Seeing Lu Zhen fall to the ground, Li Bing pinched the temples on both sides with his right hand, but finally suppressed the sadness in his heart and did not cry. He stretched out his hand to pick up Lu Zhen's body, and without any taboos, asked the hotel owner in the crowd, "Where is Yizhuang?"

The boss saw such a heroic young hero die, and he felt a pity. led Li Bing and the others to Yizhuang, and helped take care of the aftermath. Two other young men also lifted Uhra up and followed Li Bing out of the backyard of the inn.

Mozhi Lake originally wanted to come over to help, but after a glance at the carriage, he was not at ease, so he had to give up. The eldest brother of the Mo family knew what he was thinking, walked up to him from the crowd, and said, "I'm afraid that person has already run away, I'll watch here, you can go too." ”

Mo Dye Lake nodded and said yes, and asked the eldest brother to be careful. Just took a step, but retreated, walked straight to the carriage, and said in his heart: If you can leave your life and death to save others, even if you are a Tubo person, you are also a good man. Pulled up the old lama on the car and carried it on his shoulder. followed the figures of the people in front of him and followed.

The worst thing is the middle-aged lama. Originally, the shopkeeper should have dealt with this matter, but the death was really a little scary. As soon as Xiao Er carried the man on his back, one leg was weak, and he was crushed to the ground by the corpse, and he was so frightened that he cried.

Next to him, a man in his forties, tall and burly, looked at this situation and shook his head again and again. He stepped forward, grabbed the lama's ankle, lifted him lightly, put him on his shoulder, and followed the people in front of him out.

The border county is not big, even if Yizhuang is remote, it is not a few steps away.

Li Bingyuan wanted to buy two good coffins, but he didn't have any silver on him, but this time he was able to put it down and bluntly borrowed money from Mozhi Lake. Anyway, it's all small money, and it's not so particular.

The steward of Nayizhuang only said: "There are only two ready-made coffins, and two molds are ready, but they have not yet been covered, and they have not had time to paint." "It didn't hurt to buy the lake and pay for the funeral expenses in the ground.

It was a little cold and opaque in Yizhuang, and it looked a little gloomy. The coffin was already parked inside, but there was no need to move it.

Li Bing put Lu Zhen's body away, touched his arm, and there was still residual warmth, and he felt uncomfortable at the moment. Five points of sadness, five points of regret, choked up and couldn't speak, just lit the incense wax paper money and put it on the offering table in front of the coffin.

The middle-aged man casually threw the lama into the coffin, and no longer cared, walked straight to Li Bing, and put one hand on his shoulder: "Brother Li Bing, people can't be resurrected after death, please mourn." Lu Zhen must be very happy to know that you attach so much importance to righteousness, and you have knowledge under the spring. ”

Li Bing glanced at the middle-aged man, and then remembered that it was the person who drank together last night, and there were too many new people last night, and he couldn't remember the origin of this person, but he remembered that his surname seemed to be Yan.

"Thank you Senior Yan for your concern, I'm fine. ”

The man surnamed Yan also said: "That's good, that's good." Don't call me a senior, although I am a few years older, in terms of martial arts, I am far from you. I'll shout at you, Brother Li Bing, and you can call me Brother Yan. ”

This Brother Yan is old-fashioned, and he has brought the relationship closer in three or two sentences. He also said: "Brother still wants to go to Shufeng, if you want to go, you should leave at this moment." Jiang Chengqian was killed three days ago, and he will be buried at noon today. I had to go to the funeral before I was buried. I'm afraid it's not good to be late. ”

Li Bing pondered for a moment, and said in his heart: Although I roughly know who did it, there are always some things that I still can't figure out, so it's better to go to the Shufeng Chamber of Commerce to take a look, maybe there will be another discovery. immediately said to Brother Yan: "Little brother, I really want to go to Shufeng, I don't know if it is convenient for the eldest brother to take the two of us for a ride." ”

This Brother Yan felt a little embarrassed: "This is not easy to do, I only have one horse, if I can find a car, the three of us can sit down." ”

The innkeeper, who had been silent, walked up when he heard this: "Lu Zhen and Shaoxia originally rode horses to the store. They both died, and I don't know what to do with the horse. If you don't dislike it, take it with you. ”

Li Bing didn't shy away from these things, thinking that it was Lu Zhen's things, but he had an idea, so he agreed to it.

