After listening to Guo Yu's words, Xian Yuyan's face not only did not relax, but became more dignified, almost muttering to herself, saying what she thought in her heart.

After listening to his words, Guo Hua also became serious, his brows were slightly locked, and he did not answer.

Xian Yuyan continued to whisper: "I'm not denying your conjecture, on the contrary, I think things should be what you said at all." It's just that in this way, the old emperor, why didn't he cut down the grass and eradicate the roots back then? He should have mastered the comprehensive information of the crows, and even people like Matsushita Feng and Yu Guilin who have the talent of the Beast King Gu bloodline, their terrifying power is even more of a threat to the Tang Dynasty, why did his old man just deal with the civil and military officials in the dynasty and ignore the greater external troubles?"

"You have a point. Even if my guess is correct, it does not rule out that there is a greater hidden truth beyond this, so that the old emperor will not do that. And depending on the age, Panasonic Wind and Yu Guilin should not have been able to achieve the climate back then. At that time, the crows may not have recruited all kinds of strange people like today, so they are completely dormant and reduced to zero, even if the old emperor wants to pay the thief, there is no impermanence to find. ”

"No, there are some things you don't understand. You see that Matsushita may be in his forties, and Yuguilin is at most thirty years old, but in fact, they may all be hundreds of years old. Whether they served the crows at that time cannot be estimated by the age of ordinary people. ”

"How many hundred years old, are they human beasts transformed into bears and snakes, or are they originally cultivated into bears and white snakes?" When Guo Yu heard this, his mind was disturbed by Xian Yuyan.

"Tut-tut. Let's go back to this issue, you already know too much about the Beastmaster Gu. Having said that, it is now certain that the old emperor, and most likely Lord Gaolis, have long known about the existence of the Raven Group, and even has a lot of information. ”

"Yes, that's it. It's even more complicated. By the way, what about the captured crow bandits? Is there any notable information? ”

"As reflected in the dossier, the biggest piece of information is that there is more information that we haven't found. ”

"Another big loophole that doesn't have a trace, but definitely exists?"

"Yes. The battle of Zhongnanshan was already very tragic, and both the court and the thief army paid a huge price. At that time, there were only more than 300 thieves and more than 30 small leaders, most of whom were in their own affairs, did not intersect with each other, and were only responsible for their own direct leaders. Their direct leaders are the so-called Thirteen Black Crows, that is, the Thirteen Great Leaders. Many people have not even seen other leaders for more than ten years except for their own leaders. Whether it is a small leader or a big leader, most of them are shown in masks when they gather. Many people seem to know something, but they are completely unable to tell the time, place, and especially the names and even genders of the people involved. ”

After Xian Yuyan finished speaking, he paused and poured himself a glass of water to drink.

"Oh, but that's not all you found as you said, right?"

Xian Yuyan moistened her throat, coughed a few times, and continued: "Yes." Things in the world, people in the world, cannot be perfect. No matter how tightly organized it is, there will always be one or two gaps. We found an old man in a secret room, it was a treasure room, very hidden, and arranged a lot of mechanisms, in order to open the secret room, the young government supervisor and the general died a dozen good hands. That person is hiding there, and his status and identity should not be underestimated. At first, he insisted that he was just a guardian and didn't know anything.

is still Dugu Huan, through a sachet found on his body, he found a woman and two teenage children. This forced the old man to come out.

It turned out that the old man's surname was Wang, and he had been in the Crow Group for decades, and he usually only used his code name, and he forgot his name. The most commonly used code name is Bai Lao. He was the eighth of the thirteen bosses. Although this person is in the army of thieves, he is an out-and-out honest man, who has never gambled or prostituted for most of his life, and has never drunk a few times.

It's just that once, he had a small leader, I don't know if it was to tease him or to really honor him. took him to a spring building in Chang'an and found a girl. At that time, he was already in his fifties, and at that age, no matter how cold and fierce a person was, his temperament would be softened and his heart would become softer, and no matter how honest he was, he would also learn some worldly sophistication and tactfulness. After coming and going, he was immersed in the gentle countryside and couldn't extricate himself, and fell in love with that girl deeply.

At that time, he was probably a little tired of living like a prison in the Crow Group for decades, and deliberately violated the rules of the Crow Group that strictly prohibits private marriage, and bought a house in an inconspicuous place fifteen miles outside the Tonghua Gate of Chang'an City, ransomed the girl, placed it there, and secretly became a relative. Later, he had two more children.

It is the northeast of Chang'an City, and there are very few crow people active. However, this matter seems to have leaked out of the rumors, and in a casual conversation, the three masters once nodded to him a few words. However, Bai Lao could easily hear that the three masters didn't want to pursue him for anything, but just asked him to be careful and not to cause other trouble.

