Chapter 58: The Golden Basin Handwashing Conference.1
The representatives of the various factions who came to participate in Liu Zhengfeng's golden basin hand-washing meeting this time, except for a few first-class factions in the rivers and lakes, only sent a few important figures to come.
The rest, like the same sect that belongs to the Wuyue Sword Sect and some Jianghu sects of the same level, are mostly led by the head of the sect himself, and there are many disciples around him.
Therefore, at this moment, in this wooden building, there are basically piles of disciples waiting behind the seniors in every seat, and it is really rare to see a lonely person like Zhao Hao, but maybe he doesn't know or simply hasn't heard of his Zhao Hao's name.
Therefore, except for Ling Hu Chong and Yi Lin, who came to say hello to him, the rest of the people in the faction only bowed to him from afar at most, or they were silently observing him from the side, and no one had too much communication.
In this way, it makes Zhao Hao feel at ease, although he is not the kind of person who is not good at sociability, but at this time, everyone sitting here is either a predecessor in the rivers and lakes, or a faction, at least there is a generation gap with him in terms of age, and the topic and life philosophy are needless to say, at first sight, it is basically difficult to talk about it together.
Besides, Zhao Hao, a standard student who grew up under the red flag in the new society, has just finished the college entrance examination a while ago, and his life has just begun.
Such a young man on the journey of life, if you want to talk about any ideals and concepts with the old fritters of the Ming Dynasty five or six hundred years ago, just think about the scene and know that it is not very reliable, and the concept of both sides is basically less than a pot of urine.
As for those scenes such as compliments and flattery, Zhao Hao naturally disdains to say it, let alone cater to the appetite of some people for the sake of making friends, so it is a good thing that no one will take care of him at this time.
"Hehehe, looking at these martial arts people here who talk and laugh at each other and compliment each other, how many people will be left in a few years?Especially the people of the Wuyue Sword Sect, even if they are lucky enough to survive in the end, I am afraid that they will have to face a lot of grief of right and wrong, this Jianghu, among them, Mao always has a trace of sadness~!"
Looking at the lively scene around him, somehow, Zhao Hao was also emotionally moved for a while, and took a sip of the tea on the side.
I suddenly felt that although the taste of this tea was long-term and fragrant, it was a rare good tea, but at this time it seemed a little bland.
So he simply flipped his sleeves, took out a large glass of ale from his wide sleeve robe, took a sip from time to time, and occasionally peeled a few dried fruits from the table to serve as a snack.
One person and one drink, comfortable and contented, although the surrounding hot scene was very close to him, it could not affect Zhao Hao in the slightest.
The time was in this self-pouring, and soon more than half an hour passed, and the guests inside and outside the building had already come, and those who did not come, Liu Sanye would not go out to greet him again.
"Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedules to participate in Liu's golden basin handwashing ceremony, brother and me."
Next is a series of opening remarks before the conference, basically nothing new, nothing more than a thank you speech, and then talk about his plans after withdrawing from the rivers and lakes, which is all easy things for Liu Sanye, the famous name of his Hengshan faction, and it is not worth mentioning at all.
Time passed in his Liu Zhengfeng's sighing life and farewell, the third master looked at the sky outside, and felt that the time was almost up, but on the side, there was no one who had left them the position of the leader of the Wuyue Sword Sect, that is, Zuo Lengchan of the Songshan faction, but no one came, not only that, but among the people present, there was not even a disciple of the Songshan faction.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sink in his heart, and a bad premonition began to rise in Liu Zhengfeng's heart.
But then he regained his mood, raised his hand and saluted the martial arts fellow disciples of all factions around him, and then gestured to the Hengshan disciples at the door.
After receiving the order, the disciple immediately spoke aloud: "The Golden Basin Handwashing Ceremony begins~!"
With this order, the eyes of the audience were focused on him Liu Zhengfeng, and the wooden building, which was still a little noisy, was suddenly much quieter.
The two maids who had been waiting for a long time on the side were slowly pouring the water from the jade bottle into the golden basin at this moment.
Liu Zhengfeng walked slowly to the golden basin, with a smiling and charitable face, his eyes swept over the many martial arts people in front of him, and said.
"Brother, I want to wash my hands in the golden basin today~ and withdraw from the rivers and lakes! From now on, all kinds of grievances and grievances in the rivers and lakes, please forgive me Liu Zhengfeng, and I won't ask anymore!
After speaking, Liu Sanye bowed his hand to the surrounding people in the rivers and lakes, and a pair of fat and calloused hands slowly stretched out to the clear water in the golden basin.
If this trip is really finished, according to the rules of the rivers and lakes now, he Liu Zhengfeng can be regarded as officially quitting the martial arts, and he will really no longer care about the affairs of the rivers and lakes in the future.
No matter what his previous status was, what sect he came from, and what aura of glory he had on his body, he would fade with this handwashing and return to a normal life.
Regardless of whether he was a famous senior or a demon sect elder in the rivers and lakes before, under normal circumstances, except for the blood feud that cannot be dissolved, there will be no more martial arts people to find trouble.
Such a rule runs through almost the entire rivers and lakes, and it is an unspoken rule recognized by both good and evil, and it is also the desire and persistence of many martial arts people to pursue a peaceful pastoral, and basically no one will break it.
