Nie Yuan took a deep breath and continued: "All the parties involved in this matter have died and it has long been an unsolved case. It just so happens that these two little devils are also twins and about the same age. Why not just say that they are Zhuo Xing's two orphans can, on the one hand, express their merits to the court, and on the other hand, they can lure the remnants of the Anle Sect to rescue them and let the military commander fight them to the death. We can just watch the fun, and it will save us a lot. Trouble!"

"Wonderful!"

Zheng Qian was overjoyed and exclaimed: "Let's do it this way! Mr. Nie has indeed worked hard and made great achievements over the years. He has done everything neatly and without leakage. He has solved a lot of troubles for me. For a mere great Situ, he is indeed a bit incompetent!"

Nie Yuan stood up, clasped his fists and bowed: "This is all due to your vigorous cultivation. Your promotion will never be forgotten by my subordinates!"

"Haha! In the court, one of us is a white face, and the other is a bad face. We are using both methods. Are we still afraid that Han Ba, the fat pig, won't be fooled? Sooner or later, we, the old Confucians, will be the ones to do this!"

Zheng Qian's laughter stopped, and he looked at Nie Yuan, his eyes sparkling, and asked with a hint of curiosity: "I heard that Lord Nie has an adopted daughter named Shui Ling, who is more than ten years old, has unparalleled talents, and is a peerless beauty. What's the matter? I heard that when she was a child, she suffered from mental illness, but she later recovered without treatment, and now she is still a disciple of the Great Sun Dharma King Shakira at the Great Joy Zen Monastery, which is really gratifying and congratulatory!"

Nie Yuan said respectfully: "The Supreme Council Master is the Supreme Council Master. No matter how secret it is, I can't hide it from you! The reason is that three years ago, Dahuanxi Temple and the Iron Cavalry Alliance fought to the death for control of the new business road. I heard that the battle was going on at that time. The situation changed, the earth shook, ghosts cried and gods howled, and it was extremely tragic. As a result, Dahuanxi Temple was defeated, and the temple was destroyed and everyone died. The Dharma King of the Sun, Shi Leifan, was also seriously injured. He had no choice but to escape into the inland, and happened to be rescued by me. From then on, he kept a low profile and secluded himself from the world, focusing on cultivating his little girl Shuiling."

"I see! It's a blessing for Ling Ho to have such a powerful master!" Zheng Qian nodded and smiled.

Nie Yuan said calmly: "The Supreme Council Master cares so much about my little girl. This is her greatest blessing. I will choose a day to bring her to the door to thank you! I will retire first and escort the two children to Shura Prison for official business. important!"

"Of course! Of course! I'm just waiting for the good news from Mr. Nie. I'll send it to you soon!" Zheng Qian said with a smile.

After leaving the gate of Zheng Mansion, Han Jie personally escorted the "idle" brothers to Shura Prison, while Nie Yuan returned to Da Situ Mansion to make up for the paperwork.

After getting on the carriage, Nie Yuan immediately frowned and his heart sank.

"Shui Ling's apprenticeship with Shi Leifan is a top secret. How come Zheng Qian, an old thief, knows about it? There must be a traitor in the family! I have to go back to my good daughter to find a way. No matter what, I must find this traitor. Otherwise, I don’t know what day I will die in an ugly way!”

As the luxury carriage flew away in the dust, a bolt of lightning suddenly lit up in the sky, and rolling thunder sounded, giving people a feeling of mist, mist, and storm coming...

Today's imperial court can be said to be run by the Han family.

Han Ba ​​appointed himself a general, and promoted his brother Han Hu to the title of "General of the Left" and his nephew Han Huang to the title of "General of the Tongjun". The family held military power and commanded the world's troops.

Relatives of the Han family also poured into the court in large numbers to serve as officials. All those who were related to him or her were wearing black gauze hats. Even the baby in the arms of Han Ba's concubine was given the title of marquis, bearing the gold seal and ribbon of the marquis.

Playing with it as a toy makes all civil and military officials angry but afraid to speak.

