"Bianshui flows, Surabaya flows, flows to Guazhou Gudutou. Wu Shan was a little worried. ”

This Guazhou Gudu, which is located at the confluence of the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal and the Yangtze River, has been more than 200 years since the construction of the city in the fourth year of the Southern Song Dynasty and the fifteenth year of Hongwu. Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang drove the Yuan soldiers to the north, swept the heroes, and set the capital to be Tianfu. Guazhou City, which is close to the feet of the Son of Heaven, has also washed away the traces of years of war and has become increasingly prosperous.

In the past few days, it is close to the Qingming Festival, and it has rained on both sides of the Yangtze River in early spring. All of a sudden, the teahouses and restaurants by the Gudu River were shrouded in smoke and rain.

At noon, a young man wrapped in a black robe, holding a bamboo umbrella, covered with a goose yellow cloak, wearing a square scarf, and carrying a long sword came down from the ferry boat on both sides of the Yangtze River. Just look at his sword eyebrows and starry eyes, his face is like a crown of jade, and he has been very conspicuous in the bustling crowd along the way.

This young man's name is Liu Shaoyang, although he has just reached the age of the weak crown this year, he is already a prominent figure in the Five Elements Gate, a well-known big gang on the rivers and lakes, and he is the left envoy of the Five Elements.

Liu Shaoyang's parents died in the late Yuan Dynasty expedition at an early age, and he was raised by his father's sworn brother Lu Zitong since he was a child. Liu Shaoyang has a very high level of understanding since he was a child, not only has a green steel sword already made him superb, but also worships the "Five Elements Wisdom Venerable" Fang Tianlu as his teacher.

Fang Tianlu is a genius and a strange master, originally a strategist under the account of Zhang Shicheng, the king of Wu, who is exquisite in ancient and modern times. Liu Shaoyang has been practicing for many years, strategizing and calculating, and has already been quite knowledgeable.

A few days ago, Liu Shaoyang was sent by his uncle, Lu Zitong, the master of the Five Elements Gate, to Poyang Lake to investigate a secret, and now he wants to return to Huai'an Mansion before the Qingming Festival.

After getting off the ferry, Liu Shaoyang saw that it was still early, so he went straight to Guazhou City, ready to have lunch and then hurry. When I arrived in the city, I walked more than 100 steps and saw a two-story restaurant.

Liu Shaoyang approached and looked up, only to see a plaque hanging on the front door of the restaurant, with three big characters "Hongyan Building". The plaques hanging on the pillars to the left and right of the gate are inscribed in turn:

"Yangtze River, look at the river, watch the tide rise and fall on the river, and the geese fly across",

"Guazhou City, leaning on the city, watching people from outside the city come and go, boats and rafts."

It is indeed a good place to eat and enjoy the scenery. Liu Shaoyang stepped in, and a shopkeeper had already greeted him and led him to a seat on the side of the railing upstairs and sat down. After Liu Shaoyang sat down, he said to the shopkeeper:

"There is a way to 'Yuhua Pukou Runming Tea', your store is located on the bank of Gyeonggi, can you have the best Yuhua tea in Beijing?"

The shopkeeper smiled when he heard this: "Guest officer, you have really come to the right place! The best Yuhua tea is tender and green, fragrant, mellow and refreshing." There are very few places where you can drink this kind of quality Yuhua tea. And this Hongyan Building is one of the best wine restaurants in Guazhou City, just ready for it!"

Liu Shaoyang was overjoyed when he heard this: "That's good, just make this high-quality rain flower tea." Another half a catty of beef, a pot of wine, and two dishes of specialty dishes, I still have to hurry after eating. ”

When the shopkeeper heard this, he went to Zhang Luo, Liu Shaoyang put down the package and the long sword on his back, and raised his eyes to look out, but saw the mountains outside the city undulating, the smoke and clouds were swirling, and the wind was slanting and drizzling, like a curtain. The Yangtze River is as beautiful as a belt, and it is really a great river and mountain.

Suddenly, I only heard a greeting ringing in my ears, and his voice was like a bell, and when I heard it, he was a person with a bold personality: "I haven't seen you for two years, and the demeanor of Shaoyang Xian Brother is still better than in the past, which is really gratifying!"

