Qu Gong, the new chief catcher of Lingling City, stood by the river with a knife across his waist and two accompanying catchers.
Lingling City was newly occupied by the Han Dynasty. The county government office of that day no longer existed, and all the establishment of Lingling City was restarted. The temporary appointment of the county magistrate to Ma Huazhen of the Ma family in Yongzhou was regarded as a means for He Xiaoyao to appease Ma Huateng. It was naturally also a fulfillment of Ma She's original promise to his family brothers.
Qu Gongnai was born in Prince Xing's Palace and Jiaozhou Palace. He was able to serve as the head catcher of Lingling City, but it was all the result of his own efforts. If it were in the Xingwang Palace in the capital, the small position of chief arrester of a county would be coveted by ordinary people, but for Qu Gong, who was born in the palace, it really was nothing.
However, the Qu family had extremely strict upbringing, so in the complicated Xingwang Palace and the Southern Han Dynasty, the palaces with different surnames could still exist and continue. Naturally, there was a reason for its existence. Qu Gong watched as many of his former brothers and partners went to work in other places with various parties. Although their positions were extremely low-level, they were doing well.
In the words of contemporary King Quye of Jiaozhou, being able to take up a local foreign post means a bright future for people from the Qu family. Qu Gong firmly believes in this, because many people in the Qu family have already tasted the benefits in the hands of Liu Jixing, the current emperor of Han Dynasty.
Although Qu Gong is not among the top ten elites of the Qu family, he still has good skills and is quite experienced in practicing the Qu family's sword skills. It is said that his ancestor was not named Qu at the beginning, but followed the first generation of Jiaozhou King Qu Hao to conquer the world. Later, as the most loyal general of the Qu family, he came to settle in Prince Xing's Mansion together, and was given the current surname of Qu by Qu Hao. surname.
Qu Gong is still very proud, after all, the Qu family has given him so much. Especially now, under the call of Qu Ju, the Marquis of Xianning, all the men in the Qu family have been mobilized. Even a few strong women have taken action and implemented their ideas with the permission of the Qu family. It can be said that everyone who can go out responds to the call and goes out to work hard in various places.
As a disciple of the Qu family who followed He Xiaoyao's army on the northern expedition, Qu Gong still had great hopes in his heart, hoping that he could make some achievements before the battle. Of course, as a son of the Qu family who went on an expedition with the army, he did not follow He Xiaoyao and enter Yongzhou City in disguise. Instead, he assisted Qu Weishang to contact Yinjiabao and captured Lingling City in one fell swoop.
Obviously, serving as the chief catcher of a newly occupied prefecture and county is not an easy task. There are a lot of things that need to be done at this juncture when everything is being done. Qu Gong thought this was really an excellent opportunity to train himself, so he took the initiative to mention it to Qu Weishang and applied to Lingling City. Qu Weishang was naturally happy with Qu Gong's decision and applied at He Xiaoyao without any objection.
Qu Gong seemed to have the passion of a young man, but also the stability of a seasoned Jianghu man. Being able to take up a position in the newly occupied area was something that He Xiaoyao and Qu Weishang had repeatedly weighed. What's more, this newly occupied area is also the base of the forward war zone, so its importance is self-evident.
After all, Ma Huaqi will serve as the county magistrate. If there is no one to assist him, he is afraid that he will be unable to hold it with one arm. Qu Gong's identity is somewhat like that of a personal guard. If He Xiaoyao calls someone over, he is afraid that Ma Huateng, who has just surrendered, may have something in mind.
In the end, Ma She took the initiative to find Ma Huateng, and Ma Huateng naturally understood the reason. Whether it was to protect his brother or not, at least with Qu Gong here, Ma Huaju's safety factor would be much higher. He also took the initiative to advise He Xiaoyao, hoping that someone could help Ma Huaqi together.
The ending was naturally happy for everyone, and it was also what He Xiaoyao and the others expected.
Qu Gong has big ears, a high nose and a wide mouth. His face is as clear-cut as a knife, and his sword-shaped eyebrows at the temples make him look a bit more chic. Standing on a stone by the river, watching the two sides getting ready to fight. He naturally knew the people of Yinjiabao, so he was still a little surprised when he saw the sign of Niejiabao.
It was a coincidence that he just happened to be passing by for inspection nearby, and suddenly heard Nie Qi's angry laughter, and he was naturally surprised. After all, Lingling City had just been occupied by the Han Dynasty, so all uncertain factors would exist. Although there will be garrison troops coming to defend in the future, now they are still dominated by more than a dozen of their own agents.
Naturally, he didn't want any accidents to occur. Although he knew that the person's skills were far beyond his own, he still chose to come over as soon as possible. As he rushed over quickly, he saw that Liu Gen and his group had been injured by Nie Qi.
