Zhang Shixing raised his head, Zhang Songxi's face appeared in front of him, his eyes were warm and resolute, and he said slowly: "My ancestor Zhang Songxi once asked me, what is the purpose of living for a hundred years?" I really didn't know before, my ancestor said that our inner family boxing disciples practice martial arts, not for anything else, but just to follow the straight path. What is the straight road, helping the poor and helping the needy, punishing the evil and promoting the good, dispelling the evil and helping the right, and doing the right for the heavens. He said so and did so, and later died of martyrdom in the Tianfei Temple of Ningbo Prefecture. Now that Zhu Di, the king of Yan, usurped the throne, killed innocents indiscriminately, and the evil spirit soared to the sky, although I only have my own strength, I must learn from my ancestor and fight with him to maintain the right path of heaven and earth, although I have no regrets even if I die. ”

After hearing this, Huang Zhan was deeply moved, held his hand tightly and said, "Senior brother, let us work together, although we have no regrets." ”

The tribute ship sailed on the sea for more than a month, and finally arrived at the port of Quanzhou on this day, and everyone said goodbye to Shen Daocheng, abandoned the boat and landed on the shore, and traveled to Yunnan. Fortunately, Wang Shu had traveled before, and he was familiar with the path, where to rest, and what to check, he knew it well, so they walked for two months and arrived in Kunming.

When everyone entered the city, they saw that the shops on both sides of the street were lined up one after another, and people came and went, so it was not lively. Wang Shu was familiar with the road, led everyone through the streets and alleys, and came to the Xiping Marquis's mansion, he stepped forward to report his name to the guards, explained his intention, and asked to meet the Xiping Hou.

The guard recognized him and said politely: "Little Master, it's really unfortunate that you came, my marquis is not in the mansion at the moment, he has another business in Cuihu, if you have something to do, you can go there to find him." ”

Wang Shu clasped his hands together, thanked him, asked the way, and led everyone to the green lake in the north of the city, only to see that the green lake is really a big water surface, it can be described as a blue wave, the lake is full of lotus flowers, slim and elegant, the breeze comes slowly, implies a sweetness, makes people feel refreshed. There are thousands of willows on the shore, and the willows ripple with the wind, like the sultry hair of a girl. The east side of the lake is a large area of rolling peaks, such as swimming dragon spit pearls, spit out Wuhua Xiufeng, so this place is called Wuhua Mountain. The mountain is full of cigarette smoke, and the red wall and green tiles are hidden in it, which is Wuhua Temple.

Huang Zhan looked at the beautiful scenery in front of him and couldn't help blurting out: "The north of Jinning, the sun of Zhongqing, is a vast expanse of blue and slim. Control Yunnan Yang and dip in the West Mountain, overlook the Turtle City and swallow the Pan River. The wind is clear and unfazed, and the glass is bright and empty. The desolate scenery of the sunny sunshine, the sound of the fisherman. Jiao ray is loaded and carried away, and the ichthyosaur may change or soar. The shore is rich and rich, and the orchid is green. Guangdong is poor in its source, and it is 潨 (cōng) by the United Sect. The stream is from the west to the east. It is not the power of Feng Yi, and it is not the work of Shen Yu; Since the judgment of chaos, through the mantis river and the dynasty. The swiftness of lightning is not enough to be urgent; The roar of thunder is not enough to imitate its majesty. The grandeur of this Dianchi Lake meteorology is indescribable.

to return to Shenzhou, looking for the old house and the forest hill; Nostalgic for the grand tour of the past, the pan lonely boat is in the middle stream. The mist is slight, the light smoke is harvested, the sun is shining, and the autumn is refreshing. The source of the river is reckless, and the country is depressed. The wild geese gather in Shazhu, and the yī seagull soars in Tingzhou. Look at the scenery of Xiao Xiao, a leaf of leisure. Less, the snow waves are volleying, and the frost waves are stacked; When the sky is up and down, it is the Hongmeng of Haoqi. The sigh of the silk is the cable from the rock; The long roar is in the clouds, and the dust is sent to the hóng. Explore the fun of the pavilion and climb the peak of Taihua; Looking at the victory of southern Qiannan, it refers to the traces of the eight scenes. The green chicken is steep and precarious (jí) (yè), and the golden horse is winding and exquisite; The jade case is towering and green, and the Shangshan is faint and accumulating. Wuhua Zhong is the show of creation, and the three cities are the chong of Lu Yan; The twin towers stand tall and strong, and a bridge crosses the rainbow of the sun. Thousands of ants gather in Yunjin, and thousands of ships are in the city, so that the hundred things of Sichuan and land and the people of Kunming are rich. The rule of my yuan is extremely overburdened and salty; 矧 (shěn) Yunnan is far away, and it has been favored by the emperor for a long time. But the tributary is diligent, and the rhino elephant is industrious. In this way, the pool tends to the sea, and the day and night stop. Therefore, the song says: Ten thousand factions of the dynasty are in the dome of the sea, and the sacred Yingyun Xi car book is the same. ”

