Chapter 21 The Secret of the Rivers and Lakes
"The old slave was also a member of the Jianghu family before entering the palace, but he was destroyed because of a trivial thing that seems trivial now, at that time the old slave only wanted to take revenge, but his martial arts were low, fortunately His Majesty was paraded in micro clothes at that time, and when he saw what happened, he ordered the Shadow Division to destroy the beasts that burned and looted. The old slave had nowhere to go at that time, and he was grateful to His Majesty Longen, so he pestered His Majesty to take me in. His Majesty saw that the old slave was pitiful, so he wanted the Shadow Division to take the old slave to practice martial arts, but the old slave only wanted to follow His Majesty at that time, and did not go to the Shadow Division, so he entered the palace and became a little eunuch. At that time, the chief manager of Lin Da saw that the old slave's roots and bones were okay, so he accepted the old slave as his disciple. The old slave is also studious, and he often follows the chief manager to the library to read books, and he has practiced this martial art by looking at it, which is not a small miracle. Hehe~"
Xiao Zheng listened to the memories of Gonggong Fu on the past, and he was also emotional, "Your old martial arts are not just the word 'miracle' that can be described, the rivers and lakes spread 'Southern Buddha deciduous monk, Taiyue North Xuankong, Oriental Wolong Tiger, Kunlun Wuji Cave, if you ask who is respected, rich and noble sit in Beijing', you are the supreme martial arts man." ”
"Hahaha~ The supreme martial arts can't talk about it, now he is also dying, there are talented people in the country, each leading the way for hundreds of years, and the rivers and lakes will be the world of your young people in the future." Fu Gonggong is still quite proud to say it, "Speaking of which, on the list of rivers and lakes, the old slave is also ranked below the old man of Kunlun Mountain, and the fallen leaf master of Shaolin Temple is in the third place. The old slave and Wuji have not fought each other, but since the list is so arranged, there must be a reason for it, the master of the fallen leaves does not listen to the world, and he is dedicated to reciting the Buddha, if he really cares about it, he should not be weaker than the old slave. As for Nie Xuankong, the head of the Taiyue faction, and Dongfang Qiming, the owner of the Dragon Tiger Gate, they had a fight, at that time, it was the Taiyue faction and the Dragon Tiger Gate who fought for the territory north of Qingzhou, Nie Xuankong's skills were superior, and he was in the fourth place, so Dongfang Qiming ended up with the word 'lying', and there were people in the rivers and lakes who ridiculed him that 'the East is not bright and the West is bright', hahaha~ He has been in retreat all these years, and it is estimated that he wants to find Nie Xuankong to get back to the field" Speaking of these anecdotes in the rivers and lakes, Father-in-law Fu is also very happy.
"It seems that if Dongfang Qiming is out of the customs, the rivers and lakes will also have disputes again," Xiao Zheng was worried for a while.
"When did the strife between the rivers and lakes ever cease again? It's all the trouble caused by desire, and the struggle for fame and fortune is the root cause of the continuous right and wrong in the rivers and lakes, and human nature is so inevitable that it cannot be avoided. ”
Gonggong Fu sighed in his heart, but he didn't care, and turned his head to look at Xiao Zheng, "This is not a good thing for the imperial court, if they don't have disputes, the rivers and lakes are united, then the imperial court should have a headache." We just need to control the bottom line and toss them around. Let him rise and sit firmly on the Diaoyutai, this is the mind that His Royal Highness should have. After speaking, he paused slightly, "But if they dare to break the rules of the imperial court, attack ordinary people, and kill innocents indiscriminately, then they must use thunderous means to quickly exterminate them." Let them be afraid, afraid to the bones, let them fear the court from the bottom of their hearts, so that they dare not provoke public resentment. Only when the people are safe, Dayu will not be in chaos. "Father-in-law Fu is also very domineering when he says these words.
Xiao Zheng thought that the rivers and lakes were never calm, and it was impossible to tell who was right and who was wrong.
