Chapter Eighty-Six: Surfacing
"What's your relationship with Rakuten?"
"My lord, do you want to ask..."Huang Qingsnake suddenly became nervous when he heard the word "Lotte Club", looked around, and finally said, "What happened to Lord Jiwen a few days ago ?....."
Xia Fanxing was startled, grabbed him, leaned into his ear and said, "What does he have to do with Lotte?"
"I... I don't know very well... These things about Ji-sama cannot be discussed. But if you ask me, all I can say is... I heard rumors about half a month ago that the Lotte Club Treasury was premeditated by a group of people to steal a lot of elixir resources. At first, the yamen did not begin to investigate. It wasn't until ten days ago that I heard that Master Ji had taken over the matter. Then in just one day, the dozen or so thieves were all caught and beheaded. All the stolen items were returned in good condition. ”
"Why didn't Jiwen let these things be discussed?" Xia Fanxing interrupted before he could finish speaking.
"Master Ji has been in office for three years, and he is often elusive, and few people have seen the real face. But many of the mystery cases are said to have been single-handedly broken by him. It seems that Tankai Dao has some kind of agreement with him, and he has repeatedly emphasized at the Jiuli Dao Gang meeting that he is not allowed to talk about the deeds of Master Ji......"
"You don't have any doubts?" Xia Fanxing asked in surprise.
"The head of the sea path is humble, although the Zhiyunguan family is very annoying, why should we disobey him in these small things? and I heard that Lord Ji's methods are cruel, we don't want to provoke!" Xia Fanxing understands, although there are also organized people in Liyang, they also don't know that Ji Wen is the mastermind behind the whole thing.
Like that theft case, it must have been a local organization in Liyang that planned the theft. However, it was too heavy to attack at once, and Jiwen couldn't see that Lotte would be defeated, so he made a move, and killed all these believers in just one day.
"Then, is there a rumor that there are disciples in the Lotte Club that the upcoming prince Li Wan loves Taoism, and the cultivation resources brought by the Taoist priests around him are comparable to a Taoist temple?" Xia Fanxing asked through gritted teeth.
Yes, it's exactly what they say. However, this kind of rumor was first spread in the Xuanma Temple, about four or five days ago. But the disciples of the Lotte Club responded gradually, and it is said that a group was also formed, and the division of labor was divided to design and frame you. But this matter has nothing to do with our Qingtian Gang! Then both the Xuanmo Temple and the Lotte Club were scolded by the head of the Tankai Dao, especially the Lotte Club scolded me miserably! My lord, to be honest, you have to be careful!"
Xuanmo Guan has long been under the control of Jiwen, and Jiwen has brought the Lotte Club under his control through the theft of the Lotte Club. And the Weaving Cloud View, as far as it seems, is not from Jiwen and his gang!
The only question is why did Yang Guozhong let the degraded Li Yang Changshi in the past form such a gang in the territory under his jurisdiction? It stands to reason that Ji Wen, as a friend of An Lushan, should keep a firm eye on this person. actually let him grow up to this point in the land of Liyang, strange!
Recalling what Chonghai said, three years ago, when Ji Wen was first demoted here, it was also the time when Yang Guozhong took over the rectification of the problem of the Liyang Dao Gang. At the same time, mysterious organizations began to appear. Yang Guozhong is still here, and Jiwen has already moved?
Yang Guozhong, what are you doing? Xia Fanxing felt more and more that this matter had a huge connection not only with An Lushan, but also with Yang Guozhong. And behind this, I'm afraid there is a huge conspiracy.
"Answer my question now, what is the relationship between your gang and the Rakuten Club?"
"It's good. My lord, what's wrong?"
"Okay, now I want you, help me understand everything that has been going on in the Rakuten Club. Report to me everything you can learn! Be quick, we don't have much time to stay here. Try to tell me about the current situation of Rakuten Club within a week. I'll give you another pill to help you break through as a reward. Also, if I write to you in the future, you will cooperate with me. Of course, you will be rewarded!"
"Don't ask why. If you want to have a spirit pill or even a spirit stone to use, just do it!"
Huang Qingsnake nodded, "Lotte will be, I happen to have someone I know doing deacons in it." I won't disappoint the adults, so I'll go first?"
Xia Fanxing nodded, shook his head again, grabbed his sleeve, and secretly pointed to the young man in the crowd outside who still maintained an indifferent face, "There is one more thing." See this kid, right? After you finish going to the Weaving Cloud Temple later, I want him to come to the hotel to find me. ”
"He's called He Longlong, he just came to be an apprentice not long ago, and he doesn't have a local accent. Why, sir..."
Xia Fanxing patted him on the shoulder and said softly and seriously, "Go back, you know, don't talk too much." Don't tell them what I told you just now!"
Breaking away the yellow and green snakes, Xia Fanxing left this group of Dao Gang disciples and walked back directly. He looked up at the window of the inn and saw that Ji Yanliu was still lying there looking at him. Xia Fanxing barely managed to squeeze out a smile. He's going to go back and discuss everything he's just learned with everyone.
