Crossing the Yangtze River to Zhenjiang, Chang Wei did not alarm others, and stayed in Jinshan Temple at night to talk with Yang Shen at night. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

The inconsistency in political opinions did not hinder the communication between the two, in fact, he also highly respected Chang Wei's teacher Yuan Keli, and praised Chang Wei's machine bureau and gunpowder bureau, especially the strategy of cutting the feudal domain and rectifying the guard.

It's just that he has an indescribable aversion to the industrial and commercial tax, thinking that this is to figure out the will and compete with the people for profit. Chang Wei didn't argue with him, only said in his stomach that he was too angry. The two talked about the past and the present, and when Deng Qi came to the door, it was already dawn.

"Hey, big official, Gong Jin Anke is a patient, how can he withstand your toss like this?"

"You're right, I just want him to look more like a patient!"

Choked a few words with Deng Qi, Luo Wencheng understood Chang Wei's intentions, although his ancestral home is Suzhou, he was born in Shandong, and he has always studied and been an official in Beijing, but he has never set foot in Jiangnan, and he heard that he may have the opportunity to appreciate the March Jiangnan where the warbler flies and the grass grows, he is already fascinated, so he obediently listened to Chang Wei and Deng Qi's arrangement, but he didn't know that this was actually his political enemy Yuan Keli's intentions.

When he went south again, Luo Wencheng's mood was much happier like a sunny day, but in contrast, Chang Wei and Deng Qi's brows gradually locked.

Especially when he passed through Zhenjiang City and saw groups of people in the rivers and lakes in a hurry, Deng Qi couldn't help but ask: "Great official, I heard that the war between the Jin Ge Society and the Changkong Gang has temporarily died down, why are there still so many people walking the rivers and lakes?"

Chang Wei was stunned, he thought that he was worried about the same thing as himself, but he didn't want to think about it, so he smiled and said: "Lord Deng doesn't know, the suppression camp issued a summoning order for the rivers and lakes, and these people from the rivers and lakes are all here to serve the imperial court." ”

Lu Meigong suddenly realized: "I see, alas, in the end, he is old, and he is dull to such a point." ”

As soon as he entered Zhenjiang City, the prefect Chang Tong and Deng Qi, the head of the Criminal Department, respectively reported that Luo Wencheng was ill and could not act, and Yuan Keli added fuel to the fire, so the Criminal Department ordered Luo Wencheng to temporarily recuperate in Zhenjiang, while Deng Qi, Huang Xian and others were transferred back to the capital, and the matter of escorting Luo Wencheng to Yunnan was handed over to Zhenjiang Mansion.

Chang Wei rented a house for Luo Wencheng, and found two girls to serve him, after the doctor's conditioning and the careful care of the subordinates, he recovered quickly, and when the criminal department ordered it, the stick sores were almost better, and he was visiting famous places and looking for historic sites under the pseudonym Luo An, and he was at ease like a fairy.

At the same time, Huang Xian and the three of them also seemed to have fallen into a gentle cave, and they couldn't even distinguish between east and west, north and south all day long, where could they still care about whether Luo Wencheng was a real illness or a fake illness, until they were about to return to the capital, and they were still looking for happiness in the girl in the Qinglou.

Deng Qi did not return to Beijing with Huang Xian, and his 800-mile express made the Criminal Department change its mind and let him stay in Zhenjiang to act cheaply. He was familiar with He Chong, and this time he lived in He Chong's home in Zhenjiang.

Chang Wei knew that he was not just to worry about Luo Wencheng, but more than half of it was because he was about to start the war against the Japanese, after all, at the moment when the war between Jiangnan and Jiangbei began, Chang Wei recruited so many people from the rivers and lakes, it was likely to cause a big mess, as the head of the Criminal Department, he couldn't help but be careful, just when Huang Xian and they were all nonsense, he had already secretly gone to Yingtianfu.

Although He Chong did not approve of Chang Wei using the name of the Seven Seas Alliance to participate in the war against the Japanese, Deng Qi pushed it hard, which made He Chong feel very confused, but Chang Wei knew that Deng Qi was working on a plan, and he seemed to be becoming an indispensable part of this plan.

When Chang Wei returned to the mansion, there was a dusty figure and a little girl in a group of warblers and swallows. The little girl is the little goldfish Jin Yuer, this little goldfish is really a self-cooked, since she met Chang Wei at the martial arts conference, as long as she came to Zhenjiang, she lived in Chang Mansion with confidence, completely ignoring the fact that his father Jin Shinan joined Jin Ge would not agree with Chang Wei.

Although Yan Ruyu, one of the hostesses of Changfu, didn't like this little girl, she couldn't grind her stickiness, and gradually she didn't hate it, but Xue Qian and the old lady Huang liked this beautiful and sweet-mouthed little girl very much, so the little goldfish now seemed to have become a person from Changfu.

