"Master, isn't the Ghost Emperor guarding Yancheng waiting for us to fall into his trap?" Looking at the majestic ancient city that appeared in his field of vision, Zhang Xiaozu suddenly had a terrible thought in his heart. He couldn't help but panic, and hurriedly asked Tianwu Dao the person asked.
"Don't be afraid." Taoist Tianwu stroked his beard and said with a smile, "When the Ghost Emperor appeared that night, you hung the lantern over your head. The Ghost Emperor cannot lock your Qi, so unless you meet him head-on, he will recognize you by his appearance. , otherwise he can’t find you.”
Zhang Xiaozhu couldn't help but think of the scene of running into the Ghost Emperor while walking on the street. He couldn't help but shuddered, but he found that he didn't see what the Ghost Emperor looked like at all, so if he bumped into him on the street, , the Ghost Emperor rushed up and gave him a hammer. He didn’t know why, it was too pathetic, so he hurriedly asked Tianwu Taoist:
"Master, what does the Ghost Emperor look like? Please give me a general description so that I can have a reaction if we really meet him on the street."
"Haha——" Taoist Tianwu laughed dumbly and said: "The Ghost Emperor Qianye Qianmen, how do you want me to describe it to you?"
"Awesome!" Zhang Xiaozu could only smack his lips and exclaim.
"Haha, don't worry. The Ghost Emperor is busy and has no time to look for you all over the world. Besides, the Yeyin Gate covers thousands of kilometers. Even if he wants to look for it, he will still be looking for a needle in a haystack." Taoist Tianwu comforted him.
"What if we get caught?"
"Then I can only blame you for your bad luck."
"All right."
Zhang Xiaozu thought for a while and couldn't help but ask: "He is the Ghost Emperor, and he controls thousands of little ghosts. It shouldn't be difficult to find me with just one order, right?"
Tianwu Taoist raised his eyelids and said angrily: "Yin and Yang are bounded. Is it possible for a kid to come to the Yang world if he wants? To use a simple analogy, Su Hanlin controlled Dayu's tens of millions of troops. With one order from him, these tens of millions of troops Can you go in and out of the underworld to find someone?"
"Uh--this disciple is so confused that it makes you laugh." Zhang Xiaozu was awakened by Taoist Tianwu's words and realized that he had taken it for granted.
…
Half a month later, the tragic scene left by the earth dragon in Yancheng has disappeared. All the dilapidated houses have been repaired or rebuilt, and the entire Yancheng can be said to have a completely new look.
In the past half month, a large number of victims from Yannan came to Yancheng because they heard that there was water and food in Yancheng.
Qi Wuwei refused to refuse anyone who came, and distributed water and rations to the victims. Then he used this huge labor force to rebuild Yancheng, dug rivers, built canals and built dams in Yanbei, and tried his best to store water sources.
In half a month, they built five water storage dams in Yanbei.
Enze Lake lives up to the word "enze" and is still gurgling with clear springs, gradually filling the five newly built dams.
The endless water gave the people hope for life, and they worked harder. They lived up to Qi Wuwei's expectations, and Qi Wuwei did not treat them badly. They had enough to drink and eat, and even paid wages.
Qi Wuwei was like a rope, twisting everyone's strength together, but the consumption of money, food and materials was obviously extremely huge.
The relief materials brought by Gai Huayang will be used up in the blink of an eye.
It wasn't that the court was stingy and gave less, but that more than two-thirds of the relief materials were misappropriated by Gai Huayang. The sacks were filled with broken grass and sand, and the money was even more lacking.
Qi Wuwei was so angry that he trembled and rushed into the prison to question Gai Huayang. Gai Huayang actually said to him lightly: "I never thought that the drought in the south has become so serious. Otherwise, I would never dare to embezzle the disaster relief without restraint." Supplies.”
After hearing this, Qi Wuwei broke out in a cold sweat, and the clothes on his chest and back were all soaked. He was not angry at Gai Huayang, but frightened.
He was wondering if the civil and military ministers in the Jinluan Palace in the imperial capital all had the same idea as Gai Huayang?
