Chapter 51: A Banquet Is Not a Good Banquet
The merchants of ancient times and the merchants of later generations are not different in essence, their own interests are always put first, Xiang Qing first arrived, drank two glasses of wine and began to hint that this group of landlords and gentry donated money to support the counterinsurgency war, this kind of loss-making business, they will not do it at all.
What's more, Xiang Qing is not a person who likes to talk in an official tone, when he speaks, it is to make it clear that this group of landlords and gentry must come up with something, and the soldiers are fighting bloodily on the front line.
The eyes like knives scraped over the faces of every fat head and big eared gentleman, Xiang Qing said it very clearly, he didn't need to ask, he knew that the price of grain in Yongliang Erzhou was absolutely astronomical now, this group of people hoarded and raised prices, and now donate money and grain to the Han army, and they can still deal with it lightly, if not, the five thousand troops outside the city will never agree.
In fact, Xiang Qing's behavior, this group of people is also understandable, after all, in today's Han Dynasty, corruption is the main theme, don't you see that Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty has openly sold his official beard, they regard Xiang Qing as a corrupt official who came to ask for benefits, and they have long been ready to "filial piety".
I saw two little guys, carrying a heavy wooden box with a wooden stick, the two little guys slowly put the wooden box on the ground, unconsciously rubbed their shoulders a few times, and the black wooden box fell to the ground, making a dull sound.
Xiang Qing asked suspiciously, "What is this?" ”
At this time, the representative of the fattest gentleman stood up, rubbed his hands together, bent over and said with a smile: "General Xiang, I am waiting in this poor and remote place, and I don't have much savings, these things are still made up by several of our families, and I also ask General Xiang to accept it with a smile." ”
As soon as he waved his hand, the two little guys opened the lock of the wooden box, and as soon as they lifted the lid, there were jewels on the top, and gold and silver ingots on the bottom, shining in the sun, jewels, where had Xiang Qing seen so many white flowers of silver, and his heart was happy, but on the surface he was really silent.
Xiang Qing waved his hand, Wang Shu immediately understood, this means that it is all taken as ordered, those gentry watched the things being taken away, and they all felt that their hearts were dripping blood, although these things were a drop in the bucket for them, but it was also meat that fell out of their bodies, fortunately, this Xiang Qing was young, so foolish, and his appetite was not so big.
Wang Shu took stock of these things, smiling happily, if only from the surface, the former Wang Shu was a servant, where had he seen so much money, his expression couldn't hold back, when he tried to lift the wooden box, his face changed.
Xiang Qing knew in his heart how heavy these things were, Wang Shu couldn't lift them, so he went down in person, and lifted the wooden box with only one hand, just like holding a chicken feather, light as nothing, and turned around while holding the wooden box.
These gentry were dumbfounded, this son from the capital, has such a strong strength?
Xiang Qing shook his head: "Your sincerity is not enough, you see, this is the same as the stones that General Ben threw to play, are you playing with General Ben?" ”
The representative of the gentry hurriedly shook his head: "I don't dare to play with the general, it's ...... It's ......"
At this time, the county ordered Li Jian to come out to relieve the siege and said: "The old man heard that when General Xiang was in Qian County, everyone called General Xiang the reincarnation of the overlord, who could lift the throne and have the strength of his arms. ”
Xiang Qing put down the wooden box, looked at Li Jian and said, "Li County's intelligence is good, and he has specially investigated General Ben." ”
Li Jian hurriedly arched his hand and said: "How dare you dare, it is really General Xiang's prestige, even if the old man is far away in this Xiangwu County, he can hear the name of General Xiang. ”
Xiang Qing nodded and returned to his seat, he was not used to a person who was a round older than him, and it was really awkward to salute him.
At this moment, Xiang Xu, who had been motionless, suddenly tilted his body, Shan Fu, who had been swaying from side to side, suddenly stopped, his ears moved, and both of them put on a posture that was most suitable for drawing their swords, and Wang Shu glanced at Xiang Qing.
The three of them all saw the clues, Xiang Qing naturally knew it, he felt funny in his heart, this Li Jian just finished saying that I am Xiang Yu's reincarnation, it is self-evident who this Liu Bang is, but he is Xiang Yu's reincarnation, not Xiang Yu, he knows what to do.
Xiang Qing yawned, he suddenly thought of a lot of TV drama plots, and shouted with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "Friend, since you are here, please show up!" ”
Xiang Xu had already pulled out the Hunger Sword, and was already standing by Xiang Qing's side in the blink of an eye, Shan Fu also pulled out his sword and stared at him, but Wang Shu was an old god sitting down to drink, these few drew their swords, it would be strange if they could have an accident.
The gentry all felt strange, they stood up and looked around, but they didn't see anyone else on the field, and they didn't know who Xiang Qing was shouting at all.
Seeing that no one answered, Xiang Qing shouted again: "Is it a sign to drop the cup, then I fell." ”
The wine glass smashed on the ground and fell apart, and there were dozens of people in the field in an instant, dressed in black, wearing a face towel and unable to see their appearance, and the weapons were also varied, and there were all kinds of weapons.
