A ruffian from the Imperial Astronomical Supervisor rushed forward. His fists were like hammers as he smashed down. Second Brother Jiang didn't dodge. He lifted his leg and knocked the man away. Then, he pushed forward and pushed the man away with his shoulder. Just as he exerted his strength, a leg suddenly flew over from both sides, forming a pincer attack, sweeping towards his waist. After all, this group of ruffians from the Imperial Astronomical Bureau had been on the battlefield before, so their cooperation was quite tacit.
Second Brother Jiang chuckled." So the Imperial Astronomical Supervisor doesn't need any professional learning ability. Soldiers, butchers, and prisoners can all come here to make a living. No wonder they only know how to fish in troubled waters by following the evil cult to create rumors! Even Emperor Xin was tricked into believing that you were professional and reliable! You uncultured people are really scary!”
Second Brother Jiang jumped up and somersaulted backward, barely avoiding the pincer attack of the two.
As soon as he landed, a gust of cold wind blew from behind him. He turned around and saw an old ruffian from the Imperial Astronomical Supervisor leaping into the air. He crossed his legs like a pair of scissors and clamped them at his neck. Second Brother Jiang reacted quickly. He sent a roundhouse kick into the air, knocking the man back. Then, he turned around and struck a soldier who was about to launch a sneak attack on his back with his palm, causing him to vomit blood and retreat. All of this happened in the time of two breaths. And it wasn't over.
After the successful attack, Second Brother Jiang moved his feet slightly and moved between a few Taishi tanks to launch a series of attacks. The Imperial Astronomical Supervisor's techniques were all about speed and strength. The series of fierce attacks were like a string of firecrackers, making them dizzy and unable to find their bearings.
" Left, left, ah, no, it's this way, hurry up and attack…" The Grand Priest who was at the back said in a fluster as he gave out commands without any clue.
The battle between the Imperial Astronomical Supervisor and the Office of Fengchang was one-sided. After nearly fifteen minutes, both sides showed signs of fatigue. The consumption of Second Brother Jiang's cultivation was huge when fighting against the ten messengers. There was not much left for him to last until now. If he did not defeat them soon, things would not be optimistic.
At this moment, the Grand Oracle suddenly shouted,""What are you waiting for? He's already slowed down. Hurry up and use the Five Stones Powder to continue killing him.”
After saying that, he took out a Five Stones Powder from his pocket and swallowed it. The medicine melted as soon as it entered his mouth, turning into threads of spiritual power that flowed throughout his body. His face turned red, and his veins bulged. His strength erupted uncontrollably.
This was the commonly used medicine known on the battlefield, the Five Stones Powder. It was a sacred treasure used by the evil cult to control people. If one ate too much of it, their fertility would be cut off and it would not be good for sexual intercourse. It could also be said to be a poison, but it was also an essential medicine in the competition. It could instantly restore half of one's spiritual power. When consumed at a critical moment, it often had a miraculous effect. However, the side effects were huge. Long-term use of it would make one infertile and unable to pass on the seeds.
The Grand Priest often stole offerings to the evil cult to exchange for the Five Stones Powder in order to purchase this medicine. He even called it an offering. Of course, it was eaten by the immortals! Seeing that their boss had swallowed the Five Stones Powder, the other nine people also swallowed it. The strength of the ten people instantly recovered by more than half. Their veins bulged and their emotions rose, sweeping away their previous fatigue. Seeing this, Second Brother Jiang knew that things were not good. He had never thought of this. Although he was a little surprised, Second Brother Jiang did not panic. He had already thought of a countermeasure just now.
"Go!" The Grand Priest shouted and was the first to rush forward. He released all his spiritual power without holding back, like a flood that had opened its floodgates, swift and violent. "Spirit Absorption!" Second Brother Jiang shouted in his heart and raised his hand. The spiritual energy flowed into his palm like a waterfall and finally entered his dantian.
