The General's Mansion is located in Linh Thanh Province, which is the southernmost province of Beiyuan Island.
The so-called General's Mansion is not just a mansion, but a majestic city called Shenwu City.
From the name, you should know that this Shenwu City belongs to the Shenwu Army. The entire city was built because of the Shenwu Army. In addition to the officers and soldiers of the Shenwu Central Army, the city contains the families of the officers and soldiers.
Shenwu City is not small. It is larger than Lingqing City, the capital city of Lingqing Province. There are as many as 700,000 people in it, so it can be called the first city in Beiyuan Island.
However, this is the territory of the Shenwu Army, and no wealthy family would choose to establish their family territory here.
The relationship between the Shenwu Army and the wealthy families is like that between well water and river water. For more than ten years, a few of them have rarely been involved.
The Shenwu Army has many properties of its own. Weapons and armor, warships, crossbows and other military equipment are all ways for them to make money.
Qin Wei spent five days arriving outside the gate of Shenwu City.
Looking at the majestic Shenwu City, Qin Wei's eyes flashed. The ten-foot-high city wall looked extremely majestic. The densely packed crossbows placed on the city wall gave people a chilling and cold feeling.
What surprised Qin Wei the most was that the soldiers patrolling the city wall were all above the fifth level, with strict military discipline and neat formations. They walked on the city wall, their eyes were like lightning, and they were awe-inspiring. At first glance, they were elite soldiers.
It was not that he had never seen the soldiers of the Shenwu Army. The soldiers of the Shenwu Rear Army led by Liu Hua also blocked the gate of the Qin family. To be honest, at that time, he felt that the soldiers of the Shenwu Army were simply a group of rovers, and their formations were loose and loose.
His posture was swaying this way and that, and he didn't have the posture of an elite army at all.
But now he understands that it is not that there are no elite troops in the Shenwu Army, but that all the elites are in this Shenwu City.
But it makes sense to think about it. For Wu Sheng, except for the Shenwu Central Army, the other front, rear, left, right, and four armies belong to others, so naturally he will not invest too much energy in taking care of them.
"Master Qin! The general is already waiting in the mansion, please come with me!" Fei Jian stood next to Qin Wei and said.
Qin Wei glanced at the city gate and the gatekeepers on both sides of the city gate, and nodded slightly.
Immediately, the group entered Shenwu City.
Shenwu City was very prosperous, with an endless stream of pedestrians on the streets, and the shops on both sides were bustling, but what really surprised Qin Wei was that even the ordinary people did not show any sign of poverty.
You must know that Fushan Port was also very prosperous in the past, but ordinary people were still in rags and looked disheveled.
But this Shenwu City is different. Although the ordinary people are not rich, most of them have ruddy complexions and clean and tidy clothes.
"What do the ordinary people in Shenwu City do?" Qin Wei asked.
Fei Jian was slightly stunned. He didn't expect Qin Wei to ask such a question, but he still replied: "Most of the strong men in the city are auxiliary soldiers in the army. Usually they do some work in major workshops in the army.
Make ends meet.”
"How many workshops do you have?"
"Many, a total of one hundred and three. Most of them are blacksmithing workshops and armory workshops, and there are also a small number of medicine refining workshops, weaving workshops, spiritual wine workshops, animal husbandry workshops, etc."
"And Lingjiu House?" Qin Wei was slightly surprised.
"Of course, our Shenwu Army's Spirit Winery is the best winery in the dynasty, and the Cuizhu Niang and Lingshan Niang produced are the best wines in the dynasty!" Fei Jian looked proud.
Qin Wei nodded after hearing this.
This Shenwu Army is really interesting.
It is really unexpected that a large army does not think about arranging troops, but does manufacturing work all day long, and does such a big business.
But it makes sense to think about it. Today's Luofu Court will not allocate food and salary to the Shenwu Army. If the Shenwu Army had no way of making money of its own, I am afraid it would have been disbanded long ago.
