Chapter 32: Gathering

Linyuan Jiang family.

After two days of cultivation, Jiang Shanyi has recovered, and he is basically fine.

At this time, Jiang Shanyi sat on the main seat of the Jiang family in an extremely comfortable sitting position, holding the tea bowl in his left hand and gently playing with the cyan tea soup in his right hand.

On the second seat next to him, Jiang Shanzhong was serious and cold, looking like he was facing a great enemy.

The twelve guest seats in the hall are divided into two rows, six seats in each row and facing each other, there are fresh fruit plates and delicate pastries on the table between the seats, and there are Fu Bo directing the servants to make tea and refill the water back and forth in the hall, which makes the originally quiet and tense conference hall a little more relaxed.

Sitting in the top eight are Kui Yan and his son Kui Shi, the head of the Kui Kui clan in Wuyang County, Lian Shanru and his son Lian Shanyang of the Lianshan clan in Qianling County, Lie Shan Xiong and his son Lie Shanyuan in Lingyuan County, and Zhuo Qingshan, the head of the Zhuo family in Shaoling County and his daughter Zhuo Wenwen who brought 200 people to the Jiang family two days ago. The remaining seats sat Jiang Wu, Jiang Wen, Jiang Ge of the Jiang family, and Jiang Pojun, who was half-lying in bandages.

In the open space in the middle of the hall lay a black thin man with blurred flesh and blood tied with hemp rope, look closely, the man curled up on the ground is scattered, the original white lining has become fragmented, the thumb-thick hemp rope is deeply embedded in the flesh, the eyes are closed, the face is full of blood, and the tightly bound body twitches irregularly.

This person is Wang Qian, the general of the exile army who led thousands of horsemen to chase and kill Jiang Shanyi, the head of the Jiang family, from Yiyang two days ago.

After everyone was seated in the council hall, Jiang Shanyi described in detail the entire escape, as well as the entire process of Jiang Ge leading one hundred and ten cavalry and a total of 1,000 soldiers on two roads to encircle and annihilate the Liumin Army on Xiangyang Slope. Jiang Shanyi gushed endlessly, his eyebrows fluttered and he described the heroic deeds of his son who took the lead in breaking the enemy, without the slightest palpitation after being chased and killed, and the undisguised pride and pride on his face were unobstructed.

said that the sunset was on the sunny slope, and the afterglow rendered Brother Jiang in golden armor was as calm and imposing as a rainbow like the god of war.

It is said that the momentum of the thousand cavalry army is huge, covering the sky and the sun, but his son is not frightened, but leads the hundred cavalry soldiers with the golden afterglow like a sharp arrow, rushing into the enemy formation like thunder, wailing everywhere he goes, a bright silver spear in Brother Jiang's hand like a tiger crossing, like entering a no-man's land, behind him are all stumps and broken arms.

He also said that the plan of the thousand shields of spearmen was perfect and wonderful.

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Everyone in the hall was listening to Jiang Shanyi's unabashedly praising his son, and the young masters of the family present all followed Jiang Shanyi's narration or clapped their hands or sighed, while turning their heads to look at Brother Jiang who was sitting at the end and nibbling on fragrant pears. The four heads of the family all nodded to Brother Jiang with expressions of appreciation and approval, but the younger generation of young masters who were about the same age as Brother Jiang had different expressions, the huge burly stone stood still, Lian Shanyang rubbed his palms and his face was ruddy, Lie Shanyuan looked playful, and Zhuo Wenwen's face was ruddy and secretly glanced at Jiang Ge's direction from time to time. Jiang Wen, Jiang Wu, and Jiang Pojun couldn't help but look proud and proud, the head of the family deliberately exaggerated, but the personal experience of thousands of soldiers could not be faked, as Jiang Ge's uncles and uncles, they were all impressed and satisfied after getting the detailed battle report.

The burly stone next to Kui Kui Yan is exactly the same as his father, his body is extremely burly, his arms are as thick as elephant legs, and the muscles are constantly rising and falling on his body, like a small mountain. His skin was dark, his eyes were piercing, his beard covered a third of his face, and he sat in a chair like a large and a small hill, solid as a rock.

