After listening to Fang's explanation, Xiang Qingniu couldn't help laughing: "Old Niubi's behavior is still so unpredictable, you asked me to send people to the barbarian tribe in the grassland to find him, and when the people I sent arrived there, they found that he had died. Gone. The people who went didn't understand the barbarian language, so they didn't know where the old Niubi went. Now that I think about it, it's likely that he had heard the news that the Meng Yuan people were about to invade, so he followed Meng Ge all the way. He still wants to kill Brother Meng... Could it be that there are still masters around Brother Meng?"
He frowned when he said this, as if he couldn't figure it out: "Meng Ge broke with the Buddha Sect. According to the logic, it is impossible for someone from the Buddha Sect to protect him. The Western Region Sect is the only one who can stand on the stage except for the Buddha Sect." It is the Yellow Sect created by your Sang Sasha, and there are no real masters in the Yellow Sect... so that the old Niubi can't find a chance to start, who else?"
Fang Jie pondered for a while and said: "The split between the Fozong and the Kuoktaimeng family has passed, and this time the Mongolian Yuan's Eastern Expedition may not be without the people of the Fozong pushing behind. Once interests are involved, there is never an eternal enemy." .”
"Buddhist sect..."
Xiang Qingniu thought for a while: "Da Zizai was killed by us in Liuzhou, and the other three Heavenly Venerables have already died. King Dalunming died in your hands. Could it be that there are any other great figures in the Buddha Sect?"
Fang Jie said: "Don't you think it's strange that we killed Da Zizai in Liuzhou that day?"
Xiang Qingniu hummed: "That's true, the self-cultivation is obviously not as strong as expected. Is it fake?"
Fang Jie said: "Anyway, with your senior brother at the gate of the spirit gate, even if he can't kill brother Meng, at least the practitioners around brother Meng should not even try to assassinate the guard at the gate of the spirit gate. You don't have to worry about these things for now. , Contact the masters of the Taoist temples as soon as possible."
Wu Yidao said next to him: "It's best to be there on the day when the lord seals the king's hall. On that day, the masters of the Taoist temples gather together, and the masters of other sects are also a grand event. On the day the lord was crowned king, all the sects in the Jianghu came to congratulate him, and once this momentum is established, it will be most beneficial to future actions."
He glanced at Fang Xie, and seeing that Fang Xie had no objection, he continued, "Afterwards, my subordinates will discuss with Dugu to postpone the grand ceremony."
"If you don't count the small temples that are as numerous as cow hairs, it won't take two or three months to invite the most famous Taoist temple masters, but..."
Xiang Qingniu looked at Fang Jie: "Are you willing to stay in Chang'an City for such a long time? If you don't personally command the war in the northwest, I'm afraid you won't feel at ease."
Fang Jie said with a smile: "Let's leave the battle with Meng Yuan to the generals below. At the beginning, I was worried about the matter of Yunnan Dao. Didn't I leave all my brains to Chen Dingnan and Chen Qianshan? Later, Chen Qianshan fell ill. Chen Dingnan alone cleaned up the situation in Yunnan Road. Not only did he wipe out the remnants of Nanyan, but also forced the He people into the depths of the jungle for at least a hundred miles. I heard that the He people who heard Chen Dingnan's name could stop children from crying at night."
Wu Yiyi smiled and said: "The lord can't do everything by himself. The northwest side is fiercely leading troops. Although this person is familiar with the northwest, he doesn't have a boat. I thought about how easy it is for Yishui. As for the south side, Yan Zeng guards the Lingmen Pass. , the veteran Liu Enjing led troops to support behind, and Du Dingbei deployed defenses on the front line of Qinhe, the three of them had no less than 100,000 soldiers and horses, and Lingmen Pass was the most dangerous place in the world, even if Meng Ge personally led the troops so what?"
"Besides, my lord has just entered Chang'an City, so it must be stabilized. These few months can be just enough to straighten out everything. After the ceremony of conferring the king, the lord will leave a manpower to guard Chang'an City, and it will not be too late to go to the city."
