Taishang Immortal Brigade

Chapter 1 Copying Home Depot
In August in the capital city, when autumn was high and fresh, the treason case of General Jin Bubai of Wuyi was finally judged. Emperor Dawei was furious and ordered Jin Bubai himself to be beheaded for public display.

At this time, the avenues on both sides of the General's Mansion were already crowded with idlers watching the excitement, but they were all crowded in the square in front of the gate, not daring to step into the gate of the General's Mansion, because the evil spirits of the Ministry of Punishment were investigating property in the General's Mansion, and even more so. Guards with spears and armor guard the whole house, and those who dare to make trouble can be killed on the spot.

The wives and ladies of the General’s Mansion huddled together crying. They were originally nobles, but now they are family members of rebels. According to the law of this dynasty, rebellion is a heinous crime against the nine clans. Even if the family members of rebels want to enter the Jiaofang Division, it is impossible , only the whole family can be put to death.

Those in charge of confiscating the property in the mansion and registering it are a group of small officials from the Ministry of Criminal Justice. The captain, Liu Daquan, has been in the Ministry of Criminal Justice for decades, and has copied dozens of high-ranking officials and nobles. The large and small objects were moved outside the house, and the gold, silver and jewelry, debt books and land deeds, ancient books, calligraphy and paintings, furniture and antiques were sorted into categories, and an old scribe was asked to register each property one by one.

These officials of the Ministry of Criminal Justice are all veterans. They know that speculators are the best time to fish for oil and water. At this moment, they are like mice entering the oil tank. They are all very busy. This one puts a few gems in his arms, that one Putting a string of pearls in his sleeve, Liu Daquan was also promoted from a young official, knowing that this is an unspoken rule when raiding the house, everyone has something to fish, so he doesn't care about it.

The entire mansion was bustling, only General Jin's study was extremely quiet, and the mansion of most dignitaries and dignitaries, the study room was the one with the least oil and water. It was full of brushes, ink, calligraphy and paintings, and even the slightly valuable ancient calligraphy and paintings were stored in the warehouse separately. Therefore, the petty officials also knew that there was not much money to be made in the search of the study, and only a special petty official invited Ying to come.

His name was Xia He. He was originally a scholar whose parents both died. After 20 years of hard work, his family property was exhausted before he was admitted to a scholar's background. Seeing that it was really difficult for him to be admitted to the imperial examinations, he entrusted a relationship and worked as an official in the Ministry of Punishment. Of course If you don't have money to honor your superiors, you can only be a low-level official, with no quality, and a salary of two taels of silver a month can be regarded as a full stomach.

Fortunately, Captain Liu Daquan appreciated him, saying that he is a scholar, he will have great promise in the future, and he has always taken good care of Xiahe. The public opinion brought him here.

Xia He also knew that he was new here, and he didn't compete with those old officials for such good places as warehouses and bedrooms, but found a study room, because he heard that Jin Bubai's ancestor, the founding general Jin Baisheng, had a very powerful secret book, Jin Baisheng At that time, he was known as the number one fierce general under Taizu's command, and he had the bravery of breaking the mountain and breaking the ground, because the martial arts he practiced were rare in the world.

This unique science is called "Yanghuo Jing". On the battlefield, Jin Baisheng was like a god descending from the earth, surrounded by fire and black smoke, and ordinary swords and guns would melt into molten iron as soon as they touched him. The legend of the fire dragon gun in his hand is true. It was transformed into a dragon, and it contained endless real fire. With one shot, thousands of troops and horses would be reduced to ashes.

After Jin Baisheng died of old age, the Yanghuo Sutra was passed on to his descendants, but no one in the Jin family refined the Yanghuo Sutra anymore. The Jin family was a line of founding generals, and gradually declined until the generation of Jin Bubai, To be involved in the struggle between Prime Minister Su and Grand Master Nie, to be accused of treason by Luo Zhi, to die, and to exterminate one's family, really makes people lament the impermanence of the world.

Xia He searched in the study room. Jin Bubai came from a family of military generals. There were not many books in the study room. Xia He searched the study room and found no books such as secret books. Thinking of the legends about the secret organs that he had heard, he was in the house at the moment. Feel around on the wall.

Walking to a bookshelf, Xia He saw that the bookshelf was leaning against the wall, but it was not placed properly, and there was not much dust in the corners. Knowing that the bookshelf was often moved, he thought that there must be a secret room behind the bookshelf, so he found a mechanism on the bookshelf and twisted it gently. , There was a creaking sound, and a door opened on the wall behind the bookshelf.

Xia He removed the bookshelf and walked into the secret room. The secret room is not big, only half the size of a study room. There is only a table and three chairs inside. There is a wooden box in the corner. I don't know what is inside.

Xia He moved the wooden box onto the table, the wooden box was not locked, and when he opened the lid, Xia He's heart shrank suddenly. Inside the wooden box was a yellowed paper book with the words "Yanghuo Jing" written on the cover. Also pressed with a stone.

Xia He was so happy, he reached into the wooden box and was about to take out the book, but there was a loud shout from behind, "Bold and lowly, how dare you swallow your belongings privately!"

Xia He was covered in cold sweat, turned around, and saw Captain Liu Daquan looking at him bitterly, and a young official in red official uniform looked at him coldly, he was the one who said the words just now, Xia He knew that the person in front of him was Su Yaozong, the right servant of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, the nephew of Prime Minister Su, relying on his uncle's influence, he was domineering and domineering in the Ministry of Criminal Justice, no one dared to provoke him, he thought distressedly, he didn't know where he had offended him.

