Liu Zhi didn't care about the blunt flattery and asked: "Is the situation really bad?"
"Well, I'm afraid more than 90% of the military expenditures allocated by the imperial court to the Donghu Navy went into their private pockets."
Liu Zhi let out a long sigh and remained silent for a long time.
Liu Zhi was not surprised. This kind of thing had happened many times in the Wu Dynasty, and it had even become a "normal state." He knew even better than Sun Changming that the Wu Dynasty had long been difficult to return to, and he was just obsessed with it.
To turn the tide!
"You should contact Mr. Lu." Liu Zhi said: "Whether it is Qiao Hulong or Wu Hongyun, you can deal with it how you want!"
"yes."
It took Liu Zhi more than half a day to realize that something was wrong: Wu Hongyun's investigation result was that the Donghu Navy was innocent. According to Sun Changming's temperament, he believed that there was something wrong with the Donghu Navy. How could he accept this quietly?
The result? You will definitely have to make some trouble with yourself.
So Liu Zhi guessed that there might be something else involved. When he came over and asked Sun Changming, he was really shocked!
Sun Changming followed Liu Zhi's instructions and contacted Lu Guangxiao in the capital. Lu Guangxiao had always hated such crazy and corrupt people!
The foundation of the Great Wu Dynasty was hollowed out bit by bit by this kind of scum.
"Check! I will send out a patrol censor to investigate to the end!"
Sun Changming felt relieved, and left Shao Wujie behind, telling him: "Wait here for a few days, pick up the weapons masters from the Ordnance Department, and then go back."
Shao Wujie didn't see the adults doing anything, but he was so sure that he could take back those weapon masters. He asked doubtfully: "Is Qiao Hunlong finished?"
"Qiao Hulong, Wu Hongyun and the others are all finished." After Sun Changming finished speaking, Shi Shiran left and returned to Wangyun Cliff alone. Before leaving, he said to Shao Wujie again: "Ayu will come over in a few days. You two will
Let’s protect the imperial envoy together and be careful of some people jumping over the wall in a hurry!”
"Yes!" Shao Wujie solemnly accepted the order.
…
The person in charge of surveillance immediately reported the news of Sun Changming's departure to Wu Hongyun. He was a little confused: Why did Shao Wujie stay behind?
Three days later, the patrol censor came to Jiudong Lake holding Shang Fang's sword. Qiao Hulong and Wu Hongyun finally understood that a disaster was coming!
They were so evil that they prepared to assassinate the imperial envoy, but they found that the imperial envoy had two more fifth realms accompanying him to protect him. At this time, Wu Hongyun finally understood what Sun Changming was doing by leaving Shao Wujie behind.
It's too late.
The Donghu Navy did not conduct any investigation at all. As soon as the imperial envoy entered the military port, he took a casual look: evidence of crime was everywhere!
Soon, all relevant personnel from Donghu Navy and Yunji County Command Post were imprisoned. This was a major case involving hundreds of people!
After Yi Caoge got the news, he sat alone for a long time in a daze before sighing and saying: "What a cruel boy!"
He didn't need to worry for the time being. Even if Wu Hongyun confessed that he had colluded with him, he was not involved in the Donghu Navy's corruption case.
It's just this incident that made Yi Caoge wary: That kid might have set his sights on me! We have to be on guard...
Are Yi Caoge's roots clean? Of course not, there are no military leaders who are not greedy for money.
This frightened Yi Caoge, and he spent several days trying to cover up his previous criminal evidence - the best way was of course to return the money, but he was reluctant to part with it, so he was unknowingly terrified for many days...
Regarding the young commander Meng Jiang, his mentality has also changed, and he already hates and fears him.
"Damn it! Hurry up and get through these six months. God bless, that kid will not be able to survive before I do!" Yi Caoge prayed.
But he didn't know that in Sun Changming's eyes, there were no "opponents" like them at all. Sun Changming always felt that when seeking political power in his position, no matter whether he wanted to establish his own power or not, the first thing he had to do was to deal with the things within his scope.
Do it well.
