"What I said makes sense, makes sense!" Liu Xin said with a smile.
"You guys don't seem to be locals. What are you doing here?" Sang Yao held a crutch in his hand, narrowed his eyes, and looked at the people curiously.
"We are here to find someone. By the way, old man, since you know so much about the lion awakening competition, is there any unusual news about this year's lion awakening competition?" Liu Xin simply dealt with it and then threw it away. One question goes back.
Sang Yao stroked his thin beard and said:
"Of course this is true. This year's lion awakening competition is really great. There are many masters from the world and sects.
But in the end, it was still no match for our number one sect in the South China Sea, Bifeng Mansion!
The top spot, the second spot, and the top spot are all from Bifeng Mansion!
Moreover, there is no one over thirty years old in the team of Bifeng Mansion, which is really very tight!
Of course, others are also powerful, but they are not as powerful as Bifeng Mansion.
As for Bifeng Mansion's participation in the competition, there were some other things happening in the process, which were also spread throughout the South China Sea and the surrounding areas. "
When Sang Yao said this, he suddenly looked like he was afraid of something and kept silent.
Liu Xin naturally had to set up his own character, and immediately asked out of curiosity: "Old man, what is going on?"
Sang Yao looked around and saw that no one was paying attention to them, so he quietly approached Liu Xin's ear and said:
"This is a taboo matter. There are many people here, so we can't talk about it. We can't talk about it!"
"How about I buy you a drink? Let's find a secluded place and chat while drinking!" Liu Xin followed Sang Yao's words.
Sang Yao chuckled and said: "The old man knows that across two streets, there is a Jin Meilin restaurant with very mellow wine!"
"Then let's go there!" As soon as Liu Xin spoke, Sang Yao's eyes lit up, and a light suddenly appeared in his squinted eyes.
The lion dance in front is just a performance. For Liu Xin and others, just watching it is enough.
So Liu Xin turned to the others and said, "This old man and I hit it off right away. You go to the inn later, and I will have a good chat with the old man!"
Rokuro understood that his senior brother must have his own reasons and nodded in agreement.
Looking at the background of Liu Xin and the old man leaving, Dugu Yueyue looked a little solemn.
"Yueyue, what's wrong with you?" Fan Sisi couldn't help but ask when she saw Dugu Yueyue's expression.
"That old man is not simple!" Dugu Yueyue explained: "I can easily see through an ordinary person, but this old man seems to be ordinary, with ordinary Qi and ordinary Qi and blood. Everything is normal, but I am I can’t see through him!”
Liu Lang couldn't help but turn around when he heard the words, but the old man had already quickly disappeared into the crowd under Liu Xin's path.
"Senior brother, you must have noticed it too!"
"Senior Brother Liu is so powerful. This kind of perception is not available to ordinary low-level Dacheng realms!"
"Yueyue, what you said hurts my heart!" Fan Sisi looked at Dugu Yueyue resentfully and said.
Dugu Yueyue actually stuck out her tongue innocently.
Inside Jin Meilin Restaurant, private room
Liu Xin asked the waiter to serve wine. This was not a place to eat at this time, and the waiter was very eager to have such a customer.
But when Liu Xin proposed to order some good dishes but was rejected by the old man who looked a little bored, the waiter gave the old man a blank look.
He left the private room and closed the door, not forgetting to curse in a low voice.
But just as the waiter walked downstairs, he suddenly felt that his legs and feet were weak, and his whole body was about to collapse. The waiter subconsciously wanted to grab something, but found that his whole body was numb at this moment, and he could only watch as he rolled down the stairs. .
Listening to the commotion outside, Liu Xin glanced at the other party meaningfully.
"Haha, my little friend is indeed a disciple of the Holy Sect. It seems that he has already figured it out."
"The sense of oppression given by senior is too great. It's impossible for the boy not to feel it." Liu Xin did not expect that the other party would directly show off his cards.
But that's fine, he doesn't like going around.
"Since I already know my cultivation, little friend, you may guess my identity."
"Senior knows the identity of a disciple of my Holy Sect, and actually has some connections with our Holy Sect." Liu Xin said seemingly hesitantly.
