Eternal Sword

Chapter 236 Heavenly Book
The General's Mansion.

Chamber of Secrets.

Qin Xi sighed, "The Qingzhou flood, the Xuantian Sect was very generous, not hesitating to flood Qingzhou to create the image of heaven's punishment, but I don't know what means they used."

Murong Daoye said: "It should be that dragon."

"Are there really such strange beasts as dragons in the world?"

Qin Xi asked.

Murong Daoye nodded and said, "There are some strange beasts in various parts of the world that seem to not exist in this world. The dragon in Qingzhou Lake is one of them."

"However, this dragon could only cause mountain torrents decades ago. According to the information I received, Qingzhou has been experiencing torrential rain for several days. This dragon that can control the clouds and rain must be a real dragon!"

"Real dragon?"

Qin Xi felt a little shocked.

Murong Daoye said: "The Jiaolong has no horns and only two feet under its belly. It can only live in large lakes and marshes. Its fighting power is comparable to that of a master, but it cannot overturn rivers and seas or make clouds and rain. But if it survives the thunder calamity, it may become a real dragon."

"What level of cultivation is a true dragon?"

"He should have the strength of a Grandmaster of the Transformation Realm."

Qin Xi frowned slightly.

So it seems that after several decades, Xuantian Sect has become even stronger than before.

Murong Daoye said in a serious tone: "It is extremely difficult to break through to the realm of transformation. But after all, several decades have passed. Among the masters of that time, there should be someone who has reached this realm besides me."

“Perhaps, the cultivation of Xuantian Sect Leader has reached the highest level!”

Qin Xi frowned and said nothing.

In this case, including the real dragon in Qingzhou, Xuantian Sect has at least two great masters who have reached the state of transformation!
In Qian Kingdom, it is no fluke that the Xuantian Sect can override the imperial power.

Qin Xi had a question in his mind, and suddenly asked: "Since Xuantian Sect has such a powerful strength, why did they establish Yuan Qian as the emperor?"

Yuan Qian is the name of the old emperor.

With the influence of Xuantian Sect, even if he declares himself emperor, the obstacles will not be too great.

Murong Daoye said: "Because the late emperor was originally a member of Xuantian Sect."

"what?"

This was somewhat beyond Qin Xi's expectations.

In this case, the fact that Xuantian Sect has such powerful power in Qian Kingdom is also closely related to this old emperor.

Murong Daoye said: "The Yuan family was as powerful as the four major clans back then. The late emperor was not a direct descendant of the Yuan family. He was originally a side branch and was not well-known. He was not originally called this name."

"Until the late emperor obtained a heavenly book!"

"Book of Heaven?"

Qin Xi was puzzled.

Murong Daoye nodded and said, "The origin of Xuantian Sect has always been a mystery, but we can always find some clues. A hundred years ago, several heavenly books were lost in the world and obtained by several people. The late emperor was one of them. Xuantian Sect probably appeared at that time."

"After that, the late emperor rose to prominence in the Yuan clan, and later became the head of the Yuan clan, changing his name to Yuan Qian."

"Hey! Great is Qian Yuan, the source of all things, the ruler of the heavens. His ambition is clear from this!"

Qin Xi asked: "Where did the Heavenly Book come from, and how could it be so powerful?"

The Heavenly Book can help Yuan Qian, an unknown person at the bottom of the family, to eventually become the head of the family or even the ruler of a country.

Even the Xuantian Sect was driven by the Heavenly Book.

"I don't know, maybe it's something from outside the domain."

Murong Daoye shook his head.

Outside the territory?

Qin Xi had also heard of the rumors from outside the country, but there was no definite evidence.

Even Murong Daoye's statement was ambiguous.

Qin Xi asked again: "How many heavenly books did Yuan Qian get? Where are the others?"

Murong Daoye said: "The leader of Xuantian Sect and the left and right protectors should have obtained one each. Perhaps someone from the Xuantian Sect in Nanxia also obtained one, but I don't know the details."

