Rivers and lakes.

Originally, it simply referred to rivers and lakes.

Slowly, the word is also endowed with other attributes.

For example, what Xu Maogong calls the circle of relationships in which the 'wanderers' live.

In Xu Maogong's view, people like Ding Zhengye who have certain skills and only care about blackmailing interests can be called wanderers.

These people roam the world, ignoring the commands of those who control them.

He didn't care about the fields, he didn't need a house, he was free, even free from the constraints of the law.

In the world of wanderers, interests are king, fists are the boss, and the weak have little right to survive and speak.

Good and evil don't matter.

Strength will prove who says what works.

This is a carnival zone led by a group of high-rollers.

It is also a gray area with a headache for the imperial court.

Many troublesome cases are inseparable from these people, and it is difficult to catch the real culprit.

In the eyes of some people, some people will call it Jianghu, and some people will call it Cheng Wulin.

Ding Zhengye and the old man are people who wander in the rivers and lakes.

Ding Zhengye has the name of 'horizontal knife'.

And the old man with sauce black also spit out his real name, Qiao Mubei, nicknamed Chuijiang Yusuo.

People in the rivers and lakes dared to say anything, and Xu Maogong was scolded for being a bloody squirt.

There is some point-and-finger pointing among them.

There is nonsense that does not know the real situation, and there is no lack of some transparency.

Xu Maogong's face darkened from time to time, and he nodded slightly from time to time.

He has some disagreements, and some suggestions that are acceptable.

"You also have a bit of patriotism, why don't you take the initiative to ambush and kill the Khanate, you must know that the Khanate has a lot of plundering regiments, wandering in the territory of the Tang Dynasty all the year round," Xu Maogong asked.

"Our patriotism has not yet reached the point of throwing our heads and spilling blood at will," Ding Zhengye said with a smile.

"The plundering regiments of the Khanate are notoriously barbaric and domineering, whoever provokes them, they will never stop chasing and killing" Qiao Mubei interjected: "Who went last time, the one who had an accident?" ”

"Cangsong Swordsman Ten Thousand Crane Year."

"Yes, it's him, he took his disciples to do a vote, and then all the people were killed, and now it's difficult for anyone to stand up for him."

"He has condensed martial arts, and his strength is not low."

"It's a pity!"

"I think Wan Henian lacks a strategy to plan and then act, at least there is a way out to do this kind of thing."

"That's right."

……

When it comes to itself, it's basically dark under the lamp.

In the collision of rivers and lakes, there are many heroes in Datang who come forward, and there are also many people who are silent, and it is difficult to join forces to fight back against the plundering groups of the Khanate.

This was countered by Xu Maogong's 'old turtle' who spoke several times.

"Their plundering regiment is the hero of the Khanate, what is it for us to do this work, the gold and silver treasures that were robbed are difficult to use, if it is not good, it may be found by Dali Temple to collect dirt" Ding Zhengye was not convinced.

"It's not bad to collect dirt, but it's hateful to be beaten upside down," Qiao Mubei said bitterly.

He obviously has some unbearable past, and he doesn't have much affection for Dali Temple.

Xu Maogong was dressed in armor and looked like a military attaché, not a position in the imperial court's department under the jurisdiction of the rivers and lakes, and the two of them had little fear.

The rivers and lakes are very big, and some words will eventually be forgotten in the rivers and lakes, so it doesn't hurt to talk about it.

"If money can be laundered so easily, and a little bit of cooperation with the khanates to play a double reed and covet wealth, then how to deal with it?" Xu Maogong asked.

People in the rivers and lakes have the opinions of people in the rivers and lakes, and the imperial court also has the scruples of the imperial court, so it is impossible to let go in terms of money.

Large amounts of wealth from unknown sources must be investigated and dealt with.

Many high-rollers are even on the list of Dali Temple, and there are censorships from time to time.

Unless they are like Zhu Qingshan, Li Wuji and others, they have a fixed industry, have scruples, and accept the jurisdiction of Dali Temple, so that they can get rid of the identity of the people in the rivers and lakes.

