They are all guilty of rebellion and are enemies of the government, but the rebels are different from the underworld shili on the rivers and lakes. The underworld shili under the "World Alliance" is doing murder and arson, robbing homes and houses, and robbing assets to accumulate wealth, and the ordinary people have long hated them, while the rebels are attacking cities and counties, occupying a territory, and wanting to overthrow the current imperial court, and the people do not have to pay food and taxes wherever they go, so they have been supported by many people.

Of course, in the eyes of the government, the underworld and the rebels are all evil, and they are equally damned.

Except for a few Jianghu sects that have been supported by the imperial court, such as the "Wudang faction", for most Baidao shili, the rebels are neither enemies nor friends, neither friends nor enemies. The ** in the rivers and lakes all despise the royal law, and naturally there is not much loyalty to the Ming court, and the righteous army wants to overthrow the government, and the various sects will not meddle in their affairs. As long as there is no direct conflict of interest, the Jianghu Shili and the rebels will go their own way, and the two have nothing to do with each other.

Hua Bushi was born in the Jianghu sect, and his attitude towards the righteous army was the same as that of most people in the White Dao.

The "Evil Dog Gate" sells weapons in order to earn silver taels to expand the strength of their faction, as long as it is profitable, it makes no difference whether they sell weapons to the government or to the rebels. The only difference is that you have to be more cautious and not be known by the government when trading weapons with the rebels, otherwise you will get into trouble.

Hua Bushi is not worried about this, it is not difficult to keep this matter secret, and now the Ming Dynasty has a lot of internal and external troubles, and the local governments are too busy to take care of themselves, so how can they have the leisure to investigate the actions of the Jianghu sect.

And that Li Hongji is the general of the righteous army, he will definitely need a large number of weapons rationing, and he will be a big buyer, if he makes a deal with him, the weapons cast in the Divine Weapons Hall will not have to worry about nowhere to sell in the future.

Therefore, Hua Bushi heard that Ma Wuhua's brother was Li Zicheng, but he was slightly surprised, and his expression quickly returned to normal, and said: "General Li Chuang's name, Hua Bushi has heard of it for a long time, and it is an honor for the younger brother to be able to do business with such heroes and heroes." ”

Ma Wuhua stared at Hua Bushi's face, and after a while, he said, "Fifth brother can guess Brother Hua's thoughts, in fact, I think the same way." Whether this Ming court is good or bad, it originally had nothing to do with us Jianghu people, the old man of the Zhu family was his emperor, and I was my helper, and no one could control anyone. But my brother Li Hongji doesn't think so, he said that the eldest husband was born in troubled times, and when he sees that the world is uneven, he will be bulldozed, and when he sees that the government is mediocre and corrupt officials are in charge, he will overthrow and rebuild, and I don't know whether it is right or wrong, fifth brother!"

Hua Bushi said: "What he said also has some truth. ”

Ma Wuhua said: "I was lazy by nature and didn't care about these idle things, but my brother Hongji was kind to me, and he was a hero who was very righteous, but I couldn't help him." I thought that when I was in my hometown in Shaanxi, I had not yet practiced martial arts, I was an idler, and accidentally offended a bully surnamed Yan in the town, and the Yan family was of the same clan as the magistrate of Mizhi County, so they colluded with the dog official, framed me as a bandit, and issued a secret order to arrest him, but fortunately, the Hongji brothers got the news and quietly informed me, and borrowed a lot of silver taels from loan sharks to give to me, so that I could get out and come to learn martial arts in this Hunan realm. But my brother Na Hongji lost his messenger at the inn because of this, and he owed the usury two taels of silver, and he almost lost his life. Brother Hua, you said such a great favor, how can I not repay the fifth brother?"

Hua Bushi said: "That big brother Hongji is so righteous, if there is a chance, the younger brother must get acquainted!"

Ma Wuhua smiled and said: "You are all ambitious people, and the courage and strategy of my brother Nahongji are not under Brother Hua, if you meet, I think the two of you will become confidants." ”

Hua Bushi said: "Little brother's ability, where can he compare with the world-famous General Li Chuang." ”

Ma Wuhua laughed a few more times, and said: "How many knives, guns and weapons are still in the brother's door, just sell them all to me, the price is up to you, how many weapons will be cast in the future, and all of them can be shipped, my brother Hongji has a lot of soldiers and horses, and all kinds of weapons and shields are very short!"

Hua Bushi said: "Then it's a word, the little brother thanked Fifth Brother Ma first!"

When the three of them raised their glasses and drank at the table, Ma Wuhua was in a very good mood, drank several glasses in a row, and grabbed the pig's trotters in the plate and gnawed them indiscriminately.

This wine was drunk from the morning until the time of the palm lamp, during which Ma Wuhua instructed Xiri Ahong to go to the main altar of the "Dongting Gang" in Changsha City to get the casting details of the steel cannon and hand it to Hua Bushi.

The blonde man moved very quickly, and it only took half an hour to get back and forth from the city.

