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Chapter 470 Buddha Light and Fog
The mist covered the setting sun, and only a pale disk could be seen vaguely in the sky.

In front of the Thousand-Buddha Hall of Daxiangguo Temple, there is a long-standing ancient Buddha half as high as a mountain.The Buddha's body was shrouded in mist and dimmed, leaving only a meat-knot Buddha's head slantingly illuminated by the red sun.Looking at it coldly, it seems that the Buddha is manifesting, and the Buddha's light is shining.

At the feet of the Buddha, a tall man in a black robe stood there quietly, holding a black lacquer tablet in his left hand, and a epee without a front in his right hand.He seemed to be waiting for someone.On the black lacquer tablet are written the words "Mother Dragon Magnolia".No one knows who Long Yulan is, and no one knows who Long Xiaotian's father is.Long Xiaotian has become well-known in the world, but he is still very mysterious. So far, everyone has not figured out who his enemy is.

There was a slight voice, Long Xiaotian looked sideways slightly, and half of his hard face was exposed under the robe and cap.

In the looming mist, an old monk with a thin figure and white eyebrows like knives pinched a rusty bronze candlestick with two fingers, and slowly lit a red candle while walking lightly.Suddenly there was a surging aura on the old monk's body, the aura seemed to push away the clouds and mist like two invisible hands.

The old monk walked up to Long Xiaotian and stood still.

Long Xiaotian looked a little painful and disappointed, closed his eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Ghosts pick on the weak, Buddha picks good people to suffer. You think it's suffering when you read scriptures to the stone all day long? Are you a good person? Have you ever escaped retribution? "

The old monk said: "Did the benefactor come to seek revenge?"

"That's right." Long Xiaotian pointed his sword at the old monk: "Let him come out!"

"He won't come to see the benefactor, I advise the benefactor to go back." The old monk squinted his eyes slightly, the breath in his body rolled, and suddenly rose to the sky and condensed in one place, like a sharp sword piercing the sky.But the sharp sword suddenly retracted, and it seemed to condense into a shield, blocking between him and Long Xiaotian.

"He can hide for a while, but he can't hide forever!" Long Xiaotian's sword body had a blue aura, which gradually extended and stirred up the mist.The sword in his hand was slowly raised, as if he wanted to split the shield.

"Master, get out of the way." At this time, nine people came from the depths of the cloud, all in flying fish suits. The man walking in the front had a sinister and stern face: "Jin Yiwei is here to deal with him."

Nine embroidered spring knives, nine foreign masters.

The sound of breaking through the sky was endless, and the nine people flickered in the mist.

Nine people in nine directions, spinning rapidly, stirring up the mist.But today's fog seems to be a bit too heavy, making their formation look a bit scattered.Hua Tingfeng suddenly jumped close, stabbing Long Xiaotian's back with a knife.Long Xiaotian didn't turn his head, but he seemed to be able to see behind him clearly. With a sword, he pushed aside the Xiuchun knife and stabbed Huating's shoulder.Hua Tingfeng immediately dodged the sword.The sword energy flew more than ten feet away, hit someone and let out a muffled groan.

Long Xiaotian's figure flashed, and the sword in his hand rushed in the direction of the muffled hum.

Suddenly a piercing sound passed by Hua Tingfeng's ear, at that moment he seemed to see a line of fire heading towards Long Xiaotian, but in a flash Long Xiaotian disappeared.A pool of blood was left on the ground, judging from the direction of the blood spray, it was not Long Xiaotian's blood.

The candle in the hand of the white-browed old monk standing aside went out.

Hua Tingfeng pressed the embroidered spring knife with his hand, with high sword eyebrows, he quickly turned his head to look for Long Xiaotian.He felt that the danger was behind him, but he turned around suddenly and found that there was no one behind him.At this time, he heard the sound of someone falling, and he frowned and saw that it was Wen Ren.His heart was pierced by a sword, and he gradually lost his strength.

Hua Tingfeng's eyes were bloodshot, and he gritted his teeth.

At this time, Long Xiaotian's voice came from the Buddha's heart-supporting hand on the mountainside: "If Su Yu hadn't been merciful to my disciples last time, you would be the one who died today, Hua Tingfeng!"

