Chapter 71 Who doesn’t want to live forever?
Cui Xin agreed with her view: "The first thing that happened was the Red Butterfly case, which was the introduction of the elixir of life. Then the case of the missing young ladies. The whereabouts of those young ladies can be divided into two types. One is bribing officials. , let them participate in or maintain the sale of private salt, and make profits from it. The profits are used to maintain the operation of the Taiping Sect; another way is to use it to plant red butterfly Gu, extract blood to make elixirs, and then use it to test medicines. "
Everyone nodded in unison. After this series of events, the case became very clear. It was all the fault of the Taiping Cult.
"I have also heard about this Taiping Sect. Their slogan of 'Peace and prosperity, eternal life' attracted many people to join. I thought this was an organization that deceived people and made money. How could they really secretly refine the elixir of death?" ?" Lu Zhengdao.
Cui Xin looked solemn: "I sent someone to check this Taiping Sect, and they don't look like a mob. This Taiping Sect does not accept just anyone, it only accepts three types of people, one type is extremely vicious, and the more cruel the more cruel they are. Well, it is said that a group of gangsters traveling around the world have joined the Taiping Sect; one group is extremely rich The richer they are, the more they cherish their lives, and they will be attracted by the Taiping Religion’s gimmick of immortality. These people have to pay a lot of money to join the Taiping Religion; the last category is people who are loyal to the Taiping Religion, ordinary people. There are many common people, and if you want to join the religion, you must express your absolute loyalty to the Taiping Religion.”
"Listen to this, joining the Taiping Sect is not a simple matter?" Wenming Xin asked.
Ji Yutang said: "That's for sure. The higher the threshold and the more difficult it is to join, the more credible it will be. If anyone can join the Taiping Sect, it will be a mess."
Xie Huaichu nodded: "This Taiping Sect is taking this path of finding a place for rare things."
Cui Xin said: "That's right. If you want to join the Taiping Sect, you have to go through three tests. The first test is about force value. If you can defeat any of the top ten guardians in the sect, you will win; the second test is about courage. You need to pass the sect's settings. levels, and my staff reported that those levels also involved fighting earth dragons; the third game was a test of luck, the questions for this game were random, and there is no information about this game yet.”
"This is too difficult." Lu Zheng complained.
"Yes, so there are other ways to join. Those are the three types of people I just mentioned. If they are extremely vicious people, or people with huge wealth, or they are very loyal to the Taiping Religion. These three types of people You can join as soon as you meet the standards, you don’t have to pass three trials,” Cui Xin said.
"It seems that you can join the Taiping Religion if you show loyalty to it? Why don't you send some people to lurk in to gather information?" Wenming Xin raised his head and asked.
Cui Xin smiled bitterly: "It's not that simple."
Ji Yutang raised his eyebrows: "What seems to be the simplest is often the most difficult."
Cui Xin said: "Mr. Ji is right, this point is actually the most difficult. Do you know how the Taiping Sect judges the loyalty of its followers? You must unconditionally complete the instructions of the Taiping Sect's deputy leader, including but not limited to asking you to abandon your family, Buying and selling children, running naked on the street, etc. Wait, what they want is a person who will obey orders unconditionally. That's why I said that this Taiping Cult has evil intentions. Not only is it trying to collect money and select people who are loyal to the Taiping Cult, it is also wooing courtiers and secretly refining the elixir of immortality. ”
Everyone took a deep breath and felt a chill creeping up their backs.
Xie Huaichu glanced at Ji Yutang and whispered to her: "Your previous inference was correct. There is indeed someone coveting the throne."
Ji Yutang smiled faintly, hiding his merit and fame. The plot novels of seven or eight years in his previous life were not for nothing, she could guess it with just one guess!
"Let's get rid of this Lao Shizi Taiping Sect as soon as possible?" Lu Zhengdao.
