Chapter 1,427 Waving the flag, ninth-grade swordsman, the storm is surging
Chapter 1429 Waving the flag, ninth grade swordsman, the storm is rising
"Tonight, I will bloodbath Kyoto!"
Sun Yi, who was immersed in the sadness of Lao Dou's death, heard Zhou Chen's words, and his blood suddenly surged into his heart, and he knelt down on one knee in front of Zhou Chen.
"Subordinate, I swear to follow the young master to the death."
"Go ahead, it's time to let the Thirty-Six Constellations come out."
"yes."
Sun Yi took the order and first asked someone to come to the room to clean up Lao Dou's remains, and then left to prepare.
After Zhou Chen left, he went to the ancestral hall in the mansion.
An Yuanbo's ancestors were not big shots. He only started to make a fortune in Zhou Chen's grandfather's generation. When his father, the old uncle, received the title of earl, he became a noble general in Kyoto.
The Zhou family's ancestral hall started from Grandpa Zhou Chen's father, his great-grandfather.
Arriving at the ancestral hall, Zhou Chen first paid homage, then went under the old uncle's tomb and took out a box.
This was an important item left by the old uncle in his memory before he died. He said that if he encountered any trouble that was difficult to solve in the future, he would open it and it might be of some help.
Zhou Chen knew what was inside. In fact, even if no one else was needed, he could solve this matter by himself.
But he is not prepared to do that. He wants to establish prestige for Uncle Anyuan's Mansion in Kyoto!
Opening the box, there was a dilapidated and dark battle flag inside. This was the flag that the old man used when he led the troops in battle. It was incomplete. Only the word "zhou" could be roughly seen on it, and there were dark blood stains on it.
"Tongquan."
"Master."
"Put this tooth flag in front of the mansion so that everyone passing by can see it."
"Yes, Master."
Tong Quan said nothing, respectfully took the flag from Zhou Chen's hand, and followed Zhou Chen's instructions.
Inspection Institute.
After Zhou Chen left, Chen Pingping asked Wang Qinian to find all the intelligence analysis of Uncle Anyuan's Mansion in the past three years.
The content is very sparse, and there was almost no effective information in the first two years. Until Zhou Chen quietly left Kyoto a year ago, and then a few months ago, the Northern Qi spies collected information on 'Zhou Chen', which is also considered the most useful.
Information.
But when he saw something from the past few days, his expression suddenly changed.
"Go and get me the files on a murder case seven days ago. The deceased was a woman named Dou."
The efficiency of the inspection institute was extremely fast. What Chen Pingping needed was quickly delivered to him. After reading it, he was silent for a long time.
He told the shadow behind him: "You go to Uncle Anyuan's Mansion. You don't need to go in. Just stay outside and see if anything happens in Uncle Anyuan's Mansion."
Shadow looked surprised: "Is the murder case you're looking at related to Grandmaster Xiao Zhou?"
Chen Pingping said in a deep voice: "It is related, but how big the relationship is depends on his character. If..."
He didn't say any more, but he already felt uneasy in his heart.
Seeing how serious Chen Pingping was, Shadow didn't ask any more questions and quickly carried out the order.
After about a quarter of an hour, the shadow came back.
"The front door of Uncle Anyuan's Mansion is wide open, but what's strange is that there is a damaged Zhou flag standing in front of their door. It seems to be the tooth flag used on the battlefield."
"Is there a tooth flag in front of the door?"
Chen Pingping looked confused and didn't understand what the operation was.
"Have someone call Zhuge from the first place."
Zhu Ge is sponsored by the First Division of the Inspection and Inspection Institute, which is responsible for supervising all officials in Kyoto. It is the most formidable institution in Kyoto.
After Zhuge arrived, he saluted respectfully: "Dean, are you looking for me?"
Chen Pingping did not say any nonsense and directly ordered: "There are people around Uncle Anyuan's Mansion keeping an eye on them. Remember, don't get close, don't ask too many questions, just keep an eye on it. If there is any sign of trouble, come to me immediately."
Report."
"Uncle Anyuan's Mansion?"
Zhuge looked puzzled at first, but suddenly remembered something, and his expression suddenly became solemn.
"Dean, is the new Grand Master really the young master of Uncle Anyuan's Mansion?"
Chen Pingping said: "Go and do as I say. Remember, don't meddle in other people's business. If you really anger the Grand Master, I won't be able to protect you."
After receiving a positive answer from Chen Pingping, Zhuge suddenly became serious.
"Dean, I understand, let's make arrangements now."
After Zhu Ge left, Chen Pingping looked at the murder case file in her hand and whispered with cold eyes.
"I have a feeling that there may be heavy rain in Kyoto tonight."
Anyuan Bo's Mansion, in the front yard.
