Cyber ​​Daming

Chapter 472 The Key Person
"It seems that you don't need to sacrifice your life for the time being."

Mandrill put an elbow on the heavy armor's shoulder and said with a smile: "If I had known I couldn't fight, I should have said a few words just now, so I don't have to look so shameless like now."

"What I said was not a pretentious statement, but the truth."

The heavy-armored man had a stern expression, his eyes fixed on the lean man with an expressionless face, and his eyes fell on the word 'Langya' tattooed on the side of the man's neck.

It is the seal of Confucianism.
The heavy armor had only recently seen this thing at the Xuanwei Si Yamen in Himeji City. His own family told him that anyone with such a mark on their body was without exception a dead man raised by a wealthy family. He met Better to stay away.

Mandrill followed his gaze and whispered: "I heard that these people are all geniuses selected by the Confucian clan from their own base. They have been training them in a targeted manner since they were young. They all listened to the Four Books After growing up in the Five Classics, my brain has already been washed into an idiot, and I am more loyal than the protector of the Buddha's order. Is it true or false?"

"I do not know either."

The sound of the heavy armor was ringing, and he had an instinctive rejection of this kind of eagle dog bred through special means.

The strange thing is that he had a premonition that he would fight against this kind of person in the future.

"By the way, what are your plans for Himeji Castle?"

"A true villain is much better than a hypocrite."

The crisis had been resolved. The mandrill, who had relaxed, poked the heavy armor with his elbow and asked in a low voice.

"But I only have one life, and the outcome will be the same no matter who I die by."

Xie Bian did not take advantage of the situation and tell the young official how to keep a low profile and bide his time. He was not qualified to do so. He just sighed: "It will be very dangerous if you do this."

Mandrill rolled his eyes: "I'm asking you what are you going to do after the Jinyi Guards in the Japanese District are abolished? Will you remove your armor and return to the fields, or will you work for these officials?"

"Just because you don't blame it doesn't mean you don't feel sad."

Xie Bian asked: "You are not afraid, so you came to the Japanese area? Do you want to get rich by yourself?"

Yang Baize chuckled and said: "When I first took office, the people left behind by the former ambassador wanted to oust me. It was Brother Jun who helped me gain a firm foothold. After the New Deal began, Honghu wanted to kill me. This There are many people in this city who want to eat my flesh and drink my blood, but am I not still alive and well now?"

Yang Baize blinked and asked: "If I don't do this today, and Wang Changting still wants to kill me directly, will these Jinyi guards outside the door still show up?
"Yes, protecting you is something Baihu has specifically ordered."

Xie Bi'an changed the topic: "But from now on, everyone is on an even footing. The road is up to the sky, and everyone goes to one side. No matter how hundreds of households will blame me in the future, I will never let the Jinyi Guards of Inuyama City intervene in your struggle for Confucianism."

"My showdown with Wang Changting in public today does seem like a moment of turbulent anger, but not everything should be measured with maturity."

"I have done too many dangerous things. To be precise, from the first day I entered the Japanese area, everything I did was dangerous."

Yang Baize's childish and delicate face showed a magnanimous smile: "But I still chose to come to the Japanese area without hesitation."

But at this moment, the expression on Yang Baize's face was very sincere. It was not that he deliberately lowered his status and wanted to get closer to Xie Bi'an, but that he sincerely respected the other party.

"Brother Xie, you guessed wrong. The answer I gave the teacher at that time was fear! I am very afraid of death because I already died once when I was in Mianzhou County."

Xie Bian was silent for a moment, and then slowly said: "If you don't do this, I won't blame you."

"why?"

"We've come this far, why are you still trying to be careless with me?"

"I'm afraid of death, so I have to fight even more. Wang Changting asked me to travel thousands of miles to see how unattainable these clans are, but he didn't know that I had seen it a long time ago. Today's Confucian clan clan is already golden. Outside, among the ruins, the foundation that holds the gates and valves is riddled with holes, and will collapse if the wind blows."

The heavy armor put down these words, turned around and left the side courtyard with the Jin Yiwei of Himeji Castle, leaving behind the mandrill with an uncertain face.

Xie Bi'an apologized: "This is not what Mr. Yan Jun meant, it was mine. He treats you as a friend, but I want to be this villain."

"Hundreds of boats are fighting against the current, sailing against the current. Being an official is harder than being a human being, and being a human being is harder than becoming an immortal. Becoming an immortal is going against the will of heaven, let alone being an official in the preface of Confucianism? If I am afraid of death, I will choose to face the opportunity. If I retreat, I will die worse sooner or later."

"What are your plans?"

Wang Changting, since you like to play official games so much, then I will let you have a taste of singing a one-man show.

Yang Baize's eyes were bright and he said loudly: "If I don't clearly express my position and attitude today, but instead take the opportunity to continue negotiating with Wang Changting to gain more benefits and benefits for myself, how can I be worthy of my fellow Jin Yiwei who is flowing in Osaka Castle?" Blood?"

"Then what are you going to do next?"

