My book friend Long Aotian

Chapter 218: It turns out to be a spiritual dog-licking ritual?

In the second hall of Tongwen Bureau, the beacon vibrated and golden light flowed.

The huge disc-shaped surface faces the sky, rotating and swaying back and forth on its own.

It looks like an ear, as if it is listening to something.

It also looks like a net, as if it is catching something.

In the second hall, the personal soldiers of Prince Zhao and the officials of Huazhou were all present. The final outcome of the Tongwen affair in Huazhou would be decided by the emperor's uncle. The beacon determined whether everything could be smoothly implemented.

Everyone watched with bated breath as the disc-shaped disk tilted toward the sky and swayed back and forth.

The round face faces everyone in turn.

The flowing golden light also shines on every face.

In an instant, everyone seemed to have a sudden inspiration, and a wonderful feeling surged into their hearts.

When the beacon disc flashed in front of them, Zhang Mao and other officers sent by the emperor's uncle showed a look of satisfaction. Shi Da Ren, Zhang Tongpan and other Huazhou officials also looked pleased, but to a much lesser degree.

Li Bailong looked normal, but when he saw everyone's strange expressions, he felt a chill in his heart.

He immediately turned to look at his master.

But the master looked dazed and his eyes were slightly empty, obviously his mind was wandering.

He immediately grabbed his master's hand, condensed his Qi and whispered, "Sister!"

Jiang Lishu came back to his senses immediately after hearing his voice transmission, and shuddered. Li Bailong was worried and whispered, "This thing seems to be weird... What happened to you just now?"

After the master came back to his senses, he thought again and recalled what had just happened.

After a moment, a look of horror appeared on her face and disbelief was in her eyes.

Li Bailong frowned and asked, "What's the matter?"

The master just shook his head, even forgetting to gather his Qi to transmit his voice, and only mouthed: "Nothing!"

Seeing this, Li Bailong became suspicious and was about to ask in detail, but there were so many people around and it was difficult to open his mouth. At this moment, Zhang Mao and others seemed to wake up from their sudden joy.

But there was still excitement on his face.

"Master Li."

General Zhang spoke again, his tone even more passionately: "Now that this magical object has been completed, King Zhao's great cause will be accomplished in an instant. Since we have received the emperor's order, we should strive to be the first to do so, so as not to let down the emperor's grace!"

He pumped his fist and spoke forcefully.

"In my humble opinion, these eight auxiliary towers must be deployed as soon as possible. Although it is getting late, there is no need to wait until tomorrow. Let's start the work overnight. The sooner we finish, the sooner the emperor's uncle can receive the good news!"

The young general looked at him expectantly and enthusiastically: "What do you think?"

"..."

General Zhang's sudden enthusiasm and spirit made Li Bailong feel a little uncomfortable.

the reason is simple.

—— Damn it, you are here talking about working hard, expressing your determination, setting goals, and meeting deadlines, but the one doing the plastering and work is not you, but the hard-working laborers over there!

Leaders like you are the second most hated bastards among your fellow workers!

Li Bailong instinctively rejects this kind of situation where "the leader makes a big move and the horses and cattle don't even have a day off."

After all, there are interests involved.

He had chosen civil engineering as his major in his previous life. If he had not traveled through time, he would have to perform modern corvee labor and repair the earth for the country. Because of his internship, he knew a little about the things on the construction site. He was very disgusted with this kind of behavior of squeezing the construction schedule by squeezing the work. After hearing what Zhang Mao said, he looked at Engineer Cheng who was present.

"To set up the beacon, Mr. Cheng and his staff must personally do it. You are all tired and hungry after traveling by boat. If you work non-stop, you will not have enough energy and may ruin things. It is better..."

"Thank you for your mercy, Governor, but I am not tired!"

Engineer Cheng looked excited and responded loudly.

"!!!!!!"

The first annoying fucking thing shows up!
Under Li Bailong's angry gaze, Cheng Gong's face flushed, and he said actively: "Since we have received the emperor's grace, why should we talk about hard work? His Majesty is waiting for good news, and the emperor's uncle is looking forward to it. In this situation, how can we sleep well! If I don't complete the emperor's uncle's trust, I won't be able to eat well or sleep well. I can't rest now! It's better to make a concerted effort and work hard. Once it's done, we can talk about other things!"

A scab! The congenital consumable holy body!

Li Bailong complained in his heart, but when he saw Cheng Gong's flushed face and excited eyes, he felt something was strange.

Before he could say anything, he heard Zhang Chun echoing his words.

"Sir, I think what General Zhang and Mr. Cheng said makes sense."

He said eagerly: "The dispute over Tongwen is nearing its end. We must fight early and fight hard to win the final battle! We must do it tonight, overnight, to let King Zhao see our determination and catch our enemies off guard. Only in this way can we show the prestige of Huazhou, let the court see our ability, and let His Majesty and the Emperor's uncle remember our loyalty!"

...How come you, an old fox, are so excited!
Li Bailong looked around and saw that everyone, whether government or military, looked loyal, active and enthusiastic, just like outstanding students who had graduated from the Sanqing Education Team.

He immediately looked towards the beacon.

The thing was facing the void and spinning continuously, as if listening, as if capturing something.

It seems to have gained nothing, but it still spins relentlessly.

Circle after circle, the gilded patterns on the disc shone brightly, reflecting on everyone.

