Chapter 027 Tea and blood

Waiting for the house maid to bring a pot of tea, Shan left, Gongsun Yang gently bolted the door, poured a cup of tea, white porcelain cup of light green tea, Ying Ying lovely, picked up the cup of tea but put it down.

Feet suffering from wet poison, he endured the pain of taking off his shoes and socks, has passed the age of confusion, but no and standing. Gongsun Yang looked out the window, sighed, endured the stinging pain to take off the boots and socks, fell into memorial.

When he was a teenager, where the iron hooves under the banner of the king of Xu Zi, not an inch of grass, with the thunderous trend of the imperial city of Xishu, the bad news of his father’s death in front of the battlefield, his grandfather to do the poem of desperation and generous martyrdom. It is said that nowadays the dynasty to do loyal subjects biography, Xishu is second only to Xichu, the number of poems of death, but also the most prosperous eight countries. Xishu old emperor although the talent is flat, incompetent governance, but it is such a dim king of a small country, the young man he was loyal servants take away, through the capital of Xishu officials piled up that Qingyun Street, all the officials to the death of their families ringing wail, most of the fugitives, such as he is not yet and the crown of the teenage girls, very few of them take off the official uniforms and mix with the young and strong men of the displaced people, who can imagine that those who stayed at home to drink all the Hatchet Wine, hanging from a beam to kill themselves, Who can imagine that those men who stayed at home and drank all the wine, hanged themselves from the beams and wiped their necks with swords might have been at the court the day before, cursing the emperor for being stupid? Who can imagine that those men who stayed at home and drank wine, hung themselves from a beam and wiped their necks with a sword might have been at court the day before cursing the emperor’s stupidity?

The Gongsuns of Western Sichuan are skilled in the use of arrows.

Gongsun Yang reached out and stroked his ox-horn bow on the table, tears streaming down his face, his lips trembling.

Knocking on the door, Gongsun Yang quickly wiped away the tears, stabilized his mind, said wait a moment, put on his shoes and socks, limped to open the door, and saw that it was Duke Xu, who laughed at himself and said, “Being chased by Ms. Liu with a sword, I had to flee to Elder Gongsun to escape the disaster.”

Gongsun Yang laughed softly, “It just so happens that there is a pot of good tea here, it is better to be happy alone than to be happy together.”

Xu Fenian covered the door and walked to the table and sat down, nonchalantly poured himself a cup, which was a matter of tilting his head and taking a sip, Gongsun Yang moved his ox-horn bow, pinched the thin textured porcelain cup with both fingers, and slowly drank a mouthful of the cool tea. When Xu Fengyen reached out to pour the tea, he paused and asked, “There is something I don’t know if I should tell.”

Gongsun Yang’s heart sank, his face as usual said, “Mr. Xu, but there is no harm in saying it.”

Xu Fengyen finished pouring tea, one finger rubbed the slender rim of the cup, and said flatly: “I have inquired with the local people of Yanhuiguan, there is only one old bow store in the city, and the old man surnamed Zhang is aloof, and he won’t do business if he can’t pull the two-stone bow at the door, and the bow chief Zhang, I think nine times out of ten, it’s a fake surname. This store is very good to inquire, also good to find, to Gongsun senior arm strength, should not be stopped outside the door. Then I inadvertently learned from Ms. Liu that senior Gongsun, was over a full hour before arriving at the city gate. To senior to the feelings of the fish and dragon gang, should not intentionally will Miss Liu and three fish and dragon gang members hanging out in the wild goose back to the pass this dangerous place, then I guess, is not senior body silver with not much, spent half an hour there to bargain? But on second thought, it seems unlikely, with the senior’s experience in the jianghu, but also a master of the serial arrows, naturally know the market of the strings and silk. So I asked myself, is it Gongsun senior and that old man Zhang is an old acquaintance, catching up on old times to delay the time, but I am very curious to be how good the relationship must be, need to let the future master of the Fish and Dragon Gang to wait at the city gate for half an hour? Elder Gongsun, can you tell me a bit?”

