A knife in love

Chapter 833

Although Li Qiufeng has no intention of officialdom, but he has been working in Jinyiwei for five years, and he has been exposed to it every day, and he has acquired a lot of officialdom habits unconsciously.For Jin Yiwei, he can be said to have mixed feelings in his heart.On the one hand, it is true that Jin Yiwei is very powerful, and many Jin Yiwei are domineering and bullying others.On the other hand, they also know that most of the guards in Jinyi also work on errands, no different from soldiers in ordinary guards.Moreover, many spies from Jinyiwei infiltrated into the Tartar army in Mobei, as well as the pirate lairs on the southeast coast, to inquire about the military situation for the imperial court, and many of them died tragically under the knives of the Tartars and Japanese pirates.So unconsciously, Li Qiufeng would think about things from the standpoint of the government. Most of the time, what he worried about was not the life and death of the people, but how the court could tide over the difficulties.

But listening to Miao Zhu's words just now caused great waves in his heart.The battle of the imperial tomb, the battle of Yong'an City, and the terrifying netherworld in the belly of Hutou Rock, all traced back to the source, were caused by the factional struggle in the imperial court.The key to this party struggle is the increasingly serious land annexation in the south of the Yangtze River.There is no difference between Yang Tinghe Yidang and Liu Kang's faction in essence. They both want to fight for land and maintain their own faction's influence in the south of the Yangtze River.It's just that these people are fighting for power and profit, but the common people are the unlucky ones, and the imperial court is the one who suffers the final loss.On the one hand, the people lost their land. Although they complained about the big landlords, in the end, this anger was often passed on to the court.On the other hand, the people are attached to the big landlords, and most of the grain they grow is obtained by the big landlords, and most of the big landlords are officials, scholars, scholars, and scholars who have served in the imperial court. These people do not pay the imperial court. reduce.As a result, it will be unable to eliminate the Japanese pirates and resist the attacks of the Tartar soldiers.If things don't change, I'm afraid that one day, the world will fall into the hands of the enemy.

The more Li Qiufeng thought about it, the more frightened he became, but Miao Zhu didn't care, and then said: "So Wang Juren bought the land, but he did a good deed for the common people. But if there is no blessing from the City God, he would not have this blessing." Report. Our City God Empress, that is the most effective."

Li Qiufeng thought to himself, if the Empress of the City God really blessed Wang Juren to become a big landlord, it can only be said that she does not distinguish between good and evil, and helps the evildoers.It's just that although I think this in my heart, I can't say it.Li Qiufeng looked up at the statue of the Goddess of the City God, and said in his mouth: "I heard that this Temple of the City God has been built for thousands of years. I have seen many temples of the City God in other places, but the people inside are all the statues of the City God, and most of them are worshiped at the same time. This is the first time I have seen a temple where the father-in-law and the Empress of the City God are dedicated to the Empress of the City God."

That Temple Zhu likes people to ask him about the origin of the Town God's Temple. Hearing Li Qiufeng's words, he immediately beamed with joy, and told the legend again that the city god's empress saved the lives of the entire city.Li Qiufeng said with a smile: "These are just legends, there are too many to count."

Miao Zhu's eyes widened, dissatisfied that Li Qiufeng didn't believe his words.I just heard him say: "My lord, we don't know whether the legend is or not. But our city god empress is indeed a person with a history. The villain has been doing temple blessings for 30 to [-] years. Explain some things. The villain once heard from the previous Daimiaozhu that this city god lady has a surname. It is said that her surname is Xu, and she married a nobleman. Later, the nobleman died and she escaped. She saved many people along the way. God thanked her for her kindness, which made her body sanctified and became a god in the sky. Mistress Xu brought eighteen gods under her command to help the poor and help the poor in the world, and make good friends. Sir, if this city god empress is not a real person, and How could there be a surname handed down?"

Li Qiufeng knew that these people in the market place like to talk about ghosts and gods the most, but he didn't bother arguing with him. He just smiled and said: "Good and evil come from one heart, as long as one's heart is good, even if you don't worship gods and Buddhas, ghosts and gods will do it." Don’t dare to offend. Mr. Influence the people with the words of the gods, but it is also a great kindness, and I admire it.”

Miao Zhu was very happy to hear that Li Qiufeng praised him, and was about to say a few more words, when someone outside the temple said: "We have been to many Temples of the City God in this world, but the one that only worships the Goddess of the City God is the first." See you for the first time."

This person's voice fell away, but another person said in a deep voice: "Although the city god lives in the temple, he is different from the gods in the legends. Most of the city gods have names and surnames, but they are people who do good things for the people. Because of the respect of the gods, he was promoted as the city god. Although the status of the city god is not high among the gods, he is the person who is closest to the people. Just like the officials in the court, the most important thing to the people is not the civil servants and generals in the capital. It’s the magistrates and prefects who have to deal with the people every day.”

He finished his sentence, only to hear the person who spoke before said with a smile: "Mr. Liu has a great opinion, I admire it."

When Li Qiufeng heard the second person speak, his heart trembled, thinking that the voice was so familiar, it was very similar to a person.Could it be that this person has also arrived in Xiuwu County?After hearing that the person who spoke before called that person "Mr. Liu", Li Qiufeng no longer doubted it.Because of this, his expression changed, seeing that Miao Zhu was lighting a bunch of incense with his head bowed beside the altar, he tapped his right foot, his body jumped up lightly, and landed directly behind the statue of the City God Empress.

