Sword of Coming

Great Li Dynasty border Ye Fu Mountain Pass, the city gate is wide open, one of the few light riders stationed in the city, choose a rare night march, although it is only 1000 riders, but when the tidy horses and iron hooves step on the ground, the earth still shakes , Such as the intensive and rapid beat of drums, making people excited.

Next to the post road, a riding general took the rein and stopped beside his horse, his face solemn.

The young lieutenant with scars on Yiqi’s face rushed forward, slowed his horseshoes, and stood shoulder to shoulder with the main general, and asked softly: “General Han, what is the intention of this northward attack? I am vast north of the Great Li Dynasty Ye Fu Mountain Pass. Territory, how could there be a large number of horse thieves? Even if it appears, it won’t be our cavalry’s turn, right?”

The stocky main general has a deep voice, “Don’t ask if you shouldn’t.”

The young rider grinned, and really stopped asking.

The Ye Fu Mountain Pass cavalry owner hesitated, probably because he was feeling a little uncomfortable. After some consideration, he whispered: “Not only our Ye Fu Mountain Pass, but all the troops on the southern border. Town, mobilize nearly half of the main field Qingqi, and all will be dispatched tonight.”

The young rider was stunned. “The four-year round of hunting in spring, summer, miao, autumn, and winter hunting? But the time is wrong. We participated in the spring search last year. Even if there is a big show of this scale this year, it should be placed Summer is right.”

The main commander subconsciously touched the soft horsehair of the mount under his hips, and said: “After arriving at the temporary station, the Imperial Court Ministry of War will automatically issue the next order, so let’s not think about it.”

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Red Light Town to the west more then 200 li, the vast upper reaches of the Embroidery River, there is a small solitary mountain in the middle of the water, which is called Steamed Bun Mountain by the local 100 surnames, and there is a lonely Earth Temple on the mountain, and Burning Incense is endless. According to legend, it is extremely efficacious, seeking for children, seeking wealth and wealth, and is famous far and near. It is a place where literati and saucy must go boating.But the local 100 surnames almost never come here to worship and burn incense.

The evening spring night is calm and cold, the river rolls away, the waves splash 4, faintly visible, there is a three chi long short azure carp in the river water, swimming quickly from the shore to the small solitary mountain, the strange thing is that a vermilion sits on the back -Clothed youngster, but slap high, his hands clenched the two blue carp’s whiskers vigorously, as if Knight was pulling the reins, the little boy was drenched with the carp and the river, looking pale, foul-mouthed, cursing the sky Scolded his mother.

The green carp swam to the shore, paused abruptly, and threw the vermilion-clothed youngster directly onto the shore. Little Brat hit a series of rolls, covered in dirt, against the big azure carp that was swaying in the river and returning to the opposite bank, cursing. “The upper beam is not right, the lower beam is crooked, you Patriarch is a sorrowful woman…”

The carp turned abruptly and stared at the vermilion-clothed youngster on the shore. The latter was scared witless. He put down a sentence that a good man does not fight with a woman, and hurried to Earth Temple.

The small temple was not closed. Little Brat finally climbed over the threshold. After turning over and landing, he raised his head to the funny mud figure with severe paint falling, and shouted with his arms on his hips: “The uncle almost drowned in the river. Purpose?! The uncle, believing or not, punished you with a big sin, ka-cha your head?”

With a bang.

The vermilion-clothed youngster was kicked out of the Earth Temple.

There was a man with a short stature sitting on the threshold, foul-mouthed and said: “You, a Burning Incense boy born in this ruined temple, dare you to call yourself an uncle?”

Not a family, do not enter the door.

The vermilion-clothed youngster ran back all the way gasping for breath, climbed up the threshold and sat with difficulty, grinning, his eyes sad.

The man frowned and asked, “What’s the matter?”

Little Brat whispered: “A little hungry.”

The man raised his arm and made a gesture to fight. The vermilion-clothed youngster hugged his head and yelled, “I just heard the news from the City God Pavilion in the city. It said that the Imperial Court Ministry of Rites and the Imperial Observatory Bureau got off. 2 Secret decree, requiring all Mountain and Rivers Divine Spirit in the Red Light Town all around 1000 miles to be all on standby, no leave without permission, no retreat, and must be on call, if it is clicked, it cannot be on time Appear, make a decision! Your uncle, if I hadn’t handed you the message, your lazy temper would have murdered a person with a borrowed knife…oh, forget you are not a human…”

This time Little Brat was slapped into the Earth Temple.

