After communicating with Ning Yi, Liu Xin learned more information.
Chen Nianji was originally a popular person, and those who had the most contact with him were the Yan'an Marquis family, and they were also behind the scenes of supporting the Chen family in Hanzhong. Then on the way, Jiangyin Gong's lineage intervened and tricked Chen Nianji into coming to the imperial capital to serve as a guard of thousands of households. Unfortunately, it was destroyed by Liu Xin in the end, and Chen Nianji was arrested. He is now in prison. I heard that Duke Qin sent someone to take a look, but then there was no action, as if he had abandoned his adopted son.
The final result of the competition at today's banquet was very different from that of Liu Xin and Ning Yi. When it was about to end, Liu Xin greeted Ning Yi, Zheng Xiao and Shan Si and ignored him.
Before finally leaving, Duke Qin left Liu Xin alone. The latter came to a side hall in anxiety.
Qin Guogong and Liu Xin sat face to face. Qin Guogong burped from time to time. He hadn't drank like he did today for a long time, and he was a little drunk for a while.
If it was the usual Duke of Qin, Liu Xin would naturally not be worried, but now it is the drunken Duke of Qin. I heard that even Prince Yan was beaten by Duke of Qin. He is a small guard with thousands of households, and he is still a deputy. How can he not be afraid? .
"Hahaha!"
Suddenly, Duke Guo of Qin burst out laughing. Liu Xin was so frightened that he stood up and looked at Duke Guo Qin warily.
"You boy, you are worthy of being a disciple of the Holy Sect!"
Qin Guogong's simple words almost frightened Liu Xin to the point where he flew to the sky.
How amazing is it that his identity as a disciple of the Holy Sect was exposed so straightforwardly!
Many distracting thoughts flashed through Liu Xin's mind, killing Qin Guogong to silence him. Not to mention that he was no match for Qin Guogong. The mere fact that Qin Guogong was the source of the news was enough for Liu Xin to be afraid of taking action at will.
He managed to get through, haha, this is the Duke of Qin, how could his meager behavior catch the eyes of the other party?
escape? Now Liu Xin's legs were weak and he couldn't escape.
In the shadow of the famous tree, Duke Qin was like a majestic mountain standing in front of Liu Xin, and Liu Xin couldn't help but make any resistance.
Several thoughts flashed through his mind, but they were all rejected, so Liu Xin calmed down, relaxed and faced Qin Guogong calmly.
"Qin Guogong, you are right!"
Instead of denying or pretending to be stupid, Liu Xin chose to be straightforward.
Duke Guo of Qin showed a satisfied smile and burst into laughter. This laughter went straight up to the sky and could be heard clearly even outside the Huaiying Pavilion.
After Qin Guogong finished laughing, his eyes fell on Liu Xin again. Liu Xin felt as if he had been seen through.
"You are indeed a disciple of Yuchi Xizhong! Don't be nervous. It's normal to know your identity. There are no fewer than five people in the entire imperial capital who know your identity!"
Duke Qin's words left Liu Xin speechless for a while. The secret investigation team's forged identity, which they had worked so hard to forge, was actually seen through by so many people.
"My lord, what do you want?" Liu Xin asked anxiously.
Qin Guogong asked curiously: "What do you think I want?"
Liu Xin shook his head: "I don't know."
Qin Guogong chuckled twice, picked up the wine bottle at hand, drank two big gulps, and then said: "I'm happy today. I originally wanted to play a guessing game with you, but now I can't wait any longer, so I just Uncover the answer.”
After a pause, Qin Guogong handed the jug to Liu Xin and motioned for him to take a sip. Liu Xin quickly waved his hand and refused.
Duke Guo of Qin didn't take it seriously. He took back the jug and took another sip, and then continued:
"Actually, your master didn't want to hide your identity. At least in front of us, he didn't mean to hide it. Otherwise, there would be no need for you to use your real name!"
Liu Xin was speechless. He had originally questioned and speculated, but finally chose to believe in the expertise of the covert investigation team. After all, there were many people with the same name, so why couldn't I be called Liu Xin.
"It is estimated that at least three people knew your identity when you came to the Imperial Capital."
Liu Xin heard that Qin Guogong said that three people knew his identity from the beginning, and he couldn't help but start to guess that it was Dongchang and Jinyiwei. Only these two major intelligence organizations had this kind of energy. The heads of Dongchang and Jinyiwei plus our Emperor are exactly three people.
