That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 189

Walking on the way to the platform in front of the Wuliang Hall of Linggu Temple, Xu Beiyou slowly sorted out the contacts he had accumulated recently in his mind.

It can't compare to the large network of contacts accumulated by the master for decades, but it can be regarded as taking shape.

His master, Gongsun Zhongmou, and his husband, Han Xuan, have the closest relationship with him. Based on the two of them, two lines were developed respectively.Master Gongsun Zhongmou's line is quite complicated, from the twelve sword masters of the Sword Qi Lingkong Hall to Lingwu County King Xiao Mahe and Liao King Mutangzhi, to Murong Xuanyin, and even one more to send a private seal Chen Ye, the master of the Town Demon Palace.Relatively speaking, Mr. Han Xuan's line has been a little simpler and clearer so far, but there is one more sick tiger Zhang Wubing.

The people on these two lines are all big figures who hold real power and even dominate one side. Until Xu Beiyou has enough weight to prove himself, he will basically just watch from the sidelines.Even if the exception of Zhang Wubing had helped him many times, it was only because he wanted to use Xu Beiyou to meet Tang Shengyue.

Then there is the line of Xiao Zhinan, besides Xiao Zhinan, there are Xiao Yuanying, Zhang Baisui, Mo Shu, Xie Suqing and others. On the whole, the relationship between him and Xiao Zhinan is gradually reaching a new level. It can't be said that he is taking advantage of it, but there is a mutual tacit understanding. friend.

In terms of Xiao Zhinan's temperament, the word "friend" is not a friend of wine and meat, but a person who can confide in one's heart, which shows that it is very precious.

As for the teacher's mother Zhang Xueyao, the reason why Xu Beiyou didn't include her in the line of his master Gongsun Zhongmou was not only because the two had died of old age and had no contact with each other for many years, but also because Zhang Xueyao was too involved with Qin Mumian and Tang Shengyue, and had become another a complete line.

It is this line that Xu Beiyou is currently working hard on.

The lines of connections are not unconnected, but intertwined with each other. As long as there are enough lines, they can be intertwined into a network, a large network that can cover the entire world.

Of course, not all of Xu Beiyou's connections are friends or enemies, aside from the majestic Taoist sect, there are also Duanmu's father and son who play an important role in the court.

The three heroes of Qichu, namely Xu Yan, Duanmu Ruisheng, Han Xuan, plus the then crown prince and grand master Lan Yu, these are the four assistant ministers prepared by Xiao Huang Xiao Yu for his son Xiao Xuan, and there are also four assistant ministers prepared by Xiao Yu for his son Xiao Xuan. Three "new ministers" came to check and balance Lan Yu's "veteran minister".

The destinies of the "Three Heroes" are different, but one thing is the same, that is, the same position and weight.

Xu Yan, the head of the Three Heroes, is the grandson of Xu Lin, the king of Xihe County, and the brother of Empress Xu. He is a relative with more than [-] meritorious achievements. .The remaining Duanmu Ruisheng and Han Xuan did not make too much difference. Han Xuan was born in a poor family but was able to ascend to the position of assistant, competing with Lan Yu who had been in charge of the cabinet for decades. The palm print is the governor.

With Han Xuan being knocked down in the early years of Taiping, Duanmu Ruisheng was the only one left among the three heroes, and his family became more and more dominant. In terms of power alone, it was only second to Lan Yu and Wei Jin. .Even though Han Xuan's return to the temple is now a foregone conclusion, compared with Duanmu Ruisheng, who has been deeply rooted in the temple for 20 years, Han Xuan, who has been away from the court for 20 years, is no longer the same.

With Xu Beiyou's weight, he still can't get into Duanmu Ruisheng's eyes. In fact, Duanmu Yu has already made Xu Beiyou a little weak in parrying. It can be said that this is already his limit. The swords, lights, swords, wind, frost, rain and snow that go further up are not now. He can afford it.

At this time, a lot of people have gathered on the platform in front of Wuliang Hall, most of them are dressed as scholars and scholars. In this hot summer weather, everyone is holding folding fans with various colors, inscriptions, landscape paintings, beauties, etc. All kinds of.

The Wuliang Hall enshrines the Buddha of Immeasurable Life. The whole building has no beams and pillars, so it is also called the Wuliang Hall. Including the chief officials of the third department, they are all powerful figures in the Jiangzhou area, and they can speak their minds in a place of one family.

