This Zeng Shan's head is really made of granite.

Early in the morning of the second day, he went to the plum garden, Jiang Ping was defeated, and under serious injuries, he had to hand over the storage ring and left Yongzhou gloomily.

And Zeng Shan made an unexpected move, he chose to live in the plum garden. Then three hundred elites were transferred from the garrison outside the city and stationed in Plum Garden. In the name of guards, in fact, they don't want to be hindered by Wuxu, because under normal circumstances, every time the garrison enters the city, it needs to be reported to the city lord's mansion and approved by the city lord Wuxu.

Not only that, but immediately afterwards, Zeng Shan visited the city lord's mansion in the official capacity of the general guarding the city, and told Wu Xuyan about the morning, and then told Wu Xu that according to the will, he was going to set up a number of anti-smuggling teams, which were stationed in spiritual trading places such as everything and the Pearl Tower, as well as the Snow Peach Valley outside the city.

Wu Xuan squinted his eyes slightly, looking at Zeng Shan, who had always been aggressive, "Since the implementation of the spiritual capital order in Yongzhou, all spiritual capital trading places inside and outside Yongzhou, at least on the surface, are entrusted to resell things such as the Demon Domain or the Dao Gate that are not the first of the Great Zhou. Of course, the Four Seas Wine Workshop, as well as the Plum Garden, may secretly have some illegal activities. The general has the emperor's grace and is resolute, so naturally there is nothing wrong with it. But it's still the same sentence, it's reasonable, don't use the new law too much to investigate the previous things, after all, the law did not prohibit it before. ”

Zeng Shan nodded and said with a smile, "What the city lord means, General Ben understands. This general is only measured, then Lu Zihai and Jiang Ping are just some casual cultivators, even with some heel backgrounds, at most they only pay tribute every year, and what they usually do is unscrupulous and unrestrained. Now that the system is being reformed and the law is changing, these people are the first obstacle. ”

"The first obstacle?" Wu Xuxu smiled thoughtfully, "Dare to ask, who does the general think is the obstacle behind?"

"Of course, it's these local snakes that are entrenched all over the place. The brothers of the Xu family, who wanted to destroy the five great families of Yongzhou before, naturally did not have no reason. Zeng Shan, said this with a big grin, suddenly changed his words, looked at Wuxu and smiled, "As far as I know, at the beginning, the city lord actually agreed to destroy these small five families. “

Wuxu's face changed, "This time and that time." What's more, at that time, Xu Chuanshan had hidden evil intentions. “

"General Ben is different and will not replace him. Zeng Shan went straight to the point, "Reform and change the law, confiscate spiritual resources, if the family forces in these places are not eradicated, they will inevitably be secretly obstructed." If you and I join forces, others will have no chance to take advantage of it, and this Yongzhou City is estimated to shed a lot less blood. The city lord is a person from Buddhism, and Yongzhou is in office, and there are too many killings, so I am afraid that there will be a misunderstanding of the city lord's cultivation.

Wuxu sighed, "If the House of Elders issues a decree, all spiritual resources or exercises calculated with medium-grade spirit stones will be uniformly circulated by the official. This trade matter is actually like chicken ribs for us. You have a will, how to do it, this city lord actually doesn't want to care. ”

Zeng Shan suddenly laughed, "How to distribute the spiritual resources handed over and confiscated, has the city lord thought about it?"

Wu Xuan asked rhetorically, "According to the Great Zhou system, the little monk is a true spiritual monk, the lord of Yongzhou City, and he can receive a thousand lower grade spirit stones and three medium-grade spirit stones a year. Why? Could it be that the imperial court will not be able to increase it? But I don't know how much?"

Zeng Shan replied, "The specific plan for the distribution of spiritual resources is still being discussed. But the general direction has been set. Regardless of official position, it is mainly adjusted according to the practice. In the case of true spirit level monks, all those who are registered, whether they are officials or not, will be given a large amount of spiritual resources every year. ”

Speaking of this, Zeng Shan paused, and then whispered again, "Presumably the city lord has also seen that the so-called spiritual capital order is mainly for monks below the true spirit to collect spiritual resources. The collection of exercises is also limited to the true spirit level. To put it bluntly, one aspect of the reform and reform of the law is to levy the spiritual resources of monks below the True Spirit level to support the cultivation of monks above the True Spirit level to the greatest extent. ”

Wuxu was shocked in his heart, thought about it, but found that what Zeng Shan said seemed to be right, and then asked, "Lu Zihai, Jiang Ping, and the heads of the three major families in Yongzhou are all considered to be true spirit levels, why do you have to get rid of them as soon as the general comes?"

Zeng Shan sneered, "They hindered the process. In order to ensure the smooth implementation of the spiritual order, these obstacles must be removed. ”

Lu Zihai and Jiang Ping seem to have been listed as the target of cleanup from the top-level design. And the local family, although it is difficult to do, but it is also an obstacle, one or several true spiritual monks, can enjoy the support before the catastrophe, but it is impossible for your entire family to follow the light, or even disrupt the reform and change of the law. Of course, if it is a major overhaul, it is natural to say that since it is expected to ascend to immortality, the chicken dog is naturally expected to ascend to heaven.