The man stood up and looked in the direction of Red Light Town, with a solemn expression, not forgetting to remind: “There is some food in the incense burner, so remember to save some food.”

“You have a conscience. I really don’t know how you got involved. In a state, the poorest guy who has been in the Earth Temple for the longest time, and has a poor relationship with his colleagues, even those shrimp soldiers and crabs in Embroidery River. Generals, I dare not put you in my eyes. Why did you say that I was so bad luck that I was born in your stove? Alas, I should find a better stove in my next life…” vermilion-clothed youngster kept talking. Complaining, but without delaying him, climbed up the incense table and plunged into a brass incense burner with 7 8 incense sticks scattered around.

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On the way back to the Pillow Station, the relay station deputy Cheng Sheng found the side child, suddenly gnashing teeth, and sighed suddenly, as if making a life-or-death decision.

Li Huai finally stopped and plucked up the courage to ask, “Old Cheng, I have 30 yuan in my possession. Can I go to the previous bookstore to buy a book? How much is the cheapest book there? Can I still give it to me? Anything left?”

The man called Old Cheng somewhat didn’t know whether to cry or laugh. After thinking about it, he seriously replied: “It’s difficult. The book from that shop is recognized by our Red Light Town as not affordable. If it weren’t for hobby to collect rare and rare books. Scholar, usually no one goes there to buy books. If you really want to buy books, I know that there are 2 large bookstores in the east, including Confucian classics, collections of philosophers, and Zhiguai novels. I can help you bargain there.”

The child with a stick shook his head and said, “No, it must be a bookstore just now!”

These are all the surplus food that Li Huai secretly saved, most of which were stolen from his uncle’s house, and the lesser part was the private money of his sister Li Liu.

In the bookstore before, that poor guy who wore straw sandals all year round was neither a swollen face and a fatty, but he bought a broken book of nearly 2 silver taels from this General without saying a word. He didn’t refuse on the spot and didn’t want to spend it for him. Much money.

Instead, he asked if he would read that book.

This surprised Li Huai.Although he said that he would read it at the time, in fact, after he bought it, he would of course read it. It just passed the time by flipping through it. Li Huai didn’t really have much interest in this “Cutting Water Great Cliff”.

But when someone is willing to pay 10 silver taels for himself, Li Huai feels very happy.

Li Huai is not stupid.Whether others treat him good or bad, the child knows well and knows clearly.

A pair of straw sandals, a book case that has not yet been built, plus this “Cutting Water Great Cliff”, I owe so much to others, so Li Huai feels that if he doesn’t do something for Chen Ping, he will feel sorry for himself, and his heart will be flustered. .

In fact, Li Huai doesn’t like Zhu Lu. Even Lin Shouyi, who shares adversity, doesn’t like it very much. On the contrary, Li Baoping, who often bullies himself at the school, feels pretty good.

Li Huai likes Ah Liang, who is a fool.

As for the pauper from Mud Bottle Alley, Li Huai is a little afraid of him.

At this time, the relay station deputy Cheng Sheng looked down at the serious child, thinking that it was what the guy called the immortal aptitude. Some things were indeed blessed to the soul. He held back his laugh, thinking that he could help the child. If anything, it may be a great Burning Incense relationship.Being kind to others and being kind to 1000 ordinary masters is far inferior to forming a good relationship with an the immortal. This is what he has seen and heard with his own eyes. 1000 is true and 10000 is true.

Cheng Sheng took the child to the alley between the 2nd street. The young shopkeeper was sitting on the threshold and looking at them with a smile on his face, as if he was waiting for their arrival.

At this moment, at the other end of the alley, a rickety old man with a lantern walked towards Li Huai 2.

The young pampered young master slowly got up and waved his hand to the relay station deputy Cheng Sheng, “Today the Heavenly Book Store is closed, and I will bring this child back here to buy books.”

Cheng Sheng 2 pulled Li Huai without saying anything, turned around and left.

The romantic and elegant young pampered young master, after confirming that the two people left the alley, no longer saw the calmness and ease before, cup one fist in the other hand softly said: “Tranquil Clash River Li Jin, meet the doctor grown ups.”

The gray-haired old man held his back in one hand and a lantern in his hand, nodded, and went straight across the threshold of the bookstore. The youngster who walked sideways to let out the road followed him. The old man casually inserted the lantern handle into the lower end of the book on the high wall of the book and turned his head. Looking at the youngster whose face was like a crown of jade, he said with emotion: “40 years ago you and I met for the first time, you are like this. See you now, it’s still the same, I envy others.”