But despite the rules, things often don't work out as expected.
If a person in the rivers and lakes wants to choose to retire from the martial arts by washing his hands in a golden basin, then first of all, he must have a considerable status in the rivers and lakes, and after retiring, it will have a more or less impact on the shape of the martial arts, and even trigger a series of forces to reshuffle the situation.
This is an honor, but also a burden.
Because it involves the interests of many sects, it is necessary to announce the retirement with such a fanfare ceremony, otherwise, if a small fish and shrimp on the rivers and lakes want to withdraw from the martial arts, except for a few familiar people around him, who will take care of it?
It is often a very strict thing to hide or not to retreat, and whether to wash your hands or not, because this represents a change of power, and no matter which sect of good and evil will attach great importance to it.
Therefore, whenever those who hold great power or have far-reaching influence want to withdraw from the martial arts and hold a golden basin handwashing ceremony, the process is often very unpeaceful.
Perhaps it is because some people are not satisfied with the repartition of interests.
Maybe it's because the person who wants to wash his hands has too much influence on the withdrawal of the rivers and lakes, and some people don't want to ask him to quit.
Maybe it's because someone has ulterior motives and wants to use the fact that the golden basin is washing its hands, and is planning some conspiracy.
And often, when a martial arts celebrity wants to announce his withdrawal from martial arts, when he washes his hands in the golden basin, on the eve of the ceremony, it is the time when those who have a heart confront and react most fiercely.
There are many relevant people who want to choose to retire in this world, but they did not survive the last hurdle, and finally ended up with a failure to wash, or simply died.
Now in this world of smiling and proud rivers and lakes, Liu Zhengfeng's golden basin handwashing ceremony is undoubtedly a typical representative of it, if it is deduced according to the original plot, he Liu Sanye's hands cannot be washed this time.
Not only can it not be washed, but in the end, he has to end up with a dead end, and even the family with the Liu family is also buried together, the wife and the child, both sons and daughters were killed in front of them, and they were accompanied by a confidant friend and the granddaughter of that friend.
It's just that the original plot is slightly different from the original plot, at this time, there is one more person sitting at the scene of the golden basin hand-washing conference, will Zhao Hao watch the next tragedy unfold? The answer is yes.
At the moment when Liu Zhengfeng and Liu Sanye slowly stretched out their fat hands into the golden basin, at the gate of the courtyard twenty or thirty meters behind him, there was a sudden loud shout.
"Stop! The leader of the Wuyue Sword Sect Alliance has arrived~!"
As the sound fell, immediately after, a chaotic footsteps came from the courtyard gate, and everyone in the field looked at each other when they heard the sound, and many people in the rivers and lakes had different expressions, including Liu Zhengfeng, who was about to stretch out his hand into the clear water.
At this moment, the third master's face also changed, he turned his head with a solemn face, and looked at the person who came, and Zhao Hao, who was sitting on the seat next to him at this time, couldn't help twitching the corners of his mouth, he didn't need to look at it to know who the person who came was and what the purpose was, compared to this Liu Zhengfeng, he also knew it in his heart.
Thinking of this, Zhao Haoxin said: "This uncle, why are you so obedient, and you will listen when people tell you to stop? I know that he is here to trouble you, and what time is it still delaying? Isn't it over if you just stretch your hand into the water?
Between his thoughts, Zhao Hao was also beside him who couldn't hold back, and while still holding his wine glass, he directly reminded Liu Zhengfeng and said.
"What are you waiting for at this time, the golden basin and jade spring are under you, you can officially withdraw from the rivers and lakes after washing, at this time, do you still need to listen to the words of others?"
Liu Zhengfeng was stunned when he heard this, and then he also had a smile on his face, nodded at Zhao Hao, and said, "Thank you Zhao Zhenren for reminding me, Zhengfeng is awake!"
After saying that, he no longer hesitated, and a pair of fat hands quickly stretched out into the golden basin, swaying in the half basin of clear water.
After a loud shout behind him, he saw that many martial arts people present looked at him one after another, holding a small pennant inlaid with gold and silver, and the middle-aged disciple of the Songshan faction who felt that he was majestic was still confident.
But at this time, when he saw Liu Zhengfeng in front of him, he didn't seem to care about his stubble at all, and washed his hands by himself, and he was also panicked in his heart, afraid that he would not be able to complete the task assigned by his own head, so he shouted again.
"Stop! You can't wash your hands!"
Then, he directly used the main order flag of the Wuyue Alliance in his hand as a hidden weapon towards Liu Zhengfeng, who was washing his hands!
Seeing this, the corners of Zhao Hao's mouth curved slightly, his figure flickered, and the whole person instantly appeared behind Liu Zhengfeng, and took over the small flag.
Then he carried it with one hand, put on a handsome face with righteous words, and shouted softly at the visitor: "Bold! Which sect of the rivers and lakes are you a disciple, that is, you are here to participate in Liu Sanye's golden basin handwashing ceremony, it is just a matter of not apologizing if you are late, and now you dare to make a sneak attack! When the many seniors in the rivers and lakes present don't have zĂ i!"
"You, you, you, you"
As soon as the Songshan disciple saw this, he also knew that his affairs had been messed up, and his mind was suddenly a little angry, his face turned red, and he pointed at Zhao Hao in front of him with one hand.