"If you go back to Su Shilang, a villain would not dare." Xia He put the wooden box on the table, bowed his head and said.

Su Yaozong pointed to the wooden box and said, "I still said I dare not. If I come a step later, you will take the contents of this box for yourself. You are such a greedy lowly official. How dare you take advantage of the ransacking? You must know that this is all the property of the imperial court, and it must be handed over to the emperor, if you dare to embezzle it privately, you will be determined."

Xia He's whole body was stiff, and he hurriedly replied, "I don't dare, I worked hard for a long time to find this secret room, there must be something important inside, so I want to take out the things inside and hand it over to the adults. "

Su Yaozong snorted, "It's not too bad. If you dare to embezzle your belongings, I will ask the guards to come in and kill you right now, and hand over the wooden box to me. What's inside?"

Liu Daquan held the wooden box in both hands, bent over and raised it to his forehead, "Please look at it, my lord."

Su Yaozong opened the wooden box casually, his eyes widened after seeing it, snatched the wooden box away, turned around and left, and walked to the door of the secret room, not forgetting to threaten Xia He, "Listen up, that dog! Things are not allowed to be spoken out.”

Liu Daquan trotted all the way along, persuading him from time to time, Xia He could hear clearly that Liu Daquan was really pleading for himself, Su Yaozong got the secret book of Yanghuo Jing, who cares about other things, and drove Liu Daquan away impatiently.

Liu Daquan sent away the little ancestor Su Yaozong, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and smiled at Xia He, "Forget it, it's all right, don't wrinkle that sad face, even though Su's mouth is ruthless, it's too late." I will forget about it today, so don’t worry about him making trouble for you.”

Xia He looked at the door of the secret room where Su Yaozong disappeared, and his heart was full of unwillingness, "Brother Liu, I really caused you trouble this time. What Master Su took away just now is a secret book, which is the one handed down by the ancestor of General Jin."

Liu Daquan suddenly realized, "It's the Yanghuo Jing. You have been wronged this time. Everyone knows that the Yanghuo Jing is just a trick created by Jin Baisheng. Ordinary people can't practice Jin Baisheng's peerless martial arts in a lifetime."

Xia He asked, "Brother Liu, there is another matter."

Liu Daquan chatted enthusiastically, pulled up a chair and sat down, and said to Xia He, "We all know martial arts. The reason why the Jin family is not as good as the next generation is because Jin Baisheng's unique skills have not been passed down. Jin Baisheng himself is said to have drunk the fire dragon. It is because of the blood that he cultivated the raging fire qigong of that body, and the Yanghuojing is just a fake cheat book used to deceive people."

Disappointed, Xia He was somewhat fortunate, "So that's the case, then the Jin family built this secret room specially, why hide this fake secret book?"

Liu Daquan said disdainfully, "After Jin Baisheng's death, the Jin family is not as good as the next generation. They can't find the fire dragon blood that their ancestors drank, and they can't practice peerless martial arts. I still have some hope in my heart, hoping to find out from the secret books. , anyone with a discerning eye knows that the secret book is useless at all, and only the Jin family thinks it is a treasure."

Seeing Xia He's disappointed expression, Liu Daquan said, "Why, you also want to practice martial arts?"

Xia He nodded and said, "I came here specially to find this secret book. I worked so hard to find this secret room, but at the last moment, Master Su snatched it away. Fortunately, this is a fake secret book, otherwise I will suffer a lot. "

Liu Daquan said, "Brother, listen to me. In this world, scholars are the most precious. Even though a poor man like me has practiced a few times, he still has enough money to take the exam. Raise people, that's the way to go."

Xia He smiled wryly and said, "Brother Liu, even if he is admitted to Juren, he can do this. An idiot like Su Yaozong, who knows nothing but spending money to play with women, can still become a high-ranking official. These days, without a backing background, even if Even if you are the number one scholar, don’t even try to stand out, I think there are many ways to practice martial arts, even if you don’t pass the exam, you can earn a living in the future.”

Liu Daquan bowed his head in thought for a moment, then raised his head and said to Xia He, "What you said is also reasonable, brother, I have practiced a set of Wuhu Severing Door Knife, if you don't mind, I can teach you two-handed self-defense."

Xia He was overjoyed, kneeling to Liu Daquan and said, "Thank you Brother Liu, I invite you for the evening game in Cuiyun Tower tonight."

Liu Daquan helped Xia He up, "Brother, this meal must be eaten, but it was not you who invited me, but I invited you. Everyone made a lot of money from this raid." Seeing Xia He's lost look, he continued, "Brothers Rules, everyone has a share and will never fail, and you can share a lot when all the things you carry are sold, and I will make the decision for you, brother."

The two walked out of the secret room. It was already dusk and the search of the house was still going on. Someone lit a lantern and torch, illuminating the general's mansion like daylight. Liu Daquan walked away to supervise other officials. Xia He got nothing. Wander around the house.

Accidentally, Xia He kicked a stone and his toes hurt. He picked up the stone curiously and found that he had seen this stone before. The whole body of the stone is dark, and it is full of cracks. When you pinch it lightly, the gravel will peel off. It is presumably that Su Yaozong was ecstatic after getting the secret book, and felt that the stone was an eyesore, so he threw the stone away and went back with the book and the wooden box. .

Xia He thought to himself, "I'm here to raid the house, I can't just go back without getting anything. Although this stone looks bad, at least it was copied from the secret room in the general's mansion. Su Yaozong doesn't want it, I want it."

Xia He put the stone in his pocket, feeling a lot of comfort in his heart, and turned to help other colleagues carry things.

(End of this chapter)