After a while, the group arrived at the General's Mansion.
This is a large mansion, not so gorgeous, but with a simple charm.
Before he reached the door of the General's Mansion, Qin Wei saw the tall and tall Wu Sheng.
"The general will pay homage to the general!"
"The general is the head of the Qin family!"
Fei Jian introduced to Wu Sheng.
Wu Sheng looked at Qin Wei with a surprised look on his face.
young!
Although he knew Qin Wei was young, he didn't expect him to be so young.
Then, his eyes moved to the people behind Qin Wei.
Ye Gucheng, Mao Jiang, Xuan Huang, Shi Luan, Mo Tianyu, Xiao Wu and thirty Luowen guards.
When he saw Ye Gucheng, a solemn look appeared on his face.
"I've seen the general!" Qin Wei jumped off his horse and saluted gently.
"I've met Master Qin!"
The two of them saw each other and were speechless for a moment.
Wu Sheng is not a person who is good at words, and Qin Wei is not a person who likes to be polite. When the two met for the first time, the enemy and friend were unknown, and the atmosphere became a bit awkward.
Seeing this, Fei Jian hurriedly said: "General, please invite the head of the Qin family to come into the house to speak!"
"Um!"
Wu Sheng nodded and said: "Master Qin, please!"
Afterwards, the group entered the General's Mansion and sat down in the main hall of the General's Mansion.
"Are you all members of the Tianxiahui?"
Wu Sheng asked directly without any courtesy.
Even before the tea was served, he couldn't help it.
It’s not his fault. The news that Fei Jian came back from before was so shocking, about three powerful men in the Jingzhao Realm! How could he calm down?
Everyone looked at Qin Wei.
Will the world meet?
Mao Jiang, Mo Tianyu and others have no idea what the world is like.
"That's right, we are all members of the Tianxiahui!" Qin Wei said with a smile.
The vest needs to be put on top of one another.
The head of the Qin family, the prefect of Fushan Prefecture, and the head of Tianxia Huitian Lei Hall, all these layers of vests are to conceal Dali's existence.
You think my backer is Tianxiahui, but actually Tianxiahui’s backer is me!
This is the result Qin Wei wants.
"Can you make the decision for the world?" Wu Sheng continued to ask.
Qin Wei said: "Of course, I have contacted the gang leader before coming here. I can make the final decision on all matters related to the Shenwu Army."
He did contact Xiongba, but he didn't talk about the Tianxiahui, but asked about the situation of Yingxian Mountain.
Wu Sheng suddenly fell silent.
At this moment, his heart was still full of entanglements and he didn't know how to choose.
He felt that Tianxiahui would be difficult to deal with before, but now he even felt that the Shenwu Army was unable to deal with Tianxiahui.
Qin Wei was not in a hurry, he just drank tea quietly, and the others beside him were also silent.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the main hall became dull.
"I just received an order from the Xifu, asking our Shenwu Army to besiege the Qin family!"
Wu Sheng was silent for a long time and then suddenly spoke.
"Um!"
Qin's power is rising, and the Luofu court wants the Shenwu Army to attack the Qin family!
He felt a little surprised.
When did the Qin family come under the scrutiny of the Luofu court?
Although the Qin family is now doing great things in Beiyuan Island, for the wealthy families in the Luofu court, this is not a problem at all.
It stands to reason that those wealthy and aristocratic families would not care about the wealthy families in a place.
"But tell me who gave the order?" Qin Wei said.
"It should be the Yu family!" Wu Sheng did not hide it.
Qin Wei was thoughtful.
Yu family!
It is certain that he has no interaction with the Yu family.
But since the other party has done such a thing, it means that the other party has paid attention to the Qin family.
When did you pay attention to the Qin family?
"The Wanderer! The Blood Demon Cult! The Yu Family!"
The homeless people want to attack Fushan Port inexplicably, the Blood Demon Cultists appear inexplicably among the homeless people, and now the Yu family wants to deal with the Qin family inexplicably!
