Nightwatcher

The sun was high and the banquet was getting better. After Xu Qi'an paid respects for a round, he left the banquet on the grounds of going to the toilet, and returned to the study, thinking about how to face the envoys from the Buddhist sects in the Western Regions.

Zhong Li sat at the square table, lowered her head, and ate food in small bites.

According to the homework he did during this period, he believed that the Western Region Buddhist envoys had two purposes for visiting the capital this time.

The primary purpose of course is to understand the whole story of the Sangbo case, which is also the main purpose of their trip.

"I just don't know if the bald donkeys are only trying to understand, or they will stay in the capital for a long time to track down the whereabouts of Monk Shenshu. I probably have to wait for them to figure out the situation before making a conclusion." Xu Qi'an turned the brush in his hand.

The secondary purpose should be to raise the teacher to question the crime.

The relationship between Buddhism and Dafeng is very complicated, and they belong to the kind of allies who smile on the surface and mmp in their hearts.

For example, in the Battle of Shanhaiguan that year, the Buddhist Kingdom of the Western Regions and Dafeng were allies and belonged to the victorious country. Southern Xinjiang and the north are defeated countries.

However, after experiencing the dream of being resurrected from the dead, Xu Qi'an discovered that the Battle of Shanhaiguan was not as simple as recorded in the history books, because the Witch God Sect in the Northeast also participated in it.

"If the barbarians in the southern border, the northern barbarians, the northern monsters, and the Northeast Witch Gods also participate, the defeated side will have a huge camp.

"In other words, how strong was the national power of Dafeng back then? How strong was the Buddhism in the Western Regions? How strong was Wei Yuan's ability to lead the army in battle? Thinking carefully is terrifying."

But the relationship of this alliance is not solid. In the past 20 years, the northern and southern borders have repeatedly violated the Dafeng border, and the imperial court has repeatedly asked for help from the Western Regions, but Buddhism has turned a deaf ear.

Leaving aside the north, half of today's southern border has fallen into the hands of Buddhism—the territory of the Wan Yao Kingdom back then.

If the Buddha Kingdom really thought about the friendship of the alliance, it would be fine to send troops to steal the crystal. Do the barbarians in southern Xinjiang dare to attack the border?

Of course, Dafeng is not a good thing, far away, Yunlu Academy single-handedly led the Buddhist eradication. Nearby, the monk Shenshu was out of trouble, and the old man in charge of the prison just pretended to be sick.

"It has nothing to do with Xingshi's questioning of crimes. I am just a humble silver gong. Naturally, the princes of the court and Emperor Yuan Jing will worry about it. I don't know if the supervisor will take action. This old silver coin probably won't.

"As the officer in charge of the Sangbo case, I will probably contact Buddhist monks. To be on the safe side, go see the supervisor.

"In addition, the arrival of the mission this time is both a crisis and an opportunity. People in Buddhism know the identity of the monk Shenshu best. I can take this opportunity to dig out more information, which is also good for Shenshu. The monk has an explanation."

A bold plan took shape in Xu Qi'an's mind.

"Zhong Li, let's go."

Immediately, he changed into the policeman's uniform, put on a sable hat, and left Xu's mansion.

Riding a little mare that never gets stuck in traffic, he soon arrived at the Star Observatory. He tied the little mare to the side of the steps and climbed up the building side by side with Zhong Li.

Just after walking down the stone steps and entering the hall on the first floor, there was a blur in front of my eyes, and there was the back of a white-clothed warlock, who read in a sonorous and powerful voice:

"Picking the stars with the moon in hand"

"There is no one like me in the world." Xu Qi'an answered quickly.

Yang Qianhuan paused for a moment, started again, and said leisurely: "Hold the bright moon and pick the stars"

"There is no one like me in this world." Xu Qi'an answered quickly again, and then said: "Senior Brother Yang, we are going to see the supervisor, please don't get in the way."

Yang Qianhuan was silent for a long time, and said: "I came here for this matter, the teacher asked me to inform you."

Master Jianzheng knows I'm coming? Xu Qi'an nodded and said, "Say it."

Yang Qianhuan's spirit sank to his dantian: "Get out!!!"

Xu Qi'an patted his ears while untying the reins of the little mare, and said depressedly: "Your Si Tianjian can also roar like a Buddhist lion?

"What should I do if I have tinnitus? Will I be deaf?"

After finishing speaking, he saw Zhong Li sign silently: I'm deaf, I need to go back and take medicine, otherwise my ears will be useless.

""

Xu Qi'an pointed to his ear and then to himself, meaning: Did I hurt you?

Zhong Li shook her head (shaking her head helplessly, not wanting to talk nonsense with Xu Qi'an).

Xu Qi'an nodded, it seemed that this was another catastrophe for Zhong Li, but he was implicated by the other party instead.

The prison is not seeing me, which means that the effect of shielding heaven's secrets should be enough for Buddhist monks to get the answers they want, Xu Qi'an heaves a sigh of relief.

After waiting downstairs for a while, Zhong Li returned after taking the medicine.