It was not surprising that Chang Wei appeared at the house of the little goldfish, but what surprised him was the strange woman, although this woman sat there quietly, but the momentum on her body could not be concealed, just look at Yan Ruyu's vigilant expression to know that this was a master.

"Qingluan?!"

After being surprised, Chang Wei recognized the identity of the woman, Tang Shuxue had already walked quickly from behind him to her and whispered, and Xu Xu's legs trembled with excitement.

Seeing that she seemed to live in her own home, this made me feel slightly stunned, this woman did things like her swordsmanship, whimsical and unexpected.

"Sister Qingluan has been waiting here for many days. Xue Qian greeted him and said.

Looking at the intimacy between Xue Qian, Tang Shuxue and Qingluan, Chang Wei knew that Qingluan's lethality to women was just as huge, which made him feel a little uneasy in his heart, but fortunately, Yan Ruyu still maintained that inherent coldness.

In the secret conversation with Qingluan, Chang Wei only left Yan Ruyu, after all, she was born in the White Lotus Sect, and her experience in the rivers and lakes was the richest among these people around Chang Wei.

"Qingluan came here this time to discuss something important with Wei Shao. ”

Her title is also familiar, except for friends such as Shen Kuang and Tang Jinyi, everyone else is called Chang Wei Guogong and Adult, and the people in the rivers and lakes call Chang Mengzhu.

Qingluan paused for a moment, his gaze quickly swept over Yan Ruyu, and then said, "I heard that Wei Shao asked the Seven Seas Alliance to participate in the battle to suppress the Japanese, and Qingluan came to dissuade him. ”

Chang Wei grinned, his smile was very bright, and he didn't say anything, but his heart was full of anger, what kind of thing are you, a so-called master who pretended to be a ghost suddenly appeared, and he dared to take care of my affairs?

It's just that the anger didn't burn out Chang Wei's calmness, the battle to suppress the Japanese, it was just to recruit Jiangnan and Jiangbei martial arts people to participate in the war in the official name, Chang Wei didn't say the purpose inside, but many people can understand that it is to vent the anger for the Changkong Gang, and at the same time, suppress the arrogance of the Jin Ge Society, Jiangnan Wulin and even the Jiangnan clan, I believe Qingluan also saw this.

But what is her intention in blocking the participation of the Seven Seas Alliance? What is the force behind her?

Looking at Chang Wei's mocking smile, Qingluan understood that this woman would never drag her feet in doing things, and seeing that Chang Wei had made up her mind, she only said "Qingluan understands, Wei Shao, please take care" and left, no matter how Xue Qian and Tang Shuxue outside could stay, she refused to stay for a moment longer, and she didn't even eat, so she floated away.

After waiting for a while, Yan Ruyu said softly: "Master, in fact, what Qingluan said is right, now that the imperial court is implementing a new policy, the situation in the rivers and lakes is turbulent, and the battle against the Japanese is presided over by Master Fu and Lord himself, and the Seven Seas Alliance is indeed not involved in it." ”

Chang Wei nodded and said: "What you said makes sense, the masters of the Seven Seas Alliance are already conspicuous enough, and when they participate in the war with the army, they will make those who oppose me make a fuss about it, but everything has advantages and disadvantages, and the battle to suppress the Japanese is not the best stage to show my power, only strong strength can deter those people." ”

"Ruyu, are you afraid that if the court and the emperor are afraid of this force, it's nothing, I can call this force out at any time, don't worry, I don't have the intention of claiming the king and hegemony and changing the dynasty. And the more people obstruct it, the more it shows that there is a problem, and the Seven Seas Alliance must participate......"

As the battle of the Japanese is approaching, Fenglaiyi in Suzhou is lively again. Although most of the people of the alliance and the Changkong Gang, including Chu Tonghe and Changkong Kyushu, the leaders of the two families in Suzhou, have left, the disciples of other sects of Jiangnan martial arts who came in droves poured into Fenglaiyi, and after a cursory look, the forty-one sects participating in the alliance have sent their own representatives except for the four sects such as the Jade Girl Sect and the Kuaima Hall.

And from the information from Sitong, there are almost the same number of Jianghu people in Jiangbei gathered in Yangzhou, ready to cross the river and reach Zhenjiang at any time.

"When did these sects become so rich that they could afford to live in Fenglaiyi?" Bai Xiu muttered as he stood beside Chang Wei.

"There are a lot of discounts for joining the alliance!" Yu Piaoling said with a smile behind him: "Not only is there three thousand taels of silver a year, but each disciple who died in battle has a pension of fifty taels, and even the cost of clothing and weapons can be reimbursed!"

