Section 209 Apprenticeship

When Gao Junya heard the three words of Taiping Dao, the corners of her mouth twitched slightly, and her eyes showed a look of horror.

It's just that all this is fleeting, replaced by a non-stop sneer, "Taiping Dao, is there still Taiping Dao in this world?" ”

Wu Gongbu suddenly laughed wildly, "Gao Junya, if you think there is no peace in the way, why do you clench your fists in fear?" What you do, as long as there is one person in the Taiping Dao, they will definitely not let you go. ”

Gao Junya was stunned, took two steps forward, squatted down and looked at Wu Gongbu's eyes, "I'm afraid?" Maybe I just want to punch you up. ”

Wu Gongbu laughed again, looking a little crazy, "Then you come to beat me." ”

The sound of 'bang-la-la' chains made Wu Gongbu weak and struggling to stand up in shackles.

Gao Junya took a few steps back like a rabbit, saw Wu Gongbu fall to the ground, and suddenly sighed, "Why are you suffering?" ”

Wu Gongbu fell to the ground, and he didn't even seem to have the strength to speak.

Gao Junya's eyes flickered, and she said in a low voice: "Actually, I don't want to do this to you, as long as you tell you where the hidden armor is, I will definitely not embarrass you." I, Gao Junya, swear to the sky, as long as Wu Gongbu says where the Tibetan armor is, I, Gao Junya, will bless him with peace and security, and if he doesn't fulfill it, he will be hit by five thunders from the sky. ”

Wu Gongbu was still silent, and Gao Junya suddenly laughed, "It seems that you have changed a little, at least you are not too fierce to scold me today." It's just that I advise you to say it, because you're not the only one with the Qi Wuhuai Wen Treasure Knife now. ”

"What did you say?" Wu Gongbu asked weakly.

"Taiping Dao has always been guilty of rebellion and rebellion, and has been disgusted and encircled by the imperial court since its inception. Since Zhang Jiao, he was strong for a while, but he gradually decayed and didn't know how to be flexible, and you are the same now. Gao Junya sighed and said: "Although I don't know much, I also know that Taiping Dao is so declining, it can't become any climate, you were born with a knife, just to find someone who shares your rebellious heart, am I not a good choice for your Taiping Dao?" Now there is another man selling knives in Taiyuan City, and what he is holding in his hand is the treasure knife refined by the descendants of Qi Wuhuaiwen, presumably Taiping Dao knows that you have had an accident and gave up on you. In that case, wouldn't it be better for you to cooperate with me, take the Tibetan armor, and do something great to make them understand the price of giving up you? ”

There was silence in the cell, and all the soldiers were quite far away, of course, because of such a matter was confidential, and Gao Junya didn't want others to hear about it.

Wu Gongbu finally spoke: "Water, give me water to drink." ”

Gao Junya's face showed joy, reached out and scooped a bowl of water from the bucket in the cell, handed it to Wu Gongbu, and said softly: "I know you don't want to die, if you want to die, as long as you don't eat or drink, you will die early." Tell me where I hid my armor, and I'll let you go. ”

There was an indescribable temptation in his voice, and Wu Gongbu said weakly: "Well, let me tell you, Tibetan Jia is divided into two places, and one is in ......."

His weak voice was extremely low, and Gao Junya couldn't help but step forward and said patiently, "Where?" ”

Suddenly, Wu Gongbu hugged Gao Junya and bit it, Gao Junya was so anxious for benefit that she forgot to be vigilant, and was hugged by Wu Gongbu, and she actually bit her face. Gao Junya's heart was cold, she roared angrily to break free from Wu Gongbu's restraints, and crawled to the entrance of the cell, reaching out and touching her face, wet and bleeding. The jailers rushed over, the corners of Wu Gongbu's mouth were bloody, and he laughed loudly: "Of course I don't want to die, I just want to eat a few more bites of your meat." ”

Gao Junya was furious, and the jailers rushed in to fight, but Gao Junya waved his hand to stop them and ordered them to retreat. His eyes rolled, and he held back his anger. This Wu Gongbu is already very weak, and he may die violently if he is beaten again. Although he hated it in his heart, because the Tibetan armor had not yet arrived, he naturally didn't want him to die easily.

