Section 11: Guangling Ceremony

It was the old lady's birthday, and the four of Lu Qian thought about giving the old lady a big gift, and Dongxue Sha Wuer and others also asked Lu Qian and others to prepare on their behalf, so early in the morning, Lu Qian and the four of them went straight out of the village with Shaur and rushed to Guangling County.

I have had a good rest for a day or two, and everything is ready, everyone is in good spirits, and the laughter is continuous.

When the branches are said, the jade tree Qiongzhi is crystal clear, and the snow is white in all directions, and everyone has almost come to the county seat, and they are tired of running when they sit down and ride, and the five of them rest in a pavilion on the side of the road. Shaul was busy wiping the residual snow on the stone bench for the masters to sit down, and took out the dry food he brought with him, and filled the wine and water for everyone to ward off the cold.

Monk Lu only took a sip of water, and said with a smile: "Shaur, have we brought enough silver?" We have just arrived at Renjiabao, although your grandfather and our interests and surnames coincide, but the geography is different, the customs are very different, and the Han and Nanren are not the same in terms of etiquette.

Shaul said with a smile: "Uncle is too worried, although our master is the sworn brother of your lords, he is very humble to the four masters, and he is a disciple; The courtesy is light, we came out just to express our respect for Ren Jiabao, and the hearts of several masters to Ren Jiabao can be learned from heaven and earth, how can our master not know? ”

A little red closed the fan in his hand, shook his head and smiled: "What the eldest brother said is true." We can't be too shabby this time. We just don't know what the old lady likes to do, and it's too compact for another hour, otherwise, with our skills, we want the little brother of the moon in the sky to go to heaven and pick it off. We don't care how much money is spent on the things we choose, but when they reflect the difference and our intentions. Shaul, how much silver did we bring with us?"

Shaul said: "The four masters, together with our eight Dongxue, brought a total of five hundred taels. ”

Black Eagle frowned and muttered: "Don't look for our brother for this head-breaking thing; ”

Lu Qian reproached: "Brother is talking nonsense again, this is said in broad daylight, and it is said that there is great joy in the fort, where did you come from to rob and kill?"

A little red nodded, glanced at Shuangying, and said with a smile: "That's, brother, but I'm afraid that this is too quiet, isn't it? ”

I heard the black eagle "ouch" scream, covered his stomach and stood up suddenly, sweat oozed from his face, his face was pale, and he said urgently: "Give the old lady a birthday, we don't feel distressed about how much silver you give, don't say five hundred taels, it's one thousand taels, we also agree." Hey, little brother, I'm having a stomach upset, I'll go first to make it easier. Everyone, just wait for me. Before he could finish speaking, Black Hawk grabbed his trousers and ran deep and shallow into the field behind him.

A little red nose snorted, and when he didn't make a sound, he was about to turn over and get on the horse.

Shaul smiled: "You have to hurry up, we won't wait for a long time!"

The great monk said: "What's the matter? Is it cold? Let's just wait, this work is not bad for half an hour!"

Bai Ying stepped forward and grabbed a little red horse, and said with a smile: "That's it, I got up early today, and the cold is heavy, I'm afraid I'm catching a cold! I said that the second brother is too anxious!, how about I accompany the second brother to drink a few more cups and apologize when I come back in the evening?"

When did you see that the foolish brother was the kind of person with a small belly? I was just annoyed about this old lady's congratulatory gift, and I was not in a hurry to go to Guangling City to take a look!"

Black Eagle carried his pants around several places, and finally saw a small col in front of him, and a few trees, which was a treasure of feng shui, and hurriedly ran over, and squatted down to see that there was no one around. After a few earth-shattering sounds, Black Hawk finally solved the problem, and was about to get up and stand up, but he heard someone talking behind him, and he was busy listening.

One said: "Brother, apart from our Hailing Siyi, who else will go together?

Another said: "I haven't heard of this, but big brother don't worry, we haven't missed a move recently! What are you doing with that heart! ”

One sighed and said, "Hey, brother, it's not quite the same." Since we have been favored by others and followed the trend, we have lost our freedom and prestige, although drought and flood to ensure the harvest, but after all, it is inferior, and we have lost the spirit of our brothers. Even the birdmen in Lijiazhuang are now on an equal footing with us! We are so embarrassed in our hearts!"

