Great Swordsman

Chapter 131 The Divine Mansion Moves!

Another day.

Longlin jujube tree, deep in the eyes of the cold spring.

Li Mu performed butterfly transformation, covered in water mist, and slowly sank into the underground river under the spring.

Today, he originally came here to absorb the ice-type heterogeneous aura to replenish the consumption of the dantian ice soul.

But Hua Jieyu told him that there were less and less ice-type auras under the eyes of the spring, so he went into the water to check.

However, he had already guessed in his heart that the terrifying chill in the underground river most likely came from the ice dragon, and the ice dragon transformed into a dragon and returned to the sea. The remaining terrifying chill in the underground river would naturally become rootless water, and it would be a matter of time before it dissipated.

After entering the underground river, Li Mu inspected his dantian, and found that the consumption of three qi was almost nothing, which shows that the surrounding environment has little influence on him.

Sure enough, when Li Mu untied the 'Butterfly Transformation', he could no longer feel the chill that penetrated into the marrow of his bones.

Li Mu sensed his surroundings. There were only some ice-type heterogeneous auras left here. He didn't absorb it and planned to leave it to Hua Jieyu.

Hua Jieyu's Ice Soul has not yet matured, and he is in urgent need of these ice-type auras.

And his ice soul has already reached a great level, it can completely absorb the ordinary heaven and earth spiritual energy, or the spiritual energy of the five elements of water to replenish slowly, not in a hurry.

Instruct Haohua Jieyu, someone will report, and the sheriff is here!

Li Mu hurried back to Li Mansion, in the main hall, Lin Zhihe, Qiu Zhao and his party were sitting anxiously.

"Your Majesty the Sheriff is here to welcome you. Please forgive me for my sin." Li Mu marched forward with his fists clasped.

"County Li!" Lin Zhihe didn't look good when he saw Li Mu, and said angrily, "The county guard has received news that the King of Shu is dead in your Qingping County. What's going on!"

"Since the governor of the county knows about it, the lower officials will not hide it." Li Mu sighed, "A while ago, the lower officials were lucky enough to discover the news about King Qingping's tomb, so they immediately reported it to Jiutian Yingyuan Shenfu within [-] miles. , I didn’t expect His Royal Highness the King of Shu to lead the people there in person.”

"The tomb of King Qingping?" Lin Zhihe's pupils shrank, and his heart felt itchy all of a sudden. He thought of the white dragon a few days ago, and guessed that this white dragon was probably transformed from the dragon veins under the tomb of King Qingping!
really……

Li Mu continued: "A few days ago, the King of Shu led his people into King Qingping's tomb. Unexpectedly, the dragon's veins transformed into a dragon, and the sky collapsed. When the King of Shu and his party came back, none of them survived. It was tragic!"

"And then?" Lin Zhihe asked nervously.

Li Mudao: "After the King of Shu came back, one day later, he suddenly bled from his seven orifices and died suddenly. After the autopsy by our county magistrate, it was confirmed that he was shaken to death by the sound of dragon chant! His subordinates knew that death was inevitable, so they looted lost the belongings of the King of Shu, and fled to the Hengduan Mountains."

Lin Zhihe and Qiu Zhao looked at each other.

"Lord Li, this is wrong." Qiu Zhao knew how powerful Li Mu was, so he spoke cautiously, "Since the white dragon has already ascended, how could the King of Shu die in the sound of the dragon's chant?"

Moreover, all the subordinates of the King of Shu fled into the Hengduan Mountains without a single witness?

This……

"Qiu Changshi means that the lower officials murdered the King of Shu?" Li Mu frowned with displeasure.

Acting? It's like who can't.

"I don't mean that, Mr. Li, don't talk nonsense!" Qiu Zhao quickly denied it, for fear that Li Mu would show his sword.

Lin Zhihe frowned. Why did Li Mu and Qiu Zhao feel like their identities had been switched during the conversation?
snort!
He snorted coldly and said: "Magistrate Li, the county guard has brought the most outstanding foremen in the county. Where is the body of the king of Shu? The county guard will conduct another autopsy!"

