Section 33 At the beginning of the founding of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was no force such as Cangsong Pavilion. After Gaozu Xuanyuan Hai established the country, he was jealous of the strong combat effectiveness of high-level martial artists. So in the southern suburbs of Kyoto choose a steep mountain, open up the holy land Cangsong Pavilion, Cangsong Pavilion was established at the beginning, it was handed over to the Gaozu disciple Wuchen management, because Wuchen is a fire living Taoist, and later simply turned the entire Cangsong Pavilion into a Taoist temple, "Cangsong Pavilion" has been formed since then.

Gaozu almost stored his life's experience here, plus all kinds of cheats he had gained from his life's battles,**. It's a great gem. It's also strange to say that almost all the masters of Cangsong Pavilion in the past dynasties have become grandmasters. Over time, this place has become a holy place for warriors of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Being able to enter the Cangsong Pavilion is the lifelong dream of all martial artists. More than ten years ago, Li Mopa arrived at the grandmaster and asked the wine Taoist priest to marry him, and in a fit of anger, he turned out of the Cangsong Pavilion. Another Lingfeng Pavilion, although there was a lot of uproar at that time, the world knew it, but the hegemony of Cangsong Pavilion was unshakable.

The Eastern Han Dynasty has been established so far, it has been nearly a thousand years, Cangsong Pavilion has also accompanied this huge empire, gone through a course of nearly a thousand years, because of the relationship between Gaozu, the emperors of all dynasties are courteous to Cangsong Pavilion, the pavilion owner has been crowned with the title of national teacher, to now, it is the sixth generation of pavilion master wine Taoist. The wine Taoist was addicted to alcohol in his life, and ordinary people called him a national teacher. In the world, there are less than two palms that can call him by his name, but everyone calls him a wine Taoist, and no one knows his common name.

Cangsong Pavilion has been standing on the mountain for so long that it has become a holy place. Compared with ordinary people, martial artists already have a lot of miraculous powers, and the grandmaster is even more divine. So there were many ordinary people who came to kneel down and ask for their teacher, and even more, they were unhappy and came to ask for justice. This has come a lot, and a small market has formed under the Kuramatsu Pavilion unconsciously.

On this day, it was twilight, and when the sunset subsided, the heavens and the earth turned silver-gray. The white smoke and the gray twilight blend together, as if covering the walls, roofs, tree tops, and street entrances with a thin layer of cellophane, making them looming, fluttering, and a strange atmosphere. The baby midges become active, buzzing and whirling in clumps. The unknown bird stayed in the woods, whining in a dumb voice, and not knowing what was alarmed, dragging its voice and flying away into the distance.

Watching the sky darken little by little, Kong Laohan sighed slightly, and then limped to pack up his things and prepare to close. Since the fight more than ten years ago, after the Lingfeng Pavilion Li Pavilion Master and the old national teacher fell out, the old grandmaster's temperament changed greatly, and he issued a strange order, "Cangsong Pavilion From now on, no one will kneel in front of the mountain, let alone go up the mountain for no reason." As soon as this mountain closure order came out, everyone was in an uproar. At the beginning, there were still people who didn't believe it, but it was still very prosperous, and there was an endless stream of people who came to apprentice and asked for help. But later, all the people who knelt down and asked were rejected, and after the people who asked for help were driven down the mountain, everyone knew that this time Cangsong Pavilion was really moving.

As soon as this mountain closure order came out, the most profound impact was on them who opened shops at the foot of the mountain. In the past ten years, business has been getting worse and worse, and there were several wine shops and inns in this town, but now, only he, an old Confucian shop, is still struggling to survive with wine and accommodation. But it's not as good as a day, but fortunately, the whole store is run by him and his wife, who is both the shopkeeper and the second child, which can barely support it.

"Boss, don't rub it in, hurry up, hurry up, come to the guests." The wife ran in from the outside with a kitchen knife in her hand and a shiny apron, but there was panic in her voice. "What about a large group, what can we do now?" As he spoke, he put the kitchen knife aside and gestured.

His heart moved, and he hurriedly ran out, complaining in his mouth, "Look at your panicked appearance, it's a good thing to have guests, why don't you invite guests in quickly, beware of freezing." Although he was complaining, his heart was secretly happy: "This ticket business is done, maybe it is a new omen for the New Year, and it is not good for me to run when Kong Laohan comes, and this Cangsong Pavilion is about to open again." ”

As soon as he ran out of the door, when he saw the appearance of those guests, he couldn't help but be stunned, and he realized why his wife came to pick up people by herself. Such a large group of people, I am afraid that there are nearly 200 people, and he will definitely not be able to live in such a small shop. Moreover, these people are decently dressed, and they are followed by a large group of soldiers with guns and armor, so they don't look like ordinary people. The first knight was even more heroic, with eye-catching eyebrows, thick eyebrows like a sword, and a face with clear water chestnuts, seeing him come out, he brought a horse, and smiled slightly: "Boss, I'm sorry, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you for everyone's food tonight." ”

The person who arrived at Cangsong Pavilion to visit the national teacher was not an ordinary person, who else could it be? Generally, they are relatives of the emperor. What kind of wine money can be charged for entertaining these people, and it will be a blessing that they don't pull down your little shop before leaving. It's just that my small shop is so handy, and after such a large group of people visiting, I'm afraid there won't be even a hair left tomorrow. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but have cramps in his legs and stomach, and even his lips trembled.

His expression was seen by the leader, and the other party smiled slightly: "But don't worry, we will give you more of all the expenses, and we won't lose a penny of your drink money." ”

The other party said that he was on this, and he couldn't excuse himself, so he had to smile and say: "Okay, okay, my lords, I'm going to eat something, even if the small shop does everything I have, I will ensure that you are satisfied." Speaking of which, my mouth was full of bitterness, and I only hoped that these officials and gentlemen would not be crazy about alcohol, and if they really demolished their small shop, it would be really bloodless.

