Phoenix, Liu Nanchun's study.

Phoenix City was shrouded in a thin layer of rain, mixed with the cold wind of late autumn, showing a solemn atmosphere, Liu Nanchun stood in front of the window, frowned, and said for a long time: "According to the special envoy, what will the emperor do with Duan Tiande?"

"Will you kill him?" said Yun Tianlong excitedly, the rain outside the house didn't seem to have any effect on him.

Liu Nanchun's face sank, and he glared at Yun Tianlong fiercely, these Tianyun Tianlong was becoming more and more presumptuous, as if he had already regarded himself as the number two person in Phoenix City.

Looking at Liu Nanchun's angry expression, Yun Tianlong knew that he was speechless, although he was not angry in his heart, he still hurriedly shut up, Ouyang Zhen next to him had a cold face, and did not pay attention to Yun Tianlong's words, after all, in the eyes of the envoy, he was still just a small character.

Ouyang Zhen glanced at Yun Tianlong contemptuously, stroked his beard and said, "Judging from my grasp of the emperor and the imperial situation, I am afraid that it will be difficult to put Duan Tiande to death this time, at most exile." ”

"Exile?" Liu Nanchun said: "Duan Tiande has been operating in Phoenix City for many years, and now more than half of the generals in the entire Western Frontier are his subordinates, if he is only exiled, I am afraid that there will be endless troubles." ”

"Of course I know this, but ......" Ouyang Zhen paused and said: "We, the emperor, are far less decisive than the first emperor, and in addition, many old ministers in the court are involved with Duan Tiande, so the emperor will not move him easily." ”

Liu Nanchun understood what Ouyang Zhen meant, the new emperor was not so much indecisive in doing things, but rather weak and incompetent, so that he could not control those powerful ministers and princes inside and outside the court, and the power of the entire court was basically controlled by those powerful ministers.

It is precisely because of this that Ouyang Zhen's behavior in recent years has become more and more presumptuous, and he dared to transfer the Imperial Forest Army out of the imperial capital without permission.

Liu Nanchun secretly thought in his heart, "I'm afraid that you, Ouyang Zhen, are the most important of these powerful ministers, and no one wants Duan Tiande to die more than you." ”

Therefore, Duan Tiande will not die for the time being. Ouyang Zhen said.

"Aren't we busy then?" Liu Nanchun said.

"No, isn't Nanhai County already yours now?" Ouyang Zhen said.

"If Duan Tiande doesn't die, Nanhai County will never be mine. Liu Nanchun said disappointedly.

"There is no way, Duan Tiande has deep roots, and it is not possible to completely get rid of him overnight. A trace of worry flashed in Duan Tiande's eyes, "What's more, the 200,000 rangers are not missing now, it's really worrying." ”

The corners of Liu Nanchun's mouth twitched slightly, and said, "Then what should we do with him now." ”

"I will escort him back to the imperial capital and wait for the emperor's disposal. ”

Liu Nanchun looked at Ouyang Zhen vigilantly, "Escort back to the imperial capital?", I'm afraid things won't be so simple.

Liu Nanchun secretly thought: "If the emperor is really as weak as people rumore, Ouyang Zhen doesn't have to escort Duan Tiande back to the imperial capital, and besides, when he arrives in the imperial capital, Duan Tiande has more opportunities to contact those old ministers who are good friends, so things are more difficult to deal with." ”

Although escorting Duan Tiande back to the emperor would bring a lot of unexpected troubles, there was one thing that Ouyang Zhen couldn't ask for, that is, Duan Tiande's Qi Yuan that he had cultivated for decades and the cultivation that he didn't know for hundreds of years.

"If you escort him back to the imperial capital, I'm afraid he will encounter a lot of unexpected troubles, and the road is far away, and accidents will inevitably occur on the way, so I think it's safer to keep him in Phoenix City for the time being. ”

Ouyang Zhen naturally understood Liu Nanchun's scruples in his heart, and said with a sneer: "Don't forget, Shao Si Ming, the reason why we are able to control Duan Tiande now is because he was seriously injured by the Dementor Tower, and after he recovers from his injuries, I am afraid that the power of the whole city of Phoenix City will not be his opponent." ”

"If that's the case, then it's all the more important to get rid of him as soon as possible!"

"Get rid of?" Ouyang Zhen said in surprise.

