Cyber Daming

In the rolling green hills to the south of the city, a ball of fire stood out in the dark night.

The antique sword-forged thatched cottage crackled in the fire, and finally collapsed with a huge creaking sound.

"Brother Yao, in addition to here, we found out that Liu Xianzhou has eight secret industries in Jinling City, and the total scale is quite large. Do you want to serve them to him too?"

After hearing his subordinate's request, Lei Yao, who stood with his hands behind his hands, facing the fire, shook his head slightly.

"This thatched cottage is the face of Liu Xianzhou in the Central Branch. The young master wants us to put on a show, so it will be enough to demolish it, otherwise there is no need to add any unnecessary extravagance."

"yes."

The man responded respectfully, but kept his feet on the spot and did not move away, with an expression on his face that was hesitant to speak.

Lei Yao retracted his gaze from staring at the ruins of the thatched cottage and asked calmly: "Is there any other news?"

"The young master sent a message saying that Yao Jun was arrested."

The man said solemnly: "And judging from the traces of the battle left at the scene, it should be no surprise that it was the sect Wu Xu who did it."

Lei Yao's eyes were dark and he was silent. After a moment, he suddenly laughed at himself and said: "The sect Wu Xu, is that the person from Tianque? Haha, these people are really endless."

"Obviously, I am already a sinking ship that is about to capsize. Instead of thinking about how to save myself, I only think about catching those of us who jumped off the ship to survive, and waiting to die with them. Is it really so deep and loyal?"

Lei Yao, who was talking to himself, looked up to the sky and sighed. He looked down at the man and asked, "Young Master, didn't you say anything else?"

"Yes. The young master said that you need to be bold when things are extremely difficult. It's time for you and Tianque to make a break."

"If you continue to cut off things, you will suffer chaos."

Lei Yaoruo nodded with understanding and ordered: "Send someone to keep an eye on Zhou Qin and the others. Now that something happened to Yao Jun, it will be their turn next. I want to know how many Tianque came this time. People are hiding somewhere!”

"clear."

Lei Yao was about to continue making arrangements when he suddenly felt an inexplicable throbbing in his heart. He suddenly turned his head to look to the west and saw a spectacular sea of ​​fire that was several acres in size suddenly exploded over the brightly lit city. Even though they were far apart, it was clearly visible. visible.

But what is shocking is that the sea of ​​fire only lasted for a moment, and then disappeared very suddenly without a trace.

A moment later, a dry and warm night wind blew in and lightly hit Lei Yao's face.

"Is this Samadhi True Fire?"

As one of the former representatives of Tianque's younger generation, Lei Yao has seen a lot, and his vision is far beyond what ordinary people can match.

After joining the Liu clan and becoming the number one confidant under Liu Dian, the second young master of the Liu family, he also came into contact with a large amount of confidential information about other sequences.

Naturally, this includes the Six Tao Group, which is now the largest in the entire military order.

The Order of Arms rose rapidly after the first wave of technology in the empire, relying on spiritual orifice techniques and prosthetic body technology. Although this sequence has been criticized since the beginning of the reform and has always been regarded as a substitute for Wuxu, this does not prevent it from becoming the most prosperous sequence among the nine schools after Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism.

Even if all those who have undergone mechanical transformation are counted, the military sequence can be said to be the sequence with the largest number of people in the entire Ming Empire.

If the New Donglin Party had not pushed hard to reform the military system in the last years of Emperor Longwu, which resulted in a huge blow to the military order and a sharp decline in overall strength, the three religions today would probably have been renamed the four religions.

But this also indirectly prompted the birth of a behemoth within the military order, which was once divided into "military towns" to divide the sphere of influence, the Six Tao Group.

In other words, the current military order is the Six Tao Group, and the Six Tao Group is the representative of the entire military order.

The owner of the sea of ​​fire just now was none other than one of the top four soldiers among the Six Taoists, the Executioner Zhu Jin, the King of the Mechanical Heart Holy Infant.

As for the so-called executioners, they are just killers in the Six Tao who can take on external tasks.

Take people's money and eliminate disasters for them.

