Chapter 135 Reproduction

Chapter 135 Reproduction

Chapter 135 Reproduction (Subscription Request)

"The mighty Tianlong!"

In the dark clouds, the clouds broke apart.

A golden light suddenly descended.

The voice in the boudoir was recognized with horror as the "Great and Mighty Heavenly Dragon" of the Jinguang Temple.

Whoosh!

Then, a strange woman broke out of the boudoir, and a huge spiritual power rippled in the void.

The woman's body shrank visibly and then exploded in front of Zuo Qianhu who was outside the door.

Seeing this, Zuo Qianhu immediately held up a black iron umbrella to block the exploding limbs in front of him. The terrifying thing was that these limbs were only human skin and broken bones, with no flesh and blood at all.

He looked terrified, "What a Luo Sect demon."

This time he got the news from Xu Qing that a Luojiao demon had infiltrated the inner factory. He knew how powerful the demon was, so he didn't dare to be careless and came to monitor.

Unexpectedly, as soon as I came over, the other party discovered my background.

At this time, the abbot of Jinguang Temple, Zen Master Yankong, also displayed the magical power of the Great Power Heavenly Dragon Bodhisattva and rushed over.

Zuo Qianhu used his strange weapon, the black iron umbrella, to block the exploding bones and limbs, while the huge spiritual power in the void made a sharp sound.

Even with the ability of Zuo Qianhu, he felt as if his head was struck by lightning and was buzzing.

He did not dare to be careless, and used the Laoshan internal family's mental method to move his blood and energy, rushing straight to the top of his head to disperse the opponent's spiritual attack. At the same time, he bit his tongue, and under the stimulation of his blood and essence, he made a thunderous sound: "You bold monster, you dare to stir up trouble when you see an official appointed by the court!"

A strong aura of dynasty burst out from his body.

The spiritual power in the void trembled.

"Running dog of the imperial court!" In the void, that spiritual power shook the air and uttered a fierce curse.

At this time, the mighty and golden dragon was like a whirlpool, wrapping up the vibrating spiritual power, but because of the outbreak of the dynasty's luck on Zuo Qianhu.

Even the mighty heavenly dragon was affected and revealed its flaws.

As that terrifying spiritual power dissipated, it actually took the opportunity to transform into a golden centipede shadow and rushed towards the sky.

Zuo Qianhu had already drawn his bow and shot an arrow that was specifically designed to break the soul of a master of the spirit. It hit the golden centipede's lower body.

The golden centipede's spirit screamed and quickly disappeared.

"Amitabha." An old monk walked in from outside the courtyard.

Zuo Qianhu looked embarrassed and said, "Master, I was not targeting you just now."

The old monk was naturally Yan Kong. He smiled slightly and said, "This Golden Centipede Dharma King is a demon possessed by the Luo Cult. Although the one who escaped just now was a spirit, he should not be underestimated. However, he was hit by Lord Zuo and must be feeling bad right now. I don't think he can leave Jiangning Prefecture."

Zuo Qianhu nodded: "Master, do you have any method to track the spirit of this demon?"

He had just shaken up the dynasty's fortune, and he seemed to have discovered that this move was not as effective as before.

It seems that as the master of Shangqing Palace in Laoshan said, the luck of the Dayu Dynasty is declining, and in the days to come, there will be more and more monsters everywhere in the world.

"Master said that your majesty cultivated with the dragon energy of Dayu in an attempt to achieve immortality. But the dynasty is already showing signs of decline. If you cannot revive Dayu, you will be devoured by the dragon energy and will never recover."

"The Prime Minister's reforms today are a necessary attempt by His Majesty to revive the dynasty. Now that the emperor and his subjects are united, I hope the reforms will be successful." Captain Zuo sighed secretly.

He naturally hoped that the world would return to its peaceful and prosperous times, and he even felt a little grateful to the abbot of Chaotian Temple who offered this cultivation method to His Majesty. Otherwise, His Majesty would definitely not be as determined as he is now to support the Prime Minister's reforms.

However, his master, the master of Shangqing Palace in Laoshan, told him that prosperity and decline are determined by fate, and human efforts are futile and may even make the result worse. However, he also supported him to go down the mountain for the justice in his heart.

Yan Kong replied, "The power of this demon's spirit is derived from the essence of flesh and blood, but it has just reached the level of manifestation. However, it is in the realm of possession, which is not something I can measure at the moment. Therefore, I really cannot track it."

