It is an indisputable fact that the Buddhist and Taoist families monopolize the gods and Buddhas all over the Central Plains. As the saying goes, they are enemies when they travel together. Although they hate each other very much, this does not prevent them from simultaneously attacking the third party who wants to extend their claws. those who jointly suppressed them.
It is precisely for this reason that no matter how chaotic the Central Plains is, no matter how good and evil fight against each other, these aliens and heretics have always been the object of resistance by everyone.
For thousands of years, many foreign monks wanted to integrate into the Central Plains and plant their seeds here, but unfortunately they all failed. The Buddhist suppression of these people was the most severe.
As far as the Buddhists are concerned, the harm caused by these "own people" is far greater than that of outsiders like the Taoist sect. Therefore, whenever foreign pagan monks enter the Central Plains, the Buddhists are the first to come forward and euphemistically call them "Reception" actually means surveillance or even expulsion.
And these monks in Huxian Tower not only secretly opened such a brothel, but also cooperated with the prince's forces to prevent the local government from suppressing them or even protecting them. This is very telling. .
After Tianquan returned without success, everyone discussed countermeasures in the inn, but unfortunately they didn't come up with any good solutions. As night fell, everyone went back to rest.
Lu Hanjiang discussed today's events with Huangfu Xiaoyuan, and he informed the other party of his guess. After hearing this, the latter was silent for a moment and said: "If this is the case, then we can't let those people in Tianquan continue to mess around. Jin Yiwei should be notified immediately to get someone."
Huangfu Xiaoyuan's statement was based on Jin Yiwei's perspective on the problem. If Huxian Tower is really related to the prince, then taking it down immediately with the power of thunder is definitely the best solution.
On the one hand, it can prevent the Huxian Tower from continuing to cause chaos. On the other hand, if the two sides are really connected, let the Jinyi Guards find one or two clues. Although they do not expect to be able to directly find out the prince secretly, but with this handle, they can get away from the prince and concubine. It is absolutely easy to get some benefits.
No matter how you look at it, this matter should be dealt with as soon as possible. If it is delayed for a long time, if you accidentally attract the other party's attention, it will be easy to beat the opponent.
But after thinking for a moment, Lu Hanjiang said, "I would like to talk to the other party."
Huangfu Xiaoyuan was stunned and frowned: "What do you have to talk about with them?"
Lu Hanjiang glanced at the sky outside the window, then opened the tea set on the table and started operating it with ease. He said by the way, "You fought against that monk today. What did you think?"
Huangfu Xiaoyuan thought for a while and said: "I don't know what kind of martial arts that monk practices. It's very weird. Although he is no match for me, he is famous in the world. Apart from him, there is another person in that building. I’m afraid it will be difficult to deal with.”
Lu Hanjiang nodded, started to boil a pot of water, and then said: "With their martial arts skills, these two people should have high positions among the Buddhist sects in the Western Regions. They are by no means someone who can be easily moved. At least they are just a family." A brothel cannot accommodate such a person."
Huangfu Xiaoyuan also agreed with this statement. She said: "If there is no accident, the prince's faction should be behind this."
Lu Hanjiang asked again: "In your opinion, if you were that monk from the Western Regions, what kind of price would the prince offer you to travel thousands of miles to the Central Plains and hide incognito in this small brothel?"
Huangfu Xiaoyuan replied without hesitation: "Entering the Central Plains - all foreign monks want is to develop their power in the Central Plains. In the eyes of the court, Buddhism is a monolith that is hard to shake. If they can be divided, that would be the best, north and south." Isn’t that how Shaolin came to be?”
Lu Hanjiang nodded with a smile: "That's right, but if you want to have enough power to force the entire Central Plains Buddhism to make concessions, unless he can sit on that seat, in that case, let me ask you again, what do you think is the possibility of the prince inheriting the throne? How big is it?”
Huangfu Xiaoyuan was stunned for a moment, and then her faint eyes fell on Lu Hanjiang. Obviously, in her opinion, it was absolutely impossible for this person to sit back and watch the crown prince successfully succeed to the throne when the two sides had such deep grievances.