Gongsun Yang hesitated for a moment, Xu Fengyen smiled, “Senior don’t be in a hurry, take your time to think about it, I’m just here to drink tea and chat, I can afford to wait.”

Gongsun Yang put down his teacup and slowly asked, “Is it that the weapon supervisor lord and Mr. Xu together set a trap for the Fish Dragon Gang?”

Xu Fengnian laughed coldly, “Gongsun Yang, you are you, and the Fish Dragon Gang is the Fish Dragon Gang. At this point in time, you still want to confuse the public? Fish Dragon Gang’s roots are clean, there is no doubt about it, Liu Nirong, even Xiao Medan were kept in the dark by you, this deal was vigorously facilitated by you, what I want to know now is what information you sent to that old Zhang Tou, is it the map of Beiliang’s military defense? Is it the map of Beiliang’s military defense or the distribution of Beiliang army’s connections? I think it was both that kept you at the bow store for so long. What kind of big pie did Beimang draw for you? Is it the restoration of Western Shu in the future? Or do you want all the Northern Liang iron horsemen to be destroyed? Or to give you the background support for the Gongsun Clan of Western Shu to rise again in the east?”

Gongsun Yang’s face was complex, saying, “Since it has come to this point, Mr. Xu still dares to go to the meeting alone, so it must be as I thought, Mr. Xu has a deep secret, at least he has the strength of the second grade. Gongsun Yang only wants to know this head on his shoulder, plus a bow store in Yan Hui Guan, how much gold can Mr. Xu earn and how big of an official hat can he salvage?”

Xu Fengnian glanced at Gongsun Yang’s hands resting on the edge of the table and laughed, “I even managed to kill Xiao Medaka, it’s not hard to kill you, a Gongsun Yang who dropped back to the third rank. Moreover, how far apart are you and I? Even if you bring up your ox horn bow and arrow pouch and manage to pull back the distance available for a streak, but do you really think you can escape from the Wei Mansion? Will Wei Feng let North Mang leave the city behind to know that a Northern Liang general’s son has come? At that time, not to say how I and Wei Feng, fish and dragon gang first all miserable death. Loyalty, filial piety and righteousness three words, filial piety not to mention, loyalty and righteousness two words, it seems that for you Gongsun Yang, the latter is dispensable.”

Mild-tempered Gongsun Yang face livid up, ten fingers like hooks grasping at the edge of the table, trembling but still did not make a sound. The tabletop lightly trembled, along with the two cups of tea rippled, the aroma of tea became more and more pungent.

Xu Fengyen stretched out his fingers to press the thin tire sweet white translucent teacup, looked down at the cup of tea surface, said without emotion: “Have you ever thought, a Gongsun Yang, or hundreds of hibernating in the North Liang’s remnants like you, at the risk of their lives, live like a dog, yes, you rack your brains to constantly deliver intelligence to the North Mang, hate to dig up the North Liang’s roots day and night. But if there really comes a day when the 300,000 iron horsemen of Bei Liang are all killed and destroyed in battle under the tidal wave attack of Bei Mang pouring out the power of his country, the whole of Bei Liang will be filled with smoke and great joy. But by the time the northern gate is opened, how many people will die in the old West Shu, the old South Tang, the old East Vietnam, the old West Chu? Twenty years ago you are a mourning dog, these years when the mourning dog also when the righteousness, in order to national hatred and hatred of the family at the expense of the North Mang barbarians eye to eye, if the North Liang Iron Cavalry really have lost that day, the world of the Han people’s clothes all change Mang clothes, really interesting. Gongsun Yang, for your group of deceased country’s remnants who remember the righteousness of Spring and Autumn, I admire you to the core!”

Not waiting for Gongsun Yang to refute anything, Xu Fengyen who seemed to find it boring flicked his finger, the porcelain cup filled with tea spun around without spilling any tea, looking at the tea cup, Xu Fengyen laughed to himself, “Talking about these big words is quite boring.”

Gongsun Yang calmly said, “As long as Mr. Xu can guarantee that he won’t drag the Fish and Dragon Gang into the fire pit, Gongsun Yang is willing to surrender.”

