A Sword of Frost

Chapter 113: an ancient town

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Jiang Nanzhen seemed to have made up his mind to pull up the big banner of the imperial court, and said: "Dinghe Water Transport has been corrupt for a long time, and it has accumulated over time. I don't know how much the moths have emptied the treasury. The emperor should have noticed it in the early years. Otherwise, the imperial envoys would not be sent to patrol with swords, but the inspections did not produce any results. Does the prince know the reason? It is not that the imperial envoys are incompetent, nor is it that Xu Yu has a wrist that is as good as the sky, but someone is secretly helping him .”

In Jinfeng City, there is a famous family, the Qianqiu Gang. The disciples are numerous and powerful, and there are nearly 100,000 people in the city, half of whom can be related to the Qianqiu Gang. Such a snake-like existence, it would be fine if it stopped, but it happened to be a non-stop one, colluding with Xu Yu, speaking black and white, wishing he could block the whole sky with one hand.

And this time, Li Qinghai came forward to take the lead and planned to jointly elect the Jiangling Temple to the top of the many Jianghu sects, naturally this important Qianqiu Gang is indispensable.

Jiang Nanzhen continued: "Over the years, Qianqiu's gang leader Qiong Qian and Xu Yu have colluded for profit, and all the evidence of crimes are recorded in this ledger. In this way, the prince can no longer say that the court does not interfere in Jianghu affairs, right?"

Ji Yanran remained calm: "You want this king to take action and get rid of Xu Yu and Qiongqian for you, so as to frighten the rest of the sects, so that they have to reconsider whether they want to help Jiangling Temple or not?"

Jiang Nanzhen corrected: "I have made a lot of money in this business, but the big profits will definitely belong to the prince."

It is true that there is a problem with Dinghe's water transportation, and all the people's fat and people's ointment are scraped out. This thick stack of ledgers can be regarded as solving a big problem for the court.

Yun Yifeng can understand Jiangnan Zhen's thoughts. Seeing that the election of the head of the Jiang family is imminent, if it is delayed any longer, I am afraid that Jiang Ling Temple will succeed in succeeding, and it will be meaningless to overthrow Qiongqian by then. But Ji Yanran was the only one who could suppress Xu Qiong and Xu Qiong in a short period of time and was powerful enough to make other sects fearful.

Jiang Nanzhen said: "It's a coincidence that the blood ganoderma is not far from Jinfeng City. In fact, with such a large area, if the prince wants to send troops to search inch by inch, he must be able to find it. I have nothing to do. But if the prince is willing To sell my face, it is better to go to Jinfeng City first, make Xu Yu and Qiongqian live, and then go to the Ganoderma lucidum field with Yunmen Master, if things go well, it should not take ten days."

He said this with a sincere tone, as if he was thinking wholeheartedly from Ji Yanran's standpoint, but the coercion contained in it was also obvious-searching inch by inch, it is simple to say, but how much is this "not too far from Jinfeng City"? Far away, whether it is in the mountains or in the puddles, or in the underground darkroom of some family, or some kind of mechanism underground palace, everything is possible, and it is impossible to find it in a month or two.

Yun Yifeng asked: "What if it doesn't go well?"

Jiang Nanzhen raised his hands and swore: "If there is any delay, even if it is only a few days, I will definitely take the prince to get the medicine first, and I will definitely not cause the sect master to suffer."

The other party's intentions were quite obvious - Ji Yanran must come forward first, even if he did nothing but show his face, he would use this to break the forces that Li Qinghai secretly recruited to support Jiang Lingsi. After all, as soon as Qiongqian was beaten, the other leaders had to think about it, this time it was the Qianqiu Gang, who knows which unlucky ghost will be the next one? When people walk in the rivers and lakes, there will always be some clues exposed. If they are caught by the court because they are in the wrong team, it will be really worthless.

Jiang Nan Zhen said: "I don't know how the prince thinks about it?"

But Ji Yanran asked: "Master Jiang Wu, did you ever hear that Yun'er found a piano in your Jiang's house a while ago?"

Jiang Nanzhen's pupils shrank slightly, he knew about that Qin. Jiang Lingxu specially warned in the letter, saying that Yun Yifeng went to Yalejuli to look for the piano in the middle of the night, and even had to hide it, his behavior was really abnormal. He originally planned to make sidelines when the time was right, but he didn't expect Ji Yanran to bring it up so soon.

"A piano?"

"A lyre that is quite old." Ji Yanran said, "It is related to many old people's old stories, and it is even very likely to involve collaborators and rebels."

Jiang Nanzhen's expression changed as expected: "Impossible!" He naturally understood the seriousness of the words "collaborating with the enemy and the rebels". Qiongqian just colluded with the local officials and corrupted some money, so it is very likely that he will pay the entire Qianqiu Gang. What's more, it is such a serious crime of exterminating the nine races

"Whether it is possible or not depends on the Dali Temple to investigate, not Jiang Wuye who can separate the relationship with a word." Ji Yanran said, "If you want to keep the Jiang family, in fact, in my king's opinion, Ling Fei is the only one. Qualified, he is the head, and the court can barely rest assured."

Jiang Nanzhen gritted his teeth secretly: "What does the lord mean, that he won't help me with this?"

