"Report to Daddy, the Tang family was destroyed by the alien army!"
Zhou Ping'an Recalling the scene of Lineage's destruction, the screams of the clan members could still be heard, with hatred on their faces.
"The late emperor enfeoffed Tianlang Kingdom to King Who Pacifies the North. However, the territory was full of foreign people, and the remnants of the Sirius army were defeated and fled. Even the King Who Pacifies the North people were unwilling to live there."
"King Who Pacifies the North drove the people of Daqing to move to the grassland in order to establish a foundation."
"At first, they used the pretext of allocating farmland to lure the refugees northward. However, the speed was too slow and the number was too small, so they joined forces with local officials to buy and sell people."
"When local officials sell the village to King Who Pacifies the North, the other party will send soldiers to forcibly drive the people to the grassland. According to Manager Tang Caravan, Daqing people live together with foreign races, and large-scale fights and killings often occur!"
As Zhou Ping'an spoke, Zhou Yi's expression became more solemn.
King Who Pacifies the North Surveillance Bureau had heard a little bit about the migration of people from Daqing, and the court turned a blind eye. Anyway, the number was limited.
What's more, some people think that moving the refugees out of Daqing will naturally lead to peace and prosperity!
I never thought that King Who Pacifies the North would be so crazy that he would launch an army and plunder. This behavior was the same as Tianlang Kingdom's behavior back then. Local officials were either afraid of King Who Pacifies the North's power or greedy for money to buy people, so they dared to hide it from the court.
"There is no news in Beijing about such a big event..."
Zhou Yi's mind is spinning. The north is probably completely occupied. King Who Pacifies the North covers the sky with one hand. Even if his martial arts reaches the highest level in the world, he will not be able to escape if he is surrounded by a large army!
When it comes to the danger of his life, Zhou Yi would rather give up his authority as governor than take risks.
"Ping An, the Tang family is famous in Yangchang Prefecture, what does it have to do with King Who Pacifies the North's plundering of the population?"
"To be honest with Dad, the Tang family has also traded people with King Who Pacifies the North, buying refugees and slaves from various prefectures in Daqing, and transporting Daqing people to the grasslands through caravans in exchange for cattle and sheep fur."
Zhou Ping'an talks about this without any regret or pity.
Daqing's laws only protect people with good status, and other people with low status can trade at will. As long as a tax is paid at the Yamen, people become goods that can be transported and bought at will.
"King Who Pacifies the North threatened the Tang family with this matter, and the whole family moved north. Taking advantage of the Tang family's thousand-year reputation in Yangchang Prefecture, it attracted more common people and even gentry to move to the grassland."
"The patriarch refused verbally, saying that the Tang family was loyal to Daqing and would never abandon their ancestors."
"After that, the alien army sneaked into Yangchang Prefecture City and exterminated the Tang family. The child got into the chimney and hid for three days and three nights. He did not come out until the people searching the Yamen left."
Zhou Ping'an said, "The Tang family is not an exception. King Who Pacifies the North has gathered the remnants of foreign races under his command. Any Lineage, villages or towns that do not follow orders will be massacred in the blink of an eye!"
Zhou Yi's eyes were cold and he glanced at the Zhou family members who were pale with fright.
"Just pretend you have never heard of this. Don't tell anyone. When True Disciple gets wind of it, there is no need for our family to pursue it. King Who Pacifies the North will send people to exterminate the clan!"
Everyone nodded repeatedly, not daring to tell others such a sensational thing.
"Ping An, our family cannot agree to help you take revenge."
Zhou Yi said, "Your Majesty, in one day, our family and King Who Pacifies the North are mortal enemies. You must work a hundred times harder. There are countless old members of the Tang family who have been with you for thousands of years, and you must keep in touch frequently."
"Thank you, daddy!"
Zhou Ping'an's purpose is to take advantage of the situation, and revenge must be done personally.
"Don't talk about these spoiling things, let's have a banquet!"
Zhou Yi stood up and poured wine for Father Zhou himself, which immediately made him smile, and the fear caused by King Who Pacifies the North was swept away.
Finish the banquet.
