Chapter 24: Star Chart (Part 2)

"Okay, Brother Anniversary is good!"

"Brother Anniversary, I'm ashamed!"

Before the words fell, a few new friends who sat with Chang Wuwu had already applauded. In an instant, there was a lot of praise in all directions. Almost everyone here was proud to be able to drink in the same room as Master Wenkui.

Although Chang Wuwu felt that everyone's reaction was quite exaggerated, he had studied social studies for a few years, and he also knew the difficulty of scientific research. According to the said of the old master Wang, who has tried and failed repeatedly, the top ten in the township test are already the stars in the sky and the earth. And those who walked out of the gate of Ziyang Academy were by no means vain.

was excited, but saw that Zhou Buhua made a circle, and continued to say loudly: "The sage has clouds, 'depressed and literary, I follow Zhou'." Yasheng also has a cloud, 'Whatever I want, and what I want, and righteousness what I want.' You can't have both, but can you sacrifice your life for righteousness? ’。 Today, there is Huaiyang Wu Gong, who wants to promote the government of equality. Abandon the etiquette and ruin the depression. I'm not talented" (Note 1) "Good! ”

"Brother Zhou, Gao Yi! We wait for the rest of the world. ”

"Brother Zhou raised his arms and shouted, I will wait for the horse to be the first to see!"

In all directions, the applause rang out again. When many drinkers heard this, they turned pale and quietly checked out and went out. But there were also many drinkers who walked in from the second floor or the nearby building, surrounding Zhou Buhua in the middle, cheering and applauding his power.

Chang Wuwu refused to pay attention when he was reading, and he didn't understand any of the allusions cited by Zhou Buhua. At this moment, but the blood in his heart was getting hot because of the surrounding atmosphere, and the eyes that looked at this person were full of adoration.

"Today, people who have learned a lot gather in Yangzhou and Jiangning. Just waiting to meet Wu Gong, his face is very powerful. However, on the side of Wu Gong, he was surrounded by a group of thieves, and loyal and upright people could not get close. Zhou recently heard that Wu Gong wanted to go to the Purple Mountain in Jiangning this month to worship the sky and worship the stars. Therefore, Zhou did not hesitate to come thousands of miles to emulate Li Boji, the famous minister of the Great Song Dynasty in the past, and when Duke Wu drove to Jiangning on the fifteenth day of this month, he knocked on the que to petition"

Zhou Buhua arched his hand again, and his voice became more and more impassioned.

These words, Chang Wuwu finally understood. It turned out that this generation of Wenqu star Zhou Buhua was worried that the new policy of Huaiyang General Manager and Wu Gong Zhu Chongjiu would mess up Gangchang and destroy civilization, so he gave up the quota to go to Dadu to participate in the examination, abandoned his family and business, and came to Huaiyang to complain badly.

However, because Manager Zhu was surrounded by a group of villains, Zhou Caizi and his like-minded people had no chance to meet the main man. Therefore, they went south together, preparing to follow the example of Li Gang, a famous minister of the Great Song Dynasty, when Zhu Chongjiu came to Jiangning, and took all the scholars from all over the world to block the door of Wu Gongxingyuan.

This move is naturally full of risks, and if you don't get it right, you just have to go and have no return. You don't see, although Li Gang of the Great Song Dynasty succeeded in getting the imperial court to accept his main battle strategy with the support of the Tai students. However, when the Jin soldiers gave up Bianliang for the first time and retreated north, they were driven out of the imperial court and degraded by more than ten levels. If it weren't for the fact that the Great Song Dynasty had a system not to kill civil officials, it is estimated that his head would have hung on the city gate like Wu Zixu.

Thinking of this, Chang Wuwu only felt a pang in his heart. There was a tragic aura that instantly filled the entire chest. Zi said, sacrificing one's life for righteousness, doesn't it mean that this is the case? Zhou Buhua is definitely a model of a generation of scholars, although he is not angry in the eyes of his father and brother, if he follows him and does this, it will be enough to glorify his ancestors.

Those who can understand what Zhou Wuwu said are not only Xiao Chang Er. The drinkers and spectators present and gathered around also clenched their fists one after another, their faces full of anger.

In the blink of an eye, there was an atmosphere of 'the wind is sluggish and the water is cold', which enveloped the entire tavern. Everyone present couldn't wait for everyone to become tall and leave, singing for Zhou Jingke, who was about to die. (Note 2) Looking at the week of Buhua, the figure looks taller and taller, and even the patches on the cheongsam are shining with dazzling gold edges. bowed down and said resolutely: "This is uncertain, so Zhou will not invite you to accompany you!" After all, I am a saint and cannot break the inheritance. Pestle Cheng Ying, I should divide it with all the kings. ”

This sentence is a bit deep for Chang Wuwu. But a few new friends at the same table took the initiative to point out. "Back then, Zhao Shuo, the Jin doctor, died at the hands of traitors. But his wife gave birth to a surviving child. After the traitor wanted to kill this son, Cheng Ying and Gongsun Pestle, the guests of the Zhao family, hid in the people with the baby. In order to avoid pursuit, Gongsun Pestle carried out Li Daitao's plan, exchanged fake orphans for the young master of the Zhao family, and then let Cheng Ying go to the head. The traitorous minions were overjoyed, and they caught Gongsun Pestle and the fake orphan, and executed them together. The real Zhao orphan was secretly raised by Cheng Ying, and he finally embraced his father's hatred! ”

"Brother Zhou, it seems that he is ready to admonish each other to the death!"

