In Changling, an official of the Ministry of Rites lowered his head and walked nervously on the stone path with tall pines and cypresses on both sides.

In front of him, an elderly man in a gray official uniform stood in the middle of the stone path.

The closer he got to the imperial historian, the more beads of sweat flowed from the back of the official of the rite division.

"Master Li. ”

When he walked in front of this imperial historian, he saluted loudly, but the back of the thick robe of this ceremonial official was already wet.

"It doesn't have to be that way. ”

The imperial historian surnamed Li glanced at him lightly, and said slowly: "You know that my duty is to bring some will of the saint and promote or demote officials, since I want to meet with you, and you have no merits that can promote you recently, you should be sure that you will be demoted, the matter is decided, there is no need to be so nervous and worried." ”

Hearing these words from the cold wind, the official did not calm down much because of this, but felt that the cold wind here was getting colder and colder, and even his body trembled slightly.

"Your previous military merit reward will be confiscated, and you will go to the border to enlist in the army for five years. If you still want you and your family to live a good life in Changling, you can accumulate more military merits in these five years. The surname Li Yushi continued with an expressionless face.

The official of the Rite Division raised his head, and his face was extremely pale: "Lord Li, I know that I was subjected to such a degrading because I was on the route where Bai Shanshui escaped that day, but I believe that there are many other officials on that route, why did you punish me so heavily?"

"Do you think that only you will be punished so severely?" The surname Li Yushi still shook his head expressionlessly: "Before you, I had already made an appointment with five people here, and on the day Bai Shanshui rushed out of the city, on the route of his escape, there were a total of seventeen Changling cultivators who might delay his footsteps, including you. Eight of them shot and died under the sword of Bai Shanshui, if the nine of you also made a move, it is very likely that the later tiger and wolf army talisman chariots would have time to put up a position to stop Bai Shanshui. Among the nine of you, seven are officials in the court, and all seven of them will be belittled. ”

The face of the official of the ceremonial department was even more ugly, but he was speechless.

The surname Li Yushi has already continued.

"You don't dare to step forward with your life, have you ever thought about what a shameful thing this is? Being killed by Bai Shanshui, my Great Qin Dynasty has so many strong troops, so many cultivators, and it is in the capital of Changling, and it is not that he killed him when the war in front is urgent and Changling is empty. As a Qin person, it is obviously possible to stop him and kill him, but he just let him sing wildly with a sword, as if he entered a no-man's land, this is a more humiliating thing than being escaped by him after a hard fight!"

"Your Majesty asked me to talk to you in this Ying Garden, so that you can think about it, the face of our Great Qin Dynasty and your current good life are won by the countless dead Qin people who rest in this Ying Garden. ”

"Have you ever thought about how many more tiger and wolf soldiers have died because of your life, and how many more soldiers and cultivators will we die if those enemy countries look down on us in the future?

"Your Majesty hopes that you can change your mind, anyone who likes to work hard and wants to guard a small family without caring about everyone is not worthy of a foothold in Changling. For me, it is better to be degraded by shame than to lie quietly in this English garden. ”

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In the gloomy Divine Capital Prison, Mo Qinggong stood with his head bowed to a thin man wearing a crimson cotton robe, a short beard that was extremely messy, and a young face.

This man, who looked a little decadent and didn't seem to have any powerful aura emanating, was the head of the Divine Capital Prison, the head of Prison Chen.

"This is definitely not an accident. ”

Mo Qinggong said in a cold voice: "Changling Wei was led to the Jiujiang County Hall because of a theft from the Imperial Tomb. The person who betrayed the stolen goods and gave clues was originally an idler in Changling who had no wife and young parents, and he died mysteriously and violently, and even our investigation was deadlocked. ”

Listening to Mo Qinggong's report, Supervisor Chen's hands crossed and his fingers flicked slightly, as if he had completed a lot of thinking in an instant.

He looked up, and the dark and bright red robe on his body formed a strong contrast with his decadent appearance, and this contrast alone made him extremely attractive.

"You don't have to chase this dead line to investigate, those who have the ability to do such a thing, even if we are in the Divine Capital Prison with all our might, we may not be able to find out. ”

His pitch-black pupils were also slightly red by the robes on his body, he looked at Mo Qinggong's gloomy face, and said in a flat tone: "Start in a different direction, go and check those who may know the news of Bai Shanshui and Gushan Jianzang, and find out what all their henchmen have done these days." Such a thing will only be entrusted to their most trusted henchmen. ”

Mo Qinggong's pupils lit up slightly, and he said softly: "My subordinates understand." ”

Supervisor Chen frowned at this time, pondered for a moment, and said: "Put more pressure on the people of the Terracotta Division, they are the most implicated in this matter, they must come up with some explanations, and with the help of some of their strength, things will go more smoothly." ”

Mo Qinggong originally had such an idea in his heart, but when he heard Supervisor Chen say it himself, his heart was hot, and his tense body suddenly relaxed.