Zhou Yi excused himself from drunkenness and did not return to the Surveillance Bureau, but stayed in Zhou Mansion.
The house has been prepared for a long time. It is located in the most central location and has servants to clean it all year round. The interior decoration and use are all top-notch in the country.
Those merchants who are interested in entering the tribute list will select high-quality goods and send them to Zhou Yi to enjoy, and then it will be His Majesty's turn.
Half asleep and half awake.
Night falls.
A black shadow jumped around Zhou Mansion.
The night clothes blended into the darkness, and coupled with the exquisite and extraordinary light skills, the watchman did not notice anything strange.
After a while.
The black shadow came to the door of the main house, opened a hole with saliva, and looked into the house with one eye.
The sound of even breathing came out, and Zhou Yi was already asleep.
The true energy penetrated the edge of the window, opened the latch of the door inside, and penetrated through the gap in the window. The whole person crawled on the ground like a boneless black snake.
The dark shadow came to the window and determined that the sleeping one was Duke Eastern Depot. He waved his hand and scattered a dozen poisonous needles.
The sharp blade slid out from both sleeves and slashed towards Zhou Yi's neck.
When the first poisonous needle entered the body, Zhou Yi suddenly woke up. The majestic sea of true energy penetrated the body and condensed into an almost substantial circular air shield, which blocked all the other poisonous needles.
The two knives struck the air shield, causing it to vibrate slightly without even opening a single gap.
"This..."
The black shadow screamed in horror. He had never heard of such true energy in the world. It was so terrifying.
Immediately he used Qing Kung, and his body retreated and he escaped.
"Our family wants to see where the thieves come from, and we will teach the Nine Clan to punish them!"
Zhou Yi used Dragon Grasping Skill, pulling the black shadow back, waving his hand to lift the black cloth mask, revealing a handsome face with sharp eyebrows and starry eyes.
"Jiejiejie, you are actually a pretty boy!"
"Everyone can get a castrated dog and kill it."
The black shadow yelled and cursed, knowing that the Surveillance Bureau dungeon was terrifying, he was about to bite the poison sac and kill himself as he spoke.
"Want to die? There's no such thing as a good thing!"
Zhou Yi flicked his fingers and hit several acupuncture points of the black shadow with his true energy.
From the time the black shadow entered the house to now, there were only a few breaths between the rabbit and the falcon. Hearing the movement, Fanzi rushed into the house and saw the assassin standing stiffly on the spot.
"Duke, you will die if you humble yourself!"
When the gangsters saw this, they knelt on the ground and kowtowed in confession.
"Return to the Surveillance Bureau."
Zhou Yi stood up and took just two steps when his legs suddenly weakened and he fell to the ground.
"Godfather."
Gan'er Xiao Yinzi quickly stepped forward to help him, and saw Zhou Yi's face turned purple, and a strange fragrance came from his shoulders.
"What a powerful poisonous needle!"
Zhou Yi circulated his true energy to protect his heart, took out the token from his sleeve, and said, "Go to the palace quickly and report, please Imperial Physician Liu come to diagnose and treat our family. Give Lin Fu one night to find out the origin of this person."
"As commanded."
Xiao Yinzi knew that the situation was urgent, took the token and performed Qing Gong, and disappeared into the night in a blink of an eye.
Another fan went to Yong'anfang. At this time, Imperial Hospital had already placed the value, so he went directly to Imperial Physician Liu's house to invite someone over.
At this time.
After hearing the noise, everyone in the Zhou family came to the door of the main house. After reporting, Zhou's father, Zhou's mother and adopted son Zhou Ping'an came in to visit.
Zhou Yi sat cross-legged on the bed and practiced his kung fu to resist the poison. Not only did the bruises on his face not fade, but the color became darker.
Zhou's father looked worried and cowardly, not knowing what to say.
The rise and fall of the Zhou family is entirely dependent on Zhou Yi. If he is really poisoned and dies, he will suffer countless retaliations within a few days.
At that time, let alone keeping concubines, it was difficult to survive!
Mother Zhou burst into tears. "Er baby, what's wrong with you?"
"There's nothing to worry about, mother."
