Chapter 148 Lou Youzhi returns to Beijing! The city is full of anger!
Chapter 148 Lou Youzhi returns to Beijing! People in the city are angry!
Author: My heart is still the same
Chapter 148 Lou Youzhi returns to Beijing! People in the city are angry!
There is nothing unusual about the sixth level of prison.
Because it looks like a serious prison, somewhat similar to the black prison at Senhu Prison.
There is a long corridor with cells on both sides and a vent on the top.
There were vines and other plants hanging down from the vents and covering the walls of the cell.
Just as the three old men said, the seventh floor was empty and no one existed.
Xu Chong stayed on this floor for fifteen days.
Fifteen days, 15 spiritual points!
"The agreement was for three years."
"In three years, there will be more than a thousand spiritual sources."
"It's far from enough..."
"Don't talk about immortality. Judging from the fact that the transformation of Yin Shen requires 50 spiritual sources, I am afraid that more than a thousand spiritual sources will not even reach the ninth transformation of Yang Shen."
"And even if you can reach the Nine Transformations of Yangshen, what will you be able to do?"
Xu Chong stood up and headed towards the end of the corridor without hesitation.
There is the entrance to the seventh floor.
Perhaps because he stayed on the sixth floor long enough, this time, Xu Chong did not make any mistakes and found himself in the seventh floor.
The hell-like scene suddenly came into view!
In an area of more than a hundred square meters, red magma flows slowly, and four rocks with cages floating on it.
Hot, dry, depressing.
In just a short moment, Xu Chong was sweating profusely.
But it was in this hellish environment that an impassioned voice actually came out.
"The fire of the little edict is bright."
"Hot red slurry surges onto the rock."
"Fire consumes everything in the world."
"I, Lin, am the only one who laughs like crazy."
Xu Chong's heart tightened and he looked warily towards the source of the sound.
In one of the cages, there was a man with disheveled hair, whose face and age could not be seen clearly.
The man turned his back to this side, looking at the magma outside the cage, chanting loudly, feeling content.
Not surprisingly, the man who calls himself "Lin" is the most dangerous person in the world according to Dou Zi.
"Well, what a poem, what a poem, I have to write it down!"
The man smashed his mouth with satisfaction and turned around to look for stones.
When he turned around, he saw Xu Chong standing on top of the magma at the mouth of the vortex.
Eyes facing each other.
After a brief silence, the man said in a deep voice: "Has Emperor Qing finally lost his patience?"
Xu Chong ignored it. He just remained vigilant and his eyes wandered, looking for the food on the seventh floor.
He didn't make any extra preparations for going to the imperial prison this time. After being here for so many days, he also relied on the food in the imperial prison to survive until now.
For example, fruits, vegetables, fish and shrimps on the first layer, plant roots on the fourth layer, aquatic plants on the fifth layer, and vines on the sixth layer.
Without these things, he would still starve to death here.
As for the seventh floor...
It seems not.
Xu Chong frowned.
"Aren't you here to kill me?"
The man chuckled and said, "You can go, I've told you everything I know."
Xu Chong ignored it and walked on the lava to the nearest cage.
The seventh floor still had no restrictions on him. With a gentle push, the cage door opened.
However, the feedback of the slippery and soft touch made Xu Chong's heart move slightly and he moved closer.
It turned out that there was a thin layer of black plants attached to the railings of the cage, which should be some kind of moss.
Not just railings, walls, floors, etc.
Obviously, this is the only source of water in the seventh-level prison.
Xu Chong tore off a piece and put it in his mouth.
As soon as you take it into your mouth, a sharp bitterness explodes on the tip of your tongue.
Just for a moment, the entire face started to feel numb.
"Haha, fire moss is poisonous, but it won't cause death. It's a little too naive for you to try to impress me by committing suicide."
The man smiled disdainfully and said, "I, Lin Kuang, have been arrested for more than 20 years. What methods have you not used against me?"
Xu Chong ignored it and walked into the cell, closing the door behind him.
"Oh, are you imprisoned here?"
Lin Kuang continued, "Are you going to rely on time to build a relationship with me and trick me?"
"Don't be afraid to tell you, this trick has been used by others."
"It's just that the most ruthless one ran away after staying here for a month."
I don’t know if it’s dangerous or not, but I talk a lot.
Xu Chong was silent. He first cleaned out the fire moss on the stone bed, piled it beside the bed, and then sat on it by himself.
