Liao Zhai alchemist

Chapter 214 The Baron
The Crab Ghost King whose body was blown apart let out a roar, and with a flick of his hand, he grabbed a little ghost from the void, and immediately put it into his mouth to devour it.

After eating a little ghost, his body recovered a little bit. I saw that he kept grabbing the little ghost and devouring it, and his body recovered quickly.

Seeing this, Gui Yi slammed the long sword in his hand towards him.

His swordsmanship is different from other sword cultivators. Other sword cultivators have more than half of their strength on their swords, while most of his strength is on their own.He transforms into a God of Nuo, possessing almost endless power, extremely strong recovery ability, and super fast speed.

Only with this kind of physical quality can the greatest power of swordsmanship be brought into play.But also because of Nuo God's transformation, he needs a lot of sword washing pills to maintain the affinity between the sword and him.Otherwise, the long sword psychic would not cooperate with Nuo God.

The Nuo god has the power to drive away plagues and ghosts.When the long sword containing the power of Nuo God was struck, a piece of the crab ghost king's body disappeared immediately.

Then Gui Yi kept slashing forward with one sword after another.

The constant blows caused the Crab Ghost King to retreat steadily. His huge body was like dough, and Gui Yi, a master noodle slicer, sliced ​​his body open with a sword.

Zhang Wei looked behind for a while, and immediately said: "Gui Yi, don't kill him, I still want to live."

At this time, Gui Yi finally nodded and took a few steps back when she heard Zhang Wei's words.

His majestic divine body, loose hair, and blue-gray skin all have an imposing aura.No wonder his master couldn't beat him!

The Crab Ghost King never expected that he would be beaten like this by a few juniors.

This ghost king who was born in a foreign country didn't even think about it. Those in front of him were all the top disciples of the top schools in the Central Plains.

Is it difficult to deal with him a wild ghost king?
Seeing the embarrassed Crab Ghost King, Zhang Wei said, "Ghost King, do you still want to resist? Capture him without letting go!"

What Zhang Wei didn't expect was that the Crab Ghost King said very stubbornly: "There is no way for me to surrender! I would rather die than surrender!"

After his words, Zhang Wei sighed and shook his head.

"Since you are still stubborn, there is nothing to say."

Zhang Wei walked forward a few steps, stretched out his hand and suddenly shouted: "Om! Wah! What! Ba! Mi! Hum!"

The big and small Leiyin recited from Zhang Wei's mouth, and the six Buddhist mantras poured into the crab ghost king's mind, instantly restraining him.

The pressure from all directions overwhelmed the Crab Ghost King, and the yin and ghost power in his body seemed to be suppressed by Mount Tai, unable to use it at all.

He panicked immediately, he is not afraid of death, he has a secret method, even if he dies, he can be reincarnated.But now he is suppressed by this mantra, and his power can't be used at all!

Zhang Wei sneered, I see you are still crazy!He took out a soul-locking pill, put the ghost king in it, and said, "Okay, this guy has been arrested, we can go back."

The two people next to him heard it and nodded.

The next moment, Zhang Wei rode Xiaojin and flew away with Soybean.Because the two punches were too fierce, Soybean didn't use them today.

When they left, the entire Ghost King Fort exploded!

All the ghosts rioted, began to rob the property of Ghost King Castle, and then fled in all directions.

And Concubine Bai stumbled out of Ghost King Castle, and then she cried for a while, shouting "husband" and then stumbled away.

Zhang Wei flew back to his home and came to the Demon Town Tower.

He threw the crab ghost king in the soul lock pill into the tower.A burst of strange power was emitted from the Demon Suppressing Tower, which suppressed the ghost king in one fell swoop.

Soon, the body of the Soul Rescue Pagoda began to emit a faint golden light, and strands of energy began to surround the body of the tower.

Zhang Wei manipulated the Demon Suppressing Tower and channeled power into the two formations next to him. The formations lit up and began to function.

Zhang Wei finally laughed.Starting today, these two formations will automatically run all the time, continuously refining Big Dipper Stardust and Southern Dipper Starlight for him.

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A month later, a woman came to vote with thousands of ghosts from Fangguo. This woman was Concubine Bai.

She came to vote with only one request, that is, to imprison her and the crab ghost king together.This request made Zhang Wei very embarrassed, because the Town Demon Tower is not for ordinary people.

So, she took a step back and became a maid in Zhang's mansion.I just want to see the crab ghost king after work.

I have to say that Zhang Wei was moved by her.

After thinking about it again and again, Zhang Wei decided to keep her, and he could see the Crab Ghost King every seven days.And since she came, the crab ghost king who was imprisoned in the tower has also quieted down.

