Chapter 19: Rivalry
When the man entered the house, Heifu saw that he was a man with sideburns under his chin and three red birthmarks on the left side of his face that resembled leopard prints, and that he was in his twenties, and his hair was covered with rain. This person is not particular, he closed the door with a kick of his heel, and said with a curse in his mouth: "You are still stunned, and the express cloth will wipe it for me!" ”
At this time, Heifu found that he had just been shocked by his reputation, and he got up and sat down again. Especially the three people of Ping, Ke, and Wu, who are in the county seat, greeted them more like slaves and handed their cloth towels to the man.
"This is a leopard, he lives in the east gate of the county, everyone calls him Dongmen Leopard, he has been brave since he was a child, and after inheriting his father's title of duke, no one dares to provoke him......" Yu leaned over and said to the two black husbands, it can be seen that the people in the house are a little afraid of leopards.
"Those two latecomers are coming?"
At this time, Dongmen Leopard also found a newcomer, came over to look at Ji Ying, looked disdainful, raised another pair of thick eyebrows, and began to look at Heifu.
The Dongmen leopard does look like a leopard, and the three birthmarks on its face are quite like leopard prints, although it is very strong, it is only seven feet, half a head shorter than Heifu, but its eyes are not weak at all. He glared at Heifu a few times, his gaze stayed on the bun above Heifu's head, and then said, "You are also a public servant?" ”
"That's right, this is the black man of Yunmengxiang who was worshiped as a public servant today for catching thieves!" Ji Ying was not angry with Dongmen Leopard's rudeness to him, so he responded angrily.
"Did Naigong ask you?" Dongmen Leopard's eyes widened, very vicious, and frightened Ji Ying to take half a step back.
"This gentleman." Heifu also spoke, still unhurried: "We are all robes who serve together, what can't we say well?" ”
"Who is the same robe as you?"
Dongmen Leopard was hesitant, he stepped onto the straw mat, held his chest up, and announced with his hands on his hips: "Naigong has already said that this time I will be the chief, you and others, they are all my subordinates!" ”
Ping, Ke, and Don't echo in unison, Xiao Tao shrank into the corner in fear, Yu and Mu were silent, and even the older Chao Bo dared not speak angrily.
Heifu understood that this Dongmen leopard seemed to have taken the lead in the house on the first day of the assembly, and became the boss of the room, and everyone should be careful to respect him, and wait until he is the chief, and for the next month, he must only look at him.
Ji Ying was the first to disagree, he said: "I heard that as long as you have the title of duke, you can be a military official, and my brother Heifu is also a duke!" It's still a real meritorious service. ”
"Hef?"
Dongmen Leopard obviously heard about Heifu's matter, his arrogance was slightly restrained, and he nodded: "It turns out that you are Heifu, if you really have the skills they said, I will let you be the captain, what?" ”
Unexpectedly, Heifu smiled and said, "If I say, what do I want to do too?" ”
"Then you are my enemy!"
Dongmen Leopard is a hot-blooded young man with a short temper, he was stunned at first, and after finding out that his kindness was rejected, he was furious, and immediately pointed at Heifu and said: "Come on, you and I have a competition, and let me give it a try, your one enemy is three thieves, and your kung fu of grabbing the white blade with your bare hands is true or false!" ”
As he spoke, he rolled up his sleeves and walked over menacingly.
Everyone in the room was shocked, and the courtier at the root of the wall also shook his head, this was the first time he had served on the shift, and he was counting on spending it safely, but these young people fought over a trivial matter......
He already planned that after the two of them started fighting, he would ask the other seven people to go to the hundred generals and the tun chief to file a complaint, so as to avoid Quan Shi being punished by the joint sitting.
Heifu didn't have a hard time with Dongmen Leopard, he took a step back, raised his hand to stop: "Wait! ”
The Dongmen Leopard pressed forward step by step, and said provocatively: "What, can't you be afraid?" ”
"It's not that I'm afraid, but I'm thinking about you." As soon as Heifu said this, Dongmen Leopard stopped.
"What do you mean?"
"Don't you know the laws of the Qin State? Those who have military merits will be knighted at their own rate, and they will be punished for their personal struggle! You and I have a fight in this room, and whoever wins or loses, if they are discovered, they will be punished by the law, punished with endurance, shaved off their sideburns, and beard. ”
Heifu touched his smooth chin and said with a smile: "I don't care about this, but it's you, the sideburns that have been raised on this face for an unknown number of years are about to be shaved!" Isn't it a pity? ”
Dongmen Leopard is a brave and ruthless person at first glance, quite like a Chuyue ranger, I really don't know how he lived in the strict law of Qin for so many years. But after being woken up by Heifu, he also touched his beard, a little hesitant, if he shaved, wouldn't he be laughed at by his peers for the rest of his life......
"Besides." Heifu pointed to the people in the room and said: "We have been organized into one tithe, and we are in the same room, then we will depend on each other, according to the joint sitting system, one person commits a crime, and all are punished, you and I fight for the price of enduring the punishment, it is easy, but it affects everyone, why bother." ”
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the room suddenly had a good impression of Heifu, and even Chao Bo nodded slightly, feeling that this young man was very thoughtful.