It's just that Chang Wei was a little surprised that these sects didn't seem to be in a hurry to go to Zhenjiang, but seemed to be in Fenglaiyi's concentration, even if Fenglaiyi's room fee dropped again and again, a room would cost three taels of silver a night.

Because Chang Wei's other incarnation, Wang Tan, should still be at home at this moment according to the plan, he didn't figure it out for a while, and these alliance disciples suddenly became as guarded as jade, and Feng Laiyi's girl was like a mouse pulling a turtle, and there was nowhere to start.

"Jin Gehui is really willing to bleed, three thousand taels for one sect, and one hundred and twenty taels for forty, is its silver robbed?"

This is not counting those hidden expenses, Chang Wei secretly said in his heart, the amount spent to buy the heads of these sects is probably far greater than this number, whether it is the news vaguely revealed from Li Qishan's words, or the disdain accusations of the sky, it shows the fact that Jin Ge will buy the heads of various sects.

Leaving Bai Xiu, Chang Wei went to Yujiao Tower to find Fang Huan'er.

After getting a lot of information about Zhenjiang and Yingtian from the Changkong Peerless World, according to the analysis of Chang Wei, Yan Ruyu, and Fang Huan'er and daily observations, the informants of the Changkong Gang in Fenglaiyi have basically been figured out.

Taking advantage of the opportunity of the guests' light training a few days ago, Fang Huan'er secretly adjusted their residences, allowing them to play the role of informants within a certain range of control, otherwise once they get out of control, even Wang Yan's identity will be in danger of life.

"Huan'er, I want to monitor the situation of Fan Jinpeng of the Seven Star Gate, Li Dingyuan of the Great Dao Gate, Zhao Qingyang of the Qimen and a few others. ”

Fang Huan'er snorted: "Master, can you take that secret passage to everyone's house?"

As soon as Fang Huan'er said this, Chang Wei suddenly realized, hehe laughed twice, and said: "Alas, it's only to blame these guys for not getting oil and salt, seeing that it's the ninth day of the new year today, these people will stay here for one more day at most, but I haven't gotten any news, how can I not be anxious!"

Fang Huan'er was a little strange, and the misty gaze stayed on him for a while before he said: "Master, Fan Jinpeng and they are just second-rate characters in the rivers and lakes, and they have no impact on the battle situation and the people behind the scenes, why did you suddenly become so careful?"

"After all, the alliance and the Changkong Gang are still at war, and with such a large-scale assembly of the alliance, I am afraid that it will take the lead and make the first move, and the city gate will catch fire, which will affect the pond fish! In the face of the siege of two or three hundred people from the rivers and lakes, it doesn't matter to me, but Fu Zhouzi is difficult to say. ”

"Hey, how dare Chu Tiankuo attack Master?" Fang Huan'er's eyes flashed with a strange gaze.

"He and I didn't like each other, but now I went back to Jiangnan and made it clear that I couldn't get along with those families, and the new deal broke off all their thoughts, which can be said to have formed a grudge against each other, so now we maintain a harmonious relationship on the surface, but in fact, if I have the opportunity, I will definitely disregard my identity and kill me!"

"What's more, Qingluan's actions are very strange no matter how you look at them. ”

"Are you saying that she actually advised you not to go to war personally?"

"If it's okay if she wants it, I'm afraid that this is what Jin Gehui means. ”

Although Fang Huan'er did not take Chang Wei to listen to Fan Jinpeng and Li Dingyuan, he invited him to explore the secrets of this Fenglaiyi secret passage together. According to her, in addition to the exit of the garden rockery, there should be an exit for the people in the house to escape from the garden, but she couldn't find it: "Master, you are good at mechanics, and the mechanism is not bad." ”

Walking along the secret road, I walked to the fork, but I didn't see any secrets in this secret road, to the right is located in the west of Fenglaiyi, Zhuang Qingyan's residence Peony Pavilion, in Chang Wei's memory, the road seems to have nothing special, to the left, but it is a long section to the end, estimate the location, it should be under the Fenglai Pavilion in the main building of Fenglaiyi, and the dark room there is empty, and soon checked the room, or found nothing.

Chang Wei pondered, Fenglai Pavilion is in the center of Fenglaiyi, facing south and north standing here, it is directly in front of a huge garden, a zigzag path leads straight to the gate, out of the gate, and Fenglaiyi across the street is the once infinite scenery of the Kuaixue Hall in Suzhou City.

Behind it is a rockery surrounded by pavilions and water pavilions, around the Fenglai Pavilion is the residence of the girls, and then the left front of the outside is the southeast corner of Fenglaiyi, which is the Jinmantang, and the east of the Jinmantang is the residence of the guards and a small martial arts field, and then the east can be out of the Fenglaiyi, which is the famous alley eunuch lane in Suzhou.