There must be some connection.
Qin Wei had some guesses in his mind.
"Then what will the general do?"
Wu Sheng looked at Ye Gucheng next to Qin Wei and said, "I want to compete with this friend!"
Qin Wei smiled and did not answer.
Compete with Ye Gucheng?
What is Wu Sheng's purpose in doing this?
Showing strength or wanting to fall out?
The possibility of falling out is unlikely. If Wu Sheng wants to target Tianxiahui and the Qin family, there is no need to compete, he can just set up an ambush to capture them.
Of course, whether it can be won or not remains to be seen.
But it is obvious that Wu Sheng will not completely fall out with the Qin family and the world.
He doesn't want to be an enemy of Tianxiahui at all.
So his purpose should be to show strength.
Status and dignity are earned through strength. He wanted to join the Tianxiahui, but he didn't want to be looked down upon, so he chose to compete with Ye Gucheng.
Qin Wei looked at Ye Gucheng, who nodded slightly and said, "Okay!"
…
After a while, everyone arrived at the martial arts field outside Shenwu City.
When Qin Wei came to the martial arts arena, he found that there were many generals of the Shenwu Army in the martial arts arena.
Seeing this, the smile on Qin Wei's face became even more kind.
"Meet the General!"
After seeing Wu Sheng, all the generals bowed.
Wu Sheng nodded and said nothing. Feijian stepped forward and asked the generals to step back to make room for the competition.
This competition was not only for Qin Wei, but also for the generals of the Shenwu Army.
Wu Sheng does not represent him alone, but the entire Shenwu Army.
His choice affects all the soldiers of the Shenwu Army.
Whether he chooses to join the Tianxiahui or become an enemy of the Tianxiahui, he must first convince the generals in front of him.
And this performance is just to convince these generals.
In fact, victory or defeat is not the key. The key is that Wu Sheng needs to show his true strength to intimidate these generals.
Qin Wei thought about this clearly and couldn't help but admire Wu Sheng.
"This General Wu is really thoughtful!"
Then, the competition will begin.
Ye Gucheng is still wearing the same snow-white clothes, and still has the same long sword with a black sheath.
Wu Sheng was also wearing a loose gown, but he was holding a spear in his hand.
The two faced each other, and a sharp aura instantly filled the air above the entire martial arts arena.
"Wu Sheng, you only have one spear!" Wu Sheng raised the spear in his hand and said in a clear voice.
Ye Gucheng looked at the spear in his hand, a strange color flashed in his eyes.
He understood what Wu Sheng meant, there was only one spear, not that he was a spear, but that he was a spear.
Pure artistic conception of gunmanship.
"Ye Gucheng, only the way of swordsmanship!"
The two looked at each other, and their intense artistic conceptions instantly collided.
The next moment.
The two of them shot out quickly.
There was a loud bang, two sharp edges collided fiercely, and countless violent energies exploded.
The energy flew in all directions, stirring up patches of dust on the ground, causing everyone around them to change their expressions and retreat.
Immediately afterwards, the two flew into the sky, and the sword light and gun light continued to collide.
The bursting light seemed to split the sky.
Qin Wei raised his head and looked at the battle between the two, his eyes shining brightly.
Wu Sheng's martial arts cultivation level is one level higher than that of Ye Gucheng, that is, he is in the middle stage of Jizhao Realm, but his artistic conception seems to be not as good as Ye Gucheng's.
Ye Gucheng's artistic conception cultivation has now reached the peak of the first level of divine artistic conception, and he may enter the second level of divine artistic conception at any time.
For others, improving the cultivation of artistic conception is countless times more difficult than improving the cultivation of martial arts, but for Ye Gucheng, it seems that improving the cultivation of artistic conception is simpler and easier.
The two fought against each other for more than ten moves before they separated.
"Your swordsmanship is purer than I thought!" Wu Sheng looked at the sword in Ye Gucheng's hand with some horror.
