The Sword Dynasty

87 Before the snow falls

In Changling, a ceremonial official lowered his head and walked nervously on a stone path with tall cypresses on both sides.

In front of him, an elder Yu Shi in a gray official uniform stood in the middle of the stone road.

The closer to the imperial history, the more sweat beads flowed on the back of the official of the ceremony.

"Master Li."

Before walking to this imperial history, the salute just said that the thick robe of the official of the ceremony was already wet on the back.

"It doesn't have to be this way."

This Li surname Yu Shi glanced at him lightly and said slowly: "You know my duty is to bring some holy will, promote or demote officials, since I want to see you, you haven't recently For the merits that will allow you to be promoted, you should be sure that you will be demoted, and if things have been determined, you don’t need to be so nervous and worried.

Hearing these words from the cold wind, the official did not calm down so much. Instead, he felt that the cold wind here was getting colder and colder, and even his body shivered slightly.

"Your previous military awards will be confiscated. You have to go to the border to join the army for five years. If you still want you and your family to live a good life in Changling, you will accumulate more military power in these five years. "The surnamed Li Shi continued expressionlessly.

The official of the ceremony raised his head, and his face was ugly to the extreme: "Master Li, I know that I have suffered such a relegation because that day I was on the route of escape from Baishan, but I believe there are many other officials on that route. Exists, why did you punish me so heavily?"

"Do you think such a heavy punishment will be imposed on you alone?" Yu Shi, still surnamed, shook his head expressionlessly: "Before you, I have met five people here, and the white mountains and rivers rushed out of the city that day, before he escaped. On the route, there may be a total of 17 Changling practitioners holding you, including you. Eight of them shot and died under the sword of the Bai Shanshui. If nine of you also shot, the later Tiger Wolf Caravan It is very likely that it will be time to put up a momentum to stop the Bai Shanshui. Of the nine of you, seven are local officials, and all seven of them will be demoted."

The official of the Lisi Secretary was even more ugly, but he was speechless.

Li Shi Yu Shi has already continued.

"You cherish your life and dare not step forward. Have you ever thought about what a disgraceful thing this is? I was killed by the Baishan River, I have so many strong troops and so many practitioners in the Qin Dynasty, and they are in the country's Changling, and It was not because of the emergency in front of the battle and Changling’s emptiness was killed by him. As a Qin person, it is possible to stop him and kill him, but he was allowed to sing with his sword, as if he entered a no-man’s land, this is It’s even more embarrassing than he escaped after fighting hard!"

"Your Majesty let me talk with you here in the English Garden, so that you can think about it. The face of our great Qin dynasty and your good days now are won by the countless dead Qin people resting in this English Garden."

"Have you ever thought about how many Tiger and Wolf Sergeants have died because of your misfortune? In the future, how many soldiers and practitioners will we have to kill when the enemy countries despise us? How many ordinary people will be affected?"

"Your Majesty, I hope you can change your mind. Anyone who is good and evil, and wants to keep a small family without taking care of everyone, is not worthy of standing in Changling. For me, it is better to lie down in this English garden than to be humiliated. "

...

In the dark Shendu prison, Mo Qinggong stood head-to-head in a young, thin man wearing a dark red cotton robe with short messy hair.

This man, who looks a little decadent and does not seem to have any strong breath, is the head of the god capital, Chen Shou.

"This is definitely not an accident."

Mo Qinggong said in a cold voice: "The Changling Guardian was led to the Jiujiang County Hall because of a stolen property from the emperor's mausoleum. The person who sold the stolen goods to provide clues was originally a idle person in Changling who had no wife and children, It has been singularly violent and even our tracing has reached an impasse."

Listening to the report from Mo Qinggong, Chen Jianshou slightly flicked his hands with ten fingers, and seemed to have completed a lot of thinking in a flash.

He raised his head, and his deep and bright red robe and his decadent appearance formed a strong contrast, but this contrast made him particularly attractive.

"You don't have to follow this dead-line investigation and have the ability to do such a thing. Even if our gods have tried their best, they may not be able to find out."

His dark pupil was also dyed reddish by his robe. He looked at Mo Qinggong's hazy face and said plainly: "Go in another direction and check those who may know the news of Baishanshui and Gushan Jianzang. People, check what all their confidants have done these days. Such a thing must only be confessed to the confidants who give them the most trust."

Mo Qinggong's eyes were slightly bright, and he said softly: "My subordinates understand."

