These words really woke up the dreamer.

The clerical guild has always talked about not participating in power struggles, but in fact, as long as it encounters power struggles, this powerful organization cannot escape.

The riot in Snowy City can be seen that no matter how the clergy guild stays out of the matter, it will eventually be forcibly involved.

Since you can't escape, why don't you win them over to your side? Shen Lu did this last time, and of course he can do it this time.

Xu Yuanwei added: "I received news that the headquarters will transfer a new president in the next few days. This variables may not be a bad thing for us. ”

"Headquarters? That's really good news. "Shen Lu has a good relationship with Qu Xuanzong, maybe he can really mix up the favor.

When it is not necessary, Shen Lu will not trouble the Priesthood Guild, because he doesn't want to be involved too much with the Priesthood Guild. But at this juncture, I can't care so much.

"Of course, the clergy guild is just one of the options. There is another powerful force in this city, which can even shake the status of the royal family. If you can get their support, you might be able to wrestle with the royal family. ”

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In the wee hours of the morning, it was not dawn.

Outside the Yong'an Temple in Changge City, there was already a long queue.

Today is the first day of the first lunar month, and everyone almost broke their heads in order to burn the first pillar of incense of the month.

In the end, the person at the front of the line was an old man with a kind face.

He was dressed in coarse linen clothes, and his figure was slightly rickety, and he looked like an ordinary farmer.

But all the people who saw him were polite to him, and even took the initiative to give up this incense and let him be at the front.

Not for anything else, because he is the first rich man in this city, and he is also the first good man: Beijiang Wang Ling retreats from evil.

At this time, with a rooster crowing, the door of the temple opened, and Ling Huiyi stepped into the temple and began to worship and salute very skillfully.

He burned incense, made offerings, bowed three times and bowed nine times, prayed, and asked for signs, a series of tedious rituals, all of which he did without any error, and his expression was extremely serious, and it seemed that he was praying to the gods with twelve points of sincerity.

It was half an hour before he came out of the center of the temple satisfied.

"Lord Wang, please stay. On the lower Shen Road, Tang suddenly asked to see, and please take a step to speak. ”

Shen Lu, who had been waiting outside the temple for a long time, finally waited for Ling Huievil to come out, so he hurriedly stopped in front of him, hugged his fists and said.

Ling was not surprised. He looked Shen Lu up and down for a while, and suddenly smiled: "It turned out to be the Lord of Shen City, and he looked up for a long time." I don't know what City Lord Shen came to me for, this bad old man?"

Shen Lu didn't beat around the bush, and said directly: "I didn't want to meddle in the affairs of Changge City, but I was involved in it because of the framing of the second prince. Now I want to ask the prince to come forward and help me solve this difficulty. ”

"Ha, you think too highly of me. Although everyone calls me a prince or not, this is just a casual call. I'm just an ordinary businessman, and I have nothing to do with the royal family, so how can I be qualified to meddle in all kinds of royal disputes?"

Shen Lu didn't relent: "Just because you have nothing to do with the royal family, but you can still call yourself the king of Beijiang, it naturally shows that the royal family is extremely jealous of you, and even acquiesces to the fact that you are the king under their noses." ”

As Shen Lu said, this Ling retreat evil has a very good background, so he can be the king and hegemon in Changge City.

During the period of the horse thief trouble, all the large and small sects and gangs in Yong'an Kingdom were fighting against the horse thieves with all their might.

Among them, the most frightening horse thief is a small gang called the Beijiang Gang.

There were only seven men in this gang, but they could easily break up the hundred-man cavalry squad of horse thieves. It can really be said that people block and kill, and God blocks and kills God.

But in the later stages of the horse thief rebellion, the Beijiang Gang suddenly disappeared overnight.

I don't know how many years later, the Beijiang Gang appeared in Changge City and began to rise rapidly. They seem to have endless money, not only frantically expanding their power, but also doing great good deeds, accumulating a high reputation among the people.

In addition to money, they also have many strange treasures.

Someone once used an analogy: If at this moment, there are three five-star cards in the palace, then there are at least thirty five-star cards in the Beijiang Gang! If there are five cards in the palace, there will be fifty in the Beijiang Gang.

Powerful financial resources and treasures have allowed them to rise rapidly. By the time the royal family found out that something was wrong and wanted to target them, Changge City could no longer do without the Beijiang Gang. Both commercial and non-governmental organizations have been thoroughly infiltrated by the Beijiang Gang.

If it is forcibly targeted at the Beijiang Gang, it may even break out into an extremely serious rebellion, and the throne of the Baili family may not be able to be retained at that time.

In desperation, the royal family could only make a compromise and canonize Ling Quyi as the king of Beijiang.

Fortunately, this Ling Huixie did not have any ambition to compete for the throne, so the two sides coexisted peacefully.

Therefore, in terms of identity, Ling Huixie is indeed just a very ordinary businessman. But in fact, his business has long represented the foundation of the entire Changge City.

If Fang Yourong falls, it will paralyze the entire economy of Snowy City. Then if Ling Qu Evil fell, the entire Long Song City would cease to exist.

