Chapter 31 Chapter Five: Step-Brother Position

Yan Fei silently slid into the water against the fishing boat, instead of diving away, he sucked the boat with his hands, leaving only his head and face on the water. This is Yan Fei's brilliance.If Lu Xun went back and forth and searched for Rong Zhi wholeheartedly, he would definitely not let go of the situation in the river. Under the afterglow of the sunset and the shallow water, he would never be able to avoid the eyes and ears of a series master like Lu Xun. Just as he hid his body, the sound of his toes hitting the bow deck came.Yan Fei thought he would come so fast again, and quickly slid into the bottom of the boat.

Sure enough, the man swam around the side of the boat for a while, and then swept into the cabin. Yan Fei thought that Lu Xun was indeed an old man, even though he saw Rong Zhi's body, he was still not in a hurry to enter the cabin, he first inspected the surrounding situation, and then entered the cabin to watch Rong Zhi. He returned to the position just now, gathered his ears, listened carefully, and gathered his energy at the same time, so as not to miss any opportunity to launch a surprise attack. The other party suddenly jumped out of the cabin again and swept towards the stern.It's a pity that Yan Fei felt that Lu Xun left just like that, which made him lose the good opportunity of surprise attack.

big brother! Yan Fei was astonished, the person above was not Lu Xun, but his lightness skills are definitely not inferior to Lu Xun, but who is the outstanding master?You must know that there are only a handful of masters of series like Lu Xun in the world.Suddenly such a person appeared out of nowhere, of course he was inexplicably surprised. There was a sound of the wind, and a person jumped off the shore from the bow of the boat, and said in surprise: How could it be the Tao that overwhelmed you? The one who spoke at this time was the real Lu Xun, and Yan Fei also knew who the previous person was from the way he called the previous person.

The most famous figure in Tianshi Dao is of course Tianshi Sun En first, and then his two disciples Yao Shuai Lu Xun and Yaohou Xu Daofu who got his true biography, and the latter is a famous handsome man in Jiangdong. In his hands, he was deceived and deceived. Unexpectedly, the two masters of Tianshi and Dao are gathered here, from which it can be inferred that a great change in the world is coming. Xu Daofu replied: It's not because of the beauties who look down on the men in the world and admire themselves alone.I have already had preliminary contact with her, and I hope that my wish will come true, but it is a pity that after chasing into the frontier, I suddenly lost her trace. When I came here, I found that the senior brother was going to clean up the thief, so I found this ship.

Lu Xun laughed and said: People say that beauty tricks are always good, but I say that you will never miss your beauty tricks.Huh!How did our Daoist brother Rongzhi die, was it your fault? When Yan Fei heard Xu Daofu brag without any shame that he was going to cheat other girls' hearts, he yelled despicable.I also have to admit that he has a gentle and pleasant voice, with this voice that can coax birds down from the trees, coupled with false and elegant words and deeds, and sweet words, he can indeed harm the beauties of the world, and it is precisely because of this that he treats Xu Dao Fu felt even more deeply distressed.

Xu Daofu said: "He was already like this when I came. I passed his meridians. In the world, only Ren Yao's Xiaoyao Jue can freeze his heart meridians with the most yin and cold true energy, making him hopeless." . Yan Fei was greatly stunned, this person did have a set of skills, and the cause of Rong Zhi's death could be deduced from the context alone. Lu Xundao: It turned out that Ren Yao did it himself, no wonder Rong Zhi is doomed!The evil poison of Xiaoyao Jue can hide in the victim's body for a long time, waiting for an opportunity to wreak havoc. If the poison is not completely eliminated, it can attack at any time.

Yan Fei felt terrible, no wonder he always felt that his internal injuries hadn't healed, it turned out that Ren Yao's true energy was so terrifying. Xu Daofu said: What on earth is this all about?How did Rong Zhi meet Ren Yao?Brother, why are you here?Did you get the heaven and earth pendant? Lu Xun snorted coldly: Don't say it!The world was gained but lost again, messed up by the demon girl Qingti and two boys, and now I am looking for those two boys to settle accounts. Then he explained the matter briefly, and said: one of the boys is a soldier of the Beifu. He has a wrongdoer and a debtor. Let's see where they can fly to?

