Chapter 204 Yunyang Prefecture in the vortex
There is indeed something wrong with this old fox.
After hearing New-Style Gunpowder, Li Yan, I was alert.
Seeing his appearance, Han Kun shook his head slightly:
"It seems that there are some things that little brother Li is not clear about yet."
As he spoke, he took a sip of tea, with a hint of sarcasm on his lips, "The news about New-Style Gunpowder has actually been spread for a long time."
"Just a year ago, someone in the Ministry of Industry was deceived, and all the recipes for Divine Firearm and New-Style Gunpowder were leaked."
"Commandery Commandant Office, Assistant Regional Commander Situ Bo were killed in public in the capital, and Regional Military Commissioner Wei Yuan knelt outside the palace wall all night in the snow."
"Although the imperial court tried its best to conceal this matter, and the officials did not dare to say anything more, is there any airtight wall in the world?"
To be honest, Li Yan was a little shocked after hearing this.
Although I had guessed that this kind of thing would not be hidden for long, after all, there are too many processes involved, and if someone is deliberately trying to steal it, they can always find loopholes.
I just didn't expect it to be leaked so quickly.
Before he could show off his power in front of the world, he was already being targeted.
"Who did it?" Li Yan couldn't help but ask.
Han Kun shook his head and said, "The imperial court placed the charge on the monster Maitreya Sect, but the real mastermind is not yet known."
As he spoke, he gently wiped away the foam from his tea cup, "In my opinion, there are too many people in the world who would do this, including tycoons, big chambers of commerce, royal families, and even Tai Xuan Orthodox Sect."
"Why?" Lu San couldn't help but ask.
"Balance!"
"The imperial court, Xuanmen, Aristocratic Clan, Jianghu... many times, they seem to have no contact with each other, but in fact they are deeply involved."
"Just like us Cao Gang, it looks like it's just a Jianghu gang, but it is responsible for the heavy responsibility of water transportation. If we are in chaos, the price of food in the north will rise!"
"It's hard to keep the black gauze hat on the heads of some officials."
"Behind us, there are also large and small chambers of commerce involved, and the chambers of commerce are also connected with officials from various factions in the imperial court. They can make us miserable with just one order."
"The same goes for other gangs, even Xuanmen."
"Divine Land All forces, I am among you, and you are among me. This is a balance that has been formed over the years."
"It's only my fault that our His Majesty is too strong."
"He wants to take action on Orthodox Xuan Gate, because Xuanmen firmly controls Blessed Grotto-Heavens and has many followers, which is a hidden danger..."
"He wanted to take action against the local gentry, because the local gentry had a large amount of land in their hands and failed to report it, which resulted in the treasury being empty in the past few years..."
"He wants to take action against the officials of the imperial court, because these officials are the patrons of the local gentry and the big chambers of commerce..."
"He also wants to take action against Jianghu because he is out of control..."
Li Yan said with a calm face, "These are all the long-standing abuses of the imperial court. The emperor who has done something a little bit will find a way."
"Yes, but very few can achieve it."
Han Kun smiled slightly, shook his head and said, "The balance formed over the years affects the whole body. Even we, His Majesty, can only try to achieve it slowly."
"The purpose of developing maritime transportation and supporting merchants is to suppress the wealthy gentry. In recent years, we have supported Buddhism just to suppress Tai Xuan Orthodox Sect."
"In short, he wants to have the world under his control, and he also wants to strengthen his troops, compete with the world, and leave his name in the history books in the future."
"But now, with this New Style Firearm, he can intimidate Xuanmen and Jianghu, and even dare to take action directly to eliminate the Imperial Court forces."
"Tell me who is the mastermind in this situation?"
Li Yan was speechless, pondered for a moment, and shook his head slightly.
If this is the case, it's really hard to say.
In order to maintain their power, some people are braver than the sky.
Thinking of this, Li Yan slowly took a sip of tea and said, "Rough people like us don't understand the important matters of the imperial court."
"Senior, are you also interested in this thing?"
Han Kun sighed, shook his head and said, "We are not rebelling. We only hope for peace in the world so that we can have food."
"Even this thing, I hope it will never appear. After working hard all my life to practice martial arts, being shot to death by a fledgling wolf cub, do you think I will be happy in my heart?"
"But there's nothing we can do about it, the world is like this."
"Things have appeared, but you don't have them. If someone else has them, you will be unlucky. You might end up with your head blown off one day."
"To tell you the truth, on the day February 2nd dragon raised its head, someone was already secretly selling gunpowder formulas and firearms blueprints."
"When Commandery Commandant Office went there, the person had already run away."
"No one knows which force in the world has bought it."
"Originally, it had nothing to do with me, but after Commandery Commandant Office returned to Yunyang Prefecture, he arrested all those who were related to Hu YuanWai and put them in prison, causing a turmoil."
"There have been a lot of strange faces in the city recently. I have a hunch that something big is going to happen, so I have to figure out some things!"
Li Yan When I heard it, I immediately understood.
