After the end of the collection of treasures, the news that the "Hairpin Beauty" fell to the Yueguo Mansion had spread throughout Jinling in just a few hours. When Tang Zhonghai and Shi Ming returned to the Yue Guo Mansion with great ambition, as soon as they entered the gate, a young man in purple stopped them and bowed. This young man is Tang Yu, a close attendant of the prince of Yueguo, although his status is low, but he is very trusted, although Tang Zhonghai and Shi Ming did not return the gift because of their status, they are also polite. Although Tang Yu's demeanor was respectful, his eyebrows were full of solemnity, and he said calmly: "The second son, Hailing Yibin, the prince is waiting in the inner study, please go over to see him as soon as you come back." ”

Both of them looked slightly dignified, and subconsciously exchanged a look, Tang Boshan, the prince of Yueguo, is the eldest son of the prince of Yueguo, he is thirty-two years old this year, and has two sons and one daughter under his knees. Tang Kangnian, the prince of Yueguo, presided over the affairs of the imperial court in Luoyang all the year round, and Tang Boshan presided over the overall situation in Jiangdong, which was even relied on by Tang Kangnian. Especially this time, Tang Boshan gave full authority to the two of them to participate in the Jizhen Conference, but the two of them spent more than Tang Boshan's pre-stipulated silver taels for various reasons, Tang Boshan has always been on the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, and immediately summoned the two after the Jizhen Conference, maybe it was for the sake of Xingshi to ask for guilt, although there can be a reason to refute, but it still makes the two of them panic in their hearts. However, Shi Ming and Tang Zhonghai were not ordinary people after all, but they had already calmed down in a moment, and followed the purple-clothed attendant to the inner study without moving, of course, no one knew the turmoil in their hearts.

This so-called inner study is the important place of the Yue Guo Mansion, hidden behind the walls of the cloister courtyard, the more you go inside, the more solemn and quiet the environment becomes, except for the guards on both sides who are covered with brocade clothes and wear soft armor, it is rare to see the appearance of maids and servants. The two approached the closed door of the inner study, and were about to push the door in, but they heard a low laugh coming from the door, which was clearly Tang Boshan's laughter, but when did the calm and introverted Tang Boshan laugh so heartily? The two looked at each other for a long time, until the laughter subsided, Shi Ming raised his voice and said, "Big brother, Zhong Hai and I are here." ”

A deep and soft voice came from inside the door and said: "Is it Shi Ming, you are back, have you brought back the "Hairpin Beauty", I have a distinguished guest here who wants to appreciate it." ”

When Tang Zhonghai heard the laughter, he somehow shivered, gritted his teeth, pushed the door and lifted the curtain and walked in, laughing loudly: "The country and the city, beautiful women are rare, I can't imagine that the eldest brother will also have a heartbeat one day, if I tell a few sisters-in-law to go, I'm afraid they won't let you enter the door for a few days." Before the words fell, Tang Zhonghai was already stunned. Shi Ming felt strange in his heart, and looked inside after him, his eyes were slightly condensed.

This inner study is Tang Boshan's favorite place to linger, inside is a spacious three Changxuan, facing two floor-to-ceiling windows, the panes are equipped with dark green glass, even if the noon sun penetrates with a bit of calm, this hour is even more gloomy in the study. In front of the window on the left side, there is a bright red sandalwood bookcase, on which there are some official documents and files, and there is a black jade pen wash, several various kinds of purple hao are placed on the pen holder of Xiangfei bamboo, and the ink in the simple and elegant inkstone is not dry, and there is a slender ink strip that has been cut off a small section next to it, faintly exuding a rosin scent, and you know that it is an excellent good ink when you smell it. In front of another large window, there is a square couch carved with red sandalwood, there is a pair of catalpa chess boards on the couch, there is a bright yellow brocade mattress below, the left side of the study is close to the wall is the pear blossom wood bookshelf that reaches the roof, it is full of all kinds of books, most of them are the only books in the sea, rare strange books, the Bogu shelf on the other side is full of dazzling, all are the green copper tripod, the celadon vase with a fine mouth, the five-color glazed cup with a wide mouth, all are simple and elegant, pleasing to the eye. What is particularly impressive is that the entire study room is spotless, every furnishing is neatly arranged, and even the scattered papers on the bookcase are carefully stacked together without a trace of messiness.

