This martial saint's health bar is too thick

Chapter 478 The final conclusion
Lanling City in autumn does not seem bleak.

At seven in the morning, the morning mist had not yet dispersed, and the towering red-lacquered city gates opened one after another in the cool breeze. The armor of the city guards shone with a cold iron-green light, and the horses' hooves stepped on the bluestone road, startling the ginkgo trees on the roadside and causing them to fall down.

Smoke is rising from the morning market outside the East City Gate. The aroma of steamed cakes stuffed with jujube paste, mixed with the cries of hawkers, drifts over the high city walls in the west wind.

A figure in golden clothes with a sword at his waist walked out of the East City Gate, causing a commotion.

"Look, that man looks like Marquis Jing'an!"

"really?"

“Oh, it really looks like that!”

"Could it be that Marquis Jing'an has returned from the northern border?"

"Why would Marquis Jing'an go through the city gate?"

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Under the attention of everyone, Li Fei walked into Lanling City.

On September 9, Marquis Jing'an returned to Beijing!
It takes about a week to get from the North to Lanling City by car.

Li Fei was returning alone this time, so he chose to fly.

Driving the flying boat seized from Youming of the Xintian Society, Li Fei flew back to Lanling City from the northern border in just two days.

As a result, before he returned to his mansion, letters of invitation had already been delivered to his residence.

They all invited him to the banquet, and the lowest rank was a marquis, and the lowest official position was a 16th-level cabinet official!
Today, Li Fei is only lacking in connections and party members, but in other aspects he can be considered a standard "powerful official".

And if he was willing, many powerful people in the court, both civil and military officials, would be willing to establish friendship with him.

Many of the officials below are willing to serve under him!

Before leaving Beijing for the northern border, the third prince found Li Fei and told him that he had 'power but no authority' and that if he wanted to seek revenge on Xu Jing and the Lu family, it would take at least ten years of accumulation.

But with just one trip to the northern border, Li Fei had both power and influence!
It doesn't take ten years, Li Fei has now obtained permission to reopen the original case!

After returning to his mansion, Li Fei asked his butler to help him decline most of the invitations.

He first took the initiative to write a memorial requesting an audience with the emperor, and then went out to the headquarters of the Supervisory Cabinet.

"Master Hou."

"Meet Marquis Jing'an."

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In the headquarters of the Supervisory Cabinet, all the officials who saw Li Fei along the way took the initiative to greet him.

Li Fei walked into his own office loft.

"My Lord, this is the information you requested."

The subordinate handed a stack of information to Li Fei.

"Okay, let's go down."

Li Fei took the information.

This information is about Qi Zhou and the Xin Tian Hui.

On August 8st, Feng Cheng came with the imperial edict to read out commendations for everyone.

The imperial edict mentioned all the key figures and important battle achievements, but did not mention Qi Zhou at all.

This is obviously not normal.

If Qi Zhou was treated as a rebel, then Li Fei and Qiu Zi'an teamed up to kill a rebel grandmaster, which is an achievement that cannot be ignored.

As a result, the imperial edict did not mention Qi Zhou's rebellion, nor did it mention the achievements of Li Fei and Qiu Zi'an, nor did it mention how Qi Zhou was dealt with.

This made Li Fei very curious. He didn't understand what the emperor was thinking.

Plus, he was very curious about Qiming's final choice, so he decided to check it out.

He is a special envoy of the Blue Patrol and a 16th-level official of the Supervisory Council. He has extremely high authority. If he wants to investigate many things, he only needs to say a word.

The information in front of him at this time was the "results" of the Supervisory Council in the past two months:
After learning that Qi Zhou was a member of the New Heaven Society, the Supervisory Office immediately launched an in-depth investigation along this line.

In more than two months, a vice president, seven professors and more than 20 lecturers of Tianqu University were imprisoned!

In addition, in Cang Province, where Tianqu University is located, two cabinet officials, fourteen seat officials, and forty-six imperial officials were imprisoned!
At the central government side, officials from the Zhihe Pavilion, the Supervisory Pavilion, the Inspection Pavilion, and the Internal Affairs Pavilion were imprisoned.

This disturbance is no less serious than the "three major cases" back then, and it may even be worse!
But even though the internal changes were so drastic and involved so many powerful people, the whole process seemed "calm".

There was no notice in the court gazette, and no newspaper reported the related news.

The general public, and even many local governments, knew nothing about this matter!
Such a strange situation is rare. Li Fei vaguely understood the purpose of the court.

"Coldly deal with" Qi Zhou's crime and prevent the matter from escalating.

Immediately afterwards, Li Fei began to check Qi Zhou's personal information.

