Fu Shifeng

Chapter 65
Cheng Sanwu had a calm demeanor, standing against a pillar, but his words were ruthless.Du Jianzhang was filled with anger and hatred when he heard these words.

"Ignorant man, today I will teach you how to offend the Jingzhao Du clan!" Du Jianzhang didn't do anything directly, he greeted behind him, a series of hurried footsteps came, and in a blink of an eye, twenty or thirty soap-clothed followers rushed into the courtyard Among them, each holds a sword and stick, and even a three-pronged iron ruler.Said to be a follower, but more like a government servant, but the tattoos are faintly visible on the arm, obviously a vicious boy wandering the streets.

Seeing this group of people, Cheng Sanwu tightened his leather wristbands, took two steps forward, and smiled with great interest: "Oh, there are a lot of people this time. Last time, that... oh, Lin Shaoying, he Didn't come?"

As soon as Du Jianzhang heard about Lin Shaoying, he became very angry. If it wasn't for this person's incompetence, he would have taken Miss Afu away long ago.Lin Shaoying lost to Cheng Sanwu in the previous martial arts competition, but later she vowed to find that Afu girl.As a result, there was no news for several days, and Du Jianzhang regarded him as a waste of money and food.

Since the last time I saw Miss Afu outside Chang'an City, Du Jianzhang has never forgotten it. He has visited all the shops in the East and West cities these days, and found that there is no orchid whose appearance and figure can be compared with Miss Afu. It made him itchy even more.

Whenever he thinks of Miss Afu's moving green eyes, Du Jianzhang tosses and turns, unable to sleep, as if suffering from lovesickness, every day he can't find Miss Afu, he feels uncomfortable every day.

In the end, Du Jianzhang couldn't bear it anymore, and went directly to Jing Zhaoyin, asking them to send someone to find the Afu girl.

Due to the deep roots of the Du family's high family tree, Jing Zhaoyin couldn't bypass the Du family's family if he wanted to do business in Gyeonggi-do, so he had to let Chang'an and Wannian counties pay close attention.

Just the day before yesterday, the guards in Wannian County found out that a woman who looked exactly like Afu was haunting Pingkangfang.After careful investigation, the clues point to Nanqu Tianxiang Pavilion, which makes Wannian County feel very troubled.

The guards who can work in Wannian County all know that the depth of Nanqu in Pingkangfang is unpredictable, and it is far beyond the reach of small people like them.In desperation, Wannian County had no choice but to truthfully inform Du Jianzhang of the news, and asked the young master to check it out by himself, leaving a piece of hot potato behind.

In addition to Lin Shaoying, Du Jianzhang's subordinates also raised a bunch of vicious teenagers.In fact, this group of people also had private contacts with the county government. Several of them were originally servants, but they were kicked out of the county government for committing crimes. They took shelter of Du Jianzhang, a dude like Du Jianzhang. ,bluff.

Knowing that Miss Afu was in Pingkangfang, Du Jianzhang was shocked, but he sent someone to Tianxiang Pavilion to inquire, but the other party refused to disclose any information.

Then I heard that Tianxiang Pavilion originally belonged to Yang Chongyi's property, so I just came to Ginkgo Garden to pay a visit today, I never expected to see Cheng Sanwu here.

"Tell me! Where did you hide Miss Afu?" Du Jianzhang was impatient, fearing that the woman he adored in his heart would become someone else's plaything, the more he thought about it, the more afraid he became.

"Ah? Aren't you going to fight? What does it matter to her?" Cheng Sanwu scratched his head and looked at Changqing, who just showed a contemptuous smile and didn't speak.

"I'll ask you again, where is Miss Afu?! Answer obediently, and I will save you from suffering!"

Du Jianzhang couldn't help suspecting that Cheng Sanwu might be Miss Afu's bodyguard, but he had evil intentions and plotted to sell Miss Afu to a brothel in Pingkangfang.Such things like this kind of slave bullying the master have long been heard in the past, Cheng Sanwu and other countrymen who don't know how to pity and cherish jade will definitely do it!

