Chapter 224: Spirit Seed
Zhang Mo didn't know that just when he was about to settle in Mingfeng City, in the distant East China Sea sect realm, there was a group of sect disciples who had been closely related to him, and their fate had changed dramatically.
In particular, the move of erasing the concept of the true meaning of Buddhism has set off a wave in the Huang Hao faction, and the concept of the true meaning of Buddhism, which has been cut off from himself, has achieved a person named Huang Fengrui, and he does not know how far it will develop in the future.
Zhang Mo didn't know these things, even if he knew, he wouldn't care, he had been living in the Homeinn for three days, and the boss didn't come to him for trouble, thinking that he also knew his identity as a student of Mingcheng Academy, so he didn't dare to make a mistake for a while.
On this day, Wei Yueju finally came to the Homeinn with the news he got, and said to Zhang Mo: "These are some of the houses I found according to your requirements, the places are big enough, and most of them are somewhat isolated from the surrounding houses, but some places are relatively remote, and the prices are also very expensive. The bottom line is that many homes have no intention of being sold, and that's all I can get. ”
Zhang Mo picked up the piece of paper and looked at it, the basic information about the house was marked on it, the geographical location, the size of the house, the price of the landlord, the basic information of the owner, etc., although it was not very comprehensive, but in such a short period of time, it was indeed hard to get these news.
Nodding, Zhang Mo took out the miscellaneous spirit stones that had been prepared a long time ago and gave them to Wei Yueju, watched him put these things into his arms, and said: "I have already made my position clear with the Guijie Society, and I will soon sing against each other, we have different ideas, so we naturally want to compete for a superiority, I am short of some manpower here, if you are interested, you may as well come over to help, it can be regarded as a kind of exercise for you." ”
Zhang Mo is short of people, and this Wei Yueju has proved that he does have some ability, as long as he is willing, Zhang Mo doesn't mind having more people to help him, only one Shao Zhanyin is definitely not enough, and Shao Zhanyin is not good at dealing with these specific affairs.
Seeing that Wei Yueju was still a little hesitant, Zhang Mo didn't feel that there was anything wrong, he didn't have the aura of a tyrant in his body, and he couldn't make people surrender under a shock, even if he had an innate soul, it was just to make others feel closer to him, but he really didn't have the ability to accept his little brother anytime and anywhere!
As a person who aspires to become a civil servant, it is important to seize every opportunity to train yourself, but if this training comes at the cost of potentially offending a future official, then it must be weighed carefully, even if the official is only a preparation now!
"You don't have to worry, I will be very clear, let you do things in the form of employment, it will not cause you any trouble. Seeing that he deliberately refused, Zhang Mo hurriedly said: "If you really feel that you can recognize my concept in the future, you will join in at that time." ”
Employment, this form is very common, it really won't bring trouble to himself, and Zhang Mo is generous, he will definitely not suffer, so Wei Yueju happily agreed.
After receiving an affirmative answer, Zhang Mo asked Wei Yueju to lead the way in front, and began to check the addresses on the list, looking for them one by one, he always had to actually take a look to rest assured.
After walking a few houses, most of them have no intention of selling, and it is not impossible if Zhang Mo buys it, but the price is a little too high, just a little chat, after confirming each other's intentions, Zhang Mo left very decisively.
In the end, this is a mansion not far from Mingcheng College, the area is not very large, the owner is a businessman, and he began to calculate with Zhang Mo with a shrewd face, and the final result is that Zhang Mo wants to buy his house at double the price on the market, so that he can not lose money.
Zhang Mo was blinded by a divine calculation, and Zheng Ziping, who had always wanted to show on the side, was also defeated after three or two sentences from the other party, this kind of thing really has nothing to do with the level of cultivation, unless it is to suppress people with potential, otherwise, can you bargain with a mouth.
Zhang Mo didn't expect that it would be very difficult to buy a property in Mingfeng City, and he came out a little dizzily and said: "It's really difficult, if you don't have a suitable one, you can only choose the one on Heishui Street, they ask for the least money, and it's not the farthest away." ”
"I looked next to it, there were a lot of big houses. Zheng Ziping followed all the way, knew Zhang Mo's intentions, and said to Wei Yueju: "These houses are much better than what we saw before, both in terms of area and location, why didn't your family take us there?!"
Wei Yueju smiled bitterly: "You don't know this, those houses have a great background, ordinary people are not qualified to enter at all, let alone buy and sell, many homeowners can't afford to provoke, although we have the name of the academy disciples, the other party doesn't dare to do anything to us, but as long as we don't die, the academy will not stand out for us!"
Zheng Ziping asked with some disbelief: "Is it really fake?!There are still people who dare to provoke Mingcheng Academy?!"
