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Chapter 238

The direction of Nanxun River is from north to south, flowing from the east side of the imperial city, and there is a waterway connected to the lake in the palace. This is why the Qingshi Shenxiang near the waterway is named Longxi Lane.

Although it is very close to the imperial city, Longxi Lane is not considered a place of wealth and honor. Most of the people who live in the palace are old eunuchs and maids who are not of high status in the palace and who are homeless after retirement. it's here.

The bright moon is in the sky, and the cold moonlight is sprinkled in the bluestone deep alley, and the buildings are dotted with lights. In one of the houses, the crisp tune of Sanxian and hoarse humming:
"Deng~deng~..."

"It's unstoppably hot in June, the wheat all over the mountain is yellow everywhere, and the long-term workers cut the wheat and the sun is shining~ The shopkeeper sits in a cool room, who will leave the world like a human being..."

The tune is "Ballad of Liangzhou", a very famous minor tune, almost everyone in Liangzhou knows it, even Ye Jingtang can hum a few lines.

But because this tune has the meaning of encouraging poor people to resist injustice, and the lords in the capital can't see the poverty of the people, so this tune is basically not heard in the capital.

In the small courtyard, the gray-haired Liu Qiansheng, wearing coarse clothes, was leaning on a bamboo recliner, holding a sanxian in his arms.

Ever since Qiu Tianhe tried to persuade her to let go of the tone in her heart, Liu Qiansheng's overall demeanor was much better than before.

In the courtyard, stood a very strong child, who was striding forward shirtless.

On the small street outside Longxi Lane, Zheng Kun, dressed as a businessman, walked slowly, carrying two baskets on his shoulders, which contained half-sold goods, and looked at the surrounding buildings.

She Xiaohu was still listening to the story, but seeing that the teacher stopped talking, she was a little puzzled.

"Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in the capital, if you don't know the details, you can easily be ambushed if you go in rashly."

"Is Liang Zhou so bitter?"

"Jian Yuhua from Yunshui Jiantan returned to his hometown in Liangzhou. My grandfather was a general of the Fu family. He died with the old general Fu. For the sake of ancestry, I helped him arrange a residence and sent the Zhou family to chase him away. Killer; he taught me the true technique of the stick."

clang~
Also at this time, the sound of sanxian in the depths of the alley paused, causing complete silence in the old alley.

Zheng Kun didn't hide his voice any more, twisted his neck and made two soft 'clicks', jumped up, and hid himself on the wall of the alleyway, paying attention to the surrounding movements.

Liu Qiansheng's eyes were flat: "Why bother talking so much nonsense. When I was young, this old man had dealt with General Fu. It's a pity that the storm stick has been lost for a long time in the Jianghu. Since you know it, show it to the old man to see and learn. It's almost hot."

The four eyes met, and the inside and outside of the house fell into dead silence.

"The longer it is delayed, the easier it is to cause extra problems, why don't you just do it directly."

"Oh."

Shi Yanfeng took every step carefully, holding the copper stick across his chest secretly, and slowly stepped into the gate of the courtyard.

Shi Yanfeng is Jiang Hu's brother who met after Jiang Zhahu was expelled from the teacher's school. Because Jiang Zhahu lived in seclusion and rarely showed up, he managed the Hongshan Gang's finances and belonged to his confidant.

"Go back through the back door, you don't need to learn boxing tomorrow."

wow~
Liu Qiansheng didn't move at all because he was exposed when he got up, and let the mud sprinkle on his body, and then patted his sleeve robe calmly:

bang~
The toe of the shoe immediately wiped out a pothole in the yellow mud floor, and the mud splashed out and splashed on Liu Qiansheng who was sitting on the recliner.

"Heh~ By that time, the old man will no longer herd sheep. He skinned the leader of the horse bandit alive and hung it outside the bandit village as a flag."

"It's not that easy to force the old man to make the first move..."

Seeing this scene, Zheng Kun felt something was wrong.

Because Liu Qiansheng himself is the champion of boxing and has also taught apprentices like Jiang Zhahu. After being recruited, the people in the capital who came here especially for their nephews and nephews could be said to have crossed the threshold.

