When Qi Jingzhi thought about it, although the relevant inside information was blocked and the military register documents were sealed in Linde Pavilion, there were heavy casualties during the northern expansion. One thousand and five hundred people were killed on the northern slope of Lengshan Mountain alone, plus those outside the pass. Jiuzhaigou is very involved, and there will always be some news spread out.
Old Qi also served in the army many times to guard the border. Although he did not hold a full official position, he accumulated some useful military connections. Over the past ten years, he had probably learned about the Northern Expansion Campaign and even old events in Lengshan.
"No wonder grandpa said in the letter that he has to complete an unfinished business and go home if he survives, otherwise he will be treated as dead... that unfinished business should be to find dad's bones. .”
"My grandfather has a strong temperament. He neither wants his son to be buried in a foreign land and cannot return home, nor does he allow his grandson to go into danger together, so that I don't have to worry about looking for him. But if I, Qi Jingzhi, really sit back and watch, how can I be my son or grandson?" ?”
"Fortunately, it's still late autumn. Even if I want to risk crossing the Forbidden Water, I have to wait until November."
Qi Jingzhi felt a little relieved, but still felt uncertain, so he asked Li Guangye: "Huntiansi monitors the world, and Lilingtai is well-informed. Do you know if there have been any changes in Yongchang Town and Forbidden Water recently?"
Hearing this, the Red Fire Fat Fish showed a thoughtful look on his face, which looked very funny with his chubby head and facial features squeezed together.
It thought for a moment before replying: "Since Lengshan's corpse qi has been raging on the north bank of the forbidden water, every November and February in these years, it is inevitable that a small amount of corpse qi will penetrate the miasma, blow with the wind to Yongchang Town on the south bank, and breed. Some zombie monsters came out, but they were only in limited numbers and never caused any big trouble."
"Because it has nothing to do with me, I didn't care much about this in the past. Now that I think about it, it seems that in the past three to five years, Yongchang Town and even Yuzhou Daijun have often seen the internal documents of the Demon Suppression Academy. Well... I want to see the demons there. The disaster must be getting worse."
Hearing this, Master Meng quickly closed the military register in his hand and added with a solemn expression: "If it is true as Li Lingtai said, doesn't it mean that the forbidden water miasma has been weakening in recent years?"
He suddenly looked at Old Cheng Huang: "Sir, if the miasma above the Forbidden Water dissipates again, will the imperial court expand northward again?"
Yu Zhongnan pondered for a while, then laughed: "As far as I know, there are many wild and unowned lands outside our territory of Da Qi, and most of them are blocked by fierce mountains and rivers, smog, poisonous insects and the like. This is a manifestation of the wild nature of the mountains and rivers, which is really nothing unusual. I have always had a precedent for this kind of situation in Daqi..."
"The first step is to seize a piece of land to establish a foothold, and then, depending on the situation, either cannibalize or swallow it up, and gradually eliminate the evil spirits in the local area. If necessary, the mountain lord Shui Lord will also be sealed. After initial success, prefectures and counties will be established in the area. In the Yin Division, the people of the country were relocated to cultivate the land, educate and transform the land, and turn barbarians into summer."
"After decades of this, and after the local people have merged and multiplied for several generations, the teachings of Shengjiang will truly take root, and the demonic atmosphere of the place will naturally dissipate, turning it into a paradise of kings and beautiful mountains and rivers."
He paused and then added: "The vast territory that Da Qi has today is all due to the two thousand years of hard work and development. This is the legacy of the Holy King and the national policy of Jiang Qi."
The implication of this old city god is that as long as possible, the imperial court will definitely send troops to expand northward again. It may not even wait for the Forbidden Water Miasma to completely dissipate. As long as it can reluctantly send soldiers over, the Forbidden Water Pass can be taken back. Just use it as a foothold.
In fact, Qi Jingzhi was even more convinced than Yu Zhongnan about this. After all, he had seen the sky patrol ship of Biluo Palace.
The saints of the Jiang clan are high in the sky, sitting and watching the descendants of the five saint Jiang states pioneering the wilderness and developing the holy way. Isn't it obvious what kind of clan and country they will favor?
For Jiang Qi to be as prosperous as it is today, there will definitely be no shortage of understanding people.
Master Meng got the answer, and there was a look of contemplation on his face: "Our great Qi generals are like clouds, and there are countless strong soldiers. As long as the court is fully prepared, the dragon corpse in the cold mountain is no doubt ferocious, but it is no more than the dry bones in the mountain, and it can be leveled overnight. However, those Not many people will remember the pine-aged children who were buried in the ice and snow of the cold mountains."
"Meng didn't remember it before, but now he remembers it!"
Master Meng raised the military register document in his hand, his fingers turning red from exerting too much force: "Meng Hui was born in Songling and grew up in Songling. There are a total of 293 Songling children in this military register, and there are many in it. My relatives and friends are old. Just now I saw their names, and the voices, faces, and smiles that I had not remembered for a long time suddenly became clear, which is unbearable to think about!"
"It would be fine if I didn't know about this. Now that I know it, if I sit back and ignore it and allow the ancestors and grandsons of the Qi family to take risks and run away, how will they be able to usurp the position of ghosts and gods of Songling Yinsi after death?"
Master Meng didn't ask Qi Jingzhi's next plan, because he knew the young man's temperament well and knew that he must go to Lengshan.
Hearing this, Yu Zhongnan's expression became solemn, and the wrinkles on his face became more and more profound: "Nearly three hundred Song-age disciples... Although I have never seen the military register, I have listened to you talking for a long time. What else is there at this moment? Don’t understand?”
