Wu Feng shook his head and said nothing, turned his head and said, "Tianxiong!"

"The subordinates are here!"

"Do you know about this Bashan Gu family?" Wu Feng said with a deep sigh.

"My subordinates know a little bit about it. Song Tianxiong nodded

"Tell me about it. The speed of the horse under the bladeless crotch slowed down more and more.

"This Bashan Gu family said to have a history of nearly 100 years in the imperial martial arts, the original founder of the Gu family Gu Jingzhong was originally a ranger in the rivers and lakes, but this person is studious, and the surname of martial arts is also very high, when he was young, he had swept the seven villages of the water kou in the south of the Yangtze River with a cold cloud sword, and even cut the seven chiefs of the water kou, and became famous, but he was just a master in the rivers and lakes, he traveled around in middle age, and drew on the stunt in the sword school Yunshan faction in the martial arts at that time and the harrier sect known for his fists and feet and light kung fu, kneaded his own stunt and innovated, and finally became a generation of martial arts masters, and returned to Bashan in his later years, laying the foundation of the Gu family。 Song Tianxiong slowly said the source of the Gu family's beginnings.

"Hmm, what happened later?" Wu Feng nodded slightly.

Although Gu Jingzhong founded the name of the Gu family, the Gu family at that time was just a very ordinary part of the imperial martial arts, and it was nothing in the huge imperial martial arts, and the main members of the door were also limited to the Gu family, and the second head of the Gu family was more conservative and complacent, although his own martial arts were quite extraordinary, but he was helpless in expanding the influence and power of the Gu family, and the strength of the Gu family and the influence in the imperial martial arts declined. Later, after the younger brother of the third generation of the head of the family, that is, the second generation of the head of the family, took over, he drastically reformed the stereotypes and bad habits in the original faction, and vigorously absorbed the fresh blood of foreign surnames that were not surnamed Gu into the Gu family, so that the power of the Gu family has made great progress in the more than ten years that he has been in charge of the portal, and the influence of the influence has gradually expanded. Song Tianxiong said while thinking.

After Gu Jingzhong's father Gu Kaiming took over the position of head of the family, he continued the strategy of the previous head of the family, continued to vigorously absorb talents with foreign surnames, and vigorously enriched the economic strength of the faction, to the later period of his tenure as the head of the family, the Gu family changed the original pattern of relying on bodyguards as the only source of income, and the economic income of the Gu family gradually changed to planting and making tea and operating salt as the main source, and the economic strength has also been greatly improved, the Gu family has become one of the most important martial arts sects in the Kansai martial arts. Song Tianxiong finished introducing the situation of the Gu family in one breath.

"So, the Gu family has quite a lot of influence in the Kansai region?" Wu Feng had a thoughtful expression on his face.

"You can say that, but there are some problems. Song Tianxiong hesitated.

"Oh? Wu Feng nodded with interest, he has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, but the master has never talked to him about anything in the empire, obviously he doesn't want him to pay attention to this aspect, and then he left the empire and traveled around the mainland, and when he returned to the empire, he joined the army, and he didn't know much about this side of the imperial society, until the housekeeper's [***] gate and the snow-capped mountains in the northwest, He only understood that the two factions of the Tianshan Mountains and the Phantom Phoenix Sect of the Western Regions appeared and intervened in the affairs under his jurisdiction, but he also did not expect that the existence of a sect would also experience so many ups and downs.

"The current head of the Gu family, Gu Jingzhong, is the old man just now, his martial arts have already reached the peak, even if he can be ranked in the entire imperial martial arts, and this person has a very high spirit, and he wants to make the Gu family an influential sect in the empire, so in the first ten years of his accession, the Gu family's power and influence have also expanded, but in the past few years, they have encountered trouble, to be precise, their situation is very bad, and their power and influence have also been greatly weakened. Song Tianxiong glanced at Guan Yingying beside Wu Feng, and saw that this young lady was also listening attentively to her introduction, so he had to bite the bullet and go down.

"What's the trouble?" Without waiting for Wufeng to ask, Guan Yingying couldn't wait to ask.

"About seven or eight years ago, the city guard of Bashan Mansion, where the Gu family is located, was changed to the current city guard Xie Wuyong. This person graduated from the Imperial University, was born in the Jiangnan Shi clan, was born with a conservative surname, and was rigid and self-serving, especially for the people in the Jianghu martial arts, thinking that chivalry is the root cause of local instability in the martial arts, and Bashan Mansion borders Tiannan County, and it is also a place where many ethnic groups live together, so at the beginning of his tenure, he vigorously rectified social order, and carried out a large-scale purge of the Jianghu forces in the jurisdiction, and several local Jianghu sects were disintegrated and ceased to exist by using local garrison forces by him. ”

Because the Gu family has always had a good reputation in the local area, it was not included in the purge list and was not affected, but the living environment was already quite bad, Xie Wuyong deliberately restricted people who had something to do with the Jianghu sect from entering the local military and political circles, and it turned out that he had already entered the area that he had eliminated and derogated under various pretexts, and he also limited the scale of the industry operated by the Jianghu sect in terms of economy, which made the Jianghu sect in his jurisdiction in a difficult situation, and the Gu family was no exception. It turned out that the efforts made by the previous generations of the Gu family had now been greatly weakened, but the Gu family's status and influence in the imperial martial arts had not been greatly affected. Song Tianxiong saw that he had finished telling the situation one by one.

