Bu Xun understood what he meant and wanted to support Shang Chaozong, but he was afraid of triggering Shang Jianxiong's counterattack by openly supporting him. This was because he wanted to take a turn from Niu Youdao.
"Do you think Niu Youdao's words have any weight with Shang Chaozong?" Haoyun Tu suddenly asked him again.
Bu Xun quickly followed his train of thought, and after thinking for a while, he replied: "According to the news from the spies in Qingshan County, Niu Youdao is now living in seclusion in Qingshan County and rarely has contact with the Shang Dynasty Sect. One thing can be confirmed. Judging from various signs, Niu Youdao has almost never intervened in the military and political affairs of the two counties. On the surface, Niu Youdao seems to have little influence on the Shang Dynasty, but the situation in the secluded place is inaccessible to outsiders. , it’s also difficult to detect.”
"But there are a few points worth pondering. Shang Chaozong and his sister Shang Shuqing have a good brother-sister relationship. It is recognized that Shang Shuqing has a certain influence on his brother Shang Chaozong. However, Shang Shuqing also moved to Niu Youdao to live in seclusion. In addition, according to the analysis of the school affairs desk, Tianyumen’s biggest source of wealth today is the brewing of wine in Niu Youdao’s secluded place. The strange thing is that according to various signs, there seems to be no heaven in the place where wine is brewed. Disciples of Yumen, how could it be possible that Tianyumen’s biggest source of wealth is not under their own control? The school affairs desk suspects that the brewing of wine is in the hands of the three sects or Niu Youdao, or is controlled by both parties."
"There is also the alliance between Jinzhou and the Shang Dynasty. The alliance was formed after Niu Youdao appeared in Jinzhou and killed the Yan envoy. Niu Youdao killed the envoy, but was able to escape from Jinzhou's control. If not Jinzhou intends to let go, how can Niu Youdao escape from Jinzhou? So it is worth imagining what role Niu Youdao's intervention played in the alliance between Jinzhou and the Shang Dynasty."
"Then in front of us, Tianyumen came to Qi a year ago to organize war horses for the Shang Dynasty Sect. The school affairs office had already taken control of it. With the intervention of the school affairs office, Tianyumen repeatedly failed, and then relied on the Shang Dynasty Sect. Liuxian Sect, Lingxiu Mountain, and Fuyun Sect have sent additional personnel to help Tianyu Sect."
"Now, Shang Chaozong has sent Niu Youdao again. It stands to reason that Niu Youdao has caused many troubles and should not appear in public again. This can be seen from his fight with Zhuo Chao on the road. However, he still came. This shows that Shang Chaozong attaches great importance to him and trusts his ability. Judging from various circumstances, Niu Youdao should have a certain influence on Shang Chaozong."
As a general manager who lives deep in the palace, he can talk about situations thousands of miles away as if they are commonplace. It is not because of how powerful he is, but because he is in charge of the intelligence office in Qi State. He is like this. The general manager of the university is the commander of the school affairs desk.
The emperor had recently paid attention to Niu Youdao, so he naturally immediately checked the information about Niu Youdao to prepare for the emperor's inquiries at any time.
Obviously, there is nothing wrong with preparing in advance and it comes in handy.
Hao Yuntu nodded slightly and said slowly: "Since he has influence on the Shang Chaozong, let's communicate with him. The Shang Chaozong is very ambitious. The land of the two counties cannot satisfy him. Sooner or later, he will expand. I don't want to do that now. The Yan Kingdom is in chaos, find someone who is more neutral and can speak to Shang Jianxiong, contact Niu Youdao, and help Shang Jianxiong and Shang Jianbo ease the relationship."
Bu Xun asked: "How are Yan's envoys stationed in Qi?"
Hao Yuntu: "Do you think the envoys of the Yan State will be at our mercy and do what we want?"
Bu Xun leaned over and asked, "Does Your Majesty have anyone you like?"