When a few people returned to the inn, Brother Yan urged that there was not enough time, and the three of them hurriedly went out. Li Bing took the sword, just turned over and got on his horse, jumped down again, walked to the side of Mo Dye Lake who saw him off, and said: "Third Brother Mo, listen to me, although I am not very sure, but that little lama should have nothing to do with this war, and please treat him well." ”

stopped saying this, and the little lama who was still on the side glanced at Li Bing suspiciously, but he didn't speak.

Mo Dye Lake nodded and said, "I'll take care of it too, you be careful on the road." ”

Brother Yan seemed to be in a hurry, and when he saw that Li Bing was still going to talk to Mo Dye Lake in detail, he called him again and urged him to get on the horse.

Li Bingben also hesitated to tell him that this matter might be related to the imperial court, so under this urging, he had to take the road and ignore it.

Lu Zhen's horse is a first-class horse, snow-white, tall and handsome. Li Bing learned to ride and shoot since he was a child, and after getting on the horse, he felt that the horse was not only powerful in running, but also extremely intelligent, gently pulling the reins, the horse knew the owner's mind, and the horse galloped wildly, sweeping away the haze in his heart.

An Qingfang's situation was not so optimistic: the horse was dressed in dark red, it was a beautiful and rouge, a well-known fierce horse, and Anzi had only ridden a mill mule before, and at this time he was overstretched on the horse, and he felt quite strained, and he had already lost all the novelty of riding a horse for the first time. dragged behind the two and kept shouting Li Bing to slow down.

Li Bing didn't know much about the affairs of the rivers and lakes, so he asked Brother Yan for everything. At the beginning of the period, they talked very happily, and later talked about some speculations about Jiang Chengqian's death, and this Brother Yan began to be hesitant and avoided talking about him left and right. Li Bing only said that he had something unspeakable, so he stopped asking and asked him about his private affairs.

His name is Yan Hao, the deputy chief dart master of the Langzhou Dart Bureau, and he has always had business dealings with the Shufeng Chamber of Commerce, and this time he went to mourn on behalf of the Dart Bureau.

After saying this, the two of them couldn't find anything to say, Li Bingben still had a lot of questions, but he knew that Yan Hao would not answer, and he didn't ask anymore, so he felt uncomfortable in his heart, so he had to be silent all the way. Only Xiao Anzi gradually mastered the skills, and he was happy to be at ease.

When the three of them arrived in Jiazhou, it was almost noon, but fortunately, Yan Hao led the way, entered the city, and soon found the old mansion of the Jiang family in the Shufeng Chamber of Commerce.

Before he reached the door, just looking at this circle of walls, he knew that the Jiang family was wealthy. There are glazed tiles hanging on the top of the wall, the whole body is green and blue, there is no trace of impurities, the white primer on the wall skirt is pure in color, it seems to be mixed with silver powder, the sun shines, sparkling. What surprised Li Bing even more was that the time for Rao to walk the wall for a stick of incense had not yet reached the door, and the Jiang family's garden was not as big as the Daming Palace (Tang Imperial Palace).

In contemplation, the three of them finally saw the towering eaves of the main entrance, before reaching the front, two marble stone lions came into view, the whole body was snow-white, the carving was exquisite, only look at the hydrangea at the lion's feet, the silk thread is as dense as silk embroidery, the workmanship is extremely meticulous; the three steps at the door are all made of granite stone blocks, and the gray joints between the two bricks are all as wide; the door is one and two deviations, the dark red fire paint panel is bright and bright, and the lion head on the door panel is not made of bronze, but made of gold.

Compared with others, the plaque in the middle is a little old, according to legend, the Jiang family in the Han Dynasty has never changed since the beginning of business, and the small seal on the plaque simply reads "Shufeng Jiang family". At this moment, there are white flowers and white satin hanging on it, and even the lanterns on both sides have been replaced with white ones, with the word "Dian" written on them.

As soon as the three of them reached the door, two boys came up to them and asked them if they were here to pay their respects. After Yan Hao reported his name, a boy led the horse to the backyard for the three of them, and the other respectfully led the three of them into the main gate.

Li Bing stood at the door, glanced inside the wall, and saw a triangular red flag hanging on Lao Gao, which was not written with the word "Jiang", but "Moxia". When he had doubts, he stopped Yan Hao and pointed it out to him.

Yan Hao only glanced at it, but he was already like a great enemy, glanced at Li Bing, and said in a low voice: "This time the matter is really big." ”

Yan Hao saw that Li Bing was surprised, first motioned for him to continue to follow the leading boy into the door, and then continued:

"The flag is called 'Moxia Flag'. It is the last barrier of the Shufeng Chamber of Commerce. It is rumored that during the Western Jin Dynasty, the Chamber of Commerce had a dispute with the "Xinghua Sect" that was in full swing at that time, and the young son of the owner of the door 'Jiang Moxia' was kidnapped, and the Chamber of Commerce was unable to save it.

