Evergreen Immortal

"To be soft is to be strong. All the ways come from the same source. Sword, just slow down by three points!"

Li Rui leaned on the sofa comfortably, flipping through the book, not looking at Liang He who was practicing swordsmanship, and talking about something in his mouth.

Liang He gritted his teeth and practiced harder and harder.

Despite Li Rui's words, he was actually happy in his heart.

"I found a treasure."

"Learn how to use a hammer and sword, some people are born to practice swordsmanship!"

Since Liang He gave up his sword practice and practiced swordsmanship, his swordsmanship has improved greatly. Now his swordsmanship is even more powerful than his previous swordsmanship.

Li Rui has already tested it.

Liang He's sword intent grew rapidly. It was obvious that Liang He was delayed by sword practice.

Some people are strongly bound to weapons.

"It is said that there was a spear saint in the Xuan Kingdom in the previous dynasty. He became famous only when he was fifty. It was only because he listened to his master's teachings and concentrated on practicing swords for the first half of his life. Until the moment he held the gun barrel, he finally knew that he was clearly the supreme spear master in the world. He practiced spear practice at forty. , Fifty and one state is invincible."

Although Liang He may not be as talented as the Spear Saint, he is indeed better at practicing swordsmanship.

Maybe in a few years, he will be able to reach the eighth level.

In the courtyard, long knives whirred.

The more Li Rui looked at it, the more satisfied he became.

As the disciples practice, the master will advance.

This feeling of getting something for nothing is wonderful.

January passed.

"Brother Li, have you heard?"

"Something big happened over there in Qingzhou. A large clan was wiped out. It was a serious crime to punish three clans. I heard that General Xue personally led his troops to suppress it. No one was left alive."

Wei Ming said.

Li Rui was surprised. The large sect that needed General Xue to suppress personally was definitely not an ordinary force.

Doing the math, Annan's army has not seen such a large-scale battle for a long time.

"What's the crime?"

"Conspirator of rebellion, I heard that he was caught with evidence of having an affair with the Blood Shadow Patriarch."

Li Rui narrowed his eyes slightly.

Blood Shadow Ancestor

He was a notorious evil master. I heard that he had joined the Gui Ming Sect a few years ago, and he was now a wanted criminal by the imperial court.

Not only in Yunzhou, but also in the entire Southern Territory, there are sounds of babies who have stopped crying.

In order to practice evil methods, he once did such evil things as massacre of a city.

He was besieged and killed several times by a large number of masters, and finally escaped with evil methods.

Fornicating with the Blood Shadow Patriarch means fornicating with the Gui Ming Sect. According to the law, the three clans can be punished.

But this matter sounds strange no matter how I hear it.

The matter of having an affair with the Gui Ming Sect seems very serious, but when has Yu State ever strictly followed the law?

You must know that sometimes there is no need to kill the three tribes for rebellion.

This matter is a bit strange no matter how you look at it.

General Xue led the army in person, and it must have involved the imperial city.

The secrets of each one are not something that Li Rui, who is from the sixth level, can guess.

When Ge Hong heard that he was the Blood Shadow Ancestor, a fierce look flashed in his eyes: "The Blood Shadow Ancestor was an elder of a large sect before, but later he defected from the sect and joined the Guiming Sect. He even killed his own mentor, sir. The twelve blood disciples all followed the blood shadow ancestor's temper and were ruthless. The weakest one was at the peak of the seventh level, and the strongest one had already crossed the dragon gate and was half-stepping into the sea."

Then his eyes darkened:

"My master died at the hands of Bai Dugui, one of the twelve blood disciples."

Li Rui was a little surprised.

In the impression, there has always been a rumor in Qinghe that the former owner of the Iron Sword Martial Arts School died of illness, but now it seems that there is another hidden reason.

He and Wei Minggang wanted to comfort him.

Ge Hong sighed softly: "It's already an old story. I heard that the Hundred Poison Ghost passed through the sixth-grade dragon gate three years ago. How can I be my opponent? Seeking revenge is like a moth flying into the flame."

There was a hint of self-deprecation at the corner of his mouth.

Memories flooded my mind like a tidal wave.

When his master coughed up blood and died on the bed, he secretly vowed to practice martial arts and personally kill the hundred poisonous ghosts to avenge his master.

But as I grow older.

Only then did he realize that there was also a gap between martial arts masters. Their edges had long been smoothed by life and they no longer had the desire for revenge.

Sixth grade

Probably there is no hope of catching up in this life.

The kind of thing you would do if you knew you were going to die, you might have done it ten years earlier.

Now?

Forget it.

At worst, I can just burn some more paper money for the old man every year during the Yuan Dynasty and pay a few more apologies.

"These twelve blood disciples are secretive. Even the imperial court doesn't know the identities of half of them."

Ge Hong talked about the rumors he had heard.

Wei Ming patted Ge Hong on the shoulder with his big hand: "No matter how strong the Twelve Blood Disciples are, can they be more powerful than our Annan Army?"

"You provoked us and surrounded us with all your troops. Then you will be able to avenge Brother Ge's master."

"reasonable."

Ge Hong forced a smile.

This is the biggest difference between the army and Jianghu.

Don't be afraid if you can't beat him, there will always be someone who can beat him to the bottom.

Wei Ming changed the subject again: "Have you heard that Mr. Xiao Duan is going to be promoted? It seems that he is going to be a Yuanwailang in the Ministry of Works, yes, Yuanwailang."

Guard Duan Yu was promoted.

Li Rui and Ge Hong were not surprised at all.

Ever since Mr. Duan came to Anning Guard, it has been everyone's acquiescence. Duan Shou's coming to Qinghe is a springboard. He will not stay for a long time, at most two years.

It’s related to the household.

