Chapter 002: The sound of wind, rain and reading
If last year’s Lingshou officialdom, that moment or concurrently with Lingshou General’s Shizi His Highness that stirring, that is only a dark current, ultimately a farce of the field of the thunder is not much rain is even smaller, then the military and political affairs of Youzhou in the new Liang King’s bloody iron fist, completely is a cause of the wind and rain everyone’s own danger of the tragedy. Spring rain is as expensive as oil, the rain at the tail end of the spring in Northern Liang, is even more so, the rain falls, blood and water, but also to the size of the government offices in Youzhou to save a lot of trouble. To know the unprecedented changes in the North Liang, just the lieutenant died three, the actual power of the lieutenant of a pair of hands are not counted, stripped of all the official skin army border no less than one hundred people, the so-called eight hundred will be intertwined within the territory of the Youzhou, although certainly an exaggerated number of imaginary, but three hundred households certainly have, the result of the majority of the wave to the tragedy involved in the family, but there is no power to fight back, the rest of the ones Patiently waiting for Yan Wenluan general thunder and fury, but also cold, the general is not only stand by and watch so “good talk”, but also personally mobilize six battalions of Yan’s elite foot soldiers, with the control of the northern part of the northern part of the Youzhou passes, which is not only turn the other cheek, but also be considered their own stabbed a knife into their own body. There is a big snow dragon rider infiltrated into the hinterland of Youzhou, Liangzhou on the east side and the old Liang king’s son Qi Dangguo personally, the northern part of Lingshou has Wang Zhi and Xin Drinking Horse two belong to the different sequence of the northern Liang cavalry force, the vice commander of the infantry army Gu Dazu northern Liang “new nobility”, as well as Liu Yuanji Tieshan these regardless of the abdication of the incumbent of the meritorious veteran generals, even if with the Youzhou have Even if they are inextricably linked to Youzhou, they still do not hesitate to choose to publicly support the new Liang Wang, at this time, Youzhou, even if they do not understand why the new Liang Wang in Lingzhou so good-tempered, how to get to Youzhou is so unsympathetic to the old feelings, but they all cut to the heart of the matter to understand one thing, the name of the North Liang Xu. In Beiliang, the old man who has the ability and seniority to fight with the young feudal king, not a single one of them is willing to give them a fucking fair word.
Anyway, it’s all too late.
As the old man left, the new man came. And one came several groups of people, some are called by Xu Fengyen, some are uninvited, the latter are not too polite, vaguely become the leader of the scholars on the Northern Liang surface Huang Shang is close to jumping and cursing, the Shangyin Palace of Mr. Wang leisurely, persuading the Huang Shang anger hurts the liver and this kind of nonsense, the two elegant old man are just from the border to enjoy the desert scenery, hoof to the Yi River in Youzhou, but the nearer to the Yi River, the closer it gets, the more it gets. The closer to the river, Mr. Wang is more and more old God, according to the most should be happy to see this scene of the literati Huang Shang, became the most ferocious guy cursing the king of Beiliang, cursing Xu Fengyen is too hostile, but also cursed him is the real massacre, more than Xu Snapdragon ruthless, capable of going to the north of Mang to kill people, to kill their own people is not what ability. Xu Fengyen did not smile, no annoyance, no words, just in the Youzhou General’s mansion overstepped his authority to single-handedly dispose of military affairs, Huang Shang’s scolding, completely indifferent, eyelids did not lift a bit.
