Chapter 138 Jianghu Temple (please subscribe)
Xu Qing carried Qi and blood, performed exercises in the heavens, and refined a five-qu spiritual ginseng ginseng beard, and the consumed vitality was partially replenished.
He looked at the bronze mirror inside his body and saw that the life span column remained unchanged.
Xu Qing is not surprised. His lifespan is indeed not directly related to his own physical condition, unless his health is extremely bad and he has only a few years to live.
His current observation is that his lifespan can be extended through the energy of holiness, but the further he goes, the more energy he needs to consume and the shorter his lifespan is.
At the same time, Bronze Mirror's identification of him as an "extraterrestrial demon" remained unchanged.
Xu Qing is now doubtful.
If the world is compared to a person's body, then his identity is equivalent to a virus invading from the outside world, causing a rejection reaction in the world itself.
The greater his influence and strength, the more intense the rejection will be. This is also the reason why the effect of the Holy Spirit is getting weaker and weaker.
On the other hand, if his influence becomes smaller and his strength becomes weaker, even if the rejection reaction weakens, he will still be eliminated by the world's instinctive reaction.
Of course, this is just a guess.
Another conjecture is that the root problem lies in his body itself.
If this is the reason, if we want to solve it from the root, it will be unless he cultivates to the level of "ghost immortal", reincarnates, or seizes his body.
Because the realm of possession is just a simple invasion and control, the original physical body still cannot be abandoned, and the physical body controlled by the possession cannot continue to practice.
For example, the leader of the Luo Sect, King Ming, is incarnated as a "man in coir raincoat". He was trained to be a great master of internal organs training, and then controlled through possession and distraction.
Like Dharma King Golden Centipede, the distraction of invading one's own bloodline descendants may have other advantages, but it will never achieve the effect of rebirth or reincarnation.
No matter which guess it is, strength is essential to solve the problem.
One force can defeat ten societies, one force can defeat all laws!
Xu Qing then told Su Lianqing to take good care of herself and recuperate these days.
While he was talking, he heard the rapid sound of horse hooves and the sound of wind chimes, and soon came outside the yard.
Su Lianqing looked solemn and said: "Sir, it's our people who are here."
She is Xu Qing's intelligence chief.
The sound of wind chimes is a signal of urgent news.
Xu Qing nodded.
Su Lianqing still went out very cautiously and received the secret code before letting people in. However, she did not lead him into the house. He only asked about things in the yard. Then he ordered the messenger to go out and continue to inquire about the news, and then arrived with the secret message. In front of Xu Qing.
Within a range of more than ten feet, Xu Qing, even if he did not use his soul to sense things, only relied on his physical body, his ears and eyes were very sharp, almost as if he could see from the sky and hear from the earth, and any disturbance could not be hidden from him.
He naturally knew the previous conversation between Su Lianqing and the messenger.
Su Lianqing also knew this, so she handed over the secret message directly without any hesitation.
Xu Qing picked it up and looked at it, and frowned slightly based on what he just heard.
"Dozens of Japanese pirates came ashore and burned, killed and looted in several coastal state capitals as if they were in uninhabited territory. Haha..." Xu Qing knew clearly that the matter was not that simple. It seemed like it was The Japanese pirates came ashore and burned, killed and looted. In fact, it was a fundamental problem with the imperial government's control of the troops at the state capital guard station.
This is also a direct expression of dissatisfaction by the powerful gentry, nobles, military attachés and other forces with the imperial court's clearing of land.
"Is this what Wei Guogong and the others did?" Su Lianqing asked.
Xu Qing shook his head: "The first shot is the first. Wei Guogong is too cunning to show off at this level. But things are getting more troublesome."
Judging from the contents of the secret message, this Things are more like accidental emergencies, causing chain reactions.
"No, it may not be a coincidence." Xu Qing thought of the "man in coir raincoat" appearing outside Yingtian Mansion in the form of King Ming, the leader of the Luo Sect.
