Chapter 290: Prohibition of Force
The fierce battle in the killing forest continued, and the two masters of the nine-winged cicada and the three-legged black were entangled by their opponents, and it would be difficult to break through for a while. There was more than one of the people who came to ambush, and this situation was really unexpected by everyone.
After all, the masters of returning to the void realm are all strong and powerful, and although 80,000 taels of silver is a lot, it is not worth the masters of returning to the void to offend the Qingjie Gate because of this. After only two or three rounds of fighting, the nine-winged cicada and the three-legged black have already judged that their opponents are from the Wu Dynasty military.
It is a fierce general from the martial arts hall, even if he deliberately disguises himself as a Jianghu person, but the iron-blooded taste between the moves can't be concealed.
In the battle of returning to the virtual realm, under normal circumstances, there will rarely be a one-sided situation, and more often than not, the gap is not obvious, and they will retreat if they don't want to work hard. But neither the nine-winged cicada nor the three-legged black can retreat, if they lose the 80,000 taels of silver, it will be a big trouble. In desperation, he can only deal with it with all his might, trying to find a way to kill his opponent.
It's just that most of the martial arts of the Qingjiemen are only suitable for assassination, and they are all top assassins, but in the face of the fierce generals in the army who are heavily armored and powerful, they are restrained a little bit when facing the enemy.
Qingjiemen pays attention to fast, ruthless, and accurate moves, and it is really impossible to fight in the face of this kind of iron cans with infinite power. After a while, the Nine-winged Cicada and the Three-legged Crow were both counter-suppressed, and if they continue to entangle, they are afraid that they will be in danger of defeat.
It's okay to run if you want to now, but Yinliang definitely can't keep it.
At this dilemma, an ethereal figure appeared, rushing towards the opponent of the nine-winged cicada first. The same heavily armored general, using an iron spear, is forcing the nine-winged cicada to dodge left and right, unable to counterattack.
As soon as this ethereal figure appeared, the iron spear general noticed it, and the tip of the spear shook, and stabbed at this new opponent with a sharp edge. However, he didn't expect that this person would be so fast, and as soon as he raised his gun, the other party seemed to have predicted his movements, and his figure had already rushed in front of him. At this distance, the spear is of little use.
In a hurry, the iron spear commander could only use one free hand to punch the man with a thunderous punch.
This is a battlefield tactic, and the moves are the most fierce and straightforward. I thought that this person would not dare to confront him, and he would definitely retreat, and then he would be able to regain the upper hand.
However, this man was once again unexpected, and he also raised his fists and fought hard.
"I don't know if I'm alive or dead!"
The thought flashed through the Iron Spear General's mind, for he looked unusually young when he saw the face of the man who came. Although it is not easy to practice at a young age to return to emptiness, such a thing as true qi must be precipitated by time.
Being young equals shallow skills, which is often true.
It's just a pity that he met an opponent who didn't play his cards according to common sense.
The two of them fisted each other, and the iron spear violently touched the fist with the iron armor and the young man's somewhat delicate fist, and the result was that the armor made of fine iron was shattered inch by inch, and it was directly exploded by the opponent's furious true qi. The hot true qi invaded like fire, pouring into the meridians of the iron spear general.
It was also a punch without fancy, and it severely damaged the arm of the iron spear with its extremely strong true qi.
From the phalanges to the wrists, and then to the forearms, this part of the bones was completely shattered, and the true qi that burned his body like fire burned the meridians in his body to a thousand holes.
With one move, half of this iron spear will be wasted.
I have never seen such a terrible opponent, how did this person cultivate such a domineering true qi?
Of course, Xu Lin didn't explain so much to this person, and he abolished this person with one punch, and he didn't continue to take his life, but turned his feet and rushed towards another fierce general.
This third Void Warrior was a pair of iron whips, and his martial arts seemed to be the tallest of the three. But the number of martial arts paths is a fierce way, and in the face of Xu Lin, he can only choose to be tough. And the end of the hard encounter is that the meridians are broken, and even the martial arts are abolished.
Xu Lin watched these two subordinates lose the battle, and sighed: "It's too weak, I didn't even force out my hair first." β
This state of mind is too mysterious, and Xu Lin can't even describe whether he has predicted the future, or whether the spirituality of true qi has replaced his original soul.
Xu Lin only knew that if he could fully master the stunt of Fa Yixian, then he would be able to be on a par with Jiang Wanren before the Merger, and the ordinary return to the void realm could really fight ten at a time, or the kind that was besieged.
It's like Jiang Wanren hasn't joined forces yet, and he can wave a strong wind in his hand, and he can expect all the follow-up responses of the Returning Void Elder, so that no matter how she dodges, she will be thrown to the ground. Xu Lin's hair is different in nature, but the effect shown is similar.
