Chapter Thirty-Nine: Washing Hands in a Golden Basin
There was nothing to do all night, and at noon the next day, it was finally time for Liu Zhengfeng to wash his hands, at this moment, Liu Fuzhong was already a group of heroes, and the front hall, back hall, and flower hall were full of heroes from all walks of life, more than twice as many people as yesterday.
In the front hall, there are some well-known figures in the rivers and lakes, Jin Ao, the deputy advocate of the beggar gang, and the old boxer Xia of Zhengzhou Liuhemen led the three sons-in-law, the old man of the Three Gorges of Sichuan and Hubei Feng Tie, the leader of the East China Sea Sand Gang Pan Roar, the second friend of Qujiang Shendao Bai Ke, and the magic pen Lu Xisi and others arrived one after another.
Some of these people knew each other well, and some of them were just admired and had never met each other, and for a while the hall greeted and introduced each other, and there was a lot of noise.
Because Lin Chen was valued by the main family Liu Zhengfeng, he was also welcomed into the front hall, and introduced to everyone that he was a young hero who crushed Tian Boguang, which immediately attracted everyone's applause.
Coincidentally, the seat that Liu Zhengfeng arranged for Lin Chen was next to Yue Buqun, next to Tianmen Dao Chief, Dingyi Shitai and others, and on the other side were He Sanqi and other famous people in the rivers and lakes, if he just defeated Tian Boguang, he would naturally not have this treatment, but who let Lin Chen suppress Yu Canghai of the Qingcheng faction with a sword, Yu Guan on one side was sullen, and he didn't check for a while, and he became someone else's stepping stone, especially when he saw Lin Pingzhi behind Lin Chen, he was even more unhappy in his heart.
According to the status and prestige in the martial arts, the head of the Taishan faction, Tianmen Daoist, should sit in the chief, but the Wuyue Sword Sect is allied, Tianmen Dao and Yue Buqun, Dingyi Shitai and others are half masters, it is inconvenient to sit, and a group of predecessors and celebrities retreat from each other, and no one is willing to sit in the chief.
Lin Pingzhi stood behind Lin Chen, watching everyone push around, it was really boring, what kind of Laoshzi golden basin handwashing ceremony, he didn't care about Ben, now he stood upright behind Lin Chen, watching Uncle Shi chatting with a few bigwigs over there, thinking in his heart about how to get one more martial art from Uncle Shi, the set of Rouyun swordsmanship taught by Uncle Shi last night opened his eyes, and at the same time made his heart hot, this swordsmanship is no less than the Songfeng swordsmanship of the Qingcheng faction when practiced to the depths, If you learn one or two more advanced martial arts, it will no longer be a fool's dream to find Yu Cang's poster.
Lin Chen happily chatted with several heads, his happiness was not pretended, he tried it last night, but he didn't expect to really open up the sixth meridian, so far Lin Chen's meridians in both hands were all opened, and there were only six meridians left on his feet.
The improvement of strength also gave Lin Chen a little more confidence, although he was still not Yue Buqun's opponent, but he was not without the strength to fight back.
Moreover, the 10,000-mile solo light skill that Lin Chen had obtained from Tian Boguang before also helped to open up the meridians on his feet.
Lin Pingzhi swept around the hall a few times boringly, and now there are more than 200 people at the table in these halls, it seems that this Liu Zhengfeng's face in the rivers and lakes is really not small, he has a Fuwei dart bureau all over the three provinces, and he has not passed this big formation.
When the good time came, I only heard two bangs at the door. With the sound of firecrackers inside and outside Liu's mansion, hundreds of long whips crackled and crackled, and the gunpowder smoke rolled up for a while, the smoke of gunpowder was not finished, and the drum bands on both sides of the hall and corridor immediately played music, only to see Liu Zhengfeng wearing a brand-new familiar Luo new shirt, hurriedly walked out of the back hall, and came to the center of the hall, and waved to everyone, and said with a smile: "Liu someone washed his hands in a golden basin today, and was loved by all friends, and he worked tirelessly to come from all over the country to watch the ceremony, Liu is really grateful." As he spoke, he waved at the crowd.
Everyone stood up and saluted back, saying "polite".
At this time, there was a loud 'clang' outside the front door, and there was the sound of gongs shouting, and the heroes were stunned, only to see Liu Zhengfeng hurriedly rush out of the door, and after a while, accompanied by an official wearing a public uniform, walked in. Everyone thinks: Liu Zhengfeng is a great gentry in Hengshan City, and it is inevitable to make friends with the government, today is his happy day, and of course the local officials will come to perfunctory.
Unexpectedly, the official entered the hall proudly, stood in the center, took out a yellow satin scroll from his sleeve, and said loudly: "Holy decree, Liu Zhengfeng will receive the decree."