Someone said: "Big brother is reasonable. We shouldn't have agreed to this in the first place! We'd rather be the head of a chicken than a phoenix tail! Why don't we look for an opportunity and quit?"

The eldest brother who was called sighed and said: "How can it be so easy, where can we get on the thief ship, and if we can get off the ship! Hey, don't talk about it, who told us that we are inferior to others! It is useless to say more! Fourth, go and see why the third child is not well? It's time to go on the road! This battle tonight is not easy to see, and the officers and soldiers are not easy to provoke." Let's get to Yangzhou early to rest early and recuperate, and by the way, we should inquire about some news. ”

One person smiled and said, "Big brother is relieved, it's okay tonight." Jia Biao, who is the most powerful, said that he was beaten to death a few days ago, and now he is going to the funeral; the other three are also scared half to death, and it is not certain that he has not slowed down to come to his senses; besides, today is Qu Chengxun's 50th birthday, and it is too late for him to be happy, and he is busy receiving gifts and counting silver, where would he think that we would find him!"

The eldest brother who was called smiled and said, "This is a reason! But our brothers don't care about others, let's be careful, this loss-making thing, too unreasonable thing, we can't get our hands on it." Why don't rabbits eat the grass next to the nest! Call back to the third child, let's go to see Jia Biao's funeral first, and then go to Qufu to take a look. If we don't take this corrupt official, we won't take it for nothing!"

Black Eagle's heart moved, and he thought: How can this Song family's world be so unpeaceful, and it is not as peaceful as my Dali. Hey, it's no wonder that even the world has been lost to others, and it deserves it. Black Eagle didn't want to mix these trivial things, got up and was about to go back, and thought of saying that someone was making a birthday, and his heart moved, by the way, Ming said that the old lady was born, and we were worried about the birthday gift, isn't this just about wanting to eat meat but encountered killing pigs, a good thing.

The Black Eagle hurriedly turned around and poked his head out to look at it, and saw that behind the mound was a small path, and at the crossing stood two big men, burly men, with a sword and a double hook, looking into the distance, with four horses tied to him, and in the distance in the field and woods, two men were running towards him, one with a spear and the other with a sword. Black Hawk hurriedly retracted into the mound of dirt and remained motionless, waiting for the four of them to go away before getting up and returning to the roadway. The four great monks are already leading horses and waiting. The four of them were walking in front.

Black Eagle said in a low voice: "Big brother, second brother, good things are coming, let's have a good show today." ”

The four are unknown.

And the Black Hawk told all the things he had just heard.

A little red smiled, and said happily: "Look, we really have no place to spend this silver today!"

Of course, the great monk knew the thoughts of these people, and knew that he might not be willing to listen to his words and persuasions, so he recited the Dharma and said with a smile: "I just don't know whether this person is good or evil!"

Black Eagle said: "This old monk is fake merciful again, did you say that there were still few people you killed in the past! I have long been listed as a wicked person by Lord Yama, so how can I care about killing one or two more! But this time your great monk can rest assured, I heard that he is a big corrupt official!"

The great monk hurriedly bowed his head and chanted.

A little red smiled and said: "Big brother, we are just praying mantis catching cicadas, and the yellow finch is behind! Ill-gotten wealth can be obtained by people, and it must not be in vain! We are not directly stealing and robbing it. Besides, looking at these few people, they may not be good birds, the foolish brother knows it in his heart, so you can be relieved, big brother. ”

Black Eagle smiled: "Otherwise, the eldest brother will stay and watch the horses for us!"

The great monk smiled and said: "We are in trouble together, besides, this thing also has a little intention for the brother, how can the brother stand by and watch! The Buddha will not blame!"

White Eagle smiled: "That's it, we have taken a fancy to their things, and we have given them a big face!"

The five of them smiled, flew on their horses, and followed the four in front of them from a distance.

All the way into Guangling City, the five of them followed to an inn, tied the horses, and stored the silver on their bodies, and then followed all the way out of the inn to a place.

Sure enough, there is a family that is doing a funeral.

