Chapter 014 – The Same Rice Raises a Hundred Kinds of People in the Jianghu Lake
Xu Fengyen chewed on a random licorice that he wiped off the dirt with his fingers in his mouth, about as close to the fire as he could get, with some warm smiles on his face. Twelve flying swords.
These names can be quite literal, compared to the Wutong Court those sweet potatoes and cucumbers and so on the name of the maids can be countless showy.
The second time I went out and traveled, I saw a lot of people, His Highness is like the banks of the Guangling River by the feudal lord Zhao Yi said that the urchin is holding gold, attracted a large number of top people in the jianghu, these characters, in the view of His Highness, regardless of the hands, only to say that the human touch, or not compared to the old yellow, but also that the old man of the buckled feet and digging the nose of the sheepskin fur is considered to be close to the evaluation of the masters of the style of the city of the Emperor of Wudi Wang Xianzhi as a rainbow into the East China Sea, let the whole near sea water to lift the whole of the sea. If you evaluate the style of masters, Wudi City Wang Xianzhi like a rainbow flying into the East China Sea, so that the entire near sea water surface elevated twenty feet, the so-called strength of the mountains and rivers, but so, the big official son of Cao Changqing is also quite in line with the image of the Confucian scholar, only this gift of the sword Peach Blossom Sword God, so that His Highness has some regrets, rumors of donkey riding a peach blossom branch Deng Ta’a, both immortal and Buddha gas, but after meeting, the appearance of the mediocre not to mention that they also like to laugh, but it’s just a person who feels the human body is harmless, and the imagined Peach Blossom God of the sword! The world’s most famous sword god is the Peach Blossom Sword God.
His Royal Highness is in a reverie, Gongsun Yang sat down without saying a word, carrying two ox skin pouches of shochu, the teenager Wang Dashi saw that Xu Gongzi did not move, fearing that it would annoy this gang’s status second only to the old gang master and Xiao Medaka’s great guest secretary, hurriedly coughed twice.
Gongsun Yang looked at the mediocre roots and bones of the fish and dragon gang children, the bitter face of the sun out of the west smiled, and not in a hurry to speak with Xu Fengnian, took the initiative to ask Wang Dashi some of the family trivia, Wang Dashi, only then did he know that his father was once regarded as a half of Gongsun’s nominal disciple, in fact, when the fish and dragon gang to receive Wang Dashi, it is Gongsun Yang strongly recommended, no matter what level of sects and sects, to absorb the audience, is a big deal, there are no trivialities, and the most important thing is to be able to get the best out of the gang. It’s a big deal, there is no such thing as a chicken feather.
Nowadays, the government’s jurisdiction over the jianghu is strict, all the gangs should be recorded in the household register, so there is an unwritten but both sides know very well that “straitjacket”, once there is a thief arrested, by the government to find the melon, the thief is not very capable, but twenty years of martial arts roaming between the gangs were as many as ten, and the results of this matter to the Qingzhou assassins there, the poor seven or eight people who do not happen to be in the Qingzhou assassins there, the poor seven or eight people who do not happen to be in the Qingzhou assassins there. The poor seven or eight not coincidentally in the Qingzhou territory of the sects were tragically implicated, which allows the entire Jianghu are learning from the lesson, in addition to the gangs since the gangs to work hard to fight, many of the taxes will have to be set aside to the head of the gangs, those who number as many as seven to eight hundred or even thousands of behemoths, naturally, there is a solid foundation and a variety of ways of generating wealth, will not be too much effort, but the fish and dragon gangs of such a small sects of the cracks of the food, the expenses on the With the rope around their necks, they may be strangled to the point where they can’t breathe, and they’ll be dead by the end of the day.
