In the heavy rain, the rushing river surged toward the sharp bend ahead, and the waves surged. The huge body plunged into the water, like a rushing winter bear. After a moment, the figure rushed ashore again with a crash.
The figure named Lin Echan rushed forward a few steps along the river bank, looking at the river. As he ran, he continued to grab stones and threw them out, causing the water column on the river to fly high. After doing this several times, he stopped
He threw rocks at him randomly, ran a few more steps, and slowed down.
"Haha." He seemed to smile mockingly, but in the river, there was no obvious trace of the girl who fell in.
When masters compete with each other, any omissions in a few moves will probably pay a price. In this battle between the two, although Lin Echan kept beating Xigua until Xigua was unable to fight back, in terms of cultivation alone, Xigua, Chen Fan
These young people have already reached a certain threshold of transformation. Lin Echan's water quality is only average, but he doesn't know what Xigua's ability is in this area. If Xigua is proficient in water quality, if he is seriously injured, the water will burst out and give him a few blows.
It's not impossible to get it.
He had just returned to the world, and now he had the upper hand. Before facing Zhou Tong, he had to be on the safe side. In addition, if it was possible that the opponent had excellent water qualities, he would not be able to survive in such water for long due to his serious injuries.
As the rain fell, his figure walked along the river, staring at the scene on both sides of the river like a hawk.
It was already evening, and amid the rain, the mountains all looked gray. Opposite the narrow river was a green forest, blurry and low. When the river roared down, the space between heaven and earth was still blurred by the fat figure moving forward.
It's a terrifying murderous intent.
…
In the flood, the girl clenched the short knife in her hand, trying hard to maintain the last trace of consciousness. But in the river, the undercurrent surged, and her body silently hit the sand at the bottom of the river. In the blink of an eye, her body was spinning
Can't tell the direction.
The light was dim and the water was turbid, but the flow was incredibly fast, and the sand and algae swirled around her body. Just when the next bend came suddenly, she used her remaining consciousness to adjust her body shape and opened her eyes.
Big eyes.
In front of me, the raised rocks on the bottom of the river suddenly hit my head!
The black shadow enlarges——
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The rain became lighter in the evening, but the sky still darkened early. There were little rays of light among the wind-and-rain-soaked mountains and hills.
In the mountains near Sipinggang, the camp was already filled with mud. When Zong Feixiao walked into the camp, it was dinner time. The flames were barely burning in the wet shack. Several teams of government officials were cleaning the ditches outside.
The guards on the shift and night shifts were changing their posts wearing raincoats. Seeing him coming, the rules were enforced even more strictly.
The Ministry of Punishment summons police officers from all over the country to handle matters. In terms of resources, it still has to rely on various government offices. In these days, there is no taboo in government affairs not to disturb the people. But this time things are different from the past.
.
Green forest heroes, to put it bluntly, belong to three religions and nine streams. The people under Fang Baihua's command are the elites among the elites. If they establish camps based on the facilities of villages and counties and towns, after all, they will not be able to drive away the surrounding idlers, and they may be drilled.
There was a loophole. For expediency, Zong Feixiao and Tie Tianying chose to build their own camp independently according to the marching method, striving to have a clear grasp of everyone under their command and avoid being infiltrated by outsiders.
The huge criminal department is in charge of the country's criminal affairs, and there are a total of seven chief arrests, all of whom are outstanding people. Tie Tianying is smart and capable, and sits in charge. Although Zong Feixiao looks burly, tall, and has a fierce and fiery appearance, in fact
He is also a thoughtful person. In the past few days, he has led the detectives to lay out a dragnet. Occasionally, lone bandits are picked out and gathered among the prisoners.
Although it was still necessary to use the power of Lin Echan and others to deal with top experts such as Fang Baihua, it was Zong Feixiao's layout that effectively compressed the opponent's escape space in one step.
This camp has been set up in Sipinggang for several days. Within a few days, the defeated bandits were captured one after another, and some of them were famous figures in the green forest in the past. But for the people from the Punishment Department,
Just having these people is not enough.
This time, they escorted Fang Qifu to the north. Dui Tie and Zong's explicit orders were just to escort Fang Qi Buddha to the capital for trial safely. But in their opinion, if they just wanted to do such a thing, anyone could do it.
Do it. The one who defeated Fang La was Tong Guan, and the one who defeated Fang Qifu was Xin Xingzong. There is nothing wrong with the military taking all the credit, but for the two of them, the one who can seize the opportunity to stand out will naturally take the credit.
The flowers below have cleared away all the remnants of Yongle.
The chief arrest officer of the Criminal Department sounds very powerful, but in fact, they are a transition from the local to the central government. These people often come from the bottom and are familiar with specific affairs. They are full of wit and strong in martial arts, but in the court,
After all, these people are just cool officials, not official officials. In other words, they are "craftsmen" rather than "administrators", and they are "kings of soldiers" rather than "generals".
The gap between the two is huge, and many capable officials may only sit in the position of chief arrester for a lifetime. But if they can cross this hurdle and enter the center of the Criminal Department, they will have completed their transformation and will succeed in their careers.
