Stunning weapon

Chuzhou, as the capital of the Chu State, has never suffered from wars for hundreds of years.The state of Chu is somewhat similar to Xiliang, and it is also the state that is in power. However, the state of state of Chu is different from Liu Chengqi. There is not one person here, but a faction.

According to legend, the founding emperor and heroes of the Chu State were all merchants, and they had a very good relationship with each other. Therefore, the Taizu Emperor of the Chu State gave up a lot of power in the court and let these founding heroes control it, while the royal family only controlled it. military power.

This made Chu’s development different from that of the other three countries, which may be the reason for the founding of the country by merchants. Chu State attaches great importance to merchants. Moreover, merchants travel around and contact many people, and they are more tolerant of the outside world. As long as it is profitable, They don't mind contacting with other races, which makes Chu not only prosperous in business, but also very chaotic in people.

Mo Xiaochuan was very surprised when he entered Chuzhou City for the first time. In addition, this capital city is very different from Shangjing in Xiliang, or Youzhou in Yan Kingdom. Here, there are no heavy guards. Pedestrian status.

On the contrary, it is unimpeded, no matter who it is, they can enter and exit at will.Entering the city, the pedestrians on the street are also different from what they have seen before. The people here wear different clothes, and there is no uniform rule to follow.

At the beginning, Mo Xiaochuan was worried that he had never been to Chu State, and it would be easier to show his flaws here, but now it seems that his worry is a bit superfluous.

In Chuzhou city, it is divided into outer city, inner city and imperial city.In the outer part of the city, people can pass freely, but the inner city needs to be checked. Mo Xiaochuan is not very clear about the imperial city inside, but don't think about it, no matter which country's imperial city it is, it must be defensive. Strict, there is no doubt about this.

The scenery in Chuzhou City is very charming. In the city, small rivers extend in all directions. There are not only horse-drawn carriages, but also many boats passing here and there.

At this moment, Mo Xiaochuan was sitting in a small boat with Lu Qi. Lu Qi couldn't stop looking at the surrounding scenery, her eyes were full of curiosity, like a girl who went out for the first time.Mo Xiaochuan smiled and didn't bother her.

Just thinking, looking at her like this, who can connect the beauty in front of her with the master of Xiandao Mountain Sword Sect?

"This place...is good!" After a long time, Lu Qi looked away and gave a comment.

Mo Xiaochuan nodded slightly, and said, "I think so too. If Chu is captured in the future, how about giving this city to Master?"

Lu Qi shook her head lightly, and said, "No need, I still think Xiandao Mountain is better to live in. Where are we going now?"

Mo Xiaochuan looked around and saw that the boatman was outside, smoking a bag of dry tobacco, and waving the oars again and again, which was quite a spectacle.Mo Xiaochuan did not expect that in this era, such things as tobacco can still be seen. In his memory, if counted according to time, it will take more than 700 years for tobacco to be introduced into China. However, this The era is already different from the historical era in my memory, and it is normal for some places to be different from my own memory.He didn't pay much attention to it, turned his head, looked at Lu Qi, and said, "Let's go, you'll know when you get there."

Lu Qi didn't ask any more questions, and got off the boat and walked along the water. On the shore, there were places selling various snacks. Mo Xiaochuan asked the boatman to help him buy some, and the two ate carelessly on the boat.Lu Qi seemed to like it very much and ate it happily, but Mo Xiaochuan was not interested.

After walking for about half an hour, the two went ashore, and Mo Xiaochuan walked in towards a small teahouse.

Asking Lu Qi to wait, he said a few words to the shopkeeper, and then took out another token. The shopkeeper's complexion suddenly changed, showing respect, and welcomed the two into an elegant room .

The two sat and drank some tea, and not long after, the shopkeeper came in, closed the door, bowed and saluted, and said: "Sun Cai, the deacon of Qixintang's Chuzhou branch, has met the elder."

Mo Xiaochuan nodded slightly, raised his hand and said, "Deacon Sun, there is no need to be polite, just sit down and talk!"

Lu Qi turned her head and glanced at Mo Xiaochuan. It seemed that he used the elder's token. However, she didn't care much about the way Mo Xiaochuan did things, so naturally she didn't bother to pay attention to it.

"Thank you, Elder!" After sitting down, Sun Cai said softly, "The reason why the elder came here this time is probably because of Xia Chuyue's affairs?"

Mo Xiaochuan nodded slightly.

"Before, the main hall has issued an order, and we have been doing our best to investigate. However, this matter is related to Dafeng Temple. It is too difficult. There has been no progress. It was only yesterday that we found some clues. .”

