[I didn't expect She Zhi to be a disciple of Taiping Dao......]

The next day, when the black crows woke up from their sleep and saw She Zhi, the words of She Zhi from the previous night seemed to echo in their ears.

As Ma Yuanyi said in the conversation with She Zhi before, after She Zhi tested Zhang Huang and others a few words yesterday, he threw out the heavy bomb of Taiping Road, which shocked the rest of the people except Zhang Huang.

In fact, She Zhi was also very nervous at that time, because he only saw Zhang Huang and others' dissatisfaction with the status quo in Luoyang and the class system, but whether Zhang Huang and others were willing to join Taiping Dao, and what they thought of Taiping Dao, this Qiē She Zhi had no idea. I have to say that this move of his is a bit risky.

And at this time, Zhang Huang said lightly beside him, "What are you surprised? It's not like we haven't met a disciple of Taiping Dao. ”

"Oh yes......"

Li Tong, Zang Ba, Tai Shici, and Chen Zhi were immediately surprised when they heard this, because they had dealt with Taiping Dao as early as when they were in Taishan County.

"It turns out that Brother She Zhi is a disciple of Taiping Dao." Li Tong, who is the most familiar with her, looked up and down and left and right around She Zhi, looking critical, and she couldn't laugh or cry when she saw it.

"Then does Big Brother She know Tang Zhou Immortal Master?" Chen Zhi stared at She Zhi with some suspicion.

She Zhi couldn't cry or laugh in his heart when he heard this, and said in his heart, could it be that these little guys still suspect him of being fake? What are the benefits of counterfeiting Taiping Dao? Do you think you are not on the wanted list?

Thinking of this, She Zhi shook his head helplessly and said, "Tang Zhou is my senior brother. ”

"Really?" Zang Ba was slightly surprised and asked curiously, "What about ......that?" Then will you also live the way of the dead's flesh and bones? ”

"The art of water runes?" She Zhi was stunned, and then said with a wry smile, "That immortal law." I won't ...... yet."

"Then you don't have anything, our boss will be." Li Tongtong's disappointed and almost disdainful eyes looked at She Zhi, only to see She Zhi's head sweating.

"Do you know how to use water?" She Zhi looked at Zhang Huang in surprise.

Because She Zhi is a person from Taiping Dao, and it seems that he is also Ma Yuanyi's confidant, Zhang Huang naturally will not hide it, nodding and saying truthfully, "Yes, but I only learned one or two, and I can only heal external injuries......

"That's pretty remarkable, too." She Zhi looked at Zhang Huang in amazement and asked. "Senior Brother Tang Zhou taught you?"

"Well, it was Brother Tang Zhou who taught me." Zhang Huang nodded, I have to say that he has an inexplicable good impression of Tang Zhou.

[It turns out that this kid's friendship with Senior Brother Tang Zhou is so deep, he is not my Taiping Dao disciple, but he actually learned the art of Fu Shui from Senior Brother Tang Zhou......]

She Zhi was secretly surprised in his heart, and now, he no longer had any doubts about Zhang Huang and the others, after all, in his opinion. Zhang Huang is already half a disciple of Taiping Dao.

So, She Zhi naturally put forward an invitation to let Zhang Huang and others join Taiping Dao.

However, at this time, Xu Fu, who had been silent for a long time, took the lead in asking, "Dare to ask your purpose?" ”

I saw She Zhi take a deep look at Xu Fu with a vigilant look on his face. said in a deep voice, "The great sage and good teacher have words, set up a heart for the world, and establish a life for the people!" …… This. That is, my Taiping Taoism! ”

Not to mention, even a humble scholar like Xu Fu, who was slightly hostile to Taiping Dao, was moved by this sentence. What's more, it is the Black Feather Crow, and the other few people who are already passionate about the stability of the world.

When voting by show of hands, Chen Dao, Li Tong, Zang Ba, and Tai Shici were all in favor of joining the Taiping Dao, perhaps because what they had seen and heard in the past few days had touched them very much, especially in the scene they saw in Luoyang, which made them full of disappointment with the imperial court.

Except for Zhang Huang, the leader of the black feather crow, who only spoke at the end, only Xu Fu kept silent, his eyes full of struggle. Thinking about it, after all, what Xu Fu learned in Yingchuan Academy was a loyal and patriotic Confucianism, and Taiping Dao was clearly a rebel army who was preparing to overthrow the Han family and establish a new dynasty, even if this rebel army occupied the righteousness and was indeed for the sake of the common people in the world, but Xu Fu still couldn't accept that he had become the 'rebellious' group that the teachers referred to at the beginning.

