Chapter 496: The snipe and the clam fight, but the fisherman benefits

Deep in the Wanshan Mountains.

In a hidden valley lies an extremely ordinary mountain village.

In a courtyard in the mountain village, several people are passing around the Shangwu Order.

If Luo Jinsong were here, he would definitely recognize these people.

Because this is the headquarters of the Tianquan Xingtang of Xingyue Sect.

The four people in front of him are Cui Kai, the head of Tianquan Xingtang, Deng Maoqi, the master, Ding Xuan, the accountant, and Kou Rong, the patrolman.

It was Kou Rong who sneaked into Chongshan Pass with Gu Yunjian in order to get rid of the traitor Luo Jinsong. Unfortunately, Gu Yunjian was not strong enough and was shot dead by Yang Zhengshan.

Does the Shangwu Order have an impact on the Qixingtang of Xingyue Sect?

Of course!

And the impact is huge.

The Qixingtang of Xingyue Sect was originally a gray area force in Dayong.

They mainly collect money, and win over some bandits, bullies, gentry and wealthy businessmen as tools to collect money, block roads to collect tolls, open brothels to force women into prostitution, open casinos to lend money at high interest rates, etc.

Although their methods of doing things are not cruel, there are countless people who have been persecuted by them.

Once they accept the supervision of Shangwu Temple, they will never do these immoral things again, and they will not be able to continue to send money to the main hall.

Moreover, they have been suppressed by the court in recent years, and the suppression they have suffered is even more severe than that of Nanshan Sect.

Because it is the Zhenwu Division of the Ministry of Justice that suppresses them.

When Yang Zhengshan sent a letter to the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Justice would naturally not let it go, so it asked the Zhenwu Division to go to various places to investigate the tentacles of the Seven Stars Hall.

In the past two years, the Seven Stars Hall has lost a lot of strength because of the investigation of the Zhenwu Division.

It is only recently that the Zhenwu Division has stopped targeting them.

The power of the Zhenwu Division of the Ministry of Justice is limited. It is okay to let them attack the peripheral forces of the Seven Stars Hall. If they are asked to destroy the Seven Stars Hall, it would be a bit difficult.

Now the Zhenwu Division is no longer targeting them, but the court has issued a martial arts order.

"Tell me, what should we do next?" Cui Kai said with a headache.

After two days of peace, he didn't expect the court to do this again. He was really at a loss.

Resisting is like seeking death. If not, there is no need for the Seven Stars Hall to exist.

The purpose of Xingyuemen setting up the Seven Stars Hall is to make money. If the Seven Stars Hall cannot make money, then there is naturally no need for it to exist.

The other three looked at each other, and didn't know what to do for a while.

...

Fuzhou, Pingyuan Province.

A corner of the eaves appeared in a lush jungle, and under the eaves was a courtyard that looked very unique.

In the study room in the courtyard, a young man in a moon-white long gown was standing in front of the desk, writing big characters.

Yan Huichun stood beside him, looking at the words written by the young man with a calm face.

The three big characters were written with dragons and phoenixes flying, and the momentum was magnificent.

"Martial Order!"

"Haha, this move of the court is quite interesting!"

The young man had a mocking smile on his handsome face.

"My Lord, if this Martial Order is implemented, it will be very disadvantageous to us!" Yan Huichun said softly.

The young man put the brush in his hand on the pen holder, and then gently blew the big words on the paper.

"That's right, the Martial Order is very disadvantageous to us, so we have to stop the court from building the Martial Temple and implementing the Martial Order!"

"Then what should we do?" Yan Huichun asked softly.

The young man narrowed his eyes slightly, and a solemn look appeared on his face.

"When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits. The court is the snipe and the rivers and lakes are the clams. All we need to do is throw out a bait and let them fight!"

"Just~~"

His eyes were filled with reluctance, "Forget it, you can't catch a wolf without sacrificing a child!"

"Spread the news of Cuixian Valley!"

Yan Huichun was stunned, "Cuixian Valley, what does the master want?"

The young man nodded, "You can only gain if you sacrifice. Giving up a tree in exchange for three years is worth it!"

Yan Huichun thought about it and replied, "I will arrange it right away!"

After that, he clasped his fists and walked out of the study.

The young man walked to the window with his hands behind his back, looking at the layers of mountains and forests, but his eyes were full of reluctance.

You can only gain if you sacrifice, but it is really uncomfortable to give up.

...

The summer in Kyoto is a bit hot. The sun is like a blazing furnace, steaming and baking the huge city of Kyoto.

However, the summer in Kyoto is also changeable. Half an hour ago, it was still scorching hot, but now it is windy, lightning streaks across the dark sky, thunder rumbles, and heavy rain pours down.

In Jing'an Marquis's Mansion, Yang Zhengshan stood under the eaves of the front hall, watching the rain falling from the eaves.

