103 Assumptions
When Zhao Ji heard Zhou Tong's evaluation of this strong man Yu Shou, he was surprised. He didn't expect that the martial arts lecture hall had just been established to recruit such good materials. At the same time, he was also looking forward to it. I wonder if this disciple named Yu Shou would grow into a master like Qiao Feng in the future.
Seeing Zhao Ji's face full of surprise, Zhou Tong smiled and said, "Our Song Dynasty is vast and densely populated. It would not be difficult to choose good martial arts masters. However, there has always been a tradition of cherishing one's own martial arts. Any more profound martial arts skills are secret and unauthorized. Those with talent cannot pass on them, and those who have inheritance cannot be passed on. Therefore, many advanced martial arts created by predecessors have become unique skills that have been cut off. In the past, the imperial boxing gym and our current martial arts lecture halls are all inclusive and do not focus on the doorstep. As long as they continue to manage them carefully, they will naturally discover more and more good materials."
After hearing this, Zhao Ji couldn't help but nodded slightly. In fact, it was not just martial arts, but all the skills in the world had such problems. Generally speaking, any secret techniques should be regarded as the foundation for inheriting the family business and would never be taught to outsiders. However, the inheritance of each household was too fragile and was not fully developed. Many of the wisdom of the predecessors were passed down because of this, which was indeed a pity.
After learning about the recent situation of the martial arts hall, Zhao Ji remembered the important matters this time. He asked Zhou Tong to choose a courtyard that had been built in the center of the martial arts hall, and then asked two monks to get off the car and place them here. Zhou Tong and Abbot Xuanci are old acquaintances, and they don’t want to meet in such a situation, so they can’t help but have another greeting. The expression of the monk Zhiguang was a little uneasy, and his eyes turned to watch the many settings of the martial arts hall, and I don’t know what idea was to do.
Zhao Ji did not plan to deal with this monk Zhiguang now. The monk was very hard and stayed with Abbot Xuanci, so he couldn't just use force to pry out the secrets on him. But as long as the person was in his own control, there would eventually be some clues.
Tong Guan, a eunuch who is good at martial arts, was more comfortable to spend time in the martial arts lecture hall. People came and went, and the atmosphere alone was so lively that the inner palace martial arts warehouse was rarer than that of flies. In addition, Zhou Tong and other teachers with excellent martial arts skills occasionally gave some advice. The eunuch, who had originally practiced martial arts randomly, gradually recuperated. In addition, he needed to deal with some trivial matters in the martial arts lecture hall, which made Tong Guan feel quite reused, and thus became more grateful to Prince Duan for his kindness of knowing and acquaintance.
When he learned that Prince Duan was in the martial arts lecture hall, Tong Guan, who was originally responsible for purchasing ingredients, left his work and ran to greet him. Zhao Ji was not sure who would arrange for the two monks to guard the two monks. When he saw that Tong Guan came, it was just right to use it, he told him to be responsible for taking care of the two monks' daily life and monitor their words and deeds. The most important thing is not to give them the opportunity and channels to convey messages privately.
After the matter was arranged, Zhao Ji returned to the other courtyard.
After returning from Daxiangguo Temple, Ma Ma did not return to Ma's house, but directly arranged to enter the royal palace courtyard, which also provided security guarantees. Moreover, the two monks had arrived in Bianliang City, and Ma did not need Ma Ma to lie with the people in that organization.
After seeing Mrs. Ma, Zhao Ji asked, "Is this monk Zhiguang a person from your side?"
Mrs. Ma shook her head and said, "Although I don't know much about the situation in that place, I also know some ways to identify my companions. We have a set of gestures here. If the strokes are drawn and the other party responds, then they will naturally be companions. When the prince was talking to the two masters, I used gestures to test it. Master Zhiguang couldn't recognize it at all, so it should have nothing to do with that place."
After hearing this, Zhao Ji lowered his head and pondered for a moment. It seems that there should be an envoy behind this monk Zhiguang. He was determined to frame Qiao Feng and threw out the big secret of Xiao Yuanshan's not dying. He seemed to be quite afraid of the Xiao family and son, and wanted to get rid of it quickly. So is he possible that he is Murong Bo's person?
This thought came out of my mind, and combined with the situation I have grasped at the moment, Zhao Ji might as well think deeper and make an assumption.
Xiao Yuanshan was born in the Xi tribe of Liao. The Liao tribe was the Khitan tribe and the Xi tribe shared the world. The Xi tribe was the descendant of the Liao tribe. Xiao Yuanshan was the chief in charge of the Shanjun army of the Xi tribe. He should have some status in the Liao tribe. With Murong Bo, a martial arts figure who was mingling in the Middle Earth, even if he was determined to murder Xiao Yuanshan and provoke the Liaosong dispute, it would be very difficult to fully grasp Xiao Yuanshan's whereabouts. However, according to the words of Master Xuanci and the people involved, they immediately met Xiao Yuanshan and his party after leaving Yanmen Pass. This time was a bit too coincidental. In this era, there was no instant mobile phone communication or GPS tracking. Even if the meeting location of both sides was better in advance, they would missed it because of such emergencies.
