one step closer to the end

"Alright! I don't have a clue about the tax collection..."

Tian Yangzi nodded and walked with him, but Zhao Guanren was hiding in the side alley, without turning his head, he said, "Liangzi! Old Zhao is too cunning, the Sun Shooting Sect doesn't take him to play, you thick eyebrows The big-eyed foreign fragrance master can play a role!"

"I'm leaving tonight, you and Brother Teddy are the only ones left in the city, you two should be more careful..."

"Don't worry! He is the old Teddy who can't be killed, and I am the little dragon rider who can't be killed..."

Chapter 1280

Five days passed in a flash...

The effect of Zhao Guanren's sitting in the hall was immediate. Not only did the top ten workshops resume production and work quickly, orders also came like snowflakes, and agent bidding was put on the agenda. A training base was set up outside the city.

"The beginning of the unknown world is named the mother of all things, so I always have no desire to observe its wonder..."

In a small attic on an island in the middle of the lake, a middle-aged man with long hair reaching his waist, wearing only white linen clothes, was meditating cross-legged, a stick of sandalwood was slowly burning in front of him, but there were also four pregnant women with big bellies, restless Kneeling in front of him restlessly.

"An impure heart leads to distracting thoughts, distracting thoughts produce desires, desires are the dirtiest thing in this world, evil spirits will drag you into the abyss..."

The long-haired man slowly opened his eyes and stood up. A pregnant woman immediately knelt down, crawled to him with difficulty dragging her pregnant belly, kissed him humblely on the tiptoes, and begged, "Dharma King, save me, believe me!" The woman can't give up her desires, her heart is too dirty!"

"Dharma King is merciful, destroy evil and purify our bodies for us..."

The three pregnant women climbed up to kiss their toes, the floor was wet with tears, while the long-haired man sighed softly: "Oh, you are still so strong when you are pregnant for eight months, seeing how the fetus in the womb For the sake, burn incense and think about your mistakes, let's wait quietly!"

"Thank you, Lord Fawang, for your kindness. We will swear to the death to follow His Excellency..."

The four pregnant women kowtowed excitedly. His Holiness walked in front of them with his hands behind his back, and two women in white clothes came in immediately. The four pregnant women took off their clothes excitedly, sat cross-legged and chanted mantras with their eyes closed, while the two women Light three sticks of sandalwood separately.

"Endure it! You can't cry out even if you are in pain. The more you are afraid, the more painful it will be. Don't let evil spirits defeat you..."

The two women in white held up the sandalwood, murmured a few words plausibly, and suddenly burned a few sticks of sandalwood on their left shoulders. The two pregnant women suddenly let out muffled groans, and beads of sweat rolled down their faces, but their faces were still full of blood. Piously close your eyes and chant the mantra.

"Come on!"

The long-haired man had already left the small attic, and came to the grass by the lake barefoot, only to see Princess Gaoyang in a white jacket get off the small boat, stepped forward and saluted slowly, and said with a smile: "Yu'er has seen elder brother , when did the eldest brother come to Luoyang?"

"It's been a few days. I heard that Master Kang was forced to death, so I have to come and see..."

The long-haired man walked slowly on the bank with his hands behind his back. This man was the eldest brother of Princess Gaoyang, the second master of the Yang family known as the Second Taibao.

"Yin Zhiping is cunning by nature, has a good tongue, and is still a loner, so it's difficult to deal with..."

Gao Yang took off his cloak and put it on the other party, and said: "The Cui family originally wanted to use him to suppress Zhao Qingtian, but how did he know that he made a move to kill him and then reborn, offending the princes and ministers over and over again, the emperor likes this kind of hob meat the most. , and he is bold and careful, so he will naturally be reused!"

"I think His Majesty is playing tricks and hurting himself as a general of Master Kang..."

The Second Taibao stopped under a willow tree and said: "I heard that the boy's business is very prosperous, and the money is pulled back in batches, and there are merchants queuing up to buy goods. The emperor's mouth can hardly close his smile, but Where did he get so much silver?"

"King Yujiang! He not only cooperated with him in the game, but also supported him with his old books..."

Gao Yang said softly: "King Yujiang is weird this time, even his mother's concubine's family took action, and at least 400 million cash was raised. Yin Zhiping's business became popular immediately, but King Yujiang never showed up, and he didn't even send his cronies. I'm afraid it's not about money!"

"It seems that this is a mixed river dragon, even the king of Yujiang has learned to bear it..."

The Second Taibao said indifferently: "Nanzhao has completely fallen, Tianzhu Jiedu envoy Kaesong surrendered, and the Tubo army is about to attack Jiannan Road. Maybe it will come to the city today, but do you know why Tubo suddenly turned against the water and dared to go south and east? ?”

