Chapter 106: Yellow Millet and the Second Demonic Visualization Picture
Chapter 106: Yellow Millet and the Second Demonic Visualization Picture
County government office, criminal justice room.
"Sir, I have found out through asking. These monks said that the Great Zen Temple has a special kind of magical rice called yellow millet rice, which is specially provided to the important people in the temple. What should we do next?"
"Just lock him up for now. There's no need to torture him. I'll see what the reaction is outside."
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Tianxiangyuan.
Guards Wang and Ma set up a banquet and invited Xu Qing to come.
Guard Wang raised his glass and said, "Gongming, we are friends, so let's not say those empty polite words. Someone from our sect has come to us for help. Please tell me the truth, old brother, can you release the person? What's the price?"
Xu Qing raised his glass of wine and toasted Guard Wang. He said, "Brother Wang, you know. Something happened at Jinguang Temple not long ago, and now Dachan Temple has sent people to forcibly take the relics from Jinguang Temple. I know that these two things are not the same thing, but just happened to happen one after the other. Do you think outsiders will think that something is wrong with me?"
Guard Wang drank three more cups in a row and said thoughtfully, "Gongming, tell me how to deal with this matter. We two brothers will never make it difficult for you."
Xu Qing smiled casually: "I heard that the Great Zen Temple has a special kind of food for warriors called yellow millet. I want to buy some for myself."
Guard Wang: "That's all?"
Xu Qing said: "In addition, I want to buy the old grain that the Great Zen Temple has stored over the years. The more the better."
Even after being suppressed by the current dynasty, Dachan Temple still retained a lot of land and was one of the largest landowners in northern Zhili.
Whether the national policy of "changing rice to mulberry" succeeds or not, it needs a large amount of grain as a solid backing. As long as there is enough grain, even if it fails, there will be no chaos.
Although Xu Qing had the option of transporting grain by sea from King Lin, it was only one channel and was too unsafe.
Guard Wang: "The temple actually has a lot of grain stored. Moreover, northern Zhili is mostly plains, so it is easy to grow grain. The grain cannot be sold at a high price, and there is no way to transport it to other places. Gongming's move actually helped the Great Chan Temple solve a problem."
In fact, Dachan Temple certainly has its own sales channels, but what Guard Wang said was also to give both parties a way out.
Moreover, he could vaguely see that Xu Qing did not want to make enemies with the Great Zen Temple.
This move is a step forward in order to retreat.
"People in official positions are still quite concerned about making friends with the Great Zen Temple." Guard Wang was meticulous and guessed Xu Qing's concerns.
Fortunately, with the help of Guard Wang as the middleman, Xu Qing and Dachan Temple reached an agreement on the grain trade.
He even promised to get at least three stone of yellow rice for Xu Qing. Don't underestimate it, if it were ordinary white rice, it would be worth thousands of stones.
The sacred fields where yellow rice is grown were all improved by the Great Zen Temple through generations using Buddhist teachings, the flesh and blood of monsters, etc.
Only a few monks with extremely high status, such as the chief monk and the abbot, can enjoy it on a daily basis.
The rest of the monks had to make significant contributions to the temple and be rewarded or have to wait until special days such as the Yulan Festival before they could enjoy a small bowl.
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"Junior Brother Wang, what are they saying over there?" The person who spoke was Huang Tianhu, the chief escort of the Longmen Escort Agency in Yingtian Prefecture. He was a lay disciple of the Eighteen Arhats under the Xiong Chan monk. In terms of seniority, he was equal to Guard Wang, but his status in the temple was much higher than Guard Wang.
The Longmen Escort Agency he opened, with the support of the Dachan Temple, is now the largest escort agency in Southern Zhili.
This has also been Xiong Chan's strategy since he came to power, focusing on making far-reaching arrangements in the martial arts world, and sending out lay disciples to infiltrate all aspects of the middle and lower levels of officialdom.
Xiongchan is a summary of the experience of the great Zen temples in the past. It is rooted in the upper class, but its rise is rapid and its fall is sudden. It is better to focus on the people and take the route of the lower and middle classes, so as to avoid the suspicion of the upper class.
This time, it was because Dachan Temple did not understand the true structure of Jiangning Prefecture and underestimated Yankong's strength that it suddenly fell flat on its face.
Huang Tianhu was a member of the escort agency and was well-informed. When he learned that the Great Zen Temple had sent someone to retrieve the relic, he knew that things were going to go wrong. He came overnight, but was still a step too late, so he had to try hard to make amends.
Therefore, he immediately found Guard Wang to plead for mercy.
He was a direct descendant of Xiong Chan and had made the decision in advance, putting forward a number of conditions and informing Guard Wang.
The power of the Great Zen Temple was far greater than that of Xu Qing. But the Great Zen Temple was definitely not willing to make enemies with Xu Qing at this time.
Xiong Chan has been planning for many years, and he has always been patient and low-key, waiting for the opportunity.
Once the true power of the Great Zen Temple is exposed, all previous efforts may be in vain.
When Guard Wang told Huang Tianhu Xu Qing's conditions, he breathed a sigh of relief. He thought Xu Qing would take the opportunity to ask for a high price, but he didn't expect that he was mainly committed to cooperation.
"Xu Sanyuan is indeed worthy of being the timely rain of Jiangning, and has the style of the ancient Xinling Jun Wuji Gongzi."
