Chapter 66: Liu Wei Qianfeng
The battle armor is strong, for whom?
The general walked without armor, with a jet-black halberd and a blazing gaze.
The black-clothed guards of the Qianfeng Inn are waiting for them, and in the middle is the location of Chang An, the owner of the branch, the fat man who traded the news is on the left, the director girl is on the right, the flower arranger woman is standing on the side, and the tea maker is standing behind him in a pair of black battle armor, coughing lightly from time to time, but his expression is very calm.
Seeing Jiang Ming coming in plain clothes, Chang An put down his identity and said with a smile: "Jiang Ming Shaoxia, he is indeed a dragon and phoenix among people, and I am ashamed of this style." ”
Jiang Ming said politely: "The owner of Chang'an has won the award." ”
The last time Chang An saw him in a plain linen robe, but today he was only wearing a black underwear, so he said: "Come on, add clothes for the young man, the dew in the early morning can be very cold." ”
Jiang Ming excused himself again and again, and said: "Don't worry, the soldiers are not afraid of blood drowning, and it is difficult for this body to invade the five colds." And the real reason is that he doesn't want to go back to change his armor, for fear of making noise to the sleeping Shen Yiwei.
Chang An had no choice but to obey.
Qianfeng Inn has been completely surrounded by hundreds of armor, in the faint sky, the deputy armor is exposed, dozens of horses neighed Xiao Xiao, Liu Qidun in front of the horse, his face is hideous.
He shouted angrily: "Listen to the people of the Qianfeng Inn, my son Liu Kai was seriously injured on your territory for no reason, not only was his arm broken, but also suffered a great insult, although I, a father, have no ability, but I can't let people bully me." Listen, if you don't hand over the murderous bitch and the murderer today, I will set fire to your Qianfeng Inn. ”
The landlord Chang An took a step forward, and secretly scolded Liu Qidun for being reckless in his heart, but he still put on a courteous smile, and said: "Don't come to the Liu family master to be harmless? Today, it is indeed a little unwise to make a big move to destroy my Qianfeng Inn, and other great forces are waiting to see your comedy, and want to test how deep the water is in my seventh act, and the Liu family master is afraid that this move will be cheaper for the fisherman." ”
Liu Qidun was annoyed and ashamed, and shouted: "Chang An, don't be bewitched! Your people hurt my son, and Lao Tzu will come to seek justice, otherwise how can my Liu family gain a foothold?"
"In order to seek justice, he abandoned the Liu family and was willing to become the head of other people's guns?" Chang An sneered and said: "Liu Kai broke my rules at the Qianfeng Inn, if it weren't for your face, do you think he would be able to get out alive? Although your Liu family is a local snake, you can also drive the city lord's mansion to borrow troops for you, but do you think that the branch of my seventh act will be jealous of you?"
Many of the guards of the Qianfeng Inn sneered in unison, Liu Qidun's face turned even redder, and he looked around at his five hundred soldiers, most of them were old and weak soldiers, and they couldn't show their momentum at all, and they scolded the sheep tower in their hearts for being immoral and unrighteous.
Because the situation forced him to turn back, Liu Qidun clenched his fists and shouted: "Lao Tzu doesn't care if you don't follow the rules, if you hurt my son, you will violate the king's law, everyone listen, if you don't destroy the Qianfeng Inn today, my Liu family is bound to have no foothold." So, kill me!"
With the movement of five hundred soldiers and armor, the pressure of the Qianfeng Inn suddenly increased, after all, the number of people was there, and the guards in front of the Qianfeng Inn were desperately resisting, and they were at a stalemate for a while. Jiang Ming and the tea refiner stood in front of the door and waited for the opportunity, they would not kill ordinary soldiers, their target was the master of the enemy's array.
The chaotic army is fighting, and it is clear that there are two people who are particularly fierce, and they have killed several guards of the Qianfeng Inn in a row, and they can gain a foothold in Jiaozhi City, and the Liu family has at least several high-level martial artists, these two people are named Xiang Guang and Xiang Lian, both of whom are seven-stage martial artists.
"Sir, it's time for us to take action. ”
Jiang Ming took the lead in jumping up, a halberd had already been pierced out, and the burly Xiang Guang was not a general, he had already noticed it and raised his gun to block it, but he was shocked by the huge force on the halberd, and finally stood on his heels, but saw a warrior figure with a halberd attacking him, and he had no advantage at all for a while.
The tea refiner wanted to deal with the rest of Xiang Lian, but he keenly noticed Liu Qidun's abnormal reaction, and a spy like a guard leaned down in Liu Qidun's ear secretly transmitting some news, Liu Qidun's face changed suddenly after hearing it, and he waved his hand to order the whole army, this voice was extremely majestic and high: "Listen to my orders, everyone, retreat!"
