Chapter 394 The Walking Stone
Half a month later.
Xiao Jinyan and Mr. Lu walked on the official road to Xuzhou. Xiao Jinyan had traveled back and forth between Jiangnan and the capital many times, but this time he was alone, without Zhao Langjiang fighting or Li Qingcheng fighting. He practiced his skills every day except for rushing to go.
After Jinling broke through Tongxiang Realm, Xiao Jinyan had been included in the ranks of top experts in the world. Although he did not have the feat of Zhao Langjiang as he blocked thousands of troops by himself, nor did Li Qingcheng use Qingcheng to kill Gui Fan Tower with one sword, he was confident that he would not be at a disadvantage when he fought with the two.
Over the past few days, the three string powers have become more and more skillful in running in the body, especially after adding the third string power, his understanding and application of the true essence of heaven and earth has reached an unprecedented level.
Once, when he tried to copy in Jinling at night, he included mountains and rivers within a radius of hundreds of miles into his own law space. Two wild wolves also appeared in the space, which scared him. Before that, no living creature could enter this space.
The only thing that he couldn't understand was the map of the mountains and rivers in his heart. For it, Xiao Jinyan spent a lot of money to buy wine along the way, but when he used his skills to watch, the symbols were still in vain.
This time when he went north, Xiao Jinyan did not take the water route.
Water and land are the most convenient way to go north, but the disadvantage is that it is slow, and he has to go to Xuzhou.
The nameless gun was quietly hung on the back of Mr. Lu's donkey. When the gun was not pressed, the nameless gun looked like a fire stick, dark and had no conspicuous points. No one knew that this fire stick was one of the three magic weapons that Lu Xuanji stole from Shujian Mountain.
The news that Li Chuntie was trapped in the capital was from Dongfang Nuannuan, and the detailed reason was not mentioned. It was very dangerous to rescue Li Chuntie when he went to the capital this time, so he had to know himself and his enemy before he could make a decision.
He came to Xuzhou to see someone and ask for some information.
Inquiry requires money.
In the past, when Xiao Jinyan was traveling around the world, his biggest worry was money. But this time, when Li Qingcheng was about to leave, Jin Yezi and Yinzi brought silver notes and "lent" him a full hundred thousand taels.
Because this time I went to save people.
There are always some places to save people. Xiao Jinyan doesn’t want to cause trouble if he gets money and can solve problems with money.
It was Zhu Liye's will to imprison Li Chuntie, and according to Dongfang, he also took the initiative to request it. Otherwise, with Li Chuntie's cultivation, there would be no place in the world that could trap him.
Xiao Jinyan guessed the reason for imprisoning him, which was related to Yuwen Tianlu. Xiao Jinyan suspected whether Zhu Liye used some means to threaten Li Chuntie, making him dare not act rashly.
The best strategy is to find a way to make Zhu Liye change his mind. The first strategy is to persuade Li Chuntie to leave. If neither of these methods works, then there is no choice but to do it.
For the court, this is equivalent to rebellion.
Xiao Jinyan did not have so-called loyalty to this court. For the common people, as long as they have food to eat, there is no difference between who is the emperor. For Xiao Jinyan, as long as the person he cares about is fine, there is no difference between who is the emperor.
Li Chuntie is one of the people he cares about.
However, Xiao Jinyan understood that this emperor seemed to ignore the government affairs, but his strict control over the court was not out of his way in all dynasties. Two factories and one guard, Dengwenyuan, and four major secret agencies made him almost reach a harsh level of control over the court officials, various vassal kings and frontier ministers.
Back then, Zhu Liye led thousands of troops to enter the capital under the slogan of clearing the king, clearing the king, and even clearing the king together. This method is not something that ordinary people can do. Of course, he is not an ordinary person, and their Zhu family has always had this tradition of "Jingnan".
Xiao Jinyan walked this official road many times, but this time, the official road became bumpy, and many of the gravels on the road had been crushed. After walking forward for several miles, Xiao Jinyan encountered a giant.
This is a walking stone.
It is about two feet long, more than one feet wide, and more than one feet high. It is estimated that the weight is 70,000 to 80,000 kilograms. Such a stone is loaded on a huge "trailer". The trailer has twelve wooden wheels wrapped in iron sheets. There are nearly fifty horses in front of it pulling the cart at the same time, and more than two hundred servants are helping around.
Around the stones, many places are wrapped in yellow mud.
When Xiao Jinyan was in Suzhou, many wealthy gentry and officials liked to play with Taihu stones at home. This kind of stone had many holes. When transported, it was mostly filled with yellow mud to avoid bumps. The preciousness of Taihu stones was the shape and stone holes.
Especially when the wind blows through the stone hole, it makes a pleasant sound, so it is very popular among wealthy families. However, Xiao Jinyan has never seen or heard of a huge rock as big as today.
Judging from the escort team, many of them were naturally transported to the capital in official uniforms.
When Xiao Jinyan rode a donkey by the side, he heard an officer and soldier whip sucking people with a whip and cursing, "Today is the tenth day of the eighth month. If you can't put the stones to the Wanshou Palace before Concubine Pei's birthday party, not only you, but we will also be buried with us. If you are lazy, I will attack you."
The officer and soldier saw Xiao Jinyan staring at him and glared, "What are you looking at? Do you still want to steal this treasure?"
Xiao Jinyan smiled and said, "Even if I want to steal, I have no place to hide it."
