There was a commotion in the distance of the city.
There was a bit of smoke and dust blowing into the field of vision.
On the corridor, he chatted with Xu Zhaonan, the "King of Wheels" who was about to leave. When he walked into the courtyard, Wang Nanda saw his senior brother with his hands behind his back, looking away from the terrace, staring at the chaos in the city.
"Senior brother." He saluted not far behind.
Lin Zongwu did not look back. After a while, Wang Nanda heard him sigh slightly: "...all life is miserable."
"Brother, why do you sigh like this?"
"Half of the country, thousands of miles away, it's a great situation." Lin Zongwu sighed, "Sometimes, they have to fight again, and even I feel a little baffled."
There is a sense of regret in the words that "terrorists like me don't understand what you think"...
Wang Nanda nodded, understanding.
"Xu Gong...has he told his senior brother about his thoughts?"
"...He Wen is so rebellious that he deserves to be killed."
Hearing this, Wang Nanda frowned: "Mr. Xu, he... asked his senior brother to kill He Wen?"
"That's not it." Lin Zongwu smiled and shook his head, "Zhao Nan told me some recent changes. King Ping Ping's mind is unpredictable. He and the other three have begun to mobilize their troops and strive to do it within half a month.
So I can prepare for a big battle. But the development of this matter is too direct. King Fairy almost admitted the matter of the reading club openly. It is so unwise, but it makes people think that there will be a reversal behind the scenes... Junior Brother is here to inquire.
How's it going?"
Wang Nanda lowered his voice: "Except for what King Pingping said that day, only the Monkey King has proven that the people from the southwest have arrived, but this matter is still quite strange. The person who is chasing Prince Pingping calls himself Long Ao.
Tian, many people in the Monkey King's family were killed in Tongshan County. They said they came from the southwest, but there is actually no solid evidence. Moreover, the assassin who got involved with Long Aotian...the assassin who called himself the Little Sage Qitian,
It sounds like...a nephew."
"Huh huh." Lin Zongwu looked majestic, smiled strangely, and then said: "...you go on."
"This Long Aotian has a casual temperament and is lawless. Even if he really came from the southwest, he is probably not a member of the envoy. As for the fight between the Monkey King and another person from the southwest that day, there is no evidence from others. The Monkey King was beaten badly.
Qing, it is said that the other party is practicing the Golden Bell Mask of the Thirteen Taibao Heng Lian, and his appearance is similar to that of Hongti's disciple Qiu Shuyan, the Black Iron God. However, I have not seen this face as black as coal and his skills in other places for the time being.
Information about the appearance of the powerful 'Black Iron God'."
"It's not like I haven't seen that kid in Luliang that day, but he is darker than others. How can he have such an exaggerated face as black charcoal? You can't find him like this..." Lin Zongwu shook his head and chuckled, "However, for
Junior brother, what do you think about whether the Southwest Mission has come?"
"...Although we are rivals, the Fair Party Conference in front of us is indeed a big event. In the past, it was said that He Wen and Ning Yi were not on good terms, and this time the conference deliberately took advantage of Southwest, so everyone thought that Southwest
I won’t send someone here, but now that I think about it, I have to admit that Ning Yi is a person who does big things. It wouldn’t be surprising if he sent someone here. But in my opinion, he may not choose He Wen to join forces."
"How can I see it?"
"People say that all Clay Bodhisattvas have three parts of fire energy. Ning Yi has a lot of fire energy."
Wang Nanda did not elaborate on Ning Yi's anger, but for Lin Zongwu, he naturally understood. He put his hands behind his back and sighed.
"The fair King Hewen's attitude towards the reading club is ambiguous. Under normal circumstances, it would have immediately caused a backlash from the other four families. But because of a rumor about someone coming from the southwest, all the other families are now frightened and can only
We used the suppression of the reading club as a means to temporarily put pressure on He Wen. Zhao Nan just came here, and he is worried not only about He Wen's private contact with Southwest, but also about the people who are in contact with Southwest, not just one family."
