055 Each has a purpose

Although Beiguancheng is located in the borderland, the place is small, the buildings are dilapidated and old, but it has the fresh vitality that the capital does not have, and the merchants from the south to the north bring the necessary nutrients here, nourish the small city, and show vigorous vitality everywhere.

The military salaries owed by the imperial court to the Zhenbei Army were not overnight, but as far as Yang Heng saw, the equipment treatment of the Zhenbei Army was probably not comparable to the Beijing Army, which had the best treatment, and I have to say that Lu Ying was indeed very talented in this regard, or his helper, the Bai family, was very talented.

With such financial resources as the Bai family, it is not difficult to raise a private army by themselves, but they invest their money in the Zhenbei Army, and at present, it seems that the Bai family has no intention of controlling the Zhenbei Army.

Yang Heng had a strong feeling that Beiguan City was just a temporary shelter for the Bai family and Lu Ying, they didn't plan to stay here all the time, this was just a springboard for them to a certain goal.

What is the goal of the Bai family and Lu Ying? Obviously, it has nothing to do with the political situation of Qi State, otherwise Lu Ying would not have avoided the big and small affairs of the DPRK and China in recent years, and even when the situation in Beiguancheng was relatively stable, he still never returned to Beijing, let alone interacted with the officials of the DPRK and China.

Lu Ying dared not shy away from him openly leading the Zhenbei army to kill people and set fires, rob and sell stolen goods, there are only two reasons, one is that he is sure that he will not stab these things, or even if he stabs them, there will be no consequences in the short term, and the second is that he doesn't care about the power of the general of Zhenbei at all, even if he is dismissed from office, it doesn't matter, this is the so-called desirelessness is rigid.

Yang Heng drank the tea in the cup in one gulp, and said to Lie Dang: "No matter what our General Lu has in mind, it must have a lot to do with the Bai family, as long as we keep an eye on the Bai family's movements, it is not difficult to guess what he wants." ”

Lie Dang nodded yes, took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to both hands and said: "The assassin's subordinates asked the people of 'Qianxiaolou' to inquire about it a few days ago, and there have been results, and the assassination of His Highness several times before and after is not from one place. ”

Yang Heng took the letter and read it, and said, "Autumn Wind Pavilion and the Three Killings? Hongu remembers that the Autumn Wind Pavilion experienced a civil strife about more than ten years ago, and it has disappeared for many years. "According to the letter, the first time Yang Heng was besieged and chased by a large number of assassins in Beiguan City and almost died, it was the handiwork of Qiufeng Pavilion, and then it was the work of a killer organization called 'Three Kills'.

"Yes, it is said that the current Autumn Wind Pavilion was reorganized by some of the remaining killers from the civil strife that year, although it is not as strong as before, but there are not a few masters, and it is still one of the best killer organizations in the rivers and lakes. Listening to Qian Xiaolou's tone, they failed to assassinate His Highness, but for some reason they suddenly refused to continue the assassination mission, but instead returned to the patron and declared that they would not interfere in this matter again. Lendang couldn't figure out why he couldn't figure out why he wanted to break his head.

Yang Heng also didn't remember that he had known any powerful people who could influence Qiufeng Pavilion not to accept business, but Qiufeng Pavilion was able to withdraw, which was a great good thing for him.

"Three kills...... That is, there will be another assassination? Yang Heng frowned, remembering the tricky characters of another group who wanted to hunt him down.

The name Three Kills comes from the fact that the organization has a strange rule - they will send up to three killers for every business they take, and if all three killers are killed, they will never send someone to assassinate them again.

To put it bluntly, the murder reward given to the three killers was to buy the lives of the three of their killers.

There are very few killer martial arts masters under the three killers, but they are good at hiding, both men and women, young and old, each of them has a unique skill, often in the moment of surprise to carry out surprise attacks, usually kill with one hit, and there are not many people who can survive under the three killers.

And the three kills also have the advantage that no matter whether the assassination is successful or not, it will not leave any clues that can be traced, and it will never reveal the information of the customers, so although the fees are high and the success rate is not 100%, it is still very popular with customers.

There is no more suitable way to assassinate a noble prince like Yang Heng than three kills, so it is completely reasonable that the person in charge who is hidden behind the scenes will find three kills instead.

Lie Dang nodded and said, "Yes, His Highness will leave Beiguan City and return to Beijing the day after tomorrow, and the assassin is very likely to start today and tomorrow." ”

Yang Heng raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Since this is the case, this palace will take a look at what other means they have!" On the contrary, the palace was curious, what kind of road is this Qianxiaolou, and the news is really well-informed. ”

Lie Dang thought for a while and said, "My subordinates feel that most of this Qianxiaolou has something to do with the palace......

"Just because he takes all kinds of business, as long as he encounters things in the palace and the court, will it end here?" Including this time, the news that Qian Xiaolou investigated for them was only limited to where the hired killer came from, and he didn't say a word about who the employer was.

Although Yang Heng seems to rarely leave the capital, he has carefully cultivated many eyes and ears, and he also knows a lot about things in the rivers and lakes. The royal family of the Qi State has always been inextricably linked with the famous families in the rivers and lakes, and it can be said that behind every famous family and martial arts family, there is more or less the background of the royal family and important members of the imperial court of the Qi State.