An increasingly bold speculation matured......
"The deeper I feel, the more confusing it becomes......"
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"I'm fine... Thank you for your concern. Several people gathered in Li Wan's room. After listening to Li Wan and Xia Fanxing's thrilling experience last night, Ji Yanliu rarely cared about a man's injury. Li Wan also showed a rare smile.
"Oh, yes, the stars. I just went to my place and brought the little fat man. Jin Qifa suddenly interjected, and then said mysteriously, "This little fat man's body is not the physique of ordinary people, there is something." ”
"That's it. "Not to mention Huang Gui, they almost forget him. And Xia Fanxing had the feeling of golden futures since the first time he saw Huang Gui. "Qin Daxia said before that this kid has been asking for food on the street for half a month, and he has not lost a pound of meat. Later, let him talk about whether there are more signs of this organization in Chang'an, so that we can have more information. ”
Back to business. “..... Through the statement called Huang Qing Snake, I have roughly summarized a few points. Most importantly, in addition to your official contact with Jiwen and Lord Thorn, I would like to have more contact with the Lotte Club gang. Although time was pressing, Huang Qingsnake had already promised to help me understand the situation on Elder Lotte's side. According to what we said before, Elder Lotte and his ilk must have just come into contact with the top of that organization not long ago, that is, they had just joined Jiwen's gang. ”
"Before we arrived, everyone might have thought that this was the lair of the occult organization, and that it must have been under the tight control of Gwenn and his supporters. However, this may not be the case. First of all, last night's Weaving Cloud Temple, Tankai Michido is not closely related to the force that intends to murder me and His Highness. ”
"The second and most obvious point is the theft of Rakuten. It is very likely, or rather, that organization planned it. But they were so ruthless that they probably forgot the old saying that rabbits don't eat the grass next to their nests, and Gwin had to come out and take care of it himself. This is why he was able to arrest more than a dozen criminals in just one day. ”
There was a knock on the door, and Li Wan and Jin Qifa, who were attentively listening to Xia Fanxing's analysis, both frowned. Only Ji Yanliu, who was not interested in these at all, sat behind Xia Fanxing and yawned several times, and then got up to open the door for the visitor. It was Li Wan's personal guard who came in, and he casually half-covered the door and said, "Your Highness, the two Taoist leaders, the minister has brought the child." When he saw that you were deliberating, let him wait outside now. ”
Xia Fanxing nodded hastily, busy continuing his analysis, "And Ji Wen found out at this time that he could use this incident as an opportunity to enter his own organizational forces. The person in charge of the Lotte Club found that the benefits of this matter outweighed the disadvantages for him, so he naturally agreed. But the truth is, they just got on the thief ship of this organization!"
"The analysis makes sense. Jin Qifa nodded.
"It's just that I still have a question. You found out no, Giwen has been demoted for three years, and the organization has been in action for three years. But he still didn't pull the entire Jiuli Dao Gang into his command. Even the largest Weaving Cloud View seems to be vague about their relationship. Moreover, we can see a lot of actions of this organization among the people of Chang'an, and Liyang, it seems that there is no chaos among the common people at all, and the biggest problem is the struggle of the Taoist gang. ”
Li Wan was a little confused by the analysis, spread his hands, and said helplessly, "You said it yourself, rabbits don't eat the grass next to the nest." ”
"But Your Highness, after all, I've been here for three years. Xia Fanxing smiled and shook his head, "The power of the Liyang Dao Gang is too strong, and most of the people recruited by this organization are poor people, although there is a case of the Lotte Club, but it is still difficult for the common people to fight with the Daomen Gang, right? Who is idle to steal and steal? Giwin and the people behind him should know this, right?"
"So to sum up, this town is not at all suitable as a base for Givin and the entire organization. ”
"That can't be said either. Jin Qifa rubbed his chin and interrupted: "The better this town is governed, the less people will pay attention to this organization's long history. You must know that one of the top leaders of this organization is Giwin, which no one else knows. ”
"I understand, I understand. Kim Dao Chief, you're right. But there is also an important point. Even if there were no organized personnel here, Ji Wen would have to pull so many gangs to his side, right? and Dao Gang disciples often have their own personalities, and they can't do anything that damages the Dao heart. It can be seen that this place is indeed not suitable as the nest of Jiwen and the entire organization!"
"At first, I thought that Yang Xiang's demotion of Ji Wen here was specially requested by him. Because after listening to what the head of the sea said, Liyang has always been very poor, and Yang Xiang must have had to cut Ji Wen to ask him to come here. But at the same time, the head of the Tankai Dao told me that Yang Xiang personally came here to manage the order of the Dao Gang shortly after he degraded Ji Wen and stayed for a while. ”
"According to the fact that this person is close to An Lushan, shouldn't Yang Xiang let him endure hardships? Why, he also came to help him manage government affairs? Your Highness, what do you think?"