Although the Lotus Sect has now been conquered by Xu Qing and reorganized into the Red Flower Society.
But in fact, the Lotus Sect that Xu Qing conquered was severely disabled. The current Red Flower Society is far inferior to the Lotus Sect in the past.
The Luo Jiao has more than just a branch of the Lotus Sect.
What's more, the roots of the Lotus Sect are in Lingnan, and there are obviously other secret branches of the Luo Sect in South Zhili. They may have already colluded with many Jin gentry and nobles in South Zhili.
The southeastern region, where the contradiction between man and land is sharp, is also a natural breeding ground for the development of cults.
Historically, such things have happened frequently.
Even when the Yellow Turban Tao was at its peak, it colluded with the eunuchs around the emperor.
In his previous life, during the Tianli Sect uprising in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the royal family even directly participated in helping the rioting believers invade the palace.
In the final analysis, interests are fundamental.
During the early Qing Dynasty, there were still people from the Eight Banners of the Qing Dynasty who raised the banner of opposing the Qing Dynasty and restoring the Ming Dynasty, hoping to help the Ming Dynasty.
Xu Qing thought for a while and said, "If something like this happens, the governor's office will definitely send someone to look for me. I'll go back first."
"Well, I would like to see you off."
Xu Qing nodded slightly, moved, and disappeared from Su Lianqing's eyes.
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Xu Qing returned to his house in Tianjing City and drafted a memorial as if he were relying on a horse to write a thousand words.
Not long after he finished writing, someone patrolling the Yushi Yamen came to look for him.
Xu Qing followed him, passed the transfer of ownership, and came to the study in Feng Xunjian's backyard.
"Gongming, this is the urgent military information that was just sent today." Feng Xunyan frowned solemnly.
After Xu Qing read it, it was roughly the same as the information he got, but the content was more detailed. However, building an intelligence system is inherently expensive and laborious.
Su Lianqing's ability to help him put up a shelf shows that he is very capable.
This is a long-term and hidden front that needs to be fought steadily.
He slowly said: "No matter what, with this military information sent up, the dispute in the court about the 'clearing of land and acres' will be completely settled."
Feng Xunjian Sighing: "With this chaos, the intensity of the reform will be much smaller."
Xu Qing nodded.
This is the reason why he decisively dealt with the wealthy gentry of Jiangning Mansion after receiving the letter from the chief assistant. He knew very well that if he delayed for a long time, unexpected changes might occur, such as what happened this time. In that case, the situation would be very unfavorable to him.
Previously, the knot was cut with a sharp knife and the matter was settled.
Even if the central government tolerates the matter of "clearing the land", it will not make any more compromises on the matter of Jiangning Mansion. After all, it’s all about “face”.
In addition, if the Jiangning Mansion case is overturned, the authority of the chief minister and the emperor will be greatly affected.
Feng Xunjian naturally understood this truth and glanced at Xu Qing, "Gong Ming, I thought you were too eager to do things before, but now it seems that you are actually a mastermind. As for the affairs of Jiangning Mansion, as long as you If you do it slowly, you will be stuck in the quagmire, unable to advance or retreat.”
When he said this, he paused and said, "Did you expect the current changes, and that's why you were so anxious?"
Xu Qing: "No, it's just good luck."
Feng Xunjing said meaningfully: "When you do things, you are always lucky." "I'm very angry."
Xu Qing smiled: "Sir, you can't wish me bad luck."
Feng Xun said: "You are so evil. , Qing’er followed you, I don’t know whether it’s good or bad.”
Xu Qing smiled and said: "So I need you to take care of me. After all, you don't want A Wu to have a hard time following me."
Feng Xun's face darkened, "I'm not even forty yet. , so old.”
Ordinary people become grandfathers at the age of forty, but the forty years of scholar-bureaucrats is when they are in their prime. The quality of life of retired people is much higher than that of ordinary cattle and horses, so as long as they pay attention to health preservation, they can generally live much longer and thicker than ordinary people.
