Zhao Yuan only knew about such secret matters after meeting the prime minister, and if it wasn't for an emergency, Zhao Yuan would never tell Liu Xunyi easily.

"Do you remember the man and woman you protected with Qin Wei and Qiu Han three days ago?" Zhao Yuan sorted out his thoughts a little and said, "You know that the true identity of that woman is the precious daughter of Luo Tianjin, the 'King of Northern Sages'. Then do you know who this Luo Tianjin is?"

Liu Xunyi nodded and responded: "As far as I know, Luo Tianjin has studied art in Wudang since he was a child, and then went down the mountain to roam the rivers and lakes alone, after more than 30 years, he finally broke out of the world in the martial arts, and now ranks one of the twelve heroes of the Central Plains martial arts. ”

"Not bad. Zhao Yuan said, "The rivers and mountains north of my Great Song Dynasty were occupied by the Jin people, and then we united with the Mongolian people to destroy the Jin, and the northern mountains and rivers were entrenched by the Mongolian people. However, although the court of the Great Song Dynasty cannot directly govern the north, it is still the people of the Great Song Dynasty who live and work in the north, and it has been the world of the Han people for generations. Therefore, the war did not affect the overall situation of the Central Plains martial arts, although the Jin and Mongolian people occupied the north for many years, they still belonged to the category of the Central Plains martial arts in the rivers and lakes. After the north broke away from the jurisdiction of my Great Song Dynasty, the people in the rivers and lakes there lived more freely, Luo Tianjin's mansion was in Luoyang City, which was the old capital of the northern country, so his name of "King of the Northern Sages" also came from this, implying that he was the king of the northern martial arts. If the Northern Song Dynasty is under the jurisdiction of my Great Song Dynasty, then Luo Tianjin will dare to call himself a 'king' even if he has ten dares. ”

Liu Xunyi nodded slowly and said: "Whether it is the Mongolian people or the Jin people, they only know how to invade the city and loot the people, but they have never been able to integrate into the customs of our Han people, and now the north is occupied by the Mongolian people, but it gives the Jianghu people there great freedom, without the control of the government, they have become more unscrupulous." ”

Zhao Yuandao: "There is the Xianwang Mansion in the north of the Central Plains Martial Arts, and there is the Golden Sword Dock in the south. Although they are not the founding of the sect, they all have great appeal in the martial arts, and they can gather and even command the heroes. It's just that Jin Jianwu is in the land of my Great Song Dynasty after all, so the imperial court naturally knows more about its news. And the Xianwang Mansion is different, Luo Tianjin has the support of the six major sects of the Central Plains behind him, coupled with his prestige, the heroes of the rivers and lakes are proud to be his friends. Moreover, most of today's north is a lawless land, and under the favorable time, place and people, Luo Tianjin has now become a veritable emperor of the north. In the northern Central Plains, Luo Tianjin's connections and power are even greater than that of the Mongolian Great Khan, and I heard that the generals sent by the Mongolian Great Khan to Luoyang to garrison had to take the initiative to convince Luo Tianjin in order to sleep peacefully. Therefore, the strength of the Xianwang Mansion is actually far better than that of the equally famous Golden Sword Dock. ”

The more Liu Xunyi listened, the more confused he became, he didn't know when the imperial court was also interested in martial arts forces. Therefore, he asked: "The Mongol army is now busy expanding its territory and has no time to manage local civil affairs, so it is not surprising that the power of the rivers and lakes in the north is waiting for an opportunity to grow." ”

"Not bad. Zhao Yuan said with a smile, "The heroes of the rivers and lakes have always prided themselves on serving the country and the people, and in the eyes of Dongfu, Luo Tianjin and the others in the martial arts are all real heroes and heroes, and they are bound to come forward when the country is in trouble." ”

Liu Xunyi seemed to hear a hint of clues, and nodded heavily: "Although there are scum in the martial arts, most of them are generous people who are chivalrous and righteous. Hugh sees that they usually ignore the government and despise the law, but when it comes to the great right and wrong, they will never take a wrong step. Liu Xunyi's words had already figured out everything in his heart, and he asked, "Could it be that Dongfu means to ...... With the help of Luo Tianjin's power, recover the rivers and mountains of the north?"