Wang Nanda frowned: "Gao Chang..."
"These days, everyone is saying that King Gao Tian and King Ping Ping are from the same family, and the other three families are from the same family. But if you think about it carefully, although the 'King of Yama' Zhou Shang has a radical personality, but he is open-mouthed, how can he not come from the southwest?
theory. Not only did he despise He Wen for being too restrained and unable to achieve great things, he even thought that the things done in the southwest were not thorough enough. According to Ning Yi's style, there might not be nothing to talk about with him. As for the King of Ping Ping, he runs trade routes and has supplies under his command.
Feng Yu, opening and closing his mouth is the second demon in his heart. If Ning Yi is really willing to talk to him, do you think he will join in on it?"
"But his son is after all..."
"These big shots can bear the death of their son, not to mention the fact that they are only missing one hand. He is making noises and coming out to stir up trouble at the first time. Who can be sure of what his intentions are? What if the four families join forces to fight against each other?
King Pingyi, in the end, two families will turn against each other, and the remaining two families will be divided up. Zhaonan just came here, and he is worried about these things." Lin Zongwu paused slightly, "Such a great situation, thousands of miles south of the Yangtze River,
You are suspicious of me and I am suspicious of you... It really makes people think, why bother?"
He was highly skilled in martial arts and was almost the best in the world. However, after entering the political field, he suffered repeated setbacks. He failed to create much of a situation in the Central Plains and Jin. This time when he came to Jiangnan, he was a little reserved at first, but then he
I realized that the Fairness Party was powerful. In the past, people from the north moved south, and all the best in the world returned to the south of the Yangtze River. Now, although the mountains and rivers are in ruins, after the Fairness Party swept through, its power has still become the second best in the world in the eyes of many people. I don’t know how many people envy it.
.
Now all parties in Jiangning are gathering, and the five factions are converging. Seeing that the situation is great, the Fairness Party is full of future, but who knows that when the end comes, King Fairness himself will come up with such an incredible trick, pushing the entire Fairness Party to the precipice of chaos
On the edge.
Even if there is some kind of struggle, wouldn't it be better to do it after the merger is successful?
Lin Zongwu felt bad and regretful for this.
"How are the foreign companies doing now?"
"All parties are actively in contact, but a few are acting strangely." Wang Nanda said, "For this conference, all forces in the world have arranged manpower, but the most powerful ones on the surface are none other than a few parties. Wu Qimei from Lin'an
, Tie Yan came to seek help from the Justice Party. He had been active in the past period of time, but after the Jinlou incident, some people pointed the finger at them. The members of the mission had been hiding for a few days, but now there is no news. Some people are here.
Rumor has it privately that they might have been killed."
Lin Zongwu nodded.
The small court of Wu Qimei and Tie Yan was founded in the past with the support of the Jurchen East Route Army, but now it is very pitiful, because both morally and in terms of strength, they have fallen into a situation where everyone in the world is killed. The Fujian court in the southeast
Liu Guangshi and Dai Mengwei wanted to kill him in the name of the Wu Dynasty. The southwest had already spread rumors that they wanted to kill him. As for Zou Xu of the Central Plains who seemed to have nothing to do with it, and the female prime minister of Jin Dynasty, they wouldn't mind doing it if possible.
Kill them. After all, the small imperial court has taken refuge in the Jurchens and its reputation is already bad. Whoever kills it can gain a lot of reputation even if there is no actual benefit, so why not do it.
As for the Fair Party in the south of the Yangtze River, the first to be attacked by the local tyrants for land distribution was the group of gentry and landlords entrenched in Lin'an. Zhou Shang had long regarded them as their own possessions, as food reserves for the winter. On the other hand, rationalists like He Wen, who
Resource factions like Baofeng called for rules to be followed in things and were lenient to those who voluntarily reformed and those who were not serious evildoers. This gave the other party a glimmer of hope, so they came over during the conference and lobbied everywhere for those who were willing to accept it.
