After Yan Lingxian went out, Xuanyuan Po apologized to Qining and said, "Master Hou, Yan Lingxian is young and speaks recklessly. I asked Lord Marquis to give you a large amount. Don't be offended."
Yan Lingxian was actually a few years older than Qi Ning, but Qi Ning looked old-fashioned, waving his hands and smiling: "It doesn't matter, young people can't help but make some mistakes. Don't Zhan Ying often make mistakes? I do. Don’t care.”
Ximen Zhanying immediately raised his eyebrows and said, "What does it have to do with me? If you don't know how to speak, don't talk nonsense."
Wei Shutong had long noticed that the young marquis seemed to have some thoughts about the big-assed girl, so he hurriedly smoothed things over and said with a smile: "Colonel Xuanyuan, you are investigating this case in Xichuan. If you need it, just ask it, I can do it." , we will give our full assistance.”
"Thank you, Lord Wei." Xuanyuan Po thanked him immediately, and then asked Qining: "Master Marquis, if Swing Yi comes to Chengdu, can you allow me to ask a few questions?"
Qi Ning said: "Captain Xuanyuan, you also know that the Jiuxi Poison King is arrogant and arrogant, and even I can't control his temper. If he is willing, that is naturally the best, but if he is not willing, I will not do it." There is really nothing we can do." He paused and smiled: "But since the Black Lotus Sect is involved at this time, I think Zhu Qianyi can still give an explanation."
Xuanyuan Po nodded and said, "That's very good. I don't know when we will set off in the future?"
"I would like to go back and resume my life tomorrow, but Zhuo Qianyi has not met me yet, and I have not been able to take him with me, so I will not be able to return to the capital." Qi Ning sighed: "I only hope that this Poison King can meet me as soon as possible .”
Ximen Zhanying said sarcastically: "He is the Poison King of Xichuan, but you really believe his words. Are you going to stay here when he doesn't arrive in Chengdu?"
"I said I would take him back to Beijing, otherwise wouldn't it be a crime of dereliction of duty?" Qi Ning said with a smile: "But there is nothing wrong with staying in Chengdu. There is good food and drink here, and there are many beauties in Xichuan, and Mr. Wei is here You can’t take care of me here, Master Wei, don’t you think so?”
Wei Shutong hurriedly smiled and said, "Yes, yes, yes!"
Ximen Zhanying rolled her eyes at Qining and said no more.
"In that case, I'll take my leave first." Xuanyuan Po stood up and said, "When Lord Marquis sets off, I'll see you off later." He led Ximen Zhanying out.
Wei Shutong and Qi Ning also got up and walked to the door. After seeing Xuanyuan Po leave, Wei Shutong stroked his beard and smiled and said: "The leader of the Beggar Clan was killed. I am afraid that the happiest person is not the Black Lotus Sect, but the Shenhou Mansion."
Qining suddenly heard these words, his body trembled, he realized something, and asked: "Why did Mr. Wei say this?"
Wei Shutong also said it subconsciously. Hearing Qi Ning's inquiry, he smiled and said, "It's nonsense from a lower official. Lord Marquis... Lord Marquis, please don't be offended."
"Master Wei, what are you talking about?" Qining said: "Master Wei and I have the same minds and can talk about anything. There is no need for any taboos between you and me."
Wei Shutong actually had a good impression of the young Marquis and said with a smile: "Master Marquis, you also know that among the eight gangs and sixteen factions, the most powerful one is the Beggar Gang. The Shenhou Mansion signed the Iron-blooded Order, compromise with the Jianghu forces, in the final analysis, the Beggar Gang played a huge role in it, without the Beggar Gang, the eight gangs and sixteen factions would not be qualified to sit at the table and bargain with the Shenhou Mansion."
Qi Ning nodded slightly, and then Wei Shutong lowered his voice and said: "The leader of the Beggar Clan, Xiang, has great martial arts skills and is very popular in the world. The more he is like this, the more he is feared by the Shenhou Mansion." Think about it, if one day this leader of the Xiang Gang really raises his voice and goes against the Shenhou Mansion, I don’t know how many people in the world will follow him to cause trouble."
"That's true." Qi Ning greatly agreed with this. Compared to Ximen God Marquis who used iron-blooded means to intimidate the forces in the world, Xiang Baiying was naturally more popular than Ximen God Marquis in the world.
"Although I'm not interested in the affairs of the world, I have heard that Leader Xiang has outstanding talents. The Beggar Clan under the leadership of Leader Xiang has become very famous in the world in recent years." Wei Shutong said with a smile: "Snake Headless is not enough, if the leader Xiang dies, the Beggar Clan will inevitably be in chaos, and its strength will naturally be greatly reduced. This is naturally something that the Shenhou Mansion is happy to see."
Qi Ning narrowed his eyes and said, "In other words, the Shenhou Mansion is willing to believe that Gang Leader Xiang has been killed?"
Wei Shutong nodded and said: "This is something that is obvious. Once the Beggar Clan becomes chaotic, the Shenhou Mansion will most likely intervene in the succession of the next leader of the Beggar Clan, and take this opportunity to find someone who has a close relationship with the Shenhou Mansion. The heir who is talented but mediocre and can be controlled by the Shenhou Mansion can be promoted to the position of gang leader. In this way, the Shenhou Mansion will have tighter control over the forces in the world, which is naturally a good thing for the court."
Qi Ning's body was shaken. Wei Shutong was indeed a veteran. When he said these words, Qi Ning suddenly woke up from a dream and understood something in an instant.
The greatest responsibility of Ximen Shenhou's Shenhou Mansion is to maintain the rivers and lakes forces in Da Chu on behalf of the imperial court, so that these rivers and lakes forces will not threaten the imperial court.
