After Tang Ling and Yun'er finished washing, the breakfast that Mo Lengyan had carefully prepared for them also filled a whole table. In the face of all kinds of well-known snacks in Luoyang City, Yun'er, who is hedonistic first, is not polite, and as soon as she sits down at the table, she has already used both hands and mouths and eats a lot, as for the big villain who was still tender like water the night before?

Tang Ling originally did not plan to sit at the table, but sat with Mo Lengyan on the table a few feet away to discuss important matters. Glancing at Yun'er, who had no appearance at all, he couldn't help but stroke his forehead and sigh: "This aunt and grandmother are really a headache." ”

"I think Miss Yun'er is very lively. Mo Lengyan smiled and expressed his disagreement, although he was named "Leng Yan", but if he did not face the daily affairs involving the sea of blood, this Wild Waves Hall Master would be personable, quite a bit of Confucian demeanor.

Looking at Yun'er, who still couldn't care about anything around her and only focused on food, Tang Ling said to Mo Lengyan with some sympathy: "During this time, I have to trouble you to take care of this ghost spirit for me." As early as when Yun'er was washing, he had already explained to Mo Lengyan that he was about to leave temporarily and needed Mo Lengyan to help take care of him for a while. Although Mo Lengyan agreed without hesitation, after all, it was the first time he parted with his aunt and grandmother since he got acquainted, Tang Ling was also a little more verbose in his faint senses, and he had said similar words to Mo Lengyan no less than ten times.

Even so, Mo Lengyan still replied respectfully and seriously: "Mr. Tang Ling, just rest assured, we will do our best to take care of Miss Yun'er." ”

"Then I can rest assured. After receiving Mo Lengyan's repeated assurances, Tang Ling's expression eased again, and another matter sealed in his memory was also brought up by him.

"Having said that, although I haven't crossed paths with your blood for many years, I have heard about your recent situation. I have heard that you are now called the 'Three Venerables' with the Underworld and Qixia Fort, what is the origin of those two forces?

Picking up a cup of fragrant tea, Tang Ling just tasted the fragrance of this cup of good tea, and did not drink it. After many years of travel, he knows the sentence "the three deities outside the world, and the sea of blood and the underworld inhabit the Xia Castle", but after all, he has not asked about the world for a long time, so why the other "two deities" will rise, he really does not know the details inside.

Hearing Tang Ling's question, Mo Lengyan's face twitched slightly.

"Looking at you like this, if I'm not mistaken, it seems that the underworld and Qixia Castle have indeed caused you quite a lot of pressure. ”

Tang Ling's face did not change, he took a sip of tea and carefully observed Mo Lengyan.

Facing Tang Ling's question, Mo Lengyan sighed for a long time: "Mr. Tang Ling, if I say that there are the same imperial court magnates behind the Netherworld and Qixia Castle, I wonder if I can explain why the Blood Sea will let them grow?"

"That's why. Tang Ling's face did not change, as if he had already expected it, "It's just that I still don't know who has the courage to dare to cultivate the forces of the rivers and lakes to oppose you." ”

Although it was only Cheng Biting Jin's whimsy at first, Taizong Li Shimin really needed to balance the various forces on the rivers and lakes, which made the sea of blood come into being, and with the support of the imperial court, he gradually established his own hegemony in the rivers and lakes. If it weren't for the fact that the underworld and Qixia Fort had a certain background strength behind them, they would have been suppressed by the sea of blood, and there would be no possibility of growth. Mo Lengyan saw that Tang Ling was still unclear about the details of the rise of the underworld and Qixia Castle, and he didn't dare to hide too much, so he explained in detail: "Back then, the Sea of Blood assisted His Majesty in quelling the chaos, and the world knew the position and heritage of the Sea of Blood. But the sea of blood has since lost its advantage of latent development strength, therefore, His Majesty decided to establish the underworld and Qixia Castle to carry out the previous mission of the sea of blood, but in recent years, for some reason, the two organizations have risen in a high-profile manner, showing their relationship with the imperial court, and also claiming to use the prestige of the three to deter the world from plotting against the Tang Dynasty, which is the current situation. ”

As soon as Mo Lengyan's words fell, Tang Ling suddenly burst out laughing: "Good! good!"

The three "good" words that popped up inexplicably were so cold that Mo Leng didn't know what to say, but Tang Ling's next sentence revealed the true meaning in his heart: "That's a decision made to compete for favor, right? A barrage of laughter followed.

It is true that if it weren't for Li Shimin's secret support for the sea of blood back then, and he had always hidden the relationship between the two sides from everyone's eyes, I am afraid that long before the chaos of the Empress Wu, the sea of blood would have been wiped out like those unlucky kings of the Li family. As for the future, there will be no concerted efforts to calm down all kinds of internal and external troubles, how can it be Li Longji's turn to control the current country? It's just that after the sea of blood helped Li Longji, the rewards he has received from the imperial court in recent years are also eye-catching, perhaps it is precisely in this way that the underworld and Qixia Fort, which have secretly accumulated strength for many years and have not made any achievements, will suddenly rise and compete with the sea of blood.

Finally stopped laughing, Tang Ling seemed to feel a lot, and said again: "Li Longji, this kid, is completely different from back then, the older he gets, the more confused he becomes. Now that the three deities are in the rivers and lakes, it shows that although they have deterred those forces with bad intentions, hasn't he seen that the so-called three deities have become a mutual restraint, if there is another turmoil, I am afraid that no force can spare their hands to help the imperial court quell the rebellion, and may even become a burden to the rebellion. ”

Mo Lengyan didn't dare to respond, not to mention what this Li Longji in Tang Ling's mouth was, but after all, it was the son of heaven, not to mention that now he was nearly seventy years old, and I am afraid that the only one in the world who dares to evaluate him like this is this one who is a powerful man.