This kind of thing has happened since ancient times.
Xu Qing smiled: "Sir, you are young and powerful. At this time of turmoil, it is the time to make contributions. Now, all the central government officials must urgently need you to make achievements and stabilize the situation in the southeast. I have a bold idea. ”
Feng Xunjian knew that Xu Qing had always been resourceful, and said curiously: "Gongming, if you have any ideas, just say it. There is no need to be secretive between us."
Xu Qing: "No matter how we deal with people's livelihood afterwards, To appease the people, the most important thing now is to solve the problem militarily. At this time of national crisis, Mr. should do his part and ask the central government to "supervise the military." "
Feng Xunjian couldn't help but be surprised, "Is it appropriate for me to take the initiative to ask for power?"
Xu Qing: "Not only that, sir, you also have to serve as the censor. This is my responsibility. This is a memorial I wrote for you, sir. Please read it over."
Feng Xun twitched his face and said, "You guys came here well prepared. You already knew about this."
He was secretly surprised by the power under Xu Qing's hands, and then took over the memorial drafted by Xu Qing for him. After reading the content, his expression changed, "You want me to impeach officials of all sizes in Southern Zhili, including Wei Guogong and Mr. Li who just protected you as a mediator?"
Xu Qing smiled and said: "This is called preemptive strike. If nothing happens, sir, do you think they will throw dirty water on you?"
Feng Xunzhi immediately understood that this was a high probability event, and The breakthrough was the matter of Xu Qingyu Meat Gentleman.
He understood Xu Qing’s deeper intention.
The affairs of Jiangning Mansion must be protected by the first assistant, so if nothing happens to Xu Qing, nothing will happen to him.
With a guarantee, he now had to do whatever he wanted, whether it was to seek power or to impeach the noble Jin gentry and officials of all sizes in Southern Zhili.
When others try to slander you, your best way is not to defend yourself, but to have a knife in your hand.
And now that the southeast is in turmoil, even if the central officials want to compromise, they will never compromise to the end. They are in urgent need of trustworthy people who can help them stabilize the situation.
Xu Qing has already fallen out with Wei Guogong and other noble gentry, and with his high-level work, he is naturally worthy of trust. Naturally, Feng Xunjian became the most suitable candidate at the moment.
The responsibility of the censor is to supervise civil affairs. If you add the task of supervising military affairs, it means that both civil affairs and military affairs have the power to intervene. They are similar to the powers of governors and governors, but in name only. position and actual power are lower.
However, there are no governors or governors in Southern Zhili now, so with the dispatch of Supervisor Jundao, Feng Xunjian is basically under-equipped to be the governor of Yingtian, and there is no one above him who can actually suppress him.
And this kind of temporary dispatch power is very easy to take away.
In addition, Feng Xun is of low rank, so it would not be too much of a headache to reward him based on his merits afterwards.
The key is that Feng Xunjian did not have any foundation in Southern Zhili, because he had a good son-in-law like Xu Qing.
Because Feng Xunzong is the one doing the work in name, there is no need to worry about how to reward Xu Qing afterwards.
Therefore, Feng Xunyan completely complies with the employment logic of the chief minister and the emperor.
After Feng Xunzhi figured it out, he couldn't help but sigh, everyone hopes that their children will become successful, so what does this mean to him?
Feng Xunjian felt like he was eating Xu Qing's soft rice.
After all, his ability to obtain the position of patrol censor is also related to Xu Qing.
Master Feng looked embarrassed, "You can just tell me the matter directly. Why are you helping me draft a memorial? I still can't write a memorial?"
This is Lao Feng’s last stubbornness in front of his future uncle!
"My good daughter, you'd better go your own way in the future." Lao Feng felt that Xu Qing had manipulated him this time, and he couldn't stand up so hard, and he felt quite sorry for his daughter.
Xu Qing hurriedly raised his hands and said: "This matter is naturally the work of Mr., I will definitely not tell anyone."
