Chapter 312: Heavy Snow Covered Nanjiang Prefecture That Day
Chapter 312 Heavy snow fell all over Nanjiang Prefecture that day
Author: Jiudeng Heshan
Chapter 312 Heavy snow fell all over Nanjiang Prefecture that day
Beijing!
The wind roared.
Even ordinary people can feel that the recent atmosphere in the capital is a bit strange.
The doors of every house of the dignitaries are tightly closed. No matter whether they are powerful ministers or nobles, they no longer have the same social network as before, and they rarely visit each other to communicate with each other.
What caused this strange atmosphere was that not long ago, the officials sent by the Holy Emperor to Qingzhou came back to report that it was true that Zhenweihou occupied the Han Dynasty Trading Company, and that Zhenweihou was also killed by Lin Ye, the owner of the Han Dynasty Trading Company.
However, Lin Ye killed Marquis Zhenwei because Marquis Zhenwei sent his men to kill more than a dozen shopkeepers of Dahan Trading Company. According to Dashang Law, Lin Ye's actions were legitimate defense.
That's all. According to this official's investigation, Zhenweihou committed many other crimes besides occupying the Han Dynasty Trading Company.
Marquis Zhenwei was in Qingzhou, training his private army, and wantonly occupied the fields of the people of Qingzhou, causing the people to suffer miserably.
In addition, in the name of selecting treasures for the royal family, Marquis Zhenwei forced merchants to submit rare treasures, but these rare treasures were embezzled by Marquis Zhenwei.
The most serious point is that Marquis Zhenwei also used the name of the royal family to collude with Zhenwu Palace.
These three sins, especially the last sin, are taboo.
Seven days later.
On the seventh day after the officials from Qingzhou returned to the court, the Holy Emperor issued an order to kill all the princes of Zhenwei, Princess Changning was stripped of her status as a royal princess, and Princess Changning's mother-in-law was also thrown into the cold palace and was not allowed to come out for life.
In the capital, news leaked out that after Qingzhou officials reported to the court, Prime Minister An wrote to the Holy Emperor to severely punish Zhenwei Marquis and even Princess Changning to prove the innocence of the royal family.
But Princess Changning's mother was the Holy Emperor's favorite concubine, so the Holy Emperor did not agree to Prime Minister An's request and temporarily suppressed the matter in advance.
It was not until the seventh day that the Holy Emperor suddenly changed his mind and agreed to Prime Minister An's petition in the court, and then he dealt with such harsh measures against the Marquis of Zhenwei and Princess Changning.
It is said that the reason was that on the fifth day, five martial saints came to the capital.
These five martial saints come from martial arts sects in different states. These five came to the capital to ask the royal family to explain whether Zhenweihou colluded with the Zhenwu Palace. Was it the royal family’s idea or was Zhenweihou using the royal family’s name to seek personal gain?
Making your own decisions?
Faced with the pressure from the five martial saints, the current sage had no choice but to severely punish Zhenweihou and Princess Changning, in order to show that this matter was Zhenweihou's personal behavior and had nothing to do with the royal family.
The weird atmosphere in the capital is related to this matter.
Some people think that the Holy Emperor's tearful treatment of his favorite concubine, including being forced into the palace by Wu Sheng, was all caused by Prime Minister An.
If An Cheng had chosen to deal with the matter privately at that time, it would not have had such a big impact. At most, it would only be to deal with Marquis Zhenwei, and it is even possible that Marquis Zhenwei would not have to die.
In the eyes of everyone, the reason why Prime Minister An did this was because of his relationship with the young boss of Dahan Trading Company.
Since Prime Minister An told the court about Zhen Weihou, someone started to investigate the relationship between Prime Minister An and the young master of Dahan Commercial Bank. This investigation found that the young master of Dahan Commercial Bank was indeed Prime Minister An's savior.
The savior was threatened, and Prime Minister An wanted to repay his kindness, but he ignored the Lord's favor and the Lord's face and just revealed the matter. The Lord was very angry with Prime Minister An.
For those officials, they didn't understand why Prime Minister An did this. As long as they talked to the Holy Master in private, they could relieve the danger of his savior.
The Holy Sage and Prime Minister An, this pair of model monarchs and ministers, I am afraid that from this moment on, there will be a gap.
"Estrangement, as early as a few years ago, I was afraid that I would become a thorn in His Majesty's side."
Prime Minister's Mansion.
An Zisheng sighed.
In his hand was a list of rare treasures that officials who went to Qingzhou searched for.
"Zihou, thank you for your hard work." An Zisheng looked at the young official standing in front of him.
"Serving the teacher, the disciple does not have to work hard." Xu Zihou listened to his teacher sigh and said: "Teacher, why do you think the Holy Father did this?"
Xu Zihou looked at the list in his mentor's hand. This list was obtained from the merchants and dignitaries who were blackmailed by Jiang Beiyu when he was in Qingzhou.
