The man in the strong suit behind the big tree returned to the hut by the pond, where Mao Gongluo was sitting waiting for news.

"Master Mao, everything is going well, that Lang Zhong was poisoned by the mourning worm with 'shrimp and toad smoke', and his subordinates quietly killed her, and then burned the house to ashes with a fire. ”

"Well, well done. Mao Gong breathed a sigh of relief with satisfaction, as soon as Li Suizhi and the mourning worm died, Liu Yong's life could never be saved.

At dawn, he arrived at the Governor's Palace early.

"My lord, this time Liu Yong is dead. Mao Gongluo gave a detailed account of last night's events.

"I don't show any flaws. Li Shuyao asked, twisting his beard under his chin.

"Your Excellency, rest assured, this time the humble duty has been done seamlessly. ”

The two began to discuss the aftermath of Liu Yong's death in a document submitted to the imperial court.

At this moment, a guard came to report that the first-class loyal Xianggong, the foreman of the military aircraft minister and Shen and his party had come to the door of the governor's palace.

"Is it really He Shen, why did he come?" Li Shiyao was shocked when he heard this.

"My lord, it's true that I'm from the capital, and there are quite a few Ouchi guards. The guard replied.

"Change your clothes and come with me to meet you. Li Shuyao hurriedly changed into a first-class official uniform and came to the gate of the mansion with Mao Gong in a slightly busy manner.

"Haha, Master Li, don't come unharmed. He Shen smiled and walked down from the carriage, followed by a team of Ouchi guards in yellow coats.

"And my lord," Li Shiyao hurriedly saluted, and said in his mouth, "What kind of wind blew you here?" ”

The two came to the living room and sat down, and after a few pleasantries, He Shen immediately asked, "Liu Yong Liu has always been good?"

"Lord He, Xia Guan has already delivered a submission to the imperial court, maybe you have not seen it when you have already left Beijing, Lord Liu has been seriously ill after coming to Kunming, and now it is in danger. Li Shiyao said with a sad face.

"Oh, seriously ill?" said He Shen in surprise.

"I have asked famous doctors all over the place, and I have taken a lot of medicine, but there is still no improvement, and I am still unconscious in the National Post House. ”

He Shen wondered in his heart, could it be Mo Yan's doing, he was already taking revenge on Liu Yong?

"Can you find out what disease you have?" he asked.

"According to those Lang Zhong's speculations, the three of them are sick due to water and soil adaptation, Li Yuantong, a first-class guard in the Ouchi, is strong and has been treated, and Lord Liu is old, so the condition is more serious, I am afraid it will not last for a few days. ”

"Which three of them?"

"Lord Liu, the scholar and Li Yuantong were escorted all the way to Kunming directly from the Sichuan-Yunnan border. ”

It seems that Mo Yan is acting in secret, and he has not shown up, and Shen Xiang.

"Lord He, did you come to Kunming this time to visit the people like Lord Liu?"

"Visiting the people, Li Shiyao, how did you do it? Haining sued you on the recital, saying that you were corrupt and perverted the law and sold your official position, but is there such a thing?" He Shen frowned and reproached.

When Li Shuyao heard this, he hurriedly defended and said: "There is no such thing, this Haining is purely having a vendetta with the lower officials to take the opportunity to take revenge, and I hope that the Lord will be aware of it." ”

"Well, let's go visit Master Liu first. He Shen avoided the topic.

In the small courtyard of the "Tianzi No. 1" of the National Post House, Li Shiyao and Mao Gongluo accompanied He Shen into the living room, and Li Yuantong hurriedly stepped forward to salute: "The lower official Li Yuantong will see Lord He." ”

"I heard that Lord Liu is not lightly ill, right?" asked He Shen.

"It turned out that I came with an adult. Liu Yong walked out of the inner room, his face ruddy and not sickly.

Li Shuyao and Mao Gong were slightly surprised, and even He Shen was puzzled.

"Haha, the emperor Hongfu, I was so frightened when I heard the fire outside last night, I woke up like a dream, and there was nothing wrong with it in the morning. Liu Yong said with a smile, glancing meaningfully at Li Shiyao.

"Lord Liu," Li Shuyao stepped forward and said, "The lower officials are really anxious these days, the famous Langzhong in Kunming City has been invited, but you just can't wake up, you have already submitted a document to the imperial court, and now it is okay, it seems that the medicine you have taken has finally worked." ”

"Yes, Master Li is indeed bothered. Liu Yong smiled slightly.

"My lord, please talk about it, the officials of Kunming are going to come to meet the two adults. Li Shiyao said.

"Okay, Lord Liu, then let's go together. He Shen responded in his mouth, and secretly said in his heart that he didn't know what went wrong.

In the Governor's Mansion on Yongdao Street, the civil and military officials of Kunming were already waiting in front of the lobby, all wanting to see He Shen, who was known as the most beautiful man in the capital.

He Shen is in his forties, with fair skin and dignified appearance, while Liu Yong, who is traveling with him, has a big hunchback and looks obscene, the two form a stark contrast, and some officials can't help but snicker in private.

He Shen and Liu Yong were both in the first product of the dynasty, and Li Shiyao, the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou, was from the first product, and the three of them sat in the middle of the hall, and the officials greeted each other for a while.

He Shen stood up and cleared his throat, and the hall was silent, waiting for him to speak.