He had just tested the law himself and basically came to the conclusion that the old emperor in the capital city was really drawing dragon energy to practice as rumored. The Dayu Dynasty was already on the decline, and the old emperor did this, haha...

During the heyday of the dynasty, it was rare for ghosts and immortals to appear in the world, but it is hard to say now.

Moreover, with the decline of the dynasty's fortunes, evil spirits from all sides will obviously have the opportunity to enter the court and stir up trouble.

The situation in the world is bound to take a sharp turn for the worse.

This also added additional resistance to the current dynasty's reforms.

Yan Kong knew it well, but his expression remained normal.

He then said goodbye to Captain Zuo, and Captain Zuo had no choice but to give up. He now received an order from above to closely monitor Xu Qing's movements and to record carefully everything Xu Qing did in Jiangning Prefecture.

However, orders were also issued from above, requiring Captain Zuo to closely cooperate with Xu Qing's ideas and actions in Jiangning Prefecture.

It can be used for both prevention and use.

As a result, Captain Zuo didn't dare to face Xu Qing.

This was also taken into consideration by the higher-ups that he had always been close to civil officials, easily gained their trust, and had a good relationship with Xu Qing, so they issued the order.

Of course, it was impossible for him to monitor Xu Qing personally day and night. This was unrealistic. He still had to rely on the guards in the inner factory under him and the Embroidered Uniform Guards in Jiangning Prefecture.

Fortunately, according to the intelligence he had obtained so far, everything Xu Gongming did was for the people and the country, which was quite to his liking.

"He is clearly a master of the imperial court. He could have followed the local gentry and powerful people to bully the people in the countryside, but he did not hesitate to offend his fellow gentry and survey the land for the court. With such a vision and bearing, I'm afraid he is the reincarnation of Zhuge Liang." Captain Zuo had great respect for Xu Qing in his heart.

The more he did this, the more he feared Xu Qing would do something out of line and he would have to report it.

so tangled.

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Yingtian Prefecture, Xu’s residence.

Xu Qing received the news from Jinguang Temple. On the other side, Captain Zuo also wrote a letter to inform him about the separation of Dharma King Jinwu. The situations described by both sides were almost the same.

On the other side, Su Lianqing also sent over the intelligence of the day.

After she reported it, she was quite puzzled: "Master, why don't we plan more carefully and directly solve the hidden danger of the Golden Centipede Dharma King?"

In her opinion, as long as the young master planned carefully, there was no way that the Golden Centipede Dharma King's spirit would escape.

If we alert the enemy now, he will retreat into the dark, making it even more difficult to capture him.

Xu Qing: "I had expected this to happen. You could say I did it on purpose. I have been very popular over the past period of time, so everyone is paying close attention to me. If there is no force in Jiangning Prefecture that can threaten me, it will be extremely disadvantageous to us."

The Luo Sect and the Lotus Sect have a deep connection, and if they go against Xu Qing, they will definitely not arouse suspicion from the outside world.

Xu Qing now needs such an opponent to reassure his superiors.

Although he is powerful, Jiangning Prefecture is not a place where Xu Qing can control everything.

Even he does the "wrong" things.

A subordinate who never makes mistakes will make any superior uneasy.

Su Lianqing could not help but realize that the young master was indeed a young master. She thought that the young master was so wary of the big shots in the upper echelons of the court, which showed his true heart.

Xu Qing was naturally aware of Su Lianqing's little tricks.

Whether to rebel or not is not something Xu Qing can decide now. He can only make a choice according to the circumstances, rather than planning it.

Zhou had obtained seven parts of the world and was about to attack Shang. Qin, with the remaining power of the sixth generation, was about to swallow up the two Zhous and destroy the princes.

These are all role models.

But as a person in a higher position, you always have to give hope and motivation to those below you.

Su Lianqing hopes to follow Long, so Xu Qing has to give her this hope, otherwise she won't work so hard.

Servant, it's getting cold and you're giving your lord more clothes, but you also want to wear thicker clothes.

There are not many pure people of virtue and ambition in the world.

Now the gentry and powerful people in Jiangning Prefecture rushed from Jiangning Prefecture to Yingtian Prefecture one by one to admit their mistakes to Xu Qing. Xu Qing did not rush to use both kindness and force, but let Mr. Hu deal with it.

