Chapter Twenty-Four: Invincible
After guarding the whole night, Shen Chongming kept holding the little junior sister's hands and guarding the side of the bed, not daring to leave an inch, for fear that she would wake up in her sleep and not see that she was afraid.
The sky was bright, and the sound of the door opening woke up Shen Chongming, who was squinting at the head of the bed, and when he looked back, it was Yan Yumeng.
"Childe, it's dawn, Sister Xu'er is just looking at the rain here, you can go back and sleep for a while." Yan Yumeng's face was full of distress. rushed back from Henan non-stop, and sat on the edge of the bed all night, even a person who was beaten with iron would not be able to stand it.
Shen Chongming also felt sore, turned his head to look at the little junior sister who was breathing evenly, and then got up and said, "It's okay, then it's hard for you." ”
Yan Yumeng smiled sweetly, stepped forward to help Shen Chongming carefully tidy up his clothes, and said softly: "It's okay, son, go quickly." ”
"Well, when the little junior sister wakes up, you remember to call me." Saying that, Shen Chongming gave Yan Yumeng a hug, which was really cute. Seeing Yan Yumeng's cheeks flushed, he walked out with a satisfied face.
As soon as he left the room, he saw Xiong Dabiao coming towards him. "Brother Shen, I have something to discuss with you." Xiong Dabiao's face looked better, and it was a great joy to see that the little junior sister was fine, so that he could also give an explanation to the master and his mother.
The two walked into the front hall side by side, and as soon as they sat down, Xiong Dabiao said: "Brother Shen, now that the master and the mother are gone, and I often work in the barracks on errands, I am really relieved to be a senior brother in such a big courtyard." If it's convenient, take your junior sister to live in your courtyard. ”
Speaking of this, Xiong Dabiao was sad from his heart, and his eyes couldn't help but turn red. Master and Master are leaving, and the originally lively Four Seas Martial Arts Hall is now really deserted and a little uncomfortable. To put it in my heart, I really can't stay any longer, I always feel that the voice and smile of my master and sister are by my side, but when I think of their tragic deaths, I feel so sad that I feel terrible.
Shen Chongming couldn't help but sigh, and said with a forced smile: "Well, the junior brother originally planned to do the same, so it's good to leave here, so as not to make the little junior sister feel emotional." ”
"That's good, then let's move over after the master and the mother, and these ** people will stay here for the time being." Xiong Dabiao nodded and said.
"I understand, I'll take care of you here these days, if you're busy with errands, go back to the barracks and have a look." Shen Chongming raised his head and said.
"Well, I shouldn't have done this errand in the first place, and if I had been with Master, it wouldn't have happened." Every time he thought about it, Xiong Dabiao was full of self-blame, what happened to the master and his mother was because his disciple did not do a good job.
"Senior Brother Xiong, don't say that. Seeing your fame, Uncle Zheng must be happy in his heart, how can I blame you for this matter, if you want to blame it, blame Wuwei for teaching those bastards to be ruthless, once they find their exact location in the future, the younger brother must kill the murderer of his uncle and aunt with a thousand knives! As soon as he thought of this stubble, Shen Chongming's face was full of murderous anger, this revenge must be avenged.
Seeing him like this, Xiong Dabiao was happy from the bottom of his heart, "Brother Shen, you must also know that my master is the former Zuo Protector of Wuwei Sect, and we came to the capital back then to avoid the pursuit of Wuwei Sect." ”
"I know, but the junior brother doesn't know much about the details, if the senior brother doesn't mind, can you tell me more about this matter?"
"Alas, this was not the case with the inaction of those days. According to the master, it was only more than ten years ago that Zhao Wenyi became the new leader, and this slowly changed. Zhao Wenyi is extremely ambitious, and he has begun to develop his power vigorously since he became the sect leader. This person also has some means, and in just a few years, his power has risen dramatically without doing anything, but the disciples have also become mixed, good and bad, and this master and some people in the sect have always been opposed. ”
Speaking of this, Xiong Dabiao paused, these are all things that he heard from the master, and the next thing is what he has also experienced. "However, Zhao Wenyi has always turned a deaf ear to the advice of his master and others, and it was not until five years ago that he told everyone his purpose, that is, to overthrow the imperial court and become the emperor himself."
"I see, it seems that Zhao Wenyi is a scheming person, for so many years, his position as the sect leader has been very solid, and if you want to oppose him, you have to weigh it carefully." Shen Chongming said thoughtfully, people who can endure their purpose for more than ten years are only afraid that they will not be easy to deal with.
"Yes. At that time, as soon as he knew that he had such a plan, the master strongly opposed it, and even thought of uniting the master and several hall masters to remove Zhao Wenyi from the position of sect leader, so as not to let the Wuwei Sect fall into a situation from which it could never be recovered. It's just that the situation was unexpected, the master didn't know what to think, and actually told Zhao Wenyi about the matter, and soon after, the law enforcement hall master who participated in the matter was killed, and Huang Wanli, the hall master of the Zhejiang General Hall who the master personally went to contact, was also arrested. Speaking of this, Xiong Dabiao's expression was even darker, and Shen Chongming's heart also pinched, it seems that Zhao Wenyi didn't plan to leave a way for Uncle Zheng to live.
