In the night, the Xiping Marquis Mansion is quiet and peaceful, the Xiping Marquis Musheng is picking up the lights to deal with military affairs, the Siamese State is on an expedition to the Bago State, and the leader of the Bago State, King Ava, is sending the Xiping Marquis to ask the Xiping Marquis to send troops to help. At this time, Mu Sheng was hesitant, and the army must have the will of the imperial court.

At this time, Li Hao, the owner of the West Garden, came to visit, Mu Sheng was overjoyed, Li Hao was resourceful, quite familiar with military opportunities, and he could really ask him for advice. After the two of them finished sitting, Li Hao wanted to speak and stopped, Mu Sheng didn't make it clear in his eyes, he knew that there was generally no major event, and Li Hao would not come to visit late at night.

Li Hao couldn't hold back in the end, so he asked Mu Sheng: "Does Master Hou know what happened on the rivers and lakes recently?"

Mu Sheng frowned, this Li Hao is too ignorant of current affairs, and he wants to tell me about things on the rivers and lakes in the middle of the night. What can happen on the rivers and lakes, it is nothing more than a group of hot-blooded men who often do things that violate the ban by force, what else can they do?

"What can happen on the rivers and lakes? Ben Hou has been busy with the affairs of the army recently, and he has no time to take care of it. ”

Although Mu Sheng was displeased, since Li Hao asked, it couldn't refute his face, and it didn't hurt to ask.

Li Hao looked around cautiously before lowering his voice and saying, "It is rumored in the rivers and lakes that Xi Zhen is in Yunnan. ”

"Xi Zhen?" Mu Sheng frowned and asked, "Isn't Mo the person from fifteen years ago? Isn't it rumored that he died fifteen years ago? How could he suddenly appear in Yunnan?"

Li Hao asked again: "Master Hou knows about this person?"

Mu Sheng held the teacup and said, "Sir, you should know that Ben Hou has never dealt with people on the rivers and lakes. I haven't seen this person, but I heard about it back then, and I still have a good impression of what this person did. It doesn't matter if he's dead or alive, even if it's in Yunnan, so what?"

Obviously, Mu Sheng also began to be interested in this matter.

Li Hao asked again: "Then does Master Hou know the book "Hundred Battles and Schemes"?"

"I naturally know this. Mu Sheng's expression soared and said: "It is rumored that this is the ten volumes of the military book written by Liu Gong, the former national teacher of the dynasty. Then Mu Sheng's expression darkened again and said: "However, this is all rumors, it seems that no one has seen this book, and even whether this book really exists is quite controversial." ”

Mu Sheng felt that Li Hao's speech was upside down today, as if he was completely out of state, so he asked again: "Mr. first talked about Xi Zhen today, and then said "Hundred Battles and Schemes", could it be that there is a connection between the two?"

Li Hao gave a thumbs up and said with a smile: "Master Hou is clearly decided, and it is precisely for this matter that I have come here today." ”

Facing Mu Sheng's inquiring gaze, Li Hao continued: "There are rumors in the rivers and lakes that it is said that it was the grandson of Liu Gong back then, and Liu Diao, who was sincere, handed over "Huang Ion" and "Hundred Battles Strategy" to Xi Zhen together. Fifteen years ago, in the First World War, Xi Zhen disappeared from the rivers and lakes, and it was rumored that he was dead, but no one had ever seen Xi Zhen's body. ”

Mu Sheng was surprised, but he still pretended to be unfazed on the surface and asked Li Hao: "Oh? Is it true? Even if so, so what?"

Li Hao sighed and said: "In the past few days, I have seen a lot of martial arts masters in Yunnan who have been living in seclusion for many years, and they gathered in Yunnan, and it happened that Xi Zhen's incident in Yunnan appeared at the same time, I think it is quite strange." If "Hundred Battles" really has its own thing, and it falls into the hands of others, it may be a disaster. ”

Mu Sheng nodded, he felt that Li Hao's analysis was good, once this book is really in Yunnan and falls into the hands of treacherous evil, then the Ming Dynasty may be in danger.

Li Hao then said: "What's even more worrying is that these people gather in Yunnan, and they are all unruly men, if someone finds out that the holy monk is in Dangshan Temple and will go out, wouldn't it be dangerous?"

The holy monk Li Hao refers to is naturally Ying Wen, Ying Wen was first the emperor, and now he is a monk, Mu Sheng called him a holy monk in order not to be discovered, and he came and went, and those insiders led by the Xiping Marquis Mansion called him a holy monk.

Mu Sheng was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat on his back, because he didn't dare to think about it. There is no impermeable wall in the world, and if it is really discovered and spread to the imperial court, the pursuit of the imperial court may come soon.

Mu Sheng wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, and in order to hide his embarrassment, he subconsciously went to serve the teacup. Who knew that his hand shook so badly that the teacup fell on the table and rolled to the ground, breaking into several petals.

"If so, sir, what should we do?"

Mu Sheng simply doesn't care about any teacups, and he doesn't hide any embarrassment, they are all like-minded people, even if they know their embarrassment, so what's the matter?