"Little Brother She, let us think about it." Considering Xu Fu's feelings, Zhang Huang apologetically and tactfully rejected She Zhi's invitation temporarily. After all, the rules of the Black Feather Crow are to take into account the thoughts of every buddy brother, just like when Li Tong was unwilling to learn martial arts from Sun Jian and gave up that excellent opportunity, as long as Xu Fu didn't really nod and agreed, Zhang Huang and the rest would never join the Taiping Dao, even if they were full of good feelings for the Taiping Dao.

[Little Brother She?] ]

She Zhi muttered a few words with a strange expression, and then nodded, he didn't care about Zhang Huang's refusal, after all, he could see that the black feather crows were still full of good feelings for Taiping Dao, but the kid named Xu Fu couldn't accept the identity of 'anti-thief' for a while, this phenomenon was not uncommon when they recruited fellow Taoists, and it was commonplace. Anyway, as long as they want this world to be more peaceful and better, they will eventually join them.

Therefore, She Zhi is not in a hurry.

"Yo, up?" Seeing Zhang Huang and the others getting up one after another, she Zhi, who had been meditating in the hall of the secret room and cultivating herself, opened her eyes and said hello to them.

Maybe because of last night's incident, the black feather crows have become familiar with She Zhi a lot, even if it is Xu Fu, they no longer have suspicion of She Zhi, of course, this does not mean that he accepted She Zhi's invitation.

"Where are you going today?" She Zhi asked.

"Let's go find Wang Yue and have a look." Zhang Huang said unrelentingly. Although Ma Yuanyi, She Zhi and Xun You all persuaded Zhang Huang and others, Zhang Huang still did not give up, after all, who told Wang Yue to have the prestige of the Luoyang Sword Master on his head?

"You really don't give up...... She Zhi shook his head with a smile, and then thought about it, "Wang Yue has opened martial arts halls in both the inner city and the outer city, I don't know which place you want to go?" ”

"There are martial arts halls on both sides?" Chen Zhi asked puzzledly, "What is he doing with opening two martial arts halls?" ”

She Zhi explained, "I have also heard from others, I heard that when Wang Yue first came to Luoyang, he was poor and white, and he had no fame at all, so he set up a ring in the outer city. Five hundred wen once, as long as you can defeat him. and you will get a hundred taels of silver...... Using this method, Wang Yue scraped together a sum of money and opened a martial arts hall in the outer city. ”

"Jin Wuwei doesn't care?" Zang Ba asked in surprise.

She Zhi sneered and said, "Jin Wuwei only cares whether you comment on the government or not, they won't care about this kind of thing...... The places where you passed through the outer city that day were relatively safe, and in some secluded places in the outer city, even if there were many murderers on the street...... This is the place where dragons and tigers gather, and how many self-proclaimed heroes in the world flock to this place. It is common to fight without a word. ”

"The court turned a blind eye? That's a life lawsuit! Xu Fu asked incredulously.

She Zhi glanced at Xu Fu and said meaningfully, "The human life lawsuit is true, but this human life is also divided into three, six, nine and so on...... If any of the families of the scholar clan were killed, in less than half a day, the captains, court lieutenants, lieutenants, and even the lieutenants of the division would all send someone to arrest the murderer; But if only the common people died...... Officials and lords are busy with government affairs every day. How can you afford it? In the second half of the sentence, She Zhi's words were full of ridicule and mockery.

"The law and order in Luoyang is so corrupt?" Xu Fu shook his head bitterly.

She Zhi was happy when he heard this, and sneered, "The security of Luoyang." That's fooling the emperor of Hanting...... As long as the day doesn't fall, it's out of the way. Those who are greedy for money continue to collect money, and those who want power continue to fight for power and profit...... What is the life of the common people? ”

"......" Xu Fu opened his mouth, speechless.

It didn't take long. Xun You went down to the secret room to find Zhang Huang and the others.

"Brother Gongda didn't have an errand today?" After asking this doubt, Zhang Huang remembered that it seemed that Xun Yu had not been on an errand in the DPRK a few days ago. Instead, they waited at the gates to meet them.

As if he had seen through something, Xun You sighed and said with a little anger, "Your Majesty has not dealt with the government for a long time, and has been playing and having fun in the West Garden, and the ministers of the court and the central government have advised him several times, but they have been blocked by Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others...... Now, all the pieces have to be presented to His Majesty by Zhang Rang and others, and I, the Huangmen Squire, are now useless......"

