Zhao Changhe admitted that his face was swollen from being hit by the Book of Chaos.
In the previous second he was still talking about Da Zhou praising Tang Buqi, and in the next second his nephew really stood up.
But Zhao Changhe was not depressed by being slapped in the face. Instead, he was very happy. He took out his wine gourd and took a big gulp.
The scene of Tang Buqi crying after drinking is still vivid in my mind. After all, his name will shine in the world after all.
In addition, Mile was defeated in Taihu Lake, and Tang Wanzhuang launched a counterattack. Will they continue to attack Xiangyang? The east and west fronts are different, so I don't know if it will have an impact.
Now I want to communicate with the people of the Demon Suppression Division, I hope Da Zhou is really. Logically, the people of the Demon Suppression Division should also want to communicate with the higher-ups, so that they can more easily see the clues.
Zhao Changhe quietly followed Da Zhou through many turns and finally arrived at an alley, where they could smell the fragrant aroma. It turned out that this was indeed a place that made braised duck... However, it was not a small shop or workshop as he had imagined. Instead, the entire alley belonged to him.
The whole city was not doing well, and the scene of the opening of the business here was relatively quiet, and few people came in to buy goods. However, there was no need to buy, Da Zhou ordered the waiters to pack the stewed goods and deliver them to various restaurants and rich people's houses one by one.
This is a business with regular cooperative customers, and the depression in the city seems to have relatively little impact on such businesses.
Everything seemed normal. Zhao Changhe was not anxious and waited quietly.
As the sky gradually darkened, Da Zhou finished his work, changed into a young man's clothes, and swayed out of the alley. Zhao Changhe thought that he might be going to meet someone, so he followed him with a secret delight.
"Hey~ Brother Zhou is here? Xiao Taohong missed you so much..."
"I don't miss Xiao Taohong, I miss Fourth Brother."
"The Fourth Master is in the No. 1 Flower Hall, waiting for Brother Zhou to play with him."
"..." Zhao Changhe looked at Da Zhou being escorted into the brothel by the madam in the distance, feeling very upset.
Why are you visiting a brothel again
Forget it, I won't go shopping this time. In the past, I couldn't pretend to be a guest to go shopping because my lightness skills were average and my sword was too big, which was not suitable for doing secret investigations. Now the problem has been solved. Longque has been put into the ring. The lightness skills have been combined with Ye Wuzong's wind-moving skills. Now it is much easier to do secret investigations.
Zhao Changhe set his sights on Da Zhou Jin's flower hall, floated up onto the roof, climbed down, and peeked out of the window.
As expected, Da Zhou inside was not here for prostitution at all.
Opposite him sat another man, most likely the so-called "Fourth Brother". There were no girls around either of them, they were just drinking together.
"The First Master defeated Maitreya. Is there any news recently?" Da Zhou was asking.
Sure enough, they were from the Demon Suppression Division.
Zhao Changhe felt that his intuition was so accurate that he could go buy lottery tickets... But the name of Fourth Brother easily reminded him of the Yingwu Organization...
The fourth brother said, "The war just ended. Even if we send a carrier pigeon, it won't arrive immediately. You are more anxious than I am."
Da Zhou said: "Seeing the flash of the book of troubled times, I feel excited... Maitreya has caused chaos in the south of the Yangtze River, and finally there are signs of peace and stability. Who doesn't want to go back to the old days, to live in peace and stability, and come here to listen to music when nothing happens, how nice it is. What's going on now? Business is bad, and listening to music is boring."
The fourth brother was silent for a moment, then sighed and said, "So the chief monk thought that you and I couldn't deal with Maitreya. Because their goddess came to take away a soul, and we followed her."
Da Zhou: "… I was not allowed to go to Maitreya's forces because I have been doing business here. You are different. There are so many brothel chains. You can stay anywhere. Why were you driven here?"
The fourth brother complained: "I don't like women, why would Maitreya seduce me? The First Master knows nothing."
Zhao Changhe: “…”
Da Zhou said: "Let's stop talking nonsense. From what I've felt these days, Lv Shiheng will not turn to Maitreya. On the contrary, he is showing signs of independence. Especially these days, he has been using the excuse of possible unrest in Maitreya to recruit soldiers without paying attention to spring ploughing. His rebellious signs are becoming more and more obvious. Has the Demon Suppression Bureau reported this?" "No, the information reported all says that Lv Shiheng is actively preparing for war and is a loyal minister." The fourth brother smiled and said: "The first seat has long suspected that the Xiangyang Demon Suppression Bureau is unreliable, so we need additional intelligence from our secret service department. Now it has been confirmed that the first seat's concerns are correct. The Xiangyang Demon Suppression Bureau has been abolished. Anyway, I have reported this matter to the first seat and asked her to consider it."