The officer and soldier cursed, "It's good to know." After that, he carried the whip and headed forward.
Xiao Jinyan asked the old servant, "Old man, what is the origin of this stone?"
The old servant pulled the rope while saying dissatisfied, "This is Wannianhou."
"World Age?" Xiao Jinyan asked in confusion.
"This stone is a gift given to Your Majesty and Concubine Pei by Duke of Lu. It is used as the treasure of the Wanshou Palace. Your Majesty has issued an order to grant this stone the title of Wannian Marquis."
Xiao Jinyan laughed in his heart, and then another sarcastic feeling of sadness.
Such a stone was named marquis, and so many Western troops who died in Hengduan Mountains and made great contributions to the border of the Ming Dynasty, they did not even get the name of "loyalty and martyrdom" until their death. I don't know if the world has changed or the people have changed.
"Why not take the waterway?"
Yaofu said, "I used to walk on the waterway, but when I was in Suzhou, the river was too shallow and there was too much silt, so the boat couldn't pass, so I unloaded it. After passing Xuzhou, I would walk on the waterway. My old waist!"
Xiao Jinyan said, "I understand some massage techniques, so why not help you take a look."
He didn't know any medical skills, but he was a martial arts practitioner. Using true qi to relieve fatigue is a compulsory practice in the world. So he turned over and came to the old man, and crossed into an internal force. The old man felt a fever all over his body and said happily, "It really works!"
Xiao Jinyan sighed, "Transporting such a stone from Taihu Lake to the capital is really a waste of money."
The old man said, "Not. Poor people have a life of poverty, and rich people have a life of wealth. In our eyes, this thing is not suitable for food or clothing, but when noble people are happy, what can we do? Along the way, seven or eight people cannot bear the hardship, so they pass."
"Who is Concubine Pei?"
The old servant said, "We don't know this. I heard that it seems to be a concubine that His Majesty had just favored. She used to be the eldest lady from Fengyulou. Later, her family was defeated and she ran to the capital to join relatives. She was attracted by His Majesty and was included in the palace. She is also a human being, and her life is of high or low status!"
Fengyu Building?
Spring breeze and night rain building?
Xiao Jinyan suddenly remembered that on the long street of Fuling City, the little pepper in red clothes was rushing around the streets.
The old servant said again, "We were originally boatmen on the canal, and were recruited by the officers and soldiers to carry out this job. Fortunately, if we could arrive in the capital smoothly, each person would be able to marry a wife for my son after we went back."
This old man is very open-minded.
In this world, most people are already very hard to live. They have gained money and gained money. They can eat, even if they are mediocre and have nothing to do in their lives, it is worth it.
Xiao Jinyan couldn't help but think of Li Jinghong.
The way she pursues is to practice in the cave every day. Even if she is immortal, can she endure the life of living like a year?
Anyway, Xiao Jinyan can't do it.
He is active by nature and is born between heaven and earth. Is he thousands of times better than pursuing the illusory way?
"Climb the hill in front, you guys go to the back to help."
Dozens of servants were driven here by officers and soldiers. The groom in front threw a long whip and shouted hard. The whip whip hit the horse. The horse was in pain and pulled upwards with difficulty.
The old servant shouted, "Sing, guys."
The servants shouted horns, and a young man led the way and started singing together.
"Wannianhou, hum."
"Eighty thousand jin, hum."
"Transport to the capital for silver, hum!"
"I made money and drank good wine, hum!"
"My wife and children are warm on the kang, hum!"
The sound was extremely rhythmic. Everyone stepped on the rhythm and pushed forward with the "humph" sound. The slope of this section of the road was not big, but it was 20 or 30 feet long, but with the combined force of the people and horses, they slowly drove upwards.
As they were about to turn over, a horse suddenly cramped all over, foamed at the mouth, and fell to the ground. The other horses were disturbed and their power suddenly dispersed.
Hurry!
The last two wheels broke.
The trailer is out of control.
Someone shouted, "Run!"
The servants were dodging to both sides, and the more than ten servants in the row, including the old man chatting with Xiao Jinyan, had no time to react and stood there on the spot, seeing that they were about to be crushed into meat paste by Taihu stones.
A figure flashed by.
Xiao Jinyan didn't even think about it, and instantly released three string forces, released the law space, and gabbed the huge stone into it.
No flesh and blood splatter.
No one is overturned.
Xiao Jinyan blocked the huge rock with his own strength. Although he could change the time, space, and quality rules at will within the law space, the inertia caused by the slipping of the 80,000 kilograms of huge rock was simply beyond the imagination of human power.
Xiao Jinyan's mind was at this moment, and when the space stabilized, he poured his internal force into his arms, pushing Wannianhou step by step, and climbed the last two feet of the hillside.
Everyone looked at Xiao Jinyan in amazement.
It seems to be seeing a miracle.
Even Xiao Jinyan did not expect that in desperate situation, he could burst out such a powerful force. When the stone stopped, Xiao Jinyan removed the law space.
At this moment, his whole body felt empty, and he didn't even have the strength to raise his fingers.
Before everyone could react, Xiao Jinyan whistled, and Young Master Lu came with his hooves. Xiao Jinyan didn't want to talk to them and rode Mr. Lu away from here.
Behind them, the two hundred men fell to the ground one after another.
"The immortal is coming."
"God bless!"
The escort officer who was walking in the front thought he would cause a huge disaster, but when he saw Xiao Jinyan's actions, he was shocked on the spot.
Chapter completed!