After the defeat in the morning, the pirate leader took a few pirates and quietly followed the traces of Yi Dan and the four people all the way to Gujia Town, wanting to find out, but he didn't expect to be discovered by Youming, so several people hurriedly retreated, taking advantage of the cover of the temple fair crowd, and quietly left.

The pirates retreated to the bottom of a hillside near a rice paddy, and saw a man with his back to them, roasting chickens at the bottom of the hillside, and the smell of roasting them was fragrant and wafting around.

Sleepy and hungry, several pirates rushed over to snatch the man's roast chicken. The man had his back to a few pirates, and the man who was concentrating on roasting chickens did not notice many of them at all.

Pirates rushing ahead. snatched the whole chicken from the barbecue grill, and the person who snatched the chicken was furious, picked up the big scissors on the side, stood up, and wanted to snatch back his barbecue chicken.

At this time, the pirate leader surnamed Yang saw the man's face and shouted in surprise, "Senior Brother Ruan, how could it be you?"

It turned out that the person who roasted the chicken was none other than Ruan Zhilong, a fishing tyrant from the West Sea who escaped in the Prime Minister's Mansion in Guangzhou a few days ago. Last time, he almost died in Panyu, and Guangzhou had no place to stand, so he quietly crossed the sea south and fled to Yazhou for refuge.

Ruan Zhilong was also taken aback when he saw the pirate leader surnamed Yang, and said, "Senior Brother Yang, why are you here too?"

Senior Brother Yang said: "We followed a few people all the way here, why are you here too, Senior Brother Ruan? I heard that you didn't go to Guangzhou?"

Ruan Zhilong said helplessly: "Hey, don't mention it, I'm a little uncomfortable in Guangzhou, so I'll come to Yazhou to hide for the time being." ”

"May I ask which person on the road dares to make my Senior Brother Ruan disobedient? Speak out, let me speak out for you, Senior Brother. Then Senior Brother Yang said.

"Hey, don't mention it, it's bad. Senior Brother Yang, I haven't seen you for a few years, are you okay? How is he, my lord?" asked Ruan Zhilong.

Senior Brother Yang said: "I'm all fine, thank you for your concern." Recently, the lord has been worried, afraid that the Southern Han may attack Jiaozhou at any time, and sent our people from Jiaowutang to create some chaos in the Southern Han and let them take care of themselves. ”

"Really? Great. Nguyen Chi Long said.

"It's a pity that yesterday we met a few people at sea who were very good at work, and unexpectedly suffered defeat. So I followed them all the way, trying to kill them while they were unprepared, so as to vent this evil breath. ”

Ruan Zhilong hurriedly asked, "What kind of person is it? Where is it? Can you take me to see it?"

Senior Brother Yang said: "They are in the temple in front, and it just so happens that Senior Brother Ruan is also here, let's go and have a look, shall we?"

"Good. Ruan Zhilong dropped the roast chicken, picked up the big scissors, and followed his senior brother Yang to quietly come to the Mingjun Temple not far from the hidden place.

After Youming brought Gu Xiaofeng and Old Madam Wu into the Mingjun Temple, he saw Yi Dan and Xu Guizheng smiling at the words they had just talked about in the temple.

Gu Xiaofeng walked in the door and asked, "Sister Yi, Mr. Xu, what are you two talking about?" ”

Yi Dan hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Oh no, just now I chatted with Mr. Xu about nothing, and talked about some stories about the previous dynasty." Old Madam Wu, Brother Xiaofeng, are your ancestor worship over?"

Xiaofeng's mother said: "Yes, although the ancestor worship is over, according to the habit, we all have to come here to worship the Mingjun Temple." ”

Yi Dan looked up at the statue and asked, "Chaojun, could it be that you are talking about this Tang Dynasty Taizong Li Shimin?"

