Lanke Chess Edge

Hearing the description of Lao Long as a "bald spy", Ji Yuan couldn't help but laugh.

"Although what I said is serious, Master Huitong has real abilities after all. The Dharma is profound and has meritorious virtues to protect the body.

Things like luck sometimes go up and down, and sometimes it seems very mysterious. Even a cultivator can't grasp it all, but there is a saying that merit can help luck, the more pure merit without too much desire, the better. So, Ji Yuan is also willing to believe this.

Monk Huitong has meritorious energy, and it is relatively pure. Most of them are the results of his sincere prayers and disasters during the Dharma meetings. He also has the merits of liberating some evil spirits and ghosts. Or use King Ming's technique of subduing demons, anyway, it is a supersedation.

Therefore, Ji Yuan felt that the monk's fortune would not be too bad, as long as his mental quality passed the test and he would not be too jumpy, this point is also very reassuring.

When Ji Yuan's thoughts seemed to be drifting over Tingqiu Mountain with the wind, the old dragon beside him looked at the mountain and at the friend beside him.

"Mr. Ji, I heard that you have an immortal sword formula called 'Tianqing'. It is rumored that once this sword formula is released, it has the power to sink the sky and the earth. If you don't have the mental state to resist the sky, you will be powerless to face it. This sword force..."

The old dragon paused at this point before continuing.

"It's Tingqiu Mountain again today, I wonder if Mr. Ji can let the old man see it?"

Ji Yuan's brows and eyes twitched twice. Does the old dragon want to compete with him? This kind of joke can't be taken!

"It's nothing subtle, it's just a trick to scare people. Old Mr. Ying, don't just listen to what you hear and just take it seriously. It's enough to scare foreigners from entering Dazhen lightly. Oh, by the way, there is a kind of local wine in Tingshui County, Jinzhou." Knife burning', the taste is not bad, I slept for more than half a year after drinking it last time, and now I still think about it, so I just went to buy some."

With a self-deprecating smile, Ji Yuan turned around and left after saying a few words, directly rejecting Lao Long's proposal to see him with his actions.

Seeing that Ji Yuan had already left, the old dragon had no choice but to keep up. This kind of thing cannot be forced on others. In his impression that although Ji Yuan was free and easy, he was also a serious person, so he put aside this idea for the time being.

The power of this sword is very mysterious, the old dragon is already very interested, especially seeing this Tingqiu mountain god today, knowing that this mountain god is by no means an ordinary generation, he is even more curious about how prosperous the so-called "sword comes out of the sky and overthrows" The power and influence, whether I can bear it.

It's a pity that I wanted to see it just now, but Ji Yuan derogated himself and changed the topic with a few words, which made Lao Long feel regretful and couldn't help thinking about it. I am afraid that this sword formula is too powerful, and it is inconvenient to use it in Jinzhou at this moment. Let's put it to good use.

. . .

On the other side, it was only about a cup of tea. At the foot of a certain mountain north of Tingqiu Mountain, there was a burst of smoke and dust after the flow of mountain soil.

When the smoke cleared, the monk Huitong and the mountain god of Tingqiu Mountain were revealed behind.

The latter points to the mountain stream in the distance ahead and the mountain village road with smoke rising from the side.

"Master, we have set foot in Tingliang Kingdom. This is the Nanyue Mansion, and we can enter the hinterland of Tingliang Kingdom's Central Plains all the way north."

"Goodness, Great Bright Buddha, thank you, Lord Mountain God, for sending me off, I'm leaving now, little monk!"

Monk Huitong performed a Buddhist salute to the mountain god, and then walked forward without looking back, holding his Zen staff.

"Master wait a minute!"

Hearing the mountain god calling him from behind, monk Huitong turned his head to look at the mountain god in doubt, and saw that the latter stretched out his right hand and opened his palm, revealing a small orange stone on it.

"May I have a look at the master's bead chain?"

This is to give me something?

Monk Huitong thought for a while, then took off a string of Buddhist beads around his neck and handed it over.

The mountain god took the beads with his left hand, stretched his right palm, and the small yellow stones in his hand became round, and then pressed his thumb on one of the beads on the string of beads.

