Jiuxi

Chapter 167 Chapter 166 [One step at a time]

The north gate of the Central Plains has a majestic situation. I want to see the city tower in the clouds and smoke.

I read about the past and present at Wangchuan Pavilion, but there are waves of wheat swaying in the spring breeze.

Don't you see, the dragon's horns are bald at the head of Zhoushan, and the city has been destroyed by the white pagoda.

Only the huge screen lost its luster, and Heluo was dimmed several times.

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Heluo in the Central Plains is a thousand-year-old city.

160 years ago, Li Zhongjing, the founder of Qi State, swept through the eight wastelands and unified Liuhe, ending a 60-year period of warlord separatism and creating a brilliant empire with a territory of thousands of miles and hundreds of millions of people.

When he ruled the world, Li Zhongjing made Heluo his capital, adding great glory to this majestic city with a long history.

Heluo City is more than 200 kilometers long from north to south and nearly [-] kilometers from east to west. At its peak, it had more than [-] million residents, making it the most powerful city in the world.

During the Yuanjia Incident 14 years ago, this majestic city was trampled by the Jing Dynasty's cavalry. The Qi emperor and the prince died in the palace. Da Qi, which had been inherited for more than 140 years, was almost destroyed.

Even though Li Duan, the seventh son of the emperor, reestablished the imperial court in Yongjia City in the south and Zuo Zuo of Da Qi was fortunate enough to survive, almost all the territory in Jiangbei was lost.

Today, Heluo City still has more than a million residents. Although it is not as good as its heyday, it is still one of the top three largest cities in the world. And after more than ten years of recuperation, the city has gradually returned to its bustling and bustling scene.

What is different from back then is that there is now a military camp outside Heluo City, which is stationed with an elite cavalry force of 2 people.

This cavalry is composed entirely of Jinglian people. They are tall and strong, brave and good at fighting. They are like a sharp spear piercing the heart of the Yan Dynasty.In addition to the cavalry, Jingchao also had two infantry troops stationed inside and outside Heluo. The three commanders were all famous generals under Qing Yugong who could act independently.

Under normal circumstances, these Jing Dynasty troops would not deliberately appear in front of the people of Heluo, but as long as they did not evacuate for a day, the dignitaries in the court would not dare to forget who the real owner of the city was.

In fact, in the past ten years or so, the Yan Dynasty has not always been willing to be a puppet. Seven years ago, several important ministers secretly planned to kill three Jing Dynasty generals and then combine military forces to surround and kill [-] Jing Dynasty people inside and outside the city. Towards the army.

The matter was exposed two days later, and all the ministers involved were exterminated. The first emperor of Yan Dynasty was so frightened that he fell ill and died suddenly.

After the new emperor Zhang Can ascended the throne, he became more respectful and humble towards Jing Dynasty, and did not dare to disobey in the slightest.

Although Heluo City today is not what it was back then, especially because of the presence of the Jing Dynasty's army, there seems to be a strange atmosphere in the air, but this majestic city still stands majestic, and every inch of sunlight on the mottled city walls is full of vicissitudes of life.

In the long queue outside the east gate, two men in business attire and ordinary clothes slowly moved forward with the crowd.

If Lin Xi was right next to him, it might be difficult to recognize Lu Chen at first sight.

He put on a short beard and slightly modified the corners of his eyes, and most of his handsome temperament disappeared. He looked like a thirty-year-old businessman who was traveling all year round. Especially his slightly tired eyes were different from that of a prosperous and promising man in his early 20s. The young captains are very different.

Tan Zhengze pretends to be a long follower, and everything from appearance to temperament is impeccable.

When entering the city, Lu Chen took a special look at the soldiers guarding the city. What appeared in front of him was a group of lazy old soldiers. They were not strict in interrogating people entering and leaving the city, and they looked perfunctory.

Their current identities are merchants on Henan Road, and they came to Heluo City to purchase goods.

About half an hour later, the two of them appeared in an ordinary house in Nancheng.

Tan Zheng looked at the furnishings in the room, and then asked slightly curiously: "Master, I still don't quite understand why you have to make this trip."

In his opinion, there was no need for Lu Chen to risk coming to Heluo. When the Seven Star Gang was besieged by the Yan Dynasty army and had to hide in the deep mountains and old forests, those people would naturally understand the importance of the leader.

Lu Chen sat down at the table, picked up the teapot, poured himself half a cup of tea, and said leisurely: "Because you have always considered the problem from our perspective."

"Master, please give me some advice." Tan Zheng said respectfully.

"In your opinion, we traveled all the way to the Qixing Gang Mountain Gate to help them fight against the government forces. Or to put it more bluntly, I left thousands of soldiers in the Ruishi Battalion aside and did not want to make achievements on the border. What a righteous and awe-inspiring thing to do when I was promoted to an official position and went into the mountains just to help them train soldiers and build fortresses. Those people in the Seven Star Gang are ungrateful and instead doubted my sincerity. What a stupid arrogance. right?"

Lu Chen looked gentle and smiled slightly.

Tan Zheng could naturally tell that the young master was speaking sarcastically, but it was undeniable that he did have such thoughts in his heart, so he smiled awkwardly.Lu Chen picked up the tea cup, blew the green tea leaves, took a sip, and then said: "What you think is human nature. After all, everyone will give priority to which side their butt sits on. You are my confidant, Naturally, they will put me first in everything, and I think the people of the Seven Star Gang should be extremely grateful to me, believe in me without reservation, and it is best to do whatever I ask."

Tan Zheng said with shame: "The villain just feels that they should not make such a request to the young master."