Only Wang Dashi could join the Fish Dragon Gang and live a stable life with no worries about food and clothing, but Gongsun Yang never mentioned that it was his credit. In the early years, the child only joined the gang, and he was not qualified to get one and a half dangles of money per month, in fact, the silver equivalent of eight or nine cents of one dangle of copper is from Gongsun’s own bag of money, until Wang Dashi grew up, he could get one and a half dangles of money, and Gongsun Yang’s subsidy was only quietly put an end to it. Xiao Medan said that Gongsun Yang was a stuffy person, and he was not wrong.
Xu Fengyen saw Gongsun Yang brought two wine bags, smiled and asked for one, took over and smelled it, hey, it is really the green ants of our Beiliang that both the young and old and the rich and the poor are happy with, he was in a good mood, tilted his head back to pour a mouthful, squinted and smiled and asked, “Mr. Gongsun, the second gang master went to pick a secluded place to practice his sword again?”
Gongsun Yang hoarse voice, I do not know is the youth wandering the North Mang by the wind and sand blowing, or drink drink injury, waved his hand and said: “just rely on the sale of force to make a living of the coarse martial arts, when not Mr. name. Although I do not practice sword, also know that all things under the sky, are diligence can make up for clumsiness, Xiao gang master sword art these years near the old can still gradually get better, must be related to this perseverance with him.”
Xu Fenian lifted his cowhide wine bag and laughed, “Nothing is wrong, senior Gongsun has something to say.”
Gongsun Yang hesitated for a moment and smiled bitterly, “Luckily, Your Excellency didn’t say that you don’t have anything to say, it’s considered to give enough face.”
Xu Fengyen was a bit surprised, he did not expect this guest minister to have some humor, for those who dared to poke fun at themselves, His Highness has always been more prone to have a good feeling about them, but for those who are half a bucket of water and then put on their feet, they have never been treated well. Xu Fengyen poured another mouthful of wine, silently waiting for the following. Wang Dashi saw this and wondered if it was time to get lost, his butt was only half a foot off the ground when Gongsun Yang stopped him, “Dashi, there’s no harm in listening.”
Gongsun Yang sat down on his knees, put the wine bag on his lap, and opened the door to say: “I’m not hiding anything, this journey, Gongsun Yang has been secretly spying on Xu Gongzi’s strength, walking pace spacing, getting on and off the horse movements, breathing while riding, have been careful to pay attention to, if I was to see the doorway, it’s not surprising, but the Gongzi qi convergence, Gongsun Yang finally could not detect anything, and initially thought that Gongzi was just an ordinary man. At first, I thought you were just an ordinary martial arts practitioner, in the general’s residence to learn some physical exercise military skills, but the night of the inn inverted horse pass, Miss and Gongsun Yang said that you will have to be that the Northern Liang soldier’s life in one blow, which really let Gongsun Yang startled, Miss sword skills, although not without life and death fighting, but also in the sword on the road to the level, making the off-hand sword into the Liu family’s unique cannon pounding the pressure box of the best skills of the Fu Zi three! After the arch, is still claiming to win the name Zhao Yinchuan assassin, regardless of whether Gongzi took advantage of the sneak attack assassination of the big advantage, to be able to kill in one blow, is not easy, Zhao Yinchuan body before being lifted away, I have privately turned Zhao Yinchuan’s back, to see his spine was pinched after the shape of the spinal column is the Gongsun Yang self-confessed peak of youthful age, and pouring his efforts to do so, is also just like this. It is not that Gongsun Yang is selling himself short, nowadays, although against a third-grade martial artist, without the use of ox-horn bows, are going to be dusty, but I go is the most eaten age of the external fist path, people are afraid of young fists are afraid of the strong, and in the past, I have barely touched the threshold of the dynasty’s assessment of the strength of the second-grade.”
