The night is dark and the Yin hour is approaching.
State Yamen Courtyard.
The old man was sitting in the high hall with a peaceful expression.
The robe is made of silk, with a loose cover, and the cuffs are inlaid with gold and silver inscriptions, depicting various sparrows and luan birds, their appearance is smart and lifelike.
The silk blue belt was clasped tightly around the waist. As he raised his hand, a pair of flawless jade charms shook and collided, and the bells jingled crisply.
At this time, there was a burst of hurried steps outside the courtyard gate, and the young man walked in hastily, bowed, and said in a rather anxious tone: "Master! The Zhao family has moved!"
"Um."
Nodding slightly, the old man remained unmoved, as if compared to the tea in his hand, the people and things mentioned in the boy's mouth were completely insignificant.
I saw him picking up a red sand tea cup, scraping off a layer of foam in the cup, taking a sip, smacking his lips and showing a happy expression.
“Elegant and tranquil, the camellia is still delicious to drink.”
The old man commented in a slow voice. After taking a sip, he felt a thin trace of it rippling in his mouth and a slight sweetness in his throat.
In terms of fragrant and fragrant camellia, it is not comparable to Dahongpao, nor is it like the imperial Longjing tea that returns fragrance to the tongue and teeth, but it has more soothing effect on the throat, which makes him particularly fond of it.
The old man is Sun Guangce, who is over fifty years old. Although he likes tea, he has never liked tea tasting.
He heard that there are ten kinds of tribute tea in Jiangnan, but in his eyes, no matter whether it is tribute tea or not, it is just a tasteless thing. You can only know whether it is good or bad by tasting it. Everyone has their own feelings, so there is no need to talk about the final product. He has to draw a line.
Up and down pros and cons.
All said and done, it's just to attract people's attention and gain benefits from it.
Therefore, Sun Guangce prefers light and crude tea from the mountains compared to those crafted by craftsmen in every aspect from planting to picking.
In his opinion, mountain tea tastes better than tribute tea.
"This tea is just like a human being."
After waving the boy away, he put down the tea cup and stood up to straighten the wrinkled corners of his official robe.
"There are always some people who are overly harsh and pursuing, and ignore the common people for their own selfish desires. Even if it seems like a wise man has everything planned out at the moment, there will inevitably be mistakes left in the end."
The old man came to the gate of the state government office, looked into the distance with his hands behind his hands, and listened to the gradually turbulent undercurrent under the silent night. A trace of ridicule was outlined on the corners of his lips under his white beard.
If it were so easy to take advantage of your wishes, I would have been treated like a dog by the local officials for decades.
He turned around, about to add another fire to the quietly bustling Luo City—boom!
"?!"
The sudden flash of dazzling light was horrifyingly bright at night. The brilliance shone for a moment, but before it dimmed, it exploded with a violent roar!
It penetrated the gold and cracked the stone, causing Sun Guangce, who was about to make arrangements, to tremble and almost fall to the ground.
The servants and guards around him were also shocked, but fortunately they quickly recovered and did not forget to help him.
Not caring about anything else, the old man hurriedly looked around, but there was only a faint trace of white left in the sky.
Thunder from plain ground?
In the past few days, thunder roared in the sky in Luocheng every day. Although there was no wind or rain, it was familiar to everyone present, including Sun Guangce.
Only this time it seems different.
"That one just now was..."
Thunder and lightning struck brightly, with unrivaled power. Sun Guangce recalled the fleeting dazzling white light, his heart trembled, and he looked towards the location where the light was strongest.
Surprisingly, this is where the Zhao family is.
Is this an act of wrath? He thought to himself, and after thinking about it, he felt that it was reasonable. He had seen the recent changes in Luo City, and secretly collected some evidence about the Zhao family. It can be called a model of wrath, and he is waiting to close the net.
Then settle it with them.
"It's best to hit Zhao Yongsi, the head of the Zhao family, directly on the head. This will save me the time to convict and imprison him."
