Chapter 73: The Murderous Envoy

The seed master said that this trip was just to ask Qiao Feng to put out the fire, but unexpectedly, buy one get one free, and even Murong Fu had to go with him. Murong Fu is now the magistrate of Xiping, and he shouldn't have left Xiping for no reason, but fortunately, he crushed people to death at the level of the official university. Seed Master Dao wrote a letter in the name of Seed Master, and then transferred Murong to Huanqing to "act cheaply".

However, seeing this freshly baked order, Min Zhong and Zhang Wenjie did not have a good face. Zhang Wenjie was naturally worried about Murong Fu's safety, and seeing that Murong Fu had already made up his mind, he had to pull Qiao Feng to tell him a thousand times.

Only Min Zhong always had a cold face, and said dissatisfiedly: "Spring ploughing has arrived, Xiping is full of problems, why did the adults leave?" ”

Murong Fu smiled nonchalantly: "Spring ploughing has a sense of righteousness, I can rest assured that you can do things." ”

Min Zhong's words are meaningful, and when he heard Murong Fu say this, he almost even had a crooked nose, and immediately reprimanded angrily: "My lord! Adults shirk things, so lazy, can they be worthy of the people of Xiping? ”

Min Zhong was so dissatisfied, and Murong couldn't help but furrow his eyebrows. I saw him ponder for a moment, and suddenly asked: "Cunyi said this, are there people without food and clothing under my Xiping?" ”

Since Murong Fu took office, he has extinguished the sea of stars, provided low-interest loans to the people, and established a public medical bureau and a nursing home. Nowadays, the people of Xiping have raised the old and the young, and they live and work in peace and contentment, and it is no longer the precarious situation of the past. Min Zhong shook his head and replied honestly, "No." ”

"So, are there any people who have grievances that are difficult to redress?" Murong Fu asked again.

Ding Chunqiu, the old monster of the stars, was so good that he was still smashed in the head by Murong Fu's palm. Let's ask which Xiaoxiao dares to make a time in Xiping? Min Zhong shook his head again: "No." ”

Murong Fu nodded, raised his eyebrows and said: "In this way, Xiping is peaceful and peaceful, how can this official be sorry for the people?" "I saw him casually holding the saddle and turning over on the horse with agility." Well, you don't have to be so nitpicky. The weeds in Xiping have already been eradicated, the saplings have been planted, and the rest is to do nothing. ”

Seeing that Murong Fu was about to leave, Min Zhong finally couldn't help but step forward and pull the reins, and said loudly: "The three-year exam is coming, and adults don't want to be promoted?" ”

As soon as Min Zhong said this, Murong Fu immediately smiled, held Min Zhong's hand and said affectionately: "Thank you Cunyi for planning for this official, this situation is meaningful, this official will never be ......."

Before Murong Fu finished speaking, Min Zhong's coffin face twisted fiercely, and he pulled his hand back like lightning.

At this time, Murong Fu suddenly whipped down on the horse's stock, and his crotch/lower good horse galloped away. "Don't worry about righteousness, if it is fast, it will be ten days, and if it is slow, it will be a month, and the official will definitely come back!" In the flying dust, Murong Fu's laughter spread far away.

Qiao Feng stepped forward with a smile and said comfortingly: "Lord Min, Lord Murong treats you like a brother and brother, and regards you as an arm and humerus, you should understand." ”

Min Zhong shook his head helplessly, and told Qiao Feng: "With the ability of an adult, it should be the blessing of the people that Qingyun should go straight to the main court." In two months, Shangguan will come here to inspect, and the adults must come back at that time, so please pay more attention to Qiao Zhuangshi. ”

Qiao Feng nodded, said goodbye to Min Zhong, and then got on the horse with the Seed Master Dao and chased after Murong Fu.

The three of them ran all the way for more than ten miles, and the Seed Master Dao finally couldn't help but ask, "So, Murong, what have you done this year?" ”

"Raise money to build the Lanqing defense line." Murong Fu is a matter of course.