Yan Fei smiled wryly in his heart when he heard that, Liu Yu got into trouble with this group of vicious people, so he had no choice but to go to him to warn him. Xu Daofu said ruthlessly: Eldest brother, hurry up, otherwise if Fu Jian captures Jiankang and the trees fall and the monkeys scatter, it will take a lot of effort to find someone. When he talked about Fu Jian's capture of Jiankang, his tone was full of gloating pleasure, showing his deep hatred for the Southern Jin regime.Yan Fei was not surprised by his attitude at all. On the way to the wasteland, he learned about the situation of the Celestial Master from Liu Yu.

The emergence of Tianshi Dao was not accidental, but was born of the dissatisfaction of the local aristocratic families in Jiangdong and the desolate people from the south. Take Sun En as an example. Originally from the Jiangdong family, he was oppressed and exploited by the big families from the south. As for Lu Xun and Xu Daofu, their families were originally prominent families in the north, but because they crossed the river later, they failed to get a share of the Jiangzuo regime, and became poor families. poor man. The combination of two forces dissatisfied with the Jiangzuo regime, coupled with the heresy of Taoism, became the Taoism of the Heavenly Master believed by the equally oppressed Sanwu scholars.

This sense of grievance between the natives of the south and the lost gentry from the south has been brewing for a long time, and due to Fu Jian's southern expedition, it finally exploded into chaos. Then there was the sound of two people entering the cabin, and their clothes were rustling, they should be searching Rong Zhi's body. Xu Daofu said: Just now I felt his pulse, and found that there was a small note of external energy in his body that was different from Ren Yao, and it disappeared in a flash, so it is very likely that someone was one step ahead of us, who continued for Rong Zhi when he was on the verge of death. Life.

