Chapter III. 271
On February 12 of the year of Gengzi, he was stunned. It is advisable to pray for blessings and fasting Jiao; Do not marry and open the market.
According to the folk customs on the Huayu continent, the people in many places will hold various sacrificial celebrations on the day of the sting. In the realm of Shencheng, there is also a saying about sacrifices: every time you are stunned, you should sacrifice to the white tiger god.
Maybe there are days in the dark, Shen Gui was born on the white dew day in the middle of summer; However, in the previous life, he was born on the day of the sting in the early spring. And this year's sting also happens to be the first seven days of the Taibai Flying Tiger Guo Yunsong.
Regarding the inexplicable siege and death of the old prince, just as the people in the Qi family's mansion speculated, it is simply a fool's dream to find a proper way to avenge Guo Yunsong and Tie Jia from such a complicated situation, and then he can escape with his whole body. What's more, Shen Gui, who acted rashly, not only did his physical state not fully recover, but his mind and reason were also completely occupied by hatred.
That's just someone else's idea, though; And for Shen Gui himself, the more he feels the hatred and torture that goes deep into his bone marrow, the more he must keep an extremely sober mind.
In his opinion, this seemingly intricate blood feud actually doesn't need to be thought about too much at all. Dongsha Island was divided into three, and all the members of its own Sea Shark Gang were killed in battle; In other words, the other two are his mortal enemies! As for Di Ting, who has always been in a regular manner and has never crossed the line half a step, whether he is involved or not is a matter of indifference to him. At the riverside station, it is expected to be in the heart of the scene! Anyway, Di Ting and he have never been friends, watching Guo Yunsong die on the battlefield, he didn't help him, did he? In this way, being regarded by Shen Gui as a mortal enemy of blood feud cannot be said to be wronged!
And although he didn't know what the use of the Zhenlong Nail was, according to the agreement between him and Guan Beidou, at least before he made up a complete set of nine Zhenlong Nails, Lin Siwei, who fell into the palm of Di Ting, would definitely not encounter danger to his life.
So, just go on a killing spree!
He first followed a pigeon released by the Liangjiang Alliance by means of fishing; By following the other party's route, he came to a large mansion in the southwest outside the city.
Here, it is only more than ten miles away from the south gate of Shencheng.
It is a huge mansion with a very different architectural style. Because the commerce of Jiangnan Province is extremely developed, it naturally attracts people from all over the mainland of Huayu to settle down and multiply here. And this giant mansion with the plaque of "Nanshui Zheng" is similar to the Gusu garden with ordinary courtyard gates and splendid insides in Nankang; The architectural styles such as stone carvings with overhanging eaves and high ridges kissing Hui-style stone buildings are all completely different.
On the south courtyard wall of this Zheng family house, there are two transepts protruding outward, clamping out the central position, opening up a concave front yard gate; From Shen Gui's point of view, it looks really mysterious and profound. Under the eaves, two towering and thick beams and columns arch the elegant arc of the eaves; On the left side of the pillar is a bamboo rocking chair, on which is a swarthy and lean middle-aged man. On the small bamboo table next to the chair was a small basket made of bamboo strips, in which were placed many green fruits the size of dates, a few stacks of leaves, and a pinch of white powder.
The "carrier pigeon" that was followed by Shen Gui all the way is now running towards the gate in a panic; And the middle-aged man lying on the rocking chair heard a sound of footsteps getting closer and closer, so he opened a gap and squinted at the comer. As soon as the other man stepped on the stone steps, he kicked down a whistle stick on the pillar with his toes, and then squeezed out a pool of blood-colored saliva from between his teeth, and spat at the feet of the "carrier pigeon" with a pop......
The sound of the wooden whistle stick hitting the stone slab did not stop, and the panicked descendant knelt on the ground on the spot with a "plop".
"Poof!" The lean man spat out a mouthful of blood again, which happened to land in front of the man's knee:
"The current offspring cubs are really getting more and more ignorant of etiquette. First go to the west side of the ear room and wait, the three principals are meeting in the ancestral hall, no matter what, they are not allowed to trespass. Also, after you've handed over the messenger in a while, go to the Torture Staff Hall to get fifteen canes! “
The young junior was taught a lesson, stood up in a proper manner, bowed deeply to the other party, and then slipped into the west ear room.
The conversation between the two was also listened to by Shen Gui at the same time. Since the middle-aged man chewing betel nut mentioned the word ancestral hall in his words, it means that the front yard of this mansion is no longer possible. So he quickly left the front door and walked around the back door.
From this unusual architectural style alone, Shen Gui judged that the owner of this mansion must be a person from Minjiang. may be due to being in a foreign land, so their Zheng mansion is a lonely house, not only is there no neighbor village around, but there are no ancestral temples and other buildings; Presumably, the so-called ancestral hall in the mouth of this betel nut man must be in this mansion.
In other words, this giant mansion seems to be the Zheng family's mansion; But in fact, it is a whitewashed Minjiang village.
