son-in-law

Chapter 1169 Chapter [-]
"He Wen refuses to talk about..."

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Restless night.

Lin Zongwu slowly paced under the eaves of the palace with his hands on his back, feeling the floating hearts rushing towards him like a heat wave.

In the main hall of the New Tiger Palace, Xu Zhaonan was having a meeting with many high-level figures under his command, and he did not go there.Coming all the way from Jindi, Jiang Ning's situation is far more complicated than he once imagined. When the outside world spreads He Wentu's poor understanding, he also has his own things to think about carefully.

Wang Nanda trotted towards this side from the other side of the courtyard.

He clasped his fists with Lin Zongwu, and he approached.

"I asked carefully... I also checked with people outside twice. He Wen refused to talk about it. He has the final say about the book club... There is going to be a big event tomorrow, but to talk about it, the real big thing is. , before it gets dark, the five parties have already decided..."

"Why does He Wen do this? Doesn't he know what happens to people's disobedience?"

"He has spoken out all his innovative ideas, and published them in a booklet. Some Baotou has been helping to spread the news. There are some specific things that conflict with our side, mainly in terms of execution..."

Wang Nanda said these things in a low voice, and also briefly recounted the conflict in the afternoon conference hall.Lin Zongwu was silent for a while.

"It sounds like a good thing. But what can a cow do without drinking water and pressing its head..."

"Xu Gong and senior brother said..."

"Basically, he told me about the matter one by one." Lin Zongwu sighed, "Face to face, it's not easy to lie to me, it's just this He Wen... It's really... "

"According to the outside world, He Wen has been crazy for a long time. He was loyal to the imperial court, but he was made a wrongful case by the imperial court. After a lot of torture, he suffered all the damage. Without his family, he always likes to do outrageous things."

"But after all, he has the title of King of Fairness. If he wants to mess around, the other four are very troublesome."

"Yes, Xu Gong and the others are embarrassed, and this is exactly what happened." Wang Nanda was silent for a moment, "Senior brother, this matter...if you can't make up your mind, let's leave. To be honest, what He Wen said depends on what He Wen said. It seems extreme, but...it's not unreasonable."

"...Ning Yi's idea sounds interesting." Lin Zongwu moved forward slowly, "I have also read a few words in the booklet of the book club these days. There is a saying that the more ambitious the idea is. , the more you need to recognize clear rules, and the more stringent rules you need to impose, if these two points cannot be achieved, the ideal will only become a disaster... It's not unreasonable, it's very interesting."

"Brother..."

"But... Ning Yi's idea, hasn't it been realized yet?" Lin Zongwu looked into the distance of the city, "Ning Yi still can't realize his idea, then He Wen... What a disaster..."

The big monk frowned slightly and sighed.

Although I said this, I didn't really make up my mind.The two walked slowly forward in the long corridor...

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"...He Wen's words are very beautiful, and he is deliberate, just to wave the flag to the reading club, to make his thoughts clear to the world... He stated his interests and painstakingly, but in the final analysis, he only has the final say. Throwing a lot of things, in the end, is just to take the power of the book club, the name of the southwest... So do you want to join the group? Who wants to be subordinate to He Wen, Fu Pingbo, or even their little cubs... No People will tolerate him, these things, in the end, will fall on the battlefield..."

"...I have communicated with Gao, Shi, and Zhou. We should also do the internal reform of the Fair Party. As for the war with He Wen, it is a good thing to fight, just to see where the tacit understanding between the four of us is. , Let's see if He Wen can't talk, can we talk... After a fight, we will get to know each other's bottom line, we will know who is the real brother, and who has to be careful... As for He Wen, a Hit four, he will die sooner or later..."

"...Then next, it's our side, the specific method... First of all, the things on the battlefield, General Gao, still have to rely on you to worry about it, according to the previous arrangements..."