Zhou Chen was sitting in the courtyard. At this moment, all the servants and maids around him had been dispersed. Apart from Zhou Chen, only Tong Quan was standing beside him.
At this time, there were more than a dozen mysterious people dressed in black and wearing different masks standing in the courtyard. They were the Thirty-Six Constellations who were secretly trained by Zhou Chen. They stood in the courtyard, silent and motionless, as if
statue.
In addition to those standing in the courtyard, there were also some Xingxiu who followed Sun Yi to do errands.
Zhou Chen had no expression on his face and was waiting quietly, not only for Sun Yi to come back, but also for the 'old man'.
At this time, more than an hour had passed since he hung the tooth flag at the door.
In a place like Kyoto, news can spread very quickly as long as you are willing.
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Da Liu is a clerk at a horse and carriage shop in Dongcheng, Kyoto. He is responsible for loading and unloading goods. Although he is over forty, he is strong and has great strength. Compared with those in their twenties and thirties, they are in their prime when doing work.
All men must be efficient.
He has no education and cannot read well, but he managed to settle down in Kyoto with just a little effort. Although he only settled down in Beicheng, he is already much better off than most people.
At this time, a batch of goods had just been unloaded. When it was time to eat, a group of people gathered together. Although it was just simple porridge and cakes, they still ate very deliciously.
"Brother Liu, you are stronger, and you will definitely earn the most this month."
A familiar friend teased Da Liu, and Da Liu smiled naively: "I only have this much strength left, and I am not as young as you. You have better opportunities. This is what I will do in my life."
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Everyone gathered together to eat and drink, and suddenly one person spoke louder than the others.
"I just heard something strange from the shopkeeper. It's the Earl of Anyuan's Mansion over in the West City. Under the blue sky and white sun, there was actually a bloodstained and damaged tooth flag erected in front of the gate. It looked weird."
"Sir Pi, you want to die. You dare to talk about the Earl's Mansion. If you want to die, don't hurt us."
Uncle Anyuan's Mansion may be a little down and out in Kyoto where there are many powerful people, but no matter how downcast he is, he is still an aristocrat, so how can ordinary people like them talk about it behind their backs.
Da Liu ignored everything else and only heard the Earl of Anyuan's Mansion and the tooth flag standing in front of the door. He suddenly put down his bowls and chopsticks and rushed to Pi Sizi.
"Pi Sizi, you just said that there is a tooth flag standing in front of the gate of Earl Anyuan's Mansion?"
Pi Sizi was startled by Da Liu's eager look, and immediately nodded: "Yes, but I didn't see it, I secretly heard the shopkeeper say it."
Da Liu suddenly stood up, threw away the gloves in his hand, and walked straight out.
"Brother Liu, where are you going? I still have work to do in the afternoon."
"Quit, go home."
Liu returned home as quickly as possible. His wife was cooking for her son and daughter. She was very surprised to see her husband come back suddenly.
"Why are you back at this time?"
Da Liu looked at his wife and said softly: "Cui Niang, I..."
Cuiniang had been with Da Liu for more than ten years and knew her husband best. She knew something was wrong as soon as she saw his expression.
"Did something happen?"
Da Liu said in a deep voice: "I just heard that a flag of teeth was erected at the gate of Earl Anyuan's Mansion. Although more than ten years have passed, I have to repay the general's great kindness."
When Cuiniang heard this, she immediately understood the reason. She and Da Liu were once refugees. It was An Yuanbo who rescued them and allowed Da Liu to join the army. He followed An Yuanbo to fight on the battlefield. Later, after he retired from the army,
He even helped them settle down in Kyoto.
Although more than ten years have passed, they still remember this kindness.
"I see."
She walked into the house and took out the knife wrapped in cloth hidden under the bed, followed by her son and daughter.
Da Liu took the knife and looked at Cui Niang and his children with reluctance. The son was only twelve years old, and the daughter was only eight years old. He couldn't bear to part with it, but he had to do some things.
"Cuiniang, if, if I can't come back, you will take the children with you..."
Cui Niang interrupted him decisively.
"We'll go with you."
"Cui Niang?"
Cui Niang took her children and said very seriously: "The general has been kind to you and me. We can survive all because of the general. Although the general is gone now, we must repay the kindness. We will go with you.
We are a family, and if you cannot come back, our whole family will be with you."
Da Liu's eyes were red with emotion: "But the children are still young."
Cuiniang said: "They are young, but if you are no longer here, it will be even harder for us to live. The family has to be together. Our life was worse than death at the beginning, so how can we be afraid of death now."
Da Liu hugged Cui Niang.
"Okay, let's go together as a family."
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"Go back quickly. The young master has set up the tooth flag. He must have encountered difficulties. It's time for us to repay the general."
In Nancheng, four men of different ages rushed home eagerly. They were all soldiers of Uncle An Yuan. After they retired, they worked together in Nancheng to make a living.
