In the tenth month of Mengdong, the north wind lingers.
There is an inn on the official road leading to Hengyang County.
In these days, not everyone can do it.
Not only are people from the government making things difficult, there are also people from the Jianghu who don't agree with each other and get into a fight. Without any skills or backing, they don't dare to open an inn.
And Wudang was able to open inns all over the world because it was popular among officials and in the world. Anyone who saw Wudang's property would have to give him three points of thin noodles.
"Did you hear that?!" A man in the world, wearing a gray cloth robe and carrying a sword at his waist, said in a low voice to his friends at the next table.
"What did you hear?!"
The gray-robed swordsman was surprised, "Why didn't you hear about it?!"
"...What did you hear!?"
"You guys are too little informed! You haven't even heard of this!"
The friend at the next table had already picked up the sword beside him and said through gritted teeth,
"What on earth did you hear?!"
As long as the gray-robed swordsman dares to continue fighting, he will just draw his sword and strike!
"Yesterday, the Xianglian Gang in Xiangtan County was picked on by a woman with one sword and one person!"
The friend slowly put down his sword. This news was quite exciting.
"Where does this woman come from?! The Xianglian Gang is the largest gang in Xiangtan County. The leader of the Xianglian Gang is already at the level of the Seven Meridians. With such strength, there is no place in the world that he can't go to?! His master is a Yuanhua Realm. A top master! In addition, Tongmai also has three guardian elders of Tongmai realm, so someone with such strong strength has been chosen?!"
The gray-robed swordsman said, "I heard that the visitor is not good. The woman is one foot tall and her waist is nine feet wide!?"
The friend murmured in a low voice, "He is one foot tall and his waist is nine feet wide. Oh my god! This fucking water tank is like a water tank!"
The gray-robed swordsman was displeased and said loudly, "Are you listening?! I won't tell you if you don't stop!!"
The friend immediately surrendered and said, "Listen! You continue!"
In front of gossip, everyone has to be subdued.
"That woman has a green face and fangs, she is so vicious! Her arms are thicker than your thighs!!"
"So scary?!"
The gray-robed swordsman said displeased, "How can this be false?! This is what my neighbor's second uncle's cousin's godson's brother-in-law heard from his distant cousin in Xiangtan County! That's absolutely true. ah!"
Soon the secret about the gray-robed swordsman attracted most of the people in the lobby of the inn.
In the private room on the second floor, the woman felt a little aggrieved. Looking at her small arms, legs, and slender figure, how could she turn into a vicious water tank with green face and fangs in other people's mouths!
Yang Qingyuan was a steady person, but he still couldn't hold back his laughter when he heard other people's rumors about Zhou Zhiruo.
Zhou Zhiruo is like a hibiscus when she is weak, and like a fairy from Shegu when she is cold. No matter how you look at her, she cannot be associated with evil. She did not expect to be rumored to be like this.
The water tank holding the Xianglian Gang's sword was none other than the demure and gentle Zhou Zhiruo in front of him.
The Xianglian Gang was actually abducting and selling women. When Yang Qingyuan and Zhou Zhiruo encountered them, they naturally couldn't let them go.
This kind of small gang is not worthy of Yang Qingyuan's action, so it is time to gain experience for Zhou Zhiruo.
When the notified officials arrived, only the Xianglian Gang disciples were left rolling on the ground. Yang Qingyuan and Zhou Zhiruo had already left.
Since the two of them descended from Wudang Mountain, they have been heading south, and their first stop was Hengshan Mountain.
The Five Mountains Sword Sect is famous all over the world. Although all except Huashan have fallen out of the eight major sects of the Right Way, all the Five Mountains Sword Sects once had great glory.
And now the leader of the Five Sacred Mountains, Zuo Lengchan, wants to merge the Five Sacred Mountains and reorganize the Sword Sect to replace the Huashan Sect.
But no matter what, the swordsmanship of the Five Mountains Sword Sect has its exquisiteness and magic. Even if it is not for the swordsmanship, just the different mountains and peaks of the Five Mountains are enough to impress Yang Qingyuan and his party.
