Not to mention his loyalty to the Sui Dynasty, nor did he have the idea of poaching to establish his own company.
Therefore, when he stayed in Luodu, he still played the tricks of the Sui Dynasty.
As a result, the administrative power was easily snatched away by a group of wealthy families in the city.
There was no other way. They had opened up the relationship with Yang Guang's close ministers, so they wanted to get an official position.
The civil officials in the left-behind mansion were basically monopolized by aristocratic families, and Zhang Xutuo was directly eliminated.
Of course, fortunately, although Yang Guang is a bastard, he is not so confused that he doesn't care.
It's not that there are aristocratic families in Luodu who want to take away Zhang Xutuo's position as Luodu's left-behind, but Yang Guang won't allow it.
Just kidding, when Yang Guang left Luodu, he felt threatened by the powerful families. How could he give up Luodu directly?
Of course, the aristocratic families in Luodu City were not of the same mind. Only by restraining each other did Zhang Xutuo have room for maneuver.
Otherwise, if there was someone like the Yuan family in Luodu in the late Han Dynasty, Zhang Xutuo would really have to step aside.
"Mr. Zhang, this happened too suddenly. Is there any problem?"
Zhang Xutuo agreed to serve as a mediator in the world, so he naturally had to inform his close associates of the news to avoid any unexpected changes.
Qin Qiong, Luo Shixin and Pei Yuanqing got together immediately and talked about this matter.
Among the three, Qin Qiong, although he was good at martial arts, had a very cautious personality, and was the first to raise a question.
"Don't worry, I have investigated it!"
Zhang Xutuo said in a deep voice: "Those aristocratic families who asked me to come forward, and their main military forces in the secret world, have all been trapped!"
"If the situation is not calmed down in time, I'm afraid there may be heavy casualties!"
At this point, he asked: "With the current situation, do they dare to cause a large number of casualties with the high-end force they control?"
After the three of them heard this, they completely relaxed their minds.
At this time, they fully supported Zhang Xutuo, and naturally they were very familiar with the methods of the wealthy families in Luodu City.
If they weren't all powerful in martial arts and were key to Luodu's defense, they would have been killed long ago.
Not to mention that they were incompatible with each other, at least they were disgusted with each other.
"What kind of mediation?"
Pei Yuanqing was more interested in this, so he naturally obtained the secret book of "The Golden Bell", and the training methods in it were somewhat helpful to improve his strength.
Of course, it's just some help.
After careful study by myself and other family members, they all found that the magical skill of "Golden Bell" is indeed powerful, but it is also quite difficult to practice.
With Pei Yuanqing's natural power, it is easy to get started, but it is not easy to reach advanced levels.
If possible, he would really like to ask the monks who practiced "Golden Bell" in Shaolin Temple, but the current situation does not allow it.
If this matter can be settled and he goes to Shaolin for exchanges, there will be no problem.
At least, the Shaolin Temple would not suspect that he came to find trouble on his own initiative.
When his strength has reached his level, it is very difficult to go further, but he will not let it go easily if there is the slightest opportunity.
Before he met the Wagang Army, he would have been quite confident in his own martial arts.
It's a pity that when I fought against General Wagang Army, I was so deeply impressed by the direct aura of the second leader of Wagang Army that I have not forgotten it to this day.
At that time, he knew that his martial arts skills were still somewhat inadequate compared with the real top experts, so he naturally wanted to improve them.
Along with the turmoil in the world, rebel armies from all walks of life swarmed up, and there were quite a few strong fighters among the rough heroes and the official army.
The achievements of some of these guys were such that even Pei Yuanqing couldn't help but smack his lips when he heard them, asking himself that he couldn't do it yet.
Now that he knows that there may be more powerful opponents outside, he will naturally not slack off easily.
"How else can we mediate?"
Zhang Xutuo said with a smile: "It's just a testimony!"
"The situation has reached the current stage. Shaolin is riding a tiger and is unable to get off. The best thing to do is to stop the pursuit of the "Golden Bell"!"
"I have received the news that Master Daoxin of Shaolin Temple has agreed. When the time comes, I will be a witness!"
"You said, it was obviously Shaolin Temple that suffered a big loss, but in the end it ended up in this situation. How did it happen?"
Luo Shixin was confused and couldn't help but said: 'If it were me, I would never give in so easily!'
"It's impossible not to give in. Shaolin is about to become the target of public criticism!"
Qin Qiong said with a smile: "You really think that the merit thief gave us the secret copy of "The Golden Bell" as a gift!"
Having said this, he shook his head and said: "This guy's grasp of people's hearts is so amazing!"
"I don't care about this, I'll just take a trip when the time comes!"
Zhang Xutuo waved his hand and said with a smile: "That's good, even if you spread the "Golden Bell" secret book in your hands in the future, it will not cause dissatisfaction from the Shaolin Temple!"
"Why, don't you just witness it in Luodu City?"