Wuxu thought about these silently, and then asked again, "The Xuanyin Tribulation, is it so serious? Wouldn't such a reform and change of law cut off the path of the monks below the True Spirit?"

Zeng Shan, with strange eyes, glanced at Wuxu, "Heaven has the virtue of a good life, in addition to the support of the monks above the true spirit, there will also be a Xuanyin Dabi, select good cultivation seedlings, focus on cultivation, my Xuanyin Star monk will not be cut off." When he said this, there seemed to be a hint of generosity in his tone, as if he was embarrassed by the previous indifference, the previous big grin, and the previous indifference.

After hearing this, he was a little unimpressed, if Zeng Shan wasn't a true spiritual monk, I'm afraid he wouldn't be so generous!

Zeng Shan looked towards the outside of the City Lord's Mansion, and seemed to see through the layers of walls, taking in the entire Yongzhou City, "It is unrealistic to expect them to take the initiative to hand it over. The general will garrison the elite of the anti-smuggling team, and will be requisitioned. When the time comes, I hope that the city lord's mansion will cooperate with one or two. ”

"The little monk has already said that since the general has a holy decree, as long as it is justified and well-founded, the general can naturally act cheaply. Wuxu said slowly, shaking his sleeve robe lazily, "I don't know the general, how do you want the little monk to cooperate?"

Zeng Shan glanced at Wuxu deeply, "Zeng knows that there was some kind of agreement between the master and them. But there's only so much they can give. The master can just watch from the wall for a while, and when he stays later, he will naturally understand. ”

Zeng Shan's words were to Wuxu not to obstruct his subsequent actions. Then, Wuxu will understand how to make trade-offs.

Wuxu suddenly laughed, "The little monk just said that as long as the general is reasonable, he can naturally act cheaply. It's just that the little monk wants to ask how the general can ensure that the spiritual resources are really collected. ”

Previously, Wuxu promoted the spiritual information order, which was to ask the monk to take the initiative to hand it over, and then send Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhang Cuilu and others to inspect, if it is found that the monk still has spiritual resources, such as selling and using, (except for his own magic weapons and personal belongings), he can confiscate it on the spot. At that time, because the leader of the family went to the city lord's mansion to make a full gesture, the rest of the monks were also cooperative. But everyone understands that it's just a trick, it's just a symbolic payment, and then it's not used on the surface.

Wuxu turned a blind eye, and he couldn't catch people and force them to hand over the storage rings one by one, otherwise they would be killed on the spot? Unless you have the ability to ban all the space treasures such as the storage ring and even the Cave Heaven magic weapon, you will be prohibited from using them. Is this possible? It's just that there is a hole in the statute to say what will happen once it is discovered.

Therefore, Wuxu is very curious, how does Zeng Shan scrape the ground?

Zeng Shan smiled and didn't answer, only said, "Last night, Lord of the City, set up a banquet to entertain you." Tonight, Zeng is in the plum garden, I wonder if the city lord can enjoy the light?"

Plum Garden?Wuxu couldn't help sighing, "As far as the little monk knows, Jiang Ping, the plum fairy, usually only raises flowers, and has no bad deeds or violations of law and discipline. ”

Zeng Shan sneered, "The city lord doesn't know that this Lamei fairy is actually a spy of the Ghost Sect. ”

A distant figure of Qianqian flashed in his mind, and Wu Xuan was shocked in his heart, "I see." After a moment of silence, he replied, "I haven't been to the Plum Garden." I don't know who the general plans to invite to the banquet tonight? If it is just you and me, Mo Ruo will still be in the Huanzhu Building next to it, talking about wine. ”

"Return the pearl building, return the pearl building. The name is quite elegant, and it seems to hide some allusions. Zeng Shan, shaking his head slightly, seemed to be a little bookish and angry, "The beauty returns the pearl?

Wuxu waved his hand, "It's not about Fengyue, it's not about Fengyue." ”

Seeing this, Zeng Shan said regretfully, "Before leaving Beijing, someone asked me to inquire, but I didn't expect Master Wuxu to refuse. ”

"Oh?" asked Wuxu, "the little pearl tower in this remote place has actually been transmitted to Kyoto? I wonder who this person is?"

Zeng Shan only smiled and said, "That's it, there are more opportunities to go after returning to the Pearl Tower, and I always have to ask." But tonight, Zeng also invited Fairy Yu. ”

Fairy Yu?Wuxu was a little puzzled, and asked directly, "Will Fairy Yu come?"

"She doesn't come, but it doesn't matter. Zeng Shan, stood up and saluted Wuxu, "Tonight, I still hope that the city lord will be condescending." ”

Interesting and interesting. Wu Xuan Yifa felt that Zeng Shan's person was a little unfathomable, after all, he was a royal guard, not an ordinary body refining cultivator, and the granite head also had many lines and gaps.

That night, Wuxu and Fairy Yu both went to the Plum Garden, and they both went quietly.