Han Kun is just an elder of Cao Gang. If he understands these things and arranges them accordingly, he might be able to arrange them secretly.
Having said this, Li Yan could not continue to act stupid. He glanced at Han Kun and whispered, "Heavenly Saint Sect!"
"It's indeed them!"
Han Kun stood up suddenly and gritted his teeth and said, "To be honest, Heavenly Saint Sect's people are secretly in contact with several elders of Cao Gang."
"Raft Sect is making unusual noises over there. He's causing trouble for us for no reason. Maybe it's also related to the Heavenly Saint Sect."
"I'm afraid these guys want to cause trouble again!"
"Brother Li's news is very important to me. It may save the lives of many of my Cao Gang brothers. The matter is urgent. I will go back and discuss it with the gang leader."
Li Yan nodded and said, "Senior, you are busy first, don't worry about us."
Heavenly Saint Sect is different from the Maitreya Sect. Their original purpose of gathering mountain people was to resist eviction by the government.
There are many people in the world who have a good impression of him, and they will even help hide him. It is not surprising at all that he is connected to Cao Gang.
But it also takes time.
If Cao Gang is really involved in this kind of thing, I'm afraid he will be in bad luck.
"Where can it be done?"
Han Kun stood up and shook his head and said, "If you don't tell me this important news, even if it doesn't happen, you still have to entertain me well."
"I have reserved a room at the largest brothel Yunyang Prefecture, Mist Rain Tower, for you. You can go and have fun, but it will all be charged to my account."
Li Yan was stunned, "Go to the brothel with the wind?"
"Don't you like this way?"
"Who told you I like it?"
"Hahaha, the whole world of Shaanzhou knows about it."
"I..."
In the end, several people still did not go to Mist Rain Tower.
As soon as the situation in the city is complicated, brothels Three Religions and Nine Schools gather together. It is a place of right and wrong. If you go there, you will inevitably get into trouble...
As soon as they entered Yunyang, they rushed to the brothel in a hurry. If Li Yan dared to do this, they would never be able to take off their reputation as the top pick of the brothel...
A few people had a casual meal at the Jiangzhe Guild Hall.
The dishes are simple, just authentic Kuaiji Cuisine, Shao San Xian, Meigan Cai Braised Pork, Xi Shi Tofu, Shaoxing Drunken Chicken, etc.
Li Yan and others had a meal of wine and meat at noon, so their appetites were naturally not that good. After eating some casually, they went back to their rooms to rest.
They didn't notice that after several people turned off the lights, the window in the opposite room opened silently.
It is the Recommended Scholar room where poetry was recited before.
Behind the window, there was a short and fat figure with shining eyes, muttering, "Treasure Qi is so strong, what are the backgrounds of these people..."
The next morning, Li Yan woke up early.
He cleaned up and went out with Wang Dao Xuan, planning to go to City God Temple, while Sha LiFei and Lu San would stay in the room.
There is no way, their luggage is really valuable.
Yunyang Prefecture has a special status, so there are two City God Temple, one is county City God Temple, and the other is prefecture City God Temple.
The two of them are going to City God Temple.
If you register here, you will be able to travel throughout Ezhou, and the road certificate of Lu San also needs to be processed here.
The mansion City God Temple is in the west of the city, one mile away from the Xiaoxi Gate, which is the city gate they passed through yesterday.
Yunyang Prefecture during the day has another characteristic.
This is an important transshipment town between the north and the south, so commerce is developed, and even the people on the street are in a hurry.
Bullock carts, horse-drawn carriages, camels... clogging the streets at every turn.
People in Ezhou have hot tempers. Once there is a traffic jam, they will yell at each other and fight with each other with fists and kicks.
There were even more people watching the excitement.
The only thing that can make them stop is to watch and eat melon.
Li Yan and Wang Dao Xuan don't like to join in the fun, but along the way, they still discovered a lot of strange things.
Yunyang Prefecture There are too many gangs here!
They are hidden in the crowd and ordinary people cannot tell them apart, but those with some experience in the world can see them.
Especially the traditional five elements, Carriage, Boat, Inn, Porter, Broker.
Here Carriage Guild, there are not only caravans from the north, mule and horse gangs from the southwest, and even convoys from the coast...
Needless to say, shipping, Raft Sect and Cao Gang are incompatible.
Unlike Cao Gang, which arranges branch leaders in various cities, Raft Sect is a platoon leader, and each platoon leader has a large team.
These leaders are not simple either, they are all Xuan Gate People.
In the north, Tai Xuan Orthodox Sect is the orthodox one, and the Dharma lineage is actually relatively weak, but in the South it is even better, with countless Dharma lines of various sizes.
Therefore, each head of the Raft Sect also comes from different dharma lines.
Just like what Han Kun said yesterday, Divine Land is a situation where you have me among you, and you have me among you, among the big and small forces.
Li Yan has been vaguely aware of it.
The confrontation between the Raft Sect and Cao Gang between the north and the south is in line with the current Daoist situation. It is difficult to say whether there is support from the orthodox religion and the dharma lineage behind it.