After listening to Jiang Shan's rambling narration for a day, Kui Kui Shi was still as stable as Mount Tai, but the green tendons with thick chopsticks on his arm did not know when they had swelled and congested, and from a distance, a cyan river suddenly appeared on the hills on Kui Kui Shi's body.

Lian Shanyang, who was gearing up, was flushed, his left hand was clenched into a fist, and his right hand was palmed, rubbing each other back and forth, or fists and palms.

Even Shanyang is twenty-eight years old, but his appearance does not look the slightest immature, but there is a kind of battle-hardened decisiveness, and his face is not as rough as Kui Kui Shi, but he is also as resolute as a stone.

Lie Shanyuan is dressed in a close-fitting suit, with a strong body, not as heavy as Kui Kui Shi and not as strong as Lian Shanyang, compared to a sense of agility as light as a swallow.

At this time, Lie Shanyuan's expression was more playful, although he was sitting on the chair, his hands were constantly stroking each other, and when he looked closely, his five fingers were slender, and the thick layer of meat cocoons on his fingers was very different from the delicate skin and flesh in the center of his palm.

Zhuo Wenwen, who was sitting opposite Lie Shanyuan, had a crimson face, her white hands tightly clutching the corners of her clothes, her delicate facial features matched with her slender figure, her jet-black hair tied the girl's unique bun, an emerald green hairpin pinned to the bun, and the rest of the hair was draped softly behind her. The whole person looks like a freshly pumped green willow, fresh and refined.

Perhaps it is the first time I have heard people talk about the battle formation, which can be better than what the storyteller of the teahouse and wine shop said, and the general in the story who is holding a bright silver spear and a hundred horses under the golden afterglow is actually in the same room with himself, although there are a few tables and chairs, when he secretly looks at it, his heart will be uneasy, and his delicate face will quickly become hot, and when his eyes meet the eyes of the person, it is like hitting a bell, and his mind is wandering, and he cannot calm down for a long time.

Jiang Ge, who was sitting at the door, was bored listening to his father, who was very serious in his impression, and praised himself endlessly, lamenting in his heart, just like the mother-in-law who sold melons on the street, very embarrassed. While others look at themselves, they have to clench their fists in return, and be careful not to laugh and dare not make a mistake. Especially the little girl in the long skirt, about fifteen years old, looks delicate, has a pure beauty waiting to be released, when the big eyes peek at herself, that kind of curiosity and admiration makes Jiang Ge very uncomfortable, every time the little girl looks over, she either pretends not to know, and she can only smile stupidly if her eyes are accidentally met.

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Jiang Shanyi, who was in the main seat, finished drinking tea and wiped his sweat. The non-stop touting of a stick of incense just now can be described as hearty and satisfying. Everyone present was very enthusiastic, and after a speech, they were in a very good mood and were quite interested. Jiang Ge's performance in this battle formation is enough for Jiang Shanyi, who is his father, to be proud and praised.

Jiang Shan threw the sweaty handkerchief on the coffee table, coughed and cleared his throat, looked at Wang Qian, who had passed out in the middle of the hall, turned sideways to Jiang Shanzhong and said, "Let's start." ”

Jiang Shanzhong, who had been sitting upright, nodded and shouted outside the door: "Come on, see if this guy is still angry." ”

As soon as the words fell, Fu Bo led two servants carrying two buckets of water into the hall, Jiang Wu, who was sitting next to Jiang Ge, was strong and powerful, and took a bucket of water and splashed it on Wang Qian, who was curled up on the ground, Wang Qian, who was already unconscious, was soaked with water, and the blood on his body that had not dried up mixed with water wet the huge carpet under him, and the inner lining with clear blood marks also turned light red.

A few strands of soaked hair covered Wang Qian's face, and after gradually sobering up, he looked up at the surrounding environment with difficulty, and vaguely saw Jiang Shanyi on the main seat, and kept kowtowing in the direction of Jiang Shanyi with severe pain all over his body, and begged for his life vaguely.

Jiang Shanyi, who was in a good mood, said jokingly: "It's a shame that this guy has calculated on my head, and Ge'er has a chance to show his skills, loosen the tie, and let him talk well." ”

Hearing the order of the head of the family, Jiang Wu took out a dagger and cut off the hemp rope that had been embedded in Wang Qian's body and was dyed red by blood, and then put away the dagger and stood one step away, staring at Wang Qian, who was trembling and kowtowing to thank him.

