Zheng Hengzhou returned to the governor's yamen and went straight to see Lord Liu, but met Master Song in the aisle.

"Brother Hengzhou, Lord Liu is discussing with others, and he is instructed not to disturb. Let's go to the side hall and talk. When the two arrived at the side hall, Zheng Hengzhou told Jinyiwei about the obstruction of the case.

The two of them looked at it for a while, but they didn't know the essentials, so they had to wait for the governor to come out before making plans.

Zheng Hengzhou made a pot of tea, his heart was impetuous, and he always felt that it was difficult to sit still, so he asked his master to take his life on his behalf, and he had to go out to investigate the case. At this moment, a servant came in to report that someone had come to the head of the yamen to hunt for the chief.

Zheng Hengzhou followed, and when he saw the person outside the door, he was overjoyed, and stretched out his arms to greet him.

"Little junior brother!" Zheng Hengzhou smiled. "I haven't seen you for five years, you've grown so tall!"

"Senior brother likes to joke, I was twenty years ago five years ago, where can I grow any longer?" The man outside the door laughed.

The younger brother of Diancang is surnamed Mao, dressed in a green cloth robe, dressed as a scholar and scribe, with a white and pure appearance, and a peaceful face, if it is not for a long sword on his back, he really does not look like a person in the martial arts.

Zheng Hengzhou is not involved in the rivers and lakes, but he is good at making friends with the beggars on weekdays, and he knows a little about the idle affairs of the rivers and lakes.

Mao believes that he is young and vigorous, eager for good work, and although it has only been four years since his debut on the mountain, he has made a resounding name in the rivers and lakes, known as the "scholar's sword". Although the second junior brother Liu Ganzhen is the head of Diancang, he went down the mountain two years late because of his practice of Jincangjue, and he became famous with Mao Duxin before Liu Ganzhen.

Twenty years ago, Liu Chengfeng, the head of the previous generation of the Diancang faction, suddenly disappeared from the rivers and lakes, and in the following ten years, no one in the martial arts mentioned Diancang anymore, and many people believed that Liu Chengfeng had already died, and the Diancang faction was destroyed.

It wasn't until six years ago that Zheng Hengzhou said goodbye to his master and traveled down the mountain.

However, Zheng Hengzhou joined the public gate less than a year after going down the mountain, and people in the martial arts said that he was greedy for fame and fame, and he was willing to be an eagle dog of the imperial court, ashamed to be with him, and disdained to mention this person. is because although his martial arts are strong, he is unknown on the rivers and lakes. As for why he wanted to enter the yamen as an errand boy, the martial arts people didn't know why, but the people in his own division knew it.

Zheng Hengzhou led Mao Duxin to the Baolai Building opposite the Yamen, went upstairs and ordered a table of wine and food, saying that he wanted to catch the wind for the little junior brother.

Mao Duxin said: "Senior brother, I passed by Baoding Mansion this time to do business, and I have to drive away in a while." I just think that everyone has arrived in Baoding, so I can't come to visit the senior brother. Senior brother, I have been thinking about my little brother in the past five years. ”

Zheng Hengzhou said: "I have always been concerned about the teacher, but I am busy with official business and can't spare time to go back; Second, I made Master angry before I came, and I didn't have the face to go back. Master, how is his old man? ”

"Master's skills are profound, and he is immune to all diseases, so his body is naturally good. In the past few years, my second senior brother and I have walked the rivers and lakes, looking for famous doctors and elixirs, trying to treat Master's feet, but I have no clue. ”

Mao Duxin sighed and said, "Actually, the master also knows that the senior brother joined the public door for the second senior brother back then. What happened back then, Master's anger has long since disappeared. When is Senior Brother free, why don't you go back to the mountain to meet Master and his old man? ”

Zheng Hengzhou nodded and did not answer. After a while, he sighed lightly and said, "Master has been half-dead for twenty years, and it is not easy to say that he wants to be cured. ”

At this time, the runner came over to serve wine and food. Zheng Hengzhou put a piece of braised pork in the bowl of his junior brother and said, "I heard that you have done a lot of good things in the past few years. When the people of the beggar gang talk about the scholar Jian Mao Faith, they all give a thumbs up and praise! ”

