Noon the next day.

The warm autumn sun passed through the dense branches and leaves of the pear tree, casting mottled light on Chen Sheng who was taking a nap in the rocking chair.

He put on a clean, loose flaxen robe, and his long hair was tied into a neat bun, fixed on the top of his head with a warm white jade hairpin. He looked calm and indifferent, not like a powerful person.

, the unparalleled King of Han looked like a gentle and elegant prince.

Zhao Qing was sitting in the yard holding an unfinished red cloak. He took two stitches and glanced at Chen Sheng under the pear tree. His big bright eyes were bent into crescents and he never opened them.

Ayu was also sitting in the yard, holding a book, his little face wrinkled with worry, and his neat bun was all messed up...

Time is like soft water, flowing in this simple courtyard and also in the hearts of the three people.

Suddenly, the courtyard door opened gently.

A royal guard wearing a helmet and armor leaned his upper body into the door, glanced at Chen Sheng who was taking a nap under the pear tree with his eyes closed, and immediately took his head back.

At this moment, Chen Sheng, who had been snoring slightly just a second ago, suddenly frowned and said calmly without opening his eyes: "What's the matter?"

The royal guard pushed open the door and stepped into the courtyard, clasped his fists and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, Qing Ke, the chief manager of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, is asking for an audience outside!"

Although Chen Sheng did not order anyone not to visit him, but knowing that he had just returned home, the royal guards guarding the Chen family compound naturally knew how to respond to the royal court officials' request for an audience.

No.

However, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, as one of the four major bodyguards of the Han Dynasty on par with the royal guards, chambers of attendants, and special warfare, was obviously not among the "office officials."

As soon as Ah Yu in the other room heard the words "Qing Ke", he immediately closed the book in his hand as if he had found a life-saving straw, and looked at Chen Sheng expectantly.

Chen Sheng also relaxed his brows and responded calmly: "Invite him in."

"only!"

The royal guards clasped their fists and bowed before retreating.

After a while, Jing Ke, who was wearing the black leather armor issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs but with weapons all over his body, bowed and stepped into the courtyard of the Chen family. He cupped his fists and said: "I, Qing Ke, pay homage to the king. Long live my king!"

Long live!"

Chen Sheng reluctantly opened his eyes, glanced at him sleepily, and said resentfully: "I've been hiding at home, why are you refusing to let me go?"

Jing Ke smiled and said: "It's an urgent matter, it is indeed an urgent matter!"

Chen Sheng curled his lips angrily, turned to Ayu, who was sitting on the small bench writhing like a restless little monkey, and said: "Go, get your big pigs to eat, and don't let anyone

They say our family doesn’t know how to treat guests!”

"Why!"

Ah Yu jumped up, put down the book and ran towards the kitchen... As long as she was not allowed to read, she would be happy to do anything!

Seeing her frizzy look, Zhao Qing shook his head fondly, stood up from the cloak in his arms, bowed his hands to Jing Ke and said, "Master Qing, please sit down while I go to help Ah Yu eat."

She didn't have to greet ordinary officials, but she knew that Jing Ke was not only regarded by Ayu as his wife and brother, but also one of the only two friends of her elder brother.

Of course, ordinary officials usually cannot see her...

Jing Ke hurriedly returned the gift: "How dare you labor me, young master? I am not very frightened!"

Zhao Qing stroked his hair beside his ears and smiled gently: "It doesn't matter."

After saying that, she went to the kitchen.

"Okay, this is not a royal palace, and I'm not wearing official uniform, so there's no need for so many formalities!"

When he said this, the back of Chen Sheng's head did not leave the rocking chair. It was as if he was sealed in the rocking chair. "Go and bring a chair and sit on it."

"only!"

Jing Ke still bowed his hands respectfully and saluted. When he was done, he looked around, walked to A Yu's small bench, picked up the bench, walked under the pear tree, and sat opposite Chen Sheng... He was sitting at the same height as the small bench.

It happened to be one level lower than Chen Sheng who was slumped in the rocking chair.

Chen Sheng yawned and closed his eyes again: "What's the matter? Tell me!"

Jing Ke: "Previously, the king ordered me, the Demon Slayer Division, to track down the purpose of the extraterrestrial snake demon entering our Han court. I have been following the special battle situation for more than two months, and now I finally have some clues. I came here to report to the king."

Chen Sheng: "Well, what happens next?"

Jing Ke: "Back to your Majesty, according to various verifications from our Demon Slaying Department, it is not an isolated case that extraterrestrial demon tribes have sneaked into Jiuzhou. In Jizhou, Yangzhou, Xuzhou, and Sizhou, there are extraterritorial demon tribes who occupy mountains and become kings, gather demons and build mansions, and all

While actively contacting the local government, our Demon Slaying Division secretly rounded up several large demons under the command of extraterrestrial demon tribes, tortured them, and learned that these extraterrestrial demon tribes had sneaked into Kyushu for one thing...to become gods!"

Chen Sheng finally opened his eyes, straightened his sitting posture, and said in a deep voice: "Tell me carefully, how to 'confer a god'?"

After Jing Ke organized his conversation for a moment, he said, "Does your Majesty know the origin of Tu Shan Yao?"

Chen Shengxu pondered for a moment with his eyes closed, and then asked: "You mean, these extraterrestrial demon clans are also looking for ways to clean themselves up?"