With a long sigh, Gao Junya said in a deep voice: "Wu Gongbu, I will give you three more days, you think about it carefully, I will not get your answer after three days, I have already done my best to you, and I will not leave your surname any longer." ”

After he finished speaking, he turned around and walked out of the cell, but Wu Gongbu exhausted all his strength and muttered, "Three days, I should have died a long time ago." ”

He was a little confused, but he heard the jailer outside the cell say, "Lao Li, what's wrong with your face, is it bitten like Lord Gao?" ”

Lao Li answered, and the jailer laughed, "You are weak no matter how you talk, were you sucked dry by the girls last night......

Before the words fell, a 'bang' was heard, and there were a few exclamations outside the cell, and there was silence for a moment.

The cell door rang, and Wu Gongbu saw a face with ointment, but it was not Gao Junya, and asked weakly, "Who are you?" ”

The man took out the key, opened the shackles, and smiled, "I am the one who saved you." ”

**After Xiao Buyi returned to the General's Mansion, he had been quietly waiting for news, and Li Jing was also by his side.

"Gao Junya should have been fooled." Li Jing said with a smile: "Your trick to lure the snake out of the hole is very effective, and when there is a fuss in the restaurant, and a knife seller comes out, he still can't hold his breath." first went to find Liu Datam, and then went to the cell, and the eldest brother had already followed him to take a look, so he must have found something. ”

Xiao Buyi smiled and said: "The eldest brother is not disguised, but shaped, with his skills, it shouldn't be a problem to get into prison." It's just that Gao Junya gave us a treasure knife, but we stabbed him, which is a little too unrighteous. ”

Li Jing said with a smile, "I don't know when Xiao Da's corrupt officials will find out in conscience, but all of this is going on in an orderly manner according to your plan." ”

When the two were talking and laughing, Fang Wuregret had already hurried over, "Lord Xiao, there are people outside the General's Mansion who ask to see you." ”

"Who is it?"

Fang Wuregret scratched his head and said: "It's just one person, and I didn't pay a visit, I just said that I wanted to see Lord Xiao." The man was neatly dressed, with big eyes and thick eyebrows, and he was still very young, but he should not be an official of Taiyuan City, because every time they came, they would give a gift list first. ”

"Let him in." Xiao Buyi couldn't think of who this person was, and guessed: "Most of them are copycat people." ”

Fang Wuregret walked out quickly, and quickly brought in a person.

The man wore a felt hat that covered half of his face, and he was of moderate stature, and he walked with a flowing and uninhibited look, and he didn't care about anything. Xiao Buyi just glanced at it, "No regrets, today the General's Mansion is closed to guests, and I will never see anyone again." ”

Li Jing took a sip of the teacup, his eyes swept over the man, slightly surprised.

The man lifted his felt hat, revealing dark hair and large eyes. He may not be handsome, but his expression is always full of confidence, which adds a lot of charm to him.

"Lord Xiao, don't come unharmed."

Xiao Buyi said with a smile: "Xu Shiji, you are so bold, do you dare to come here?" Xiao Buyi thought too many people coming to him, but he didn't expect Xu Shiji to come to him.

When he said goodbye to Taiping Village, he and Xu Shiji have never seen each other again, although he is an official and Xu Shiji is a thief, but this thief is not annoying, and it can even be said that Xu Shiji's uninhibition makes Xiao Buyi feel a little good.

"It's not big, it's not small. Since Lord Xiao of Qingjiang Racecourse didn't kill me at the beginning, it must be okay to come here now. Xu Shiji said with a smile.

"What are you looking for me to do?"