"It's not about admonishing each other, it's about fighting. Let that Zhu thief, Manager Zhu, know that my Confucianism is still in good spirits. ”

"What traitors surround you? It's that we're on that man's territory at the moment, and we have to say it tactfully. If you want me to see it, Brother Zhou will definitely scold the thief and die, and leave a name for eternity! ”

As he spoke, several people burst into tears. At this moment, someone from the adjacent seat stood up again, raised his arms and shouted, "Brother Zhou, go away, your family and mother, you have our own support!" ”

"Yes, Brother Zhou. I'm going to raise money for charity and make Brother Zhou good!! ”

"Fundraising, fundraising. I can't accompany Brother Zhou to die together, I can always come up with some meager strength! ”

As he spoke, someone took out a large handful of broken silver and copper coins from his pocket and threw them at the table in front of him.

If you don't spend that week, you will naturally say thank you with tears, but the friends around you are not allowed. I found an empty blanket and put away the money on my desk first. Then from the door to the door, go table by table to collect donations.

In these years, those who can afford to read must have a family background above food and clothing. So everyone, you have always been, and I have been in one or two places, and they have helped each other. In the blink of an eye, the blanket that I found temporarily was half full.

Seeing this, my heart became more and more hot. With his hand poking into the depths of his underwear, he was ready to take out the two golden hairpins sewn by his mother at the corners of his clothes before leaving to see off Zhou Mingshi. At this moment, there was a sudden thunderous sound of war drums outside the door, "Knock knock, knock knock, knock knock"

Immediately after, there was another agitated horn, "Woo woo, woo woo, woo-"

The tragic atmosphere in the room was shattered in an instant. Everyone's attention suddenly shifted from Zhou Buhua to the street.

I saw that on the slightly narrow long street, four strong men rode on war horses and slowly walked by with a big flag full of holes. They were followed by three wagons, each of which was piled with broken flags, helmets, weapons, seals, and other pregnancies. Further back, there are hundreds of veterans who have returned from bloody battles, one by one, with their chests and backs straightened, in rows and vertically, marching like a forest. The armor on his body and the silver helmet on his head dazzled and chilled in the sun.

Behind the ranks of veterans, there were more than 3,000 auxiliaries and people's strong, although they walked a little messily, but they were all full of pride. Those who were slightly injured sat in the carriage without a carport, and were held in the middle like a moon by the people and the auxiliary soldiers. Every time he walked through an alley, he clasped his hands into fists and saluted the people watching the excitement on both sides of the road.

"Which one is this play with the surname Xu? It's just a murderous thing, what is there to boast about?! Beside Chang Wuwu, a scholar surnamed Cui complained unhappily.

Before his words fell, he saw several heroic young men, riding tall and mighty war horses, along both sides of the street, quickly overtaking their own team. While riding his horse and galloping, he waved the brocade silk in his hand and read it out loud: "Under the general manager's account, Feng Guosheng, the commander of the 305th Brigade of the Third Army, broke the Huangshan bandits in Jingde the day before yesterday. Capture its head Haradin, behead 40,000 thieves, and destroy his lair in Yushan! ”

"Mighty!"

"The Grand Governor is mighty!"

"General Feng is mighty!"

In the next moment, the streets and alleys were filled with cheers.

Although Chun'an City is far away from Jiangning, everyone has already heard of the brutality of the Huangshan thieves. These people were originally a group of "volunteers" under the Mengyuan government, but they didn't know why they turned against the owner and gathered at the foot of the Yellow Mountain to cause trouble. The Mengyuan government sent troops to recruit and suppress many times, but they were all killed by him and lost their armor.

Unlike the Red Turban Army who believe in Mingjiao, this group of Yellow Mountain thieves is holding the Star and Moon Banner of the Great Cannibal. Every time a battle was won, the captives were slaughtered. And if they break through a city, it will be like locusts crossing the border. Plunder everything that is eye-catching. Those who do not look at it will be burned on the spot. The people of the city, except for the Heavenly Sect who had already announced their conversion, were all killed and bloodied. Neither rich nor poor are immune!

Therefore, although it has been less than a year since Jiangning City was taken by the Huai'an army, the people's hearts are not stable. But no one who still has a head on his head wants his homeland to fall into the hands of the Yellow Mountain thieves who fly the Xingyue Banner. I don't want to be slaughtered like livestock because I don't believe in a certain god.

"In this battle, the Yellow Mountain thieves were swept away by the plough. Jiqing, Taiping, Ningguo, Guangde, Zhenjiang five roads, no more bandits! The young men who rode the tall horses collected the brocade silk in their hands and rode away.