Mao Duxin bowed his head slightly, blushed and smiled: "Senior brother, don't laugh." It's just that others are boasting, in front of the senior brother, what is my little bit of Taoism? ”

Zheng Hengzhou shook his head: "The level of martial arts is still secondary, and the most important thing is to see where your kung fu is used." You are chivalrous and righteous, and your reputation is naturally loud. Otherwise, why don't people praise me? Besides, I haven't listened to my teacher's teachings for five years, and my martial arts have long stagnated, so maybe your kung fu is already stronger than mine. ”

Mao Duxin shook his head: "Senior brother made fun of it." You and the second senior brother are very talented, and one year of practice is better than ten years of practice. If you want to be stronger than Senior Brother in martial arts, I'd better wait for the next life! ”

The two brothers ate and drank, chatted, and felt that they had not been so happy for a long time. Zheng Hengzhou was happy in his heart, he just wanted to get drunk with his junior brother, but he had to be on an errand in the afternoon, so it was inconvenient to drink more.

Mao Duxin didn't drink much, but just tasted it with his senior brother. The two ate a bowl of rice and drank a glass of wine, Zheng Hengzhou asked: "Senior brother has been wandering the rivers and lakes in the past few years, what is particularly pleasant to say?" ”

"I have too many things to tell my brother." Mao Duxin smiled, then lowered his voice and leaned forward. "I just don't know that the senior brother is in the public gate, so it's inconvenient to listen to this kind of thing?"

Zheng Hengzhou's expression was grim, he looked left and right, and asked in a low voice, "You moved the people from the government?" ”

Mao Duxin nodded. Zheng Hengzhou asked again: "Jinyiwei?" ”

Mao Duxin shook his head: "Dongchang eunuch." ”

Zheng Hengzhou spread his hands: "We, the governor of Baoding, can't control the affairs of their East Factory. Talk about it, I'm cute. ”

"That was more than three years ago." Mao Duxin smiled slightly and whispered: "At that time, I was a fledgling, I didn't know the height of the sky, I was eager to show my skills, and I wanted to take care of everything. On that day, when I came to the Tiancheng Inn in Wuchang Mansion, I heard someone at the next table say that the political secretary of Huguangbu was jealous of the ancestral tomb of the local big Qian Shanyue family, and wanted to take it for himself. Qian Shanyue said that he would not alarm his ancestors and sell his ancestral land. Hu Guangbu's political secretary threatened to lure him to no avail, so he found the mine tax supervisor to make a traitor, and jointly encroached on the land, assuming that there was a mineral vein under the ancestral grave of the Qian family, and immediately ordered the excavation. Qian Shanyue was the tomb of the ancestors, dredged it around, and almost scattered the family property, but the result was that the government forcibly requisitioned the land. Qian Shanyue was angry, so he found someone to write a pleading, wanting to go to Shuntianfu to file a complaint. On the grounds that he could not dig mines, the political secretary of Huguangbu falsely accused Qian Shan of swallowing up the minerals. not only confiscated his only remaining property, but also put people in prison......"

Zheng Hengzhou saw that he was angry, and thought to himself: "The mine tax supervisor has corrupted the law and oppressed the people, which has been the case since the Wanli period. Little junior disciples are rare and weird. ”

Mao Duxin continued: "I couldn't get angry when I heard it, so I went to the mine supervisor that night, intending to kill him with a sword. Unexpectedly, the eunuch was so big, and he was guarded by Dongchang fans when he went in and out. I followed him for seven days and seven nights, and finally I got my chance to assassinate him while he was alone. Thinking that Li Tianhao was in an important position in the East Factory, his kung fu was really good. I've been with him for fifty years......"

"Wait." Zheng Hengzhou said. "You mean the eunuch of the head of the East Factory, Li Tianhao, and Father-in-law Li?"

