Chapter 18: Fear
After such a stubble as Sunset, Fang Zhao was even more embarrassed in the face of Yang Sheng, and Sunset's angry words exposed the contradictions within their Juxian Palace, and I don't know what kind of impression this new person would have on them.
However, Fang Zhao felt that why hide it, what the facts are, if it is said that the family is ugly and does not speak to outsiders, it is okay, after all, Yang Sheng is the new capital of the Juxian Palace, and there is a relationship between his teacher Shen Chengyan, in fact, the two sides will be closer.
Moreover, Yang Shengxin ordered Shi to take office, which also helped him to detect the internal situation first.
Fang Zhao led the way to the middle hall, at this time the sky was getting darker, and at this time, in the winter day that was getting colder and colder, the house where the Academy of Literature said was already lit up, revealing two or three figures.
Before the two of them could enter, the voices had already arrived.
"I heard that His Royal Highness Yin Xiufeng invited Du Lingshi, at that time, he dared to be in front of Master Jingwen and the five Jin Yue, and even started in front of the Qili Sect to refine the Qi Shi, and the outside said that this is a bad star, His Royal Highness let such a killing star enter our Juxian Palace, what if you say that he will kill people at every turn, I am timid, I am afraid that when the time comes, I will be glared at by his copper bell, my heart will tremble, if I see it every day in the future, then how will I live this day?"
Fang Zhao was about to step forward to enter to interrupt Neizhong's speech, but was stopped by Yang Sheng stretching out his hand.
At this time, there is another humanity in the room, "Then it is a killing star, it is rumored that the Shushan barbarians are refining Qi Shi, so since they have entered my Juxian Palace, no matter how tall they are, they should be restrained, Lao Zhang, you can put your mind at ease, Your Highness's move must have a deep meaning, you must know that I waited for the Juxian Hall to say that it was for the royal service, but counting, the Juxian Hall is still not strong, the Taihao Alliance has eight royal court staffs, Fulong Camp, Qili Zong Di Duanyun is one of the leaders of the alliance, and what about my Liang, where is the royal cultivation strength? Although there are also cultivators in the academy, most of them are not good at using force in cultivating qi and seeking longevity. The Shushan Sect is also a force that can be co-opted. β
The two people in the conversation were both middle-aged, and at this time, a young voice sounded, "So is the demon disaster that the Shushan Sect said true?
Fang Zhao heard the three people in the inner room at this time, the one called Lao Zhang was called Zhang Shu, and the other was called Zhao Zhengming, both of them were the signing officials of the Seventh-Rank Dictionary of the Juxian Palace, and the young voice in the back was a newly promoted Eight-Rank Recorder, who seemed to be called Qi Nanfeng.
Fang Zhao looked at Yang Sheng at this time, and saw that he didn't have the slightest expression of impatience, and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, Yang Sheng's Du Ling Shi is sixth-rank official position, plus as a close minister of His Royal Highness, the three people in the room have no background, and they are usually not mean people, if he offends Yang Sheng in vain, it is really common for him to roll over the three people in the inner room.
The so-called ancient demon disaster in Shushan, because of Jiang Yin's death, is now spreading.
The young man Qi Nanfeng asked about this in the inner room, and Zhang Shu shook his head, "It's hard to say, if you want to say that the ancient demons are causing chaos in the outer regions, they are brutal and cunning, devouring the heavens and the earth, and poisoning living beings, I believe it." But if you say that lurking in my Great Liang, relying on creating a demon disaster, it will cause trouble, and even make my Great Liang country suffer a catastrophe...... This is nonsense, how can a mere demon or a demon compete with my Liang Tianwei? I can only assert that this is an exaggerated ulterior motive by someone who wants to achieve a certain goal. But the so-called demon disaster is not so simple......" Zhang Shu stretched out his hand and pointed to the top of his head, "Maybe there is a court above the court, and this matter is used to carry out a higher power struggle, involving the princess's mansion, the two royal highnesses of the second prince......"
