Late that night, Tie Xiaosheng returned to Xiushui County Chengdong Wharf again in great excitement.
He was originally in charge of preparations for the war in Shangliu County, fighting against the imperial army. He worked conscientiously every day and was so busy that he never touched the ground.
However, at noon today, news came from Chu Xisheng, saying that he had returned to the head of the Tieqi Gang, and asked Tie Xiaosheng to take the leaders of the outer halls back to the east dock of the city to discuss matters as soon as possible.
Tie Xiaosheng was quite surprised.
Chu Xisheng returned to Xiushui County safely, which is really great news for the Iron Banner Gang.
In recent days, although Chu Yunyun has been in charge of the Iron Banner Gang's war affairs and official duties, Chu Xisheng is the spiritual pillar of the Iron Banner Gang.
No matter how well Chu Yunyun handles the official affairs of the gang, no matter how beautifully she handles the war, she cannot replace Chu Xisheng's position in the eyes of all the gang.
Once the spiritual pillar of Chu Xisheng falls, the morale of the Iron Banner Gang will collapse.
But now that Chu Xisheng has returned, everyone in the Iron Banner Gang can feel at ease.
After the death of Tie Kuangren, this is the Qingtian Baiyuzhu of the Iron Flag Gang, who holds the purple golden beam in the sea.
So after he got the news, he immediately dropped all official duties and rushed back to the Iron Flag Gang.
What puzzled Tie Xiaosheng was that this time the chief helmsman also asked all the outer hall masters to rush back.
Tie Xiaosheng thought that this was just playing the piano randomly.
At this time, Dongzhou's 60,000 state troops were stationed sixty miles west of Shangliu County.
There is also the Jiangnan County Naval Battalion. Although this navy has been severely damaged by them, it still retains a certain combat capability.
Shangliu County still needs a few capable people to take charge.
In order to avoid a sudden attack by the imperial court and catch them by surprise.
What is surprising is that in the afternoon of the same day, for some unknown reason, the Dongzhou State Army took the initiative to withdraw sixty miles.
The naval warships that were originally stationed upstream also disappeared. Only the more than 70 ships in the "Seventeen Chain Dock" were left in Lishui Town, upstream, panicking and not knowing what to do, and finally evacuated upstream on their own initiative.
Tie Xiaosheng was confused and didn't know why.
However, before leaving, he still took all the outer hall masters with him.
It has been less than a month since Chu Xisheng took over the Iron Banner Gang. Although he has a great reputation among the lower-level disciples, many old people in the gang still do not regard Chu Xisheng as the banner leader.
As the deputy flag leader, Tie Xiaosheng must maintain Chu Xisheng's authority.
Therefore, no matter how absurd the commander-in-chief's order is, it must be implemented without compromise.
When Tie Xiaosheng led a group of people into the temporary court room on the large ship, Chu Xisheng was waiting with a group of people, discussing matters around a large map of mountains and rivers.
Tie Xiaosheng was about to salute, but he saw something out of the corner of his eye.
His expression suddenly froze.
That was behind Chu Xisheng, at the top of the courtroom.
Here are the shrines of the 'Loyalty and Immortality Emperor' and the Iron Madman's tablets, with cigarette smoke floating in the air.
At this time, there was a bloody human head on the incense table in front of the shrine.
"Songfeng Sword Linshi!"
Tie Xiaosheng's eyes immediately turned red, and he couldn't help clenching his fists tightly.
Do you think this vicious, treacherous bastard has actually been beheaded?
He first looked solemn, saluted Chu Xi in the hall, and said in a loud voice: "Flag Master! Tie Mou is returning with the crowd on the order of the Flag Master!"
Behind him, many outer hall leaders of the Iron Flag Gang also saw the head of Songfeng Jianlinshi. Their faces were flushed and their eyes were excited!
Of all the people in the Iron Flag Gang, who doesn’t hate Songfeng Jian and Linshi to the core?
Especially the comrades from the Chongzhou Island Navy Camp in the past were eager to peel off Lin Shi's skin, eat his flesh, and gnaw on his bones!
And today, Lin Shi, who killed the flag leader and put the Iron Banner Gang into danger, is dead!
However, after Tie Xiaosheng saluted, everyone looked stern and bowed solemnly: "We meet the flag master!"