"Of course, no one provoked Mingcheng Academy. Wei Yueju said this proudly at first, and then said with some frustration: "However, provoking a disciple of the academy is not a big deal for them, and it is impossible for the academy to really go to them because of this matter." ”
"What Yueju said is true, Ziping, you see, the outside of the people he said are very different, and they should represent different forces. ”
"That's right, I didn't expect you to observe quite carefully. The empire did not have too many restrictions on the construction of houses, but for the houses inhabited by people of different statuses, they were strictly divided, for example, the houses where officials and officials lived can be clearly distinguished, and the places of residence of people in the government system and those in the military system can be easily distinguished. ”
Wei Yueju walked along the way, casually found a few different marks, and explained in detail to the two of them the different meanings represented by not using the markers, which is the most basic knowledge, which may not be learned from textbooks, and seems useless but is a compulsory course to avoid trouble.
Wei Yueju said as he walked: "The people in the government affairs system and the military affairs system are very strict with the rules of the empire, but those people from the Taoist Academy are all very arrogant, and they may not really do things according to the rules of the empire, what they pursue is self and independence, this is not a big deal, it really depends on the mood." ”
Several people were not in a very good mood, and while walking back, they listened to Wei Yueju gossiping, which could be regarded as a supplement to knowledge.
"Old man, you remember for me, I will come again tomorrow. ”
Just as he was walking a short distance, he saw the gate of a courtyard suddenly open, and one of them scolded and walked out, saying as he walked: "What a poor ghost, who would have thought that you would die and die, and you didn't know how to put some of the previous things in the house, it's really useless!"
Inside the gate, there was a very haggard old man, who was alone on crutches, and watched them go out helplessly.
The man who walked in front suddenly turned around and said, "Tomorrow, at this time, I will come, if you don't have the money, I will tear down your house!"
The old man didn't say a word, just watched them leave, but the helplessness in his eyes was still easily sensed by Zhang Mo.
Before he could react, he saw a person hurrying behind the side, this person was more than 1.75 meters tall, well-proportioned, and looked like a heroic feeling.
Seeing the old man standing inside, this person hurriedly walked a few steps quickly, and asked with concern: "Uncle Song, are they coming to you again?" I heard Xiao Liuzi tell me that there are many strangers in the alley, and they have entered your house directly, so hurry up, are you okay?!"
"It's okay, what can I do, what else can I do, nothing!" Uncle Song said these words with some gloom, and said to the person who came: "You have a heart, our family Yaonan has finally made a good friend." ”
"Uncle Song, don't say that. Entering the house, this person hurriedly supported the other party and said very kindly, "When Yaonan was alive, we were good brothers, and now that you are in trouble, of course I will come over to help as soon as possible." ”
"Hey, Yaonan is confused, how can he make such a big mistake, if he really works hard, he may be able to become a real official in the future, but now it's good, he was convicted and executed, not to mention, and he also affected Uncle You to suffer together, I really don't know what he thinks." ”
Uncle Song didn't speak, and the person who came continued: "Those people came to ask for money, did Song Yaonan end up with their money before?! ”
"Not yet, thank you for your help. Song Laohan didn't seem to be willing to continue talking about this topic, and said directly to him: "You go back quickly, you can't leave people for a long time in the yamen, otherwise, it will be easy to have an accident." You are Yaonan's friend, you must take his matter as a lesson, don't repeat the mistakes of the past, you don't have to worry about it on my side, they can't really do anything to me, anyway, I have this old bone left, if something really happens to me, this house will belong to the government, and they don't want to get anything. ”
"Uncle Song, what you said, how can I ignore you. The man continued to say enthusiastically: "Even if I don't care about you, I can't ignore Brother Yaonan, I came today, first, to see you, and secondly, to tell you a good news, that is, Yaonan still has a chance to come out alive." ”
"What are you talking about?" Song Laohan obviously made this news not lightly stimulated, and grabbed the other party tightly with his backhand and asked, "Yaonan really has a chance to come back alive? Don't lie to me!"
"Of course I won't lie to you, Uncle Song, after Yaonan's accident, I started to look around, and finally had some eyebrows about this matter, so I'm going to come to you quickly!"
It turns out that Song Yaonan, the son of this old man, is now working in the government office of Mingfeng City, and he has always been diligent, although he is not a clerk, he has also worked up to a half-official position, and his size can be regarded as a leader, which can be seen from the large courtyard of their house.
What Song Yaonan is in charge of is the matters related to the seeds of the Lingtian in Mingfeng City, which can be said to be a great responsibility, and it belongs to the place where it is within its share if it is done well, and it must be taken responsibility if it is done badly.
As mentioned earlier, most of the spiritual fields within the Heavenly Fortune Empire are under the control of the Daoist Academy, but the Heavenly Fortune Empire is so powerful, how can it not have its own spiritual field, but compared to the Taoist Academy, which focuses more on society, most of the spiritual fields of the empire are official camps, and local forces and individuals rarely have the opportunity to get involved in it.