Zhou Yi spoke in a weak and low voice, "It's just a trick of a little thief. When Imperial Physician Liu comes, he can be cured by taking a few pills."
"That's good, that's good."
Father Zhou was slightly relieved. Even though Zhou Yi looked bad, he kept comforting himself in his heart.
Zhou Ping'an, who was waiting on the side, frowned, then quickly relaxed his brows, and then showed a look of fear and worry.
"You guys go out first."
Zhou Yi waved his hand and ordered everyone to wait outside, "Stay safely, our family has something to tell you."
Only the father and son were left in the room. Zhou Yi looked at Zhou Ping'an for a long time, and said in wonder, "He is indeed a son trained by the great Lineage. Our family has underestimated him after all."
Zhou Ping'an The last trace of worry in his heart immediately disappeared and he bowed and said.
"Dad, there is a lot of internal fighting in the Tang family. I have seen a lot of things, so I can figure it out."
"Not bad, not bad!" Our family didn't understand anything when we entered the palace. We relied on listening, watching, and pondering to gradually understand the truth, but we also lost our original intention. "
Zhou Yi sighed, "Only you can know the gains and losses!"
Zhou Ping'an said doubtfully, "It's hard to hide what dad is doing from His Majesty."
"Our family doesn't need to hide it, but we need to come up with a justifiable reason. Your Majesty doesn't insist that our family go north, but we need to be honest and stable for a while."
"I'm suffering from severe poison, so I need to rest and heal my wounds!"
Zhou Yi said, "Remember, everything in this world is about compromise, even if your Majesty is the emperor!"
"Children are taught."
Zhou Ping'an bowed and thanked, "Dad, are you going to report the drastic changes in Northern Xinjiang to the imperial court?"
Zhou Yi pondered for a long time and shook his head slightly.
"In some time, your majesty is focused on reforming taxes. If drastic changes occur in northern Xinjiang, those officials who are unwilling to reform taxes will definitely use this to force your majesty to retreat."
This is only a superficial reason. In fact, King Who Pacifies the North is separatist and rebels, which is a good thing in Zhou Yi's eyes.
Only when there is chaos in the place, Emperor Zhengtong will pay more attention to the Surveillance Bureau, thereby continuously expanding his power until he can control the change of imperial power.
Of course, it's also possible that things went wrong and King Who Pacifies the North rebelled and successfully changed the dynasty.
That's not bad for Zhou Yi. Taking advantage of the chaos in the palace that swept away the inheritance of classics, he ran to the mountains and forests to avoid trouble, and he was able to make trouble again a hundred and eighty years later.
Zhou Ping'an wondered, "In order not to change taxes, the ministers of the DPRK and China allowed King Who Pacifies the North to cause chaos. Isn't it a small gain but a big loss?"
"Jiejiejie..."
Zhou Yi laughed a few times and sneered, "The civil and military officials in the dynasty are all short-sighted people, or they don't care who becomes the emperor, they only care about how much food grows in their own fields!"
Zhou Ping'an If you realize something, according to what dad said, officials are not loyal to Your Majesty, but to their interests.
If Emperor Zhengtong gives many benefits, the world will have the surname Zhao. On the contrary, King Who Pacifies the North will give many benefits, and the world will have no problem changing its surname to Zhang.
Anyway, the flowing emperor and the officials in the court are iron-clad!
Zhou Yi then asked about matters in Northern Xinjiang, such as people's livelihood and climate. The records in the book were too brief and far less clear than what the local people knew.
About half an hour.
There were rapid footsteps outside the door, and a man in black was carrying an old man with white hair through the door.
The old man is none other than Imperial Physician Liu. Among Imperial Hospital, he has no rank or rank, but he is recognized as the most skilled in medicine.
"Meet the Governor."
Imperial Physician Liu once treated Zhou Yi's injuries, and they had some kind of friendship with him. He stepped forward to check the wound on his shoulder.
"This smell is Manjusaka Poison. It is rumored to come from the Buddhist country outside the region. It is extremely poisonous and will kill you if you touch it. Fortunately, the governor's true energy was strong enough to seal the poison in his arms, otherwise I would have been unable to do anything."