"Whether this king can help you or not depends on Jiang Wuye's own choice." Ji Yanran said coldly, "The Jiang family found the relics of the traitors. It stands to reason that even if the imperial court dispatches troops to surround Danfeng City, others will pick it up." There is nothing wrong with it. As the head of the Jiang family, Jiang Wuye may inevitably have to spend a few days in the prison in Wangcheng. But don't worry, in three to five years, if Wei Lie finds out that the Jiang family and the rebel party are indeed It doesn't matter, the emperor will award some silver taels as an apology."

Jiang Nanzhen: "..."

Jiang Nan Zhen said: "My lord has no evidence, no evidence—"

"Isn't that piano evidence?" Ji Yanran interrupted him, "Lingfei didn't intend to be the head of any family, and he reluctantly agreed to take over because he wanted to keep the Jiang family. Now someone is willing to come forward to clean up the family tradition and carry it on his shoulders." It's not a bad thing to assume this responsibility. But if you must take Yun'er's life as a threat, although the king has only one way to choose right now, but there are still decades to come, Jiang Wuye is the best Think it through."

Jiang Nanzhen's complexion was blue and red.

Yes, after all, there are some differences between him and Yerten. The Ge Teng tribe is located in the northwest, and they are not under the jurisdiction of Daliang after all, but the Jiang family is different. The so-called "non-interference between the imperial court and the Jianghu" must be that the "Jianghu" must behave in order. As long as this Jiang Shan's surname is Li, then offending the Li family will not do any good to the Jiang Family Villa. It's just that he had always thought that according to Yun Yifeng's position in Ji Yanran's heart, and because he was so submissive and put the court first in everything, the other party should go along with the flow no matter what, but he didn't expect to encounter a hard nail.

Ji Yanran asked, "Have Jiang Wuye considered it?"

Jiang Nanzhen smiled wryly: "If I say I haven't considered it yet, I'm afraid I won't be able to leave this Green City, right?"

Yun Yifeng sat on the sidelines and listened to the conversation between the two of them. Maybe it was because he was too nervous, or maybe he was too anxious. In short, all kinds of emotions were mixed together, not to mention a thin layer of sweat on his forehead, and even the scene in front of him I also got up, relying on one hand to support the table, so I didn't fall over. And when the buzzing in his ears subsided, he happened to hear Jiang Nanzhen say: "Mujin Town."

In Mujin Town, there is this place in Daliang. It is not well-known, but it is one of thousands of small villages and towns. Yun Yifeng suffered from dizziness just now, didn't understand the previous conversation, and it was not good to show physical discomfort at this time, so he could only continue to listen in a daze.

Ji Yanran continued to ask: "The blood ganoderma is in Mujin Town? Where is it?"

Jiang Nanzhen replied: "It's in the town, no matter where it is, the whole Hibiscus town is full of blood ganoderma, and the whole canyon is covered with it."

Ji Yanran frowned slightly, apparently not believing the words. Although he seldom came to the south of the Yangtze River, he memorized the pictures and records of the states in Daliang. Mujin Town is located at the foot of Huai Mountain.

Jiang Nanzhen explained: "My lord is young, I'm afraid I haven't heard of this old story. The Mujin Town at the foot of Huai Mountain is not the real Mujin Town, but a new town ordered by the late emperor many years ago. There were a lot of people who fled due to the epidemic, and they were all resettled in the past, and then they gradually settled down and grew."

The real Hibiscus Town is actually an ancient town with a history of hundreds of years. Later, due to hardening of the soil, there were fewer and fewer residents. By the time of the first emperor, it had almost become an empty town.

Ji Yanran asked again: "Where is the real Mujin Town, near Jinfeng City?"

"Yes." Jiang Nanzhen nodded, "Jinfeng City is heading south towards Mengla Prefecture, just at the foot of Damian Mountain. There have always been rumors of resentful spirits claiming their lives in that area. It is a forbidden place among forbidden places. I heard that many people have disappeared People, so later the government simply came forward and surrounded the entire mountain and the entire town, making it difficult for outsiders to set foot in."

Yun Yifeng thought to himself, no wonder, no wonder the imperial court sent troops one after another to search for the blood ganoderma, but they still found nothing. It turned out that it grew in such a weird place. But having said that, in an ancient town that has been empty for nearly a hundred years, where did so many bones emerge from

Jiang Nan Zhen said: "I was chased and killed a few years ago, so I accidentally rolled into the valley. The blood ganoderma is there. If the prince does not believe it, I am willing to accompany me personally."

Ji Yanran nodded: "Jiang Wuye, please rest assured, as for the head of the sect, I will do what I say."

It was almost midnight when the two left the inn.

Yun Yifeng hesitated: "That Hibiscus Town sounds a bit weird."

The ground is full of bones and bones, and the late emperor tried his best to build a new hibiscus town, which is even more weird—hibiscus flowers, when they bloom, are like purple clouds and brilliant clouds, and they are beautiful when they are beautiful, but the flowering period is only one day, which is always a very ominous sign. Even if it is a town of bristlegrass, at least it implies prosperity and tenacity. Don't the rulers of all dynasties like this long-lasting and stable meaning

Unless the ground is full of bones, it has an inseparable relationship with the late emperor. In order to cover up something, the imperial court built another Mujin Town elsewhere, so as to completely erase the old site and the past from history.

Thinking of this, Yun Yifeng inevitably felt a little creepy, vaguely felt that this was another terrifying conspiracy related to the secret history of the royal family, and wanted to induce Ji Yanran to dig something and find something.

"I don't want it!" He said decisively.