The autumn rain came suddenly, and tears hit my face, covering Zhong Shen's sweat.
Zhong Shen regretted it very much.
If I had been less impatient and recited a few more poems when I was a sage for the fifth time, I would not have become like this now.
Gongsun Wen's momentum was fierce, and under layers of pressure, Zhong Shen struggled to hold on.
A group of Confucian scholars surrounded Zhongshen and attacked fiercely with swords and axes.
Zhong Shen had no time to fight back, summoning a suit of armor, covering her from head to toe, and even covering her face with a mask.
Although the armor of the third-grade Mohist family is strong, it is not an option to continue like this. Under the siege of Gongsun Wen and Confucian scholars, Zhong Shen will break through the defense sooner or later. He also realizes now that Gongsun Wen is not here to cause trouble, but to kill him.
At the critical moment, a thunderbolt fell, and all the Confucian scholars around Zhong Shen fell to the ground.
Gongsun Wen smelled it and smiled faintly.
He waited for the person he wanted to wait for.
The invisible wind blew, and Gongsun Wen's awe-inspiring righteousness was instantly weakened.
Gongsun Wen took a few steps back and stopped fighting with Zhong Shen.
Who can use Yin Qi to dispel Gongsun Wen's awe-inspiring righteousness?
The only one who can do this is Taibu.
Taibu saved Zhong Shen?
This surprised Zhong Shen.
Zhong Shen studied Mohism and advocated science.
Taibu cultivates Yin and Yang and advocates metaphysics.
Zhong Shen was in charge of the Imperial City Department and took orders directly from the emperor.
Taibu was in charge of the Onmyoji Division and was under the control of the emperor, but his relationship with the emperor was very alienated.
They were officials in the same dynasty and were acquaintances. They rarely interacted with each other and should not interact with each other.
Why did Taibu save me?
It would be of no benefit to him to save me, and it would be even less beneficial to offend Gongsun Wen for this.
Gongsun Wen was tyrannical in the capital, but he never took action against the Yin and Yang Division. Why did Taibu do this?
What Zhong Shen didn't expect was that Gongsun Wen had no fear at all.
Three ranks against three ranks, the earth will shake and the mountains will shake.
Gongsun Wen faced two third-grade men at the same time and had no chance of winning, but he didn't intend to run away and actually wanted to fight.
"Disciples below the eighth rank, step aside. Disciples above the eighth rank, in my righteousness, use innocent skills to face the enemy!"
Gongsun Wen took a few steps back and gathered the Confucian scholars of eighth grade and above together, forming a ring formation from the inside to the outside according to their different cultivation levels.
Those with low cultivation are on the outside, those with high cultivation are on the inside, and Gongsun Wen is in the center. He uses Haoran's righteousness to amplify the effect of Wuxie's technique, and the thunder falling from Taibu is resolved in an instant.
At the same time, all Confucian scholars above the sixth grade used Haoran's righteousness to help Gongsun Wen. The stronger the Haoran's righteousness, the stronger the Confucian students' fighting spirit, and the more powerful Wuxie's skills.
What a powerful formation, all the yin and yang techniques of Taifu have been resolved, and Confucianism's advantages over yin and yang have been brought into full play.
But Gongsun Wen had more than just Taibu's opponent.
The formation is indeed powerful, but the prerequisite for the formation must be approved by Zhong Shen.
Having so many people gathered together is like giving a big gift to Zhong Shen. A few traps can drive them all away.
Sure enough, Zhong Shen raised his hands, and a large piece of molten iron appeared in the air.
This is molten iron that Zhong has added a secret technique to. Once it falls, it will stick to his body and penetrate his bones.
The cultivators below the sixth rank immediately lost their flesh and bones and rotted away, and the cultivators below the fourth rank were also seriously injured. There were only a few Confucian scholars who were able to escape unscathed, but Gongsun Wen still led the Confucian students in formation and did not retreat.
Zhong Shen looked at Gongsun Wen with a fierce look in his eyes.
"You're a thief who doesn't know how to live or die. If you seek death yourself, I don't have to be polite to you."
Gongsun Wen gritted his silver teeth and smiled.
Is he crazy?
He's not crazy!
Gongsun Wen had been waiting for this moment for a long time, even if it cost all the Confucian scholars present.