Do they all feel that the southern border is exaggerating the disaster?
Do you feel that the Southern Territory is moaning for no reason?
Do you think that millions of people in the south can survive this drought as long as they grit their teeth?
Qi Wuwei was really frightened.
He wrote the memorial all night and rushed it to the imperial capital 800 miles away.
However, he did not place his hopes on this memorial. He took out all the money and asked the army to purchase food and supplies from the seventy-two wealthy central cities north of Muhe River.
Gai Huayang committed suicide in prison.
Before his death, he left a suicide note. The general content was that all the materials were his, and no one else knew about it. He suddenly realized in prison that he was unworthy of the emperor's kindness and could only die to apologize.
To put it simply, it means pleading guilty and punished.
But anyone with a quick mind can tell at a glance that he is trying to shield his accomplices.
Yes, Gai Huayang is indeed taking the blame.
With such a large sum of relief supplies, how could he deceive the superiors and deceive the inferiors to eat it all by himself? So someone must eat with him, and who these people are, he must not say.
He did not dare to be escorted to the Imperial Capital, because once he entered the six gates of the Imperial Capital, the people there would make him vomit out everything he knew.
So he died.
He must die, or not.
…
At five o'clock in the afternoon, Zhang Xiaozu and Taoist Tianwu returned to Tingyaxuan.
The red walls, green tiles, pavilions, gardens and grass ponds are completely new.
With Zhang Butcher living here, how dare Qi Wuwei and Wan Qiuqing not pay attention to it. Bricks, tiles, beams, tables, chairs, furniture, bricklayers and carpenters are all available.
There are no flowers or grass planted in the Garden Caopu. Instead, seasonal fruits and vegetables are planted. Some of them have sprouted and leafed out. They are green and very festive.
Butcher Zhang makes two trips to Enze Lake every day to replenish the water consumed by Taiyuan Lake. The people in the North Second City were extremely grateful to him, and everyone who saw him would shout "good luck, old man".
However, there is no shortage of water in Yancheng now. Officials will refill the water in the Wangchuan River every night. After the people build their houses, they will fill them with everything that can hold water in their homes. Everyone consciously saves water. Things have gotten better.
It's just that everyone has an inexplicable sadness on their brows, because the sun in the sky is getting hotter day by day, and the August heat has arrived.
August is the most difficult month, and everyone is worried about whether they can survive it?
Zhang Xiaozu returned to Tingyaxuan. As soon as he sat down on the chair, before he could take a sip of the herbal tea brewed by Liu Hong, people from all the major sects rushed in and complained, blaming him for leaving without saying hello. They waited restlessly.
With Butcher Zhang and Taoist Tianwu in charge, no one from the major sects dared to cause any trouble. In fact, since they are waiting here, it means that they have accepted the price, so there is nothing to say.
Of course, if Zhang Xiaozu does not have a strong backer, there will be more to talk about. They will be very happy to find a secluded place to have a good talk with Zhang Xiaozu.
Several sects in Yaowang Valley and Guangming Palace were also worried that Zhang Xiaozu would refuse to bless them with objects due to conflicts and grievances with them, or charge double the fees, or intentionally reduce the efficacy of their objects, but Zhang Xiaozu Use practical actions to tell them that they are completely judging a gentleman's heart with a villain's heart.
A total of sixty-three items were received, no one gave credit, and they were all paid in one lump sum.
Of course, they don't accept credit.
The big sect is full of arrogance. The Yuanshi Golden Pill was directly photographed in front of Zhang Xiaozu, and it was arrogant and domineering.
In comparison, the small sect seems to be more picky. A large number of large and small bags add up to the value of fifty Yuanshi Golden Pills, which makes Zhang Xiaozhu feel an inexplicable feeling of guilt.
The forbidden area of the study.
Well, it wasn't a forbidden area before, but it became a forbidden area after Zhang Xiaopou entered with sixty-three pieces of jade.
Plum blossoms, orchids, bamboos and chrysanthemums stood guard at the door with swords in hand.
