Chapter 473: The Dark Shadow of the White Hidden City (6)
Yunjian Danqing, an old store in Yecheng for more than ten years, has no buddies in the store, and the shopkeeper writes and paints to take care of the store. Because the price has been set very high, the average person can't afford it, and at the beginning, there were few customers.
But after all, some knowledgeable dignitaries took a fancy to these calligraphy and paintings, marveled at the extraordinary pen and ink skills of the shopkeeper, and bought some calligraphy and paintings with a lot of money.
Slowly have a fame, although there are not many people who are willing to pay for it and can afford it, but there are still not a few guests who come to watch it on weekdays.
However, in Jianye City, and even in the entire Southern Jin Dynasty, the power of the Seven Great Families was not only soaked in officialdom and rivers and lakes, but also spread to business.
Several major trading houses belonging to the seven major families have almost carved up the most profitable industries in the world, and if you want to stand firm in the officialdom, you have to hold the thighs of the family, and if you want to endure in the business field, you also have to hold the thighs of the family.
But after all, the calligraphy and painting shop is a place to look at the level of art, it is not a problem that can be solved with money alone, and the profit is not high, and the big families don't care very much. But the more and more business was done, and it eventually spread here.
The Lin family, who is the best at doing business, fell in love with this calligraphy and painting shop, and wanted the boss to join the firm and make a fortune together.
And the boss refused.
The Lin family secretly put down their words, and the dignitaries and nobles in the city would not come to spend a lot of money, and the people would not dare to set foot to watch, for fear that their eyes would be gouged out when they went out.
Today, Yunjian Danqing came to Jiang Ling, an "uninvited guest", and Boss Yu kept him behind, and revealed his identity - to send the gods, and he is also the traitor in the mouth of the divine court.
"Since you want to conceal your identity and wait for the opportunity to take advantage of it one day, and then fight with the Divine Court, why don't you join the Lin family's business house and tear the Lin family into the water?" Jiang Ling asked puzzled.
Boss Yu shook his head and said: "The Lin family's ability to do business is the number one in several major families, and Mingzhe's ability to protect himself is also a housekeeper, and he is very clever, where is it so easy to drag him into the water." Moreover, the Lin family's hard power is far inferior to that of the Chu family and the Jing family, and they will never dare to argue with the Divine Court. ”
"So how strong are the Chu family and the Jing family?" Jiang Ling asked.
Boss Yu replied: "The Chushan faction and the Jingmen are both among the top two major sects in the Southern Jin Dynasty, each with five or six Xuanji powerhouses in charge, and this is only the strength on the surface, maybe there are one or two hidden behind the scenes." It is worth mentioning that it seems that the Jingchu two families are fighting openly and secretly, but in fact it may not be the case. ”
Jiang Ling also had a guess, and continued: "Maybe it's just to show the emperor, after all, if the two strongest families get along harmoniously, the emperor may not be able to sleep well." ”
"That's exactly the reason, but we haven't investigated the specific situation yet, the Jing family and the Chu family have been strong so far, in addition to the many masters, naturally the yin and yang calculations of those old foxes in the family are indispensable." When Boss Yu said this, he sighed lightly and said, "But today, I hope to see the truth." ”
"How many great families are you going to get involved today?" Jiang Ling asked: "How can the great families be so easy to comply, they will have the confidence and courage of the several great families in the Fengyin Continent?" ”
"There was definitely not before, but since the families of the Fengyin Continent have made a good start, and the divine power of the Northern Qin and Eastern Zhou has begun to decline, these families will definitely not be in awe of the Divine Court as they were in the past." Boss Yu said: "With the help of our traitors, coupled with the painstaking arrangement of that big man, it is not so easy for the family to get out. ”
"How many great families is the emperor going to drag into the water?" Although Jiang Ling could roughly understand the emperor's thoughts, he was still worried about him: "It's hard to hear
