On the first day of October, the Winter Clothes Festival.

Since then, the three days have been the time when the defense of Cold Dragon Ridge was the most lax. Because in the past three days, as long as it is a person in Lenglongling, they have to take time to cut winter clothes and paper money, so as to prepare for the memorial of the brothers who died in these years on the first night of October.

The rules of Lenglongling, all those who go to Lenglongling, are brothers, they are blessed and enjoy the same difficulties when they are born, and they are filial piety after death, and they must not lack sacrifices at four o'clock.

The third master, Qu Shili, had just returned from patrolling at the bottom of the mountain, and someone came to lead the horses, and he took off his helmet and unloaded his armor while walking towards the main hall. From a distance, I saw a person standing in the open space in front of the main hall, looking up at the gloomy sky, stunned.

"Second brother, why didn't you cut winter clothes, and you were lazy here?"

The second master, Ding Yu, turned his head and looked at his brother, "That's what that thing means, how can it be cut all day long." ”

The third master smiled and said, "Second brother, if you let the brothers listen to this, it will be chilling." ”

"Don't you know what I am, brothers? ”

Qu Shili laughed, "Yes." The second brother rested, and the younger brother went in to cut a few pieces of paper money. ”

"Don't be busy, I have something to discuss with you. ”

Qu Shili quickly stopped when he heard this.

"Big brother is not in the mountains, so it stands to reason that I should make up my mind about something, but I still feel a little embarrassed about this matter after thinking about it for a few days. ”

"What the second brother is talking about...... What happened in the north of Sichuan?"

"Not bad. If the old village owner is still in the position of the trilateral general system, a military order, whether it is a border army or a native soldier, can be solved immediately. Now the owner of the village is not here, but the problem is not big, and the court will respond sooner or later. ”

"In that case, what is the second brother still struggling with?

"No, there are still some articles in it. First of all, it is better to suppress bandits sooner rather than later, the suffering of the people is one aspect, and the other aspect, if they are given too much time, there will be people in other places who will follow suit, and when the time comes, all parts of the country will rise up, it will become a catastrophe, and if someone colludes with the Tatars, Warat, Wuliangha, Hami and other departments, the Ming Dynasty will not be protected. ”

"So serious? Then we should send troops to suppress it. ”

"Listen to me first. This is not without benefits, first, the war can arouse the blood of my Chinese children, second, once the chaos of the old village owner will be reactivated, third, it is also a rare opportunity for us to Lenglongling, when the time comes, let's not say, the eldest brother is afraid that the general will be indispensable. ”

"Isn't that a bit selfish?"

"Once the success is achieved, how can there be so many opportunities to show your face in the peaceful and prosperous world?" Ding Yu sighed and continued, "There is also martial arts...... If someone wants to take this opportunity to do something to the Sichuan and Shu martial arts, Emei is isolated, I am afraid that it will be a catastrophe. ”

"But the eldest brother said that except for the sixth brother, none of us are allowed to meddle in the affairs of the rivers and lakes. I'm afraid I have to ask the sixth brother about the Emei faction. Speaking of which, has there been news of the sixth brother recently?"

"The sixth brother has been a little dragon this year, I know that he got on the boat in Hukou County a few days ago, accompanied by a female disciple of the Emei monk's sect, as for where he is now, I don't know. ”

"It's no wonder that the sixth brother said at the end of last year that we had a mole in Leng Longling, although he didn't find anything famous, but he should be cautious in doing what he did. ”

"This matter is indeed suspicious, Li Yunsheng came back and said it clearly, why can't he find this person?"

"I think the sixth brother's suspicion is both reasonable and unreasonable. ”

"How?"

"The sixth brother said that the whereabouts of him and the fifth brother all the way are clear to the ten absolute disciples, but who can know their whereabouts?"

"It's either the people under the fourth brother, or the people around the sixth brother. ”

"The fourth brother's subordinates have already been sieved, and there is no problem. ”

"Then there are only people around the sixth brother. ”

Tong Yinhuai can't have a problem, he said that Li Yunsheng, Ke Juxian, Yan Jiading, and Jiang Qiusheng are all fine. There is only a fake Mrs. Tang, who has been found out. ”

But the sixth brother said it wasn't her. ”

"Then there were only two of them. ”

"Two people?"