"Oh, you think I don't want to, but it's a pity..." Cui Xin hesitated, rubbed his face, and sighed repeatedly.
"What's a pity?" Ji Yutang was puzzled, "Now we have witnesses and physical evidence. Although Qiu Mengdan is blind in one eye, he is still alive. He is the biggest witness. Doesn't this give him a reason to bring down the Taiping Sect? ”
Xie Huaichu echoed: "Those of us have experienced this case, and we are also considered witnesses. There is also the fact that Qiu Mengdan and the Taiping Sect colluded. I heard it with my own ears. In terms of physical evidence, the immortality refined by Qiu Mengdan Can medicine be considered as evidence? ”
Cui Xin looked at them with pity in his eyes: "I know you have great intentions, but I have to pour cold water on you."
Wenming Xin sighed softly and stopped the pen in his hand.
Cui Xin continued: "Do you know why Mr. Lu was suddenly dismissed from office? Do you know why the government sent me to take over with full authority, and until now I have found out the truth, but I still block the Qiu Mansion?" Ji Yutang and Xie Huaichu looked at each other, the two of them A possibility came to mind: "Isn't there a big shot who saved it?"
Cui Xin snapped his fingers: "You're right, the officials have protected the Taiping Jiao."
"What? Officials?"
Everyone was shocked, and Lu Zheng stood up directly with a look of astonishment on his face.
Ji Yutang only felt ridiculous: "Isn't it because of the elixir of life?"
Cui Xin sighed again and nodded heavily: "The leader of the Taiping Sect has entered the palace. He said that he is specially refining elixirs for the official family. The official family is preparing to canonize him as a national master."
Xie Huaichu showed sarcasm. He is not a person who shows his emotions, but at this time he really couldn't help it: "Oh, yes, immortality. The more you have, the more you fear losing, and the more you want to get." Immortality. The Guan family is the master of Daxia, so they naturally want to live forever. ”
"So between the suffering of the people and immortality, the official chose the illusory immortality and abandoned his people?" Ji Yutang sneered.
Cui Xin raised his hand to stop him: "I know you can't accept it for a while, but I still want to remind you to pay attention to your propriety. An official is an official. Even if he did something wrong, it is because the minister is useless and failed to dissuade him."
Wen Wenming Xin clicked his tongue and said to him: "Mr. Cui, do you know what people say about you outside? They say you can't pull back eight cows if you are stubborn. I see you, not only are you stubborn, you are also an old-fashioned person. ”
Cui Xin glared at him: "Then what do you think I should do? Is the official going to die in front of hundreds of officials and force the officials to change their minds with death? Do you think I haven't persuaded the officials? I am I really tried my best, but it’s a pity that the officials only care about immortality.”
Ji Yutang has given up hope: "So? So what should we do with those of us who know the truth?"
As soon as these words came out, the hall immediately became quiet.
Xie Huaichu clenched his fists; Lu Zhengsheng was helpless; Wen Wenxin stabbed the inkstone anxiously with a brush; Yuan Si stretched out his hand and touched his neck, shrinking in his chair and not daring to speak.
Cui Xin looked helplessly at this shrewd little girl: "Then I will open the skylight and speak out. Now that the matter has come to this point, there is only one way before us. Let's retreat first to advance, stay dormant to retain our strength, and discuss it later. .”
"Why don't you kill us and silence us?" Ji Yutang was puzzled. No matter how incompetent or mediocre an official is, he should know how to eradicate the root cause.
"If you don't want to be silenced, just forget about today's events and pretend that nothing happened." Cui Xin said.
"Will the officials let us go? He has already dismissed me from my post!" Lu Zheng shouted.
Cui Xin smiled mysteriously: "Of course I will, although it will be temporary."
Ji Yutang understood: "We are all safe until the elixir of life is refined. We are a handle to threaten the leader. If the elixir of life is not refined successfully, we will be used to get rid of the Taiping Sect, and vice versa. .”
(End of chapter)