When I was practicing swordplay in the bamboo forest behind Lingzi Tower, in the early spring, dew fell on the young man's temples. Over time, it turned into slender water, dripping down to his shoulders and clothes.
Still dressed in white.
Nothing happened today. Tiezhongtang came on horseback early. He stood in the Lingzi Tower and looked at Yun Zhong's back in the distance. When the latter was walking with his sword, he happened to stagger the dense bamboo trees around him. It was clear that this bamboo forest was very dense. The distance between the two bamboo trees was extremely narrow, and could only accommodate one person. However, the young man relied on his footsteps and sword moves to bypass the bamboo forest. Although the sword was fierce, it did not damage the bamboo body at all.
"What kind of swordsmanship is this? Although this bamboo forest belongs to me, Ling Zilou, can I still be reluctant to part with dozens of bamboo trees? When practicing swordsmanship, you must have an attitude of moving forward. If you are so constrained, it is better not to practice. "
The old man looked at the young man practicing his sword and was very unhappy. He put down the tea in front of him and frowned. He seemed to despise the young man's sword skills and was very disgusted.
"That's not necessarily true. I see that the swordsmanship in this hand is as pure as flowing water. It can move forward and retreat freely. Moreover, the strength is already perfect. It may not be passed down by a famous master, and it probably has a good background." Tiezhongtang yawned, looking quite sleepy, leaning against his back. From the window lattice, I looked downstairs to watch the young man's moves, enjoying himself at ease.
The helmsman of the Boyu Gang is always busy. Either he is busy calculating the money and food for the gang, or there is an error in the water and land transportation, or someone breaks the rules of the gang. After all, it is rare to have a few days of leisure in the end, let alone The mainstay of the gang, he often goes to the general helm to discuss ideas with the gang leader and Mr. Lu, and he has no time to spare.
I finally found some free time today, and with my body like Tiezhongtang, it is inevitable that I will feel a little tired.
It is still late for spring to appear, and the dew on the streets has not yet dried.
The young man under the bamboo forest sheathed his sword, climbed the stairs slowly, and walked straight towards Tiezhongtang. Before the latter could say anything, he raised his head and asked, "Did Lord Tiezhong kill that person last night?"
Tie Zhongtang raised his eyebrows, "That's natural. Keeping it will be a disaster. It just solves Brother Yun's troubles."
"The original intention was to beat him up and drive him out of the capital, but he just took someone's life. In the end, he didn't do anything that would cause disaster. Although his intentions were extremely bad, it shouldn't be like this." Yun Zhong looked uneasy. Frown slightly.
Ling Tengqi was speechless. He hugged his shoulders and looked like he was watching the fire from the other side, not wanting to interfere at all.
"There is more than one brothel in the capital, and there is more than one brothel. I don't despise the women in the brothel, but if he really succeeds and takes advantage of the rules set by the Boyu Gang, Brother Yun might as well think about those women who have been receiving customers for most of their lives. Girl, if you have no knowledge in your belly, let alone the protection of your family, if you teach that man to swindle all your money and sex, even if you are lucky enough to survive, you will probably end up miserable. Is it possible that you will have to go back to the brothel again and suffer until you are old? "
Tiezhongtang's rare words were a little harsh. He raised his head and looked at the young man in front of him, "That man was addicted to gambling. His family was quite wealthy in the early years. However, within a few years of entering the capital, he had already lost all his wealth in a brothel and gambling house. If that girl Biqiong really redeems her life and takes some money with her to follow this person, does Brother Yun think that he can be strict with himself, change his mind, settle the case with that girl, and live a peaceful life?"
Yun Zhong thought for a while and had no choice but to shake his head.
It is biased to say that one's nature can be changed easily but one's nature cannot be changed. There have always been examples of prodigal sons turning around in the world, but there are only a few of them, not to mention the young man who is addicted to gambling and has ulterior motives. He is already terminally ill and it is difficult to turn back.
"Brother Yun may still have some complaints, but I settled in the capital and have been running the Boyu Gang for many years. I have seen too many people and things, and I realized that the only thing that can be said is the human heart. The most important thing is those who sell their sons and daughters for gambling money. "There are many people who freeze to death outside the city gate because they are addicted to alcohol and pawn their winter clothes. People who seize good girls because of their prominent family and resort to tricks to destroy other people's families and people are killed. There are especially many people in Huixi."
"At a glance, most of the people are wearing colorful clothes and riding in the carriage. They are polite and polite. They speak like rivers and oceans. In a few words, you will know that they are behind you. But when you go out at night, you always feel that this is the most lively place during the day. , The spirit of ghosts is so strong, it seems as if you have strayed into Yama, stripped off your clothes, and you don’t look like humans, and the ghosts don’t look like ghosts.”
"Most of the time, bad things are bad, and there is no turning back. Instead of keeping him until he changes his mind one day, it would be better for us to kill him directly to avoid causing trouble again in the future." Tiezhongtang said slowly, towards the complicated-looking young man in front of him. He said with a smile, "The government doesn't care about many things, so I, the Boyu Gang, have to take care of it for the government. To eliminate the harm, it is a good thing to think about it."
The old man beside him suddenly laughed, leaned back and forth, waved his hands and walked downstairs without saying a word.
Yun Zhong thought for a long time, cupped his fists and raised his hands, "I've learned a lesson."
