Chapter 17 Qingzhou - Three Beasts
1067, Northern Song Dynasty, Qingzhou, Jufeng Building
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After a long day's journey, it was very uncomfortable to have no food in your stomach. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info Wang Shu booked a room in the best inn in Qingzhou, and a few people went to eat after a little rectification.
At the beginning of the lanterns, the business of Jufeng Building is the best in Qingzhou City. At this time, it was already full of friends and lively. However, Qingzhou is Wang Xu's jurisdiction, so no matter which restaurant he goes to in Qingzhou, there are naturally vacancies waiting for him.
He didn't enter the private room today, but ordered the boss to reserve a seat in the hall downstairs. The boss still wondered a little in his heart, when Wang Zhanzhi invited guests to dinner, he would go to the door bed and the horse road, which was really strange.
The owner personally welcomed them into the hall. Wang Shu chose a table in the center, and the man greeted him warmly and immediately served good tea. Chris picked up the teacup and tasted it slowly, it was indeed a good tea.
After ordering the food and drinks, the boss and the buddy retreated.
Hong Qili looked at the people in the hall, and he found that except for some traveling merchants, most of the people were swords, and he immediately understood Wang Xu's intention to let them eat in the hall. Listening carefully to what they were talking about, it turned out that most of these people were people from the rivers and lakes who participated in the island seizure conference.
Zhizhou, Tongju, and Du Zhan are the three most powerful people in this ancient city, Wang Xu's gestures have a majesty, plus the six people at their table, all of them have extraordinary bearing, as soon as they came, they immediately attracted a lot of attention.
Wang Xu's eyes quickly swept around, most of the guests in the audience were fresh faces, and he also recognized some familiar figures. For example, in the corner by the door, there is a table of female guests. Before they arrived, the eyes of the drinkers in the hall focused on them.
Five young and beautiful female Taoists, like fairies in poetry, are dressed in narrow-sleeved clothes, and their posture is even slimmer. Wang Shu recognized these women, they were the female disciples in the Taishan Jade Shrine. This Jade Maiden Temple is the famous spot of Mount Tai, according to legend, it is the place where the female Taoist priest Zhang Lianshi of the Tang Dynasty cultivated into immortals; later, Song Zhenzong sealed Mount Tai, washed his hands in the Jade Maiden Pool, and a stone man surfaced. Song Zhenzong then ordered the number "Jade Girl Shiren" to be the "daughter of the Holy Emperor", and named "Heavenly Fairy Jade Girl Bixia Yuanjun", and the name of the Jade Girl Fairy Gu was even more famous, and the ancestral masters of all dynasties in the future were crowned as "Bixia Zhenren".
At the beginning of Wang Xu's tenure in Qingzhou, he had visited the Jade Maiden Temple, and knew that there were ten female disciples in Bixia, and it seemed that only five of them came today.
Wang Shu chuckled and said: "I really didn't expect that the fairy girl who is psychic and beautiful will also go to the island, and I don't have to look at those fierce and evil old men all the way." ”
Qin Yujiu smiled, but there was a bit of self-deprecation in his smile, he said: "Qin is so fragrant, that Bixia is really good tea, it seems that Li Qing, the owner of Shamen Island, has really put in a lot of effort." ”
When Hong Qili first took over the beggar gang, Shamen Island also gave him a post and invited him to go to the island, but he refused. Later, the news of his righteous deeds reached Li Qing's ears, knowing that this beggar gang leader was upright, did not rub sand in his eyes, and Shamen Island was notorious, Li Qing was afraid, and he never dared to send a greeting to the beggar gang in the future. And now that Salmon Island has inadvertently provoked the beggar gang, the leader of the beggar gang is about to come to the door to "visit", I am afraid that Li Qing never dreamed of it.
Xiong Daiying saw Hong Qili's murderous expression, and said secretly: Then if Li Qing knew that the beggar gang leader had come to the door, he really didn't know what his mood was! This can also be regarded as "committing many injustices will kill himself", not to mention that there is also a master to suppress the formation.
