Chapter 1162 Chapter 1103 After the song of the river, turn east (2)
There was a commotion in the distance of the city.
A bit of smoke and dust blew in the field of vision.
On the corridor, I chatted a few words with Xu Zhaonan, the "King of Wheels" who was about to leave. When he walked into the courtyard, Wang Nanda saw his senior brother with his hands behind his back, looking away from the terrace, staring at the chaos in the city.
"Senior brother." He saluted not far behind.
Lin Zongwu did not look back. After a while, Wang Nanda heard him sigh slightly: "...all life is miserable."
"Why did senior brother sigh like this?"
" Half the country, a land thousands of miles away, a great situation Face." Lin Zongwu sighed, "Sometimes, they have to fight again, and even I feel a little baffled."
There is a kind of "terrorists like me don't understand that you are." What do you think?" The feeling of sadness.
Wang Nanda nodded, understanding.
"Xu Gong...has told his senior brother what he thinks?"
"...He Wen is going against the grain and deserves to be killed."
Hearing this, Wang Nanda frowned: "Xu Gong...asked senior brother to kill He Wen?"
"That's not the case." Lin Zong I smiled and shook my head, "Zhaonan told me some recent changes. King Ping Ping's mind is unpredictable. He and the other three have begun to mobilize their troops and strive to be ready for a war with him within half a month. But The development of this matter was too direct. The King of Fairness almost clearly took the matter of the book club into consideration. "Hey, it's so unwise, but it makes people think that there will be a reversal behind the scenes... How is Junior Brother's inquiry going?"
Wang Nanda lowered his voice: "Except for what King Ping Ping said that day? , currently only the Monkey King has proved that the people from the southwest have arrived, but this matter is still quite strange, The person who was chasing Prince Pingping called himself Long Aotian. He killed many people in the Monkey King's family in Tongshan County. He said he came from the southwest, but there is actually no hard evidence. Moreover, the person who was involved with Long Aotian was The assassin who calls himself the Little Saint Qitian sounds like his nephew."
"Hmph." Lin Zongwu looked majestic, smiled strangely, and then said: "...you go on."
"This Long Aotian has a casual temperament and is lawless. Even if he really comes out of the southwest, I'm afraid He was not a member of the envoy. As for the fight between the Monkey King and another person from the southwest that day, there was no evidence from others. The Monkey King was He beat him hard, saying that the opponent was practicing the Golden Bell Mask of the Thirteen Taibao, and his appearance was similar to Qiu Shuyan, Lu Hongti's disciple, the Black Iron God. However, he had not seen this black-faced person elsewhere for the time being. The information about the appearance of the highly skilled ‘Black Iron God’.” Others are darker, but they can't be as exaggerated as Hei Tan. You can't find yourself like this..." Lin Zongwu shook his head and laughed, "But, junior brother, what do you think about whether the Southwest Mission came?"
"...Although they are rivals, the Fair Party Conference in front of us is indeed a major event. In the past, it was said that He Wen and Ning Yi were not on good terms. The second conference deliberately took advantage of Southwest, so everyone thought Southwest would not send anyone here. But now that I think about it, I have to admit that Ning Yi is a person who does big things. It would not be surprising if he sent someone. But in my opinion, he may not choose He Wen to join forces.”
“Why?”
"People say that all clay Bodhisattvas have three parts of fire. Ning Yi has a lot of fire."
Wang Nanda did not elaborate on Ning Yi's fire, but for Lin Zongwu, naturally Then I understood. He clasped his hands behind his back and sighed.
"The fair Wang Hewen's attitude towards the reading club is ambiguous. Under normal circumstances, it would have immediately caused a backlash from the other four families. But just because of a rumor about someone coming from the southwest, each of the other families, now They are all like frightened birds, so they can only use the means of wiping out the reading club to temporarily Zhao Nan just came over. He was worried not only about He Wen's contact with Southwest in private, but also about the people in Southwest. "
Wang. Nanda frowned: "Gao Chang..."
