When Wuxu returned to the city lord's palace, he suddenly remembered that the counselors in Yongzhou had died and left, and the court had not re-appointed them. If they want to organize such a grand feast for the people, I don't know if these people who are staying in the city can do it, and
There must be someone who can handle the overall planning. Wuxu thought about it and summoned Su Ji.
After a while, Su Ji hurried over. After hearing about the grand feast for the people, Su Ji pondered for a moment, and then said, "Although the garrison will bear the expenses this time, it may not necessarily happen next year. Therefore, first of all, we must pay back the expenses."
The city lord needs to make a general rule."
This sentence reminded Wuxu. Wuxu nodded and said, "Generally speaking, everything should be kept simple. But it is natural to have lanterns and colors. For the rest, you follow the previous Yongzhou practice. Then list the expenses.
For the bill, go to Meiyuan and report it to General Zeng. If he agrees, he can show it to me."
Later that night, Su Ji came to revive him. Wuxu looked at the jade slips presented with his spiritual consciousness.
Time: New Year's Eve, first day and two days.
On New Year's Eve, a banquet will be held at the Huanzhu Tower at the Wanshi Gathering. All monks, regardless of good or evil, regardless of their level of cultivation, can come. Of course, there are many detailed rules, where are the True Spirit monks, and what kind of treatment they are given.
So what about real monks, what about mortal monks...
On the first day of the lunar new year, a garden party was held in the Plum Garden. In the morning, there were treasures to be found while walking on the plum blossoms in search of spring. In the afternoon, there was a competition in martial arts, and the top ten winners were rewarded with some spiritual resources. The treasures and rewards were all unexpectedly
There is a true zero level.
Naturally, it is inevitable to decorate with lanterns, colorful flowers and colorful flowers.
"You actually want three thousand low-grade spiritual stones?" Wu Xu looked at it carefully, frowned and said, "Also, when this grand feast to be close to the people was held, the ordinary people had not moved to another place. Since we want to be close to the people, in these two days
, why not lift the ban, and both monks and laymen, inside and outside Yongzhou City, can have unimpeded access."
"Three thousand low-grade spiritual stones are a bit more than in previous years in Yongzhou. However, General Zeng has made arrangements, such as activities for the first grade of junior high school. As for the expenses, General Zeng also promised to bear them." Su Ji explained.
, then asked, "Can ordinary people also freely enter and exit the garden party on the first day of junior high school?"
"This is natural." Wuxu replied, "Stepping on plum blossoms in search of spring, treasures are destined to be obtained, but ordinary people, don't they have no destiny? As for the afternoon's martial arts competition, they can also take a look."
Su Ji thought for a while and replied, "On the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, I stepped on the plum blossoms in search of spring, which must have been an illusion. The monks' competition in the afternoon was probably not guaranteed to be a surprise."
What he worries about is the safety of ordinary people.
Wuxu also thought about it and said slowly, "Announce it in advance and make it clear. That's it. It's our business to give in or not, and it's their business to come or not."
Su Ji bowed and bowed, then left.
But Wuxu stopped him again, "This Spring Festival is, after all, the Spring Festival for ordinary people. How did you make specific arrangements for it over at Snow Peach Valley?"
Su Ji replied, "For ordinary people, this junior is also following the previous practice in Yongzhou, and plans to allocate ten low-grade spiritual stones directly from the city lord's palace, purchase some wine, food and daily necessities, and have a dedicated person distribute them."
"Pull out twenty low-grade spiritual stones." Wuxu looked at Su Ji and said, "The purchase should be planned early. Now that the Great Zhou Dynasty and the Six Sects are jointly reforming the system, some things can be purchased nearby from the Anti-Tian Alliance."
There are only a dozen or so low-grade spiritual stones, which seem to have doubled, but in fact they are not many. The city lord still has these few spiritual stones in his palace.
Su Ji naturally said, "The City Lord is merciful."
When Wuxu heard this, he felt a little ashamed. He just told Su Ji, "To save all sentient beings, this young monk is just trying his best. Fellow Taoists, Confucians and monks, you still need to put more effort into this time and enjoy it with the people."
Su Ji solemnly replied, "We will definitely fulfill our mission!"