When he was in Daozhou City, he followed Qu Weishang and had interactions with the Nie family, who were landlords. Although he had never seen Nie Qi, who was following Mr. Guiyuan, nor Nie Wujiu, who was injured and imprisoned in the castle by Nie Huji, he immediately knew what was going on when he saw the flag on the passenger ship.
He couldn't help but speak in time to stop the other party's next action.
It can be regarded as a whim. He clearly knew that his internal strength was not as good as Nie Qi's, but he cleverly called out that he was the leader of Lingling City, just to avoid misunderstanding between the two parties.
Although he didn't know much about either party, he understood Yin Shangxin's ambitions when he followed Qu Weishang to Yinjiabao. Also as one of the three major fortresses that emerged in the Chu region, Niejiabao was still inferior to Yinjiabao in terms of prestige and power. However, Niejiabao is located in a delicate Daozhou, and its family wealth is actually better than that of Yinjiabao. This is naturally uncomfortable for Yinjiabao, like a lump in his throat.
Seeing that both parties had no intention of stopping, and that the two small boats that had been following behind were about to come over, Qu Gong frowned slightly, turned his head and looked around at the riverside, and found a door panel there. Without hesitation or words, he jumped down and landed on one end of the door panel. He tapped his feet slightly and pushed the door panel forward in the river water.
The door panel quickly moved down the river, as if someone was pushing behind it. Naturally, Qu Gong's skills had not yet reached the innate level, but it was quite impressive to move the door panel quickly in the river. He quickly moved towards the river. A passenger ship approaches.
Nie Qi still had his hands behind his back and paid no attention to the two boats approaching. He had already seen that the people on the boats were not as skilled as Liu Gen, who was injured by him. He couldn't help but watch Qu Gongzheng coming quickly, becoming somewhat interested in this so-called head catcher.
When the people on the two boats saw Qu Gong, they naturally recognized who it was. Although they were a little dissatisfied with the new head catcher, they remembered the words of the fortress master and looked at Liu Geng who was bleeding from all his holes. They were also shocked in their hearts. Not forward. For a moment, he stopped the boat a few meters away and watched quietly as Qu Gong swept onto Nie Qi's bow.
The passenger ship sank slowly the moment Qu Gong landed on the bow. Nie Qi's eyelids twitched slightly and he looked at the young catcher. Recalling Mr. Guiyuan's words, I knew that Qu Gong's handwriting skills were good, and I couldn't help but cup my hands and salute Qu Gong.
The captain's clever use of the pole slowed the passenger ship down, and Nie Wujiu and the three men next door immediately jumped over. Nie Wujiu took the lead and said, "Your Excellency is the head catcher appointed by General He. Nie Wujiu, the third Nie from Daozhou, is from Niejiabao!"
Nie Qi looked at Qu Gong quietly and took half a step sideways, letting Nie Wujiu face Qu Gong. This was almost an instinctive reaction. After all, Nie Wujiu had always traveled around, and in terms of his status, he was his master. Naturally, Nie Wujiu was a little more relaxed in dealing with the private salt and supplies that circulated in Niejiabao, as well as with friends from various government offices and on the roads.
"I've admired you for a long time!" Qu Gong felt slightly moved when he heard Nie Wujiu's words. After all, when I was in Daozhou City, I naturally heard He Xiaoyao first tell me the details of the Nie family. I knew that this Nie Wujiu was actually the main figure of the Nie family and one of the representatives of the Nie family fort doing business with foreign countries today.
Although I had never met Nie Wujiu, I looked at him and saw that he looked similar to Nie Hujiu. Moreover, there was the Nie family’s logo on the passenger ship. I couldn’t help but return the favor and said, “A certain family is the arrester of Lingling City appointed by General He. Touqu Gong, I think that Guibao is now the powerful force of the Han Dynasty in Daozhou City, and Nie Gong is now his colleague in Daozhou City. The family does not speak the same language, and the Yin Family Fort here is now the imperial court in Lingling City. The vanguard, I wonder if there is any misunderstanding, the two sides will have a conflict in the river!"
He couldn't help but look at Nie Qi. After all, he was more interested and somewhat curious about this young man who looked to be about the same age as himself. Because of the loud laughter just now, Qu Gong already knew that he was far inferior to Nie Qi. I'm afraid that this powerful young man has reached the level of a master.
"Captain Qu, no need to say more, capture these people quickly. They are most likely spies from Hengzhou!" On the two boats that followed, a middle-aged man with a pointed head and a thin face pointed hoarsely. Looking at Nie Qi and the others, he felt vaguely that something was not good, and at the moment he just wanted to hang out.
