Seeing the bitter face of the eldest young master, Chu Yiyi smiled and said: "Marriage is a great joy, ordinary people can't be happy, the son looks like this, aren't you afraid that Sister Lan'er will be sad and sad when she sees it?"

Hua Bushi said: "Mrs. Yiyi doesn't know, now at the time of the great expansion of our 'Evil Dog Gate', in recent days, it has been attacked from all sides, and the rudder wars in various realms are continuous. In just three months, everything in the sect is difficult to deal with, how can I settle down to have a wedding with Miss Lan'er?"

Chu Yiyi stared at Hua Bushi with a pair of wonderful eyes, and said: "Although the affairs of the sect are heavy, but in Yiyi's opinion, this does not conflict with holding a wedding ceremony, is it really because of this reason that the son has repeatedly postponed the marriage date?"

Hearing this, Hua Bushi was stunned. Chu Yiyi is not wrong, with the current situation of the "evil dog gate", there will be many difficulties in completing the marriage at this time, and the wedding may not be able to recall everyone to participate, and it will not be very successful, but even so, it is not that it can never be solved.

If the object of marriage is changed from Sima Rulan to Yang Jiangyi, will Hua Bushi still try to delay the marriage time again and again?

Hua Bushi was stunned for a long time before he sighed and said, "According to Mrs. Yiyi's words, it seems that the marriage date cannot be postponed any longer, and after three months, I will marry Miss Lan'er." ”

Chu Yiyi looked at the eldest young master with a smile, but did not speak.

Hua Bushi coughed lightly and said, "Okay, let's not mention this matter for the time being." There is another thing that must be done quickly by Mrs. Yiyi. ”

Chu Yiyi said: "Hua Gongzi commanded. ”

Hua Bushi said: "Madame, have you heard that every year on the fifth day of the fifth month of May, the 'Jingwu Lion King Conference' is held in the capital?"

Chu Yiyi's eyes turned and asked, "But Dou Fei, the young proprietor of the 'Wanli Hall', invited his son to participate in this meeting?"

Hua Bushi said: "Mrs. Yiyi's expectation is good, he really has this invitation, so Xiao Kecai wants to ask Mrs. to help, and use the liliang of 'Thousand Flowers Fang' to do some research on this year's Lion King Conference." ”

Chu Yiyi nodded and said: "The Lion King Conference of the Duanyang Festival every year is a major event in the martial arts, and the concubine has long heard of it, so as soon as she enters the capital, she will let people inquire about the news of this meeting, and she has collected a lot of information." Childe went to find Dou Fei, and I guessed that he would take the opportunity to invite Childe to participate. ”

Hua Bushi was overjoyed when he heard this, and said: "It turns out that Mrs. has foresight, so let's talk about it and listen to it!"

Chu Yiyi said: "Regarding the general situation of this meeting, Gongzi must have heard about it from Dou Fei, and Yiyi only talked about things that Dou Fei and 'Wanlitang' didn't know." ”

"Qianhuafang" used to be a secret organization that sold intelligence for a living, and as far as information is concerned, even if "Wanlitang" is a big gang that can be ranked in the capital, it is still difficult to compare with "Qianhuafang".

Dou Fei couldn't know the details of the guests invited to participate in this year's Lion King Conference, Chu Yiyi handed Hua Bushi a piece of paper, but listed the list of people invited by the ten sects in great detail, and even some of the candidates who had not yet been determined were marked in front of their names and indicated possible substitutes.

After carefully reading the hundred and ten names densely written on the paper, Hua Bushi took a long breath and said: "It turns out that this small lion king conference, the 'Central Plains Seven Major Sects' are all involved, and the other famous factions in the provinces are invited to come with no less than thirty families, which can be called a martial arts conference in the whole territory of the Ming Dynasty!"

Chu Yiyi said: "Who says it isn't! Gyeonggi is the most important place in the Ming Dynasty, involving the territory and interests of the capital, but it is not surprising that all sects with some strength want to intervene." In fact, not only the Jianghu sects, but also the various parties in the imperial court, Shili, Gongzi has noticed that the eight major sects in Beijing can actually be divided into three alliances. ”

Hua Bushi nodded and said, "That's true." Could it be that behind these three alliances are the three major parties that are now manipulating the imperial court?"

Chu Yiyi said: "It's not bad at all. The two factions of 'Zhengdaomen' and 'Qingfengyuan' in the 'Yanjing Eight Gates', the shili behind them is the Donglin Party, while the Five Kings Party controls the 'Chujiang Society', the 'Longwei Wuguan', and the 'Wanlitang' of the Dou family's father and son, as for the three gangs of 'Jinyangmen', 'Heshengmen' and 'Tianxiang Sect', they belong to the eunuch party. ”

Hua Bushi said: "In this way, the eunuch party occupies the largest range of shili in the capital, followed by the Five Kings Party, and Donglin is the last?"

