Red beans are born in the south, and a few branches are sent in spring, and this southern country, that is, Guozhou Nanchong on Chengdu Fu Road, has been a place of outstanding people since ancient times. Langzhong Tengwang Pavilion, Wanjuan Building, Zhang Fei Temple, Qian Zhou Tomb, Wang Ping Tomb and other places of interest make people linger, Chen Shou, Zhang Fei, Qian Zhou, Wang Ping historical celebrities shine in the annals of history.

The people of the south are brave by nature, accustomed to war, and the style of learning is flourishing, and the folk customs are simple and industrious. As the two young men of the south, Si Xingfang and Li Tianyan, were on the long and dangerous journey of fleeing north at this time.

Fifteen-year-old Si Xingfang and sixteen-year-old Li Tianyan are both from Shuanglong Town, Langzhong, Nanchong, living next to each other, and have been friends since childhood, and are like brothers. Si Xingfang's parents are fishermen, who make a living from fishing and struggle to find a livelihood on the Jialing River all year round. When Si Xingfang was 12 years old, the Jialing River was flooded, and his parents unfortunately sank and both died, and Si Xingfang, who was orphaned, was adopted by the kind Li family.

Li Tianyan has a family of four, he is the second in line, and there is an older sister above, and his parents are still alive.

Li Tianyan's parents are not fishermen, his father is a servant of the Langzhong County Ya, the salary is meager, and his mother is ingenious, usually by helping the neighbors sew and repair to earn a little money to subsidize the family. His sister Tianjiao is eighteen years old, and when she is married, she is quite handsome and beautiful, and she is a great beauty within a radius of ten miles.

One afternoon in the middle of July of the fourth year of Shaosheng, Li Tianjiao followed her mother to the street to buy needlework and thread, and unfortunately ran into Chang San, a fisherman in the town, on the way back. Chang San had been salivating for a long time to Li Tianjiao, and saw the beauty walking in front of his eyes, he happened to drink a few glasses of wine in Fenghe Building, the wine was strong and courageous, and the beauty was the head, he couldn't help but take advantage of the strength of the wine to Li Tianjiao, wanton teasing, and injured Li Tianjiao's mother who came to dissuade her, and her mother ran home in a panic to find someone, Li Tianyan and Si Xingfang happened to be at home to learn martial arts, heard that his sister was molested, Li Tianyan was furious, and hurriedly pulled the Si Xingfang to the scene.

Seeing that her sister was being wantonly molested by Chang San, and her face was discolored, Li Tianyan and Si Xingfang rushed forward, grabbed Chang San from left to right, beat him violently, and taught Chang San a lesson to scream. After all, it is the nature of young people, I don't know the severity, after the violent beating, Li Tianyan and Si Xingfang still felt that it was not enough to relieve their hatred, one grabbed the head and the other grabbed the foot to lift Chang San, and threw it straight into the tributary next to him, "poof" into the water, Li Tianyan pulled Li Tianjiao, and Si Xingfang turned around and returned home together.

But who knows, this person threw away a disaster!

Chang San lost his mind because he drank too much wine, and was beaten violently by the two teenagers Li Tianyan and Si Xingfang, his mind was a little confused, his hands and feet were soft and he didn't obey the call, he struggled in the water a few times, and drowned in the water!

Chang San's brother Chang Er is also a tyrant in Shuanglong Town, and when he saw his brother's tragic death, he gathered a group of people and threatened to pay for the blood debt, and asked Li Tianyan and Si Xingfang to break the corpse into ten thousand pieces.

In desperation, Li Tianyan and Si Xingfang could only bid farewell to their parents and sister overnight, and escaped from Langzhong, and the government also issued a sea fishing document soon after.

The two teenagers fled in panic all the way, and after escaping several waves of Chang Er's pursuit and interception, they finally escaped from Chengdu Mansion Road with difficulty and escaped from the sight of Chang Er and others.

But the sea of people is vast, where is the place for the two of them to stand? The two teenagers were at a loss, and when they heard that Kaifeng Mansion was extremely prosperous, they decided to flee to the capital Bianliang.

All the way through the mountains and rivers, after a lot of hardships, Li Tianyan and Si Xingfang came to Weishi County on the tenth day of October, after the boat docked, the two were found penniless by the boatman, they were driven off the boat and thrown on the dock of Weishi County.

It turned out that when the two of them fled thousands of miles to Changshe County, Yingchang Prefecture, they were already penniless, and the two teenagers took advantage of the boatman's inattention, sneaked onto a big boat, hid in the utility warehouse, starved for two days and two nights, and followed the boat to Weishi County, and finally were found when the boatman opened the warehouse door, and the two of them couldn't pay the boat fare, so they were driven off the boat by the boatman.

