Chapter 6: Two Disciples in a Row (I)
After Liu Qingzhou paid tribute to Lu Thirteen, he returned to Yanjing City and lurked outside the Wushu Mansion. The pen & fun & pavilion www.biquge.info observed for a few days, but he didn't have a chance to shoot again. Why are you Dao Wushu and Nangong Xuan no longer designed on Lu Shisan's corpse? It's just because they are in a hurry to invade the Song Dynasty in the south and have no time to take care of anything else, otherwise, with the depth of the scheming of the two of them, I am afraid that Liu Qingzhou is likely to be deceived.
Four days later, Jin Wushu took Lu Wenlong with him and set up troops to go south. Liu Qingzhou saw the Jin soldiers going south, and knew that he had no chance to start, so he hurriedly went out of the city, took the horses that were fostered in the inn outside the city, and returned south overnight, to tell Song Ting about the Jin soldiers' invasion of the south.
Along the way, Liu Qingzhou kept going, day and night, until three days later, the two horses were exhausted and died on the side of the road one after another. Liu Qingzhou still did not stop, and continued to hurry. By the fifth day, he was so exhausted that he had no strength to walk. I had to find a place and rest for a long day before continuing to hurry. Finally, on the evening of the eighth day, we arrived at Yangzhou on the north bank of the river.
Liu Qingzhou looked for several boats in a row, but he was unwilling to cross the river at night. But the military situation is urgent, if the news of the Jin soldiers' southward movement is not informed of the court in time, I am afraid that it will be another catastrophe. Liu Qingzhou couldn't, so he could only tell the boatman that he had an important military situation and wanted to rush to Jiankang City to report. Now, two boatmen heard the news and agreed to take him across the river.
Fortunately, there is no strong wind on the river at this time, the river flow is relatively slow, the two boatmen are also very experienced, more than half an hour, the boat rowed across the river, Liu Qingzhou took out two taels of silver to thank the boatmen, these two people did not accept it, and said: "This guest officer, you are delivering a message for our Great Song Dynasty, how can we collect your money, don't push it, you quickly send the news to the yamen." ”
Liu Qingzhou admired these shipwrights in his heart, although they were oppressed by the corrupt officials of the imperial court, but at this time, their desire to serve the country was a hundred times or even ten thousand times stronger than those generals who fled from the battle, and even ten thousand times stronger than those officials who surrendered to the wind! He didn't have time to thank these boatmen again, so he turned around and ran towards Jiankang City.
He crossed the river by boat from Yangzhou and got off the boat in the west of Dantu County, which was still dozens of miles away from Jiankang City at this time. Fang traveled more than 20 miles, but encountered a group of patrolling soldiers, Liu Qingzhou hurriedly stopped and asked them: "Ladies and gentlemen, dare to ask, but the defenders in Jiankang City?"
The leader walked up to Liu Qingzhou, took advantage of the moonlight to take a closer look, and asked, "Who are you? How dare you inquire about the affairs of the army at will?" Liu Qingzhou replied: "A certain surname Liu Qingzhou got some news about the Jin people from the north, so he hurried back and wanted to inform the officials and soldiers of the news. The soldier smiled: "You say that you know the information of the golden people, is it possible that our spies are dead? When the six or seven soldiers in the back heard this, they all laughed.
Liu Qingzhou was very angry: "You are so good at being a soldier that you don't know anything, I rushed back all the way, I was afraid of delaying the big event, how can you slander me?" The leader saw Liu Qingzhou's seizure, and he was a little scared in his heart, so he shouted: "Brothers, this golden dog's fine work has been discovered, everyone went up together, arrested him, and went back to report to the general, which is also a credit!" After speaking, this group of soldiers each held spears and spears, and stabbed Liu Qingzhou.
Seeing this situation, Liu Qingzhou sighed: "That's it, I have nothing to say to you unreasonable soldiers, I think you are also protecting your family and defending the country, so I will leave your lives!" After speaking, his body shook, deceived the leader to approach, snatched the spear with his bare hands, threw it into the air, broke the gun with one palm, and turned around to Jiankang City. Seeing Liu Qingzhou's divine power, the group of soldiers immediately stopped in fright, and a soldier walked up to the leader and asked, "Gan Tou'er, what should I do? Do you want to chase?" The leader was already so frightened that his feet were like nails were nailed, looking at Liu Qingzhou's distant back, where did he dare to chase, shouting: "Chase, chase, chase, go, go back!" When the others heard this, they were pardoned, and they followed the leader back to the camp.