The heroes were shocked when they heard it, Liu Zhengfeng washed his hands in a golden basin, sealed his sword and went into hiding, it was a matter of the rivers and lakes, what was the will of the imperial court? Could it be that Liu Zhengfeng had a rebellious plot and found out to the court, which was a big crime of killing the head and stealing the family and punishing the nine clans. For a while, everyone was nervous, everyone clenched their blades, especially those small gangs, and they were even more bitter in their hearts, they were involved in this situation, if they were probed by the government to find a famous surname, they would die from now on.
But seeing Liu Zhengfeng's expression as usual, his knees bent, he knelt down, kowtowed to the official three times, and said loudly: "Weichen Liu Zhengfeng listens to the order, long live my emperor, long live, long live." When the heroes saw it, they were all stunned.
The official unfolded the scroll and read: "Fengtian carries the emperor's edict and says: According to the governor of Hunan Province, Liu Zhengfeng, a commoner in Hengshan County, is anxious for justice and righteousness, and his merit is in Sangzi, and he is skilled in bows and horses. ”
Liu Zhengfeng kowtowed again and said: "Weichen Liu Zhengfeng thanks, long live my emperor, long live, long live." He stood up and took a brocade wrap from his disciple's hand to thank the official who had announced the decree, and the official motioned for the official beside him to accept it, toasted a glass of water and wine, and walked away.
Everyone was stunned, Liu Zhengfeng sent the official, returned to the hall, and saluted, Liu Zhengfeng said loudly: "All the senior heroes, all the good friends, all the young friends." Everyone came from afar, Liu Zhengfeng is really gold on his face, and he is grateful. Brother washed his hands of gold today, and from now on he will not ask about the affairs of the rivers and lakes, and you must know the reason. The brother has received the grace of the imperial court to be a small official. As the saying goes: the food of the king, the matter of loyalty. The rivers and lakes pay attention to righteousness; The state is on official business, but it must obey the law in order to repay the king's kindness. If there is a conflict between the two, Liu Zhengfeng will inevitably be embarrassed. From now on, Liu Zhengfeng will withdraw from the martial arts, and if my disciples are willing to switch to other sects, they will do their own thing. Liu invited you here to ask all your good friends to testify. When you come to Hengshan City in the future, you will naturally still be a good friend of Liu, but Liu will not ask about the rights and wrongs of all kinds of grievances in the martial arts. He said it again.
Qunxiong had already expected him to speak, and they all thought: "He wants to be an official, but everyone has their own ambitions, and he can't come reluctantly." Anyway, he didn't offend me, and from then on in the martial arts
Count this person away. Some thought: "This move is really damaging to the glory of the Hengshan faction, presumably Mr. Mo Da, the head of Hengshan, is very angry, because he didn't come." Some people even thought: "The Wuyue Sword Sect has been chivalrous and righteous in the rivers and lakes in recent years, and it is so admirable that people are admiring, but Liu Zhengfeng has done such things." People don't dare to say anything in front of them, but they can't help but be cold behind their backs. Some people also gloated and pondered: "Why is the Wuyue Sword Sect a chivalrous sect, and when it encounters a promotion and a fortune, it is not Baba kowtowing to officials?" What else is the word 'chivalrous'? ”
The heroes had their own thoughts, and for a while, the hall was silent. Originally, under this scene, everyone should have congratulated Liu Zhengfeng one after another, complimenting him on "full return of good fortune", "brave retreat from the rapids", "great wisdom and bravery", etc., but more than 1,000 people gathered together, and no one spoke.
Said: "The disciple Liu Zhengfeng was included in the disciple by the teacher and taught martial arts, but he was very ashamed that he failed to open the lintel of the Hengshan faction. Fortunately, there is Senior Brother Mo in this door, Liu Zhengfeng is mediocre, there are not many people who are more Liu, and there are many people who are less Liu. From now on, Liu washed his hands of gold and concentrated on the eunuchs, but he also decided not to use his master to pass on martial arts, in order to be promoted to the knighthood, and died of grievances and disputes on the rivers and lakes, sectarian disputes, Liu Zhengfeng was even more resolute not to ask. If it is contrary to the word, there is such a sword. ”
With a flip of his right hand, he pulled out the long sword from the bottom of his robe, only to see that he was holding the long sword in his hand and did not move at all, and the body of the long sword suddenly broke inch. The broken sword clanged and fell on the blue brick floor. Each severed sword is the same length as if it had been measured with a ruler.
When the heroes saw it, they were all shocked, with Liu Zhengfeng and other characters whose martial arts have reached the first-class realm, it is not surprising that he used his internal force to shake the long sword to pieces, but if he lifts such a weight lightly, his hand does not move at all, and he simply relies on a pure internal force to break a long sword, then the purity of internal force is really the attainment of a first-class master in martial arts. Looking at his pampering, he looks like a rich man with dough, and he really didn't expect his martial arts to be so good.
Mr. Wen sighed and said, "It's a pity, it's a pity! I don't know if he regrets this sword, or if it's a pity that Liu Zhengfeng, a master like him, is willing to take refuge in the government.