Liu Shaoyang turned his head and saw a burly man in a gray robe with a long jaw walking towards him. At a glance, I couldn't help but rejoice: "Who am I, it turned out to be Brother Lu, I haven't seen you for two years, I don't want to see each other here, Brother Lu is all right?"

It turned out that this man's name was Lu Baichuan, and when he met Liu Shaoyang in Yangzhou Mansion two years ago, they had a very happy conversation, and they drank wine for several days in a row. Dressed in an iron cloth shirt, the horizontal practice of the stele opener is also a well-known figure on the Lianghuai Wulin Road.

Now that the two are reunited, Liu Shaoyang is very happy in his heart, he got up and pulled Lu Baichuan to take a seat, and asked the shopkeeper to add wine and food, and wanted to have a drink with Lu Baichuan.

After three rounds of drinking, Liu Shaoyang asked, "I haven't seen you for two years, I don't know what Brother Lu is doing now?"

Lu Baichuan took a sip of wine and replied heartily: "Your eldest brother and I have now gathered seven or eight brothers in Luzhou Mansion, spent some money to open a rice shop, and also brought people to do the business of running away and transporting goods. This time, an old customer asked me to send two wagons of cloth to the wharf of Kuazhou, and my two brothers went to the wharf to deliver the goods. For my brother, I came to this Guazhou city to find a place to drink, but I didn't want to meet my brother. ”

Liu Shaoyang put down the wine glass, took a sip of tea, and said slowly: "My brother is a well-known hero in the rivers and lakes, regardless of his martial arts character. Why don't you invest in my Five Elements Gate and do something together!"

Lu Baichuan smiled and said, "Hehe, you also know the temper of the eldest brother, and he likes to go south and north the most, and be happy and happy." You have a lot of rules for the Five Elements Gate, where can your eldest brother stand that constraint. In the past few years, I haven't visited the Lord of the Lu Sect, but I have heard that the name of the Five Elements Gate is getting louder and louder, I don't know how Lu Daxia is doing recently?"

Liu Shaoyang also smiled when he heard this: "The younger brother remembers that the owner of the door invited the eldest brother to join the gang, and the eldest brother was quick to talk, and he also said the same, but the eldest brother's temper has not changed at all over the years. Although my uncle is in his fifties, his body is getting tougher and tougher, and he is worried about Brother Lu. ”

The two of you talked for a while, and Lu Baichuan said: "A few days ago, the Holy Lord sent troops to march into Yunnan, and the people have said that Yongchang Wanhu, a descendant of Khitan in Yunnan, has led the people to surrender. It seems that the peaceful days of this world can be longer and longer. ”

Liu Shaoyang was slightly stunned after hearing this, picked up the teacup and tasted the fragrant tea, and suppressed his voice: "The world has been settled in recent years, and the Mongolians have been driven to Mobei and Liaodong, and the pacification of Yunnan has long been expected. It's just that I don't know that in the eyes of Brother Lu, this current saint can be regarded as a virtuous monarch and holy lord?"

Lu Baichuan was slightly surprised, and paused and said: "Brother Liu, where did you start with this, although I and other people in the rivers and lakes can be said to ignore this political matter. But today, when the son drives the captives to the north, the barbarians in the south, and expands the territory. Over the years, we have seen that the lives of the common people have become more and more prosperous and stable, and it can really be called a miracle for thousands of years, and of course he is a wise king!"

Liu Shaoyang listened to Lu Baichuan's words, and a complicated look flashed in his eyes. immediately turned the conversation and chatted with Lu Baichuan about the anecdotes in the martial arts of the rivers and lakes over the years.

While the two of them were chatting over wine here, Liu Shaoyang suddenly saw a girl in a purple dress coming up at the corner of the stairs, wearing a cloak and a long sword hanging from her waist. The girl walked up the stairs and took a few steps, taking off the cloak from her head and in her hands. Liu Shaoyang looked at it at a glance and saw that the woman in purple had picturesque eyebrows, a beautiful nose and bright teeth, and a natural beauty. But I feel that the contours and facial features are all beautiful. When the drinkers upstairs saw her appearance, they also looked at her one after another.