After leaving Jiudong Lake, the first thing he did when he returned to Wangyun Cliff was to discuss with his second brother: the heavy bed crossbow, the talisman formation cannon and the long-arm talisman throwing machine. The new refining catalog should be spit out by the elder brother as soon as possible.
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The second child had a cute look on his face: Aren’t those all for me to eat?
Although it is big, its level is not high. Where can I get any feedback?
Sun Changming knew this would be the result. At the military port at that time, he swallowed those large magic weapons on a temporary basis without consulting his second brother in advance.
It's natural for the second child to default on his debt! But the eldest brother naturally had his own tricks. He took Hu Heiwei's sixth-level demon weapon: the demon fur, held it up in his hand and asked: "Look what this is, do you want to eat it?"
?
The second child turned over with a roar in the gourd's belly, jumping up and down like a puppy. He wanted to eat, of course he wanted to eat, big brother is so good!
The saliva dripped into the small lake below him, causing ripples.
Sun Changming put the things away: Come, my dear brother, let's talk about the three large magic weapons and the upgraded refining catalog.
The little loach hummed and screamed, Lian Lian said that he had to work hard and it was very hard.
Sun Changming sighed: Forget it, don't tire out my dear brother; I'd better keep this treasure for myself.
The little loach's huge head drooped, and his mood suddenly became depressed. Moreover, this guy learned a trick from someone unknown. His eyes instantly turned watery, as if he was about to cry out of grievance. Big brother was not good to me!
Sun Changming told it with serious words this time: The matter is important, so don't be willful.
Little Loach tried all his tricks and couldn't get his elder brother to relent, so he finally compromised and agreed to help upgrade three large magic weapons. Sun Changming smiled slightly and threw the sixth-level magic weapon in.
The little loach cheered, soared into the sky from the gourd, grabbed it in its mouth and swallowed it.
The elder brother waited for two full days before the little loach digested this sixth-level heavy treasure. A huge warm current rolled in, and Sun Changming could continue to carve the formation on the big seal.
When he first obtained the Master Chapter of "The Complete Book of Eight Desolate Formations" and needed to strengthen the seal carving, Sun Changming was dazzled. There were multiple formations to choose from. He chose the "Six Ding Liujia Zhaotian Formation" at that time. The plan was to follow
Then carve other formations.
But now at the "second moment", Sun Changming changed his plan.
The "Six Ding Liujia Amaterasu Formation" is very useful in fighting. It can freeze the opponent for a while, but the power of the Six Ding Liujia Amaterasu Formation on the first floor is somewhat insufficient. Sun Changming decided to use the big seal to correspond to the six seal carving opportunities.
All are used in this large formation. After six layers of superposition, the power will be greatly improved and it can play a greater role in the battle.
As for what other formations are coveted... Master Sun has many alternatives.
Under the guidance of Sun Changming, the warm current wrapped around the large seal object, and a "Six Ding Liujia Zhaotian Formation" was slowly completed. The warm current is still powerful, after all, it is a sixth-level treasure, and the feedback given by the second child this time is also
Very powerful.
With the help of the warm current, Sun Changming superimposed three layers of the formation on the large seal object in one go. Adding the previous first layer, he rushed to the fourth level of the Hidden Weapon Realm in one go, and the warm current finally slowly ran out.
Then, three smaller warm currents gurgled in, forming in Sun Changming's mind:
"Illustrated Catalog of the Refining of the Three Heavenly Talisman Array Spiritual Cannon".
"Illustrated Catalog of Refining and Making Heavy-duty Bed Crossbows in the Third Heaven".
"Illustration of the Refining of the Three Heavenly Long-Armed Talisman Throwing Machine".
Sun Changming closed his eyes and browsed these refining catalogs silently in his mind. After estimating the attack power of these large magic weapons after the improvement of his second brother, he was immediately "glad": Although his second brother is always lazy, he is very important at critical moments.
Awesome.
The power of these three improved large-scale magic weapons has been doubled, but the consumption of spiritual jade has been reduced by half!
Sun Changming breathed a sigh of relief. Everything was ready now. All he had to do was wait until the money was obtained before work could start in full swing.
…
The first amount of money to arrive was a loan from Liu Sibai and Guangqingtang.
