Xiao Ruoyun's mother and daughter walked out of the lobby, came to the courtyard in front of them, and squeezed into the crowd. Looking around, I saw Bai Yutian and Jiang Longwei rubbing their hands in the middle of the courtyard, except for staring at each other, they just walked in an invisible circle, as if whoever made the first move would lose the game.

When the sun is in the sky and the sun is exposed, it is really uncomfortable.

The spectators were bored, and the scene gradually became noisy.

A good man felt that such a competition was really nothing to look at, and shouted out intentionally or unintentionally: "Young dart head, there is no need to give in like this, and there is no need for him to do it first, just kill him with one slap." ”

Jiang Longwei also felt that it was not a matter to grind any longer, and followed the wishes of the spectators, and struck at Bai Yutian with one palm.

Bai Yutian saw that Jiang Longwei's palm wind was soft, so he also used three points of internal force, one palm on the top, bounced off each other, and each took two or three steps back, regardless of victory or defeat.

Jiang Longwei heard the audience applauding, and his mood was much more relaxed, and he turned the cheers into true qi into his palm, and pounced on Bai Yutian's head with one palm. Bai Yutian met it with one palm, and then took out another palm to take Jiang Longwei's abdomen. Jiang Longwei dodged and kicked Bai Yutian's lower abdomen. Bai Yutian's eyes were quick, his left hand searched, grabbed Jiang Longwei's ankle and lifted it up, and slapped his right palm on Jiang Longwei's footboard. Jiang Longwei flipped out of the heel bucket and floated out to the ground.

Bai Yutian did not take advantage of the victory to pursue, but waited for Jiang Longwei to barely stand firm, and then struck at Jiang Longwei with a palm. Jiang Longwei saw that although Bai Yutian was fierce, his moves were dignified, and in order to save face, it was not easy to dodge, so he poured his internal force into the palm of his hand and greeted him with his palm. Bai Yutian seemed to hear someone say that Lord Zhizhou had come in, so he hurriedly added a percent of the internal force to his palm, intersected with Jiang Longwei's palms, and flew Jiang Longwei backwards, taking advantage of the momentum, and followed Jiang Longwei's body floating backwards with one palm.

Most of the spectators were about to sweat for Jiang Longwei's defeat, when a soft and thick voice came: "Stop! ”

As soon as Bai Yutian saw that it was Lord Zhizhou who was shouting, he hurriedly came to the air and fell to the ground, stepped forward to greet him with a smile, bowed and said, "Bai Yutian, the grass people, I have seen the adult." ”

Lord Zhizhou approached, glanced around the entire courtyard, looked at Bai Yutian and said, "What are you doing here?" ”

Qu Wenfeng walked over, bowed down and said politely: "Lord Hui, the two candidates are competing for the position of the chief dart head of the Longwei Dart Bureau, and they will win or lose with martial arts. ”

Lord Zhizhou heard this, glanced at Jiang Longwei, who was a foot away, and said softly: "Jiang Longwei, you come over too, this official has something to say." ”

Jiang Longwei came over and bowed and saluted: "Jiang Longwei, a grass citizen, has seen an adult. ”

Lord Zhizhou said: "Li Yuanhao in the northwest broke away from the control of my Great Song Dynasty, founded the country and became the emperor, and most of the soldiers and horses of the state capital have been requisitioned and transferred north by the imperial court to reinforce the northwest war." The official silver handed over to the imperial court this year has carte blanche to be escorted to Beijing by the Longwei Dart Bureau, are you willing to take over this dart? ”

Bai Yutian arched his hand and said: "My lord, the official silver is a tax handed over to the imperial court by the local government, and the hard work and sweat of tens of millions of people for a year cannot be tolerated, and the Longwei Dart Bureau is afraid that it is difficult to do it." ”

Seeing Bai Yutian's refusal, Lord Zhizhou's eyes were horizontal, and he shouted angrily: "Jiang Longwei, you won't be like Bai Yutian, saying that Longwei Dart Game is not competent for this dart, right?" ”

Jiang Longwei bowed his head and said: "My lord, the dragons and snakes on the mountain road are mixed, and there are dangers and dangers. My father was killed, and the majesty of the Longwei Dart Bureau is no longer what it used to be, and I really have more than enough heart but not enough strength. ”