Xiang Guang and Jiang Ming, who were fighting, were stunned when they heard this order, the former immediately picked up the spear that was shot away, and fled into the retreating hundred-man army, Jiang Ming did not chase, everyone was stunned by this scene.
With the evacuation of hundreds of soldiers, the surroundings of the Thousand Maple Inn returned to their former calm, but the guards remained in case of a second surprise attack by the enemy.
Jiang Ming came to Chang An and said: "Liu Qidun, who is so strange, is he who is full of enthusiasm and threatens revenge, and he is also the one who withdraws halfway and has no reason to stop fighting, Chang An landlord, have you sent someone to find out the reason?"
Chang An shook his head, also full of doubts, and said: "Someone under Fang noticed that there was an extra spy next to Liu Qidun, and it seemed that he had reported something to him, and then Liu Qidun ordered the withdrawal of the army. I think something must have happened in his family, and I have already sent someone to investigate, and it will soon become clear to me. ”
In the land of the Nine Wilds, there is no news that Act VII does not know.
Jiang Ming was in great awe of this organization, and at the same time, he was quite trusting, and he muttered: "I think Liu Qidun won't slap himself in the face again, after all, people with status want to save face, how can they easily attack again?"
This originally bloody brawl in the city came to an end in an unexpected cheering order, and while others were stunned, this comedy was also spread into an after-dinner conversation in the streets and alleys, and Liu Qidun's image was once again blackened by the people.
After Liu Qidun withdrew his troops, he immediately sent back the five hundred soldiers of the city lord's mansion, returned to Liu's house with a hundred palace guards, and sent his henchmen to surround the entire Liufu.
In the inner hall of the Liu family, Liu Qidun looked at his son who was lying on the stone table with a broken arm and groaning, and looked at the three men eating and drinking on the other table, his brows were deeply locked, his throat moved a few times, but his tone was quite stiff: "I don't know if the three heroes have eaten and drunk enough, when can they let go?"
The three of them ignored Liu Qidun, and continued to eat and drink with their heads down, not caring how many swords and axes were ambushed outside the hall.
Xiang Lian obeyed Liu Qidun's secret order, and wanted to rush over at a very fast speed, and rescued Liu Kai, who was silent and frightened, but his footsteps were only half a meter, and a bamboo chopstick flew in front of his eyes, inserted on the wooden pillar next to him, and went deeper than three inches.
"Come on, get me another pair of chopsticks. The man raised his head slightly, and glanced meaningfully at Liu Qidun, a kind of proud provocation in his gentle gaze.
"Eight-stage person?" Liu Qidun secretly thought, and hurriedly waved his hand to call Xiang Lian to retreat, there is no eight-stage martial artist in Liufu, and Xiang Lian, who can shock the seven-stage person, can not do it with one move, if he does not have the background of a martial arts master, he will never be able to do it, a trace of bitterness flashed at the corner of his mouth, if he hadn't led the elite of the masters in the mansion to attack the Qianfeng Inn, he would not have let these three people take advantage of the loophole, not only restrained Liu Kai, but also ate and drank in Liufu, as if he was in a no-man's cave.
Everyone waited, and after about half an hour, the three of them had eaten and drunk, raised their heads with a smile, and one of them sipped tea slightly, and said with a sneer: "Master Liu, do you know why the three of us came?"
When Liu Qidun saw this person's face, he was horrified, took a few steps back, and said in a panic: "Could it be that Your Excellency is Luohu, the fourth commander of Wohua Mountain?"
Luo Hu has a sturdy body, his eyebrows are quite handsome, this face has long been depicted by countless wanted warrants of the Qin Dynasty, he was not moved by the exposure of his identity, and snorted coldly: "Originally, I and the Liujia well water did not violate the river water, and your business and tax corruption have nothing to do with me, but you have to provoke me, today I came here, and I also came to ask the head of the Liu family for an explanation." ”
Liu Qidun broke out in a cold sweat, as the leader of one of the major forces in Jiaozhi City, he naturally knew that Wohua Mountain was domineering, although they put the banner of 'gathering righteousness and calming the difficulty, doing the right thing for the sky', although it can be said that the autumn is not guilty of ordinary people, but as long as they are the landlords and businessmen they are targeting, none of them will become the capital of Wohua Mountain's growth.
Liu Qidun said bitterly, and said tentatively: "I don't know what the four commanders said? If it is really my Liu family's fault, Liu will offer a generous compensation to appease the thunderous anger of the heroes." ”
Luo Hu stood up and shouted angrily: "Old fellow, can you really afford to pay for it? You are such a foolish son who bullied a girl and did a lot of evil, and even bullied me on my head, cutting off one of his arms is considered light, even if you castrate him, you can't get out of this evil breath!"