Firstly, there was no need to humiliate others in person, and both parties could save face; secondly, it showed that Xu Qing was not incapable of cooperating with the local gentry and powerful people.

We are all from the same hometown, so we will definitely help those who need help, so that things won’t get really bloody.

This attitude undoubtedly improved the impression of Xu Qing among the other gentry in Nanzhili.

If Xu Qing had done this at the beginning, they would have taken it for granted.

After all this commotion, Xu Qing performed another trick of respecting local elders, which actually made people feel a little flattered.

Now Xu Qing's reputation in Nanzhili, especially in Yingtian Prefecture, has changed again.

"Xu Jieyuan was able to write articles that were written by sages. He was definitely not a cruel official like Lai Junchen."

"I knew long ago that Lord Fang would not make the mistake of misjudging people."

"I heard that Xu Jieyuan is planning to cooperate with the wealthy people in Jiangning Prefecture to do the tea and silk business. Look at them..." The person who said this was obviously a little jealous.

After all, silk, tea, and porcelain are all lucrative businesses in maritime trade, and the profits are divided up by the four major families headed by the Duke of Wei's Mansion. Many wealthy people can only follow suit and reap the benefits. It would be a lie to say that they have no resentment in their hearts.

Compared with the huge profits from maritime trade, the extra taxes paid from surveying the land were just a few cents.

"That's impossible. Not everyone can do maritime trade." The person who answered also knew the pros and cons of maritime trade business.

If ordinary people dare to engage in maritime trade business, their ships will be hijacked by pirates as soon as they set out to sea.

Whether it is Nanzhili or further south, engaging in maritime trade requires a deep background and strong maritime power.

"Xu Jieyuan said so, so he must have opened up the sea route."

"Hey……"

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Wei, Zhu, Lu, and Wang are the four major families in Nanzhili. Among them, Duke Wei is a nobleman, and the other three are all large families with profound heritage in Jiangzuo. Even now, they are still prosperous in the imperial examinations.

Especially the Wang family, which had seven young and energetic descendants of the family, and the worst of them were second-class Jinshi.

The highest official now is the Minister of Punishment. One step above that is the Minister of Personnel, Revenue, and Rites, or the Left Censor-in-Chief. The Ministers of the three ministries or the Left Censor-in-Chief are basically cabinet ministers.

Even if he has not joined the cabinet for the time being, he is still the first in line.

After all, the number of people entering the cabinet is often decided by the emperor. If the emperor feels that the cabinet does not need so many people, even these court bigwigs have to queue up.

But they must not be excluded when selecting cabinet ministers.

Moreover, except for the Prime Minister, if the cabinet ministers do not hold official positions such as the Shangshu of the three ministries, the Zuo Du Yushi, and the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Personnel, the court officials outside will look down on them, and their words may not be of any use.

Now the heads of the four major families are gathering at the Duke of Wei’s house.

"I can tolerate him surveying the land, but I can't tolerate this kid being so bold as to touch the maritime trade business." The head of the Zhu family clenched his fists, with veins on the back of his hands exposed.

The Zhu family did not have that much influence in the imperial court, but their business spread throughout Nanzhili and beyond, and they could be said to be the money bags of the four major families.

The head of the Lu family had a calm expression. The Lu family had a close relationship with the Tianshi Dao for generations. There were many family members who became monks and practiced Taoism. Even many sons of officials in the family would retire from the world when they were young and strong and go to the mountains to seek immortals and learn about Taoism.

However, practicing Taoism is more expensive than the imperial examination and official career, so they are basically inseparable from the other three major families.

The Wang family has the greatest influence in official circles and the most land, but the amount of land and population hidden by the Wang family is not large. Their land is mainly accumulated and managed over generations.

If the land was surveyed, it would not have a big impact on them, but they were still opposed to it, because a series of officials around the Wang family had kept slaves and concealed the land and population.

Needless to say, the Duke of Wei, as a noble family, naturally opposed the land survey, which was one of their main sources of interest.

In addition, many royal families of the Dayu Dynasty were also the main force in hiding the population and evading taxes and labor service.

In fact, strictly speaking, the royal family and nobles were the biggest obstacles to the "land survey" policy, and the civil service group came behind them.

Because civil servant families rely on the imperial examination system for official careers, ups and downs are the norm.

The titles of nobles and royal family are hereditary.