Wang Dashi was appalled, second grade! This is for the bottom of the jianghu people, it is already climbed the sky general masters, that is, rely on a pair of hands to fight down the foundation of the fish and dragon gang Liu old master, both internal and external cultivation, the old force does not decline, now is only close to the three product skills, but in the Lingshou has been able to deter groups of heroes, Lingshou, a few of the top of the sects of the sea God, but also nothing more than the three product strength, and without exception is the life of a hopeless two product, but in front of the eyes of this foot infected with wet poison even walking But this forty-something year old guest secretary with wet feet and a slight limp actually claimed to have been a second-ranking expert? Wang Dashi did not dare to doubt, but his heart turned over, and when he looked at Gongsun Yang again, he was not just in awe of his polite status. For martial arts people, the fourth grade is the first threshold, the second grade is the second, to be able to pass, even more difficult, a martial arts man, how much luck in his life to be able to twice carp jump Dragon Gate? After the fourth grade is close to the third grade, to be considered a master, this is the common sense of the jianghu, poor Wang Dashi simply do not have the luxury of hope that this life can reach the fourth grade.
Some people eat the bowl think of the pot, but also fucking think of planting in the ground, but there are a few people, eat the bowl is very happy. Everyone knows the goodness of knowing what’s good for you, but few people really want to enjoy that goodness.
The teenager realized afterward, his throat grunted, and he turned his head stiffly and slowly, staring blankly at Xu Fengnian. Hakkai Duke Sun Yang said bluntly, the teenager again character naive also know the shallow meaning of the words, dare to be beside this good manners, good looks, good temper, good talk of Mr. Xu, is also a deep hidden masters? Or a very powerful one? Aren’t all masters as unapproachable and unapproachable as Vice Master Xiao Medan? The teenager was not smart, and before he even took a sip of the wine, he felt dizzy just asking about the aroma.
Xu Fengyen looked at Gongsun Yang and said softly, “Elder Gongsun, just say it straight, if it’s a part of the job and I can help, I will definitely help.”
Gongsun Yang was obviously relieved and rubbed his rough cheeks with messy beard, this guest secretary was born with a beard, lazy to take care of it, dressed like an old farmer with a family of four, and also appeared to be unkempt. Gongsun Yang sighed and said: ”I don’t know why this trip to North Mang to leave the city behind, half a decade has been too quiet, which makes me worry that there will be accidents in the next few days, just in case there is a situation when the time comes, Gongsun Yang does not dare to ask for Mr. Xu how to contribute for the Fish and Dragon Gang, but only ask that when it comes to a situation that the Fish and Dragon Gang can’t even be solved by fighting for their lives, or after Gongsun Yang’s death, please ask the gentleman to bring Miss and Wang Dashi back to Northern Liang. Of course, as long as Gongsun Yang has a breath in his body, Your Excellency does not need to help.”
Xu Fengnian nodded, “Good.”
The boulder in Gongsun Yang’s heart that had been pressed for half a decade finally fell to the ground, his smile was sincere, and he touched his wine bag with Xu Fenian, each pouring a mouthful of wine.
Gongsun Yang seems to be in a good mood, also open the box, as if to smother the words in the heart of all these years to say clean, before the pain, looking at the stars in the sky, lamented: “There is a sky outside the sky na, inverted horse gate inn, less than fifty paces, Gongsun Yang boasts of archery is still sloppy, but more than two dozen arrows, but were about a North Mang county princess next to a high person with the hand easy to set aside, a real second-grade body. The actual second grade of the body, Gongsun Yang ashamed to be inferior. Heh, perhaps Mr. Xu did not pay attention to that sable over the forehead woman waist jade buckle, is the North Mang honored exclusive ‘Xianbei head’, not the royal family, even if you are the North Mang’s second-ranking ministers, can not be worn. This is also my worry place, that woman spiteful to the extreme, the most terrible place is the Xingzhi will have the ability to do, in the northern Liang territory of the inverted horse pass, she may still have scruples, but to the northern Mang, the fish and dragon gang is not what notable over the river dragon, if it is on her mind, after the young lady out of the matter, Gongsun Yang will have to be unable to the old master of the entrustment of the old gang.”
His Royal Highness who had long guessed the identity of the sable overlay woman did not say anything, but only made a face of dawning realization, gently nodded his head and said, “Not afraid of thieves stealing for fear of thieves thinking about it, and this is not a thief, it is a robber who has the identity of a government official, no wonder Gongsun seniors have to be worried about it.”
