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Chapter 291 The Top Combat Power of the Northern Song Dynasty
[One-time customs clearance task (difficult level) 1: Kill Gao Qi and the six thieves of the Northern Song Dynasty within three months, take charge of the Privy Council, eliminate the source of the chaos between Liangshan and Fang La, and stabilize the rear of the Northern Song Dynasty (5% completion)]

The reminder that popped out before his eyes gave Lin Shuhang a new understanding of the complexity of this task.

Killing Gao Qi is actually only 5% of the first link. It seems that after killing the six thieves of the Northern Song Dynasty, it only takes up about 35% of the task, and taking charge of the Privy Council and destroying Liangshan and Fang La in advance, respectively occupy the proportion of the task about one-third of that.

The seemingly extremely cumbersome and complete victory is just an appetizer for this cumbersome task.

Gao Qiu over there had already taken off his official hat, kneeled on the ground and respectfully kowtowed to Song Huizong a few times, perhaps recalling the past, Song Huizong seemed to be a little soft-hearted, but his lips twitched, and after all he swayed Wave your hands, get up and leave.

Gao Lian didn't say anything more, but looked at Lin Shuhang with a complicated expression.

That was not a look of resignation, but a look of hatred and hidden ferocity.

Lin Shuhang understood.

The plea that seemed to give up was actually just Gao Qiu's method.

Officials from the third rank still have the treatment of "no acceptance of three questions". At a level like Taiwei, they can be killed if they can say it?
Even if the emperor ordered it, but when it comes to the actual execution, there are still protracted review procedures and processes to go.

Gao Qiu just wanted to avoid Song Huizong's anger. He knew Huizong too well. From the long process of conviction to death, the emperor had already dissipated. There were people around him who would keep mentioning him in front of Song Huizong. Gao Qiu, when the emperor recalls Gao Qiu's goodness and hard work, there is a high probability that he will survive. Naturally, it is better than fighting Huizong and Lin Chong to the death here today, so that His Majesty will be furious, and maybe he will die. A decisive decision.

But these are no longer within the scope of Lin Shuhang's consideration.

As far as the task is concerned, Gao Lian has already passed the test, and it is not worth his time to spend more thought. As for Gao Lian's remaining life to prepare for a future counterattack, it will be at least two or three months later. .

By that time, I had already recovered my cultivation base, and I am afraid that I had already completed the punishment of the six thieves in the Northern Song Dynasty, and I would say that I was right in the court. At that time, Gao Qi was just a guilty body. If he spared his life, he would never be able to turn up any storms again.

Of course, he can also choose to use Yang Jian to kill Gao Qi in prison in advance, so as to kill the small obstacles that may exist in the future, but if he does that, it will easily arouse the vigilance and fear of the six thieves in the Northern Song Dynasty, and give himself a chance. The next move is more difficult; secondly, it may force the Gao family to jump over the wall in a hurry. When his strength has not recovered, at least Gao Lian's younger brother Gao Lian, who knows magic, has a chance to kill Lin Shuhang directly. Immortality, giving the Gao family a slight illusion that they can turn the tables, the other party will not immediately take risks...

It's just a small obstacle that may exist in the future, and there is no need to take risks for it.

In contrast, it was the Daoist paper crane that Gao Li brought out that attracted Lin Shuhang's interest even more.

At this time, the Taoist paper crane had been imprisoned for a long time and lost the spirit energy added to it by the caster, so it lost its kinetic energy and fell to the ground.

Lin Shuhang opened it and checked it carefully. The folding technique was very ordinary, but the complex runes drawn on the inside of the white paper made Lin Shuhang's eyes light up slightly.

In this era, there is still Taoism... Moreover, in terms of the structure of this small rune, it is much more subtle than Lin Shuhang imagined.

Frankly speaking, Lin Shuhang has already studied the spiritual energy of this era, and it is really pitifully thin, much less than the previous era of the hat monster case. Even he himself doubts whether he can use it after recovering the spiritual energy. Magic, I didn't expect...

There should be two reasons. First, due to the thinning spirit energy, it is not easy to practice and use, which makes the study of magic in Taoism more detailed. In the past, Taoism has always been pursuing the high-precision of "skills". Breakthrough, low-level spells are only used to learn the transition, but now due to the lack of high-end fields, they can only go back to the old road and turn to study low-level spells with great concentration, which has made a huge breakthrough in Taoism in this area.

The exquisite Taoist runes on this paper crane are the best evidence.

Lin Shuhang had learned the basic Taoism of the Immortal Family, and he would know how to convey the runes on the spirit paper, but even the runes in the Taoism of the Immortal Family were not as delicate and simple as the little paper crane in front of him. But it can still be compared with the Xianjia's communication method in terms of function.

This is the manifestation of a huge breakthrough in the basic theory of low-level Taoism in the common world.

People are forced out... This is really true.

