At the beginning of the lanterns, it was a busy scene in the building.

Xiao Cheng Taishou Wang Xiangdong was dressed in a strong suit, the knife did not leave his body, he did not take off the true character of a martial artist, he sat on the main seat of the hall, and the two iron galls in the palm of his right hand turned loudly. Next to Wang Xiangdong sat his luckiest concubine in the past year, holding his youngest son Wang Gui in his arms, while his eldest son Wang Jun stood at the door to greet the guests.

Looking at the guests who looked like carp crossing the river, Wang Xiangdong, who had a majestic face, couldn't help but secretly ridicule in his heart: "Hmph! The rich lord who used to be high in the sky is now just this picture of meandering and wagging his tail and begging for mercy! Power is really a good thing!"

Wang Xiangdong and Wang Jun's father and son were originally tenant farmers in Longbei, because of their fierce temperament, they had a dispute with the landlord in the process of collecting rent, and killed people by mistake. When Dongdong'er recruited troops, because the cottage was close to Dongdong'er's hometown, they happened to meet and became the first batch of bandits under Dongdong'er's command to be co-opted.

Dongdong'er has lofty ambitions, immediately after the formation of the bandit gang to start training and training, the Wang family father and son are in their youth, plus their own martial arts talent is good, and willing to work hard, get the authentic martial arts teaching, a few years to practice a good martial arts, in the same batch of bandits to stand out, become Dongdong's lineage generals, Wang Xiangdong in order to show his gratitude and loyalty to Dongdong'er, but also changed his name from Wang Feng to Wang Xiangdong, in order to show the "heart to Dongdong" traces.

Dong Dong'er since the previous pursuit of Yi Fenghan and was hurt by Yi Tianxing, his three sons have all been deposed, and they are currently hanging half-dead, although they have not lost their breath, it is no longer possible to take his place, and Dong Dong'er himself has been eroded by Yi Tianxing's poisonous skills to the point that it is inhumane, so that Dong Dong'er's dynasty is facing a crisis of extinction for a generation.

Dongdong'er was suspicious and suspicious by nature, and after this great change, his heart was even more dark and distorted, thinking that he had no successor, and the powerful henchmen of the past were inevitably overflowing, so he ignored the situation that the new dynasty had just been established and the foundation was unstable, and he wantonly suppressed the famous generals and important ministers who fought the world together, even Wu Degui, Liu Fang, Deng Pu was also suspected and denounced, the real power in his hands is getting smaller and smaller, finally these three people are very famous in the military and political affairs of the Yamato Dynasty, Dongdong'er still has a trace of concern about killing them, and has not yet ended up in the end of being killed and annihilated, but they themselves and their families are transferred to the capital to supervise, but the generals under their descendants have been persecuted, demoted, transferred, and criminalized, in just a few months, the team of the founding heroes of the Yamato Dynasty has been dismantled and scattered, and the people have withered.

In the turmoil of the imperial court, there are famous generals and important ministers who are ruined and ruined overnight, and their families are ruined.

Wang Xiangdong's father and son are undoubtedly the latter, although Wang Xiangdong is also the old man of the Longbei Rebel Army, with profound qualifications and outstanding meritorious achievements, but he has to be put in the capital of a county to be a guard, especially in Xiaocheng, a rare rich area in Weizhou. There is not enough credit, and when the most powerful officials in the entire Yamato Dynasty have suffered bad luck, he has a soaring fortune for the emperor's descendants.

Like many of his colleagues from the same background, Dongdong'er struggled to survive at the bottom of the bitter cold land of Longbei to become a prince in a prosperous place like Xiaocheng, the huge gap in the environment quickly made Wang Xiangdong lose his self-control and become more insatiable than the corrupt officials he hated back then.

In order to accumulate money, he classified the private industries confiscated in Xiaocheng, handed over the huge assets to his relatives, and distributed the meager assets to people.

In order to make money, he showed the price of all the official positions in Xiao Cheng, sold the official positions, and even his own son was appointed as the chief soldier of Xiao Cheng according to the imperial capital, and he had to give enough money according to the rules, as for how these officials would get the cost back, he no longer asked.

In order to collect money, he joined forces with his relatives to fabricate charges and embezzle other people's property, such as the foreign fat businessman Jia that Yi Tianxing met that day, under their coercion and coercion, he finally had to "voluntarily" give the grain he was carrying to Wang Xiangdong, so that he could leave Xiaocheng Yamen alive.

In order to accumulate wealth, he "follows the good as the stream", as long as someone provides him with the idea of making money in a clever name, he will gladly accept and reuse it.

...... In short, in order to accumulate wealth, Wang Xiangdong did almost everything, except for a bottom line, that is, he raised taxes from the people and did not disturb the people.

