Chapter 36 - Drawing Salary from the Bottom of the Cauldron (Part II)
Zheng Yuanshou smiled, there is a way that is close to Zhu is red, and close to ink is black.
What kind of person is it, what kind of friends do you make. Zheng Yanqing invented the throat cutting ceremony, and Shen Guang used it even more fiercely.
Turning his head to look, Zheng Yanqing sat with his hands folded, flat and stable.
He didn't seem to care about the duel in the field at all, his eyes were closed, and his expression was leisurely.
In fact, Yan Qing was nervous to death. He has repeatedly studied Zheng Yuanshou's surname, and it seems that there is only such a gap that can be opened. This person is not good at money, he is not greedy for women, although he has a heavy heart for fame and fortune, it is not so easy to make him turn against the water. Therefore, Zheng Yanqing decided to use Jiaojiao to make a gamble with Zheng Yuanshou...... Prior to this, he and Shen Guang had watched the horn of the Western Regions Wild Lion many times.
Shen Guang said: "This guy is burly and powerful. And the horn skills are superb, ruthless, and not very easy to deal with. ”
"Brother Shen is not sure? If that's the case, then we'll have to find another way. ”
"Who knows if you haven't beaten it...... But if I do fight, I may not lose to him. ”
"How sure are you?"
"Let's open it in five or five, this has to be in the corner field to see the result."
Yan Qing didn't want Shen Guang to participate in such a confrontation, but as time passed, Shen Guang was really interested in this wild lion in the Western Regions. said it well, and finally persuaded Zheng Yanqing. Success or failure is here.
This wild lion in the Western Regions is really fierce, like a mad lion.
After the horn attack began, he launched a continuous onslaught on Shen Guang. In front of him, Shen Guang was like a nimble monkey, flashing continuously, dodging the attacks of the Western Regions Wild Lion.
Zheng Yuanshou said with a smile: "Just by dodging, you can't beat a lion." ”
Zheng Yanqing was expressionless, and replied calmly: "No matter how fierce the beast is, it can't fight a smart hunter. General, your lion is indeed good, but if you want to beat my big brother, I am afraid that it will be a little worse. ”
"Little guy, it's useless to take advantage of your tongue, on the corner field, it's about strength."
Zheng Yanqing and Zheng Yuanshou were arguing in the private room, while Shen Guang was facing a huge crisis in the corner court.
As he said, this lion's horn skills are extremely superb and his basic skills are solid.
The body may seem huge, but it is not lacking in dexterity. On several occasions, he was almost caught by the Western Regions Lions. And the Western Regions Wild Lion also became a little agitated after several failed attacks. roared and roared from time to time, as if he was sarcastic about Shen Guang, and he didn't dare to compete with him face-to-face. Both of them were sweating, and their shots were getting faster and more fierce.
Suddenly, after the lion of the Western Regions pounced, his feet were weak.
I don't know if it's because the land is loose and wet, or if it's because after the repeated attacks failed, my heart was anxious and angry, and I stumbled and almost fell to the ground. His mistake immediately revealed a huge flaw. Shen Guang's eyes lit up, and he rose into the air and pounced towards the lion of the Western Regions.
Seeing that he was about to reach the lion of the Western Regions, Shen Guang unexpectedly found that this black lion actually showed a strange smile.
Not good!
Shen Guang sighed in his heart, knowing that he had been fooled.
But before he could react, the lion of the Western Regions spun around, spread its legs apart, lowered its center of gravity, and leaned forward.
"yes......"
Maybe he wanted to say, 'Die,' but the phrase wasn't sharp enough, and it changed its flavor when he said it.
This was originally quite interesting, but Shen Guang couldn't laugh. I saw a tiger pounce on the wild lion of the Western Regions, and his big fan-like hand opened and pushed it over. This is in the horn, there is a saying, called pushing the mountain palm. It is said that most of those who practice corner fighting can use this trick. And the Wild Lion of the Western Regions has practiced this most basic movement to the fullest.
Every time he struck at the thick wall, he could withdraw eighteen palms in an instant, pushing the wall into ruins.
If it is pushed on a person, it will break bones and tendons, or vomit blood and die. Shen Guang observed him in more than 20 battles, and no less than fifteen people died under the hands of the Western Regions Wild Lion. Basically, when he uses this move, it means the end of the horn denial.
Shen Guang's feet stiffly stopped the impact, and his arms were blocked outward.
I only heard the sound of Peng in my ears, but in this instant, it seemed that more than a dozen sledgehammers hit Shen Guang's arm. If it weren't for Shen Guang, he had reached the peak of Yi Bone, and his bones were extremely strong. In addition, he took eleven steps back in a row, dissolving the force of pushing the mountain palm. Rao was like this, as if his two arms had lost sensation, and he could no longer exert any strength.