Qi Changfeng was sitting behind his desk, frowning at the maps, thinking hard.
Zhang Xiaozu walked to the desk and looked at it, and found that Qi Changfeng was looking at the topographic maps of Jincheng and Haoyue City. The cities, states, prefectures, counties, and even towns and villages were all carefully drawn on the map.
Seeing that Qi Changfeng was deep in thought, Zhang Xiaozu did not disturb him and walked to a nearby desk to sit down.
Liu Hong gently put down the tea tray, poured tea for Zhang Xiaozu and then exited the study.
Zhang Xiaozu picked up the tea cup and blessed the objects while drinking tea.
Although many people at the Qi Family Martial Arts Training Ground and Juxian Restaurant had seen how easily Zhang Xiaozu could imbue an item with the power of a talisman, but if Zhang Xiaopu dared to do so easily and comfortably in front of the major sects, After earning fifty Yuanshi Golden Pills, the major sects will definitely feel extremely unbalanced. Even if there are Zhang Butcher and Tianwu Taoist sitting in charge, they still have to talk to Zhang Xiaopou.
"Hey -" Qi Changfeng suddenly sighed in disappointment, rubbed his sore and wrinkled eyebrows, with a tired look on his face, looked away from the maps, raised his head and stretched his stiff neck, and then discovered the room. There was an extra Zhang Xiaopawn inside, and he couldn't help saying hello happily: "Pawn, you are back."
Maybe it was because Zhang Xiaozu rescued him in the secret room of the deep well and humbly asked him for advice on formation strategies for a day and night, etc., which allowed him to vent the loneliness and pain of being imprisoned for eight years in a way that he liked. It gave him an unreasonable feeling of intimacy towards Zhang Xiaopou.
So when he suddenly saw Zhang Xiaozu appearing in the room, he was so happy that his frown was half relieved.
"Well, I just came back in the afternoon." Zhang Xiaozhu quickly put down his tea cup and said, "Brother Qi, I didn't disturb you, did I?"
"No." Qi Changfeng smiled and waved his hand. Seeing that the table in front of Zhang Xiaozu was filled with jade articles, he said, "You can continue to concentrate on blessing the spells. I won't disturb you."
He was holding a jade pendant in his arms, which had been blessed with a charm by Zhang Xiaozhu. Therefore, he knew how precious the jade object that had been blessed by Zhang Xiaozhu with a charm was. The preciousness of the jade pendant made him take it for granted that the blessing process must be quite difficult and cannot be tolerated. The mind is distracted.
These days, people from major sects have to go to Tingyaxuan several times a day, waiting hard for Zhang Xiaozu to return, just so that Zhang Xiaozu can bless jade for them. So when they see what is on the table in front of Zhang Xiaozu, they know it without asking. They belong to all major sects.
"It doesn't matter, you can't disturb me." Zhang Xiaozu waved his hand.
As he spoke, he took a jade ring in his left hand and sketched it casually. The Taoist and ghost power spilled out from his fingertips and formed a curse seal that fell on the jade ring. It only took two or three breaths to complete the blessing. piece, then tossed it aside and picked up the next piece.
"Just--that simple?" Qi Changfeng looked stunned and surprised, thinking that there should be many more steps.
But Zhang Xiaozu nodded affirmatively and said, "Well, it's that simple."
"This - this - is much easier than I thought." Qi Changfeng was shocked and shook his head repeatedly. He thought that Zhang Xiaozu would have to spend a lot of time and energy to bring out such a treasure. He never expected that it would be easier than eating. Drinking water is easy.
"How much remuneration will each major sect give you for blessing one like this?" Qi Changfeng couldn't help but asked curiously.
"Fifty Yuanshi Golden Pills." Zhang Xiaozhu's cheeks were slightly red and he replied with a guilty conscience.
"Pfft -" Qi Changfeng spit out all the sip of tea he had just taken into his mouth, and then his face turned angry. He threw the tea cup on the table with a clang, slapped the table and stood up, shouting: "I'm so angry! "