After the silence of the three, Xu Fengyen asked with a smile, “With Gongsun senior’s streak of archery, it is not difficult to get an official position similar to that of Deputy Lieutenant of the Inverted Horse Pass Folding in the Beiliang Army, how come you don’t want this wealth and honor?”
Gongsun Yang had a bitter face and shook his head.
Xu Fengyen linked Gongsun Yang’s words together, coupled with his willingness to hibernate in the Fish and Dragon Gang, as well as that beautiful and sharp hand with a series of arrows, and a mouth that after many years has not faded out of the thick Western Shu accent, Xu Fengyen somewhat understood his bitterness. There was a poem that said, “The Duke Sun of Xishu is good at connecting arrows”, and His Highness the son said to himself, “The iron horsemen of Northern Liang were at the city, the old Emperor of Xishu hanged himself, and the Imperial Uncle died in front of the city, vowing to surrender. The son of heaven guards the gate of the country, and the king dies for the gods. Wang Yan, a scholar of the Xilang University and the Minister of War, Chen Grain and Materiel, officials of the six ministries, generals and lieutenant generals, magistrates, scholars and writers, swordsmen and women, all of them went to their deaths. The officials of West Shu who died before the Emperor and the Sword Emperor, only the names that can be found in the history books, there are more than two thousand people. Spring and Autumn nine countries, isolated in a corner of the smallest Western Shu, but self-martyrdom, but the most of the eight countries, good a dead country not dead bones.”
Gongsun Yang lowered his head to drink, old tears, murmured: “The king still dares to die for the gods of the earth and grain, why don’t we, the people of West Shu, dare to go to their deaths? It’s just that Gongsun Yang was young at that time, and was brought to North Mang by his clan, and wanted to die but couldn’t.”
Gongsun Yang suddenly raised his head, his eyes somewhat stern.
Xu Fengyen smiled bitterly, “Senior Gongsun is afraid that I, a small person in the general’s residence, will take senior’s head to exchange for money to buy wine?”
Gongsun Yang knew that he had lost his temper and shook his head, somewhat apologizing.
Xu Fengyen took a sip of wine and said, “This sac of green ant wine is the only thing that tastes good. A wine that sells out a friend to take someone’s head in exchange, even if it’s expensive, what kind of good wine can it be?”
Gongsun Yang laughed out loud, pointed at Xu Fenian, and said boldly, “If Mr. Xu was just a jianghu man, Gongsun Yang would have to call you brother.”
After drinking the wine, they gathered for a matter, but parted as happily as they could.
Xu Fengyen borrowed the campfire to warm his hands, looked up at the sky, stood up, did not disturb anyone, walked slowly to a secluded place, down a high slope, as if taking a walk.
Just out of the fish and dragon gang eyes range, was Gongsun Yang mistakenly close to the second grade strength of His Highness’s body swept rapidly, a step of several feet, traveling clouds and water.
In one breath, he traveled ten miles.
Sticking to the ground and listening, this was the Shimei listening technique of the Northern Liang Traveling Sentry. Xu Fengyen mouth cold smile, began to bow like a wildcat night walk, gradually slowed down the pace, distance from a towering small earthen slope hundred paces, through the starlight, see the top of the slope sitting a yawning man, Xu Fengyen violently speed, instantly arrived, eyelids drooping lookout man only after a few yawns, only to see in front of the uninvited guests, was about to speak, was a hand knife on the neck, knocked unconscious but did not fall, still remain sitting in the He was knocked unconscious but did not fall down, still maintaining the lazy posture of sitting on the top of the slope.
Xu Fengnian leisurely lay beside him, pulled up a licorice and held it in his mouth, his ears heard the sound of Xiao Clang.
Really the same jianghu, the same rice but raising a hundred kinds of jianghu people ah.
A not so big fish and dragon gang, the sparrow is small, all the organs are complete.