Eternal Life: My Millennia in the Jiaofang Division

Zhao Mu and Zhou Yuniang wandered around the city until noon before finding a restaurant for dinner.

The two of them did not go to the private room, but found a corner in the lobby to sit down.

The lobby was very lively, and the dining guests included not only locals but also businessmen from all over the world, so the topics discussed were very wide and there were many new and interesting things.

Both Zhao Mu and Zhou Yuniang had transformed into different appearances, so they did not attract anyone's attention. However, they were little foxes with flaming red hair, which attracted quite a bit of attention.

From time to time, guests in the lobby looked over curiously, looking at the little fox lying on the table eating happily.

But people were just curious, and nothing bloody happened.

At this time, the table next to them looked like they were businessmen from out of town. What they said aroused the interest of Zhao Mu and Zhou Yuniang.

"Have you heard that something happened over there in Huifeng County?"

"Fifeng County, are you talking about the Fifeng County within the Zhou Dynasty that is rich in spiritual stones?"

"Yes, that's right there."

"What's going on? Tell me quickly?"

"Hehe, my brother sent a message two days ago, saying that three months ago, a royal censor suddenly read a book of Hai Rennian, the governor of Huifeng County, at the court meeting, saying that he had embezzled a large number of spiritual stones."

"How is it possible? Hai Rennian has been faithful to his duties for many years. I have never heard of him doing anything outrageous. How could he be greedy for the Mo Lingshi?"

"Who says it's not the case, but there are censors who played for him, and there were more than one censor. I heard that there was a big disturbance in the court at that time."

"Isn't that a big deal? Hai Rennian has always been known for his integrity. Suddenly someone is involved in his corruption. Of course, the court will be shocked."

"In fact, what's more important is that Hai Rennian was a confidant in the Zhenguo Palace before His Majesty ascended the throne. He has always been loyal to His Majesty."

"As a result, someone is actually participating in his corruption. No matter whether the affair about corruption is true or not, it is just a slap in His Majesty's face!"

Huifeng County?

Zhao Mu frowned slightly, he had heard of this place.

Feifeng County is one of the places with the richest spirit stone veins in the Southern Territory, so it is highly valued by the imperial court.

After all, things like spirit stones are one of the most important cultivation resources for immortal cultivators.

During the Lieyang Empire, the royal family of the Chu family sent their royal children to directly administer the Fengfeng County, and no other forces in the court were allowed to intervene.

After Zhou Yuniang ascended the throne and established the Great Zhou Dynasty, she also attached great importance to Feifeng County.

But Zhou Yuniang had no heirs, let alone a royal family, so she sent her most trusted confidant to take charge of Huifeng County.

However, Zhao Mu was not very interested in matters in the court, so he only knew that Zhou Yuniang sent her confidants to Huifeng County, but he did not know who she sent.

Zhao Mu turned to look at Zhou Yuniang: "Who is this Hai Rennian? Is he really someone from the Duke of Zhenguo's palace back then?"

"Well, Hai Rennian served as my chief of guard in the Zhenguo Palace back then, and he has always been loyal."

Zhou Yuniang frowned: "Furthermore, he has always been clean in managing Huifeng County these years. Why did he suddenly become greedy?"

Zhao Mu put the food in his mouth and said calmly: "You have been away from the court for thousands of years. Anything can happen. After all, people's hearts are sometimes the most unreliable things."

Zhou Yuniang was silent and had no intention of refuting, because she also knew very well that people's hearts are like abyss.

That Hai Rennian was indeed loyal at first, but since he has been in power all year round and is constantly complimented by those around him, there are probably very few people who can always maintain their original intentions.

At this time, the merchants at the table were still discussing, and someone asked: "What happened next? The censor participated in Hairennian's corruption, and the court didn't send anyone to investigate?"

"Of course I did, and the person who went was the Minister of the Ministry of Justice. After all, the importance of Qifeng County to the imperial court is self-evident."

"What's more, Hai Rennian is still His Majesty's confidant. Ordinary officials can't find him at all. Unexpectedly..."

"What didn't you expect?"

"Unexpectedly, the Minister of Punishment suddenly died of illness on the way before he arrived at Huifeng County."

"Died of illness?"

Everyone looked at each other in confusion: "Did he really die of illness or was he killed by someone? Could it be that Hai Rennian was afraid of being investigated, so he did something wrong?"

"It shouldn't be. Is Hai Rennian so stupid? Even if he is really greedy, killing the Minister of the Ministry of Death on the way, doesn't it prove that he is guilty of being a thief?"

"It's not just a question of guilty conscience. What is the identity of the Minister of Punishment? How much shock must such an important court official be killed on the way to investigate?"

"Perhaps because Hai Rennian is His Majesty's confidant, even if he is really greedy, the court will give him a wide berth."

"But once he kills the Minister of Punishment, it will be impossible for the court to spare him even if it wants to. Is he really stupid enough to do such a stupid thing?"

"Who knows, maybe he has been in power all these years and has been blinded by desire?"

"However, some people say that someone in the court had a grudge against Hai Rennian, so they deliberately got the Minister of Death Penalty to blame Hai Rennian."

"Of course, there is also a possibility that the Minister of Punishment really died of illness!"

Everyone was a little silent, obviously no one believed that the Minister of Punishment, who was in good health, would suddenly die of illness.

Hearing this, Zhao Mu looked at Zhou Yuniang: "This matter seems to be quite a big deal. Do you want to go back and take a look?"

Zhou Yuniang frowned and said, "Well, I really have to go back and check the situation. I also ask the Taoist priest to help me protect the law."

"Don't worry, just go." Zhao Mu picked up the wine glass calmly.

Zhou Yu Niang nodded and closed her eyes. Her mind had been transferred back to the Great Zhou Palace through the connection with her own clone.

The palace, the imperial study.

Zhou Yu Niang's clone sat behind the desk with a cold look.

In front of the desk, Yun Zhilan, Bai Xiang, Sun Miao and Jiang Sanchun were talking about Hai Rennian.

When Zhao Mu deduced the secrets of heaven, he saw that in the future, the Lord of God would be besieged by several strong men if he caused the spiritual energy to be exhausted.

And Sun Miao and Jiang Sanchun were two of those strong men in the future.

Later, in order to change the future, the Lord of God killed several of them before the strong men grew up.

Sun Miao and Jiang Sanchun survived by chance because they were born later.

Later, Zhao Mu found the two and used them to set up a trap to lure out the hidden Lord of God. In the end, after a lot of planning and fighting, the Lord of God was killed and the spiritual energy was prevented from being exhausted.

Sun Miao and Jiang Sanchun were accepted as disciples by Zhou Yu Niang and brought back to Lieyang City for careful instruction because of their extraordinary cultivation aptitude.

Over the years, not only have their cultivation improved rapidly, but their status in the court has also become increasingly high, and they are both important officials in charge of power.

This time, it was because Hai Rennian's matter was too big that Yun Zhilan and Bai Xiang secretly brought them back to discuss. Otherwise, they would not return to Lieyang City because they were usually busy with official duties.