Chapter 156 Gongsun Lan
For a moment, Li Jing suspected that Monk Xuancheng was the senior brother he mentioned, and suspected that he was the secret spy of Liushemen. Li Jing remembered that the secret spy organization and procuratorate established by Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, in which a large number of monks and Taoist Guanni were used. Since Liushemen is a secret spy organization affiliated to the Ministry of Justice, it is not uncommon for Shaolin Temple, which has always had a very close relationship with the court to join it, it is not uncommon for disciples to join.
But Xuan Chengjinri suddenly came to talk to him about these things, with a sincere tone and a good attitude, which made him satisfied. If Xuan Cheng was really a secret spy of the Six Gates, then he shouldn't have taken the initiative to tell these things. He came to talk to himself about these things, and it should have been because of his love for Shamen Town and him that he said this without hesitation. "Will you tell your senior brother about the Jianwu Pavilion?" Li Jing asked tentatively.
Sure enough, Xuan Cheng shook his head, "I have joined Shamen Town now, and it is related to Shamen Town. Of course, I will not tell you at will."
Li Jing nodded gently, and monk Xuancheng could still trust him. Although Xuancheng was a Shaolin monk and had a senior brother with the identity of a six-sect secret spy. When the pirates attacked, he resolutely lifted the golden cudgel and followed him to the last moment and the deep memories of fighting until the last moment were at least unforgettable. Li Jing needs to buy everywhere now, but there are not many people around him. Lin Wei, Lin Wu and Wang Chong are his sworn brothers, so he can naturally rely on them. But such a large Shamen Town needs to have more development in the future, so he cannot rely solely on these things. Although appropriate jing precepts should be maintained for other people, enough trust should be given.
Only with trust can one have loyalty, which is what Li Jing always believes.
Time is getting more and more urgent, and Li Jing knows that there will be a battle between him and Wang Jin and Feng Zhang. Now, for the sake of strength, he can only compromise and endure for a while, but he will not allow this time for too long. He will definitely take revenge on the harm that Wang Jin made to him in the shortest time. At the moment, everything seems to be in peace on the surface of the Tang Dynasty. The court, local governments, and local vassal states seem to be in balance. But this balance will be broken soon, and even the last veil of warmth will be torn apart. At that time, he cannot take care of himself. It will be the real prey of the weak and fight for each other. At that time, Li Jing can only rely on himself.
Aunt Gongsun may be really an entry into the Meihua Sect, and the Meihua Sect may be really as Xuancheng said, an organization that secretly rebels against the court. But how much does this have to do with Li Jing? There is a saying that is very good at saying that loyalty and betrayal is just not enough chips for betrayal.
When it was about to be launched in the troubled times of the late Tang Dynasty, it was too late to enter the self-protection, so how could he care about the so-called Li Tang royal family? The Tang Dynasty was defeated? Although Li Jing had a special feeling for the Tang Dynasty, a powerful dynasty in Chinese history, this would not be the possibility of his foolish loyalty to the Tang Dynasty. The Tang Dynasty is very important, but the most important thing is to join oneself and their family.
Li Jing didn't care about Gongsun's true identity. He cared about what changes the relationship between them could bring after knowing Gongsun's new identity. He cared about whether cooperation with Gongsun's aunt could bring greater help.
After Li Jing found Zhang Chengzong, in Shamen Town, except for Lin Wei's brothers and Wang Chong, only Zhang Chengzong and Liu Shouqian, among the generals, are the most trusted by Li Jing. However, Zhang Chengzong was more careful in his work, and Liu Shouqian became more generous in his work. Both parties were brave in fighting. However, many times Li Jing was more inclined to leave the matter to Zhang Chengzong.
"I need you to do something." When Zhang Chengzong came in, Li Jing said to him: "There is still a little time before lunch. Go and take Aunt Gongsun to the No. 1 Granary in the north of the city. Remember, you should not let others know about this matter, it is best to make it more secret."
"Master, if Gongsun refuses to go, would he force him to come over?" Zhang Chengzong did not ask why.
"Just say I'm waiting for her there, she will definitely come. If she doesn't believe it, you tell her the word "Plum Blossom" and she will go."
Zhang Chengzong turned around and left, and Li Jing called Liu Shouqian again and asked him to lead a team to guard outside the study. "In half an hour, no entry is allowed to enter the study without my permission." He said, "The guards doubled, and he took a few reliable brothers to the warehouse No. 1, Chengbei."
Liu Shouqian blinked, "General, the luncheon is about to begin, you must not be absent by then. If there is anything, you can leave it to me."
"I have to come forward in person for this matter, don't worry, half an hour is enough."
