Overgod Ascension

"Ghost? This blue sky and white sun...hehe..."

The old fisherman smiled dryly, cold sweat dripping from his forehead, and finally realized what was wrong.

He had seen many passengers who, when encountering this scene, were either filled with indignation or scared to the point of peeing. At worst, they looked impassioned and their palms trembled slightly, but this guest officer was too calm.

When something goes wrong, there must be a monster!

The rich life experience made the old fisherman immediately know that something was wrong. Unfortunately, it was too late.

"Isn't it normal to see ghosts during the day?"

Wu Ming pushed the machine octopus into the water, then closed his eyes and remained motionless, as if waiting for death.

"ah!"

But later, a fisherman screamed and was suddenly dragged into the water by a metal tentacle, and blood immediately emerged.

Bang!

Immediately, another small boat broke through a big hole, and the fisherman on it sank straight down without even letting out a scream. Only a string of bubbles kept popping up.

This scene immediately made all the sailors feel numb.

"There's a monster under the water!"

"It's a water ghost!"

"monster!"

"The boy cast evil spells!"

…

Those who engage in the business of licking blood from the edge of a knife are all strong young men. At this time, they were brave enough to kill the monster with a harpoon, or they directly joined the gang to capture Wu Ming, the culprit.

However, even if it is just the simplest machine puppet, it is not something they can deal with.

"Mother... wuwu... I'm so scared..."

The cry of the little fisherman came.

"Don't cry...there's a water ghost here!"

Wu Ming comforted him lightly, but his eyes glanced at the old fisherman, and the cold light made him shudder.

'A first-level puppet beast... is still a powerful weapon against ordinary people! ’

Wu Ming had a dull face and allowed the machine octopus to move around underwater, killing all the sailors, but in his heart he was silently comparing the difference between puppetry and Taoism.

'Hmm... In this mechanism puppet technique, low-level puppets are controlled by spiritual consciousness. It is similar to Taoist soul cultivation... I just don't know how to control it if a puppet with intelligence is made in the future...'

"What, you're not leaving yet?"

Looking at the old fisherman who seemed to have turned into wood, Wu Ming asked lightly.

"Right away! Right now!"

The fisherman was excited and looked at his panicked wife and daughter. He didn't care that a guy who was somewhat related to his family was under the water, but he gritted his teeth and left the place on the awning boat.

Behind him, there were broken hulls and patches of blood, but it made him know that this guy who looked like a simple and honest man was actually a murderer with a knack for killing people and had special skills. He was really not something he could deal with.

Wu Ming put his hands behind his hands and looked north, but didn't pay attention to him.

The difference in strength is so huge, if there is any abnormal movement, just kill them directly.

At this time, he was silently thinking about the situation in Dingzhou.

"The Great Zhou Dynasty followed the foundation of Great Shang and divided the world into nineteen states. However, after the Yongping Rebellion initiated by Huang Jie, the imperial court declined day by day, and orders could not be issued from the accompanying capitals. Local princes were vying for hegemony, chaos was looming, and vassal towns were separatist. Even though Even the state pastor can't stop it..."

"There are seven counties in Dingzhou. Originally there was one marquis and one vassal town. Dinghou governed Dingyuan County and Qilin governed Pingshan County. Now Wu Fei has split Shuangfeng at once, and the imperial court only has three counties: Rinan, Zhuwu, and Jiude. What kind of dignity do they really have? They were all torn off..."

"The state pastor at this time seems to be Xu Chun? He was born as a county magistrate and is also a loyal minister of the imperial court... Hehe, in this world, it is difficult to be a loyal minister..."

If you have a heroic heart, you can seize the power, expand the army in the name of the state pastor, and attack the rebels.

Although he became a loyal minister, he could only be restrained by court etiquette and tied his hands and feet.

After Wu Fei's incident, the situation became even more difficult to recover from. Even if Xu Chun had the intention, it was too late.

After cleaning up the ants, the second half of the journey became much calmer. In less than half a day, we arrived at Luoshui Pier.

The prefectural government of Dingzhou is located in Jiude County, which is surrounded by mountains and rivers and is famous for its scenery of Luoshui River.

Of course, there is also the Xie family, who has a close relationship with Wu Ming, and their ancestral home is also located here.

"One penny for ship fare, one penny for food, I am not short of you..."

Wu Ming smiled, put the silver into the hands of the fisherman, whose hands were trembling and almost unsteady, and Shi Shiran got off the fishing boat.

Not far away, a majestic city is in sight. This is Dingzhou City, the state capital of Dingzhou.

"Well... Speaking of which, the Xie family seems to have really followed my advice since they settled here two hundred years ago... But the fate has been broken, so it's better not to meet..."

Wu Ming shook his head, but suddenly his heart moved. He remembered the messengers Xie Ling'er and Xie Baoyu sent by the Xie family at the last wedding.

“Every whim comes and you feel it!”

At this time, using Wu Ming's Taoist skills and a little calculation, he could see the will of heaven and the human heart from above, and he immediately knew the cause and effect.

"These two people still have a chance to survive, let's see then..."

He is not the Xie family's nanny, but for the sake of the last time, if they can bump into him, they don't mind lending a hand to help her. It's their destiny.

"Dingzhou City..."

Wu Ming smiled slightly, called a carriage and drove slowly into the city.

…

In Dingzhou City, in the Governor's Mansion.

A middle-aged man who looked like a civil servant was holding a copybook. Hearing the angry shouts coming from the front hall, his footsteps suddenly stopped.

