Feiyun quickly returned the gift and said, "Young Master Yang, my name is Lin Feiyun." Then he introduced Tianxiang, Liangchen, and Meijing one by one.
Yang Zhou saluted Tianxiang and the others to express his gratitude. Then he introduced Yu Lei and others and said that they were his brothers.
Feiyun listened to Lin and looked at Yang Zhou carefully. But seeing that he was eight feet tall, with a face like a crown of jade, piercing eyes, and two short halberds stuck on his back, he had a heroic spirit.
Feiyun was filled with admiration in his heart, and he quickly bowed his hands and saluted, saying: "Brother Yang is very powerful in martial arts, and it is difficult for the enemy to resist him. Please don't be polite, but I'm being disrespectful!"
Yang Zhou hurriedly replied: "I don't dare to take it, I don't take it. You are all our saviors. I would like to invite you to come to my residence to talk about it."
Yu Lei then said: "This is not the place to talk. We will elaborate on it after we go back. What do you think?" Everyone had no objections, so they came to Niu Chong's home together. Niu Chong arranged a banquet, and after everyone had had enough wine and food, they came to the lobby and took their seats.
Liangchen asked: "Brother Yang, where are you from? Why do you have a grudge against the prefect of Jinling?" Yang Zhou said, "It's a long story." Then he told the story of several of his own people. Yang Zhou said that they learned that the Qin governor was very greedy, so they went to assassinate him in order to eliminate harm for the people.
Yang Zhou and the others had been there a few days ago, but Governor Qin was not at home at that time. Feiyun said: "It turns out that it was you brothers who broke into the Qin Mansion a few days ago. If we knew it was you, we would definitely go and help."
Yang Zhou then asked: "Aren't you in Nanyue? Why did you come to Jinling?" Liangchen quickly told them the experiences of the four of them. Feiyun said that tonight was originally Qin’s trouble, but unexpectedly he encountered Yang Zhou and others.
After hearing this, Yang Zhou immediately said: "That's it. We heard early this morning that someone broke into the government office again last night, but not a single guard was killed. Are we still guessing who did it? It seems that our thoughts Agreed. Why don't we go there again in a few days. It would be a surprise if we could meet Qin Hui!" Before Feiyun could reply, Ge Jin interrupted and said, "Brother Yang, this is not allowed!"
Yang Zhou and others asked in unison: "Brother Ge, why do you say that?" Ge Jin said: "In just a few days, the Qin Mansion has been attacked by sneak attacks. Now they must be more alert and more defensive. Brother Lin also said just now There are many masters in the Qin Mansion. If we go there rashly, we may encounter danger."
Yang Zhou asked displeasedly: "Then what are we doing in Jinling? We can't just go back home, right?" Ge Jin said: "Of course we won't go back like this. I have an idea, that is, use the method of attacking in the east and attacking in the west. Get rid of this corrupt official. If we get rid of the corrupt official, it will be equivalent to cutting off Wu Zetian's minions in Jiangnan. In this way, there will be hundreds of benefits and no harm for the next step of raising troops to rebel."
Yu Lei said: "This corrupt official actually bribed several masters to save his life." Feiyun continued: "Brother Yu is right. The person fighting you tonight is Fang Zhenming, the current leader of the Ming Dynasty Yang Sect. . Their martial arts skills are very strong and should not be underestimated." Yang Zhou asked: "Brother Lin, are you familiar with them?"
Feiyun said: "It's not that we are very familiar with them. We just met them several times and later heard about them from other friends in the world." Feiyun immediately told Yang Zhou and others about the situation of Fang Zhenming and others. Yang Zhou sighed: "Why is Fang Zhenming so spineless? He considers thieves as his father and surrenders to the court. Such behavior is really disgusting."
Feiyun said: "Based on my understanding of Fang Zhenming, he should not be the kind of spineless villain who is greedy for life and afraid of death. He should only do this to take advantage of Qin Hui's power and find opportunities to rebel in the future." Ge Jin Said: "Brother Lin is right. I have also heard of the Chaoyang Sect in the world. It has many believers and many talents. However, after the chaos in the Chaoyang Sect, most of the elites died in battle. Therefore, in the past twenty years, Chaoyang Sect has almost disappeared.”
Yang Zhou said to Feiyun: "Brother Lin, do you know how many masters they have?" Feiyun said: "There are many masters, including the leader Fang Zhenming, who is the one who fought you tonight. There are also two envoys on the left and right, known as The left envoys are Wang Yin and Bao Guang. Then there are the four guardians: Shi Bao, Du Wei, Li Run, and Sixing. Among them, the most capable ones are Wang Yin and Shi Bao. When you encounter these people in the future, you must be careful when dealing with them."
Yang Zhou said: "This Fang Zhenming does have two moves. Today I fought with him for more than twenty moves, and I didn't find any flaws in him." Feiyun said: "The most powerful thing about this person's martial arts is to use force to fight. If you don’t pay attention, you will fall into his trap.”
Ge Jin said: "I still stick to the original plan and deal with Qin Hui first. If we have people from both sides together, there should be no problem in dealing with Qin Hui's men." Everyone agreed in unison. Seeing that everyone had worked hard all night, Yang Zhou asked everyone to rest for the night. Niu Chong immediately asked his family to arrange a place for the brothers.