After sighing, Tang Ling restrained his smile, Tang Ling looked at Mo Lengyan, and his words secretly contained some meaning: "If I am not mistaken, the sudden rise of the underworld and Qixia Fort is the meaning of the powerful people behind them. ”

Thinking slightly touched the two high-ranking officials of the imperial court who were united with the underworld and Qixia Fort behind their backs, Mo Lengyan was shocked.

Tang Ling continued to stare at the thoughtful Mo Lengyan, and there was a bit of undeniable majesty in his words: "Tell me, who is behind the scenes and has dealings with these two organizations." ”

This question, Tang Ling has already implied the coercion of the spirit of creation, but it is different from when he faced the God Emperor and the Demon Venerable, this time the coercion can be called minimal, it is only enough for a mortal to give up all his worries and speak the truth.

Mo Lengyan barely hesitated, and as soon as Tang Ling's words fell, he had already replied according to his words: "Qin Wuxi, the current lord of the underworld, is a brother with a different surname who is friends with his uncle Yang Guozhong. As for those who support Qixia Fort behind the scenes, it is An Lushan, the envoy of the Three Towns Festival. ”

Yang Guozhong is not only the cousin of the noble concubine Yang Yuhuan, but also the prime minister of a dynasty, with more than 40 part-time positions, which can be said to be in control of half of the court; With such a backer, it is no wonder that the underworld and Qixia Fort dare to rise strongly and compete with the sea of blood for a day.

"Is it these two people...... Tang Ling sneered when he heard these two names, "It seems that the strong rise of the Underworld and Qixia Fort is not only related to them, but also has ulterior motives. I think that when the sea of blood was established, it was the fat man who couldn't stand the etiquette of the monarch and the minister, so he took the opportunity to establish the sea of blood to stay away from officialdom and live the rest of his life.

Tang Ling said calmly, but this question set off a storm in Mo Lengyan's heart.

"Anti-heaven and earth, anti-Tang Dynasty, anti-god and anti-demon, not anti-Li Dynasty......"

Whispering at the beginning of the establishment of the Blood Sea, Cheng Yanjin led a high-level blood sea to make an oath, and Mo Lengyan thought about the words that the previous hall master had elaborated for him when he was just in charge of the Wild Waves Hall. When he first learned that there was still such a secret relationship between the sea of blood and the imperial court, he had been impressed by Cheng Yanjin's pride and loyalty, and now he recalled this oath again in front of Tang Ling, and only felt that there seemed to be another meaning in it.

Staring at the teacup in his hand, even though he had read countless people and witnessed countless wars and prosperous times, Tang Ling couldn't help but feel embarrassed in his heart at this time.

"I believe that for the past hundred years, the high-ranking people who have ruled the Blood Sea have been all loyal and righteous, but you must understand the true meaning of this oath. Neither rebellion nor rebellion does not mean that you have to grovel to Li Tang on this. Cheng Fatzi's descendant, how can he not be unruly and untamable?"

This sentence carries a little nostalgia, and at the same time, there is also a little regret.

Compared with the people of the world, Li Longji is still inferior, without the experience of troubled times and disputes, he has never been able to meet friends who can be confidants, and as for the subordinates who are dedicated and hope to profit from them, they are better in terms of numbers. ”

Mo Leng Yan listened, and also smiled bitterly: "Even if our sea of blood is full of righteous people, what if there is another turmoil, the sea of blood that is already on the cusp of the storm will be able to fight every soldier, and it will not be able to defend the spirit of the Lu Guogong oath back then." ”

The true meaning of those two "oaths", Mo Lengyan knew it, and after listening to Tang Ling's explanation, the master of the Wild Waves Hall who had passed the year of standing was secretly smiling bitterly. has been in the spotlight for decades, and now every move in the sea of blood is attracting the attention of the world's forces. Back then, he assisted Xuanzong to quell the rebellion, and this sudden surprise soldier did make a lot of meritorious deeds, but now the world knows that the blood sea has a lot to do with the imperial court, if there is really turmoil, I am afraid that the first thing for the rebels is to kill this group of righteous people before the rebellion, so that Cheng Yanjin's oath back then cannot be fulfilled.

Seeing Mo Lengyan's wry smile, Tang Ling drank the tea lightly, and a smile appeared on his face for the first time: "Whether we have the power to return to the sky, we still don't know, but I have a way to let the sea of blood survive even in the troubled times." ”

At that time, Cheng bit Jin Chongyi and founded the Sea of Blood to pacify the rivers and lakes for Li Shimin; Li Shimin also re-invited Tang Ling to leave a famous mansion for banquet immortals; how could Tang Ling ignore the old friendship and let the sea of blood come to an end?

In order to understand the forces behind the Underworld and Qixia Castle so seriously, Tang Ling planned to show these two new forces the true essence behind the sea of blood, lest they underestimate this century-old force that Emperor Taizong personally issued a secret decree and instructed to establish. After all, no matter how low-key he is, he is still a storm of the clouds, and he also made a lot of effort to establish the sea of blood, not to mention that the first lord of the sea of blood, Cheng Yanjin, also had a deep friendship with him?