However, these are the commonplace scenes of Tang Zhonghai and Shi Ming, and what can make both of them stunned is the young man in white who is playing against Tang Boshan. The young man was only seventeen or eighteen years old, his face was handsome, Fengyi was beautiful, and he was twisting the chess pieces there to ponder the chess path, a pair of long sword eyebrows that could enter the temples were tightly locked, and the cold light in the shining phoenix eyes was bursting, if it was about bearing and demeanor, even Tang Zhonghai was slightly inferior, not to mention sitting opposite him, wearing a few green shirts, sitting with a golden sword, and Tang Boshan, whose appearance was five or six points similar to Tang Zhongshan, but Feng Yi was inferior to Tang Boshan by three points. It's just that although Tang Boshan's appearance is a little mediocre, his eyebrows naturally reveal a noble atmosphere, and that kind of graceful and confident demeanor is not comparable to the fledgling and sharp-edged young man in white.

Seeing the stunned appearance of the two, Tang Boshan smiled slightly, stretched out his hand and pointed at the young man opposite: "The two of you come to meet His Royal Highness Xinwang Jiu, this is the younger brother of today's son, the most noble prince, and we courtiers can't be rude in front of His Highness." ”

Shi Ming knew the inside story very well, and his heart moved, he already knew that this young man was a stand-in trained by the Yang and Tang families, His Royal Highness the Nine, but he did not leak a trace of discoloration, just gently pushed Tang Zhonghai, and then stepped forward to salute and said: "The guest of honor of Hailing County, the Marquis of Dongyang Shiming pays a visit to His Royal Highness the Ninth Thousand Years Old." ”

Tang Zhonghai didn't know anything about this conspiracy, he only thought that the young man in front of him was really Yang Ning, although he wondered why this young man suddenly appeared after disappearing for two years, he didn't dare to slack off in the slightest, and he also stepped forward to greet him. It's just that there are many doubts between the eyebrows, but they fall into the eyes of the three people.

Yang Ying raised his head from the chessboard, glanced coldly at the two people who were saluting him, and a mocking smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, but it was Li Dai Taozhuang, but he changed his identity, and he changed from an illegitimate child who no one cared about to a respected emperor noble. It's just that the real Ninth Highness is also in Jiangning now, if he knows about this matter, will he ignore it, or will he be furious? Although Yang Ying's heart turned back and forth thousands of times, he did not show the slightest flaw on the surface, and he bowed his head slightly, stretched out his hand and said: "The two of you don't need to be polite, this king is going south this time, but he just wants to increase his knowledge, but he is not like the three emperor brothers, who have the intention to observe and secretly visit, since they meet in private, these courtesies can be avoided." Although the Tang family has no blood relationship with this king, in the past two years, Her Royal Highness the Queen Mother has regarded this king's lost orphan as his own, and the two of them might as well treat this king as their own brothers. ”

Hearing Yang Ying say this, even a person like Tang Zhonghai, who is arrogant by nature, feels flattered, you must know that this relationship is not something that can be climbed casually, according to the rules, since his aunt is the current queen mother, the first emperor's family, he and the current emperor are real cousins, so it is natural for the children of the first emperor to call him a cousin, if it is a prince from a low background, there is even a suspicion of clinging. But His Royal Highness Yang Ning is not among them, his biological mother Huofeng County Lord was named the Great Emperor's Concubine before her death, although her status is below the queen, but everyone knows that the first emperor is super, although the queen is respectful, Huofeng is the most noble. In terms of her illustrious background, although the queen is the sister of the Duke of Yue, she is not as good as the lord of Huofeng, who has the power to open the mansion and build teeth. Therefore, Yang Ying's cousin is not so much a climbing, but a condescending dignity, even today when the main tomb of Huofeng County is arched, the situation is still the same. What's more, in the past few years, Tang Zhonghai has often traveled back and forth between Luoyang and Jiangning, and he also faintly learned that there was a young man of Yang Ying's appearance next to King Yi, and mistakenly thought that the royal family had reached a compromise consensus with the prince who had always been away, Tang Zhonghai intuitively thought that most of the Nine Highnesses had become a weapon in the hands of the royal family, and even his brother was very respectful to him, and he should take advantage of the situation to win over this person, so as to improve his status in the family.

Thinking of this, Tang Zhonghai said with a smile: "His Royal Highness the King of Faith is serious, the monarch and the minister are very strict, how dare Zhonghai climb arrogantly, but if His Royal Highness really looks up to our brothers, he will call His Royal Highness the ninth brother regardless of his presumptuousness." Brother Fang Cai said that there are distinguished guests who want to see famous paintings, could it be that the ninth brother has such an elegance?" After that, he put the box in his hand on the edge of the chessboard, and a look of pride flashed in his eyes, and he said: "This famous painting is indeed a peerless masterpiece, if you have not seen it, you can't be regarded as a real celebrity." ”

