Chapter 240 Jin丨Exclusively published by Jiang Wenxue

The improved version of the Divine Fire Crow cannot be put into mass production for the time being. The technical level of the original version is not too advanced. The manufacturing is relatively simple and the threshold is low, but the power is limited.

Xie Heng is worried that it will be stolen by the enemy after a long time, so he simply gave up producing the original version and only studied the improved one.

He can't produce a second Divine Fire Crow for a while, but King Taiping has already begun to implement military reforms and has handed over full authority to the Divine Marquis Mansion. In less than half a year, the combat effectiveness of the Daxing army will be greatly improved. With the improvement of its own strength, its dependence on external objects will naturally decrease.

Zhuge Zhengwo received the order to train the army. Even if he still had to do his original job, it would be much easier to investigate the case without anyone making trouble.

They shifted the focus of their work to practical matters. They cherished this hard-won opportunity very much. They only felt that the future was bright and they were full of energy. They also liked Pei Rui more and more and accepted him completely.

During this period, Fang Yingkan's case was sentenced.

Because he did not take any actual actions in treason and rebellion, he was not directly sentenced to death.

However, his subordinates committed many evil deeds, and Fang Yingkan knew about it but did not report it. He was also an accomplice in several cases. After calculating the accounts one by one, he was sentenced to 2,000 li of exile, 20 strokes of the cane, and three years of forced labor.

Other members of the Youqiao Group were also arrested. Most of the leaders were sentenced to death, and those who were under them were sent to the army or exiled. Tang Feiyu was not spared either. He was caught by Yu Qi and will be executed in the autumn.

Life in the capital became more and more stable. Jinfengxiyulou suddenly lost its rivals and gradually expanded.

Zhuge Zhengwo was the chief instructor of the 180,000 Yulin Army. He was not unfamiliar with training soldiers, but there was a shortage of manpower and he was very busy all day long. He also had to deal with the cases caused by the people in Fengyulou.

After solving several cases, he felt that he could not let it go on like this, so he discussed with Su Mengzhen and sent all the criminals to the army to train with the new recruits. Su Mengzhen had no objection.

Seeing that Zhuge Zhengwo had even dealt with his own people, other gangs hid their heads and lived in the capital. Some gangs could not stand the control and were afraid of the Four Famous Detectives, so they left the capital and went to other places.

The Liufenbantang, which was originally on par with Fengyulou, lost a lot of momentum.

After Cai Jing's death, Fengyulou kept causing trouble. The headquarters was too busy to take care of itself and had no energy to stand up for those subordinate members, and those members no longer handed in money.

The "Hanjie" of Changjie established by the city alliance was also in name only.

The building is about to collapse, and it was so easy.

In the dim room, Lei Suan was dazed, staring outside in a daze.

The sky outside the window was covered with dark clouds, and bamboo leaves were swaying in the wind and rain.

A figure hurried over in the heavy rain, and Lei Suan saw it and came to his senses. He stood up and paused, then sat down again. When the person came in, he gave the person a look.

Lei Suan didn't have an umbrella, and he was soaked. After entering the house, water kept flowing down his clothes.

Lei Yu said, "The Grand Master agreed readily, but we have searched everywhere and still can't find the original master. I think he should be in the Taiping Palace. The Grand Master has sent someone an invitation and will visit him tomorrow."

Lei Su sighed, "Okay. You've had a hard time on the way, go change your clothes."

After Lei Yu left, Lei Su continued to stare at the bamboo leaves swaying in the wind and rain.

He has been unscrupulous in his life to achieve his goals, for the position of the Grand Master of Liufenbantang.

He got along with Lei Mei, the daughter of the Grand Master Lei Zhenlei, and at the same time made friends with Guan Qi's sister Guan Zhaodi. He designed a duel between Guan Qi and Lei Zhenyu, and Lei Zhenyu became a useless man, and Guan Qi was injured in the brain by the explosion.

But Lei Zhenlei did not give him the position of the chief hall master directly. Lei Shu continued to gather strength, overthrew Lei Zhenlei, and chased him to three thousand miles away.

After that, Liufenbantang became more and more powerful, and Lei Shu's ambition became higher and higher, so that he offended the high officials of the court and had to become a monk to avoid disaster. He also promoted Di Feijing, a helper, to take charge of Liufenbantang on his behalf.

