Chapter 4 The Beginning of the Edge I

Huwei Dart Bureau is located in the center of Wuxi City, obviously there is a great martial arts town to live in the water and soil, not only with the green forest, but also with the government has a relationship. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info on the eaves of the door a few golden characters 'Huwei Mark', on both sides of a pair of lettering couplets, the upper link 'integrity up to three rivers', the lower link 'bodyguards through the four seas'. Although it is a bit vulgar, it is also clear to say and understand.

Yu Shao and Nangong followed Xiaohui into the compound, flanked by open houses, under the eaves you can see a lot of dart carts parked, there are many types, from carriages to sedan carts, it can be seen that the dart bureau transports all kinds of goods. The most dart cars are still unicycles, with only one wheel, and the balance of such cars is not easy to master, but it is more convenient to walk on rugged mountain roads. Each dart car is inserted with a small triangular flag, the words on the small flag represent the surname of the dart head, but not all are written with the word 'item', it seems that there are still a lot of people in the Huwei Dart Bureau, in the process of walking the dart, when the person who robs the dart sees who is the dart, it may not dare to rob, because the martial arts of these dart masters are well-known martial arts masters on the rivers and lakes, all with unique skills, famous for a while.

Next to the dart cart are piles of large and small boxes made of elm towers, like the big boxes themselves weigh seventy or eighty pounds. There is an anti-theft lock on it, and it is specially made at first glance. Xiaohui was surprised when he saw Yu Shao and explained: "Only the two keys of the big shopkeeper and the second shopkeeper can be opened together, which plays a role in preventing corruption." These dart boxes are used on water, and some are used on dry roads, and those on dry roads can be carried, and some need horses to carry them, and if they are official things, they will be sealed. Yu Shao was a little surprised when he heard this, and Xiaohui continued: "The dart game not only depends on the robbers on the rivers and lakes to survive, but also has a close relationship with the rivers and lakes. There are not only letter darts, ticket darts, silver darts, grain darts, object darts and human body darts. If it is an important government property, someone will be assigned to protect it. If you beg for a life on the knife edge, you have to eat it all in black and white, and the Jianghu rangers that the government pays attention to, if they live in the dart bureau after entering the city, the government will not be able to arrest them. First, because the dart bureau is powerful, and secondly, the dart bureau often has a backer, my father sent grain and grass to the current emperor in the Poyang Lake War a few decades ago, defeated Chen Youliang and Zhang Shicheng to unify Jiangnan, my father's local officials in the Jiangnan area are still some famous, are willing to buy it, local officials in the payment of taxes and silver, because the local area must not have an army, will ask my father to help escort, some local officials transferred, drag the family must be personally sent by my father, they are safely served, the current emperor to the officials are very low, Those looted and embezzled silver and treasures cannot be shown, they can only be transferred secretly, and if they are known by the imperial court, they will not be on the ground. ”

Yu Shao didn't expect that the power of Xiaohui's Huwei Dart Bureau was so strong, the Wang family's compound and the Nangong family and the Huwei Dart Bureau were really unworthy, the Nangong family was entangled with the people in the martial arts, and the black-and-white relationship between the Huwei Dart Bureau was even more intertwined, and it seemed that he was indeed sitting in a well and watching the sky.

When the three of them arrived at the lobby room, there was a picture of a 'descending tiger' hanging on the white wall in the center of the hall, which was majestic and unforgiving. Surrounded by Taishi chairs, full of dozens of chairs, of course, there are still corner tables, on which you can put some teacups and refreshments. The Taishi chair in the middle is paved with tiger skin, this should be Xiang Batian's location, and he usually summons people here to hold a group meeting.

Xiaohui received Yu Shao and Nangong in the side room, and called the subordinates to pour tea and hand over water, and those subordinates also smiled when they saw Xiaohui's face, this kid must usually be full of nonsense to the subordinates, but he also seems to be close. Yu Shao wanted to laugh when he saw Xiaohui looking like a hanger in front of his subordinates, but Nangong just drank tea silently and didn't say much.

Xiang Batian appeared, and he saw Xiaohui chatting with two people drinking tea from afar, and said with a big grin: "Hui'er, which friend from the rivers and lakes came to our house as a guest." When he got closer, he saw Nangong and said, "It turned out to be Nangong Ershao." Seeing Yu Shao but not knowing him, he asked Xiaohui: "This son is extraordinary, and his eyes are like torches, he is a new friend?" ”

"This is Yu Shao, who I often mention to you, the son of General Wang of the Wang family's compound." Xiaohui introduced.