That Zeng Shan also seemed to know that the two of them would be like this, so he sat in the pavilion early and waited quietly. Wuxu arrived first, and Fairy Yu also arrived.

Those personal guards who had just entered the city seemed to have been ordered to patrol only the outside of the plum garden. There is a plum garden in Nuoda, and at this moment there are only three people: Zeng Shan, Wuxu, and Yu Fairy.

Three people sat around the stone table in the pavilion. On the stone table, a pot of wine and three wine glasses.

Zeng Shan held the pot and poured wine, and then reached out to take a plum with a slight spit stamen, and with a light finger, the petals flew and the fragrance was put into the cup.

"I was in a hurry to go out of Beijing, Zeng had never brought any good wine, and it was difficult to be thoughtful in a hurry. Zeng Shan raised his glass and said something shy.

"The fragrance of flowers is overflowing, why should the general do more. "Fairy Yu is still cold.

Wuxu smiled on the side, he didn't understand why Zeng Shan wanted to invite Fairy Yu, so he chose to be silent.

Zeng Shan drank a cup of himself, and then said, "I can't hide it, I invited the two of you to come this time because I had the emperor's order and wanted to ask the two of you to help." ”

Wuxu thought for a moment and asked, "Could it be that you are chasing down the traitor?"

Zeng Shan glanced at Wuxu, "Exactly!"

Sure enough! It turned out that Zeng Shan, the former imperial guard, came to Yongzhou to track down the former eldest princess and former general.

Fairy Yu also reacted later. After all, this matter was written in the holy decree that Zeng Shan had revealed before. It's just that there are only a few words on the holy decree, attached to the back of the anti-smuggling content, and at first glance, I think it is a general application of political correctness.

"Zeng Shan, the special imperial guard, served as the general of Yongzhou, and was fully responsible for guarding the city and anti-smuggling, and eliminating the traitors. ”

Defend the city and crack down on smuggling, and clean up the thieves. It stands to reason that the content of the previous part of the holy decree is all about the reform and reform of the law, and the primary task of the current reform and reform of the law is to collect spiritual resources, so in the eight words of "defending the city and eliminating smuggling, and eliminating the rebels", anti-smuggling is the real primary task of Zeng Shan, the city of Yongzhou, and the rest are the official texts that make up the number. With this, there is nothing wrong with that, and if there is a situation, it can be done accordingly. Only when there is an invasion from other places can we talk about defending the city; if there are rebels who have fled to Yongzhou, once discovered, they will be cleared and suppressed.

But what Zeng Shan said just now revealed that he had a clear task to take the initiative to eliminate the traitors.

The gods dive them, and they should be sure that they have arrived from Yongzhou City to the Demon Domain. Wuxu looked at Fairy Yu, otherwise she would not have been invited by Zeng Shan.

But what kind of help did Zeng Shan want to seek? If he wanted to interrogate the people from the Demon Domain in detail, the Yongzhou garrison could do it, in the name of anti-smuggling.

Fairy Yu closed her eyes, pondered for a moment, and suddenly asked, "Does the general need me to inquire about the news from the Demon Domain and find out the whereabouts of those people?"

Zeng Shan nodded, "Since Fairy Yu is still staying in Yongzhou, she must have other plans." But no matter what the reason, Zeng can cooperate with the fairy in order to eliminate the rebels. ”

Zhang Chunqiu, who returned to Xianglou, and Hu Yanqing of the Strange Pavilion also left Yongzhou City together this morning and went back to the Demon Domain.

Fairy Yu looked at Zeng Shan for a while, raised his wine glass, and wanted to drink it, "If it's cooperation, speaking of which, the Separation Pavilion of the main palace also needs the help of the two of them." ”

This is natural, from tomorrow onwards, from the love pavilion and the pearl building in general, if there are valuable spiritual assets, you can operate at will. Zeng Shan, stretched out his hand to raise his glass, and gestured towards Wuxu and Fairy Yu, smiling.

It's a great gift, or a great privilege. According to the decree of the House of Elders, which will be promulgated soon, even if the Liqing Pavilion is the official force of the Demon Domain in Yongzhou and does not belong to Zeng Shan for smuggling, if the Liqing Pavilion sells spiritual assets in the form of medium-grade spirit stones, Zeng Shan can report it to the Demon Domain Heavenly Remnant Sect or the Elders' House. Zeng Shan's words are equivalent to a promise to help the Liyu fairy smuggle. If you think about it a little deeper, with this promise, the spiritual capital underground trading market in Yongzhou will be separated from the Love Pavilion and the Pearl Tower.

Fairy Yu, looking at Zeng Shan and Wuxu, slowly took a sip of the wine in the cup, and suddenly smiled, "Could it be that this wine is poisonous? Otherwise, how could the two Yongzhou bigwigs promise such conditions?"

made such a joke, but Wuxu had to laugh twice, and then raised his glass and said, "Plum Garden Night Reward, General Zeng's pot of plum blossom wine is really dark and fragrant, and it makes people drunk." ”