"Senior brother, how do you feel?"

"It's very subtle, as if there is a breath flowing in the body, but it is very faint, if there is nothing."

"Don't forget that you've only been practicing for more than ten days, but you're actually a lot faster than I thought."

"Really? I thought it was a fake. ”

Lu Shen lowered his head and looked at his hands as he walked, and at a cursory glance it was no different from before, but when he looked closely, he seemed to be able to see the slightest hint of breeze on the back of his hand, as if there was a wisp of breeze blowing between the hairs.

Lin Xi said with a little relief: "You can feel the existence of qi, how can it be an illusion?" Originally, I thought that it would take you about a month to do this, and then spend three or four months at the beginning of the month to get a glimpse of the door of the Xuan Jing and complete the transformation from Qi training to internal strength. Now, it seems that this time may be significantly shortened. ”

The two walked in the wide alley between the pink walls and tiles, and when they looked up, they saw that the spring was bright and bright, and the apricot blossoms were blowing all over their heads.

Lu Shen didn't get carried away, and said with a smile: "This is all the credit of Senior Sister." ”

"This sycophant was wrong." Lin Xi pursed his lips and smiled lightly, and said: "Your progress is so fast, in addition to your own understanding, it is also because my father helped you temper your foundation nine years ago, and passed on the Lin family's ancestral orthodox recipe to you." In the past nine years, you have been practicing diligently, so you have already laid a solid foundation for Qi training, and once you comprehend it, you will advance by leaps and bounds. ”

Lu Shen said: "This is accumulation? ”

Lin Xi bowed his head and said, "That's right." ”

Lu Shen turned his head to look at it, and saw that her side face was like a wonderful stroke, even if she was facing the sky, she was elegant and elegant.

Lin Xi was unconscious, and the hands behind him gently flicked their white fingers.

Lu Shen retracted his gaze and asked with a smile: "Senior sister, are you still satisfied with today's steamed river fish?" ”

Lin Xi is not a person who never gets tired of eating, but her love for delicious food is the common characteristic of most people in the world, so she said generously: "Very good, I like it very much." ”

Lu Shen was very grateful for her trek thousands of miles to pass on her art, even if it was because of the affection of the older generation back then, it did not prevent him from expressing his gratitude appropriately, so he took the opportunity to say: "Since Senior Sister likes it, how about we come out for a light meal every other day in the future?" ”

Lin Xi thought for a moment and said softly, "Okay." ”

While chatting, the two had already walked to an alley to the west of Lin Xi's residence.

Lin Xi reined in his mind and began to explain some precautions to Lu Shen, especially the perception and stability of qi.

When he can understand the existence of qi in his body and can skillfully use it in his moves, he can start to turn qi into strength.

According to Lin Xi, internal strength is just a name, it can be called internal force or true qi, and there is no difference in essence. The key is that only with internal strength can you step into the threshold of the master, and you can get a glimpse of the vastness of the world.

Lu Shen wrote it down very seriously, although he had not yet come into contact with the reckless rivers and lakes of this world, he also knew how rare it was to teach without reservation like Lin Xi.

"Let's stop here today, after the junior brother goes back, he will feel carefully, the most important thing is to lay a solid foundation, and there is no need to be in a hurry." When parting, Lin Xi said softly.

"Thank you for your trouble."

Lu Shen watched her walk into the mansion, and the faint smile on her face remained until her figure disappeared.

He turned and walked forward, and a moment later Lee Seung-eun appeared beside him.

"Cheng Eun."

"What does the young master command?"

"Gu Zisi's eldest son, Gu Junye, do you know each other?"

"I've dealt with it a few times, but I'm not familiar with it. As the son of the Gu family, Gu Junye is very valued by Gu Zisi, and in recent years, he has begun to take over most of the Gu family's business. This person is mature and steady, much stronger than his second brother Gu Junhui. ”

Lu Shen bowed slightly, and said in a low voice: "Can you keep an eye on Gu Junye?" ”

He is now a warp weaver officer, and if he has the identity of a seven-rank official, it is not difficult to obtain the files of the Guangling Yamen and even arrange a few spies to do things.

