Above Jiangning Golden Street, the lights are brightly lit.
In the small courtyard behind the Golden Building, "Martial Tyrant" Gao Huiyun invited "Measuring Heaven Ruler" Meng Zhuotao, and some of his cronies were having a banquet here. When a certain news came from the mouths of their respective subordinates, both of them were a little agitated. Surprised and uncertain, he then dismissed the subordinates who were eating and drinking with him, and asked his subordinates to quickly remove the banquet and serve tea.
After a while, the first person to arrive here was the half-white-haired "Tuohe Sanren" Xu Longbiao, followed by "Tiandao" Tan Zheng. The first words they said when they came over were "something happened", and then they sat down and chatted for a while. , Meng Zhuotao mentioned it to Tan Zheng jokingly:
"Why didn't Mr. Li come over with Mr. Tan?"
Tan Zheng shook his head helplessly and waved his hands: "Don't be so stingy, Mr. Meng. The Monkey King is young and energetic, and he is a little impatient, but he is a junior after all. You have taught him a lesson, so don't take it to heart anymore. But having said that, although he is now I am a Manichaean protector, but my official position is still that of an envoy sent by General Liu Guangshi. If such a big thing happens, he will of course have to discuss it with the envoy first."
After the earlier chaos in Jinlou, Li Yanfeng twice used the excuse to accuse Meng Zhuotao of shielding several of his senior brothers and sisters because he failed to catch the murderer. The first time in the New Tiger Palace, Xu Zhaonan, who came out to be the peacemaker, was punished for this. Li Yanfeng received a lot of compensation from Li Yanfeng, but a few days before arriving, when Li Yanfeng vaguely mentioned the matter, Meng Zhuotao got angry on the spot.
At that time, Meng Zhuotao directly invited Li Yanfeng to compete. Li Yanfeng was very skilled and young, so he agreed directly. As a result, in that competition, the "Monkey King", who was already good at boxing, was given up on the "quantity of weapons". He was beaten until he vomited blood and fell to the ground. Only then did the spectators understand how powerful Meng Zhuotao was. They also understood that this man who was in charge of criminal law in the wheel-turning king's power had a tyrannical temperament and could not be insulted.
After chatting casually about Li Yanfeng and drinking a few sips of tea, "Jackdaw" Chen Juefang hurried over, sat down and drank a sip of tea, and the first sentence he said was: "Mom, something's not right. ..”
Meng Zhuotao picked up the tea cup and said: "In the afternoon, news came that one of your men was in trouble again. Someone named... Yang Hanzhou went to chop Yan Tiehe of Yanjiabao. This is a big deal. But, either we have a fight with Shi Baofeng here, or you and I deal with Yang Hanzhou first... Are you familiar with this Yang Hanzhou? Are you related?"
Chen Juefang was stunned for a moment, then waved his hand: "This is all a trivial matter, I don't care about it. What's going on over there in Yiyuan? I received the news that the 'Undead Guard' was on standby, and Mr. Xu directly ordered Yuan Zhan is out of the city. I heard that the purpose is to mobilize troops. The other companies are currently taking action. How about it? Are we going to start a fight now because of the 'book club'?"
"Not that much." Tan Zheng shook his head.
Xu Longbiao also shook his head: "I have heard some news, but it may not be accurate. I heard... that King Pingping has acquiesced in his relationship with the reading club?"
"I heard it was vague." Tan Zhengdao.
"Same here." Chen Juefang nodded.
"You didn't admit it, why did it suddenly become like this?"
"I have received more information." Gao Huiyun said on the side, "Xu Gong and Shi Gong teamed up to get angry at He Wen about the reading club. Their intention should be to get the five parties to nod, and then take advantage of the conference to first We worked together to eliminate the hidden danger of the book club. For some reason, He Wen refused to express his position and even got into a quarrel with Madman Zhou. He Wen told everyone that the things written in the book club were not unreasonable. Let everyone think more about it.”