At this time, another group of people walked into the store. The three leaders were all twenty-six or seventeen years old, and they were calm and steady, obviously well-known, but they were wearing long robes and pretending to be ordinary merchants.
The shopkeeper stepped forward to greet him, but there was a look of fear on his face.
The person who walked in the front was fair-skinned and more gentle, he was tall and thin, although he was not very old, his temples were gray, and he seemed to be the deepest of the three. As soon as he entered, he glanced at the hall, and when he saw Wang Xu, he was stunned for a moment, as if he was surprised to see Lord Chan.
The two in the back, one short and one fat, but both are still in good shape.
The fat man saw Wang Xu, he stepped forward and whispered to the person in the head: "Big brother, it's Lord Xuan!"
The short man couldn't help but say: "What kind of jurisdiction, the rich man has a little white face, what are you afraid of him." ”
The fat man seemed to be a little jealous, and still lowered his voice: "He is an official, we are bandits, hide a little, there is nothing wrong!"
Wang Xu's last term was the governor of Shaanzhou, and theft has always been rampant in Shaanzhou, and one of them is named Wang Cheng, who is the most harmful. Wang Shu secretly planned, secretly dispatched officials and troops, and borrowed the masters of the raft gang to cross the Yellow River at night, raided Wang Cheng's bandits' nest, and wiped out Wang Cheng's gang in one fell swoop. Renzong Longyan was delighted, and personally summoned Wang Xu, asked about the thief, and rewarded him generously. In this way, Wang Xurong moved to Qingzhou, and for a time the reputation of "catching thieves and thieves" resounded in the capital.
The short one said: "He hasn't done anything to us for three years, he knows that the dance is inked and the music is made everywhere, and besides, the ruler who will leave office soon is a bird!"
The short voice shouted, and the white-faced thin and tall man shouted, and the steps that just wanted to retreat were in the air. If you retreat at this time, it will be a real joke. He simply went inside, and the shopkeeper led them to the empty table on the right against the pillar, and asked what they wanted, and hurried back.
Most of the people here are here to go to the Salmon Island Conference, and most of these people are people with a bad reputation, and they inevitably do some shady things on weekdays, and when they hear that there are people from the government in the store, they can't sit still. Many people quietly bought the account and prepared to leave.
Wang Shu didn't seem to care about those inquiring eyes, he just didn't know, he picked up the teacup and took a sip slowly.
Hong Qili, Qin Yujiu and Xiong Daiying didn't want to be idle at all, and Ning Yifei was even more, they were just waiting to fill their stomachs.
Chris tilted his head slightly, glanced at the three of them, still curious, and asked, "Who are they?"
Wang Shu smiled at her and said, "Skinny and fat!"
Chris thought about their shapes and thought funny: the skinny and fat trio, it's really appropriate!
Seeing Xiao Er serving the food, the table was full of many delicacies, and the few people who were so hungry and panicked couldn't help but light up in front of them.
The golden and crispy crispy pigeon, the smooth and mellow green onion roasted tofu, the fragrant marinated donkey meat, the delicious eight-treasure duck, the elegant stir-fried cabbage, supplemented by candied dates and pastry snacks, make people have a great appetite and a big appetite.
Wang Xuzi is a landlord's friendship and beckons everyone to taste.
Wang Shu wanted to please Ouyang Feng, and it was rare to take the initiative to serve others with vegetables, so he picked up a pigeon and put it in Ouyang Feng's bowl, and said: "'Crispy pigeon' is a famous dish in Qingzhou, with a crispy flavor and endless aftertaste, Brother Ouyang can taste it well." ”
Although he knows that picking up food for people is a way for Chinese people to show goodwill, Chris is still not used to it. She paused, picked up the chopsticks, took a bite, and sure enough, it was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and it was very delicious.
Xiong Daiying, who was on the side, saw that a few dishes were far away from the master, so he hurriedly reached out and put a duck leg into her bowl, and said, "Brother Feng, this is delicious, you can taste it." ”
Before Chris could say anything, Xiong Daiying silently helped her scoop a spoonful of scallion roasted tofu.