Most of the things that raise money are done by Su Mai! The planter sneered and asked, "What about the other things?" ”

Murong Fu looked up solemnly and pondered for a moment, and said slowly: "Mo Yue is just quarreling with someone. "Since the second year of Yuan You, the undercurrent in the court has risen again. The New Party asked for directions by throwing stones from Zhou Sui, under the pretext of placing Wang Anshi's spirit tablet in the Taimiao Temple to test the imperial court's attitude towards the New Party. Su Shi, who was the right minister, had only destroyed the ambition of the restoration of the New Party, and there was a Luo Party headed by Cheng Yi who wanted to frame him with a text prison, especially Zhu Guangting and Jia Yi.

However, once the battle involved idols, Murong Fu's counterattack was far more ruthless and vicious than the gentlemen and villains in the court could imagine. Although Murong Fu was far away in Xiping, he instructed Bao Wei in the capital to use the "Jianghuai Fengyue Daily" to stir up Cheng Yi's stinky mouth that offended all his colleagues in the court, and gave Zhu Guangting, who was "like a spring breeze", the title of "smelly adult". As for Jia Yi, he was even more miserable, and unfortunately he had a stroke in the "heaven and earth" and was carried to the hospital in full view of everyone. Afterwards, Bao Wei, who was still not satisfied, also sent someone to send a box of tiger whips, and Jia Yi also won the title of "Whip Lord". Since then, the reputation of the Luo Party has been discredited in the government and the opposition, and it no longer has any prestige.

The Seed Master Dao didn't know what was going on, and only turned his frightened gaze to Qiao Feng, who had an innocent face.

Qiao Feng sat calmly on the horse's back, unaware.

The 18th Road of the Northern Song Dynasty, Huanqing Road is one of them. Huanqing Road governs the five prefectures of Qing, Huan, Sui, Ning, and Qian, most of which directly border the Xia Kingdom, and has always been a place for swords. This time, it was the Huanzhou subordinate who had the accident.

When the three of them, Master Dao, Qiao Feng, and Murong Fu hurried to Da Tu two days later, Meng Tai, the governor of Huanzhou, was already waiting at the place where the incident occurred. Although Yuanfeng's four-year five-way war summer did not achieve the intended goal, Chong Ge relied on his ability to achieve the status of the god of war in the west in one fell swoop. After Zhezong ascended the throne, he said nothing in the emperor's heart, Master Meng knew that his status as the governor of Sanzhou was equivalent to that of the county, and he could not take advantage of it, so he had always been respectful to the Yan army.

"The big pull is close to Lingzhou for a long time, at the beginning of the year, the official was ordered by the Jinglu to organize people to rebuild this barb, and it was originally too peaceful. But just half a month ago, five women wearing black veils and green cloaks suddenly came and wanted to abandon this barrage. It was a state affair to rebuild the big uproot, and these women had no background, so the lower officials naturally ignored it. Unbeknownst to them, they drew their swords and committed murder, killing ten craftsmen on the spot. Also said...... He also said that if the lower officials still did not listen to their orders, the next person to be killed would be...... That's it, Xiaguan! Speaking of this, Meng Zhizhou couldn't say any more. I saw that his face was pale, and his lips trembled slightly unconsciously, obviously very frightened.

Master Dao continued: "Master Meng reported this matter to Jing Liu, and Jing Liu sent me to deal with it. I led the officers and men of the Yan Yan Army to search for several days, but not only did I not find the murderer, but I lost many of my subordinates. The Ethereal Peak Vulture Palace doesn't know what its origin is, but it is so fierce. ”

Although Qiao Feng is also a native of the rivers and lakes, he has always been loyal and patriotic. Now that he heard that there were scum in the rivers and lakes who threatened the court officials by force, he couldn't help but turn pale, and said angrily at the moment: "No matter where she comes from, in short, betraying her family and country and disregarding people's lives should be killed!" ”

But it was Murong Fu who raised his head and looked at the ruined and dilapidated wall in front of him, and said leisurely: "The Ethereal Peak Vulture Palace is far away in the Tianshan Mountains, and the palace master, Tianshan Tong, is the senior sister of the Carefree Sect. This person's martial arts are extremely high, but I am afraid that if I join forces with Brother Qiao, I may not be her enemy. Merely...... When Tianshan Tong's grandmother was young, she competed with her sister Li Qiushui and her two daughters, and they became fierce and hot. Now that Li Qiushui is the concubine of Xia Guo, I really can't think of any reason to make Tianshan Tong's grandmother help Xia Guo. ”

He heard Murong Fu mention the Xia Kingdom, and couldn't help asking, "What does this have to do with the Xia Kingdom?" ”

"Don't be fooled by appearances," Murong Fu said patiently, "The Holy Envoy of the Vulture Palace appeared here to prevent us from rebuilding the Great Extraction. And once it is rebuilt, who is the greatest threat? - Xia Guo! "Once it is rebuilt, it can be connected with Anbian and Fangqu, like a sharp blade against the throat of Lingzhou, which is enough to make Xia Guo sleep.