"Fourth brother and fifth brother, do you think it's possible?"

"How can anyone be a traitor to our brothers? ”

"Not really, so I said that the sixth brother's suspicion is both reasonable and unreasonable. ”

As the two were talking, they saw someone coming to report that Yang Mu, the owner of the village, had returned.

The second master and the third master glanced at each other and went down the mountain to greet them, but before they could reach the gate of the mountain, they saw Yang Mu riding from the bottom of the mountain and approaching in a blink of an eye.

"Big brother is back. ”

Yang Mu nodded on the horse, flew off the horse, handed the reins to Qu Shili, and asked as he walked up the mountain, "Is it okay on the mountain during this time?"

"Everything is fine. But there is one thing I can't make up my mind, I was still discussing with the third brother just now, big brother, you came just in time. ”

"It's Liao Hui's rebellion in northern Sichuan, right?"

"Yes. ”

"Haha, don't discuss, someone has already given us an idea. Yang Mu said and took out a letter from his arms and raised it in his hand.

Ding Yu was a little puzzled, "Does the old village owner have arrangements?"

Yang Mu said with a smile: "Daddy is thousands of miles away, and after the incident in the capital, the old man is already a little disheartened. The idea was taken by the sixth brother. On the way here, I happened to meet the brother sent by the sixth brother from Xuzhou, so I didn't dare to delay, so I came back directly. ”

"The sixth brother is in Xuzhou?"

"It should no longer be in Xuzhou now. But he's very careful, so you can read the letter first. ”

Ding Yu took the letter and read it twice from beginning to end, just frowning, "Sixth brother asked us to guard the sword gate?"

"Exactly. Let's go back and talk slowly. ”

After a while, everyone arrived at the main hall and ordered people to beat drums to gather the generals, Yang Mu took the time to wash his face, and hurried to the back of everyone.

The generals surrounded the sand table, and Yang Mu held the tea bowl and said: "Liao Hui and others started an incident in northern Sichuan, attacking the city and plundering the land, which seems to be unstoppable, but in fact he is more anxious than the imperial court. Therefore, they will inevitably rush out of Shu and enter Shaanxi, and then attack Jingxiang and Luoyang, so as to become a general trend. Our Lenglongling, although not the officers and soldiers of the imperial court, is also called Tubing, and when the mountain was opened, it was made clear that Lenglongling was born to protect the peace of the people, so we must send troops this time. ”

The generals said in unison, "The master of the village is right, you can send troops directly." ”

Yang Mu nodded, "Although our soldiers in Lenglongling are excellent, they are small in number and cannot be deployed on all fronts, so it is a question of where to send troops." What do you guys think about this?"

A middle-aged man with a bare face and beard stepped out of the crowd and said loudly: "Lord of the village, I think I should attack him head-on, and I am willing to lead three thousand brothers to set foot in the north of Sichuan!"

Yang Mu looked at this person and nodded secretly in his heart. This person's name is Zu Yuanju, and the people of the rivers and lakes gave him the nickname Sick Yunchang, and he opened the mountain with a big knife. The person he admires most in his life is Guan Yu, the famous general of the Three Kingdoms, Guan Yunchang, so he has been worshipping a famous teacher since he was a child to learn martial arts, which lasted 20 years, and he learned martial arts. When Lenglongling opened the mountain, he was invited to join the gang, and he didn't know how many feats he had made over the years, and he was now the former owner of Lenglongling, and he was almost under the six masters.

Second Master Ding Yu nodded, "What the ancestral village master said is a countermeasure, but I have a letter from the sixth village master here, and he has another deployment." ”

"Oh? "If someone else puts forward an idea different from him, his ancestor Yuanju will be the first to disagree, but Lu Chuan is an exception, he is still very convinced in the battle where the Wolf Cave Ditch did not hurt a single soldier and exterminated the Tatars. Moreover, after several long talks on the mountain, he found that this young man was quite a researcher of the art of war, and he had good opinions, and he could see that he was very talented. Then I listened patiently.

Ding Yu continued: "The Lord of the Six Villages means the Tunbing Sword Gate. ”

"It's just the Tunbing Sword Gate Pass, isn't it the Sword Gate Pass to break the enemy from the rear?"

