Kunlun one millet

chapter 134

When General Wei succeeded Gao Pinggong, he found that Jianjiaguan's military equipment and military affairs were slack, and there were a lot of fortifications that needed to be rectified and repaired.The soldiers of the various battalions originally stationed here are not only short of places, but also many of them are tired and old. Some of them must be abolished and sent back home.

However, whether it is repairing fortifications or abolishing old soldiers, this is a huge expenditure. Don't look at Jianjiaguan as a southern military town, but when it comes to doing business, there is still a shortage of money, food and military supplies, let alone facing the imminent The approaching Jiuli army.

But at this time, the imperial court asked the neighboring counties and counties of Jianjiaguan to raise money and food to be transported to the front line, but it has not been delivered for a long time.General Wei wrote a letter to the lord of the country for this, and soon got a reply, allowing General Wei to search the corrupt income of local officials in Qingyan County.

As a rule, the imperial court should send people to investigate carefully whether the local officials have committed corruption. There is no reason for the guards of one side to directly check.This approach is tantamount to indulging General Wei in accusing the officials of various places in Qingyan County and wantonly plundering.

And Zhao Mi's action of arresting ominous and punishing evil temples gave General Wei a proper reason to investigate whether the shrines and sacrifices in various places in Qingyan County were stolen by evil spirits, so he could also take the opportunity to detain the officials of various places for oversight crime.

Or go a step further, find out whether there are other private contacts between the local officials and these evil spirits who have stolen the shrine, so that the local officials can fill their pockets by sexually offering sacrifices to ghosts and gods.

The actual situation is just as expected. Officials from all over Qingyan County can hardly withstand careful inspection, because they have long been used to communicating with local ghosts and gods in private.

These things were not ulterior secrets in the past, and the imperial court turned a blind eye to them in the past, more because of the power of the Chongxuan Pavilion.

The local officials in Qingyan County are either the children of the four surnames of Chongxuanguan, or the party members who are closely related to them. They have been operating in the local area for a long time, and their influence is intertwined.

Perhaps the lord of the country understood this, and did not send officials to conduct a thorough investigation, but allowed General Wei to act cheaply.In the end, the proceeds of looting were used to subsidize military supplies on the spot.With the vacant official position in Qingyan County, the ruler of the country can also take the opportunity to arrange for someone he trusts to take up the post, which can be said to serve multiple purposes.

And when it fell on Zhao Mi, he was responsible for searching the shrines and destroying all the ghosts and ghosts who pretended to be righteous gods.

It's a pity that Zhao Mi didn't get much more than the initial labor of three thousand.According to Miao Zhu, who was locked up and taken to prison, the local ghosts and gods in Qingyan County were surprisingly silent for some reason, and they got nothing from calling for spells.

"General Wei just sent someone to spread the word that the shrines in several counties in Qingyan County were demolished by the local people." Jiang Ru came and said.

Zhao Shu rubbed the corners of his brows lightly: "It seems that the local people have also suffered a lot from it, although it would be more thorough to directly set fire to the temple... Anyway, the bricks, tiles and wood materials of the shrine are also obtained by the people's labor, so let them demolish them."

Jiang Ru handed over a booklet: "Here is a batch of spiritual materials that were confiscated recently. I checked them out for you. What do you plan to do with them?"

Jiang Ru followed to Jianjia Pass, Zhao Mi didn't know what to do with her, but considering that the more monks the better, Zhao Mi put her by his side to take care of trivial mundane affairs.

Zhao Mi didn't think much about it, but in the eyes of He Dangguan and others, Jiang Ru was almost Zhao Mi's manager, and even some financial matters were handed over to Jiang Ru.

"I'll check these and send them to Jianjiaguan." Zhao Shu flipped through the books, ticking off from time to time: "Zheng Siyuan is in charge of building the branch of the Jinding Division there, and is in urgent need of spiritual materials."

"I understand, let's make arrangements immediately." Jiang Ru took the booklet and was about to leave when Zhao Mi called to her:
"You...you should know that now that officials from all over Qingyan County are being detained for questioning, the Chongxuan Hall is the first to bear the brunt, so you have nothing to say?"

Jiang Ru looked at Zhao Mi, showing a smile: "Is Mr. Zhao caring about me?"

Zhao Mi sternly said, "I was just wondering if you are trustworthy."

"If Mr. Zhao doesn't trust me, why ask me to assist you?"

Jiang Ru's gaze made Zhao Mi feel a little uncomfortable, he waved his hand and said, "Okay, you go, I will open the altar to practice the law later, and try to find out the whereabouts of these ghosts and spirits."

"There is one more thing I forgot to mention just now." Jiang Ru showed a trace of scrutiny in her expression: "The rogue cultivator next to Chu Mengchun, Lu Wangji, is still settled in the guest house and has not been locked up and imprisoned. What are you going to do? Deal with this person?"

"Lu Wangji?" Zhao Mi scratched his head in embarrassment: "I have tried her cultivation, and to be honest, she is not inferior to me, and ordinary prisons can't be locked up. There is also a lack of well prisons for monks here, so they can be restrained easily. I'm afraid she can't be trapped."