"Are your ears okay?"

Zhong Li nodded: "En."

The two of them immediately arrived at the clerk's yamen, and went straight to the Jinyu Hall in Minshan. Min Yinluo, who was five big and three rough, with a scar on his cheek, said unhappily:

"Your Yidaotang has been repaired, what are you doing here?"

Yidaotang is Xu Qi'an's "office". He chose the name himself, which means "who can stop me from being a hero in the world".

"Is there anything going on in the capital today?" Xu Qi'an asked casually.

"You heard that too?"

Min Shan snorted, "The envoys from the Western Regions are here. I heard that there are eminent monks in the team. Within ten miles, the Buddha's light is soaring to the sky. Many soldiers guarding the city have seen it.

"After entering the city, the people in the city shouted like a holy monk like crazy. If you want to talk about the means of deceiving people, Buddhism is the strongest."

This should be the ability of a seventh-rank mage. I remember that it was recorded in the archives. The seventh-rank mage opened an altar to teach the Dharma. After hearing this, the people were greatly enlightened, and they fled into Buddhism one after another. Xu Qi'an pretended to be confused:

"Why did the Buddhist envoys come to the capital?"

"Who knows."

Min Shan didn't know that the sealed item in the Sangbo case was actually a Buddhist monk named Shenshu. Don't even know what's at stake.

The water transport ship slowly docked at the pier, and dozens of watchmen stood on the deck of a three-masted sailing ship.

Jin Luo, Yang Yan and Jiang Lvzhong led a group of watchmen to leave the official ship. The group looked at the capital city after a long absence, feeling extremely excited.

Especially Jiang Luzhong and Governor Zhang's vanguard, they left Beijing for more than two months, left Beijing in the middle of winter, and when they returned, the willow branches had sprouted and everything was new.

Li Yuchun beckoned to call Song Tingfeng and Zhu Guangxiao, and said in a deep voice, "After the job report is over, let's go to pay respects to Ningyan."

Song Tingfeng and Zhu Guangxiao nodded with serious expressions.

It has been more than a month since Xu Ningyan died in battle. The sorrow that was surging like a tide at that time is now settled in their hearts, and they have become colleagues and subordinates that they will always remember.

Many years later, recalling that young man who escaped, there may still be a touch of sadness and regret in my heart.

Yang Yan, who was walking in front, turned his head back, his face was expressionless, but his voice was very low: "I'll go too."

Governor Zhang sighed: "I want to meet His Majesty, so I won't go with you. Tomorrow, I will worship in person with my wife and children."

He has a lot of things to do, so he definitely won't be able to spare time to attend Xu Ning's grave tomorrow.

This group of people has been floating on the water since Qingzhou, and never received any letters from the imperial court, so they don't know about Xu Qi'an's resurrection.

Not only did Xu Qi'an come back to life, he even solved a court murder case.

Soon, they arrived at the watchman's office.

On this side, Xu Qi'an took Zhong Li out of the Jinyu Hall, and was about to visit the entrance of his own hall, when Zhong Li was walking, and suddenly found Xu Qi'an stopped in his tracks.

She glanced at Xu Qi'an first, then followed his gaze towards the gate of the yamen. There, a group of dusty watchmen crossed the threshold and froze there.

It's like a stone statue.

"Who is this person, why is he so similar to Xu Ning Yanchang's?"

"Is there such a silver gong in our yamen?"

"My eyes are dazzled, I seem to have seen Xu Ningyan, no, how could Xu Ningyan be so handsome?"

"Is it a brother, but Xu Ningyan has no brothers?"

Questions popped up in the minds of the watchmen returning from the south.

What I am most afraid of is the sudden quietness of the air, the most afraid of the sudden tumbling of memories and the unrelenting pain, the most afraid of suddenly seeing your figure Xu Qi'an feels that this song perfectly fits their state of mind at this time.

He raised an awkward yet polite smile: "Hi everyone, my name is Xu Qian."

Sooner or later there will be a day of reunion, but in Xu Qi'an's mind, the correct way to open up should be:

After Yang Yan and the others returned to Beijing, they were overwhelmed with surprise when they learned the news of their resurrection from the dead from their colleagues in the yamen. Then they ran over like runaway wild dogs one by one, hugging themselves and weeping bitterly.

Such an embarrassing reunion was beyond his expectation.

Zhong Li must have brought me bad luck.

Li Yuchun stared at Xu Qi'an, exhausted all his strength, and said tremblingly, "You, are you Xu Ningyan?"

The others didn't speak, just looked at him silently, holding their breath.

"It's me, I'm not dead." Xu Qi'an said with a smile.

Hearing his answer, there was silence for more than ten seconds, Song Tingfeng suddenly yelled, rushed into Xu Qi'an's arms, and hugged him vigorously.

"Why didn't you die, you are obviously dead."

"What's the matter with the big change in appearance? How did you come back to life, tell us about it."

"It's alive, it's really alive and warm."

The watchmen surrounded Xu Qi'an, and they talked with each other, their faces full of excitement.

