"Xiaoqing, Xiaoqing......"

In the room, Bai Suzhen was in tears, looking at a small green snake coiled on the bed distressedly.

Snake Ji sighed and comforted softly: "Suzhen, Xiaoqing's vitality is now seriously injured and she is still asleep, we have to hurry up to heal her injuries and let her recover as soon as possible." ”

Bai Suzhen nodded in a sobbing voice, and then thanked the snake Ji from the bottom of her heart.

No matter what grievances and grievances there were in the past, they are all in the past, and those who should be thanked are still grateful.

At this time, Gu Ming walked in.

"See the master!"

Snake Ji hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

"Well, Snake Queen, you have made a great contribution this time, I will not forget."

"It's a subordinate business."

"I've already interrogated that person from the Western Regions, he's not from the Holy Fire Sect. But no matter who he is, when Xiaoqing recovers, he will hand it over to her and let her dispose of it......"

Two days later.

Xiaoqing finally woke up from her slumber.

As soon as I woke up, I saw a familiar figure......

"Sister!"

Xiaoqing was pleasantly surprised and sat up suddenly.

"Little Green ......"

Bai Suzhen's eyes were red and she hugged Xiaoqing into her arms.

"Oh no...... Sister, let's run, Master will send someone around to look for you, she wants to ......"

When she said this, Xiaoqing suddenly paused and looked at the snake Ji standing at the door with a frightened expression.

"Division...... Division......"

At this moment, Snake Ji's expression was quite exciting.

She didn't know if she should laugh or explain quickly...... It seems that this girl is still alive in her old memories.

"Xiaoqing, it's okay, everything has changed now......"

Bai Suzhen comforted softly.

"Changed?"

Xiaoqing looked confused.

However, he still looked at the snake with a wary and fearful expression.

"Xiaoqing, I am no longer your master, and I am not worthy of being your master......"

Snake Queen sighed and walked over slowly.

"You...... Don't come here......"

Xiaoqing's mind was full of confusion and yelled at the snake queen.

"Xiaoqing, listen to me, it's really different now than before......"

After Bai Suzhen's explanation, Xiaoqing's emotions finally began to calm down, and faintly, she also remembered some things.

"So, I ...... We're on another world? ”

"Yes...... Xiaoqing, how did you get hurt? ”

"I can't tell......" Xiaoqing shook her head blankly: "At that time, I was looking for my sister everywhere, and when I came to a valley, there was a sudden thunderstorm......

I remember at that time, it seemed to ...... It's like I've been hacked, and then I don't know anything......"

Bai Suzhen sighed: "So that's ......"

Xiaoqing learned the reason for her rescue, and finally let go of the prejudice in her heart, and got up to thank Snake Ji from the bottom of her heart.

Then, his face changed, and he said murderously: "Where is the guy who is going to refine me?" ”

"Locked up in a cave outside the city."

"Take me quickly, I'm going to break that guy to pieces!"

At this moment, Xiaoqing has returned to her previous temper......

……

A few days later, Xiaoqing completely recovered.

Although this girl's temper exploded a little, after experiencing this life and death disaster, coupled with the guidance of Bai Suzhen and Gu Ming, she can be regarded as mature.

The investigation of the strangers in the Western Regions is still ongoing......

Judging from the current situation, it is almost impossible to completely pull out the other party from the Great Yan Dynasty.

It's the same as cutting down a tree, you can't just remove some branches and leaves. Even, if the trunk is cut off, as long as the roots are still there, new branches and leaves will grow sooner or later.

Therefore, the current approach is only a stopgap measure to control the development of the other side to a certain extent.

If you want to solve it completely, you have to dig the roots.

Gu Ming almost didn't have to run in person about the investigation, after all, he already had three powerful helpers by his side: Snake Ji, Bai Suzhen, and Xiaoqing.

His main focus was on helping to prepare special operations units, including the improvement of gunpowder, gunpowder, and so on.

Although Gu Ming is not an expert in these aspects, he has some experience in his previous life, and he only needs to put forward some advanced concepts and point out a direction for the development of craftsmen.