The four of them mingled among the lively citizens and watched the funeral procession.

After looking at it for a while, one of them turned around and said, "Big brother, did you see it?" The one surnamed Qu didn't come, the three sworn worshippers didn't come, and even the errand boy didn't see a few. It's people who go to tea and cool, and the world is sad!"

The boss was motionless and said: "The surname Qu is too impersonal, who doesn't know that there are four King Kongs under his command, and he can do it all the way to Guangling, and Jia Ye's credit is the greatest." ”

A local citizen next to him turned his head and interjected: "What this master said is exact." Hearing that Jia Ye had just died, Master Qu only sent someone to send a hundred taels of silver. No, today is the 50th anniversary of Lord Qu, how can he come! First, he is afraid of touching the mold, first, people have gone for a hundred, and what is the former friendship, and the other is that he is receiving financial gifts in the mansion at the moment, how can he have that time here! Who dares not to go to this Guangling City, he is the brother-in-law of the county commander Yu Huaicheng!"

The boss of Hailing Siyi turned his head and smiled: "This brother, why didn't you see the three sworn brothers of Jia Ye." They can't say no!"

The man smiled and said, "That's, who said no, but the old man is gone, and love is no longer important." But this living person still has to live, doesn't he still have to look at Lord Qu's face?" besides," the man said to his lips, turned his head to look left and right, and smiled without saying a word.

Hailing Siyi also smiled and said nothing. Everyone looked at it again, and when they saw that the citizen had withdrawn and left, Hailing Siyi hurriedly came out to follow and stepped forward to stop him.

The boss gave a salute and said with a smile: "This brother Tai, the words of Fang Cai are not finished, and we are asking Brother Tai to teach us if we have any unclear points." ”

The boss glanced at the person next to him, and the man understood, and took out the silver ingot and stuffed it into the little citizen's hand.

The little citizen pinched the silver in his hand, smiled awkwardly, and said, "How can this master be called Xiao. I don't know who these four are, what do you want to ask?"

Boss Hailing laughed and said: "The next four people were old friends of Jia Ye before his death, but now I can hear different opinions from others, I don't know the truth, and I am angry." Everything should be known, and we will see that my brother Tai is a local, so he came to ask for advice. ”

The man saw that the four of them were all with guys, and he knew that it was not easy to mess with, and he saw that there were twenty taels of silver in his hand, so he hurriedly laughed and said: "Hey, I am also quite unfair below, it is rare for four heroes to act chivalrous and righteous like this, and they know everything below." ”

The boss smiled and said, "Dare to ask how Jia Ye went?"

The citizen said: "I know this, it was the officers and soldiers who went out to fight a few days ago, and they killed people, saying that they were so crippled." ”

The boss sighed and said, "A few people came back to fight in ancient times, but it was expected but unexpected." But now that the four seas are calm, and there is no military situation, I don't know where this official army is going to use troops?"

The citizen looked back and saw that no one was paying attention to this side, and said in a low voice: "Where and where to use troops, what else can you do, the errand man didn't think about fighting with the Jin people, so he knew that the officials and bandits colluded to do everything that hurt heaven and reason." I heard that Lord Qu started his family with this, and he didn't see the wealth of his family, and the courtyard was even more gorgeous than the Thorn History Mansion of Lord Ying in Yangzhou City. I heard that a few days ago, the officers and soldiers went to Renjiabao to make trouble, but they didn't pick up any cheap, and they also got scratched!"

The boss sighed and said, "It turned out to be a corrupt official, and he has no worries about death!"

The citizens were startled when they heard this, and they were busy silent.

The boss smiled and comforted: "Brother Tai, don't mind, Jia Ye is on an errand under this person, it's not a pity to die." ”

The little citizen nodded.

Boss Hailing laughed and said, "I heard that Jia Ye had three friends before his death, but they haven't shown up today!"

The little citizen nodded and said, "That's right." Jia Ye's surname is Haoshuang, and he loves to make friends with people all over the world. To say that they have had a relationship with each other too much, it is his three righteous brothers. But these three people are humble and can't be the master, so they all have to go to Lord Qu's mansion to pay tribute. The three masters said yesterday that they kept a vigil here, crying to death. ”

Seeing that the four of Hailing couldn't ask anything more, they thanked the man and walked to the inn.

