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After Nanyi County was occupied by Fang Zhenhai, the power of the imperial court was completely wiped out, and the sects were also overwhelmed by Fang Zhenhai.
But now that Fang Zhenhai is dead, the imperial court has not officially sent a strong person to take over Nanyi County. At least there must be an envoy from Jingyesi, a general to guard the place, and two master-level figures.
Can defend the entire Nanyi County.
Therefore, in the eyes of most people, the current Nanyi County is just a fat piece of fat that the imperial court cannot defend. Although Gu Cheng is here, it is obvious that although Gu Cheng still has some reputation in Nanyi County, he has no reputation.
Being looked down upon by others, at least not by outsiders.
Under such circumstances, some of the martial arts forces in Leping County, a large county that is close to Nanyi County and is even stronger than Nanyi County, are interested in Nanyi County.
Of course, they would not take the initiative to invade Nanyi County, as that would lead to resistance from the Nanyi County Wulin and turn into a conflict with the entire Nanyi County Wulin.
So they just came under the guise of training disciples and sent out the younger generation of disciples from their respective sects to develop their power in Nanyi County, which was considered a kind of training.
Of course, others have experience, and if you put it on Murong Hou, it will lay the foundation for Murong's business in Nanyi County.
The ‘Prince in White’, Murong Hou, is so famous among the younger generation in the world. Does he still need to practice? I’m afraid he is the only one who can practice others.
Just like him now, Lu Hongyuan's casual words were carried out as if they were imperial edicts. In fact, he just wanted to use Lu Hongyuan to test his own ideas.
At this moment, the door of the building was pushed open, and a strong smell of blood came.
Lu Hongyuan walked in, holding his bleeding arm, his face gloomy.
Several people in the boat had strange expressions. They had just talked about Lu Hongyuan, but he came back with an arm missing?
The young man in light armor frowned and said, "Who did it? Those bandits? Are they so courageous that they don't even want to sell the Lu family's face?"
Lu Hongyuan gritted his teeth and said, "Of course it's not those bandits, it's Gu Cheng!"
Everyone present was stunned, Gu Cheng? Who is that?
It wasn't that they despised Gu Cheng, but when they were preparing to enter Nanyi County, Fang Zhenhai had just been destroyed. They only knew that the imperial court had not sent a true master-level expert to guard Nanyi County, but only sent a person to take care of it temporarily.
As for who the temporary administrator is, does it matter?
"He is the commander-in-chief of Guangling City, Jingyesi! Although he is only the commander, there is no one in the court at the moment. He is the only representative of the court in Nanyi County!"
Lu Hongyuan said bitterly: "I just took control of a copycat and it was completely destroyed by the other party. Even I lost an arm before I came back.
This time I will fight to the death with that Gu Cheng!"
Murong Hou played with the wine glass, and suddenly a smile appeared on his face: "This matter was something we did negligently.
After all, he is the only representative of the imperial court in Nanyi County. It is indeed wrong for us to enter Nanyi County without saying hello to him.
That’s all, invite them over and have a talk.”
Lu Hongyuan's eyes suddenly widened: "Mr. Murong, I have lost an arm. Even if I lift it out of the Lu family, the other party won't give me face. What is there to talk about?
The other party is just an empty-headed commander, so just destroy that guy and let him get out of Nanyi County in despair!"
Murong Hou was silent for a moment, but the wine in the wine glass in his hand suddenly surged out, turning into a slap, and slapped Lu Hongyuan to the ground, even making the corner of his mouth bleed.
Murong Hou said with a faint smile on his face: "Hongyuan, you can't be so selfish in doing things.
Since Gu Cheng has the highest official position in Nanyi County, he represents the face of the imperial court.
If you depose him and kill him, it is equivalent to slapping the imperial court in the face.
Fang Zhenhai has just been dealt with, but something happened to the people left here to guard the court. What do you think the court would think?
Everyone came to Nanyi County to open up business on behalf of the interests of their respective families. They are friendly and make money. They are not rebels. I asked you to recruit bandits and I did not ask you to rebel and challenge the court.
I know you’re angry because you lost an arm, but you can’t let it hurt everyone.”
Lu Hongyuan was slapped by Murong Hou, but he did not dare to disobey him at all.
There is no comparison between the Lu family and the Murong family, and there is no way to compare between him and Marquis Murong.
Hearing this, he just lowered his head and said, "Master Murong is right, but I know I was wrong."
Everyone present was silent. Although they and Murong Hou nominally belonged to the younger generation, it was obvious that Murong Hou was slightly higher than them in terms of strength and status.
This time, major forces came to Nanyi County for training, and they were all led by Marquis Murong.
Murong Hou touched his chin and said, "Who should be asked to call Gu Cheng? Who did the Wang family call before?"
The young man in light armor reminded: "Wang Yuan."
Murong Hou lightly clapped his hands: "Yes, that's Wang Yuan, let him go.
Tsk tsk, Qingfeng King Xie has been passed down through the ages. The Xie family's reputation in the north is still great, but the Wang family has become what it is now. Is there anything in this world that can truly be passed down through the ages?"
