"It's strange big brother, the gate of this Qingyang Mansion is not guarded by officers and soldiers. Seeing that the people guarding the city gate in front of him were not army soldiers in armor, but a group of ordinary Jianghu people in mixed clothes, Wang Yuelong couldn't help but be curious and asked.

Gongsun Yu, who left home for the first time to travel the rivers and lakes, naturally didn't know, and at this moment he was also looking at his master with a curious baby.

As for Liu Feifang, a master of the previous generation like Ying Tianxiang, because of a long period of imprisonment, he has not walked in the rivers and lakes for a long time, and in many things, he is also not as well known as Ying Tianxiang, who has been walking the rivers and lakes all year round. At this moment, he also turned his gaze to Ying Tianxiang, waiting for his answer.

The Eagle Emperor, who was watched by the three of them at the same time, smiled indifferently, and looked leisurely at the east gate of Qingyang Mansion not far ahead: "Speaking of which, in this Qingyang Mansion and even in many state capitals, counties, counties and towns in Xizhou, the local official civil and military system is basically overhead. The real power is divided among some powerful Jianghu forces, such as this Qingyang Mansion, which is jointly occupied by the four local Jianghu forces. If my guess is correct, this east city gate is still occupied by the Qingyang Zhou family this year. ”

He glanced at Wang Yuelong and continued to smile faintly: "But second brother, although the real power over there in Dongzhou is also under the control of your Dongzhou Five Business Alliance, the appointment and dismissal of your local officials are all up to you, and the imperial court will not interfere at all, right? The official personnel of Qingyang Mansion here are still appointed by the imperial court, but no one in the imperial court dares to take up their posts." It is said that in the past five years, the imperial court has appointed ten prefects, and none of them have been able to survive more than half a year, either by death or by resignation. ”

"Interesting. The corners of Wang Yuelong's mouth hooked up an inexplicable smile, "Does the eldest brother know what the four major forces of Qingyang Mansion are now?"

Ying Tianxiang shook his head: "This side of Qingyang Mansion has been controlled by the local Jianghu forces since the imperial court abolished the town guard marshal of the five continents and four regions ten years ago. Basically, around the Mid-Autumn Festival every year, they will conduct a ranking competition. The four forces at the top of the ranking are the real speakers of Qingyang Mansion. However, because it is changed every year compared to every year, except for the Qingyang Zhou family, which has been the head of the four major forces over the years, the other three are really not sure who is who. ”

"This Qingyang Zhou family, is so strong? Can it always hold the top of the list?" It was Gongsun Yu who asked, her master was rare to be able to speak a lot, as the only apprentice, she naturally wanted to have a good time.

Ying Tianxiang glanced at Gongsun Yu with some amusement, but continued to speak: "This Qingyang Zhou family is said to be the descendant of the emperor of Qin Zhou in the past. Zhou Tianzi lost the world, and some of the descendants of Zhou Tianzi were placed here in Qingyang by the First Emperor. In order to commemorate the history of the ancestors who ruled the world, the descendants of Zhou Tianzi took Zhou as their surname and passed it down from generation to generation. For more than a thousand years, the Qingyang Zhou family has always been one of the strongest family forces in Qingyang. ”

"Wow! after the royal nobles!" Gongsun Yu shouted very exaggeratedly, but when he saw that the other three were looking at her with a strange gaze, Gongsun Yu suddenly wilted, and he didn't scream.

Ying Tianxiang smiled kindly, his eyes picked at Wang Yuelong's side, and jokingly said to his apprentice: "If you really want to say that after the royal nobles, your second uncle is after the royal nobles!"

"Just him? Hmph! I don't believe it!" Gongsun Yu's little nose turned to the sky, looking disdainful.

I don't know what this Gongsun Yu thinks, although she doesn't entangle Wang Yuelong much along the way, she still doesn't quite match Wang Yuelong in many things. It's as if the two of them are born incompatible.

Gongsun Yu's answer, Wang Yuelong in front of him heard it clearly. But this guy snorted faintly and didn't say anything more.

On the contrary, Liu Feifang glanced at Wang Yuelong with interest, turned her head to look at Ying Tianxiang, and asked curiously: "Brother Ying, after you said that Brother Long is a royal nobleman, what basis is there?"

Although he is also the leader of the previous generation of masters, Ying Tianxiang is nearly ten years older than Liu Feifang, and it is not wrong to call the eldest brother this time. What's more, Ying Tianxiang is Wang Yuelong's eldest brother, and if Liu Feifang follows Wang Yuelong, she will have to call Ying Tianxiang a big brother.

Although he knew that Liu Feifang's question was knowingly asked, Ying Tianxiang still replied patiently: "Miss Liu, you should know that my second brother's family is the Qizhou Wang family, the first family of the Dongzhou Five Business Alliance. Before the contemporary royal family ruled the world, the Qizhou Wang clan had a more resounding hereditary title, that is, the King of Qi. As for the other four families who formed the Dongzhou Five Merchants Alliance together with the Qizhou Wang family, they were subsidiary families of the Qi Wang family in the past, and this master-slave relationship still exists until now. The five merchant alliances of Dongzhou were mainly based on the Wang family of Qizhou, supplemented by the other four families, and then included other large and small families on the basis of the five families. Isn't the person from such a family the queen of the royal family!"

"It turns out that Brother Long, you actually have such a rich and wealthy background!" Liu Feifang turned her head and smiled softly at Wang Yuelong, who was speechless, and let out a crisp and pleasant laugh. Such laughter made Wang Yuelong's heart more and more depressed.

Wang Yuelong, who was full of depression, naturally drove his horse towards the city gate silently, but was blocked by two people.

"Hey, hey, hey, boy, you have to pay a fee to enter the city, don't you know?!" a Zhou family squad leader said to Wang Yuelong proudly, but because he was a little short in height, he had to raise his head high when he looked at Wang Yuelong who was riding a horse at this moment.

However, for this kind of person, Second Young Master Wang naturally ignored him lightly, but continued to ride his horse and walk inside.

This made the captain of the Zhou family very angry, and the big knife in his hand was pulled out at once, and he held the big knife at Wang Yuelong and yelled viciously: "Hey, boy, are you deaf, aren't you?! Dare not pay the entrance fee! Take a step forward and try again?!"

The answer to him was still the unstoppable "stomping" of the horse's footsteps, and behind them, Ying Tianxiang and they also followed step by step.

Seeing Liu Feifang, who was riding on horseback behind him, although he was wearing a white gauze scarf, he still couldn't hide his bright and bright face, but the captain of the Zhou family was stunned for a moment.

To be continued......

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