It wasn't that much, only 1.5 million spiritual jade. Liu Sibai and two of Guangqingtang's fifth realms escorted these spiritual jade back, but they were a little unhappy.
After the territory was delivered, the people from Guangqingtang went back. Liu Sibai then reported to the adults: "Guangqingtang is not optimistic about our so-called 'expected income' at all. The 1.5 million spirit jade
, they made it clear that they want to be friends with us."
Sun Changming laughed dumbly and understood Guangqingtang's intention.
After all, he was in business. Although he was not optimistic about the loan plan he proposed, he was unwilling to offend the newly appointed commander Meng Jiang.
Anyway, it’s only 1.5 million spirit jade. Even if Mengjiang Dusi doesn’t have it in the future, the loss will be within the bearable range. But with this 1.5 million, he will remember their benefits and stay within his own jurisdiction.
Within, all the businesses of Guangqingtang can be carried out smoothly.
Although the money is not much, it is enough for the early stage. Sun Changming is already eager to start refining the large-scale magic weapon of the third heaven.
But Shao Wujie had not returned yet. Sun Changming urged him, and Shao Wujie replied: "They are already on the way. There are a total of forty weapon masters from the Ordnance Department and they are also traveling with their subordinates."
Sun Changming first sent people to purchase some precious materials and distributed them to other members of the Jiuyun Sect to continue building the Beacon Fire Spirit Platform.
Then Sun Changming looked at the sharp decrease in "deposits" and felt awkward in his heart, so he sent a message to Lord Lu Guangxiao with bad intentions: "Those who work sincerely work hard to raise their own spiritual jade; but the imperial court gave the money to
Get rid of those silverfish from Qiao Hulong!"
Lu Guangxiao didn't reply to him, and Mr. Lu was also very painful.
Shao Wujie hasn't come back yet, Yu Duanliu came back first.
Ouyang Ce died in the Bronze Coffin Gorge Destruction Domain. When the news came, the Shence Alliance immediately fell apart. They were originally an alliance of various families. There was no strong man in the sixth realm to suppress them. Each family had its own plans.
The alliance cannot be sustained.
Yu Duanliu is Ouyang Ce's second disciple and a strong man in the fifth realm. Regardless of his identity or strength, he is enough to inherit Ouyang Ce's remaining "legacy", so he successfully integrated the Shence Alliance upon his return.
With the remaining strength, he rushed to Wangyunya with his people.
It's just that the strength of his men is not strong. There is only one fifth realm and twelve fourth realms. There is no need to bring those below. It is too dangerous to enter the realm of destruction.
The second person to come back was Master Yuanhui. Not only were the nuns from the nunnery, but also part of her lay family. They were actually very strong, with two fifth-level nuns and twenty-eight fourth-level men!
Sun Changming wondered if this old nun was tortured to the point of Stockholm by his various crooked ways. She actually thought so highly of him that she not only tied up with the Yiwan Temple, but also suppressed the influence of her own lay family.
Master Yuan Hui now abides by her duties and does not dare to say anything in front of Lord Sun. She honestly leads her people to station down and wait for orders to enter the Domain of Destruction.
However, this old lady's habit of enjoying herself could not be changed for a while. Not only did she bring her two disciples, but she also brought four lay children and nephews to accompany her.
However, there was a small accident at the Dragon Palace. Luo Wei used the magic talisman to contact the master and carefully begged the adults: "Please allow me some more time. I will never dare to escape. It's just that the situation in the Dragon Palace is more complicated."
Sun Changming heard that he was in trouble, but seemed unable to elaborate. He had some guesses in his mind, and said calmly: "As soon as possible. The sooner you come back, the sooner you will get out."
Then Sun Changming decided not to wait for Dragon Emperor Hall, and directly ordered the people from Yiwangan and Shence Alliance to go to the Destruction Domain to start a clearing campaign.
They formed five teams, led by a fifth-level leader, and launched a sweep within fifty miles of the edge of the Destruction Domain. In this area, such a team was invincible. For a long time to come, they
They all need to work for Mr. Sun.