Shen Lu also knew about Ling Quxie's anti-heaven identity from Xu Yuanwei's mouth, so he would guard him here.

As long as you enlist his help, you will have the ability to fight back.

Ling Huixie seemed to be very reluctant to cooperate with Shen Lu, but he seemed to want to chat with Shen Lu, so he came to a narrow alley with Shen Lu.

Shen Lu continued: "Lord Wang, my move is not to directly implicate you, but to hope that you can come forward to say a few good words for me, at least not to let others think that I and the second prince are in the same group." ”

Ling Huixie no longer pretended to be weak at this time, but said very bluntly: "If I help you, what good will it do me?"

"I'm confident that you'll completely overthrow the entire royal family. At that time, the people of the Baili family will be your puppets, and you will be the current city lord of this city, the real emperor of Yong'an Kingdom. ”

Power is always the best means of seduction. Shen Lu put himself in his shoes and fantasized about it, if he could control the entire Yong'an Kingdom, it should feel pretty good.

But Ling Huixie said with an indifferent expression: "I'm not interested." Managing this small Beijiang Gang has made me so busy, where can I still be in the mood to manage the entire Yong'an Country. ”

Shen Lu smiled and said, "If you are really so busy with business, how can you spare so much time to worship?"

"Worshipping the gods is my top priority, and of course I have to find time to do it. ”

"Huh? This can also be a top priority, huh?"

Shen Lu scratched his head suspiciously, puzzled.

In Shen Lu's heart, whether it is this kind of sacrificial ceremony or worshipping the gods, at most it is just a formality to strengthen the sense of ceremony.

When there is a power dispute, who still has the leisure to worship the gods. Over the years, I have never heard of anyone who relied on worshipping the gods to be blessed by the gods and thus became emperors.

Seeing the disdain in Shen Lu's expression, Ling Huixie's expression suddenly became serious, and he said coldly: "City Lord Shen, my old guy has no other wishes in his life, just hoping to be blessed by the gods and ensure that my family will be safe and smooth in life." If you think it's a joke, then we'll just be different and not conspire with each other, and if we continue to talk, I won't be your ally, I'm more likely to be your adversary. ”

His words were very tough, and Shen Lu was dumbfounded.

Shen Lu never imagined that such a person of status would be so superstitious about praying to God and worshiping Buddha.

It seems that his disdainful attitude just now has offended him. Since it has left a very bad impression in the other party's heart, it may really be meaningless to continue talking.

But Shen Lu still didn't want to give up just like that, and said directly: "Changge City is about to change, and it is difficult for the Beijiang Gang to stay out of it. Since you can't avoid it, why don't you get involved early and choose the right path?"

This sentence was stolen by Shen Lu from Xu Yuanwei, and he immediately used it for learning.

Sure enough, Xu Yuanwei looked at Shen Lu and said, "What qualifications do you have for me to choose you, why are you the right path?"

"With the third prince Baili Yiming already on my side, is it enough?"

Ling Huixie shook his head and said, "Not enough." ”

"Then I am the princess Dugu Yiyi's old friend, is it enough?"

"It's still not enough. ”

"Just because I'm the son-in-law of the sentencing officer Xu Yuanwei, is it enough?"

Ling Huixie was really a little moved, looked at Shen Lu and said, "You have a lot of identities." But that's not enough for me to support you in dealing with the Second Prince. ”

Shen Lu knew that the time was ripe, and said with a sigh of relief: "Then add the last one, I can save your son from the sea of fire, is it enough?"

As soon as Ling Huixie heard this, his pupils suddenly dilated, and his brows furrowed slightly and asked, "You mean, Da Chun was also implicated?" Impossible, I don't know anything. ”

"Ling Lang has joined forces with the second prince. I remember when the Bac Giang Gang was crowned king, it was explicitly forbidden for anyone in the Bac Giang Gang to have close contact with the royal family, right?"

Shen Lu had been observing Ling Quxie's expression.

After saying so much just now, Ling Huixie didn't take it to heart, and kept an indifferent look. And at the mention of his son Ling Dachun, he immediately became nervous.

Shen Lu said in his heart that he was not wrong, Ling Huixie's biggest weakness was his own son.

So Shen Lu took advantage of the victory and pursued: "Lord Wang, please rest assured, if Lord Wang is willing to support me a little, everything I will do in the future will be based on the premise of protecting Young Master Ling." ”

Ling Hui's evil brows had been gathering for a long time, and it seemed that his mentality had been messed up.

Shen Lu said considerately: "Lord Wang, you don't need to rush to give me an answer, just notify me when you think clearly." During this period, you can check Xu Ting, and you will know that what I said is true. ”

After finishing speaking, Shen Lu took the initiative to retreat, leaving Ling Quxie to be entangled there.

Just as he was about to leave the narrow alley, Ling Huiyi suddenly stopped Shen Lu and said, "Isn't there a peaceful solution? I don't want to have a conflict with the royal family." ”

"Lord, don't be so naïve. In fact, you know best in your heart that as long as the royal family has the opportunity, they will definitely cut down your Beijiang Gang to the roots. You're so ostentatious!"