Mao Duxin nodded: "Senior brother knows this person?" ”

Zheng Hengzhou shook his head: "I've heard of it." It is rumored that Li Tianhao taught Peiyuan Shengong to Admiral Dongchang, with strong martial arts and profound internal strength, and he is actually a first-rate figure in Dongchang. Three years ago, he was ordered to supervise mines in the Wuhan area, and suddenly his whereabouts were unknown. There was private speculation in the public gate, saying that he had offended Admiral Dongchang and asked Wei Zhongxian to get rid of him personally. Thinking that Pei Yuan's divine skill is ruthless and vicious, it can be said to be the most miraculous feat in the world, except for Wei Zhongxian's personal action, who can cure the person with this skill? It turns out that Li Tianhao was actually killed by you? ”

Mao Duxin sighed lightly: "When I was young and ignorant, I did everything with my head covered. I knew that the mine supervisor was so big, but I was afraid that I would leave it alone. It should also be counted as my fate, Li Tianhao will not be able to cultivate Yuan Shengong. I think it was Dongchang who exaggerated the rumors, and people thought that the chief eunuchs were all strong in martial arts and vicious, in order to make things convenient. In hindsight, I felt very lucky. In case Li Tianhao really knows how to cultivate the Yuan Divine Skill, I am afraid that I will die as soon as I come down the mountain. ”

"That makes sense. Dongchang is good at using terror to convince people, and spreading rumors like this, so that people are afraid when they see the eunuchs of Dongchang. I originally thought that Pei Yuan's divine skills were amazingly powerful, and Wei Zhongxian's city mansion was deep, so it was impossible to teach it to so many eunuchs......"

Zheng Hengzhou frowned slightly as he spoke: "Are you sure he won't be able to cultivate Yuan Divine Skills?" ”

Mao Duxin nodded and said, "I competed with him for palm strength, and I didn't notice the cold signs that Master said. ”

Zheng Hengzhou pondered for a moment and said, "That's it." Before going down the mountain, the master warned us many times, telling us not to do anything with the eunuchs of Dongchang, because we didn't want to meet Peiyuan's divine skills. I didn't expect you to get off the mountain and immediately leave Master's words behind. ”

Mao Duxin was ashamed. "Senior brother has taught me a lesson. Helplessly, when he was young and vigorous, he acted recklessly, and when he encountered such injustices, he had to take action when he said anything. Now that I think about it, it is incredible that I can live on the rivers and lakes to this day. Although Li Tianhao does not know how to cultivate Yuan Shengong, his martial arts are still strong. Although I was lucky enough to win, I also suffered a terrible internal injury. If I hadn't happened to meet a beggar who helped my friend and helped me back to heal, I'm just afraid of ......" said and shook his head and sighed, and made a drink.

"After one thing, grow one wisdom. It's good to let you know not to provoke the East Factory. Zheng Hengzhou said.

Seeing Mao Duxin's peculiar expression, he seemed to be smiling, and sighed: "You still went to provoke them later?" ”

Mao Duxin nodded: "When I see the oppression of the people, I naturally have to take care of it." But the senior brother can rest assured, I have learned to be good in the past few years, and I don't work with the eunuchs when I am idle, and the ordinary Dongchang fan is not my opponent. The so-called knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent is a hundred battles. Wei Zhongxian is the great enemy of our Diancang faction, let's avoid trouble and don't fight with Dongchang, how to explore its fiction and reality? ”

Zheng Hengzhou said earnestly: "Silly junior brother, Wei Zhongxian is the great enemy of the people in the world, but over the years, who can touch him?" Let's point out that the Cang faction is lonely, in case we let the East Factory target it, there will be a disaster of exterminating the faction at any time. ”

"Senior brother has learned a lesson." Mao Duxin said in fear. "The younger brother is extremely cautious in dealing with the East Factory and has never left any clues. Dongchang Fanzi will never be suspicious of this faction. ”

Zheng Hengzhou snorted: "I'm afraid that you are extra cautious, but I don't want the master to be suspicious of you, right?" ”

He has always liked this junior brother and knows him very well.

Seeing him smile but not answer at this moment, I knew that he had acquiesced.