Even vague ideas are golden ideas for experienced craftsmen who tend to make them break down.

For some advanced and even incredible concepts put forward by Gu Ming from time to time, Emperor Yongping was used to it.

However, it is precisely because of this that he also has some worries in his heart.

……

Cining Palace.

"Emperor, why do you look preoccupied?"

The Queen Mother asked casually while drinking tea.

Knowing the son Mo Ruomu.

In fact, the Queen Mother can somewhat guess her son's thoughts. It's just that she is a woman, and some things are not easy to say, so as not to misunderstand her interference in court politics.

This is a big taboo in the harem.

"It's nothing...... It's just that there's been a lot of going on lately. ”

"You, that's how you are a child, you won't make a special trip to come here if you really have a lot of things.

Son, don't forget, I am your mother, what can't I say to my mother? ”

In these words, the Queen Mother deliberately did not use the royal title, which could bring the distance between mother and son closer.

Emperor Yongping was stunned, and then couldn't help but call: "Mother, how many years has the child not called you like this?" ”

"Since you ascended the throne, you haven't called your mother again...... I remember that when you were a child, you were sometimes naughty, deliberately learning the folk name to call your mother, and you were reprimanded by your father......"

"Ha, my mother still remembers......"

"Of course I remember, my mother is not old and confused."

"Mother, are you still young......"

The mother and son put aside their royal status and chatted like an ordinary mother and son.

After chatting for a while, Emperor Yongping finally opened his heart and expressed his worries: "Mother, in fact, the child is mainly worried about Gu Qing's family. ”

"Oh? What are you worried about him doing? Could it be that he is afraid that Gu Qing's family will be high? ”

"Not really...... It's just that the ability he shows is getting stronger and stronger, and it can be said that sometimes his small idea can overshadow the merits of a minister's life. ”

"Well, my mother also agrees with this, Gu Qing's family has too many whimsical ideas, which makes people more and more unpredictable.

But it's understandable, after all, you know that he's not an ordinary person......"

"That's right, that's what the kid couldn't figure out."

"If you can't figure out some things, don't think about it too much, if you are always suspicious like this, maybe it will make the Gu Qing family have some thoughts about you......

No matter what, judging from everything the Gu Qing family has done so far, it is all you, and it is of great benefit to the Great Yan Dynasty. ”

"Mother, the child is not suspicious of Gu Aiqing, the child believes that he sincerely wants to make the Great Yan Dynasty strong."

"That's right, you think back to the beginning, when Gu Qing's family participated in the imperial examination, they had three heavenly appearances, what does this mean?"

"Mother's Meaning ......"

"Son, don't you understand? This is a great opportunity that God has given me to the Great Yan Dynasty, and you have to take advantage of it. ”

"Ha, my mother is right, maybe the child is thinking too much...... Well, the child knows how to do it. ”

This conversation finally made Emperor Yongping throw away the ideological package, and he decided to put aside all distractions and join hands with Gu Ming to push the Great Yan Dynasty to an unprecedented glory.

Actually, the Queen Mother is right about one thing, Emperor Yongping is more or less worried about Gu Minggong's high shock.

But now that I have figured it out, Gu Ming is not an ordinary person, so it cannot be measured by the eyes of ordinary people.

Doing what is happening at hand is more important than anything else.

……

As the days went on, Enco began.

This time, the number of admissions has been greatly increased, and in addition to serving as a reserve for officials, many have been transferred to the capital to assist in the compilation, collection, sorting, proofreading, transcription and other affairs of the "Yongping Canon".

At the same time, the imperial court held a large-scale martial arts event, from which many winners were selected.

The armed forces, including those in various localities, have also selected thousands of outstanding people through such means as recommendation and competition.

These people were all sent to the mountains dozens of miles away from the capital to receive special training.

The Ordnance Department, which was secretly established, is also spinning in a row......

Through the ideas provided by Gu Ming, a group of craftsmen brainstormed and finally designed a new type of firecracker after many improvements.