Zhao Zhengming said, "Since the eldest prince was deposed as the crown prince, the second prince is now backed by the support of the Taihao League, and on the side of Her Royal Highness the Princess, in addition to relying on the Bailu Academy, which only has literary language and no martial veins, my Juxian Hall just wants to recruit talents, and it is difficult to snatch some cultivation practitioners from the hands of the Taihao League and Fulongying who weave a net. It has been so many years since the establishment of the Juxian Palace, if we say that we are not bad at collecting intelligence information, but if we really want to make this place a place where thousands of cultivators gather, it will be a joke. Even in this Juxian Palace, Zhang Daolin is a person from Xiangguo, and the rest of the counselor positions are all 'recommended' by the leaders of the ten major alliances of the Tahoe League, Her Royal Highness the princess can't help but give the Tahoe League this face, although these ten major factions who come in have no real power in their hands, but at least they are nails, which makes His Highness want to develop some of his own strength, how difficult should it be? Otherwise, how can he go to Shushan in person, and the sword goes sideways to win over the Shushan Sect to our side...... The lack of available soldiers is really the biggest problem for Her Royal Highness the Princess. β
After that, the three of them sighed, and they couldn't hear anything, Yang Sheng picked up the steps and walked inward, at this time Fang Zhao took the first step to enter, and the three of them were startled when they saw them silently walking in from the main entrance, and when Fang Zhao revealed Yang Sheng's identity and came to get the identity card and the passage document, the faces of the three people turned pale.
was fidgeting, extremely panicked, and wanted to confess immediately, but heard Fang Zhao say, "Lord Ling Shi has just arrived, and he has been traveling for a long time, and I ask the three of you to hurry up and handle the documents properly, and I will lead Du Ling Shi to go to the museum to rest." β
The three of them woke up like a dream, and they didn't dare to mention the previous words, and quickly got things done, Zhang Shu respectfully handed the document to Yang Sheng, Yang Sheng took it, and faced the three people who bowed their hands, he said to Zhang Shu, "I'm not a copper bell eye, so you don't have to be afraid in the future." β
He said to Zhao Zheng again, "The height has not yet reached a zhang, and I have not practiced a burly and majestic physique, do you feel a little disappointed when you see me like this?"
At the end, leaving these two sentences, Yang Sheng led Qinghe and Fang Zhao away.
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After leaving the academy, Yang Sheng tilted his head, and the other party said, "Are those three of our own people? Do you need to join them in the future?"
These words made Fang Zhao shake a lot, he looked at Yang Sheng, thinking that this is really a very human being, he was still thinking about how to win him over before, in fact, his teacher Shen Chengyan was also showing favor to him through the girl beside him, I don't know if he will remember this affection, or he will still deal with it coldly, and will not favor any side, in the Juxian Palace, this kind of right and wrong is wise to protect himself, like those who aspire to become powerful ministers, calmly weigh and weigh, so that people can't guess their thoughts.
Who knows if he came directly to say whether he was his own person. This instantly broke all of Fang Zhao's ideas, I didn't expect this to be a person with a temperament, could it be that the people of Shushan are like this, love and hate clearly?
Fang Zhao had a great affection and fun for Yang Sheng in his heart, and said, "Zhang Shu, Zhao Zhengming and Qi Nanfeng are actually their own people, and they have listened to what Master Shi said, not that they have no respect for them. β
Yang Sheng smiled, "I don't think they're bad people, so let them go." β
Fang Zhao couldn't help laughing, and also pretended to give up, "Then I will thank them for not knowing their guilt, and they have made Master Shi a lot!"
The two looked at each other and smiled, and walked towards the Honglu Pavilion, Fang Zhao introduced along the way, the Honglu Pavilion is the residence of the counselors of the Juxian Palace, among which there are also guests raised by the princess's mansion, the whole hall is surrounded by bamboo forests, and the museum is very grand and luxurious, which is bound to show the princess's determination to seek talents, so some facilities are more careful than the princess's own mansion, and they are willing to use materials.
It's just that there are guards guarding along the way to the Honglu Pavilion, so you must have an identity brand document to pass in the Juxian Palace, and when you get to the Honglu Pavilion, it is a brightly lit scene.
There was a faint noise.
Fang Zhao said, "Honglu Hall is usually a place where singing and dancing gather, the famous musicians of Liangdu, but those who are invited by the guests can enter from the main entrance and drink and have fun in the front hall, so singing and dancing are common, and the back hall belongs to the residence of the counselors and officials of the Juxian Palace, which is relatively quiet, and you can go to the front hall to listen to music and drink." Today is the princess's banquet for the envoys of the Tiefu Ministry, and here in the Honglu Back Pavilion, Keqing is also making his own feast, so it is more lively than usual. β
Fang Zhao said again, "In the afternoon, Master Shi has not eaten yet, why don't you let the back kitchen cook some later, and you and I will drink together in the museum?"
Yang Sheng waved his hand, "We are cultivators, and there is no problem if we don't have rice grains for a few days, so we don't have to be rigid about these." β
Fang Zhao nodded, he really didn't want to socialize, Yang Sheng said so, then it was not reluctant.