Seeing that the molten iron was about to fall, a woman's voice suddenly came to Gongsun Wen's ears: "Take three steps to the right and leave this place."
Gongsun Wen was shocked and responded in his mind: "Why did you leave?"
"This is not a good opportunity, hurry up!"
"There are two third-grade people here, but it's not a good opportunity?"
"There is another powerful enemy here. The True God's outer body has not yet been completely restored, and the outcome is unpredictable!"
"With these two people, the True God's vitality will be greatly increased!"
"Hurry up! You'll be in danger if you're too late!"
Gongsun Wen gritted his teeth and quickly took three steps to the right.
When the molten iron fell, the Confucian scholars could not bear their fear and wanted to escape.
Gongsun Wen used the ritual technique to trap them. Seeing that the molten iron was about to touch the ends of their hair, the Confucian scholars closed their eyes and screamed miserably. When they opened their eyes again, they found that they were already in a deserted suburb outside the city.
"Master," a Confucian scholar asked, "didn't you want to kill Zhong Shen, the sycophant?"
Zhou Kairong shouted angrily: "Is this something you should ask? But you forgot how scared you were just now?"
The Confucian scholars did not dare to say anything, but it could be seen that many Confucian scholars present had some doubts about Gongsun Wen's approach.
In the eyes of Confucian scholars, they were useless because of their poor cultivation, but the master should not shrink back.
Gongsun Wen said with a smile: "Let Zhong Shen live for a few more days. Today's battle is to test your fighting ability and determination.
You have the courage to fight and you have the strength to fight. This is the blessing of the emperor, the blessing of being a teacher, and the blessing of Longnu Society!"
Encouraged by Gongsun Wen's awe-inspiring righteousness, the Confucian scholars soon forgot their fears and doubts, gathered around Gongsun Wen, and raised their arms and shouted.
…
Taibu appeared in front of Qilang Teahouse, looked at the magic circle marks on the ground, and exclaimed: "What a quick method!"
Zhong Shen laughed and said: "With Gongsun Wen's little ability, how dare you cast a magic circle in front of Taibu? I guess Taibu didn't want to be like this bird, so he deliberately let him go."
Taibu looked up at Zhong Shen with a complicated expression: "I saved you out of kindness, why do you still make fun of me?"
Zhong Shen sneered and said, "I didn't ask you to come."
"You begged me to come, but I won't come!" Taibu looked into the distance, "Elder Shengwei, please show up and see me."
Liang Jixiong walked up to the two of them from the street corner. Taibu smiled and Zhong Shen looked surprised.
"Is the battle in the north over?" Zhong Shen asked.
Liang Jixiong shook his head: "It is for the soldiers in the northern border that I hurried back to the capital. If you two don't give up, please follow me to the Canglong Palace to talk."
The Taibu nodded, and Zhong Shen looked back at the tea house: "Wait until Zhong pays the tea money."
Back at the tea house, Pan Shuihan's face was full of tears and he threw himself into Zhong Shen's arms: "Commander, what happened, but I scared the slave family to death."
Zhong Shen touched Pan Shuihan's cheek: "I know you are sincere to me, but you cry so many tears that your clothes are soaked through."
After hugging each other for a moment, Zhong Shen realized that Pan Shuihan was not the only one who was soaked. From the shopkeeper to the waiter, everyone was soaked.
It's raining in the tea house.
Pan Shuihan said softly: "Commander, the soul of the slave family has been scared away by you!"
The waiter whispered softly: "Commander, all the guests in the tea house were scared away by you."
The tea shop owner said with tears in his eyes: "Commander, you have torn down all the tiles in my house."
Zhong Shen laughed dryly and said: "Tomorrow I will find someone to put on the tiles for you, and I will leave some more money for you. Tonight, just treat me as the sole proprietor, and don't do any business."
…
The three of them went to Canglong Palace and drank a few glasses of wine to warm up. Zhong Shen asked, "Since Elder Shengwei is here, why did he let Gongsun Wen go? This guy has been causing trouble in the capital recently and has caused a lot of trouble."
Liang Jixiong remained silent, his focus was not on Gongsun Wen.
Taibu said: "Just then there was an aura approaching. It was me who reminded Elder Shengwei not to take action easily."
