The lobby of the City Supervisor.
The master of the room, Ma Bi, the city supervisor, was currently tied up and kneeling on the ground with his head bowed, Su Shengyan, the city lord. The person sitting at the top of the hall was Elder Si Lu of Shushan, and next to him was Meng Yuan, the guarding general.
At this moment, Meng Yuan felt like he was stuck in his throat, like a light on his back, and like he was sitting on pins and needles...
Elder Si Lu raised his hand and shouted: "Bring it up!"
I saw two Shushan disciples dragging a young man with a weak breath to the front of the hall. It was Su Wei, the son of the city lord!
When Su Shengyan saw his son, he immediately looked unhappy.
Immediately, I heard Elder Silu ask: "Is the person here Su Wei?"
"Yes..." Su Wei must have been caught in his sleep, his eyes were full of panic, and he could feel his great fear, and he kept saying: "Who are you? My father is the Lord of Wu'an City! How dare you touch me? He can't spare any hair..."
"Son, son..." Su Shengyan raised his head from the side and whispered, "Dad is here."
"Ah!" Su Wei then realized that his old father was kneeling in front of him, and he was shocked and pale.
"Let me ask you, who is the person who tortured and killed an innocent woman in the city lord's palace, leaving her still haunted?" Elder Si Lu's face was as cold as iron.
"What?" Su Wei shook his head, "I don't know..."
Elder Si Lu raised his hand, and the sky suddenly darkened! The sunlight was all blocked by a layer of clouds.
Turn your hand into the cloud!
Jiang Yuebai next to him opened a scroll in time, and immediately, a group of figures flew out from the scroll. As soon as he saw Su Wei, his eyes suddenly showed deep hatred.
"Ah -" When Su Wei saw these women, he was so frightened that he stood up and ran away. He stood up and ran out like a trapped animal for a moment!
With his martial arts cultivation and strong yang energy, he would naturally not be afraid of these ghosts with weak cultivation.
What he is afraid of is that things will be revealed and there is no denying it!
"You still said you didn't kill anyone?" Elder Si Lu snorted coldly and raised his hand: "Kill."
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A sword light fell from the sky and penetrated Su Wei! A puff of blood spread all over the place.
"No!" Su Shengyan wailed from the side, but was unable to stop him. Then he glared at Elder Si Lu with blood in his eyes: "How dare you kill my son..."
"Don't worry, it's your turn now." Elder Si Lu asked someone to carry him up again and asked: "As a parent official of Wu'an City, have you used your power to cover up your son? Have you ever oppressed the people and the fish and meat village? Have you ever deceived your superiors and deceived your subordinates, resulting in the destruction of other people's families?"
"Hmph." Seeing his son's death, Su Shengyan suddenly became hardened. "You don't have to ask me. If there is evidence, I can take action. But as the chief official of a city, I have the emperor's mandate! You have to weigh it yourself!"
"Ha." Elder Si Lu sneered. She had been in charge of Shushan for many years, so how could she not have the means to make people talk?
She saw a cold light flash in her eyes, and two black lights suddenly shot into Su Shengyan's eyes.
Naturally, Su Shengyan did not resist Elder Si Lu's cultivation. Immediately, his whole body was shaken and his whole body softened.
"I ask you again, have you ever used your power to cover up your son's murder in recent years?" Elder Si Lu asked again.
"Yes..." Su Shengyan replied quietly.
The guarding general next to him closed his eyes helplessly.
"Have you ever oppressed the people in the Fish and Meat Village?" Elder Si Lu asked again.
"Yes..." Su Shengyan nodded again.
"Have you ever taken bribes, perverted the law, and killed innocent lives?" Elder Si Lu finally asked.
"Yes..." Su Shengyan nodded without any surprise.
Elder Si Lu raised his hand and said, "Kill!"
Meng Yuan's pupils jumped twice. Does she really dare to kill a high-ranking official?
Jian Xiu was about to take action when he suddenly heard a shout from a distance: "The prime minister has an order! Keep someone under the sword!"
It seemed like someone was rushing over to stop him. Meng Yuan's eyes showed joy, but then he heard Elder Si Lu shouting back: "Get out!"
The sound was like thunder, and the people who came were pushed back several miles away!
The man froze in place for a while, then turned around and headed back north.
