Chapter 224 Luogu Lane
Xue Lingfeng stared at Qi Ning's eyes, as if he wanted to see through Qi Ning's heart, and quickly said: "So the Marquis has made up his mind."
Qi Ning said: "I know this matter is of great importance, so I will never force you to do anything."
Qi Ning knew in his heart that it was indeed a taboo for the court to mobilize troops without authorization. Even if it was a hundred thousand in a hurry, it would definitely touch the nerves of many people. After all, this was the heart of the Great Chu Empire.
Xue Lingfeng is the commander of the Tiger God Camp. If he forcibly mobilizes troops, he will naturally mobilize some troops, but it will inevitably cause a big disaster afterwards.
Although he really wanted many innocent people in Beijing to avoid a disaster as much as possible, he also knew that there was no reason to let Xue Lingfeng take his life to cooperate with him in doing such a thing.
Seeing Xue Lingfeng's expression was solemn, Qi Ning stood up and said, "Uncle Xue, I will say goodbye first. I know this is something that makes you very embarrassed, so I can't ask you to do anything." He smiled reluctantly and turned around and left.
"Wait a minute!" Xue Lingfeng raised his hand.
Qi Ning stopped and turned around, and asked in surprise: "Uncle Xue, you..."
"The Marquis should know that if I can live to this day, it will be the promotion of the general." Xue Lingfeng said slowly: "If it weren't for the general, let alone whether I could still live to this day, even if I really live to this day, I wouldn't have the status today."
Qi Ning sighed: "Actually, Uncle Xue's own struggle can be achieved."
"No matter what you think, Marquis, Marquis Jinyi's bloodline must not be cut off." Xue Lingfeng said: "So although you have arrived here tonight, no matter what happens from now on, you can only bite me to death just to see my mother, because she happened to be in a bad state for a while."
Qi Ning was stunned.
Xue Lingfeng said solemnly: "The Marquis asked me to dispatch troops, but I am still hesitating now. I cannot repay the kindness of the general, but I cannot be reckless and throw my life away in vain." He stared at Qi Ning's eyes: "The General supports me to become the commander of the Tiger God Camp, not to let me send all my life because of a disaster in the capital."
Qi Ning didn't understand Xue Lingfeng's meaning for a moment, and frowned and asked, "I... don't understand what Uncle Xue said."
"If you really want to mobilize troops, you must have a definite reason." Xue Lingfeng said: "Even if the Marquis is as expected, it is just a fiction before the incident happens. Unless it is the emperor's will, no one dares to mobilize troops before the disaster comes. Marquis, you are still young, but one thing you need to remember is that you must think twice and act carefully in every decision in the capital. Even if you want to do good things, even if you are devoted to the court, if you do the wrong thing at the wrong time, someone will definitely kill you." He raised his eyebrows slightly, and said word by word: "Not everyone in the capital has friends, but everyone must have enemies!"
At this moment, Qi Ning felt the cruelty of the officialdom.
Xue Lingfeng sat on the chair with his upper body straightened, "I know that the Marquis is kind-hearted and hopes to save more people. The kind-hearted style is the family style of Marquis Jinyi. However, Marquis may not have thought that if something really happened, it is not only the Marquis Jinyi Mansion that is implicated. Has the Marquis never thought that the two generations of Marquis Jinyi are pillars and beams of the empire, and how many people are under their command? If the Marquis is in trouble, then where will these people who are close to Marquis Jinyi?"
Qi Ning frowned.
After he arrived in the capital, the Jinyi Marquis Mansion was always considered to be a neglected person. Although he knew that since the foundation was laid by two generations of Jinyi Marquis, the Qi family's power in Da Chu would not be small, but he did not see many people walking towards the Jinyi Marquis Mansion.
However, Xue Lingfeng's words obviously reminded Qi Ning that the power of the Jinyi Marquis' Mansion has always existed, and there are quite a few forces surrounding the survival of the Jinyi Marquis' Mansion.
"Marty, many people know the relationship between me and the Qi family, so I don't think about myself, but I also have to think about the Marquis' Mansion. For you, you." Xue Lingfeng said seriously: "So, I will never mobilize troops easily before I have to. But the Marquis said it right. The old Marquis followed Emperor Taizu to fight the world, and the general guarded the border for the late emperor. After all, it was all for the purpose of allowing the people to live in peace. Now that there is a disaster in the capital, the Marquis stepped forward, and Xue admired it very much. Not everyone has the conscience and courage of the Marquis."
Qi Ning only felt that Xue Lingfeng was talking, but he caught something faintly. He suddenly asked, "Uncle Xue, you command the Tiger God Camp. If there is a riot in the capital and the situation is critical, can you mobilize troops?"
Xue Lingfeng finally had a smile in his eyes and said, "It is my duty to garrison the capital city safety. Although I cannot dispatch troops without authorization, if there is a turmoil in the capital city, I can lead the troops to quell the chaos first!" After a pause, he whispered: "It's like if the epidemic poison will happen tonight. If I can't meet the emperor immediately, I can bring some troops to stabilize the situation first."
Qi Ning stretched his eyebrows and stood up and said, "Uncle Xue, I understand!" He turned around and left.
Zhao Wushang didn't understand for a moment and followed and said, "Mr. Marquis, are you..."
"Uncle Xue is going to rest, so we don't disturb you." Qi Ning walked in a hurry: "We have more important things to do."
Xue Lingfeng had already stood up from the chair and looked at Qi Ning's back as he left. This time he did not stop, but his eyes became deeper.
Qi Ning left Xue Mansion, turned over and looked at the sky, and asked, "Zhao Wushang, do you know where Luoguxiang is?"
