The monk next to him nodded frequently and agreed: "Yes, there are so many warriors in the world. Looking at ancient and modern times, there are very few people who can reach the seventh level from the twelfth level in just six years. Whether they are geniuses or monsters,
There has never been one so far. How could he, Tang Yun, be so virtuous and capable..."
"Why can't he?" Fozi turned his head and looked at him quietly.
"I..." The monk opened and closed his mouth. Being stared at by the Buddha made him feel even more stressed, and he could not say a complete sentence.
"What's not good about him?"
The Buddha frowned and asked: "Why do you always measure him by his age? By the time he has practiced, or by his origin. Don't you know that there are always some people in this world who cannot be measured by common sense?"
"I'll admit my mistake later." The old monk trembled his black and white eyebrows and sighed to smooth things over.
Seeing this, Buddha stopped asking too much and took the initiative to bring the topic back to the original point: "The most urgent task now is to understand Tang Yun's true purpose, so that we can get rid of passivity."
The old monk thought for a while and said in a low voice: "Perhaps we can go to the county governor, Mr. Liu, to ask about the situation and get a feel for what's going on."
"You can try, but there's little hope."
Buddha nodded slightly, and then added: "Friendship is friendship, stance is stance. He is an official who is not ignorant of the general situation, and will not foolishly stand on our side at this juncture."
While they were discussing countermeasures and figuring out Tang Yun's intentions.
the other side.
Marquis Guiyi held a book in his hand, and from time to time he would twist a candied date, put it in his mouth and chew it slowly.
A dark shadow rushed into the room and gently placed a bamboo tube on the table: "Your Majesty, a secret report from Xianghuo County."
"oh?"
Cai Kangqiu put down the book, unfolded the secret report and looked at it. His brows suddenly wrinkled: "This is interesting. Did Tang Yun sense something? Otherwise, he would not have made such an unwise move."
He is confident that the other party will not notice him.
After all, in this situation, to avoid accidents, he had already set up several layers of deception. Tang Yun's ability to break through two layers was already the limit. Based on the information he had, he would definitely not guess that there was a pusher behind it.
And the most important thing is that the Pei family is gone.
What does this mean?
The Pei family were the murderers of Yuan Fenglong. The deal between Tang Yun and Cai Kangqiu was to find out the truth, in other words, to use the Pei family to deal with it.
Last time, it was said that Tang Yun secretly went to Xianghuo County and found out some clues. Cai Kangqiu thought that Tang Yun would send a letter next, telling him the 'truth' of the whole matter, and also sent people from the Pei family to report.
But now...
There was another thing that confused Cai Kangqiu even more, and that was Tang Yun's behavior at the Jie Feng Banquet, which showed his hostility by attacking everyone in Leiyin Temple like a reckless man.
If the above surprised him, then this incident made him completely confused. Cai Kangqiu could not understand the deep meaning behind Tang Yun's move at all. He vaguely felt that Tang Yun's chess piece seemed to be gradually getting out of his control.
There is only one possibility.
After thinking about it, Cai Kangqiu gave up all kinds of ideas and finally settled on a guess - what Tang Yun discovered.
That's right, this is the only possibility.
Tang Yun must have discovered something by chance from the Pei family or somewhere else, so he changed his previous behavior and became so reckless and brainless.
And everything he did was for the implementation of the next plan.
A point is determined, and then series diffusion is carried out through this point.
Cai Kangqiu twisted the secret letter and fell into deep thought. He quickly thought about all the information about Lei Huozhou. Suddenly his fingertips shook and ground the secret letter into dregs. He suddenly came back from his thoughts: "Is he planning to target Lei Huozhou?"
Oto Temple?”
The Buddha came out of the mountain and came to Xianghuo County.
Tang Yun went there secretly in advance, and then returned to the city. He went to Xianghuo County again with great fanfare, and challenged Leiyin Temple at the reception banquet...
Cai Kangqiu felt suddenly enlightened, and couldn't help but murmur to himself: "So it's like this, it rises first and then suppresses it, connecting the previous and the next, and the final game determines the outcome."
Not right either.
He shook his head again: "Although this makes sense, Tang Yun needs a bait, a bait that can lure Leiyin Temple to the bait. Where did he get the bait when he first arrived in Xianghuo County? And what kind of bait was given to him so big?
With such self-confidence, can I be sure to lure Buddhist disciples into taking the bait?"
Bait~
Cai Kangqiu got up and walked slowly in the study, thinking over and over again in his mind.
Inadvertently, he saw an ancient book on the bookshelf with the four words "Secret History of the Former Dynasty" on it.
Previous dynasty?
Runes...
The Nine Paths of Emperor Tian!!!
Like seeing the sun after clearing the clouds, and receiving enlightenment, all the mysteries in Cai Kangqiu's mind exploded like fireworks and then disappeared...