"The song from Liangzhou."

Seeing Liu Qiansheng kept humming the tune and didn't use a ruler to hit him, She Xiaohu was a little at a loss, thought for a while and asked:

squeak~~
The wooden door opened slowly, revealing the plain courtyard and the reclining chairs placed on the steps of the main house.

"A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. As long as I get close, Liu Qiansheng will definitely notice it and not go in. However, judging from the patrol route of the black yamen, they should live in the middle of Longxi Lane."

"Grandpa Liu, what are you singing?"

Shi Yanfeng thought about it for a while and thought it was the same, so he didn't say any more, took out three copper sticks from the bottom of the basket, avoided the sight of the patrolling police, and quietly entered Longxi Lane from the dark place.

Shi Yanfeng walked into the yard, slid his feet away, pointed at Liu Qiansheng with a copper stick at his waist:

Liu Qiansheng swayed on the recliner and said:
"When the old man was your age, his father was killed by a horse bandit, and his mother was robbed by a horse bandit. They lived in the bandit's den, eating chaff and sheep, and doing miscellaneous work.

"There are wolves over there. If the sheep are caught by the wolves, you will die. If you lose the sheep, you will die. If you are forced to do nothing, you can think about it by yourself. You lie on the ground and listen to the movement. You can see all the wind and grass within a few miles..."

And Zheng Kun is the leader of the faction subdued by Jiang Zhahu, and his relationship with Jiang Zhahu is not as strong as that of Shi Yanfeng. For this reason, Shi Yanfeng is the main one in all arrangements.

Seeing this, Zheng Kun put down the basket and straightened his robes:

As he spoke, he kicked the mud again.

The sanxian in Liu Qiansheng's hand didn't stop, he half-closed his eyes and said:

"Over there, the imperial court can't control it, so there are rivers and lakes. The old man is not a good person. He secretly sells salt and iron to collect tribute money. The people in Liangzhou call him the 'Hongshan Bandit'. But they forget that before the old man became the hegemony, Liangzhou What kind of scene is the frontier fortress.

Liu Qiansheng searched for a long time, and finally chose She Long's son, not because of his talent and savvy, but because of the word 'Little Tiger', which is his greatest expectation for the closed disciple. She Xiaohu's name is also considered A kind of fate in the dark.

Shi Yanfeng's personality is relatively stable, not as irritable as Zheng Kun's. After looking around, he frowned and said:

While Liu Qiansheng was talking, the three-stringed qin in his hand suddenly paused, making a long trill, and he opened his eyes, looking towards the entrance of Longxi Lane.

The masters who can gain a foothold in the capital basically have no shortage of family fortunes, and they are never ambiguous in laying the foundation for their nephews. With the escort of a top doctor like Wang Taiyi, there are not many good seedlings piled up.

Shi Yanfeng knew he had been spotted, so he raised his hand and waved lightly as a signal.

She Xiaohu obviously didn't understand that this is "a man's words are good when he is about to die", he just nodded half-understandable, put up his horse and ran out the back door quickly...
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wow~~
The stream in the canal flows from under the stone slab to the Nanxun River, making a slight sound.

Liu Qiansheng didn't move much, but this move was not arrogance, but the court locked him tightly, and he couldn't beat him even if he moved, so he just kept the old Wukui's momentum and said:

Qingshi Shenxiang is only full of moonlight, except for the faint sound of the three strings in the middle, there is no other wind and grass.

Zheng Kun shook his head and said: "If you want to ambush, you need to know who we are and what our purpose is. After I entered Beijing, I did not leak any water. I committed a murder case a few days ago, and the court did not find anything. If I am ambushed here, unless it is to help There are ghosts inside and the imperial court tipped off and sold us out."

Shi Yanfeng carefully observed Liu Qiansheng's weather, and felt that the possibility of bluffing was much higher than hiding it, so he stopped talking and kicked the ground with his toe.

"Is the sheep never lost?"

Shi Yanfeng held the copper stick at a slant, and walked cautiously outside the courtyard wall, listening to the wind and grass inside, and then stood at the door, pointing at the wooden door with the tip of the stick.

bang~
wow~
"..."

