Gengzi understood what Qin Xiao meant and said: "The sea of suffering that your highness saw on Penglai Island was actually not the first generation of sea of suffering. We first followed Li Chengqing to secretly develop our power, thinking that we would have the power to raise troops. But at that time, we were definitely unable to use various forces.
The state soldiers and horses. After Xiahou usurped the throne, he purged a large number of opposition forces. He also brutally killed the feudal officials promoted by the late emperor, and all the generals in many important towns were replaced by Xiahou's party members."
Qin Xiao nodded and said: "Li Chengqing was careful. He would never dare to reveal that he was still alive at that time. If he took the initiative to contact the state officials, he might end up sending someone to his door. Many people would want to exchange his head for a bigger one.
Prosperity and wealth.”
"This is exactly the case, so after Li Chengqing and Jiang Ke discussed it, they thought of developing the Queen Mother Society among the people." Gengzi said: "Throughout the dynasties, people have been beguiled by the talk of ghosts and gods, and the most effective way to win over ignorant believers is to bring the Queen Mother into the world.
It is said that by developing believers, those believers can sacrifice their property and lives for him."
Qin Xiao sneered: "So he hid in Qingzhou back then?"
Gengzi nodded and said: "Xiahou usurped the throne, and three states and seven counties revolted, and Qingzhou was the main force. Although they were ultimately defeated, there were many remnants of the Qingzhou Army in Qingzhou, and they were forces that could be won over. In addition, when Xiahou sent troops to attack Qingzhou,
Many officers and soldiers did evil in Qingzhou, taking the opportunity to plunder people's property, torture the people, and make the people angry and resentful. The people of Qingzhou hated Xiahou deeply. Moreover, many Qingzhou soldiers died at the hands of the officers and soldiers. Most of them were descendants of Qingzhou, which made them even more incompatible with Xiahou.
They formed a deadly feud. After the war, Li Chengqing knew that Qingzhou could definitely be exploited.
He took us to Qingzhou and began to secretly develop in Qingzhou."
"So Li Chengqing is Haotian?"
"Yes." Gengzi said: "He calls himself General Haotian, while Jiang He is General Kuhai!"
Qin Xiao thought to himself that the fact was as he judged, Mr. Da and General Haotian were the same person, both Li Chengqing.
But Gengzi said before that he didn't know whether Mr. Da and Haotian were the same person, which was inconsistent.
Gengzi was so shrewd that he saw Qin Xiao's doubts and said, "I just said that I don't know whether Haotian and Mr. Da are the same person. I am definitely not trying to deceive Your Highness. Your Highness will be able to understand after I give you details."
Qin Xiao knew that there must be something fishy in this, so he was not in a hurry. He nodded slightly and asked: "Besides Haotian and Kuhai, among the three great generals of the Queen Mother Association, there is also Netherworld. Who is that?"
"Your Highness does not know. When the late emperor was still alive, in order to be wary of Li Chengqing, although he did not let him take power, he did not make things difficult for him." Gengzi said: "As long as Li Chengqing does not participate in court affairs, the late emperor will turn a blind eye to everything else.
Turning a blind eye. Li Chengqing was not a peaceful person. He could not gain power, so he focused on making money. He controlled many businesses behind the scenes, one of which was water transportation. At that time,
Many Jianghu sects, including the Yellow River Gang and the Jiushui Gang, are involved in it, and their annual profits are astronomical."
Qin Xiao had suspected from the beginning that if Mr. Da wanted to develop his power, he would definitely need wealth to support him. How could ordinary people obtain such huge wealth?
At this time, Gengzi said a few words and he already understood.
"Li Chengqing made a lot of money
Naturally, I will not come forward to make money." Gengzi said: "Although this man acts viciously, he is very good at making friends with others. In those years, he not only controlled many businesses, but also made friends with many people, some of whom
He was even more loyal to him. When he saw the huge benefits of water transportation, he got involved and specially arranged for a person to control the water transportation business for him. That person was later General Netherworld. The slaves still don't know where Netherworld came from.
But knowing that Li Chengqing was very kind to him, he also became Li Chengqing's die-hard loyalist. Li Chengqing faked his death and escaped. Very few people knew about it back then. Among us embroidered clothes messengers, only Jiang He knew about it. But You Ming knew it from the beginning.
Li Chengqing faked his death to escape, and the huge wealth that Li Chengqing accumulated has always been hidden in secret, and the one who helped him deal with it all was Netherworld."
Qin Xiao frowned and said, "It seems that Li Chengqing also had some confidants back then." He knew that without those confidants, Li Chengqing's subsequent development would not have been as fast.
"Although Li Chengqing did not dare to make friends with officials in the court, he secretly had a group of gangsters in the world." Gengzi said: "Youming is loyal to him, and his ability is indeed great. Over the years, Li Chengqing's finances have been made by
There were almost no mistakes in the management of You Ming. Moreover, You Ming had a wide range of contacts in the world and recruited many people for Li Chengqing, who later became the core members of Li Chengqing's strength."
Qin Xiaowei nodded and said: "So Li Chengqing started to be active in Qingzhou very early, accumulating strength and preparing to raise troops."