After identifying the source of the poison, Imperial Physician Liu wrote a prescription and ordered Fanzi to quickly grab the medicine and brew it.
He then stepped forward to feel Zhou Yi's pulse, and immediately noticed that the pulse was thick and strong, not like a person who was poisoned.
Imperial Physician Liu frowned slightly, met Zhou Yi's deep eyes, coughed and said.
"Duke, there are some strange poisons mixed in this Manjusaka Poison. I can't cure it easily, and I need to rest and recover slowly."
"Our family knows."
Zhou Yi said with a smile, "Imperial Physician Liu comes from the world of martial arts and has long been known as a medical fairy. However, he has been ostracized by those silverfish like Imperial Hospital. Our family has long been indifferent!" "
Imperial Physician Liu looked happy. With Eastern Depot Governor as his backer, he could easily get the position of court judge.
Back then, Imperial Physician Liu was known as a wonderful medical fairy and had a great reputation in the world. However, being an official was not as comfortable as being in the world. He found an opportunity to reveal the emperor's list to check the pulse of the late emperor, and he just joined Imperial Hospital as an official.
The position of imperial physician is a hereditary system. After the father dies, the son succeeds, and the elder brother succeeds the younger brother. It is an iron rice bowl that can be passed down.
Because of this, Imperial Hospital is particularly exclusive.
Imperial Physician Liu This outsider, even though he has excellent medical skills, has not been promoted for more than ten years.
After all, any promotion is an exercise of power and has little to do with performance or ability. For example, every time Imperial Physician Liu sees a doctor, the hospital will send several imperial doctors to jointly consult.
The noble man recovered from his illness, and the credit fell on his colleagues.
While speaking.
Footsteps were heard again from outside. Xiao Yinzi led the way, followed by Admiral Directorate of Ceremonial Affairs Eunuch Yuan.
Xiao Yinzi said, "Godfather, His Majesty is worried about your health and ordered Eunuch Yuan to visit you personally."
Zhou Yi nodded slightly, understanding the underlying meaning of these words. His Majesty did not believe that a great master who could compete with Xiantian could be poisoned so easily.
"Thank you Eunuch Yuan."
"Our family is also on errands for His Majesty."
Eunuch Yuan put his palms on Zhou Yi's shoulders, and probed his true energy along the meridians, and clearly sensed that the evil energy was fighting with Zhou Yi's own true energy.
"The poison is so strange and poisonous, and the method seems to come from the south. Has Eunuch Yi ever offended anyone from the south?"
"Our enemies are spread throughout all the counties and towns in Daqing!"
Zhou Yi said, "The assassin has been escorted to the dungeon and will be interrogated by the Surveillance Bureau, a master of torture. Eunuch Yuan Why don't you wait for a while and then go back and report to Your Majesty?"
"That's very good."
Eunuch Yuan nodded slightly and sat on a chair nearby.
There was an outsider in the room, making it difficult to talk. Everyone was waiting quietly for the Surveillance Bureau to reply.
Time passes.
The outside of the window turned from black to white until noon.
Lin Fu came in with a stack of confessions, bowed, saluted, and reported.
"Duke, the assassin confessed that he is from the Jianghu sect Sky Sword Sect, and he is the disciple of the sect leader!"
"Sky Sword Sect?"
Zhou Yi wondered, "Our enemies are all from the officialdom, or those Aristocratic Clan wealthy families have never had any enmity with the Jianghu sect, but who hires murderers?"
"The assassin seemed to have a tough talk, but in fact he turned into a soft-footed shrimp after a few rounds of torture. He even thought that there was someone behind the scenes, and he was tortured many times to get to this point."
Lin Fu reported, "After torture, it was determined that no one hired the assassin, but that the assassin heard the rumors about the Governor, and claimed to be a righteous knight in the world, so he took the initiative to assassinate him."
"Be a chivalrous person and eliminate harm for the people?"
Zhou Yi was stunned when he heard this, and then he became angry again and said sternly.
"Our family has always been confiscated and exterminated. I never thought that someone would come knocking on our door. Sky Sword Sect... You are so stubborn. You dare to use Tianzi as your name. It is really a crime of disrespect."
"Be punished!"