"Hahaha, I have no connection with your Holy Sect. It's just that a few of my colleagues are familiar with you."
Liu Xin looked surprised, seemed to think for a moment, and then asked: "Is it Senior Linghuyu!"
"Hey, I didn't expect you to guess it right so quickly.
Yes, I and that fox are indeed colleagues. I met my little friend here by chance today.
I was just curious about how powerful the young man that the fox admired was. When I saw him today, it turned out that he had a good vision. "
"Senior, you are so complimentary." Liu Xin acted very modestly.
"We met by chance today. You wanted to invite me to drink, and I looked at you again. Before finishing the drink, you might as well ask me some questions. I also have some foundation in the South China Sea and know a lot of things. If you have If you have any questions, maybe I can answer them for you."
"Liu Xin thanked the senior. The junior does have some doubts, and I would like to ask the senior for advice."
"Speak quickly, ask quickly, I drink quickly."
"Then let this junior ask the waiter in the shop to continue sending a few jars of wine."
"Hehehe, this may not be possible.
I can only drink so much, and the waiter at the shop might still be able to come up and deliver the drinks. "
Sang Yao picked up a jar of wine on the table and started drinking it.
The wine didn't spill at all, but the speed was extremely fast. Before Liu Xin could ask his first question, the jar of wine was gone.
"Siha! This Jin Meilin's wine is really good, hahaha!"
Sang Yao was about to reach for the second altar again, but Liu Xin's first question came at this time.
"Senior, can you tell me the real reason behind this lion awakening competition in detail?"
The wine jar just reached Sang Yao's mouth stagnated slightly, and then he gently put it down.
"My friend, this question is very straightforward. It is rare for young people nowadays to have such a keen sense of smell."
Sang Yao thought for a while, then picked up the wine jar and took a big sip before saying:
"I'll first answer the question you asked outside. This is called offering advice.
The Bifeng Mansion's lion awakening competition was the result of a case. I heard that a military household from a certain place got into trouble with the Bifeng Mansion because of participating in the competition, but was killed by the people of the Bifeng Mansion. There are more than thirty names, and the culprit is still imprisoned in a military prison.
Tsk tsk. "
Liu Xin nodded after listening, but he was obviously not very interested in this.
So Sang Yao smiled, seamlessly connected, and continued:
"This year's lion awakening competition, with its generous rewards, is not what a normal lion awakening competition should have at all. The purpose of the people behind it may be to bring people together."
After saying this, Sang Yao began to drink heavily again, but this time he did not drink it all in one breath, but took a big sip and tasted it carefully in his mouth.
Liu Xin frowned and thought, then quickly looked up at Sang Kiln and said:
"Senior, what you're saying is that the reason why we go to great lengths to hold this lion awakening competition is to gather some people together without anyone noticing. There may be some shady things to discuss behind the scenes."
Sang Yao nodded with satisfaction and looked at Liu Xin.
"Young friend, your brain is really good. Since you are a disciple of the Holy Sect and a royal guard of the imperial court, you will naturally have no shortage of information, and you should also know about the situation in the entire South China Sea.
Such a move cannot be hidden from those people. "
Saying that, Sang Yao raised his finger and pointed to the sky.
Liu Xin immediately understood who the other party was talking about.
"Then why do they still do this?" Liu Xin was a little confused.
"These people in the south have a lot of twists and turns in their stomachs, and their style of doing things is also like a nine-turn ileum.
The purpose of these people is nothing more than to disturb people and make it unclear what they want to do. "
Liu Xin thoughtfully continued what Sang Yao said: "So, the southerners deliberately make such a big noise just to attract some people's attention. But such an obvious thing can be seen by anyone with a discerning eye, and they will consider this southern Do people want to do other things behind their backs?
But maybe in the end, the southerners did this on purpose. The real purpose may be hidden in this big movement, and those people were attracted to other places.
It is also possible that on the contrary, the southerners guessed that some people would guess this step, so the real purpose was still hidden elsewhere.
There are countless layers of cover-up for one thing. The secret may be hidden on the first layer, or it may be hidden in a corner.
