Chapter 44 A Small Thing
Li Shengtian.
This guy is an iron BOSS template!
Cao Jinxing is very self-aware. Even though he is also a top template, this is relative to other players.
BOSS does not follow conventions, and programmers can make them invincible with just a few lines of words!
This type of person is usually the highlight of a large dungeon, and it takes dozens of max-level players to defeat them. For him at the moment, they are too powerful, and he is too lazy to even ask about them.
Shen Xiang led the way in front, and Cao Jinxing followed slowly, and the two came to the central secret room at the end of the corridor.
There were two guards at the door, one tall and one short.
"Greetings, Lord Shen, Lord Cao."
The two men bowed.
Shen Xiang raised his hand and pointed at the tall guard: "This is Jiang Ah Qi, a master of the peak acquired cultivation, proficient in the Funiu School's Canci Sword Technique. The governor specially transferred him to guard the secret room."
"Your Excellency is over-praised."
Jiang Ah Qi clasped his fists and said respectfully: "My little ability is not worth mentioning in front of the two adults."
Shen Xiang smiled: "You deserve it."
Pointing to another short guard with a knife, he said, "This is Tian Jinghu. His father is the head of the Ministry of Revenue's Qingli Division. With Jinghu's background, it's a waste of talent for him to guard the imperial prison."
The heads of the six ministries' Qinglisi were all of the sixth rank, and the Jinyiwei were also at the centurion level, which was already a considerable power.
The Imperial Prison was notoriously hard work, and only the superiors could take a "vacation". Life was extremely difficult for those of them who were on the front line, and the constant erosion of negative energy alone was enough to make them suffer.
It is really a great honor for Tian Jinghu to come here.
"rare."
Cao Jinxing nodded.
The current head of the Ministry of Revenue is the Deputy Minister Xu Jie, who is a tough guy among tough guys, gentle on the outside but strong on the inside. The Ministry of Revenue is considered a territory of the clean stream, so this background is very "safe".
But we can't generalize.
Yan Song has been in power for more than ten years, and there is no guarantee that there are no members of his faction among the clean officials.
Cao Jinxing was just speaking casually. Yan Song and his son were all-powerful people, and he had limited trust in anyone other than the "Thirteen Guardians" in the entire Zhenfu Division.
——The Jinyiwei who were able to be named as the "Thirteen Guardians" were all able to withstand the strict scrutiny of the Zhenfusi and Dongchang.
The most important requirement for the elected person is "to be loyal to the emperor and not to get involved in party disputes."
Even if the Yan family had ten times the courage, he would not dare to collude with these thirteen people.
Not only should you not associate with them, you should also stay away from them.
You can have personal grudges, even personal enmity, and you can fight overtly or covertly in private, but you must never make friends - what do you want to do by making friends with the emperor's most trusted guards?
Spying on the emperor?
Plotting rebellion?
There is only one exception in the entire Jinyiwei.
He can freely associate with officials without being restricted by his status. Even if the emperor finds out, he will only be demoted and have his salary reduced, but his real power is as firm as a mountain!
He is Lu Bing.
A childhood friend of Emperor Jiajing, who saved his life several times.
He was Jiajing's true confidant. Anyone could betray him, except Lu Bing! If he really wanted to, Jiajing would have died at least three times!
"Your Excellency is joking."
Tian Jinghu bowed and said, "A man with great ambitions should not be afraid of hard work if he wants to serve the court. Besides, my father is only a sixth-rank official, which is not considered 'noble'."
What you said is very nice.
It’s not in vain that I have a civil servant father.
Shen Xiang smiled, patted his shoulder, and walked into the secret room. Cao Jinxing did not comment, but followed him with big strides.
Bang!
The stone door of the secret room is closed.
The two people standing outside the door had different expressions.
"Eh? Did I say something wrong?"
Tian Jinghu was stunned for a moment.
“That’s right.”
Jiang Aqi thought to himself, it’s just that these two superiors obviously don’t believe such talk. If you keep silent, they might even look at you a little more.
…
Various mechanisms are arranged in the secret room.
Cao Jinxing took a blink of an eye and felt as if he had walked into a control room in the future, except that the computer desktop was replaced with various gear mechanisms.
" This is the core of the third floor, the control hub of all mechanisms."
In addition to Xu Quan, there were two people dressed as craftsmen in the secret room. Their cultivation was average, but the secret room was paved with flint, so the temperature was much higher than outside, so there was no need to worry about the erosion of Yin energy.
