In the middle of May of the seventh year of Yuan You, Zhuge Zheng, the commander of the six doors who was originally far away in the Dali case, received a flying pigeon from Murong Fu, asking him to go to Hangzhou to see him quickly, saying that he had important matters related to the future pattern of martial arts to discuss.

Zhuge Zheng and Murong Fu have known each other for a long time, and I know that his words must be well-founded, so I immediately put down the case of the murder of the Shaolin Xuanbei Zen Master in my hand, and hurried back to the Great Song Dynasty from Dali. I don't know what the future pattern of martial arts will be, but I listened to the news that Shaolin will hold a martial arts conference in the Ninety-ninth Double Ninth Festival.

The Six Doors were originally the official institutions set up by the imperial court to lead the black and white roads, and it is the responsibility of the Six Doors to convene a martial arts conference. Therefore, as soon as Zhuge Zheng, the leader of the Six Gates, heard the news, a wave of unhappiness suddenly rose in my heart, and I secretly said: The Shaolin faction is really bold and reckless, and does not understand the rules!

It was precisely because of this mood that when Zhuge Zheng and I rushed to the Jinlinlou branch on the shore of West Lake to meet Murong Fu, it is understandable that his face was not very good-looking. However, as soon as he stepped into the box on the second floor, he noticed that Murong Fu, who had been waiting in the wing room early in the morning, had a pale face and was short of breath, and his face looked even worse than him. As soon as Fang sat down, his hand touched Murong Fu's right wrist. "What's going on?"

I didn't know that Murong Fu's situation was really not good, and he couldn't stand the little cool breeze brought by Zhuge Zheng when I opened the door, so he choked slightly at this time. "A little injury, it's not in the way."

"It's not as simple as a small injury to be able to hurt you like this." Zhuge Zheng and I have also dabbled in medical skills, and this pulse has already discovered that Murong Fu has suffered extremely serious internal injuries and has not recovered so far.

"Ahem...... It's really not in the way," Murong Fu wolfed down his cough with hot tea and gasped. "It's not the time to talk about this now, but I want you to come because I have another important matter." He coughed for a while, his face gradually reddened, but he looked a little more energetic.

Zhuge Zheng saw that Murong Fu didn't want to say more, so he didn't say more, but said: "I always thought that you were not interested in the affairs of the rivers and lakes. ”

“…… So far, I have no interest, but it's a pity...... In spite of oneself! Murong Fu smiled bitterly and said, "Do you know that Shaolin has been publishing heroes for a long time and preparing to hold a martial arts conference?" ”

Zhuge Zheng nodded with a sneer and replied, "Naturally, I know." ”

"Do you know why?" Murong Fu asked again.

This time, Zhuge Zheng and I only shook our heads slightly.

Murong Fu sighed and said slowly, "Public trial Qiao Feng." ”

Zhuge Zheng was stunned by me, and only said after a while: "What? ”

Murong Fu sighed again and said softly: "Two months ago, the Shaolin Xuanku Zen Master was killed, and the Shaolin faction insisted that it was Qiao Feng's hand. Abbot Xuanci sent Xuan Nan and Xuan Lin to the beggar gang to ask for an explanation, but unexpectedly, the beggar gang was bent on defending Qiao Feng and expelled Xuan Nan and Xuan Lonely. The Shaolin faction couldn't swallow this breath, so they posted a hero post. ”

Zhuge Zheng raised his eyebrows and said in a deep voice: "There is no evidence, it seems that there is no need to be too nervous with Brother Qiao's martial arts expectations?" ”

Murong Fu stared at the teacup in front of him for a long time without saying a word, as if the pattern on the wall of the cup contained the great mystery of the universe that made him addicted.

Zhuge Zheng saw this, but he was not in a hurry, and only looked at Murong Fu silently. Zhuge Zheng knew that if it was just a trivial matter of grievances in the rivers and lakes, Murong Fu would definitely not come to him in such a hurry. can make Murong Fu unable to sit still, Qiao Feng's trouble must not be as simple as a mere murder case.

I don't know how long it took, Murong Fu finally said softly: "The eldest brother is a Khitan. ”

"What?!" Zhuge Zheng I never expected Murong Fu to give him such an answer, and when he landed, Huo Ran looked at Murong Fu in a daze.