"Under the holy decree" He Shen held out a holy decree in both hands and said loudly, and all the officials quickly knelt down and waited for the decree when they heard the words.

"Fengtian carrier, the emperor said, Yunnan grain storage road and Guizhou according to the inspection of Haining to sue Yunnan and Guizhou governor Li Shuyao for bribery, selling official beards, corrupting the rule of officials, the people's resentment boiling, with the first-class loyal Xianggong, the foreman of the military aircraft minister and Shen Tongti Renge University scholar Liu Yong to go" He Shen read out the holy decree, his face suddenly pulled, and he shouted, "Come on, pick Li Shiyao to wear a flower feather, and be dismissed from his post to be investigated." ”

The guards of the capital who came with him and wore yellow coats stepped forward to take off the peacock feather feathers on Li Shiyao's official hat.

The sudden change shocked the officials, many of whom were Li Shuyao's henchmen or those who bribed and bought officials, and they were all terrified.

"Lord Liu, this official came to Kunming for the first time, and I want to take a look around, and you are more good at investigative matters, so you will have to work. He Shen said casually.

"This" Liu Yong was speechless.

"Those who can work harder. He Shen looked like a hippie smile.

After noon, Li Yuantong hurriedly came to the inn and told Mo Yan the news of the arrival of He Shen and the dismissal of Li Shiyao from the official position of governor of Yungui.

Finally, there is no need to worry about Li Shiyao plotting to kill Lord Liu. Li Yuantong breathed a long sigh of relief.

After Li Yuantong left, Lai Bu asked Mo Yan: "What are your plans next?"

Mo Yan was silent in thought, he originally wanted to deal with Liu Yong to avenge the Xu family, but his anger gradually died out by talking to him last night. He did something sorry for the Xu family back then, but he has been remedying and atonement for his sins since then, and in fact helped the Lu family's mother and son. In the entire [***] court, Liu Yong can be regarded as a rare Qing official, if he kills him, he may have done a bad thing, and he will be scolded by the people of the world.

It seems that in the world, it is difficult to distinguish between good and bad, Liu Yong is a clean official, deeply loved by the people, but he has also done wrong things, and He Shen is a big corrupt official hated by the world, but it is not useless, right and wrong, it is really difficult to generalize, thinking of these can't help but be disheartened.

"Brother Lai, have you ever heard of the lungs of the earth?" asked Mo Yan.

"My ancestors once said that the earth is not dead, just like the human body, it breathes, and will grow, get sick and even die, but that will be hundreds of millions of years later, and we will not be aware of how short our life span is. The so-called 'earth lungs' are the most vibrant places on the earth, the place where the aura is generated, but from ancient times to the present, the earthly lungs have gradually decayed and are difficult to find. ”

"There is still a ground lung in the depths of Zhongnan Mountain that is still active, but it only breathes once every ten years, and a large amount of spiritual energy will escape," Mo Yan described the situation in the Earth Lung Valley.

"You're going down to the 'lungs'?" Raib's eyes widened in surprise.

"Yes, you see, this is what the young man in the spirit realm is in the underground tunnel. Mo Yan's mind was everywhere, and a jade plate engraved with a gossip pattern appeared in his palm, exuding a green and faint cold light.

"This is the symbol of 'Gen', in the 64 hexagrams of the I Ching, it is located in the 52nd hexagram, the hexagram is like two mountains, and the hexagram says, 'Gen its back, not its body; ’”

"What does that mean?"

"It is impossible to explain the origin of the jade plaque from the hexagram alone, since someone engraved it on it, it must have some meaning, could it be the logo of some immortal family or gang in the spirit world. Raib analyzed.

Mo Yan remembered that the qi refining recipe on the jade slip was marked "Genshan Sect", and he understood that this was probably the logo of the Genshan Sect.

"Why is the air in the corridor frozen like jelly and impassable?" he asked.

Lai Bu thought for a while and said, "Isn't it that the aura erupts once in ten years? These jelly should be formed by the condensation of the aura remaining in the lungs of the earth, so the phenomenon of not being able to breathe in the ancient well is easy to explain." It's a pity that he only breathes once in ten years, otherwise Lai would have wanted to see the world. ”

"If only we could collect and transport those jelly-like aura to the ground, and slowly release the aura in the house for people to cultivate. Mo Yan suddenly had an idea.

"That's not a good way to collect. Raib shook his head.

"I don't know how far the spiritual passage in the lungs of the earth extends, if there is a way to pass freely through the 'jelly', wouldn't it be convenient to travel to and from the spiritual realm?" Mo Xuan muttered to himself.

In the evening, Li Yuantong came to the inn again and told Mo Yan that he and Shen had asked him to meet at the Daguanlou by the Dianchi Lake in the western suburbs of Kunming at noon.

"All the matters investigating Li Shuyao's case have been handed over to Lord Liu, and He Shen can be relieved this time, saying that he is going to walk around the mountains and rivers. Li Yuantong said enviously.

"Okay, you tell Lord He that Mo Yan will be on time for the appointment. ”

"Li Shuyao and Mao Gongluo both thought that you had been burned to death in the National Post House, Lord Liu said that you can avoid it for the time being, and reappear at a critical time to expose their crimes of tricking and killing people. ”

Mo Mo smiled bitterly, without squeaking. (To be continued.) )