"Why did you send Lao Tzu here to guard the gate?" The hoarse voice was mixed with anger, and the person who spoke was fat-headed, big-eared, and round-headed, who was the head of the Thousand Crane Sect. He then turned his head to an old man and said, "I said Lao Kong, you are also one of the twelve leaders, why don't you refute it? What is his little flower splash tears? It's just a bluff with Xiao's name." He asked you to come here, and you came?"

On the other side of Hechong, there is the head of the Kong Gate. There were about thirty or forty people in this line, half of whom were disciples of the Thousand Crane Sect and half were disciples of Confucius.

It turned out that the martial arts factions that had gone first had already arrived within the boundaries of Caozhou. When Hua Splash Tears was assigning tasks to the various factions, Xiao Xia's words came and asked the Confucian Sect and the Thousand Crane Sect to bring their disciples to garrison the southeast of Caozhou to prevent other green forest forces from rushing to the aid of Caozhou from the south. This job seems to be dangerous and important, but in fact it is an empty post. The first is that most of the people in the green forest north of Caozhou have gathered in Caozhou, and the second is that the helmsman of the Salt Gang does not dare to leave Taihu Lake without permission, and there must be no one coming.

Kong Zhi ignored Hechong's complaints. Although he didn't know why Hua Splash Tears did this, he was willing to make this arrangement in his heart. In Kong Zhi's opinion, it is better to defend the gate than to charge into battle and injure his children. As for the reputation of martial arts and the dispute between the rivers and lakes, he doesn't care much.

It was not only Tsuru Chong who was disappointed, but also Luo Injury. He had missed the martial arts tournament before, and he wanted to try his edge and stand out in this battle with the green forest, but he didn't want to even have a chance to fight with others. Luo sighed sadly, secretly saying that his hero was useless. Crane Chong nagged and cursed to himself, and his round body trembled step by step, as if this whining would not stop.

In the southeast corner of Caozhou, there is only a big road that is feasible. The rest is all chaotic forests and gravels, and I am afraid that birds and animals do not want to stay here longer. But where this bird doesn't, someone came. The person who came was a teenager, but in his twenties, tall and burly, quite a bit of a tiger's back and bear's waist, but his face was simple and honest.

When everyone saw that this man was coarse and short-brown, with a stupid face, and he was alone and unarmed, they all thought that he was a farmer, so they didn't care. But Hechong was holding back the fire in his belly at this time, and it was rare to meet an outsider, he was embarrassed, so he stopped in front of the man and shouted: "Stop, come down, kid!"

When the rough-clothed man heard this, his heart tightened, and when he saw that there were about twenty people on the other side, he didn't dare to stop, so he had to get off the horse.

He Chong took a few steps forward, the top of his head was only on the man's chest, and he raised his head and hummed, "What's it called?

The man smiled and said, "My name is Zhu Wen, I came from Dangshan in Songzhou and went to Caozhou to find relatives." ”

It turned out that the man in rough clothes was surnamed Zhu Mingwen, and he was a native of Dangshan, Songzhou. He was born in a poor family, and when he was a child, he begged for a livelihood in the family of the squire Liu Chong. Even so, he usually studied literature and ink with his father Zhu Mingcheng and talked about the past and the present. Unexpectedly, when Zhu Wen grew up, he didn't like to work. He relied on his strong growth and learned some kung fu, so he called himself a hero, so that most of the villagers laughed at him. Even the owner, Liu Chong, was very disgusted with his appearance and kept wanting to drive him out. But Zhu Wen liked Liu Chong's mother very much, and Liu Chong had no choice but to give up. Until recent years, there have been famines in various states and counties, and Zhu Wen could not avoid this natural and man-made disaster.

Zhu Wen's family was worried about this, seeing that life was becoming more and more difficult and unsustainable, Zhu Mingcheng said to his son Zhu Wen: "You have also passed the year of the weak crown, it is better to go outside and break through, maybe there is a way to live." ”

Although Zhu Wen was not willing to suffer and starve to death in the township, he did not have the courage and capital to break into the world for a while, he listened to his father's words, but was silent.

When Zhu Mingcheng saw his son's appearance, he couldn't help sighing: "Cough, if a person is poor, his ambition is short." He never spoke of it again.

But what made Zhu Wen make up his mind to break into the world still happened.