The two teenagers looked at the bustling Weishi County wharf around them, dazed, and the bustle around them was like two worlds, incompatible. The two of them were ragged, unkempt, and each carrying a burden on their backs, and they staggered along the street, looking like beggars, and passers-by avoided them one after another, disgusted.

Along the way, the two of them have experienced a lot of such scenes, from the initial anger to the current numbness, the two of them are used to it, the two teenagers really have backbone, and they also have strong self-esteem.

But people are iron rice and steel, after all, the two of them have been hungry for two days and two nights, hungry and tired, when the two of them slowly walked to the door of Wu Zhi's house with each other, they really couldn't support it, they all fell to the ground, they fainted with hunger, and the burden also fell to the side.

There is a providence in the dark, Wu Zhi happened to rush home from the county office, when he walked to the front of the house, he found that two young people fell in front of his house, he hurriedly stepped forward to check, and found that the two teenagers just fainted and were not injured. So, Wu Zhi ran into the house, called Erhu and Dahu, and the two picked up the baggage on the ground, carried the two teenagers into their homes respectively, and placed them in the guest room.

Everyone in the family was very surprised when they saw Erhu and Dahu coming in with two unconscious young men in their arms. Subsequently, Wu Zhi immediately ordered Suo Yanqing to go to the "Baohe Hall" to invite Sun Lao Langzhong over, and let him see what happened to these two young men.

After the tea, Sun Lao Langzhong and the little medicine boy followed Suo Yanqing to the house. After Sun Laolangzhong carefully examined, everyone knew that the two young men were not injured, they just fainted from hunger, and a big bowl of rice soup could solve the problem, so they were all relieved.

After Feng Shi brought two large bowls of rice soup from the kitchen, Sun Lao Lang woke up the two of them, and after Feng and Yang each fed a large bowl of rice soup one by one, the two young men finally came to their senses and gradually recovered a little vitality. When the two of them saw the room full of people, they knew that they had been rescued by others, and they wanted to struggle to get up and thank everyone, but they were stopped by Wu Zhi: "You guys lie down first, you don't have to get up!" ”

Seeing that the two young men had woken up and had come to their senses, the onlookers were very happy.

"Elder Sun, they shouldn't be fine, right?" Wu Zhi came to Sun Lao Langzhong and asked softly.

"It's just hungry, there's no problem! But don't eat too much fish and meat these days, eat lightly! Sun Lao Langzhong looked at the young county magistrate in front of him, his heart was touched, and he said respectfully. At the same time, he sighed lightly in his heart: "What a young man!" ”

After several failed attempts to shirk, Sun Lao Langzhong had no choice but to take the diagnosis money given by Feng Niang, and turned around and left with the little medicine boy.

Li Tianyan and Si Xingfang were weak after all, and after eating the rice soup, they fell asleep again, and they didn't wake up until noon the next day.

On this day, Wu Zhi was worried about these two strange young men, and he didn't go to the county government office on an errand, but stayed at home, and after meditating and practicing boxing, he sat in the study and read. After Suo Chao came to inform the two teenagers that they had woken up, Wu Zhi hurriedly got up and came to the guest room to visit the two of them.

"Thank you, brother for saving your life!" Seeing Wu Zhi coming in, Li Tianyan and Si Xingfang hurriedly turned over and got out of bed, knelt on the ground, and thanked Wu Zhi. After a night of recuperation, the two of them have regained their strength.

"Just raise your hands, get up!" Wu Zhi stepped forward and helped the two of them up one by one.

"Suo Chao, you take them to get two clean clothes, and take them to wash and change their clothes!" Wu Zhi saw the ragged appearance of the two of them, and hurriedly ordered Suo Chaodao.

"Yes, Master!" When Suo Chao heard this, he led the two of them out, and the two thanked Wu Zhi before leaving.

Li Tianyan and Si Xingfang are the same age as Suo Chao, and their statures are about the same, so they should be able to wear Suo Chao's clothes.

Clothes make the man. After a while, after freshening up, when the two of them changed into clean clothes and returned to the guest room, they couldn't help but shine in people's eyes, these two young men looked really good!

I saw them, all of them were tall and strong, with thick eyebrows and sword eyes, all of them were quite handsome, but their complexions were slightly dark, and the older teenagers were taller and thinner.

"Suo Chao, you take them to eat something first, try to be lighter. Then bring me to my study! Wu Zhi thought about it and said to Suo Chao.

"Yes, Master!" When Suo Chao heard this, he immediately led the two of them to the dining room.

After the three of them went out, Wu Zhi also returned to the study to wait. A moment later, Wu Xiu, Feng Niang, Jin Lian, Xiao'e and others heard that the two young men had woken up, and they also came to the study one after another, waiting to visit the situation.