But this does not mean that the civil servants had no motivation to stop this decree. There were also divisions among the civil servants. Many children of large families, such as the Cheng and Zhou families, joined the reform faction. Not only were there idealists, they also had a deep understanding of the inherent ills of the dynasty and wanted to heal the dynasty. This would also allow the family to cling to the tree of the dynasty and continue to develop as vines and branches of the tree.

A change of dynasty is both an opportunity and a risk.

These big families actually do not want any major changes in the world unless it is absolutely necessary.

But when that day really comes, except for a few idealists, most people will just bow down and surrender.

The four family heads gathered to discuss. Duke Wei had always been troubled by Xu Qing's matter. Now that he saw other people also having a headache, he felt inexplicably relieved.

When everyone had almost discussed it, generally speaking, the head of the Zhu family hated Xu Qing's involvement in the maritime trade the most. Although the Lu and Wang families were also unhappy, they were not particularly determined. As for the Duke of Wei, he really wanted to kill Xu Qing on the spot, but people have to live in reality.

The Duke of Wei's Mansion can be said to be the leader of the other three families, and also their shield.

Therefore, he is the most uncomfortable now.

The emperor was keeping a close eye on him, just waiting for the Duke of Wei to make a mistake so that he could take the opportunity to punish him.

After all, the Duke of Wei's Mansion has many other branches. If something happens to the main branch, it will be an opportunity for the branches. As for whether the family's power will be lost, that is something that people will consider after the small branch joins the big branch.

People should not worry about things they haven't got.

Duke Wei sighed deeply and said, "It is unrealistic to discipline Xu Qing at this critical moment. You all have to consider the situation on my side as well."

He bowed to the other three family heads.

The Zhu family's patriarch said coldly: "Are we just going to let him go?"

Duke Wei shook his head: "He wants to interfere in maritime trade, but he is relying on the fact that he has a bandit on the sea as his ally. If we cut off his arm, will he still be able to do this?"

The head of the Zhu family frowned and said, "The evil bandit named Lin is at large on the sea. It's not that easy to capture him."

Duke Wei smiled and said, "I have already found out that the port where Bandit Lin replenishes his supplies is in Wuzhong County, Jiangning Prefecture. When the time comes, let the Haisha Gang and the Giant Whale Gang join forces. When he replenishes his supplies, we will wipe out his men and seal off the port of Jiangning Prefecture. Even if Xu Qing has total control over Jiangning Prefecture, he is just a caged beast."

"So when do we start?"

Upon hearing this, Duke Wei's mouth twitched: "It's not the right time yet."

"Why?"

"Lao Ge Lao's ship is still docked in Wuzhong County. If we take action..." When Duke Wei first found out the news, he was quite excited, but he soon discovered that Lao Ge Lao's ship was staying in the port of Wuzhong County and refused to leave. His excitement disappeared.

I can only say that Xu Gongming is indeed a very evil person.

Upon hearing this, the Zhu family's patriarch couldn't help but feel upset, "No, this kid is too weird."

If "forcing the gentry of Jiangning Prefecture to write a petition" was Xu Qing's long-standing plan, then what happened to Lord Liang could only be said to be God's help, and it could not be explained by any plan at all.

The Duke of Wei actually had a vague suspicion that this was a plot set up by the Prime Minister.

Because according to his intelligence, Lord Liang had been ordered to go directly to Jiangning Prefecture to investigate the case and was not allowed to interfere in matters elsewhere.

Special purpose, special handling!

If you know Mr. Liang’s character, you will know that this old wily fellow would most likely take the sea route to Jiangning Prefecture in order to avoid trouble.

But among the seaports in Jiangning Prefecture, the one in Wuzhong County is not considered a big port, but Lao Liang chose to park his ship there, which is really weird.

However, Wuzhong County is the farthest from the seat of Jiangning Prefecture, which seems to be a reason.

In short, things have come to this point and it's somewhat awkward.

The head of the Lu family echoed with deep approval.

The head of the Lu family is relatively calm and goes with the flow.

The head of the Wang family smiled and said, "I think that boy's style is not necessarily soft or hard, so we can take advantage of his wedding to show our support and observe him."

The Wang family mainly works in the government, and they appreciate and support young talents.

If Xu Qing had not already been connected with the Feng family, he would have wanted to pick an outstanding daughter of marriageable age from the family to marry.