He started to visit many people and even gave away a lot of gold and silver.
However, after the assassination at Jinlou, Liu Guangshi's envoy was killed, and some people said privately that in Jiangning City today, the one who is most afraid of the merger of the Fair Party is the Lin'an Small Court, which bore the brunt of the attack. Later, it was gradually spread that the perpetrator was suspected.
In the past, Monk Tunyun, the great green forest owl, vaguely seemed to have been hired by Wu Qimei and Tie Yan when he was wreaking havoc in the south of the Yangtze River.
The envoys sent by Wu and Tie naturally also tried to defend themselves, but when the real culprit could not be found, the atmosphere in the city was that "everyone has already decided" and "it's not an injustice to call you a bad guy anyway."
This tendency led the envoys to move away overnight. They hid somewhere unknown, and they still haven't shown up yet.
"...The mission from the Southeast Little Emperor is now led by Zuo Xiuquan of the Zuo family. They have been keeping a low profile for a while, but in recent days, they have been secretly communicating with others. We have inquired privately,
It is not yet clear who they will put their chips on, but initially it seems that He Wen and Zhou Shang will be eliminated first. For the Southeast player, these two are too determined, and once they break out of Fujian, they will
Encountered the Fair Party, so even a brief alliance between these two is not a good choice. Now it seems that they are closest to King Gao Tian, but it is not impossible to talk with King Ping or our side."
When Wang Nanda said this, he lowered his voice and said, "I heard that Duke Xu has sent someone to invite you."
"The Zuo family has a transcendent status and has a very good relationship with Southwest." Lin Zongwu smiled, "If the other party is willing to cooperate, maybe they will also know something about Southwest."
Wang Nanda nodded: "In addition, the envoys sent by Liu Gong and Dai Gong are quite interesting. After Gu Anhe was assassinated, the responsibility of the envoy fell on the Monkey King. Brother knew that the Monkey King was quite ambitious.
The recent negotiations with Duke Xu on behalf of Liu Gong should have brought him a lot of benefits in private. But besides the Monkey King, there is another deputy envoy in this mission, and he also did an impressive job, which makes the situation a bit intriguing.
"
Lin Zongwu thought for a while: "Lu Zhongming?"
"It is this disciple of Duke Dai." Wang Nanda said, "Gong Liu formed an alliance with Duke Dai. On the surface, everything is headed by Duke Liu, but Duke Dai also has a lot of prestige. Lu Zhongming came here as deputy envoy.
In the beginning, I didn’t talk much with others about other things. I only focused on promoting the plan of the ‘Chinese Martial Arts Association’ to others, and made many promises to everyone, saying that as long as Dai Gong entered Bianliang one day, the Chinese Martial Arts Association would be
If it is established, the things he promised to everyone will be fulfilled. For this matter, he also approached his senior brother."
Lin Zongwu nodded: "Dai Gong is a man of profound virtue, and Lu Zhongming is also very polite. He brought a letter here, saying that if something big can happen, he hopes that I will be the president of the Chinese Martial Arts Association. If I don't want to be the president,
Then he can be given the title of Supreme Elder and Honorary President. This is a great event that is beneficial to martial arts, so I casually agreed to him. Lu Zhongming acted in a measured manner and did not use my name to publicize it.
, I somewhat appreciate it.”
Wang Nanda said: "After Gu Anhe's death, the Monkey King confirmed his alliance with Duke Xu. Lu Zhongming still lobbied everywhere to promote the plan of the Chinese Martial Arts Association. In recent days, many people have regarded it as an alliance with Duke Dai.
Representative, we discussed a lot of cooperation with him in private... Of course, there is no conclusion yet as to whether these things are true or false. However, after talking to the Monkey King, Mr. Xu also met with Lu Zhongming twice in private, which was a bit of a latecomer.
That makes sense."
"Joining vertically and horizontally, even Southwest China and the Jurchens are under his control. Dai Mengwei is not an easy man. The disciples he sent should not be underestimated either."