Murong Hou's words seemed to be sighing, but they were full of contempt for the Wang family.
………………
Not long after Gu Cheng returned to Guangling City with his people, Wang Yuan had already arrived.
The first thing Wang Yuan said was: "Brother Gu, I heard that you disabled an arm of the Lu family in Leping?"
"Do you know about this?"
Wang Yuan smiled bitterly and said, "Brother Gu, you seem to have gotten into trouble."
With that said, Wang Yuan told Gu Cheng about the major forces in Leping County sending people to Nanyi County for training.
After listening, Gu Chengyi frowned and said, "Brother Wang, didn't your Wang family and Siji Sect have any reaction to this matter?
Nanyi County is not only mine, but also your sphere of influence."
Wang Yuan was silent for a long time, and finally smiled bitterly and said: "Brother Gu, you and I are all acquaintances. You reminded me last time, so I am not afraid of embarrassment and will tell you the truth.
It's not that the Wang family and Siji Sect don't want to take care of it, but they don't have the strength to do so.
The chaos in Nanyi County has been severe in recent years, and the strength of our Wang family has seriously declined. The Siji Sect can only compete with my Wang family in Nanyi County. After leaving Nanyi County, its reputation is not even as good as that of my Wang family.
This time young disciples from major forces in Leping County entered Nanyi County. Their elders showed sufficient etiquette. They sent people to notify them in advance, sent gifts, and promised not to touch any business or interests of the Wang family and the Siji Sect.
The other party has already spoken to this extent. If the Wang family and the Siji Sect are stronger, they will offend the other party to death, so they can only acquiesce in this matter.
This time you abolished Lu Hongyuan, and the other party wanted to invite you to discuss it, so they specifically asked me to come forward and invite you to the banquet."
Hearing what Wang Yuan said, Gu Cheng suddenly smiled and said, "There is no good banquet. I'm afraid I won't be able to come back if I go, right?"
The methods of the Wang family and the Siji Sect are a bit cowardly. Their younger generation of disciples do not practice on their own territory, but come to your Nanyi County to practice. This kind of behavior is hard to say or not.
But even the Wang family and the Siji Sect could only endure it.
This is the current situation in the martial arts world in Nanjiu County. The weak eat the strong. It is very cruel, but also very realistic.
Wang Yuan shook his head and said: "Brother Gu, don't worry, they won't do this. After all, brother Gu, what you represent now is the face of the imperial court.
But you have to be careful about someone this time."
"who?"
"The heir to the Murong family, the 'Prince in White' Murong Hou!"
There was a complicated look in Wang Yuan's eyes and he said: "The other party is not an easy character to get along with. He is calm and dignified in his work, and he is good at leveraging others' strength. Sometimes, he will complete a task beautifully without having to take action himself.
bright.
People in the world call him the Prince in White, not only because of Murong's previous status, but also because he behaves like a king."
With that said, Wang Yuan briefly explained the situation of Marquis Murong to Gu Cheng.
Gu Cheng touched his chin and said: "The heir of a martial arts family dares to claim to be kingly. Do you want to rebel?
Let’s go, I want to see what kind of person this so-called ‘Prince’ is.”
When trouble comes, some people choose to escape from it, but Gu Cheng doesn't do that.
If you can avoid the first day of the Lunar New Year, you can't avoid the fifteenth day. If you can avoid the fifteenth day, you can't avoid the New Year's Eve. Trouble must be solved.
Since it was not the Hongmen Banquet, Gu Cheng did not bring too many people with him, but directly followed Wang Yuan on Huang Laojiao's boat to meet Murong Hou and others.
There are many ships traveling on the Qulan River. Although this river across Nanjiu County has drowned countless lives, it has also fed countless people.
However, Murong Hou's building boat is still the most conspicuous one, as if a restaurant has been moved to the Qulan River.
Gu Cheng stood on the bow of the boat. At this time, there were several people standing on the bow of the boat looking at him, including Lu Hongyuan with a sinister look.
Wang Yuan whispered behind Gu Cheng: "Those are Song Xiaoran from Hengshui Sword Sect in Leping County, and Wei Ziming from Huayun Sect. These are the more capable martial arts forces in Leping County.
Of course it’s not as good as my Wang Jiaqiang.”
Wang Yuan added this sentence, as if he wanted to save some face.
Although the Wang family cannot compare with the Murong family now, it is not something that just any aristocratic family in Leping County can compare with.
At this time, standing on the bow of the ship, Song Xiaoran held an Qiushui sword and said in surprise: "This guy is so young? Is there no one else? He actually promoted such a young man to the position of the commander-in-chief of Guangling City.
Go up and temporarily take charge of the entire Nanyi County."
Wei Ziming was dressed in fine clothes, waving a folding fan and said calmly: "It's interesting to be young. If they are all old guys who can't stand on the stage, do you think they dare to go against us?"
At this time, Lu Hongyuan was staring at Gu Cheng with hatred on his face, as if he wanted to eat him alive.