"My sister doesn't know!"

Gao Yang shook his head lightly and said: "Tubo is the pig-killing knife of our upper five sects. When Zhao Qingtian's troops came, he rushed out and killed him by surprise. Why did he suddenly abandon this old enemy? The civil and military courts including the emperor I can't figure it out!"

"Zhao Qingtian's father wrote a secret letter by himself, flying pigeons from Luoyang City to Tubo..."

The Second Taibao suddenly turned around and said: "Someone in Luoyang City saw through your scheme, even Zhao Qingtian didn't know about it, but the Zhao family didn't have such a brain, and the old man Zhao dared to make such a big determination, there must be an important person obstructing it !"

"Yin Zhiping?"

Gao Yang was surprised and said: "It shouldn't be him, he is just a son-in-law, no matter how stupid the Zhao family is, they will not listen to him, let alone he can't know our strategy!"

"It's not him, who else, do you know where his junior brother has gone..."

The Second Taibao said in a cold voice: "Zhang Wuji dared to pass on the imperial decree and dispatched five thousand Xiliang iron cavalry to escort the salary. On the way, he said that the salary was stolen, so he led eight thousand cavalry to the grassland. Imperial decree, mobilize food, grass and soldiers again!"

"How could this be?"

Gao Yang was surprised and said: "This is a serious crime for exterminating the nine clans, but are those who receive the order all fools? It's nothing if they haven't seen the imperial order. How can he mobilize troops without the tiger talisman? The imperial order alone is useless?"

"There are internal thieves in the palace. The imperial decree is a genuine product stolen from the palace. It is stamped with the emperor's seal, accompanied by the eunuchs who declared the decree and the Shenwu army. Who would have thought that there were fakes..."

The Second Taibao said in a cold voice: "Zhang Wuji used the name of short-distance escort, and he didn't need to ask for tiger charms if the soldiers and horses did not go out of bounds. Halfway through, he used the stolen military salary as an excuse to take the soldiers and horses away with a fake imperial decree. I doubt the strength of his troops. ...it has reached [-]!"

"My God! The monsters hide their heads and show their tails, but they are even more rampant than the monsters..."

Gao Yang covered his mouth in horror, and said in shock: "Zhang Wuji looks loyal, who would have thought that he is as cunning as his senior brother, but what is this little thief's intention? Once this happens, he will definitely die. Should he not?" Will you help the Zhao family to rebel?"

"Such a rebellion, it is better to raise troops directly, Zhao Qingtian is not short of such troops..."

The Ertai Bao frowned and said: "There are very few games that I can't understand. I just ran away with [-] soldiers and horses. I have never seen such a wicked way. And I came to Luoyang City to sit in the city, just to see How can Yin Zhiping justify himself, this news should have entered the city last night!"

"grown ups!"

A small boat suddenly rowed up, and a woman in white jumped into the sky, shot down like an arrow and landed on the shore, knelt down on one knee and said, "My lord! The court attendance is over, but the memorial to Zhang Wuji...is gone, together with The two false edicts spontaneously ignited together!"

Gao Yang was surprised: "How can it spontaneously combust, is it someone's manipulation?"

"It must be something strange about the false imperial decree. The postman said that green fire burst out halfway, almost burning them to death..."

The woman said helplessly: "It's not good to play without evidence. Zhang Wuji also sent a few Qingqi back to the city, saying that there were demon soldiers who robbed their salaries and killed several Shenwu soldiers. Deputy Commander Han died on the spot. All Xiliang officers and soldiers saw it. , he is leading people to chase down the demon soldiers!"

"Hum~"

The Second Taibao sneered and said: "What a cunning traitor, it seems that he didn't act on a whim, but had a long-term plan, but does the old emperor believe it?"

"I believe it! Several Shenwu soldiers all said that they saw monsters. Zhang Wuji lost his army's salary to seize the corpse. He was worried about punishment, so he chased after him..."

The woman continued: "Zhang Wuji also said that the monsters in Xiliang are rampant and have become a disaster. Zhao Qingtian's messenger also came together, saying that he personally led an army of 15 to Tubo, and the emperor issued two imperial edicts, one to Zhao Qingtian, One for Zhang Wuji!"

Gao Yang asked: "Where is Yin Zhiping?"

"Hexi Village, Waiguo City, the official construction office is being relocated as a whole, and Yin Zhiping left early and returned late for three consecutive days..."

The woman replied: "Yin Zhiping seems to be very obsessed with slaying monsters, and he is recruiting strange talents. After a little training, he will send them to various places to suppress demons, and spend a lot of money to buy many magic weapons. Zen Master Fahai also personally raised funds for Zhenmeng raises money!"

