Back then, Gu Chen used Sushan Palace as a bureau and used the Zhongfu to force Ning Xiaochuan to enter the rivers and lakes.

After Ning Xiaochuan left, Sushan Palace and Gu Chen quickly wiped out the North Tomb Gate, and Shen Chang, the owner of the North Tomb Gate, was also killed by Zhang Kuai and Liu Jing under the hill.

It stands to reason that when Xiangzhou Wulin should enter Zhongxing, but who would have thought that four months ago, Yindu changed dramatically, the Son of Heaven died, and the king of Guangnan ascended the throne.

The new emperor Gao Ling's edict made Gu Chen lose his position as the state pastor, Gu Chen was put in prison on trumped-up charges, and Sushan Palace, which had close contacts with Gu Chen, was also excluded.

The imperial court is going to make a move against Sushan Palace.

"Pardon the state vicar? Is this the decision of the Son of Heaven or the decision of the Ministry of Officials? How could the local Sanpin Prefecture Pastor say that he would be dismissed? Also, I don't know why Xiangzhou changed the state pastor, what the hell is going on? ”

Ning Xiaochuan began to feel that all this did not seem to be as simple as he imagined, and it seemed that meeting Lu Liangqing, who returned to Liuzhou from Yindu a few days ago, was not just a coincidence.

"The specific details are not clear, the last time I went to see Lord Gu, Lord Gu said that the world is going to change, and the only one who can change the situation is you Ning Xiaochuan."

Zhang Kuai said with tears in his eyes, "Young Master Ning, it is no accident that Master Gu was imprisoned, there must be a shocking conspiracy behind this. ”

Ning Xiaochuan frowned, "So Palace Master Zhang, you choose to believe in Lord Gu, believe me; It's just that why do you know that Brother Zhang will choose to give up Sushan Palace and go north to Xiangzhou with me. ”

"The old man's life is coming to an end, there is less than a year left, and Mr. Yuan is going to Taihua alone, let's go, the new state pastor will have no scruples, and when the time comes, any crime can make Sushan Palace disappear completely.

Qing'er is not the kind of person who admits death, if he is asked to choose between going north to protect the disciples in the sect and waiting for death on the spot, I believe he will choose to go north. Zhang Kui looked at Ning Yan with a smile on his face.

Ning Xiaochuan was stunned, this Zhang Kuai was supporting Gu.

"Why, Lord Gu believes in me so much......" Ning Xiaochuan said to himself.

Zhang Kuai laughed three times after hearing this, "If he didn't believe you, he wouldn't have bothered to invite you into the rivers and lakes in the first place." ”

"Huh? You know it all......" Ning Xiaochuan smiled awkwardly.

"I found out after the fact."

Ning Xiaochuan bowed his head and was silent, Zhang Kui sat there quietly, watching Ning Xiaochuan motionless.

Ning Xiaochuan took a deep breath and looked up at Zhang Kuo, "Palace Master, if you really believe me, I assure you that after Brother Zhang goes to Xiangzhou, he will definitely have no worries about food and clothing, and I will also do my best to arrange for the disciples of Sushan Palace; As for what you just said about one life for another, I can't agree to it. ”

"Hahaha."

After hearing this, Zhang Kui stroked his beard and smiled, his eyes were full of relief, "Young Master Ning, thank you, but I am afraid that I have to agree to this life-changing thing." ”

"What do you mean?" Ning Xiaochuan looked at Zhang Kui puzzled.

The next moment, Zhang Kui directly spit out a mouthful of black blood, Ning Xiaochuan was frightened, and hurriedly stepped forward to support Zhang Kuo.

Zhang Kuai raised his hand to stop and shook his head slightly, "Don't be nervous, the old man can live for a year, and he can't die now." ”

"You're helping me block a difficulty...... Ning Xiaochuan clenched his fists, no wonder this way to Qiushan could be so unimpeded, it turned out that someone had been secretly protecting himself.

Zhang Kuai said with emotion, "I'm old, I can't live long, I can still help you in this twilight, help Qing'er and Sushan Palace, the old man is content." ”

"But why, you...... You ......" Ning Xiaochuan had countless questions in his heart, he wanted to ask, whether it was worth it, but he couldn't ask; Because this is an insult to the palace master Zhang.

"Qing'er doesn't know about this, he already has a headache about Mr. Yuan, and the old man doesn't want to worry about him anymore." Zhang Kuai said indifferently.

"Palace Master Zhang, you have a great kindness to me, Ning Xiaochuan will never forget." Ning Xiaochuan arched his hand heavily at Zhang Kuo.

Zhang Kui sighed, got up indifferently, came to Ning Xiaochuan, and patted him on the shoulder, "There is still a long way to go, you must walk slower, more steady, remember one thing, in this world, there are always more good people than bad people." ”

Ning Xiaochuan remembered.

After Zhang Kuai left Ning Xiaochuan's room, he came to the study alone, and as soon as he entered the study, he directly sealed the door and window by luck, and with a pale face, he directly smashed the clothes on his body with his true qi.

And on his back, there was a deep wound that could be seen to the bone, and white smoke kept rising from the wound.

"Bang." A small metal bottle suddenly fell from the sky, and Zhang Kuai's eyes were quick and he immediately caught it.

Take a closer look, this is the thousand-year-old Bird Feather Pill that is hard to buy in the rivers and lakes, and if you take this pill, no matter how injured you are, you will be able to recover within a month.

The benefits for a martial artist are not only that, but he also has the effect of washing the muscles and cutting the marrow, which can change the qualifications of the martial artist, and directly let you change from waste wood to genius, such a valuable thing, even Zhang Kuai is the first time to see it.

