"Since Mr. Shangguan likes to get straight to the point, I won't hide it anymore."
After saying that, Lu Hanjiang raised his hand and waved outside. Kuai Baihu walked in silently. He bent down and presented an embroidered spring knife.
Picking up the knife and placing it on the side of the tea table, Lu Hanjiang said sternly: "I am here to act on behalf of your lord. I can decide all matters in the Eastern Capital. With this knife as proof, sir, do you still have any doubts?"
"
The Xiuchun Knife cannot be regarded as a cherished treasure. After all, everyone in Jinyiwei has one from top to bottom. It serves more as a symbol of status.
The Jin Yiwei have abundant manpower and material resources with the imperial court at their back, but even so, with their size, it is still somewhat incapable of monitoring half of the court and the entire world at the same time.
Therefore, Jin Yiwei often recruits some Jianghu people for his own use. These people are not on the roster and are regarded as a group of private thugs of Jin Yiwei. Although they are all working for Jin Yiwei, compared with their brothers in the yamen, these people will not be awarded
The iconic embroidered spring knife.
The Xiuchundao can be regarded as a symbol to distinguish one's own people from outsiders. Only those who have been appreciated by their superiors and have official official status, such as Ying Wushang, can be regarded as one's own people.
In contrast, although Yue Lifeng had been very close to Jin Yiwei before, people in the world had always disapproved of him. There were many people who said bad words to him and even directly killed him. On the other hand, Ying Wushang, no one dared to
Come looking for trouble.
The difference lies in this embroidered spring knife, or in other words, in this official. It was also because of this that Yue Lifeng was able to exist as a middleman between the court and the world.
Yue Lifeng has never been granted the official status of the imperial court. He also used Xiaoyao Sect's Tianji instead of Xiuchundao. This gave everyone in the world an unwritten explanation, that is, this person is still a member of the world.
He has not entered the officialdom.
At this moment, Lu Hanjiang took out the Xiuchun Dao, which was a revelation and a show of sincerity. Shangguan Shaoqin's eyes inevitably flashed with a bit of surprise.
"It seems that Yue Shaoxia's status in the Jinyi Guards is even higher than I expected. Oh, it seems that I can't keep the tea leaves this time. It's a waste of money." Shangguan Shaoqin smiled and shook his head.
Lu Hanjiang raised his eyebrows and said, "What, did Mr. just be polite to me?"
"Of course not." Shangguan Shaoqin denied it seriously, and then the two of them looked at each other and smiled.
"Now that the matter has come to an end, I will speak frankly."
Lu Hanjiang held out two fingers: "Two questions, one public and one private. First, how did Mr. Shangguan persuade Qiu Tongzhi to speak for you? In other words, at what price did Mr. Shangguan persuade Mr. Meng to be willing to speak for you?
Open the door of convenience?”
"Young Master, why don't you just go ask the two adults about this matter... Also, the whereabouts of the two adults are unknown now, which is indeed a trouble."
Shangguan Shaoqin said distressedly: "I guess not only you, Young Master Yue, but also Commander Lu behind you are also very interested in the answer to this question."
Lu Hanjiang chuckled and said nothing, his attitude was ambiguous. When Shangguan Shaoqin saw this, he just pondered a little and said: "The etiquette in today's world has many restrictions on women. Does Yue Shaoxia know the difference between a woman from this aristocratic family and a woman from the world?
"
This seemed to be an unrelated question. After hearing this, Lu Hanjiang just smiled and said, "What's the difference? Please enlighten me sir."
Shangguan Shaoqin said: "There are many things in the world that men can do but women cannot do. For example, it is easy to find a master who is knowledgeable and knowledgeable, but how many people have you seen who are willing to accept a woman as a disciple?"
Lu Hanjiang nodded and said, "It's really rare. When it comes to a woman's reputation, she usually learns from her elders at home, or simply hires a female teacher...Why did Mr. Shangguan suddenly talk about this?"