The No. 1 warehouse in the north of the city was extremely quiet, and the guards here had been replaced by trusted brothers brought by Liu Shouqian. The servants were guarding outside, and Li Jing was sitting on a bag of rice straw bags, writing a letter on the roll of paper in one hand. Soon, the letter was written, and Li Jing handed the envelope to Liu Shouqian.
"You can go there yourself now, go to Dengzhou and hand the letter to a one-armed guard in the Donghai pawnshop."
Liu Shouqian glanced at the envelope. There was nothing written on it, just a blank envelope. However, the seal was sealed with fire lacquer and a strange symbol pattern was printed. He said solemnly: "General, what should I say?"
"No need to say anything, just hand the letter to the other party, and then you come back immediately."
Li Jing closed his eyes and waited in the warehouse for about a quarter of an hour before Aunt Gongsun came late. She came in alone as promised. In order to hide her secret, she put on a red military uniform of a soldier in Shamen Town and a fiery red hat on her head.
After entering the warehouse, she lifted her hat without any hesitation, and naturally took off her red back and cloak that she was wearing outside with bare hands.
"Why do we need to meet here?" After taking off the disguised military uniform, a high-waisted skirt suddenly appeared. The high skirt was tied directly to the chest. The pair of plump lotus rooms were bulging and swollen, and it felt like they were tearing their clothes and jumping.
"Because of the secret." Li Jing said calmly, "I believe that there are some things you should not want to make a fuss."
She sat down on the rice bag beside him, her every move was extremely elegant. Her straight black and shiny hair danced lightly with her gentle swaying, like a dark jade ink. Li Jing hadn't seen her beauty for a long time, and now she called it again. "I know you are the entrance to the plum blossom gate." He told her.
"Is that?" She turned her head and solemnly looked at his face, and there was no change in the slightest. "General Li, are you calling me here just to tell me this? Are you kidding me? Or are you planning to blame me for the last intelligence error?"
"If you really are not, then you should be surprised when you hear the Plum Blossom Gate, rather than being so indifferent. Besides, if it weren't for my generals telling you the word Plum Blossom Gate, I'm afraid you wouldn't have come yet."
Li Jing reached out and touched her cheek, then reached out to grab her right hand, and suddenly rolled her sleeve upwards. He pointed to the pink five-petal plum blossom on his arm and said, "It is rumored that every plum blossom door will have a plum blossom tattoo on his arm. It is said that different petals also represent different identity levels. What is the level of pink petals in the door? Or the lord or the hall master?"
"The plum blossoms are five, white, pink, red, purple, yellow, yellow, yellow, yellow are the symbols of the main hall, purple is the elder, red is the guardian, pink is the hall master, white is the helm leader. In addition, ordinary inner members are blue, and outer members are black." She looked at Li Jing calmly, "Although these are not very secret matters, you are just an ordinary farmer in Dengzhou. Even if you have to pay attention to it, it has only been a few months. How did you know these, I am very curious?"
"So you admit your identity?" Li Jing looked at her, "So you are the helm leader of the Meihua Sect, and it seems that your identity is not low."
"Why did you join the Plum Blossom Sect?" Li Jing asked, "Is it the family inheritance or later joining?"
Aunt Gongsun faced it calmly without avoiding it. Her hand was still in Li Jing's hand. She had no intention of blaming it. She let the snow-white arm be exposed to the air. The little pink five-petal plum blossom on the arm looked particularly beautiful. "My ancestors were once the entrance of the plum blossom inner guard, but later because the new emperor ascended the throne, the plum blossom inner guard was cleaned, and my ancestors were killed, and their children and family members were appointed as slaves. When I was born, I was a slave in the music shop. I learned singing and dancing since I was a child, and later went on stage to perform my skills. I was attracted by the leader of the Jianwu Pavilion and spent money to redeem it."
"Then why did you join the Plum Blossom Sect later?"
"Everything is fate, Shangyao has long been destined." Gongsun smiled indifferently, "I joined the sword dance pavilion in the sword dance pavilion pavilion. After a few years, the reputation gradually became apparent. The dance troupe ran between the two capitals and was praised by everyone. Later, the dog emperor Li Yan heard that the most desolate and inhumane monarch summoned us to the palace to perform his skills, and then he raped me." Gongsun stroked the temples in his ears and said tragically, "I became pregnant with the bad lord of the foolish monarch that night, but it caused even greater trouble. On a night of thunder and lightning, I was forced to go out of the palace by several mysterious people. I was knocked unconscious on the way, but when I woke up, I found myself on a boat in the Wei River."
"What happened?"
Chapter completed!