He didn't care about the dishes that were close, and after that, he lowered his head to eat, his movements were unhurried, and the clouds were light and light.
Hong Qili thought to himself: This man named Dai Ying, although he is commensurate with her friend, can see that he has a humble and obedient attitude, and he is very measured, and the two are more like a master-servant relationship.
Wang Xu wanted to sandwich another piece of osmanthus cake for her.
Chris quickly diverted the topic and said, "Who the hell is that skinny and fat person?"
Wang Shu put down his chopsticks and said: "There is a Changqinggu in the south of Qingzhou, the world is in turmoil in the five dynasties, there are three sworn brothers in Qingzhou, the grass is the king, occupying the top of the mountain and calling the king, and the 'Sanwangzhai' was built, Changqinggu is easy to defend and difficult to attack, no one can take it, and the Sanwangzhai has lasted for a hundred years, until now. He continued: "The three people just now are the descendants of these three village owners, the thin one is called 'Thin Bai Ze', the short one is called 'Short Kui Niu', and the fat one is called 'Fat Soil Mole'!"
"What's this weird name?"
"I don't know what this name is. Wang Shu laughed and said: "Bai Ze, Kui Niu, and Earth Mole are all ancient divine beasts, and they want to use the divine beasts to strengthen their momentum! Since they are cottage kings, I think it is better to call them Thin Tiger, Dwarf Ox, and Fat Sheep." ”
Chris smiled and said, "Since they are bandits, why do they dare to come out blatantly and be so arrogant?"
"The fat man, there are people in Qingzhou Mansion. ”
"Anyone?"
"Well, he is the nephew of the third concubine of Qingzhou Tongju, and besides, they are self-sufficient in Changqinggu, with plenty of food and clothing, and they also do business with the mountain, sell some mountain goods, and rob the matter, but I haven't heard of it, so it's better to sell the Tongju to save face!"
Chris rolled his eyes and said in his heart: I see, the second generation of bandits does not rob, the underworld is whitewashed, and it has been successfully transformed!
They ridiculed here, but they didn't deliberately avoid it, so everyone else listened to it really, causing the drinkers to whisper.
The dwarf cow had a black face, and he couldn't get angry when he heard it, he slapped the table and got up, and said angrily: "What to say!"
The people around him suddenly fell silent, and he immediately glanced at Wang Shu and them triumphantly, as if he was satisfied with his deterrent.
The people at the table were still as calm as ever, talking and laughing.
The ox swaggered to the wall, where there was a row of large jars. With a loud shout, he grabbed one of the jars and threw it at the table in the middle.
A drinker exclaimed.
No one smashed the wine jar, nor did it fall to the ground, but quietly stopped on the table.
Hong Qili retracted his hand to catch the wine jar, sighed, and it was not safe to eat!
"Hey, Hong Qi, when did you ask for wine?" Chris said deliberately, "It's a pity that one jar is not enough to drink." ”
The dwarf cow frowned, grabbed another jar, and slashed hard, this time the jar flew faster.
Seeing that, the wine jar flew towards Xiong Daiying, who was eating with his head down, but in the blink of an eye, the wine jar fell on the table again.
Xiong Daiying raised his eyes and glanced at Chris, and said with a smile: "I think the two altars are not enough for Brother Feng and you alone." After saying that, he continued to bury his head in eating.
Qin Yujiu ate a small amount, and at this time he had already finished eating, took a piece of candied fruit in his hand, took a sip of tea easily, and leisurely watched the excitement on the side.
At this time, the dwarf bull already knew that he had met a powerful person today, but he couldn't swallow this breath, and was hesitating to throw another jar over. Suddenly, more than a dozen wine jars in front of him shattered at the same time, fell to the ground, shattered, and filled the hall with the aroma of wine.
The dwarf cow was fluted, and he didn't even know who made it. No matter how presumptuous he was, he knew that there was definitely a master in front of him, how dare he make another attempt, so he hurriedly took a few big steps back, and his face was already dripping with cold sweat.
