Cyber ​​Daming

Chapter 694 Going forward one after another
"It's really like a son selling his father's land without feeling any pain."

Flames were everywhere and thick smoke filled half the night sky.

Amid the roar of the explosion, Guixi City inside and outside was reduced to ruins, with dead bodies everywhere and wailing sounds coming one after another.

The once magnificent Guixi Dao Palace Gate had disappeared into thin air. Pei Xingjian stood among the rubble and looked around.

"If Zhang Xiji knew that his old nest had been destroyed like this, would he regret giving Zhang Qingli a chance?"

Among the corpses scattered around, many had died in strange ways. Apart from dust, there was no trace of injury on their bodies, and their faces had expressions of satisfaction and joy.

It is obvious that these are the Longhu Mountain Taoist sects whose faith has been extracted by Zhang Qingli, leaving only a shell.

The technique called 'Huangliang Seal Script' is indeed very powerful, but the cost is also astonishingly high.

At least Zhang Qingli's life-threatening fight caused serious damage to the entire Longhu Mountain and Guixi City.

"It looks like this so-called Dragon and Tiger Dao Kingdom is doomed."

Pei Xingjian shook his head and laughed, then walked out of the Taoist palace with his hands behind his back.

However, although he was ruthlessly mocking Zhang Xiji for having his life's work destroyed, the thoughts running through his mind were not at all relaxed.

After all, there is no result in Jinling yet. If Zhang Xiji escapes, the new Taoist order should not be underestimated and may even become more difficult.

Li Jun, a lone ranger at Rank 3, was able to establish himself alone, so there was no reason why a new-school Rank 2 Heavenly Sovereign couldn't do it.

It would also be a big trouble if Zhang Xiji became bloodthirsty and abandoned the Longhu foundation.

If he died in Nanjing, the situation in the empire would change from a five-party confrontation to a four-party tripartite confrontation.

On one side are our side and Li Jun, and on the other side are the Zhu family and Zhan Shun.

It is still unknown who will win in the end.

The more crucial point is that Pei Xingjian himself is not sure how long the Confucian order can last.

The cause of the disaster is not the death of people, but the confusion of hearts!

His teacher's purpose was no longer a secret, and sooner or later there would be chaos within the Confucian Order.

The reason why they can still hold on now is, on the one hand, that the collapse of the Spring and Autumn Society served as a warning to others, and on the other hand, it is because of the fence-sitting mentality deeply rooted in the Confucian order, and every household is waiting for others to step forward.

Even though he knew that he would not be able to escape the reckoning in the end, he still held on to a glimmer of hope, waiting for others to die first, prompting Zhang Fengyue to change his mind, and he would become the lucky one who survived the catastrophe.

Before this, they would be more well-behaved and obedient than usual, doing whatever they were told to do without any complaints.

"People who know what they need are Confucianists. The word 'need' has been seen through by the teacher."

Pei Xingjian couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart.

Although he stood firmly on Zhang Fengyue's side at the beginning of the new policy, and even contributed all the people he had secretly accumulated for many years. But when the situation progressed to this point, his mood still became complicated and difficult to control.
After all, it is very likely that from now on, there will be no more Confucian order in this world.

From the time Emperor Yizong established the preface to the present day, over a thousand years have passed, and all the efforts of countless scholars will be wasted.

Although the greatest blame will be borne by his teacher, he will inevitably not escape the charge of being an 'accomplice'.

"It doesn't matter whether you curse me or not. Anyway, I never thought about leaving a good reputation after my death. But, teacher, can you really make this twisted and deformed world better by doing this?"

Pei Xingjian looked at the devastated streets and let out a meaningful sigh towards the sky.

"Or do you not know what you can do, so you can only write down the most hopeful answer?"

"The answer is always right or wrong, so where is the hope? So all this is just an old man trying to drag the whole world to his grave."

Pei Xingjian frowned and looked towards the source of the voice with cold eyes.

A "corpse" lying on the street slowly got up from the ground, carefully brushed off the dust on its clothes, and then bowed to Pei Xingjian.

Pei Xingjian said calmly, "You are Zhan Shun, you are reborn?"

The visitor shook his head and said, "I am Shi Qing."

"It seems that your Zhu family has already gotten involved with Zhan Shun?"

Pei Xingjian said disdainfully: "Shi Qing, I now remember that you are the one who helps the Zhu family manage Honghu, right?"

"Sure enough, nothing can be hidden from Prime Minister Zhang's eyes."

Shi Qing said modestly: "But since you already knew of my existence, why didn't you kill me? Hong Hu should be the one you want to eliminate the most, right?"

"I have seen many people who are not afraid of death, but it is rare to see someone like you who is looking for death. Shi Qing, do you think that you are hiding in the dark and I can't do anything to you?"

There was a chill in Pei Xingjian's words, and figures gradually appeared on the ruins of the building behind him.

Zhang Siyuan was half-crouching on the roof of a half-collapsed monastery, cursing under his breath.

