The Taoist ancestor is Cthulhu

This time Lu Qi took Zheng Zetian all the way to Changsi City, the capital of Li Kingdom.

Changsi City is still the same Changsi City, with many deep palaces and a gloomy atmosphere. Although millions of people have moved away, the capital of a country will never lack the fuel wood that hopes to get ahead, and they will voluntarily add to this melting pot. As the war in the north drove more and more people out of the Central Plains, the well-dressed nobles who traveled south from the Central Plains also arrived in Liguo.

In this world, not everyone will ever be willing to embrace change and evolution.

Although there are a few enlightened talents born into wealthy families, they are willing to go south to see what Lou Guan City looks like and the roads of Moshan. But in most cases, when those distinguished officials and noble sons arrived at Changsicheng and saw the appearance of the old royal territory, they also came to Changsicheng, the imperial capital of Changsicheng, and mourned the appearance of Sanyuan and their hometown. It’s hard to leave, unwilling to take another step south.

Xuanmen only came to study with a few people, but these old members of the Immortal Palace moved south, but they came one family after another. Thousands of people landed on a flying island. Countless cars, boats, cattle and horses followed all the way, and many family members blocked the way in the northern borderlands and refused to let them go.

Although the Immortal Palace is now destroyed, the system that has existed for thousands of years is still deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. It is said that everyone is a high official, and every family is a guard. In real terms, my family is still the ancestor of your family. The bureaucrats and gentry were also disgraced. They only dare to bully the common people. How dare they offend these self-armed Central Plains clans?

Fortunately, the leader of Louguan Taoist Temple also held the title of Duke of the Imperial Court, former general, and Lizhou Mu, so he could barely suppress these foreign clansmen. But it was just a shock.

After all, people moved here to find a way to survive, not to rebel. If you leave the country and accept the common people and refugees, you can't just drive away the nobles when they come.

Therefore, Mozhushan's countermeasure is simple, just move here. However, the official titles and edicts of Sanyuan in the old Immortal Palace are useless. There are not so many land and official titles for you in Liguo, so if you come in, you will be in Liguo. All official titles are counted as white bodies.

Of course, these people from the Old Immortal Palace cannot accept the change from the official body to the white body, but they also know that they cannot easily integrate into the sect organization of Mozhu Mountain, but this restriction is not a problem for the sect.

In order to obtain some privileges and preserve the family, some people went to Mozhu Mountain to study, some married into local cultivation families, and some settled for the next best thing and chose to join the Liguo court.

Because Li Guo's system has always been there, when Lou Guandao was short of manpower and weak, it was through cooperation with the imperial court that he could secure his position as the leader of the Sanxian and gather the first pot of gold of the sect. Although Mozhu Mountain is now growing, it is still unrealistic to kick out the Liguo imperial court and manage tens of millions of people. Therefore, the protagonist also acquiesced in the officialdom of the family, and also chose some big families to cooperate and appointed subordinates of the former general, also in order to win over the population and resources of the north.

So in recent years, a large number of people from the north came to participate in the imperial examinations of Li State, or were recommended to join the world based on their connections. Even if these people did not practice, they were still nobles who inherited the classics. Their level of writing, writing, poetry and poetry was higher than that of those in the mountains of Li State. The country bumpkin is so strong that I don't know where he is. It's easy to pass the imperial examination. It doesn't matter if he doesn't pass the exam. It doesn't matter, just send a servant to guard under the exam. It's the same with a poor scholar who passes the exam and captures him and marries him a daughter.

As the northern nobles moved south one after another, the worst offenders were the noble landowners in Liguo. Most of these people themselves were country bumpkins who made their fortune by suppressing the Black Lotus Sect. Now that the armor masters in Mozhu Mountain are growing stronger, they It was of no use anymore. It had been bankrupted by the eunuchs a few years ago, and now it was facing competition from northerners. The pressure in the workplace was cruel.

So the Forbidden Army rebelled a few days ago.

