Chapter 38: Vigil and Drill (Kneeling for Collections, Recommendations, Clicks)
Ximen Qing was shocked in his heart and shouted: "Who is so bold, don't you know the king's law?" β
"I don't know yet, Li Dutou has already rushed there, no matter who it is, he can bring that guy to justice if he wants to. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ο½ο½ο½Uο½Eγ info," the official said.
Ximenqing nodded and said: "Please tell Li Dutou that if there is a place for me Ximenqing to contribute, just come and speak, and I will definitely help." β
The official surnamed Xie patted Ximenqing's shoulder and said: "It's good that Da Lang has this heart, I thanked Li Dutou here first, Li Dutou is urging him there, I'll go first." Then he turned and went with the crowd.
Ju An said on the side: "I don't know who killed Xu Bo, is it possible that Shen Zhong still has a backhand, don't we know?" β
Ximen Qing said: "Regardless of him, the situation is unknown now, let's be careful." β
Picking up the steps to leave, Xue Yong and Jiao Ting hurried over, and when they saw Ximenqing, they both breathed a sigh of relief and said: "My brother is here, but my brother is easy to find." β
Ximenqing asked: "Why did you go in such a hurry, could it be that something happened?" β
"Brother doesn't know yet? Xu Bo was killed by Lu Yu, a brother before Shen Zhong? Xue Yong said urgently.
"Lu Yu?" Ximenqing couldn't remember who this person was, and asked again, "Who is Lu Yu?" How do you know it's him. β
"He was originally a helper by Shen Zhong's side, he knew that after Shen Zhong was betrayed by Xu Bo and imprisoned, he pretended to invite Xu Bo to eat wine in the wine shop, and while he was not paying attention, he killed Xu Bo with a knife, at that time I happened to be drinking in the wine shop with Jiao Ting's brother, and later I heard that this guy was going to come to find trouble with his brother, and said that he would also kill his brother to avenge Shen Zhong, and when Brother Jiao Ting saw that he was telling the truth, he used his fists and feet to knock this guy to the ground, and handed it to Li Dutou, who rushed to hear the news."
Ximen Qing bowed to Jiao Ting and said, "Thank you so much, brother." β
Jiao Ting said: "What is this worth?" Dare to ask my brother to thank me, Brother Xue and I came in a hurry, but we were afraid that there would be others who would harm my brother. β
Ximen Qing's heart warmed when he heard this, he was afraid that he was worried about his life, so he came in a hurry, and his affection for the past few days was not in vain, and he sang to the two of them: "The two brothers are deeply righteous, please accept my worship." β
Xue Yong and Jiao Ting hurriedly stepped forward to help him up and said: "My brother treats us like brothers and sisters, and we naturally have to die for our brother. β
Ximenqing nodded yes, a few people rushed to the county office, and when a few of them went, Lu Yu had been put in prison, killing people in the city, the circumstances were serious, the impact was bad, and the guy was still insulting the county minister in the county office, saying that he was greedy and bribe-taking, and did not argue with good people, the county minister was furious, and after he was sentenced to behead on the spot, Shen Zhong's charge was also heavy, exiled to Cangzhou, without amnesty, and he was not allowed to return to his hometown.
Ximenqing wanted to go to prison to ask a few gossips, but it was too late, and it was inconvenient to ask again, and the county minister also ordered that no one should be allowed to take care of him, so Ximenqing had to give up, and it was not a blessing or a curse for Shen Zhong to have such a brother.
Back home, Ximenqing and everyone used wine and meat, and then went back to the house to rest, only to be faceless and scorched, and went and returned.