Xiang Baiying's beggar gang is indeed very powerful and spreads all over the north and south. If the beggar gang is used by the Da Chu court, it will not only be extremely good news for Da Chu, but it will also be a major threat to the Northern Han Dynasty. After all, the Northern Han Dynasty is within the territory of the Northern Han Dynasty. There are also Beggar Clan forces, and these people know the situation in the Northern Han Dynasty very well. Once they are used by Dachu, Dachu will have their eyes and ears on the Northern Han Dynasty, and they will know the situation there like the back of their hands.
It's just the existence of Ximen Baiying that makes it impossible for the Lord Ximen to control the Beggar Clan. If Xiang Baiying dies, it will certainly be excellent news for the Lord Ximen.
A thought popped into Qi Ning's mind for a moment. Could it be that Lord Ximen was planning all of this
Xiang Baiying made it very clear that with Baihu's temperament, if there is no backer behind him, he will never dare to rebel and tamper with him. Even if Lu Shanghe is extremely afraid of Xiang Baiying, he alone may not have the courage to confront Xiang Baiying. Take action.
Bai Hu and Lu Shanghe worked together to set a trap to kill Xiang Baiying, and Xiang Baiying concluded that there was a real murderer behind it.
To be able to make White Tiger bow his head and obey his orders, the backer behind him is naturally of extremely high status, enough to make White Tiger willing to be his subordinate. Qining had always thought about the possibility that it might be a certain force in the Jianghu, or even someone from the Eight Gangs and Sixteen Sects was involved. , but Wei Shutong's seemingly unintentional words made Qining suddenly realize that the backer behind Bai Hu might be the Shenhou Mansion.
Although this is a bit unbelievable, if you think about it carefully, it is not unreasonable.
Of course, the status of Ximen Divine Marquis far exceeds that of anyone in the world, and he has enough capital to provide Elder Baihu with favorable conditions.
White Tiger's talent is mediocre. If he really obeys the orders of Lord Ximen and designs to kill Xiang Baiying, he will be firmly controlled by Lord Ximen. Lord Ximen will then use the strength of Shenhou Mansion to support Bai Hu to ascend the Beggar's Gate. Since then, the Shenhou Mansion has been able to control the Beggar Gang through Bai Hu.
If this is really the case, Ximen Wuhen's scheming is really creepy.
The more Qi Ning thought about it, the more he felt that this was probably the case. If this was the case, then the situation just now was really dangerous.
Bai Hu would of course report to the Shenhou Mansion if he rescued Xiang Baiying. After the Shenhou Mansion learned about it, of course he would do everything possible to find Xiang Baiying.
So when Xuanyuan Po came just now, it was very possible that he wanted to trick him into learning the whereabouts of Baiying.
If he had been impulsive and told Xuanyuan Po about Xiang Baiying's whereabouts in order to expose Baihu's conspiracy, then the Shenhou Mansion would have immediately dispatched to eliminate Xiang Baiying.
If the Shenhou Mansion controls Baihu, it certainly does not want Xiang Baiying to be alive. As long as Xiang Baiying is alive, even if he is disabled, there is no guarantee that he will not be able to make a comeback. Only the dead are the safest. Kill Xiang Baiying. By eliminating future troubles forever, the Shenhou Mansion can completely control the Beggar Gang.
Qining felt cold sweat break out on his back.
He naturally knew that what Ximen Wuhen did was actually understandable for his position. To be fair, if this was really planned by Ximen Wuhen and the plan was successfully realized, it would of course be of great benefit to the court, and Ximen Wuhen could also be considered a He has made great contributions.
If Qi Ning had not had contact with Xiang Baiying, he would even admire Ximen Wuhen's methods.
However, Xiang Baiying took good care of him. He once saved his life when a swing changed hands, and he also taught martial arts personally. With the relationship between master and disciple, his relationship with Xiang Baiying today, in order to fulfill the plan of the Shenhou Mansion. It is absolutely impossible to give up and go to Baiying.
He was stunned, and heard Wei Shutong yelling softly beside him, and then he came back to his senses and said with a smile: "Without the leader of the gang, if the Shenhou Mansion can take the opportunity to support a new gang leader, it will be really helpful to the court. It’s very beneficial.”
Wei Shutong smiled and stroked his beard and said: "There are many flaws in what Elder Baihu said. With the shrewdness of Shenhou Mansion, it is impossible not to discover the flaws. But Shenhou Mansion is willing to believe that Xiang Baiying is dead, even if Elder Baihu If what you say is untrue, the Shenhou Mansion will take it seriously."
Qi Ning smiled slightly, but his heart was filled with awe.
He suddenly thought that Bai Hu and Lu Shanghe had conspired to murder Xiang Baiying, and he was the only one who knew the truth from the beginning to the end. However, the Shenhou Mansion would certainly not let such truth be made public. If so, the Shenhou Mansion would probably still keep a close eye on him. , and he himself became the target of the Shenhou Mansion's special attention.
Leaving the Governor's Mansion, Qi Ning wondered about the truth behind this incident along the way, wondering if Ximen Wuhen was really behind everything. Unknowingly, he had arrived at the official post office. By this time, the sky had completely darkened. Qi Ning Feng was waiting in front of the door. When he saw Qi Ning coming, he stepped forward to take the reins of the horse and said softly: "Master Marquis, people from the Eighth Gang and Sixteenth Faction are waiting for you!"
"People from the Eight Gangs and Sixteen Sects?" Qi Ning was startled, turned over and dismounted, and frowned: "Who are they? What are they doing to come to me?"
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