Chapter 83 Negotiation and Cooperation
Lian Ni Shang, Wu Xingyun, Wu Zetian!
These three masters are almost the pinnacle of female masters in today's martial arts, even if the Emei faction exterminates the master and the red sleeve Shenni of Xiaohanshan, in front of these three masters, they can only follow behind and eat ashes.
With such a strong man as the master, the backstage of "Cuiyu Yellow Shirt" can be said to be so hard that it can't be harder anymore, almost to the point where Zhao Fan wants to kneel down and shout "The local tyrant and I are friends".
However, compared with Huo Qingtong's surprising backstage, Zhao Fan, who has a sense of politics/governance, pays more attention to another detail.
-- According to what Huo Qingtong said, the preparation for the establishment of the "Red Flower Society" in the territory of the Manchu Qing Dynasty turned out to be an order from Wu Zetian. In other words, at least two or three years ago, the Great Zhou Tianzi had already reached out to her proud disciples and extended her tentacles into the territory of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. And as the world's top wise and strong man, such a move is not useless, even if you use your knees, you know that the picture is definitely not small.
Thinking like this, Zhao Fan suddenly thought of the matter of the "Divine Dragon Sect Master" Hong Antong coming uninvited at the banquet that day, taking the opportunity to establish his authority. Thinking about the Western Jade Rakshasa standing behind Hong Antong, Zhao Fan couldn't help but realize for a while that on this chessboard called "Manchu Qing", there were already two peerless strongmen, who had fallen into it either openly or secretly.
In addition to this, did other masters and forces participate in it? Did the Jinyan Divine Eagle, who was regarded as the living martial god by the Jurchen clan, know about this? If so, did they acquiesce in their attitude towards it, or did they have already sent someone to intervene in the game?
"It's scary to think about......"
Chaofan thought so, a look of surprise and admiration on his face.
"I didn't expect Miss Huo to have such a famous teacher, it's really disrespectful. But just now you said that the establishment of the 'Red Flower Society' is the meaning of the Commander......"
Zhao Fan paused and looked into the girl's eyes, as if he wanted to see if she was lying.
"Can Miss Huo not hesitate to show what the intention of the Great Sage Emperor's move is?"
"Of course. â
Huo Qingtong smiled.
"The meaning of the Third Master is actually very clear, in short, it is to let the Jurchen Kingdom become as chaotic as possible, so that they cannot be unified, and even if they are really unified, they must be weakened as much as possible, so that they cannot pose any threat to the Great Zhou Heavenly Empire. â
"I see. â
Zhao Fan squinted and nodded.
Hearing her say this, Zhao Fan understood that this was exactly what John Bull did back then.
Back then, Britain was united with Europe from beginning to end, pulling one faction and fighting another, and it was imperative that Greater Europe could not be united. This policy began in the time of William the Conqueror, and even in the days of Britain's most powerful empire, the sun never set, there was no relaxation.
Of course, this policy is influenced by the factors of Britain itself as an island country, but by extension, it is also a consistent means of world hegemon.
Not to mention anything else, in the 21st century when Zhao Fan crossed over, as the only superpower in the world, the Yankees have always fanned the flames in China's backyard, and even bribed all kinds of people, jumping up and down in the country, looking extremely unrestrained.
From this point of view, like Wu Zhou, who is firmly in the position of the first power in the Central Plains, but lacks a decisive military advantage, and cannot sweep away the hegemon-level country in the world with his own strength, in addition to "distant friendship and close attack", the "-stirring stick policy" will always be their favorite.
For example, now, Huo Qingtong and his "Red Flower Society" have already used the method of "killing middle-level bureaucrats" to make the upper echelons of the Manchu Qing Dynasty anxious, and they are further planning a plan to sabotage the Kwantung Martial Arts Conference and continue the chaos in the Jurchen Kingdom.
However, in this way, most of them will deal a severe blow to the Qing court's forces, and give Wanyan's rise to power to create an opportunity to create a zĂ o, which may go against the expectations of the Great Zhou court. However, Jin Shenying, the only recognized leader of the Wanyan clan, "Golden Prince", is not yet ten years old at the moment, and it will take a while to make a comeback.
Thinking about this, the position of the "Red Flower Society" naturally has a context. And in order to build the basis for cooperation, it is time for Zhao Fan to take a stand.