"It's just that the sword gate of the soldiers is closed, and the letter of the lord of the six villages makes it clear that only guards are allowed, not warned. ”

"I don't understand this, how can I break the enemy if I only defend and not attack? Could it be that the lord of the six villages is afraid that his brothers will be injured? Hey, where are the immortals in the war? The lord of the six villages is too worried. ”

The second master smiled slightly, but he didn't say anything, and then looked at everyone present, his face was a little dazed, so he turned his head and glanced at the eldest brother Yang Mu, and invisibly threw this problem to the eldest brother.

Yang Mu pondered for a moment, put the tea bowl aside, held the sand table in his hand and asked, "Brothers, can't you guess the meaning of the Lord of the Six Villages?" Seeing that no one answered, he continued, "Actually, the reason is very simple. The art of war, the law of war, ten are to surround it, five to attack it, and the enemy can fight it, if it is less, it can escape, and if it is not, it can be avoided. Although Liao Hui's army is a rabble, in terms of numbers, it is at least several times that of our army, and it is not known that it is ten times that of our army. If we go head-to-head, even if our brothers can defeat each other with one enemy and ten, if we want to completely defeat each other, I am afraid that more than half of the casualties are not to mention. Ancestral village master, do you agree with this?"

Zu Yuanju was slightly stunned for a moment, and finally nodded, "If you only take three thousand brothers out, I'm afraid that when you come back, it will only be one thousand at most." ”

"Not bad. But if you think about it the other way around, let's defend it and let them attack, isn't it just the way of a soldier? The Sword Gate Pass is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and our 3,000 people are more than enough to stop them and 30,000 people!"

Speaking of this, the second master said: "Brothers, think about it again, if we suppress the bandits in Lenglongling, how should the imperial court think about it? We have made great contributions, but is the imperial court more grateful? Or is it more jealous? How many brothers have put their lives on the line, but don't cause us another big disaster." ”

Having said this, everyone present understood it, looking at everyone's expressions, Yang Mu was very happy in his heart, it seemed that everyone was convinced. But that's not enough, we have to make them more convinced. Therefore, he said: "In fact, in addition to these two points, the deployment of the six village masters also has a meaning in it. To put it bluntly, Liao Hui and others are just scabies, so there is nothing to worry about, there are local troops in the imperial court, as long as they are accompanied by good generals, it is easy to exterminate them. Looking dangerous at the moment, it's just that Sichuan and Shu are far away from the capital, and the imperial court has not yet reacted. This is at the level of the country, if you stand at the level of the rivers and lakes, Liao Hui's anti-is not trivial. Brothers, think about it, if Sichuan and Shu fight a big battle, there are battlefields everywhere, is it easy if you want to send news out? Is it easy for the swordsmen outside to enter Shu? In such a situation, if someone wants to do something to Sichuan and Shu martial arts, in other words, if someone wants to do something to Emei Zhengzong, does the Emei faction have a way? If something happens to Emei, this balance of the five sects, thirteen factions and eighty-one sects no longer exists. At that time, the whole rivers and lakes will change. And the Tunbing Sword Gate Pass is the last passage left for the Sichuan and Shu martial arts. ”

Ding Yu also added on the side: "According to the brothers under the mountain, Liao Hui is a disciple of the Emei Authentic Sect, Yan Benshu is a member of the Qingcheng faction, and Lan Tingrui is the fifth son of the Lan family of the Iron Buddha faction. Now the head of the Emei faction, the Lingsuo Fairy, is young, and many of the five subordinate factions and eight sects are not convinced, to say that they don't have the intention of taking advantage of the fire to rob, I don't believe it. Even if this rebellion is just a cover-up, in fact, someone wants to subvert the authentic Emei sect, but it is not known. ”

It's not a lot of words, but it's to the point.