Li Mu shook his head: "Is the Lord Magistrate distrustful of the subordinate officials, or is he distrustful of my work in Qingping County?"

"County Li is worrying too much, this county guard is just in case." Lin Zhihe stared at Li Mu, and told him intuitively that there was something wrong with the death of the King of Shu!

"It's just in case that I can't let the county magistrate do an autopsy." Li Mu said solemnly, "It's not that the magistrate can't trust the magistrate, but...in case someone wants to frame the magistrate, at King Shu's What should I do if the body is tampered with?"

"You!!" Lin Zhihe jumped into a rage, and said angrily, "If so, how does the county guard know that County Magistrate Li won't tamper with the corpse?"

"The body of the king of Shu will be sent to the imperial capital through the posthouse in a few days. It is a big matter. The imperial court will definitely conduct another autopsy on the body of the king of Shu. If the lower officials have tampered with it, will no one see it in the huge imperial capital?" Li Muyi Right words said.

It makes sense... Lin Zhihe was speechless for a while.

"Cough cough." Qiu Zhao coughed twice and said, "Lord Li, even if there is no autopsy, we must see the remains of the King of Shu, right?"

Li Mu thought about it and agreed.

He rushed to the county government with the two of them, and saw the frozen body of King Shu in the morgue.

The king of Shu was lying on the huge ice block, his face was pale and his whole body was stiff.

When Lin Zhihe was rushing for the exam when he was young, he had seen the King of Shu from a distance, and he was deeply impressed by those dark and prey eyes.

It's really the king of Shu... Lin Zhihe scolded his mother in his heart, and gritted his teeth: "Whether it is the court, the royal family, or the Jiutian Yingyuan Shenfu, they will not let it go, County Magistrate Li, I am afraid that your rhetoric is not enough to convince outsiders. !"

"I'm telling the truth, I don't care whether others believe it or not." Suspecting that he was deceiving himself, Li Mu said loudly, "As for how the imperial court and the Divine Palace will decide, that's their business, and it has nothing to do with this official!"

"You..." Lin Zhihe almost exploded, this Li Mu's choking ability is really unprecedented!
"That's right." Li Mu pretended to remember something, and said, "The King of Shu went to the tomb of King Qingping, and asked the lower officials about Young Master Zhang."

Mr. Zhang's family...Lin Zhihe frowned: "Inspector Zhang?"

"There is also Zhang Yulang, who was sent to Xihua County to participate in a literary conference a while ago, met the two brothers, and then rushed back to Tai'a County together." Li Mu said.

Lin Zhihe frowned: "Speaking of which, Inspector Zhang really hasn't been seen in the past few days. As for his cousin, it is said that he is one of the 72 elites in the Imperial Capital, the son of Master Zhang Ziyao, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and a member of the Dali Temple. Shaoqing... why did he come to Tai'a County?"

Is it also for King Qingping's tomb?

Lin Zhihe was terrified when he thought about it carefully, only felt that the turmoil behind this incident was mysterious, if he was not careful, he would be dragged into the whirlpool and drowned!
It seems that I really shouldn't do an autopsy, I have to remove myself from this matter!

Yes, I want to report all the affairs of Mr. Zhang's family to the imperial court, and let the Minister of the Ministry of Officials and Jiutian Yingyuan Shenfu dog bite the dog!
"Magistrate Li, the king of Shu must not slack off. Send the body of the king of Shu to the imperial capital as soon as possible, and leave." Lin Zhihe said goodbye in a hurry, and went home to write notes.

He came and went, bought Li Mu three or four days!
After he left, Li Mu took out the memorial written by Master He, and sent it to the imperial capital through the posthouse together with the body of the King of Shu!

The affairs of the King of Shu are over for the time being. Li Mu prepared a large amount of dry food and clean water, stored them in the Dragonscale Space, and entered the Hengduan Mountains.

He first went to the Lightning Wood Fossil to supplement Lei Xiao, test the cultivation of Lin Xiaojing along the way, and had a friendly discussion with the crow brothers, and then he left to find opportunities for Zhang Long and the others.