A few people followed back to the inn, and as soon as they opened the curtain and entered the inn, they saw a long sword on the shoulder of Shaul, who was walking in front, and dragged it aside. A little red four people came in, and they all pushed aside with knives and guns. It was Hailing Siyi who made the shot.

The twin eagles are about to have a seizure.

A little red made his eyes stop, took the iron fan in his hand a little, put aside the knife in front of him, found a stool and sat down on the table, opened the fan with a "pop", shook it a few times, and closed it with a "snap", and said coldly: "It's Hailing Siyi?"

Hailing Siyi Zheng, the boss said coldly: "Yes, it is the next four." Which way did a few friends come from, and they have been waiting with me for most of the day, what is the matter?"

A little red next to the panicked Xiao Er, with a fan knocked on the teacup on the table.

Xiao Er rushed forward in the morning and filled it with tea.

A little red took a sip and said with a smile: "Tonight's matter depends on you and the four of you?

One of the other party stepped forward and said with a smile: "It turned out to be a brother sent down from above, it was really a big flood that washed the Dragon King Temple, and the family didn't know the family, so it's easy to say." Don't let you go. But I don't know how to call the tuba of several people. ”

The four of them hurriedly put away the guys. Just now, the man hesitated and stepped forward to laugh and said, "I don't know where you are?"

A little red smiled slightly and said, "You're polite." In the next point of red Wen Tingyu, a friend on the road sent the nickname Thousand Hands Scholar. ”

Hailing Siyi has heard of a little red name, and knows that this person is quite high-handed, ruthless, greedy for female playthings, and is not a person in the righteous path. ”

A little red smiled slightly, took a fan of the big monk, and said: "Killing Arhat, Lu Daxia, Cangzhou people." ”

took a fan of double eagles and said: "Black and white double eagles, Dali people, Wei family double heroes." ”

Take a little Shaur and say, "Shaul, steppe Tatar, steppe goshawk." ”

Hailing Siyi bowed down again and again, and his expression was quite respectful. Listening to the names of a few people, I also know that a few people are ruthless masters who kill people but in the blink of an eye, and they can't afford to offend.

The four great monks nodded, which can be regarded as a courtesy.

Seeing everyone's arrogant attitude, Hailing Boss was a little angry, and said with a smile: "Which hall master did you send you? What are your orders? I hope you will make it clear that the four brothers and I will also be prepared." ”

A little red snorted, stretched his face and said: "If you know, you should know, and if you don't know, you can't inquire, this is the rule of the family." I see that you have just come in, and I am afraid that you have come in by relying on the nepotism of the seven aunts and eight aunts to beg for food!"

A little red said and glanced at Lu Qian.

Lu Qian understood, coughed a few times, and glanced at the four righteous people of Hailing coldly, their eyes were shining, and they were mind-blowing, and they only had to go upstairs.

Hailing Siyi heard a burst of anger on his face, and was about to plead, when he saw Lu Qian's anger, his heart trembled, his face was already sweating, and he hurriedly sent the great monk up, and then looked back at the ground, two deep lines of footprints, three points into the ground, and the four of them were so frightened that they sat on the ground, dazed.

A little red got up and laughed, turned around and said, "Don't forget, you can send someone to report before you go out to do it." ”

The four of them got up and went upstairs.

The five of them went upstairs, leaving the great monk and Shaul in the room, and a little red and double eagle packed up their belongings a little, pushed the window and flew out.

The three of them came to the street, inquired about Lord Qu's mansion, and went to the jewelry store to steal something, packed a bag, and rushed to Qu's mansion.

It was said that at noon, there was a lot of traffic in front of Qufu, and people came and went. Qu Mansion is really magnificent, with white walls and high-rise buildings, red pillars and jade lions, marble steps, and more than a dozen officials and soldiers standing in front of them. I saw a man in his forties standing at the door to welcome you, this person was white and fat, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, a square mouth and a wide face, a black beard, and very energetic. Presumably, this person is Qu Chengxun, the ruler of Guangling.