Concubine Bai also let go of her identity, cleaned and worked in Zhang's house, and met her ghost king husband once every seven days.Sometimes, Concubine Bai even felt that this kind of life was the life she wanted...

And in the capital, Zhang Wei's memorial also arrived.

Tianmen County is an important border town and is directly responsible to the imperial court.Suzhou government has no management power.In today's words, it is a city directly under the central plan.

Therefore, Zhang Wei's memorial did not need to go through the state capital, but was directly handed over to the imperial court.

Mr. Cao Ge looked at the memorial in his hand, shook his head with a smile, handed it to Mr. Ge beside him and said, "Look at this."

Beside him is also one of the Seven Great Pavilion Elders, the Duke of Zhenhai, Zhou Yu, and the Minister of Rites.

Although Zhou Yu is not young, he is a handsome old man.He was handsome, although his hair and beard were grizzled, but he was well groomed, his skin was as ruddy as a baby's, and his eyes were deep and shining.

Hearing this, he took over Cao Bin's memorial and looked at it, then said with a smile, "Oh! The magistrate of Tianmen County has expanded the territory. It's interesting."

Zhou Yu is the Minister of Rites. In this world, the Minister of Rites is not the least important part of the six parts. On the contrary, it is the most important department of the six parts.

Because it manages the world's ghosts and gods!Under its jurisdiction is the Department of Taoism, which governs monks and Taoists all over the world in terms of jurisprudence.The national sacrifice is also in charge of this department.

In this world, the Ministry of Rites is the well-deserved first.

As the minister of the Ministry of Rites, Zhou Yu ranked first in the cabinet and was the chief cabinet minister, that is, the chief minister.

And Zhou Yu's title is Lord Zhenhai, because he once suppressed the rebellious Dragon Clan.That's right, he used to be the magistrate of Leizhou Prefecture, and cooperated with Tianhou Niangniang and Shenjiying to fight against the evil dragon.

This fierce man, his favorite thing is to expand the territory.It's just that I haven't had a chance because I'm too busy with work.

Zhang Wei's act of expanding the territory was actually an illegal act because he was not authorized by the imperial court.To put it bluntly, he is good at provocative frontiers.

Cao Bin was also taken aback when he saw the memorial in his hand, so he didn't give it to anyone first, but gave it to Zhou Yu first.

As long as Zhou Yan can be won over, Zhang Wei's matter is not a big deal.

Therefore, there are people in the court who are good at being officials.

After reading the memorial, Zhou Yan said with a smile, "I remember that you strongly recommended this person to serve as the magistrate of Tianmen County. What? Are you afraid that something will happen to him?"

Cao Bin nodded unabashedly and said, "Young man, he was a bit reckless in his actions. Relying on the post pawn in his hand and thousands of militiamen, he wiped out Guifang Kingdom. I'm afraid it will cause criticism at the court meeting."

Zhou Yu also understood what he meant, he just wanted to support him in this matter.He thought for a while, this young man also liked him, and Cao Bin's favor...

He said with a smile: "That's right, young man, seeing the people under his control being bullied, how can he not be angry. It's not bad, it's still a good thing!"

When Cao Bin heard it, he also understood what Zhou Tiao meant.He said, "Duke Zhou wants to reward you?"

Zhou Yan said with a smile: "It is indeed a reward."

Cao Bin shook his head and said, "I'm afraid this is inappropriate. I'm afraid many courtiers will object. It would be nice if there is no punishment."

Zhou Yan shook his head and said: "There are many things on the border, and it is far away from the Central Plains. Zhang Wei dared to defend against the enemy outside the country. This matter should be rewarded."

Cao Bin thought for a while, and said, "It depends on Jinshang's attitude in the end."

"Don't panic, discuss it with the Holy One at the pavilion meeting tomorrow." Zhou Yu said.

The next day, a cabinet meeting.

A cabinet meeting is a meeting held by the emperor and several cabinet ministers.This kind of meeting is the most, and the diligent emperor may have to hold it several times a day.In fact, the cabinet was originally the emperor's staff officer and advisor to the emperor.Only the right to suggest, not the right to decide.

But in practice, this right is easily changed.When a certain emperor is lazy, thinking about the harem, and then put down a sentence: "You can figure out what to do!"

Then the power of this cabinet will suddenly increase!
Later, the cabinet changed from a consultant to a decision maker, dividing up the emperor's power in a disguised form, and the status of the cabinet ministers also increased.

Now, several pavilion elders sit together, and the same emperor sits at the top.Everyone sat in a group, which was much more casual than during the court meeting.

