Suddenly, there was a fishy wind in Fuli City, swords were clanging, and government servants wearing soap clothes, holding knives and yoke, hurriedly ran through the streets and alleys with the cooperation of armored and armed sergeants and Zhaoxuansi monks. The surrounding city gates have been strengthened and guarded. No one is allowed to enter or exit at will without a pass issued by Tingwei Mansion.
Suddenly, people in the city were in panic. These noble people all hated Zhang Geng, a cruel official, but they were helpless. From time to time, miserable cries erupted from an official's house. The people in the house were chained up with heavy shackles around their necks, and were escorted towards the prison of Tingwei Mansion.
From time to time, soldiers roughly pushed these nobles who were usually bowed down, and some of the female family members were also taken advantage of.
"Zhang Geng, you don't deserve to die well. You imprisoned us, Luo Zhi, today, and looked at the fierce flames of power, but you didn't know that you had already dug your grave tomorrow. Bah, let's wait and see, the prince has already entered the palace. If you arrest me today, you will have to send me back obediently." A gray-haired old man, with his arms cut behind his back, was yelling at Zhang Geng, who was standing in his courtyard and looking around.
Zhang Geng wiped the saliva from his face and bowed his hands to the old man, "What Zhou Zhongcheng said is true, but we are just a dog of the emperor, and we will bite whoever he asks. Master Zhou, don't blame me.
One thing I have to thank Mr. Zhou for reminding me, what if you bite me back after you come out of prison. Then take him back and torture him overnight, and kill him as soon as possible. A corpse is of little use to the prince, what do you think? "
The old man was so angry that he trembled all over, "Zhang Geng, you can't punish a noble man, how dare you."
"Yes, yes, yes, look at me, when you are young and have a big head, you will easily become confused." Zhang Geng patted his head, "That's good. Since Mr. Zhou likes to spray feces, the toilet in Tingwei's mansion is not small, so please invite me Come in and squirt hard."
"You..." The old man was so angry that he was speechless. He knew that a person like Zhang Geng could really do such a thing. He suddenly fell to his knees and exchanged tears, "Sir, I am really wronged. Sir, please be careful. I just spoke so openly. You don’t care about the faults of others. Please be merciful, Mr. Zhang."
Zhang Geng shook his head, "If I had known this, why did I take him away in the first place?" After giving the order, two sergeants dragged the old man away. It wasn't until the old man's cries disappeared that Zhang Geng asked someone to set up a chair in the courtyard, squinted his eyes and dozed off.
This is the seventeenth house that has been raided. Some of the people in front of them were roaring, some were complaining, some were threatening, some were begging for mercy, and there were all kinds of ugly things. After seeing too many of them, it was just the same. When they get to prison, they are all a pile of rotten meat, and they can say whatever they want.
Noble man, hum.
Not to mention that Zhang Geng and his men were destroying families and seizing people. Beside the palace, the eldest princess Zhao Rong, with her hair disheveled, was crying loudly, requesting to enter the palace to see the emperor and the queen mother.
The guards guarding the gate have already received orders not to allow the eldest princess to enter the palace. They can take her down if necessary. However, these guards did not dare to do anything to the eldest princess, so they had to line up in two rows to block her way.
"Your Majesty, do you really want to drive your sister to death? You are a hard-hearted tyrant." Seeing that she could not enter the palace, the eldest princess burst into tears in front of the palace gate. For a moment, the guards guarding the door looked at each other, not knowing what to do.
"Elder Princess, please respect yourself." At this moment, a feminine voice came from the palace door. The guards moved out of the way, and Zhang Changshi hurried out with a few young eunuchs.
Zhao Rong suddenly jumped up and threw herself in front of Zhang Changshi, "Why, the emperor asked you to come and take me in."
"Eldest Princess, the Emperor did not give such an order." Zhang Changshi bowed his head slightly and saluted.
"Then what are you doing here, a dog slave?" Zhao Rong was furious, "Doesn't he have the face to see me?"
"Eldest Princess, the Emperor invites you to practice in Guiyuan Sect. It will be quieter there and there will be no distractions." Zhao Rong was about to shout after hearing this, but Zhang Changshi's voice suddenly became louder, "In addition, Your Majesty has an order to take back the Eldest Princess's mansion and manor."
Zhao Rong became even more angry when she heard this, "Why didn't Zhao Ye kill me and take over my mansion? Where can I live? Get out of the way, I'll go find him and reason with the Queen Mother." After saying that, he ignored it. He wanted to hit Zhang Changshi.
"Eldest Princess." Zhang Changshi shouted violently, but he had already used some internal energy. Zhao Rong was shocked, her face suddenly turned pale, and she couldn't hold on anymore and collapsed to the ground.
Zhang Changshi winked, and two young eunuchs hurried over and helped Zhao Rong up.
Slowly walking in front of Zhao Rong, Zhang Changshi's tone became softer and said, "Eldest Princess, it is a great mercy that the Emperor has not revoked your title. Now, the three princes are all grounded and imprisoned in the mansion, and the eldest princess has How can it be an exception.
To be honest, considering what you and Rong Kui did, it would not be unfair to behead you. The emperor couldn't bear the fratricide, so he sent you to Guiyuan Sect.
If the quarrel continues, if the emperor changes his mind, won't the eldest princess be like Zhao Zhen, removed from the jade plate, and never have a chance to be with the royal family again? Princess, please think twice and don't seek a dead end. "
Zhao Rong's body was limp and she was held up by two eunuchs so that she did not sit down on the ground. "He is so cruel, Zhang Changshi, can you let me say goodbye to the Queen Mother?"
Zhang Changshi shook his head and said, "Eldest Princess, please leave. Don't make things difficult for me. To tell you the truth, I'd better not come to this palace in the future."