Yan Fei immediately felt the whole spine was soaked in coldness, which was more piercingly cold than the river water. Xu Daofu's brilliance, just from his words, should be higher than the previous estimate.The time Xu Daofu entered the cabin was only a few breaths, but he guessed so many things as if he had witnessed it, his intelligence and martial arts cannot be underestimated. Who is the poor woman he wants to use the beauty trick to deal with?Xu Daofu wants to put in so much effort just to win the heart of a woman?The pair of mysterious and beautiful big eyes could not help appearing in my heart. Lu Xun sighed: There are too many possibilities!Now that there are a lot of masters in the frontier, and even Ren Yao is here, we must be careful in our actions. Xu Daofu said: Since our two senior brothers happened to meet, why not advance together and retreat together, and act together.If we can find Ren Yao, we may be able to get rid of this serious trouble with our joint efforts. Lu Xun refused and said: "Don't make extravagant branches, let Yao rule the world, be invincible, and cunning like a fox, ruthless, otherwise he will not be able to kill his master and ascend to the throne."To deal with him, I am afraid that the celestial master will have to do it himself.Junior brother, your mission is of great importance, and you cannot afford to miss it. Finding out where Pill Tribulation is is the top priority. Yan Fei was dumbfounded when he heard that, wasn't Dan Jie referring to the little copper pot in his bosom?Judging by Lu Xun's emphasis on this object, this object must be something extraordinary, why did it fall into Rong Zhi's hands?According to the logic, Rong Zhi should dedicate this object to Jiang Lingxu, let alone entrust himself to deliver it to another person before death. All kinds of questions came to my mind. Xu Daofu said: Brother taught you well, I'm going! Yan Fei slowly sank into the bottom of the river, it was already dark at this time, and unexpectedly, the two murderers spotted him sneaking across the other bank.Never had he been more troubled than this moment. Xie An sat alone in the corner of the Wangguan Pavilion, accompanied only by a solitary lamp, his mind was full of thoughts. Ever since the news of Huan Chong's sudden death reached Jiankang due to a recurrence of his old illness, he has been sitting there and refused to eat dinner. Now Huan Chong's military and political power in Jingzhou has fallen into the hands of his younger brother Huan Xuan, and the only thing left is the official recognition of the Sima royal family. The news of Huan Chong's death is currently only spread among the princes and ministers, but the paper will not contain the fire. If he, Xie An, does not respond properly, it will cause great panic among the subjects of Jiankang City. Sima Yao sent people twice to urge him to enter the palace to meet him, but he refused to delay, but this was not the solution, because the matter had reached the point where there was no way to delay. For a long time, Huan Chong and him were the two pillars of the Southern Dynasty. With Huan Chong in Jingzhou, Jingxiang was as stable as Mount Tai, so that Yangzhou would not have to worry about the west. Regardless of martial arts and military skills, Huan Xuan is not inferior to his elder brother. There is only another Xuan Xie Xuan in the south who can match him. He is the best candidate to succeed his elder brother.However, Huan Xuan was arrogant by nature and full of ambitions. It would definitely not be a blessing for the Great Jin Dynasty if he ascended the position of Grand Sima, it would only become a serious disaster for his confidantes. Song Beifeng entered Wangguan Pavilion, went straight to Xie An's side, knelt down and said: Jiang Hailiu begged to see Lord An. Xie An said lightly: Who else will accompany him? Song Beifeng replied: "It's just that I was alone, and I didn't bring half of my followers." Xie An said: "Please come in." Song Beifeng took the order to go, but before leaving, he hesitated to speak.Of course Xie An knew that he wanted to urge him to go to the palace to see Sima Yao, because Sima Daozi, Wang Tanzhi and others had been ordered to go to the palace to discuss, and they only owed Xie An to him. When Jiang Hailiu came to him and sat sideways, Song Beifeng withdrew from the hall, Xie An said in a deep voice: "How does Hailiu think about this?" Jiang Hailiu, who has always been deep in the city, couldn't help but tremble slightly when he heard the words. He lowered his head, pondered for a long time, and smiled bitterly: "There should be no doubts. Da Sima's body has suffered from poisonous injuries in recent years, and relapses from time to time. Now Fu Jian's army is going south." At the same time, both the mind and the body were under heavy pressure, and I couldn't bear it, and I couldn't afford it, alas! Xie An said calmly: "When did Hailiu know about this?" Jiang Hailiu hesitated for a while, and finally answered frankly: Hailiu received the news this morning, but he didn't dare to come to see Mr. An until he knew the situation in Jingzhou. Xie An secretly sighed, Jiang Hailiu and Huan Xuan have always had a close relationship, especially Huan Chong.He, Xie An, only found out about this at dusk, but Jiang Hailiu had been informed by Huan Xuan a few hours earlier, because Huan Xuan wanted to use Jiang Hailiu's influence in the Jiankang court to help him successfully inherit Huan Chong's position. Whether Sima Yao agrees or not now depends entirely on Xie An's words.Of course, the Sima royal family did not want Huan Xuan to consolidate Jingzhou's military, political and financial power, and hoped to take this opportunity to reduce Huan's power. Xie An's yes or no is just a sentence, but the consequences of any aspect are of