The Sword of Smiling and Proud

Chapter 15 Taibai Sword Sect
Seeing that it was a misunderstanding, Hou Renying led the Qingcheng faction and had no choice but to bow his head and admit his mistake.

Seeing that they were cooperating with the government in arresting robbers, Guan Yuan didn't make things difficult for them, but forced Hou Renying and the others to apologize and compensate the two horses of the Taibai faction.

The two Taibai faction had heavy responsibilities, and they didn't want to delay, so they accepted the apology coldly.

Afterwards, Hou Renying left with the Qingcheng faction in desperation, wondering if he was continuing to search for the thieves.

"Thank you Guan Shaoxia for your help. Taibai Pai Gu An and Song Shiwei are very grateful." The two bowed their hands to Guan Yuan.

"We're all of the same way, we should watch and help each other, so you're welcome." Guan Yuan replied.

Guan Xiu got out of the carriage and asked Song Shiwei to get in and rest.Everyone chatted while walking.

Gu An and Song Shiwei are Taibai disciples, they are brothers and sisters and have a close relationship.

This Qinling Taibai Sect is a branch of the Wudang Sect. The founder of the sect, Gongsun Feiyun, is an inner disciple of Wudang. Swordsmanship and other martial arts.

The Taibai faction and the Wudang faction have been friends for several generations, and they also have many exchanges with the righteous way of Wulin.

Qinling Mountain is not far from Huashan Mountain, Guan Yuan also heard Yue Buqun and Ning Zhongze mention Taibai Sect on the mountain before.

Taibai School's swordsmanship pays attention to the two characters of "quick and enlightened", the intention follows the sword, the sword takes care of the mind first, and attacks the enemy's flaws continuously, but there is no trace, which is called "the sword passes without trace".

There are Taibai Shuangying in the faction—Gongsun Jian and Shen Bing, both of whom have been famous for many years.

"Just now I heard that Brother Gu is going to Wudang School to deliver a letter?"

"Exactly, I have a teacher who is currently working in the Jinyiwei Yamen. Entrusted by him, my brother and sister are going to Wudang to deliver an important letter."

In the early days of Zhengde, the great eunuch Liu Jin took control of the political power and placed his confidants in various important positions in the court. Shi Yiwen, the commander of Jinyiwei, often flattered Liu Jin.With the further expansion of Liu Jin's power, Jin Yiwei had to attach himself to Dongchang, and the pattern of factory guards changed.

In the fifth year of Zhengde, Liu Jin was convicted of treason and executed by Emperor Zhu Houzhao. Later, when Qian Ning was appointed as the commander, Jin Yiwei's power rose again.

At present, it is the eighth year of Zhengde, and Qian Ning is very favored by Zhu Houzhao. He is in charge of Jinyiwei affairs, and in charge of prisons. Zhu Houzhao listens to him.In the past few years, Dongchang and Jinyiwei, relying on the emperor's favor, ran amok and did a lot of evil things, which caused complaints from the court and the people, and their reputation was very bad.

Guan Xiu is an orthodox scholar, he despises the behavior of the factory guard the most, so he doesn't comment on Jin Yiwei, and just drives the car silently.

Guan Yuan vaguely remembered that Qian Ning colluded with King Ning in history, and was executed by Emperor Zhengde when King Ning Zhu Chenhao rebelled a few years later.

But at the moment, ordinary Jiang Hu people still disdain to join the Jinyiwei and serve the imperial court.It is still rare for the Taibai faction to be mixed in here.

"Our Taibai Sect doesn't even bother to be a minion for a tiger, and be a dog of the imperial court. It's just that the matter is of great importance, involving the safety of the current saint, so the elders of the division sent me to deliver the letter." Seeing the silence of the Guan brothers, Gu An was afraid of being misunderstood, so he hurriedly explained.

"Involving the emperor's safety?" Guan Yuan asked curiously.

"Hey, this matter is not afraid of leaking secrets. If you were in the capital, you would have heard of such a miracle."

Then tell it in detail.

