In the afternoon, at the gate of Pingzhou City.

A group of cavalrymen with sky-blue cloaks galloped past as they made their way through the bustling streets to King Xin's mansion.

The cavalrymen were uniformly dressed, wearing wingless black gauze hats, wearing dark green light armor, stepping on golden cloud-toed boots, and hanging a three-foot sword at their waists, the hilt of which was inlaid with a piece of white square jade.

The leader was a young and handsome lieutenant, he waved his hand lightly, only to hear a "click", and the whole team dismounted with him, and the movements were extremely neat.

The guards at the gate of the palace all looked frightened, as if they had seen the plague god, a kind of fear of the blue cloak that had accumulated in the blood and bones.

This group of blue-cloaked cavalry has an extraordinary identity, they are the internal guards of the Emperor of the Jin Kingdom, known as Zhonglang Generals, who only obey the orders of the Emperor of Jin, have extremely high power, and can even cut the princes and ministers first.

Zhonglang will be the eyes and ears of Emperor Jin, is the machine to consolidate the power of Emperor Jin, there are contact points in all states of the Central Plains, not only to investigate intelligence, but also to supervise local officials and people, the means are fierce and ruthless, and the hands of every Zhonglang general are stained with blood.

In the Jin Kingdom, from the dignitaries to the dawn people, they all hated and feared these Zhonglang generals with blue cloaks.

Meng Jing carefully looked at the account book sent by Yang Gui in the dormitory, and suddenly heard a rush of footsteps outside the hall.

He glanced towards the door, and saw a man walking in with a purple brocade box, it was the young lieutenant.

"Zhonglang General Xue saw a smile and greeted the prince. ”

A strong scent of osmanthus came to his nose, and Meng Jing noticed that Xue Jianxiao had a delicate purple sachet pinned to his waist.

He frowned slightly, a big man brought such a strong sachet, which made him a little disgusted.

As soon as they met, Xue Jianxiao saluted Meng Jing, then opened the brocade box, took out a yellow cloth scroll, and said:

"This is His Majesty's secret decree to the prince, please take a look at it. ”

Meng Jing took the holy decree and put it directly on the table beside him:

"You don't need to look at the holy decree, this king can guess eight or nine points casually, it is nothing more than to reprimand Tu Shenjia for committing rebellion, commending the king's contribution to quelling the rebellion, and then rewarding some jewels and silk that can't be sent. ”

He recalled that a month ago, a team of Zhonglang would find him and take him to the capital of the Jin Kingdom, the Demon Capital.

That was the first time Meng Jing saw the man who stood at the top of the power of the Jin Kingdom, and Meng Jing talked with him all night, talking about ancient and modern, about heaven and earth.

Meng Jing still clearly remembers the last few words he had with Emperor Jin that night.

Emperor Jin: "In today's Great Jin Dynasty, the family is the biggest tumor, they are chaotic to the dynasty, bending the law for personal gain, I want to promote the change of the law, get rid of this tumor, but it is frozen three feet, not a day of cold, the family has been operating in the Jin Kingdom for a hundred years, it is not something that can be solved overnight, I want to find a breakthrough." ”

Meng Jing: "Pingzhou is the breakthrough, Pingzhou is the most unscrupulous place of the family, and it is also the weakest place of the imperial court, if Pingzhou can take the lead in rectifying the family and successfully implement the new law, it will be a devastating blow to the Jin family." ”

Emperor Jin: "I have been thinking hard about the plan I have come up with for many years, but I didn't expect that you could easily see through it, I really didn't see the wrong person, so, are you willing to go to Pingzhou for me to implement the law change?"

Meng Jing: "The risk is very high, but if it succeeds, I will be a feudal official, go, I will definitely go, anyway, my current situation is bad enough, and I am not afraid of being worse." ”

Emperor Jin: "Haha...... Knowing that there are tigers in the mountains, I prefer to go to the tiger mountains, if I were twenty years younger, my courage would not be smaller than yours. ”

After that night, Meng Jing went to Pingzhou, inherited the throne, and stepped into the chaos of Pingzhou.