Lord Zhizhou saw that Jiang Longwei politely refused, and it was difficult to force him, so he said warmly: "Jiang Longwei, it is not difficult for this official and strongman, the official bank escorted into Beijing in the first two years, and the Longwei Dart Bureau has already participated, and it is also a familiar road." Escorting Guanyin into Beijing is the top priority in the affairs of various states and counties, and finding other dart bureaus to escort him is really not a good idea. ”

Bai Yutian said: "My lord, the escort of the official bank is a very important matter, and there is no room for half a cent of the pool, once there is a loss, there is no atonement for his sins." There are so many dart bureaus in the world, and there are countless people who are qualified to escort the official silver in the Longwei Dart Bureau, so why bother to let the Longwei Dart Bureau, which is already declining, escort it. ”

Lord Zhizhou glanced at Bai Yutian and said to Jiang Longwei: "Jiang Longwei, this official told you that escorting Guan Yin into Beijing is to serve the imperial court, and you have to take this dart to pick it up, and you have to take it if you don't take it." If there is any difficulty, let it know as soon as possible, and the official will share it with you. ”

Jiang Longwei replied with a bitter face: "My lord, the grass people have a low status and are not skilled in martial arts, and they are a little powerless to fight against this white boy just now, let alone deal with the green forest heroes along the way." Moreover, in the dart game, there is a lack of talents, and in terms of martial arts, they are all mediocre people, and it is difficult to compete with all the heroes on the rivers and lakes. I'm really afraid that I will take this dart, and I will do something bad with good intentions, not to mention the help, and it will also affect the adults. ”

Lord Zhizhou said with a smile: "This is easy to do, the talent reserve is not enough, just hire it from outside." Under the so-called high pressure, there must be good people; Under the heavy reward, there will be brave men. ”

Qu Wenfeng smiled slightly and said: "My lord, it's really a coincidence, most of the chivalrous heroes of the entire Jiangnan martial arts are present, why not select and appoint them on the spot and implement them in one fell swoop." ”

Lord Zhizhou heard this, looked around and said, "Jiang Longwei, if you come to escort this dart, how many martial arts masters do you need to help before you have the confidence to escort Guanyin into Beijing safely?" ”

Jiang Longwei replied: "My lord, escorting Guanyin into Beijing, you can't make a mistake, the more people you have, the better." But the famous knights and heroes are famous, and if they are asked to protect their darts, the corresponding remuneration is several times that of the average dart master, or even more than ten or twenty times. Usually, the profit of escorting a dart is small, and it is a little unbearable to invite one or two chivalrous heroes to the bodyguard. In view of the fact that it is now to help the government escort the official bank, the profits are larger, at most a dozen or so, and any more dart games will have to suffer a loss. ”

Lord Zhizhou smiled: "Okay, you can choose ten chivalrous heroes on the field to escort Guan Yin." ”

Bai Yutian said: "My lord, the chief dart head of the Longwei Dart Bureau has not yet been selected, you are so anxious to throw the matter of escorting the official silver to the young master of the Jiang family, should you let the Longwei Dart Bureau to escort the dart, or let the Young Master of the Jiang Family rely on other dart bureaus to escort the dart?" ”

Lord Zhizhou shouted angrily: "You! ”

Qu Wenfeng saw that the adult was angry, and said with a smile: "My lord, don't be angry, Bai Gongzi is also a candidate for the position of the head of the Longwei Dart Bureau, and before the head of the dart is elected, he is qualified to speak for the Longwei Dart Bureau." ”

Lord Zhizhou said, "Bai Yutian, what do you want? ”

Bai Yutian replied: "My lord, I didn't win or lose just now, so I have to share the victory and defeat with the young master of the Jiang family, and choose the person who is the chief dartman." ”

Lord Zhizhou glanced at Jiang Longwei and saw that he was not Bai Yutian's opponent, and said: "The victory and defeat have been divided just now, and the two of you are tied, so there is no need to compare any more." ”

Bai Yutian said: "My lord, the person who chooses the head of the dart is a family matter of the Longwei Dart Bureau. If you forcibly interfere, it will be a little inconsistent with your reputation of being upright, honest, and loving the people, and it seems that it will be difficult to block the mouths of the friends in the rivers and lakes who are present. ”