The other nine Taishicao followed closely behind. They used the simplest tactical coordination in the Taishi Token to seal off all the angles, not giving Second Brother Jiang any room to move. "Hey, kid, take my punch." An old Oracle laughed sinisterly. His fist was already filled with abundant spiritual power. The power of this punch was enough to flatten a person. Second Brother Jiang suddenly smiled at the Grand Oracle and revealed a thought-provoking smile. Why was his smile so sly? Just like the Ye Ye in this residence, even a second glance would make one feel uncomfortable.
Looking at this smile, the Heavenly Priest was secretly shocked. He had a bad feeling and wanted to retreat, but it was too late. Just as he hesitated, his palm was already sucked by Second Brother Jiang. A strange hand gesture with a faint green light wrapped around his fist.”"Ah!" "Clang!" "Boss…"
A series of strange sounds were heard between the sparks. The sounds of collisions, screams, landing, cries…
When all the sounds gathered together, people could only see figures flying backward, streaking across the sky and knocking down their companions. They fell to the ground, stirring up dust everywhere. A cloud of blood floated in the air, dyeing the dust red.
Unexpected endings always came unintentionally, so the onlookers were surprised. The Grand Siren was knocked down again and fell to the ground. His face gradually aged after absorbing more than half of his spiritual energy, but Second Brother Jiang stood tall and firm. One move. This time, he only used one move. "How did he do it?" The remaining Taishicao did not dare to act rashly. Looking at their heavily injured boss, they looked at each other and muttered softly. "No, I don't know."
"Do we still want to fight?" A Taishicao asked meekly.
"Fight? If you want to fight, fight. We'll retreat first." After saying that, the person turned around and left without looking back. He fled far away. The remaining people exchanged glances and followed behind.
"I, Second Elder Jiang, will let you know today that Feng Chang, as the head of the nine ministers, is not to be trifled with.”Second Brother Jiang said with some disdain. Then, he leaned against the wall and looked at the people from the Imperial Astronomical Supervisor in front of him. Although these people were called True Immortals, they didn't have much cultivation. They were just more accurate in divination. No matter how accurate they were, they couldn't compare to Second Brother Jiang! If he was not even at the level of the Qi Refinement Realm, how could he be called a god? At least he had too many solutions, but he couldn't say it even if he didn't want to! Was it really that difficult to fake it?
After arranging the affairs in the military camp, Duke Deng Jiugong patrolled around before returning to the court. At this moment, there was an imperial edict on the wooden table of the court. Watching the cloth on the table, Deng Jiugong became a bit confused. He immediately picked up the imperial edict and read it carefully. It turned out that all the officials of the Imperial Astronomical Supervisor and the Bureau of Ordinances had been escorted to the Supreme Court and were waiting for Deng Jiugong's interrogation. Glancing at the names on it, Second Elder Jiang was at the top, followed by the Imperial Astronomical Supervisor's Grand Scribe, and the other 20 officials from two places.
"Jiang Ziya is also on the list. Does that mean he has been captured?”Deng Jiugong muttered to himself as he walked towards the prison. At this moment, the prison was already in a mess. Those people from the Imperial Astronomical Supervisor were beaten until their heads were bleeding. Second Brother Jiang sat at the side and looked at them with disdain.
Deng Jiugong was a little embarrassed." Young Master Jiang, did you do all this? They are all officials of the Imperial Court." Deng Jiugong stood outside and said helplessly,""This young master knows. They were disobedient in prison, so this young master only helped you teach them a lesson in advance. Oh right, did the emperor issue an edict?”Second Brother Jiang said in a relaxed manner.
Deng Jiugong immediately handed the edict to Second Lord Jiang." As for what crime Young Master Jiang has committed, you will understand it yourself."”Second Brother Jiang slowly took the imperial edict through the cage. It was written clearly that he was demoted to a slave. Wasn't this a little too ruthless? It was just that he didn't offer it on time. "Isn't this a little heavy?" Second Brother Jiang said weakly.
"You must know that you have offended the heavens. It is already very good that you have not been executed. However, don't worry, I will immediately go to Marquis of the West, Ji Chang, to plead for you.”Deng Jiugong took the imperial edict and said.
