At the door of the main house, two Jiupings stand, one on the left and one on the right.
One of them was dressed in a smart outfit, similar to that of a servant, and was obviously from the Jiang family; the other was wearing a soap coat that represented an official, and seemed to be from the government.
In the room, a square-faced middle-aged man sat on the master's chair. He had three long beards, was wearing a cloud robe, a beam crown on his head, and a reserved smile on his face. This man is the second master of the Jiang family in Qishan, and is also the person in charge of the family's secular affairs. His name is "Jiang Wuye".
But in the guest seat, wearing the official uniform of a county magistrate, he is the magistrate of Qishan County.
"County Magistrate Li, you should not go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything. I don't know what's important today. Please come." Jiang Wuye said with a smile.
Magistrate Li had a serious expression on his face, neither humble nor overbearing, "so that Mr. Jiang will know that I am here today to ask for help from the nobles."
"Oh?" Jiang Wuye showed just the right amount of confusion.
County Magistrate Li continued: "Three days ago, the emperor sent an order to summon Zhang Zhixuan of the Taiping Sect to the palace to meet the saint. This order caused an uproar in all branches of the Taiping Sect. In recent days, this county has also discovered that several Taiping sect members have The believers gathered together this time to declare that Zhang Zhixuan traveled to Jiuzhou and spread benevolence. If this continues, something bad may happen."
"That's it." Jiang Wuye said noncommittally.
To put it bluntly, they were afraid of the Taiping Rebellion.
Don't say that the Taiping Sect is not rebelling now, but it is rebelling. That has nothing to do with Jiang Wuye. Is it possible that he wants to follow the example of the Great Zhou Dynasty and take the lead in fighting against the Taiping Religion?
No, he would only take advantage of the war to plunder fertile land and make a fortune from the war.
In Jiang Wuye's view, no matter how many people the Taiping Sect gathered, they could not do anything to the imperial court. This so-called rebellion could be destroyed by the imperial court. Those common people who have no foundation in spiritual practice also want to shake the 800-year-old foundation of the Great Zhou Dynasty? How can it be.
The Jiang family in Qishan only needs to defend themselves for a period of time and survive the war, and then they can make great profits.
This is not a disaster, it is clearly a good thing.
County Magistrate Li didn't seem to notice Jiang Wuye's perfunctory intention, and continued, "In order to prevent the rebels from causing trouble, I would like to ask the Jiang family to help disperse the crowd. Of course, I know that the second master Now I am worried about the difficulty of unifying the nobles, so I will first help the second master solve the important issues on his mind, and then let the Jiang family take action."
Jiang Wuye smiled, "Does Magistrate Li know what you are talking about?"
Is it just you, the county magistrate, who can solve the most pressing issues?
But County Magistrate Li did not smile, but looked directly at Jiang Wuye calmly.
Jiang Wuye couldn't help laughing. He stared at Magistrate Li and lowered his voice subconsciously, "Who is behind you?"
Of course, a county magistrate can't solve this matter, but if there is someone higher up to give guidance behind the scenes, it will be different.
This time, Magistrate Li came to visit not to ask for help, but to lend a helping hand. Helping the Jiang family in Qishan was his real purpose.
But didn't the imperial court choose Jiang Li as their puppet?
"Second Master Jiang just needs to know that not every noble person wants to see Jiang Li rise." Magistrate Li replied calmly.
The two sides looked at each other, and Jiang Wuye felt that this little county magistrate was particularly confident.
If that's the case...
It's not that we can't try to get in touch.
If there is strong support, the Qishan Jiang family will be more sure of unifying and dividing the family.
To achieve this goal, it is not impossible to collude with the imperial court. If Jiang Li can do this kind of thing, the Qishan Jiang family can't?
Thinking of this, Jiang Wuye smiled warmly, stood up and said, "What are you talking about, Magistrate Li? We were born and raised in this family, and it is our duty to maintain the stability of this place."
"Please also ask County Magistrate Li to tell that noble man that my eldest brother will never let Jiang Li's conspiracy succeed. If there is a chance, I should tell him whether he comes or not—"
Before the last word "hui" was uttered, a red shadow came through the door. The two ninth-grade men guarding the door simultaneously had blood marks on their necks and fell silently.
The red shadow immediately approached, and the light and shadow on his body changed, hazy, like an invisible phantom, and a pitch black sword pierced him. A sense of desperate crisis made Jiang Wuye dare not hesitate.
He urged Gu Zhenqi and used Dao Fruit. His robes bulged like a sphere, and the flames surged. Even the shadow of the god general on his body took on the color of flames. Both palms came out, like hitting the waves on the river, with unparalleled palms. The energy bursts out.
Magistrate Li, on the other hand, shook up the Grand Master's chair and jumped back. A burst of white energy emerged, and at the same time he shouted: "There is an assassin!"
The land of Yongzhou can be said to be full of martial virtues. Even if officials are not dealing with government affairs, they must take time to practice, otherwise they may lose their jobs one day. Magistrate Li and Ren Zihe were both at the eighth level, but when it came to on-the-spot response, he was better than Ren Zihe.
As the main assassination target, Jiang Wuye resisted with all his strength, while Magistrate Li ran away while calling for help. Although the two had never joined forces, at this moment, they cooperated tacitly and made the best response.
However--
The long sword suddenly swayed, and a shrill black light flashed past. The sword that stabbed Jiang Wuye actually shot towards Magistrate Li with black thunder, piercing through his body with lightning speed, and nailed him to the main body. on the pillars of the house.
The white air that escaped from the ground quickly dissipated, revealing a face that couldn't believe it.
Jiang Li, on the other hand, used both palms to connect with the blazing flames. The torrential red light was eliminated at a speed visible to the naked eye, and all the flames were refined.
"Xiantian Yiqi?! You!"
Jiang Wuye quickly turned from attack to defense, restraining his palm power and at the same time going against the luck of his true energy. He used Jiang Li's palm power to retreat even if he was hurt.
Innate Yiqi is invincible, especially when the martial arts and Xiantian Yiqi come from the same source, let alone resist it head-on.
The four palms touched each other, and the powerful palm power suddenly surged forward. Jiang Wuye gathered his strength and was about to use it to retreat, but unexpectedly, the palm power suddenly transformed into a sinister aura when it touched, and a series of The black energy spreads upwards along the place where the palms touch, the flesh and blood erodes wherever it passes, and the meridians are on fire.
poison!
"Bang!"
Jiang Wuye was knocked back by the force of his palm, and landed on the master's chair where he was seated. His eyes widened, and black lines spread all over his face. He was killed by the poison.
On the other side, County Magistrate Li was killed by Yin Lei, whose flesh and blood had been wiped out.
Jiang Li stretched out his hand to grab the sword, stepped back, and once again turned into a phantom and walked out of the main house, passing by the servants who came after hearing the sound, and continued all the way out of the Jiang Mansion and boarded the carriage.
At this time, the carriage just happened to pass through the crowd and slowly accelerated along the street. After Jiang Li came up, the carriage left Qishan County directly and headed for the Jiang family's ancestral home.
Later, the news of the death of the second master of the Jiang family and Magistrate Li was still circulating in the Jiang Mansion. By the time it spread throughout the city, the carriage was probably almost at the ancestral home.
(End of chapter)
