Brutal touch

Chapter 19 Baiyun Peak Buji fights against Tongkui, the Red Ox at the Sadhuan Temple plots against Ligui
  The two swords used by Buji are called Lianshan and Guizang. The Lianshan sword intention is continuous and the Guizang sword intention is unpredictable. He only uses one of them on weekdays, but today he had to use two as a last resort against Shizhe. The swords came out, and the two swords were swung together. In the blink of an eye, more than sixty sword qi were swung out. Tong Kui shouted and started to use hard skills. The sword qi was like beans falling on an iron pot, making a clanging sound without any trace of Tong Kui. There is a hint of pain.

Tong Kui said with a smile: "I thought that the thousand-year-old sword would inevitably see blood when it was unsheathed. I didn't expect that it would take less effort to pick it up with hard skills than to pick up an ordinary sword." Buji did not answer, and swung both swords together, swinging a more powerful sword. Big and faster sword energy. Tongkui couldn't dodge, so he continued to use hard skills to hold it. He felt that this sword energy was more powerful than the previous sixty sword energy, but it was only a little more powerful than a broadsword and a spear. However, The sword energy stagnated in front of him for a while, and then passed through Tong Kui's body along with the previous sixty sword energy. Tong Kui was startled, and suddenly felt the whole body boiling. He couldn't control it at all. Seeing Buji about to rush over, Tong Kui didn't panic. In one moment, he abandoned everything in his body, and in the next moment, he sucked the power of the earth veins into his body again. When it came to his body, he used hard skills again. Bu Ji was surprised in his heart: after abandoning all the things in his body, his body was no different, and he could breathe out the energy of heaven and earth and recover in an instant. During the hesitation, the sword in his hand slowed down a little, and Tong Kui's Iron Fist struck him dozens of steps ahead.

Buji moved the Sun and Moon Yi in the Lianshan Sword again, and used the Guizang in the other hand to move the Ancestral God Yi, and stepped forward. For a moment, Tongkui was completely unaware of Buji, and for another moment he was unaware of Buji. A sword was thrust out from somewhere, and this sword directly defeated Tong Kui's hard skills. Tongkui used Wai San to try to detect Buji, but found that Buji did not distance himself or used some magic to hide himself, but simply disappeared. Tongkui couldn't catch Buji for a while. Although Buji defeated Tongkui with his sword, the next dozens of stabs didn't seem to hurt Tongkui much. There was a stalemate, and the four guards were here to protect the stewards. I don’t know where the guards from the north and south came to them. The guards from the north and south looked at the four guards and just said lightly: "Get out of the way, I don't want to kill you." "After saying that, he didn't even have any luck with his skills, and walked directly in front of the steward. The four guards watched as the guards from the north and south walked over and slapped the steward in the face. The steward's head was immediately shattered, and without saying a word, he plopped He fell down dead with a sound.

The four guards looked on dumbfounded, none of them dared to take action. The guards of the North and South succeeded here and shouted to Tong Kui: "I've taken care of it here, let's go." Tong Kui disappeared as the guards of the North and South flashed away. Tong Kui asked on the way back: "Why don't you take the opportunity to help me kill Buji and silence him? Wouldn't it be safer?" The guards of the north and south replied coldly: "I said I would help you wipe out the evidence, but I didn't say I would help you kill Shi. Zhe, Nan Buwen is not a good person, don't anger him."

Besides, both Buji and the Lord of Jiangcheng arrived at the Prime Minister's Mansion and reported on their assignments. Bu Ji also knew that if Nan Buwen found out that he had been plotted by Tong Kui and the South and North Guardians, there would be a showdown between the Ten Zhes. Now that the country's affairs were so urgent, it was definitely not the time for internal strife between the Ten Zhes. Moreover, one of the two people held him back, and the other killed the steward who knew the inside story and then escaped. It can be seen that the two of them did not want to quarrel with each other, but had something that they had to hide. So he just told Nan Buwen that the granary in the Yunfeng area had been burned down and that not a single grain of grain could be produced, but he hid the incident in between. After hearing this, Nan Buwen sighed: "Clear water is easy to be turbid, and turbid water is not easy to be clear. It has not been a hundred years since the founding of the country, but the nobles have been arrogant and extravagant. The top said it is ten points, but the bottom one point is good. But at this juncture, it is impossible not to force them. Nan Xun came with news before, saying that he and the lord of Red Bull City have reached an agreement. There is a group of people in the south, collectively called the Sixteen Shang Clan. The merchants, Zilai Chasing profits, whichever family has the most money is the leader of this group of people, which is called the leader in their words. We discussed that this year's leader Ligui should be charged with hoarding, and his house was ransacked. At present, this season's grain That's solved. During this period, Li Gui is probably trying every possible means to get food. Buji, go and keep an eye on it, and then take action when it's almost time. Don't lose your composure."

