Eternal Sword

Chapter 237 Eternity
Yuan Qingshan said: "I have ordered the Qilin Division to take action and behead all the officials who embezzled the relief funds! From top to bottom, no one will be spared! Including the Minister of the Sinong Temple!"

One of the Nine Ministers was killed!
This thunderous means of a purge will surely be able to intimidate all officials in a short period of time.

But this is far from enough to completely change the atmosphere in officialdom.

No matter how many people you kill, you can't do it.

Chen Tang looked at the mountain of memorials on Yuan Qingshan's desk.

He took it and opened it, which showed that the bandits in Yaozhou were gathering to rebel.

Yaozhou is the area under the jurisdiction of the Yuwen clan.

Behind this, if it weren't for the secret support of the Yuwen family, these bandits would never have been able to cause such a big commotion.

The Yuwen family is also putting pressure!
Chen Tang opened a few memorials at random, all of which were from officials from various places, reporting ominous things.

Some meteorites fall from the sky with words engraved on them.

Some fish have papers hidden in their bellies, which contain prophecies.

There are also various ballads circulating in various places... directly pointing out that the ruler has lost his moral integrity and has caused the wrath of heaven and the resentment of the people, and has brought about divine punishment!

This kind of method is useless, let alone in this world where martial arts and mysterious arts are prevalent.

Even in previous lives, it was not uncommon.

With the influence of Xuantian Sect in various places, it is easy to create such troubles!

One can imagine the pressure Yuan Qingshan is under at this moment.

“Is this really God’s will?”

Yuan Qingshan looked a little dazed and muttered to himself.

Chen Tang said: "Brother, the flood in Qingzhou cannot be a punishment from heaven!"

When a solar eclipse appeared, Xuantian Sect Leader declared that within a month, divine punishment would come.

Afterwards, a flood occurred in Qingzhou.

Chen Tang absolutely did not believe in the theory of divine punishment.

This is too much of a coincidence.

What's more, if there is a divine punishment, the first one to be killed should be the Ghost Mother, the Master of Xuantian!
"I also believe it is not a punishment from God."

Yuan Qingshan nodded.

But he knew in his heart that whether it was a punishment from God or not was no longer important.

Because everyone in the world believes that this is a punishment from God.

This account will be counted on him.

"Brother, I'm tired."

Yuan Qingshan sighed deeply.

These days, he has been exhausted and has reached his limit.

However, he always held on, not wanting to show his weakness, and even more so not wanting to make Du and others worry.

Only in front of Chen Tang would he reveal his deep inner fatigue without any scruples.

Chen Tang said: "Brother, come with me and return to Xiping Temple."

Yuan Qingshan was wholeheartedly serving the people, but in the end, he was hated by countless people because of a so-called punishment from heaven.

If that's the case, why bother with them?

The emperor simply quit!
"Can't leave."

Yuan Qingshan smiled bitterly.

What if he hid in Xiping Temple?

As long as the wrath of heaven is not fair and the flood in Qingzhou is not eliminated, countless people will die every day!
How can he feel at ease?
If he left like this, he would no longer be Yuan Qingshan.

Yuan Qingshan didn't seem to want to talk about these things anymore. He suddenly smiled and said, "By the way, I haven't accomplished anything in these days."

"Junior brother, look."

As he spoke, Yuan Qingshan took out a black sheathed long sword from the wall next to him.

The appearance looks exactly the same as Chen Tang's previous long sword.

Yuan Qingshan said: "At that time in Hanliang Palace, your sword was broken, so I summoned hundreds of skilled craftsmen in the palace, melted this sword and Kong Cong's two flying swords, and added a lot of rare minerals. It took nearly a month to forge this peerless sword together!"

"I know a poem written on this knife, which is full of righteousness and murderous intent, so I named this knife - Wan Gu."

Chen Tang took the long knife, grasped the handle, and pulled it out with a little force.

A piece of blade appeared, bringing with it a bone-chilling chill!
On the end of the hilt, the poem was still engraved on it, each word glowing with a hint of red, revealing a bloody and murderous intent!
The knife is a good knife.

However, a sense of uneasiness suddenly arose in Chen Tang’s heart.

"I don't want this knife."

Chen Tang pushed 'Wan Gu' back.

"Why?"

Yuan Qingshan asked.

Chen Tang was silent for a while before he said, "This sword was left to me by my father, but he is dead. Later, Cai Yin, the guard of the Qinglong Division, recast this sword and gave it to me, but he is dead too..."

"So you're worried that I'll die too?"

Yuan Qingshan asked half-jokingly.

Chen Tang didn't answer.

Of course he didn't believe in these metaphysical things, but...

Yuan Qingshan said: "So, you should accept this knife."

Chen Tang frowned.

Yuan Qingshan seemed to have only said half of this.

Before he could figure it out, Yuan Qingshan said, "Take this knife and this token. You can do something for me."

As he spoke, Yuan Qingshan took out a golden token from his arms.

"This is……"

Chen Tang took the token and took a look at it.

One side is engraved with exquisite patterns representing the royal family of Qian State, and on the other side are written four large characters - As if I were here in person!
Yuan Qingshan said in a deep voice: "Junior brother, you should prepare yourself. Find a time in the next few days to quietly leave the capital and go to Qingzhou to help me investigate the flood in Qingzhou."

"With this imperial token, no one in the court can stop you. You can also mobilize people from the Four Symbols Department and the Qilin Department. Of course, you have to be careful of the Xuantian Sect."

Chen Tang nodded, accepted the imperial token and 'Eternal', and said, "I will try to go early and come back early."

"No need to come back."

Yuan Qingshan shook his head and said, "If there is any result, just send the Suzaku Guards to report back."

Chen Tang stared at Yuan Qingshan in a daze, and suddenly understood his intention.

"Brother, do you want to drive me away?"

Chen Tang asked.

Yuan Qingshan must have sensed the crisis in the capital. Since even he could not protect Chen Tang, he gave him the imperial token and asked him to stay away from the capital, leaving this place of trouble.

Yuan Qingshan didn't answer, but his eyes were a little red, and he patted Chen Tang's shoulder heavily.

"Senior brother..."

As soon as Chen Tang opened his mouth, Yuan Qingshan waved his hand and interrupted him, "I originally wanted to keep you by my side to help me."

"But later, I thought carefully that your talent lies in martial arts. Hanging out in the quagmire of the court and engaging in intrigue will only waste your talent."

Chen Tang was silent.

During this period of time, his cultivation was indeed delayed as he was distracted by many trivial matters in the capital.

So far, he has not yet cultivated to the sixth level.

Yuan Qingshan smiled and said, "Do you remember what we talked about before? You said that you would rather hold the Heavenly Sword and solve problems in the way of the martial arts world."

"Perhaps, you are right."

In Chen Tang's mind, the so-called way of the martial arts world is to make great progress in martial arts, practice to the pinnacle, and look down on all other mountains.

Until there is no rival in this world!

There is no intrigue, no conspiracy.

One force can bring down ten.

No matter what your official position is, whether you are the general, the leader of Xuantian, or some bullshit divine punishment, if you dare to provoke me in this way, I will kill you with one blow!

Chen Tang is not good at manipulating power in the court.

He is better at being more direct and just chopping with a knife!
(End of this chapter)