He is a person who likes purity, so his artistic conception of gunmanship is extremely pure, without any impurities.
But compared with Ye Gucheng's swordsmanship, he suddenly felt that he was not pure enough.
Ye Gucheng looked at him, pulling out a sword flower from the long sword in his hand, and said: "Because you haven't given up the sword in your hand yet!"
One law is universal and all laws are universal.
Although kendo and gundo are different, they both pursue pure artistic conception, and they have many things in common.
"Abandon the sword in your hand!"
Wu Sheng looked at the spear in his hand in confusion.
"How can I give it up?"
He was practicing gunmanship, so how could he give up the gun?
Ye Gucheng did not explain it, because it is difficult to explain such things as artistic conception. It can only be understood by oneself and cannot be taught through words and deeds.
The sword he talks about does not refer to the sword in his hand, but everything external.
The pure ultimate is not the sword or the robbery, but me!
My heart is the sword, my heart is the spear, my heart is the way!
Ye Gucheng didn't explain, but Wu Sheng was touched.
"How should I give up?" he asked again.
Ye Gucheng hesitated for a moment, then loosened his palm, and the three-foot-long sword fell and was stuck on the ground.
This action stunned everyone below.
Lost his weapon!
this!
For a warrior who understands the artistic conception, giving up the weapon in his hand is tantamount to giving up his own artistic conception.
Everyone looked at Ye Gucheng in confusion, except Qin Wei with a smile on his face.
He knows this.
There is no sword in the hand, but there is a sword in the heart!
That's not right either. There should be no sword in the hand and no sword in the heart. No sword is better than having a sword.
That’s not right, it should be no sword and no self!
In the state of self, one observes things with me, so all objects are colored by me; in the state of no self, one observes things with things, so one does not know which ones are me and which ones are things.
What a mess this is, Qin Wei shook his head.
Master Jin Yong's artistic conception is not something he can understand.
Ye Gucheng's artistic conception was also beyond his comprehension.
The artistic conception itself is a mysterious and mysterious thing. Even he himself can't explain it clearly, let alone others.
Although Qin Wei knew a lot of truths, he didn't know Ye Gucheng's own truths.
But that doesn't matter, he just needs to know that Ye Gucheng is very powerful.
Seeing Ye Gucheng put down the sword in his hand, Wu Sheng was stunned.
He stared at the spear in his hand and wanted to let go, but he couldn't let go no matter what.
"I can't give up!"
Ye Gucheng shook his head slightly, "It doesn't matter if you can't give it up. This is my way, not yours."
The voice fell.
He suddenly took a step forward and stretched out his sword to stab.
Obviously he didn't have a sword in his hand, but his sword intent was still extremely sharp.
This time, he did not release the dazzling sword light, nor any fancy sword energy, only the simplest stab.
Wu Sheng looked at the approaching Ye Gucheng and thrust out the spear in his hand almost instinctively.
The spear shines like a pillar, like a rainbow piercing the sun, and is extremely powerful.
This seemed to be his full shot.
Wu Sheng came to his senses and was shocked.
Instinctively, he used all his strength. This was his instinctive reaction when he sensed danger.
But Ye Gucheng in front of him didn't seem to be in any danger. He simply took a step forward, stretched out his hand to stab the sword, and there was no sword in his hand.
The contradiction between instinctive perception and visual perception made it difficult for Wu Sheng to make a decision.
He wanted to take back the spear, but he couldn't.
He couldn't help shouting: "Be careful!"
However, Ye Gucheng remained unmoved and stepped forward in the air, holding his palm empty and concentrating his sword intent.
bite!
A crisp collision sounded.
Under Wu Sheng's astonished look, he stopped firing his gun with all his strength.
Click!
The spear awn cracked and the spear broke.
In an instant, all that was left of the spear in his hand was the pole, shining with a metallic sheen.
Ye Gucheng's always cold eyes actually showed a strange light.