The origin of this bottom line, in fact, has little to do with Wang Xiangdong's integrity and kindness, first, it is the bottom line of Dongdong'er to maintain the rule, and looting the property of rich households is basically the unspoken rule of the emerging bureaucrats of the Yamato Dynasty, the so-called law does not blame the public, not to mention that this "public" is Dongdong'er's descendant team and foundation, so even if Dongdong'er knows it, it is still a blind eye, and exploiting the people causes public resentment. Second, Wang Xiangdong has already discovered a truth in the process of rebellion, robbing the rich, and then dividing a small part of the harvest to the people, not only the income is rich, but also can get the heartfelt support of the people, every time the official army comes to suppress the bandits, the local people will spontaneously report to them, but if the poor people are raided, not only the workload is huge, the income is also small, and more importantly, it can only be pointed out by thousands of people. The end of God's hatred and disgust, and the bandits who have lost the cover of the common people, often do not see the sun next year.

Just as Wang Xiangdong was so implicitly invisible that no one knew about it, one after another of the guests took the congratulatory gifts and entered the Finger Building.

In the face of the guests, Wang Jun also greeted him with a smile, and sneered coldly in his heart like his father: "Daddy has been making more and more money recently, and he actually came up with the name of giving his little brother a life in advance to loot money." Hey, think about the past, how beautiful these guys were in front of us, how arrogant? Now they are like lambs to the slaughter, waiting to be knifed by us anytime, anywhere, with sincere fear, and it is really happy to think about it. Thinking of this, the smile on his face became more and more sincere.

However, Wang Jun would never have thought that it was not Wang Xiangdong's own means to collect congratulatory gifts in the name of his young son's birth, but Yi Tianxing bought the merchants, and then the merchants planned a plan, and presented the idea to Wang Xiangdong through a domestic slave in the palace, the purpose was to gather the magnates of Xiaocheng in the Zhidong Building.

At this moment, a burly figure came into Wang Jun's eyes, Wang Jun's eyes couldn't help but light up, and he laughed loudly: "Boss Gu, you're late!"

This burly middle-aged businessman was Gu Lingya, and when he heard Wang Jun's greeting, he did not greet him politely as usual, but stepped forward quickly, leaned into Wang Jun's ear and whispered: "I got the news that someone is coming to assassinate Wang Taishou." ”

Wang Jun was shocked when he heard this, and his face suddenly became solemn: "Who?"

Gu Lingya shook his head and said, "I don't know." ”

Wang Jun suddenly showed a playful smile, and said in a low voice: "Boss Gu, is there anything you have nothing to say?" Stretching out his hand to stop Gu Lingya from opening his mouth to defend: "Boss Gu, do you know that when people lie, their heartbeats become faster?"

Gu Lingya's face became a little ugly, and he hesitated: "It's my nephew who doesn't make it." "Speaking of Yi Tianxing's bad luck, on the way to the banquet, Gu Lingya met an acquaintance who had been to Gu Lingyan in the past few days, and when chatting, the man somehow mentioned that there was a foreigner who looked vaguely similar to Gu Lingya, and joked that I don't know if that person is a wild seed left by your old man in a foreign country?

Gu Lingya has always known that his family law is strong and harsh, since he betrayed Yi Fenghan and Gu Xinyue, he has always been a little uneasy in his heart, afraid that his brother will come to the door to clean up the door, and now when he heard this kind of news, he suddenly felt a thrill in his heart and became vigilant.

Under repeated questioning, the more Gu Lingya knew about the information of the foreigner, the more shocked he was in his heart, although he couldn't be 100% sure, but he had already identified that the two outsiders who came were Gu Lingyan and Yi Tianxing. Gu Lingyan naturally needless to say, his own brothers know the roots, from childhood to adulthood, the most powerful fight in their generation is Lao Qi, not to mention that he is the worst martial arts among his brothers and sisters, even if the six brothers and sisters join forces together, they are also Gu Lingyan's opponents, and what is even more terrifying is that Gu Lingyan has been like fire since he was a child. Jealousy is like hatred, there is not a grain of sand in his eyes, cleaning up the portal will definitely not be half soft because he is his brother, to add insult to injury, Yi Tianxing is not a good stubble, he has seen it once when he was very young, it is estimated that Yi Tianxing can no longer remember his appearance, the two sides say that they are relatives, and the relationship is already weak, and according to rumors, Yi Tianxing is not only strong in martial arts, but also ruthless, just look at the fate of Dongdong'er's family, no matter how you look at it, it will not be the master of mercy to his subordinates.

Thinking of this, Gu Lingya's heart was cold, and he almost didn't collapse on the spot, finally his brain moved quickly, and then he thought of borrowing a knife to kill people, he didn't have the ability to fight against Gu Lingyan and Yi Tianxing, could it be that Gu Lingyan and Yi Tianxing could fight against Xiao Cheng's tens of thousands of troops? So he immediately said goodbye to that mouthy acquaintance and rushed to report to Wang Jun.

