Chapter 22 Dumb kill

This is a bird, a talking bird, but this bird is not a starling or a parrot, but a small tit with yellow feathers, bouncing around very cutely. "Ah, Huang Kuaizui, this is a bird species bred by the previous generation of 'Gouhunlou' in charge of 'Xianyu', but it has never been used in practice. Because this bird has a weird temperament, it needs someone who knows a lot about bird nature to tease it. Speak up." Qin Shengsheng recognized the bird. Although Qi Junyuan didn't recognize this little sparrow, he had heard of it.Moreover, he felt that it was not worth the effort to breed such a bird. For this reason, he had a dispute with the "reed tongue" of the genus Lupus.Because the "reed tongue" admires this bird so much that it can transmit messages more secretly.Unlike other birds with letterheads, even if they are captured, they cannot learn the content of the message.It is safer than the "flying clouds with the wind" made by Gongqi.

The little tit danced lightly on the mute's shoulder, and the mute whistled, smacked his lips, and gritted his teeth at it.The little tit also chirped in response, looking like one person and one bird were having a conversation. After a while, the little tit turned to Qi Junyuan and the others, and said in a clear human language: "Flying stars float on the surface, wait for the moon to go with them. If they don't arrive in five days, go to Huhuli." This is the standard message term of Lihen Valley. "Floating face" means to let the Gusheng or Guke hiding in a place start to show up, and "Guomang" means the assassins sent by Guli to carry out missions here.

"When did you receive this order?" Qi Junyuan asked again. The mute thought for a while, breaking his fingers, and then stretched out his palm to Qi Junyuan, which meant exactly five days. "Don't embarrass him anymore. This mute is fine. He was indeed sent by Gu Li. It's a pity that he is not the acting master. Hey, dumb, no, Brother King Kong, do you have an antidote for 'same corpse'?" Qin Shengsheng knew clearly The mute is not the acting master, but he still doesn't give up. The mute spread his hands at her with a dazed expression.It seems that not only does he have no antidote, he may not even have heard of the name of the poison.

In fact, Qi Junyuan had no doubts about the mute from the beginning, but felt that the follow-up arrangement was very strange.It was a month ago that I received the "Lumang Note", and before I found Qin Shengsheng, "Erlang" and "Yan Wang" had already contacted her.In other words, regardless of the assassination of Tanzhou or Qin Shengsheng's personal enmity in Linjing, it was already in the overall plan a long time ago.But the dumb "Flying Star" only received the order five days ago, and he was on the way here with Qin Shengsheng and "Yan Wang".Counting the time of the bird walking on the road, the order was almost not long after I left Linjing.From this point of view, the mute should have made a temporary arrangement. After confirming that he had come to Xiuwanji, he notified the mute who had been living here to wait on the surface.

The arrangement of this step seems to have some kind of randomness, and this kind of situation can only happen after an accident in the previous period of stabbing.And the accident in the previous period was only his assassination job being vented and failed, which didn't seem to have anything to do with the temporary arrangement of the dumb. So are there any other surprises?The content of Qin Shengsheng's report was not enough for the government to take such a large-scale action, so it is very likely that someone before her revealed her assassination plan to Gu Zijing.If so, it was not an accident but a conspiracy, a conspiracy to get himself captured or killed.If this conspiracy succeeds, then Qin Shengsheng should indeed be taken away by "Yan Wang" and his master, and Xiuwanji doesn't need to arrange someone to wait for him.But he escaped, and he also controlled Qin Shengsheng, so he was the one who was really surprised in the whole thing.In order not to let himself spoil the next plan, he temporarily arranged for the mute to wait on the surface.

Qi Junyuan didn't dare to think about it anymore, because if the ideas just now are true, then the person who set up the conspiracy is either someone inside Lihengu, or someone who is familiar with Lihengu's operating procedures and methods, and has the ability to use the same procedures and methods of operation.But just in a flash of Sifei's brain, Qi Junyuan categorically denied his own idea.The organization of Lihen Valley is extremely strict, and it is absolutely impossible for things to be manipulated by internal traitors and foreign thieves.And there is no practical significance in doing so. I have no identity, I don't know the root cause of the assassination, and being killed and captured is of no value to anyone.

But now Qi Junyuan really has a chance to show some value, and that is to take the mute and two young bees and continue to the Hu Hu Li.Although the mute received the order to follow Guomang, Qi Junyuan and the others did not receive the order to take anyone away from Xiuji Bay, so they could completely refuse the mute to go with them.But Qi Junyuan knew in his heart that it would be useless even if they didn't bring the dumb.The mute has a monster-like dog, which he can catch up with wherever he goes.Fortunately, it can be seen from experience that the mute is a very honest person, so although bringing him will make the others stand out, it is not the worst candidate.

