Since it was lunchtime, the lower level of Dong's Restaurant was packed with people and it was hard to get out.
Kou Zhong had his own way of finding a waiter and showing off Lang Feng's Duo'er. The waiter immediately became respectful and led them to the private dining room on the third floor.
Kou Zhong sat by the window and watched the boats coming and going below Luo Shui and sighed, "This is the benefit of power. You can be superior to others just by touching it."
Ba Fenghan smiled and said: No matter how much you claim to be noble, you cannot deny that being noble itself must be supported by powerful people, otherwise how can you become noble?
When Kou Zhong saw Xu Ziling staring at him displeased, he hurriedly surrendered and said: I just use my power for convenience, I will never use it to bully others, and I will try to use it to uphold justice!
Ba Fenghan smiled and said: "Compared to the previous ones, Mr. Zhong and I are more realistic and vulgar, not as indifferent as Zi Ling."
Xu Ziling smiled bitterly and was speechless.
Kou Zhong cheered up and said: Now that the struggle between Wang Shichong and Yang Tong is in a tug of war, we can put it aside for the time being. Hey! As for Heshi Biha! Ziling, you must help me.
Ba Fenghan asked curiously: Why did you only ask Ziling and not me?
Kou Zhong said in astonishment: Laoba, you have nothing to do with this matter, why are you risking your life for me? I treat you as a brother, so I don’t want you to be involved. Don’t you still have too many troubles?
Xu Ziling also looked at Ba Fenghan in confusion.
No matter Ning Daoqi or Shi Feixuan, they were strong enemies that no one dared to offend. Kou Zhong would never offend them unless he was in this crucial situation of success or failure.
Now there is no choice.
Ba Fenghan glanced at the two of them again in silence for a long time, then his sharp eyes shot out a strange light full of feelings and said slowly:
The reason why I love hanging out with you two, and the more we hang out, the more exciting and fun it becomes, because we both have a miserable origin and childhood years. What I dislike the most is those people from high-ranking families, and I even disdain those who think they are supreme.
Jianghu sect. That’s why I helped you deal with Chang Shumou that day because you didn’t accept their self-righteous and hegemonic attitude.
After a pause, he continued: What I admire most is the true hero who created unparalleled achievements from nothing. If Li Shimin were to put himself in your shoes, would he be able to achieve your results? I can't stand this kind of thing. Ha! Challenge
Ning Daoqi or Shi Feixuan are exactly what I want to do. How could Ba Fenghan miss such a good opportunity?
Kou Zhong was overjoyed and said: With Brother Ba helping us, my two brothers will be as powerful as a tiger.
Xu Ziling smiled bitterly and said: I always feel that something is wrong. After all, Shi Feixuan is just working hard to benefit the world...
Ba Feng said coldly: Ziling is too stubborn. How can you decide whether someone can be a good emperor with just a few questions? And I think only people from poor backgrounds are qualified to be good emperors because they understand the sufferings of the people and are enthusiastic.
Relieve people's suffering.
Kou Zhong struck the case and exclaimed: Han Shao was good at Qin Emperor and Han Gao were good examples. The former was born as a prince and the latter was born as a commoner. It is an indisputable historical fact that who is the good emperor. Ha!
Xu Ziling looked at the tunnel angrily and said: Then you must be a good emperor, right?
Kou Zhong asked: What about you?
Xu Ziling was speechless.
Kou Zhong's eyes sparkled and he said: This matter has reached a stage where you can't turn back even if you know you are going to die. If you want to fight for the world, you have to do whatever it takes. Just like Han Shao said, even if the emperor, the Supreme Lord, the Tathagata Buddha stand in the way,
We have to kick him away. We are determined to get He's Bi, otherwise if it falls into Li Zi's hands, it will force him to rebel against his father and brother.
Ba Fenghan said: It would be easier if Shi Fei Xuan had already given the Heshi Bi to Li Shimin.
Kou Zhong stared at Xu Ziling and said, "Don't forget whether you are willing to help me with all your strength! There are two brothers in one generation!"
Xu Ziling could do nothing but smile bitterly.
Ba Fenghan said: Now we have to find out whether He's Bi is in Li Shimin's hands before we can take action.
Kou Zhongdao: This is extremely simple. If Li Shimin gets the Heshi Bi, he will immediately leave Luoyang secretly. So we only need to watch his movements to get clues.
Ba Fenghan's eyes flashed with cold light and he said: "I heard that Li Shimin has already obtained the true biography of Li Yuan quite a while ago, and he has many capable men. If we block the way and rob him, we will never gain any advantage. So stealing is the best option, but robbing is not a good method."
Xu Ziling breathed a sigh of relief and continued: If we don't have to steal the jade from our master, Concubine Xuan, we still have hope of success.
Kou Zhong came over and put his arms around his shoulders and said happily: Master Ling's words really comfort me. I think there is a 90% chance that the concubine Xuan will take a fancy to Li Shimin. He is just a good-looking guy and he looks like a ghost.
