Chapter 1: Autumn Voices (Part 2)

Although it was approaching evening, the East Market was still crowded. Hearing the sound of hurried horses' hooves, the people knew that the sons and brothers who were ordinary and proud were going to have nothing to do again, so quickly you pushed me to the side of the road to make way for the evil youths.

Wang Xun and Yu Wenzhi led five healthy servants and galloped through the crowd. There was still a lot of muddy water on the street that had just rained the day before yesterday, and the mortar was splashed all over the faces of passers-by when they were trampled by horses' hooves. The people looked at the distant backs and pointed, scolding endlessly. But the gallopers heard nothing.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the rescuers had arrived at the gate of the cockfighting ring. Seeing that the inside was smashed into a mess, Wang Xun was even more angry in his stomach, pointed at one of the big guys with a horsewhip, and shouted in a low voice: "It's just a smash." Do you keep your hands and feet for firewood? Hurry up and cut it down! ”

"Second master, the little ones have done their best, there are many of them, and they are all practicing families, the little ones really can't keep them!" The guys fell to their knees in fright, trembling and wailing.

"A bunch of waste, thanks to my usual good food and drink for you to wait!" Knowing that it was not the guys' fault, Wang Xun still couldn't accept the reality of being smashed on the field. Just as he was about to find two unpleasant guys to do, a man stumbled out of the house, stepped forward and grabbed the reins of his horse, "Erlang! Today's loss is a big deal. You hurry up and chase after it, those bastards from other towns have run away in the direction of Qujiang! ”

Wang Xun lowered his head, and it took a lot of effort to distinguish that the guy with a blue nose and swollen face in front of him was his good friend Ma Fang. This person is also a figure with a head and a face in the Chang'an market, and he is usually known for his graceful and suave children, but today he was beaten so much that he couldn't even recognize his mother, which shows how domineering the troublemakers are. Stretched out his hand and patted the other party on the shoulder, Wang Xun comforted in a low voice: "Brother Ma, don't worry, today is to chase to the ends of the earth, and I will also seek justice for you." How were the two elder brothers of the Qin family injured? Do you need to ask Lang Zhong immediately? ”

"The two Qin Ye went to find helpers. I'll be here in a moment! Without waiting for Ma Fang to speak, the big guy kneeling on the ground took the initiative to respond for him.

"Don't wait, let them follow along this street, and I'll take someone to chase the murderer!" Wang Xun patted Ma Fang's shoulder again, signaling the other party to let go of his mount.

"Hmm." Ma Fang wiped away his tears and responded like an angry little girl.

"What are you doing on your knees? Why don't you hurry up and help the little grandfather to see the bone-beaten Langzhong! Knowing that Ma Fang was beaten into this virtue, and went home to see his coffin-faced father, he would definitely have to be beaten again, Wang Xun pointed to the guys who were kneeling on the ground and begging for mercy with his hand, and ordered loudly.

"Alas, just go, just go!" When the men saw that he was no longer pursued, he was pardoned. Getting up from the ground, the stars held Ma Ershao like the moon and carried Ma Ershao to the medical hall at Fangkou.

"Chase! Dig three feet into the ground, and we have to find them out today! Wang Xun slammed the horse's belly hard, and ran towards Qujiangchi with a fierce momentum.

Qujiang Pond, also known as Furong Pond, is located in the southeast of Chang'an City, and the water surface occupies the size of a whole square of land. Most of the pavilions and pavilions on both sides of the water are other courtyards for dignitaries to spend time and summer, but in fact, not many people live there. There are also many noble children from middle-class families who quietly vacate part of the courtyard and rent it out to those rich scholars who travel to Chang'an to study. The name is called "Xiangzhu Sven", but in fact, it is nothing more than taking a fancy to the other party's purse.

The group of troublesome outsiders walked quickly, and they could be chased to the bank of Qujiang Pond, and Wang Xun and others finally caught up with a group of figures. "That's them!" Yuwen Zhi's eyes were red, and he pointed at the other party and shouted, "Don't run, stop there!" ”

"If you smash someone's yard, you want to leave. Is there any royal law in this Chang'an City! Wang Xun whipped twice on the horse's back and accelerated to chase after the other party.

