late autumn.
Sorrow at separation.
a glass of wine.
Thousands of emotions.
Late autumn is the time of harvest, but also the time of farewell.
On this day, a carriage slowly drove out on the road outside Luoyang City.
This driver is a powerful driver. He is the son of the "Bahuang Fist Saint" and his name is Lei Buji.
As the saying goes, every strange person and good appearance must have strange abilities. Although Lei Buji is only sixteen years old this year, he looks like a thirty-year-old black man. Just tell me how capable he is?
Of course, when it comes to ability, the two people sitting in the carriage at this time are even more powerful.
One of them is Sun Yixie and the other is Huang Donglai.
At the "Young Heroes Meeting" held in Yongtai's 18th year that just ended not long ago, one of these two won the first place and the other entered the top 16.
This ranking... may not sound like much at first glance, but in fact the ranking is not the important point.
The point is, their series of operations such as "strangling the organizer", planning to kill Gu Qiying, breaking the Tianqi Gang, and intelligently rescuing the martial arts heroes made most of the martial arts world owe them a huge favor overnight. .
After this battle, the two of them suddenly changed from two unknown people who had just come out of the world to rising stars with famous names everywhere; even the one who won the first place in the Heroes Association and showed great success in the battle with Gu Qiying The brilliant Lin Yuancheng was not as popular as the two of them at this time.
But to be honest... they're not very happy right now.
Well-known spiritual teacher Mr. Ben Parker once said - "With great power comes great responsibility."
That is, "the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility."
It was precisely because of their active performance during this Young Heroes Meeting that Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai got into a lot of trouble later on.
First of all, it is about the finishing work of the "Bliss Gu".
This matter was easier to deal with. On the fifth day after the war, that is, August 21, those poisoners who stayed in Luoyang gathered together again and listened to Huang Donglai ringing the poison bell. As a result...the Bliss Gu did not attack again, which confirmed that the method Huang Donglai told them to remove the poison was correct.
Those Jianghu heroes were overjoyed on the spot. One of them, the deputy leader of a small sect, ran forward and held Huang Donglai's hand with tears in his eyes: "It's been five days...five days! You know I've been here for five days." How did it go! Do you know!"
Obviously, the method of removing the poison is not very comfortable...
But this is natural. If you take medicine when you are sick, the medicine is still bitter. If you have been poisoned and want to cure it, why don't you suffer a little bit?
So, Huang Ge quoted the famous saying of Alanak, the high-ranking lord of Tal'darin, and answered the other party: "Comfort... is just something to coax children. Only pain and torture are the true meaning of life."
The senior was shocked when he heard this. He almost blurted out and called Brother Huang to the 17 or 18-year-old boy in front of him. Fortunately, there were many big guys from other sects watching, so he finally held back.
In short, after understanding the Gu, the next step is to "explain" it to the officials.
Although in this universe, the government's attitude towards the Jianghu is basically "the Jianghu is the Jianghu's", but as Shui Hanyi said in the previous article - it doesn't matter if you don't care, if you want to control, you can control anything.
Without mentioning anything else, let’s just say that Sun Yixie set fire to the chief helmsman of the Tianqi Gang. Whether it is a “jianghu matter” or not, you have to say two things: You can say yes, but you have to break it down. This fire If the situation is not controlled in time, what will happen to the surrounding people if it is burned? Another possibility... it's not impossible to set half the city on fire.
According to the law of Dashu, anyone who privately prays to heaven and prays for fire will be punished with an eighty stick. If he sets fire to burn the houses of officials and people, public warehouses, and the things accumulated by officials, he will be beheaded.
What's the meaning? Even if you accidentally cause a fire while burning incense and worshiping Buddha at home, you will be punished eighty times. If you deliberately set a fire, it will definitely be a sin of losing your head.
Therefore, if the government really wanted to investigate what Sun Yixie did on the night of August 16th, it would be difficult for him to handle it.
And what's not clear... is actually a matter of one sentence between Shui Hanyi and Yun Shili.
Yu Zi, Yun Shui and Sun Yixie had no grudges against Huang Donglai. Not only did they not have any grudges, they also admired and admired these two young men; this is normal... such a 17 or 18-year-old bastard , there may not even be one in the world for hundreds of years.
But Yu Gong, this is not the case.
People in the imperial court must consider and act from the standpoint of the imperial court. If you can win over people like Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai, you must win over them. If you can't win over them, it's best not to break up with them, but to "cooperate" with them skillfully.
Just like that, on the evening of August 17, in the back hall of the Yamen.