"I don't mean anything else. I just wonder if Young Master Yue has ever heard that my teacher once accepted a woman as his disciple in the south of the Yangtze River." Shangguan Shaoqin said meaningfully.
Lu Hanjiang understood it very well, but he still showed interest in his eyes and took the initiative to ask: "Is this happening? I wonder which girl is so lucky to be able to worship the great scholar Luo Fuzi."
Shangguan Shaoqin chuckled: "This woman was born in the south of the Yangtze River, and she also comes from a wealthy family, but her family is deeply involved in the Jianghu. Together with Yuwen and Gongsun's family, they were once known as the three major families in the Jianghu. That name must have given Shaoxia
I’ve heard of it too.”
"Sir, are you talking about the Huangfu family in Jiangnan?" Lu Hanjiang said thoughtfully: "Old Master Luo has been away from Jiangnan for some years. Judging by the time, he must be the only one in the Huangfu family who can become his disciple."
"She is the second young lady of the Huangfu family." Shangguan Shaoqin said.
Lu Hanjiang sighed: "Sir, don't you know that the second young lady you are talking about is now the Crown Princess of the imperial court? You are calling me so carelessly to frame me for injustice."
Shangguan Shaoqin said helplessly: "Yue Shaoxia, a wise man doesn't speak secretly. Why are you doing this in Jinyiwei's territory?"
"Oh, I'm used to it."
Lu Hanjiang tilted his head, and then said: "So, not only are you a classmate with Commander Lu, but you are also from the same school as the Crown Princess."
"If we count from the teacher's side, Master Lu and His Highness can be considered as the same sect, but it doesn't make sense," Shangguan Beicang shrugged and said, "I started school earlier than Your Highness, so it wouldn't be too much to call me Junior Sister here.
.”
"So, you and His Highness the Crown Princess have a history. Is this why Mr. Qiu accepted your 'bribery' in the first place?" To be honest, if this is the case, then Lu Hanjiang will be somewhat disappointed.
Because if this is the case, then I am afraid that Qiu Qingyun is looking at Luo Yuanjing's face, not because of Huangfu Ling'er, who had not yet been canonized as the Crown Princess at that time.
"That's right."
Shangguan Shaoqin smiled slightly and said: "Huangfu is one of the three great families in Jianghu. His name is very popular in Jiangnan and even in the entire Jianghu. The Shangguan family has a big appetite and dares to do anyone's business. Therefore, except for the imperial court,
In addition to the support from above, people here in Jianghu also need to protect themselves from the wind and rain."
"Yeah?"
Hearing this, Lu Hanjiang finally became interested. The Shangguan family's military strength was average, so it was understandable to find a strong backer. The Huangfu family was in the same place in the south of the Yangtze River and had a reputation for being world-class in martial arts, so it was most appropriate.
It didn't matter that the Huangfu family protected the Shangguan family. As one of the three great aristocratic families at that time, Huangfu not only protected the Shangguan family, but they also had friendships with many Jianghu forces.
What interested Lu Hanjiang was that the Huangfu family had provided help and the Shangguan family would give them something in return. If he thought about it carefully, there was nothing more than gold and silver.
Then this is very interesting. Although the Huangfu family disappeared from the world, it did not disappear like the Eastern family. They just changed from bright to dark under the arrangement of the Crown Princess.
The size of the Huangfu family is there, even if part of it is hidden, but after all the apparent properties are abandoned, it is not easy to support such a large group of people with just the title of Crown Princess.
The Xuantian Sect in the far north was already self-sufficient, and it was not considered a help at all. However, this resulted in a large amount of expenses out of thin air. Lu Hanjiang had always been curious about how the Crown Princess made something out of nothing.
At first he thought it would be no problem for Huangfu to squander his century-old accumulation for a few years, but Shangguan Shaoqin's words seemed to give him a different answer.