Liu Licheng personally led the team to Huaiying Pavilion. His face was solemn and cautious. He knew that there were all big people here today, but when he actually came in, he found that he had misjudged the situation. One of the people above was actually a , they are all big bosses that he cannot afford to offend.
No wonder the five floors below were all empty. He was wondering which boss was so awesome, but he didn't expect it to be a group of bosses who were so awesome.
Duke Guo of Qin did not come forward himself, so there was no need for him to come personally for this kind of matter.
The Marquis of Yan'an stepped forward to communicate with Liu Licheng for a moment, and Liu Licheng respectfully withdrew and gave him ten thousand courage. He did not dare to stay here any longer and just hoped to leave as soon as possible.
When he came to the stairs and went downstairs, he glanced subconsciously and found Liu Xin in the crowd. He suddenly felt filled with confusion.
Why is this boy Liu Xin here? He actually appeared at the banquet of Qin Guogong. This boy not only clings to Dongchang's lap, but also gets close to Qin Guogong. How virtuous and capable is this boy!
Full of doubts, Liu Licheng went downstairs, and Gong Kexin, Cheng Guotao and other confidants quickly gathered around him.
"Brother, how are you? What kind of big shot is upstairs? He actually took over the entire Huaiying Pavilion!" Cheng Guotao asked.
Liu Licheng shook his head, trying to throw Liu Xin away, but found that it was useless, and his annoyance increased. He informed several people about the banquet held by Duke Qin here, but did not tell the news about Liu Xin's appearance here. He and Liu Xin There is actually no open hatred between them, but there is secret hatred, and they don't know when it will break out.
Moreover, Liu Xin captured Chen Nianji, and Chen Nianji was originally the bridge between him and Jiangyin Gong. He originally planned to use the adopted son of Qin Guogong to break into the Xungui Group to make up for the regret after Shao Shiwang's death. The result was even more regretful.
Chen Nianji was arrested, and Liu Xin was his old subordinate. The Duke of Jiangyin even sent someone to return the gifts he had sent before. What was even more outrageous was that the man directly repeated the story of Duke Jiangyin in front of Liu Licheng. If so, collect all the letters between the two parties.
It was completely unwilling to have anything to do with Liu Licheng.
All Liu Licheng's calculations were miscalculated!
He is the only one who knows this news. Once it is known to outsiders, especially his brothers, the consequences will be disastrous.
Liu Licheng's official career has basically come to an end. He has failed to do things several times. Without other help, he simply cannot complete the task that allowed him to gain a foothold in Jinyiwei. Emperor Wu City will definitely transfer him away, but he doesn't know when the knife hanging above his head will fall. He just hopes to get as much as possible at the last moment.
And these brothers of his, who are usually brothers, if something happens, the knife behind them may be in their hands.
There was definitely no need to investigate Huaiyingting, so Liu Licheng led the people and walked elsewhere.
In the shadows of the street opposite Huaiying Pavilion, several pairs of eyes flashing with murderous intent were staring at Liu Licheng and his party.
In the Huaiying Pavilion, Marquis Yan'an briefly explained the situation to everyone.
It turned out that just outside the street of Huaiyingting, a pro-army man fell from the second floor of a building. Although the place was remote, the man was still breathing heavily when he was found. Jinyiwei rushed to the scene immediately. But by that time, the person was already dead.
The case of the death of hundreds of pro-military families is not a trivial matter, especially in the inner city. Therefore, Jinyiwei's investigation was meticulous, and even Huaiying Pavilion had someone specially come to investigate.
Speaking of Jin Yiwei, some people's eyes couldn't help but fall on Liu Xin.
The Marquis of Yan'an also cast his eyes on Liu Xin and couldn't help but say: "The man just now was Liu Licheng from the Inner East City Qianhu of Jinyiwei. I heard that Liu Xin and Liu Qianhu were serving under him in less than two months. , and now he is on an equal footing with Liu Qianhu, haha, what a terrible future!"
Many people echoed a few words, and then Duke Henan stood up and said loudly:
"Okay, okay, it's time to get down to business. Since the Marquis of Yan'an mentioned Liu Qianhu, let's let Liu Qianhu do this first competition. So and so, the boy from the Ning family, come and compete with Liu Xin Become a rival!”