Not long after, Suo Chao took Li Tianyan and Si Xingfang to the study, and after the two of them had eaten, their faces were obviously much more ruddy. Seeing that everyone was present, the two of them hurriedly bowed to the ground and thanked everyone. Seeing this, Feng Niang helped the two of them up one by one.

It can be seen that these two young men still know how to be polite.

"Can I tell you where you're from? What is the last name? Where do you want to go? How could you faint in front of my house? After instructing the two of them to sit down, Wu Zhi asked straight to the point.

These two teenagers seem to be down, but there is a faint sense of extraordinary, which makes Wu Zhi a little curious.

"This? Let's ......" The two looked at each other, and stopped talking. Both of them are now wanted criminals by the government, and they have come incognito on the thousands of miles of escape, and they dare not reveal their identities.

"Could it be that the two of them have something unspeakable?" Seeing this, Wu Zhi was a little unhappy in his heart.

"Since the benefactor's brother inquired, we dare not say it! My surname is Li Tianyan, sixteen years old this year, this is my brother, the surname is Si Xingfang, fifteen years old this year, we are all from the south of Chengdu Fulu. Seeing that the benefactor's brother in front of him was displeased, the two of them felt that their lives had been saved by others, and there was nothing to hide, so they gritted their teeth, and the older Li Tianyan spoke. After a long silence, he recounted how the two of them accidentally injured people, how they fled, how they intended to go to the capital, and how they came to Weishi County.

Wu Zhi and everyone sighed after hearing this, this is really difficult for these two young young men!

And Wu Zhi was even more impressed, he suddenly felt that the names "Li Tianyan" and "Si Xingfang" sounded so familiar, but for a while, he couldn't remember where he had heard of it.

"Southland? Isn't that Nanchong, Sichuan? That's more than 2,000 miles away! After all, Suo Yanqing had worked as an errand in the yamen, and he was well-informed, so he suddenly exclaimed.

The two and a half young men have walked more than 2,000 miles together, which is indeed admirable. It can be imagined that along the way, these two young men don't know how many hardships they have endured. The crowd couldn't help but feel sympathy.

"Then you should stay here first, and it will not be too late to go to the capital after a few days when you are well!" Wu Zhi thought about it and said to the two of them with a smile.

"May I ask the benefactor's brother's name? What are your names? In the future, we will set up a ring to form a grass to repay the great kindness of everyone! Li Tianyan and Si Xingfang said in unison. It can be seen that these two young men should have read books and know how to be reasonable.

"This is our young master, surnamed Wu Mingzhi, and he is the magistrate of Weishi County!" When Dahu heard the two of them ask, he immediately introduced Wu Zhi to the two of them, and as soon as he finished speaking, he frightened Li Tianyan and Si Xingfang.

"Master Zhixian?" Li Tianyan and Si Xingfang were startled when they heard this, and looked at Wu Zhi in horror, uneasy. They are now wanted criminals by the government, and what they are most afraid of is running into the official. found out that the benefactor's brother in front of him was a county official of the imperial court, can you not scare them stupid? They're called throwing themselves into the net!

"Don't worry, I'm not going to give you out! You can just stay in peace! Looking at the frightened and helpless looks of these two people, Wu Zhi smiled slightly and said quickly. Wu Zhi usually hates dirty officials and bullies the most, and now that the two of them have killed the bullies, it is equivalent to eliminating harm for the people, and he is too late to be happy, how can he get along with these two "little heroes" and punish and betray them?

"Yes, don't worry, we won't betray you!" Seeing that the two of them were frightened, everyone also hurriedly expressed their attitude and comforted them.

When Li Tianyan and Si Xingfang heard this, they turned their worries into joy and put their minds at ease.

After everyone introduced themselves, they left in turn, and after Li Tianyan and Si Xingfang also left, Wu Zhi sat on the chair and pondered. Thinking about it, he suddenly moved in his heart, picked up the wolf brush on the table, and quickly wrote the names "Li Tianyan" and "Si Xingfang" on the paper, and then wrote the word "Fang La" next to it, and he finally realized where the familiar feeling he had just now came from.

The two teenagers he inadvertently saved were not the Marshal of Zhenguo Li Tianyan and the general Si Xingfang, who became one of the four generalissimos under Fang La? He's picked up a treasure again!

So, Wu Zhi made up his mind and decided not to let the two go.

After staying at Wu Zhi's house for a few days, Li Tianyan and Si Xingfang felt everyone's kindness and care, but they were reluctant to leave after their bodies fully recovered. After Wu Zhi's skillful persuasion, especially after seeing Suo Chao's martial arts, the two of them were moved, and finally stayed, and worshiped Wu Zhi as a teacher like Suo Chao, and became Suo Chao's two junior disciples. So, Jin Lian and Xiao'e had two more students, and Xiao'e also had two more bodyguards.