The leading knight smiled, took out the boss's two ingots of silver from his arms, dismounted, handed it to him, and said: "Boss, you take this bit of silver first, and the right to trouble your brothers with the wine money, and settle it together when the time comes, if it is really not enough, we will make it up to you." Kong Laohan took the silver and took a look, these were two ingots of shining silver ingots. It is the best official cast silver ingot, and then I reached out and checked it, and the gold was full of scales, and the two ingots added up, I am afraid that there are nearly twenty taels.

Such a big two ingots of silver, even if he really demolished and rebuilt his dilapidated shop, it is estimated that it will be worth it, and his heart suddenly blossomed, and he replied without a mouth: "Okay, good, good, it's just that this official, the small shop is small, I'm afraid it won't be able to accommodate so many people." And if you only stay for one night, you won't be able to ask for so much silver. ”

The leader said: "Don't worry, I have something to do tomorrow to go to the Holy Mountain, I'm afraid it will be delayed for a while, during this time, I'm afraid my brothers will trouble you to take care of the food, rest assured, this bit of silver is just an advance payment, all the cost of wine and food, we will give you in advance, and you can go to Kyoto to purchase." ”

When Kong Laohan heard this, he almost fainted with happiness, daring to love these two ingots of silver is just an appointment gold, and the rest will be counted separately? No wonder I dreamed of smoke coming from the ancestral tomb last night, it turned out to be this truth, he nodded and said: "Okay, okay, this official is invited, I'll give you a good pot of tea first, you taste it first, I don't know what you want to eat?" ”

The leading knight declined the kindness of Kong Laohan, turned around, walked to the courtyard in a few steps and stood still, and said loudly: "Boss, there is no need for the rest, first burn two large jars of good tea for everyone, we bring our own cloth, and we won't go into the house to trouble you, what is there to eat and drink, although it is up, the price is still calculated." He walked like the wind and his voice was loud. Kong Laohan has opened a store under the Cangsong Pavilion for a lifetime, and his eyesight has long been exercised. My heart was shocked, I bowed down, and said more and more carefully: "The small one cares, I don't know if the adult is the family of that road, and the small one can make a tablet in the future, and provide it every day." ”

The man froze, laughed, and said: "Dongjia, you misunderstood, the kid is not a child of a family, your surname is Wu, your surname is Wu, your surname is Wu, and his single name is a Ming character." ”

Kong Laohan was stunned, so he had to respond on time, turned around, and said loudly to his wife in the middle: "Auntie, I am still ashamed to do something in the back, hurry up and slaughter the two pigs in the backyard, so as to entertain the guests." Although his family is not very prosperous, he runs a small shop by himself, so he has two pigs in the backyard of the family. These two pigs are raised, first of all, there is a place to consume the water in the store, and it is a pity to throw it away in vain. Secondly, it is good to meet this special situation.

The wife was taken aback, poked her head out of the room, and said with a bitter face: "Do you want to kill two heads?" ”

Kong Laohan ran over in a hurry, spread out the two ingots of silver in his hand, pulled his wife, and whispered: "It's really long hair and short knowledge, we have fallen in love with a noble person this time, and we will give you cash." When my wife saw the silver, she smiled, "Then don't go and prepare." ”

Killing pigs was originally an individual job, but fortunately, those warriors didn't have any shelf at all, and a man with five big and three thick men stood in the yard, grabbed the pig's ears with one hand, and pressed the pig's belly with the other hand, and the fat pig that weighed nearly two hundred was only howling, but it didn't move at all. Kong Laohan secretly said to himself, how much strength is this? He skillfully handled the pig-killing knife and stabbed the pig's neck, and the fat pig kicked on its hind legs, and there was only air out, no air intake. Wu Ming said with a smile on the side: "Lin Wu, you kid really has such a set of killing pigs, and if you return to your hometown in the future, you can just go to be a butcher." ”

The man named Lin Wu stood up, clapped his hands, and said a little embarrassed: "My lord, my father is a butcher, and if you see more, you will know some tricks." ”

Kill the pig, it will be easy to do in the future, Kong Laohan can be said to be familiar with the road, in less than an hour, he set up several large tables, so that these warriors and military masters have a good time. These people are really trustworthy, and at night, including those warriors, they all sleep in the courtyard. Hearing the snoring one after another, he couldn't help but sigh a little in his heart. Just thinking about it, I suddenly heard my wife shouting: "Boss, who do you say these people are?" You say it's the master of the family, why do you still have soldiers, you say no, there are several martial arts masters in it? ”

Kong Laohan turned his head and saw his wife sitting at the head of the bed, fiddling with the two silver ingots, he rolled his eyes, turned around and walked over, "How do I know, it's strange to say, near Longwang in Kyoto, there must be most children of the Li family and the Xiahou family, or the children of the Lu family, how could someone surnamed Wu come out?" ”

The wife didn't raise her head, she couldn't put it down, and she couldn't put it down, and muttered: "The surname Wu? Isn't he making a fool of himself? In this world, there is such a young and pompous child surnamed Wu. ”

Kong Laohan thought about it, and after a while, he said uneasily: "It's not nothing, after returning from the Southern Expedition recently, isn't the person who has just been promoted to the acting commander by Xianzhuang Niangniang surnamed Wu?" Some time ago, the poor girl in green who cried in the town, you don't remember......"

"Won't it?" The wife exclaimed, her hand shook, and the two ingots could no longer hold on, and suddenly rolled down from the head of the bed.