Tian Yuan Xian Ji

Chapter 80 Lobbying
Tangning took out the gramophone and tapped into the spiritual power, and the conversation between Xu Qingxian and He Wenwen came out again.

"This note is the secret record of Daoist friend Xu Qingwan, the wife of the eldest son of the Xu family, Xu Xingju, and it is enough to prove the crime of the Xu family's illicit affiliation with the Demon Sect. Daoist friend He Maocai also made great contributions to this matter. The Xu family has been a traitor for many years, colluding with the Demon Sect."

Upon hearing this, the expressions on the faces of several people suddenly became quite exciting, and they all looked at him for a while.

He Maocai smiled, looking at his nose, and his heart stood still.

"There is one more thing, the Xu family has some industries in Jingbei, I don't want to ask about the others, but the bigu Dan is a task that the sect gave me. In the past, the Xu family managed this item. Someone will take over. If any of you think you can handle this matter well, you can come to me and be strict in advance. If someone fails to complete the task after taking over, don’t blame me for being rude.”

"The golden cup is for you to drink, and the blade of the sword will not spare each other. Let's drink this cup together as much as you can today."

The crowd raised their glasses and drank the wine.

After a feast was eaten, it was time to disperse. In the following days, Tangning continued to receive invitations from several families to attend the feast. Naturally, the purpose was to take over the Xu family's business.

During the discussion, the pros and cons were discussed, the pros and cons of the family and the others were described, and the loyalty was expressed.

Tangning spoke to him every now and then, ambiguously, without expressing her stance.

A few days later, a thin old man with common clothes and linen shoes came to the door of Jingbei Mansion, with a modest demeanor, and said to the servant at the entrance of the mansion: "I'm sorry, little brother, please tell me, Senior Zhou Mao, Wu Siyuan, came to visit fellow Taoist Tang."

"Uncle Zhou is under Wu Siyuan?" Tangning asked

"Yes, he said so." Zhao Bao replied

"Please come in!"

The two met in the inner hall. Wu Siyuan was a ninth-level Qi-refining cultivator. He was quite tall, but he was as thin as a firewood. He looked very uncoordinated, and he walked like a moving bamboo pole.

"Tang Daoyou, Pingdao Senior Zhou Mao is walking under the royal family. Last time, Daoyou went to Taiheguan to report the matter of Xu's family under the jurisdiction of Ming Dynasty. Pingdao happened to be ordered by Senior Zhou to go to Jiangdong to handle affairs, so I didn't have the chance to meet each other. I passed by Jingbeite today. Come and meet." Wu Siyuan bowed his head.

Zhou Mao, as the affairs director of the state of Chu, in addition to the disciples of the Ganyi sect headquarter, he also recruited a group of loose cultivators to help him handle affairs. Otherwise, the [-] counties of the state of Chu, such a huge territory, can only be handled by three people. .

It's just that the Taihe Temple was where Zhou Maoqing cultivated, and Zhou Wen Gao Huan was accompanied by him. The subordinates of the scattered cultivators who were recruited generally stayed in the Bianjing Mansion. Therefore, Tangning entered the Taihe Temple twice and did not see anyone else.

"Since they belong to Master Zhou's subordinates, you don't need to be polite, please sit down!"

The two were seated, and the maid brought tea, Tangning sighed lightly, "Not long after Mr. Tang arrived in Jingbei, many of the people in Master Zhou's seat did not know each other, and he went to Taihe Temple twice and was unable to meet with you. I don't know Daoyou Wu. Did you come here this time at the will of Uncle Zhou?"

"Tang Daoyou didn't know me, but we all knew your name. Daoyou was in Jingbei for just over a month, so he found out the cause of the death of the former director, He Wenwen, and involved the Xu family's great retrograde act of collusion with the Demon Sect. , I heard from Gao Daoyou, Senior Zhou has reported to your sect to remember the merits of Daoist friends, and the award will be issued in the near future."

"Pin Dao came to Jingbei this time to go home to save his relatives. There is a younger generation in Pin Dao's family, and his spiritual aptitude is quite good, so he wants to take him to Yongquan Temple to study. As for whether he can join Qian Yizong in the future, it depends on his own good fortune. The second is to visit old friends, passing by your mansion, I came to visit, and by the way, congratulations to Daoist friends."

Yongquan Hall is equivalent to Gan Yizong's backup academy in the secular world of Chu State. It specially recruits young children with good aptitude in Huailingen. It has been trained and cultivated since childhood, so as to prepare the foundation for entering the sect.

Yongquan, as the name suggests, refers to a steady stream of spring water, implying the foundation of the sect.

Gan Yizong opens the mountain once every ten years to accept disciples. Those young children with spiritual roots and good aptitude will enter the Yongquan Hall first. When the sect opens the mountain, they will directly enter the sect. According to statistics, they enter the sect directly from the Yongquan Hall. Among the young children in the sect, the success rate of demolition is more than [-]%.

"Oh? Is Wu Daoyou also a cultivator from Jingbei?"

"Yes, Pindao was originally from Shuiyi County, and his ancestors lived here. He entered the world of practice because of fate, and because the spiritual energy of Jingbei counties was thin, so he left Jingbei in his early years in order to seek the Dao, and this time he came to Jingbei. One is to take the younger generation to study at Yongquan Temple, and the other is to visit old friends.”

"My old friend Tang Daoyou must have known each other. He is Gao Yingyuan, the head of the Gao family in Shuiyi County. When I was a teenager, I traveled with him in the north and south of the Chu country, and traveled all over the famous mountains and rivers to cut the neck. At that time, he was only a young master of the Gao family. It has been forty years now, and every time I think about it, it feels like it was yesterday." Wu Siyuan sighed.

