Chongming Xianzong

Chapter 302: The conflict between the natives and the Hakkas
The spacious and luxurious bed, which was more than two meters in radius, was engraved with various spiritual patterns that emitted a faint fluorescence. The four prohibitions of "Enlightenment of the Mind", "Seeking Truth", "Leisure" and "Poetic Dream" were all lit up, but still creaked.

After entering the realm of "The True Explanation of the Ancient Original Body of Beiye Palace", Sect Leader Kang was like a ferocious beast. Even the magic weapon embroidered bed could not withstand this huge force.

Even the step-bed was difficult to carry, but Fei Shuhe managed to endure it.

"I should have chosen the one next to it that has the 'Sangbao' restriction on it." Fei Shuhe's mind was blank just now, and suddenly this thought flashed through his mind.

After a long time, the warm and elegant boudoir finally became quiet.
Fei Shuhe panted heavily, stretched out a pair of jade-white arms to hug the bear's back tightly, and his charming eyes were full of spring, which was much more attractive than the silk thread at the corner of his mouth.
The noble lady still had a trace of pride on her face, and said in a low voice, "I thought you were nothing special, didn't you just learn these few skills from that worthless person?!

Kang Dabao did not refute, but shouted in annoyance: "Ah, I'm hungry, let me take a rest first!
The former's mouth corners slightly raised, self-satisfied
Master Kang moved away from the delicate body with skin as smooth as mutton fat, but Fei Shuhe did not move first. He lay on the bed for a long time before he gathered enough strength. When he looked at Kang Dabao with an innocent look on his face, he became angry, glared at him with his beautiful eyes, and let out a soft snort.

She looked like she had just come out of a hot spring, with tiny water droplets all over her body. Master Kang wanted to come over to help wipe it off, but was pushed away in an unpleasant manner.

After entering the hot spring beside the cave, Fei Shuhe spent a long time cleaning up the marks on his body. Then he changed his bed, slid into the quilt, and lay down to rest.

She closed her eyes and remembered that her body was covered with red marks, but Kang Dabao's skin was completely unharmed.

Thinking of the rough hands just now, she raised her eyebrows and said coquettishly, "It's like you haven't had a full meal."

Kang Dabao saw his wife's shame and anger, but he was not annoyed at all. Instead, he said jokingly, "It takes a thousand days to raise an army, but only a moment to use it!"

"Shameless!" Ever since the window paper was pierced along with something else, Fei Shuhe could clearly feel that Master Kang had become much more shameless. At least that was the case when the two of them were lying on the couch.

"I haven't even had time to use the Dual Cultivation Method yet!" The young lady was a little annoyed. That was a secret method of joy that she had obtained from the Benying Temple on the Snow Mountain Road. Many noble ladies in the Fei family had studied it. Not only could it purify spiritual power during the process, it could also make both parties happier.

Nanny Sun had warned me many times beforehand, but I still forgot.

"It's all your fault!" Fei Shuhe felt a little embarrassed and annoyed. If some people hadn't gotten straight to the point at the beginning, how could it have come to this? !
Kang Dabao, who didn't understand what was going on, smiled and took the slap from his wife on the chest, and said softly, "It's my fault, my fault. Madam, just take a good rest!"

"What about you?! Who are you looking for again?!" Fei Shuhe looked unhappy and suddenly sat up from the couch. Her red collar slipped off, revealing her fragrant shoulders, pink neck, and a large area of ​​snow-white skin, which was extremely beautiful.

"I'm not going anywhere. I'm just going to rest with my wife."

Fei Shuhe could not see the movements of the foundation-building cultivator clearly. Before she could even scream in surprise, she suddenly felt a burly man lying beside her.

"So this is what it means to sleep in the same bed." The young woman's heart gradually changed. She rested her soft hand lightly on the thick palm, feeling a sense of security after a long absence. Soon after, she was so tired that she fell into a deep sleep.

Sect Leader Kang then closed his eyes, but his heart was not filled with joy as he had just shown. Instead, he began to plot at this moment of affection:

"From now on, there is no way out. As for the Yue family, the road ahead is cut off. We need to give birth to a legitimate immortal seedling as soon as possible to appease the Fei family, and then seek help to make the sect prosperous. As for the New Cloud Alliance, the relationship between my family and Commander Tie should also be sorted out."

————Two months later, Xuanwei City and Yunjiao Prefecture

"In the past two years, County Magistrate Kang has done a very good job in Ping and Jin counties. In a short period of time, he has made sure that there is no bad repair in the counties, no abandoned people in the wild, sufficient granaries, and complete tax collection. He is truly rare and a capable person." The state governor Zhu Tong closed the performance evaluation books of officials from the 13 counties in the state and praised them.

