A knife in love

Chapter 843

Monk Xuanji sat beside Li Qiufeng, seeing that the people around him did not pay attention to them, he lowered his voice and said: "The poor monk originally wanted to rush to Mount Song, but when he first arrived in Luoyang, he met some lay disciples from Shaolin Temple. The various gangs are gathering in Xiuwu County to help Wuji Temple. The poor monk knew that there was something wrong, so he bid farewell to Mr. Situ and hurried back. When he entered the city this evening, someone sent an invitation card, and the poor monk went all the way Inquire and come here."

Li Qiufeng gave Monk Xuanji a brief account of the situation in Xiuwu County in the past few days.Monk Xuanji was also very puzzled after hearing this, and said in a low voice: "This is really strange. Could it be that someone has a foretelling and knows that Wuji Temple, Xiaoyao Temple, and Kongming Temple will be burned down?"

Li Qiufeng shook his head, and said in his mouth: "Thinking about it, someone wanted to destroy Wuji Temple in one fell swoop. And the murderer not only wanted to destroy Wuji Temple, but also lured all the sects to Yuntai Mountain, and then wiped them out in one fell swoop. The younger generation made a mistake. He bumped into Yuntai Mountain, and fought with Yunxuan and others. Although this incident was just a coincidence, it was somewhat in line with the murderer's plot. In fact, before this, the murderer had already sent people to all sects and sects of the martial arts. News. It’s just that according to the calculations of the younger generation, the murderer sent out the post more than a month ago. At that time, most of the heroes of the world gathered in Hutouyan, and those who stayed behind were disciples of the younger generation. After receiving the post, the disciples of the younger generation I didn't dare to make a decision on my own, and I could only wait for the master to come back. Therefore, those who came early were some small sects that did not participate in the Hutouyan meeting. As for the two major sects of Shaolin and Wudang, because there are so many masters in the sect , the leaders of the two sects are extremely shrewd people. The murderer had a lot of scruples, so he didn't post anything to the two sects. It just happened to happen that the younger generation made a big fuss in Wuji Temple, and Yunxuan thought that the younger generation was a demon sect The middleman, that is, Feige passed on the letter, Shaolin Temple and Wudang sent people to Yuntai Mountain. However, the murderer had already planned to burn Wuji Temple, Xiaoyao Temple, and Kongming Temple to nothing. According to the younger generation, The murderer spent so much effort, the plot must be not small."

Monk Xuanji looked around and asked in a low voice, "Which sect organized this banquet?"

Li Qiufeng shook his head and said: "This is not a banquet by the sects of Jianghu, but a banquet hosted by the Xiuwu County Yamen, and the heads of various sects are invited to the gathering here."

Monk Xuanji was startled, and said in his mouth: "How can the Xiuwu County Yamen be so powerful? As soon as the poor monk entered the city, they actually prepared invitations for the poor monk to come to the banquet."

Li Qiufeng smiled wryly and said: "The younger generation is also very suspicious of this. In the past few days, I have had a lot of dealings with the magistrate, county magistrate, catcher, master, etc. of the Xiuwu County Yamen. Although these people are extremely shrewd, they are so It is absolutely impossible for people like them to make careful arrangements. The person who presides over this matter is not only very familiar with all sects and sects in the Jianghu, but also has to set up countless eyeliners around Xiuwu County in order to rush to Xiuwu County. The whereabouts of the Jianghu figures in Wuxian County have been inquired so clearly. It will not only consume a lot of manpower, but also a lot of money to complete this matter. It is hard to understand who this person is."

While the two were talking, they saw a group of people coming out of the inner hall.Then someone applauded and said: "Heroes and heroes, please sit down, I have something to say!"

At this time, two to three hundred leaders of Jianghu gangs were already sitting in the courtyard.These people were whispering at first, but when the master finally appeared, they stopped talking and the courtyard fell silent.I saw a dozen people who came out of the main hall and sat down at the table at the head of the stone steps, but the person who spoke just now was still standing on the stone steps, clasped his fists at the crowd and said: "My surname is Zhang, and my name is Baixing. I live in the book office of Mr. Huang, the county magistrate of Xiuwu County. Today, all the heroes came to our county. Mr. Huang was not very respectful. Heroes Haihan."

Li Qiufeng whispered to Monk Xuanji: "This master Zhang is domineering, he is not a good person."