Xiaofeng's mother said: "Yes, all the descendants of our surnamed Gu in Gujia Town have to come to worship Emperor Taizong every year at the end of the ancestor worship. In the past, during the Tang Dynasty, we worshiped the monarch first, and then worshiped the ancestors, but now that the Tang Dynasty is gone, everyone doesn't care too much about this order. But the respect for Emperor Taizong is still the same. ”

With that, Mrs. Wu hurriedly stepped forward and respectfully placed the sacrifice on the altar. Then he knelt down on the straw mat under the altar and prayed three times and nine times.

Gu Xiaofeng also followed in his mother's footsteps, stepped forward, knelt on the straw mat and bowed.

After the two of them bowed, Yi Dan asked suspiciously: "Mrs. Wu, may I ask if this Gujiazhen has any relationship with Emperor Taizong, and why do you worship him like a god like this?"

Mrs. Wu said with a serious face: "Don't call Emperor Taizong by his name, he is a god that our Gu family has respected for generations." ”

Xu Gui asked suspiciously: "Mrs. Wu, may I ask if the Southern Fujian Gu clan engraved on the tablet of Emperor Taizong has something to do with the Wenchang Gu clan?"

Xiaofeng's mother said: "That's right, our people in Gujia Town, Wenchang, once moved here from Putian, Fujian. ”

When Xu Gui heard this, his eyes widened and he hurriedly asked, "Putian, may I ask if it is the Putian County in southern Fujian where the South Shaolin Temple is located?"

Xiaofeng's mother said: "Yes, it is the Putian County where the South Shaolin Temple is located, how do you know it?"

Xu Gui said: "Oh, I have heard a little. I also want to ask Mrs. Wu, how long has it been since the Gu family of Putian moved to Wenchang?"

Mrs. Wu said: "The ancestors moved here in the year of Shunzong Yongzhen, and some have been left here for seven generations, and the least is five generations. What's the matter? What is this for?"

Xu Guiman nodded and said to himself, "Oh, that's right." ”

Yi Dan on the side asked curiously, "What's wrong? What's wrong, Mr. Xu?"

Xu Guidao: "Oh, it's okay, I just remembered that my father once said that the clan surnamed Gu in the Putian area is the surname given by Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty." Now it seems that this should be the case. ”

Gu Xiaofeng's mother, Mrs. Wu, said proudly: "That's right, it's true. Our Gu family tree is clearly recorded, the ancestor of the Gu family was originally surnamed Lin, Shuangmu 'Lin', and lived in Putian County, southern Fujian. Lin Gong's name is a 'positive' word, Yu Zhenguan eight years of high school jinshi, was appointed as the Jiangnan Province resident inspector. During his tenure, Lin Gong was honest and loved the people, and won the praise of the people in addition to harshness. In the fifteenth year of Zhenguan, the people of Jiangnan Province were hungry, and Lin Gong sympathized with the hunger of the people, so he resolutely ordered the opening of the official warehouse to release grain and help the victims, but this matter was used by the local powerful and inferior gentry, and the accusations were played to the court, wanting to take the opportunity to frame and bring down Lin Gong. Emperor Taizong, who did not know the inside story at first, was furious when he heard about this, and ordered Lin Gong to be arrested and brought to justice. After Emperor Taizong sent someone to verify, he knew that Lin Gong was a good official who was honest and honest and loved the people like a son, so he acquitted him and passed him to Chang'an. After Emperor Taizong saw Lin Gong, he admitted that he was sloppy and almost let Lin Gong die innocently, so he gave Lin Gong the surname 'Gu'. The Lin Gong people in Putian were grateful for the wisdom and kindness of Emperor Taizong, so they changed the surname of all the Lin clansmen to 'Gu' and passed them on from generation to generation until today. Our branch surnamed Gu also moved here after Lin Gong. We built this Mingjun Temple in Gujiazhen many years ago to commemorate this wise monarch forever. ”

Yi Dan listened to Mrs. Wu's arch and said: "I see, after the Gu family is really famous, it is disrespectful and disrespectful!"

