The architecture of Anle City is very distinctive, to be precise, the entire Great Sui, across the Great Wall in the west, even if it is a few remote small cities, the specifications are about the same.

The mahogany and white walls are handsome, neat but not rigid, stretched and unassuming.

The streets are clean and neat, the vendors pushing wooden carts, and the women holding umbrellas back and forth, combing their snails, wearing half arms over their skirts, smearing rouge and drawing their eyebrows, just walking on the street and picking up small things.

Ning Yi and Pei Fu followed behind Xu Zang, and the two of them came to Anle City to settle down for thirty days, this is the first time to see the appearance of this small city, the walls are ancient and straight, clean and neat like a tabula rasa, the years have passed, hundreds of years have passed, and what has been left to this small city is as in the cradle of the year, and there is no scar.

"The reason why Anle City is so current is because Shushan is well protected. Xu Zang walked ahead, and he said calmly: "Twenty years ago, Anle City was even more peaceful than it is now. The reason why there is a bandit disaster is because in the past 20 years, the older generation of Shushan disciples have not walked down the mountain, and the new generation is still growing. ”

"What about the disciples of the new generation?"

"Shushan covers three thousand miles. The new generation of the Holy Son hangs in the balance, and killing a few bandits will not help them ascend to the position of the Holy Son. ”

Ning Yi understood a little, he frowned and asked, "What about the older generation?"

Xu Zang raised his eyebrows and said, "Older generation, those cultivators who should go down the mountain to be responsible for maintaining peace....... They are all dead. Even if they live, there is no way to solve the problem at its root. Three thousand miles is too big, and with the strength of dozens of powerful cultivators, it is impossible to achieve perfection. ”

"But...... Soon Shushan will solve this problem. ”

"How to solve it?" Pei Fu walked around and jumped, and suddenly asked curiously: "Do you kill alone?"

"Kill...... Of course, there is no way to solve the problem. Xu Zang sighed and said: "Many times, killing is the best way to solve the problem, but maintaining law and order under the mountain and letting the people live in peace is the so-called 'killing', and there is no way to solve the problem." ”

"Under the whole world, it is not the imperial land. The man carrying the fine snow on his back suddenly stopped, and he said with a complicated face: "If you make an alliance with the Great Sui royal family, then there are many problems...... It will be resolved quickly. ”

There is a temple in front of Xu Zang.

Ning Yi looked at the temple not far away, the dougong was huge, the owl kiss hanging under the tall eaves was simple and rough, and the blue-black roof tiles were undulating like dragon scales.

It is hard to imagine that there is such a temple in the city of peace and happiness, which is located in the middle of the layers of pavilions, separated by red walls, the red leaves in the courtyard are fluttering, and the incense in the temple is pure.

"Shodai Temple. Xu Zang read it, and Mu Ran said: "The emperor of the Great Sui does not reject Buddhism, nor does he reject Taoism. For so many years, Buddhism and Taoism have been entangled in the palm of his hand, standing in the east and west of each other, checking and balancing each other, and each other has temples and Taoist temples, especially in remote border areas, where the forces are complex and the dogs and teeth are intertwined. ”

Pei Fu repeated the last two words: "Surveillance?"

Ning Yi understood what Xu Zang meant.

The area covered by a sacred mountain is three thousand miles, and there are many holy mountains in the Great Sui, each of which is dominant, if they all enjoy the supreme power of this region, this is likely to cause a situation......

And that kind of situation is not allowed by the emperor.

The Great Sui Emperor needed to hold power in the palm of his hand.

Even in the territory of the Great Sui, there are areas where the Son of Heaven stretches out his hand and cannot be touched.

Buddhism and Taoism are the tools he uses to supervise the holy mountain.

"Water can carry a boat, and it can also capsize a boat. Xu Zang said softly: "Mortals can't understand the world of cultivators, but cultivators rely on mortals to live as rulers...... There is always a way for rulers. The leaders of Taoism and Buddhism enjoy fanatical reverence, but the identities of these two leaders can only be ordinary people. They were very busy, in addition to consolidating the faith under their seats, they also needed to rush thousands of miles to the Great Sui Imperial City to congratulate the emperor on his birthday when it snowed heavily at the end of the year. ”

"It's also a form of surveillance. Ning Yi said seriously.

"Yes. Xu Zang smiled and said: "The emperor has lived for six hundred years, he doesn't care who the leaders of Taoism and Buddhism are, there is only one iron law, the leaders of the two sects, and they cannot be practiced." In the past, both Taoism and Buddhism have changed leaders, and this kind of thing often happens after a heavy snowfall in the Chinese New Year's Eve of the imperial city, and the young body is buried, as for the follow-up ...... Perfunctory to the masses has always been a very simple thing, as long as you don't mention it, stupid people will soon forget. ”

Ning Yi silently wrote it down.

Sometimes, he felt that the man in front of him was introverted all over his body, but he was like a thorn, and his disdain for this huge empire was revealed between the lines.

Xu Zang didn't enter this Zhaoti Temple, he took Ning Yi and Pei Fu on a detour and walked to a small alley in Anle City.

All the light was lost in the alley.

"The light of power is everywhere, and you can only take shelter by standing in the shadows. Xu Zang smiled and said, "Shushan...... Certainly not vegetarian. ”

Ning Yi suddenly thought of what Xu Zang said to him.

Intelligence is one of the most important things in this world.

Xu Zang was able to take himself and Pei Fu to spend the first month in Anle City safe and sound, which means that he has at least succeeded in erasing the information from the outside world.

