The next day, Zhou Jihuai prepared a table of banquets and feasted Mo Zhishi and Lin Fengsheng and others. After three rounds of drinking, everyone asked about Mo Zhiyi's injury, Lin Fengsheng said: "Uncle Mo, is your injury better?" Mo Zheng said: "It's a lot, and it will be fine after a few days of recuperation." ”

Zhou Jihuai said: "Can the elder see who is the person who saved the traitor?" Mo said hesitantly: "The thief came too fast to see his face clearly, but judging from the number of martial arts, it looks like a Tibetan tantric sect." ”

Zhou Jihuai said: "What the elder said is very likely that Tubo has already been attached to the Mongolian Tartars, and this person must have received the order of that Yezhilie. Mo Zhen nodded, recalled yesterday's situation, and said: "This person's martial arts are extremely high, and he can be regarded as one of the best masters in Tubo, and it is not difficult to inquire who this person is." Zhou Jihuai said: "The disciples in the rudder have gone to track down the whereabouts of these two people, please don't worry about the elders." ”

Lin Fengsheng said: "Uncle Mo, is Mongolia really going to invade Dali?" Mo Zhen said: "Is this still false, my beggar gang disciples are all over the world, and the news is the most well-informed, and it must not be wrong." Within a year, the Mongol Tatars were bound to attack. Lin Fengsheng said: "It's a matter of the survival of the country, I wonder if the Dao Dynasty has been alerted?"

Mo said: "Dali and Mongolia are separated by thousands of mountains and rivers, and it is inevitable that the Tartars will realize any changes, so they will rush to the flower as soon as they get the news, one is to inform the Dali royal family to strengthen their vigilance, and the other is to eradicate the spies in the rudder." Lin Fengsheng said: "Uncle Mo is really benevolent and righteous, then let's go to the palace and inform the emperor of this matter." Mo Zhen smiled and said: "Lao Zhaohua has already asked someone to report the news, and they are going to do this when they meet the city in Lanxi and Zhou Jihuai." ”

Lin Fengsheng said: "That day, I heard Brother Zhou say that Elder Mo had two important things to do here, and the three of them were going to do the top priority, so they must be going to the palace to summon the news?" Zhou Jihuai said: "Exactly, the three of us rushed to the palace non-stop after we separated from you that day, and we have already reported this matter to the emperor." Brother Lin don't have to worry. Lin Fengsheng was a little relieved, and toasted Mo Zhishi and Zhou Jihuai a few glasses of wine.

Duan Zhengyu also poured a glass of wine, got up and said: "Elder Mo has traveled thousands of miles to spread the message, he really deserves to be a chivalrous man of great benevolence and righteousness, and he will pay tribute to the elders of Dali in his later life." "Raise your glass now and do it first.

Mo Zhenshi also took a drink and said: "Your feelings of worrying about the country and the people are also a little similar to my Fengsheng Xiaoyou, and the old flower can't help but like you a little, and the old flower will suffer a little loss and make you a friend." Several people laughed when they heard it.

Mei Ruoxue was not to be outdone, and raised her glass and said: "Uncle Mo, I have always listened to my cousin, and what he said is what I want to say, and I will also toast you." After saying that, he drank it all and poured his glass.

Mo Zhen Da Lu drank with a smile and said: "I didn't expect that you, a ghost spirit, also understand the national righteousness, Brother Mei gave birth to a good daughter, and the flowers are always happy." Mei Ruoxue was very proud and stuck out her tongue at Duan Zhengyu.

Zhou Jihuai said: "This time, thanks to Elder Mo's discernment, he found out the spies of our rudder in time, otherwise our brothers would have become national sinners." He said intently: "Alas, what else do you say, this rebel has been with Lao Yuhua for more than 20 years, and he has never been able to see through the evil intentions of this little thief, which is really a bit embarrassing." Zhou Jihuai said: "This person is extremely scheming, and he is hypocritical in front of his brothers, so many people will speak for him yesterday." Moreover, his apostasy was only a few months ago, so it can be said that it has nothing to do with the teachings of the elders. This is called a thousand precautions, and it is difficult to prevent thieves. ”

Lin Fengsheng said curiously: "Uncle Mo, this person is so good at disguise, how did you find out that he is a spy?" Mo Zheng said: "Not long ago, the disciples of the gang inadvertently intercepted the correspondence between him and Ye Zhilie in Saibei, so they secretly investigated the plan and found out this rebel. This was a very coincidental event, but fortunately it did not cause a catastrophe. Lin Fengsheng saw that his answer was very vague, thinking that he didn't want to mention this matter again, so he didn't ask any more.

Lin Fengsheng followed Mo Zhen to Taihe City this time and wanted to have a good time, but he was shocked to learn the news of the upcoming Mongols at the beggar gang hoe and rape conference, and his heart couldn't help but feel like a 10,000-pound boulder. Thinking of the invasion of the Tartar iron cavalry and the poor livelihood of the people in the country, I was even more worried. had no intention of appreciating the scenery of the imperial city, and stayed in the inn room for several days, during which he drank and wrote poems and chatted without leaving home, and Mei Ruoxue and Duan Zhengyu occasionally came to talk to him. Mo Ji was busy with the affairs of the rudder, and rarely came to see each other.

