Chapter 181 Gathering People

Chapter 181 Gathering People

Chapter 181 Gathering People
In Kaiyun Inn, Shan Xiongxin listened to Zhang Huan's explanation with a cold face.

Shan Xiongxin came to the capital this time to find Zhang Jue, not Xiao Xia. He used extremely cruel means to force Wei Lihu's confession, and basically figured out the cause and effect of his brother Shan Xiongying's death.

He also learned Xiao Xia's true identity, that he was the son of Prince of Jin Yang Guang, and that the warrior who protected Xiao Xia at that time was Zhang Jue.

Xiao Xia was still a fifteen-year-old boy who had just started practicing martial arts. He could not deal with his brothers, and the person who killed his brothers could only be Zhang Jue.

Shan Xiongxin is not that stupid. Going against the royal family would only bring trouble to himself. What's more, Xiao Xia is just the target of his brother Shan Xiongying, not the culprit. So Shan Xiongxin temporarily decided not to cause trouble to Xiao Xia, but to look for the real enemy Zhang Jue.

However, Zhang Jue was not in Chang'an, so Shan Xiongxin had to give up for the time being.

Of course, he came to Chang'an for other reasons. One was to take part in the military examination, and the other was to make a business deal. Six years ago, Shan Xiongxin obtained a jade seal of Gao Huan from a thief.

Somehow the news leaked, and when he came to Chang'an this time, Gao Shande, one of the three remnants of the Northern Qi Dynasty, found him and was willing to pay a high price to buy the jade seal. Shan Xiongxin then asked his nephew to deliver the jade seal to Chang'an, and his nephew entrusted it to Qin Qiong and Zhang Huan. Unexpectedly, it was stolen in Tongguan.

This made Shan Xiongxin very angry. A big business worth 5,000 strings of cash just fell through like that?

After listening to Zhang Huan's words, Shan Xiongxin asked coldly: "Hasn't Qin Qiong been ill? Where did he find the clues?"

Zhang Huan said quickly, "Brother Qin has a wide network of contacts. He asked his friends in Chang'an to help him find out. We just got the news today that the jade seal is in Gao Zhu's hands. Gao Zhu is currently in Chang'an. Brother Qin is gradually recovering. We will try our best to find a way to get the jade seal back and give it to Master Shan. We beg Master Shan to give us a few days."

Shan Xiongxin's face changed, it was indeed Gao Zhu.

After all, Shan Xiongxin was a local tyrant and a man of loyalty, and he didn't want to push Qin Qiong too far.

Shan Xiongxin pondered for a long time, then nodded, "Okay! I'll give you another three days. You must take the jade seal back and hand it over to me after three days, and I will not pursue this matter any further!"

"Please rest assured, Mr. Shan, we will do our best to recover the jade seal!"

Yang Yu hurried into his father's official room and handed him a list. "Father, this is the information of warriors from all over the country that I have collected. Please take a look!"

Yang Yong took the list and looked at it carefully. As expected, there were many people he was looking forward to, including Liu Wuzhou of Lingwu County, Liang Shidu of Mayi County, Wang Junkuo of Hengshan County, Dou Jiande of Qinghe County, Wang Shichong of Luoyang, Zhai Rang and Niu Jinda of Dong County, Shan Xiongxin of Jiyin County, and Qin Qiong of Qi County.
This made Yang Yong very happy. All the heroes from the end of the Sui Dynasty had come, and Yang Yong also knew the direction of history. As long as he killed Li Yuan and his son with one blow, history would be completely changed.

But this is not Yang Yong's dream, his biggest dream is to recreate a real Romance of Sui and Tang Dynasties. He has been telling the story of Romance of Sui and Tang Dynasties in teahouse for twenty years, and the world of Romance has become his obsession. There are Four Brave Men and Eight Hammers, Sixteen Heroes of the World, Li Yuanba, Yuwen Chengdu, Pei Yuanqing, Xiong Kuohai, Wu Tianxi, Wu Yunzhao, Luo Cheng, Yang Lin, Wei Wentong and so on.

Yang Yong has been playing a big game of chess alone. Everyone in the world is his chess piece. Using The Romance of Sui and Tang Dynasties as the chessboard, he places each chess piece in their position. Even Li Yuan and Li Shimin are chess pieces in his hands.

At this time, another person popped up in Yang Yong's mind, Xiao Xia. He actually knew Tang poetry and Song lyrics, but he didn't know which dynasty he was from. If he was from the Ming Dynasty or the Song Dynasty, then he wouldn't understand the Romance of Sui and Tang Dynasties. If he was from the Qing Dynasty like himself, or even later, then there would be trouble.