It could also have a better name.
The difference between learning civil and military skills and selling them to the emperor's family is just that big. Of course, the world is like this, and they don't think there is anything wrong with it. The status of chief arrester is not a big one, it is just relative.
For the central government officials, for ordinary people, they are always extremely powerful officials.
All the way into the newly built shack on the inner floor of the camp, Tie Tianying was eating wine and food at the table. The living conditions were not very good, but the food and wine were plentiful. Zong Feixiao ate a lot, but he didn't drink.
There was a big bowl of leftover rice left in the sea. He slurped down a big bowl before speaking.
"Only three people were captured today. We killed seven brothers and injured thirteen. Nine of them were unwilling to be captured, and they all died."
Tie Tianying took a sip of wine and sneered: "Those who can escape until now will not be lucky enough to go to the capital. They understand in their hearts that they naturally don't want to be tied up."
"It seems that traces of Fang Baihua and others have been found in Yuzhen. Someone has made contact with Ba Dao's people. They must have changed places again. But I plan to go and have a look tonight."
"Have you notified the person named Lin?"
"Lin Zongwu is weird. We told them, but they were unwilling to reveal anything. It's really uncomfortable..." Zong Feixiao shook his head and snorted, "But I still told them what should be said.
"
Tie Tianying smiled: "They use us, and we also use them. It's normal for these people to be mysterious. Let them do it first. The rest will be discussed after we find Fang Baihua..." Neither of them are stupid.
, he said this casually. He was not explaining anything to Zong Feixiao. He paused for a moment, but whispered: "The Demon Buddha Forest Evil Zen... was also very powerful back then..."
"That fat man..." Zong Feixiao thought for a moment and nodded, "His cultivation should not be underestimated. He said he wanted to challenge Zhou Tong. I'm afraid he was not lying."
"Ha." Tie Tianying smiled and sneered, "Just watch, the name of the best master in the world in the Yuquan Gym is not something that can be achieved easily."
The two chatted for a few words. Zong Feixiao had quickly eaten two large bowls of rice, and then chewed slowly. While eating the dishes, he remembered something and said casually: "In the past few days, Mi
The detectives are asking the surrounding officials about what happened this time."
Tie Tianying narrowed his eyes, and after a moment, he said with a normal expression: "The matter is so big, it is inevitable that there will be some movement over there."
"The name is not justified, what are these people doing?"
"It is expedient to use it in an emergency." Tie Tianying smiled, "Just looking at the attitude above, we know that the Holy Spirit is not at ease with them. They are only qualified to watch now. When the fighting in the north is over, look at this
What will be the fate of helping others? Back then, even Prime Minister Cai did not have such power. How could one faction and one faction dominate the court?"
Zong Feixiao nodded, then lowered his voice: "Not long ago, Liu Qinghe and I chatted privately that the Secret Investigation Department might be set up to fight against Prime Minister Cai. Above the court, Prime Minister Li is just
The one who can compete with Cai Xiang in terms of reputation and uprightness, after all, is Prime Minister Qin. If he had not retreated back then, I am afraid he would be the one who can truly compete with Cai Xiang now."
"How can you and I know about such things?" Tie Tianying also whispered, "But speaking of it, among the cases you and I have handled before, think about how many of them have something to do with Prime Minister Cai.
Prime Minister Cai's party is very powerful, and how many people were involved in the business with the Liao people back then. If there weren't someone who could stand up to Prime Minister Cai, the Northern Expedition wouldn't be possible."
"Xiang Cai also wants to promote the Northern Expedition."
"Prime Minister Cai, Privy Council Tong, none of them want to promote the Northern Expedition... They want to leave a name for future generations." Tie Tianying said, "But the group of people following them may not. If Prime Minister Qin didn't suddenly come out,
, who has been in office for many years without any worries, and who is willing to give in and withdraw from the business with the Liao Kingdom after being beaten up by those people. Prime Minister Cai is also happy to see Prime Minister Qin and others become bigger. Prime Minister Qin is so powerful.
Only then can he go with the flow and tell his family that the Holy Emperor is determined to make the Northern Expedition, but Prime Minister Qin doesn't give anyone face, so he can't afford to offend him..."
After he finished speaking, he sighed again: "But, in extraordinary times, how many people who use such harsh methods have a good ending? Qin Xiang's family is probably suffering worse than Li Xiang's family now.
People hate.”
Zong Feixiao also shook his head. They talked about it as a national matter at this time, but in fact, they were still dissatisfied with the involvement of the Secret Investigation Department. In the past, they were the authority in this area, and the upper management of the Punishment Department was just that.
, a small government office that has only been established for a few years and is not of a large scale dares to stare at it, which will obviously make anyone unhappy.
"But the Secret Investigation Department's investigation was a bit detailed this time." Zong Feixiao said after a long silence.
Tie Tianying frowned: "Small?"
"A lot of things were transferred from the nearby county government. They seemed to be trivial and they didn't want to attract our attention. However, the nearby government officials, the transfer of police officers, and the injuries were all there. Someone mentioned that they also went to the nearby medical center to check
After a medical visit...the person who did this made arrangements very carefully and looked like a veteran."
