Gao Enci's surname is as thick and calm as his figure, and his ideals are the same as his name, hoping to rise step by step in his career, but these were a few years ago.

In the heart of this majestic statue of Dongmen Sima, he also has another name, before the age of twenty-five, his name was Gao Jin, until he inherited his father's position and became a palace guard, he was renamed "Gift", and then a few years ago, he was a hot-blooded young man who had just entered the rivers and lakes, and his desire for fame in the rivers and lakes far exceeded his interest in official positions, for which there were many conflicts between father and son.

Having just turned twenty years old, the young man Gao Jin immediately made his own choice, carrying a dagger in his arms, a newly made steel knife under his waist, and a few pieces of clothing and a few silver taels in the baggage on his back, bidding farewell to his weeping mother, hiding from his angry father, and stepping out of the house at night and stepping into the rivers and lakes of his dreams.

Although he has lost his baggage, encountered robbers, eaten overlord meals, and been beaten by street thugs after drinking too much, overall, Gao Jin is still very satisfied with the first year of his career, he has made many friends, some of whom have become brothers with him when they first met, under the guidance of these friends, Gao Jin has seen the bizarre life in the rivers and lakes, some of which he will keep in his heart and never tell anyone.

In the second year, because of a meaningless quarrel, the high-spirited rivers and lakes took a sharp turn.

Many years later, recalling that dispute, Gao Enci still felt puzzled by the self named Gao Jin, how could he be so stupid and arrogant back then? At the same time, he was full of nostalgia for that young man: he was not afraid of heaven and earth, and his energy seemed to never run out, and it was the best stage of his life.

The dispute was related to Luojiazhuang, but at first there was no involvement of the Luo family.

The two met for the first time, if everything was normal, they would bow down with others after drinking, and make a vow of life and death, but after three rounds of drinking, they quarreled, Gao Jin couldn't stand the worship and flattery of the other party when talking about the Locke swordsman, so he said in public: "The Locke family has a high status in the rivers and lakes, relying not only on the sword, but also on this." ”

He pointed to the top of his head, indicating the crown of his head.

More specific details, Gao Jin didn't remember at the time, and then it was even more blank, in short, the two fought, Gao Jin won, happily transferred to another restaurant with a group of brothers, and continued the day's feast.

Someone quietly reminded him, "That person's name is Ji San, he is the son of the elder of the Songshan faction, he may be the head of the sect in the future, if you beat him, he will inevitably find someone to retaliate, more is better than less, I will mediate for you in the middle, turn enemies into friends, wouldn't it be good?"

This warm-hearted mediator is also an inexperienced hairy boy, as soon as these words came out, Gao Jin, who was drunk and smoked, was furious, not only rejected the mediation proposal, but also spoke wildly, claiming that the Songshan faction was inferior to Luojiazhuang, and it was all by bragging to achieve the status of the rivers and lakes.

Gao Jin didn't remember saying anything like that, but the Songshan faction used this as an excuse to ask for guilt.

What is beneficial to Gao Jin is that he has an innocent background, has never had bad deeds in the rivers and lakes, and has gathered a group of good brothers around him, so this battle is only limited to the younger generations, and Ji San of the Songshan faction also wants to save face, and he did not ask for help from the elders of the sect, but just called the senior brothers and friends of the same age to discuss the law together.

The two sides fought again, this time in a sober state, Ji San, who is the same as Brother Gongzi, is still not Gao Jin's opponent, this battle has made Gao Jin famous, and it has also caused more trouble, it shouldn't be, he said in front of the two groups of people, "The people from Luojiazhuang are here, and this is also the end." ”

Gao Enci, who has reached the age of no doubt, still remembers this sentence and regrets it.

The swordsman of the Luo family came, single-handedly, without even drawing his sword, he defeated Gao Jin, and then said to him: "To the rivers and lakes, be more respectful, I will not kill you, but you have to publicly apologize to the Songshan faction, as for Luojiazhuang, we don't need anything from you." ”

Gao Jin's face was red, he didn't dare to say a word at that time, and after the Luo family swordsman left, the more he thought about it, the more embarrassed he felt, and he made up his mind to rather die than give in, and no one could let him apologize to his defeated generals.

His group of sworn brothers had other ideas, but they couldn't persuade them, and more than half of them dispersed that night, and the remaining few people were also hesitant, and they tactfully re-educated Gao Jin with a set of rules and regulations, many of which he had not heard of before, and the core meaning was: either apologize to Ji San, or find a big backer like Ji San.

Gao Jin didn't like the word "backer", and his friend changed his expression, "Then you can only ask the hero for help." ”

"Hero?" Gao Jin can accept the words chivalrous and chivalrous, and the hero is a bit too much.

"Well, heroes, there are not many people in the rivers and lakes, looking at today, there are no more than five people who can afford this title, they are responsive, they like to solve problems the most, no matter how big the hatred is, as long as the hero comes out, the two sides will shake hands and make peace, and they will not lose face. ”

"Is there such a person? Then everyone goes to him for help, and the hero must not die in a hurry?"

"Hey, hey. Several brothers looked at each other and smiled, this big brother is also a good martial arts man, but he knows too little about the rivers and lakes, "Things are not so simple, people have done you a great favor, don't you have to pay in return?"