Qi Zhou is a loner, unmarried, without children, or parents or family members.

Not even a relative!

In this case, the other person is already dead, and whether his crime is made public or not will not have much impact. At most, it will affect his "reputation after death."

"The Qi family, traitors to the country, will be executed"

Li Fei saw archival materials from decades ago and learned about Qi Zhou's past.

"Because of this, you resent the court?"

Li Fei looked at the information for a while, and after a while, he heard footsteps.

He Jian, wearing an official uniform and with a solemn expression, walked over.

Li Fei put down the information in his hand and said with a smile:

"Mr. He, we meet again."

A smile also appeared on He Jian's serious face:
"haven't seen you for a long time."

"sit."

Li Fei asked the other party to sit down, and then poured a cup of tea himself:
"Are you investigating the New Heaven Society case?"

He Jian took a sip of tea and said calmly, "The main person in charge is Pavilion Master Lou, I am just participating."

Although he said so, Li Fei knew that the other party must have played a big role.

It took more than two months to follow the clues of Qi Zhou and find out so many officials related to the New Tianhui. He Jian made an indispensable contribution!

"After this time, you will definitely be able to advance to the next level no matter what. From now on, I will call you Elder He."

Li Fei laughed.

With He Jian's abilities, if it weren't for his personality issues, he would have been promoted long ago and would not have been stuck at the 15th-level officer position for so many years.

Now that he had Li Fei as his "backer", no one in the Supervisory Office dared to deliberately embarrass this detective, and no one dared to steal the credit from him.

So now that He Jian has solved the case of the Xin Tianhui, it is only natural that he will be promoted.

He Jian said calmly, "I am only interested in investigating the case. Whether you are a cabinet official or a seat official, you are only investigating the case."

Li Fei knew the other person's character and didn't think he was pretending:
"Mr. He, you checked Qi Zhou. Why do you think he rebelled?"

He Jian looked at the information that Li Fei had placed aside and pointed:
"I made a special note of this in the data: In the first year of Hongguang, a 14th-level military commander named Shi Taiyu was found guilty of treason by the Supervisory Office and was eventually sentenced to death along with his entire family."

"Ok?"

Li Fei recalled that he seemed to have seen this record before, but he didn't pay much attention to it when he saw it.

He Jian: "This general named Shi Taiyu supported another prince when he participated in the fight for the throne. He was hostile to Qi Zhou at the time. After the case was sentenced, Qi Zhou went to investigate the evidence, but the investigation was abandoned halfway through."

"The Qi family colluded with the enemy and betrayed the country. This general surnamed Shi is also a member of the Qi family. Do you mean that Qi Zhou became disillusioned with the court because of this incident?"

Li Fei began to understand what He Jian meant.

This military general named Shi Taiyu was most likely wrongly accused.

But who made him stand on the wrong side?
When a new emperor ascends the throne, those who had previously participated in the fight for the throne and stood on the wrong side will naturally be purged. This has happened in all dynasties.

Without exception!

"Qi Zhou chose to follow the crown prince, the current emperor, in large part because he wanted to clear the Qi family's grievances. The Qi family's grievances were caused by internal struggles within the court, and the official who led the case had the backing of a powerful prince."

He Jian said, "Qi Zhou wanted revenge, so he could only support someone who was against that prince, so he chose the prince at that time."

Li Fei thought thoughtfully: "But Shi Taiyu collaborated with the enemy and betrayed the country, and his entire family was executed. This made him think of his family again, and those family members who died unjustly.

He was a victim at first, but now he has indirectly become the perpetrator. He spent half his life pursuing justice in his heart, and finally cleared the Qi family of injustice, but in the end he found that what he desperately pursued might just be a joke, so his mentality changed? "

He Jian nodded upon hearing this.

The Qi family had been loyal and brave for generations, loyal to the emperor and serving the country, but because of internal struggles, they were charged with treason and collaborating with the enemy.

He was later cleared of the charges only because Qi Zhou won the internal struggle.

As for whether the Qi family is really innocent or not? What is the truth? It doesn't really matter.

Just look at what happened to Shi Taiyu's family.

Does anyone care whether Shi Taiyu is really a traitor?
No one cared except Qi Zhou.

This is why Qi Zhou decided to create a new Tianhui!
Solving a case often requires standing in the criminal's shoes to deeply analyze the criminal's psychological motivations and emotional changes and find out the cause and effect relationship.

The above are the cause and effect relationships analyzed by He Jian from Qi Zhou’s perspective.

Li Fei began to understand why Qi Zhou, who was already a close and trusted minister of the emperor, still chose to rebel.

The other party wants revenge, but he is also an idealist.