"That's your court's business" Qiao Mubei said dissatisfiedly: "I don't have a good way, so don't blame us for not contributing to the rivers and lakes." ”

"That's it," Ding Zhengye echoed: "You might as well ask the gang from Dali Temple to arrest the plundering group, it's impossible to arrest us and bully us, and we will be coaxed to the outside world." ”

It was the fault of the imperial court to do anything, and Xu Maogong didn't bother to intervene to explain in the end.

Dali Temple is a sharp weapon to maintain domestic order, and there are no special circumstances, and it is difficult to search for plundering groups without bounds.

What's more, there are many masters of the Khanate plundering regiment, and it is difficult to deal with the ordinary capture of Dali Temple.

Imperial court to imperial court, rivers and lakes to rivers and lakes.

Only by forming this pattern of mutual clamping can we do things better for each other.

If the two sides do not think in the same dimension, it is naturally difficult to come to the same conclusion.

But it's still a bit good to meet these two people in the rivers and lakes.

Qiao Mubei is good at fishing, and he is also good at grilling fish, so everyone eats two meals of fish in a row to fill their stomachs.

Ding Zhengye was responsible for opening the way, wielding a knife to cut off a lot of thorns, and the road was a little easier.

Approaching dusk, Li Hongru walked out of the wild road and saw the dilapidated houses of the Yunzhong Post Station from a distance.

The smell of blood came, and when I got closer, I found many dead bodies near the station.

Swarms of flies and mosquitoes began to bite the corpses.

The abnormality made Qiao Mubei and Ding Zhengye cautious.

Even Xu Maogong frowned.

These corpses have been dead for at least half a day, and among the corpses are Khanates, Tang people, and horse corpses.

In the vicinity of the Yunzhong Station, there was no shortage of broken and broken carriages, and grain, meat, copper coins, etc. were scattered all over the ground.

There was apparently a fierce fight in this area, in the direction of the bloodstains and corpses, and even extended into the territory of the Tang Dynasty.

"This is the plundering regiment of the Crossing River Dragon in the Hard-Banging Khanate."

Qiao Mubei's expression was solemn and he muttered.

He picked up several corpses, many of them were the faces of the Khanate, but there was also no shortage of Tang people, and there were some good-looking and disheveled Tang women corpses on the ground.

"It's the killing method of the master of the military region," Ding Zhengye on the side replied solemnly.

The way in which military districts and Jianghu high-rollers shoot and kill people is different.

Jianghu High Rollers pursue the effect of blows, and even directly kill the opponent into two sections when they fight hard.

The masters of the military region are accustomed to striking fatal wounds, as long as they are enough to cause death, they will not make a big scene, and then save physical energy.

Another peculiarity is that the masters of the military region are accustomed to mending the knife on the battlefield to ensure that the opponent is completely killed, which is almost a subconscious technique.

The two talked to each other, and their eyes were already on Xu Maogong.

can enter the territory of the Tang Kingdom in this place, and his body is injured, if he says that the generals in front of him have nothing to do with these people, they will not believe anything.

"It's not a good place, you need to get out early."

There is no lack of pursuit of a sense of security in Qiao Mubei's nature, but when he saw the scene, he didn't even search for the corpse, so he arched his hand to everyone and ran away.

"This old thing cherishes his life, he is like a frightened bird all year round, he is old and boring!"

Ding Zhengye snorted.

That being said, he didn't want to stay in this pile of dead people for long.

If Li Hongru and the others were willing to stay here, he would not follow.

"When you meet for thousands of miles, there will be a ...... farewell"

Seeing Li Hongru and Xu Maogong stop and look around, Ding Zhengye immediately clenched his fists.

As soon as he said two sentences, he saw Qiao Mubei, who had gone away before, fleeing frantically and rushing back again.

"The Khanate plundering regiments have returned."

Far away, Qiao Mubei shouted with an earthy face.

At this time, the sound of horses' hooves in the distance, the dull scolding sound became closer, and the figure also came into view.