Chapter 3 Li Gong of Donglin Alley
In Yunlong Country, there are some streets and alleys, although the names are very ordinary, they are particularly famous. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info [Burning ^ Wen ^ Book Library] []. [774] [buy]. []【For more exciting novels, please visit】
For example, Pingyang Street is located the mansion of General Zhou. Such mansions with high-ranking officials and nobles live, ordinary people are panicked when they see it, and they dare not approach it at all.
The destination of Zhou Zheng's trip is the famous and reverie-inducing Donglin alley of Yunlong Kingdom.
Bypassing several rigid houses and crossing the dragon and phoenix bridge, which is as white as beautiful jade, Zhou Zheng came to a low door.
"This is Donglin Alley?"
Zhou Zheng inquired many times from the people around him, and there was no doubt that this place was Donglin Alley.
Several dilapidated courtyards are lined up, the road is extremely narrow, and the stones paved on it have been turned upside down in several places, and it is inevitable that someone will walk up and stumble.
Knock knock knock......
Zhou Zheng knocked on the low wooden door.
It took a long time for an old servant to open the door, revealing a crack in the head with mustard hair sticking out.
"Who are you looking for?"
"Next week, my father ordered me to come and see Gong Li!"
"Your father is ......"
"Zhou Wuhai, the incumbent general of the Yunlong Kingdom!"
As soon as General Zhou's name came out, the old servant immediately put away his refusal and invited Zhou Zheng to come in.
It's very ordinary, it's ordinary, this is Zhou Zheng's only sense for this courtyard. He also sighed that the place where Li Gong lived in Yunlong Country was so ordinary.
"Old butler, I waited outside for half an hour before you opened the door, can't you hear my knock?"
"Zhou Gongzi has tormented the villain, the villain is just a servant, how can he be the butler of Li Gong. Zhou Gongzi knocked on the door, if the villain heard the knock on the door, how could he dare to treat Zhou Gongzi slowly, but Li Gong's sword was too loud, and the villain's ears only had the sword sound! ”
"Sword Ringing?" Zhou Zheng felt a trace of surprise in his heart, and the dignified Li Gong also practiced swords, but his father had never mentioned this to him.
At this moment, a clear and loud sword roar came from the room, which seemed to be able to cleanse people's souls.
This kind of swordsmanship is not an ordinary swordsmanship! Zhou Zheng was a little surprised.
"Gong Li is practicing swords in the sword room, no one is allowed to disturb him, Gongzi Zhou will wait for a while!" The old servant spoke up.
Zhou Zheng nodded, quite helpless, if Li Gong insisted on practicing swords for a day, wouldn't he have to wait for a day?
To Zhou Zheng's surprise, soon the sound of swords in the sword room stopped.
"Who's coming?"
"Son of General Zhou!" The old servant said.
"Let him in!"
Li Gong's voice was peaceful, not angry or threatening, for some reason, after Zhou Zheng heard it, he was nervous, as if facing a powerful enemy.
"Zhou Zheng is visiting Li Gong." Zhou Zheng said.
"How many sons are Zhou Wuhai?"
"There are three seniors in the family, and there are eldest brothers and second brothers above"
A sneer came from Gong Li's mouth.
Zhou Zheng didn't understand why Li Gong was laughing, with Li Gong's seniority, identity, and status, he couldn't ask questions casually, so he just stood there honestly.
Li Gong's sarcastic voice came out: "I heard that the third son of the Zhou family is a little clever!" ”
This is a naked insulting word.
Yunlong Country, there are very few people who can be called a certain duke, only a handful, and the status is extremely respected, all of which are proud in a certain aspect.
Before this, Zhou Zheng also got to know Li Gong.
Li Gong, whose full name is Li Changjian, is a scholar of Yunlongguo University.
It stands to reason that Yunlong Country values martial arts and light literature, and the so-called official to university scholar is just an official position that sounds good, but in fact has no real power!
If Li Changjian is just holding this false position, and his status is only a little higher than that of ordinary people, how can he be called Li Gong?
The reason for this is that Li Changjian is not only knowledgeable, brilliantly written, has written books and said, and has become a family, but also has a martial arts that shocked the world.
It's just that Zhou Zheng has never heard of Li Changjian's good swordsmanship.
In the face of Li Changjian's sneering words to himself, Zhou Zheng's face was faint, like a light breeze, and there was no sign of anger.
Li Changjian's heart moved, he deliberately stimulated Zhou Zheng with sarcastic words, but it didn't have any effect, and the young man in front of him seemed to be very calm and calm. If that's the case, then this teenager is anything but ordinary!
Could it be that the third son of the Zhou family has been hiding clumsy?
Li Changjian's eyes condensed.
"Don't believe the words of outsiders!"
These eight words, Zhou Zheng said neither humbly nor arrogantly, and responded to Li Changjian's ridicule of himself without being rude.