After thinking about it, he asked him what he thought of Qianji Pavilion.
Speaking of Qianji Pavilion, Gonggong Fu shrunk his eyes, "There has never been a rumor before the establishment of Qianji Pavilion, and it was born five years ago, and it used to sell intelligence as a means, and the information sold was extremely accurate. The old slave once asked the Shadow Division to strictly investigate the origin of the Thousand Machines Pavilion, and also planted people to enter the Thousand Machines Pavilion, but they did not find the person behind the scenes, and as for their sources, they were even more secret. The old slave was also puzzled, if he wanted to establish such a powerful intelligence organization, it must not be an overnight effort, they should have been planning for many years. Fortunately, all they sold was information about the rivers and lakes, and there was no information about the court, otherwise the Shadow Division would not have sat idly by and would have destroyed them a long time ago. ”
This kind of intelligence organization has always been feared by the imperial court, so Xiao Zheng was also a little worried, and when he heard Gonggong Fu say this, he was also a lot more relieved, "Since they haven't done anything out of the ordinary for the time being, let's ignore them for now." ”
"Your Highness, rest assured, the old slave has also placed other people's hands in, and if you can't find out who is behind the scenes, you still have to be more careful." Father-in-law Fu is obviously not worried about things that are not under his control.
"In fact, there are many large and small gangs in the rivers and lakes, Your Highness only needs to pay attention to these big factions, and the Shadow Division of the small sects will deal with it on its own." Fu Gonggong went on to say, "There are four sects in the rivers and lakes, Shaolin Temple cultivates Buddhism and recites scriptures, and it is at the junction of Yuzhou and Jingzhou, under the nose of the capital, there is no need to worry too much; The Emei faction is all women, living in Mount Emei, and generally does not go down the mountain to cause trouble, and they also practice Buddhism, although they do not refuse to marry, but their hearts are relatively plain, and they will not take the initiative to participate in disputes in the rivers and lakes; The grievances between the Dragon Tiger Gate and the Taiyue faction have been around for a long time, but they are all things on the surface, and they are not complicated to control; As for Kunlun Mountain, it is too mysterious, the old slave rarely deals with them, and the information checked by the Shadow Division is also limited, which is also what the old slave has been worried about, but they have been honest all these years, and they have not committed adultery, and there is an old man Wuji who is there in the town, and the people in the rivers and lakes will not take the initiative to provoke them, so they are relatively calm. ”
Xiao Zheng listened to Gonggong Fu's evaluation of the various sects in the rivers and lakes, and knew that he was confident, and everything was in his control, "Then who is on the list?" ”
"Haha~ I'm afraid this is really asking the old slave, this is the only thing that the old slave doesn't know and doesn't bother to inquire about, there has been a list of people since the old slave remembers, just listen to a Jianghu commentary, I don't know how it spread." Father-in-law Fu has a clear view of the things on the list, "And the list is not necessarily accurate, like your master, he has no desires and no desires, and he is not in the ranking of the list, but the old slave can sense that his martial arts are by no means under the old slave." ”
In fact, it's no wonder that Gonggong Fu thinks so, since the beginning of Emperor Xing's secret record, there have been rumors of the Billboard, and the people in the rivers and lakes have always liked to listen to the pursuit of these invisible things, once they understand it, they eliminate the sense of mystery, but they are not interested.
After saying so much, Gonggong Fu was also tired, and seeing that Xiao Zheng had nothing else to ask, he said goodbye and returned to the palace.
Seeing that it had arrived, remembering what Li Yilong said, Xiao Zheng called Xiao Chunzi and walked towards the Shadow Division.
Walking to the door of the Shadow Division again, Xiao Zheng felt the gaze staring in the dark, perhaps because of the evening, or maybe because of an important task today.
Xiao Chunzi made a gesture, and didn't see the shaking of the figure, but the feeling of being stared at disappeared, and the shadow division Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, was really a bit of a doorway.