Suddenly they learned that a tooth flag had been erected in front of Uncle Anyuan's Mansion. They remembered the agreement they had made with the general that setting up the flag represented a summons, so they immediately went home and prepared to go to Uncle Anyuan's Mansion.
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Zhang Ju returned home, changed his clothes, and told his wife.
"My name was given by the general, and it was the general who saved me that I am alive. Now it's time to repay. Even if I risk my life, I must go."
He didn't notice his wife's expression. When he was about to leave, his wife stopped him.
"Master, drink this glass of wine before leaving."
Zhang Ju felt guilty for his wife, so he took the wine, drank it down, and then said: "When I come back, I..."
Before he finished speaking, he felt his eyes go dark, and before he fell down, his eyes were full of shock.
Zhang Ju's wife looked at her husband who fell to the ground, called her son to lift him to the bed, tied him up with a strong rope, and cried silently.
"I'm sorry, I can't let you go. After you wake up, you can scold me and hit me no matter how much you want, but this family cannot live without you."
At the end of the road, the three people just now have been waiting for a long time.
"Why is Lao Zhang so slow? Do you want me to call him?"
One of them got impatient and was about to call someone, but was held back by another person.
"Forget it, let's go."
"why……."
The sound stopped suddenly, and the last three of them had sad expressions on their faces. They didn't speak anymore, but their steps became firmer.
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In an underground casino, in a corner of the casino, there lay a man who was dirty and smelly. He was huddled in the corner.
This person is considered a celebrity in the casino. He comes to the casino every few months, and loses everything every time. He also borrows money from the casino, and when he has no money to pay back, he is beaten up.
That is to say, he can bring some money to the casino every few months, otherwise he would have been beaten to death several times.
No one knows where he comes from or what his name is. They only know that he seemed to have been a soldier before, and everyone calls him a bad gambler.
People in the casino have long been accustomed to him, and even if they pass by him, they don't bother to take a look.
The bad gambler adjusts his position so that he can curl up and sleep more comfortably.
Not far away, several gamblers were chatting happily, and one of them casually mentioned something that had slowly spread, about the flag being set up at the gate of Uncle Anyuan's Mansion.
When the rotten gambler in the corner suddenly heard these words, a different expression suddenly appeared on his face covered with dirt, and then he suddenly sat up from the ground.
"Finally, the day has come. After I have repaid my kindness, I can die with peace of mind..."
He stood up slowly, looked at the casino where he was, and said calmly: "It's been so many years, it's time to collect the debt."
After a dozen breaths, a riot suddenly broke out in the casino. Countless gamblers rushed to escape, and the entire casino soon became a mess.
After a while, a slovenly man slowly walked out of the casino, holding a package in his hand.
"Before you go to see the young master, you still need to change into clean clothes."
After he left, the casino building collapsed, sending up dust all over the sky.
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In Uncle Anyuan's Mansion, as time passed bit by bit, Zhou Chen watched figures one after another walk into the mansion.
Everyone who came in seemed to feel the unusual atmosphere. No one made any noise. After saluting Zhou Chen, they stood together very consciously.
Zhou Chen noticed all the people who came in. No one was under thirty years old. It seemed that they were all former veterans.
However, the cultivation levels of these people varied greatly. Some were only a little better than ordinary soldiers, but there were also some powerful masters. What surprised Zhou Chen the most was that there was actually a ninth-grade swordsman.
This ninth-grade swordsman really surprised him. His cheap father once had such a powerful subordinate?
But he was only slightly surprised. The current ninth-grade swordsman was nothing to him. However, the fact that the other party was a ninth-grade swordsman and he could be summoned by him showed that this person must be a person who values love and righteousness.
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In addition, what surprised Zhou Chen the most was that these people actually brought their families with them, including their wives and children.
At the beginning of Youshi.
Ten coffins were placed in the courtyard. Ten coffins, ten corpses, and ten lives.
At this time, everyone who came to Uncle Anyuan's Mansion already knew what happened and why Zhou Chen asked them to come. They all looked sad and heavy.
Lao Dou's family represents the lives of the vast majority of people. Today it is Lao Dou's family who is suffering, but it may be them in the future.
Uncle Anyuan's Mansion has been silent for many years. Since the weak young master is not afraid and wants to avenge Lao Dou's family, what do they have to fear?
Inspection Institute!
Zhu Ge was nervously reporting to Chen Pingping.
"Dean, at least dozens of people have entered Uncle Anyuan's Mansion. Following your order, our people did not dare to approach Uncle Anyuan's Mansion. We don't know what happened inside, but one thing is certain.
The guy from Yuanbo Mansion might be making trouble."
If an ordinary earl wants to cause trouble, he won't be nervous. They are the Inspection Institute, so what about the earl?
