Jizhou, Julu County, Gaojiazhuang, Nan Yi (luán) County.

Gaojiazhuang is close to Hengshui, and the owner Gao Yi is a famous ranger in Nanqi County.

In the early years, Gao Yi once went to Hudi to do business, and when he passed through the eastern foothills of Taihang Mountain outside the Nanqi Mainland, he happened to encounter a "gust of wind" robbery by bandits, and lost all his capital. When he returned to the city, he was not angry for a while, but he actually entangled seven or eight street rangers, and broke into the mountain fire and bandits at night.

When the rest of the gang arrived, the bandits' den was in ruins, and thirty or twenty bandits and other rangers were all bloodied on the mountains and fields, and they died on the spot.

The bandit leader "A Gust of Wind" was even more separated, a bare head with blurred flesh and blood, eyes wide open, and a look of horror hidden deep in the bottom of his eyes.

Only this Gao Yi was stabbed seven or eight times, and a scar on his face was deep to the bone from top to bottom, and there was still a trace of breath.

Because of this, the name of Gao Yi shocked Nanqi County for a time, and the people of Nanqi County even called him "high scar face".

Gao Yi was standing in the manor now, and of course he was not the only one in the garden, and there were three men standing upright in front of him.

One man was about nine feet tall, with dark skin, and although it was winter, the man did not seem to feel the cold, and his shirt was open, his sleeves were tied high, and his tendons and flesh were as strong as a black bear. The other person was over twenty years old, his face was as white as paper, Lei Gong's mouth was inverted, and his royal blue eyes were a little cunning and ruthless.

Both of them were clustered behind a forty-seven or eighteen-year-old Taoist priest, who was dressed in a yellow robe, his face was yellow, a wisp of beard was under his chin, and his eyes were as sharp as blades.

Although Gao Yi is a famous scarred face in Nanqi County, he is not as fierce as outsiders say at this time, but with a humble and respectful smile on his face, and his demeanor is even more restrained, as if this Gaojiazhuang is not his own manor, he is just here as a guest.

The Taoist priest glanced around at Zhuangzi, there was silence inside Zhuangzi, but there were people outside Zhuangzi, and dozens of big men were distributed around Zhuangzi. A road outside Zhuangzi leads directly to Hengshui, and the two sides of the road are overgrown with weeds and reeds.

The Taoist priest nodded with satisfaction and asked, "Scarface, have all the weapons and equipment been placed?" ”

"Back to the Great Sage and Good Master, the weapons and armor that have been transported ten times before and after have been properly placed. Among them, Guangping County and Qinghe County each delivered three batches, Wei County transported two batches, and Yangping County and Pingyuan County each transported one batch.

There are tunnels and caves in the village, and the armor is placed in them. Outside the manor alone, nothing unusual was discerned. Although the Taoist was called Gao Yi's nickname, Gao Yi was not angry, but his attitude was extraordinarily respectful.

Because that Taoist is the leader of Taiping Taoism, the great sage and good teacher Zhang Jiao.

Zhang Jiao, a giant deer person, was originally not the first talent, because of worship Yu Ji as a teacher, he got his "Taiping Qing Lingshu" (that is, "Taiping Sutra"), so he took religious salvation as his own responsibility, and began to preach in the Jianning period of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, and traveled all over the Han River and Mountain, and his disciples have grown to hundreds of thousands of people in more than ten years.

Zhang Jiao nodded and said: "Today's mountain gate has been repeatedly hit hard in Yecheng, and the five banners of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth under the command of the master of the Tang Sect have been destroyed, and the morale of the gate is low. Scarface, I want you to assist the Tang Sect Master, take charge of the Mountain Gate Fire Banner alone, and reorganize the mountain gate, are you willing? ”

"Thank you to the sect leader for your love, and for fulfilling your duties and assisting the Tang Sect Master to reorganize the mountain gate." Gao Yi replied.