Li Mi or a cunning and cunning person like Wang Shichong. It's a pity that I haven't come forward yet so that Li Zi can dominate without any threat.
Ba Fenghan laughed dumbly and said: When it comes to boasting, no one in the world can be better than you. Okay! Forget about gossiping, the responsibility of spying on Li Shimin is on me. He must be connected with the Dongming sect. Let's meet again tonight at the turn of Youxu.
Get together and decide how to act.
At this time, the waiter brought the wine and food, and Ba Fenghan took a steamed bun and went away.
Kou Zhong laughed and said while eating and drinking: "I didn't expect that Ba Zi was such a good friend. It's really surprising."
Xu Ziling sighed and said: Aren't you worried that Yucheng and the others have not been found yet?
Kou Zhong put down the empty bowl with not a grain of rice left and said with a bitter smile: "It's useless to worry about this kind of thing. Fortunately, the four of them have received our true message and will definitely be lucky, human and heavenly. Maybe I will see them eating when I go downstairs later. Wait."
We will go to the appointed place and see if they are there and we will know.
Xu Ziling said: Do you still remember that person named Xu Xingzhi? Didn't you make an appointment with him to meet in Luoyang?
Kou Zhongtou said, "Of course I remember. This man is a natural-born military commander. I have left a mark at the agreed place. When he sees it tomorrow morning, he will wait for me at the designated place. I, Master Zhong, are doing my job, and Master Ling can rest assured."
He added: I don't have any feelings for Li Zi, so it doesn't matter if I turn against him. But Li Jing and I have been brothers for a long time, which is a headache.
Xu Ziling was silent for a long time and thought to himself that no matter how dissatisfied Li Jing was, it would be difficult for him to be cruel to him. He said with a depressed heart: As long as you are willing to agree to one condition, I will try my best to help you get the Heshi Bi.
Kou Zhong said cautiously: "As long as it is reasonable and reasonable, how can I not agree? Why do you want to help me with this matter? If Li Zilian and Shibi can't be saved, it will definitely change the impression of Shifei Xuan and Ning Daoqi on him."
Xu Ziling said displeasedly: You must not underestimate Li Zi, a versatile man in both civil and military fields. He is better than us in every aspect, but not as cunning as you. If we are not careful, we will capsize in the gutter.
Kou Zhong smiled and said: He is as cunning as me, but he may not be as flexible as us. He can calculate with his mind but not with his mind, especially this is Wang Shichong's place. Wang Shichong's relationship with me is like bees and honey. As long as I move my finger, plums will not even think about it.
He was ordered to leave Luoyang.
Then Senhan's eyes flashed with murderous intent and he said in a deep voice: The Li clan without Li Shimin is like a tiger without claws and teeth, it can't be ferocious. Do you understand?
Xu Ziling smiled bitterly and said: This is exactly my condition. Li Zi was exposed because of me, so you must not use this opportunity to kill him. If you want to kill him, just wait until next time.
Kou Zhong was stunned for a while and sighed: What else can I say to two brothers in the same world? Fine! I will see him on the battlefield in the future and no one will blame anyone if he loses.
Then he took out a roll of silk pictures from his arms, moved the dishes, chopsticks and other things on the table, spread them out and said: "Let me show you this treasure. It would be best if Zhanliang and Fengyi could give me another picture of the same pattern after they arrive in Guanzhong."
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Ban Zhanliang, Niu Fengyi, and Zha Jie, the three inner gang leaders of the Shuanglong Gang they founded, sneaked to Chang'an as planned to prepare for the excavation of Yang Gong's treasure house.
Xu Ziling took a closer look and found out that it was a city map of Luoyang, with all the streets, lanes, river bridges and towers depicted in detail.
Surprised: Wang Shichong actually trusts you.
Kou Zhong smiled and said: He didn't trust me but wanted to bribe me by showing his trust, and I pretended to be deeply in love with Dong Shuni. In fact, Wang Shichong was an ignorant, cunning, cunning person who was all things on the surface but secretly.
I will let you know after I set everything up and arrange it quietly.
When Xu Ziling carefully looked at the relationship between the palace city and the imperial city, he thought: Could there be another reason why Li Shimin came to Luoyang today besides the jade? But remember that Li Yuan, the father of Lao Ba who once had an affair with Li Zi, wanted to accept Dong Shuni as his concubine?
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If this comes to pass, if Li Yuan and Wang Shichong form an alliance, your wishful thinking of using Wang Shichong to deal with Li Shimin will no longer work!
Kou Zhong smiled and said: Don't worry! Dong Shuni is a rebellious girl. She will not accept any man assigned to her by Wang Shichong. As long as she makes good use of her, her unstable mentality may destroy the relationship between Li Yuan and Wang Shichong.
