Peerless Pirates

"One of the five masters, Crazy Zen, is actually in Hongjue Temple." Song Zheng was really surprised.

"It's not wrong. Although I have never seen this person, his skill level is definitely not inferior to yours or mine." Chihu said solemnly: "Hongjue Temple is extremely well-defended, and I can't even sneak in with my skills. I could only watch from a distance on the wall at night. At that time, there was a monk in the courtyard who was competing with Di Fei on a bald donkey. Although he did not use any swordsmanship, I could see that the man's kung fu was extremely high, on par with Di Fei's."

"Is there a master who appears from somewhere else?"

Chi Hu shook his head: "No, this monk's age and appearance are similar to the legendary Crazy Zen, so he should be him."

"I heard that Feng Chan is an ascetic monk who has been staying in Songshan. How come he came to Jiangning and got involved with Di Fei, the old bald donkey." Song Zheng said doubtfully.[

Chihu shook his head: "I don't know either, I also followed someone to Hongjue Temple."

"Tracking, following who."

"A man who wields the Full Moon Scimitar. When you left Chengdu Mansion and went east, I followed you silently. Later, I found out that there was another person following you. This person is quite skilled and very careful in his actions. I thought he was The people sent by the Shu Kingdom did not do anything detrimental to you, so I did not deal with him. Later, you left the main army and returned to Daqi, so I followed you. Later, you stayed in Fengjie for a day, and then in After staying in Zigui for a day, the man followed you. However, he did not stop in Zigui, but went directly east. I saw that you had returned to Daqi, so I no longer cared about you and followed the man. Back to Jiangning."

"So you came back the day before yesterday, why today..."

Chihu glanced at him: "You think I can have all kinds of conveniences like you."

Song Zheng suddenly realized that he was traveling quickly on Huitong Trading Company's ship, which was indeed faster than ordinary passenger ships.

Chihu continued: "I was on the same passenger ship as that man. I just arrived in Jiangning this evening. I followed him all the way to Hongjue Temple. The competition between the two bald donkeys stopped because of the man's arrival."

Song Zheng nodded: "The man's name is Luan Huan. He is a disciple of Di Fei Lao Ballu. He was the one who chased me on Qingcheng Mountain that day."

"What, if I had known this, I should have killed him on the road." Chihu frowned.

Song Zheng waved his hand: "This person is quite different. I fought with him on Shandong Road a few years ago. Although he is a disciple of Lao Ballu, he is not an evil person. He is just a bit extreme." Song Zheng He explained the origin of Luan Xi to Chi Hu.

"If this is the case, this person is definitely someone who must be killed."

"Yes!" Song Zheng sighed: "I predict that there will be a war between Jin and Qi in the future. He may be a fierce general if he is retained."

"Do you think there will be a war between Jin and Qi? Just like when Da Qi was founded." Chihu asked with a solemn face.

"It's inevitable, and it's not decided by one or two people." Song Zheng shook his head and smiled bitterly.

Chihu sighed: "My ancestral home is from Shu. I moved to Daqi to avoid the war in Shu. The last thing I wanted to see was war. When I heard from Yingji that you were going to Dajin, I felt very sad. Appreciate it, but you can't avoid war if you want to. Da Jin has now begun to use troops against Xingqing Mansion. The Da Jin Emperor is very ambitious. Once the conditions are ripe, I am afraid he will march south."

Song Zheng was silent, looking a little lonely. When he helped Wanyan Yusheng kill Wanyan Yudu, he knew that the main war faction in Dajin was powerful. At that time, Song Zheng had to ask Dajin to move westward. The strategy was to win the support of the main war faction. In his interactions with Wanyan Jing, Wanyan Zhangshou and others, Song Zheng understood that the main war faction was extremely eager for the fertile soil of the Central Plains. Even the main war faction was very envious of the Central Plains and Jiangnan. Scenery.

Under such circumstances, once the Qi State weakens or becomes turbulent, it may become the target of Da Jin's military use like today's Xixia. However, Da Qi's government has always been in an abnormal state for more than ten years. First there was a palace coup, and then there was a fierce fight between Pang Hui and Huang Song. After finally hoping that these two people would stop, Pang Hui died, and Pang Tong appeared who had always had ulterior motives.

If Daqi does not straighten out its domestic problems as soon as possible, when Wanyan Yusheng is free, Dajin may invade in full scale. Throughout Chinese history, most wars took place in the confrontation with the northern nomads. Quanrong , Xiongnu, Khitan, Jurchen, Mongolia... Regardless of winning or losing, war is always inevitable. Nomads are aggressive, and the Han people have always regarded the expansion of territory as their greatest honor. The result of confrontation is the destruction of life.

Peace is never begged, but fought. This has been proven by thousands of years of history.[

Having said this, both of them looked a little heavy.

After a while, Chihu shook his head slightly and suddenly said: "I also found a man there, about sixty years old, with a goatee. Oh, I remembered it. The old bald donkey seemed to be braying. He said 'Xi Taiyi'."

"Physician Xi." Song Zheng opened his eyes: "It seems that this is the person."

"Why, you know this person."

Song Zheng nodded and said: "This man is an imperial doctor who has been serving Pang Tong in the Duke's Mansion all year round. He is from the Xi family in Fancheng Town, Yingchang Prefecture. I have specially asked someone to investigate. In addition, the person in charge of Zuo Si's city guard army is Ping Ping." Xi Zhi, whose real name is Xi Pingzhi, also comes from the Xi family."

Chihu frowned and said: "Why is it so complicated? Forget it, I don't care about this. I want to rest at your place for a night and go back to the palace tomorrow to have a good rest. Oh, I owe you two favors and I will pay them back."

