Chapter 15: Finally in the Top

The two years passed peacefully as always.

Zhao Mu is thirty-two years old, and it is the tenth year since he traveled back in time.

He could feel that his body was growing every moment like a normal person.

But precisely because of this, no one in the Jiaofang Division noticed anything unusual about him.

As for the rejuvenation in a few decades, Zhao Mu is very much looking forward to it. He wonders what it will be like?

In the past two years, Zhao Mu finally made another breakthrough with the help of Hua Xinzi's elixir, and entered the first level of martial arts.

Originally, according to the cultivation progress of "Tianmen Six Paths", when one reaches the first-level martial arts breakthrough, the second level door should also be opened.

However, because Zhao Mu's breakthrough relied on the power of elixirs, the true energy contained impurities to some extent, so the progress of "Six Paths of the Heavenly Gate" was slightly delayed.

But it doesn't matter, as long as Zhao Mu spends some time to refine all the impurities in the true energy, he can open the second door.

evening.

Zhao Mu left Jiaofangsi leisurely and came to the nameless tavern on Banyue Street.

"Master Zhao, are you here?"

The shopkeeper came out to greet him.

"Well, where are the two ladies?"

"In the back, Mr. Zhao, what do you want to eat today?"

"Old rules."

"Okay, I understand."

The shopkeeper was very attentive and immediately asked the waiter to give instructions to the chef.

Zhao Mu looked at the lobby: "How's it going? Have anyone from the Black Tiger Gang been here recently?"

"How dare they!"

The shopkeeper smiled and said: "Since Mr. Zhao said hello last time, not only the Black Tiger Gang, but also the nearby officials have been much more polite. Mr. Zhao, your words are the most effective."

"It's okay if you didn't come. Okay, you can go about your business. I'll go find the two ladies."

"Please, when the food is ready, I will order it to be sent to the back for you."

"good!"

Zhao Mu nodded and walked back.

When doing business on the street these days, dealing with gangsters is inevitable.

In fact, Zhao Mu had greeted the nearby gangs a long time ago, so generally no one would come to trouble him at the Nameless Tavern.

However, the Black Tiger Gang is a new gang that has only appeared recently and is unfamiliar with many situations on the street.

Therefore, they only sent people to collect protection fees half a month ago, and even threatened to destroy the nameless tavern if they didn't agree.

Zhao Mu didn't get angry when he heard about it, he just went to say hello to the prisoner's house in charge of managing Banyue Street.

The next day, the leader of the Black Tiger Gang came to Wuming Liquor House and came to apologize in person, with the same humble attitude as his grandson.

There is no way, the so-called people do not fight against the officials.

No matter how rampant the underworld gangs are, they only face the common people.

If they were facing the government, each of them would be as honest as a rabbit, otherwise the Black Tiger Gang would disappear from the streets within three days.

"Does this count as bullying others? It shouldn't count. After all, I'm bullying gangsters, not ordinary people?"

Zhao Mu muttered to himself as he walked into the yard behind the tavern.

In a small courtyard with an elegant environment, a peach tree is blooming with countless peach blossoms. Whenever the breeze blows, petals fly down with the wind, and the flowers are fragrant.

Under the peach tree, there was a wooden table. At this time, two peerless beauties were sitting at the table, sipping tea, chatting and smiling sweetly.

Hua Xinzi and Jiang Hongyun are both twenty-seven or eighty years old.

Since leaving Jiaofangsi, the two girls almost no longer wear makeup when they are in the tavern unless they are going out for fun.

But this does not detract from their beauty, but the natural and elegant temperament makes them even more attractive.

Every time Zhao Mu came over, he wanted to simply give up practicing and live here forever.

"What are you talking about?"

Zhao Mu walked over and asked.

"We are talking about the fall of Grandmaster Wang, the Prime Minister of the Left."