It may be a dream, but it feels very real to Zhu Wen. That night, the weather was unusually dry, Zhu Wen was sleeping soundly on the bed with his bare arms, but a distant and clear voice appeared in his mind, "Zhu Wen, do you want to be the emperor?" Zhu Wen looked at it in a hazy way, only to see a blank in his eyes. At the end of the vastness, a figure stood, as if on the edge of a cliff, as if in the clouds. Zhu Wen wanted to see the real thing, but he felt that he couldn't open his eyes. Until a rooster crows, the figure suddenly disappears. Zhu Wen woke up and thought it was a strange dream. When I looked at it again, there was an extra burden on the head of the bed. Zhu Wen opened it in hesitation, and was dumbfounded. There were a lot of gold and silver in the baggage, a hundred taels, and two books, a volume of martial arts and a volume of the art of war. A note was attached to it, which read, "Learn the art of martial arts and war, and go to Caozhou to join Huangchao in a year." ”

When Zhu Wen saw this bag of things, a huge wave of waves set off in his heart, and it took a long time to calm down. He didn't know where the master brought him all this, and why it brought him it, but the phrase "Do you want to be an emperor" in his dream made him unforgettable for a long time. Who doesn't want to be an emperor? But not many people think of being an emperor, including Zhu Wen. He originally wanted to be a hero in the township, but after this night, he planted a seed in his heart, a seed to be an emperor.

Zhu Wen hid all this as the biggest secret in his heart and didn't dare to reveal half a point. He began to hide his thoughts, he began to be stupid, and he no longer had the frivolity and shrewdness of his past. He also began to be diligent, working hard every day to train martial arts and learn soldiers. Fortunately, with some kung fu and literary and historical foundation, it seems to be reborn after a year.

On this day, he finally made up his mind to get out of this Dangshan Mountain and take a look at the outside world.

Zhu Wen cautiously came all the way to the boundary of Caozhou, obviously feeling that he had encountered more and more people in the rivers and lakes, and watched several fights. He became more cautious, but was still blocked by this group of people.

He Chong squinted his eyes, looked at the burden on Zhu Wen's back, and said, "What's inside the baggage, open it for Lao Tzu to see." ”

Zhu Wen said in his heart, "It's not good to ......" This burden is the gold, silver and books given to him by the gods in his dreams, how dare he show people? ”

He Chong can be the head of a faction, but he is not a fool, but extremely shrewd. He didn't expect this rough-clothed man to come up with anything of value, but when he heard this, he became suspicious, if it was really some ragged clothes, why should he refuse? There must be something strange in this. He Chong was overjoyed in his heart, and shouted with a cold face at the moment: "Open the baggage." ”

When the disciples of the Qianhe Sect saw that the head of the sect was like this, they all came over and surrounded Zhu Wentuan.

Zhu Wen saw that the situation was not good, and knew that it was difficult to be good this time, so he sneered and said, "Okay, okay, I'll open it for you to see." As he spoke, he reached out to untie the burden on his back. Halfway through the solution, he suddenly raised his leg and swept towards Tsuru Chong's fat head. Zhu Wen wanted to suddenly attack, kick down the fat man in front of him first, and then rush out.

Unexpectedly, Crane Chong waved his palm to block this sudden and swift kick, and said with a sneer: "Heh, Lao Tzu has long guarded against you!"

When the disciples of the Qianhe faction saw that Zhu Wen had moved, they were not polite, and they all rushed to make a move, so as to make a contribution first. Unexpectedly, this Zhu Wen looked stupid, and his fist and foot kung fu were very good. After a lot of punches and kicks, eight or nine people couldn't get close to him at all.

Seeing this, Crane Chong was greatly annoyed, and shouted: "Wait for you to retreat, and look at Lao Tzu's methods!" Then he jumped in the air, opened his arms, and made a move to "fly the crane and catch the fish". Just because he is short and fat, such a move will come out, and there is no sense of elegance and chic, but he is like a fat duck fluttering indiscriminately.

He Chong grabbed Zhu Wen with both hands, and Zhu Wen saw that he was menacing, and he didn't dare to slack off, so he used twelve points of strength. The two fought in one place, and it was difficult to break down for a while.

Kong Zhi couldn't get used to Hechong's words and deeds, so he only watched coldly, unwilling to help. He didn't want to hurt but was in a hurry to behave, he saw that He Chong couldn't take Zhu Wen for a while, so he directly pulled out his long sword and swept over, and attacked Zhu Wen with He Chong. Kong Zhi was slightly annoyed when he saw this, "Why is this son's utilitarian heart so heavy?" It's just that he can't open his mouth and call back.

