Gods and Immortals

"Take it, my younger brother is ignorant and has provoked everyone. As the eldest brother, I am here to apologize to you!" Shen Zhi said, handed over the leather bag, and bowed respectfully to the seven of them. bow.

Seeing this posture in vain, a big blush appeared on his face, and he was almost ashamed to accept it.Feng Wuyi snatched the animal skin bag and laughed, "It's still you, big brother, who is sensible, let me count it..."

After finishing speaking, Feng Wuyi ignored the slight twitch on Shen Gui's face, and immediately opened the bag to count.

The moment Feng Wuyi took the bag, the white lotus ring on Mo Xuan's finger suddenly felt a cold tingling, but the tingling was fleeting, and Mo Xuan only frowned, before he had time to check it. Ring, and everything returns to normal.

This made Mo Xuan a little surprised. Although it was only for a moment, it also made Mo Xuan secretly pay attention to the ring. If there is any problem with the ring, he should be mentally prepared.

Mo Xuan came back to his senses and took a look at Shen Gui. What Shen Gui said just now was reasonable. If he were a good old man like Zi Wang, he might just smile and let it go.

But Mo Xuan is naturally not that kind of nice guy, he knows it very well.

If Shen Zhi lost, he lost, and he deliberately wanted to kill people. If he hadn't died, how could he have escaped from the Blackstone Tower?This kind of enmity cannot be made up for by some bets and Shen Gui's apology.

However, in front of Ba Xiang, Mo Xuan didn't want to make things difficult, so he could only take a step back for the time being, and said coldly: "After this incident, we will not mention our relationship with Shen Zhi for the time being. But if he comes to provoke us again .Or think about murdering us, but don't blame me for being rude!"

An imperceptible glint flashed in Shen Gui's eyes, with a persistent smile on his face, he nodded and said: "I will discipline him strictly when I go back, please rest assured!"

"By the way, what about the exercises in the bet?" Feng Wuyi suddenly raised his head and asked.

Shen Gui suddenly took out a piece of tortoise shell from his bosom, holding seven animal skin cloth strips in his hand, he laughed and said, "Forget it, look at my memory."

"This exercise is called the Kutan Toad Jue. It is an authentic middle-grade exercise, and it has been checked by Teacher Baxiang."

Ba Xiang curled his lips, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say much, and said slowly: "That's right, it's a book of middle-grade exercises. At this point, all the bets are left to you."

"Teacher Ba Xiang, don't worry, I still have some compensation..." Shen Gui said, and handed the seven animal skin cloth strips to the seven people one by one.With a smile all over his face, he said, "One month later, the second and third graders will hold the pet beast competition. This is an invitation I managed to get for the seven of you. I also invite the seven of you to come here to express my respect for you." Sorry!"

Ba Xiang raised his eyebrows, and said in surprise, "This pet beast competition is a grand event in the academy, and first-year students are generally not qualified to participate. Since Shen Gui got the invitation for you, why don't you go and have a look? Experience. At that time, many students who have graduated from the academy will come back to participate, and it will be very lively."

"Pet Beast Martial Arts?!" Jiang Huayang let out a low cry, and hurriedly grabbed the animal skin cloth to take a look.

Sure enough, the branded tiger claw on the animal skin represented the qualification to participate in the Pet Beast Martial Arts!

Not only Jiang Huayang, but even Ziwang had heard of the name of this pet beast martial arts meeting. He took a look at the animal skin of an invitation, "This is the legendary pet beast martial arts meeting? It is too famous in Chaoge ..."

Feng Wuyi came from Guifang in the Western Regions, Shi Hao and Zhuan Yiyu didn't live in the Central Plains, so they didn't know much about this pet beast competition. The three of them looked at Ziwang and Jiang Huayang suspiciously, and didn't know that they were excited what.

Of course, Mo Xuan knew very well about the Pet Beast Martial Arts Association of this famous school, but now is not the time to go into details, Yanzhu Dabu may announce their recruitment at any time, so it is better to deal with the gambling war as soon as possible.

"Teacher Ba Xiang, since Senior Shen Gui has assumed these responsibilities, the bet has been handed over to us, and this matter is over." Mo Xuan glanced at Shen Zhi lightly, and said to Ba Xiang.

Ba Xiang nodded, "Okay, Feng Wuyi, how is Haibei counting?"

Feng Wuyi held the bag, frowning, "Seven hundred pieces, how could I finish counting them so quickly..."

"When Shen Gui came to look for me, it was their father, Master Shen Gongtu of Jin'ao City, who brought Haibei." Ba Xiang said: "A dignified merchant guard should not do anything about the bet on reputation. , you can accept it at ease."

"Mr. Shen?"

Mo Xuan was taken aback, and thought to himself, "Why is this name so familiar?"

Feng Wuyi nodded, and tied up the bag containing the seashells, "Since Mr. Ba Xiang said it's okay, then forget it."

Shen Gui chuckled, "Don't worry, everyone, my father is upright and upright, he will do what he says, and these [-] seashells will definitely not miss you."