The time has not yet arrived, and there are still a few people standing outside the hall who are not in a hurry to enter, most of them are standing at the age of no doubt, neither because they are too young to have no right to speak, and for the time being, they have not experienced the effects of old age and frailty Suffering, like the sun, is the happiest time in life.

Among them, there were three or four people, who stood aside talking and laughing, and naturally separated an invisible boundary gap from the ordinary scholars around them, and their words seemed to be pointing the country.

"I heard that a person who has just arrived in Jiangnan will show up this time. It's a goodbye to the pier." One of the fat people dressed as a wealthy businessman said, "I don't know if anyone has news. Tell me who this person is."

"I've also heard about it." Another well-known Confucian in the south of the Yangtze River said: "It's a letter from Jiangdu. As for the details of that person, I have never heard of it before, let alone seen it."

The rest of the people also said they had never seen it before, only one young master Pianpian in a jade white costume said softly: "It should be Zhang Xueyao's disciple who has arrived."

"Zhang Xueyao?" The rich business man was a little curious, he had never heard of this name, and it seemed to be a woman's name.In the border of the south of the Yangtze River, from the inner house of the Sansi yamen to the boats on the ten-li Qinhuai River, there is no woman named Zhang Xueyao.

The young gentleman held a broken ivory fan and shook the folding fan lightly. When he saw a few people with dazed expressions, he said unhurriedly: "I don't know how many of you have heard of Mrs. Luo."

The wealthy businessman's eyes lit up, and he said, "Of course I've heard this. Mrs. Luo's Qianjin Building is the first floor in Qinhuai. , is really a good place to go.”

Speaking of this place, the few people who were still on airs couldn't help but have some thoughts floating, obviously they had experienced it before, and for a while, everyone laughed knowingly.

"Madam Luo's skills, I think everyone has heard of them. In the early years, she was also called a Raksha girl, and she was as famous as the Jade Guanyin in Jiangbei." The young man explained with a smile: "When you enter the temple to worship Buddha, you must pass the king of heaven first. Dian, you might as well explain to a few of you that Mrs. Luo is the Dharma Protector Heavenly King in front of the true Buddha. She is just a treasurer on the bright side. Officials, even the officials of the Dark Guard Mansion and the governors of Huzhou have to give way, and Zhang Xueyao is one of them."

"It's so powerful." The rich businessman said in shock, "It's said that the water in the south of the Yangtze River is deep. It's a good experience."

The young man narrowed his eyes and said softly: "If you want to see the real Buddha, you have to go through the temple gate first. How many people can't find the temple gate with a pig's head. These three are the three giant Buddhas in Jiangdu City."

After these words came out, a voice came from afar, "Since you know that there are three giant Buddhas in Jiangdu, you still want to join in the fun. Could it be that such a big imperial capital can't accommodate you?"

While speaking, Xu Beiyou in a black robe appeared under the platform, looking up at Duanmuyu, the clouds were calm and the wind was breezy.

With a snap, the folding fan in the young master's hand closed, patted his palm lightly, hooked the corner of his mouth, and said with a smile: "I don't know who it is, so it's Brother Xu."

Xu Beiyou said flatly: "Brother Duanmu, it's been a long time."

Originally, there was a middle-aged man in black brocade clothes standing far away, very inconspicuous, but after Xu Beiyou appeared, he instantly came to Duanmuyu's side, as if he was facing a formidable enemy.

All the people present were a little overwhelmed.

Surnamed Xu, family of Duanmu, Imperial Capital, could it be possible that these two young men are princes and grandsons of the Imperial Capital?
If so, then it is really priceless.

Although the status of the people present was not as high as the two of them, none of them were human beings. Naturally, it could be seen that the relationship between the two of them was not as close as it was called. Eyes, for fear of missing this battle between the "imperial capital nobles".

For a while, no one paid attention to the women's champions Zhang An and Li Qinglian beside Xu Beiyou.

Xu Beiyou threw the Xueyun short blade that he had been playing with in his hand to Duanmuyu's feet, and said with a faint smile, "Just now there was a mad dog biting people, and I accidentally killed it. I think Brother Duanmu won't mind it."

Duanmuyu was worthy of being a young master from a noble family, she didn't even look at the snow cloud, she looked indifferent, and said indifferently: "Since it's a mad dog, if you beat it to death, you will kill it. I also want to thank Brother Xu for taking action to eliminate the harm."

(End of this chapter)