Xu Shiji shook his head, "Actually, I came here to find Lord Xiao for a purpose, and it is not an exaggeration to say that I am visiting General Li." Ignoring Xiao Buyi's astonishment, Xu Shiji turned to Li Jing and said: "General Li, Dongjun is goodbye, Shiji misses it very much, and it is a blessing in life to be able to see it today." ”

Li Jing raised his eyelids, "I feel extremely unfortunate, General Xu came here today, I don't know if there is a knife and axe hand to serve?" What about Shan Jiangxiao, why didn't you come together? ”

Xu Shiji blushed slightly, knowing that Li Jing was talking about Dongjun, he took two steps forward and gave a deep salute and said: "Shiji didn't know that the sky was high and the earth was thick, and he wanted to compete with General Li, but he was really using his mantis arm as a car, and he couldn't do anything about it. Today, the gift of Shiji is only to make amends to General Li, and he also asks General Li to make a large amount of money and no longer care about Shiji. General Li may not know that Shiji is no longer in Wagang. ”

Of course, Li Jing knew that Xu Shiji was no longer in Wagang, and when he saw that he was very respectful, he didn't want to say anything.

"Since you don't want to compete with me today, what are you doing with me?"

"Shiji left Wagang, in fact, he has been secretly following Lord Xiao, and he wanted to follow Lord Xiao before and after the saddle and repay Lord Xiao for his kindness of not killing at the beginning. I can owe everything in my life, but the last thing I want to owe is a favor, and after leaving Wagang, there is nothing to do, and I want to repay this favor first. I didn't expect Lord Xiao's martial arts to be outstanding, but I still didn't look at the world achievements in my eyes," Xu Shiji smiled bitterly: "I was helpless, I didn't want to follow with a cheeky face, so I had to wander around looking for a backer, but I didn't expect that the backer was not found, but I knew that Lord Xiao was famous in Yangzhou and had defeated the Jianghuai bandits Du Fuwei and Li Zitong, and I couldn't help but admire it." ”

"You have something to say," Xiao Buyi said on the side: "I've been too lazy to use my brain lately, and I've been most annoyed by others going around in circles." ”

Xu Shiji laughed, "Actually, I also know that Lord Xiao and General Li are both characters who pretend to be pigs and eat tigers, and they are much better than me who are arrogant and uninhibited." Lord Xiao is still mostly guessing my intentions, but I can only say that Xu Shiji is here today, and there is no malice. ”

Li Jing yawned, "Xu Shiji, you are boring when you are not a bandit, but I don't want to talk nonsense with you." ”

Xu Shiji smiled a little bitterly, "In fact, after Lord Xiao left Yangzhou, Jianghuai has changed a lot, Du Fuwei was injured by Lord Xiao, and was taken advantage of by Li Zitong, and all the Jianghuai forces accumulated over the years were robbed by Li Zitong, isn't Lord Xiao surprised at all?" ”

Xiao Buyi smiled and said: "Li Zitong is mercenary, cunning and cunning, if such a great opportunity is missed, it will not be Li Zitong." ”

Xu Shiji's eyes burned, "Maybe Lord Xiao had already thought of the result when he let Du Fuwei and Li Zitong go." It's like Lord Xiao knows that letting go of Zhai Hong is far more useful than killing him. ”

"I'm not as scheming as you think, and I'm just soft-hearted sometimes." Xiao Buyi said casually.

But Lord Xiao probably didn't expect that the praying mantis catches cicadas, and the yellow finch is behind, but this credit falls into the hands of Wang Shichong. Li Zitong grabbed Du Fuwei's territory, and before his foothold was stable, Wang Shichong sent people to attack, but Li Zitong's foundation was unstable and it was difficult to restrain his subordinates. The two major forces of Jianghuai have been a big trouble for the imperial court for a long time, but they didn't expect to be wiped out by Lord Xiao's chats and laughter, and it may take some time to regroup. Shiji pondered for a long time, only to know that although Lord Xiao went south not to suppress the rebellion, he successively wanted to disintegrate Wagang, and the three major forces of Jianghuai acted elegantly and uninhibitedly, and his intentions were profound, which really made Shiji embarrassed. ”

Xiao Buyi could only smile incomprehensibly, and said in his heart that Xu Shiji was not thinking too little, but thinking too much.