When I entered the back hall, the noise was amplified, and suddenly there was a woman crying, but after a while, there was a messy sound of trees next to me, and a woman in rags rushed out regardless of it, and threw herself on the ground, and asked for help from the sergeants standing guard on the side of the road, and those sergeants just turned a deaf ear and turned their heads to the side.
The woman had no choice but to continue crawling forward, and the sound of a chaser with unbridled laughter came from behind her.
The sergeant next to him didn't care, only the three Yang Sheng in front of him seemed to be the officials here, especially Fang Zhao, with a heroic face, the woman rushed to the doctor, knelt on the ground and grabbed Fang Zhao's cuffs and placket, and cried, "Adults save me, save my life, I can't stand it, I really can't stand it......"
Fang Zhao saw that the woman's clothes were not covered at this time, and there were many blood marks on her body, and the most striking thing was the two rows of tooth marks soaked in blood on her shoulders, which was already surging with anger. There are some dignitaries and dignitaries in Liangdu, and they really love to raise thin horses**, "drunken whipping famous horses", which refers to some outrageous behaviors, but I didn't expect that this scene would appear openly in front of me now.
Just looking at those sergeants who don't dare to care about this kind of thing, they know that in the bamboo forest behind them, there must be some noble people who are doing such things.
A thin man covered in alcohol had already flashed in the bamboo forest behind, and along with the man out of the jungle, there was also a group of characters who obviously looked like nobles, all of them were drunk, and they did not hide the excitement and cruelty in their eyes at this time.
The thin man at the head laughed insolently, "You run, where can you run......? The founding uncle has given you to me, you are my person, even if I play you to death today, at most I will confess tomorrow, you will come over to me now obediently to be the famous horse that licks the stem, and I still consider leaving you alive......" The man said, he had already lifted his outer robe, but he didn't wear anything inside, which was ridiculous.
Fang Zhao was angry from his heart, thinking to himself what kind of person this is, how to treat human life as a straw, a military guard commander next to him who heard this movement had already come over, he knew Fang Zhao, and hurriedly said to Fang Zhao who was about to step forward to theorize, "Lord Fang, no, that is a person who can't be provoked, that is Cao Yu, the chief attendant of Keqing Wang Feng, who was invited by Zuo Cheng Zhang Daolin to help Her Royal Highness the princess this time." Wang Feng is the son of the founding prince of the Wang family, and he is also at the banquet this time, serving as the princess's right-hand man to deal with the envoys of the Tiefu Ministry. His entourage Cao Yu held a banquet in the back hall, this person is also the person that the founder of the country is proud of, and we can't offend the Juxian Palace......"
Fang Zhao looked at the chief guard in front of him and said, "Then doesn't it matter if you get a human life?" On the Honglu Pavilion, who will take the human life?"
The chief guard said in a low voice, "This kind of thing, I don't know how many dignitaries and dignitaries in this capital city will be there every day, as for if there is really a human life, then of course someone will be responsible, but that is definitely not the responsibility of you and me now, but if you come out strong today, Lord Fang may really have to be on guard afterwards!"
When the woman heard this, she mourned more than her heart died, and she no longer cried, but trembled like chaff. She entered the founding uncle's house as a geisha, thinking that she could have a good home from now on, even if she inherited which rain and dew in the founding uncle's family, when a concubine or a close maid, then she also recognized, who knew that she originally thought that the founding uncle was selected out, but they were given to the person who wanted to win over them as items to win people's hearts, if it was a good person, it was just that, but it fell into the hands of Cao Yu, it is said that this person is good at doing some unclean things for the head of the family, and he is also narrow-minded and vicious and twisted, and he likes to torture and play with women the most, and she comes to his side, there is still a trace of luck, thinking that he will be satisfied with his service, and he will always be differentγ Who knows that he really tried his best, and the other party was normal before, but then he suddenly changed his hexagram, first took out a whip and whipped himself all over the ground, not to mention, but also scratched and gnawed on himself, like a beast. Suffering from extreme torture and fear, she finally couldn't bear it, and fled, who knew that after hearing the words of the official and the soldier in front of her, in this world, she found that no one could save herself, she knew that she was angry with Cao Yu, and she really knew that her life was short, and now she had collapsed.
Her body was covered by a small coat, Qinghe took off her cloak, covered her, and then gently touched her head, she didn't comfort her much, she just thought it would be okay.
That Cao Yu had already come closer, and when he saw that it was Fang Zhao, who was not too profligate, he smiled and said, "Lord Fang, ouch, did Lord Fang come back on an errand, it would be a pity to miss today's princess banquet." No, we're also celebrating the princess's banquet, maybe it's a little bothersome, it's okay, I'm going to take this blind subordinate away and punish her severely! Hehe, punish her hehe!"
