Chapter 141 Dongshui Incident
The next morning, in Dongshui City, in the Sima Mansion. Sima Liang got up from the soft couch early. He was first served by his servants to change clothes, and then went to the main hall to have breakfast.
His breakfast was very large, first a platter of various fresh meats, and then a bowl of hot porridge cooked with dried seafood. After one sip, his body warmed up in this autumn day.
Sitting at the big table, we began to eat. On the left, we ate raw vegetables with dipping sauce, and on the right, we drank a bowl of thick soup. I felt so comfortable and happy.
But only halfway through the meal, I suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves coming from outside the door.
Sima Liang stopped and listened.
There are a lot of them, equipped with armor and boots, they are all soldiers.
The Sima family itself is a horse breeder, and Ting Ho is an expert at it. When he heard the sound of horses and iron on the street, Sima Liang had a glimmer of clarity in his heart.
He did not move, did not go to the room to get his official uniform, nor did he rush to the door to see what was going on. He just continued to eat by himself, which he might never taste again in the future. Delicious food arrived.
After the third chopstick was pinched, the door of Sima Village was finally pushed open.
Outside the door, a man with a long beard walked in, followed by several soldiers in armor.
Sima Liang looked sideways and looked out through the wooden door. He could clearly see that his compound was already filled with soldiers.
He put down the bowl and chopsticks, stood up and saluted the man in front of him:
"Situ, I wonder what's going on with so many soldiers coming to look for me today?"
"Sima Liang, you were bribed by the gambling village and allowed him to harm people. The evidence for this is conclusive. Why don't you follow me to see the governor? Just accept my advice?"
The middle-aged man's tone was indifferent, but several soldiers behind him walked up with weapons in hand, standing beside Sima Liang, staring at him eagerly.
Sima Liang was not afraid and just said with a smile:
“I didn’t catch it when I first took office the year before last. I didn’t catch it when I put the money into the treasury last year. If you don’t arrest me, why are you here to arrest me today? Is it possible that the governor is not afraid of the Sima family in Kyoto today?”
Situ didn’t say anything, but just waved and asked the soldiers to escort Sima out.
The shackles were fastened on Sima Liang, and the heavy force made him bend down.
But his eyes still fell on Situ.
"It seems that the gambling village has been destroyed. Do you already know that I hosted a banquet for the Taoist priest?"
"I had a dream a few days ago." Situ finally When I opened my mouth, I remembered the wonderful experience that night:
“In my dream, I left Dongshui City and arrived at a tea shed by the river. A Taoist priest there greeted me and gave me a cup of tea. Let me I went to the governor to ask if I had missed any news recently, and he also asked me to pay more attention to you, Sima.
"Early the next morning, I followed the Taoist priest's advice and went to tell you. The governor of the north went up to the pillar to deliver the incense. Only then did he realize that the governor had previously sent a message through the incense, so that the officials in the city could have a good time to receive the immortal Taoist priest. As a result, the incense was intercepted by his subordinates that day, resulting in this huge thing. You, Sima, are the only one in Shuicheng who knows about this. ”
A few days ago...
The Taoist priest was gone not long ago.
In other words, after finishing the banquet, the Taoist priest became suspicious of him.
Sima Liang chuckled to himself, thinking that what he did was perfect at the time, but he didn't expect that others had already seen it.
“Now that the Governor is back, if Sima has anything to do, just go and talk to the Governor in person!”
As soon as Situ waved his hand and stopped talking to Sima Yan, the soldiers immediately led Sima out of the courtyard.
There was no fear on Sima's face. He just took a second look at the landscape when passing by his yard, and took a second look at the graceful figure of the maid in the palace.
He seemed to know that he would never see these again, so he took advantage of the opportunity to take a second look.
As he walked to the entrance of the courtyard and stepped out of the courtyard, Sima Liang suddenly stopped and glanced at the sun in the sky.
There was a look of relief on his face.
"Go!"
The soldier behind Sima Liang shouted.
The soldier had just finished speaking when he suddenly discovered that Sima Liang's body had swelled on the spot.
The skin expanded, and the flesh and blood swelled sharply, like a flesh-and-blood candy man that was blown up, and even the eyeballs were squeezed out.
The soldiers nearby were stunned for a moment when they saw this scene. They almost didn't react. One of the leading half-step innate generals rushed to Sima Liang's side and grabbed his shackles. Shengsheng helped him pick it up and threw it towards the deserted street in the distance.
The swollen flesh ball rolled twice in the air, shadowing the sun in mid-air.
“Boom!”
Half of Dongshui City heard this violent explosion!
......
"Sima Liang died like this?"
In the Dongshui Mansion, in front of a large simple table, several wine glasses were placed on top, and some meat and vegetables were placed to receive guests.
There were no servants serving at the table, only an old servant serving the dishes.
As soon as the governor Wang Lanjie finished reading what happened yesterday, he was so shocked that Hu Zhixing and Hu Wen, who was sitting in the guest seat in front of him, exclaimed repeatedly.
"Yes, later I asked my disciples to check his body, and I found that Sima Liang's body had been planted with body-breaking Gu. With just a thought, his meridians, flesh and blood would be destroyed. He was immediately filled with Taoism in his body, and then exploded like a New Year bead."
After reading this passage, Wang Lanjie sighed:
"This boy was sent here from the Sima family in Kyoto. His family has a big business, so I couldn't shirk it, so I stayed in the city and asked him to be a Sima. His methods are pretty good, and I can't find any fault with him. , and later found out that he was colluding with the gambling village, I tried to get his official position down again and again. However, the Sima family in Kyoto had a huge business, and I really couldn't touch him, so I let this kid stay in the city. This time he The trouble became so big that it even reached the ears of King Wei, so I wanted to take the opportunity to drive him away completely and let him get less involved in Dongshui City's affairs. Unexpectedly..."