Compared with the old firecracker, the new firecracker can be called a qualitative leap.

In the past, the old guns needed to be temporarily filled with gunpowder, steel balls, and ignited in the barrel.

The power is small, the range is short, and it is easy to blow up, and the practicality is not great, which is a chicken rib.

But now it's different, there is no need to manually load, and when the time comes, you can directly load the ready-made bullets, and you don't need to ignite, and you can shoot through the plate machine and firing pin.

The chamber and gunpowder have been improved, and the range, accuracy, and power have been greatly improved.

In addition, the Ordnance Department also designed a detachable light cannon, which can be carried by one person after disassembly, with an effective firing range of more than 500 meters and a killing range of more than 10 meters.

In this way, it is simply a big killer weapon to deal with the dense enemy army.

In addition, there are also siege crossbows, light protective armor for soldiers, etc., which are also under secret development......

Many ministers of the DPRK and China opposed the establishment of special operations units and the establishment of an ordnance department.

After all, their ideas are too conservative to accept such a forward-thinking idea.

It's a pity that this time, Emperor Yongping's attitude is very tough, and it is useless for anyone to oppose it.

As a result, several of the most ferocious ministers were also removed.

In this way, no one dares to make trouble anymore.

Everything is going on in an orderly manner.

……

Unconsciously, autumn is cool again.

In the north and south of the country, there has been another wave of book purchases.

This time, Gu Ming released two books at once, one is the fifth and last volume of "Dream of Red Mansions", and the other is written in the form of a script, called: Peach Blossom Fan.

This book is a classic play by Gu Ming in his previous life, and it is on par with the achievements of the West Chamber.

Of course, its content Gu Ming has made some modifications and polishes according to the actual situation, and its literary and artistic value has risen to a higher level than the original work.

If this were an ordinary person, it would be impossible to publish books continuously at such a fast speed.

Don't mention a few copies, even one is probably suspenseful.

However, people are accustomed to Gu Ming's speed, and they can't measure it from the eyes of ordinary people.

Of course, Gu Ming did not do this to make more money, mainly for experience.

As for the next book, I have already started writing it before, and it is the planned "Golden Plum".

After the release of these two books, Gu Ming's status in the literary world of the current dynasty has been unshakable, and he deserves to be the first person in the literary world.

Even those old scholars had to start facing the reality, and even many people turned black and began to study Gu Ming's book.

For example, Dream of Red Mansions, there are good people in the capital who set up a book fan club for this book, and after some discussion, this book fan club was finally named "Red Society".

Under the influence of Gu Ming, many people began to imitate his style and write vernacular books.

Moreover, the punctuation advocated by him began to slowly become popular......

……

In the blink of an eye, another month passed.

In a hidden cave, Gu Ming sat cross-legged, his eyes slightly closed, and a smile of surprise and relief.

Because, he upgraded again:

Host: Gu Ming

Plane: Chat the world

Grade: Jinshi (next level: champion)

Experience Points: 1030/50000

Credits: 30

Skill: Export Chapter (Level 5)

Skill: Brilliant Brush (Level 5)

Skill: Discerning (Level 3)

Skill: Stroke of Genius (Level 3)

Skills: Calligraphy (Level 6), Drawing (Level 6), Chess (Level 5), Music (Level 5)

……

This time, because two main quests were submitted at the same time, the items rewarded were not bad, otherwise, the points of upgrading skills alone would be a big problem.

With the increase of skill level, the points required to upgrade skills have also increased significantly, and one upgrade is hundreds of points at every turn.

Although the system rewarded three cards, Gu Ming still spent more than a thousand points that he had worked so hard to accumulate, and only then did he upgrade several main skills to the next level.

At present, only chess skills and music have not been upgraded, and the two of them need 1200 points to upgrade together, but Gu Ming still has 30 points left, and he is so poor that he is ringing.

However, this is not important, the important thing is that the improvement that this upgrade has brought to Gu Ming is unprecedented.

