Chasing the gods in Zongwudang

After Murongxian left, Lu Cheng lived a two-point and one-line life, going back and forth between Shenbuju and Six Doors every day.

The days continued like this, and Jinling, and even the whole of Jiangnan, entered a particularly peaceful period.Except for some petty thefts and thugs who cheated, nothing serious happened.

The time has entered the middle of March.

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On March [-]th, the evil bit is in the south, avoid marriage, entering a house, and burial.

"Lord Lu is so elegant!" Accompanied by a 'magnetic' voice, a white-faced, beardless, 'feminine' looking 'man' in a flying fish suit walked to the training ground with six doors.

This person, Lu Cheng met him once in Hengyang.

Dongchang - Cao Zhengchun!

'Why is he here? '

Curious, Lu Cheng looked at Jiang Ming who was following Cao Zhengchun.

Jiang Ming cupped his fists and saluted, and said to Lu Cheng guiltily, "Master, this one wants to come in, but I didn't stop him!"

"nothing!"

Lu Cheng waved his hand to signal Jiang Ming to relax.

"This is Cao Zhengchun from Dongchang, Mr. Cao, next time he comes, don't stop him!"

"Yes!"

Jiang Ming responded, then looked up at Cao Zhengchun, as if he wanted to keep him in his heart, and then walked away slowly.

"This guy is nice!"

Cao Zhengchun didn't pay attention to Jiang Ming's eyes, but stretched out his orchid finger and praised him.

Lu Cheng made a gesture of invitation, "Master Cao has come from a long way, please come inside!"

"Lord Lu, you are being polite!"

Cao Zhengchun laughed, obviously very satisfied with Lu Cheng's attitude.For a physically handicapped person like him, what he hates the most is that someone calls them 'eunuch', and what he likes most is that others call them normal.

Lu Cheng called him by his status, which gave Cao Zhengchun some comfort and made him feel better.

"Farewell to Hengyang, Mr. Lu has become one of the four masters of the six sects. He is really envious of someone Cao!" Sitting in the living room, Cao Zhengchun praised Lu Cheng.

"Lord Cao, you are being polite!"

Lu Cheng personally poured tea for Cao Zhengchun, "No one in the court knows that the lords of Dongchang are His Majesty's closest ministers, followed by the court's princes, and finally our turn."

"Lord Lu's words are biased!" Being praised by Lu Cheng, Cao Zhengchun smiled and shook the orchid finger, softly but without affectation, "Your Majesty trusts Liu Jin and Eunuch Liu the most now. Cao is just Eunuch Liu A small soldier under the banner is worth nothing!"

"My lord is too modest!" Lu Cheng didn't delve into it.

The imperial court is a big circle, the emperor sits in the middle of the circle, and the nearest circle is the two factories formed by eunuchs and the hereditary Jinyiwei, followed by the court ministers, as for the six doors, they only belong to a remote department of the imperial court.

In the circle of eunuchs, now that Liu Jin has the emperor's favor and looks at the boundless scenery, but there is such a tiger and wolf like Cao Zhengchun who covets his status.However, under the oppression of Dongchang recently, Xichang can only live cautiously, but after Lu Cheng heard the name 'Yuhuatian', he knew that Xichang was about to emerge.

The six ministries of the imperial court, the Ministry of Officials, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Households, the Ministry of Rites, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of Industry, among these six ministries are the struggle among the scholars, the struggle between the hereditary princes and the scholars. This circle is also very troublesome. People like Lu Cheng enter , the best result is to be an official.

Finally, there are six doors. This circle stands in the most remote position of the imperial court. God catchers usually do not have to go to court. Except for the branches under the personal jurisdiction of each god catcher, other areas need to be governed by officials from various places, and their rights are limited.But such six doors, at certain times, are more trusted by the emperor than court officials.

"Lord Cao came from afar, presumably because of official business, but if there is anything that needs Lu's help, sir, feel free to ask, as long as you are within Lu's authority, you will have nothing to say!"

When Lu Cheng said this, he also had his own thoughts.

First of all, Cao Zhengchun will definitely not let him show his side of swords and horses. If he dares to do this, the emperor will be the first to let him go.The most is to go to the place to do things, and some difficulties need to be dealt with by local snakes like Six Doors.

"Then thank you Master Lu for your kindness!" Regardless of whether Lu Cheng is sincere or not, Cao Zhengchun still needs to appreciate that the superficial work has been done properly.

"Our family is here this time to convey His Majesty's will."

As he said this, Cao Zhengchun flicked his sleeves, and a bright yellow scroll fell into his palm.

"The ninth day of next month is the birthday of Master Zhang of Wudang. Your Majesty appointed Mr. Lu as an envoy of the imperial court, and he can take the six gates of Jinling and the supplies of the Jinling government office as a congratulatory gift." Cao Zhengchun put the imperial decree in front of Lu Cheng with a smile, " Congratulations, Master Lu!"

