Chapter 39 The Apricot Grove Incident III
Qiao Feng's whole body was shocked, and he exclaimed, "What? Quan Guanqing suddenly pointed at Qiao Feng and said viciously, "You have always hated Deputy Gang Leader Ma, and you can't wait to get rid of it quickly, but I always feel that if you don't remove this thorn in your eye, your position as Gang Leader will be unstable." ”
Qiao Feng slowly shook his head and said, "No. Although I didn't have a deep friendship with Deputy Ma's gang leader, and although my words were not very speculative, I never had the idea of harming him. The emperor and the queen of heaven are all learned. If Qiao Feng had the intention of harming Ma Dayuan, he would teach me to be ruined and discredited, suffer from a thousand knives, and be laughed at by the heroes of the world. These words are very sincere, and no one can have the slightest doubt about this reckless and heroic spirit.
"Quan Guanqing, do you have any evidence? Did you see it with your own eyes or hear it with your own ears? Lin Yiyan said lightly.
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"Quan Guanqing, you have no evidence, and you have repeatedly demagogic, what is your intention?" After Bai Shijing finished speaking, he turned his head to Qiao Feng and said, "Gang leader, such a traitor who doesn't know the general situation, you don't have to talk to him anymore, just punish him according to the gang rules of the traitor." ”
Lin Yiyan suddenly stopped, "Elder Bai is too anxious, you know best about the death of Deputy Gang Leader Ma, you can explain it to everyone!" After speaking, he looked at Bai Shijing with a smile, Bai Shijing was looked at by Lin Yiyan, and his heart was furious, did he know, impossible, she couldn't know about this kind of secret thing.
Bai Shijing looked at Lin Yiyan and asked, "Who is this?" Qiao Feng introduced Lin Yiyan to everyone again, and Bai Shijing arched his hand and said, "It turned out to be Lin Shaoxia, disrespectful!" Lin Shaoxia said that the death of Deputy Gang Leader Ma, I know, I don't know what this means? ”
Lin Yiyan sighed with an expression that I knew everything, "Elder Bai, I only think you are a man who dares to act, and you hide it like this, do you really think that the world doesn't know?" Deputy Gang Leader Ma died at your hands, do you dare to swear a poisonous oath in front of all the heroes of the beggar gang, saying that you didn't kill Deputy Gang Leader Ma? ”
When everyone in the beggar gang heard this, they were shocked, and everyone couldn't believe it, what was the situation, could it be that Elder Bai killed Deputy Gang Leader Ma, but why was this, there was no reason, everyone looked at Bai Shijing together. Bai Shijing's face was cloudy, and everyone was suspicious. Lin Yiyan added a fire again and said, "Elder Bai, you say it yourself, and you still have a little face. If I were to talk about it, it wouldn't be so glorious! ”
When Bai Shijing heard this, he took a deep breath, and said as if he had made some major decision, "Not bad! I killed the deputy gang leader Ma! As soon as the beggar gang heard this, Bai Shijing really admitted it, and everyone's eyes widened, as if they had seen something incredible, and someone asked puzzledly, "Elder Bai, why?" You've always been good friends with Deputy Ma's gang leader! ”
Bai Shijing said, "There is no why! As an elder of law enforcement, I killed my brother in the gang, and I broke the law knowing the law, and my crime was added to the first degree. Law enforcement disciple, tie me up! Please be gracious to the Lord and allow me to do it myself! The group of law enforcement disciples looked at each other, and Bai Shijing shouted, "What are you doing, I'm going to be tied up!" ”
The law enforcement disciples were helpless, and they also tied Bai Shijing with a cowhide band. When the senior elder saw this scene, he was furious, and felt that he had been deceived by Quan Guanqing, so he shouted, "Quan Guanqing, you actually deceived us, what else do you have to say now?" After yelling, he said to Qiao Feng, "Qiao Gang Master, the four of us mistakenly believed Quan Guanqing, committed chaos, and wanted to kill or chop, listen to it." Please also help the master, for the sake of the four of us being deceived, allow us to kill Quan Guanqing first, and then kill ourselves! ”
Seeing that things had taken such a turn for the worse, Qiao Feng said, "Since the four elders have been deceived by Quan Guanqing, I have already promised to be lenient in advance, and the four elders have made outstanding achievements, so they should be exempted from the death penalty!" ”