Then he thought hard: Is there any way to steal the Heshi Bi without letting people know that we did it? Ha! Yes! I almost forgot that you are the scar-faced hero and I am your partner, the pock-marked thief.
Tuk! Tuk!
The two of them looked at the knocking on the door in shock and were shocked. Just because this person was able to hide it from their ears after he came to the door, they knew that the person who came was definitely not an ordinary person.
Kou Zhong shouted: Please come in!
There was no response outside the door.
Kou Zhong jumped up and took a step forward to open the door.
The sounds of guessing and drinking in the other rooms immediately flooded in, but there was not even a waiter outside the door or in the corridor.
Kou Zhong retracted his gaze and looked at the heads on both sides as he closed the door and his expression changed: "It's going to be bad this time!"
Xu Ziling also felt chilled and said in a deep voice: Could it be that Ning Daoqi or Shi Feixuan was hiding outside the door and eavesdropped on our conversation?
Kou Zhong returned to sit beside him and let out a breath of cold air and said: You can rest assured about this. Alas! I just meant that he was eavesdropping outside the door. Because there were people coming and going in the corridor, but just now there was no one, and he was
Taking this moment to warn us shows that He is always paying attention and monitoring us.
Xu Ziling couldn't help his scalp numbing and whispered: This person is at least better than us in Qinggong. The problem is that if the opponent is Shi Feixuan or Ning Daoqi, your plan to steal the treasure is destined to end miserably.
Kou Zhong shook his head and said: I'm sure this person couldn't overhear what we said. It's all because of you, Master Ling, who can avoid your spiritual sense. Secondly, the wood quality of this restaurant is excellent and can be highly soundproofed. We also deliberately talked in a low voice.
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Tuk! Tuk!
The knock on the door sounded again, just like the last time, without any sound or footsteps.
Kou Zhong leaned into Xu Ziling's ear and said: We must use surprising tactics to regain the initiative and not be led around by others. Hey! How about pretending to be a coward?
Xu Ziling exchanged glances with him, then put down his silver coins and put away the silk picture. He laughed and walked out through the window. First, he climbed the tiles upstairs, then crossed the space of more than ten feet and landed in the densely populated residential area in the alley next to the bridge.
The ups and downs are gone.
At this time, a charming and charming young girl appeared in the tiles, stared fiercely in the direction where the two of them had escaped, stamped her feet and gritted her teeth, saying: Let's see where you can escape and when the jade falls into your hands.
It is the moment when your death comes.
Kou Zhong led Xu Ziling through the gatehouse engraved with the three characters "Luoyangfang". Behind it was Luoshui, which ran from east to west of Luoyang.
Ning Daoqi, because they are all Zen people who insist on stopping at the last minute, how could they knock on the door twice in a row and be so mean-spirited?
Xu Zilingtou agreed: "However, this person is by no means easy to deal with. The worst part is that we don't even know whether he is a boy or a girl. He is secretly and openly putting us in a situation of being beaten."
Kou Zhong put his hand on his shoulder and said with a smile: "We just used the method taught by Zu Laoba to hide and dodge in the busy city for more than half an hour. If we still can't get rid of him, my two brothers will accept our fate!"
The two of them walked into a deep alley. Xu Ziling frowned and said: Where are you going to take me?
Kou Zhong said happily: Of course, go home!
Xu Ziling said in shock: Go home?
As he walked, Koo Zhong inspected the activities in the houses on both sides and said with a smile: We are the leaders of the Shuanglong Gang, how can we not even have a secret nest? Ha! By the way, come in here!
Xu Ziling watched Kou Zhong jump over the wall and came to his senses.
That day, they and Gao Zhanliang and others separated to go north. Kou Zhong and his men discussed for many days, one of which of course included setting up this nest in Luoyang. Kou Zhong just knew the location and address of this place from the secret notes of Gao Zhanliang and others, so now he is looking for it.
Come here.
Thinking of this, I can't help but admire Kou Zhong's thorough thinking. The biggest advantage of this secret nest is that it allows people in the gang to know where to meet if they arrive in Luoyang.
Koo Zhong sat comfortably in the chair, stretched out his arms and sighed: Isn't this house nice?
Xu Ziling sat down opposite him and looked out the window at the sunny courtyard. He was surprised: How could this house be so spotless and orderly? Even the flowers and plants in the courtyard were neatly trimmed. Who was cleaning it?
Kou Zhong took it for granted and said: Don't think that Zhan Liang is just a rough guy. In fact, he is extremely careful in his work. Only in this way will he not be suspicious. I guess he hired someone to clean regularly, maybe once every three days or once every six days.
Xu Ziling shook his head and said: I always feel that something is inappropriate.
At this moment, warning signs arose in both of their hearts.
Jiujiu's soft and deep voice sounded outside the gate: Ziling guessed it right! I guess I had to clean the house for you to kill time when I was too busy waiting for you!