Looking at the imperial decree in front of him, Lu Cheng was not only not happy, but rather puzzled.

"Master Cao, isn't this too grand?"

Lu Cheng knew Zhang Sanfeng's status in the world.This No. 1 martial artist, who has dominated the Jianghu for more than a hundred years and eclipsed the entire Jianghu, has become a living god in the eyes of ordinary people.

Lu Cheng could understand that the imperial court sent him to give gifts.

But the emperor personally gave him an imperial decree, allowing Lu Cheng to transfer Jinling's resources at will. This right is too great.

"Our family also thinks it's a bit grand, but this is what His Majesty and the National Teacher want, Master Lu just do it." Cao Zhengchun comforted Lu Cheng.

As the emperor's confidant, Cao Zhengchun didn't quite understand why the emperor treated Zhang Sanfeng like this.Even if he was pardoned by the founding ancestor, there is no need to be so grand.

As the second largest city in the world after the capital city, Jinling is also the center of the gathering of economic rights in the south. The resource reserves here are second only to the capital city.Coupled with the snow disaster in the north a few years ago, resources were dispatched from the capital to rescue the disaster. It can be said that Jinling is probably richer than the capital today.

Using the richest city in the Central Plains to celebrate Zhang Sanfeng's birthday is really generous.

According to the emperor's wishes, even if Lu Cheng emptied the treasury, he would not be blamed.With such a great power, Lu Cheng can completely enrich his own pocket and profit from it.

Lu Cheng took a deep breath and said, "Fortunately, there is Mr. Cao, and I feel at ease with you here."

"Don't!"

Cao Zhengchun quickly waved his hand and refused, "Lord Lu, it's not that our family doesn't want to help you, but Your Majesty has told you that this matter should be handled by Master Lu himself. After the decree is delivered, our family will have to go around the south of the Yangtze River. It is said that Grandpa Liu Jin’s goddaughter is married to Jiang Biehe, a Jiangnan hero, since our family has come to Jiangnan, we will definitely pay a visit.”

Co-authoring this matter fell on me?

Lu Cheng didn't know what to say at this time, should he thank the emperor for his trust?

He was under a lot of pressure to entrust such an important matter to him alone.The most important thing is that this is Zhang Sanfeng.If the chosen gift is not good, will he slap Lu Cheng and cripple him?

"This is what His Majesty the Emperor meant." Seeing Lu Cheng deflated, Cao Zhengchun smiled unconscionably.

"The search of Jin Jiuling's property before found a lot of good things. If Mr. Lu is in trouble, why not choose some of them. Of course, if Mr. Lu likes it, you can send 10 taels of silver as a gift!"

Lu Cheng said with a straight face: "Thank you, Mr. Cao, for your guidance. I will ask someone to prepare 10 taels of silver as a congratulatory gift for Zhang Zhenren!"

'what! '

Cao Zhengchun's schadenfreude laughter stopped abruptly, his face turned pale, his right hand holding the teacup trembled, "Brother Lu, don't joke with our family!"

This gift-giving matter seems to be the emperor's grace, which delegated power to Lu Cheng, but it is actually a big pit.Once the gift is not good, it will offend people.

If he offended the Wudang faction, Cao Zhengchun might lose the emperor's favor immediately.

He is no better than Lu Cheng. As a eunuch, the most important reliance is the emperor. Without the emperor's favor, no matter how great the power is given to him, he will be rootless duckweed and can be destroyed easily.

"Master Cao, I was just joking with you, your attitude is too exaggerated!"

Lu Cheng didn't think about it either, he just joked casually, Cao Zhengchun was so frightened that his face turned pale, those who didn't know thought he knew some bad news!

"It's fine if it's a joke, it's fine if it's a joke!"

Cao Zhengchun wiped the cold sweat off his face with a handkerchief, and forced a smile, "Brother Lu, you can't talk nonsense. You and I have different identities. After you leave, Cao will sit in Jiangnan on your behalf. Someone will shake your position. Of course, you should send someone to deal with the affairs of the six doors, and our family's status is not suitable for getting too involved with the affairs of the six doors."

With Liu Jin's lessons learned, Cao Zhengchun is very clear about what he should and should not do.

Eunuchs are always the emperor's vassal, and only when the emperor favors you can you have strength.Like Liu Jin, wantonly expanding his influence in the arena and win over court officials, these things have long touched the emperor's rebellious scales.

He, Cao Zhengchun, was able to stand up, thanks to Liu Jin's dominance and unscrupulousness.