Although the general rules of the feast have been decided, there are still many tedious details that need to be considered carefully. Su Ji retreated from Wuxu's secret room, and went to the side offices on the left and right of the front hall, and then to the guards next to the door.
There, I connected many things, and finally came out of a side door, stepped on the stone platform, passed the Longevity Monument, and returned to my residence in Huanzhu Tower.
After sitting quietly for a while, Su Ji called people in from time to time and carefully explained the matters related to the banquet at Huanzhu Tower on New Year's Eve one by one. It was not until midnight that it came to an end.
Su Ji turned off the lights and sat quietly for a moment, then got up again, left the Pearl Tower, and went straight to the East City Gate. Now many people recognized Su Ji. The sergeant guarding the city greeted him with a smile, "Mr. Su, it's so late.
, still want to go out of the city?"
Su Ji put his hands behind his back, and Shi Shiran nodded, "The Spring Festival is approaching. Su was ordered to prepare for the celebration, but he was worried about the people outside the city. In the past few days, he always has time to inspect."
"Mr. Su is worthy of being a great Confucian scholar. He loves the people like his own son. You have worked hard." The leading sergeant couldn't help but give a thumbs up and praised him.
After exiting the east city gate, there was a checkpoint set up by the anti-smuggling team under the right counselor. Su Ji showed his sign to go out of the city lord's palace and walked all the way without any obstruction.
When they arrived at Xuetao Valley, Su Ji did not disturb Zhang Cuilu and others. He looked around carefully in Xuetao Valley alone before turning and leaving.
But Su Ji did not go back the way he came. As soon as he left Snow Peach Valley, he did not walk towards the anti-smuggling team checkpoint. Instead, he turned around and walked slowly northwest. After a while, his figure completely disappeared.
In the snowy night, Su Ji turned his figure into a faint gray shadow, carefully blending into the wind and snow. After flying for a while, he stopped and revealed his figure. He stretched out his hand to separate the huge bush in front of him and faced the bush.
The cave at the back said, "Junior went to the Plum Garden today, but Zeng Shan usually sits in the pavilion admiring flowers, and his resting place is only fifty meters away. I have no choice at all, senior, please forgive me."
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After a moment, the cave flashed with a pale white phosphorescence. A woman's voice came from the cave, "Zeng Shan will always leave Meiyuan, and then you can go again. As long as you get the flower in the pavilion
If you have something, I will give you the antidote. Also, have you bought the psychic pill?"
Su Ji shook his head slightly, "Since the reform, there has been no stock of True Spirit-level psychic pills in Yongzhou City. I have tried every possible means to find out that there may be one on the underground black market tomorrow, but the price is estimated to be very high. I'm afraid, I'm afraid
When the time comes, even if you want to, you won’t be able to afford it.”
Suddenly, Su Ji's face changed, his figure became distorted, and countless gloomy ghostly auras floated out from his body. From a distance, his whole person looked like a will-o'-the-wisp. Su Ji fell to the ground and couldn't help but moan softly.
stand up.
At this time, a crystal light suddenly flashed in the cave, and then a bunch of spiritual stones flew out. There were thousands of them, and they all fell down with a clatter.
came, pressing down on Suji like a hill, almost burying him alive.
"The psychic pill must be delivered tomorrow." The woman's voice came faintly from the depths of the cave, "Remember! There are still three days! After three days, the Heavenly Ghost Heart-Eating Pill in your body will completely explode.
."
"It's really impossible within three days." Su Ji gasped on the ground. However, the Lord of the City and General Zeng discussed holding a grand feast for the people on New Year's Eve and the first day of the Lunar New Year, and ordered the junior to be responsible for specific affairs. At that time, the junior
But we can take the opportunity to retrieve the things belonging to our seniors."
"A grand feast for the people? Come forward!" After a moment, the woman said again. At the same time, a strong force came from the cave, pulling Su Ji on the ground from under a pile of spiritual stones to the entrance of the cave.
Then he saw a strangely white finger stretching out from the darkness and lightly tapping Su Ji's forehead.
"My winter plum fragrance finger can temporarily suppress the Heavenly Ghost Heart-Eating Pill in your body. Please do it!"