"Master!"

The King of Dai walked behind him and asked curiously, "Master, what are you looking at?"

Today is the time for Yang Zhengshan to teach his three disciples, but the weather is not good. As soon as the three disciples arrived at the Marquis' Mansion, it started to rain heavily.

"Look at the rain!" Yang Zhengshan turned around and smiled.

The King of Dai looked at the heavy rain outside and asked in confusion, "What's so good about rain?"

Yang Zhengshan walked to the tea table in the hall and sat down. An Chenhui immediately poured him a bowl of tea, "Master, please have tea!"

Next to him, King An was holding a volume of Thirty-Six Stratagems and reading it fascinatedly.

Yang Zhengshan just smiled and didn't answer the King of Dai's question.

He didn't know how to explain it!

Lately, everything he sees seems strange!

It was not because he had never seen it before that he felt strange, but because he seemed to have some different feelings, and everything he saw had a different feeling.

The moment the raindrops landed, the splashing water made him feel strange.

The raindrops that formed strings under the eaves also made him feel strange.

The thin mist rising from the ground also made him feel strange.

It was as if he was observing the world again and getting to know the world again.

It was just that this strange feeling was too mysterious. He wanted to feel it more deeply, but he couldn't get the point, as if there was a threshold blocking him outside the door.

"It seems that I can't practice today! Wait until the rain stops, then you can go back!" Yang Zhengshan took a sip of tea.

"Master, I want to practice for a while!" King Dai didn't want to leave.

Yang Zhengshan looked at him, with a faint smile in his deep eyes, "The way to practice is to persist, don't worry about this moment!"

"But I think that practicing here with Master will make faster progress!" King Dai said.

Yang Zhengshan laughed dumbly.

The feeling of the Prince of Dai was certainly not wrong, after all, he could drink the spiritual spring water at any time here.

After drinking the spiritual spring water, practicing again would be twice as effective with half the effort.

In the past month or so, the three people's progress in practice has been very obvious.

Even the Prince of An, who did not take practice seriously, has made great progress.

"If you want to stay here, stay here!" Yang Zhengshan said with a smile.

At this time, Wu Hai hurriedly walked into the hall. He first clasped his fists to the Prince of An and the Prince of Dai, and then came to Yang Zhengshan.

"My Lord, the Lu family sent a message saying that the old man Lu passed away!"

Yang Zhengshan was slightly stunned, and then he sighed deeply.

"When did it happen?"

"Eight days ago!" Wu Hai said.

Yang Zhengshan nodded, stood up and walked under the eaves again, looking at the cloudy sky.

Birth, aging, illness and death are common human nature!

Before coming to Beijing, Lu Songhe was already at the end of his life, and the end of his life was inevitable.

Yang Zhengshan has very complicated feelings towards Lu Songhe.

In name, Lu Songhe is his father-in-law, but in fact, this father-in-law has nothing to do with him. Lu Songhe is just the father-in-law of his previous life.

But Yang Zhengshan also called Lu Songhe "Dad".

In recent years, the Yang family and the Lu family had a grudge because of Yang Zhengshan's remarriage, but they finally resolved the grudge.

Now the relationship between the two families is still very close.

Yang Zhengshan still respects Lu Songhe.

"Let Mingcheng prepare and go back to Anning County!" Yang Zhengshan said faintly.

The title of father-in-law is a bit empty, but the identity of grandfather is real.

Moreover, Lu Songhe took care of the Yang family a lot back then. Yang Zhengshan can forget Lu Songhe's kindness, but the three brothers Yang Mingcheng cannot forget his gratitude.

"Yes!" Wu Hai responded and left.

Lu Songhe's death brought some ripples to Yang Zhengshan's mood, but Yang Zhengshan soon let it go.

After all, he had known for a long time that Lu Songhe would not live long, and Lu Songhe was nearly 80 years old. The Lu family is now prosperous, and there is also Lu Wenyuan, a unicorn, so Lu Songhe can be considered to have both good fortune and longevity.

I think Lu Songhe has no regrets.

After the heavy rain, it will be sunny.

Because of the issuance of the Shangwu Order, many martial artists have come to Kyoto recently.

There are many martial artists wearing tight clothes and holding weapons in the streets and alleys of Kyoto. Most of these martial artists are here to inquire about the news of Shangwu Temple.

And many people from the Yang family also came to inquire about the news.

Ji Hai from Hengdao Sect, Shang Mingde from Jing'an Shang Family, Hua Jinqiu from Tianqing Sword Sect, and even Yang Minghui all came from Yangjia Village.

The forces in the martial arts world are not only the forces of the sects, but also the forces of the families.

For example, the Jing'an Shang Family is a family force that focuses on the inheritance of martial arts.

However, part of the Shangwu Order is not applicable to martial arts families, that is, granting the Order of the Sect Master and granting an official position.