The three of them walked in with the crowd of birthday worshippers, and some family members had already led the three of them to the banquet. The three of them sat down for a while, then shook up and came to the back hall to inquire while no one was paying attention. I saw a man in his twenties, a lady in his fifties and fifties, and four or five little women taking stock of the birthday gifts that had been sent. The man and the old lady sat next to each other and talked.

The man said, "Mother, why hasn't my uncle come yet, it's almost noon, and the guests are hungry, and they can't wait." ”

The old lady sighed and said, "Lin'er, don't wait, just ask your father to prepare to greet the guests to the table." Your uncle said that he went to Renjiabao in Guangling to make peace with the Ren and Zhu families, and you said that the feud between the two families has been fighting for several generations, how can it be resolved in a few words. ”

The man laughed, "That's right. Mother, I always feel that the Zhu family is not easy to mess with, too shrewd. You see, the gifts sent this year are even heavier than last year's, and it's not because they have just suffered a big loss from the Ren family! Xiaoyun, you go look for the gift list from Zhujiazhuang!"

A woman hurriedly answered and handed over a list casually.

The man took it and read: "Three thousand quantities of silver, one hundred-year-old ginseng, one hundred longevity pictures, and a hand-copied Diamond Sutra." ”

The old lady said with a smile: "Is the world unpredictable? A few days ago, it was said that the Zhu family could still call the wind and rain, how ostentatious, but a few times ago, it was said that the Zhu family had a fight between the two families, but before it happened, the Zhu family actually fell to the head and bled and suffered heavy losses; I heard that the Ren family actually invited the ghost of the black water in the north, and even your father lost a general. Ren Jiabao is so capable now, I'm afraid that even your uncle and father will have to face Ren Jiabao with a smile. But then again, we are officials, he is the people, should this official still be afraid that the people with flat heads will not succeed? Whether it is the Ren family or the Zhu family, now this Guangling can be said to be the world of your father and your uncle. If his Zhu family is not so filial, how can he stay in Guangling!"

The man got up and said with a smile: "The child's heart is still biased towards the Ren family, a loyal martyr." ”

The old lady said with a smile: "Now that the way of the world has changed, who still cares if you are loyal or not! Don't you know your father's troubles? Forget it, you better get down to business early!"

The man smiled and bowed, and said, "Then the mother is also ready, and I will go to inform my father." ”

The old lady nodded.

The man turned his head to the women and said, "You and a few others are here to watch carefully, don't go out and walk around, and I will ask Qu Ming and a few of them to guard outside." ”

A few little women answered.

The man told himself to leave. A little red, the three of them hurriedly hid.

After a while, someone from the front asked the lady to go and said that the birthday ceremony was about to begin. The old lady went out with the help of the second daughter, and there were only four girls left in the hall, and there were three family members guarding the hall.

After a while, the front drum music started, and the front hall was lively.

A little red looks at the double eagle, the double eagle nods, a little red against the four girls in the hall, and the double eagle against the three families outside the hall.

I saw a little red fan plugged into my neck, reached into my arms and took out four meteor needles and squeezed them in my hand, rolled into the hall on the spot, and my hands were together. The four women fell silently and passed out. A little red got up and stood up, took the gift list on the table before coming to the desk, glanced at it slightly, and hurriedly pulled a tablecloth on the table, found a hundred years of ginseng, a hundred longevity pictures, hand-copied the Diamond Sutra, and also took a string of pearls, a few boxes of women's incense powder, a few large ingots, a few high-quality jade, tied the tablecloth on the back, came to the ground and pulled out the meteor needles on the four women's bodies, came out and patted the shoulders of the two eagles, and the three of them flew out of the room from the window, and slipped out of the Qu Mansion on the roof.

The three of them returned to the inn and entered the room from the window, called Lu Qian and the two secretly went downstairs, led the horse, and Pegasus went out of Guangling City and went to Renjiabao.

