Cyber ​​Daming

Chapter 648 People are like grass
"Brother Pei, Bai Ze is still a young child. You let him do such a dangerous thing. Aren't you worried that something might happen to him?"

In the Chengdu government office, Pei Xingjian lay comfortably in a rocking chair, listening to the sound of tiles creaking, watching the rain falling, and gently tapping the armrests.

Liu Jinxun, whose figure seemed a little illusory, stood nearby, his hands in his sleeves, his back bent, and he looked even older than when he was in the movie.

"How dangerous is this?"

Pei Xingjian didn't even raise his eyelids and said casually: "When we were young, we were the ones who dared to fight Wuxu and Faxu with our sleeves rolled up. We would go out standing today and go to the grave lying down tomorrow. What kind of scenes have we not seen? It's different. As long as we get the chance, we will jump in the face and taunt. We are not afraid at all."

"The situation is different now. We can't compare it to the past. Although we were not as powerful as we are now, we were united from top to bottom. Yang Bai Ze is now under attack from both sides. I am worried that he can't withstand the dirty tricks of those people."

"Don't worry about it, Lao Liu."

Pei Xingjian glanced at Liu Jinxun beside him and said, "Do you think the old man would do something he is not sure of? Yan Dongqing, that ignorant little bastard, has long been seen through. As soon as he raises his butt, the old man knows what he is going to do, and there are ways to deal with it."

Liu Jinxun's expression froze, and he couldn't help but smile bitterly: "You still speak the same way as always. Your words are rough but your logic is sound. But you are so old and you are also an elder. Can't you change a little bit?"

"It's because I'm old and have one foot in the coffin, so there's no need to change it."

Pei Xingjian stretched his body and joked, "But speaking of which, Old Liu, are you feeling uncomfortable living in Nanjing? Otherwise, why would you have the leisure to come all the way to chat with me?"

"It's definitely not easy." Liu Jinxun did not hide anything and nodded and spoke frankly.

Pei Xingjian became interested: "What's going on? Are the clans under your command restless and someone is starting a riot?"

"It would be great if that's the case. It's a good opportunity to kill a chicken to scare the monkeys, and I can have some peace and quiet."

Liu Jinxun said helplessly, "The key is that they used soft knives. Students, old friends, relatives and friends came to your door and cried, saying that they had no intention of disobeying the Prime Minister and that they had worked diligently all their lives for the sake of Confucian order. I was annoyed by them, so I came to your place to hide away and have some peace and quiet."

"Then I am luckier than you. I don't have this kind of trouble." Pei Xingjian laughed and patted his messy head: "Just be careful not to be picked off by someone while I am sleeping."

Liu Jinxun silently glanced at the smiling, sloppy old man beside him, feeling a mixture of emotions in his heart.

Now, in the entire Confucian order, the only person of some importance who is openly working for Zhang Fengyue, besides himself and Pei Xingjian, is Li Bufeng, the former envoy to the Japanese area.

He guarded the secondary capital Nanjing, while Pei Xingjian was in charge of the southwest.

Although Li Bufeng did not appoint any specific official positions, he was sent to various coastal provinces in the name of an imperial envoy to suppress the increasingly violent Honghu rebellion.

In such a division of labor, although he and Li Bufeng were geographically closer to Longhu Mountain, they could see each other and help each other.

Pei Xingjian was alone and like a knife, nailed to the side and rear of Longhu Mountain.

His situation was far more dangerous than both his own and Li Bufeng's.

What is more serious is that after the battle to blockade Qingcheng Mountain, most of the powerful families in the entire southwestern region had already fled, and there were hardly many left.

Even with the support of Faxu, it would be just a drop in the bucket in such a vast area and it would be impossible to control the entire Sichuan.

The fact that he can now control Chengdu Prefecture is enough to prove Pei Xingjian's extraordinary ability.

So in this situation, of course no one would come to Pei Xingjian to cry and complain.

