Chapter 168

Qiao Feng walked to Song Zhanglao in two or three steps and ordered:

"Song Zhanglao, give me the letter; I want to see what is written on it,

That made you so shocked that you would rather kill Kang Min to silence her than cover up this secret!"

Song Zhanglao struggled, unwilling to give the letter to Qiao Feng, and he argued:

"Sect Leader, this is really just the nonsense of this bitch Kang Min.

The words in it are really hard to listen to; Sect Leader, you'd better not look at it, lest it pollute your ears."

Qiao Feng was unmoved and insisted: "Even if it is nonsense, I have the right to know!

If you still recognize me as the Sect Leader, give me the letter!"

Seeing that Qiao Feng had already said so, Song Zhanglao dared not disobey anymore,

And had to hand the letter to Qiao Feng tremblingly.

Qiao Feng took the letter and looked at it, his eyes wide with anger, and he muttered in disbelief:

"Could I, Qiao Feng, really be a Khitan?"

Zhang Jie walked to his side, scanned it casually, and saw the content of the letter:

"Written order to Beggar Sect Deputy Sect Leader Ma, Transmission Elder, Law-Enforcement Elder, and all elders:

If Sect Leader Qiao Feng has any act of pro-Liao and betraying Han, helping Khitan and suppressing Great Song,

The whole sect should immediately join forces to kill him, without error.

Using methods such as poisoning or assassination is acceptable, and the executor can be pardoned.

Written by Wang Jiantong.

The seventh day of the fifth month of the sixth year of Yuanfeng of Great Song."

Although the letter did not directly state that Qiao Feng was a Khitan,

But things like pro-Liao and betraying Han, helping Khitan and suppressing Great Song,

Without exception, indicated that Qiao Feng's life experience was inseparable from the Khitan, or rather, the Great Liao!

And the subsequent instructions to kill Qiao Feng by any means necessary, such as poisoning,

Further showed Wang Jiantong's fear of Qiao Feng, his direct disciple, from the bottom of his bones.

And besides Qiao Feng not being of Han blood,

What else could make Wang Jiantong so afraid of his proud disciple?

In the distinction between Han and barbarians, the Beggar Sect is one of the most persistent groups.

It is not that these beggars want to protect the Great Song empire even if they are starving.

It is that they know that if the iron cavalry of the Khitan and Western Xia really trampled over the Great Song,

Then, with the people suffering, the Beggar Sect, at the bottom of society, would only have a harder time.

After all, when the nest is overturned, are there any intact eggs?

For those powerful people, they can still surrender,

But for those at the bottom of the Beggar Sect who don't have much utility value,

Even if they wanted to surrender, the Khitan would not accept them!

Just like a very realistic sentence in the 21st century, you ordinary people still want to be a traitor?

At this time, Bai Shijing, who was being guarded by several Beggar Sect disciples, knelt down on the ground and said sharply:

"Sect Leader, Kang Min cannot be trusted!

She can seduce us to frame you, so naturally she can also forge letters to slander you!

Elders, brothers, you must not be deceived by Kang Min again!"

Bai Shijing's voice was very shrill, and it seemed like a cuckoo crying blood.

able to manage regional sect affairs and uprising activities.

Elder Xi, Song Zhanglao, and others thought about Kang Min's previous actions, and it seemed to be the truth.

Kang Min's reputation in their hearts had already gone bankrupt after what just happened.

The reason why they hadn't taken her down immediately was already out of respect for the late Deputy Sect Leader Ma Dayuan.

Elder Chen Guyan still had doubts in his heart; he pointed to the letter paper and said:

"This letter has gone through wind and frost, obviously made many years ago,

And the handwriting on it is indeed the handwriting of the late Sect Leader Wang Jiantong."

Their elders were also fifty or sixty years old,

And they had served under Wang Jiantong longer than they had served under Qiao Feng,

With many exchanges of letters, orders, and exhortations, they were very familiar with Wang Jiantong's handwriting.