"Although Li Chengqing has won over many people and asked the remaining Qingzhou troops to serve him, the Queen Mother
The development speed of the society is very slow." Gengzi said: "He is worried that if the development is too fast, it will attract the attention of the government and even attract the suspicion of Kyoto, so he can only act secretly. Jiang He told his slaves that the development of mathematics in Qingzhou
Years ago, his strength was still very weak, and Li Chengqing was extremely anxious. He even sat motionless for five or six days in a row, and almost died. Until one day, Li Chengqing suddenly passed out, and everyone around him was panicking, and it was hard to wait for him to wake up.
, he seems to have changed into a different person!”
Qin Xiao couldn't help but look at Shen Wuchou beside him, both of them confused.
"He actually forgot that he was Haotian and knew nothing about the Queen Mother Association." When Gengzi said this, a look of doubt appeared on his brows. He thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "This is not accurate.
It should be said that he seems to have lost his memory for many years. Although he knew that he was Li Chengqing, the last thing he remembered was that he fled from the capital."
Qin Xiao was startled, a little confused, and asked: "What do you mean?"
"Your Highness, he had secretly left the capital half a month before the Qing Palace was massacred." Gengzi said, "It was You Ming who personally arranged for him to leave the capital at that time. He left quietly and extremely secretly. It is said that he left the capital.
After that, not only because of fear, but also because he was worried about his family, he fell seriously ill. At that time, he was only taken care of by You Ming. He was ill for five or six days and almost died. When he woke up from the coma in Qingzhou, his memory
I actually went back to after I escaped from the serious illness in Kyoto."
Shen Wuchou opened his eyes wide and wondered: "Is there such a weird thing?"
"You mean, he is in Qing
After Zhou woke up from coma, he forgot everything that happened in the years after leaving Beijing?" Qin Xiao was also very surprised, and felt that this matter was really weird.
Gengzi nodded and said: "At that time, You Ming and Jiang He only thought that he was under too much pressure and would recover in a few days. But after half a month of rest, he still couldn't remember what happened. You Ming was his early Even though he had lost his memories of those few years, he still knew and trusted You Ming, but he couldn't remember Jiang He and didn't trust Jiang He." He sighed: "Actually, it's not just Jiang He, he also trusted him in those years. He can’t remember any of the subordinates he recruited.”
Qin Xiao had already understood and said: "Before he lost his memory, he developed the Queen Mother Society and was General Haotian of the Queen Mother Society. After he lost his memory, he became Mr. Da?"
"Going back to Your Highness, You Ming saw that he still couldn't remember what happened before, so he could only tell him about his experiences in those years." Gengzi said: "But Li Chengqing didn't believe it. He said that he relied on the so-called Queen Mother to come to the world to recruit people. A group of ignorant believers, and then using a group of ignorant believers to revive Li Tang is simply a fool's dream. This was obviously a plan established by Li Chengqing before, but after he lost his memory, he dismissed it. He became distrustful of the common people and was filled with distrust in his bones. It is contempt and disgust for ordinary people. He said that if you really want to achieve great things, you must rely on aristocratic families and generals who are loyal to the Li family. Only in this way can it be possible to annihilate the Xiahou family."
When Shen Wuchou heard this, he laughed strangely and said, "So there are two voices in his body. One wants to develop the Queen Mother Association and use the power of the people to raise troops, and the other doesn't believe it at all.
He was a follower of the Queen Mother and wanted to win over the rich and powerful families, so he started fighting with himself." He looked at Qin Xiao and said, "It seems that this person went crazy more than ten years ago."
Qin Xiao said nothing, but at this moment he was already thinking of Luo Yue.
Luo Yue is a twin, one is the weak and gentle Luo Yue, and the other is the ruthless and vengeful Haotian.
Unexpectedly, Li Chengqing would be in the same situation.
As expected, they are indeed biological father and daughter.
At this time, he finally understood why Gengzi said it was impossible to determine whether Mr. Da and Haotian were the same person.
In fact, Haotian and Mr. Da are in the same body, and of course they belong to the same person.
But there are two thoughts in one body, and the thoughts are obviously different. This cannot be said to be exactly the same person.
"Li Chengqing has become Mr. Big and wants to win over aristocratic families. It's not easy." Gengzi said: "He firmly believes that ordinary people are like ants and cannot change the general trend. The only ones who can change the overall situation of the world are those who He is a talented person with outstanding abilities. But he cannot reveal his identity to win over the wealthy families. That would be too risky. Once his identity is exposed, Xiahou will send people from the Purple Clothes Prison and even Wei Wuya to hunt him down, and he will definitely die."
"So he came up with the idea of setting up an underground pawn shop?" Qin Xiao said.
Gengzi said: "Your Highness, Li Chengqing is indeed smart. He came up with this idea because he thought that he could exchange a lot of information with this method and at the same time be able to grasp the handles of many people. People who can go to pawn shops to trade are not ordinary people.
They must not be just ordinary people. If they have something in their hands, they can take advantage of it when the time comes. And in
By setting up pawnshops everywhere, you can use various relationships to gain information about officials in various places, and even dig deep into the private secrets of officials and wealthy families in various places. These will become handles. As long as you have the handle on those official families, you can bribe or even
Threat to exploit.”
"Haotian insists on developing the Queen Mother Association and continues to mobilize civilian forces." Qin Xiao fully understood at this time and sneered: "Mr. Da wants to use the pawnshop to obtain various intelligence and achieve the purpose of collecting evidence to bribe the official family of the slope. This is still
It’s really a completely different method, thanks to Li Chengqing’s ability.” His eyes were like daggers, and he asked: “So, is the person in Xuzhou now Mr. Da, or Qingzhou Haotian?”