Hao Yuntu asked, "What do you think of Hong'er's wife, Shang Xue?"
He was talking about the wife of his second son Hao Hong. Shang Xue was not only his wife, but also the daughter of Shang Jianxiong.
A few years ago, when the Yan State was at war with South Korea, due to the situation, Shang Jianxiong married one of his daughters to Hao Yun Tu's son to make peace and in exchange for Qi State's support. Now he has given birth to a grandson and a daughter to Hao Yun Tu. granddaughter.
Bu Xun immediately understood his intention.
Shang Jianxiong married his daughter to the State of Qi because he wanted her to do her best for the State of Yan. Shang Xue still needs the support of her natal family to gain a foothold here. This is when Shang Jianxiong can use it. On the other hand, Shang Xue Shang Jianxiong is somewhat influential. And His Majesty is in the prime of life, and the position of Crown Prince of Qi has not yet been established. Your Majesty has spoken, how can Shang Xue not work hard? Not for others, even for the future of herself and her children, Shang Xue must do her best.
I'm afraid Shang Jianxiong also hopes that his daughter can become the crown prince's wife, so that it can better influence Qi State and benefit Yan State.
Bu Xun smiled slightly and said, "Your Majesty is wise, I will go and check Niu Youdao's tone first. If it is suitable, I will discuss the matter with the second prince."
Hao Yuntu hummed, then turned his gaze to the northern part of Yan State, staring at Beizhou, and asked: "Have you found out the details of the people who helped Beizhou get those war horses?"
Bu Xun said: "The interior of Baiyunjian is heavily guarded and it is impossible to enter the interior to explore. However, judging from various signs, the school affairs desk is suspected to be related to Xiaoyue Pavilion."
Hao Yuntu slowly turned around, "Xiaoyue Pavilion?"
Bu Xun: "Yes! Someone from Xiaoyue Pavilion has entered Baiyunjian, that's all, there is no other evidence. And based on Xiaoyue Pavilion's consistent behavior style, Baiyunjian is consistent with it. The school affairs desk judged , this Baiyunjian is most likely a secret stronghold of Xiaoyue Pavilion. Xiaoyue Pavilion is secretive and has a strong sense of prevention. The school affairs committee does not dare to alert the enemy, so it has never found a chance to learn more about it, and this is the only information it has for the time being. "
Although Xiaoyue Pavilion is secretive, the intelligence network of Qi State is not simple, let alone on the territory of Qi State. People in Xiaoyue Pavilion in Qi State have no idea when facing Qi State's most powerful intelligence network. It was impossible to be exposed. Anyone who came into sight of the school affairs desk would be discovered naturally if they came into contact with Baiyunjian.
In the same way, war horses are strategic materials of the Qi State, and are naturally tightly controlled by Haoyun Tu. In almost every larger racecourse, there are spies from the school affairs office, and the sale of a large number of war horses cannot escape the eyes of the school affairs office.
As for who should be intercepted and who should not be intercepted, it was all under Haoyun Tu's consideration. With this alone, he was able to balance the major cultivation forces within the territory.
Bai Yunjian thought that he was secretly tossing the war horses, but he didn't know that he had been noticed by the school affairs committee and had been paying attention to it secretly. Su Zhao left Qi State and went to Beizhou to contact the Shao family, and he was also in the sight of the Qi State affairs committee.
The monitoring power of a country is far beyond that of ordinary spiritual sects. Niu Youdao has already learned this.
"Humph!" Hao Yuntu sneered, "Lao Wu has been so good at pretending to be crazy and stupid in recent years, and he actually secretly colluded with the people of Xiaoyue Pavilion. Lao Wu, Lao Wu, you'd better respect yourself, otherwise you can't blame me for this. As an older brother."
The so-called Lao Wu in his mouth was Hao Yunsheng, the King of the Western Academy of Qi.