"Hello uncle, I'm taking the liberty to disturb your old man." Yu Shao said politely, stood up and bowed deeply.

Xiang Batian immediately went to help Yu Shao and said: "Don't be polite, eh, what an old man, I'm not old, in my eyes you are just children, I am in the prime of life." Xiang Batian laughed as he spoke, and said to Yu Shao with a straight face: "I visited General Wang a long time ago, when you were only a few years old, you are not afraid of the first time you saw Xiaohui by the lake, and the neighbor children in your compound were messing around, and pushed a chubby child into the lake, fortunately, your father saw this scene in time, and he should be punished that time." ”

Yu Shao felt the pressure of the other party in Xiang Batian's support. Xiang Batian intended to try Yu Shao's skills, so he used a little internal force to make Yu Shao fall and make a joke about this former naughty trickster. I didn't expect Yu Shao's internal strength to be profound, and he actually stood there steadily without moving a penny, with a look of shame on his face, his son's martial arts cultivation can not be regarded as useless, and it can be regarded as a good body for practicing martial arts, but the internal strength of this elegant boy in front of him is not comparable to Hui'er, and his internal strength cultivation for decades is roughly the same, but how young he is, he is still a milky boy, how can he have such a deep internal force, it is that people cannot be disguised, and the sea water cannot be measured, but General Wang has not practiced internal strength? Xiang Batian looked at Yu Shao with some doubts.

"Uncle's memory is really good, he remembers what happened ten years ago, I was too ignorant at that time, and when I saw Xiaohui being like-minded, I took him to mess around." Yu Shao saw that Xiang Batian did not look like the rumored 'murder demon' in the rivers and lakes, nor was he as domineering as his name, but he saw that he had a long beard and looked a little old-fashioned, very much like the legendary bearded guest of the Three Heroes of Wind and Dust, arrogant, not afraid of etiquette, worthy of being a husband.

"In the past ten years, the old man has worked hard, although he has not been able to visit your father again, you have grown into a handsome son, there is a heroic air between your eyebrows, and you must have a bright future." Xiang Batian looked at Yu Shao carefully.

"Thank you uncle for the compliment, I am ashamed, I still haven't achieved anything, unlike Xiaohui and Nangong who have already made a name for themselves in the martial arts." Yu Shao said modestly.

"Hehe, this reputation is not ridiculed, I see that you can turn over the rivers and seas as soon as you come out of the rivers and lakes, and it is really rare to have such a cultivation at a young age." Xiang Batian said with a smile, but he didn't have the high-spirited appearance just now.

Yu Shao also smiled and said: "You are talking about the evil skills on my body, I am still worried about this, Xiaohui should have mentioned to you about my practice of evil skills." ”

"Well, I remember that Hui'er once told me that the cultivation of internal skills is extraordinary, and I taught me a lesson, don't practice internal skills indiscriminately, it's easy to go crazy, I didn't expect it to be you who practice this skill, although this magic skill is powerful, but don't be fascinated, just now I have noticed that although the true qi in your body is strong, it is also very chaotic, you can't control it, if you do what you want, even I may not be your opponent." Xiang Batian said.

Yu Shao saw that Xiang Batian was so kind and honest, so he told the story of his practice with a mysterious middle-aged man.

Xiang Batian seemed to say thoughtfully: "Jiangnan is really a place of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, I didn't pay attention to the person rescued by your father, I didn't expect it to be a peerless master, it is a pity in this life that I didn't have the opportunity to meet, I have met a master in my life, but there are very few kung fu above me, you already have such skills, that mysterious man's kung fu is really unfathomable." "Xiang Batian's establishment of the dart bureau must make friends with martial arts people, all the sects and factions on the rivers and lakes have to make a point, and those ranger masters are also brothers and sisters with him.

"Father, do you know some rumors about such evil deeds?" Xiaohui asked.

"Although I have made friends all over the world, but rarely explore other people's internal strength, in the life of the south and north have never encountered such miracles, in my generation of people are unlikely to know, perhaps only across the three dynasties of Wudang real Zhang Sanfeng knows, but this master of the gods and immortals appear from time to time, unpredictable, after entering the Ming Dynasty, he called himself 'the elder of the Great Yuan', even the current emperor wants to see, the court is also not found, long away from Wudang to travel all over the world." Xiang Bai said.