After driving away the county magistrate, Shui Hanyi and Yun Shili, who occupied the magpie's nest, invited Sun and Huang to come and started intense negotiations.
The two first cleverly tested Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai with their fame, fortune, and wealth. They found that although these two guys seemed to be greedy for money, they were not the kind of people who could betray their integrity casually.
Later, the two guys started to talk about "too small" and other strange words that others could not understand. Yun Shili tasted the context of their expressions and felt that they seemed to imply "not enough". ; But one thing is that the conditions he promised are already very exaggerated. The higher price would be the price that could only be offered by the emperor himself or the corrupt officials of the day, and he himself would not be able to enjoy that kind of treatment.
There is no way, since these two people are too unreasonable in the matter of "adding more money", then the two officials can only talk about their ideals with them.
However, after talking for about half an hour, I came back to my senses...the content of the conversation changed to Huang Donglai and Sun Yixie talking about their ideals with Yun Shili Shui Hanyi.
At this point, the "benevolence" route of combining kindness and deterrence undoubtedly could not go on. The two Yunshui had no choice but to use their official power and start to take the deterrent route.
So, they started to make a fuss about Sun Yixie's arson, but was Brother Sun the kind of person who would plead guilty easily?
"What? Set fire? What set fire?"
"Don't talk nonsense. I didn't let it go. Who saw it if you said I let it go?"
"Listen to what others said? Who? What you say is unfounded. Ask him to provide evidence."
Sun Yixie came out with such skillful rhetoric; he could still talk about things that were obvious, and even Shui Hanyi and Yun Shili were amazed.
But after all...you can't rely on this.
To make a long story short, when he came out of the back hall of the Yamen that night, Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai reached the following agreement with the officials represented by Yun Shui:
First, Gu Qiying's notes on cultivating gu must be handed over to the imperial court for safekeeping.
This immoral thing will cause endless troubles if it flows into the rivers and lakes, and cannot be left alone; although... it does not mean that there will be no hidden dangers if this thing falls into the hands of the imperial court, but it is definitely safer than staying in Huang Donglai's hands. .
Secondly, all the properties and businesses of the Zhengyi Sect, including of course the cleanup and reconstruction work of their general helm, will be taken over by the Jin Yiwei side. Those Jianghu sects who want to take advantage of the destruction of the Zhengyi Sect to come and carve up the profits can no longer think about it. ...and avoid triggering a new round of conflict when you come to fight for it.
This arrangement originally had nothing to do with Sun and Huang, but the official hoped that Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai would come forward to convey this matter to those martial arts people; after all, they had just saved the lives of those comrades, and now they were They came forward to negotiate, but even if everyone had any dissatisfaction, it was difficult to express it.
Thirdly, they had to go to Wuchang for a trip. As for why they wanted to go... it was related to "Shadow". It's a long story, so I won't tell it here.
In contrast to these "obligations", they will naturally receive some "rights" and other benefits.
Shui Hanyi and Yun Shili promised that from now on, no matter where Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai go, as long as they are in the territory of Dashu, they can be given "easy deals" in official terms, that is to say, they will be treated "easily" The government offices will turn a blind eye to all kinds of illegal and disciplinary behavior, whether it is "jianghu affairs" or "ordinary matters"; and if they need help from the government for something, the local government will try their best to help them Convenient to travel.
Originally... it was over, but because Sun and Huang were really good at shameless bargaining, they chatted and proposed that the government reward them with a few hundred taels of gold. What else could they say? Outstanding citizens who acted bravely and thwarted the conspiracy of a terrorist organization deserved to be rewarded."
Shui Hanyi thought about it, you two burned most of the foundation of Zhengyi Sect with all your troubles. I haven't even settled the accounts with you for the losses, but now you are so confident that you want to blackmail us for hundreds of taels of gold? Do you think I'm stupid?
But later, he couldn't stand the two people's tough talk. He and Yun Shili came together and said, forget it...the local officials in Luoyang have also received a lot of benefits from Shen Youran over the years. Let's just let them give some blood and put them away. The money came out; anyway, these days, as long as you are an official, no one can come up with some dirty money.
It took a few more days to raise money, but Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai had to stay in Luoyang for five days to wait for the group of people who had been infected by the poison to finish removing the poison, so they were not in a hurry.
In short, after all this, the two of them stayed in Luoyang for another seven days. After seven days, they packed their luggage, packed their carriages, and then left Luoyang City with Lei Buji.