Feng Wuyi heard Shen Gui's assurance, smiled coldly, and said nothing.

"Besides, please keep the invitation card for the Beast Martial Arts Competition carefully." Shen Gui seemed to have not seen Feng Wuyi's cold face, but still had a smile on his face. Above the formal seats, the formal seats are not the treatment that ordinary people can enjoy."

Seeing that Shen Gui wanted to say something more, Ba Xiang waved his hand and interrupted him: "Okay, they are also from famous noble families, so they don't know about these things. Now Yanzhu Dabu is in class, you leave with me .”

Shen Gui's face darkened slightly, then he nodded and smiled at the seven people, then followed Ba Xiang and left the holy temple.

In the same way, Shen Zhi didn't say a word, turned around and got into the crowd, as if he didn't want to say anything more to the seven people.

Feng Wuyi held the bag of sea shells, with a wicked smile on his face, "Hey, I didn't expect that, Shen Zhi's father was decisive and quick, and he gave the jade shells of [-] yuan."

"Mr. Shen?" Jiang Huayang thought for a moment, frowning slightly, "The city guard is in charge of the taxation power of a city, and if he can take out [-] jade shells at will, I'm afraid that Jin Aocheng's common people will also suffer? Is it too much..."

"I'm talking about Princess Jiang, if Mr. Shen is a corrupt official who collects money and exploits, then he won't send us [-] jade shells." Feng Wuyi sneered, "If Mr. Shen is an upright official, I'm afraid that Shen Zhi will be killed. Even if he's fired, he won't be able to take out the [-] jade shells."

"What's more, he gave it so decisively and quickly, you don't need to think about it to know the result." Feng Wuyi picked up the bag and walked back, "If you have the heart, go back and ask Queen Jiang to check the words of Wang Shangjin, but such things as exploiting the people, This is the case with the Great Merchants, the vassal states, and the Fang states, even those tribes on the border, do you want to replace the nobles and replace them with civilians to guard the city?"

After hearing Feng Wuyi's words, Mo Xuan secretly nodded in admiration.

Feng Wuyi deserves to be the prince of Guifang, and he sees these things clearly, but Jiang Huayang cares too much about the majesty and reputation of the royal court, and worries a little too much, "Princess Jiang, if you want to abolish a nobleman, you must first have evidence It proves that he exploited too much and may cause a civil uprising, so the royal court can only pay attention to it."

"Secondly, we have to worry about the reaction of other nobles after the abolition of Shen Gongtu, because this family is not the only one who exploits the common people. If many nobles rebel, the danger is even greater than that of the common people." Mo Xuan looked at it seriously. Looking at Jiang Huayang, "You must know that there are so many slaves who can fight in the hands of so many nobles, and how many private troops there are, all of which are threats to the royal court."

"Did the princess forget how hard it was for Pangeng, the king of Shang, to fight against the rebellious nobles in order to move his capital to Yin?"

Jiang Huayang looked terrified, shook his head slightly, and dismissed the idea of ​​investigating Mr. Shen, "You two are right, but I think it's too simple..."

Ziwang looked at Feng Wuyi and Mo Xuan in admiration, "You two are the princes of the Hou Kingdom after all, you really know a lot about these things."

"Hey? Back then, how did Pangeng, the king of Shang, move his capital to Yin? We ordinary people don't often hear such things..." Zi Wang asked curiously, Shi Hao and Zhuan Yi Yu also looked curious.

Jiang Huayang sighed slightly, "The interior of the royal family is actually not as peaceful as the outside world sees. There are often civil strife for the throne."

"When the throne was passed down to the No. 20th generation, some people coveted the throne of the ancestor Pan Geng, so they attracted a group of nobles with private slaves to challenge Pan Geng, and they were finally suppressed." Jiang Huayang explained lightly: "In order to calm the chaos , relocation is the best way.”

"The nobles have left the land they have been operating for many years, so naturally they will not be able to make trouble. This method is very beneficial to the consolidation of the king's power."

The descendants of Mo Xuan have studied the history of the Shang Dynasty in university. In the entire Chinese mainland, only the Shang Dynasty relied on moving the capital to quell the civil strife. Most of the other dynasties had to move their capitals when the enemy came to their doorstep.

"Would the nobles be happy to just move the capital like this?" Zi Wang doubted.

"Naturally not." Jiang Huayang said: "But the ancestor Pan Geng was supported by the Temple of the Witch God, so in the end the nobles compromised and moved the capital. Therefore, none of these nobles are easy to interfere..."

"Hey, don't say it so directly, Mo Xuan and I are nobles after all..." Feng Wuyi curled his lips.

Jiang Huayang rolled his eyes at him, sighed, and stopped talking about it.

Because of Jiang Huayang's distress, Mo Xuan secretly sighed in his heart, "If I don't want to fight against the immortals in the upper realm, I need to work hard to cultivate, and this rebirth is a great opportunity."

"In the era of the Shang Dynasty, there were not many powerful civilizations in the world. If I had time to use what I saw and learned in later generations to strengthen the strength of the great merchants, it would not be a problem to dominate the world..."

(To be continued..)