Chapter Twenty-Three: Gu Zhuole Plays the Flowing Water Song

At this time, Wang Congrong, Chai Rong, Zhu Xingyu and Zhuang Buxian broke in. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info six people saluted each other, and Zhang Shunzi introduced Chai Rong and Zhu Xingyu to He Shi and I know. Chai Rong said: "When we went to Wuliu, we were received by Zhao Pu, the secretary there, who said that my two brothers from the Zhao family had important matters, and they both went to the Manichaean altar, but they failed to meet, and they never knew the whereabouts of the fifth brother and the sixth brother. ”

"It's not a big deal, it's all expected!" Zhang Shunzi had long been disdainful of Zhao Kuangyin, and said casually.

Chai Rong looked ashamed, and then said: "Originally, we waited for you and Sister Jin to come to Funiu Mountain, and then went to Funiu Mountain together, but we didn't see any signs of you coming for a few days, so we came to Anzhou to look for you together." As soon as I arrived at the Zhuanshui Wharf, I heard the Shunzi brothers singing, so I entered an inn. ”

Zhang Shunzi's face immediately turned red, and he thought: It seems that the people inside and outside the building heard it, so they said, "This...... This thing, yes, the main thing is that the investigation is too boring, so I just self-regulate my emotions. The crowd did not answer, but snickered.

Zhuang Buxian said: "I have two letters here, which were brought by Freelander, one to Master He and one to Zhang Shunzi. Zhuang Buxian handed over the letter to He Zhang and the others, just waiting for signing. When I open it and look at it: the bloody case must not be investigated or it is clear, you can stay away from Anyuan and get together in Shaolin. The content of Zhang Shunzi's letters is similar, and they were all sent to them by Di Fan entrusted by the party to Zaixing. He Shizi and Zhang Shunzi signed the receipt slip, and Zhuang Buxian turned around and left. Zhang Shunzi kept him and said, "Don't be in a hurry to leave, there is still a letter that you need to bring to Brother Freelander." "Master He, I naturally understood, so I took a pen and paper, wrote down the things that happened in Anzhou roughly and clearly, handed it to Zhuang Buxian, and gave him such orders. After Zhuang Buxian responded, he left. When writing the pen, He Shi and I deliberately let Wang Congrong and others watch from the side, and I didn't have to elaborate again.

Zhang Shunzi said: "Tell me, is it that the eldest brother has mastered something that we don't know yet?" ”

"I guess so, otherwise there wouldn't be these two letters."

"Then should we listen to the eldest brother and set off immediately to go to Shaolin?"

"Eat first, then hit the road!"

"On the road? It's better to call it a hurry! ”

"Ho, okay!"

"Do you want to get her out first?"

"No hurry, there is no direct evidence yet."

"Well, I don't know how my eldest brother has been doing recently."

"It should be fine, otherwise how can you bother with these things?"

"Do you want to wait for Princess Di Rong?"

"No, people have Nanmen Jing by their side, and they don't know how happy they are!" And when they had spoken a little longer, they went to eat. During the banquet, Master He and I talked about going to Shaolin. Ma Qian, Ma Xi and Ma Xian are naturally going to go. Because Sima Changyu dealt with the affairs of the water workers, he would tell Huo Xixiong and Huo Xiqiang when he went back, and they didn't have to worry about the affairs of the gang, so the three members of the Huo family were also willing to go together. Sima Qian heard that everyone was going to Shaolin, and he was more or less involved in the bloody case of the Dama Dart Bureau, and he also wanted to go. Everyone was afraid that her father, Sima Ren, would disagree. Sima Qian said: "My father loves me the most, and he will definitely agree." And it is with Sister Changhong, and my father will not be at ease. Besides, my father and my uncle have always been good friends, and I must want to avenge my uncle. As long as I go back and say it, I'll be fine. Everyone couldn't resist it, and they also felt that Sima Qian was different from ordinary officials and county lords, and he was very enthusiastic about treating people, so he agreed. After dinner, after Sima Qian returned to his father, he went to Shaolin with everyone. When Sima Xiang went to the Jiedu Embassy, He Shi and Zhang Shunzi went to see Ma Baizhong, and there was nothing unusual, so they came back, so there is no need to elaborate.

