Chapter 348 My Father Li Xuanjing
Daxia.
Lanzhou.
Lanzhou is more than 2,000 miles away from Chang'an. Although it is far away from the political center, the bloody storm in Chang'an is unlikely to reach here.
A few years ago, local officials in Lanzhou tried their best to move to Chang'an.
But in recent years, the situation has gradually reversed. Even when they received transfer orders from Chang'an, they would refuse them by all means, using all kinds of excuses, and even bribing the officials in charge of assessments, actively requesting a lowering of the assessment results, just to stay and serve as officials in the local area.
In the past six months, some dignitaries in Chang'an have also moved to Lanzhou.
For the officials and dignitaries of Daxia, the capital Chang'an has become a den of dragons and tigers.
As the sky gradually darkened, a young man and woman walked hand in hand into Lanzhou City.
The two of them were carrying bags and looked like a couple passing by.
Among them, the men were handsome and the women were beautiful. Even the guards guarding the city couldn't help but take a few more glances at them.
After Li Nuo parted with Yiren and the Queen, he ran all the way and finally arrived at Lanzhou City before dark.
The two planned to rest in the city for one night and continue their journey tomorrow morning.
As soon as I walked into the city gate, a group of beggars surrounded me, holding out dirty, broken bowls.
"Please be kind and give me something to eat!"
"I haven't eaten for three days. Can someone please have pity on me..."
"There are some leftovers, please give some away..."
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As an official of Daxia, Li Nuo couldn't help feeling touched when he saw this scene.
Although Chang'an is prosperous, isn't there also Daxia outside of Chang'an?
The court officials hold high positions in government, but how many of them truly understand the sufferings of the common people?
He bought all the remaining steamed buns from a steamed bun shop on the street and distributed them to the beggars, then he and Yiren found an inn to stay in.
Sitting in the inn room, Li Nuo felt a little complicated.
It seemed that he was influenced by the righteous energy in his body. When he saw the people of Da Xia reduced to beggars, he felt compassion in his heart and wanted urgently to change everything.
Cultivate oneself, manage the family, govern the country, and bring peace to the world. What the book says is indeed correct. After Confucianism entered China, even if it was not their own subjective will, there would be a mysterious force pushing them to do these things.
For this reason, Confucianism is the most respected school of thought in every country.
As they had to travel further the next day, they went to bed early.
He slept very soundly and did not have any dreams the whole night.
After getting up and washing, the two continued their journey.
At their speed, including the rest time at night, it would take at most three days to get from Lanzhou to Chang'an.
Li Nuo checked out of the room downstairs and walked out of the inn.
As they walked towards the city gate, they both paused at the same time and glanced in a certain direction behind them.
Someone is spying in secret.
However, Li Nuo did not feel any threatening aura from the other party.
He ignored it for the time being, and the two walked forward for a distance, when the way ahead was suddenly blocked by someone.
Several sturdy figures blocked their way.
The burly man in the lead whispered, "Go to that alley over there, or I'll kill you!"
There was an alley next to the two of them.
When people passing by saw this scene, they took detours to avoid it.
Not far away, two patrolling detectives saw them, but turned around and continued patrolling in the direction they came from, pretending not to see them.
Song Yiren wanted to draw her sword, but Li Nuo held her hand.
Li Nuo walked into the alley as the sturdy man said. After the sturdy man and his men followed him in, they pointed at the bag behind Li Nuo and said, "Hand over the valuables yourself. Don't force us to do it..."
Li Nuo knew that other provinces would definitely be more chaotic than Chang'an, but he didn't expect it to be so chaotic.
They were robbing people in broad daylight, in the street, without telling anyone. Even the constables responsible for maintaining law and order saw it and turned a blind eye. This shows how chaotic Lanzhou had become.
"Uncle, you're bigger than my mother!"
When Song Yiren had just come down the mountain and was traveling around the world alone, she encountered many such things.
Looking at the arrogance of these people, she finally couldn't help but take action.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Only a few muffled sounds were heard, and several figures flew out from the alley.
Two constables were leaning against the wall at the corner of the street watching the fun. They should be able to extort a lot of money from these two fat sheep from other places, and of course they would get their benefits as well.
But soon they discovered something was wrong.
The ones lying on the ground wailing, unable to even get up, were actually those guys.
The two looked at each other, and one of them ran up quickly and asked, "What happened?"
The sturdy men never expected that the young woman's skills were so amazing. She might have already reached the True Qi realm. The leading man covered his chest and said in pain: "She, they wanted to rob our silver. We refused to give it to her, and she actually attacked us!"