Although there was no fracture, Shen Guang knew that his arm was already seriously injured, and it was difficult to exert his strength.
He bared his teeth and stood firm, his eyes wary as he stared at the lion of the Western Regions. And after this round of attacks, although the lion of the Western Regions was also surprised by Shen Guang's tenacity, but seeing the way Shen Guang's arms were lowered, he couldn't help but roar angrily, clenched his hands into fists, and slammed his chest, making a beast-like sound.
"Little one, it looks like the winner is decided."
Zheng Yuanshou laughed, turned his head and said to Zheng Yanqing.
Zheng Yanqing is still the old monk. But just now, when Shen Guangzhong was scheming, his heart suddenly rose to his throat.
"Since it is a dead end, there is no life and death, and it is difficult to determine the outcome of the victory."
"Hahaha, I like your surname, his fucking dead duck has a hard mouth. But I'll see how hard you can be. ”
Zheng Yuanshou stood up as he spoke, and roared sharply: "Lion, kill him." ”
The Western Regions Wild Lion roared, which means: I know...... He didn't wait for Shen Guang to recover, and pounced forward again. Shen Guang's eyes rolled, and he suddenly turned around and ran.
"Boy, it's useless to run, and if you have a seed, you will fight to the death with the lion."
Zheng Yuanshou danced with his hands and roared.
Yu Qing also opened his eyes at this time, staring nervously at the changes in the corner field. I saw Shen Guang running like flying, and seeing that there was a high wall in front of him, he didn't turn a corner, and continued to run wildly. The lion of the Western Regions gave chase, roaring again and again. Shen Guang was about to hit the high wall, when he suddenly took off into the air, stepped into the air, stepped on the high wall, and ran all the way up, as if walking on flat ground.
The lion of the Western Regions couldn't hold back his momentum, and Peng slammed into the wall with a thud.
That is, the moment he hit the high wall, Shen Guang stepped on the wall and did a backflip, raising his knee and slamming it into the cervical vertebrae of the Western Regions lion. The human cervical spine is a vital point. Shen Guang's knee could be said to have used all his strength, and the lion in the Western Regions screamed, his head hit the high wall again, and then he turned over and fell to the ground.
Shen Guang jumped high and knelt down.
Zheng Yuanshou couldn't help but exclaim behind the railing.
Before his cry could stop, the lion of the Western Regions let out another terrible scream. Shen Guang knelt down, one knee was pressed against the neck of the Western Regions Wild Lion, and the other knee slammed into the Western Regions Wild Lion's temple.
After two blows, the lion of the Western Regions was silent.
Blood flowed from his seven orifices, and his temples were even more smashed.
A cloudy yellowish-white liquid, fused with blood, penetrated the ground.
For a while, there was silence around the corner field...... Shen Guang's knees were also rotten, and his arms were so painful that he could barely lift them. He slowly stood up and looked up at the private room.
Zheng Yanqing also got up at this time and walked to Zheng Yuanshou's side.
"General, you've lost!"
Zheng Yuanshou's face was blue and ugly.
A series of changes on the corner field are dazzling and dizzying. He is not a person who can't afford to lose, and he gave a thumbs up to Shen Guang, who was still stubbornly standing in the corner field.
"Little one, I lost!"
"In that case, the nephew takes his leave."
"Good!"
After Zheng Yuanshou and Yan Qing finished a brief conversation, Yan Qing turned around and walked outside the private room.
"Boy, that's your prize...... But let me say it first, I'll make a move when it counts. But if you can't even maintain the balance, even if I make a move, it's useless...... Hehe, you friend, very good! ”
"Thank you uncle for the compliment!"
Zheng Yanqing picked up the dragon ring, opened the door, and walked away.
He wanted to visit Shen Guang quickly, and then take Shen Guang to heal his injuries. It can be seen that the injury on Shen Guang's arm is not light.
At the same time, his heart was filled with joy.
Got Zheng Yuanshou and increased his chances of winning by a few points.
―――――――――――――――――――――――――――― next day, the rain continued.
During the Qingming Festival, it rains a lot, and this is a good time to worship the ancestors.
When Zheng Yanqing followed Zheng Shi'an and others and followed Zheng Renji to appear in the ancestral temple, it attracted the attention of many people.
This is the only variable in An Yuantang, and it has finally appeared!
But did he come back a little late? Seeing that he was about to start worshipping his ancestors, he couldn't afford to make a fuss anymore.
Sacrificing ancestors was an extremely important thing for the ancients.
Yan Qing followed everyone and finished the sacrifice in the ancestral temple, and immediately withdrew from the ancestral temple.
