The fox minister in the late Tang Dynasty

Chapter 43 Burning yellow paper and beheading the chicken head is a 'life and death' friendship

The red lanterns were lifted up to the two corners of the courtyard gate. In the dim red light, the donkey cart coming from afar stopped slowly in front of the two stone lions, and the two Jianghu people with swords were watching.

In the voice of asking "who is it?", Geng Qing got down from the car, stepped into the range of the lantern, walked up the stone steps with a smile and arched his hands towards the two.

"I hope to inform the guild leader of your clan that Geng Qing is visiting."

The two looked at him, the name was familiar, and then looked at the young man in patched clothes in front of him, and left a sentence: "Wait here." Then they turned around and went in to report, and soon, they came back with the helper who made the report Yes, there was also a familiar burly figure, seeing Geng Qing at the door, he laughed and greeted him.

"Why did my virtuous brother come here? Come in, and the gang leader just hasn't eaten yet."

"That's a coincidence." Geng Qing didn't rush to follow him in, but pointed to the donkey cart, "Brother Dou, there is a gift for Gang Leader Gao in the cart, I can't move it."

"Have you brought a gift?"

Dou Wei glanced suspiciously at the smiling young man, went out of the courtyard and went to the carriage body, two large wooden boxes, exquisitely crafted and specially painted with copper yellow lacquer, simple and grand.

"What you took out must be a good thing. Come here and bring the gift in." Saying that, he stretched out his hand and invited Geng Qing to go in together. There are many flower gardens and potted plants in the courtyard, and there are few pavilions and pavilions. The empty place is a square paved with white rocks. , and set up several weapon racks, stone locks and other equipment for martial arts training.

The gang members patrolling around carried lanterns, gongs and drums, and carried weapons. They walked nearby, occasionally glanced at Dou Wei leading the way, then turned their eyes away and disappeared at the end of the corridor.

Along the way, passing through the avenue paved with crushed stones in the flower garden, a three-story wooden building in front of the extension, with lanterns hanging high under the eaves, Gao Sheng has already been informed, the big horse is sitting in the first place, staring at the steaming teacup next to his hand , I was a little puzzled what the other party was doing here at this time.

"Help Master."

Far away, before Dou Weiren walked in the door, he shouted in a thick voice, "Brother Geng is here." Another vague sentence: "The leader is inside, go in by yourself."

Geng Qing nodded, pinched the cuffs and patted the robe, then stepped into the threshold and bowed his hands in salute.

"Geng Qing met the gang leader."

"Don't be too polite."

Gao Sheng was satisfied with the young man in front of him. He was flexible and quick-witted, and it was even rarer to be able to get together with them. He raised his hand to let the maid serve tea, and told his confidantes standing beside him to go to the back hall to set up a banquet and turn around. Looking back, he didn't get up and stretched out his hand to invite Geng Qing to sit down.

"Sit down first, and stay and eat with me later."

Geng Qing arched his hands and politely sat on the side. The other party didn't ask him what he was doing, so he had to say first, the tea was steaming from the corner of his eyes, and as soon as he sat down, he stood up and cupped his hands again: "Master, the little one is coming tonight. It’s because of the [-]% bonus of the mine road, and specially prepared a small gift.”

"Ok?"

Gao Sheng looked past the young man, looked at the four gang members outside the door, raised his sleeves and beckoned, and asked the four people to carry the two wooden boxes in, and they fell to the ground with two dull bangs.

"Master Gao also knows that the young man opened a blacksmith's shop in the city, and he occasionally has some experience in forging. He knows that the leader of the gang and the Gaoxian lieutenant are both martial arts practitioners. I bought the best ore with the blacksmith in the shop, and cast these two weapons."

As he spoke, Geng Qing opened the wooden cover and took off the silk covering it. Inside were two heavy saber blades, more than four feet long, the back of the saber was black and dark, and the edge was as bright as snow.

Over there, Gao Sheng was already a martial arts practitioner, and he couldn't put it down even more. He immediately got up and walked over quickly, took off the handle of the knife and picked it up casually. It was quite heavy, weighing about tens of catties.

"good knife"

Touching the head of the blade with fingertips, it was in the shape of a lion or beast opening its mouth, and it was very majestic. The edge of the cold magic light was wax when touched, and he couldn't help laughing, knowing in his heart that this was Geng Qing's sake. The knife is radiant and painted on purpose.

He didn't point it out, after all, the appearance of this knife was exactly what he wanted.

Upon closer inspection, from the handwriting of 'Wild Lion', the hilt and his name, he boldly squeezed the hilt and waved it in the hall. The wind howled, and every split was heavy, and the tip of the knife accidentally touched the armrest of a chair, and with a bang, the entire wooden chair was smashed to pieces.

hum~~
The point of the knife hung obliquely to the ground, and there was still a faint buzzing. Gao Sheng exhaled, looked at the broken chair, and turned the blade vigorously, across his chest, gently brushing it like a lover.

"A good knife, a good knife! If it can be forged with high-quality refined iron, it would be even better."

Geng Qing came in from the outside carefully, avoiding the broken chair on the ground, and stepped forward to congratulate: "As long as you like it, I will search around for fine iron and build a better one."

Weapons such as swords have little resistance to martial arts practitioners, not to mention the shape is so special, it can be said to be unique, no matter whether it is practical or not, it is powerful enough to be taken out, so that people dare not look down upon it.

"Let's talk later."

Gao Sheng held the Wild Lion Knife without looking away, and immediately looked at another one, except that the head of the knife was changed to a tiger head, and the name was written as Gao Jun, it was the same, he nodded appreciatively, and put the knife treasure The son seemed to be put in a wooden box and packed, and handed over to his confidant to take him to his room, so he invited Geng Qing to go to the back hall for dinner.