Although Bai Shijing was tied up, he said loudly, "There are rules in this gang: 'The great crime of betrayal must not be forgiven, and even if there is great merit, it cannot be redeemed. So as not to be arrogant and arrogant to those who have meritorious merit, and endanger the foundation of the gang for hundreds of generations. 'Qiao gang leader, Song Xi, Chen and Wu four elders mistakenly believed people's words, plotted rebellion, endangered the great cause of the gang, and deserved to be executed with a knife. Dazhi divides the helm and helm master Quan Guanqing, spreads rumors to confuse the public, instigates civil strife, and deserves to be executed with nine knives. Bai Shijing, the elder of law enforcement, killed the brothers in the gang, knew the law and broke the law, and the crime deserved to be executed with six knives. The disciples who participated in the rebellion will be held accountable for their crimes, and they will be investigated and punished separately in the future. ”
Bai Shijing announced everyone's crimes, even his own did not fall, the iron-faced selflessness was indeed true, and everyone was silent. Any gang on the rivers and lakes, anyone who betrays his gang and plots to kill the gang leader will be executed as a matter of course, and no one will have any dissent. When they were involved in the plot, they knew the consequences. After Bai Shijing finished speaking, he said, "Law enforcement disciple, please help me with the magic sword!" ”
His nine disciples replied in unison, "Yes! "Each person took out a yellow cloth bag from the cloth bag behind his back, opened the bag, and took out a short knife. Nine brilliant short knives were juxtaposed side by side, the same length and size, under the light of the fire, the blade flashed with the brilliance of Lan Sensen, a law enforcement disciple held a section of trees, and the nine people inserted the nine short knives into the wood at the same time, and entered them casually, which shows that the nine knives are extremely sharp. The nine people shouted in unison, "The magic swords are all gathered, and they are verified." ”
Wu Changfeng saw that Bai Shijing asked for a magic knife, and even his own guilt was convicted, he was both ashamed and admired in his heart, and sighed, "Helper, I mistakenly believed Quan Guanqing, thinking that you killed Deputy Gang Leader Ma and wanted to be unfavorable to my beggar gang, so that today's situation was caused, I, Wu Changfeng, am sorry for you, and I deserve death." I hope you know that I am nonsense, after I die, you forgive Wu Changfeng. ”
After Wu Changfeng finished speaking, he walked in front of the magic knife and said loudly, "Wu Changfeng broke off on his own, and the law enforcement disciples loosened their ties." A law enforcement disciple said, "Yes! Stepping forward to untie him, Qiao Feng shouted, "Wait! Wu Changfeng's face was as dead as ashes, and he said in a low voice, "Helper, my sin is too great, you don't allow me to judge myself?" ”
The rules of the beggar gang, if the person who violates the gang rules breaks the gang rules on his own, his reputation will be untainted after death, and his crimes and bad deeds will never be spread. The heroes in the martial arts take their reputation very seriously, and they refuse to let their name be humiliated after their death, Wu Changfeng saw that Qiao Feng did not allow him to break it off on his own, and he couldn't help but feel ashamed.
At this time, Qiao Feng spoke, "Fifteen years ago, when the Khitan Kingdom invaded Yanmen Pass, Elder Wu learned the news, did not eat for three days, did not sleep for four nights, rushed back in the starry night, reported the emergency military situation, and killed nine good horses on the way, he was also so tired that he was injured internally, and he vomited blood. Finally, our Great Song garrison was prepared, and the Khitan Hu cavalry retreated. This is a major event that contributes to the country, and people in the rivers and lakes may not know it, but everyone knows about my beggar brothers. Elder Wu was bewitched by Quanguan Qing this time, and it did not cause serious consequences. I have already said in advance, if you are lightly dismissed, why should Elder Wu ask for death? It's better to wait for a useful body, deal with Yipintang, and redeem the merits. ”
Bai Shijing retorted, "Helper, the merit is not worth it, this is the rule of the ancestors!" ”
Elder Song smiled miserably, took two steps, and said, "Elder Law Enforcement's words are not bad at all. Since we are in the position of elders, which one of us has not made a lot of contributions? If everyone is talking about the old deeds, then any crime can be committed. Helper, please have mercy on me, and allow me to decide on my own. Only two clicks were heard, and the tendons on his wrists had been broken. As soon as Elder Song's hands were unrestrained, he reached out and grabbed the magic knife in front of him, so that he could break it by himself. Unexpectedly, a soft internal force was coming, and his fingers were a few feet away from the magic knife, so he couldn't reach over, and it was Qiao Feng who didn't let him take the knife.
Elder Song changed color miserably and shouted, "Helper, you ......" Qiao Feng stretched out his hand and pulled out the first magic knife on the left. Elder Song said, "That's it, that's it, I had the idea of killing you, I deserved it, you can do it!" The knife flashed in front of him, and with a soft pop, he saw Qiao Feng poke the magic knife into his left shoulder.
