"Under the sky, is it the land of the king? On the shore of the land, is it the ministers of the king? Aren't these people in the world of the Song Dynasty also our people of the Song Dynasty? How can the officials ignore it?"

Hearing what Chen Mao said, Lu Zhi couldn't help but nodded thoughtfully.

If you think about it carefully, this is indeed the truth.

If the Song Dynasty court really did not care about the affairs of the Jianghu and had no restraint at all, how could the world be so peaceful?

Moreover, there is a pintang in Xixia, there are Khitan warriors in Daliao, and there are many Tantric masters in Daxueshan Temple in Tubo, such as Jiumozhi.

Even the Duan family of Dali, a vassal state of the Song Dynasty, was almost a martial arts family in itself, and it also had Tianlong Temple as its foundation. It makes no sense that the Song Dynasty would have nothing, right?

After all, this is a world of martial arts. If the secular imperial power does not have its own team and has no masters to guard it, someone might sneak into the palace one day and assassinate you, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty.

Don't doubt that there are definitely many people who want to do this kind of thing, let alone the enemy countries such as Xixia, Liao, and Tubo, which are enemies of the Song Dynasty. Even those martial arts people in the Song Dynasty, there are not many of them.

People want Zhao Xu dead!

Therefore, the imperial court of the Song Dynasty definitely had its own masters. This is for sure. If nothing else, the golden spear squad that guarded the palace was not comparable to that of ordinary martial arts forces.

Not to mention that there are hidden masters like Chen Mao in the palace. Lu Zhi now seems to be one of the secret cards of the Song Dynasty.

Thinking of this, Lu Zhi couldn't help but look a little strange. If he thought about it, the strength and foundation of the Song Dynasty court, which had almost no presence in the original work, were really not bad at all.

In the original work, the reason why the Song Dynasty court did not intervene in Jianghu affairs was probably because the court masters needed to guard Bianliang City in Tokyo and could not spare any extra power to do so?

Or maybe it's because the martial arts people in the martial arts circles of the Great Song Dynasty are too powerful, which makes Zhao Xu a little wary and not easy to intervene? Or maybe Zhao Xu wants to let those martial arts people consume their own strength internally to maintain the Jianghu dynasty.

The balance of the church?

Some things, once you think about them deeply and in detail, can easily make people think and get scared. But in fact, they are not that complicated and scary. It’s just that people think too much.

But no matter what, the court is bound to investigate this matter. After all, in recent days, masters have been killed in Jianghu, and even the deputy leader of the Beggar Gang, Ma Dayuan, has been in trouble. He can no longer help it.

The court no longer paid attention to it.

After all, if this matter is not handled well and someone with intentions stirs it up, it will easily cause chaos in the world and then affect the livelihood of the people at home.

Another more important point is that this matter also involves the Beggar Gang, and this Beggar Gang is a rare 'good comrade' in the world.

Zhao Xu has conquered Xixia in the past few years. Among them, the Beggar Gang has helped the imperial court a lot. Although they are not nominally under Zhao Xu, in a sense, the Beggar Gang is equivalent to the imperial court.

A friendly army, and a very dedicated friendly army.

Therefore, Zhao Xu has always paid close attention to the Beggar Clan and has a very good impression of them. Now that the deputy leader of the Beggar Clan has been killed, Zhao Xu certainly cannot sit idly by and watch.

It's a pity that he doesn't have many masters under his command. He still needs to stay in the palace to protect the safety of the palace. The golden gun squad cannot move lightly, otherwise it will easily arouse the vigilance and backlash of those martial arts.

After much deliberation, Zhao Xu finally decided to leave this errand to Lu Zhi.

When he conferred an official title on Lu Zhi, Zhao Xu had summoned Lu Zhi to the palace to meet him in person, and found an excuse to let Chen Mao compete with him.

As for the result of the discussion, after Chen Mao returned, he smeared two cans of medicinal wine on his body and lay in bed for nearly ten days before returning to Zhao Xu's side to serve him.

Therefore, Zhao Xu was very confident about Lu Zhi's ability, but he didn't know if he would accept this job.

However, he is now an official of the Song Dynasty in name, and he has been treating him well in the past six months. His salary and treatment are the highest, and he has never stopped collecting Taoist books from all over the world. This should also make him

Have you returned home?

And Lu Zhi indeed agreed to the matter without much thought. Although he was basically indifferent to the concept of monarchs and ministers in this era, he had received a lot of favors from Zhao Xu in the past six months.

, it’s really hard to refuse.

"Since it is an official order, I should obey it," Lu Zhi said.

Chen Mao nodded and said, "Then I'll leave this matter to you, Director Lu."

As he said that, he took out the gold medal and gave it to Lu Zhi: "If Director Lu encounters any difficulties during this period, he can use this gold medal to find the nearest local government for help."

Lu Zhi took the gold medal and put it away casually: "Pindao knows it. After cleaning up and explaining, Pindao can leave. But after Pindao leaves, I hope Chen Dou knows that you can dispatch the work of the school's bookstore."

Someone help me keep an eye on it.”

Chen Mao nodded in agreement. He also knew very well that the reason why Lu Zhi became an official was to compile the Wanshou Taoist Canon. It was precisely because of this that the imperial court was able to win over Lu Zhi, a master, so of course he would not slack off on this matter.

The next day, Lu Zhi set out with the gold medal given by Zhao Xu, heading all the way to Luoyang, Xijing, where the headquarters of the Beggar Clan was located.

Although he actually already knew in his heart what happened to Ma Dayuan's death and the assassinated figures in the world, he still had to investigate and make a show of it.

Moreover, the death of Ma Dayuan, a beggar gang, also indicates that the plot of Tian Long Ba Bu has officially begun, and some of Lu Zhi’s earlier ideas can also be put into practice.

The distance from Bianliang City to Luoyang was only over 400 miles. With Lu Zhi's light kung fu, he arrived in Luoyang City in less than a day and went directly to the chief helmsman of the Beggar Clan to inquire about Ma Dayuan's murder.

Seeing that they were coming from the imperial court, the Beggar Clan members were not enthusiastic, but they were not stupid enough to make things difficult for Lu Zhi. They just said that their leader Qiao Feng had gone to Dali a few days ago to investigate the murder of Shaolin Master Xuanbei and was not at the helm.

, let him come back later.

After Lu Zhi thought about it, he simply transferred to Dali.

The Beiming Divine Art and Lingbo Weibu hidden in Wuliang Mountain in Dali, if nothing else, have been obtained by Duan Yu now, right? If you have a chance, you can borrow them from him to take a look.

There was also the Six Meridians Divine Sword of the Duan clan of Dali. This unique skill of using Qi to control the sword and turning the true Qi into sword Qi made Lu Zhi extremely interested.

His Yiyang Finger has reached the legendary first-level level, and may even be better than Duan Siping, who created this fingering method. He is very familiar with this secret technique, and has reached the supreme level.

And because of the nature of the true energy, apart from Tai Chi and the Great Shift of the Universe, Yiyang Finger is the most convenient martial art for him. Therefore, for the advanced version of Yiyang Finger's Six Meridians Divine Sword secret skill,

Lu Zhi can be said to be determined to win!
Chapter completed!