Everyone was shocked, and even the previous disputes were put on hold.
"Yizhou fell, what happened to Xuanchuan Pass?"
The tattooed old man grabbed the guard and hurriedly asked.
The King of Heaven occupied the three counties in the southwest, and Xuanchuan Pass stifled the way out of Shu, which was a real natural danger.
What's more, the guards are still the famous Ning family, the generals have come out in large numbers, and they have been guarding the border for generations.
Originally stationed in the northwest frontier, since the barbarians outside the pass declined, the Chu general Lu Zhang, the son-in-law of the Ning family, sought to usurp the throne, and sent the Ning family to Xuanchuan Pass in the southwest. The emperor suppressed, and the people in the official circles also saw the wind and the rudder, and they were not happy to find old General Ning everywhere. Too extreme.
In recent years, the god-given king has become more powerful, and the situation in the southwest has been tense. On the one hand, the situation of the Ning family has become more and more difficult, and on the other hand, this has also given them a chance to breathe, because Lu Zhang cannot directly replace the Ning family's troops and horses, and can only take measures to split the old divisions and divide them. The soft knife of military power.
However, with a palace change in Taijing this year, Lu Zhang died violently, and the crown prince ascended the throne. It can be said that the most difficult days for the Ning family are over.
The terrain of Xuanchuan Pass is dangerous, and the Ning family has less worries - why did they hold on to it so hard before, but now something has happened
Not only the tattooed old man, but Qiu Jing's two henchmen were also anxious. The guard was stared at by so many people, his forehead suddenly sweated, and he stammered: "Yes... the news from the outer county, Just sent to the military."
As for the specific situation, how could he, a reporter, know.
If it weren't for the big deal, he wouldn't have made this trip. After all, Cheng Jingchuan was only a captain on the bright side.
"Master Qiu, Cheng Mou has pleaded guilty."
Cheng Jingchuan's expression changed, and finally he threw up his hands and turned to leave the door.
Qiu Jing glanced at the mechanism hub on the table, and suddenly felt a leaf floating down.
Where did the leaves come from in the house, and besides, it was not autumn, and there was no strong wind.
Qiu Jing took a step back alertly, looked up, and saw a familiar figure.
"National Division?"
Meng Qi folded one leg and drooped the other, leaning against the eaves and bucket arches, as if it were the beams of his own house.
Qiujing instinctively felt that Meng Qi was different in some places, but he couldn't tell what the difference was.
—It's the gerbil who stole the fishy and proud.
It could not be seen that Meng Qi was taken aback by the news of the fall of Yizhou and was worried.
"Master Qiu, long time see you."
"...It's not too long, it's just that too much has happened during this time."
Qiu Jing smiled wryly and said that in the previous meeting, the opponent was still an ambitious person from Xiliang who wanted to restore the country, and the terrifying effect of the Miao Jiang holy medicine A Furong was what was troubled. In the blink of an eye, the opponent turned into his own father, and the Fengxing Pavilion was on the verge of breaking apart. In the blink of an eye, King Tianshou actually captured Yizhou, and Jingzhou was the first to take the brunt.
Qiujing didn't have much confidence in King Jing. If it was said that Ningtai's government was corrupt, Jingzhou would not be able to see it.
There are two roads in front of King Tianshou, one is to go north to the Central Plains, and the other is to capture Jingzhou.
From the perspective of autumn scenery, Jingzhou has more oil and water than Yuzhou. Although there are few successful examples of conquering the world from the south to the north in all dynasties, but Jiangnan is rich. In addition to the disciples of the Holy Lotus Altar, the king's subordinates are mud-legged bandits, and they are as poor as anything.
Once Jingzhou falls into the hands of the God-given King, how can Yangzhou have a good life
Whether the three kings of Chu Chu or the Qi Dynasty, they all know the reason why they are too full and fall down, and they will not easily squander their soldiers and horses, but what about the Heaven-sentenced King who was born in the grass? If you don't keep the peace, you want to burn, kill, and loot. The places you lay down are not guarded at all. You can grab wherever you go until the scourge of Jiangnan is over, and then turn around and attack the Central Plains.
In this way, Yangzhou has become a big piece of fat, and can you expect dogs not to take it away
"National teacher, I'm sorry, I need to contact King Wu now to integrate Jiangnan soldiers and horses to stop the thieves."
Qiu Jingyi thought that he would first make Fengxing Pavilion loyal to his own people, and win people under his father's hands. She had a splitting headache.
It's not that it can't be done, it's that the time is too tight.
The sooner it can be settled, the more people in Jiangnan will have a chance to breathe.
Qiu Jing didn't say it clearly, but what kind of person Meng Qi is, he can understand these things with a little thought.
In fact, he "stopped" Qiu Jing for this.
"Wu Wang is timid and useless, he is not smart, and his ears are very soft."
Among the three kings of Chu Chu, King Wu is the oldest. This year, he is almost sixty years old. If he was not loved by Emperor Yuan of Chu, and was not favored by Deng Zai and others, he would never have obtained such a good fief.