"What's in return? Silver? I don't have much left. ”

"Haha, how can the hero covet gold and silver? It's too late for them to sprinkle it out, what the hero wants is 'love and righteousness'. ”

"Affection, like us?"

The friend who spoke was a little embarrassed, and laughed dryly for a while before saying, "Brother Gao is straight, we are friends of life and death, so I just told you this, but I don't mean anything else." ”

"Let's talk quickly, what is the difference between our 'love and righteousness' and the hero's 'love and righteousness'?"

"Our brothers are in contact with each other, that is, there are contacts between them, and no one owes anyone-"

Gao Jin showed a confused look, he always felt that he had paid a little more, those guys who disappeared at night owed him a lot of favors, and the friend who spoke shook his head, "I won't go into detail about this, Brother Gao feels that he spends money and contributes again, but everyone holds you and spreads your reputation in the rivers and lakes, and contributes a lot, and it is not an exaggeration to say that the two are not indebted." ”

"Well, you can go on to talk about the hero's 'affection'. Gao Jin didn't want to delve into it, it sounded like the brothers and friends he had made over the past year were all interests, which made him stunned and would rather not know the truth.

"I said, don't reciprocate, you want money, he gives you money, you want to resolve grudges, he stands up for you, but he doesn't want your money, he doesn't even drink your wine, he wants to save this 'affection'. ”

"Save it?"

"I'll use it later, so the hero always responds to every call, and the summoning power is stronger than the most popular school in the rivers and lakes. ”

Gao Jin thought for a while, "Heroes definitely don't do bad things?"

"Of course, heroes won't do anything to damage their image. ”

"It's not a big deal to owe him a favor. ”

"Not really. The friend hurriedly said, "Like me, I haven't encountered a real big event, so I can't ask for a hero, Brother Gao has provoked the Songshan faction and Luojiazhuang this time, which is famous all over the world, and it is the trouble that heroes like." ”

"Well, if I ask the hero for help, what if I don't return this favor in the future?"

"Brother Gao is joking, right?" the friend was startled, "The hero is like a ...... The banner in the rivers and lakes, as long as he releases a sentence, saying that you are treacherous, you will be the scum of the rivers and lakes from now on, not to mention the famous and decent, even the chickens and dogs and thieves will disdain to associate with you, and the time will be ......"

"Hey, of course I'm kidding, am I Gao Jin that kind of person?"

"It's not. The friend breathed a sigh of relief.

Heroes are rare, after weighing, Gao Jin decided to ask Marshal Yang for help, for two reasons: one is that Marshal Yang has just become famous, and it is said that he is more enthusiastic about strange helpers, and the other is that Marshal Yang once served as an officer under General Gu, which is a little similar to Gao Jin's family background.

Things went even more smoothly than Gao Jin imagined, Marshal Yang listened to him talk about the cause and effect, accepted the young man's request for help, did not show a lofty posture, nor did he ask for anything in return, only said one sentence, "Leave this matter to me, you can live in my house for a few days." ”

Marshal Yang went out alone, Gao Jin had no chance to witness what happened after that, and could only learn about the development of the situation from the rumors in the rivers and lakes like ordinary people: Marshal Yang found Luo Pingying, the swordsman of the Luo family, and expressed his willingness to mediate in the middle, and after being refused, the two competed, Luo Pingying lost a move, and rarely appeared in the rivers and lakes since then;

Marshal Yang stayed in Luojiazhuang, and his family told Gao Jin that he could leave, and from now on, the Songshan faction would not look for trouble again.

Gao Jin was confused, Marshal Yang was almost exactly the same as the hero described by his friend, but he still felt ashamed and uneasy, even if Marshal Yang hinted at something about "love and righteousness", but no, they had met in total, Marshal Yang stood up for him as simple as going out to buy a pot of wine, but the price he paid was to be a slave for three years, which was something that Gao Jin couldn't do anyway.

Gao Jin wanted to thank him in person, but there was no way to enter Luojiazhuang.

His enthusiasm for the rivers and lakes died at this time, he left his identity and address, returned to the capital, and never interacted with friends in the rivers and lakes again, but the shame and uneasiness still lingered.

He finally understood that this is what it feels like to owe others, and only after repaying this "affection" can he regain his peace of mind.

This is more than ten years, Marshal Yang did not come to ask for a return, he came to a stranger, that was five years ago, he said that his name is Qin Yeming, he is from the Western Regions, he works for the descendants of the Gu family, and the Gu family inherits all the rights of Marshal Yang.

Gao Enci, who had become the Sima of the East Gate, raised his head and looked at Gu Shenwei who walked in.

He had been a spy for this descendant of the Gu family for five years, and this was the second time they had met, "How is it?" he asked.

"Your intelligence is not wrong at all, it was Zhang You who poisoned Yan Qin, the queen mother was already in a hurry, and the princess and Luo Cong were still hesitating. ”

Gu Shenwei had just left Dali Temple, and after getting rid of a few stalkers, he immediately came to this small mansion to see his most important helper.

Luo Cong was timid, imprisoned Zhang You and Zhang Ji'er at the same time, and decided not to implicate the queen mother for the time being, Pang Jing was about to enter the palace to meet the queen mother for Gu Shenwei, and reveal the information that should be revealed.

"The opportunity is coming. Gu Shenwei said. (To be continued.) )