In fact, bringing Wang Qian to the council hall, Jiang Shanyi's plan in his heart, everyone here knows it, it is nothing more than to sit in front of everyone to confirm the fact that the exile army took the initiative to go to war, and at the same time deliberately let the next generation of each family get acquainted with Jiang Ge, and deliberately exaggerated the speech, but also hope that Jiang Ge will leave an impression of being able to be civil and martial, brave and good at fighting in each family.

Jiang Shanzhong, who had a serious expression, acted impartially and interrogated Wang Qian in front of you. As a result, the conspiracy plans of the exile army are all known. Then the two soldiers dragged the extremely weak king out of the council chamber.

Jiang Shanyi opened his mouth and said: "Brother Yan, Brother Ru, Ah Xiong and Brother Qingshan, since the matter has come to this, I, Jiang Shanyi, can't let people eat meat, in troubled times, my Jiang family has also suffered huge losses, but the culprit is still caused by those miscellaneous hus, the general trend is the trend, and the strength of my family cannot be resisted, and the current result cannot be avoided." finally escaped and ascended to heaven, and I just want to do a good job of inheriting the Jiang family in this troubled world and survive this troubled time. Therefore, before the Wandering Army entered the Wuling Realm, the clan brother Shanhui gave the Wandering Army a lot of materials to show his sincerity and did not want to use the sword soldiers, not to mention that some of the Wandering Army also fled back from the north, and Shanyi did not want to be an enemy with it. Everyone can be safe. ”

Jiang Shan paused for a moment, picked up the tea bowl and took a sip of tea, and asked casually, "What do you think of next?" ”

Jiang Shanzhong, who was sitting in the second place, answered: "Although the Jiang family is in great trouble and is unwilling to fight again, but the bullying has come to the head, we can't bear it, if we don't give these crooked melons and cracked dates a taste, won't anyone in this Wuling be able to step on it in the future?" ”

Kui Yan, who was as steady as Mount Tai, twisted his huge body and looked at Jiang Shanyi and said in a deep voice: "No matter whether it is a prosperous era or a troubled era outside, our Wuling is safe and stable, our Kui Kui clan, Lianshan clan, Lieshan clan, including your Shennong clan have been in the same line since ancient times, each has a different division of labor, the Kui clan has always stood at the forefront, you Shennong Fei is the contemporary patriarch, and the Kui clan only listens to the patriarch's orders." ”

Lian Shanru, who was as strong as a cow with a murderous face, continued: "It doesn't matter what kind of homeless people and what army, claiming to be 400,000, we can easily break a thousand horses with a hundred horses, if our Lianshan clan's five thousand silver spear army has one person and two horses, we are guaranteed to kill the corpses of this group of bullshit things all over the field." Hahaha! Shennong, we can't coax and fuck it. ”

Lie Shanxiong, who has a sturdy and agile figure, laughed and said: "There are still one person and two horses, one person and one horse are not enough, even if there is, it can't be a waste for you." If you want me to say, it's better to be safe. Let's not worry about the fights and killings outside, we don't make trouble, do things according to the rules, let's spend the past few years first, it's really not good, go back to the altar, don't forget, that's our ancestral land, so many years of accumulation, and there are familiar houses, enough for our clans to survive the troubled times now. ”

Jiang Shan looked at everyone and said: "The meaning of the three clan brothers, Shanyi understands, as the head of the family and the patriarch, Shanyi does not want to break the stability of the clansmen without authorization because of this personal threat. Let's leave that for now. ”

He then arranged for two capable soldiers to tell the so-called homeless general Wang San to exchange hundreds of people from the Hong family for his own life and that of his son. Otherwise, there will be no grass as designated by my Jiang family's soldiers. After speaking, Jiang Shan glanced at Jiang Pojun, who was half-lying opposite Jiang Ge and was wrapped in bandages, and waved his hand at Fu Bo, who personally pushed Jiang Pojun, who was becoming more and more excited, and his face was extremely ugly, out of the back door.