Song Zhengnai said honestly: "Sister, please don't mention favors all the time." But he felt happy in his heart: Just acknowledge this favor sincerely.

"Hmph, you are too cunning. I don't want to be sold by you and have to count the money for you in the future."

"Am I that bad?"

"You still think you are a good thing." Chihu sneered: "I have a beautiful wife and concubine at home, and you are showing mercy everywhere. Even Li Hongniang can't escape your vicious hands."

Song Zheng was dumbfounded, it turned out that this was the standard of good and bad! Then he was really bad.

"Okay, don't hesitate, arrange a place for me quickly." Chihu stretched out: "It's not bad. I wanted to find a place to rest for a night, but I didn't expect to meet you. I didn't spend my time with you in vain. I have been running around in Xishu for more than half a year."

"I haven't even seen each other in the past half a year, how can I say that you accompany me? I died unjustly."

"I just want to accompany you, otherwise why would I go to Shu?" Chi Hu glared fiercely.

Song Zheng was stunned for a moment and immediately said with a smile: "Okay, okay, you're going to accompany me, you're going to stay with me."

Chihu also heard the idiom, his face turned red, and he went to pick up the sword. Poor Chihu was devoted to pursuing martial arts, and had never even been in love. He had never been teased like this, but he had been in love with her in the past few years. I once saw a bad boy who didn't even have a look, but was beaten by Chihu until he couldn't take care of himself.

Seeing that something was going wrong, Song Zheng quickly shouted: "Sister, I really need your help with something."

Changing the subject in time has always been Song Zheng's life-saving weapon in front of women, and this time he used it again in a hurry.

Sure enough, Chi Hu took his promise very seriously. He immediately stopped the sword in his hand and said with a frosty face: "If you have something to say, say it quickly, if you have... let it go."

"First, you send a message to Brother Ying and ask him to come here tomorrow. Second, sister, do me a favor and steal someone out tomorrow night."

"What, stealing someone."

"Yes, steal a person, steal a woman." Song Zheng said eagerly. He asked Chi Hu to help mainly for this matter.[

Chihu's eyes widened, he thrust his sword towards Song Zheng, and shouted to himself: "Let me help you steal a woman, and I'll kill you."

Song Zheng jumped away in a hurry and explained hurriedly: "It's not the one who stole the person, it's the one who kidnapped the woman. Oh, no, no, it's the one who stole the woman..."

Poor Song Xiaolang, despite his sharp tongue, could not explain the word "stealing people" in any way: "stealing people" was the exclusive domain of unscrupulous women, and "stealing women" simply disgraced the number one scholar.

Fortunately, Mu Yu and others, who had been paying attention to the movements here, rushed in and stopped Chi Hu. Li Hongniang was even more courageous and hugged Chi Hu tightly. After a lot of confusion, Song Zheng finally explained, " The strategy of "stealing people" also emphasized that he was not robbing some decent woman, but a vicious-hearted woman, and this woman had reached the point where she had to "steal".

Although it was explained that this "stealing" was not the other "stealing", Chi Hu refused to do it and let Chi Hu, one of the top five masters, accompany Song Zheng to rob a woman with the strength to bind a chicken. It was simply too slippery. The most ridiculous thing in the world.

Muyu's eyes widened, and she praised the plan as a clever one, but Li Hongniang and Yuan Rong were a little hesitant: "Xiao Lang, is this too cruel? After all, a woman's integrity can cost someone's life."

"Now the trading house has reached a time of life and death." Song Zheng finally took a breath and said coldly: "The Prime Minister's Mansion and even the entire Daqi are implicated in it. Without some ruthless tactics, we have no chance of winning. grasp."

Mu Yu also said: "Since the other party is in the first grade of junior high school, no wonder we are in the fifteenth grade. There is no need to be polite to such a vicious woman. Zheng'er, I will accompany you."

Song Zheng shook his head and said: "Brother Mu, you have another mission. Only by arranging it cleverly can this matter be realistic and achieve maximum effect." Then, Song Zheng explained the detailed plan.

Muyu and others nodded repeatedly.

Song Zheng added: "Although that place is not as good as Yijiang Villa and Hongjue Temple, there are definitely experts stationed there. Ordinary people have no chance of succeeding."

Having said this, Song Zheng looked at Chi Hu, and Mu Yu and others also turned their attention to Chi Hu.

Chihu said coldly: "Can you explain what's going on in the trading house? Why is it related to the Prime Minister's Mansion and Daqi?"

Song Zhengfa had no choice but to prepare to explain to Chihu starting from the original intention of the trading house, then to the old cases from that year, to everyone in Jiangnan, the Duke's Mansion, and the two major banks.

Unfortunately, Chihu's head got bigger after he heard only half of it: "What nonsense, I can't understand. Please put it simply."

Song Zheng had an idea: "This matter is related to whether Da Qi can be strong in the future and whether it can win foreign wars."

"One woman can have such a big impact." Chihu said disdainfully.

"Then you have to eat the food one bite at a time. You haven't practiced hard day and night for more than ten or twenty years, and you don't have the skills you have today." Song Zheng was also impatient. Damn it, you still have this attitude after spending a long time talking. I can do this job without you.

Unexpectedly, Chihu nodded: "What you said seems to make sense. Okay, I will make an exception once. Alas! My majestic Chihu actually wants to do such a sneaky thing with you. It won't be spread out. Makes people laugh out loud.”

As he spoke, Chihu subconsciously lifted the face towel under his chin, as if he felt embarrassed even talking about it.