Chapter 25: The Apricot Grove (3)
Master Zhiguang took the letter from Elder Xu's hand, read it again, read it again from the beginning, shook his head, and said: "It is better to settle the grievances than to settle them, so why bring up the old things again? According to the old man's opinion, destroy this letter and erase the traces, that is." Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info"
Elder Xu said: "The deputy gang leader of this gang died tragically, if he is not investigated, the deputy gang leader of Ma will certainly be wronged, and our gang is in danger of collapse." ”
"That's right!"
Master Zhiguang nodded, looked at Zhao Qiansun and said, "Okay, Lao Wei did something wrong in the past, and there is no need to hide it, just tell the truth." ”
Zhao Qiansun retorted: "We are for the country and the people, and we can't say that we have done something wrong." ”
"If you are wrong, you are wrong, so why deceive yourself?"
Master Zhiguang shook his head and disagreed, and turned to the crowd as he spoke: "Thirty years ago, the Central Plains Haojie received a message that a large number of warriors from the Khitan State were coming to attack the Shaolin Temple, and they wanted to take away the martial arts map hidden in the temple for hundreds of years in one fell swoop to strengthen the army. ”
"This matter is really not trivial, if the Khitan move is successful, the Great Song Dynasty will have the disaster of the country, my descendants of the Yellow Emperor may be wiped out, all died under the spear and knife of the Liao soldiers, we are in an emergency, not to discuss in detail, I heard that these Khitan warriors want to pass through Yanmen, while sending someone to inform the Shaolin Temple to be on strict guard, everyone immediately rushed to meet outside the Yanmen Pass, even if they can't annihilate it, but also make it difficult for their treacherous plot to succeed. ”
At that time, everyone divided into several and rushed to Yanmen Pass. Zhao Qiansun and I were both in the first batch. There are twenty-one of us in total, and the eldest brother who took the lead is not very old, several years younger than me, but he has outstanding martial arts skills and a respected status in the martial arts, so everyone pushed him to take the lead and acted on his orders together. Among these people are the beggar gang leader Wang, the old hero of the Wansheng Sword King Weiyi Wang, and the head of the Heyun Dao of the Huangshan Mountain, all of whom were first-class masters in the martial arts at that time. At that time, the old man had not yet become a monk, and he was mixed among the heroes, in fact, he couldn't distribute it, but he just served the country and killed the enemy, and he didn't dare to descend from here.
"When we passed the Yanmen Pass, it was almost dusk. We traveled more than ten miles out of the customs, and we were on guard all the way, and suddenly, the sound of horses galloping came from the northwest corner, and we heard the sound of at least a dozen rides. The eldest brother raised his right hand, and everyone stopped. In everyone's hearts, they were happy and responsible, and no one said a word. Happily, the news was true, fortunately we arrived without delay, and we were finally able to stop it in time. But everyone knows that the attacking Khitan warriors must be very powerful, the good ones do not come, the ones who come are not good, and they dare to provoke the Taishan Beidou Shaolin Temple of the Middle Earth martial arts, and naturally everyone is the Khitan warrior who is selected among thousands and ten thousand. The Great Song Dynasty and the Khitan have always lost more and won less, and it is really difficult to say whether today's battle can be won. ”
"As soon as the eldest brother waved his hand, the twenty-one of us fell down behind the big rocks on both sides of the mountain road. On the left side of the valley is a deep valley of rocks, and as far as the eye can see, it is dark and bottomless. The sound of hooves was getting closer and closer, and then seven or eight people could be heard singing loudly, singing Liao songs, the singing was long, heroic and rude, and I didn't know what it meant. I gripped the hilt of the knife tightly, my palms drenched in sweat, and stretched out my palms to dry my pants on my knees, which were soon wet again. The leading brother was lying beside me, and he knew that I couldn't hold my breath, so he reached out and patted me twice on the shoulder, smiled at me, and stretched out his left palm to make a false move, making a posture of killing all the Hulu. I smiled at him, and my mind was much more settled. ”
"The horses led by the Liao people galloped to more than fifty zhang away, and I looked out from behind the big stone, only to see that these Khitan warriors were wearing furs, some were holding spears in their hands, some were carrying scimitars, some were bending bows and arrows, and some people had huge and fierce falcons on their shoulders, singing, ignoring the enemy ambush in front of them. In a moment, I had already seen the faces of the first few Khitan warriors, all with short hair and thick hair, and fierce expressions. As I saw them get closer and closer, my heart jumped harder and harder, as if it was about to jump out of my mouth. ”
Speaking of this, Master Zhiguang looked at Qiao Feng and said: "Gang Master Qiao, the success or failure of this matter is related to the national fortune of the Great Song Dynasty, the life and death of thousands of people in the Great Song Dynasty, and we really have no chance of winning." The only advantage is that the enemy is in the open and I am in the dark, what do you think we should do?"