Fang Zhao's face was full of anger, and his fists clenched so loudly that they clicked.
When Cao Yu saw it, he didn't retreat but advanced, put his face up, and said with a smile, "What's the matter, Lord Fang didn't go to the banquet today, is it possible that he is hungry, that's right, my side of the banquet, come together, hehe, if you take a fancy to this woman, then give it to Lord Fang, but there is a condition, let her feed you on the spot...... Then I, Cao Yu, will endure the pain and cut my love. How about it, Lord Fang, do what you say!"
"Shameless!" Fang Zhao's clenched fist couldn't hold back any longer, and smashed it into Cao Yu's face. At this time, the commander of the military guard next to him shouted "No!", and it was too late.
Fang Zhao was a cultivator after all, but the physical techniques he learned were all some simple methods of strengthening the body in the academy, but Rao was like this, and he was still extremely strong in punching and breaking the wind.
Seeing that he was about to smash Cao Yu's face, Cao Yu's face showed a sly smile, what he was waiting for was Fang Zhao's first move, gathering his shoulders, and facing Fang Zhao's punch, with a heart and no intention, it seemed that his shoulder was eating a fist, but he had actually unloaded Fang Zhao's punch, and at the same time his shoulder hit Fang Zhao's wrist, Fang Zhao snorted, obviously suffering a secret loss.
"Lord Fang doesn't know how to lift!" He smiled, and at the moment when Fang Zhao covered his hand and retreated, he turned sideways and slapped Fang Zhao in the face, this palm he used enough strength, this palm hit, it would definitely hit Fang Zhao to serious injury. And he also took advantage of it.
This person is insidious and mean, and sure enough, it is just like a rumor.
But just when his slap was about to hit Fang Zhao's face, he saw that the young and cold young man beside Fang Zhao suddenly stepped forward and kicked Cao Yu in the chest.
The dignitaries who followed Cao Yu next to him were silent for a while, and no one dared to make a second appearance about this.
While the people were quiet, Yang Sheng turned to Fang Zhaohe's side and said, "What kind of crime is it to get drunk and make trouble and threaten to kill people in front of me, Du Lingshi?"
Fang Zhao was stunned for a moment before he said, "The sin of rod blame!"
Yang Sheng pointed to the flagpole in the distance, "Seeing that he is drunk and unconscious, the cane will be exempted, hang him on that pole, and dry him for a day and a night, as an example." β
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In the Academy of Literature, between Zhang Shu, Zhao Zhengming, and Qi Nanfeng, it was a little embarrassing at this time.
Qi Nanfeng smiled, "I think this Du Ling Shi is quite interesting, you see, he finally confessed to you calmly, he heard the gossip you said about him at the beginning, and it seems that he deliberately said it to embarrass you, but this is just a sign of openness and frankness, proving that he doesn't care." If it is really those people in the officialdom, they will never show it if they have a problem in their hearts, they will only do one thing in front of them and one thing behind their backs!"
Zhao Zhengming said, "I see what you said is very true, if Yang Sheng and I, who are the same age as Brother Zhang, have been polishing in this officialdom for a long time, then you and I will have to worry." β
Zhang Shu said, "Hey, you said that this rumor is not shallow, and when we heard the rumor, we really thought that he was a tall and arrogant person, but we didn't expect it to be a young man...... It's a little too young!"
Zhao Zhengming nodded, "The world has rumors, and it can't help but add fuel and vinegar." I always see three points, and I can't wait to render them ten. From this point of view, this is all history, and I am afraid that it is just a name. Her Royal Highness the princess needs to have a bond with Shushan, so she found Yang Sheng, a disciple of Shushan, here, it can be regarded as giving enough courtesy, and it is enough to offer it. When you and I see him in the future, we still call respectfully, so that Lord Shi, young people, may not be able to repay him, but it is always good to hold it. Xiao Qi, this is the way of being an official, you still have to learn more!"
Qi Nanfeng said with a smile, "Yes, yes, I just want to learn more, don't be like you two old rivers and lakes, gossiping behind your back, there is always no impermeable wall!"
Zhang Shu and Zhao Zhengming both blew their beards and glared, "Hey, you kid, why are you the stupid guy in the tea room, can you pick up that pot!?"
In the midst of the laughter of the three of them, they suddenly heard a news spread throughout the Juxian Palace.
Keqing Cao Yu collided with the new Du Lingshi, was seriously injured by a blow, and hung it on the flagpole to show the public!
The three of them looked at each other, only to think that the young man they were talking about in the gossip just now began to make some dense beads of sweat secrete from their backs.