Speaking of which, several great families controlled the dynasty and threatened the imperial power, but from another point of view, it was their existence that made the Southern Jin Dynasty strong. Weakening the power of the family is not an overnight thing, the emperor dares to pull the divine court in, and wants to kill people with a knife, but he really collapsed several major families, and the Southern Jin Dynasty collapsed by half? ”
"What you said makes sense, and the emperor won't not understand, but this emperor is a pretentious lord, and he thinks that after leaving several major families, he can still stabilize the country, so the long pain is better than the short pain. I have to say that at this time, the divine power declined, the Eastern Zhou Dynasty was in civil strife, the Northern Qin rebelled, and the Western Tang Dynasty was also involved, even if a few Optimus Prime of the Southern Jin Dynasty fell, it would be difficult for foreign enemies to invade, as long as the internal affairs could be stabilized, there would be more than ten years of hard work to recover. Boss Yu explained the emperor's reason for doing this, and then chuckled: "But this plan is simple to say, but it is extremely difficult to implement. ”
"Didn't the Emperor cooperate with you?" Jiang Ling thought that the emperor had united with the traitors and set up a situation to let the divine court and the two tigers of the family fight, but it didn't look like the meaning of the boss.
"Such a conceited emperor, how can there be those of us who have no light in his eyes?" Boss Yu sneered and said, "How can we trust him?" ”
Jiang Ling nodded and said, "I see, the emperor is just using you to seduce the Divine Court, using the traitors as an introduction, and making the Divine Court and the family quarrel." Now that you have already seen through it, I am afraid that the emperor's wishful thinking will not work, but will make you a wedding dress. ”
"That's right, but our odds with the emperor are similar, and if we make a mistake, we will lose the whole game." Boss Yu said: "After all, the power of our traitors is still weak, and it still depends on whether the Seven Great Families can act according to our calculations." If you want to borrow a knife to kill someone, you have to be prepared that the knife will fall on your head. Anyway, we are fighting to the death, so I don't know if the emperor is mentally prepared for this. ”
"So, who is the traitor who provokes the Divine Court to care so much?" After hearing the hidden content in the plot this time, Jiang Ling began to admire this "criminal" who risked his life and maneuvered between several forces, this must be a powerful and psychologically tough character.
Boss Yu didn't hide it: "Le Qi, a deputy commander of the Xuanwu Continent's traitors, was born in the Southern Jin Dynasty, and later lived in the Western Tang Dynasty for more than ten years, and then hid back in the Southern Jin Dynasty after being discovered. He is very strong and determined, and I admire him very much. ”
Jiang Ling couldn't help but glance at Boss Yu and said, "Thank you for trusting me so much, aren't you afraid that I have already taken refuge in the Divine Court?" ”
"The Divine Court attaches more importance to you than Leqi, and their attitude towards Leqi is to try to capture Leqi alive, as for you, the Divine Court already has a death order, and if you see it, you will be crushed and ashes will be scattered." Boss Yu glanced at Jiang Ling with a little admiration and said, "If you can be treated like this, I don't believe that you can still take refuge in the Divine Court." ”
"Damn, it's so face-picked." Jiang Ling couldn't cry or laugh.
"Besides, I also said that today's matter is really difficult to say that it is safe to win, and even extremely dangerous, since I hope you can help, it is natural to be honest with each other." Boss Yu turned over his hand and took out a thin book, handed it to Jiang Ling and said, "A little sincerity, if it is done today, there will be another generous gift." ”
"Huh?" Jiang Ling took it, this is not a cheatbook, but a piano score, Jiang Ling was pleasantly surprised: "Dragon Dance Thundercloud?!" ”
This is one of Zhou Yu's best tunes during his lifetime, just because Wu Ling is just a remnant soul and has a broken memory, although he remembers the name, he has forgotten most of the piano score. Jiang Ling also paid attention to looking for it, but it is said that this song is extremely complicated and has been lost for a long time, and today it is finally obtained.
