Chapter 142 Wuling Zhong [Please vote for me! 】
The head of Longyuan City.
A graceful and beautiful woman wearing a plain robe, half-body covered with black gauze, stood in a corner of the city gate building, looking at a row of cars in the distance, crying.
"Your Majesty," a maid behind her whispered, "I agreed to leave the palace in half an hour, so I have to go back as soon as possible."
The beautiful woman turned her face, it was the palace. Concubine Lu in the movie.
When she was in the backyard of Lu's house before, she was still rosy and radiant, but now she was haggard and thin, and her eyes were filled with sadness.
For her in the harem, it seemed like the sky had fallen overnight.
The father who was the pillar of support in the court was suddenly imprisoned, and the son who was highly anticipated in the palace suddenly fell out of favor. Although Emperor Mu Bei's attitude towards her did not change, he still comforted her.
But Concubine Lu knew clearly that it would never be the same again.
With the emperor, her affection has been used up. There will be no more love between husband and wife in the future, just the emperor and his concubine.
Mu Beidi guessed what she was thinking without asking her, and he did it for her.
He did not kill Lu Yuanwang.
Lu Guozhang was dismissed from office, had his property confiscated, was demoted to a commoner, and his descendants were banned from taking the imperial examination for generations. He was ordered to return to his hometown within three days and was not allowed to enter the divine capital again for life.
Based on what he committed, this punishment can be said to be greatly lenient.
If it were any other person, the least he could do would be beheading.
Lu Yuanwang can also return to the countryside with his relatives and family members. The Lu family is also a wealthy family in Dongzhou and has quite a lot of land.
"Alas." Concubine Lu thought so and sighed.
At least he’s alive, which is pretty good.
She knew that her father's greatest wish was for the sixth prince to inherit the throne.
He has never been greedy for money nor does he like luxury. The reason why he used the Ministry of Industry to amass money crazily was to help the sixth prince run the country and wanted to use power in exchange for greater power.
He was already standing in the first row of the court. Although he was at the end, that was the limit he could reach. It was basically impossible to move forward one or two steps.
What Lu Yuanwang wants is for the entire Lu family to ascend and become a thousand-year-old family that will stand firm like Song, Qi, Liang, and Chen!
This is a big gamble. If it succeeds, the Lu family will rise to the top in one step. If it fails, they will have to accept that everything will be lost.
I just regret that destiny is like this. Although Jiang Long is excellent, he was born a little later after all. If the prince were to be established now, the majority of people would support his son.
Who told him to be too young back then?
Concubine Lu herself does not have such great ambitions. She just hopes that her father and son will be safe.
Perhaps it is because she is such a person that she can still maintain the status quo on the surface, at least she has not been condemned by Mu Beidi.
Although I will never see my father again, I can feel relieved when I think that he can be a leisurely rich man at home and live his whole life.
That’s it.
When the row of cars completely disappeared from sight, Concubine Lu also turned around and silently walked down the tower.
...
Liang Yue followed Chen Su to the Liang Mansion. Before he could get off his horse, a group of servants came out to greet them. They collected their horses and led them to the main entrance.
As soon as you enter the Liang Mansion Courtyard, you will be greeted by a solemn and heavy atmosphere.
The courtyard houses all have black tiled roofs, and the green trees along the road are lush. The servants along the way are all lined up, their heads lowered and their eyebrows lowered. Murderous intent looms in the shadows, and there are countless formations and guards hidden behind the high wall.
This defense is probably comparable to the palace, but the area is not that big.
It is indeed an old house of a thousand-year-old family. The background of those high-ranking officials who have made a fortune in one day cannot be compared with it.
After walking for a while, I came to the main courtyard and saw Liang Fuguo standing in front of the threshold in regular clothes to greet him.
“Heh.” Chen Su smiled from afar, “Why did you, Mr. Zuo Xiang, go out to greet you in person?”
“All the great and small heroes who helped me win the Ministry of Works are here, so why don’t you come out to greet me? ?" Liang Fuguo also laughed.
He walked forward slowly and patted Liang Yue on the shoulder, "The great hero wears this brocade robe, which looks quite like me back then."
Liang Yue chuckled, thinking that these big guys all talked the same way.
Chen Su frowned, "I am a small hero?"
"Otherwise?" Liang Fuguo asked back: "You just killed a grandmaster, what Xiaoyue did But there are too many.”
In a sense, his words are not wrong.
It is indeed difficult to ambush and kill Hu Pojia in the palace and escape. Except for Chen Su's magical power, few people can do it, but this is not the key to victory this time.
The key is Zhang Xingkai's criminal evidence. Without Liang Yue, it would probably have been lost forever.
Liang Fuguo brought Liang Yue to the palace, maybe with some reward in mind.
The thing promised to him last time was used in the case of Princess Fuyang, and Liang Yue did not get any benefits. This time, if you take him to court to show off your face, you can also get a royal gift from the official family.
It can only be said that everything was as expected by Liang Fuguo. He had already finished everything that happened in the hall yesterday.
When Lu Yuanwang looked at three moves, he had already seen five moves, so it was no surprise that he would win. After exchanging a few words, the three of them took their seats in the main hall, and Liang Fuguo asked again: "The Zhu Xie Order has come here, it must be something important, right?"