The Winter Plum Blossom Fragrance Finger is the famous trick of the Winter Plum Fairy Jiang Ping, which is known to ordinary people in Yongzhou.
It was already late at night when Su Ji returned to Yongzhou City. After greeting another group of sergeants on duty at the city gate, he did not return to his residence in Zhulou, but quietly came to the Yelu Family Mansion. Not only that, he also
After putting on a mask, the aura of his whole body also changed. He was full of ghostly aura, and he was definitely a ghost cultivator.
Su Ji walked to an abandoned rockery in the back garden of Yelu Mansion with a ghostly look. After the previous killings, this rockery was no longer majestic and majestic. It was riddled with holes and many stones were out of place. To be precise,
, is a rocky hill filled with evil spirits.
However, Su Ji came to a cave entrance half a person's height and walked in. After about a hundred meters of slope road, the left and right sides gradually became wider. Then, there was a door, and two real-life middle-aged people stood outside the door.
They were all dressed in black and wearing black cloaks. Su Ji took out two spiritual stones, handed them to the two monks, and opened the bead curtain.
This is an underground world, a miniature version of Yongzhou. The entire layout is also based on the Yongzhou City on the ground. Hundreds of monks are either wearing black cloaks or other masks that can hide and change their faces and auras.
.They use their hidden spiritual talents to hide underground and eat, drink and have fun more crazily and comfortably.
The reason why we say crazy is because, since it is an underground world, many shady things often appear. Those who directly provide assassination services and those who buy and sell soul slaves all appear openly. This is inevitable.
This underground world appeared on the second day after the anti-smuggling squad appeared. More and more people came, and more and more things came. What’s even more rare is that until now, people like Wuxu and Zengshan have not been arrested.
Discover. The person behind the scenes is obvious.
Su Ji happened to know about many specific matters of Huanzhu Tower because of his management. After all, the spiritual wine in his mouth does not matter whether it is above ground or underground. The allocation and supply of many spiritual resources, no matter how secretive, is actually there.
Traceable.
But Su Ji didn't come here to enjoy it. He walked straight to a small building called Jixiang Ruyi and asked the chubby shopkeeper, "Is there any Lieyang San?"
The chubby middle-aged shopkeeper looked at Su Ji and replied with a smile, "Lieyang Powder? Are you going to bully your master and destroy your ancestors?"
The monks next to him all laughed.
Lieyang Powder is made from a kind of strong and strong Lieyang Grass. It is in powder form and is extremely harmful to ghost cultivators. It is said that there was once a real Confucian monk who used Confucian awe-inspiring righteousness to move a finger-sized stick.
Lieyang San sneak attacked a true spirit ghost cultivator and severely injured him.
Su Ji only asked, "Is there any?"
The fat shopkeeper looked at Su Ji like a fool, "The main spiritual resource for refining Lieyang Powder, Lieyang Grass, comes from Xuanyang Star. How can such an object be found in Yongzhou City?"
Suji was silent for a moment, turned around and left.
The fat shopkeeper looked at Su Ji's back and suddenly said, "You might as well go and ask Master Wuxu, the current Lord of Yongzhou City."
The Lord of Yongzhou City, Master Wuxu, is a true spiritual monk of Buddhism. It is naturally easy to kill one or two ghost cultivators. However, I am afraid that he will also kill Su Ji, a ghost cultivator.
The monk next to him laughed again.
Suji didn't respond or look back.
The fat shopkeeper winked slightly. Then two monks stood up and walked out.
A moment later, the two monks stood by the rockery in the back garden of Yelu Mansion, looking at each other. They had been following Su Ji, but they didn't want to lose them as soon as they reached the ground. The entire Yelu Mansion was still filled with evil aura, but the ghostly aura was still there.
There's not a trace of it. It's really haunted!
On the second day, the news spread that Yongzhou would still hold a feast for the people this year. Su Ji led a group of people from the city lord's palace to formally inform all the forces in the city one by one. Then, red lanterns were displayed everywhere
Then he hung it up high
The vicious anti-smuggling squad in the city also became much gentler and stopped showing up at the back. Regarding the purchase of related spiritual resources, the east and west city gates also opened the green light and all were allowed to pass. Of course, they were still checked very strictly and carefully when going out.