When a person dies, the fire disappears. Could it be said that Zhu Jin is dead? Who is the murderer?

The place where the sea of ​​fire appeared was near Chaotian Palace in the west of the city. Could it be related to Tianque?

The uneasiness in Lei Yao's heart became more and more obvious, and his face became more and more gloomy and ugly.

"Walk!"

He raised his hand and waved, turned around and walked down the mountain.

"So, the main purpose of this academic meeting held today is to accuse me of my incompetence?"

Liu Xianzhou's cold gaze swept in front of him.

Surrounding a round table were three old men wearing embroidered black robes like Liu Xianzhou. From the lines outlined with gold thread on the cuffs, it could be seen that those attending the meeting were all elder-level dignitaries in the Central Branch.

As for the empty chair beside the table, it belonged to the former first vice-dean, Meng Xi.

"There's no question of blame. It's just that Rong Lu's sudden death brought the entire Jian'ai Institute to a standstill and had a very bad impact on the entire Intermediate Court. We want to know what your solution is, Elder Liu?"

An old man with a goatee smiled and spoke.

Liu Xianzhou replied coldly: "Rong Lu did not die suddenly, but was assassinated!"

"Whether he committed suicide or was assassinated, it doesn't matter anymore." Goatee smiled noncommittally: "The key now is who will take over the work of Jianai Institute. This is the top priority."

"I can handle this myself."

Goatee asked: "How to deal with it?"

"How to deal with it? Do I need to report to you? The Jianai Institute is an internal investigation agency of the Intermediate People's Court. It is only responsible to the deputy dean and dean in charge. No other person has the right to interfere."

Liu Xianzhou's tone was very strong, and he didn't even bother to look at the goatee. Instead, he fixedly looked at the figure sitting in the first place opposite him.

Mo Xuzhong Branch Dean, Mo Guhuang.

"you"

Goatee's face turned red and he felt angry.

He suppressed the anger in his heart and waited for a moment. When he saw that Mo Guhuang had no intention of speaking, he suddenly felt happy.

"Since you, Elder Liu, think that we have no right to interfere with the affairs of Jian'ai Institute, fine, then we will leave it alone. Anyway, with you, Elder Liu, here, no matter what big trouble arises, you will definitely have a way to solve it."

Goatee suddenly slapped his hand on the table, raised his voice and asked, "Let me ask you another thing now. Why did the Liu family say that our people killed Zheng Jizhi?"

"This is slander." Liu Xianzhou looked calm.

"What a slander." Goatee sneered: "Elder Liu, do you know who Zheng Jizhi is? Do you know his importance in the Confucian order of Jinling City?"

"Zheng Jizhi, an official and disciple in the four places of Confucianism, the left minister of household affairs in Nanzhili of the empire, an in-law of the Liu family of the first-class family in Jinling City, the uncle of Liu Dian, the second young master of the Liu family, and also Liu Dian's vying for the position of succession. One of the main things to rely on.”

Liu Xianzhou turned to look at the other party, his eyes were like daggers, and he felt chilled.

"I also know more details. Do you want to hear it?"

"Liu Xianzhou, what do you mean?!"

Goatee was furious and shouted sternly.

"My point is very simple. I know who Zheng Jizhi is better than you all. If he did not harm the interests of the Intermediate Court, how could I touch him? Yes, people from Jianai Institute did appear at the scene where Zheng Jizhi was killed. , but it was Han Xiang who fell into the trap set up by others, and there was never any action against Zheng Jizhi within the Jianai Institute."

"You mean the Liu family deliberately put the shit basin on your head? Why would the Liu family do this?"

Goatee sneered: "Taking a step back, even if the person was really not killed by your love, why would Han Xiang fall into such a trap that can be seen through at a glance? Don't you, the deputy dean, have any fault in your responsibility? You How can we explain to the Liu family that this matter has nothing to do with our Intermediate Court?"

"Peng Ze, why do you want to know so much? Do you want me to send you down personally to ask Zheng Jizhi face to face?"

Liu Xianzhou's eyes were evil and his tone was not good.