Fang Jie really couldn't stay in Chang'an City, his thoughts were all on the wars in the west and east. Nalan Dingdong led 100,000 people to join the war in Eastern Xinjiang, and the life and death of those 100,000 sons were hanging on the knife head. Although there are a lot of troops rushing to help from various places in Eastern Xinjiang, they don't trust each other. It is not easy for Mu Guangling to coordinate well.
As for the war with Meng Yuan, Fang Jie always wanted to meet Meng Ge in person.
"I have already sent someone to send an invitation as a Daoist, and those temple masters should give me some face."
Xiang Qingniu said: "Try to let them come here within two months. The affairs in Chang'an City really need to be dealt with. Two or three months may not be enough if you think about it. Even if you are worried about the situation with the Mengyuan people In the battle situation, you have to stabilize the rear first, and I, who don't understand military affairs, also know that if the defense is unstable, the front line is not good for fighting."
Fang Jie nodded: "Then it's up to you. There are a few Taoist temples in Chang'an City that are quite famous. But when King Yi and Yang Yin made trouble, they were destroyed. You can let the ones who came with you go to the Yiqi Temple." Being a viewer is considered a share."
Xiang Qingniu's eyes lit up: "Hey...why didn't I think of this immorality... no, this is a great idea? All Taoist sects gather together, and a new Daoist must be selected. My Daoist belongs to Da Sui The title of the emperor has no practical meaning now. Let those guys choose, they will naturally bully me when I am young and innocent, and I will probably choose that old bull-nosed Zhang Yiyang in Wudang Mountain."
"I'll send a few more people to be temple masters. When the time comes to make up the numbers, one person, one vote will be elected. If all the Taoist temples in Chang'an City are occupied, then there will be several votes."
He smiled and turned around: "It doesn't matter whether I or Xiao Yijiu made this Dao Zun, even Mr. Zhuo would do it, and it can't fall into the hands of those guys in Wudang Mountain."
He strode out: "I'll send someone to grab the site right now!"
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Xiaoqi School Yamen
Liu Zhong, the head arrester of the Chang'an Mansion, sat on the chair anxiously, and the teacups in his hands made a very light but quick collision sound. It was because his hands were trembling slightly involuntarily, so that the lids of the teacups were knocked up. stand up. He was "invited" here to drink tea by people from the Xiao Riding School. After entering here, someone really served tea, but after that, no one paid any attention to him. From time to time, teams of Xiaoqi School passed by outside, and each team was holding several prisoners, and it was unknown who they were arresting.
After waiting for half an hour, someone from outside came in with a smile. Liu Zhong is a man in the officialdom. Some people have to remember his appearance just by looking at him, so when he saw this person coming in, he immediately stood up and hurried over to salute with fists in his hands: "Liu Zhong, a lowly post, salute Lord Dutong."
It was Chen Xiaoru who came in, he stretched out his hand to support Liu Zhong and said with a smile, "I should be the one to thank Catcher Liu in his busy schedule."
"How dare you... Lord Dutong just orders you directly if you have something to do, and you don't dare to refuse to obey in a humble position."
Chen Xiaoru smiled and said: "It's nothing else, it's not just some trivial matters within our duties... Recently some rascals in Chang'an City exploded their nests for no reason, and my people have been busy for a while, big and small People in the underworld arrested more than 300 people, and beheaded more than 2,000 people on the spot."
Chen Xiaoru said: "These blind people, who still can't see the height of their brows and eyes at this moment, are all idiots. Liu Butou is most familiar with Chang'an City, and the security of Chang'an City is also thanks to a dedicated person like you." People are guarding, otherwise it will be more chaotic. I invite you here to help you identify those underworld leaders who have been captured. After all, I have not been in Chang'an City for several years, and some people are not familiar with them."
After he finished speaking, Liu Zhong suddenly remembered that this important person in front of the Duke of Zhen was originally a member of the Hundred Households of the Ouchi Guards. His palms started to sweat.
"My lord, I will do my best. However... Baili Chang'an is too big, and those rogues may not all be under the rule of the low-ranking. There are twelve headhunters in Chang'an Mansion, and the low-ranking is only one of them. If the low-level government If you are a low-level person, you can still try your best to identify them. If the low-level person is out of control, you have to trouble your lord to invite other head-captors to come over."