Chen Su also said directly: "Last time, Chami Luoxiang followed the search to Longhu Hall, and now we have made some discoveries."
Liang Fuguo looked serious when he heard him mention Longhu Hall. A few points.
National Preceptor Li Longchan never dealt with him, and was also one of his political opponents in the court.
In fact, before Chen Su came down from the mountain, Liang Fuguo had few friends in the first three rows of the court, and they were basically enemies. This is why he went to Sanqing Mountain to invite Chen Su.
Just to find help.
Facts have proved that Chen Su is indeed a sharp knife.
“The main ingredient in the lotus fragrance that Longhutang sends out to believers is also Miluo flowers and trees, but the auxiliary ingredient is no longer Dream Building Lotus powder, but replaced by a strange elixir... Wu Lingzhong."
"This thing is really a bit evil. The disciples of the Danding lineage in my Zhuxie Division have been experimenting for a long time before they found it." Chen Su said.
"What is the function of this thing?" Liang Fuguo asked.
Although I don't know how strong his cultivation is, it must be extremely advanced. Even he doesn't know about the Wuling Seed, which shows that there is indeed something evil about this thing.
“This is a method used by black witches in Nanzhou to control soldiers in the early years. The Wuling tree is also an extremely rare demonic tree. The Wuling seeds it spreads are extremely small and are inhaled by animals in the mountains. The beast's spiritual thoughts will be controlled by him. Later, the black wizard refined the Wuling tree and asked his soldiers to take the refined Wuling seeds to control their spiritual thoughts and prevent them from rebelling."
Chen Su explained: "The current lotus fragrance is a witchcraft medicine that can invade other people's spiritual thoughts."
There is a mysterious Wuyun Kingdom in the south of the Yin Dynasty. The mainstream practice in the country is witchcraft. technique.
In a narrow sense, the Yin Dynasty divided the country into Kyushu; in a broad sense, Kyushu refers to the entire continent southeast of Tianxia. In addition to the largest Yin State, there are many small countries on it.
Wuyun Kingdom is located on the boundary of Nanzhou in a broad sense.
Because they are separated by vast mountains, the two countries rarely have much contact with each other. Only some indigenous villagers on the southern border may have contact with the Wuyun Kingdom border.
During the great chaos in Kyushu a thousand years ago, the black witch clan, which was ostracized in Wuyun Kingdom, took the opportunity to develop its power in Nanzhou with the intention of establishing the black witch kingdom, which caused great trouble for a time.
Later the Yin Dynasty was established, and it took nearly a hundred years to completely eliminate the influence of the black witch.
During the Northwest War thirty years ago, this group of restless black witches crossed the border and came to Nanzhou to cause trouble. When the military god Tang Wei was fighting in the north and south, he passed by and was killed again. Recorded in the record of defeating more than ten countries in a row.
Because of their lack of contact, the people of the Yin Dynasty outside Nanzhou had no idea about witchcraft.
"Believers are not soldiers, so what does Li Longchan want to invade other people's spiritual thoughts?" Liang Fuguo was slightly confused.
No matter how many followers you have in Longhu Hall, how much of Longyuan City can you occupy? Most of them are ordinary people and have no fighting ability.
Can they rebel even if they are controlled?
“I don’t know much, I just know that this thing is very abnormal.” Chen Su said: “If we didn’t have people from the Danding lineage, we might not have discovered what he was doing.”
"Check." Liang Fuguo spat out one word, and then looked at Chen Su, "Is that what you wanted to come to me for?"
"Of course." Chen Su smiled and said, "But after all, this matter is ours. It is outside the jurisdiction, so the Prime Minister Zuo still has to give his nod before taking action."
"If it really poisons the people of our city, who knows if it is Jiu Yang's conspiracy?" Liang Fuguo said with sharp eyes, "You can just investigate. "
"With your words, I feel relieved." Chen Su nodded and wanted to leave after receiving a satisfactory answer.
“No hurry.” Liang Fuguo suddenly stopped him, “Since you are here, come and watch a good show with me.”
With his mysterious smile, Chen Su and Liang Yue walked out with him. There was already a black car waiting outside the yard.
Different from the luxurious car Liang Fuguo usually drove, this carriage looked much simpler and low-key.
Chen Su and Liang Yue got into the black car with him.
Three people were riding in the same car, which was a bit crowded.
The carriage, driven by his personal bodyguard, left Liang Mansion through an inconspicuous gate, exited the city from the east gate, walked a long way, and came to a remote hillside.
"We're here." Liang Fuguo said.
After parking the car, the three of them came down together. Liang Fuguo asked: "Jin Si, how long will it take over there?"
The masked guard looked at the time and replied: "It should be around half time. Within an hour."
Liang Fuguo nodded, turned around and smiled: "Then let's wait here."
Liang Yue leaned over and looked down.
Below is a relatively desolate part of the official road. There are vaguely rugged boulders blocking the road. There is a person sitting on the boulder. There are also a few vague figures under the mountain walls on both sides, as if they are waiting for something.
He had a guess in his mind.
Chen Su seemed to have guessed what Liang Fuguo was going to do, and smiled and said softly: "You are indeed like this."
Liang Fuguo's eyes had a cold look in his eyes, and he said: "That's how it should be. . ”
Not long after, there was a row of cars driving slowly along the road in the distance.
(End of this chapter)