Four hundred and sixtieth chapters to break the law
After listening to General Qin Ming's story about Lin Tengyun, Gu Cheng felt that Lin Tengyun was even more extraordinary.
Qin Ming has been in the southwest for so many years. Although he has retired, he still has some connections and channels in the southwest.
In the end, Qin Ming just felt that Lin Tengyun was someone whom he should not have a close friendship with, which was a bit incredible.
According to what Lan Qier said, Lin Tengyun and the leftist forces in the southwest were simply a collection of interests, let alone collusion. As a result, he was able to stay out of the matter. He was not involved when the Red Leaf Army rebelled, and he even had some problems outside.
A good reputation, these are enough to show the depth of this person's scheming.
But these don't matter to Gu Cheng. He came to the southwest this time not to scheming with them, but to break the law with force!
The group of people didn't encounter any more robberies and murders along the way. Maybe Lin Tengyun and the right-wing forces in the southwest also thought that a two-pronged approach would be safe enough, so they didn't make too many preparations.
From Nanzhao County along the official road to Guangnan, Gu Cheng and his party finally arrived at Guangning Mansion in Guangnan County. This is the center of the entire Guangnan County and the largest state capital in the southwest.
At this time, in front of Guangning Mansion, there were groups of people from Jingyesi and the military waiting to greet Gu Cheng and the others.
When Gu Cheng and others entered the territory of Guangnan County, Lin Tengyun and others found out that Jiao Peng was killed and their plan failed.
Lan Qier didn't send the news to Grandma Long in time, and judging from her appearance, she didn't succeed either.
This news immediately made Lin Tengyun and others vigilant. They felt that they had paid enough attention to Gu Cheng, but now they saw that it was not enough.
Gu Cheng was able to avoid both killing rounds. Although this man was young, he was worthy of his reputation in the court and the world.
Gu Cheng and his party arrived in front of the city gate of Guangning Mansion. Among those people, a tall middle-aged man who looked like he was only in his early forties, wearing a black dragon pattern armor and a black mark on his forehead came out, bold and bold.
Laughing, he cupped his hands at Gu Cheng and said, "Is this Mr. Gu, the chief inspector of the four southwest counties?
And General Qin, you and I have not seen each other for a long time. I am very busy with official duties, so I have rarely visited General Qin in recent years. I hope General Qin will not be surprised.
By the way, I haven't introduced you to Mr. Gu yet. I am Lin Tengyun, who is in charge of the Shenmu Army. If Mr. Gu has any cooperation in the southwest, just tell him."
Lin Tengyun's real age should be over 70 years old. He became the general of the Shenmu Army only when he was over 60 years old and has stayed in this position for more than ten years.
In fact, if some strong people had extremely strong cultivation when they were young, they would indeed be able to keep their appearance from aging slowly.
At Gu Cheng's age, he already has this kind of strength. In another twenty years, he will still be almost the same. He will only be two or three years older and will become more mature.
But Lin Tengyun is a late bloomer. He is still able to maintain the appearance of a middle-aged man, probably because he used some secret methods.
And this person's thoughts are indeed deep enough.
There was no trace of pretense in the enthusiasm and boldness in the other party's eyes. If Gu Cheng hadn't known that he was behind all of this, he would have thought that the other party was the kind of person with true temperament.
Gu Cheng also greeted him with a smile on his face at this time: "General Lin is polite. I am new here, but I do need General Lin's cooperation."
General Lin pulled Gu Cheng, pointed to a short and fat middle-aged man next to him who was wearing black armor and said: "This is Mr. Jin Feng Qijin, the governor of Guangnan County."
Jin Fengqi also raised his hands to Gu Cheng and forced a smile: "Master Gu, I have admired you for a long time."
This Jin Fengqi was obviously not as determined as Lin Tengyun. His smile was very forced and he looked worried.
He is from Jingyesi, so he naturally knows about the 'great achievements' of the man in front of him.
Wherever Gu Cheng goes, people are overwhelmed. This time he comes to the southwest, can he and others live in peace?
Lin Tengyun suddenly sighed at this time: "Master Gu, we are clear about the purpose of the imperial court sending you here this time, but in fact there is no way to investigate this kind of thing, and it is impossible to investigate.
How does the imperial court know how difficult it is for us soldiers stationed on the border? We did too much, and they said we forced the Red Leaf Army to rebel.
If we act too lightly, the court will also say that we are not doing well in our work and that we will be left without food.
So you have to investigate carefully and clear my name."
At this time, Gu Cheng suddenly laughed: "There is no need to investigate. I have already investigated the Hongye Army rebellion."
As soon as these words came out, Lin Tengyun and Jin Fengqi's hearts suddenly thumped, and even Jin Fengqi's cheeks twitched twice.
Lin Tengyun was horrified, but his expression remained unchanged as he said, "Oh, what did Mr. Gu find out through the investigation?"
Gu Cheng took out the dead wood sword left by the mountain ghost Jiao Peng and said, "Do you two know the origin of this thing?"
Of course they knew about the Deadwood Sword, but at this time they both shook their heads and said, "I don't know."
Gu Cheng sneered and said: "When I came here, someone had the audacity to intercept and kill me on the way, and the person who took action was that mountain ghost Jiao Peng.
I heard that the strongest sect in the ghost refining lineage is the Ghost King Sect. The mountain ghost Jiao Peng must have come from the Ghost King Sect.