Liu Qingzhou was a little disheartened when he encountered this incident, but he was still unwilling to give up, so he continued to rush to Jiankang City. I didn't encounter anything along the way, and finally arrived at Jiankang City in the second half of the night. Seeing that although the lights on the city are sparse, there are still many defenders standing guard and patrolling, and he said in his heart: "It seems that I still have a lot of elite soldiers in the Great Song Dynasty, and this Jiankang garrison can still defend the city wholeheartedly at this time. ”
When he shouted loudly under the city: "I don't know which general is in the city? Liu Qingzhou in Xiahengshan, there is something important to report!" I saw a commotion in the city, and after a while, a person in full armor poked out, and saw a person standing under the city, so he asked: "Is it Liu Daxia in Hengshan under the city?" I am Ding Wande, the capital of Jiankang City, I don't know what happened when Liu Daxia came here late at night?"
Liu Qingzhou said: "Lord Ding, this is not the place to speak, I wonder if you can allow me to enter the city and tell me the matter in detail?" Ding Wande was a little embarrassed: "Liu Daxia, it's not unreasonable, but it is a decree to confine the city gate at night, and I hope Liu Daxia will forgive me." ”
"This matter is very important, but it is about the news of the Jin people in the north, can't we be flexible?" Ding Wande was very embarrassed when he heard this, but he could not reply.
At this time, a deputy general on the side flashed out: "My lord, why don't you hang the last general under the city wall with a hanging basket, so that Liu Daxia can inform me of the matter, and I will come up again to tell the lord, how about it?" Ding Wande glanced at it, it turned out to be the deputy general Lu Fang, then nodded, turned to Liu Qingzhou and said: "Liu Daxia, but the law cannot be abolished, in this way, I ordered the deputy general Lu Fang to sit in the hanging basket and put it under the city with a rope, you can tell him, okay?" Liu Qingzhou thought that this was also a method: "Okay, I'll wait here." ”
At that moment, Ding Wande ordered the sergeant to find a hanging basket and rope and send Lu Fang out of the city. As soon as he came, he greeted Liu Qingzhou, and said: "Master Liu, what is the important military situation, please inform Yu." Liu Qingzhou said in a low voice: "General Lu, nine days ago, I found out the news from the Yanjing City of the Jin people, the fourth prince of the Jin State, Jin Wushu, led the army south, and wanted to invade our Great Song Dynasty in the south, please ask the general to report the news to the court as soon as possible, so that our army is prepared, so as not to be caught off guard." ”
Lu Fang was very surprised: "Liu Daxia, the stakes are very high, is your news reliable?"
"I saw it with my own eyes, and I can't go wrong. Liu Qingzhou replied categorically.
At this moment, Lu Fang hesitated for a moment, thought about it again, and then said: "Liu Zhangmen Gaoyi, Lu admires, then I will go back to the city to tell the lord." But Lu still has a private matter to ask for, and he hopes that Liu Daxia will agree. Liu Qingzhou asked, "General Lu, please speak." But if Liu can do it, he will never shirk. Lu Fang was a little embarrassed: "Lu has a son, named Lu Qing, ten years old, he likes to practice martial arts since he was a child, but Lu is on the front line, it is inevitable that there will be no accidents, so I hope Liu Daxia can accept my son, bring it back to Hengshan, and listen to Liu Daxia's teachings." Liu Qingzhou listened, but he had nothing to do: "General Lu licks the calf deeply, Liu can accept the general's son as an apprentice, it's too late to be happy, where will he not want to?" Lu Fang was overjoyed: "That's great, early tomorrow morning, I will send the dog out of the city and worship Liu Daxia as a teacher." Liu Qingzhou nodded: "Okay, then I'll wait here." He also asked General Lu to return to the city as soon as possible and inform the city guard of the Jin soldiers' southward journey. "Okay, I'll go back. With that, he turned and sat back down in the basket, and the sergeant of the city pulled the basket up.