Gu Ming had a premonition before the upgrade, so he deliberately took a leave of absence and took Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing to the mountain together, so that they could protect the Dharma nearby, while he stayed in the cave to upgrade.

As expected, this upgrade took three days.

In three days, break the cocoon and turn into a butterfly!

Before upgrading, Gu Ming always thought that it was a transformation, but this time he realized that he was actually weaving cocoons before.

This time, it is really the metamorphosis.

Although I haven't tested the actual combat, my body naturally knows better than anyone else.

The most obvious is the out-of-body experience.

In the past, the out-of-body spirit could only be out-of-body, with almost no combat effectiveness, and it couldn't fly too far or too high.

But this time...... Gu Ming tried the feeling of rushing into the sky for the first time.

This place is about 100 miles away from the capital, but with a single thought, his spirit has already arrived in the sky above the capital.

At present, the limit distance of the out-of-body should be more than 300 miles.

Although it is still far away from the instantaneous thousands, it is already a legend that belongs to the human world, and only the land immortals can do it.

Being able to go out of the body for more than 300 miles is already quite a remarkable thing, enough to rank among the great masters of the contemporary era.

In addition to being out of his body, Gu Ming also realized another element of heaven and earth: fire!

In other words, he can now control water, fire, and wind at the same time. In this way, when facing the enemy, there are more ways to defeat the enemy.

All in all, this is an all-round improvement.

……

"Congratulations to Gu Gongzi for getting out!"

As soon as Gu Ming walked out of the cave, Bai Suzhen, who had been guarding outside, came forward in surprise.

Because she could sense that Gu Ming had undergone a lot of changes from the inside out.

Although it is difficult to confirm what level Gu Ming's strength has reached, judging from the momentum, I am afraid that he can fight with Snake Ji, and such a cultivation progress is surprising.

"Hehe, it's only three days, and there's nothing to talk about."

Xiao Qing curiously circled around Gu Ming twice and muttered, "Why didn't I feel much change?" ”

Gu Ming smiled: "Because your cultivation system is different from mine, it is difficult for you to see my realm." ”

"Sister, can you see that?"

Xiaoqing couldn't help but glance at Bai Suzhen and asked.

Bai Suzhen shook her head and nodded again: "If you meet for the first time, you may not be able to see it." However, it can be roughly sensed now. ”

"Then can my sister and I cultivate Gu Gongzi's cultivation method?"

"Maybe one day it can, but not yet......"

Xiaoqing asked like a curious baby, "Why?" ”

"Because I haven't realized the specific method of doing the gong yet, I can't teach you any way.

However, if you really want to learn, you can read more books. ”

Xiaoqing was stunned: "Reading? Forget it, I have a headache when I read a book, so I might as well go and have a few fights. ”

Gu Ming: "......"

Bai Suzhen: "......"

……

After going back, Gu Ming didn't retreat to consolidate the realm like other masters, and began to enter the work state on the same day, what should he do.

This is also one of the benefits of his cultivation.

If another cultivator reached his current state, he would have to retreat for at least a few months before he could get out.

This time when he wrote "The Golden Vase of Plums", Gu Ming did not divide it into several editions like he wrote Dream of Red Mansions, but planned to divide it into three volumes, which will be delivered and printed together after being written.

In his previous life, the book had a bumpy fate and was banned several times.

However, with Gu Ming's current identity, status, and fame, not to mention that he deliberately eliminated some explicit details, even if he copied the original text, it would be impossible to be banned.

To put it bluntly, as long as he doesn't deliberately write about anti-imperial courts, he can't be banned.

Early this morning, Gu Ming was about to go to Dali Temple, but before he reached the door, a subordinate hurriedly arrived. "Report to your lordship, something has happened......

"Big deal? How big of a deal? ”

Gu Ming frowned.

The subordinate subconsciously looked around, and said in a low voice: "General Feng's Mansion...... He was destroyed. ”

"What? General Wind's Mansion? Where did the news come from? ”

Gu Ming was a little incredulous.

