Chapter two hundred and twenty eight mutual testing
There is no such thing as a good feast.
This is Leng Tingtao's own positioning for this banquet. The reason why he gathered all the key elites under his command here is to test the attitude of his subordinates towards Leng Tingfeng's attack. On the other hand, he also wanted to
He used his subordinates' mouths to make this matter bigger and spread it.
Regarding his younger brother Leng Tingfeng, he didn't know who was behind the scenes, and he didn't have a complete intelligence network to investigate. Therefore, he could only adopt a radical strategy, that is, no matter who was behind the scenes,
, he only needs to "pretend that I am the victim and you can handle it" to the leader Su Liqing. The leader Su Liqing will not do anything to him. In order to appease himself, he will definitely help him investigate.
Know the truth.
If the leader Su Liqing does not take the bait, or simply eases the matter in a low-key manner, then it means that the leader Su Liqing himself is involved in this matter and cannot escape from it. If that is the case, the path he needs to choose in the future will be clear.
In communicating with close staff, he decided on two strategies:
On the one hand, relying on external forces, such as the Luoying Sect, and the newly formed Lingcong Chamber of Commerce, he further integrated the territory near Lelin City into his own hands as soon as possible, and secretly squeezed out the power of other families in the sect;
On the other hand, to achieve self-sufficiency as soon as possible, he needs to cooperate with the Zuo family in this regard. After all, most of Lelin City's resources are transported south to Tianyou City and Shuanglong City, and then sold to other sects of the Seven Leagues.
And further range, of course, it is also a good plan to transport westward through Qianshan Sect to Li Sect and Yufeng Sect. Before, he deliberately made friends with Jiang Feng, the leader of Qianshan Sect, and also had such a plan, but in the western part of Lelin City, in the mountainous area
In most cases, it is not easy to open up an official trade route.
However, relying solely on the fact that his brother Leng Tingfeng was attacked may not be enough for the head Su Liqing, so he deliberately raised the matter of marriage with the Zhong family in public.
The Zhong family was originally the head family of Yanqiling. After the fall of Yanqiling, all its main branches were eliminated by the Chixia Sect with excuses. The branches fled to the surrounding sects and sects. The Jincheng sect also accepted one branch. The head of the family
Zhong Shan is a middle-level Xuan-level monk with no heirs. He has a younger sister who is a spiritual-level monk. Leng Tingfeng sent a betrothal gift before and wanted to marry Zhong Shan's sister Zhong Yun. When she was sent to someone else's house, she could have such a thigh close to her.
, Zhong Shan is naturally happy to do so.
What Leng Tingtao values is the special meaning hidden in this matter.
If Zhong Yun can give birth to an heir, then Leng Tingtao will be equivalent to gaining access to the Yanqiling homeland in the north of the Jincheng sect, which naturally includes several small towns that were annexed by the Jincheng sect in the final stage of the last Seven Alliance War. The Zhong family
He has governed Yanqiling for many years and still has a certain influence here, but he is not strong enough and can only swallow his anger and bow his head. If there is strong backing to support the sect, it would be extremely beneficial to regain the sect or take a step back and become a vassal sect of another sect.
It's possible.
It is said that the reason why head Su Liqing did not kill Zhong Shan was because he did not want to bear the bad reputation. On the other hand, he also suspected that the sect's canonization document of Yanqiling was still in Zhong Yan's hands. After all, he was Yanqiling.
One of the most trusted people of the last leader Zhong Jun.
If Leng Tingtao marries Zhong Yun, he will have the possibility of taking charge of Yanqiling's hometown. Although this may be far-fetched and has little appeal, for Su Liqing, this is definitely a hidden danger that cannot be underestimated.
The monk keeps strict control and avoids external connections, so he will definitely find a way to prevent this.
"How is it? Have you recorded everyone's attitude?" In the inner room, there were only his closest aides Li Rulin, Kong Sifan, and his younger brother Leng Tingfeng.
"The lord of Huang Ancient City, Zhou Taiming, has a problem with his attitude. He is privately opposed to your marriage. He said that as a subordinate, he must report this to Head Su first."
"The same goes for Liu Dongran, the city lord of Ningta City. Some servants discovered that when he went to relieve himself, he joked with his deputy city lord about the attack on Tingfeng."
"Where are the others?"
Leng Tingtao's expression changed slightly. The city lords of these two cities were always at odds with him. For some issues that slightly violated their principles, they would often confront him and disobey orders. As an important town in the north, Lelin City managed nine cities.
, and these two cities are both on the border, the former is adjacent to Chixiamen, and the latter is close to Qianshan Sect. The two city lords were personally appointed by Su Liqing, and their relationship with the Leng family is not close.
"In addition, regarding your marriage, the lord of Xinfeng City, Cheng Keyou, may have some different opinions, but he did not show it. The reason why we felt abnormal was that after the banquet, he did not go directly
Instead of resting at the Guanyi, I went to the Guanyi where the Ceremony Department is located here."