The magnates in Beijing control and balance the civil forces through these people, and also do some things for them that are inconvenient to do directly. Yang Heng has put a lot of effort into this.

Lie Dang replied: "Yes, and Ah Wei Zeng said, many of Qianxiaolou's methods are very similar to those of the Tsing Yi Wei secret agents, and the strange thing is that they have never had such a group of people in the Tsing Yi Wei organization. ”

Ah Wei is the leader of the secret guard under Yang Heng, responsible for finding out the news and doing some top-secret things for Yang Heng that are inconvenient to expose, he is one of the most powerful people around him, and his status is no less than that of Liedang, he was born in a family of Tsing Yi Wei, and he knows the affairs of Tsing Yi Wei very well, and most of the news will not be wrong.

Yang Heng smiled and said: "Tsing Yi Wei is now firmly in the hands of his father, if Qian Xiaolou is really related to Tsing Yi Wei, it will be interesting." Let's have a good look when the main palace returns to Beijing. ”

In the middle of the moon, Bai Chou and Mu Peilan had dinner, sent their daughter away, and walked along the shore of Heling Lake to admire the moon.

Mu Peilan pulled her husband's sleeve and said, "I insist on returning to Beijing, does my husband blame me for being willful?" ”

Bai Chou stretched out his hand to wrap his arms around her waist and said: "How come, you and your mother-in-law have been dependent on each other since childhood, and it is human nature to miss each other, in the final analysis, I am too selfish." ”

Mu Peilan leaned on him and said: "I insist on going back this time, firstly, I really miss my mother, and secondly, I am for Ling'er, and she will be in time at the end of the year, I ...... I'm scared! ”

The white ugly expression was dignified and said: "That old monk is just a mouthful, Ling'er she is blessed with a great life, our family has accumulated virtue and done good deeds over the years, and has never done a bad thing, the Bodhisattva is merciful, and will not let our couple send the white-headed man to the black-headed person!" Although he said it firmly, everyone could see that he was also worried in his heart, not to mention Mu Peilan, who had been married to him for many years?

Bai Poria had always been worried that her parents would know that she was going to return to the underworld at the age of eighteen, in fact, as she suspected, the Bai couple had already known.

Mu Peilan lowered her head and said: "Back then, I hugged Ling'er to find Mr. Xinyi, Ling'er's breath became weaker and weaker halfway, I was flustered, and I couldn't remember how I got to the broken temple, I only remember that it was probably in the area of the Banner Mountain more than 20 miles outside the capital, I wanted to go to the King of Jizo Bodhisattva to repay his vows, and ask him to be merciful and let Ling'er live a long life." ”

Bai Chou was very moved when he heard this, and nodded: "You told me a long time ago, how can I not agree." ”

Mu Peilan raised her head and smiled: "I also want to ask my mother to preside over and honor Ling'er!" ”

The etiquette and customs of the Qi Kingdom, the more grand the woman's etiquette is held, and the higher the status of the person who blesses her, the greater the blessing, the better the luck of this woman in the future, and she will be rich and healthy all her life, and her children and grandchildren will be full.

"Good, good! Do as you say! Bai Chou nodded again and again, as if he could already see that his daughter had married a good husband and added a few fat grandchildren to their bright prospects.

"It's a pity that I can't attend Ling'er's ceremony with this appearance...... "Although Mu Peilan no longer cares about her appearance many years ago, she is still lonely and sad when it comes to such a problem.

It is inconvenient for her to openly appear in front of others as the only daughter of Zhongguo Gong, who has been seriously ill and has been away from Beijing for many years, even if she can, she is afraid that her appearance will cause her daughter to be laughed at.

Bai Chou didn't want to say some good things that didn't help to comfort her, so he thought about it and said: "Let's just hold two ceremonies for Ling'er, once let my mother-in-law preside over it, invite the dignitaries in Beijing, and once for our family, how about just inviting some close friends?" ”

Mu Peilan suddenly became happy when she heard this, and the two couples couldn't wait to figure out who would be more suitable to invite, and how to do this ceremony so that it could be both grand and lively, and they chatted until it was almost dawn before they went to rest satisfied.

Not long after Bai Poria returned to the Cold Spring Courtyard, Lu Ying arrived.

Bai Poria pulled him and told him about all the things that happened in Beiguan City after he left, boasting about how powerful he was, Lu Ying just smiled and listened, until Bai Poria mentioned that her father and mother were going to take her to the capital to visit relatives, and she was going to leave in early September at the latest, and Lu Yingfang changed her face.

"Big brother, I hate going to the capital the most, but my father and mother have to let me go, hey! When I am not there, you remember to take care of those people in Yaxing for me, and when you have time to accompany ......Bai Jin, there is peace, wealth, and auspiciousness, "Peace, wealth, and auspiciousness are the group of beasts raised by Bai Poria, even in Baijiazhuang, there are not many people who dare to approach them, and there are many people in the capital, and it is impossible for Bai Poria to take them with her, so I can only ask Lu Ying to take care of them for her."

As soon as the little raccoon flower who was sticking to Lu Ying's coquettish sister heard the owner mention the names of a few guys who competed with it, she immediately had a strong sense of crisis, and she didn't care about flattering the handsome guy, and meowed and fell back into the arms of the white poria cocos, rubbing and arching to regain the master's attention.

Lu Ying thought for a while and said, "How about the eldest brother accompany you to the capital?" ”