When Tang Zhonghai said this, Shi Ming was secretly amused, he was one of the principals who actually intervened in the conspiracy of Li Daitaozhuang, so he naturally knew that Tang Zhonghai was wrong, but Shi Ming had no intention of stopping Tang Zhonghai from making a fool of himself. Although for the Guangming Sect, Tang Zhonghai, who is ambitious and talented, is actually more suitable as a puppet lord, but in the complex situation in front of him, only a scheming person like Tang Boshan can grasp the direction of progress, not to mention that Shi Ming is also really convinced that Tang Boshan's heart is ruthless, at least he does not have Tang Boshan's decision, and when he was able to rescue Yang Ying, he set up a vicious conspiracy against Yang Ning, and personally caused the bloody case of Wujiang Liulin.

Catching a glimpse of Tang Boshan's suggestive eyes, Shi Ming smiled slightly and said: "Who said it wasn't, if you hadn't seen this "Hairpin Beauty Picture", I was afraid that Shi Mou would have been a frog at the bottom of the well all his life, and the women in this painting were really fat and thin, all of them were stunning beauties, and one of them had some relationship with His Royal Highness King Xin." As he spoke, he stepped forward to help Tang Zhonghai open the box together, slowly unfolded the priceless picture, and pointed to one of the women, with appreciation in his eyes. Yang Ying had already substituted himself into the identity of Yang Ning under the Ninth Highness, smiled unhurriedly, and nodded to Shi Ming, only then did he move his gaze to the picture scroll, and looked at all the characters one by one, before he focused on the woman specially pointed out by Shi Ming.

It was a beautiful woman in cloth and hairpin, standing under a red plum tree with her hands in her hands, her long body was jade, her expression was indifferent, and the plum blossoms in the clear stream under her feet were shining, reflecting the woman's shadow, and she was proud to reveal boundless loneliness. Yang Ying looked at it intently, only to feel that the woman's eyebrows were delicate and graceful, like the beauty of mountains and rivers, and a pair of phoenix eyes were as deep as an abyssal pool, which made people involuntarily sink into it, and it was almost difficult to extricate themselves. But after looking at it for a long time, somehow it made people feel a chill in their hearts, only to feel that there was a faint murderous aura shrouded in the woman's body around her, even if she was a lustful and bold person, she didn't dare to face the woman's face again.

The light in Yang Ying's eyes changed, but he never remembered what he had to do with this woman, but he saw Shi Ming laughing loudly: "It's not surprising that His Royal Highness King Xin doesn't know, except for the lower in this world, I'm afraid that no one knows the identity of this woman, although her name has long been annihilated, but her only daughter is His Royal Highness's biological mother, the Lord of Huofeng." ”

When Yang Ying heard this, the cold light in his eyes burst out, although he had already regarded himself as the real king of faith, but his heart was still mixed, and he was thinking about the woman on the painting with his heart, and sure enough, his eyebrows were five or six points similar to the portrait of the lord of the fire phoenix, but there were five more points of grace and three points of depth, if the posture was beautiful, it was several times better than the lord of the fire phoenix, and his face was as beautiful as the blooming red plum beside him, which was still clear in the snow, and the frost was more colorful, and the portrait of the lord of the fire phoenix that Yang Ying had seen was either blazing like a flame, or cold as ice, and that kind of outstanding bearing covered up the characteristics of the appearance, so he did not notice the similarity between the eyebrows between the two。 Speaking of which, his appearance seems to be three points similar to this woman, but it is always like a rubbing tablet, rough and blurry, and it is difficult to accommodate the original bearing, but it is the real Nine Highness Yang Ning, although the appearance is ordinary, but the pair of phoenix eyes that are as clear as ice and snow and as deep as the abyssal sea are seven points similar to the woman in this painting, which must be the wonder of blood inheritance. Thinking of this, Yang Ying only felt that the anger in his heart was raging, and he wanted to tear this "Hairpin Beauty" to shreds immediately, but the moment his arm moved slightly, Tang Boshan's light cough with a faint warning was already heard in his ears, and he felt a chill in his heart, so he had to forcibly suppress the anger in his heart, and said coldly: " Is this my grandmother, really a peerless character, no wonder the painting saint will paint her into the pen, but the mother concubine was very cold to me before her death, never mentioned things related to my grandmother, if the master has heard something, you might as well say it, so that the king can reduce a little bit of the pain in his heart. ”

