CHAPTER XXII

Fighting for Favor (1)

It is said that Wuji went deep into the hall, and then knelt down to Wang Mang and said: "Weichen is training soldiers today, and by the way, he will teach some martial arts, this is too late, and I hope that the saint will be compassionate." Xun Jin snorted lightly, and was about to make a statement, but Wang Mang said: "Aiqing trains elite soldiers for me, which is really important, and besides, you haven't delayed much, so you will be the chief of the main seat." ”

Wu Ji bowed deeply and took a seat, then looked at the cloud banner beside him, and asked, "Is the apprentice's injury better?" Yunqi replied: "It's much better." Later, he sighed lightly and continued: "Master's martial arts, disciples only learn very little, so that they lost to Qin Haoxuan's team and lost the face of the master. Wu Jishen said with relief: "Qin Haoxuan has some fame in the rivers and lakes, and it is not a shame to lose to him. Yun Qi bowed his head and said yes, Wu Ji Shen continued: "The general is not brave but strategic, your art of war is not comparable to those martial artists in the rivers and lakes, and as long as the general leads the soldiers well, he can share the worries of the saint." ”

Wang Mang picked up the wine bottle and said: "What the martial master said is true, although my righteous son has not beaten Qin Haoxuan, his martial arts are not weak. This is thanks to Aiqing's careful training, and I want to toast for this. Wu Jishen raised the bottle and said: "This all depends on the grace of the Holy Emperor, and Weichen does not dare to accept the merit of size." "He is calm and relaxed, and he has the bearing of a grandmaster.

Wang Mang snorted and said, "Mr. is too modest." After saying that, he drank the wine, and then continued: "I don't know anything about it, and I hope that the national teacher will teach me." Wu Ji said deeply: "The holy inquiry is, Wei Chen must know everything." Wang Mang said: "When Aiqing took refuge in me, he didn't reveal what school he was from, but only said that it was a little inconvenient. ”

When Wu Ji heard this, he hugged his fist at Wang Mang and said, "There is no doubt about the use of people by the saints, and Weichen is deeply admired. Wang Mang smiled and said: "It should be so, but on the day when Yun Qi and Qin Haoxuan competed, the other party saw that the swordsmanship made by Yun Qi was actually the martial arts of the Tianzhi Gang. My Yizi's martial arts were taught by the national teacher himself, I don't know where Wu Aiqing learned it?"

Wu Ji took a deep look at this situation, and said solemnly: "Don't hide it from the saint, the minister was the first disciple of the former gang leader of the Tianzhi Gang, if you talk about seniority, after the death of his old man, Weichen should inherit the position of the gang leader." When Xun Jin heard this, he gasped, and then asked: "Isn't it the 'Iron Palm Mountain' Meng Weiji?" Meng Weiji said: "Ten years have passed, but I didn't expect anyone to remember Meng's surname." ”

Xun Jin snorted and said: "The name of the national teacher will not be forgotten, when the Dharma King was still unknown in the Nine Heavens Divine Sect, the Venerable Driver was already famous, at that time, how many people thought that you could inherit the position of the helper, but I don't know what the reason is, ten years ago, the great teacher of Mongolia suddenly disappeared." As soon as the words fell, Qin Miaohong half-jokingly said: "Didn't you change your name and surname in order to conceal your origin, so that you can always accompany the saint?"

Meng Weiji was overjoyed and angry, and said lightly at the moment: "The girl's mouth is so powerful, why don't you frame the old man for being a careful work of the Tianzhi Gang, so it's more straightforward." Qin Miaohong smiled lightly and said: "How dare I frame the famous predecessors, but this time His Majesty summoned us and the others to discuss how to deal with the Jianghu gang that disobeys the imperial court, this Xuanyuan faction is the first to bear the brunt, but the Tianzhi Gang is not fuel-efficient, I don't know how the predecessors deal with themselves?"

Xun Jin looked at this situation, drank and said nothing, Meng Weiji looked up to the sky and sighed, and said: "Ten years ago, Master Weichen was old and faint, not only did he want to pass on the position of the helper to Yao Sufeng, but also wanted to marry his beloved daughter Gu Xunmei to him. This is the crime of betraying the teacher, the Tianzhi Gang has a lot of money and power, and Weichen is worried about being hunted down, so he has to call Wu Jishen to hide where the teacher is. Xun Jinpi didn't smile, raised the bottle and respected: "Why should the great teacher of Mongolia be like this, the Holy Heaven is mighty, you are still very afraid." ”