Chu Xisheng was explaining things to Zhou Liangchen. He raised his head and glanced at Tie Xiaosheng and the people behind him. A smile suddenly appeared on his face: "Everyone, get up. You can find your own seats. Today is not a formal Xiangtang meeting.
, Hall Masters, you can be more casual and don’t be so serious.”
Tie Xiaosheng still looked solemn: "Flag Master, may I ask who killed the Songfeng Sword Linshi?"
"Lin Shi?" Chu Xisheng glanced sideways at Lin Shi's head on the incense table, and said in an understatement: "This man died at my hands. On the way back, I stopped by the chief helmsman of the Haiqing Gang to behead him."
Regarding the murder of the leader of the Haiqing Gang, it has been widely spread in Xiushui County.
The news circulating in the market is that Chu Xisheng forced his way into the Haiqing Gang's chief helm, killed Lin Shi and Long Heng, and then walked away.
Jian Zangfeng did not erase the matter.
Just because Chu Xisheng happened to be passing by this place at the time, his "Yaiju Sword Intent" also spread from the Haiqing Gang to the nearby "Washui Town", causing thousands of townspeople to bleed from their orifices. This could not be hidden.
However, just after Chu Xisheng left, Gu Qiansheng, the 'Whale Swallowing Qiangu', happened to pass by this place. Taking advantage of the chaos in the Haiqing Gang, he sacrificed thousands of people from the Haiqing Gang, as well as several Blood Bat Mountain disciples.
, sacrificed to the demon god "Burial Sky".
This is quite bizarre, but also reasonable.
The Mozhan Tower has been keeping an eye on Chu Xisheng for more than a day. As the elder of the Mozhan Tower, it is indeed reasonable for Gu Qiansheng to follow Chu Xisheng's whereabouts.
Moreover, Demon War Tower and Blood Bat Mountain are both first-class demon sects in the world, and they regard each other as mortal enemies and continue to kill each other. Over thousands of years, they have accumulated a blood feud. Even the words "blood feud" cannot describe the hatred between them.
Both families pride themselves on killing each other's disciples and pleasing their own demon master.
The key is that at noon today, Gu Qiansheng, the 'Whale Swallowing Qiangu', appeared in the ancient market, proudly promoting his feat of blood sacrifice to a true disciple of Blood Bat Mountain.
As Chu Xi finished speaking, everyone behind Tie Xiaosheng suddenly buzzed.
Tie Xiaosheng felt hot blood all over his body, rushing straight to his forehead.
He couldn't help but take a deep breath: "Flag Master, the life and death of our 100,000 brothers in the Iron Banner Gang depend on the Flag Master. Please put your own safety first and don't do such stupid things again!"
He knew that the leader of the Haiqing Gang was a dragon in a tiger's den, and he understood the danger that Chu Xisheng had to take to kill Lin Shi.
Tie Xiaosheng then fluttered his robes and spoke in a sonorous voice: "Please arrange the manpower for the flag owner to prepare a big sacrifice in Mijiazhuang, and use Lin Shi's head as a sacrifice to the late flag owner!"
He was quite annoyed by Chu Xisheng's risky move of putting his own life at risk, but he was also extremely surprised by Songfeng Jian Linshi's head.
Chu Xisheng burst into laughter: "I have arranged for a special person to handle the matter of worshiping the flag owner, but the time must be set in three days. We will also take the head of the prefect Sikong Chan, so that the flag owner can be put under Jiuquan.
Close your eyes."
The faces of many of the outer hall masters were stern when they heard this.
To take the head of the prefect Sikong Chan? Is the flag owner preparing to formally raise a rebellion and completely break up with the imperial court?
Everyone felt a little uneasy, but not much fear.
The Iron Flag Gang has reached this point, and everyone is mentally prepared for the future.
If the governor of Dongzhou insists on suppressing the rebellion, then they will have no other way out except rebellion.
They are fighting with all their strength now, and may have some chance of survival in the future; if they don't fight, sooner or later they will be swallowed with flesh and bones.
It's better to give it a try, there's nothing to be afraid of.
Even if the head is decapitated, it will only leave a scar as big as a bowl.
