There are many famous scenic spots near Juzhou, the most famous of which is the "Jugong Stone" located on Rongjian Cliff in Hanshi County.
This huge stone is very unique. It is hundreds of feet long and wide, relatively square, and its four corners are supported by four naturally formed stone pillars. This huge stone has appeared on many famous works and paintings in the past, even if you have never been to Juzhou.
Everyone has seen its beauty indirectly.
After Zhang Yu arrived here with Qing Xi and Qing Shu, what they saw was a huge, thick, golden boulder under the blue sky, supported high by four thick piers.
From a distance, it looks like a giant palace standing on a high cliff, while below is the crystal clear Banwa Lake. It is like a mirror, quietly reflecting this almost miraculous lake for thousands of years.
One scene.
Qing Xi couldn't help but let out a small exclamation. She opened her eyes wide and looked at the strange scene in front of her, and she didn't come back to her senses for a long time.
Zhang Yu looked at the boulder for a while, then gave an order and asked Qing Shu to go to the carriage and bring the easel and paint brushes over.
Then he placed the easel upright here, and after laying the canvas on it, he began to trace the huge stone in front of him.
As a famous scenic spot, "Gionggong Stone" is often visited by people. However, it is located in the countryside and is half a day's journey from the nearest town. Therefore, most people who come here have to take a horse-drawn carriage, but a small number of people come here.
Those who are wealthy will choose to take the Creation directly here. These people are either rich or noble.
At this time, there was a middle-aged man in exquisite and gorgeous clothes standing in the distance, watching him paint with interest.
He was fascinated as he watched it, because Zhang Yu completely captured the essence of this huge stone and completely presented it on the canvas.
After looking at this painting, he felt that this huge stone originally had such charm, but ordinary people could not see this deep inside.
At this moment, he had a feeling that if he really wanted to understand the "Giant Palace Stone", he didn't need to see the original thing, but just looking at this painting was enough.
His admiring look fell in the eyes of an attendant, who then suggested: "Sir, if you like it, why not buy this painting?"
The middle-aged man was excited for a moment, but then he shook his head and said, "No, that person is not an ordinary person."
He could see that even though Zhang Yu was wearing a hood and couldn't see clearly his appearance, his demeanor and demeanor were there, not to mention the two creators who followed him to the left and right.
Those who can use the Creator as a follower are all related to the military government, and their status cannot be that low.
It would be insulting for such a person to directly come up and say to buy with money.
He looked into the distance, sighed, and said, "Just take a look. It's a worthwhile trip to see such beautiful scenery and paintings like this."
At this moment, he heard a strange sound coming from the sky. He raised his head and looked up, and saw a long black flying boat speeding over from the distant sky. After it came close, it slowly landed.
Come down.
Although an ordinary flying boat is also a semi-living creature, it is covered with a thick metal shell and must land at a place like the rooftop of Bozhou. However, this flying boat is biased towards living creatures like a cold river insect. When it is about to reach the ground,
A pair of centipede legs stretched out from both sides and landed firmly on the ground.
There was a flash of light on the long boat, and then the hatches opened, and soldiers dressed in black robes, with serious faces and carrying guns and swords walked out from inside.
The attendant took a few steps closer to the middle-aged man and said, "Sir, he is from the Prosecution Department."
The middle-aged man showed a hint of surprise and said, "What are the people from the Prosecution Department doing here?"
He watched these people go to Zhang Yu and others after getting off the flying boat, frowned, and then gave a warning and said: "Go and watch, if the people from the Prosecution Department are messing around, you can stop them for me."
Click them."
The attendant said yes. He first called the two guards behind him to protect the middle-aged man, and then walked forward.
Zhang Yu also felt the arrival of the prosecutor and others at this moment, but he was not distracted by it and continued to paint calmly.
Qingshu and Qingxi turned around and faced the approaching group of people warily. Qingshu put his hand on the sword beside him.
Zheng Jiu was walking in front, and he also saw Zhang Yu painting at this moment. He did not come up again, but stood there, and everyone behind him also stopped.
About two moments later, Zhang Yucai finished the painting and placed the pen on a shelf.
During this period, Zheng Jiu waited there without coming over or saying a word. He just stood there quietly, but even so, this group of people also put a lot of pressure on people.
The entourage of the middle-aged man also stood aside and watched. If Zheng Jiu and the others did not do anything too extraordinary, then there was no need for him to go up. If not necessary, it would be better not to provoke the prosecutors.
At this time, Zheng Jiu clasped his fists from a distance and said loudly: "Zhang Shijun, I am Zheng Jiu, the director of the Prosecution Department. I have something I want to talk to you about. Is it convenient?"
Zhang Yu turned around, nodded and said, "Okay."
Zheng Jiu signaled, and his men immediately brought in a wide and long table, put down two wooden stools one behind the other, and then set up a large curtain on the open space to cover the dust.
At this time, Zheng Jiu extended his hand to invite him.
Zhang Yu nodded and sat down on the wooden bench on his side.