In fact, Sun Guangce is not sure how far he can go against these big families. Although the evidence has been sealed in the state government, the four big families not only have huge power in Luo City, but also secretly collude with the Kanghe Song family.
, he had his own faction to protect him in the imperial court.
The Sun family in Hejian, where he was born, has declined and is difficult to take care of.
"Good chop, good chop, a few more strokes will make it even better!"
Unfortunately, this thunder was probably just at the right time. Sun Guangce would not really put his hope in the 'Master Tian', so he straightened his back again and continued to arrange his manpower according to the plan to close the net on the troublemakers.
On the other side, all the forces including the White Lotus Sect, the Aristocratic Family, and even the Zhao family, who was struck by a majestic thunderbolt through the sky, could only regard it as a rare chance.
However, what they didn't know was that at this moment, a bronze mirror had been fully activated and was hanging high in the sky. After several simple adjustments, it was seen that the combination of Mountain Collapsing Technique and Thunderbolt was indeed effective.
Chen Yu no longer held back and poured all the magic power in his body into the Wanfa Mirror.
Silver light surged, countless lightnings brewed, and they rushed towards the villains who had been screened in advance.
Boom!
…
"Senior brother?"
In an inn, Li Mubai looked at his senior brother standing by the window wearing his outer robe.
Bright light suddenly appeared, sometimes illuminating his face with a faint silver color.
In my ears, there was roaring thunder and ups and downs.
It's like a tidal wave that keeps surging into my mind.
He called again, and when he was woken up by the thunder, he saw that the other party had been looking out of the building blankly, not knowing what he was looking at. At the same time, he was also curious that the movement today was indeed a bit loud, and he didn't know what the scene was like outside.
It's probably raining heavily, but the sky is still clear during the day. How can the weather in Los Angeles change so quickly?
Li Mubai came to his senior brother's side and also looked out.
Boom!
A touch of silver shine.
He was stunned and his eyes seemed to bulge.
This this……
Outside, the sky is misty.
A ray of lightning struck the clouds, meandering down from the sky and hitting the building not far away.
The light faded, and the roar of the clouds slowly came over.
One, two...thousands of lightning strikes crazily, intertwined with silver light, like an endless ocean overturned on the ground, crackling and exploding, the sky is so majestic that all those who look up are suffocated.
Tsk! Tsk! Tsk!
Electric silver snakes swim and entangle themselves in all directions!
It's like being trapped in a cage with thunder and lightning. You can't break free and you don't dare to move.
Countless thunder and lightning erected in the city, spreading one after another. In the distance, Li Mubai saw a stream of fire igniting, which was then scattered in all directions by the roaring and spitting thunderbolts, and was quickly extinguished.
Seeing such a shocking scene, Li Mubai was dumbfounded when he first saw it, and it was difficult to regain his consciousness for a long time.
Until the senior brother next to him patted his shoulder, waking him up from the shock.
He pointed outside and looked at his senior brother, his cheeks couldn't stop trembling, and his two limbs were trembling, even for a martial artist like Li Mubai, let alone the ordinary people in the city.
The rest of the warriors had seen it earlier, most of them had closed their doors, and some wanted to run away, thinking that a natural disaster was coming to Luo City. However, the thunder outside was getting louder and louder, and there was a strong burning smell in the air.
I was so frightened that I couldn't move forward.
Facing Li Mubai's horror, the senior brother also shook his head and looked helplessly, feeling as much fear in his heart as he did.
This scene was too terrifying. The blazing light and electricity burst out into a silver storm, sweeping across the entire city. However, they in the city were as powerless as ants and could only bear it silently.
"Let's take a look first. Maybe it's a natural disaster, or maybe a Taoist Lord or Immortal is really angry..."
Gulu, his throat rolled, Li Mubai thought he didn't have a big heart like his senior brother, and after muttering a few words in frustration, he returned to the bed - in addition to the four people who came to the city first, two more people came to the door later, four men and two women.
, divided into three concierges for temporary residence.
He was separated with his senior brother. At this moment, he wanted to calm down and sleep, but as soon as he closed his eyes, the sky was filled with silver thunder, rushing towards him with an unstoppable force.