Lu Chen nodded slightly and said calmly: "Your idea is not wrong, but if you were a senior figure in the Seven Star Gang, how would you view my arrival? In other words, if you think we are helping them, have you ever considered that they are not actually helping them? Do you definitely need this kind of help?”

Tan Zheng was startled for a moment, and gradually understood the meaning of these words.

Lu Chen continued: "For the Seven Star Gang, they may not have to embark on the road of open confrontation with the Yan Dynasty. It is not a very difficult thing to wait for a price and accept recruitment. In the final analysis, the Seven Star Gang has enmity with Daqi back then. , and have no deep hatred against the current Yan Dynasty, and the Yan Dynasty has not sent a large army to conquer them in the past ten years."

Tan Zheng was suddenly enlightened and murmured: "So Gang Leader Lin did not stop the young master from agreeing to this matter."

Lu Chen smiled and said: "The truth is that simple. If the Seven Star Gang accepts my arrival, it means that they have only one way to go, and that is to take root like nails in the heart of the Puppet Yan, and they may be surrounded by the army at any time. The Seven Star Gang is not Lin Shishu's private property, and is composed of many forces within it. It is true that Lin Shishu is No. 1 on the martial arts list and can kill anyone who opposes him, but how can he win the hearts of the people by doing so?"

"It seems that we have to go this time. I think it's too simple." A wry smile appeared on Tan's face.

"This is how things are in the world. A few words can conquer tens of thousands of people. That is a story and does not exist in reality."

Lu Chen's tone was calm, and a cold look appeared in his eyes: "Of course, I came to Heluo not just for this reason. The Seven Star Gang is a mixed bag, and there must be traitors or traitors attracted by Jing Chao. You might as well imagine, after I promised to represent the Seven Star Gang, After assassinating Chen Jingtang, how will the traitors react?"

Tan Zheng suddenly realized that Lu Chen was teaching and cultivating him bit by bit, so he thought seriously and replied after a moment: "They will definitely find a way to spread the news to the outside world to prevent the young master from succeeding. It is best to keep the young master in the river." Los Angeles."

Lu Chen praised: "What else?"

Tan Zheng mused: "The young master agreed to Jiang Houming's proposal, and Gang Leader Lin took advantage of the situation. The trend within the Seven Star Gang is moving towards refusing to recruit people. At this time, the traitors will definitely be extremely anxious. Because once the Seven Star Gang refuses to recruit people, it will be difficult for them to justifiably join them." Yan Chao, if they want to change this trend, they can only make some plans in advance——"

At this point, he was startled and said hurriedly: "Is it possible that they will take action against Gang Lin?"

Lu Chen's expression became more and more satisfied, and he nodded: "Yes. The reason why I accepted the important task of assassinating Chen Jingtang is to cooperate with Lin Shishu to muddy the water and force the traitors hiding within the Seven Star Gang to take risks, so as to eliminate the hidden dangers before the puppet Yan decides to use troops. .”

Tan Zheng said with admiration: "Is this a strategy that kills two birds with one stone?"

"Probably so."

Lu Chen smiled and then said earnestly: "Li Chengen has now joined Ruishi Camp as a captain. He is destined to go down this road in the future. I did not take this opportunity to let you join the army. It is not because I am biased, but because there is one more important thing." I’ll leave the matter to you.”

"Actually, I prefer to stay with the young master."

Tan Zheng said a little embarrassedly, and then said seriously: "It's just what the young master ordered."

Lu Chen said softly: "In addition to the two reasons mentioned just now, I came to Heluo City for two other reasons. The first is to see with my own eyes the situation in the old capital and to understand the pattern of the puppet Yan court. The second is to integrate the organization The Jingsi's power in the North is preparing for the future battle to regain Dongyang Road. What I want you to do is a bit difficult, that is, learn the methods of the Jingwei Division and master the operational rules of the hidden power as much as possible."

He paused for a moment, and his expression gradually became serious: "I know that Dad has a lot of eyes and ears in the north, but I don't want him to worry about these trivial matters all the time. After all, he is already old and it's time to take care of his old age. Not far away. In the future, I hope you can take up this responsibility and establish an intelligence channel that only belongs to the Lu family."

Tan Zheng felt admiration in his heart and said solemnly: "Don't worry, young master, I will definitely live up to this trust."

Lu Chen nodded.

After a while, footsteps sounded outside the door. Immediately, a man in his thirties walked into the house, came forward and saluted: "Your Majesty Yin Shangfu, I have met Lu Duwei."

"Brother Yin, there is no need to be polite, please sit down."

Lu Chen raised his hand and pointed to the opposite side while observing this unspectacular man.

This private house was a secret stronghold prepared by the Sutra Weaving Department in Heluo City. Before Lu Chen went north, he obtained detailed information about the Northland spy network from Su Yunqing. Yin Shangfu was an extremely important node in this large network. He was responsible for Heluo City. The central contact for all spies around Los Angeles.

Yin Shangfu thanked him and took a seat, and said: "Your Majesty has received the secret order from Su Jianxiao and will do his best to cooperate with Captain Lu in all his actions in the North."

Lu Chen got straight to the point and said, "Brother Laoyin, I now need all the important information about the puppet Yan Chaotang in the past six months, especially the information about the former deputy privy envoy Chen Jingtang."

Yin Shangfu's eyes narrowed slightly, and he immediately began to explain in a leisurely manner.

　I have been very unlucky recently. The hard drive has been reimbursed. I don’t know if I can salvage it yet. I will be heartbroken for a long time if the data inside is lost.But it doesn’t affect my coding. Now I just use the system disk to open the computer to code~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)