This time the emperor sent him to Jinling, which was also a test. If he could stick to his heart, then he would truly become the emperor's confidant after returning. If he dared to make a small move, he would be the one who was wiped out in advance.

As for his visit to Jiang Biehe, it was also to numb Liu Jin.Because he had heard that Jiang Biehe's adoptive daughter was a shrew who did things in a disorganized manner. The local officials were afraid of offending Liu Jin because of her power, and they had covered up many disasters for her.

This time he went to Jiang Biehe to collect evidence. Once he gains power, every bit of this will become the ironclad proof of Liu Jin's defeat.

"Well, I still hope Master Cao can help me share one or two!" Lu Cheng said regretfully.

He originally thought that Cao Zhengchun was a close minister of the emperor, so he had to understand some of the emperor's thoughts, but Cao Zhengchun avoided this matter, and his expression changed when he talked about it.In an instant, Lu Cheng felt the pressure increased by three points.

If this matter is not handled well, it will be a pitfall.

……

Qin Tianjian, Guanxing Pavilion.

The national teacher who used to be old-fashioned is now even more old, and the only thing that remains the same is his pair of bright eyes.

Beside him, sat a person who should not have appeared here.

Guo Juxia.

"Your Majesty's imperial decree to Lu Cheng is my intention!" Seeing the faint worry on Guo Juxia's face, the national teacher said calmly.

"National Division!"

In the face of this national teacher who has devoted all his life to the country, Guo Juxia has nothing but respect in his heart.

It's just that he couldn't understand why the national teacher pushed Lu Cheng to the forefront.

"Lu Cheng is still young, you are harming him by asking His Majesty to give him such great power!"

After teaching all of Jingtao Palm to Lu Cheng, although Guo Juxia didn't say anything, he already regarded him as his closed disciple in his heart.Now that the national teacher has pushed him to the forefront, it is impossible for Guo Juxia to say that he has no resentment.

He is Guo Juxia, and he is an injured old man.

All his disciples are loyal to the country, and now Guo Juxia hopes that Lu Cheng can live in peace and stability.

The wood is beautiful in the forest, and the wind will blow it.

With such great power, Lu Cheng went to meet Zhang Sanfeng on behalf of the imperial court. This is like a child ostentatiously carrying a treasure, and it is easy to cause problems.

"Xiao Guo!"

The national teacher looked at Guo Juxia, "There are some things that need to be done!"

"Since Lu Cheng has become the God of Jiangnan, he must continue on this road."

"You are an innate master, and you can feel the changes in the world. If you let him develop step by step, do you think he can hold up six doors?"

"The potential of God-hunting has been exhausted. In a few years, a congenital master will be born, and God-hunting will be sacrificed. Should I invite you out of the mountain again and sit in the six gates?"

Because of too many rules, the imperial court definitely cannot keep up with the Jianghu people in terms of the number of geniuses.The reason why the imperial court is able to suppress the rivers and lakes today is also because of the plan of the founder of the country, sacrificing for a while in exchange for the stability of the Central Plains for a hundred years.

"But, why him!" Guo Juxia said struggling.

Why can't it be someone else?

There are quite a few talented people in the Six Doors. Gods like Tie Mian and Tie Wuqing are no worse than Lu Cheng in terms of identity and strength. Why must it be Lu Cheng?

Seeing that Guo Juxia was still obsessed with obsession, the national teacher simply closed his eyes.

"Why can't it be him!"

"Opportunities are always accompanied by risks. Martial arts practice is also against the sky. If you just wait blindly, you will not get good results!"

Speaking of this, the national teacher suddenly opened his eyes and pointed to the northern sky.

"You may see that there is Sirius coming from the north to the south, and the stars retreat, only Zhenwu shines everywhere. In addition, the star of Yinghuo looms, only with Sirius swallowing Zhenwu, and the light of Yinghuo will contaminate the Central Plains , then the Central Plains will inevitably fall into the flames of war."

"Compared to the tens of thousands of people in the Central Plains, let alone Lu Cheng, you and I are nothing!"

Guo Juxia looked up, through the hole in the roof, he seemed to see the sky above, he saw the menacing Sirius star, he saw the dim stars, he saw a bright star hanging in the sky, he saw At the edge of the sky, there was a looming fiery red.

At this moment, Guo Juxia was silent.

"do not worry!"

Seeing Guo Juxia's appearance, the national teacher was relieved.

"The Central Plains has a vast land and abundant resources. In troubled times, there must be talents born. What the court needs to do is to support a righteous man who has a heart for the court."

Guo Juxia sighed silently, then nodded, "I understand, I will not interfere in this matter again."

The national teacher smiled, "Xiao Guo, you are old too. This young man has the way of life of a young man. You just need to do your own thing well and help them when they ask for help. Only through wind and rain can you become the strongest Only a towering tree can protect those around you.+”