This letter seemed, probably, likely to be really left by Wang Jiantong.

"What's difficult about this?"

Seeing that Chen Guyan seemed to have believed it, Wu Zhanglao Qingfeng sneered:

"It is not uncommon for letter paper to exist for ten or twenty years.

It is said that high officials in the court treasure paper from the Kaiyuan era,

Or even the Zhenguan era, or even earlier.

And forging handwriting is even simpler; in this huge Jianghu,

Is there a shortage of a few imitation experts?

Not to mention anything else, the four great retainers of the Dali Prince of the South,

Among the 'Fisherman, Woodcutter, Farmer, Scholar', the 'Scholar' Zhu Danchen is a calligraphy master,

If he had the handwriting of the late Sect Leader Wang in his hand, imitating it would naturally be no difficult task.

Besides, other places might lack the late Sect Leader Wang's handwriting,

But only Deputy Sect Leader Ma's house could not lack it!"

"Exactly, exactly!"

Elder Xi and the others nodded in agreement.

Even Zhang Jie nodded secretly:

Forging letters and such is really a craft that has been perfect for framing opponents,

Deceiving enemies, and winning big with small since ancient times.

In the TV series "Yongzheng Dynasty" that he watched in the 21st century,

The 14th Prince, who was revered by the remnants of the old dynasty as the first sage king in history, Kangxi, was an expert in this:

He first forged the Crown Prince Yinreng's mobilization order, creating the illusion of the Crown Prince's rebellion, and abolished the Crown Prince.

Later, when he was the Great General King, he forged his eighth brother's letter,

Subdued the eyeliner planted by the Eighth Virtuous King around him, and tried to become the second-generation leader of the Eighth Master Party.

For such a 14th Prince who was proficient in forging letters and handwriting,

The vast number of netizens gave him a nickname that was very fitting—Sage-Hand Scholar!

It's a pity that despite all his calculations, he still lost to his fourth brother of the same father and mother,

That is, the later Yongzheng, and finally ended up dying in depression.

"Could it be that this is also your forgery, Madam Ma?"

Facing Wu Zhanglao's well-founded analysis, even Qiao Feng couldn't help but waver.

It wasn't that he, as Wang Jiantong's direct disciple, couldn't recognize his teacher's handwriting,

But that Kang Min had too many previous records!

Of the words spoken from her mouth, nine out of ten were unbelievable!

And the remaining one was definitely an dispensable nonsense!

"The old man can prove that Qiao Feng is a Khitan!"

Just as Kang Min, who had shouted "wolf" too many times and was backlashed, was unable to defend herself,

An old voice came from outside the crowd.

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice, and an old man with a thin face, holding a dog-beating stick,

And dressed no differently from the Beggar Sect disciples, was walking over with a group of Beggar Sect disciples.

"Xu Zhanglao!"

The Beggar Sect people recognized the identity of the person coming,

He was the Transmission Elder, Xu Zhanglao Chongxiao, whose status in the Beggar Sect was still above the nine-bag elders like Song, Xi, Chen, and Wu,

And above the law-enforcement elder Bai Shijing, second only to the Sect Leader and,

Deputy Sect Leader in the Beggar Sect.

"The old man can prove Qiao Feng's identity as a Khitan!"

Xu Chongxiao came to the Beggar Sect disciples and said sonorously.

"This can't be true, right?"

Between the secret letter of Deputy Sect Leader Ma Dayuan and the proof of the venerable Transmission Xu Zhanglao Chongxiao,

The Beggar Sect disciples couldn't help but waver.

"Pfft!

This is first the nine-bag elder Quan Guanqing, then the law-enforcement elder Quan Guanqing,

Who knows if this Transmission Elder will also be bewitched by Kang Min."

A disdainful voice entered the ears of the wavering crowd.

"That's true."

Some Beggar Sect disciples looked at Xu Chongxiao with strange eyes.

"By the way, I also want to add that the 'Scholar' retainer under the Dali Prince of the South,

Absolutely cannot be in the same boat with a shameless woman like Kang Min!"