"Zheng Yuming, the deacon of the Department of Ceremonies, is his brother-in-law." Kong Sifan added.
"Wait for their actions." Leng Tingtao wanted to be steady as usual, but suddenly remembered that he was not just waiting for the other party to take the initiative, so he quickly added, "What do you think about the monks' supplies shipped to these three cities?
I have a proper reason to delay for a while. I want to further test their attitude. In Ningtacheng, find an excuse to arrest a few people from the Liu Dongran family and beat them up. At the same time, send the invitations to Tianyou City and Shuanglong City as soon as possible.
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Yufeng Sect, Yunda City.
This is a small city in the west-central part of the country. The anti-rebellion team led by Xu Youjing, a prefecture-level monk, is taking a short rest here. At the same time, in order to add six more Xuan-level monks who did not arrive at Jindu City in time, the number of people in the team
It has reached twenty-four people, three earth-level people, and twenty-one Xuan-level monks.
The team only stayed for a quarter of an hour, and then hurriedly continued eastward. Li Yufeng, the team's staff member, looked at the six newly joined Xuan-level monks one by one, and felt a little uneasy in his heart. Mobile version::
Judging from the backgrounds of these people, there is nothing worthy of criticism. Their families have been members of the Yufeng Sect for hundreds of years and have stood the test of time. However, they have one thing in common. They are all from the Han clan. In other words, they
Members of the family have never held any important positions in the Tai, Middle and Lower Pavilions of the Yufeng Sect, nor have they held any key positions such as city lord, deputy city lord, or deacon of each department.
What reason do they have for the sect?
Li Yufeng has always been afraid of judging people's hearts with the worst malice. If he is greedy for military success, he can wait for another month. Since the incident in the nearby Fuhai Sect, Luo Junji, the self-reliant leader, is gearing up and eyeing the Yufeng Sect.
, in Jindu City, which is adjacent to the border, this atmosphere of war has even scared away many wealthy families. They have already secretly begun to deploy family members, sell their assets in disguise, and transfer them to the cities on the south coast of the Stone Sea to avoid
During the war, the Ling family blatantly moved to Lianchi City amid such rumors. Although they were severely reprimanded by Xu Deyang, the head of the sect, the sect has always moved freely, and there is no sect regulation that can prevent this.
Convicted, and besides, the Ling family members in all key positions were still standing there performing their duties and did not leave their positions vacant.
He had a vague suspicion that these six people were traitors, but there was no evidence.
"It's okay, let's see again."
Xu Youjing, the monk who led the team, gave this answer, "Perhaps we are sitting on the fence. As long as we can gain an advantage quickly, everything will not be a problem." His attitude was very optimistic, and even diluted Li Yufeng's worries for a while, but at that time
After he came out of Xu Youjing's room, he found that the next six people were not in his room, but were chatting in the rooms of different monks. The uneasiness in his heart became more and more intense.
No, I must test their true position before arriving. Li Yufeng secretly made up his mind, but he knew very well that with his identity, it was impossible to get any useful information directly among the six people. He could only ask indirectly.
Only the targets they have come into contact with can find some clues.
He thought for a moment and selected a few monks whose relationship was not distant but who had already been in contact with the six people as a breakthrough point.
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"Leng Tingtao wants to take a concubine?"
Zuo Zichan, who was in Shuanglong City of the Jincheng Sect, heard the "laughing" news that came from Lelin City overnight when he got up in the morning.
"Is Leng Tingtao's health so good? Return the third wife? Don't give up Da Dao?" He asked three questions in succession, thinking about the other party's intentions while mocking her.
Zuo Zichan is better at gathering intelligence than Leng Tingtao because the Zuo family has far more low-level monks than the Leng family, so they have enough trustworthy manpower to deploy. Moreover, many of them have positions within the sect.
Although responsibility is not critical, the advantage lies in the layout. There are also several small chambers of commerce that are inextricably linked to the Zuo family. While doing business, they can also quickly pass on information to them.
"Yes, I have found someone at Zhong's house to confirm that Leng Tingtao has indeed officially paid the betrothal gift."
"Oh, this is testing Su Liqing's bottom line." Zuo Zichan twirled his beard and quickly connected another piece of information about Leng Tingfeng's previous attack. "He is waiting for Su Liqing's statement. What do you think?
, Mr. Zhao?”
"It should be like this." Zhao Mingfu is Zuo Zichan's staff and has been following him for many years. Naturally, there is no need to follow his master's wishes. "It is obvious that there is a conspiracy. Su Liqing's statement at this time is very important."
"The root problem is still the old issue of heirs," Zuo Zichan analyzed. "It seems that the six daughters of Head Su are all getting married. In the end, it is about which family has better roots and can produce a man with good qualifications."
Monk." When he said this, he was quite gloating, "Mr. Zhao, what do you think our attitude should be?"
"look!"
"Just watching?"
"If you don't want to suffer a loss, you can contact Leng Tingtao, but you and he are in a naturally antagonistic relationship. If Boss Su sees that you have a tendency to unite, he will resort to the tactics of 'there cannot be two tigers in one mountain.'"