Seeing Xun You's shaking his head and sighing, Zhang Huang suddenly understood in his heart: presumably Zhang Rang and others were afraid that Liu Hong, the Son of Heaven, would hear some unfavorable words from the hundred officials, so they cut off the connection between the hundred officials and the Son of Heaven, and let Liu Hong, who thought that the world was peaceful, have fun in the palace every day, and did not know that the Han family was in danger.

"Are you going to visit Wang Yue?" Xun You complained and then diverted the topic.

Zhang Huang nodded and said with a smile, "Don't hide it from Brother Gongda, I still won't give up." ”

Xun You was slightly happy when he heard this, and then said with a little embarrassment, "Five hundred gold is nothing to my Xun family, but ...... here."

Zhang Huang was stunned, and then he realized that Xun You was still thinking about preparing the five hundred gold bundles for them.

Realizing this, Zhang Huang hurriedly said, "Brother Gongda's words are really ashamed of me waiting." …… When I came to Luoyang, Brother Wen Ruo had already given me a sum of money under the guise of sending a letter to my family. ”

When he said this, Zhang Huang secretly sighed in his heart that Xun Yu and Xun You, the two uncles and nephews, were simply models of justice and righteousness, but it was a pity that there were not many children of the scholar clan who valued gold and silver and valued benevolence and righteousness in today's world.

"I'll find a way to wait for myself, if Brother Gongda does this again, then I will be ashamed."

"This ......" Xun You nodded his head, but also breathed a sigh of relief, and smiled unabashedly, "Although I am an official in the court, my monthly income is not enough for my subordinates, and I have to rely on my family to receive silver taels, which is really ashamed." ”

Xun You's words did not reduce his good impression in the hearts of Zhang Huang, She Zhi and others, on the contrary, She Zhi had more respect for Xun You's moral integrity, after all, Xun You, the Yellow Gate Squire, was a big and important position, but who knew that he was so embarrassed. You don't have to guess to know that this Xun disciple must not have taken bribes.

After eating, after informing Xun You, Zhang Huang and the others went out to find Wang Yue's martial arts hall in the inner city.

Along the way, they once again witnessed the cruelty of the class system, which strengthened the dissatisfaction of the Black Feather Crows with the current imperial court, and even Xu Fu, who was still struggling in his heart, also showed a little disappointment.

If the lives of the common people are considered to be extremely worthless, then those who are slaves and servants are not even as good as goods and animals.

On the way, Zhang Huang and others witnessed a guy dressed as a prince of a family instructing his servants to punch and kick the groom he was driving, only to beat the groom to the ground and prostrate himself on the ground. And the reason was just that the wheels of the carriage were tossed by a piece of rubble, which startled the boy who was in the carriage at the time.

"Don't make trouble!"

She Zhi immediately noticed the angry faces on the faces of Li Tong, Zang Ba and others, and warned in a low voice.

"Let's go." After watching that scene for a long time, Zhang Huang could only urge his brothers to leave quickly. Because he understands that this is not a place where they can fight with grievances. If they cause something here, it will definitely alarm Jin Wuwei, and when the time comes, not only will not only the Black Feather Crow suffer, but even Ma Yuanyi, She Zhi, Xun You and others will probably be implicated.

The black-feathered crows silently bowed their heads and left.

In front of them, the inner city of Luoyang seems to be a true portrayal of the Han family. It is like a towering giant tree, which gradually begins to rot from its roots and from the heart of the tree.

After walking for about an hour, Zhang Huang and the others finally found the martial arts hall opened by Wang Yue, the sword master of Luoyang, in the inner city.

I have to say. Even if this Wang's martial arts hall is in the inner city, where many dignitaries and nobles live, it can also be called a mansion, and the huge sword word on the wall of the inner door of the mansion, even if it is far away, also makes Zhang Huang and the others rush to a dark shock, as if it is not just the handwriting of dead things, but a cold and murderous sword.

Looking around, Zhang Huang found that in addition to the martial arts hall, there were roughly estimated to be about a dozen men. He was about fifteen to twenty-five years old, with swords tied around his waist, and he was well-dressed, and he knew at a glance that he was a member of the scholar clan. But these people's physiques are not good. It's not like it's unarmed, but it's not much better.

"Brother She, what are these people here for?" Zhang Huang asked She Zhi in a low voice.

She Zhi glanced around a few times, and said in a low voice. "Since it's in front of the martial arts hall, it's natural to come to learn swordsmanship."

"Them?" Zang Ba frowned unconsciously, after all, in his opinion. These dozen or so scholars were very weak.

She Zhi chuckled a few times and asked everyone rhetorically, "Why do you think Wang Yue asked for 500 gold for accepting the common people as apprentices, but only 500 wen for the children of the Shi clan?" ”

"What's the point?"

