Miao Jian and the others said a few polite words, Zhang Bin was a little worried, and said to Shi Nianhao: "Master Shi, I don't know what Governor Han said?"

Shi Nianhao sighed and said, "What else can you say?" It's just that we don't want to make trouble, otherwise something happens, and he can't suppress it." The provincial capital has received a document from the Criminal Department of the capital, saying that a large number of Jianghu figures have been making trouble in the capital recently, although they have been extinguished by the imperial court, but the remnants of the party are scattered everywhere, and there are many of them in Henan. The governor of Henan Province also issued the following notice, asking all prefectures and counties to strictly investigate suspicious figures. Governor Han said that at this juncture, if any gang does not know whether it is alive or dead, and something happens, the imperial court will definitely deal with it strictly and will not forgive. ”

Although Miao Jian went late and didn't catch up with the Battle of the Imperial Tomb and the Battle of Yong'an City, he saw it with his own eyes, thinking of the majesty of the imperial army, he shuddered in his heart, and secretly regretted that he should not come here with Shi Nianhao, not only did he not have the slightest benefit, but it was very easy to get into trouble. At this time, I just want to leave this place of right and wrong as soon as possible and return to Xiaoyaoguan to avoid the detection of the imperial court.

He was thinking about it, but he heard Shi Nianhao say: "Although Lord Han reprimanded our Shi Family Dao and Thunder Fist Gate, he said one thing, which is very strange. ”

When Shi Nianhao said this, he glanced at Shi Nianyang, and then continued: "Tianbao led people to track down the tomb robbers, and chased them out of the south gate from Luoyang City. Although this kid sometimes misbehaves properly, he also knows that our Shi Jiadao and Thunder Fist Sect have a lot of dirt, and he is not so confused as to lead people to openly break into the territory of Thunder Fist Gate. After he left the city, he stayed for a while, and sent a man back to the city to report the matter to me, and to ask for instructions on what to do next. I told him not to make a mistake, to go around the city once and then return to the city, and not to chase him south. It's just that after the disciple left the city, he saw that the yamen sent someone to find Tianbao, saying that the tomb robber had fled all the way south and ran straight to Yishui, and asked Tianbao to lead someone to catch the thief. With the strict order of the yamen, Tianbao did not dare to slack off, and led people to chase it all the way, which led to the Guandi Shengjun Temple by mistake, causing such a tragedy. It's just that before Tianbao continued to travel south, he sent the doorman back to explain in detail the reason for tracking south. I originally thought that since it was the order of the prefect's yamen, Tianbao had to lead people to chase south, but I couldn't blame him. It's just that I talked to Governor Han about this matter just now, but he said that he didn't send someone to give Tianbao an order to track him south. ”

Miao Jian and others heard Shi Nianhao say this, and everyone's hearts were in the same heart. Zhang Bin said in a trembling voice: "Could it be that the eldest young master was deliberately deceived by someone to break into the Guan Emperor Shengjun Temple?"

Shi Nianhao said: "Exactly." Some people are suspicious and deceive Tianbao to the territory of the Thunder Fist Gate, just to provoke the battle between the Shi Family Knife and the Thunder Fist Gate, so that he can sit and reap the benefits of the fisherman. ”

When he said this, he sighed slightly, and then said: "More than ten years ago, someone deliberately created an incident, causing a big battle between our Shi Jiadao and Lei Fist Gate in Cherry Valley, and thirty or forty people died on both sides, and the master was almost empty. Although our historian won by luck, he made an enemy. In the past ten years, I have been trembling and always worried about being plotted. Originally, Shi Jiadao and Lei Fist Sect coexisted peacefully in Luoyang City, and the two factions also earned a lot of money every year. It's just that after Lei Fist Gate withdrew from Luoyang City, Benmen only cared about always being vigilant against the enemy's counterattack, and had to put his eyes on it widely, spend money to eliminate disasters, and his annual expenditure increased sharply, his income decreased, and his annual income was less than half of that year's, and he was just barely trying to maintain it in the past few years. If you think about it carefully, the battle with the Thunder Fist Gate is really worth the loss!"

Miao Jian and Zhang Bin are both the leaders of the same faction, so they naturally know that it is not easy to make profits. It was Shi Nianhao who said this, and the two of them were related.

Shi Nianyang raised his eyebrows and said to Shi Nianhao: "Head, do you mean that we defeated the Lei Fist Gate in Cherry Valley, is it completely wrong? Do you want our ancestors to kneel down and worship the Lei Fist Gate, and then pack up their luggage and flee Luoyang City in a hurry, so as to fulfill the wish of the head of the sect?"

Shi Nianhao shook his head and said, "Second brother, don't say these angry words." The most important thing at the moment is to find out who is behind the scenes, and wants us to fight with Lei Fist, so that he can profit from it. Otherwise, this matter will continue, and I am afraid that we will lose both with Lei Fist, and let the villain benefit. ”

Shi Nianyang sneered: "Head, did Tianbao Shinephew give away his life in vain?"

Shi Nianhao said in a deep voice: "Tianbao's handling of the matter is unfavorable, which makes this sect encounter a crisis, even if he loses his life, it is because he is at fault first. However, someone deliberately dug a trap to harm him, but this account cannot be counted. ”

When Shi Nianhao said this, he suddenly smiled coldly and said to Shi Nianyang: "Second brother, did you say it?"