After listening to Lu Fang's advice, Ding Wande pondered for a long time, and then came to the edge of the city wall, and said to Liu Qingzhou: "Liu Daxia, thank you for the warning, but now there are not many soldiers and horses in Jiankang City, and there are still insufficient guards in the city, and there is still a Taishou Lord in the city to lead the whole city, I can't make my own decisions, I will tell Taishou about this matter." But it is still bothering Liu Daxia, fifty miles southeast of Jiankang City, which is Yixing County, and the town Fu made Yue Feiyue lead an army to camp here, and asked Liu Daxia to go overnight and inform Yue of the news. so that he may make a plan against the enemy as soon as possible. ”
Liu Qingzhou hurriedly asked: "Lord Yue Fei Yue that Lord Ding talked about, but Niutoushan defeated the Jin army, killed 3,000 enemies, and recovered Yue Fei who built Kangcheng?"
"Exactly, I also asked Liu Daxia to tell him quickly, and Ding was grateful. Liu Qingzhou arched his hand and said: "That is, it is invited by Lord Ding, Liu should obey his orders, and I will set off." He said to Lu Fang: "General Lu, when I rush back tomorrow, I will come to pick up Linglang." Lu Fang said gratefully: "Thank you Liu Daxia." ”
Before the words fell, I saw Liu Qingzhou's figure swaying, performing light skills, and went to Yixing. Ding Wande and Lu Fang glanced at each other, and both of them were secretly shocked by Liu Qingzhou's kung fu.
Yixing County, belonging to Changzhou Prefecture, in April, Yue Fei led the troops to defeat the Jin soldiers, recovered the Jinling City, after that, by the order of Emperor Gaozong, he has been leading the army to camp in this place to guard against the Jin soldiers.
Liu Qingzhou was already very tired after a few days of traveling, but he received Ding Wande's entrustment, didn't care about this, walked quickly, and finally arrived in Yixing on the morning of the second day. After inquiring around, he learned that Yue Fei's troops were in Zhangzhu Town on the shore of Taihu Lake, so he immediately rushed over.
When I arrived outside the barracks, I saw that the soldiers were all strong, holding knives and guns, practicing stabbing and shouting to kill. Liu Qingzhou sighed: "I don't want my Great Song Dynasty to have such elite soldiers! Heaven will not die Song Dynasty!" Walking to the door of the barracks, he said to the sergeant guarding the door: "Dare to ask the two military masters, is this the camp of Yue Feiyue's envoy?" A soldier looked at Liu Qingzhou: "Exactly, are you here to join the army?" Liu Qingzhou smiled: "The military master said that he was joking, his surname is Liu Qingzhou, and he is from the Hengshan faction, and he is also bothered by the military master to report that Liu has an important military situation." The soldier nodded: "Okay, I'll go and report, you wait here." With that, he turned around and entered the camp.
Liu Qingzhou stood at the gate of the camp, looking at the training sergeants, but he didn't know what he was thinking. Not long after, the soldier who reported ushered in a white-faced, beardless, round-faced, broad-eared, and sturdy man with full armor to arrive, and the man bowed to Liu Qingzhou and said: "Dare to ask if you are Liu Qingzhou, the head of Hengshan?" Liu Qingzhou returned the salute: "It's Liu, I don't know who the general is?" The man smiled: "A certain surname is Wang Minggui, and he is now under the command of the army." When my general heard of Liu Daxia's visit, he specially ordered me to come to greet him. Liu Daxia, please here. ”
"But there is the rule of the king of Lao. ”
Saying that, Wang Gui led Liu Qingzhou into the camp and came to the handsome tent, Wang Gui said loudly: "Brother, Liu Daxia has been invited." Before the words fell, one person walked out of the handsome tent, but saw that this person had big ears, wide forehead and sparse eyebrows, no beard, and was dressed in gold armor, and looked very strong. Liu Qingzhou knew that it must be Yue Fei.
