There was a dullness in the chamber of the Jaw Palace, and Xia Muchao, Xia Chengxuan, Mei Yuanchen and several palace cronies sat in turn.

"Badger, have you fought with them, maybe you can see the origin of these people from their martial arts paths?" Xia Muchao's face was displeased, and he asked in a deep voice.

After Mei Yuanchen returned to the sedan chair with Xia Chengyi on his back, everyone hurried back and arrived at the palace at three o'clock in the afternoon. After returning to the house, Xia Chengxuan ordered the pigs and Ying Sheng to report in detail to the King of the Jaw that there was an attack today, and he and Mei Yuanchen sent Xia Chengyi and Haitang back to the room, and then went straight to the mansion chamber. At this time, Xia Muchao and Du Chong, Qi Zhi, Ying Sheng and the other two old men were already discussing.

"Lord Wang, there were five people besieging the Begonia girl at that time. Except for one person who was subdued by me, the rest of the four people had fought with their subordinates, and the martial arts of the four were not weak, and they were by no means an ordinary guard. The subordinates deliberately made moves, and accompanied them to fight six or seven back and forth, and found that their moves and body techniques were not the same, two of them used the star hand of the Tianshan faction, and one person used the Shuanglong Demon Fist of the Turbidity Temple, so that the two east and west made a move, and they couldn't see what was famous. These five people all have some internal skills, and their tricks are rude, like people in the rivers and lakes, but they don't have the façade of a big faction at all. The pig carefully recalled the situation and analyzed them one by one.

"Yes, there are three people who fight against their subordinates. The three of them all used a few Gushan swordsmanship, and one of them also used two tricks to grab the Jiujia small capture of the Liang family in Bazhou. But their moves are all empty and empty, and they don't match the way, but they seem to be the outer disciples of these factions. Ying Sheng also expressed his judgment.

Xia Muchao frowned when he heard this, his face turned pale, and he said in a deep voice, "The Jaw Palace's Mansion and the Jianghu Sect have never had anything to do with it. Now for no reason, he dares to attack our Jaw King's Mansion! If you don't give them a little color, I'm afraid that you won't be able to live in peace in the future!" he looked at the pig and asked, "Where are the injured people?"

After the gangsters were restrained, their subordinates arranged for someone to report to the yamen of the capital, and they should be on the way to the yamen cell of the capital. After the yamen made a book, his subordinates sent someone to lead the five people to the palace for interrogation. The pig replied. Although the Jaw King's Mansion is noble and prominent, it does not have the right to arrest suspects, but it is related to the safety of the Jaw King's son and the county lord, and the Jaw King's Mansion can participate in the review of this case according to the law. The pig has been engaged in the palace for many years, and he is naturally familiar with the middle doorway.

I didn't want Xia Muchao to shake his head and said, "This matter is by no means as simple as the kidnapping of ordinary outlaws in the rivers and lakes!" and said to Du Chong, "You go to the willow bamboo forest with the golden order of the palace, and you will definitely meet people from the palace on the way, and you will bring people to the palace no matter what." Answer, you go with Du Chong. This matter is afraid of changing for a long time, you two go and return quickly!" The two of them received the clear order, and they did not dare to delay for half a breath, and hurriedly got up from their seats and retreated. After they left, the two old men next to them also quietly retreated.

"Father, do you think that someone will kill people?" Xia Chengxuan stood up and approached Xia Muchao and asked.

"This matter must be related to the political dispute in the DPRK situation, and ordinary gangs in the rivers and lakes do not feel that they have the guts. Those who sent them to do their work will try to meet the rescue in the future, and if they fail to do so, they will surely kill people in order to prevent things from failing. Whether it is to prevent them from saving people or to prevent them from killing people, the government yamen is not necessarily unreliable. Xia Muchao said coldly, "The matter of tracking down the murderer can only be done by the people of the palace!" This is not the first time that the royal family's family has been attacked, but combined with the current situation, Xia Muchao has never been so worried.

"That's what Father said!" Xia Chengxuan stroked his palms and said, "I just hope that Chief Du and Master Ying Sheng will arrive before they start!" Several people listened and nodded slightly.

