It was the first day of the sixth lunar month in the year 2362 of the Zhongzhou calendar.
On the eve of the great summer.
As always, Lu Feng, the eldest son of the Lu family in Youjing, entertained "distinguished guests" at the Lu family villa ten miles outside Youjing, listening to music and watching operas, and having a great time.
It is not uncommon for the second-generation ancestor who is famous in Beijing to move all kinds of entertainment to his private house to entertain himself. As a native of Youjing, this is even more normal.
But for more than half a month, countless spies inside and outside Youjing have been keeping an extremely close eye on the whereabouts of the eldest son of the Lu family.
Just because the friends and guests that the eldest son of the Lu family has made this time are no longer the rich and powerful, nor the fair-weather friends, but the Vice-Chairman of Tingyu Pavilion, who has become famous throughout the world in the past one or two years.
Main Luo Piaoling.
Although after the Hundred Flowers Conference, the court's thunderous tactics made the entire world tremble, due to the power of the court, the Zhongzhou Wulin was even more low-key and inexplicably fell into an almost dead calm. Tingyu Pavilion, which was currently at the forefront of the storm
It was as if he disappeared overnight.
However, no one dared to underestimate the young master with a useless martial arts, but he was able to turn the world into chaos in just a few years.
Even if there is no conclusive evidence to prove that those incidents that stirred up bloodshed in the world are related to it, it has been accepted as fact in the hearts of most people in the world. At least in their eyes, Luo Piaoling is undoubtedly the most suspected initiator.
How could such a man who could easily stir up trouble and trouble live quietly in a corner?
The answer was revealed very quickly.
General Niu was invited out of Jinzhou City because of Luo Piaoling's handiwork.
General Niu was put under house arrest in Luzhou City for ten days and then went back on the road. It was still Luo Piaoling's handiwork.
The man came gently.
The man who almost turned his hands into clouds and rain has already walked into Youjing City without anyone noticing.
No one dares to sit still like a mountain anymore.
In Beijing, Luo Piaoling's status is somewhat special. He is neither a criminal nor an ordinary citizen.
Although the fall of Shi Mansion was secretly rumored to be related to the imperial court, on the surface, General Shi Xin was still a meritorious minister who retired from old age and returned to his fields. The fact that Long Yao and Shi Xin were sworn sworn brothers is unknown, but at least he had the status of a retainer.
As a retainer's disciple, as long as Luo Piaoling did not make any mistakes, no party in the imperial court would have any reason or excuse to attack him.
In addition, Meng Chaoge is the adopted daughter of a hero. If something goes wrong between the two of them in this "one-third of an acre" in the capital, it will be a small matter for the court to lose face. If all the forces secretly wrestling with each other are exposed,
It's a big deal when a horse's leg is caught and becomes the target of public criticism.
As a result, everyone could only sit upright and watch this man touring the streets, acting as a lobbyist, admiring the flowers, the moon, and the summer lotuses.
Every eye hidden in the dark dared not blink, for fear that this man would make some waves again or sneak away.
However, he still left quietly.
With a wave of his sleeves, he kidnapped a rich young man.
When this incident spread throughout Kyoto, the scorching sun on a hot summer day seemed to hang over everyone's heads.
It makes people anxious, suffocating, and unbelievable.
When a pair of masters and apprentices chatted about this matter in an inn in a small town in southern Jizhou, the carriages and horses that stole away from the Lujia Villa were running for two days and nights.
"Yes, Carrot doesn't quite understand the arrangement last night."
Yesterday at noon, Hongchen Inn received news from the capital. Gang leader Ning Xiaoyao urgently ordered to convene several members above the leader level in Jizhou to hold a gang meeting to express their opinions and discuss countermeasures.
Luobo is Gu Xinhun's recently accepted disciple. He has no achievements yet and is still a low-level employee, so naturally he cannot participate in it.
However, Gu Xinhun, who was defined as an aloof swordsman at the Hundred Flowers Conference, seemed to have extraordinary self-confidence and extremely trust in the people he valued. Shortly after the meeting, he explained the gang's plan to his apprentice in detail.
After a night of digestion, Luobo couldn't figure out the purpose of this. He had already put the matter aside, but just then he heard the two miners mention related matters again, and the question came to his mind again, and he was confused and unhappy.
