In the Blade

When the messenger delivered this urgent letter to the capital of Jiankang, it was already ten days later.

This was the fastest speed the messenger could achieve. He traveled non-stop, trekked through mountains and rivers, and even crossed a river, just to deliver this urgent information to the court as quickly as possible.

Or in other words, to Qian Jin's home.

Qian Jin was certainly not stupid enough to take on such an important matter by himself, not to mention that he was far away in Yizhou at the moment, and he couldn't even say a word to the court - so after thinking about it, Qian Jin simply wrote two documents, one of which was naturally a memorial stating the current situation, and the other was specially sent to his family, asking his father to judge whether to take out this memorial.

After all, strictly speaking, his father's judgment might be more accurate than his.

Qian Jin's father is Qian Yu, the chief secretary of the Prime Minister's Office. Although he is not really in a high position, he has been in the political world for many years. More importantly, unlike Qian Jin who is far away in Yizhou, Qian Yu is in the capital of Jiankang. As the saying goes, the one who is close to the water gets the moon first. As a father, Qian Yu is more likely to feel the current direction of the court and how to deal with this matter than Qian Jin.

So the question is, how to deal with this matter?

"This..."

Looking at the letter sent back by his son, the old Qian Yu sweated on his forehead.

Strictly speaking, apart from the remnants of the Great Chu and those mountain bandits who can't even make waves, this is the first time that a rebel has appeared in the territory of Dachen. The reason why such a serious title as a rebel is needed this time is purely because the opponent's strength has reached the point of releasing evil spirits.

Being able to release evil spirits is a level that most predators can't handle. Such a person, no matter where he goes, is enough to cause chaos. Unlike the small fights of mountain bandits and road bullies, once such a master is ready to kill people everywhere, it will really shake the foundation of Dachen.

If there must be any good news, it is that his son successfully survived the hands of this rebel, and according to the letter, the rebel was just in a hurry when fighting with the grassland people in Yanzhou, and beheaded the governor of Yanzhou Qi Jinshan. He himself had no intention of rebelling and had no dissatisfaction with Dachen.

As for the bad news...

The rebel did not say that he would not rebel.

This is also what confuses Qian Yu the most. Logically speaking, if the rebel does not want to rebel, then it is fine to accept the amnesty. At that time, he will operate in the capital and give the rebel a nominal title of general. In this way, the previous things will be over, and the rebel will not have to rebel again. The court will also have a new enemy of ten thousand people. This is a very good thing.

But the rebel refused to be amnesty.

Not only did he refuse to be amnesty, the rebel named Du Chengfeng even made it clear that he wanted to fight with the general sent by the court to quell the rebellion.

"Is this man crazy?"

This was Qian Yu's first reaction. As a normal person, he really couldn't understand this kind of lunatic thinking.

So he chose to report this matter to the prime minister.

Anyway, the letter also said that the rebel killed the prime minister on the way. He remembered that the man named Zhang Qi had talked about Taoism with the prime minister before. Obviously, the prime minister was quite fond of Zhang Qi, otherwise he would not have taken the time out of his busy schedule to discuss Taoism with an ordinary cultivator.

This was undoubtedly the prime minister's way of expressing his appreciation. The prime minister liked Zhang Qi very much.

So, after arriving at the prime minister's mansion, Qian Yu withheld the family letter and then handed over the official document.

"Prime Minister, look at this..."

"Zhang Qi was killed?"

Before Qian Yu could say anything, the prime minister sitting in the main seat suddenly frowned.

"No way? How could it be so..."

"Why, sir, is there any problem with this?"

Qian Yu shrank his neck. Having worked under this prime minister for many years, he could already feel that the prime minister in front of him was a little angry.

But he was only a little angry.

This puzzled Qian Yu. You know, this prime minister has always been known for his tough means. Ruan Shantao, who was a minister and had many students and former officials all over the world, was forced to retire and return home just because he disagreed with the prime minister on the issue of abolishing military preparations. He never stepped into the court again. Now his people were killed. If the prime minister was really angry, at least dozens of heads would have to be lost.

But now, the prime minister just frowned.

This is very abnormal.

"Sir, could it be that Zhang Qi..."

"Zhang Qi is a ten thousand enemy."

As if seeing Qian Yu's confusion, the prime minister said a few words casually.

"You can't tell just by looking at his appearance, but if Zhang Qi really goes all out, killing 10,000 people is nothing to him... But here's the problem, how could a man with 10,000 enemies be beaten to death?"

Because he's weak, what else could it be?

However, Qian Yu would only say this in his heart. On the surface, he still tried his best to persuade the prime minister not to get angry - after all, his son was still the one in charge of Yizhou City. If the prime minister was really going to do something big, would his son still be able to survive?

"Zhang Qi was beaten to death, which means someone is stronger than him."

Just when Qian Yu was daydreaming, the prime minister spoke.

"I have seen Zhang Qi's ability. With his ability, it is not easy to kill him. With such ability, he deserves a reward... Wait, what did you just say? He refused to surrender?"

"Uh... yeah."

Although telling the truth might be considered incompetent, Qian Yu nodded after a moment of silence.

There is no need to hide this kind of private communication. After all, he really can't handle this level of things - but the prime minister in front of him can handle it, and he can even handle it with just one sentence.

Just like now.

"Since this northern barbarian is so stubborn, let Buddhism convert him."

As he spoke, the prime minister waved to the guards at the door.

"Go, inform Master Zong Yan, tell him what happened just now, and then ask him to go to Yizhou... It would be best if he could be brought back alive, but if he is really beaten to death, that doesn't matter."

"Don't bother, I'm here."

Just as the guard was about to walk out of the door, a voice rang out from the ceiling of the hall.

Then, a burly man holding a stick bowed to the Buddha with one hand and walked into the house.

"Since the donor has troubles, I will definitely live up to your trust."

Along with the words of the burly man, the long stick inlaid with white bones and skulls also lit up.

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