Shi Nianyang has never seen Shi Nianhao sneer so much in the past few decades. Although he has always looked down on Shi Nianhao's father and son, but looking at Shi Nianhao's appearance at this time, he was also frightened in his heart, forced out a smile, and said: "What the head of the house said is true." Our Shi family knife is working together, and we must avenge Tianbao's nephew. ”

After the officers and soldiers retreated, Shi Jiadao's disciples had already dug up the bodies of Shi Tianbao and others from the soil, wiped the dust off their bodies, and put them aside. Shi Nianhao instructed the men to carry these corpses on horses, whispered a few words to Miao Jian and the others, and then led everyone out of the forest and returned to Luoyang City. Before leaving, several disciples of Shi Jiadao dug a pit and buried the bodies of the boss and Xiao Er who died in the wine house, and then burned the wine house to the ground.

Li Qiufeng hid in the tree, watching the two factions of Lei Fist Sect and Shi Jiadao leave one after another, and then saw Yu Fan and Yu Chengsi also quietly jumped off the tree, and followed Shi Nianhaojie and others from a distance. He secretly thought in his heart, looking at the appearance of Shi Nianhao and Yang Ziqiao, the two of them are extremely wise and will not be calculated easily. Although Shi Nianyang wanted to provoke a fight, he was afraid that the two would not be fooled. The battles of these rivers and lakes sects have nothing to do with themselves, and they don't need to be bothered. Although I don't know if the people behind Shi Nianyang are related to the Yanagi family, these people don't want to target themselves. The most important thing at the moment is to find out what the hell Situ Qiao is doing in the Shengjun Temple of Emperor Guan, otherwise when that person arrives, he will have to go back to Shuzhong with him, and even if he wants to track down Situ Qiao, he can't do it.

When Yu Fan and Yu Chenghei were far away, there was already silence in the forest. Li Qiufeng looked at the sun and estimated that it was Shen Shi at this time, and there was still some time before sunset. Situ Qiao wanted to make trouble in the temple of Emperor Guan Shengjun, but he could only do it when the night was dark. So he jumped off the tree, went all the way north, returned to the inn in Luoyang City, packed up his things, and went to the tavern next to him to ask for a basket of steamed buns, and a bowl of rice noodles, and devoured them. Seeing that it was already dark outside, he left the tavern and walked straight to the south gate.

When he reached the south gate, it was already dark, and the guards were closing the gate. Li Qiufeng was stunned, and secretly wondered why he had to close the city gate so early. He was about to rush out of the door, but two soldiers stopped him and forbade him to leave the city. At this time, many people inside and outside the city wanted to enter and exit the city gate, and when they saw the city gate closed, they were all shocked, and they rushed forward one after another, begging the soldiers to open the city gate. A military leader said: "It's not that we intend to embarrass everyone, today the provincial capital passed down a document, saying that there are bandits running around, and all prefectures and counties should strengthen their vigilance and strictly investigate." The provincial capital has been curfew, and our Luoyang City must also close its doors and lock it in advance, lest bandits take the opportunity to sneak into the city to commit crimes. ”

Li Qiufeng thought to himself that Shi Nianhao had indeed said this in the woods, but in order to track down Situ Qiao, he had to go out of the city. It was he who took out the waist card of the brocade guard from his arms, quietly walked to the leader of the soldiers, and showed him the waist card. When the leader saw the waist card of the brocade guard, he was shocked, and even his voice trembled. Li Qiufeng only said that he was ordered to go to Luoyang City to handle the case, and he had to go to the city on business. The leader agreed, and ordered the city gate to be opened halfway, and let the autumn wind go out of the city. When the people inside and outside the city saw the gate open, they hurriedly swarmed up, trying to take the opportunity to enter and exit the gate. It's just that after the soldiers saw the strong autumn wind coming out of the city, they immediately closed the city gate tightly, and these people had to shout and curse and disperse.

After the strong autumn wind left the city, he strode south. Later, when he saw that there was no one on the road, he performed light skills, but a pillar of incense had already rushed to the gate of the Guandi Shengjun Temple. At this time, there was no one in front of this big temple, and there was silence all around. Li Qiufeng jumped into the temple, but saw that except for the main hall, there was no light in the rest of the halls. The strong autumn wind was high and low, and after a while, it had reached the pass mound behind the three halls. It's just that at this time, three large white wax sticks have been lit on the stone offering table in front of the mound, which looks extremely strange in the darkness.

Li Qiufeng jumped under a big tree on the right side of Sekizuka, just enough to have a panoramic view of the entire Sekizuka. It's just that at this moment, it is pitch black all around, and only the faint light of three white waxes can be seen, which is quite strange.

Li Qiufeng has been to the mound many times, but he has never been here at night. At this moment, looking at the huge round mound in the dark, I secretly thought in my heart that Guan Yu's generation of famous generals finally ended up in a different place and the whole army was wiped out. It's better to be a fisherman who fishes alone in the cold river and snow, but you can be at ease. Since I went to Jinyiwei on an errand, I have seen many civil and military generals raid their homes and ask questions, and the high-ranking officials are full of gold and jade, and they are all empty in the blink of an eye. Although the rivers and lakes are sinister, they are also better than the temples.

He thought about the party struggle in the court for a while, and thought of the treacherous turmoil on the rivers and lakes, and couldn't help but sigh. In the end, he remembered that he was seriously injured, and Murong Danyan, whose life and death were unknown at this time, felt a pain in his heart. Since leaving the capital, he didn't dare to think about Murong Danyan's life and death. In the past two days, staring at the dispute between Lei Fist Gate and Shi Jiadao, he may not have forgotten Murong Danyan's mind for the time being by investigating this matter, but he has been suppressing himself and does not dare to think about it.

While he was thinking, he suddenly heard a soft "click" sound in the distance, as if a branch was broken in the wind. Li Qiufeng's heart sank, and he secretly thought: "Situ Bridge has arrived!"

(End of chapter)