Liu Yi was a little surprised. Before entering the hall, he did not know the identities of the other three guards. He looked at Tao Qian and shook his head in disbelief: "Are you sure he is Xuanwu?"
Sima Shangzhi sneered: "Why, what's weird? Our King Qiao clan is the most loyal clan in the Jin Dynasty, why can't we be members of Black Hand Qiankun?"
Liu Yi gritted his teeth: "I don't quite believe that the mafia was established to limit the imperial power, but you..."
Sima Shangzhi said calmly: "My surname is Sima, but I am not the emperor. In essence, I am a minister just like you. Since I am a minister, my life is in the hands of the emperor. I don't want to be slaughtered so casually. This is why I take over."
The reason for Xuanwu’s position.”
Liu Yi gritted his teeth: "We have had many interactions with each other. I always thought you were from the Xie family, but I didn't expect..."
Sima Shangzhi laughed: "Xie An was killed because he wanted to benefit the Xie family. How could his successor continue to look for the Xie family? I promised to take more care of the Xie family in the future, so he was willing to give me this position.
What’s so strange about this?”
Liu Yi sighed and turned to Zhuque: "Xuanwu has surprised me enough, what about you?"
Suzaku took off his mask coldly, and a delicate face appeared in front of Liu Yi. Liu Yi frowned: "Xu Xianzhi? How could it be you?!"
Zhuque put on his mask: "Don't even think about it, without Wang Ningzhi's years of support, how could I have established my own intelligence organization in Wu under the eyes of the noble family. My predecessor, Suzaku, was the most wary of Liu Yu in the entire organization.
People will naturally place confidants around Liu Yu. And I, my predecessor, Suzaku, am the last pawn left by Liu Yu's side."
Liu Yi gritted his teeth: "I didn't expect that you and Liu Yu have been friends since childhood. After so many years of friendship, you are still someone else's spy and undercover agent. It's terrible."
Xu Xianzhi shook his head helplessly: "There is no way, our Xu family has been protected by the Wang family for generations. The last time Lu Song made a rebellion, some of my family's direct elders were involved. According to the law, even if the whole family is not executed, they will be confiscated and become slaves. It is the protection of the Wang Gong.
He arranged for our family to move away from home, and even found an official job for my father. This kind of kindness is passed down from generation to generation, and it is deeper than the friendship with the slaves when they were young. I had no choice in this regard."
Liu Yi sighed: "No wonder, your father would rather die in his post as county magistrate than leave, and he wants you to report the news. I thought you were going to Kuaiji to pick up your daughter. It turns out that your real purpose is to report the news to Wang Ningzhi."
, let him escape."
Xu Xianzhi nodded: "This is what I have to do as a spy and as his true disciple for many years. Originally, I wanted to protect him and escape, but unfortunately he refused. Maybe, since he asked me to follow his wife to take care of him
From the moment I gave birth to my child, I already knew my fate. It's a pity that my wife asked me to leave early, and I didn't even have a chance to rescue the young master."
Having said this, Xu Xianzhi punched the table with hatred, and a huge echo echoed throughout the secret room.
Liu Yi nodded, turned to Qinglong who had been silent, and said: "Okay, you are the only one left, Master Qinglong. The first two surprised me a lot, but who are you?"
Qinglong shook his head and looked at Liu Yi: "To be honest, I didn't expect that Tao Yuanming would let you take his place. It might be difficult for us to live together in the future. More than ten years ago, you would have asked me to burn him."
That time, I never dreamed that one day we would really be on equal footing."
Qinglong slowly took off his bronze mask, revealing the face of a scribe in his thirties. Even now, it is still coated with thick white powder, and he looks like a noble son of a noble family. It is clear that this person is no one else.
, it is none other than Geng Yue, the current head of the Yingchuan Yu family, former Hussar Chief Shi, and current governor of Wuxing County.
Liu Yi was stunned for a moment, then sneered: "Unexpectedly, it was Mr. Yu who was reluctant to give a roast goose to a lowly person like me. I have never figured out who Qinglong would be, but I never would have thought of it.
, Xi Chao would actually fall in love with you, a standard young man from an aristocratic family!"
Yu Yue was not angry and smiled slightly: "Xile, everyone in the world thinks that I am a frivolous young man with no talent, but in fact, I did this deliberately according to Duke Xi's instructions. Maybe Yuan Ming can understand my thoughts.
, know why I do this.”
Tao Qian sighed: "Jingzhou was owned by Wang Dun at the beginning of the founding of the country, and was later acquired by my ancestors. Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. After my father-in-law, the Yu family took control of Jingzhou. I once wanted to use this as a foundation to expand the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains and achieve great achievements.
, It is a pity that the great cause was not accomplished, but the three outstanding figures of the Yu family died one after another, and the subordinate Huan Wen who had been promoted took over Jingzhou."
"This Huan Wen is as heart-warming as a tiger and a wolf. Instead of remembering old grudges, he raised a butcher's knife against all the powerful families that had ever been in power in Jingzhou. Whether it was our Tao family or the Yu family, they all had their heads cut off. I, the Tao family, can
Retired to Linquan, and the Yu family is from a high-ranking family in the Jin Dynasty and has nowhere to escape, so Master Yu has pretended to be arrogant and idle since he was a child. Otherwise, how could he avoid the harm from the Huan family? "
Yu Yue nodded and looked at Liu Yi: "However, I didn't do it deliberately for not roasting goose for you that time. I just heard that when you were in Jingkou, Liu Xile was clinging to high-ranking families everywhere, even the Diao brothers.
I have to curry favor with such villains, so I feel disgusted in my heart. I still have a lot of the habits of a child from an aristocratic family, and they may not all be fake. If you hated me because of this back then, what do you think of me?
If you have any grudges, you can retaliate against me together, whether as the young master of the Yu family or as Qinglong, I will continue."
Liu Yi sighed: "Unexpectedly, but within reason, Xi Chao only wanted to seize Jingzhou, so he would naturally train Mr. Yu, who had a grudge against Huan Xuan, who owned Jingzhou, as his heir. Poor Huan Xuan thought he would take over Qinglong."
He inherited the mantle, but he didn’t expect that the one he really cultivated was his enemy!”
Yu Yue smiled slightly: "So this time, the former White Tiger Wang Xun came to me and asked me to agree with Yuan Ming as the successor to the White Tiger. I agreed without thinking. Because we are the same type of people and have a common enemy. But, I really can't think of it.
, Yuan Ming, you actually didn’t take the position of White Tiger!”
Tao Qian smiled slightly: "If I take over the position of White Tiger, it means that I will not be able to return to Jingzhou in the future. If Jingzhou cannot be owned by me, the Tao family, then what is the use of all my years of struggle?"
Yu Yue gritted her teeth: "So, what you want is my position as the Azure Dragon?"
This chapter has been completed!