When Mu Yunfeng heard these five words, his face showed half expectancy and half surprise. Although he often heard the words Qingfeng Mingyue Tower from Yan Zhuo's mouth, what exactly was Qingfeng Mingyue Tower?
How many people there were, but he didn't know at all.
"Brother, what exactly is Qingfeng Mingyue Tower? I've often heard you talk about it, but I've never seen it before."
Yan Zhuo smiled and said, "I'll introduce you to him in a minute."
As he said this, his mind couldn't help but go back to the first battle with Bai Buchou. In that battle, he, Qiao Zhenyue, Liu Qingfeng, and Guan Mingyue tried their best to get a tie with Bai Wuchou. Think about it.
I feel so sad. Nearly a year has passed since the Jianghu Conference, and I don’t know how Qingfeng and Mingyue are doing now.
Dong dong dong...
There were three knocks on the door.
"Who?" Yan Zhuo asked.
"Waiter, I'm here to bring snacks and tea to the two guests." The waiter outside the door said politely. Although he was nowhere to be seen, just by hearing the voice, he could tell that there was something serious on the waiter's face.
A flattering smile.
Yan Zhuo took out some scattered silver from his arms and shouted: "Come in."
"Why."
The waiter held the lacquered wooden tray with one hand, pushed open the door, and quickly placed the fine Dianhong and various snacks on the table. Then he walked up to Yan and Mu with a smile and bowed his head.
Stand with your head up.
Yan Zhuo knew that the waiter was asking for a reward, so after saying a few polite words, he sent the scattered silver to the waiter.
The waiter took the silver, his smile became even stronger, and he bowed to Yan and Mu. At the moment he bowed, his lips moved slightly, and he said softly: "Gang Leader Qiao has received your letter.
, he is very good, don’t miss him.”
After the waiter said this, he picked up the lacquered wooden tray and walked out with a smile on his face without stopping for a moment.
Yan Zhuo looked at the closed door and the tea and snacks on the table, and couldn't help but murmured: "It is indeed the largest gang in Kyushu that spans the five countries."
Just as he was thinking this, there was another knock on the door.
"Who?" Yan Zhuo asked again.
"The waiter makes the guests' beds and cleans the house!"
Yan Zhuo frowned, this royal restaurant was different. Just now, two waiters came: "Come in."
The waiter outside the door said "Hey" and opened the door, striding in.
When Yan Zhuo looked at the waiter, his face was startled and his eyes were wide open. Mu Yunfeng's expression on the side was even more startled. He half-opened his mouth and looked at the visitor in surprise, his heart full of puzzlement and doubts.
The visitor was seen wearing a light blue robe and holding a bamboo fan in his hand. There was also a Hetian jade fan pendant hanging on the tail of the fan. The jade quality was gentle and it was expensive.
Mu Yunfeng was stunned, looking at this man's outfit in confusion, and thought to himself: This royal restaurant is different, even the waiter's clothes are so elegant, eh, but that's not right, why did the waiter wear just that?
It's that simple.
Just as he was thinking this, Yan Zhuo had already stood up to greet him. The person who came also opened his arms and hugged Yan Zhuo. Both of their faces were filled with excitement and joy.
"Qingfeng, why is it you!" Yan Zhuo said excitedly.
Liu Qingfeng also said excitedly: "Brother, you miss me so much!"
Yan Zhuo and Liu Qingfeng hugged each other tightly, but Mu Yunfeng on the side was stunned: What's going on? Brother Yan's face is still expressionless. How did this Qingfeng recognize Brother Yan?
Yes? And aren’t there a lot of informants in this inn? How could he walk in so grandly?
Yan Zhuo patted Liu Qingfeng's back and said, "Let me introduce you, this is Mu Yunfeng, now called Qin Hu, and he is the princess's personal guard. And I, now called Zhao Gongdao, am the Jingkou Guard.
A second-grade general."
Liu Qingfeng smiled mischievously, raised his eyebrows proudly, and said, "I know, and I also know that brother, you are going to Zhenhai to pacify Japan soon."
Yan Zhuo was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "The eyeliners have already been placed in the palace, that's okay!"
"Come on Xiao Mu, let me introduce you." Yan Zhuo called to Mu Yunfeng again, "This is Liu Qingfeng, the second in charge of Qingfeng Mingyue Tower. He is a little older than you, so you can just call him Brother Liu."
"Brother Liu!" Mu Yunfeng cupped his hands and said.
"Brother Mu, I have heard of you for a long time." Liu Qingfeng patted Mu Yunfeng on the shoulder, "I have heard of your swordsmanship. Heroes come from young."
Mu Yunfeng's face turned red and he said hurriedly: "I don't dare to take it, I don't dare to take it."
"Qingfeng, please stop joking with Xiaomu and tell me, are there some of your spies in the Sihai Inn, and there are quite a few of them?" Yan Zhuo looked at Liu Qingfeng and asked.