Bu Xun lowered his head slightly. He couldn't say much in this regard. He just reminded: "Looking at the movements of those people, they have been moving frequently recently. I am afraid that the war horse will leave the country in the near future. Do you want to intercept them?"
Hao Yuntu raised his eyes and stared at the map, and said coldly: "I have plenty of war horses, so I don't care about them. I pretend not to know and let them go! The Shao family in Beizhou is ambitious and will not surrender to Yan or Han. They are stronger than the Shang Chaozong. The containment effect is also greater than that of the Shang Dynasty!"
He wished that there would be more forces like the Shao family in the states of Yan, Han, Song, and Zhao...
Among the white clouds and pavilions, Qin Mian waved to a man who had just returned from Tianjing Lake to report the details, "Please step aside first!"
"Yes!" The man bowed his hands to Su Zhao, who was sitting quietly in the pavilion, and then left quickly.
Qin Mian turned back, looked at Su Zhao and said, "This Niu Youdao is quite capable. I didn't expect that Kunlin Tree wouldn't be able to withstand even a face-to-face encounter in his hands. I don't know if the Sky Fire Church won't cause trouble for him."
"Alas!" Su Zhao sighed softly: "The Tianhuo Sect is a reputable sect. It should be impossible to cause trouble for him for the time being. It seems that Niu Youdao escaped this time again. This guy can escape from danger many times. It is no accident. , it is indeed difficult to deal with.”
Qin Mian: "Things over in Beizhou are important and nothing should happen. My boss, in my opinion, it's better not to take any action against Niu Youdao for the time being. This person is really difficult to deal with and it's easy to cause trouble."
Su Zhao nodded silently. Before Niu Youdao came, she felt that she could crush him to death at any time, but now she found that there was nothing she could do about Niu Youdao, and she felt a little depressed...
On the street, Niu Youdao and Linghuqiu stood at the entrance of the alley and looked around. The random people who had been lingering here finally disappeared.
The two looked at each other, entered the alley, returned to the door of the house and knocked on the door.
Hongxiu opened the door and when he saw it was them, he immediately let the two of them in and followed them to ask about the situation.
Linghuqiu motioned to talk later.
Niu Youdao did not go back to his original yard, but went to the yard where Feng Entai lived before.
Linghu Qiu, who followed, was stunned when he saw the dirt piled up around the wall.
After Feng Entai dug this area, he hadn't come over yet. Although they were in the same house, he didn't know when Feng Entai had done such a big earthwork.
Hong Fu leaned closer and whispered, "The entrance to the tunnel is in the well."
After Niu Youdao and Linghuqiu left, she and Hongxiu patrolled the house and found something unusual here, so they couldn't help but check it out.
Linghuqiu quickly went to the wellhead to take a look, and sure enough he found the entrance. He quickly came back and asked Niu Youdao under the eaves: "Did Feng Entai really dig a tunnel before and prepare to escape?"
"Right!" Niu Youdao said perfunctorily, and then asked Hongxiu and Hongfu to pay close attention to the outside world. If there was any abnormality, they would immediately issue a warning.
Seeing that he didn't want to talk, Linghu Qiu didn't ask any questions, and the two of them sat under the eaves drinking tea.
"Brother, what are you going to do next when you come back here?"
"wait!"
"wait?"
"If something happens, run away. If nothing happens, talk about it later."
After a few chats, Linghu Qiu changed his subject and said, "Brother, from what I saw in your fight with Kunlinshu, the exercises you practice don't seem to be those of the Shangqing Sect!"
Niu Youdao asked back: "Then whose technique do you think it is like?"
Linghu Qiu: "How do I know? Didn't you say that Dong Guo Haoran didn't teach you the Dharma? Did Dong Guo Haoran teach it to you before he died?"
Niu Youdao: "Everyone is going to die. Where will there be time to teach me the skills?"
Linghuqiu: "Then where did your technique come from?"
Niu Youdao: "Of course it was given by others."