There are thousands of famous mountains in the Great Zhou Dynasty, among which the Five Sacred Mountains are the most respected.
The majesty of Mount Tai in the east, the danger of Mount Hua in the west, the steepness of Mount Song in the middle, the tranquility of Mount Heng in the north, and the beauty of Mount Heng in the south are all the wonders of the world.
No longer paying attention to what passers-by said, Zhou Zhiruo said to Yang Qingyuan,
"Brother Qingyuan, Hengyang City is ahead of us! I just heard from passers-by that in Hengyang City, there is a golden basin hand-washing ceremony held by Liu Zhengfeng of the Hengshan Sect. Why don't we go and take a look!"
Zhou Zhiruo cherished the time alone with Yang Qingyuan and wanted to walk more and see more, leaving more memories.
Yang Qingyuan nodded when he heard this, and Hengshan sent Liu Zhengfeng to wash his hands in the golden basin. This was an important plot point. Since he encountered such a famous scene, he naturally wanted to join in the fun. Besides, he felt that the matter was not that simple.
It is difficult to explain clearly the grievances and resentments in the world. As long as people in the world do not go too far, Yang Qingyuan will not be involved in it for the time being. But there is one thing that Yang Qingyuan does not understand.
At Liu Zhengfeng's golden basin hand-washing ceremony, an envoy from the imperial court arrived and conferred Liu Zhengfeng as a general.
In the eyes of Jianghu people, perhaps the rank of General is just a low-level official position, but Yang Qingyuan, who is in the court, knows that the position of General is by no means a position that ordinary Jianghu people can hold.
In addition to the main field forces of the Great Zhou Dynasty and the twelve guards of the Sixth Army, local battalions and border guards also had strict establishments.
From bottom to top, they are divided into the following categories: Commander, Captain, Sentinel, Guards, Dusi, Guerrilla, Participating General, Deputy Chief Soldier, and Chief Soldier.
The rank of general is a military position second only to the chief soldier and deputy chief soldier. If Liu Zhengfeng himself explained that it was a donation of money, Yang Qingyuan would not believe it.
There is a limit to selling titles and official positions. Not to mention that this dynasty is still politically clear, but throughout the ages, it is rare to buy officials at the level of a general.
There must be something unknown about it.
Even if these things are put aside, Yang Qingyuan still has to go to Liu Zhengfeng's house.
Those people from the Songshan Sect were so cunning that they wiped out all the children in Liu Zhengfeng's house. This alone was enough for Yang Qingyuan to blacklist the Songshan Sect.
"Then let's set off after eating! We're not far from Hengyang City! Let's stay in Hengyang City tonight!"
After saying that, the two of them started eating faster!
When the two of them went downstairs, the gray-robed swordsman was still vividly describing the heroine who was one foot tall and nine feet wide.
Facing Yang Qingyuan's teasing gaze, Zhou Zhiruo felt ashamed and annoyed, and immediately quickened her pace.
The two of them mounted their fast horses and rushed towards Hengyang City.
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Two days later, it was the day for Liu Zhengfeng to wash his hands in the golden basin.
Compared to a swordsman of the Hengshan sect, Liu Zhengfeng has been more like a wealthy man in the past two years. He also has a good reputation in Hengyang City and has a good reputation among the people.
And because of his golden basin, the city of Hengyang became lively.
Yang Qingyuan and Zhou Zhiruo also entered Liu Zhengfeng's house openly and openly in the name of Wudang Clan.
The Wudang Sect's reputation in the world is at its peak, while the Hengshan Sect is only one of the Five Mountain Sword Sects. It has a good reputation, but it is not among the first-class sects.
Therefore, when Yang Qingyuan entered the mansion, he was even greeted by Liu Zhengfeng himself.
During the conversation, Yang Qingyuan also briefly observed Liu Zhengfeng.
He is not considered weak in the Yuan Hua Realm, and he behaves like a gentleman. Judging from his performance, he should be a good person.