"Meng Hui, although you are not dead yet, you are already half a ghost. Daqi Yinsi has its own laws and regulations. The two most important ones are that you cannot interfere in human affairs, and you cannot leave your post without authorization. You must think Clear!"
Master Meng nodded resolutely when he heard this: "As a low-ranking official, I am honored by the boss, how can I be a person who disregards the law? I have always regarded myself as a man in my life, enlightening the children in the county, and teaching them loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness..."
"Not doing what is right is unjust. Doing so violates the laws of the underworld, which is unfaithful. From ancient times to the present, has there ever been an unfaithful and unjust man in this world?"
"In this case, Meng's future is to give up this underworld ghost!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone present was horrified and moved.
For nearly 300 fellow villagers who have passed away for more than ten years, even if there are a few relatives and friends among them, they have to give up their easy access to the status of ghosts and gods, longevity and good fortune, but really not everyone can make such a determination.
Qi Jingzhi was about to say something, but Master Meng waved his hand to stop him.
I saw this master in the world of the earth and the god of the underworld smile indifferently: "If I, the master, cannot be sincere and respectful, then wouldn't it be a big joke to name him in respect to you in the first place?"
"You are now more capable, and you have Gouchen Yuan as your backing, but no matter how far you can achieve in this matter, after all, you are you and I am me. Since Meng has this ambition in his heart, then You can't deceive your heart, especially if I have a delicate heart in my chest, so you can't deceive me even more."
Hearing this, Qi Jingzhi suddenly remembered that during the night interrogation in front of the City God, Master Meng had wanted to hide his face with a ghost face to avoid encountering the dead souls of acquaintances. This caused troubles, but he was scolded by the old City God because ghost faces could deceive people. , but cannot deceive the heart.
Yu Zhongnan obviously thought of this section, and his expression softened a bit.
He was silent for a moment, and then sighed: "If you really want to contribute to this matter, you don't necessarily have to give up your future in the Underworld. Although it is difficult to find a way to have both, there is still one after all... Then since there are so many corpses in Yongchang Town, Naturally, the disasters caused by monsters include the spirits of violent death and the ghosts of persistent resentment, so the local underworld department must be very short of manpower."
"Furthermore, when the first northern expansion was done hastily, the water-forbidden Guanzhong might not have had time to seal the city. If the water-forbidden city is reopened, it may not be an opportunity. This kind of opportunity is certainly dangerous, but when it comes to the future, it is strong after all. Become the head of a small county department..."
Yu Zhongnan paused for a moment, and his smile contained both helplessness and regret, but also a sense of relief: "You and I have known each other for many years and have enjoyed each other so much. How can I bear to let you waste all your efforts? I should send a written document to the Yin Division of the Capital City God. See if I can move you somewhere."
"If you can really be transferred to that place as you wish, you don't actually need to interfere in the human world. To put it bluntly, the nearly three hundred pine-aged disciples all died violently, and they are waiting for death on the snowy slopes of the mountain, beside the dragon corpse. For more than ten years, there will almost certainly be obsessions and lingering nostalgia. It is also a great merit for you to perform your duties and help them re-enter reincarnation. This should not be deceived, right?"
"Well, it will take some time to exchange documents, but after all, you are still a man, and it is really hard to review cases all night long. Taking a few days off to recuperate physically and mentally does not count as leaving your post without permission..."
Master Meng was stunned for a moment before he realized what he was doing. He immediately bowed his head to the ground and thanked me with a big gift: "Thank you very much, Sir!"
"Oh! Uncle Xianyou really woke up the dreamer with just a few words!"
The Red Fire Fat Fish suddenly spoke in praise, but for some unknown reason, his tone was a bit strange.
It flew in front of Qi Jingzhi, its eyes shone brightly, as if it had seen something treasure: "Brother, the Gouchen Courtyard must be very short of people when it is founded? The Gouchen Courtyard is the king's demon-slaying army, and now it is in a difficult situation. At this critical moment of establishing power and merit, if the imperial court expands north again, Gouchenyuan will definitely send people to Jinshui Pass and Lengshan, right?"
Qi Jingzhi suddenly raised his brows when he heard this: "I am not a small battalion captain who can know this. If Li Lingtai has anything to say, I might as well say it directly."
Red Fire Fat Fish's smile was almost flattering: "We are destined to meet each other! The great Sima Shenlong has seen the beginning but not the end. I would like to ask my brother to introduce me and introduce me to Gouchen Courtyard as an errand. If I can achieve something in the future, I will definitely not forget it. Brother Shi’s kindness!”
Qi Jingzhi's brows suddenly became tighter: "How did I hear that the officials of Huntian Division are all descendants of the family, and they cannot be transferred to other officials without the special decree of the king?"
"Huh? I didn't expect Brother Shi to know Huntian Si so clearly!" Chi Huo Fat Fish was obviously surprised.
Naturally, it didn't know that Yu Zhongnan had just told him about Huntiansi's situation a moment ago, and Qi Jingzhi was just learning what he was doing and selling it.
"Brother Haojiao knows that now my descendants of the Li family have a chance to escape from the Huntiansi in an upright manner!"
When Li Guangye said the four words "honest and upright", his tone was particularly serious, with a sense of gnashing his teeth, and his anger was beyond words: "The Li family of Ji has been supported by Jiang Qi in the Huntian Division for two thousand years. It seems clear It’s so expensive that it’s actually difficult to even move it.”
"However, the people in power in the clan still feel that the shackles on them are not enough, and now they are forcing the clansmen to choose between the Jiang clan and the Ji clan!"
(End of chapter)