The three returning void martial arts will be abolished by Xu Lin, and the remaining soldiers are not to worry. The nine-winged cicada and the three-legged black were also smart, and they could see that the opponent was someone from the military, so they didn't rush to kill them all, and gave these people a chance to retreat.
By the time they cleaned up the mess, half of the men from the Blue Gate had suffered casualties, but they had finally managed to get out of the killing forest without any problems.
"Master Xu, thank you." The nine-winged cicada said solemnly to Xu Lin.
If it weren't for Xu Lin's help, at most a small number of people could be run away in the killing forest before, and 80,000 taels would definitely be snatched away.
"You're welcome, I've been paid what I deserve." Xu Lin said.
The "Thoughtless Magical Power" sent by Zero Lingjiu made him inadvertently practice the stunt of Caring First, which is more valuable than any remuneration. When martial arts reach the realm of Xu Lin, it is really difficult to go further, and it will be a stepping stone for Xu Lin to join the road.
"Next, I'll take my leave, I hope you have a smooth journey." Xu Lin said this to the nine-winged cicada, and then prepared to leave.
Before leaving, Xu Lin also glanced at the three-legged black, which made the gold medal killer who belonged to Zero Zero Three unconsciously take half a step back. The remnants of Xu Lin's previous move to abolish the opponent who returned to the virtual realm were still there, and the three-legged crow estimated that he would only block two moves at most, and he would have to follow in the footsteps of those two unlucky ghosts.
Xu Lin's eyes warned him to stop the idea of 30,000 taels of three-legged crows, so as not to cause another incident on the last part of the road. Although the three-legged black was ordered by Zero Zero Three to prevent the eighty thousand taels from being sent to Zero Zero Jiu, after weighing it again and again, the three-legged black still felt that Zero Zero Three was not as terrible as Xu Lin.
Three-legged Wu thought to himself: "I have tried my best, but this head of the Imperial Sword Sect is too strong. β
Xu Lin left the convoy and turned to the capital, and when he entered the capital, it was already ten days later.
Revisiting the old place, Xu Lin did not find the second prince to reminisce about the old days. The purpose of his coming this time was to kill Xie Guangxi, so he wouldn't meet the second prince, so as not to embarrass him. Anyway, he had already reported to the second prince before the killing, and he was morally informed.
Regardless of whether the second prince told Xie Guangxi or not, whether the capital had already prepared an ambush on all sides, waiting for him to enter. Xu Lin didn't care about these things. With his current martial arts, there is no place in the world that can stop him.
It's just that after entering Beijing, not only was he not immediately discovered, but he also didn't see his wanted notice posted all over the city, but he heard a piece of news. The emperor, who had been seriously ill for more than ten years, suddenly got better, and even began to go to court again, but the second prince, who was originally regarded as the future emperor, fell ill and hid at home.
The old emperor, who had been pretending to be sick for more than ten years, suddenly went to court, and this change shocked the civil and military officials, and they were even a little uncomfortable. In addition, the second prince was sick at home, and the officials were a little panicked, for fear that the old emperor wanted to poison his own son.
Ninety percent of the civil and military officials had already followed the second prince before, and they were extremely determined to support the second prince to ascend to the throne, who would have thought that there would be such a peak and a turn.
What the? You say that the old emperor only has such a usable son left?
Hehe, the ghost knows that this old emperor can live for a few more years, maybe he will stay up for more than ten years, and then his grandson will be able to succeed to the throne.
I can't say anything, everyone doesn't say it, and I go to the court tremblingly, I just hope that the guy who eats by himself is still on his neck when he goes to the morning court.
The old emperor went to court for the first time after seventeen years, but he didn't play with the means of three fires, but just sat there as if he were routine and listened to the report. But if there are twists and turns, it is either accurate or renegotiable, and there is no intention of taking the opportunity to be angry.
Just when the civil and military officials breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that they would be able to pass the test smoothly this time, they heard the emperor say: "I heard that there is an interesting thing in Tiannanxing Province, there is a singer worth 130,000 taels, I don't know if you have heard of it?" β
The civil and military officials looked at each other, this is an early dynasty, why did the emperor suddenly say that this kind of dusty woman is here? Although 130,000 taels seems shocking, this is too frivolous compared to the major events of the imperial court.
All the ministers are embarrassed, how to take this, do you want to say that you know if it will be considered insulting? If you don't know, no one can answer the emperor's words, then everyone will have to suffer.
Just as he was hesitating, he saw the old minister of the Three Dynasties, Xie Guangxi, the governor of Tiannan Province, walk out and say to the emperor: "Your Majesty, the old minister has heard of this. The woman's name was Yun Ge, a singer from Hangyu County, who had previously held an election campaign, and two high-rollers had spent 130,000 taels to ransom her. β
The civil and military officials were stunned, why did this notoriously upright and honest minister know about this kind of thing, and deal with it with the emperor, this matter is not simple, it must be very not simple.