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A ray of sword light passed through his chest, and Su Shengyan, the lord of Wu'an City, died on the spot.
Plop.
Seeing him fall to the ground, Ma Jiancheng felt a chill in his heart.
These lunatics in Shushan...they really dare to kill people! Kill the court officials!
Absolutely crazy!
Without thinking too much, it was already his turn. He was carried to the front of the hall and knelt down. Elder Si Lu asked, "Let me ask you, have you ever harmed my Shushan disciple?"
When Ma Bi heard this, he burst into tears again.
"If you want to ask me something else, forget it. If you want to ask me this, I really don't have this..."
…
Yu's capital city and prime minister's mansion.
The smoke in the quiet room curled up, and the shadows of flowers showed on the window lattice. The man wearing Yanju's regular clothes was sitting quietly in the hall, breathing out, with two air dragons circling at the end of his nose.
The man's eyebrows are soft, his skin is fair, and he has a somewhat feminine look. It doesn't look like he is nearly fifty years old at all, but he has an air of calmness and dignity in his delicacy.
His name is Su Qian.
He was the contemporary prime minister of the Yu Dynasty, a powerful official who was subordinate to one person and superior to ten thousand people.
Su Qian entered the officialdom less than twenty years ago. During this period, he rose from the top three in the imperial examination to the position of prime minister. At key points in his official career, he often encounters mistakes from his boss, the downfall of his enemies, and help from his allies, which makes everyone who has seen his experience sigh with emotion... Maybe this is called good luck.
But under strong luck, you also need to have enough matching strength.
Su Qian's talent is undoubtedly outstanding.
In the officialdom of the Yu Dynasty, there were quite a few old guys with advanced cultivation. They could spend tens or even hundreds of years to manage their own power, which was enough to become so deeply entrenched that it would be difficult for latecomers to shake it.
For example, the Supervisor of the Dragon Prison in the Imperial City, the Supervisor of the Guoguo Mansion, the General of Zhuguo at that time, the Prison King of Tianbei...
Many prime ministers have fallen in their hands.
But only a few years after Su Qian took the position of prime minister, he had already become a real giant in the court who could compete with them. Naturally, he could not rely solely on the emperor's favor.
Nowadays, the forces that rely on him are extremely huge, known as the "Eight Gates, Eight Sects and Sixteen Prime Ministers Party", and they are very famous in Yudu City.
Just now, he sent Zhang Kuahai, the top disciple of the Shenxing Sect, to rush to Wu'an City.
Go rescue people.
It turned out that at the first moment when a large sword light descended on Shushan Mountain, Su Shengyan had already sensed that something was not going well. With a glance, his accompanying confidants had already fled back to the city lord's palace and sent news to Yudu City.
They had always used the communication channel arranged by the imperial court, which was for public and private use. The news quickly reached the Prime Minister's Office and Su Qian's hands.
Su Qian naturally had no feelings for this godson who was several years older than him. It was purely because this person had good sense and the ability to control a city that he agreed to take it for his own use.
If it meant wiping his mess, Su Qian wouldn't want to.
But now he couldn't help but not do it.
Everyone in the world knew that Su Shengyan was his godson. If he let this person get trampled on by Shushan, then everyone under his command would think that he could not control the situation. Over time, no one will obey him as prime minister anymore.
So he sent Zhang Kuaihai to use the magic of magic and rushed to Wu'an City.
The disciple of Shenxing had studied the way of "no distance" all his life, and his body skills spread out like a golden light, and he had arrived at Wu'an City in an hour and three seconds. Just when Elder Si Lu was about to kill Su Shengyan, he just shouted to stop.
He was blown away for several miles by Elder Si Lu's voice.
Zhang Kuahai thought for a moment, after all, the person was dead, so there was no need for him to get into trouble, and then returned.
When he returned to Yudu City, Su Qian had not finished running for a week.
"Master Xiang." He bowed and replied, "I have already reported your name, but the person who came was Elder Si Lu of Shushan... She directly drove me away several miles away. She wanted Su Shengyan to die, and I really couldn't stop her. Can’t live.”
Su Qian's brows slowly wrinkled.
"The people in Shushan are so disrespectful." He said in a deep voice.