The words are divided into two ends. Let's say that Di Fan and the Huo family went upriver along the Han River and arrived at the Yingzhou Wharf in less than three days. The Huo family got off the boat first, followed by Di Fan. As soon as the wind was pulled by the wharf, Di Fan saw Dang Zaixing, Ma Qian, Ma Xi and Ma Xian riding straight to the wharf, and thought: Oh, I still can't hide.

Dang Zaixing also saw Di Fan, so he led the three members of the Ma family to walk towards him. As soon as Dang Zaixing said that the three of them were survivors of the Dama Dart Bureau, Di Fan interrupted him and said, "Ma Xiaomei has already told me about this matter, let's not talk about this for now." ”

Ma Qian was a little unhappy and said, "I was originally a good big brother, but I said that I was Huofan!" ”

Di Fan laughed and explained: "(Di Zi) goes to three stars with a knife, so it is fire; (Sail word) a sword piercing, not for the far boundary, close to you, is for the ordinary. At that time, they didn't know each other, so they were called Huo Fan, if I let my little sister misunderstand, I will make amends here. ”

Marsie smiled, naturally not really angry. After a while, Di Fan led Ma Qian, Ma Xi and Ma Xian to meet the Huo family. After a little greeting, Di Fan said, "Do you want to go to Xiangzhou or Anzhou?" ”

Huo Jian said: "Yingzhou to Xiangzhou, if it is fast, but it is only a two-day or three-day journey, which is not a good thing." Since it is to go to experience, it is natural to take the road of Anzhou. Huo Jiade and Huo Xiaoling nodded yes.

"That's for the best. These three are all from the Anzhou Dama Dart Bureau, the daughter of the chief dart, the first deputy chief dart head and the second deputy chief dart head. In Anzhou, they are more familiar than you, how about helping you? ”

Huo Jiade was very happy and said: "The big horse dart game, famous in the Central Plains, it is really our honor to have the power of the three. It's the eldest brother's arrangement again, and I think my father must be happy. ”

Ma Xi said: "It's okay for us to use our foot strength to dart, and I'm afraid this matter of transporting goods on the water won't help much." Besides, there is still a bloody case in our dart game, which will bring some bad luck to the Huo family. ”

Di Fan said with a smile: "You have to go back to Anzhou to investigate, as long as you arrive in Anzhou, someone will naturally investigate it for you, and you can tell the person who investigates the case what you know!" For their Sink Gang, things like the turning of fish and meat are unlucky. Be of good cheer, they know better than you about the waters; Rest on the shore, you have the ability they can't, anyway, you want to go to Anzhou, why not help them? Ma Xi didn't say more, and Ma Qian and Ma Xian also felt that Di Fan's words were reasonable, so they should go.

Di Fan asked the three members of the Ma family to go with Huo Jiade and others, and he had other things to do with the party. After sending the Huo family and the Ma family away, Di Fan asked, "How are things going?" ”

Dang Zaixing took out a letter from his arms, handed it to Di Fan, and said: "This is what the old lady ordered me to give you, she said that everything is fine at home, let the eldest brother rest assured." ”

Di Fan took the letter, put it in his arms, and asked, "What about the other things?" ”

"I met Ma Qian, Ma Xi and Ma Xian in the old city, and the owner of Qian Zhuang and I were all thinking about the case of the Dama Dart Bureau, so we took them to see the eldest brother, and we didn't have time to go to Meicheng, Anzhou and Shaolin. Listening to the news from the newspaper below, it was said that the matter in Meicheng was going smoothly, and the water in Anzhou seemed to be quite deep. And the Shaolin Temple is not very good, there are many people who go, and there is a bit of a fight, it seems that only the Kunlun faction has not arrived. ”

"How can I listen to you, like a nominal shopkeeper!"