And Hua Bushi got the paper scroll with the casting drawing, and immediately called the people under his door, and ordered them to transport the paper scroll back to Wuyang City together with the sword-casting materials sent by Meng Huan from Qianhuafang the day before yesterday, and handed it over to Ou Shi, the hall master of the "Divine Soldier Hall", and took a pen and paper to write an edict and asked the people to bring it.

After finishing their business, the three of them continued to drink.

After dark, Ma Wuhua was very drunk, but he had to hold Hua Bushi's hand, saying that he wanted to worship his brother, Hua Bushi also drank a lot of wine, his alcohol consumption was originally very poor, and he was already drunk at this time.

According to the official worship ceremony, they were supposed to kneel on the ground and burn incense and swear, but their feet were so weak that they couldn't even kneel, so they had to sit on the ground. The incense section is simply exempt as for the oath because he drank too much and his tongue was not clear and he didn t know what he said the two of them held hands hahadaxiao and completed the bow.

The most casual brotherly worship ceremony on the rivers and lakes is none other than Ma Wuhua and Hua Bushi. Both of them were drunk and couldn't tell the difference, and they didn't know if they would remember it tomorrow.

And that Second Master Meng had a good amount of wine, although he drank a little too much and slurred his speech, he was finally able to sit at the table without falling to the ground.

Later, Ma Wuhua and Hua Bushi sat on the ground and couldn't get up, so Xiri Ahong carried the gang leader to the house to rest, and Hua Bushi was also carried back to the bedroom by the gang under the "Evil Dog Gate", and the banquet was dispersed.

※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※※ the main altars of various gangs in Changsha City, most of them are located in prosperous places in the city. According to the opinion of ordinary people in the rivers and lakes, hanging the gold-lettered signboard of the sect on the busy street will always feel more face-saving.

"Hot Water Villa" is not on the bustling street, but at the foot of Yuelu Mountain. Although it can barely be regarded as Changsha City, it belongs to the corner of the city, not far from the north city wall.

"Hot Iron Villa" is the general altar of the "Nine Immortals Society".

The "Nine Immortals Society" used to rank third among the major gangs in the city, but now the "Liuhe Gate" and the "Yuelu Faction" have been annexed, and more than 20 other sects have also made an alliance with the "Nine Immortals Society" and have been attached.

"Molten Iron Villa" is built by the mountain, there are hundreds of courtyards, all of which are built with blue bricks, looking from afar, a large area of dark blue courtyard, coupled with gray and black tile roofs, seems to be a large dark cloud gathered at the foot of Yuelu Mountain.

"Molten Iron Villa" not only has mountains, but also water, and its water is the moat river that surrounds the outer wall of the village. This moat is not natural, it is completely dug by manpower, fifteen zhang wide and one zhang deep, even if it is a master of light skills, it is difficult to leap over. There are chains and thorns under the water, and there are many sharpened wooden stakes, and those who want to swim across the river will certainly not end well.

The village was heavily defended, and not only that. The outer wall of "Molten Iron Villa" is more than five zhang high, which is not much shorter than the city wall of Changsha City. On the courtyard wall, there are dozens of Zhuang Ding standing guard from morning to night, and even if someone can sneak across the moat, they will be shot into hedgehogs by the strong bows and crossbows in the hands of these Zhuang Ding.

Therefore, if you want to enter the "Hot Water Villa", the only way is the suspension bridge outside the main gate of the village. And the main gate of the Zhuang courtyard is not only guarded by the masters of the sect, but the suspension bridge is not much time to put down every day, and it is simply wishful thinking to attack the village from the front.

Not to mention entering the village, even approaching the "Iron Water Villa" is not something ordinary people dare to do.

Shopkeeper Li has lived on Qingshui Street outside the villa for more than ten years, and has never been close to the "Hot Water Villa". The village is full of murderers who don't blink an eye, where do ordinary people dare to risk their lives to break in?

The shopkeeper Li's name is Li Maocai, he is forty and two this year, he is not tall, his figure is a little fat, and he has two mustaches on his round face, which looks like a businessman in the market.

He runs a "Li Kee Grocery Store" on the street, although the façade is not large, but the shop sells almost all daily necessities, from clothes, shoes and socks, to local food, as well as oil, salt, sauce and vinegar.

The things sold at the "Lee Kee Grocery Store" are not very good, but they are quite cheap. This is already the edge of the city, and the people who live here are not rich, and the things sold in the small shops cannot, of course, be compared with the high-end shops in the bustling downtown of Changsha.

Despite the cheap prices, business has been quiet in recent days. The drought in Hunan has been in place for many years, and the life of the common people is not easy, which may not have much impact on the rich families in the city, but for the ordinary farmers who rely on the sky for food, life is much more difficult. Many of the people who come to buy things at the "Li Kee Grocery Store" are farmers who farm nearby, and if they have less money, the business of the grocery store will not be good.

There is no money to make, and of course Shopkeeper Li is a little lazier than usual, especially today, he has just gotten up and has not yet opened for business.