I stole divine power in Daxia

Chapter 531 Complaint
A murder occurred in Taixue College, and a collection officer was killed. Naturally, the first people to know the news were the students of Taixue College.

Taixue Academy first reported the case to the chief academic officer Zhang Shizhong. Just when some students wanted to go to Tianjing Guard to report the case, they suddenly heard the sound of galloping horses, followed by the loud horn of the God-Slaying Department that pierced through the rain and echoed for ten miles.

Another sixth-rank warrior general flag came up, long swords were unsheathed, and the voice was like thunder in the distant thunder, "The God-Slaying Division is investigating the case, outsiders should stay away, otherwise they will be killed without mercy!"

The faces of several student leaders suddenly changed, and then they looked around at the students around them. There must be a traitor among them, otherwise why did something happen here? Why did the people from the God-Slaying Division arrive before the Tianjing Guards even arrived?

This is indeed the case. Last time, the students of Taixue College surrounded Zhou Mansion. No matter how stupid Shen Tu Yuan was, he knew to place spies there to prevent a similar situation from happening again.

The warrior from the God-Slaying Division came in with a sword in hand, and behind him, a mechanical wizard drove two spider towers, which directly surrounded the outside of the Tai Academy. However, the black gun muzzles with silver and gold inscriptions on them were not facing outward, but towards the inside of the Tai Academy.

This was part of the result of the reform of the God-Slaying Division. According to Zhou Tieyi's configuration, when the God-Slaying Division really wanted to kill someone, each troop must be equipped with at least a third-grade firepower facility that could suppress the ordinary Hundred Families, and the Spider Tower was the best choice. The Shentu family now controlled the Liuhe Steel Plant, and they were also a family of titled generals. In addition to their status as Zhou Tieyi's confidant, they also kept a Spider Tower in Tianjing and mobilized another one from the God-Slaying Division.

The black muzzle of the gun was pointed at each student, and with the cold and sharp knife lights around them, many timid students were already trembling in their legs.

In the past, they dared to cause trouble because they relied on their status as students of Taixue Academy and were fearless. But a month or two ago, Shentu Yuan had already told them with his actions that when the God-Slaying Division asks you to retreat, they will really kill you with knives.

The most stubborn ones have been killed, and the second most stubborn ones just had their legs broken and are still recuperating at home. Now the students in Tai Academy are not so stubborn.

But this is Taixue Academy, not Zhou Mansion, not the Zhushen Division. Students from Taixue Academy were causing trouble in Zhou Mansion, and Zhang Shizhong did not anticipate the final outcome of the incident and did not step in to stop it. This has been something that has been troubling him for the past few months. How could he allow others to point their guns at Taixue Academy now?

"presumptuous!"

Zhang Shizhong let out a low roar, and the terrifying will of heaven and earth, with him as the tide, was about to roll towards all the flags of the God-Slaying Division with the help of the Taixue Academy.

But the next moment, a Pegasus pulled a carriage in the air and landed. The general Shentu Yuan on the Pegasus took off the official seal and stimulated the national destiny in it. The golden national destiny turned into a python, suppressing the earth veins gathered here, preventing Zhang Shizhong from using the method of "pacifying the people" and completely merging with the will of heaven and earth.

The Confucian method of "pacifying the people" relies on the fusion of national destiny and the will of heaven and earth in a place, so as to exert the power of heaven and earth with personal strength.

However, in a place like Yujing Mountain, the fate of the country is complicated. Even in Taixue Academy, Zhang Shizhong cannot use methods to pacify the people as he pleases.

For example, the seal of the God-Slaying Department is higher than Zhang Shizhong's seal of the chief priest in terms of the authority to mobilize the earth veins and national destiny.

One is in charge of the school, and the other is in charge of Tianjin’s special security. Naturally, there is a problem of priority in the allocation of authority.

Hindered by the python of national destiny, Zhang Shizhong was unable to immediately enter the state of pacifying the people. Without this state, he did not have enough confidence to protect all his students. So, like an enraged female beast, he changed his usual gentleness and glared at Shen Tu Yuan who had fallen to the ground, "This cruel official of the dynasty must not die well!"

When Shentu Yuan heard Zhang Shizhong's comments, he chuckled and said, "No need for you, Zhang Jijiu, to worry about this."

Then he looked around and yelled at an adjutant, "Put away your knives! I asked you to take charge of the situation. How did you piss off the chief priest?"

The adjutant knew that this was a good cop job for him to get out of the situation. Everyone in the God-Slaying Division knew what Taixue Academy was. Although the two places were both the future of the Great Xia Dynasty, they had long been incompatible. If he didn't draw his sword right from the start to intimidate these students, he might not even be able to get in the door.

So he quickly said, "I misunderstood what the adults meant."

Then the adjutant said to the people around him, "Did you hear that? Put away your knives."

There were sounds of long swords being sheathed, and the muzzle of the gun that was shining with runes gradually dimmed. Seeing this, Zhang Shizhong's ferocious expression couldn't help but relax.