After Wang Da Zu and Huang Shang two old, and from the land of the stragglers rushed to the new governor of Liuzhou Yang Guangdou, the Mohist giant is not half a bit of anger, just said two words, “almost on the line”, “Chen Xiliang do quite good! “, after that will come and go in a hurry, even did not have time to drink a mouthful of hot tea and eat a mouthful of hot rice. In addition to these several gray-haired old men, the rest is going to be at least the younger generation, Liangzhou Assassin Hu Kui, the real creator of the White Horse Scout predecessor Lei Torch Ride, he also followed by a Yu Luan knife who once wrote the “Liangzhou Great Horse Song”, the longest grandson of the Yin Yang Yu clan’s eldest house, the guy went to the land of the displaced people single-handedly to drive in a big circle, and it seems that they have not been killed, and they have not been killed. There is also just when Lingzhou not long Song Yan, as well as Lingzhou Huangnan County water by Wang’s family Wang Xihua, these two, once a county within the government to see the different rivals, not to talk about what is a mortal enemy, with a hand of moral articles known as Beiliang Wang Xihua with a camping in the word of the Lord of the Secretary General Lee Kung-tak, a pair of that is considered to be a real mortal enemy.
After these people are gathered in the general’s residence in Youzhou, the next morning, rain and wind, Xu Fengyen intends to call on all of them to go to the newly built Green Deer Cave Academy, but somehow Song Yan and Wang Xihua, these two people even went out early together, Xu Fengyen did not let anyone go to invite.
Recently there is no opportunity to show the face of Huangfu Ping is responsible for taking a hundred riders to escort the driver, face as heavy as water, can not see half a bit of sadness and happiness, a short period of ten years on the murder of people like “music big executioner” this curse of the vice general of the Youzhou Le Din is even more worried. Only that Youzhou civil officials of the head of the assassin Wang Peifang, hanging tail at the back of the team, sitting high on horseback, and not as strong as the martial arts person’s thin body with the undulation of the horse back, swaying, it is difficult to hide the face of the joy. Fortunes and disasters depend on each other, especially from disaster to blessing, he Wang Peifang even if the fixation is good again, how can not feel happy?
Youzhou chaos, but the foothills of the Qinglu Mountain on the academy, called the only remaining piece of pure land in Youzhou, has nearly a hundred scholars into this peace of mind to study, low head is buried in the books, gathered in the head is to discuss learning, I’m afraid that the lack of only the temporary leader of the academy leader of the two Mr., to be their monthly have to come up with a suspicion of quick success and profitability of the matter of the essay, the word count is good, such as the North Rang Salt and Iron how it should be. How to deal with the court’s shipping constraints, how to root out the shackles of the party, how to solve the scourge of the Xu official, how to define the name of the prime minister, and even how to check and balance the power of the phases, and so on, many of the topics are undoubtedly the person doing the study of the minefield forbidden, but there are still scholars can not resist the great temptation to win the top article of the month can be obtained for each article of one hundred taels of silver to 500 taels ranging from. As the old saying goes, there is a golden house in the book, a thousand bells of corn and jade, not to mention the golden house, the latter two do not need real gold and silver? The sages are just a little more subtle, the truth of which is no more real. Qinglu Cave Academy is still just a rough embryo, an academy of the most important spirit is empty, but Huang Shang in the mountain, the mood is obviously good, but also do not care about the king of Beiliang set what face, twisting his beard smiling, full of gratification, although the court does not prohibit the scholarly talk, but the Beiliang is even treacherous rhetoric can be ignored, and even in turn to promote the flame, in the old magistrate Huang Shang seems, this is the In the opinion of Huang Shang, the old speech writer, this is the real soil of reading seeds, the heart has a thought, then you can say something, and put it into writing, so as to stay in the history of the world, and let the future generations to comment on it, this is the world’s readers are really a great blessing.
Huang Shang stood at the entrance of the academy, did not rush to cross the threshold, looked up at the plaque written by Xu Fengnian, the king of Beiliang, and stopped, all of a sudden, tears in his eyes, lips trembling, asked: “Can you really tolerate my generation of scholars to be like Huang Shang yesterday, and painfully scolded you, Xu Fengyian, and scolded Beiliang?”
Xu Fengyen nodded, “There is no harm in cursing, as long as you scholars are able to keep to yourselves, it is enough, if you can still think of sincerely helping the world, even better. If one day, which Beiliang trespassing martial artist dares to kill you with a knife, as long as the reasoning is in your hearts and mouths, and not in their hands and knives, I will protect you.”