Although the conditions given by Su Buqing are biased towards painting cakes, at least on the one-third of an acre of land in Guangling, he will definitely try his best to show Lu Shen his sincerity, which he must have explained to Li Jin, who is now in charge of the Guangling Yamen.

But Lu Shen is not stupid, he will not easily let the people of the warp weaving department interfere with his secrets.

Li Chengen didn't ask the reason for this, and said cautiously: "Yes, I don't know how much the young master needs me to do?" ”

Lu Shen said: "Do your best." ”

Li Chengen was stunned, lowered his head and said, "Don't worry, young master, I will arrange for someone to watch his every move." ”

Lu Shen's face was calm, and his steps were steady.

……

Jiangnan is good, a thousand bells of wine, a song full of flowers.

If you cross the vast Hengjiang River from Baishidu at the southern end of Guangling Mansion, enter the territory of Xinzhou after arriving at the south bank, and then go south along the official road to Yongjia City in the southeast corner of Xinzhou, which is now the capital of Southern Qi.

Before the Yuanjia Rebellion, Yongjia was already an extremely rich city in the south.

Xinzhou, Hezhou, Fuzhou and Yunzhou, which surround Yongjia City, have developed commerce and trade, and there are extremely fertile large plains, plus Yongjia is not far from the sea, and the prosperity is not inferior to the old capital Heluo.

In the southeast corner of this thousand-year-old city, there is a dark blue building, which looks ordinary on the outside, but is filled with a terrifying and solemn atmosphere.

This is the famous warp weaving department.

In the afternoon, an ordinary carriage entered the official office through the side gate and stopped outside the second gate.

More than a dozen calm and restrained men wearing the official uniforms of the warp weaving department are waiting here.

A middle-aged man stepped out of the carriage, he was of medium stature, with eyes like deep lakes and a short beard.

He is the warp weaving department to promote Qin Zheng, and he is the minister of today's great trust.

The subordinates stepped forward to salute, and then, according to the custom of the lifter, reported the more important matters in turn.

Qin Zheng listened as he walked, and his replies were all concise and to the point, no more than two or three sentences.

By the time he arrived at the door of a courtyard, his daily affairs had been taken care of, and his subordinates had resigned respectfully.

The interior layout of this courtyard is quite compact, divided into seven or eight large and small areas, which seems to be slightly cramped and crowded, but it is the most important place for the warp weaving department.

As the duty room for the intelligence filing and analysis of the Warp Weaving Division, this place has been under extremely strict protection, and even a bird passing by cannot avoid the sight of those secret sentinels.

Qin Zheng withdrew from his entourage, walked into a room on the east side, bypassed the screen and came to the inner room, where he saw a young man sitting at the desk, and the high stacks of files almost blocked his body.

Several maids next to him hurriedly saluted, and the man raised his head, and the soft light in the room reflected on his face, setting off his slightly pale complexion.

He stood up and saluted, "I've seen my uncle." ”

Qin Zheng walked closer, glanced at his face, and frowned slightly, "Overwork, this is not a good thing." ”

The young man's name is Yang Jingxuan, his father is a partial branch of the Dongjun Yang clan, and his mother is Qin Zheng's only sister.

More than ten years ago, his parents died of illness, Qin Zheng took him to Yongjia, invited Xixi to teach him to read and write, and later sent him to the world-famous Fengya School Palace on the outskirts of Yongjia to study.

He wanted to try his best to make up for this nephew with a bumpy fate, and Yang Jingxuan did not disappoint him, and won the praise of many Confucians in the Fengya Academy Palace in those years.

Two years ago, by chance, Yang Jingxuan showed his talent in intelligence analysis, and later insisted on joining the warp weaving department.

Qin Zheng couldn't resist him, and in the end he could only grant his request. After a period of experience, he was put in charge of sorting out Jiangbei's intelligence and detailed information - this is also the part that Qin Zheng cares about the most.

