Chapter 25: Opportunity
The two boatmen who met at the tavern yesterday evening met again today at the tavern.
"I said I shouldn't have gone out last night! Listening to the movement last night, it was like the sky was falling apart, and if I went out, I would have to die outside. ”
"I heard that there were 100 dead and wounded people up and down the mountain! I don't know how many houses were destroyed! Making a living in this Fangyuan City, I really hung my head on the belt of my trousers. After working for another year and saving enough money, I hurried out of this ghost place. "Ordinary people in Fangyuan City who don't know how to cultivate all think like this, they just leave after earning money here, but few of them can get out of the way.
"Is your ship back?"
"Thankfully, I'm back. I don't dare to go again, I have to go again after this period has passed. ”
"My idea is - let's take a risk tonight!"
The other party was taken aback and said, "Are you crazy? We have small arms and legs, and that cultivator can bounce us to death with a boogue!
"Wealth and wealth are in danger! That place must be a pile of dead people, and what cultivator doesn't have anything of value on him? As long as he earns a lot of money after doing this work, we will leave here immediately! Isn't your son going to take the entrance examination for the fourth university next year? Where can you get a letter of recommendation if you can't get the money? Can you afford your old mother's illness?"
The other party was obviously moved, and hesitated for a long time before saying: "Only on the periphery!
"I'm also scared to death! Don't I know the truth that I have a life to make money and not a life to spend? I have a bottom when we are together! Otherwise, I don't dare to go!"
"Come on, then go tonight!" the two boatmen drank a large bowl of wine and strengthened their courage, and immediately went home and prepared to go.
It was very strange that there was an earth-shattering battle last night, but Fang Yuan City did not fall into a panic, and even said that it did not even cause a wave of discussions, but only scattered discussions. The people here are still living their lives as if nothing happened last night.
Perhaps, there are too many strange things happening in Fangyuan City, and people are not surprised.
Dong Jinwei, who stayed here, looked at the crowded buildings, and helplessly spilled the wine in his cup into the water downstairs.
"How do you check? How many big fish are hidden in this Fangyuan City, and if they really come out, how many people will be shocked?"
"What about the eyeliner that has been wandering around Fangyuan City for many years? ”
"They? What can they say? Not all of them are the same? Don't expect to find anything new, we'll just stay on the periphery and catch a few unlucky guys. ”
"It's just a makeshift affair. ”
"I don't know what it means, so I'll tell you about it, so as not to even have a direction, and if you are tied, you can't do anything. ”
"Wait and see, I guess it's all over the end of the matter. ”
“......”
Those who were on the lake last night or witnessed the whole process basically sneaked into Fangyuan City, and a small part left directly, just like Ning Du, the aftermath of the matter, Shun Er would naturally arrange it properly.
Neither the Imperial Forest Army nor the East Jinwei entered Fangyuan City. If you wait any longer, you will really be unable to grasp it by yourself in the end.
Commander Cai didn't want to look at the thick interrogation record in front of him, and his mood was extremely irritable. The last thing he wanted happened, and the trouble finally fell on him, and the Imperial Guards patted their butts and went back, leaving only their Dongjin Wei here.
has been investigated so far, Commander Cai can be said to be very clear about what happened last night, and if he wants to track it down, he can definitely find out, but the problem lies in the object that needs to be traced.
"Shang Chonggu's disciple is really a headache like his master! If you don't toss some problems for a day, you will be sorry for their name. ”
If Ning Du hadn't set such a trap in the name of "duel with Sword Seven", there wouldn't have been so much trouble.
"Who the hell did you provoke? How could there be so many people who wanted to kill you? Can't you practice hard in Qingteng Garden?"
If this matter is really judged to be a battle caused by a duel, it will be a happy thing for everyone, and Commander Cai is naturally more willing to do this than anyone else, but he understands that this must not be the case.
"Which big man insisted on investigating this matter, and what did he mean?" Commander Cai now desperately hoped that there would be an instruction from above, so that he could guess aimlessly, it was like roasting people on the fire.
"This matter will never end so simply!"
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The doors and windows of the Heart Cultivation Hall were tightly sealed, and no trace of cold could penetrate in. The smoke from the copper incense burner went straight upwards and slowly dissipated when it touched the roof. The temperature here does not seem to change depending on the outside world, but it remains the same all the time, making it easy to fall asleep.
It was quiet except for the sound of smoke rising.
Boom!
Suddenly, a brass bell rang, as if it struck the heart.
"Are you dumb?" Emperor Tianshun's tone did not mean reproach, but more like a reminder.
"Although Fangyuan City is small, it can also be seen in the leopard. Nowadays, the law and discipline have been slightly relaxed, especially for cultivators. It is the minister's suggestion to start with the affairs of Fangyuan City, be strict with the law and practice, so that ordinary people are not afraid of cultivation and the world is safe. ”
After Gao Wenyuan, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites and a scholar of Huayingdian University, finished speaking, the Heart Cultivation Hall quieted down again.