Of course, Yue Buqun on the side seems to be a good gentleman too!
Liu Zhengfeng has a good reputation in the world, and there are also a large number of martial arts masters coming today.
Master Dingyi of the Hengshan Sect, Taoist Tianmen, the leader of the Taishan Sect, and Yu Canghai, the master of Songfeng Temple of the Qingcheng Sect.
In this world, the Qingcheng Sect is one of the eight sects, and the leader, Zhuifeng Swordsman Yan Yu, is a rare master among the younger generation in the world, and a young talent who is expected to discover the mysteries.
With such a person at the top, Yu Canghai had to find another way to gain the position of leader.
For example, the evil-fighting sword manual of the Lin family of Fujian Fuwei Escort Agency.
Among the many masters, the one with the highest status is Yue Buqun, the head of the Huashan Sword Sect.
Although Huashan's talents are withering now, it is still one of the eight sects in the world. Although Feng Qingyang of Dongxuan Realm of Jianzong is different from Yue Buqun of Qi Sect, in the eyes of various sects, he is still a master of Huashan.
The most important reason why Zuo Lengchan of the Songshan Sect has always wanted to merge the Five Sacred Mountains is because he covets the Huashan Sect's legal seat among the eight major sects.
To become one of the eight sects, the basic conditions are: a certain reputation, a certain historical origin, a set of martial arts that can be spread that directly points to the laws, heaven, and earth above Dongxuan, and there is always more than one living Dongxuan. Realm master!
Only those who can fully meet these conditions are eligible to compete for places in the eight sects of the righteous path.
Of course, Cihang Jingzhai, Jing Nian Zen Sect, Tianren Sect, and Tianshi Mansion also meet this condition, but their attributes of Buddhism and Taoism are better than those of martial arts, so they are not among the eight righteous sects.
The Songshan Sect wants to become one of the eight sects, either to replace one of them, or to become the ninth sect.
After all, before Wudang was established, there were only seven sects in Jianghu righteousness. valley
Unfortunately, the current highest combat power of the Songshan Sect is Zuo Lengchan himself, who is only a master in the Yuanhua Realm, so the best way at present is to go public through a backdoor.
Turn the seat of the Huashan Sect into the seat of the Five Mountains Sword Sect.
This is also what Zuo Lengchan has been striving for.
Near noon, masters from all over the world came to watch the ceremony.
Shi Huolong, deputy leader of the Beggar Clan, old boxer Xia of Zhengzhou Liuhe Sect, Pan Hou, leader of the Donghai Haisha Clan, Bai Ke, the magic sword, and Lu Xisi, the magic pen of Qujiang's two friends, arrived one after another.
Some of these people were familiar with each other, and some were just admiring each other but had never met before. For a while, there was a lot of noise in the hall with greetings and introductions.
Taoist Tianmen and Master Dingyi were resting in the side rooms respectively and did not go to greet everyone.
After all, he is the master of the Five Mountains Sword Sect, and he still values his status very seriously.
Among today's guests, some are indeed quite famous and well-known in the world, but some are apparently just ordinary people. Master Dingyi and Taoist Tianmen were unwilling to communicate with these people, and they even disliked Liu Zhengfeng for not knowing his own self-respect, being promiscuous with his friends, and losing the reputation of the Five Mountains Sword Sect!
However, Yue Buqun, the leader of Huashan Mountain, was an exception. As the leader of Huashan Mountain, his status was still higher than Master Dingyi and Taoist Tianmen, but he made many friends.
Among the guests, many came to talk to him anonymously, and Yue Buqun talked and laughed with them all, without any airs of being the head of the Huashan Sect or being superior to others.
At three quarters of noon, the Liu Mansion held a banquet.
Just when everyone was humbly giving up their seats, there was a sudden roar of gongs and drums in the gate, and someone from the imperial court came.
The heroes were startled. I don’t know why?