This Song Yaonan himself is an ordinary person, he can have such almost, and he is naturally overjoyed to come into contact with things that only monks come into contact with, and he is indeed working diligently, keeping the things he manages in order, and trotting all the way to the road of officials.
It's just that not long ago, someone actually reported to the government that Song Yaonan was in charge of the Lingtian seeds, and secretly made eye contact with the people of the Daoist Academy, and secretly provided several rare spiritual food seeds in the empire to the Daoist Academy in exchange for the materials needed for cultivation.
Although this Dao Yuan is known as the three major forces in the empire and the government affairs system and the military affairs system, it has always been on the weak side, and it has been suppressed, guarded against, and confronted by the other two parties, and most of the influence it can exert is concentrated between the boxing stadium and Lingtian, and the influence of other places is very limited.
In this case, of course, the Taoist Academy is unwilling, and it always tries in every possible way to expand its influence, and various means of light and darkness emerge in an endless stream, and the use of cultivation materials to attract people is one of the methods commonly used in the dark, and it is a tried and tested method.
The Heavenly Fortune Empire's control over cultivation is very strict, and the low-end cultivation methods may still be a little circulating, but the real exercises have always been strictly controlled, and although the aura is very strong, the people who really enjoy the benefits of cultivation will always be a small number of people.
But after all, this world can be cultivated, and it is the natural pursuit of living individuals to become strong, and the Taoist Academy will naturally not let go of this opportunity, and secretly always keeps revealing some cultivation exercises and related resources, and the empire is constantly exterminating these things in order to maintain its own rule, and the two sides are fighting wits and courage, I don't know how many years have passed like this, and there are countless monks who die on it every year.
This time, Song Yaonan, who was very lucky, became the target of suspicion because someone reported it, and because he did move the spirit seed in the process of managing the spiritual field seeds-he took it home and quietly boiled it for his father to eat instead of exchanging cultivation materials with the Taoist Academy-resulting in a mouth that could not be explained clearly, and he was finally imprisoned, just waiting to be directly beheaded after finding out the facts.
Song Laohan knew that his son had moved the spirit seed - because it had all entered his stomach - but that thing had natural wear and tear, and it was not once or twice that no one found out about the ingenuity he had done before, and he didn't know how it was discovered this time, and he also broke this matter, thinking that his son was no longer saved, but he didn't expect to hear it here, things seemed to have a turnaround, which made him so unhappy!
Seeing that Song Laohan looked a little excited, this person hurriedly told what he knew and said: "I have inquired, the person who reported this matter is a subordinate of the Yaonan brothers, I don't know how to get the news, anyway, his purpose is to bring down Yaonan, so that he can take the position, although this position is not very oily, but it can be paid attention to by the officials for a long time, and it will be very beneficial to be promoted in the future, I don't know how many people are hot!"
"I know all this, just tell me what to do!"
"I have already received definite news, Yaonan's original boss Tian Rong has been promoted to a clerk, subordinate to the Agricultural Administration Yuan, and the spiritual fields around Mingfeng City are under his control, I found him, because of his previous feelings, he is willing to come forward to vouch for Song Yaonan, but the premise is that we have to make up all the spiritual seeds that we have taken away before, and Yaonan will not be able to serve in the government in the future. ”
"It doesn't matter if you do it or not, it's okay if you're okay. Virtuous nephew, this matter is thanks to you, as soon as Yaonan had an accident, I had no idea, but now it's okay, I finally know what to do. Nephew, where should we go to get these spirit seeds?!"
"I'm also worried about this matter, the spirit seed of Mingfeng City, Yao Nan has always been in charge, and now something has happened, the spirit seed has been strictly guarded, and it is impossible to make an idea inside, if it really doesn't work, I will go to the Taoist Academy, although there is a certain risk, but as long as we are careful, it should be fine, and it is a big deal to have more money." ”
"It looks like that's all it can be. Song Laohan sighed, and then made up his mind to say to this person: "Virtuous nephew, if you can give me this news, it will already help me a lot, and you will not worry about the matter of the spirit seed next, and you should not participate in this matter, and the province will cause you trouble in the future." Yaonan has been in charge of the spirit seed for so many years, and I still know some of the things inside, so let me figure out a way, even if it is in contact with the Taoist Academy, let me do better. ”
"This, this, hey!" The man hesitated for a few moments, then sighed heavily, and said to Song Laohan: "It can only be like this, but Uncle Song, you must be careful, if you go to contact the Taoist Academy, once you are caught, then it will be confirmed that Yaonan and the Taoist Academy are colluding, and even if Lord Tian helps, you will not be able to save Yaonan!"
"I know it's powerful, you can rest assured, there must be no problem, even if I don't want this old life, I will rescue Yaonan, and I must not let him have any problems. ”
What the two didn't know was that while they were talking about this matter, a person heard all this word for word, and saw that they finally made up their minds, and finally said: "You don't have to worry, maybe, I can help you!"
As soon as they heard this, the two of them were immediately shocked, looking left and right, but they found nothing!