The hall of the Valley Inn was brightly lit, and there were still some guests sitting and drinking around. In the middle of the hall, at the table in the corner of the staircase, a woman in a light blue silk dress sat alone.

Although she is alone, she is more dazzling than the lights in the full house. When she saw Su Lian coming into the door, a smile bloomed on her face, and she immediately stood up to greet her, and said with a smile: "Young Master Su, has you always been good?" ”

"Second Miss Yue?" Su Lian was surprised and relieved, and said with a smile: "Okay, you came at the right time!" "The person who came was the second lady of the Yue family, Yue Colorful.

It has been more than ten days since Xizi Town, and Yue is still colorful, still so refreshing and clean, peaceful and transparent.

The two sat back at the table, and Yue said with a smile: "I am also relieved to see that Su Gongzi is still in good spirits......

"Second Miss Yue, don't laugh at me......" Su Lian smiled bitterly: "I'm worried about having no helper, you can come here at this time to relieve my worries." ”

"Oh? Did Su Gongzi encounter anything difficult again? Yue asked with a smile.

"Hmm......" Su Lian pondered and said, "It's not too late to talk about this later, Miss Yue Er has worked all the way to find her, is there any news?" Yue Binfen nodded and said: "We have been investigating the things assigned by Su Gongzi, although we have not completely figured it out, but there is still some news to explain to Su Gongzi......

"Good! Is Miss Yue Er going to talk about Mo Tuchi or the trend of the world? Su Lian asked.

"There are ......" Yue Colorful groaned for a while, and said, "Let's talk about the trend of the world first." Above the imperial court, since he was reappointed as prime minister, he is vigorously promoting the change of the banknote law, and I believe that Su Gongzi already knows. In addition, he is also preparing for the Yellow River water control, the current capital Qing Yun envoy Jia Lu, will soon be officially promoted to the Ministry of Industry, the general consul of the river affairs. These two things, if we take Tokhtar as the ruling power of the government, it is indeed the right thing to do from the perspective of national interests. It's just that there are many obstacles in the implementation, and it is not yet known what it will develop. Moreover, the matter of river control will inevitably recruit a large number of migrant workers, which is a long-term achievement that will cost the people and money but benefit the people. ”

The series of reactions triggered by this policy have caused a lot of restlessness among the people. At present, there are some uneven situations in various places, but they are still small fights. If there is a big movement, it is the pirate Fang Gu Zhen on Taizhou Road in the south of the Yangtze River, he has already raised the flag and started to oppose the Yuan, and has been trying to capture Taizhou......" Yue Xian paused for a moment, and said: "The death of the father and son of the prefect of Haozhou, Tuohar Chen, has also attracted the attention of the imperial court. At present, Haozhou is temporarily under the control of Daluhua Chi Huludu, but Huludu has no ability to govern, and Haozhou has been made a mess by him, and he has posted notices everywhere to arrest people, which has become a chicken, flying and jumping dog. Su Lian shook his head with a wry smile and said, "I also expected that Haozhou would be chaotic for a while, I just hope that this Hulu will not be too disappointing......"

"Su Gongzi is resolute and resolute, and it can be regarded as a merit for the people......" Yue said with a smile.

"Second Miss Yue teased, what I can do now is really limited......" Su Lian shook his head and asked Yue Fan again, "How is Mo Tuchi investigating?" I took a closer look at the birthday banquet of Prime Minister Zuo of Jiangsu and Zhejiang today, and this person is indeed a deep and difficult character......"

"Yes, we also have some difficulties in investigating him...... Yue Bin said suspiciously: "According to the news found now, Mo Tuchi has already known about the death of his son Mulaza, but he did not hold a funeral, nor did he immediately organize the army, until now he is still silent, so people can't understand it......"

"This is strange...... Su Lian also frowned and thought, and said, "Isn't this son's death touching him?" He is not shocked or angry, his scheming is really deep......"

"Well, we are still investigating...... Yue Binfeng responded: "Mo Tuchi has six wives and concubines, five sons and three daughters under his knees, and Mulaza is his third son, although he doesn't have much talent, and he doesn't have much favor, but after all, he is his own son, he will definitely not stop there......" Su Lian seemed to suddenly catch something, but he was a little confused in his mind for a while, and he couldn't jump out.

He shook his head vigorously, took a breath, and asked again: "Do you know about the assassination of Yilian Zhenban in Wanhu Mansion today?" ”

"Got it......" Yue Bin nodded and said, "This matter has spread all over the city, although I just arrived today, I heard people talking about it along the road......

"Hmm......" Su Lian muttered, "I need you to investigate this matter, what is the mastermind?" Why did you stab at the birthday banquet of the Yilian Zhenban? Is the target only one person? ”

"Good!" Yue Binfen nodded and responded: "Young Master Su is at the birthday banquet today, do you see anything wrong?" Su Lian nodded and said, "In today's birthday banquet, there is a woman in a red dress named Wei Yanzi, but it should also be a pseudonym. She and Cao Shengjiang followed Pengduo Timur in and hid beside Yilian Zhenban, and the assassination of Yilian Zhenban was her hand. In addition, when I first came to Jinling, I happened to meet a father and son, and the father and son disguised themselves in the Wanhu Mansion and led a group of men to shoot many officials and wealthy gentry with crossbow arrows. But from what I saw from the scene, it seems that their main target was also the guest who was sitting on the chief at the time. If it's also a real class, it's a little unreasonable, after all, the woman in the red dress is sure to succeed, and the target of their crossbow arrows should be someone else......" He paused, and said with a smile: "This father and son specially invited me over on my way back, obviously to be grateful and apologize, but secretly have another purpose, looking at their style of action, it should be a force of its own." I thought it was a Manichaean, but I didn't ask about it explicitly, so I need you to investigate......"