Luo Shen unfolded the "Mean Sword Technique", and the sword momentum continued. Zhu Wen was attacked by the two, and suddenly felt that the pressure increased sharply, and he only had the strength to defend.

After a long time, Zhu Wen gradually lost his strength, and sighed in his heart, "Isn't this the end of it?" while sighing, thinking about how to get out.

Just when he was helpless, he only heard a horse neighing in the air, and a voice came: "What kind of decent family is it to bully more and less." ”

As the sound ended, it was a man and a horse who landed.

Kong Zhi saw this inferior man in Tsing Yi, and stepped forward first: "Wei Shaoxia, don't come unharmed." ”

Wei Qimu arched his hand and smiled: "I've seen Master Kong." Why don't you sell a certain thin noodles of Wei and let this person go?"

It turned out that Wei Qimu said goodbye to Qinglong and Suzaku and turned back, just passing by here. He wanted to pass quietly and quietly, but when he saw that the rough-clothed young man was being harassed and attacked again, he remembered his experience of being chased and killed, so he was moved by compassion and came forward to save people.

When Luo Shu saw that the person who came was Wei Qimu, his heart was agitated, so he stopped and wanted to come forward to talk to him.

He Chong was extremely distressed in his heart, he had seen Wei Qimu's power, and he was definitely not his opponent. Unless you unite with Kong Zhi, you have a chance of winning. So his subordinates didn't stop, but he shouted: "Master Kong, this kid must be from the green forest, if he escapes, how can he explain to the alliance?"

Kong Zhi ignored Hechong and asked Wei Qimu: "Why did Wei Shaoxia go to the muddy waters of martial arts and green forests?"

Wei Qimu smiled: "I have no intention of being an enemy of martial arts, but since I have met him, let's help him." ”

When Kong Zhi heard this, he groaned in his heart, "Wei Qimu is chivalrous, not afraid of danger, and is a hero." He said at the moment: "In this case, I can't stop you, Wei Shaoxia, please." With that, he stepped aside.

Wei Qimu arched his hand again and said: "Thank you Master Kong for raising your noble hand!" Before the words fell, he lightly clamped the horse's belly, and jumped forward under the crotch, Wei Qimu ignored Hechong, stretched out his hand and took Zhu Wen on the horse's back, and by the way, led Zhu Wen's horse not far away, and walked away.

He Chong didn't want Kong Zhi to listen to the words of the flowers splashing tears before, but now he didn't take the martial arts alliance in his eyes at all, and he was unprepared for a while, but was splashed by the dust raised by the horse's hooves. How did he know that it was Kong Zhi's reluctance to participate in the war, so he could only jump and scold: "Wei Qimu, you turtle grandson, there is a kind of ......don't run away" Although he kept talking badly, he didn't dare to catch up.

Luo Shen was very disappointed, he didn't even speak, and Wei Qimu was gone. He returned to the crowd of Confucius in a daze, and Kong Zhi didn't bother to reprimand him. It was Zhuo Tao who pulled him to ask long and short questions, which made Kong Tu quite uncomfortable on the side, but his father was on the side, and he didn't dare to make a mistake.

Wei Qimu ran out of two arrows, and Zhu Wen reacted, jumped on his horse, and arched his hand: "Thank you Wei Daxia for your help, my name is Zhu Wen." Zhu Wen heard their conversation and knew that the young man in Tsing Yi was called Wei Qimu.

Wei Qimu couldn't help but smile in his heart when he heard this, "Swine fever and swine fever, why did you take such a name?" said with a smile on his face: "Brother Zhu doesn't have to be polite, just call me brother." Where are you going?"

Although Zhu Wen was careful all the way, he had a good impression of this young man who suddenly appeared, and said with a smile: "Don't hide it from my brother, I went to join the army." ”

Wei Qimu didn't expect that this man with good martial arts would actually go to join the army, and said, "Where did you join the army?"

Zhu Wen replied: "Jiyin City, Huangchao!"

Wei Qimu listened, nodded and said, "It's also a way out." I also went to Jiyin City, and you and I were on the same road. ”

Zhu Wen naturally couldn't ask for it, so he agreed. The two of them turned out to be brothers and brothers, and they talked endlessly. Wei Qimu only felt that he had never talked to people so happily, even with Huang Zhen and Wen Junping.