Hearing the sound of horses' hooves coming from behind, the group of strangers did not panic. One of them, a tall, thin guy who looked to be in his mid-forties, turned his head sideways, smiled at the other middle-aged man who was very attractive in figure and dress, and complained, "Look, I said it, hitting the child will recruit his mother!" Right? ”

"Then teach his mother how to manage the child!" Another middle-aged man turned around in a chic manner and smiled at Wang Xun, "You set up a game to defraud gambling and defraud people of money, is it still reasonable?" Hey, why is it a half-big doll again, go back and call your adults to talk! ”

"Lao Tzu cheats or not, it's your business!" Wang Xun didn't intend to reason with the other party, he shouted before, but he didn't want to bear the notoriety of a sneak attack from behind. Hearing that the stranger not only did not mean to make amends, but instead beat him up and framed himself for gambling, he was even more angry. Immediately, the left foot shook off the stirrup, and the right foot suddenly exerted force, and the whole person flew up from the horse's back like a harrier, and his feet were in mid-air and made a pair of iron pestles, and he kicked straight at the chest of the stranger who had framed him.

"The injustices in the world can be managed by everyone in the world!" The foreigner smiled slightly, and the two ** retreated, avoiding Wang Xun's edge, and then waved his left arm very casually, and the wide sleeves of his robe rolled towards Wang Xun's ankle like floating dust.

This seems to be an understatement, if he is unfortunately swept up, Wang Xun will have to be broken and bleeding. Fortunately, Wang Xun is also qualified as a gentleman, and he has not read a few major books carefully, but he is proficient in martial arts. Seeing that the stranger made a neat move, he quickly twisted the wolf's waist in mid-air, and actually forcibly restrained the castration, avoided the opponent's attack range with his legs, and fell a few feet away like a wild goose.

These attacks were crisp and neat, and the raiders on both sides couldn't help but applaud loudly. As soon as he made a move, he caught Wang Xun off guard, and the middle-aged man like Yushu in the wind did not take the opportunity to chase and kill, waved his hand behind him, and ordered with a smile, "Finally, there is a person who can get by." Cen Qilang, Master Gao, don't interfere. Let me have fun with him. ”

Wang Xun is a veteran in the fighting field, and as soon as he made a move, he understood that before the two brothers of the Qin family moved the new rescuers, even if the companions and servants behind him swarmed up, they might not be the opponents of the group of strangers in front of him. Therefore, seeing that the other party is willing to fight alone, he is also happy to take the opportunity to delay time. looked behind him and told him with a smile: "Don't come up yet, lest people say that we are bullying foreigners!" ”

The Tang Dynasty has become a martial artist, and there was once a "scholar on the Lingyan Pavilion!" Therefore, the government does not strictly prohibit private fighting. As long as no one is killed, usually the fight is not finished, and the errand will never be present. It is almost evening, and the vicinity of Qujiang Pond is sparsely populated, and it is the best choice for fighting regardless of time and place. (Note 1)

Yu Wenzhi has been fooling around behind Wang Xun since he was a child, believing in the skills of his good friend, and agreed, leading the healthy servants to form a half circle behind him. The room was called Master Gao, and Cen Qilang's two and a group of outsiders were also very single, and seeing that Yu Wenzhi and the others did not go up to help, they also slowly formed another half of the circle. Like two armies facing each other, he took pictures with the faces of Yu Wenzhi and others.

Just a few groups of idlers who had returned from traveling to Qujiang passed by, and when they saw someone fighting, they also smiled and stepped forward, adding another layer of human circles on the outside of the two sides, shouting and cheering, and cheering.

It's no wonder that they are afraid that the world will not be chaotic, and the two people who fought in the field played really wonderfully. Although Wang Xun is seventeen years old, his height has grown to about eight feet, and his strength is thigh-length, and he greets and breathes the wind. The foreigner was slightly shorter than Wang Xun by half a foot and three inches narrower, but he was born very well-proportioned. Finding that the opponent's strength was heavy, he immediately adopted a set of tactics to avoid reality and make up for nothing. Between the gestures, the dust floated out, as if a wild crane was whirling with the tiger, not only did not fall into the wind at all, but added a bit of chic. (Note 2)

The proper tactics drew more applause for him, and the unsure spectators almost instinctively gave praise to those who were more eye-catching. Yu Wenzhi and the others were unwilling to be overwhelmed by the opponent's momentum, so they had to tear their throats desperately. As a result, instead of salvaging the situation, it made the cheers for the outsiders around rise to the top. The ever-increasing cheers quickly attracted more spectators. More spectators joined in the spectators, and at the same time, the cheers became more intense, even overpowering the evening bell of the Temple of Mercy and Grace.