Zhao Changhe nodded secretly. Tang Wanzhuang's cough made people feel like Lin Daiyu. In fact, she was the prime minister's template and never needed others to worry about her. The Demon Suppression Division originally had two lines, the light and the dark. For example, Zhao Changhe himself was a spy. According to the situation of Da Zhou doing business here for a long time, this was a dark line that had been laid out many years ago. Basically, no one would guess that Da Zhou, who had been doing business here for so many years, was a spy.
Given the current situation in Xiangyang, Tang Wanzhuang has long since stopped trusting the government offices and has activated the secret spy lines behind the scenes, which is just in time.
"Then let's report this in advance." Da Zhou was worried: "Damn it, Maitreya hasn't been pacified yet, and the families are starting to have different ideas again. When will this chaos end?"
The fourth brother said, "Don't think so far ahead... I have received some new news from the west. Do you want to hear it?"
Da Zhou Qi asked: "What news?"
Fourth Brother laughed and said, "Wang Daozhong entered Kunlun, and on the first day he went to visit a prostitute. Then he thought women were boring, so he chased after a handsome young man. The news about Kunlun has been spreading for these days, and it has reached here... Do you think we should report it to the First Lord?"
Da Zhou almost spit out his wine: "Are you sure that's Wang Daozhong? He has a wife and children, right?"
"You're bored, that's normal, we're from an aristocratic family..." The fourth brother cupped his hands, "This is a small matter, the real big thing is that I heard that Wang Daozhong helped the Four Elephants Sect to bring back Yang Qianyuan from Kunlun, and now the position of Hongnong Yang has begun to blur."
Da Zhou pinched his head with a headache: "If I were the abbot, I would probably be coughing up blood now."
“But it may be because Wang Daozhong captured Yang Qianyuan and broke the rules of Kunlun, and was later besieged by Kunlun people and fled in a hurry.” The fourth brother sighed and said, “Tsk, Kunlun is indeed a dangerous place. People on the Earth List can only flee in a hurry after entering.”
Zhao Changhe: “…”
Everyone actually strung together this story of Wang Dao and figured out the whole logic of the story, which is really moving.
Suddenly there was a knock on the door, and the fourth brother went to open it. The person at the door whispered, "Fourth brother, I received a message from the first lady via carrier pigeon. She is on her way to Xiangyang, and asked you to be careful. There are too many carrier pigeons coming and going, and you may be exposed... Try to hide as much as possible in the future, don't do anything, and it's best to evacuate."
Both of them were stunned, including Zhao Changhe who was eavesdropping outside.
It doesn't sound like a large army is going to support Xiangyang, but more like Tang Wanzhuang is sneaking in alone.
If she concluded from various clues that Maitreya was preparing to attack Xiangyang, then she should have sent troops to help. Why did she come here alone
Is it because Da Zhou and Fourth Brother reported that Lu Shiheng had rebellious intentions that he came here personally to stop him
I have to say that it might have some effect, but this approach is not in line with Tang Wanzhuang's style. How could it be possible that every time she heard that a place was going to rebel, she would personally go there to persuade them to stop it
What motivated her to come here
Zhao Changhe was glad that he didn't go directly to Gusu, otherwise he would have missed her. No matter what she came for, he could always set up a forward position by staying here.
The two people in the flower hall looked at each other. The chief said that it would be better to hide as much as possible or even evacuate. Now, how could they be in the mood to continue drinking and talking
Da Zhou said goodbye in a hurry and left: "Anyway, I have to go back and make arrangements. You can leave anytime. Since the head monk said so, leave quickly. The brothel is just a business. If it is lost, it is lost."
After seeing Da Zhou off, the fourth brother was also scratching his head. What was going on? Did the chief know something that their local spies didn't know? He suddenly seemed very nervous.
While he was hesitating, there was a knock on the door, and a man slowly walked into the hall. He was middle-aged, elegant, with long flowing beard, like a well-educated gentleman, and had a warm smile.
The fourth brother stood up in shock, sweating coldly: "City... City Lord?"
The Lord of Xiangyang City, Xiaoxiang Divine Sword Lu Shiheng.
"I didn't expect that the Demon Suppression Division had a spy here, and I didn't expect it to be our Mr. Si'an." Lu Shiheng laughed: "I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it."
Si An took a deep breath: "What is the city lord talking about..."
Lu Shiheng said warmly: "Nothing... I just want Mr. Si'an to cooperate with us in Xiangyang to do something."
(End of this chapter)