Lu Jiuli, the leader of Xunyang Hall, said bluntly: "The flag master is planning to attack Xiushui County? Forgive me for speaking frankly, our Iron Banner Gang is mostly a mob, and there are tens of thousands of state troops coveting it. Before we defeat the state army, attack
We need to be very cautious when dealing with the city."
"The flag owner's intention is not to raise the flag to rebel, nor for our family to attack Xiushui County, but to join forces with the Tianping Army."
The person who interrupted was Dan Chiling. He was sitting on the east side of the map with a smile on his face: "The Deputy Flag Master of Haojiao and everyone have learned that the Governor of Dongzhou has designated Sikong Chan as a rebel. This person is the legacy of Prince Ru.
The party, Swords Like Meng and Lu Chen's tribe, colluded with the Xiushui gentry and the eunuchs of the Dongzhou inner government, intending to raise their banners in Xiushui County and rebel.
Now the truth is revealed and the evidence of the crime is conclusive. The Dongzhou Inspectorate has also canceled the arrest warrants for the flag master and deputy flag master today. The young flag master has made an agreement with the governor that 30,000 Tianping troops will cross the river in three days.
The Iron Banner Gang assisted the Tianping Army in attacking Xiushui County."
Lu Luanli was also sitting next to the map.
Her face looked stinky and a little unhappy.
What is the relationship between Sikong Chan and her father Lu Chen? This man has nothing to do with their Rumeng Villa.
These court officials are all evil-minded, and it is unreasonable to blame them for everything!
Dan Chiling was very happy. He originally thought that the Dan family could only follow Chu Xisheng until death, but he did not expect that today, another village would usher in such a turning point.
Under the leadership of Chu Xisheng, the Iron Banner Gang turned the corner. Not only did they get rid of their status as rebels, they also turned the prefect Sikong Chan, Shangguan Shenhao, Shen Zhou and others into rebels and put them to death!
And today, Chu Xisheng had drawn a cake for him and promised him the position of the leader of the Wading Hall.
A few months ago, Dan Chiling would naturally not be interested in the leader of the Iron Banner Gang.
The Dan family has been cultivating in Xishan for hundreds of years, has hundreds of soldiers, and thousands of villagers. Isn't it more majestic than the leader of the Iron Banner Gang?
But things were different now. He judged that after this incident, the Iron Banner Gang's strength would expand rapidly and become the overlord of Xiushui and Xunyang counties.
Besides, where is Wade Town?
That was the former chief helmsman of the Haiqing Gang, and it was also the fifth most prosperous place in Xiushui County, besides Xiushui City, the ancient market, the east dock of the city, and Xishan.
After the Haiqing Gang was driven out of the east dock of the city, and Xishan Hall was attacked and destroyed by Chu Xisheng, they were still struggling to survive by relying on only Wading Town to support thousands of gang members.
Dan Chiling was already thinking about whether to find some brothers from the clan.
These brothers of his lived a very hard life to avoid being pursued by the court.
And Sheshui Town is rich in silk, which can be said to be extremely rich.
In the future, as long as he manages his business well, it will be no problem to support five or six fifth-grade people.
"Flag Master!"
Tie Xiaosheng's mind was in a state of confusion. The first thought in his mind was that Chu Xisheng had been deceived by the Governor of Dongzhou.
Is Sikong Chan the remnant of the violent prince? Did he collude with the gentry of Xiushui County to rebel?
No matter what Tie Xiaosheng thought, it felt absurd.
"Flag Master, the court official is cunning and has a habit of going back on his words. We must not believe his words easily! I think the governor is clearly deliberately deceiving and letting us let the Tianping army cross the river——"
"Uncle Tie, this is something that the Great Elder Qing Xuzi of the Wuxiang Divine Sect personally guarantees."
Chu Xi interrupted Tie Xiaosheng's words with a smile: "Now the governor is ordering people to move around the court and request instructions from the Ministry of War and the cabinet for filing. It is expected that the Tianping Army will officially launch troops in three days."
He clicked on the map in front of him: "Before this, we must seal off the entire Xiushui County to prevent these rebellious officials and traitors from escaping Xiushui."
Tie Xiaosheng's mind perked up and he looked at Chu Xisheng in surprise: "Great Elder Qingxuzi? Is he the great elder of the Wuxiang Shen Sect who is in charge of the training academy?"
"Exactly!"