The youngster squeezed the folding fan and said with a slight smile: “For us strangers, it is a great blessing to be born as a human being.”

The old man was nodded and did not refute.

The youngster asked curiously, “Is it an arrangement for the adults to live in the Pillow Station?”

The old man was silent.

The youngster wisely stopped asking.

He opened this small bookstore 100 years ago and looked at the world with a cold eye. He saw a lot of humanity and turmoil. He was no stranger to the Great Li Dynasty officialdom. He wanted to vacate so many A and B posts in the Pillow Post. It is the ability of 6 Vice-ministers, except for the 3 doctors of course. Great Li Dynasty Imperial Court, under 6 government office high official Vice-minister, doctor is the Division Lord officer, Outer Official is the deputy, from Grade 5. The official positions of doctor and Outer Official are not obvious, but there are 3 doctors with great authority beyond imagination.

This is the official department of the Ministry of War, the Ministry of War military election department, and the Ministry of Rites shrine to sacrifice the Qing official. These 3 Division Lord officials can be described as lowly and powerful, and the government and the public are paying attention.

A promotion inspection of all local officials below Grade 4 in the dynasty.

A person responsible for screening and reviewing the promotion of Martial Artists for the military of the dynasty, in particular, also holds the power of recruitment and security of the people of the world.

There is a person who is specifically responsible for a country’s ritual ceremony, and many times the king has to ask the person who is responsible for it. This low-ranking civil official is often a Confucian Academy or Academy origin.

The old man unimposing in appearance in front of him is one of them.

40 years ago, as the owner of this bookstore, Li Jin once gifted 2 books to a shabby scholar who went to Beijing to rush for an exam. He did not expect that the poor scholar would be promoted all the way and become the Great Li Dynasty Ministry of Rites. The doctor of the Qingli Division is clear and expensive and powerful.But for Li Jin, who is not in the temple and in the rivers and lakes, the Ministry of Rites has another meaning for the officials of the Qing dynasty. It is this small government office. It is said that many Capital officials cannot find the door, but secretly control it. Although there is no final appraisal right for the screening and evaluation of Nature God, there is a crucial right of recommendation.

After learning that the old man was sitting in this position, Li Jin sent several letters, all of which were clay ox entering the sea through the officials and merchants who passed by Red Light Town. Li Jin did not dare to make any trouble, so he had to give up regretfully.

The “youngster” under the pseudonym Li Jin has worked so hard to find the position of the Tranquil Clash River water god for 100 years. He used many ways to Burning Incense, but all failed.

The old man suddenly said: “The reason why Tranquil Clash River does not have the position of River God, you should know the reason, so you quietly sent the letter from my house. I just didn’t see it. It’s not that I don’t want to help. Powerless.”

The youngster smiled bitterly, and nodded said: “Understand. As long as His Majesty The Emperor is not nodded, I am afraid that the Ministry of Rites high official will not be able to speak.”

The old man smiled and stared at the youngster in front of him. Every 20-30 years, this person will change his face and appearance. The old man squinted and said, “But now there is an opportunity in front of you. It depends on whether you dare to fight for it. “

The youngster did not show any expression of excitement, and asked, “I heard that in the Dragon Spring County, which was once Black Pearl Paradise, the Great Li Emperor sealed a Dragon Beard River river god, an Iron Mark River River God, Draping Clouds Mountain, Lighting Lantern Mountain and Unrestrained Mountain each sealed a mountain god, giving 3 mountains and 2 water at a time, totaling 5 seats. This has already used up many of the family properties of His Majesty The Emperor. How could it be possible that this is about to be stretched? Throw another precious spot to Tranquil Clash River?”

The old man said with a smile: “Don’t worry, it’s not a conspiracy against you. It’s ugly, you won’t let me go out in person.”

Some youngsters fly into a rage out of humiliation, and then some helplessness under the fence, no longer speak.

The old man smiled and said: “With Red Light Town as the center, within a radius of 1000 miles, all the Nature Gods enclosed by the Great Li Dynasty Imperial Court, as well as alternate land and old river women, all need to be on standby in the near future, ready to participate in the event. Away from this, the southern towns including the Great Li Dynasty Ye Fu Mountain Pass dispatched a large number of elite cavalry and scattered countless scouts and scouts. As for you, Li Jin, if it weren’t for the book donation that year I will never tell you this news. There is no difference with you without you.”

Li Jin was overwhelmed. “In the Great Li Dynasty, what are you doing with such a big battle? What are you doing?”

The old man confessed, “One person.”