Huang shang said several good words one after another, his big sleeves fluttered, and together with Da Priest Wang, he strutted into Qinglu Cave academy, after walking out for a while, he suddenly realized that the young Xu family member didn’t follow, but stood still, Huang shang turned his head, a puzzled look on his face.
Xu Feng Nian said: ”From now on, all Beiliang martial artists, as long as they wear armor and swords, are not allowed to take half a step into the academy, you scholars, rest assured that you will go and do your studies. I don’t expect the civil and military people in Beiliang territory, tomorrow can respect each other as guests and get along well, but the least we have to be well water offending river water, each in their own way. But the ugly words in the front, the readers to sell their reputation, to wrestle with reputation, I Xu Fengnian can turn a blind eye, but if you dare to use three inches of tongue and the pen in the hands of the government to disturb the people, surely it is to lose a few layers of skin. At that time, don’t say you Huang Shang scolded me for reneging on my words, even if you fight with me for your life, I will turn my face to be merciless or light, killing you Huang Shang will not be soft at all.”
Huang Shang was about to say something.
Early on the Northern Liang thief ship Wang priest beside Huang Shang laughed softly: “Huang old man, where do you come from so much pedantry and acidity, can not be ah. The scholar is not afraid of being poor, but when the scholar is sour, what he writes will be worth less than sauerkraut.”
Huang Shang sighed, no longer insisting.
Yu Luan knife want to follow into the academy, Liangzhou assassin Hu Kui quietly pull this from the luxury valve out of the young material, gently shaking his head. Unexpectedly Yu Luan knife take off the family heirloom sword “big luan”, handed over to Hu Kui, and then smiled and said: “I just want to go in to take a look at boredom, I read more than twenty years of reading, read enough, the future is the life of the death of war, according to the king of the northern Liang, this life more than likely not have the opportunity to set foot in here half a step, but not while not wearing armor again, but also to take advantage of the time, and the time to take advantage of the time to take advantage of the time, and then to take advantage of the time to take advantage of the time. Why don’t you take advantage of the fact that you don’t wear armor or a sword to see more of the academy? The sound of the wind and the rain, do not delay to hear, the sound of horses’ hooves and the sound of killing can hear the ears calloused, but from childhood, familiar with the sound of reading in the academy, there is really no opportunity to do so in the future.”
Xu Fengyen looked at the back of the young man who was about the same age as himself, and asked for the knife from Hu Kui’s hand, did not unsheathe the knife, but just flexed his fingers and flicked the sheath, and asked with a smile, “You call Yu Luan knife?”
The young man who was known as “Yu Luan Knife” after Cao Changqing on Guangling Road turned around and smiled, “Yes.”
The young feudal lord, who had been giving off a gloomy impression these days, laughed softly and said, “Even if you are a spy from Liyang, just based on your looks, Beiliang would be willing to take you in with a pinched nose.”
Yu Luan Knife had a sad face, “I’m not a woman in waiting, the King of Beiliang is judging people by their looks, I really can’t be happy.”
Xu Fengyen handed the Great Luan Knife back to Hu Kui, then waved his hand with a smile, signaling Yu Luan Knife to enter the academy.
When Yu Luan Dao slowly walked into the Qing Lu Cave academy, Xu Fengyen turned around and walked to the square fence in front of the academy, and waved his hand towards Wang Peifang, the assassin of Youzhou, as a serious scholar, did not enter the academy, and this group of people outside are real military generals, Wang Peifang has some embarrassment inside and outside of the people. To say that in the past, Wang Peifang was afraid, but that was afraid of Xu Fengyen is the eldest son of General Xu Snapdragon, was afraid of this young man’s hereditary succession, even if Xu Fengyen succeeded in ascending to the throne, Wang Peifang thought that in order to face the new Liang King as a subject, can still leave a little bit of literary arrogance, but unfortunately this point of courage, personally watched the new Liang King in the eyes of the state of Youzhou after the big kill, half of the point is not left!
Wang Peifang carefully stood behind Xinliang King.