He smiled bitterly, shook his head and said, "You don't listen to Master's words, and you won't listen to my senior brother's words." That's it, anyway, be careful. He changed his words: "You just said that Li Tianhao fought and let the beggars save him?" ”

Mao Duxin replied yes. Zheng Hengzhou continued to ask: "Can this faction be considered good friends with the beggar gang?" ”

Mao Duxin replied yes.

Zheng Hengzhou asked: "I heard that the second junior brother killed the elder of the Beggar Gang Lian Tianshan with three palms, so what's going on?" ”

Mao Duxin was relieved, gave a thumbs up and said, "The second senior brother really did a beautiful job. Around the Dragon Boat Festival this year, the second senior brother arrested the thief in Kaifeng Mansion, and met two people with strange clothes and strange accents on the road. He followed them to the inn, where he saw them eating at the same table with an old beggar. This old beggar is the divine fist that connects the Tianshan Mountain. At that time, the second senior brother didn't know him, but when he saw that he was carrying eight cloth bags, he knew that this beggar was not trivial, so he found an empty table from afar and sat down, and used his internal strength to eavesdrop on their conversation. It turned out that the two people with strange accents were from Liaodong, and they were from the Black Dragon Gate. ”

"Jurchen?" Zheng Hengzhou asked.

The Jianzhou Jurchen Department has always been the main external threat of the Ming Dynasty. During the Wanli period, Nurhachi unified the Jurchen tribes and established the Eight Banners system, which was called the Khan and the founding of the country, and the history was called the Later Jin.

In the forty-sixth year of Wanli, Nurhachi raised an army against the Ming on the grounds of the Seven Great Hatreds, and the following year defeated the Ming and Yixian coalition forces in the Battle of Sarhu, causing the Ming Dynasty's attitude towards Houjin to turn defensive. Later, the imperial court ordered Xiong Tingbi of Dali Temple to go to Liaodong to express condolences, purge the army, stabilize the morale of the army, and build a city with troops, which gradually eased the war situation.

After the Emperor of the Apocalypse ascended the throne, Xiong Tingbi was impeached by the ministers of the DPRK and China, and he was dismissed from office and lost his office.

In just a few months, the important towns of Liaodong were lost one after another, the guards committed suicide in fear of crime, and the battle situation was tight, and the Emperor of the Apocalypse had no choice but to use Xiong Tingbi again.

In the second year of the Apocalypse, Guangning was lost, Xiong Tingbi led his troops back to Shanhaiguan, and Liaodong completely fell into the hands of Nurhachi, and the Manchu Dynasty was in an uproar.

Xiong Tingbi was arrested and imprisoned, and after a trial between the Criminal Department and Dali Temple, he was sentenced to death.

Yang Lian and Zuo Guangdou wrote a letter asking for their lives, and Wei Zhongxian took the opportunity to falsely accuse the two of accepting bribes from Xiong Tingbi.

Now Shanhaiguan is garrisoned by Yuan Chonghuan, a military officer, who has repeatedly repelled the Jin soldiers and severely frustrated the Jurchen spirit. At that time, Nurhachi was already old, and he was planning to conquer Shanhaiguan and enter the Ming Dynasty to fulfill his life's will.

Liu Jingxian, the governor of Baoding, was worried about the country and the people, always paid attention to the official documents of the military department, and was familiar with the situation in the frontier.

In his spare time, he often talks about military affairs with his subordinates, and Zheng Hengzhou is also very concerned about the war outside the border.

The Black Dragon Gate is a martial arts sect in the territory of Houjin, with a large number of talents and masters, who often serve Nurhachi and are good at assassination and assassination.

Jin Yiwei once found out that a Black Dragon Gate master had infiltrated the pass, intending to investigate the military aircraft and create a riot. However, after the Ministry of Civilian Warfare, there was no instruction for a long time.

It turned out that Wei Zhongxian was busy with the struggle of the imperial court and purging political enemies, and he needed the full devotion of Jinyiwei, and he was unwilling to assign people to do this thing. So Jin Yiwei had no choice but to let go.