Two days after the five teams set off, Shao Wujie took forty weapon masters and arrived at Wangyun Cliff by land. Sun Changming was thirsty for talents and led a group of men to greet him outside Baihusuo.
Yun Fan and Liu Sibai stood behind him. Liu Sibai stretched his neck and looked around. Yun Fan disliked him for looking like he had never seen the world: "He is also a subordinate of the Lord. There will be many opportunities to meet him in the future, so there is no need to be so anxious.
Bar?"
Liu Sibai really admired him: "There are four fifth-level weapon masters inside! After I entered the spiritual world, what I looked forward to most was to have the ability to make weapons with ordinary materials in the palm of my hand.
Flames turn decay into magic and refine every magic weapon!"
The key point is: "Each one can be sold for hundreds or thousands of times. It can be called a sharp career that makes you rich overnight!"
Yun Fan said unceremoniously: "But you don't have the talent of a weapon master."
"That's why I'm even more envious. This is the first time I've seen a real fifth-level weapon master."
Although Shao Wujie is in the fifth realm and is proficient in mechanism art, his weapon master level is actually only the fourth level. In other words, if he refines magical weapons, he can only refine the fourth level.
For the machine master, this is enough - as long as the machine skills are exquisite, the machine weapons composed of fourth-level magic weapon parts can even exert the power of the sixth-level magic weapon.
Yun Fan was slightly worried and said in a low voice: "I'm actually very worried about you, sir. Those are four fifth-level masters! All masters have tempers.
They come from the Arms Department, and they have their eyes set on the top. But now, we are just getting started, and it is already very difficult to hold on to the dangerous Bronze Coffin Gorge Destruction Territory. Your Excellency has to deal with many things every day. If these people
... If they rely on their status and refuse to cooperate, the adults have to devote their energy to appease them, which makes the pressure on them even heavier."
Liu Sibai also nodded: "No matter where they are, fifth-level weapon masters will receive incomparable courtesy. This naturally develops their temperament. The situation you mentioned is really possible."
The two discussed in low voices, but could not find a solution. In the end, they could only agree that if there was any lack of preparation that made the masters angry, the two of them would take the initiative to deal with it carefully and try not to make trouble in front of adults.
Shao Wujie's four machine carts slowly appeared in everyone's sight. This kind of car is extremely fast. It is driven by the spirit jade and does not need oxen and horses to pull it. Sun Changming smiled and greeted him. The machine cart came to a stop and Shao Wu stopped.
Jie got out of the car first and then led out the four old men in the car.
"Sir, I would like to introduce to you that these four are the fifth-level masters of the Arms Department: Wang Tianli, Guan Sui, Qu Benhuan and Zhao Shengda!"
"Four masters, this is our Lord Sun."
Wang Tianli, the fourth elder, clasped his fists and bowed: "Finally we meet your lord. We were really anxious along the way. We worked day and night to get to Wangyun Cliff as soon as possible and discuss the method of making weapons with your lord."
Sun Changming quickly humbly said: "The four of you are all masters. With my level, I would not dare to show my shame in front of the four of them."
Wang Tianli hurriedly said: "We are not flattering you, sir. Along the way, Shao Wujie has told us the idea of ​​refining your beacon fire platform. Although it is a mechanism technique, many of its components are quite interesting in making tools.
novel!
Moreover, he also showed us some components of the machine bastion, which really gave me a feeling of enlightenment. I have been going up and down the level of fifth-level weapon master over the years, but I always feel that I have missed some opportunities and have never been able to rise to level six.
Now I have a vague feeling that the opportunity lies with you, sir!"
Guan Sui also smiled and said: "The four of us have thought about it. We won't go back until we reach the sixth level. Sir, don't dislike us then, hahaha."
Sun Changming said repeatedly: "No, you can stay as long as you want. I welcome you very much!"
"Haha..." The fourth elder laughed, and it was Wang Tianli who spoke: "Your Excellency must have prepared an itinerary such as the reception banquet. I don't think it's necessary. Let's start right away. We can't wait."
He pointed back again, and the other weapon masters also got out of the car: "Look at these guys, they are more urgent than us."
When Sun Changming took a look, he saw that his eyes were really familiar. The same was true for those guys from Jiuyun Sect back then.