Murong Fu's analysis obviously won the heart of the master. "Empress Dowager Liang of Xia Guo and Huizong have passed away one after another, and now the lord Shaoguo is suspicious, and it is common for Xia Guo not to want to fight again with my Great Song Dynasty. It's just with the help of the power of the rivers and lakes ......"

"Xixia Yipintang!" Murong Fu and Qiao Feng said at the same time.

The two had such a tacit understanding, Qiao Feng couldn't help but turn his head and look at Murong Fu with a smile. How do you know that Murong Fu is still angry, he turned his head silently, and said to himself: Why did Gongye Qian never report this matter? Thinking of this, he immediately asked Meng Zhizhou: "I don't know if you know, what gangs are there in Huanzhou?" ”

Murong Fu asked this question, Meng Zhizhou was stunned for a moment, and after thinking for a long time, he hesitated and said: "This is the land of the old Qin, the people are fierce, and it is common for the people to dance with knives and guns......"

Before Meng Zhizhou finished speaking, Murong Fu had already shook his head slightly, and said to the seed master: "The Vulture Palace is very powerful, in charge of the Nine Heavens and Nine Maidservants, and thousands of people in the Thirty-six Caves and Seventy-two Islands. In today's situation, it is easy to kill a few handmaidens, but it is a palliative but not a cure. In order to completely solve this matter, it is necessary to uproot the power of the Vulture Palace here. ”

Seed Master Dao frowned, and said worriedly: "Didn't you say that Tianshan Tong's martial arts are extremely high, so you are not afraid of ......"

"The rebuilding of the Great Pull Fortress was originally a wrestling between my Great Song Dynasty and the Xia Kingdom, and the Vulture Palace was just used as a murderous knife by the Xia Kingdom. If Tianshan Tong's grandmother finds out about this matter, the first thing to do is to clean up the portal, and she won't be embarrassed by us. Murong Fu smiled lightly and continued. Now there are two ways, one is to let the craftsman continue to work to lure the snake out of the hole, and wait for the Holy Envoy of the Vulture Palace to be caught and interrogated; The second is to wait until I find out the gangs here that use knives to kill people with knives before making a decision. ”

Hearing this, the seed master only raised his eyebrows, and suddenly retorted: "Murong, are you related to the Vulture Palace?" Murong Fu was stunned when he was asked, and he didn't know how to answer, but he only heard the murderous words of the seed master: "Killing people pays for their lives, and betraying the country is a big crime to punish the nine clans, so let's do it at the same time!" "The Dao of the Seed Master and the soldiers of the Yan Army have a deep affection, and now they are obviously very annoyed by the unwarranted loss.

Murong Fu saw that the seed master was angry, and he didn't say anything more at the moment, but only turned his head to Meng Zhizhou and said angrily: "I still have to bother Lord Meng to work hard." "If you want to lure the snake out of the hole, Meng Tai, who has been named by the Vulture Palace, is naturally the best bait.

With money to open the way, it is obviously not difficult to get craftsmen to work. Although the Holy Envoys of the Vulture Palace are fierce, many craftsmen are still willing to fight for the sake of their daily wages. can make Meng Zhizhou love his job, but it is extremely difficult to inspect the construction site day and night. In desperation, North Qiao Feng and South Murong had to change into errand clothes together, carrying knives and accompanying Meng Zhizhou to protect him inch by his side.

Meng Tai didn't know the prestige of Beiqiao Feng and Nanmurong, and his life was trembling and fearful, lest he lose his head if he was not careful. Until late at night on the second day, Qiao Feng saw that his eyes were red like a frightened bird, and after all, he couldn't bear it, so he simply shot his sleeping hole.