Liu Zhengfeng was seen hurriedly running out of the inner hall wearing a brand new Luo robe. The heroes cheered and congratulated. Liu Zhengfeng briefly cupped his hands and walked toward the door. After a while, he saw him coming in respectfully accompanied by an official in public uniform.
No one here knew him, but Yang Qingyuan knew this person, Zhang Ye, a member of the Military Examination Department.
Zhang Ye looked at the various people present and cursed in his heart. He walked to the center of the hall and took out a scroll from a tray covered with yellow satin.
"The imperial edict has arrived! Liu Zhengfeng listens to the edict!"
This shocked everyone. Although Liu Zhengfeng was a master in the world, he was not capable of alarming the emperor! Could it be that something has happened! Offended the court? ! But looking at Liu Zhengfeng's face, which was always beaming with joy, it didn't seem like this.
Zhang Ye opened the imperial edict and read aloud: "The Emperor's edict is carried out by heaven: seeking governance lies in the officials who are close to the people. Relying on Xunliang's loyalty, encouragement and respect, Yulong praised him. Liu Zhengfeng, the brother of Liu Chengxun clan, the former Hengyang County Governor, is honest and honest. The training is strict, the career can be started, Shigu is declared... This is Qin's grace. I will actually give you the post of flood control general, control the Xiangjiang River, calm floods, ensure the safety of the common people, herdsmen and people... I admire this."
Yang Qingyuan knew as soon as he heard this that there was no doubt that the imperial edict had been issued through the cabinet.
Although the flood control general has no real power, he is still a member of the imperial court and has the same rank as the fifth rank. This Liu Zhengfeng is quite wild!
Liu Zhengfeng stood up and kowtowed: "Weak minister Liu Zhengfeng thanks you, my emperor, long live, long live, long live."
After the salute, Liu Zhengfeng stood up and bowed to Zhang Ye and said, "Thank you, Mr. Zhang, for your cultivation and promotion."
Zhang Ye twisted his beard and smiled and said: "Congratulations, congratulations, General Liu. From now on, you and I will be our ministers, so why should we be so polite?"
Liu Zhengfeng said: "The young general was originally a rough and tumble man. Today, he was awarded an official by the imperial court. It is no doubt the emperor's favor that made the young general proud of his ancestors, but he was also cultivated beyond the scope of his clan brother and Mr. Zhang."
The smile on Zhang Ye's face became even brighter: "Where, where."
According to normal logic, the next step is to give gifts. How embarrassing is this!
Zhang Ye subconsciously rubbed his fingers hidden in his sleeves.
As expected, Liu Zhengfeng did not disappoint Zhang Ye. He turned to Fang Qianju and said, "Brother Fang Xian, where is the gift from Mr. Zhang?"
Fang Qianju said: "We have been prepared here for a long time." He turned around and took out a disk. In the disk was a brocade package.
Liu Zhengfeng took it with both hands and said with a smile: "A few small gifts are all local specialties of Hengyang City. They are not respectful, so please accept them with a smile, Mr. Zhang."
Zhang Ye said meaningfully: "We are brothers and ministers in the same palace, Mr. Liu is so polite!"
But he secretly thought in his heart that this Liu Zhengfeng was really a reckless person, he didn't understand any rules, and he came all the way and was only given some local specialties.
Zhang Ye waved his hand and asked the guard beside him to receive it. Unexpectedly, when the guard took the plate, his arms sank down. It was obvious that the weight of the thing on the plate was really heavy. The guard was unprepared and almost missed it.
It was obvious that the tray was not made of silver but of gold. Zhang Ye immediately turned from anger to joy and beamed. Zhang Ye liked this kind of local specialty so much! He just likes earthy things!
"General Liu, I am busy with official duties and cannot stay for a long time, so I will pour three glasses of wine and congratulate General Liu on his appointment today, and he will be promoted to a higher rank soon."
Liu Zhengfeng immediately asked someone to get the wine glass, "Then thank you Master Zhang for your kind words!"
The two drank three drinks in a row. After Zhang Ye finished drinking, he said goodbye and left.