"Pa-ta~"

The bead fell from the bead, and after bouncing on the ground, the mountain god caught it in his hand, and then handed it back to the monk Huitong together with the bead string that had been replaced by a bead.

"Master, this is the earth-moving stone, also known as the mountain god stone or the earth male stone. If you hold it well, the earth escape talisman will have a good boost. If you crush it, it will have a strong earth spirit, which will easily attract the land or mountain god. Come here, and give it to me from this earth spirit, maybe you can ask it to help you."

"Mountain God Stone? Thank you Tingqiu Mountain God for the gift!"

Monk Huitong bowed sincerely again, then took the beads and brought them back to his neck, while carefully putting away the dropped one.

"Okay, please take care, master, Hong is leaving!"

Seeing that the monks were all ready, the mountain god cupped his hands, plunged into the ground and disappeared.

Looking in the direction where the mountain god disappeared, the monk sighed.

"Hey... Even the mountain gods want to give me treasures, I hope the monk can turn the danger into good luck!"

"Jingle Bell……"

The copper ring on the Zen stick rang, and the monk straightened his bamboo hat and walked out of the mountain, first of all to the mountain village.

. . .

On the tenth day of the ninth lunar month, just one day after the Double Ninth Festival, Emperor Yuande was still discussing alchemy with the celestial masters in the court, when an event that had a lot of influence in the court happened.

Not long after he took office, the right servant of Shangshu shot Chen Yuhe, and because of his favor, he offended the holy majesty and was directly thrown into the prison of the Ministry of punishment.

For a while, Chen Yuhe, who had just been promoted from the position of magistrate of Wanzhou, was a celebrity in court who was expected to be promoted to prime minister in the future. It is very dangerous for the emperor to become increasingly suspicious and moody. Several admonishers have been beheaded over the years.

Then there were rumors that Chen Yuhe actually confessed some secrets of Wanzhou because of his inner panic in the sky prison. As a result, not only failed to avoid his own punishment, but made the emperor Longyan furious, he was directly dismissed from all his official positions, and since then Shangshu Province was removed.

This not only made the ruling and opposition parties speculate endlessly, but the news spread back to Wanzhou, which made countless officials in Wanzhou restless and sleepless at night.

At night on October 12th, in the backyard of the government office in Lishun Prefecture, Wanzhou.

Yin Zhaoxian was walking around playing with the baby in his arms, while his wife sat on the bed and looked at her husband and the baby tenderly.

"Boom boom boom..."

"Master, the magistrate of Yunbo Mansion is here to visit, can you see me?"

After knocking on the door, came the voice of Yin Zhaoxian's confidant.

Yin Zhaoxian handed the child to his wife.

"Madam take care of the child, I'm going to see Master Zhao."

"Um!"

After Yin Zhaoxian nodded, he turned around and walked over to open the door. What he saw in front of his confidant was his master's confident smile.

"Go, go and meet Mr. Zhao."

As soon as Chen Yuhe had an accident in the capital, the news that came out was also very sensitive. Immediately, officials of all sizes in Wanzhou, especially those corrupt officials, could not eat. The letter went to the DPRK and China to find relations and ask about the situation.

Under the circumstances that most of the secret letters sent to the court fell into disrepair, and the few who received the reply were unclear, many people thought of Yin Zhaoxian, who was deeply favored by the emperor.

Sanyuan and Jidi are the three yuan in Lianzhong, highly regarded by the emperor, and the talent of the future prime minister has also received a lot of benefits from Wanzhou during this period, and the officials of Wanzhou think that they are also familiar with the prefect of Yin.

It's just that Yin Zhaoxian has been avoiding it before, but this time the magistrate of Wanzhou's capital also came secretly, and it's about time.

In the meeting room, there were actually not only the magistrate of Yunbo Mansion, but also several other officials who "coincidentally" came to visit. In addition to a few county magistrates from Lishun Mansion, there were also several officials from Yunbo Mansion.

The sound of Yin Zhaoxian's fast walking footsteps echoed in the corridor, which also lifted the spirits of everyone in the living room, and they all said, "It's Mr. Zhao who has more face."

"Master Zhao has been waiting for a long time, and Yin was just taking care of his wife and children... Uh, are you all here too?"