The constable looked at Li Nuo and Yi Ren and said in a deep voice: "How can this be absurd? You dare to rob people in broad daylight. Do you have any respect for the law?"
While he was speaking, another constable had already arrived with a group of guards.
Without waiting for the leading guard to ask, the first constable said, "These two are robbing in broad daylight. Commander Chen, arrest them now!"
At this moment, there are no more people on this street.
Even the shops on the street closed their doors, and some people only dared to put their ears to the door to eavesdrop.
After hearing what the official said, they couldn't help but mourn for the couple in their hearts.
Once these two outsiders were targeted by these ruthless guys, losing their money would be the best outcome, and even their bodies would probably be in danger.
The guard looked at Li Nuo and Song Yiren and asked, "Is what he said true?"
Song Yiren pointed at the several strong men on the ground and said angrily, "Who is more like a criminal, us or them? Can't you see for yourself?"
The young guard snorted and said, "I think you are more likely to be them. Otherwise, how could the ones lying on the ground be them?"
The sturdy leader then said, "Yes, yes, the bags they carry are meant to rob us!"
Song Yiren looked at this scene and finally understood what was going on. She angrily said, "I know, you are all in the same group!"
The young guard said coldly: "You evil man dared to complain first, take him away!"
Li Nuo's face looked very ugly.
This is no longer just collusion between officials and bandits, but collusion between officials, bandits and soldiers. The degree of darkness is simply outrageous!
The guards were about to step forward to take the two men down, but suddenly his legs trembled and he fell to his knees.
The young guard and the two constables felt a huge pressure that forced them to kneel down uncontrollably. They wanted to struggle to get up, but they couldn't even lift their heads.
"You bastard!"
Li Nuo sat at a roadside tea stall, untied a constable and a guard, and said coldly: "Send your superiors over!"
The two of them crawled away.
Li Nuo sat there for a quarter of an hour when the ground beneath his feet suddenly began to vibrate slightly. The tea bowls on the tea stall began to tinkle in response to the vibration.
Li Nuo and Song Yiren looked up and saw a black line appearing at the end of the street ahead.
That's not a black line, but a black armor.
Nearly a hundred soldiers in armor appeared on the street.
The shaking of the ground was caused by their running steps.
As they got closer, a murderous aura came over them.
Li Nuo was not unfamiliar with this aura.
This is the aura of a military strategist.
Each school of thought has its own strengths. The Legalists are known for their individual strength, while the Military Strategists are best at utilizing collective power.
The strength of a single soldier is limited, but if hundreds or thousands of people form a military formation, the power they can exert is extremely terrifying.
When the army passed by, even the Sixth Realm had to retreat.
The aura of each of these nearly one hundred soldiers is only at the second or third realm. The middle-aged general in the lead is only at the fourth realm.
But the overall aura of their military formation made Li Nuo, who was at the fifth level, feel a strong sense of pressure.
The middle-aged officer walked behind the kneeling people and felt the force exerted on them. His expression changed slightly and he blurted out, "Legalists!"
He not only felt the power of the Legalists, but also the power of the Legalists of the fifth realm.
As far as he knew, there was only one legalist in the fifth realm of Daxia, and that was the current Minister of Justice.
But the source of this power, the young man sitting there, obviously could not be a third-rank official of the current dynasty.
Li Nuo untied the restraints of these people, and the pressure on his body suddenly disappeared. The young guard got up from the ground and saw the middle-aged man. He seemed to have seen a savior. He pointed at Li Nuo and said, "General, this man robbed in the street and dared to resist arrest. Take him down quickly!"
"Rob your mother!"
He had just gotten up when he was kicked to the ground by the middle-aged man.
A fifth-level legalist is robbing people in the street. Who can say such a thing?
While the young guard was lying on the ground and hadn't figured out the situation, the middle-aged general quickly walked up to Li Nuo, clasped his fists, and asked, "Excuse me, who are you..."
Li Nuo said, "Li Nuo, doctor of the Ministry of Justice."
The middle-aged general's heart was slightly moved. It turned out that he was from the Ministry of Justice. He was just a doctor in the Ministry of Justice, but he had the cultivation level of the fifth level of the Legalist school...
As for the name Li Nuo, it did sound familiar to him, but he couldn't remember where he had heard it.
Li Nuo looked at the other person's confused face, trying to think, and sighed softly, and said again: "My father is Li Xuanjing."
