Chapter 2: People in the rivers and lakes

Luoyang is located in the west of Henan, across the middle reaches of the Yellow River, known as the "hinterland of Kyushu" in the world.

There are many mountain ranges such as Yushan, Pishan, Qingyao Mountain, Jingzi Mountain, Zhoushan, Yingshan, Longmen Mountain, Xiangshan, Wan'an Mountain, Shouyang Mountain, Songshan and so on; the rivers and canals in the territory are dense, belonging to the three major water systems of the Yellow River, the Huai River and the Yangtze River, and more than ten rivers such as the Yellow River, the Luohe River, the Yi River, the Qinghe River, the Ci River, the Tieluan River, the Jian River, and the Dianhe River meander in the meantime.

It is that Luoyang City can be said to be surrounded by mountains on all sides, six rivers flow side by side, eight passes of the capital, and ten provinces. The rivers and mountains are arched, and the situation is the best in the world.

The city is full of flowers. Blue brick paving, charcoal tile high wall, antique, buildings on both sides, small bridges and flowing water, lively but elegant, worthy of being a famous city through the ages, the capital of romance.

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The north of Luoyang City is a suburb place, although few people go here, but no one will not know that the "Brotherhood" general altar that moves the entire rivers and lakes is set up here.

The gate of red lacquer and gold edge is solid, three zhang high, two zhang wide, and magnificent. In front of the door, a bronze unicorn is cast, and on the high beams are the three words "Brotherhood", which are engraved by the head of the Brotherhood with a sword. The pen is sharp and moist, but it is full of sharp sword energy, and this technique can be seen in general.

In the back garden, Dongyu walked among the flowers at this time, wearing a black dress and walking alone, looking indifferent and tranquil. But when he gazed at the blooming flowers, there was always a faint sadness hidden in his eyes.

"Tom, tom, tom—"

There was a rush of footsteps, and Winter Rain woke up from her sadness. Turning his head, a young man in plain clothes came quickly.

"Big brother, you're out of the customs ahead of schedule?!" the young man shouted in surprise as his footsteps approached.

Dongyu eased his mind, grabbed the young man's shoulder, and laughed: "Okay, you Tong Xiang, you have a lot of strength!haha...... You're here just in time, our brothers haven't seen each other for more than two months, so let's go and have a drink first. ”

"Okay, good!" the young man suddenly smiled, but there was a hint of hesitation in his eyes, as if he was hiding a lot of thoughts.

Dongyu didn't break it in his eyes, and smiled gently: "Let's go." ”

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In the pavilion, Dongyu and Tong Xiang raised their glasses and drank booze, and a thousand words in their hearts were in the cup.

"Big brother, I can't imagine that you got out of the customs ahead of schedule, I thought I would have to wait for more than half a month!"

"Yes, it's very difficult to enslave a peerless demon soldier like 'Soul Eater'. Originally, I thought it would take three months, but this weapon really has a fate with me, and it is all about dominating and killing, so the process of cultivation this time is much smoother than I imagined, so I can get out of the customs ahead of schedule...... Now that I have stepped into the gate of the Heavenly Dao, coupled with the power of 'Soul Eater', the incompetence in the rivers and lakes is my opponent, even if it is the top ten masters of the black and white realm. Between the words, Dongyu is full of strong confidence in the future, and his eyes are firm and wise.

When Tong Xiang heard that his eldest brother had stepped into the "Heavenly Dao", his envy was not hidden, and he said with joy: "Okay! Congratulations, big brother, I believe it won't be long before our dream can come true." ”

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After a while, Dong Yu put down his wine glass and said with a smile in his eyes: "Tong Xiang, do you have something to say, look at the uncertain look in your eyes, and you still want to hide it from me?"

Tong Xiang scratched his head embarrassedly and said: "In the past two months, the rivers and lakes have been relatively calm, although we have had small frictions with the Tianxia Association and the Wulin League, but we have not made a big move, and the black and white sects have not moved, I believe they don't want to lie in this muddy water, so they are all closed." Last month, I followed my eldest brother's instructions and posted the heroes to the world. In a little more than a month, the "No. 1 Conference of Jianghu" will be held here, and now everything has been arranged. ”

"Okay! Well done! Shoko can do things at ease!" Dongyu picked up the wine glass, drank it happily, and then asked, "What about the world? What happened recently?"

"This ...... It's a lot of great things that have happened. ”

Seeing Tong Xiang's expression, Dong Yu couldn't help frowning and said, "Don't babble, just say anything you want." ”

"Okay, big brother. More than a month ago, the Tatars secretly plotted to invade our Central Plains and raid Datong City......"

"Well, they're already on the move, so that they don't have too many dreams at night. Dongyu secretly changed his mind, but his face remained silent, signaling Tong Xiang to continue.

"Foreign invasion, we're the sons and daughters of the rivers and lakes, and we should have gone to support...... However, I felt that this was an extraordinary time, and even if I went, I would die, so I didn't go, and I suppressed all the brothers in the congregation. ”

What Dongyu usually teaches them is to emphasize righteousness and integrity, and to do things without shame. But in the face of national righteousness, Tong Xiang chose to retreat, and even he felt ashamed, how could he still have the face to say it. When Dongyu asked him, he was always hesitant and uncertain.

After Tong Xiang finished speaking, he lowered his head weakly. He thought that Dongyu would scold him, but the other party laughed back: "Xiangzi, do you know what rivers and lakes are?"

"What!?" Tong Xiang was stunned and shook his head honestly.