"I understand!" Li Wan gently slammed the table, quite excited, "Xia Fanxing, you are wrong. The father's handling of derogatory and degrading duties has always been to transfer people to the lower-level official positions that are most suitable for him. Like Ji Wen, who was originally a well-known cool official in the court, it was appropriate for him to solve these chaos in Liyang. Therefore, it could not be requested by Yang Guozhong at all. ”
"So..." Xia Fanxing and Li Wan spoke at the same time. Glancing at each other awkwardly, Li Wan stabilized his excited mood and said, "You can analyze it!"
"Hmm!" Xia Fanxing nodded, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and said the guess that he and Li Wan had agreed with, "Since this is an accident, Yang Xiang personally came here to govern the Dao Gang, so it can be said that he came to make up for the accident." I admit that this speculation is bold. That is, Yang Xiang and Ji Wen reached a reconciliation before the performance. His Majesty's insistence on demoting Ji Wen to Liyang was an accident of the whole plan. Yang Guozhong had long wanted to establish such an organization, and he used Ji Wen, who was just able to be used. Originally, he probably wanted to get Jiwen to the cities he had planned, such as some southern barbarian lands, to better stir up public sentiment and establish and spread the organization. ”
But there is no way to avoid the accident of degrading Liyang. Yang Xiang personally stepped out to help govern the Taoist gang. I'm afraid that in fact, he has infiltrated his plan into the internal Taoist gang in Liyang. Unfortunately, the effect is not too good. So much so that until today, he has not completed the task of pulling the entire Daohui force into his own power. ”
"Yang Xiang, Yang Guozhong, is the biggest planner of this mysterious organization. Let's think about it, isn't it possible to explain that Ji Wen was demoted here, and he should have been under Yang Guozhong's strict control, but instead he did such an organizational problem?"
Li Wan was excited, and it was obvious that this guess had indeed guessed in his heart. What Xia Fanxing said does have a lot of truth. It's just that... If all of this is as he says, can they stop something?
Yang Xiang, now Yang Xiang who is supported by thousands of people! Li Wan asked himself, how can his power compare with Yang Guozhong!
However, the thought of losing three fingers in last night's assassination made his body permanently disabled than he had ever thought before. A wave of hatred rose in Li Wan's heart - if it is really related to you Yang Guozhong, I will never let you go!
This speculation, even Ji Yanliu, who was not interested at all, was fascinated. At this time, Jin Qifa spoke, but his voice was a little cold, "I admit that the speculation of the two of you can be said to be very reasonable. Xia Fanxing, you are so young and have such outstanding observation skills, and your ability to deduce is also very surprising to me, very good! I believe that the Nine Lotus Sect is represented by the Poor Dao, and the cooperation with your Tu Feng Sect will also be very good!"
The last sentence was transmitted by sound, and Xia Fanxing was a little puzzled when he heard it. Then Jin Qifa continued, "However, Yang Guozhong is now in power, millions, tens of thousands, don't talk about him casually! Your Highness, you too, minister..."
Li Wan coughed and responded, "I know Uncle Jin." The king was a little too excited. You have to remember that it doesn't matter if you communicate with each other, but your speculation about Yang Guozhong is absolutely unsightly...... However, after today's discussion, there has been a lot of progress. ”
"So I suggest that you have more contact with the top management of the Lotte Club, and even take measures, because they have just been in collusion with the Gwenn organization, and there is a good chance that they can get something useful from them. There are a lot of clues in Liyang. To tell the truth, Yang Xiang is corrupt and incompatible with An Lushan, and he has been excluded many times, which has caused the current situation to a certain extent. Xia Fanxing glanced at a few people, and they all lowered their eyelids and acquiesced, "If you can take advantage of this matter to bring him down, the Tang Dynasty will be safe!
"That's a good idea... However, have you ever thought about what Yang Guozhong's motives are?" Jin Qifa frowned, and suddenly raised this question that could not be ignored.
"It's... But I really don't know...... However, there must be a reason for him, and he will not easily tell people secrets. ”
Li Wan suddenly said, "Okay, let's discuss this in the morning." I'm going to officially visit the county yamen tomorrow, so I have to think about it first......
At this moment, the door was suddenly slammed open. It was actually a middle-aged man who broke in, the owner of the inn. When he saw these people, he bowed down directly in front of Li Wan and said, "Your Highness, the child brought by the adult just now and another child from nowhere have a fight! My God, the two big children have so much strength that they can't stop it, a few bowls have been broken, and the guests who are eating breakfast in the store have all run away, so take care of it!"
Li Wan glanced at Xia Fanxing. Xia Fanxing's face was a little embarrassed - what's going on? Why did Huang Gui fight with other children? He stood up, and at the same time took Ji Yanliu's hand and asked her to go with him to take a look. "Let's both go check it out. Your Highness, you continue to talk