Aggrieved Fish Sprite

Everyone was shocked, and even the previous disputes were put on hold.

"Yizhou fell, what happened to Xuanchuan Pass?"

The tattooed old man grabbed the guard and asked him urgently.

King Tianshou occupied the three counties in the southwest, and Xuanchuan Pass tightly blocked the way out of Shu, which was a real natural danger.

What's more, it is the famous Ning family who guard the gate, and there are many generals who have guarded the border for generations.

Originally stationed in the northwest frontier, since the barbarians outside the pass declined, General Chu Lu Zhang, the son-in-law of the Ning family, sought to usurp the throne, and sent the Ning family to Xuanchuan Pass in the southwest.The emperor suppressed it, and the people in the officialdom also acted accordingly, making things difficult for General Ning everywhere, withholding armor and weapons, and defaulting on food, grass, and silver. Fortunately, the crown prince was hired by the daughter of the Ning family. These people dare not do things well. Too bad.

In recent years, the King of Heaven has been powerful and the situation in the Southwest has been tense. On the one hand, the situation of the Ning family has become more and more difficult. On the other hand, this has also given them a chance to breathe, because Lu Zhang cannot directly replace the troops of the Ning family. The soft knife of military power.

However, with the palace change in Taijing this year, Lu Zhang died suddenly, and the crown prince ascended the throne, it can be said that the most difficult days of the Ning family have passed.

The terrain of Xuanchuan Pass is dangerous, and the Ning family has less to worry about - why did they hold it with such difficulty before, but now something happened?

Not only the tattooed old man, but Qiu Jing's two confidants were also anxious. The guard was stared at by so many people, his forehead was sweating, and he stammered: "It's... news from other counties urgently , just delivered to the Ministry of War."

As for the specific situation, how could he, a messenger, know.

If the matter wasn't too big, he wouldn't have made this trip, after all, Cheng Jingchuan was only a school lieutenant on the surface.

"Pavilion Master Qiu, Cheng has made a plea."

Cheng Jingchuan's expression changed several times, and finally he cupped his hands, turned and walked out the door.

Qiu Jing glanced at the mechanism hub on the table, and suddenly felt a leaf floating down.

Where did the leaves come from in the house, and besides, it's not autumn, let alone a strong wind.

Qiu Jing took a step back vigilantly, looked up, and saw a familiar figure.

"National Division?"

Meng Qi bent one leg and dropped the other, leaning against the eaves and purlins and brackets, as if it was the beam of his own house.

Qiu Jing instinctively felt that something was different about Meng Qi, but he couldn't say exactly what was different.

——It’s a gerbil that has stolen the fishy smell and won the prize.

It can't be seen that Meng Qi was startled by the news of Yizhou's fall and was worried.

"Lord Autumn Pavilion, long time no see."

"...Not for a long time, because too many things happened during this period."

Qiu Jing smiled wryly and said that in the previous meeting, the opponent was an ambitious Xiliang man who wanted to restore the country, and what was bothering him was the terrible effect of the Miaojiang holy medicine Afulong.In a blink of an eye, the opponent turned into his own father, Fengxing Pavilion was on the verge of collapse, and the Jiangnan military disaster was imminent.In the blink of an eye, King Tianshou actually captured Yizhou, and Jingzhou was the first to bear the brunt.

Qiu Jing didn't have much confidence in King Jing. If the officials in Ningtai were corrupt, Jingzhou couldn't be bothered.

There are two roads before King Tianshou, one is to go north to the Central Plains, and the other is to capture Jingzhou.

From Qiu Jing's point of view, Jingzhou is more lucrative than Yuzhou. Although there have been few successful examples of conquering the world from the south to the north in the past dynasties, Jiangnan is rich.Except for the congregation of the Holy Lotus Altar, the Tianshou King's subordinates are just mud-legged bandits, and they are as poor as anything.

Once Jingzhou falls into the hands of King Tianshou, how can Yangzhou have a good life?

Whether it is the three kings of Chu or the Qi Dynasty, they all know the truth of falling when they are too full, and they will not easily squander the soldiers and horses in their hands, but what about the reckless born king?Baobuqi is for burning, killing and looting. The places that have been captured are not stationed at all, and they are looted wherever they go.

In this way, Yangzhou has become a big piece of fat, how can we still count on the dog not to take it away?

"National Teacher, forgive me for being rude. Right now, I need to contact the King of Wu to organize the Jiangnan soldiers and horses to stop the thieves."

As soon as Qiu Jing thought that he had to gather all the people loyal to him in Fengxing Pavilion and win them under his father's hands with difficulty, and then contact all the Jiangnan commercial firms through the network he had painstakingly managed for many years, and strive to promote the joint efforts of the three feudal lords to defend against the enemy. She felt a splitting headache.

It's not that it can't be done, it's that the time is too tight.

The sooner it can be settled, the more people in Jiangnan will have a chance to breathe.

Although Qiu Jing didn't say it clearly, he could figure out what kind of person Meng Qi was after a little thought.

In fact, he "stopped" Qiu Jing for this reason.

"King Wu is timid and useless, not smart, and his ears are soft."

