In the Heavens

While the Wuyue Sword Sect was busy trying to regain its strength, another major event happened in the Central Plains Wulin. The big devil Dugu, who caused chaos in the world, died.

No one has seen Dugu Qingyun's body, and the authenticity of the news has yet to be further verified, but there has already been a commotion in the martial arts world.

Combined with the recent chaos in the Demon Cult camp, Li Mu felt that this news was probably true. Even if Dugu Qingyun hadn't died, he couldn't be in charge now, otherwise the Demon Cult wouldn't be in chaos at all.

I have to admire the gossip ability of people in the martial arts world. Whether it is true or false has not yet been determined. Whoever did this thing that makes the righteous martial arts people happy is widely spread in the world.

There are four mainstream theories, namely:

The first theory is that Shaolin Temple did it. In order to avenge the siege of Shaoshi Mountain, Shaolin invited an eminent monk from the hidden world to take action, and waited for an opportunity to rob and kill Dugu Qingyun.

The second theory is that the Wudang faction did it. The reason is that someone saw Wudang Erxian appearing in the Central Plains. There is no balance between good and evil, and it is natural to do it when you meet. It is said that in order to get rid of the demon, the two immortals of Wudang were also injured.

The third theory is that the Huashan faction did it. This can be skipped directly, the Huashan faction was full and supported, so they would take the risk of robbing and killing Dugu Qingyun at this time.

The fourth argument is made by the hermits and masters of the rivers and lakes. The appearance of an expert has been described, some say that he is immortal, with white hair and childlike face, and some say that he is back to basics...

There are more unorthodox ones, such as internal fighting among demon cults, obsession with practicing kung fu, sneak attacks by rivals in love...

In short, all conceivable possibilities have been programmed.

Eliminating some unreliable ones that he thought were unreliable, Li Mu cast his suspicious eyes on Shaolin and Wudang.

How powerful Dugu Qingyun is, Li Mu has personally experienced it. It is definitely not an easy task to rob and kill such a big devil.

If ordinary top-notch experts were dispatched to rob and kill, no matter how many people there were, they would be powerless. Even if they can't win, can they still not escape?

If you want to make meritorious deeds, unless several top masters join forces to besiege. Only Shaolin and Wudang can come up with such a lineup.

Even if they don't have so many masters in their headquarters, they still have enough connections to ask hermit masters to help. Li Mu never dared to underestimate the background of Taishan Beidou.

After hesitating for a moment, Li Mu said solemnly: "Uncle Yang, send someone to watch Shaolin Temple to see what they are doing recently, especially pay attention to whether Abbot Yuan Cong is injured."

Although both are suspects, Shaolin Temple's motive is obviously greater. After all, this wave of them was really miserable.

What's more, the Huashan faction has just signed an alliance with the Wudang faction. Even if they did it, since they don't want to expose it, it's not easy for them to tear it down as an ally.

Robbing and killing the leader of the Demon Cult, this kind of thing is very prestigious, but the sequelae are serious!

No matter which big power it is, if the boss of the family is robbed and killed, it is impossible not to respond.

Unless the Sun Moon God Sect can be killed in one wave, there will be endless troubles.

No matter who succeeds the leader, if he wants to secure his position, he must do something to avenge the old leader.

Elder Yang on the right smiled and said: "Don't worry, nephew. If you dare to do it or not, this kind of thing is most like the handiwork of those bald donkeys. I just received the news and I have made arrangements.

Just what do we do next. Return to Guanzhong first, or directly recover Shanxi? "

Without waiting for any hesitation, Li Mu said decisively: "Opportunities have come to us, of course the first is to recover Shanxi.

Regardless of whether Dugu Qingyun's death is real or fake, it is always true that the Demon Cult is in chaos. Without Dugu Qingyun's pressure, the Demon Cult is now fighting on its own.

It's just a Shanxi sub-helm with incomplete strength, and it doesn't take much effort at all. As long as the speed is faster, maybe we can rush back to Guanzhong for the New Year. "

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The rivers and lakes are in chaos, and the court is not peaceful. I don't know if the fighting power of the eunuchs is too strong, or the response ability of the civil servants is too weak.

When they moved, from east to west, from south to north, countless monastery properties left over from the temples destroyed in the war between good and evil were filled into the Huangzhuang and became the emperor's private property.

Hiding the land is the supreme treasure for aristocratic families to make a fortune, and it must not be given up.

Now that the emperor can take back the hidden fields from the Buddhist sect with the help of the demon sect, who knows if this knife will be cut on his own family in the future?

"The affairs of the rivers and lakes, the affairs of the rivers and lakes."

It was originally a good game used by civil servants to fool the emperor, but for any cases that cannot be solved, or cases that dare not be solved, everyone will tacitly define them as vendettas.

Unexpectedly, this trick was learned by the emperor, and he was the first to try it on Buddhism.

Needless to say, this must be the eunuch's fault. The emperor was so ignorant, he must have been bewitched by the eunuchs. Impeachment must be impeached.

Immediately, the memorial of impeaching the eunuch for wanton behavior and scolding the emperor and the people for profit flew to the Forbidden City like snowflakes.