He said no more, turned and left.

When he walked out of this house, he was unconsciously stunned.

The sky was still clear, but at this time it was heavy with lead clouds, and bursts of cold were constantly falling from the sky, and it seemed that it was not yet the real winter solstice, but a snow was about to fall.

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Outside Changling City, on the vast water surface of the Wei River under the lead clouds, a small canopy boat drifted slowly with the waves.

A fishing boat came from a distance, and when it approached the black canopy boat, a faint streamer flashed, and a man dressed as a fisherman landed steadily on the bow of the awning boat, but the black canopy boat did not even shake.

The man dressed as a fisherman was Fan Zhuo, one of the true disciples of Yunshui Palace, who was dressed as a coachman in front of the Jiujiang County Hall a few days ago.

He glanced at the outline of Changling City from a distance, the corners of his mouth showed a trace of sarcastic coldness, and said to the cabin with the black curtain hanging in front of him: "You are the person who sent me the letter a few days ago?

The black curtain is lifted by a thin bamboo pole and hung on both sides.

The gray-haired black-shirted master sitting in the cabin made a gesture to invite him into the cabin, and said at the same time, "It is General Liang who informed you to leave." ”

"General Liang waiting for the marquis?"

However, even if he was dressed as a fisherman, Fan Zhuo, who still exuded the unique and invincible atmosphere of the Great Rebellion, did not have the slightest intention of entering the cabin and sat down, but just mocked: "What does this nest mean?"

"The fish is trapped in the tank and wants to jump out of the tank, but without some help, not only can they not enter the big river and swim freely, but they will fall to the ground and die. The black-shirted master smiled disappreliantly, and nodded at the Changling Tomb in the distance, which was even unusually majestic in the distance, and said: "For you, the Changling Tomb is also a tank, and it is dangerous for you to go in, so General Liang feels that you also need some friends." ”

Fan Zhuo sneered: "It is impossible for us to be friends with the Qin people. ”

The black-shirted master said indifferently: "It's impossible to be friends, at least they can use each other." And you already owe us a favor now, if it weren't for the letter I sent you, you wouldn't know that you had been targeted by the gods, and if it was time to close the net, let alone you, even Bai Shanshui would not have been able to escape from Changling. ”

"Although I don't know how many secrets you have of the Lonely Mountain Sword Hide, but you have stayed in Changling for too long, anyone can conclude that there should be something about the Lonely Mountain Sword Hidden in Changling, is it the key? or more clues?"

Before Fan Zhuo could speak, the black-shirted master had already looked into his eyes and said, "But if you leave Changling in a hurry, it will definitely not be possible to get what you want." You will have to enter Changling again, which is why you will accept my offer to come here today to meet me. ”

"You're right. ”

Fan Zhuo sneered: "I have to admit that the ability of your Divine Capital Eunuch and some powerful people can actually find our traces, and even guess some of our intentions. It's just General Liang... That's it. In the bloody storm before Emperor Yuanwu ascended the throne, General Liang walked to this position by stepping on the bones of his brothers and friends, how could we trust a person like him?"

"There are no eternal friendships, only eternal interests. ”

The black-shirted master's face still did not change significantly, but his gaze became more determined, "As General Liang, cooperating with you is already a matter of life. There is nothing more important in this world than to settle down, so you can rest assured. ”

Fan Zhuo laughed mockingly.

His laughter was loud and came along the surface of the river, like the tails of many large fish pounding on the surface of the river.

"There are many things in this world that are more important than life, but for people like General Liang and you, it is the most important thing to settle down. ”

"It doesn't matter how we look at it, as long as we have mutual use value. The black-shirted master also laughed and said.

Fan Zhuo's smile slowly disappeared, he looked at the black-shirted master, and said, "What do you want?"

"We don't just ask about your whereabouts in Changling, we are responsible for helping you hide your whereabouts and ensure your safety in Changling, we only need things that can help General Liang cultivate to the next level, whether it is the Lonely Mountain Sword Hidden or the secret of your Yunshui Palace. The black-shirted master shook his head and said, "There is no official position in this world that is more important than true strength. ”