Myths and Dharma, starting from Erlang Shen

Chapter 366 Can the Jiangnan family produce five more heavenly kings?
"Forgive me, Lord Zhenguo. I didn't come late on purpose, but I encountered a gangster from the Sima family on the way and was unexpectedly blocked."

Cheng Guogong, Lu Gonghuai.

He is over sixty this year, but from the outside, he still looks like a man in his prime, with a square appearance, which makes people feel good about him and thinks he is a loyal and honest person.

He lived in the south of the Yangtze River and won the trust of the Daqi royal family.

At this moment, Cheng Guogong also looked apologetic and scared from the bottom of his heart.

He was blocked when he arrived and met a king related to the Sima family. He thought he could take it directly, but unexpectedly it took too much time and was a day late.

At any other time, it wouldn't hurt to be a day late.

But when was it yesterday?

Three powerful men at the peak of their powers appeared one after another.

No, if you include the Moon God, there are four of them.

"Wang Shuozhi of the Wang family, Lin Hanyou of the Lin family, and several generals are under investigation." Cheng Guo was fair, and his colleagues did not hide anything.

"Yes..." Duke Cheng Guo subconsciously agreed, but after agreeing, he suddenly realized something was wrong. He raised his head and looked at Ji Rendao in shock, "Duke Zhen Guo is talking about the Langya Wang family?"

"Yes, I met a group of gangsters when I came here and ambushed them in the water. They were related to the Yu family." Cheng Guo said fair.

Search the Wang family?

"It's a matter of duty." Cheng Guogong replied immediately, thinking secretly in his heart that this is his business and does not need Ji Ren's instructions. Strictly speaking, Ji Ren said this as overstepping. After all, they are all Dukes. In terms of official position, Cheng Guogong of Shizhen Jiangnan is actually higher than Ji Ren. If he hadn't felt guilty today, he wouldn't have been so cooperative.

"In this case, I kindly ask Duke Cheng to investigate the matter of the traitor secretly and carefully," Ji Ren said.

"Otherwise? Hasn't the entire Wang family in Kuaiji been confiscated?" Ji Ren said.

"So I will investigate the matters on the surface. Please cooperate with Duke Cheng to search the Wang family." Ji Ren said.

"This deployment of troops is secretive and can be ambushed. It seems that someone leaked the news." Ji Ren said.

Two of them died in the hands of the young man in front of them, no older than his grandson.

And for such a big battle, he was delayed in arriving, causing Duke Zhen Guo and His Highness Prince Ming in front of him to almost die.

When Duke Cheng Guo heard this, his face showed a bit of joy and he opened his mouth to thank him.

Otherwise, no one knows what the outcome is waiting for the Lu family.

"Mr. Cheng Guo, were you blocked when you came?" Ji Ren asked in surprise.

"Duke Cheng Guo is so upset to me. Duke Cheng Guo and my senior brother have a very close friendship. I naturally believe in Duke Cheng Guo as a human being, and I will not make any slanderous remarks to His Majesty or slander Duke Cheng." Ji Ren said.

In this case, Emperor Qi would be merciful and forgive the Lu family without depriving the Lu family of its authority to control the south of the Yangtze River.

If we really investigate him, he is guilty.

He doesn't even dare to do things. It's true that newborn calves are not afraid of tigers.

"I was lax in my duties, please forgive me, Duke Zhen." Duke Cheng said in apology.

And this was under the condition that nothing happened to them. If something happened to any of these two people, then Cheng Guogong felt that he could go home and find a piece of Bai Ling to hang himself.

"Mr. Cheng Guo, is there anyone you suspect?" Ji Ren looked at Cheng Guo Gong.

"But the Langya Wang family is the leading aristocratic family in Yangzhou, and its influence is deep-rooted and intertwined in Jiangnan. If there is no suitable reason, it will cause great changes. And there is no sufficient evidence to prove that it is the Langya Wang family." Cheng Guogong was cautious. road.

"Is this important?" Ji Ren asked back, "Mr. Cheng Guo, I can basically confirm that Yulan, the direct queen of the Wang family, is related to the Sima family. In other words, if not all of the Wang family is related to the Sima family, at least part of it is. , then if that’s the case, what are you going to do with the Wang family?”

"Mr. Zhen Guo, the Wang family of Langya is the highest among the noble clans in the south. It is deeply rooted. If we touch him, it will definitely cause the Jiangnan family to counterattack. If the evidence is not conclusive, there may be drastic changes." Cheng Guo Gong said seriously.

Ji Ren is young, but he is not young, and it is his duty to guard Jiangnan. If the drastic changes in Jiangnan cannot be resolved, Ji Ren can leave by then, but he will stay to wipe Ji Ren's butt.