Among the three kings of Chu, Wu Wang is the oldest one, and he is almost 60 years old this year. If he was not loved by Emperor Chu Yuan and Deng Zai and other people, it is absolutely impossible to get such a good fiefdom.

Although it was only a city in Kuaiji County that was granted to King Wu at the beginning, it was also very remarkable. After all, the title of King Wu symbolized that there was no shortage of money.

Meng Qi's impression of those princes was already weak, let alone after so many years.

Fortunately, after meeting Moli, he gradually recovered his memory and remembered many things from the past.The King Wu in Meng Qi's memory was a very witty person, even though he didn't make a fuss and couldn't accomplish anything, at least he didn't cause trouble.

Because this prince can listen to other people's words, this is both a strength and a weakness. When he was in Taijing in the early years, the prince's teachers were all accompanied by Emperor Chu Yuan, and the concubines who served him closely did not dare to act recklessly, bewitching and instigating the prince. , When the Chu Dynasty was overthrown, the King of Wu transformed himself and took over the four most affluent counties in the south of the Yangtze River, all kinds of messy people came.

As a result, King Wu became a man who repeatedly made foolish tricks and acted inexplicably.

For example, he raised a group of Jiang Hu people, believed in the words of Tai Chi Taoists, and sent people all the way to Yongzhou to cut off the dragon veins of "Lu Clan of the Qi Dynasty".

For another example, he might be deceived by someone and offered 600 taels of gold to buy Piaoping Pavilion killers to go to the southwest to kill the King of God, but in fact he fell into the trap of Xiliang people, and almost caused chaos in the south and north of the Yangtze River by Xiliang people.

"One of King Wu's teachers in the past had a Hanlin who voluntarily followed King Wu to come to Taijing to fief the land, which meant he had given up his bright future. If he was still alive, he would be about 78 years old this year. King Wu would definitely be willing to listen to what he said. His wife, Cheng Shi, is the youngest daughter of Marquis Jing Yuan, she is not as talented as her father and brother, but she is not a stupid person, so the pavilion master can find a way to persuade Cheng Shi."

Cheng Jingchuan and Marquis Jingyuan are relatives, but due to accidents these years, relatives have been scattered all over the world, relatives within three generations may have never met face to face, let alone have any feelings for each other.Concubine Wu will definitely not look at Cheng Jingchuan's face, she may not even know about Cheng Jingchuan, but King Ning and King Wu are both in Yangzhou, and Concubine Wu will naturally understand the reason why his lips are dead and his teeth are cold.

Qiu Jing lifted his spirits, and immediately cupped his hands and said, "Thank you for your guidance, Master Guo."

"There is something strange about the Tianshouwang, the loss of Xuanchuan pass, I hope Fengxing Pavilion will investigate carefully." Meng Qi was not polite, and solemnly instructed, "At least find out the whereabouts of Master Yuanzhi."

Qiu Jing nodded, Meng Qi didn't mention this matter, she had to investigate it.

Grandmaster Yuan Zhi's breakthrough in martial arts is regarded as a top martial arts master, even if the Xuanchuan Pass is broken, the chance of surviving by luck is very high.

"To tell you the truth, Pavilion Master Qiu, I have always suspected that there is someone behind the holy lotus altar and even the king granted by heaven." Meng Qi frowned.

"...Are you from Xiliang?"

Qiu Jing immediately became suspicious. Ayan Puka had been dormant for many years, and there were various signs before that that he had something to do with Southwest.

Meng Qi shook his head and said, "There is one thing that the pavilion master may not know."

So I talked about the breaking up of friendship between Master Yin and Qiu Si in the past. Two powerless scribes got into a dispute when they were talking about the general situation of the world. When it appeared, it was actually working for the holy lotus altar.

Not to mention whether Qiu Si had planned it long ago, and at least Mr. Yin was a proud and arrogant person who used this excuse to run to the territory under the jurisdiction of King Ning, and it was impossible for him to serve as a military advisor to a group of reckless people.

"In other words, people from Xiliang are unlikely. Scholars like them value the orthodox name of the royal family." Meng Qi said blankly, "So where did the holy lotus altar grow? , I have never found the truth. But the world is so big, there are only a few forces after calculation."

First of all, the Lu family in the Qi Dynasty was not worthy of the "orthodoxy" in the eyes of scholars, and would not let Master Yin "bear the burden of humiliation" to that point.

King Ning had Qiu Si on his side, King Jing couldn't raise a pack of hungry wolves at the gate of his house, and as for King Wu... King Wu himself didn't have that kind of brain.

Qiu Jing was a little dizzy. She rubbed her forehead, thought and thought, and asked tentatively, "Could it be that there are people like my father in King Wu's hands?"

"No." Meng Qi shook his head and said, "Wu Wang's ears are too soft. It seems easy to control him, but it is actually very difficult, because he can listen to your words today, and he can also feel that others' words make sense tomorrow. Unless he is reborn now. , It’s completely different from when he was a teenager, he may indeed have some capable people under his command, but he can’t make any big waves.”

Qiu Jing was shocked suddenly and realized something.