"Then why didn't Your Majesty make Qi Zhou's crime public, but instead handled the matter coldly?"

Li Fei asked.

He Jian shook his head: "I don't know about that. You can't guess the emperor's intentions." Li Fei stopped dwelling on this question:

"What about Qiming? Has his identity been confirmed?"

He Jian nodded.

This part of the information is classified as "top secret" and even the 16th-level officials of the Supervisory Cabinet are not qualified to view it!

But Li Fei participated in the battle in which Qiming died, so He Jian was instructed in advance - if Li Fei asked about this matter in the future, he could tell the other party directly.

There are not many sorcerers in the world who are proficient in the art of cursing, and even fewer who can practice this art to a high level.

When Qiming cursed and killed Ye Zhao who was imprisoned in the dungeon of Zhengfa Pavilion, the court had some speculations about his identity:

First, there is Bei Wan, the former master of Zhengfa Pavilion who rebelled against the court thirteen years ago.

Second, the evil sorcerer Han Jinpeng.

Third, the leader of the Zhuling Sect who has been missing for more than 20 years.

The natal magic weapons of these three people all have curse-like powers, and they all have the potential to be promoted to top-level immortals. They have all been missing for many years and have never appeared in the world.

Now, based on Qi Zhou's clue, He Jian finally confirmed Qi Ming's identity -

The leader of the Curse Spirit Sect, Bize.

"Zhuling Sect was founded in the seventh year of Jia Wen's reign, more than eighty years ago. The first sect leader was just a real person in the True Spirit Realm. Because of his strange way of cultivation and because he offended people, he was listed as a cult by the court."

He Jian introduced Li Fei:

"In the 29th year of Jiawen, the first leader of the Curse Spirit Sect died, and only a few people were left in the sect under the siege of the imperial court. Bize's parents were both disciples of the Curse Spirit Sect, and they also died in the siege of the imperial court.

Under such circumstances, Bi Ze became the second sect leader. It was probably at that time that he met Qi Zhou, who was traveling around the world. Both of them hated the court at that time and had blood feuds, so they became friends.

When Qi Zhou participated in the fight for the throne, the shadow of the Zhuling Sect was behind him. Bize helped him more than once, but did not choose to follow the prince at that time.

After the current emperor ascended the throne, considering that the Curse Spirit Sect had once helped him and for Qi Zhou's sake, he no longer classified the Curse Spirit Sect as a cult and allowed it to establish its own sect openly.

For more than 20 years thereafter, there was no public interaction between Bi Ze and Qi Zhou, and the Zhuling Sect gradually developed into a powerful underworld force that dominated the province.

In the twenty-fifth year of Hongguang, Bi Ze suddenly disappeared. Without a leader at the level of a real person, the Zhuling Sect gradually declined and became a small sect that no one cared about.

But according to my research, in the 25th year of Hongguang, Bi Ze should have broken through and become a top-level real person. He suddenly "disappeared" at that time, which was intentional, so that the Curse Spirit Sect would go from light to darkness and become the power of the New Heaven Society.

I interrogated several core members of the New Heaven Society and learned about the overall plan of Qiming, that is, Bi Ze and Qi Zhou. "

"Oh?"

Li Fei was a little curious, "How do they want to change the world?"

To be honest, he always felt that the New Heaven Society’s ideas were too unrealistic.

No matter what the goal is, in the final analysis, all it takes is strength!

If you want to change the world, what's the point of just shouting slogans? Do you have enough power?
"Bize achieved enlightenment by cursing the Great Blue Dynasty."

"Cursed Country?"

"Yes. So the more the Great Blue Dynasty declines, the faster his realm will improve. Once he can really destroy the Great Blue Dynasty and the dynasty that has lasted for more than 500 years completely collapses, the feedback he will receive will push his realm to an unprecedented height!"

"How tall is it?"

"Bi Ze's judgment is that he will become the new number one in the world! He may even break through to the top!"

"hiss"

"With such power, after the demise of the Great Blue Dynasty, Bize and Qi Zhou will join forces, and with the power that the New Heaven Society has secretly accumulated, they can quickly establish a new country, and then reunify the Central Plains and change the new heaven."

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Li Fei was silent.

If all this is really as Bize predicted, the other party will have the best power in the world and even become the first strong man in history to reach the top.

Then changing the world is indeed no longer just a slogan.

"Since he had such a vision, why did Qiming Bize finally choose to give up his life and give the final blow to the Northern Barbarians?"

Li Fei asked his doubts, hoping that He Jian could analyze Bi Ze's mentality like he did with Qi Zhou.