After the numbness on his face subsided slightly, he picked up another piece of fire moss and put it into his mouth.
The bitterness is okay, the main reason is that the astringency is really strong.
He suspected that if he took two or three liangs in a row, he would be able to self-anesthetize.
"Looking at your young age, why don't you listen to my advice?"
Lin Kuang shook his head and said no more. He felt for stones and began to write and draw on the ground.
The floor of his cell had long since lost any trace of fire moss.
It is densely covered with small characters, all of which have been overwritten and messy.
After a while, Lin Kuang finished writing and went back to lie down on the stone bed.
If Xu Chong takes a closer look, he will find that next to Lin Kuangxin's lame poem, there are four vigorous big characters
——Pilgrimage to the soul.
"It's a pity that there is only more than a year left."
Lin Kuang looked at the top of the cell with a sad expression, "I probably won't have a chance to see him."
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On this day, Lou Youzhi's class teacher returned to the court.
The people praised each other and greeted each other in the streets.
The petals and red carpet were spread out for more than ten miles.
After all, there are people in the capital who have survived natural disasters and then turned around and changed their lives.
Under the exaggeration of these people, the court's disaster relief became an extremely sacred thing.
He was also full of respect for the relief messenger.
Naturally, a ceremony was formed to welcome the relief envoy back to Beijing.
But this time it seems a little different.
Why are all those officers and soldiers so listless, and some are even dodging and fearful?
Besides... when we left the capital, there should be more than just these people, right?
With doubts, the people watched the chief minister enter the palace to meet the saint.
After half a day, this doubt was explained.
The people of Yongzhou took refuge in Taiping Road, but they were all killed by Shoufu Lou Youzhi and his army!
Disaster relief has turned into suppressing bandits!
Suddenly, the city's welcome turned into reviled by the city.
"The entire Yongzhou has surrendered to the rebels? How is this possible?!"
"I see, this is a lie made up by the traitor!"
"Lies? Then...then the Yongzhou people are still alive?"
"Alive? How can you be alive!"
"You have forgotten that if the bandits were really suppressed, the relief food would be useless. Where would it go?"
"——His! You mean, the traitor took it for himself?"
"It's just about embezzlement. I'm afraid that the traitor will really kill them all in order to prove the charge of rebellion in Yongzhou!"
"Executioner! Executioner!!!"
"My ancestral home is in Yongzhou, and I still have my clan relatives in Yongzhou... Traitors should be punished!"
"..."
Maybe someone is secretly guiding you, maybe not.
Lou Youzhi's official reputation among the people was destroyed in just half a day.
At first, people only speculated and discussed privately.
Even those who are bolder and dare to shout around are just replaced by the word "treacherous minister".
Until a new piece of news spreads.
"Jiang Zhihong, the censor of the former left capital, was the chief culprit of the Yongzhou rebellion. He was captured by the chief auxiliary officer in Yongzhou and executed late and late on the spot."
The people's first reaction to this was that it was impossible.
After all, this place is at the feet of the emperor, and things in the court will occasionally be spread.
And Jiang Zhihong, a strong official in officialdom, naturally occupies the C position frequently.
Over time, in the eyes of everyone, Jiang Zhihong was the best official in Daqing.
He is upright and hates evil as much as he hates it.
No matter how high-ranking an official is, any violation of law or discipline will be dealt with without ambiguity.
How could such a person betray the imperial court and take the entire Yongzhou with him?
Thinking with your toes, this is impossible.
As a result, private public resentment turned into public outrage.
The common people called out to their friends and loudly denounced the person who was the leader of the court, saying that he was greedy for profit and was guilty of heinous crimes.
Even the word traitor was directly replaced by traitor, traitor.
It lasted for several days and showed no signs of letting up.
The backyard of the Xue Yi Wei General Office.
Lou Youzhi and Dou Tianyuan stood side by side by the pond.
"Your Majesty is really cruel."
Dou Tianyuan's tone was a bit disheartened, "First, I used your hands to massacre millions, then I used my hands to get rid of An Guogong and his family, and now I want to use the hands of the common people to deal with you... One link
One ring after another, one move after another, haha."
"I had already expected it when I was in Yongzhou."
Lou Youzhi said calmly.
"Then have you ever thought about what His Majesty will do next?"
Dou Tianyuan asked seriously.