The other party is so guilty and wants to kill me, it must be related to this matter, so I decided to immediately dispatch an army to conquer the Ghost King Sect, and also asked General Lin and Lord Jin to cooperate."
As soon as these words came out, both Lin Tengyun and Jin Fengqi were stunned. This Gu Cheng simply didn't follow the routine at all.
He had just arrived in the southwest for one day and was already going to conquer the Ghost King Sect. He implicated the Mountain Ghost Jiao Peng and the Ghost King Sect together without even investigating. This was just like child's play.
The corners of Lin Tengyun's mouth twitched and he said: "Mr. Gu, you just came to the Southwest and you don't understand. The Ghost King Sect has nothing to do with the Mountain Ghost Jiao Peng. Although they are both from the ghost refining lineage, the Ghost King Sect has its own inheritance, and the Mountain Ghost Sect has its own inheritance.
Jiao Peng is a casual cultivator from Yeluzi."
Although Gu Cheng's move seemed like child's play, he couldn't let Gu Cheng take action against the Ghost King Sect.
He has interests in collusion with the leftist forces throughout the southwest. Once he sits back and watches Gu Cheng destroy the Ghost King Sect, other leftist forces will definitely come to hold him accountable, which will cause trouble.
In fact, Gu Cheng had exactly what he thought. He punched the old master to death and directly used force to break the law.
No matter what the conspiracy is in the southwest, he came to the southwest just to kill people, to avenge Zi Cheyou, and he also wants the map of the Eternal Wonderland.
If you, Lin Tengyun, dare to show off your face, you will immediately turn from a general of the imperial court into a traitor and rebel against the party.
At that time, the imperial court will no longer be at peace with each other, but will actually send strong and elite troops to pacify the southwest.
So Gu Cheng was betting that Lin Tengyun and others only dared to play some conspiracy in secret, and he didn't have the guts to show off.
Seeing Lin Tengyun stop him at this time, Gu Cheng waved his hand and hummed: "It's me that mountain ghost Jiao Peng wants to kill. Even if you know him better, can you understand him better than me?
If I say it’s the Ghost King Sect, it’s the Ghost King Sect!”
In fact, Gu Cheng's choice of the Ghost King Sect as his first target also has another meaning, that is, he picks the weak ones first, and annihilating the Ghost King Sect is also good for Gu Cheng himself.
Among the leftist forces in the southwest, the ghost-refining lineage should be the strongest.
There are very few of the witchcraft lineage coming out of western Hunan, and the corpse exorcism lineage relies too much on external objects. Only the ghost-refining lineage’s left-handed secret techniques have spread throughout the world.
However, in the southwest of the hometown of the Ghost Refining Lineage, the entire Ghost Refining Lineage is not strong. Of all the sects, there is only one Ghost King Sect that can take advantage of it.
The reason is very simple. The ghost-refining lineage is too out of control. Ghosts are not zombies and are not easy to control.
In particular, some practitioners of the ghost refining lineage habitually seek death and always want to try some dangerous methods. Just like the mountain ghost Jiao Peng, although he has obtained half-step fourth-level power, he still
The person you make yourself is neither a human nor a ghost.
The Ghost Refining Sect that was flourishing in the Southwest in the early years has long since fallen apart. Now there is only one Ghost King Sect that can barely support the appearance of the Ghost Refining lineage. It has been standing in the Southwest for more than 200 years.
Seeing that Gu Cheng was determined to attack the Ghost King Sect, Jin Fengqi couldn't help but said anxiously: "Master Gu, that Jiao Peng is obviously because of..."
Before he finished speaking, Jin Fengqi felt a cold gaze lingering on him, and Lin Tengyun was staring at him.
Jin Fengqi reacted immediately when he saw Lin Tengyun's gaze, and he almost spilled the beans.
Jiao Peng went to rob and kill Gu Cheng, how could they know that Jiao Peng went there under the pretext of avenging Meng Tao.
At this time, Gu Cheng also looked at him with a half-smile: "Why?"
Lin Tengyun was the first to say: "Because even if Jiao Peng is from the ghost refining lineage, Mr. Gu, you can't attack the Ghost King Sect so easily!
Do you know how much trouble it takes to mobilize a large army? How can this be done immediately before the troops and horses move forward with food and fodder?"
Gu Cheng narrowed his eyes and said, "I am the chief inspector of the four counties. I have the dual power to supervise the military and Jingyesi."
Lin Tengyun said in a deep voice: "That's just supervision, not transfer!
Sir Gu, the duty of the inspector is to mobilize forces beyond the level if necessary, but I don't think the situation is necessary yet."
Gu Cheng said calmly: "So General Lin is not prepared to cooperate with me?"
Lin Tengyun's expression remained unchanged, and he said in a deep voice: "It is a reasonable request for my cooperation, but if it is an unreasonable request, I will not be able to comply with it!"
Gu Cheng stared at Lin Tengyun closely, and finally laughed suddenly and said: "Since General Lin is unwilling to cooperate, that's okay, but it shouldn't be a problem for Mr. Jin to dispatch some of Jingyesi's elites, right? Jingyesi shouldn't have to do it.
Food and grass go first, right? I think one hour should be enough. I will station outside the city and wait for you, Mr. Jin, to gather the men."
With that said, Gu Cheng didn't even enter the city. He just waved his hand and took the people to the other side to temporarily camp and rest, leaving only Jin Fengqi with an anxious look and Lin Tengyun with a cold expression.