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Chapter 224
Lu Jianwei agreed, but he was depressed from then on. He waited until the next day when he was in the bridal chamber, and then he expressed his doubts to Yao Qing. Put it on the shelf. Think about it, Gu Zhen is the king of the East Island. If the east and west are at war, only you can defeat him, but given your relationship with him, how can you do it? In order to force you, they became the king of the West City. The big hat of the lord is forcibly placed on your head. First, if there is a war, you, as the city lord, must not stay out of it. Your might of the tiger. Therefore, regardless of whether the battle is fought or not, with you as the city lord, there is no reason for the West City to lose."

Lu Jian frowned, and said, "How could I fight Gu Zhen?" Yao Qing clapped her hands and laughed, "That's right, if you think about it this way, we won't be able to fight this battle." Lu Jian said, "Where's Gu Zhen? Those people on the island are eager to take revenge, and they don't know how to force him."

Yao Qing laughed and said, "Good brother, are you stupid? What kind of role is a stinky fox? Who can force him to do things he doesn't want to do? If you're playing tricks, those clowns in Dongdao will lift up his shoes for him." Not worthy!" Lu Jian thought for a while, and said repeatedly: "Yes, yes..." Yao Qing suddenly looked annoyed again, clenched her fists tightly, beat the edge of the bed, and said, "This stinky fox , The last time this girl got married, he made a big mess of him, but this time he pretended to be a turtle and didn't fart. Hmph, thinking about it makes me feel angry, next time we meet, I have to give him a big slap in the face." Seeing her annoyed look, Lu Jian couldn't help laughing.

The day after the wedding, Qi Jiguang also sent someone to send congratulatory gifts.When Lu Jian learned that his brother was fighting in northern Fujian, he was very moved and stayed there for a few days. When the people in Xicheng returned west one after another, they took Yao Qing to the south to help Qi Jiguang wipe out the Japanese pirates.

At this time, Qi Jiguang was famous in the southeast for destroying the big bandits, and the pirates were terrified when they heard about it, so they called Gu Zhen "Tiger Qi" because of Gu Zhen's name.Once Lu Jian arrived, he became even more powerful.Suddenly two years later, the Japanese pirates and thieves in the southeast were put down one after another.Also in the past two years, Emperor Jiajing died, leaving behind a stinky skin, and his dream of becoming an immortal and becoming a Taoist came to naught.

The following year, when the south was pacified, Qi Jiguang entered Beijing by order.Yao Qing had never been to Beijing before, so she pestered Lu Jian to visit Beijing with Qi Jiguang.However, Lu Jian missed Gu Zhen terribly, and wanted to visit the East Island several times, but he was already the lord of the West City. He was afraid that people in the West City would misunderstand him, and he was also afraid that if he went to the East Island, he would cause endless troubles for Gu Zhen.Because of this, he was full of worries, although he thought about it in his heart, he didn't move, and was urged by Yao Qing again, so he had to give up his old thoughts and go to the capital.

A group of people rode horses to the north, along the way, the farmers were happy to work, and among the dense tea trees, the singing of tea picking rang out from time to time, which was crisp and soft, and lingered endlessly.Seeing this situation, Lu Jian recalled the miserable scene he saw when he returned from Japan, and he really felt a world away.

One day, when we arrived at the bank of the Yangtze River, a group of people were waiting for a ferry when a large ship suddenly sailed ahead. The ship had a tall head and huge sails, twice the size of ordinary river boats.Qi Jiguang was surprised: "Who is so ostentatious that he sailed the sea boat into the Yangtze River?"

As soon as the voice fell, he heard a loud laugh. Lu Jian was surprised and delighted, and blurted out: "Gu Zhen!" As soon as the voice fell, he saw Gu Zhen standing on the bow of the boat, waving and laughing: "Brother, General Qi, do you have the pleasure to join Shanggu's pirate ship?"

Qi Jiguang said goodbye to him that day, and he hadn't seen him for several years, and sometimes he was worried, but seeing him here, he was also overjoyed, pointing at Gu Zhen and smiling, "You kid, you issued a military order and said you wanted to come back, but in the end The tail turned up, and there was no one for several years."