Leiyin Temple has runes in hand, Cai Kangqiu knows this. And Tang Yun possesses runes, he also knows. Don't forget that Li Yi was secretly instigated by him. The Pei family is a remnant of the previous dynasty, and Cai Kangqiu is even more so.
Well aware.
So if we use this as a starting point to deduce, Tang Yun was indeed planning to go there secretly to investigate the situation and investigate Yuan Fenglong's affairs at the beginning.
However, he never expected that he would find out about the Pei family. Perhaps by chance, he would know that the Pei family was not involved with the previous dynasty. From their mouths, he would know that Leiyin Temple held a rune in his hand.
In order to get it, Tang Yun returned to Zhoucheng and then entered Xianghuo. The reason why he confronted Leiyin Temple at the Jiefeng Banquet was to pave the way for future plans.
If Cai Kangqiu's prediction is correct, I am afraid that Tang Yun will use the runes of Huangtian Jiudao as bait to catch the big fish of Leiyin Temple. The bait is too heavy, so he is not afraid that the opponent will not bite the hook.
If they bite the hook, they will fall into Tang Yun's trap. What awaits them next is naturally... haha.
"sharp."
After figuring out the hurdles, Cai Kangqiu couldn't help but sigh: "It's true that a hero comes from a young age, and the youth is better than the old. If I hadn't made a few mistakes before and found enough scapegoats, I would have exposed my traces."
Counting on fingers, Cai Kangqiu encouraged Li Yi, and then involved Ouyang, taking the lead under the guise of Yuan Fenglong's affairs, and using the Pei family, a remnant of the previous dynasty, as a shield...
It can be said that I was extremely cautious, and through a series of means, I was able to completely remove myself, thus avoiding the possibility of Tang Yun getting a clue.
Fortunately.
He successfully concealed the truth.
"call……"
Cai Kangqiu turned around and stared at the man in black who was as silent as a piece of wood: "Instruct them to act with caution and strictly monitor Xianghuo County. All movements must be reported in all details."
"Yes, Lord." The man in black nodded and disappeared.
Cai Kangqiu frowned and returned to his seat, and touched the table top with his fingertips, making a muffled sound.
Make bold assumptions, followed by careful verification.
Next, to verify whether his guess is correct or not, it depends on Li Yi's secret move.
After peeling off the cocoon, Cai Kangqiu needs to know as many details as possible in order to determine how to continue to hide behind the scenes and secretly promote the development of things, so as to successfully pick the fruit at the last moment.
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Xianghuo County.
After Tang Yun wandered around for a few times and gave a large bowl of 'Yun' brand chicken soup to the martial arts students, the entire Xianghuo County seemed to have adapted to his presence and gradually became calm.
In other words, the surface is calm.
Tang Yun's actions at the Jie Feng Banquet had already sent a clear enough signal to all parties.
Everyone is not stupid, and naturally they will not cause trouble at this juncture, waiting for a collision between Zhenwu Pavilion and Leiyin Temple.
Pa da ~
Tang Yun scraped off the foam from the tea, took a sip of the tea, and sat lazily on the chair with his hands folded, curiously looking at the guy whose limbs were bound and nailed to the iron plate.
This was a man whose body was covered with wounds. He was on the verge of death, but he managed to hold his breath without completely burping.
If there is anyone familiar here, you may be able to recognize this person's identity - Yuan Fenglong.
The unlucky guy from the Pei family had confessed before, saying that Yuan Fenglong was not dead and that he had always been in their hands. Naturally, there was a purpose in not killing him.
Imperial jade seal.
That's right.
This Yuan Fenglong actually knows the whereabouts of the jade seal of the previous dynasty, and it is said that this thing contains a huge secret or inheritance. Anyway, the rumors are all over the place.
However, everyone agrees on one thing, that is, the jade seal is definitely not an ordinary object, nor is it just a piece of so-called beautiful jade, it is actually related to certain secrets.
It should be mentioned here that the so-called jade seal should not be used in TV dramas as soon as you hear this thing. You think that there is only one jade seal in the dynasty, and the emperor uses this to approve seals, issue imperial edicts, and so on.
In fact, within a dynasty, there are different numbers of jade seals according to different classifications.
For example, in today's imperial court, there are twelve jade seals, which have military power, approval, laws, etiquette... The styles, textures, and even effects and powers are all very different.
There were relatively few in the previous dynasty. It is said that there were nine seals in the previous dynasty. After the collapse of the previous dynasty, a total of four jade seals fell into the hands of the court, and the other five disappeared. Tang Yun did not know what the specific jade seals were.
In fact, what puzzled him the most was not the secret of Yuxi, but the Yuan Fenglong in front of him. How could He De know the whereabouts of this thing?
This was the problem that he couldn't figure out.