Among the ranks of officials in the Ming Empire, Yang Baize's Xuanwei Secretary was much higher than Xie Bi'an's General Banner. Moreover, the civil servants of Ruxu were much more noble than military attachés like Jin Yiwei, who was in the sunset, so there was no need for him to call Xie Bian 'brother'.

"Then Brother Xie, how do you think I should behave?"

Yang Baize raised his hand and pointed to the door. He saw figures outside the door shaking. They walked in one after another, cupping their hands and fists, and bowed in salute.

The mandrill was stunned: "Can we let each city's households choose for themselves? Is that what Qian Hu's elders want?"

Yang Baize said calmly: "Before I went to Inuyama City, my teacher once asked me if I was afraid of death. I understand what the teacher meant. If I answer that I am afraid, then he will keep me by his side. Based on my understanding of the teacher , although he will be very disappointed in his heart, he will still give me a future that is already very bright in the eyes of others."

Yang Baize had already expected this answer, and said with a rather proud smile: "So I made a very correct choice."

"We don't have a choice. Whatever happens to Senhu Rang, we Himeji Castle will do it."

The heavy armor withdrew his gaze from staring at the opponent's back, and turned his head to look at the mandrill: "I heard what you mean, have you already decided?"

"Those people cannot be compared with a wealthy family member like Wang Changting."

Mandrill sighed: "It's precisely because I haven't decided yet, that's why I asked you to see what you think."

Xie Bi'an knew all of these people. They were the five district governors responsible for the implementation of the New Deal in Inushan City, as well as the main officials of the lower-level government offices.

"Qianhu has plans for us, and we must also plan for Qianhu. These are the exact words of our Baihu Qiulong."

"I'm sorry to my immediate boss, there is no place for me in this government office. I wonder if the hundreds of households in Inuyama City can give us a room to work?"

Yang Baize smiled disapprovingly and said: "And if you really want to say that you are a villain, wouldn't I be the real villain at my age?"

In the room at this moment, Xie Bian looked at Yang Baize and said softly: "What Yang Tongzhi did today is not like your usual behavior."

Xuanwei Si Yamen, in the court hall.

"Sir, the group of royal guards has escorted Yang Baize out of the government office. It seems that they are planning to hide in the Hundred Households."

"I thought he was really a newborn calf, not a tiger, and had no fear of life or death."

Wang Changting, who looked angry, snorted coldly and waved his hand: "Okay, I understand."

But the convinced person who reported the news was still stuck in place, with a complicated expression on his face, and he hesitated to speak.

Wang Changting frowned and asked, "He's not the only one who left?"

"Yes."

"How many people are left in this Xuanwei Si Yamen?"

The confidant lowered his hands and did not dare to answer at all.

"Looking at you like this, there should be only an empty shell left."

Wang Changting turned around with his hands behind his hands and raised his eyes to look at the huge mural hanging behind the main seat in the lobby. A red sun was floating and sinking above the blue waves, playing in a loop, day and night.

"Are these people branded with his Confucian preface?" Wang Changting suddenly asked quietly.

"Yang Baize is just a prologue."

When the deep voice of his confidant reached his ears, Wang Changting was obviously stunned for a moment, and a hint of self-mockery slowly emerged from the corner of his mouth.

Yes, he, Yang Baize, is just a prologue, how could he have the ability to imprint so many people?
"It seems that he is really loved." Qiang!
Amidst a sharp mechanical sound, the Confucian crown that bound Wang Changting's hair suddenly extended into a black gauze, two symmetrical hat wings popped out, and the crisp chirping of birds echoed in the court hall.

"Pass my order, all officials who dare to enter the Inuyama City Kinyi Guards House tonight will be suspended on the spot! Tomorrow at Mao hour, all vacated positions will be taken over by you."

"Yes!"

The confidant took the order and left, leaving Wang Changting alone in the courtroom.

He stepped into the official chair behind the major case and slowly closed his eyes.

When I opened my eyes again, I saw in front of me no longer the lobby of Xuanwei Office in Inuyama City, but a bright yellow conservatory with a long table about two feet long in the middle and four rosewood seats with armrests on each side. chair.

Wang Changting is sitting in a chair on the left side of the long table. Not far behind is a carved window. Outside the window, he can see the flying snow in the night, and a square palace towering into the clouds. Yu.

Daming Palace.

"It's not bad. I built it according to the pattern of Wenyuan Pavilion. We have gotten over the old pavilion's addiction when we discuss things here."

Liu Dian's laughter rang in his ears, but Wang Changting didn't look at him at all and just closed his eyes to rest.

"Looking at you like this, it seems that you suffered a loss in Inuyama Castle?"

Liu Dian was wearing a blue official robe that was the same as Wang Changting's. He lay lazily in his chair and said with a smile: "Don't be so sad. If you find it troublesome, just come to Edo City and join me. Anyway, my subordinate I have already taken care of you, Tongzhi, and the vacant position is just for you. "

"If you want to fall out with me, you can keep talking."

