Hua Gu as the general manager of Yunmenglou, since the owner of the building and his wife, in charge of the three pavilions of Yunmenglou for 14 years, Huaying Pavilion specializes in talents, collecting hundreds of classics from all schools, hidden in Yunmenglou, the most folk book collection. Meiyingge specializes in commercial affairs and operates various livelihoods in Yunmenglou. Someone once said that if you want to know that the saint stayed at the concubine's place last night, one is to ask the personal eunuch, and the other is to ask Yunmenglou, and you will be able to get an accurate answer. The previous Heavenly Shadow Pavilion specialized in assassination, continuing the spirit of political heroes, hoeing the weak and helping the strong, and later due to life changes, it broke away from Yunmenglou and became the most mysterious killer sect in the rivers and lakes - Shadow Gate.

In the eyes of ordinary people, Yunmenglou is the most famous wine shop in Jingxiang, where you can taste the world's fine wine, food, see the most beautiful beauties in the world, and listen to the most beautiful songs in the world.

But in the court and the rivers and lakes, Yunmenglou is a place where news is bought and sold, as long as you can afford it, you can get any news.

At the same time, Yunmenglou is also mysterious, although the chief manager and several pavilion masters are famous, but there are very few people who have really seen their true faces.

For Ji Feiyun, who is just starting out of the rivers and lakes, he doesn't know anything, even if he becomes the new owner of Yunmenglou, he is still ignorant.

Ji Feiyun and the three of them returned to Yunmeng Pavilion, and a maid came up with good tea and snacks, Ji Feiyun ate a few bites first, and then listened to Hua Gu tell the true purpose of the Cui family's birthday banquet.

It turned out that a hundred years ago, after the eight great families of the famous religion, with the Sima family as the alliance leader, led the remaining seven families to unify Shenzhou, for more than 100 years, the Sima family took advantage of the convenience of holding the imperial artifact, and the big feudal clan was the king, and they were all real seals, fiefs, and garrisons, thus forming a large net and firmly controlling the dynasty in the hands of the Sima family, with the purpose of weakening the control of the other seven families over the dynasty.

After a long time, the other seven great families noticed the intentions of the Sima family, and the major families also began to cultivate their own strength in various places to prevent the invasion of the Sima family.

Power is always the most intoxicating thing in this world, what the Sima family didn't expect is that the princes and marquis who are divided into various places are also ambitious, and they all expect to enter the Taiji Hall one day and face the south to be respected.

The masters of the seven great families understood the powerful relationship and began to deliberately win over these ambitious and powerful princes to fight against the central government of the dynasty, and these princes also needed to rely on the strength and influence of these families.

On the surface, everyone belongs to the same famous family, but secretly they are guarding one side, holding each other's elbows, and even using every opportunity to devour each other's strength in order to strengthen themselves.

Since the death of the first emperor five years ago, the new emperor is weak, the demon queen is in power, above the court, began to wantonly exclude dissidents, cultivate cronies, in addition to weakening the strength of the seven families, even the strength of the Sima family in the court was also excluded, which made the princes of the Sima family who supported the army and self-respect in various places saw hope and began to plot in secret.

The land of Jingxiang, located in Tiannan, Shenzhou, far away from the central Gyeonggi land, there are not only the Cui family of the eight great families, but also the Chu king Sima Wei who supports the army, and this place is connected to the land of the Southern Barbarians, and the strength of the barbarian tribes is intricate, it is a good place to raise troops.

This time, with the help of Cui Shan, the head of the Cui family, the 60th birthday, gathered all forces to secretly discuss the matter of raising troops, and Ji Feiyun and the ghosts and witches of the Bachu Wu family they met came to participate, and he learned that the Absolute Soul Valley outside Xiangyang City was the place where the Sima Dynasty killed the former dynasty more than 100 years ago.

After Hua Gu finished speaking, she sighed lightly and said: "The landlord said back then that the famous and religious families, admiring vanity, greedy for power, mutual suspicion, mutual exclusion, sooner or later will cause chaos in the world." ”

Ji Feiyun nodded and said, "When I was in the Northern Governor's Mansion, Mr. Shi Chen, the governor of the Mansion, also judged like this, he said that this Shenzhou world is about to fall into chaos. ”

"This Mr. Chen has a very sharp eye, I don't know who it is?" asked Hua Ying curiously.

Ji Feiyun saw Huaying asking, and immediately said happily: "This Mr. Chen is my teacher, when my eldest brother left me in the house, I often asked him for teaching, and he also taught me to read, by the way, when I left, Mr. Chen also gave me a copy of "Vertical and Horizontal Secret Techniques", saying that it was his experience in studying knowledge. ”

After Ji Feiyun finished speaking, he stood up and walked to the bookcase, took out the book "Vertical and Horizontal Secret Techniques" from the package on the bookcase, and handed it to Huaying.