Meng Weiji didn't pay attention to him, and only hugged his fist at Wang Mang and said: "Weichen also often feels that his name is Meng Weiji, so he is unlucky in the Tianzhi Gang, as long as he works for the saint, he will definitely show his life's ambitions, so this is 'Jishen'." Although Wang Mang knew that there was a slight welcome in his words, he also felt useful when he heard it, and then said: "Aiqing can be a high-ranking official under me, but the former leader of the Tianzhi Gang does not know the talents of the national teacher. Meng Weiji said: "If it weren't for the saint's wisdom and martial arts, Weichen would have been in a different place, and he would not be able to assist His Majesty to ascend the throne and become the emperor." ”

As soon as these words came out, most of Wang Mang's doubts were immediately dispelled, and then he said: "I will not forget Aiqing's achievements in founding the country, and today is just casual chatter." Qin Miaohong bowed to Wang Mang and said: "What the Holy Lord said is extremely true. He turned to raise the bottle to respect Meng Weiji, and said: "The little girl has something to ask, if what she says is inappropriate, she still looks at Haihan, just as the saint said, just talk casually." Meng Weiji looked at the other party and brought out Wang Mang, so he had to reply: "The girl has something to ask, but you toasted the water and wine, and Meng Mou didn't want to accept it." ”

Qin Miaohong drank the wine in her hand enchantingly, then smiled softly, and said: "I heard that Yao Sufeng is a respected junior brother, if it is common sense, you should inherit the position of the gang leader, but why did you lose the position of the gang leader, is it not that his martial arts are higher than his predecessors, or that the Yao gang leader has played a trick?" As soon as the words fell, Yun Qi said: "The Holy Lord summoned us this time, there is an important matter to discuss, and the private affairs of the family teacher should not be mentioned more." When Xun Jin heard this, he said to Qin Miaohong: "Brother Yun has a very good relationship with me, how can you not have a sense of proportion." Qin Miaohong knew Xun Jin's intentions, and then said with a feigned anger: "The Dharma King is good at scaring the concubine, but I am not curious, General Yun has a large number." How can it be calculated? ”

Meng Weiji knew that Wang Mang would definitely take a look, and said truthfully at the moment: "Senior brother and I are equal, back then, the master asked the two of us how to carry forward the Tianzhi Gang. At that time, I mentioned that the gang should have defected to the imperial court, and then merged with the Jianghu forces that did not obey the imperial court. Wang Mang said proudly: "What Meng Aiqing said is true, if the Tianzhi Gang returns to the imperial court, then you can not only dominate the rivers and lakes, but also crown your wife and son, what an honor this is." ”

Xun Jinfu drank and was silent, his expression was slightly depressed, Meng Weiji shook his head and sighed lightly: "My junior brother Yao Sufeng does not want to be like this, he uses words to bewitch the master, and wants the world to pass through the north and south. ”

When Wang Mang heard this, he secretly said in his heart: "The Tianzhi Gang really only knows how to do business, and I don't have to worry about it." Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile, and at this moment, Meng Weiji said: "Unexpectedly, my junior brother said: 'This gang was originally a branch of the Mo family when the Seven Heroes fought for hegemony, and Mozi helped the Song State against the Chu State, and after the matter was completed, he was worried that the Mo family would be retaliated by the Chu State, so he sent a large number of proud disciples to the territory of the Qi State at that time to create a gang and the Mo family were each other's horns. The first gang leader, Gao Shizi, named the gang after the article "Tianzhi" written by Mozi. The essence of "Tianzhi" is 'love each other, mutual benefit' and 'reward the good and punish the evil'. And the world can really communicate with the north and the south, and the people of Kyushu can communicate with each other, and they can love each other. If he had said that, he would have paid it back, but then he would have spoken quietly. Wang Mang asked, "What's the excuse for that guy?"

Meng Weiji said: "The junior brother continued back then: 'Wang Mang abused his power in the court, and sooner or later he will usurp the Han Dynasty and become self-reliant and do unrighteous acts, and those who are 'Tianzhi' reward the good and punish the evil. ”

The whole hall fell silent, Wang Mang's face was gloomy, and after a long time, he solemnly said to everyone: "I have no intention of usurping the Han, and the reason why I ascended the throne and became the emperor is because of the mandate of heaven and the support of the ministers." The Tianzhi Gang and the Xuanyuan Sect do not know the Mandate of Heaven, and sooner or later they will be defeated. I was worried about the misery of my souls, so I allowed them to survive for the time being. However, I have made up my mind that I will definitely change the martial arts atmosphere, I don't know what your views are high?"

Xun Jin got up and sat down, and said: "Your Majesty, the Xuanyuan faction was established from the time of the Yellow Emperor in ancient times, and now the tree is big and deep-rooted, and the general altar is standing in the Yellow Mountain, its terrain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, so it is even more difficult to exterminate this force in the rivers and lakes." The minister thought that we should arrange internal response in the Xuanyuan faction, and when the time was ripe, we could cooperate with the inside and outside to destroy this faction. Wang Mang said: "This is reasonable. ”