I think it may be that the crows have been dormant for too long, and there is little radical activity, so some of the precepts have been hastily settled. In addition, Bai Lao is honest and a little wooden, and even in his fifties, it is rumored that he is still an old virgin. In the Raven Group, for a long time, he was only responsible for some warehouse storage and account management, and he knew very little about some things such as rebellion and assassination, so he let him go. ”

"Oh, so what does he know?" asked Guo Hui with concern.

"Hey, naturally it's not much. However, it is also possible to have a general understanding of the size of the crow from another side. Regenerative wooden, unsociable people, who have been immersed in one place for decades, will definitely know something.

First of all, about the Thirteen Crows. He entered the Raven Group at the age of fifteen, sat in the position of the small leader at the age of twenty-three, and became the eighth leader at the age of thirty-four, but there was one person, whom he had only met three times in decades, and that was the person in the first place, and that person was said to be able to take the initiative to meet him only when Matsushita Feng and Yu Guilin were in a critical situation. When everyone mentions it, they only call him the young master, or the young master of the crow.

Matsushita Feng and Yu Guili ranked third and fourth respectively. The second place is the crazy monk Huaicao. These three people occasionally appear at rallies in their true faces, probably because of their key identities and the need to unite everyone.

Of the remaining nine people, four are charlatan rangers and thieves with special skills, these people are either ruthless and vicious, or straightforward and reckless, and do some assassination. Comparing the appearance of their lives, these four people died in the chaos.

There is a person from Dongying Fusang, although this person is ranked sixth, but he actually only does some things planned by consultants, crow things, he seems to be keeping a distance very politely. This person, whose identity has been secret for more than ten years, sometimes speaks as a man, sometimes speaks as a woman.

However, this person seems to have not appeared for more than a month.

There are also two people, one is Turkic and the other is Sogdian, both of whom claim to be descendants of the royal family of the small countries in the Western Regions, and their country was exterminated by the Tang Dynasty as early as the time of Empress Zetian. The kung fu and intelligence of the two people are ordinary, but they rely on their in-laws to manage the connection between the crow and the countries of the Western Regions for many years. Shicai won two positions among the thirteen black crows.

These two people, in the battle of Zhongnan Mountain, wanted to escape with them, but they were discovered by Yu Guilin and killed on the spot.

There was also one, also a Sogdian, who was ranked ninth, codenamed God of Wealth. Because of the relationship of responsibilities, Lao Bai and the intersection are a lot, and the relationship is not bad. But I only know that his name is the God of Wealth. This person is shrewd and capable, well-versed in the world, and can speak more than a dozen Chinese languages such as Dongying, Turkic, Tubo, Sasanian, Tianzhu, and Dashi. He is responsible for operating most of the Crow Group, which covers the huge industries in Datang, Dongying, and the Western Regions.

It is said that he controlled 50% of the silk trade between the Tang Dynasty and the Western Regions, and he controlled almost 70% of the wine, horses, and gems shipped to the Tang Dynasty from the Western Regions. Through him, it is not difficult to imagine the enormity and power of the Raven Group.

The God of Wealth also personally participated in a gathering of the Thirteen Crows more than a month ago. Later, it also disappeared magically.

According to Bai Lao, every time the thirteen black crows gather, not all of them arrive in person, and sometimes they are stand-ins.

At first, Bai Lao thought that the God of Wealth had just traveled with the caravan, but it didn't take long for him to find that things were not so simple.

He soon realized that in less than seven days, the connection between himself and the God of Wealth had been unknowingly severed. Although there are still some gold and silver wealth that has to be deposited through Bai Lao, the way of delivery has become very unfamiliar, as if something major has changed at the source. That simple, sleek sense of familiarity quickly faded. Some of the details have become gruffy.

He quietly went to a secret stronghold of the God of Wealth in Zhongnan Mountain, which was a luxurious mountain industry with a width of more than 20 acres, which was already empty. There were only a few caves left, and even the houses were demolished, and the bricks and stones were removed, as if there had never been a house there. ”

"Oh, there is such a powerful person, I don't know what it looks like?"

Bai Lao has dealt with him for more than 20 years, and for more than 20 years, his face has always maintained the same as when he first met, a foreign nobleman in his twenties, not ugly or beautiful, except for natural luxury, there is no characteristic. Bai Lao suspected that he wore a mask all the year round, and sometimes he suspected that in the past twenty years, except for the stand-in, the God of Wealth itself was not a person. But that unique gentle and powerful aura makes people feel that he is the same person. Bai Lao judged whether the God of Wealth attended the meeting himself, and also relied on that familiar aura. ”

"I don't know what about the wealth from the crow?" asked Guo Hua with a smile.