Everyone was slightly silent and looked at each other. Chen Juefang looked around: "What's the truth?"
No one spoke for a while. Meng Zhuotao took a sip of tea and said, "He Wen is crazy."
"There should be three possibilities." Xu Longbiao, who was older and well-informed among the crowd, held the cup and spoke slowly, "The first one, Mr. Xu, Mr. Shi used the book club to force Mr. He to express his position, but He was The gentleman seized the opportunity, pushed the boat along, and made a plan... As everyone knows, although this book club has more radical ideas, its influence below has begun to have some scale. The most important thing is, which of the five Fairness Party members is it? There are people who agree with the idea of this book club, and even if many people don’t agree, they have read their stuff to some extent, and then our King of Justice wants to take advantage of the situation and win over this group of people and gather them under his command.”
"Xu Gong and Shi Gong forced him to express his position, but he turned around and poached the corners of the other four families?" Meng Zhuotao frowned.
Tan Zheng smiled instead: "The Jiangning Conference has been held four times, and all parties have been relatively restrained. I said before that it would not always be like this, and there would be a day when tensions would rise. But I didn't expect that who would be the first to take action. arts?"
"It's not that Shi Baofeng didn't make small moves. He didn't attend the meeting yesterday. It seems that he wanted to create some changes at the Yiyuan gathering today, but he didn't expect the changes to be so big." Meng Zhuotao said. This sentence, "Mr. Xu, continue."
Xu Longbiao nodded: "The first possibility is that King Ping Ping is pushing the boat. Then in the second possibility, we may think that he really thinks that the reading club's views are reasonable, and he just wants to be reasonable?"
After he said this, everyone looked at each other again, and Chen Juefang laughed. Gao Huiyun asked: "What could the third one be?"
"The third possibility is nothing more than...our King of Justice is really the instigator behind the creation of the reading club. But in this case, when Duke Xu and Duke Shi pressed him, he should deny it. The person who conspired, How can you be so sincere?"
Saying this, everyone smiled and some nodded. Meng Zhuotao on the side shook his head: "These days, Lao Chen and I are more involved in dealing with the reading club. He is responsible for arresting me. Bian was responsible for interrogating and killing people, and discovered that this reading club had a special feature... Holding these pamphlets, I felt that I had joined the reading club. In fact, I didn't even know who wrote these things. Who was the person at the top? That is to say, whether it is true or not, if the King of Justice stands up and says that he is, some people will really believe him."
He looked at the crowd and twirled the tea cup in his hand slightly: "The five of you sitting here today, if any of you are members of the reading club, I can't tell at all... In this case, King Fairness will Today’s actions involve more than just calculations from all directions..."
Meng Zhutao paused slightly: "If he is not the person behind the book club, today's action is calculated by five parties including the book club. Think about it, there were often rumors in the past that there were people behind the book club. , in fact, it was Southwest Ningyi who had done something to the Fairness Party. If this was true, as the King of Fairness, I would definitely have a thorn in my back. But his actions made half of the people don't know what to do. "
Everyone was silent, and Meng Tao said: "According to Mr. Xu, if in another possibility, He Wen really created the reading club, then his actions today are just waving the flag... taking advantage of the opportunity. At this time of the conference, I would like to express my stance to all reading club members...I am here."
His words were low and low. When he said this, everyone looked a little solemn. Gao Huiyun said: "He is the King of Fairness, so why would he create a reading club? The idea of a reading club... is incompatible with the five schools. He talks about the Fairness Party all day long. This way and that, it will be over sooner or later. Even He Wen's territory has been scolded, why, he even plans to rebel against himself? "
"Is He Wen deliberately taking advantage of the situation? He is attacking the four of us while destroying the layout of the southwest?"
