Liu Yunmeng turned his head to look at Ren Pingsheng, and his watery peach blossom eyes blinked.

"Maybe the two Dan prescriptions I sent to Baiyun Temple attracted the attention of Dao Zun." Ren Pingsheng told the truth.

"Danfang?" Liu Yunmeng's eyes lit up, and he was even more curious, wanting to ask what kind of Dan Fang could arouse Daozun's interest, but before he could speak, he was interrupted by Bai Youwei on the side:

"Shizun likes to collect Dan prescriptions and improve them on weekdays, and the Dan prescriptions sent by Ren Pingsheng may not be of great use, but they are quite innovative, and it is normal for Shizun to take a fancy to them."

Bai Youwei looked at Ren Pingsheng and naturally changed the topic: "Jinyiwei's people have left, when will you go up the mountain with me?" ”

Ren Pingsheng glanced at Zhao Xue, saw that she looked preoccupied, and decided to ask what happened just now.

"I'm tired of waiting for my aunt, I'll tell my next person a few words and leave."

"Okay, I'll wait for you here." Bai Youwei didn't want to involve too much cause and effect, nodded lightly, and stopped in front of the door.

Ren Pingsheng saluted his aunt and returned to Ren's mansion with the guards.

Liu Yunmeng wanted to keep up, but after thinking about it, the eldest nephew's friend was an assassin who assassinated the King of Jin after all.

Although she and King Jin had almost no intersection on weekdays, as a princess, it was best not to have too much contact with assassins, so she stopped and chatted with Bai Youwei.

Fuchu.

Retired guards.

Ren Pingsheng looked at Zhao Xue, who was unremarkable after changing his appearance, and asked the doubts in his heart: "Did Cui Yu pass on the sound?" ”

"Hmm." Zhao Xue nodded lightly.

"What did he say?" Ren Pingsheng asked again.

"Let me stay in Jingshi, and I will not be to blame for the past." Zhao Xue replied.

"Including the assassination of King Jin?"

"Including the assassination of King Jin."

Ren Pingsheng was a little surprised when he heard this.

Although Cui Yu had a similar speculation when he transmitted the news to him, he still felt incredible when it was confirmed, after all, King Jin was the emperor's biological flesh and blood.

"In addition, he also told me that after a while, the imperial court will set up a new yamen, called the Demon Suppression Division, I will be the first batch of servants of the Demon Suppression Division, and after completing five cases within a year, I will be able to leave, if I can't do it, I will stay in the Beijing Division for three years."

Zhao Xue's eyes were full of confusion about the future:

"He said it was the emperor's will."

Demon Suppressor?

There are demons, barbarians, Gu, Buddhas, and rumors of immortals and gods in this world, but I haven't heard of demons.

Ren Pingsheng's brows furrowed slightly, and he guessed: "The so-called Demon Suppression Division, will it refer to demonic cultivators, such as murderous demons and the like." ”

"Maybe."

Zhao Xue sighed and said leisurely: "In recent years, the rivers and lakes have been rampant, the demons have been rampant, and the local government has been unable to deal with it, causing them to be the party to the disaster and disturbing the peace of the people. ”

Ren Pingsheng tasted his worries and worries from her words, and said bluntly: "Zhao Nuxia doesn't seem to want the imperial court to set up a demon suppression division? ”

"Indeed."

"Why?"

"Because before this, the imperial court and the rivers and lakes were clearly distinguished, even if there were demons that plagued the people, and the local government lacked Confucian scholars and fast catchers, most of them were solved by the chivalrous men of the rivers and lakes, and the government rewarded them.

Nowadays, the imperial court has set up a demon suppression division, and it doesn't matter if the scale is not large, but if the scale is very large, it must recruit people from the rivers and lakes, so that there is no need for many rivers and lakes forces to exist. ”

Ren Pingsheng said: "What's wrong with this? ”

In his cognition, the emergence of rivers and lakes is essentially due to the imperfect setting of local governments, loose organizational forms, lack of combat effectiveness, and the inability to form effective rule, resulting in a vacuum of grassroots rights.

When the ruling power of the imperial court is weakened in the locality, there will be sects and families in the locality, relying on their influence to gather idle forces and assist the government in management.

The so-called heroes of the rivers and lakes, except for some scattered cultivation, most of them come from these rivers and lakes forces.

Acting chivalrous and righteous, eliminating violence and peace, it sounds good, but in fact it is not much.

The vast majority of them rely on strength, fish and flesh the common people, and run rampant in the township, otherwise they will fight with each other and compete for interests.

They are not corrupt officials, but the degree of harm is almost the same.

Now that the imperial court has set up a demon suppression division, he will end up in person, which shows that the ruling power of the imperial court in the people has been relatively sound and can be extended downward, which is actually not a bad thing for the lower class people.

Anyway, if you are exploited, at least you don't have to worry about being affected by the struggle between the rivers and lakes.

Zhao Xue obviously understood the reason, and replied: "There is nothing wrong. ”

"Then what is Zhao Nuxia worried about? The replacement of the forces of the rivers and lakes by the Demon Suppression Division does not mean that the rivers and lakes will die out, should you travel or travel, should you do chivalrous righteousness or chivalrous righteousness......"

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Zhao Xue: "I'm worried about my father." ”

“？” Ren Pingsheng was stunned for a moment, talking about the Demon Division, talking about the rivers and lakes, how did she get involved with her father?

Zhao Xue sighed and said leisurely: "My father is the biggest force in the rivers and lakes, the leader of the Martial Arts League...... The reason why I am worried is that I am worried that the imperial court will set up a demon suppression division, ostensibly against the demonic path scattered cultivation of the party that is causing trouble, but in fact it is aimed at the forces in the rivers and lakes, especially the Wulin League, which can threaten the rule of the imperial court. ”

The Wulin League is the largest force in the rivers and lakes, and there are more than a dozen sects under it, although they are not subordinate to each other, they all obey the orders of the alliance leader, the organization is not loose, and the strength cannot be underestimated.

And the leader of the martial arts alliance himself is one of the five transcendent martial artists, and he is the same as Ren Pingsheng and his father.

"It turned out to be the daughter of the leader of the martial arts alliance, and sure enough, the background is very deep."

Ren Pingsheng had already guessed Zhao Xue's identity, and he was not surprised at the moment, but he was a little curious: "You are the daughter of a martial arts alliance leader, why did you go all the way to Jingshi to assassinate the King of Jin, just because he lost his conscience and did all kinds of evil?" ”

This question was asked before, and Zhao Xue's answer was ambiguous, giving people the feeling that the motivation was insufficient, so for a long time, Ren Pingsheng regarded her as a stupid girl with an empty background, force but no brains.

Zhao Xue opened her mouth and wanted to answer, but remembered that the one from Baiyunguan was still waiting outside, so she said, "You saw Daozun first, the reason, I will tell you in detail when I come back." ”

"Isn't your mouth very tight, why are you willing to tell me now?" Ren Pingsheng raised his eyebrows and asked curiously.

"Before walking the rivers and lakes, my father told me that no one can be trusted, so no matter who asks questions or what they ask, I always prevaricate casually, so as not to provoke right and wrong.

You saved me, and I didn't want to lie to you, so I kept silent. ”

"It's quite principled."

Ren Pingsheng asked again: "Why are you willing to tell me now?" Is it also casual prevarication? ”

Zhao Xue's clear eyes looked at Ren Pingsheng, with a touch of softness in her eyes, and said with a smile: "Although I haven't experienced too many sinister and deceitful rivers and lakes, I can also distinguish right from wrong...... If you treat me with sincerity, I will treat you with sincerity, that's all. ”