"Hidden arrows, ground traps, muskets, poisonous smoke, crossbows...all kinds of traps are scattered throughout the corridors. Even if you get out of the prison, you won't be able to take a single step out. How do you think?"
“It’s amazing.”
Cao Jinxing looked at the room full of sophisticated mechanical controllers and exclaimed in admiration, "Who built this prison with such ingenuity?"
Hearing this, the two men dressed as craftsmen looked proud.
Shen Xiang said: "He is a famous skilled craftsman. He has created two masterpieces in his life, which can be called ingenious! One of them is the Nine-Layered Imperial Prison with numerous traps, and the other one is known to the world. Guess what it is?"
Cao Jinxing thought for a moment and smiled, "I understand."
Shen Xiang was stunned: "Tell me about it."
Cao Jinxing said: " There are not many craftsmen in the world who can deserve such praise. I guess the other one should be this Forbidden City. You are talking about the 'living Lu Ban', Kuai Xiang."
The founder of the Forbidden City in later generations!
"clever!"
Shen Xiang clapped his hands and laughed: "I've heard from my elder brother that you are very smart, and you are indeed extraordinary. That's right, Kuai Xiang was born in a family of craftsmen. He first obtained the "Secret Art of Lu Ban", and his attainments in mechanical skills were the best in the world. He even restored a mechanical flying bird that could fly for ten days without falling! Later, he cracked the Mohist headquarters in Shennong Mountain, and then entered the Mohist forbidden area, where he acquired the skills of wood and stone, and built a mechanical sacred beast, which became famous in the world! These two are Kuai Xiang's disciples and the disciples of the Divine Axe Sect."
The two men stood up and saluted.
Cao Jinxing returned the greeting with a bow and said with a smile, "With the two of you in charge, we can relax and take it easy."
"Hahaha." Shen Xiang laughed.
The two craftsmen couldn't help laughing, and then said solemnly: "Don't worry, my two masters, although our skills are far inferior to our master's, there will be no problem if we just operate and maintain it."
Cao Jinxing nodded: "Thank you."
"It is my duty. Your Excellency is too kind."
They both returned to their seats.
Xu Quan on the side said: "Kuai Xiang's skills are unparalleled in the world. The Imperial Prison is his last masterpiece. Let alone breaking it, even blocking it for a few breaths is extremely difficult."
at this time.
Suddenly, a shout came from outside the secret room. It was Tian Jinghu's voice: "A Qi! What are you doing!"
Everyone in the secret room was startled.
The door opened, Cao Jinxing and Shen Xiang rushed out, and saw Jiang Aqi with red eyes, rushing towards the Han cell with a long sword and a short knife in hand.
——Xiang Qianli’s prison cell!
He was very fast and rushed more than fifty meters in a blink of an eye!
A group of jailers rushed forward!
But it was still a step too slow.
I saw him raising the dagger that was flashing with cold light and chopping it towards the door lock!
Shen Xiang frowned, pinched his sword fingers with his right hand, and uttered a sword cry, as clear as the cry of a phoenix in the sky!
[Ningguang] unsheathed!
The sword flashed, and in a flick of the finger, the Ningguang Sword crossed more than 50 meters and scratched Jiang Ahqi's shoulder blade! Then, like a swimming fish, it quickly returned to Shen Xiang's hand.
Shushan Sword Sect - [Control the Sword with Qi]!
Defeat the enemy with one move, quick and clean.
Cao Jinxing watched the whole process and seemed to understand something.
Jiang Aqi screamed and the dagger in his hand fell to the ground.
Make a crisp sound.
"Stop him!"
Shen Xiang gave an order.
The other jailers rushed forward and pinned the mad Jiang Aqi down!
It's just a small thing.
Shen Xiang, Cao Jinxing and Xu Quan were all very calm and no one panicked.
Shen Xiang said: "Senior Xu, please look after the secret room. We will go over and take a look."
"yes."
Xu Quan bowed and the door closed again!
Shen Xiang walked in front.
Cao Jinxing glanced at Tian Jinghu beside him and said, "You, follow me. Tell me what happened just now."
Tian Jinghu noticed his gaze, which was cold and ruthless, and penetrated into people's hearts. He shuddered for no reason and said hurriedly: "Yes! I will obey your command..."