Hearing this, Liu Qidun suddenly understood, it turned out that there was still such a connection between these experiences, and glared at his son who was lying on the stone table like a dead dog, and his anger rose in his heart, but in the face of this ruthless man from Wohua Mountain, he had to lower his head and speak.
"Liu Kai is my only son, I hope that the four commanders can take a break from their anger, for the sake of Liu's thin face, spare the child's life, and use it to get my Liu family's place in the future, Liu will definitely do his best to repay it. ”
When it came to this, Liu Qidun also put down all his face and made great concessions, although Luo Hu was angry in his heart, he was pressed by the man on the side and whispered: "Personal vendetta will be avenged later, don't forget that we promised the military division what to get down the mountain!"
Luo Hu sighed heavily, and sat down weakly, he wanted to break the corpse of the bully butterfly into ten thousand pieces, if he was an ordinary martial artist, he wouldn't have to bear so many consequences, but he couldn't.
The man on the side stood up, revealing his white and handsome face, if Jiang Ming was present, he would definitely be able to recognize it at a glance, this was Lin Han who was fighting wine and getting drunk in the Cambrian Pass, and fighting in front of the peak of his age.
Lin Leng looked at Liu Qidun coldly, and said solemnly: "The head of the Liu family must remember what you just said, from now on, your relationship with us will no longer be clear." ”
Liu Qidun's body was shocked, he knew very well the meaning of the other party's words, even if he didn't really join Wohua Mountain, but he had already stepped into the thief's den, he still hesitated in his heart, and when he glanced at his son Liu Kai with a panicked expression, he instantly made an important decision.
"I hope that several heroes will do what they say and leave my son's life, Liu Mou thank you. ”
Since the Liu family gathered troops to provoke and returned in vain, no matter whether Liu Qidun would raise his sword again in the near future, in the eyes of the outside world, it was finally the seventh act that won the battle, so everyone in the Qianfeng Inn was full of joy, this was the first stop for them to really take root in Jiaozhi City, and it had extraordinary significance.
Jiang Ming is happy to be able to rest the sword soldiers, although he is good at martial arts, his heart is extremely peaceful.
Shen Yi brought him half a bowl of five-color porridge, looked at his complicated eyes blankly, and said, "I heard what the white girl said, the battle didn't start, and you don't seem to be very happy." ”
The white girl is the woman who arranges flowers, and Shen Yi is happy to know a friend, because of the same age, there is not much estrangement in the chat.
After taking the porridge and sniffing the aroma of the food, Jiang Ming remembered that he hadn't drunk half a sip of water this morning, and hurriedly took two sips, and said: "I don't want war either, what do you think of me as someone, what I'm worried about is the reason why the Liu family retreated, I am not afraid that they are calling me brightly, but I am afraid that they will secretly make a trick." ”
Jiang Ming glanced at Shen Yiwu deeply, there was only her by his side now, and only she could influence him.
Shen Yi pouted worriedly and said, "Don't worry about this, the soldiers will stop you!" Also, the next time you throw your unwashed clothes on me, I'll be really angry." Don't wake me up yet, you really want to save the world by yourself, strange masculinity!"
Jiang Ming caught the robe thrown by Shen Yiwei, and moved his lips strangely, but he didn't speak.
I saw that Shen Yi was worried but stomped his feet angrily, scolded lightly, "It's really wood", and hurriedly walked out of the door, not forgetting to turn his blushing face, and advised: "Finish the food on the table!"
Jiang Ming thought that Shen Yiwu should also have affection.
After a simple meal, Jiang Ming took Shen Yiwu to see Chang'an, the purpose was to ask about the situation, and the war could be hidden from Shen Yiwei, but Jiang Ming didn't want to stop her from understanding this kind of current affairs news.
"Things were a bit unexpected to us, the Liu family was involved, but it was no longer the dominant one, and someone from other forces took over. Chang An looked melancholy, although the complicated situation is not necessarily a bad thing, but it makes it more difficult to detect the news of the seventh act.
Jiang Ming said, "The other forces, is it the City Lord's Mansion, or the other two major families?"
"Can it be said or not?" Chang An muttered: "After Liu Qidun withdrew his troops this morning, I sent someone to follow him, but Liu Qidun directly used a large number of guards to surround the mansion, if there is nothing in the mansion, no one will believe it." ”
"My men watched outside for two hours, and at last I saw three figures emerge from the courtyard walls, and the guards did not respond, and they fled. ”
"There are at least three seventh-rank martial artists in the Liufu, who dare to break into the Liufu in broad daylight, they must have nothing to fear, if they don't have the martial arts strength of the eighth-rank person, if they don't have the background that makes Liu Qidun jealous, how can Liu Qidun withdraw his guards after the three of them escape?