People are like this. If you ask them to open a window, they will think about it for a long time. But if you kick down their door and then tell them that you will install a window and fix the door, they will agree. Of course, the prerequisite is that you have the means to kick down their door.

Shen Tu Yuan shook his red cloak, and the raindrops rolled off. He walked up and said, "Zhang Jijiu, I received a secret report from the God-Slaying Department that the death of this collection official was caused by a demon, so we resorted to this desperate measure to seal off the Imperial Academy. Before we find out the truth, please cooperate with Zhang Jijiu and the students of the Imperial Academy."

It would not be wrong to blame all the bad things happening in Tianjing on the evil gods.

Zhang Shizhong frowned. He had been wondering along the way about who was responsible for the death of the collection official and why they wanted to kill a collection official, but he still couldn't figure it out.

Shen Tuyuan said, "Master Zhang, please take me to the murder case first to see what happened."

Just as Shentu Yuan and Zhang Shizhong were talking, there was a noisy sound outside. It turned out that Zhao Guanshan, the guard officer of Tianjing Guard, had arrived with his troops. However, the Zhushen Division acted quickly and decisively, and they directly sealed off the entire Taixue Academy and stopped the people of Tianjing Guard outside.

A small flag came in to report, "Captain Shentu, Zhao Jingwei wants to come in."

Shentu Yuangang and Zhang Shizhong exchanged a few words in a friendly manner, but upon hearing Xiaoqi's report, his eyes narrowed and the scar on his face revealed his fierce look. "Haven't you learned the rules of the God-Slaying Division? This involves a divine crime, and our God-Slaying Division has taken over the case. All local troops must obey our orders. Did I let them in?"

Xiaoqi immediately understood what he meant and said, "Yes."

Under the plaque of the Imperial Academy Building, Zhao Guanshan heard the news late. Although he rushed here as soon as possible, he and his left and right deputies were still stopped outside. He saw the small flag of notification rushing out, but did not let them in, and shouted, "Commander Zhushen, this place has been taken over. Local troops are not allowed to enter without a transfer order!"

Zhao Guanshan's elegant face was stunned. This was the first time he encountered such a thing. He was the Tianjing Guard, a third-rank official in the capital, but there were times when he was told that local troops were not allowed to enter. If the Tianjing Guard could not even enter Tianjing, how could he manage Tianjing?
As the saying goes, if the master is humiliated, the minister will die. The people around him were furious and said, "Shen Tu Yuan is just a small centurion. How can he have the right to block my master's way! My master is not only a Tianjing Guard, but also the brother of the Queen Mother!"

Zhao Guanshan frowned instinctively when Zuoyou said this, but before he could figure out how to deal with it, he saw the Spider Tower turret that had just been turned off rotated 180 degrees and pointed here. The dark barrel engraved with runes lit up again. The terrifying threat made Zuoyou, the fifth-rank adjutant, stand on end.

"This is a restricted area. Anyone who crosses this line will be considered to be colluding with the evil spirits and will be executed immediately!"

Xiaoqi drew his sword, and the sword energy drew a white mark on the ground.

He was not afraid of the expansion of the power of the Tianjing Guard and the God-Slaying Division. With the power of the night patrol of Yujing Mountain, the power of the Tianjing Guard would naturally decrease. Now everyone in Tianjing knew that the Tianjing Guard was still waiting for the Ministry of Revenue to provide rations, while the God-Slaying Division had to find food on its own.

There is a saying in the streets of the capital that the so-called dogs of the Tianjing Guards are the wolves of the Zhushen Department. This is exactly the case.

Zhao Guanshan was stopped, but he made a prompt decision, took another look at the little flag's appearance, then turned around and got on the sedan chair, "Let's go!"

He knew there were many problems with this matter, but he couldn't figure out why the collection official was suddenly killed and why he wrote the word "Zhou" before his death.

If Zhou Tieyi killed someone, that would be impossible. It is illogical that Zhou Tieyi went to such great lengths to kill a museum official and still be able to find evidence against him.

The most logical thing is that someone wants to put the blame on Zhou Tieyi.

But this is actually very intriguing. If the death of one collection official in Daxia could really defeat Zhou Tieyi, then many people would probably think it would be worthwhile to kill all the collection officials in the world, let alone just one.

So what was the purpose of this and what was the connection with the Taiyi Temple Zhoutian Dajiao three thousand miles away? Even Zhao Guanshan was unsure for a moment. Fortunately, the north gate would be opened today and he would be able to receive foreign ministers. He would have someone to inquire about this matter. The sedan chair was speeding as fast as a horse under the brisk footsteps of several warriors, and went straight to the twelve-story tower. However, on the way, Zhao Guanshan did another thing.

"Zhao Quan, Zhao Shan, you two go back first."

The people around him were stunned, and suddenly realized that they seemed to have made a mistake. They hurriedly wanted to explain, "Sir..."

Zhao Guanshan sighed softly, "You guys are causing trouble today because of my poor management of the family. Go back and accept the punishment. Don't be like Shen Tuyuan, or you will end up badly."

