Four ships are swimming upstreams on the Yangtze River, and each ship is hung with a large flag with the character of Song in small seal script, which represents the Song valve of Lingnan. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

It turns out that on the rivers and lakes today, the most famous person is the four surname door valves, but if you can eat well, you must count the Song family door valve among the four surnames.

The Song clan is the most powerful clan in the south, and the lord of the "Heavenly Knife" Song Que is known as the world's first knife master.

At that time, Yang Jian ruled the world and established the Great Sui, because he was afraid of the power of the Song people, he adopted a policy of appeasement towards them, and named Song Que as "Zhennan Gong", and Song Que also knew that the general trend of the Southern Dynasty had gone, so he deceived and bowed down to protect the family.

Among the four surnames, the other three surnames are mixed with Hu blood, and this inherited the Wei and Jin dynasties, the only fruits remained, and the southern clans that maintained their prestige have always adhered to the tradition and strictly forbade the clansmen to intermarry with people other than the Han nationality, so they are regarded as Han orthodoxy on the rivers and lakes.

When Emperor Wen Yang Jian was in power, with Song Quan's majestic strategy, he still did not dare to act rashly, but also Taoguang kept obscurity, devoted himself to cultivating seclusion, and avoided living in the grinding knife hall, and never stepped out of the Song family mountain city for decades, so as not to cause a catastrophe.

It was not until Yang Guang ascended the throne that internal strife and external worries, the government was corrupted, and rebellions broke out, and the Song valve became active again.

Song Zhi, the younger brother of Song Que, "Earth Sword", is one of the few sword masters in the world, and is also famous for his wisdom, knowing that the Sui Dynasty is still vigorous, if he raises troops too early, he will become the first target to be attacked, so he persuaded his brother to postpone the anti-Sui and engage in all kinds of profiteering transactions.

One of the most profitable is to transport illicit salt from coastal counties into the interior through the Yangtze River to seek huge profits. The four boats in front of him are the smugglers who are trafficking in sea salt.

At this time, the government was corrupted, and the Song family, with its human power in the south, easily opened all joints and openly trafficked sea salt. If an official dares to investigate, he will deal with it by all kinds of intimidation methods, even secretly assassinating him, so as to achieve his goal.

Even if the rebels from all over the country saw the banner of the Song family, they did not dare to offend, lest they build such a strong enemy. Therefore, in recent years, the power of the Song family has secretly increased, and even supported some related rebels with financial resources to weaken the power of the Great Sui.

It's just that in the past few years, ninety percent of the private salt along the coast has come from the hands of the Demon Gate, and even the private salt of the Song Valve is purchased from the Heavenly Lotus Sect, which is a subordinate of the Demon Gate. Coupled with many other businesses, Song Valve and Demon Gate have a lot of contacts, and the cooperation is quite pleasant.

In fact, this time the trafficking of illicit salt was just incidental, and the main purpose was actually to cover Song Zhi to come to Yangzhou to meet the Demon Emperor Li Ling and discuss the alliance between the two sides.

Originally, if it was the previous Demon Gate, Song Que and Lingnan Song Valve would naturally not be very eye-catching. But more than three years ago, the Demon Emperor Li Ling was born, and the Demon Gate was incomprehensible day by day. Now it is even more powerful, fighting with the white road led by Buddhism in the whole world, and at the same time stumbling in Guanzhong and Guanlong Group, it is surprising that it does not fall behind.

Song Que has four sons and two daughters, Song Shidao is the youngest son, who is responsible for private salt operations, and is even loved by his father. The two women, one Yuhua and one Yuzhi, both have the appearance of a closed moon and a shy flower, ranking fourth and sixth respectively. Song Yuhua married Xie Wenlong, the son of Xie Hui, a Xichuan tycoon based in Chengdu, three years ago.

Now Song Shidao is the person in charge of the bright face on this ship, and Song Yuzhi travels to the rivers and lakes with his brother, attracting the attention of people with hearts. Song Zhi lived in a simple place, and he must not show traces before seeing Li Ling, so as not to obstruct some forces.