Mrs. Wu said: "Where, where, we admire Emperor Taizong more for the wisdom and wisdom of his old man, such a wise man, I am afraid it will be difficult to have such a wise man in the future." ”

Yi Dan added: "Yes, he has already done the emperor to the extreme, and it is estimated that it will be difficult for anyone to surpass him in the future." ”

Xu Guidao said, "As the saying goes, thousands of horses are easy to get, but Bole is hard to find." Loyal ministers are easy to obtain, but Ming Jun is hard to find. This is also an eternal problem that has been placed in front of people throughout the ages. ”

"I think this is what is called: I have not seen the ancients before, and I will never see the comers again. A swan song for the ages, just this once, right?" Yi Dan exclaimed.

"It's just that Mingjun has gone, where will the people go? I don't know when the world will return to stability?" Speaking of this, Xu Gui couldn't suppress the worry in his heart.

Xiaofeng's mother saw that Yi Dan and Xu Gui were quite emotional, so she said: "Hey, we are all ordinary people, what do you want to do? Just come here to worship, it's been hundreds of years, don't be sad anymore." ”

Yi Dan listened to Mrs. Wu's words, and his worried expression returned to reality, so he smiled and said to Xu Gui: "Yes, Mr. Xu, the old lady Wu is right, let's not think too much, and the worship is over." Let's go back. ”

At this time, Ruan Zhilong, who was not far away, and his pirate Yang Senior Brother and a few others, were hiding behind the crowd, quietly watching all this. But the moment he saw Yi Dan finally come out of the Mingjun Temple, Ruan Zhilong had a surprised expression, cautiously took a few steps back, and froze there.

The Senior Brother Yang beside him asked, "Senior Brother Ruan, what's wrong with you?"

Ruan Zhilong put the index finger of his right hand to his mouth and made a gesture: "Shh!" to signal the other party not to speak.

After Yi Dan and the others left, Ruan Zhilong said to Senior Brother Yang beside him: "These people are very good at kung fu, especially the woman in the middle is a martial arts master. ”

Senior Brother Yang said: "That's right, at sea in the morning, even I am not her opponent. ”

Ruan Zhilong smiled and said, "What? You also fought with her?"

"Oh, I'm ashamed. These days, the lord is preparing to occupy the city, and Jiaozhou is in urgent need of grain and grass, so he came to Qiongya Island to borrow some. Then Senior Brother Yang lowered his head and said.

"Haha, haha. Senior Brother Yang, I didn't expect you to do such a thing like me now. Ruan Zhilong said proudly.

"I'm different, it's what I need for war, it's not my intention. Senior Brother Yang hurriedly argued.

"It doesn't matter what you need, if you rob it, you rob it, how can there be so many excuses?" said Ruan Zhilong.

"Hey, since Senior Brother Ruan said so, then the junior brother has nothing to say. It's just that the past few days were very smooth, and today I encountered this hard stubble, which is really a big loss. Senior Brother Yang lowered his head in shame and said.

"Haha, haha, it's not your fault. I was in Guangzhou a few days ago, and I also suffered her loss before I came here, but I didn't expect them to come too. Oh no, they shouldn't be chasing me, are they? Senior brother, I'm going to leave quickly. As he spoke, Ruan Zhilong was carrying a large pair of scissors and wanted to turn around and leave.

Senior Brother Yang took Ruan Zhilong's hand and asked, "Senior Brother, where are you going?"

Ruan Zhilong said in a panic: "I don't know, anyway, it's better to hide far away and wait for them to leave before coming out." ”

Senior Brother Yang said, "Senior brother, don't leave yet, you listen to me." ”

"What are you going to say?"

At this time, a pirate came to report: "Hall Master, we have found out that the man's surname is Gu, and he is just a farmer in Gu's town. His martial arts were learned from Mu Yongxiao of the Tianya Sect. ”

Hall Master Yang nodded and said, "Well, I see. You gather all the brothers first, and then we will find the opportunity to do it. ”

"Yes, Master. The pirate said yes and departed.