It's just that Gu Lingya didn't expect that Wang Jun is also a shrewd and experienced character, and he can see through his fancy intestines as soon as he looks at his face, but he is not afraid that Wang Jun will sit idly by, Yi Tianxing ruthlessly injured Dongdong'er and his three sons, this news was blocked by the people of Weizhou without leaking the slightest rumor, but above the temple, it is already known to passers-by.

Therefore, Yi Tianxing, the father and son of the Wang family are willing to deal with it, and if they are not willing to deal with it, they have to deal with it, from the moment they heard the name Yi Tianxing, they absolutely couldn't stand idly by.

As expected, when Wang Jun heard Yi Tianxing's name, his face changed suddenly, and he said urgently: "Is this true?"

Gu Lingya smiled bitterly: "The stakes are very high, how dare I play with children?"

Wang Jun nodded, turned his head to the palace housekeeper and said, "You came to receive guests, I have something important." ”

The palace steward stared at Wang Jun in surprise, thinking that something was more important than collecting money, so he saw Wang Jun turn around and enter the hall in a hurry, and hurriedly walked to Wang Xiangdong.

Wang Xiangdong frowned when he saw this, Wang Jun's welcoming post was arranged by him personally, leaving without permission in his eyes was tantamount to violating military orders, and he would be severely punished according to the usual practice, Wang Jun had followed him for many years, and he knew his temper well, so he would not have made such a mistake, so Wang Jun did this for only one reason, that is, something particularly important and urgent happened, but no matter how he guessed, he couldn't think of anything big in Xiaocheng today?

The remnants of Houyi have been wiped out, and the thousands of families such as Yi and Chun, which are strong and prosperous, have also been wiped out in the great changes of the times, and even the ancestral graves have been dug by themselves, thinking of this, a smile appeared at the corner of Wang Xiangdong's mouth, and he was secretly proud and regretful in his heart: "It is really a pleasure to excavate this kind of ancestral tomb of a wealthy family with a long heritage, and the treasures accumulated in it are really breathtaking! ”

"What?" Wang Jun's proclamation interrupted Wang Xiangdong's pleasure, and his eyes widened like copper bells in shock: "Yi Tianxing?"

Wang Jun said: "It's Boss Gu's news, it should be reliable." ”

"News from Gu Ling Cliff?" Wang Xiangdong glanced at the door, looked at Gu Ling Ya's white temples, suddenly calmed down a lot, and sneered in his heart: "It seems that he is looking for trouble with Gu Ling Cliff, let me say, even if Yi Tianxing is bold, he will not be arrogant enough to want to assassinate the king of a country with his own strength! Since it is not aimed at the emperor, there is nothing to make a fuss about in this matter, even if I fail to kill Yi Tianxing, the worst result is to let him escape safely after killing Gu Ling Cliff." But ......" Wang Xiangdong suddenly felt as if there was a flame burning in his heart: "If I can kill Yi Tianxing, it will be a great achievement in front of the emperor!"

Wang Jun looked at his father's increasingly sharp eyes, and reminded in a low voice: "Father, if you want to be promoted again, you can only enter Beijing." ”

Wang Xiangdong suddenly felt a basin of cold water pouring from head to toe, his restless mood cooled down, and he repeatedly calculated in his heart: "Yes, I am now the highest level among the officials who have been released, if I make this great contribution, I will definitely be promoted, and when the time comes, it will not be as convenient and refreshing as it is now." However, Yi Tianxing has a big enmity with the emperor, since I have discovered Yi Tianxing's whereabouts, but I am still escaped by Yi Tianxing, I am afraid that the emperor will condemn me. Moreover, the emperor may not be willing to rest assured that I will live in Xiaocheng for a long time and become the hegemon of one party, and whether I kill Yi Tianxing or not will not be able to change the fate of my relocation. Thinking of this, he immediately made up his mind: "Since this is the case, then kill!"

Wang Xiangdong took a deep breath and looked at Wang Jun proudly: "Go and mobilize troops and horses, block all key roads, secretly investigate Yi Tianxing's traces, and once you find it, you will order the whole army to encircle and suppress it, and you must kill him." If you can't find it, it doesn't matter, the other party's target should be Gu Ling Cliff, send a team of masters to follow him, wait until Yi Tianxing appears, contain him first, and at the same time send a signal to summon a large army to surround and kill him!"

Wang Jun said: "The child thinks that the defense of the command building should be strengthened first. ”

Wang Xiangdong said: "There are many people here now, Yi Tianxing will definitely not dare to do it...... Hmm, I'll listen to you, and send more people to defend him! Yi Tianxing is a madman who dares to fight hard with the emperor, and he may not know what kind of things he can do. ”