That night, there was no sleep in Luo City.
…
The next morning, in the early morning, the thunder that had struck for two hours finally dissipated, the sky returned to clear light, and a gust of autumn wind blew away the burnt smell floating in the city.
"What! Manager Wang was struck to death by lightning?!"
In the Prefecture Yamen, Sun Guangce, who is the prefectural shepherd, is wearing an official robe and looking forward faintly. This is a villa located behind the Prefecture Yamen. Two years ago, he gave it to an adjutant to take charge of the general management.
It can be said that the person with the largest official status in Jinzhou besides him.
Now, a group of four people picked it up from half of the collapsed house, and dragged it piece by piece on a wooden frame. It was already charred and black, and it was difficult to recognize the original shape.
Sun Guangce's eyes flashed with confusion, and servants kept coming to report the news he had learned.
Not only the governor of Yizhou in front of him, but the head of the Zhao family, Zhao Yongsi, whom he was talking about last night, also followed the same footsteps. He was unable to escape from the lightning and was chopped up in his sleep. The man and the sandalwood bed were turned into charcoal.
Several elders of the Li family were also found dead in their home this morning with their skin and flesh torn apart. Some of the playboys of the He family met a similar fate.
"The Zhao and Li families secretly stirred up turmoil in order to achieve some goals, probably targeting me, but the He family did not participate but also suffered disaster..."
If these people deserve what they deserve, perhaps they have committed evil deeds to offend God. Sun Guangce is not surprised by this. However, Mr. Wang is an old acquaintance of him. He is a very upright person and his reputation for loving the villagers is widely spread in Jinzhou. Why was it also affected?
?
"Sir, there are a large number of charred corpses in the city. After inspection, it was confirmed that they were all the result of lightning strikes last night."
Someone came forward and chanted softly.
The old man nodded and ordered him to continue to inquire, especially about the situation of each family in the city, including the several sects and sects that had received the news before and wanted to get involved in the matter.
Soon, the man came back and brought back a piece of news that surprised him.
"The restaurants under the control of the Zhao family and the Li family, which were being followed beforehand, were attacked. Only a small part of the dead soldiers holding weapons and armor were robbed, and the rest were unharmed."
"Oh? Are they okay?"
Sun Guangce's eyes moved. After hearing the other party nodding in affirmation, he vaguely grasped something in his heart.
"Put them all in jail and intensify their interrogation!"
"promise!"
In the courtyard, he stood quietly. His thoughts gradually began to wander. Are these people who were killed by the thunder really all have bad deeds as he thought? Even some people who usually seemed friendly and close, including Manager Wang.
Check! In order to confirm what he was thinking, he immediately called for help, determined to identify all the corpses in the city, and then launch a comprehensive investigation!
There are also flat positions.
Since it was located outside the city, it should not have been covered by thunderstorms. However, he had secretly moved the food inside to other places long ago, and that place is now empty.
After arranging a team of people to check whether there was anything wrong with the granary, Sun Guangce returned to Zhouya and poured himself a cup of tea.
call--
I blew the foam away and took a sip from the edge.
At this moment, his expression changed and was particularly complicated.
As an official in Daliang, he was able to rule as large as Qingyun in a state. Even if he was from the Sun family in Hejian, he could not escape the fate of being suppressed and corrupted.
There may be honest and upright officials in this world, but they definitely do not include Sun Guangce.
He also falls into the trap of wealth.
Accepting bribes, taking bribes and bending the law, forming cliques for personal gain...
I have done this one after another in the past ten years. Examining myself and magnifying the law is even enough to be sentenced to hanging.
If he had not managed his network in this way, how would Sun Guangce have the confidence to appease all parties, suppress dissatisfaction, and secretly compete with two of the four major families?
But if this guess is true, then he was not liquidated in the thunder, either because God missed it, or because Sun Zhoumu's crime was far inferior to those of those who were hacked to death.
"Is the crime not punishable..."