Li Qiufeng had just hidden behind the statue of the City God Empress, but he heard footsteps, and about five or six people came in.Then I heard Miao Zhu say: "Hey, where is the uncle?"

Li Qiufeng knew that Miao Zhu was looking for him, but at this moment he didn't dare to make a sound.

But one person said: "This statue is extremely lifelike, and it was not made by ordinary people. I can't imagine that there are such powerful craftsmen in a mere Xiuwu County."

He had just finished speaking, but Miao Zhu said with a smile: "This lord is really knowledgeable. To be honest, this statue was made by Wu Daozi, a famous painter in the Tang Dynasty, and he invited craftsmen from the Western Regions to shape it."

The person who spoke before said "Hey", and then said: "Who are you, why do you know so clearly?"

Miao Zhu said: "The villain is the Miao Zhu of this temple, so he naturally knows the origin of the statue of the City God and Empress."

The person who spoke before said with a smile: "It turned out to be Mr. Miaozhu. It is said in the world that you Miaozhu can communicate with the gods, and the people are very afraid of you. They are afraid that you will speak ill of them in front of the gods, so they stick your mouths with sugar cakes." , I don’t know if it is or not.”

Miao Zhu said with a smile: "Master, this is just joking. You are talking about Master Stove King, not the same as our City God."

As soon as Miao Zhu said this, the person who had spoken earlier remained silent for a long time.But I heard someone say: "Mr. Chu has lived in Kunlun for a long time and rarely set foot in the Central Plains. It is not uncommon for him not to know the legends of these gods and ghosts."

That Mr. Chu gave a wry smile, and said, "Mr. Liu, you don't have to put gold on my face. Just now, Mr. Chu said something wrong, but I'm going to make everyone laugh."

I only heard another person say: "What's the joke? To be honest, Fan has always thought that Lord Chenghuang and Lord Stove are the same thing. It can be seen that there are many people in the world who don't know about this. Haha, Mr. Chu, why should he feel sorry for himself?"

Several people chatted and laughed, it was obvious that they were extremely intimate.Miao Zhu said: "Gentlemen, please rejoice here, and the villain has to change some incense candles, so I won't be with you."

After he finished speaking, he could only hear the sound of footsteps walking straight outside the hall, which was covered by the chatter and laughter of the pilgrims outside the hall after a while.The hall immediately fell silent, and the few people who entered the hall later stopped talking, not knowing what they were doing.Li Qiufeng was surprised, and thought to himself that these people neither offered incense nor prayed, so what were they doing in front of the statue of the City God and Empress?

While he was thinking, he suddenly heard a person slowly say: "Your Excellency hides behind the City God Empress, how disrespectful to her, since your Excellency is also a fellow martial artist, why don't you show up and see her?"

Li Qiufeng's heart trembled, knowing that Xingzang had been seen through.It's just that he didn't panic when he heard that "Mr. Liu" was speaking.He walked around the statue, cupped his fists at everyone in the hall and said, "Mr. Liu, seniors, I never thought we would meet again."

There were five people standing in the hall, the leader was Liu Yong, the star-picking swordsman of the Huashan School, and the two standing on his left were Chu Danyang, the head of the Kunlun School, and Xu Chenghe, the head of the Qingcheng School.There were two people standing behind Liu Yong. The person on the left Li Qiufeng had seen in the imperial mausoleum, and knew that this person was Fan Chongyin, the eldest disciple of Yu Xingzi, the head of the Wudang School.The man on the right is a Taoist priest, about 40 years old, tall and not angry.It's just that Li Qiufeng has never seen this person before, so he doesn't know where he came from.But looking at this person's demeanor, he can stand shoulder to shoulder with Liu Yong, Chu Danyang, Xu Chenghe and others, so he is naturally a figure of great background in the martial arts.

Liu Yong heard that someone was hiding behind the statue, judging from the person's very subtle breathing, the person hiding was extremely skilled in martial arts.It's just that Liu Yong is an extremely cautious person. At this time, friends and foes are not distinguished, so he is unwilling to take action easily.What's more, he thinks that the decent heads and masters of Kunlun, Qingcheng, Wudang and other famous schools will walk with him, even if the person hiding is the opponent of Huashan faction, there is no need to be afraid.It's just that he didn't expect that the other party turned out to be Li Qiufeng. Liu Yong was surprised and happy when he saw Li Qiufeng appearing to meet him.He walked a few steps quickly, cupped his hands and said, "Brother Li, why are you here?"

Li Qiufeng cupped his fists to return the salute, and said in his mouth: "It's hard to explain this matter. How lucky to be able to meet Mr. Liu and all the seniors here?"

Chu Danyang and Xu Chenghe also came forward to meet Li Qiufeng.Liu Yong introduced Fan Chongyin and Li Qiufeng again, and finally pointed to the Taoist and said, "Brother Li, Liu is here to introduce you. This Taoist priest is the head of the Tianshan School, Senior Yun Zhongzi."

Li Qiufeng was about to bow to salute, Yun Zhongzi laughed, stretched out his hands to hold Li Qiufeng's arms, and said in his mouth: "I have heard that Hero Li has great martial arts, and what is even more rare is his chivalrous heart. Mausoleum, Yong'an City, and Shajiabao acted out of righteousness. I am afraid that there will be countless deaths and injuries among the heroes in the Jianghu. Several brothers in Pindao overestimated their capabilities and participated in the battle of the Imperial Mausoleum. They almost died in the Netherworld. They mentioned Hero Li, They are all very admirable. I didn't expect to see the face today, but it is a blessing for the poor."

(End of this chapter)