This Lei Buji is also very playful. He originally promised his father to go home after visiting the Young Heroes Association, but after experiencing all the previous events, his mind changed; especially the eight in the martial arts test. After losing to Chun Kong in the fourth round, and witnessing Lin Yuancheng's martial arts in the finals and the siege of Gu Qiying, he also deeply realized what it means that there is a sky outside the world, and there are people outside the world...
Lei Buji felt that if he continued to stay in that ravine, he would probably always be just a fool living in the shadow of his father, so he wrote a letter to his family, saying that he wanted to have more adventures in the world. Open your horizons, do more experience, and go home after you have made a name for yourself.
Because he was afraid that his father would be worried, he specifically mentioned in the letter that he had two "eldest brothers" and emphasized that Brother Sun and Brother Huang were both heroes with righteousness, courage and courage. You will definitely not suffer any loss.
You can imagine what his father thought when he saw this letter, but that's another story for another day.
In addition, there is another thing that must be mentioned, that is, the injury of "Yin Dao" Bai Ruhong; although everyone invited the best doctor in Luoyang City to treat him the next day, his strange injury is usually not It is difficult for doctors to see why.
In the end, Little Master Chunkong was compassionate. Considering that the monks and Taoists were all monks, he took the initiative to take over the responsibility and took Bai Ruhong back to the Shaolin Temple. He wanted to invite the eminent monks in the temple to find a way to cure Bai Ruhong.
This suggestion is quite reasonable, because Shaolin Temple is very close to Luoyang City, only half a day's journey away. Bai Ruhong's physical condition is not suitable for long-distance travel, so it would be good to be sent to Shaolin; besides, Shaolin is a city with profound cultural heritage and high moral prestige after all. , even if no one in their sect can save Bai Ruhong, there may be someone who knows someone in the world who can save him. To take a step back... at least there is no need to worry about the harm Bai Ruhong will suffer if he falls into the hands of these monks.
After explaining these things, let's go back to Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai.
Wuchang is not too far from Luoyang, at least it is much closer than going to Hangzhou or Sichuan, and their first stop after leaving Luoyang is to go back to Xuzhou.
With the carriage and Lei Buji as a free driver, they naturally took the official route.
After all, the official road is smooth and safe.
But is it really absolutely safe? Thinking about the scene when Shen Youran's carriage was raided by the Cao Gang outside Hangzhou, you must have the answer...
Right now, in broad daylight, in the clear sky, the carriage Sun and Huang were riding in was suddenly stopped by someone.
The man blocking the road wore a bamboo hat on his head and a long sword hanging from his waist. He was tall and straight, strong and vigorous.
He just poked into the middle of the road without saying a word. Just by his flamboyant murderous aura, everyone who saw him could understand that this guy was not a good person.
Lei Buji saw this man from afar. He stopped his horse and slowed down before the carriage could reach him.
It’s not that he was afraid, the main reason was that the horses and cars were expensive, and they were all new. Lei Buji was a child from a poor family and was reluctant to spoil things. Although he didn’t pay for the cars and horses, his eldest brother paid for them from the Yamen. He was also distressed that the finances he obtained through false accusations had been damaged.
"Friend, you blocked the road for no reason, what do you mean?" After parking the car, Lei Buji did not get down from the driving position, but asked the person blocking the road loudly from a distance.
"It has nothing to do with you." The man wearing a bamboo hat was faceless, but his voice sounded quite young. "I'm looking for the person in the car."
"Huh?" Just this sentence made Lei Buji a little angry, "Why does it have nothing to do with me? The two people in the car are my eldest brothers. What do you want to do with them? Have you asked me?"
At this moment, Sun Yixie and Huang Donglai, who were sitting in the carriage, were almost stupid. They thought to themselves that Lei Buji was so heartless. No one even tested you, so you took the initiative to give information about how many people were in the carriage. Shake it out?
But the man wearing the hat was actually not that thoughtful. He raised his head slightly, glanced up from under the brim of his hat, looked at Lei Buji, and said to himself: "What's going on? I heard that Sun Yixie Huang Donglai and Huang Donglai are both seventeen or eighteen years old. Why does this dark-faced man who looks like Meng Zhangfei in his thirties call them brother? Could it be that I stopped the wrong car? "
Just when he was hesitating, Lei Buji was already a little impatient and urged him again: "Hey! I'm telling you, if you have something to say, talk about it. If nothing else, don't block the way."
"Hmph..." The man in the hat was obviously displeased when he heard this. He immediately sneered and said, "A young driver dares to talk to me like this. It seems that I have to teach you two eldest brothers a lesson." Only you can do it..."
When he finished speaking, he moved and the long sword at his waist was already unsheathed.