Emperor Tongjin took off the hat on his head, casually put it beside him and said, "If you have anything to say today, let's talk quickly."

Emperor Tongjin was not a diligent emperor, but he was not lazy either.He still participates in the cabinet meeting once a day, but he doesn't like to be in the cabinet. He just goes to work and thinks about leaving get off work every day.

At this time, Zhou Yan took out a memorial and said, "Your Majesty, here is a memorial, please read it."

Emperor Tongjin took the memorial and read it. After reading it, he did not make a sound, but withheld the memorial and asked, "Have other elders seen this memorial?"

The other elders nodded.

Emperor Tongjin asked, "What's your opinion?"

This is a means of controlling subordinates. The superior should never show his attitude first, because your attitude will directly determine the attitude of the subordinates.

If you don't express your attitude, others will never know your attitude. They will be suspicious, speculate, and reveal their attitude.Then you choose the one that suits your heart.

It is said that Emperor Jiajing never spoke in meetings, relying entirely on the people below to guess.If he agrees, he will hit the fou, and if he disagrees, he will remain silent.Made his cabinet full of guessing masters.

Now with the words of Emperor Tongjin, Cao Bin said: "I think that although Zhang Wei is a bit radical, his original intention is good, and it is a good thing to eliminate the barbarians who disturbed the border."

Emperor Tongjin nodded, then looked at Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu also nodded and said: "Leading the postmen, the militiamen solved the border troubles, I think this should be rewarded."

Emperor Tongjin nodded calmly and looked at the next cabinet minister.

The cabinet minister thought about it, and he glanced at Cao Bin secretly.Cao Bin blinked.

He immediately said: "I don't think it's right. Zhang Wei was young and rash, and he attacked rashly. This time he won, but what about the next time? The border is bitterly cold and the population is sparse. Lost, Your Majesty."

When Emperor Tongjin heard it, he also thought it made sense and nodded.

The seven elders each expressed their own opinions.Some agree, some oppose.But after careful consideration, those who agree are very much in favor of it, and those who are against it are not very opposed.

After listening to the words of the seven pavilion elders, Emperor Tongjin also had a bottom line in his heart.Emperor Tongjin has been the emperor for more than 20 years, and he has long since changed from a young boy to a calm middle-aged man.

A split in the cabinet is something he likes to see.If the cabinet is monolithic and the air comes out from the same nostril, then the emperor should not think that this is a good thing.I thought there would be no party struggles, no internal friction.

This is precisely the scariest thing, because all the differences have been resolved internally, and the emperor, who was originally a balancer, is useless now!
At this time, the emperor is just an empty puppet. To be honest, he can do without him.Not good for the emperor.Whether it is beneficial to the country really depends on the moral level of these elders.

Now, Emperor Tongjin sees a divided cabinet, which is enough for him. As for Zhang Wei's matter, it is a trivial matter.

He smiled and said: "I think it's pretty good. I think what Duke Zhou said is right. Why don't you reward me a little bit? You don't need to reward too much. After all, the other elders are right. This kind of thing is a double-edged sword." , Encouragement, I'm afraid it will hurt others and myself."

When the other people heard this, they immediately bowed and said, "Please obey the imperial decree."

Emperor Tongjin nodded in satisfaction and said, "You should draw up a charter for rewards, and I'll take a look later."

After speaking, he put his hat back on and left here.

Everyone respectfully sent off Tong Jindi, and then returned to their seats to continue the meeting.

A cabinet meeting is actually a werewolf killing.You never know whether what they say is true or not, and what is even more disturbing is that there are fixed roles in Werewolf Killing, and these elders can switch to any role at any time.

Since harmony can be created, why can't disagreement be artificially created?
A few days later, the imperial court decided to reward Zhang Wei for his achievements in opening up territories.Reward Zhang Wei with the title of baron, one hundred ounces of silk and one hundred taels of gold.

The merits of opening up the territory and expanding the territory are only these rewards, which fully demonstrates the attitude of the court.

But Zhang Wei got the most important thing, my lord!

Although only Earl and above have a title, they can open their teeth and build a mansion.But the position of a baron is to enter the door of a lord.This is an affirmation of Zhang Wei's "martial arts".

The reward document was on its way to Tianmen County.

On the other side, a document was also sent to the Ninth Prince of Swan Lake.

The Ninth Prince of Swan Lake looked at the document in his hand, and then at the 'person' who sent the document, with a hint of anger on his face.

He said bitterly: "Your father treats me like this? Send you here?"

Facing the Ninth Prince's words, the man shrank his neck in fright and dared not speak.

(End of this chapter)