"These days , everyone said that King Gao Tian and King Ping Ping were from the same family, and the other three families were from the same family. But if you think about it carefully, although the "King of Yama" Zhou Shang has a radical personality, his open and closed mouth is not his theory from the southwest. Not only did he despise He Wen for being tied up and unable to achieve great things, he even thought that Xi Nan's work is not thorough enough. According to Ning Yi's style, it may not be necessary to talk to him. As for the King of Ping, he runs a business route and has abundant supplies. He is the second best in his heart if he keeps talking. If Ning Yi is really willing. Talk to him, do you think he will get up to you?"
"But his son is after all..."
"These big men can bear the death of their sons, not to mention that they are just missing one hand. Why did he come out to stir up trouble at the first time? Who can be sure of their intentions? If the four families join forces to fight against the King of Fairness, and eventually two families turn against each other, Zhaonan will be divided up. Come here, these are the things you are worried about." Lin Zongwu paused slightly, "In such a great situation, Qianli Jiangnan, you are suspicious of me and I am suspicious of you... It really makes people think, why bother?"
He is highly skilled in martial arts and is almost the best in the world. However, after entering the political field, he suffered successive setbacks and failed to create much of a situation in the Central Plains and Shanxi. When I came to Jiangnan this time, I was a little reserved at first, but then I realized how powerful the Fair Party was. In the past, people from the north moved south, and all the best in the world returned to the south of the Yangtze River. Now, although the mountains and rivers are in ruins, after the Fairness Party swept through, its power has still become the second in the world in the eyes of many people, and it is envied by many people.
Now all parties in Jiangning are gathering, and the five systems are converging. Seeing that the situation is very good, the Fair Party is full of prospects, but who knows that when the end comes, the King of Fairness himself will come up with such an incredible trick and destroy the entire Fair The party was pushed to the edge of chaos.
Even if there is some kind of struggle, wouldn’t it be better to do it after the merger is successful?
Lin Zongwu felt unlucky and sorry for it.
“What is the current situation of the foreign companies?”
“All parties are actively in contact, but a few are acting strangely.” Wang Nanda said, “In this conference, all parties in the world are in contact. All forces have their own manpower, but the most powerful ones are Wu Qimei and Tie Yan from Lin'an. They came here to ask for help from the Fairness Party. They have been active in the past period of time, but after the Jinlou incident, some people pointed the finger at them. The members of the envoy have been hiding for a few days, but now there is no news. Some people are spreading the news in private. , maybe they have been killed."
Lin Zongwu nodded.
The small court of Wu Qimei and Tie Yan was founded with the support of the Jurchen East Route Army in the past, but now it is very pitiful, because both morally and in terms of strength, they have fallen into a world where everyone is killed. situation. The Fujian imperial court in the southeast wants to kill him. Liu Guangshi and Dai Mengwei in the name of the Wu Dynasty want to kill him. The southwest has already made rumors that they want to kill him. As for Zou Xu of the Central Plains and the female prime minister of Jin, who seem to have nothing to do with it, if it is possible I don't mind killing them casually. After all, the reputation of the small imperial court has become bad because it has taken refuge with the Jurchens. Whoever does it can gain a lot of reputation even if there is no actual benefit, so why not do it.
As for the Fair Party in the south of the Yangtze River, the first to be attacked by the local tyrants for land distribution was the group of gentry and landlords entrenched in Lin'an. Zhou Shang had already regarded them as their own possessions and food reserves in the winter. On the other hand, the rationalists like He Wen and the resourceful ones like Shi Baofeng, who called for rules to be followed and who were open to those who voluntarily reformed and those who were not evil, gave the other party a glimmer of hope, so they came over during the conference. As long as they were willing to accept it, they lobbied everywhere. At first, they visited many people's doors and even gave away a lot of gold and silver.