Zhao Wushang was stunned and nodded, "Thu Ye is going to Luoguxiang?"
"No need to delay, don't delay." Qi Ning took the horse and left, "Let's go find the branch of the Beggar Gang Ghost Golden Sheep."
Zhao Wushang and two other guards turned over and followed him. Zhao Wushen thought that the Marquis had gone to the Zhongyi Marquis' Mansion first and then to the Xue Mansion. Now he was inexplicably going to Luoguxiang to find the Beggars' Sect. What medicine is sold in this gourd? His eyebrows were locked, and his body suddenly shook. He understood something. A strange color passed through his eyes, a smile appeared on his lips, and he murmured: "So that's it!"
Qi Ning ran around all night but didn't feel tired.
He didn't know if he would have any effect in the middle of the night, but he knew that if he did nothing in the Marquis' Mansion, the situation might be worse.
If he does it, he may not be able to change anything, but if he does not, he will definitely not be able to change anything.
Luoguxiang is indeed an alley. The environment here is quite bad. Walking in the bumpy streets and alleys, the houses on both sides are extremely dilapidated. When walking on horseback, Qi Ning always feels that someone seems to be staring at him in the dark houses on both sides, while Zhao Wushang and the other two guards accompanying him have already pressed the hilt of the sword at their waists, and are fully alert.
Qi Ning knew that this Luoguxiang was the territory of the Beggars' Sect. In the dilapidated houses on both sides, there must be many disciples from the Beggars' Ghost Golden Sheep Branch staring at his group.
Walking down Luoguxiang, a black gate mansion appeared in front of him. The lights flashed and white light was shining. There were two white lanterns hanging in front of the mansion. In this cold night, it looked extremely cold.
Under the walls on the left and right front of the gate, three or four ragged beggars were sitting. Before Qi Ning and others approached the gate, the beggars had already turned over and stood up, holding dog-beating sticks in their hands.
Qi Ning stopped the horse, Zhao Wushang urged him to step forward, and lowered his voice: "Marty, this is the place where the Ghost Golden Sheep branch rudder is located. Elder Zhuque among the four elders of the Beggar Gang are hard to find, but it is very likely that they are here. They are the number one gang in the world. We must contact them and treat each other according to the rules of the world."
Qi Ning knew that Zhao Wushang wanted to remind him not to present the Marquis's poem in front of the Beggars' Sect, so he said "hmm".
At this time, the beggars were already standing on the road ahead, blocking the way forward of Qi Ning and others. One of them said in a deep voice: "You can travel around the world and guard the yin and yang in all directions!"
Zhao Wushang had already bowed and said, "There are brothers everywhere, and we are gathering from all directions!"
Qi Ning glanced at Zhao Wushen and thought to himself that the guys from the Jinyi Hou Mansion were not just for a good meal, and he was very clear about the rules on the Tao.
A beggar said, "Are you from the Marquis of Jinyi?"
Qi Ning was stunned, and Zhao Wushang was also a little surprised. Both of them thought that this beggar had such a strong eye?
Qi Ning bowed and smiled, "Come to meet the Beggars' Gang brothers, please take care of me!"
"There are people coming to your Marquis' Mansion in Jinyi, but they don't understand the rules." The beggar sneered: "Let the person in charge come over, we may release people, otherwise you will have to trouble your people to live here for a while and learn the rules."
Qi Ning immediately understood what he meant and finally knew why this person recognized him as a member of the Marquis of Jinyi's Mansion.
Before he went to the Zhongyi Marquis Mansion, he sent Qi Feng to Luoguxiang to find the Beggars' Gang to borrow a body. He thought Qi Feng could speak well and was the people from the Jinyi Marquis' Mansion. Even if it was a bit difficult, the Beggars' Gang should still give some face. However, as the beggars' meaning, Qi Feng not only did not borrow the body, but was even detained by the Beggars' Sect, which was really unexpected.
There is no doubt that these beggars only thought that they were waiting for others to save Qi Feng.
Qi Ning couldn't help but curse inwardly, thinking that Qi Feng, a stinky brat, was really not enough to make a mistake. He repeatedly told him not to have conflicts with the Beggars' Sect. Now, everyone was detained, and it would be even more difficult to talk about things next.
Zhao Wushang had already frowned.
Qi Ning knew that he had to respond calmly at this time and smiled and said, "I am Qi Ning, the head of the Jinyi Marquis' Mansion. I'm here to visit the rudder's rudder. I wonder if I can help me?" I thought it was like a mountain. No wonder the court set up the Shenhou Mansion. Although the rivers and lakes and courts are on the same land, they are completely two worlds. Otherwise, in their own identity, why should I be so polite to the disciples of a gang?
The Beggar Gang disciple said lightly: "Wait!" He walked to the black gate, raised his hand and knocked heavily on the gate twice, then knocked twice lightly, and finally opened his hand and slapped the gate three times with his palm.
Qi Ning knew that this must be a secret word from the Beggars' Sect. Outsiders didn't understand what it meant, but people inside and outside the gate understood what it meant.
After all, this is the heart of the Beggar Gang Jinyang Branch. It is reasonable to be cautious.
After a while, I suddenly heard a "rattle" sound, and the black door opened. A man in his forties walked out of it. He was tall, with a tiger's back and a bear's waist, and was quite imposing. He was wearing mourning clothes and was covered in mourning clothes. He looked cold. When he saw Qi Ning, he bowed and said, "Marquis of Jinyi is here, he is in a farewell welcome!" He raised his hand and said, "Please!"
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Chapter completed!