Tangning originally wondered why he came here, but as soon as he said this, he knew that he was a lobbyist from the Gao family, who came for lobbying purposes.

It seems that this Gao Yingyuan has a lot of connections, and even Zhou Mao in Bianjing has his friends. It is no wonder that the Gao family has been able to sit firmly in the position of the first family in Jingbei for many years.

"Oh! That's it, I never thought that Daoyou Wu and Daoyou Gao still had such a friendship. Daoyou Wu came to my mansion this time not just for a visit! If you have anything else, please speak up."

After being bluntly revealed by Tangning, Wu Siyuan smiled, without the slightest embarrassment on his face, but instead appeared to be free and straightforward: "Tang Daoyou is quick to talk, and the poor Taoist will not be around the corner. Listen to my old friend, after the Xu family was destroyed and the house was raided, its property is still vacant. No one took over. This matter is all decided by the Taoist friend. Please tell the truth. Is there a certain person in the mind of the Taoist friend? If you haven't got it yet, please allow Pindao to spit out a word."

Tangning said, "Fellow Daoists, please speak up, I haven't decided yet."

Wu Siyuan said: "As for the various industries of the Xu family, my old friend only cares about Bigu Pill, and the rest are all left. Since you are undecided, please listen to Pindao. Yu Gong, the Gao family is the number one in Jingbei. The big family, in terms of financial resources and manpower, is not comparable to other families, and Gao Yingyuan has a reputation in Jingbei, so he handed over the Bigu Pill industry to the Gao family. It will overturn the track of the Xu family and collude with the Demon Sect."

"Because it is the largest family in Jingbei, you only need to do your duty honestly. The reason why the Xu family colluded with the Demon Sect is not only because his brother is a disciple of the Demon Sect, but more importantly, because of his greed. , Selling Bigu Pill to Mozong at a high price is to surpass the Gao family and become the first family in Jingbei. Yu Zi, Tang Taoist friend came to Jingbei for the first time, and he has nothing to do with the tyrants here, and there is no distinction between closeness and alienation. Those who have both talents and abilities live in them.”

Tangning said, "I also know what Daoyou Wu said, but this time when Xu Qingyuan was exposed, He Mao had great merit. If it wasn't for him to tell me, I wouldn't have known the wrongdoing of the Xu family, and although I didn't say it explicitly before, I secretly indicated that the Xu family's Bigu Pill would be released. handing over their inheritance to them, how can they lose their trust in others?”

Wu Siyuan said: "Daoyou Tang has not made a clear statement, why did you break your trust? I heard that the phonogram recording the Xu family's criminal evidence was secretly recorded by Taoist friend Xu Qingwan, the wife of the eldest son of the Xu family. The one who exposed the Xu family is also Daoyou Xu, the He family is only a matchmaker at best, and a small reward is enough, how can you pay for your sect’s industry?”

"Let's listen to what Daoist Gao said. That day, Daoist Tang and the inspector fought in court to save the innocence of the Xu family. That night, a group of masked thieves sneaked into the Xu residence and killed the descendants of the Xu family. Excuse me, who is the masked thief? How can you not know with the knowledge of Tang Taoist friend? This is a ruthless and vicious person."

Don't think about it, Gao Yingyuan must have told him about the masked thief infiltrating the Xu residence. Gao Yingyuan expected it well. This matter was indeed the source of Tangning's frustration. Anyone with a discerning eye would know who the masked thief was. It was impossible. It's the Inspectorate!
Tangning originally intended to hand over the management of the Bigu Pill industry to the He family, but she hesitated because of the accident, which has been delayed until now.

Although Gan Yizong did the Xu family's annihilation and raiding, it was the He family who was behind the scenes. He Maocai was afraid of retribution in the future.However, his methods were vicious, even the youngest son, who was still in swaddling clothes, was not spared.

"It makes me think about it."

"This is natural, Pindao only reveals what he thinks in his heart, how to choose to belong to fellow Daoist. It's not early, and Pindao has to lead his younger generation to Yongquan Hall, so I will leave. If friend Tang goes to Bianjing next time, you can Go to Senior Zhou's Bianjing Mansion for a chat."

After seeing Wu Siyuan away and returning to the inner room in the courtyard, Tangning sat down, closed her eyes and thought for a while, she had already made up her mind.

A few days later, a blue-winged bird appeared above the Jingbei mansion, hovering around it for two laps, swooping down with a clear cry and entering the inner courtyard.

Tangning was practicing when she heard the chirping of a blue-winged bird, and hurried out of the inner room. In the inner courtyard, she saw a woman dressed in the Taoist robe of Qian Yi Zong standing with her hands behind her back, waiting for him.

Zhao Bao was about to call him when he saw him leaving the inner room and said, "This immortal envoy said he wants to see you."

Tangning waved her hand and told Zhao Bao to step back, "I don't know why Senior Sister came here, what's the matter?"

"Junior Brother Tang, I am He Yulan from the Outreach Department, and He Mao is my younger brother. He sent a letter to me a few days ago, intending to take over the Bigu Pill matter that the Xu family originally took care of. I know that he has a small contribution to this matter. Today, I would like to tell you something, I hope Junior Brother Tang can take care of this matter with him, the He family is not very grateful, and there will be a big reward." He Yulan didn't beat around the bush, she stated her intention very directly, and promised a generous reward.

There are several departments in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, such as the Department of Economics and Trade, the Department of External Relations, etc. Because they have to manage many matters outside the sect, their disciples have a lot of freedom, and entering and leaving the sect is a matter of routine. Unlike the Ministry of Internal Affairs, many disciples spend their whole lives. Never been out of the mountain gate.

(End of this chapter)