The silence in the hall made people panic, Duanmu Mingyue simply closed her eyes and breathed deeply. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 Info After ten breaths, her mind quieted down.

"The Book of Heavenly Machines, the way of viewing the sky, the journey of holding the sky..."When the scriptures flowed in his heart, countless complicated thoughts and picture fragments appeared in Duanmu Mingyue's mind. At this moment, it was as if God was looking down on everything, looking at everything like a fire. Soon, she figured out what she wanted.

"The only ones with a higher status than Jiuqing are the left and right ministers, the imperial historian, and the Tai Lieutenant. The Taiwei of this dynasty has been idle for many years, and the right minister Shenwu Hou is far away in Dingzhou, and only the left minister and the imperial historian are left in Yuanjing. The Secret Desk oversees the world, and the Imperial History Observatory oversees all the official offices, including the Secret Desk, both of which have never been incompatible. And after a while, the Governor of the Secret Room is coming, and the Governor is here, so it is impossible for the Imperial Doctor to sit behind him, so he can only be the Zuo Xiang. ”

Thinking of this, Duanmu Mingyue's heartbeat was half a beat faster, not scared, but excited: "If Doctor Yushi sits in the back, it will be a disaster." And the left prime minister is the head of the hundred officials, if he sits in the back, he will add two prime ministers of Jiuqing. Then it is a happy event to invite us here today. ”

Duanmu Mingyue has been extremely talented since she was a child, with extraordinary wisdom, and she has practiced the Heavenly Machine Sutra. At this time, she thought carefully in her mind, and was at least ninety percent sure that her guess was correct. So she relaxed and sat down in her chair and counted her breaths.

When he silently counted to the one hundred and fifty-sixth breath, Duanmu Mingyue heard a faint footstep thirty meters outside the hall.

"Judging from the distance, this is a high-level Grand Master. My senses were maxed out as I counted my breaths, but I didn't hear movement until he was thirty meters away from me, and if he wanted to assassinate me, one blow would be enough. At this moment and here, the person who came should be the prime minister of Jiuqing, the governor of the secret room. ”

Duanmu Mingyue immediately opened her eyes and looked at the door of the hall, and saw a middle-aged man with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, wearing a black brocade suit, with a kind face walking in.

"I've kept everyone waiting." The Metropolitan Governor greeted everyone as he walked, and his voice was kind, making people feel like a spring breeze.

Duanmu Heguang and Duanmu Mingyue stood up at the same time and bowed: "I've seen the Prime Minister." ”

The Metropolitan Governor walked to the main seat alongside Zong Zhengqing and sat down, then waved his hand to the two of them, and said, "Sit down, I went to check the information just now and delayed some time, so don't greet each other, let's go straight to the point." ”

"No." The two sat down as they were told.

Seeing that the Metropolitan Governor's face was straight, he looked at Duanmu and Guang and said in a deep voice: "Duanmu family master, this official has two questions for you to answer. ”

Duanmu Kazuguang said respectfully: "My lord, please say, I know everything." ”

"How much did the Duanmu family earn last year? How much did it cost? The Metropolitan Governor looked at Duanmu Heguang with blazing eyes, and said sharply: "Duanmu family master, please tell me truthfully, it is best not to make any mistakes." ”

Duanmu and Guang didn't seem to hear the harshness and reminder in the words of the Grand Governor, and he didn't hesitate or think at all, and said: "Last year, all the property income of the Duanmu family totaled 83.56 million taels of silver. Daily expenses, family operations, guards, business losses, and taxes paid, etc., cost a total of 68,770,000 taels of silver, and the remaining 14,790,000 taels of silver. ”

When the Metropolitan Governor heard this, he said, "It's really rich, and in other states, a big city with a population of one million people only has a surplus of twenty or thirty million a year. ”

Duanmu and Guang said modestly: "It's only because of the convenience of Mingyue County and the diligence of the clansmen that this atmosphere is possible. ”

The Metropolitan Governor nodded, and as soon as the words changed, his tone and voice were obviously two degrees higher, and he said, "Duanmu Family Master, think about it carefully, what is the income and expenditure. ”

"Something is wrong. The annual income and expenditure of financial goods is one of the most important secrets of an organization. Because through these data, it is easy to calculate the daily operation of the organization, the size of the strength, and even the food, drink, and behavior of each person. Just like the Imperial Historical Observatory inspectors, they suspect that there is something wrong with that department, and they don't need to collect any evidence in advance, as long as they check the income and expenditure of the property, everything will be clear. ”

Duanmu Mingyue listened to the conversation between the two, and a strong uneasiness surged in her heart: "Now that the Metropolitan Governor personally asks about the family's financial situation, or seriously asks twice, there must be something wrong with such obvious distrust." ”

Facing the second inquiry, Duanmu and Hikari pondered for three breaths, then shook their heads and said, "My lord, that's it, there is no problem." ”

"Huh." The Grand Governor stared at him for a moment, then suddenly grinned and let out an incomprehensible laugh.

Then there was a long silence and darkness in the hall. This darkness is not the darkness of the sky or the darkness of the eyes obscured, but the darkness of the mind that is blinded and cannot perceive the world.

Duanmu Mingyue only felt her heart thumping, as if she was suddenly pinched by an invisible hand, making people feel suffocated. It's like the heartbeat of ordinary people passing by the cemetery at night when they can't see their fingers, suffocating, and sending chills down their spine.

She felt her body sticky again, as if a cold, clammy and slippery viper had crawled over her skin and towards her throat, and she couldn't move. This feeling made her hair stand on end, her heart was afraid, her pores couldn't control the cold sweat, and in the blink of an eye, the veil on her face was soaked.

"Ahem, if you have something to say, don't scare the child." At this time, Zong Zhengqing suddenly spoke. For a time, the room was full of spring, and the darkness was dispersed.

"The universe cares about the hand, and all the incarnations are born in the body." Zong Zhengqing's words made Duanmu Mingyue wake up from the hallucinations of her heart, she immediately noticed her gaffe, and quickly closed her eyes and silently recited the scriptures in her heart, while carrying the qi and blood in her body to stabilize her spirit.

"Why, even if the physical strength of the Grand Governor can kill me with a single blow, it will never affect my mind. Even if he is a high-level grand master and the prime minister of Jiuqing, he can't have such power in terms of spiritual power, and it is impossible for a real person. ”

In the trembling heart, Duanmu Mingyue's mind suddenly flashed the plaque at the gate of the Prime Minister's Mansion: "It is the power of the gods, it is said that the gods of the eighth realm can carve their spiritual power into external objects, giving objects different spirituality and functions, such props are called secret treasures." For example, this is the case with the talisman, when used, the spiritual power in the talisman will absorb the energy between heaven and earth to form a shield, so as to protect the owner. The Metropolitan Governor must have used a special secret treasure. ”

"Duanmu family master, you lied."

When the voice of the Metropolitan Governor, which was calm and unfluctuating, came into her ears, Duanmu Mingyue's heart trembled, she couldn't help herself just because she was covered by the aftermath of the secret treasure, let alone her father who was targeted by the Metropolitan Governor. So she quickly opened her eyes, and when she saw it, she was shocked.