"Senior Brother Yang, what's the matter? You are now the master of the Jiaowu Hall?" Ruan Zhilong asked in surprise.

Senior Brother Yang held his head high and said proudly: "That's right, now Jiaowutang is up to me." Senior Brother Ruan, you were expelled from Jiaowutang by Senior Brother Ma at the beginning, and now you are wandering around. I think if you continue like this, you won't be able to live in the South China Sea in the future. It seems that you can only survive by hiding in the Dongyi Sect?"

When Ruan Zhilong heard this, he said angrily: "I didn't go to Dongyijiao, that Tang Liansheng was not enough to succeed and more than to lose, it was he who harmed me like this." ”

Senior Brother Yang said, "In that case, Senior Brother Ruan, why don't you go back to Annan with me?"

Ruan Zhilong said: "I won't go back, I can't stand the cold eyes of that horse." ”

Senior Brother Yang: "Senior Brother Ruan, you can rest assured, today's Annan is no longer the Annan of the past, and the current new lord is completely different from the old lord before, Senior Brother Ma was left out in the cold, and now the master of Jiaowutang is my Yang Tingyi." You go back with me, and I promise to make your life better than before. ”

Ruan Zhilong was pleasantly surprised: "Is this true? Ma Buwei was really snubbed by the new lord?"

Yang Tingyi said: "Of course, can I still lie to Senior Brother Ruan, can you?" The new lord doesn't like Senior Brother Ma like us, and he has been grounded in Aizhou by the lord. ”

Ruan Zhilong laughed proudly and said, "Great, great, the new lord finally took out this bad breath for me." I've always been unaccustomed to him, always putting on a high-minded appearance, always picking on others, but I didn't expect him to be here today? haha, haha. ”

Yang Tingyi said: "Yes, the new lord has already punished him. Senior Brother Ruan, if you go back with me, I will definitely ask the new lord to let you rejoin Jiaowutang. The new lord is already preparing to make me a general, and you will definitely have a share in the future. Come back with me, Senior Brother Ruan?"

When Ruan Zhilong heard this, he immediately put away his smug smile and said solemnly: "Forget it, although I am fleeing in all directions now, I am still free after all, and I don't want to live that kind of life of being restrained by people and looking at people's faces." Senior Brother Yang, don't persuade me anymore. ”

Yang Tingyi said: "Senior Brother Ruan, what are your plans next?"

Ruan Zhilong said: "I've already thought about it, I'll just go to Yaxian County and take Mu Yongxiao's Cape Villa, just stay in Yaxian County, and don't go anywhere." ”

"Haijiao Villa, the terrain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, it is the lair of the Tianya faction, how can you easily take it down?" Yang Tingyi wondered.

"Besides, there are fishermen all around, and if I take Cape Villa, I'll retire there, and I'll never go anywhere. ”

Yang Tingyi said: "No one can break the 10,000-arrow crossbow of Haijiao Villa, are you not afraid of being pierced by 10,000 arrows?"

Ruan Zhilong thought for a while and said, "Senior Brother Yang, don't you want to disturb the Southern Han Dynasty? When I occupy Haijiao Villa, we can do whatever we want on this Qiongya Island, and your goal will not be achieved? ”

Yang Tingyi thought about it and said, "Well, it seems that what you said also makes some sense. Well, I've got a way to give it a try, you can listen to it. ”

So Yang Tingyi quietly told Ruan Zhilong about his plan. After hearing this, Ruan Zhilong nodded with great satisfaction and laughed.

Yi Dan and a few people came out of the Mingjun Temple, looked at the scenery all the way, and went back in the direction of Xiaofeng's house with a smile. But they didn't know that a catastrophe was quietly approaching them little by little. (To be continued.) )