Hearing the words of Scholar Jinyi, Fan Mou was shocked and thought to himself, this young man is only in his mid-twenties. If according to what he said, he stayed in Wangli Villa for ten years, wouldn't it mean that he went to the Villa alone when he was young? Qi Yun became a disciple of Li Kurong, and his surname was Zong, so he should be a member of the Jin royal family, but how could a member of the royal family be treated as a chess piece and thrown into Qi Yun's hands. In ten years, what kind of firm character and intelligence must a young man have to be able to hide under the eyes of the current sword god for ten years. Thinking of this, in addition to being in awe of the Jinyi scholar's status as an envoy, I also felt a bit more admiration.
The scholar in Jinyi still looked out the window at the winter scenery of Linjiang with his greedy eyes. He sipped the Dragon Tuan Shengxue in his hand and said, "Master Fan, let me tell you a story."
Fan Mou said respectfully, "I am all ears."
The scholar in Jinyi laughed at himself and said: "Unlike Qi Yun, in the Northern Jin Dynasty royal family, if the prince is not the orthodox throne, he is worse than an ant. There is such a prince, but his mother is a maid in the palace. The emperor was drunk and favored, and he was born Under the command of Long Zizong Shen Xing, a few months later, the Queen of the Northern Jin Dynasty also gave birth to the prince Shen Yan, who was established as the crown prince. Because of her mother's low status, the Queen and the harem made things difficult for the maid, mother and son. The Northern Jin Dynasty was already It was cold, and the maid and the prince Zong Shenxing were staying in the palace. In winter, even charcoal fires for warmth were a luxury. Every night, mother and son could only rely on each other for warmth. The prince Zong Shenxing saw the ugliness of human nature in this world from an early age. For the sake of his mother, he no longer tolerated others. Bai Yan, who has been diligent since childhood, only hopes that his father, the emperor, will see his talents one day, so that mother and son can raise their heads in the Jin Dynasty palace. But when he was fifteen years old, the prince's mother still suffered from years of illness. The prince died of a hidden illness caused by cold. The prince was in great pain, thinking that his father, the emperor, would come to express his condolences to his mother. However, the prince waited until the day of burial but only received the emperor's verbal command "Do not enter the imperial mausoleum". He was cautious in an instant. The sadness turned into surprise, anger, and hatred. Zong Shenxing knew at that time that if he wanted to no longer be bullied or looked down upon by others, he could only ascend to the highest position and not be bullied. So Shenxing started from there. From then on, she no longer cared about the opinions of others, and only cared about His Majesty. Just when the prince Shenxing was increasingly valued by His Majesty, the queen and the prince took action. They framed the situation. When the maid died that day, the prince Zong Shenxing once said that His Majesty was ruthless. His Majesty was furious when he heard about his mother, and since then he has become increasingly alienated from the prince Zong Shenxing."
Fan Mou on the side was dumbfounded as he heard that this royal secret of the Jin Kingdom could kill him, but the scholar in gilded clothes in front of him spoke so eloquently that he did not realize that he was immersed in this past event. Fan Mou's slender eyes carefully Looking at the scholar in brocade clothes in front of him, he already knew his identity.
The scholar in Jinyi still thought of himself and said: "Prince Zong Shenxing is well aware that His Majesty wants to conquer Qiyun in the south and avenge the late emperor for the battle of Wuguishan. Considering that there are many masters in Qiyun's martial arts, the prince Shenxing suggested to the emperor's father that he could sneak into the Qiyun Wulin, find opportunities to disrupt the Qiyun Wulin, cultivate the power of the Jin, and provide information for the Northern Jin Dynasty. In the future, the Northern Jin cavalry would march south again, so that they could cooperate internally and externally. The emperor agreed. Prince Shenxing's method, from that day on, no one in the Northern Jin Dynasty saw Prince Zong Shenxing again, and at that time, Wangli Villa had a poor scholar, Yang Zijun, who became a disciple of Li Kurong."
After the scholar in Jinyi finished speaking, he finally stopped looking out the window and turned to look at the stunned Fan Mou, with a sneer at the corner of his mouth: "A prince like this is just a chess piece that can be discarded at any time like Mr. Fan, but he has such a big heart The world has more ambitions to unify China, I wonder if Master Fan is willing to work with this prince to try to change his own destiny?"
