It was nearly midnight when the eight of them returned to the county inn after the fish feast.
Although there were torches to guide the way, the group traveled very slowly. The forty miles journey actually took more than an hour. The cold wind blew all the way, and although the eight people were highly skilled in martial arts, they still felt quite cold. Fortunately, the leading guard had prepared a fire plate in the room in advance and kept the room warm.
Although the night was deep, no one was sleepy.
Seeing Duanmu Jing and Mu Jie standing blankly in the room, showing no intention of going back to rest later, Duanmuyu smiled and said to Konoe: "Go and ask the store for some dry goods and preserves, and then iron them." A few jars of wine.”
Seeing that Duan Muyu was preparing to have a night drink with everyone, Mu Juan hurriedly ran down. Not long after, he came back with a bunch of mats and arranged them around the fire plate. He walked next to him, pointed to the seat due north and said: "Young Master, sit down!"
He has followed Duanmuyu for many years. In addition to guarding, he also assumes the responsibility of daily care. Everyone knows that Mu Ye looks carefree, but his mind is anything but simple. When he takes care of people, he is a bit more considerate than the eunuchs in the palace.
"Everyone, sit down. I see that everyone has eaten a lot tonight. I'm afraid I won't be able to sleep for a while. It's been a long time since I sat down and chatted. Let's talk all night long." Duanmuyu sat down on the futon and opened his arms. He motioned for the seven people to take their seats.
Among these seven people, Duanmu Jing, Mu Ju, and Mulunyan are all members of the royal family. They have known Duanmuyu since childhood, so it goes without saying that they have a relationship; while Yu Lingyi, Xie Tianyao, and Zhu Xiaochen are all royal military seats. Ke Qing is the most senior guard in Yin Yang Imperial City. To become the royal family's personal warrior, one must not only have strong martial arts skills, but also be loyal to the royal family. Duan Muyu has always trusted them.
Although he had been enthroned as emperor long ago, he did not humble himself because of his position. He treated them with courtesy before others and with respect after others.
In this regard, he is very similar to his father Duanmu Lan.
"Mu Huang, if we succeed in the great cause of the Northern Expedition of Jue Kingdom, you will be rewarded by the three counties near the Qilan Lake." Duan Muyu looked at Mu Huang with a half-smile but said softly.
He could tell that Mu Ye liked it here very much.
He could even tell that at some point Mu Qi had thought about staying here.
The two are both master and servant, and also close friends. He has been by Duanmuyu's side since he was twelve years old.
Duanmuyu knew that he was a person who would risk his life for himself. Whatever he wants, even if he doesn't ask, he should fulfill it.
Mu Jie had just sat down. After hearing these words, his whole body was stunned. It took him a long time to come back to his senses. His eyes were moist, and he kowtowed slowly to express his gratitude.
The Jue Kingdom has always been cautious about rewards and punishments. From the royal family to the civil and military officials in the court, everyone lives a simple life and treats young people with arrogance and extravagance.
, it has not happened for many years to use the earth to seal it.
"Mu Ji, when the time comes, you can eat as many fish as you want from the lake, and you can have as much fish as you want." A tall, thin man with a short beard chuckled softly.
His name is Mulunyan, he is Mu Ju's elder brother, and he is also the person with the highest martial arts among the younger generation of the Mu family. When he learned that Duan Muyu was determined to go to Ruozhou to attend the appointment between the two queens and their descendants, he asked for orders to go with him.
Duanmulan lost his life under their protection. Although Duanmuyu was not convicted, the nine guest officials all felt guilty and could only hope that their merits could be exonerated.
Mu Juan didn't seem to want to dwell on this issue, so he turned to Zhu Xiaochen and said, "Last time we came to Dahua, there was only one Mei Siyuan left who could not be killed. Unexpectedly, he still died."
At that time, Zhu Xiaochen was hiding in the crowd of the Salt Government Office and was about to rush in with his sword, but it was Mu Ju who caught him in time. At that time, Mei Yuanchen had arrived at the palace. Duanmuyu realized that Zhu Xiaochen had no chance of victory, so he withdrew him before the battle, turned to his carbine, and returned to the capital to kill Rui Rumin.
"Less than half a year after Mei Siyuan died, Dahua's salt policy was in chaos. As soon as the official salt came out of the salt field, it was sold to the salt gang at a low price. The salt gang hoarded it and kept pushing up the price of salt. The people of Dahua were already complaining. Yes." Duanmu Jing said with a smile.