When the disaster was over, Lei Shu came out of the mountain and took charge of Liufenbantang again. This time he understood the benefits of having someone behind him, and relied on Cai Jing. Since then, he has been in the limelight. If nothing unexpected happens, it will be a matter of time before he takes over Jinfeng Xiyulou.

Who could have thought that the situation would change so quickly.

Cai Jing left, the tea was cold, the Taiping King's family was the only one in power, Zhuge Zhengwo was on good terms with the Taiping King, and Fengyulou also rose with the tide.

He couldn't just give up like that.

Pei Rui was able to get with Jinfengxiyulou, and Yuan Feishuang was also available at Liufenbantang.

He thought that he had not done anything to make Yuan Feishuang feel bad, and with Di Feijing mediating, there might still be a chance.

If Yuan Feishuang was willing to help, even if it was only a little bit, he would seize the opportunity to change the current situation and get Liufenbantang out of the dark room.

Yuan Feishuang took a book and flipped through it on the original body's bed.

He lay down for a while, then lay prone for a while, then sat up with his legs crossed, changing several postures.

Gong Jiu stood beside him with his arms folded, looking at him unkindly.

"Go, get me a tangerine." Yuan Feishuang said without even raising his head.

Gong Jiu could no longer bear it, "You are not allowed to eat on big brother's bed, get off!"

He had already made a mess of big brother's bed!

The bed sheet was wrinkled, half of the quilt was lifted up, and the pillow was shifted half an inch!

Yuan Feishuang was dragged off the bed by Gong Jiu. He threw the book away and said dissatisfiedly: "Your brother didn't say anything."

"That's because eldest brother is kind." Gong Jiu sneered.

He grabbed Yuan Feishuang's collar and dragged him to the outer room like carrying garbage. Seeing Xue Chen watching them fight with a smile, he suddenly felt uncomfortable.

He is the same age as his eldest brother, why does his eldest brother look at him like a child.

"You too." Gong Jiu said, "You don't care about him either."

"Me?" Xue Chen was surprised.

After growing up, this is the first time his younger brother has spoken to him in this tone.

Xue Chen said with relief: [The child has grown up.]

System: [? Gong Jiu

looked at Yuan Feishuang again, "How long are you going to stay here?"

Yuan Feishuang had not had much contact with Lei Suo, but he knew his senior brother very well.

When his senior brother looked strange, Yuan Feishuang guessed why he was worried.

He felt guilty towards his senior brother. If Di Feijing really asked for help, he should be able to refuse, but he would definitely feel uncomfortable in his heart, so he simply hid away in advance.

This is the third day that Yuan Feishuang has been staying at the Prince Taiping's Mansion.

When he was not here, Gong Jiu came over twice a day at most, and most of the time they met in the dining room.

After he came, Gong Jiu also took root here.

Either he was watching Xue Chen, or he was keeping an eye on Yuan Feishuang. One of the real body and the vest must be in his sight to prevent Xue Chen and the others from being alone.

Yuan Feishuang took a tangerine and said with a smile: "Wait for Lei Shu to show up in person, whether he comes to find you or me, then his goal will be achieved. Then I will go back."

Gong Jiu: "Di Feijing sent a message."

Yuan Feishuang: "That's great, let him come, maybe he can pass a message to Lei Shu."

Di Feijing would definitely not say it in front of his real body and Gong Jiu.

Maybe after entering Xue's house, he would skip over himself and directly represent Liufenbantang to show goodwill to King Taiping.

Xue Chen reminded him, "You are just the Grand Hall Master, you are not qualified yet."

Gong Jiu nodded in approval.

The superiors always like to hint with words and will not say anything directly.

First, because there is no evidence left, if something goes wrong, it is convenient for subordinates to take the blame. Second, through this unpredictable way, they can establish their own authority in front of their subordinates.

Di Feijing is the second in command of Liufenbantang, and Lei Sao is secluded behind the scenes. It seems that he is controlling Liufenbantang, but the actual situation is not the case.

If Lei Sa tears up the agreement, he only needs to say a word to put all the blame on Di Feijing to avoid public opinion.

