Peach and plum spring breeze and a glass of wine

Luoyang Ziwei Palace, Imperial Study Room.

Emperor Xiping Zhao Shu looked at the zhezi that Dongchang had just sent back in front of him and was speechless for a long time.

For him, this brochure brought back two pieces of news, one good and one bad.

Good news: The main T Huang Jin lived up to his expectations. He did a big job as soon as he came on the field, and firmly held Yang Erlang's hatred.

Bad news: Huang Jin's performance was a little too extraordinary, and the hatred value seriously overflowed, which might even affect him as the leader of the group.

Is this slave dog really stupid or is he pretending to be confused? Is this a way to deal with such a stubborn donkey?

Zhao Shu had a headache and was helpless and furious. The image of the stubborn donkey carrying a knife on his back, kicking up a cloud of smoke and rushing all the way to Beijing, had already appeared in his mind.

That stubborn donkey went back to Beijing and beat Shen Fa on the street.

Next time I enter Beijing, I'm afraid I'll have to attack Ziwei Palace.

Of course Ziweigong is not afraid of that guy's attack...

But the problem is that the old eunuchs in the Royal Horse Prison are inactive, and one of the master-level old eunuchs in Zhenguo will die. If the stubborn donkey of Zhenjiao pulls one or two old eunuchs in Zhenguo to die together, the fortune of his old Zhao family will be ruined. You have to shake three times!

Furthermore, if that guy was really allowed to attack Ziwei Palace, it would undoubtedly be another very bad start.

Change the general? No, it cannot be changed. How will the people of the world view the imperial court if the general is changed? Who will vent the anger on that stubborn donkey?

Emperor Xiping gently rubbed his aching eyes, and suddenly he understood Shen Fa's uncomfortable feeling of having no choice but to bite the hedgehog when he was dealing with the stubborn donkey.

To be fair, he really wanted to teach Yang Ge a profound lesson.

But he really didn’t want to push Yang Ge into a desperate situation...

First of all, he really cherishes Yang Ge's talent and spirit.

Secondly, he also saw clearly that Yang Ge did not have any objections, and he did not even have the ambition or desire to get promoted and make a fortune.

Emperor Xiping even had some thoughts on polishing off those unruly burrs on Yang Ge's body so that he could use them again... After all, Yang Erlang's tiger-head guillotine, each guillotine made no sound, whoever uses it has the final say!

But if Huang Jin, that dog slave, behaves like this, let alone taking that stubborn donkey for his own use, the stubborn donkey will have to blame him for being clear about grudges and being mature and prudent if he doesn't enter the capital and invade the palace.

No, I have to make amends. I must not let that stubborn donkey enter the capital!

Zhao Shu rubbed his aching eyes and braced himself to stand up: Show off the horse!

…

In that compartment, Emperor Xiping was restless in Ziwei Palace.

In this compartment, a team of joint law enforcement officers from the Six Divisions of the imperial court were marching southward along the river with great fanfare and high spirits.

The people of the Six Divisions traveled all the way to the mountains and rivers, enjoying the snow, moon and wind. Many officials who had lived in the capital for a long time were already eagerly looking forward to the taste of Yangzhou Skinny Horse...

Most people regard this large-scale operation as a rare opportunity to go on business and make money.

Their thinking is actually not wrong...at least it's not too wrong.

After all, in their eyes, this operation was a nationwide effort to capture a lonely man. What could possibly happen?

Even if that person is Yang Erlang, who is famous all over the country, there will be no surprise.

Sword tyrant?

If the Four Elders, Seven Heroes and Twelve Heroes can stand up to the imperial court, then they should be the imperial court.

Therefore, in their eyes, there is a possibility that this action will fail, but there is no other possibility at all.

We cannot blame them for their narrow-minded vision.

But among the information they had about Yang Ge, a very important piece of information was missing, that was the time when Yang Ge practiced martial arts.

In fact, so far, the only people who know clearly about Yang Ge's little master's body are Shen Fa and Jiang Kui, two people who have no martial ethics and have done something to Yang Ge a long time ago. Even if there is the possibility Only four people, Xiping Emperor Zhao Shu and Liu Mang, who learned about it from Yang Ge, knew about it.