Entering the hall, Xiao Chunzi took out a warrant, and immediately a shadow guard came up to salute, "Where is your chief?" ”
"Your Highness Chitose" The shadow guard recognized Xiao Zheng, and then turned back to Xiao Chunzi, "Returning to Lord Hui, Lord Shousi just went to the dark prison." The man bowed and replied.
"Oh? Went to the dungeon? But Shi Bin is back? Xiao Zheng immediately asked.
"Your Highness, the main secretary of the attack and killing Si Shi has just returned, and he is also in the dark prison." The shadow guard bowed to Xiao Zheng again.
"Okay, take this king to the inner prison immediately" It seems that the prisoner has been escorted, and Xiao Zheng is now in the Shadow Division to know the news as soon as possible.
"Your Highness, please!" After speaking, he turned around and walked down the right aisle.
Passing through the corridor on the right, there was a downward passage at the end, and he followed the shadow guard slowly down the steps. As soon as I walked to the steps of the first floor, there was already a bloody smell in my nose, as well as all kinds of screams and swearing. Xiao Zheng covered his nose with his hand and continued to follow him down, until he turned and walked into the third floor, and the shadow guard stopped, "Your Highness, please, the lowly position cannot enter the third floor, Lord Shousi is inside, you can see it as soon as you go." ”
"Okay, you go" Xiao Zheng waved his hand and watched the shadow guard go up. Looking at the deep dark prison below, Xiao Zheng nodded thoughtfully.
"Your Highness, the Shadow Division has a total of five layers of dark prisons, which are divided into different dark layers according to different identities and levels of importance." Xiao Chunzi looked at Xiao Zheng's expression and explained the rules of the dark prison.
"Well, let's go," he said, and walked towards the third floor of the inner cell.
Entering the third floor, someone immediately looked at Xiao Zheng, and Xiao Chunzi took out a warrant to "Take His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to find Li Shousi." ”
This shadow guard didn't know Xiao Zheng, and when he saw the warrant, he immediately saluted, "His Royal Highness the Prince, Chitose, please." ”
Follow the third-floor shadow guard to the door of the fourth dark cell in the back, and see the shadow make a gesture of please. Xiao Zheng looked inside the door, at this moment he had adjusted to the smell of the dark prison, and covered his nose and face.
Li Yilong was sitting on a chair next to the torture instrument to interrogate the prisoner who was kneeling on the ground, and when he saw His Royal Highness the Crown Prince coming, he immediately got up and bowed, "Weichen greets His Highness." ”
A tall thin man standing next to him was stunned for a moment, and immediately bowed and saluted, "Weichen Shibin greets His Royal Highness the Prince." ”
The "two free courtesies" let them get up now, and seeing that Shi Bin had not had time to change his bloody sweatshirt, he knew that he must have encountered many interceptions along the way. ”
Shi Bin immediately bowed his head and replied: "This is a matter for Wei Chen. ”
Xiao Zheng nodded and looked at the prisoner who was kneeling on the ground. When this person heard that he was the crown prince, he also raised his head to look at Xiao Zheng, and when he saw Xiao Zheng's gaze, he quickly lowered his head again.
Xiao Zheng looked at the dried blood and shriveled lips around his mouth, obviously his teeth had been patted out, "Did he recruit it?" ”
Li Yilong looked at the prisoner, "Weichen has just come over, and he hasn't had time to interrogate him, as for whether he can recruit or not, he should not be able to do it!" ”
As soon as these words came out, the person kneeling on the ground trembled with fright, his eyes flashed, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
Xiao Zheng went over and sat on the chair where Li Yilong was sitting just now, and motioned for him to continue the interrogation.
Li Yilong walked up to the prisoner with his hands behind his back, "Originally, according to your level, you can't be escorted to the third floor of the dark prison, and you are not qualified to let this department personally interrogate, now, thanks to the Hongfu of His Royal Highness the Prince, these two benefits have been met by you at the same time, I don't know if Your Excellency has any other requirements, you can put it forward, maybe His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will be happy to reward the whole corpse of your family of fifteen!" ”