Second, the spiritual element has produced a 'mutation', which is not a change in form, but a different kind of purity.

According to the information previously learned from the SHIELD Department, the structure of spiritual energy is various, divided into "spiritual energy", "monster energy" and so on. Such a variety of spiritual energy constitutes a complex and abundant spiritual energy. The spirit world.

In today's Northern Song Dynasty, the so-called thinness of aura means that the total number of spiritual energy in the world is less. This kind of "fewer" may just refer to the disappearance of miscellaneous and diverse spiritual energy such as demon energy. For a while, at least in Bianjing, Lin Shuhang did not find any traces of demons.

That means that there are no monsters in this era, but Taoism may be relatively less affected. If we measure the strength of Chen Lezhi in Longhushan during the reign of Zhenzong, some of the top combat powers of this era may not necessarily have their own. It's so easy to deal with in the imagination, among other things, the so-called South Zhang Beiluo, Zhang Tianshi and Luo Zhenren, just these two, I am afraid that their strength may not be under the state after their mana has been restored.

I may not be invincible in this world...

As a general, don't fight uncertain battles, only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you win a hundred battles.

Measuring the top level of combat power in this world is one of the keys to whether you can complete the task, and even choose how to complete the task. This is a cognitive imperative.

Earlier, Zhao Heng said that Chen Nan was in Bianjing. This person is one of the five patriarchs of the southern sect of Taoism. Even if his real strength is not as good as that of Nanzhang and Beiluo, he must be one of the standards for measuring the top combat power of the current era. There are still a few days left for strength, and some arrangements need to be made in Bianjing. Lin Shuhang is willing to look for it and have a meeting for a while.

It's a pity that this matter can't be rushed, and it can only be handed over to Zhao Heng. The power of the Prince Jian who is about to take office in Bianjing should not be underestimated.

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Gao Taiwei framed a mere regiment training envoy from the third rank, and as a result, the criminal deceived the emperor, was sent to the sky prison, and was ordered to be interrogated by the third division and executed after autumn.

And the regiment training envoy from the third rank was actually after the immortal Lin Te who was widely rumored in the Kaifeng mansion back then, he offered the elixir of immortality, and now he is deeply trusted by His Majesty, and he is even appointed as the national teacher and Taibao...

In just one night, these news swept across the entire Bianjing like a gust of wind, which shocked the entire Bianjing government and the public, and even the restaurants and teahouses.

There are also many people who dug out the old stories of Lin Te back then, and even added fuel and vinegar, which spread in the market, adding a bit of mystery to the Lin family, and even Junyi Street, where the Lin Mansion is now, has become a city. It became the "Holy Land for Online Celebrity Check-in" in Bianjing City.

Nowadays, the nearby restaurants are full of business every day, and there are many people who want to get a little bit of fairy spirit to come here for sightseeing. When passing by the gate of Lin's mansion, they can't help but want to stop for a while and take a few more glances. The front of the Lin Mansion, which had always been deserted, is now crowded with people, but no one dares to come forward to disturb, let alone disturb, even those who knock on the door dare not...

Instructor Zhang, Lady Lin and Jin'er, the three of them have been drifting in the clouds and fog for the past few days, feeling a little lost.

My own martial arts teacher suddenly changed, turned into a Taoist priest, and even offered elixir, which was approved by the emperor, and was granted the title of national teacher and Taibao... Even the old father-in-law, Zhang Jiaotou, was so jealous. Gao Taiwei, who is like a giant pillar of the sky, was brought to the point of beheading just because he framed his son-in-law...

Is this still my honest son-in-law?

Frankly speaking, Coach Zhang was a little scared at the beginning. If Lin Chong was just refining a pill or something, it could be explained as a family connection and an ancestral inheritance. Er Ke is really too impactful. For a person like him who has been a coach all his life, it is far better than the impact of any gods and ghosts. When he looks at his son-in-law, it is like looking at a fairy. Not human at all.

Now in this house, if Lin Chong is standing, the father-in-law will never dare to sit down. If Lin Chong is sitting, the father-in-law will never dare to lie down. This made Lin Shuhang a little bit dumbfounded, and told Lao Zhang several times to let him order casually. But even if he couldn't change it, he could only let him go.

Fortunately, Mrs. Lin held the idea of ​​marrying a chicken as a chicken and a dog as a dog, coupled with the love between the two, her attitude towards Lin Shuhang remained the same as before, laughing and talking when she should, without any sign of unfamiliarity.

In the past two days, because of Gao Qiu's imprisonment in the court, the shock was not as great as imagined.

After all, although the matter of Taiwei is important, it is not as important as the establishment of the crown prince. Even the matter of Lin Shuhang being made the national teacher and Taibao seems insignificant.

Since Huizong had made up his mind, he went to the court for two consecutive days, turning a deaf ear to the pleas of Cai Jing, Wang Fu and others to make Zhao Kai the crown prince, and even ignoring the advice of the officials in the court.