In the eyes of others, Yang Erlang is just a talented master who has practiced hard for many years behind closed doors and reached the peak of his martial arts skills when he debuted.

A man who has been practicing martial arts since he was a child. He practiced Sanjiu in winter and Sanfu in summer for more than ten years. He became a genius master who became famous all over the world in one fell swoop with his mastery of martial arts.

Compare it to an amazingly talented and stunning master who has been practicing for two and a half years and is dedicated to being a waiter but is still in the top 20 in the world...

The former is certainly scary, but it's obviously not scary enough.

The latter is already terrifying right now, but what is even more terrifying is his future.

Emperor Xiping and Shen Fa were considering Yang Ge's future and the consequences of their failure, because they knew that time was on Yang Ge's side.

As for the others, what they consider is Yang Ge's current situation, whether it can happen again or not. They mistakenly believe that time is on their side.

…

The large group of people traveled through Suzhou and stayed overnight at Suzhou Pier.

After hearing the news, the officials of the Suzhou government mobilized all catering and singing and dancing practitioners in the city overnight to go to the dock to entertain the adults from the capital.

Spending money from the yamen to curry favor with the six major law enforcement agencies of the inner and outer courts at once. Who would miss this kind of deal?

It's night, the sound of bamboos and laughter can be heard in Suzhou Pier; big gulps of wine, big pieces of meat, gold and silver are divided...

From Huang Jin, the official of Dongchang Factory, to the grooms from the Ministry of Justice, everyone was intoxicated by the enthusiasm of local officials.

Night watch?

What night is it worth?

Which blind thief dares to disturb Tai Sui?

Isn't it that the old man who has eaten arsenic is tired of living?

Until midnight, a burst of panicked shouts of The water has leaked, the water has leaked suddenly broke the laughter of glasses and cups on the pier.

The drunken people staggered out of the cabin and took a look. The five large boats moored in the center of the pier were all lit up with fire...

Taking another closer look, my dear, isn't that the Dongchang's ship with 500 people?

Dongchang's 500 men and horses only had five boats in total, and they were still surrounded by boats from all the major yamen. Were they all killed at once?

Good guy, is there really a thief who dares to disturb Tai Sui?

The river wind was biting, carrying a long-lost aura of barbarism and cruelty. It slapped the faces of the officials coldly, waking them up from their drunkenness!

Surrounded by officials from all walks of life like stars holding the moon, the factory director of Dongchang looked at his burning ship, his fat face turning blue and white.

It's the opposite, it's all the opposite!

He slapped the flower boat's fence to pieces with one palm, and roared at the top of his lungs: Come here, dig out these gang thieves for the Za family, and put them to death, put them to death!

The officials of Suzhou Prefecture huddled in the crowd, wiping cold sweat away... In the area of ​​Suzhou, the only one who could dare to handle such a case was Lianlianwu.

They all know it.

But none of them dared to speak.

Because they can't afford to offend anyone.

Shen Fa and Wei Heng stood on the edge of the crowd each carrying a bottle of wine, looking at the blazing fire in that compartment.

Shen Fa sighed: It's starting. We have to stay away from that dead eunuch. Don't let blood splash on us.

Wei Heng glanced at him speechlessly and replied with a sigh: Last year in Hangzhou, the Za family and the Li family had a chance encounter. I didn't expect that...

Shen Fa pondered for a moment and said with a smile: It's normal. If you are close to vermillion, you will be red, and if you are close to ink, you will be black. How can a rabbit be friends with a liger?

Wei Heng shook his head: The Zajia are talking about that old water ghost Li Changjiang.

Shen Fa picked up the flask and took a sip: Didn't your West Factory receive any news from Lianlianwu? That old water ghost is going to die soon!

Wei Heng: It's because the old water ghost is dying soon. The Za family can't figure out why he dares to allow his little water ghost to come out to tease Dongchang. He no longer wants the foundation of Lianlianwu?

Shen Fa smiled and said: You must have thought wrong. Li Jincheng may be arrogant when he is young and frivolous. How can an old man like the old water ghost, who was scavenged from the pile of human essence, act on his own impulse?