It turns out that Zhu Houzhao, the current emperor of Zhengde, likes to have fun and do whatever he wants. He likes to go out of the palace to find some strange things to play on weekdays.

One day, Zhu Houzhao was being coaxed out of the palace by Jin Yiwei Qian Ning and alchemist Yu Yong.Earlier, alchemist Yu Yong said that he found a unicorn from overseas and brought it to his own courtyard in the capital to keep it. Zhu Houzhao heard about it and insisted on going to see it.

Qian Ning couldn't stop him, so he had to take people along with him.

Several people were walking in the alley in the northwest of the imperial palace, when suddenly several masked men jumped down from the walls on both sides of the alley, holding short crossbows and sharp knives, they rushed towards the emperor.

The short crossbows held by those thieves caused a lot of damage to Jin Yiwei.

Among the thieves, one of the thieves was so skilled in martial arts that he made a wild goose feather knife enter the guard group like entering a land without people.

Qian Ning led Jin Yiwei to resist desperately, not afraid of death.

Zhu Houzhao boasted of being brave, but insisted on stepping forward to kill the enemy himself. Qian Ning was so frightened that his heart was broken, and he hurriedly asked Jin Yiwei to stop him.

Finally, after hard work and perseverance, they finally waited for the patrol sergeant to arrive before killing the masked man and others.

It's a pity that the assassin with the Yanling Saber was too skilled in martial arts, and the guards failed to intercept him.

Afterwards, Jin Yiwei searched all directions and found out that it was Yu Yong, an alchemist, who colluded with the White Lotus Sect to assassinate the emperor and create chaos so that he could take the opportunity to rebel.

Immediately, Zhengde ordered Yu Yong to be executed, and his nine clans were executed, and another group of heads rolled to the ground.

The emperor also felt afraid, so he asked Qian Ning to arrange a few more martial arts guards to follow him, so that he could learn martial arts more conveniently.

Naturally, Qian Ning immediately followed the order and took over the task.

Most of the martial arts masters in the Jianghu are from Wudang and Shaolin, so Qian Ning sent special personnel to deliver letters to the two places respectively.Let Wudang and Shaolin respectively send capable disciples to protect the safety of the emperor.

The Taibai faction and Wudang have a long history, so they must have led this mission to Wudang Mountain.

Gu An and Song Shiwei set off from the capital at the beginning of the month, traveling day and night, for fear of delay.I didn't expect to encounter such a bad thing as Hou Renying in this Henan territory.

"This matter is really important. How is Miss Song's injury? Is there a serious problem?"

"Lucky just had a rest for a while, but it's better, so I won't delay my journey." Song Shiwei replied.

"Brother Guan, thanks to you this time. When things are over here, you are welcome to Taibai Mountain. We must have a good time and have a good drink." Gu An said.

"As it should be."

The four of them chatted for a long time, and they parted ways until they reached the north of Nanyang City.Taibai sent two people to go west, heading straight for Wudang Mountain.

The Guan brothers entered Nanyang City and found a restaurant to rest first.

On the second day, Guan Yuan accompanied Guan Xiu to the county government office, presented the token from the province, and went to the county magistrate to go through formalities for taking office.

The magistrate of Nanyang, named Wang Yunxuan, is in his fifties, looks very happy, with a big belly, not like a magistrate, but like a businessman.

In the few days since Guan Xiu took office, he had a series of social gatherings. First, he was invited by his colleagues, and then he was hosted by various rich and prominent families in the county.Guan Xiu was also helpless, but this was a common occurrence in the officialdom, and he couldn't get away with it.

Nanyang is rich in shochu, and everyone is enthusiastic about it. Guan Xiu is groggy every day, sleeps until the next day under the sun, and wakes up with a splitting headache and excruciating pain.

Guan Yuan looked angry and funny at the same time, he had nothing to do, so he wandered around the county for a few days.

After a few days, Guan Yuan felt that it was time to set off, so he went to say goodbye to his cousin.

As soon as he entered the room, he saw Guan Xiu frowning, looking down at a stack of ledgers.He looked serious, as if he had discovered something extraordinary.

(End of this chapter)