Second Elder Jiang immediately waved his hand," Forget about Duke Deng Jiu. Go to Imperial Uncle Bi Gan's place first and ask him for help. I think Ji Yi should be at the Marquis of the West's residence by now."”"In that case, I'll go to Uncle's residence." Second Brother Jiang said confidently."Do you have anything you want to give Uncle?"”Deng Jiugong continued. Second Elder Jiang scratched his head." Tell Imperial Uncle that if it's Feng Chang, his salary will be in trouble again." It's a new official, you know!" Second Brother Jiang said seriously.
Deng Jiugong looked at Second Brother Jiang in confusion." Is that all? Is there nothing else?"”Deng Jiugong turned around and was about to leave. In fact, this sentence was very profound. It was related to Imperial Uncle's own personal interests! If he didn't make a move, who would?
Second Elder Jiang hurriedly grabbed the door railing." If everything fails, I hope that you can give up on the Imperial Astronomical Supervisor. It's not that Young Master Jiang is selfish, but the Imperial Astronomical Supervisor is really useless. Staying behind will only bring harm to the common people.”"Do you mean that if we have no other choice, we should push all the responsibility to the Imperial Astronomical Bureau? Isn't that a little inappropriate?”Deng Jiugong couldn't help but say.
"Let me put it this way. If you can't deal with these people, the empire will be destroyed in their hands. These pedantic people were stubborn and had been completely enslaved by the Evil Capital. They pretended to be deep in thought and dragged things out for a long time! He wants to use this to mislead the world!" Second Brother Jiang said confidently. Deng Jiugong, who was beside him, nodded doubtfully. The two of them chatted for a while, but Deng Jiugong didn't dare to delay. If his Imperial Uncle Bi Gan spoke a few more words in front of the Emperor, Second Jiang would really be finished. After all, Marquis of the West Ji Chang was also an important official of the court.
In the Imperial Uncle's residence, Bi Gan was currently lying on his side and looking at some documents."You didn't hear wrongly. Second Brother Jiang said all of this and wrote it down.”The chess piece arranged by the imperial uncle in the prison immediately ran out to report to Bigan. Imperial Uncle was also sighing about this matter. "This Second Brother Jiang is really a playboy! How dare you threaten me with my salary? As the head of the three dukes, who dares to deduct my salary?”Uncle Jiang actually muttered to himself. If Second Brother Jiang heard this, he would definitely frown. However, a new official would burn three fires when he took office. If there was a change of person, these three fires would definitely burn! Otherwise, how could he establish his prestige? Instead of tormenting him, it was better to let Second General Jiang continue! Moreover, if you are grateful to this king, you will have someone to rely on in the future!
Although Duke Deng Jiu was reluctant to come to the Imperial Uncle's Residence, Second Jiang had already instructed him to do so. Moreover, Second Jiang was also a future talent of Yinshang. Nothing could happen to him. Imperial Uncle knew nothing about what was happening outside the palace." Reporting to Imperial Uncle, General Deng Jiugong requests an audience.”The attendant outside suddenly ran in and said. Imperial Uncle immediately threw down the bamboo slip in his hand." Deng Jiugong? Tell him that this king is sick and will not see him for the time being.”Imperial Uncle waved his hand and said.
"But General Deng said that there is an important matter and he hopes that Imperial Uncle can help.”The imperial uncle had no choice but to nod and let Deng Jiugong in. After tidying up a little, he ordered the guards to bring out some tea. At this time, the Imperial Uncle was already in his seventies."Greetings, Imperial Uncle." Deng Jiugong said respectfully. Imperial Uncle Bi Gan waved his hand slightly." General Deng rarely comes to the Dazaifu. There must be a reason for your visit today!"”"Fengchang Jiang Ziya has been captured by His Majesty. I want to ask His Majesty to spare Young Master Jiang's life," said Imperial Uncle absent-mindedly.”Deng Jiugong said slowly.
"What?! Jiang Fengchang was actually captured. What should I do then? General, please rest assured that I will do my best to save General Jiang.”The imperial uncle pretended to be excited. In fact, the chess pieces he had arranged had already informed them of the contents of their conversation. Deng Jiugong looked at his Imperial Uncle in confusion. What did Second Brother Jiang do to his Imperial Uncle? Why was he so concerned about him? It was unbelievable.