"Nothing can escape Big Brother's eyes." Liu Qingfeng raised his eyebrows with a smile on his face, "I will report to Big Brother the results of Mingyue and I this year."
"On the surface, this Sihai Restaurant was funded by the Jiangzuo royal family and was specially used for the diplomacy of the five countries and ten factions. In fact, it is an intelligence trading place controlled by Zhao Hanguo. There are three hundred and twenty shopkeepers, waiters, and waiters in this restaurant.
Among them, there are 200 people directly under the Jiangzuo Internal Guard. The remaining 120 people are from the Baiyun Kingdom, the Bohai Kingdom, the Beggar Clan, and Shaolin. There are also some eyeliners from the killer organization. Moreover, this inn has been in the hotel all year round.
There are also forty or fifty people living here who are envoys from various countries and factions, and they are doing some information trading in Jiangzuo."
Yan Zhuo nodded and signaled Liu Qingfeng to continue.
"Although the inner guards and other factions from various countries arrived early, they were still taken advantage of by me and Mingyue. Now there are more than 320 people in this restaurant, and our Qingfeng Mingyue Tower has placed 60 people. I can do it openly
Walking into eldest brother's house is also the result of these sixty people, and with these sixty informants, every move in this restaurant cannot escape our eyes."
After talking about Sihai Restaurant, Liu Qingfeng directed the conversation to Qingfeng Mingyue Restaurant.
"Our Qingfeng Mingyue Building is now carrying out activities in the name of a farm. In this village, we grow various vegetables, fruits, flowers and grass, and also raise various poultry, horses, cattle, sheep and other livestock. Most of the output in the village is sold to
The dignitaries in the imperial city and the imperial kitchen in the Forbidden Palace. Thanks to these, the dignitaries in Jiangzuo and the various yamen in the palace have many informants. Even the three internal guards also have some of ours.
nail!"
Yan Zhuo nodded and asked: "How many people are there in our building now? Since we have spies in Jiangzuo, it is inevitable that Jiangzuo's internal guards also have spies here. Have these spies been identified? Also
Tell me more about the inner guards, Jiangzuo court and Zhao Hanguo."
"There are a total of more than 3,400 disciples in our building, and 560 core disciples. Currently, there are 51 Jiang Zuo's informants, including 36 internal guards. These 51 people
They are all peripheral sects responsible for production and safety. They don’t know that we are actually a martial arts sect, and they are not involved in the core affairs of the building." Liu Qingfeng paused and then said, "Internal guards, what we are finding out now
Not many. The internal guards of Jiangzuo are divided into three divisions, the Town and Fu Division, the Punishment Division, and the Police Division. These three divisions were originally called Shenyi Guards, and they were all under the command of Xu Baxian, but later Zhao Hanguo was afraid that Xu Baxian's family would be left alone.
The government divided the Shenyi Guard into three divisions. Xu Baxian is now only in charge of the Town and Fu Division. The chief guard in charge of the Punishment Division is named Lu Daoyuan and Xu Baxian is not easy to deal with. The chief guard of the Police Department is said to be Cao Qingyi, but he is not currently in charge.
There is no verification. The Police Department is secretive and low-key, and there are not many things that can be investigated. The Third Department estimates that there are more than 3,000 people in total, and the staffing should be comparable. Moreover, each of these people should have studied "Hundred Refinements of Mysterious Light", among them
The master has also learned Bai Buchou's own "Hundred Refinements of Mysterious Light", and his strength should not be underestimated."
There are three thousand inner guards who have learned the "Hundred Refinements of Mysterious Light", including those who have learned Bai Buchou's own "Hundred Refinements of Mysterious Light". This power is enough to rival the original six major sects in the world.
"What about the affairs in the court?" Yan Zhuo asked.
Liu Qingfeng took a sip of tea, moistened his throat, and continued: "Although the Emperor Yan Xuanji of Jiangzuo is nominally the lord of Jiangzuo, he is actually controlled by Zhao Hanguo in every aspect. All the 30,000 people in the imperial city's forbidden army are Zhao Hanguo's people.
Most of the government offices in the palace were obedient to Zhao Hanguo's orders. The six ministers of the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Husbandry, and the Ministry of War were Zhao Hanguo's confidants.
, but due to the suppression of Zhao Hanguo, power has long been delegated to the hands of the Minister Zao. Zhongshu, the two provinces under the sect, are nominally directly affiliated agencies of Yan Xuanji, but they have been controlled by Zhao Hanguo and are in name only. There are a few in Yushitai who hold real power.
However, the royalists do not have military power in their hands, and they can only criticize the Zhao Party with words and writings, but they cannot hurt the roots of the Zhao Party. Dali Temple and Honglu Temple are just like decorations, and they house many royal children. Although there are many people, they are not
No real power poses a threat to Zhao Hanguo and his party."
