Kunlun one millet

Chapter 95

Snapped!
With a crisp sound, a red palm print appeared on Jiang Ru's face.

In the bamboo grove, a plump and beautiful woman dressed in plain white said in a deep voice: "Jiang Ru, you have become more and more arrogant recently. When facing the first seat, have you completely forgotten your humble and respectful attitude?"

Confused, frightened, panicked... Jiang Ru's expression changed several times, she lowered her head and said, "Auntie, I don't dare anymore."

The beautiful woman sighed deeply, and then put away her anger: "You should understand that it was hard for us to form this fairy fate contract with the Liang family of Yongjia. Whether we can ascend to the cave or not depends on the first person. Zheng Tianhu is in the position and still wants to assist the Prime Minister Liang, how can you be so offensive?"

Jiang Ru caressed her cheeks, lowered her head and asked, "Auntie, do you think the Yongjia Liang family can really rise up?"

"What do you mean by that?" The beautiful woman stared: "I see that you are seriously ill, how dare you question the realm of the first seat?"

"I dare not!" Jiang Ru was about to raise her head to retort, when the beautiful woman swung her sleeves, holding a soft whip with thorns in her hand, and shouted:
"Your Majesty!"

Jiang Ru's knees gave way, and she knelt down on the stone steps covered with withered bamboo leaves, and then she was hit hard on the back. The clothes were not torn and the flesh was bleeding, but the pain penetrated into the marrow of the bones, making the joints soft.

"I gave this whip for your mother!" The beautiful woman said with grief and indignation, "Our Jiang family was expelled from Xuanyuan Cave, and fell into the mortal world. The pain of the past has never been experienced by your generation! If it hadn't been for a genius like your mother who had chosen the Yongjia Liang family with her eyes like a torch, our Jiang family would have endured so many hardships!

And now you actually want to abandon the fairy fate she has worked so hard to obtain, and even have the thoughts of rebelling against her. If your mother saw it, how sad would she feel?do you understand? "

After finishing the questioning, the beautiful woman lashed down her whip again and again. Jiang Ru trembled slightly, but she didn't utter a single whine. She just bit her lower lip tightly, enduring the pain.After a few whips, she was already pale and dripping with cold sweat.

"After you came back from Xingluo County, I have noticed something unusual." The beautiful woman said angrily with a whip: "Although the eldest son died unfortunately, there are other children in the Liang family, but you have not been able to form the immortal deed for so long. I see that you still have the trust of the first seat, so I didn't say much before, but your words and deeds today are very inappropriate, if you indulge yourself, the entire Jiang family will be implicated by you!"

"I, I know I was wrong." Jiang Ru almost collapsed on the ground, clasping the ground with her ten fingers, tightly clutching the withered bamboo leaves.

"You have to keep in mind that our Jiang family is the descendant of Tianhu, not that kind of wild fox!" The beautiful woman said: "Don't think that occupying the top of the mountain can be arrogant, unrestrained, soaring to the sky, and ranking among the immortals! , is the supreme avenue we are asking for, if you want to degenerate yourself, I am not afraid of being resented by your mother, so I will directly expel you from the Jiang family and let you go to the mountains to fend for yourself!"

Jiang Ru's eyes were weeping, her body trembled slightly and she didn't dare to answer. Seeing that she didn't answer, the beautiful woman was about to raise her whip and whip again.

"enough."

The bamboo leaves on the ground were blown by the wind, Liang Tao's voice came from the depths of the bamboo forest, the beautiful woman quickly put away the soft whip of thorns and bowed down to worship.

"Knowing that I can see every detail in the mountains, why do I act like this?" Liang Tao didn't show up, but the two kneeling on the ground could feel invisible eyes watching them: "Jiang Ru, Zhao Mi is about to leave. Court of Reward and Punishment, from now on you will be responsible for delivering the message on my behalf."

"I obey." Jiang Ru knelt and kowtowed.

……

"Nephew!"

Outside the Court of Rewards and Punishments, Marquis Anyang saw Zhao Mi going out, and hurriedly stepped forward to visit: "Are you okay? Did those guys from the arrest department torture you?"

"Let Uncle Shi worry about it." Zhao Mi shook his clothes lightly: "For more than a month, I have good wine and good food every day, and I feel like I am getting fat inside."

Even with the swift and resolute action of the arrest department, it took more than a month to handle the case this time, and Zhao Shu naturally lived in the reward and punishment courtyard for more than a month. , took the opportunity to concentrate on cultivation.

Hearing Zhao Mi's joke, Marquis Anyang sighed heavily: "Nephew, you are really... How many people have entered this reward and punishment courtyard, and they may not be able to come out without incident."

"Uncle Shi is too worried." Zhao Mi said with a smile: "I have never committed crimes or violated laws and regulations. Captain Lu said that I helped them catch the spies of Jiuli Kingdom, and they plan to repay me."

"Don't mention this again!" Anyang Hou hurriedly stuffed Zhao Mi into the carriage, motioned the driver to stay away from the arresting department as soon as possible, and said in the carriage: "Nephew, why did you follow the Chongxuan Hall so casually?" People left?"

