The palace deep in the palace has simple decoration, and the sun shines out with flawless beauty.
King Yu's withered eyes stared at the flawless white jade without any special emotion.
"Zhou Qing, is this enough?" King Yu's voice was slightly hoarse.
"Such a huge piece of Shoushan jade is rare in Yongzhou." The white-faced Taoist priest with a goatee and beard nodded and said.
"As long as this piece of jade nourishes your majesty's soul, your majesty can become a demon by growing on the jade for a hundred years." The goat-bearded Taoist priest said with certainty.
"Hundred years? Become a demon." King Yu murmured, with only this flawless piece of jade in his eyes, as if he had already thought of the future situation.
The jade from Shoushan was produced in Yongzhou in the far west. It has the effect of calming the mind and calming the mind. It is a precious jade worn by the nobles and can be regarded as a magical item.
"Your Majesty, have you really made your decision? Once you transform into a demon, it will be extremely difficult to obtain a human body." The goatee Taoist advised. He helped King Yu create a ritual for transforming into a demon, but he is not the kind of person who hides everything. Rather than hiding monks who deliberately harm others, it is better to say that Taoist priests who can enter the temple and enter the house have cultivated their minds and will not intentionally harm others.
Most of the evil cultivators who harm people cannot be brought to the fore. Unless the fortune of the dynasty has declined to the extreme and there is no real immortal family in the country, they will be given the opportunity to do evil.
"My mind has been made. Zhou Qing doesn't need to say anything. Just prepare the demon transformation ceremony for me." King Yu said stubbornly.
He had long been frightened to death after hearing about the many punishments in hell. If he could, he would not turn into a demon to avoid the punishment, although becoming a demon was already a punishment.
To give an example, he was originally sentenced to 100 years in prison. He built a prison of his own and spent 50 years in prison. When he went to the underworld, he only had to serve the remaining 50 years. If he served his crime in his own prison, he could continue to reduce his sentence. Time in jail.
"I hope your majesty can bear the loneliness of ascetic cultivation. Using demons to practice Taoism is contrary to nature. Only when your majesty attacks the state affairs can you achieve immeasurable merit." The goatee Taoist reminded that if you don't earn good human merits, you can become a demon. Demons live for a long time, but that is an invalid lifespan, which is completely different from the carefree life of gods.
Demons are just like evil cultivators. They hide from official status and hide from humanity. The result is that to become a demon, you can only practice hard to become an immortal. At least you have to cultivate a human body to earn merits in human society. However, it is very difficult to cultivate a human body. It all depends on your talent. It could take a hundred years at a time, or it could take thousands of years or even tens of thousands of years before the person can transform into a human body even if the lamp runs out. If he is lucky enough to enter human society, he will face various restrictions. The merits of earning humanity are half the result with twice the effort.
If you don't go to the human world to earn merit, you will really have to practice hard for a lifetime, and your life will end in one day. What's even worse is that because you have become a monster, you are no longer in the food chain of order. You have become an exploiter instead of being punished. , unless you only swallow the essence of the sun and the moon, you will bear the original sin no matter what you eat. If you don't do good deeds, you will still not be able to be a human being in the next life, and can only be cast into the realm of animals.
"Qing Zhou, if I can govern the country well, I don't want to take this road, but it is too difficult. I have made a bad start. It is already very difficult to make up for it. The great danger has been accumulated and it is difficult to return, even if there are talents to save the day. It's hard to save, forget it, you cultivators won't understand, I don't have to worry about debts now, but I pity the old master." A trace of unwillingness and helplessness showed on King Yu's skinny cheeks.
"The demon-transformation ceremony has been prepared. We are waiting to gather the fortune of the country, remove the dragon energy from your majesty, and transform him into a demon." The goatee Taoist saw that King Yu was stubborn and said no more.
After all, it's hard to persuade a ghost who wants to die. King Yu is willing to fall into depravity and ignore the royal way of helping the world and bringing peace to the people. He pursues this kind of sideways way. It's okay if he succeeds. But if he doesn't succeed, he goes to the underworld, and there is no way to avoid punishment.
"Very good, you can arrange it." King Yu's decayed eyes showed a hint of joy.
"Yes." The goat-bearded Taoist priest accepted the order with his hands.
"Zhou Qing, I have ruined your life. You can use this treasure in the palace as you wish." King Yu put his hands behind his back and was in a good mood.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." The Goat Beard Taoist said on his knees.
King Yu slowly stepped out of the palace. The sun was a little dazzling. He took two quick steps and entered the sedan chair.
Aboveboardness seems to have been insulated from him.
When he came to the study, a middle-aged man in rich clothes was already waiting for him.
"Long live your Majesty." He kowtowed.
"Get up, what's new in the latest news? Is anyone helping others to enrich their own pockets by giving out porridge?" King Yu sat on the dragon chair and felt his heavy body relax for a moment.
