The Bad Guys: Playing the Fake Li Xingyun at the Beginning

Li Xingyun, who was standing by, saw the frail and frightened girl and asked, "Use her to give Xue'er a blood transfusion. What will happen to her after the blood transfusion?"

"If you lose all your blood, you will die."

"What? She will die?" Li Xingyun was shocked. He didn't expect that the way to save Ji Ruxue would come at the cost of another girl's life.

The current situation does not allow him to show excessive compassion. It is a simple choice as to who to sacrifice.

After a moment of silence, he asked, "Corpse Ancestor, is there no other way? Do we have to exchange blood with other people's blood?"

Hou Qing really wanted to say, yes, at this time.

But thinking of Yuan Tiangang next to him, he slowly shook his head, "No, there is only this one way."

Other methods are more or less risky, and human blood is the most suitable. Although in the original drama, Li Xingyun proposed using sand dragon blood instead of human blood, but that is a logical flaw.

Can human blood and insect blood be the same?

Are you sure what came out of the injection wasn't a mess? But blood? The gap between the two species is too big. It simply doesn't exist. Even in later generations, there would be various rejection reactions when replacing organs, not to mention that you have to replace all the blood in your body.

Let’s talk about it again, Hou Qing was able to use animal blood instead because he was practicing the Book of Tears of Blood and was able to adjust himself. If you change someone else’s, why don’t you try using animal blood?

"It seems that this is the only way. Corpse Ancestor, I'm counting on you." Li Xingyun sighed. Although he didn't want to do this, he could only sacrifice others in order to save Ji Ruxue.

When Yuan Tiangang saw this scene, there was finally a hint of relief in his eyes. Fortunately, he was not too soft-hearted.

If one person can be sacrificed, more people can be sacrificed in the future. It is enough for everything to have a beginning. He can slowly teach the rest. It doesn't matter if Li Xingyun is not capable enough. It is enough to have him here!

Chapter 222: Kindness in the Heart

"Li Xingyun, I have brought the person to you. I have also agreed to your request. Remember what you said and don't let me down again!"

Yuan Tiangang walked over and patted Li Xingyun's shoulder gently.

The next moment, his figure flashed and appeared several feet away. When I looked again, the person had disappeared.

After Yuan Tiangang left, the remaining three people couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Hou Qing stared at Li Xingyun and asked, "Li Xingyun, shouldn't you be in Luoyang? What's going on?"

Li Xingyun glanced at the girl next to him and shook his head, "This is not the place to talk, let's go inside and talk."

Afterwards, he settled the girl down and moved to another room. No one had lived there for a year, and the corners of the room were covered with spider webs, and the furnishings in the room were covered with a layer of dust.

"Now, you should tell me the whole story. I can't be dragged into this for no reason." Hou Qing sat cross-legged on the bamboo couch, his brows full of seriousness.

"I thought Corpse Ancestor already knew the reason behind this, but I didn't expect you to be completely unaware of it. Since you asked, I will tell you everything about this matter." Knowing that this matter would be revealed to the world sooner or later, Li Xingyun did not hide it and told Hou Qing about it straightforwardly.

So, he started from the underground palace of Maweiyi, and talked about how he later lived in seclusion on a deserted island and was forcibly brought out by Yuan Tiangang, and then the current situation came about.

During the whole process, Hou Qing's eyes were wide open, with shock written all over his face. Even though he was knowledgeable and experienced, he was still shocked by Yuan Tiangang's actions. He replaced Li Xingyun with a stand-in and restored the Tang Dynasty.

If I hadn't heard these words from Li Xingyun with my own ears, it would have been nothing but a fairy tale.

After hearing this, he also understood why Yuan Tiangang's attitude was so strange. "You just said that after finding the Longquan treasure, you plan to retire from the world with Ji Ruxue?"

Li Xingyun nodded. "I know I don't have the ability to be an emperor. Since he can do better than me, let him do it. Xue'er and I will retire from the world and not care about worldly affairs. This is also the life I have always longed for."

However, after he finished speaking, Hou Qing couldn't help but look at him again, staring at his head for a while without saying anything.

Thinking of the girl's thin and weak body and timid and young face, Li Xingyun felt very sorry for her. This was a living life.

"Corpse Ancestor, there is no one else here now. Tell me, if we want to give Xue'er a blood transfusion and completely cure her, the only way is to sacrifice other people's lives?"

Hou Qing thought about it and decided not to hide it. "There are ways, but they all have certain risks. The key question is, are you willing to let Ji Ruxue take this risk?"

Li Xingyun did not answer. He thought for a while and said, "Corpse Ancestor, you speak first. I will think about it carefully."