Fan Mou hurriedly sorted out his shock. He already understood that the scholar in brocade clothes in front of him was Zong Shenxing, the prince of Jin Dynasty. Although he was already the right minister of Qi Yun, in the eyes of the Lord of Jin, he was just a person who could get some information. As a spy, if Jin really goes south to fight Qi Yun in the future, he will definitely fall into a greater crisis. From his own point of view, Zong Shenxing, the unpopular prince of Jin in front of him, is nothing like Chi Zhong in terms of his plans and methods. The icing on the cake is not as good as the icing on the cake. If I worship him as my master now, after he returns to Jin in the future, if he ascends to the Ninth Five-Year Plan, I will also become a minister of Hugugu.
Thinking of this, Fan Mou's slender eyes fixed, then he stood up and left his seat, and bowed to Zong Shenxing: "Fan Mou is a useless scholar. I was appreciated by the Lord of Jin and ordered me to sneak into the service of Qi Shao, the second son of Qi Yun. The staff was just to collect intelligence about Zhao and Qi Yun. Unexpectedly, Qi Shao defeated Zhao and proclaimed himself emperor. He thought of my contribution to the success of following me for many years, so he gave me the position of right minister. Although I was an official of Qi Yun, I still remembered him all the time. As a Jin person, I should devote my whole life to thinking that Jin can unify China. Now that I have met the prince, I should serve the prince with my old orders."
After hearing Fan Mou's words of allegiance, the scholar in Jinyi changed his previous treatment by the envoy. Instead, he cautiously helped Fan Mou and said, "Master Fan helps me. I will be careful and return to Jin in the future. I will definitely live up to Master Fan's help."
Fan Mou was helped up by Zong Shenxing and changed his words: "My lord, if it is as you said, no one except Li Kurong knows where the books recording the secrets and secrets of Qi Yun's martial arts world are. Should I compile a book now?" Let my eyeliner stop what he is doing now."
The scholar in Jinyi picked up the Dragon Tuan Shengxue again, took a sip of the Qiyun famous tea, and said: "No, although your plan still can't get those two books, I think it may be that I am too following the rules, so it is better to mess up the situation. There may be unexpected gains. Back then, I obtained a broken immortal book from the hands of my father’s protector of the country, the relegated immortal Daoxuan. With this thing, I went to Wangli Villa and tried my best to win over Li Kurong and Lijia. People's trust finally entered the Mirror Flower, Water Moon Pavilion, but what I saw in the Mirror Flower Water Moon was nothing more than trivial matters and some miscellaneous martial arts knowledge. I was greatly disappointed, thinking that these ten years of hard work could actually be exchanged for this useless information. Just one night. I entered Jinghua Shuiyue again, but still found nothing. Just when I was about to give up and leave Wangli Villa, I saw Li Kurong, who was studying the broken immortal books in the pavilion in the middle of the lake next to Jinghua Shuiyue Pavilion, and he was really obsessed. That night, in the pavilion in the middle of the lake, this Li Kurong held his head and wailed, sometimes muttering some names, sometimes reciting some martial arts tips. I hid in the distance and only heard a few words, but they were not recorded in Jinghua Shuiyue Pavilion. I watched from a distance, I only saw the two books next to Li Kurong, so I knew that those were the real secrets of Jing Hua Shui Yue.
Fan Mou suddenly said: "I see, then why didn't the Lord take the opportunity to take two volumes?"
Zong Shenxing laughed and said: "Do you really think that Li Kurong's martial arts realm is paperless? Even though he has lost his mind, if you want to take something from him, no one in this world can do it easily. From that day on, I In order to prevent Li Kurong from being suspicious, I asked myself to destroy Qingfeng Village. After I slaughtered all the traitors in Qingfeng Village, I received a secret letter from my father and learned your identity, so I hid my whereabouts and came to find you. I want to hear your ideas. One of them is that my father’s secret letter asked me to order you to obtain the Qiyun border defense map as soon as possible.”
Fan Mou listened to Zong Shenxing's mention of the defense map. He refilled the tea cup for Zong Shenxing and said with a flattering smile: "My lord, the defense map can only be retrieved quietly. If someone discovers that the defense map is taken, After copying it, the defense plan I got will be invalid. Back then, I selected a person named Gao Lian among the failed scholars. He was greedy for money, so I bribed him with money. Later, I recommended this person in the court to be the magistrate of Langzhou. This Langzhou is an important town that supports the northern states, so if he goes to get it, it will be least likely to arouse suspicion."
