Wu Sheng: I can adapt to evolution

Chapter 136 We do things recklessly

"one move."

"If you can catch it... I'll hit you again."

"Beat them until they die."

Lu Ming looked down at Lu Pingzhi. He had no hatred towards this legitimate son of a marquis, but his predecessor did.

The way he looked at Lu Pingzhi at this moment was the same as the way Lu Pingzhi looked at his predecessor back then.

One day, the almighty prince discovered that the substitute was not working well and ordered it to be drowned in a pond. To a prince of a marquisate, the life of a servant was no different from that of a pig or a dog.

But Lu Ming chose to stand up and deal with him directly.

Lu Ming stretched out one hand, and a strong aura emerged, instantly transforming into a large handprint several feet long.

Hundreds of thousands of pounds of strength were concentrated in it, and he pressed down suddenly.

Before anyone could react, they heard a loud explosion and a terrifying air wave suddenly expanded outward. The middle-aged man in gray and others wanted to come over to stop it.

But he was directly knocked away by the terrifying air wave, and even the condensed true energy was torn apart in an instant.

Lu Ming slowly descended to the ground. Lu Pingzhi's body was almost twisted into a ball, his bones and muscles were broken, blood was oozing from his mouth, and only a faint trace of energy remained.

When the others saw the miserable state of the prince, they immediately rushed forward, but the black-armored soldiers around Lu Ming quickly swarmed over and engulfed them all.

"Ku... Zen..."

Lu Ming stretched out his hand and a wooden sign hanging on Lu Pingzhi's neck flew up and landed in his hand.

There were two strange characters engraved on it. He didn't recognize them, but read them subconsciously.

"The star of annihilation is about to descend, and the heaven and earth will return to nothingness. Only the formless messenger can cross it."

"If you dare to kill..."

The middle-aged man in gray clothes standing by saw Lu Pingzhi's miserable state and his eyes immediately turned red with anger.

"Boom."

Before he could finish his words, Lu Ming stepped on Lu Pingzhi's head, taking his last breath.

"What do you say?"

Lu Ming scratched his ears and looked up at the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man in gray turned pale in an instant, and the light in his eyes dimmed.

"You're done."

"The world is over."

"The star of annihilation descends upon the world, and everything in heaven and earth returns to nothingness. Humanity loses even the last shred of hope."

He muttered something, but the energy in his body slowly disappeared. It turned out that he had severed his heart meridian.

After seeing the death of the prince, the other followers around Lu Pingzhi also chose to commit suicide.

"Nirvana Star..."

Lu Ming flipped the wooden sign in his hand. According to his understanding, this evil god would descend upon the world at some point and destroy it.

It just sounds so ridiculous.

There are countless evil gods outside the domain. If the evil gods really have this power, humans would probably have been wiped out long ago.

Lu Ming ignored all that and threw the sign aside.

……

The Fengshui River flows from north to south, running through the entire Bingzhou. It connects with the Cangyuan River in the south, and then flows directly into Zhongzhou through the Weishui River.

If you take a carriage, it will take more than half a month to travel from Zhongzhou to Bingzhou, but taking a boat can save about ten days.

As Lu Ming gradually consolidated the power of the Marquisate, several large ships arrived from the south. However, by the time they reached the Bingzhou section, the river had frozen over with thick ice, making it difficult for the ships to move forward. Those on board began packing their bags and preparing to switch to carriages.

On the deck of the leading ship, a middle-aged man in casual clothes, with a solemn look in his eyes, stood at the bow. The howling north wind was blowing, scraping at his body like a knife.

But he stood upright, as if he didn't feel the cold at all.

"Master Chen, the Tai'an City is just ahead. Do you want to go back and take a look?"

Someone beside him asked in a low voice.

"The affairs of state are still unresolved, so why would I bother discussing family matters? Forget it."

"If those useless people in the family get together with those nobles, it will only cause more trouble."

The middle-aged man shook his head, but his expression became even more serious.

He came here this time to take up the post of military commander in order to control the power of local nobles.

In all dynasties, the Marquis of Dingyuan served as the Grand Commander of Bingzhou, with the power to lead and mobilize troops. This would be fine during wartime, but in times of peace, this power was too great.

But for many years, in order to maintain stability, there has been no opportunity to reduce power. In other words, there have been several attempts to reduce power, but they all ended in failure.

With such a major incident happening to the border troops this time, the imperial court would naturally not miss this opportunity.

According to the court's plan, the Governor's Office would only have the power to train troops, but not the power to mobilize them. Troops could only be mobilized after being reported to the court by the Military Governor's Envoy.

Anyone who mobilizes troops without authorization, even if it is only a few dozen people, will be treated as treason.

However, it is foreseeable that this action will inevitably arouse strong opposition from the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion.

After all, the Dingyuan Marquisate is an old-established noble family, and is closely connected with other noble families. If it causes strong resistance from the entire noble group, even the emperor will have to give in.

Therefore, in this matter, the person in charge must be both firm and flexible. He must get the job done, but at the same time, he must not give people a chance to criticize him and be accused of mistreating the nobles.

This is a difficult matter.

But if it is not difficult to serve the emperor, why would it be your turn?
However, if you want to break the deadlock, there are ways to do it.

The biggest problem facing the Dingyuan Marquisate now is that its foundation has been completely lost. Not only are tens of thousands of border troops gone, but even the [Chuiyue Army] has been completely destroyed.

It takes a very long time to build up enough prestige in the army.

He came here now to race against time with the Marquis' Mansion, or to not give the other party time to establish prestige in the army.

As long as the relationship between the Marquis' Mansion and the middle and lower-level military officers can be isolated, the Marquis' Mansion will naturally be sidelined.

The middle-aged man tapped his fingers lightly on the side of the boat, while thinking about what he would do after taking office.

"Ok?"

At this moment, the middle-aged man suddenly raised his head.

But suddenly, countless figures rushed out from behind the haystacks and woods on both sides of the river.

These people had cloth strips tied on their shoes, wore tight clothes, and held long knives in their hands as they rushed over from all directions.

"Enemy attack!"

The other people on the ship quickly became alert and sounded the alarm. Then men wearing simple armor rushed out from all over the ship. They drew long swords from the cabin, found bows and crossbows, and quickly used the ship as a wall, taking a defensive stance.

It is obvious that although there are not many people on the ship, only a few hundred in total, each of them is an elite. If they are sent into the army, they can all serve as captains of a team.

Since the middle-aged man wanted to seize the military power of Bingzhou, he naturally came prepared.

"They actually robbed and murdered me! It seems I overestimated the capabilities of the Dingyuan Marquisate. This doesn't seem like the work of the old Marquis. He has always been upright and honest throughout his life, and he has always dealt with his enemies with honor."

Seeing these people surrounding and killing him, the middle-aged man suddenly smiled.

If the old marquis really wanted to use his power to bully others, he would have to deal with it carefully, but this method of sending troops to intercept and kill the imperial envoy was too naive.

(End of this chapter)