"He is indeed the elder who is rumored to be the most capable of beating up in our middle court. He is really overbearing in his conduct and deeds."

The old man with a goatee named 'Peng Ze' said angrily: "You are so powerful, why didn't you replace Meng Xi and go to the Japanese area to recover the Chi Lord? Could it be that he can fight better than you, or do you just have the guts to be a bastard? I am I heard that the sword-forging thatched cottage that someone used to pretend to be an outsider had just been burned by the Liu family. Why didn't you go tell the Liu family and send them down to see Zheng Jizhi to restore your innocence? "

"Whether I'm in trouble or not, you'll know after the fight."

Liu Xianzhou said contemptuously: "Dream or reality, hot or cold, wearing armor or bare hands, it's your choice."

"Come on, who is afraid of whom? You have been working as a research team under me all these years? Any result you come up with can kill you."

Peng Ze yelled at the top of his lungs, but everyone present could see that he looked fierce and angry.

"Okay, okay, you are the elders of the Central Branch, not a group of crazy people like Tianzhihui, who are always beating and killing. How can you behave like that?"

The person who broke up the fight was the only female elder in the central branch.

"Old Liu, Lao Peng's words are never pleasant to listen to, but he doesn't mean anything malicious. You don't need to vent your anger on him. We are not holding this meeting to hold you accountable, but to work together to overcome this difficulty. That’s all.”

The charming woman persuaded softly: "Although our Intermediate Court is not afraid of their Liu clan, after all, we are all under the same roof, so it's better to fall out directly, right? If Zheng Jizhi's death has nothing to do with us, it's best to Find a way to clarify and give us a clean slate.”

When Liu Xianzhou saw Peng Ze shun the donkey and avoid his gaze, he stopped paying attention to him. After pondering for a moment, he said: "Now the witnesses related to this matter have been killed, and I want to use the memories in their heads as evidence." It’s impossible. If you can’t provide strong evidence, it will be difficult to clarify.”

"After all, Liu Clan is still the main member of the New Donglin Party. If we can't clear up the relationship, if the old man Liu Jinxun suddenly goes crazy and sues us in front of the Chief Assistant, it will be troublesome."

The woman rubbed her frowning brow with the palm of her hand, "It seems that now, only when the real murderer is found can the Liu family be given an explanation."

"Shu Ye, your thoughts are the same as mine."

Liu Xianzhou said in a deep voice: "Besides, everyone must already know who the real murderer is, except for some people who deliberately pretend to be stupid and have ulterior motives. In addition, I have another piece of news to report. Everyone."

Liu Xianzhou raised his eyes and looked around, and said word by word: "Li Jun has already connected with the Minggui traitor lurking inside the Central Courtyard."

As soon as these words came out, not only the expressions of Peng Ze and Shu Ye suddenly changed, but also the director of the Intermediate Court, Mo Guhuang, who had never spoken, frowned and finally asked: "Xianzhou, is your news reliable? "

"Rong Lu died because of this."

Liu Xianzhou said with a solemn expression: "Li Jun received great favor from the Chi Lord in the Japanese area. It can even be said that his life was saved by the Chi Lord. With his behavior, he will definitely make the Intermediate Court pay for his debt with blood. With this motive Now, it's only a matter of time before those ghost traitors find him."

Peng Ze said angrily: "It was Meng Xi's decision to recover Lord Chi without informing our other elders at all. And now that he has been buried in the sea, one life is worth another, what reason does Li Jun have to cause trouble for us? "

"You have lived for so many years, when have you ever seen people from Wu Xu trying to reason with you? Helping relatives but not helping others is a bad habit engraved in their bones. If not for this, they would not offend other orders. It was so miserable that so many people died when the world was divided."

Shu Yeliu frowned and said with a worried look: "What I'm worried about now is that people from Tianque will get involved. Although those old guys have deep sectarian prejudices against practicing martial arts alone, some of them are famous. Protect the calf, just in case.”

"Don't worry, Tianque has already got involved." Liu Xianzhou calmly took over the words and said: "Shen Li, one of the three heroes of Tianque, has entered Jinling and appeared together with Li Jun and the traitor's test subjects. At the foot of Lion Rock.”