"Yes, Han Yang, the left minister of the household department, Wei Yijun, the secretary..." The man in brocade said a long list of official names.
"Here's the list, I'll behead them tomorrow." King Yu moved back, leaned on his chair, and casually said that tomorrow would be a bloody storm.
"Is there anything else?" King Yu asked, touching the pattern of the dragon chair.
"There are spies in Youguo. We have found a group of them and found that they intend to destroy the Wanshou Banquet." He did not dare to look at King Yu's face. The man in brocade knew how much King Yu valued the Wanshou Banquet.
"Check, check hard, find one, and hang the other. You, the inspectors, will ensure that the longevity banquet is flawless." King Yu's eyes were fierce, and his anger was about to devour people.
"Yes!" The man in brocade immediately knelt down and said with fear and fear.
"Tell me about the movements of those big clans." After a few minutes, King Yu's anger subsided slightly and he began to ask other questions.
"The Qian family and Duke Zhenguo's government are moving around, and the Yang family has recently opened a warehouse to store grain..." The man in brocade told him everything he knew.
"I understand. Is General Cheng Guoli's condition better?" King Yu listened quietly without any expression.
"I don't know. I don't know if he has left or if he has recovered." The man in Jinyi said with a guilty conscience.
"That's good. We don't know, and You Guo shouldn't know either."
Fortunately, King Yu's words made him relieved, and King Yu did not pursue this issue.
"What's going on at the front?" Changing the subject.
"When I heard that the Holy One had sent out the forbidden troops, the soldiers at Chengdie Pass were greatly encouraged and vowed to coexist and die with the pass." The man in brocade could not say that he was frightened by Youguo's cruelty.
The latest news came that the imperial army brought out by Siqin Shengjing had been trapped and killed.
This kind of cruel behavior naturally frightened the soldiers. If they surrendered, wouldn't they also die?
"Okay, go down, check more spies in You Kingdom, and pay attention to the movements of these wealthy families." King Yu can no longer control the flood, even though he is the one who blew up the dam.
"Yes, Wei Chen excuses himself." Standing up slowly, the man in brocade clothes couldn't wait to find out the spies.
"By the way, how is the investigation of the new Xiaolian going?" King Yu asked after seeing the man in brocade resigning, feeling blessed in his soul.
He thought about the various big families, and thought that the Qian family could actually give the position of government recommendation to an outsider. The last time the imperial master gave him a reply, he also judged him to be of pure character, and he had been fighting with officials for decades. I believe that if Qingliu really recommended talents based on their character, how could Yu State be like this?
It's just lip service. Each family has more fields than anyone else.
"It was recommended by Mrs. Jiang from Chengguo. Yesterday, someone saw them having an appointment in a restaurant and they were talking very close to each other." The man in brocade bowed his head and answered.
"It's no wonder. I asked Xia Huan, how could Gong Ji recommend an ordinary person with a humble name as Xiaolian of Yindu Prefecture? The reason is here." There was a slight smile on the corner of King Yu's mouth, and he felt a little happier knowing the reason. .
"According to the information obtained from yesterday's search, this newcomer Xiaolian is proficient in calculations. He was originally the accountant of a pawn shop and also did some accounting work for the caravan, so he got acquainted with Mrs. Jiang." The man in Jinyi told the intelligence information. .
"If you are proficient in calculation, you can be the Minister of Household Affairs. It just so happens that Han Yang is about to die." King Yu said casually.
"This Xiaolian is no more than twenty years old. Your Majesty should think twice about holding such a high position." The man in brocade clothes was frightened and quickly knelt down and said.
The rank of Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Finance is from the third rank, which is equivalent to the Jiedushi Zuo of various regions. This kind of rocket promotion is too exaggerated.
"That's right. If you have good moral character, you don't know if your talent is outstanding. You should wait until the Wanshou Banquet to test him." King Yu listened to Jin's advice, but he didn't fully listen.
"By the way, he has done all those good deeds." King Yu became interested. He loved talents. However, the talents he had promoted were either superficial or degenerate at the speed of light. In addition, they were famous but lacked the ability to do things. He could only kill them. Kill those who deserve to be saved and demote them.
"The truth of the news I just learned yesterday is uncertain. He told the story of his righteous deeds when the people he helped nearly died..." Seeing that King Yu was in high spirits, the man in brocade told He Heng and the others what they had said.
"It's wonderful, it's wonderful. If you don't show off your deeds, you just sweep the snow in front of your door and help those who see it, you are an instant person and a smart person. You are not afraid that he will be murdered by the government and the opposition." After hearing this, King Yu was confused. smiled.
"The story has been embellished, but there are also some flaws. For example, the Xiaolian in the story is very beautiful, but in reality he married an ugly wife. The caravan is owned by Mrs. Jiang. Due to time constraints, it will not be verified in the future." I still reminded King Yu.