Yang Yong has been keeping a close eye on Xiao Xia, worried that he might ruin his plans, for example, might he kill Li Yuan?
From the current perspective, Xiao Xia did not interfere with history, which made Yang Yong feel relieved, but he could not take it lightly. The most urgent task was to find out the details of this kid.

Yang Yong has been thinking about it over and over again during this period. He has to think of a way to find out Xiao Xia's background.

Seeing his father distracted, Yang Yu carefully reminded him, "If you think there are too few people, I'll go look for them again!"

Yang Yong nodded, "You can search again, but you have to find these people for me first!"

Yang Yong circled seven people: Dou Jiande, Wang Shichong, Pei Xingyan, Zhai Rang, Shan Xiongxin, Niu Jinda, and Qin Qiong.

He pointed at Shan Xiongxin and Qin Qiong and said, "Especially these two, we must recruit them!" "I obey your order!"

Yang Yu hurried away with the list.

Xiao Yu hurried to the Prince of Jin's Mansion. He walked into the lobby and bowed to Yang Guang, "Greetings, Your Highness!"

Yang Guang smiled slightly and said, "How is life in the Dali Temple? Are you able to adapt?"

"Your Highness, although it is quite busy, I am still able to adapt. Everyone is also very cooperative and no one is giving me any trouble."

Yang Guang nodded, and after a moment's hesitation, he said, "There is something I may need your help with!"

"I don't deserve it. Please give me your orders, Your Highness!"

Yang Guang said slowly: "The emperor gave me a task to investigate the remnants of Northern Qi. I gave this task to Qi Lang, but he is short of manpower. Please send a capable general to help him."

"I will arrange it right away!"

Seeing that there was no one around, Yang Guang whispered again: "I don't really trust Wang Qiu. He came to power by betraying Zhang Guo. He betrayed him once, and I'm worried that he will betray him a second time. You have to keep an eye on him."

"Don't worry, Your Highness. I've been keeping an eye on him."

Yang Guang also warned: "You must be careful and cautious, don't let others catch you!"

Xiao Yu agreed repeatedly, bowed, and hurriedly left.

Looking at Xiao Yu's receding back, Yang Guang was thinking of his son Xiao Xia's mission. This was the third test set by Lingyan Pavilion. Once he passed this test, he would soon become an official member of Lingyan Pavilion.

This matter was too important for Yang Guang. Once Xiao Xia became an official member of the Lingyan Pavilion, he would have the power to lead troops, and his Tiger Guards would most likely become real. Once he had an army in his hands, it would be the key to saving the lives of his entire family.

Xiao Xia temporarily placed Qin Qiong and Zhang Huan in his west courtyard, which was an independent small courtyard with an independent gate. Although there was another door connected to the courtyard of the main house, it was always closed and locked.

The west yard covers an area of ​​less than one acre, with seven or eight houses, a yard, a well and a toilet. Twenty men lived here before, and it was kept quite clean.

Twenty of his men had already moved to the guard camp of Prince Jin's Mansion, and only Qin Qiong and Zhang Huan lived in the courtyard. Xiao Xia also invited the imperial physician to treat Qin Qiong.

After a night's rest, Qin Qiong's condition improved by 70%. Ultimately, it was all due to the magical effect of the internal energy medicine.

Early in the morning, Zhao Zhi, the judge of the Dali Temple, came to report to Xiao Xia.
Zhao Zhi was Xiao Yu's confidant who he brought from Jiangdu. He was originally the head of the Jiangdu County police, and was promoted to the eighth-rank Dali Temple judge. The judge was the leader of the imperial guards and had the power to handle cases independently. There were a total of twelve judges in the Dali Temple, who controlled 360 imperial guards.

In the lobby, Xiao Xia was discussing an action plan with five people. Qin Qiong and Zhang Huan were originally the local chief constable and detective. They immediately agreed to assist Xiao Xia in solving the case. In particular, Xiao Xia intended to arrange for Qin Qiong and Zhang Huan to enter the Dali Temple, which made Zhang Huan very excited, and even Qin Qiong was a little tempted.

In addition, Captain Xu Min and Cao Taiyue were also called by Xiao Xia, and of course the twenty subordinates had to obey Xiao Xia's orders.

Xiao Xia slowly said to everyone: "I've been thinking about it all night, and I think it's not realistic to ask Shan Xiongxin to cooperate with us. I have a new idea."

(End of this chapter)