Chapter 1037 Liang Qu was demoted and took another step forward
Chapter 1037 Liang Qu was demoted and took another step forward (two in one)
The answer is ridiculous.
However, the more Xu Wenzhu thought about it, the more he felt that this was the case.
Liang Qu was a Grand Master at the second level of realm. He said that he could beat two people of the same level alone. Xu Wenzhu believed him. If he could beat three people at the same level alone, Xu Wenzhu also believed him. After all, he knew about the deaths of Bai Chenfeng and Bai Chenhonglang from the Bai family of Hantai Prefecture long ago. This was the fact.
But there is a qualitative difference between the two.
The eight beasts are all seeds of Martial Saints, and the selection method is fighting. It is not surprising to win or lose, and it is not surprising to fight one against two.
It can make Balstai fail...
This distant nephew of mine, one day, no, has he grown to this point...
Even his own grandfather might not be his match.
"Old Qin!" Xu Wenzhu called out to the butler.
"Master! What do you want?"
"Go to the palace gate and wait. When you see Liang Qu coming out, ask him to come home for dinner! He says his aunt misses him."
"Yes!"
Lao Qin didn't think much about it and went to prepare.
But when he drove to the bank of the flooded river and waited silently, another carriage stopped there.
Take a glance.
"Hey, Old Li, what do you mean? The morning court is over and your master has returned home. Why are you still in such a hurry? Who are you going to pick up?"
Old Li chuckled and said, "Why are you asking so many questions? Of course, a distinguished guest is coming. Aren't you waiting for him?"
Lao Qin was stunned, thought about it, and asked tentatively: "Are you treating me to a meal?"
The other party was also stunned: "Hey, how did you know?"
Lao Qin didn't say anything, thinking secretly.
My master and Lord Yang are sworn brothers, and Liang Qu is considered a direct disciple and nephew. Every time he comes to the imperial capital, he invites guests. The master of the opposite Li family is Marquis Fengning, and his grandson Ran Zhongshi is a colleague of Liang Qu.
Everyone is in the same faction and has a good relationship with each other, but it is not necessary to treat each other every time. Liang Qu is a junior, and if the elders do this, it will seem too fawning and will be despised by others.
"We just moved the Ice Spring last time. What big thing has Lord Liang done now?"
People at all levels have their own guesses.
Liang Qu in the Imperial Observatory didn't care. Under the guidance of others, he was enthusiastically sending "Hello, hello, hello" to the "telegraph machine".
"My Lord, just record it directly. After it is fully recorded, it will be transmitted to Heyuan Prefecture at once. The time difference will not exceed two quarters of an hour."
"understand."
Liang Qu once again sighed at the strength of Dashun.
This "telegraph machine" is undoubtedly an evolution of the Zhenxiang magical power, and may be even more complicated.
How could an ordinary Zhenxiang use a precious magical power slot to place a magical power that cannot increase combat power at all?
The strength of Zhenxiang varies, and if one of its magical powers is wasted for no reason, it is destined to be the lowest.
That's too much of a pessimistic idea.
Most of the talents were cultivated by the court itself.
"Perhaps there were preparations before the founding of the country?"
Liang Qu suppressed his wild thoughts.
No matter where it comes from, just use it.
The world is so big that the war at the Martial Saint level has little impact as people can sense each other. But at the Zhenxiang level, Dashun's deterrent power will definitely increase sharply!
Since the appearance of the Divine Power Order, changes in the situation have followed one after another!
……
Three more days.
"The Northern Eagle is dead!"
"Who?"
"Eight Beasts! Eight Beasts... reduced in numbers!"
What the world lacks the least is smart people.
When the number of people who know about it exceeds a certain number, the news will secretly take on wings and will no longer be exclusive to those in high positions.
It turned its mouth around, concealed its source, and just flew openly and unscrupulously to every corner of the capital city with the fallen leaves in the autumn wind.
Just like a stone causing a thousand waves, the surging waves pile up towards the shore!
The Eight Beasts of Beiting!
Bear, tiger, wolf, leopard, eagle, fox, mastiff, boar!
People in the south don't know much about it. They just plant some rice and rapeseed and go home to pray to the Dragon King for good weather. This is too far away from their lives. But in the northern capital, millions of villagers know it well, and the old farmers wielding hoes in the fields also know it like the back of their hands!
There is a naughty child at home who doesn't want to rest at night.
Parents often say that they will let the eight beasts take you away. Once these words are spoken, the children will stop crying immediately.
Passed down from generation to generation, intimidation from generation to generation.
The eight beasts in the memory of the northern people are all three meters tall, with green faces, fangs, bloody mouths, three heads and six arms. They specialize in practicing evil skills to eat people. If you dig out one heart, there will be eight other hearts beating in the chest, dripping with smelly and dirty blood, and they are immortal.
Children from aristocratic families are better off and more knowledgeable.
But stories that can be used to trick children, regardless of their status, can have a considerable psychological impact.
The top-notch product carefully selected by Beiting.
Since the Battle of Liujin Sea.
How long has it been since there have been any casualties among the Eight Beasts?
