When Hsu Fengnian walked towards the palace gates with his spear, the soldiers below the steps breathed faster. Fortunately, the mistress of the Residence of Dragon King, Queen Yu Rourou, did not let them die. She smiled gently and said, "Since the King of Beiliang wants to enter the palace, then I will make way for the King of Beiliang."
Mao Bishan and the other Jianghu lackeys all carefully protected the Queen and made way for him to enter the palace. Hsu Fengnian walked up the steps and crossed the threshold. Yu Rourou looked at the back of the handsome man and smiled. The square inside the palace was paved with dark green stones. Two rows of short peach trees were planted at the foot of the wall. It was unknown what species they were, but they bloomed much earlier than in Jiangnan. The trees were short but had large flowers. The color of the flowers was not the common pink of the Central Plains. The flowers were gold and purple, and the branches were red. It was a sharp contrast to the dark green stones. One could vaguely see many scabbards hanging from the peach trees. When Xu Fengnian walked into the square, the "Mother of Heaven" queen was sitting on the threshold. She leaned against a pillar, her long skirt dragging on the ground. She turned her head and smiled at the new Prince Liang, who could be called a hothead. Mao Bishan and Gu Feiqing looked at the Queen's posture and were surprised. They did not believe that the Residence of Dragon King would bow to Beiliang like this. Although the two of them were guests of high status in the Residence of Dragon King, they rarely came into contact with confidential matters. However, this was not strange. Even Mao and Gu Feiqing felt that it was natural. The head of a family spent money to buy a dog to guard the house, not to involve it in the housework.
Hsu Fengnian walked to a large stone in the center of the square and used the bottom of his spear to knock on the stone. The sound was sonorous and powerful. Only a tall old man in a goat fur hat walked out of the "Throne Room." Hsu Fengnian still did not see Cai Junchen's figure. He looked up at the empty-handed old man and said, "Tang Hua Embassy, Li Yang Zhao Gou, a top spy. Proficient in Qi training and sword formation. I heard that Ruan Shandong died at your hands."
The exposed old man looked at Hsu Fengnian and said in a loud and clear voice, "Ruan Shandong was only a spy placed in Qing Cang by Beiliang's aide, Li Yishan. He deserved to die."
A cluster of gorgeous peach blossoms shook violently and a person fell heavily from the tree. This slovenly burly man sat on the ground. He accidentally pulled a scabbard and scratched his head with the scabbard. he used the scabbard and scratched his head. and then cursed in a half-baked refugee dialect, "Tang Hua Embassy...... what.. what... are you making like old people. I hate you like old...... . If you want to fight, hurry up. "
Hsu Fengnian glanced at the middle-aged man and frowned. It was not difficult for the man to recognize him. However, the spies from Beiliang had not obtained any accurate information about this man. Hsu Fengnian still guessed his identity. This made Hsu Fengnian feel that it was a bit troublesome. During the trip to Beimang, Tuoba Chunsun made Hsu Fengnian suffer a lot. However, the person who left the deepest impression on him was not the youngest son of Tuoba Bodhisattva, but the son of an aristocratic family called Zhong Tan. At that time, there was a woman from the Princess' Tomb who pretended to be his personal maid. Hsu Fengnian had experienced her bold and bold stele writing skills. Zhong Tan's father was Zhong Shentong, one of the 12 Great Generals of Beimang. His uncle was Zhong Liang, one of the Ten Great Devils of Beimang whose true strength was second only to Luo Yang. Zhong Shentong would not give up his position as a Great General and come to Qingcang City to make a small fuss. Therefore, he could only be Zhong Liang, who was ranked high and low in the Jianghu of Beimang, depending on his mood. Zhong Liang was a famous romantic figure in Beimang. He was unrestrained and unrestrained. On the path of martial arts, he could easily win against the top experts of the Ten Great Devils. However, he also dared to lose to some of the "soft persimmons" who were ranked at the bottom. The great devil in front of him was seventy to eighty percent similar to his nephew Zhong Gui, who was killed by Hsu Fengnian. However, he was more similar to his nephew Zhong Tan. Luo Yang had once said that among the nine devils behind her, only Zhong Liang could enter her eyes.
Hsu Fengnian turned around and looked at the tall and sturdy man with a thick beard. He smiled and asked, "Zhong Liang?"
