268 The Gentiles
The atmosphere in the martial arts arena is a little weird, because everyone's eyes are on an object placed in the middle of the field, a long wooden box with strange patterns on the outside, the wooden box is not big, it can be held with two hands, its peculiarity is that it is different from the ordinary wooden box can be opened at will, and even on the outside it is difficult to see the traces that it can be opened, because it is a wooden box that can only be opened through the inside.
It's actually a cleverly crafted trap box!
This exquisite box was brought by a strangely dressed foreigner, this person was about forty years old, his forehead was high and full, his eyes were bright, his face was full of beard, but he did not feel rough, but there was a bit of peace and calm, his body was strong, he wore a shoulder on the upper body, a long red skirt on the bottom, and a red robe longer than the body on the shoulder, which looked like a monk's dress, but it was too thin, which showed that he was not afraid of frost. Looking at the beautiful ornaments on his clothes, there is a faint sense of luxury, It can be seen that his background is not an ordinary family.
If there is a well-informed businessman who has traveled from south to north all the year round, he can have some eyesight, and it can be seen that this person is a Tibetan person.
Zhao Song had a suspicious heart, and had no intention of leading three strange people to this martial arts conference, in addition to "justifiably" defeating the four major families of Luoyang in front of the leaders of the northern faction to establish prestige, and more importantly, in the name of conquering the southern martial arts, after defeating the four great families, he became the real alliance leader of the northern martial arts, so as to order the northern martial arts people to obey the orders of the lord.
Zhao Song took the tragic experience of Shi Jun, the young master of the Badaomen, as the starting point, and then provoked the grievances and hatred between the northern faction and the southern faction martial arts, inciting negative emotions, so as to put pressure on the four great families to force them to agree to fight to the death with the southern faction martial arts. The four great families have always been unwilling to wantonly provoke disputes, and it is impossible for them to agree to start a war at will in such an urgent situation, after all, Luoyang was only saved from a series of disasters not long ago, if the dispute between the north and the south of the martial arts breaks out again, the most innocent people are the common people!
Zhao Song knew this very well, so he took the opportunity to provoke a fair fight with the four great families, and the four great families had no right to refuse, nor could they refuse, so there were these three competitions.
The first competition, the crown.
Liu Lin, the head of the Liu family, is heroic and powerful, and he is also a famous strong man, and he is very fair compared to the top.
And the three generals personally selected by the Lord really lived up to expectations, and the first battle of the strong man Wuji defeated Liu Lin of the Liu family, and a big pit that was smashed out of the martial arts field was a sign of Wuji's victory.
In the second scene, Bizhi, the question was made by this Tubo man named Zongzan.
And his question is the exquisite organ box in front of everyone, which is aimed at the Xue family, who is good at feng shui and knows how to do tricks.
The Xue family is good at feng shui, and the study of finding the dragon point point is favored by the emperors of the past dynasties, and naturally it is not possible to leave the art of the mechanism, especially the various anti-theft measures of the organs when designing the underground palace, all of which need to be carefully considered.
Since there is this family heirloom, the small mechanism box, the reason is not a problem.
Zongzan said.
Although he is a Tibetan, in addition to having a strange accent, he speaks the same language as the Han people, which shows that he also admires the Han culture very much, and he also studies it very hard.
But having said that, this small mechanism box really stumped the people of the Xue family, not only because the mechanism of this box was very exquisitely made, but also that Zong Zan also required that the other party must open this mechanism box within the time of three incense sticks, and must not damage this box in the slightest.
The head of the Xue family was unable to attend the martial arts conference in person due to family affairs, but sent the best qualified sons and nephews in the clan to attend the meeting, although these people are more than smart, but after all, they are not experienced and talented, after carefully studying the hour of this organ box and a pillar of incense, facing this โกโก seamless machine box, several children in the clan can not even do the initial first step: find the first gap in the box, can only break out in a cold sweat, relatively speechless.
Zong Zan let out a hearty laugh, what he saw in front of him was not unexpected, and then expressed his generosity and tolerance, changing the conditions of the competition, if someone can open this box on the spot, he will be rewarded with a heavy gift.
