Chapter 11: Taking Office (4,000 words)
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Chen Daozi, the king of Langya, smiled on his face, looked at the direction of Baicheng, and squeezed out a trace of sarcasm at the corner of his mouth.
After Bai Cheng agreed to Chen Daozi's invitation, he did not go to his post immediately, but left on the pretext that he had important things to arrange. The two agreed to meet at Chen Daozi's manor outside Jianye City half a month later.
Seeing Bai Cheng walking away, the majestic old man squatting behind the boat straightened up, strode to Chen Daozi's side, spat fiercely, and scolded: "Lao Tzu looks down on this kind of duplicitous villain the most, and he obviously wants to be an official in his heart, but he looks like he has seen through the red dust! When the prince just talked about letting him serve as the 'hidden dragon' worship, he was about to laugh out loud, and he thought that others didn't see it!"
Chen Daozi said leisurely: "It's better to be an official than not to be an official, if you want to be an official, you will be obedient, and if you don't want to be an official, you have to be a thief, aren't we in trouble?"
The majestic old man frowned, and said: "'Hidden Dragon' is a secret of our royal family, if he knows about it, in case he wants to quit in the future..."
Chen Daozi waved his hand and said: "If he would have withdrawn, he would not have been invited by the imperial brother to be the commander of the Imperial Forest Army, not to mention, what kind of place is the 'Hidden Dragon', I am afraid that he will not be able to enter..."
The majestic old man nodded, a grim smile on his face.
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Bai Cheng left Chen Daozi and agreed to meet after the fifteenth, not because he was playing tricks, but because he really had something important to do.
He must quickly inform Daoist Ge to go to Jiangbei to exterminate a temple - Xiangji Temple!
On the same day on the Jiuyao Islands, Chu Xilu brought an Arhat-level relic, and relied on this relic to lay down the Five Elements Formation to promote the power contained in the relic, which was used as a hole card to capture the Fengnuo Daoist.
Chu Xilu told Liang Jiugong that the relic in his hand was borrowed from the Pure Void Monk, the leader of the Northern Buddhist Sect, but this was not the case. In fact, although Chu Xilu inherited the lineage of Buddhism, it was not enough to meet this Buddhist monk, and the relics in his hands came from a small temple with an unknown origin in Jiangbei "Xiangji Temple"!
When Chu Xilu traveled in Jiangbei, he happened to meet Elder Yuanguang, who presided over Xiangji Temple. The two talked about it, and they hit it off at first sight.
After a meeting, Elder Yuanguang was not satisfied, so he simply invited Chu Xilu to come to the temple and talk freely in the Xiangji Temple for three days and three nights.
Chu Xilu kept this matter in mind, so he specially borrowed this relic from Elder Yuanguang before ambushing Xie Daoren this time. It's just that he didn't say where the relics came from, but declared to Liang Jiugong that the relics came from the Pure Void Divine Monk.
According to Ge Dao's words, Chu Xilu did not know that the so-called Elder Yuanguang of Xiangji Temple was not a person in Xiangji Temple, but one of the disciples of the head of Buddhism, the Pure Void Divine Monk, and the so-called Xiangji Temple Supreme Treasure was treasured in the hands of the Pure Void Divine Monk.
The chance encounter between Chu Xilu and Yuanguang was not a real chance encounter, but a careful arrangement by Elder Yuanguang, in order to lay the nail of Chu Xilu in Chen Guo.
Although the royal family of Chen Guo deliberately fell to the northern Buddhism, it was not the one vein of the Pure Void Divine Monk that came into contact with it, but another branch of the Buddhist Sect, so the Pure Void Divine Monk buried the back hand of Yuanguang.
Baicheng sailed north today, and originally had two plans, if Chen Yao sent someone to invite the best, if Chen Yao did not send someone to come, he would go to see Elder Yuanguang as Chu Xilu, and take advantage of the situation to blend into the Buddhism, which can be regarded as a way to lose the east corner and harvest the mulberry elm.
However, since Chen Daozi had already come, he didn't have to go to Xiangji Temple to spy on secrets, not only that, but he also had to join forces with Daochang Ge to wipe out Xiangji Temple in one fell swoop. Otherwise, Yuanguang sent someone to Jiangnan the next day to investigate the relics, just afraid that the matter of impersonating Chu Xilu would be exposed.
Ten days later, Bai Cheng returned from Jiangbei, and the trip to Jiangbei was quite smooth, in addition to Bai Cheng and Fengnuo Dao Chang and Ge Dao Chang, there were also several masters invited by Ge Dao Chang.
Several God Refining Grandmasters joined forces, and with the momentum of thunder, they easily destroyed the Xiangji Temple and killed Elder Yuanguang. In fact, in Bai Cheng's opinion, the most difficult thing in this trip was not to kill Elder Yuanguang, but to imitate the technique of another branch of Buddhism to kill Yuanguang.
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Fifteen days later, Jianye City North.
