imperial division

The sun was setting.

Shang Di floated away.

By the way, he took away the rest of the jar of wine.

Li Chenan looked at Wu Xichen, but Wu Xichen looked at the red-dyed water of the lake.

"You want to ask why the teacher is hiding it from him?"

Li Chenan nodded.

"Let's wait a little longer."

"...What are you waiting for?"

"I'm afraid you still don't know the Imperial City Division. The real spy agency in the hands of the emperor in Ningguo is the Imperial City Division."

"As for the Department of Mirrors you are in, and the Fish and Dragon Society that Ji Tai founded now...it's actually not worth mentioning in front of the Department of Huangcheng."

Li Chenan was stunned, he immediately understood that the Imperial City Division was called orthodoxy, and that the Mirror Division, although it was founded by the former Prime Minister Shang, was actually just another small toy in the hands of the emperor.

The Imperial City Division is the official state institution.

The Lijing Division or the Fish and Dragon Society are just extras.

"Brother Shang is actually a member of the Imperial City Department?"

"Well, he is not only a member of the Imperial City Division, he is also one of the eight great elders of the Imperial City Division... just like the eight elders of the Lijing Division. Of course, his status is higher than the eight elders, and his power is also greater."

"...That, that Wang Zhengjinzhong captured Chang Shusheng back then, why didn't the Secretary of the Imperial City kill him directly?"

Wu Xichen shook his head, "I don't know about it as a teacher, so I have to write a letter to Taohua about this, asking her if Shangdi is credible now."

"Is Scholar Chang on that list?"

Li Chenan nodded, Wu Xichen said again

"If he is still credible, you can hand over the list to Shang Di, and it will be much easier for the Imperial City Secretary to deal with the Fish and Dragon Society than you."

"In addition, Ji Tai has worked in the court for so many years, and his power is extremely powerful, which is not something you can afford to provoke now."

Of course Li Chen'an agrees with this, thinking that the Chang scholar who escaped from the Imperial City Department was already a low-level skill five years ago, and now that five years have passed, he must be even more powerful.

Of course, such a master cannot be dealt with by himself.

Even the Twelve Gold Hairpins of Lijing Division will not work.

Wu Xichen stood up, and asked Li Chenan, "Have you really thought about going back to Li's residence?"

"Well, Peach Blossom Brew will be on the market next. The Huo family has been quiet these days, but the more peaceful it is, the more it means that the Huo family is fully prepared."

"The Li residence is quite big, we will live in the south courtyard."

"But the daily management of the winery..."

"Leave it to Butler Huang to handle it."

Wu Xichen pondered for a moment, "I can protect you for about three months, and I need to leave here after three months."

Li Chenan was startled, "Where are you going?"

Wu Xichen stood with his hands behind his back, looking towards the distant horizon.

"Go to Vietnam."

"... so far away? What are you doing?"

"fight."

"Who are you fighting with?"

"Monk Nine Lanterns."

"...is that monk you mentioned earlier? What state is he?"

"Yes, he is a half-step grand master!"

Li Chen'an stood up in astonishment, Wu Xichen was a high-level master, and seemed to be very close to the half-step grand master, but these days he knew the huge gap between them.

One level up, according to Wu Xichen, this road of martial arts has come to an end.

Standing before him was a closed door.

There is no specific definition of that door, and even the person who stepped into that door is hard to describe.

All he knew was that if he could push open that door and walk in, he would be able to see a mountain!

Only when you get started and then climb the mountain can you prove the way of the great master.

And the half-step grand master has already glimpsed the door, stepped into it with one foot, and his understanding of martial arts is far from comparable to that of a high-level one.

Isn't this going to kill yourself? !

"Don't worry, as a teacher, I have been in the first stage for ten years. Monk Jiudeng only stepped into that door with one foot last year."

"I've been thinking these days, if I want to see the scenery behind that door, I'm afraid I have to fight with all my strength!"

"What's more, Master Wei and Monk Jiudeng had a fight ten years ago."

"you win?"

"...I didn't lose."

Is it a win if you don't lose?

It could also be a draw.

"Next, you have to understand the Buer Zhou Tianjue as soon as possible, and besides... carry the Buer sword on your back!"

"I'll go to Peach Blossom Villa for a while, and come find me after you're done."

Wu Xichen leaped down, his figure gradually faded, Li Chenan looked at the curtain waterfall, thought for a moment and walked down Peach Blossom Mountain.

...

...

Busy at the brewery these days.

He had already handed over the wine-making techniques to Huang Sanlie and Butler Huang without reservation, because Zhongli Ruoshui had told him before leaving that Huang Sanlie could be trusted at any time.

He is not a person who easily trusts someone, but he believes in Zhongli Rushui, so he believes in Huang Sanlie.

It was a gentle, middle-aged man in his forties.

His whole body is full of books, and in fact he is indeed a literati, but he was a gangster when he was young!

It is not easy for this bandit to have a culture. According to Zhongli Ruoshui, Huang Sanlie was very powerful in Yanqiu Mountain outside the pass, and he had countless masters in his hands. Of course, what he did was murder and robbery.

The government has encircled and suppressed them several times, but they were easily defeated by him without exception.

He was caught by Fan Taohua when he passed by Yanqiu Mountain.

He was lured back to Guangling City by Fan Taohua, and thus became the only butler beside Zhongli Ruoshui.

He kept a low profile in Zhongli Mansion, so that even many people in Zhongli Mansion didn't know his existence.

And the place where he usually lives is not in Zhongli Mansion, he lives in Peach Blossom Villa.

There is a yard to the west of the brewery.

This courtyard was originally built by Li Chenan to house his parents and younger sister, but later he changed his mind, and this courtyard became Huang Sanlie's residence.

It was just late when Li Chenan returned to this small courtyard.

The lanterns in the courtyard were already lit.

Huang Sanlie is currently reading a book under the gazebo in the yard.

Li Chenan walked over, put down the book in his hand, got up and bowed, and respectfully called out "Master!"

"Old Huang, another kind of wine I taught you is the forty-five-degree Huapingchun. How is it?"

"Back to the young master, I have already brewed a vat and stored it in the cellar according to the young master's instructions. Master Zhou and I tasted the wine, and the taste is indeed much better than the peach blossom..."

Huang Sanlie looked at Li Chenan with admiration, "Master, this method is simply amazing!"

"Hey, the young master still has a lot of magical things for you in the future."

"Sit down, by the way, after ten days of storing Huapingchun in the cellar, send someone to send a few altars to the capital and hand them over to Ruoshui."

"good!"

Huang Sanlie poured a cup of tea for Li Chen'an, and Li Chen'an suddenly asked, "I said, Old Huang, with your wisdom, you shouldn't have been easily caught by Mrs. Fan back then!"

Huang Sanlie grinned, "Wouldn't it be better to catch it? If I knew your wine making method back then... maybe I would still be on Yanqiu Mountain."

"Let's not talk about the past, I got some news today that the Huo family and the Cao Mansion in Pingjiang City have successfully married. In addition... today I met Cai Zhengyao."

"He was a little worried because he found out that the Shen family's hand has now reached out to our major grain-producing counties in the south of the Yangtze River, especially Huyin County and Yi County."

"The county magistrates of these two counties are all from the Huo family. The Cao Mansion in Pingjiang City is involved with many forces in the south of the Yangtze River."

"In addition, there are rumors that around the end of this month, the Huo family will propose marriage to the Shen family...that is, Huo Shufan and Shen Qiaodie."