Realm of Power

The news that "Zheng Zhi is back" is like a stone dropped into the deep pool of Longchang. The streets and alleys where the Zheng family's mansion is located are already crowded with people watching the excitement. The Wu family guards The wooden stick hit the Zheng family's door hard. One side of the Zheng family's door had been smashed open during the impact. The two characters "Zheng family" hanging on the threshold were also stepped on the ground by the Wu family guards.

"The Wu family is here to arrest people. I'm afraid the Zheng family is really doomed this time!" People around were talking a lot. The fact that the Wu family colluded with the Longchang government to force the Zheng family was not only not a secret in Longchang Port, but most people knew about it. For the businessmen of Longchang Port, everyone knew that this was the Wu family trying to scare the monkeys. They heard that the Wu family had hooked up with a wealthy businessman from Aden and received a large sum of funding, so they wanted to take this opportunity to completely control Longchang Port. In the hands of the Wu family

"What is going on with Zheng Zhi? He has obviously arranged to go away. As long as the Wu family can't find him, the matter will be over. We can also take this opportunity to let the Aden people take over the influence of Longchang Port." At the very least, what is he doing here now?" In the shadow of the corner of the street, a man wearing a suit appeared. The girl in the light green dress looked at this side through the carriage window with a cold expression. On the outside of the corner, two sturdy men stood in front like a gate, isolating the carriage from the crowd. , the people around them glanced at the clothing marks on the two strong men, and they all showed horrified looks.

"Why should the princess bother with such a trivial matter? The Zheng family is not a big family, and in the current situation, who dares to stand up and speak for the Zheng family? You must know that after Zheng Zhi escaped, several members of the family who had good relations with the Zheng family After spending all the money, we asked our Prince Yu’s Mansion to come forward, and that was the reason why the Wu family leader Wu Yuan Fang made a promise that as long as Zheng Zhi does not come back, he will not kill the Zheng family. Now that the Zheng family has broken the promise, it doesn't matter what happens to our Prince Yu's Mansion. We are just ants, even if we are cheated. Even if we are beaten to death, it will definitely not affect the cooperation between our Prince Yu’s Palace and the wealthy merchants in Aden!”

Opposite this girl, a middle-aged woman with graceful appearance wearing a white palace skirt said coldly. The middle-aged woman's whole body exuded a mature young woman's style, and the chiffon-like palace skirt set off her lotus roots. Her long arms and two legs that make people jealous are becoming more and more slender and tall under the decoration of the white palace skirt, which makes people have the urge to expand their blood vessels.

"I hope so. I don't know what my father thinks. These Aden businessmen are all ambitious. If you cooperate with them, I just hope you are not trying to get skin from a tiger!" The girl rubbed her temples with her slender fingers and sighed.

The girl's appearance is very beautiful, her black shawl hair is draped smoothly on her shoulders, and her long skirt is tightly wrapped around her breasts, outlining a perfect arc. This girl is Princess Longyue of Prince Yu's Palace, Prince Yu's Palace As one of the royal branches, because it is closest to the southern coastline, Therefore, for decades, the royal palace in the region that was the first to come into contact with maritime trade had its own industries in six ports in the south, and its financial resources were quite amazing. With the decline of the royal family in Zhongbia, the royal palace of Yu, which had huge financial resources, also began to serve as a branch of the royal family. I can't hold it any longer, and I'm ready to move.

Just being rich can no longer meet the needs of Prince Yu’s palace.

The first thing Prince Yu's Mansion did was to curb the taxes paid to the court.

The control of the court has become weaker and weaker. In addition, the military power has been transferred to the north, and it is completely unable to control the south. Families from all over the country have emerged in droves. Although they have not yet reached the level of complete independence, they have already intercepted the court and provided insufficient supplies. Take it seriously, and the six seaports that serve as the court's money bag are even more so.

Less than one-third of the tax revenue from the six port cities was actually handed over to the court. The remaining part went to Prince Yu's Mansion, and another part went to the port officials.

It can be said that Prince Yu’s Mansion is in charge of the money bag of the current Zhongbia court. This time the Aden people came to Prince Yu’s Mansion and offered to assist Prince Yu. “As long as His Highness Prince Yu controls six ports, then, even Zhongbia will The court can only look at the face of His Highness King Yu. If we have the support of the Kingdom of Aden, His Highness King Yu can completely imitate the Southwest Long Family. Now the region is self-managing, just like that country in China! "The Aden people's proposal touched King Yu's heart. Although the Aden people failed in the southern sea of ​​​​Central Asia, the power established over decades is still quite powerful in the coastal areas. , if the people of Aden are really willing to support Prince Yu’s control of the coastal areas, King Yu believes that he can completely compete with the court!