Unfortunately, this Yuan Fenglong has gone crazy. He has been driven crazy by those people from the Pei family. His consciousness is chaotic, twisted and broken. Even if Tang Yun uses the [Fantasy] character text, he cannot get any useful information.
Tang Yun stared at this half-dead guy, his eyes filled with chills, all kinds of thoughts gathered together, and finally he condensed into one thought: "There is a driving force behind the scenes."
How did Yuan Fenglong learn about the whereabouts of the jade seal of the previous dynasty?
Why was the secret of the Pei family's previous dynasty exposed?
Leiyin Temple's skin demon heart and the fire demon sing a double act.
The prince Li Yi has evil intentions and the Tang Yun rune.
Piece by piece, pile by pile.
They may seem unrelated, but in fact they are all related to the previous dynasty.
Tang Yun frowned, brewing tea with his fingertips, and wrote four characters on the table in one stroke - the Nine Paths of the Emperor and Heaven.
That's right, everything is related to the Nine Paths of Emperor Tian and the secret history of the previous dynasty.
Tang Yun was very sure that he was now being pushed into a whirlpool.
Who is the promoter?
What is the intention?
If you want to understand the context clearly, you must analyze it slowly from the beginning.
The beginning is...Prince Li Yi.
Li Yi conspired against Mingya, Li Yi set up a trap, Li Yi became mentally ill and went crazy, Tang Yun submitted a self-punishment and volunteered to transfer Xiang Huo, Yuan Fenglong's life and death are unknown, his identity is an illegitimate son, Gui Yihou added fuel to the flames, Ou Yang wants to retire...
Reasonable...?
At least that's what it looks like.
After all, he was the one who drove Li Yi crazy. It was Tang Yun who proposed coming to Leihuo Prefecture and Xianghuo County, and what happened after that was nothing more than Marquis Guiyi taking the opportunity to get involved.
But just because it's so normal, it's so normal that it's a little... abnormal.
In fact, if you think about it from another angle, even if Tang Yun did not take the initiative in what happened at the beginning, the mastermind behind the scenes might not be able to push the rhythm, bring order to the chaos, and guide the subsequent development onto the established path.
Assumption.
Li Yi won and Tang Yun died. With Tang Yun's reputation at the time, even if Li Yi was a prince, he would inevitably be criticized.
After all, you are the eighth grade, Tang Yun is also the eighth grade, and Tang Yun is better than you in every aspect. Why can you live and Tang Yun die?
Of course, this thing actually has no meaning. Who can explain this thing clearly? Frequent accidents are normal, right?
The problem is rhythm and public opinion.
As long as some public opinion is raised against Li Yi, and the mastermind behind the scenes adds fuel to the flames, it will not be difficult to lead Li Yi to the path the mastermind wants him to go... Leihuo Prefecture, Xianghuo County.
What if.
The thing is still the same, Tang Yun rescued Li Yi, Li Yi went crazy, but Tang Yun did not punish himself, or punished himself and wrote a letter to be transferred to other places. The mastermind behind the scenes can also push Tang Yun to be transferred to Leihuo according to the situation.
Prefecture, Xianghuo County.
All in all, the whole thing seemed to be initiated by Tang Yun at the beginning. In fact, it didn't matter much whether it was him or not, because the decision-making power was never in Tang Yun's hands.
Who has the power to decide?
emperor?
no,no,no.
The imperial court is not the emperor's dictum, and the opinions of officials in the imperial court must be considered.
Therefore, the real decision-making power lies in the hands of the majority of people in the court, and the opinions of these majority people are always of the grassroots type.
In other words, they will choose whichever option has greater benefits.
By analogy, it can be said that the real decision-making power lies in the hands of the person behind the scenes with malicious intentions.
The identity of the person behind the scenes.
Naturally, it is the guy who seems inconspicuous, but plays a connecting role at key points, that is the Marquis of Guiyi - Cai Kangqiu.
Many people have forgotten why this person's ancestors were granted the title of marquis, why he was one of the rare princes who can be inherited hereditary, and why he was granted the title... Guiyi.
These all have origins.
Return, surrender.
Righteousness, great justice.
To put it bluntly, when the previous dynasty was about to collapse, Cai Kangqiu's ancestors were very aware of current affairs, so they jumped out of line as early as possible and ran to the court.
Because he was the first to switch sides and later made considerable contributions, in order to reward him, after overthrowing the previous dynasty, Cai Kangqiu's ancestor was named Marquis of Guiyi.
In other words, Cai Kangqiu is also related to the previous dynasty.
Tang Yun sneered: "Marquis Guiyi is from the previous dynasty, and the Pei family is also from the previous dynasty. How can it be such a coincidence? What a coincidence, I can't believe it."
Playing with the tea lid slowly, Tang Yun brought up the panel and focused on the runes column. A complex color appeared on his face slightly, and then quickly faded away.
Assume that the man behind the scenes is Cai Kangqiu.