The white-haired Liu Qiansheng was sitting on a recliner, with his arms and elbows on his knees, bowed like a crouching tiger, and looked at the door indifferently.

Shi Yanfeng stood at the door and did not enter directly. After all, he was not sure about Liu Qiansheng's injury and whether he was restricted by the court.

"I haven't seen the Fu family's troublesome stick for many years. Where did you learn the stick technique?"

"What is this? If you can work as a long-term worker in a landlord's house, and serve a poor meal with an old snack, you can live a stable life there."

She Xiaohu is only seven years old, and he doesn't know how much of a chance he got for no reason. He only knows that his father is as happy as a monkey these days, and he tells him and this teacher to study hard every day.

After arriving near the intersection, Shi Yanfeng, who was dressed as an ordinary butler, leaned forward calmly, pretending to look at the goods, and said in a low voice:
"I've already touched the surrounding area. There are three black government officials patrolling and scattered several entrances and exits in Longxi Lane. It seems that they are used to prevent Liu Qiansheng from escaping. They can't stop me from waiting."

But in the Jianghu, it is difficult to find a famous teacher, and it is even more difficult to find a good apprentice. Even a god, it is difficult to carve a piece of rotten wood into a future martial arts leader.

The two walked side by side, without making any sound in their footsteps, they heard the familiar Liangzhou ditty, and confirmed their target, Shi Yanfeng picked up the copper stick, and slowly spliced ​​it together.

"Are you sure Liu Qiansheng is inside?"

Liu Qiansheng has a dark wound, and the breath in his heart has dissipated, and his life expectancy is only three to five years at most, and he wants to pick a closed disciple as soon as possible to inherit the mantle.

The child's name is She Xiaohu, and to be able to choose such a rough name, one can tell that it is the species of the impermanent Shelong.

Liu Qiansheng put down the sanxian, sighed secretly, thought for a while and said:

"..."

Liu Qiansheng frowned, and after a moment of silence, leaned back on the recliner, and picked up the sanxian that was leaning next to him:
"The old man got hit by the Lihun Needle, so he doesn't have much combat power, but if you want to kill the old man, you still have to go through the gatekeeper first. You are all from Liangzhou, and the old man will play "Liangzhou Ballad" for you to cheer up. If you die under this tune, it will be bad for the Liangzhou people. It can be considered a good death—no matter what the ending is, at least I have lived for myself once, and I didn’t become the long-term worker who was obedient..."

Zheng Kun hid on the fence, was stunned when he saw this scene, jumped into the courtyard, and cursed angrily:
"Death is imminent, what kind of wolf with a big tail are you pretending to be?"

thump~~

"It's enough for you to live from the previous dynasty to the present. It would be nice to die quickly. When you were young, you would not give the imperial court any face, but when you are old, you will seek refuge in the imperial court like a bereaved dog. Wouldn't it be a joke to live?"

"Where there is no law of the king and no rules of the rivers and lakes, people have no scruples, and their hearts are far more vicious than lions and tigers. The heroes come and go, and it is not uncommon to burn, kill, loot, slaughter villages and destroy families. No one makes decisions for them. And the old man took After paying the tribute money, at least the horse bandits dare not step into the Hongshan Gang's jurisdiction, and they will leave some rations for them every year when the crops are harvested..."

"In the past, the crime of plundering the common people, the old man cannot shirk his responsibility, but the source of this fault has always been the court's inaction. You are in the family of officials, and you will also be a member of the court in the future. In the future, you must remember the old man's boxing skills, under what circumstances For those who were forced out, try to solve the source, and don't let the next Liu Qiansheng appear in Liangzhou."

She Xiaohu blinked, obviously shocked by these words:
"Does the bandit officer not care?"

Shi Yanfeng turned his gaze away and looked beyond the courtyard wall.

And a steady footstep sounded from the alley at this time.

step~step...

The sound is from far to near, like Yan Luo opening his eyes, impermanence knocking on the door...
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There is another one, I am writing.

(End of this chapter)