So far, there is no one present who is unconvinced. Then Yang Mu began to divide his troops and send generals, "Qu Shili listens to orders." ”

The third master walked out of the crowd in response, "Yes." ”

"I order you to be the main general of the Southern Expedition, and lead 2,000 troops to garrison the Sword Gate Pass, and you must strictly guard against it. If Liao Hui and the others come out of the sword gate, I will only ask you. ”

"Yes. ”

"Zu Yuanju listened. ”

"The end will be. ”

"I order you to be the vanguard officer, lead a thousand soldiers, and be sure to occupy the Sword Gate Pass before Qu Shili arrives, and there must be no mistake. ”

"Ordered. ”

Li Yunsheng listened to the order. ”

"The subordinates are here. ”

"I order you to take five hundred brothers and station them on the shore of Bailong Lake, and cooperate with Wanjianmen to defend the waterway, and there must be no mistake. ”

"Yes. ”

After the assignment was completed, the three of them went down to make arrangements without mentioning it, everyone dispersed, and Yang Mu sat on the chair before he took off all his disguises, looking very tired.

Ding Yu sat on the side and asked, "Big brother has worked hard to go down the mountain this time, how is everything okay with the old village owner?"

"Daddy is fine. With Chen Danyun to take care of him in the capital, he didn't suffer too much, thanks to the sixth brother. ”

"The sixth brother is really promising, in just two years, he has such a big name and such a wide range of contacts in the rivers and lakes. But I heard that he robbed darts and silver in Chuzhou, pretended to be a brocade guard in Quzhou, and talked about Zen in front of Shaolin Temple, and he was so tossed that he didn't go to see it, knock and knock?"

"The sixth brother is young, but he has always been very measured in his work, and he is very handy in dealing with things in the rivers and lakes, so he doesn't need me to beat him. And, though he didn't see me, I did. ”

"Oh, I haven't heard this from my brother at the bottom of the mountain. ”

"It's in Ningwangfu, Jiangxi. ”

"The sixth brother still went to see King Ning. ”

"According to the sixth brother's temperament, he won't believe other people's words if he doesn't find out such a major matter by himself. ”

"How is King Ning doing, the sixth brother is not faulty, right?"

"King Ning wants to say that it's not bad, it's not a little bit stronger than Zhu Houzhao in all aspects, but he is just too anxious, he just got the permission of the guards Tuntian, and he made a lot of trouble in Jiangxi, and I already told him about this time. As for the sixth brother's opinion of King Ning, I am still a little uncertain. ”

"How?"

In King Ning's Mansion, he gave advice to King Ning and recommended a few people, which could be seen to be sincere from the bottom of his heart. But then he went to Fenyi County and met Yan Song, but he told Yan Song to keep filial piety at home, and not to go out of the mountain without his letters. To be reasonable, shouldn't Yan Song, Wang Shouren and the others who recommended it establish contact with King Ning earlier?"

"It seems that the sixth brother still has a hand. ”

And he also found out what Shi Song was doing in Jiangxi, Shi Song was waiting for him in Fenyi County, and he was almost taken by him to correct the law. ”

"Big brother, this matter is not a brother's complaint, you should tell the sixth brother the truth. ”

"The sixth brother is both good and evil, don't look at us as brothers, I really can't figure him out, so I didn't dare to say it. But speaking of brothers, this time the sixth brother sent someone to deliver two letters. ”

"Two letters?"

"There is another one, which is written on the cover for me, but in fact it is a letter to the fourth brother. ”

"Wrong? shouldn't it, the sixth brother has always done things without leakage, you look at that letter, the handwriting is neat and clear, even if it is urgent, it will not make a mistake." ”

"At first, I was a little puzzled, but after reading it twice, I realized that this letter had to be sent like this. The tone of the letter is very easy-going, but it is about the fourth brother's master, do you know who the fourth brother's master is?"

"The fourth brother's master? The fourth brother's master is Feiyunzi. ”

"Feiyunzi also has an identity, which is the sword of the ten peers outside the gate during the Tianshun period. ”

"How is that possible!"

"I don't believe it either. But if the sixth brother doesn't have definite evidence, can he joke about this kind of thing?"

"The fifth brother is the apprentice of the sword master, the fourth brother is the apprentice of the sword master, and the ten absolute and the Lu family have a blood feud, this ...... In this way, everything can be explained, and the traitor of Leng Longling turned out to be him, no wonder he couldn't find out. Big brother, what do you say, do you want to run it yourself or will I go for it?"

"Second brother, I have already burned that letter. ”

"Burned?"