During the court meeting at the Zichen Palace, General Jinwu reported that nectar fell from the pomegranate trees at night in the Jinwuzhan courtyard of the imperial guard's left army camp. It was an auspicious sign from heaven, and it was close to the palace. The king should go and see it in person. So the king got up and He went to Hanyuan Hall and ordered Qiu Liang, the commander of the left and right guards, and other eunuchs to lead the eunuchs to inspect the auspiciousness.

When Qiu Liang and others arrived at Jinwuzhanyuan, they ambush and attack. Dozens of Jinwu guards, officials from Jingzhao Prefecture, and about 500 people from Yushitai came to the palace to attack. The eunuchs retreated to Hanyuan Palace, and dozens of people were killed or injured. However, Qiu Liang had many skilled men, and he used the monarch's weak opinion as a barrier. Finally, he retreated into the Xuanzheng Gate and closed the palace gate. The incident was defeated. The courtiers were frightened and dispersed. The eunuch dispatched 500 forbidden soldiers to enter the cabinet with swords and killed 600 to 700 people. , and locked the palace gates, and then stopped searching and killing thousands of people.

Lu Qi took Zheng Zetian to a yard with pomegranate trees. The nearby garrison had been cleared, and there were soldiers with armor and bows guarding them from a distance. However, Lu Qi's status was very high, and no one dared to stop him even after he entered the palace even though he showed off his jade ribbon fish suit.

Qian Jiaoxi died here at that time. I recognized him, and I didn't want his body to be used by malicious people to spread rumors about civil strife in Mozhu Mountain, so I hid it. Now I can't tell clearly.

Zheng Zetian looked at the pomegranate tree and asked, Where is the nectar?

Lu Qi laughed and said, Where did the nectar come from? I just found a reason to do it. Hehe, it was quite dangerous at the time. If I had been a step later, all those eunuchs would have died.

Zheng Zetian looked at the bloodstains nearby. The yard had been flattened, there were scars on the walls, and there were pieces of meat that couldn't be dug out. There was an infighting between the north and the south of Mozhu Mountain. It was said that they didn't like each other, and now they were from the same sect. The junior brothers were fighting in the palace. It seemed that the fight was a bit fierce.

Why did Qian Jiaoxi assassinate the eunuch?

What other reason is needed to kill eunuchs? Eunuchs just deserve to die.

Lu Qi chuckled and walked around the ruins of the palace that had not yet been cleaned.

But I don't think Qian is so hot-headed that he came to assassinate the eunuch in the palace. This is probably an action planned by their southern faction. After all, the court has been unable to make ends meet recently and really wants to carry out tax reform, and the eunuchs also want to imitate it. Follow the example of Mo Zhushan and set up a bank to issue treasure notes, or at least buy more bonds from Mo Zhushan in the name of the court. The southern consortium is probably not very willing to give up the distribution of financial rights.

The imperial court...

Zheng Zetian took out the company's jade pendant and first checked the situation of the local Liguo court and clan. I found that the giant was really amazing. He actually appointed three nephews of the king to run the country on his behalf in Li country. How come this king belongs to your family?

As for the leader of the Li Kingdom whom Juzi favored, he had already been replaced.

King Jing, who initially succeeded to the throne based on his age, was an irregular fool. In fact, this guy didn't engage in any tyranny. In other words, he didn't even bother to go to court, let alone seize power with Mo Zhushan, so he had to act honestly. Puppet, play with yourself.

But the problem with this guy is that he likes to play too much. Every day during the day, he holds a grand sports event in the palace, including polo, wrestling, fighting, acrobatics, and both the imperial army and the palace people participate. In the middle of the night, he has to 'hunt wild foxes', which is to let the concubine They stripped naked, put on fur wigs, and pretended to be prey. He took paper arrows wrapped in musk to hunt. He used this romantic scented arrow to shoot the prey of the palace concubines. Then, looking for the smell, he chased it all the way to the palace and enjoyed it. Hunting prey.

Such carnival and enjoyment every day can last until midnight. Such unscrupulous drinking and entertainment, with no control, even with the elixir, he couldn't hold it back, and he really killed himself by force, and within a few years, he suddenly fell ill and died for no apparent reason.

Since King Jing died too early and left no adult heirs, the second King Jiang was chosen in order to succeed him, who is now the leader of Li Kingdom.