The man in black at the head asked in a hoarse voice, "How did you find us?" ”
Xiang Qing smiled: "I just met you at the city gate, did you forget?" I can smell you. ”
Shan Fu pointed at the man in black and said sharply: "Hmph, just with your light skills of the three-legged cat, you still want to hide it from my ears, and you are a fool dream!" ”
Xiang Qing paced in front of Li Jian, and said in his ear: "Who set up the Hongmen banquet for whom, that is not necessarily. ”
Li Jian's face was flushed, and his expression was obviously wrong, but he still said stubbornly: "Even if you are the reincarnation of Xiang Yu, it is impossible to get out of here alive!"
Xiang Qing patted him on the shoulder: "Then wait and see, I really didn't pay attention to these stinky fish and rotten shrimp." ”
The black-clothed man at the head snorted coldly: "Arrogant boy, have you heard of the Yongliang League?" ”
A big question mark floated out of Xiang Qing's head: "Yongliang League? What's that? Eastern Han Dynasty underworld? ”
Wang Shu stood up at this time: "Yongliang League, the killer organization that crisscrosses the two states of Yongliang, is mainly composed of fugitives from the imperial court, it is said that the Yongliang League has been rampant in the two states for ten years, and the success rate of assassination is at least eighty percent, according to the scar on your neck, it is at least the level of the hall master." ”
The man in black stared at Wang Shu for a while, and suddenly said: "Who should I be, it turns out to be the pig master who knows thousands of machines in the rivers and lakes, and I am fortunate to be lucky." ”
Wang Shu stepped forward, pointed to the nose of the man in black and said, "Is Master Pig also called by you?" Besides, you're blind! Open your dog's eyes and see, I'm your Uncle Mouse! ”
The man in black laughed: "If it is really the pig master who is here, then I have to give three points, I didn't expect that the heir of Zhiqianji Yimai would follow a hairy boy, it is really ridiculous, it seems that Zhiqianji Yimai is really declining." ”
Xiang Qing stopped Wang Shu, who still wanted to argue, he pulled out the thundering sword, and said, "What Yongliang League knows a thousand opportunities, let me ask you, who did you entrust to kill me?" ”
The man in black said: "It doesn't hurt to tell you, our leader of the Yongliang Alliance is Lord Yan Zhong, the general of the chariot cavalry!" Yongliang League layout for ten years, the names of all high-ranking officials are written in the life and death book of Yongliang League, within one day, all killed, originally we thought that it would be Huangfu Song or Zhu Jun Lu Zhi to bring troops, but I didn't expect that the mediocre Emperor Han Ling, actually sent a hairy boy who can't fight, so unreasonable, the world should have changed its master a long time ago! ”
Xiang Qing scratched his head: "Do you know a word?" Villains always die of talking. ”
The man in black held the hilt of the knife with both hands, and said in a deep voice: "This world is not black and white, there is no distinction between good and evil, Yongliang Alliance, only do what you think is right, although you and I have no grievances, but you must die here today, and you must not be allowed to destroy the plan of the alliance leader!" ”
The Thundering Sword made a humming sound of thirst for blood, like a wild horse about to break free, and Xiang Qing's eyes were reflected on the blade, and he asked, "What's your name?" ”
The man in black replied, "Yongliang Alliance Fufeng Hall Master, Shi Hua." ”
"You Yongliang League has a book of life and death, and I also have it, your name is the first one!"
Swords and knives are staggered in the air, Xiang Qing has already killed the crowd, Shi Hua was also dragged by Shan Fu, these killers seem to have undergone strict training, no matter what kind of weapon they are, they are deadly, and the cooperation between them is also very tacit, Xiang Qing does not dare to be careless, and responds cautiously.
Shi Hua is good at using a long knife, the handle is as long as the blade, held in both hands, the knife is wide open and closed, not at all like the style of an assassin, each knife is powerful and heavy, Shan Fu resisted two knives and found that he was far inferior in terms of strength, but he understood the principle of learning from each other's strengths, and carried out light work, no matter how sharp Shi Hua's knife skills were, he couldn't touch Shan Fu, just like catching a fish in the water that didn't pass his waist.
Shan Fu's swordsmanship is actually not bad, but it is definitely not good, his attack was also blocked by Shi Hua's unstoppable move, and neither of the two could help anyone.
Xiang Qing rushed back, pushed Shan Fu to Wang Shu, and shouted: "You go and protect the rats, you don't need you here, Xiao Xu, this Shihua will be handed over to me, and the others can help me drag it down." ”
Xiang Xu snorted, his body rushed into the crowd of killers like lightning, his speed was extremely fast, it was difficult for ordinary people to catch his movements with the naked eye, as soon as the sword flashed, the killers looked at their bodies, obviously there were wounds, but there was no blood, and when the blood gushed out, they felt pain.
Xiang Qing himself said that with his martial arts, he was not sure if he could beat the current Xiang Xu, Xiang Xu's swordsmanship was almost to another realm, before meeting Xiang Xu, he never thought that the speed of a human could be so fast.
The thundering sword stabbed at the hilt of the long knife with a whistling sound that broke through the air, and the two clashed again.