"However, Lord Xiao's strategy makes me admire, but what I admire the most is General Li's method of using troops." Xu Shiji changed the topic and sighed: "When I stayed in Yangzhou for a while, I thought that Lord Xiao would return to the Eastern Capital, but I didn't expect that when I arrived in the Eastern Capital, I heard that the Turks had invaded the border. I moved on the spur of the moment and went straight north, wanting to join the army to fight......"

Xiao Buyi was really surprised this time, "You want to join the army?" ”

Xu Shiji said with a smile: "Most of Lord Xiao is puzzled, but although I, Xu Shiji, am not ashamed of what Yang Guang has done, but in the face of national difficulties, if Shiji is in Wagang, it will be forgotten, at most watching the fire from the other side, but since it is the Chinese atomic people who have arrived at the border, I should try my best to drive the Turks out of the Central Plains." I have never disdained anything that I want to use the power of the Turks to put the people in the water. ”

Xiao Buyi slapped the table and said, "That's good." ”

Li Jing also nodded, Xu Shiji couldn't help but be overjoyed when he saw that the two of them began to listen to him, "I originally joined Li Yuan's team, but I found that this old man was making a lot of fanfare but didn't sell his life, presumably hoping that Yang Guang would be arrested." Seeing that Xiao Buyi and Li Jing were both silent, Xu Shiji frowned and said, "Don't the two adults believe the truth I said?" ”

Xiao Buyi said after a while: "What can you do if you believe it or not?" ”

Xu Shiji understood, "It turns out that Master Xiao has long known it, but the ridiculous Shiji is in the dark. But I think even if I know that they don't sell their lives, Yang Guang is helpless now. The Longxi and Kwantung lords all performed unsatisfactory this time, but I was greatly disappointed, it seems that there are fewer and fewer people who work for Yang Guang, Lord Xiao and General Li are both smart people, do you still want to work for the Great Sui? ”

Seeing that the faces of the two of them did not change, Xu Shiji secretly admired. If you want to say that Li Jing is calm, forget it, after all, Li Jing's life has been full of twists and turns, ups and downs. But Xiao Buyi is the same age as him, he is quite calculating, and no one has ever known his intentions, so in Xu Shiji's eyes, he can be regarded as a person who does great things.

"I'm a little disappointed in Li Yuan, but I'm alone, but I can't make a name for myself. But along the way, I have heard that General Li's prestige is far and wide, I only think that I am familiar with the book of war, good at using soldiers, suffering from a group of rabble in Wagang, often self-pity and uselessness, Wagang under my leadership, but just a remnant, nothing to do. But I have always been unrepentant and complaining. But I heard that General Li only used 300 soldiers, and swept through the grassland barbarians, so that the Turks were all frightened. Only then did Shiji realize that I was using a soldier to control the enemy, while General Li was leading an army to govern the country, which really made me ashamed in comparison. ”

When Xu Shiji said this, he said sincerely: "Shiji thought that he was quite capable of leading the army, but when he compared it with General Li, he realized that he was a frog at the bottom of the well, and Yelang was arrogant. Today, I heard that General Li was here, so I made a special trip to come, and I only hope that General Li will accept Xu Shiji as an apprentice regardless of his previous suspicions! ”

Xu Shiji bowed to the ground, his expression was solemn, and Li Jing was stunned.

**When Wu Gongbu woke up again, he only felt like a world away.

He never dreamed that he would go to prison, and he couldn't figure out why he was out of prison again.

Life is like this, inadvertent waves can push you to the cusp, but hidden turbulence may knock you into a catastrophe!

The room was not luxurious, but it was simple and clean, and it was a world away from prison.