"One monster slayer, one rebellion, what exactly is going on..."

Gao Yang stomped his feet irritably, and the Second Taibao remained silent. Naturally, they couldn't understand the routine of the "unkind" combination, because their idea was simple and rude-to rebel!There must be lots of money, lots of guys, lots of money, one crazy money grabber, one crazy explosive soldier!

"My lord, something happened..."

A young woman suddenly ran over, handed over a note and said in a low voice: "Flying pigeons from Xialang Village came to report, Taiyi Dao came out in full force, and raided the sub-altar of my sect yesterday evening, killing hundreds of Dharma protectors. The believers attacked in groups, and the bloody battle is still going on when the time comes!"

The Second Taibao said angrily: "You bastard! Why did Taiyi Dao make trouble?"

"Hmph~ It's all Yin Zhiping's fault..."

The young woman said bitterly: "Yin Zhiping ordered the eradication of the cult, but he actually designated my religion as a cult, and Lu Poyan was sealed as a incense tax official in Huainan Road. He heard that there was a large amount of silver in the sub-altar, and all the fines would belong to him. Pounced like a shit dog!"

"Damn it, how dare you say that I am a cult..."

The Er Tai Bao gritted his teeth and cursed, but he turned his head and frowned and said, "No! Why did Yin Zhiping follow my Shooting Sun Sect? My Sect has not opened an altar to teach in Luoyang City. How did he know about the branch altar in Xialang Village? , there must be something strange in it!"

"Uh~"

The young woman looked at Princess Gaoyang in embarrassment.

"Second master! Master Kang was forced to death a few days ago, and my sister is worried that Yin Zhiping will make things worse..."

Gao Yang said embarrassingly: "So... I sent a few dead soldiers to assassinate him, all of them were wrapped in explosives, and I never expected to be captured alive by him, but the low-level dead soldiers are determined and don't know about the online matter. He somehow managed to reach Sharan Village!"

"Crack~"

The Second Taibao suddenly knocked her to the ground. Gao Yang was so frightened that he didn't even dare to scream. He knelt up and kowtowed, crying: "I have made my own decisions and caused trouble for the second master. I know I was wrong. I beg the second master to give my sister one more time." Given the opportunity, my sister will definitely wipe out that traitor!"

"You idiot, you will only spoil my good deeds..."

The Ertai Bao stepped on the back of her head, buried her face into the lawn, and said in a fierce voice, "Seven days later is his wedding day, and I will give you one last chance to use him to make it more beautiful. If he doesn't die, you will die, understand?"

"Uuuuu~"

Princess Gaoyang agreed in a muffled voice, and the Er Tai Bao then withdrew his feet and threw off the cloak, and said coldly: "The old emperor made a shit-stirring stick, so he must have no good intentions. If he joins forces with the Zhao family, we have to change it." An obedient emperor!"

"It's time to change, he has sat on the throne for too long..."

The young woman curled her lips calmly, and the Second Taibao walked into the attic with a cold face, and a woman in white came up to her and said, "Your Majesty, the mother-in-law formation has been prepared, but the four pregnant women are all family members of officials and eunuchs. Staying home for too long will make people suspicious!"

"Got it! Half an hour will be fine..."

The Ertai Bao took off his shirt casually, and the young woman handed over a small paper bag after receiving it, and said in a low voice, "It contains Yin Zhiping's birth date, and a few strands of his hair, even if his horoscope is fake, I can't escape. The filth will definitely make him want to die!"

"He is not important, what is important is Zhao Qingtian's daughter..."

The Second Taibao took the paper bag and went upstairs, the women cried out excitedly, but after a while there were strange groans, and finally a large cloud of fuzzy gray gas that was hard to distinguish with the naked eye shot up to the sky from the roof of the building. Get up, and suddenly shoot towards the outside of the city...

Chapter 1281 Soul Piercing Sequelae

Hexi Village is probably the first demolition compensation village in history. The villagers not only received compensation, but also had better new houses and land than before. Greedy, chasing and asking all day... Will our village be demolished?

"Cover! Shoot! Go up the wall..."

Zhao Guanren was riding on a war horse with a spear in his hand. More than 2000 demon slaying masters were training in batches, and the huge "training base" was an uninhabited town. It seemed to practice street fighting for slaying demons. Can go to practice siege warfare.

"Practice a round of crouching mine throwing, practice after the lunch break..."

Zhao Guanren took a look at the sky and rode away. He added insignificant silver powder to the grenade, and declared that it was a magic thunder that could exorcise evil spirits. The land has been turned into a military restricted zone.

"Charge! Charge..."