"General Deng, please tell me the specific reason. I will do my best to help.”Imperial Uncle asked while knowing the answer. This reaction was a little out of his expectations. At first, Second Brother Jiang was afraid that things would not work out, so he specially gave a few instructions. However, it seemed that it was completely useless in this situation. Deng Jiugong didn't dare to hide anything and told him everything. Imperial Uncle also pretended to be confused and didn't know the reason.
"You're saying that Second Brother Jiang was imprisoned because of the fall of the stars? But aren't these things the Imperial Astronomical Supervisor's business? How did he get involved with Young Master Jiang?”Imperial Uncle asked with some doubt. "His Majesty said that Young Master Jiang didn't do his best to serve the heavens. Those offerings were missing a lot of things, so he sent Young Master Jiang to prison.”Deng Jiugong explained. The Imperial Uncle nodded." General Deng, please go back first. I have an idea."”The Imperial Uncle said after a moment of contemplation. Seeing this, Duke Deng Jiu did not stay any longer and immediately galloped away.
"Master, why should we get involved?”The attendant beside him said. "What do you know? If something happens to Young Master Jiang, my Imperial Residence will naturally be in trouble. Moreover, Young Master Jiang is a good person. If I save him, he will be in charge of the world's money and food. Quickly send someone to investigate the location of Feng Chang and the Imperial Astronomical Supervisor. When the time comes, you can make a big fuss here.”Imperial Uncle also wanted to show off.
The secret guard hurriedly nodded and ran out of the palace. The imperial uncle then lazily lay on the rosewood chair and shook it non-stop. This rosewood rocking chair was not bad, but there was a trace of worry in his brows. In Zhaoge Prison, Second Brother Jiang and Deng Jiugong were sitting opposite each other. Both of them looked helpless. Deng Jiugong wouldn't come to Zhaoge Prison when he was in a fair situation. He was here for Second Brother Jiang.
Deng Jiugong brought over a set of clothes."Your housekeeper asked me to bring it, saying that Queen Shen Jiang asked someone to bring it over.”Second Brother Jiang opened his new clothes and found a note: "There is a fox in the river. My heart is sad, and my son has no clothes." The Book of Songs-There is a fox. It means that there is a lonely fox wandering on the bridge of ice and snow. I am worried! Does my husband have any clothes to wear? When he saw these words, he felt warmth in his heart.
In the residence of Marquis of the West, Ji Yi rushed over without stopping."Uncle, please save Young Master Jiang. This fellow is very knowledgeable. It would be a pity if he were to encounter such a disaster at such a young age.”Ji Yi said, feeling wronged. Although Ji Chang was one of the three dukes, Emperor Xin didn't trust someone like Marquis of the West, so it was difficult for Ji Chang to plead for mercy in front of Emperor Xin. He had been suppressing Second Jiang in front of Emperor Xin, trying to drive a wedge between the monarch and his subjects. The main reason why Ji Yi came to ask Ji Chang for help was that Ji Chang was extremely wealthy and could reach the heavens through the Natural Sect.
The only one Emperor Xin had misjudged was Ji Chang. Back then, the Zhou Kingdom of Xirong was just a small place in a remote area. Because Duke Dan had built a spiritual canal, this small place became fertile with water irrigation. Therefore, he had the capital and ambition to take over the world. After so many years of hard work, he had not found a suitable person to assist the country, so he did not rise to power in Xi Qi. Xirong and Dongyi were Emperor Xin's main focus. Xirong was mainly guarding against Zhou, while Dongyi was mainly guarding against Lu and Lai. The Mianlu Kingdom was the main focus. The geographical location of the country was particularly important. It was the main salt production area. The quality of salt was good, and it was also the most profitable place. In the end, it developed into the salt and iron official camp. Why? Salt was an essential item that everyone could not lack. Otherwise, they could not survive. Usually, one tael of silver per bag. After the government monopolized it, they had to buy it at a hundred taels of silver per bag. If they could not afford it, they would die!
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