The Tushan clan, where Tu Shanyao belongs, was a family of the Emperor's servants in ancient times. They followed the Emperor for generations. During the reign of Emperor Yu, they were finally granted the title of Emperor Yu and granted human status. From then on, they lived freely in Kyushu as outsiders.

, neither suppressed by the Kyushu Formation nor afraid of the pressure of the Human Emperor Qi.

"This is just an inference made by the minister."

Jing Ke shook his head and replied: "Of the many extraterrestrial monster clans that have sneaked into Jiuzhou, the weakest ones are all transformed monsters. The manpower and material resources needed to round them up are too huge. Our Demon Slayer Division still does not have the skills to match those in the royal court's territory."

Having mobilized so much manpower and material resources from outside, and rounded up many local monsters, most of them had only heard a few words from those monster clans outside the territory, and could not verify it. I had no choice but to return to Wumo Mountain Gate to read the ancient books in the gate, and finally got such a

An inference that cannot be confirmed for the time being.”

Chen Sheng frowned, tapped the back of the rocking chair with two fingers, and fell into deep thought.

Jing Ke's words reminded him of a feudal superstitious rumor he had seen on the Internet in his previous life: Huang Pizi asked for a title.

It is said that after a weasel has reached a certain level of cultivation, it will ask for a title from people and ask people whether it looks like a human or an immortal. If it says it looks like a human, it will transform into a human form. If it says it looks like an immortal, its cultivation will become more like that of a human being.

Furthermore, if it is like other things, its practice will be ruined.

Among these rumors, there are many theories that Huang Pizi succeeded in seeking the title and protected his benefactor.

But more importantly, no matter what it looks like, it will lead to disaster...

This rumor is similar to the fact that the Tushan family was granted the imperial edict and human status.

Combined with his current understanding of the Human Emperor's Qi and the Emperor's Qi, he also came to an inference that could not be confirmed for the time being: the so-called god-making was probably used by the demon clan from outside the territory to divert the luck of the Nine Provinces human race, weaken their opponents, and strengthen themselves.

A great conspiracy!

If in a time of peace, the Kyushu human race is one, small tricks that are not worthy of being tabled on this point may only be like moths eating away at the pillars, eating away a very small part of the overall destiny of the Kyushu human race, and unable to shake the overall situation of Kyushu.

But now that Jiuzhou is in chaos and heroes are rising together, the luck of the Jiuzhou human race has been scattered into several large and small pieces. Under this situation, it is difficult to say how much of the Jiuzhou human race's luck can be swallowed up by the demon clan outside the territory. When the time comes,

The Tao eliminates demons and the human race in Kyushu is in danger!

Chen Sheng opened his eyes with a solemn look on his face: "How are the demons under Wang Ting's rule recently?"

Jing Ke replied: "With the help of Confucianists, it has been initially controlled, and there is no worry about flooding for the time being."

Chen Sheng raised his eyebrows in confusion: "Confucian?"

Jing Ke was suddenly enlightened and quickly explained: "A few months ago, Confucianism was the winner in the first round of points evaluation of hundreds of academies. A large number of Confucian scholars traveled all over the royal court to promote his Confucianism... It is indeed useful. According to the reports from the strongholds of the counties and counties of my Demon Slaying Division,

, Since the beginning of Confucianism spreading in all directions, the incidents of mountain spirits and wild monsters turning into monsters have gradually eased in the monitored areas. Compared with the previous month, not only has there been no increase, but it has also decreased by 20%!"

After Chen Sheng heard this, he felt a little more doubtful.

The better the effect of Confucian preaching, the more profound the influence of Confucianism on the people at the bottom of the Han Dynasty.

There are many conflicts between the essence of Confucianism and the development strategy of the Han Dynasty, and it is also a conflict at the conceptual level. Once it is deeply rooted, it will directly shake the foundation of the royal court!

If the royal court cannot increase its size and majesty, it will not be able to deter these extraterrestrial demon clans.

The more unable to rely on one's own strength to deter these extraterritorial demon clans, the more one has to rely on the power of hundreds of families.

This creates a situation of drinking poison to quench thirst...

After a while, Chen Sheng finally figured out a clue and said in a deep voice: "The external expedition is temporarily suspended. Next, Wang Ting will make every effort to develop people's livelihood. The scope of your Demon Slayer Division's work is also within the scope of protecting people's livelihood. What will happen next

Just go ahead and do it, if you need people, Wang Ting’s 600,000-strong army can support you at any time. If you need things, Wang Ting’s three states can take whatever you want!”

"I have only one request, and that is to nip the evil in the royal court in its bud!"

"In addition, your Demon Slaying Department must also intensify supervision on the situation of monsters from outside the territory. Under Wang Ting's rule, any officials who have monsters from outside the territory entering the country or who appear to be colluding with monsters from outside the territory will be killed without mercy!"

"Everyone outside the royal court's territory will be forwarded to the Attendant's Office and made public in the name of colluding with the Dog Rong. I want everyone who colludes with the demon clan outside the territory to become a street rat. Everyone will shout and beat them, and they will be infamous for thousands of years!"

At the end, he said meaningfully: "As a human being, you have to rely on yourself after all..."

Jing Ke understood this, clasped his hands and said, "I understand!"
Chapter completed!