There were many priceless treasures in this list, but these treasures did not enter the Marquis Mansion. According to the clues he investigated, these treasures were all sent north to the capital.
It’s obvious where to send it.
Marquis Zhenwei did not really collect treasures under the banner of the royal family privately, but actually collected treasures for the royal family. These treasures were mainly precious medicinal materials and some exercises.
Marquis Zhenwei did not lie about this, so is there the shadow of the Holy Master behind the collusion between Marquis Zhenwei and Zhenwu Palace?
Xu Zihou shuddered when he thought of this. He didn't understand what the Lord was going to do.
"Your Majesty, he is a wise king, but he wants to be an unprecedented emperor."
An Zisheng looked at his disciple and knew what his disciple was confused about. He didn't know why the Holy Spirit did what he did.
"Throughout the past dynasties, the longest period was only five hundred years. In addition to the royal family itself, another big factor was the existence of martial arts sects. These martial arts sects were born from the secular world but were higher than the secular world. They were not controlled by the court, even if
Dynasties change, but sects still exist. The Holy One wants to change this."
Xu Zihou was shocked when he heard his mentor's explanation. He didn't expect that the Holy Master would have such great ambitions.
Martial arts sects, the top martial arts sects in any state, have a history of more than 500 years, far exceeding the existence of a dynasty, and the Great Shang Dynasty was less than 30 years old. He didn't understand where your majesty came from.
It can be done with such great confidence.
"Our Majesty is a person who sees far-sightedness, which is why he trusts me as prime minister, and even allows me to control the government, because even if I control the government, it will only be for a few decades, but what I can bring to him is
A stable country and a stable country."
An Zisheng's heart felt a little cold. He thought that the Holy One really trusted him, but one thing after another told him that the Holy One was just using him.
If Mr. Lin had not reminded him that he had not set up a government office to monitor merchants, the Holy Emperor would have taken back the wealth of many merchants to the royal family.
When he promoted his status as a businessman, he offended many powerful people. At that time, these powerful people could attack him in groups without His Majesty taking action, and all the Holy One had to do was just push the boat along.
By establishing the Business Supervision Department, he had already ruined the Holy One's plan, and there was a gap between the two.
Just because the king wanted his minister to die, but he did not die.
Now, it is just a matter of widening the rift and even making it visible.
"Teacher, what should we do next?" Xu Zihou looked at An Zisheng with some worry, fearing that his mentor would misunderstand, and then explained: "The student's safety is nothing, I am just afraid of you, my mentor."
"Don't worry, it's not that easy for the Holy One to touch me now, at least he won't do it in a short time." An Zisheng then changed the subject: "Zihou, I heard that your wife and child are pregnant and have returned to your hometown?"
"Well, I have an old mother at home who helps take care of my wife." Xu Zihou nodded. His mentor was the matchmaker for his marriage at that time.
"The soil and water environment in Canglan County is good and suitable for living. If you are willing, let your family live there."
Xu Zihou raised his head and looked at his mentor with some surprise.
Canglan County was not well-known originally, but because of the recent incident of Dahan Trading Company, this county appeared in the sight of hundreds of officials. The owner of Dahan Trading Company was from Canglan County.
"I listen to my mentor." Xu Zihou understood and nodded.
An Zisheng watched his disciple leave with a wry smile on his face. Everything made Mr. Lin right. The conflict between him and the Holy Emperor was irreconcilable.
The Holy One wants to be a powerful ruler and make the royal family last forever, but what he wants is to let the people live a prosperous life.
Changing the long-standing pattern of the world is not a good thing for the people.
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Royal Palace!
Bedroom!
Emperor Shang Yuan looked gloomy. There were smashed porcelain fragments on the ground, and the eunuchs and maids were cleaning them quietly.
After a while, hurried footsteps came from the door. When the sound reached the door of the palace, the visitor slowed down and walked in lightly.
"Your Majesty, good news, that person has agreed to come to the capital."
An old eunuch came in. As soon as he said these words, Emperor Shang Yuan's gloomy face immediately brightened. He glanced at the surrounding eunuchs and maids: "All of you, get out."
Soon only Emperor Shang Yuan and the old eunuch were left in the palace.
"Tell me the specific situation."
"That person made three requests. The first request is that His Majesty provide him with one million taels of gold."
The old eunuch did not dare to look at Emperor Shang Yuan, and lowered his head as he spoke. Emperor Shang Yuan frowned, and the next moment he said in a deep voice: "Where are the remaining two?"
"The second requirement is to establish a prince and let the prince marry his daughter."
Perhaps out of fear of Emperor Shang Yuan's wrath, the old eunuch then made a third request: "The third request is for your Majesty to make him a national advisor."
After saying this, the old eunuch knelt on the ground and did not dare to move.
The entire palace fell into silence, and the cold sweat on the old eunuch's forehead continued to seep out. Even if it dripped on the ground, the old eunuch still did not dare to raise his hand to wipe it.