Cheng Sanwu seemed a little dazed, blinked again and again, stunned for a while, suddenly smiled strangely, and said loudly: "I sold that little girl to the madam of Pingkangfang, and I'm probably crying in the arms of some old guy right now." Woolen cloth!"

"Huh?" As soon as these words came out, Changqing was also startled, his eyes widened, he looked at Cheng Sanwu with suspicion, walked behind him and asked in a low voice: "What are you doing?"

"Hey, just look at it!" Cheng Sanwu covered his mouth and snickered, but in Changqing's eyes, it was like a stupid person showing off his cleverness.

Sure enough, Du Jianzhang's face changed suddenly, he waved Fenghua sword as if mad, and ordered his subordinates: "Kill him, kill him! Kill this person, and reward him with a hundred guan!"

It has always been [-] Wen, but due to Lu Xiang's implementation of the New Deal, the price of grain in Gyeonggi Province has stabilized a little in the past two years, and a bucket of rice is only [-] or [-] Wen.Because Luoyang, the eastern capital, is close to the canal, the price of grain is as low as ten yuan. The censor even worried that the low price of grain would hurt farmers, so he participated in the impeachment of Prime Minister Lu.

And one hundred guan coins is a huge sum of money for ordinary people in a place like the imperial capital of Chang'an. A family of five has more than enough food and clothing. In a slightly remote Lifang, it is enough to buy a house, donkeys and horses. small business.

For officials in Chang'an, especially outsiders with low ranks, a hundred guan is not a small amount of money.Not everyone is the kind of high-ranking dignitary who keeps domestic slaves, hires servants, rents guest houses, plus daily expenses for entertainment, travels and horses, and spends money everywhere, let alone some officials come to Beijing with their families. There are more than a dozen people to support, and the salary alone is really stretched. This is why the four wealthy people in Chang'an can easily make friends with many officials.

"It's this kind of way again. It seems that the Western Regions and Chang'an are similar." Cheng Sanwu heard Du Jianzhang's high reward, and counted with his fingers in a serious manner.

Seeing that group of evil teenagers in soap clothes was about to rush forward, a loud shout came from outside the courtyard:
"stop!"

Shouting like thunder, oppressing everyone's ears, Du Jianzhang and a few dandies beside him became dizzy and unsteady on their feet, and the group of evil boys in soap clothes also covered their ears and raised their foreheads, only Cheng Sanwu and Changqing frowned, Stand still.

Then a figure flew past the heads of the crowd, and landed between Cheng Sanwu and the Zaoyi crowd, which showed the prowess of lightness kung fu.The visitor was dressed in a green shirt, a wide robe with large sleeves, a swallow scarf wrapped in a bun but not on the forehead, and two cloth tails.

Seeing that Cheng Sanwu and Changqing didn't change color, the green-clothed literati showed a little surprise, and clasped his fists like a martial artist: "I'm going to Lu Yingxuan of Hongfan Academy, and I'll ask you two distinguished names."

"Cheng Sanwu."

"Fu Zang Palace, Evergreen."

When Lu Yingxuan heard the name of Fuzang Palace, he took a second look at Changqing. At this time, several people came from a distance, and that Steward Yang immediately went to explain the situation.The person at the head is fat and well-dressed, obviously Yang Chongyi, the owner of Ginkgo Garden and one of the four great men of Chang'an.

"I didn't expect Yang Chongyi to have disciples from Hongfan Academy." Changqing said in a low voice.

"I seem to have heard of this Hongfan Academy." Cheng Sanwu was thinking.

Changqing said seriously: "The sage of the East China Sea, a generation of Confucianism, Master Wen, who presided over the emperor's great formation and killed the Tule god crow in the past, who knows the Hongfan Academy he founded? It is a holy place recognized by Confucianism today, and it is also the place in the Central Plains. The head of the Martial Confucian inheritance!"

"Do scholars also fight?" Cheng Sanwu asked with a smile.

