Chapter 30: Dragon Fight: Change!
Zhang Tugui laughed and said: "In the world, everything should occupy a rational word, my father was expelled for no reason, my father and son swallowed their anger, and now you want to set up such treacherous people as the new heavenly master, I, Zhang Tugui, am also the bloodline of the Zhang family, how can I sit idly by?"
He laughed, and the laughter spread in all directions, and it made people's ears buzz. Zhang Zhichi's face changed slightly, knowing that Zhang Tugui's strength may have surpassed that of his father, if he starts to do it seriously, I am afraid that no one on Longhu Mountain will be his opponent.
Although there are many people in the surrounding rivers and lakes, most of them are also in the mood of watching the excitement, after all, this is the internal affairs of the Daomen, even Xiao Zhang, Chen Tianya, Wu Yude and other famous heroes who are chivalrous and righteous on weekdays cannot interfere.
In the crowd of onlookers, Zhang Shao slowly took a step forward and arched his hand: "Since Uncle Shi knows that everything must occupy a rational word, then let's talk about this 'rationale', although I Zhang Shao is from the side branch of the Shu clan, but after all, it is also the bloodline of the Zhang family, and has been accepted as a stepson by the congenital teacher. Besides, even if it is a side branch, what does a person's righteousness and evil have to do with his origin? I, Zhang Shao, acted uprightly, how did I become a traitor? If it is said that just because he is from the Shu clan is a traitor, then in this world, I don't know how many people were beaten into treacherous evil by Shi Shuzu all of a sudden, these people have never done anything, just because of a background, they have become an evil in the eyes of Shi Shuzu, aren't they innocent? ”
He is fifty years younger than Zhang Tugui, in terms of seniority, two generations behind, in terms of strength, even ten of him is not worthy of Zhang Tugui alone, but at this moment, in the face of Zhang Tugui, an obviously malicious grandmaster-level master, he is neither arrogant nor humble, not in a hurry, not slow, polite and refuted Zhang Tugui's words in public.
On Longhu Mountain, the heroes thought, it seems that Longhu Mountain is not just picking people to be their new generation of heavenly masters.
Facing Zhang Tugui, whose strength was far stronger than himself, Zhang Shao had a calm attitude.
In the Dragon and Tiger Mountain, other Taoist priests also poured out of the middle hall, gathering behind their young heavenly masters, either holding talismans or swords. This is their territory after all, and if Zhang Tugui has to do it, they are always outnumbered.
Suddenly, an official authority, but at this time, rolled from the bottom of the mountain, covering everyone on the field. Zhang Zhichi and the others' faces changed again, this official authority is so wide, and the person who came is at least a jinshi.
As he spoke, a white-faced and beardless young general led two generals and a group of soldiers to the top of the mountain. As soon as the soldiers went up the hill, they scattered and surrounded everyone in a semicircle. Seeing his posture, Xiao Zhang, Chen Tianya, and the others couldn't help frowning tightly, they had already seen that these soldiers were not ordinary soldiers in the ordinary mansion, they were clearly the elite soldiers in the Southern Sword Xuanfu Division.
Zhang Zhichi recognized the young general, hurriedly stepped forward, bowed down and said: "I don't know that Lord Qiu is coming, we have missed the distance, please forgive the sin, forgive the sin!"
This person is Qiu Tianling, the deputy envoy of the Southern Sword Propaganda Division. Qiu Tianling took his hand and said lightly: "Dao Elder doesn't need to be polite, I didn't come here to be a guest, but there are some things I want to ask your Young Heavenly Master."
Zhang Zhichi glanced back at Zhang Shao suspiciously, not knowing what the purpose of Xuan Wei Si suddenly found their young heavenly master. However, the Yueling area is all under the jurisdiction of the Nanjian Xuanwei Division, and to put it mildly, here, the power of the Nanjian Xuanwei Division is greater than that of the Son of Heaven, and they naturally dare not offend.
Zhang Shao took two steps forward and bowed: "Xiaodao Zhang Shao, I've seen Lord Qiu!"
Qiu Tianling said: "Young Heavenly Master don't worry, there will only be a few things, I want to ask Young Heavenly Master, it won't be delayed for too long."
Zhang Shao said: "My lord, please ask!"
Qiu Tianling paced a few steps with his hands in his hand, looked at Zhang Shao, and said with a pleasant face: "Things are like this, these days, the three ghost thieves who came from Rongzhou Ghost Luolin, and a large number of their subordinates, committed crimes one after another in my Yueling, the methods are cruel, and the killing is not counted, everyone should have known about this matter for a long time."
Around them, the heroes looked at each other, and they naturally knew about this, but the three ghost thieves and the three brothers, although they were rogues, on the other hand, they were also people in the rivers and lakes, and they generally acted according to the rules of the rivers and lakes, so they naturally didn't care.