Wang Changting tilted his head slightly, narrowed his eyes, and a frightening cold light overflowed.

"I'm doing this for your own good. The most troublesome big city in the entire Japanese area right now is your Inushan City. The colleague under him is the student of that old bastard Pei Xingjian, and the Jin Yiwei in the same city is Su Ce's most respected household. , being caught between them gives me a headache just thinking about it.”

Wang Changting said calmly: "The soldiers will block it, and the water will cover it with soil. It's no big deal."

"Okay, since Brother Wang you are so confident, I won't talk nonsense, as long as it doesn't delay our transaction!"

"Can't delay."

Wang Changting, who was previously upset, only then noticed that there were a lot more chairs around the long table. His heart suddenly sank, and he frowned and asked, "Is there anyone else?"

"I forgot to tell you. Mr. Xu, our Xuanwei envoy in the Japanese area, arranged an errand for me and asked me to be responsible for receiving some guests from afar."

Liu Dian buried his head in adjusting the sleeves of his official robe and said casually.

"Master Xu has arrived?!"

Wang Changting's face looked a little ugly. Why didn't he get any news about such a big thing?

"Not yet, but it should be within the next few days."

Liu Dian chuckled and said, "That's why you asked me to take care of the guests first."

"Since Brother Liu has other important matters, let's talk about it another day!"

Wang Changting sneered, his body flashed, and he was about to break away from this dreamland.

"Brother Wang, please be patient!"

Liu Dian suddenly stretched out his hand to hold Wang Changting's wrist, and his blurred figure instantly stared again.

With the authority of the builder, he abruptly interrupted Wang Changting's departure process.

"Liu Dian, what do you mean?"

Wang Changting suddenly raised his hand and shook Liu Dian away, his eyes filled with coldness.

The intensity of this yellow beam dreamland was much higher than Wang Changting expected. As the builder, Liu Dian was able to interrupt his departure with a raise of his hand and force him to stay here. This made Wang Changting There was a warning sign in my heart.

If Liu Dian simply wanted to discuss matters with himself, even if it was to ensure safety and privacy, there would be no need to construct such an intense dream.

Liu Dian's invitation today was probably not to discuss how to jointly deal with Li Jun and others, but to allow himself to face the so-called 'guests' with him.

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation.

Wang Changting's intuition kept urging him to leave this dreamland as soon as possible, which made him more and more uneasy.

"You'd better let me leave now, otherwise don't blame me for turning against you."

"Brother Wang, don't be impulsive."

Liu Dian frowned and said solemnly: "Since I will invite you to talk today, it must be for my reasons."

"I'm not interested in knowing your reasons, and you don't need to tell me. But if you continue to imprison me, then the agreement we reached before will be terminated!"

Wang Changting shouted coldly: "Remove your authority, now!"

The moment he finished speaking, four illusory figures suddenly appeared across the long table and solidified in the blink of an eye.

From left to right, they are a female monk wearing a red robe, an old Taoist in black with a dragon and tiger pattern embroidered on his robe, a young monk with Tai Chi yin and yang fish engraved on his eyebrows, and his arms wrapped with black lines. The burly man's body that spread to his shoulders.

There is another person sitting on the right side of Wang Changting. He has a pair of tortoiseshell eyes on the bridge of his nose, a head full of messy white hair, and a coarse cloth full of black oil stains.

Like a scholar, but also like a craftsman.

The moment he saw the appearance of these 'guests', Wang Changting had already guessed their identities. He closed his eyes with a wry smile and leaned back in his chair.

Wang Changting knew in his heart that the development of things had begun to escape his control.

The initiative between him and Liu Dian has also changed hands.

Both are pawns.

All this was obviously done intentionally by Liu Dian. Although I don’t know why Mr. Xu would entrust him with such a thing, Liu Dian obviously did not do it voluntarily. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have planned to drag himself into the water with him.

"This time, I have been tricked by Liu Dian!" Wang Changting sighed in his heart.

"The guests have arrived. If, Brother Wang, you still insist on leaving, you can leave now. My brother will never leave you."

Liu Dian spoke righteously on his face, but there was a sneer in his eyes that he couldn't hide.

"Can I still leave?"

Wang Changting smiled bitterly and said, "I just put a few spies around you. Is it worth your deliberate efforts to retaliate against me?"

Liu Dian smiled and said: "Brother Wang, how can you say that? This is a precious opportunity that I have begged Mr. Xu and worked hard to get for you. You must not repay kindness with hatred."

"Liu Dian!"

Opposite the long table, the old man in black interrupted the conversation between the two, pointed to the last empty seat, and asked in a stiff tone: "The key person Xu Zihu mentioned has not arrived yet?"

"Taoist priest, don't worry. If I, Liu Dian, are the only one here today, then he might not come. But now"

Liu Dian stretched out his palm, gradually swept over the crowd, and said firmly: "Everyone is already here, so he will definitely show up too!"

As soon as he finished speaking, figures slowly gathered in the only empty seats around the long table.

The key person has appeared.

(End of this chapter)