"This is not very likely." Meng Zhuotao shook his head, "It sounds easy to say, but in fact, the King of Fairness directly overturned the table with one against four. If he wasn't crazy, why would he do this? Didn't you see that all of us started to do this? The troops have been mobilized. If we really wait until the four of us have destroyed his family, will he say it was a misunderstanding? Was it a joke on a whim? "
"..."
The courtyard facing the river behind the golden building was brightly lit, and the decorations for tomorrow's Double Ninth Festival had been hung under the eaves outside. The noise of the guests in front could be heard faintly, and the room was silent for a while. Xu Longbiao stood up with his hands behind his back, Shaking his head and muttering.
"That's not quite right..."
This matter feels wrong from beginning to end. If He Wen really has anything to do with the Reading Club, the next thing he will harm is the interests of the other four companies, and may even harm the interests of his own group. And if he has anything to do with the Reading Club It has nothing to do with it. There is really no need for him to step forward at this time and make Xu, Shi, Zhou, and Gao all nervous, because even if he, as the Fair King, can receive part of the reading club's power, the other four families will be harmed here. And with the risk of damage, everyone will fight back.
The Jiangning Conference has only been held four times, and each other's demands have not been finished yet. He is the leader, why would he stir up this turmoil that really has no benefit?
At this moment, while the giants under Xu Zhaonan were confused at Jinlou, well-informed people everywhere in Jiangning City had more or less noticed the strange movements in the night. The senior officials of the Fair Party People began to become nervous, and some forces even began to show signs of preparing for a fight. At the north end of the city, Yin Ping and Yue Yun had also been summoned, and together with Zuo Xiuquan, Duan Siheng and others, they discussed the news coming from outside.
The party at "Yiyuan" has not ended yet. He Wen, who lit the fire, and Gao Chang, who was rumored to be a good friend of He Wen, also sent orders from inside, asking some of their elites to do a good job. There was no preparation for a fierce battle, let alone Xu Zhaonan, Shi Baofeng and Zhou Shang.
In this matter, no matter what considerations the parties have, once they break up with each other here, what will happen next will not only be a disaster that affects Jiangning, but will directly set off a five-party conflict that will affect the entire Jiangnan. Melee.
At the southwest end of the city, Lu Xian hurriedly rushed to a seemingly messy courtyard under the command of "King Yama", took off his weapons, and after passing several guard posts, he whispered to a familiar guard next to him. He asked: "Something's not right...what happened?"
"It's not a small matter. It's said that King Fairness is crazy..." The guard whispered, and then said, "Go in, Duke Wei has been waiting for a while."
"How are you feeling?" Lu Xian handed over a small ingot of silver.
The other party accepted it: "I met several groups of people and gave detailed instructions. They were all troublesome. But I didn't curse anyone."
Lu Xian nodded, entered the inner room, and saw "Heavenly Killer" Wei Xuwen standing by the window with his hands behind his hands.
"I called you here because I wanted to confirm with you what happened at Wuhu Inn a few days ago." In the room that looked like a study, there was only the dim light of an oil lamp. Wei Xuwen said simply by the window,
"At that time, you said you met someone from the southwest. Please recall it more carefully and tell me again carefully."
"Yes..." Lu Xian nodded, "This matter mainly started with the Yin demon who was suspected to have come from the southwest..."
At this time, the situation in the city outside was becoming tense. Lu Xian knew that Wei Yanwen summoned him to ask about this matter, and he must have a deep meaning. He carefully recalled the details of the rain that day, and waited until the 15th and 10th places to note.
After speaking, Wei Xuwen nodded and thought for a moment.
"Wuhu Inn, do you really have people from the reading club?"
"I don't dare to make this up, I really caught it..."
"But you said that day that the connection between the Southwest people and the Five Lakes Inn reading club might not be that big."
"...This matter is too closely related. I just feel that it needs to... be carefully investigated before we can be sure..."