"Jianghu" is a basket, anything can be loaded into it, the suzerain who founded the sect, the hero who walked the rivers and lakes, the thieves who occupy the mountains as the king, and even the thieves who crow and dogs, all belong to a part of the rivers and lakes, and among the rivers and lakes, there are also black. Dao, Baidao, and chivalrous Dao fight and kill each other, but they jointly abide by an invisible line, that is, the "rules of the rivers and lakes". For example, the profession of a flower thief, once he is chased and killed by Bai Dao and Chivalrous Dao, even if he is in the black. None of his friends on the road dared to lend him any help, lest he be regarded as a scumbag. For example, almost all the people in the rivers and lakes are lawless and forbidden by force, but once it comes to the hatred of the country and the family, such things as colluding with the enemy country are not dared to touch it no matter what, once it is exposed, it is a situation where everyone shouts and beats, and the Quanqing faction is the best example.
However, such things as robbing homes and houses, in fact, are not too big things, or rather, they are not a violation of the "rules of the rivers and lakes".
This situation is a little subtle to say, but it is true. If anyone can't see it, then there will be a fight in the rivers and lakes, and see who is powerful, the rivers and lakes have the rules of the rivers and lakes, and force is the biggest rule.
It's just that although the vast majority of people don't take this kind of thing like robbing a house and violating the royal law seriously, even heroes like Xiao Zhang and Chen Tianya secretly have some black friends. The "heroes of the rivers and lakes" on the road, but they dare not contact a well-founded and well-known faction like the Zhengyi Sect, like the kind of rogue who was surrounded and suppressed by the imperial court.
It is precisely because of this that when they heard that Qiu Tianling suddenly replaced the "ghost thief" of Ghost Luolin, Zhang Shao and Zhang Zhichi were secretly surprised.
Zhang Shao said: "When adults talk about this, it's ......"
"Here's the thing," Qiu Tianling said lightly, "That gang of ghost thieves crossed Yuezhou from Rongzhou, and fled all the way to the border of Jianzhou, but here they are ghostly, coming and going without a trace, it is clear that there are local forces colluding with them, hiding them, and the Xuanwei Division took a lot of effort, and finally caught the suspect who secretly colluded with these bandits, but after questioning, the man said that he was also instigated by others......"
With a wave of his hand, he said, "Bring the suspect up!"
Behind him, a group of soldiers escorted a stained, embarrassed young man in a white prison suit, who was pushed up and pushed to his knees.
"Li Gongzi?" In the distance, Ning Xiaomeng let out a low voice
Ning Jiang also frowned tightly.
Not only them, but also Zhong Xianye, the head of Danxuanzong, and the two sect masters of Shuanghe Sect, etc., also recognized that the one who was escorted by the officers and soldiers turned out to be Li Hongyong, the nephew of Li Tingjian, the sect leader of Ziyang Wuzhen Sect. It's just that at this moment, Li Hongyong's skin is open, his ten fingers are bloodstained, and he doesn't know how much punishment he has endured.
In the eyes of everyone, Qiu Tianling paced in front of Li Hongyong and said, "You don't have to be afraid, tell everyone that you collude with ghost thieves, rob official silver, and provide ways for those robbers to sell stolen goods...... Who is the Lord of you?
Li Hongyong knelt on the ground, trembling, raised his head, his nose was blue and his face was swollen, miserable, his eyes slowly moved to the face of one of them, and he said weakly: "The Lord made my people...... It is the Young Heavenly Master of Longhu Mountain! ”
Everyone was in an uproar, Zhang Shao was silent, but Zhang Zhichi was shocked and angry: "This is a false accusation, the young heavenly master has been staying in the mountains all the time, and he rarely has contact with the outside world, so why should he collude with the bandits?" Based on this man's words alone......"
"Real people, don't worry, don't worry!" Qiu Tianling said with a smile, "Actually, I also know that most of this matter has nothing to do with the Young Heavenly Master of your sect, and there is actually no evidence, although this person confessed to the Young Heavenly Master, but he can't help the punishment, and he doesn't want to confess the real mastermind, he can bite at will, this kind of thing is also possible, don't you always pay attention to the word 'righteousness'?" It is not surprising that he refused to confess his accomplices and bite others for the sake of that righteous word. Or, he and the Young Heavenly Master already had a grudge, anyway, what happened to him himself, how could it be a dead word, so it was not impossible to simply drag the Young Heavenly Master into the water. ”
continued: "Actually, I also believe in the young heavenly master's personality very much, not only me, but also the ambassador of the comfort, and I also believe that the young heavenly master will never really do this kind of collusion with bandits and bring disaster to the country and the people, but since he confessed to the young heavenly master, we have to do business, come and investigate, right?" Come and check, this is also for the good of the young heavenly master, for the good of Longhu Mountain, find it clear, we will save trouble, and everyone will feel at ease, isn't it? ”
What else can Zhang Jichi and others say? Seeing that, under the leadership of Zhang Tugui, the group of people taught by the Western Heavenly Master were watching a good show in the distance, sneering and sneering, while the group of heroes looked at each other. The matter involved the investigation of the case by the government, although some people thought that the Confucian of the Xuanwei Division would be too coincidental in the future, and it would not be too early or too late, but it was not an ulterior motive when the young heavenly master of Longhu Mountain was about to receive the Danshu given by the Son of Heaven, but the government investigated the case, and no one else could interfere.