Just after the assassination at Jinlou, Liu Guangshi’s envoy was killed, some people said privately that in Jiangning City today, the one who is most afraid of the merger of the Fair Party is the Lin’an small court who bore the brunt of the merger, and later the Gradually, it was spread that the perpetrator was suspected to be Monk Tunyun, a great green forest owl from the past. When Monk Tunyun was wreaking havoc in Jiangnan, he vaguely seemed to have been hired by Wu Qimei and Tie Yan.
The envoys sent by Wu and Tie naturally tried to defend themselves, but when the real culprit could not be found, the atmosphere in the city was quite "everyone has decided" and "you are the bad guy anyway" It’s not like I’ve wronged you” tendency. As a result, the envoys moved away overnight. I don't know where I hid, but I still haven't shown up yet.
“…The mission from the Southeast Little Emperor is now led by Zuo Xiuquan of the Zuo family. They have been keeping a low profile for some time, but in recent days, they have been secretly communicating with others. We have inquired privately, and it is not yet clear who they will put their chips on, but initially it seems that He Wen and Zhou Shang will be eliminated first. The will is too determined. Once they break out of Fujian, they will encounter the Fairness Party. Therefore, even a temporary alliance with these two is not a good choice. Now it seems that they are closest to King Gao Tian, but with King Pingping or us, it is not possible. It's not that we can't talk about it."
Wang Nanda lowered his voice: "I heard that Mr. Xu has sent someone to invite him."
"The Zuo family has a transcendent status and has a very good relationship with Southwest." Lin Zongwu smiled, "If the other party is willing to cooperate, maybe they will also know something about Southwest."
Wang Nanda nodded. : "In addition, the envoys sent by Duke Liu and Duke Dai are quite interesting. After Gu Anhe was assassinated, the responsibilities of the envoy fell on the Monkey King. Brother knows that the Monkey King is quite ambitious and has recently represented Liu Gong and Xu Gong negotiated, He should have gained a lot of benefits in private. But besides the Monkey King, there is another deputy envoy in this mission, who also did an impressive job, which makes the situation a bit intriguing."
Lin Zongwu. After thinking for a while: "Lu Zhongming?"
"It is this disciple of Duke Dai." Wang Nanda said, "Gong Liu and Duke Dai formed an alliance. On the surface, everything is led by Duke Liu, but Duke Dai This person also has a lot of prestige , Lu Zhongming came as a deputy envoy. At first, he didn't talk much with others on other matters. He only focused on promoting the plan of the 'Chinese Martial Arts Association' to others, and made many promises to everyone, saying that as long as Dai Gong entered Bianliang one day , the Chinese Martial Arts Association will be established, and the promises made to everyone will be fulfilled. For this matter, he also approached his senior brother."
Lin Zongwu nodded: "Dai Gong is a man of profound virtue. , Lu Zhongming was also very polite and brought a letter over, saying that if something big comes true, he hopes that I will be the president of the Chinese Martial Arts Association. If I don’t want to be the president, I can become the supreme elder or the honorary president. This is a great event that is beneficial to martial arts, so I casually agreed to it. Lu Zhongming acted in a measured manner and did not use my name to promote it. "
Wang Nanda said: "After Gu Anhe's death, the Monkey King confirmed his alliance with Duke Xu. Lu Zhongming still lobbied everywhere to promote the plan of the Chinese Martial Arts Association. In recent days, many people have regarded it as an alliance with Duke Dai. Representative, we discussed a lot of cooperation with him in private... Of course, there is no final conclusion as to whether these things are true or false. However, after talking to the Monkey King, Mr. Xu also met with Lu Zhongming twice in private, which was a bit of a latecomer. Got it. "
" He has combined vertical and horizontal forces, and even the Southwest and the Jurchens are under his control. The disciples he sent cannot be underestimated. "
" As for other Between the two families, the mission sent by Lou Shuwan was led by the boy An Xifu. He was hunted down by Duke Xu and Zhou Shang some time ago, but now there is no news about him. Jindi has a close relationship with the southwest. If he can be caught. If this person lives, maybe I can ask about the situation in the southwest... As for the other side, it is said that Zou Xu also sent a team of envoys, and may have contacted Xu Gong privately, but after the news about the southwest came from the mouth of King Pingping, this team has already completely sold They have disappeared. In our opinion, they must be afraid of being revenged by people from the southwest."