However, they could hear the humility of people from all over the world, thanking the Xiuwu County Yamen for their kindness.Li Qiufeng looked towards the main table, but saw an old man like a tower sitting on the main table.This old man is over 50 years old, with a square face, not angry and pretentious.Wearing a blue brocade robe, with a jade belt hanging from his waist, sitting on a chair, he looks extremely powerful.The person sitting on his right is Han Qusi, the prefect of Luoyang.On the left is Huang Chong, the magistrate of Xiuwu County.In addition, Mr. Ji, Yu Fan and others whom Li Qiufeng met during his night visits to the prefect's yamen in Luoyang were also sitting at the main table.

Li Qiufeng thought to himself, among the officials in Xiuwu County, in terms of official position, naturally the commander of Ruyang Guard Hu Kun is the highest.The old man in green robe took the main seat, presumably he was Hu Kun.This man is so mighty and majestic, he really has the air of a general.

But I heard Master Zhang continue to say: "Our Huang Zhi County is born as a literati, but we admire the heroes who are chivalrous and righteous. But as the saying goes, the state owns the state law, and the family has family rules. When you come to Xiuwu County, you have to follow the court law. Otherwise, Mr. Huang has to deal with it according to the law if something happens. For example, there are some friends from the rivers and lakes who have a private enmity on weekdays. When they face each other in Xiuwu County, they will fight without hesitation Come on, even killed people. This kind of thing must not happen again, otherwise Mr. Huang will have to come forward to suppress it, and everyone will lose face."

Although Master Zhang's words were very polite, there was a threatening meaning hidden in his words, and the leaders of all the gangs present could naturally hear it.Some people thought to themselves: "In the daytime, the Red Gun Club and the Iron Palm gang fought. Didn't your yamen send tolerance police to suppress it? What happened? Not only did the fight not be suppressed, but they were beaten to the bum and fled in embarrassment. .At this time, they are threatening with empty words, do we really think we are three-year-old children?!"

It's just that the Jianghu gangs present are not underworld figures, and they have some relationship with the government both openly and secretly.Therefore, although he didn't take Master Zhang's words seriously, he didn't have the slightest objection on the surface.Many people also praised loudly and vowed to abide by the laws of the Ming Dynasty and never gather crowds to fight in Xiuwu County.

Master Zhang was very happy to see that everyone had no objection.He said to everyone: "I know that all heroes are people who know the current affairs. Since you have no objections, we don't need to say more. I would like to ask the county magistrate to say a few words, which is regarded as a welcome."

After Master Zhang finished speaking, he wobbled down the stone steps, arrived at Huang Chong's side, took a sip from the teacup on the table, and ignored Huang Chong and Hu Kun.Seeing this situation, Li Qiufeng was secretly surprised.Above the officialdom, the most important thing is the dignity of the position.Since Zhang Baixing has become Huang Chong's master, he is naturally familiar with the rules of the officialdom.But looking at this person's words and deeds, he doesn't have half respect for Huang Chong.Even in front of Hu Kun and other high-ranking generals, this Master Zhang is unscrupulous in his words and deeds.It's really strange that such a person with his talent and demeanor can become Huang Chong's master copywriter.

Master Zhang sat beside Huang Chong after drinking a cup of tea.Li Qiufeng found that although Huang Chong was not unhappy with Master Zhang's rude behavior, Han Qusi and Master Ji who were sitting on the other side frowned.

Huang Chong coughed, stood up slowly, scanned the crowd, and said weakly: "Everyone is a hero who has become famous in the Jianghu. Today, I have to say a few words when I arrive at Xiuwu County. Han Feizi once I have said that Confucianism uses literature to disrupt the law, and chivalry uses martial arts to violate the law. You are such people. Han Feizi listed martial arts in Jianghu as the five beetles, do you know what the five beetles are?"

Li Qiufeng didn't expect that Huang Chong would be so unceremonious, and he said the five beetles in one mouth, and he couldn't help being horrified.It's just that most of the warriors present at the scene have no inkling, and they have never heard of Han Feizi's famous saying, and they don't know what the "five beetles" are.Some rough men immediately inquired in private: "Five stomachs? What is five stomachs? Could it be that the county magistrate thinks we eat too much and scolds us for having five stomachs?!"

Huang Chong heard everyone whispering, and then continued: "The so-called five beetles refer to the five kinds of moths that harm the common people. And warriors like you are one of the five kinds of moths..."

(End of this chapter)