"Liu Xianzhou, how much information are you hiding from us?" Peng Ze shouted dissatisfied.

"This information is not a secret at all. If you took your mind off the subject and focused on the affairs of the college, you would already know it."

Liu Xianzhou glanced at the other party disdainfully.

"Xianzhou, tell me what you think."

From the main seat, Mo Guhuang cast his gaze.

From the other party's sight, Liu Xianzhou clearly saw a hint of compromise and weakness.

After Meng Xi's death, the so-called "dean" who relied on working as a cow and a horse for Zhang Fengyue finally showed his powerless side in the face of the corrupt situation.

"My opinion is very simple. The first step is to appease the Liu family. It's not like the Liu family can't see the fishiness in this matter at all this time, otherwise they wouldn't just send people to ask for compensation. They did this Just to save face, my opinion is to select a few restless Mo Xu from the list controlled by Jian Ai and hand them over."

"It's okay to hand over a few people to serve as scapegoats, but the amount claimed by the Liu family is so huge, how are they going to come up with the money?"

Before Liu Xianzhou finished speaking, Peng Ze couldn't wait to retort.

"Elder Peng!"

Mo Guhuang shouted in a low voice, "Xianzhou, please continue."

"After appeasing the Liu family, we will naturally free up our hands to deal with Li Jun and those Ming ghosts who intend to rebel!"

Liu Xianzhou pointed his fingers like a knife and raised his hand to slash in front of him. Mo Guhuang, who was sitting opposite him, subconsciously averted his eyes.

This scene was clearly seen by Peng Ze and Shu Ye. They couldn't help but look at each other and saw the helplessness in each other's eyes.

Although Meng Xi is trapped by his own arrogance, he is a key link in checking and balancing Liu Xianzhou.

Now that he is dead, Liu Xianzhou no longer has anyone to restrain him in the middle courtyard, and his domineering power has begun to show.

"Then how do we solve it?"

Mo Guhuang continued to ask, but Liu Xianzhou remained inexplicably silent, but his face became visibly gloomy.

"What happened?" The woman looked uneasy.

"I just received news that a fight broke out near Chaotian Palace."

"Is it related to what we discussed today?"

Liu Xianzhou nodded: "The ones who took action were Shen Li from Tianque and Zhu Jin from Liu Tao."

"That soldier goes around torturing people?"

Shu Ye had obviously heard of Zhu Jin's name and quickly asked, "What's the result?"

"Shen Li was on the verge of death, and Zhu Jin was instantly killed by Li Jun who came over."

"People in Bingxu still like to look for Wuxu to prove themselves. It's almost become an obsession. They don't even think about what their weapon heart is based on, and they don't understand the principle clearly, so..."

Peng Ze sneered disdainfully, but his expression suddenly changed, and he exclaimed: "What are you talking about, instant kill?! That melee auxiliary Mo Jia who came from the South Campus and was called Lord Ma was promoted to the third level?"

"The report makes it very clear that he was not wearing armor and was using his bare hands."

Liu Xianzhou looked over, "Can you do it?"

His words were not a satire on Peng Ze, but as one of the masters specializing in weapons development in Mo Xunei, Peng Ze had enough say in this regard.

"I have a research team that uses famous masters from various sequences as imaginary enemies. Among them is this military sequence named Zhu Jin. His weapon heart 'Holy Infant King' is quite developed, and the organization that the tool heart feeds back is The strength has approached the limit of the fourth-grade ink armor, and the temperature of the flame generated after overclocking is enough to melt steel. The combat quality, mental will, and mechanical configuration are close to perfect, and it can be called a humanoid weapon. "

Peng Ze said in a deep voice: "In our deduction, Zhu Jin is already a very high-ranking master in the fourth order of each family. If even he is instantly killed with bare hands, then all of us here will probably not be able to fight against this Li Jun. If you are not careful, you may be capsized."

"Fighting across orders was once the specialty of the sect Wuxu and the old school Daoxu. Unexpectedly, after these two orders declined and died, someone else would take their place."