It's even possible that it doesn't have anything to do with it, it's just for testing, or it's for a purpose on another level. "
Liu Xin finished everything in one breath, then took a long breath, looked at Sang Yao who took another sip of wine and said:
"Senior is indeed right. This southerner does have a lot of twists and turns in his stomach!"
Sang Yao finished the wine, tasted it for a while, shook his head with satisfaction, and then said: "That's right, but no matter how many people in the south twist and turn, they always have a purpose. They will never hit the target without aim."
Liu Xin nodded. This doubt was solved, and now comes the second question.
"What the senior said before about pirates, is it true?"
Sang Yao was about to drink, but was stopped by this question. He put down the wine jar again, his eyes full of appreciation:
“You kid really hit the nail on the head!
Yes, the pirate incident is just a cover for the southerners, but it is indeed true! "
Liu Xin frowned slightly and said: "Senior, what I mean is that the pirates are related to the southerners!"
Sang Yao shook his head and denied with a smile: "I didn't say that, it's just what you think."
As he spoke, he raised his head and took another sip of wine, showing a satisfied smile again.
"Where are the places where pirates often attack?"
After a long silence, Liu Xin suddenly asked.
There was doubt in Sang Yao's eyes. This time he failed to anticipate Liu Xin's question, so he looked a little surprised.
However, he still thought about it, and then said: "Zhejiang, there are many docks and warehouses there, and that's where the pirates attack and plunder the most."
Liu Xin nodded silently, already remembering this in his mind.
The pirates were once the number one target in Liu Xin's heart. He became stronger and practiced hard just for this group of people.
Now, although Liu Xin has more targets in his mind, the pirates still occupy the most central position.
"Senior, third question."
"Huh? I thought you would ask more questions about the pirates." Sang Yao smiled.
Liu Xin was keenly aware that there was something in Sang Yao's words. It seemed that there was a deeper secret hidden behind the pirate incident.
But it didn't matter, that was for the future. Seeing that the second jar of wine was about to disappear, he only asked the waiter to bring up four jars.
I don’t know if Sangyao wants the jar of wine in front of me. If not, then there will only be the last jar left.
The waiter in the shop made a lot of noise when he fell down before. It is estimated that it will be impossible to give them another drink, and even if it is given to Sangyao, they may not drink it.
So we must speed up, and let the pirate issues go for the time being.
"Senior, you have been operating in the South China Sea for many years. Do you know the Jin Yiwei here?"
As soon as Liu Xin opened his mouth, Sang Yao frowned.
"It's official... I don't know much about it, but it seems that I'm planning to make some big move." Sang Yao looked at Liu Xin, picked up the third jar of wine and drank it without hesitation.
Upon seeing this, Liu Xin immediately sped up his speech and said, "Junior wants to know the situation of the Jinyiwei in Guangdong, Nangan and Fujian!"
Sang Yao put down the wine jar and burped, with a hint of blush on his face.
"This, I will explain it to you in detail. You can figure out the details yourself!"
"Thank you, senior!"
"You're welcome. If you invite me to drink, I will naturally say something. This is how it should be."
Sang Yao took another sip of wine, then glanced at the empty table. Liu Xin immediately understood, stood up, opened the door, and shouted downstairs: "Waiter, order some of your store's signature dishes!"
The next moment, a middle-aged man's voice shouted from downstairs:
"Okay, sir, come right away!"
Liu Xin returned to his seat and sat down. Sang Yao wiped the wine stains on his beard, coughed lightly and said:
"The entire South China Sea is not named Huang, but Huang. You should know this."
Liu Xin nodded cooperatively.
Sang Yao continued:
"Huang Yinfang, the head of the Huang family, is the cousin of Emperor Kangyang and also has royal blood.
He once served as a bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion and a minister of the Ministry of Rites.
This man was very powerful. When he was in court, he was very quiet. Later, after he became an official, everyone saw how powerful this old boy was.
He stayed in the court for thirty years and returned home for ten years to retire. He spent forty years like this and unknowingly tied the entire southern gentry to the big ship of his Huang family.
At that time, Emperor Kangyang advocated force and had many arrogant soldiers and generals under his command. He did not care about Huang Yinfang and this group of southern literati.