"That's a matter of time, without an economic and social foundation, the so-called status in the martial arts is just a castle in the air, can't you even eat enough to have the heart to practice martial arts?"

"My lord doesn't know, according to his subordinates, the Gu family is not without a way, but they also tried their best to curry favor with Xie Wuyong, but it didn't work. Although Xie Wuyong is a literati, his surname is very stubborn, and it is difficult to change his opinion on a certain matter, and he does not have a good impression of all the people in the rivers and lakes, so although the Gu family tried his best, it did not have much effect, but in view of the reputation of the Gu family, Xie Wuyong was not too difficult for the Gu family, of course, it was not easy to think about how much to change. Song Tianxiong seems to know more than a little about these situations.

"This Xie Wuyong is hateful, could it be that everyone in the martial arts is a bad person, how can he beat everyone to death with a single rod?" Guan Yingying said indignantly.

"It's just that everyone has a different view of things, but he can't be blamed entirely, this Jianghu sect is inherently good and bad, and the principle of preventing the slightest is also a means. Although Wu Feng does not fully agree with this approach, he also feels that it is just a difference in the way each person governs.

"Then hasn't this Gu family struggled in the past few years?" Wu Feng asked again.

Winning the support of the local government and even the powerful people in the central part of the empire has always been the goal that the various sects in the empire have been trying to achieve, and in fact, many of the rise and fall of many sects in the empire over the past few hundred years have actually been the result of the changes in the power of the government on which they depended, although not all. The Shahe faction in the territory of Naba Mountain Mansion is also considered to have a certain amount of weight in the Guanxi martial arts, and it is not because Xie Wuyong has been purged under the pretext that his disciples have bullied and dominated the market. The lips and teeth are cold, and the Gu family is probably also feeling a deep chill. The corners of Song Tianxiong's mouth also showed a helpless smile.

"Hmm, Tianxiong, I see that you know a lot about the situation of the Imperial Martial Arts, but you don't seem to be a disciple of any sect, don't you?" Wu Feng was a little surprised that his subordinates were so knowledgeable in this area.

"Lord Hui, his subordinates are not from the rivers and lakes, but the master who teaches hard work can be regarded as half of the people in the rivers and lakes, he is a lay disciple of the Great Xiangguo Temple, and my martial arts also originate from the Great Xiangguo Temple, but I did not apprentice, so I am not a disciple of the Great Xiangguo Temple. During my apprenticeship, I also heard my master talk about some anecdotes, but the most important thing I learned about was through the children of the Security Bureau after serving as the chief of the adult guard. Song Tianxiong scratched his head and replied.

"Oh, I heard that the Great Xiangguo Temple is one of the best sects in the martial arts in the north of the empire, and it is as famous as the White Horse Temple in Yanjing Zhongzhou. Wu Feng had also heard of the name of the Great Xiangguo Temple, "Why are you suddenly interested in the affairs of these Jianghu sects again?"

"This, Tianxiong is valued by the Lord to serve as the chief of the guard, and he feels a great responsibility, and the Lord has entrusted his own safety and responsibility to Tianxiong, and Tianxiong dares to slack off? Song Tianxiong's face turned red, but he still told the truth.

"Well, yes, it's good that you have that heart. Although Wu Feng didn't say much, his eyes were full of appreciation, and his subordinates were so conscientious that Wu Feng felt that he hadn't mistaken someone.

"Then in your opinion, what is the intention of this Gu family to get acquainted with us so enthusiastically?" Wu Feng asked thoughtfully.

"This, although the Gu family is a martial arts sect, it has a good reputation, and the housekeeper where Miss Yingying is also in the same martial arts lineage, and the subordinates don't know the situation and don't dare to say anything. Song Tianxiong saved time and sized up the situation, although he had doubts, he didn't want to make a conclusion about matters involving housekeepers, so he simply kept silent.

"What can people do? It's just that I see my father's name and do my best to be a landlord, Brother Feng, don't think about things so complicated, okay? People don't know who you are!" Guan Yingying was a little unhappy.

Wu Feng and Song Tianxiong exchanged glances and stopped talking.

The group soon arrived at the market town in front of them, and the Gu family had already chartered the most famous Shanzhen restaurant in the town, which was a large restaurant integrating restaurants and inns, and it looked a little magnificent.

When Hua Yumei and his entourage also arrived, Wu Feng's entourage immediately packed the entire restaurant to the brim, and after inviting Wu Fengfeng and a few people to sit at the table, they saw that the rest of the people were either standing by solemnly downstairs, or they were on guard around the restaurant, even Song Tianxiong stood behind Wu Feng expressionlessly, only Qin Shuangying sat next to Guan Hua and the second daughter under Wu Feng's signal, this scene made Gu Jing and several people feel that Wu Feng's identity was extraordinary, but they couldn't think of anyone in the northwest who could have such power.

During the banquet, everyone in the Gu family took turns to toast, and Wu Feng stopped at a glance, always maintaining that peaceful appearance, and answering the inquiries of several people on the side of the side was also ambiguous, which made everyone in the Gu family unable to figure out the details. In fact, Wu Feng didn't intend to hide his identity for a long time, but Wu Feng considered that this restaurant was a place with many people, so he deliberately vaguely said it.

Although the main characters of the Gu family did not get any valuable information, the "Fire Phoenix" Gu Yunxia was a girl's surname, and her literary talent was not bad, and she soon had a lively conversation with Hua Qin's second daughter, and even Guan Yingying, who was a little angry at the beginning, finally couldn't bear the loneliness and joined their conversation.

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