Lu Hanjiang smiled helplessly: "Don't look at me like this. To be fair, do you think it is possible for him to ascend to a big position?"
After Huangfu Xiaoyuan pondered for a while, he said: "It's not high. At least when the other highnesses are here, the obstacles for him to ascend to the throne are too great."
Although the prince has the title of direct descendant, he is still a "dead person" and has been out of the court's sight for a long time. Moreover, once other people know that the prince is still alive, they will definitely suppress him with all their strength.
Although the prince's only advantage was that he was the eldest son, these three words were enough for the remaining six highnesses to work together to deal with him.
Without this boss, everyone is either heir or eldest son. Whoever takes that seat will all depend on his ability. But if the boss does not die, there will always be someone who overpowers them. There are many rotten scholars in the court who shout about etiquette and law. Which one is more important? , no one is a fool, everyone can tell the difference.
Although the prince secretly developed his power in the court by relying on the princess, and relied on the Xuantian Sect to accumulate strength in the world, after all, he was against a large number of enemies with a small number, and whether he could win or not depended on God's will.
Even if the prince's hands and eyes can subdue his younger brothers, there is still a group of forces that they cannot avoid after all, and that is the Jin Yiwei.
The behemoth Jinyiwei has been standing on the opposite side of the prince so far. Such a group of elite sword-wielding men stationed at the foot of the imperial city in the capital is like a huge stone blocking the flow of water. They won't give way, even if the prince has three heads and six arms. Want to be on top.
Therefore, Huangfu Xiaoyuan deduced that even if everything goes well, according to Lu Hanjiang's character, when the prince steps on the last step, he will step on the prince and will not give up until he steps into the bottomless abyss and will never be able to stand up.
Although this is a result judged from her current perspective as a Jinyiwei, for outsiders, the possibility that can be inferred is not far away.
The monks may not know how powerful Lu Hanjiang is, but they definitely know how powerful the Jin Yiwei is. Therefore, it is logical to infer that the prince cannot solve this big problem, and he is afraid that he will have a difficult road ahead if he ascends to the throne.
After listening to Huangfu Xiaoyuan's words, Lu Hanjiang clapped his hands and said, "In that case, I have a mature proposal. Tell me, if those monks talk to us directly, will it be more likely to succeed?"
Huangfu Xiaoyuan looked at him in surprise, seeming to understand what the other party meant. She heard Lu Hanjiang say: "Look, the purpose of the cooperation between those Hu monks and the prince is to support each other when they rise to power, but those benefits are in the future after all." Yes, but our Jinyiwei can give them ready-made immediately."
Huangfu Xiaoyuan put away the shock in her heart and asked: "What do you mean, you want Jin Yiwei to come forward and let those foreigners compete with Shaolin in the ring?"
"No, no, no, you misunderstood. It was not the Jin Yiwei who came forward, but the Xiaoyao Sect."
Lu Hanjiang pointed at himself and said with a smile: "As a great disciple of Xiaoyao Sect, I am a well-known lackey of Jinyiwei in the world. It is in line with Jinyiwei's consistent style that Yue Lifeng comes forward to talk to them."
"But," Huangfu Xiaoyuan frowned: "What's the use of uniting with these foreign monks? Is it possible that you really intend to support them?"
If these foreign Buddhists could defeat Shaolin, they would have established a portal in the Central Plains long ago. It is because they cannot defeat Shaolin that they seek cooperation from the prince. If Jin Yiwei comes to help, he will definitely let his own people fight against Shaolin.
According to Huangfu Xiaoyuan's understanding of Lu Hanjiang, this guy has always done things with nothing. He has taken advantage of others and burned bridges across rivers. How could he support such an uncontrollable sect with such a thankless task? After all, who can It is guaranteed that after this group of people rises, they will help the Jinyiwei to fight against Shaolin, or in turn help the group of monks to fight against the imperial court.
Regarding Huangfu Xiaoyuan's doubts, Lu Hanjiang did not answer directly. He just smiled and said: "Who can we do business with? I believe that as long as we can afford the price, they will definitely come up with goods that are enough to make us excited." .”