"Damn it, I waited for so long, but all I got was a coward who was afraid of death. It's really unlucky."

"Meet Master Zhang."

Shi Qing, who was already trapped in a jar, still had the mind to greet Zhang Siyuan and smiled at Pei Xingjian.

"If Lord Pei was sure he could kill me, I would be a corpse now, right? I have to say that Huangliang is indeed a good thing, especially when others can't use it."

The cold light in Pei Xingjian's eyes gradually subsided: "Don't speak too early. Now that the Zhu family has chosen to enter, there will be many opportunities for us to meet in the future."

"Master Pei is wrong again. This entire empire belongs to the Heavenly Family. Even you are just outsiders. There is no question of whether you can enter or not, because the Heavenly Family is always present."

Pei Xingjian snorted coldly: "After Longwu died, I should have uprooted you! How dare you let a bastard like you speak so brazenly here."

Shi Qing smiled and said, "You are right. I am also very curious. How can a person who is determined to change the world still care about the kindness of a dead person and do such a stupid thing as raising a tiger to harm himself?"

"But." Shi Qing suddenly changed the subject: "If he doesn't do this, then he won't be the Prime Minister of the Empire who pleads for the people, but Zhang Fengyue who wants to eat the people and become a god for his own selfish desires."

"You're done? Then get lost. Wash your neck well and wait for me to chop off your head."

"Master Pei has such a strong murderous aura, no wonder he can train so many fierce and fierce archers. But we were just chatting just now. I haven't done the serious work ordered by the Heavenly Family yet."

As soon as Shi Qing finished speaking, the corpses on both sides stood up one after another, raised their heads to look up at the sky, the brain machines behind their heads sparked, and a beam of light burst out from their modified mechanical eyes, interweaving into a huge picture that was ten feet long and wide in mid-air.

In the picture, there was a scene of Gao Sheng, dressed in a red robe, kneeling and kowtowing in the ancestral temple of the imperial city.

"In the thirteenth year of Jiaqi, Zhu Yiyan respectfully informs all ancestors that he will follow the ambition of Hong Zu to dominate the world, shed tens of millions of blood, behead millions of heads, and kill all four thieves to establish our Ming Dynasty, an eternal divine dynasty!"

Gao Sheng's forehead was covered in blood and he kowtowed to death with a series of dull sounds.

"This is what His Majesty has asked me to tell you. It is both a warning and a mercy. If anyone wants to stop, His Majesty will forgive the past and treat them with courtesy."

boom!
Shi Qing's head exploded into a pool of blood, and the broken head fell to the ground.

"Mr. Zhang, His Majesty has specifically told me that he has always regarded you as his brother. Although Prime Minister Zhang has committed an unforgivable crime, he still hopes that you can turn back from your wrong path."

Another Longhu Mountain Daoxu who died because his faith was taken away stood up, and Shi Qing's voice continued to come out of his mouth. Bang!
The gun went off and the man fell down with a head explosion.

Soon after, another new body was possessed by Shi Qing.

The bombings around them had stopped, making the sound of gunfire seem even more harsh, striking at everyone's heart.

It was not until the streets were littered with body parts and blood that Pei Xingjian finally spoke up to stop Zhang Siyuan.

"Alright, Yizheng."

"As expected of father and son, they both like to do things that they know are impossible."

Shi Qing stood up again with joy in his voice, as if Zhang Siyuan's rage made him feel very happy.

"You should be angry, because these people died because of your father."

Shi Qing laughed out loud, and the image projected in the air changed immediately.

The scene that appears is not stable, but is changing at a high speed, as if it is the perspective of a pair of human eyes.

Pei Xingjian's brows suddenly furrowed, and his ten fingers were clenched tightly because of nervousness.

The owner of the sight rose high into the sky and looked down at a government office engulfed in fire.

"Zhu Pingxu, how dare you, the Zhu family, be so cruel and crazy?!"

An angry roar rose into the sky as a figure followed. Then the projected image became blurry and everything around was stretched into colorful ribbons due to the rapid speed.

When the picture became clear again, what appeared in front of everyone's eyes was a still beating heart, and in the distance there was a broken body falling.

Pfft!

The five steel fingers closed together, and the minced meat spilled out from between the fingers.

The picture rises and sweeps across a city engulfed in blood and fire.

"Kill, leave no one behind!"

boom!
Zhang Siyuan could no longer suppress his inner rage, but this time the bullet he fired lost its previous accuracy and only shattered half of Shi Qing's body.

"I thought there would be many good players hiding around Li Bufeng, but from the results, he is just a discarded pawn. Prime Minister Zhang is so ruthless that I can't even compare to him."

A strong and powerful hand grasped Shi Qing's throat and lifted him up with one arm.

The death of his best friend did not seem to affect Pei Xingjian's mood. The veins on the back of his hands were exposed and the wrinkles on his face became deeper.

He looked directly into Shi Qing's eyes, which were filled with sarcasm: "Why are you massacring the city?"

"You still need to ask this? Pei Xingjian, don't you understand?"