In the hall, most of the people in the rivers and lakes had a calm face, and only some ordinary drinkers asked in surprise: "It's haunted, how can the wine jar be broken, it's all the best daughter red, can't the boss be distressed to death." ”
The boss is in pain, but at the moment, let alone the lord in the seat, he can't afford to provoke the people of Sanwangzhai, the person who secretly started the business is obviously higher in martial arts, he is doing open business, and if the tooth is knocked out, he can only swallow it first.
The dwarf cow didn't see it, and someone at Chris's table could see who made it. Hong Qili's eyes looked over the body of the dwarf cow and looked into the corner.
A burly, ugly-looking bald man sat there quietly, and even Hong Qili hadn't noticed him before. There were several huge sarcomas on his head, which made people shudder to look at him, and no one would want to look at him more, and his thick and heavy hands were meticulously peeling a boiled peanut. In front of him were peeled peanut shells, and he saved a bowl of peanuts, but he didn't eat them.
Xiong Daiying also put down the chopsticks in his hand, and said in his heart: I usually play some hidden weapons, and my kung fu is not weak, but this sarcoma giant actually plays Dark Qingzi so well, although his hand is huge, it is not clumsy, it is really incredible. And the hidden weapon that broke the wine jar just now, I didn't even see what it was.
The sarcoma giant seemed to notice the gaze and looked up, his face expressionless, only the sarcoma on his head twitched a few times, and then buried his head in peeling peanuts.
The thin tiger saw that the second brother had caused trouble, lost his appetite, and got up to leave.
Seeing that the dwarf cow was still motionless, the fat sheep hurriedly stepped forward and pulled a hand, saying, "Let's go." ”
The rest of the retinue followed.
As soon as I walked to the door of the store, a figure suddenly flashed out, a half-grown child. I saw that he was holding a red tassel gun, and he actually grabbed and stabbed the thin tiger led by him, the thin tiger was already holding his breath in his heart, and he swept the tip of the gun that the boy stabbed over, and swept it with a kick, and the boy fell out with the gun.
The tallest female Taoist at the table at the door suddenly stood up, her slender phoenix eyes narrowed, with a compelling anger. The older female Taoist sitting next to her held her hand, shook her head, and said softly, "It's not our turn yet!"
There was a dead silence in Jufeng Building.
The boy slowly crawled to his feet, his slender body swaying, his mouth covered with blood, and he desperately crawled two steps forward, trying to reach his red tassel gun.
As soon as his hand touched the barrel of the gun, he was heavily trampled under the feet of a man. The fair-skinned Sven face was now distorted, and when he saw that the boy refused to let go, the strength under his feet increased again, and he pushed away.
At this moment, the eyes of the thin tiger were full of that cruel and vicious expression like a corpse-eating vulture.
The boy was in pain and groaned, but he endured the severe pain and refused to cry out, but he couldn't bear the pain anymore, and his hand was released.
"Stop!" it was Ning Yifei who rushed out, and he was busy helping the injured boy.
Thin Tiger saw that it was the young man at Wang Xu's table, he withdrew his foot and snorted coldly.
Thin Tiger felt unlucky, it was not appropriate to go out today, he untied the horse tied to the door of Jufeng Building, turned over and got on the horse to leave!
But the dwarf cow was angry on the side, and always felt that his eldest brother was too afraid, and he scolded: "What the hell!
A few brainless dog minions rushed up with him.
Ning Yifei protected the boy behind him, clenched his fists, and glared at them.
The fat sheep's face immediately changed greatly, and he opened his mouth, wanting to shout: "Can't ......" Before the words fell, several figures shot out of the hall like arrows, only to hear a few crackling sounds, and the dwarf cow and a few thugs fell to the ground one after another, crying out in pain.
Hong Qili didn't want to make a branch before going to the island, but this group of people was too much. Now in front of the ruler, he dares to hurt people at will, and he doesn't know how arrogant and domineering he is on weekdays! That boy knows that he is not an opponent, but he wants to sacrifice his life to assassinate the thin tiger, and it will never be for nothing.