"Send people to try to find the group sent by Zou Xu." Wang Nanda heard this. Speaking of these, Lin Zongwu said, " Regarding the details of Southwest, Zou Xu knows best. If possible, bring him to our side. As for safety issues, I am willing to give them a guarantee, even if they need my help, it doesn't matter."
< br>"Yes." Wang Nanda nodded and said, "Now that the name of Southwest has come out, everyone here at Zou Xu has also sent manpower to look for it. As long as we spread the word here, I believe there will be results soon."
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"As for An Xifu..." Lin Zongwu pondered for a moment and sighed slightly, "Let them go... There are not many old men left in Manichaeism now. Xiao An is Fang Baihua's disciple, but Fang Baihua He is dead. He has followed Wang Yin in Jin over the years... It was not easy to fight against the Jin side by side in Jin. , there is no grudge between me and Wang Yin. If you can see him, you can bring him to see me."
The smoke and dust in the city floated in the autumn sunshine, Lin Zongwu's huge body. He seemed to become peaceful even while sighing. Wang Nanda could understand his mood and nodded.
In fact, Lin Zongwu and Wang Yin had a chance to reconcile when they gathered together in Jin to fight against the Jin Dynasty. However, at that time, Lin Zongwu had a huge force and a large number of followers. Lou Shuwan and Tian Shi He was also respectful to him, which made him look down on Wang Juyun's ragged "rebellion master" who was not equipped with weapons and weapons. The two parties had a tacit understanding and did not talk.
Not long after, he failed to resist the gold. Thinking about it carefully, he felt that the rebellion had merits, but by that time, he would not be able to visit Wang Yin again to reminisce about the past... These things are simple to say. , but there are also complicated reasons. For example, the female prime minister Lou Shuwan had some hints of causing trouble at the time. On several occasions, it seemed that she was making peace, but in fact it had the opposite effect. He didn't bother to think about it further. If he really wanted to say it, the political field was too dangerous and people's hearts were filthy. nausea.
When the two senior brothers talked about this, the topic became a little more relaxed. Over the past month. Various delegations in the city are working together privately and making friends everywhere, but as long as they have the right to choose, they still have some thoughts of waiting for a price. Even the five parties of the Fair Party are not eager to make friends with them. A certain family negotiated and settled - this is because according to the predetermined procedure, the five parties of the Fairness Party have to unite, and the other families are all here to hug each other.
However, as soon as He Wen's crazy move came out, although Shi Baofeng, Xu Zhaonan and others were still unable to determine his purpose, by accident, the Fair Party Conference became an internal strife that caused at least one or two parties to be liquidated. Under such circumstances, every outside force's position became important, and every household seemed to have blown the horn and went outside to attract people. Once a fight really breaks out, no matter whether He Wen has more conspiracies or not, it is always right to strengthen yourself.
After chatting for a while about the attitudes of various families in the city, Wang Nanda hesitated: "Actually...senior brother..."
"Huh?"
"Should we get involved in my nephew's matter? My idea is to let him come back..."
"Oh? Why?"
"The young man who acted together with the self-proclaimed 'Martial Arts Leader' Long Aotian is somewhat similar to my nephew. It is probably him. To the outside world, he calls himself the 'Little Sage Qitian' Sun Wukong, but... this..."
< br>Lin Zongwu looked at him.
Wang Nanda hesitated for a moment: "The green forest also gave them nicknames. One is the five-foot Y demon, and the other is four-foot... The one with four feet is the nephew..."
Lin Zongwu looked at him and let go of his hands.
"These rumors in the green forest have been accumulated and destroyed, and my nephew has no idea..."
"Pfft - haha..."