Shi Ming chuckled and said: "Blood is thicker than water, since the eldest imperial concubine is the biological mother of His Royal Highness, even if it is cold as frost on the surface, she can't suppress the heart of her beloved son, in fact, it is understandable that His Royal Highness does not know these secrets, even the Lord of Huofeng County himself, he may not know the origin of Princess Yan, let alone His Royal Highness? Speaking of which, this matter also has something to do with our Holy Gate, Your Highness must have heard the eldest brother say that Shi was originally a disciple of the Holy Gate Bright Sect. My Guangming Sect has been the backbone since the foundation of the Holy Gate, although it has suffered many disasters, but it has been able to make a comeback, just because the sect masters of all dynasties know to leave a way back, and because of this, the Guangming Sect has been divided into two branches, one remains in the Central Plains, which is the main vein, and the other is far away from the Western Regions, which is a branch. Speaking of which, at the time of the founding of the previous dynasty, about three hundred years ago, in the troubled times, the princes competed for hegemony, each with its own master, the light sect master at that time was repeatedly the enemy of the previous dynasty, and then the sect was suppressed like never before, and the successor sect master sent some of the elite disciples of the sect to the land, hoping to get the help of foreign races to regroup. After the years went on, personnel changes, the Di people were hostile to the Central Plains for nearly a hundred years for various reasons, and the main vein of the Guangming Sect that remained in the Central Plains also underwent several power reshuffles, and gradually the branch of the Guangming Sect in the extreme west cut off contact with the Central Plains. It wasn't until fifty years ago, when a woman who claimed to be the Holy Maiden of Light returned from the land that we learned that the branch of the Bright Sect had now laid the foundation at the foot of the Tianshan Mountain. It was not until a few years ago that by chance, Shi learned that this woman had become the biological mother of the Lord of Huofeng County and the wife of Xu Yan, the king of Yan. ”

Yang Ying was shocked in his heart, and looked at it for a long time before he said: "How is this possible, who in the world doesn't know that her grandmother is a Yandi lady, even if it is not the truth, the woman in this painting is obviously a character from the Central Plains in terms of appearance and posture, how can she be a woman who has returned from Didi?"

Shi Ming shrugged his shoulders and said: "It's not surprising, although there are thousands of miles of yellow sand and boundless desert in Didi, there is also an oasis in the desert, the grassland at the foot of the Tianshan Mountains, although this bright saint girl was born in Didi, her parents are both from the Central Plains, and she is full of knowledge and talent, so there is no difference between her appearance and demeanor and the Central Plains woman." ”

Yang Ying's eyebrows couldn't help but tremble slightly, and asked, "I see, but listening to Shihou's tone, isn't there something strange about my grandmother's coming to the Central Plains?"

Shi Ming smiled faintly and said: "It's nothing special, it's just that although the side line of the Guangming Sect has set up a general altar in Di Di to convey the light religious doctrine among the Di people, and it is even supported by the Di people, but after a long time, it will inevitably be infiltrated by the Di people, and finally become the temple in the minds of the Di people, and have obtained the supreme power and glory, but they have also lost their original face. The current Lord of the Temple of Light is said to be the Di people, and this Light Holy Maiden is bent on integrating the Di people into the Central Plains and promoting harmony between the two races because of her bloodline. It's a pity that it's not my race, its heart will be different, this saint's wish was disappointed, and she lost her position of power in the internal turmoil, and simply returned to the Central Plains in a fit of anger, preparing to die in her homeland, and no longer pay attention to Hongchen idle affairs. It is said that this holy woman of light once led the army to fight and slaughtered the country and slaughtered the city when she was in Didi, so she naturally has a kind of royal power. It's a pity that when this holy woman came to the Central Plains, she was already seriously injured, although she was suppressed by supreme internal strength, but after giving birth to Lingtang, she finally died. Lingtang inherited the peerless talent of the Holy Maiden of Light, fought for many years, and established a remarkable achievement, but it is a pity that the Holy Gate had declined at that time, and no one in this sect went to receive the Lingtang to worship the sect. ”

Yang Ying had already understood Shi Ming's hint when he heard this, if the biological mother of the Fire Phoenix County Lord was really a disciple of the Guangming Sect, then no matter what grievances and grievances were entangled, the Guangming Sect had the means to use in front of the Yan King, no wonder he wanted to get in touch with the Yan King through the Tang family, but why would Shi Ming tell himself these absolute secrets as a chess piece? I see, this king understands, no wonder in the portrait of his grandmother, there is a faint indifference to life and death between the eyebrows, presumably when this portrait was painted, the grandmother was already seriously injured. It's just that since you know about this matter, the Guangming Sect has intentionally infiltrated the Di people, you must know that although the power of the Di people is scattered and not as ferocious as Hu Rong, it has been a threat to the Western Xinjiang since ancient times, and the Di land is adjacent to Xishu, and it has a favorable location, if you can get their help, you can conquer Xishu in one fell swoop. Moreover, the Di people don't like the dampness and heat of Shu, and they will inevitably retreat after the looting, and then the imperial court can restore the vitality of Shuzhong, which is also a strategy once and for all, I don't know if the master thinks it is feasible?"