The time was around ten o'clock in the morning. The girl looked at the door of Zheng's house that had been smashed open and was about to put down the window curtain in her hand. But at the next moment, she looked at the scene that happened in front of the door and became a statue in shock. , she was not the only one, but everyone on the street, their eyes were temporarily dull at this moment,

"What's wrong?"

"Is Zheng Zhi dead? Just say that he shouldn't have come back." A businessman who was craning his neck to look was used to staying there, trying to see the situation clearly in front of him. Suddenly, his whole body felt as if his neck was stuck. The geese and the people near Zheng's house suddenly began to crowd backwards as if they had seen some wild beast. .

"They killed people, the Zheng family killed people!"

The sound of panic seemed to explode all around, and suddenly there was a sound of inhaling. Murder is a capital crime, not to mention killing people from the Wu family, but all this, at this moment, seems so pale, absolute violence dominates everything , the red blood is like a touch of Huge colorful curtains were splashing in the air. The body of a Wu family guard who smashed the door was limp and lying in a pool of blood. His whole head was missing. It looked like something had been shot in from the front and smashed into pieces. It was so bloody. , which made many people feel vomiting in their hearts.

"Ah, no"

There was a burst of screams in the courtyard. The Wu family guards who had just rushed in were now tumbling out in a panic, crying for their fathers and mothers. They no longer had the fierceness just now, but instead they screamed one after another. It was all covered in blood, and one of the guards was wailing and rolling on the ground, with his half-cut hand still falling into the blood next to him.

"It's Wu Han, he was the first one to break down the door just now."

The sharp-eyed Central Bian people around recognized the name of the guard and looked at the Zheng family gate in shock, trying to see clearly what was going on inside. Unfortunately, all they could see was from inside the Zheng family gate. The scene, being locked by a man wearing a The strong foreign man A blocked the way. The strong man chopped off the other hand of the guard named Wu Han with a single blow. The next moment, one hand reached out to drag Wu Han's right foot, who was moaning in pain. , dragged into the door of Zheng's house in a bloody line

"Don't kill me, I don't want to die"

The Wu family's housekeeper was so frightened by the scene in front of him that he turned around and ran away. Before he took a few steps, he saw a white line flying out and piercing through the Wu family's housekeeper's body. A blood-stained arrow penetrated from his chest. When it came out, the strong impact even lifted the housekeeper's body, and then the whole body hit the ground hard.

Bang, bloody things were thrown out one by one, which were shocking human heads. Wu Han was finally thrown out, his hands and feet were chopped off, and only his body was left in the mud on the ground. Inside, I couldn't move, and even my moans were subtle. My whole body was twitching slightly, and the blood gathered under me into a pool of blood. Everything happened so fast, in less than a minute.

The whole street fell silent for a moment, and life and death appeared before everyone's eyes like some kind of wonderful metaphor. The body of Wu's housekeeper was still lying on the street, with heads all over the ground. Wu Han's torso made many people gag. There were no words, no anger, and no mercy. At this moment, the door of Zheng's house opened again. , I saw the strong man who just chopped Wu Han, cursing and walking towards the body of the housekeeper who fell to the ground in front of him, speaking in imperial language, stretched out his hand, and pulled out the bloody arrow cluster from the body of the housekeeper, which was still on the body. I wiped it, raised my head, and glanced into the distance

"Wow"

Nearly half of the people in the crowd subconsciously took a few steps back at that moment. Only the imperial businessmen scattered in the crowd were all pale at the moment. This strong man was wearing chainmail. On the chest is a blood wolf icon, which is the symbol of the infamous Reichsbank Guards.

"These aliens are crazy. They dare to kill people in the street, in front of so many people..." The girl's face was ugly, her slender fingers were clenched together,

"Those people shouldn't be from Central Asia, they look more like people from the north." The beautiful woman in palace clothes said through gritted teeth. She was so frightened that her face turned pale and her whole body trembled. More than a dozen lives were lost, even though they were members of Prince Yu's palace. , it’s not that I’ve never seen someone kill someone, but I’ve never seen anyone kill someone so cold-blooded. , this is definitely the first time, especially when the strong man just glanced this way, his gaze seemed to be captured by some kind of magic power, and the soul of the beautiful woman in palace attire was trembling. Such a person, He is definitely a character who really kills people. The one in the north is what the Central Asians call the empire.

"North? Empire?" The girl gritted her teeth, with a solemn expression on her face.

"Someone is coming from Longchang Mansion!"