Master Feng: "..." He then carefully tested: "Before coming here , Didn’t tell Xie Wenyuan.”
"Time is urgent and there is no time."
Xu Qing's reasons were very good. Feng Xun felt relieved and said, "Go see Qing'er and I will consider the matter."
" Wei." Xu Qing was afraid of irritating his father-in-law by continuing to speak, so he retreated honestly.
Feng Xunjian then picked up the memorial and continued to ponder, "This guy's writing skills are really good."
He couldn't help but feel a little melancholy, feeling that not a single word in the memorial could be changed. It didn't even give him room to polish and develop.
Poor old Feng had no choice but to re-copy the memorial in standard pavilion style, and then destroy the original.
After all, this matter is of great importance. If people know that Xu Qing is the one who made the plan, the impact will not be good.
Not long after, the doorman from outside came in and announced that Xie Wenyuan had come to visit.
Feng Xun invited him into the study.
After Xie Wenyuan came in, he laughed and said: "Old Feng, you are in trouble."
Feng Xunjian's expression was calm: "Don't bully me, I have already written the memorial. Just take a look."
Xie Wenyuan took the memorial, and after a while, his expression changed slightly, "The ancients said, A person who is good at planning has the dangers of mountains and rivers in his chest and the depth of the city. You have already mastered this trick not long after you became an official? "
Feng Xun? Press: "Do you think of me as Li Linfu?"
Xie Wenyuan: "Li Genu is the prime minister who saved the time. Isn't this derogatory to you? I originally thought that you were far inferior to Li Linfu. And now it seems, Your son-in-law is from the same group."
Feng Xun twitched the corner of his mouth and had to say that Xie Wenyuan was half right. He thought Xu Gongming was more accurate than himself.
Xie Wenyuan smiled and continued: "You must have a back-up plan when you write this memorial."
Feng Xunjian said calmly: "What do you mean by a back-up plan?"
" What else can it be? Just take over the power. You have finally figured it out. What big things can you do if you are just a censor without military power?" Xie Wenyuan said, feeling ashamed. : "With Jin Liang like me, I can help you with guidance, and I will definitely protect you from worries."
Feng Xunyan's old face darkened, and then asked: "You are so well-informed, could it be that your father-in-law is also involved in this?" "
It turns out that Xie Wenyuan's wife is from the Zhu family in Yunyang, one of the four major families in South Zhili. She has been in business for generations and has a wealthy family.
Xie Wenyuan: "The Zhu family are all unscrupulous people, unless Wei Guogong and others are confused and take action personally. Otherwise, the Zhu family will never dare to get involved, but they have a large business and are well-informed. I went through the Zhu family relationship, if I knew this very quickly, how could it be possible? Strange."
Feng Xunxian: "So you are a rebellious boy. The Zhu family supports you to study for the academic exams, but you actually help me and Xu Gongming."
Xie Wenyuan sneered: " The Zhu family has a huge fortune and is unwilling to give up their wealth , I don’t have any power, it’s really a way to get into trouble. If I do these things, I can save them in the future. If the Zhu family falls in the future, there will be nothing left.”
Feng Xun. Press: "It's shameful for you to talk so loudly, you're just a judge."< br>
Xie Wenyuan's face turned red, then he took a breath and snorted coldly: "Since you have made a decision, then if you ask the supervisor, I will personally take you to Yanyue Hall and tell you for your son-in-law. Grandpa stated his interests. ”
He is about to enter Beijing to participate in the Enke Examination next year, and then look for an opportunity to return to Jiangning Mansion to serve as an official.
Xie Quan has now determined that he and Xu Qing can do something earth-shattering.
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Xu Qing entered the inner house, saw Feng Wu, and told him what happened before.
Feng Wu: "Since such a big thing has happened, then go ahead and do your work without worrying about our marriage first."
Xu Qing: "No, our marriage is bigger than the sky, so I can't say it."< br>
Feng Wu was moved at first, then realized and spat: "So you want to hold the wedding as usual and keep it quiet."