"This is explained later, explained later"

Xu Qi'an pushed away Song Tingfeng and others, pointed to the silver gong logo on his chest with a smile, and said to Li Yuchun, "Boss, I have become a silver gong."

Li Yuchun put his hands behind his back, pretending to be calm, nodded and said: "That's right, my hard cultivation was not in vain."

Xu Qi'an waved and said, "Zhong Li, come here, let me introduce my boss to you."

Only then did Li Yuchun see Zhong Li

Her hair was dry and messy, her coarse robe was wrinkled, her embroidered shoes hadn't been washed for a long time, and she couldn't see her face. Li Yuchun felt a cold snake crawling behind her, and her scalp was numb inch by inch.

He showed a terrified look, stepped back again and again, pointed at Zhong Li and roared:

"Which family girl is this, which family girl is this!!!"

"Zhong Li, go to my Yidao Hall first, and turn right ahead." Xu Qi'an hurriedly sent Fifth Senior Sister away.

"oh!"

Zhong Li lowered her head and walked away aggrieved.

Li Yuchun felt relieved, and the goosebumps on his arms slowly dissipated.

Next, Xu Qi'an explained in detail how he came back from the dead.

"The bodiless pill, the bodiless pill that allows people to shed their old body and reap a new body? I heard that your majesty asked the supervisor for it before, but the supervisor didn't give it to Chu Caiwei. Is it your boy's friend?" Jiang Lvzhong sighed.

After listening to his explanation, some of the watchmen who didn't know about Tubori Pills suddenly realized.

After the mood of the colleagues gradually stabilized, Xu Qi'an put his arms around Song Tingfeng's shoulders and said, "Go to Jiaofang tonight."

Unexpectedly, Song Tingfeng shook his head and said, "I won't go to Jiaofang Division again."

He glanced at Xu Qi'an, and said righteously: "I am no longer what I used to be, the current Song Tingfeng will be a person who is determined to forge ahead and practice hard.

"Ning Yan, you will change, and so will I. You can't look at me with the same eyes you used to."

Xu Qi'an looked at him in surprise. In the month after his death, Song Tingfeng was indeed much calmer and more resolute.

Li Yuchun praised: "Ting Feng said well, you have changed the most during this trip to Yunzhou. I am very pleased."

Song Tingfeng smiled calmly.

Xu Qi'an clapped his hands, looked around everyone, and said: "After everyone reports on their duties, we will go to the Jiaofang Division for a drink tonight, and I will treat you."

After finishing speaking, Xu Qi'an put his arms around Zhu Guangxiao's shoulders again, and said: "I still owe you five times as the secretary of Jiaofang, and I have signed a written receipt."

All my colleagues were overjoyed.

Song Tingfeng swallowed a mouthful of saliva, "Ning Yan, I have my tonight in my paperwork, and I'm going to Jiaofangsi to drink."

"You can't go."

Xu Qi'an's face was serious, and he said righteously: "You are no longer the Song Tingfeng of the past. Guangxiao and I will do the drinking and having fun, and you are the enterprising Song Tingfeng."

The foothold of the Buddhist Mission is the Sanyang Post Station in the West City, which is also the largest post station in the Outer City. There are three century-old willows planted in the courtyard of the two entrances.

Hence the name.

The postman of the post station came out of the gate, looked around for a while, and entered an alley without saying a word.

In the alley, stood a young man in a watchman's uniform, holding a knife with one hand, leaning against the wall, twisting a piece of broken silver in his hand, waiting for a long time.

"My lord, this is the list of the mission to the Western Regions. The leader of the mission is named "Duer"."

The postman handed over the note, glanced at the broken silver, and said, "Master Duer has just been called into the palace, and he is not at the post."

"Good job."

With a flick of Xu Qi'an's fingertips, Suiyin threw an arc, but was firmly caught by the postman, who smiled broadly, "Thank you, sir."

After sending the postmen away, Xu Qi'an quickly took off the watchman's uniform, and then took out a monk's robe from the fragments of the underground book and put it on.

He stroked his buttocks, feeling ruthless in his heart, and comforted himself by saying:

Can be longer.

A few minutes later, a masculine and handsome monk came out from the alley, his robes dangling.

When we came to the gate of the post station, it was not postmen but two young monks who guarded the gate.

"This brother, what's your name?"

Two young monks came up to him and blocked his way.

Xu Qi'an clasped his palms together and recited the Dharma name: "Amitabha, the poor monk Qinglong Temple Hengyuan, learned that the fellow disciples of our sect came from the Western Regions, and came here to pay respects."

The two monks from Qinglong Temple Hengyuan were not easy to be fooled. They looked at Xu Qi'an and said, "Senior brother Hengyuan has never kept the precepts?"

"The poor monk cultivates a monk." Xu Qi'an said with a tone of "my family knows my secret".

The two monks had no doubts, and their tone suddenly became more polite: "Brother Hengyuan, please come inside!"

PS: Change first and then change. Thanks to the boss of "Harry Potter yy" for the reward.