Han Ba ​​not only received the same treatment as the emperor, but also carried out extensive construction work in Gan County, West Ganzhou, and built a huge city named Bawu. The city wall was 20 meters high and 15 meters wide. The buildings in the city were magnificent, and there were wine ponds and meat forests.

As luxurious as it is, the food reserves are enough to supply the entire city for thirty years.

Every year he would go to Bawu's palace to stay for a while, and he would often say to people: "If a big thing is accomplished, the world will be the best. If a big thing fails, you can spend your remaining years in peace by guarding it."

Han Ba ​​had a cruel temperament and would draw his sword to kill anyone who disagreed with him. Sometimes his generals would be cut into two pieces if they made a slight mistake in their words in full view of the public, so that everyone was in danger.

He also knew that there would be revenge, so in order to prevent assassination, he adopted Bu Potian, the adopted son of the former Feiying Captain Ding Hao, as his adopted son, and kept him with him all day long, becoming his personal bodyguard.

Bu Potian's parents died when he was young, and he made a living by begging. Later, he met a stranger in the mountains and was taught peerless martial arts.

Wandering around the streets, he met Ding Hao by chance. Ding Hao loved talents and took a fancy to his martial arts skills, so he recruited him to his side and became a personal guard.

Later, Ding Hao was dissatisfied with Han Ba's arbitrary power and raised his own army. As a result, Bu Potian was lured by Han Ba ​​with a lot of money, so he killed Ding Hao and joined Han Ba. He was the kind of person who said "if you have money, you are your father, and if you have milk, you are your mother"

scum.

In the study room of Taishi Mansion.

Zheng Qian knelt down in front of Han Ba ​​as if he were meeting the emperor. He knelt three times and kowtowed nine times and shouted long live, making Han Ba ​​extremely comfortable and laughing wildly.

After the salute was completed, Han Ba ​​pushed Bu Potian away, and after sending away the maid, he stood up lazily, walked up to Zheng Qian with his fat belly, held his hands tightly, and said with a smile: "

Military advisor, don't give such a big courtesy every time we meet. I'm not an outsider. I owe my position as a man of influence today to your strategizing. Please take a seat quickly!"

As he spoke, he suddenly raised his nose, sniffed vigorously, frowned slightly and said to himself: "What does it smell like? It's so irritating..."

Zheng Qian hurriedly looked around and said, "I smelled it too, maybe... it's rained too much recently, and the wood somewhere is moldy, right?"

"It makes sense. Let's check it later..."

After the two sat down, Han Ba ​​asked with a smile: "The military advisor is here today. Is there anything important you want to do?"

"Reporting to the Grand Master! The 'Banzhen' barbarian tribe in Chuanzhou has been plundering the Baqing City area and has been unable to pacify it for several years. I would like to ask the Grand Master to send someone to appease the situation to prevent the situation from escalating and causing humiliation.

The prestige of the imperial court!”

Han Ba ​​glared and said angrily: "Appease? How can we appease such barbarian natives? Just send an army to kill them all and save yourself the trouble!"

Zheng Qian shook his head and said: "The grand master doesn't know something! This 'Banzhen' barbarian tribe has seven tribes with surnames: Luo, Pu, Du, E, Du, Xi, and Gong. All of them are brave and good at fighting. They once fought in the Qing Dynasty five hundred years ago.

During the Xingyue Dynasty, they had made military exploits for the court, so the court exempted them from taxes."

"Holy crap! It's been too long, right? It's already two dynasties apart. I don't count, it should be cancelled!" Han Ba ​​looked surprised.

"The Na rebels from Banner Prefecture entered Sichuan Province before. The state army was no match for them and they retreated steadily. Fortunately, with the help of the Banzhen barbarians, they defeated the rebels and the Na tribe were completely defeated.

They all thought that the Banzhen people were possessed by gods, and they never dared to enter Sichuan Province again after that."

"Hmph! The barbarian natives believe in gods and ghosts the most. I have experience in this!"

"During the Anle Religion rebellion more than ten years ago, the Sichuan Prefectural Government relied on the Banzhen clan to eliminate the local Anle religion rebels. This shows that the Banzhen clan is very united and very loyal to the imperial court.

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Chapter completed!