Xu Fengyen looked into the distance, “You and Hu Kui switched positions, Liangzhou Assassin has always been half a rank higher than Youzhou Assassin, you Wang Peifang in the eyes of outsiders is also considered to be promoted to a higher position, but you and the nominally deposed Hu Kui, the weight of the two of you in the heart of the king, you know it well.”
Wang Peifang’s forehead oozed sweat, bent over a few more points, and replied in a low voice, “I am clear.”
Xu Fengyen gave a hmm, “You go to the academy.”
Wang Peifang hurriedly turned around and jogged into the academy.
Xu Fengyen’s eyelids jumped, slightly shifting his gaze to the foot of the mountain. After a moment, he opened his mouth and said to Hu Kui, “Hu Kui, you are a military general, you know that such a place as Youzhou, not compared to Lingshou where Li Gongde is in charge, this place is almost terminally ill, with generals all over the place, these guys are used to reasoning with their fists and swords, so it’s no use to wear out your words with them. The next depends on your ability.”
Hu Kui who had experienced ups and downs nodded his head heavily, without half a word of bravado.
Xu Fengnian continued, “Le Dian, you will go to the Liangzhou border tomorrow and give Yuan Zuozong a hand, this time this king knows that you are the most stifled.”
Youzhou Vice General Le Dian bowed his head and cupped his fists, “Last general will take orders! The last general is a rough man, he won’t say good words, he only wishes to serve and die for Northern Liang!”
Xu Fengnian turned around and stared at Huangfu Ping, “You’re still being your Youzhou general. In fact, that day at the restaurant, you were not wrong, only that there are some things that cannot be talked about as right or wrong. This king and you, and Hu Kui is not quite the same, also do not need to say what nonsense, put you in the position of Youzhou General, what should be said has been said. But there is one thing you should understand, Huangfu Ping is no longer the jianghu man who has to do everything with his hands tied and look at people’s faces, in Northern Liang, this king doesn’t give you face, who can give you? Who dares?”
Huangfu Ping, who had always been a dog with his tail between his legs in front of Xu Feng Nian, unprecedentedly hemmed and hawed and smiled, “With these words, letting Huangfu Ping go to the frying pan and fry a hundred times, he also earned back his capital.”
Xu Fengyen did not show his face, and in the slanting wind and rain, he descended the mountain alone.
Greeting the two people who climbed the mountain.
The old eunuch Zhao Siku who had traveled a long way from the south of the capital to Northern Liang.
There was also Gao Shulu, who even the mountain opening talisman had been peeled off and dispersed at the beginning of the climb.
Xu Fengyen knew that this meeting was the real uncertainty of life and death. But only after passing this hurdle, Xu Fengyen could face the Northern Mang iron horsemen without any distractions.
Only in a situation that is so bad that it can not be worse, can he once again make a trip to North Mang alone.
Oh girl did not know when to follow behind him, Xu Fengyen stopped and shook his head at her.
She also shook her head.
Xu Fenian laughed and scolded, “Are you stupid?”
The young girl assassin laughed.
This time it was actually a real laugh.
The sound of the wind and rain was still there, without the sound of reading from the neighboring academy, but there was the sound of heh heh.
Xu Fengyen approached this little girl and helped her to straighten a familiar gold hairpin inserted in her hair bun, “You look like your mother, and you look good too.”
The young girl wrinkled her nose, not knowing if she was happy or sad anymore.
She glanced at him and squatted on the steps, not following him down the mountain.
Xu Fengnian turned around, pressed his hands on Chun Lei with the Crossing Pawn and resolutely descended the mountain.
Not far from the foot of the mountain, Gao Shulu tugged on the cuffs of Tai’an City’s old Sable Temple, threw it down the mountain, and drifted back down to the foot of the mountain, the aged eunuch whose body and bones were incredibly weak was unharmed.
Gao Shulu opened his arms and took a big breath to his heart’s content.
Then he lifted all the wind and rain on the mountain that had not yet crashed to the ground back up higher into the nine heavens.
At the same time, two sleeves of green snakes rolled down from the mountain.