Then Jiang Shanyi continued in the direction of Zhuo Qingshan: "Brother Qingshan is not an outsider, Lin Yuanzhi of Lingling County will also bring his clansmen in two days, and it shouldn't be a big problem for Brother Eight Hammer to follow." We have been friends for several lifetimes, one is prosperous, and the other is lost. Brother Qingshan took his clan to settle down in Wuling. After a few days, Brother Yuan and Big Brother Eight Hammers will come, and we will get together again. ”

Zhuo Qingshan is not polite with Jiang Shanyi, many years of friendship, everyone knows the roots, and in troubled times, they also need to protect themselves, and he hugged his fist towards Jiang Shanyi and said politely: "Brother Shanyi is generous, Qingshan is not polite." ”

Then looked at Zhuo Qingshan's slim Zhuo Wenwen and said gently: "Wenwen is here with Uncle, it is her own home, don't be restrained, Wuling is not smaller than Shaoling, there are many good places to go, rest assured to play." Your brother Jiang Ge grew up alone, and his uncle often feels guilty, Wenwen can let him take you to play at any time, don't listen to the uncle's bragging, your brother Jiang Ge is both civil and military and understands medical skills, and young people communicate more. ”

As soon as Jiang Shanyi finished speaking, Zhuo Qingshan's heart trembled, thinking that this Jiang Shanyi was very bad, and obviously saw his daughter's obsessive look and girlish mentality just now, this is the plan to be in-laws? Then he turned his head to look at Brother Jiang, who was full of embarrassment on his face, and nodded, from the outside, he looked graceful and worthy of the four words of a young hero, and then looked at his daughter who was already flushed, and he just sighed lightly in his heart, but he was still young, and it didn't hurt to come into contact with it normally. However, Jiang Shanyi didn't say it clearly, maybe he thought too much.

Zhuo Qingshan, who was frowning, turned to look at Jiang Shanyi, who was drinking tea, with a full face of inquiry, Jiang Shanyi raised his eyebrows at Zhuo Qingshan while drinking tea, but he didn't say a word.

Zhuo Qingshan was helpless, so he hugged his fists and said goodbye, and pulled his nymphomaniac daughter out of the meeting hall quickly. Maybe because Zhuo Qingshan walked fast and took big steps, Zhuo Wenwen had small steps and was held by her father, so her steps were fast, holding her father in one hand and the hem of her long skirt in the other, she left the hall quickly, and when she passed Jiang Ge's seat, she turned her face sideways as if she had mustered up great courage and followed her father out, while secretly glancing at Jiang Ge.

Out of politeness, Jiang Ge also got up and hugged his fists, and the moment he looked up, he happened to meet the pair of beautiful big eyes that were looking at him with a sideways face, and there was a small tear mole in the corner of his right eye, which was simply the finishing touch on his delicate little face, and the moment his eyes met, it was firmly engraved in Jiang Ge's mind.

Although Zhuo Wenwen is only fifteen years old, she is also slim, with a slender figure, fair skin, delicate facial features, and long hair reaching her waist. It's just that the face of a little baby fat is a little immature. But the tear mole lay quietly in the corner of the eye, as unique as the shining star in the sky on a dark night.

Jiang Ge didn't know why, but in an instant, his heart suddenly beat violently, looking at the father and daughter who were gradually moving away, since there was an urge to hope that they could see each other again.

It's joy, it's excitement, it's reluctance, and there's many, many more, very fresh feelings.

Just thinking about it, Jiang Ge, whose eyes were confused and his brain was confused, quickly calmed down, because he remembered the girl who was sitting on a branch, wearing a white leather jacket and dangling her dangling feet in the air, while gently wiping the pears she had just picked, and the girl with dimples at the corners of her mouth.

Jiang Wen, who was sitting not far away, saw Jiang Ge who was in a daze, so he reminded him softly, and Jiang Ge immediately came back to his senses, sat on the seat, and looked in the direction of his father.

The others in the house didn't notice what Jiang Ge had just done, and Jiang Shanyi was still discussing the big and small matters in the clan with the four clan brothers. As if sensing Jiang Ge's gaze, Jiang Shan interrupted the current conversation as soon as he looked up at Brother Jiang.

Said to Kui Kuishi, Lian Shanyang and Lie Shanyuan: "The three of you are all young and handsome of the three families, and you are the future heads of the family, communicate with each other more, don't be separated." ”

Then he looked at Jiang Ge and blinked and said, "You take the three clan brothers to go shopping, eat and drink." I still have a lot of troubles to discuss with a few uncles, so let's break up with a few of you."