Chris rushed out after Hong Qili, but when he came out to stand still, she saw that everyone was already lying on the ground, she shook her head, and said in her heart: As long as Hong Qili is there, how can there be a chance for herself to intervene. She turned her head to look at Xiong Daiying behind her, and made a helpless expression.
Xiong Daiying came out with his master, to be honest, in fact, he didn't feel the need to make a move. Before the master goes to the island, it is best to live in peace. It's a pity that this is his good wish, if he can live in peace, then he is not the master.
At this moment, the dwarf bull suddenly let out a miserable "ah". He stood up, staggered a few steps, threw himself to the ground, and struggled a few times before moving. Everyone looked closely, only to find that he had a short dagger tied to his waist. Behind him, the little boy stood straight, his face pale, staring intently at the dwarf cow on the ground.
It turned out that after the dwarf bull was swept down by Hong Qili, he wanted to get up, but who knew that the boy rushed over from behind, took out the dagger hidden in his arms, and stabbed the dwarf bull in the back with a knife.
No one expected such a change to happen.
"Second brother!" the fat sheep hurriedly grabbed up, trying to help the dwarf cow.
At this time, the thin tiger was long gone, and I don't know if he didn't hear it at all, or if he pretended not to know, and even abandoned his brother.
After stabbing the calf, the boy was also exhausted and collapsed.
A noisy sound was heard not far away, and a large group of officers and soldiers came quickly and surrounded the scene. It turned out that Wang Shu had ordered someone to call the state army early to stabilize the scene. The people in the Jianghu in Jufeng Building had dispersed in a hurry before the state army arrived, and only some idle guests were left in the building to watch the excitement.
The boy was placed in an empty room in Jufeng Building, and the dwarf cow who had been stabbed was taken to the infirmary for treatment.
Wang Shu called the boss of Jufeng Building again and asked one or two questions. It turned out that in the few days when Wang Shu went to Qizhou, such an incident happened in Qingzhou.
The thin tiger's original name was Yang Wu'er, and the third brother took people down from Sanwang Village, went into the city to change some herbs that were abundant in the mountains, and prepared to eat in Jufeng Building. They came from the Wannian Bridge outside the north gate of Qingzhou City, and the area was full of some painting academies, but somehow, the thin tiger suddenly wanted to find someone to paint a portrait, and the painter they were looking for was called Wang Jiusi. Wang Jiusi still has a bit of fame and talent in Shuyuan Street, and he was admitted to Xiucai when he was fifteen years old, but he couldn't get into the Jinshi exam in the future. In the end, his daughter-in-law couldn't stand him anymore, divorced him, remarried, and left him with an only son to be fed. Only then did he repent, ran to Shuyuan Street, and supported himself and his son by selling calligraphy and paintings.
Before lunch that day, Wang Jiusi painted the portrait of the thin tiger and found Jufeng Building. Who knew that the thin tiger didn't say that he didn't paint like it, and the painting time was too short, and he received the deposit in vain, but he didn't have to work hard to scold him. That Wang Jiusi's stubbornness also came up, thinking why the painting time is short is not careful, he argues with reason, but forgets how the thin tiger is also the king of the mountain, it is very annoying him, the thin tiger let his subordinates beat him up, and forced him to repaint, when the painting is satisfactory to himself, when is it finished.
Wang Jiusi has never been bullied so far, and after returning home, he couldn't think about it for a while, so he hanged himself. The boy is Wang Jiusi's only son Wang Yun, he wants to avenge his father, and has been waiting in front of Jufeng Building for the past few days, waiting for the owner of the three kings to appear.
"This is also a coincidence, as soon as Lord Chan comes back, he will encounter today's incident!" The boss explained the cause and effect, and couldn't help but shake his head and sigh during the process.
What happened to the boy made everyone sympathetic.
When Wang Yun slowly woke up, he opened his eyes and saw a group of people around him, who were the people who had helped him, and he immediately knelt in front of Hong Qi, shouted Engong, and kowtowed to thank him.