"Zhang Sanfeng is still alive?" Yu Shao asked in surprise, and Xiaohui and Nangong were also full of suspicion.

"I'm not blessed to have seen this immortal, if I can meet it, it's really a blessing for three lives, I guess the people of the Wudang faction have never seen the ancestor of the creation faction, it's just a legend on the rivers and lakes and in the world." Xiang Batian envied the old immortal with an immortal body.

Yu Shao is very fascinated, such a master can still loom in the present, it is really an immortal, but the rumor is just a rumor, you can't believe it, and now I came to the Huwei Dart Bureau to ask Xiang Batian about the ** thief that Xiang Batian personally handled, but I felt a little inappropriate to ask directly, this person made the people in the rivers and lakes hate, Xiang Batian probably didn't want to mention it, so let's start with his heroic experience.

Yu Shaoda said generously: "Uncle, I have no experience in the rivers and lakes, it can also be said that I am not a person in the rivers and lakes, and I have learned internal skills and I have unintentionally practiced, I am very interested in your story, Xiaohui has not talked about it, can you tell me how you are a hero, founded the Tiger Dart Bureau of the North and South." ”

Xiang Batian heard Yu Shao praise him and the dart game so much, and he was very useful in his heart, this is not a secret, everyone in the rivers and lakes knows how he made his fortune. He nodded, took a big sip of tea, and casually spit a few pieces of tea leaves into his mouth on the ground. Yu Shao sees that although he is a hegemon, he is so casual in life, if he has a father, he must have a son, no wonder Xiaohui is also salivating and casual, unlike the Nangong family who has lived in Jiangnan for a long time, and the secular etiquette is very exquisite. But Yu Shao likes his informality, which shows that this person is a hot heart, and he will not beat around the bush with a mouth full of benevolence and morality, and he will not blame Yu Shao for not knowing any rules of the rivers and lakes. I heard Yu Shao talk about martial arts without concealment, and he didn't care about such a profound magic skill and called it an evil skill, and he didn't even hide it at all, it can be seen that Yu Shao is also an open-minded person, but it also suits his own appetite, Xiaohui didn't make friends.

"At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, there was no dart game, the Yuan Dynasty had a strong army, but it liked to burn and loot, many large families hired some martial arts masters to protect and transfer their people and property, those Jianghu rangers lived a poor life, and they disdained to rob and plunder the finances of the weak, and there were more rules of the rivers and lakes that invisibly constrained them, not to do murder and arson, but the days are over, since someone is willing to pay them to be bodyguards, it is not a moral thing, and the income is considerable, why not, So a group of people was slowly formed, specially escorted by people, and formed a small dart line. 'The Royal Bar'' Salt's these are completed by special officials leading the army, the Yuan Dynasty conceited the strength of the army, and the escort official dart is not a small dart game, but the peasant army often looted them after the uprising, I also did it a few times, and also sent grain and grass to Zhu Yuanzhang, that was risking his life, Jiangnan was the most restless at that time, and all the heroes occupied one side, but fortunately I did not support the mistake, through the many checkpoints, and fought a bloody road, so that Zhu Yuanzhang's side held on to the onslaught of Chen Youliang's invincible iron boat, and Zhu Yuanzhang won, do you know that there are martial arts masters in the peasant army from all walks of life, and the green forests that block the road and rob them wave after wave are unguardable, and the Han people at that time are too poor, in order to be able to fill the stomach, you can do anything".

Xiaohui refilled the tea for his father, and Xiang Batian continued after taking a few sips.