The people of Minjiang built the ancestral ancestral hall, in which the rituals and rules are innumerable, and it is impossible for any foreigner to understand the different rules of many clans. However, for Shen Gui, the question of judging the location of the ancestral hall is actually very simple: generally speaking, if the ancestral hall is built in his own house, then there are only three rules for the direction of the position: the ancestral hall built for the living is facing from west to east; The ancestral hall built for the male ancestors should be orthodox and sit north and face south; The exclusive female shrine built for female ancestors is just the opposite of male ancestors, sitting south and facing north.
Since the hanging plaque of the Zheng mansion faces due south, it means that the ancestral hall in this mansion should be set up in the main house of the ordinary mansion.
Shen Gui easily crossed the towering courtyard wall, and landed on the ground with the soles of his feet in front of him, and quietly landed on the ground paved with bluestone slabs.
It is now the spring rainy season in the south of the Yangtze River, but today it is unfortunate that the sun is shining brightly and there are no clouds. Without the sound of rain to cover his whereabouts, Shen Gui immediately took out two balls of cotton cloth from his arms and carefully wrapped the soles of his shoes, which were easy to make noises.
It may be that the clan assembly is being held, so he hasn't even seen a single subordinate along the way. When he quietly approached the back door of the ancestral hall, he gently leaned his right ear against the door panel, and the conversation in the ancestral hall was audible and recognizable.
"Mei Yuan, Mei Yuan, your actions in Jiangnan Province are too sinister and vicious, right? Do you even count your own people? At the beginning of the alliance between you and me, it was agreed that my Minjiang disciples would be responsible for the fight; So after so many years of cooperation, countless Minjiang children have been left on the battlefield, and we have never said a word! Do we Minjiang people have any places where we are sorry for you Jiangnan people? And I, Zheng Danian, what is there to be sorry for you Meiyuan? How tragic the loss is this time, don't you know nothing? How many countless orphans and widows are waiting to be supported, but what do you say that the money is tight and the distribution is suspended? The more than 1,000 brothers we died on Dongsha Island are staring at you with wide eyes! ”
As soon as the words fell, the sound of tables, chairs, benches, cups, plates and dishes falling to the ground sounded in the ancestral hall. Presumably Zheng Danian, who had just said this, overturned the table in anger.
After a long silence in the room, a reply with an obvious Jiangnan accent came out:
"Brother Zheng, don't be angry, you and I have been in alliance for many years, and we have always been like brothers and sisters, and it is difficult to separate each other. The Minjiang brothers died in battle, which is equivalent to the death of the brothers in Jiangnan Province; The widow of the Minjiang brothers is equivalent to the widowed sister-in-law of my Jiangnan Province, at least in this regard, our sincerity is beyond doubt. But presumably Brother Zheng, you also know that although the matter has passed for a full seven days; But in these seven days, none of the big or small businesses of our Liangjiang Alliance had half of the copper plate income; But the shopkeeper still has to eat, and the adults in Jiankang City are also waiting for Bing to respect the silver, and none of them can be offended! Without those shopkeepers, no one would be able to help the Liangjiang Alliance make money; Without the support of those adults, our "fishing goods" would not be able to get rid of them. Tell me, such a big gap is pressing on my body, and it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, right? ”
After listening to this reply, Shen Gui immediately understood a little in his heart. The main purpose of today's clan meeting is Zheng Danian, the head of the Minjiang water thieves, and Mei Yuan, the head of the Jiangnan water thieves, to ask for a large sum of money to settle down! However, from the analysis of Mei Yuan's answer, it is obvious that Zheng Danian made a mistake.
People don't plan to dig out a copper plate at all!
"Fart! How much silver can the Liangjiang Alliance enter every day, you and I really don't know anything about it? Mei Yuan, Mei Yuan, what kind of bullshit accounts do you have to talk about! This account book is all written by you, and we Minjiang people don't recognize it! I want your words now: The orphans of the families of those who died in the war, should you people in Gangnam Province be responsible for the resettlement? “
"The conscience of heaven and earth, Brother Zheng, my Mei family is also a scholarly family, although I am not talented, how can I be the kind of person who fabricates accounts and damages the public and fattening himself? Although it is true that the Liangjiang Alliance is making money every day, whether it is personnel salary, daily wear and tear, respect or social entertainment, doesn't it have to rise a few points every year? This Heavenly God and Buddha, ancestors and ancestors can testify for me, if I Meiyuan has secretly hidden half of the silver in the two gongs, I will be called five thunders to the top, and I will not die well! ”
As soon as Shen Gui heard the people in the room start to swear curses, he immediately had the idea of being inspired by the heavens. The confused accounts of their Liangjiang Alliance have nothing to do with themselves at all; But their grandfather's blood feud, they don't want to get out of the slightest!
He secretly opened the back door and entered, and his figure went straight up the beam. After standing in the figure, he reached out and untied the cotton cloth on his feet that affected his movements, and then drove the Spring Rain Sword in his hand with his left arm to slash off the neck of the bronze statue in front of him......
Airplanes!