The ruler of the country was much better. He was frugal, elegant, and well-read. After he succeeded to the throne, he worked hard to seek governance, abolished the palace maids, released five eagles and dogs, and eliminated redundant personnel. In recent years, he cooperated with Mo Zhushan to stabilize the country. . This may be because after he succeeded to the throne, he saw that Sanyuan was destroyed by the divine religion, the world was in chaos, and the scenery of Li country was unique, and he gradually developed the idea of ​​taking a step further and restoring the immortal palace.

In short, when the leader of the country was in office, Liguo was generally very cooperative with Mozhushan's actions. Over the past few years, the outside world has been a mess, but Liguo has been able to maintain general stability. The leader of the country did not mess up and asked questions diligently. In politics, he also deserves some credit.

Of course, no one in this world is willing to be a puppet forever.

The company's intelligence network also gathered that the ruler is diligent and trying to take advantage of the current chaotic situation to gather his own power. For example, he actively wooed the nobles from the north who moved south, appointed and removed northerners as officials, and cultivated his own cronies. This squeezed the space of the old local noble groups, which to some extent may have been the direct cause of the mutiny.

However, the eunuchs could not give up. Since the mutiny a few days ago, Eunuch Qiu and his party were almost killed, so they began to suspect the emperor's intention of asking their eunuchs to inspect Xiangrui first, and even more suspicious of the rebels who did not dare to hurt the emperor Chengyu. reason. I have lost my trust in the king.

Although we can't explicitly say regicide, the leader of the country has been in the position for a long time and has become unruly, so it might as well be replaced by another one. After all, the prince has kissed three of the king's nephews.

So soon there was news that the king was frightened by the sword, became depressed and sick, and could not get out of bed.

Now the king of the country lives deep in Liqiu Palace, and all internal and external affairs are handled by Eunuch Qiu. Moreover, the latter has also deposed the crown prince of the East Palace, and has appointed King Ying Li Han, whom the great prince had favored, as the prince's younger brother. He will accompany him to meet with officials and handle military and state affairs, as if he wants to support Li Qiu Palace to change its owner. It seemed that the king had nothing to do, and no one among the ministers dared to object.

Senior Brother Lu, do you think that this assassination of Qiu Liang was planned by the Southern Faction?

Zheng Zetian shook his head,

I don't think it's very likely. In the name of auspiciousness, a hasty assassination was launched. Dozens of eunuchs couldn't be killed. Hundreds of forbidden troops arrived and were put down. Such an inexplicable attack was to assassinate the great eunuch who was in charge of the forbidden troops in the inner palace. , it’s too childish.

If we must say that someone is planning it, the current king has been in office for ten years. He has been diligent in governing and has made no major mistakes. His prestige is growing and he is quite popular among the people. Moreover, he already has the crown prince of the East Palace. If he continues to leave the country, he will be in his lineage. According to inheritance, Mozhu Mountain will not cause too many troubles.

But now that there is such a commotion, the one who benefits the most from the whole thing is actually Prince Ying.

Prince Ying. Lu Qi nodded, noncommittal, He has lent me a lot of money recently.

So senior brother doesn't object to his succession, right?

Zheng Zetian looked at the intelligence collected by the company, and he actually said this with the answers.

This King Ying is not an ordinary person. His intelligence company has collected the most among the three nephews of the prince.

First of all, this man has the highest level of cultivation among the kings of the Li Kingdom. He has already reached the Nascent Soul realm and is diligent in practicing Taoism. He is surrounded by Taoist priest Zhao Guizhen and other 81 people who entered the ban and built golden urns in the three halls. The dojo cannot be considered as an ordinary mortal king.

At the same time, this man liked hunting and feasting since he was a child, but instead of 'hunting wild foxes' like his brothers, he went to the border continent and hunted with the border soldiers. In addition, this person's grandmother is from the Guo family, and his mother is from the Wei family. They are both from powerful and well-known families in Liguo, and his nephew and uncle Fu Zuo are well acquainted in the military. In other words, this guy has a very complicated background, and he has a lot of power and ambition. The vassal king.