Dongyu said slowly: "Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, where there are rivers and lakes, there are battles, and where there are battles, there will inevitably become rivers and lakes." It can also be said that the world is infinitely amplified rivers and lakes. So, your choice is not right. On the contrary, your decision saved the lives of the brothers, maybe they don't understand it now, but they will thank you later. There is no world under the rivers and lakes, and the lives of brothers are just as precious, but everyone thinks differently. ”

Dongyu's words are not nonsense, he has been on the battlefield, and he also understands the cruelty of war.

From the trough to the clouds, from the bear to the hero...... The huge contrast made Tong Xiang at a loss, and he was stunned and said, "Big, big brother, I'm ashamed!"

"Hehe~~" Dongyu smiled: "There's nothing to feel guilty about." The world is still the world, and the rivers and lakes are still the rivers and lakes. But don't forget, we are the people of the rivers and lakes. Yes, people are in the rivers and lakes, and they can't help themselves!"

Tong Xiang nodded deeply, Dongyu sighed slightly when he saw this, he didn't know if he was right or wrong to do this, maybe the young man in front of him was not suitable for the road of rivers and lakes at all!

"What happened over there?"

"Later...... After three days of confrontation, the Tatars were defeated and all retreated to the depths of Mobei. That battle can be described as a swan song for the ages, Datong City with a mere tens of thousands of troops, but the Tatar army of 500,000 people was carried down, and Datong City was also defended......"

Tong Xiang excitedly recounted the Tatar siege, but he didn't know that Dongyu's heart was turbulent, and he interrupted: "Xiangzi, who did you hear from your news? As far as I know, there are only 90,000 remnants of soldiers in Datong City, how can they withstand the more than 500,000 troops of the Tatar people? Even Di Qiuran, the commander there, can't turn the tide!"

Tong Xiang said seriously: "It was transmitted for free upstairs, there should be no fake, and the Tatars have indeed withdrawn." ”

"What else did they say?" "Dong Yu knew that his brother was not a boaster, but he had lost his temper.

Then, Tong Xiang told Dongyu everything that happened at the border pass word for word.

When Dong Yu heard Li Yuefan's three words, he stood up suddenly, his eyes flashed and his expression was uncertain, and no one knew what he was thinking of.

Then, Tong Xiang explained in detail the situation in the world that changed later.

As soon as the siege of the frontier was lifted, the war of the Ming Dynasty seemed to have subsided suddenly. First, Zhu Kangjing, the king of the Song Dynasty, suddenly transferred his troops and entrenched himself in Shaanxi. After that, the "Yasukuni Army" led by Zhang Fengyi defeated Luda's "Zhengwu Army" and moved troops to Datong City to guard the frontier. And Luda's "Zhengwu Army" suffered heavy losses, withdrew from the stage of the righteous army's struggle, and defended Shandong and other places, and became a mountain bandit, but its strength was still strong. As for the other rebels, they also went their separate ways under the division of the imperial court. Some took refuge in the "Yasukuni Army", some took refuge in the "Zhengwu Army", and some took refuge in the King of Song.

In this way, the trend of the world has entered a relatively stable period of development.

"In addition, there is news upstairs that the Tatar Emperor Taiji died of illness, and I heard that this matter is directly related to the 'sword madness' Li Yuefan, and the youngest prince in the clan, Mongji, inherited the throne of the Great Khan, and Dolgon married the queen and became the regent of the 'Khan's father' and held power......"

Tong Xiang finished talking about the major events that have happened in the past few days in one breath, and his heart was quite happy.

Dongyu poured himself a drink while listening, and finally let out a long breath and said: "I can't think of it, Yue Fan has actually changed the trend of the world, my brother is really incomprehensible! haha, good! good brother!haha~~"

Dongyu laughed heartily, then got up and said, "I'll go out for a few days, and I'll leave the help to you, and I'll come back before the conference." "It's said that people have drifted away, and they are extremely chic.

Tong Xiang smiled bitterly, drank the last glass of wine and said, "When you are a big brother, you can be lazy and do nothing." I'm really a hard worker!hehe~~"

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Fengyang Building, located in the center of Luoyang, is famous for its talented women and singers, and is definitely the gentle hometown of countless romantic and talented people.

Outside the building, the gold is splendid, the ribbons are elegant, and the extravagance is not vulgar. The space in the building is vast, the decoration is exquisite, the pattern is ingenious, the small bridge is flowing water, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant, and there is a unique atmosphere.

The pavilion is divided into three floors, and ordinary people can only stay on the first floor, while the merry and handsome man lives on the second floor. As for the third floor, no one can go up except for a few big people. If someone wants to be ruthless in Fengyang Tower, there is only one end, and they are ruthlessly thrown onto the street by the masters here.

It was noon, and a personable man stepped into the pavilion. Originally, everyone didn't care who it was, after all, there were not a few people in the romance, but who knew that the other party didn't stop or report, so he went directly to the third floor, as if he was going home.

"Wow~~" After the silence, there was a commotion, and everyone guessed the identity of the person.

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The wind bead curtain is beautiful, and the jade man half covers his face.

A Ling-like voice came from behind the screen of Xiangju: "The master is so interested! As soon as I got out of the customs, I came to Fengyang Tower to listen to Nu Jiao play music, which is really an honor for Nu Jiao." ”

"Upstairs is worthy of being the world's No. 1 intelligence organization, I didn't expect that as soon as I came out to breathe, the slave girl would take a fancy to me, hehe!"

"Giggle~~ It is rumored that the master will be rigorous, but I didn't expect the master to be so funny. ”

"Rumors are not necessarily false, and what you see may not be true!"

"Wonderful words...... I don't know why the Lord is here?"

"I've been a neighbor for so long, so I've come to see it today, and besides, I'd like to ask you about someone. ”

"Oh! Li Yuefan?"

"Awesome!"

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