"If the family counterattacks, will five heavenly kings come to assassinate me within one day?" Ji Ren asked in response after hearing this.

"Uh..." Duke Cheng Guo, who was about to give some serious words of comfort, was speechless when he heard this. Then he remembered that the man in front of him killed four kings yesterday.

There are also two peak kings among them.

Even if you encounter it yourself, you will only die.

Even the two killed kings were eclipsed.

If it were anyone else, or even Cheng Guogong himself, this achievement would be something to be praised for, but now it seems insignificant compared to the achievements of the other two peak kings who were killed.

Is the Jiangnan family strong?

Of course it's strong.

But to be honest, Cheng Guogong didn't believe that he could field yesterday's lineup.

And yesterday's lineup didn't kill Ji Ren, so there seemed to be no need to be afraid.

"There are two more things that I need to discuss with Duke Cheng. First, this battle is difficult and it is not due to me alone. First there was Huangfu Xiongjian, then there was the old thief Sima, Jicheng Army and Fang Yang Army sacrificed their lives. "We have just defended Nanchang City, but the soldiers suffered heavy casualties. The specific data has not been calculated yet, but it must be more than 10,000. The military merits of killing the enemy and the casualty compensation should not be saved," Ji Ren said. "Of course it is." Cheng Guogong said matter-of-factly. As the leader of Jiangnan martial arts, he answered this question without any hesitation.

"But the compensation for casualties is very high. Moreover, the old thief Sima was ruthless. He released the black dragon. The black dragon river burst its embankment and flooded countless villages. Even the walls of Nanchang City, where Yuzhang was governed, collapsed and the people were displaced. Resettling the victims and rebuilding after the disaster are all complicated. According to a rough calculation, the Minister of Household Affairs will need at least one million taels of silver to get through the initial stage, and it is only the initial stage. It will not happen overnight, and it will be a long-term project in the future. The question is, where does the money come from?" Ji Ren asked.

"The emptiness of the national treasury is not something that only happened in the past few years. When we attacked Xiliang before, military expenditures were paid out one after another, including casualty compensation. Now, more funds have been invested in the reconstruction of Xiliang. Now Where does the money come from?”

When Duke Cheng Guo heard this, he looked thoughtful and said, "During his journey along the way, Duke Zhen Guo, didn't he confiscate a lot of property belonging to corrupt officials and send it to Chang'an?"

"So Cheng Guogong also feels that if Daqi today does not rely on the money from confiscating homes, it will not even be able to provide this money. And why is this?" Ji Ren asked.

Duke Cheng Guo frowned immediately. He knew some of the answer to this question, but the answer to this question was not that easy to answer.

And he was clearly here to perform his duties, so why was he given the exam by a junior?
"This is the second thing I want to tell Duke Cheng Guo. The Prime Minister intends to share Ding into his mother's family..." Ji Ren slowly explained the specific steps of dividing Ding into his mother's family, and then said, "Mr. Cheng Guo, I think the Wang family will support it." If you don’t support it, should you kill the chicken to scare the monkey?”

Duke Cheng's face changed suddenly when he heard this. After Ji Ren finished speaking, he said, "The Duke of Zhen has the final say in this matter. I just have to obey his orders."

"Cheng Guo Gong is mature and prudent. His Majesty and senior brother are the most at ease. How can this matter be just a dispatch? You must ask Cheng Guo Gong for advice. In the past, Cheng Guo Gong's ancestors planned the world for Sun Quan and proposed strategies on the bed. From now on, it will be a strategy to govern the country of Soochow. Today, I am just a small business owner, so I asked Duke Cheng to teach me." Ji Ren looked at Duke Cheng and said with a smile.

"That's my ancestor. I am incompetent. I am not as good as my ancestor Su Gong. However, the young prince is a talented young man with both civil and military skills. He is comparable to the former Wuhou. Where can I get the turn of an old man like me to do all the tricks and make people laugh? I just obey the orders. "Cheng Guogong declined quickly, feeling regretful in his heart. He shouldn't have asked so many questions. He just obeyed.

If he didn't know anything and just cooperated obediently and made a knife, then the Jiangnan family's resentment would be resentment against Ji Ren. After all, everyone knows which one is hateful, the swordsman or the sword.

But now Ji Ren has dragged him into the ranks of the masterminds, which is different.

"How can Duke Cheng Guo belittle himself? Having an old man in the family is like having a treasure. Who doesn't know that Duke Cheng Guo becomes stronger as he gets older?" Ji Ren smiled slightly, then stretched out his hand directly, took Duke Cheng Guo's hand and said, "Guo Cheng Sir, the five heavenly kings showed up yesterday to kill me, His Highness Prince Ming, and the imperial envoy Zhang Shilang. Is he just trying to kill us? If we die, is the Duke of Chengguo not responsible? Is he trying to take this opportunity? , destroy Duke Cheng's mansion again. Doesn't Duke Cheng want to take revenge?"

