Seeing Fang Jie's hesitation, Yan Qi was a little worried, got up and walked to his side, standing side by side with him: "Withdraw from the imperial capital, the helper is also forced to help, we used to support King Qi, but now we will not hold a grudge in our hearts, less helper, this has only been a few years, Cao Yun, it is a matter of peace in the world, how can it be handed over to someone who does not trust it to operate today." ”

Fang Jie's hand shrunk into a fist from time to time, then unfolded, and then clenched into a fist, repeatedly, Zhu Quan also interjected: "The old gang leader was killed, the gang was shaken, Xiao Jie, we have to stabilize our position first, and then Xu Tu develops, the strategy set by the old gang leader is to develop westward and expand the waterway we control to Jiangxia." ”

"Then, how does the Seventh Master reply here?" Fang Jie asked in a deep voice, feeling quite helpless, he really wanted to go north, but Fang Zhen's strategy was to go west, so he personally went out to destroy several small gangs in Jiangnan.

"It's very simple, tell him that we can't afford to go north for the time being, and we need to settle down in the rear first. Yan Qi proposed.

"Stabilize the rear," Fang Jie shook his head: "The letter from the Jiangnan Association and the Gu family's Ling family has already said that their father's affairs have nothing to do with them. ”

"Even if this has nothing to do with them, if we go north, will Jiangnan let go of this opportunity? Okay, we will leave some forces to defend Yangzhou Jianye, but how many forces can we transfer to the north? Are these forces enough to deal with Liu Han and Xiao Yu?"

As he was talking, Ran Jun sent Wang Ze back, he walked over and handed the small bamboo tube in his hand to Fang Jie, and Fang Jie gave it to Yan Qi without looking at it.

Ran Jun didn't hear Yan Qi's words in front, and when he heard the back part, he frowned slightly, and interjected: "If we can't do it, the Wang Xu family should be able to." ”

Ran Jun is Fang Zhen's disciple and also has a lot of influence among the younger generation of the Cao Gang, however, he has a good relationship with Fang Jie, and this time he was also ordered to stay in Yangzhou.

"Wang Xu and the two families?!!!" Yan Qi sneered: "If they do, will they come to Jiangnan to find us?" Ran Jun, Wang Ze's words cannot be fully believed. ”

Yan Qi was really a little anxious, his honorific title for Wang Ze was gone, as a military advisor, he knew more about the situation, all the secret rudders and secret agents of the Cao Gang were managed by him, and his relationship with Fang Zhen was that he was also a friend and a bureaucrat, and Fang Zhen never regarded him as a subordinate.

Zhu Quan nodded: "The military advisor is reasonable, if the Wang and Xu families can take down Liu Han, they will not find us." Xiaojie, not only the Jiangnan Society, but also the Huaiyang Society, if we want to go north, it must be the main force going north, in this way, Yangzhou will be empty, and there will be any abnormalities in the Huaiyang Society! These need to be properly considered. ”

Yan Qi opened the small bamboo tube, and after reading the information, his expression became gloomy, and he ordered someone to bring pen and ink, and quickly transcribe the information.

"Helper, Brother Zhu," Yan Qi put down his pen to interrupt the argument between Zhu Quan and Ran Jun, Zhu Quan opposed going north, Ran Jun advocated going north, he proposed to borrow the power of Wang and Xu, at least to recapture the river south of the Yellow River, and then decide whether to enter the imperial capital depending on the development of the situation.

Yan Qi interrupted the argument between the two, Fang Jie also looked back at him, Yan Qi said: "The imperial capital has sent a letter, that Liu Han temporarily left the imperial capital and went to a place called Yuan Yingkou, however, there is news that he may go south to Yangzhou." ”

After a pause, Yan Qi added: "The third prince of the Wang family is negotiating peace with Hanhai Trading Company in the imperial capital. ”

"Oh," Fang Jie was slightly stunned, and his brows immediately furrowed deeply: "Liu Han is going south, what is he doing when he goes south? Is this news accurate?"

"Exactly. Yan Qi did not hesitate at all: "This person's name is Liu Mo, he was personally sent to the imperial capital by the Fang Gang Master, this person is very capable, and the information he sent is relatively accurate, but his status is still too low, and the most core information cannot be obtained." ”

But it's enough, much stronger than the information that Cao helped himself get.

"He came to Yangzhou?" Fang Jie showed a sneer, obviously, he also came over after hearing the news of Fang Zhen's murder.

"That's right, as long as he shows up in Yangzhou, we can just kill him. Ran Jun said coldly: "Kill him, and the imperial capital will almost be taken down." ”

Zhu Quan shook his head: "This Liu Han has the cultivation of a top-grade grandmaster, and he also has the military position of a military marquis of the forbidden army, it is too difficult to kill him." ”

"I heard that it is very difficult to kill a grandmaster," Yan Qi's tone was a little hesitant, his eyes staring at Zhu Quan and Fang Jie.

"Old Yan, what's wrong?" Zhu Quan looked at him suspiciously.

"I'm thinking about the old gang leader," Yan Qi said slowly, "The old gang leader once told me that it is very difficult to kill a grandmaster, unless two conditions are met, one is that you can't leave, and the other is that you can't go.

Gang Leader Fang was attacked by Xiao Lan and was seriously injured, but if he wanted to escape, or escape for a distance, it should be possible, but I looked around, and there was no trace of his hands, which shows that Gang Leader Fang couldn't go, so why couldn't he go?"

Yan Qi's words were a bit twisty, and he needed to think about it to understand, Zhu Quan's face changed slightly, Fang Jie's expression was solemn, and Ran Jun was surprised: "Strategist, do you mean there is another person?"