Zheng Hengzhou said: "The Black Dragon Gate is loyal to Houjin, and I am a Daming country, since the second junior brother has encountered it, I must find out." ”

"Exactly." Mao Du believed. The second senior brother was concentrating on eavesdropping, but after the three of them began to discuss business, they immediately lowered their voices. The second senior brother couldn't really hear it, he only vaguely heard the dragon gang leader, the dragon palm or something...... After listening for a while, without a clue, the three of them had already gotten up to leave. Seeing that the martial arts of the other three are not weak, and the eight-bag old beggar is a master of the inner family, the second senior brother is steady, so he would not follow rashly. But he thought that the stakes were too high to let it go, so he stubbornly followed. The three of them came to a secluded alleyway in the city, and each climbed over the wall, ready to ambush. After a while, three beggars, one large and one small, passed through the alley. They knocked the two eldest ones unconscious, and took away the little beggars. The second senior brother followed them to a dilapidated tiled house on the outskirts of the city, leaned on the roof and eavesdropped, and finally figured out the plot of the three. It turned out that they had kidnapped the only son of the beggar gang leader Long Yougong, and planned to use his life to blackmail the dragon gang leader to hand over the Dragon Descending God Palm Atlas. ”

Zheng Hengzhou was surprised in his heart and couldn't help but snort.

He knew that the beggar gang's Dragon Descending Divine Palm, formerly known as the Eighteen Palms of Dragon Descending, had been the most fierce and domineering palm technique in the Central Plains martial arts since ancient times. It's a pity that since the Southern Song Dynasty, the beggar gang has produced several mediocre gang leaders in a row, and the eighteen palms of the dragon have been learned in bits and pieces, and the more they spread, the less palms they have. During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, only eleven palms were left in total.

Originally, the eighteen palms of the dragon descending were all taught by the gang leader, and there was no transcription of the martial arts map, but the previous generation of gang leaders was worried that if they continued to be lost like this, there would be no palms to pass on one day. So he violated the rules of the past generations and copied the palm law into a book. And because there are only eleven palms left, it is always shameless to say that the eighteen palms of the dragon are always shameless, and it is not majestic enough to change the name of the eleven palms of the dragon, so this set of palms is renamed the dragon god palm.

The Dragon Descending Divine Palm Atlas came out, and there was an extra book of martial arts secrets that everyone coveted in the martial arts.

For the past 20 years, almost every year, some people have infiltrated the beggars, intending to take advantage of them.

However, the beggar gang is powerful, the gang leader Long is meritorious and strong in martial arts, and the dragon descending god palm map has never been taken away. This time, the people of the beggar gang should cooperate with the outside and threaten the life of the son of the gang leader, if it is not for Liu Ganzhen's hands, I am afraid that I will really lose my magic skills.

Zheng Hengzhou knew that Lian Tianshan died in the hands of his junior brother, and he expected that the Dragon Descending Divine Palm was not lost. However, it was the Black Dragon Gate of Liaodong that was plotting for the miraculous work, and thinking that the Central Plains was almost in a foreign country, Zheng Hengzhou still broke out in a cold sweat.

"What happened next?" He asked.

When the second senior brother heard about their plot, he was surprised, inhaled a little heavier, and immediately let the old man of Lian Tianshan hear it. The second senior brother saw that Xingzang had been revealed, so he immediately made a decision, broke the tiles and went down, determined to fight quickly. The martial arts of the two Black Dragon Gate people were not weak, but when things happened suddenly, and secondly, the second senior brother was afraid that the long-term battle would be disadvantageous, so he hurt the killer as soon as he came up, and when the Black Dragon Gate people's long sword was not unsheathed, he cut off the right arm of the two with the Cangsong Thirteen Tribulations. Even the Tianshan Mountains, nicknamed the Divine Fist, are invincible, and the Divine Wood Fist is extremely powerful. The second senior brother made the sword technique of the opening of the master's door, and it was difficult to win for a while, and he was afraid that the sword would have no eyes and accidentally injure the young master of the beggar gang, so he gave up the sword and did not use it, and carried the wild sand palm method to fight with it. After fighting more than 100 moves, Lian Tianshan knew that he couldn't get any benefits in the moves, so he shouted loudly at the moment, and went straight in the middle, intending to compete with the second senior brother. The second senior brother was annoyed that he ate inside and out, involved the children, and used his strength to achieve ten successes, and when he reached the third palm, he killed Lian Tianshan in the palm. ”

Zheng Hengzhou was out of the sky and sighed: "Lian Tianshan has been famous for a long time, and he can be called a first-class master among the beggars. The second junior brother has achieved great achievements, and since then he has been crisscrossing the rivers and lakes, which is enviable. ”

He remembered his ambition six years ago when he was just starting out, intending to make a career in the martial arts. Now that he is in the public gate, he has no chance to do such a righteous and lawless thing.