Chu Xisheng nodded slightly at him: "I have been recognized by the Wuxiang Divine Sect as a 'candidate for Yaizhen'. When the Wuxiang Divine Sect opens its gate in three months, I can directly enter the inner gate of the Wuxiang Divine Sect without taking the test.
In addition, I also brought back a handwritten letter from Governor Wang Sheng. The Governor asked me, Iron Banner, to help the volunteers and be sure to surround the rebels in Xiushui County and wait for the court to deal with them."
When he said this, he sent forward a roll of official documents that was placed on the map.
At this moment, the whole court was once again in an uproar.
At this time, it was not only Tie Xiaosheng who brought many outer hall masters who were shocked and lost their minds.
Li Shenshan, Wei Yang and others, who had been present here for a long time, also looked happy.
They had heard about Chu Xisheng being selected as the ‘Yai Candidate’ by the Wuxiang Divine Sect half an hour ago.
At this time, they were still rejoicing.
This undoubtedly means that the Iron Banner Gang has relied on the Wuxiang Divine Sect as the pillar of support! And their banner leader will also have a great future.
Tie Xiaosheng, on the other hand, looked dazed after the surprise.
He felt that everything in front of him was unreal and full of psychedelic feeling, as if he was in a fantasyland.
Tie Xiaosheng stepped forward quickly and opened the official document in disbelief and took a closer look.
Tie Xiaosheng only took one look and knew it was true.
He didn't recognize Governor Wang Sheng's handwriting, but he recognized the Governor's seal.
There is also the signature at the end of the official document.
The word "Wang Sheng" contains the true meaning and is full of Taoist charm. It is clearly the handiwork of an expert from the Dibang!
Tie Xiaosheng looked dull and his eyes were dazed.
After a while, Tie Xiaosheng suddenly laughed loudly.
His posture was wild and his voice was like a loud bell, vibrating for miles!
After about three breaths, Tie Xiaosheng's smile suddenly stopped. He clenched his teeth and his voice seemed to come from the Jiuyou underground: "Then set a time in three days to use Sikong Chan's head to sacrifice the sixth brother's.
The spirit in heaven!"
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An hour later, everyone involved in the meeting left the ship.
Tie Xiaosheng did not return to Shangliu County, but took a few old brothers directly to the south of the city to take over the siege there.
Since there is an autographed document from Governor Wang Sheng, and the Great Elder Qingxuzi is here to vouch for it, it must be conclusive that Sikong Chan is a member of Prince Ru’s legacy.
The imperial officers and soldiers in Shangliu County really don't have to worry anymore.
Of course, necessary precautions must still be taken, and the focus must still shift to Xiushui County.
Tie Xiaosheng not only hated the prefect Sikong Chan, but also hated the wealthy families in Xiushui County.
He didn't want to let go of any of these Xiushui gentlemen.
And just after everyone left, Chu Xisheng called Ji Qianqian alone.
Chu Xisheng's eyes were puzzled: "Qianqian, what's wrong with you today? Why doesn't God care about your home? Is there something on your mind?"
Ever since he returned to the east dock of the city, Ji Qianqian has been in a state of despair.
His face is always pale and his brows are furrowed. No matter what he does, he is absent-minded and distracted.
Ji Qianqian's heart froze when she heard this, and she woke up. Then she forced a smile: "I'm fine, it's just a little strange. I seem to have forgotten something."
In fact, not only have I forgotten some things, but I have also lost all memory of yesterday night.
All night last night, Ji Qianqian had no idea where she had been or what she had done. She thought about it carefully, but she came up blank.
There was also a dull pain in the back of her head.
Ji Qianqian carefully identified it and found that it was a long scar.
He felt like he had been hit with a stick. But who on earth could hit him with a stick?
Ji Qianqian is quite confident in his own strength.
Ordinary people with high rankings are not capable of this.
Also, when I woke up early this morning, I was in a small wooden boat at the Iron Flag Gang's east dock.
Whenever I think about this, I shudder.
He was obviously plotted by an expert, but for some reason, he did not take her life.
But what does this person want? What does he want to forget?
Is it related to the fact that Chu Xisheng was selected as the ‘Yai Candidate’ by the Wuxiang Divine Sect?
"Forgot something?"