Lin Zongwu laughed, and the laughter echoed in the courtyard, and as the internal energy rippled, it gradually enveloped half of the new Tiger Palace.
"Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha..."
The laughter came suddenly, and everyone who heard the sound from far and near in the palace was impressed by this internal power, but Lin Zongwu's smile He was happy and did not contain other emotions. Most people guessed that something good had happened to him.
Wang Nanda, who was nearby, was stunned at first, and then slightly helpless. He said: "Senior brother..."
Lin Zongwu's laughter slowly stopped, and he said: "Tell me more." , what kind of shameless behavior you did, please tell me in detail, I want to hear it. "< br>
Wang Nanda sighed: "He just doesn't have Yin skills. I heard that he was led astray by the five-foot Yin demon..."
"Since he has been led astray, there must be someone else. OK, this is interesting, please tell me in detail..."
"It's not that it's a bad thing, it's just that it's been implicated - implicated!" Wang Nanda couldn't laugh or cry, "Senior brother, don't find it funny. When young people travel in the world, reputation is very important. If your reputation is really tarnished, you won't be able to get it back in the future... ”
Lin Zong I laughed again, and after a while, I said: "A young man walks in the green forest. I am only worried that he has experienced too few things and his life is not exciting enough. Although Jiangning is chaotic, Ping An's temperament is too peaceful. In my original idea, I am still afraid that he will beg for help every day and hide in the dark. Dare to cause trouble. Now it seems that the four-foot Y demon is far more exciting than I expected."
He paused slightly: "Maliciousness, slander, lies, scams, Rivals, fights...there are no such things in this world Xi? The only person who can survive in these things is a hero. What we can teach you is martial arts. If he doesn't survive the hardships in the world today, he will still be able to avoid them if you and I are gone in the future. Can you pass it? The five-foot Y demon...oh, this name is mine I have an impression that he was the one who formed a quarrel with the Monkey King in Tongshan that day. That night at the Golden Tower, the Monkey King fought with a man and looked miserable. Our 'Four-foot Y Demon' was..."
Wang Nanda sighed again: "Looking back, when the Monkey King and the Jin Yong It was these two children that Sheng was chasing. However, it was a bit embarrassing to explain the matter clearly. Both Li and Jin were a little vague about the fight, but they clearly pointed the finger at Meng Zhutao. , took some advantage.”
“Hahaha. Hahaha..." Lin Zongwu burst into laughter, "Look, if you go against two famous masters, Li Yanfeng and Jin Yongsheng, you can still run away in the end, turn around, and these two people assassinate Baofeng at that time on the long street. What is the name of the young master... It doesn't matter. After the assassination, You can actually walk away with such skill and majesty. You are worthy of being my disciple, Lin Zongwu. Junior brother, how can you not laugh at it? If it were me, that person named Shi would definitely be dead, and I would kill him again. He once, hahahaha, great! ”
Lin Zongwu smiled boldly and happily. After talking about it, his sleeves fluttered and he seemed to have the urge to kill Shi Weiyang for his apprentice. He was too lazy to consider whether he and Shi Baofeng were allies.
"Now that you know the whereabouts of Ping An, you, my uncle, should pay more attention to my nephew's affairs. Now I am a clay statue Bodhisattva in this new tiger palace, and I have some private matters. So I can go and find out in person..." Lin Zongwu smiled and lowered his voice. The voice said, "Go and find out how this four-foot Y demon got his reputation. It must be interesting to think about. And you see, why is he a four-foot Y demon, not a six-foot Y... Demons will follow others. In the future, we will speak out the names of our elders. You and I are really It's a bit embarrassing. Our disciples should be six feet tall..."
Wang Nanda knew he was joking, and sighed: "I heard that the five-foot Y demon is from the southwest. After all, we have a mortal enemy with Southwest.”
< br>"The grudges of the elders will no longer be recounted to the next generation." Lin Zongwu said, "Let him choose the safe road in the future."
After a while, he smiled again: "Go quickly. Ask around, I’m waiting to hear about this Y devil’s evil deeds.”