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Wen Ren did not die. Everyone said that the soft armor and heart mirror Zhang Mi bought for him played a role in saving his life.But Long Xiaotian's sword was so ruthless that Wen Ren vomited blood when he penetrated the heart guard.When the heart guard was removed, a three-inch sword mark was clearly visible on it.The entire breastplate was dented, like an umbrella torn by the wind.

There is medicine in the Sutra Pavilion, and the old monk gave it to Wen Ren. The medicine is very effective and stops the bleeding.Wen Ren was carried on a stretcher, and Hua Tingfeng led the team back to Jinyiwei.

Now Wen Ren and Zhang Mi are lying in the same room.Seeing that his junior brother was seriously injured and his face was pale, Zhang Mi, who was always said to be "cruel and merciless", actually shed tears.

At lunch time, a entourage was left to take care of Wen Ren, and Zhang Mi invited the "Nine Gods" to eat in a wheelchair.In fact, there is nothing rich and delicious, just big white steamed buns, egg soup and a large plate of fried pork slices with green onions.

"Do you know that old monk?" Hua Tingfeng took a bite of the steamed bun, and stretched out his chopsticks to pick up the sliced ​​meat.

Zhang Mi was not in the mood to eat, and pressed his fingers on his temples: "I don't know very well, but in the future, you don't go to Daxiangguo Temple, especially the Thousand Buddha Hall."

Hua Tingfeng didn't like others ordering him, but he heard Zhang Mi's concern, so he didn't argue with him, but asked: "Why?"

"I don't know very well, that's what the Queen Mother told me. She also said that any monk there can overthrow Li Wantang." Zhang Mi suddenly smiled wryly: "After all, the Queen Mother is a woman, and she doesn't know martial arts. I I think she still doesn't understand how powerful Li Wantang is, so she can say that."

Hua Tingfeng put down his chopsticks and didn't say anything, but he felt that what the Queen Mother said might be true.The reason why Wen Ren didn't die was not because of the soft armor and the heart mirror, but because the old monk saved him.In the blink of an eye, the old monk exerted astonishing strength.Under the dense fog at that time, perhaps only Hua Tingfeng could see clearly.It is worth mentioning that the old monk just flicked the flame from the candle.

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Jingtong, Su Yu nodded normally, looked at the information sent by each station, remembered a few names in his mind, and then played chess with Du Xiangui.

Su Yu claimed to be at the level of "God One", but he didn't explain what this level meant.In his opinion, Du Xiangui, who is known as "the invincible player on the street", is really not his opponent.Du Xiangui lost three games in a row, and the situation in the fourth game was also in jeopardy.He was sweating profusely from being killed by Su Yu, and the onlookers felt that he couldn't get off the stage for him.Su Yu sold him a loophole and asked him to use the trick of "serving wine with two cups" to make him feel bored.Although Du Xiangui had a smile on his face, he already felt Su Yu's hand in his heart.Said that he was willing to bet and admit defeat, and invited Su Yu to drink at noon.

At this time, Jin Yiwei sent a message saying that the special operations team had failed, so Su Yu rushed to Jin Yiwei's government office and saw Hua Tingfeng.Hua Tingfeng dragged Su Yu into her room, told the details, and finally said: "Long Xiaotian said, did you ever show mercy to his disciples?"

Su Yu smiled wryly: "That's what happened at the Li family's warehouse. They Dugumen helped Han Fei to make trouble. At that time, his younger brother, younger sister, and niece mistook me for Li Mobai. But now, it seems that they should know that it was me." He can still appreciate it, but I think Long Xiaotian is very charismatic."

Hua Tingfeng nodded: "This time he didn't point his sword at me, but he took advantage of the younger brother."

Su Yu asked: "Why did you kill him?"

"Second Senior Brother conveyed the Queen Mother's words, saying that this man is too crazy to keep. In fact, we have a chance to take him down today, but it's a pity that a heavy fog prevented our Nine Sons Formation from opening." Hua Tingfeng didn't seem to want to talk anymore Going down, but remembered something again, so I reminded: "There are top masters in Daxiangguo Temple, so you should be careful when you go there in the future."

"Oh."

Hua Tingfeng felt that Su Yu didn't pay enough attention to it, so he emphasized: "A master like Master."

"So powerful?"

Hua Tingfeng said seriously: "Yes. A skinny old monk with white eyebrows like two knives."