Li Gong's status is respected, and he sneered at me, even if I can't speak ill of each other, I can walk away, but now for my father's business, I need others, so I can only endure it!
"Gong Li, before coming here, my father once told me that you and he are close friends, and you have been accompanied by life and death......"
"That was a long time ago, the Battle of the Dry Gorge, I know, you directly said the purpose of your trip!" Li Changjian frowned.
Interrupted by Li Changjian, Zhou Zheng could only smile awkwardly, and then glanced at a few maids in the hall.
"Come with me!" Comprehending Zhou Zheng's meaning, Li Changjian said.
This is a noble and elegant study, with a faint scent of sandalwood wafting in the air.
"Gong Li, my father ordered me to come and retrieve the "Spring Rain Washing Dust Map"!" Zhou Zheng made another gesture and maintained a good courtesy to Li Gong.
"Hmph, I knew that it was the case, did your father tell you the reason for this?" Li Changjian's eyebrows trembled, and he seemed to be a little angry.
nodded, but Zhou Zheng's mind recalled what his father told him before, it was an old past!
About ten years ago, General Zhou led 30,000 cavalry to complete the Battle of Kuxia.
Others just think that the victory in the Battle of Kuxia mainly lies in the talent of General Zhou's generals, and it is impossible to reach General Zhou's record if he is replaced by other generals and leads the same 30,000 cavalry.
What is not known is that the Battle of Kuxia also hides an inside story.
At that time, Li Changjian was not a scholar, let alone Li Gong, but just a person with lofty ideals who wanted to go to the capital of Yunlong Kingdom to show his ambitions.
At that time, Li Changjian was a person with four walls, a person with no status or identity, in addition to being better at learning and writing, his martial arts were also mediocre.
Coincidentally, General Zhou of Yunlong Kingdom was ordered by the emperor to conquer the Mingyue Heavenly Kingdom, and on the way to the army, he met Li Changjian and felt that this person was a little extraordinary, so he put it under his account and used it as a similar strategist.
Later, General Zhou was repeatedly trapped in the enemy's formation, relying on Li Changjian's strategy to turn death into life, and completed the battle of Kuxia, which attracted worldwide attention.
In order to repay Li Changjian, General Zhou did two things.
The first is to lend his collection of martial arts secret scroll "Spring Rain Dust Washing Map" to Li Changjian for a period of ten years.
The second is to recommend Li Changjian to the emperor to participate in the palace examination.
Yunlong Kingdom emphasizes martial arts and light literature, no matter how powerful Li Changjian's literary knowledge is, he will not have a bright future, not to mention that Li Changjian is nearly half a hundred years old, and he has long passed the age of the palace examination prescribed by Yunlong Kingdom.
With the recommendation of General Zhou, Li Changjian himself did have a talent in literature, and smoothly participated in the palace examination, and was appreciated by the emperor, and was soon promoted to the rank of scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion.
It's just that General Zhou is also puzzled that Li Changjian's original martial arts were mediocre, why he has advanced by leaps and bounds in the past ten years and has an amazing martial arts.
Could it be because of the "Spring Rain Washing Dust Map" that he lent?
"Spring Rain Washing Dust" is a secret scroll of martial arts, captured on the enemy's body, General Zhou also watched and pondered several times, but did not find anything special in it.
In the end, General Zhou decided that "Spring Rain Washing Dust" was a beautiful and timeless picture, and it was crowned as a secret scroll of martial arts!
That's why General Zhou generously lent Li Changjian "Spring Rain Washing Dust Map", and more generously set a deadline, ten years! Now, the 10-year deadline has arrived.
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"The ten-year period is just a verbal agreement, I don't know if Li Gong admits it? With Li Gong's current status and strength, even if he doesn't admit it, his father, as a general, can only be helpless! Zhou Zheng thought in his heart.
"Why didn't your father just come to me and ask for it?" There was a hint of coldness in Li Changjian's voice.
"Gong Li still doesn't know that my father returned from the border of the Western Regions and was seriously injured, so he ordered me to ...... on his behalf."
"You can go!"
was interrupted by Li Changjian again, but Zhou Zheng was not angry.
"Gong Li, today I have to get back what belongs to my father, "Spring Rain Washing Dust Map"!" Zhou Zheng said unhurriedly, but his face was extremely resolute.
"If you don't leave, I'll let people bang you away!" Suddenly, Li Changjian shouted, and the eyes under the two slender eyebrows shot a sharp light, looking directly at Zhou Zheng.
The compelling momentum and compelling gaze pressed towards Zhou Zheng.
It seems that there is a shadow of a sword hidden in that momentum and gaze.
The shadow of this sword floated into Zhou Zheng's body, turning into a trace of energy, diffuse, and causing Zhou Zheng to feel a tearing pain all over his body, as if he was slashed through the wound by the sword blade.
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