"Oh? What are the names of the father and son? I'll have someone check it out right away......" Yue asked in a hurry.

"Han Shantong and Han Lin'er, Han Shantong looks like he is in his fifties, and his beard is gray......" Su Lian was about to describe his appearance, but was stopped by Yue Bin's smile.

"Young Master Su, don't check it......" Yue Binfan said, "They are from the White Lotus Sect......"

"White Lotus Sect?" Su Lian was surprised: "Second Miss Yue also knows their father and son? Yue Binfeng shook her head and smiled: "I don't know them, but I know a little about the White Lotus Sect...... she thought for a while, and said: "The White Lotus Sect originated from the Pure Land Sect of Buddhism, developed in the former Tang Dynasty, and has a history of more than 600 years. Today's White Lotus Sect has complex factions and is separated from the north and south, and the north is still called the White Lotus Sect, and the south is called the White Lotus Society. Although they are working independently, there is no chaos of struggle for power and profit, and on the surface they are still living in peace......"

"Han Shantong's father and son are the backbone of the White Lotus Sect, and at present, Han Shantong is the elder of the Maitreya Society under the White Lotus Sect. In addition, there is the Guanyin Society, which is the general trend. And the White Lotus Society in the south has a firewood society, a Qingxu society and a North Underworld Society, each of which is led by an elder. Although the two forces are calm on the surface, they both call themselves authentic, and there is a lot of war of words. But in my opinion, the White Lotus Sect in the north is more Buddhist, and the White Lotus Society in the south is more Daoist......"

"......I see," Su Lian said suddenly, and asked Yue Fan again: "Han Shantong also introduced two people to me just now, one is called Liu Futong and the other is called Li Er, Miss Yue Er, do you know about them?" ”

"Liu Futong is also a member of the Maitreya Society, he is actually a well-known wealthy businessman in Yingzhou, running a tea and teahouse business, and has a rich net worth...... Yue Fan replied: "Li Er is a member of the Guanyin Society, not an elder, but he is also quite prestigious in the White Lotus Sect, all because he has developed the power of the White Lotus Sect to Changzhou and other places in the south of the Yangtze River. I didn't expect several of them to gather in Jinling City......"

"Han Shantong invited me over and asked me to attend their meeting tomorrow night, it seems that they do have other plans......" Su Lian laughed to himself.

"Su Gongzi is a dragon and a phoenix among the people, he is ambitious and talented, he should want to develop you into a White Lotus Sect, giggle......" Yue Fan covered his mouth and smiled.

Su Lian pondered for a moment and said, "In that case, I really want to go and see their meeting tomorrow......" Yue Fun rolled his eyes, and he also understood Su Lian's intentions, so he said: "The power of the White Lotus Sect is complicated, since Su Gongzi wants to use it, then I will also add more strength to investigate, so as to avoid Su Gongzi's worries......" Yue Fun instantly understood and responded, and his mind was indeed transparent.

Su Lian couldn't help but glance at her approvingly, and said, "Then trouble Miss Yue Er......"

"This is my duty, Su Gongzi, don't be polite to me......" Yue Xian smiled and said formally to Su Lian: "Can Su Gongzi not call me Second Miss?" ”

"Okay, then I'll call you by your name" Su Lian was no longer polite, and said with a hearty smile. He paused for a moment, and then asked Yue Fanfan: "By the way, Fanfan, do you have any communication with Wan Wan?" Su Lian suddenly changed his name and called him by his name, which made Yue Colorful a little unaccustomed, and a rare shy pink appeared on his face, and he responded: "Of course there is, does Childe want to know about the situation over there?" ”

"Well, I mainly want to know if the two brothers Zheng Shou and Guo Zheng are okay......" Su Lian said with a smile. Yue Binfen nodded and said, "The two of them are very good, and the situation I reported to Gongzi just now was also brought to me by Wan Wan from Yangzhou." Mo Tuchi arrived in Jinling today, on the one hand, to celebrate the birthday of the Yilian Zhenban, and on the other hand, he was only in contact with Harlandor, after all, they are all military forces, and they should move around with each other. Therefore, there is naturally not much movement in his house......" Su Lian's mind suddenly flashed the thread that he had just grabbed for a long time, and he hurriedly asked Yue Binfan: "You just said that Mo Tuchi came to contact Harlandor, will they contact each other often?" ”

"Look at the distance of the relationship...... Yue Fan replied: "If the relationship is not bad, it is normal for military generals to move around each other. Motuchi and Harlan should meet two or three times a year......"

"Military generals contact each other to meet?" Su Lian stood up suddenly, walked back and forth, his face was anxious, and said, "Our direction is wrong, colorful, we need to investigate in a different direction." Alas, I'm so confused......" he scratched his head in annoyance.

"Childe, what do you mean......" Yue Colorful didn't react and asked suspiciously.