Gu Xinhun did not directly explain the whole story, but planned to conduct a complete analysis of the matter in detail.
Not only must he teach his apprentice how to use a sword, but he must also teach him how to independently think and analyze problems and make judgments. This is what he considers his responsibility as a master.
In the past, he had a group of people under his command, but he did not take good care of them and regretted it. Now, the disciples have come to his door for him to discipline, and he will do his best to live up to their trust.
"Why do you want to help Tingyu Pavilion?"
"First, we have to figure out what we want to do."
"Then, we have to carefully identify which resources we can use, which allies we can combine with, what dangers we should always be wary of, and which powerful enemies we should be especially wary of."
"Obviously, since the theft of the Shaolin Golden Seal, Tingyuge, as the biggest suspect, has repeatedly caused countless waves in the world, including Misty Valley, Jinzhou City, Qindi, Xijiang County, Kunlun Territory, Xunda
Fenggu also has the so-called Tianya Town, as well as the Qili Kiln and Ning Terrace in Baiju Town. Except for the Hundred Flowers Conference and Tingyu Pavilion being able to pick themselves out, the deeds everywhere are really unclear."
"Anyone seems to think that Tingyuge is just fanning the flames everywhere, stirring up trouble, causing chaos in the entire world, bringing the imperial court into the situation, and then plotting to avenge the Shi Mansion."
"Especially when Jinzhou City invites the general to come out, a gangster gang actually has the idea of taking the former Zhennan General out of the control of the imperial court. What is his intention?"
"This move was so radical that, to put it more broadly, it was a sign of rebellion. Even though it later successfully lobbied several dignitaries to act as guarantees, it undoubtedly intensified the conflict between the imperial court and Jianghu, and directly led to the rumors outside Baiju Town.
The thunder almost created the bloodiest Shura field since the Hundred Flowers Conference."
"It can be said that before this, we have always maintained the attitude towards Tingyu Pavilion that we are enemies rather than friends, and we must not make enemies with them for the time being, and we must not conspire with them to achieve great causes."
"It wasn't until five hundred Japanese killers ambushed and escorted the Niu family, father and daughter on the Ning Terrace that our ideas changed."
"The battle on the Ning Terrace was so unexpected."
"Neither Luo Piaoling nor the old man from the Daoyi Alliance could have expected that such a group of foreign killers would inexplicably appear in the inland areas of Zhongzhou."
"The gang members were not able to see the specific circumstances of the death of those Japanese people, but they have calculated the number and it is indeed close to five hundred."
"The gang also sent people to Ning Terrace to have a look. There are still blood stains in the gaps between the stone pavement, there are blood drops on the leaves of the grass and trees, and the soil by the river is still dark red."
"It should be said that the most unexpected thing is that the five hundred Japanese killers were defeated in this battle and were completely wiped out."
"After all, their opponents only have nineteen people, and among these nineteen there are two injured and a little girl."
"If these nineteen people died, then"
Speaking of this, Gu Xinhun suddenly paused.
After listening quietly for a long time, Carrot already tasted the meaning of his words and took a deep breath.
Then he said, "Then, these Japanese people quietly sneaked into Zhongzhou to ambush and kill people, and it will not be known to outsiders until now."
Lone Star Soul nodded silently, and the moonlight quietly lowered its head under the tree to cover up the cold light in its eyes.
Carrot frowned deeply, thoughtfully.
After a slight adjustment, Gu Xinhun continued, "This incident alone is not enough to see Tingyuge's true position, but it makes us begin to re-examine Tingyuge's recent actions, especially Luo Piaoling and Meng Chaoge's entry into Beijing.
Those princes and nobles that I came into contact with later.”
Luobo nodded. This part of the Hongchen Inn was carried out after his arrival. Although he did not fully participate in it, he did contribute to some extent.
"I have to admit that after analyzing the clues we collected and mastered, we didn't come to any key conclusions. Most of them were just guesses. We only realized it after the fact." Gu Xinhun shook his head and smiled bitterly. The gang has always been extremely cautious.
He was cautious, but he lacked a think tank comparable to the old man, Luo Piaoling. "Yesterday, we also extrapolated based on the known results, and found some clues."