In the main hall of the New Tiger Palace, the fire was blazing.Below Xu Zhaonan, a well-known "wheel-runner" high-level executive took the top spot in the hall.People began to discuss countermeasures for the changes that occurred in the afternoon, and people spoke from time to time.Around the hall, staff and entourages from all sides came and went, and they were also extremely busy.

Regarding the changes of He Wen's army in various places, everyone noticed it a few days ago, and therefore, the response strategy should not be considered particularly hasty.It's just that such an amazing thing has changed from speculation to reality, and a war related to the entire Jiangnan is directly pressed in front of you, and it still makes everyone feel strange in their hearts.

What was supposed to be a happy and harmonious victory reunion, when it came to an end, it suddenly turned into a terrifying war that was about to burn the entire Jiangnan.He Wen seemed to be going smoothly in the whole thing. He was one step away from taking over the throne of huge power, and he turned away resolutely. While people were surprised by his crazy actions, they couldn't help but admire the other party's amazing decisiveness.

Of course, no matter what thoughts he has in his heart, no one can be optimistic about He Wen's future path.Just as Xu Zhaonan said, the beautiful words in the mouth are beautiful words, and with these beautiful words, a large group of people will let go of their power, and then accept the inclusion of their opponents and enemies in the past, and put their net worth and life in the hands of those who can be on an equal footing in the past. , This is an unacceptable choice for anyone who has experienced hard work and won a place in a chaotic world.

He Wen naturally knew this, so he did not place his hope on such persuasion.

The people in the Xinhu Palace, representing one-fifth of the entire Jiangnan power, have turned around quickly.And more than the New Tiger Palace, the entire Jiangning, representing the power core of the five factions of the Fair Party and other large and small forces, are all working and making decisions in constant gatherings and meetings at this moment.The terrifying news of the impending war, from the moment after the meeting ended, spread like a tidal wave between people's mouths.

The various small forces that came from other places gradually got accurate news, and a famous Green Forest person who was celebrating and having a banquet in the Golden Tower gradually heard this terrible rumor, and people were even a little at a loss for a while.

"Then what about the next final...?"

"Is the martial arts conference still open..."

The top four of the Jiangning Tournament had just been decided this afternoon. If He Wen broke up with several kings, then this tournament... will it go on?

People gradually stopped feasting and went to various places in the city to find relationships and inquire about information, and then various public opinions appeared in different places.

The city is like a huge, sophisticated and obsolete machine, running at full speed under the sudden huge load, its body seems to be humming in the night...

And only the refugees at the bottom are surprised that this strange night has returned to calm again in the recent days.There were occasional small murders in the dark, but there was no large-scale fighting led by the five parties of the Fair Party.

"...The war and the revolution are long-term matters. From tonight, according to this arrangement, I will leave it to you gentlemen to do it. And in front of me, there is one more thing... The past few months, starting from the entry of all parties in the world into the city. , He Wen deliberately wanted to sing a big play. This afternoon, he has already started the play, and tomorrow morning, he will sing this play to the eyes of the whole world... Since he has decided to Hit, this play, I will let him not sing!"

"...The orders he wants to give, we want him to stop! What he wants to do, I want him to stop! Jiangning is only a corner of the south of the Yangtze River, but now it is the place where the whole world is watching. And here In this place, we have to let the whole world see that he is a fair king, and what he said does not count... Then in today's Jiangning city, which side has the most masters? It is here, so tomorrow's affairs will be Leave it to Tan Gong, Xu Gong, and all the guardians of the Holy Sect, we will cut off He Wen's hands and feet tomorrow, and pull out his tongue... This matter, our specific arrangement is like this... "

In the blazing new Tiger Palace in the bronze cauldron, everything was arranged step by step, and there were private appointments after the conference.Meng Zhutao was one of the highest-ranking people at the moment, and was the first to be interviewed alone. When he came out from the back, he saw that most of the crowd in front of the palace had not dispersed. At this time, they all gathered together in twos and threes to chat about such and such topics.

Some acquaintances came over: "Brother Meng thinks, how many people will be with He Wen..."