On a boulevard, a man in gray walked slowly towards a manor at the end of the road.
This gray-clothed man has an extremely high cultivation, and in the eyes of the world, he is almost no different from a fairy, and he seems to walk slowly, but it seems to be slow and fast.
In the blink of an eye, he had crossed a distance of hundreds of zhang and walked to the gate of the manor, and without answering the sergeant in front of the door, he went straight through the door and walked directly to the village.
This manor is located in the north of Jianye City thirty miles, called "Jiuquzhuang", because of a Jiuqu clear stream in the manor. Jiuquzhuang is the property of Chen Daozi, the king of Langya, and there are elite soldiers left behind in the manor for a long time.
In front of the manor, several sergeants saw a man in gray coming from a distance, and were about to open his mouth to ask, when a flower suddenly appeared in front of them, and when several people looked up again, the man in gray had bypassed everyone and walked into the manor.
Several sergeants were shocked, and hurriedly shouted to several masters in Zhuangzhong to pursue the gray-clothed man together, but several masters were fast, and the gray-clothed man's method was faster, but in a few steps, he had already stepped into the hall of Zhuangzhong and sat straight in the hall.
Pow, puff, puff!
Several masters rushed into the hall together, unsheathed with long knives in their hands, and surrounded the gray-clothed people. Unexpectedly, the man in gray was not in a hurry, and casually picked up a cup of tea at hand, and made a large sample of tea.
Several masters were shocked and angry, and were about to scold, but they saw a blue-robed scribe walking into the hall quickly, bowing deeply to the gray-clothed man, and said: "Commander Chu is here, Jiuquzhuang is shining, and I also ask Commander Chu to wait a while, and King Langya will arrive immediately!"
This blue-robed scribe is the head of Jiuqu Village, and he is also one of the most trusted people of King Langya, although he has no official position, but he is extremely powerful, even when he meets a first-class or second-grade official, he only nods slightly, and he is very polite to this gray-clothed man today.
Seeing this scene, several masters put down their swords one after another and quietly retreated to the side.
This gray-clothed man was naturally Bai Cheng, he glanced at the blue-robed scribe, his information had already appeared in his mind, he smiled slightly, and said, "Chief Manager Gao is polite, I don't know where King Langya is now?
The blue-robed scribe was about to open his mouth, when a hearty laugh suddenly came from behind him, "Ha!
As the laughter came, a middle-aged man in a graceful brocade robe stepped into the hall, as soon as this person entered the hall, everyone knelt on the ground, and even Bai Cheng gave a deep salute and said respectfully: "Chu see King Langya!"
Chen Daozi helped Bai Cheng up and said with a smile: "Why is Commander Chu so polite?"
Bai Cheng said with a smile: "Chu is here to defect to King Langya today, and he will be a subordinate of the prince in the future, how dare he be proud in front of the prince?"
While speaking, Bai Cheng smiled, his eyes fixed on the expression on Chen Daozi's face, as if he wanted to see something.
Chen Daozi was slightly stunned, and then said with a smile: "Commander Chu is joking, you and I are both worried about the emperor, how can there be a difference between superior and inferior? Commander Chu still don't bother Xiao Wang, Xiao Wang has prepared thin wine in the flower hall, let's go to the flower hall to rest for a while." ”
Bai Cheng smiled: "Dare to obey?"
Outside the hall, Chen Daozi has already arranged for people to arrange the way properly, which can be described as a beauty in five steps, and a beautiful woman in ten steps, all of which are holding incense burners in one hand and folding cinnamon branches in the other.
Seeing this scene, Bai Cheng smiled and said, "The prince has a heart!"
Chen Daozi smiled and said, "Commander Chu is here, how dare Xiao Wang slack off?"
After a while, the two came to the flower hall, and there were already escorts waiting in the flower hall, and when they saw the two coming, they hurriedly stepped forward to say hello.
These escorts are either the heads of the surrounding martial arts factions, or the leaders of the court, or the generals in the army, all of whom are handsome for a while.
Chen Daozi has the heart to woo, Baicheng has the heart to welcome, and several escorts have the heart to praise, and they are the guests.
After he was full of wine and food, Chen Daozi personally arranged the guest room, and only after Baicheng stayed in did he reluctantly retreat.
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"Daozi, I see that although this Chu Xilu is extremely enthusiastic about his official position, he is very tight about his identity, and he still has some bargaining meaning!" said an extremely majestic old man.
"Second uncle, what you said is right, he also made a statement today to test the little nephew, wanting to be on an equal footing with the little nephew. Chen Daozi said leisurely.
It turned out that this majestic old man was actually the brother of the previous generation of Emperor Chen, and he was also the uncle of the current emperor.
"On an equal footing, he thinks beautifully!" said the majestic old man angrily.
"The second uncle should not be angry, the little nephew should not only be on an equal footing with him, but also hold him up and hold him on top of the little nephew. ”
"Huh, what's your idea?"
