Chapter 46: The Coming Autumn (Part I)
The long, hot summer days in the south seem to have become very short this year, but the pace of time has not changed. The time is the thirty-first year of the Qin calendar, the end of summer. It has been more than a month since the Desolate Moon Divine Sect invited the Demon Sect Sect Master to fight with the Moul Inn. In this month, although people believe that the Demon Sect has indeed suffered a heavy blow, if it is said that the Demon Sect is truly and completely destroyed, not many people in the rivers and lakes believe it.
A lot has happened in the course of a month. The Desolate Moon Divine Sect submitted the Spring and Autumn Order to the Xuanji Sword Sect and Yunci Valley, and the people of the Buddhist Sect and Taoism finally negotiated with the people of the Desolate Moon Divine Sect to no avail. Some people in the rivers and lakes are happy and some are worried, but after all, it is not a big deal to watch the excitement. The people of the Deserted Moon Divine Sect finally chose not to withdraw the Spring and Autumn Order. This means that in the coming autumn, as long as the Xuanji Sword Sect and any of the factions in Yunci Valley choose to fight against the people of the Desolate Moon God Sect, then there will definitely be a great battle between the rivers and lakes.
The heroes of the rivers and lakes all thought that the people of Yunci Valley would choose to accept the battle, while the people of the Xuanji Sword Sect might ignore the Spring and Autumn Order. But the first to express its stance was the Xuanji Sword Sect. As one of the Northern and Southern Sword Sects, and as one of the nine major factions with one of the strongest people in the world, the choice of the Xuanji Sword Sect is to fight.
The entire Xuanji Sword Sect is up and down, but all those who have entered the martial arts, and there are more than 400 people who have first glimpsed the Ye Realm, all of whom have left their names on the Spring and Autumn List, and Yun Cangxuan's name is also among them. If what the Jianghu people discussed half a month ago was just speculation, then now, all speculations have been confirmed. Whether there will be a battle between the mysterious leader of the Desolate Moon Divine Sect and the world's strongest swordsman, the current sword god Yun Cangxuan, and the duel between the Desolate Moon Divine Sect, which destroyed the Demon Sect and defeated the inn, and the Xuanji Sword Sect, which is the upper class among the nine major factions in terms of both background and strength, have all become topics that ignite the atmosphere of the rivers and lakes.
But Yunci Valley still didn't say anything. This is extremely undesirable in everyone's opinion, the people of Yunci Valley and the Xuanji Sword Sect have joined forces, and the odds of winning are quite large, and now all the masters of the Xuanji Sword Sect have participated in the battle, and Yunci Valley has no reason to back down, but on the contrary, Yunci Valley has never moved, and many tourists in Donghai City cannot enter Yunci Valley, Yunci Valley has been closed for a long time. No one knows what's going on in Yunci Valley right now.
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But there are also a few people who speculate that Yuncigu may be planning something and hiding some motive.
Kyoto, Prime Minister's Office.
Xiao Qianye and his people have slowly revealed a corner in the rivers and lakes, and Xiang Wu has long known the empire's attitude towards Tianji Pavilion, since returning from the Northern Regions, Xiang Wu has been thinking about dismissing Tianji Pavilion, but has encountered great resistance.
Because of the Yan family.
Although after the martial arts conference, the emperor relied more on the dragon general Xiang Wu, and Xiang Wu's military exploits in the Northern War were the most prominent, and the Yan family became a public enemy of martial arts in the martial arts conference, this series of events made Xiang Wu have the absolute right to speak, and he also had absolute certainty to persuade His Majesty the emperor to ban Tianji Pavilion, but he didn't want to, the Yan family actually did not lose power in the court. In other words, after a lobbying of self-explanatory awakening and a certain position, the little emperor regained his affection for the Yan family.
This also made Xiang Wu ultimately unable to persuade His Majesty the Emperor to ban the Tianji Pavilion, on the contrary, the Tianji Pavilion received the support of the Emperor Star Department.
And now Xiao Qianye has also become a frequent visitor to the Prime Minister's Mansion. At this moment, Xiao Qianye stood with his hands in his hands, with his back to Yan Xing and Li Zangjian, now Xiao Qianye, that is, the leader of the Desolate Moon God Sect, has already been one of the most popular people in the rivers and lakes, and he and the dark sea guest Hua Blade Clothes occupy the top five in the martial arts list, these two have one thing in common, that is, they were both born in the first year of the Qin calendar, and they are both extremely mysterious.
No one in the rivers and lakes knows the whereabouts of the flower blade, not even the Tianji Pavilion, which has already started to investigate the flower blade, and Xiao Qianye's whereabouts, and even Xiao Qianye's name are not known to the people in the rivers and lakes. Since the battle of the Moon River Tower of the Southern Barbarian Wilderness Moon God Sect, Xiao Qianye came to Kyoto very early.
Because he had to implement one thing.
