For these Jianghu forces, Zhou and Song felt helpless. The imperial edict was just a piece of waste paper to them. They could accept it if they wanted to, or if they didn't want to accept it, the imperial court's binding force on them was too weak.
Bai Yi, who was sitting aside, also looked closely at Luo Tianhe. If Luo Tianhe accepted the imperial edict, then the Ningshui County government would have a powerful ally to fight against the Sanhe Gang.
"Master Zhou, it is said that the title of this imperial court can have a certain number of personal soldiers, is this true?"
Just when Luo Tianhe was about to refuse, Luo Chen suddenly stood up and asked.
As soon as Luo Chen opened his mouth, several people in the room immediately turned their heads to look at him.
Zhou Song, who was holding the imperial edict, suddenly heard Luo Chen's question. He was a little confused, but he still replied:
"Yes, the court has regulations. Different titles can have different numbers of soldiers. This marquis can have two hundred soldiers, but he has to recruit these soldiers himself, and he has to pay for weapons and equipment and other expenses himself."
"So, if my father accepts this imperial edict and becomes the Ningshui Marquis of the imperial court, he can form a bodyguard of two hundred soldiers?" Luo Chen confirmed again.
"Yes! That's right."
Zhou Song nodded, but murmured in his heart. He didn't know what Young Master Luo meant when he suddenly asked. Is it possible that Ziwu Villa has more than hundreds of disciples and still lacks guards?
Zhou Song, who was confused, turned to look at Bai Yi again. Bai Yi secretly shook his head at him, saying that he didn't understand either.
"In this case, father, let's not let down the court's good intentions."
Luo Chen said, giving Luo Tianhe a hidden look.
Luo Tianhe didn't understand what his youngest son was doing, but out of trust in Luo Chen, he still accepted the imperial edict:
"Luo thanked the imperial court for its love and thanked His Majesty for the gift."
"Haha! Congratulations to Marquis Ningshui. From now on, you and I will both be members of the imperial court. We need to stay closer and closer to each other!"
Zhou Song smiled at Luo Tianhe, but his eyes drifted to Luo Chen. He took a deep look at Luo Chen. He never expected that this young man could become Luo Tianhe's master. It seems that he will need to pay more attention to him in the future.
Seeing Luo Tianhe accept the imperial edict, Bai Yi secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. At the same time, he squinted his eyes and looked at Luo Chen, as if he wanted to see something from this young man.
Luo Chen didn't care about the looks between the two of them. After saying that to Luo Tianhe, he sat back on the chair, lowered his eyebrows and lowered his eyes, saying nothing.
After Zhou Song and Luo Tianhe exchanged some polite words, Zhou Song said like a normal person:
"Ouyang Bing of the Sanhe Gang broke through to the level of a second-rate warrior some time ago, and Li Yandong is about to break through as well. I wonder if Marquis Ningshui has heard about it?"
When Luo Tianhe and the other three heard this, they instantly understood the profound meaning of the imperial court's title of Marquis of Ningshui. It turned out that the government believed that the Sanhe Gang had become the strongest force in Ningshui County again, felt the pressure, and wanted to enlist Ziwu Villa to fight against it.
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Luo Chen felt a little funny. If Zhou Song knew the strength of Ziwu Villa, he didn't know what his expression would be.
Immediately, Luo Chen suddenly felt a chill on his back. The imperial spies were really pervasive. They could detect such secretive things as the Sanhe Gang. They even knew that they were about to break through. Before this incident, Luo Chen had no information at all.
Didn't hear it.
Thinking of this, Luo Chen was a little lucky. Fortunately, Ziwu Villa has always kept a low profile, and all the senior officials used the Qi Hiding Technique to hide their true cultivation level, so they did not receive much attention.
The disciples and servants recruited are also of clean backgrounds and have traceable backgrounds, which makes it less easy for other forces to insert undercover agents.
"It seems that Yunmo needs to step up the establishment of the intelligence hall." Luo Chen thought to himself.
"Oh? There is another second-rate warrior in the Sanhe Gang? I have never heard of this. How did Mr. Zhou know about it?" Luo Tianhe asked with a frown.
Zhou Song smiled, looked at Luo Tianhe with a deep look, and did not answer Luo Tianhe's question, but said: "Ning Shuihou was in charge of the Sanhe Gang many years ago and had a conflict with Qin Yihan and Ouyang Bing. They decided
Hold a grudge.
Now that Ouyang Bing has broken through, the Sanhe Gang has kept it secret. This county speculates that the Sanhe Gang wants to wait for Li Yandong to break through before suddenly breaking out to avenge the past."
"Is that so? Three second-rate warriors?"
Luo Tianhe smiled meaningfully, bowed his hands to Zhou Song and said, "Thank you, Mr. Zhou, for informing me. Luo is very grateful."
"Haha! It should be. After all, we are both members of the imperial court in our hearts!"
Zhou Song smiled on his face, but secretly wondered in his heart why Luo Tianhe didn't look worried at all after hearing the news.
Looking at Li Tian and Luo Chen sitting aside, Zhou Song found that these two people also looked indifferent. Now Zhou Song was even more confused. Seeing Bai Yi frowning and thinking, Zhou Song knew that he had also noticed something was wrong.
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Therefore, Zhou Song asked tentatively: "Marquis Ningshui, the Sanhe Gang is so strong, is there any countermeasure?"
"Haha! No, only the soldiers will come to block it, and the water will come to cover it up." Luo Tianhe shook his head and said.
Seeing this, Zhou Song knew that he could ask no more questions, so he directly stated the true purpose of his trip:
"In this case, Marquis Ningshui, now that you and I are members of the imperial court, will we assist each other and advance and retreat together on the matter of the Sanhe Gang?"
"Of course! It should be so!"
Luo Tianhe nodded. When it comes to the Sanhe Gang, it doesn't matter whether they are united with the government or not. As the Sanhe Gang becomes stronger, the first one they have to deal with will definitely be Ziwu Villa.
Although Ziwu Villa is not afraid of the Sanhe Gang at all now, Luo Tianhe is still happy to see the results if the government is willing to get involved and share some of the pressure.
Seeing that Luo Tianhe agreed, Zhou Song smiled, and Bai Yi secretly felt relieved. Now that the two families have formed an alliance, there are two second-rate warriors, and with the Black Eagle Gang on the side, there is no need to go too far when facing the Sanhe Gang.
Worried.
After talking for a while, Zhou Song and Bai Yi stood up and left.
After the two left, Luo Tianhe looked at Luo Chen in confusion: "Chen'er, what's wrong with you? Why did you accept this imperial edict?"
Li Tian also looked at Luo Chen doubtfully.
Luo Chen smiled slightly: "Dad! Aren't we training the Purple Mist Guards? With this title, we can legitimately train the Purple Mist Guards and let the Purple Mist Guards wear armor."
"But in this way, with the constraints of the imperial court, we are constrained in doing things. Moreover, if the imperial court comes to us for something, should we do it or not?" Li Tian frowned.
"snort!"
Luo Chen said coldly: "If it's in our interests, we'll do it. If it's not in our interests, we'll just ignore it. The imperial court has given titles to famous martial arts sects. Don't all those sects do this?"