"How bold! How bold! This female Sichen Wu Pheasant dared to call herself the Jiedushi, withheld taxes from two counties, appointed herself civil and military officials, and expanded the army. She is really rebellious and has not concealed it. She should be punished!"

"Slow down! The state soldiers are weak and cannot be used...ahem...Besides, we are officials of the imperial court. Without the will, we cannot expand the army. If we use the state soldiers to attack, we will really hit the stone with an egg, which will lead to the disaster of overthrow... Better send someone Envoy, please ask the princes of the imperial court what they mean...ahem..."

"Otherwise, aren't you afraid of being impeached by Captain Sili?"

The other voice was weak, and one could immediately tell that it was Gao Shun, the governor of Honshu.

‘This means that it must be General Zhang who sends the troops, but the governor is weak and sick, and his term will expire in a few months. I heard that he has already submitted a letter begging for his body, so how can he agree to use the troops? ’

‘And even if we want to expand the army, where will the money and food come from? Will Mr. Zhou Mu give it? Even if it is given, it is still a matter of two opinions whether Colonel Sili will approve it...'

The clerk sighed inwardly upon hearing this.

Because of the disaster caused by Jieduzhi, the imperial court was under control, but it was more uneasy about the state, and adopted a policy of decentralization.

According to the system, each state has a state shepherd, who is in charge of administration, a state governor, who is in charge of state soldiers, and a Sili Xiaowei, who is a Beijing official assigned by the imperial court and is responsible for supervision.

In fact, this is the separation of administrative, military and supervisory powers, resulting in no one being able to dominate.

"However, the imperial court is in decline and it is difficult to recover, but it is not possible to bring it back to life with some clever strategy..."

The clerk sighed in his heart, came to the door, and bowed respectfully: "I would like to report to the Governor, the official documents of Pingshan and Dingyuan counties!"

"It's Yu Wen, bring it over!"

Gao Shun coughed, but he could clearly call out the names of every official under his command. He obviously had a very good memory and was admirable.

Yu Wen's heart felt hot, and he tiptoed forward. After putting down the copy, he took a few steps back to the corner, looking at his nose and heart, keeping his hands down without moving.

There were several other people in the hall. A general with a beard and armor immediately asked: "How?"

His voice was loud, like thunder, which made Yuwen's eardrums ring slightly.

"Ahem... Dinghou Shitai, Shenwu Pheasant, went on an illegal rampage and brutally killed his beloved son. Please conquer him... Hey, he said he was willing to send troops to help suppress it. Isn't this using our power to avenge him privately?"

Gao Shun read each book: "The next one is the document of Qi Lin, the military governor of Pingshan County, recommending Wu Pheasant as the military governor of Nanfeng County. The two families seem to be colluding secretly, and even jointly denounced Dinghou, cough Ahem...it's really you who sang and I came on stage, it was so lively..."

"You bastard! What do these vassal towns think of the imperial court's official power?"

General Zhang shouted angrily and made a loud noise with his fist, obviously very angry.

"Ahem... Sir Zhang, calm down. The imperial court is weak. At this time... ahem... as long as they still know how to be ministers and keep their last bit of status... ahem, I have nothing else to ask for..."

Gao Shun seemed helpless and said, but General Zhang's chest rose and fell violently, and he suddenly raised his hands: "I have to go to inspect the military camp, so I'll take my leave first!"

He bowed and went out, obviously extremely angry.

"Ahem...ahem..."

Gao Shun seemed to want to stand up, but he coughed repeatedly, so he had no choice but to sit down.

"Sir, please take care of yourself!"

Yu Wen immediately stepped forward and helped Gao Shun to his seat: "Don't get too anxious..."

"Naihe... Naihe..."

But after he got closer, Gao Shun's whisper came to his ears: "You have the intention to kill the thief, but you are unable to save the day. There are more than ten thousand soldiers in our state, all of them are old and weak, and their weapons are not in good condition. The imperial government's levies are becoming more and more severe. If you are not satisfied, you will be punished." If I are to be impeached by Captain Sili, what can I and Lord Zhou Mu do?"

Yu Wen was speechless.

The situation in Dingzhou is pretty good, but there are a few domineering Jiedushi.

The rest of the states are either hit by floods or droughts every year, or there are refugees revolting. Although Huang Jie died, other wars have not been eliminated. There are even those who imitate the last days of the previous dynasty and stand up for themselves to rebel against the king, claiming to revolutionize the Zhou Dynasty!

With this bone-cutting pain right in front of them, the imperial court could only increase its allocation and deploy the last few elites to kill.

I heard that there was a continuous war, and both states were devastated. The people were killed and injured in a mess, and their bones were exposed in the wild. It was terrible to see.

Compared with these, despite the chaos in this state, the people can still survive on the whole. This is the credit of the state pastor and governor.

"What about these documents?"

"If you keep it, I will naturally report it to the prefect. As for the three towns below, let them make trouble..."

Gao Shun was so tired that he closed his eyes, but Yu Wen read the shape of his mouth, which clearly meant 'dog eat dog'.

He left immediately and sighed again: "It's good to let things go, but after the three families annex each other and become the most powerful feudal clan in the state, it will be too late. But... it's none of my business. Even if there are changes, With my magical power, can’t I protect a whole family? It’s just that the elders of this alliance seem to have had little contact recently. I wonder what big things happened at the top?” (To be continued.)