Changqing gave Cheng Sanwu a look: "At least two of the six arts of Confucianism are related to fighting. Do you think Confucian scholars will fight? Most of the Hongfan Academy are Confucian families from the Central Plains and Hebei. Their ancestors experienced countless wars in the Northern Dynasties. , People who can survive that kind of fighting field, no matter how bad they are, they can sharpen their martial arts."

"That's right." Cheng Sanwu nodded.

At this time, Yang Chongyi had a general understanding of the conflict between the two sides, and hurriedly entered the courtyard and bowed his hands to both sides: "It's all my fault for my poor hospitality, which hurt everyone's peace. Can Mr. Du and Cheng Daxia give me a little face and stop fighting?"

"I didn't draw the knife." Cheng Sanwu shrugged his shoulders, his face full of innocence.

Yang Chongyi arched his hands, and then came to Du Jianzhang's side to make amends, smiled and comforted him, "What's wrong with Mr. Du? Why are you so angry? If you feel uncomfortable, just tell me, don't you believe me?"

Du Jianzhang snorted coldly: "I'm looking for you. What's the matter with Tianxiang Pavilion in Nanqu, Pingkangfang? I heard people say it's your property!"

Yang Chongyi was slightly taken aback. He already knew that Du Jianzhang was angry because of jealousy, and said in a deep voice, "Tianxiang Pavilion? It was indeed under my name in the early years, but it has been transferred to others."

"To whom?" Du Jianzhang asked, and at the same time he pointed his sword at Cheng Sanwu: "I have an acquaintance woman who was sold to Tianxiang Pavilion by this person, and must be rescued as soon as possible!"

Yang Chongyi approached and whispered in his ear: "Ministry of Internal Affairs!"

Hearing this answer, Du Jianzhang's face was stiff and he was speechless. Yang Chongyi lowered his voice: "They took a fancy to that piece of land and sent someone to ask for it. I can only offer it obediently. I dare not take money or ask questions. ...Young Master Du, why don't you calm down first, there are more than tens of thousands of beautiful women in this world? I will immediately select a few women with excellent appearance and body, and send them to your private residence, how about it?"

"No! I want that Afu girl!" Du Jianzhang didn't know where the courage came from. His face was flushed with annoyance, and he pointed at Cheng Sanwu with his sword, and said in a hurry: "You, a villager, bought girls for prostitution privately and offended the court. Fadu should be arrested and sent to prison immediately!"

Now it was Cheng Sanwu's turn to be speechless, and Changqing sighed while resting his forehead: "Look, you must be a bitch, has something happened?"

"This guy is lustful, but he is quick-witted." Cheng Sanwu laughed.

As for Yang Chongyi, he knew that behind Tianxiang Pavilion was a big shot from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and definitely not everyone could sell a woman from a good family to them.If what Cheng Sanwu said is true, then he is also working for the Ministry of Internal Affairs; if what he said is not true, then it is just a misunderstanding.

"Wannian county government office is nearby, call someone over immediately!" Du Jianzhang ordered his subordinates: "Take this villager for interrogation, and we must rescue Miss Afu!"

Immediately, Zao Yi Evil Younger left to pass on the message, Cheng Sanwu rubbed his arms, and got goosebumps all over his body: "Wow, the girl is long and the girl is short, I can hardly listen to it anymore. Where did the seeds of infatuation come from? I'm not afraid of being sucked." Adults?"

Changqing knew the inside story, and said in a low voice: "Don't worry about joking. He is a son of the Jingzhao Du family. He relies on the government's methods, and some of them use methods to deal with you. Why don't you go to the dominatrix to explain it quickly, so as not to be entangled by this dude Unclear."

"Hey, won't you help?" Cheng Sanwu said excitedly, "You were the one who got rid of this guy last time, why don't you use another magic trick to set his butt on fire this time, how about it?"