"As for the other two, the mission sent by Lou Shuwan was led by the boy An Xifu. He was hunted down by Xu Gong and Zhou Shang some time ago, but now there is no news. There is a gangster relationship between Jin and Southwest.
Qian, if we can catch this person, we may be able to ask some questions about the situation in the Southwest... As for the other side, it is said that Zou Xu also sent a team of envoys, and may have contacted Xu Gong privately, but the news about the Southwest has never been equal.
After the news came out from the king's mouth, this group of people has completely disappeared. In our opinion, they must be afraid of being revenged by people from the southwest."
"Send out manpower and try to find the group of people sent by Zou Xu." After hearing Wang Nanda talking about this, Lin Zongwu said, "Zou Xu knows the details about Southwest. If possible, drag him in.
When we come here, as for the safety issue, I am willing to give them a guarantee. Even if they need me to take action, that doesn't matter."
"Yes." Wang Nanda nodded and said, "Now that the name of Southwest has come out, everyone here at Zou Xu has also sent manpower to look for it. As long as we spread the word here, I believe there will be results soon."
"As for An Xifu..." Lin Zongwu pondered for a moment and sighed slightly, "Let them go... There are not many old men left in Manichaeism now. Xiao An is Fang Baihua's disciple, but Fang Baihua
He is dead. He has followed Wang Yin in Jin all these years... It is not easy. When we fought side by side against Jin in Jin, there is no grudge between me and Wang Yin. If you can see him, you can bring him to see me.
"
The smoke and dust in the city floated in the autumn sunshine, and Lin Zongwu's huge body seemed to become peaceful while sighing. Wang Nanda could understand his mood and nodded.
In fact, Lin Zongwu and Wang Yin had a chance to reconcile when they gathered together in Jin to fight against the Jin Dynasty. However, at that time, Lin Zongwu had huge power and a large number of followers, and Lou Shuwan and Tian Shi also respected him.
This made him look down on Wang Juyun's ragged "rebellion master" who was not equipped with weapons and weapons, so the two parties had a tacit understanding and did not talk.
Soon after, he failed to fight against the Jin Dynasty. Thinking about it carefully, he felt that the rebellion had merits, but by that time, he would not be able to visit Wang Yin again to reminisce about the past... These things are simple to say, but there are also complications in them.
The reason, for example, was that the female prime minister, Lou Shuwan, had hints of stirring up trouble at that time. She seemed to be making peace several times, but in fact it had the opposite effect. He was too lazy to think about it in detail. If you really want to talk about it, it was political.
The scene is really too dangerous and people's hearts are filthy and disgusting.
When the two senior brothers talked about this, the topic became a little more relaxed. In the past month or so, various delegations in the city have been secretly joining forces and making friends everywhere, but as long as they have the right to choose, they still have something to wait for.
With the price-based mentality, even the five parties of the Fairness Party are not eager to negotiate a compromise with a certain family. This is because according to the predetermined procedure, the five parties of the Fairness Party have to unite, and all other households belong to
Come and hug the nature of the thigh.
However, as soon as He Wen's crazy move came out, although Shi Baofeng, Xu Zhaonan and others were still unable to determine his purpose, but by accident, the Fair Party Conference became an internal strife that at least one or two companies were liquidated. Under such circumstances
, every outside force's position becomes important, and every household is like blowing the horn, and they go outside to attract people. Once a fight really breaks out, no matter whether He Wen has more conspiracies or not, strengthen himself
It's always true.
After chatting for a while about the attitudes of various families in the city, Wang Nanda hesitated: "Actually...senior brother..."
"Um?"
"Should we get involved in the matter of my nephew? My idea is to let him come back..."
"Oh why?"
"The young man who is acting together with the self-proclaimed 'Martial Arts Leader' Long Aotian is somewhat similar to my nephew. It is probably him. To the outside world, he calls himself the 'Little Sage Qitian' Sun Wukong, but... this..."
Lin Zongwu looked at him.