Qin Guogong knew that Liu Xin was guessing now, so he smiled and said: "You must be guessing who knows your identity. I won't hide it from you. I will tell you directly. Among the people who know your identity, Mi Yu The first Song Zhan is Admiral Dongchang, you should know this. The other one is our Majesty, and His Majesty must know what Mi Yusong knows. As for the third one, he is actually Shangguan Ba!"
Liu Xin was a little surprised because he didn't expect this answer.
Qin Guogong explained: "Shangguanba is a very powerful boy. If he were not younger than me, maybe my position would be his. But in the future, when I get old, this position will still be his, and no one else will think about it." Thinking about it. Do you know why I think he must also know your identity? Because Shangguan Ba established the Wuhou. This is a group of perverts. Their ability to obtain information and study management is unparalleled in the world. If it weren’t for the small number of Wuhou , there is no need for Jinyiwei and Dongchang to exist."
Liu Xin was shocked. He did not expect that the Qin Guoguo would praise Marquis Wu so highly.
You must know that Wuhou was created based on the secret investigation team. It has only been more than ten years, but in such a short period of time, it has been praised by the Duke of Qin.
It seemed that he wanted to send a secret letter to tell his master about this kind of evaluation received by Marquis Wu of Emperor Wu City.
Qin Guogong took one look at Liu Xin's expression and knew what the latter was thinking, and said: "You kid, don't have too many thoughts in your heart. Sometimes things in the world are not that complicated. Whether it is your identity being exposed or the power of Marquis Wu of Emperor Wu City Means are nothing in the face of the overall situation! So although your identity has been exposed to a few of us, none of us will care. What His Majesty cares about is whether you can be used. What Mi Yusong cares about is whether you are good or not. Use it. What I care about is whether you are worth using it. Of course, after a simple evaluation, I concluded that it is worth using."
"You must be worried about Chen Nianji. In fact, I accepted this adopted son on a whim at the beginning. Later, I was busy with official duties and had no time to teach him. As a result, I was deceived by my subordinates to the point where I am today. It is his own fault. As for Your Majesty, I I also did my best to beg for the lives of their father and son, but from then on, they have nothing to do with me."
"It's not my idea to call you here today, it's Mi Yusong's suggestion. He seems to be very optimistic about you and asked me to take a look at you. If I can take a good look at you, I can accept you as a disciple. Of course, I am not the master who teaches you martial arts. I don’t have Yuchi Xizhong’s abilities, but I also have special skills that Yuchi Xizhong can’t teach you, which is to teach you about battle formations!”
"ah."
Liu Xin was stunned. The huge amount of information caused him to shut down temporarily and his mouth opened wide.
"Look at your kid, are you scared? Are you happy or worried? As I said before, I always do things as I please. If you agree now, forget it. If you don't agree, I will change my mind tomorrow, but I won't have this chance!"
Boom!
As soon as Qin Guogong finished speaking, Liu Xin was already on his knees, holding a bottle of wine in his hand at some point. Qin Guogong glanced at the place where the wine bottle disappeared in his hand, and smiled silently.
"Liu Xin meets the teacher!"
Duke Guo of Qin simply took the jug and finished it in one breath. The recruitment of disciples was considered completed.
Duke Guo of Qin couldn't help laughing proudly when he thought of what Mi Yusong said to him.
I remember that Mi Yusong said at the time that Liu Xin was an upright person and could not tolerate sand in his eyes, otherwise he would not attack Chen Nianji. It will not be easy for the Duke of Qin to take him under his command.
Isn't it quite simple now? That eunuch Mi Yusong is just an alarmist.
Qin Guogong laughed heartily and became more and more excited.
Liu Xin didn't know what happened to this newly hugged... uh no... newly recognized teacher, but he was still happy in his heart. He didn't know the reason, but after all, he now hugged a His thick and strong thighs, and knowing a lot of inside information, suddenly relieved a lot of the pressure in his heart.
Afterwards, we talked a lot. Duke Qin was a generous man and told Liu Xin directly Mi Yusong’s evaluation of Liu Xin. Liu Xin was very excited after hearing this. To be evaluated like this by a master, his life was considered worthy. .
