"So, have you found the location of Yipintang? Gang Leader Guan."
After leaving with Guan Tiannan and entering a certain mansion, Monk Tianming spoke directly.
In direct conflicts and confrontations between the military and military, martial arts people generally do not directly participate. The Central Plains martial arts people mostly target the martial arts people in Xixia to snipe.
Facing Monk Tianming's question, Guan Tiannan sighed, shook his head and said, "No."
Um?
Monk Tianming was a little surprised. As the largest gang in the world, the Beggar Gang may not be strong in terms of military force and is far inferior to the righteous masters like the Shaolin Temple. However, their status in the world is not low. In fact, they are almost on par with sects like the Shaolin Temple.
The reason is none other than that they have an advantage that all sects cannot compare with.
That's intelligence.
Even the beggar gangs in extremely well-guarded places like the imperial palace, which are difficult for martial arts people to access, can obtain information. Not only that, even the important level of information about Xixia's declaration of war on the Song Dynasty was almost impossible to obtain in the Song Dynasty court.
At the same time, the Beggar Gang also obtained.
The biggest gang in the world is not just a casual talk.
To be able to establish a foothold in the world, it is not possible to rely only on a few limited people such as the gang leader to support such a huge situation.
Therefore, this kind of national-level conflict will be held by the beggar gang.
"Does Gang Leader Guan not know what is going on in Xixia Yipin Hall now?"
Guan Tiannan nodded and said: "A month ago, news came from the gang that Xixia Yipintang began to gather towards the four states of Yanzhou, Hongzhou, Longzhou and Yinzhou. I immediately organized manpower to monitor the roads in these four states. However, for a whole
By the end of the month, no information about Xixia Yipintang has been sent back."
"Is it a disguise?"
Although Xixia Yipintang belongs to the martial arts sect, it is different from the Central Plains martial arts. They belong to the Xixia court and have official positions with a military nature, so they will do some behaviors that are not consistent with the status of martial arts people.
Guan Tiannan shook his head: "No, in fact, since the declaration of war, the passage between Xixia and the Song Dynasty has been closed. In the past month, no one from the four states has come."
Monk Tianming couldn't help but frown at this moment. This is not good news. The most important target has disappeared before the war has started?
It's not a joke, it's a fact.
Martial arts people are very destructive. Looking at everyone present, it is clear that if they are willing, it will be very easy to sneak into the mansion and assassinate officials.
If the Xixia Yipintang were allowed to infiltrate the Song Dynasty and carry out beheading attacks on army officers from various places, it would definitely cause huge damage.
"Could they just not move? Maybe this declaration of war is just to make a splash?"
A voice interrupted.
Looking at the person coming, Monk Tianming clasped his hands and said, "I'll see you soon, Master Xuanxin."
"Master Tianming, long time no see."
The person who came was a young-looking middle-aged man with white temples, wearing a blue Taoist robe.
Shangqing sect, elder!
The status is the same as that of Monk Tianming and the first one in Luohan Hall.
Master Xuanxin said: "For example, to put pressure on the Song Dynasty? To ask for convenience?"
Guan Tiannan shook his head and said: "If that were the case, I wouldn't have gathered all the real people to come. The biggest problem now is that Xixia Yipintang has disappeared, and they are not in Xixia. At least there is no place where they can usually be found. There is no important person."
Appeared."
Master Xuanxin and Monk Tianming were startled at the same time and disappeared directly? Even the Beggar Gang could not find any trace of them?
"Is it possible that he was mixed up in the army and was not discovered?"
Guan Tiannan nodded, "It's possible, but then they wouldn't be of much significance."
The military is no different than ordinary people.
Under an organized situation, unless you are a top-level master, you can still be beaten to death if you get entangled at all.
Even if the second-rate masters have Zhoutian protection, when the army collides, it will not be a direct charge. If nothing else, the first thing is a wave of sword rain. The Song Dynasty is not good at other things, but the equipment is not bad. Faced with such a large-scale attack
The second-rate weapons are still humans. Even if you can survive the first wave, I'm afraid there won't be much true energy left.
As for the second-rate masters, even in the sects in the Central Plains, they are undoubtedly the backbone and cannot be easily used to consume supplies.