Xu Longbiao's smile was ambiguous: "After the meeting, someone immediately assassinated Shi Baofeng. Although he didn't succeed, his heart was floating... How many people do you believe in the book club..."

"Heavenly Sword" Tan Zheng and "Five Luo Slashing" Tang Qinghua also came over to say hello one after another: "If something happens in the future, please take care of Mr. Meng."

Among the high-level executives on the "runner king" side, some are like Tan Zheng, Tang Qinghua, and Xu Longbiao, who are regarded as noble aides and guest ministers, and some are like Gao Huiyun, Meng Zhutao, and Chen Juefang. The leader of tens of thousands of people, even if it is said that the status is similar, but Meng Zhutao is in charge of the "Resentment Club", although currently he can't intervene in such forces as Gao Huiyun's army and Chen Juefang's "undead guard", but in the future if it is really carried out. Innovation, he is in charge of criminal law must be expensive.

After tonight, Tan Zheng and others had to stay in the city, while Gao Huiyun, Meng Zhutao and others began to operate the entire Jiangnan situation.

Meng Zhutao entertained one by one, and finally went out hand in hand with Gao Huiyun. Both of them still had their own forces to manage, and they had a lot of arrangements to follow.

On the street outside Xinhu Palace to say goodbye to Gao Huiyun, Meng Zhutao got on the carriage, and his deputy Ling Xiao was already waiting here: "I have already inquired about the situation over Shigong's side, and it is indeed the people who started the book club, saying It was because of listening to King Fairy's words that he was encouraged, and wanted to kill Duke Shi first, to congratulate King Fair. It's just that the method was a bit rough, and it didn't escape Duke Shi's eyes."

Meng Zhutao nodded: "I have some ideas, you can record it..."

The carriage passed through the bright or dark city streets, and after returning to the place where everyone in the "Grievance Society" was at this time, there were several small meetings.Meng Zhutao held the meeting very quickly. He convened the people and ordered them one by one. During the interval of the meeting, the deputy came in to report new news one by one. He also asked the deputy to make other arrangements, such as "call Doctor Sun to come over." , "Arrange a convoy that can send people out of the city", etc. During the order, he also buried himself in writing some letters.

At the third quarter of Hai Shi, there was a change in the northern end of the city. Meng Zhutao and the others went to a high place to watch, only to see arrows flying in the sky in the northwest, followed by faint sounds of rounding up and killing.Everyone has been through the green forest for a long time, and after watching for a while, someone said: "It was King Fairness who was assassinated..."

"Did Shi Baofeng do it?"

"This assassination seems to be done by their own people. You see, the roundup is from the inside out... This is the assassin running away..."

He Wen deliberately used the reading club to mix in the sand under the command of various opponents, but as former companions, how could everyone not have any arrangements in the "King of Fairness" force?Now that he has turned his face, someone has gone straight to assassination. In a sense, this assassin has also made his own choice for the idea that the King of Fairness wants to implement.

The movement of the roundup lasted for a while before it subsided.

After the last small meeting, a deputy named Ling Xiao was arranged to go out to inquire about the news.Meng Zhutao sat in the study for a while, then someone brought cold water and washed his face before he passed through Langyuan and walked towards the deepest part of the house.

In the small courtyard at the heart of the house, the summoned Doctor Sun was already waiting for him in the ward. This is the room where junior brother Yu Bin had been sleeping. After Meng Zhutao accidentally injured him that night in Jinlou, the other party was still unconscious. According to the doctor's last diagnosis, the situation has not changed, but this time he invited the other party over again.

The situation in the city outside was not very calm. The doctor named Sun had no complaints about being summoned. In the courtyard, the younger sister and the other two younger brothers did not sleep. When they saw him coming, their eyes were filled with resentment and some thought. To ask what happened outside, but refused to speak in a negotiating tone.

Meng Zhutao entered the ward and looked at Yu Bin for a while: "My junior brother...is it really impossible for him to wake up again..."