In fact, Heifu is more worried that once the two of them fight, the others, especially the courtier, will definitely sue as soon as possible to seek exoneration. When he was innocent, he was almost beaten by Nabin Baifu for twenty boards, how could he be stupid enough to hit the muzzle of the gun himself?
"But in any case, there is only one chief." Dongmen Leopard still refuses to give up.
It was easy to dispel his idea of winning the battle by force, and Heifu took the opportunity to say: "I have a way that allows you and me not to violate the prohibition of private fighting, and we can also distinguish between superior and inferior!" ”
"What a way!" Dongmen Leopard's eyes lit up.
Heifu rolled up his sleeves and said with a smile: "Just break your wrists and compete with your strength to decide the winner, how about it?" ”
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Everyone knows that wrist wrestling is a game that every man has tried countless times since he was a child, after school, he emptied his desk and put his elbows on the table with his friends, and had a duel that he said. This is especially true at the Police Academy, where sometimes the school's sports day will organize students to have a wrist-wrestling competition.
But if you want to go back and go, when exactly did this kind of game start, I'm afraid no one can say.
But Heifu now has a big discovery, because after he proposed to break his wrist, Dongmen Leopard not only did not object, but also gladly accepted. And sat on the ground with his buttocks, rolled up the narrow sleeve of his right hand, and propped his elbows on the earthen platform.
"It seems that the history of wrist wrestling can be traced back to at least the Warring States period." Heifu thought to himself, and sat down on the ground and lifted the sleeve of his right hand, revealing the striking bloody scab......
"You have a wound on your right hand?" At the last bits of light before nightfall, Dongmen Leopard frowned when he saw Heifu's scars.
"I was injured in a fight with three thieves a few days ago, and I don't care, I don't care." Heifu didn't seem to pay attention, and as he spoke, he was about to put his elbow on the platform.
"How can this work?"
Dongmen Leopard seemed to have been burned by something, and immediately retracted his right hand and muttered: "In this way, wouldn't I take advantage of you!" No, the big husband must act frankly, even if he wins you today, he will not win, when the time comes, what face will my East Gate Mane have to gain a foothold in Anlu County? ”
Although Dongmen Leopard is a reckless man, he can bully the weak and do not know much about the law, but he is frank and unrestrained in everything and refuses all unfair competitions, which is the code of conduct of such rural "scholars" in the Warring States Period.
Now that Heifu is going to use his injured right arm to wrestle with him, how can he not be affected! It's a contempt for him! It's so long, Dongmen Leopard might as well not want it.
"In that case." Heifu smiled: "Then you and I will use our left hand to fight, what's the matter?" ”
"Left hand?" When Dongmen Leopard heard this, he felt very novel: "I haven't broken my wrist with my left hand, so it's very good!" ”
Dongmen Leopard did not doubt him, so he changed his left hand and stared at Heifu with confidence!
Heifu smiled in his heart, this guy, sure enough, under the vicious appearance, is still a sincere person. Although Dongmen Leopard's left hand is still strong and powerful, he was left-handed in his past and present lives, so he took advantage of it, and it was difficult to lose!
It's not that he is deliberately scheming, it's just that the laws of the Qin State are there, and since there is no way to beat the other party down, since there is no way to beat the other party down, he can only use the simplest and most convenient way to outwit him.
Therefore, he also put his left hand on the earthen platform and intersected with the left arm of the Dongmen leopard to form an X......
"Ji Ying, who of the two of them will win?" On the side, the short, round-faced Yu was also asking Ji Ying, but found that Ji Ying was trying to hold back his laughter, and coughed twice before saying:
"Naturally, the Brotherhood of Hef will win! Who is he? Rival the three thieves, the warrior who grabs the blade empty-handed! ”
"But Dongmen Leopard is also a well-known strong man in the county, it is said that the last time he served, he once carried a beam and walked a full three miles...... "But the two brothers are more confident in Dongmen Leopard."
They talked a lot there, and they intended to bet on it, but they still didn't dare after all, because gambling was strictly prohibited in Qin State, and violators were severely punished.
At this moment, the left hands of Heifu and Dongmen Leopard had begun to clasp together.
"I want to see if you, a thief warrior, have any real skills!"
Dongmen Leopard made provocative words, and at the same time exerted force in his hands, intending to give Heifu some color.
Unexpectedly, Heifu was not inferior, and his rough left palm suddenly exerted force and broke in the opposite direction!
"It's not good, this guy's left hand is really strong!"
Dongmen Leopard felt the power from the palm of his hand, and was shocked, and hurriedly continued to exert force, but instead of breaking the black man, he was pressed by the sudden huge force on his wrist and elbow!
Then, I only heard a "pop"! By the time Dongmen Leopard reacted, his left hand had been broken down by Heifu, and the back of his hand was hit the earthen platform!
And Heifu, who was looking relaxed at the moment, looked at him with a smile......
In an instant, the winner is decided!