"What else could it be for? It's just a paving the way. She Zhi said with a sneer.

As soon as the black feather crows heard it, Wang Yue only charged 500 wen money to teach those scholars swordsmanship, which was nothing more than wanting to use this relationship to get closer to the big class of the scholar clan and achieve the purpose of being an official in his heart.

While clinging to the dignitaries and nobles of the Shi clan, while making money on the side of the gentry and the concubines, and using this money to open up relationships, it is no wonder that Wang Yue, a person with the status of a common person, can open a martial arts hall in the inner city of Luoyang.

"It's really amazing...... Li Tong's admiration provoked Chen Dao, Zang Ba, and Tai Shici to look sideways.

Seeing this, Li Tong hurriedly explained, "I'm referring to his means of making money......

Before he finished speaking, he saw Zang Ba pat him on the shoulder and said with a smile, "We understand." …… Don't we know you yet? ”

Li Tong nodded again and again, but then tilted his mind, and his face was full of doubt.

"That...... Not quite right? ”

I don't know how long it took, the martial arts hall was suddenly able to enter, and immediately, the group of scholars outside the door rushed in, and Zhang Huang and the others also took this opportunity to enter.

After entering the martial arts hall, turning left and right, Zhang Huang and the others followed the crowd all the way to the martial arts hall where the apprentices practiced swords...... Sword Pavilion? If that's really a place for sword practice.

I saw that I stepped into the hall of the pavilion that greeted me, the hall was actually paved with wooden planks, it was inconceivable that there was a layer of fluffy animal skin on the wooden board, and there were more than 30 zhang in the hall of the east and west, north and south, all of them were paved with animal skins, and there was not an inch of place to fall.

And in the center of the main hall, there were about thirty apprentices who practiced swords, dressed in thin clothes, barefoot, holding wooden swords and waving them at the stakes in front of them.

"It's so hot here......" Tai Shici pulled the clothes on his body with some discomfort.

But isn't it, since he first stepped into this hall, Zhang Huang felt a wave of heat coming, and then he realized that in the center of the hall, there was a huge copper furnace, and the charcoal in the copper furnace was red, and those apprentices who were wearing thin clothes and bare feet were practicing swords around the huge copper furnace.

"What Wang learned is the Mozi swordsmanship that has been passed down since the pre-Qin period...... Those who do not possess great perseverance cannot be trained to perfection......" Among those students, there was a man who was about thirty years old, also dressed like the apprentices, barefoot and wearing thin clothes. I saw that this person had a tiger's back and a bear's waist, his arms stretched out like an ape, his eyes were as sharp as an eagle, and he looked really burly and abnormal, and his momentum was extraordinary.

Seeing this person at a glance, Zhang Huang seemed to feel that he had seen Sun Jian, seen the Heavenly Sword Restored, and seen the Earth Sword lose his ears, there is no doubt that this person has a strong strength comparable to the first three.

[Is that Wang Yue?] Really...... There is momentum! ]

Zhang Huang nodded secretly in his heart.

At this time, Wang Yuezheng admonished the apprentices around him in a serious and earnest manner, and used the deeds of many ancestors to persuade them to endure hardships and stand hard work, and to endure hunger, cold, poverty, and so on.

It was only said that the students who practiced swords were very interested, and their expressions couldn't help but be excited, which made Wang Yue nod with satisfaction.

However, Zhang Huang and the others frowned in unison.

[Hard-working?] ]

Zang Ba looked indifferently at the animal skins laid in the main hall, as well as the huge copper furnace where the charcoal fire was burning very strongly.

[Who is this who endures hunger and cold?] ]

Tai Shici's eyes were filled with a little disappointment, and he felt that what Wang Yue said was just some nonsense. He pouted secretly in his heart: Do you have to endure hardships and stand hard work? Throw these people into the army for a month, and keep them more than you have learned from you.

And Zhang Huang, Li Tong, and Chen Zhi frowned at the students who were practicing swords, don't look at those people's 'drink hahe' practice, and the sword moves are also coherent and eye-catching, but it is no exaggeration to say that this kind of fancy swordsmanship is not at all useful, if this group of guys is thrown in the original Guangling Battle, the first round of confrontation will be dead.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Zhang Huang suddenly understood that this martial arts hall was probably specially used by Wang Yue to recruit the children of the sergeant clan in the inner city.

Whether it's a ridiculous martial arts training place or that fancy set of swordsmanship, it's just an empty shelf.

[Wang Yue's apprenticeship is just paving the way for the sake of officials......]

She Zhi's faint mockery echoed in his ears, and Zhang Huang's heart couldn't help but sink. (To be continued......)