"I don't know how to do it."
Lou Youzhi's face does not change.
"Don't lie to me."
Dou Tianyuan looked solemn, "If your guess is correct and Ji Qingzhi has a close relationship with His Majesty, then he can produce evidence anytime and anywhere to label you as a traitor."
"Just because he can deal with me at any time, he won't do anything."
Lou Youzhi explained, "Unless there is a new candidate for the first assistant."
"New candidate for first assistant?"
Dou Tianyuan raised his eyebrows, a little puzzled, "Besides you, there are six other people in the cabinet. They can take your place anytime, anywhere, right?"
"The chief assistant of the cabinet and the commander-in-chief of the Blood-Shirt Guards. These two positions must be filled by people with simple backgrounds. This is a rule set long ago."
Lou Youzhi glanced at Dou Tianyuan and said, "You can look through the history books and see if anyone from aristocratic families has occupied these two positions."
"The background is simple...I understand."
Dou Tianyuan was not a fool, and he quickly understood after being reminded.
The Daqing Dynasty lasted for thousands of years, and the forces in the court were complicated.
It can almost be said that the relatives and the aristocratic family have been completely blended together.
Families with a little bit of fame have their daughters marrying into the royal family, or marrying princesses from the royal family.
Today's cabinet ministers and six ministers, except Lou Youzhi, all have this background.
If the royal family is compared to a landowner, all the officials in the court and the aristocratic family are like tenants in the landowner's family.
The cabinet is the steward who manages the tenants, and the blood-clad guards are the guardians of the landlords.
No matter how powerful the landlord is, there is still a risk that the housekeeper and the nurse will collude with the tenants and in turn compete with the landlord for profits.
To guard against this, either the landlords should work harder if they are able, or they should use people with clean backgrounds and no connections with the tenants to lead the housekeepers and nursing homes.
"As long as he wants to continue to ignore government affairs, he will not rush to take action against me."
Lou Youzhi continued, "At least ten years. After ten years, someone suitable to succeed me will appear."
"Ten years...are you referring to that classmate Xu Chong?"
Dou Tianyuan raised his eyebrows.
"Currently, he is the most likely, and the rest are not as good as him in terms of talent or qualifications."
As he said that, Lou Youzhi's eyes were slightly awe-inspiring, "A small Canglong can have the talent of the first assistant and the legacy of Taizu at the same time, and the entire Yongzhou..."
"Things have already happened. It is only right to seize the time to find out."
Dou Tianyuan looked serious, "Do you have any clues now?"
"Supernatural power."
Lou Youzhi slowly spit out two words.
"Supernatural power?!"
Dou Tianyuan was horrified, "Is there really such a thing?"
"Other than that, I can't think of any way to confuse millions of people at the same time and for as long as seven days."
Lou Youzhi narrowed his eyes, remembering his terrible guess.
Did Your Majesty bewitch Taiping Dao Master, or was Taiping Dao Master bewitching Your Majesty?
"Supernatural power..."
Dou Tianyuan pondered for a moment and shook his head: "The blood-clothed guard only has a few words, nothing of value."
"The Wenyuan Pavilion and the Imperial College don't have either."
Lou Youzhi said bluntly, "If you want to find out the origin of this magical power, you still have to start from the root."
"You mean...Taipingdao?"
Dou Tianyuan's eyes lit up, "The six major families have a long history, and it is very likely that there are relevant records... I went to the Hua family once when Xu Chonghuang Ting was cultivating Taoism, and I can go there anytime now."
"IMHO."
Lou Youzhi shook his head, "I'm afraid the Hua family doesn't have one."
"How to say?"
Dou Tianyuan was stunned.
"Although Wenyuan Pavilion does not have records of supernatural powers, there are records of Taiping Dao."
Lou Youzhi explained, "The Hua family was known to the imperial court as one of the six major families three hundred years ago, and they did not have enough background."
"Okay...but it doesn't hurt to try."
Dou Tianyuan was slightly disappointed.
At this time, Dou Zi floated over and saluted the two of them: "Master, Prime Minister of the Building."
"What's wrong?"
Dou Tianyuan was confused and raised his hand to block it.
Although he had the power to break the sky with his hand, no one would listen to his conversation, and he never restricted Douzi from entering and exiting the backyard.
But under normal circumstances, Dou Zi would not bother him at this time.