Although it was only a city in Kuaiji County that was given to King Wu at the beginning, it was quite remarkable. After all, the title of King Wu symbolized that he was not short of money.
Meng Qi had a weak impression of those princes, let alone after so many years.
Fortunately, after meeting Mo Li, he gradually regained his memory and remembered many things in the past. The King Wu in Meng Qi's memory was a very interesting person. Although he wasn't picky, he couldn't get things done, but at least he didn't cause trouble.
Because this prince can listen to others, this is both a strength and a weakness. In the early years in Taijing, the prince's teacher and reading were all under the control of Emperor Chu Yuan, and the concubine Ji, who served closely, did not dare to act arbitrarily, bewitching and agitating the prince. , and when the Chu Dynasty overthrew the King Wu and transformed himself into the four most prosperous Jiangnan counties in the world, all kinds of messy people came.
As a result, King Wu became a person who repeatedly made tricks and acted inexplicably.
For example, he raised a group of people from all corners of the world, believed the words of the Taoist Taiji Temple, and sent people all the way to Yongzhou to cut the dragon veins of the "Lu Clan of the Qi Dynasty".
For another example, he may have been bewitched by others, and he paid 600 taels of gold to buy the Piaoping Pavilion killer to go to the southwest to kill the King of Heaven, but in fact he fell into the trap of the people of Xiliang, and almost caused the people of Xiliang to cause chaos in Jiangnan and Jiangbei.
"One of King Wu's teachers in the past had a Hanlin who voluntarily accompanied King Wu from Taijing to feudal land, which was equivalent to giving up a great future. If he was still alive, he would be about seventy-eight years old this year, and King Wu would definitely be willing to listen to what he said. There is also his master Cheng, who is the young daughter of Marquis Jingyuan, who is not comparable to her father and brother, but not stupid, and the pavilion master can also find a way to talk about Cheng."
Cheng Jingchuan and Jingyuan Hou are family relatives, but they have encountered changes in recent years, family relatives have been living in all directions, and relatives within three generations may have never met, let alone feelings. Princess Wu definitely won't look at Cheng Jingchuan's face. She doesn't even know Cheng Jingchuan, but Wang Ning and Wang Wu are in Yangzhou.
Qiu Jing's spirit was lifted, and he immediately cupped his hands and said: "Thank you for the guidance of the national teacher."
"There is something strange about the King of Heaven, and the fall of Xuanchuan Pass, I hope Fengxing Pavilion will investigate carefully." Meng Qi was not polite, and solemnly ordered, "At least find the whereabouts of Master Yuanzhi."
Qiu Jing nodded, Meng Qi didn't say anything about it, she had to check it too.
Master Yuanzhi's breakthrough in martial arts is considered to be the top master in the martial arts. Even if Xuanchuan Pass is broken, the chance of surviving by luck is very high.
"To be honest with Pavilion Master Qiu, I have always suspected that there is another pusher behind the Holy Lotus Altar and even the Heavenly Granted King." Meng Qi frowned.
"...is from Xiliang?"
Qiujing immediately became suspicious. Ayan Puka had been dormant for many years, and there were previous signs that he was involved in the southwest.
Meng Qi shook his head and said, "There is one thing that the pavilion owner may not know."
So he told the story of how Master Yin and Qiu Si broke up with each other in the past. The two scribes who had no power to talk about the general situation of the world had a dispute. One left a book and left alone to cross the river south, and the other disappeared soon after. When he appeared, he was actually working for the Holy Lotus Altar.
Not to mention whether Qiu Si had already planned to use this pretext to run to the land under the jurisdiction of King Ning, at least Master Yin was a arrogant and arrogant person, and it was impossible for a group of reckless people to be a military adviser.
"In other words, the possibility of people from Xiliang is not high. Scholars like them value the orthodox name of the royal family very much." Meng Qi said blankly, "So where did the power of the Holy Lotus Altar cultivated? , I haven't found the truth. But the world is so big, there are only a few forces."
The Lu Clan of the Qi Dynasty was not worthy of the "orthodox" in the eyes of scholars, and would not let Master Yin "endure humiliation and burden" to such a degree.
King Ning has Qiu Si on his side, King Jing can't keep a group of hungry wolves in front of his house, as for King Wu... King Wu himself doesn't have that brain.
Qiu Jing was a little dizzy, she rubbed her forehead, thought and thought, and asked tentatively, "Does King Wu also have someone like my father?"
"No." Meng Qi shook his head and said, "Wu Wang's ears are too soft, it seems easy to control him, but it's actually very difficult, because he can listen to you today, and he can also think that other people's words are reasonable tomorrow. Unless he is reborn now. , It's completely different from when he was a teenager, he may indeed have some capable people, but he can't make any big waves."
Qiu Jing was shocked and realized something.
Her eyes were red, and she gritted her teeth and asked, "Is the national teacher suspecting Qiu Si?"
She no longer calls her father, or even hides her name.