The middle-aged general shuddered, his expression immediately became solemn, and he said, "So you are the son of the Dali Temple Minister. I am so sorry for your disrespect!"
Li Nuo was speechless. After all, he was the top scorer in six subjects. Is the top scorer in six subjects so unknown?
Plop!
Li Nuo's words "My father is Li Xuanjing" made the legs of a man in official uniform who had just arrived go weak and he almost fell to the ground.
He was the county magistrate of Lan County. He had just heard from a constable that someone had robbed someone in the street and injured the guards patrolling the city. He personally led a group of yamen runners to the scene and heard this sentence as soon as he arrived.
The constable walked in front, pointed at Li Nuo and said, "Sir, that's him!"
"It's your mother!"
The magistrate of Lan County slapped him to the ground. The court wanted to transfer him to Chang'an and promote him. Why did he refuse on the grounds of supporting his mother?
Isn't it just because he's afraid of being killed by Li Xuanjing?
This bastard actually brought his ancestors to his doorstep!
He strode forward, clasped his fists towards Li Nuo and said, "I am the magistrate of Lan County. I am honored to meet you, Lord Li!"
Li Nuo looked at the two of them and said calmly, "One of you is a good official, and the other is a good commander of the soldiers..."
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Lan County Government Office.
The magistrate of Lan County stood in front of Li Nuo, his face pale, and he kept saying: "It was my fault for neglecting management. Please rest assured, I will strictly control them in the future. The two detectives involved will be dismissed and investigated immediately..."
The middle-aged general was even more irritable. He punched and kicked the young guard and said angrily: "I asked you to join the army to protect the people. You bastard, you actually colluded with bandits and oppressed the people..."
Li Nuo looked at the two men and said, "I hope you two will keep your word. After returning to Chang'an, I want to see the case files in the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of War."
The magistrate of Lan County nodded his head and said, "Of course, of course!"
The middle-aged general also said: "After returning to the camp, I will punish him according to military law..."
Handling cases requires formal procedures, and Li Nuo cannot deal with them on the spot.
The magistrate of Lan County wiped his sweat and said, "Sir Li, I have already prepared a feast in the restaurant..."
Before he could finish, Li Nuo waved his hand and said, "No need. I'm in a hurry. Remember what you said. Otherwise, the next time someone comes to Lanzhou, they won't just investigate this case..."
The magistrate of Lan County was shocked and said repeatedly: "I know, I know!"
After personally escorting them out of the county government office, he wiped the sweat off his forehead. Then his face darkened and he looked at the constables and runners standing in the yard and angrily said, "Tell the truth, who else among you is doing this kind of thing in private!"
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At the gate of Lanzhou city.
Li Nuo and Yiren walked out side by side. Although it delayed them for half an hour, it made Li Nuo realize one thing.
Chang'an's cultivation resources have been cleared out by my father.
However, the situation in these local prefectures is more serious than that in Chang'an. He already has some ideas about his cultivation in the next realm.
These are things to consider later; right now, the most important thing is to get home.
Li Nuo held Yiren's hand and said, "Let's go."
Somewhere off the official road, on the ground, Li Nuo took a step forward, and his figure appeared dozens of feet away, several feet above the ground. He flew in the air, and his body left a residual shadow in the void...
Half an hour later.
A figure came quickly and hovered in the void.
The man in black closed his eyes and felt the remaining traces of true energy around him.
He looked forward, a smile appeared on his face, and he said: "I found you..."
The next moment, his body turned into a black stream of light and chased in the direction where the two people disappeared.
Bang!
But he had only walked forward a hundred feet when suddenly a muffled sound was heard in the void.
The figure of the man in black appeared again from the void.
He touched his forehead. Even he felt a buzzing in his head after the collision just now.
But the void ahead was clearly empty.
What on earth had he run into?
He stretched out his hand and touched an invisible barrier.
As if he had sensed something, he suddenly turned his head and looked down.
A figure sat quietly by a stream below, holding a fishing rod, and a small fish happened to be hooked.
He took the small fish off the hook and put it in the fish basket.
There are already quite a few small fish in the fish basket, and it is obvious that he has been fishing here for a long time.
The man put down his fishing rod, turned to look at the man in black, and asked calmly, "Where are you going, friend?"
[PS: I caught a cold these past two days, and I’m not in good shape. My fingers hurt for some reason, so I can only type with two fingers. It just so happens that I’ve just finished writing a big plot and connected it to a new one, and the negative buffs are stacked up, so I’ll keep it short for now…]
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