A shout sounded from the outer racecourse, but in reality there were only thirty cavalrymen training. Datang had very strict control over war horses, and the Ministry of War would come to conduct spot checks from time to time. No matter how many people dumped their thighs, it was okay to say, but it was never allowed to secretly engage in cavalry. The 30-man Qingqi is still composed of post soldiers.

"My son-in-law! Your body is so strong, you can wear a single coat in cold weather..."

With that said, a group of officials from the Ministry of War came over on donkeys and horses. The Zhenmagic Division is only responsible to the emperor at the moment, but the business is too complicated, and several departments can manage them. The training base is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War. Come and eat the big players.

"Haha~ Mr. Wu is taking some time, let's eat mutton in red soup for lunch today..."

Zhao Guanren took out the cigarettes familiarly and distributed them, but several people unexpectedly refused, Master Wu asked cautiously: "My son-in-law! I heard that you were lowered two days ago, and more than a dozen people fell in one breath. , is there such a thing?"

"Ha~ You are afraid of being infected..."

Zhao Guanren lit a cigarette and said with a smile: "There are indeed brain-dead people who are lowering their heads, but the one who is lowering their heads is the plague. They want to kill themselves together, but as long as the right medicine is given, the victim has been quarantined, and we can observe again." It will be fine in a few days!"

"My son-in-law! I'm afraid this is the work of the Sun Shooting Cult. They are taking revenge on you..."

Master Wu suddenly said angrily: "The Shooting Sun Cult not only has many evil disciples, but also dared to besiege the officials of the imperial court. Taiyi Dao suffered heavy casualties, and the master was besieged to death by masters. Lord Lu broke an arm and fell into a coma. Tianyangzi The adults are also missing!"

"what?"

Zhao Guanren was shocked and said: "More than 1000 masters of Taiyi Dao, didn't they even take down a single village? Is this damn Sun Shooting Sect trying to rebel?"

"It's more than that! There are still a thousand government soldiers rushing to help, but it is said that the mountains and plains are full of heretics, all of them are like crazy demons, they dare to jump up unarmed..."

Lord Wu said dejectedly: "The Dao of Taiyi is almost completely destroyed, and more than half of the thousand government soldiers were killed or injured. The emperor smashed the tea bowl in court today and sent the Huwei army to encircle the whole area. Thanks to you for discovering it in time, otherwise these cultists would be here On the side of Luoyang, the consequences are disastrous!"

"Zhou Si Guan!"

Zhao Guanren turned his head and shouted, and said, "Send three hundred subduing magicians to help the Huwei army quickly, and bring three thousand masks and detoxification pills. Be careful of the cult's head lowering technique. Report the mutation in time!"

"Here!"

A steward rode away immediately, but someone came from Luoyin Palace. The emperor asked them to step up their efforts to investigate and deal with the cult. Not a single village in the Tang Dynasty would be spared. Zhao Guanren took the opportunity to ask for two thousand horses, and deliberately weakened them The force, the name is-quick response team!

"It's a lot of fun now, a hornet's nest has come out..."

Zhao Guanren rode a horse to go outside the camp alone. He knew that the Shooting Sun Sect was not easy to mess with, so he deliberately asked Lu Poyan to test the waters, and then let Liu Tianliang take the opportunity to infernal affairs. Taiyi Dao was wiped out by the regiment.

"Let's go! Go back to the city for dinner..."

Zhao Guanren came out of the camp and shouted, and fifty light cavalry immediately followed, accompanied by two hundred crossbowmen and sword and shield soldiers. Ordinary officials would never allow so many personal soldiers, but everyone knew that he had many enemies. The emperor specially approved him a "two hundred and five".

……

"Jiu Niang! Red Bean Jiu Niang..."

A fair-skinned and beautiful young lady was sitting on the side of the street, leaning against her own small shop and selling. There were more than ten bowls of fermented rice on the table in front of her. At her age, she was dressed as a girl who hadn't left the court.

"Miaoqin! Your hands are so skillful, let me help you sew your trousers..."

An old woman came over with a basket on her shoulders, and the young lady took a pair of trousers enthusiastically, and skillfully picked up a needle and thread to mend them, but a guest came after half of the sewing, picked up a bowl of fermented rice and asked, "Mrs. How much is a bowl of tofu?"

"Don't look for the slave's house to be happy, the slave's house only sells wine, not..."

The little lady raised her head with a smile, but her smile froze before she finished speaking. Seeing Zhao Guanren standing in front of her holding a bowl and a long line of soldiers standing along the street, she immediately sighed and said in a low voice: "Come into the house, my mother is choosing vegetables on the opposite side!"

"Huh? I thought you would continue acting, why did you lie flat..."