Chapter Nine: The People's Riot
Ling Xin'an spent a whole night reading the warrior system, covering her eyes and sighing, with cold sweat dripping from her back.
This world is far more dangerous and terrifying than you imagine.
Although it is impossible to move mountains and seas, it is true that people can fly nearly a thousand meters in the air and behead enemies ten miles away.
In one note, he actually mentioned cultivating immortals. There is also a clan of immortal cultivators hidden in this world that everyone envies.
This world is too dangerous. Ling Xin'an suddenly felt that her life was too unsafe and the surroundings were too dangerous.
You must live, and living is more important than anything else. This idea was deeply imprinted in Ling Xin'an's mind and heart.
I still remember that Emperor Wu reigned for nearly three hundred years. At first he thought that the first year of Emperor Wu was extended by multiple emperors, but now he found that he was wrong. Emperor Wu lived for three hundred years alone.
No wonder the world was at peace when he was in power. With such a powerful and powerful king, the world was frightened. Who would dare to make a mistake?
After gathering her thoughts, Ling Xin'an adjusted her mood to a calm state and got some sleep before dawn.
That morning, a man wearing loose clothes and trousers, when the sky was gray and bright, Ling Xin'an left the government office and started running along the main road.
This scene happened to the two detectives on duty at the door. It was either a matter of following or not. In the end, they decided to leave one to guard the door while the other followed.
Ling Xin'an ran along the main street. Jiangzhou City was very quiet in the early morning. Cleaners began to clean up the garbage. Although they were very reluctant to see some shops, it seemed quite convenient to see someone helping them.
.
Ling Xin'an didn't pay too much attention to these things. It was less than five miles from the government office to the city gate. When Ling Xin'an was approaching the city gate, she heard the morning exercises of the garrison outside.
Hu Bing is indeed a man of his word.
Ling Xin'an ran back and frowned slightly when she saw the oncoming police officer.
"Sir, what are you doing?" The policeman watched Ling Xin'an running back and waited directly at the spot.
"Do you have a problem with me?" Ling Xin'an asked as she ran.
The policeman shook his head and said, "Your Excellency left the office early in the morning, and my subordinates are here to protect you."
Ling Xin'an smiled and said, "Then you run back with me!"
"Yes, sir!" The detective nodded and ran back with Master Ling.
After a round trip of nearly ten miles, which took less than twenty minutes, when we returned to the Yamen, the guard guarding the gate looked at Master Ling with sweat on his forehead in surprise, and his companions following closely behind.
Ling Xin'an stopped, looked at the policeman coming from behind and said, "What's your name?"
The agent was only sixteen or seventeen years old and looked like he was new to the job.
"Sir, the little one's name is Sun Wu." said the little catcher.
"Go back and wash your face well. Talk to your superior later and you will be by my side from now on." Ling Xin'an said.
Sun Wu was stunned when he heard this, and then immediately bowed and said: "Yes, sir."
Ling Xin'an walked into the inner courtyard, did a set of warm-up exercises again, and then started the first day of martial arts training.
There was no one to teach the internal skills and mental methods, and no one to guide the practice. Ling Xin'an started practicing according to the basic martial arts foundation given by Guo Song.
Relax your whole body, sit on the futon, and start meditating. While letting your mind empty, you can quietly feel the mysteries of heaven and earth.
According to Guo Song, people can draw strength from the heaven and earth. Daily meditation allows themselves to integrate with nature and feel the mysteries of the heaven and earth. Then they can exercise their own strength and constantly realize and cultivate their personal power.
will be stronger.
This is somewhat related to Taoist cultivation, Ling Xin'an once said to Guo Song.
Guo Song, however, said that the Taoist cultivation method is a profound secret book that non-Taoist disciples cannot practice, and ordinary people have no chance to come into contact with it.
Ling Xin'an was surprised. There was actually Taoism here, and it seemed that Buddhism was not far away.
Putting all this aside, Ling Xin'an was completely relaxed. She sat upright on the futon and breathed in and out at her own pace to relax her body and soul.
Soon, Ling Xin'an fell into trance, her mind went blank, and her mind suddenly disappeared. Her whole person seemed to be integrated into the courtyard. Her sleeping children, who were sitting far away in the pavilion, suddenly couldn't feel the presence of adults. She was so scared that she quickly opened her eyes. Open your eyes and look for adults.
Then he looked stunned.
The master was sitting on the futon, and there was a faint smoke lingering on his body, but he could not feel any breath from him. If he could not see the figure, Shuang'er would definitely believe that the master was gone.
When the sun shone across the entire land and the smoke dissipated, Ling Xin'an opened her eyes. When she stood up, she immediately felt refreshed. She only slept for an hour or two last night, and now she was completely sleepless.
This martial arts is truly mysterious.
"Shuang'er, prepare some washing water for me, sir!"
Shuang'er rushed over from a distance, looked at the adult who felt something unusual, and immediately responded.
In the next few days, Guo Song continued to deal with and rectify the environmental problems in the city, but encountered obstruction from many people, especially those who raised cattle and sheep in the inner city. Guo Song followed Lord Ling's instructions and acted with reason. Because of love, his speed was much slower.
On the other hand, Dou Kai's speed was much faster no matter what.
The entire Jiangzhou Prefecture knew that the county government was going to drive the people raising cattle and sheep out of the city, which completely caused the people in the city to riot. The people rushed out of their homes and rushed towards the police officers who were discussing with the people. .