"Hmph, I'm afraid they won't make a move. Solve it together, but save us the effort of looking everywhere!" Xia Muchao left his seat and walked away, looked out of the hall, and said coldly, "As long as you are still in the capital, no matter how many people you have, you will definitely be allowed to go and never return! The martial arts of the two masters of Han Qi and Hua Fang are unfathomable, and there are only a dozen people in the entire Dahua who can escape from the two of them joining forces!" It turned out that the two old men who quietly went down from their seats were the first and second masters in the house: Han Qi and Hua Fang.

At this moment, the rest of the people have retreated, and only Xia Muchao, Xia Chengxuan and Mei Yuanchen are left in the conference hall.

"Hehe, it's rare today, we father and son can sit together. Let's go to the side hall, serve some wine and food, and our grandfather and son will have a good chat. Xia Muchao's face was completely depressed, and he smiled at the two people, and walked to the side hall after speaking, Xia Chengxuan and Mei Yuanchen glanced at each other, walked outside the hall and gave a few words to the next person, and then followed quickly.

"Sit down, too. Xia Muchao said to Xia Chengxuan and Mei Yuanchen, "Just have lunch together." At this time, it was lunchtime, and the room had already prepared wine and food, and the three of them sat down at the small table, and the little maid brought a food plate and a few exquisite side dishes. Xia Muchao picked up the dishes and chopsticks and said warmly to the two, "Eat first, don't be hungry! ”

The three of them were really hungry, and there was not enough side dishes, a few dishes and a pot of wine were quickly eaten, and the little maid on the side cleaned up, served a pot of wine, and closed the door and retreated.

"I don't know how long this kind of worry-free time can last!" Xia Muchao sighed softly, with endless loneliness in his eyes.

"Father, has the imperial court really reached a difficult situation?" Xia Chengxuan asked with blazing eyes.

Xia Muchao looked at his beloved son, reached out and touched his head, and said with a smile, "No matter how big the difficulty is, now there is also the support of the father, what you were before, how good is now." You are still young, you can learn anything, but you don't have to do anything. In a few years, when you are older, even if you want to push back, I will not allow it. "In the eyes and in the words, there is endless love. "But after all, you are not the children of an ordinary family, and at your current age, you can naturally get involved in political affairs. Indeed, I should tell you more about the affairs of the court. The two nodded their heads heavily, hoping that they could share the burden of their father/father-in-law.

"In the past few years, salt shortages and natural disasters have spread to more than ten counties, and the people have had a hard time. Moreover, Dahua has accumulated disadvantages for many years, and the wind of officials' greed for ink is difficult to cure, and the people's grievances are becoming heavier. Local large households, scholars, and gangs have accumulated a large amount of money and competed to accumulate troops. It has been reported that the largest gang in the rivers and lakes, the salt gang that deals in illegal salt, has nearly 30,000 members, and almost all of the gang's top and bottom are leading the way and running rampant in the localities. Xia Muchao's expression was solemn, he poured himself a drink, and continued, "The Xu family of Ruozhou, the first family of martial arts, openly trained more than 5,000 servants in the house, hmph, if these people want to do something evil, it is difficult for ordinary troops to suppress it, if they want to rebel, it is not difficult to be afraid." The Huangfu family and the Ram family each have a military force of 130,000, and in the past four or five years, they have secretly trained more than 50,000 people. On the other hand, in the imperial court, the silver money in the treasury was not only for disaster relief, but the military resources were often insufficient, and the horses and weapons were far from enough to meet the needs of the war. Although there are millions of troops, I am afraid that there will be no more than forty percent of those who can go to war!" After speaking, he drank three cups in a row.

"Father-in-law!" Mei Yuanchen had always respected Xia Muchao, and at this time, he knew that he was in such a difficult situation, and he was sad in his heart, and called softly.

Xia Muchao waved his hand and said with a wry smile, "It's okay." This is all internal worries in the country. For my father, if I am given five years, the momentum of the feudal king's giant household and the turbid wind of the government can be reversed. Since the beginning of winter last year, the Ministry of War has reported more than 30 reports about the entry of troops from enemy countries, and it is obvious that they are probing our border defense. For decades, the rain has been smooth, and the rulers have been clear and clear, and now the strength of the country is no longer under Dahua. Plus the country of Sin Ma, the country of Shatuo and the country of snow. Hmph, now that Dahua is weak and they are strong, how can they want to miss such a rare opportunity for hundreds of years? Alas, I am afraid that there will be a big war in a few years!"