Jiang Moxia issued a notice on the rivers and lakes: Whoever can rescue the young son and step on the Xinghua Sect "can share seventy percent of the wealth of the Chamber of Commerce." As soon as this order came out, both black and white, and even many troops went to serve, and in just ten days, the young son was rescued, and the Xinghua Sect was swept away, and the disciples were scattered.

After the success, the Shufeng Chamber of Commerce really distributed seventy percent of the wealth to the people in the rivers and lakes according to the promise, a total of five million yuan, which was almost half a year's tax in central Sichuan at that time.

Because the announcement of that year was white on a red background, and it was printed with Jiang Moxia's name, it was called 'Moxia List' by others. After that, it evolved into the 'Moxia Flag' you just saw. ”

When Anzi heard this, he swallowed a mouthful of spit: "I am willing to pay the capital." But I'm afraid I can't do it often. ”

The three of them entered the gate side by side, Yan Hao looked ahead, turned his head slightly and said to the two: "It is said that this flag has only appeared three times in total, but every time it appears, it has caused a bloody storm in the rivers and lakes, and the things that have been released have all been completed within ten days without exception." ”

Li Bingyan pondered when he heard this: "It's just that if Tubo did it this time, I'm afraid it won't be so easy to complete." After speaking, he heard Yan Hao cough lowly, and then remembered that he was already in the Jiang family's old mansion, so he knew that he was speechless and immediately stopped.

At this time, the three of them had already entered the inner courtyard: the courtyard was five zhang square, white tents were hung around the eaves, and the courtyard was also full of wreaths and banners. There are six people standing at the door on the left side of the front hall, and the first two are dressed in "chopping mourning clothes". This is the head of the five suits, and the two are obviously the deceased's closest relatives. The four people behind him, dressed in "big merit mourning" and "small merit mourning", are the representatives of their cousins.

Yan Hao walked up the trail, saw that Li Bing seemed a little dazed, and said in a low voice: "The middle-aged man on the right side of the leader is 'Jiang Jikun', Jiang Chengqian's younger brother, and the second leader of the Chamber of Commerce. The young man next to him was Jiang Chengqian's son 'Jiang Shangyi'. ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he had already walked to the foyer. Jiang Jikun greeted him and saluted: "Brother Yan Hao, you came all the way here, it's really unpleasant." The banner has been received earlier, so I'm sorry for you. ”

The two are obviously acquainted, Yan Hao returned the courtesy, and also said: "President Jiang mourns the change, please cherish your body." ”

This was originally a scene, but Li Bing looked at it carefully, and when Yan Hao called President Jiang, the young Jiang Shangyi next to him suddenly glanced at him, obviously dissatisfied: Before his father was buried, these small gangs below were already anxious to make a new president.

Li Bingzheng looked at the young man, but saw Yan Hao pointing at himself with his palm and introduced: "This is Chang'an Li Bing Shaoxia and Anqing Fang Shaoxia." ”

Li Bingyan came back to his senses when he heard this, and saluted with his fists: "Hello senior Jiang, the junior was entrusted by Yinglan'er of the Chang'an non-faction to report the news a few days ago, but he didn't expect such a sudden change in your faction, which is really embarrassing, and I also ask my seniors to take care of their bodies and not to be overly sad." ”

Jiang Jikun originally thought that Li Bing and the others were Yan Hao's followers, but when he heard him say that he was entrusted by Yinglan'er, he was surprised at the moment, and didn't ask what he wanted to report, but asked: "Shaoxia is entrusted by Yinglan'er, have you seen my family Chongjing?"

When Li Bing heard this, he instantly understood in his heart: Jiang Shangyi and Jiang Chongjing are close in age, if Jiang Jikun takes over as president, I am afraid that if it cannot be passed on to him in the future, his identity as the heir of the Chamber of Commerce will be lost. When Li Bing thought of this, he was suddenly startled: Could it be that Jiang Jikun killed someone and blamed Tubo?

With such a heart, he almost showed it, and the surprise on his face was restricted, and he replied: "It turns out that Jiang Chongjing is the son of his predecessor, and we only met a few days ago." He and Yinglan'er went back to Hui. ”

When Jiang Jikun heard this, he sighed, and said, "That's good, that's good." Just now, the young man said that he had something to tell him, but he didn't know ......?"