Shi Ming was slightly shocked when he heard this, as far as he knew, although this fake Nine Highness had practiced martial arts for many years, whether it was King Yi or the Duke of Yueguo, they had indulged him intentionally or unintentionally, so the foundation was not solid, after all, no one wanted Yang Ying to really have the strength to divide one side, so as not to lose the tail and be difficult to control, but he didn't expect Yang Ying to see through the plot of the Guangming Sect for many years in an instant, but it also surprised Shi Ming very much.

Shi Ming couldn't help but be surprised in his heart, and pretended to be gloomy and said: " Although this kind of strategy is feasible, but it is inevitable that the killing is too heavy, and it is detrimental to Yin Virtue, although my Guangming Sect belongs to the Holy Gate, but it is also a generation of people who are worried about the country and the people, how can I bear this, and then the sect master did something wrong again, after learning the information of the Holy Maiden of Light, I suspect that the branch of the Guangming Sect in the Western Regions intends to infiltrate the Central Plains and seize power, not only did not deliberately win over, but instead sent a master to chase and kill, so that the Holy Maiden was injured and injured, and she was tired of running for her life, if she was not saved by the King of Yan at that time, she was afraid that she would have died. Although the Holy Maiden later summoned the sect master, saying that she had no resentment, the sect also lost the only opportunity to control the Temple of Light. Even if King Yan didn't know the truth about this matter, he would inevitably have heard of it, if it weren't for this, the Guangming Sect could have been attached to the assistant King Yan in the past, but now although he has been blessed by misfortune and appreciated by his family, he can't help but leave many regrets. Therefore, His Royal Highness and King Yan meet this time, although we can arrange it properly, but if you want to get the favor of King Yan, you still need Your Highness to work hard, if we intervene at this point, it will do more harm than good. ”

Yang Ying couldn't help but sneer secretly when he heard this, he didn't believe that the Guangming Sect would not dare to do such a thing, I am afraid that another reason is true, who knows what the people of the Guangming Sect did to that Princess Yan What the world did not allow it, but on the surface, he nodded again and again, and even showed a look of convincing, and seemed to be very emotionally touched by the benevolence of Shi Ming, and said calmly: " On the grandfather's side, the king has his own plans, but I don't know if I can manage to get this painting to my grandfather, presumably if my grandfather sees the portrait of his grandmother, he must be very emotional, if he thinks of the old love, maybe he will immediately recognize me as a grandson. ”

Tang Zhonghai blurted out when he heard this: "How can this be done, didn't you say that you want to give this painting as a dowry to the Lord of Jinxiu?"

Tang Boshan, who had been silent for a long time, said lightly at this time: "Originally, there was this plan, but it was indeed a waste to send this painting to a woman, I heard Shi Ming say last night that there is a woman on this painting who is the deceased wife of King Yan, and I have already decided to give this painting to King Yan, and now His Royal Highness King Xin also thinks so, it can be seen that the hero sees the same thing, this matter is so decided, does Zhong Hai have any objections?"

When Tang Zhonghai heard this, he couldn't help but glare at Shi Ming, he didn't expect that this person was actually from the left and right, showing favor in front of him on weekdays, and he only told his brother about such secrets, but he didn't say anything about himself. Shi Ming knew that Tang Boshan intended to provoke, but he had to smile bitterly: "This matter is really an ulterior secret of my Bright Sect, the disciples who have seen this woman's true face in the past are either dead or injured, plus the passage of time, Princess Yan is also a thin face, I am afraid that no one remembers the former Bright Saintess, even when I painted the saint in the past, I didn't know the true identity of this woman." If there had been rumors, I was afraid that people who were in the dark today would not let go of this portrait. I knew about it, or because after seeing the portrait last night, I was suspicious, and I searched in the study for a long time, and found a portrait copied by Benhou in the past, so I guessed the identity of the woman. Speaking of that portrait was originally an embroidered portrait drawn by a senior of the sect in pursuit of the Holy Maiden of Light, although the painting style is not as good as the painting saint, but there are also uniqueness, when the teacher because of his love for Danqing, so he copied all the posthumous works of this predecessor many times, and I didn't think that fate would actually leave this copy down. I'm afraid that except for me, no one in this world knows that there is the true face of Princess Yan under the painting brush, and even King Yan himself probably doesn't know that his deceased wife still has a portrait in the world. ”