"Second uncle, although the 'hidden dragon' is a sharp weapon, it can't be held for a long time, and when the great cause is completed, it will still be abolished, and then you will have to give an explanation to both the government and the opposition!"
"Okay, okay, good! So that's the idea you're fighting, so I'm relieved!"
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Since Baicheng stayed in Jiuquzhuang, for several days in a row, Chen Daozi was flattering, feasting every day, arranging a lot of entertainment, and for a while, Baicheng felt dizzying.
It wasn't until more than ten days later that Bai Cheng felt that the time was not short, so he found Chen Daozi and took the initiative to ask about the hidden dragon, intending to officially settle in.
Chen Daozi did not agree immediately, but deduced that there were many affairs in the "Hidden Dragon", and once he took over, he was afraid that he would not have time to rest, so he would have to play for a few more days.
Bai Cheng had no choice but to live in Jiuquzhuang for a few days, and he couldn't help it, so he found Chen Daozi again and talked about the hidden dragon.
Chen Daozi did not shirk this time, but directly called out a carriage and drove Baicheng to the east of Jianye City.
Thirty miles north of Jianye City, there is a hereditary first-class "Qingbo Hou Mansion", when Qing Bo Hou Di Wanchou followed Taizu Chen Baxian to fight on the battlefield for decades, and was finally named the hereditary first-class marquis, and the Hou Mansion was built here.
Contemporary Qingbo Hou's name is Di Qingyu, this person ten years ago, but the year of the weak crown, he was famous in Jinghua with a strong knife technique, and now he is a famous son of a family, with countless doormen and doors, and the crown in front of the door is gathered.
When the carriage passed through the gate of the Hou Mansion, Bai Cheng glimpsed the words "Qingbo Houfu" through the gap, and he was a little puzzled in his heart, not knowing why Chen Daozi brought him to this place. Because according to Ge Daochang's information, although Di Qingyu has some friendship with Chen Daozi, they are general friends, unless...
Bai Cheng was puzzled, and glanced at Chen Daozi sitting opposite, Chen Daozi smiled on his face, but he smiled and did not answer.
The carriage passed through the door card and stopped next to the verandah in the backyard, and as soon as it stopped, two servants stepped forward to open the curtain and invited them to get out of the car.
Chen Daozi and Bai Cheng slowly got out of the carriage and came to a study along the verandah. Bai Cheng thought that Di Qingyu was staying here, but there was no one in the study.
Chen Daozi seemed to be very familiar with this place, and casually moved a mechanism in the study, only to hear a soft "click".
The bookcase in the study slid open, revealing a secret passageway.
Bai Cheng was secretly surprised in his heart, after he entered the study just now, he had already used the power of his divine thoughts to scan the surroundings, but he did not find the secret passage here, it seemed that there was a formation in the dark passage, which could isolate his scanning.
Chen Daozi led the way, Bai Cheng followed behind, and the two entered the dark passage one after the other, this dark passage was wide and long, and it continued to extend downward, and the two walked for a long time before they came to a hall along the dark passage.
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Although the hall is underground, it is brightly lit.
Bai Cheng glanced up, and couldn't help but feel for a while, there were hundreds of night pearls hanging above the hall, and these beads were embedded on the top to form a map, which was the map of Chen Guo's territory.
Chen Daozi was surprised when he saw Bai Cheng, and said with a smile: "When this place was built in the past, His Majesty personally selected the pearl and laid out this map of the territory of 10,000 miles, and you can see it, right?"
Bai Cheng sighed lightly and said, "This picture is magnificent and dazzling, and it is indeed beyond the ability of ordinary people to arrange it. ”
Chen Daozi smiled slightly, but did not answer.
"This map is not just a map of the territory, but a formation map of a formation, and the formation attainment of the person who arranged this map is barely worth seeing, and it is definitely not made by the emperor. The voice of the Pure Void Moral True Monarch suddenly sounded.
When Bai Cheng heard this, he couldn't help but move, since he met Feng Nuo Dao Master again, the Pure Void Moral True Monarch retreated into the mental world, constantly testing the properties of the materials collected by Bai Cheng every day, and never talked to him again. Many of the materials in this cultivation world are slightly different from those known to the Pure Void Moral True Monarch, and they need to be constantly tested in order to be able to refine the magic weapon according to local conditions.
However, before coming to the "Hidden Dragon" with Chen Daozi today, Bai Cheng still went to the Heart World to visit the Qingxu Moral True Monarch and ask him to help.
"Why did the seniors decide that this array was not made by Chen Yao?" Bai Cheng asked in his heart.
"This formation is much stronger than the Five Elements Formation of the Jiuyao Islands, if you want to lay out such a formation, you don't have to think about it without hundreds of years of study, not to mention, from the perspective of the style of this formation, it is not arranged by the masters of the human race, but by the people of the demon race. ”
"Huh?" Bai Cheng's heart was shocked, and he suddenly remembered the demon families all over the world. (To be continued.) )