The conflict quickly ignited. Facing more and more people, Guo Song and Dou Kai were unable to resist. In less than half a stick of incense, they were injured one after another, and then an emergency firecracker was lit.
At the garrison three miles outside the city, Hu soldiers saw the smoke and the horn sounded. In just half a quarter of an hour, nearly a thousand soldiers, including two hundred cavalry, rushed into the capital of Jiangzhou.
Ling Xin'an naturally knew that there was a riot in the city. Shuang'er stood in the inner courtyard with a pale face, watching the faint sound of riot coming from the distance.
Ling Xin'an comforted her and then asked her to hide in a dark cabinet in his study. This moved Shuang'er to tears. She didn't know whether she was really moved or frightened.
Picking up the knife casually, Ling Xin'an ran away, with Sun Wu following closely behind him.
As soon as they left the government office, they saw from a distance that Guo Song and others were running towards the government office quickly. Behind them, nearly two to three hundred ordinary people were rushing towards them.
When all the detectives saw Ling Xin'an standing in front of the government office with a knife in hand, they all sped up and quickly stood around him,
The people who came in droves saw a cold-looking young man standing in front of the government office, holding a giant knife and facing them.
The streets that were noisy just now immediately became quiet.
Those walking at the front naturally knew who the figure in front of the government office was, wearing the clothes unique to the imperial court. He was not the county government official.
Ling Xin'an's cold eyes slowly swept across the crowd, and the people in front actually felt a chill pouring down from their heads.
Ling Xin'an didn't say anything, and neither did the people in front. The two sides faced each other, and Ling Xin'an's sword shone brightly in the morning sun.
Silence, heaviness, oppression...
Although the policemen were a little injured, they were still scratching the surface, especially people like Guo Song and Doukai. At this time, the sound of war horses could be heard faintly outside the city.
The garrison is about to enter the city.
The people finally began to panic. If the garrison really entered here, you can imagine what would happen next.
Finally, someone couldn't help it and said, "Sir, do you want to drive us out of the city?"
The speaker was a man with a sinewy face, holding a wooden stick in his hand, and staring fiercely at Ling Xin'an.
Ling Xin'an stared at him, then looked back, and slowly said: "Fellow folks, what do you mean by trying to break into the government office?"
Nearly two to three hundred people looked at me and at you, but no one spoke. It was the same man from before who said, "Sir, why do you ask questions when you already know?"
Ling Xin'an stared at him with cold eyes: "This strong man, when and where did this government make a notice to drive out all the villagers?"
The man said: "No? If not, why are we driven out of the inner city?"
"Yes, yes, yes! Why are you driving us away?" Someone in the crowd immediately echoed.
Ling Xin'an said coldly: "Is it possible that there is a misunderstanding or that I, Ling, did not convey it clearly enough and caused the fellow villagers to misunderstand?"
"There is no misunderstanding, this is what you do." someone shouted.
The crowd began to boil again, and suddenly a black object flew toward Ling Xin'an in the crowd.
Ling Xin'an's eyes flashed, and she dodged to one side, with a whooshing sound.
"Who?" Dou Kai suddenly became furious and was about to draw his sword and move forward.
Ling Xin'an shouted: "Stop it!"
This sound was like thunder on the ground, and it immediately stopped everyone. Dou Kai and others looked at Ling Xin'an, thinking in their eyes.
"Fellow folks, please be patient. You said that I will drive you out of the inner city. Is this true?"
"I know that some of the recent announcements from this government have caused some resistance to the villagers. However, haven't we already promised you that as long as you are willing to raise cattle and sheep outside the city, haven't we subsidized you? If you are willing, this government will provide you with subsidies.
The government will compensate all the villagers for all the expenses of relocating the whole family. Is it not clear in the notice of the government?"
"Then why do you detectives have to expel us?" someone shouted in the crowd.
Ling Xin'an frowned: "Did something like this happen?"
"Under the bright sky, is it possible that all those who came with me are blind? It was obviously you who violently expelled me and others."
"Have you seen this fellow countryman with your own eyes?" Ling Xin'an stared at him and asked.
The man raised his head and stared at Ling Xin'an without any hesitation, "We all saw it."
"Is this possible?" Ling Xin'an asked Guo Song and Dou Kai sternly.
The latter immediately replied: "My lord, this is absolutely not the case."
"Huh, you officials protect each other, so naturally there is no such thing." Someone else said.
"Well said!" someone in the crowd shouted.
Guo Song argued again: "Sir, we really don't have any."
Ling Xin'an raised her hand to stop him from talking.
Looking at these people, no matter how stupid they are, they understand that, needless to say, there must be someone behind this, not to mention the figures that pop up from time to time in the crowd, such obvious shillings, Ling Xin'an can't help but sigh again.
No era can be separated from the battlefield.
At this time, the sound of galloping war horses could be heard from behind. Some people in the front immediately changed their expressions when they heard this and were about to speak. Ling Xin'an shouted loudly: "Fellow folks, don't panic, don't be chaotic. The garrison came in and wanted to hear it."
Listen to the voices of fellow villagers. Today, tell us what you think and what you don’t understand. Let’s discuss and solve the problem. Don’t be anxious!”
Ling Xin'an's words echoed on the streets and fell among the people. The hearts that were about to riot just now slowly calmed down.
Chapter completed!