Chapter 15: The Edict of Guilt
A few days before the news of the Kongshan natural disaster came, Ning Jiang did one thing.
On that day, Lu Zhiyuan came to him with wine, hoping that he could marry his sister Xiaomeng to the prince of Hexiang County as a concubine.
Although it was a concubine, Lu Zhiyuan told Ning Jiang that the prince of Hexiang County had repeatedly promised that he would definitely support Xiaomeng as the main room in the future, and even did not hesitate to write down a note for it.
Song Junzhe was indeed moved by Xiaomeng's true feelings, and he even asked his father for this, wanting the king of Hexiang County to agree to him marrying Xiaomeng, and the result was, of course, ...... was scolded.
Song Junzhe is a royal family, and the one he will marry in the future must be a daughter of a famous family...... What kind of famous family is Gao Suo Ning? But he's just a rich man in the countryside.
Even if Ning Jiang really won the Jinshi in the future, his sister would not be qualified to marry into the county king's mansion. You must know that Song Junzhe is the eldest son of the king, according to the principle of hereditary surrender, his father is the king of the county, and he himself will at least be able to be a prince in the future. A Jinshi's younger sister wants to be the wife of Guogong?
From this point of view, Song Junzhe was indeed very courageous to ask his father for permission to marry. However, if Ning Jiang is really titled on the gold list, then his sister is barely qualified at best...... And it's very, very reluctant.
What's more, Ning Jiang is still just a lifter?
But Song Junzhe didn't dare to wait for the title of the Ningjiang Gold List...... The Queen Mother is still waiting for someone to marry her precious daughter who can't get married.
In the end, Song Junzhe could only ask Lu Zhiyuan to help him be a matchmaker, ask Ning Jiang to let his sister be his concubine, and repeatedly promised that he would definitely correct Xiaomeng in the future.
In this regard, Ning Jiang only replied with seven words...... How can a tiger girl marry a dog?
That night, Song Junzhe smashed the cup and pot angrily, vowing to make Ningjiang look good in the future.
Ning Jiang naturally didn't care...... Don't say that Song Junzhe will only be a prince in the future, even if he becomes an emperor, so what?
Ning Jiang, who didn't care about this at all, continued to study, preparing for the upcoming exam, and then ...... The news of the Kongshan natural disaster came.
Like last year's natural disaster in Yuehu Lake, a huge meteorite fell from the sky, half of Kongshan was destroyed, Luoyan Lake close to Kongshan was completely destroyed, and the county school near Kongshan was affected by the air waves, and the houses collapsed.
A day later, in a village outside Tongzhou, the whole village was slaughtered, and no one knew who the murderer was, but only found traces of the beast.
In this era of "heaven and man induction", the news entered the capital at a very fast speed, and the court shook. The Son of Heaven urgently summoned the Minister, the Great Confucian, the Si Tianjian and other consultations, but no one could say why, and finally it came down to "the dislocation of the monarch and the minister, the heaven and the earth are restless", the ministers bathed and changed clothes, fasted for half a month, the Son of Heaven issued an edict against himself, and the Taishan Zen that was originally scheduled for next summer was advanced to the first month of next year.
The two in a row took place in Tongzhou, Tongzhou Taishou, Linjiang Prefect, etc., all dismissed and never hired, and even Dian Hong, who has always been honest and fair, was also implicated in this unexpected change.
Although these two natural disasters made the people of the government and the opposition uneasy, it was Ningjiang who was really shocked!
He didn't remember whether Kongshan and Luoyan Lake were destroyed by meteorites in the previous life, but the Son of Heaven issued an edict to condemn himself, and Mount Tai sealed Zen in advance to the first month...... This is absolutely non-existent.
Yuehu Lake, Kongshan ...... It's all where he's been.
It was unexpected...... Or is it a coincidence?
Last time, a monster walked out of Yuehu Lake after being smashed by a meteorite, and this time it ...... What will it be?
Ning Jiang really wanted to return to Tongzhou and get to the bottom of this matter. He had a vague feeling that he had made a mistake.
After being reborn as "Breaking the Void", he had never been so confused and had such strong doubts about himself.
He even began to think that his whole set of plans might all be wrong?
However, in the end, he did not look back, because he had already come this far, so he had to keep going no matter what.
Moreover, even if I return to Tongzhou, I am afraid that I will not be able to figure out anything. The best way to grasp this more clearly, not to go back, but to look at this whole thing from a higher perspective, and the amazing butterfly effect it produces, is to...... Entered Hallym Temple.
The Hanlin Academy was the place where the edict was drafted for the Son of Heaven, the six Cao Zhang's performances, and the advisor to the Son of Heaven.
And in order to enter the Hanlin Academy directly, he must be ranked in the "top three" in the palace examination, and considering this alone, he must continue to follow his plan...... Although he could no longer figure out whether his plan was right or wrong.
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In the following days, Ning Jiang forced himself to put the two natural disasters in Yuehu and Kongshan in the back of his mind first, and not to think about him for the time being.
While continuing to aim for the examination, Ning Jiang was also paying attention to the progress of the intelligence organization established by Qin Kan and Qin Wuyan in the capital.
Qin Kan developed a small gang dominated by pawns, coachmen, boatmen and other low-level people. However, this plan, which was originally thought to be not too difficult as long as it was sprinkled with money, was also hindered by a strong force, and that obstacle was ...... All Qing faction!
"The small gangs in the capital, whether they are bright or dark, are all under the control of the Quanqing faction," Qin Kan said to him, "The Zombie Gate, the Five Tiger Gate, the Water Dyeing Little Salt Gang, the Zhenji Temple, and so on, without exception. What's more, but any gang that does not want to be restrained will be suppressed, such as the Five Thunder Temple, which was originally also a prestigious Taoist family, after the conflict with the Quanqing Sect, the daughter of the Five Thunder Guan Guan was suddenly raped and killed, and the murderer has not been found so far, after the Five Lei Guan Master lost his heart and went crazy, he fell into the lake and died, and the Five Lei Guan fell into the hands of the Quanqing faction. Hechongmen is the same as the zombie gate, and it is also a ninth-rate sect with the corpse inn and Yizhuang as its main business, because it refuses to be like the zombie gate, and throws itself into the Quanqing faction, but somehow, the owner of the Hechong gate was suddenly arrested for committing a crime and put in prison, and Hechongmen ended up in a miserable defeat in the struggle with the zombie gate, and withdrew from the capital gloomily. In these conflicts, the Quanqing faction has never acted openly, and the final result is that these gangs are controlled by it, either explicitly or implicitly, and those gangs that have not yet been controlled are also in danger......"
Ning Jiang muttered: "The Quanqing faction has only begun to emerge in the past few years, and it can have such energy? "To be able to mix in a place like the capital, even if it is a small gang, it must have its way of survival, and it will be swept away by the Quanqing faction like the autumn wind, or swept away, or controlled, it really surprises him.
Qin Kan said: "The small gang we formed in the capital has just taken shape, and it has been suppressed by other gangs. In the outer city of the capital, there are several small gangs of the lower nine ranks, and the one who controls these small gangs is called Bao Qing, he is the son of Zhenjiguan Zhenheng Daochang, and behind Zhenjiguan, he is also a Quanqing faction! ”
Ning Jiang thought to himself...... Is that Bao Qing again?