This is not the first time to ask, the doctor sighed, and then said the general result again. The body seems to still have breath, but the soul is no longer in it. Even if I take care of it, it will only prolong the pain... …

Meng Zhutao pulled a chair and sat down. After a moment of silence, he waved his hand and told the doctor to leave.Just when the other party was out, he said again: "Doctor Sun, you...do you want to go out of the city today?"

The doctor also had a source, and nodded vigorously at this time: "I, I still have a son and daughter-in-law in my family..."

"Let someone pick them up, I'll have a convoy later, I'll take you out by the way..." Meng Zitao smiled, "The city is not peaceful, don't stay any longer."

The doctor quickly nodded his thanks, Meng Zhutao waved his hand again, and let him leave.

He sat on the chair beside the bed and quietly looked at Yu Bin who was lying there. He sat in silence for a long time.This was something he had never done every time he came here in the past.

Perhaps she sensed something was wrong. Ling Chu in the yard outside appeared at the door. She opened her mouth and finally said, "You, what are you doing..."

Meng Zhutao didn't look at her: "...you all come in."

"you you……"

Ling Chu was still hesitating.

Meng Zhutao's palm pressed against the armrest of the chair, and a thunderous voice suddenly came out: "All come in for me!"

Having seen his threatening appearance, Ling Chu and his two junior brothers gritted their teeth and finally walked into the room one after another, with the expression "Although you are vicious, I am not afraid of you".Meng Zhutao's gaze swept across the three, and the sternness in his eyes faded.

"There's going to be an accident in the city. In a while... a motorcade will take you out of the city. Dr. Sun's family will follow you along... Cross the river and go back to the village."

Ling Chu raised his neck: "We, where are we going... You don't need to worry about it."

"Jiangnan is going to fight, it's safest to run far away, don't stay here." Meng Zhutao looked at the faces of the two junior brothers, "You two men, take responsibility and don't let a woman fool around. ."

"You..." Someone noticed something was wrong with the atmosphere, and frowned. Ling Chu wanted to say something tough, but at this moment he froze for a while and couldn't say it.

Meng Zhutao was also silent for a while, and then heard him say: "...For a long time, I have regarded you as my children and nephews. It is a good thing that you married Ling Chu, the fourth child. In the matter, we have an inseparable revenge... We can seek revenge, and one day in the future, we will experience a lot of things and become more skilled in martial arts, and we will come back when we are sure about the matter of Master Tanji..."

When he said this, he also paused for a moment, raised his hand and pressed his upper lip, and said with difficulty: "...don't have any more."

"Master Tanji..." Ling Chu said, "He was killed by you, don't say it's our sin!"

"I killed Master Tanji, I killed Master, and Yu Bin, who never woke up from the bed...I also killed him. But what about it?" Meng Zhutao looked at them, "I am a bad person, I'm still alive, they are good people, they died one by one. You are also good people, when I want you to die, none of you can survive, so what do you good people do? Wait for the bad guys to give you to live!?"

The third junior brother stood up: "Then senior brother, you can also kill us."

"I'm not going to kill you." Meng Zhutao looked at them with pity, "You guys do it with me, you don't even have the chance to let me miss the same as Yu Bin, you look like this, why am I killing you..."

He paused: "Let's go, let you come to seek revenge less, not for me, but for the master... For the fame of old hero Ling, you said that I will let you go in this vengeance, and I will also seek vengeance next time. I let you go, I watched you grow up, I let you go ten or a hundred times, it doesn’t matter, but if you say it out, won’t you be ashamed? After you go out, eat more food, practice more martial arts, and train yourself to a great extent. In the future One day, you all come to seek revenge, either kill me neatly, or... just like Master and Master Tanji, I have to fight with all my strength to fight for my life. At that time, whoever kills who... it is good."

His words left the three speechless, Ling Chu's eyes were red, and he gritted his teeth.Meng Zhutao sat there, looking at Yu Bin, who was breathing weakly, after a while, he put one hand on his forehead and rubbed it.