As a new official who was labeled "strict" by his colleagues, Zhu Tong rarely made a word of praise for the head of Kang University.

"Order the Ministry of Revenue to send someone to make a separate salary for him, and make up for the half salary that was not paid in the past due to the difficulties in the country and Kang Dabao, and pay the full salary in the future as an encouragement."

Although Zhu Tong spoke generously, in reality, Sect Leader Kang had only been an official for a few years, and it would only cost him a few spirit stones to make up for his annual salary. He even spent less than some masters in the state court who spent in brothels every year.

However, we should not judge things by appearances. This amount of spirit stones is not much, but they belong to the great leader Du Kang alone, so these spirit stones are more than just spirit stones.

The Hucao official stepped forward and agreed. It was natural for them to do such a beneficial and cost-free task.

Kang Dabao was praised and rewarded by Zhu Tong during the court meeting, which made Fei Sima, who was present, feel proud. After all, as Kuang Liuting gradually gained power in recent years, many young talents came from all over the country to join him.

But no one could get such high praise from Zhu Tong, which was enough to reflect Fenan's ability to judge people.

But Tie Liuyun, who was among the group, had always considered himself the sponsor of Sect Leader Kang. So, hearing the praise from his rival now made it difficult for him to feel happy at all.

Just a month ago, the first-grade Cangcui stone vein in Tanggu County that was promised to Chongming Sect by Gunshilu had already begun to be mined. At that time, Kang Dabao personally went there to preside over the mining, and Ming Hui, the newly promoted foundation-building cultivator of the Ming family, led the Ming family cultivators as the main force to be responsible for the mining.

The head of the Kang family, who never liked to entertain guests, held a banquet on that day because of the mining business, using the Ming family's land.

Not only old cultivators like Ma Wenhan and Shan Sheng, who had not much time left to live, came out to show their support, but even well-known and veteran foundation-building masters like Lang Yi and the Four Friends of Hanshan also came to congratulate.

Their momentum is not much different from that of their Tie family.

This is something that should be feared by the Tie family, which has already become the dominant family.

As a result, Tanggu County, which was about to be run by the Tie family as an ironclad entity, had been blatantly hit by a thick nail planted in it by the guests from the capital, which made Tie Liuyun feel like a thorn in his throat and very uncomfortable.

So when Tie Liuyun heard the name of Kang Dazhang today, a sinister look flashed across his eyes: "You bastard, if the chain is loose, you will bite people." Tanggu County has long been regarded as the private property of the Tie family. Even if Kuang Liuting wanted to take it back, he would be resentful, not to mention Kang Dabao, whom he has always looked down upon? !

Not only Kang Dabao and Chongming Sect are now hated by Tie Liuyun, but even forces like the Ming family and the Kuai family, which are relatively close to Chongming Sect, Tie Liuyun is also ready to find an opportunity to clean them out.

But Kang Dabao is still in his heart, so Tie Liuyun can't do anything.

"Mining is a tough job. If you are willing to do it, then do it. I will reap the fruits of your labor!"

After Zhu Tong started talking, he seemed to be unable to stop and praised Kang Dabao for his management of Ping and Jin counties. Sima Fei was reluctant to speak in order to avoid suspicion, and Tie Liuyun, the original sponsor, even parted ways with him. In the end, Gun Shilu and Qin Sufu spoke one after another, and finally the words of Governor Zhu were not put on the spot.

If the conflict between the natives and the Hakkas in the provincial court was only in its infancy or in its infancy in the past, then ever since Yue gave birth to the eldest daughter for the Earl of Nan'an a few years ago, the conflict between the two sides was almost exposed.

After all, if a woman from a small family in a border state were to be allowed to secure the position of the principal wife of a marquis, it would be a severe blow to the reputation of the big families in the capital, headed by the Fei family.

Therefore, only at court meetings like today's, which are held every quarter, can the two sides temporarily maintain superficial harmony.

Tie Xishui, who was at the end of the list, got a look from his uncle and stepped out and said calmly, "Well, Governor Zhu, the most important thing today is to find the Great Sun Stone as soon as possible to help Master to form the elixir. I will do my best to help. From my humble point of view, some unimportant matters should be discussed after we come down."

"Oh, you ignorant youngster, how dare you come out and interfere in the court discussions? I think you don't need to come anymore, just look after the warehouse for my lord." Just as the words fell, Meng Xuan, who was almost exiled back to Liangxi by Kuang Liuting, snorted coldly and shouted at the person coming out.

Tie Xishui grasped the key point and asked, "Then please tell me, the criminal department official, I don't know, but for us officials, what else is more important than the matter of the Lord's elixir formation?"

