death.
Not to mention that he and Qin Xiao have a huge grudge. Just seeing the other party appear in the capital will make it impossible for the other party to spare him.
Apart from being frightened, he also found it unbelievable.
Qin Xiaoyuan is in the northeast, and according to Zhu Dongshan's report, the Long Rui Army and the Liaodong Army are competing for control of the maritime trade route. Under such circumstances, how can this person appear in Kyoto?
"Qin Xiao, you...you are so bold." Lu Junzhong said dejectedly: "General stationed at the border, you entered Beijing without permission, you...do you know the consequences?"
"No one knows, so there are no consequences." Qin Xiao said calmly: "Lu Butang, there was animosity between you and me, but when I left Beijing, I thought it was better to let enemies go than to end them, so I was willing to put an end to the past." Wei Wei.
He raised his head and murmured: "I remember that before I left Beijing, I went to the Ministry of Punishment to see you and told you not to cause trouble to Dali Temple, let alone hurt anyone in Dali Temple. I still remember that I promised at that time,
If the Ministry of Punishment really settles accounts with Dali Temple’s queen, I will not forgive you even if I are at the end of the world."
Lu Junzhong raised his arm, wiped the cold sweat on his forehead with his sleeve, and said with a forced smile: "Qin... Lord Qin, you are right, it is better to dissolve enemies than to marry them. I... I am also willing to be with you."
get along in harmony."
"It's too late, it's too late!" Qin Xiao sighed: "Mr. Su was forced to death by you, and his family was imprisoned by you. How can I still live in harmony with you?"
Lu Junzhong immediately said: "I...I will release his family immediately, and I will definitely restore the Su family's innocence." He stood up and took only one step. Qin Xiao already said lightly: "Lu Butang, please move again.
, the next dagger will not be on the table, but in your throat."
Lu Junzhong knew Qin Xiao was not joking, so he paused and did not dare to move.
Then, a bundle of ropes was thrown on the table in front of Lu Junzhong.
"Qin... Lord Qin, what are you...?"
"I just want you to feel Mr. Su's last pain." Qin Xiao looked at Lu Junzhong and said seriously: "Based on what you have done over the years, you should be cut into pieces by a thousand cuts. I have treated you very well."
kindness."
Lu Junzhong looked at the rope on the table, his eyes twitching.
"By the way, I almost forgot to tell you." Qin Xiao said with a smile: "I know that the backyard of the Punishment Department is a forbidden area, and there are six experts from the Punishment Department ambushing everywhere. And I also know that Lu Butang's birthday is September 18th, so
On the eighteenth day of every month, the sixteenth room of the Punishment Department is no longer covered with blood. Except for Lu Budang and the six guards, no other government officials are here."
Lu Junzhong said in shock: "You...how did you know?"
It would make sense to say that Qin Xiao knew about Xiu Mu, the cadre of the 18th Penal House every month. After all, many people in the Penal Department also knew about it. It was not impossible for someone to spread the word, but the other party actually knew that there were six masters of the Penal Department ambushing him in the backyard.
This surprised Lu Junzhong.
There were only a handful of guards in the backyard who knew about it in the entire Criminal Department Yamen, and Lu Junzhong asked himself that the people who knew about it were loyal to him and would never leak it out.
"The reason why I came to Lu Budang's room quietly is not because of how high my martial arts skills are, but because the six ambush masters from the Punishment Department were already dead." Qin Xiao laughed, then shook his head and said, "No.
, they may have looked like dead people just now, but now they should have become real dead people.”
Lu Junzhong turned to look at the window. The window was closed and he could not see clearly what was going on outside.
"Master Zhu's methods are still very clever." Qin Xiao said: "I guess he doesn't want those six people to wake up again, so he will let them sleep forever, and he can directly blame the assassins."
"Master Zhu?" Lu Junzhong changed his expression and said, "Zhu Dongshan?"
Qin Xiao smiled and said: "Without his help, how could I have met the Lord of the Ministry so easily?"
Lu Junzhong was so angry that he punched the table with a bang and said hatefully: "He...how dared to betray me."
"I will always be stepped on by you, it is better to replace me." Qin Xiao said: "Master Zhu thinks that his talents are far superior to yours, so he should have the final say in the Punishment Department Yamen. Once Lord Butang dies, under the current situation, it is also
Only he can replace you."
"Villain, villain!" Lu Junzhong roared: "I'm going to kill him, I'm going to cut him into pieces."
He knew what Qin Xiao said was true. Without Zhu Dongshan as an internal support, how could Qin Xiao get close to him so smoothly.
