Red Mansion Taoist

Chapter 39 The Supreme Being
  How long does it take to investigate information about someone in the capital?
  The answer Xia Shouzhong gave was two hours. This is still the time it takes to sort out the information, otherwise the time will be advanced further.

Xia Shouzhong carried a stack of papers from outside the door and entered the imperial study. Emperor Jingwen had no spare time in the past two hours, and he had to handle all the follow-up to the assassination.

"Has Jia Qiang's information been sent?" Emperor Jingwen glanced at the paper presented by Xia Shouzhong and asked calmly.

"It concerns the Jia family, and Jia Qiang's information has always been within the scope of investigation!" Xia Shouzhong bowed and replied.

Emperor Jingwen put aside other matters and read the pieces of information.

"Jia Zhen is really getting better and better, and she actually extended her hands to her own family. This Jia Qiang is also very strong. She was able to leave Jia's house with her life at the age of twelve!" Emperor Jingwen said with both sarcasm and sigh.

"Who said it wasn't? When I saw what Jia Qiang did, I couldn't help but lament that the Jia family had a Qilin son. It's a pity that the Jia family kicked Jia Qiang out of the house!" Xia Shouzhong said with a chuckle.

"The Jia family actually checked Jia Qiang off the family tree!" When Emperor Jingwen saw the new page of information, he couldn't help but said with a hint of surprise.

He had been hesitating before, how to reward Jia Qiang was a big trouble.

The Jia family belongs to the Four Kings and Eight Dukes, and is the close confidant of the Supreme Emperor.

Originally, the Jia family was in a semi-dead state. If a 14-year-old fifth-level genius was awarded, the Jia family might be revitalized. This was definitely not what Emperor Jingwen wanted to see.

But what he saw was that a fourteen-year-old rank five genius was expelled from the Jia family.

"There is something unclear about Jia Qiang. The 'Jia's Hundred-Turn Refining Technique' he practiced does not know where it came from. In addition, the treasure medicine used in the practice is the treasure medicine required for the fifth turn. He is the only one in the city who buys it for practice. Records of the medicinal materials used before!" Xia Shouzhong was not biased and expressed his opinion.

"Don't you see it yet? The 'Five Thunder Zhengfa' shows that Jia Qiang has a Taoist master, which can explain the origin of 'Jia's Hundred Turns Refining Technique' and the precious medicine!" Emperor Jingwen said with a smile.

He was wise enough to believe in what Jia Qiang called the "Five Thunder Dharma".

Compared with those legendary Taoist methods, this 'Five Thunder Dharma' was something he had seen with his own eyes.

And I saw with my own eyes that a fifth-level master was killed under the 'Five Thunder Methods', which can definitely confirm the authenticity of the 'Five Thunder Methods'.

With methods such as the 'Five Thunder Methods', relatively speaking, precious medicines and general body refining techniques are not a problem at all.

Emperor Jingwen gave a perfect explanation to Jia Qiang's practice through imagination.

In fact, Emperor Jingwen's judgment was not much different, but the Taoist master was the game board brought by Jia Qiang through time travel.

"Master Shengming!" Xia Shouzhong bowed and responded with an air of sudden enlightenment.

"This Jia Qiang can be used for his own use, but what kind of reward should I give him?" Emperor Jingwen smiled proudly, and then frowned slightly.

The main reason is that Jia Qiang is too young. If he is given to a senior official at the age of fourteen, not to mention whether the Supreme Emperor agrees, even the Gonggun princes above the court will find it difficult to agree.

At that time, it is possible that Jia Qiang will be harmed and Jia Qiang will be trapped in the vortex of power struggle.

"Jia Qiang is too young. It's better to be knighted first and then consider the title when he reaches adulthood!" Xia Shouzhong suggested after thinking about it.

The title of title that Xia Shouzhong mentioned at this time was actually to help Jia Qiang.

In his position, it is not as easy as outsiders think to say something for someone. Emperor Jingwen is extremely smart, and his words may become the reason for Emperor Jingwen's distrust if he is not careful.

Therefore, even if he received divine grace, he never dared to express any opinions easily.

It's just that this time Emperor Jingwen made it clear that he wanted to accept Jia Qiang. In addition, Jia Qiang saved him and Emperor Jingwen several times, so offering to be granted a title was a repayment of kindness.

A knighthood, even the smallest title, is an extremely great reward.

Daqian had a rule that no knighthood could be granted except for military merit. Nowadays, except for the inherited titles, the rest of the titles were obtained only after meritorious service in battle.

Of course, Jia Qiang rescued and killed more than a hundred men in black robes, killed a fifth-level master, and blocked four eight-oxen crossbow arrows. These can all be converted into battle achievements.