Zheng Jiu also held the hilt of his sword and sat down, but even so, his figure remained upright.
Zhang Yudao: "Zheng Sicha was born as a sergeant?"
Zheng Jiu said: "The former Army Sima of Shangzhou Huben Army in Qingyang was later transferred to the Procuratorate Division and held the post of Inspector until now. However, I feel that what I do is still the same. I destroy the enemy in the army.
The rear is also destroying the enemy."
Zhang Yudao: "Could it be that in the eyes of the Prosecutor's Office, all people infected by parasites are enemies?"
Zheng Jiu said: "The nightmare has been around for a long time. We know how harmful it is. Sometimes we have to think about things in the worst direction and cannot tolerate a trace of warmth and compassion, because as long as we give in once, then it will
It can happen many times that the people of Qingyang Shangzhou use taxes to support us, so we have the responsibility to protect them from harm."
He looked at Zhang Yu and said: "Between gentleness and cruelty, we must make a choice. The lessons of blood and tears in the past tell us that gentleness is of no use except to comfort ourselves, so we can only choose cruelty."
Zhang Yudao: "Then what choice did Zheng Sicha make when he came back to look for me?"
Zheng Jiu directly expressed his thoughts and said: "I came to Zhang Shijun for cooperation."
Zhang Yu said nothing.
Zheng Jiu looked at him and continued: "Zhang Shijun, I tried to understand you. After you returned, you did not choose to join any Taoist sect, but entered Kaiyang Academy as a teacher. You are not as impersonal as some Xuanxiu.
, you don’t care about anything except cultivation. When you were in Luliang Town, you once used your own name to help a young man. We checked the old horse afterwards and there was indeed nothing wrong with it."
He stretched out his hand, took a booklet from the deputy's hand, put it on the case, and pushed it in the direction of Zhang Yu, "But Luliang Town is lucky and has no problems, but it doesn't mean that there are no problems in other places.
, Zhang Shijun might as well take a look at this brochure."
Zhang Yu reached out and picked up the brochure and flipped through it. The nightmare parasites discovered in the past twenty years were listed in eye-catching red pen, as well as the damage they caused. Row after row, it was simply shocking.
However, he noticed that the group of people with the most problems were the monks.
Zheng Jiu said in a serious tone: "These parasitized people who have been discovered are not the most terrifying. The most terrifying are those who have not been discovered.
We still don’t know how many people parasitized by nightmares are still lurking in Qingyang Shangzhou. If the parasitized person is just an ordinary person, as long as he does not hold a key position, then it will not be too difficult from discovery to control.
However, if it is a monk, the problem is very complicated. However, about 90% of the people parasitized by nightmares are monks.
Others think that we have been targeting monks, but this is not the case. We are only targeting the people who are most infected by nightmares. We are not hostile to monks, only those monks who are out of control."
Zhang Yu glanced at him and said: "The monks are only under the jurisdiction of Xuanfu and have never been under your control."
Zheng Jiu immediately admitted that his words were inappropriate. He corrected: "Maybe there is something wrong with my expression. What I mean is that those monks are unwilling or have not accepted the test."
Zhang Yu said calmly: "I guess I am no longer among those Zheng Sicha trusts."
Zheng Jiu said: "To be honest, I still have doubts about your authority. This is not just for you, Zhang Shijun, but for everyone who has not been inspected by the inspection department. But as a Xia Shi, Zhang Shijun,
Coupled with what you have done in the past period of time, I am willing to put aside this suspicion. But I still have to ask as usual, Zhang Shijun, have you ever been contaminated by nightmares?"
Having said this, his eyes were fixed on Zhang Yu's face covered by a hood.
Zhang Yu said very naturally: "I conduct visualization tests every day. So far, I have not seen any nightmares."
Zheng Jiu's sharp eyes softened, and he said: "We caught a monk two days ago, and he was contaminated with nightmares. Usually whenever nightmares appear, it is never an exception. I'm sure that this monk
There must be monks infected by nightmares among the Taoist sect behind them. If we are more pessimistic, the entire Taoist sect may have problems.
But if the Taoist sect does not allow it, we have no way to go in and check. I will issue a rectification order to the Taoist sect. If they are still unwilling to cooperate, then I can only use force to suppress them."
Zhang Yudao: "Xuanshou will not allow it."
If a Taoist sect could be taken down so easily, then Qingyang Shangzhou would no longer have a place for the Taoist sect to survive. The first person that cannot be bypassed is the Xuanshou.
This person may not care about trivial details, but he has to admit that he is quite protective of the monks who are registered in Xuanfu.
Zheng Jiu said: "Zhu Xuanshou is a problem, but judging from his past behavior, no matter what kind of fight occurs between monks, no matter what the positions of both parties are, he will not
There will be many people paying attention, and the cooperation I just mentioned is based on this."
He emphasized his tone at this moment, "I would like to ask Zhang Shijun to cooperate with us and assist us in investigating and cleaning up these Taoist sects that may have nightmares."