That voice also promised with certainty, as if he were the 'Scholar' retainer under the Dali Prince of the South.

However, the Beggar Sect disciples' attention was not on this:

There are so many calligraphy masters in the Jianghu, and you can imitate handwriting by finding any one of them.

If you can't find one in the Jianghu, what about the imperial court?

Those scholars, regardless of their knowledge, must be able to write good characters.

And with Kang Min's beauty, seducing one or two scholars is not a difficult task.

Relatively speaking, the gossip about Xu Zhanglao Chongxiao and Kang Min was more attractive to them.

"I didn't expect Xu Zhanglao to be old but still have a young heart!"

Some people who also had unspeakable thoughts about Kang Min,

Thoughtfully looked between the legs of the withered Xu Zhanglao.

He is already at this age, could it be that he really still has worldly desires?

Even if his brother was stimulated, I'm afraid it would have been paralyzed and couldn't stand up, right?

"What kind of small fry is spitting blood here?"

Xu Chongxiao, who was compared with Bai Shijing and,

Quan Guanqing, who bowed down under Kang Min's pomegranate skirt, almost spat out a mouthful of old blood.

He is already over seventy this year, even if he has the heart, his second brother doesn't have the strength!

The person coming actually used this aspect to attack him, it was simply shameless!

"Xu Zhanglao, the person speaking is not some small fry; he is the heir of the Dali Prince of the South.

You should pay attention to the way you speak, otherwise, if a diplomatic conflict breaks out,

And Dali comes to Great Song to hold you accountable, it won't be good."

Zhang Jie said to Xu Zhanglao with a smile.

"Brother Zhang."

Duan Yu, who had mixed into the crowd at some point, ran to Zhang Jie excitedly.

"The heir of the Dali Prince of the South?"

The Beggar Sect crowd looked at Duan Yu and found that although he was not as good as Zhang Jie,

His demeanor was also extraordinary, obviously coming from a family of dukes or the nobility of the imperial family.

And since Zhang Jie dared to shout it out so generously, he naturally had confidence,

Plus Duan Yu's certainty about the 'Scholar' among the four great retainers of the Dali Prince of the South just now,

They believed Duan Yu's identity a little bit.

"I, I..."

Xu Zhanglao, who was retorted, only felt a burst of anger rushing to his crown,

Almost didn't catch his breath, and went directly to the west.

"How about it, interesting, right?"

Zhang Jie didn't even look at Xu Zhanglao, who looked like he was about to go to the west, but put his arms around Duan Yu's shoulders.

"Sigh!"

"Why are people's hearts so complicated?"

Duan Yu didn't care about Zhang Jie's mentality of a drama-lover, but sighed with a heavy face.

but as the leader of the largest sect in the world,

Even a hero like Qiao Feng cannot avoid being besieged by villains.

"Qiao Feng has met the Heir Duan."

Here, Qiao Feng solemnly paid his respects to Duan Yu.

Although Dali is not a big country, it is also a brother country equal to Great Song,

And Duan Yu is the heir of the Dali Prince of the South, so he must not be neglected.

"Duan Yu has met Sect Leader Qiao."

Duan Yu was also full of admiration for Qiao Feng.

He admired great heroes like Qiao Feng the most.

Well, because of Zhang Jie's appearance, Duan Yu and Qiao Feng did not become sworn brothers, and this was their first meeting.

However, I don't know if there really is a high-dimensional force like fate or historical correction,

Duan Yu and Qiao Feng hit it off immediately, feeling like they met too late, and started to cherish each other after just a few words.

"Xu Zhanglao, do you have any more evidence?"

After exchanging pleasantries with Duan Yu, Qiao Feng shifted his attention to Xu Zhanglao.

He must know the truth today!

Whether he, Qiao Feng, is really a Khitan, or Kang Min and Xu Zhanglao joined forces,

Wanting to conspire to seize the position of Beggar Sect Leader!