If Xu Qing heard Huang Tianhu's evaluation, he would not know whether to laugh or cry. Xinling Jun was highly regarded in history, but his ending was not good. He made great contributions, but was eventually suspected by the monarch, and soon died of depression.
But the heroes of the world also truly admire people like Xinling Jun.
Although he was born in a noble family, he was able to humble himself, make friends with chivalrous men, and support thousands of scholars. He could change the world's situation with just a few words, how majestic he was.
Huang Tianhu breathed a sigh of relief after receiving the promise, and immediately sent someone to send a message back using the 800-mile express mail provided by the escort agency.
The messengers were all warriors with strong bodies. They changed horses but not people. They said the journey was eight hundred miles, but in fact it was flat across the river to the Dachan Temple, and they could travel a thousand miles a day.
The message can be conveyed back within a few days.
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…On the sea, there is a deserted island where pirates gather.
"How dare you! This is the sphere of influence of the Duke of Wei's Mansion. Where are you from?" Faced with the uninvited guests who suddenly arrived on the island, the pirates gathered here immediately announced their home addresses.
After all, facing such a group of murderers of unknown origin, it would be funny if you didn't tell your family name and severely injured or killed them.
If you want to get involved in this business, even if you are a pirate, your background matters.
“I’m afraid of the government on land, but when I come to the vast ocean, how can I be bullied by you powerful people?” King Lin led a group of brothers and strode forward with big laughs.
Without waiting for the pirates to take action, King Lin waved his hand.
The bandits behind him spread their wings and displayed their shining bows and crossbows.
"Crossbow!"
The pirates were horrified.
This is just their temporary resting place and the camp is simple.
The weapons in their hands were far inferior to those of King Lin.
After all, they were just a peripheral force of the Duke of Wei's Mansion, and things like bows and crossbows could not be distributed to them at all.
One of the pirates was a Taoist priest from Qingyun Temple. Upon seeing this, he fought back before dying, biting his tongue, and his blood and essence agitated his soul, causing a gust of cold wind to blow away.
King Lin sneered. Even Old Man Bai, who was an expert in driving away creatures, was killed by a single punch from him. How dare he display such a petty trick in front of him?
The Bull Demon punched hard!
Without any tricks, the gloomy wind in front of him was dissipated by the blood and energy.
Then the bandits rushed forward, wiped out the pirates and occupied the island.
King Lin said, "Niu Peng, take your men to search them carefully and look at their sea charts."
It turns out that if you want to dominate overseas, nautical charts are indispensable supplies.
Although King Lin had a sea chart, it was not very detailed.
When he came to this sea area to plant his flag, he also found out clearly that the pirates nearby were not strong, so he just killed them and found a place to settle down first.
As for the other party showing off the Duke of Wei's Mansion, King Lin was not afraid at all, but became even more happy.
These pirates with backgrounds must have nautical charts on them.
After a cleanup, Niu Peng not only found the nautical chart, but also found a contact point nearby.
King Lin was delighted, "Well done, let's take a break and clear all the strongholds around them."
King Lin swept three or four strongholds in a row and obtained a large amount of food and fresh water. After counting the harvest, he was very happy.
"We should have gone out to sea a long time ago. Jiangning Prefecture is prosperous, and we can't take it down. The world out there is vast and there is a lot to do." King Lin was full of pride.
The harvest from this voyage was well worth his careful preparation.
As expected, at sea, the rules are the simplest, whoever has the bigger fist will prevail.
He was in such a good mood that even his fist intention gradually solidified, and a lawless state of mind was brewing.
"On land, the government, the gentry, and the underworld are all very complicated, like shackles that bind one's fists and feet. On the vast ocean, if we encounter an enemy, there is no need to worry too much. We can just kill them and throw the people and the evidence directly into the sea afterwards. No one will be able to find them. Even if they do find out, it will be difficult to find our traces on the sea."
King Lin became more and more cheerful, and felt that his martial arts realm was also combined with the vast ocean, giving him a feeling of breaking through shackles.
"But thanks to Xu Gongming on land, without his support on land, it would be very troublesome for me to replenish supplies and weapons. It is a good thing that I didn't make him profitable." King Lin sighed secretly.
Not long after, he went ashore to replenish supplies and met Guo Li.
The Jiangning Prefecture waterway leads directly to the seaport, but the harbor is not suitable for large ships to pass through, and many small boats are needed to transport supplies.
It is enough just to replenish supplies for King Lin.
"Do you want food? That's an easy thing." After hearing Xu Qing's request, King Lin readily agreed and took out a visualization diagram.
"This is the Rakshasa map. I found it in a box when I was clearing out the enemy. This map and the one I gave to your son last time were both drawn by the same person. Your son will definitely be able to use it." Tianwang Lin found this item by accident when he was eliminating the peripheral forces of the Duke of Wei's Mansion.
Since he didn't cultivate his soul anyway, he might as well give it to Xu Qing as a favor.
"Thank you, my Lord."
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Xu Qing didn't expect that sending Guo Li to find King Lin to trade grain would bring him an unexpected surprise.
"Rakshasa Visualization Diagram." He unfolded the picture and saw its contents.
This is the second picture of the visualization method of the five great demon gods. The Rakshasa King drawn in it is ready to make a move, and the murderous aura can be seen through the paper, which is chilling.
Guo Li didn't even dare to open it on the way.
Xu Qing was not afraid. He told Guo Li to go down and prepare to start visualizing the second picture.
(End of this chapter)