He remembered that he woke up once, and a servant girl fed him rice porridge, he was too weak, he just wanted to sleep well, and he was thinking in a daze, what was going on, could it be Gao Junya's trick?

But it doesn't seem to be, in his memory, it was a bearded man with a plaster on his face who saved himself, and there was an old Li among the jailers who was also bearded, but how could Lao Li save him? Lao Li knocked the guard unconscious, and after using the key to open his shackles, he helped him change the jailer's clothes, tidied him up a little, helped him out of the cell, and told the guard that he was sick. However, this action still did not deceive the jailer, and when he was about to leave the prison, dozens of soldiers had already surrounded him, shouting urgently. When Wu Gongbu thought that he was overjoyed, Lao Li suddenly made a move. Wu Gongbu has also seen the world, but he never thought that someone would be so skilled in martial arts. Lao Li waved his hand, several soldiers had fallen out, he grabbed the spear just a horizontal, and fell seven or eight soldiers, when the soldiers were frightened and inexplicable, Lao Li took him to fly out of the wall lightly, easily, making him feel like in a dream.

In the dream, he didn't want to wake up, but he couldn't help waking up, and when he woke up, he looked at the roof in a daze, not knowing if he was still in the dream.

Why did Lao Li save him, was it a chivalrous act, or a bad intention, this is a difficult problem for Wu Gongbu.

"You're awake?" A voice rang out, full of kindness.

Wu Gongbu looked away and saw a person standing by the window, just a back. Wu Gongbu pondered intently, and he definitely didn't know this person in his memory.

"You are?" Wu Gongbu struggled to sit up, only to find that he had already changed into brand new clothes, and his wound had been carefully bandaged. There was gratitude in my heart, and it turned into a sneer in an instant. The prison has made him very cautious for a long time, this is very likely to be Gao Junya's trick, Gao Junya knows that it is not good, so he uses the intention of tenderness, wanting to trick him into telling the secret of the Tibetan armor. Because if it weren't for Gao Junya's arrangement, who could easily take him out of the cell?

"You can call me Xiao Buyi."

Xiao Buyi turned around and smiled, "Are you feeling better?" ”

Wu Gongbu stared at Xiao Buyi's face and found that he was actually very young, and he was even more stunned.

Xiao Buyi? Wu Gongbu muttered, he had been locked up in prison for a long time, and the name Xiao Buyi was very unfamiliar to him.

"Where am I?"

"Taiyuan City General's Mansion."

"You lied to me, there has never been a general's mansion in Taiyuan City!"

"Oh, I'm here, this is the General's Mansion." Xiao Buyi smiled faintly.

Wu Gongbu frowned and said, "Why?" ”

"Because I'm a general! The place where the general lives is, of course, the General's Mansion! ”

Wu Gongbu opened his mouth wide, feeling that this deception was really a bit naΓ―ve, since the founding of the Great Sui, which general is not seventy or eighty, pale hair and white beard, has this person in front of him passed the weak crown?

"You're a general, what kind of bullshit general are you?" Wu Gongbu was full of ridicule.

Xiao Buyi smiled and didn't care, "I'm not a bullshit general, I'm the right Xiaowei general of the Great Sui!" If you walk out of this room and say that Xiao Buyi is a bullshit general, I am afraid that if you don't wait for Gao Junya to arrest you, the people will also beat you to death. ”

The room was silent, Wu Gongbu couldn't believe it, but he had to believe it, because he kept staring at Xiao Buyi's eyes and found that there was confidence in them that he had never seen before.

"Even if you're a general, why did you save me? Does Gao Junya know I'm here? ”

Xiao Buyi's smile was sneering, "Do you think I want to harm you?" Or do you want to trick you into telling you the secret of the armor? ”

Wu Gongbu was shocked and said, "How do you know the secret of the Tibetan armor?" ”

Xiao Buyi sighed softly, "Not only do I know the secret of Tibetan armor, but I also know that your name is not Wu Gongbu, your real name is Qi Wugongbu, and you are the great-grandson of Qi Wuhuaiwen, a master craftsman of the previous dynasty, and this knife is yours, and you are also refining it yourself." ”

Xiao Buyi's wrist flipped, and a shiny single knife had been sent to Wu Gongbu, and that knife was given by Gao Junya.