Zhang Long and the others have all reached their Qi Dynasty and Yuan Consummation. Although their qualifications are mediocre, Li Mu, as the boss, must provide them with some benefits no matter what, at least let them use the Five Elements Spiritual Qi to condense their Qi!
After some searching, he found nothing.

No way, Li Mu followed the old rules and asked for directions.

He did not go deep into the Hengduan Mountains, so although there were many ferocious beasts along the way, they were not his single-handed enemies.

Cutting melons and vegetables all the way, half a day later, he found a cave in a mountain depression. The depth of the cave was filled with rich earth aura, and after careful perception, it was indeed Wu earth aura!
Li Mu drew the map, marked it, and returned against the wind. He handed the map to Hua Jieyu. After she condensed the ice soul, she could lead Zhang Long and others to find this cave.

Although Li Mu found the Five Elements Spiritual Qi for them, he was not a nanny, so he couldn't keep an eye on them, so after leaving the picture, he went to the crater!
……

a few days later.

Dijing.

east of the palace.

Nine days should be Yuanshen Mansion.

Yaotai Attic, the top floor.

The eight giants of Shenfu: Taifu Jiang Mingyuan, Taishi Pang Weiran, Taibao Gongsun Zhi, Taiwei Xiao Mo, Situ Yangxiu, Sikong Zhou Ziqiong, Chu Wang Ji Changqiu, Yan Wang Jihan gathered together again!
It's just that the King of Shu, Jixia, is missing this time, and it's permanently missing.

"Brother Wang died in Qingping County..." Ji Changqiu, king of Chu, looked at the letter in his hand, his handsome face showed no trace of sadness and anger, and he handed the letter to the Grand Tutor Jiang Mingyuan next to him, and asked calmly, " What does Taifu think?"

Jiang Mingyuan looked at the letter:
Informed by the Divine Mansion, recently, His Royal Highness the King of Shu led his people into the tomb of King Qingping. Unexpectedly, the dragon's pulse turned into a dragon, the sky collapsed and the earth cracked. Dragon roar.

Knowing that he was guilty of death, his subordinates robbed the treasures of His Highness the King of Shu and fled into the Hengduan Mountains.

In addition, Zhang Yulang, the son of the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, also entered Tai'a County at the same time, and his whereabouts remain a mystery.

The whereabouts of Zhang Yucheng, the inspector, is also unknown, and the people in Zhang's house are gone!

Li Mu, magistrate of Qingping County, collected the body of His Royal Highness the King of Shu, and it will be transported to the imperial capital in a few days.

Sincerely, Lin Zhihe, Magistrate of Tai'a County!

After reading the letter, Jiang Mingyuan sighed for the King of Shu, and said: "As the old man expected, Zhang Ziyao also found the tomb of King Qingping, and the death of the King of Shu must have something to do with the brothers of the Zhang family!"

"This matter must not be counted!" Yan Wang Jihan sternly said, "Brother Xia Wang is a nobleman of Tianhuang, and he can't die for no reason!"

"His Royal Highness the King of Shu died, and the brothers of the Zhang family also disappeared at the same time. Hehe, we need Zhang Ziyao to explain this matter to our Shenfu!" Grand Master Pang, the oldest, slapped the round table with a stern voice, and immediately responded to King Yan. call.

"However, based on this letter alone, I'm afraid Zhang Ziyao can't do anything." Situ Yangxiu said, "Zhang Ziyao is the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and he has many former students and old officials under him, and if we persecute him too much, I'm afraid it will cause others to retaliate. "

"That's right. Since the queen built the Hanlin Academy, the left and right prime ministers have united with six ministers to reform the Imperial Academy. In addition, the nobles and generals of the Manchu Dynasty seem to have come together. They have made it clear that they will fight against my Jiutian Yingyuan Shenfu to the end. ! This matter, I think we need a long-term plan!" Said Sikong Zhou Ziqiong.

"Peace is the most important thing?" Taibao Gongsun Zhi asked.

After the words fell, the other seven people all looked over.

"Hehe, I was talking nonsense." Gongsun Zhi smiled brightly.