Xiao Qianye's purpose is to disturb the rivers and lakes, this is his real motive, and this motive is only known to Nie Wuxian and the Black Jade Nether, in the eyes of Yan Xing and the little emperor, Xiao Qianye's motive for issuing the Spring and Autumn Order is to weaken the power of the rivers and lakes. Although Yan Xing and the little emperor didn't believe it, Yun Cangxuan's own military strength and Yun Ci Valley's prestige among the people made the empire always very jealous, or rather, the nine major factions today have become the targets of the empire after there is no external strife.
If Xiang Wu hadn't channeled all this, the war between Jianghu and the Empire would have started again. But the little emperor is not stupid, he naturally knows that the temples and rivers and lakes cannot be enemies, on the one hand, it is to retain national strength, and on the other hand, it is also to sell a favor to the dragon general, but for the existence of these forces that are too powerful, the little emperor listens to Xiao Qianye's words and thinks that letting them kill each other is the most important thing. Yan Xing is the same, he is willing to let the forces of the rivers and lakes fight each other, as the other ruler of the Tianji Pavilion, he naturally knows the composition of the forces of the Tianji Pavilion, the Haotian Sect, the God of Wealth Pavilion, and the forces of the Demon Sect that were recovered by Liu Jia and Gu Sanqiu not long ago.
Xiao Qianye teamed up with the forces of the old Demon Sect that had not been recovered for a long time and the forces of the Haotian Sect that had just been controlled, as well as the forces recruited by the Desolate Moon Divine Sect through the God of Wealth Pavilion to fight against Yunci Valley and the Xuanji Sword Sect.
Yan Xing actually didn't like Xiao Qianye, but after introducing Xiao Qianye, His Majesty the Emperor seemed very close to this clothed guest, which also made Yan Xing feel very vigilant, but he didn't reveal it. Soon after Xiao Qianye arrived at the Prime Minister's Mansion, he chatted with Yan Xing and Li Zangjian.
Li Zangjian's injuries have also recovered, and the mansion has always been under martial law, Xiao Qianye looked at all this, and the corners of his mouth crossed a smile that was difficult to gap.
"This time I came to disturb Childe, there is one thing to confirm." Xiao Qianye said.
"Now that you are the Pavilion Master, and you have helped Your Majesty relieve two worries, what is there that is worthy of your attention?" Yan Xing said.
Xiao Qianye said with a smile: "I am a Jianghu person after all, at least in the matter of the execution of the Shen family's scholars after the Autumn Queen, I can't intervene at all." ”
Yan Xing also smiled and said, "It turns out that the pavilion master is asking about this matter. ”
Xiao Qianye nodded and said: "The chess game between me and Gongzi has not yet been played, but the chess game between Gongzi and the scholars of the Shen family is about to end, and it is inevitable to sigh, gamers in this world are eager for an opponent, an opponent who is enough to know themselves." I have to say that in the account room of the inn, the scholar of the Shen family is a good opponent. Although he was only a beginner in martial arts, his methods were even fearful to me, and I was surprised to hear that this person had been arrested. There are really a lot of ruthless characters in the Emperor Star Department. ”
Yan Xing said: "Diyun Du is indeed not simple. Unlike Emperor Xiaoyu and Emperor Yueluo, Emperor Yundu's ambition is not limited to the Emperor Star Department, and his ambition is not small, and he is very likely to be the heir of the next Dragon General. ”
Xiao Qianye pondered for a moment and said, "The organization of the Emperor Star Department is actually the real strongest means of His Majesty the Emperor, right?" ”
Yan Xing looked at Xiao Qianye, Xiao Qianye turned his back to Yan Xing and looked at the sycamore in the yard.
"What the pavilion master wants to ask, isn't it the scholar of the Shen family, there are too many secrets in the Emperor Star Department, we shouldn't know what we shouldn't know, it's best not to know." Yan Xing said.
"Did the son not say that he knew what he shouldn't know, even if he was a dragon general, he would not be able to escape death?" Xiao Qianye said in a joking tone.
Yan Xing's eyes were cold, and he became more vigilant, and said, "Maybe we should change the subject." ”
Xiao Qianye smiled casually and said: "Childe, don't be nervous, Tianji Pavilion has finally blocked Lord Xiang Wu's troubles, and I, Xiao, will not be stupid enough to touch the brows of the royal family." It's just that now that the military is the biggest resistance, does the Emperor Star Department want to dredge it? ”
Yan Xing said: "There is no need for the pavilion master to worry. What the Emperor Star Department ultimately pursues is His Majesty's will. If there is anyone in this world that His Majesty can absolutely trust, it is the Emperor Star Department. ”
Xiao Qianye pondered this sentence carefully, turned around and looked at Yan Xing, but Yan Xing had already set up the chessboard.
"Childe's sentence is very interesting." Xiao Qianye said.
Yan Xing said: "Pavilion Master, it's not just cats that are killed by curiosity. ”
Xiao Qianye asked again: "After the autumn, ask the scholar, the son is still very young in his life, aren't you worried that there will be no opponent from now on?" ”
Yan Xing smiled: "I hate trouble more than loneliness." ”
Xiao Qianye sighed: "It seems that the Shen family's scholar's question after the autumn is true. ”
Yan Xing said: "It must be true." ”
Xiao Qianye said: "Your Majesty is really willing? ”
"One is enough for a smart man."