"Oh?" Sun Cai's words surprised Mo Xiaochuan to some extent. In fact, this time he came here, and he didn't have much hope. He just wanted to learn more about the situation of Dafeng Temple from here. During the action, be more prepared.But he didn't expect that Sun Cai actually brought him an unexpected news. Immediately, he couldn't help asking: "What is the eyebrow, tell me."

"Yes!" Sun Cai nodded respectfully, and then said: "Before, we never found out why Xia Chuyue was arrested. In Dafeng Temple, it is related to Dafeng Bank."

"Dafeng Bank?" Mo Xiaochuan frowned. Of course, he knew about Dafeng Bank. There are many banks in the Central Plains. However, Dafeng Bank is undoubtedly the most authoritative. Silver tickets will be used throughout the Central Plains.

This Dafeng Bank is a product of the folks. It is said that many forces in the Central Plains are involved in it, but they did not expect that this Dafeng Bank is actually related to Dafeng Temple.Mo Xiaochuan paused and said, "Do you know the specific situation?"

"I heard that Xia Chuyue has her eye on a master behind the Dafeng Bank, and this person has a lot of connections with Dafeng Temple. In the end, he used tricks to introduce the disaster into Dafeng Temple, making Xia Chuyue chase into Dafeng Temple, and use the method of charming It made a respectable old monk do something shameful, like taking off his clothes in public and having sex with beasts..." At this point, Sun Cai glanced at Lu Qi and didn't continue talking.

Mo Xiaochuan also understood, felt a little strange in his heart, shook his head and sighed, what Xia Chuyue did was indeed too much.

Sun Cai continued, saying: "Afterwards, this old monk couldn't bear the humiliation, and committed suicide. Moreover, he left a message saying that he had ruined the reputation of Dafeng Temple for thousands of years. After his death, he asked that his body be thrown into the In the valley, let the wild beasts eat it. This incident attracted the abbot of Dafeng Temple to come forward. In the end, he trapped Xia Chuyue in the temple, saying that he wanted her to practice Buddhism and let her out when the anger in her heart was gone. As for what Xia Chuyue is doing now, no one knows, but it was found that she was imprisoned in the Zen cave in the back mountain of Dafeng Temple.

"I see!" Mo Xiaochuan nodded slightly.This time, Xia Chuyue did too much, but based on Mo Xiaochuan's understanding of Xia Chuyue, she should not be such a partial person. Since she did this, there must be a reason why she must do it.It's just that, for the specifics, I'm afraid I won't know until I see Xia Chuyue.

"I want to go to Dafeng Temple, can Deacon Sun help arrange it?" Mo Xiaochuan said suddenly after pondering for a while.

Sun Cai hurriedly said: "Of course it's not difficult, but even if the elders go, I'm afraid they won't find anything. Although Dafeng Temple won't stop people from offering incense, they can only walk around in the front yard. You can't even get through the backyard, let alone enter the back mountain."

Mo Xiaochuan nodded to express his understanding, and said: "I know something about these things, but since I have come here, if I don't go and have a look, I really feel uneasy, so I ask Deacon Sun to make arrangements."

"Since the elder said so, the subordinates will naturally follow suit. However, today the elder has been working hard all the way, so let's rest for a night and go tomorrow. Besides, today, I will go. It won't be long before the gate of Dafeng Temple will be closed." .” Sun Cai said.

Mo Xiaochuan nodded and said, "That's fine."

Afterwards, Sun Cai arranged a room for Mo Xiaochuan and Lu Qi, and they stayed there.

In the middle of the night, someone knocked on the door of Mo Xiaochuan's house.Mo Xiaochuan opened the door, but saw Lu Qi's face looked a little weird, and he walked into the room.

"It's so late, master, what are you going to do? This disciple is a decent person!" Mo Xiaochuan laughed as he closed the door.

Lu Qi rolled his eyes at him and said, "Did you find anything unusual?"

"What's abnormal?" Mo Xiaochuan asked.

"This grandson is the only one who has a problem." Lu Qi said with a serious expression on his face, and said, "I went to investigate before, and after we stayed here, a large number of experts suddenly appeared here and guarded the surrounding area. Their skills are the worst, and they have the realm of masters, how can a small deacon mobilize so many people."

"Oh? There is such a thing?" Mo Xiaochuan raised his eyelids.

"I think this matter may have something to do with the royal family of Chu." Just as Lu Qi finished speaking, suddenly, there was a rush of footsteps outside, and then Sun Cai appeared outside the door, " Bang bang bang!" He knocked on the door and said loudly, "Elder, something happened."

Mo Xiaochuan and Lu Qi looked at each other, and they both saw the doubt in each other's eyes. Lu Qi had already reached out to the long sword behind her, but Mo Xiaochuan reached out and pressed her shoulder, and then, slowly Slowly came to the door, opened the door, glanced outside, said: "Deacon Sun, what happened, why are you in such a panic?"