These words were well-reasoned and made Xia Tie sigh with emotion.

"Captain Xu is indeed a man of foresight. Luoyang is so far away from Jiange County, yet you have found out so much about it?"

Xu Meng sighed.

"Don't laugh at me, County Magistrate Xia. These are all family records. As you know, I have never left Jiange County in my life."

Xia Tie narrowed his eyes slightly, lowered his head and whispered.

"Captain Xu, why are you so reckless... Now that Great Qi is in turmoil, you're talking about moving the capital. Don't you have any thoughts at all?"

Xu Meng was covered in cold sweat and struggled to get up. As if he had touched a painful spot, he let out a wail and his strong body collapsed on the bed like a deflated ball.

After some trouble, Xu Meng smiled bitterly.

"I've become such a useless person, what else can I think about? I can only eat and wait for death... If County Magistrate Xia has any ideas, please find another job. Don't worry, our friendship is still there, and I won't leak any secrets..."

Xia Tie sighed, as if angry at him for not fighting back.

"If you don't take what God gives you, you will be blamed. You and I have different paths and cannot work together. Farewell..."

After saying this, he walked away without even a greeting.

After leaving Xu Mansion, Xia Tie got on the carriage and lit a piece of talisman paper inside...

He seemed to be on good terms with the Xu family, but in fact he was always acting on the orders of the county magistrate Wang Dong.

Otherwise, with his cautiousness, he would never have dared to take up a position in Yaoshan Town, the most powerful town in Jiange County.

He was also ordered by Wang Dong to make this trip to test whether Xu had any intention of rebellion.

Just as he had said before, the Great Qi was in turmoil and the capital was being moved. Jiange County was far away from Linzi, which was a godsend.

But obviously, Xu Meng's physical condition and ambition did not support him to do so.

What he lit was a sound transmission note that could record sounds for a period of time and transmit them to a designated person.

The recipient, of course, was the county magistrate Wang Dong.

Although this sound transmission note is convenient, it also has its shortcomings.

Not only is it expensive, but the effect is also not good.

Sound can be distorted and occasionally fuzzy, even when recorded for short periods of time.

That's why Xia Tie left in a hurry.

Fortunately, he could pretend to be angry.

As for where this sound transmission note came from?

The Mo family's mechanical city has been moved to Jiange County. Is it surprising to have such a specialty?

The arrogance of the scholar and his contempt for craftsmen led him to make a fatal mistake.

The concept of making the sound transmission note originated from the "communication system" set up by Kong Hanan in the underworld. It also used one of the channels therein, with Mo Gui acting as the "base station".

To put it bluntly, this is a simplified version of the communication system.

In other words, as long as the underworld is willing, they can monitor all the messages in the sound transmission note.

It can even be intercepted, tampered with, and forged!

Ghosts are the best at confusing people. They can turn into a distorted voice, which is child's play.

But they don't need to tamper with or intercept this message.

They even accelerated the delivery.

The City God of the underworld in Yaoshan Town is Xu Tong, the ancestor of the Xu family.

After Xia Tie left, Xu Tong crawled out from under the bed.

Contrary to Xia Tie's previous guess, the coldness in the room was only because Xu Tong was there.

Although he was prepared, Xu Meng lying on the bed was still frightened and broke out in a cold sweat.

It is true that he was seriously injured.

Two pieces of flesh have been taken away from the body, and I just have to wait for the right time and the right person to return them.

Because of his injury, he could only lie down most of the time, so he had a light sleep every night.

The old ancestor who turned into a ghost lay under the bed, and I don’t know if he will have a nightmare at night.

But Xu Tong obviously didn't care whether he would have a nightmare or not. At this moment, there were more important things to do.

Xu Tong sneered.

"It seems that the imperial court still doesn't trust our Xu family..."

"But it doesn't matter. Your Majesty is extremely disappointed with the court. When the time is right, we will raise our army and revolt."

"Although Confucius is a saint, he also makes mistakes. Moving the capital to Luoyang is simply stupid!"

"Xu Meng, let me test you. Do you know why this is so?"

Xu Meng also laughed. This was a simple easy-to-get-points question.

Don't be fooled by the fact that he just listed Luoyang's advantages one after another.

But in fact, Luoyang also has shortcomings, and they are extremely obvious.

"The world is fair. All gifts from nature have already been secretly marked with extra value."

"There are good and bad things in the world. Luoyang has obvious geographical advantages, but its disadvantages also lie in its geographical location."

"It has well-developed transportation and is located in the center of Middle-earth. This not only means it is closer to the counties, but also means the enemy can arrive faster!"

"When a dynasty no longer holds the power of dominance and sits squarely at the center of the world stage, their every move will be clearly visible to all corners of the world!"

"The current Da Qi is not strong..."

Xu Tong clapped his hands and laughed.

Your Majesty is truly a man of great foresight. It is well worth it for him to disappear into the administration of the underworld.

Unexpectedly, the Xu family actually had the opportunity to become the ninth emperor...

Hey, that's really interesting.