Xu Fenian was dumbfounded and said, “You still want to make conditions with me? Senior Gongsun ah senior Gongsun, don’t test me, if I have any intention to the Fish and Dragon Gang, I have a hundred ways to make it never recover, that righteousness word of yours that you’ve lost, I’ll pick it up for you. I’ll help you pick up your lost character of righteousness, and I’ll also send you that character of loyalty, how about that?”

Gongsun Yang initially in the room’s cloudy eyes, gradually clear, the body leaned back, leaning heavily against the back of the chair, like a short-sighted old farmer, a pair of don’t know where to rest a deadly burden back for too many years, finally can rest a breath. Gongsun Yang laughed: “Only then I realized that there are benefits to being friendless. It is a little sorry to Liu old gang master, Nirong is a good girl, I hope that Mr. Xu treats her well, return to Lingshou, rely on Mr. Xu to take the trouble. As for how to explain to her, I think that with Mr. Xu’s mind, it won’t be too difficult.”

Xu Fenian shook his head, “There is no need for me to explain anything.”

Only after he finished speaking, Liu Nirong, who had to come to Gongsun Yang’s side to talk about things by mistake, after listening to this conversation, she finally couldn’t hold back and violently pushed the door of the room open, tough as she was, she was also pearly, biting her lips in death and shaking her head, “Uncle Gongsun, don’t die!”

She was disheveled and powerless, and asked in tears, “Let’s go back to Lingzhou together, okay?”

Gongsun Yang rubbed his eyes, not looking at Liu Nirong, and said softly, “Unfortunately, there’s no wine on hand. Mr. Xu, a cup of tea won’t hurt, right?”

His hand only reached out, but then stopped, the dying man muttered to himself, “It’s better to go downstairs and have a drink. Please trouble Mr. Xu to take Liu Nirong out.”

Xu Fengyen said with ironic indifference, “Gongsun Yang, I’ll watch you die.”

Liu Nirong tore her heart out and said, “Surname Xu, are you still human?!”

Instead, Gongsun Yang became calmer and laughed, “Good, this is the only way to die a clean death. Nirong, speak with the old gang master, Gongsun Yang has been ashamed of the Fish Dragon Gang all these years, and his death was not in vain.”

Liu Nirong perversely quieted down, not to look at Gongsun Yang, eyes red and dead staring at Xu Fengnian.

“There is no more Xishu Gongsun Lianzhu Arrow in the world.”

Gongsun Yang closed his eyes, straightened his waist, straightened his lapel, and smashed both fists on his temples.

He paralyzed in his chair.

Liu Nirong covered her mouth as blood seeped out from between her fingers.

Xu Fengnian turned his head and said, ”Don’t be in a hurry to clear the air with me, and don’t think of leaving Leaving the city without the goods, if that’s the case, Gongsun Yang will have died in vain. As for you hating me or whatever, you can go back to Beiliang and plan later. I can do away with Xiao Medaka when I go out of Pouring Horse Pass, and I can force Gongsun Yang to die when I’m in Leaving City, so you, Liu Nirong, shouldn’t join in the fun now.”

Liu Nirong loosened her palm, her mouth full of blood, and said icily, “Tell me your real name.”

Xu Fengnian thought for a moment and pointed at the Spring Thunder Blade, “If I can return to Northern Liang alive, you’ll know who I am.”

Liu Nirong said categorically, “Xiao Medaka didn’t betray the Fish Dragon Gang at all, you killed him!”

Xu Fengnian looked at her for half a second without speaking, but still nodded.

“Good! I will burn incense and honor the Buddha when I arrive in Lingzhou, and ask the Bodhisattva to bless you to return to Northern Liang alive!”

Liu Nirong turned around resolutely.

Xu Fengnian sat impassively in his chair, staring at the two full cups of tea that neither of the pair had time to drink.

He wanted to tease himself with a sentence “what a beautiful pair of legs, say no, no more”, but when he saw the old man’s corpse with blood flowing from the corners of his mouth, he didn’t say anything, and only probed to take his sleeve to help gently wipe it away.