So can we assume that there was a group of people in the Liao Kingdom who wanted to get rid of Xiao Yuanshan with similar purposes, so they colluded with Murong Bo and the two sides worked together to promote this conspiracy? And Monk Zhiguang played the role of leading the way among the Middle-earth martial artists at that time, and led everyone to Yanmen Pass. It was precisely because he had a deeper understanding of this conspiracy that he became a survivor and saved his life when his martial arts skills were not outstanding.
Of course, this is just Zhao Ji's guess, and there is no factual evidence. If you want to find out the truth, the quickest way is to go to the Shaolin Sutra Pavilion to confront the two living dead people. However, Zhao Ji has just put a house arrest on abbot Xuanci of Shaolin Temple, so it is really inconvenient to visit him. Moreover, Xiao Yuanshan and Murong Bo are not good at all, so it is better not to mess with him for the time being.
Seeing Zhao Ji's face was musing, Ma did not dare to disturb him. After waiting for a while, she asked, "Prince, what should I do next?"
After controlling the two monks, the stronghold behind Ma Ma was stationed in Bianliang City was no longer necessary to be retained. Moreover, Zhao Ji also planned to alert the enemy to see if the other party had any plans and resources available in the Central Plains martial arts world, and at the same time helped Ma Dayuan to avenge his revenge. However, he did not have much power at present. Most of the good players of the Beggars' Sect were assigned to Xixia to spy on the intelligence situation. Zhao Ji returned to Beijing this time, and the power of the government was not easy to borrow. As for the martial arts lecture hall, it was just now that it was just invented, and many matters were busy, so there was no need to disrupt the construction of the martial arts lecture hall.
After thinking about it, Zhao Ji could only hold his troops temporarily. He said to Mrs. Ma: "Let those people live for a few more days, but Mrs. Ma, you don't need to have any news from them anymore. The other party has discovered your house. Although there are arrangements inside and outside, the safety is always worse. I am not convenient to stay in Bianliang City at the moment. Madam, please live in another courtyard for the time being. When the matter is resolved in the future, Madam, Madam, everything you want to do and where you want to go is as your wish."
A trace of sadness rose on Mrs. Ma's face and said quietly: "The rootless person in my family is like duckweed. The only wish at the moment is to avenge my husband's revenge. As for what he will do in the future, I really don't dare to think about it."
Zhao Ji had a brief thought and said, "Listen to your description, the organization seems to have many secret contact methods in private. Now that they are not moved, you are in the other courtyard, I will assign some people to you, so you will be responsible for surveillance of these people nearby. If you find anything nearby, you can directly pass it to me."
After settling down on Mrs. Ma, Zhao Ji summoned Quan Guanqing again.
Quan Guanqing left Bianliang City one step earlier and went to collect the actions and behaviors of monk Zhiguang after arriving in Bianliang, but he did not find anything abnormal. The monk entered the city from Nanxun Gate and was directly led to Xiangguo Temple by the monk from Daxiangguo Temple. He was immediately placed under house arrest. He could not see that someone was receiving him in Bianliang City.
Let’s not say anything about Monk Zhiguang’s affairs first. Zhao Ji asked more about the news that the Beggars’ Sect had found in the Western Xia. The situation in Western Xia is not good at the moment. The nobles and relatives compete for power, and the people are living a hard life. It is precisely because they were oppressed and plundered that the Hengshan Qiang people wanted to surrender to the Song Dynasty again. At present, there are not many soldiers in the Western Xia Kingdom, and I think they have no confidence and plan to go to war with the Song Dynasty on the front line of Hengshan.
In the Song Dynasty, there were endless disputes over whether to start a war. The officials naturally advocated a war, but the court officials also had a lot of opposition, mainly because of their fear of the neighboring Liao Kingdom in the north. If they only deal with the Western Xia alone, the Song Dynasty would still have the power to fight, but if the Liao Kingdom also joined in and the war between the two fronts would be a little bad for the situation in the Song Dynasty.
At present, Zhao Ji had only had to take a look at this kind of court dispute, and he was not qualified to make his own claims. He was more interested in the Beggars' Sect collecting information from Xixia. The Western Xia side is quite uneasy now, and the royal family and the foreign relatives are fighting very enthusiastically. Originally, it was difficult for these upper-level fights to be discovered by people from the Beggars' Sect, but the Yipintang created by the Western Xia royal family recruited martial arts people and gave them a chance. Many people in the Beggars' Sect got involved, but they found out many secrets.
Chapter completed!