Chapter 519: Gift-giving
"Fan Lotus, are you really dead?"
The happy eyes were a little dull, as if he was asking Zhang Shunzhi and as if he was asking himself, and his trembling and hoarse voice showed the ups and downs of his emotions. Thinking of the sudden death of the weak and well-behaved, swaying girl in the wind and like a flower, I felt a slight pain and guilt in my happy heart.
Happy to like pink lotus? The answer is obviously yes, although this kind of liking is not like the love for Zhang Rong's daughters, but it is undeniable that he has deep feelings for Fan Lotus in his happy heart.
After coming to this world for four years, Happy has always been running around and toiling, born and dying, only the few months in Yecheng have been the most absurd, but also the most leisurely time. Get along day and night, and love for a long time. The weakness and meekness of the pink lotus, and the miserable suffering all make me happy and pity.
Despite this, Happy never wanted to put the pink lotus in the room, only hoped that she could go through her life safely, but now everything exceeded his expectations, and the girl who was like a flower died suddenly, which caught Happy off guard and was difficult to accept.
"Husband"
Under the surging murderous aura on Xingxing's body, Zhang Shunzhi and Wu Shun both felt depressed, especially Wu Shun, who had a low cultivation, turned pale and breathed a little poorly. With both worry and fear in his heart, Wu Shun couldn't help but call softly.
Happy trembled slightly, the surging emotions suddenly stagnated, he glanced back at Wu Shun, whose face was very ugly, and a sense of apology surged in his heart, dispelling the anger and killing intent in his heart. Restrained the murderous aura on his body, got up happily and looked at Zhang Shun and said, "Come to the study!" After speaking, he was happy to leave Wu Shun with a reassuring look and strode towards the study.
Zhang Shunzhi saluted Wu Shun, did not dare to slack off, and respectfully followed Xing Xing into the study.
"You tell me the truth." Happy took a deep breath and buried his slender body in the wide chair, although his face was calm as usual, his deep eyes were cold and indifferent.
"Yes."
Zhang Shunzhi pursed his lips and sorted out his thoughts before he spoke: "My lord, the government said that on the night of January 10, a group of robbers attacked the Assassin's Mansion, and all the property in the mansion was stolen, none of the 38 people survived, and the mansion was burned by thieves. ”
"What robber is so bold?" Happy sneered.
Zhang Shun's heart suddenly sudden, his mouth was a little dry, he swallowed his saliva and continued: "My lord, it is rumored that there were officials and troops who went out to besiege the Assassin Mansion that night, and it was Gao A Junfeng, the son of Gao Anaqiu, who led the team. ”
"It's so daring!" Happy eyes narrowed slightly, and two sharp lights like swords shot out, which made Zhang Shun's heart tighten, and his eyes burned with pain, "To be able to mobilize soldiers and horses, I think it should be Gao Wei's order!" ”
muttered happily to himself, and then stared at Zhang Shunzhi tightly: "Such a big thing happened, where are you beggars?" ”
Looking at the eyes that were as deep as the sea and as deep as the fire, Zhang Shun's heart trembled, his eyes showed a thick guilt, his legs were weak, he knelt on the ground with a "poof", and said loudly: "My lord, my subordinates have failed your trust and made a big mistake, please condemn you!" ”
Happy snorted coldly, and looked at Zhang Shunzhi noncommittally: "Tell me, what mistakes did you make." The happy voice was very flat, but Zhang Shunzhi felt a chill on his back and broke out in a cold sweat.
It is true that he has been following Happy for four years, and his relationship with Happy is very close, but it is precisely because of this that he also feels more and more clearly the increasingly majestic bearing of Happy Happy.
"My lord, since five months ago, the power of the beggar gang in Yecheng has been squeezed out and suppressed in many ways, and after investigation by subordinates, there are local underground forces and the government involved."
"Gao Ah Junfeng?"
"Yes." Zhang Shunzhi nodded, and said with annoyance and self-reproach: "My subordinates think that this is just a trivial matter, and my subordinates can handle it well, and they shouldn't disturb Gongzi because of this, but I don't want to suddenly appear a mysterious force half a month ago, and it was just three days to destroy all the strongholds of my beggar gang in Yecheng, and all the important members disappeared without a trace, and they didn't know whether they were alive or dead." ”
Happy raised his eyebrows, paused, and then said coldly: "What about Li Feng?" ”
"Whereabouts unknown." Zhang Shunyi's face was guilty, and his eyes were full of worry. Li Feng is not only an important leader of the beggar gang, but also a brother who lives and dies together, but now the latter has no news, and he doesn't know whether he is alive or dead, how can he not worry and blame himself.
"Although Gao Ajunfeng has good energy in Yecheng, if he wants to uproot the beggar gang, not use the army, and not show the news, I am afraid that there is no such possibility." Standing up happily, he slowly paced to the window, stood with his hands in his hands, and said in a deep voice: "In the entire northern part of Great Qi, there is probably only one Moon Worship Sect that can have such a huge force. Lunatic Cult, what kind of calculations? ”
Zhang Shunzhi knelt on the ground respectfully, silently waiting for the happy fall.
"Aside from these, what else happened in Yecheng?"