Gu Zhen giggled and said: "Master Qi is a busy person, a mere grassroots, how dare he bother you?" , everyone laughed.

While talking and laughing, the boat docked, and Qi, Lu, and Yao went ashore one after another. When the robbers saw Gu Zhen, they were very affectionate. Gu Zhen greeted him, but stared at Yao Qing repeatedly. Yao Qing spat and cursed. : "Stinky fox, what are you doing looking at me so wickedly?"

Gu Zhen shook his head and said, "I didn't look at you, I looked at my nephew."

"Your nephew?" Yao Qing looked back and saw that there was no one behind her. She suddenly understood, her ears were red, and as soon as she stumbled to catch up, she wanted to grab Gu Zhen's ear. Help me." There was a burst of laughter in the cabin, Shi Miaomiao walked out of the cabin door with a baby in her arms and said with a smile: "Sister Yao, please forgive me for my sake."

Seeing Shi Miaomiao, Yao Qing threw Gu Zhen aside and rushed closer, reached out to touch the baby's pink and tender smiling face, and said happily, "It's been a few months, boy or girl? What's their name?" Shi Miaomiao said with a smile: "It's only been three months. It's a girl. What's the name? Gu Zhen hasn't chosen it yet. He said he wants his elder brother to name it." Yao Qing said with a smile, "Hi girl, I'm planning to give birth to a boy, and it's just right for a boy." Right."

Gu Zhen laughed and said: "Beauty, beauty, you are so bragging. Do you think you want to have a boy if you want to have a baby? I want to have a baby too, but in the end, God doesn't obey people's wishes. But girls can't." Well, the more I look at it these days, the more I love it."

Yao Qing suddenly turned her head, stared at Gu Zhen, and said with a smile: "Gu Xiaoer, what do you call me? It's wrong to call you a beauty." Gu Zhen said with a smile: "Yes, yes, I should call you Dasao... ...put..." Yao Qing heard the sweeping words, she just thought he was calling her sister-in-law, and she couldn't help but feel elated, but Gu Zhen added a word, and the meaning of the word changed completely, she was so angry that she kicked up, and naturally she was rejected by Gu Zhen again. avoided.

After talking and laughing for a while, when they came to the cabin, Gu Ping'er was also sitting there, looking at everyone and laughing foolishly.Lu Jian and Yao Qing looked at each other in surprise.

Everyone sat down and chatted about their farewell feelings. Gu Zhen talked about everything except Dongdao, so Lu Jian and the others didn't want to ask too many questions.Gu Zhen smiled and said: "General Qi, we meet again after a long absence, how about I give you a meeting gift?"

Qi Jiguang smiled and said: "Okay, what are you giving?" Gu Zhen picked up a red lacquered wooden box from his side and brought it to Qi Jiguang with a smile. style, but the Japanese.

Curious, Lu Jian looked at it with his head, and suddenly called out: "Cangbingwei..." It turned out that the head was Uzuo Cangbingwei, and he didn't want to say goodbye to Tianzhu Mountain. When we saw each other, he was already a dead person.Gu Zhen groaned, and said, "Is he called Cang Bingwei? But he also has another name, Mr. Cang. After he was defeated by General Qi, he was entrenched on a sea island and wanted to continue doing evil, but I happened to meet him. , cleaned him up gently, and heard that brother Qi was going to Beijing, so he specially sent it as a meeting gift."

Qi Jiguang looked at the head, nodded and smiled and said, "Good manners, good manners." But thinking about the past in Dongying, Lu Jian felt desolate in his heart.

Gu Zhen laughed again: "Brother Qi, brother, the time to enter Beijing is still far away, let me propose, how about everyone going to Beijing by boat?" Before finishing speaking, Yao Qing clapped her hands and smiled: "Okay, okay." Qi Jiguang and Lu Jian looked at each other, and said with a smile: "The imperial court's sea ban has only been loosened, and you, a profiteer, come to commit crimes. No matter, there are still some days left and right. If everyone has no objection, I will risk my life to accompany you."

So Gu Zhen got off the boat and headed east, out of Wusongkou, and then turned the rudder along the coast to the north.It was a lot of fun for everyone on the boat to drink and chat every day.