And the umbrella sword brought by Xu Zang, as well as the information of the horse thief outside the city on time, show that he has a certain way to obtain accurate information.

In the dark alley, the man walked forward holding the fine snow, Ning Yi and Pei Fu followed, and when they came to the end, Xu Zang stopped slightly, and then stretched out a hand.

Just pushed that wall upside down.

It's a dark wall.

And when the dark wall is pushed open, it is not the end of an alley at all, but a secret room.

"The Dark Sect of Shushan is similar to the Intelligence Department of the Great Sui. Xu Zang looked back at Ning Yi, "Affecting the entire Great Sui, the action power is definitely far inferior to the Intelligence Department of the Imperial City, but it is within a radius of three thousand miles...... That's the only master. ”

Ning Yi was a little stunned.

The dark room was stacked with dim case files, candles flickering, and the remnants of oil residue indicated that someone had been here not long ago.

There were a lot of case files on the table, and Ning Yi took a scroll casually, the name was "I See the Hangover of the Prince of the Great Sui", it was okay not to read it, but I was startled when I saw it.

The prince of the Great Sui actually lingered in the hangover place of the imperial city for half a month, and this information is a compliment to the prince, thinking that his approach is absurd but effective, and he successfully made the two princes behind him despise him, but one day he seized power.

Ning Yi put it down a little embarrassed, and saw that Pei Fu took another copy of "The Love History of the Three Princes", which is not intelligence, it is like a biography of characters, the nature of the story, listing the fourteen women who fell in love with the three princes at first sight, and shaped the three princes into an infatuated lover who has no intention of fighting for power and just wants to find flowers and willows.

Xu Zang glanced at it and said, "This information may be a little biased...... The crown prince does seem to be a ridiculous and incompetent waste, but the third prince is a real ruthless character. ”

Ning Yi sighed and said, "These are really nonsense...... Fortunately, it has nothing to do with me. ”

"?" Xu Zang sneered, "You know a fart." As for whether it matters...... It won't be long before you'll find out. ”

The man stood in front of a wall in the dark room, did not look back, and said calmly: "You can only enter and not exit here, the information you need this time is very important, I specially made an appointment with a Shushan disciple, I should come soon, you pay attention to the image." ”

Ning Yi and Pei Fu specially adjusted their clothes and clothes, and then faced the direction they came.

Xu Zang stood in front of the wall behind them, didn't say anything, just frowned.

"Whoosh-"

The front wall opened from both sides, Ning Yi and Pei Fu turned around in amazement, the sun shone in, and it was a young fat man who opened the wall, and he also looked at the three people in amazement.

The fat man received a secret order from Shushan and came to Anle City to deliver a piece of information.

But he didn't expect that standing in front of him was a man he had only seen in portraits.

Living.

"Xu, Uncle Xu...... Are you still alive?"

The fat man's face is sluggish, he runs around in the territory of the Great Sui all the year round, almost every city can see the portrait of his uncle, the honor, and often hear the news that the uncle was cut, the news about the uncle gradually decreased a few days ago, until recently it has disappeared, so that he once thought that this uncle who could not be killed, so late that he encountered an ominous encounter.

Xu Zang rolled his eyes, resisted the urge to kick the fat man down, and said angrily: "Nonsense." Three-two-seven, Sufu, right? Give me the information, you can get out. ”

Su Fu was stunned, took out a scroll from his waist bag, handed it to him with both hands, and then said word by word with great sincerity: "Little uncle, the seniors on the mountain are thinking about you, and the third uncle is looking forward to your coming back day and night, and he is about to go crazy." ”

Xu Zang took the information, a trace of emotion flashed in his eyes, he patted the fat man on the shoulder, and said, "Tell your third uncle, at most, in another month, I will go up the mountain." ”

Su Fu said very tactfully: "I'm afraid I can't wait for a month, I heard that you were cut down in Xiling, the third uncle happily gambled a thousand taels of gold, Ming'er, you can't come back, the handicap will be closed, and the third uncle has to go down the mountain to suppress the bandits before he can repay the money." ”

Xu Zang sneered and said, "Why didn't he gamble 10,000 taels, I wish he had lost all and went to the imperial city to clean the toilet for the Li family." ”

Ning Yi and Pei Fu scratched their heads in embarrassment.

Su Fu's eyes lit up and said, "Little uncle...... This is your new disciple? He is really good-looking, he looks like he is really a dragon and phoenix among people, he must be a genius who is unique in ten thousand, and the future will be smooth sailing and bright, and his future will definitely be very different from yours. ”

Ning Yi was a little shy, thinking that this fat man's mouth was so sweet, and the praise was a little too much, not too embarrassed.

Then the fat man squatted down, looked at the girl, and said with a smile: "Little junior sister, my name is Su Fu, comfortable Su, and Su Fu." ”

Ning Yi's shy smile stiffened on her face, and the girl holding her sleeve trembled, obviously holding back a smile.

"His name is Ning Yi, and he is Zhao Rui's new disciple. ”

When the fat man heard the name of "Zhao Rui", he raised his head in confusion, met Xu Zang's eyes, and then understood, his face trembled three times, and his breathing became short.

Xu Zang looked at the fat man and said with a joking smile: "It's not her, it's him, hey, take a closer look?"

Su Fu looked at the boy standing in front of him, who was obviously several years younger than himself, and when he saw the umbrella bone in the young man's hand, he looked at Xu Zang in shock.

Xu Zang shook his head at him, signaled Su Fu to keep quiet, and said calmly.

"Don't call me Uncle Xiao anymore...... Now the little uncle of Shushan is Ning Yi. ”