When Qiao Feng sent Meng Tai into the bedroom for placement, when he went out, he saw Murong Fu, who was still wearing a messenger uniform, standing under the porch. Qiao Feng walked over silently, stood with his hands in his hands for a while, and suddenly said, "Go out for a walk?" ”

Murong Fu was silent for a moment, nodded, and took the lead in walking out.

The two walked side by side, silently all the way to the top of the mountain. This night, the night was as cool as water and stars, and the night wind outside the gate swept across the plains and rolled over the fortress, roaring mightily, as if the monstrous waves were like a roar that shook the sky, roaring in Qiao Feng's ears. Qiao Feng lowered his head and stroked the ruined city wall, the smoke and fire left by the fierce battles on the city wall in the past were still burning, and the marks of the knife and axe were still clearly recognizable, and I don't know whose blood had dyed the wall dark black. The years passed, but Qiao Feng seemed to see that there was still a golden iron horse outside the big pull, and it was still a fierce fight. He couldn't help but sigh softly, and said slowly: "Master Meng is a weak scholar, obviously his soul is scattered, but he has finally survived these two days. Qiao Feng knew that it was because Meng Tai knew in his heart how important it was to rebuild the Great Song Dynasty.

Murong Fu stood with his hands in the wind, and replied for a long time: "Qingshan is still there." ”

Qiao Feng smiled and said in a low voice: "I hope that the defense line will be built as soon as possible, and the world will be peaceful, so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment." ”

Murong Fu's eyes flashed, and he laughed: "Qiao Daxia's wish is inevitably too big, it's better to change it." As he spoke, he clasped his hands together and muttered in a low voice with a look on his face, "I hope that God will have a spirit to bless Brother Qiao with fame, a group of wives and concubines, and a full house of children and grandchildren!" ”

Qiao Feng couldn't help but laugh dumbly when he heard this, and only said: "Qiao Moujie has no long things, and his wives and concubines are in groups...... Didn't you hurt other people's girls? ”

"What's so hard about that? I had already promised my family Ah Zhu early in the morning, when she got married, she would definitely have ten miles of red makeup, Qiao Daxia just had to marry her daughter-in-law with peace of mind! By the way, and your sister-in-law Ah Zi, take the trouble away, thank you very much! "Three years ago, Murong Fu wiped out the Sea of Stars in one fell swoop, and the only one who survived was Ah Zhu's sister Ah Zi. It's a pity that Ah Zi has no sympathy for Murong Fu, and has repeatedly tried to poison him. Murong Fu was extremely displeased with Ah Zi, and spared her life in front of Ah Zhu. He saw that Ah Zi was vicious at a young age, so he simply took action to abolish her martial arts and sent her to Yanziwu to be disciplined by Sister-in-law Deng.

"What nonsense again?" Qiao Feng couldn't help but glance at Murong Fu, "You and I are brothers, you treat Azhu as your sister-in-law, and I also treat her as my sister-in-law." How could he have meant it? ”

Murong Fu shook his head and smiled: "The eighteenth change of the female university, you and Azhu haven't seen each other for three years. Now Azhu is sixteen or seventeen, and he will definitely land like a clear water hibiscus. When Brother Qiao sees Azhu, you must hold on to it, don't be abrupt about the beauty. ”

Qiao Feng saw that Murong Fu was so interested in the relationship between men and women, and for some reason he was upset in his heart.

Qiao Fengzheng didn't know how to refute, but Murong Fu's ears moved slightly, and suddenly said loudly: "The younger brother also heard that there are four daughters under the Tianshan Tong Grandma, Mei, Lan, Zhu, and Ju, who are the same mother's compatriots, and they are beautiful and vulgar. If Brother Qiao accepts the four daughters, hugging left and right, the fairy days are nothing more than this! ”

Qiao Feng didn't know the deep meaning of Murong Fu's words, but when he saw his expression, he was furious, and immediately replied: "If I am that heavy person, you are in front of me every day, why don't you see that I can't control you?" ”

Qiao Feng's words were obviously much unexpected by Murong Fu, he looked at Qiao Feng in surprise, but saw that the other party was already stunned.

But at this moment, a coquettish reprimand suddenly came from the top of the mountain: "Shameless thief, dare to insult the four sisters of Jun Tianbu!" Before the sound came, a silver sword light had already stabbed towards Murong Fu's face like a swift wind.