"Teacher Jiang, what do you think we should do?" Yan Wang Jihan asked sharply.

Jiang Mingyuan pondered and said: "Now that our Shenfu has monopolized power, it has become the target of public criticism. It is not appropriate to show your sharpness. In my opinion, it is better to ask Your Majesty to uphold justice in this matter!"

"Brother Wang is His Majesty's uncle. It would be great if he came to uphold justice!" Ji Changqiu, the king of Chu, nodded slightly and said, "Everyone, let's go see you together."

"Please!"

Eight people got up, two of them were wearing dragon robes, with two four-clawed dragons rusted on them, and crowns on their heads.

The other six people all wore dark purple first-rank official robes, gold silk and jade belts around their waists, and purple gold ichthyosaur bags!
Eight people went out, the forbidden guards cleared the way, the car drove like a dragon, and the bronzing fire burning flag fluttered in the wind, all the way to Zhuque Street.

Zhuque Avenue is where the various ministries of the imperial court are located. There is an endless stream of people coming and going from various ministries. When the Fiery Flaming Sky Banner appeared, it was as if someone had pressed the pause button on Suzaku Avenue. Everyone quieted down and watched the Shenfu car silently.

Kacha, Kacha... The wheels rolled, rolling over the blue bricks of Suzaku Street, all the way to the north gate of the imperial palace: Wangxian Gate!
"It's the carriage of Jiutian Yingyuan Shenfu."

"The two carved jade buildings in front are Wang Jia?"

"What happened, the eight giants of the Shenfu came to the palace, could it be that they want to..."

The staff of each department were terrified, and after a brief silence, everyone returned quickly and reported the matter to their superiors.

The left and right prime ministers, the six ministers, the nine temples and the five supervisors... Everyone was moved when they heard the news, and sent people out to investigate. For a while, there was an undercurrent in Suzaku Street!

……

Royal Palace.

Zichen Palace.

The little emperor Ji Xuan will be admiring flowers and dancing swords in the hundred gardens, with butterflies fluttering all over him, like a prince among flowers!

"Your Majesty, His Majesty the King of Chu, His Royal Highness the King of Yan, Taifu, Taishi, Taiwei, Taibao, Situ, and Lord Sikong are asking to see His Majesty outside the palace." The eunuch in charge of the Ritual Supervisor ran to the front with small steps and reported in a low voice. .

"Let them come in." Ji Xuan paused his sword, waved his hand to disperse the butterflies around him, thought for a while, and said, "Call the queen sister here too."

"Your maidservant takes orders." Zhang Xi left quickly.

Not long after, Queen Qin Mengyao came.

She was wearing a red palace dress, with a graceful and luxurious temperament, her black hair was pulled high, revealing her fair neck and half of her delicate and delicate collarbone.

Her facial features are extremely beautiful, with scorpion head and moth eyebrows, phoenix eyes and star pupils, Qiong nose and sandalwood mouth, plump lips glowing faintly with fluorescence.
Beside Qin Mengyao, there were four young women in white clothes, namely Leng Mei with sword, You Lan with piano, Zhu'er with painting, and Xiaoju with chess.

The four are Qin Mengyao's newly recruited subordinates, one is good at swordsmanship, one is good at piano, one is good at painting, and the other is good at chess.

"I've seen Your Majesty." Qin Mengyao smiled and bowed gracefully. The red palace dress bloomed like a rose in an instant, making all the flowers pale.

Ji Xuan said with a smile: "Sister Empress, come quickly, Uncle Chu and Uncle Yan are here to see me, I have no idea, just come here."

"Your Majesty, I heard from the eunuch who sent the message that Uncle Shu didn't come, could it be related to him?" Qin Mengyao asked.

Ji Xuan shook his head: "Sister Queen, I don't know either."

"Your Majesty, His Highness King Chu and others are already waiting outside." Zhang Xi trotted in.

"Xuan." Ji Xuan said.

"His Royal Highness King Xuan Chu, His Royal Highness King Yan... Sikong and Zhou Ziqiong are here!" Zhang Xi said sharply.

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