But Chen Jianshou frowned at this moment and pondered for a moment, saying, "I put more pressure on the soldiers and horsemen. They are the most involved in this matter. They must come up with some explanations. We use some of their power. , Things will be smoother."

Mo Qinggong already had such an idea in mind. At this moment, he heard Chen Jian's first mouth say that his heart was hot and his tight body suddenly relaxed.

He said nothing more and turned to leave.

When he walked out of this house, he took a slight unconscious meal.

Just before the sky was still clear, but at this time it was a cloud of lead, and a burst of coldness was constantly falling from the sky. It seemed that before the real winter solstice, a snow was falling.

...

Outside the city of Changling, somewhere on the vast water surface of the Weihe River under the lead clouds, a Wupeng boat drifted slowly with the waves, slowly drifting.

A fishing boat approached from a distance. When approaching this Wupeng boat, a faint streamer flashed. A man dressed as a fisherman landed steadily on the bow of the Wupeng boat. It didn't even shake.

This man dressed as a fisherman was Fan Zhuo, one of the true disciples of Yunshui Palace who was dressed as a driver in front of the Jiujiang County Hall a few days ago.

He glanced at the outline of the Changling City from afar, and a hint of cynicism appeared in the corner of his mouth, and said to the cabin where the black curtain was hanging in front of him: "You are the one who sent me the letter a few days ago? Behind you Master, which noble in Changling?"

The black cloth curtain was picked up by a thin bamboo pole and hung on both sides.

Sitting in the cabin of the ship, the gray-haired master made a gesture to invite him into the cabin, and said, "It is General Liang who informed you to leave."

"General Liang Liang who is waiting for Feng Feng?"

However, even if the fisherman dresses up, but still exudes the unique and invincible atmosphere of Fan Zhuo, he does not mean to sit in the cabin at all, just mocking: "What does this nest mean?"

"The fish is trapped in the tank and wants to jump out of the tank, but without some help. Instead of entering the rivers and rivers for free cruising, it will fall to the ground and die alive." Master Black Shirt smiled slightly and didn't care about it. Changling, with its extremely majestic outline, said: "For you, Changling is also a tank. It is also dangerous for you to go in, so General Liang feels that you also need some friends."

Fan Zhuo sneered: "We and Qin people can't be friends."

Master Black Shirt said indifferently: "It is impossible to be friends, at least you can also use each other. And you now owe us a favor, if you don't have the letter I gave you, you don't know that you have been watched by God, If it is time to close the net, let alone you, it is impossible for Bai Shanshui to escape from Changling."

"Although I don't know how many secrets you have mastered in Gushan Jianzang, but you stayed in Changling for too long, anyone can conclude that there should be something about Gushan Jianzang in Changling, is it the key? Or more Many clues?"

Without waiting for Fan Zhuo to speak out, Master Black Shirt already looked at his eyes and said: "But you must leave Changling in a hurry, you must not get what you want. You must enter Changling again, so you Will accept the proposal in my letter and come here today to meet me."

"You are right."

Fan Zhuo said with a sneer: "I have to admit that your gods and some powerful abilities can find our tracks and even guess some of our intentions. I came here to see if there is enough weight. The rich and powerful have the possibility to use each other. Only General Liang... Then forget it. In the bloody storm before the Emperor Yuanwu took the throne, General Liang came to this position on the bones of his brothers and friends. How could we believe him like this people?"

"There is no eternal friendship, only eternal interests."

The face of Master Black Shirt still has no obvious change, but his eyes are more firm. "As General Liang, cooperating with you is already a matter of life. Nothing in this world is more important than safety. So you can rest assured. ."

Fan Zhuo laughed sarcastically.

His laughter was very loud, and came out along the river surface, like the tails of many big fish beating the river surface.

"There are many things in this world that are more important than life, but for General Liang and people like you, it is the most important thing to be safe and secure."

"It doesn't matter how we look, as long as we have mutual use value." Master Black Shirt also smiled and said.

Fan Zhuo's smile slowly disappeared. He looked at Master Black Shirt and said, "What do you want? Help you, Fenghou?"

"We just ask you about your whereabouts in Changling, to help you hide your whereabouts, and to ensure your safety in Changling. We only need to help General Liang repair something more, whether it is Gushan Jianzang, or Your secret of Yunshui Palace." Master Black Shirt shook his head and said, "There is no more important position in this world than real power."