Zhao Yuan nodded approvingly and said, "That's right! And the Prime Minister has been exchanging letters with Luo Tianjin for several years, and he has worked hard just to wait until the time is ripe. Until a month ago, the Prime Minister sent his cronies to send a secret letter to the Xianwang Mansion in Luoyang, hoping that he could call on the heroes of the rivers and lakes to jointly oppose Mongolia, and when the war was going on, he would join forces with the division of the Great Song Dynasty to recapture the northern homeland in one fell swoop. ”

"Then how does Luo Tianjin respond?" Liu Xunyi hurriedly asked, "He is called the 'King of Beixian' by the people of the rivers and lakes, it shouldn't be a waste of fame, I think he will be willing to do something to restore my Han people." ”

Zhao Yuan nodded and said, "Not long after, Luo Tianjin replied to the Prime Minister, and the content of the letter was exactly that. Not only that, but ten days ago, he also sent his confidant Xie Xuan to come to Lin'an City in secret, wanting to discuss the matter with the Prime Minister in person. This was also the first time that the letter between Dongfu and Xianwangfu had met in many years, so the Prime Minister regarded this meeting as a top priority. ”

"Wouldn't that be good?" Liu Xunyi couldn't help but be excited when he heard the news, "I have heard that Xie Xuan is the head of the Seven Heroes of the Xianwang Mansion, and it is rumored that this person is a lay disciple of Shaolin Temple, and he has practiced the Shaolin mastery "Dharma Finger" to the peak of perfection, and his martial arts are unfathomable. Luo Tianjin's ability to send Xie Xuan to Lin'an shows his sincerity. ”

Zhao Yuan couldn't help but smile bitterly and said, "Originally, everything was under the control of the Prime Minister, but something went wrong halfway. ”

Liu Xunyi reacted very quickly, and when he thought about it, he thought of the key point, and said bluntly: "What did Master Hou say about Luo Ningyu and Lin Fangda?"

"That's good!" Zhao Yuan said, "Luo Ningyu and Lin Fangda's trip was originally to follow Xie Xuan, but they secretly ran out when they settled in Suzhou, thinking that it was caused by the eldest lady's temper and arrogance and willfulness. But their run caused irreparable trouble. As for what happened after they arrived in Lin'an, you know all about it. ”

"If it's as I expected...... Liu Xunyi whispered with a frown, "The news of the Prime Minister's secret communication with the Xian Wangfu was learned by the Xifu, so Xie Xuan and the others came all the way, and the Xifu also knew their itinerary well. ”

Zhao Yuan couldn't help but snort coldly and said, "The people of the West Mansion are afraid that my East Mansion will monopolize this immortal achievement, so they have to intervene to be willing." When Luo Ningyu and Lin Fangda sneaked away in Suzhou, I couldn't help but send people from Dongfu to find out their news, and Xifu was also looking everywhere. ”

"In this way, I can understand why Master Hou sent us to protect Luo Ningyu and Lin Fangda. Liu Xunyi nodded thoughtfully and said, "Xie Xuan came to Lin An to discuss important matters with the Prime Minister, so for Luo Ningyu and Lin Fangda, we naturally have to take care of them and not neglect them." But...... I don't understand why Xifu wanted to arrest Luo Ningyu by any means after finding out about her whereabouts? Doesn't Xifu know that the Prime Minister and Luo Tianjin want to cooperate in a big matter?"

"Hmph!" Zhao Yuan's face turned blue with anger, and he said angrily, "How can Xifu not know about the Prime Minister's thoughts? They are knowingly committing a crime, and the purpose is to destroy the secret communication between the Prime Minister and Luo Tianjin, and snatch a piece of credit." ”

"Hiss!" Liu Xunyi never expected that the open and secret struggle between the DPRK and China would be so cunning and vicious, and even did not hesitate to destroy major events beneficial to the country.

Zhao Yuan continued: "After Xifu learned that Luo Ningyu and Lin Fangda had secretly come to Lin'an, they regarded this matter as an excellent opportunity. So they sent people to arrest Luo Ningyu with great fanfare, the purpose was to use Luo Ningyu as a threat to force Luo Tianjin to cooperate with Xifu against Mongolia. ”

"This ......" Liu Xunyi was incredulous, and shook his head again and again, "Since Luo Tianjin has already promised the Prime Minister, why should Xifu do anything more?"

"Grab the merit!" Zhao Yuan said coldly, "In order to grab the merit, they did not hesitate to sabotage the Prime Minister's years of hard work. ”

"It's unreasonable!" Liu Xunyi shared the enemy's hatred and said indignantly, "Then why don't you report this matter to the emperor and let the emperor rule the sin of the Western Mansion?"