Wei Heng: How do you say this?

Shen Fa: The old water ghost is not going to die soon. Can he keep Li Jincheng's foundation by tying Li Jincheng to his waistband? As for the enemies he has made over the years, once he dies, let alone him Whether the foundation of Lianlianwu can be preserved or not, there is no doubt whether Li Jincheng can survive. If he doesn't take advantage of the fact that he is still breathing, he can quickly support Li Jincheng to come out and hug Yang Laoer's toad thigh. Is it possible? Lock him in the house and wait to die?”

As he said that, he raised his chin towards the raging fire: Look at how measured this person is. He is clearly here to make Yang Laoer angry, and Yang Laoer is so stubborn. As long as he doesn’t die, who will be able to move the Lianlian Dock in the future? The Xiang family who tried to move the Lianlian Dock last time haven’t even finished their blood yet!”

Wei Heng scratched his forehead and stopped talking.

After a long while, he said: Then let's just watch? The one who is unlucky is Dongchang, and the one who is embarrassed is the court!

if not?

Shen Fa took another sip of wine, breathed out the alcohol and said: The old water ghost has only one remaining life left, and he is probably thinking about who to exchange his life with every day. Do you want to exchange with him? If this debt is settled, When it comes to Yang Lao'er, doesn't that force Yang Lao'er to fight the imperial court to the death?

Wei Heng scratched his head again, and after thinking hard for a long time, he finally gave up the struggle, lay down and said, You have a good brain, but you can't think of a way to get the best of both worlds?

Shen Fa only focused on drinking.

Wei Heng held down his wine bottle: You are talking!

Shen Fa smiled bitterly and said: I originally had a way to get the best of both worlds. I had planned it before. When I arrived in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and met Yang Laoer, I went out of my way to pester him to perform a play with the court, and then it was all done. Find a death row prisoner and hand over a corpse. Even if this matter is over, Yang Ge is still Yang Ge. He can still go back to Luting Yuelai Inn and continue to work as a waiter in his restaurant, but under the name of 'Yang Erlang' It can’t be used anymore. Based on my friendship with him, I expected that he would give me this face.”

Wei Heng: What about now?

Shen Fa raised his chin towards Huang Jin who was still furious on the other side: That rotten hermaphrodite dug up all the ancestral graves of Yang Laoer, and you still want to bow down to him? I have so much respect?

Wei Heng: Just say what you want, don't curse... Isn't that just an empty grave? Anyway, you are ready to show your face. At worst, you can send him up to him for a beating. That little bastard is very heavy. Qingyi will definitely give you this face.

You still don't know him well enough...

Shen Fa shook his head and said feebly: As long as there is a piece of clothing in that grave, this matter won't be so difficult. It's just because there is nothing in that grave that this matter is a dead end.

Wei Heng really couldn't understand: Why is it that the tomb is empty, but it is also a bad thing?

Shen Fa pursed his lips and sighed heavily: You only know that guy is not afraid of death, but you don't know that he doesn't really want to live at all... His family is no longer here, and he doesn't even have anything to bury. He didn’t even have any clothes. He erected the tomb just to give himself some thoughts of living and looking forward. The dead eunuch gave him all these thoughts and was afraid that he wouldn’t know how to pass on the epitaph. It's everywhere. With that guy's temperament, if he can kill Huang Jin and stop the knife, it's because he has been eating lightly recently.

At this point, he murmured to himself tiredly: Sometimes I wonder if I did something wrong at the beginning, and I should have let him die in that one-third of an acre of land in Luting... Obviously I wanted to I dragged him onto the court's boat because I wanted to use his talents in a positive way, but why did he end up where he is now by some strange combination of circumstances?

Wei Heng was speechless, and after a long time he cursed angrily in a low voice: Idiots who are good at internal fighting and outside fighting at outsiders, fail to accomplish anything but fail more than they do!

Shen Fa raised the wine bottle: Let him die!

Wei Heng picked up the wine bottle and touched it with him. Finally, he couldn't help but ask again: Since you have figured it out so clearly, there must be some way, right? Otherwise, why would we follow that old bastard?

