The Golden Age Chapter 63: Taixuan Temple

Qin Xiao and Chen Xi looked at each other, retracted their hands, and said, "Are you really a congregation of the Queen Mother?"

"The congregation of Queen Mother of the World are all brothers." Qiao Shenggong said hurriedly: "Where did the two come from?"

"We don't lie to you, we are the confidants of General Nether." Qin Xiao said: "This time I came to Jiangnan, there is something to be done. I just heard that Taihu Sejang was murdered and arrested, and we know that Taihu King Order Hu Xuannai is General Kuhai. You are a close friend of General Kuhai. Naturally, you have already joined the Queen Mother's Association. Since you are your own brother, you want to save yourself. In this way, your General Kuhai owes us General Nether a favor."

Qiao Shenggong showed joy and said: "So you are under General Nether. This is really your own family. I am a close friend of General Kuhai. When General Kuhai joined the Queen’s Club, I joined together. ."

"Aren't you lying to us?" Chen Xi said coldly: "If you find out after the fact that you are not our brother, then you can't survive and die."

"Don't dare to deceive." Qiao Shenggong smiled: "This time we enter the city, we are going to join the brothers in the meeting and discuss the incident."

Qin Xiao frowned: "What did you say?"

"General Kuhai has been ordered by General Haotian to raid Suzhou City during the Mid-Autumn Festival this year." Qiao Shenggong said: "Don't you two know? Yes, you are under General Nether, General Nether may have another mission."

Qin Xiao shook his head and said: "We really don't know this."

Qiao Shenggong said: "There are not many people who know about this. I am a confidant of General Kuhai. The general has already begun planning to attack Suzhou City, so this matter is told to a few of us."

"The Mid-Autumn Festival attacked Suzhou City?" Chen Xi sneered, "Only those people in Taihu Lake can take down Suzhou City? There are three thousand soldiers in Suzhou Camp outside Suzhou City. If there is movement on the side of Taihu Lake, three thousand are well-trained. The elite soldiers do not eat dry food."

Qiao Shenggong smiled and said: "You two, don't worry, we will go ashore quietly. Taihu Lake is only a hundred miles away from Suzhou City. We killed them overnight, and the Suzhou camp didn't even have time to respond."

"The four gates of Suzhou City are closed before dawn, and there are guards. This is a strong city, but you don't want to fight it." Qin Xiao said solemnly.

Qiao Shenggong hesitated for a while before he whispered: "There is our inner support in the city. This time we enter the city, we have to meet with the inner support and prepare in advance. When the time comes, the Taihu soldiers will hit the city of Suzhou, the people in the city We will seize the city gate and let us into the city. Before the Suzhou camp can react, we have already controlled several city gates in Suzhou City. By then, the Suzhou camp will attack the city outside the city."

"Taihu Lake has only a few tens of thousands of people, as well as old and weak women and children. There are less than 10,000 people who can really go to the battlefield." Chen Xi slowly said: "You have taken down Suzhou City, can you hold it? Ten thousand guards are so. One big city is nothing short of wishful thinking. Once Suzhou City falls, not only will Suzhou Daying come to the city, but Hangzhou Daying and Yangzhou Daying will inevitably send reinforcements. When the three major battalions attack Suzhou City, you will not be able to defend it."

Qiao Shenggong sneered: "The two big camps in Yangzhou and Hangzhou will not move. Once they are brought to Suzhou, the brothers there will be prepared. As long as they mobilize, Hangzhou City and Yangzhou City will also be ready. It fell into our hands. The two did not know that General Kuhai has been developing congregations in secret over the years. There are our people everywhere in Jiangnan. When the queen mother waved the banner, the congregation in Jiangnan would gather quickly, and we had secretly prepared. Good weapons, and enough military pay...!"

"Wait a minute." Qin Xiao frowned, "To capture the three cities in the south of the Yangtze River, at least 50,000 horses are needed to control the situation. The salary of 50,000 soldiers and horses is a huge sum, you

Why do we get so much military pay? "

Qiao Shenggong wanted to say something but stopped, Chen Xi said calmly: "It's all for eradicating the demon fox. If you are well prepared, we can report to General Nether, and we may be able to help you at that time."

"It's true that we don’t want to conceal it. In the past few years, our General Kuhai saved a million taels of silver and prepared weapons in secret." Qiao Shenggong whispered: "As long as we take down Suzhou, those wealthy merchants have the silver. It becomes ours, and the food in the city will be ours. There is sufficient money and food, and there is nothing wrong with it."

Qin Xiao looked disbelief: "You are fishing in Taihu Lake, how can you save a million taels of silver? Qiao Shenggong, are you talking about it?"

"My brother, naturally won't lie to you." Qiao Shenggong said proudly: "Those silver is not saved from fishing, but...Let’s put it this way, these silvers are taken from the court. Use these silver to fight the court."

Qin Xiao was still skeptical, and asked softly: "Why is General Kuhai rushing to attack Suzhou City? Even if the congregation can be summoned at that time, the three major battalions will not be able to cope with it, but there is still a magical army in Kyoto, thirty thousand gods. The army is a good soldier, and once this army is mobilized, you General Kuhai will not be able to deal with it at all."

"General Kuhai said that as long as the three cities are captured, the money and food of Jiangnan will be in our hands. We will defend Jiangnan firmly. Even if the court transfers the army, it will not be able to break through it for a while." Qiao Shenggong laughed: "And the court uses troops. , Where did the military pay come from? It’s not about relying on Jiangnan. We won Jiangnan and cut off the court’s military payment. Even if the Shence army can fight, they won’t be able to issue the military payment. I will also turn around with us to fight Kyoto."