"No no no."
Chen Xiaoru shook his head: "Chang'an Mansion doesn't have twelve head arresters now, counting you, there are three more. Nine of them have been arrested by my Xiaoqi school today because they have unclear ties with people in the underworld. The other people took it at the same time. Liu Butou should have seen it when he was sitting here just now, and those people who were imprisoned will pass by here... Could it be that Liu Butou didn't see it just now?"
"Look... see..."
Liu Zhong subconsciously raised his hand to wipe the sweat on his forehead: "It's just... I didn't expect..."
Chen Xiaoru's words were so shocking that even a man like him couldn't bear it. The twelve headhunters in Chang'an Mansion are local snakes, and the underworld in the entire Chang'an Mansion is actually controlled by these twelve people. Xiaoqi school can take nine of them, so naturally he can take him too, because none of the twelve of them are clean. Now that he can still speak in front of Chen Xiaoru, it is obvious that the other party wants him to do something, it is not just as simple as identifying some rogues.
"I heard that Liu Butou is a lover. There is a house on the other side of Yanliu Lane. The golden house hides the beauty. That little beauty is also up to date. She has given birth to a son for you, right? Two days ago and The shopkeeper of Yongcheng Bank was drinking tea. He told me that many officials had deposited a large amount of silver with him, and the sum of the sums was particularly astonishing. There is one thing you may not know, there are not many in Chang'an City. Personally, I know...Yongcheng Bank is actually an industry that is popular in the world."
Chen Xiaoru patted Liu Zhong on the shoulder: "You and I are both members of the Gongmen, and what we do is to maintain the law. I invited Liu Butou to share some credit with you. Those who have passed will be punished, and those who have made merit will naturally be rewarded... Now I give you a choice."
Chen Xiaoru went to the chair and sat down, crossed his legs and tidied up his brocade clothes: "The first way, you go out and follow my men to identify those rogues, after I have identified those rogues, I will ask my subordinates to make room for you in the next cell One, the food at the Xiaoqi School is not bad, but I’m afraid you won’t be able to eat it. The second way, you help me to ‘recognize’ another group of people. If I recognize them, I don’t know about Yanliu Lane. Yong’an Bank I don't know the silver."
"grown ups!"
Liu Zhong opened his mouth, full of bitterness.
"Come here, let Catcher Liu go to recognize him first, and Catcher Zhao come in and talk. I will go to Changchun Garden to see the Duke soon, and I don't have much time."
Chen Xiaoru waved his hands and ordered.
Two Xiao cavalry schools came in outside, reached out and grabbed Liu Butou's arm and pulled it out. Liu Zhong was terrified to the extreme, but he also understood one thing in an instant. The Xiaoqi School arrested nine of the twelve headhunters, leaving the three of them...the ones who have the closest relationship with the Fu Cheng of Chang'an Mansion. If he doesn't say it, Chen Xiaoru will force the other two people to say it. At that time, I'm afraid that his death will be more ugly than other head catchers.
"grown ups… "
Liu Zhong fell to his knees with a plop: "Can my lord keep my family safe?"
Chen Xiaoru stood up and walked over slowly, put his hand on Liu Zhong's shoulder and said word by word: "Using you is to give you a chance, Xiaoqi School doesn't care about those rogues, and you still have to raise a few local snakes, if you do well This is one of them. As for the safety of your family, old and young... As long as you say what you need to say, how many people will the Duke still care about killing? When they are all dead, what else do you have to worry about? Besides, you help Xiaoqi School If you do something, who dares to touch you... It is not only my Xiaoqi school who is provoking, but also the Duke of the country."
After he finished speaking, he walked out slowly: "To tell you the truth, Zhao Butou and Sun Butou have already recruited. It's good to have one more of you, and it's okay to lose one of you. I will send someone to your house in a while to say, you I can't go back tonight because I'm busy with business. If I see a few blank sheets tomorrow morning...something will always stain it red."