Murong Fu seemed to be about to use up the share of this life's sighs in this day, and only beckoned to Zhuge Zhengme with a tired face, signaling him to be restless. "You sit down first, and I'll talk to you from the beginning." As he spoke, he told Zhuge Zheng and me the whole thing from thirty years ago. Of course, the two details of the informant hidden in this story were Murong Bo and himself who had seen Xiao Yuanshan kill Xuan Ku in Shaolin.

Zhuge Zheng listened to all the inside stories about Qiao Feng's life experience with an incredible expression, and said in a deep voice for a long time: "Since it has been many years, it is not easy for the Shaolin faction to prove that Qiao Feng is a Khitan. Are you trying for me to stop this martial arts conference? ”

Murong Fu lowered his head and touched the bottom of the cup and said softly: "The Shaolin faction is really arrogant to hold a martial arts conference without authorization, even if I don't speak, Brother Zhuge will not sit idly by and ignore this matter." It's just that what I want is Brother Zhuge who sits idly by and ignores this matter! ”

"Why is that?" Zhuge is my strange way. If he wasn't convinced that Murong Fu and Qiao Feng were brothers and sisters, he would almost suspect that Murong Fu was planning to use the rumors in the rivers and lakes to force Qiao Feng to death.

Murong Fu was silent for a long time, and then said helplessly: "It's just that the eldest brother already knows the truth about his life at this time, and with his temperament, it is impossible for him to pretend to stay in the beggar gang." Why don't you take this opportunity to uncover the grudge from thirty years ago, and give Xiao Yuanshan justice. Speaking of this, Murong Fu couldn't help but smile and muttered a sentence in a low voice. I don't understand why a Khitan has to come to the Great Song Dynasty to find justice...... Isn't it because of the wood to ask for fish? ”

"Xiao Yuanshan?" Zhuge Zheng repeated with a puzzled expression.

"The biological father of the eldest brother, he was lucky not to die after jumping off the cliff thirty years ago, and he has been lurking in Shaolin to learn Shaolin martial arts for the past thirty years." Murong replied.

If you didn't die 30 years ago, why wait until 30 years later to take revenge? Zhuge Zheng really didn't understand Xiao Yuanshan's logic, so he only shook his head and sighed: "After talking for a long time, what do you want me to do?" ”

"Help Shaolin and make this martial arts conference as loud as possible!" Murong Fu said slowly, "In addition, try to ensure that the 'Four Great Evildoers' and a little novice of the Shaolin Sect with the Dharma name 'Xuzhu' are present on the day of the martial arts conference. ”

"Why?" Zhuge Zheng and I have been keenly aware that perhaps no one will know more about the truth of the whole matter than Murong Fu. And he doesn't mean to reveal the whole truth, but is trying his best to steer the whole thing towards his most favorable ending. But whether this ending will be acceptable to Qiao Feng, Zhuge Zheng I don't know.

"Ye Erniang, who ranks second among the 'Four Wicked Ones', has a personal relationship with Xuan Ci, and Xuzhu is their illegitimate son." Murong Fu said ominously.

Zhuge Zheng, I immediately understood. An old case from thirty years ago, where is the old love of the abbot of Shaolin Xuanci, the recognized leader of the White Dao in the martial arts, shocking? The so-called rumor stops at the wise man usually does not work in the rivers and lakes, and there are only two ways to eliminate a rumor. Confirm the rumor, or, cover it up with another, bigger rumor. Qiao Feng is worthy of admiration, and he is confirmed at the martial arts conference that he is a Khitan, and there is no loss to him. The heroes of the world will admire him even more because of his brightness. On the contrary, as the abbot of Xuanci, who is the leader of the righteous path of martial arts, he committed a bloody crime for no reason thirty years ago and killed many heroes of the Central Plains; is even more unright, and he has an affair with the wicked Ye Erniang, who specializes in killing babies. Such a scandal is enough to discredit the Shaolin faction. And compared with such a powerful scandal, what is the identity of Qiao Feng's Khitan? What's more, he was a bitter master in the whole thing!

