Cyber Daming

"The weather forecast for February 17, the 11th year of the Jiaqi period, shows that there will be light to moderate rain in the entire Chengdu Prefecture in the next three hours."

"Some areas may experience short-term heavy rainfall, gusty winds, etc. Residents are advised to pay attention to the possible adverse effects of disastrous weather."

On the large outdoor screen hanging in the commercial plaza, the female host was smiling and smiling. She was wearing a cyan double-breasted narrow-sleeved gown and a plain horse-faced skirt, with an elegant and generous temperament.

Teams of Tianfu guards with live ammunition patrolled back and forth on the streets, looking cold and solemn, not caring that their clothes were already wet from the falling rain.

Suddenly, there was a "crash" sound from the sky, and suddenly heavy rain poured down from the clouds.

Pedestrians held up rain gear with colorful light strips to cover their heads, and the passing traffic also turned on their headlights. For a while, the streets were filled with all kinds of beautiful lights.

If anyone looked down from the patrol airship hanging in the sky at this moment, they would see a bright river of light flowing slowly on the ground.

The only sudden thing is that a black 'reef' appears in this river of light.

Moreover, when the river flows past it, it will always stop suddenly, and then quickly separate to the left and right.

Li Jun stood under an unadorned black umbrella, looking at the disgusted pedestrians walking around quickly, and couldn't help but reveal a wry smile.

"Is my outfit so unlucky?"

"This is Qingyang District, the core area of ​​Chengdu Prefecture, and it's not a slum like Jige District. Of course it's unlucky for you to be covered in holes and bloodstains,"

A lazy voice drifted from the rain and sounded beside Li Jun.

Li Jun's hand holding the handle of the umbrella suddenly tightened, his eyes stared straight ahead, and he stepped forward slowly with the flow of people.

"Master General Banner, isn't it a little too hasty to communicate in such a public place?"

Yu Kou's huge body stood at an arm's length from Li Jun's side. The umbrella above his head was so big that it might be more appropriately called a 'courtyard umbrella'.

"The small one hides in the wild, the middle one hides in the city. The most dangerous place is the safest."

Yu Kou smiled calmly and flicked a carved talisman hanging on the edge of the umbrella with his fingers. "And now in the eyes of passers-by, there is nothing next to you."

Li Jun said cautiously: "Ordinary people can't see it, but people from Shudao Logistics Group may not."

"Don't worry, do you think the people sent by Gu Yong to keep an eye on you can see through my Taoist skills?"

Li Jun glanced at the conceited fat face from the corner of his eyes, resisted spitting on his face, took out the Chongzhen Edict from the hidden pocket in the lining of his military uniform and handed it over.

"This time Gu Yong asked me to go to Songpanwei to look for this, the Chongzhen Edict."

Yu Kou took it and scrolled through a few pages, then threw it back to Li Jun.

"It takes so much effort to grab a useless junk, but these scholars still know how to play it."

"Playing?" Li Jun looked stunned.

"When our Jinyiwei regains power in the future, you can also play like this."

Yu Kou turned his head to look at Li Jun and said with a smile: "Tell others you like a piece of toilet paper, and then watch them break their heads for toilet paper."

Li Jun's forward steps suddenly slowed down for half a beat, and he turned his head to look at Yu Kou, his eyes were complicated and difficult to understand, as if there were scenes of light and shadow flickering in them.

The red monk, King Kong, bullets, and flames, the brick building collapsed, and I was covered in blood.

Li Jun raised his hand to shave his eyebrows and replied with a smile: "That's for fun."

The rain was rumbling, and although it was already mid-spring, the air in Chengdu Prefecture was still chilly to the bone.

Li Jun was silent for a moment and asked: "Since this edict has no value, why did Gu Yong risk offending those bald heads to snatch it?"

"It's worthless in our eyes, but in the eyes of those corrupt scholars who worship the ancients, it's just a good collection. Gu Yong is looking for this edict just to give it as a gift to those who might become the Gu family's master."

"Master? Someone in the Gu family wants to take the imperial examination?"

Li Jun searched through the shallow historical memories in his mind and vaguely remembered that the term "Master" should be the honorific title given to the examiner by imperial examination candidates.

Could it be that Gu Yong wanted to use Chongzhen's edict to bribe the examiners and take a shortcut in the imperial examination?

Yu Kou sneered, "After all, I am a member of a wealthy family. Who would be so shameless as to compete with those miserable poor students for the imperial examination? Recommendation is the way for the children of these wealthy families."

There was ridicule between the brows of the Imperial Guard Chief Banner, and he sneered:

"There are still two months until the imperial court's triennial recommendation. The news I received is that this year the New Donglin Party will reduce the number of recommendations and give the excess positions to those Confucian students from low backgrounds to alleviate the growing pressure within Confucianism. Intensified conflict between noble and humble.”

"The Chengdu Prefecture has only one promotion quota, so for the Gu and Wu families, whoever takes good care of the elders who come down for examination will have a smooth official career."

Yu Kou's words were concise and concise, but there was a faint smell of blood.

Li Junmeifeng asked, "It's just a quota to be promoted to an official position. Is it so important to a powerful family?"

"This is a promotion ritual related to Confucianism. It is enough for these self-proclaimed gentlemen to roll up their sleeves and fight to the death."

At this moment, Li Jun suddenly thought of the red monk Mucuo in Songpan Guards, and a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes.

"The Chongzhen Edict is of no use to Buddhists. It can be sold to the Gu family at a high price. Why are they still holding on to it?"

Yu Kou chuckled, "Who says it's useless to them? There are monks who are also officials. The prime minister in black, Yao Guangxiao, whose bones are rotten into mud, has a high status in the eyes of these bald heads."

Yu Kou pointed to the yellow silk book in Li Jun's hand, and his expression became solemn.

"This edict is at best an appetizer sent to the top by the Gu family. The real gift is yet to come. There will definitely be no less friction between Tianfu Heavy Industry and Shudao Logistics in the next period of time."

"The director wants you to find out where all the things donated by the Gu family have gone. Record everything clearly and don't miss anything."

Li Jun nodded, "Are they trying to take advantage of the Gu family?"

The expression on Yu Kou's face turned grim, "The above plan is to give this list to the Wu family when they are about to lose all their money."

Li Jun was stunned, "Why?"

Yu Kou said faintly: "When a person loses at the gambling table, if you hand him a knife, what do you think he will do?"

What will happen? Of course, he turned over the table and killed someone with a knife.

Thinking of this, Li Jun couldn't help but take a deep breath.

At this moment, the two of them had reached the depths of the street, and in front of them were two forked roads, one on the left and one on the right.

Yu Kou and Li Jun looked at each other and separated from each other in a tacit understanding. Yu Kou moved his plump body and followed the crowd and turned into the fork on the left.

Li Jun lowered his eyes and turned right, finally stopping in front of an antique building.

Rockeries, lotus ponds, trees, and corridors are all available in the building. The landscape garden lies quietly in the rainstorm, making it even more tranquil.

The only thing that can be considered festive is the string of red lanterns hanging under the eaves of the archway in front of the door.

The lights flickered, reflecting a signboard with gold letters and black background, Chengdu Prefecture Jiaofangsi.