Yan'an Hou's face suddenly turned cold, but Henan Duke came directly to Liu Xin, pulled another person from the crowd of young people with a big hand, and waved the others away, leaving Liu Xin and Liu Xin in the open space in the middle. A young man named Ning.
The Marquis of Yan'an wanted to say something more. Duke Henan looked over and said loudly: "Marquis of Yan'an, what else do you want to say?"
Everyone looked at the Marquis of Yan'an. The Marquis of Yan'an opened his mouth and said, "It's okay, let's start!"
The Duke of Henan nodded and stopped looking at the Marquis of Yan'an. The latter's face suddenly became gloomy.
Now that Liu Xin was pushed into this position, he no longer hesitated. He bowed to the young man generously, then said a word of concession, and then took up his posture.
The man opposite also saluted and said: "Ning Yi, I accept my concession!"
There was no hesitation between the two sides. Ning Yi attacked first. His punch was very strong and his feet were extremely fast. After three steps, the distance between the two sides was suddenly shortened by several meters.
"Butterfly Step! The Ning family's unique skill!"
"Monster Ning is best at boxing. His youngest son is already quite mature. That Jinyi Guard Qianhu is probably in trouble!"
Just when Liu Xin and Ning Yi began to compete, Lei Chuanchang came to his father.
"Father, it seems that I won't be able to fight against this boy named Liu Xin today."
The Marquis of Yan'an glanced at his son and said calmly:
"The days are long, so why should you be in a hurry?"
"Father, that old man from Henan Province has been against you several times!" Lei Chuanchang gritted his teeth and whispered.
The Marquis of Yan'an smiled faintly: "You also know that he is an old man, so don't worry too much! He is a figure promoted by Duke Wu. When Duke Wu retreats, he and Duke Qin have already made an agreement. Wu Guogong's people must take good care of him. Otherwise, how could Duke Wu be willing to make a smooth transition? And this Duke of Henan is the spokesperson for people on Duke Wu's side. Only when he becomes more domineering and arrogant and arrogant, but Duke Qin still gives him preferential treatment, can the people of Duke Wu's side feel at ease."
"I see, but father, do we have to endure that old man forever?"
"Don't worry, he won't be around for long. Next year Qin Guogong will become the governor of the left, and Wu Guogong's people will be under Qin Guogong's command. Our faction will fight within the faction. Wu Guogong's people are not monolithic. In order to integrate into us, they must have If you cooperate with us, Mr. Henan will be the scapegoat!"
"I understand Father!"
"You, take a long-term view!"
In the center of the field, Liu Xin and Ning Yi had already started fighting. Ning Yi's boxing skills were like thunder. Every punch was straight and fierce. Although it was simple, it was very effective.
Coupled with Ning Yi's erratic butterfly steps, the whole person is like an erratic butterfly, constantly sending out punches.
Liu Xin also tried to resist the opponent's fists, using force to fight force.
However, the opponent's punches are fierce, and his internal energy penetrates with his fists. If he resists forcefully, the punching power accumulated in a short period of time will be enough to eat Liu Xin a pot.
The other party is also in the Dacheng realm, but it seems that he has just been promoted and his internal strength is not that strong.
Ning Yi was actually a little surprised. He knew that Liu Xin was the Deputy Qianhu of Jinyiwei. Before Deputy Qianhu and Qianhu, there was the natural chasm of Dacheng Realm. If you don't cross this natural chasm, you can't be promoted to a thousand households even with great achievements.
The original situation of Liu Xin was learned from the mouths of some second-generation nobles who came back from Hanzhong. Liu Xin had just joined the Jin Yiwei less than two months ago. He had not joined any major sects, and his own cultivation was his greatest. shortcomings.
But in this confrontation, Ning Yi immediately discovered the other party's true cultivation level.
Dachengjing!
A guy born in such a small place turned out to be in the Dacheng realm. This discovery was beyond Ning Yi's judgment, but he and Liu Xin were still in the exploratory stage, and he himself was not in a hurry, so he naturally took his time.
Many people outside the court also expressed surprise at Liu Xin's cultivation. Of course, the faces of the Duke of Qin, Duke of Jiangyin, and the Marquis of Yan'an, who were in high positions, were all indifferent. I don't know if they really knew it or if they were just pretending. Yes, it’s just that the calming skills are good.