"Three days ago, Gao Wei called on the world to re-divide the kings and reward the courtiers, but now the supergang is even more chaotic!" Zhang Shunzhi took out another file from his bosom and respectfully handed it to Xingxing: "My lord, this is a detailed record. ”
I took it happily and browsed it at a glance, but the more I looked at it, the more I looked at it, but the moon was sinking. Soon, he happily read all the contents of the dossier, held the dossier tightly in his hand, and sneered at the corner of his happy mouth: "Does Gao Wei still want to fight the trapped beasts, does he really think that he can regain the imperial power with such a trick?" ”
Gao Wei's intention to divide the kings and use the state pastoral system is very obvious, that is, to let the vassal kings check and balance each other, weaken each other's strength, and he can benefit from it. It's just that Gao Wei is cowardly and incompetent, absurd and brutal, the people's hearts are greatly lost, and the majesty does not exist. And no matter what the result is, this is a great disaster for the people of Northern Qi.
Imagine that at the end of the Western Han Dynasty, a group of heroes rose together, competing for the Central Plains, no matter how upright they were in the name, what they did was only to seek their own interests, if it weren't for those high-sounding names, the world would have been peaceful for decades.
However, regardless of Gao Wei's starting point, his move is by no means a good thing for Gao Changgong and Gao Xing's father and son. Although Gao Xing is confident that he is not afraid of any enemy and has the ability to pacify the whole country, Cushman & Wakefield's behavior has undoubtedly brought great resistance to his future actions.
"Childe, the Moon Worship Sect Protector Zhao Ziming asks to see you!" Just when he was frowning his eyebrows and thinking about it, the voice of the housekeeper Gao Fu suddenly came from outside the study.
The light in his happy eyes flashed, he turned his head to look at Zhang Shun, snorted lightly and strode out of the study, listening to the door "touching" shut, Zhang Shunzhi's body was shocked again, his lips pursed tighter, and his eyes were full of shame and worry.
"Master Gao, I'm uninvited, I'm disturbed!" Happy entered the living room from the back hall, and Zhao Ziming's clear voice came. He is still wearing a blue Confucian shirt, with straight eyebrows, looking elegant and elegant, and the gentle smile on the corner of his mouth makes people feel good.
"Protector Zhao, please take a seat!" Happy smiled indifferently, stretched out his hand slightly, and then sat down on the main seat. Xing Xing did not take the initiative to speak, but picked up the tea cup on the table and tasted it comfortably, looking very intoxicated. However, there is a faint coercion on the happy body, which is a mixture of the unique temperament of being in a high position and the momentum of the strong, which is not strong, but it is never allowed to be ignored by others.
Seeing that he was happy not to speak, feeling the compelling coercion, Zhao Ziming frowned slightly unnaturally, but he was not afraid, a faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, and he also tasted the dim sum tea on the small table beside him, his movements were very elegant, and he did not have the rugged heroism of Jianghu guests.
Time passed slowly, Happy and Zhao Ziming seemed to be trapped in their own world, unaware of foreign objects, sitting and drinking tea by themselves, the coercion of happiness became more and more intense, and Zhao Ziming's face was not calm, but he still insisted on it, if you look carefully, you can find that his hands holding tea are a little imperceptible trembling.
Although Xing Xing kept his head down, he always paid attention to Zhao Ziming's every move. Zhang Shun reported the major events in Yecheng on the front foot, and the Moon Worship Sect came on the back foot, so a coincidence has to make people think deeply about the connection.
Now the relationship between the two sides is generally relaxed, and it is very likely that there will be close cooperation in the future, and it is necessary to maintain calm and not lose proportion, so that the Lunatic Cult can see clearly, and it is more likely that they will be at a disadvantage in future cooperation and lose great interests.
Zhao Ziming is also observing Xingxing, in his memory, Xingxing is domineering and decisive, but he likes force more, and now he finds that his patience and concentration are also good.
"Husband, it's noon, do you want to invite the guests to move to the flower hall for dinner?" A gentle voice came, and a beautiful woman walked out of the back hall, quiet and gentle, it was Wu Shun.
"Oh, I lost track of time!" Happy seemed to suddenly realize, and hurriedly straightened up and said to Zhao Ziming: "Zhao Protector, there are many slackness, forgiveness!" As he spoke, the coercion on his body suddenly disappeared and seemed to have never changed.
"Gao Gongzi's words are serious, the dim sum in your house is soft and sweet, the tea is mellow and long, and the aftertaste is long, I love it in the next moment, I lose my manners, and I forget to get down to business." Zhao Ziming secretly breathed a sigh of relief, his mind was tired for a while, he shook his head ashamedly, but in fact, he was hiding the unnaturalness of his face.
He originally guessed that he would be happy to receive the news of the drastic changes in Yecheng, so he would definitely take the initiative to inquire in detail, but he didn't expect to be so calm and calm, which made Zhao Ziming admire and be a little impatient at the same time. He could feel that although his attitude towards the Lunatic Cult had eased a lot, it was still stiff and not close. If his arrogance angered him, Zhao Ziming had no doubt that happiness would burst out and hurt people.
"Mr. Gao, I can't hide it, but I will have a gift for my next visit!"
"Oh? I have heard for a long time that the Moon Worship Sect is rich and rivals the country, and its power is all over the entire Great Qi, so this gift must be extraordinary! He looked at Zhao Ziming happily and with interest.
"Childe despises it!" Zhao Ziming said, taking out a pink sachet from his arms.