However, according to Xia Shouzhong's intention, Jia Qiang's merits can be awarded separately. He should be awarded a title first and then be awarded an official position when he reaches adulthood. This is considered a small selfishness of Xia Shouzhong.

"Then make Jia Qiang the Cavalry Captain, give him the 'Shaking Sky Bow', and make him a third-class bodyguard so that he can enter the palace at any time!" Emperor Jingwen thought for a moment and said in a deep voice.

Although he said so, his words did not count and he needed to report to the Supreme Emperor. But under normal circumstances, the reward for such a rescue effort is really not that high, and the possibility of the Supreme Emperor being rejected is very low.

"My slave, write now!" Xia Shouzhong immediately took out the imperial edict and started writing.

After he finished writing, he handed the imperial edict to Emperor Jingwen for inspection. After Emperor Jingwen read it once and nodded, he took the treasure seal and stamped it.

This imperial edict was quickly sent to the Daming Palace. In the Daming Palace, the emperor rarely saw Gao Le, but instead checked the news in front of him.

The Supreme Emperor controls the largest intelligence organization in Daqian. After Emperor Jingwen was assassinated, relevant intelligence was continuously sent over.

"Cough cough cough!" The Supreme Emperor couldn't help but let out a series of coughs as he watched.

The Prime Minister Dai Quan beside him quickly stepped forward to gently support the Supreme Emperor's back, helping the Supreme Emperor to calm down.

After a while, the Emperor's coughing stopped, and the Emperor gasped for air and regained his composure.

"It's Xiao Qiang's fault. If I leave, I'm afraid these brothers will be in trouble again!" the Supreme Emperor said, slapping the table angrily.

"Master, don't hurt yourself!" Dai Quan comforted him.

"How many more years can I last? Jing Wen's methods are too immature. I haven't been in control these years. I don't know what kind of chaos Da Gan will be. But compared to Jing Wen, the others are even more outrageous!" The Supreme Emperor straightened up. , said helplessly.

He thought a lot, including Prince Yitada who he killed. If Prince Yitada had not been so anxious to gain power, what he most hoped for would be Prince Yitada taking over the throne.

Dai Quan didn't dare to say a word after seeing the Emperor's expression. He knew very well what the Emperor was thinking of with this expression, which was the most taboo thing in the palace.

A young eunuch appeared silently outside the door. He didn't make any move, he just stood quietly.

Dai Quan's perception was very sensitive and he saw the little eunuch and the imperial edict in his hand.

He knew this young eunuch, he was the eunuch of the East Palace. Needless to say, the imperial edict was sent to the Daming Palace for review.

He waved, and the little eunuch walked carefully to his side.

When the eunuchs walked in the palace, they all developed the ability to walk silently. Without this ability, they would not be able to survive in the palace.

Any time a nobleman is alarmed, the eunuch may be killed.

Dai Quan took the imperial edict and waved his hand to the young eunuch, who bowed and exited.

"Master, the imperial edict of awarding a reward has been sent from the East Palace!" Dai Quan first read the content of the edict and then reported softly.

"Is Jing Wen so impatient? The assassination has not been fully investigated yet, so he wants to reward the hero!" It seemed that the Supreme Emperor was very dissatisfied with Emperor Jing Wen. He accepted the imperial edict and said in a deep voice.

There wasn't much in the imperial edict about the reward, so he glanced at it.

"Hey, was it the Jia family who rescued him?" He said to himself slightly curiously.

He has deep feelings for the Jia family, or the four princes and eight princes who have followed him through life and death, and he attaches great importance to them.

Even though the Jia family has declined over the years, he still remembers to give small rewards from time to time to show his grace.

But he knew better that after that incident, the Jia family's vitality was severely damaged, and no one in the Jia family was involved in martial arts.

When a fifth-level master was born in the Jia family, no news about it was leaked.

"What's going on with Jia Qiang?" He asked casually without raising his head.

"Jia Qiang is the only child of the third family of the Ningguo Mansion. Her parents died and she was raised in the Ningguo Mansion since she was a child. There was nothing special about her before she was twelve years old. At the age of twelve, two years ago, Jia Zhen wanted to do something to her. Jia Qiang was injured because of his stubbornness, and Jia Qiang left Ningguo Mansion afterwards.

One month later, Jia Zhen expelled Jia Qiang from the family tree, and Jia Qiang passed the scholar examination and entered the Imperial Academy to become a supervisor. "As the internal minister, Dai Quan manages the intelligence organization in the hands of the Supreme Emperor. He almost blurts out the questions raised by the Supreme Emperor.

(End of this chapter)