"Then I won't be pretentious. Let's start right away. There may be danger at any time in the Tongcoff Gorge. Let's refine those large magic weapons as soon as possible." Sun Changming apologized again and said: "It's just that we, Mengjiangdu, are new and the conditions are simple.
, Masters, please be patient."
"It's not in the way, it's not in the way, it's no problem if you stay in the tent."
A group of weapon masters embraced Sun Changming and entered the Hundred Household Office. Liu Sibai patted Yun Fan, who was a little dumbfounded: "Who said that the weapon masters all have tempers?"
Yun Fan opened his mouth, and after a while he said: "I can only say, you are awesome!"
Sun Changming vacated a hall in the Hundred Household House. Forty weapon masters squeezed in and it was already very crowded. However, those guys from Jiuyun Sect still wanted to get in, but Shao Wujie slapped them all away: "
You bunch of bastards with no sense of value, get out of here."
Then Shao Wujie Shi Shiran got in and closed the door with a bang.
Sun Changming smiled slightly: "Okay, let's discuss the refining of large-scale magic weapons. I have made some small changes based on the existing weapons of our dynasty in the past few days. Let's discuss it together."
Following his words, a hazy haze of light appeared in the center of the crowd, gradually expanding and becoming clear, turning into a complete refining illustration.
It is a relatively simple "Refining Catalog of the Three Heavenly Long Arm Talisman Throwing Machine".
The four fifth-level weapon masters were at the front, and the other weapon masters gathered around one level after another. Everyone craned their necks to watch. Among them, Wang Tianli looked at it once, then took out a magic weapon, a compass or something like that, and looked carefully.
Deduced according to the refining catalog,
The scene was completely silent.
Shao Wujie was looking for parts related to the mechanism technique in the refining catalog.
At this time, the strength and status of the weapon masters were reflected. The four strongest Wang Tianli had already used their methods to deduce the probability of success; the circle behind them were the best among the fourth-level weapon masters, and they had already tasted some of them.
Sanwei, I know that these changes are very subtle, but I haven't fully understood them yet, and I am thinking hard.
Behind him was a slightly inferior fourth-level weapon master. He stretched his neck and looked forward, still feeling like he was looking at flowers in a fog, unable to see the door.
The last few are the weakest among the group... They are completely blocked by the people in front. They haven't even seen the refining catalog yet. They are scratching their heads in anxiety, but they don't dare to rush the people in front.
After a long time, Guan Sui let out a long sigh, patted Wang Tianli beside him, and said: "Old guy, you were a little too loud just now - we came to Wangyunya not to discuss the art of making weapons with Mr. Sun, but to invite Mr. Sun.
Sir, please give us some guidance."
Wang Tianli had already put away the compass-shaped magic weapon, and said with a wry smile: "I don't know how high the sky is, your master's level is too much beyond ours."
Qu Benhui and Zhao Shengda also nodded repeatedly, with excitement in their eyes: "As soon as the master's set of refining illustrations came out, I knew that Wangyunya was the right place!"
Sun Changming waved his hand: "Seniors, please stop praising me. Next, I will ask four presiding officers to refine these large magic weapons as soon as possible.
Once the monsters are allowed to break out of the Copper Coffin Gorge, the consequences will be disastrous!"
Wang Tianli patted his chest and promised: "Leave it to us..."
Shao Wujie said hurriedly from the side: "There are also my disciples, they can help with the mechanism technique."
So everyone agreed, and Wang Tianli and Sun Changming promised: "The speed will be slower in the early stage. We estimate that the first long-arm talisman throwing machine will take five days to make, and it will be faster later. It should be possible to make one in two days."
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Sun Changming felt that it was still a little slow. He estimated in his mind that if he personally participated, he could make more than two machines a day. However, Sun Changming did not say it on the spot, so as not to hurt these weapon masters.
"That's very good." He said: "In addition to the long-arm Talisman Throwing Machine, the heavy bed crossbow and the Talisman Array Spirit Cannon, I have also made some improvements. When you have refined the long-arm Talisman Throwing Machine, I will introduce it to you
Show those two.”
Chapter completed!