Di Feijing, the Grand Hall Master, may be very important in the eyes of others, but in terms of status and position, he is not enough to be on par with the young master of Taiping Palace.

Moreover, Liufenbantang is not as good as it used to be.

Gong Jiu: "Brother, are you going to take over Liufenbantang?"

"Confucians disrupt the law with literature, and knights violate the law with force. But the ruler treats them with courtesy, that's why there is chaos. (Note)" Xue Chen said, "'Literature' is already in the hands of the state, and 'force' must naturally be taken back. The greatest violence in the world can only be national laws."

Gong Jiu: "As for descendants..."

He and his brother don't look like they will have descendants. It's better to rely on King Taiping than on them.

"So I'm talking about national laws, not imperial power." Xue Chen smiled, "Have you ever thought about where the emperor's power comes from?"

"From heaven?"

"You don't even believe this answer yourself." Xue Chen looked at his vest, "Shuang'er, you tell me."

System: [Be perfunctory when you should act, no need to act, you're acting so vigorously. 】

Xue Chen:【You don't understand, acting requires an audience, not everyone is qualified to be my audience.】

System:【What about me!!!】

Xue Chen:【If you don't want to watch, you can go into the small dark room.】

System:【...Forget it.】

Gong Jiu suddenly looked at Yuan Feishuang.

Why did my brother call you Shuang'er!

Did you sneak back when you were sleeping at night!

Yuan Feishuang smiled faintly, revealing a bit of Xue Chen's charm, "It's the system."

"Yes." Xue Chen cast an approving look, "The emperor's power is granted by the system, and the imperial power can never violate the system, just like the leaves of a tree can't hurt its roots."

This is the real reason why he doesn't want to be the emperor.

The stupid system came with him, and their cognition is not at the same level, so they can't communicate at all. He is really suffocating.

System: [I think I understand.]

[Oh.] Xue Chen asked lazily, [What did you understand?]

[Don’t you like this era?]

[I can’t say whether I like it or not, I don’t think so.] Xue Chen, [But the people I meet here are all very nice.]

Gong Jiu was silent for a longer time, "I understand."

The two brothers looked at each other, as if looking into each other's hearts.

Yuan Feishuang was eating oranges nearby, [So this is how it feels when my brother and I are in tune with each other, Xiaoqi really can’t do it.]

System: [Guaranteed to be scrapped.]

–

In the morning, the sun had risen to the middle of the sky.

The Si sign was hung in the government office to replace the Chen sign.

Di Fei was shocked and stood at the gate of the Taiping Palace, looking down at his toes, as if he was very nervous and uneasy.

The gifts he brought had already been received by the servants of the palace, and it seemed that they were to be sent to the eldest son for review.

Not long after, Di Fei was surprised to hear cheerful footsteps. It should be the servant who went to pass the message back.

The man was a little too lively. He circled outside his sight and seemed to be standing behind him.

Di Fei was a little confused. When he was about to turn around, he was blindfolded by a pair of hands, and a distinctive voice sounded from the side: "Guess who I am."

"Junior brother."

He had been keeping his head down. If his eyes were covered like this, the other party must be in a very uncomfortable posture.

Di Feijing's head tilted to one side, and a helpless smile was revealed in his weak voice, "You are hiding here."

"I'm not hiding, I came in openly."

The hands covering his eyes moved away, and Di Feijing regained his sight. A silver-red color suddenly occupied most of his vision, and it was particularly bright against the gray ground.

Di Feijing was surprised: "Why didn't you leave me a message?"

"Senior brother never cared about me before, why do you suddenly want to care about me now?"

Di Feijing also felt a little apologetic. Before this, he really rarely cared about his junior brother, and it was always his junior brother who took the initiative to find him.

Now he came here, and he was really using his junior brother.

Yuan Feishuang took his arm and said innocently, "The prince is not at home, they are all in the back. I am very familiar with this place, I will lead the way for you, brother."

Di Fei was surprised: "... Then I will thank you first."

He was led through the courtyard and the garden, to the place where the fragrance was about to dissipate, through the moon gate, and into a house.

Someone was playing a zither nearby, the sound of the zither was light, distant, and isolated from the world.

Di Fei was shocked to hear the sound of the piano and realized that he could not complete Lei's request today.