Jiang Ru reminded: "But after all, she was once protected by the Yi'an Chu family. What if she rescues Chu Mengchun?"

"Where is Chu Mengchun now?" Zhao Mi asked.

"In the government prison, there are soldiers guarding day and night."

Zhao Mi had no choice but to say: "Let me try to persuade her again. Lu Wangji is devoted to cultivating immortality and Wuxuan. Apart from Qin and music, he has no mundane affairs to worry about. In the end, Chu Mengchun treats her like a family member guarding the courtyard. I have underestimated this successor of Fengming Valley. Such a master should not be hastily made an enemy, if you can make friends with your heart, it is also a good fortune."

"I heard that when Mr. Zhao was in Xinglong County, he didn't forget to gather singers and dancers for a feast." Jiang Ru slyly said with a smile, "Could it be that he has taken a fancy to this slender female luthier?"

Zhao Mi shook his head: "I don't have such a heart. To be honest, Lu Wangji is in the world of mortals and his heart is outside the square. A person like me who is rolling around in the world and full of filth is not on the same road after all."

Looking at Zhao Mi's leaving back, Jiang Ru stood where she was, in a daze for a long time.

……

The sound of the piano is clanging, stirring a pool of blue waves.

Zhao Mi walked along the embankment of the lake and saw hundreds of koi gathered in front of the water pavilion, lingering and cruising, as if forming a formation.

As the governor of Qingyan County, Chu Mengchun spent a lot of money to build this Bihu Manor, but now it is Zhao Shu's office in Qingyan County.

Unlike Chu Mengchun who was detained in prison, Lu Wangji was not imprisoned, but was ordered to stay in the manor and not allowed to leave.

The restriction on Lu Wang's fuselage was quickly broken by herself, but she did not choose to escape, but played the piano and played music on the waterside pavilion by the lake every day.

Zhao Mi didn't dare to disturb her, but just stood outside the waterside pavilion and listened intently, unknowingly immersed in the mysterious artistic conception, as if everything was silent, even the sound of the piano was in a trance.

"The heart qin is caressed inside, the rhyme penetrates the blue sky, the fetus dances, and the spirit shines." Lingxiao said: "Using the qin to enter the Tao is to seek the harmony of the five internal organs, clear and round nature, and to break through the confusion of the five colors and five tones. "

"You also know the music of the qin?" Zhao Mi was a little surprised. This Lingxiao master seemed to know everything from the art of war to the music of the qin.

"The sound of heaven and earth is also a result of good fortune. You may gain something by making side-steps." Lingxiao replied.

"It's a pity, I don't have this kind of talent, and I can't tell whether it's good or bad." When Zhao Mi sighed inwardly, the sound of the piano in the water pavilion stopped.

"Is there something important for Marquis Zhenming?" Lu Wangji's voice came.

Zhao Mi walked into the waterside pavilion with a dry cough, and responded casually: "It's nothing, I just happened to be passing by here, and I heard the sound of a Taoist friend's piano, so I couldn't help but stop and listen."

"Marquis Zhenming's words are not sincere." Lu Wangji held down the strings of the zither, and the koi in front of him swam away one after another.

"I'm ashamed." Zhao Mi said, "I've been in the court hall of Dongsheng Capital for a while, and my whole body is covered with dust, which made fellow Taoists laugh."

"I don't know what the Marquis Zhenming thinks about my song just now?" Lu Wangji's words didn't mean to be probing, but more like communicating with friends of the same way to confirm.

Zhao Mi didn't pay attention to the Yaoqin in front of Lu Wangji, but raised his eyes to see a pool of blue waves with clear bottom, weeping willows in the distance, and koi wagging their tails as if they were flying in the air, so uncomfortable.

"Fellow Daoist just stroked the string, does the school of fish in the lake seem to form formation after hearing the sound?" Zhao Mi asked.

Lu Wangji hooked lightly, the strings trembled slightly, and the sound was like waves, sweeping across the water, the pond full of koi moved at the sound, and they all turned to Zhao Mi, as if paying homage.

"Fengminggu's disciples use the qin to enter the Tao and the strings as a guide. With this, they instigate energy and form a formation." Lu Wangji narrated as if he had no intention of thinking: "Playing music with strings can cleanse the mind of those who hear it. , forgetting the shape and worrying, can also shake the emotions and destroy the liver and gallbladder. The fish in the water are ignorant, and I use the sound of the zither to give orders, like fishing and hooking a rope, this is not difficult."

Zhao Mi pondered for a long time, then suddenly let out a long sigh, squatted by the pool and stared at the koi and said: "Although these koi are raised here for people to enjoy, they don't have the fun of diving in the river, but at least they can swim in the shade of willows. The leisure and ease under the Taoist friends make them like the ministers of the king, restraining their nature."

After saying this, Zhao Shu snapped his fingers in vain, triggering Shui Sha to break Lu Wangji's technique, and the koi jumped up for joy, swimming around in disorder.

Lu Wangji looked at the pond full of koi, pushing each other, splashing a little bit of water, some of which even landed on her skirt and Yaoqin.