"You..." Meng Xuan had little contact with Tie Xishui, so he didn't know that the latter, with his rough appearance of bald head and messy beard, was also a man with clever words and good argument.

"Well, we are all ministers in the same palace, so don't fight for pride." Zhu Tong smiled and stopped the two of them, then said, "What the Treasury Secretary said is right. For us ministers, there is nothing more important than finding the elixir for Lord Bo."

"Hypocrite!" Tie Liuyun was not grateful in his heart. This court meeting was chaired by Zhu Tong. He hoped that there would be a fight at this moment so that the fight would get bigger and the news would get to Kuang Liuting. This would make Zhu Tong look incompetent and lose face.

The Hucao Yuan was a rare bureaucrat who wanted to do his job well. He ignored the confrontation in the classroom, took over Zhu Tong's words, and said slowly:
"These days, we have purchased some at auctions in nearby states. This Great Sun Raw Stone is used by many genuine Jindan upper cultivators. It is a genuine third-grade middle-grade spiritual material.

It is not easy for us to buy it. Not only is the premium high, but the total amount is not much, and it is far from meeting the requirements of the Lord. At this efficiency, we will need at least another ten years to accomplish it. "

The hall was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop, and everyone knew that what the Household Official said was quite optimistic.

This is because the amount of scarce spiritual materials such as the Great Sun Raw Stone circulating in the market is not constant. The Household Official wanted to rely on slow work and accumulate enough to make a big deal. But if he really acted in that way, the price of the Great Sun Raw Stone would only become more and more expensive and more and more difficult to buy.

Let alone ten years, even if it took forever, it might be difficult to collect all the items. Besides, judging from the eager look of my Lord, it doesn't look like he can wait ten years.

"It would be great if Wanbao Commercial Bank could open in time. As local landlords, we can ask them to spend some effort to purchase important spiritual materials for us. It would be much more convenient."

Sima Gunjia sighed, but Tie Liuyun seized the opportunity to rebuke him: "It's useless to sigh. Zhaixing Tower has suppressed Wanbao Commercial Bank's proposal. How can we twist our arms against their thighs? Sima, you should think about how to do something serious."

"Oh, Tie Chenshi has done a good job. The Demon Correction Division is so large, with hundreds of Taoist soldiers and experts, but they are just sitting there doing nothing and have not achieved any results.

Open your eyes and see that Yunjiaozhou is still a place where demons are rampant, and the affairs of Qingping have fallen on the head of a small county magistrate with no foundation or troops. "

"Shut up!" Sima Fei shouted softly. The curse from Sima Gunjia was so harsh that Fei Nan'ao felt a little uncomfortable after hearing it. Even Governor Zhu, who always had a warm smile on his face, had a hint of embarrassment.

Tie Liuyun was embarrassed to be stabbed by the fake Sima. Just as he was about to speak back, he heard a strong voice from outside the hall: "Which county magistrate has defeated my deputy commander?!"

"Greetings, sir."

"Hmm," Kuang Liuting stopped the kowtows again, without any lingering feelings. The previous question was no longer relevant, and he asked, "What are you doing?"

"My Lord, I am currently collecting the materials needed to make the elixir. We have made some progress on most of the other parts, but we have not found any clues on the Great Sun Stone, despite all the effort."

"Big Sun Stone?" Kuang Liuting did not seem moved, and then took out a Big Sun Stone the size of a human head: "I don't need it?!"

"This, this is..." Many people exclaimed immediately. This is much more than the total amount they had collected with great difficulty.

"Before coming here, I went to Yezhou and helped the Yang family's direct descendant train the illegitimate Jindan of his family." Kuang Liuting said in a light tone. Seeing that his men looked suspicious, he explained:

"I almost used the Thunder Swallow Technique to kill the Yang family's illegitimate golden elixir. What a pity! If the head of the Yang family could afford the price, I might even be able to take out the illegitimate golden elixir and sell it to him."

"The son of a rich family should not stay in the hall. You should be careful when you go out alone." Someone immediately advised him, but Kuang Liuting didn't care and asked, "Tell me, which county magistrate has made great contributions to pacifying the area?"

"According to public opinion in the court, among the thirteen counties, Kang Dabao, the master of Pingrong County, is the most diligent. He received an imperial edict from the Sima Mansion and made great contributions to pacifying the local area." Zhu Tong replied respectfully.

"Why is it that guy again?" Kuang Liuting was indeed somewhat fond of Kang Dabao, so he did not disbelieve him, and whispered: "Since the most important Big Sun Stone has been obtained, I will go to Pingrong County to see what kind of paradise Kang Dabao has created."

(End of this chapter)