She was moved for nothing!
Xu Qing smiled, "This is called the best of both worlds."
The more turbulent the situation, the less likely it is to disrupt one's own position.
The calmer Xu Qing's side is, the less chaos there is in Jiangning Mansion.
Feng Wu understood this, but didn't say anything. He said, "In that case, please stay with me these days. I feel that I am about to become a master of driving things. You can give me some guidance."
"It is better to obey orders than to be respectful."
Feng Wu smiled slightly: "I would like you, Mr. Xu, to pay more attention to my cultivation. When I cultivate to the point of revealing myself, I will repay you with great benefits."< br>
Xu Qing was curious: "What are the benefits?"
Feng Wu: "I am very satisfied with taking care of you, Mr. Xu."
"Then I will wait." Xu Qing smiled casually and held Feng Wu's hand. The soft catkins and thunder sounds of tigers and leopards appeared.
Feng Wu immediately felt soft and numb all over, and his energy and blood began to circulate.
She secretly thought that Xu Qing was up to no good, but she also knew that the opportunity was rare, so she devoted herself to feeling the sound of thunder, circulating her energy and blood, and nourishing her soul.
Xu Qing stole some free time and played the piano and harp with Feng Wu to soothe his Taoist mind.
On the other side, a letter was also secretly sent to Jiangning Mansion. However, Xu Qing did not write a letter to Mr. Liang Ge. He knew that Mr. Liang Ge would definitely leave after news of the turmoil in the southeast had spread.
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Jiangning Mansion, Hu Juren and others couldn't help but feel pity when they heard about the Japanese pirates causing trouble. If Xu Gongming takes action later, he will definitely suffer a big loss this time.
As soon as they had second thoughts about this, Mr. Liang Ge, who was recuperating from illness, suddenly appeared in Jiangning Mansion in full swing, summoned the gentry on the list, and asked them to sign and sign.
The content is also very simple, that is, the previous petitions were all based on their sincere wishes and were never coerced by external forces. What was previously reported by the outside world is absolutely not true.
Lao Liang Ge acted in a rare and vigorous manner this time.
Seeing that Mr. Liang Ge, an important state minister with arbitrary power in this case, took action, the gentry of Jiangning Mansion dared not repeat the same thing again, so they had no choice but to admit it honestly.
However, Mr. Liang Ge did not participate in the subsequent matter of clearing the land. He directly backed up the relevant documents and handed them to Magistrate He, and then returned to Beijing with the originals.
He knew that the southeast would soon become unstable. If he stayed there at this time, wouldn't he be creating trouble for himself?
After all, he is now the biggest official in Southern Zhili. If he doesn’t leave, he may stay in the southeast to clean up the mess.
He is not good at doing things, but he is very good at being an official!
This is called the way of sincerity, don't see or hear, and avoid when you feel danger.
As for forcing the Jiangning gentry and quickly completing the case, Liang Ge knew it well.
The rebellion of the Japanese pirates in the southeast will inevitably cause a chain reaction, which will greatly hinder the government's order to clear the land. As a result, the Jiangning Mansion's affairs can only be used as an ironclad case to save the face of the Chief Minister and His Majesty.
Now that he has quickly concluded the case and returned to Beijing, he also has an explanation to the chief minister and His Majesty.
And it is conducive to the stability of the DPRK.
Now that there are signs of losing control in the southeast, all parties in the court want to end the dispute quickly and deal with the affairs of the southeast first.
Mr. Liang Ge could see clearly that the Japanese pirates causing trouble at this time were probably not premeditated by certain leading figures, but had to break out after conflicts of interest reached an extremely intense level.
If it is not handled well, I am afraid that the national situation will decline all the way and cannot be stopped.
Of course, he believes in the ability of the chief minister and the skill of the majesty, and he should still be able to maintain his dignity. He just wants to revive Dayu, but now I am afraid that he is becoming more and more fanciful.