But Lu Wangji sat still as if in a daze, because she was wearing a veiled hat, and Zhao Mi didn't know her expression at the moment, knowing that she might have realized something, so it was not good to disturb her with words.

"Look at her, you can understand something with just a few words." Zhao Mi scolded herself in her heart: "I'm pretending to be smart and talking nonsense, don't mislead her cultivation."

Ling Xiao said: "If you can lead this kind of person who is obsessed with the Tao astray, you have the ability. It's not because your words are so reasonable, but because the time has come for Lu Wangji to see the fish. , just a little chance. Your words happened to break through her confusion, but they are of no use to you."

Zhao Mi said helplessly, "I just want to vent my depression. I feel that even if I leave Dongshengdu, I still can't escape the dirty schemes of the court."

"I see." After a while, Lu Wangji suddenly said, "Thank you, Marquis Zhenming, for your guidance!"

"It's not about advice, it's just a coincidence." Zhao Mi said.

Seeing that Lu Wangji slapped the lower ones, Yaoqin flipped and flew up, she also jumped up, plucked the strings with both hands, the surging energy gathered, and descended into mighty power.

With a bang, the sound of the piano smashed the embankment of the lake and pond, and the power remained undiminished. It directly plowed the ground into a ditch, dug through the courtyard wall, and for a while, bricks, stones and tiles flew randomly.

And outside the courtyard wall, there happened to be a canal in the city.The water of the lake and pool gushes out along the ravines cut by the sound of the piano, and reaches the canal directly.Several koi swim along the water flow through the gully and directly to the wider canal, as if they have come to a new world, very comfortable.

When other people in the manor heard the commotion, they all thought there was a battle and rushed over armed, but Zhao Mi waved them away without saying anything.

After the others left, Lu Wangji slowly landed, her hood and coat fluttering unsteadily, Zhao Mi could sense that her cultivation was at the entry point, and the energy in her body needed to be adjusted right now, so she said:

"Fellow Daoist, go to the quiet room to retreat and cultivate, don't worry about the rest of the business."

Lu Wangji couldn't speak, so he could only follow Zhao Mi's arrangement and come to a quiet room.Zhao Mi directly pasted a prohibition spell on the outside, not only to avoid disturbance from outsiders, but also as a prisoner to avoid doubts.

After dealing with Captain Cao Li who came to inquire, Zhao Shu returned to his courtyard and planned to pack his things. As soon as he entered the house, he saw Liang Tao in the purple robe and jade crown, staring curiously at his iron token of the Spiritual God.

"You—!" Zhao Mi was taken aback by Liang Tao, quickly closed the doors and windows, turned around and pasted a spell.

"As for being so nervous?" Liang Tao raised his eyebrows and chuckled lightly, "I didn't come here to have an affair with you."

"Is it funny?" Zhao Mi retorted, and then put the token away.

"You don't carry this kind of magic weapon with you, but just keep it in the house, so you're not afraid of being stolen?" Liang Tao asked.

"I'm just waiting for someone to come and steal it!" Zhao Mi said bluntly: "If any fool reaches out to take it, prepare to be shot by thunder!"

Recently, when Zhao Mi opened the altar and practiced the law, he would sacrifice and refine the token, which contained the power of thunder and arrows. Except for himself, no one else would have a good end if they took this iron token of the spiritual god.

"I haven't seen you for a while, your scheming has become more sinister and vicious." Liang Tao said.

Zhao Mi said slightly angrily: "Most of the ghosts and spirits in Qingyan County are gone. I can't find them, so I have to lure them to come to the door!"

"Who told you to make such a big commotion in Xinglong County." Liang Tao said with his hands behind his back: "What a thunderbolt and arrow to destroy evil temples, isn't that the Thunder Law of the Yuxiao Sect? You didn't enshrine his family's law, It can also display such power of punishing evil, which shows that the rituals and rituals of the officials of the Tianxia Dynasty really have the achievement of integrating various schools and controlling all gods."

Zhao Mi stared at Liang Tao and said, "You came here in person, you shouldn't be here to gossip, right?"

Liang Tao sat down with his robe lifted, and his words were full of complaints: "You Wukui army made a big commotion in Qingyan County, which caused a group of old guys to go to Difei Mountain to bother me every day, which made it very difficult for me. "

"Did Master Guoshi do something wrong? Wu Kui's army is not under my control." Zhao Mi said, "I'm just performing duties under General Wei's account."

"Obviously preparing to deal with the invasion of Jiuli Kingdom, but you made it into ransacking the house and demolishing the temple." Liang Tao asked with a smile, "Are you so eager to force me to take action?"

Zhao Shu looked dignified: "When Master Guoshi said this, he was really calm and calm. Not to mention what arrangements the lord has made, the selection of righteous gods in various places in Qingyan County was not done by you in the Chongxuan Hall in the past. Do you hold it?
It would be fine if they were righteous gods who blessed the common people, but they are just a group of evil spirits who blackmail the common people and make misfortunes and fortunes.He also colluded with officials from all over the country, plundered the people, and secretly communicated with the enemy country.Master Guoshi came to comment, should these prostitutes and evil spirits be punished? ! "

(End of this chapter)