Chapter 21
At this time, the entire street of Luomashi was empty, and the wine flags and signboards of the taverns and shops on both sides did not move at all, as if they were also frozen by this strange atmosphere. From a distance, the straight street stretches northward, but at the end it is in a fog, and it is blurry and difficult to see. Outside the stone archway behind him, there was a faint noise of noise, but the street of Luoma Market was silent and terrible.
Zhuang Hengyun jumped down and said to Yu Changchang: "Big brother, let's quit the stone archway." I think there may be an ambush ahead. ”
Yu Changchang's eyes widened, and he said: "If there is an ambush in front, it will inevitably cut off our back road." Today, you and my brother are advancing or retreating, and I want to see who wants to stand in my way. ”
As soon as his voice fell, his hands reached out from his waist, and he already held the judge's pen in his hand, turned his head and raised his right hand, and said, "Everyone continue to move forward, you must be careful!"
Yu Changchang knocked his feet on the horse, and the mount under his crotch walked forward without hurrying. The horse's hooves trampled on the bluestone slabs, making a crisp clicking sound, and it was heard far away in the silent streets of the mule and horse market. When everyone in the Five Tiger Villa saw the owner of the village proudly moving forward, their courage suddenly increased greatly, and they also followed.
Yan Dufei and Li Qiufeng walked in the middle of the team, and Li Qiufeng said: "Yu Changchang is worthy of being the big owner of the Five Tiger Villa, and others can't pretend to be this mighty." ”
Yan Dufei said with a smile: "It's just a matter of lust, I bet that this old boy must be up and down in his heart at the moment." ”
Li Qiufeng smiled slightly and said, "According to Brother Yan, if there is an enemy ambush, who will it be?"
Yan Dufei said: "How can anyone empty a street to ambush it? This is obviously to invite the king into the urn! Tongzhou City is the gateway to the capital, and there are heavy troops stationed there. Which sect in the martial arts can empty the most popular street in Tongzhou City in broad daylight? The garrison of Tongzhou City is only in charge of transportation, and the security in the city is under the jurisdiction of the Shuntian Prefecture Yamen. It's okay for those quick officials to scare the people, but if you want to be the enemy of the Five Tiger Villa, don't even think about it. ”
When Yan Dufei said this, he glanced at Li Qiufeng and said, "If the foolish brother guesses well, the one standing in front is either Dongchang or Jinyiwei." I'm afraid that Brother Li will meet an old friend in a while. ”
The group walked for half a column of incense, and they had already reached the middle of the street of Luomashi. At this moment, Yu Changchang suddenly stopped, and as soon as he stopped, the entire team immediately stopped.
But in the middle of the street dozens of steps ahead, there was a person sitting.
This person is wearing a big red flying fish suit, with a large flying fish pattern embroidered on the chest and a small flying fish pattern embroidered on both shoulders. The middle of the bottom is embroidered with a flying fish pattern, and the two sides are embroidered with a small flying fish pattern, and there are several pleats before and after. He wears a veil crown on his head, his face is pale, his eyes seem to be open and closed, and his chin is short. Sit on a mahogany bench with your feet apart, your left hand on your knee, and your right hand on a long sword.
This long sword is quite different from the long sword used by the people in the rivers and lakes. The scabbard is jet black, and the hilt is surprisingly long, almost more than five inches long, which looks very strange.
The whole long street was still empty, and it seemed that this person was tall and mighty.
Yu Changchang was stunned, hurriedly rolled the saddle and dismounted, and rushed forward, until he was more than ten steps away from the man, he stopped, bowed and saluted: "I didn't expect the adults to come to Tongzhou, the villain has not been welcomed, and I ask the adults to forgive me!"
The other four owners of the Five Tiger Villa also hurriedly dismounted, took a few steps forward, bowed down, and didn't even dare to raise their heads.
Yan Dufei and Li Qiufeng also jumped off their horses and stood in the middle of the Zhuang Ding. Yan Dufei saw that there were two horns on the head of the flying fish painted on the flying fish suit that the person was wearing, and knew that this was not an ordinary flying fish suit, but a python suit that could only be worn by the highest-ranking officials in the Jinyi Guard. This kind of python clothes must be rewarded by the emperor to wear, otherwise it is a great rebellion, and it is a great crime to destroy the family.
Yan Dufei asked in a low voice, "Brother Li, who is this person?"
"Deputy Commander of Jinyi Guard, the clouds are flying. ”
Yun Feiyang's eyes opened, and he smiled slightly: "If you don't say a few years, the owner of Yu Zhuang will not be harmed." ”
Yu Changchang gave salutes again and again, and did his best to flatter: "Thanks to Lord Tuoyun, the villain's body is still strong." ”
Yun Feiyang nodded and said, "Today, Master Yu Zhuang brought so many brothers, where are you going to make a fortune?"