"Huh?"

"Ahh Don't understand? I don't know anything, so I just talk to me nonsense. What's the difference between this and me going to the streets? ”

"I'm also worried about my eldest brother's safety."

"Dare to quibble?!"

"I was wrong, big brother. I'm going to set off now, and I'm sure I'll give my eldest brother a satisfactory answer. ”

Di Fan smiled: "Come back, I didn't say I didn't believe you!" He became serious again, and then said, "In the future, if you want to preside over the affairs of the Central Plains Money Bank, you naturally don't have to do everything, but you can't rely on the results of the report, which may not be all true." ”

"The affairs of Qianzhuang are presided over by the eldest brother no matter what, and this is also the entrustment of the old master, and everything is under the orders of the eldest brother."

"Okay, let's not talk about that. You and I don't have to worry about the affairs of Meicheng and Anzhou, let them be busy. You go to Shaolin first and find out more about the things in the rivers and lakes. Once you've found out, tell me more about it. ”

"So how do I keep in touch with my big brother?"

"I'll go all the way down the waterway, and you'll find mine."

"Okay, big brother, take care, I'll go first." As soon as the words fell, the party jumped away. Di Fan touched his pocket and thought: Oh, it's empty again.

When Di Fan was thinking about how to sail north, a pleasant sound of the piano came from a medium-sized building boat in the Han River. When Di Fan looked at it, the ship was about to dock, and there was a horse on the deck, called Black. After docking at the Yingzhou wharf, a servant came down from the boat, surnamed Chun Yu Ming Dagong, the word was long, and asked Di Fan to get on the boat. In the face of the sound of the piano, it was time to visit the person who stroked the qin, so Di Fan went on the boat with the servant. As soon as I entered the inner room, I saw that the banquet had been set up, and a woman in white satin was sitting upright, stroking the piano, and covering her face with white veil. Di Fan couldn't interrupt, so he stood at the door and listened, it was the "Flowing Water" part of "Mountains and Flowing Water". When the woman in white stroked the qin, the people near the pier were listening: the fishermen in the Han River no longer fished, and they did not even notice that the fishing nets had fallen into the water; The porter on the wharf put down his pole and sat under the tree, closing his eyes and recuperating his mind, which was very pleasant; The children who were playing nearby no longer chased, looked at the building boat with their eyes, and stood quietly; Even passers-by, who were in a hurry, stopped and savored them, for fear that the sound of their footsteps would disturb the sound of the piano...... It's wonderful. After finishing the song, Di Fan was still immersed in the sound of the piano and could not forget it for a long time.

The woman in white got up and walked in front of Di Fan, she couldn't bear to interrupt Di Fan's thoughts, so she had to accompany him to feel the surrounding atmosphere. After a while, Di Fan came to his senses, gave a salute, and said, "The girl strokes the qin, it's really wonderful!" I was fortunate enough to listen to a song and never forget it. ”

The woman in white was very happy and said, "I will never forget it for the rest of my life?!" If I knew that, I wouldn't have to go to the old town to find you. ”

"Is that you?"

"Isn't that me! Brother Dashan really didn't forget me! The woman in white took off her veil, it was Gu Zhuole.

"I didn't expect Sister Ling to have this skill, I've seen it for a long time, I've really seen it for a long time!"

"I still have a lot of skills, but Brother Dashan doesn't know."

"Really? Let's talk about it. ”

"As long as you stay with me for a long time, you will understand my benefits."

"I guess it's not going to be a long time."

"Why?"

Di Fan smiled slightly, but did not answer. Gu Zhuole was puzzled, so he took Di Fan to the wine table and chatted while eating. Seeing that Di Fan hadn't been drinking, he asked again: "What's wrong with Brother Dashan, shouldn't I make you angry?" Di Fan looked at Gu Zhuole with a very concerned look, and told him in detail about the Dementor Palm.