He thought about it and asked Engineer Cheng, "How can this thing stop?"

Upon hearing this, Cheng Gong was stunned and asked, "Why do we have to stop? This is the beacon deployed by the secret order of King Zhao!"

He was a timid, submissive technical clerk who always kept his head down and was obedient. But when he heard Li Bailong's question, his eyes showed a stern question. Everyone looked over.

Li Bailong's heart moved slightly, and he said calmly: "The auxiliary tower has not been deployed yet. Turning on this thing now is tantamount to announcing to the enemy that we have started. Isn't this a call to arms?"

Zhang Maolang laughed and said, "I'm afraid he won't come! If he dares to come, I'll use this power to kill him with one blow!"

The crowd began to cheer enthusiastically.

"Don't worry, sir. For the Cao Gang, the war has already begun this morning. No matter what plots and schemes they have, we will respond to them!"

Zhang Chun laughed and said, "How about it, Governor? Let's start the work overnight? I remember there is a secondary tower at the government office. Let's build that secondary tower first?"

Li Bailong suddenly felt a little uneasy.

Looking at the beacon that was constantly rotating, and looking at the spirited people, the soldiers, the officials, all of them showed great enthusiasm and initiative.

All this is obviously related to this beacon.

Things seemed to be somewhat out of his control.

He pondered for a moment, looked at the people who were clamoring enthusiastically and even a little impatient, and said, "Okay, let's build a secondary tower first... and then we can do it one by one."

In short, get rid of these overly energetic guys first.

I'll have to research what happened...

Everyone cheered when they heard this.

——Go ahead and shout, go ahead and go to the government office next door to watch the fun. I will stay here to study the beacon.

Just as I was thinking about this, I heard Zhang Mao say, "I won't join in the fun. I'll just stay here to guard the beacon and strengthen the defense. I'll leave the secondary tower of the government office to you all!"

"??????"

Damn, how could I stay sane in a place like this?

Zhang Chun said with a smile: "Don't worry, don't worry, leave it to us... Mr. Fu, right?"

"Ah? Oh yes, oh yes..." Lord Shi's slightly absent-minded voice sounded.

When Li Bailong heard the tone, he looked up suddenly, but saw that Lord Fuzun was among a group of excited officials, with a forced smile and a strange expression.

Something moved in his heart.

"Master Zhang, please go to the government office with Mr. Cheng first. I have something to discuss with the Lord of the Palace."

"As you command, as you command."

The group left in a hurry. Li Bailong looked back at his master. It was obvious that his master did not have the encouragement buff of "working hard to build Tongwen's cause and serve the royal family". Instead, he seemed absent-minded and no one knew what he was thinking about.

"Sister, you first..."

Before he finished speaking, Jiang Lishu came back to his senses again, as if he remembered something, and shuddered all over.

"I'll go back first!"

After leaving these words, the master hurriedly ran to the third hall.

He stretched out Erkang's hand in astonishment, looked at his master's back, and his mind was full of confusion.

Turning around and seeing Lord Shi slowly approaching, Director Li calmed himself down and asked in a low voice: "Lord Shi, are you okay? There seems to be something wrong with my colleagues..."

The prefect looked at him blankly and murmured, "It's not good, Lord Li. I have been helping you openly and secretly these days, so that Tongwenju overwhelmed Yunhuatang with lightning speed and almost won. I am Menggong's man. Will Menggong be unhappy if I help you succeed like this? In this situation, what should I do to satisfy Menggong?"

"..."

God damn Meng Gong.

Is this beacon meant to make you become slaves and lickers?
Li Bailong didn't know whether to laugh or cry. At this moment, Zhang Mao, who was gathering officers to strengthen the defense not far away, heard the words "Meng Gong", looked up and sneered disdainfully.

Lord Shi turned around and said sternly, "What are you laughing at!"

"My father is Zhang Huan." Zhang Mao said proudly, "So what if he laughed?"

"You little boy, the son of a tiger father, are you worthy enough to laugh at Lord Meng?"

As the two men spoke, they glared at each other and were about to fight.

"shut up!"

Li Bai's dragon head was as big as a bowl, and he shouted sternly: "The Cao Gang is facing external enemies, do you want to fight internally? Meng Gong and King Zhao have their own plans. It is not for us to decide whether they are enemies or friends. You two are fighting here for personal reasons, which will ruin the big plan and will definitely disappoint King Zhao and Meng Gong. Then you can ask for forgiveness yourself!"

Both of them were horrified when they heard this. Although they were not convinced by each other, they also gave up the desire to fight.

Li Bailong comforted the two men and sent them off to do their respective tasks. After they left, he suddenly remembered something and thought to himself that it was bad, so he rushed towards the third hall.

If it is true as he guessed, the beacon will amplify loyalty and make people become more servile.

That Master...

Li Bailong's heartbeat quickened, and he hurried back to the third hall. The lights in the master's room were bright, and he pushed the door open and shouted, "Master, you..."

The scraps of paper scattered on the ground looked like snow.

Li Bailong glanced over, but before he could identify her, he heard Aozi roaring, "How dare this woman do this!"

The vulgar author then discovered that the color of the cover looked familiar...

He looked up and saw his master sitting at the table, holding his head, banging his forehead on the table, with a tone of despair: "...What a ghost! How could this be! I am not the emperor's apprentice!"

(End of this chapter)