It was a day, passing Wendeng camp in Shandong.When Lu Jian and Gu Zhen talked about traveling around the world, they talked more about exotic scenery. Qi Jiguang sighed when he heard the wonderful things.I also heard that the navy of the Western Kingdom is strong and the artillery is sharp, and I felt a little sad in my heart. I got up and went to the bow of the ship, looking at the ruins of the seaside towers, the smoke from the cooking fires in the distance, and listening to the ups and downs of the barracks in the barracks. : "Ran Ran crosses the sea with double flags, Xiao Yan low protects the wild people. Whoever brings the spring scenery to the ruins, only the wind from the sky will send the short bamboo. The stones of the Qin Dynasty are still there when the water falls, and the Han Shicha is not seen when the tide comes. Knowing a hundred countries in the distance , did not dare to forget to endanger the age."

Gu Zhen heard it from the side, nodded and said: "Those who forget the battle will be in danger. Although the Japanese pirates are peaceful, the northern Tatars are still strong, and the western countries are also on the rise. As a general and a minion of the country, you must not slack off."

Qi Jiguang smiled slightly, and said: "I am going to the capital, and I may go to the border to guard against the Tatars. I ride horses every day, and after a long time, I may think of the days of fighting on boats and calming the world." Gu Zhen said with a smile: "Actually, according to me Look, the sea is a fine horse, too."

Qi Jiguang looked over in a blink of an eye, and said with a smile: "This theory is very strange, and Qi would like to hear more about it." Gu Zhen smiled, pointed to the sea and said, "Isn't this vast sea the God's mount? When it comes to taming, who can match it? If it talks about fury, who can match it? If it talks about galloping thousands of miles, who can match it? The so-called boat is nothing but the saddle and bridle of this divine horse. If you ride an ordinary horse, what is it? Daozai? Hot-blooded man, if you want to ride a horse, you should ride this heavenly horse!"

Qi Jiguang clapped his hands and laughed loudly, and praised: "Hurry up, hurry up, talk about it today, it will be enough to comfort your life." After speaking, he gave a long laugh and turned back to the cabin with his hands behind his back.

For a moment, only Lu and Gu were left at the bow of the boat, and they stood side by side, overlooking the sea.Lu Jian suddenly said: "Dongdao..." Gu Zhen waved his hand and said with a smile: "Don't mention Dongdao, from now on, there will be no such word in martial arts." Lu Jian was shocked and asked: "What? "Gu Zhen smiled and said: "Brother, do you still remember what I said in Guanhai Tower in Haining? I said at the time that I compete with everyone else to win or lose, but with you, I will not compete."

Lu Jian was silent for a while, and said, "Is Dongdao disbanded?" Gu Zhen said, "That's right, I spent two years doing this." Lu Jian became excited, and said loudly: "Dongdao is your father's life How can you just let go of your heart and blood?"

"A lifetime of hard work?" Gu Zhen shook his head, "Actually, he couldn't see it. 300 years ago, there was no Dongdao, but there was a lot of grievances and vendettas later. This Dongdao is still alive, The East Island and the West City inevitably have disputes, so why bother?"

Lu Jian said: "You and I are alive, how can there be any disputes?" Gu Zhen smiled, and said lightly: "What if you and I are dead?"Gu Zhen smiled slightly, and said: "The people of Dongdao wanted revenge, but they used Dongdao's signboard to force me to submit. Now that I'm gone, the signboard has also been smashed. Their power is insignificant, and their desire for revenge is self-evident. It's gone." Having said this, he unconsciously sighed slightly, "This is something that can't be helped!"

For a moment, the two brothers stared at the vast sea, unable to speak a word for a long time.

A few days later, when they will arrive at Tanggu, Ye Guzhen will set up a sumptuous banquet, Qin Zhiwei will cook the spoon himself, the delicacies are delicious, beyond words.After drinking one jar after another, Yao Qing was happy for a while, and drank a lot, and she and Gu Zhen sang "The West Chamber" in reverse, Yao Qing played Zhang Sheng, Shi Miaomiao played the matchmaker, Cui Yingying was Gu Zhen.Yao Qing sang in a heroic and heroic manner, and she didn't let her eyebrows fall, which was really remarkable. When she arrived at Gu Zhen, she saw him pinching the orchid finger, and singing enchantingly: "Sick and thin, it's already sad, and it's the end of spring. Luo Yikuan Fade, how many times can the dusk disappear? The wind blows and the smoke does not roll the curtains, the rain beats the pear blossoms and closes the door..."