Hua Ying carefully flipped through a few pages, looked up at Hua Gu, and exclaimed, "This Mr. Chen is a Zongheng family, and he has the essence of the Zongheng technique of Guigu. ”

Hua Gu took the "Vertical and Horizontal Secret Technique" from Hua Ying's hand, and also flipped through a few pages, and couldn't help but praise a little.

She returned the book to Ji Feiyun and asked, "Childe, did you mention your eldest brother just now, I don't know who your eldest brother is?"

Ji Feiyun sighed and said, "My sworn eldest brother is named Liu Yuanhai, and he is the northern governor of the imperial court, and now he has been transferred to serve in the state. ”

Hua Gu and Hua Ying glanced at each other, and said with a smile: "Childe, your sworn brother is a powerful person. ”

Ji Feiyun nodded very sincerely, agreeing with Hua Gu's evaluation of Liu Yuanhai.

"Childe, how do you think our Yunmenglou should deal with this Cui family's birthday banquet?" asked Hua Gu.

Hua Gu asked casually, but also wanted to see how the new young master of Yunmenglou had seen.

Ji Feiyun smiled and said, "Hua Gu, don't ask me, I don't know, and I don't know how to deal with it, everything is still up to you." ”

Hua Gu and Hua Ying both smiled reluctantly, feeling that this son was quite honest, and Hua Ying picked up the teapot and poured tea for Ji Feiyun.

And Hua Gu said with a smile: "Then tomorrow's son and I will go to Cui's Mansion to celebrate his birthday." ”

Ji Feiyun thought for a while, shook his head and said, "I still don't go as Yunmenglou." ”

Hua Gu looked at him puzzled and asked, "What do you want to do?"

Ji Feiyun thought for a while and said: "I was thinking about how to enter Cui's Mansion before, and then there were people who knew Zhuangmen, and I originally wanted to follow them in, but then I met Shang Ziluo and decided to go with him, he is a businessman, so it's better." ”

"Childe, do you know who Shang Ziluo was who drank with you in the flower room yesterday?" asked Hua Gu.

"I know he's a businessman, but I don't know anything else. Ji Feiyun replied honestly.

Hua Gu smiled slightly and said: "It is true that he is a businessman, but the merchant alliance he belongs to is the largest chamber of commerce in the world, and the caravan shops are all over Kyushu, and it is said that half of the wealth of the Sima Dynasty is in the hands of the merchant alliance, and the real wealth is rival the country, and this merchant Luo is the young master of the merchant alliance." ”

Ji Feiyun was shocked when he heard this, such a son who was a hanger was actually the young master of the largest chamber of commerce in the world.

"I think it's good for Gongzi to follow Shang Ziluo into Cui's mansion, so that it will be easier for us to do it. Flower Shadow said.

Hua Gu thought for a while, it's okay, then listen to the child's arrangement.

They planned the situation they might encounter when they went to Cui's house to celebrate their birthday, as well as the countermeasures, and after that, Hua Gu left, while Ji Feiyun had nothing to do, and wanted to stay in this Yunmeng Pavilion to read a book, and Hua Ying was by his side.

As the owner of the Flower Shadow Pavilion, Huaying came from a famous family, and she was exposed to it since she was a child, and later she was specifically responsible for the collection and sorting of the classics of the hundred schools of thought, so that she had a certain understanding and insight into the doctrine of the hundred schools of thought. Moreover, she is extremely intelligent, knowledgeable, and talented, and it is because of this that she has won the title of a famous Yunmenglou Oiran.

With her reading by his side, Ji Feiyun read Chen Yuanfu's "Vertical and Horizontal Secret Techniques", which was much easier, and many incomprehensible points, Hua Ying explained from the side, and he understood a lot.

He joked: "Sister Huaying, I will study in the future, you can accompany me to read." ”

Huaying's face turned slightly red, and said with a smile: "Childe ordered, Huaying obeyed." ”

Ji Feiyun felt that it was really a joy in life to have such a beautiful and talented female gentleman to accompany him to study.

After reading the book for a while, at noon, Huaying wanted to arrange for someone to send lunch to Yunmeng Pavilion, but Ji Feiyun wanted to go to the Yunmenglou wine room to eat, there were many people there, and you could also inquire about the news, and by the way, I would go to Shang Ziluo to explain the matter of going to Cui's Mansion tomorrow.

Hua Ying originally wanted to accompany him, but Ji Feiyun thought about it or forgot it, if Hua Ying appeared in the wine room, it would definitely cause a sensation.

Flower Shadow had no choice but to let him.