Chang Qing rubbed his fingers, he will go to the Taoist Examination next year, I really don't know what will be the result of enmity with Du's disciples at this moment?It's just that he himself is very tired of Du Jianzhang, and what he has seen and heard since he was in Chang'an, he has been displeased for a long time, and he really wants to teach him a lesson.

Lu Yingxuan, a Confucian student in green shirt, was a master of martial arts. When he heard the two talking in a low voice, he also noticed the changes in Changqing's aura, and immediately judged that this person was a magician.

"Wait a minute!" Although Lu Yingxuan is a master from a Confucian school, he has experienced martial arts for a long time, and he knows that these knight-errants often act according to their whims.

Lu Yingxuan came to Yang Chongyi's side to dissuade him and said, "Yang Weng, it's better to send someone to Pingkang Fang to inquire about the situation first. If there is such a good woman who is sold to Tianxiang Pavilion, it will not be too late to report to the officials."

Yang Chongyi nodded repeatedly, and then said to Du Jianzhang: "Young Master Du, don't be anxious, I also went to Tianxiang Pavilion last year, and got a tour decree, why don't you find out the whereabouts of Miss Afu first?"

Now that Du Jianzhang has the upper hand, his anger has subsided slightly, and his primary goal is still to find a good woman, and everything else can be put aside for now.

Yang Chongyi immediately asked a few clever servants to take You Xianling to Tianxiang Pavilion in Pingkangfang, but the first to arrive was the Wannian county lieutenant, leading a group of guards, aggressively.

"Who sold his beloved?" The county captain crossed his hands and saluted Du Jianzhang, then raised his voice and asked.

"That's him!" Du Jianzhang pointed to Cheng Sanwu in the hall.

The county lieutenant held his belt and waved his hand casually: "Take it!"

"Lieutenant Qi County, the matter has not been clarified yet, so I'm afraid it's inappropriate to take someone rashly." Yang Chongyi stepped forward to dissuade him, but the other party sneered:
"Yang Weng, you can do such a big business, don't forget to be ungrateful. A few days ago, Du Xiantai invited His Majesty to ask Jing Zhaoyin to strictly investigate Fang City and arrest all criminals. Our Wannian County is only following the rules."

Du Jianzhang's father was the censor Zhongcheng of the current dynasty. Yushitai was renamed Xiantai in the early years of this dynasty. Nowadays, people often call the chief censor a certain Xiantai to show respect.

Several guards came to Cheng Sanwu and were about to take him down with chains in their hands.But when the guards saw Cheng Sanwunaang hiding, all of them showed embarrassment.

"What? Do you want me to help you?" Cheng Sanwu suddenly became playful, snatched the iron chain from the officer's hand, wrapped it around his arm, and asked with a smile: "So you don't worry? I still have to go Wooden shackle?"

These county government officials have also seen masters, and it is very clear that this thin iron chain cannot lock powerful people at all.Seeing this, County Captain Qi snorted coldly: "Take it away!"

However, Cheng Sanwu didn't seem to have the will to take a step forward. The guards on the left and right looked at each other in blank dismay, so they had to go forward and grab the iron chain, but the chain stretched straight, and Cheng Sanwu still stood there.

"Are you trying to resist the law and arrest?" Qi Xianwei hated these people who were banned by force the most, and waved his hand: "Everyone, join him and use sticks to set him up!"

The government also has tricks to deal with martial arts practitioners. The guards surrounded Cheng Sanwu with sticks, crossed them under his armpit and behind his knees, and lifted them all at the weak points of his muscles and bones, while pulling the iron chain.

However, despite the exhaustion of a dozen guards, Cheng Sanwu still remained motionless like an iron tower. This time, Qi County Wei Cai changed slightly, secretly thinking that something was wrong.

Seeing that Cheng Sanwu stretched his strength, the stick that was trying to restrain his limbs was directly cut off by him, and several guards who were pulling the iron chain were even dragged to the ground.

"What's the rush?" Cheng Sanwu said with a smirk, "I came to your Ginkgo Garden as a guest, but in the end I didn't even have a bowl of water to drink. It's too rude."

(End of this chapter)