The two sides agreed on the bet, and then they were going to do it, at this time Zheng Yuan remembered something, and said to Tian Zhiyu: "I just cared about arguing with them just now, and I didn't ask my brother Gao's name?"

Tian Zhiyu was stunned, he really didn't expect to be a witness, he had to leave his name, thinking that the young man in front of him was a member of the Hebei Sword Society, also surnamed Zheng, maybe he had some relatives with Zheng Wuqiu or Zheng Luqiu, so he didn't want to report his family.

However, he saw that in addition to Zheng Yuanzai and Sima Tian, the other three people also looked at him, and knew that it was inevitable, so he said: "In Xiatian Zhiyu, there is no sect for the time being, and I am fortunate to be a witness for both of you tonight, since you have set a bet and set the rules, then let's start." ”

Both sides thanked him with a salute and returned to themselves.

"Brother Zheng, did you make the move personally, or did your senior brother make the move?" asked Long Pingbei.

Zheng Yuanzai just wanted to stand up, but his senior brother Sima Tian grabbed him and whispered something in his ear, and then saw Zheng Yuanzai retreating behind Sima Tian, Sima Tian said: "My junior brother is still young, let me come down and learn Brother Long's tricks." ”

Long Pingbei pulled out his sword and said, "Then please ask Brother Sima for advice." ”

In the afternoon, Tian Zhiyu had already seen the strength of Long Pingbei, almost the same as Wu Lihan, at this time, seeing that Sima Tian was not flustered in the face of Long Pingbei's attack, no matter whether he advanced or retreated, he was chic and calm, Tian Zhiyu knew that this Sima Tian was also a good player.

may be because the battle between Long Pingbei and Mingkong in the afternoon consumed too much, and his skills at this time were obviously not as sharp as in the afternoon, and his pace was obviously slower than in the afternoon.

Tian Zhiyu carefully observed the fight between the two, and his mind was also thinking back to the time when he fought with Wu Lihan, dismantling one move at a time.

He originally thought that Wu Lihan's upper middle grade was already considered a master, but he didn't expect to see three people of the same level in half a day, and there should be a lot of people at the upper middle grade in the world, Tian Zhiyu couldn't help but feel a sense of crisis.

He originally thought that he had made a lot of progress, especially after killing Zheng Luqiu, there was a slight expansion in his heart, thinking that this Jianghu would be like this.

But there was Zheng Wuqiu's murderous aura in the front, and there were middle grades all over the street in the back, which made Tian Zhiyu slowly realize that this river and lake was far from being as simple as he thought.

Regardless of whether they provoked Jimen Temple in Longpingbei in the afternoon, or Zheng Yuan was fighting in Longpingbei just now, everyone behaved politely, Tian Zhiyu couldn't help but think of the aristocratic war in the early Spring and Autumn Period, thinking that although this river and lake is full of uncertainty and crisis, it seems that most of the martial arts people are not rude, which makes Tian Zhiyu full of good feelings about this Jianghu.

Long Pingbei and Sima Tian fought fiercely, and every time the two people's swords collided, they would rub sparks in the dark, and the crisp sound generated by the collision was also extremely loud in the dark.

After half an hour, their speed had slowed down noticeably, and their moves weren't as sharp as they had been at the beginning.

Tian Zhiyu watched while pondering how their moves should be cracked if it were him, and seeing from the beginning to the present, he had memorized all the moves of the two people, and the advantages and disadvantages of each person's moves were well understood.

With the powerful attack of the two of them, the two swords collided and made a violent sound, and then the two of them took a few steps back, both of them protected their chests, and on the one hand, Long Pingbei's two junior disciples helped Long Pingbei, and Zheng Yuanzai also helped Sima Tian, and they all hurriedly asked what was wrong.

Both of them adjusted, Sima Tian patted Zheng Yuanzai, signaled that he didn't have to worry, and then arched his hand towards Long Pingbei and said: "Brother Long is really extraordinary, I admire it, let's make peace in this game, what do you think?"

Long Pingbei also returned the salute and said: "Brother Sima agreed, Pingbei was convinced, and this game was peaceful." ”

The two sides failed to distinguish the winner or loser, and then both turned their eyes to Tian Zhiyu, and Long Pingbei said: "Brother Tian, we have a draw in this game, do you have a good solution?"

Tian Zhiyu was stunned for a moment, thinking to himself that you are tied, what else can I do?

"Since the two of you have a draw, and you don't have a deep hatred, why don't you stop here today, you shake hands and make peace, and you have to forgive and forgive?" Tian Zhiyu had to say.

In fact, the main purpose of Longpingbei is to challenge everywhere and erect the prestige of the Longmen Sword Society, and they don't have a deep grudge against Zheng Yuanzai, and they don't want to entangle with them, but Zheng Yuanzai and his Hebei Sword Society don't think so.