The monks in the city came out one after another to inquire about the details of the feast. On New Year's Eve, what is the menu for free food and drink? What are the prizes at the garden party? Who will participate in the battle of skills? What are the rewards for the top ten?
.....
It was actually more lively than before.
Su Ji and his people were as busy as Wang Xifeng preparing for Jia Yuanchun's return to the province.
On this day, after Su Ji led his people to inspect the fireworks, he suddenly slapped his forehead and asked, "Why did you forget the monastery?"
"There seem to be few people in the monastery now, and they are all monks. When the time comes, just let us know and please come into the city to participate in the feast." Someone suggested.
Su Ji waved his hand. During this period of time, he had worked very hard, and his temples were getting frosty. He made overall arrangements for everything, and won a lot of respect. Therefore, Su Ji waved his hand, and everyone waited in silence for what he said.
"The monastery was founded by the Lord of the City. Even though there is only one monk now, Su should go there in person, just like he would like to inform a noble family when visiting. Everyone, please go your own way. Su will go out of the city and come back as soon as he goes." So Ji said.
After that, everyone went their separate ways.
Su Ji then left the West City Gate and arrived at Niushou Mountain. However, he saw that the monastery was already half-hidden in the clouds and mist. A corner of the red wall and green tiles was exposed in the distance, but the door was completely unknown.
Su Ji stood there, clasped his hands and said, "Is Master Fafeng here?"
After a while, He
Its peak (that is, the great elder of Yin Yang Sect) appeared in the clouds and mist.
"What's the matter?"
"A grand feast for the people, you must know about it, master?"
“Don’t go! “
"I wonder what New Year supplies the monastery or Master Fa Feng needs?"
"unnecessary!"
Su Ji sighed and whispered, "Master, some time ago, it seemed that he was looking for a true spirit level blood bat inner elixir?"
He Qifeng was in mid-air, frowning and looking at Su Ji, "Since Mr. Su is here, please come in and talk." As soon as he finished speaking, a mountain road appeared in front of Su Ji.
Su Ji calmly walked along the mountain road and entered the monastery. About half an hour later, Su Ji walked out of the clouds and mist.
After getting off Niushou Mountain, Su Ji inadvertently looked towards the military camp outside the West City, and saw that there were many auras of monks inside, some of which were quite tyrannical, and even seemed to be higher than him. Su Ji couldn't help but feel a shiver in his heart.
, I heard that many monks escaped from the garrison during the previous reforms, but I didn’t expect that its strength is still so strong.
At this time, two figures suddenly flew out from the military camp, and within a few breaths, they landed in front of Su Ji. The monk who came first was dressed in fiery red robes, holding a glittering golden whisk, with a hostile face.
Looking at Su Ji, "Who are you? Why are you spying on the military camp?"
He wanted to fight if he had any disagreement. Fortunately, at this time, the person who followed him was Zuo Shenjiang. He knew Su Ji. When he saw Su Ji, he said, "It's Mr. Su."
", and then hurriedly sent a secret message to the man. The man frowned and said nothing.
Su Ji stood there quietly, seeing that the man was still blocking his way, and Fu Yidao stood there with an embarrassed look on his face. He thought about it, saluted the man and said, "Senior, I am the Jinchen Dao of Fire Cloud Palace."
long?"
"Huh?" The man, with a look of surprise on his face, spoke, but he was facing the man next to him with a wry smile, "Now that I have recognized him, he is the steward of the City Lord's Mansion, I can't tell you.
I'll have to suffer for a few days."
After saying that, the fly whisk in his hand flew up, and the surrounding aura quickly gathered and turned into several golden swords, covering Su Ji's head.
Su Ji said calmly, "Junior Su Ji has met Uncle Jin Chen."
Jin Chenzi stopped his golden sword and asked in a deep voice, "You are practicing Confucianism. Why do you call me Master?"
Su Ji's hanging heart suddenly relaxed, and he immediately replied, "This junior is actually not the steward of the City Lord's Mansion. In fact, this junior has been following Taoist Master Xuanji since he was alive."
"Ziyang Palace Mystery?" Jin Chenzi pondered, "Do you have any evidence?"
Suji thought for a while and took out a token.