Although Qiao Feng didn't know why Master Zhiguang asked him, he still replied: "The soldiers are not tired of cheating, and when the two countries fight each other, they can't talk about the morality of the rivers and lakes and the rules of martial arts. When Liao Dog killed the people of the Great Song Dynasty, how could he show mercy to his subordinates? According to his opinion, he should use a secret weapon. On top of the hidden weapon, it must be fed with poison. ”
Master Zhiguang stretched out his hand and patted his thigh and said, "Exactly! Qiao's opinion is exactly the same as what we thought at the time. The eldest brother who took the lead saw the Liao dog galloping close, and with a long roar, everyone's hidden weapons shot out one after another, steel darts, sleeve arrows, flying knives, iron cones... Each one of them was fed with poison. I only heard the shouts of the Liao dogs, and it was a mess, and most of them fell off their horses. ”
"By this time I had counted ......"
Thirty years ago, in the battle of Yanmen Pass, in the mouth of Master Zhiguang, he slowly said, so that everyone here understood a vicious battle back then.
Soon, Master Zhiguang said that the Khitan children who survived that year were handed over by them to the Shaomuro Mountain Farm for adoption.
When Qiao Feng heard this, he had already guessed eight or nine points in his heart, and asked in a trembling voice: "Master Zhiguang, that..." The peasant at the foot of the mountain, he.he.. What's his last name?"
Master Zhiguang said: "Since you have guessed, I don't have to hide it. The farmer's surname is Qiao, and his name is Sanhuai. ”
Qiao Feng's body shook and shouted loudly: "No.. You're talking nonsense and making up such a nonsense to frame me. I am a dignified Han Chinese, how can I be a Khitan Hulu? I... Sanhuai Gong is my biological father, you talk nonsense..."
Suddenly, Qiao Feng split his arms and grabbed in front of Master Zhiguang, grabbing his chest with his left hand.
"No!"
Shan Zheng and Elder Xu shouted at the same time and stepped forward to rob people.
Qiao Feng took the body of Master Zhiguang and dodged away.
Shan Zheng's three sons all rushed behind him, Qiao Feng grabbed one of them with his right hand and fell out of the distance, followed by another person and threw it out, grabbed the last person for the third time and threw it to the ground, stretched out his foot and stepped on his head.
"Gang Master Qiao, if you have something to say, don't be brutal. My single family has no grievances with you, please let my child go. ”
Seeing this, Shan Zheng was worried about the child's life, and he didn't dare to act rashly at the moment.
Elder Xu also said: "Gang Master Qiao, Master Zhiguang is admired by everyone in the rivers and lakes, you must not harm his life." ”
Qiao Feng's blood surged, and he said loudly: "Yes, I, Qiao Feng, have no grievances with your single family, and I also admire Master Zhiguang's personality." You guys.. You guys... If you want to get rid of me as the leader of the help, then that's it, I give it to others, why did you make up this lie and slander me? What bad things did I, Qiao, force me so hard?" his last few words, but even his voice was hoarse.
But when he heard the soft sound of the bones on Master Zhiguang's body, he knew that his life was between breathing, and the difference between life and death was only tied to Qiao Feng's thoughts. In addition, the wind blows the treetops, the insects chirp in the grass, everyone breathes and gasps, and no one dares to make a sound.
Huang Qi spoke up at this time: "Gang Leader Qiao, if you don't let go of Master Zhiguang, you are only afraid that others will kill you and kill you, then you will no longer be able to argue." ”
Huang Qi knew that Kang Min and Quan Guanqing deliberately framed Qiao Feng this time, but it was a fact that Qiao Feng was a Khitan, even if the conspiracy was exposed, it would be useless, and whether it was a Khitan or a Great Song person, it was not all the same, no one was more noble than the other, Qiao Feng should know his own life experience, and he should also face his life experience and face it calmly.
Qiao Feng nodded at Huang Qi when he heard this, knowing that what Huang Qi said was reasonable, he let go of Master Zhiguang at the moment.
"Thank you Master Zhiguang for recalling the old things and making everyone feel like they were there. ”
Seeing this, Elder Xu thanked Master Zhiguang, raised the letter in his hand and said, "This is written by the leading brother to the Wang Gang Leader, and the book strongly dissuades the Wang Gang Leader, and the position of the Gang Leader cannot be passed on to the Qiao Gang Leader. Gang Leader Joe, you might as well take a look at it yourself. ”
Seeing this, Qiao Feng stretched out his hand to pick it up.
"Let me see if it's really the original letter. ”
Master Zhiguang spoke up and reached out to take the letter, Qiao Feng didn't care, so he asked him to read it first and let him distinguish the authenticity.
"Yes, it's really the handwriting of the leading brother. ”
Master Zhiguang nodded and said after seeing it, and with a slight effort with the fingers of his left hand, he tore off the name of the letter and put it in his mouth, and the tongue rolled up, which was swallowed in his stomach. When he was reading the letter, he took a few steps forward, Qiao Feng didn't think much about it, so when he saw this and wanted to stop it, it was too late.
Qiao Feng never imagined that Master Zhiguang would do such a thing, with a roar, he slapped out a volley of palms, and hit the acupoint on Master Zhiguang's body, and when he took the letter, the name at the end of the letter was gone.
Qiao Feng immediately slapped the acupoints on Master Zhiguang's body again, and asked angrily, "What are you doing!"