For the first time, the cursive edict written by Yang Jian was given back to the title by Zhongshu Sheren, but in the afternoon, Zhongshu Sheren was directly dismissed and replaced by Ci Sheren.

In the evening, when the edict was drafted again, it was passed instantly. When the edict was placed in front of the prime minister, Cai Jing, he suppressed it all night. Early in the morning, Cai Jing was invited by Song Huizong to 'drink tea', and when he returned to Zhongshuyuan again, Cai Jing knew that this was already a trend that he could not stop. I really don't know how it formed overnight. In such a situation...

The third prince, Zhao Kai, is Song Huizong's favorite son, and he is also the one that Cai and Tong Yidang have been optimistic about before, and they have shown their favor in advance. As the prince, it is only a trivial matter that all previous investments failed, and this Zhao Heng will never regard their party as a confidant, and besides Zhao Heng, there is a sudden rise of Lin Chong, who has already drafted an edict to seal the country Teacher and Taibao, plus Yang Jian, who had been silent for a long time before, also got together with these two people... How could an old fox like Cai Jing not be able to smell the direction of the wind?

The sky of the Great Song Dynasty is afraid to change. Although it is not a threat to their status as a party for the time being, but...

Compromise is impossible. The momentum of Zhao Heng, a new force, is so fierce that Gao Qiu, the bridgehead of their party, is killed instantly without even a chance to struggle. If he is allowed to grow up, then his own This Zaifu is considered to be in vain.

Now I can only procrastinate, and if I can’t procrastinate alone, I will let the whole court procrastinate, discuss with the emperor the details of setting up the crown prince, the etiquette of offering sacrifices to the heavens, etc., and at the same time, Flying Pigeon sent a letter to Tong Guan to give up the war in Xijing , Let his class teacher return to the court.

In the current situation, only Tong Guan, who holds the military power in his hand, can influence Huizong's mind.

So the imperial edict was drawn up, for the one-party heart of Emperor Huizong and Zhao Heng of the An Song Dynasty, the process of rewarding Lin Shuhang, the national teacher and Taibao, went very smoothly, and an imperial envoy came to Lin's mansion to read the imperial edict the next afternoon , was rewarded.

However, the matter of the crown prince has been dragged down by the ministers' careful study of etiquette, details, and ancestral system.

For the past two days in the court hall, there have been disputes over the details of the etiquette when the crown prince was appointed, and even the offerings for offering sacrifices to heaven can be quoted from the scriptures for a whole day. No one objected to Zhao Heng being the crown prince. Even if he had evil spirits, there was nowhere to send them out. He was afraid that these mundane things would eventually affect his practice and delay his eating of the elixir, so he simply hid in the back garden and left everything to him. Cai Jing is gone, and he will not even go to court. Let him discuss the details and come up with the regulations as soon as possible, which is tantamount to delaying indefinitely...

Letters urging Tong Guan's class teacher, the undercurrents in the court, even some small actions of Gao Qiu's buddies, and Song Huizong who thought that the world was at peace, and he could sit back and relax and cultivate immortals freely from now on.

The seemingly peaceful city of Bianjing is brewing a wave of huge fluctuations, but this superficial calm confuses everyone.

Lin Shuhang didn't care about everything.

In fact, all the plans, including the matter of killing Gao Qi, he originally planned to wait for his own strength to recover before doing it. Be careful to sail for ten thousand years, no matter how anxious you are, it will take a few days. His early appearance made him and the Gao family form a bridge, so he had to do it in advance.

Now that Gao Lian's immediate threat has been dealt with, it is naturally better to hold back.

In addition to some contact and communication with Zhao Heng, Lin Shuhang continued to refine the pills at home for two days, mainly refining the fitness pills, but only two batches were made. Seventeen pills were opened, and the remaining six pills were distributed to The old man, Mrs. Lin, and Jin'er all got one, which can be regarded as a blessing to the Lin family.

The remaining ten will be used for Huizong, and to meet the occasional needs after entering the officialdom. After all, this thing is not only good for health, but also cures diseases... It has miraculous effects on the recovery of various internal diseases and organ damage, and can be used To buy people's hearts.

A few days passed by in a blink of an eye, and it was already the ninth day of entering the scene, and there were only two days left before I unsealed the 'seal'.

Although there was no news from Chen Nan who asked Zhao Heng to look for him, another person who could test Lin Shuhang's top Taoist combat power in this era——Gongsun Sheng.

According to the timeline of Outlaws of the Marsh, Gongsun Sheng will outwit his birthday plan in Huangnigang, Yuncheng, and Chao Gai and others at the summer solstice of this year, and it is only early spring, so it is not surprising that the other party appears in Bianjing. The person who came to see Lin Shuhang was exactly Lu Zhishen who hid in Zhou Tong's place after getting Lin Shuhang's handwriting.

(End of this chapter)