After Huang Zhanyin, Zhu Yunwen nodded and said: "Yes, the empty seal should be Wang Sheng's "Dianchi Fu" of the Yuan Dynasty, yes, this is Cuihu, not Dianchi Lake, it seems that there is something wrong with the text." If you answer like this during the palace examination, you won't be able to get the champion. ”

The crowd burst into laughter.

Huang Zhan defended: "Master, I heard that there are nine springs gushing out of this green lake and flowing into Dianchi Lake, so it can be said that the lake and the pond are one, and my recitation of this Dianchi Fu is not a digression. ”

Wang Shu pointed at him and said with a smile: "Senior brother, you are a clever word. ”

Zhang Shixing sighed: "The Marquis of Xiping is just a marquis, in addition to having a mansion in the city, there is also a courtyard in this beautiful place, which can be more happy than a vassal king." ”

Zhu Yunwen snorted and said: "I think that at the beginning, Mu Ying said to Emperor Taizu Gao that he would learn from Zhou Yafu of the Han Dynasty to build a fine willow camp here, train soldiers and herd horses, and Yongzhen Southwest, Emperor Taizu Gao promised him to plant willow fields here. ”

While they were talking, a group of men and horses galloped away from them, Wang Shu suddenly sighed, and immediately one of them looked back at him when he heard the sound, and did not stop, and continued to beat the horses, running towards a manor in the distance.

Everyone gathered around Wang Shu and asked, "Senior brother, what do you see?" ”

Wang Shu pointed to the group of distant figures and said in a low voice, "I saw the knife catcher. ”

Everyone fell silent, it seemed that what the guard said was true, Mu Sheng was really here, but I don't know how he would treat everyone, whether he agreed and raised troops to return to the country together, or tied everyone up and escorted them to Beijing to ask for merit and reward, this is unknown.

Everyone's eyes turned to Zhu Yunwen, Zhu Yunwen's face was calm, and he waved his hand to the front and said, "If you come, you will be safe." Let's go, let's go meet this Mu Sheng. With that, he led the way towards the manor.

The rest of the people followed behind him, and Huang Zhan whispered to Zhang Shixing: "Senior brother, if you see Mu Sheng, the situation is not right, you take the master and leave first, don't worry about us." ”

Zhang Shixing smiled dumbly, and said in his heart: "You and I are three heads and six arms, if that Mu Sheng has bad intentions towards us, none of us can leave." ”

The crowd walked for a quarter of an hour. Came to the front of the big manor, only to see the gatehouse flying eaves and corners, carved beams and painted buildings, magnificent and spacious, the plaque on the lintel wrote "Cuihu Courtyard" four big characters, silver hook iron painting, vigorous and powerful, Zhu Yunwen looked at it, nodded and said: "Yes, it is Mu Ying's handwriting." ”

There were several guards standing in front of the manor, Wang Shu was about to step forward to ask, the corner door of the west head creaked open, and a person walked out of it, with a long body and a jade body, a white face and no beard, walked in front of everyone and gave a deep salute, and said: "Shi Yanyue, the head of the Pinghou Mansion in Xiaxi, has seen all the masters." ”

Wang Shu pointed at him and said, "It turns out that you are Changshi, Yan Changshi, you can deceive me, I am so bitter." ”

Yan Yue smiled slightly and said, "Master of Empty Energy, I have never said that I am the Marquis of Xiping, how can I lie to others?" ”

Wang Shu was speechless for a while.