He was originally handsome, but at this moment he is always showing signs of coquettishness and waving his hands. He is really charming and charming, even better than a girl.Yao Qing laughed and fell on Lu Jian's body, clutching her stomach and shouting, "Oh, Lu Jian, save me, oh, Lu Jian, save me", she didn't have the strength to sing any more.

After a night of nonsense, the next morning, the ship docked.Gu Zhen sent everyone to the shore, looked at Yao Qing with a smile, and said, "Big beauty, is this the word "sister-in-law"? Sorry, may I give you something?"

Yao Qing spread Bai Shengsheng's slender hands and said with a smile: "Okay, here you go." Gu Zhen stretched out her hand, took a white jade box several feet square from Shi Miaomiao's hand, and sent it to Yao Qing. Received it, you are welcome, unfolded it, and shouted: "The Ring of the God of Wealth..."

Lu Jian fixed his eyes and saw that there was indeed a jasper ring lying in the jade box. Three streaks of blood were clearly visible on the ring. Under the ring, there was a stack of documents, which looked like an account book.Lu Jian said in surprise, "Gu Zhen, what are you doing?"

Gu Zhen sighed, and said: "I have rarely betrayed anyone in my life, but I owed Ayes my life. She wanted to get this ring in her dreams. I was brave and aggressive, and I didn't give it to her until she died. My great regret. Beauty, among the women I have seen, you are the only one who resembles her the most. I entrust this ring and the wealth of Middle-earth to you. With your talents, I am sure you will not disappoint me."

Holding the jade box, Yao Qing was a little dazed, and suddenly said: "Stinky fox, this gift is a bit too big, besides, I heard from Lu Jian that Dongdao is gone, and you let the God of Wealth again, so there is nothing to do in the future?"

Gu Zhen waved his hands and said with a smile: "Where will there be nothing to do? Didn't I get a copy of "The Sea Chart of Ten Thousand Nations" on the Qianlong? I have made a wish to travel all the seas in the picture one by one. Such a stretch across the seven seas, How can there be nothing to do?" Everyone was moved when they heard it, and Qi Jiguang blurted out: "Good ambition!"

But Yao Qing shouted: "Smelly fox, you only care about your own performance, so you have the heart to let Miao Miao suffer with you?" Gu Zhen and Shi Miaomiao looked at each other with smiles, Shi Miaomiao half seemed happy, half seemed helpless, and sighed: "Sister from the Yao family , as long as he likes it, how can I feel bitter?" Yao Qing was taken aback, showing a look of disappointment.Gu Zhen took a deep look at Lu Jian, and said with a smile: "I'm going, big brother, take care of yourself, and... also take good care of mom..." Lu Jian felt sore in his chest, and said shyly, "You...when Come back?" Gu Zhen pondered for a while, then shook his head and smiled, "I don't know either."

Speaking of this, he looked up at the sky, suddenly laughed out loud, supported Shi Miaomiao with one hand, danced and sang, and walked towards the ship.The singing is clear and clear, lingering on the seaside: "It's a joy to abandon the micro-fame and go. A smile outside the white clouds. There are three or five bosom friends. It's not a hindrance to drink. Drunk robes and sleeves dance feel that the world is narrow."

The anchor was raised, the sails were stretched, and a red sun in the east gushed out to sea, and the ship sailed farther and farther towards the rising sun.Suddenly, Lu Jian couldn't hold back anymore, he started running, and ran straight into the sea, where the water was up to his knees, before he realized it.But the white sail went faster, gradually submerging into the depths of the red sun, like a cloud that has gone away.At this time, a few birds flew behind Lu Jian, chirping and chasing each other in a circle, but how could these birds that forage for food in the morning and evening understand Bai Yun's innocence?
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