Then, this scene next to the stove appeared. A young man about seventeen or eighteen years old was throwing memorials into the stove, and several civil servants were furious.

After hesitating for a long time, Mr. Liu Ge, who couldn't bear it, finally swears: "Your Majesty, this is really an insult to gentleness!"

No way, the emperor will always be the emperor. Under the watchful eyes of everyone, he could only say such an insulting sentence.

As for those who scold the emperor for being stupid, that only exists in the drama. Tie Hanhan who dared to do such a thing in reality died to the point of death.

Monarchs and ministers are different, even if you want to spray, you must pay attention to skills, at least you can't use a dirty word.

Otherwise, even if the emperor doesn't care about his generosity, his political opponents will take advantage of the crime of disrespect before you, and you will be doomed forever.

"What Liu Gong means is that it's not right to burn it like this. Is it polite to tear it apart and burn it?"

While speaking, Emperor Zhengde had torn the memorial in his hand into two and threw it into the stove.

"Well, it's really going to be torn apart and burned. Now the fire is a lot stronger, and Mr. Liu is indeed very knowledgeable.

Why don't you guys come here too, so many memorials, let me tear them up alone, when will I tear them up? "

Seeing the little emperor pretending to be confused, Liu Jian lost his temper.

Except for the few days when he first took the throne, Zhengde never let them worry.

Especially after the court struggle was frustrated, the little emperor's desire for revenge suddenly rose, and he took out various means to toss.

Exhortation, no problem. You can say whatever you want, but if you listen to one sentence, the emperor will lose.

If he caught the emperor's handle, Zhengde could immediately admit his mistake, and then he should do what he should do next.

Anyway, he is the emperor, as long as his skin is thick enough, the ministers will not give him up.

In a hurry, the emperor can lead someone to beat the minister's sap. According to incomplete statistics, since Zhengde succeeded to the throne, two-digit censors have been murdered.

Fortunately, the little emperor knew the seriousness and beat up a bunch of irrelevant censors, and did not attack the important officials in the court, otherwise the situation would be even more difficult to deal with.

The well-known "Eight Tigers" eunuchs are the emperor's accomplices, domineering in the court.

The most interesting thing is that, with the emperor making such fuss, the government can still operate normally, and even run well, which has a bit of an illusion that the country is peaceful and the people are safe.

Li Dongyang on the side persuaded, "Your Majesty, there is no way to continue this trouble. All the officials in the court have given up, and now they are all asking you for an explanation."

Maybe he thought it was boring to burn alone, and after throwing away the memorial in his hand, Zhengde lay on the grand master's chair and said nonchalantly: "Let's go to court, let's go to court.

It is also very hard for everyone to go to court every day. After passing the decree, I sympathize with the hard work of the civil and military officials, and let them take a three-month vacation.

Let's wait until the time to see the specific situation, let's talk! Anyway, there are not many with them, and there are not many without them. "

If such words are spread, it is estimated that all the civil and military officials will have to fry the pot, especially those who kneel outside to ask for an explanation, they may not be able to resist scolding the tyrant.

"There are not many with them, and there are not many without them." Is this what an emperor should say?

Although it is basically true that the Ming Dynasty had two sets of operational teams, in addition to the one set in Beijing, there was also a set of substitutes in Nanjing.

If the emperor is really in a hurry, it is not impossible to lay them off directly and put another team on the horse.

Before the civil servant group grows bigger, Huangdu has the confidence to overturn the table. Anyway, there is a shortage of everything in the world, except for people who want to be officials.

Xie Qian searched his forehead and said: "Your Majesty, it is only your duty to go to the court every day. As an official, you have to perform the corresponding duties. There is no such thing as hard work.

I don't think it's necessary to take a vacation. How about you go out and show your face, and comfort everyone to go home first. In this extremely cold day, if a few of you are damaged by the frost, it will damage you if it spreads..."

Suddenly, Xie Qian found himself unable to speak. Compliments have to have some grounds. Talking about the reputation of the little emperor in front of him is purely sarcastic.

Zhengde was the first to say: "You said this. I just showed up, and you are responsible for sending them away."

Without waiting for the elders to open their mouths, he continued to add: "You also come to comment, every day you say that the whole world is the king's land.

I just collected some unclaimed land, and the household department has no records, so how can I count it as a fight with the people?

Anyone who is not convinced can go and investigate. If there is an acre of the land I encircle to seize the people's land, I will cut off my head and give it to them as a ball..."

Before Zhengde could finish speaking, the expressions of several people changed drastically. If the little emperor is allowed to continue talking nonsense, they will become rebellious officials and thieves.

Several people hurriedly knelt down and said in fear and fear: "Your Majesty, don't say that! Don't do that!"

Kicking the emperor's head as a ball is something that the rebellious officials and thieves dare not do in ancient times, let alone weak scholars like them.

Even if some of the civil servants were bold enough to kill the emperor, they were definitely not included.

After taking a look at everyone, Zhengde smiled complacently, and said lightly: "It's boring!"

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