And Zheng Renji, Zheng Shanyuan and others stayed in the ancestral temple. At this time, Zheng Wei, the patriarch of the Zheng clan from the south, appeared outside the ancestral temple with his clansmen. They read the oath of returning to their ancestors and worshiped the ancestors of the Zheng family in the ancestral temple.
Zheng Shanyuan announced that two people from the Zheng clan from the south would enter the clan elders' association.
After that, the ancestral temple was closed, and the members of the clan elders stayed in the ancestral temple to discuss the most important things to come.
"Brother Yanqing, Daddy will be fine."
Zheng Hongyi took Yan Qing's hand and asked a little nervously.
"Hongyi rest assured, Uncle Zheng will be fine. If you're not at ease, we'll just wait here, and I'm sure we'll see results soon. ”
Zheng Hongyi nodded uncertainly, and went to the nearest market to the ancestral temple with Zheng Yanqing and sat down.
Not only them, but also the families gathered in the bazaar. Everyone knows that a game is being played in the ancestral temple. After the end of this game, no matter who wins or loses, the Zheng family will face great changes.
"Brother Zheng, this time to lead the Southern Ancestor Zheng to return to the sect is the most solemn thing for my Zheng family since the Southern Crossing of the Western Jin Dynasty."
Zheng Shanyuan was dressed in a gorgeous costume and sat on the main seat.
There were eight people sitting on each side, and it stands to reason that there would be eighteen members of the clan elders. However, due to the death of Zheng Dashi, An Yuantang has not yet proposed a candidate to replace Zheng Dashi, so he can only be absent. Among the seven rooms, in addition to the scripture hall and Anyuan hall, there are two clan elders each. Now the seventh room has removed one place, and the scripture hall has also removed one place and transferred it to the Nanzu Zheng family. And there are three clan elders in Anyuan Hall, Zheng Dashi passed away, and two of them were present, that is to say, in addition to the four clan elders in the scripture hall, a total of thirteen people.
The four clan elders of the scripture hall are Zheng Shanyuan, Zheng Yuanshou, Zheng Yuancong and Zheng Shanguo.
Zheng Shanyuan said: "It's just that since the opening of my northern ancestor, the seven rooms have been divided. Brother Zheng returns this time, and he needs to choose one of the seven rooms, but I don't know, who is chosen by Brother Zheng? ”
Zheng Wei stood up, holding a volume of genealogy in his hand.
He walked to the Qifang Sect with a solemn expression, held the family tree high with both hands, and bowed three times and nine times to the ancestors of the Zheng family.
Zheng Shanyuan's face revealed a touch of irrepressible joy. Zheng Shiji clenched his fists and stared at Zheng Wei.
The rest of the clans were old and had different expressions.
Some are indifferent, some are smiling, and some have strange expressions.
"From the Western Jin Dynasty to the south, it has been 300 years. The Zheng clan is separated from the north and south, but they are connected by blood and cannot be separated.
Now it is called Zheng Wei, in the name of the ancestors of Nandu, and returns to the clan...... I would like to return to the ancestor of the six houses. ”
"How so?"
Zheng Shiji stood up and widened his eyes, "Brother Zheng, what do you mean by this?" Didn't we already say so......"
And Jung In-ki also showed surprise.
As for Zheng Shanyuan, his face was pale.
Zheng Yuancong, Zheng Yuanshou, Zheng Shanguo, Zheng Zusheng and others were all stunned, and their eyes widened one by one, looking at Zheng Wei. Because of the news they got before, all of them were Zheng Wei and Nanzong, and they were placed under the seventh room.
Zheng Wei ignored Zheng Shiji and respectfully placed the genealogy in front of the Liufang Sect.
"It's a conspiracy, it can't be, it can't be...... Brother Zheng, at this time, you can't make jokes. ”
Zheng Shiji waved his arms and shouted loudly.
Zheng Yuanshou raised his eyebrows and shouted: "Zheng Shiji, what kind of place are you here?" How dare you shout? ”
"But, but ......"
Zheng Shiji suddenly pointed at Zheng Renji with his hand, "Zheng Renji, you are playing conspiracy!" ”
Without waiting for Zheng Renji to speak, he heard Zheng Shanguo say: "Zheng Shiji, Brother Zheng returns to his ancestors and recognizes his ancestors, and it is his own choice which house he wants to enter." Belonging to the Lianshan public house is a conspiracy, so is it a matter of course to be included in your room? ”
Zheng Renji smiled slightly, "Thank you third brother for speaking up." ”
Zheng Wei didn't say a word, returned to his seat, put his hands together, and closed his eyes.
Regardless of Zheng Shiji's quarrels with others, he and another Nanlai clan elder never said a word.
"Enough!"
Zheng Shanyuan stood up with a shout, "What are you arguing about?" ”
In his heart, he was actually more annoyed than anyone else. But it was unacceptable.
