Chapter 377: The Devil's Path Comes to Fruition
After negotiating the grain business with Bu Gongzi and Song Gongzi, Lei Changye breathed a sigh of relief. In the last years of the Tang Dynasty, there were turbulent and great changes, in addition to the restlessness of various feudal towns, there was also a little climatic reason.
From the Sui Dynasty to the middle of the Tang Dynasty, it was the fourth warm period in the history of the country, with rare extreme weather and a relatively humid climate, which was conducive to agricultural development. In the middle and late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, the climate entered the fourth cold period in domestic history, with frequent extreme weather, dry climate, frequent natural disasters, and the agricultural environment in the north of the Tang Dynasty further deteriorated, and a large number of displaced people fled to the south. The rapid development of the nomadic tribes in the north eventually caused a catastrophe in the Central Plains.
In Jiangnan, there will indeed not be much disaster next year, but looking at the entire Tang Dynasty, next year will be a critical period when all towns in the north are in urgent need of grain. Huge food reserves are indispensable.
Lei Changye's Y Shuangyou will need more than half a year to have an early rice harvest, and the fields he purchased are not enough to completely solve the grain shortage in the northern Tang Dynasty. This is also the reason why he made up his mind to bring the Buzon family under his sphere of influence.
cooperated with Bu Gongzi and Song Gongzi, and even helped them obtain the position of the head of the family, so that the tens of thousands of hectares of fertile land of the Bu Song family also became his food source, which was a powerful supplement to his future layout of stabilizing the world.
In this way, Lei Changye finally succeeded in holding nearly 100,000 hectares of fertile land in the south of the Yangtze River. As long as the food is continuous, everything is negotiable.
Just when Lei Changye was busy rectifying various affairs in Jiangnan and making final plans for going north to Chang'an, the arrangement bureau and Baowa eavesdropping system he arranged in Chang'an were also continuing to play a role.
Since Yu Xuanji figured out the relationship with Yongqiang and realized how important his role in the arrangement bureau was to him, he has become more attentive to his work. Originally, she thought that she was working in the Arrangement Bureau, just to avenge her family. Now that her perspective is even more profound, she feels that the career of the Arrangement Bureau is her ambition for the rest of her life.
The value of her existence is not only to kill Qiu Shiliang to avenge her family, but to serve the Wumeng, and eventually become the mainstay of the Tang Dynasty.
Through the cooperation with Yongqiang, she took advantage of the convenience of Zangjiaolou to successfully buy off a lot of internal guards and officials in the south, and opened up all links for the future Flying Fish Lady ship to dock in North Taicang and assassinate Qiu Shiliang.
The pharmacist disguised himself as a Zhongnan hermit who wandered in the Tibetan Jiao Building, and through Yongqiang's introduction, he became familiar with a group of long-term demons such as Qiu Feiying, Zhao Huan, and Dong Yan, and even developed into close friends.
With his unique hermit temperament and profound knowledge, the medicine master won the appreciation of the Changsu demons, and often came up with ideas for them to skillfully deal with Qiu Shiliang's troubles and colleagues, so that after they failed in their duties in Nantaicang, they were not wiped out by the other Changsu demons, and successfully rebuilt their trust around Qiu Shiliang.
Gradually, the pharmacist became a good friend in their minds who were as interesting as Yongqiang, confiding in him about everything and obeying his advice.
In Qiu Shiliang's Protector's Mansion and the Daming Palace in the palace city, there are Lei Changye's treasures everywhere. With the super treasure baby on the Internet, no wind and grass can escape the monitoring of Lei Changye.
As the tentacles of the Arrangement Bureau extended to Miyagi little by little, coupled with the monitoring of the Baowa system, Lei Changye gradually noticed some abnormal things in the Great Inner Secret Vault. Around Qiu Shiliang, anything that was abnormal would make him extremely alert.
Because Qiu Shiliang is now also the prey of the troubled world. If he let the troubled people get rid of Qiu Shiliang, it will only make Lei Changye even more headache, because he is now ready to get rid of Qiu Shiliang, but he has no way to deal with the troubled people at all, so he can only improvise.
After he got rid of Jiangnan Tiansan, he focused his main energy on the monitoring of the Ouchi Secret Vault. He felt that things that were not normal were still too vague, and he had not established a very clear logical chain, and he needed to observe them again, but he vaguely felt that Qiu Shiliang ...... Dangerous!
These days, the wardens and historians in the Ouchi Secret Treasury are still working diligently for ten hours a day, except for eating and going to the toilet, they even save sleep, and when they are tired, they just meditate cross-legged for a while, and then wake up to collect information and piece together the practice map.
In many cases, the main historians who collected information even needed to create their own exercises in order to connect the magic skills mentioned in the annotations of the major secret texts.
Among them, as the main person in charge of data collection, Ling Fox Historian has made an amazing contribution. In order to integrate the annotations of several classic books separated by generations, he created several peculiar mental methods in a row, and used himself as an experiment to make many attempts with great danger of going mad.
Many times, because it was too dangerous to cultivate such magical skills, the historians had to invite Qiu Shiliang to personally protect the Fa for him. Linghu Historian experienced great suffering because of practicing such magic skills, and his whole person lost weight.
Even a hard-hearted person like Qiu Shiliang was moved by the spirit of study that Linghu Shiguan put into it, and personally went to the imperial pharmacy to find him a medicine to condition his body, for fear that if he didn't come back in one breath and died on the job, his previous achievements would be wasted.