"Yes." Zhang Jiao glanced at Gao Yi, turned to the white-faced man with Lei Gong's mouth and eyebrows, and said, "Brother Tang, what do you think of Scarface?" ”

Tang Ke knelt on the ground, looked up at the world and bowed to the ground, bowed to the Emperor of the Four Directions and worshiped the Five Elements again, a trace of fierceness flashed in his eyes, and he said: "I don't dare to ask for ears, the great guests of the tall warriors have already heard of it."

His martial arts are outstanding, thoughtful, and courageous, and he is the best choice for the Fire Banner! The subordinates lost troops in Yecheng, and they were really ashamed of the trust of the sect leader, and they also asked the sect leader to punish him! ”

"Since you have kowtowed, your faults will naturally be solved in heaven and earth." Zhang Jiao shook his head, motioned to the black bear man to pick up Tang Ke, and then said, "There is no need to talk about the past after the past is over, but the past does not forget the teacher of the future, this trip to Kyoto is very important, and Brother Tang must be careful." ”

"No!"

Zhang Jiao shook his head, pulled out the long sword in his waist, drew a few strokes on the ground with the sword, pointed to the middle piece, and said: "A few days ago, Ma Yuanyi from Kyoto sent a letter saying that the Kyoto sect has been informed, and they are all lurking near Kyoto, waiting for me to teach Jiyin.

Fighting snakes and hitting seven inches, the rivers and mountains of the Han Dynasty stretch for thousands of miles, and the rich land of Kyoto and Luoyang is the central center of the Han Dynasty, the economic and military core, and it is the seven inches of the long snake.

Although Luoyang leans on the mountain, according to the tiger prison, controls the Han Pass, and looks at Yique, as long as we can directly take Luoyang and subdue the central pivot of the Han Dynasty in one fell swoop, the world can be expected, and peace is just around the corner. ”

The black bear Han, Tang Ke and Gao Yi all prostrated on the ground, looked at Zhang Jiao feverishly, and roared in unison: "We are willing to be the leader of the sect, dominate the country, and bring peace to the world!" ”

"Wait a dozen days and it will be the year of Jiazi. If you wait to go, you will contact Feng Zhen, Xu Feng and officials from the DPRK and China to assist Ma Yuanyi in the simultaneous uprising on March 5 of the Jiazi year. ”

Zhang Jiao nodded, his expression gradually soared, and a trace of sarcasm and ruthlessness hung on the corner of his mouth: "I want to see this big man's country fall apart, and I want to see my Taiping flower bloom in all directions!" ”

"No!" Everyone shouted in unison.

Slowly exhaled, the long sword was sheathed, Zhang Jiao squeezed his fist, looking at the direction of Luoyang, as if he was seeing the head of Luoyang City Banner hunting, singing and dancing in the Deyang Palace, his eyes flashed with excitement, and a punch was swung out, and the Luoyang on the ground was suddenly torn apart. Bellowed:

"The sky is dead, the yellow sky should stand, the age is in Jiazi, and the world is lucky!"

Sixteen words are like the proverbs of the world, and they are like willows blowing all over the world, crossing many passes, overflowing through villages, and drifting into the streets and alleys of Luoyang.

……

"The north wind was tight overnight, and the snow was still drifting when the door opened. Pity the white in the mud, and pity Qiong Yao on the ground. "At the end of the sixth year of Emperor Guanghe of Han Ling, a heavy snow fell without warning.

This heavy snow fell from the sky, as if it wanted to cover up all the sins in the world, and it seemed to change the old color of the country. Overnight, the three thousand miles of rivers and mountains in the Central Plains were covered with a thick layer of winter clothes. Mountains, rivers, fields, cities, villages, white expanse. Thousands of homes have no smoke and fire, thousands of villages are full of ice fields, mountains and wilderness are without makeup, and birds and beasts are extinct. A world carved with ice!

A group of more than ten people walked in the ice and snow, and the sound of "crunch, crunch" came from time to time on the snow. The horse snorted, and the exhaled air turned cold in an instant. Immediately, a big man came to a carriage in the middle of the procession. The carriage was covered with thick felt on all sides, and the carriage was covered with snow and ice.

"Old lady, Zhi'er girl, there is still half a day to go to Luoyang. Do I need to take a break? The big man asked respectfully with his head half-bowed.