Su Yu nodded and asked again: "Why did Long Xiaotian go to Daxiangguo Temple?"

Hua Tingfeng snorted softly: "I don't know, and I don't need to know."

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At a quarter of the unitary hour, Su Yu went to the apse to meet the queen mother as usual.The Empress Dowager held the tax reform plan submitted by Su Yu in her hand, and had an in-depth discussion with Su Yu.

The queen mother became more and more caring, and specially prepared a crescent stool for Su Yu.It was probably her instruction, that's why Cao Xiaobao dared to place the crescent stool very close to the curtain.At this time, Su Yu was less than ten feet away from the Queen Mother, which has seriously violated the rules of etiquette.

After chatting for a long time, worried that Su Yu's mouth would be dry, the Empress Dowager ordered someone to bring in a small table, and a court lady made tea for Su Yu.The maid's name is Sun Bumei, and she is a confidant of the Empress Dowager.It is said that this little girl is very smart, which made Cao Xiaobao very unhappy.

This is the queen mother's usual tactic, even if it is the people around her, they have to find a check and balance.And Cao Yuhan just needs to grab the invisible rope between the two of them.Hua Tingfeng by Zhang Mi's side, and Hong Dun by Su Yu's side, all had the same reasoning.

"Brother Yu's plan is very good. If it is really effective, it will solve the problem fundamentally. But I have seen it many times, and I still think it is too bold." The queen mother put down the plan and raised her head slightly.

The woman in the yellow robe has a graceful demeanor.She was already sitting high, and she still tilted her head slightly.The golden tassel-like steps on the top of the head trembled, like peach branches trembling in the breeze.

Su Yu didn't look at the queen mother, lowered his head and said: "In my heart, the central idea of ​​the tax reform is to unite the three warlords to reap the local gentry and big households. Forcibly nationalize the land scattered in the hands of the gentry and big households. Then Then "give away" to the common people for farming. The larger the population of the common people, the more land will be given away. If the population of this family decreases, the land will be taken back. I believe that within ten years the population of the Liang Dynasty will be significantly increased. Increase. It will be of great help to the recovery of national power. When the population increases to a certain scale and the land is tight, the population can be expanded outwards to reclaim wasteland at the border. The increase in the population of the border is more conducive to the cause of national defense. When the land is tight all over the country , let go of land sales and allow the gentry to breed. The burden on the people will increase, and the willingness to have children will naturally decrease, and the population will no longer grow crazily. But because the population base has become larger, the speed of fattening by the gentry will be very fast. Treat them After fattening, the country will harvest again. This cycle will inevitably fill the treasury.

The Queen Mother nodded slightly, with a satisfied look on her face: "Young Brother Yu has so many ideas in mind, and it sounds really good, but I have never done this before in all dynasties, and I am at a loss."

Su Yudao: "When Shang Yang reformed, there was no precedent."

"Tsk tsk tsk, how dare you compare yourself to Shang Yang?" the queen mother said provocatively.

Su Yu smiled ashamedly.

The queen mother said again: "You said you want to unite the three families?"

"Yes, to do this, the three companies must be united."

"Why? Can't I do it myself?"

Su Yu said solemnly: "I am worried that the local gentry may rebel. If the Xuanjia Army cannot suppress it, the support of the three warlords will be needed. But if the three warlords do not participate in the tax reform, then they will look at it with the mood of 'watching the fun' In this matter, they will even secretly support the rebellion of the local gentry. If the Xuanjia Army can’t suppress it, they will help, but at that time they need to give them a lot of benefits. But if the three of them also participate in the tax reform, they will I won't cause trouble for the Queen Mother behind my back."

Cao Yuzan waved his hand: "I think Brother Yu is worrying too much."

"Please think twice, Queen Mother."

"Okay, don't talk about it anymore. Let me try it out in a few days." The queen mother put away the plan, and it seemed that she was going to end the conversation, but she seemed to remember something and said: "Oh, yes, you Did Jia Ling'er accept Feng Yu as a concubine? I mentioned it to you last time, and I wasn't joking. Now that the books and newspapers are focusing on this matter, I can't always ignore it. And Tang Linger is not the only princess and princess who is implicated now. I hope Linger can take the initiative to set an example. After she does well, if others can't follow suit, I will give orders to carry it out."

(End of this chapter)