In the following journey, Qin Shengsheng had a lot of contact with the mute, which made Wang Yanba a little jealous.The girl Qin Shengsheng really has a special spirituality. Not only does she understand some things about the mute, but she also learned a lot of sign language for the mute. She can basically serve as an interpreter for the mute to communicate with everyone. Although the dumb Niu King Kong has superb bow and archery skills, he is just a Gu Sheng who hasn't been to Lihen Valley for a long time.His family has been hunters for generations, and his father and brother both have the ability to kill tigers and capture leopards.And he himself is also born with supernatural powers. He has been good at climbing mountains and ridges and swimming up trees since he was a child.But what is strange is that he is kind and compassionate in nature, loves animals, and is unwilling to kill weak creatures.The most peculiar thing is that he can comprehend the meanings represented by the calls and movements of animals.Once a passing fortune-teller gave him a fortune-telling, saying that he was descended from the Heavenly Killing Star, but he had not completely forgotten a part of the Sutra of Encouraging Goodness from Guanyin Bodhisattva before he descended, so he had a compassionate heart.But the number of days is hard to beat after all, after a killing and calamity, his true nature of the celestial killer will be fully revealed.

One day, the son of a local bully and rich man went hunting in the mountains, and the falcons released wanted to catch the rabbits and chickens raised by Niu King Kong.So he chased the falcon away with a self-made slingshot, but accidentally blinded the left eye of the bully son.The bully's son led people into his house, cut off his tongue in front of his family, and then gouged out his eyes.His parents, brother and sister struggled to break free and fought desperately with the bully's son, and the whole family was killed.But he escaped in the chaos, wandered to the vicinity of Lihen Valley, and was taken in by the master of Gong Jin.

At first, he was a valley guest, and because of his natural supernatural power, he inherited the potential of a hunter in his nature.Two years later, he went down the mountain alone to take revenge, and personally killed 23 people from the bully's family with a strong bow and quick crossbow.Then go back to the Valley of Lihen, begging to accept him as a student in the valley.Because at this time he has nowhere to go, and he has already regarded the Valley of Lihen as his home. Lihengu accepted him as a Gusheng, but let him leave the mountain after he had achieved great skill.Because the master of the skill attribute felt that his murderous nature was too strong, every time he stabbed, he always killed more and more fiercely.And as a pinnacle assassin, it is necessary to wear off such murderousness. Killing or not killing can contribute to the success of the assassination is the best skill.And the best way to wear off his murderous nature is to let him return to the normal market and deal with ordinary people more.Let those who cannot and should not be killed slowly hone and forge them with misunderstanding, discrimination, and bullying.