Tiezhongtang was still very sleepy, so he asked the waiter to get a jar of wine, then went back home and took a deep sleep, so that he could recuperate enough to deal with the complicated things tomorrow. He left first, leaving only Ling Teng. Qi and Yunzhong sat at the wine table at the door, speechless.
"In your opinion, what that boy said is right or wrong?" The old man yawned twice and looked at the young man in front of him with a half-smile. The latter looked at the long street outside the building. The spring dew had dried up, and there was an inexplicable look in his eyes.
"The first half is actually fair, but the second half is a bit wrong no matter how you think about it." Yun Zhong came back to his senses, took a sip of the tea soup in front of him, and suddenly felt warmth in his internal organs, and he laughed at himself calmly: "If it weren't for the words Nangongshan, even the Boyu Gang would not have cared about the young man who defrauded the brothel girl, let alone hung his body so blatantly on the boundary of the inn. In the final analysis, it was for the sake of I know that the Boyu Clan thinks highly of me, a disciple of Nangongshan, and has made good friends with Nangongshan."
"If one day I am expelled from Nangong Mountain because most of my meridians are damaged and it becomes difficult to practice. Think about it, even if I tell this matter, the one who will be punished the most will only be Meng Xidi from Lanxiu Pavilion. As for that Young people, at most, will receive a beating. Even though they are the largest gang in the capital, they will not get into trouble for no reason."
Ling Tengqi's face showed some admiration, and he spoke narrowly, "I thought that you disciples who came from the Immortal Family on the mountain had just entered the world with eyes above the sky, and you didn't have the slightest scheming in the city. But now you have misjudged it. It's really rare." .”
"Actually, the most wrong thing is that the Boyu Gang is in charge of the government." Yun Zhong took off the long sword, put it on the table, and gently pinched away the bamboo leaves wrapped around the tassel of the sword, "Let's dig deeper. , some things are not yet within the laws of the day, and if the Boyu Gang is willing to take care of it, it is definitely not a bad thing, but this kind of thinking is like walking on a thread between two mountains tens of millions of feet high, and it is precarious."
"The laws of a country cannot be exceeded. Since there are no laws and regulations on this matter, it is right for the Boyu Gang to reach out and punish the evildoers. But since we have such an idea, if there are some things that have no laws and regulations, Or if there is a gap, it is inevitable that you will always want to get into it, and do something that violates moral laws. If you take a step back, the Boyu Gang has always abided by the law, but one day, the Boyu Gang will If the tree falls and the hozens scatter, or if they are replaced by outsiders, it remains to be seen whether others will have the desire to exploit gaps in the law."
The old man took a sip of wine and smacked his tongue. He always felt that the wine was not tasty enough, so he put down the cup angrily, looked at the frowning young man in front of him, waved his hand and said casually, "You may have to worry about your life all your life, so you might as well Learn from me, an old man. Every year you live is a year. If you can drink two more bottles of wine, you will never drink one more, lest you take off your boots tonight and not be able to wear them again tomorrow. You are thinking so much."
"Actually, there is no need to worry about this at all. The Boyu Clan is one of the best gangs in the entire Yizhang territory. It has a deep and solid foundation. But on a small scale, it is just in the hands of the current Yizhang Saint. The plaything is no different from the lion-headed walnut with a chicken heart. The Boyu Gang has the final say in all matters big and small, and it is the emperor who has the final say."
The young man had never heard anyone say this before, but now that he heard it, his heart moved slightly.
"The words are kept between you and me." The old man took another sip of wine, but felt that the taste was not enough. He called a waiter and ordered two dishes of side dishes to be cooked in the backyard. He wiped off the spilled wine on his beard and said, "Bo Yu Bo Fish, except when people on the shore throw bait, there are rare times when schools of fish come out. If a dragon is ahead and divides the water waves, it will definitely attract schools of fish to follow, hence the name."
"Things you are worried about are not counted at all. If the Holy One thinks that this matter is inappropriate, it will only be punished privately. Moreover, Tiezhongtang did not go out of his way in this matter. His hands were dirty and contaminated human lives. For the Boyu Gang To me, it’s really not a big deal. Just wash your hands and you’ll be at peace.”
After he finished speaking, Yun Zhong was silent for a long time.
I don't know why, but for no reason, I remembered the fearful expressions of those horse thieves facing the sword energy far away outside the Zhongtai Ancient Temple, and the black blood that splashed out, overflowing the surface of the sand and seeping into it.
The young man suddenly felt sleepy. He stood up, picked up his sword, and said goodbye with his fists clasped.
"Boy," before Yun Zhong could step out, the old man suddenly stopped the young man with words and narrowed his eyes, "No one has the power to decide the life and death of others. But in the world, people can't help themselves. If you don't kill those men who are holding knives and want to take your head for money, are you going to die in peace with nothing?"
"Whether this person is guilty or not, and whether his crime is worthy of death or not, should be decided by the judges of the underworld or the Buddha and gods. What I did when I was young was to send them down to inquire in person. People should not be bloodthirsty, but not It means killing is wrong, and even if you think about it for a while, you can’t figure it out. Come later, learn the internal boxing from me, and the clouds will naturally clear up.”
The young man paused and took a deep breath of the fresh spring breeze that can make paper knots twitch and flowers sprout. He answered without turning his head, "That's why this restaurant is called Lingzilou, not Yunzilou, senior." All kinds of thoughts are different from those of the younger generation."
The old man sat down casually, holding the cup with one hand, looking at the young man's back melting into the spring breeze, muttering a few stupid words, but no matter how he looked at his face, there was no hint of anger.