As for martial arts families, the court's attitude is relatively soft, and it does not require martial arts families to do anything.

But Yang Zhengshan's advice to them is the same.

If you can enter the Shangwu Temple, enter the Shangwu Temple, and if you can enter the Yanwu Pavilion, enter the Yanwu Pavilion.

In short, it is right to follow the court.

Yang Zhengshan is very clear about Emperor Yanping's determination to control the world. At this time, resisting the Shangwu Order is to be an enemy of the entire court.

It is too easy to kill a few sects and kill chickens to scare monkeys with the strength of the court.

Rather than being a chicken to be killed, it is better to honestly follow the arrangements of the court, join the Shangwu Temple, and seek a more favorable position for the sect or family.

Yang Zhengshan met Ji Hai and Shang Mingde in the Hou Mansion one after another. After receiving his advice, the two did not hesitate too much and immediately agreed.

Yang Zhengshan also wrote a letter of recommendation for them, recommending them to Jianchang Hou.

Although he and Jianchang Hou had only met twice in the morning court and did not have a close relationship, Jianchang Hou would not reject the candidates he recommended.

As for Hua Jinqiu and Yang Minghui, it was different.

They were all relatives of the Yang family. When they came to Kyoto, the Yang family naturally had to do their best to be the host.

The Shangwu Order had little to do with the Yang family. The Yang family now had a large number of children serving in the army, so they did not need to care about the Shangwu Order at all.

The Tianqing Sword Sect is located in Chongshan Town, and its strength is limited. With the strength of the Tianqing Sword Sect, it is not qualified to interfere in the affairs of the Shangwu Temple. Perhaps after the Liaoyuan Shangwu Division is established, the Tianqing Sword Sect can send a few disciples to the Shangwu Division to seek a position.

Hua Jinqiu stayed at the Yang family for three days and then left. She planned to select a few disciples after returning and send them to the Liaoyuan Town Wu Division according to Yang Zhengshan's wishes, so she did not stay at the Yang family for a long time.

Yang Minghui temporarily lived in the Yang family. In addition to inquiring about the Shangwu Order, he also wanted to attend Yang Chengmao's wedding.

At the end of June, the capital was very lively because of the Shangwu Order, Shangwu Temple and Yanwu Pavilion, and the Yang family was preparing for Yang Chengmao's wedding in this excitement.

June 30.

Li came to the capital from Chongshan Town.

In the evening, Yang Zhengshan came back from the Yanwu Pavilion and met Li and Yang Wanying.

"Grandpa!"

As soon as Yang Zhengshan entered the main courtyard, the little girl Yang Wanying came to greet him, looking at him with curved eyebrows.

The little girl is only four years old this year, with two buns on her head, and a round face that looks particularly pleasing.

Compared to the chattering Yang Wanting, Yang Wanying's temperament is much quieter.

Yang Zhengshan stepped forward and picked up the little girl, asking: "Do you miss grandpa?"

"Yes! Wanying also wants to follow grandpa to Kyoto, but mother doesn't want to!" The little girl didn't feel guilty at all when she complained.

She naturally wanted to follow him to Kyoto. In Kyoto, she has so many brothers and sisters, and a newly born nephew, but in Fuzhou City, she is just a little girl, and she can't find anyone to play with.

"The daughter-in-law pays respects to father!" Li saw Yang Zhengshan coming back and hurried forward to pay respects.

"Did you encounter any trouble on the way?" Yang Zhengshan smiled.

"No, we came here by boat from Tenglongwei, and everything went smoothly!" Li said with a smile.

Yang Wanying interrupted in Yang Zhengshan's arms: "Grandpa, we saw a very big fish in the sea!"

"Oh! How big is it?"

Yang Zhengshan sat down, and Qingxia immediately served tea.

"Bigger than our boat!" The little girl opened her arms and described the big fish.

"That's a whale!" Yang Zhengshan put her on his lap and said with a smile.

"Whale!" The little girl blinked with shining eyes, "Grandpa, is whale delicious?"

"Puchi~~"

Her words made Li, who had just sat down, laugh, "Dad, this girl wants to eat that big fish, and she wanted to catch that big fish when she was on the boat!"

"I said I couldn't catch it, but she said that grandpa would definitely catch a big fish! She said that when we get to Kyoto, she would let grandpa catch a big fish for her!"

The little girl was very dissatisfied with her mother's sabotage, and snorted and said, "Grandpa will definitely catch that big fish!"

This cute little expression really touched Yang Zhengshan.

"Hahaha~~" Yang Zhengshan laughed heartily.

Yu Qingyi and others were also amused by her.

"When grandpa has time, I will take you to catch a big fish!" Yang Zhengshan laughed.

Anyway, there is no animal protection law in this world, even if you catch a whale and cook it, no police uncle will come to your door.