General Feng, the famous Feng Tiancheng, is one of the famous generals of the dynasty.

used to be responsible for guarding southern Xinjiang, and later after Ni Chenggui's accident, he was ordered to be transferred to the western border pass as the commander.

The family members of border generals like him have always been the key objects of protection of the imperial court.

Moreover, with the status of Feng Tiancheng, who would dare to provoke him easily? Not to mention the madness and madness that made the act of destroying the door.

Once it is confirmed who is the murderer or mastermind, it will definitely be the fate of the Nine Clans.

"Back to the adult's words, the news is true, now the capital is in chaos, and the criminal department has taken over......"

Before the subordinates could speak, a eunuch from the palace also walked over quickly.

"It turned out to be Pang Gonggong's ......"

"Slave maid, see Master Gu!"

"Father-in-law doesn't have to be polite...... By the way, my father-in-law came in a hurry, could it be that there is something urgent? ”

Pang Gonggong nodded silently.

Then he said with a straight face: "Lord Gu, the emperor has ordered Dali Temple and the Criminal Department to cooperate in the case of the destruction of General Feng's Mansion and find out the culprit as soon as possible!" ”

"Yes!"

Gu Ming replied.

"Lord Gu, the emperor specially instructed that Lord Gu should spend more time, after all, General Feng is the commander of the western border pass, it is best to crack this case before General Feng returns to Beijing, so as to give General Feng an explanation."

"Understood, it's hard work for Grandpa Pang."

"No, no, no, the slave maid is just passing on a word, and it is Lord Gu who works hard. Okay, Master Gu, I won't bother you with the case, and the slave will go back to the palace to resume her life. ”

"Hmm!" Gu Ming nodded, and then ordered his subordinates: "In this way, this official will go to General Feng's Mansion first, and you quickly go back to Dali Temple to mobilize people and then rush over." ”

"Obey!"

The men were ordered to go.

Along the way, Gu Ming met several groups of officers and soldiers who searched the whole city, and he didn't know how many unlucky rogues would be arrested in this large-scale arrest.

General Feng's mansion is also heavily guarded by heavy soldiers, and ordinary people are not allowed to approach.

When Gu Ming came to the gate, two officials from the Criminal Department were already waiting at the door, thinking that someone had reported it in advance.

"See Master Gu!"

The two of them stepped forward to salute in unison.

"You don't have to be polite, Lord Lu, what's the situation inside?"

"My lord, talk about ...... as you walk"

"Hmm!"

"Lord Gu, after a preliminary investigation, there are only ten survivors in the entire Feng General's Mansion, and a total of eighty-three people have died, most of whom are subordinates in the mansion.

General Feng's original wife, second wife, and children under his name all died......

At present, the only surviving family members are General Feng's mother, General Feng's third wife and her two-year-old son, and the daughter born to the second lady......"

Gu Ming frowned and asked, "You mean, only four members of the family of General Feng's Mansion survived?" ”

"Yes, the remaining six are the subordinates of the house."

"Aside from the survivors, have you found any clues about the murderer?"

"After our questioning and analysis from the scene, there should be three or four murderers, dressed in night clothes, masked, and extraordinary......"

After listening to Lu Shilang's introduction of the basic situation, Gu Ming couldn't help sighing: "Okay, let's take the official to see the scene first." ”

"Yes, Master Gu, please!"

Then, Gu Ming started from the front yard and carefully inspected room by room......

It can be seen that the murderer was carefully planned, except for a few guards in charge of patrolling the night, the rest of the dead all died in the room without exception.

In other words, almost all of them were killed while they were still asleep.

The cause of death is a knife to seal the throat, which shows that the murderer is not an ordinary person, but a master of using a knife, and his attack can be called fast, accurate and ruthless.

The other party's purpose should be to destroy the door, but fortunately, in the process of committing the murder, perhaps a murderer was careless and failed to kill a guard with a knife.

The guard shouted a few times before he died, and the murderer was probably afraid of being exposed, so he had to retreat in advance, which saved more than ten people including the third lady......