"This matter has been investigated by Xiao Yuanshan, and at the martial arts conference, he will definitely say it. For someone like Abbot Xuanci, it is better to kill him than to ruin his reputation! After this battle, the Shaolin faction will inevitably fall sharply, and Brother Zhuge will be able to take advantage of the situation to establish prestige in the rivers and lakes. Murong Fu said in a deep voice.

"Shaolin Temple was originally the leader of Buddhism in the north, and the abbot of Shaolin actually committed many rules and precepts such as murder, cheating, and giving birth to children, so Brother Akashi could take advantage of the situation to investigate Shaolin. The heavy task assigned by the Empress Dowager will open up the situation. "Zhuge Zheng also understood.

This time, Murong Fu just smiled bitterly and was silent. After checking the two schools of Buddhism and Taoism, Murong Fu originally had other plans. He has collected a lot of evidence that the Shaolin faction privately collected the people's donations and forced farmers to death by usury, and he never needed to be so troublesome to bring down Shaolin. It's just that on the night Xuan Ku was killed, he let Xiao Yuanshan run away, and he was seriously injured again. By the time he was able to get up and look at things, it was more than half a month later. Originally, there was still a chance to redeem it, as long as he could kill Xiao Yuanshan before Xiao Yuanshan saw Qiao Feng, but he was stopped by Ma Juan. There are thousands of things to do to investigate the two gates of Buddhism and Taoism, and Murong Fu definitely can't separate/body. Whether to protect Shitu or Bao Qiaofeng, Murong Fu can only choose one of the two. Thinking that he had received the news not long ago that Qiao Feng had already seen Xiao Yuanshan, Murong Fu's mood became more and more uncalm. Xiao Yuanshan suffered such a big loss in his hands, if he could resist not telling right and wrong in front of Qiao Feng, Murong Fu would screw his head off and give him a ball to kick!

“…… I heard that the eldest brother had seen Xiao Yuanshan, and now that Xiao Yuanshan was seriously injured, they were rushing to Ganzhou to find Xue Muhua for treatment. Speaking of this, Murong Fu couldn't help but smile bitterly again, and said helplessly. This Divine Doctor Xue is a person from the rivers and lakes, and he has a very good way to deal with internal injuries and poisoning, but he may not be able to treat Xiao Yuanshan's injuries. I have written to Dr. Zheng Wei and Zheng of the Western Army, asking him to rush to Ganzhou. I also asked Brother Zhuge to also go to Ganzhou, the beggars have a lot of mouthfuls, I can know Xiao Yuanshan's whereabouts, and others can also know it, but I am afraid that the righteous martial arts will not let go of this opportunity to become famous. Murong Fu knew that since he couldn't kill Xiao Yuanshan, he could only try his best to remedy it. If Xiao Yuanshan is allowed to die now, there will be an eternal rift between him and Qiao Feng.

Zhuge Zheng naturally understood that Murong Fu's entrustment was to ask him to help deal with boring people in the martial arts, but he understood more that Murong Fu could directly cut off Xiao Yuanshan's injury, and the "enemy of Hades" could not be cured, but I was afraid that this injury would have nothing to do with him. "Aren't you going to go yourself?" Since you want to remedy it, you must come forward in person to show your sincerity!

Murong Fu shook his head and replied, "I'm about to leave for Longhu Mountain, and I can't take care of the affairs here." At this point, he couldn't help but snort. The Buddha Yin Zen Master of Lingyin Temple really lives up to his reputation, and I don't know how much more sensible than Abbot Xuanci. I hope that Zhang Zhangjiao of Longhu Mountain is also knowledgeable and knowledgeable, and understands the truth of serving the country loyally! ”

Zhuge Zheng saw that Murong Fu's face was impatient, and his words were murderous, so he silently lit a candle for Zhang Zhangjiao of Longhu Mountain. "The last question, "Now that we have acquiesced in Murong Fu's arrangement, Zhuge Zheng and I have to take a variable in our hands." "Who killed Xuan Ku?" If Shaolin talked about Xuanku's death at the martial arts conference, the government would not be too biased towards the two Khitans.