The battle was fruitless for a long time, and sweat slowly appeared on the foreheads of both sides. Wang Xun was anxious in his heart, but the foreigner who was right with him was because he was too old to be strong. With a few clear sounds, both sides changed tactics at the same time. Wang Xun took advantage of his strength and arm length, released his body frame and stuck it forward, preparing to use the Turkic hand-to-hand hand-to-hand grappling technique to defeat the enemy. The stranger turned his fist into a claw, specializing in the joints of his limbs, and actually used the vicious trick of dismantling the joints of the Jianghu people.

Wang Xun hated him for having a black hand, so he no longer restrained himself, put his palms on the other party's shoulders, and stumbled over the shin of his calf when he raised his leg. If he stumbles on the ground at this moment, even if the stranger's calf is not broken, he will have to lie on the bed for several months because of the dislocation. said that it was too late, it was fast, I saw him jerk his arms upward, and with the help of Wang Xun's force, he lifted his body up and avoided a killing move from attacking the lower plate. Then he walked with the shadow, circled around Wang Xun like a butterfly, and smashed his elbow to the back of Wang Xun's neck.

"Ahh The surrounding spectators gasped. This is no longer an ordinary fight, but a fight for life. The timid man closes his eyes, turns around and leaves. lest he be invited by the government to be a witness for questioning later, and he will be angry in vain. The bold ones also held their breath and stared at each other to see who would succeed first.

"Hey!" Wang Xun suddenly pounced forward, dodging the opponent's killing move. Then he turned and attacked the stranger's lower abdomen. The stranger raised his palms to greet him, wrapped his fist, pumped and sent, and actually defused Wang Xun's offensive, and then launched a fierce counterattack.

The surroundings were quieter, except for the sound of heavy fists and kicks clashing. In the blink of an eye, the two sides changed more than a dozen moves, Wang Xun grabbed a flaw in the other party, used his legs as a whip, and swept hard. The stranger leaped away again with agility and struck his knee with his kick. Wang Xun didn't avoid it, but stepped forward half a foot. The thighs of the two collided in mid-air, making a loud "bang". Wang Xun retreated, gathered momentum, and counterattacked. The stranger staggered a few steps, unable to stand still and fight back, so he had to shout and push his shoulders over.

It was like a tiger and a leopard colliding, and there was another muffled sound, and the two sides collided tightly in one place. Then four arms swung and fists slammed into the opponent's back. If the fight continues like this, the foreigners will have to be smashed and vomit blood, but Wang Xun may not be able to get any bargains. The companions on both sides could not bear to hurt themselves, shouted and stepped forward one after another. Several onlookers also stepped out of the crowd to try to separate the two sides who were hugging each other, so as not to lose both.

Yu Wenzhi's mind was on his good friend Wang Xun, and he couldn't see other people's intentions at all. Seeing that the stranger on the opposite side was coming quickly, and knowing that he was definitely not an opponent, he gritted his teeth, picked up a brick from the ground, and slapped at the nearest forty-year-old master.

The master was caught off guard, ate a brick on his head, and fell down on his head. "Someone's killed!" I don't know who shouted, and the other people who watched the excitement immediately became in a big mess, and the wolves rushed to the dolphins, lest they suffer from the pond fish.

The stranger who followed Gao Fuzi was called Cen Qilang, and when he saw Gao Fuzi's face covered in blood, he thought that he had really been killed by a brick. With a roar of anger, he pulled out his sword from his waist and stabbed at Yuwen Zhi in distraction.

It is fashionable for Datang scholars to wear a sword at their waists. Usually the blade of the sword is too lazy to open, so as not to accidentally cut yourself. But Cen Qilang's sword was definitely not among them, and as soon as it came out of its sheath, it immediately brought a dazzling cold light. Sensei saw that Yuwen Zhiping was rampant in the market, but he never really killed anyone. Seeing that the opponent was desperate, he screamed in fright, and fled.

"Where to go!" How could Cen Qilang let go of this "real murderer" who killed his friend, and chased after him with a sword. Yuwen deserved to be unlucky, and he only ran a dozen steps, when an exclamation suddenly came from the street, and several carriages wrapped in white copper crashed straight towards him.

If you are bumped into it now, you will have to be crushed. Yu Wenzhi let out a terrifying scream again, his legs suddenly pulled up more than half a foot high, and he jumped over the back of the horse pulling the first carriage. Na Cen Qilang also happened to chase after him, and he didn't have time to retract his body, so he suddenly used his legs to steam and swept past the same horse like a goshawk.