Mr. Duan is a dignified third-grade minister of the Ministry of War, and his son can be a fourth-grade officer no matter what. Not to mention that Mr. Duan is very talented in martial arts.

Wailang, a member of the Ministry of Industry, is of the sixth grade, and is on the same level as the garrison.

But there is a difference outside Beijing. Most of the officials in Beijing are at the same level.

That's why I say Mr. Xiao Duan was promoted.

You should know that before Cao Shen came to Yunzhou, he was a deputy minister of the Ministry of War. Later, he broke through his martial arts realm and was valued by the fifth prince, so he was promoted.

Officials of the Yu Kingdom, especially military officers, almost always get promoted first and then get promoted.

Those who were promoted first like Xiao Duan, and who were able to jump between civil and military positions, all had strong backers without exception.

Otherwise, if a military officer wanted to transfer to a civil official, the general recommendation document would be rejected as soon as it arrived at the Ministry of Personnel.

"Ningtou said that the candidate for the new garrison has been determined, and it seems to be from the Gao family of Luyang."

The place name of the Yu Kingdom comes first, and the surname comes last.

They are all big families.

The Gao family of Luyang is even more extraordinary. They once had a senior official who entered the cabinet and have a great reputation in Dayu.

Yes, it is another family with connections.

There are a total of five garrisons in Anningwei, two of which are Cao Wei and two of Jiang Linxian. Isn't it the most appropriate to place a family with connections, so that the power of both sides can be balanced.

Wei Ming added: "I heard that it seems to be this year's military scholar, and it is the second class."

Military scholars are officials selected through military examinations. Jinshi are generally divided into first class, second class and third class.

The first class is the well-known champion, second place and third place.

The second class is generally about 40 people.

This Gao Shoubei can be admitted to the second class, which is quite capable.

But. The champion can only seek a position as a deputy minister in the capital, but a second place can be a garrison with the same official status as the champion in Anningwei. Gao must have made a lot of efforts.

It is easy to be an official if you have someone in the court, isn't it like this.

Ge Hong was a little worried: "I don't know what the temperament of the new garrison will be?"

Outside Qinghe City.

Post station.

Today's post station has been cleared out long ago. Zhuang Renhe is sitting alone in the lobby of the post station, and there are confidants brought from the Zhuang family guarding outside.

He took a sip of tea.

The teacup was slowly put down.

A voice came from the door: "This is the one, come in!"

Look up.

I saw a young man carrying a book basket walking in, like a scholar who was traveling to study.

Zhuang Renhe saw the young man, stood up, and smiled: "Brother Gao Chong?"

The scholar smiled shyly: "Yes."

Zhuang Renhe smiled even more, looking around: "The ancestor has also come to Qinghe?"

Yes.

The young scholar in front of him was the last Blood Hand Scholar, Gao Chong.

He was the least famous of the Twelve Blood Disciples, and few people in the world knew his identity, not even many people in the Ghost Sect knew him.

He also met him by chance.

Who would have thought that he looked harmless, but he was a ruthless character who killed people without blinking an eye.

Bad people don't write all their badness on their faces.

The Twelve Blood Disciples are notorious, but it doesn't mean that they all look fierce.

Blood Hand Scholar Gao Zhong shook his head: "Master is still in Shi Wan Ze. He asked me to tell Lord Zhuang that he was very satisfied with the gift."

Zhuang Renhe was even happier: "That's good."

The Blood Shadow Patriarch is not the previous Qi Cheng, who only had a good background. He is a martial arts master ranked among the Ghost Nether Sect.

He did so much before, and designed to send Qu Chengfeng to Shi Wan Ze, wasn't it just to please the Blood Shadow Patriarch.

He heard that Gao Zhong, one of the twelve blood disciples, was going to Qinghe, so he waited here specially.

Tentatively asked: "Brother Gao, what are you doing in Qinghe?"

Gao Zhong still smiled shyly: "Me?"

"Of course I'm here to take office."

An Ningwei, General's Mansion.

In the lobby.

"Brother Gao, you've been traveling a lot, you've worked hard."

Cao Wei looked at the shy boy in front of him with satisfaction.

The Gao family of Luyang is a big family. Although Gao Zhen is a illegitimate child of the branch, he passed the military imperial examination with his own efforts and was favored by the elders of the family and sent to Qinghe for training.

Just arrived in Qinghe.

The first person he approached was Cao Wei.

The meaning was obvious.

Gao Zhen took the initiative to show his goodwill, so of course he had to show enough respect. A garrison was not scary, but there were many big figures in the Gao family behind Gao Zhen, so even he had the intention of making friends with him.

"General Cao, please take care of me in the future."

Cao Wei laughed and said, "Brother Gao, since you have come to Anningwei, we are all brothers. If you have anything in the future, just tell me."

"Yeah."

Gao Zhen nodded.

Cao Wei watched Gao Zhen's every move.

At first glance, he was a young Gao family member who was just starting out. He was not very cunning and was the easiest to control.

"Come on, brother Gao, you are used to Luyang's dishes. I will take you to change your taste today."

Said.

Cao Wei took Gao Zhen out of the brothel.

They were heading to Chunyan Tower.

Cao Wei certainly couldn't just take Gao Zhen to drink, but to have a night of love.

After entering Chunyan Tower, surrounded by beautiful girls, Gao Zhen's pretty face blushed even more.

The women around him giggled.

Cao Wei was even more surprised.

"She's actually a virgin?"

Thinking of Gao Zhen's background, he might not have been welcomed by the Gao family before, and after passing the imperial examination, he came to Qinghe and never had the chance to enjoy himself.

He waved his hand.

He said to the madam beside him: "Ask the courtesan Tao Xin to serve my brother well!"