Wang Nanda looked at him for a few times, finally nodded, turned and left. But after walking a few steps, he turned around again.
His face became serious: "Brother, there is one more thing, I..."
"Say."
"...That day, the Fair Party swept across Jiangnan and attacked the wealthy gentry. , to divide the land, Xu Gong and King Ping Ping took the title of righteousness, so I went north at his request and begged my brother to come out this time. The King of Justice is unpredictable and rebellious, but if the entire Justice Party is really in internal strife and justice is hard to survive on Mr. Xu's side... Senior brother, there is no harm in us leaving or helping the party with a reputation for justice... …”
Wang Nanda and Lin Zongwu have been together for most of their lives, and they are very clear about this senior brother’s lifelong pursuit and obsession. Although he once worked for a wealthy family and had no choice but to live in exile, he actually valued his reputation quite a lot and often acted in a manner that was consistent with his reputation.
When dealing with Fang La, the starting point was revenge; when killing Qin Siyuan, he was also talking about hoeing out the traitor and killing thieves for the country. However, in recent years, the black flag has become stronger, and Qin Siyuan was gradually "whitewashed" by Ning Yi; he became "the world" During the years of "First", he has always tried his best to serve the virtuous corporal; even in the Jin Dynasty, his only choice position has always been to resist the Jin Dynasty. Generally speaking, senior brother hopes to be praised by others in this life.
This time, the Fairness Party’s occupation is a righteous matter, but if the Fairness Party is really in internal strife now, and what the “Winning Wheel King” Xu Zhaonan has taken, it’s hard to say. Maybe it’s just a rebellion. A cult? At that point, he knew that his senior brother would definitely feel very uncomfortable if he stayed here, so he thought about it repeatedly and finally decided to say these words.
Lin Zongwu was stunned for a moment, then laughed.
"There will be a way."
He waved his hand: "Let's go and find out."
Wang Nanda nodded and turned around.
After Wang Nanda left, Lin Zongwu turned his head again, looking at the beacon smoke in the city with his hands behind his back.
The riots caused by the killing of reading club members are spreading in Jiangning City. At this time, similar chaos is actually spreading across the entire Jiangnan land.
The powers of the "Wing of Wheels", "King of Equality", "King of Yama" and even "King of Gaotian" have successively issued orders to clean up the members of the reading club, ranging from minor to serious. , but they have already made their stance clear immediately. This is the first round of pressure on the "Fairness King" He Wen and the Reading Club.
The wooing of various forces and urgent private discussions have begun in two or three days. Of course, consensus and mutual trust are not so easy to establish. The issuance of orders covering thousands of miles south of the Yangtze River, and even the subsequent troop mobilization and personnel changes, cannot be implemented quickly. If the Fair Party is regarded as a team, the overall transformation of each giant in it will take up to ten days and a half to complete completely.
There was an uproar in the city.
At this moment when Lin Zongwu was looking at the beacon smoke in the New Tiger Palace, at the other end of the city, King Gao Chang and Gao Tianwang, who had a thorough conversation with He Wen, received the representatives more formally and more secretly. Zuo Xiuquan came from the southeast.
The room located at a high place can also see the chaos in the city. After Gao Chang made a rough tea, Zuo Xiuquan took over the host, grabbed the tea cup, and then slowly brewed the tea again. began to speak.
“…This time when I came to Jiangning City, there were three missions, which are the most special, because only these three have the status of righteousness. Regardless of whether King Gao Tian wants it or not, you have to choose one and cooperate with it. ..."
I encountered some things, and with the help of some friends, I struggled I just put my mind back together. This incident is even more bizarre than the experience at the beginning of the year. I can’t tell you the specific details now. It may take a few years to summarize these things with you. If I want to talk about my feelings, I would probably say, “The person who wrote my life is a third-rate person.” Screenwriter, and he also writes traditional literature... Well, I hope I can continue to update, and I won’t say anything else.
(End of this chapter)