That is, in order to travel safely, the other party deliberately used a chamber weima, which is known for its endurance but is relatively low, so that the two of them escaped. If he changed the Turkic horse or Khitan horse in the army, Yuwen Zhi and Cen Qilang, who was chasing him, would have to be crippled by the horse. However, the two of them escaped from their lives, and the horses, who had always been pampered in the wealthy families, were not so frightened, and only heard a roar of "sigh and slip" in the middle of the convoy, and two horses rushed down the road, dragged the carriage, and went straight to the nearby wide area, regardless of the reprimands of the charioters in the front and rear teams.

"Ahh The carriage did not stop for a moment, and the wheels of the carriage struck strings of sparks on the rocks on the side of the road.

"It's broken!" Hearing the woman's scream, Yuwen woke up instantly. He is also a descendant of a large family, although his family has been in the middle for many years, but the edification he has received is still there after all. He has a clear understanding of the clothing system and driving level of the Tang Dynasty. The carriage with the appearance of white copper decoration can only be used by the prince's house, or the county lord or the county horse. If it had been placed a few years earlier, when His Majesty the Emperor was strictly frugal, there was a princess sitting in the carriage, it was also very likely.

Eight or two carriages, all white copper decoration, all the room Wei jujube red pony. No matter who is sitting in the carriage, if he is injured today, even if Yu Wenzhi gives birth to three heads, it will not be enough to cut off. Therefore, he couldn't care about dealing with Cen Qilang's pursuit anymore, so he pulled his legs and chased after the carriage. Cen Qilang was stunned by Yuwenzhi's sudden change, and immediately understood that he had caused a big disaster today, dropped his sword, and followed Yuwenzhi in hot pursuit.

How could a two-legged person outrun a four-legged frightened horse, seeing that the white copper carriage was about to be pulled and crashed into the blue brick wall of the house on the side of the road, the screams of the women in the car changed their tone, intermittently. As soon as Yuwen Zhi's eyes were closed, all the strength in his body was instantly withdrawn. Knowing this, why did he bother to take this errand for himself? I thought I could take the opportunity to curry favor with someone, find a way out for myself, and revive the lintel of Yuwen's house in the future. Who would have thought that the way out didn't wait to see, but the ghost gate was close at hand.

It was too late, it was too fast, and at the moment when his eyes were closed, two more figures rushed in front of the carriage. One is Wang Xun, who was fighting with people and rolling on the ground covered in mud, and the other was a big man, who was half a head taller than Wang Xun and two sizes thicker. The two of them pounced almost at the same time, looked at it very tacitly in mid-air, and then, Wang Xun's body sank sharply and rushed straight to the wheel. The big man suddenly let out an angry shout, "Go! ”。 The big fist of the bowl smashed into the air, hitting the neck of a startled horse.

"Sigh!" One of the two startled horses screamed again, convulsed in pain, and fell to his knees. Immediately after, the other horse was also defeated by the big man. Before the carriage overturned, Wang Xun hugged the wheels with both arms, followed the trend of the carriage for a few steps, and pressed the brake hard. "Phew!" He shouted loudly, his eyes almost splattering with blood. The carriage took him a few more paces forward, but before it collided with the wall, it stopped castration.

These few rabbit ups and downs are just the work of lightning. The surrounding spectators who didn't have time to escape were all stunned, opened their mouths, and even forgot about the applause. However, the servants in the follow-up carriage reacted quickly enough, jumped out of the carriage one after another, drew their knives and surrounded the perpetrators and rescuers in the center. As soon as the woman in the carriage said a word, she immediately broke everyone into pieces.

Before he could breathe, Wang Xun, one of the rescuers, was stunned. More than an hour ago, he also ridiculed that there were so many officials in the capital that a fire anywhere could burn more than 20 generals to death. But he didn't expect the retribution to come so quickly, and if he fought casually, he would at least fight a county lord. If it had been in his grandfather's generation, this disaster would certainly not be a big deal. But now, his so-called Wang Xiaohou is just a viscount who eats and waits for death, bullying a few ordinary people, why should he provoke this county lord with a white copper body?

Note 1: Lingyan Pavilion, the place where Li Shimin, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, commemorates the heroes around him. Twenty portraits of heroes are painted on it. Many of them were his confidants. However, the people think that the eldest grandson Wuji, Fang Xuanling and others have been in the military for a long time, and they belong to the ranks of both civil and military, and cannot be regarded as scholars.

Note 2: Han ruler, one ruler is equivalent to about 23 centimeters now.