He shook his head, collected his thoughts, and asked, "What about the two people from the Black Dragon Gate?" Did the second junior brother interrogate them on whose orders they came to the Central Plains to do business? ”

"There's no chance." Mao Du believed. "The two of them saw that they were not lucky, and they committed suicide by poisoning themselves while Lian Tianshan was killed."

Seeing Zheng Hengzhou bowing his head and pondering, he continued: "This matter is very much inherited by the second senior brother, and the gang leader Long Yougong said that he would personally go up to Cangshan to thank the master and his old man. This year's Mid-Autumn Festival, the beggars in Cangshan are taking stock, and there is no need to say that the excitement is needless to say. The dragon gang leader praised the second senior brother in front of the master, and the master was happy. ”

Zheng Hengzhou said with a smile: "The second junior brother has finally lived up to the master's expectations. ”

Mao Duxin stared at the senior brother and said, "If the senior brother had been in charge according to the master's wishes, I believe he would not be inferior to the second senior brother." ”

Zheng Hengzhou smiled and said: "Master is such a son as the second junior brother, so I naturally hope that he can inherit the mantle." It's hard to repay the teacher's kindness, you say that this position of the head of the family, how can I take it? ”

The two brothers looked at each other and smiled, raised their wine glasses, and toasted.

Mao Duxin said: "Senior brother, the master didn't pay attention to the things of the past. Now the second senior brother is well-known in the rivers and lakes, everyone respects him, and the great revival of Cangguang is just around the corner. Why don't you say goodbye to the public brother, and when you return to Diancang, how happy it is for the three of us to join hands to explore the rivers and lakes? ”

Zheng Hengzhou thought for a while and said, "There is a way that is a good practice among the public gates. I was on an errand in the Yamen, and I was not unable to help the people of Limin. Moreover, now that the situation is chaotic and the eunuchs are in charge, it seems that the DPRK and China are about to set off a bloody storm. I will take care of it recently, if I can take the opportunity to save a few loyal ministers and righteous people, it can be regarded as a modest contribution to the Ming Dynasty. also asked the junior brother to go back and tell the teacher, saying that Hengzhou was in the imperial court, and his heart was in the sky. After a while, when the situation stabilizes, I will rush back to Diancang Mountain as soon as possible and ask Master for forgiveness. ”

"The senior brother is chivalrous, and he is admired for being a good student of the junior brother." Mao Duxin said and leaned forward.

"Senior brother, in fact, I came this time, firstly, to catch up with the old days, and secondly, I was ordered by the teacher to come to teach the art on behalf of the teacher."

When Zheng Hengzhou heard this, he quickly got up and knelt down. "Listen to the teachings of the teacher."

"Senior brother, please get up." Mao Duxin helped him up, and then took out a thin book from the placket. "Master ordered me to transcribe a copy of the Jincang Secret Mind Method and give it to Senior Brother to practice."

Zheng Hengzhou was shocked and asked, "Jin Cangjue has always only passed on the head of this sect, why is the master ......?"

Mao Duxin explained: "Master said that the people of this faction are thin, the martial arts are treacherous and changeable, coupled with the great power of the East Factory and the rise of Houjin, when this time of internal and external troubles, we really can't continue to stick to the rules. Master is afraid...... If anything, the recipe will be lost. It was the master who asked the second senior brother to teach me the mantra, and asked me to copy a copy and pass it on to the senior brother. ”

Zheng Hengzhou was terrified, trembled and took over the mental method, and asked, "You have also learned?" ”