Speaking of this, Shi Ming showed regret, sighed deeply, and continued: "It is precisely because of this that although I hurriedly told the eldest brother, I didn't have time to tell the second brother in detail, after all, this matter is too unbelievable. And if the second brother is careless for a while, and some clues are revealed at the Jizhen Conference, I am afraid that it will be a fish to the death, and Mr. Wu Chengwu, the master of Fengtai Pavilion from Xindu, will definitely not let go of this great opportunity to help Luo Chengyu curry favor with King Yan. ”

The other three also felt relatable when they heard it, you must know that now the situation in Youji is on the verge of breaking out, and King Yan is the key person in it, if King Yan resolutely opposes, then even if Luo Chengyu inherits the throne, the foundation will be unstable, although with his strength and the team left by the Lord of Huofeng County, he can stabilize the situation in Youji in a short period of time, but this time is enough for many people to take advantage of the gap, on the contrary, if Luo Chengyu can get the support of King Yan, it will be smooth sailing for the change of hands in Youji, if you can use a painting to close the heart of King Yan, even if it costs millions, it must be a very cost-effective deal。

Thinking that this "Hairpin Beauty" that can be used as a stepping stone is in front of him, Yang Ying's little worry in his heart has gradually faded, and a touch of joy leaked between his eyebrows, and he smiled openly: "The unmasked righteous brother of this king is said to be a heroic figure, if he knows this news, most of them will compete for this painting, but if he can't buy it, most of them will start to scramble, but it's a pity that he is a bad chess player, and he doesn't know the secrets, so he misses the opportunity." However, this king has this painting, which can be used as a birthday gift for his grandfather, and I think that my grandfather will not care about the royal blood of this king, and he will recognize my grandson with the love of his grandmother and mother. Speaking of this, Yang Ying suddenly sneered, his face showed a calm look, and said word by word: "But there is one thing I don't know if the two cousins and cousin-in-law have considered it, that is, this king can recognize his ancestors and return to his ancestors, then Luo Chengyu is also our henchman, if this king wants to successfully inherit the throne of King Yan, I am afraid that he will have to cut off his right arm first." I wonder if the three of them have any teachings for this king?"

Tang Zhonghai frowned when he heard this: "Isn't Your Highness referring to the Mr. Wu who is now in Jiangning?" Although it is said that this person is Luo Chengyu's Xixi, and he has profound intelligence, but he doesn't believe it, he is just a blind man with ugly eyes, can he still have three heads and six arms?" And this time I also met with that Mr. Wu a few times, I only felt that this person's temperament was like a clear breeze and a bright moon, but like a hermit in the mountains and forests, I really couldn't see anything powerful, maybe he was just a puppet put on the table by the lord of Huofeng County, I always suspected that there was another talented military advisor behind Luo Chengyu, maybe it was the Mr. Qingjue who had long disappeared. Take 10,000 steps back and say, then Wu Cheng is really Luo Chengyu's henchman, he is now coming to Jiangning as an envoy, and the two countries are fighting, but they don't kill the envoys, not to mention that the Tang family and the Yan clan are still ministers of the same palace, right?"

Shi Ming sneered in his heart, he knew that Yang Ying was afraid of another person in his heart, but he deliberately showed hesitation and said: "If you want to deal with Wu Cheng, you may not have no excuse, but you must wait until after the marriage proposal to do it, otherwise I am afraid that I have already offended King Han before I offend King Yan and Luo Chengyu." ”

Yang Ying frowned and said: "That Wu Cheng is just a weak scholar and a crippled person, even if this king is incompetent, he will not be afraid of him, to tell the truth, this king is worried about the demon emperor Xu Zijing, this person is ruthless, and there are no taboos, but he has an unclear relationship with Luo Chengyu, and he is broken in private." Although Luo Chengyu came from a humble background, he was scheming and was the best at buying people's hearts, and the Demon Emperor had probably been used by him, otherwise how could he explain that he was sitting back and watching his enemies who assassinated him at ease? With the Demon Emperor's martial arts, if he was under Luo Chengyu's command, he must be Luo Chengyu's right-hand man, and if the Demon Emperor had the heart to follow Nie Jing's trip and solve problems for Luo Chengyu, I was afraid that this king would die in his hands before he had seen his ancestor in Fan Yang. What's more, since Shihou is a disciple of the Bright Sect, if the Demon Emperor has the heart to unify the Demon Sect, then the Bright Sect will bear the brunt. In my opinion, it is better to take advantage of the Demon Emperor's presence in Jiangning, we gather all our strength, strike a thunderous blow, and get rid of this great calamity, I don't know what a few people think?"