Wang Nanda hesitated for a moment: "The green forest also gave them nicknames, one is the five-foot Y demon, the other is the four-foot... The one with the four-foot is the nephew..."
Lin Zongwu looked at him and let go of his hands.
"These rumors in the green forest have been piled up and destroyed, and even my nephew doesn't know about it..."
"Pfft haha..."
Lin Zongwu laughed out loud, and the laughter echoed in the courtyard, gradually covering half of the New Tiger Palace as his internal energy surged.
"Hahahahahaha……"
The laughter came suddenly, and everyone who heard the sound from far and near in the palace was impressed by the inner strength. However, Lin Zongwu's smile was cheerful and contained no other emotions. Most people guessed that something good had happened to him.
Wang Nanda, who was nearby, was stunned at first, then slightly helpless, and said: "Senior brother..."
Lin Zongwu's laughter slowly stopped and he said: "Explain."
"ah?"
"Now that he has gained the reputation of being a four-foot demon, what kind of shameless deeds did he do? Please tell me in detail. I want to hear it."
Wang Nanda sighed: "He just doesn't have Yin skills. I heard that he was led astray by the five-foot Yin demon..."
"Since it has been corrupted, there must be Y behavior. This is interesting. Please tell me in detail..."
"It's not that I'm a bad leader, I'm just being implicated!" Wang Nanda didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Brother, don't think it's funny. Reputation is very important when young people are traveling in the world. If your reputation is really tarnished, you won't be able to get it back in the future..."
Lin Zongwu laughed again, and after a moment, he said: "When a young man walks in the green forest, I am only worried that he has experienced too few things and his life is not exciting enough. Although Jiangning is chaotic, Ping An's temperament is too peaceful. In my original
In my imagination, I was afraid that he would be alms every day and would hide in the dark and not dare to cause trouble. Now it seems that the four-foot Y demon is so exciting that it far exceeds my expectations."
He paused slightly: "Maliciousness, slander, slander, lies, scams, rivals, fights... Where in the world are there not these things? Those who can survive through these things several times and still survive are the outstanding ones. We
What can teach you peace is martial arts and hardships in the world. If he doesn't break through today, will he be able to avoid it if you and I are gone in the future? The five-foot Y demon... Oh, I remember this name. I was in Tongshan that day.
, he was the one who formed a quarrel with the Monkey King. That night at the Golden Tower, the Monkey King fought with someone, and he looked miserable. Our 'Four-foot Y Demon' was there..."
Wang Nanda sighed again: "Looking back, it was these two children who were chased by the Monkey King and Jin Yongsheng. However, it was a bit embarrassing to make this matter clear. Both Li and Jin were a little bit uncomfortable with this fight.
The words are vague, but on the surface, they are targeting Meng Zhuotao and taking advantage of it."
"Hahahahahaha..." Lin Zongwu burst into laughter, "Look, if you go against two famous masters, Li Yanfeng and Jin Yongsheng, you can still run away in the end, turn around, and these two assassinate you on the long street.
The young master of Baofeng, what is his name? It doesn't matter. He was able to walk away after the assassination. With such skill and majesty, he is worthy of being my disciple, Lin Zongwu. Junior brother, how can you not laugh at it.
If it were me, that person with the surname Shi would be dead, and I would kill him again, hahahahaha, good! How brave!"
Lin Zongwu smiled boldly and happily. After talking about it, his sleeves fluttered and he seemed to have the urge to kill Shi Weiyang for his apprentice. He didn't bother to consider whether he and Shi Baofeng were allies.
"Now that you know the whereabouts of Ping An, you, my uncle, should pay more attention to my nephew's affairs. I am now a clay statue Bodhisattva in the New Tiger Palace, and there are some private matters that I cannot inquire about in person...
Lin Zongwu smiled and lowered his voice, "Go and find out how this four-foot Y devil got his reputation. It must be interesting to think about. And look, why he is a four-foot Y devil.