's strategy, when the time comes, it will be us who suffer."
"Confrontation is always temporary. We have been fighting for so many years, but we still don't want to reassure the leader."
Zuo Zichan didn't quite agree with what his staff said. In fact, whether it was Zhao Mingfu or his staff Hong Santong who had just gone back to visit relatives and was not here, he would not easily adopt the ideas. He just listened to opinions habitually and had his own
Excellent judgment and decision-making, and rarely make mistakes.
"Catch Leng Tingfeng for leaving his post without permission and returning to the sect privately. Let the fourth child talk about it at the sect's meeting. Leng Tingtao is in need of someone to make a big deal out of this matter. We have to help him.
Bundle."
A faint smile appeared on Zuo Zichan's face, "At the same time, send people to explore the intentions of the Liu family and the Sun family, especially the Liu family. Don't they want to marry the head of the family? Why is there no movement recently?
? Asking about the wedding date, I plan to have a wedding banquet. Also, from the Zhong family, find someone who is not afraid of death and go to the head of the house to give them a suggestion and give them a city lord to add fuel to the fire. This kind of thing is the best thing to see.
Already."
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The afternoon sun is very scorching.
Jiang Feng boarded the beast ship early in the morning and waited for a long time before he saw the Yu Xiaozheng siblings and Yu Chengke. Contrary to what Jiang Feng expected, he vaguely felt that Yu Xiaoman was not as enthusiastic about going to the Zhengqi Alliance auction this time.
Have you already gained something? Or are there other reasons?
Yu Xiaozheng naturally did not want to be in the same room with the serious-looking Yu Chengke, so he came out with an excuse and went to Jiang Feng's small room to continue "complaining." Jiang Feng struck a barrier and asked in a low voice:
"How are you preparing the auction items?"
Jiang Feng plans to start with this topic. Although a Zhengqi Alliance token can be used as a voucher for four people to participate in the meeting, the admission fee and tradable items are indispensable for their respective purchases. The former can be spiritual stones, while the latter is
The value is no less than fifty third-level items. Of course, not all of these tradable items will appear at the auction. Only a small number will be selected, and the rest will still have to wait for the free trade session and be processed by yourself.
"Forehead……"
This incident touched Yu Xiaozheng's pain point, reminding him of the fifth-level "Sacred Wood Running Talisman" he lent to Cui Yinghao, but then lost all his money. However, the Cui family said they would return it, but they didn't set a date, but
At least they can't count on it now. The siblings don't dare to report this accident to the upper management of the family. Only the fourth uncle knows that the value itself is one aspect, and the symbolic meaning is more important. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but froze for a moment.
He sighed slightly, secretly thinking that he was out of luck.
"My sister and I each prepared a magic weapon. This thing does not have to be ours. It is just a proof of wealth. Even if it is selected and the starting price is set at a sky-high price, there will be no loss if the auction fails."
This is a good idea.
Jiang Feng suddenly had this realization. However, except for the "Screaming Amulet" that Cai Qiuzhen had just traded to him, none of his magic weapons were too valuable. The grade of the magic weapon only determines the initial price, not the final value.
, as Cai Qiuzhen said, most of the magic weapons in his hands are garbage. For this reason, he decided to take out the remaining half of the "Ghost Vine Heart Wood" to almost estimate the price. If it still doesn't work, then
So we can only use the original plan and use the "Songhu Sect Conferment Document" obtained from Heishuimen as the admission certificate. Presumably the value of this thing should be sufficient.
"Do you have anything you want to take part in this auction?" Jiang Feng deliberately used the word "you". If he asked Yu Xiaoman rashly, he would be abrupt and would also attract Yu Xiaozheng's extra attention.
"I actually don't care. Anyway, a big boss will provide part of the money." Yu Xiaozheng said with a slightly proud look on his face, "Try to shoot a prefecture-level skill. Unlike my sister, I still lack a skill."
"Oh?" Jiang Feng noticed something special in these two sentences. First, the boss, Yu Chengke, paid part of the cost of the trip. Second, Yu Xiaoman seemed to have already obtained what she wanted.
skills, which must be the main reason why the other party's interest in it has waned.
According to Jiang Feng's judgment, the status of the two of them in the family was not that important before. What was the reason for this change? There seems to be some unknown inside story.
"It's a pity that your 'Puzzle Brigade' has been disbanded. I originally had a few matters related to the Qianshan Sect that I needed your help with." Jiang Feng suddenly felt that this matter might have something to do with the improvement of their status.
"I'm stupid and can't help it."
Yu Xiaozheng was touched on a sore spot again, and he couldn't help but look a little sad, "It's okay not to mention this, let's talk about something happy." As soon as he finished speaking, he heard someone knocking on the door.
But it was Yu Xiaoman.
Yu Xiaoman still had the same cold face. Yu Xiaozheng was chattering, finding a reason to leave, and lightly closing the door, leaving the two of them looking at each other.
"Give me back the things!" Yu Xiaoman reached out and made a straightforward request.