Her eyes were flushed, and she gritted her teeth and asked word by word: "Is the national teacher suspicious of Qiu Si?"

She doesn't call her father anymore, and she doesn't even hide her name.

Meng Qi answered the question and said: "He does have such ability and ability. Because Prince Zhaohua has descendants, as far as I know, there is also a grandson who fled and was hunted down by the Jinyiwei of Qi Dynasty for many years. Si can completely fabricate lies and find someone to pretend to be "Li's direct bloodline", and secretly recruit and train a group of people. As for that former friend, Mrs. Yin, it is probably just a poor guy who was tricked by him."

Qiu Jing was almost out of breath, and her complexion was black and blue.

Seeing her like this, Meng Qi couldn't bear it.

"This is just speculation, there is no evidence. I just hope that the pavilion master will be prepared. Maybe this matter has nothing to do with your father."

The holy lotus altar deceives and fools the people. It is a real malignant tumor and sore. The crimes are so numerous that even ordinary people in the rivers and lakes look down on them, let alone officials and scholars.

Qiu Jing's eyes were full of anger and pain, and he asked feebly, "The Holy Lotus Altar is an underfed vicious dog, stupid and vicious, who only knows how to bite people... Has such a thing been raised to eat the Lord?"

Qiu Jing really couldn't figure it out, those greedy tax collectors were better than the holy lotus altar, and they were easier to handle.

Meng Qi didn't speak.

In fact, he had this guess, mainly because it was too coincidental.

Master Yuan Zhi mentioned before that the Tianshou Wang stepped up his offensive, and the pressure on Xuanchuan Pass doubled.

Then King Jing confronted the Qi Dynasty across the river, and there might have been a fight, which was precisely Qiu Si's handwriting, and at the same time Ning Tai was ready to raise troops.Yizhou fell at this time, King Ning can't even think about soldiers now, don't care whether Cheng Jingchuan can persuade Qiu Jing, whether Fengxing Pavilion is split, or even whether Meng Qi Moli kills Qiu Si - the situation is irreversible, everything is still rolling forward .

***

Outside Ningtai City, Shili Pavilion.

Qiu Si held the cup and gently sniffed the fragrance of the wine.

One after another, fast horses came out of the city and rushed in all directions, all of which were the hands of the Ministry of War.

The city gate is still closed now, otherwise the major commercial firms will be more nervous than the Ministry of War and will try their best to find out the news to decide whether to stay or not.

Qiu Si didn't wait long, and a masked man in black quietly came to the pavilion.

"Mr. Qiu, everything is settled."

Qiu Si glanced at him casually, as if seeing through the uneasiness in the masked man's heart, lightly patted him on the shoulder and said, "Yuheng, do you think I shouldn't do this?"

The masked man bowed his head and said respectfully: "This subordinate is dull, I only know that the master must have intentions, but the heaven-sent king has wolf ambitions, and the master helped him back then, and then helped him many times, but from the subordinate's point of view, he has a rebellious mind. A person who will repay kindness and revenge."

Qiu Si laughed, waved his hands and said, "No, I never expected him to repay the favor."

Tianshou Wang is a useful chess piece, and when it hits his hand, they are just using each other.

If there is no grace, why report it?

The masked man breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly said worriedly: "This time, Mr. Wang De's assistant sent out of Yizhou, but the subordinates are worried that he may break his promise and move his army eastward instead of going north. In this way, Yangzhou will be It's dangerous."

"It's not possible, but definitely." Qiu Si said calmly without raising her eyes.

The masked man was shocked, and hurriedly said: "Then what should we do?"

Qiu Si was indifferent, with calm eyes, and sighed softly: "What is really missing in the south of the Yangtze River? People live in a corner, the more prominent they are, the more afraid of death, the more unwilling to move, from the vassal king to the traveling merchant, They all have the same thoughts. When life is not good, they miss the Chu Dynasty, but they just say it on their lips. They really want to risk their lives, but not many people are willing. Why are the servants and officials willing to take great risks? , help us fight against the clan, and tacitly agree that Ningtai City will be changed?"

"Because...you think you can't live anymore?" the masked man murmured

"Yes, I want to make more people, people in Jiangnan and even the whole world feel that they can't live." Qiu Si raised his head, drank the wine in his glass, and then laughed softly, "Have you heard that you want to To transport the caught fish alive thousands of miles away, a ferocious snakehead must be put into the tank of the cabin. The holy lotus altar is necessary, and so is the King of Heaven, and now the snakehead has jumped into the pool."

The masked man had cold hands and feet and sweat on his forehead.

"Yes, but..."

He repeated lazily, instinctively feeling that something was wrong, but he didn't dare to question Qiu Si.

Qiu Si stroked his shoulder with a relieved tone, but there was no emotion in his eyes.

"Oh, just to scare them. You see, there is still Jingzhou in front of Yangzhou! When the disaster is imminent, many people will become more talkative. They will no longer think that it is a reckless attack. They can fight desperately if they fight, but they can only wait for death if they hold back. .”

The author has something to say: Snakehead, that is, black fish, carnivorous, fierce

Author: No, in this muddy water in the world, the real black fish that disrupts the situation is actually the protagonist

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