Just talk, why are you holding hands?
You are a disciple of the Zhuge family, not the Liu family.

Duke Cheng Guo cursed in his heart, but after listening to Ji Ren's words, he did feel a bit murderous in his heart, because it was true that if Ji Ren and others died, then he, Duke Cheng Guo, could also be prepared to die with dignity. After pondering for a while, he said: "Don't talk to outsiders."

"Thank you so much, Duke Cheng." Ji Ren smiled upon hearing this.

The first impression Lu Su gives people is that of an honest person.

But an honest person does not mean he is kind, he may also be a ruthless person.

Lu Su is a typical example.

When Cao Cao was still coercing the emperor and ordering the princes to fight for the north with Yuan Shao, and although the princes in the world had disloyal intentions, they openly claimed to be loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty, Lu Su proposed that "the Han Dynasty cannot be revived", and the Han Dynasty did not Save it, let's forget about the north for now. We will increase our strength ourselves and occupy all under the Yangtze River. Then we can follow Liu Bang's example and proclaim himself emperor.

You must know that just a year ago, Yuan Shu, the first man to proclaim himself emperor and be attacked by a group of people, had just died.

At that time, Sun Quan also regarded himself as a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, so Lu Su proposed such a policy.

I can only say that being honest is a human being, but when applied to the country, it is a conspiracy theory.

But it's a pity that Soochow is famous for its defense. Chibi and Yiling are both defensive and counterattack, and their offensive capabilities are really worrying.

It took eight years to conquer Jiangxia and kill Huang Zu, the governor of Jiangxia. However, he only occupied the southern part of Jiangxia. The northern part of Jiangxia was still in the hands of Liu Biao.

It can be said that if Liu Biao had not died, it is difficult to say how much land Jiangdong could have conquered in Jingzhou before Zhou Yu died.

Ji Ren didn't believe that Duke Cheng Guo, who had united Lu Su's Dharma and Prime Minister, could only be honest.

After reaching an agreement, Cheng Guogong explained to Ji Ren the situation of various aristocratic families in Jiangnan in detail, which ones were used to scare the monkeys, which ones could be bribed, and which ones would take the initiative to help...

The only one who can sort out these things is Duke Cheng Guo of Jiangnan in this world.

After he had finished speaking, Cheng Guo Gong said again: "Has Zhen Guo Gong really thought about it? This step is irreversible. There will be no less impeachment in the court, just like Zhen Guo Gong yesterday." Killing the Four Heavenly Kings is a merit, but the death and injury of the Black Dragon River is also a fault. Sometimes it is not the military commanders on the front who have the final say."

"But your Majesty has the final say. This is the Qi Dynasty, not the Song Dynasty or the Ming Dynasty. Of course, the most important thing is, Mr. Cheng Guo, you have forgotten that among the people who went to Jiangnan this time, I am the Prime Minister's junior brother, and Zhang Shilang is your Majesty's Your Majesty’s younger brother, Prince Ming, is your Majesty’s biological son, and Tian Zhi is the only son of Zuo Du Yushi,” Ji Ren said with a smile.

I am not counting that Zhou Kuan is a disciple of Nanhua Lao Xian.

Duke Cheng Guo was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that it would be good if these people did not confuse right and wrong. Who can confuse these people's right and wrong?
"Next to the disaster relief, I have Duke Cheng and Zhang Shilang to discuss it. I'm going to take a nap first." After Ji Ren said that, he walked out of the door, cast the Dharma of Heaven and Earth, then flew to the place where the Black Dragon River burst its embankment, and lay down directly. Block the water with your body.

After a busy day and night, I can finally have a good sleep.

Looking at the place where Ji Ren flew to, Duke Cheng Guo was stunned. For a long time, a sharp light appeared in his eyes. Some people really deserved to die. If they wanted to destroy him, the pillar of Da Qi, and plotted against him, Duke Cheng Guo's mansion, then they would all go to hell.

Thinking of this, Duke Cheng Guo didn't even sleep after a long journey, so he discussed with Zhang Cheng again.

Next, the entire Yangzhou family was shaken.

The Wang family of Langya, which has stood in Yangzhou for hundreds of years, colluded with the rebels and ransacked their homes.

Colluded with the Langya Wang family and ransacked their homes.

Colluded with Huangfu Xiongjian and ransacked his house.

……

At the same time, countless memorials flew to Chang'an like snowflakes.

(End of this chapter)