"Nature is impressive. In the past few years, the Tang Dynasty has been fighting continuously, and it can make up for the shortfall in military spending over the years. It's just that there is still a huge gap, empty there. It should have been taken away by the God of Wealth. As for where it was brought, Bai Lao didn't know. ”

"Well, with this money, I finally solved the urgent need. When An Lushan's troops sent to Chang'an, there were rumors that the wealth in the palace was dispersed by Gao Xianzhi to motivate the soldiers, and it was also said that it was plundered by An Lushan. The imperial court treasury is very empty. The old emperor sent Yongwang Li Lan to various parts of the south to raise military salaries, but it did not seem to be going well. By the way, Thirteen Black Crows, and what about the other one?"

"This person is a monk from the Western Regions, although he often exaggerates about his influence in Tibet, but according to Bai Lao, he should be a Turk. ”

This Hu monk, nominally the head of the Five Crows, seems to have established a force in the Western Regions and does not really regard himself as a member of the Crows. On weekdays, his behavior is also quite arrogant, and he even ignores the law of the crow, does not walk by code name, and only allows everyone to call him the King of the Treasure Elephant. And he seems to care about this title very much, if anyone calls it wrong, he will be beaten and kicked. However, this person is thin and thin, and his face is so far from the grand title of the Treasure Elephant Dharma King that it is inevitable that people will secretly make fun of him behind his back. Many people suspect that he is simply a fake Dharma King, taking on the name of others.

According to the rumors of the crow's eyeliner in Tibet, there is indeed a treasure elephant Dharma King in Zabuleng Monastery in Tibet, but it is rumored that he has been in retreat many years ago.

So what the origin of that Turkic monk is, everyone does not know. It's just that in a secret group, no one's past is so important, so everyone will follow his own and call him the Treasure Elephant Dharma King.

His Holiness spends at least three or five months a year in the Western Regions, which coincides with the fact that he has secret forces in the Western Regions. He rarely participates in the internal actions of the crow group, gathers on weekdays, and rarely expresses opinions, and spends most of his time living in a monastic hall where he specializes, reciting sutras and worshipping Buddha. He also seldom interacts with people.

Bai Lao's deepest memory of him is that before An Lushan launched a mutiny, at a gathering of thirteen black crows, King Baoxiang strongly advocated that he should take the opportunity to do something, so as to echo An Lushan's judgment and subvert the Tang Dynasty in one fell swoop.

He was the first to speak, thinking that his proposal would be applauded, and he was even a little emotional.

Unexpectedly, the Dongying man was the first to stand up against it, insisting that the Tang Dynasty has strong national strength and strong soldiers, and that it will only be a good strategy to act at this time.

When the King of Baoxiang heard this, he was very disdainful, and sneered at him on the spot, scolding that the Dongying People's Kingdom was small and weak, and that it could not be compared with the Tibetan Heavenly Kingdom, and his opinions were not to be followed. Immediately, he led the conversation to Panasonic Wind and Yu Guilin. In his opinion, Matsushita Feng and Yu Guilin would not oppose his opinion.

Unexpectedly, Matsushita Feng and Yu Guilin also refuted his opinion. His Holiness was furious, smashed the table on the spot, and left the table angrily.

It was also more than a month ago, at a secret meeting of the Thirteen Black Crows, the Treasure Elephant King counted down to the crowd without mockery, to the effect that they had not adopted their own opinions at the beginning, and not only lost the opportunity, but also ended up where they are today.

At that time, Bai Lao did not understand what he meant by the so-called "today's point" in his mouth.

But after that, the Venerable King also destroyed his monastic hall and went back to Tibet. He walked away in a grand manner.

"The people of Dongying, the God of Wealth, and the Hu monks of the Western Regions all happened a month ago, what happened at that time?

"Nope. The Raven Group is tightly organized, and Bai Lao is mainly responsible for the storage of gold and silver and the internal circulation of silver money, and he is hardly involved in other matters. However, according to Bai Lao, these three people also enjoy certain privileges among the thirteen black crows. Although they could not directly ask to meet with the Young Raven Lord, every once in a while, the Young Raven Master would secretly summon them. Bai Lao guessed that it should be the young master of the crow who personally explained to them what happened after he was born. ”

"Young Raven Lord. Young Raven Lord. Guo murmured to himself.

"Yes, young crow master. Xian Yuyan responded casually.

Just as the two of them were muttering and pondering, the voice of Qibao came from outside the door.

"Someone has come to the palace, and Lord Yunuohai has come to visit and wants to see the son. ”