There are many people in Tianjin who rely on their superiors for power. Shentu Yuan is not the only one.

The Queen Mother turned into the moon, the sun and the moon were in the sky, and the North Gate received foreign ministers. Now she was even given the title of Tongyou Yuanjun.

The Zhao family usually keeps a low profile because there are too many people who have risen to prominence following Zhou Tieyi, and the glory has been snatched away by Zhou Tieyi. But every family has its own little tricks.

Today, this disciple actually has some of Shen Tu Yuan's attitude. Zhao Guanshan must suppress this tendency.

After going up the sign of the Twelve-story Tower and asking the eunuch to pass the message, Zhao Guanshan did not go under the tower to avoid the rain. Instead, he stood in the rain and thought carefully about what had just happened for a while. He seemed to have figured out the clues, and a gleam of light flashed in his eyes.

The matter of the collection official must have originated from the sermon at Taiyi Temple, but it was also related to the little tricks of the people below, so it ended up with this irrelevant look.

But even though it was irrelevant, having been an official for so long, Zhao Guanshan understood that this was the time when the people below him would deceive their superiors and manipulate their subordinates.

How dare they be so bold!
Zhao Guanshan stared at the spring rain and fell into deep thought. Just as he was waiting for the message to be delivered, another Fengchao from Tianjing Guard came and whispered, "Sir, the storyteller in the Tianjing Teahouse now calls Zhou Hou a saint."

This is indeed something worth paying attention to. Zhao Guanshan's pupils shrank, thinking of the arrogant Shen Tuyuan just now, and sighed softly, "The people below are really bold."

Feng Cha only understood one-third of what Zhao Guanshan meant when he heard this, and asked, "Do we need to arrest all these storytellers?"

You cannot use this reason to arrest Zhou Tieyi, the leader of the Mohist school, or the head of the Gongshu family for talking nonsense about saints, but you can arrest a few storytellers without any problem.

"No, wait until I come out."

Zhao Guanshan raised his hand to stop him.

At this time, the eunuch who was in charge of the messenger came out very quickly and said in a flattering manner, "My Lord, why are you standing in the rain?"

When Zhao Guanshan heard the three words "Uncle of the Emperor", he frowned and said in a dissatisfied tone, "Today I am here to see the Empress of Heaven for serious matters. How can you, a eunuch, address me so casually!"

The eunuch didn't know that Zhao Guanshan's mind had changed several times during the journey. He was extremely dissatisfied with the rigid attitude of the uncle of the king. He could only think in his heart that it had been said that the uncle of the king was law-abiding. He had made great contributions to the queen, but now he was only a third-rank official, and was even sidelined by the group of people in the God-Slaying Division. Seeing his ungrateful behavior today, he deserved to be an empty official for the rest of his life!

However, the eunuch nodded repeatedly, "Master Jingwei is teaching that the Queen Mother of Heaven is summoning her in the Pingzhang Palace."

Places like Kunning Palace, except for New Year's Eve when the queen summons foreign ministers and their wives, usually do not allow outsiders in. So even if the empress summons foreign ministers now, most of the time she summons them in Pingzhang Palace.

Zhao Guanshan didn't bother to say a few more words at this time. He followed the eunuch into the room from the north gate, passed through several palaces, and waited outside the palace gate for notification. At the same time, he used his righteous energy to evaporate the water stains on his clothes.

Entering the brightly lit hall, because of the compilation of "Agricultural Code", there are scholars and clerks waiting here all year round. Now Zhou Tieyi has been transferred to the Minister of Buddhist Affairs, and the Central Bank has not been abolished, but no one dared to claim the position of the president, so it has been vacant. What the president of the Central Bank should have done originally, now all the documents are sent to the Pingzhang Palace, edited by the Queen Mother herself, and then sealed with the Pingzhang seal.

This is almost equivalent to transferring the Central Bank Department to the Pingzhang Palace. The reason is that the Central Bank, together with the eight major banks, is dealing with the allocation of funds and grain for farming this spring, and no one is capable of managing the Central Bank. This is a matter concerning the country and the people, and the Emperor of Heaven and Earth will supervise it personally.

As if meeting a foreign minister later today, there was no need to be separated by a pearl curtain, but Zhao Guanshan still saluted meticulously and said, "Your servant pays respects to the Queen Mother and wishes her long-lasting happiness and good health."

The Queen looked at her brother and nodded slightly, "What do you want?"

Zhao Guanshan did not ask his attendants to leave first, but directly said, "Your Highness, I am reporting to the Queen Mother. I am suing the God Punishment Department for abusing their power. The cruel official Shen Tu Yuan blocked the Imperial Academy in the name of the gods, causing the people to live in fear. Even I, a Tianjing Guard, cannot intervene in the Tianjing murder case!"

Although the clerks on the left and right were still doing their own work, they paused for a moment and smiled knowingly at the same time. This uncle of the emperor has only now come to his mother's house to complain. I really don't know what he was thinking before.

(End of this chapter)