"Grape wine glow-in-the-dark glass, if you want to drink the pipa, urge immediately. Drunk and lying on the battlefield, Jun Mo smiled, and a few people came back to fight in ancient times. Lin Fengsheng held the wine jug and recited aloud, it was a poem of Wang Han's "Liangzhou Ci", and he picked up the pen and wrote down the poem on paper.

The ground was littered with waste paper full of poems, and there was a pile of empty wine jugs piled up on the table, and he held the paper in his hands and held it high, and said to himself: "How many people have returned to the ancient war? How many people have returned? Since the war has been so miserable, why do you still have to fight endlessly? These kings have too many desires to fill, and for their own ambitions, they regard the lives of their soldiers as if they were grass and mustard, which is really unreasonable. ”

With a light hand, the paper fell to the ground, and he groaned: "Lin Dark Grass is frightened, and the general draws his bow at night." Ping Ming looked for the white feather, but he was not in the stone ridge. Yin Bi thought again: "If only my Dali country also had a brave general like the flying general Li Guang, it would be good that the Mongolian Tatars would be frightened and never returned, and they would be able to ensure the long-term peace and stability of my Dali." Just as Wang Changling's poem said, "But make the dragon city fly in, and don't teach Hu Ma to do Yin Mountain'." Thinking of the martial arts heroic posture of Li Guang, a famous general of the Western Han Dynasty, he couldn't help but laugh loudly when he filled his chest with pride.

Mei Ruoxue came in with a smile and said, "Cousin, why are you so happy? ”

Lin Fengsheng said: "The Mongolian Tatars are coming south, how can I be in a good mood? I just think of a brave and invincible general, and I have great admiration in my heart. ”

Mei Ruoxue said with a smile: "You are really strange, the emperor is not in a hurry, what are you talking about? Then the Mongols don't know if they will come." ”

Lin Fengsheng said: "Why don't you come, you must come." Uncle Mo is so solemn, where does it seem like a joke? The Mongol army has conquered so many countries one after another over the years, and its martial arts are flourishing, so how can it stop there?"

Mei Ruoxue said: "What you said is very reasonable, but what can you do? You are neither a general who commands the army to fight, nor is it the emperor of the Mongols, so it is useless for you to worry day and night." Unless you become the invincible general and lead your troops to drive the Mongol army away. ”

Lin Fengsheng sighed and said, "Yes, what's the use of worrying about me? I'm a scholar, and I can't restrain the chicken, how can I stop the iron hooves of the alien race?"

Mei Ruoxue said: "Don't be discouraged, as long as you practice martial arts, when the Tartar comes, we will kill him together, so that they don't dare to come again, so that Dali will be safe and sound?"

Lin Fengsheng nodded again and again, thinking that if he learned martial arts well, he could kill the enemy and defend the country, and his view of martial arts suddenly changed completely, from the original disgust to the gradual acceptance later, and then to the current ardent desire, he had unconsciously made up his mind to practice martial arts.

Mei Ruoxue took out a paper bag and said, "I specially went to the street to buy rice cakes, you can eat some, this rice cake is very famous here." Lin Fengsheng has been worried about state affairs in the past few days, and he doesn't think about tea and rice, but his mood has improved at this time, and his stomach can't help but be hungry. This kind of rice cake is in the shape of water chestnut, with brown sugar, mint, jujube paste, longan and other ingredients, and is a well-known snack in Dali Prefecture.

Lin Fengsheng said: "Let's go back to Niubei Mountain tomorrow, I will definitely follow you to practice martial arts." Mei Ruoxue said happily: "Okay, after coming out for so many days, I also miss my mother a little." ”

At this time, Zheng Yu also walked into the room and said with a smile: "Brother Lin is in a good mood, this is very good." Lin Fengsheng said: "Brother Duan smiled, my cousin bought snacks, let's sit down and eat some together." ”

Duan Zhengyu sat down as he said, took a piece of rice cake and took a bite of it gently, and said happily: "This water chestnut cake is really good, I have liked it since I was a child." It's just that the two of you came at the wrong time, if you come here during the ripening season of monk beans, the people will make a kind of green bean cake, which tastes far better than this. ”

Mei Ruoxue said: "Aren't you from Yongchang Mansion, how can you know so much about the famous food in Taihe City?" Duan Zhengyu said: "I have a distant relative here, and I have often come to his house to play since I was a child, so I am quite familiar with this place." ”

Mei Ruoxue nodded and smiled: "The green bean cake is so delicious, I must come and buy a few pieces to try it in the future." ”

Duan Zhengyu stopped eating a piece of water chestnut cake, turned his head to Lin Fengsheng and said: "Brother Lin cares about the safety of the country, so he admires it very much, and specially brought a book to you." He took out a oilcloth bag from his arms, gently opened it and put it on the table, only to see that the cover of the book had the words "Guiguzi" written on it, and the paper was yellowed and a little worn.