Ximenqing asked, "Is there anything else that Brother Jiao is looking for me?" β
Jiao Ting said: "It's nothing, I'm just afraid that someone will come to harm my brother's life at night, I will guard the door for you, and you can sleep more peacefully." β
Ximenqing hurriedly invited him into the house and said: "How can I, Ximenqing, dare to call Brother Jiao to guard the door, please go back to rest, there are many slaves at home, just tell them to be vigilant." β
Jiao Ting shook his head and said: "They are all idlers, there is nothing to do with boxing, it's not that I said it is ugly, if there are really lifeless thieves coming in, even if they move forward together, they are not opponents, and it is difficult to protect my brother's life." β
When Ximen Qing heard this, he wanted to invite him back to rest, only to hear Jiao Ting say: "Don't hide it from my brother, I Jiao Ting has also cast more doors on the rivers and lakes, no one treats me sincerely, I am here with my brother, I am courteous in the morning and evening, wine and meat are served, and when the weather is cold, I also give silk to make clothes, regard me as a brother and confidant, and have never had half a point of contempt, all say that there is a priest in Yuncheng County, Song Sanlang, filial piety and righteousness, in my opinion, my brother is a hundred times better than that Hei Saburo, such a good man, how can I Jiao Ting make the villain ruined." β
Jiao Ting's words were so true that Ximenqing was not only moved, but he was not good at saying anything, so he had to take a pair of his own bedding and ask him to sleep with him.
Jiao Ting said: "I'm here to keep vigil for my brother, but I'm not here to disturb my brother." With that, he just went out and stood outside the door.
Ximen Qing called a few times, but he didn't come in, and finally had to ask him to sleep in the ear room with Ju'an.
Lying on the bed, Ximen Qing tossed and turned, Jiao Ting just said quite a little truth, although he made more friends with good men, but there are few powerful ones in his own family, to be reasonable, they may not be able to talk about their skills, but in terms of loyalty, they are much more trustworthy than foreign heroes, you don't see, many heroes in the Water Margin go up the mountain and fall into the grass, and there are many Zhuang guests to follow.
There was no word all night, and no one came to assassinate, Ximenqing only had a little more thoughts.
The next morning, before the morning bell rang, the rooster crowed one after another. Ximen Qing got up early and dressed under the service of Ju'an, and then he called Ju'an and called all the idle servants in the family in the courtyard.
More than a dozen idle servants stood crookedly in the courtyard, scratching their ears and cheeks, not knowing what their little master had to say.
Ximenqing looked at these crooked melons and cracked dates, standing crookedly, and couldn't help but have a headache. "Ergouzi, you all stand up for me, spirit, from high to bottom, from left to right."
"Little master, is it from the left?" The second dog who was drunk by Ximen Qing asked.
Ximen Qing went up with a kick, "Which hand you hold the bowl, which one is the left hand." β
After a moment of panic, everyone finally stood up, still listless, but much better than before. Such a noise woke up Xue Yong and Lu Fang, who were still asleep. Rushed to ask "Brother, what are you doing?" β
Ximen Qing said: "I read a few military books last night, I want to train soldiers?" β
"What? Training? Xue Yong exclaimed.
"The eldest husband should shroud the body in horse leather, kill a knife and a shot at the border pass, and make a name for himself, so that he can seal his wife and son, and shine on the lintel, Brother Xue, your ancestor is a military attachΓ©, and he will also come to help me practice and be an instructor?"
When Lu Fang heard this, his eyes lit up, he was restless, otherwise he wouldn't have learned the halberd method. At this time, I heard that Ximen Qing had the intention to go to the battlefield to fight, so he said: "Brother counts me as one." β
I wanted to invite you into the urn, but I didn't want to send it to the door myself, Ximen Qing smiled and said, "Brother Lu Fang has a heart, of course I allow it, but there is one rule, you can't violate the military order when you can't practice, no matter what the requirements are, can you agree?" β
Lu Fang rises, how can there be no one who does not agree, "Whatever my brother says, what my brother does." β
"Brother Simon, this instructor?" Xue Yong was a little confused for a while, what kind of official position is this? Ximen Qing, who was still righteous and chivalrous yesterday, why did he want to go to the frontier to be a martial artist today, this old man Ximen is a single person, can he be called so nonsense?
"Ahem, that's what the head of the church means." Ximen Qing saw that he was leaking his mouth, and hurriedly explained.
"Brother Simon, are you serious?" Xue Yong asked.
"Of course it's true, or you think I'm going to get up early in the morning and have fun? From today onwards, every day at this time, you will stand in line here for two hours of practice, and those who are late will be punished, and I will be rewarded for doing a good job. β
A helper in the family said: "Da Lang, we can't do it, we still have work to do in the morning, we can't delay the business, otherwise the master of the family will come back, and he won't be able to spare us." β
PS: There should be another chapter in the evening.