Chen Xi sneered and said: "Sure enough, I think very well."

"Two brothers, please save me and leave first." Qiao Shenggong said: "The hands and feet are locked, it is really uncomfortable. After I go out, you will go with me to Taihu Lake. When you meet General Kuhai, the general will definitely have a lot of things. Reward."

"Reward or not is not important." Qin Xiao smiled and said, "As long as I can rescue my brother. By the way, have you ever contacted the brothers in the city?"

Qiao Shenggong smiled bitterly and said: "Originally, I was going to meet up last night, but...I was in the Chunfeng Tower impulsively and got into trouble. Brother Tu probably didn't go to meet them right away."

"How many people are in the city?"

"I really don't know this." Qiao Shenggong said: "General Kuhai arranged for people to hide in the city many years ago, and secretly develop the congregation, how many people Huangyang Old Road has developed, I...! "Speaking of this, I suddenly realized that I seemed to have revealed the name of Nei Ying, so he didn't say anything.

"General Kuhai planned carefully, and the major event was determined." Qin Xiao smiled.

Qiao Sheng said anxiously: "Let's not talk about this, you two should think of a way to save me."

"Don't worry, we will find a way." Qin Xiao whispered: "After they take you back to the cell later, you don't want to say anything, we will let you out as soon as possible."

Qiao Shenggong said anxiously: "You want to go back to the cell? Brothers, you have to hurry up. The officials in Beijing will come tomorrow. If you want to save me, it will be too late."

Chen Xi patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, we won't forget you." He opened the door, called the government office, and brought Qiao Shenggong down. After Liang Jiangyuan came in, Chen Xi said: "Liang Zhifu, that Qiao Shenggong Be sure to send someone to watch and don’t let anyone come into contact with him."

"You can rest assured, Master Young Supervisor, I will send someone to guard it day and night." Liang

Jiang Yuandao: "Just what should Starscream do?"

"Stop him for a few days and let him go out." Qin Xiao thoughtfully asked: "By the way, the prefect of Liang, can there be Taoist temples in Suzhou?"

Liang Jiangyuan nodded and said: "There are two Taoist temples, and the incense is good."

"Are you all familiar?"

"Not familiar." Liang Jiangyuan said: "But they are all in the city, so I know a little bit."

"Then do you know that there is a Taoist Huang Yang?"

Liang Jiangyuan smiled and said: "That was the master of Taixuanguan. He came to Suzhou to enter the temple when he was in his forties, and he has been there for more than ten years now. This Taoist Huangyang is good at medical skills, and he has a few every month. Tian specializes in seeing patients for sickness and does not take any money, so it has a very good reputation in Suzhou, and the incense of Taoist temples is also continuous. The previous master has passed away ten years ago and passed the position of master to Huangyang Taoist. This Huangyang Taoist leader is very good. He won the hearts of the people, but the doctors in the city hated him deeply."

"How many people are there in this Taixuan View?"

"I don't know how much, please check the household register." Liang Jiangyuan said: "Why Master Qin is interested in Taixuan View? Do you know the real Huang Yang?"

"The prefect of Liang also said that this Huang Yang real person is very famous, and I have heard a little bit, so I want to visit." Qin Xiao smiled and said, "I have a friend who has a strange disease. Zhen Yang asked about the situation. If he is really good at medical skills, let his friends come to see him."

Liang Jiangyuan was skeptical, saying: "Although the exact number of people is difficult to determine, there are more than 20 people. Taoist temples are very popular, and after the saints became the throne, they are exempt from the taxation of Taoist temples in the world. These Taoist temples do not have to pay taxes. The incense silver is enough to feed that group of people.” Then he asked cautiously: “Two adults, Qiao Shenggong’s murder case, I don’t know how the trial went? Qiao Shenggong denied guilt?"

"He is still quibbling, but the facts are there, and the quibbling is useless." Qin Xiao said lightly: "I will consider this case again and try it again. If there is no big problem, I will close the case as a murder case. At that time, I will trouble the prefect of Liang to send someone to send the dossier to Kyoto."

Liang Jiangyuan nodded and said: "As it should be."

At this moment, I heard the sound of footsteps, and then I heard a voice saying: "The two adults from Beijing can be here?"

Qin Xiao looked at the sound and saw an official with a face like black coal walking quickly. This man was sturdy in shape and had a face like the bottom of a pot. When he walked, he looked like a tiger.

"The next official pays homage to Lord Chang Shi." Liang Jiangyuan hurriedly greeted him, and said, "Qin Shaoqing and Chen Shaojian from Kyoto are here. The trial of Qiao Shenggong's murder case has just been completed." Introduced to Qin Xiao, "Two An adult, this is Lord Chang Shi Ma in Suzhou!"

Ma Xingguo came forward and smiled: "Just got the news that two adults are here to try the case. Qin Shaoqing's fame is like a thunderous ear, Ma has heard of it before, and I can't think of it as a young talent, and Master Shaoqing is acting vigorously and vigorously. Ma admires the case when he first arrived in Suzhou."

Qin Xiao naturally knows that Chang Shi is an official second only to the governor. He is definitely a role not to be underestimated in Suzhou. Chang Shi is from the third rank, and his grade is higher than himself. He bowed his hands and said: Master Shi."

"I heard that you used to be a soldier, and I was also a soldier." Ma Xingguo smiled: "We are in the middle of the army, we don't need to be so polite. When the two adults arrive in Suzhou, our local officials will naturally take care of the two. To wash the dust, Master Cishi has the order, we will hold a banquet tonight to meet the two winds. Master Cishi’s face, the two adults should appreciate it."