The Longmen Sword Society has risen too fast, and it has the posture of catching up with and surpassing the Hebei Sword Society, the Hebei Sword Society has been entrenched in the north for hundreds of years, so it has today's big business, but the Longmen Sword Society is different, they have spent a few years tightly, and they have accumulated enough capital.

And unlike the Hebei Sword Society, the Longmen Sword Society does not pay much attention to the rules of the rivers and lakes, not only does he have too close contacts with the government, but also dares to provoke both black and white, so the head and the deacon will send several disciples to follow them separately and observe what they do every day.

Zheng Yuan saw Tian Zhiyu say this, and immediately said: "No, the people of the Longmen Sword Society are too unrighteous, how can they just forget it, there must be an explanation today." ”

Long Pingbei saw Zheng Yuan saying this, and simply held the sword to his chest, looking indifferent, to see what he was going to do.

Tian Zhiyu was also a little big-headed, and said, "Then Brother Zheng, what do you want to do?"

Zheng Yuan was also a little hesitant after speaking, since his side could not win in martial arts, according to the practice of the rivers and lakes, he could not be entangled any longer, but he was really unwilling to watch the people of the Longmen Sword Society leave like this, he thought about it and said: "I am willing to fight with another brother of the Longmen Sword Society, if I can't win in the next place, there is no other word, and I will not provoke the Longmen Sword Society in the future, I don't know what the Dragon Brother and Tian brothers want?"

Tian Zhiyu looked at Long Pingbei and his two senior brothers, and saw that they had no opinions, so he said: "That's okay, then the Longmen Sword Society will send another representative to discuss with Zheng Yuanzai's brothers, if Zheng Yuanzai wins in his brothers, then the Longmen Sword Society will apologize to Jimen Temple, if Zheng Yuanzai's brothers can't win, then from now on, the people of the Hebei Sword Society can no longer provoke the people of the Longmen Sword Society." ”

"No, it's not right, it's our senior brothers who won't provoke the people of the Longmen Sword Society anymore, and our senior brothers can't represent our Hebei Sword Society," Zheng Yuanzai hurriedly said.

Tian Zhiyu looked at the two sides and said, "Okay, it's Brother Zheng Yuanzai and Brother Sima Tian who won't provoke the people of the Longmen Sword Society again," he looked at Long Pingbei and asked, "Then Brother Long, which of you is below to communicate with Brother Zheng Yuanzai?"

Long Dingnan, who had not spoken, stood up and said: "I am willing to ask Brother Zheng for advice, I have heard that the autumn wind and deciduous swordsmanship of the Hebei Sword Society is exquisite, and I am fortunate to have a trick with Brother Zheng today, and I hope that my subordinates will be merciful." ”

As soon as the two of them fought, Tian Zhiyu saw the problem, this Long Dingnan's strength is not very high, at most he is at the same level as himself, and that Zheng Yuanzai may not be as good as himself.

But his moves were very familiar, exactly the same as Zheng Luqiu's moves that night.

At this time, Zitian Zhiyu determined that Zheng Yuanzai had an unusual relationship with Zheng Wuqiu or Zheng Luqiu, and it was also from the Hebei Sword Society, and the moves that Sima Tian learned could only be described as ordinary, but Zheng Yuanzai could learn Zheng Wuqiu's most exquisite martial arts, which had great meaning.

From the south entrance of Longding, Tian Zhiyu knew that the move used by Zheng Yuanzai was called Autumn Wind and Falling Leaves, but this exquisite kung fu was greatly discounted in Zheng Yuanzai's hands, and it was far from being as fierce as Zheng Luqiu's momentum.

His sword, both in speed and strength, is far from Zheng Luqiu, but fortunately, Long Dingnan is not a top master, so the two can also stalemate for a while.

Tian Zhiyu had fought with Zheng Luqiu that night, and he was already very familiar with this set of autumn wind and falling leaves, so seeing Zheng Yuan using it, he inevitably felt worthless for Sima Tian.

Sima Tian's internal skills are much higher than Zheng Yuanzai, if he can also fall in the autumn wind, maybe he can have the upper hand when he fights Long Pingbei just now.

The internal affairs of other sects, Tian Zhiyu is not easy to evaluate. Church apprentices, starving the master to death is also quite taboo in the martial arts sect.

Seeing Zheng Yuan fighting with Long Dingnan, it was far less interesting than the fight between Long Pingbei and Sima Tian just now, Tian Zhiyu couldn't learn anything from the two, and he couldn't help but be a little excited, and only hoped that the two of them would quickly separate the winners and losers, and he would leave the place of right and wrong.

Fortunately, the two didn't hold out for too long, and after about a quarter of an hour, Long Dingnan grabbed Zheng Yuanzai's flaw and knocked out Zheng Yuanzai's sword with one move, and his own sword pointed at Zheng Yuanzai's chest.

