Xue Lingfeng stared at Qi Ning's eyes, as if she wanted to see through Qi Ning's heart, and quickly said: "So the Marquis has made up his mind."
Qi Ning said: "I know this matter is of great importance, so I will never force you to do anything."
Qi Ning knew in his heart that arbitrarily mobilizing troops was indeed taboo for the imperial court. Even if it was an emergency, easily mobilizing troops would definitely touch the nerves of many people. After all, this was the heart of the Chu Empire.
Xue Lingfeng is the commander of the Tiger God Battalion. If he forcibly mobilizes troops, he will naturally be able to mobilize some troops, but it will inevitably cause disaster later.
Although he wanted to help many innocent people in Beijing avoid a disaster as much as possible, he also knew that there was no reason for Xue Lingfeng to sacrifice his life and fortune to cooperate with him in doing such a thing.
Seeing Xue Lingfeng's solemn expression, Qining stood up and said, "Uncle Xue, let me take my leave first. I know this is a very difficult thing for you, so I can't ask you to do anything." He forced a smile and turned around. Gotta go.
"Wait a minute!" Xue Lingfeng raised her hand.
Qi Ning stopped and turned around, a little surprised and asked: "Uncle Xue, you...?"
"Master Hou should know that I am where I am today because of the promotion of the general." Xue Lingfeng said slowly: "If it were not for the general, not to mention whether I would still be alive to this day, even if I really lived to this day, It would be impossible for him to have the status he has today.”
Qi Ning sighed: "Actually, Uncle Xue achieved all this through his own hard work."
"No matter what you think, Lord Marquis, the bloodline of Marquis Jinyi must not be cut off." Xue Lingfeng said: "So although you come to my place tonight, no matter what happens in the future, you can only bite me to death just to see me. My mother, because she happens to be unwell these days."
Qining was startled.
Xue Lingfeng said solemnly: "The Marquis asked me to mobilize troops, but I am still hesitating now. I have to repay the kindness of the general, but I cannot be reckless and throw away my life in vain." Staring at Qi Ning's eyes: "General The purpose of supporting me to become the leader of the Tiger God Camp is not to let me give up all my life and fortune because of a disaster in the capital."
Qi Ning didn't understand what Xue Lingfeng meant for a moment, frowned and asked, "I... can't quite understand what Uncle Xue said."
"If you really want to mobilize troops, you must have a conclusive reason." Xue Lingfeng said: "Even if the Marquis knows things well, before they happen, it is just a lie, unless it is the emperor's will. Otherwise, no one would dare to mobilize troops before disaster strikes. Mr. Marquis, you are still young, but one thing you must remember is that you must think twice before making any decision in the capital, even if you want to do something good, even if you want to do something good. You are dedicated to the imperial court, but if you do the wrong thing at the wrong time, someone will definitely kill you." He raised his eyebrows slightly and said word by word: "Not everyone in the capital may have friends. , but everyone must have enemies!"
Qi Ning felt the cruelty of officialdom at this moment.
Xue Lingfeng sat on the chair with her upper body straight, "I know that Mr. Hou is kind-hearted and hopes to save more people. Kindness is the family tradition of Jinyi Hou. But Mr. Hou may not have thought about it. If you If something really happened, it would not only be the Marquis of Jinyi who would be implicated. Hasn't the Marquis ever thought that the two generations of Marquises of Jinyi were the pillars of the empire, and how many people were under their command? If the Marquis is in trouble, then Where will these people who are closely related to Jinyihou go?"
Qining frowned.
After he came to the capital, the Jinyihou Mansion had always been regarded as a neglected family. Although he knew that with the foundation laid by two generations of Jinyihou, the power of the Qi family in Dachu would not be small, but this time it has not I saw how many people were walking around Jinyihou Mansion.
However, Xue Lingfeng's words were obviously reminding Qining that the power of Jinyihou Mansion has always existed, and there are not a few forces surrounding Jinyihou Mansion.
"Master Hou, many people know my relationship with the Qi family, so I don't think about myself, but also the Marquis Mansion, and you, the Marquis." Xue Lingfeng said seriously: "So, unless it is absolutely necessary, I will never mobilize troops easily. But what the Marquis said is right. The old Marquis followed Emperor Taizu to conquer the world, and the general guarded the borders for the late emperor. In the final analysis, it was all to make the people live in peace. Now the Lieutenant General of Beijing When a disaster occurred, Mr. Hou stepped forward, and Xue admired him very much. Not everyone has the conscience and courage like Mr. Hou."
Qi Ning only felt that Xue Lingfeng's words were ambiguous, but he vaguely caught something. Thoughtfully, he suddenly asked: "Uncle Xue, you command the Tiger God Camp. If there is a riot in the capital and the situation is critical, what will you do?" Can we mobilize troops?"
A smile finally appeared in Xue Lingfeng's eyes, and she said: "It is my duty to guard the safety of the capital. Although I cannot mobilize troops without authorization, if there is real turmoil in the capital, I can lead the troops to quell the chaos first. !" After a pause, he whispered: "Just like if the epidemic breaks out tonight, if I can't meet the emperor immediately, I can lead some troops to stabilize the situation."
Qi Ning's eyebrows stretched, he stood up and said, "Uncle Xue, I understand!" He turned around and left.
Zhao Wushang didn't understand for a moment, so he followed him and said, "Master Marquis, what are you...?"
"Uncle Xue is going to rest, let's not disturb him." Qining hurriedly said: "We have more important things to do."
However, Xue Lingfeng had already stood up from the chair and looked at Qining's leaving figure. This time she did not stop, but her eyes became deeper.
Qi Ning left Xue Mansion, got on his horse, looked at the sky, and asked: "Zhao Wushang, do you know where Luogu Lane is?"
