Chapter 1981 Yujing Nobles (Subscription Request)
Meng Zhao and the northern martial arts world knew nothing about what happened in the south, or the masters who were about to cross the river and come to the north.
At this time, it was the beginning of winter, snowflakes were flying, and the cold wind was like a knife, turning the world into a pale color.
The undulating mountains in the distance were like a long winding dragon, and the interlaced rivers in the near distance were like a group of pythons fighting.
Even the Yangwu Camp in Lingwu City, which had always been the most bustling, was huddled in the tent under the cold wind and snow.
The world was silent, all things were killed, dormant and nurtured, waiting for the spring of next year to revive all things.
The dark side hidden in the city was hidden silently and unknown when the wind, frost and swords intersected.
At night, at the end of the hour of Hai, the black clouds covered the moon, and the wind and frost were still there. The snow had already been cast on the ground with a foot thick. People stepped on it and fell into the snow pit, and the journey was difficult.
However, there were several people walking in the wind and frost, on the snow, without leaving any footprints. At first glance, it looked like a ghost night, which could scare people to death.
These people came to the place three miles away from Mengjia Manor. Although the sky was dark and there was no light around, the fireworks and lights in the distant manor were still very conspicuous, and the visitors were amazed.
"Hey, I have heard that Meng Zhaocai is powerful. Since he settled in Mengjia Manor, he has made several modifications and expansions, and transformed this originally ordinary manor into a building no less than the core area of the inner city. Today, I saw that it is indeed worthy of its reputation.
I don't know if he has embezzled the military pay of the Yangwu Army. If this matter can be verified, it may be a great achievement."
This person is seven feet tall, with cold features, a broad and strong back, and thin clothes, forming an inverted triangle shape, which looks majestic and powerful.
The blood and qi were surging, and the snow falling from the sky fell near his body, and was evaporated by the hot breath of blood and qi, turning into white smoke and disappearing.
Therefore, he was not stained with snow all the way, and he was leisurely and comfortable.
However, his words were full of hostility towards Meng Zhao, and even had the intention of dealing with Meng Zhao.
"Qiao Nian, we are visiting Meng Zhao today not because of the emperor's order, but in private. We must observe etiquette and not act rashly. You should talk less later."
The person who spoke had a black lightning pattern on his forehead. He was a head taller than Qiao Nian, with thin cheeks, protruding cheekbones, and a very thin body. There was no muscle, and the membrane was tightly attached to the bones, like a skeleton.
However, this person's cultivation was higher than Qiao Nian. He was also the one with the highest cultivation among the four. Although he was not a master, he could vaguely see the aura of a master. Perhaps he could break through at any time, but he was just suppressing his realm, accumulating his foundation, and holding back.
They may not have good intentions towards Meng Zhao, but more out of fear, not wanting the man named Qiao Nian to cause trouble.
"Well, Lao Liu, we are the emperor's subordinates and the disciples of General Yu. This time, we are ordered by the emperor to investigate the murder of the prince.
No matter how powerful Meng Zhao is, he is just a person who is praised by the martial arts world. Do you need to be so cautious?
I don't believe that he Meng Zhao dares to be rude to us?"
Qiao Nian was quite disapproving, or it could be said that he was proud by nature and had long been accustomed to looking down on others and pointing fingers at others.
The four people sent by Yu Changkong to Mengjiazhuang this time are all top-notch masters, and they have a distinguished origin and extraordinary family background.
More importantly, they are all royalists and loyal to the Beitang royal family.
Like Qiao Nian, he was born in the Blood Clothes Marquis Mansion in Yujing City. In the Marquis Mansion, he is quite close to the military in the west and is a powerful aristocrat.
The contemporary Marquis of Blood Clothes had been on good terms with Beitang Sheng before he ascended the throne, and they had a close relationship.
This man, called Lao Liu, was named Liu An. He was born in the Inner Guard House. He was highly qualified and had strong martial arts skills. Although his family background was the weakest, being only a fifth-rank official family, and not an aristocrat, he was valued by a prince because of his good potential and was recruited as a county horse master.
Of course, it was impossible for him to lead troops to fight or participate in politics in the court.
But he was also accepted and cultivated by the Imperial Clan House. Whenever the royal family had any tasks, Liu An was a reliable pillar.
It was also considered to be a phoenix flying up the tree.
The other two, Yan Libing, who was dressed in purple, had a handsome face and was gentle and refined, and seemed to be a scholar.
His father was the Minister of Rites, the East Palace Langguan at that time, and was also an old friend of Beitang Sheng and a trusted minister.
Yan Libing himself practiced the true skills of Confucianism and was accepted as a disciple by the master of Confucianism of the previous generation. He had a promising future.
The last of the four, and the shortest, Shi Jiawen, is the son of the current general Huaiyuan and Princess Yufang, and the nephew of the current emperor Beitang Sheng. He is the most noble of the four.
Each of these four people represents the noble system of Yujing City, and is also a loyal supporter of the Beitang royal family, or in other words, they are inseparable from the royal family.
Although they are members of the noble system like the Meng family, the Lei family, and even the other nine surnames, they look down on these local nobles.
First, they live in Yujing Imperial City and are used to prosperity. It is the center of Shenzhou, with abundant resources and natural treasures, and they are quite arrogant.
Can city people look down on rural people?
Well, even if you are a billionaire, you are just a local tycoon, not a wealthy family. This is what some people think, and it also applies to them.
Second, the nobles of the outer town are not very loyal to the royal family, which makes these people in Yujing City very uncomfortable with this.
Of the nine surnames and thirteen families, the Beitang royal family ranks first, while other families can be ranked on par with the Beitang royal family. It can be seen that although this relationship is nominally a master-servant relationship, it is more like an equal cooperation relationship.
And they are the ones who are truly attached to the Beitang royal family. Naturally, they do not deal with these founding nobles and the forces that share the royal family's profits. It can even be said that they are incompatible and tit-for-tat.
Meng Zhao is from the Meng family that they look down upon.
But he has achieved such a great reputation that everyone knows about it.
This has aroused jealousy and dissatisfaction deep in his heart.
Thinking in his heart, we are noble people, but we can only walk dogs, fight cocks and play crickets in Yujing City. You, a lowly person from the outer town, are also worthy of being famous all over the world?
As the saying goes, there is no first in literature and no second in martial arts. Of course, they will not accept Meng Zhao's so-called martial arts twin peaks and the name of the unparalleled genius of Shenzhou.
Beitang Xing was assassinated this time, Beitang Sheng was furious, first sent eunuch Zhan from the inner court to pursue the murderer, and then sent eunuch Wuming and Yu Changkong to take over the matter with experts to investigate the murderer.
These four people were squeezed into this operation due to various relationships, and followed Yu Changkong to the north.
The intention was very simple, that is, to use this operation as an opportunity to hone them.
After all, any of these four people has good qualifications and abilities, and if they can break through the Grandmaster level, they can be of great use.
For the Beitang royal family, which is now in a precarious situation, they are even more objects to be cultivated.