"This piece requires a lot of piano skills, and it can be played in its entirety
There are very few violinists, and they have been lost for more than 100 years, and it is also because this is the song that Chiyao Xingguan was good at during his lifetime, so we specially kept a copy, and handed it over to you today, and it is also a wish. Boss Yu smiled sincerely.
"Thank you." Jiang Ling hugged his fists in thanks, put away the score, and then asked, "Apart from you and Le Qi, who else is there on the side of the traitor?" Are there any of you in the family? ”
"You guessed it?" Boss Yu nodded and said: "That's right, even if the masters of several great families are distributed all over the Southern Jin Dynasty, most of the principals in their families are in Jianye City, and there are naturally some masters with outstanding strength in the mansion." Even if Le Qi is very capable, he doesn't dare to say that he can come and go at will in the territory of several major families, and someone secretly responds. ”
"Who? Jing family or Chu family? The first thing Jiang Ling thought of was the two families with the strongest hard power, but remembering that Boss Yu had just mentioned these two families, it shouldn't sound like that. Jiang Ling thought about it for a while, and said uncertainly: "It can't be the Huo family, right?" ”
I heard Huang Lie say that the Huo family is inferior to Jing Chu in terms of hard power, but it faintly sits in the position of the head of the seven great families, because the Huo family has exported a lot of political talents, occupies the most positions in the officialdom of the Southern Jin Dynasty, and even when the prime minister of the dynasty is a clan member of the Huo family.
I can probably guess that such a family must have a strict family style, and it can also be said that the genes are good, and the people in the clan should not be so good at fooling into being traitors... Jiang Ling thought so.
Boss Yu said: "It's the Huo family." ”
"Really." Jiang Ling exclaimed: "Is it the Huo family's character?" ”
"It's not a figure from the Huo family." Boss Yu shook his head.
Could it be that he is a guest or an offering of the Huo family? This thought first flashed through Jiang Ling's mind, and then he had an even bolder guess.
Boss Yu really said: "The Huo family is the bloodline remnant of the gods. ”
Jiang Ling grew his mouth in surprise, hesitated for a moment and said, "Even if it is the bloodline of the Sending Gods, it has been five hundred years since the last battle of the Sending Gods, and the Huo family... Is it still reliable? ”
It's not that Jiang Ling is suspicious, it's just that the Huo family is now in full swing in the Southern Jin Dynasty, and it is imagined that this is a hard-working generation of people who have accumulated such a beautiful family background, and from a rational point of view, it should not be right to gamble on the fate of the family.
Boss Yu said firmly: "You can rest assured, the long-cherished wish of sending God is not only the continuation of blood, but also the continuation of faith, the reason why the Huo family has worked hard to accumulate such a solid family foundation is to be able to have more strength when fighting with the Divine Court." ”
Jiang Ling was silent for a moment, both admiring but also incomprehensible, so he had to sigh: "It's really a tenacious will." ”
"The reason why the emperor was able to boldly make today's plan is also due to the deliberate inducement of the Huo family." Boss Yu said: "Over the years, in order not to arouse the jealousy of the Divine Court, the Huo family deliberately did not cultivate too many powerful cultivators, and let the Jing Chu family make the first bird. However, today the Huo family also has a Xuanji master hiding in the mansion, and if the melee starts, he can also make some sounds. ”
Jiang Ling asked, "Who is there from the Divine Court?" ”
"On the bright side, it is Lin Jue, the commander of the Zhao Order, as well as the two chief deacons and five deacons."
"What about behind the scenes?"
"If you don't guess wrong, the Punishment Division is also in Jianye City."
"No courtier?" Jiang Ling breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's better." ”
Boss Yu was not so optimistic, and muttered with a wry smile: "Not necessarily." ”
Jiang Ling recalled the mountains and divine towers that fell from the clouds in the last battlefield, and said solemnly: "Don't mind, I think it's better to figure out this matter!" ”