Lu Xian was slightly hesitant. He lurked in the rain that day and eavesdropped. Among the little information he received, several Black Flag members did not mention any special words about the Wuhu Inn. However, in subsequent observations, the people in the Wuhu Inn
The reading club and Black Flag who happened to live there were more like two coincidental but parallel clues - after all, the consequences of this matter were too great, and he did not dare to make any direct assertions. At that time, Wei Xuwen asked him to continue
He investigated, but after only a few days, he did not find the whereabouts of the Black Flag members in the city.
In the darkness, Wei Xuwen reached out and scratched his hair.
"You tipped off Shi Weiyang and told him the whereabouts of the kid with no tutor. Shi Weiyang rushed over excitedly. The people at Wuhu Inn had evil intentions and blocked Shi Weiyang from the front. The kid with no tutor escaped from behind. Just in time
I met more Southwest masters, and then everyone got into a group, and had a reading meeting, and no one in Black Flag was caught, only Shi Weiyang was disgraced... these... are all coincidences..."
He pulled his hair with his hands and murmured to himself. Lu Xian frowned and recalled.
"After all, that day..."
"Do you know what happened today..."
"Ji Zhi... I don't know very well. I just heard that there was a commotion in Yiyuan..."
"He Wen is very strange." Wei Xunwen said, "Shi Weiyang used the excuse that he suffered a defeat at the Wuhu Inn that day. Yesterday he went to destroy the place of the Wuhu Inn and arrested a group of people and beat them up. He said it was a stronghold for the reading club...
... Since we have your information, of course we know this is nonsense, but Shi Baofeng borrowed flowers to offer to Buddha, and together with Xu Zhaonan, he forced He Wen to go to the palace and asked him to tell him that he had nothing to do with the reading club, but... He Wen was noncommittal and his attitude was very
Ambiguous...Lu Xian, you are the one who can think of things under my command, why do you say..."
"this……"
Lu Xian's mind started working quickly, and he thought of many possibilities in a moment, but before he could speak, Wei Xuwen had already turned his head and looked out the window at the yard.
"... In the name of southwestern orthodoxy, the reading club usually talks about nothing. The important thing is that what they want to replace is the King of Fairness. And as the King of Fairness himself, he makes fun of this kind of thing... You saw it, because
With his attitude, every household has begun to mobilize troops and make preparations, because if the reading club is really related to him, then the entire Jiangnan will start fighting, and not only Jiangning City will be burned to the ground... Then he is so
There are only two reasons I can think of..."
"The first one is that He Wen has abandoned us and formed an alliance with one or two of Gao Chang, Xu Zhaonan, and Shi Baofeng. He felt that he was sure of victory, so he decided to show his cards and start a fight... Oh, Shi Baofeng should
They won't be his allies, because today's incident was instigated by Shi Baofeng. In this case, we can also consider talking to Shi Baofeng..."
"As for the second possibility... you were at Wuhu Inn that day, and at least you were able to confirm that people from Southwest were here. So no matter what happened to the reading meeting, maybe He Wen had officially reached a cooperation agreement with Southwest and wanted to overturn the table.
Leave the other four companies aside and do something big with great fanfare. If this is the case...this way..."
Wei Xuwen faced the window and spoke very fast, without even sounding cadence. However, when he spoke the next few sentences, the tone of his words gradually became lower, and his thoughts and doubts seemed to be immersed in the darkness outside the window.
Lu Xian's hair stood up when he heard his speculation.
"It's Southwest... get involved... They are too far away from here after all..."
Wei Yanwen shook his head and murmured: "The southwest is full of lunatics. Ning Yi is the biggest lunatic. He Wen also came from there. There is something wrong with his brain. If not, why would he create a fair party... Don't look at their usual
Be normal, and do anything for the little thoughts in your heart..."
Regarding Wei Xuwen's summary of Southwest, Lu Xian didn't know how to answer the question for a while.
