Qu Xiaocang didn't avoid Xiao Shaozong's eyes, and said word by word: "The minister wants the Shenhou Mansion to dominate the martial arts!" ”

Xiao Shaozong let out an "oh" and said with a faint smile: "Dominate the martial arts? ”

"Since the first day of its establishment, the Shenhou Mansion has had the breath of Jianghu people flowing in its blood." Qu Xiaocang said: "The forces in the rivers and lakes in the Chu State are only obeyed by the orders of the Shenhou Mansion, but when the minister was young, he thought that one day he would lead the Shenhou Mansion to dominate the martial arts, not only the Jianghu sects of the Chu State, but also the Northern Han Dynasty, as well as the Eastern Qi Dynasty, and even the Mobei of Southern Xinjiang, so that all the major sects in the world really obey the imperial court." ”

Xiao Shaozong leaned back, sat upright, and said with interest: "This king didn't understand what you said. ”

Qu Xiaocang did not hesitate, and said directly: "If it weren't for the prince, it would be impossible for the minister to inherit the position of the god marquis, and he could only obey his dispatch under the command of Xuanyuan Po." The Shenhou Mansion has always acted in accordance with the rules of the rivers and lakes, and once Xuanyuan Po succeeds the Shenhou, no matter what kind of ambition the minister has, he has no choice but to do it himself. ”

Xiao Shaozong said: "So you received the order to assassinate Qi Ning, and in the face of Xuanyuan Po, you did not hesitate to suddenly kill the killer to kill him?" From this point of view, you killed Xuanyuan Po, and it was not all an errand by order. ”

"I don't deny it." Qu Xiaocang said: "The minister does have the heart to succeed the gods. ”

"Big truth." Xiao Shaozong laughed and said: "Qu Shenhou, your words make this king look down on you even more." No one wants to be subservient, and now that you have succeeded as the Divine Marquis, you can be regarded as having fulfilled your wish. ”

Qu Xiaocang said: "The minister hopes that after Dachu pacifies the Northern Han Dynasty, the minister can command the Shenhou Mansion to subdue the various sects in the north, so that all the sects in the world will succumb to the Shenhou Mansion and submit to the feet of the prince!" ”

Xiao Shaozong stared at Qu Xiaocang's eyes and didn't speak immediately, but those sharp eyes seemed to be about to see Qu Xiaocang through completely, and he said after a long time: "You want to become the leader of the martial arts alliance!" ”

Qu Xiaocang was stunned, Xiao Shaozong's expression remained unchanged, staring at Qu Xiaocang, Qu Xiaocang's lips moved slightly, and he didn't make a sound immediately, but after all, he still said: "The prince is wise, minister..... But he hopes to become the leader of the martial arts alliance one day. ”

"Whether a person can achieve great things depends on whether he has ambition or not." Xiao Shaozong was originally sitting on the chair, but he didn't care about his identity at the moment, he folded his legs and squatted on the chair, looking at Qu Xiaocang condescendingly: "There is no so-called ambition, well, that is, ambition, then naturally it will not be able to achieve anything great." ”

Qu Xiaocang lowered his head at the moment and did not speak.

"I admire you because I know you're ambitious." Xiao Shaozong said with a smile: "Those reckless people in the rivers and lakes have no court in their eyes since ancient times, although those rough and brave men are difficult to achieve any big things, but they still have the ability to make some trouble, after the unification of the world, the rivers and lakes in the Northern Han Dynasty really need someone to clean up, and this person, of course, you are the most suitable." After a pause, he said, "If I was still alive at that time, I would give you the position of the leader of the Martial Arts Alliance, what do you think?" ”

"Thank you, Lord Longen." Qu Xiaocang kowtowed and said: "The ministers should be loyal to the prince, and they will never give up!" ”

Xiao Shaozong just smiled, watched Qu Xiaocang get up and bend back, and suddenly shouted, "Wait a minute!" ”

Qu Xiaocang immediately stopped, Xiao Shaozong glanced at the bloody head in the box, and sighed: "You should take this thing back and deal with it well, stay here, this king thinks..... Under the weather! ”

Qu Xiaocang stepped forward and bent over, covered the box, wrapped it in a black cloth again, held it in his arms, and then slowly retreated.

When Qu Xiaocang walked away, Guihe finally spoke: "Master, why don't you kill him?" ”

"Why did you kill him?" Xiao Shaozong was still squatting on the chair, looking at the direction Qu Xiaocang left and smiling, "After killing him, the Shenhou Mansion has no leader, and it is chaotic, which is not good for me, and the Shenhou who has just taken office died mysteriously within a few days, isn't it too suspicious?" ”

"But this man already knows the truth." Guihe frowned and said, "If it's him.....!" ”

"If he really wanted to expose it, he wouldn't have come to the palace." Xiao Shaozong said with a smile: "Qu Xiaocang guessed that there was something strange in this, that was something I expected, if he didn't think of it, it would be abnormal." Glancing at Guihe, he said lightly: "Do you really think that the people of the Shenhou Mansion are vegetarians?" He got out of his chair and said, "If he doesn't say anything today, but proves that this person has other plans, then you really have to be careful." The Shenhou Mansion is now in his hands, and it happens to be used by me, this is a very sharp knife, as long as it is used well, it can do a lot of things. ”

Guihe said cautiously: "Master, do you know that if Qu Xiaocang pretends to be stupid, the master will be more suspicious of him, so he took the initiative to tell the truth today, just because he was worried that the prince would have more suspicion of him." ”