"Since Miss Huo said it so clearly, then I might as well say it explicitly. Although I do have a deep relationship with the 'Freedom Gate', to be honest, I haven't even met Uncle Zhuge once, so this trip to the north is purely my personal action, and it does not represent the position of the Shenhou Mansion or even the Great Song Dynasty. â
"Oh, private action?"
Listening to Zhao Fan's extremely direct confession, Huo Qingtong first tilted his head slightly, as if he didn't believe it. However, the next moment, as if she remembered something, a meaningful smile bloomed on her face.
This smile, Zhao Fan had seen a lot in his previous life.
Whether it's when boys get together to talk about girls, or when girls gossip together, there is such a smile on their faces, the difference is only the owner of the smile, some fat, thin, beautiful and ugly, but the faint ridicule and YD color in that smile are the same, the world is the same.
And now, such a smile also appeared on Huo Qingtong's face, from this point of view, people in ancient and modern times, Chinese and foreign, when gossiping, I am afraid that they are not too much different.
Seeing her smile, Zhao Fan's face couldn't help but collapse. Finally, Huo Qingtong, as a disciple of the martial queen, was familiar with people, and he didn't tease Zhao Fan, but the smile on his face couldn't be restrained for a while.
"I see, I ......understand," Huo Qingtong said with a smile, "So, in the Manchu court, someone has a grudge against that 'Lian girl'?
"Well, it does. On this trip to the north, our main goal is to prepare to take advantage of this Kanto conference to see if there is an opportunity to kill Ximen Makino in chaos. In addition, I myself was also ordered by Wudang Elder Mu Dao to clean up the portal for Wudang and kill Zhang Zhaozhong, a rebel under the Baiyun Temple!"
As he spoke, Zhao Fan gently stretched out his hand and made a gesture of swinging his knife and slashing.
"If Miss Huo can help us achieve these two goals, then we don't mind helping you and causing more trouble for the Qing court. Or conversely, the more chaotic the Qing court, the greater the chance of our assassination, so it seems that we do have a lot of basis for cooperation...... Miss Huo, what do you think?"
"What Childe said is indeed true. â
Huo Qingtong smiled and said, and then changed his words.
"However, in order to make it easier for us to cooperate, why don't we start with some small things first, cultivate mutual trust, and better help each other on top of the Kanto Conference, what do you think?"
"Well, the girl has a point. Zhao Fan nodded and said, "It's just this small place, where is it?"
"It's Zhang Zhaozhong!"
Huo Qingtong said without hesitation, it seems that plotting against such a master is just a trivial matter.
"Although Zhang Zhaozhong's official position is not high, his position is very important, once he dies, it will inevitably cause a shock in the Qing court, and it will also be convenient for us to profit from the chaos. Originally, with the strength that Gongzi showed today, it should not be difficult to kill Zhang Zhaozhong. However, murder is murder, and the aftermath after murder cannot be ignored. â
"I heard that Zhang Zhaozhong and Chu Zhaonan are both close generals, but they have never been on good terms because of the struggle for power and profit, maybe we can make good use of it. That Chu Zhaonan was originally a traitor to the Northern Sect of the 'Tianshan Sect', but it was purely because the old monk of the Ming Dynasty loved his disciples and was unwilling to chase and kill, so he was able to escape to Kanto and put himself into the account of Aixin Jueluo's family. Since I am a disciple of the master, it is also my duty to clean the door for her senior brother. â
Speaking of this, Huo Qingtong paused and turned his gaze to Zhao Fan on the side.
"It's better to do this, I have here a set of 'three-point sword techniques' improved by the master, which contains a lot of mysteries of the 'Tianshan Sword Technique', which will be taught to you. If you can use this swordsmanship to kill Zhang Zhaozhong, when outsiders see it, they must think that Chu Zhaonan used the 'Tianshan Sword Technique' to kill him. What does Zhao Gongzi think?"
"Hmm, this is a qualification review?" Zhao Fan raised an eyebrow, and then shrugged his shoulders.
Just killing someone who was going to be killed, there was a gift from a peerless school, and Miss Huo was very generous. But if you have a bargain, you don't take advantage of the bastard, since Miss Huo is so generous, how can I back down?"
Zhao Fan sighed lightly and said.
"I'll take this exam! Miss Huo must sit down and wait for the good news!"