This time it was really Zhou Lang's clever plan to calm the world, and he lost his wife and soldiers. Not only did he fail to successfully include the Nanzu clan, but he took the quota of the two clan elders.
But this is in the ancestral temple, not the vegetable market.
Zheng Shanyuan knew that when the Nanzu Ancestral House was subsumed into Anyuan Hall, it had made Anyuan Hall as solid as a rock to a certain extent. At this time, it is obviously unrealistic to put forward the proposal to expel the sixth room from Anyuan Hall. Therefore, no matter how Zheng Shanyuan scolded Zheng Renji and Zheng Wei in his heart, he had to face such a failed ending.
He was about to end this clan elder meeting, but saw Zheng Zusheng standing up.
"It has been one hundred and forty-eight days since the death of Brother Tuanshi.
However, An Yuantang has not yet nominated a candidate to replace Brother Dashi. Now that everyone is gathered in one place, why don't you finalize this matter? Otherwise, there is one elder of the eighteen clans, and it will be a trouble after all.
What do you think? ”
Zheng Shanyuan chuckled in his heart, and looked at Zheng Zusheng with extremely sharp eyes.
This old dog of An Yuantang!
Zheng Shanyuan cursed secretly. He originally wanted to adjourn the meeting, and next time, he would operate and reduce the number of old people of the Anyuan Tang clan by one to compensate Zheng Shize in the seventh room. Unexpectedly, this Zheng Renji is really pressing step by step, not giving up an inch of land.
Why didn't I find out before, this guy is so hidden.
"What Uncle Zu Sheng said is extremely true, it is imperative to make up for the old members of the clan, and a decision should be made." Zheng Shanguo folded his hands and nodded.
"In that case, I don't know if Brother Renji is a suitable candidate?"
Zheng Renji looked at [***], [***] immediately got up and said, "Uncle Clan's death is a big loss for my An Yuantang. Elected as a person with both ability and political integrity to succeed the clan uncle. I'm Zheng Shi'an of Anyuan Hall, although I am a side branch of the sixth room, but my virtue is pure and good, and when Uncle Zheng was alive, he had the merit of assisting. Now he has cultivated three generations of clansmen Yanqing, and at the age of ten, he won the title of Cloud Captain. He also created a goose body, and the poems and books are unique, and he is well-known in Shilin...... So, I propose Zheng Sai On. ”
Zheng Shanyuan squirted out a mouthful of water and almost choked to death.
And Zheng Shiji's eyes widened even more, "A eunuch slave, he also dares to claim that he has both ability and political integrity, do you have no one in Anyuan Hall?" ”
"Zheng Xian's nephew, Brother Shi'an Xian was disabled in order to save Brother Dashi.
The title of eunuch, I advise you to take it back. In terms of seniority, Shi'an Xian Brother is your uncle, in terms of virtue, he is loyal and responsible, and he has the merit of cultivating virtuous people. If you slander the elders like this and spread it, don't you say that I am not virtuous? ”
Zheng Zuxing scolded sharply, Zheng Shiji's mouth opened, and he sat down stupidly.
Knowing this time, Zheng Yuanshou understood what Zheng Yanqing wanted to trade with him.
originally thought it was An Yuantang's matter, but it seems that An Yuantang's problem has already been solved privately by Liufang. Although I don't know what kind of means Zheng Renji used to force Zheng Wei and others to bow their heads. But Zheng Yuanshou estimated that this matter should be related to Zheng Yanqing.
Suddenly I regretted it, I shouldn't have been reckless yesterday.
knew that he should really make a deal with Zheng Yanqing, even if he could get a promise from Zheng Yanqing, it would be a good thing.
I didn't expect it...... Zheng Yuanshou secretly smiled bitterly in his heart, and at the same time sighed with emotion: Today's children are really amazing! This Zheng Yanqing is the real plan to move. It seems that he has made up his mind to push Zheng Shi'an into the clan elders' association.
This child is not a thing in the pool.
Zheng Yuanshou was thinking about this matter and regretted it again and again.
Over there, Zheng Shanyuan also had to make a decision, "Since Liufang has decided to nominate Zheng Shi'an to join the clan elders' association, and everyone has different opinions.
Let's raise our hands to vote, and those who agree to Zheng Shi'an's entry into the clan elders' association, raise your hands. ”
Before Zheng Shanyuan's words fell, Zheng Yuanshou suddenly raised his head.
"I agree!"
He stood up, glanced at everyone, and said in a deep voice: "Uncle Zheng has both virtue and ability, and he should be the best candidate for the new clan." ”
In an instant, Zheng Shanyuan opened his mouth wide and looked at Zheng Yuanshou blankly, his mind was blank......
(To be continued)