This Yan Yue glanced at Zhu Yunwen and said to everyone: "My Xiping Marquis invites all masters to come to the mansion for a while, please come with me." ”

After that, he led everyone to enter the courtyard from the west gate, this manor is built near the water, the corridor is tortuous, the pavilions are everywhere, five steps and a scene, ten steps and a floor, it is dazzling to see, and it is beautiful.

Yan Yue led everyone to the outside of a water pavilion, he stood outside the door, bowed to the inside, and said, "Master Hou, all the masters have already brought." ”

A thick voice inside said, "Please come in, masters." ”

Yan Yue pushed open the door of the pavilion and made a gesture of please. has come to this point, Zhu Yunwen stepped into the cabinet with a hard head, and the rest of the people followed. Yan Yue immediately closed the door.

When everyone entered the pavilion, they saw a person sitting in the middle, with a black face and thin eyes, a short and fat figure, and two upside-down eyebrows, not angry and arrogant. There are two seats on each side, and there are all kinds of tea and snacks on the coffee table, which seems to have been prepared.

Everyone sat on both sides, but Yan Yue stood behind the black-faced man, just in time to meet Wang Shu.

Zhu Yunwen and Mu Sheng have never met, only have a relationship. Originally, the year after Zhu Yunwen ascended the throne, Mu Sheng was supposed to go to Beijing to congratulate the New Year, but due to the Jingnan army, Zhu Yunwen was busy with the war and did not allow meritorious heroes from all over the country to enter Beijing, so the two were just friends and did not meet. Previously, Zhu Ying, the king of Min, also sealed the domain here, and Mu Sheng had many conflicts, Emperor Jianwen because of Mu Ying, favored the Mu family, and imprisoned the king of Min, so that Zhu Yunwen had a great favor to the Mu family, so after Zhu Yunwen entered the door and sat down, he did not say a word, waiting for the other party to speak.

Who knew that the fat black man didn't say a word, so there was silence in the cabinet, which made everyone at a loss for a while.

The fat black man looked behind Yan Yue, Yan Yue coughed, cleared his throat and said to Wang Shu: "Master Empty Energy, who are these masters, I have you to introduce them." ”

Wang Shu said angrily: "Yan Changshi, this is not in line with etiquette, you should introduce the host first, we don't know who the host is, how to introduce the guests?" As the saying goes: If you don't see the real Buddha, you don't burn incense. ”

Yan Yue smiled awkwardly and said, "Master Empty Energy is right. He was about to open his mouth to introduce the fat black man, but he stood up and said to everyone: "In Xia Musheng, he has not been smiling since he was a child, and he is not good at words, please forgive me." ”

This person is indeed Xiping Hou Musheng.

When Mu Sheng said this, everyone laughed, and the atmosphere in the pavilion suddenly eased. Wang Shu also hurriedly got up and returned the salute, pointed at Zhu Yunwen and said, "Xiping Hou, this is my master. ”

Zhu Yunwen owed slightly, put his hands together, and said, "Amitabha, the poor monk has seen Xiping Hou. ”

Mu Sheng looked at Zhu Yunwen carefully for a long time, and then gave a deep salute and said: "Master Kongwen is really extraordinary, fortunately, fortunately." ”

Wang Shu introduced Huang Zhan and Zhang Shixing one by one, Mu Sheng was stunned when he saw Zhang Shixing dressed as a layman, Wang Shu said: "My senior brother Zhang Si is a lay disciple of the master, he is strong in martial arts, and he can use one as a hundred, in order to facilitate his actions, so he did not become a monk." ”

Mu Sheng nodded again and again: "Understood, understood." Master Kongwen has a lot of talents. ”

After the two sides introduced each other, they sat down again, and Mu Sheng bowed his head again and was silent.

Seeing this, Huang Zhan took the initiative to speak: "Xiping Hou, I waited all the way, and saw that the scenery here is excellent, the people are outstanding, and it is really a treasure land of hidden dragons and crouching tigers." ”

After hearing this, Mu Sheng raised his head and looked at him nervously, not understanding what he meant, and still didn't dare to answer.

Yan Yue hurriedly said: "Master Empty Seal, don't you dare to talk nonsense, Yunnan is a small border land, how can you be worthy of the words Hidden Dragon and Crouching Tiger?" ”

Huang Zhan smiled and said, "Yan Changshi, don't panic, and listen to me slowly." ”