"Mrs. Jiang's caravan? The one who arrived yesterday and escorted the jade?" King Yu thought of the Shoushan jade he had obtained.
"It was that caravan that was robbed and killed by Youguo on the border of Chengyu and managed to escape by chance." The man in brocade clothes affirmed.
"What do the people of Youguo want to do? Treat Yuguo as their own home?" King Yu seemed very irritated. Why did he have so many troubles before the Wanshou Banquet.
The man in brocade did not dare to speak and stood with his head bowed. If King Yu was unhappy, he would be implicated as well.
"Let's talk about Xiaolian again, what else is interesting?" King Yu lost his temper, and he was moody and asked Zhuang Xun again.
"Another interesting fact is that there are rumors that he has an affair with the daughter of the Si Qin family, but it can be basically concluded that it is false." The man in Jinyi told the rumors and looked at Prince Yu's attitude.
"Say!" King Yu became interested, as if he could forget all his troubles for the time being.
Naturally, the man in brocade didn't have the cadence of a storyteller, as if he had witnessed the truth with his own eyes. He just told the story in summary.
"It's a rumor." King Yu smiled and decided it was false.
"It should be the news released by Duke Zhenguo. In order to appease the meritorious officials, they handed over the Siqin family daughter but left them untouched. They were afraid and are now severing the relationship." King Yu came to the same conclusion as Siqin Mi.
"Go down and pay attention. Don't let anyone harm him." King Yu confessed that he really sympathized with talents.
The man in Jinyi said he was resigning.
He left the inner city and walked quickly to the inspector's guard.
"Sir." As soon as he entered the door, several subordinates came up to him.
"Did you recruit?" the man in jinyi asked.
The subordinates looked at each other and said, "No, you are too harsh."
"Go and take a look. It's almost time to take a look." The man in brocade waved his hand, and the group of people rushed to the interrogation room.
Several prisoners had been beaten to pieces and were bloody, but men in brocade clothes were already commonplace.
"Shen Lianzhen, this is the only time you can be arrogant. When our Youguo army breaks through Yindu, you, the vicious dogs, will die." The leader, a strong man, threatened.
"You still talk hard when you are about to die. I, Yu, will live forever. You might as well worry about yourself. Miss Hu from Yuechun Tower, the Dongfang girl from Dongfangfang, I didn't expect that we are still in love. Tao Yuan, this is the first time we talk about it. Let’s meet, I’ve never heard of you before but I haven’t seen you before.” Shen Lianchen said with a sneer.
"How did you know!" Tao Yuan's fierce and determined eyes became a little stunned.
"How hidden do you think you are? Your men have known your whereabouts for a long time. Now it's just time to take action." Shen Lianzhen said secretly.
"Who is it? We have always been in single-line contact. Who is it?" Tao Yuan's eyes widened.
"Then you don't need to know. The Dongfang girl has a child. He is three or four years old. He is really cute. Is it your child? If not, then I can only sell him to a brothel as a turtle slave and live. After castration, I will be a little father-in-law in the palace, brother, what do you think?" Shen Liazhen said with a chuckle.
"No, it's up to you." Tao Yuan said firmly.
"It seems that there is a species in other places, Zhang Fang or Li Fang?" Shen Lian smiled so hard that Tao Yuan felt chills all over his body.
"Who on earth told you?" Tao Yuan said angrily.
"I am a person of principles. The person who leaked the secret cannot expose him, otherwise how can I protect you." Shen Lianchen shook his head.
"Stop talking, it has nothing to do with me. You can kill if you want. It has nothing to do with me." Tao Yuanjue said.
"It's so heartless, let's wait..." Shen Lianzhen sat down on the chair nonchalantly.
"Don't do this, I just want to die." Tao Yuan looked determined.
"Just wait..." Shen Lianzhen was calm and composed, thinking about today's conversation with King Yu and considering King Yu's emotions.
"Woo, woo..." the woman and child cried.
A group of women and children were pushed in by the soldiers.
"Genro..."
"Mr. Lang..."
"father……"
The interrogation room was in chaos, with several children hugging Tao Yuan's legs.
A tangled expression appeared on Tao Yuan's face.
"It seems that you are all from Youguo. It seems that none of you are married, but your officers have so many children and women. What do you think?" Shen Lianchen provoked.
Although they knew it was a provocation, the other Youguo people still showed angry expressions.
"So you want to tell me what you are doing in Yu State?"
Tao Yuan struggled on his face and his eyes wandered.
"Kill them all." Shen Lianchen ordered.
"Woooo..."
Heads fell to the ground.
They are just the minions at the bottom, with their eyes wide open and unwilling to close their eyes.
The women and children were silent, and the smell of urine could even be smelled in the air.
"Now, can you tell me what you are planning in Yu State?" Shen Lianchen smiled.