Zhang Shao continued to arch his hand: "My lord Mingjian, Xiao Dao has never done anything to collude with bandits, even if it is the three ghost thieves, Xiao Dao has never seen it."
Qiu Tianling clasped his hands and nodded: "This, Ben will believe it, but for this case, in fact, Ben Jiang just came over to ask, as Ben Jiang just said, I believe that this matter really has nothing to do with Shao Tianshi." Immediately afterwards, the conversation changed: "Actually, there is another case that needs to be asked to the Young Heavenly Master."
Zhang Shao said in a deep voice: "Young Heavenly Master, please ask!"
Qiu Tianling looked at him and said, "I don't know Wu Yunmei, the only daughter of Wu Liuxian Sect Sect Master Wu Chong, can the Young Heavenly Master know?"
Zhang Shao said: "The adult is talking about Miss Yunmei?" There have been several faces. ”
Zhang Zhichi and the people of the Zhengyi Sect of Longhu Mountain didn't know why this deputy envoy of Xuanfu suddenly asked their young heavenly master about the daughter of the sect master of Wuliu Immortal Sect, and they were all puzzled. Wu Yunmei, the sect leader of Wu Liuxian Sect, is also a famous talented woman in Jianzhou, who is knowledgeable and quick-witted, and has written several Taoist songs, which are widely circulated. You must know that for most ordinary people, directly reading obscure Taoist classics to them is tantamount to a matter of playing the piano to a cow, and to put it mildly, the vast majority of Taoist collections are more difficult than the Four Books and Five Classics.
However, Taoism also needs to promote itself among the people, so that more people can understand Taoism, so Taoist poetry and Taoist songs are the best way to sell, which is also the Taoist disciple with a talent for poetry, has always attached great importance to it, Ning Jiangfang said that he wanted to join Longhu Mountain, one of the reasons why all the real people in Longhu Mountain were happy.
And this Wu Yunmei is a famous talented woman in the Taoist sect who is good at writing songs. In addition, Wuliu Immortal Sect has always been the staunchest supporter of Longhu Mountain, in fact, several real people on Longhu Mountain have already thought that after their young heavenly master ascends the throne as a real person, they will propose to Wuliu Immortal Sect and let this Yunmei girl marry into Longhu Mountain and become the lady of the Heavenly Master.
Different from the folk, the disciples in the Taoist sect, the most energetic young period, the time is spent on studying the Taoist Tibet, the vast majority of Taoist disciples, marrying a wife and having children are very late, although Zhang Shao is already in his early twenties, but has not yet married a wife, and in the Daomen, it can be said that it is very common to marry a wife and have children after the age of thirty.
I don't know why this Lord Qiu suddenly mentioned the famous and talented woman of Wuliu Immortal Sect, and everyone looked at him together. Qiu Tianling looked at Zhang Shao and said, "I wonder if the Young Heavenly Master and this Wu girl have met on the night of the Lantern Festival this year?"
Zhang Shao said: "On the night of the Lantern Festival this year, Miss Yunmei and I met by chance outside the Wuqi Stream outside Wuliulin, and we had a very happy conversation. Lonely men and widows coexist in the wild, if they are in Confucianism, which attaches great importance to etiquette and religion, they will inevitably attract gossip, and there is a suspicion of melons and plums, but in Taoism that pays attention to fate and dispersion, idle clouds and wild cranes, it is not a big deal, especially the children of the rivers and lakes, they will not care about these, and he naturally has nothing to say.
Qiu Tianling sneered: "But this Miss Wu, she didn't say that, she had already sued the government, saying that that night, she was down the stream and met the young heavenly master, young heavenly master, you disregarded etiquette and morality, relied on martial arts to be stronger than her, tied her up, and violently assaulted her...... Do the beast's work! ”
As soon as these words came out, everyone was in an uproar, Zhang Shao was shocked and angry, and said loudly: "There is no such thing!"
Qiu Tianling said lightly: "You mean, this Yunmei girl is wronging you?"
Zhong Xianye, the sect leader of the Danxuan Sect, the left and right sect masters of the Shuanghe Sect, Cui Xingzun, the head of the Medicine Mirror family, and so on, all looked at Zhang Shaolai, and even the other Taoist priests in the Longhu Mountain were no exception. In the final analysis, before becoming the Young Heavenly Master of Longhu Mountain, Zhang Shao was not very conspicuous in the Daomen, and he also looked mediocre in the entire Zhang family, it cannot be said that he was not good, but it was indeed not outstanding.
And Wu Yunmei, as the daughter of the head of Wu Liu Xianzong, is also a famous talented woman in the Taoist sect, and her character has always been well known to everyone. What's more, this matter involves the name of the daughter's family, if it is not true, who would joke about their chastity?
Zhang Shao stood there and said loudly: "Xiaodao believes in Miss Yunmei's character, and will never do anything that violates her conscience and wrongs the innocent, and asks the adults to invite Miss Yunmei to come, and Xiaodao is willing to confront her face to face." (To be continued.) )