Either you get promoted to Martial Saint, or you can compete internally to replace it. Apart from that, there are only a few options!
The most famous one was when Zhang Longxiang, who was still a master of heaven and man at that time, made the top three of the eight beasts, bear, tiger, and wolf, helpless, and even killed the bear and wolf on the spot. With their lives, he opened the gate of heaven for himself, promoted to Yaolong, and became one of the pillars of Dashun!
Bang!
Dang Dang Dang...
Zi~~~
The jade wine glass slipped off the table and fell to the ground, with the remaining wine splashing onto the trouser legs. Fortunately, the wall of the cup was thick enough and it did not break. After it hit the ground, it bounced and made a fierce high-pitched sound.
In the box of Jinxiu Garden.
The young man from aristocratic family shuddered all over, remembering the fear of nightmares when he was a child, and his voice trembled unconsciously when he spoke.
"Who... who killed him?"
The dinner was organized, and the person who came specifically to show off picked up a peanut and showed a bit of complacency on his face as he was the first to get the news.
He knows a lot of information because he does not have enough status or channels, and others do not know it. This proves that his status in the small circle is at the forefront and he can show it off.
If you compare who is better, and then get flattered by others, wouldn't that be a benefit?
Let a small group be headed by himself. When he meets someone who is half a level higher than him in the future, he won’t have to be afraid of him because they have more people and more power, right?
Thinking of this.
The young man at the top spread his toes, feeling secretly happy.
Earl Xingyi was too far away from him. He had a high realm and made great contributions. His father was a second-rank official, so when they met, they still had some face. They greeted each other and called each other "Sir". But when it was his turn, people didn't even look at him. But that didn't stop him from showing off with the news about Earl Xingyi.
"Ahem, the day before yesterday, on the 16th, the Earl of Xingyi arrived in the capital, dusty and dusty, holding a red feather, riding a dragon-blood horse. The court was adjourned that day. My old man has a connection, and he said that the eagle flew to the Blue Lake before. What it did specifically, I can't tell you, but in short, judging by strength, possibility, and movement... it's most likely the Earl of Xingyi of Huainan, Liang Qu!"
"hiss!"
Hearing the name, I took a deep breath and the temperature in the room rose slightly.
A huge island emerged uncontrollably in everyone's mind.
That was in late summer.
As time went by, the giant island was not forgotten by people. On the contrary, over the past few months, with the coming and going of merchant ships from all over the world and the excited discussions, the giant island became clearer and clearer, and bigger and bigger. It had grown from four miles to ten miles, and from breaking into the Jishuitan, to squeezing into the Jishuitan. Soon the Jishuitan could no longer hold it.
And at this moment.
It once again broke into everyone's mind with its unbridled arrogance, shattering the emotions in their hearts and leaving them empty.
half an hour.
Everyone uttered a word.
"Brilliant!"
Awesome?
Liang Qu, who was passing by the box, paused, caught the conversation inside, and felt a little puzzled.
If you prick up your ears and look into other private rooms or even the lobby, you will find that stewing a chicken costs two taels of wine. Among the people who are bragging, more than half out of ten are whispering about you.
"Do you know everything?"
He kept his mouth shut and didn't reveal a single word.
The imperial court would never deliberately publicize it, at least not before the matter in Heyuan Prefecture was completed. As a result, he left the palace that day and was invited by a group of people to their homes for a banquet, which was very busy.
It has only been less than three days. Any nobleman you pick up on the street can tell the story in detail and talk about how the Earl of Xingyi in Huainan fought and killed the eagle in the north, as if he was there.
"Forget it, let's eat first!"
Liang Qu strode forward without paying any attention.
Today we came to Jinxiu Garden because Xiang Fangsu's father was treating us at his own restaurant.
Never mind him.
Delicious!
Three days.
I made my own breakfast, which was fish noodles from the imperial kitchen.
One meal at noon and one meal at night, a total of six meals, the price of Shuize Essence increased by another three thousand six hundred!
In the imperial capital, everyone knows that Xingyi Bo was born and raised in Huainan. He was born into a fishing family and loves to eat treasure fish. He can't eat without treasure fish.
If a dinner party doesn’t include a top-quality precious fish, can it be called a dinner party?
……
Wait until the fifth day.
The news spread again, not only the restaurant but also the roadside shoe shop had known about it.
The people had happy faces.
Ninety percent of the people in the imperial capital don’t know what Liang Qu looks like, but everyone knows his legend.
Some people say that he is tall and handsome, a rare genius in a thousand years, some people say that he is born with good luck. In short, he has added another legendary resume to his high position that others can never reach in their lifetime!
In such a background environment.
This brought an unexpected benefit.
The price of Feitianyue Spring Water has increased!
This price exceeded the recycling price that Liang Qu paid to Tianbo Chamber of Commerce, but the previous secretly circulated transaction price had reached a stable level of 3,200 taels. Some people had already started hoarding it and it was no longer circulated!
Hope of getting rich!
But Liang Qu had no time to listen to others bragging about themselves, as he was dragged to Heyuan Prefecture to serve as an "able-bodied man".