Zhong Shen blinked and said, "What kind of breath is it?"
Taibu said: "It looks like murderous aura, but it is fishier and saltier than murderous aura."
Zhong Shen said: "That should be the smell of Confucian righteousness. I don't think it's fishy or salty, I just think the smell is a bit pungent."
Taibu lamented: "How vulgar are the craftsmen? Do you think I can't tell the difference between Haoran's righteousness?"
Zhong Shen said angrily: "What's wrong with the craftsmen? How clever can you and other demons be?"
Liang Jixiong was not as sensitive as Taibu, but he also smelled a strange aura: "There is something else behind Gongsun Wen. Both that aura and the magic circle are extraordinary, but I'm worried that there is another reason behind it."
one thing,
Gongsun Wen brought chaos to the capital, harmed the ministers, and even tried to intimidate the cabinet. Why did the emperor sit back and watch?"
Zhong Shendao: "Not only did they want to intimidate the cabinet, Zhou Kairong and others almost broke into the palace today, but I repelled them."
Taibu asked: "Why are you going to the palace?"
Zhong Shen did not hide anything: "There is trouble in the capital, and the Imperial City Division is to blame. I went to the palace to find out some information. If Gongsun Wen really followed the emperor's order, I would just ignore it, but I always
I feel that the Holy One cannot do such ridiculous things."
Liang Jixiong asked: "Have you seen the emperor?"
Zhong Shen shook his head.
"Did you get any information?"
Zhong Shen still shook his head.
Liang Jixiong lowered his head and drank a glass of wine silently.
Taibu said: "According to my guess, the Holy One knows nothing about this. I divined a divination for the Holy One. The Holy One may not be able to come to court for many days."
Liang Jixiong was surprised: "Isn't the emperor not in the capital?"
"No," Taibu shook his head, "Judging from the hexagrams, the Holy One is seriously ill and may be in danger of his life."
Liang Jixiong clenched the wine glass tightly, his hands shaking a little.
Zhong Shen's expression was complicated, and her face turned from blue to white.
Liang Jixiong took a deep breath and said: "When the emperor encounters this calamity, it is really a misfortune for the family and the country."
Zhong Shen took two deep breaths and said, "I just hope that Your Majesty will recover soon, and don't let Gongsun Wen do whatever he wants again."
The three of them were silent for a moment. Taibu poured a glass of wine for each of them and said, "If you two really can't hold it in, you might as well laugh out loud."
Zhong Shen snorted, pretended to cough, and almost laughed.
Liang Jixiong said angrily: "The emperor is seriously ill, how can we laugh? We should worry about the country!"
"What the elder said is absolutely true. I have been worried about the country these past few days, so much so that I have trouble staying in my bedroom." Taibu raised his wine glass, "Elder Shengwei, Commander Zhong, you two should know that a country cannot live without a king for a day?"
Liang Jixiong looked at Taibu: "What does Taibu mean?"
Taibu looked at Zhong Shen: "I wonder what the commander means?"
Zhong Shen looked at Liang Jixiong: "I think what the elder said makes sense."
The three of them looked at each other for a moment, raised their glasses at the same time, and drank down the wine in one gulp.
Liang Jixiong said: "Tomorrow I will go to the palace to meet you."
Taibu said: "I will go with the elder."
Zhong Shen said: "I also have something important to report to the Holy One."
The three of them raised their glasses and drank together again.
Zhong Shen said: "Zhong is a vulgar person, and the Imperial City Department is a vulgar place. I'm afraid I won't be able to talk about the important matters of the court."
Liang Jixiong said: "Elder Canglong should not interfere in political affairs. Taibu rarely interferes in government affairs. Some things must be said through the mouths of ministers."
Zhong Shen shook his head: "All the ministers with integrity were harmed by Gongsun Wen, and the whereabouts of many of them are unknown."
Taibu smiled and said: "Just leave this matter to me. The ministers with integrity are still there, and I know their whereabouts."
Liang Jixiong raised his glass after hearing this, and the three of them drank together again.
There are some things that don't need to be said anymore, they all know what they should do.
Zhong Shen stood up and left.
Taibu disappeared into the magic circle.
Liang Jixiong went to the backyard, dispersed all the Canglong Guards, stood in the rain for a moment, and suddenly laughed loudly.