"We handled things fairly and above all this time..." After pondering for a while, Tie Tianying said, "What did they want to do after investigating?"
"Sikong Nan, Lin Zongwu, Wang Nanda..." Zong Feixiao said softly.
Tie Tianying's eyes were blurred, he pondered for a moment, and looked at Zong Feixiao: "Can they afford to offend them?"
"Since the incident in Liangshan last year, the secret agents have paid more attention to Lulin. They used to have no one, and they were very busy in book business. I didn't care about this at first, but now I'm afraid there is someone... the inner demon Ning Yi.
"
"Hey..." Tie Tianying laughed, but made no comment after all.
"Don't underestimate him. After what happened in Liangshan, the name of the inner demon spread throughout the northern green forests. Last year alone, Liu Qinghe knew about five or six groups of people who went to the capital to assassinate him in order to become famous. All of them came to nothing.
Already."
Among the seven chief arrests of the Criminal Department, Liu Qinghe was responsible for the arrest in the capital. Naturally, his words had weight. But Tie Tianying shook his head: "There is the power of the right prime minister. Ordinary people go to the capital.
Naturally, such an end has little to do with Ning Yi's ability. From what I saw in Liangshan, although this person is fierce and full of tricks, he still acts like a scholar who manipulates others. I'm afraid he is just a guy from the prime minister's house.
He is just a counselor. Now that all parties are involved here, the situation is already chaotic enough. If he is angry with the book business and intervenes without knowing how to do it...hey, I don’t know what the outcome will be."
Tie Tianying said these words, and although he was quite disapproving of his inner demon, in fact he still understood that he should not despise the other party. He had been working in public affairs for many years, but he understood the ruthlessness of Confucian scholars best.
They live a life of licking blood on the green forest road, but many times they still pay attention to morality after all. They are really Confucian scholars who want to do things. They talk about morality, but in fact they use all means. Especially since they have read a lot of books.
, knew a lot of things, acted unscrupulously, and used endless methods to prevent them. The incident in Liangshan is evidence of this. Tens of thousands of people were directly crushed by a series of strategies. Although the Secret Investigation Department was responsible for that matter, the Criminal Department had no intervention.
There are many, but Tie Tianying and others can understand the pros and cons after occasionally understanding it. Many survivors still have lingering fears after the incident. Later, the Green Forest was shaken, and the name of the inner demon spread. It is different from the ordinary Green Forest people who use their names.
, the other party’s reputation was built entirely with human lives.
Although the Ministry of Punishment is also an official, no one dares to risk tens of thousands of lives. Those who can control so many lives are either the military taking action on the battlefield, or the Confucian scholars are doing things.
At this time, in the area near Sipinggang, the participation of two chief arrests of the Criminal Department was a force that would shock any green forest force. But Si Kongnan was a former saint of the Demon Sect, and his subordinates reappeared, and his martial arts skills were so high that it was difficult to
It is estimated that there are still shadows of the big family that no one dares to touch. Although Fang Baihua and his family are now in trouble, they are still the embers of the rebellion that shocked Tiannan. They were able to shake the power of the imperial court at the beginning, even if they are at the end of the road.
, also cannot be underestimated.
In such a situation, if the inner demon intervenes with unfathomable weird thoughts, the result will be extremely unpredictable for them. Although the Secret Investigation Department now only has the power of supervision and not the power of command,
But who knows what thoughts are hidden in the other person's heart. Confucianism's twists and turns can affect the whole body with just one move. It's hard to know if you really want to do something.
Most importantly, he also hates the feeling of being stared at and being ignored. Especially when the other person is an inner demon.
After discussing like this for a while, Zong Feixiao finished eating and rested for a while before going out to investigate Fang Baihua's affairs. Suddenly, someone came over and reported: "A person claiming to be from the Secret Investigation Department is outside asking for an audience with a document from the Right Prime Minister's Palace."
Tie Tianying and Zong Feixiao looked at each other, frowned, and both thought: "Is he really here?"
They had thought that the Secret Investigation Department would be watching everything secretly, but they did not expect that the other party would suddenly come to ask for an audience.
The Secret Investigation Department does not have much coercive power in the local area. Although Tie Tianying and Zong Feixiao can prevent each other from coming in, they would rather offend a gentleman than a villain. With the actions of the Secret Investigation Department and the leadership of the inner demon,
It's not good to refuse outright. Zong Feixiao took the document and asked, "Who is here?"
After taking a closer look, he handed it to Tie Tianying: "You handle it first, I'm out."
After looking at the name, the other party was a teacher from the Prime Minister's Mansion named Cheng Zhouhai. They were just talking about Ning Yi, and when the servant suddenly came to report, they couldn't help but think that it was the inner demon who came here? Look at it now, isn't it?
, they didn’t treat it as a big deal. In fact, they just felt strange. Even if Ning Yi really came, they wouldn’t really think it was serious.
When Zong Feixiao went out, Tie Tianying ordered his men to clean up the shack and send people in. (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!