Yu Chang's heart sank. Before leaving, in order to deal with the interrogation that may be encountered on the way, everyone had already thought of excuses. I just thought that what I met on the road were just ordinary officers and soldiers, but I didn't expect that the deputy commander of the dignified Jinyi Guard would arrive in Tongzhou. Hearing Yun Feiyang ask this, he was still a little flustered. took a deep breath at the moment and said slowly: "Lord Haojiao learned that the villain is going back to Jinan Mansion to do business this time. ”
"Oh, I forgot, the hometown of the owner of Yu Zhuang is in Jinan Mansion. Yun Feiyang stroked his short hair with his left hand and said, "If the matter is difficult, you can talk to me." Master Wu of Shandong Chengxuan's Political Envoy Department is an old friend of mine for many years, and if the owner of Yu Zhuang is in trouble, he can help. ”
"How dare the villain work adults!" Yu Changchang arched his hand again and again: "It's not a secret, the patriarch of the hometown brought a message from Jinan Mansion the day before yesterday, and the clan ancestral hall was in disrepair and had just been renovated recently. The villain also gave a lot of silver for the cultivation of the ancestral hall, and invited the villain to return to Jinan Mansion with the same clan to worship the ancestors of the Yu family. ”
Yun Feiyang said unhurriedly: "Drinking water and thinking of the source, the owner of Yu Zhuang is worthy of being a believer of his relatives and filial piety." To rebuild the ancestral hall of the clan, it costs a lot of silver. I don't know how much Master Yu paid?"
Yu Chang hesitated for a moment, and said: "The detailed number is not clear, there are always more than 1,000 taels of silver before and after." ”
Yun Feiyang smiled slightly and said: "Master Yu Zhuang is really a rich man near the left side of the Jingshi, and he will be a thousand taels of silver as soon as he makes a move." This amount of money is enough to buy a five-entry mansion in the capital. Admire, admire. ”
Yu Changchang was startled, his knees weakened, he fell to his knees, and said in a trembling voice: "The adult's words can kill the villain." With the care of adults, the little ones can earn a few small bucks, how dare they call them rich, the adults laughed. ”
Yun Feiyang waved his hand and motioned for Yu Changyuan to stand up. He continued: "It's good that Master Yu understands the joints. In the past, Ma Kongkong just didn't understand this truth, so he ended up like this. It must be known that between heaven and earth, the imperial power is the greatest. The officials can afford you and reward you with a bite to eat, so that you will not starve to death. Therefore, you must be careful in doing things, if you deliberately deceive each other, you will inevitably be evil, and eventually end up ruined, your wife is separated, and you will be the laughing stock of others, then it is not worth it. ”
Yu Chang was in a cold sweat, and even his back clothes were soaked, how dare he answer, just bowed vigorously and said yes.
Yun Feiyang stood up, paced a few steps slowly, and said, "There was a big incident in the capital a few days ago, presumably the owner of Yu Zhuang also heard about it." ”
"Yes, the villain listened to the rumors of his friends in the rivers and lakes, and heard that someone escaped from the prison. If the villain encounters these fugitives, he will definitely take action to capture them and hand them over to the adults. ”
Yun Feiyang said: "Master Yu, you and I have been old friends for many years, I might as well tell you something." The prisoner who escaped from prison is named Yan Dufei, and you must have heard of this person's name. With the martial arts of Master Yu, I don't know if I can capture this Yan Dufei?"
The Three Musketeers of Qinghai have been famous for more than 20 years, although they rarely appear in the Central Plains martial arts. But in the past, Qiao Sinan crisscrossed the Central Plains, defeated several top players in the rivers and lakes in a row, and made a big name. Although Yan Dufei was at the bottom, he had also defeated the head of the Diancang faction. Yu Changchang listened to Yun Feiyang's question, and was quite embarrassed at the moment. If you say that your martial arts are higher than Yan Dufei, you are afraid that you will fall into a laughing stock, and if you say that you are not as good as Yan Dufei, you are unwilling. had to say: "The villain must do his best to capture this important criminal." ”
Yun Feiyang said: "Master Yu Zhuang has this heart, that is the best. It's just that this trip is far away, and seeing that the owner of Yu Zhuang has brought so much baggage, there must be a lot of gold and silver treasures in it. From the capital to Shandong, there are many robbers in the green forest along the way, and some dirty officials will also take the opportunity to blackmail. Just like the owner of Yu Zhuang went to Tongzhou this time, it cost a hundred taels of silver to defend the city. ”
Yu Changchang was shocked, and his heart suddenly rose to his throat. The four people behind him were also shocked, they couldn't imagine that such a confidential matter would be known to Yun Feiyang, but they were afraid that today's matter would not be good.