Even if the Xixia Yipintang has state support, its second-rate status is extremely limited.
After all, that kind of level cannot be achieved simply by having the skills and resources. It also requires talent. Otherwise, when the state machinery intervenes, it would have become rampant.
Therefore, most of the uses of Xixia Yipintang masters are mainly assassinations, causing huge damage through beheading tactics.
"Then Guan Gang Leader, is there any corresponding solution?"
The people of Xixia Yipintang will not disappear, there is undoubtedly only one possibility of not being found, they are hidden.
If they were hiding in Xixia, it would be okay, but if they were hiding in the Song Dynasty, it would be very difficult.
"Don't we already have a solution?"
A person walked out of the mansion.
His face was pale and beardless, and his voice was sharp, giving people an eerie feeling.
People in the palace?
Monk Tianming had a strange look in his eyes. It is not surprising that with the gathering of martial arts people like them, even if the man in the palace knew that the problem was not serious, he might not be able to completely relax. After all, the throne of the Zhao family did not come with honor. It can be said that he was always on guard.
As a result, even the generals who were loyal to him were worried. All their past achievements were regarded as pigs and raised in Kaifeng.
It can be said that this is half of the reason why the Song Dynasty is currently so weak.
Be afraid of generals and appoint civilian officials.
The last defeat in the war seemed to have been caused by civil servants rushing in and falling into a trap, which led to the great defeat of the Song Dynasty.
For this reason, the three leading officials were demoted.
"Eunuch Hong!"
Guan Tiannan sighed and said: "The martial arts people who come here are all here to protect their homes and the country. The plan you specified is really too much. The martial arts people are not soldiers of the imperial court and cannot ask for it in that way."
The eunuch named Eunuch Hong glanced at Guan Tiannan indifferently, "Xixia Yipintang can do it, why can't you do it? You're just afraid of death, why are you so beautiful? Guan Tiannan, the court and Jianghu have a tacit understanding, and we don't care about you in normal times.
, but this tacit understanding has a prerequisite. If it is 'useless' to you, the Sa family can only report it truthfully and reconsider the relationship with you."
After saying that, the eunuch flicked his sleeves, turned around and left.
Monk Tianming and Master Xuanxin looked at each other and couldn't help but look at Guan Tiannan, with a questioning look on their faces.
There is a tacit understanding between the government and the martial arts, and they basically stay indifferent and do their own things.
Why did the eunuchs come here directly this time? Judging from the situation, it seems that they are ready to 'order' them?
Guan Tiannan gave a wry smile and shook his head: "This person is a confidant of the great eunuch Yan Wenying. He was sent here as a supervisor. He is eager to serve. After learning that Xixia Yipintang was missing, he asked to organize martial arts people to go to Xixia and target him like Yipintang.
The Xixia general carried out an assassination attempt to lure out the opponent."
Monk Tianming and the two were startled when they heard this, and their brows couldn't help but frown.
The Xixia Yipintang usually used beheading to target the Song Dynasty, but how could beheading and assassination be so easy? Even if it succeeded, 90% of the people who came would be beheaded, and their behavior was basically the same as that of a dead soldier.
Of course, in response to this situation, Xixia Yipintang invested a lot in the samurai inside. There was a lot of money, and there was no shortage of women. They could do almost everything they could, and enjoy everything they could. In Xixia, Yipintang samurai were not guilty of killing.
, if you like the girl you like, you can bring her back directly.
What about Da Song?
Normally, I would be on guard, but I would send people to supervise even this kind of thing. Although it seemed that a special residence and resting place were arranged for them, in fact it was to keep them together.
Not to mention this time, at least, in the form of a request, right? The eunuch had a condescending look on his face, and didn't take them seriously at all. It was just an idle move. Credit goes to me for using it well.
If it's not good, you are useless. Haha, how about treating others as fools?
The three of them shook their heads and stopped thinking about the eunuch. They probably thought that the other party regarded them as military generals of the Song Dynasty.
Admonish the emperor? Change the relationship with martial arts people?
Haha, you go try it and see if the emperor listens to your command and sends troops to suppress it, or if he just cuts off your head on the spot.