Zhao Yuan smiled bitterly: "Xunyi, you are too naïve." Although Xifu is robbing merit, how can they admit that they are robbing merit in front of the emperor? They will only say that Luo Tianjin, who is a honey-bellied sword in the martial arts, cannot be trusted at all, and can only use special means to imprison his daughter in the imperial court, so as to force Luo Tianjin to obey obediently, and it will be convenient to control Luo Tianjin's troubles in the future, so as not to make Luo Tianjin have different intentions. In the end, they even slandered the Prime Minister and Luo Tianjin for having an ulterior secret, and wronged several adults in my Dongfu for accepting bribes from Luo Tianjin. Isn't it ridiculous, you say?"

Liu Xunyi couldn't cry or laugh, and said disdainfully: "Xifu really lives the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, and they think that Luo Tianjin is as unbearable as themselves. Not to mention the hard work of destroying the Prime Minister, he even took a bite back. ”

Zhao Yuandao: "The emperor knows that the two mansions in the east and west are fighting openly and secretly, but in order to stabilize the overall situation of the imperial court, this matter can only be regarded as a disagreement between the two mansions in the east and west, so there is neither the crime of governing the west mansion nor the crime of governing the east mansion." ”

"In that case, Luo Ningyu and Lin Fangda should have returned to Xie Xuan's side, are they ......?"

"Alas!" Before Liu Xunyi finished speaking, Zhao Yuan had already let out a helpless sigh and said bitterly, "Two days ago, the Prime Minister sent someone to the Suzhou Inn to find Xie Xuan, and I wanted to make amends to him, but at that time, Xie Xuan had already taken someone back to Luoyang. The Prime Minister immediately ordered people to chase after him, and he did catch up with Xie Xuan day and night, but ......"

"But how?" Seeing that Zhao Yuan wanted to speak and stopped, Liu Xunyi couldn't help but feel anxious.

"But Xie Xuan not only refused to return to Lin'an, but also killed an errand officer in a fit of rage, and asked the others to return to the Prime Minister's Mansion with the body of the errand officer, telling the Prime Minister that this was Luo Tianjin's revenge for the Great Song Dynasty to hunt down Luo Ningyu, and showed that they had nothing to do with the Great Song Dynasty from now on!" Zhao Yuan shook his head helplessly.

"This ......" Liu Xunyi couldn't help but feel regretful, and said, "It seems that the Xianwang Mansion should be angry with the Prime Minister because of the Xifu chasing Luo Ningyu, so he will do such a kind of thing." ”

Zhao Yuandao: "Isn't it just anger at the Prime Minister? They are now angry at the entire Great Song Dynasty court, after this incident, Luo Tianjin is afraid that he will no longer believe in the imperial court, people in the rivers and lakes like to be arrogant, and they don't need to be disloyal a hundred times, not to mention that this time the imperial court sent people to hunt down his pearl, how can you say that Luo Tianjin will believe us again? As I expected, Luo Tianjin should have misunderstood that this matter was a bureau set up for him by the imperial court from beginning to end, a killing game, and where would he believe in the argument that the east and west mansions were fighting openly and secretly? This incident is a chicken and egg fight for both the East and West Mansions, but ...... This may be the outcome that Xifu wants to see. ”

Liu Xunyi was speechless in his heart, and he didn't know how to comfort Zhao Yuan for a while.

"The Prime Minister's years of hard work have been in vain, if we don't rely on the power of Luo Tianjin and the martial arts heroes, I'm afraid that we will not be able to recover the rivers and mountains one day!" Zhao Yuan regretted, "We are not the opponents of the Mongolian people at all, and the Xifu is also very aware of this section, so after the matter failed, the Xifu simply pretended to be deaf and dumb in front of the emperor, and remained silent, leaving a mess for us to clean up." Now that the emperor has ordered that this matter be handed over to our East Mansion to solve, the West Mansion will no longer interfere. ”

Liu Xunyi smiled bitterly: "Xie Xuan has returned to the Xian Palace, I'm afraid it's too late to say anything now!"

"That's why Ben Hou brought you here. Zhao Yuan suddenly changed his words, and his tone became solemn.

Liu Xunyi was stunned for a moment, a look of doubt flashed between his eyebrows, and he said suspiciously: "There is nothing the Prime Minister can do about this matter, but I don't know what the Hou Ye wants me to do?"

"People like Luo Tianjin have always eaten soft rather than hard, and after this incident, he will only be more wary of the imperial court, and maybe he will be hostile to the imperial court. You have a great life-saving grace towards Luo Ningyu and Lin Fang, and they don't know that you are from the imperial court, so they shouldn't take their resentment against the imperial court out of you. So the meaning of the prime minister and the benhou is ...... I hope you can lurk by Luo Tianjin's side, use the prestige of the Xianwang Mansion in the rivers and lakes to secretly make friends with various sects of martial arts, and finally persuade Luo Tianjin to agree to cooperate with the imperial court again. ”

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