This person walked out of the tent, saw Wang Gui and Liu Qingzhou, and said with a smile: "Liu Daxia came from afar, and he couldn't fly far to meet him, and he hoped to forgive his sins." Liu Qingzhou arched his hand: "The people in the countryside, where do you dare to bother General Yue to greet you." Yue Fei grabbed Liu Qingzhou: "Liu Daxia, please speak in the tent, please!" As he spoke, he lifted the curtain and invited Liu Qingzhou into the tent.
After entering the tent, after the two sides finished sitting, another sergeant served a cup of fragrant tea, Yue Fei asked: "Liu Daxia just said that there is an important military situation to tell him, but I don't know if it is about the Jin people?" Liu Qingzhou replied: "Exactly." General Yue, a month ago, I was entrusted by the deceased to go to the Yanjing Mansion of the Jin people to save people...... "At that moment, I went to Yanjing to the north to learn the news of the Jin soldiers' southward movement until Ding Wandetuo came to tell him about it, but he only hid the part that rescued Lu Wenlong.
After listening to this, Yue Fei pondered for a long time: "Liu Daxia, you said that you returned from Yanjing ten days ago, and that Wushu also started to march south at that time?" Liu Qingzhou nodded and replied: "Exactly." Yue Fei thought about it, got up and went to the map again, and gestured with his hands while looking: "Most of the Jin people are cavalry, and the foot journey must not be too slow, if my estimate is good, at this time the Wushu army must have crossed the Yellow River, and it is on the front line of Luoyang Kaifeng." Today is the 30th of July, and the privy envoy Zhang Jun must have arrived in Xiangyang, and it is not yet known whether the purpose of this Jin man is to attack Shaanxi or cross the river, and it seems that our army needs to make preparations in advance. He turned around and said with a smile: "Liu Daxia, thank you for the warning." ”
"General Yue doesn't need to say thank you, the general led the army to resist Jin, and it is really an honor for Liu to do something for the great cause of resisting Jin. ”
Yue Fei sighed: "If my great Song people can be like Liu Daxia, why worry about the immortality of the Jin people? How can I not welcome back the two saints? Liu Daxia's high righteousness really makes Fei admire." The army is hard, and there is nothing to entertain, and I hope that Liu Daxia will not dislike it, please go to dinner together. ”
Liu Qingzhou waved his hand and said: "Liu is not a particular person, it is really my honor to be able to eat with General Yue." It's just that I have promised General Lu Fang, the defender of Jiankang City, that I want to take his son as an apprentice, and I can't delay, and I hope General Yue will forgive me. ”
Yue Fei said with a smile: "Liu Daxia, if it is not yet noon today, please go to dinner with you first, then Liu Daxia can ride a fast horse to go, and in less than an hour, you can return to Jinling, how about it?" Liu Qingzhou thought for a while: "It's okay, General Yue's kindness is difficult, and Liu is better to be respectful." That's it. ”
At that moment, Yue Fei took Liu Qingzhou and went to eat together. Yue Fei governed the army strictly, and his subordinates were extremely strict, so the generals and soldiers of the army ate the same. Today is to entertain Liu Qingzhou, Yue Fei ordered Wang Gui to prepare some beef and sheep and other meat. Liu Qingzhou looked at the dinner table, and there were only six dishes -- a chicken, a plate of beef, a large bowl of stewed meat, a bowl of tofu and two plates of green vegetables. Yue Fei smiled: "Liu Daxia, the food in the army has always been simple, and it can't be compared to the outside. And alcohol is forbidden in the army, and I ask Liu Daxia to forgive me. ”
Liu Qingzhou picked up the chopsticks: "General Yue, it's already very rich, in the past ten days, I have been sleeping in the open air, and I can eat such a meal, thank you General Yue." The two of them talked and laughed, and talked while eating, and they were very happy.
After the meal, Yue Fei sent Liu Qingzhou out of the camp, ordered someone to lead a yellow horse, handed the reins to Liu Qingzhou and said: "Liu Daxia, this horse is a good horse that I won when I defeated the Jin soldiers in Niutou Mountain in April, so I gave it to Liu Daxia, and asked Liu Daxia to take this fast horse to Jiankang City." Liu Qingzhou thanked him and said, "I would like to thank General Yue for giving me the horse." Liu said goodbye!" After saying goodbye to each other, Liu Qingzhou went on the horse to look at Jinling City.