Master Zhiguang shook his head and said, "Gang Master Qiao, since you know your life experience, you will definitely avenge your father's murder if you want to come." Gang Master Wang has passed away, needless to say. The name of this leading brother, but the old man doesn't want you to know. Lao Ge participated in the ambush of Ling Zun Lingtang, all the sins, Lao Ge is willing to bear it alone, if you want to kill or chop, you can do it. ”
"Whether it's true or not, I don't know at the moment. and they will kill thee, and they will not be busy for a while. ”
Although Qiao Feng believed seven or eight points in his heart, he didn't immediately kill the killer, and glanced at Zhao Qiansun as he spoke, if this is the case, the enmity of his parents is not shared, and he will naturally not let Zhao Qiansun go when the time comes.
Zhao Qiansun shrugged his shoulders and said nonchalantly: "Yes, I am also included, this account will be counted as my share, when you are happy, you can do it at any time." ”
Qiao Feng glanced at him, looked at the letter in his hand, and was silent for a long time.
Seeing this, Elder Xu handed over another piece of letterhead and said, "This is the handwriting of Gang Master Wang, you should be able to recognize his handwriting." ”
Qiao Feng took it, and at a glance, he knew that it was his master's handwriting, and after reading it, he had no doubt about his life experience.
"Uncles and uncles, the unfortunate death of my late husband, who caused the poison, it is difficult to say at this time. But I think my husband is honest and honest in his life, clumsy in words, there is no enemy in the rivers and lakes, and the concubine really can't think of why someone wants to take his life. However, as the saying goes: 'Slow hiding and teaching thieves' is not because the deceased husband has something important in his hands, and others are willing to think of it? Are others afraid that he will leak secrets and ruin a big thing, so they want to kill him?"
At this moment, a female voice sounded, it was Mrs. Ma Kang Min, and what she said was nothing more than Ma Dayuan was killed by Qiao Feng, in order to conceal that she was a Khitan.
Qiao Feng was furious when he heard this, and was about to say something, but a female voice sounded at this moment: "Mrs. Ma, I have a mystery in my heart, can I ask you a word?"
Everyone looked at it, but it was Azhu who had learned to speak from Zhao Qiansun before.
Kang Min asked, "What does the girl have to ask me?"
Ah Zhu shook his head and said, "I don't dare to ask." I heard my wife say that the suicide note of Senior Ma was sealed with fire paint, and when Elder Xu opened it, the lacquer seal was still intact. So before Elder Xu opened the letter, no one had read the text in the letter?"
"Not bad. ”
Kang Min knew something was wrong when he heard this.
Ah Zhu continued: "However, the letter of the leading elder brother and the testament of the Wang gang leader, except for Senior Ma, no one knew about it. How can you say that you are slow to hide and steal, and kill people and kill people?"
When everyone heard this, they all felt that this statement was very reasonable.
Huang Qi glanced at Ah Zhu and smiled to himself, Ah Zhu at this time may have been attracted by Qiao Feng's heroism and belonged to him, right?
Kang Min glanced at Ah Zhu and nodded: "The girl is very suspicious, and I was also a general idea at the beginning. But one night before I received the bad news from my late husband, someone suddenly touched my house and stole it. ”
Someone asked, "What did you steal, did you hurt someone?"
"It didn't hurt. The thief used the next three kinds of incense to pour out me and my two servants, and searched through the boxes and stole a dozen taels of silver. The next day, I received the bad news that my late husband was in trouble, and how could I still bother with the thief's theft of silver? Fortunately, my late husband hid this suicide note in a very secret place, so that the thief did not search for it and destroy it. ”
Kang Min's words could not be more clear, but it proved that Qiao Feng himself or sent someone to Ma Dayuan's house to steal the book, since he went to steal the book, he knew the content of the suicide note for a long time, and he wanted to kill people.
Ah Zhu said: "The little thief came to steal a dozen taels of silver, which is also an ordinary thing, but the timing is just a coincidence." ”
Kang Min nodded and said: "What the girl said is very true, I thought so at first, but then under the foot of the window wall where the thief entered and exited the house, I found an object, which turned out to have fallen when the little thief came and went in a hurry. When I saw that thing, I was terrified, and I knew that this was not a trivial matter. ”
Elder Song asked, "What is that? Why is it so small?"
Kang Min slowly took out an eight- or nine-inch-long object from the burden behind his back, handed it to Elder Xu, and said, "Please call the shots of all uncles." When Elder Xu took over the matter, she immediately fell to the ground and let out a cry of grief.
Everyone looked at Elder Xu and saw that he had unfolded the thing, which turned out to be a folding fan.
Elder Xu calmed his voice and read a poem on the fan: "Shuoxue flutters open the Yanmen, and the Pingsha calendar rolls up the roots; ”
Qiao Feng was shocked when he heard this, and looked at the folding fan in Elder Xu's hand, and took a closer look, it was something else, this folding fan was given by his ancestor Wang Jiantong, and the poem was written by the ancestor himself, and the painting on it was painted by Elder Xu, others may admit their mistakes, but he and Elder Xu will never admit their mistakes. (To be continued.) )