At this moment, a team of Longchang Prefecture policemen hurried over. When the captain saw the scene in front of him, he suddenly became alert. He forgot about the head and other parts, and the half of the body was unrecognizable. , but the body of the housekeeper of the Wu family lying on the street was recognized by him. This was the big housekeeper of the Wu family. He was a walking figure in Longchang, and now he was killed like this? Where did these killing stars come from!

"Quick, call in more people immediately, as well as the city defense army. These people are not simple, I'm afraid they are all from the army."

The captain shouted nervously. After all, he has been the leader of the police for more than ten years. He has seen many corpses. After just a few glances, he can basically confirm that the cruelty of the other party is not comparable to that of ordinary people. The biggest They may have retired from the army. These people are not only ruthless in murdering people, but they are also the standard weapons of the army. Most of them are thick and heavy. A fast-moving machete like mine is not enough to fit into the opponent's teeth when he rushes forward.

"Ma Liusheng? Is the Longchang headhunter Ma Liusheng outside?" At this moment, a voice sounded in the courtyard of the Zheng family. The door of the Zheng family, which had swallowed more than a dozen lives, opened again, and a middle-aged man in a robe appeared. At the door, his face was slightly fair, and his slender eyes showed an aura of calmness and self-power. His eyes fell on the captain known as Ma Liusheng, and the corner of his mouth curled slightly: "Why, I haven't seen you for a year. Doesn’t this old horse head recognize Shangguan?”

"Shangguan? You are Master Lu Yangyu!"

Headcatcher Ma Yausheng looked at the person who appeared in front of him and was stunned.

"It's Lu Yangyu!" In the distance, the girl in the carriage shuddered, biting her lips deeply, her chest rising and falling rapidly. It was too unexpected. If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, who would believe that Lu Yangyu, who had been missing for more than a year, would appear in Longchang

"This time it's troublesome. If the Zheng family is behind Lu Yangyu, I'm afraid the Wu family can't stand it either." The beautiful woman in palace dress took a breath of cold air. Lu Yangyu, a former official of Longchang Prefecture, was transferred to the court's official bureau as the chief because of his ability. It was only because Linhang was broken and his whereabouts were unknown. According to normal logic, he was probably killed by the grassland people a long time ago.

No one expected to see Lu Yangyu here. You know, judging from the notice issued by the court, Lu Yangyu's official position was not cancelled. , Lu Yangyu is a legitimate third-rank official, one level higher than the official of Longchang Prefecture

Lu Yangyu looked at Ma Liusheng and sighed with emotion, "The world is unpredictable, even I didn't expect that I would come back to Longchang one day! Since you and I are old acquaintances, if you are here for the Wu family, then I advise you to go back and don't get involved. If Yu Yang asks, just let him come to see me directly!"

Yu Yang is the name of the current official of Longchang Prefecture, Lu Yangyu's nephew. With Lu Yangyu's words, Ma Liusheng dared not arrest anyone. He bowed and turned around with his men. With Lu Yangyu here, let alone killing a few guards of the Wu family, it is not impossible to make the Wu family disappear overnight!

"What, Lu Yangyu is in the Zheng family!"

Inside the Wu family mansion, Wu Yuan, the head of the Wu family, who was still waiting for news, looked grim. He stood up from his seat and walked back and forth restlessly. He was afraid that he would be in trouble this time.

"Isn't Lu Yangyu dead? How come..." Even the great elder Yalunge's eyes flickered. If the Wu family can be said to be all-powerful in business, then in the Longchang officialdom, the Lu family is the first. There are six people in the Lu family, father, son and brothers, three of whom have served as officials in Longchang Prefecture, and Lu Yangyu is the most outstanding one. The remaining two, although not in the court now, are also serving in the provincial-level government. The Longchang Lu family is definitely a towering tree in the regional officialdom, otherwise Lu Yangyu would not have been promoted all of a sudden. To the position of the Personnel Bureau, let alone after his disappearance, the court did not dare to announce the cancellation of his position, and would rather leave it vacant. What he wanted was to get the support of the Longchang Lu family.

"Now it seems that there is only one way!"

Wu Yuan stopped and looked at the elder Yagren fiercely, and said in a cold voice, "I, Wu Yuan, have no way to deal with Lu Yangyu, but it is definitely not okay to sit and wait for death. Since relying on legitimate means does not work, then we have to take extraordinary measures. Didn't the elder say that as long as he is willing, he can mobilize the warships of Aden at any time? In this case, it is better to simply plunder the Longchang Mansion. As long as the news that Longchang Mansion was plundered by pirates spreads, even the Lu family can't stand it!"