It's not six feet... Even if you are a Y-devil, you have to follow others. It would be a bit embarrassing for you and me to mention the names of our elders in the future. Our disciples should be regarded as six feet..."
Wang Nanda knew he was joking, so he sighed again: "I heard that the five-foot Y-devil is from the southwest. After all, we and the southwest have sworn hatred."
"The grudges of the elders will no longer need to be recounted to the next generation." Lin Zongwu said, "Let him choose the path of peace in the future."
After a while, he smiled again and said: "Go and inquire quickly, I'm waiting to hear about the evil deeds of this evil devil."
Wang Nanda looked at him for a few times, finally nodded, turned and left. But after walking a few steps, he turned around again.
His face became serious: "Brother, there is one more thing, I..."
"explain."
"...On that day, the Fairy Party swept across the south of the Yangtze River, attacked the wealthy gentry and divided the fields. Xu Gong and the King of Fairy were together, and they took the title of righteousness. Therefore, I went north at his request and begged my brother to come out. This time, of course, it was the King of Fairy.
This person’s character is unpredictable and he is rebellious, but if the entire Fairness Party is really in internal strife, and justice cannot survive on Gong Xu’s side... Senior brother, it’s okay for us to leave, or to help the party with a reputation for justice..."
Wang Nanda has been with Lin Zongwu for most of his life, and he is very clear about his lifelong pursuit and obsession. Although he once worked for a wealthy family and had to live in exile, he actually valued his own reputation.
Many times, we should act according to our example.
When dealing with Fang La, the starting point was revenge; when killing Qin Siyuan, it was also about hoeing out the traitor and killing thieves for the country. However, in recent years, the black flag has become stronger, and Qin Siyuan was gradually "whitewashed" by Ning Yi; he became "the world"
During the years of "No. 1", he has always tried his best to be a polite and virtuous corporal; even in Jin, the only position he chose has always been to resist the Jin. In general, senior brother hopes to be praised by others in his life.
The Fairness Party's occupation this time is a righteous one, but if the Fairness Party is really in internal strife now, it's hard to say what the "Warrior King" Xu Zhaonan has taken. Maybe it's just a rebellious cult? So what?
First of all, he knew that his senior brother would be very uncomfortable if he stayed here, so he thought about it repeatedly and finally decided to say these words.
Lin Zongwu was stunned for a moment, then laughed.
"There will be a way."
He waved his hand: "Let's go and find out."
Wang Nanda nodded and turned around.
After Wang Nanda left, Lin Zongwu turned his head again and looked at the beacon smoke in the city with his hands behind his back.
The riots caused by the killing of reading club members are spreading in Jiangning City. At this time, similar chaos is actually spreading across the entire Jiangnan land.
The "King of Wheels", "King of Equality", "King of Yama" and even "King of Gaotian" and other four powers have been issuing orders one after another to clean up the members of the reading club. The degree is mild or severe, but they have all been made clear.
This is the first round of pressure on the "Fairness King" He Wen and the Reading Club.
The wooing of various forces and urgent private discussions have begun in two or three days. Of course, consensus and mutual trust are not so easy to establish. Orders covering thousands of miles south of the Yangtze River are even followed by
Military mobilization and personnel changes cannot be implemented quickly. If the Fair Party is regarded as a team, the overall transformation of each giant will take up to ten days and a half to complete.
There was an uproar in the city.
At the moment when Lin Zongwu was looking at the beacon smoke in the New Tiger Palace, at the other end of the city, King Gao Chang and Gao Tianwang, who had had a thorough conversation with He Wen, met with Zuo Xiu, who came from the southeast in a more formal and covert manner.
right.
From the room located high up, one could also see the chaos in the city. After Gao Chang made rough tea, Zuo Xiuquan grabbed the tea cup and started to speak slowly after making tea again.
"...This time I came to Jiangning City, there are three missions, which are the most special, because only these three have the status of righteousness. No matter whether King Gao Tian wants it or not, you have to choose one and cooperate..."