Yin Zhaoxian's voice came in with the people, and it seemed that there were so many people only after entering the hall.

"Master Yin, hello!" "Master Yin, you are finally here!"

All the officials stood up and saluted.

Yin Zhaoxian frowned and looked troubled. It seemed that he only wanted to see Zhifu Zhao at first, but finally sat down with a sigh.

"Yiqiu, take someone to watch the surroundings of the living room, and don't allow any servants in the house to approach!"

"Yes, my lord!"

Seeing Yin Zhaoxian's subordinates go out with such an order, everyone except Zhifu Zhao breathed a sigh of relief, and a certain kind of expectation arose.

A few oil lamps illuminating the lampshade illuminated the hall clearly, and Yin Zhaoxian and Zhao Zhifu sat at the head.

Yin Zhaoxian stared at the crowd with expressions of anxiety or anticipation and said.

"I also have some connections in the court. Master Chen's affairs in the court...is very bad. Although it can be said that it is only his one-sided words, but what should be said should not be said. He has said a lot..."

"Chen Yuhe, a wolf-hearted bastard!" "Damn it, he eats the most, but in the end he sold us out!"

"Hateful!"

...

"Everyone, be safe and don't be impatient. Yin has said that this is just one side of Mr. Chen."

"Oh, it's about this time, Lord Yin, you still call that bastard Chen Yuhe an adult?"

"Yes, Mr. Yin values ​​love and righteousness, but friendship can't be given to the wrong dog!"

The few officials around couldn't help it, even Zhao Zhifu.

Yin Zhaoxian sighed on the face, but sneered in his heart, his friendship is really not easy to give.

"My lords, in the past, inspectors came to Wanzhou. Apart from giving benefits, he actually couldn't find anything. Even if he had doubts, there was no evidence. In addition, there were people in the court who helped to speak, so it was probably all right, but this time... ..."

Yin Zhaoxian said sadly.

"This time it was Mrs. Chen, and it was Chen Yuhe who said it. This is really... Even if there is no evidence, the emperor can't help but believe it. Even if I'm innocent, it won't be good if I don't drag some people into the water. .”

Seeing the frightened faces of several people, Yin Zhaoxian continued to speak harder.

"To be honest, the emperor still trusts me. Yin received a secret letter from the emperor yesterday, asking me which officials in Wanzhou were corrupt, and ordered me to collect evidence, and then I will send an inspector to come."

Speaking of this, Yin Zhaoxian took out the yellow silk scroll with the jade seal in his bosom, and the officials on the side clasped their hands reflexively.

Yin Zhaoxian hastily stretched out his hand to stop it.

"Chen Yuhe actually has a conscience. He only said that 20% of the officials in Wanzhou are greedy for ink. This time the emperor was furious, so he asked me to find someone to fill the 20% hole..."

Yin Zhaoxian's voice became softer and his eyes narrowed as he spoke.

"There is a saying that strikes first, and there is another saying that you will hit someone when you are in trouble! Everyone, I, Yin Zhaoxian, do not want to be one of the 20% officials!"

A group of officials looked at the jade seal on Huang Juan, looking at each other with uncertain expressions.

Instead of trying to fight alone, it is better to drive tigers and wolves to fight each other. This is a strategy that Yin Qing discussed with his father in private before leaving Wanzhou.

In fact, Chen Yuhe only confessed to a few people in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, including Yin Zhaoxian himself. This is naturally not enough, even 20% is far from enough...

In the next two months, the whole Wanzhou was shrouded in a dark cloud. Yin Zhaoxian used all kinds of dark and explicit methods to form a small group of officials in Wanzhou who were originally united.

At the end of the new year, the imperial court's powerful inspection team arrived in Wanzhou. At the same time, a group of masters dispatched from the imperial city secretly arrived in Lishun Mansion to report to Yin Zhaoxian.

All parties launched an attack at the time of the New Year, which caught the officials who thought they could escape the disaster and breathe a sigh of relief during the New Year. Before the end of the first month, six out of ten officials in Wanzhou official circles, and all counties even had to use adjutants such as the chief secretary to act on their behalf. Responsibilities, known in history as "the case of the bloody silk".