Seeing the man upstairs, Zhao Yu and Huo Anu quickly put away their weapons and turned to clasping their fists to salute.
Xu Zun was also greatly surprised. He immediately stepped forward to greet him, bowed and saluted, and shouted: "It turns out it's Mr. Cai who has arrived. I'm so rude!!!"
It turned out that this man wearing brocade fur and an official hat turned out to be Cai Kun, the leader of the inner guard pavilion!
Xu Zun was not surprised that Cai Kun would come to Shangyuan City sooner or later. But Cai Kun showed up at the inn where he lived late at night, which made him confused!
At the first moment, Xu Zun was prepared for the worst, that is, Ku Niang's identity had been exposed, and Cai Kun came late at night because of this.
Not only did he conceal Ku Niang's identity, he also concealed the fact that Mr. Shen was the mastermind of the first iron coffin case.
If this is the case, then it will be difficult for me to explain today.
"Hahaha, Jiying," Cai Kun said with a smile, "I have heard everything about what you encountered in Shangyuan City! I am here this time and I have a lot to talk to you about..."
After speaking, Cai Kun looked left and right at Xu Zun.
Xu Zun immediately understood what Cai Kun meant and said, "Sir, I have a lot to say to you in my humble position. Let's go upstairs and talk."
"No," Cai Kun pointed to the Eight Immortals table downstairs, "Don't disturb your family's rest, let's just have a brief chat here!"
"Oh..." Xu Zun had no choice but to say to Zhao Yu and others, "You three go up first! Get some rest early."
"Yes!" Zhao Yu and Huo Anu agreed, then turned to look at Timur Ani.
Although Ani didn't know that Cai Kun was an internal guard, she also knew that he must be a high-ranking official in the court, so she had no choice but to lower her head and follow Zhao Yu upstairs...
When passing by Cai Kun, Cai Kun deliberately took a closer look at this Yuanzhou woman, with an intriguing look in his eyes.
After Zhao Yu and others went upstairs, several internal guards immediately came down from upstairs and moved lightly to guard every corner of the inn to ensure that no one was eavesdropping.
"The matter about Li Jinlou..." Cai Kun and Xu Zun arrived at the Eight Immortals table and before they sat down, Cai Kun fired a heavy blow first, "Are you arranging him?"
"This..." Xu Zun could not admit it even if he died, so he pretended to be innocent and said, "He is the inspector of Dali Temple. How dare I, a small person from Tangzhou, arrange punishment for him?"
"You don't need to explain," Cai Kun took the lead to sit down and said steadily, "There has always been a quarrel between the inner guards and the Sanfa Si, especially Dali Temple, so I won't tell others!
"However," he warned earnestly like a senior, "don't try to be clever in front of Chen Taiji in the future. If he hadn't also had a grudge against Li Jinlou, you would have been in big trouble this time!"
Oops...
Xu Zun suddenly sweated on his forehead. Cai Kun's words couldn't be more obvious. It turned out that Chen Taiji knew from the beginning that Li Jinlou was arranged by Xu Zun, he just didn't reveal it clearly.
So...Cai Kun knew the inside story so quickly. Did Chen Taiji tell him?
Or...there are also internal guards in this Shangyuan County government office?
"These are small things, you just have to pay attention to them in the future," Cai Kun said nonchalantly, "Let's talk about the important things!"
"Okay!" Seeing Cai Kun's gesture, Xu Zun slowly sat down, but felt panicked in his heart.
"What do you think of the major case in Shangyuan City?" Cai Kun asked straight to the point, "I'm talking about the Xuanmen cult?"
"Sir," Xu Zun asked, "what is the situation in the palace now? Have you found out those female assassins who may have been brainwashed?"
Cai Kun shook his head: "This matter is of great importance, and naturally there are people in the palace handling it. However...so far, no women related to Taoist Qinglan or Marquis Changping have been found."
"I'm worried," Xu Zundao said, "just because they were afraid of being able to find out directly, they changed the identities of those women and entered the palace through other secret channels!"
"You are right to remind me, it seems..." Cai Kun looked at Xu Zun, nodded with satisfaction and said, "If you become my colleague in the future, you will definitely be a great talent!"
"Sir," Xu Zun continued, "that secret letter is indeed written by Taoist Master Qinglan, which shows that there is a bigger controller above Xuanmen, so we have to do it!"
