A knife in love

Chapter 1167

Hearing what Li Qiufeng said, Zhang Shi recalled the situation just now, calmed down a little, and said, "I blamed Brother Zhu wrongly, please don't be offended by Brother Zhu."

Li Qiufeng hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Where did Yuanwai Zhang say anything? It's just that although I found that there are martial arts masters hidden in the cabin, I didn't expect that Mr. Xiao turned out to be a high-ranking official. We have him with us. We will definitely be able to meet each other this time." Bad luck turns good, and death brings good fortune."

Zhang Shi snorted, turned his head and glanced at the cabin, then lowered his voice and said to Li Qiufeng: "Brother Zhu, don't believe the nonsense of the surname Xiao. This person is very cunning, but he just wants us to do it for him." He worked hard, that's why he said these flattering words to us. His words can be listened to, but not true."

Li Qiufeng pretended to be surprised and said: "Such a big official, can he tell lies?"

Zhang Shi smiled contemptuously, and said in his mouth: "What kind of official is he? He is just a villain who works for a high official. But I have met many high officials. If you have something to say, you might as well say it to Brother Zhu. The bigger the official Son, the more they know how to lie and deceive people. If they don’t lie, how can they become high officials? The surname Xiao concealed his identity and went to Fusang with us, but he was worried about the loss of goods. Judging by what this person says and does, he is definitely a Tough guy."

When Zhang Shi said this, he looked at Li Qiufeng and said, "Brother Zhu, I'm worried that the person surnamed Xiao will harm us. If he intends to harm others, our lives depend entirely on you, brother."

Li Qiufeng said: "Don't worry Zhang Yuanwai. Since I promised to escort Zhang Yuanwai Zhouquan, I will definitely not break my promise."

The two discussed in low voices again, and then they went back to the cabin to rest.There was nothing to say all night, and early the next morning, Qin Laowu asked the boatman to bring bread, pickles and water to everyone.Li Qiufeng picked up the noodles and ate them. When he had just finished eating a piece of noodles, he heard footsteps in the cabin next door, and then someone whispered: "You old Song is smart enough to secretly hide wine and roast chicken."

This person's voice was extremely low, but the walls of the cabins were extremely thin, and Li Qiufeng's internal strength was profound, so he heard this person's words.He was startled, and heard that it was shopkeeper Yin who spoke.And the "Old Song" he mentioned was undoubtedly the shopkeeper Song.Shopkeeper Song said: "You want us to eat these thick breads and pickles every day, and still have birds in our mouths? Your old Yin has a sharper nose than a dog. I just took out the roast chicken, and you got in."

But shopkeeper Yin said with a smile: "I smelled the aroma of wine and knew that your old Song family has a lot of fine wine, so I came here. We have a share to meet, how about giving us a jar to taste?"

Shopkeeper Song said: "Shut up! I only brought two jugs of this wine, so I have to save some. Let's drink only one glass each today, otherwise we won't be able to walk for a few days, and there will be no more good wine to drink. "

After Shopkeeper Song finished speaking, the cabin next door was silent for a while, and then Shopkeeper Yin said with a smile: "Good wine! It's really good wine!"

Shopkeeper Song said with a smile: "This wine can't be drunk for nothing. Shopkeeper Yin, you have to share the good things you carry with us."

Shopkeeper Yin smiled and said, "Naturally. You said my nose is better than a dog's, but yours is not bad. I wrapped this ham in four or five layers of oil paper, but you still smelled it."

After Shopkeeper Yin finished speaking, there was no movement in the cabin next door, presumably the two of them were enjoying themselves.Li Qiufeng looked at the pancake in his hand, imagining that the two people next door were eating ham and roast chicken, he couldn't help swallowing, and suddenly felt that the pancake was rough and hard to swallow.He sat there for a while, put the bread on the small table, and walked out of the cabin.Just walking through the doors of various cabins, I could smell the smell of meat and wine.It seems that everyone has brought good food and wine with them, and is secretly drinking and eating meat.

Li Qiufeng walked to the deck, but saw the sun rising from the east, casting thousands of golden rays.Qin Laowu was standing at the bow of the boat, looking into the distance.Li Qiufeng walked behind Qin Lao Wu, and said, "Qin Fifth Brother, where are we now?"

Seeing that Li Qiufeng had arrived, Qin Lao Wu took two steps back and said with a smile, "We have left Ningbo Mansion for more than a hundred miles, and we can turn eastward after walking another forty or fifty miles."

When Qin Laowu said this, he glanced at Li Qiufeng and said, "Brother Zhu, have you finished your meal?"

Li Qiufeng nodded.Qin Laowu smiled and said: "The shopkeepers in the cabin all brought good food and wine, I'm afraid Brother Zhu didn't bring it?"

Li Qiufeng was stunned, thinking to himself that Qin Laowu once said that drinking is not allowed on board, but now the shopkeeper Yin and others are drinking, but he is not annoyed, which is strange.