Although Shi Ming had expected it, he still couldn't help but tremble in his heart, you must know that the demon emperors of the martial arts sect in the past dynasties were all the masters of the demon gate, but some were able to hold real power, and some were only spiritual leaders, but in any case, the demon emperors were forbidden, those who obeyed me prospered, and those who went against me died, which was caused by the prestige of the demon emperors of the martial arts sect. This time, he led the crowd to intercept Ximen Rin and Yang Ning in Chibi, and teamed up with Ximen Rin to frame Zi Jing, but he found an excuse, that is, Zi Jing has not officially inherited the position of the sect leader of the Martial Arts Sect, and he is not a real demon emperor, otherwise he is afraid that within the Guangming Sect and the ** Sect, there are already disciples who want to disobey the yang and the yin. In short, whether it is for the Jiangning Tang family or the Guangming Sect, Yang Ning is the biggest disaster. just wants to openly besiege Yang Ning, Shi Ming doesn't have that kind of courage, in the time of Chibi, he can also blame someone else for doing it, if he succeeds this time, I'm afraid it will also be a blessing and a curse. Who knows how many hidden disciples there are in the Demon Gate, if they are dissatisfied with themselves because of this, even if the Guangming Sect can unify the Demon Gate, he will not want to inherit the position of the sect master, in short, his sect must not be stained with the blood of the Demon Emperor with his own hands. This is still a situation where he can succeed, who doesn't know that the Martial Dao Sect has a peerless body method that goes beyond the scope of light skills, if Yang Ning is bent on getting out, thousands of troops may not be able to trap him. If the Demon Emperor escapes, then the tragic revenge that will happen next is definitely not something that anyone can bear. Thinking of this, Shi Ming couldn't help but sneer secretly, this imposter really doesn't know whether he is alive or dead, and he actually wants to use the Tang family to eradicate his own henchmen, others don't know, don't you understand? Once Yang Ying appears in front of people as His Royal Highness King Xinjiu, then the most dangerous person is Yang Ying himself, even if the Demon Emperor Yang Ning has no intention of being powerful and wealthy, will he not mind if someone impersonates him?

Thousands of words flowed through his heart, but in the end, Shi Ming just said lightly: "Your Highness doesn't have to worry, Mu Xiu is in the forest, the wind will destroy it, the Demon Emperor is young and has a high achievement, and his temperament is unruly, without any idea of condescension and humility, no matter what overlord is difficult to control, even if Luo Chengyu is quite famous, it is impossible to take the Demon Emperor for his own use." As for the safety of His Highness, he is naturally protected by our dedication, even if the Demon Emperor is here, he also has the power to fight, His Highness can rest assured. ”

Yang Ying's eyes flashed with a look of reluctance, and he was about to say something more, but Tang Boshan, who had been silent, said lightly: "Of course, the Demon Emperor wants to kill, but we can't do it ourselves, even if we succeed, it is worth the loss, it is a good idea to kill people with a knife, don't you know that the Ping Fairy of Cuihu has arrived in Jiangning?"

Shi Ming frowned slightly, and glanced at Tang Boshan, he mastered Chunshui Hall, it stands to reason that if anything big or small happens in Jiangdong, he will be the first to know, and naturally he already knows about Pingyan's arrival in Jiangning, but he thinks that he is not sure to persuade Pingyan to make a move, and he does not have the courage to go directly to Heping Yan to negotiate, Juzhong and his whereabouts are uncertain, and he has not returned to Chunshui Hall for many days to report on his work, so he can only cry out in vain, I can't imagine that Tang Boshan actually took the initiative to mention Pingyan, with his temperament, unless he is seventy percent sure, he will not say this in public. Could it be that Tang Boshan already has a channel for peaceful exchanges? Or has Yan Zishuang already put aside his cooperation with Tang Boshan? With many doubts in his heart, Shi Ming said with a wit: "Although Fairy Ping's martial arts should be above the Demon Emperor, but the Colorless Nunnery Master has already been defeated by the Demon Emperor, and Fairy Ping may not be able to succeed. These two people's martial arts may not be as strong as the sword demon practice without a trace, but one is extremely intelligent, the other is pervasive, with them watching, once the Demon Emperor is injured and escapes, he can take the opportunity to chase and kill, even if the Demon Emperor's martial arts are high, but he is just an inexperienced young man, and he may not be able to avoid the conspiracy and trickery. I wonder what His Highness and eldest brother think of my method?"

Tang Boshan's expression moved slightly, and he bowed his head slightly, but he didn't speak, but Tang Zhonghai couldn't help but say: "I heard that among the three major killers, Lian Wuxian is the most famous, how are Mingyue and Shadow compared to Lian Wuji?" Luo Chengyu was still almost assassinated by the Demon Emperor under the protection of Lian Wuxi, can these two killers succeed?"