Buji said: "The Lord of Red Bull City may not be trustworthy when things have reached this point. Moreover, even if a businessman has some wealth, it is difficult to buy food at this time." Nan Buwen smiled and said: "You people think of people too badly. Well, the Lord of Red Bull City is still a reliable person in Huguo. As an official, no matter who is Shizhe, he has to be more careful on weekdays. Even if he has small calculations in private, he can't let him run out of food this season. If there is no food, people will starve to death immediately. That is the problem of Shizhe's prestige being damaged. If it goes to King Chu, what will happen is another matter. And you said that you can't buy food if you have money. That's because the official price can't be bought. Firstly, it's lower than the market price. After all, at this time, you can't buy much food at the market price at one price a day, and it's not easy to record. Secondly, you don't have the means of merchants, so those in your hands Most people who have grain like to sell it to merchants, so you have to keep your composure when catching Li Gui. When collecting grain, Li Gui does evil things and is a criminal, but if you catch him right away, what will happen in this season? The food will be cut off. But if he really goes too far and forces the local nobles to rebel, you will be the first to hold him accountable. This business is not only a test of your wisdom, but also a test of your state of mind, understand."

Bu Ji nodded and said, "I understand what my teacher said. The student will go now." Bu Ji had just left the Prime Minister's Mansion when he met Nan Xun. When Nan Xun saw it was Bu Ji, he saluted politely and whispered Asked: "Master Buji, does grandpa know about Yunfeng?" Buji replied: "Generally, I know, but I'm not too angry. It seems that I expected it." Nanxun took a step closer and continued to ask "What about the account books?" Bu Ji was surprised, thinking that even though Gelou was famous for knowing everything, Bu Ji himself didn't even know how the account books were leaked, and then answered He said: "My mentor doesn't know about the account books yet, and I have never seen them." Nan Xun said in surprise: "It is not easy to get the account books. Why not only don't you let grandpa know about it, but you don't even look at it?" Ji said: "If my mentor knows about it, he will naturally not believe that I have never seen it before. I don't want to see it because I don't want to fall into injustice."

Nan Xun asked curiously: "I don't understand this. How can I be unjust after reading the account books?" Bu Ji said seriously: "If the account books involve the two sons of my mentor, what should I do?" Nan Xun was dumb. For a long time, I was speechless. As the old saying goes, a child is better known than his father, and a father is better known than his son. Although Nan Xun did not ask for news about his family on weekdays, he still knew Nan Yichang and Nan Yixian as a person. He really believed in this. Two people can do such a thing. Nanxun stayed for a long time before saluting Buji and said, "Thank you for your trouble, sir."

Here Li Gui left Nanxun, took the grain truck to the Dabeihuan Temple, and asked the monk in front of the door to pass a message saying that Li Gui had arrived. Not long after, Han from Baji came out to greet him with a smile: "Sin, sin, why didn't you say hello in advance when Mr. Li Gui came? You guys are not sensible. Why didn't you just invite Mr. Li Gui in when he came?" Li Gui He said hurriedly: "I don't dare, I don't dare. The kindness of the Great Beihuan Temple comes quickly, but the rules are the rules. It's good that the Lord of Red Bull City doesn't blame me for disturbing me for no reason."

Youdu smiled and said: "How could it be possible? Mr. Ligui is a guest of Red Bull City and a guest of Dabeihuan Temple. When guests come, you must treat them with hospitality." Youdu said as he led Ligui to something In the reception room, several waiters immediately poured tea. Youdu smiled and said: "The Lord of Red Bull City is meeting a few businessmen from the west. Master Li Gui must have been thirsty all the way down. This tea is new. I'm afraid it will be gone if Master Li Gui comes a few days later. It has special characteristics." I left some. Mr. Li Gui might as well try it." When Li Gui picked up the tea cup in his hand, Youdu said again: "This is what King Chu drinks."

