Chapter 49: The Enemy Who Hides in the Shadows
A song "Poppy Beauty" made Yun Zhonghe cry when he heard it, and this long and short sentence seemed to be made for him.
"Ask you how much sorrow you can have, just like a river of spring water flowing eastward."
The crane in the cloud muttered these last two sentences, evoking endless sadness and sorrow.
He admired the poem, but he didn't want to hear it.
He would rather not have experienced the prosperity of the world or the cruelty of life.
"Father, how do you feel about experiencing such a life?"
As if pouring salt into the wound, Mu Qianmei actually asked such a thing that Yun Zhonghe didn't want to recall.
"Tired."
Yun Zhonghe lazily said these two words, as if it was a very difficult thing to even say these two words.
He didn't want to mention the past, he didn't want to think about it, and he didn't want to talk about it.
If it weren't for the grievances, he really wanted to leave it alone and live that unrestrained life like idle clouds and wild cranes.
Tired.
A visceral feeling of exhaustion.
Abhor.
The open and secret battles in the court make the people living in it in a highly vigilant mental state every day, and their lives are like walking on thin ice, and it is difficult to live a comfortable and down-to-earth life one day.
"Actually, it's mainly because I'm not used to that kind of life and environment."
The crane in the cloud said leisurely.
He felt that Mu Qianmei was not only his daughter, but also like a friend and confidant.
If you don't know yourself, how can you pronounce such a poem?
He knows his daughter's mood and understands her worries.
So he smiled wryly and said:
"Die'er, don't worry, I'll stick to the end."
"I'm sorry, father, I see that you are depressed all day long, in a trance, as if you want to escape something, I think there are some things, you face it head-on, face it, it will be better."
"Because you still have to face the things you should face, and you still have to solve the problems you should solve, you still have to solve them with your heart, so I hope you can face all this bravely and face it with a positive attitude. The environment we are in no longer allows us to have any negligence and mistakes, and evasion is definitely not the attitude we should have! β
Evasion is never the attitude we should have.
One sentence made the crane in the cloud seem to be a stick, and he woke up suddenly.
Yes, my daughter risked her life to save herself, did she become a burden to her, and even put her in danger, and she couldn't do anything?
Perk.
Gotta cheer up!
"Die'er, you haven't personally faced such a human tragedy, you don't know what it's like, as if the end of the world is really painful. At that time, I really hoped that it was good for me to die, and if I couldn't see it, it wouldn't be so painful. β
"Our relatives are gone one by one under my nose."
"As the king of a country, I can't protect them, I can only watch."
"I can only watch ......"
"Is there anything more painful in the world?"
The crane in the cloud said, but he didn't know that his face was full of tears.
"Therefore, we must not let our relatives leave in vain, we must be too good at justice for them."
Mu Qianmei also said with tears in her eyes.
"Well, we must get justice for them, and the blood debt can only be repaid with blood!"
Speaking of blood debt, Yun Zhonghe's eyes suddenly became cold.
An angry hatred filled his heart.
The father and daughter did not speak for a long time.
Five days later.
Eastern Qin Imperial Palace, Imperial Study.
Faced with the news that Wei Xiaohan brought back, Qin Siyong fell into deep thought.
Wei Xiaohan and Yan Wansong, who were standing not far in front of them, were also silent and did not speak.
"Who is our opponent?"
Qin Siyong asked softly.
A puzzled look on his face.
After listening to Wei Xiaohan's report, he was confused.
"It's very likely that the crane in the cloud is in the beggar gang, but what does they have to do with the crane in the cloud?"
"What are they trying to save the crane in the clouds?"
"Does Mu Qianmei have anything to do with the crane in the clouds?"
Listening to Qin Siyong's series of questions, it was like asking, and it was like talking to himself.
Neither answered.
They could see that Qin Siyong was just thinking, and they were afraid of disturbing his train of thought.
After a long while, Qin Siyong asked Wei Xiaohan:
"Wei Qingjia, do you know how old Mu Qianmei is?"
"Back to the emperor, she is seventeen years old this year."
Wei Xiaohan replied immediately.
"Seventeen? What a coincidence! β
Qin Siyong seemed to have grasped a clue.
"Yes, Your Majesty, the crane in the clouds also happened to lose ground in the 'sudden change in the wind and clouds' seventeen years ago. It is said that on the eve of losing power, he also paid a private visit and met Murong Xiaoshuang, the first beauty in Rainy City. β
"Afterwards, Yun Tianxiao also sent someone to hunt down Murong Xiaoshuang, but she disappeared mysteriously, and I haven't heard any news about her so far."
After Wei Xiaohan finished speaking, Qin Siyong didn't speak, he was listening very seriously, and he went on to report:
"It is said that Mu Qianmei is an orphan adopted by Feng Tianyu, and now she is the most favored beggar lady of the beggar gang, she plays the guqin very well and sings very well."