"Well..." Cai Kun nodded meaningfully and said, "The resurgence of the Xuanmen cult has indeed become a serious concern for the Queen Mother. And the clues you found this time show that they are indeed plotting a big conspiracy that threatens the country.
, we must take precautions early!
"Jiying, do you know how much credit you have made this time by finding out that Qinglan Temple and Changping Houfu are both Xuanmen rebels?"
"My humble position is just to fulfill my responsibilities," Xu Zun said, "Even so, I still escaped the two main criminals, Taoist Priest Qinglan and Marquis Changping..."
"That's not important anymore, haha..." Cai Kun said with a smile, "The most important thing is that you have been appreciated by the Queen Mother with your abilities!"
As he spoke, he took out an exquisite scroll from his sleeve and said in a deep voice: "Xu Zun of Tangzhou has received the decree!"
"ah?"
Xu Zun was stunned for a moment and was about to prostrate himself, but was stopped by Cai Kun.
"This is the Queen Mother's secret decree," Cai Kun explained. "Since it is a secret decree, it is not easy to publicize. You only need to know it yourself. Well, see for yourself!"
Xu Zun took the scroll with both hands. The feeling this time was completely different from the feeling of receiving the imperial edict in Xinye County. It felt both mysterious and nervous.
He didn't know what the Queen Mother would give him at this time?
When I opened the scroll, I saw that it was filled with extremely neat words, as if they were printed by a printer. It said:
"Xu Zun, my dear, I have recently heard that you have repeatedly solved strange cases, relieved my worries, wiped out rebels, and contributed to the country..."
The further you read, the more obscure and difficult to decipher the text. Xu Zun did not learn the ancient Chinese texts well, and you had to figure out each word before you could understand its meaning.
Fortunately, it has the function of seizing the body, otherwise it would be almost impossible to understand.
Judging from the beginning of the paragraph, it is obvious that the Queen Mother admires her bravery in solving strange cases. Later, she seems to also mention rewards, such as "a thousand taels of gold, a hundred pieces of silk and so on..."
Cai Kun didn't expect Xu Zun to read so hard. He thought he had already finished reading, so he waved to his subordinates, and someone immediately came forward carrying an exquisite wooden box.
After opening it, I saw that the box was filled with gold and silver jewelry, with a stack of silver notes stacked on top!
Then, two people from behind carried a large box, which contained exquisite and luxurious silk and satin.
"Jiying," Cai Kun said with a smile, "the queen mother knows your merits and should have promoted your position, but she is worried that it will be detrimental to you. After all, you were only a ninth-grade county captain a few months ago.
"So... I can only reward these things as a token of reward!"
"Thank you, Queen Mother! Thank you Queen Mother for your kindness! Xu Zun is terrified! Xu Zun thanks you! Thank you..." Xu Zun hurriedly saluted and thanked her, but his words were incoherent.
"Don't worry," Cai Kun said again, "The Queen Mother knows that you work hard in handling cases and find it difficult to turn around every time you are in danger, so she specially sent eight masters of internal security to protect you!"
After saying this, eight majestic and domineering guards walked into the lobby with their heads held high, lined up in a row, and saluted Xu Zun in unison.
"Oh, oh, oh..."
Xu Zun hurriedly returned the gift, murmuring in his heart, wasn't it the Queen Mother's secret decree? Why was it so flamboyant?
"From today on," Cai Kun said, "these eight guards will be at your disposal. They will not only protect your safety, but also help you handle cases in the future!"
At this moment, Xu Zun's inner excitement can be imagined. After receiving such a reward from the Queen Mother, he was naturally elated and felt that he was one step closer to his desire to live a lifetime.
However, when he tasted it carefully, he suddenly smelled an unusual smell.
"Lord Cai," Xu Zun said, "Xu Zun is grateful for the favor of the Queen Mother, and I will bear it in my heart.
"But I am humbled by my humble position, so I dare to ask Your Majesty, apart from rewards, does the Queen Mother have any other instructions?"
"Hahaha..." Cai Kun laughed and immediately gave a thumbs up and praised, "No wonder you can solve so many major cases, I can't hide anything from you!"
With that said, Cai Kun took out an identical scroll from his sleeve and said: "The Queen Mother has a second secret edict for you, take it..."