"I've been thinking about this on the way down, and I thought that for the sake of safety, we should divide the steps into several steps, and do them at the same time. ”

Before Mu Sheng could finish speaking, he hurriedly asked, "Sir, let's just do it." ”

Li Hao snapped his fingers and said: "First of all, Lord Hou should go to Dangshan Temple to meet the holy monk in person, if Xi Zhen is really in Yunnan, with the relationship between him and the holy monk, it is impossible not to know and not to meet." If it can be confirmed that the news is true, then Chen will say the benefits and disadvantages, and persuade the holy monk to go to Lanruo Temple in Boryeong Mansion for temporary refuge. ”

"Then, Hou Ye should send the most capable palace guards and the masters in the Hou Mansion to sneak into the rivers and lakes in makeup, and at the same time ask Qiyin to come forward to help. Once you see that book, try to get it anyway. ”

"Third, officers and men should intensify their investigation of Yunnan's borders, and it is not appropriate for anyone suspicious to be released into Yunnan. ”

"Fourth, and most importantly, is to send someone to inspect Xi Zhen's premises and find this person as much as possible, I think with his righteous style, he will hand over what he has in his hands. ”

Mu Sheng heard Miao Ji and praised him continuously, and at the same time said that he would go to Dangshan Temple immediately after dawn.

Huang Shan is teaching Cai Ah Liu's sword technique in the martial arts field, although Cai Ah Liu's qualifications are ordinary, but fortunately, he is diligent and hardworking, and at the same time, his strength also makes up for the lack of internal strength. After a few days of study, Cai Aliu could also clearly feel that his strength had improved, so he was very happy.

Suddenly, the porter handed over a sticker, Huang Shan opened it and handed it to Cai Aliudao: "What do you think of this?"

Cai Aliu saw that it was a joint post by the southwest hero Hu Jin and the quicksand gang He Man. Cai Aliu still respects Hu Jin, but although He Man is extremely angry. Previously, it was he and Bao Yuchun who raided the Zhenyuan Gang, and the old gang leader brother was killed and injured.

Cai Aliu closed the bow and threw it on the ground and said: "This He Man, a sinister villain, made peace with Bao Yuchun before, and raided my Zhenyuan Gang, resulting in heavy losses to my Zhenyuan Gang, and even the old gang leader's brother was killed and injured. He saw that our Zhenyuan Gang was now in full swing, so he had the heart to make peace, but he was worried that we would not tolerate it, so he invited Hu Daxia to come as an intermediary, which was really despicable. ”

Cai Ah Liu spat viciously on the ground, his chest rose and fell, and his face was full of anger, as if he was going to eat He Man in one breath.

Huang Shan asked, "Even if that's the case, what do you think should be done?"

The more Cai Aliu thought about it, the more angry he became, and scolded in a thick voice: "Fuck, He Man is a bastard, no matter how he begs and begs, we shouldn't agree." The Liangzi of the Quicksand Gang and the Zhenyuan Gang, since they have been settled, they should be solved on the rivers and lakes. ”

Huang Shan shook his head and smiled: "If this is really the case, my Zhenyuan Gang will be in danger, fortunately I didn't hand over the position of gang leader to you at the beginning, otherwise with your temper and character, the Zhenyuan Gang will be destroyed in your hands sooner or later." ”

Cai Aliu glared at him and shouted at the top of his throat: "What? What do you mean by that?"

Cai Aliu is a straight person, and he has always admired the young gang leader in front of him who is younger than him but whose martial arts are far above him. But Huang Shan suddenly said this, which also made Cai Aliu a little unhappy, after all, in his opinion, competing for the position of gang leader was a past that he didn't want to mention.

Huang Shan suddenly saw Cai Aliu's attitude, although he knew that Cai Aliu had no malicious intent, but he still seriously reprimanded: "Can you do things in the future? Our Zhenyuan Gang has just merged with the Tianlong Gang, and we are not yet stable, do we still have to make enemies everywhere? Besides, why did the two of them come here, we don't know yet, so you refused in advance? Remember, if you go outside, you must first settle inside, and the debts owed by the Quicksand Gang, will I let them escape?" It's just that we are still unstable internally, so it is not appropriate to make more enemies. ”

Cai Aliu woke up like a dream, Huang Shan's words were like a slap in the face, and he only reacted now.

"Hehe, what kind of Huang gang leader, I, Cai Aliu, am a rough person and can't turn, just now you treated me as a fart. What you say makes sense, we can't make enemies for the time being, or you can be the leader of the gang, and you can convince the brothers in the gang. Helper, you have a lot of energy, don't be like me. ”

Huang Shan saw Cai Aliu's appearance, he was so angry and funny, he reprimanded with a straight face: "Okay, don't talk about sycophants, let's meet for a while, I don't think you should participate, practice your swordsmanship well." ”

Cai Aliu nodded vigorously like a chicken pecking rice, and when Huang Shan saw this, he turned around and went to the front hall. As soon as I turned around, I couldn't help laughing anymore. Cai Aliu was like a second monk who was confused, he didn't know why the helper was angry and laughing, shook his head and continued to practice his sword skills.

When I came to the front hall, I saw Hu Jin and He Man sitting and waiting. Looking quietly, Hu Jin looked calm, but He Man was uncomfortable. Seeing this scene, Huang Shan probably guessed the purpose of the two of them coming here, and couldn't help but admire Cai Aliu in his heart, his judgment was still very accurate.

"Senior Hu congratulated the seniors, the two seniors visited, Zhenyuan helped Peng Sheng shine, the younger generations were entangled in mundane things, and they did not have time to greet them, and asked the two seniors to forgive their sins. ”

Huang Shan was full of smiles, and when He Man saw Huang Shan's posture, he was half relieved in his heart, and hurriedly got up with Hu Jin to greet him.

Huang Shan said again: "I bother the two seniors to deign to come, the juniors really don't want to go, the juniors should have gone to meet the seniors, which really makes the juniors embarrassed!"

Hu Jin smiled and said: "The Huang Gang Leader is a young talent, but he is also so humble, it can be seen that the Huang Gang Leader can't help but be strong in martial arts, and his mind is also very broad. ”