But Qi Junyuan knew another inside story.Gu Sheng left in Lihen Valley must be in good health without any defects.Just like him, there is nothing special about standing in the crowd, and it is impossible for others to remember their appearance with a certain feature.In addition, assassins like Dumb will have great communication problems when conducting multi-person assassinations.So the idea of ​​letting him go out of Lihen Valley to grind his murderous nature should be just an excuse, just to keep him away from Lihen Valley.Because as long as the mute meets a six-door master like Shenyan in the assassination work, or a master who is more powerful than Shenyan in other assassination sects, it is very likely that he will follow his trail to find the Valley of Lihen. Such a thing happened when Lihen Valley was first established. An assassin who was missing a finger was followed by other sects during the assassination and found Lihengu.Then he sent his disciples to pretend to be enemies and hang himself there.After being rescued, he sneaked into the valley and stole more than a dozen stunts from Lihen Valley.Therefore, the current Valley of Lihen is no longer the Valley of Lihen it was in the beginning. After that incident, a long-distance relocation was carried out immediately.And now even if the person with a grudge is within that range, no one in Yanzhong will show up to accept him before he really understands the origin and the real reason for coming here.And it must be connected to it after the hater faints, and they will not be allowed to know where the entrance and exit are.As for Gu Ke and Gu Sheng with physical disabilities, even after being accepted, they have to be guided blindfolded every time they enter Lihen Valley. But walking with the mute, Qi Junyuan is quite satisfied compared to the two young children.Because he won't be as noisy as Qin Shengsheng, making people upset.In addition, Weigou Qiongtang and Dumb's superb crossbow and billiard skills are extremely useful in combined stabbing games.It can attack and kill the target from a long distance, or it can be used as a bee of Fubo, hiding in the dark to respond and block the pursuers. Gu Zijing submitted the memorial to Yuan Zong on the tenth day after the trial tax increase. Along with the memorial, he also handed over an account book, which is the tax details of grain tax, salt tax, and other sporadic goods collected in the past ten days. And compared the total number of ten days with the previous ten days.In fact, these two totals have a certain amount of water, because Tangzhou has been closed for several days, and a large number of transit ships and vehicles have accumulated.So even if there is no tax increase, there will be a lot more tax than usual, not to mention the 30% tax rate added for no reason. Yuan Zong Li Jing was very happy to see this account, and Feng Yansi also handed over the notebooks of Yan Shifang and Wan Xuehe at this moment. The notebooks of Yan Shifang and Wan Xuehe were written by Gu Zijing, and the basic content was explained very carefully.However, the part mentioned at the beginning is the two of them's own ideas. This part is nothing more than praising Gu Zijing's reputation for devoting himself to the country and not being afraid of threats.The latter part is all about the benefits of tax increases, and the fact that there are no disadvantages to neighboring countries and the country itself. The most affected countries are the unrelated countries such as Shu and Northern Han.Before presenting this book to Yuanzong, Feng Yan read and added a large section of content, which mainly talked about the importance of the current economy to the Southern Tang Dynasty. But on the whole, what Feng Yansi said is not unreasonable.At that time, in the Southern Tang Dynasty, there was Dazhou in the northwest, Chu in the west, Southern Han in the south, and Wuyue in the southeast.However, the extermination of Fujian and the attack on Chu in the past few years has not been considered a success. The expected benefits have not been obtained, but the treasury has been emptied and the military strength has been greatly reduced. The current situation is that Chu and Southern Tang are enemies, and there may be military conflicts at any time.The current temporary peace is only because Zhou Xingfeng has controlled the entire Chu land, but due to the turmoil in Chu land these years, the national power and military power have declined greatly, and he dare not stand on his own as a king.So he was willing to be attached to Dazhou, and was granted the title of envoy of Wuqing army.But once he recovers, or gets support from unexpected financial resources, it is very likely that he will attack Nan Tang immediately.Because the borders of Tang and Chu stretched too long, and most of them were plains, it was easy to use troops.Moreover, attacking Southern Tang in the name of Xue Guoqiu can not only gain the support of the people, but also improve Zhou Xingfeng's prestige. Southeast Wuyue absolutely surrendered to the Great Zhou, which was a smart move.On the one hand, the Great Zhou had strong troops and strong horses, and the national power was strong; on the other hand, the two countries sandwiched the Southern Tang in terms of terrain distribution, and whenever there was a dispute, they echoed and attacked the Southern Tang from afar.In fact, some sporadic conflicts between the Southern Tang Dynasty and Da Zhou and Wu Yue in recent years are the disadvantages, and it is difficult to parry the enemy every time. Although the Southern Han Dynasty did not conflict with the Southern Tang Dynasty, they were not friendly either.However, because the Southern Tang Dynasty destroyed Fujian and attacked Chu, the Southern Han Dynasty also became wary of the Southern Tang Dynasty. Feng Yansi's strategy should be good. He wants to improve the status of Southern Tang among other countries from an economic point of view.In this way, the Southern Han Dynasty can be drawn in and the relationship between Wu Yue and Da Zhou can be separated.Because the two countries are bordering the sea and have no roads, although grain, rice and fish are abundant, there are few minerals, especially copper and iron.The purchase and transportation of copper and iron all have to pass through the territory of the Southern Tang Dynasty. The Southern Tang Dynasty first raised the tax rate to increase the expenditure of the two countries in this regard.Then, when the time is right, the tax rate of related materials shipped to the two countries will be further reduced, and the trust and dependence of the two countries will be won. This is equivalent to a business with no profit. Li Jing himself is a person who lacks opinions, and even loses the judgment he should have in the face of immediate interests and future prospects.He immediately issued an edict to ask the Ministry of Households to raise taxes on transit and outbound materials as a whole.The Ministry of Households drafted a document and distributed it to all entry and exit gates across the country, and the exit and transit taxes of goods were collected at the increased tax rate. Han Xizai happened to be absent from the court that day because of important business, and he didn't know Yuanzong's decision until he returned to the Ministry of Households and read the draft.He immediately rushed to the palace, asked to see Yuanzong, and stated his interests.But how could Yuanzong listen to Han Xizai's words at this time, no matter what, Gu Zijing had already piled up a lot of money in front of him.And Han Xizai could only use a lot of empty reasons from all over the world, ancient, modern and future to ask him not to want the money. How could he be willing to do such a stupid thing?