Li Jin looked at the old man’s eyes, not as if he was fake, and asked slowly, “Doctor, what do I need to do?”

The old man said with a smile: “The little things you can do, you just need to help stare at a man who just arrived in Red Light Town, because I know that 2 hundred or so years after you walked out of Tranquil Clash River, you have been running a lot in Red Light Town. Well, they are more familiar with waterways than City God, and more familiar with the town’s turmoil than the two River Gods, and if there is no error in the Capital file, you have a few rare Azure Nether Fish, from ancient books, most suitable for a small range Investigate and deliver messages internally.”

Li Jin’s face is not pretty.

The old man sneered: “Relax, Azure Nether Fish has indeed met once in 100 years, but I’m not down to the point where I want to see money.”

Li Jin laughed at himself and said with a smile: “It was me who saved the belly of a gentleman with this lowly one heart.”

He immediately asked: “Who is that person?”

The old man replied slowly: “A man wearing a hat, with a silver small bottle gourd around his waist, and a group of children around him. Those children came from the former Black Pearl Paradise, now in Dragon Spring County. As for the man’s true identity, The Great Li Dynasty spy has not yet been learned.”

Li Jin was dumbfounded, “That person has been to my shop before.”

The old man’s eyes are like electricity.

Li Jin said carefully: “It’s just a coincidence.”

The old man waved his hand and warned repeatedly: “It doesn’t matter. From now on, remember not to show your horse’s feet, even if it is not working, it is better than having it. If you accidentally beat the grass to scare the snake because of your mistakes, you don’t have to worry. Because you must be dead at that time, if that person doesn’t kill you, I will do it myself.”

“But if this happens, I can’t guarantee that you will become Tranquil Clash River River God, but I can let His Majesty The Emperor remember your name first.”

Li Jin laughed at himself: “Is this count as Jane in the emperor’s heart?”

The old man stopped the movement of flipping through the book, turned his head and asked: “Why, not willing?”

Li Jin said with a laugh: “danger lurks within the riches and honour, even more how, without the need for me to get caught up personally, a trade that makes a profit without losing money, did it!”

He snapped his fingers, and near his shoulder, two exquisite little fishes with extremely long tails appeared. They were the same as his spirit. What the fish saw was what Li Jin’s eyes saw.

They sway their long tails and disappear instantly.

Before the old man left, he smiled and said with emotion: “The price of the books in your shop is still so expensive.”

Only in this brief moment did Li Jin feel that the old man vaguely has several points of the demeanor of the young man.

The old man retrieved the lantern and left the shop.

The old man walked out of the alley. At the corner stood a tall and sturdy man with arms around his chest. The two walked side by side. The latter asked, “Aren’t you afraid of superfluous?”

The old man said casually: “Actually, after the hunting, the net has been collected to this point, then even if Li Jin suddenly loses his heart and ran to the man named Ah Liang, it is irrelevant to tell the truth.”

The man said ill-humoredly: “In the final analysis, do you want to pay back his book-giving favor?”

The old man squinted his eyes, showing a bit of conceit, and whispered: “The favor I owe is worth a little bit of money.”

—-

Zhu Lu said that he would eat ice candied fruit stick. Although Zhu He was a little curious, why his daughter suddenly fell in love with sweets, but this requirement can’t be considered at all, so he took the girl to find a stall.

In the end, my father and daughter were really found. There were vendors carrying a large number of candied fruit sticks, walking around the streets and shouting loudly.

Zhu He didn’t like this. Zhu Lu bought 3 bunches in one breath. Zhu He was a little confused. The girl smiled and said that she would eat one bunch, and the other 2 bunches could be given to Young Lady and Chen Ping.

The girl also said that she wanted to apologize to the boy tonight, so she could feel at ease by saying sorry to him.

Zhu He feels relieved and is extremely happy.

The father and daughter returned to the post and learned that Chen Ping and Li Baoping had returned to the pillow post.

Zhu Lu had not finished eating a bunch of ice candied fruit stick. He picked the yard behind the first-class post house and asked father to help him give Chen Ping a message, saying that he would meet Chen Ping here.

Zhu He strode away, a little funny in her heart, this girl was too thin, she just bowed her head to admit her mistake, what’s the shame.

Before long, the straw-shoe youngster appeared at the end of the painted corridor. After seeing Zhu Lu sitting on the bench at the other end, the youngster accelerated his pace slightly.

On the bench beside the girl, fifteen-sixteen candied fruit sticks were scattered.

The girl smiled and stood up, putting her hands behind her in a seemingly charming posture.

She walked towards the boy.