Hu Wen didn't answer. The governor's words. He knew very well that if a member of the Sima family in Kyoto died in Dongshui City, it would be a big event.
Not to mention the way he died was so strange. .
It doesn’t matter who planted this poisonous insect, it didn’t matter if it was Sima himself, or even if the Sima family planted it for him, as long as Sima Liang exploded, the Sima family would have an excuse to enter Youzhou.
No one knows whether this was the Sima family's own idea or the method of the emperor in Kyoto.
“I will contact my uncle about this matter.”
After hearing Hu Wen’s promise, Wang Lanjie breathed a sigh of relief.
As the governor of Dongshui, although his rank is not low, it would be a little difficult for him to force him to compete with the Sima family in Kyoto.
"Uncle Wang, let's not talk about this matter for now. Do you know where the Taoist priest went?" Hu Wen asked.
“The spies just came to report yesterday, saying that the entire gambling village has turned into a barren mountain. It must be the work of that immortal. If nothing happens, he should still be in the dense forest, maybe going north. Let’s go out along Xunxiang Road.”
Listen to Wang Lanjie, Hu Wen. Keeping it in mind, he chatted for a while, then stood up and said goodbye:
"Uncle Wang, I'll take my leave first."
"Don't you want to rest before leaving?" Wang Lanjie also said Hu Wen wanted to stay and sit for a while, but Hu Wen waved his hands repeatedly and declined Wang Lanjie's invitation:
"We have to meet with the Taoist priest as soon as possible, and then lead him to his uncle's side. Now the northern defense line is tight, we can't just rely on Liu Xian."
Wang Lanjie's expression also changed when he heard the word northern defense line. He became more serious:
"Then I wish Hu Xingxing a safe journey."
Without staying any longer, Hu Wen went out to ride a horse, whipped off, and left the city far away.
When Hu Wen was completely out of sight, Wang Lanjie clasped his hands and sighed:
"After being silent for so long, can the two prime ministers of Kyoto finally lose their patience?"
...
Zuo Chen opened the map and looked at it.
Although Sima Liang had evil intentions at the time and planned to lure Zuo Chen and the others to the gambling village, the map he gave was indeed a good thing. It had detailed drawings of the dense forest. Holding this thing at least would not You will be completely lost in the forest.
Take out Jiu'e Divine Sense with his hand and scan it from the top of the map. Zuo Chen asked: "Do you still remember where the Dashu Lotus Pond is?"
His spiritual thoughts flashed slightly, slowly drifting towards the map, and soon landed near the middle of the dense forest.
Looking closely, I realized that there were no marks on the map, just a forest.
After confirming the position again, he put his spiritual thoughts into his cuffs again, showed the map to Mr. Donkey, and turned on the automatic donkey navigation.
After putting away the map, Zuo Chen couldn't help but sigh:
"It's a pity that this map only marked the location of the gambling village, and other places in the dense forest that hide evil and evil people were not highlighted. , or if you drop by..."
Hearing Zuo Chen's words, Mr. Lu shook his head in confusion:
"Taoist Master, haven't you been using some kind of Guan Qi technique? Can't you glance in a certain direction? Just take a look and run there if there is turbid air there?"
"Guanqi technique is not a magic method." Zuo Chen laughed dumbly, thinking that the donkey must have misunderstood something: "I'm watching. The limit range of Qi Technique is about one hundred feet. If there are many living beings, the field of vision of Guan Qi Technique will be affected. For example, in this dense forest, unless I rise on the clouds, I may not be able to detect Qi breaths that are more than ten feet away. I can’t see it all.”
“But you can obviously lift mountains and fill seas, why can’t you do this?” Mr. Lu still didn’t understand.
“A Taoist is not omnipotent. There are always things he or she is good at or not good at. For example, it is like starting with the soul, or seeing with clairvoyance and listening to all directions. I don’t use it very much. It’s easy.”
At this point, Zuo Chen's tone also paused.
He suddenly discovered that he didn't seem to be very good at any spell that required careful mastery of spiritual energy, but he was actually better at those spells that involved big openings and closings, and powerful flying bricks.
Why do I still look like a reckless person?
Concentrate your mind, stop thinking about these things, and judge the time with your fingers.
Shrinking into an inch, coupled with Lvye’s leg strength, it is estimated that he will be able to reach the location pointed by Jiu’e in about three or four days.
It's just that the sea has changed, and the years have changed. Even the original fairy camel has turned into a dense forest. So what will the fairy pond become now?
......
"Have you heard that there is a human village on the edge of the forest, which was turned into a mountain!"
"It seems that an immortal did it. , I’m so scared of the fox.”
“The eldest lady is about to start choosing a bride. Do you want to ask the master to come and hold the place?”
"Go and invite, go and invite, don't let the ceremony be disrupted!"
"Beat the big yellow dog nearby too! Save him from having to come over to beg for meat!"
Under the tall trees, next to the green grass, there is a small plain deep in the dense forest. The warm sun shines down, the color is bright, and a group of foxes sit in a row, whispering, talking and playing.
They made noisy noises for a long time before they finally picked out a golden-haired fox, and ran towards the middle of the plain on all fours, throwing it out into thin air.
Crossing the tall grass, stepping over tree roots, and walking along the small dirt path, the golden fox came to the central part of the plain.
It was a clean and clear lake, shining with fine golden light under the sun.
A lotus flower is blooming above.
On the lotus, there is a woman wearing white gauze lying on her side.
Close your eyes tightly, face softly, Buddha wheel behind your head.
Please give me a monthly ticket!
(End of this chapter)