Jiang Longwei saw that Lord Zhizhou's face was ugly, and hurriedly answered: "My lord, I lost a move just now, it wasn't that Bai Shaoxia stopped to welcome you, and he almost lost, and the friends in the rivers and lakes present all saw it in their eyes and knew it in their hearts." If you forcibly cover it up, I am afraid that it will have a negative impact on your reputation, which is how the grass people can feel at ease. If you don't let the grass people compete with Bai Shaoxia again and divide the winners and losers, it will be good to give an explanation to the martial arts friends in the rivers and lakes, and it will not insult the good reputation of my father for decades. ”

Lord Zhizhou said sharply: "Bai Yutian doesn't even have the heart to share worries for the imperial court, and he is vainly a citizen of the Great Song Dynasty, and he is not worthy of being the head of the Longwei Dart Bureau." ”

Qu Wenfeng saw that Lord Zhizhou was arguing unreasonably, and he was in a dilemma, so he began to get angry, and hurriedly relieved: "My lord, the grass people have a way, which can not only let the two of them distinguish the winner and choose the person who is the head of the dart, but also select ten heroes to escort this dart." ”

Lord Zhizhou's gloomy face turned around, and he said, "Master Quzhuang, if there is any way to say it, whether it will work or not, consider it together." ”

Qu Wenfeng said: "My lord, let Bai Shaoxia and Jiang Shao each hire ten heroes to fight in the world, compete in ten games, and win more over there, whoever is elected as the chief dart." And the winner of each competition will be hired by the dart bureau to become the helper of the dart bureau to escort the official silver. In this way, not only the winner was divided, the chief dart head of the Longwei dart game was selected, but also the martial arts master who came to escort the dart, the best of both worlds. ”

After hearing this, Lord Zhizhou felt that the method was feasible, looked at Bai Yutian and Jiang Longwei, and asked, "What do you two think?" ”

What Bai Yutian wanted was Qu Wenfeng's method, and he bowed his head and said, "It's all up to the adults." ”

Lord Zhizhou asked Jiang Longwei, "Jiang Longwei, what do you think?" ”

Jiang Longwei saw Bai Yutian's smile on his face, and hurriedly said, "It's all up to the adults." ”

Lord Zhizhou smiled happily, and his voice of joy burst out: "Okay." Let's get ready to go, in the ring, a showdown, the winner will contribute to the court and share the worries of the official. ”

The three of them said goodbye to Lord Zhizhou, and one dispersed.

Qu Wenfeng led Jiang Longwei to Su Zhen'er, Ning Zhen'an, Lu Lianhai and others, and said to Jiang Longwei: "Less dart, let the dart masters quickly build a ring and come out, the competition is imminent." ”

Jiang Longwei glanced around at the guests, saw that their faces were hungry, and said: "At this time, it is the meal, everyone must be hungry, or build a ring while eating." ”

Su Zhen'er whispered: "Shao dart, I don't think there is a need to build a ring, it has to be dismantled after it is built, it is thankless, and it is troublesome." ”

Jiang Longwei looked at Su Zhen'er, saw that her eyes were extremely clear, and her heart seemed to be extremely clean, and asked in a harmonious voice: "Ying Tao, there are no rules, how can you set up a support, determine the winner, so as not to fight endlessly." ”

Su Zhen'er replied: "Taishi Gong said that painting the ground is inaccessible, and cutting wood is wrong for officials. Although the young dart head is temporarily in prison, the strength is weak, as long as the heart is filled with lofty beliefs in life, unswerving, so that 'it is better to rely on others than self-reliance, and those who know what others are for themselves are not as good as their own self-doing', they will be able to break the confinement, get out of the cage set by others, achieve self-achievement, and have a complete life. ”

Jiang Longwei heard it, his heart was moved, and he said: "Okay, just listen to you, draw the ground as a prison." When the words fell, he called the housekeeper Qu, and while preparing to open the banquet, he ordered people to go to the center of the courtyard and draw a circle with dyed lime powder, which was used as a ring for the competition, and the contestants fought in the circle, and the qualifiers lost.

Steward Qu was open for a while, and the guests happily walked to the dining table and started to drink wine.