In the minds of most warriors in Zhengyang, the Grandmaster will always be someone respected and worshiped by everyone.
"You and I knew it beforehand today. If outsiders don't know your identity as a disciple of the Holy Sect, I'm afraid they will be suspicious. That's not good. There are many problems caused by guessing. Now that you have become my disciple, So the first lesson I will teach you is to be upright and upright in your behavior and actions!"
"Yes, I will obey my teacher's instructions!"
"Well, be good. Now I will teach you the second lesson!"
Liu Xin was surprised. The teacher Qin Guogong was really dedicated. He taught so many things just after becoming a teacher.
Qin Guogong's expression became very serious this time, and said: "You serve in Jinyiwei, remember one thing, don't trust one person too much, not even Mi Yusong can fully control the East Factory, let alone Jinyiwei's trip is more turbid. Water. My suggestion is that you should cultivate some people you trust, that is, confidants. Of course, you should also cooperate with people who are helpful to you. Remember, feelings are the second glue, only interests are the best The adhesive. You must use these two weapons, emotion and interest, rationally!"
An hour later, Liu Xin returned to Liu Zhai with many thoughts in his mind. He went back to his room by himself, because it was already the curfew time and most people in Liu Zhai were asleep. Naturally, he came back through Qin Guogong's carriage. The curfew was very important to Liu Zhai. As far as the Duke of Qin is concerned, what is that? Have you never heard of it?
Liu Xin sat on the bed, closed his eyes and rested his mind, meditating and practicing Qi. The Great Zhou Tian was constantly circulating in his body, and he strengthened and strengthened his internal power by absorbing the Qi of heaven and earth, refining it, and then integrating it into the Great Zhou Tian.
Phew~
After meditating for a quarter of an hour, he couldn't get into the state, so Liu Xin had to open his eyes.
Although the matter of worshiping Qin Guogong as his teacher today is fantasy, it is also reasonable. Just like Qin Guogong said, as a direct disciple of Yuchi Xizhong, needless to say talent, knowledge, experience, etc., plus Liu Xin's reasoning ability and Qin Guogong himself said that he admired Liu Xin's character. Various factors plus the most important reason, which is to cultivate his cronies, Qin Guogong tied Liu Xin to his car with his emotions and interests. When Liu Xin grows up, he will become a great help to Qin Guogong. Still the most trustworthy kind.
So how should he cultivate his confidants? When Qin Guogong said it today, Liu Xin couldn't help but feel suspicious when he thought of Guo Yong and the others.
Soon, Liu Xin thought of a candidate.
Xiong Er, Gou Saner, and Si Niang are his best confidants!
Moreover, Qin Guogong made it very clear that it didn't matter whether it was the Holy Sect or not. The superior only looked at whether it could be used, whether it was easy to use, and whether it was worth using. As for birth, who cares.
As a result, Liu Xin suddenly became very enthusiastic about finding his brothers. He had been in the imperial capital for almost two months and had been busy with various cases during this period. It seemed that he would have to spend some time looking for his brothers next.
Having made up his mind, Liu Xin decided to ask Senior Brother Cheng the next day. At the same time, he spread out the paper and began to write a letter to his master. He still had to talk to his master about his identity being exposed. If his identity was exposed, would the identities of other people in his sect also be exposed?
Also, the power of Marquis Wu in Emperor Wu City has exceeded their expectations, so they hope Master can be more vigilant.
After much hesitation, Liu Xin was unable to write, and finally made up his mind after destroying three pieces of paper:
Master, the Duke of Qin wants to accept me as his disciple and teach me the art of battle formation. The disciple has tentatively agreed. I hope the master can give me some advice. What should I do next?
This letter was given to Senior Brother Cheng the next day, and Senior Brother Cheng sent it out through special channels. Although the covert investigation team's strongholds in the Imperial Capital were intercepted, the information was transmitted through another line, so it was fine.
Three days later, on Tianyun Peak, the leader of the Holy Sect received Liu Xin's letter. After reading it, he just smiled, then found Yan Chun and gave him a few instructions.
Yan Chun got the order, went down the mountain to a blacksmith shop, and asked a blacksmith named Guan Yi to make a weapon.
Blacksmith Guan Yi is the master of this blacksmith shop, and everyone else is his apprentice.
Yan Chun paid the deposit and left after stating his requirements.