Because those who stayed with him were all people who were determined to die.

Liu Jinxun frowned and said, "In fact, in my opinion, there is no need to defend Chengdu Prefecture anymore. We are no longer in an era where we need to attach importance to strategic locations. This is a war that is above the people. The time difference of a stick of incense or a cup of tea will not affect the overall situation at all."

"You are right. There is no difference. High-order ones are like gods, low-order ones are like ants. Everyone is flying high, their bodies are like lightning, their fists are like thunder, and they can travel hundreds of miles in the blink of an eye. Traditional strategies and tactics have long disappeared along with the imperial army."

Pei Xingjian shook his head and said, "But Lao Liu, you are wrong about one thing. This is not a war above the people at all. From the beginning to the end, we are fighting for the people!"

"Why can't Chengdu Prefecture be released? Because the people from Qingcheng Mountain escaped, and they left behind a large number of Taoist believers, all of whom were trapped in Chengdu Prefecture by me."

Pei Xingjian said in a deep voice: "The old man's purpose is to let me suppress these people and prevent them from falling into the hands of Longhu Mountain."

"What's the point of you stopping them?"

Liu Jinxun asked back: "Zhang Xiji has already restored the strength of the second Ye Tianjun of the New Dao Order. He no longer needs these useless mortal believers!"

"useless?"

Pei Xingjian snorted coldly: "If mortals are useless, why would Zhang Xiji want to establish a Taoist country on earth for no apparent reason? Is he really bored and tired of being a fairy in heaven, and wants to try his hand at being an emperor on earth? Or is he too lazy to guess the unpredictable will of heaven, and turns around to play with the ignorant human heart?"

"If mortals are useless, then why did Yan Dongqing bring those bastards to hold a ridiculous 'Spring and Autumn Return'? Instead of being a minister who enriches the country and strengthens the people, why did he become the ruler of a small country with few people? Is that the only way to demonstrate the truth of Confucianism and educate the people of the world?"

"If mortals are useless, then why did Hong Hu go to such great lengths to incite and deceive them, and why did Li Bu Feng run back and forth to suppress them? Do they really want to fight for the benefit of the poor and seize power for the suffering?"

Pei Xingjian's series of questions were like thunder exploding in Liu Jinxun's heart, causing him to suddenly stand there in a daze.

"Liu Jinxun, don't you think that if you peel off the skin of these people, the flesh and bones hidden inside are all the same?"

Pei Xingjian's brows were frozen with frost. "What are they fighting for? Beliefs, doctrines, desires, justice, wealth, power? Bullshit! They are fighting for the hearts of the people. The hearts of the people are the will of heaven. To become a god, one must be worshipped by all the people. To put it bluntly, they are all fighting for their own promotion and creating conditions for themselves to complete the ritual! So mortals are not useless, but very useful!"

"Below the sequence, humans are no longer human."

Pei Xingjian's voice became colder and colder. "It is the incense for worshipping gods and Buddhas, the tool for predicting fate, the embryo for passing on blood, and the bones for building the throne."

"Above the sequence, people are not human. The old man anticipated this situation, so he decided to end it all with his own hands."

Pei Xingjian seemed to have a ball of rage burning in his chest. He became angrier and angrier as he spoke: "So I have to help the old man this time. I can't let him fight alone. Otherwise, others will laugh at Ru Xu and them for being the same, bloodthirsty beasts in human skin!"

The lingering sound lingers under the eaves, echoes in the wind and rain, and is deafening.

"Old Liu, you shouldn't be unable to understand these questions. You are confused!"

Pei Xingjian hit the nail on the head and mercilessly exposed the messy thoughts buried deep in Liu Jinxun's heart.

"What are you going to do about Liu Tu and Liu Dian?"

Liu Jinxun raised his head and sighed, "What can I do? When I was in the foreign land, I met Li Jun again. When I saw him, I really wanted to sleep on his skin and eat his flesh. But on second thought, forget it.