Shen Fa glanced at him and suddenly smiled strangely: Is there a way? Of course there is, let's just wait peacefully for that guy to come over, take care of everyone in the East Factory, and vent the evil fire in our hearts, then we can Go up shoulder to shoulder and pester that guy, and talk nicely to him. Your golden bell is so good. When the time comes, you go up and resist the beating, and I will say nice things to him from the side...

When Wei Heng heard this, he almost spilled the wine in the flask: Are you serious?

Shen Fa nodded seriously: It's more real than real gold!

Wei Heng immediately put on a mask of pain, held his aching waist and complained, Who did the Za family provoke?

Shen Fa raised his head and took a big gulp of wine. He raised his eyes and looked towards the lower reaches of the Bian River. His eyes seemed to have traveled through space and he saw the lonely figure coming towards him with a knife on his back and a star and moon on his back.

He knew that after this time, there might not be much left in his friendship with Yang Ge.

He couldn't understand. The imperial court was right and Yang Ge was right. What was wrong?

Why……

He sighed softly in a voice that only he could hear, and murmured to himself: God's will plays tricks on people!

It was a wild night.

By daybreak, the five hundred men and horses of Dongchang had returned without success, so they had to requisition a few merchant ships as ships and continue southward along the river.

After learning from what happened last night, the people of the Six Divisions neither traveled around nor did they enjoy the beauty of the moon...

But no matter how energetic they were, accidents still happened frequently.

After a while, the ship hit the bottom and the bottom compartment leaked.

After a while, the dangerous river channel was silted up, and a large number of people had to be sent to dig out the river channel before the boat could continue.

When they reached the Huai'an River section, seven or eight boats were directly linked together with iron chains, blocking the entire river and blocking the way.

right.

It's the same move that the Xiang family used back then.

Even the blocked river sections are exactly the same!

All he had to do was slap all the officials and family members of the six major yamen in the face with a big ear scraper and tell them: 'You have offended our second master and you want to hit us in front of our house? Grandma! ’

Huang Jin, who had been silently reciting Don't make trouble all the way, was exploded again. Standing on the merchant ship with the Dongchang flag, he jumped on his feet and roared Reverse, reverse, reverse, and ordered the fleet to rush forward and collide. Death to this bunch of serial dock rebels who don’t know the heights of the world.

The Dongchang gangsters immediately accepted the order, drew out their sharp steel knives and crowded onto the deck to sharpen them.

The chain-dock water thieves on the chain boat were also not afraid at all. They grabbed a variety of weapons and pointed them at the Dongchang gangsters and made obscene remarks all over the place.

If they were elsewhere, they would really have to retreat when they bumped into Dongchang.

But in Bianhe... the navy of the Wei Dynasty had to pay tolls when they came!

Li Jincheng, surrounded by six dock owners, walked to the bow of the ship holding a bright silver gun upside down, and looked solemnly at the rapidly approaching fleet.

Wang Er pressed a large ring knife and whispered urgently: Young master, there are so many people coming, we are afraid we won't be able to withstand them!

Li Jincheng replied in a low voice without changing his expression: Only the people in Dongchang will be taken care of. As long as the other officers and soldiers don't come forward, we won't touch them. Just watch your brothers. Once we fall into a disadvantage, we will withdraw...

Before he finished speaking, a heroic laugh suddenly came from the river on the right bank: It's better to come early than to come by chance... Brothers, get on the boat!

As soon as Li Jincheng turned around, he saw countless tough men wrapped in red scarves and holding sharp knives rushing out of the mountains and forests. There were at least one or two thousand people in the dense crowd.

The man at the head was dressed in a flashy golden outfit and carried a sword. Although his face was covered with a black scarf, Li Jincheng recognized him at a glance from a distance.

Seeing the person coming, Li Jincheng's tense nerves relaxed, he laughed, put his hands in front of his mouth, and shouted: Hey... you are so coquettish!

The black-faced man on the other side laughed and responded: To each other!

Gentlemen, please be patient, there will be a second chapter tonight~