The four young people hugged their fists at the same time to say goodbye, and Jiang Ge took the lead out of the hall and waited for three clan brothers of different shapes at the door.

The first one to come out was Kui Shi, who stood up like a humanoid fortress, half a body taller than Jiang Ge, who was about 6 feet tall. Kui Shi patted Jiang Ge's shoulder with a palm that was about the same size as Jiang Ge's face, and said in a low voice: "Brother Jiang, take care of me, just call me a little stone." ”

Jiang Ge, who was not mentally prepared at all, was slapped lightly by Kui Kuishi, and his whole body almost collapsed, but he had not practiced his fists in vain for so many years, and his lower plate was extremely stable, and he reacted immediately after the moment of contact, stabilized his body, and did not make a fool of himself on the spot.

Before Jiang Ge could reply, he heard a very loud voice from behind the fortress: "Hahaha, when we met for the first time, Brother Jiang's deeds were like thunder, and my brother's blood was boiling when I heard it, and I can't wait to experience those thrilling escapes and assassinations with you." Ay... Ay... Ay... A big rock is blocking the door, get out of the way. ”

As soon as the voice ended, a body that was about the same height as Jiang Ge, but twice as strong, stretched out its thick and sturdy arms and pushed away the burly stone blocking the door, and put one hand on Jiang Ge's right shoulder, as close as a buddy who had known him for a long time.

Jiang Ge's left shoulder had just been almost slapped by a huge palm, and another palm that almost slapped his right shoulder out of place, Jiang Ge, who was originally a little reserved, grinned and was about to answer.

A lightning-fast night quickly passed through the door from the hall, and then a sturdy and agile figure landed on Kui Shi's shoulder, and Jiang Ge turned to see that it was Lie Shanyuan.

Lie Shanyuan, who was sitting on Kui Kuishi's shoulder, didn't speak, and after glancing at Jiang Ge, he continued to play with his fingers.

Jiang Ge didn't care, he was just curious, why Kui Kuishi didn't react at all, and he didn't complain. Three young people of the same age as themselves are not only very different in appearance, but also very different in personality. Kui Stone gives people a very calm feeling, Lian Shanyang is energetic and enthusiastic, and Lie Shanyuan seems to be a little withdrawn and cold.

Since he got his father's orders, Jiang Ge also thought that he had nothing to do, and he also knew that several patriarchs and young masters would not leave for the time being, and would wait until Lin Yuanzhi, who was said to have construction skills comparable to those of the imperial court craftsmen, and Hong Bahammer, who was very powerful in metal forging, and the Hong family, who was very powerful in metal forging, would not leave until Linyuan finished discussing the matter.

There is nowhere to go in Linyuan City, thinking about whether to find a restaurant to have a meal at will, and when he was about to speak, Lie Shanyuan, who was sitting on Kui Kui Shi, said coldly: "Brother Jiang has just returned to Wuling, compared to rarely going out of the city to go shopping, let's go to a good place to relax." ”

Jiang Ge was about to ask what it was, but Lian Shanyang interjected: "Okay, let's go to Phoenix Mountain." It's been a long time since I've stretched my muscles. ”

Kui Shi also rubbed his huge hands, and said eagerly: "Little Stone has long wanted to go. ”

Jiang Ge looked at Lian Shanyang beside him blankly and asked, "Phoenix Mountain?" Somewhere, it seems like you all like it. ”

Lie Shanyuan, who was sitting on the shoulder of Kui Kui Shi, disdainfully disdained it and played with his fingers, the huge Kui Shi just smiled, and Lian Shanyang beside him just said mysteriously: "You will know when you go, and you will definitely not be disappointed." ”

Although I don't know why, but looking at the appearance of the three people, I feel that there may be something special about that Phoenix Mountain, since I want to integrate into this big family, Jiang Ge also agreed without any opinion.

Hearing Jiang Ge's answer, Lie Shanyuan jumped out of Kui Kui Shi for four or five feet, and then fell to the ground and quickly disappeared.

Lian Shanyang saw Jiang Ge, who looked confused, explained: "Phoenix Mountain is a place, it's very fun, see you at the east gate early tomorrow morning." After speaking, he took the huge burly stone out of Jiang's mansion.