Li Gui was startled. He was neither holding nor drinking the tea in his hand. He said nervously: "Young man, how can I drink tribute tea?" Youdu smiled and said: "Sir, just drink it. If you make any mistakes, it's a red cow." City." Li Gui said hurriedly: "No, no, how can adults make mistakes?" Then he took a sip. At this time, he couldn't tell the taste of the tea in his mouth, but he still praised the tea of ​​Dabeihuan Temple. , he received the honor.

The Lord of Red Bull City met several businessmen here and said with a smile: "Mercy, Mercy. It is Youdu who has set the price for you this time. Although you have been with me for more than 20 years, you can't say there will be anything wrong." The place. I wonder if you are satisfied with the price set this time?"

Several businessmen laughed and said: "As for the Lord of Red Bull City, Master Youdu's prices are naturally fair. Who doesn't know that doing business in Huguo is the most reassuring business in Red Bull City." The Lord of Red Bull City smiled. : "Compassion, compassion. These are just flattering words that look down on me, and they are exaggerated. I invite you here today to show you the Great Beihuan Temple. People say that the Great Beihuan Temple cannot be seen from a distance or even close up. You guessed it? Why is this?" Several businessmen looked at each other and laughed: "This naturally means that the Great Beihuan Temple is huge and magnificent, and mortal people with naked eyes can only glimpse a corner. Only adults like this can see the whole picture." Red Bull The city lord laughed for a while and motioned for them to follow. Several merchants followed the Red Bull City lord around a few turns and passed through gates. They were clearly in the Great Beihuan Temple, but there was a living temple dedicated to several merchants built inside. Temples of worshiped gods.

Several businessmen looked at each other, and one of them asked: "Lord of Red Bull City, what does this mean?" The Lord of Red Bull City smiled and said: "Mercy, mercy. It's just a little thought. You can also worship in Red Bull City in the future. Your god. You might as well go in and take a look, and I, a pagan in your eyes, will not follow you." Several businessmen entered the temple and saw that it was built according to their rules inside and out. However, such a magnificent The project was something they had never seen before, let alone a small corner of the Great Beihuan Temple. Several businessmen looked inside for an unknown amount of time before they remembered that a big shot was waiting outside and hurriedly ran out to apologize. The Lord of Red Bull City smiled and said: "Mercy, mercy. Since you guys like it, that's great. I have to meet a guest here. You can have as many of them as you like." After saying that, the Lord of Red Bull City saluted to several businessmen. , slowly withdrew.

The Lord of Red Bull City entered the living room, and Li Gui had been waiting for who knows how long. When he saw the Lord of Red Bull City coming, he did not dare to neglect, and was about to speak, but it was the Lord of Red Bull City who spoke first and said: "Mercy, mercy. Sir Li Gui must be waiting impatiently." Li Gui said hurriedly: "No matter what, I don't dare to call you sir in front of you. I just want to see you today, and it will be a blessing to be able to see you." Li Gui came closer. He said: "Lord, Lord of Red Bull City, I heard that the country is short of food this year. The sixteen merchant clans are worried about national affairs, so they collected twelve million catties of grain and gave it to you to share your worries." The Lord of Red Bull City smiled. Said: "Mercy, mercy. I heard that the rumors of food shortage in the country have been very serious recently. In some places, it has reached the point where one gold is exchanged for a pound of food. Mr. Ligui just became the leader of the Sixteenth Shang clan this year. I don't want to You are taking this opportunity to make a fortune, so why do you want to give so much food to the country?"

Li Gui smiled and said: "How could the Sixteen Shang Clan become what it is without the care of adults? Others don't know what kind of people we were before, and you still don't know? The Sixteen Shang Clan, everything is empty. Yes, if you forget your kindness for that little money, then no one is worthy of doing this." The Lord of Red Bull City smiled and said: "Mercy, mercy. Since Lord Ligui said so, I feel ashamed to accept it. Speaking of the affairs of the Sixteen Shang Clan, I have paid less attention to them in recent years. I wonder how each of them is doing?" Li Gui replied: "Although it is the Sixteen Shang Clan, each of the Sixteen Shang Clan has its own way of living. , these years, although the Sixteen Shang Clan is still called the Sixteen Shang Clan, now everyone is dozens of times larger than the Xiao family, but no matter what, the Sixteen Shang Clan's heart for adults remains unchanged." Chiniu The Lord of the City smiled and said: "It's all for the sake of conquering the country, let's worry about it ourselves." Then he said to Youdu: "I'm a little tired today, please send Master Ligui off for me." Youdu responded.

(End of this chapter)