Yan Xing's answer meant something, Xiao Qianye smiled freely and said: "The rumors in the rivers and lakes are not detailed enough. Since it's the Autumn Queen, I don't think Childe would mind telling me a specific time, right? ”
Yan Xing said: "The pavilion master doesn't seem to be at ease? ”
Xiao Qianye said: "After the battle of the Moon River Tower, the Moon River Tower became a ruin, and Mizang and Chi Yusi died in battle. Everyone thinks that we won, but in fact, we didn't win. Of course, the shopkeeper is dead. But the Demon Sect Master was also a fierce enemy, and the others in the inn were still alive. ”
Yan Xing nodded and said: "Indeed, although there are not many people in this organization, Ding Qiliang and Feng Zhan have great potential, if such a person becomes a hidden enemy, although it is not much of a threat, but if it is bad at a critical time, it is also a big trouble, I don't like this kind of trouble." ”
Xiao Qianye said: "In this way, Gongzi should have thought of one thing with Xiao. ”
Yan Xing said: "These little things, don't worry about the Pavilion Master, when the time comes, I will supervise the killing with Di Yundu of the Emperor Star Department, no matter who comes here, even if they can get out of the law field, they can't escape the blockade circle, unless they have wings, don't think about leaving." ”
Xiao Qianye exclaimed: "Dealing with smart people is really a pleasant thing. In that case, I don't have to worry about it. ”
A hint of doubt flashed in Yan Xing's eyes, but he didn't say it in the end.
Xiao Qianye came to inquire about the execution time of the Shen family's scholars, which seemed to be an extremely normal thing in Yan Xing's eyes, because Yun Ci Valley's delay in responding to the battle was about to come to rescue the scholars.
The potential of the cook is undoubted, after the battle of Yuehe Tower, Ding Qiliang, the successor of the Ding family's knife solving method, was rescued by the Qi family's knife ghost Qi Linya, no one knows what will happen, but Yan Xing and Xiao Qianye both think that this may be an adventure for Ding Qiliang.
And Feng Zhan, as the royal family of Chu State, the strength of the empire has been greatly weakened, and he does not believe that the people of Chu State will be indifferent, so Feng Zhan's whereabouts are also very suspicious.
Although the shopkeeper in the inn is dead, the inn has not collapsed because of this, Feng Zhan and Ding Qiliang, although they are not as sharp as the innkeeper, but they are still geniuses that cannot be underestimated.
Xiao Qianye has never been a person who will let the enemy slowly become stronger, and to lure out the remnants of the inn, the scholar is the best bait.
But today's conversation has always made Yan Xing feel a little uneasy. Because Xiao Qianye mentioned the Emperor Star Department.
As the prime minister's family, Yan Xing's taboo against the Emperor Star Department is not without reason, he knows some things about the Emperor Star Department. It's not just cats that kill curiosity, this sentence is actually said to oneself.
He and the scholars of the Shen family are listed as the smartest people in the world, but even the scholars of the Shen family can't find out the reason why Shen Chaoya became a traitor back then, and he has always regarded the scholars of the Shen family as a potential opponent, how can he not be interested in the real reason for the destruction of the Shen family?
Yan Xing tried to find these secrets, and he had already started to deduce them when he was a teenager, but in the end, he expected that all this might be related to the Emperor Star Ministry, and then he consulted the relevant information about the Emperor Star Ministry, and made a deduction according to his intuition, which made him scared himself.
What was the reason why the Chu State was defeated by the empire at its peak? Is the reason why the Emperor Star Department was established really just because of the fall of the Emperor Star in the Yeyang Plain? And why is the Emperor Star the most loyal force in the Empire?
Yan Xing thought of these questions back then. But then he didn't dare to think about it further. Because there are realms in this world that he dare not provoke and must never touch. The Yan family is even weaker than the Shen family back then.
Yan Xing shook his head, came back to his senses, and laughed at himself, expecting that no matter how bold Xiao Qianye was, he would not be able to fight the idea of the Emperor Star Department. Maybe it's just thinking too much.
"How sure are you in the face of Yun Cangxuan?" Yan Xing said suddenly.
"Before the battle with the innkeeper, I was not Yun Cangxuan's opponent, but after that battle, I may still not be his opponent, but it is no longer difficult to contain Yun Cangxuan."
"It seems that in the near future, maybe you can really walk in front of the dragon general Xiang Wu and the overlord Ning Wuxie, I don't know what kind of situation the empire and the rivers and lakes will be at that time?"
"Childe seems to be a little, suspicious of Xiao?" As soon as Xiao Qianye's words came out, the atmosphere suddenly became a little stiff.
Yan Xing said: "I just want to know, if there is no one in this world who can stop you, what kind of things will you do?" ”
(Probably the next chapter will start to write the shopkeeper, and I still have to explain some foreshadowing clearly)
(End of chapter)