Before Hong Qili could get him up, the boy shouted: "Please accept me as an apprentice and teach me martial arts!"
Wang Yun knew that the opportunity was rare, and he must learn martial arts.
Hong Qili frowned, this kid is young, he can stab the dwarf cow, and he also has some martial arts qualifications, but it's a pity that he apprenticed to learn art only to avenge his hatred, so the original intention of learning martial arts made him really unable to recognize, so he had to politely refuse.
The boy said righteously: "In the world, only the revenge of killing my father and killing my teacher is not shared, and I hope that the public will accept me as an apprentice!"
Hong Qili saw that the boy was fierce, and he didn't like it even more, and besides, he had already made up his mind to accept Ning Yifei as an apprentice, and this time he was willing to take him to find Yue Yu'er together, one was that the two were childhood sweethearts, and the other was that he wanted to test Ning Yifei. Regarding the apprenticeship, he wanted to wait until he rescued Yue Yu'er and then tell Ning Yifei.
Hong Qili said solemnly: "Under the master of Shaolin, although he is only a lay disciple, but the martial arts master of this school is out of Buddhism, Buddhism emphasizes compassion, and kung fu is the same." Little brother, your killing heart is too heavy, and you have no chance to do it!"
Rejected by Hong Qili, the boy hung his head in disappointment, but he immediately remembered something; Wang Yun knelt and moved two steps, hugged Chris's legs, and said hoarsely: "Engong refuses to accept me as an apprentice, please accept me as an apprentice!"
In fact, the martial arts of the person in front of him are high and low, the boy can't tell which is higher, he just thinks that Hong Qili is tall and mighty, with a bearded face, he remembers that his father often said, "If you don't have hair on your mouth, you can't do things well!"; and this handsome boy is the second to fly out to save himself, and now he has to retreat to the second.
Chris didn't expect the boy to beg him to teach him martial arts, and he was stunned for a moment.
Seeing that she hesitated, the boy thought it was done, and just wanted to open his mouth to call Master, Hong Qili shouted.
"No!"
"Why?" Chris suddenly turned around and thought to herself: When did I have to be in charge of my business?
It's just that before she could think about it, she was grabbed by Hong Qili's arm and dragged out of the room.
took her back to his room, and Hong Qili let go of his hand.
Chris was unhappy and said, "Why can't I take him as an apprentice?"
"Did you hear what he said? He wants revenge, and what he wants to learn is the kung fu of killing!" Hong Qili was also unceremonious at the moment, "You taught him martial arts, do you want him to kill people? If he is not good at martial arts and is killed, how can you feel at ease?!"
"I ...... I ......"
Hong Qili didn't continue, closed the door and turned around and left.
"You...... You care about me!" Chris walked back and forth around the room.
Xiong Daiying secretly applauded on the side, fortunately, the Hong Gang Master was able to suppress the master and accept apprentices, this idea was really ......
"Oops, my temper is up!" Chris said anxiously: "Dai Ying, tell me, why can't I teach my apprentice?!"
"This ......"
"If you have something to say, say it!"
"Although the master's internal skills are pure, he has only just learned them, and many subtleties have not been fully mastered. Although your light skill is a must, but Shi senior said that this light skill can only be comprehended by people who are destined, even if I have no such fate, how do you know that the child can learn it? Besides, that child is eager for revenge, as the Hong gang leader said, what you want to learn is the kung fu of killing, you must not be able to kill these two things......" Xiong Daiying said that the voice suddenly became smaller, but after Chris practiced his internal skills, his ears and eyes were clear, and he could hear clearly, Xiong Daiying's last sentence was clear: "...... I'm afraid it would be more useful to escape. ”
She burst out laughing, knowing in her heart that Xiong Daiying was right, but she just couldn't get angry with Hong Qi's attitude, when she thought of Hong Qi's appearance just now, she became upset again, and couldn't help shouting: "Annoyed to death, go out, get out!"
Xiong Daiying pursed his lips and said in his heart: You asked me to tell the truth.