How do you know that Murong Fu said with a straight face: "Shaolin Temple is under the jurisdiction of Dengfeng County, if there is a life case in the temple, it should be reported to the official, but from beginning to end, Dengfeng County has never received any letter from Shaolin Temple. In other words, Xuan Ku is a normal death, and there has never been a homicide in Shaolin. ”

Murong Fu said this, Zhuge Zheng and I were immediately dumbfounded. Shaolin Temple relies on its martial arts, and it is like a soil emperor in Dengfeng County. The Shaolin monk was killed, and the Shaolin faction held a martial arts conference with great fanfare, and arrested the murderer all over the world. is so majestic, how do you want to get the matter of reporting to the official? Now that time has passed, I am afraid that the bodies of Xuan Ku have been cremated. If you want to report to the official, there is no proof of the corpse! Thinking that the Shaolin faction had been rampant and domineering under the rule of the Great Song Dynasty for many years, and finally encountered a bad star, Zhuge Zheng and I couldn't help but silently turn out the only remaining conscience and give them a wax while gloating. "Okay, I'll order someone to inquire about Qiao Feng's whereabouts." Zhuge Zheng acted simply, and put down the teacup in his hand.

"One qiē, please Brother Zhuge anymore!" Murong Fu didn't keep him much, and the two quickly parted.

Not long after Zhuge Zheng and I left, Murong Bo and Bao Wei walked in from the next room. Murong Bo, who had heard the conversation between Murong Fu and Zhuge Zheng, had a calm face and said coldly: "This Mr. Zhuge saw the slight knowledge and made a decision immediately, one day it will be the great enemy of our Great Yan Kingdom!" ”

Murong Fu really didn't have a common language with this kind of murderous maniac who didn't have enough brains, so he casually put down the teacup and got up and said, "Third Brother Bao, go and inform Ma Juan, we will set off for Longhu Mountain today!" ”

"Obey, Son!" Bao Wei has been making peace between the father and son since he was summoned to take care of the seriously injured Murong Fu more than a month ago, and this mud technique has been perfected at this time. Fang Yimu watched Murong Fu leave, and he explained to Murong Bo with a smiling face. "Master, the official position of this Zhuge Commander is still protected by Gongziye, and he was originally an ally of Gongziye."

Murong Bo was immediately stunned when he heard this, and said after a while: "Sullen!" I want to go to Shaolin to see. Murong Bo's vision has long been circled in one acre and three points of land in the rivers and lakes, and then he has been an otaku in Shaolin for nearly 30 years, and he is blind to his son's court and officialdom. Even though Bao Wei shared with him several times Murong Fu's plan to restore the country by "accumulating merit and making progress, and adding to the yellow robe", he was always in a fog. However, Murong Bo has worked hard for most of his life, and there is no progress in the plan to restore the country, but his son is already a high-ranking official of the fourth rank at a young age, and he is in power. Out of the idea of the official position in this era, Murong Bo actually instinctively had some fear and convincing of Murong Fu, but he himself didn't know it.

As soon as Bao Wei heard Murong Bo say that he was going to Shaolin, he admired Murong Fu's things like a god in his heart, and hurriedly persuaded: "Master, you must not show your face on the rivers and lakes at this time!" If Sect Xuanci knew that you were not actually dead, the bloody case of thirty years ago should have been pushed on your head. In this way, won't this Shaolin faction get out? "Murong Bo has been cheating on death for more than 20 years, and Murong Fu even made up an illusory marriage contract for himself under the pretense of his death. If Murong Bo is allowed to appear in front of people at this time, it will be a great crime to bully the king, let alone let him go to Shaolin to admit that he is bent on rebellion!

When Murong Bo heard that Bao was different, he couldn't help but nod and said, "Thank you for being thoughtful!" ”

Bao Wei watched coldly, knowing that Murong Bo and Murong Fu's father and son were not very harmonious, so he naturally wanted to seize the opportunity to say a few good words for Murong Fu. "Master, this is what the prince meant! Although the prince said little, he has always respected his master. ”

Speaking of Murong Fu, Murong Bo's heart was unhappy, and he snorted coldly at the moment: "Respect? Does he respect me as much as his teacher? If I hadn't seriously injured him that day, I'm afraid that he wouldn't have been able to call out 'Daddy'? ”

This time, Bao was different because he couldn't answer anymore, so he had to bow down and laugh.