This kind of rhetoric doesn't seem to be a competition to win or lose, but to find a fellow practitioner who can unlock this trap box.
And in fact, it is true, the reason why Zong Zan agreed to Zhao Song's lord to come up to participate in this competition is not only to meet the four big and four families of Luoyang all over the world for a while, but also to see if there are still wise men who can unlock this exquisite mechanism box in the Central Plains of the people's rich and rich land.
Because, this box, until now, only Zong Zan and Zhao Song have unlocked it!
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It's been almost an hour of tossing two pillars of incense like this, and no one can really solve the mystery of that trap box.
Seeing this, the palace lady sitting on the main seat also knew that the situation was not optimistic, she had already seen through Zhao Song's thoughts, in order to prevent the people from suffering any more unwarranted disasters, the palace family had the responsibility to prevent Zhao Song's ambitions and conspiracy from succeeding.
Seeing that the children of the Xue family were afraid that they would not be able to unlock the trap box, Mrs. Gong stood up elegantly and wanted to try to untie the trap box herself, after all, no matter how exquisite the trap box is, as long as it is made by a person, there will definitely be a way to untie it, and she has a relationship with the trap box, and when she sees the trap box, the emotion in her heart is stronger than anyone else.
Qin Xuan grabbed his wife in time, shook his head at her slightly, and motioned for her to stay quiet, because there seemed to be some unusual movement in the field.
This change was caused by Zong Zan.
Because after seeing the back of a young man, he excitedly shouted "Brother Concubine" behind him, but the young man seemed to be deaf and still walked forward.
"Brother Yan, Zongzan thinks you are so bitter!"
Zong Zan eagerly expressed his deep thoughts, and was surprised and panicked waiting for the other party to turn around.
After all, this is the second meeting after more than 20 years of absence!
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I was also slightly surprised when someone grabbed the corner of my robe, and what made me even more frightened was that this person with a strange accent looked at Shang Jue in surprise after shouting that sentence to me, and I couldn't help but shiver.
Because when he looked at me, he suddenly looked like ice......
I turned around in embarrassment, and then I met the foreigner, what kind of "Brother Xin" this person just shouted, didn't he call me again?
This is obviously the wrong person!
When I turned around, I flicked my sleeves, pulled back my robe when I saluted, and opened the distance between the two, politely and with a somewhat serious expression, I said:
"This brother must have recognized the wrong person. โ
But after the other party saw my face, not only did he not have a disappointed look on his face, but also showed a look of disbelief, and he was stunned for a moment, and he couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
"It's really incredible, brother, it's been more than 20 years, and your appearance is the same as back then, and you haven't changed at all......"
As soon as these words came out, I felt a little uneasy in my heart, this person just shouted, is it a brother?!
How do you know, the more this person speaks, the more excited he becomes, completely in order to hear what I just said, and start talking to himself.
"I didn't know you were a daughter then, but if I had known, I would have ......"
This person is simply inexplicable!
I brushed my sleeves and turned around and left, no longer paying attention to this person, how did I know that this person was entangled, and wanted to catch up, but was blocked by Jue, when I met Jue's compelling cold gaze, this person suddenly sobered up a little, and did not dare to be so unscrupulous anymore.
After regaining some reason, Zong Zan noticed the strangeness in this, according to the age, this person can never be Brother Concubine, but this person's appearance is the same as Brother Concubine, the moment he saw him, Zong Zan really thought that Brother Concubine was standing in front of him, this wonderful feeling, it was really incredible.
This person is so similar to Brother Concubine, even if he is not Brother Concubine, he should have something to do with Brother Concubine!
"Are you from the Gong family?"
Zong Zan suddenly asked this question.
None of the people present were stunned, and Jue and I couldn't help but be shocked, and even Gong Xiang, who was standing not far away, was stunned by this question.
At this time, I was already very sure of who this foreigner was talking about!