"I no longer have the ability to compete with him, so don't cause trouble for the Liu family. After all, the Liu family doesn't belong to me, Liu Jinxun, alone, so don't drag those innocent descendants to their deaths."

Pei Xingjian relaxed his frown a little and said, "It's good that you can think it through. In fact, there is a good side to this matter. Otherwise, we would not have the opportunity to work side by side now. Let the past be the past. While you still have time, give birth to a few more. Cultivate them well, and they will be able to support your Liu family."

"You are disrespectful to your elders. Why are you still giving birth at such an age?"

Liu Jinxun laughed and scolded: "And have you forgotten, where will there be a valve in the future? There will only be a home."

"That's better than me. I'm just an old widower. When I die, I'm afraid no one will carry my coffin or my spirit. Bai Ze can only trouble that kid to find a pit to bury me."

"I'm getting more and more frustrated. Okay, I'm not going to waste my time talking to you, an old frivolous guy. It's time to get down to business."

Liu Jinxun's figure gradually faded, and before disappearing, he left behind a solemn voice.

"Be frugal. Take care of yourself."

"Take care of yourself too, senior. I hope we will never come to blows in this life."

Pei Xingjian talked to himself, looking at the leaky night sky and the beads strung together like curtains under the eaves.

"My heart is pounding when I hear such tragic cries. Why are people crying like that? Is it because it's a bad season and there's no rain? Or is it because this is a bad world and no grass grows on this place?" The slovenly old man clapped the armrests, beat the rhythm lightly, and hummed intermittently.

"You blame me for being arrogant in front of others and for being so eloquent. I scold you for standing by and watching from the wall. Stop making noise, stand still, and let me ask something first."

"It is the law of nature that one is born by his father and raised by his mother. The warmth and coldness of human nature is determined by nature. Who dares to touch it?"

The man dared not move, his brows furrowed, staring straight at Li Jun who was standing ten feet away.

The man's upper body was naked, with a broad back and strong waist, and smooth muscle lines that contained amazing strength. At this moment, he was looking up at the twinkling stars above his head, and cold rain kept dripping along his jaw, which looked like it had been cut by a knife or an axe.

Suddenly, Li Jun seemed to notice the other person's gaze and looked down at him.

As soon as their eyes met, the man felt as if he had seen his natural enemy, and subconsciously lowered his head in panic.

But at the same time, he suddenly remembered his identity and the mission of this trip. Feeling ashamed and angry, he raised his head despite the warning from his genes.

A terrifying shadow like a mountain rising from the flat ground suddenly appeared in front of him and crashed into his eyes!
The man felt as if he had fallen into an icy cave, and his whole body felt as if it were pierced by needles, with waves of pain. He raised his stiff neck vertebrae inch by inch, and saw those indifferent eyes looking down at him!
"Are you the one sent by Honghu?"

"Depose Lord Li Jun. Depose Lord Li Jun"

Boundless fear surged in my heart and infinite terror raged in my mind.

The man seemed unaware of Li Jun's question. He only felt that everything around him was taken away. In the chaotic darkness, only those eyes continued to rise and expand, completely occupying his field of vision.

"What kind of king are you? What kind of marquis are you?"

Li Jun's voice had a hint of laziness, as if he was asking a street vendor how much the pork on the chopping board cost.

"I"

The man couldn't control his trembling limbs. His legs bent downward involuntarily, and his knees moved closer to the ground little by little.

"Forget it, it doesn't matter what it is. If you don't even dare to return the favor, it must be worth less than that military rank."

The man's heart suddenly tightened at the dull words, and the solidified air could no longer be inhaled into his lungs. The drowning-like suffocation instantly swallowed him up.

As strong as a knife, scraping bones and flesh.

[Get 50 mastery points]

[Remaining mastery points: 390 points]

[Consume 30 mastery points, and the martial arts power will be improved. ]

[Consume 30 mastery points, and the martial arts power will be improved. ]

After some cautious attempts, Li Jun finally began to feel a distinct sense of fullness.