Heyuan Prefecture pressed Shuofangtai, causing two more of the Eight Beasts to be transferred to a secondary city a thousand miles away.
Separated by a golden sea.
The confrontation ratio seems unbalanced!
After Heyuan Prefecture confirmed that Liang Qu was not seriously injured, they wanted to borrow Liang Qu temporarily. He did not need to serve as the main force, but wanted to garrison the city and serve as a reserve force for strategic deterrence.
With Liang Qu's prestige, he doesn't even need to go on stage. He can at least attract two celestial beings by standing aside.
Just right.
Liang Qu wanted to meet his senior brother and see what Liujinhai looked like, so he agreed to set off on the fifth day.
The reason why it is the fifth day.
"Sir, here are your pills." The medicine boy handed over the medicine box.
turn on.
A blue precious pill sparkled with waves and emitted a fragrant medicinal aroma.
Water-attributed great elixir!
There are only 200,000 essences left to reach 300 degrees of fusion. Liang Qu naturally wants to see if he can save up the last 200,000.
Last time, he consumed a wave of energy from Nanzhili, using up thirty-eight of the sixty-three great merits, and the water essence increased by 350,000. Now that the great merit of killing Balstai has not yet been paid off, he used up the remaining twenty-five.
of course.
The water essence will slowly disappear.
What Liang Qu wants is fresh.
Normally, it would take ten days or half a month to refine a large elixir, and five days would definitely not be enough. However, as soon as he applied for it, the imperial court gave it to him so easily.
Who intercepted it.
Liang Qu didn't know, and any compensation the other party had to pay would be given by the imperial court.
"go!"
Get on your horse.
The red mountain was like the wind, transforming from the sky into a long blood-red dragon, rushing towards the north.
And after Liang Qu left.
Another unexpected piece of news exploded in the imperial capital.
Liang Qu, who had just made great contributions, was demoted!
From a fourth-rank Huaishui Langjiang, he was demoted to a sixth-rank Hengshui Envoy, and his salary, including titles and honors, was suspended for three years!
As to why, the reason is unknown!
The officials were in an uproar.
"How could this be?"
"Killing the Northern Eagle is clearly a great achievement, why would you be demoted?"
"Could it be that someone else killed the Northern Eagle, or is it that the Eagle didn't die at all?"
"It is true that he was demoted, but it is hearsay that Balstei was killed. You are too self-righteous!"
Everyone was stunned and reacted.
Yes.
This matter is just speculation and there is no actual evidence, but the transfer of official positions and the payment of salaries are accurately recorded in the books of the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Revenue.
Could it be that everyone has misunderstood?
Coming to the capital in a hurry that day actually resulted in a big mistake?
The transfer of official positions is not a joke. No matter how hard you try to cover it up, you can't take it lightly.
Xu Mansion.
The eldest lady was playing cards with others. When she heard the news, she hurried back home, grabbed Xu Wenzhu's arm and asked questions.
"What happened? Ah Shui came to our house for dinner that day and clearly admitted it. The court should clearly distinguish between rewards and punishments. How could he be demoted for no reason?"
"What are you talking about, you spendthrift woman?" Xu Wenzhu's eyebrows jumped and he almost stepped forward to cover his wife's mouth.
"Then explain to me what's going on?"
Xu Wenzhu held his forehead.
"I told you that you don't understand, but you insist on joining in. This demotion has nothing to do with the matter of the eagle, but is due to the matter of Hantai Mansion at the beginning of this year. There are two benefits to this. One is that it is used as an open punishment to appease the Bai family of Hantai.
Secondly, it is also to deliberately muddy the waters. Once Ah Shui goes to Heyuan Prefecture, Your Majesty can find a reason to get promoted back naturally. It is reasonable and well-founded. Why are you worrying about it?"
The matter of appeasing the Bai family has been delayed.
Just to wait for Liang Qu to make another contribution.
The rise and fall are all reasonable and well-founded, and others cannot find fault with it, except for some minor criticisms on the time span.
Why did you delay doing something that happened at the beginning of the year until now?
The journey is long and the negotiation takes time. Isn't it normal for the time to fluctuate for a few months or even half a year?
A flash of realization flashed across the lady's eyes. She patted her chest and looked aggrieved: "You didn't tell me these things, so how could I know?"
"Alright, alright, go play your cards."
On horseback.
Liang Qu naturally knew about his demotion. It had been discussed long ago, so he didn't need to pay attention to it. He would be promoted back in less than half a year.
He sat cross-legged.
grunt.
The blue dan sank into the stomach.
The dry Ze Ding was like a spring dug in the desert, gushing out sweet spring water.
[Water Essence +181224]
[Water Essence: 290,060]
A thought came to mind.
Two hundred thousand essences, invested violently!
Wow!
Blue waves collide.
[Dingzhu: Liang Qu]
[Refine Ze Ling: Water Ape King → Water Ape Great Sage (Purple to Orange) (Fusion Degree: 290‰)↑]
In the light, the three words "Water King Ape", which were still somewhat purple, suddenly jumped into orange!
(End of this chapter)