"A few days ago, the three of Yunqizong were killed in Caochang Town, and the juniors knew a little bit about the key, and they wanted to ask the seniors to help bring a letter to Yunqizong. ”

Jiang Jikun seemed to have already known the death of several people, and he was not surprised, and pointed to the inner hall and said: "The sect master of the Yunqi Sect is also giving up at the moment, the three of you, please go inside to rest for a while, and I will introduce the three later." ”

Li Bing clenched his fists and said, "There is labor!" and followed the guide boy into the inner hall.

The inner hall seems to be more spacious than the outside, with a platform on the north side against the wall, on which a huge black and white character "Dian is hung", and a table a little in front of it is placed with fragrant wax offerings. More than 30 round tables are arranged on both sides, and a walkway is made in the center.

Before he could sit down, Anzi pulled Li Bing's clothes and looked at a table of four people in the distance a little nervously. There are three men and one woman, and the woman is Yu Meng, the sect leader of the Yunqi Sect.

At this time, only Li Bing and the three of them were still standing in the hall at the moment, and the eyes of the people at that table naturally turned their eyes over. Yu Meng also recognized Anzi, but he didn't get angry, just stared at them.

Previously, in order to find out where the book was hidden, Anzi worked as a handyman in Yunqi Sect for a month. Before he could get out of the border of Hengzhou, he was captured by the deputy sect master of the Yunqi Sect, and not only took away the book. He was also forced to go to the man who asked him to steal the book, but he was killed instead.

Li Bing also guessed the identities of several people, and said to Yan Hao: "I'll come when I go." Then he tugged at Anzi's sleeve and went to the table of Yunqi Sect.

Anzi was a little reluctant, but still followed Li Bing over. The two of them clasped their fists and said in a low voice: "A few of them must be the predecessors of the Yunqi Sect, Li Bing, who is in Xia Chang'an, is entrusted by Yinglan'er to tell a few of them the reasons for the murder of the three seniors of the Caochang Zhengui faction. ”

After Yu Meng invited the two of them to sit down, he said, "There is Lao Shaoxia to worry about, but we have caught the murderer, and everything is already known." ”

The real murderer, Sun Wuyi, was naturally not caught. Such a statement is just that Yu Meng is in the way of face. Fortunately, Sun Wuyi snatched the original copy of "Bai Xue Neijing", and no one knew about it, so she said it.

When Anzi heard this, if he was amnesty, since Yunqizong did not pursue it now, it didn't matter, and he gently pulled Li Bing's clothes and wanted to retreat.

Li Bing didn't expect that the people of Yunqi Sect had already caught the murderer, and while he was surprised, he was also glad that they didn't pursue Anzi's matter, so he saved his tongue in plain air: "Since this is the case, then I will also be reinstated." In the next farewell. ”

was about to return to his position with Anzi, but he felt that the man at the table next to him seemed to be deliberately avoiding him, and when he looked sideways, he only felt familiar, but he couldn't remember who it was.

When the man saw him coming, he knew that there was no way to avoid it, and shook his head at him slightly, and looked away.

Li Bing returned to his seat, never remembering who this person was. While pondering, the six people at the door had already entered the hall just now.

Jiang Jikun slowly walked up to the platform from the middle of the trail and stood still, and everyone gradually quieted down when they saw that the owner was coming.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Jiang Jikun, acting president of the Xiashufeng Chamber of Commerce. A few days ago, when my brother was killed, we investigated everywhere and finally found out that the culprit was the first master of Tibetan Tantra - Ba Ruowang. ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the audience turned their heads and was surprised.

I only heard him continue: "My brother has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and his martial arts are by no means comparable to ordinary people, except for the masters of the Tibetan Tantric Sect, it is impossible for him to be killed in his own home. Although my Shufeng Chamber of Commerce also has some disciples, if I want to take revenge, I am afraid it will be difficult to complete it on my own. Today, I issued an 'order' to summon everyone here, which means that I am willing to swear again: If someone can take the head of Ba Ruowang, my Shufeng Chamber of Commerce is willing to share seventy percent of its wealth, a total of six million yuan!"

As soon as these words came out, the audience was even more resounding, and this bounty even exceeded the last time when it was a full million. At that moment, someone shouted: "President Jiang, rest assured, these six million yuan, our Luoyang Tianwei Gate is decided." ”

Hearing this, Anzi smiled at Li Bing and said, "This person is too shameless, full of masters, and he actually makes a lot of nonsense!", but seeing that Li Bing was thoughtful, he slapped the table and whispered to himself:

"It's him, how could the prince's personal guard be here!"