Chapter 101 Washing hands
"Big Brother, aren't you worried?" Seeing Jin Renfeng sitting there, Yue Lingshan asked in a low voice.
"What are you worried about?" Jin Renfeng said nonchalantly, "Uncle Liu himself is not panicking, so why should we outsiders worry about it?"
He had known about Liu Zhengfeng's experience for a long time, so he was not surprised.
Besides, an imperial edict was not worth him getting up to respond to at his current moment.
“But if the crime is to execute all nine generations of the clan, we won’t be able to escape responsibility either,” Yue Lingshan said worriedly.
Jin Renfeng chuckled and said,
"Junior sister, don't worry. Even if it's a capital crime, I can protect you. The worst that can happen is that we can just change the emperor."
Although Jin Renfeng did not want the dynasty to be in turmoil and the people to suffer, if the emperor wanted to take action against his fellow disciples of the Huashan Sect, he could only bear the pain and let the emperor die.
"Change the emperor?" Yue Lingshan was shocked by such outrageous words. She looked around involuntarily and only breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that no one was watching them.
"Brother, please be careful with your words! This is a serious crime of treason." She lowered her voice and reminded him.
"It doesn't matter!" Jin Renfeng patted his chest and said confidently.
"Junior sister, just remember one thing, in this world, I am invincible."
"If I want to kill someone, no one can stop me."
Yue Lingshan was skeptical.
She admitted that the eldest brother was an excellent martial artist.
After all, even the leader of Qingcheng, Yu Canghai, couldn't take his sword.
But to say that we are invincible might be an exaggeration.
Jin Renfeng's incoherent words were like a joke to others.
But for some reason, Yue Lingshan thought back to the past and believed most of it.
In the middle of the hall, Liu Zhengfeng remained calm as usual.
He bent his knees, kowtowed three times, and said loudly,
"Your humble servant Liu Zhengfeng accepts the order and long live the emperor."
All the heroes were shocked to see Liu Zhengfeng bowing and scraping.
Jin Renfeng sat in his seat and watched coldly.
The official read out the imperial edict and conferred the title of lieutenant general on Liu Zhengfeng.
Interestingly, during the Ming Dynasty, according to the rules, when receiving an imperial edict, everyone in the venue should kneel down.
However, the official turned a blind eye to the gangsters and did not use the name of the imperial edict to force them to kneel down.
In the ancient times of Jin Renfeng's previous life, this official's failure to uphold the dignity of the royal family was a serious dereliction of duty and he would be severely punished. The people in the underworld would also be charged with treason and their entire clan would be killed.
However, everyone in the field looked as if it was a matter of course. Even the leaders of powerful sects such as Yue Buqun and Tianmen Taoist did not show any intention of kneeling down.
"It seems that it has become a tacit rule for people in the underworld not to bow to officials who issue imperial edicts."
Seeing the reactions of the heroes, Jin Renfeng thought to himself.
"In this world of Xiaoao, the imperial court does not interfere with the martial arts world, and the martial arts world does not interfere with the imperial court. There is a clear distinction between the two."
In fact, this is a natural thing.
In the world of martial arts, these bandits are truly powerful, and each of them is equivalent to the special forces armed with firearms in later generations.
In this feudal era, the rule of enslaving the people was imposed on these warriors, and they were really tired of living. Not to mention, any thief could sneak into the official's house and massacre the whole family.
As for those unattached wanderers, these officials have no way to retaliate.
In this case, turning a blind eye and not getting involved is actually the best strategy.
Therefore, generally speaking, as long as there is no major crime, the imperial court rarely intervenes in the affairs of the underworld.
For example, the Sun and Moon Sect almost put the Ming Sect in a humiliating position. Dongfang Bubai also claimed that he would rule the world for thousands of years and unify the martial arts world. It was obvious that he wanted to be a traitor, but the Ming court was still like a dead person and had no reaction.
The court’s attitude towards the martial arts world can be seen from the way the evil cult was handled.
After the imperial edict was issued, Liu Zhengfeng kowtowed to express his gratitude, exchanged a few words with the official, presented him with a generous gift, and then escorted him out the door.
This scene was beyond the expectations of the heroes. Everyone looked at each other in silence, with expressions of embarrassment and surprise.
Fortunately, the officials had left, so everyone no longer had to worry about their property being confiscated or their families being exterminated.
Some people couldn't help but show contempt when they saw Liu Zhengfeng was servile and used money to bribe people to buy a small official position.
Liu Zhengfeng didn't care. He walked up to the group of heroes, with a happy face, and invited everyone to take a seat.
After everyone was seated, servants came up to serve food and pour wine.
At this time, Mi Weiyi, a disciple of Liu family, brought out a tea table, and Xiang Da Nian held in both hands a golden basin that was a foot and a half in diameter and shone brightly. He placed it on the tea table, and the basin was filled with clear water.
I only heard three gunshots outside the door, followed by eight loud bangs of firecrackers.
Liu Zhengfeng walked into the hall and said loudly,
"Disciple Liu Zhengfeng was accepted as a disciple by Master and taught martial arts. However, I am deeply ashamed that I have not been able to bring glory to the Hengshan School."
"Fortunately, we have Senior Brother Mo to lead the sect. Liu Zhengfeng is mediocre, so one more Liu won't make much difference, and one less Liu won't make much difference either."
"From now on, Liu will retire from the underworld and concentrate on his career, but he will also decide not to learn martial arts from his master in order to seek promotion. He will no longer be involved in the grudges and disputes in the martial arts world, or the disputes between sects. If you violate this, you will have such a sword."
Then he flipped his right hand, pulled out the long sword from under his robe, and with a snap of both hands, broke the sword tip into two pieces. He broke the long sword and let the two pieces fall to the ground. With two soft "chi" sounds, the broken sword was inserted into the blue brick.
When the heroes saw it, they were all shocked. From the sound of the two broken swords inserted into the blue bricks, it seemed that the sword was a sharp weapon that could cut gold and jade. The fact that he could break such a precious sword showed how pure his skills were. He was indeed a first-class master.
Yue Lingshan's eyes were filled with heartache. The sword she had been seeking for a long time was ruined by Liu Zhengfeng.
For a moment, the hall was completely silent. Under such circumstances, everyone should have congratulated Liu Zhengfeng and complimented him on his "good fortune and longevity", "resigned at the height of his career", "great wisdom and courage", etc. However, with more than a thousand people gathered together, no one spoke a word.
Because of the matter of appointing an official position, the heroes had already begun to feel wary and alienated towards him.
Liu Zhengfeng didn't care. He smiled, rolled up his sleeves, stretched out his hands, and was about to put the money into the golden basin.
Suddenly, someone outside the gate shouted, "Stop!"
Everyone looked up and saw four men in yellow shirts walking in from the gate.
"Are they here?" Seeing those men in yellow from afar, Jin Renfeng immediately knew that they were the people from Songshan Sect.
The four men entered the door and stood on both sides. Then a tall man in a yellow shirt walked in from between the four men. He held high a five-colored silk flag, which was decorated with pearls and gems. When it was unfurled, it emitted brilliant light.
Jin Renfeng recognized the man holding the command flag. It was Shi Dengda, who was seriously injured by his master's sword when he succeeded him as the leader.
"That flag should be the command flag of the leader of the Five Mountains Alliance." He thought to himself.
(End of this chapter)