The more chaotic the internal affairs of Dahua are, the more advantageous it will be to Jue. This is an obvious truth.
Duanmu Yu slowly shook his head and asked Duanmu Jing with a smile: "What do you think of the little emperor Dahua?"
"Xia Chengxuan?" Duanmu snorted, thought for a while and then said, "Hmm...according to the situation at that time, Xia Mu Yan's ascension is basically a sure thing. Xia Chengxuan can turn things around in such an unfavorable situation. He should...should be a very scheming person in the city government. However, the salt administration is so important, but I don’t know why he would let the salt gang go unchecked. It’s really intriguing!”
Duanmuyu took the wine jar from Mu Gao's hand, put it on the fire plate, and asked, "What do you think of Zhang Suiguang?"
"That's a poisonous snake." Duanmu Jing half-squinted his eyes and replied coldly.
Duanmuyu laughed and said, "You summed it up brilliantly."
He put some charcoal blocks from the basket on the side to the fire plate, and asked: "If you were Xia Chengxuan, how would you deal with Zhang Suiguang, this poisonous snake?"
Duanmu Jing lowered his head and thought for a few seconds before replying: "Young master, what you are saying is that Xia Chengxuan is showing weakness to Zhang Suiguang by letting the salt gang interfere in salt affairs?"
"Don't underestimate Xia Chengxuan. He was able to ascend to the throne under that kind of situation. He is definitely a very smart man. He left Zhang Suiguang alone for his own reasons. Maybe..." He hesitated before speaking. Turn, again
He said, "Zhang Suiguang may not be willing to be a poisonous snake. This person is very ambitious. It may be the poisonous snake around Xia Chengxuan, or it may be the poisonous snake around us. The biggest threat to our trip does not lie with the Dahua imperial court, but with Zhang Suiguang."
Yu Lingyi looked stern, stood up, held the ceremony and said seriously: "Even if I die, I will never let Zhang Suiguang hurt even half of the emperor's hair!"
Xie Tianyao, Zhu Xiaochen, Tong Gaoge, and Mulunyan also stood up and said in unison: "Even if I die, I will never let Zhang Suiguang hurt even half of the emperor's hair!"
"Everyone sit down!" Duanmuyu said with a smile, "Don't act like you are facing a formidable enemy."
Several people sat down as instructed, but their faces were still a little tense.
"Brother Yu, we don't know much about Zhang Suiguang. Can you tell me about it?" Tong Gaoge asked seriously.
Before leaving Yinyang, Xu Qianmeng compiled the information on Jianghu sects collected by "clairvoyance" into a book and showed it to everyone. Of course, some powerful figures in the world of "clairvoyance" don't know the details. After all, many of them don't often take action.
Yu Lingyi had met An Wuyu, and it seemed to everyone that he knew more than that.
After all, it is common knowledge that the Star Reaching Pavilion is well-informed. As the pavilion master, An Wuyu knows far more than ordinary people.
"I have fought against An Wuyu before, and we are evenly matched." Yu Lingyi said with a serious face, "He said that there are at least four people in the Dahua martial arts community who are better than him in martial arts, and one of them is Zhang Suiguang."
An Wuyu is not on the list of masters of Zhaixing Pavilion, but everyone in the martial arts world knows that he is the best master in the world. Many people even think that the old monk Xuan Yue is not as good as him.
"Dahua actually has so many masters?" Xie Tianyao asked in surprise, "With Brother Yu's martial arts, can he only be tied with An Wuyu? So, doesn't it mean that Zhang Suiguang's martial arts is still better than Brother Yu? He Isn’t it only ranked sixth on the master list?”
"I wonder how many masters there are in the Nine Halls?" Zhu Xiaochen said with a wry smile.
He knew that Zhang Suiguang's greatest reliance on becoming famous all over the world was Jiudian and the Salt Gang. On the contrary, his martial arts are not that intimidating.
Duan Muyu smiled, did not say anything, and turned to ask Yu Lingyi: "Mr. Yu, has anyone from the Xu family contacted you?"
"Yes." Yu Lingyi held her hand and replied, "I received a secret report from the Xu family the day before yesterday. The Xu family's grandson Xu Sugong and Xu Xiaoshi's youngest son Xu Suyan are on the way from Zhuzhou to Leizhou. Before we rush to Leizhou, they will Get everything in order.”
"Okay, let's go back and have a rest after drinking this bowl of wine. Let's hurry up tomorrow and get to Leizhou as soon as possible." Duanmuyu picked up the wine bowl on the small table and said to the seven people with a smile.
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