Zhao Mi pretended to be puzzled: "But the people in Chongxuan Pavilion said that Liang Guoshi found the location of Yaoxie, please let me go..."

"Nonsense!" Marquis Anyang slapped his thigh and scolded: "Who are these people in Chongxuan Pavilion? What's more, the one who participated in the assassination this time is the eldest son of the Zheng family of Jiujiang! You got into the car of Chongxuan Pavilion, and there is something wrong Shen is death without a place to die!"

Zhao Mi looked like a junior who was taught, nodded and said yes, but doubts inevitably emerged in his heart.

Not to mention that it is now confirmed that the assassination was not the mastermind of the Chongxuan Hall, but even when Jiang Ru and Jiang Ru left the Jinding Division, Zhao Mi could be sure of it.

With the wisdom of Marquis Anyang, it shouldn't be difficult to judge and understand, but why did he say these things to Zhao Mi?Could it be that he cared about chaos because of his "nephew"?
In the Court of Punishment and Punishment, Zhao Mi had a rough understanding of the disputes in the court hall of the capital of Dongsheng through Lu Xiaowei's report.

One of the parties, dominated by the Marquis of Anyang, insisted that the Zheng family of Jiujiang was secretly cooperating with the enemy country, and insisted that the Zheng family of Jiujiang should be dealt with severely. Dismissed from office, and confiscated all the estates of the Zheng family in Jiujiang.

Similarly, amidst the uproar, there were also doubts about the Chongxuan Pavilion.The four surnames of the immortal family have been intermarried for a long time. It can be said that there is me in you and you in me. For the Zheng family of Jiujiang, it will inevitably implicate the entire Chongxuan Pavilion.

As for the other party, Chongxuanguan is naturally the leader. Most of them are from Huaxu Kingdom's aristocratic families. They obviously sensed that the intentions of Anyang Hou and others were not pure. unfavorable.

The influence of these aristocratic families spread all over the government and the public, agitating officials from all over the Huaxu Kingdom to write to the Lord of the Kingdom, and to protect the Zheng family of Jiujiang with sympathy.There was even such a thing as a petition by all the people. It is said that thousands of people came outside the palace city and prostrated themselves on the ground, claiming that the Zheng family of Jiujiang was loyal to the country and full of heroes. If the king listened to slander and killed Zhongliang by mistake, he would destroy himself and so on.

In such a chaotic situation, Zhao Mi felt powerless when he heard the report in the reward and punishment court.Even if I foresaw this situation in advance, I didn't have the slightest joy in my heart, the court of Huaxu Kingdom was really in chaos, and the party was fighting endlessly.

Logically speaking, it is impossible for the Marquis of Anyang to be ignorant of the turmoil in the court of Huaxu Kingdom, which is of no benefit to the state affairs. In the end, he still chose to disrupt the situation in the court, which made Zhao Shu feel so depressed that he had no choice but to pretend to be stupid in front of Marquis Anyang .

"Shortly later, the lord of the country may summon you." Anyang Hou said: "Remember, you must say that it was Liang Guoshi who bullied others and forced you to obey."

Zhao Mi frowned and said: "But when I was arresting the Secretary, I said that I took the initiative to board the carriage of Chongxuan Pavilion. I am afraid that it is not appropriate to suddenly withdraw my confession in front of the king?"

"It is only useful to retract the confession in front of the lord!" Anyang Hou said eagerly: "The lord is questioning, so you say that you don't dare to trust the arrest department, and you can only dare to tell the truth in front of the lord. The lord cried and told that his father died under the frame of the Chongxuan Hall, and he was afraid of the power of the Chongxuan Hall since he was a child, so he begged the Lord to avenge you."

Zhao Mi was stunned, looking at Anyanghou's eager and fanatical expression, it seemed as if he had seen the real face of this person clearly for the first time.

"I said before that a place like Dongshengdu can destroy people." Ling Xiao's voice rang in his mind: "The Marquis of Anyang is fascinated by the power, and changes color when he hears the sound, like a bloodthirsty beast."

Zhao Mi still has a little bit of gratitude: "He is old with my father, and he takes care of me a lot. These words are also out of concern."

"Your words are not contrary to what I said." Lingxiao said: "If there is nothing wrong with you, the Marquis of Anyang you see is naturally an elder who teaches and teaches. But only when the vital point is touched, the world will reveal its own temperament The Marquis of Anyang deeply admires power, and once there is a trace to follow, he will immediately change his appearance like a vulture smelling blood."

Zhao Mi sighed, "It's inevitable for ordinary people to do this."

"Speaking of these words, it can be seen that you are indeed walking on the path of immortality." Lingxiao said: "To be successful in cultivating immortality, not only is the body and spirit beautiful, but also the realm of insight into the world's love and heart. Meet with the spirit rather than the eyes Look at it, stand in the world and cut it naturally and orderly, with ease."

"But I just feel that there are blocks in front of me, like lofty mountains, which are difficult to climb." Zhao Mi said.

"Nephew, do you understand?!" Marquis Anyang's shout woke Zhao Mi up.