That night, the blacksmith Guan Yi invited one of his apprentices, and the two drank in the yard.
In a room in the courtyard where they were, two people were also sitting opposite each other, but they were drinking tea.
"Have we been discovered?" Two months after arriving in Pinghe Town, Ruan Yongyi's originally fair skin had turned dark and was dotted with scars caused by sparks.
The man opposite him was shirtless and looked like a leopard.
Mo Ziping picked up the teapot with his scarred hands and poured himself a cup, saying: "This is a test and a warning. Don't underestimate the Holy Sect. More than ten years ago, the number one intelligence organization in the world was still a secret investigation team. But now for unknown reasons, a large number of personnel from the secret investigation team have been transferred to the west, causing many of our Wuhous to follow them to the far west, resulting in considerable losses."
"Then what should we do next?" Ruan Yongyi asked.
Mo Zhu finished his cup of tea and said, "Wait!"
Emperor Wu City
Shangguan Mansion
The current acting city lord Shangguan Dao was practicing luck cultivation. Suddenly, the veins on his forehead swelled and twisted. Hot air seemed to be exhaled from Shangguan Dao's nose. As the veins on his forehead gradually covered his entire face, and continued to spread to other parts of his body, he White mist began to appear around his body. The white mist condensed around his body, condensing and not dissipating. It continued to deepen and thicken, and finally condensed into a vague animal head. It was impossible to tell what kind of strange beast it was. But from the vague appearance, one can still feel a sharp and terrifying power.
At this moment, slight footsteps came from the door. Shangguan Dao was unmoved. When the footsteps came to the door, they were completely silent. Just like this, a quarter of an hour later, a figure gently opened the door on the side of Shangguan Dao's room. A pair of eyes appeared in the darkness at the window. He first glanced at the room and found that there was no one there, then he quietly opened the window and turned over lightly, making no sound when he landed.
This man is wearing the unique clothes of Emperor Wu City, with golden patterns on the corners and cuffs of his clothes, indicating that he is an inner disciple of Emperor Emperor City.
He first came to Shangguan Dao's bookshelf, looked at it carefully and did not move to flip it. Then he came to the practice area of the main hall. A huge futon was placed empty in the middle. Shangguan Dao was sitting on this futon just now. above.
Just when this person passed the edge of the futon, his body suddenly tensed up, and he squatted down, about to roll to one side to avoid it. However, Shangguan Dao was covered in white mist, falling from the sky, and a hand full of green veins stuck out from the white mist. arm.
The man who was rolling to avoid had originally left the grasp of the arm, but a sudden and huge suction pulled him back, and Shangguan Dao's big hand fell directly on the man's head.
Lifting the man up easily, the white mist expanded a bit and enveloped the man. In an instant, the man felt as if there were countless bugs all over his body, and these bugs were drilling into his acupuncture points. The strange feeling made him He was greatly frightened, and what frightened him even more was the suction and huge power coming from the big hand above his head. The power coming from this hand left him with no doubt that it could crush his head and explode in an instant. .
"Jie Jie Jie Jie, it turns out it's you. Let me guess, was it Cheng Biyu who found out the clues and asked you to come, or was it your father Zong Zheng?"
"Uncle...uncle...I..." the captured man stammered.
Shangguan Dao's face was shrouded in a thin layer of mist. These were all formed by the externalization of internal power, and were a phenomenon that only appeared when the internal power was cultivated to its peak.
Being looked at by Shangguan Dao's face at close range, the man became even more frightened, because Shangguan Dao's eyes were now red, with bloodshot eyes almost covering the entire eyeballs, and the latter's eyes were extremely cold, like the eyes of a wild beast, staring at him.
"You came into my house to hide and seek. Maybe I would have believed you when you were a child. Now, I can only think that you are the one who discovered my uncle's secret and knows the secret. Do you know what the outcome will be?"
"I...don't want...no...uh...ah..."
The man's voice was so deep that it didn't even carry through the room.
Not long after, the room became silent again, and then a cold voice came from inside:
"Check to see if anyone found out that Shangguan Qing came to my place. Anyone who knows about it should be killed!"
"yes!"
There was no one outside the house, but a hoarse voice appeared out of thin air.
"Jiejie, Jiejie, when I am promoted to Grandmaster, Emperor Wu City will be mine, Jiejie, Jiejie!"