Shi Qing smiled and said, "Zhang Fengyue is ruthless to you, but he tolerates these ordinary people like ants. He knows that the empire's stubborn illness is difficult to cure, but he still only points the knife at you, the Confucian family. What's the point of killing a few disobedient clans? It's just deceiving himself."

"Your Majesty is different. If you are seriously ill, you must be willing to use strong medicine! If you shed millions of blood and behead millions of people, the Ming Empire will be reborn in flames!"

"Bullshit! Zhu Yiyan is a lunatic!"

Pei Xingjian's eyes were filled with anger. He certainly knew what Zhu Yiyan was trying to do.

It was nothing more than using Honghu to wreak havoc and bloodbath the entire empire, killing those who followed the order and making ordinary people terrified. When everyone fell into chaos and despair, the long-forgotten Zhu Ming royal family used the royal army to turn the tide, quelled all the unrest with iron-blooded means, and won back the lost hearts of the people in one fell swoop.

The next step is to break up the sequence barriers, destroy the basic population base, rebuild the imperial army loyal to the royal family, and thus achieve the revival of the empire.

The reason why Pei Xingjian knew it so clearly was because this was the "Preface to the Great Confucian Scholar" that Liu Jinxun regarded as a golden rule!
It's just that the order of each family was replaced by ordinary people, and the Confucian order that determined the fate of the world was replaced by the order of his Zhu family.

"Understand? Zhang Fengyue clearly has the answer in his heart, but he still doesn't dare to choose. Even if you, Ruxu, are given the ability to transcend mortals, you still can't get rid of the burden of reputation. This is your biggest weakness, hypocrisy!"

Shi Qing's voice was squeezed to be unusually sharp: "Your Majesty dares to walk the path that he dares not walk. This is the disciple surpassing the master! Being able to teach Your Majesty, Zhang Fengyue has lived a worthwhile life."

"Zhu Yiyan wants to use this to climb up to the second rank in the Zongheng Ranking? He can't do it!"

Turmoil is the fertile soil that Zonghengxu has always dreamed of. Zhu Yiyan wants far more than just reviving the empire. What he wants is the power that no emperor of the Zhu family has ever mastered, and the immortal dynasty he has always dreamed of!

"The legal order that Zhang Fengyue had protected for many years has rebelled, and the clans that he had indulged have also rebelled. What cards does he have left? Now Li Bufeng is dead, and even Liu Jinxun died in front of him to make his will clear, but it still failed to change his decision. Zhang Fengyue is now completely cold-blooded. What else does he have left?"

"He clearly could have done that, but he chose a path that made him an enemy of all living things. He has brought all of this upon himself, and he can't blame anyone else!"

Before Pei Xingjian could finish his proud words, his grip suddenly loosened.

A figure flashed beside him, raised his hand and pressed Shi Qing's face, then pulled his head and spine out and pierced it into the ground.

This time Shi Qing did not appear again, and the image projected into the sky also disappeared.

The entire long street fell into deathly silence, and the night wind filled with gunpowder smoke weighed heavily on everyone.

"Righteousness."

Pei Xingjian looked at the figure standing in front of him and spoke slowly.

"Uncle Pei, I have to go to the coast. I'll have to trouble you with the remaining finishing work at Mount Longhu."

Pei Xingjian rebuked in a deep voice: "All of this must be part of the teacher's plan, don't be impulsive."

"Youth is a waste if you don't act frivolously. Although I'm not young, it's only been a few years since I knew I was Zhang Fengyue's son. No one should blame me for being a rebellious son who doesn't know how to consider the overall situation, right?"

Pei Xingjian's lips moved, but before he could say anything, he saw Zhang Siyuan turning his head to look at him.

"Uncle, I'm not good at math, and I can't figure out so many gains and losses. But now one of my father's three most proud students has died outside, so I have to help him carry Uncle Li's body back, so that Uncle Li's spirit in heaven won't misunderstand my father."

Zhang Siyuan grinned: "By the way, I have to tell those people. Even if the answer my father gave is wrong, they have to hold their noses and say it's right!"

The person had already walked far away, but the words were still ringing in Pei Xingjian's ears.

In the end, he did not stop Zhang Siyuan because he did not know what words to use to keep him.

Zhang Siyuan had to go on this trip. He understood this, and Zhang Siyuan also understood this.

"Pass the order down. In Jiangxi Province, all the people who are registered as Daoists in Longhu Mountain must be killed without a single one left alive!"

"Yes!"

Pei Xingjian stood alone on the long street in the middle of the flowing blood. His hunched back made him look even older. He stared blankly at the dark sky which seemed to never get brighter.

"Bai Ze, even if you can't live standing up, don't die on your knees."

"Everyone, walk slowly and wait for your master."

Outside the city of Jinling, the old man bent over and picked up a tattered cloak from the rubble, gently covered Liu Jinxun with it, and muttered to himself.

In the night sky above his head, two figures were like meteors streaking across the sky, colliding violently like thunder and fire!
(End of this chapter)