……

There was a flood in Qingzhou.

Yuan Qingshan summoned Prime Minister Cui Yuan, the Minister of Agriculture and other officials to urgently raise 200,000 taels of silver for disaster relief. After the death of the previous emperor, he left behind a mess and the treasury was empty.

In addition to the rebellion in Pingzhou, the new policy of light taxes and levies made the people rich. Now, coupled with the flood in Qingzhou, the court's finances are also somewhat stretched.

These two hundred thousand taels of silver were part of what was confiscated from the investigation of the Ghost Mother case, the execution of some officials, and the confiscation of their properties.

Chen Tang knew nothing about these things and did not participate in them.

However, when he occasionally heard some news from outside, he realized that the situation Yuan Qingshan was facing was becoming increasingly difficult.

The heavy rain in Qingzhou still shows no signs of stopping.

The death toll is still increasing.

In just twenty days, the number has reached hundreds of thousands!
This is because the easternmost part of Qingzhou is close to the East China Sea, and a lot of rainwater and floods eventually flow into the East China Sea.

Otherwise, the flood will spread and may even endanger other states, and even Qianzhou where the capital is located!

On this day, the heavy rain in Qingzhou finally stopped.

But the flooding continues.

All the grain that was originally harvested in autumn was submerged by the flood.

Food shortage, disease, refugees... were ravaging the land of Qingzhou, as if what Master Xuantian said had really come true: if a king fails in his duty, he will incur the wrath of heaven and drag the common people into dire straits.

The people of Qingzhou were filled with resentment, and even bandits rose up in Yaozhou, wanting to attack the emperor and appease his wrath.

Ominous things were born in various parts of Qian Country, and chaos ensued.

Chen Tang originally planned to stay in the capital for more than a month, then leave and continue to travel the world.

A month has passed.

However, Chen Tang did not leave immediately.

At this moment, Yuan Qingshan was in the most danger and helpless.

Chen Tang didn't know what he could do, but he felt reluctant to leave now.

This day.

Yuan Qingshan summoned Chen Tang to the palace for an audience.

As soon as he stepped into Ningyun Pavilion and saw Yuan Qingshan, Chen Tang's heart trembled slightly.

After not seeing him for a few days, Yuan Qingshan's hair had turned half white.

He is only in his thirties.

Yuan Qingshan had not rested for an unknown period of time. His eyes were red and he looked extremely haggard and his face was pale. His hands were trembling slightly as he looked at the memorial in his hand.

Even when Chen Tang pushed the door open, he didn't notice.

"Senior brother..."

Chen Tang called out softly.

Yuan Qingshan was stunned for a moment, and then he reacted after a while. He looked up at Chen Tang, forced a smile, and said, "Junior brother, you are here, please sit down."

Chen Tang stepped forward, snatched the memorial from Yuan Qingshan's hand, and said in a deep voice: "Brother, you should take a rest. If you continue like this, you will be ruined!"

"Look at it."

Yuan Qingshan pointed at the memorial and smiled.

There was bitterness and anger in that smile.

When Chen Tang unfolded it, he immediately became filled with rage!

This was a memorial submitted by the Suzaku Division and the Qilin Division, which clearly stated that of the two hundred thousand taels of silver that His Majesty donated for disaster relief, after being exploited at various levels, only ten thousand taels remained in the hands of Qingzhou county officials!

Ten thousand taels are used to help the disaster victims in the entire Qingzhou, ten counties and hundreds of counties!
Like a drop in the bucket.

Not only that, when the ten thousand taels fell into the hands of low-level officials, they were still greedy.

The relief provided to the victims was not food, but bran for livestock.

It's just bran mixed with sand!
I don’t know how many victims ate this bran and eventually died of abdominal bloating!

"How dare they touch these money and food that save lives!"

Chen Tang clenched his fists, filled with murderous intent. He just wanted to pick up a long knife and kill all those corrupt officials!

(End of this chapter)