"The prince guessed very right, but the reward guessed wrong, this time it was not jewelry and satin, but a blood-exchange pill. ”

Xue Jianxiao took out a brocade box from his body, opened it gently, revealing a dark pill, and presented it to Meng Jing.

A fine light flashed in Meng Jing's eyes, and he immediately took the brocade box.

The Blood Exchange Pill is a kind of pill refined by the Sword Sect of the Great Sect of Cultivation, which has a miraculous effect, and if a person who cannot practice takes the Blood Exchange Pill, he can exchange blood and recast the veins and gain the ability to practice.

However, the medicinal materials used to refine the Blood Exchange Pill were very rare, and the Sword Casting Sect refined the Blood Exchange Pill once every ten years, and only three pills were refined each time.

In order to make friends with the Jin Kingdom, the Sword Casting Gate would give the Jin Imperial Court a blood-exchanging pill every ten years.

On the black market in various parts of the Central Plains, the price of a blood-exchanging pill once soared to 10 million taels of silver, and even so, it was still priceless and out of stock, which shows that the value of the blood-exchanging pill is no longer measurable by gold and silver.

For Meng Jing, this blood exchange pill was a life-saving straw, and at this moment, his heart was surging like a surging river.

Meng Jing's cultivation was exhausted after coming into contact with the giant sword, and he couldn't practice during the day, so he was depressed for a long time.

With this blood exchange pill, he will be able to reshape his veins and practice during the day, maybe not like now, when he becomes weak and sick during the day.

Meng Jing closed the brocade box, and thought for a while, Emperor Jin took out such a precious blood exchange pill, in addition to rewarding Meng Jing, he was also showing Meng Jing that he attached importance to the attitude of Pingzhou to change the law, stabilize Meng Jing, as a monarch, what he is best at is to grasp the psychology of his courtiers.

Meng Jing said casually: "Your Majesty has made a bloody investment this time." ”

Xue Jian smiled and said: "Your Majesty has great confidence in the prince, and often praises the prince's courage and talent, saying that the prince's governance of Pingzhou is just a small test, and the current good situation in Pingzhou is also expected by Your Majesty." ”

Meng Jing was indifferent to Xue Jianxiao's flattering words, sneered a few times, and retorted:

"Lord Xue's words are a bit against his will, dealing with the Tu family, even the king himself is not completely sure, let alone His Majesty who is far away in the Demon Capital?

It will take five days from the magic capital to Pingzhou at the earliest, this king only solved the slaughter family last night, this afternoon, Lord Xue arrived with the holy decree, when you left the demon capital, Tu Shenjia was still alive and well, presumably made two preparations, and brought two different volumes of holy decrees.

If the king wins, everyone will be happy, and if the king loses, you will come up with another holy decree, in which the holy decree will reprimand the king for being unscrupulous, praise Tu Shenjia's exploits in setting things right, and finally appease Tu Shenjia and canonize him as the Taishou of Pingzhou. ”

Xue Jianxiao was stunned when he heard this, his expression froze, and he laughed embarrassedly: "Xiaguan finally understands the reason why His Majesty chose the prince to come to Pingzhou, he is really a ghost, in addition, His Majesty's move is really helpless, I hope the prince understands." ”

Seeing that the atmosphere was slightly embarrassing, Meng Jing quipped: "It's just a joke, you don't have to take it seriously, but you, who are only a few years older than me, speak with a boss's official flavor, which is boring." ”

"I grew up in the palace since I was a child, and the gorgeous court is the dirtiest and darkest place in the world. ”

Xue Jianxiao's expression was a little gloomy, and he replaced the "Xiaguan" he had always used as a self-proclaimed person with "I" in his words.

He gave Meng Jing a deep squeeze and said lightly:

"From today onwards, Xia Guan will stay in Pingzhou to assist the prince in changing the law, and Xia Guan will retire. ”

Then he turned and left.

Meng Jing tasted some taste from Xue Jianxiao's eyes, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, and he said to himself:

"He's an interesting person. ”