"After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, I wanted to settle down by Taihu Lake, so I had the idea of opening a dart line, and I wanted a big line of 100 people, and I also had a place in the rivers and lakes. Just do it, I have met a lot of rangers in the years of walking the rivers and lakes, most of them live hard, some of them are still dragging their families, but the kung fu has not been left behind, these people have traveled widely to know many sects in the martial arts, some know Shaolin, some know Wudang, including Emei faction, Kongtong faction, Kunlun faction, Diancang faction, Huashan faction, Qingcheng faction, and so on the so-called orthodox martial arts faction, of course, there are friends in the beggar gang everywhere, there are also some strange heroes in my dart bureau to mingle, know some of the free faction, Tianshan faction, The mysterious sects of the Five Immortals Sect, and some small gangs and factions on the rivers and lakes, these people are not very regarded by the big factions in the Central Plains, and their martial arts are not shiny, but they are ruthless in their actions, and they must not be offended. Mingjiao had a very high status at that time, even Zhu Yuanzhang was, the founding of the country is 'Ming', and now the most mysterious is the White Lotus Sect, although it is famous, it is difficult to find a stronghold, it has a great relationship with Mingjiao, and was banned by the Yuan Dynasty three times, and the leader of the Red Turban Army, Han Tongshan and his son, once used the name of the White Lotus Sect to revolt against the Yuan, but no one knew about the general altar. These all kinds of people are also very comfortable with me, and perhaps most of them stay in my dart line because of the beauty and beauty of the south of the Yangtze River. I have made some contributions to the imperial court, and I have known a lot of official eunuchs, and the tax and silver in the south of the Yangtze River sometimes have to ask me to escort, and with the relationship network of black and white, it is now the first dart bureau of the Ming Dynasty, and it is also a large standard line recognized by the local government. Marking line', the dart board is also the first name I first showed on the rivers and lakes, people in the rivers and lakes dart martial arts know the tiger head flag of the tiger dart bureau, and the flag of the dart master is inserted on both sides of the dart car, people who know will make way out, we can not be ignorant, and it will mean something. The essence of my tiger dart game is to be loyal and trustworthy, and to be famous all over the world with these four words."

Xiang Batian talked about the great standard of the first Tiger Wei Dart Bureau, and he was extremely proud of the glory, and said that after a hundred years of inheritance, it will definitely be popular in the rivers and lakes.

Yu Shao asked directly: "It is rumored that the darts in the rivers and lakes are all ruthless martial arts masters, and it is even rumored that the Huwei Dart Bureau has killed countless people, but is it really true?" ”。

Xiang Batian laughed out loud and said: "People can't help themselves in the rivers and lakes, bandits prevailed at the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, there are bandits everywhere who occupy the mountains as kings, and there are also green forest heroes who rob the rich and help the poor...... If the other party still doesn't plan to stop, then he has to copy the guy's 'Liang Qingzi' to block the wind, that is, to pull out the shiny sword. There are also all those who have robbed the dart car, which is called "missing the dart", and this kind of thing is not uncommon. The dart master has already taken care of everything at home before each trip, and is ready to go home if he does not go home. The timid people of the world will of course be afraid when they see the bloody scene, and the people who have seen it must add fuel and vinegar to others, and after several hearsay, they will become the devil in the eyes of the world, they do not need and can not hold the dart, but the general big families and people in the martial arts know the bottom of the dart game. ”

Yu Shao nodded yes after hearing this, but Xiang Batian only said something about darts, but rarely mentioned his deeds, and it was not easy to ask, so he said to Xiang Batian: "Uncle, if you agree, I want to accompany Xiaohui on a dart trip, and I have a long experience, I have always been in the compound and have never seen much of the world." ”

"The manly husband is ambitious in all directions, with your internal cultivation, you will definitely be able to make a name for yourself in the rivers and lakes, in a few days it will be the time to pay taxes and silver in all parts of Jiangnan, and there will not be too much risk for the government to take care of it, so you can go with Xiaohui." Xiang Batian readily agreed to Yu Shao's request.

"Thank you, uncle, for your intention." Yu Shao said respectfully.

"As for some details of the dart game on the road, let Xiaohui tell you slowly, and I will tell you about the spirit of the dart game now."

Yu Shao enthusiastically took Xiaohui's teapot and refilled the tea for Xiang Batian. Xiang Batian was very satisfied with Yu Shao's understanding of etiquette. "The spirit of martial arts, integrity, justice, helping the weak, and helping others is the idea that the dart masters are chasing the value of their lives one after another, and some even die before they get out of the division, but none of them flinch, even if they encounter great difficulties, no matter how fierce the enemy, they never know what escape and retreat are, they only know one thing, people are darts! In the eyes of robbers, the dart master is a kind of person who will never give in, in the eyes of businessmen, employers, and the weak, the dart master is always the person who makes them feel safe, the dart master is their waist pole, the dart master is their talisman, as long as the dart master is by their side, their lives and property will be safe, and their business will prosper. In fact, this is just a superficial understanding of the game of darts for laymen. For the dart masters who have bitterness and can't speak, there is only one word 'and' that they pray for all the year round in their hearts. There is only one word in their hearts: 'Harmony is precious'. Because they have seen too many fights and deaths, encountered too many attacks, and seen too much bloodshed, and their duty is only to keep peace, so no matter how they deal with any conflicts and emergencies, they always value peace, and take peaceful settlement and harmony as the leading spirit. ”