Yan Zhuo listened to what Liu Qingfeng said and nodded. His thoughts were not much different from what he imagined. The Yan family in Jiangzuo had long been ignored by Zhao Hanguo. Maybe his father was the Yan family who fought back.
's swan song.
"Who are the ministers of the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Industry? Are they all old? Who are the royalists in the Yushitai? And are there any royal children in Dali Temple and Honglu Temple who can be reused?
"
"The Minister of the Ministry of Personnel is Mr. Zhang Xu. He is just over fifty and is in good health. He is not considered old. The Minister of the Ministry of Industry is Wang Chengen. He is nearly sixty years old. I have met him once. Although he cannot be said to be old, he has no energy all day long.
He was depressed and unhappy. Most of the royalists in the Yushitai were students of Wang Chengen. Wang Chengen once served as Jiangzuo's chief examiner and official minister, and he had some foundation in Jiangzuo's court. As for Dali Temple and Honglu Temple, the royal family's children had poems.
There are many people who are talented in writing and painting, but as for governing the country, marching and fighting, I'm afraid they are not very talented, but they may not have the opportunity to display them."
"These royal children in Dali Temple and Honglu Temple are a force that cannot be underestimated. If we can select some talents from them who want to help the royal family, it will be good for us both in terms of fame and fortune." Yan Zhuo said.
.
"Actually... I should say, Mingyue and I have thought about this, but we both feel that this plan is not feasible, because Yan Xuanji has tried it before. He wanted to rely on the royal family's children to form an imperial internal guard to replace part of the functions of the imperial army.
But as soon as the plan was implemented, a plague broke out among the royal children, and only the royal children were infected with the plague. Outsiders said that the Jiangzuo royal family was cursed. Since then, the royal children have been in trouble, and few pay attention to the government.
Already."
"The curse words are simply nonsense. It was clearly Zhao Hanguo who poisoned these royal children."
Yan Zhuo's eyes moved from Liu Qingfeng to the window. He looked at the sky outside the window and felt that a sense of desolation was pouring into his chest like crazy.
"Where is Zhao Hanguo? What kind of person is he?"
"The father of Zhao Hanguo was Zhao Kuo, the prime minister of King Langya of the Dazheng Dynasty, and King Yanxiao of Langya was the grandfather of Yan Xuanji. Later, when Wu barbarians invaded and the six kings were in civil strife, Zhao Kuo led King Langya south across the Yangtze River and relied on the northern and southern clans in Jiangzuo.
With the support of Zhao Kuo, who ascended to the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, Zhao Kuo also legitimately became the prime minister of Jiangzuo. He was also named Zhongyong Gong because of his contribution to the founding of the country. Zhao Hanguo was promoted to Zhongyong Hou because of his father's relationship. The Zhao family also has a strong foundation in Jiangzuo's political circles.
Therefore, whether he is a general in the army or a veteran minister in the court, he has a close relationship with Zhao Hanguo. He is affable and generous, and has many followers in the court."
Listening to what Liu Qingfeng said, Yan Zhuo nodded slightly. His chest was still depressed and his heart was still desolate. He couldn't rush this matter. If he wanted to bring down the big tree of Zhao Hanguo, he could only do it bit by bit.
Clean the soil from the roots of the tree, and cut off its rhizomes one by one, leaving only a bare trunk. At that time, the big tree Zhao Hanguo can be uprooted in one fell swoop.
"We can't rush this matter, we can only take it slowly. Doesn't Zhao Hanguo hold the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of War?"
Yan Zhuo said this and pulled Mu Yunfeng and Liu Qingfeng to his side, whispering instructions in their ears.
"I am going to quell the Japanese first this time. I will leave this matter in the capital to you. This matter must be done quietly without making any noise."
Mu Yunfeng and Liu Qingfeng both nodded, their expressions of excitement beyond words.
"Oh, by the way." Liu Qingfeng said again, "We have also collected some information about the Japanese pirates in Zhenhai."
"Tell me quickly."
"The three islands of Fuso have just been unified. In order to gather the strength of the various tribes, enhance his own reputation, and weaken the power of the powerful clans under him, the leader of the Oda clan, Oda Taichan, sent troops to suppress the sea. This Oda Taichan is known as
Fuso God of War, of the 30,000 vanguard Japanese pirates sent to Zhenhai this time, 20,000 are his elite. According to intelligence, there are still 60,000 of them still at sea, and they will be able to reach Zhenhai in half a month at the latest."
Thirty thousand plus sixty thousand, Fuso dispatched 90,000 troops this time, is it to use the power of the whole country to invade Kyushu?
Liu Qingfeng continued: "These Japanese bandits all practice the Fuso Technique. This Fuso Technique is very weird and very different from our Kyushu martial arts. Moreover, their knives are fast and sharp, and they are also different from our swords. The eldest brother is going to Zhenhai
Pingwo, you still have to make preparations in advance."