great impact.Let Huan Xuan ascend the position of Da Sima, and of course everyone will live in peace in a short period of time. If they disagree, Jing Yang will break up immediately, and civil war will break out at any time.Now that the battle with Fujian is imminent, it is like adding fuel to the fire, which is definitely not the blessing of the subjects of the Southern Dynasty.The contradiction in Xie An's heart can be imagined. He said lightly: "Did the news come from Huan Xuan?" Jiang Hailiu really wanted not to answer this straight-to-the-point Wuji question, but unfortunately he had no choice, so he nodded dejectedly and said: That's right!Xie An smiled and said, "Has Hailiu figured out the situation?" Jiang Hailiu sighed secretly, leaned forward a little, and said in a low voice: Hailiu also got a memorial signed by the generals of Jingzhou at the same time, imploring the emperor to approve the Duke of Nanjun to inherit the important task of Grand Sima, so as to stabilize the hearts of Jingzhou soldiers and people , making them unite to deal with Fu Jian.well!Hailiu has added a signature and approval to the memorial, and after he is going to report it to Mr. An, he will immediately play it to the emperor. Xie An's smile widened, and he stared at Jiang Hailiu for a moment. Jiang Hailiu smiled wryly and said: Can Mr. An allow Hailiu to say a few private words? Xie An said calmly: This is exactly what I want to hear. Jiang Hailiu moved a little closer, his voice was so low that Xie An could only hear him, he said: "Xuan Shuai successfully dispatched his army, defeated Liang Cheng's army, and suppressed Fu Jian's vanguard army to the west of Feishui, victory can be expected."However, has Mr. An thought that if this battle ends with our victory, the future development of the situation will be very unfavorable to Xuanshuai and Mr. An? Xie An frowned and said, "Did Nanjun Gong teach you to tell me these words?" Jiang Hailiu sat up straight, slowly shook his head and said: This is what Hailiu really thinks in his heart. If there is a word of falsehood, Hailiu will die badly.Mr. An is willing to support Mr. Nanjun at this critical moment.Lord Nanjun must be grateful.Of course, I understand that Mr. An does not need Mr. Nanjun to express his gratitude to your old man, so it is for the sake of Xuanshuai and my subjects in Dajin. As long as Mr. Nanjun controls Jingzhou one day, Sima will have to reuse Xuanshuai to achieve the effect of checks and balances.And I, Jiang Hailiu, also guarantee with my life that I will never favor any side, in order to repay Sima Xian's kindness to Hailiu.This is indeed the heartfelt words of Hailiu. Xie An sighed again in his heart, Jiang Hailiu really had a sharp eye and grasped the situation very accurately.Now he can only choose between supporting Huan Xuan or splitting him from the Southern Dynasty. The people Huan Xuan was most worried about were Xie An and Xie Xuan, Yu Zi was not in his eyes.Furthermore, the person Jiang Hailiu is most afraid of is himself and Xie Xuan, as long as one of them is there, he will not dare to help Huan Xuan raise an army to make trouble if he is brave enough to give Tian Jiang Hailiu the courage.Without the help of Jiang Hailiu, Huan Xuan would not be able to control the upper reaches of the Yangtze River.Therefore, what Jiang Hailiu said was definitely not a lie. However, if he supported Huan Xuan and did not try to delay or take the opportunity to weaken the power of the Huan family, it would definitely make Sima Yao and Sima Daozi more suspicious of him and the Xie family. Under such circumstances, he is in a dilemma. Xie An said calmly: Hailiu should be very clear about Duke Nanjun's intentions! Jiang Hailiu sighed, "So what if it's clear?"Even Lord Nan Jun has to bow to the situation, if he wins this battle, who in the south would dare to compete with Xuan Shuai.However, if the war continues, the imperial court will have to rely heavily on the troops of Lord Nanjun and Jingzhou.The most important thing right now is unity rather than division. Whether it is victory or defeat, Jing Yang's cooperation is a must.This is the humble opinion of the current, please make a decision. Xie An nodded and said: Hailiu will send the memorial to the palace immediately, please look over it to the emperor, I will come later. Jiang Hailiu was overjoyed and said: "So Mr. An is willing to fully support Mr. Nanjun." Xie An smiled and said: Isn't this your wish? Old Jiang Hailiu blushed slightly, and murmured: Hailiu just hoped that I would not perish in the hands of Fu Jian in the first place, and that I would not lose the good opportunity to win the Northern Expedition. In both respects, Duke An's support to the Duke of Nanjun would make things happen. Xie An was noncommittal and said: "Go!" Jiang Hailiu stood up and saluted, and hurried away. Xie An's heart was full of huge waves, now whether Huan Xuan can succeed his brother's career depends entirely on his own intentions.Although Jiang Hailiu was acting as a lobbyist for Huan Xuan, his words were not nonsense, and the overtones implied that there was no rush to cut Huan Xuan's power. In fact, as long as Xie Xuan is around for a day, Huan Xuan will also be suppressed to the point of immobility. Under such circumstances, the Sima Dynasty will have to rely on Xie Xuan, and his Xie family will be as stable as Mount Tai. If Huan Xuan makes any mistakes in the future, Xie Xuan is capable enough to deal with him. But if we deal with Huanxuan now when he has made no major mistakes, how can we convince the soldiers and people of Jingzhou where Huanxuan's forces are located. After weighing the advantages and disadvantages, Xie An finally made a difficult decision, determined to give Huan Xuan a favor and let him take the position of chief minister.