The fire light flickered slightly, and the maid brought the lampshade to cover it. At the door, seven or eight elegant maids in long skirts walked through the warm red light with dishes in a long line, and put the dishes on the table.

As soon as the two of them sat down, dark red wine was poured into the glasses. Geng Qing looked at the color, leaned over and smelled it, isn't this wine?

"This is the fine wine from the Western Regions that I entrusted someone to get from Chang'an. I don't want to part with it on weekdays, so I made an exception and opened a pot tonight." Gao Shengxuan was very happy because he got such a weapon, and he pulled Geng Qing to talk a lot, and asked Business matters.

For a while, there was a lot of drinking and drinking during the banquet, Geng Qing picked up the wine glass and touched him.

"In fact, buying and selling can be seen everywhere on weekdays. Some people may turn over because of a fish, just pay more attention to their side, but no matter how much buying and selling, we can't do it all. We must leave some for others to do, otherwise it will be in the pocket of the gang leader. Doesn’t it mean that no one in the market has money to use? By then, the gang leader will earn less and less.”

After speaking with a smile, he paid respects to the other party, and drank it first. Geng Qing was not used to the taste of the wine, especially in this year's wine, he felt that it had a different taste.

"Well, what you said seems to make sense. If the water dries up, the fish will dry up." Gao Sheng put down his wine glass with a smile, and the reason will become clear at that time, "There are a bunch of people who show off martial arts around you, and someone as smart and sophisticated as you It really saves people a lot of worry to have people by their side.”

On the opposite side, Geng Qing took the jug from the maid and poured it skillfully for Gao Sheng.

"I'm just a little clever. To be honest, I'm still envious of all the heroes of your gang. When they are in danger, they can kill them back and forth with their skills. They are full of pride and hearty. Unlike the little ones, With no strength to restrain a chicken, I can only kneel down and beg for mercy."

The corners of the mouths of the guards were all hooked, and they couldn't help puffing out their chests, and they had a good impression of the thin and frail young man inside.

Haha!

In the room, Gao Sheng nodded while stroking his thick beard with a smile at the young man's words. After a few more drinks, the conversation became more and more intense, coupled with the subtle flattery. Unconsciously changed.

"My dear brother, talking with you really makes my brother feel comfortable. I wish I had met you sooner."

"Hehe. What's the matter, brother, I was not enlightened at the time, and I was confused. I should have a serious illness. This matter happened to meet Brother Dou at that time."

Of course, Gao Sheng knew about that incident, and now he is adding fuel and vinegar from Geng Qing's mouth, and telling it in a funny tone, which made him laugh out loud.

"Actually, if I had enlightened earlier, I might have met my two elder brothers earlier, and I wouldn't have spent so many poor days."

Bang!
The broad palm suddenly slapped the table, Geng Qing stopped speaking, Gao Sheng stood up, his face was slightly red from alcohol, he pushed open the door and called the guard at the door.

"Go to the courtyard and set up the incense burner on the tribute table."

Looking back at the stunned young man, he waved his sleeves to let him out, "Since you and I are destined, the sons and daughters of the world don't need to be so mother-in-law. Come, and worship me as life and death brothers!"

"Master, how can this be done."

Geng Qing waved his hands to evade, but he was stubborn enough to surpass the other party's strength, and even dragged and dragged to the yard, and saw the helpers set up the tribute table and put on the incense burner offerings, a big rooster was beheaded directly, and the blood dripped on the bed Open yellow paper.

Gao Sheng took the drink, touched his sleeve, took a bite, and asked the person next to him to pass the knife, Geng Qing hurriedly stepped forward, "Master, that knife is too big, I'm so scared, it's here, it's here. "

As he said, he touched his chest with his hands tied, and took out a dagger from his bosom. Gao Sheng over there didn't move, but frowned slightly as he watched the dagger he pulled out. He took the wine bowl first.

"Keep it for self-defense, I never thought it would come in handy today."

The dagger was unsheathed, pressed to the palm, closed his eyes and turned his face away, gritted his teeth and cut hard, grinning in pain, and dropped the blood into the bowl of wine.

On the side, the frowning Gao Sheng laughed without any hesitation. He snatched the dagger from his hand, pressed it away with his palm and yanked it, leaving a half-finger-long wound, and then poured blood into the bowl together.

"Come on, you and I hit it off today, and we will be able to support each other in the future, and we will live and die together!" Gao Sheng took a sip of the wine bowl with bloody hands.

"In the future, we will stick to each other, and we will live and die together!"

Geng Qing looked solemn, took the wine bowl and raised his head to take a big sip, put down the bowl, and bowed heavily: "Brother, see you brother!"

The two looked at each other for a moment, and laughed together, Gao Sheng asked someone to bring medicine and bandages to stop the bleeding, "Don't leave tonight, just stay at Brother Wei's house for the night, and I have a small gift for Brother Wei. "

Turning his head, the confidant in the hall understood and made a gesture of invitation to Geng Qing.

"Mr. Geng, this way please."

"Brother, this is"

"Don't worry, you are afraid that your brother will harm you, so go with him."

Seeing Geng Qing's bound hands and feet, he was still being bandaged by others with a smile on his face, and gradually the people walked away, and the smile on his face subsided.

He hooked his fingers and summoned a subordinate, "Send someone to tell my brother that Geng Qing is ready to use."

In the direction of departure, the young man who followed the person in front grabbed the dagger and gently wiped off the blood stains on the bandage of his left hand, and stepped across a crescent door, in the light of the lantern at the corner of the eaves.

There is still half of the rust on the edge of the wipe.

'Brothers of life and death, one must die. '

In the soft murmur, the light shone on half of Geng Qing's face, with a smile hanging on the corner of his mouth.

(End of this chapter)