Sword Qi of the heavens

Chapter 85

Apocalypse six years.

late summer.

An inconspicuous small teahouse on a street corner somewhere.

"It's really strange. I've only been out for less than three months. Why has the city changed so much? The passers-by all look in a hurry. In a short time, I have seen several groups of Jinyiwei pass by."

"It wasn't last month that there was a bizarre big explosion, which caused martial law in the whole city for a long time."

"Have you not seen the scene at that time, there was a loud noise, there was an explosion, nearby houses collapsed, trees were flying, flames were flying, broken tiles, poultry, broken hands and feet fell from the sky like rain, it is simply described as a catastrophe. Not too much."

"What is even more puzzling is that the people who died within a radius of several thousand meters, regardless of men, women, old or young, were all naked and naked."

"As you said, many people should have died this time, right?"

"Hey, more than a few, at least tens of thousands of people died inexplicably."

"There are some private rumors that traitors and eunuchs are domineering, perverse, corrupt and accepting bribes. Even the emperor issued an edict of guilt, scolded himself severely, and went to the Taimiao to worship in person."

……

Li Changlan sat in the corner, slowly playing with the teacup in his hands.

When he first came here, he was unfamiliar with the surrounding environment, so he found a small teahouse hoping to get some news.

The two people at the next table did not have much specific information.

However, Li Changlan could easily know where he is now based on the words described by the other party that were too obvious to be obvious.

Apocalypse six years.

It was the year of the apocalyptic Big Bang.

It was the penultimate year before Emperor Chongzhen ascended the throne and changed the year name.

"In the Ming Dynasty, the sixth year of the Apocalypse, it was not long before Chongzhen was about to ascend the throne."

"This period of time is interesting. As far as I know, the power of the court is far superior to the power of the rivers and lakes. The most powerful master here should be many levels behind me."

Li Changlan understands that he wants to quickly understand the world and see more truths.

No matter how you look at it, standing at a high place is an efficient and fast way, which is far better than investigating alone incognito.

Since such a big world is not worth mentioning in front of the court, instead of slowly advancing step by step, it is better to directly find someone who can talk and manage affairs, and it will be faster to chat with the other party face to face.

"So, I can choose."

"Except for Zhu Youjian, who is still a believer in the king, and Wei Zhongxian, who is in power, there is only the Donglin Party that has always been in opposition to Wei Zhongxian."

Li Changlan looked out the door, and began to think about which side was more suitable for him to contact.

Fortunately, neither side is considered a good person, and he is not prepared to stay for a long time, so there are relatively few aspects to consider, and it is enough to simply consider which of the two sides is more suitable for him to live in temporarily.

It's just that he has only just seen it not long ago.

The sight in front of him has become a little dim.

suddenly.

A group of court officials dressed in uniforms and uniform weapons appeared.

Li Changlan looked at the extremely conspicuous embroidered spring knives and flying fish suits on the group of people, and immediately guessed the identity of the group in front of him.

——Jin Yiwei.

Among them, the one who looked like the leader stepped forward slightly.

"Jin Yiwei received a report from others, saying that someone here is talking privately about the court, and their mouths are full of lies that slander the emperor and insult the ministers. Everyone in the teahouse is not allowed to act rashly!"

The Jin Yiwei's gaze slowly swept across the teahouse.

Then, with a sneer, he raised his hand and swung it down heavily. The followers who followed him quickly came to the people in the teahouse, and took them down without hesitation.

There was a brave man in the teahouse who, in a panic, wanted to run away.

But just as a commoner, he couldn't compare to the well-trained Jin Yiwei.

When he was brought back, Jin Yiwei, who was in charge of arresting him just now, beat him to the point of death, his face was covered with blood, and he didn't even know how many bones were broken.

Li Changlan was watching a play and was not going to participate.

Unexpectedly, a strange Jin Yiwei came to Li Changlan, and arrogantly pulled out the Xiuchun knife in his hand and put it on his shoulder, with the sharp blade facing his neck.

"Jin Yiwei handles the case! Hurry up and follow us back for investigation!"

Li Changlan looked down at the embroidered spring knife beside his neck, frowned slightly, feeling a little displeased.

"I have not spoken just now, and everyone in the teahouse can testify to me."

"Hmph, you didn't say anything after all, and you still need to be brought back for interrogation before you know whether what you said is true or not. I, Jin Yiwei, don't believe other people's testimony." The Jin Yiwei sneered, not caring about Li Changlan's explanation at all.

He raised a hand to grab Li Changlan's arm and arrest him.

However, when this Jin Yiwei was about to make a move, the Jin Yiwei who took the lead raised his hand to stop him.

"General Sun?"

"It's okay, you guys step back for a while."

When several Jinyiwei pressed the other people in the teahouse and left the door, only Li Changlan, this Jinyiwei called Sun Zongqi, and a few followers were left around.

He glanced at Li Changlan's white clothes and the sword at his waist.

"I see that you don't look like a city resident, and you have a very luxurious and expensive saber on your body. I think you just came from another place not long ago, and you don't know the rules in this city."

"Well, I don't think you are the kind of unrestrained street people."

"I'll be the master rashly once, boldly suppress your matter, and stop letting my people continue to embarrass you, just as if you didn't show up here."

Li Changlan heard the other party's words and knew that the other party had a follow-up.

Sun Zongqi sat down opposite Li Changlan, picked up the teapot, poured himself a cup of tea, and drank it down.

He slowly stroked the stubble of his chin with one hand, hesitating to speak.

"I'm willing to let you go, but the brothers around me are all from Jinyiwei after all, they are official servants, and they usually live a dangerous life of licking blood from the knife edge, and because of this, each of them is relatively angry. I don’t know if there are opinions.”

Paused.

Sun Zongqi got up and came to Li Changlan's side, wrapping his arms around his shoulders.

"In this way, you might as well bring out some silver taels, and I'll treat them to a drink, and this matter will be over, so as not to hurt the friendship between me and my brothers, and to avoid unnecessary troubles for you, you say Yes or no?"

Hearing what the other party said, Li Changlan was suddenly taken aback.

He has traveled the rivers and lakes for so long and met all kinds of people, but it was the first time he met someone who dared to blackmail him.

Not to mention anything else, just in terms of making money.

This group of Jinyiwei is really a group of talents!
"I wonder how much money you want?" Li Changlan said calmly.

Sun Zongqi smiled and held out a finger.

"100 taels, don't think that I'm a big talker. You can tell from your appearance and things on your body. You are definitely not a money-hungry master."

"Believe me, this is definitely a good deal for you."

Seeing the other party's eyes inadvertently, Li Changlan swept his sword at him several times, and understood why there are people with different identities in the teahouse, and why he is the only one who treats him differently.

Except that his clothes are a little special, and he seems to belong to the people of the world.

The clothes made of the best fabrics and the precious saber that he carried with him were probably the main culprits that made this person in front of him greedy for money.

Sun Zongqi waited for a while, but Li Changlan did not answer.

With a heavy snort, he pulled out the Xiuchun Knife from its sheath in his hand, pointed the sharp blade at Li Changlan's forehead, and stayed just a few inches in front of him.

"Hmph, I'm willing to give you a way out, I'm in a good mood today."

"If you don't want to face it, don't blame me for recording your recent words that offend the imperial court and put you in prison. When the time comes, you will have to live or die. I regret that I didn't agree to my request today!"

Li Changlan looked at the Xiuchun knife in the opponent's hand, and then at his own saber.

He thought for a while and asked, "Are you serious?"

(End of this chapter)