Chu Xisheng had strange thoughts in his heart.
He knew the reason, and immediately shook his head without delving further: "You really have to figure this out about money. I heard that some inferior secret medicines can not only damage the body, but also damage the brain. You should pay attention.
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He then changed his voice: "Also, in the next three months, you'd better make some preparations for Qianqian. According to the rules of the Wuxiang Divine Sect, candidates for the four major 'Holy Traditions' can bring two attendants to enter.
The treatment is equivalent to that of an outer disciple of the Wuxiang Divine Sect, and I am going to take you there with Zhou Liangchen."
In fact, Liu Ruoxi is more suitable.
However, she possesses half of the king's talent, and has made rapid progress in her cultivation recently.
It is expected that after three months, he will be able to join the Wuxiang Shen Sect’s ‘Teaching and Learning Academy’, which specializes in cultivating talented disciples, as a registered disciple. There is no need to waste the quota.
As for Zhou Liangchen, it is said that Zhou Liangchen, as a disciple of the Zhou family, came to be his waiter, which was very aggrieved.
But this was Zhou Liangchen’s private request.
In the past, Lord Xue Yaidao almost destroyed the Zhou family, and also took away most of the Zhou family's inherited martial arts and true intentions from the Wuxiang Divine Sect.
In recent years, the Linhai Zhou clan has also arranged for many highly talented tribesmen to join the Wuxiang Shenzong, with the intention of learning from the Wuxiang Shenzong and returning to the Zhou clan's inheritance.
Unfortunately, no one has succeeded so far.
The environment in the north is cruel, giant spirits are rampant, and competition is fierce. In addition, the First-Rank Shen Sect is wary of the children of aristocratic families. Therefore, most of the children of the Zhou family have fallen into disgrace in the north.
Although Zhou Xiongba and his wife wanted to train Zhou Liangchen, they were also worried that Zhou Liangchen would die in the north and be submerged in Youzhou, where the geniuses are like clouds and the sky is like rain, so they never thought of letting Zhou Liangchen join the Wuxiang Divine Sect.
But Zhou Liangchen himself wanted to give it a try.
When Ji Qian Qian heard this, he perked up and responded loudly: "I understand my humble position! I will not disappoint the flag owner."
This was another thing that made her uneasy today.
Once Chu Xisheng went to the Wuxiang Divine Sect, she would have no reason to follow him.
Although theoretically speaking, it is more likely that the Nishen Flagpole and the Red Dragon remnants are hidden in Xiushui County, the east dock of the city and around Xishan Town.
However, Ji Qian Qian still believed that following Chu Xisheng would be more helpful for her to investigate these two matters.
This is simply a win-win.
Recently, due to the Bloody Sword incident in the Wuxiang Divine Sect, many spies arranged by Tianya Jinyiwei inside and outside the Qingsu Sect were expelled and killed.
Their Tianya commander is having a headache over this.
Unexpectedly, Chu Xisheng wanted to bring her into the Wuxiang Divine Sect.
This guy is really interesting, he actually does such stupid things.
Isn't this like sending a mouse into a rice vat?
Ji Qianqian immediately said "bah bah" twice in her heart, wondering what she was thinking? She is not a mouse!
Chu Xisheng nodded with satisfaction, and threw a written document to the cashier: "You can use this document to withdraw one hundred thousand taels of magic silver from the accounting room, and prepare some powerful magic weapons and war patterns. Go down.
Bar!"
Ji Qianqian took the document with his hands as if he were grateful, then he clasped his fists and bowed deeply, and retreated outside the concierge again.
She actually didn't care about the paperwork in her hands.
It was only one hundred thousand taels of magic silver. She had recently followed Chu Xisheng to fight guerrillas in Mount Tai. The various magical weapons she had snatched were worth more than three hundred thousand taels.
What's more, not only must the one hundred thousand taels of magic silver be repaid, but interest must also be calculated.
Just after Ji Qianqian left the door, Chu Yunyun, who had been sitting in the corner reading a book, raised her head with a strange look in her eyes: "Qian Qian? You are very close to her. Do you know that the fundamental method of this woman's practice is 'Nine Refinements'?"
Jiyuan Purple Gold Body'? She is probably the Qianhu Official of Tianya Jinyiwei."
This chapter has been completed!