Yan Qi nodded: "Xiao Lan alone will definitely not be able to murder the gang leader, so not only is there another person, but this person's cultivation is probably not low." ”

"Judging from the scene, the gang leader was killed in the small pavilion, and they were outside the pavilion, and they sealed their throats with a sword, but there were two more corpses in the pavilion, a scholar and an old man. ”

"That old man is a clothes killer. Ran Jun reminded.

Yan Qi frowned and thought for a while, then raised his head and asked, "This clothes killer was eliminated by the master?"

Yan Qi didn't cultivate, so he didn't know the cause of the killer's death.

Zhu Quan shook his head, Fang Jie also shook his head, Ran Jun thought for a while and said: "It's not like, the master used a knife, the killer's wound is the same as Shang Da and them, he should have died in the hands of the same person." ”

"Yes, it should be. Fang Jie nodded, Zhu Quan, Fang Jie and Ran Jun are both experienced people in the rivers and lakes, and they inferred from various traces that they actually deduced five or six points from the scene at that time.

"Is there only one person?" Yan Qi's expression was cautious, Fang Jie and Zhu Quan exchanged glances, and the two nodded solemnly.

"If so, then this person is the key. Yan Qi said slowly.

Fang Zhen's death, there are still many mysteries unsolved, among which are a few people who did it, everyone knows that Xiao Lan alone can't kill Fang Zhen, or rather, he can't kill Fang Zhen so cleanly.

So who is this person?

"Is it okay for two masters like Xiao Lan?" asked Ran Jun after thinking for a long time.

Zhu Quan and Fang Jie shook their heads almost at the same time, even if Xiao Lan entered the middle grade of the Grandmaster, joining forces with others would not be able to prevent Fang Zhen from escaping, even if he was seriously injured.

On the rivers and lakes, there were once grandmasters who died at the hands of ordinary people who were powerless, but that was a special circumstance, which was different from Fang Zhen's situation.

The room fell silent, who is this mysterious master?

Halfway, Yan Qi asked, "How many masters are there in Jiangnan who have such cultivation?"

Zhu Quan was stunned, hesitated for a while, and smiled bitterly: "The Great Elder of Xiaohan Mountain, Senior Zheng, has such a cultivation, and the Second Elder Shen, Senior Shen, has this cultivation, except for these two, I can't think of anyone else." ”

But this is impossible, Xiao Hanshan and the Cao Gang have always been friendly, Fang Jie worshiped under the door of Xiao Hanshan and studied art for twelve years.

"Could it be that the one from Taiping Dao made a move?" Ran Jun asked cautiously.

Fang Jie and Zhu Quan shook their heads again, the one in Taiping Dao was naturally the Supreme Elder of Taiping Dao, the Great Grandmaster, without waiting for Fang Jie to speak, Zhu Quan interjected: "Impossible, real people never interfere in the affairs of Hongchen." ”

This Taiping Dao Supreme Elder is a fairy-like figure, he never cares about the affairs of the gang, he either alchemy and medicine all day long, or wanders around the world like a crane in the clouds, and has never heard of the news of his move, several years ago, it was rumored that this elder was in retreat, and he has not heard of him coming out.

"There are a lot of strange people in the rivers and lakes, maybe it's from that gate valve family," Fang Jie said coldly: "No matter who it is, just find Xiao Lan." ”

Yan Qi nodded, Zhu Quan also nodded, and Ran Jun sighed sadly and angrily.

"Going north or..."Fang Jie said, originally wanted to say that he was going south, but when he thought of Wang Ze's guarantee that Jiang Nanhui and Gu Ling had nothing to do with Fang Zhen's affairs, he changed his words and said: "Don't move for the time being, I have to think about it, Mr. Yan, these days, you accompany the seventh master." ”

"What about Jiankang?" Ran Jun asked, "Do you want to withdraw?"

Fang Jie shook his head: "Jiankang doesn't move over there," he said and looked outside, and said softly: "This Yangzhou City is not so calm." ”

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Except for the core of the Cao Gang, no one knew that Fang Jie had secretly returned, and Liu Han naturally didn't know that on the third night after Yu Qingzi left, he left the ghost and sorrow.

He did not alarm Liu Huo, quietly inspected the entire construction site, and was very satisfied with the progress of the project.

Leaving the ghost at night, he rushed to the river, but did not see Sister-in-law Song's boat, and then he entered the city and found Ye Xiu's residence in the city.

Ye Xiu had already moved according to his instructions and changed his residence.

Ye Xiu was very pleasantly surprised by his arrival, and naturally there was endless lingering.

After the clouds and rain, Liu Han hugged Ye Xiu, who was as weak as mud, entered her with an internal breath, and helped her organize her breath before falling asleep.

"You have to leave Yangzhou for the time being and go to Yuanyingkou. ”

"Yuan Yingkou?" Ye Xiu looked at Liu Han in confusion, Liu Han nodded: "And be fast, go buy a horse immediately, rush overnight, and strive to reach Yuan Yingkou within three days." ”

Ye Xiu knew that the matter was important, and nodded cautiously, Liu Han lowered his voice and said: "When you get to the town, you look for Lizheng in the town, Song Lizheng, you tell him that I have something to find Xuantian in Yangzhou." ”

"Xuantian?" Ye Xiu was puzzled, Liu Han nodded: "After you tell him, leave immediately, idea, there is a forbidden army in the town, and the leader is called Cheng Jia, you don't want to conflict with them, if you need help, you can find someone named Peng Yu." ”

Ye Xiu nodded: "Okay! I'll go." ”

Ye Xiu turned around and picked up a burden, carried it on his back, put on a hat, lifted his sword, and left after saluting Liu Han.

Liu Han stayed in the house for a long time, lay on the bed, relived the plan in his mind, and then fell asleep, and when he woke up, it was already noon.

(End of chapter)