When he paid homage to the prime minister, he sent generous worshipers to him for nine days and ten places. Although there were no opportunities to interact with him after that, he never lacked gifts during the New Year, which was a sign of full respect.
Now the Shushan Sect doesn't give him any face, so he is inevitably a little angry.
"It's not just a lack of respect, it's like stepping on the ground." Zhang Kuaihai said angrily.
Su Qian stood up suddenly: "Prepare your horses! Enter the palace!"
…
The big bay-red horse of the Prime Minister's residence passed through the streets and alleys, with strong warriors guarding it on both sides, and all pedestrians retreated wherever it passed. Even in the capital city of Yu, where officials were everywhere and princes filled the streets, there were probably only a few who were more arrogant than the prime minister, so naturally no one dared to block the way.
Su Qian quickly rushed outside the imperial city, and then walked smoothly all the way through the palace city to the Yelong Palace.
To be able to pass through the checkpoints so quickly, it is not enough to have a high position. The most important thing is to have the emperor's absolute trust. Not many people in the world have such treatment.
It has always been a taboo in the emperor's heart for the Immortal Sect to ignore the laws of the court. Moreover, in such a bad situation, he didn't need to add any fuel to the matter, which was enough to make the emperor angry at Shushan.
As for how to punish, it is the emperor's business.
Su Qian came to a stop outside Yelong Palace and saw Lao Santai standing outside the door, looking embarrassed.
And there seemed to be noisy noises in the palace, like a woman's voice yelling and cursing? And the content of the scolding was... very dirty.
It's strange.
How dare anyone dare to be so presumptuous in front of the emperor's palace?
He couldn't help but move closer and asked in a low voice: "Rolex, who is this person inside? So bold..."
"Royal family gathering." Rolex squinted, looked away, and whispered: "Master Prime Minister, please don't spread this matter to anyone. The people who are being scolded are all members of the royal family, and the one who is being scolded is His Majesty's second aunt."
"When did Your Majesty get a second aunt?" Su Qian wondered.
"It's always been there, but for some reason it has been fostered outside. I don't dare to talk about it in detail." Lao Santai said cautiously.
There are many taboos in the emperor's family affairs.
Su Qian was used to the secrecy of these palace people, so he stood aside and waited for a while.
Finally heard a bang!
The door of the palace was pushed open hard, and a tall flame-red figure suddenly walked out. Su Qian couldn't help but lower his head with such domineering force.
"Miss Feng." Lao Santai immediately nodded and bowed, sending the woman far away.
As for the royal family members who came out one after another after him, they were the ones Su Qian was familiar with. They were all like eggplants beaten by frost, with wilted heads and drooping heads.
He didn't have much time to ask. After all these people left and Lao Santai returned, he asked: "This second aunt of the emperor seems to have a high level of cultivation? She is so coercive and domineering."
"You should have heard of her name." Lao Santai whispered: "Shushan Emperor Daughter Feng, a serious seventh-level power! If not... Well, anyway, she is really powerful. From now on, you must remember it. Just don’t mess with her.”
Su Qian's eyebrows jumped.
Turning his head, he heard the palace man calling from behind: "Master Prime Minister, you can go in and see His Majesty."
"Oh..." Su Qian walked into the hall thoughtfully, and saw that the hall was in quite a mess, with broken objects everywhere and many palace attendants cleaning up.
It seems that I may have just scolded someone more than just...
The old man in yellow robe behind the dragon case looked depressed. He didn't know what he had experienced. When he saw Su Qian coming forward, he asked, "What's going on?"
Su Qian hesitated for a moment, then fell to his knees and said, "Your Majesty, I am here to apologize!"
"Huh?" The emperor was slightly startled, "What are you guilty of?"
"Su Shengyan, the chief official of Wu'an City, once worshiped me as his adoptive father. Today, I only know that he has been using my name to dominate Wu'an City these years!" Su Qian lamented: "Fortunately, I have Practitioners from the Shushan Sect discovered his evil deeds and reported it to Wei Chen. The Wei Chen has allowed the Shushan Sect to arrest him as soon as possible. If he resists, he can be killed on the spot!"
"Your Majesty, please punish me for the crime of misunderstanding others!"
Good morning.
Posting this at this time, it’s not difficult to guess that I didn’t sleep all night again, so I took it, ah...
(End of chapter)