But somehow, although the weather has bloomed, the purple-clothed girl's chin is wrapped in a black veil.

At this time, the girl's eyes met her, and she met Liu Shaoyang's gaze. Liu Shaoyang only felt that this girl's eyes were frighteningly cold, which made people feel quite cold, so he couldn't help but turn his head away, and secretly said in his heart: "This girl is beautiful, but her eyes are too hostile to others, and some scary ones are fly in the ointment." ”

I only heard that the girl asked for wine and food and sat down, and Liu Shaoyang still chatted with Lu Baichuan while eating.

After a while, the shopkeeper brought the purple-clothed girl's wine and food. Liu Shaoyang had already drunk a lot of wine, so he planned to leave Lu Baichuan and continue to hurry.

Suddenly, I heard footsteps at the top of the stairs. In a moment, more than 20 people poured in, and the originally lively restaurant was quiet for a while.

Liu Shaoyang looked at this group of people, and saw that the more than 20 people were all from the rivers and lakes with waist swords and long swords, led by a young man wearing a blue shirt with a disc collar and looking no more than twenty years old. His right arm was wrapped in a white cloth and clamped with a splint, apparently severely injured.

After these characters stood still, the blue-shirted boy swept his eyes around, and pointed directly at the purple-clothed girl with his left hand, and said hatefully to an old man in a gray robe beside him: "It was this woman who injured the little nephew like this, and now I think of the scene that day and I am angry, and I hope that Uncle Liu will take out this evil breath for the little nephew!"

Liu Shaoyang looked at the blue-shirted boy and saw that the young man had clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, but his face was frivolous, and he looked like a gentleman.

Then I turned my eyes to look at the gray-robed old man, and saw that this person was full of silver hair, sword eyebrows, long hair, and sharp eyes. There was a blade on his back, which seemed to be a long sword, but it was much wider and thicker than ordinary long swords. The temples on both sides of the forehead are slightly raised, and at first glance he is a person with profound internal strength.

Lu Baichuan next to him glanced at the old man and couldn't help but "Huh!", and said in a low voice: "Why is he here?"

Liu Shaoyang saw that Lu Baichuan knew this person, so he asked: "Big brother knows this old man? The younger brother is shallow, this old man has profound internal skills, he must be a few senior masters in the martial arts." ”

Lu Baichuan saw that Liu Shaoyang didn't recognize the old man in gray, and then said: "This old man is a brother who can be known, his name is Liu Jingtian, and he is one of the best masters on the martial arts road in Xishu. is the younger brother of Zhao Jiukui, the leader of the Sichuan Golden Dragon Gang, and the two of them are from the same family and are like brothers. ”

"On the rivers and lakes, it is said that 'Bashu and Sichuan, one knife and one sword', one knife is 'throat sealing knife' Zhao Jiukui, and one sword is this 'wind and thunder sword' Liu Jingtian. I heard that when the Ming family raised troops in Xishu, they had the help of his senior brother, and when they were entrenched in Sichuan and Shu, they also respected his senior brother!"

Liu Shaoyang said in surprise: "The prestige of Liu's predecessors is widely spread in the martial arts, and the younger brother is young, although he has not deep experience in the rivers and lakes, he has heard of it for a long time, and he never imagined that he could meet him in this water town Zeguo today!"

When Liu Shaoyang and Lu Baichuan were whispering, Liu Jingtian in the audience had already spoken, and his voice was like a bell: "This girl doesn't know what to do with my brother Zhao's beloved son! The old man heard that a few days ago, on the bank of the Qinhuai River in Yingtianfu, my nephew just saw that your chin was wrapped in a black veil, and he felt strange and asked you to chat a few words. You threw him down more than ten steps, and your right arm was seriously wounded. ”

"That's not it, when I left, I said that my Golden Dragon Gang is incompetent. Hmph, I, Liu Jingtian, am old, and I shouldn't have to worry about you as a junior. But if the girl doesn't agree with her words, she will act so viciously and insult the reputation of my Golden Dragon Gang, but it is too much of a deception, right?"

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