Hou Qing said directly, "Changing the source of blood transfusion from humans to livestock can achieve the same result, but the problem is that there will be some hidden dangers and sequelae, and Ji Ruxue may not be able to adapt to it."

When he heard that he didn't have to sacrifice other people's lives, Li Xingyun perked up, "What are the sequelae?"

Hou Qing shook his head. "I don't know yet. Maybe the symptoms are mild, with personality changes or habit changes. Maybe the symptoms are severe and life-threatening. All of these are possible, and I can't guarantee it."

Hearing this, Li Xingyun fell silent. Faced with the unknown cost, he did not dare to make a decision easily.

However, when he thought of that weak girl, such a living life that he had to kill to save Xue'er, he always felt guilty. He had been taught the concept of curing diseases and saving lives since he was a child. Did he ever think that one day he would kill someone to save someone?

If I do this, what is the difference between me and those executioners?

"Let me think about this matter first. There's no need to rush into anything." Unable to make a decision, Li Xingyun decided to wait until he returned to discuss it with Ji Ruxue before making any plans.

"By the way, where did you find that girl?"

"I carefully selected her from the market and spent ten dollars to buy her. Even though she looks frail now, as long as she is taken good care of, she will be a stunning beauty when she grows up. What do you think? I have good taste, right?" As he said this, he looked at Li Xingyun with some anticipation in his eyes.

Li Xingyun's expression froze, and he nodded, "The Corpse Ancestor's taste is naturally impeccable. I admit I am inferior to him."

If it were in the past, he would probably have criticized him, but it was different now, because he was a married man.

"I'll go see her, and we'll go back to Chengdu together later." Li Xingyun stood up, opened the door, and went to the next room. The girl was leaning against the corner, hugging her legs with her head buried deep in them.

Hearing the footsteps, the girl looked up and looked at him timidly. Her black and white eyes were filled with vigilance and confusion. She didn't understand the fate she would face in the future.

"What's your name?"

The girl hesitated for a while before responding, "Green Willow."

Once the conversation started, the communication went much more smoothly.

Li Xingyun learned the origin of Lvliu. There was a famine in her hometown and her mother starved to death on the way to escape the famine. As a last resort, her father had to sell her to get some money to buy food.

Hearing this, Li Xingyun fell silent again. Famine and war had left countless people homeless. He knew that this girl was just one of them. Even if he softened his heart and let her go today, she would appear in the market again in no time.

Thinking of this, he felt choked up, as if there was some emotion stuck in his heart that he couldn't express clearly.

"Do you know where your family lives?"

"remember."

"Take me there when you get back." It was impossible to send him back, but all he could do was to give his family some compensation to make up for the guilt in his heart.

……

Luoyang, the imperial city.

Su Ming sat in the Qianqiu Palace, listening to the report from Zhang Xuanli, the new governor of Luoyang.

Thanks to the imperial examination, many scholars and juren stayed in Luoyang City. Not all of these people came from wealthy families. After failing the examination, some of them returned to their hometowns, while others stayed in Luoyang to make a living.

Quite a number of people entered the Luoyang government to work as a minor official, which was better than making a living outside. No matter what year it was, meals served by officials were always sought after.

Although the salary was not much, their status was different. In the past, those petty officials were basically hereditary, and outsiders had no access to them. The formal imperial examinations of the court relied on nepotism, so even if they wanted to become officials, they could only sigh in despair.

Now that the imperial court has relaxed restrictions, these scholars and juren have entered the government system, causing a considerable impact on the government system.

At any time, a stagnant pool of water will always give rise to various ills. Now that fresh blood has come in, even if the prefect of Luoyang appointed by Su Ming was parachuted in, a group of available people have quickly gathered at hand.

Chapter 223 Li Siyuan's Letter

"What's the current situation in the city?" Su Ming asked with a frown.

Although Li Siyuan asked his men to hold back and not cause trouble for him, how could these people willingly give up the meat in their mouths? They were respectful on the surface, but they used many tricks in secret.

Soon after Chen Xuanli took office as the prefect of Luoyang, the market in Luoyang began to fall into chaos. Merchants hoarded goods, grain prices skyrocketed, and all kinds of daily necessities were in short supply.

Su Ming already knew the inside story. It was Li Siyuan's men who ordered the merchants to do this. Facing the swords and guns in their hands, they had to do it even if it meant losses for the merchants.

Faced with such a situation, some people in the court had already spread rumors that the emperor was nepotism, and the target was directly Zhang Xuanli, in order to force him to dismiss his office and undermine the emperor's majesty.

Faced with such a situation, Su Ming did not show mercy and directly ordered the imperial guards to take over the defense of Luoyang city. At the same time, he appointed Li Shaorong as the general of the Jinwu Guard to improve the public security in the city.