".If he had chosen to attack the Golden Dragon of National Fortune and the Dao Principle Power of the National Master, he would have most likely survived, but his realm would have been downgraded. But he did not do so."

Li Fei described the final scene of that battle to He Jian.

He Jian's eyes were deep. After thinking seriously for a moment, he said in a deep voice:

“There is too little information about Bize. The personal information I collected about him came from the people in the New Heaven Society, so it may not be accurate.

If you let me analyze it, I think Bize is a paranoid person and a proud person.

He founded the New Heaven Society with the original intention of giving all living beings a different future. His definition of self is noble and sacred.

He did not feel honored to join hands with foreigners to fight against the soldiers of the Great Blue Dynasty, and he even felt painful. He just had to do so to achieve his goal.

In this situation, having lost the most crucial battle, his pride and arrogance would not allow him to start over again. He could not bear to do something against his conscience again.

Since he lost, he just admitted it!

In the battle against the Northern Barbarians, it was he who took action at the critical moment, causing the Barbarian Army to fail, so his final blow inflicted heavy damage on the Northern Barbarians.

He will pay back what he owes personally!

This is his pride.

So he finally said that he didn’t need anyone to judge him.”

After listening to He Jian's analysis, Li Fei felt it made sense.

Maybe there are some other reasons, but it is likely that when Bi Ze made that choice, he was thinking the same thing as He Jian said.

From this perspective, Bize was able to accept defeat and let it go. Although he may not be a hero, he is still a tyrant.

However, Li Fei did not feel pity or admiration for this person, nor did he regret the sword he slashed in the dream world.

If he had mercy on Qiming, who would have mercy on the 3,600 imperial army soldiers who died in the battle?

No matter how great the reasons were, those soldiers should not have died in the Northern Barbarians in that way!

Li Fei does not approve of the way Qiming and others act.

So even if he had to do it again ten thousand times, he would not hesitate to strike Qiming with his sword in the dream world!

After reviewing the events of the Xintian Society with He Jian, Li Fei said with a smile:

"Your Majesty has agreed to let me re-investigate Shangguan Xiao's case of treason! I've said before that I hope you, Mr. He, can help me investigate this case."

He Jian nodded after hearing this: "Okay, as long as there is an official document, I have no problem."

"The official document will be here soon."

Li Fei was in a very happy mood.

He has waited for this day for too long!
9 month 30 day.

The headquarters of the Supervisory Cabinet.

There is a five-story attic at the very back, and there are several more floors underground.

The surrounding area is heavily guarded and protected by formations, and there are martial arts masters on duty inside all year round.

This is where the Supervisory Cabinet stores archives and various top-secret documents.

Lou Hongtao came here with several guards.

"See the Pavilion Master!"

The guards outside saluted quickly.

Lou Hongtao nodded and moved forward smoothly.

Soon, he arrived at the last underground level alone.

After passing through five mechanical stone doors, we entered a circular secret room.

There is a circle of bookshelves around the secret room, and wooden boxes are placed on the bookshelves.

Lou Hongtao looked around and came to bookshelf No. 3, A-shaped, found an open empty wooden box on it, and then took out a stack of documents from his sleeve.

After more than two months, the Xin Tian Hui case was completely settled.

Those who should be arrested should be arrested, and those who should be killed should be killed.

With Qiming and Qizhou dead and most of the core members captured, the Xin Tian Hui organization is no longer a concern.

So now Lou Hongtao personally takes a copy of the information to archive it.

This information belongs to the 'evil demon' Qiming, also known as Bize, the leader of the Curse Spirit Sect.

After all, he was a top figure who had done many great things, so his personal files were classified as top secret.

Lou Hongtao put the information into the wooden box.

"The 'evil demon' Qiming committed heinous crimes. In the 48th year of Hongguang, he died in the depths of the Northern Barbarians as a result of 'heavenly punishment'!
Those who participated in this battle: Imperial Master Yun Shu, Duke of Changping Qiu Zi'an, and Marquis of Jing'an Li Fei. "

This is the last thing written on this document.

What is not written in the document is:
After delivering the final blow to the Northern Barbarians, Qiming sent a message to the golden medal in the air that read "As if I were here in person":

"I will bear all the sins alone! I only ask that you please, for the sake of this last curse, please do not ruin the reputation of the Qi family again!"

The dim light fell on the wooden box, and tiny dust particles danced slowly in the air.

The bronze keyhole rusted into sand,
Moss engulfs the old boxes.

Where the stars hang low for thousands of years,
How much dust covers the broken raft?
Snapped!
Lou Hongtao closed the wooden box, turned around and left the secret room.

Asking for monthly ticket

(End of this chapter)