The world was spinning for a while, and Zhao Rong almost fainted. Zhang Changshi reached out and grabbed his wrist, and a ray of true energy passed through it, causing Zhao Rong to wake up slowly. He looked around, but he was also frustrated, "Okay, you go and get him back, I'll clean up and go to Guiyuan Sect."
"There is no need to go back, all the utensils have been prepared." Zhang Changshi pointed to a carriage outside the palace gate, "Elder Princess, please go on your way."
"Haha, I won't let you stay in the capital for a moment. He hates me so much. Okay, I'll leave. I'll leave now." Zhao Rong felt a little more energetic at this time and walked to the carriage, feeling two A palace maid came to help him get into the car.
As soon as one foot stepped into the carriage, Zhao Rong suddenly turned around and said to Zhang Changshi: "It doesn't matter if I go to Guiyuan Zong, I also ask him to spare Rong Kui's life. The husband and wife couldn't do anything for him." I feel guilty for leaving behind a son and a half daughter, so let’s shamelessly seek a way out for him.” After saying that, he got into the car and never showed up again.
Under the supervision of more than a dozen guards, the carriage rushed directly to the city gate.
Zhang Changshi watched the carriage gradually leave and heaved a sigh of relief, finally completing the emperor's instructions. However, the eldest princess's request before leaving must be reported to the emperor. An ordinary nobleman who has resigned from his official position no longer has much power, so it is not impossible to stay.
Heads were falling in the capital, and the prisons were crowded with imprisoned criminals. This turmoil will never end like this. There will be a series of interrogations and verdicts, and people will continue to be arrested based on new confessions. I don’t know when it will end.
For a moment, everyone in the court was in danger. Many people tried to move their families and property out of Fuli City, but they were all stopped at the city gate and could not move forward. If you dare to break through forcefully, if you don't see General Luo Hu personally sitting at the top of the city, you will be killed without mercy.
Everything in the capital seemed to have nothing to do with Wu Gen, and he actually announced that he was going to retreat.
What kind of seclusion are you talking about? You are not a qigong practitioner. If you talk about seclusion, Feng'er secretly cursed in his heart. But when he saw that he brought a large bag of food and walked towards the cave deep in the valley, Qiao Ban, Bao Xiang, Yang Zheng and others sealed the entrance of the cave tightly, and then they realized that what Wu Gen said was true.
It's just that there are so many traps set up at the entrance of the cave, and Baoxiang simply lives opposite the entrance of the cave, always on guard with an ax in his hand, maybe something will escape from the cave. Yang Zheng took turns guarding him, and later Qi He and Feng'er also joined in.
Unexpectedly, this retreat actually took a month. At the beginning, the cave was very quiet and there was nothing unusual. But soon, a sound like a ghost crying or a wolf howling was faintly heard from the cave. It didn't sound like a human voice at all, but it seemed like some monster was locked inside.
Feng'er and Qihe looked at each other in confusion. Is this a retreat? Why have I never heard of such a retreat? It's like killing a pig.
Soon, the howling stopped, and something was kicking at the huge rocks and iron pillars blocking the entrance to the cave. The entire cave was trembling, and the strong vibrations could be felt at the entrance of the valley.
After being kicked and beaten for several days, the monster inside seemed to be tired, and shouted outside at the top of his lungs. The voice came through the thick stone wall, and it sounded a little distorted, "Baoxiang, I am in seclusion, and it is attached to me." The things in my body have been cleared away, please take these things away quickly and let me out, I am about to starve to death."
Bao Xiang, who was lying at the entrance of the cave to eavesdrop, was delighted when he heard this, and stepped forward to help split the rocks at the entrance of the cave with an axe. While digging, a belt flew over and landed on Bao Xiang's neck. Yang Zheng dragged Baoxiang, turned around and ran out.
After running to the house where the group lived, Yang Zhengcai put down the half-dead Baoxiang.
Baoxiang was furious, jumped up and grabbed Yang Zheng's front, "What are you doing? You want to strangle me."
Yang Zheng gently pushed Baoxiang away and stroked the folds on his chest, "Why do you want to open the hole? According to the agreement, it will take a month for us to open the hole."
Baoxiang pointed at Guzhong angrily, "Wu Gen asked me to open it. He said he had successfully retreated, so I did it."
Yang Zheng glanced at Qi He and Feng'er in confusion, "Did you hear that?" Both of them shook their heads. Yang Zheng turned to look at Baoxiang, "I was less than fifty steps behind you and didn't hear you. Moreover, Wu Gen told you not to get close to the entrance of the cave. He knows some soul skills and can confuse you." My soul is waiting."
When Baoxiang heard this, he was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat. He was just worried about Wu Gen, so he walked closer, but he almost got killed. What kind of things does Wu Gen know? It's so evil. From then on, several people agreed that no one was allowed to enter within a hundred steps of the cave entrance.
A few days later, something even more sinister happened. The vegetation around the entrance of the cave withered one after another, and even the ants and insects died in pieces. There was some invisible black air leaking out from the entrance of the cave.
Hu Jia, Zhang Rong and others also came here to play with a few people in the past few days. When they heard that Wu Gen was in retreat, they were all a little curious. But seeing the strange scene in front of them, everyone felt a little scared.
"Baoxiang, Wu Gen won't turn into a ghost, right? He's so full of death energy. What kind of existence did you provoke in the Great Relic Continent?" Hu Jia stared at the direction of the cave entrance, his voice trembling slightly.
Baoxiang did not answer, but looked anxiously at the entrance of the cave, muttering silently in his heart, "Hold on, Wu Gen, is it possible that you really want your brother to accompany you as a demon?"