To Emperor Kangyang, the South was just a group of pen-players, and what he played with was a knife! "
Liu Xin noticed that when Sang Yao said this, it was as if he had experienced it personally, and his whole body showed the attitude and momentum of having experienced it personally.
Of course, Liu Xin has already confirmed this from the opponent's attribute panel.
Judging from Sang Yao's age, it was most likely that he worked as an imperial doctor in the imperial city during the Kangyang Emperor's reign.
“Although the Nanhai nobles are a group of literati, Emperor Kangyang definitely looked down upon them.
When Emperor Kangyang was in power, Huang Yinfang was peaceful and contented, but as soon as Emperor Kangyang died of illness, Huang Yinfang revealed his true face.
In the first year after Emperor Xu Yang ascended the throne, Huang Yinfang and the 127 surnames in the south jointly submitted a letter, saying that flooding occurred in the south, the disaster was serious, and there was no harvest!
Emperor Xuyang sent three batches of inspection envoys one after another, and the reports were all true.
In fact, that year, the whole south had a great harvest, a harvest that had not been seen in the past ten years!
Taking advantage of this incident, Huang Yinfang gave Emperor Xuyang a warning, but Emperor Xuyang had no way to deal with him.
The most important thing during this period was that all the noble families in the South China Sea were tied together by Huang Yinfang and became a monolith! "
Sang Yao went around and said so much, but still didn't get to the point, but Liu Xin was not in a hurry because he knew that the other party was setting the stage.
At this moment, a middle-aged man who looked like a shopkeeper entered the private room carrying dishes.
"I'm sorry to you two guests. The waiter in our store accidentally fell and injured his leg. Now is not the busy time. The other handymen have gone back to rest. I can only feel sorry for the two guests and let me deliver the food."
"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, the shopkeeper has to be considerate." Sang Yao said to the middle-aged man with a smile.
The shopkeeper Jin Meilin had a smile on his face, and when he left, he even said: "Two guests, the shop will give you a 20% discount on today's food and wine, 20% off!"
"Okay, okay!" Sang Yao smiled and waved his hands, picked up the chopsticks and started eating. After a while, he looked up at Liu Xinda with some doubts:
"Little friend, why don't you eat?"
Liu Xin shook his head and said, "Junior dare not!"
Sang Yao was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.
“Fun and interesting!”
After eating a few more bites of food, Sang Yao put down his chopsticks and took another sip of wine. He estimated that half of the third jar of wine was already gone.
"Okay, let's continue."
"Juniors are all ears."
"The South China Sea is a piece of steel, so naturally there are priorities. The Huang family has the power to stir up troubles in Zhejiang. Guangdong, Nangan and Fujian each have their own powerful families.
The great thing about Huang Yinfang is that he tied the three major families in the three places to the Huang family's warship through unknown methods and interests.
Next is the key point. There are some things that Jin Yiwei and Shengzong’s intelligence will not write! "
Liu Xin nodded seriously.
"A wealthy family in Guangdong, the Xu family.
The head of the Xu family, Xu Zhaoao, after his great achievements in the founding of the country, became the Duke of Yue and Zuo Zhuguo!
Among all the first-class Dukes in the world, even Duke Wu and Duke Qin are juniors in front of him.
But this person seemed to be persuaded to win over Huang Yinfang, but neither Jin Yiwei nor Dongchang dared to talk about the relationship between this person and Huang Yinfang.
The Holy Sect's secret investigation team couldn't even detect this news. "
As soon as these words came out, Liu Xin's expression turned into shock.
In the entire South China Sea, the reason why the imperial court and Emperor Xuyang could still tolerate it was because of the existence of this Duke of Yue.
After his achievements in the founding of the People's Republic of China, his son Xu Zongrang became the commander-in-chief of the Southern Army Governor's Office, one of the five military governors' offices.
It can be said that whether the south is in chaos or not depends on the Xu family.
The imperial court has always believed that with the Xu family here, there would be no chaos in the South China Sea for the time being.
The Xu family is equivalent to the last nail planted by the imperial court in the South China Sea.
But now Sang Yao actually said that the Xu family had colluded with the Huang family.
"How is this possible? After the Xu family has made great contributions to the founding of the country, it is impossible and there is no reason to do anything detrimental to Zhengyang."