In the hall, after a moment of silence, he suddenly laughed.
Mr. Wang, Mr. Wang, I am really curious now about what you did to make God, who spared even a villain like him, look down upon you and kill you in anger.
It can always be found out.
Sun Guangce closed his eyes and thought about it. The strength of the aristocratic families in the city was greatly damaged, and there were probably not many believers alive who tried to cause chaos.
The soldiers of the government... I don't know what the situation is like with Mr. Song and Mr. Wei. If he is lucky, he may be able to truly take the soldiers and horses under his command.
After pondering for a while, the old man opened his eyes, regained his energy, tilted his head and drank the tea, stood up and strode forward.
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The blood in my heart that had been dormant for many years seemed to be pulsing with a warmth that was rarely seen on ordinary days.
The world is in chaos, and he, Sun Guangce, is no more than half a century old. He may have selfish motives for his past and future affairs, but he is not an unscrupulous person. If given the opportunity, he would not mind doing his best to stabilize the country and govern the world.
Perhaps, this is the reason why God did not take me away easily.
…
What happened in Luo City reached its peak in just half a day, spreading to most of Jinzhou!
"The rebels want to massacre the city, and the immortal is furious!"
"Hundreds of flower-picking thieves were mixed into the ten dharma gatherings, and they caused harm to many young ladies waiting for marriage in the city. God couldn't bear to see them, so he chopped them all off in one breath!"
"Hey! I was on the edge of Luo City that night, telling you, the noise was so loud that it shook the sky!"
There was a lot of discussion about the cause of the thunder, but there was no consensus. Everyone couldn't convince others, and they all relied on gossip they heard somewhere and made conclusive statements.
As for the people who were killed, even if the people were not as scheming as Sun Guangce, they still had their own set of simple logic, and it was rare for them to have a unified opinion.
"Those who were hacked were all evil people with no conscience!"
"Of course, otherwise why didn't this thunder strike me?"
"I heard from some people in Luo City that those people had sinned against God and offended God after committing shocking crimes, which led to disaster."
Surprisingly, in a short period of time, people transformed those who were killed by lightning from simple unlucky ghosts into villains with countless crimes.
After all, among tens of thousands of people and hundreds of thousands of people, it is difficult to say that these few hundred people were singled out for no reason.
Especially on the second day, many stories about people who died tragically were exposed. At first, they were only spread in Luo City. They were indeed evil things, and they were bloody and terrifying.
After it spread to the surrounding counties, the reputation of the villain became even more solid, as if every one of them had green faces and fangs, wishing they could eat three to five boys and girls every day.
At the same time, most of the other people in Luo City left quickly after spending a thrilling night.
Or you may have a guilty conscience and know clearly that if you are not careful this time, you may not be safe next time.
For a time, they didn't even care about the elixir promised by several famous families, and groups of people fled out of the city.
A thief wanted to steal it, but after thinking about it, recalling the thunderous thunderbolts and the scenes of charred and tragic death he witnessed, he finally gave up his evil thoughts in fear and fled away without lingering.
Even if the power of the noble families in the city is greatly damaged now, no one will provoke them.
The knights in the rivers and lakes who used to make trouble and break the law with force also became quiet and left silently. Only a few who were upright and not afraid of the slanting shadows still stayed in the city.
As for Chen Yu, the initiator of everything, he was soaring into the sky at the moment, constantly burying mana-encapsulated seeds into the sea of consciousness of the people chosen in advance.
There was a big change in the city, and it was not suitable to directly teach the method now. He planned to wait until these people dispersed a little before breaking the magic seal and passing the method on to them.
Suddenly gathering together to obtain the 'immortal method' at the same time, and at such a special time as now, it is inevitable that some people will make others worry.
If you don't do anything well in the city, you will have to leave one day, and it may not be impossible to take action again then.
Under the temptation of the 'immortal method', Chen Yu could not conclude that everyone could be deterred by thunder. This deterrent would eventually disappear. People's minds are unpredictable. Even he could only capture thoughts for reference, and he could not predict the future.