What Lei Changye felt was not normal, it was on Linghu Historian. He was so dutiful that it was like a show. Especially the fusion of those several magic skills, just looking at it is very terrifying. He really couldn't imagine that anyone would dare to try it in person. And the most excessive thing is that he actually tried successfully.
You must know that once this Demon Path Skill has been gathered, the first person to practice must be Qiu Shiliang. Even if Qiu Shiliang assured them that after the practice, the participants would be able to see each other. But does he believe Qiu Shiliang's words so much? Do you have to fight with your life? He doesn't look like an evil person at all, as if he is an innocent scientific research worker.
Although these people in the evil path are all blocked at the peak of their respective realms, they can't make an inch. In order to ascend to a higher level, they can give everything. But Lei Changye felt that they shouldn't want to give their lives, right? They should be trying to improve their realm just to live longer. People in the evil way are most afraid of death, what have they done, don't they have a B number in their hearts? Can it be good to go to hell?
Lei Changye felt that he couldn't see through the Linghu historian. That's what he doesn't think is normal. However, he did not dare to guarantee 100% that there was something wrong with this person. Because human nature is indeed a very complex thing, not all supported by reason, and many random emotions will also play a dominant role in human behavior. Maybe Linghu Historian is a fanatic of evil Dao exercises with his brain in water?
On this day, the Linghu historian sorted out the information of the Demon Path Gong as usual with the help of the warden and other historians. Suddenly, his eyes widened and he covered his mouth.
When the surrounding wardens and historians saw him, they immediately gathered around him silently like a swarm of gray bats, and gathered around him to look at the atlas he had put together.
Seeing these maps stitched together, from the beginning to the end, and then from the end to the head, several quick-thinking historians also widened their eyes and covered their heads with their hands, as if they saw a rising miracle.
"It's finished?"
"Is it done?"
"It's really through!"
"From beginning to end, all the exercises are coherent. ”
"It's a miracle!"
The wardens and historians shouted in surprise.
At this moment, a powerful aura spread in the Great Inner Secret Vault. Everyone closed their mouths at the same time, knelt on the ground, and waited silently with their hands on the ground.
Qiu Shiliang, under the escort of ten Ouchi masters, walked majestically into the hall in the center of the Ouchi Secret Vault.
"Congratulations, Lieutenant, the Demon Journey Gong has been pieced together. Linghu Historian said loudly.
"Well, good work, Linghu Historian. Qiu Shiliang smiled at him.
"Lord Lieutenant, although this exercise has been made up and is coherent, it can be justified. However, whether it is consistent with the magic skills practiced by the lieutenant still needs to be judged by the lieutenant himself. Because among all of them, only the Lieutenant had practiced the exercises of the first few levels of the Demon Path Gong. Linghu Historian said in a deep voice.
"Well, I'm trying it. Qiu Shiliang nodded and said.
Linghu Historian immediately held the exercises he and the officials and historians had sorted out to Qiu Shiliang with both hands.
"Linghu Historian has made great contributions this time, and when my magic skills are completed and promoted to the ninth grade, I should personally pass on this peerless technique to you. Other scribes and historians all have a heritage to learn. Qiu Shiliang said loudly.
"I'll wait for the good news from the lieutenant. "Linghu Historian bows his head.
"I wish you great success!" all the wardens and historians bowed down at the same time.
"Well, you're good. I've been suffering from you these days. Qiu Shiliang patted Linghu Shiguan on the shoulder and said gently.
"For the sake of the magic, for the sake of the lieutenant, this hard work is nothing. Linghu Historian said lightly.
"Hmm. Qiu Shiliang nodded with satisfaction, put away the file of the Demon Path Exercises, and turned around and left the hall of the Great Inner Secret Vault. Before leaving, he glanced faintly at the Ouchi masters who were following him.
There was a hint of murder in the eyes of these Ouchi masters, and at the same time, they stopped and stood guard outside the door of the Ouchi Secret Vault.
Through Baowa, who was watching in secret, Qiu Shiliang's words, eyes, and movements were all seen in Lei Changye's eyes. His heart was beating wildly and he was excited.
Qiu Shiliang is really a lone wolf, he has obtained the Supreme Treasure Demon Path Gong, and he definitely doesn't want to share it with others, if these wardens and historians who have seen the true face of the Demon Path Gong are not surprised, after he has practiced the Demon Skill, they will all be killed by the masters of the Great Interior.
The only thing they can hope for now is that Qiu Shiliang has not practiced demonic skills, and he will die with a whimper. So they still have a chance to live.
At this moment, the two historians who were kneeling beside Linghu Historian raised their heads at the same time, their lips moved slightly, and said a few words to him. A smile appeared at the corner of Linghu Historian's mouth, he shook his head slightly, his lips moved slightly, and he replied a few words, revealing incomparably deep and gloomy in his eyes.
Lei Changye, who was secretly watching through Baowa, was keenly aware of these small movements. This is the exchange between the Historian and the other two historians secretly transmitting the sound into the secret.
Although he didn't hear what the three people were saying, the eyes of the Linghu Historian gave him goosebumps. This gloomy look was too inconsistent with the fanatic image that Historian Linghu had always shown. It was as if a hibernating demon had come back to life in the body of the fox historian.