"Master, Qintian Supervisor Du Qianchuan wants to see you..."
Dou Zi opened his mouth to explain, but seemed a little speechless, "I said I won't leave until I see you today."
This was the first time she met someone so bold. He went to the Xueyi Wei General Office and asked to see the top master by name, and said he would not leave until he saw him.
It's like an old man hangs himself because he doesn't want to live long.
She didn't come here to report, but to ask for instructions...
"Do you want me to beat him out? Or throw him into prison? To be honest, my disciple has never been beaten before..."
"Nonsense."
Dou Tianyuan's face darkened and he said: "Let him go in front..."
"Bring him here."
Lou Youzhi suddenly interrupted.
Dou Tianyuan was a little surprised, thought for a moment, and nodded to Dou Zi.
"yes."
Dou Zi took the order and left, his mouth pouting slightly, as if he felt a little regretful.
"so."
Dou Tianyuan looked at Lou Youzhi and said meaningfully: "You are not here to find me, but are you waiting for Du Qianchuan?"
"Yes."
Lou Youzhi nodded, "I didn't expect you to react until now."
"..."
Dou Tianyuan choked and said depressedly: "I still don't quite understand... Even if he is willing to stand on our side because of An Guogong's granddaughter, how useful can a Du family be?"
"Sometimes, whether it is useful or not depends solely on the background and strength."
Lou Youzhi explained plausibly.
Soon, Dou Zi led Du Qianchuan into the backyard, bowed before retreating on his own.
"Mr. Lou..."
Du Qianchuan's expression suddenly turned cold, and he said as he walked: "Just in time, it will save me the trouble of coming to the door one by one."
This tone made Dou Tianyuan feel a little dazed, as if he saw Jiang Zhihong.
"Ask."
Lou Youzhi spoke calmly.
"Did my father-in-law Chen Kai really collude with Taiping Dao?"
Du Qianchuan didn't hesitate and asked directly.
"No."
Lou Youzhi shook his head and rejected this point.
Du Qianchuan's expression changed continuously, and his hands in his sleeves were clenched unconsciously.
If there is no collusion with Taiping Dao, it means that the person is unjustly accused.
The main culprit was Ling Chi, who cut off the nine clans... and his wife who was killed by his own hands.
After a long while, Du Qianchuan took a deep breath and tremblingly asked his second question: "Did Jiang Zhihong really collude with Taiping Dao?"
"No."
Lou Youzhi smiled and rejected it again.
Du Qianchuan stared at Lou Youzhi, "So, you colluded with Taiping Dao?"
Obviously, if Chen Kai did not collude with Taiping Dao, and Jiang Zhihong did not collude with Taiping Dao, then naturally the only person who might collude with Taiping Dao is Lou Youzhi.
As the rumors spread outside, millions of lives were lost in order to embezzle millions of stones of food.
However, Lou Youzhi objected for the third time: "No."
"No?!"
Du Qianchuan roared angrily, "So, you mean that the Chen family, Jiang Zhihong, and the souls of millions of refugees have nothing to do with you?!"
"wrong."
Lou Youzhi looked at Du Qianchuan deeply, "These three are all related to me."
"you!"
Du Qianchuan was furious and felt like a plaything being teased.
"If you want to know the truth and avenge your wife, then go back."
Lou Youzhi was unmoved and said calmly: "Go to Qintian Prison and check what Jiang Zhihong asked you to check back then. Remember them. After one month, I will transfer you to serve in the Ministry of Civil Affairs."
As soon as he finished speaking, Du Qianchuan was horrified.
At that time, he and An Guo's granddaughter were in love, but due to the mismatch in age and status, they could only communicate secretly.
Jiang Zhihong used this matter as a threat and forced him to read the records of natural disasters sealed in Qintian Prison.
But not only was this matter handled in an extremely secretive manner, Jiang Zhihong's character would never be revealed... How could Lou Youzhi know?!
"Go ahead."
Lou Youzhi spoke again, "Remember, don't be discovered by anyone, just like before...otherwise, I won't be able to save you."
"……good."
Du Qianchuan took a deep look at Lou Youzhi, and without asking him why he wanted to go to the staff department by himself, he just turned around and left.
After he left, Dou Tianyuan finally spoke: "Xu Chong told me that Jiang Zhihong asked him to check the natural disaster records...how did you know?"