"Lord Zhu still thinks that you let him take charge of the Xiahou family's case because you want him to be a scapegoat." Qin Xiao said slowly: "When the saint regrets in the future, you will throw him out as a scapegoat. Lord Butang,
You are really ruthless in your tactics. But he has seen through your intentions and has decided that after he takes office, he will choose a new scapegoat. Also, in order to ease the conflict with the civil and military officials of North Korea and China, Mr. Zhu is also preparing to
After your death, you set off a major case and put all the mistakes committed by the Criminal Department on the head of Lord Butang. If nothing happens, Lord Buntang's entire family will die in the hands of Lord Zhu."
Lu Junzhong’s hands and feet were cold.
Although he was filled with shock and anger, he also knew why Qin Xiao told these things.
Murder and heart-wrenching!
Qin Xiao obviously wanted him to know that he had ended up dead, and that Zhu Dongshan was also one of the culprits.
Zhu Dongshan has followed him for more than ten years, like an obedient hound.
But the hound finally turned its head and bit back.
No matter who it is, they will feel dissatisfied.
"Master Bu Tang, do you want to settle it yourself, or should I help you?" Qin Xiao looked at Lu Junzhong and said coldly.
Lu Junzhong shouted loudly, grabbed the inkstone on the table, and smashed it at Qin Xiao.
Qin Xiao's body flashed, and then he jumped up like a ghost and jumped onto the table. Lu Junzhong had already ran towards the window. Before he could take two steps, he felt a huge pain in his knees. His feet buckled and he fell down.
The ground, but he ignored the pain at the moment, raised his head, and opened his mouth to shout, when a palm from the side cut across his throat, and the sound he was about to shout was immediately blocked in his throat.
Before he could react, one hand had already grabbed his chin and pushed it hard. Lu Butang's mouth opened involuntarily, while Qin Xiao's other hand had already grasped the dagger he had just pulled out from the table.
He stabbed into Lu Junzhong's mouth without hesitation, but did not go deep. Then he twisted his wrist and the dagger rotated in Lu Junzhong's mouth. The tongue in his mouth was immediately cut in half by the dagger, and there was a lot of blood. When Qin Xiao pulled out the dagger
, a stream of blood spurted out from Lu Junzhong's mouth.
Lu Junzhong felt a sharp pain in his mouth, his tongue was cut, and blood splattered in his mouth. However, he could no longer make a sound. He covered his mouth with both hands and lay on the ground struggling in pain.
Qin Xiao sneered and said lightly: "Is there such a punishment in the 16th room of the Ministry of Punishment?" He went over to pick up the rope on the table, untied it unhurriedly, then put a ring in the rope, and then walked over,
One hand grabbed Lu Junzhong's bun, lifted his head up, and then put the rope loop around Lu Junzhong's neck.
Lu Junzhong's eyes were full of horror and despair.
"As a man, you have to keep your word." Qin Xiao stood behind Lu Junzhong, pressing his knee against Lu Junzhong's back, grabbing the rope ring with both hands, using one hand to push back and the other to push forward.
, let the rope around Lu Junzhong's neck slowly tighten, and said slowly: "I said that if you settle accounts with Dali Temple, it will be a matter of life and death. I keep my word, I dare to kill Mrs. Cheng Guo's bodyguard, Prince Bohai
I dare to kill, I dare to kill people from the Shence Army, officials from the Criminal Department...I also dare to kill!"
Lu Junzhong had already felt the rope gradually tightening. He ignored the blood coming out of his mouth and grabbed the rope ring with both hands, trying to break free. However, Qin Xiao was a sixth-grade cultivation man with plenty of internal energy. Not to mention Lu Junzhong, he was just another person.
A master in the Zhongtian realm would have no chance of surviving if Qin Xiao restrained him like this.
As the rope loop became tighter and tighter, Lu Butang's breathing became more and more difficult.
He suddenly regretted it.
Why do you want to enmity with this person?
When this person killed Mrs. Cheng Guo's bodyguard, and then killed Prince Bohai Yuan Gai Wushuang, all this proved that this person was not someone to be trifled with. He knew that he was not someone to be trifled with, so why did he do it?
If he knew that Qin Xiao really dared to do such cruel things to important officials of the imperial court, he should have imprisoned those people from Dali Temple.
It's a pity that everything is too late.
His hands quickly dropped down, but he was thinking of Zhu Dongshan.
If I had known he would betray me, I should have cut him into pieces.
Thinking that after his death, Zhu Dongshan would drive out all his people, Lu Butang's heart was full of resentment.
His consciousness gradually blurred, and soon his head drooped forward.
Qin Xiao let go and kicked Lu Junzhong on the back. Lu Junzhong fell forward and could not move.
Qin Xiao walked to the window and opened it.
A gust of night wind blew in my face.
Qin Xiao looked up at the night sky.
"Sir, the culprit has been punished, you can rest in peace." Qin Xiao murmured, Su Yu's kind face seemed to appear on the sky in the night sky.