"When she was a child, she was called the 'little talented girl' in Luoya City, and then disappeared for seven years, just in time for the crane in the clouds to come back when he was about to be escorted to Dongqin."
When Qin Siyong heard this, he interjected and said:
"Our chess game has just begun, and we encountered such an accident, it seems that this game of chess will not develop according to our layout!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, although this move is not very important, it has disrupted our follow-up arrangements."
Wei Xiaohan replied.
"Then what are the views and opinions of the Yan Qing family?"
Qin Siyong turned to ask Yan Wansong.
"Back to the emperor, the minister thinks that since the beggar gang is involved in this matter, we should solve the beggar gang first, and after the hidden danger is eliminated, our plan can continue to be implemented."
Yan Wansong replied.
"Solve the beggars? What does Wei Qing's family think? β
"Your Majesty, the problem of the beggar gang should be solved, but it is not appropriate to make a big move now, and it will be easy to get rid of it if it is replaced by another gang. However, now that the Beggar Gang is the number one gang in the Ugu Continent, their strength is definitely not to be underestimated! β
"I think we should understand it clearly before making a decision."
Wei Xiaohan said.
"The key is who our opponents are? Could it really be Feng Tianyu, Ouyang Bo and Zhuang Shujun? But I don't think it's like it! With the style of the three of them, there will never be so many development ideas coming out, and in just nine years, the beggar gang has actually become the number one gang in the Yugu Continent, which is a real big deal. β
Qin Siyong turned back to the original question.
If you don't even know who your opponent is, that's the most terrifying.
They thought they should be the result of a group effort. Feng Tianyu has a very high prestige in the rivers and lakes, and has the courage to lead the group; Ouyang is very knowledgeable and good at giving advice, and he happens to be a military advisor, and many of their ideas, I guess he remembered; But Zhuang Shujun is the idol in the minds of young people today, and he has also gathered a large number of young people. β
Wei Xiaohan expressed his opinion.
"Even if the three of them jointly planned, they wouldn't have planned such a whimsical idea as opening a showmanship, right?"
Qin Siyong said, his face was still at a loss, and the two ministers were also thinking quietly.
"Speaking of opponents, I remembered a game with Ouyang Bo, and I lost to him on the chessboard!"
"His chess style is very steady, his thinking is also very unique, and every time I attacked, he understated it."
"Therefore, in this game with us, there must be Ouyang Bo is shadow."
Wei Xiaohan guessed.
Seeing that the two of them looked at him again without speaking, Wei Xiaohan continued:
"Yes, they were all once powerful figures, and I don't know who they are, they can have so much charm and be able to network them all under their command."
"Judging from all indications, the real leader of the Beggar Gang is definitely not Feng Tianyu, and we have found out that Elder Wang, one of the eight elders, is the former national teacher of the Yunyu Kingdom back then, and now serves as the real dean of the Lingyin Academy."
"And the other seven elders are all strange people who have lived in seclusion for many years, so the real strength of the beggar gang now is definitely not comparable to other gangs."
Qin Siyong suddenly thought of something, and said:
"Speaking of strange people, although the eight elders are all powerful, do you remember? Who is the person who robbed the crane in the clouds this time? The young man who knows how to follow the wind swordsmanship. β
"Ye Suifeng, who was famous for his reputation a hundred years ago, didn't expect that after being extinct for many years, there would be a sword technique with the wind to reappear in the rivers and lakes."
"If the crane in the cloud is really in the beggar gang, then the hidden strength of the beggar gang is even more terrifying."
"After a hundred years of swordsmanship, who can compete with it today?"
Hearing Qin Siyong's words, Wei Xiaohan and Yan Wansong both looked worried.
"I really didn't expect that a crane in the clouds could lead so many masters out. The palace and the rivers and lakes have always been well water and river water, but judging from the current situation, there are already inextricable links! β
Wei Xiaohan said worriedly.
"In fact, it is just a faΓ§ade to say that the rivers and lakes and the imperial court have always entered the water without violating the river water, and which generation of rivers and lakes is completely out of the control of the imperial court? Behind every gang, there is the shadow of the imperial court. β
"It's just that no country has ever had so many masters at the same time."
"If the crane in the clouds can call on the old ministry and have the beggar gang as the backing, such a court is the most terrifying."
Yan Wansong also expressed his opinion.
Qin Siyong sighed and said leisurely:
"Release the crane in the clouds, this move is now out of our control, and we don't know if it's right or wrong!"
"Chen thinks that although there is an accident, it is also a good thing to let the other party expose so many things, at least let us understand part of their strength, if we let them continue to develop in secret, it will only be more unfavorable to our plan."
Wei Xiaohan said with emotion.