In 1067, Northern Song Dynasty, Bianliang, East Water Gate

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Sui opened the canal, from the Jianghuai to Heluo, the boat and car divergence of Bianliang is called Xiongjun, has become an important hub of north-south east-west traffic, is a prosperous commercial city. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info the "Grain Department Store" in the south all enter the Bianbian through the canal and reach Luoyang and Chang'an. The center of Kaifeng City was originally the county office of the Jiedu envoy, and the Liang Dynasty of the fifth dynasty was changed to accompany the capital and built a palace. It is also because of the convenient water and land transportation, and the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty is Bianliang.

In the canal, the most frequent traffic is the boat. At this time, a man in Tsing Yi was standing on the bow of a boat.

Nine curves and three bays rotate with the ship, and the master can make the wind in eight directions.

The old adage that runs through the canals is true. Riding on a boat, he saw first-hand how the boatmen demonstrated their boating skills on the steep and steep sections of the river.

The big ship has arrived at Bianliang, and the ship is sailing against the current from the downstream, and is about to pass through the "East Water Gate". The East Water Gate is huge, and the left and right sides of the river are more than 100 zhang apart, and those who see it for the first time will definitely be intimidated by the momentum of the huge iron gate.

The boat goes through the water gate, and there are separate doors on both sides of the strait for pedestrians to pass.

Before crossing the water gate, the servants were all in full array. Because the passage of the boat through the lock is comparable to that of a popular ship, if the boatmen are not able to go to one place and do their best, it will often cause accidents, and even the danger of shipwreckage and death. At this moment, the rafters carried the bow of the ship on their backs, each holding the canopy rope in his hand, and stood on the deck in three groups. At this time, the trumpeter took the lead in shouting the song of life in the canal, and the trumpeters pulled the canopy rope at the same time, and the rhythm of the trumpet was sonorous, mighty and strong, and the tent gradually rose to the top of the mast. Immediately afterwards, the mast was slowly lowered, and the boat slowly sailed into the large lock.

The man in Tsing Yi looked up and saw that the iron sluice gate was hanging overhead, shaped like a window grille. At night, the gate closes because it has been soaked in water all year round, and there is a lot of rust on the iron gate, and there is a lot of moss.

The canal water is thousands of miles long, and thousands of ships transport imperial grain.

Caoyunli is about to dock after the East Water Gate, this area is full of grain storage warehouses, Yongfeng warehouse, Wanying warehouse, Fuguo warehouse, Guangji warehouse, Guangying warehouse in turn.

The Cao Gang's boat is the only private boat that can pass through the canal unimpeded, and the Cao officials will not check it every time they pass the checkpoint, because the Cao Gang's boats are full of the Cao flag of the "Golden Buddha Hall", and the Cao Gang is the livelihood of the Golden Buddha Hall, and the Golden Buddha Hall belongs to the Five Buddha Hall.

The people on the rivers and lakes only know that the Five Buddha Halls are very involved, the power is extremely huge, and there is even more government support behind it, but no one can say the details.

The people in Tsing Yi have a personal relationship with Mo Rumiao, the leader of the Cao Gang, so that they can take this Cao boat to Beijing.

hugged his fists and thanked the second helm of the Cao Gang, and the man in Tsing Yi got off the boat.

For seventeen years, he has been living in seclusion in Jiangnan and has never entered the Beijing Division again.

Looking at the endless flow of people in Bianliang City, he could only sigh that the prosperity is still the same, and things are not people.

According to the route in memory, the people in Tsing Yi found Xinle Building in the city and set up a private room to live in. After resting for a while, I felt empty in my stomach. As soon as he got out of the private room, there was a banquet lady waiting in the corridor, and she asked him if he wanted to "order a flower card", but all the Jingshi hotels entertained guests like this.

The man in Tsing Yi waved his hand and rewarded some broken silver. He came downstairs to the doorbed road (1) where individual customers gathered, found a seat, and ordered some food and drink. There are quite a few people in this hall, and although it is a little noisy, it is more comfortable than finding a few women with heavy makeup to accompany you to dinner.

After a while, the wine and food were served, and as soon as he poured himself a glass of wine, he heard the crowd suddenly fall silent, and when he raised his eyes, he saw a storyteller sitting on the high platform in the center of the hall, with a white face and a slight beard, a scholar's square scarf wrapped around his head, and only a gray cloth robe on his body.

Suddenly, a guest shouted: "Lao Jiao, why is it half a minute late today, I can't eat this meal if I don't listen to you." ”

The storyteller sighed and said, "Hey, don't say it, my daughter-in-law found out about my private money and quarreled with me, so it's too late." If you listen to it today, you can give me more money. ”

When he said this, the audience burst into laughter.

The people in Tsing Yi looked around, and it turned out that so many people were here to cheer.

The storyteller sat down, waved the folding fan, patted the waking wood, and opened his mouth and said, "Today, I don't say three points (2), not to mention the Divine Book (3), and also say that we are the most powerful corner of the 'Flying Thieves Society' in the Great Song Dynasty-" He paused at this point, but asked the audience again, "Who do you say?"

When the man in Tsing Yi heard the words "Flying Thieves Club", the chopsticks in his hand stopped.

The diners couldn't hold back for a long time, and shouted one after another, some shouted incense thieves, and some shouted Hejiulang.

"I'm really right, today we will tell the story of the world's first flying thief 'Xiang Thief Lotus Jiulang'. ”

Tsing Yi people said in their hearts: Hmph, who in the Flying Thieves Club dares to claim to be the first in the world?