Including the initial investment, after consuming nearly 320 mastery points, he finally refined the martial art [Bolster] to the extreme.

A transformation of strength unfolded silently within Li Jun's body.

The breath leaked out of his body, distorting the light and shadow around him. The falling raindrops exploded into mist the moment they touched the forbidden area.

In the eyes of outsiders, Li Jun at this moment was like a piece of red-hot charcoal thrown into the water, boiling the torrential rain around his body.

"If a martial art is refined to its limit, and the points are calculated as 300 points after deducting the beginning and the end, then there will be at least three sequence threes. If you encounter these weak sequencers who are not good at frontal combat, I am afraid that even five of them will not be able to defeat them. It seems that if you want to complete the refining as soon as possible, you still have to find valuable ones like Ling Jiapo and Yin Ji to kill."

Li Jun sighed with a headache. He suddenly felt that the road ahead was difficult and he couldn't see the end at a glance.

After sighing for a long time, he collected his mind and was about to carefully feel the changes in the [collapse] when a calm voice suddenly sounded behind him.

"I'm Yan Dongqing."

Li Jun turned his head and saw a burly figure, rarely seen among the Confucian scholars, standing not far away.

"Surname Yan? Which family are you from?"

"You don't need to know my identity."

Yan Dongqing's face was cold and hard, and he said in a deep voice: "I came here today to discuss a deal with you."

"Oh?"

Li Jun looked at the other person with interest: "Tell me about it."

"If you let Xu Haichao go, he will leave the empire on his own and never return. In this way, you have completed what Zhang Fengyue asked you to do. In exchange, if the people around you fall into my hands in the future, I can also let them go."

"Gone?"

Li Jun shook his head and laughed: "I didn't expect that there would be a novice like you who is ignorant of the world among the Confucian scholars. Didn't your parents teach you how to ask for help?"

Yan Dongqing frowned, his tone showing impatience: "You didn't understand? Li Jun, I'm just doing business with you."

"Since you're not begging me, then there's no need to bother. If you want to save people, then come to Songjiang in person and face me head-on. Then I can respect your courage and not let you die in such an ugly way."

Li Jun walked towards Yan Dongqing with a look of contempt.

"If you don't have the guts, then don't play these hypocritical tricks. Send two people who just got into the third order to die, and then jump out to say a few meaningless nonsense, and you think you have done your best for your brothers?"

Li Jun did not stop and walked straight through Yan Dongqing's projection.

The projected light trembled, and Yan Dongqing turned around slowly in silence, staring at Li Jun's back with cold eyes.

Li Jun was too lazy to pay attention to the other party and walked straight towards Songbai Avenue where the Xu family was.

The sudden explosion had frightened all the people from Ruxu gathered on the avenue, and they were all guessing how far the situation upstairs had developed.

In the end, it was Yang Bai Ze who swung his sword and beheaded the person. The New Donglin Party was deeply rooted and could not fall even though it was rotten.

It was Xu Haichao who made a comeback, and the Chunqiu Society rose strongly and took over the throne.

Whether the third fire of Zhang Fengyue’s new policy can be ignited depends on who can safely walk out of the Xu family’s mansion standing in the heavy rain.

Suddenly, a heavy sound of footsteps came closer and closer.

The people standing at the outermost edge, with the lowest abilities and status, were the first to react.

No one exclaimed, no one roared, only the dull sound of knees hitting the ground one after another.

It seemed that only by kneeling and kowtowing could one relieve the terrifying oppression of the mountains.

Li Jun stopped and squinted his eyes to look at the top of the valve building that was towering into the sky.

Yang Bai Ze looked at him and nodded slightly, then turned and smiled at the head of the Xu family who was sitting opposite him with a ferocious expression.

"Xu Haichao, do you have anyone else?"

(End of this chapter)