Zhao Wushang was startled, then nodded and said, "Master Tiger is going to Luogu Lane?"
"It won't be too late, don't delay." Qining patted his horse and left, "Let's go find the Ghost Golden Sheep Branch of the Beggar Gang."
Zhao Wushang and the other two guards got on their horses and patted their horses to follow. Zhao Wushang sadly thought that the Marquis had gone to the Zhongyihou Mansion first, and then to the Xue Mansion, and now he was inexplicably going to Luogu Lane to look for the Beggar Gang. What was going on in this gourd? What medicine are you selling? His brows furrowed, and his body suddenly trembled. He understood something, a strange color flashed across his eyes, a smile appeared on his lips, and he murmured: "That's it!"
Qining ran non-stop all night, but he didn't feel tired.
He didn't know if his running around in the middle of the night would really have any effect, but he knew that if he did nothing in the Hou Mansion, the situation might be worse.
If he does it, it may not change anything, but if he doesn't do it, nothing will change.
Luogu Lane is indeed an alley, and the environment here is quite bad. Walking among the bumpy streets, the houses on both sides are extremely dilapidated. While riding a horse, Qining always feels that someone is staring at the dark houses on both sides. While Zhao Wushang and the two other guards accompanying him had their hands on the hilts of the sabers at their waists, they were on full alert.
Qi Ning knew that this Luogu Alley was the territory of the Beggar Clan. In the dilapidated houses on both sides, there must be many disciples from the Ghost Golden Sheep Branch of the Beggar Clan staring at his group.
Walking along Luogu Lane to the end, a large house with a black door appeared in front of it. The lights were flashing and the white light was shining. In front of the door, there were two white lanterns hanging. It looked unusually cold in this cold night.
There were three or four beggars in rags sitting under the walls on the left and right in front of the gate. Before Qi Ning and others approached the gate, the beggars had already stood up, holding dog-beating sticks in their hands.
Qining stopped his horse, and Zhao Wushang urged his horse forward, lowering his voice and saying: "Master Hou, this is the place where the leader of the Ghost Golden Sheep Branch is located. The whereabouts of Elder Suzaku, one of the four elders of the Beggar Clan, is hard to find, but there is a very Maybe it's also here, they are the number one gang in the Jianghu, we have to contact them and treat them according to the rules of the Jianghu."
Qi Ning knew that Zhao Wushang wanted to remind him not to show off the Marquis in front of the Beggar Clan, so he gave a soft "hmm".
At this time, the beggars were already lying on the road in front, blocking the way forward for Qi Ning and others. One of them said in a deep voice: "You'll travel all over the world, and guard the yin and yang in all directions!"
Zhao Wushang had already cupped his hands and said: "We are brothers from all over the world, come from all directions to get together!"
Qi Ning glanced at Zhao Wushang and thought to himself that it seemed that these guys in the Jinyihou Mansion were not just for a living, and they knew the rules of the road very well.
A beggar asked: "Are you from Jinyihou Mansion?"
Qi Ning was startled, and Zhao Wushang was also a little surprised. They both thought that this beggar had such great eyesight
Qi Ning cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Come to meet the brothers of the Beggar Clan, please take care of me!"
"You have people coming to Jinyihou Mansion who don't understand the rules." The beggar sneered: "Let your person in charge come over, and we may release him, otherwise we will have to trouble your people to live here for a while and learn the rules. ”
Qi Ning immediately understood the meaning of his words, and finally understood why this person immediately recognized him as a member of Jinyihou Mansion.
Before he went to the Zhongyi Hou Mansion, he sent Qi Feng to lead people to Luogu Alley to find the Beggar Gang to borrow a corpse. He thought that Qi Feng could speak well, and it was someone from the Jinyi Hou Mansion who came forward. Even if it was a bit tricky, the Beggar Gang should still be able to To save some face, but listening to what the beggar wanted, Qi Feng not only failed to borrow the body, but was even detained by the beggar gang, which was really unexpected.
There is no doubt that these beggars only thought that they were waiting for someone to come here to save Qi Feng.
Qi Ning couldn't help but secretly curse, thinking that Qi Feng, this brat, really failed to achieve anything but failed. He repeatedly warned not to conflict with the Beggar Clan, but now it was a good time, everyone was detained, and the next discussion would be even more difficult. .
Zhao Wushang already frowned.
Qi Ning knew that he had to deal with it calmly at this time and said with a smile: "I am Qi Ning, the person in charge of the Jinyihou Mansion. I came here to pay a visit to the helmsman of your rudder. I wonder if I can help with the report?" He thought to himself that it was like a mountain across the road. No wonder the court specially dedicated it. After setting up the Shenhou Mansion, although the Jianghu and the Chaotang were on the same land, they were completely different worlds. Otherwise, with his own identity, why would he be so polite to a disciple of a gang.
The Beggar Clan disciple said calmly: "Wait!" He walked to the black door, raised his hand and knocked hard on the door twice, and then lightly knocked twice. Finally, he opened his hand and knocked on the door with his palm. Three times.
Qining knew that this must be the secret language of the Beggar Clan. Outsiders did not understand what it meant, but people inside and outside the gate understood its meaning.
After all, this is where the heart of the Beggar Clan's Ghost Golden Sheep Branch is located, so it's reasonable to be cautious.
After a while, a "quacking" sound was heard, the black door opened, and a man in his forties walked out. He was tall, strong-backed, and quite imposing. He was only wearing hemp and mourning clothes, with a cold expression. Seeing Qi Ning, he cupped his hands and said, "The Marquis in Jinyi is here, and I'm sorry to welcome you from afar!" He raised his hands and said, "Please!"