Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

Chapter 559 Give in to others

At Gu Xu's instruction, Luo Chuan took the rice paper and spread it on the table.

Gu Xu took out the Jinghong pen, used the true essence as ink, and wrote on the snow-white paper:

"You are originally a Shanshui man from the capital of Qing Dynasty, but the teachings of heaven are divided and sparse.

"I once granted coupons for rain and wind, and borrowed monthly stamps from clouds when I was tired.

“With thousands of poems and thousands of cups of wine, how many times have you ever set your sights on a prince?

"The Jade Tower and the Golden Tower return lazily, and Luoyang is intoxicated by placing plum blossoms." (1)

Chu Fengge stood beside him, staring at Gu Xu's rapidly dancing pen tip with fiery eyes. His body was trembling slightly with excitement, and he felt that Gu Xu had written something that was deep in his heart.

Although he cannot write poetry himself, he appreciates the poetry written by others.

The metaphor of "Shanshui Lang of Qingdu" (the immortal official in charge of mountains and rivers in the heavenly palace) struck him as very appropriate.

After all, he had always felt that he was both talented and beautiful, extremely talented, and as charming as an immortal.

Call for the wind and rain, leave the clouds and borrow the moon.

All the dignitaries and dignitaries in the world are just garbage in his eyes.

In addition, Gu Xu used the honorific "Jun" in his poems instead of "Qing", the nickname used by kings to their ministers, which also made Chu Fengge feel very useful.

After Gu Xu finished writing the first poem, he found a blank space on the paper and carefully wrote the title: "To Lord Chu".

Then he handed it to Chu Fengge's hand and said with a smile: "Fellow Daoist Chu, please accept it."

Chu Fengge could no longer forcefully maintain Leng Ao's paralyzed expression.

He excitedly took the song "Partridge Sky: To Lord Chu" and strode around the pillar in a circle, shaking his head and reciting it loudly. He recited it over and over twenty times without feeling bored.

He looks like a drunkard who is drunk.

It wasn't until Luo Chuan couldn't stand it anymore and slapped him hard that he managed to calm down.

"Shuzi, how can you act wild in front of the emperor?" Luo Chuan scolded sternly.

Gu Xu smiled faintly and said indifferently: "Compared to those incompetent people who only abide by etiquette and flattery, I hope that in the future the court will be filled with people like Daoist friend Chu who have real ability and true temperament. .

"Which of the proud men in this world is not a little bit arrogant?"

Hearing Gu Xu's words, Chu Fengge turned away again and stared at the pillar silently to hide the complicated emotions in his eyes.

He really didn't want to admit that his "lifelong enemy" in the past had actually become the person who understood his voice best.

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"Emperor, Wensu, Zhenxi, Congling and other prefectures have declared their submission to you." After a short silence, Luo Chuan began to report to Gu Xu, "But Yihe County under the rule of Zhenxi Prefecture is still stubbornly resisting. , unwilling to surrender to you.

"After being surrounded by our cultivators, Zhu Yanchao, the governor of the Exorcism Department of Yihe County, still had no respect for the emperor, frequently slandered him with evil words, and claimed that all officials in Yihe County had sworn to live and die with Da Qi."

Hearing Luo Chuan's words, Gu Xu's consciousness immediately sank into the astrolabe.

With the help of the astrolabe, Gu Xu can indeed know what is happening in every corner of the world.

However, he does not monitor the world with an astrolabe all the time.

That would be too tiring.

It is equivalent to staring at hundreds of millions of surveillance screens at the same time, and each screen is making a noisy sound.

Because of this, he would only search for specific information through the astrolabe when necessary.

After a while, Gu Xu found out the secret hidden by Yihe County Governor Zhu Yanchao——

It turns out that on Fuyu Mountain next to Yihe County, there are several "evil spirit" level scorpion monsters that feed on humans all year round.

As the chief of the exorcism department, Zhu Yanchao neither led his monks to kill demons nor reported the situation to higher authorities.

Instead, in the name of "the mountain god marries a wife", a group of young women are sent to the mountains in sedan chairs every year to serve as food for the scorpion demons. Once this happens, the scorpion demon will eat and drink enough and will no longer come down the mountain to harass the county town.

Zhu Yanchao did not need to risk his life to fight monsters, so he could spend his term of office peacefully. Then, with the sentence in the memorial that "the county will be stable during his term of office, and no practitioners will be reduced," he was promoted and salary increased, and he rose to the top.

As for the civilian women who became "mountain gods' wives", no one in the Da Qi court cared about their life or death.

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Gu Xu's face suddenly darkened, and there seemed to be a storm brewing in his deep eyes.

Although he had long known that the Daqi government was in a state of ruin.

But whenever he sees something like this, he still feels shocked.

Perhaps it was because during the recent period, Gu Xu severely punished a group of officials in the six northwest cities who had no regard for the lives of the people.

Daqi officials all knew that this "Emperor Ziwei" was a person who could not tolerate sand in his eyes, and was much harder to fool than Emperor Tianxing who was obsessed with spiritual practice and ignored government affairs.

If a person like Zhu Yanchao surrendered to Gu Xu, his crimes would be liquidated and he would be sent to the guillotine.

But if he chooses to fight to the death and wait for Qi Ting's support, there may be a glimmer of hope.

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Gu Xu had not been promoted to a saint for long, and he was not yet very proficient in mastering the powerful true energy in his body.

When he felt angry, the leaked true energy made the surrounding air instantly become heavy and stagnant. A strong sense of oppression enveloped the entire room, and even the walls began to tremble slightly.

Luochuan, who was in the eighth realm, was able to remain unmoved under such pressure.

But Chu Fengge, who was in the fifth realm, fell to the ground with a "plop", looking at Gu Xu with fear in his eyes, fearing that Gu Xu would accidentally hurt his life.

"There are so many dog ​​officers in Daqi that I can't finish them all!"

Gu Xu took a deep breath to calm himself down.

Then he said "Sorry" to Chu Fengge and reached out to help him.

But Chu Fengge seemed very unwilling to act like a weakling in front of Gu Xu.

He shrank back, avoiding Gu Xu's hand, and said lightly, "I can get up by myself," and climbed up by himself on the floor.

"I need to find a suitable person to handle this matter." Gu Xu thought silently.

Although he had recently recruited a large number of monks and talents in the six northwest cities, after a great victory, there were too many things to deal with, and he still felt that the manpower under his command was not enough.

Unconsciously, his eyes fell on Chu Fengge next to him——

This fifth-level monk who had just joined the rebel army was undoubtedly a very suitable candidate.

On the one hand, Chu Fengge's cultivation is strong enough to easily defeat Zhu Yanchao and several scorpion demons.

On the other hand, Chu Fengge has no mission for the time being, so sending him to Yihe County will not affect the progress of the rebels' aftermath work.

In addition, Chu Fengge, as a student brought out by Luochuan, can be said to have a profound background. Those demoted officials from Daqi near Yihe County would not dare to fool him casually, let alone gang up to show off to him.

Thinking of this, Gu Xu once again deeply felt Luo Chuan's thoughtfulness——

While Luo Chuan raised the question, he also brought the person who solved the problem.

But Luochuan did not recommend Chu Fengge directly.

Instead, Gu Xu was allowed to discover the suitable candidate on his own through hints.

In this way, it is the master who has "a discerning eye" and "knows people well", rather than his subordinates who "recommend meritorious services".

Thinking that the real Emperor Ziwei had been served so well in the past thousands of years, Gu Xu couldn't help but sigh with envy, the old man is so lucky!

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Note:

(1) "Partridge Sky·Xidu" by Zhu Dunru of the Song Dynasty.

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