Within an hour, Liu Qingzhou came to Jiankang City, only to see Lu Fang waiting at the gate of the city, constantly looking at it from a distance. Liu Qingzhou got off the horse, and Lu Fang hurriedly greeted him.
"General Lu, you must have been waiting for a long time, right?" Lu Fang took the reins and said, "It won't be too long, I think Liu Daxia will definitely come back today, so I'll wait here." As he spoke, he led Liu Qingzhou into Jinling City and came to his home.
As soon as he entered the house, Lu Fang shouted, "Qing'er, come here!" I saw a boy running over, dressed in plain cedar, and his eyebrows were very similar to Lu Fang. threw himself into Lu Fang's arms and shouted happily: "Daddy!" Lu Fang stroked the top of his head and said to Liu Qingzhou: "Let Liu Daxia laugh." Liu Qingzhou smiled: "The nature of father and son is enviable." ”
Lu Fang said to the child: "Qing'er, this is your future master, Liu Qingzhou, Liu Daxia, the head of Hengshan who is mighty in the rivers and lakes, kneel down and kowtow to the master." When Lu Qing heard this, he hurriedly knelt on the ground and said, "Apprentice Lu Qing kowtows to Master." Liu Qingzhou twisted his beard lightly and said with a smile: "Okay, get up." Lu Qing stood up and stood aside, Lu Fang said: "Please also ask Liu Daxia to take a seat and let Qing'er serve you tea." ”
Liu Qingzhou waved his hand: "General Lu, I will accept Qing'er, but this apprenticeship gift will be done after I take him back to Hengshan, what do you think?" Lu Fang thought for a while: "This is good, this is good, the humble house is simple, there is nothing, but it makes Liu Daxia smile." Liu Qingzhou shook his head and said: "General Lu misunderstood, five years ago I already accepted an apprentice, named Dugu Jian, he is now eleven years old, he is Qing'er's senior brother, Qing'er's apprenticeship, he should also visit the senior brother, and he still needs to bow to the ancestors of the Hengshan faction, so I said that I want to go back and worship the master again." ”
Lu Fang smiled: "That's okay, but I'm abrupt." Then ask Liu Daxia to rest in the cold house today and leave tomorrow, how about it?" Liu Qingzhou nodded: "It's okay." There is one more thing, dare to ask General Lu, I will take Qing'er away, is Mrs. Zun willing?" Lu Fang said: "Don't hide it from Liu Daxia, Humble Jing has already had a difficult birth when she gave birth to Qing'er, I have been handsome all these years, and I really can't take care of Qing'er, I owe them a lot of mother and son, and I can entrust Qing'er to Liu Daxia today, I am also relieved." Liu Qingzhou looked apologetic: "General Lu, don't blame, I really don't know." Please also rest assured that General Lu will definitely do his best to teach Ling Lang. ”
Lu Fang said: "Then thank you Liu Daxia." He turned around and said to Lu Qing: "Qing'er, you will follow Liu Daxia in the future, you must be obedient, your father is busy with military affairs and can't take care of you, you don't patronize and play and waste your kung fu and studies, understand?" Lu Qing scratched his head and asked suspiciously: "Then Daddy, are you going to leave the child?" Lu Fang squatted down and looked at Lu Qing: "Qing'er, tomorrow you will follow your master to a far place in the south, and your father will defend the city here, and you can't go with Qing'er." Our Qing'er is already a little man, we have to learn to be independent, okay?" Lu Qing thought about it and nodded: "Okay, Qing'er must be obedient, but Qing'er has another request." Lu Fang smiled: "Okay, our Qing'er will also make a request, you say, Daddy will promise you." ”
Lu Qingdao: "Qing'er will leave Daddy tomorrow, so can Daddy sleep with Qing'er for another night tonight?" Liu Qingzhou and Lu Fang looked at each other, and Lu Fang smiled: "Of course you can." Lu Qing was very happy and kissed Lu Fang on the face.