Among them, the imperial guards also participated.

Whether it is the Jinwu Guard, the Longwu Army or the other sixteen guards, they are mostly decorations. The original North and South Yamen Forbidden Guards have been abandoned. The Forbidden Guards rebuilt by Su Ming are the so-called North Yamen Forbidden Guards.

All along, the guarding and defense of Luoyang City relied on Li Siyuan's personal troops. Before Li Siyuan left Luoyang, he transferred all his personal troops to the Prince of Jin's Mansion to guard the base camp.

This resulted in a situation where the defenses in Luoyang City were empty and the garrisons were insufficient. At this time, it was reasonable for Su Ming to re-establish the Sixteen Guards. After all, it was such a big city and the pressure on public security was very heavy. If there were no garrisons, the situation would gradually become very serious.

However, the Sixteen Guards could be established in the past because the Tang Dynasty's military system had not yet been corrupted. Now, he has not even fully established the Northern Ya Forbidden Army, let alone rebuilding the Sixteen Guards.

Therefore, Su Ming rebuilt the Left and Right Jinwu Guards and the Gate Guards among the Sixteen Guards, and took control of the important entrances and exits of the city gates. In this way, the Imperial Guards did not have to stay in the barracks all day long and practice hard, and they could also get certain training opportunities.

Faced with the shortage of goods on the market, Su Ming directly dispatched the Imperial Guards to take over the shops in the city and implement military control. At the same time, he asked the Embroidered Uniform Guards to contact the followers of the Xuanming Sect in Bianzhou and transport food and goods from Bianliang.

The water transport system was so huge that even Li Siyuan could not control it.

"Thanks to your Majesty's planning, the goods from Bianliang were transported to Luoyang, the grain prices in the city plummeted, and all the merchants who disrupted the market were arrested. The chaos in the market has been quelled, and the rumors in the city have disappeared." In the hall, Zhang Xuanli replied respectfully.

Ever since Prince Jin and Prince Qi were ordered to search for the Longquan treasure, the emperor seemed like a different person in the court, acting without scruples. First, he expanded the imperial guards, then took away the post of prefect of Luoyang, rebuilt the Jinwu Guards and the Jianmen Guards, and took control of the city defense of Luoyang.

All this made them shudder with fear.

Zhang Xuanli was a royalist minister like Feng Dao and Li Shaorong. He was trusted by the emperor and ascended to the position of prefect of Luoyang.

He knew how important his position was and how many people were secretly watching to bring him down. Therefore, he always carried out Su Ming's orders to the letter and did not dare to be careless in the slightest.

"All the merchants we arrested will be handed over to the Dali Temple for punishment. Those who deserve to be imprisoned will be imprisoned, and those who deserve to be beheaded will be beheaded. Do you understand what I mean?"

"I understand, your humble servant." Zhang Xuanli was startled and said quickly.

Both he and Su Ming understood that these merchants were forced into a desperate situation, but the fact was so absurd that prices in Luoyang had skyrocketed in recent days, and someone had to take the blame.

Su Ming was too lazy to investigate because there was nothing he could find. If he insisted on investigating, it would only be a waste of time and energy and was not worth it at all.

Politics has never been about right or wrong. If you want to blame someone, you can only blame the businessmen for their bad luck.

A few hundred people dying is a number, and a hundred thousand people dying is also a number. In this world, human life is worthless, or rather, human life has never been valuable since ancient times.

"Well, you go down."

"Wei Chen retire."

After Zhang Xuanli left, Su Ming got up from the couch and went to the back hall. He looked at the situation map on the screen for a long time without saying a word. Time, what he lacked was time.

Li Xingyun only has half a year at most to search for the Longquan treasure, and Yuan Tiangang cannot delay it for too long.

This was his own battle, and he had no way of getting the Khitans to help him, because once they knew the truth, everything in the past would be overturned.

A substitute is not worth their investment of so many resources. You have to know that when Yelu Abaoji bet on him in the past, he was attracted by his status as the emperor and Yuan Tiangang behind him.

If he is exposed, he will be nothing. A sheep in tiger's clothing is still just a sheep after all.

Therefore, not only could he not seek help, but he also had to keep it a secret from the Khitan people as much as possible.

During these days, he had taken medicinal herbs that were more than five hundred years old and had reached his limit, and had developed drug resistance. If he wanted to increase his strength, only thousand-year-old elixirs would do.

However, a thousand-year-old elixir is hard to come by, so how could it be so easy to find?

As his power increased slowly, Su Ming couldn't help but become impatient. He knew that Li Xingyun and the others had already arrived in Shu, and it wouldn't take long for them to find the Holy Child and get the burial place of the Longquan treasure.