The circular token is about the size of a palm, and is as gentle as jade. It has a mountain peak in the front and a vague word "Xuan" in the background, and a Taoist palace in the back with a vague word "ji" in the background. It was made using the unique skills of the Taoist Ziyang Palace.
, can’t be fake.
Jin Chenzi knew it at a glance, and immediately put away the fly whisk, his face suddenly became much kinder, and asked again, "This is Senior Brother Xuanji's personal token, why is it in your hand?"
Su Ji respectfully replied, "I originally went to Canghai Academy with the master, but when I arrived at Yongzhou City, the master met his old friend, so he left me behind to help with some things. Before I left, the master temporarily gave this token to the junior.
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"That's it." Jin Chenzi nodded to Su Ji, "Since you are close to Senior Brother Xuanji, today's matter has been revealed. However, after you go back, you must not mention it to others."
Su Ji bowed his head and saluted again, and replied respectfully, "Junior understands." He saluted Fu Yida again before leaving.
Su Ji entered the city in a cold sweat and went directly to Meiyuan. Because he was planning a feast for the people, Zeng Shan quickly received him.
Zeng Shan was still sitting in the pavilion, and Su Ji walked cautiously along the flower path, not daring to look too much, let alone letting out his spiritual sense to explore.
"General Qi, I just came back from the monastery. I saw the garrison barracks in the distance, and I suddenly realized that I had not thought carefully before, but I forgot about the reward for the garrison." Su Ji stood outside the pavilion and bowed.
Zeng Shan glanced at Su Ji, and after a moment, he smiled and said, "If you didn't tell me, the general would have forgotten about it. That's all, you are considered thoughtful."
Su Ji immediately asked, "I was thinking that on New Year's Eve, Huanzhulou would prepare more food and wine and distribute them to various places in the garrison, but other than that, I couldn't think of anything else. So I came here to apologize and asked the general to
Show me."
"You're all exempted." Zeng Shan waved his hand, "You can also tell the city lord that the general has his own arrangements for the garrison. As for the guards in the city lord's palace, they should be rewarded."
Seeing Zeng Shan waving his hand, Su Ji had no choice but to say yes.
After leaving the Meiyuan, Su Ji thought for a while and then went to the city lord's palace. First, he told Wuxu about rewarding the garrison with the same words, and then recounted the conversation he had with Zeng Shandi when he entered the Meiyuan just now.
After hearing this, Wuxu pondered for a moment and said, "There are already ready-made regulations for this matter. It is a grand feast for the people and the affairs are complicated. You don't need to worry about this. The monk will arrange it."
After a pause, Wuxu said again, "I didn't expect that these days, you, a real monk, would be so busy that your temples would turn white. Is it because of practicing the exercises? In the human world, the young monk was lucky enough to see a Confucian method called "
"Song of Righteousness". After a few days, when I have gained the space, I can actually tell you and confirm one thing or two."
"Song of Righteousness?" Su Ji's face suddenly changed, "But there is righteousness in the world, and the Song of Righteousness is mixed with manifolds?" How could he not be excited in his heart? The Nine Transformations of Xuanying he cultivated, and the Song of Righteousness, came from the same person.
, if one or two can be verified in detail, it will definitely benefit greatly, and even get rid of the current dangerous situation.
When Wuxu nodded, Su Ji's mood calmed down and he said sadly, "The heaven and earth have righteousness, which is mixed and endowed with manifolds. The same is true for a gentleman's actions."
Wuxu glanced at Su Ji and said, "You have a righteous heart, act conveniently, and live in harmony."
Su Ji, deep in thought, finally said to Wuxu, "This grand feast, although the city lord's palace is responsible for the specific affairs, is funded by the garrison, so even the reward is omitted. Despite this, the younger generation is not talented, and many
It’s difficult to get everything right, so I hope the city lord will take the trouble to give me some advice.”
Wuxu's heart moved, and he took a deep look at Su Ji, "Don't take it seriously. Since you are fully responsible for the matter, I naturally don't doubt it. If anything goes wrong, I can't blame you."
Suji bowed silently and left.
Wuxu pondered for a moment, then called the guards and ordered, "This city is mainly for retreat. Don't see anyone before New Year's Eve."