Needless to say, the store is obviously affiliated with various forces from the north and the south. If you don't know who the person is and what store they live in, you will definitely be ripped off...
The same is true for the Porters Guild. They had already seen it on the dock yesterday.
As for the dental industry, it depends on all parties...
It stands to reason that in a ferry city like this that connects the north and the south, it is reasonable for this situation to occur.
But "We are all brothers from all over the world, and all the world is one family." This sentence is not just rhetoric.
The world of martial arts itself is a kind of rule. Regardless of whether you come from all over the world, you have to have a bite to eat, compromise with each other, and form rules to prevent both sides from losing.
Therefore, some people say that Jianghu is about human relations and sophistication.
But now this balance has been broken.
The source is the fight between the Raft Sect and Cao Gang. After all, this is a ferry city. The two parties are the most powerful, and other gangs are also more or less dependent on them.
"Yunyang has become a place of right and wrong..."
When Wang Dao Xuan saw this, he sighed in his heart and said in a low voice, "This kind of struggle in the rivers and lakes will cause big trouble sooner or later. It is not suitable to stay here for a long time."
Li Yan also nodded in agreement, and he and Wang Dao Xuan quickened their pace, and soon they arrived at Yunyang Prefecture City God Temple.
Yunyang Prefecture City God Temple, the scale is not inferior to Chang'an.
Moreover, the momentum here is even stronger.
In the five directions of east, west, north and south, there are Dharma flags at the door, which are stabilized by Stone Platform and are three feet high. Together with the black and yellow flags standing inside City God Temple, there are five colors in total, which is Five Directions Cloud Flags.
Ordinary people can't detect it, but Li Yan can smell it. There are gods entrusting them on the Dharma flag, and the five gods Celestial Decree Gangsha Energy circulate, forming a huge situation that covers the entire City God Temple.
Li Yan and Wang Dao Xuan looked at each other with solemn expressions.
This method is to activate the formation protection.
If in Chang'an, it would only be used when evil spirits invade, but in Yunyang Prefecture, it has become a habit?
No wonder, during the encirclement and suppression of the Heavenly Saint Sect cottage that night, Tai Xuan Orthodox Sect immediately dispatched troops without any hesitation.
The seemingly prosperous Yunyang Prefecture is actually in crisis.
Li Yan thoughtfully came to the side door, raised his hands to the Daoist gatekeeper and said, "Daoist Master, we are warlocks from other states, and we want to go in and register."
"Bring me the ultimatum!"
The eyes of the Daoist guarding the door were full of vigilance.
There were also two Daoists behind him who were calm and put their hands on the hilts of their swords.
Li Yan looked calm, and Wang Dao Xuan took out the ultimatum respectively.
Seeing that he was holding a black Daoist certificate, the Daoist guarding the door was obviously a little surprised. After opening it, a smile immediately appeared on his face, he cupped his hands and said, "It turns out to be Mr. Li from Chang'an."
"Senior brother Gu Hanzi has told me that fellow Daoist Li will be here soon Yunyang Prefecture, poor fellow Daoist Feng Yuanzi, please come in quickly."
As he spoke, he stretched out his hand.
Li Yan was stunned for a moment, alert in his heart, but with a smile on his face, "Daoist Priest, you're welcome, I'm just a nobody."
"Young Daoist Li is too modest."
The Daoist Feng Yuanzi replied, with a smile on his face, and personally led the two of them into City God Temple.
The other little Daoist boy left in a hurry, apparently to inform Gu Hanzi.
When they came to Mystic Sacrificial Official, Feng Yuanzi personally made arrangements and helped them register.
Li Yan hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Daoist Master, I have a companion who wants to apply for a Daoist certificate at Yunyang Prefecture, but I don't know..."
"Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Li, Senior Brother Gu will be here soon."
Feng Yuanzi smiled slightly, interrupted him, raised his hand and said, "Why don't you go to Quiet Room and have a cup of tea first."
Damn it, if you show your courtesy for nothing, you will definitely be in trouble...
Li Yan had a bad feeling in his heart, but now that the matter had come to this, he had no choice but to act according to the circumstances and follow this Feng Yuanzi into Quiet Room.
Feng Yuanzi was very polite and poured tea for the two of them. He smiled and said, "Tuan Huang, Qi Men, Huang Ya, collectively called Huai'an Three Famous Teas. Every year, the best ones will be sent to Yunyang Prefecture. Fellow Daoist Li, please taste them..."
"Good tea."
Li Yan took a sip casually, not knowing which one it was. Although the aroma was fragrant and the aftertaste was long, he felt more and more uneasy in his heart.
Just as he was about to ask, he saw a Daoist priest walking outside the door. He was tall and had a long flowing beard. It was Gu Hanzi who was the leader that night.
"Senior brother, I'm going to guard the door. Fellow Daoist Li, please sit down slowly."
Feng Yuanzi saw this and immediately stood up and left.
Obviously leaving the two of them here is what Gu Hanzi means...
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