Just when the old eunuch couldn't bear the silent torture, the sound of nature he wanted to hear finally came.
"Reply him, I agreed to all his requests, but I have one request. In order to prove his strength, I want him to kill someone!"
The old eunuch did not dare to raise his head and asked tremblingly: "Who do you want him to kill, Your Majesty?"
"Lin Ye, owner of the Han Dynasty Trading Company." Emperor Shang Yuan said expressionlessly: "Tell him to come to the palace with Lin Ye's head and I will agree to his three requests one by one."
"I will inform that person right now."
The old eunuch kowtowed three times and left respectfully, never daring to raise his head to look at Long Yan.
"An Zisheng, I originally wanted to have a relationship between you and my monarch, and I wanted to give you some dignity, but you forced me to do so."
The old eunuch who had just exited the palace turned pale when he heard the words of Emperor Shang Yuan in the palace, and hurriedly quickened his pace. He did not dare to wonder whether the emperor's words were meant for him to hear, but even if he heard them, he could only pretend.
Didn't hear it.
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Time flies, and it’s spring and winter again for three years.
Canglan County.
The most prosperous county town in the entire Nanjiang Prefecture, its prosperity has far surpassed that of the prefecture city.
Dahan Commercial Bank no longer kept a low profile three years ago and invested a lot of money to rebuild Canglan County. Coupled with the influence of the commercial bank, many commercial banks opened branches here, which made Canglan County's business extremely developed.
For ordinary people, they only know that the prosperity of Canglan County is due to the Han Dynasty Trading Company, but for people in the martial arts, the reason why Canglan County surpasses the city and enters their field of vision is because of one person.
Snow Swordsman——Jing Yu.
As early as more than two years ago, Huizhou, Anzhou, and Jinzhou, the three martial arts sects in the states adjacent to Nanjiang Prefecture, sent disciples one after another. Perhaps they absorbed the failure of Zhenwu Palace in Nanjiang Prefecture. These three martial arts sects
The martial arts sects coming from the state are all led by half-step martial saints themselves.
The strongest god-level sect in Nanjiang Prefecture was only a half-step martial sect, but now there are three of them. From the perspective of the warriors in Nanjiang Prefecture, Nanjiang Prefecture is probably going to be divided up by these three sects.
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But what no one expected was that these three half-step martial arts saints were all broken in Nanjiang Prefecture, and they were all broken in the hands of one person.
Snow Swordsman—Jing Yu.
After these three half-step martial saints entered Nanjiang Prefecture, they acted extremely domineeringly. If any sect was unwilling to surrender to them, they would directly occupy the mountain gate and drive them away. Several sects who were unwilling to move were exterminated by these three.
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That month was the most frustrating month for martial artists in Nanjiang Prefecture, and it was under such circumstances that Jing Yu took action, killing three half-step martial arts saints in one day. That day, heavy snow covered the entire Nanjiang Prefecture.
The three half-step martial arts saints were destroyed, and the warriors who came from these three states lost their original arrogance, because Jing Yu left a few words after destroying the three half-step martial arts saints.
If the martial arts sects in Nanjiang Prefecture voluntarily surrender to him, he will not care. But if they dare to force the martial arts sects and warriors in Nanjiang Prefecture, he will kill each one.
Kill the Nanjiangzhou warrior for no reason, kill!
Force the Nanjiangzhou martial arts sect to kill!
Anyone who refuses to obey will be killed!
These three sentences made Nanjiang Prefecture's martial arts stable for three years, and the martial arts sects from the three states of Anzhou also began to change their strategies, using profits to lure martial artists and martial arts sects in Nanjiang Prefecture to join them.
Therefore, the entire Nanjiang Prefecture martial arts maintains a rather strange stability.
But everyone knows that whether this stability can last long depends on one issue.
Did Snow Swordsman step into the Martial Saint?
Some old men feel that Snow Swordsman Jing Yu has not yet reached the level of Martial Saint, but is only half-step to the peak of Martial Saint, and is still one step away from becoming Martial Saint.
There is another important factor. Those three sects that have lost half-step martial saints will definitely not give up. The reason why the powerful martial saints have not been dispatched yet is because the martial saints are in retreat.
As long as the martial saints are in seclusion, they generally won't pay attention to foreign affairs. Unless someone joins the sect and comes to the mountain gate, they will leave the seclusion halfway.
"Snow Swordsman Jing Yu, right? Three days later, the Supreme Elder of my master's sect will come to take your life!"
In Anzhou, the Martial Saint of Tianjian Sect came out of seclusion, and a Jingzhe Realm disciple came to deliver a message, and the sound resounded throughout Canglan County.
The next moment, the body of this Jingzhe Realm disciple from the Tianjian Sect was nailed to the city gate by a flying sword.
All the warriors in the city were in an uproar. The Tianjian Sect issued a declaration of war, and the Snow Swordsman also responded.