"Because I had already checked it before Jiang Zhihong."
Lou Youzhi continued, "Back then, when I came back from disaster relief in Bingzhou, before Yuan Shouyi went to accompany the capital, I sneaked into Qintian Prison alone."
"……I see."
Dou Tianyuan thought for a while and felt that this was normal.
After all, it was not Jiang Zhihong but Lou Youzhi who truly experienced the Bingzhou drought.
Therefore, in theory, Lou Youzhi was the first person to suspect natural disasters, and it is not incomprehensible that he checked the natural disasters before Jiang Zhihong.
but……
Dou Tianyuan frowned: "No, even if Yuan Shouyi was immersed in the pain of bereavement and lost his mind, you wouldn't have been able to sneak into Qintian Prison at that time, right?"
Lou Youzhi calmly spat out a few words: "Secret martial arts, greedy for light."
The figure disappears in an instant, then reappears in an instant.
Dou Tianyuan's jaw almost dropped to the ground.
He knew that he was greedy for money, and that Qianhu Ge Wanshan created it himself.
Not only did he know about it, he had also seen Xu Chong perform it with his own eyes.
But he never expected that Lou Youzhi would actually master this skill.
...Hidden so damn deep.
Huh? Wait!
Ge Wanshan?
Dou Tianyuan's brows furrowed even more tightly: "Something's still wrong. If I remember correctly, Ge Wanshan hadn't advanced his martial arts to Secret Martial Arts at that time, right?"
"He created the martial arts, but I practiced the secret martial arts first."
Lou Youzhi looked indifferent, "Without a background or a teacher, I can only rely on myself."
"I can't tell that you have such a good understanding..."
Dou Tianyuan said, his expression became solemn: "I can tell you all the secrets of breaking the wind, picking up stars, and breaking the sky with one hand. As long as you master it, you can at least save your life."
"It's no use."
Lou Youzhi shook his head, "I have practiced Wind Breaking Hands a long time ago, and so far I have only gained 10%. This martial art is not suitable for me."
"All right……"
Dou Tianyuan was disappointed for a moment and immediately looked towards the pond.
Lou Youzhi also took a look and said: "With all due respect, before we die, he may not be able to reach the highest level of breaking the sky with one hand."
"I thought so too."
Dou Tianyuan sighed, "But it doesn't matter, as long as I can practice breaking the sky with one hand."
"I don't quite understand the feeling of having to see the mantle being passed down with my own eyes."
Lou Youzhi shook his head, "Think about it, even something like magical power, which has been lost for tens of thousands of years, can one day reappear. Are you still afraid that future generations will not be able to practice your side skills?"
"Having said that, you have to see it with your own eyes to feel that your life has not been in vain."
Dou Tianyuan smiled.
"Speaking of Xu Chong."
Lou Youzhi suddenly raised his eyebrows, "I think King Qian is a little strange to him."
"What's weird?"
Dou Tianyuan's heart tightened.
"After Xu Chongzhong's incident, King Qian tampered with all of Xu Chong's case files... You know, tampering with case files is easy, but the corresponding tampering with memories is not that easy."
Lou Youzhi looked at Dou Tianyuan, "You are close to King Qian, but he didn't tell you this?"
"No."
Dou Tianyuan looked solemn, "Whose memories did he tamper with?"
"The entire Canglong County, and some in Zhanghua Mansion..."
"For people at this level, it doesn't take much effort, right? It just takes some time."
"I'm not done yet."
Lou Youzhi shook his head, "As far as I know, there is also Cheng Guogong's family."
"this……"
Dou Tianyuan finally realized that things were no longer simple.
Others are fine, but Duke Cheng Duan Rufeng is a heavenly being in the Ningying realm.
In this way, the consumption of King Qian is not even a little bit.
"In the beginning, the identity and origin of Taizu's legacy was well protected, and most people only knew the name Xu Chong."
Lou Youzhi said meaningfully, "Now that Yongzhou is dead, and the memory of Cheng Guogong's family has been tampered with, Xu Chong's past has become innocent, and he has not done any bad things at all."
"Why did Prince Qian do this?"
Dou Tianyuan was puzzled, "With the identity of Taizu's legacy, what if Xu Chong did some bad things?"
"I can't guess, I can only conclude..."
Lou Youzhi looked at the smooth mirror-like water surface and said solemnly: "Xu Chong is more important than we thought."