The old emperor didn't seem to see the expressions of the civil and military officials, and then Xie Guangxi's words said: "There are people who can spend so much money for an Oiran, it seems that my Wu Dynasty is really a country and a peaceful people, and the people are living a prosperous life." β
Is that what it means? The old emperor did not go to court for seventeen years, and the last dynasty came to a "national peace and security", which is not the same meaning as offering auspiciousness to the people. It's just a faΓ§ade, and it's a great thing to tout the emperor and then manage the government.
Thinking like this, the civil and military officials seemed to relax.
But the old emperor obviously didn't intend to give them a chance to relax, and then said: "These 130,000 taels of huge money, do they exist in the exchange bank?" β
Tongyi money bank is the official money bank of the Wu Dynasty, and it is also the only legal money bank in the world. The credibility of the Wu Dynasty is quite good, so over the years, large amounts of silver transactions have been handled through the exchange of money, and therefore the Wu Dynasty has a firm grasp of most of the silver in the world, and the price can be adjusted at will. In every disaster year, the imperial court can also come up with money and various materials for disaster relief.
It can be said that the exchange of money played a very important role in the stability of the Wu Dynasty.
However, after asking these words, the head of the household department who was responsible for managing the exchange money bank broke out in a cold sweat. The reason is very simple, not only did the 130,000 taels not flow into the bank, but they were exchanged for 80,000 taels of cash.
As the head of the household department and the top manager of the money village, he naturally knew this very clearly. The purpose of the bank is to collect gold and silver valuables in exchange for silver bills, which are circulating banknotes. was exchanged for tens of thousands of taels of silver at once, although the amount was not large, but strictly speaking, it was his dereliction of duty.
Otherwise, why don't people want to keep their money in the bank, but take it out?
Hubu Shangshu couldn't figure out what the emperor meant by this, but he could only answer honestly: "Your Majesty, of the 130,000 taels, 80,000 of them were exchanged for cash and taken away." β
I thought that the old emperor would scold himself fiercely, but I didn't expect the old emperor to only ask this, and then continued to say to Xie Guangxi: "Does Governor Xie know about this?" β
Xie Guangxi nodded and said, "I know, not only that, I heard that this silver tael encountered robbers during transportation, and the people who escorted it seem to have suffered heavy losses." β
"Oh, it's all daylight, and there is such a thing? Governor Xie, this is the silver you saved from Tiannanxing, this bandit is rampant, and you are also responsible. How are you prepared to respond? β
"Lao Chen is guilty, and after Lao Chen's investigation, most of these roadblocks and robberies are so-called Jianghu people. These people are brave and ruthless, and they will only make the society unstable. The old minister dared to ask for an order to purge these martial arts people in Tiannan Province and implement a ban on martial arts. β
Hearing this, all the civil and military officials understood that Xie Guangxi was singing a duet with the old emperor to make trouble. A ban on arms? I've never heard of such a decree, and the name seems to smell of blood.
The decline of the imperial court and the prosperity of martial arts are in the eyes of everyone, but no one is powerless to reverse this situation. Now Xie Guangxi actually wants to ban the armed forces? That's against the world's martial arts, that's looking for death!
But the civil and military officials all understood that they could not oppose this matter, otherwise they would disobey the emperor's will. Anyway, it was Xie Guangxi who came out, and he would die first. Thinking of this section, the smart people among the civil and military officials immediately echoed and asked the emperor to immediately implement the ban on martial arts. The one who was a little sluggish saw that his colleagues were all speaking in unison, and slowly pondered it, so he could only go with the flow.
The old emperor smiled, and immediately asked people to draw up an order, let Xie Guangxi implement the ban on force in Tiannan Province, everything can be done cheaply, officials below the third rank can be cut first and then played, if there is any resistance, the army can be directly used to suppress.
After the early dynasty, Xie Guangxi walked out of the imperial city with heavy and steady steps, he knew that from today on, he was the public enemy of the world's martial arts, and the assassination before was nothing, and then there would be a master of returning to the void to assassinate him.
But it doesn't matter, he is already ready, purging the martial arts and making the Wu Dynasty prosperous again, which is a thousand years of merit. The person who stands in front of this big event is just a mantis arm as a car, and he will only be crushed to pieces.
With this mood back to the emperor's newly given mansion, Xie Guangxi was about to let people boil water to take a bath and relax. But as soon as I walked into the study, I saw a young man with clear eyebrows sitting at the desk. The two glanced at each other, and the young man greeted with a smile: "Governor Xie, we have finally met." I am Xu Lin, the head of the Imperial Sword Sect, and there are some things that need to be confirmed with Governor Xie. β