After Gu Zhuole heard this, tears came out of his eyes and said, "How is my brother doing now?" ”

"Rest assured, rest assured. It's okay now, I won't be able to die for a while, and of course it's hard to live long. ”

"Damn the double holy hands, they should be chopped off! No, it's damned! ”

"Don't blame them too much, they have their own position. Okay, don't be sad, aren't we okay? The wine and food are almost cold, let's eat first, okay? ”

"Okay, eat first. I will definitely find a chance to avenge my brother when I go back. ”

Di Fan smiled and only said that there was no need for revenge. After dinner, the boat went north, and the two watched the scenery on the deck. Gu Zhuole said some interesting things, just to make Di Fan happy, and said that the black and windy wind was born of a mother. Di Fan understood what she meant, and didn't say much, just said that she was still good-looking, clear and natural, elegant and beautiful in women's clothes. Gu Zhuole was also very happy, saying that because of his father-in-law's fiftieth birthday, he hurried back, and asked Di Fan what he had done during this time. In addition to the matter of the Central Plains Money Village, Di Fan talked about it one by one.

At dusk, the boat docked on the shore of Xiaotongcheng. The four people who came out of the back cabin of the building ship were the four brothers Wang Yang and Lu Luo of the Shenlong Four Phases, looking like they had just woken up. Seeing Di Fan coming, the four of them were busy saluting.

Di Fan said: "Wherever Sister Ling goes, there are people to escort her, I really envy people!" ”

Gu Zhuole said: "As soon as they hear me play the piano, they know that sleeping is not interesting at all. Wang Yang and Lu Luo didn't know what to do, and kept smiling.

Di Fan said: "In this case, and the black and wind are good horses, why don't we go ashore and take the land route instead, okay?" Di Fan didn't know the intention of Gu Zhuole and the others, and she didn't talk about it, so she was tempted. There is also a layer of meaning, that is, he doesn't want his brothers to find him, and he can let them make their own decisions in case of trouble.

Gu Zhuole was very happy, but the Grand Duke Chunyu next to him stepped forward and said something in her ear. Gu Zhuole shook his hand and said, "The affairs of Junzhou are handled by you, and I think my father-in-law must rest assured." I have Di Shaoxia by my side, you can rest assured. After speaking, Gu Zhuole also gave Chun Yu a look, and Chun Yu had no choice but to take the order. After a while, Gu Zhuole led the black and Di Fan led the wind and went ashore, while the building boat continued to go north against the current.

Di Gu and the others rode their horses and went straight along the main road to Xiaotongcheng, just to find a place to live before dark. Not long after, the two came to the outskirts of Xiaotongcheng, a place called Jiangjia Village. There are more than 100 households in Jiangjia Village, arranged along both sides of the main road, except for the sound of horses' hooves, no other sound can be heard, and there is no cooking smoke, and there is no one in the village, but there are some clothes to dry. Di Fan was puzzled: Why didn't there even be a pedestrian on this road. Now seeing the scene of Jiangjia Village, Di Fan is even more puzzled, and said: "I heard that Xiaotongcheng is still a relatively stable place, and now there is no war, why is this Jiangjia Village so desolate?" ”

"Legend has it that this small city and the big city in front of it are both the territory of the Demon Sect. Over the years, I have never heard of any good deeds on the rivers and lakes, so it is estimated that the villagers of Jiangjia Village were harmed by them, right? Gu Zhuole was also puzzled and said casually.

"Judging from the clothes that are dried, not necessarily. What you say is what the court has released, and you can't believe it all, and you can't disbelieve it. ”

"Brother Dashan, why do you suspect the imperial court?"

"Isn't it? If the imperial court had the ability, it should have regained the lost territory a long time ago, how could it make Manichaeism a state within a state? ”

"The imperial court should have its own difficulties, right?"

"My sister is in Beijing and is well-informed, so I should have heard that the emperor (Liu Chengyou) was willing to fall and called Sun to the north, right?"