"Yes! Get rid of it immediately!" Liu Nanchun was sure.

Ouyang Zhen closed his eyes slightly and muttered: "Privately beheading the officials of the imperial court and sealing the territory is a big crime of punishing the nine clans." ”

"If we let him recover, we won't survive. ”

"But how can we get rid of him? It must be done cleanly at this time, for the slightest carelessness will cause endless trouble. Ouyang Zhen hesitated.

Seeing Ouyang Zhen and the two of them frowning and hesitating, Yun Tianlong next to him was already impatient, but his status was humble, and he couldn't intervene.

Li Su, as the archdeacon of the Qi Control Division, has always understood the rules very well, and when the boss speaks, he can't interject, so although he is full of hatred towards Duan Tiande in his heart, he has been standing silently behind him without Liu Nanchun's instructions.

When Liu Nanchun was frowning sadly, he happened to see Li Su behind him, his face was pale, his teeth were clenched, and his lips moved slightly, as if he had something to say.

Liu Nanchun smiled and said, "I almost forgot about you, you and the Duan family have a grudge against the son, what do you say?"

Li Su's teeth relaxed slightly, the green tendons at his temples slowly darkened, a sly flash flashed in his eyes, and he said faintly: "What if it dies by accident?"

Ouyang Zhen looked at Li Su and said curiously, "Accident?"

"Yes! Although Duan Tiande was arrested by us, if he died in an accident, even if someone disobeyed at that time, I am afraid that he would be unknown. ”

Li Su's words instantly ignited Liu Nanchun's hope.

"Yes, unexpectedly. As long as Duan Tiande dies unexpectedly in prison, he can't blame others. I think that when the time comes, inside and outside the court, even if someone wants to avenge him, I am afraid they will have to consider the consequences. Liu Nanchun said.

Ouyang Zhen stroked his beard and thought for a while, then said, "Let me think about this matter." ”

Ouyang Zhen and Duan Tiande have always been at odds, and this matter has long been known to the whole dynasty, but people have never been able to figure out why.

One is a feudal official who is far away in the frontier, and the other is the commander of the forbidden army in the imperial city.

After some consideration, Ouyang Zhen thought to himself: "Although I don't agree with Duan Tiande, it is also out of personal feelings, and I have never thought of killing him, as for his cultivation, even if he can't get it, there is no pity." ”

However, looking at Liu Nanchun's appearance, he must put Duan Tiande to death, if he rashly gets involved in the dispute between the two, it may not be good for the future. ”

But if you don't agree with Liu Nanchun's approach, you are very likely to lose this ally. ”

After thinking about it for a while, Ouyang Zhen stood up and said, "I haven't been to Liufu today, and I don't know what happened. Tomorrow I will go back to the imperial capital to restore my life, and you can see the specific things. ”

After speaking, Ouyang Zhen pushed open the door and left the Liu Mansion with his attendants.

"What does he mean by that?" asked Li Su confusedly.

Liu Nanchun sneered and said, "Old fox!"

"So what do we do?"

"It's up to you, but it's done cleanly. Liu Nanchun said and looked at the door, "He wants to leave, I'm afraid it's not so easy." ”

"But how can you cause an accident without being suspected by others?" Li Su looked embarrassed, "If you do it in prison, it will definitely arouse the suspicion of others, and if Duan Tiande dies violently for no reason, it will inevitably reveal flaws in the future autopsy." ”

"Then use fire!" said Yun Tianlong next to him in a low voice.

"Fire?" Liu Nanchun looked at Yun Tianlong thoughtfully, in his heart, the danger of this person was increasing step by step.

"Okay! Just use fire!" Li Su affirmed, "A fire is burned, and a hundred are gone!"

"But you can't do it in prison. Liu Nanchun reminded.

"Don't worry, you taught me!" Li Su and Yun Tianlong looked at each other, both of them wanted to perform this task, but the purpose was different.

The conversation between the three of them was heard clearly by Ouyang Xuan outside the door, and when he returned to the post house, Ouyang Zhen handed over all the unfinished business in Phoenix City to Ouyang Xuan to deal with, and led the people back to the imperial capital overnight.

That night, Ouyang Xuan finished handling official business, lay on the bed and thought about it for a long time, and finally planned to tell Duan Feng about it, so he turned over and changed into night clothes, and quietly left the post house while the night was dark.