"Wan Sheng!!"

"The chief manager wins!"

"The chief manager Wansheng, General Xu, General Feng, and the prince of Baidai!"

In the streets and alleys, the cheers rose higher and higher. The common people don't care if the strategy of governing the country comes from Zhou Li or what Qin law, what the common people care about is who can protect them and who can keep them from the scourge of bandits and rebels. From this point, the Huai'an Army has obviously won the hearts of the people. At least, where they fell, there was basically no repeated tug-of-war between the two warring sides. And their military discipline is a hundred times better than that of the officers and soldiers of Mengyuan!

There are no more bandits on the Jiangnan Fifth Road, which means that the people of the Jiangnan Fifth Road can live and work in peace and contentment from now on, and it also means that after nearly a year of patient combing, the Huai'an Third Army has completely controlled the anointed land of the five roads and has the strength to attack again. Upon hearing this, who would not rejoice in the military and civilians who were no longer willing to enslave the Mongols? Soon, someone took the initiative to take out firecrackers, hung them on the trees on the side of the road, and set them up "crackling". There were also many red-faced girls from ordinary people's families who grabbed melons and fruits from the stalls on the side of the road and threw them directly into the arms of the wounded soldiers on the carriage.

In a short time, the entire long street almost turned into a river of joy. The only thing that seems out of place with the surrounding environment is the wine shop where Zhou Buhua, Chang Wuwu and others are located. The tragic atmosphere that had been condensed before had already been washed away by the joy from all directions. No matter how many people with a heart try to retract it, it will be to no avail.

"Alas, even the Yellow Mountain thieves who the Mongolian soldiers can't help can clean up, in my opinion, sooner or later they will have to be surnamed Zhu!" A few drinkers sitting at the door suddenly sighed, slapped the money on the corner of the table, and got up to leave.

The quick-eyed shopkeeper immediately rushed forward to settle the bill for the customer, and at the same time thanked him loudly. The shopkeeper of the wine shop reluctantly withdrew his gaze from the street, and then bowed his hand to the guests with a smile on his face, "Ladies and gentlemen, please use it slowly, continue to use it slowly." If a dish is cold, or if you want to add more, just ask. From now on, all new drinks and dishes will be 70% off! ”

"Thank you, shopkeeper!"

"Shopkeeper Gao Yi, I'll get it!"

The drinkers smiled and returned the salute, but they couldn't afford to take advantage of the store. On the contrary, there were more people who had donated money before, looked at Zhou Buhua twice, stood up thoughtfully, and ordered Xiao Er to come over to settle the bill.

"This, this" I didn't expect to be defeated by the "Qiu Ba" who returned from victory, and Zhou Buhua didn't know what to do next. Tie Qing muttered for a long time before he arched his hand again and stammered: "This, this group of martial artists, don't you know that although the country is big, the belligerence must be dangerous. Brothers, don't be angry, wait for Zhou to knock on the other day, and make this clear to Wu Gong in person! ”

"Yes, brothers, I am waiting for this time, it is for the sake of a thousand years of righteousness, not a short time!" At different tables, some people stood up one after another and echoed loudly. But in terms of confidence, it is much weaker than before.

When he was embarrassed, on the second floor, there was a sudden gloomy ridicule. "Of course, you won't be fighting for a short time. By tomorrow morning, you'll be thousands of miles away! How to stay here and wait to die! ”

"Who, hiding his head and showing his tail, what kind of hero!"

"Who, why don't you dare to come down and say anything if you have something to say!"

"What do you mean, could it be that he is a minion of the government, and he wants to pour sewage on Brother Zhou's head?!"

When the few people who had previously advocated fundraising for Zhou Buhua heard this, they immediately raised their eyebrows, raised their heads, and roared at the staircase.

"Haha, smart! But you're only half right! The person upstairs smiled and walked down slowly, "Zhang is indeed on an errand under the account of the chief executive's office, but Zhang is not throwing sewage on Chao'er's head." Because you are waiting, they are originally a gang of liars! Today, I actually dared to come to Jiangning in broad daylight to commit a crime, is it to deceive me, no one cares about the Internal Affairs Department? ”

Note 1: Yu Yu Wen Zai, I follow Zhou. From "The Analects of the Eight Hundreds", Zi said: "Zhou is in the second generation, depressed and depressed, I follow Zhou." It means that the etiquette system of the Zhou Dynasty was borrowed from the Xia and Shang dynasties, and how colorful it is. I admire the system of the Zhou Dynasty. Later generations also used Yu Li, referring to civilization.

Note 2: Gao gradually left, a friend of the Assassin Jing Ke. Jing Ke went to the Qin State to assassinate, and Gao gradually left the Yishui River to bid farewell to him. After Jing Ke died, Gao Yuanli was blinded by Qin Shi Huang and recruited into the palace as a musician. He hid lead in his musical instrument and tried to stone Qin Shi Huang to death, but failed and was killed.