Gu Zhuole was a little angry, but he didn't show it, he only said: "I'm a girl, I can't talk about my brother!" ”

Di Fan knew that Gu Zhuole lived in Jingshi, so he naturally turned his heart to the imperial court, so he said, "Okay, let's not talk about this, it's a bit far." It's still an advanced city, and it's important to find an inn. But you're right. If it was really Manichaean and bumped into us again, it would make them look good. Gu Zhuole was in a much better mood, and after a short pause, he left Jiangjia Village with Di Fan and went to Xiaotong City. Fortunately, the city gate was not closed, and the two entered the city and stayed in a place called the same city inn, choosing two high-class rooms. At night, in the backyard of the inn in the same city, Di Fan accompanied Gu Zhuole to admire the moon, and Gu Zhuole mostly played the piano for Di Fan, which was very harmonious.

In the early morning of the second day, after freshening up, Gu Zhuole came to call Di Fan. Di Fan also happened to finish tidying up, and when he saw Gu Zhuole dressed in pink silk, he said with a smile: "I said it a long time ago, you, it's still your daughter's dress, beautiful." ”

Gu Zhuole was very proud and said, "I think it is, too." The plan of the day lies in the morning, and I think today is a good day! The two of them talked and laughed, and after a while, they came to the front hall of the inn, and saw that a good breakfast was prepared on the table. Wu Si, the second brother of the inn, led them to sit.

Di Fan asked, "Early in the morning, you came to prepare breakfast?" ”

"No, as soon as I got up, I went to find my brother."

Di Fan asked Wu Si again: "Little brother, I'm afraid this meal is not so easy to make, right?" ”

"No, our shopkeeper let the kitchen prepare it overnight."

"Do you know who prepared it for us?"

"I asked, but the shopkeeper didn't say it, this is the best meal the villain has ever seen, it's really ......" Wu Si grinned and shook his head, only swallowing saliva!

Gu Zhuole was very happy, sat down, picked up the chopsticks and tasted them, and said, "I said a long time ago, today is really a good day!" ”

Di Fan also sat down, ate a little, and said, "I don't know what day it will be today." ”

"How?"

"I don't know yet, anyway, we didn't eat and drink so much in vain."

"Then eat first." As soon as the words fell, Gu Zhuole officially started eating, and Di Fan watched her eat, and she was in a good mood.

At noon, Wu Si came up with another table of excellent food. Di Fan stopped him and asked, "Second brother, do you know what's going on in Jiangjia Village on the outskirts of the city?" ”

Wu Si said while serving the food: "I heard that General Xi, the lord of the twin cities, was killed, and his subordinates ordered the villagers of Jiangjia Village to build a cemetery for General Xi, and it has been more than a month. ”

"Oh, that's right."

"Do you know that the people of this Jiangjia Village are our famous artisan village here, and they have been masons for several generations, regardless of men, women, young and old, born with this craft, and each has a unique skill. Prestigious people ask them to do their work, and hundreds of people are famous. ”

"Is it so amazing?"

"The villain also heard about it, believe it or not."

"Then why is there no one in Jiangjia Village?"

"I don't know about this, I've never heard of them going out together in the whole village, and I guess it's all those officials who got it."

After Wu Si finished speaking, he immediately covered his mouth, turned around and left. Di Fan was puzzled, but when he saw a table of wine and food in front of him, he didn't think much about it, so he ate it with Gu Zhuole. Soon after Di Fan and Gu Zhuole finished eating, a group of people came to the inn in the same city, and when they saw Di Fan and Gu Zhuole, they made a salute. The first person walked a few steps forward, saluted again, and said: "I don't know that Di Shaoxia came to my city, and he missed the distance, and I hope to forgive my sins." ”

Di Fan looked at Gu Zhuole and whispered, "Look, isn't this trouble?" ”

I don't know who the first person is, I don't know what the trouble Di Fan is talking about, and I don't know what will happen in the same city. For more information, listen to Chapter 24 of The Heroes of the Rocks.

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