"Who's the master? I also hope to show up, so that the old man can thank him in person. Zhang's voice echoed through the room.

There was no response.

Zhang Kuai looked at the Millennium Finch Pill in his hand, smiled slightly, turned around and put him in the cabinet behind him, while he meditated on his luck and healed himself.

In the early morning of the next day, Zhang Qing woke up from his sleep, looked at the wine jar on the table in front of him, and wondered in his heart, he and Lin Beiyang drank seven or eight jars on weekdays, why did he drink two glasses with Ning Xiaochuan yesterday and pour it himself.

"Brother Ning, Brother Ning......" The moment he opened his eyes, Zhang Qing shouted Ning Xiaochuan.

What responded to him was Gong Zhang's voice, "Don't shout, Ning Gongzi has already gone down the mountain." ”

"Huh? Let's go? ”

Zhang Qing hurriedly got up, looked at Zhang Kuai who was sitting on the chair in front of him, and hurriedly gave up his hand, "Father, when did you get out of the customs, and why did this Brother Ning go in such a hurry......

"It's time to come out after such a long retreat, and as for why you left so early, then you have to ask him to find out." Zhang Kuai pretended to be mysterious and said.

Zhang Qing sighed helplessly, "It's a pity, I originally wanted to ask him for martial arts." ”

"There will be opportunities in the future." Zhang Kuai got up and said, "Qing'er, what do you think of Ning Gongzi?" ”

Zhang Qing thought for a while and said, "I have also heard a lot about the Ning family and Ning Gongzi over the years, and the child can only say that Ning Gongzi is worthy of admiration, he has an aura that makes people feel fearful, but at the same time it makes people feel pitiful, he is like a tiger cub in the forest, stubborn and tenacious, tenacious and terrifying." ”

"What you said is not accurate, when he first came to Xiangzhou, he was still a tiger cub, but now he is no longer a tiger cub, but a mountain tiger that is about to show its fangs." Zhang Kuai nodded slowly.

"Why did you remember to ask Ning Gongzi?" Zhang Qing asked puzzled.

Zhang Kui sighed and smiled, "It's nothing, it's just a feeling." ”

This feeling is emotional, gratifying, and rejoicing.

He was glad that there were still people who could stand up at a time when Daebong was in such a crisis.

And this kind of happiness is not only him, at least Gu Chen, who is in prison.

……

After coming out of Sushan Palace, Ning Xiaochuan thought about Zhang Kuai's words, and faintly sensed a trace of turmoil in the current situation.

His second brother Ning Feng is the prime minister of the dynasty, and Meng Yan, the secretary of the ministry, is also an old minister, how can there be no movement at all about such an important matter as the appointment and dismissal of the state minister.

You must know that even Huang Yipu's appearance as a Dingzhou pastor can cause a lot of sensation, but Gu Chen is in prison but no one cares, there must be something wrong here.

Thinking of this, Ning Xiaochuan stopped, he was going to rush all the way south to Jingzhou, he turned around and walked back directly, he was going to Xin'an City, find Gu Chen to understand, and by the way, see who the newly appointed state pastor was.

However, Ning Xiaochuan didn't know that Yin Du had already changed at this time, and even Ning Feng and Meng Yan didn't know that Gu Chen was dismissed on trumped-up charges, and this was the next day when Gao Ling, the son of heaven, said in the early court that Gu Chen was suspected of collaborating with the enemy and betraying the country, and he had been dismissed and investigated.

As soon as this remark came out, it instantly caused an uproar, and it was clearly written in the law of the Great Feng State that the appointment and dismissal of officials must go through the ministry and the prime minister; But Gao Ling did not do this, but directly asked a person named Yuan Gongde to take over Gu Chen's position as state pastor.

What made Ning Feng even more angry was that this was just the beginning, Dingzhou Mu Huang Yipu took office, Xiangzhou Mu Gu Chen was investigated, Shanzhou Mu was directly given to Gongsun Changfeng, and Gongsun Changfeng changed directly from a military general to a civilian official; Even the Xiangzhou Ning family did not realize the integration of military and government, and the Gongsun family actually set this precedent.

This kind of ridiculous thing in the world is not the only one, Suzhou Mu Zhao Fangge, Qingzhou Mu Yu Baijie, Yangzhou Mu Bai Xiangting were dismissed one after another, and there were many discussions in the court.

Prime Minister Ning Feng and the officials of the Ministry argued with reason, but Gao Ling was unmoved and still went his own way, Ning Feng could only say that he was sick and did not go to court for a month.

But this was more in line with Gao Ling's intentions, and he began to canonize at will directly in the court, and a large number of courtiers were dismissed and investigated, including Meng Yan, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, Dai Gui, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and others.

The rest of the ministers didn't dare to say a word at all, and with the influx of new faces, the court began to become smoky.

The implementation of Yu Gongming's new policy has also been more or less affected; Gongsun Lian, who was in the court, did not hide his ambitions and began to form gangs on a large scale, and the young officials suffered greatly.

Tong Xuesi, who was angry with this move, resigned again and returned to Guozijian.

Yu Gongming in the court was difficult to support alone, and in the end he couldn't afford to be sick, Ning Feng was not there, and the month when Yu Gongming fell ill was the most chaotic month in Yindu.

Within a month, the political chaos in Yindu, the removal of state ministers from all over the country, the people complained, and the voices about letting King Peng Yi ascend the throne became louder and louder.

Because it coincided with May of the first year of Taiwu, this series of absurd acts of Gaoling is also known as "May New Hall." ”