Although the head of the Zhu family was angry, he was not a reckless person. He knew that since Xu Qing could not be killed for the time being, there was no need to create trouble.

He said: "I wonder what the outcome of this central game will be."

The head of the Wang family stroked his beard and said, "In my opinion, it is impossible to survey all the land in the country now. It will probably start from Shuntian Prefecture, and then Jiangning Prefecture and Yingtian Prefecture will also be piloted, and the rest will not be moved. However, the matter of replacing rice with mulberry must be settled before the end of the year, and the price of raw silk will fall sharply in the future."

The head of the Zhu family thought to himself, "Then we can do this business."

The head of the Lu family frowned and said, "If the price of raw silk plummets, won't the mulberry farmers suffer losses? Will this provoke a civil uprising?"

Changing rice crops to mulberry crops is profitable. If the imperial court pushes this matter hard and causes a sharp drop in the price of raw silk, mulberry farmers will inevitably suffer greatly.

The head of the Zhu family sneered and said, "We have to make Zhang Tai'a suffer a bloody blow before he knows that nothing in the world is easy to do."

Duke Wei said, "The court is ignorant of the local situation and is in chaos. We can do nothing about it. If something goes wrong, we will be useful and avoid being suspected every day."

He thought that chaos was a good thing. It would weaken the core and give him the opportunity to show his own importance. It would be beneficial rather than harmful.

The head of the Lu family hesitated and said, "Nanzhili has already experienced several slave uprisings and civil uprisings. If the issue of replacing rice with mulberry trees intensifies the conflict again, I'm afraid the situation in the southeast will get worse and worse..."

The Zhu family patriarch said: "It's time to make some chaos."

The head of the Wang family thought that a chaotic situation would be a good opportunity to gain merit and get promoted, so he did not refute.

Although the head of the Lu family felt that this was not a good thing, he was used to going with the flow and did not object.

Duke Wei was hoping that there would be chaos in Southern Zhili to divert the old emperor's attention.

After everyone exchanged information, they felt much better.

People like them have many information channels, great influence, and a more thorough understanding of the world situation. However, they may lose their decisiveness and become hesitant because they receive too much intelligence.

In the end, we should take one step at a time.

Anyway, we have the intelligence and can deal with it accordingly, and the result won't be too bad.

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On the other hand, Xu Qing also received a letter from his old mentor sent by Liang Ge Lao.

The letter paper was blank, but it had the old teacher's personal seal on it. Moreover, Liang Ge Lao's servant came in broad daylight.

He naturally understood Lord Liang's intention and sent people to warmly entertain Lord Liang's servants.

Xu Qing took the letter and hesitated for a long time, then finally went to discuss with Xie Quan.

After hearing the whole story, Xie Quan smiled and said, "Is Gongming worried about how to use this letter?"

Xu Qing nodded, "I am short-sighted, and I was just thinking of asking you for your opinion."

Xie Quan: "I think it is better to be still than to move. Do you agree, Gongming?"

Xu Qing breathed a sigh of relief, "I had the same idea, but when the time comes, I'm not very decisive."

"I know Gongming's concerns. There have been too many disputes recently. Any action would be superfluous. Why don't we just get married first? Gongming's most important thing right now is to marry Miss Feng and make her pregnant as soon as possible. Nothing is more important than this!"

He said this with a serious expression.

Xu Qing agreed: "Sir, what you said is very true."

When doing big things, the worst thing is to have no descendants.

He had made sufficient preparations for this matter. He even temporarily stopped practicing the Crane Shape Technique and the Golden Light Mantra, and only practiced the Innate Finger briefly. This was to conserve his energy and have enough vitality to reproduce.

If he is really destined to die young, at least he can leave behind descendants in the world, so that his life will not be in vain.

But before that, sufficient arrangements must be made.

Fortunately, Feng Wu is the successor of the Dao of Exterminating Love and a master of Taoist magic. With his help, it is not difficult for the soul to appear, and he will be able to protect himself in the future.

After Xu Qing waited until Liang Ge Lao's servant had eaten and drunk well, he called him over, burned the letter in front of him, and then sent someone to send him back to Wuzhong County.

Although the servant was puzzled, he went back to report.

This surprised Boss Liang, and he couldn't help but think more highly of Xu Qing.

As a result, he became even more curious about Xu Qing and planned to stay here for a while longer and send people to collect more information.

(End of this chapter)