The felt of the carriage gently lifted a corner, Wang Jiashi looked out, saw that everyone was panting, nodded and said: "The old body and the child are fine, but in this cold and snowy land, it is indeed not easy for everyone to walk, so take a break according to the words of the king's steward." ”

Steward Wang put down the felt for Wang Jia's family, raised his arm, and shouted: "The old lady has an order, brothers get off the horse and rest for half an hour, and then rush to Luoyang with all their might." ”

"No!" Immediately, the knights rubbed their hands together and jumped off their horses, or sat on the ground and gathered together, or stood guard and scattered on all sides.

"Drive!"

Several shouts and the long neighing of horses broke through the air, and five or six healthy horses rushed straight from the vast snowy region.

But see:

The horse is like a name, with red hair and black tail. People call ghosts, white fur and gray robes. The name of the horse is Hua, the skin is like a bloody tail like a needle, the four hooves are galloping, and the ditch is like a flat river; People call ghosts, their clothes are like snow and steel, their eyes are cold, and they are just like spirit foxes.

The road is short and the horse is fast, and the people are high and the shadow is sick. The horse's hooves flew by, splashing snowflakes and raising a white mist behind them. Between breaths, the person is close to the eyes.

The crowd was like a great enemy, and they were surrounded by the carriage, "Huh! With a bang, the long sword and the big sword came out of their sheaths together, pointing directly at the person who came.

The king's steward came out of the crowd and shouted, "Who is coming, how can you wantonly ride horses in the suburbs of Beijing?" What should I do if I collide with a nobleman? ”

"What nobles and sluts? Lao Tzu is a master who exterminates nobles! Among the people who came, one of them came out with a smile, lifted the felt off his head, and a long scar on his face went straight to the bottom of his chin.

"Shut up!"

With a shout, the leader believed in the reins, glared at Scar, and slowly came to everyone.

The man was dressed in a gray robe covered with a white coat, a white felt on the top of his head, and a white scarf was wrapped around the corners of his mouth, leaving only a pair of eyes exposed, and he bowed deeply to Wang Jia and the others, and said: "In Xia Nai Yanshiren, because my father was seriously ill, he went to Luoyang to extend medical treatment. The domestic servants who were not strict in discipline were rude, and they collided with the nobles, please forgive me! ”

As he spoke, the man turned his head and glanced behind him, and a big man came out with a bag of broken silver, threw it on the ground, and said, "Everyone, this is my young master's apology to everyone, please make sure you get out of the way, so that we can enter the city." ”

"Tsk," Steward Wang lifted the broken silver on the ground, shook it in his hand, and sneered, "I'm afraid there are ten taels of silver, Your Excellency is really generous, is it bullying my brothers who have not seen silver taels?" ”

The man's eyes were like swords, his eyebrows were upside down, he looked at the king steward, the muscles on his face secretly shook a few times, he slowly exhaled, and said: "I don't mean to offend your master, and I did go to the capital to extend the doctor, and I ask your master to make it convenient, and a certain family is grateful." ”

"If you say let, let it..."

Steward Wang was still about to speak, but he heard Wang Jia's scolding: "Shut up, saving someone's life is better than creating a seventh-level floating slaughter, when you go out, it is convenient for you to be with others, and it is convenient for you to be with yourself, and Lang Jun's galloping for a hundred miles to save his father is a piece of filial piety, how can it be delayed?"

I just have to wait to get into the city in the evening, so why not half an hour in the morning or evening? Everyone listened to my orders and quickly made way with this Langjun! ”

Everyone glanced at the king's steward, bowed halfway in the direction of the carriage, and quickly dispersed to make way for them.

"Thank you for wanting to let me report after making a decision!" The leader rode past the carriage and glanced at it, and with a wave of his whip, the crowd galloped away, leaving only a series of hoof prints of different shades.

How is he?

Zhao Hu glanced at the leader of the man, secretly frightened, and hurriedly lowered his head. When everyone passed by, he raised his head again and rubbed his eyes, the big man had long since gone, but he was getting farther and farther away from the back.