"Calling him 'incense thief' does not mean that he is the "flower thief" who steals incense and stealing jade, he is highly skilled, walking like flying, light as a swallow, empty-handed, specializing in stealing rare treasures from the princes and nobles. This Hejiulang stole the incense, but the treasure was stolen but left a room full of lotus fragrance, which did not disperse for a long time, so it was called the 'incense thief'. It is also rumored that Jiulang is a lotus fairy descending to earth, the body of a jade fairy, with his own strange fragrance; some people say that he is handsome and beautiful, and the ladies of the capital hope that he will really turn into a 'flower thief' and come to his own incense pavilion to relieve the pain of lovesickness. Of course, this is just a legend, no one has ever seen what he looks like, maybe he looks ugly. ”

A diner next to him teased the storyteller and said, "Lao Jiao, listen to what you said, is it your daughter-in-law who wants to be Hejiulang?" ”

"How do you know that Lao Jiao's daughter-in-law wants Hejiulang, I think it's your own daughter-in-law Sichun. ”

"Go, go, I say, go out if you don't listen. ”

The guest next to him raised his lips to himself.

The hall was eye-catching and patted again, and the storyteller pressed down the field: "I think that the 'Flying Thieves Society' caused a big disaster because of the theft of the holy book of the Demon Sect." The Demon Sect sent out masters to go out in a big way, chasing and killing everywhere, and setting off a bloody storm on the rivers and lakes. The thieves will die, and those who flee will never recover. To be honest, if it weren't for this Hekuro, I'm afraid the Flying Thieves Club would have been forgotten by everyone. ”

The storyteller spoke easily, but the people in Tsing Yi knew better in their hearts how deep the Flying Thieves would be with the Demon Sect, and although they worked together to fight the right protector of the Demon Sect, they attracted more crazy revenge from the Demon Sect. As long as there is a stir, they will go on a killing spree, and I don't know how many innocent people are implicated.

After that, the storyteller told the story of how Hejiulang did not steal the jade dragon cup of the palace. Everyone present listened with high interest and concentration. But the people in Tsing Yi didn't listen to it at all, and were completely immersed in the smoke and clouds of the past.

After eating, he returned to his room.

After closing the door, the man in Tsing Yi took out an iron object from his bosom and played with it in his hand, it was a dart, shaped like a bat. This batarang is the origin of his name "Iron Bat". Although his light skills were not as good as his brother back then, his technique of hitting hidden weapons was a must. And he has a rule of his own, like a batman, he can ask him to do one thing.

The man in Tsing Yi tried to think about how many years have passed, who still has his batarang? Who can find out his whereabouts in Jiangnan after so many years?

This time he ventured to Beijing precisely to find out.

A moth is attracted by the lights in the house and flies in through the window.

The man in Tsing Yi shook his hand slightly, and there was a soft "pop", and the moth had been nailed to the wall. Unlike ordinary hidden weapons, the sound of the batarang's breaking sound when it crosses the air is very small, which is not only related to the unique shape of the iron dart, but also inseparable from the technique of darts.

The man in Tsing Yi walked to the wall and took down the batmang, which hit the moth right in the back. Although he has retired to the rivers and lakes for many years, his kung fu has not been put down at all, and if there is a master of hidden weapons at this time, he will definitely be amazed by the depth of the internal force and the strength of the finger power of the dartman. The man in Tsing Yi gently wiped the batrang with satisfaction, and then took it into his arms again.

After that, he went to the bed, meditated and pranayama until the second half of the night. Seeing that the hour was almost up, the man in Tsing Yi flew out of the window and went straight to the back mountain of Yishan.

There are two mountains to the north of the capital, one is Banzai Mountain, which is the enclosure of the royal hunt, and the other is Yishan, which has Kaibao Temple, and the iron tower in Kaibao Temple is the highest point of Bianliang City.

Halfway up the hill behind Yishan, the green of the evergreen trees caught his eye, and it was difficult to find if he didn't look closely, one of the dwarf trees had become dead trees, and the branches were covered with moss, and the color was extremely bright and unique.

He walked in the direction of the mossy dead trees for a while, until he stopped in front of a secluded path, and the familiar sensation slowly awakened in him.

At the end, there was no way out, and in front of me was a huge black stone wall.

He raised his hand and tapped it lightly twice, and suddenly, a cyan flame ignited, flickering.

In this wilderness, there was a deep silence all around, and such a bright green light shone brightly, if ordinary people saw it, they would think that it was a ghostly "ghost fire".

The man in Tsing Yi remembered the first time he came here, his brother took him to join the Flying Pirate Society, he was only seventeen years old at the time, and everything here was an eye-opener for him as a teenager.

A strong wind blew and blew his hair and the blue flames, and his eyes were moist.

He clapped his hands twice, and another cyan flame lit up.

Suddenly, he stopped, and his hand unconsciously touched the hilt of the sword.

Because he heard a sound of footsteps, and a man came alone.

In the darkness, the man in Tsing Yi couldn't see the appearance of the person who came, but he didn't act rashly.

The man saw two clusters of ghost fire in the distance, but he still stepped forward.

"Smack. Two slaps rang out.

A third green flame also lit up.

Knowing that the person who came had done the same thing as him, the hand holding the sword in Tsing Yi let go. The Flying Pirates never trust anyone easily, even if they are companions, but that doesn't prevent them from maintaining the rules among themselves.

A stone door opened at the end of the path, and a pair of cute boys with hanging buns came out with lanterns.

The immature voice reminded the guests who came to the door: "The ghost market is good!"

Huo Ran, the man in Tsing Yi, turned around and took the lead in entering the stone cave, and the latecomers also entered.