Meng Qi answered the question and said, "He does have such ability and ability. Because Prince Zhaohua has descendants, as far as I know, there is a grandson who fled abroad and was hunted by Jin Yiwei of Qi Chao for many years. Si can completely fabricate lies to find someone pretending to be the 'Li family's direct bloodline', and secretly recruit a group of people to train a group of people, as for the former friend Yin Master, I guess he is just a poor bastard that he has easily harmed."
Qiu Jing was almost breathless, and his face was dark blue.
Meng Qi couldn't bear to see her like this.
"This is just speculation, and there is no evidence. I just hope that the pavilion master will be prepared. Maybe this matter has nothing to do with Ling Zun."
The holy lotus altar deceives and deceives the common people. It is a real malignant tumor and thick sores. The crimes are so numerous that even ordinary Jianghu people look down on them, not to mention officials and literati.
Qiu Jing's eyes were full of anger and pain, and he asked weakly: "The Holy Lotus Altar is a vicious dog that can't be fed. It's stupid and vicious. It only knows how to bite people... Has this kind of thing raised its master?"
Qiu Jing really can't understand, those greedy tax collectors are better than the holy lotus altar.
Meng Qi didn't speak.
In fact, he had this guess, mainly because it was too coincidental.
Master Yuanzhi mentioned before that the King of Heaven has stepped up his offensive, and the pressure on Xuanchuan Pass has doubled.
Then King Jing confronted Qi Chao across the river, and they might have fought. This was Qiu Si's handwriting. At the same time, Ning Tai was ready to fight. Yizhou fell at this time, and King Ning can't think of soldiers now. It doesn't matter whether Cheng Jingchuan can persuade Qiujing, whether Fengxing Pavilion is split, or whether Meng Qi Moli kills Qiu Si - the situation is irreversible, and everything is still rolling forward.
***
Outside Ningtai City, Shili Pavilion.
Qiu Si held the cup and gently sniffed the fragrance of the nectar.
One after another, fast horses came out of the city and ran in all directions, all of which were staff of the Ministry of War.
Now the city gate is still blocked, otherwise the major commercial houses are more nervous than the Ministry of War, and they will try their best to inquire about the news to decide whether to stay or stay.
Qiu Si didn't wait long when a masked man in black came quietly to the pavilion.
"Mr. Qiu, everything is done."
Qiu Si glanced at him casually, as if seeing through the unease in the masked man's heart, patted his shoulder lightly and said, "Yuheng, do you think I shouldn't do this?"
The masked man bowed his head and said respectfully, "My subordinates are stupid, and I only know that the master must have intentions, but God gave Wang Langzi ambition, and the master helped him back then, and he has helped him many times, but from the subordinate's point of view, he has a back-and-forth. A person who will repay kindness and vengeance."
Qiu Si laughed and waved his hand: "No, I never expected him to repay my kindness."
The God-given King is a useful chess piece, and it bumped into his hand, and they just used each other.
No grace, why should I report it
The masked man breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly said worriedly: "This time, Mr. Wang De has been given by God to help the troops out of Yizhou, but his subordinates are worried that he may break his promise and instead of going north, he will march east. In this way, Yangzhou will Dangerous."
"It's not possible, it's definitely." Qiu Si said calmly without raising his eyes.
The masked man was shocked and hurriedly said, "What should I do then?"
Qiu Si was indifferent, his eyes were calm, and he sighed softly: "What is really lacking in Jiangnan? People are in a corner, the more prominent they are, the more afraid of death, the more reluctant to move, from the vassal kings to the merchants. It's all like this. When things go badly, they miss the Chu Dynasty, but they just recite it in their mouths. They really want them to risk their lives, but not many people are willing. , help us to fight against the aristocratic clan, do you acquiesce that Ningtai City will be turned upside down?"
"Because... feel like you can't live anymore?" the masked man murmured
"Yes, I want to make more people, people in Jiangnan and even the whole world feel unable to live." Qiu Si raised his head, drank the fine wine in the cup, and then laughed softly, "Have you heard that you want to To transport the caught fish alive thousands of miles away, a ferocious snakehead must be placed in the tank in the cabin. The holy lotus altar is a must, and so is the king given by heaven, and now the snakehead has jumped into the pool.”
The masked man's hands and feet were cold and his forehead was sweating.
"Yes, but..."
He repeated, instinctively, that it was not good, but he did not dare to question Qiu Si.
Qiu Si stroked his shoulder with a reassuring tone, but there was no emotion in his eyes.
"Heh, just to scare them, you see that there is still Jingzhou in front of Yangzhou! When the disaster is approaching, many people will become more talkative, and they will no longer think that it is a rash move. ."
The author has something to say: The snakehead is a black fish, carnivorous, fierce
Author: No, in this murky water, the real spoiler, the black fish, is actually the protagonist
After all, if the ink carp is not in the mountains, Meng Qi's disease will not be good →_→ The two dragon veins will not disrupt the situation all the way.