Seeing that he was about to arrive at the Yangzhou wharf, Song Shidao came to the bow of the front ship and stood. This gentleman is indeed handsome and handsome, half a head taller than Xu Ziling, but he has no weak state, his spine is straight and his shoulders are open, although he is dressed as a scribe, but he gives people the feeling of being well versed in martial arts.

When the ships saw the banner of the Song family, they avoided it one after another, which made Song Shidao very satisfied.

On the dock, in addition to the stewardship of the Song family stationed in Yangzhou, there was also a young man in a blue robe, who was Xu Ziling, who was the representative who came to greet Li Ling on behalf of him.

Li Ling stood in front of the door, surrounded by Kou Zhong, Shen Bingyan and Xuxing.

A four-horse luxury carriage stopped, and three people, two men and one woman, came down from it, all of whom were very extravagant. The leader is a middle-aged man in a brocade robe, the man is tall and straight, his face is lean, and his eyes are even more shining, and he has converged, and he is obviously a grandmaster-level master with introverted spirit.

"It's really Song Zhi's fault that the Demon Emperor is so tired that he waits for a long time, and I hope to forgive my sins!" Earth Sword Song Zhi really deserves to be the number two person of Song Valve, and his strength has reached the real grandmaster level.

There was also a young man, Song Shidao, and Song Yuzhi, who followed.

Song Yuzhi doesn't seem to be too beautiful at first glance, or because her silhouette gives people a bit of masculinity, but her skin is snow-white and revealing a healthy pink, her temperament is noble and elegant, her legs are long and her waist is thin, two inches taller than Shen Luoyan next to Li Ling, her eyes and teeth are bright, and all these conditions are combined to give Shen Luoyan no comparison, forming a very unique temperament.

"Mr. Song is polite, he is a guest from afar, please!" Li Ling had a faint smile on her face, and stretched out her hand to say.

The reason why it is so called is precisely because although Song Que is the owner of the Song valve, Song Zhi is in charge of daily things, and his position is the head of Lingnan Dao.

The three of them looked at the legendary Demon Emperor in front of them as if they were nothing, but Song Shidao and Song Yuzhi were a little disappointed, and they didn't feel a trace of the Demon Emperor's domineering or evil spirit. As a peerless man of the same grade as his father, his demeanor is too far apart, and he looks very "ordinary".

Only Song Zhi, who was a grandmaster-level master, was extremely shocked, because in his feelings, without the slightest breath of Li Ling, it was simply unimaginable.

If it is the Heavenly Dao Song Que who cultivates the Heavenly Dao, it represents the ultimate sense of existence, and every move reflects the majesty of the Heavenly Dao. Li Ling's cultivation is the way of self, constantly detaching himself from this world, independent of heaven and earth, and free and detached.

That's why Song Zhi couldn't sense Li Ling in this world.

A few people sat down and served fragrant tea, and Li Ling said softly: "Let's try the big red robe that I sent someone to collect from the thousand-year-old tea tree in Wuyi Mountain!" ”

Song Zhi took a sip from the teacup and praised with a smile: "Since the appearance of the stir-fried Longjing and Biluochun two years ago, the eldest brother has been full of praise, thinking that the pure heart and concentration can be the best drink for cultivators. Now compared with this big red robe, it is much inferior. ”

Li Ling also agrees with this. The Datang world is different from the real world, but the good tea here has the effect of assisting cultivation, and the thousand-year-old Wuyi Mountain Da Hong Robe is comparable to an elixir.

"Lord Song praised it! I don't know about the alliance between you and me, what does Lord Song say? Li Ling didn't bother to say those words covered by clouds and mountains, and asked straight to the point.

"Big brother has only one doubt, how does the Demon Emperor view the difference between Hu and Han?" Song Zhi perked up, and stared at Li Ling with a sparkle in his eyes.

"Han unification cannot be lost, Hu people can integrate into the Han family, but they must not dominate, so the Guanlong Group cannot be retained, and the Hu sect cannot be retained!" Li Ling replied without hesitation.

For these two answers, Song Zhi was not surprised, the Han Dynasty was the basis of the Song lord's alliance, and would win the broad support of the southern scholars. As for the attack on Buddhism, this is the request put forward by the Demon Gate.