Jiang Ming said: "The landlord thinks, who are those three people?"
Chang An shook his head and said: "I can't guess, they are all masked, it can be seen that things are not light, although the Liu family has been domineering over the years, but I have not found out which big man has colluded with the Liu family? ”
"Yesterday, because I was worried about the matter of the Qianfeng Inn, I forgot a major event, the blood-red agate of the Emperor of the Autumn Emperor was robbed in the Jiaozhi region last night, and I still don't know my whereabouts. ”
"Autumn Jue!" Hearing this name again, Jiang Ming's spirit suddenly shook a few points, he sighed a little, after all, he is the prince of a country, and it is enough to affect the life and death of tens of millions of people, no matter how good his martial arts are, how can he compete for the light of the prince?
Chang An said again: "The prince of Qiu Jue found a vein in Jiangcheng, and mined a piece of blood red agate weighing 100 catties, he announced to the world with the order of the prince, to use this treasure as a celebratory gift for the fiftieth birthday of His Majesty the Emperor, and the city lord of all roads assisted in transporting it, and the city lord of Yangta Feng happened to be the person in charge of this area, but unfortunately this happened, and he was afraid that the position of the city lord could not be saved." ”
"Blood red agate?" Jiang Ming recalled the scene of the carriage he saw in the city last night, which seemed to be inextricably linked to this matter, and he asked: "Master Chang, when you talk about this, I'm afraid you don't want me to guess the meaning, right?"
Chang An chuckled and said: "Of course not, the loss of the blood red agate is very involved, and it is already related to several big people in the capital, and when their hands are stretched out here, Jiaozhi City will be really chaotic." ”
"According to my internal information in the seventh act, behind the Wang family is the eldest prince Qiuling, and behind the Xu family stands the seventh prince Qiuyuan, and the capital officials who came from the post station in the city the day before yesterday were sent by the seven princes. ”
"I don't see the city lord in the assassin history, but I have a personal relationship with the gentry, where will there be any good things? Brother Jiang Ming, do you know why these big men are staring at this place in Jiaozhi City?"
Jiang Ming pondered for a while and said, "Could it be because of Wohua Mountain?"
Chang An said: "Brother Jiang Ming, their target is indeed Wohua Mountain. The Qin Dynasty was in turmoil, and the mountain bandits and wealthy clans did not know how much they were said to have stolen, and Wohua Mountain, as the biggest bandit in the Qin Dynasty, had tens of thousands of soldiers and armor, which had deeply threatened the rule of one party. ”
But in the early years, because of the fiasco of the bandits, His Majesty the Emperor was deeply afraid of the revenge of Wohua Mountain, so he made a contract with him, as long as the interests of a country were not involved, the two sides could not invade each other. But who can have no dissent today?"
"Several princes have their own troops, and the courtiers are the kings of the territory, if they can control Jiaozhi in their hands, when the time is ripe, they can raise the banner and order in the name of clearing the bandits in the country, and occupy several counties east of Jiaozhi City, such a big benefit, it is like meat close to the mouth, and no one can help but want to eat a bite. ”
Jiang Ming said: "I see, it's just that these turbulent events of the government and the opposition have nothing to do with the Liu family?"
Chang An smiled and said, "The problem is here, the Liu family doesn't have any big people to support it, but they dare to attack my seventh act branch building, let's just count him as a reckless man." However, the city lord Yang Tafeng actually lent him troops, and the intention was difficult to guess. ”
"And yesterday, the secret agent found out that the Wang family and the Xu family have a team of masters out of the city, but the Liu family has not made any movement, it seems that all their actions are waiting for the butterfly girl to have an accident, and they are waiting for the Qianfeng Inn to cut off Liu's arms, which is even more complicated. ”
"And there was a withdrawal of troops halfway this morning, which shows that the Liu family is not as simple as the news, and Liu Qidun must have a problem. ”
can speculate the current situation so finely, Chang An's talent in strategy is indeed far from being comparable to Jiang Ming, Jiang Ming will know everything in his chest, and he has to sigh: The lord of the first floor of the seventh act is so strategic, what kind of style and wisdom should the real ruler be?
When Jiang Ming returned to the box and was about to rest for a while, he suddenly saw a stone falling on the table, and a piece of paper was tied to the stone, and he opened it, and the paper read: Do you drink alcohol?
Jiang Ming was stunned, and then smiled bitterly. Isn't this who Lin Han is?
Lin Han's wine is not delicious, too salty!