The more Mr. Liang Ge became sober, the less he wanted to get involved. Believe in the wisdom of future generations.
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On the vast sea, the loud sound of war drums sounded like the anger of a thunder god.
The two parties are engaged in a naval battle.
Crossbows, trebuchets and all kinds of weapons of naval warfare were fired with great force.
One of the ships was flying a flag with the word "Lin" written on it.
Seems to be in control of the overall situation.
Among them, the pirate leader is the tallest and strongest.
I saw this big man, like a heavenly king coming to the world, with eyes like copper bells, long hair shawl, full beard, quite powerful appearance, holding a nine-foot-long iron rod as thick as the mouth of a bowl, and more Add to its power.
This pirate is naturally King Lin.
"Gao Gongyuan, you are just the deputy leader of the Giant Whale Gang, but you dare to tease your grandfather and me. If you don't keep this boatload of wealth today, next year today will be your death anniversary." Lin Tianwang said fiercely.
These days, the leaders of the Giant Whale Gang and the Sea Sand Gang have been looking for him.
He even deliberately blocked Dongdao so that he could not replenish supplies.
Lin Tianwang held back for many days, and finally found an opportunity where the opponent's blockade was weak, and launched a brazen attack.
Gao Gongyuan also did not expect Lin Tianwang to be so ferocious, leading the crowd to charge towards him with thunderous momentum.
Although Lin Tianwang only brought more than 20 people on board, he directly killed the generals and captured the flag. He hung his own flag on the giant whale gang's ship, which directly caused the situation on the battlefield to take a turn for the worse.
Gao Gongyuan has a good hand, but there is no enemy for Lin Tianwang.
Since arriving in the East China Sea, this bandit leader has transformed into a dragon. His fists have become more powerful, and his spirit and body have become one to a degree that is astonishing.
As powerful as the Giant Whale Gang, two Zang practitioners have already been defeated in the hands of Lin Tianwang.
Although two of them are older and not a true martial arts expert who combines spirit and body, it still shows how powerful Lin Tianwang's methods are.
Even the leaders of the two big gangs, who are as powerful as the two big gangs, did not issue a battle letter and directly engage in a life-and-death battle with Lin Tianwang before they were absolutely sure, but relied on their strong foundation to wear Lin Tianwang to death. .
Unfortunately, if Mr. Liang Ge had not occupied Wuzhong Harbor, they would not have found the opportunity to ambush Lin Tianwang when he was replenishing supplies, killing him or seriously injuring him.
King Lin Tian would never dare to act so arrogantly at the moment.
And after a while, Lin Tianwang noticed their movements, so they had to block the East Island.
As a result, this villain actually found an opportunity where their main force had to be ordered to plunder the nearby coastal state capital, and counterattacked brazenly.
"If Mr. Lin wants this cargo, my whole family's lives can't be saved. It's better to just kill me." Gao Gongyuan has already poured kerosene on the cabin and personally led people to guard the door. When Lin Tianwang takes action, the cronies inside will immediately light the fire oil.
This is also the reason why Lin Tianwang did not take action directly.
King Lin Tian knew that Gao Gongyuan's hard qigong was powerful, and with the blessing of the secret method, he could block him for a moment, which was enough for the people inside to ignite the fire oil.
He frowned when he heard this, "I want your life. If you lose this ship of goods and the treasures inside, wouldn't your hard work be in vain? Where is your family, I will find a way to fish it out for you. Come."
Gao Gongyuan smiled bitterly and said, "Ying Tianfu, Mr. Lin, don't think about this."
In one of his shipments, there was a four-qu spiritual ginseng, which was extremely precious. If it fell into the hands of King Lin Tian, it would be strange if the giant whale gang leader didn't kill his whole family.
Lin Tianwang was also lucky. The goods had just been transferred to his ship from a merchant ship in Nanyang, and Gao Gongyuan had not had time to send them away.
(End of this chapter)