As the sun sets, it's time to return to Renjiabao. Everyone hurried up and galloped all the way. Suddenly, I saw snowflakes flying on the opposite road, and more than a dozen horses galloped towards us. The great monk raised his hand and called everyone to stand on the side of the road to watch. I saw a gust of wind coming from the opposite side, and more than a dozen officials hugged one of the officials. The two sides did not say anything. The five people were about to urge the horse forward, but the other party's official sent the horse back to catch up, and one of them shouted: "The five people in front of me should stop." ”

A little red secretly chuckled when she heard this: "Damn, something is going to happen, everyone should be careful." ”

The five of them pulled out their horses and turned back, sat on their horses and looked coldly at the officials and came up.

The officials sent five people around, and the official looked at the five people carefully on the horse, raised his horsewhip, and said: "Where are you waiting, what are you doing in Guangling, where are you going?"

Black Eagle glared at him and said, "Guan Ru Bird, where Lao Tzu goes, you still have to take care of it, Lao Tzu didn't steal or rob, and he didn't violate the king's law." ”

An official sent a whip and scolded in his mouth: "A blind thing, how dare you talk to my family like this, looking for death!"

The black eagle flashed, grabbed the whip and pulled it into his arms, and the errand one accidentally fell into a dog with a "plop". When the other errands saw this, they all jumped off their horses, drew their waist knives and pounced.

A little red sneered, the iron fan in his hand flicked, a white light, four errand people shot their wrists, and the knife in their hands fell to the ground with a few clicks, and the screams were loud.

The errand man was startled, hurriedly gathered his feet, and looked back at the official uneasily.

The official sneered, pulled out a long sword from the hand of a person next to him, and shouted: "Wait for the time being, order Yu Huaicheng in Xia Guangling County." Who are you waiting for, so bold that you can't rebel?"

As soon as they heard that it was the local parent official, the five of them hurriedly rolled the saddle and dismounted. A little red hurriedly bowed and saluted, and said: "I don't know if Lord Yu arrived, and he was abrupt, and he looked at Lord Haihan." ”

Yu Huaicheng's face improved, and he smiled: "Those who don't know are not to blame." Why can't you wait like a local, and walk in such a hurry?"

A little red smiled and said: "My lord's eyes are bright, the next five people are indeed not locals, but they are in a hurry to go to Renjiabao Right Village to pay homage to the old lady." Because it was not early to see the day, he came and went in a hurry, for fear that he would surprise the adults. ”

Yu Huaicheng said with a smile: "It turned out that I went to the Renyi Weng Mansion, and the official happened to come back from there." ”

A little red smiled and said: "Lord Dare is also an old friend of Ren Jiabao, so it's better! A little red glanced at the great monk, and the great monk understood that he was busy whispering a few times in Shaur's ear. Reluctantly, Shaur stepped forward and presented it with both hands.

A little red smiled and said: "I just hurt a few officials, I really don't want to go, there are five hundred taels of silver here, please laugh." ”

Yu Huaicheng ordered someone to accept it, and said with a smile: "How do you call the five?"

A little red smiled and said: "Wen Tingyu, a scholar with a thousand hands." This master is Lu Qian, the hero of Cangzhou, known as the killer Arhat. These two are the black and white double eagles of the master of Dali. This is Shaul, the steppe eagle. "It's a little red heart, but I don't want to delay here, so to tell the truth, it is intended to scare Yu Huaicheng and make him retreat.

Sure enough, when Yu Huaicheng heard this, his heart was shocked, thinking that the two brothers of Ren Jiabao and Ren Jia Tianqi were already not to be underestimated. Look at these four again, all of them are cold-eyed, and they dare to hunt down and kill officials when they raise their hands, and they are not good at stubble, especially this thousand-handed scholar, who is quite famous in the rivers and lakes, and is a ruthless master; No wonder Zhujiazhuang is changing so fast now, it turns out that the news is so well-informed, you don't dare to offend Ren Jiabao, and I don't have to do it to someone. After thinking about it, Yu Huaicheng immediately hugged his fists and smiled: "It turned out to be five heroes, but it was a misunderstanding." It's not early, and the road is not very easy to walk, the old lady of the Ren family will hold a birthday ceremony tomorrow, and the five of you will go on the road as soon as possible. ”

A little red heard the great joy, and hurriedly bowed to Yu Huaicheng, and said: "The adults have worked hard and have made great achievements, please go on the road first, and send the adults off in the next few people." ”

The two sides mounted their horses and went their separate ways.