Emperor Tianshun didn't urge again, as if he was closing his eyes and recuperating.
Shoufu Yan Ge Lao coughed lightly and said, "Now that Dongjin Palace is patrolling the Quartet, it has already played a deterrent role. If you stir up the wind and clouds in the heavenly capital again, I am afraid that it will make people panic. Recuperation is a national policy that cannot be shaken. ”
"Fangyuan City is only a hundred miles away from Tiandu, and most people in Tiandu have sensed it last night, as if a large army is pressing the border, making it look like an enemy country is coming! If you ignore it, won't you have to make a move in Tiandu next time?"
"Such a trivial matter, Master Gao still needs to be so careful? The Criminal Department and Dongjin Palace naturally dealt with it in accordance with the law, which had a deterrent effect on cultivators all over the world. Tall people are in important positions, but don't pick up sesame seeds and lose watermelons. ”
"On the way to the court, I saw a family pack their bags and go out of the city, and when I asked them why, they replied that they were worried and uneasy, and that it was not as good as the countryside! My dignified heaven does not allow the people to be at peace, so where can the world be at peace? If the people are uneasy, how can the country be safe?"
"Lord Gao, your words are a bit alarmist!"
"Heh! What Lord Xu said is really light!"
I don't know when, the Heart Cultivation Hall has already quarreled, and Emperor Tianshun has not spoken from beginning to end.
Lu Ye listened carefully to every word and smelled a hint of danger.
Elder Yan Ge said slowly: "Wu Liguo, Wen Zhiguo." If the martial arts are not properly governed, it will be a hidden danger. The small incident that happened last night was still up to the cultivators to solve on their own. However, this Fangyuan City should be managed. ”
Both sides of the quarrel were silent, and the Heart Cultivation Hall was quiet again.
"No opinions, no opinions, just do what Yan Ge said. Emperor Tianshun said indifferently.
According to what Elder Yan Ge said, it means that Elder Yan Ge has full authority to deal with this matter.
After asking a few things, Yili withdrew and went to the Heart Cultivation Palace.
Lu Yeshen said goodbye to all the adults one by one, and returned to the mansion in a sedan chair, but he didn't expect that Liu Guanglin had been waiting for him in the mansion for a long time.
"How did Brother Guanglin know that I just got a good pot of tea and came to drink it?" said Lu Yeshen with a smile.
"How did Brother Shiping know that I had taken a pot of good spring water?" Liu Guanglin lifted the white jade bottle in his hand, which contained the well-known "dust-free spring".
"Okay! There is a lack of this pot of good water from the elder brother of Guanglin [Begonia Book House]! Luno Shen said.
Half an hour later, a pot of good tea was cooked, and Liu Guanglin poured a cup for Lu Yeshen and also poured a cup for himself. After tasting it carefully, the two had to praise it as really good tea.
"Presumably, Brother Guanglin smelled something before he came to me, right?" Lu Yeshen asked with a smile, he knew that Liu Guanglin had always had a keen sense of smell than others, because he also wanted to hear the other party's opinion.
"What kind of rumor, Brother Ping, don't make fun of me!" Liu Guanglin said with a smile.
Lu Ye Shen didn't ask, only tasted tea carefully.
Liu Guanglin glanced at Lu Yeshen and said with a smile: "There was a big fight in Fangyuan City last night, and everyone in the heavenly capital was aware of it. Today is the day of the cabinet meeting, and I think it must have something to do with last night's incident. ”
"What do you think, Brother Guanglin?" said Shikano Shen slowly.
Liu Guanglin took a sip of tea, straightened his face, and said, "Maybe it's an opportunity." ”
"What's the trigger?"
"Haha! Brother Apple, let me tell you a story first. When I came here this afternoon, I met a butcher, the pork could not be sold for a long time, I asked him if the price was higher than other pigs, he said no, the pork in the neighborhood is the same price, I asked him if the meat was not good, he also shook his head, said that this is the pig that he had just killed this morning, I looked around, the flow of people was weaving, it was not a bad lot, and I looked at the face of the boss, and I also thought that he was a kind person. Later, I found out that the price of mutton in the neighborhood had dropped dramatically, and people had gone to buy mutton, so that the butcher's pork could not be sold. Liu Guanglin finished with a smile and added tea to Lu Yeshen.
"Haha, Brother Guanglin's story is really interesting!" said Lu Yeshen with a smile.
Liu Guanglin looked up at Lu Yeshen and said with a smile: "Two things that are obviously unrelated, in the end, they are cause and effect, who would have thought of this?"
"It's really unexpected! Tsk, this tea tastes good at first, but the taste fades when you drink it, maybe the heat is not enough, you have to wait. Lu Ye said as he sipped his tea.
"Then wait. Liu Guanglin comprehended, put the teapot on the small stove, and waited quietly.