Xiao Shaozong smiled: "Your idea is not unreasonable. Glancing behind the bead curtain, the man sitting on the chair behind the bead curtain hurriedly got up, Xiao Shaozong waved his hand, the man immediately retreated, Xiao Shaozong said: "He can kill Xuanyuan Po without hesitation, it can be seen that this person is indeed a ruthless person, such a person has ambitions, and that is a matter of course." The leader of the martial arts alliance ....., and his appetite is indeed not small, but this may not be his sincere words, the Shenhou Mansion has always dealt with the Jianghu sect, you don't understand the mind of this kind of person, who can make the various sects of the rivers and lakes bend their knees in front of him, and it does have an unparalleled attraction to this kind of person. ”

"However, this person can kill Xue Lingfeng according to the master's wishes, and he can be regarded as obedient." Guihe said: "The master is right, this person has ambitions, and he needs to rely on the master to achieve his ambitions, and he can indeed use them in the future." ”

"It's always useful to have a hound on a leash." Xiao Shaozong smiled: "A few howls of the hound can scare off many people, if the hound really bites too many people to death one day, causing the anger of the people and gods, just kill the hound with a stick, clean and neat." ”

A strange smile crossed your lips.

"Don't worry about what trouble he's going to make." Xiao Shaozong said lightly: "The hunting dog bites someone to death, and if you are worried about being killed by someone else's stick, you will definitely guard your master, because it knows very well that if the owner has any accident and the hunting dog becomes a wild dog, then there will be no good end." ”

Guihe understood what Xiao Shaozong meant.

Qu Xiaocang killed Xuanyuan Po and Xue Lingfeng successively, this has become an important handle for Xiao Shaozong to control him, if the truth is revealed, not only will the Shenhou Mansion regard Qu Xiaocang as the first rebel, but also the officers and soldiers of the Three Thousand Tiger God Battalion will definitely kill Qu Xiaocang and then quickly.

Qu Xiaocang was ordered to do these two things, and it was equivalent to putting his life in the hands of Xiao Shaozong, and in the current situation, Qu Xiaocang had no choice but to lead the Shenhou Mansion and obediently become a hunting dog under Xiao Shaozong.

"Master, Xue Lingfeng is dead, and the military department will definitely present it." Guihe said: "Lu Xiao doesn't seem to be very obedient, and the servant feels that he is likely to recommend a new candidate for the commander of the Tiger God Battalion to the imperial court on behalf of the Ministry of War. ”

Xiao Shaozong bowed his head and said: "The military department will fold it, and the Shenhou Mansion will also hand over an excerpt, and this excerpt will naturally show that Xue Lingfeng's death has something to do with the Nine Heavens Tower, and the case involving the Nine Heavens Tower will of course be handled by the Shenhou Mansion, and in the end, the case will be closed by the Shenhou Mansion." ”

"If the case is closed to say that Jiutianlou assassinated Xue Lingfeng, I'm afraid that the relationship between the Tiger God Camp and the Shenhou Mansion will be in trouble." Guihe said in a low voice: "Jiutianlou is lurking in the capital, but the Shenhou Mansion failed to detect it, which led to the Jiutianlou assassinating Xue Lingfeng, Xue Lingfeng has a very high prestige in the Tiger God Camp, and the people and horses of the Tiger God Camp will naturally resent the Shenhou Mansion at that time." ”

"That's not a bad thing." Xiao Shaozong said: "I'm just wondering if the person recommended by Lu Xiao will be as I expected." ”

Guihe said softly: "If the person recommended by Lu Xiao happens to be the person in the master's hands, then it will save a lot of things, our people sit in the position of the commander of the Tiger God Battalion, but it is recommended by the Ministry of War.....!" There was a look of admiration in his eyes, and he said: "The master is far-sighted, and the slave is really a five-body projection that he admires." ”

"No plan is seamless." Xiao Shaozong sighed: "Not all the court and the court are all wine bags and rice bags, and there are not many shrewd and cunning people like Qu Xiaocang. ”

"The master is saying..... Is there anyone in the DPRK who is suspicious? ”

"Naturally, there is, but no one dares to say it, and no one of them can say it." Xiao Shaozong said calmly: "I don't care about them, I just want to know now, where is that protector now?" He may have infiltrated the capital, right under my nose. ”

"Master thinks he'll definitely come back?"

"Definitely!" Xiao Shaozong said lightly, and walked slowly to the window of the warm pavilion with his hands behind his back, at this time the morning light has arrived, the sun is rising in the east, and the morning light is sprinkled on Xiao Shaozong's pale and bloodless face, he looks at the clouds in the sky, and only after a long time does he say: "He is my real enemy, and the only opponent who is qualified to be called an enemy by me!" ”

Xiao Shaozong had an extraordinary ability to judge, and when he had a hunch that Qi Ning was likely to have infiltrated the capital right under his nose, Qi Ning did not disappoint him.

In the night, Qi Ning climbed over a high wall, gently falling on the grass, this is a simple but very elegant garden, not far from a house is still lit up, Qi Ning ghostly touched the edge of the house, sticking to the wall to the window, the window is open, he looked inside, this is a study, Qi Ning is sure that there is no one around, only then did he turn over, has turned into the study very lightly, and closed the window with his backhand.

In front of the desk, an old man in civilian clothes was reading by the lamp, although he was old, but there was such a movement, naturally he turned his head immediately, and before he could see the face of the person who came, the other party had already arched his hand and said: "Old Shangshu, it's me!" ”