Jiang Hongyun smiled charmingly and stood up to pour a cup of tea for Zhao Mu: "I heard that the atmosphere in the court has been strange recently. Brother Mu, do you think the emperor will attack the Xuanjing Division?"

History has proven that those powerful officials who dominate the world with one hand will eventually be shattered into pieces.

Two months ago, Grandmaster Wang, the left prime minister who had dominated the government and the public for many years, finally fell completely.

Officials in the court were implicated in countless cases. Some were imprisoned, some were deprived of their posts, and some were beheaded.

The Jiaofang Division was once again filled with a large number of family members of officials. Business was booming for a while, and the garden was often full of spring during the day.

Many people thought that after the fall of the left prime minister, the court would stabilize and everyone could breathe a sigh of relief.

Unexpectedly, after handling the case of Zuo Xiang, the court suddenly fell into a strange atmosphere.

At this time, everyone discovered that in recent years, in order to fight against the left prime minister, the Xuanjing Division had grown into a behemoth.

Sun Zhengfeng, the chief minister of the Xuanjing Department, has actually become another leftist prime minister.

Everyone is guessing, what will the emperor do to the Xuanjing Division in the end?

"I don't know. Things in the court have nothing to do with us. Why are you so worried?"

Zhao Mu took a sip of tea carelessly.

"I'll just tell you. It's useless to ask him."

Hua Xinzi rolled her eyes angrily: "This guy has the temperament of a wandering cloud and a crane. He has never thought about promotion, so naturally he doesn't care about officialdom battles."

"Isn't this good? Only by avoiding fighting can you live longer." Zhao Mu smiled lightly.

"Yes, if you like to fight for power, our life will not be so stable these years."

Hua Xinzi stood up and cleared the table: "Come on, let's go into the house. The shopkeeper will deliver the food later. We are still not drunk today."

"You can't come back even if you're drunk!"

Jiang Hongyun immediately interrupted and put her arm around Zhao Mu: "Mr. Lang, how about admiring the moon with my slave tonight?"

"Tsk, tsk, it looks like I'll be busy again tonight."

"Why, don't you want it, Mr. Lang?"

"Hey, how could you not want to?"

…

In the following days, the atmosphere in the court became increasingly heavy, and everyone felt that a storm was coming.

Even the emperor, who had been reclusive in the palace all year round, appeared frequently these days and summoned his ministers to discuss state affairs.

Just when everyone thought that there would be another dispute in the imperial court.

A sudden news broke the stagnant water that was about to flood the court——

Sun Zhengfeng, the chief minister of the Xuanjing Department, suddenly contracted a serious illness. He announced his illness and asked to step down from the position of chief minister.

As if the emperor had expected it, he immediately issued an order to dismantle the Xuanjing Department and directly divided the Xuanjing Department into three yamen: the Xuanjing Department, the Patrol Department and the Supervisory Yuan. Naturally, the power was greatly reduced.

The operation was dizzying and made me

Now everyone could see that the emperor and Sun Zhengfeng had obviously discussed it long ago, otherwise how could the latter become so ill?

Many people can't help but sigh that Sun Zhengfeng is a truly smart man.

After all, if he clings to power, his final end may not be any better than Grandmaster Zuoxiang Wang.

After the matter in Xuanjing Division was resolved, the emperor's thoughts returned to seeking immortality.

And this time he went even further and directly issued an imperial edict to recruit famous doctors and alchemists from across the country to refine the elixir of longevity for himself.

For a time, there were many flatterers in the court, who specialized in seeking immortality elixir for the emperor in exchange for power and position.

Many people speculated that the emperor was probably nearing the end of his life. Otherwise, how could he issue the edict asking for medicine even if he was scolded as a coward?

As time passed, even the Beimang Kingdom in the north, the Great Jinlun Kingdom in the west, and the Five Poison Sect in the south all heard about the ridiculous story of the emperor of the Jin Dynasty seeking the elixir of longevity.

So half a year later, a group of envoys from Beimang Kingdom entered the bustling capital of Jin Dynasty.