Among them, Duke Guo of Qin knew about Liu Xin's cultivation. Although Liu Xin never showed his cultivation clearly, through several attacks, especially the battle in Hanzhong, the news returned from Nanzhen Fusi was enough to make a real master Gain insight into Liu Xin's cultivation.
Especially in the eyes of the master Mi Yusong, just the fight with Bu He was enough for him to analyze Liu Xin's true cultivation level.
Bu He didn't know, nor did Liu Xin, that Mi Yusong's gaze had actually been covering the entire imperial capital.
But in the eyes of the Grandmaster, there weren't many things that really caught his attention.
Regarding Liu Xin's cultivation level, he casually revealed it during the exchange between Mi Yusong and Qin Guogong on the first day when Qin Guogong returned to the imperial capital.
These big shots didn't care who helped Liu Xin open his second line of Ren and Governor, and when.
The big people don't care, but the little people do.
Ning Yi circled Liu Xin and kept throwing punches, but Liu Xin took them all. Although Ning Yi knew that the power of his punches accumulated in Liu Xin would explode sooner or later, the latter's cultivation was still far beyond his. unexpected.
As time went by, the time for the accumulation of punching power had long passed. Surprise appeared on Ning Yi's face. He hit Liu Xin's defensive arm with a straight punch, and then he retreated instead of advancing, while Liu Shinya did not continue to pursue, but instead took two steps back.
boom!
Almost at the same time, the two people who retreated exploded at the same time, their bodies leaned back, and then bounced back violently. The two punched at each other at the same time.
There was another bang, and the fists of the two met in mid-air. They punched each other, making a muffled sound. The internal conflict caused strong gusts of wind, rolling up their robes.
Liu Xin twisted around and turned his arms to remove the power of Ning Yi's punch, and took advantage of the situation to bully him and hit the life gate with a punch.
Ning Yi dodged sideways and raised his knee to hit Liu Xin's abdomen.
Liu Xinshen blocked with his elbow, bent one leg and swept the other leg across Ning Yi's lower body.
Ning Yi's body center of gravity sank, his knees bent inward to block the sweeping leg, and then he raised his knee, followed with the other leg, and hit his knee again.
The two sides went from a strong fight to a close fight, almost flesh to flesh, making constant snapping sounds. This was the collision sound of the two sides' rapid back and forth counterattacks.
Ning Yi is the best among his peers in close combat, but today he did not have the upper hand at all.
When Liu Xin and Ning Yi fought before, the distinguished men present had noticed that the former's moves had the feeling of being beaten by an old cow. Although it seemed that he was being beaten passively, in fact, he was constantly releasing his energy, like a millstone. , consuming Ning Yi’s strength.
Ning Yi's father, who everyone calls Old Monster Ning, is the most fascinated. Even he thinks some of Liu Xin's moves are exquisite. If he can incorporate them into his own boxing skills, he may be able to improve his combat power. A level up!
That’s right, it’s just upgraded to a new level!
With this judgment in mind, Old Monster Ning secretly made up his mind to let his son get acquainted with Liu Xin no matter what happened.
Liu Xin was born in the Holy Sect. He has been learning the top martial arts skills since he was a child, and he has mastered them long ago. The way he used to invisibly resolve the power of his fists was a variation of Mopanjian's boxing techniques. Now he uses them in close combat with Ning Yi. There are some extremely subtle moves, which is why everyone thinks that Old Monster Ning's boxing skills are extremely subtle.
Although other people also saw that Liu Xin's moves were good, they did not see it as deeply as Old Monster Ning. The only people present who had similar views to Old Monster Ning were probably the Duke of Qin and the Duke of Henan.
Duke Guo of Qin sat at the top, the wine glass in his hand never stopping, and he and Duke Henan, a big boss, kept drinking together, but his eyes did not leave the center of the scene.
Liu Xin and Ning Yi exchanged nearly a hundred moves. In the end, after another fist fight, the two separated from each other and took a few steps back.
"Brother Liu, accept the offer!"
"Brother Ning, accept the offer!"
The two of them saluted politely. Seeing this, Duke Henan claps his wine glass, stood up and said loudly:
"What's the matter? Why don't we fight? You haven't decided the winner yet, and I haven't seen it yet!"