"Master realized that something was wrong, and it was impossible to fight back, so he could only take us to hide and prepare to take refuge in the capital. It's a pity that the Wuwei Sect has a huge force, and as soon as he fled to Zhenjiang, he was caught up by Zhao Wenyi's minions of the Eight King Kongs. In a vicious battle, several junior brothers and junior brothers were unfortunately killed, and the master tried his best to seriously injure Guan Shanyue, the head of the Eight King Kongs, which frightened them off and fled all the way to the capital on the ferry. ”
After listening to this Xiong Dabiao, Shen Chongming knew that Zheng Sihai originally had a son, and at the same time, he had a lot of doubts in his heart. "Since Uncle Zheng is in Zhejiang, how did you escape?"
"It was the master who sent us to Zhenjiang one step ahead of time to wait for the master." With a wry smile, Xiong Dabiao said: "The next life that the little junior sister can repay this time is only afraid that it will also be the master Bo Libao, otherwise, we would have died as early as that year." It's a pity that after so many years, Zhao Wenyi still hasn't been able to let go of Master. ”
"Senior Brother Xiong, do you know where Zhao Wenyi is?" Shen Chongming raised his head and asked, as long as he knew the exact location of Zhao Wenyi and the top leaders of the Wuwei Sect, he would be sure to find out them!
"This ...... Zhao Wenyi had been in Nanjing at the time, but since we fled to the capital, there has been no news of them, presumably in order to prevent the master from telling the government, they have changed places. Xiong Dabiao shook his head and said, he was also eager to know where Zhao Wenyi was.
Shen Chongming sighed helplessly, and comforted him: "The matter of revenge can't be too urgent, one day we can find out where Zhao Wenyi and the thief are, the younger brother returned to Beijing this time, one is concerned about the little junior sister, and the other is to ask the emperor to unload the errand in Henan, and then go to Jiangnan to investigate the matter of inaction, even if we can't find Zhao Wenyi, we must cut off several of his subordinates." ”
"Brother Shen, once you really find Zhao Wenyi, you must wait for me to go, Master's revenge, even if I Xiong Dabiao takes this life, I will revenge!" Xiong Dabiao said viciously.
Just left the main hall, just as Shen Chongming yawned and was about to find a place to sleep, Liu Shouyou hurriedly walked in.
"I said brother, you are really bold, and when you return to the capital, you don't say that you will hurry back to the yamen and wait for the emperor to meet the emperor today, if you hadn't seen your guards as soon as you arrived at the yamen this morning, even my brother and I don't know that you have returned to Beijing." As soon as he saw Shen Chongming, Liu Shouyou began to criticize and educate, this kid is really too bold.
Shen Chongming patted his head, and then remembered that he was already a waiter of the Ministry of Works, and he was sent back to Beijing, no matter what point it was, he was qualified to meet the emperor, but he was worried about his little junior sister along the way, and he didn't remember this stubble at all.
"Oh no, the little brother forgot about this stubble. By the way, Brother Liu, the emperor doesn't know that the younger brother has returned to Beijing, right? Shen Chongming asked anxiously, if this is the case, you can take a day off today and go to the court tomorrow morning.
Glancing at him, Liu Shouyou spread his hands and said: "If you are lucky, it will take at least five days to travel from Henan to the capital on weekdays, and you will be back in four days, and you will be able to deliver the official document in time." ”
"Hehe, that's fine, let's go, let's talk in the room." Shen Chongming smiled with a sigh of relief. Liu Shou glanced at him with a look that you didn't get, and then raised his feet and walked towards the backyard.
Closing the door, Liu Shouyou, who had been keeping a straight face, couldn't help laughing: "Brother, this time things in Henan are doing well, haven't you seen Ouyang Jingzhi's old man, I heard that he didn't even dare to go out of his own door in the past two days, and students can be seen everywhere on the street criticizing him." Tsk, this reader is different, scolding people is scolding poetry against each other. ”
Shen Chongming smiled, "I just don't know that the emperor is not satisfied." ”
"That's what I said. The emperor is not only satisfied, the officials of the household department have calculated an account, and you have saved at least more than 800,000 taels of silver for the imperial court in Henan this time. If you weren't worried about other people's opposition, you would have to be promoted and promoted if you were worried about the emperor's urgency, and the hall officials of the second grade would be fine. Liu Shouyou said with a serious face, that is, an official who is loyal and can do great things, but he is the master's favorite.
"Hehe, Brother Liu has raised his little brother." Shen Chongming is rarely humble, and no one believes him when he says it.
"Hehe, don't talk about that. By the way, Brother Shen, you are in such a hurry to come back this time, is there anything else? ”
"Well, the main thing is that there is nothing to teach. Uncle Zheng's matter, it is very likely that Wuweijiao already knows that he is providing us with clues, and the younger brother wants to resign from the emperor to the errand of disaster relief, and go south again to supervise the matter of Wuweijiao, no matter what, they can't be let be so arrogant. Shen Chongming nodded.
Liu Shouyou also nodded, "Well, this is also how it should be, you have a good night's rest first, and let's enter the palace together tomorrow." ”