In the dim room, the two of them talked a few words about the recent situation. Wei Xuwen ordered: "...it is unlikely that there will be a fight in the near future. What everyone has to consider is the major event that affects the entire Jiangnan. It will take a while to mobilize troops from various places.
Time, the small scenes in the city are just to put pressure on He Wen. But I said, He Wen is a madman, he has no humanity... In this way, if you saw those black flag people that day, I will send you another batch
Manpower, work harder and find them as soon as possible."
"..." Lu Xian hesitated slightly, and then said, "I accept my order in this humble position."
"Then it's up to you."
In the dim light, Wei Xuwen said calmly.
…
The city submerged in the night, like a ship carrying stars.
On this night of the eighth day of September, when countless threads were triggered by that vague argument and roared faintly under the water, there were also more subtle clues intertwined in this huge undercurrent. Some clues,
It will also be suddenly pushed to the surface by a huge undercurrent.
That night, after directing the accident in Wenshui Restaurant, he arranged for the injured Yan Tiehe to a suitable hospital, leaving the manpower to monitor him. After having dinner with military advisor Wu Chennan, Shi Weiyang just led a group of
The attaché returned to Zhonganfang.
As soon as I returned home, I found that the atmosphere in the square had become a little strange. All the elite guards were wearing armor, and the gates on both sides of the square were heavily guarded, as if it was already a prelude to war.
"...Uncle Jin is so kind to me?" Shi Weiyang looked a little flattered, "Did he know that I was going to cause trouble at night and had prepared for me? But this scene...isn't necessary..."
Wu Chennan frowned slightly, and after thinking about it, he said: "Perhaps the 'Undead Guard' are used to being arrogant. They know that they have made trouble in the afternoon and are unwilling to apologize. They plan to kill them directly in the evening. The evildoer will file a complaint first?"
The two discussed for a while, but couldn't figure out what to do. It wasn't until they met Jin Yongsheng in the room in the side courtyard, and after some questioning, Shi Weiyang roughly learned about the huge changes that had happened in the city.
Because of his previous game, his father directly asked the "King of Fairness" at the meeting. The answer of the "King of Fairness" was not satisfactory, so his family directly put on a war stance and wanted to forcefully defeat the "King of Fairness".
” authority.
"...To put pressure on the 'Fairness King'? My father is so... domineering?"
Shi Weiyang was a little stunned. In the past, his father only taught him how to dance well, and even beat him because he was not polite and modest enough. However, he never expected that his father would be so tough when he met a truly strong man.
There were a lot of people in the courtyard where the shopkeepers worked. Jin Yongsheng, who had just carried out a lot of work of dispatching troops and generals, no longer had the energy to explain too much to Shi Weiyang. He only said: "Now there is pressure from four families.
"
How domineering...
Shi Weiyang sighed and shook his head, then frowned and thought about it.
"...Then... Mr. Jin, the matter about Second Master Yan, they originally agreed to go find trouble with the 'Undead Guard' tonight. If the four of us join forces, then this matter..."
Jin Yongsheng rubbed his forehead and considered it.
"Be careful, be careful, and don't really start a fight." The old shopkeeper said, "It should... be out of the way."
Shi Weiyang was not interested in the reading club. At this time, he was only interested in asking about his plans. After getting a positive answer, he left with satisfaction. That night, he brought a group of minions and marched toward the city in a mighty manner.
The "King of Wheels" and "Undead Guards" were stationed there and killed.
At this time, in Jiangning City, it was still a warm night before the Double Ninth Festival on the surface, but the elites from all five parties in the city had received orders and had made sufficient gestures to intimidate each other. Seeing Shi Weiyang's domineering move, almost everyone
They were all shocked.
Just like no one understands why He Wen was the first to provoke this conflict, no one can understand at all. When both parties were trying to intimidate each other and were on the verge of breaking out, the first one to raise the flames and pretend to go.
The person who lit the explosive barrel turned out to be the Shi family who always had guests from all over the world...