Wu Gongbu was short of breath and looked at Xiao Buyi in disbelief, "Who are you, how do you know my details?" As soon as he spoke, he invisibly admitted his identity. Xiao Buyi was not surprised, "I just said, I am Xiao Buyi." ”

Wu Gongbu grabbed his head with his hands, contemplated hard, and suddenly burst into a shout, jumped up from the bed, and threw himself at Xiao Buyi.

His strength was insufficient, but it could be seen that he wanted to snatch back the treasure knife and kill Xiao Buyi by the way!

Xiao Buyi stretched out his hand, and Wu Gongbu only felt a soft force coming over. He turned sharply, and when he was exhausted, he found that he was still on the bed, and he couldn't help but be even more shocked.

This general not only has a prominent official position, but his martial arts are even more unpredictable, and his casual shots make him unable to resist.

Qi Wugongbu is also a master craftsman, and he has been concentrating on refining weapons, but he also has some strength, and when he is not injured, a few young men are not his opponents, but he didn't expect that he would not have the strength to fight back in front of Xiao Buyi now.

"What are you going to do?" Qi Wugongbu said hatefully.

Xiao Buyi laughed, "This sentence should be what I asked you, I saved you from Gao Junya's hands, let you recuperate here with peace of mind, and find someone to take care of you, but is this how you treat the person who saved you?" ”

"I am never polite to people with bad intentions." Qi Wugongbu felt that his intimidation was a little weak.

Xiao Buyi walked over slowly, put the single knife on the bed, and said softly: "What you said is very wrong, I rescued you here, just to let you recuperate with peace of mind, this knife is yours, the thing is returned to the original owner, you are here to recuperate with peace of mind, when you feel that you can walk, you can walk if you want, I will not stop you." As for the three meals a day, someone will bring them, and if you have any other needs, let the maidservant tell me okay. ”

As soon as Xiao Buyi finished speaking, he had already turned around and walked out of the room, Qi Wugongbu was stunned, reached out and picked up the long knife, as if reunited with his lover, he suddenly felt that the bridge of his nose was a little sour, and looked out the window at Xiao Buyi's distant back, and scolded weakly, "Hypocrisy." ”

**"Second brother, do you think I'm a hypocrisy? ”

"Sort of."

Xiao Buyi flipped through the stack of gift lists on the table, and said dissatisfiedly: "I saved him and let him recuperate from his injuries, he can leave if he wants, is this also a hypocrisy?" ”

"But you still know that he is useful, so you go to save him, and you also hope that he will stay and help you, just like you agree with Xu Shiji to worship me as a teacher." Li Jing smiled: "Otherwise, there are so many injured people on the street, and you won't see you all bring them back to the General's Mansion to raise?" But of course you are much stronger than Gao Junya, so I just say that you are a bit hypocritical. ”

Xiao Buyi was a little embarrassed, "Then it is estimated that I will not be benevolent and righteous in my life, and that kind of great mercy and compassion can only be done by Daoxin." ”

Li Jing smiled and said no more, but Xiao Buyi frowned, "There is one less gift list." ”

"Third child, you are content, you must know that your son in Taiyuan City, the land of Taiyuan City is less than three feet. Although the people love you, and some send something spontaneously, stop it when it's time to stop. ”

Xiao Buyi shook his head and said, "Second brother, no matter how you know about my hard work." Now that I use money everywhere, I have the opportunity to save less money, and it will be difficult to accumulate it when I step down. ”

"Who didn't give a gift?" Li Jing asked.

"Li Yuan."

Li Jing stopped talking, but Fang Wuregret rushed in from outside, "Lord Xiao, Li Yuan is sick!" ”.

(To be continued)