Everyone was shocked, not knowing what Qiao Feng's move meant. Lin Yiyan knew it, and he had no intention of stopping it. Qiao Feng said indifferently, "Elder Bai, among the rules of this gang, there is such a clause: 'If a disciple of this gang commits a foul, he must not be pardoned, and if the gang leader wants to be tolerant, he must also shed his own blood to wash away his sins. 'Yes and no? ”
"There is such a rule for the gang, but the gang leader sheds his own blood and cleans people's sins, and he must also think about whether it is worth it." After listening to Bai Shijing's words, Qiao Feng said, "As long as you don't destroy the ancestral legacy, that's fine!" ”
After Qiao Feng finished speaking, he turned around and said to Elder Xi, "More than ten years ago, I was not successful in martial arts, and I was often instructed by Elder Xi. This is a personal kindness to me. I think that back then, the leader of the Wang gang set up an ambush for the five masters of the Khitan State and captured them, imprisoned them in the Black Wind Cave of Qilian Mountain, and coerced our beggar gang to surrender to the Khitan. The Wang gang leader was short and fat, and Elder Xi was three points similar to him, so he disguised himself as the Wang gang leader and was willing to die on his behalf, so that the Wang gang leader could get out of danger. This is a great matter of merit to the country and the gang, and I must exonerate him from the crime. As he spoke, he pulled out the second magic knife, and with a slight wave, he cut off the tendons on Elder Xi's wrist, followed by a knife in his hand, and stabbed the magic knife into his shoulder.
Qiao Feng slowly turned his gaze to Elder Chen, Elder Chen had a perverse temperament, and Qiao Feng had always been very estranged, seeing Qiao Feng's opinion, he said loudly, "Gang Master Qiao, I don't have any friendship with you, I usually offend you in too many places, and today I misbelieve people's words, and I dare not ask you to shed blood to redeem your life." With a flip of his arms, he suddenly moved from behind his back to the front of him, but his wrists were still firmly bound by the tendons. It turned out that his "all-arm boxing skills" had been practiced to the realm of supernatural transformation, a pair of arms stretched freely, his body squatted, his arms were slightly long, and he had snatched a magic knife in his hand.
Qiao Feng grabbed it with his backhand, snatched the short knife lightly and skillfully, and said loudly, "Elder Chen, I, Qiao Feng, am a rude man, and I don't have a temperament with you, but if you want to offend me, it's not enough, my beggar brothers have always loved each other, and I can't tolerate the deputy gang leader, so how can I have an opinion about you?" When Qiao Feng said this, he inserted the magic knife into his shoulder and said, "The great merit of assassinating Yelu Bulu, the deputy marshal of the left side of the Khitan State, is unknown to others, so don't I know it either?" ”
The beggar gang suddenly became noisy among the people, it turned out that a few years ago the Khitan Kingdom invaded on a large scale, but several generals in the army died one after another, the division was unfavorable, and returned in vain, the Great Song Kingdom was exempted from a catastrophe, and Elder Chen was a great contribution. Elder Chen listened to Qiao Feng preach his merits in public, and compared what he had done, he said ashamedly, "Helper, I always thought that you couldn't tolerate me, and lived the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain. The gang leader not only did not blame, but also shed blood for me to exonerate the crime, I Chen Guyan regarded myself as a shrewd person, and I didn't want me to be the biggest fool. In the future, I will help the master but have a life, and I Chen Guyan will go to the soup and fight the fire, and I will not give up! ”
"It's all my own brothers, why bother with it!" When the beggars saw that Qiao Feng really kept his promise, he would rather hurt himself, and they all secretly admired him. Chen Guyan has always been arrogant and rude, he is older than Qiao Feng, and his seniority in the beggar gang is longer than Qiao Feng, and he is usually not very humble to him, Qiao Feng can repay his grievances with virtue, not to mention others.
Qiao Feng walked up to Wu Changfeng and said, "Elder Wu, back then, you guarded the Eagle Chou Gorge alone and resisted the masters of the 'Yipintang' in Western Xia, so that his plot to assassinate the Yang family general could not succeed. Just by virtue of the 'meritorious service gold medal' that Marshal Yang gave you, you can be spared from today's crimes. Take it out and show it to everyone! ”
Wu Changfeng's face suddenly flushed, his expression was uneasy, and he said, "This...... This ......" Qiao Feng said: "We are all our own brothers, if Elder Wu has any difficulties, you can say it." Wu Changfeng said, "I have a gold medal for meritorious service, and I don't hide it from the helper, yes...... This one...... This one...... It's gone. And Qiao Feng said in surprise, "How can it be gone?" ”