Shi Ming's eyes swept away, in addition to Tang Boshan's indifferent expression, Yang Ying also showed curiosity, and said with a smile: "Second brother doesn't know, for a killer, reputation does not necessarily represent real strength, that practice without a trace In addition to the sword demon, there is also a nickname called 'Day Assassin', just because he always comes to the door to challenge when he kills, he is in the white blade, in the red dust of killing, even if he is among thousands of troops, he can also take the target head, so his reputation is great, and he is unique for a while." However, this kind of means is not enough for assassins, in fact, among the three major killers, Lian Wuxian should be the weakest one, or rather, Lian Wuxian is not a killer at all. The Mingyue Killer has been dominating the world for five or six years, but the world doesn't know the appearance of this person, only that if the target is targeted by Mingyue, they will not see anyone alive or dead. Mingyue has a lot of rules, unlike most killers who charge half of the remuneration afterwards, it is always a one-time collection, within a month after getting the silver, the target must disappear without a trace, only leave an identity token in the downtown to show that it is successful, and the footprint does not leave Shuzhong, up to three businesses a year, this kind of quirk is very troublesome, so if it is not very tricky, many people are reluctant to find Mingyue to kill. The most powerful of the three killers is actually the shadow killer, this person is light and unbeatable, elusive, and best at sneak attacks and assassinations, most of the targets killed are injured by daggers, and even some people die silently in the downtown area, but no one notices that the killer comes and goes, so it is known as a shadow, debuted for seven years, and killed countless people, but this person does not like publicity, many people who were killed by him did not leave a mark, or Chunshuitang confirmed it in many ways to judge that it was his hand, so the reputation is the weakest. But in Shi's mind, the shadow is the veritable number one killer, if he can be bribed to shoot, even if it is three years and five years, he will never give up the pursuit, not foolproof, but also nine out of ten. As for the Mingyue Killer, it depends on whether the Demon Emperor returns to Shuzhong, otherwise even if he is invited, Mingyue may not have a chance to make a move. ”

Hearing this, Yang Ying's heart moved, if he could bring such a mysterious shadow killer under his command, then he could silently eradicate dissidents, but such thoughts could only be hidden in his heart, unless he inherited the throne of King Yan, how could a puppet stand-in be recruit such a master? He didn't notice that when the shadow killer was mentioned, a strange look faintly flashed in Shi Ming's eyes.

After sorting out his thoughts, Yang Ying said fiercely: "If you go to invite a killer, if it doesn't work out, it will inevitably leak out, so it's better to secretly release the reward, if someone can assassinate the Demon Emperor, this king is willing to give 500,000 taels of silver as a reward." ”

Tang Boshan's eyes flashed, as if he admired Yang Ying's thoughts very much, pondered for a moment, and said meaningfully: " His Royal Highness the King of Letters is indeed wise and decisive, this is really the best way, but this reward should not be released in the name of His Royal Highness, Wanbao Zhai has a semicolon all over the world, and his whereabouts are secret, not afraid of someone who intends to retaliate, it is better to send someone to Wanbao Zhai to save 500,000 taels of silver, and then send a reward on the rivers and lakes, if someone can take the head of the demon emperor to Wanbao Zhai, you can take away the reward, as long as it is done properly, you can naturally be unaware. ”

Shi Ming lowered his head when he heard this, but a cold light flashed in his eyes, he felt very shocked by Tang Boshan's foresight, once Yang Ning was assassinated, then Wanbao Zhai would be inseparable from this matter, and when Yang Ning's true identity was revealed to the world, Wan Bao Zhai would only have to rely on the Tang family, which was a good way to go, for Tang Boshan, who had long wanted to annex Wan Bao Zhai, it could be regarded as killing two birds with one stone, but Tang Boshan probably didn't know that Wan Bao Zhai and the Demon Gate Gong Losing Sect seemed to be inextricably linked, if Wan Bao Zhai was really forced to rely on the Tang family, then he could rely on his innate advantage to take this force into his own use, so that Tang Boshan regretted it。

But although the idea is good, it depends on whether it can be realized, Shi Ming said hesitantly: "It is difficult to rely on assassins alone after all, if you want to kill Yang Ning, you still need Fairy Ping to take action personally, if Yang Ning dies on the spot, of course it is best, if Yang Ning escapes, those assassins can come in handy, but I don't know when Fairy Ping can make a move?"

Tang Boshan smiled faintly when he heard this, looked out through the glass window, and said slowly: "We don't have to worry about this, I'm afraid that someone will be more anxious?"