"I understand." Zhao Mi replied in a daze.

……

Zhao Mi read a book by the light of the fire.

Leaving Jindingsi for more than a month, although many official affairs of refining magic medicine pills are still going on, but without the deacon Zhao Mi to take care of them, Anyang Marquis does not understand the specific process of various magic medicine medicine pills, Shi Huoguang and He is not good at dealing with people, which caused a lot of delays in the internal affairs of the company.

Zhao Mi felt guilty because he deliberately stayed in the arrest department just to avoid trouble.Now returning to Jinding Division, he, the deacon, still has to lead by example and take on some important tasks again.

Only when facing the alchemy furnace and the scrolls, can Zhao Shu's mind stay focused, lest he think about what he has and what he doesn't have.

The sound of footsteps came from behind, Zhao Mi turned around and saw Zhang Duanjing approaching slowly, and got up in surprise: "Teacher, are you back?"

Zhang Duanjing's expression was still serious, he nodded and said, "Don't look at me, the fire is going to be halfway hotter."

Zhao Mi hurriedly picked up the cattail fan to fan the fire, and at the same time recited mantras softly to keep the fire constant.

After dealing with all this, Zhao Mi brought a chair for Zhang Duanjing to sit down, and the two sat beside the alchemy stove. Zhao Mi was a little embarrassed and asked casually, "Teacher, what are you going to do this time?"

"The lord sent me to investigate the situation of Emperor Xiong's capital." Zhang Duanjing said plainly.

"Ah?!" Zhao Mi almost yelled, "The Lord actually sent you to such a dangerous matter?"

"It is precisely because of the danger that I will handle it." Zhang Duanjing said: "There was a palace change before Xiongguo, and the brothers fought against each other, but it was finally put down."

"It's settled? That's good too." Zhao Mi nodded absently.

Zhang Duanjing looked at Zhao Mi: "I heard something happened in Dongsheng?"

Zhao Mi was stunned, and then said: "I was assassinated by the spies of Jiuli Kingdom, but fortunately I escaped unharmed. But the subsequent incidents are very involved... Does the teacher know all about it?"

"I just came from Miyagi, so I already know about it." Zhang Duanjing said.

"Then I probably don't need to say it." Zhao Mi was at a loss.

"Are you afraid?" Zhang Duanjing asked.

Zhao Mi nodded, and Zhang Duanjing said, "If you can deal with the assassins from Jiuli Kingdom, what is there to be afraid of? If they are more powerful, they will not easily venture into Huaxu Kingdom."

Zhao Mi raised his eyes and looked at Zhang Duanjing, thinking, teacher, didn't you just venture to the country of Xiong?And still quietly come up with this kind of thing.

"I'm not afraid of this." Zhao Mi plucked up his courage and said, "Teacher, you should know that when I boarded the carriage in Chongxuan Pavilion, I was able to take down those assassins and spies with the guidance and help of Liang Guoshi. The Marquis of Anyang was very dissatisfied, he wanted me to turn around and bite the Chongxuan Pavilion when I had an audience with the lord later, saying that I was being coerced by Liang Guoshi."

Zhang Duanjing was silent when he heard this, but his eyes were deep.Zhao Mi muttered: "I also know that the Marquis of Anyang and the others have always hoped to bring down the Chongxuan Pavilion. They thought that if I received the favor of Liang Guoshi, they would free the Chongxuan Pavilion from being suspected of participating in the assassination. Maybe it would be the same with Jiujiang Zheng's." will get through.

But the most important thing now, shouldn't it be to guard against Jiuli Kingdom?They dare to let the spies who have been lurking for many years take the risk of assassinating, doesn't it mean that the flames of war are about to break out?At this time, the ruling and opposition parties do not think about dealing with foreign enemies, but quarrel endlessly for power and status.I... I'm scared, but I don't know what I'm afraid of. "

Zhang Duanjing asked: "Then what are you going to say when you meet the king?"

Zhao Mi shook his head: "I don't know, teacher, can you teach me?"

"You asked this sentence, which means that you don't agree with Anyanghou's statement in your heart." Zhang Duanjing saw through it at a glance, and asked again: "Why did you leave with the people from Chongxuan Hall? Was it coerced? Or was it tempted?"

Zhao Mi closed his eyes and thought for a long time, and finally said: "Neither, I did it voluntarily. I was assassinated before, and Zheng Siyuan and He Dangguan were both poisoned and fell down. .If I can kill those assassins with my own hands, I think I can breathe a sigh of relief. It's as simple as that, and I have no other thoughts."

"You are rarely so impulsive." Zhang Duanjing said.

"Dongshengdu is so boring." Zhao Mi sighed, "It is indeed prosperous and prosperous here, but I feel like I am trapped in a small world and cannot expand."

Zhang Duanjing closed his eyes and remained silent, Zhao Mi didn't know what the teacher was thinking, but he was afraid that his words would disappoint the teacher's good intentions.

When Zhang Duanjing opened his eyes, he looked at Zhao Mi again, and said, "When you meet with the lord later, you can speak directly if you don't violate your heart."

(End of this chapter)