But the problem is that the young master of Uncle Anyuan's Mansion who has not yet ascended to the title of nobility is the fifth grand master in the world, a weak-ranked grand master who has fought against Ku He and Si Gu Jian successively without losing.
The title of Grand Master is more impressive than those of the princes. No matter how powerful the inspection agency is, it cannot easily offend the Grand Master.
Chen Pingping also had a heavy expression. He had just met Zhou Chen today and had a very good impression of Zhou Chen. He was a young man full of vigor. He was completely different from the other great masters. He was a bit like a banished person wandering in the world.
Fairy.
But it is obvious that this young man is angry. When the Grand Master is angry, Kyoto will definitely be unjust.
"Zug, you are only responsible for keeping an eye on me, don't worry about anything else."
"But our inspection agency..."
"Zuge, this is not a consultation with you, it's an order."
Chen Pingping suddenly stared at Zhuge with cold eyes, and her voice was filled with dissatisfaction, which made Zhuge tremble slightly.
"Yes, Dean, my subordinates will take orders."
After Zhu Ge left, Chen Pingping asked someone to call Wang Qinian.
"Dean, are you looking for me?"
Wang Qinian licked his face. In fact, he was not willing to meet Chen Pingping more. The pressure was too much.
"Wang Qinian, I heard that you cheated Mr. Zhou Chen of five taels of silver today, right?"
As soon as these words came out, Wang Qinian screamed miserably: "Dean, you are wronged. How dare Wang cheat Mr. Zhou Chen's money? I earned it. I..."
Chen Pingping ignored his sophistry and continued: "Our inspection institute has strict rules. If you cheat your money, you have to pay it back twice as much."
"Ah? Double payment?"
Chen Pingping handed the thing in her hand to him: "I missed you unintentionally. This is the compensation the hospital will give you. Go and return it to others."
"ah?"
Wang Qinian looked confused and looked at the envelope in his hand. He was so smart that he immediately understood what Chen Pingping meant.
"What the dean said is that Wang will pay the debt immediately."
Wang Qinian walked very fast and arrived at Uncle Anyuan's Mansion in a short time. However, he knew that there were many people watching around Uncle Anyuan's Mansion, so when he was hesitant about how to sneak in, Zhou Chen's voice suddenly came to his ears.
sound.
"come in."
Wang Qinian suddenly became energetic, and then quietly entered Uncle Anyuan's Mansion.
"Zhou, Mr. Zhou, I defrauded you of your money today. This is the compensation the dean asked me to send."
After Zhou Chen accepted it, Wang Qinian quickly left with relief.
Opening the envelope, he looked at the contents with a cold light in his eyes.
"Sun Yi."
"Take the Star Guards and arrest all the people on this list. At the beginning of Haishi, they will all be taken outside the Palace of the Minister of Punishment. If there is resistance, they will be killed!"
"Yes, Master."
Sun Yi looked excited. He had already learned that his young master had become the fifth grandmaster, so he had sufficient confidence. No matter what Zhou Chen asked him to do, he would not hesitate at all.
He left with the Eighteen Constellations.
Zhou Chen looked at the darkening sky with deep eyes.
"Is it a coincidence?"
"It doesn't matter. After all, I still haven't experienced the fear of being dominated by a great master. In that case, you can see it tonight."
Imperial Palace, Ouchi!
Emperor Qing was sharpening the arrow in his hand, but his eyes were lifeless, and there was silence in the palace.
"His Majesty!"
Eunuch Hou walked into the hall cautiously.
"explain."
"Your Majesty, according to reports, dozens of people have entered Uncle Anyuan's Mansion. Just now, a dozen masked men in black left Uncle Anyuan's Mansion. Judging from the direction of their movements, they seemed to be going there.
Arrests."
Emperor Qing paused for a moment, then chuckled and said: "It seems that our Grand Master Xiao Zhou can't wait even a day. Will he start a killing spree on the first day he returns to Kyoto? Such a big movement
, it seems that he not only wants to kill people, but also wants to establish his authority. Sure enough, he has become a grand master, and the awe in his heart is gone."
Eunuch Hou fell to his knees in fright, his whole body trembling, his head touching the ground, and he did not dare to make a sound.
"But after all, you are a grand master, so you must have some privileges. Come on, let him have a good time, and let me see how far you can go."
Pick up the bow next to you, draw the bow and nock an arrow, aim at the armor in front of you, and shoot out an arrow suddenly.
"boom!"
Naturally, the movements of Uncle Anyuan's Mansion cannot be hidden from anyone. All the forces in Kyoto have unanimously set their sights on Uncle Anyuan's Mansion, but the views of all the forces are different.
For a time, all forces were collecting information about Earl Anyuan's Mansion as quickly as possible, hoping to grasp the situation as soon as possible.
The time has come, Youshizheng!
There is a banquet tonight, try not to drink too much, I will update when I come back!!!