The smell of alcohol from Mr. Henan still reached Liu Xin after more than ten meters. When Liu Xing was about to speak, Ning Yi over there had already spoken first:
"Don't blame Mr. Henan. Brother Liu and I are only between brothers. If we insist on deciding the winner, we will inevitably be injured. And I believe that Brother Liu, like me, still has some hidden cards. Before the martial arts competition, it is better not to use these cards. It’s good to open it so quickly.”
Mr. Henan blew his beard and glared: "Young man Ning said it quite politely. In this case, the next group will come on. Let's let the waiter from the Lei family and that so-and-so come up!"
New people came on, old people left, and Ning Yi took Liu Xin aside and started chatting without Ning Yi.
Liu Xin didn't expect Ning Yi to be such a passionate person.
"Brother Liu, I heard rumors that your kung fu was taught by an eminent monk?"
"Yes, yes, my master passed by my house that year. He was hungry and cold. I served him hot tea and snacks. Later, my master taught me martial arts."
"Brother Liu is so lucky. That master taught you all these skills?"
"Ahem, yes, part of it is my uncle's occasional teaching."
"Your uncle is just a minor, how can he know these exquisite moves?"
"Hahaha, you are really direct."
"Yes, yes, people call me straightforward Xiao Ning."
Ning Yi is really a very enthusiastic person. He not only told Liu Xin the main purpose of the banquet and Duke Qin's views on Liu Xin, but of course Ning Yi heard these from his father, Old Monster Ning.
He also explained to Liu Xin the factions among the many nobles present.
The Qin Guogong lineage is a group of interests, but there are also many factions in it. For example, the Jiangyin Gong faction is the best friend of Qin Guogong. This faction almost spares no effort to help Qin Guogong ascend to power, and can also be regarded as the direct lineage of Qin Guogong.
The Marquis of Yan'an lineage was the neutral faction among the nobles before the rise of Duke Qin. In fact, they were a group of people who were not accepted by Zhu Guangxiao's faction. After they supported Qin Guogong, Qin Guogong continued to be promoted, and their status also increased.
The remaining Jingchuan Hou and other members of the lineage all relied on their meritorious service under Qin Guogong. These people were trusted by Qin Guogong and had a friendship built on fighting together on the battlefield. When Qin Guogong took over the position of Zuo Governor, The status of this group of people will be directly elevated.
Therefore, after Qin Guogong becomes the governor of the left, the lineage of Yan'an Marquis will become the weakest link among the three major factions, so now Yan'an Marquis and others are frantically trying to increase their presence.
The most important thing is the result of this Zhengyang martial arts competition. Whoever can make great achievements will get preferential treatment when the rights are divided later.
Lei Chuanchang is the most outstanding young man of Yan'an Hou's lineage.
Ning Yi told Liu Xinlei that Chuanchang had secretly prepared to deal with him. He originally wanted to take action at today's banquet, but was accidentally cracked by Henan Gong.
Hearing this, Liu Xindao said: "Actually, there is another reason why the Marquis of Yan'an and the others are anxious. The Duke of Henan and his group will be the fourth faction under Qin Guogong in the future, and they have huge energy. As we all know, the triangle is the most stable form."
"What is a triangle?" Ning Yi asked.
Liu Xin briefly explained what a triangle was, and Ning Yi understood it immediately.
Liu Xin continued: "Now the three major factions under Qin Guogong are in peace, but in the future, once there is another powerful faction, the structure of the four forces will suddenly become unstable. There will definitely be three major factions targeting one and kicking one out. Not only can the other three get more benefits, but they can also prevent the other three from joining forces to deal with one of them. This is an inevitable result, and I don’t think the Marquis of Yan’an would have thought of it. Therefore, they are now eager to strengthen themselves. To make themselves less It is easy to be coveted. After all, the other three parties each have their own advantages. The Henan Duke is the strongest, the Jiangyin Duke is the absolute confidant of Qin Guogong, and the last party is Qin Guogong's comrades. No one has greater advantages than the Yan'an Marquis! "
"I see, Brother Liu is so awesome. No wonder my dad praises you so much!" Ning Yi didn't expect that there was so much content in it, and couldn't help but admire Liu Xinsheng.
Comparing combat prowess and training, he would not feel inferior to others. But when it comes to political analysis and these tortuous things, he really doesn't have that talent.
"What did your father say?" Liu Xin asked curiously.
"My father said that you have a bad heart, and Chen Nianji fell into your hands!" Ning Yi said straightforwardly.