Early the next morning, everyone got up one after another. After breakfast, we gathered in the lobby. Ge Jin said: "Brothers, I thought about it for a long time last night, and I think we should set up an anti-traitor association. In this way, there will be a unified arrangement, so as to avoid each of them working independently and being defeated by the enemy. Of course, it is best for everyone to form an alliance through bloodshed!"
Yu Lei and Niu Chong immediately said: "Brother Ge's proposal is exactly what I want. Brothers working together can break gold!" Seeing that everyone agreed, Ge Jin immediately ordered the preparation of the incense table. After a while, everything was ready, and everyone knelt down in front of the incense table and swore an oath. Then the brothers were arranged in order of age. Yang Zhou is the eldest and the eldest brother. Next are eight people including Feiyun, Yu Lei, Tianxiang, Ge Jin, Niu Chong, Zhang Long, Zhang Feng, Liangchen and Meijing, for a total of forty people.
After everyone made sworn vows, they sat down to discuss matters. Yang Zhou said: "Brother Ge Jin, you are resourceful and will be our military advisor from now on. In your opinion, what should we do next?"
Ge Jin thought for a moment and said: "We are all Yangzhou rebels. We should uphold our loyalty, fight hard to resist Wu Zhou, and restore Li Tang. But now there is a weak emperor and treacherous ministers in power. Even if we have the intention, we can't play our role. . In my opinion, we have two major things to do. The first is to get rid of the treacherous ministers and break the arm of the foolish emperor. The second is to force Wu Zetian to abdicate the throne in favor of a worthy person and pass the throne to the descendants of the Li Tang family."
But Niu Chong said: "Brother Ge, we are outnumbered now, why don't we just go and kill Wu Zetian? In this way, can't we change the dynasty? It will take a lot of time to do what you say. "Everyone agreed with Niu Chong's opinion.
Feiyun felt that what Ge Jin said was reasonable, so he said, "Brothers, we might as well listen to what brother Ge has to say, and then we can discuss it together." Everyone then shut up and asked Ge Jin to continue speaking.
Ge Jin continued: "This matter cannot be rushed. Think about it, if we break into the palace right now and kill Wu Zetian, then who may inherit the throne? Can anyone from the Li family ascend to the throne?" No one could answer for a while. Come up.
Feiyun pondered for a moment and said: "If Wu Zetian dies at this moment, the most likely person to inherit the throne is Wu Sansi. I have seen this person. He is embarrassed by his big job and is a treacherous villain. On the contrary, Wu Zetian's son Li Xian is better One thing is that he is very cowardly. But this person is too filial to Wu Zetian. I am afraid that even if he succeeds as king, he will not be able to get rid of Wu Zetian's influence." Yang Zhou asked: "Brother Feiyun, why do you say that?"
Feiyun said: "When we were in the capital, we were often with Li Xian and had some understanding of the situation in the court. Li Xian was weak in character and greedy for enjoyment, and he was still a person without independent opinions. But he was Wu Zetian's third Son, of course it is justifiable for him to inherit the throne. Li Xian and Wu Sansi were in a stalemate, so Wu Zetian had to give up temporarily."
Ge Jin continued: "What the second brother said is true. These younger brothers also know something, so they suggested this. Now the power of the court is basically controlled by the Wu family. If Wu Zetian dies at this time, Wu Sansi and his gang will definitely use their power to Directly recommend him to succeed. Li Xian has no support in the palace and cannot get help from the court. Under such circumstances, even if Li Xian ascends the throne, he can only be a puppet and must be controlled by others. But once Wu Sansi succeeds position, we decided to continue to reuse the Wu family. In that case, the situation will be over, and there is nothing we can do." After listening, everyone nodded in agreement.
Ge Jin then believed that matters in the capital were too far away, so it was better to deal with the corrupt officials in Jinling City first. He wanted to get rid of Qin Hui for the people of Jiangnan and at the same time attack the Wuzhou court. Then they occupied Jinling and launched a mutiny. Wu Zetian sent people to destroy him. If it was Li Xian, she and others would support Li Xian as emperor. If the person coming is Wu Sansi, take the opportunity to kill this traitor.
Feiyun opposed the rebellion, believing that it would bring greater disaster to the people. But in the future, we can find opportunities to get rid of Qin Hui, a corrupt official, to prevent him from continuing to harm the people. If Qin Hui continues to be the governor, it will definitely harm the people of Jinling.
After hearing Feiyun's words, Yang Zhou had a hard time deciding. He frowned and asked, "Brother Ge, what do you think we should do? It's okay to just tell us!"
Ge Jin thought about it and said: "First we need to send people to the court to inquire about the dynamics of the court. Secondly, we will continue to observe the two most likely successors, Li Xian and Wu Sansi. The second brother just said this respectively. Regarding the situation of the two people, I also believe that what he said is true. However, this matter is too important, and we must be more cautious. Please forgive me for this!"
Feiyun smiled slightly and said: "Brother Ge, this is a matter of course. My opinion is only for reference, and in the end it is natural for everyone to make a judgment together."
Ge Jin continued: "This matter is not urgent, let's put it aside for now. We still need to find out the situation. Although we can't attack Wu Zetian now, we must get rid of the Qin governor as soon as possible. This is to eliminate harm for the people. Secondly, we can also attack Wu Zetian. But Brother Lin is right, so we don’t need to consider raising troops to rebel immediately."