"Then why haven't you succeeded yet?" Zong Shenxing said, slightly dissatisfied.
Seeing Zong Shenxing's displeasure, Fan Mou hurriedly said: "My lord, it's not Gao Lian who doesn't work hard, but Wan Jun, the current commander-in-chief of the Northern Territory, is too upright. Gao Lian replied to Zeng and said, that Wan Jun Jun refuses to give in, and is already suspicious of him, so he has not succeeded yet."
Zong Shenxing also knows that the loyalty of such generals in the army is hard to shake. If he is as honest as Fan Mou said and has tried many times, even if this Wanjun warrior is simple-minded, I am afraid he will have doubts. If he loses Gao Lian because of this, Lian is a chess piece, so the gain outweighs the loss. After thinking for a moment, Zong Shenxing put down the teacup in his hand and asked Fan Mou: "Master Fan, you said that Langzhou is an important town in the rear of the northern border. If something happens to the northern commander, what will happen to the new commander? Before the commander-in-chief takes office, who will your Qiyun court ask to temporarily take care of matters in the northern border?"
"Of course this is the temporary governor of Langzhou...do you think so, my lord?" Fan Mou was startled. When Zong Shenxing was just thinking about it, there was a cold light in his eyes. It seems that the lord wants to Wan Jun's life was lost.
"You are right. If the Northern Commander dies unexpectedly, there is no need to try to obtain the defense plan. Your chess piece is so cheap that it can naturally and temporarily take over the northern military. By then, the defense plan will not be obtained naturally." In Zong Shenxing's eyes, The murderous intention was fully displayed, and there was an evil smile on the corner of his mouth.
Fan Mou had a headache at the moment. It was not that Zong Shenxing had never thought of this method, but Wan Jun was a general guarding one side, so it was not simple. Fan Mou put on a look of shame and said: "The master's method is also applicable to the subordinates. I have thought about it, but this Wan Jun is my Qi Yun's Northern Territory Commander, and he is always guarded by soldiers when he comes in and out, so it may not be easy to kill him."
"Isn't it the Yuan's Day soon? Where is this Wanjun from the North? Does he have any relatives at home?" Zong Shenxing's eyes showed a cunning light.
Fan thought for a moment, then understood the meaning behind the Lord's words, and replied: "The Lord said that on this Yuan Day Festival, Wan Jun will also go back to his hometown to visit relatives..."
"The New Year's Day is approaching. General Wan went back to his hometown to visit relatives. Unexpectedly, he encountered more than a hundred gangsters on the way. General Wan was unfortunately killed. It is a pity and a shame!" Zong Shenxing's elegant face clearly showed a sigh. , but the evil smile at the corner of his mouth made the sighing expression look more like waiting to watch the fun.
"I remember, these ten thousand generals should be from Liangzhou. After they get off the ship, I will send someone to deal with it." Fan Mou has been an official in Qiyun for many years, and there are more than thousands of officials of all sizes in the court. Man, when Fan Mou thought about it, he revealed Wanjun's ancestral home. It can be seen that Fan Mou has been a great man all the way up to Qi Yun's right minister, and he is also very ordinary.
Zong Shenxing stood up and stretched his body, which was a little stiff after sitting on the boat for a long time: "Master Fan, there is one more thing. When I left the Jin Kingdom, Daoxuan, the protector of the country, asked me to do something. I have searched many times and found no news. You ask your informant in Qiyun Wulin to investigate someone for me."
When Fan Mou saw Zong Shenxing standing up, he also stood up and saluted, cupping his hands and saying, "Whoever the Lord wants to investigate, I will leave it to my informant to handle."
Zong Shenxing seemed to have stretched his body, stretched out his palm and patted the cabin. The boatman outside the cabin sensed the guest's intention and turned the boat around. Qi Ranju's boat swung around in the winter Linjiang River and turned its bow towards the direction. Go to the shore where you came from.
Zong Shenxing said at this time: "The person I want to investigate is Gu Jianyi, the blue-shirted swordsman who used his master level to defeat Daoxuan, the real person who protects the country, in the battle at Wugui Mountain."