However, the king of the country has been watched before and after these years, but the vassal king can freely enter and leave Wangjing. On the pretext of helping Mozhu Mountain to resist the divine sect and Xuanmen, he secretly recruits and deploys his own forces in Bianzhou. It can be seen that, Not only those nobles who missed Li Guo's clan, but also the company secretly placed bets around this person, probably planning to use him to stir up the political situation in Li Guo.

Hey, I asked you to come to Dao Yi. What are your plans for these princes and grandsons?

Lu Qi calculated and went around in a circle, but found nothing, and was a little frustrated.

Zheng Zetian shook his head and said,

It has been so many days, and there is still no trace of Dao Yi's cause and effect. But since King Ying is secretly planning this matter, and he owes you money, senior brother, why don't we ask him, maybe There will be delivery.”

It's the same truth, but it's not my fault to go see him. Just let him come to see me. Come on, senior brother will take you to drink.

Lu Qi couldn't find any other clues, so he simply took Zheng Zetian and flew out of the forbidden palace to a luxurious mansion in the west of the city.

This was probably the residence of a certain great eunuch. The master came out directly to greet him, just like a grandson worshiping his grandfather. He first kowtowed to Lu Qibangbangbang, and then summoned hundreds of servants from the family to have a banquet.

Lu Qi was not polite, so he took a seat at the head table and gave a few casual instructions. The owner of the house immediately sent out his servants and invited someone to host a banquet in the name of marrying a concubine with eighty rooms.

Zheng Zetian couldn't help but wonder after seeing it, Why are these powerful officials so in awe of senior brother? They almost treat him like a close relative...

Lu Qi laughed and said, My close relatives are nothing. Their close relatives sold them to the palace as eunuch slaves. I saved their lives more than once and brought them to make a fortune together. You can tell me which one is closer to me.

The old eunuch also licked his face and said with a smile, Master Lu, why do you have time today to gather all the old guys for a drink?

Lu Qi laughed and said, The railway yard is in my hands. I have to give you bitches a taste. Otherwise, I don't know how you bitches can blame me behind my back.

Hahaha, how can you dare? Money is a trivial matter. It would be great if Mr. Lu still remembers us old slaves.

Sure enough, Lu Qi had the face, and soon the eunuchs from the inner palace came to the party one after another, as well as some dignitaries and godsons who were attached to the eunuchs, the so-called leaders of the eunuchs. UU Reading www.uukanshu.net He also heard the news and came to the banquet. Naturally, King Ying, who needed support most at this time, also came.

But as Lu Qi said, he, the vassal king, is just a puppet. He wants to meet the director of the railway and the benefactor of the great eunuch. He is not qualified yet. He can only follow the rules and give gifts to eat in the outer courtyard. .

Lu Qi gave him a wink, and Zheng Zetian didn't even look at the fruit plate and ate it. He wiped his mouth and peeed out, and went to the outer courtyard for a while. Most of the ministers from the imperial court came to the banquet with their faces licked.

Zheng Zetian hid in the garden and looked at this and that. Then he waved and called a young eunuch who was arranged to serve him wine and asked,

Who then?

Oh, King Ying?

No, it's the white paper fan he's chatting with.

The white paper fan, oh, it's Li Wenrao, the great scholar of Jixian Palace.

Grand Bachelor? What is this?

Him? He has a great background. He is the second son of the former imperial censor Li Hongxian. Because their father and son offended too many political opponents, he is also a stubborn person who does not know how to adapt. He has been promoted to officials many times. In the local He ranked first in meritorious service and was promoted to Yushitai, and then he offended others and was sent away. Therefore, he has done all the things such as minister, minister, Jiedu, imperial envoy, and inspector, and no one can use him. Now he only has the title of bachelor. Yes, he is just the one who drafted the edict.

Zheng Zetian nodded,

Well, I found you, ‘employee of the company’.

Suddenly a hand stretched out and grabbed Zheng Zetian's wrist, breaking his left arm on the spot.

The little eunuch on the side didn't have time to scream, and was hit in the chest by a fist. He was like a bag, spinning and flying into the grass of the courtyard, disappearing.

Zheng Zetian narrowed his eyes, dressed up as a maid, and approached Zheng Yu with a sneer.

I found you, brother.