Qin Qiong frowned and asked curiously: "Is it possible that it is still somewhere else?"
"In a family's manor outside the city!"
Zhang Xutuo said with a smile: "After all, it's about Shaolin's face, and it's Master Daoxin who's coming forward, so why should we give him some face?"
"Mr. Zhang, do you want the three of us to go with you?"
Qin Qiong said in a deep voice: "Be careful when sailing the ten-thousand-year-old ship!"
He always felt that something was wrong in his heart, but if he could not explain what was wrong, he could only focus on Zhang Xutuo's safety.
"Need not!"
Zhang Xutuo smiled and said: "It's just outside the city, and there are enough guards around me. And dealing with such things, it's better to keep a low profile!"
Seeing this, Qin Qiong didn't say anything more.
But after going out, he said to the two fierce generals: "I don't know why, but I always feel a little uneasy. I don't know if something will go wrong!"
"Don't worry, all our troops are in the city!"
Luo Shixin said carelessly: "If there is an accident, we will be able to go out of the city to provide support as soon as possible. Is it possible that the Wagang Army can fly over?"
Pei Yuanqing nodded in agreement, somewhat disapproving of Qin Qiong's caution.
As for the powerful enemy Wagang Army, as long as there are no problems in Xingyang, there will be no problems in Luodu.
Cheng Yaojin, who was stationed in Xingyang, did not hear the news that the Wagang Army was taking action.
Of course, the main force of the Wagang Army has been very successful recently, taking over three counties in one go, but so what?
As long as the Luodu area is firmly in the hands of the official army, what the Wagang Army does is just a small fight.
The ones we really need to be wary of are Shan Xiongxin and Wu Dong, the second in command of the Wagang Army.
Seeing the reactions of his two colleagues, Qin Qiong didn't say much.
"By the way, how are you investigating the situation of Wu Dong, the second leader of Wagang Army?"
Seeing that the three of them were about to part ways, Pei Yuanqing was a little unhappy and asked directly: "Why don't we find a place to sit down and have a chat!"
Qin Qiong and Luo Shixin naturally had no objections and nodded in agreement.
After the three of them left the Liushou Mansion, they found a restaurant nearby and found a private room to sit down.
"What I heard about the situation is quite astonishing!"
After the waiter had served dinner and left, Pei Yuanqing said directly: "That guy's behavior is too low-key, but I still found out that all the rural areas controlled by the Wagang Army are in the hands of the second boss Wu Dong!"
In other words, ever since the battle general was mentally coerced and frightened, Pei Yuanqing has been inquiring about the second master of Wagang Army.
Not only did he do his own research, he also invited Qin Qiong and Luo Shixin to help them do the research.
As a result, I found that it was quite difficult to find out the information about the second master of Wagang Army.
But this time, it aroused Pei Yuanqing's interest.
How can I put it this way? He is just the second leader of the rebel army who has just emerged. What is he doing so mysteriously?
Then, he spent more attention and energy on it, and finally asked him to find out some information.
But this information was not very friendly to the officers and soldiers on Pei Yuanqing's side.
You won’t know if you don’t check, but you’ll be shocked if you check.
Wu Dong, the second leader of the Wagang Army, actually took control of all the rural territory in the hands of the Wagang Army.
Although I don't know what he wants the rural territory for, but after careful investigation of the rural territory under the control of the Wagang Army, it turns out that it has spread to the Jianghuai area.
What is this concept?
In the entire hinterland of the Central Plains, except for the Luodu area and the Hebei area, most of the rural areas are the territory of the second leader of the Wagang army.
Even if the rural areas are not worth paying attention to, the larger the area and the larger the number, it is still an exaggeration.
Not to mention anything else, as long as the second leader of Wagang Army is willing, he can organize a million-strong army at any time!
It feels scary just thinking about it, not to mention that the subordinates of the second master of the Wagang Army are not just a mob. The guys blocking the door in front of Xingyang County City are all members of the second master of the Wagang Army.
A single first-rate warrior will remain in the dozens for a long time, and will be rotated every once in a while. You can imagine the power in the hands of the second leader of the Wagang Bureau.
Cheng Yaojin, who was stationed in Xingyang, often wrote to them to complain, saying that the current pressure was too great.
This is still the case when the main force of Wagang has not been dispatched. Now that the main force of Wagang has begun to return, I wonder if they will start an attack against Xingyang or even Luodu.
"We all know these situations!"
After a moment of silence, Qin Qiong said with low interest: "In fact, with his strength, he can completely sweep across the entire Luodu and the hinterland of the Central Plains. I just don't know why he didn't do this?"
"However, as long as no major changes occur along the way, becoming the overlord of the Central Plains is a sure thing, so we still have to be careful!"
Such a careful idea has not been said out loud, but the three of them have been working together for such a long time, and some of their thoughts are still clear, so there is no need to say it too clearly.
They asked themselves that they were very active in working for the Sui Dynasty and they had done a good enough job. If something unexpected happened...