Shen Zhongqing said with a smile: "How can the Desert Eagle be eradicated if they want to. At the end of the Sui war, there were too many homeless rangers, loyal and righteous people, they had nowhere to go, and those righteous people who admired Li Mu's chivalrous name came to defect. That's it, the Desert Eagle has gradually grown, and even Li Yuan, who has just been proclaimed emperor, is afraid of three points! As the largest force in the rivers and lakes, the Desert Eagle is not an inaction-oriented faction, and the Desert Eagle strives to maintain the peace and order of all factions in the rivers and lakes, overlooking the rivers and lakes, hoeing the strong and helping the weak; The Desert Eagle also played a role in ensuring the unimpeded flow of the Silk Road in the desert where the Tang Dynasty was the weakest. Horse bandits, the rogues asked the name of the Desert Eagle and were terrified, and they did not dare to rob their homes and houses, and robbed the business travelers on the road. All business travelers who have received the blessings of the Desert Eagle are more grateful for the grace of the Desert Eagle. How can such a strict and chivalrous gang be tolerated by the rivers and lakes. Even if the emperor wants to eradicate the Desert Eagle, I'm afraid the people of the world will not agree! What emperor would do something that would go against the hearts of the people and go against the heavens. ”

"Therefore, the emperors of the past dynasties conformed to the will of the people and tolerated the existence of such a big gang!"

Qing'er suddenly realized.

"The emperors not only tolerated the existence of the Desert Eagle, but also used it as a mirror of their political achievements. If the world is peaceful and prosperous, the country and the people are safe, how can there be homeless rangers and loyal people; If the country is prosperous and stable, how can there be rogues and horse thieves? Only when the country is strong, the people live a stable life, and the business and travel flows are in order, will the Desert Eagle be weakened, right? ”

Shen Zhongqing nodded lightly, smiled knowingly, and stared at her with deep eyes.

She understood him after all.

"Qing'er, you are an understanding person! The period of the prosperous era of the Kaiyuan Dynasty was indeed the weakest period of the Desert Eagle's power, at that time, the country was strong, the people were stable, and the desert road was full of endless streams of business travelers...... And that period was also what the Desert Eagle was looking forward to, and the Desert Eagle's brethren gradually decreased, had their own families, and lived a happy life! ”

At this time, Qing'er also recalled the prosperity of the Kaiyuan Dynasty, and those beautiful times disappeared into the distance like legends, leaving them in the memory of the people nowadays.

Qing'er couldn't help but say: "No matter how good the political performance was at that time, even if the Desert Eagle was weak, it would eventually survive." After all, no matter how virtuous the emperor is, there will always be mistakes; No matter how good the political performance is, there will always be mistakes; If people's hearts are reconciled, there will eventually be dissatisfaction. They repel each other, but complement each other, and so on and so on. ”

Shen Zhongqing said: "If you can really govern and communicate with people, why do you have a desert eagle?" It was their own fault that fueled the Desert Eagle's strength. If I could, I would rather not have the title of suzerain, and be an ordinary person calmly, what's the harm. ”

"For Brother Shen, it is difficult to be the sect master, and it is even more difficult to be an ordinary person. It's just an ordinary idea, but in Brother Shen's place, it's as far away as thousands of mountains and rivers. ”

Qing'er looked at him calmly in front of her.

Unexpectedly, he was actually the sect master of the Desert Eagle who was in charge of most of the rivers and lakes, and could shake the Tang Dynasty with a single word.

He finally understood why he knew King Guangling so well, and why he also agreed with King Guangling's practice of losing his pawn to protect the car on the issue of Chaxiangju, and he would make the same choice.

"Now, the situation in the court is turbulent, the people are miserable, the court is gradually losing the support of the people, and the Desert Eagle must be growing stronger day by day, at this time, even if Brother Shen wants to quit, it will be disallowed by the current situation!"

There was a long silence, and the air seemed to condense.

The carriage drove slowly.

They sat silently in the carriage, staring at each other speechless.

Some questions lingered in my mind.

Qing'er opened her mouth and said, "Brother Shen, do you know who assassinated us just now?" ”

Shen Zhongqing was silent for a while.

"There are so many people in the world who want to kill me. There are people from the imperial court, people from opposing gangs, and many former enemies. Too many people want my life, let alone ......"

A moment of silence.

His deep eyes swept into the distance.

"What's more, five days ago, I asked my subordinates to quietly hand over a secret letter to Empress Guo that exposed Lu Guogong's crimes, and now Lu Guogong is imprisoned, maybe it has something to do with this matter, it's not for sure."

"What?"

Qing'er was surprised.

"It turns out that you handed over the secret letter that broke down the public and private enclosure of the Lu State and caused the death and injury of the people?"

Shen Zhongqing's calm deep eyes and a gentle smile.

"Of course I didn't hand it over personally. I just handed it over under the pretense of Empress Guo's hand. After all, that's what she wants, isn't it? Lu Guogong is a close confidant of King Shu, and he is the controller of 100,000 soldiers and horses, and now, Lu Guogong has fallen, and the biggest benefit should be Queen Guo, and the prince is here. ”

"It's you!"

Qing'er sighed.

"The fall of Lu Guogong is like breaking an arm for King Shu, which is not trivial! At present, the biggest profit is Queen Guo, the prince's side. Qing'er has a question, Brother Shen, all gangs are generally affiliated, so ......"

"Qing'er, I understand what you mean. The Desert Eagle has never been attached to any powerful person, and it is not involved in party disputes, even the most virtuous emperor in the past has no ability to recruit the Desert Eagle to surrender, let alone the current royal family and magnates. ”

"Brother Shen, you overthrew Lu Guogong and damaged the interests of King Shu, how could he let go of you, Brother Shen, then according to Brother Shen, will today's assassin be King Shu's people?"

Shen Zhongqing said indifferently.

"He is not the only one who wants to kill me. What's more, our Desert Eagle originally had a feud with King Shu, and he wanted to eradicate us for more than a day or two! ”

"Feud?"

Qing'er has too many who don't understand.

"Isn't the Desert Eagle not involved in partisanship? Since he is not involved in party disputes, how can he have a feud with King Shu. ”

"The Desert Eagle is not involved in party disputes, if it encounters something that involves the people of the world, how can it do nothing."

Shen Zhongqing looked into the distance, his eyes heavy in his eyes.

"Back then, the emperor wanted to pass the throne to the virtuous five princes of Lixian, that is, today's saint, but at that time, the eight princes who were also capable and held military power had already coveted the throne for a long time, how could they want to let the eight princes of that year be the current King Shu. In order to help the virtuous prince become the throne, the suzerain of the Desert Eagle at that time, that is, my father-in-law Li Qin, stood on the side of the five princes and helped the five princes ascend to the throne! ”

"In this way, the Desert Eagle has a grudge with the Eighth Prince, who held the military power back then, that is, the current King Shu, right?"

Qing'er asked.

"Yes!"

"In that case, back then, why didn't the Desert Eagle help the emperor at that time to bring down King Shu? Wouldn't it be better to clear the obstacles of the imperial court and remove the hidden dangers of the Desert Eagle? ”

"I'm afraid that the situation in the court at that time was not as simple as we imagined!"

Shen Zhongqing sighed.

There was a heavy pain in his eyes.