The woman looked around and asked, "What should we do now? Should we kill this person or not?"

"If there is no big deviation in the intelligence, then Li Jun's strength is already comparable to that of the early stage of the third sequence, and he specializes in combat. For such a person, the price he needs to pay to kill the opponent is inestimable."

Peng Ze turned to look at Liu Xianzhou and said solemnly: "So my suggestion is, peace."

"I agree with Elder Peng, and I also suggest that peace is the most important thing." Shu Ye said immediately.

Mo Guhuang also seemed to be moved, "I"

"Can't make peace!"

A sharp shout interrupted Mo Guhuang's words. Liu Xian stood up and placed his hands on the round table. His slightly forward body exuded a suffocating sense of oppression.

"He came to Jinling just for revenge. If he wanted to sue for peace, he could only do it at the cost of human life."

Liu Xianzhou's sharp eyes swept over everyone in turn: "Among the four of us, who is going to pay for the death of Lord Chi? Peng Ze, or Shu Ye? There is no value in peace, only if he dies and we live!"

No one answered, and there was dead silence.

Even Peng Ze, who had always been at odds with Liu Xianzhou, kept silent.

He knew that Liu Xianzhou was right, and it was basically impossible for Li Jun to reconcile with them.

But other than asking for peace, he didn't know how to deal with this warrior who was comparable to Xu San.

After the Central Branch turned to Confucian Xu, how to prevent and kill Wu Xu has always been the main direction of his research.

But the more in-depth he studied, the more Peng Ze found that people in this sequence were difficult to deal with, unless he clearly understood the opponent's 'strengthening' direction and carried out targeted encirclement and killing.

At present, Peng Ze has not seen the scene of the battle. He can only infer from the word 'instant kill' that Li Jun should have very terrifying attack capabilities, otherwise he would not be able to kill Zhu Jin so easily.

But apart from that, I don’t know what other characteristics Li Jun’s martial arts has.

Such an imprudent and rash move will only cause the Intermediate Court to suffer huge losses.

"Even if we can't make peace, I still recommend it first."

Peng Ze was about to express his opinion when Liu Xianzhou waved his hand and interrupted him.

"The plan we made before has failed, and Wang Qi has now disappeared within our control. And with the strength that Li Jun has shown so far, those traitor Minggui will see another hope of rebellion. If they continue If we continue to wait, we will only become more and more passive.”

Liu Xianzhou said coldly: "My suggestion is to take action immediately and immediately recall all the Mojia Minggui distributed in all parts of South Zhili, including those in the fields of research and development, medical care, and logistics who are not capable of combat, and centrally control them. ”

"Isn't it appropriate to do this? After all, there are only a few Ming ghosts with rebellious intentions. If all Ming ghosts are controlled, wouldn't it be in compliance with the wishes of those rebellious Ming ghosts, and those who were not originally intended to rebel will also follow suit? Heart? And why should we control them?"

Mo Guhuang hesitated, showing a timid expression of indecision.

Liu Xianzhou was too lazy to look at him again. He looked directly at the woman and asked, "Elder Shu, hasn't your research team already developed a technical method on how to eliminate the autonomous consciousness of ghosts?"

Shu Ye said slowly: "Yes, yes, but after clearing the independent consciousness, Ming Gui will lose the ability to continue to improve his level."

"Which is the lesser of the two evils. There is no time for us to hesitate now. As long as the Intermediate Court can eliminate the rebellion and maintain stability, even if it means destroying a group of Minggui, it is worth it."

Liu Xianzhou's expression was cold, "People are afraid of death, and these Ming ghosts who have lived for two lives are even more afraid of death. Pick a few Ming ghosts and kill them, and those Ming ghosts who dare not rebel will naturally stop."

Mo Guhuang asked: "Elder Liu, which demon are you going to use to kill the chicken to scare the monkey?"

"The traitor who has been identified in the early stage of Jian'ai Institute, one of the ghosts under your command, Elder Peng"

Liu Xianzhou looked at Peng Ze, who looked extremely ugly, and coldly uttered two words: "Aohu!"