Knowing that Li Qiufeng was puzzled, Qin Laowu smiled slightly and said, "These shopkeepers are all rich merchants, and they all like good wine. It is more uncomfortable to make them stop drinking than to kill them. I have fought with these shopkeepers too much. In our first acquaintance, we naturally turned a blind eye to them drinking and eating meat. It’s just that the rules still have to be said, as for whether to abide by them or not, it’s up to you.”

Just as he finished speaking, he saw a boatman poking his head out from the rear hatch.I saw him carrying a skin bag in his left hand and an oiled paper bag in his right, walking over excitedly.But when he saw Li Qiufeng standing beside Qin Laowu, he stopped immediately, with an embarrassed expression on his face.

Qin Laowu chuckled and said: "Brother Zhu is not an outsider, so don't hide it. Just bring the wine and meat, and Brother Zhu and I will have a drink."

The boatman then walked up to Qin Laowu and Li Qiufeng, handed the skin bag and oil paper bag to Qin Laowu, then turned around and walked to the back cabin.Qin Laowu handed the skin bag to Li Qiufeng, and said with a smile, "Brother Zhu, take a bite first!"

Li Qiufeng was a little embarrassed, waved his hands hastily, and said, "Fifth Brother Qin, I don't like to drink alcohol, you can drink it yourself. I just came to the deck to see where we are, not to beg for food and drink."

Qin Laowu only said that Li Qiufeng had a thin skin, but instead handed the skin to Li Qiufeng.Li Qiufeng waved his hands repeatedly to decline.Qin Laowu had no choice but to take back the skin bag and open the oiled paper bag, but inside was a roast chicken.He tore off a chicken leg, handed it to Li Qiufeng and said, "You don't have to drink the wine, but you have to eat this chicken leg."

Li Qiufeng had no choice but to take the chicken leg and thank him.Qin Laowu pulled out the cork from his leather pouch, raised his head and took a big gulp, smacked his lips, and said: "I went out with the late emperor to fight the Tartars, ambushed a group of Tartar soldiers, and robbed the horses they were carrying immediately. **Wine. At that time, I was still a soldier, and I secretly drank a sip, which made me cry. It happened that the late emperor passed by on horseback, saw me in a state of distress, laughed, and ordered the accompanying guards to reward me with a piece of wine. That wine It's really delicious! After drinking all the imperial wine, I will always keep this skin with me. The late Emperor was a heroic and brave man, and he was a very good man. Alas, he just died young, what a pity, what a pity."

Li Qiufeng was a little surprised to hear that he had no words to praise Emperor Zhengde.He opened his mouth and said, "I have been in Sichuan for a long time, so naturally I haven't seen the first emperor. However, according to folk rumors, this Emperor Zhengde seems to be acting absurdly, and he is not a wise king..."

Before Li Qiufeng finished his sentence, he saw Qin Lao Wu raised his eyebrows and said in his mouth: "Nonsense! It's all those dirty officials deliberately spreading rumors, and the ignorant and foolish people believe it is true. I have seen Emperor Zhengde with my own eyes. How can I not know what kind of person he is after fighting outside the Great Wall for several months?"

Li Qiufeng didn't expect that Qin Laowu would be furious by saying something casually, and he couldn't help being startled.Qin Laowu took another big gulp of wine and said angrily: "The late emperor took the bow and led us to beat the Tartar soldiers away. But those ministers said that he used his troops recklessly and wasted money and food. But the Tartar soldiers hit the foot of the Great Wall, Killed countless people. If they still closed their doors, they might not even be able to keep the city of Beijing. Those officials refused to let the late emperor go out because they were frightened by the battle of the Tumubao, and they were afraid that they would follow the late emperor to fight the Tartars and end up with one There is no end to return."

When Qin Laowu said this, he became more and more annoyed. He gave a savage "pooh", and then said: "The late emperor won the battle and brought us home in triumph. Those ministers did not dare to criticize the late emperor, so they had to vent their anger on a few On the general of the army, he said that they were "proficient in provoking frontiers, killing the good and pretending to be meritorious", and forced the late emperor to kill people. Naturally, the late emperor did not allow it, and these ministers formed cliques for personal gain and insisted on arresting people. Later, Zongbing Fang was angry and returned home. , but on the way, he became seriously ill due to depression, and even vomited blood and died. After we heard the news, we all felt sorry for Fang Zongbing. Later, the Ministry of War sent people, and everyone thought it was to reward the meritorious soldiers. Unexpectedly, the Ministry of War sent people to track down the generals who killed good men and made meritorious deeds, which caused a mutiny in Datong City. My brothers and I were disheartened and left the barracks quietly. We don’t know whether the first emperor was a wise king or a foolish one. .But the first emperor dared to swing his sword and fight the Tartar soldiers on the battlefield, he was definitely not a coward!"

(End of this chapter)