"Speaking of which, I'm older than you, and I'm an art investment teacher. I've never told you about some things." He sat there and spoke slowly, "Up to now, most things have There's no need to say it, I can't figure it out myself, but I want to tell you today..."

Just listen to him: "I am from the north, you are from the south, you may know some of the differences... I am the master of art investment, and when I arrive at the Ling family, I am the senior brother who takes care of you, and Zhuangzi who has lived in Jiangnan all your life. I don’t say that I am rich and I have experienced military disasters, but most of the time, I and my master take care of me. You say, you have to sacrifice your life for righteousness. Ling old hero said, you have to sacrifice your life for righteousness... All very good, if you are mine Children, it must make me feel happy."

"But, children..." Meng Zhutao's eyes were calm, "I came from the north to lead an art caster. Have you ever seen the real scene of the fall of the Central Plains and the raging military disaster? I have seen such things on the road. Your senior brother, I, fought with the Jin people, lost, and fled all the way to the south... I have seen people who sacrificed their lives for righteousness, but I have also seen most of them. They went south all the way to kill people. , eat Guanyin soil, eat children, kowtow to others, sell yourself, just to... survive..."

"Jiangnan has been peaceful for ten years, and finally I can't escape. During these ten years, all you have seen are good things, but I already knew that they would come... I want to let people live, and I have to decide who to let Go to hell. Master, the old man, hopes that I can save those who can't be saved. I also think that Master wants me to have clean hands and do things. I also think, but both hands are dry. If I’m clean, I can’t save people, everyone is hiding in the mountains, others will eat me, I can only eat others first, because of this decision, I can save the most people.”

"Master finally broke with me. He chose to sacrifice his life for righteousness. I admire it very much, and I understand it very well. But do you know what I chose?"

"No matter what method I use, in this world, I want to keep the most people alive, and if I can survive eleven people, it's better than only ten people. It is better for individuals to survive, and everyone's life is the same... This is the equality of everyone, and this is the fairness in my heart."

When he said this, the eyes of the people on the opposite side swayed, and the third junior brother said: "You...you think it's these beautiful words again..."

"That's not a pretty word, third child." Meng Zhutao shook her head, "This world is evil, but for this world, everyone has to have their own answers. I fled south all the way and saw a lot of things, and found this The answer, whether this answer is right or not, I still can't think of it so far... The old hero Ling said that he would sacrifice his life for justice, which is also an answer. I am envious of this answer. Each of you must have his own answer. If not, in In such a wicked world, you will only live worse."

He smiled: "I'm just telling you, one day you will meet countless people who died in front of you, not only the few people who died in front of you, but also the people around you. Next, the whole Jiangnan died again. There are thousands of people, at that time, what would you think of those lives, I am very curious, you have to remember today's problems..."

Meng Zhutao's words came here, and she stretched her hand forward. In the room, Ling Chu's eyes suddenly widened: "What are you doing—"

In the darkness, Meng Zhutao stretched out his right hand and pressed Yu Bin's nose and mouth. Yu Bin didn't make much movement on the bed. Ling Chu and two senior brothers had already rushed up, Meng Zhutao's left arm was swept up. wave and push them away.

In the middle of the night, the silhouettes of the three people in the room rushed forward with all their might. The figure of Meng Zhutao beside the bed was like a rock in the light of the oil lamp. No matter how the three attacked, fought, or even bitten by Ling Chu on his left hand, His palm, which was covering Yu Bin's mouth and nose, did not move at all.

"You are too weak, in the future..."

Between the hysterical attacks and roars of the silhouette, he said calmly and in a low voice.

"...In the future...you have to remember what happened today."

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At a certain moment, the demon god in the room moved his palm away, his icy gaze swept across the three of them, and Ling Chu's body collapsed to the ground.

That demon-like figure... finally crossed the door at last...

out of their sight...

Time, after midnight, there are still countless manias, flipping through the night...

The volcano in the south of the Yangtze River is about to erupt...

(End of this chapter)