The man made a sound of surprise and did not deny it. "How do you know me?"
The man patted his head and suddenly realized. "Zhong Gui was actually killed by you when you went back to Beimang last time? No wonder I felt something was wrong when I looked at that girl who was not married yet. "
When the two of them were talking about how others could not understand the Heavenly Book, Elder Tang of Qingcang City and Zhao Gou of Li Yang squatted down silently in the Hall of Tang Hua, with one hand on the ground. Hsu Fengnian was lost in thought and turned a blind eye to the movements of the Hall of Tang Hua.
When the land of refugees was in its embryonic form, the warlords were divided, mainly relying on the original family names of Beiliang, and quickly wringing out political power one by one. What followed was an extremely chaotic internal strife. Thus, a large number of tyrannical martial artists with powerful skills like Ruan Shandong, the former lord of Qingcang City, stepped onto the stage. The big fish ate the small fish, and the small fish ate the shrimps. The idle forces were purged and annexed, and from the turmoil to the stability, they encountered an invisible bottleneck and could no longer expand their "territory". In the eyes of many people, Ruan Shandong's martial arts cultivation was not bad, but they lost because of their lack of strategy. As a result, people who were good at dealing with political affairs were born, and Cai Junchen was one of them. In terms of martial arts, Mao Bishan and Gu Feiqing could easily kill dozens of Cai Junchen in one breath, but in the end, the one who relied on others' charity was still Mao Gu. However, it did not mean that there were no refugee leaders with both martial arts cultivation and shrewdness. In fact, Ruan Shandong was not as lacking in strategy as the outside world said. It was just that Qingcang City was close to the Southern Dynasty to the north, Beiliang to the east, and there were a few big forces in the west who had bad intentions. Their situation was especially difficult. Not to mention other things, two of the three Great Consecrators in the Residence of the Dragon King, one was Elder Zhao Gou, and the other was the Devil of Beimang. Hsu Fengnian knew very well that after his master, Li Yishan, had single-handedly created the situation of hundreds of thousands of refugees "using the shell as a training ground," he had been watching the situation in these years. This strategist saw him as a small world in the great wide world, coldly watching the ants fight for the ant nest. The world was full of strange and strange things. Li Yishan could see everything from the top floor of the Tide-listening Pavilion. Regarding the movements of the refugees, Li Yishan had once written a book, "Records of Knowing Autumn". It described in detail the rise and fall of people, gains and losses, so that Hsu Fengnian, a scholar, could "know autumn with a single leaf". Among the strategists of the Spring and Autumn Period, Li Yishan had always been seen as inferior to Nalan Youci, Zhao Changling, and the others because of his sinister methods. He received the nickname of "Poison Scholar". Many Beiliang old generals even blamed the fact that the general was not willing to establish himself as the emperor and rule on Li Yishan's shortsightedness after Zhao Changling's death. As to the truth, probably only people like Huang Longshi, Yuan Benxi, and Nalan Youci could see through it and have the qualifications to make a conclusion about Li Yishan.
Hsu Fengnian felt slightly emotional. After the Spring and Autumn Period, the elusive Huang Longshan set his eyes on West Chu. Yuan Benxi, who had the right time, place, and people, set out to set up the two Liao regions. Nalan Youci, who had no worries, took care of the barbarians in the south. Li Yishan, who was besieged on all sides, "let loose" hundreds of thousands of refugees. It would probably take a few more years to see which of the four was better at strategizing.
This was a true fight between immortals!
Zhong Liang's voice interrupted Hsu Fengnian's thoughts. "Xu, be careful. Old Tang is trash in close combat. However, if you are a hundred feet away from him and he uses the 'Falling Flowers' sword technique, even I would find it difficult to deal with him, much less a Finger Profound Realm expert."
Zhong Liang quickly smiled and said, "The reason I am telling you is because I am afraid you will accidentally die early. I do not have the face to take your head back and ask for a reward from Her Majesty the Empress."
In the battle of the reed marshes outside Xiangfan City, Wei Shuyang of the Way of the Nine Pecks of Rice had once used a Daoist sword formation to break through the red armor of the talisman generals. Even Ancestor Lu had called this an interesting matter for those who wanted to "not open a cave." Naturally, it could not be underestimated.
Xu Fengnian exhaled softly, waiting to see what would happen.
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