Hearing his uncle's tone full of concern, Yang Jingxuan said ashamedly: "Thank you uncle for your concern." ”

Qin Zheng knew his stubborn temperament very well, so he could only tell the maids next to him to take care of him, and after ordering them to retreat, he went straight to the point: "You asked people to send a message to me, saying that they found a new situation in Jiangbei?" ”

Yang Jingxuan nodded, pointed to the file on the case and said: "During this period of time, the pseudo-Yan has frequently mobilized troops on the border, and the Dongyang Road army has continued to press forward, pointing directly at the Panlong Pass and Lai'an defense line in the north of Huaizhou, and the soldiers and horses of Moyang Road have advanced to the Jingzhou area. Judging from these signs, Pseudo Yan and Jing Chao have made up their minds to start the war again. ”

"The division of labor between the two armies of the puppet Yan is reasonable, and the Moyang Road is dominated by a stalemate, just to prevent me from dividing troops eastward towards the Jingzhou Governor's Mansion to support Huaizhou. The focus of their attack was still on Dongyang Road, and the intention of plotting Huaizhou was clearly revealed. However, the nephew found something that was not quite reasonable. ”

Qin Zheng turned to look at the map of Jiangbei hanging on the wall, and said in a deep voice, "Go on." ”

Yang Jingxuan leaned over and rummaged through the file, picked up a volume after a while, and said, "Uncle, this is a summary of the changes in the officials of the pseudo-Yan in the past six months. Except for Li Xuan'an, who pretended to be obedient but died unexpectedly, there was no transfer of other high-ranking officials. However, on the side of Moyang Road, two prefects and three soldiers and horses were changed within four months. ”

Qin Zheng's gaze fell on the map of Beiyan Moyang Road, which was very wide, facing Huaizhou in the Southern Qi Dynasty from east to west, and separated by the inaccessible to undulating Twin Peaks mountain system.

Yang Jingxuan continued: "As early as two years ago, Pseudo Yan carried out a round of official adjustments on Dongyang Road and Moyang Road, and it was also at that time that the Warp Weaving Division guessed that Pseudo Yan and Jing Dynasty were going to attack Huaizhou. Now that the war is about to start, the appointment and dismissal of officials of this level and number of pseudo-Yan Moyang Road seems abnormal, and frequent changes of generals before the war are not the way to win. ”

He paused slightly, and said with a straight face: "My nephew suspects that the real focus of the attack of the Pseudo-Yan and Jing Dynasty is Jingzhou of our dynasty. ”

Qin Zheng was silent.

Yang Jingxuan picked up another file and said, "Uncle, this is the information on the grain storage of the pseudo-Yan that the gray harrier has worked hard to find. Although this figure is not precise enough, it has also been proved that the reserves of pseudo-swallows on Moyang Road and Dongyang Road are about the same. If the pseudo-Yan wants to attack Huaizhou, then it should store more grain on Dongyang Road, and Moyang Road can be slightly added. ”

The Grey Harrier is the code name of a high-ranking agent sent by the Warp Weaving Division to the territory of Pseudo-Yan.

Qin Zheng retracted his gaze and said noncommittally, "Don't be in a hurry to make a judgment. You immediately send an order to Su Buqing and ask him to activate the secret agents of the pseudo-Yan Dongyang Road to find out the whereabouts of the elite army sent by the Jing Dynasty on the Dongyang Road as soon as possible. ”

Yang Jingxuan responded.

After Qin Zheng left, Yang Jingxuan called the maids in and asked them to sort the files on the table into categories.

He was about to write a secret letter to Su Buqing, when a maid walked to the table with a dossier, put it down and said: "Childe, this is the detailed information sent by the Huaizhou Su Inspection School, the twelfth cadre. ”

"So coincidentally?"

Yang Jingxuan smiled slightly, took it and opened it, only to see that the frontispiece read: Dry 12, Guangling Lu Shen.