Zheng Yuanzai lowered his head in frustration, arched his hand towards Long Dingnan, picked up his sword, and said to Long Dingnan and Tian Zhiyu: "I am convinced of the defeat, so I will go back to the master with my senior brother and say goodbye," After saying that, he turned around and left, and Sima Tian over there also arched his hand and followed Zheng Yuanzai away.

The people of the Longmen Sword Club were not too excited, Long Dingnan retreated behind Long Pingbei, Long Pingbei stood up and said to Tian Zhiyu: "Brother Lao Tian is doing this testimony for us, the mountains are high and the waters are long, and there will be a period in the future." With that, the three of them also went in the other direction.

This group of people is quite interesting, Tian Zhiyu thought, not everyone is like the prince of Jin to bully others, and not everyone in the rivers and lakes is as unreasonable as Zheng Luqiu.

Tian Zhiyu turned to the others and said, "Luo Xiang, Brother Ma, let's go back quickly." ”

A few people walked towards the boat, and Ma Bencai said: "This person in the rivers and lakes is also very interesting, and he will start fighting if he disagrees, but unless there is a deep hatred, the two sides will not fight to the death." ”

Luo Qi said: "This Longmen Sword Society has expanded too fast, and it has begun to gradually encroach on the territory of the Hebei Sword Society. Today they are just a small fight, and if this continues, one day the conflict will escalate, and then it will be your life and death. ”

Ma Bencai sighed and said: "If you want me to say that these sects are still too rampant, not only do they not buy industries and do not produce, but they all live a chic and comfortable life, and they also make some movements every now and then, which are all hidden dangers in society." ”

Tian Zhiyu was a little curious, so he asked, "Then what do these sects rely on to survive?" Suddenly thinking that Wu Lihan was not by his side, he turned to Wu Lihan and said, "Brother Wu Lihan, what do you usually rely on to make money?"

Wu Lihan smiled and said: "In our place, it is not much the same as the Central Plains, our daily food, clothing, housing and transportation are the same as ordinary Dongyi people, and we also have to breed cattle, sheep and horses, we also have a piece of land, grow some crops, plus my master teaches apprentices, and also charges some fees, which is enough for our daily expenses." ”

Tian Zhiyu asked Ma Bencai again: "What about Brother Ma, what about these sects in the Central Plains?"

Ma Bencai hadn't opened his mouth yet, Luo Qi said: "I know a little bit about this." Some of the famous sects have land, which will be rented to local tenants and collect annual rent, but these are a minority, and most of them have to rely on the annual tuition fees paid by their apprentices to make a living. In addition, in the area of Puzhou Road, because there are many mountains and green forests, the local people will give some money to the nearby sects for their safety, so that they can protect their safety. Of course, these are all on the surface, and there are some unexplained income secretly, which is another matter. ”

It turns out that Tian Zhiyu has always been curious, where do these Jianghu sects get the money, so that they don't have to make money every day, as long as they concentrate on practicing martial arts, it turns out that each sect has its own way to make money.

Luo Qi also said: "There was a literary master in the Tang Dynasty, Han Changli, once wrote an article called "The Original Dao", which stated that it was not easy for farmers, saying that in ancient times, there were farmers and industrialists, and a peasant class cultivated land, and it was not easy to feed four classes of people, and now there are monks and Taoist priests, and there are two more classes that eat idle food, so the peasants have more people to feed, and it is more difficult to survive, so he advocated that the emperor let these monks return to the vulgar and engage in production to reduce the burden on the peasants. This was the time of the Tang Dynasty, and now the monks and Taoist priests have not only not decreased, but also added a person from the rivers and lakes, and the burden on the peasants has not only not been reduced, but has increased. ”

"Then why doesn't the imperial court restrict the classes except for the peasants and businessmen?" Tian Zhiyu asked.

Luo Qi sighed and said: "In fact, the imperial court has always suppressed the rivers and lakes, in addition to the fact that the people in the rivers and lakes are a burden to society, there are also worries about 'chivalry and martial arts'. However, since the past dynasties, there will always be the position of national teacher in the imperial court, and the people who serve as national teachers are often the so-called high-ranking monks, heavenly masters or great masters, who are also people from the rivers and lakes. There are civil ministers and military generals who advise to restrict the rivers and lakes, and other people stand up to say good things for the rivers and lakes, and the two sides come and go, and no one can convince anyone, so the rivers and lakes gradually develop under this situation, and finally become the current situation. ”

It seems that the people in the rivers and lakes also know that if there is no own strength in the court, no matter how powerful they are, they will inevitably become the meat on the court board, so they elect the so-called national teachers or great masters, let them win the trust of the emperor, and become the representatives of the rivers and lakes forces in the court, which plays a vital role in the survival of the entire rivers and lakes.

Tian Zhiyu thought that this is not the same as the power of capital, once he has accumulated enough wealth, the next step is to seek political status, and only by gaining a firm foothold in politics can he maintain his capital power.

A few people returned to the ship while talking, Ma Bencai went to talk to the person at the helm, and after a while the ship set sail again, and then headed towards Yuhang.