However, it was said that Duan Feng and Liu Yuwei left Phoenix City and fled all the way north, and on this day they came to a town called "Bamian City", although the name has the word "city", but it is only a small town.

The town is not big, there are only about less than 2,000 households, there are three streets in the north, south and middle, the streets are lined with shops, the streets are crowded, in this radius of a hundred miles, it is quite prosperous.

Along the way, Duan Feng's face was heavy, firstly, the journey was bumpy and he was tired, and secondly, he suddenly became a wanted criminal from a son of a family, and his mood was naturally heavy.

However, what surprised Duan Feng was that he felt that the aura in his body had grown greatly, and the five yin poison that had originally been done every few days had not occurred for more than a month, which may be one of the few good news in recent days.

Duan Feng was lying on the table, his fingers kept tapping on the table, Liu Yuwei knew that Duan Feng was not in a good mood when he saw this, and he didn't dare to ask more, he only hoped that he could get through this catastrophe as soon as possible.

Looking at Duan Feng and the two of them looking worried, a little er wearing a yarmulke hat and a white towel on his shoulder approached the two with a smile and said, "I don't know what the two guest officers are bothered about?"

Duan Feng raised his eyes and glanced at the shopkeeper, only to see that the shopkeeper had a smile on his face, and the two little tiger teeth in his mouth were very gratifying, so he smiled bitterly: "It's nothing." ”

"Hey, I see that the two of you are worried, they must be puzzled, why don't you talk about it, the little one may be able to help you solve your confusion?"

"Just you?" Liu Yu said suspiciously, and then looked at the thin shopkeeper, who was not a hermit master, and dared to say such a wild thing.

"Of course, although the small one is just a shopkeeper, but in this eight-sided city, there is nothing I don't know, you say it, maybe I can break it down for you. ”

Duan Feng was amused in his heart, and secretly thought: "This little second must treat us as ordinary people in the town. ”

"You can't take care of our business, so let's bring our food quickly. Duan Feng said.

Xiao Er was obviously not reconciled, and continued: "Listening to the accents of the two of you, it doesn't look like a local, but like a person from the south, and it must be a big family. ”

"Oh?" Duan Feng suddenly became curious, "You go on." ”

Xiao Er saw that Duan Feng was interested, and immediately cheered up, and said, "I wonder if the two of you know the origin of the name of this town?"

When Duan Feng first entered the town, he was curious about the name of the town, the so-called eight sides, which eight sides did it refer to? Could it be the eight directions, but what was the purpose of this?

"Of course it won't be so hasty. The shopkeeper dispelled Duan Feng's doubts, "The so-called eight sides, take the ears and listen to the six ways, and change the meaning of the eight directions." The shopkeeper said proudly.

"What do you mean by that?"

The shopkeeper smiled proudly and said, "The people of this town, nine times out of ten, are engaged in the same industry. ”

"What industry?"

The shopkeeper he, and said, "Information trading." ”

"Information trading?" Duan Feng asked with a suspicious expression.

"It's about buying and selling information. Liu Yuwei reminded.

The shopkeeper smiled, "This girl seems to have seen the world." ”

"You're secret agents?!" Duan Feng shouted in a low voice.

Looking at Duan Feng's incredible expression, Xiao Er smiled and said, "We are professional!

"The license is complete, can the government still give you a certificate for this thing?" Duan Feng said in surprise.

"Who said it must be a certificate from the government? They are too inefficient to keep up with the pace of the market!" said the shopkeeper disdainfully.

"And where did you get your papers?"

"You don't have to worry about that, in short, we will provide you with whatever information you need, and make sure that no one will check it, and as for other things, you don't have to worry about it, as long as the price is right." ”

"That's a bit bragging, isn't it?" Liu Yu asked suspiciously, "With your small town store, can you have such great ability?"

"You don't care about it, I'm not afraid of your jokes, even if you want to know what color toilet the emperor and his old man used yesterday, we can also get it for you. ”

"Then how do you charge?" Duan Feng asked.

"What are you doing?" Liu Yuwei hurriedly stopped Duan Feng.

"I just want to know how the situation is at home, my father and eldest brother must be anxious after coming out for so long. ”

The shopkeeper smiled, pulled a stool and sat opposite Duan Feng, and said, "It depends on what you want to know?"