Yang Qingyuan, who had been watching from the side, secretly noted in his heart that Li Xunhuan's performance could be even greater this quarter!
If Zhang Ye had known that there was such a man among these martial arts savages, he probably wouldn't have made this trip at all.
At this time, most of the people in the Liu family were well-known in the martial arts world. They were all people who thought highly of themselves. They had always disrespected the court and the government. Now they saw Liu Zhengfeng following his influence and openly offering bribes. They felt contempt for him.
Yang Qingyuan even heard someone at the next table whisper, "Liu Zhengfeng has always been an upright man, but when he got old, he became greedy for wealth and wealth, and bought a sesame-mung bean-sized 'General' willing to serve as a court eagle dog?!"
Yang Qingyuan rolled his eyes when he heard this. This man in the world is really outrageous. The status of a general in the army is definitely not low. A general in the border army can even command tens of thousands of troops. In their eyes, he is regarded as a petty official...
After Liu Zhengfeng saw Zhang Ye off, he came to the front of the heroes, his face full of joy, and he bowed to everyone to take a seat.
Then his disciples held a brilliant golden basin with a diameter of one and a half feet in both hands and placed it on the coffee table. The basin was filled with water.
Liu Zhengfeng cupped his hands and said to everyone, "Liu will be a member of the imperial court from today on, and he must be loyal in his conduct in the world. In state affairs, he must abide by the law. If there is a conflict between the two in the future, it will inevitably be difficult. To avoid this worry, Liu Zhengfeng will withdraw from the martial arts today. Liu cannot forgive all the grudges and disputes in the martial arts world!"
After saying that, Liu Zhengfeng turned away and said loudly to the heroes, "From now on, Mr. Liu washes his hands in a golden basin and concentrates on officialdom, but he is determined not to pass on martial arts from master to promotion. The grievances and sect disputes in the world will make Liu Zhengfeng even more serious." I will never question you if you violate this oath and have such a sword."
After speaking, he took out the sword from his waist, and with a movement of his true energy at his fingertips, a fine steel sword was split into two.
After breaking the long sword, Liu Zhengfeng let the two pieces of the sword fall down smoothly. With two soft hisses, the broken swords were inserted into the green bricks. For a moment, the heroes were shocked.
This fine steel sword was actually broken by Liu Zhengfeng's bare hands. This man's martial arts was beyond their expectations.
Liu Zhengfeng smiled, rolled up his sleeves, stretched out his hands, and was about to put the gold basin into the basin and complete the ritual of washing hands in the golden basin. When someone outside the gate shouted sharply: "Uncle Liu, wait a minute!!"
I saw four men in yellow shirts walking into the gate. One of them, a very tall man in a yellow shirt, held up a five-color banner, which was studded with pearls and gems. When it moved, it emitted a brilliant light.
Seeing this scene, Yang Qingyuan couldn't help but complained softly to Zhou Zhiruo about Zuo Lengchan's aesthetics, "I don't know what Zuo Lengchan is thinking, but a flag must be so flashy!"
Listening to Yang Qingyuan's complaints, Zhou Zhiruo couldn't help but cover her mouth with her sleeves. Brother Qingyuan was really hurt! After all, Zuo Lengchan was also the leader of a sect, but he arranged for him like this.
"Senior Brother Liu! I have an order from the leader of the Left Alliance of the Wuyue Sword Sect: Please temporarily postpone the matter of washing hands in the golden basin."
The person who came was Fei Bin, the "Great Songyang Master" of the Songshan Sect, a standard Yuanhua Realm master.
Although the Songshan Sect does not have warriors at the Dongxuan Realm, there are quite a few at the Yuanhua Realm with the support of the people behind it.
The Thirteen Taibao of Songshan are all Yuanhua masters.
When Fei Bin arrived in person, Liu Zhengfeng knew that the matter was not simple, but he still had to maintain the etiquette on face. He then bowed to the order flag and asked: "But I don't know what the purpose of this order is from the leader of the Zuo Alliance?"