"Yes, burned. I don't think the original intention of the sixth brother is here, this letter is still a temptation, since it has fallen into my hands, it is the will of heaven, and it also shows that our Lenglongling is safe and harmonious. ”

"Big brother, the sixth brother is playing with his life outside. ”

"So King Ning is the key, if King Ning wins the world, the sixth brother is the founding father, and then the power of the whole country can be used by the sixth brother, why worry about the revenge can not be avenged. ”

"Although the sixth brother is talented, the rivers and lakes are still heavier, the dragon's eye is ungraceful, and the officialdom is like the sea, can he live?"

"He can not be an official, he can be the emperor of martial arts, the son of heaven in the opposition. ”

"I'm worried that before that time, the sixth brother will be sleepy and tired. ”

"I think you're too pessimistic, and the sixth brother is stronger than you think. ”

"Alas...... Speaking of which, the sixth brother's birthday is just three months away, has the eldest brother thought about what gift to give?"

"Don't you say that I almost forgot, twenty weak crowns, it's not a child, or ...... Find him a daughter-in-law?"

"Daughter-in-law...... Big brother, you forgot, the sixth brother's practice is Tai Chi Pure Yang Gong. ”

"Then make a marriage first, and then get married when he takes revenge. ”

"When the sixth brother becomes famous, marry a daughter-in-law, Lao Zhuhuang? ”

"Haha, don't just talk about me, do you have any eyebrows for what kind of congratulatory gifts?"

"This year, I have been thinking about the strange pulse of the sixth brother, refining a few heart protection pills, and personally sending them to him when the time comes. ”

"If you want to give this gift, I just give something else that looks light. No, I have to discuss it with my third brother. ”

"You better ask the fourth and fifth brothers to see what they send. The gift was too heavy, and it frightened the sixth brother. ”

"Speaking of which, has the fifth brother had any news recently?"

"The news that he came this year is nothing more than that he is still alive, what else can he have?"

"Alas...... It's really worrying. ”

"Big brother, I have an idea. ”

"What thoughts?"

"In case something is unsolvable, I want the fourth brother to help the fifth brother. ”

"This ...... It's a ruthless move. But if the fourth brother leaves, who will be responsible for the affairs of Guazhou?"

"I'll take care of it. ”

"You...... This is the first time I have taken the initiative to take the job. ”

"Isn't it forced to do anything. ”

"Then the third brother is not here during this time, and the things up and down the mountain ......"

"Stop, I've grown gray hair in the half a year you've been away, and now I don't care about anything when you come back. ”

"Just rest?"

"Yes, just rest. ”

"Don't you practice, read books or something?"

"I know 500 years before, 500 years later, all the poems and songs, all the subsets of scriptures and histories, what books do you read? As for the practice, it is even more unnecessary, from ancient times to the present, whether it is Zhang Liang, Xiao He, or Wolong and Phoenix Chicks, whose kung fu is as good as me? Staying in Lenglongling, I am still afraid that someone will come to assassinate me? ”

"Well, I can't talk about you. You rest, I'll cut a few hangs of paper money, and I have to send winter clothes to the brothers underground at night. ”

Yang Mu shook his head and walked out with his hands behind his back, and Ding Yu was left alone in the back hall. Looking at the rivers and mountains on the sand table, his smile gradually calmed down.

If Leng Longling is not only these 5,000 brothers, but has 500,000 soldiers, it will be easy to take the Zhu family.

But there are only 5,000 brothers, what can 5,000 brothers do? Guarding the border for the Zhu family? Will they guard the border for the rest of their lives? In the end, the world will not know, and there will be no name in the history books......

Hey, I think he was so young and vigorous back then, and he was so unstoppable.

In the end, his eyes fell on the land of Sichuan and Shu again.

Bazhou Huangling faction, Fuling point Yi faction, Chongning Qingcheng faction, North Sichuan Iron Buddha faction, Fengdu Qingniu faction, as well as the Tang Gate in the mountains, the green forest eighteen villages, surrounded by Mount Emei.

A tree blooms with five flowers, flowers and eight leaves, the moon is bright, and the glory is full of rivers and lakes.

The most important thing is that the world can't stay, Zhu Yan Ci Mirror Flower Tree, all kinds of flowers and leaves have to take root in the soil and grow on their own, what can the tree do?

"Sixth brother, how can you survive this dead end?"