Chu Yiyi said: "That's right. The 'Jinyangmen' and 'Heshengmen' were the strongest among the 'Eight Gates of Yanjing' and had the largest territory, both of which were vassals of the eunuch party. The eunuchs were the most trusted by the emperor, and they were the most powerful in the capital, and they were the first to take the interests of the city. Compared with the eunuch party, most of the important figures in the Five Kings and Donglin were officials in various realms outside Gyeonggi, especially the Donglin Party, and the two gangs controlled by the Zhengdao and Qingfeng were not strong, and they were much inferior to the Five Kings Party. ”

Hua Bushi said: "Then the two new sects that entered the Lion King Conference this year, but I don't know which ** shili they belong to?"

Chu Yiyi said: "The 'Changqingxuan' shili who participated in the conference this year is not small, and there are two major factions in the rivers and lakes, 'Kongtong' and 'Wudang', and its backstage boss is also a eunuch party, and he is still a good friend of the son!"

Hua Bushi's eyes lit up and said, "Could it be that Madam is talking about Cao Duyun?"

Chu Yiyi smiled and said, "It's him." Since the Duke of Duyun returned to Beijing from Okura Island, the Cao family's power in the court has increased greatly in recent years, and they are no longer under the leader of the eunuch party, Wang Chengen, it seems that this time they want to establish their own sect and seek benefits in this capital. ”

Hua Bushi said: "With Cao Duyun's martial arts and ability, it is not difficult to form a gang or take a faction for his own use. What about the other 'Xiandu Sect', but I don't know what their background is?"

Chu Yiyi suppressed his smile and said: "Speaking of the 'Xiandu faction', Yiyi also feels quite strange, they participated in the Lion King Conference, and they were recommended by Wu Zongda, a cabinet scholar, about the shili of Donglin**, but this 'Xiandu faction' has not posted a post to invite the masters of any famous faction on the rivers and lakes. ”

Hua Bushi's expression moved when he heard this, and said: "Without the support of other Jianghu sects, this 'Xiandu faction' is so big, could it be that there is something else strange?"

Chu Yiyi said: "I don't know if there is a strange concubine." This 'Xiandu faction' was established a few years ago, and it has always been unknown, the general rudder of the sect is located in Tongzhou, and the head of the sect is named Fan Dongli, and it is said that he was born in the south of the Yangtze River 'Cross Electric Sword Gate'. But according to the investigation, this Fan master's swordsmanship is mediocre, and there are no decent masters under the sect, and on that day, Wu Ge Lao recommended the 'Xiandu faction' to participate in the Lion King Conference, and the 'Yanjing Eight Gates' heard that it was a small sect with weak strength, so they did not oppose it. ”

She frowned lightly and said, "A local gang like the 'Xiandu Sect' that is weak and has no foundation can't invite masters from famous factions to help out in the Lion King Conference, but it can be justified. ”

Hua Bushi said: "Isn't it humiliating for such a small sect to come to participate in the Lion King Conference for no reason?"

Chu Yiyi said: "This concubine is inaccurate, maybe there are other reasons, or that Fan Master lacks self-knowledge, and he is confused by money for a while. ”

She paused for a moment, and then said: "The parties participating in the Lion King Conference are already extremely complex, and there will be a lot of unknown insiders among them. Originally, with the strength of the 'Evil Dog Gate', there was no need to be afraid, but we came to the capital this time, just to deal with the 'Tianzhu' killer group, and now we have just had a little eyebrows, in the opinion of the concubine, it is still not appropriate to make extraneous branches at this juncture, so as not to be involved in a senseless battle and ruin our big things. ”

Hua Bushi pondered and said: "Mrs. Yiyi's words are reasonable, this time in Beijing, the manpower we brought is already insufficient, and it is a little reluctant to deal with the 'Heavenly Punishment', so we should not meddle in matters and intervene in the interests of others." However, has Madame ever thought that the dispatch of killers by the 'Heavenly Punishment' to Beijing coincides with the time when the annual 'Jingwu Lion King Conference' is held, is this just a coincidence?"

Chu Yiyi's expression moved, and said: "What Gongzi means by his words, is it possible to suspect that the 'Heavenly Punishment' is related to the Lion King Conference?"

Hua Bushi said: "I met Li Hu at Wanli Gambling House, and he only knew that 'Tianzhu' was preparing an assassination operation, but he didn't know anything about its details. This action is so secret, it must be very important to the 'Tianzhu' group, if it is related to the Lion King Conference, we can take advantage of the invitation of the 'Wanlimen' to be there. ”

"That Prince Fu Zhu Yousong came all the way from Luoyang, and he must have gone to the overpass to see the excitement on the day of Duanyang. ”

Chu Yiyi thought for a while and said, "This is indeed very possible. The Lion King Conference is the most lively event in the Duanyang season in the capital, not only many people in the rivers and lakes participate, but also the princes and ministers in the court, and many important people will also be present.

Hua Bushi said: "Even if the actions of the 'Heavenly Punishment' have nothing to do with the Lion King Conference, we just need to be careful not to provoke others, and it is okay to come to this meeting, and we have also found an excuse to come to the capital, so that the 'Heavenly Punishment' will not be suspicious of our appearance." ”

Chu Yiyi said: "Those killers are now living in the Summer Palace Post House, do you want to send more people to closely monitor the post house, so that you can keep track of their every move at any time?"