Fei Bin had a weird smile on his face, "I was just following orders. I really don't know Senior Brother Zuo's intentions. Please forgive me, Senior Brother Liu."
Upon seeing this, Liu Zhengfeng knew that today's matter was already difficult and no longer maintained his superficial politeness.
"Back then, our Five Mountains Sword Sect formed an alliance and agreed to help each other in offense and defense to maintain the right path in the martial arts world. When it comes to matters related to the five sects, everyone must listen to the orders of the leader of the alliance. Seeing the order flag is like seeing the leader of the alliance, which is good. But today Jin Washing one's hands in the basin is Liu's private matter. It does not violate martial arts ethics and has nothing to do with the Five Mountains Sword Sect. The flag of the leader of the Five Mountains Alliance naturally has nothing to do with me!"
After saying this, he walked towards the golden basin and wanted to force the golden basin to wash his hands.
Just when Liu Zhengfeng was about to put his hand into the golden basin, suddenly silver light flashed, and a tiny hidden weapon broke through the air. Just when Liu Zhengfeng was about to retreat, a sword energy suddenly came from nowhere and cut the hidden weapon issued by Fei Bin into two pieces.
Liu Zhengfeng took this opportunity and reached into the golden basin.
The person who took action was Yang Qingyuan, who was eating at the side. He wanted to see what the people of the Songshan Sect were going to do if Liu Zhengfeng really finished washing his hands in the golden basin. !
Seeing that Liu Zhengfeng had finished washing his hands in the golden basin, Fei Bin could no longer hold his temper and shouted, "Senior Brother Lu, Senior Brother Ding!"
Immediately, yellow shadows swayed on the roof, and two figures came from the roof into the hall. Their lightening skills were exactly the same as when Fei Bin jumped down just now.
The man standing at the east end is a fat man with a tall build. He is Ding Mian, the second junior brother of the head of the Songshan Sect. The man at the west end is as tall and thin as a bamboo pole. He is Lu Bai, the Crane Hand who holds the third highest position in the Songshan Sect. .
The two shouted together, "Senior Brother Liu, under the order of the leader of the alliance, you are not allowed to wash your hands in the golden basin."
At this moment, Liu Zhengfeng had already wiped off the water on his hands, completed the ritual of washing hands in the golden basin, and said to the two of them with a smile, "The two senior brothers came from afar. Instead of sitting down to have a glass of water and wine, they hid on the roof, suffering from the wind." The pain of being exposed to the sun? If people knew about it, they would think it was Liu who did not treat him well!"
"Hmph! Liu Zhengfeng, don't think about things right and left. I'm here today just to stop you from washing your hands in a golden basin!?" The tall and thin Lu Bai snorted coldly and said.
"Washing hands in a golden basin is Liu's private matter. Besides, it has already been done as a courtesy at this moment. Why should the three of you force each other so hard?!"
Although Master Dingyi on the side couldn't stand Liu Zhengfeng's behavior just now, she also said aloud, "Senior Brother Liu washed his hands in a golden basin and became a sesame and mung bean official. The poor nun doesn't think so, but everyone has his own ambitions, as long as he harms the people, It does not violate the moral principles of martial arts, and it is hard for others to stop it. Besides, Senior Brother Liu has already completed the ceremony, so why should Senior Brother Fei force it?"
Fei Bin smiled and saluted Master Dingyi and said, "Master, you are a righteous person in the Buddhist sect. Naturally, you don't understand the tricks of the little devils in the world."
After speaking to Dingyi, Fei Bin walked back to Liu Zhengfeng again, full of inner strength, and shouted loudly, "Senior Brother Liu! The leader of the Zuo Alliance has ordered us to find out from you; Senior Brother Liu and the leader of the Sun and Moon Demon Cult What kind of collusion does Dongfang Bubai have secretly? What kind of conspiracy has he set up to deal with our Five Sacred Sword Sect and the righteous way of martial arts?"
As soon as this statement came out, the whole audience was in an uproar!
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