In the ninth year of the calendar, the sunset of the imperial road, the king does not focus on the country, and the ministers do not take the people as the head. In order to compete for fame and power, the heroes used their own means, and disputes continued. The country is crumbling. The world is like a picture scroll, smeared by the villains of troubled times. The people are suffering, born in fire and water, and the displaced people are running around, and they have no home.

And the imperial city of Kyoto, the night lights are red and green, the dignitaries and nobles, the carriages and horses are in a hurry, all rush to the land of fireworks to listen to the song and dance, greedy and have fun, it seems to be extremely lively. If it is true, heaven and hell are just a wall.

At this time, in a mansion, Jiang Shang, the master of Zhongshu who had long been confused, was drinking and singing sad songs in the courtyard.

The moon is bright, and the world is in a trance.

Above the temple, you can't be on the right track.

Under the temple, the people's worries cannot be solved.

Heaven is unfair, I am useless, and my people are unfortunate.

Jiang Shang suddenly drank the wine in his cup and fell to the ground fiercely, as if he had secretly decided something. Then he turned around and went back to the study, took out a page of rice paper and put it on the table. Then he put his finger into his mouth, and when he bit it hard, his finger oozed crimson blood.

Jiang Shang unswervingly wrote it on rice paper.

In the early morning of the next day, Jiang Shang knelt in front of the lobby early, holding a bloody book in his hand, and shouted for his life.

The sun and the moon are reincarnated, the right way does not exist, the villain is in charge, and the people are not happy.

With his meager strength, Jinchen asked for the lives of the people of the world.

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I hope that the king will give you a view, and the government will be in the outline, and the people will be relieved of the fire and water, and the world will be peaceful.

I saw a eunuch walk out of the lobby.

"Lord Jiang, retreat quickly, the emperor is resting at this time, how can he have time to summon you." Jiang Shang: "Manager Ma, don't worry too much, please convey that the minister will not leave if he does not see the king today." ”

Manager Ma: "I really don't know what to do, so you can kneel." With that, he hurried away.

Prime Minister's Office

After listening to the report of the Prime Minister, Wei Gouren, did not get angry but laughed: "What a Chinese scholar Jiang Shang, I don't know if I can come to the Prime Minister's Mansion to report the affairs of the DPRK and China, the Son of Heaven has not held a court meeting for two years." is still bold enough to disturb the Qing cultivation of the Son of Heaven, I want to see what kind of life he can ask for. ”

The Prime Minister is not afraid at all, but it is full of fun. So he ordered his subordinates not to pay attention.

In the middle of the day, Master Jiang still knelt in front of the lobby, but at this time, his mouth seemed dry, his strength was insufficient, and his hoarse voice was inaudible. After a few more hours, Master Jiang finally couldn't hold it anymore, only to see him look up to the sky and sigh.

"The fate of my Dadong Dynasty seems to be over." Then he fainted on the ground and did not wake up to the world.

Prime Minister's Office

Report! I saw someone hurrying into the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Prime Minister Wei Gouren took a sip of tea and asked, "How is Lord Zhongshu?" ”

I saw the subordinate kneeling on the ground and replied: "Back to the Prime Minister, the Chinese Master Jiang Shang has fainted in front of the lobby, his life and death are unknown, and he is not known who arranged to carry him away." ”

Wei Gouren: "It's really beyond my strength, it's just that, it's enough, and the old man doesn't have time to take care of him." Recently, what else has happened? ”

Subordinate: "Back to the Prime Minister, everything else is as usual." ”

Wei Gouren: "Stand down." ”

In the eleventh year of the Tianli calendar, the imperial power completely declined, and the orders of the court were transmitted to all places, all like stones sinking into the sea. The major families, sects, and vassal kings are fighting for power and profit, and the injustices in the world are also increasing, and the people are complaining and suffering.

Of course, there are injustices in the world, and naturally there are people who are uneven, and the heroes of the rivers and lakes began to surface, looking at the starry sky from afar, and shining stars began to appear in many places.

In the north of the Great East and the south of the Huaijiang River, in a chic courtyard, an elegant son holds a folding fan and listens to a person under the door telling about the affairs of the rivers and lakes.

This person's name is Bailiyi, and he is known as Baili Gongzi. Because there is a strange fragrance on the body, everywhere you go, the fragrance is overflowing, and you can smell the strange fragrance within ten miles, so people give the nickname Thyme Son.

Of course, this thyme boy is not an idle person. It is one of the four palace masters of the Hidden Dragon Pavilion and the palace master of the Orchid Palace. This person looks fragrant and weak, but in fact, he is not only well-versed in the past and the present, but also has strong martial arts, and is also very good at using poison. If you meet this person, even if it is an elder level figure of the four major sects of the rivers and lakes, it will be difficult to get benefits in his hands, and it will be extremely difficult. He is one of the people in the rivers and lakes who don't want to grudge with the most.

Bai Liyi listened to the people under the door and shook the folding fan lightly.

Then he asked the people under his door, "But there are other strange things that have happened." ”

I saw that the people under the door thought for a moment, and said timidly: "The little one also heard some strange things, I don't know if it should be said inappropriately, they are all some folk rumors." ”

Bai Liyi relaxed his body, lay on his back on the chair, his eyes narrowed slightly, and said lazily: "Anyway, my son has nothing to do, so you just have to say." ”

At this time, the people under the door breathed a sigh of relief and began to tell the story: "The little one will be straightforward, a few days ago, the little one had nothing to do with a few friends, drinking in a wine shop in the south of the city, and overheard an old storyteller talking about strange things among the people. ”

The old gentleman said: "If there is chaos today, the old man recently watched the sky at night, and suddenly saw a demon star falling in the west of Dadong, near Yucheng.

Sure enough, within a few days, people frequently disappeared in the villages of Yucheng in the west of Dadong. Strangely, his body was found thousands of miles away the next day. When it was found, the body was so shriveled that it seemed to have been exhausted overnight, and it was unrecognizable to anyone who was not very familiar or a professional could not recognize it. What's even more surprising is that dozens of corpses were found in the vicinity, many of which were people from the four major sects. Isn't it strange that everyone says this is weird? An ordinary person in a village actually traveled thousands of miles at night and killed dozens of lives, and there were people with strong martial arts among them. It's not a ghost, the old man has been walking the rivers and lakes for decades, seriously, it's the first time I've heard of it. ”

The old gentleman's words were so vivid that everyone in the wine shop couldn't help but look sideways, and they couldn't help but say: "Strange! Weird! ”

Then I saw the old gentleman finish drinking the wine in the cup, and while thinking, he walked towards the outside of the wine shop. The little one came back to his senses and hurriedly chased out the door, but the old man was gone. Then he went back to the liquor store and continued to drink, maybe it was the old gentleman who was playing tricks and making up nonsense to cheat on wine and eating, and he didn't take it to heart. The palace master must not take it to heart, just be happy.

After the subordinate finished speaking, he looked up at the palace master, and saw that the palace master had already sat up.

After listening to it, Bai Liyi found that he seemed to be a little absorbed in listening, and quickly returned to his normal state. He said to the people under his door: "Such a warlock loves to talk nonsense all day long, and bewitches you people, don't take it seriously, go down." ”

The man replied cautiously: "Yes, Lord Palace, the little one will retire." And he quietly withdrew.

After the man left, Bai Liyi got up from his chair and walked back and forth in the room.

Suddenly stopped, clicked the folding fan closed, and muttered to himself: "There are such strange things in the world." ”