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The scene was a little weirdly dead, and just at this time, Xiao Xue'er saw me and Jue, and happily ran over to ask me for a hug.
Xiao Xue'er hasn't seen me all day, she must have missed me, and when she saw me this time, she couldn't help but be coquettish.
I gathered my mind, seized this great opportunity, smiled and happily hugged Xiao Xue'er in my arms, cherished and doted on her very much, so that the people around me could see that it was like a loving father taking care of his child, very warm and intimate.
"Did you miss me?"
Xiao Xue'er smiled happily, nodded her head and reached out to put her arms around my neck.
I hugged Xiao Xue'er like this, naturally turned around, and responded indifferently, saying:
"I'm sorry, in the Northern Wei Dynasty, the commander of the horse, Gao Chen, Fang Cai, Your Excellency has overstepped the rules!"
The tone was full of majesty and displeasure.
This person is the rookie in the court who has been stirring up in the political arena recently-Gao Chen?!
Since he is a child of a family in the Northern Wei Dynasty, he naturally has nothing to do with the palace family of the four great families in Luoyang, but why, his appearance is so similar to that of Brother Yan?
Zong Zan knew that this rookie of the court was not easy to match, so it was advisable not to form a grudge with this person for the time being, so he hurriedly bowed down, apologized, and said:
"Fang Cai Zongzan is rude, please Gao Yu Shi Mo to be surprised!"
I stared at him coldly for a long time, and did not immediately respond to his apology, but put on full official authority, and let him maintain the posture of bowing and apologetic for a while, before slowly replying, saying:
"It's just that people from other countries don't understand the etiquette of the Central Plains, and those who don't know are not to blame. โ
There was an obvious reproachful tone in his tone, although Zong Zan was unhappy in his heart, he had to endure it, after all, it was indeed his rudeness first.
"Gao Yushi is tolerant and generous, and Zongzan admires it. It is said that the Central Plains is vast, the people are outstanding, and the heroes are numerous, and the people of Zongzan and foreign lands often yearn for the country of the East in their hearts, and they are deeply honored to be fortunate to visit this rich land. โ
Listening to his rhetoric, this stranger is not simple!
"Are you a Tibetan?!"
When Zong Zan heard this, his face was also slightly surprised, after all, he had traveled to the Central Plains for a long time, and there were very few people who could see at a glance where he came from.
"Exactly. โ
Dzongzan smiled and bowed to show that he was approachable.
"Your country has been attacked by the Tuyuhun people all year round, and it is rare that you can still have this leisure to visit all parts of the Central Plains. โ
As soon as this sentence came out, Zong Zan couldn't help but be shocked in his heart, he didn't expect that this young Northern Wei Dynasty Imperial History Zhongcheng and Horse Duwei would always pay attention to the strengths and weaknesses of all forces, and his eyes were also different from ordinary people's far-reaching, and he was also indirectly reminding himself not to have different ambitions and vainly try to disturb the stability and tranquility of the political situation in the Central Plains.
"Gao Yushi, please rest assured, Zongzan is just an ordinary monk โกโก an ordinary monk. โ
Zong Zan is really a smart person, he shows weakness at this time, and knows how to advance and retreat to protect himself.
"Oh?"
I smiled faintly and glanced at the mechanism box placed in the martial arts hall, just looking at the appearance, I could feel that it was a very delicate mechanism box, and my eyes were shining......
That's right, this is really my favorite way to play!
"The trap box...... You did it?"
At the mention of the machine box, Zong Zan also showed a rare sincere smile on his face, and said yes slightly.
Since the day this box was built, Zong Zan took him to travel all over the Central Plains, except for Zong Zan, only one person has opened this box. โ
"That person, but the eldest son of the Dugu family?"
I said what I wanted to say for Zongzan.
Zongzan smiled and nodded, that is, acknowledging that what I said was true.
"That's true. โ
It's a proper agitation method, but even if I knew it was a trap, I decided to jump in!
After calling Ah Zheng over and handing Xiao Xue'er to Ah Zheng, I didn't look at Zong Zan, so I walked straight to the machine box......