Because to be honest, this incident was caused by this person who caused trouble for the Nie family passenger ship. He is a figure of the generation of Yin Jiabao and Liu Gen. He is usually called Shouhou Yibao. Just because he was in charge of the upper reaches of Xiaoshui River that day, he became malicious when he saw the Nie family's passenger ship.
Naturally, Yi Bao was a little more hostile towards this newly rising family, so he couldn't help but follow him all the way down, hoping to find out the details and gain benefits. Unexpectedly, when Nie Qi arrived at Lingling City, where Yinjiabao was located, he thought he could control the passenger ship by calling his companions. Unexpectedly, when Nie Qi saw the people from Yinjiabao, he actually came to try his skills first.
It can only be said that Liu Gen and these men were unlucky. Although they had malicious intentions in advance, it was really an unreasonable disaster.
Seeing Yi Bao's nonsense, Nie Qi frowned but said nothing. After all, in his heart, the young master of the Nie family was standing here, and he couldn't help but instinctively look at Nie Wu Jiu.
Nie Wu Jiu had already seen that these people were from the Yin Family Fort. Although he did not have much interaction with the Yin Family Fort, as one of the three most famous forts within a few hundred miles, Nie Wu Jiu would naturally know When talking about each other's characteristics to family members, they are even more familiar with each other's signs.
Thinking about the other party's nonsense of referring to deer as horses despite knowing that they were from Niejiabao, he glanced at Liu Gen who was slowly standing up in the boat, but it seemed a bit miserable. His confidence in Nie Qi increased greatly, and he couldn't help but snort, and he cupped his hands towards Qu Gonggong and said: "Qu Baotou is a person who has followed General He. He must have stayed in Daozhou City. He is not interested in the Nie family's flag. You will be a stranger!"
He looked at Qu Gong's face, but he didn't speak a word, as if he was thinking deeply. He couldn't help but turn his head to look at Yi Bao on the boat in the river, and said with a sneer: "Your Excellency is wearing Yinjiabao clothes. I have always heard that Yinjiabao is a famous place near Fangyuan, but Lingling City has just been occupied by the Han Dynasty. It is inevitable that some unscrupulous mountain bandits will take advantage of the fire, so Qu Baotou needs to keep his eyes open, because he doesn’t know if there will be someone pretending to be a hero from Yinjiapu and ruining the tranquility of Lingling City!"
Liu Gen, who was on the boat on the other side of the river, slowly came to his senses. Although he was born in the older generation of the Yin Family Fort, and he and the owner of the fort, Yin Shangxin, were both brothers, but due to his limited talent, he did not have much skill. Just stay in the present. Just now, Nie Qi's powerful sound shocked his internal organs, and he finally woke up. Luck discovered one day that his injuries were extremely serious, and that he could not repair them at the moment. He was shocked and frightened.
He and Yi Bao were considered brothers, so they naturally understood what Yi Bao was thinking. They had been robbing each other these past few days, and now they finally hit the wall. But I also know that today’s group of people is no longer something they can handle.
Secretly hating Yi Bao for not knowing what was good and bad, he was lucky that the other party did not take the opportunity to take action again. He couldn't help but take a deep breath to calm down his mind and suppress the fishy smell in his throat. Just when he was about to say a few words, he was already snatched away.
Who would have thought that after hearing Nie Wu Jiu's faint counterattack, he would naturally see Yi Bao stomping his feet unbearably. He knew that if there was no basis in front of Qu Gong, after getting to know him in the past few days, he understood that he was a pragmatic person. It will be dredged for the sake of Yinjiabao.
What's more, the people in the fort have almost looted Lingling City in the past few days. He Xiaoyao is renovating Yongzhou and has not yet taken care of Lingling City. Although the new county magistrate Ma Huaqian is from nearby and has some family background, he will not embarrass Yin Jiabao too much. This Qu Gong is the real He Xiaoyao. If he is offended, he will definitely use Yin Jiabao as a punching bag. Qu Gong was trying to find an excuse to talk about the matter, but Yi Bao was already exposed. Thinking of this, Liu Gen's eyes darkened and he almost fainted.
He opened his mouth and moved his mouth a few times to call out to Qu Gong, but no sound came out. He was so frightened that he felt cold all over. He knew that his injuries were more serious than he thought, so he held onto the side of the boat and sat down.
Qu Gong's heart was shaken when he saw Liu Gen's look, but he handed over his hand to Nie Qigong. He heard what the two sides said, and knew that both sides were from the nearby stronghold, so he understood the usual existence of the two sides. Conflict of Interest. No matter which party gets involved and benefits on their own, it will not be of any benefit to their current situation, and they don't want to get involved.
But now, due to Lingling City's public security, he had to intervene. He was not afraid of anyone doing harm to him. He belongs to He Xiaoyao's lineage, a being who truly has the power of life and death. Qu Gong didn't want to get himself involved in the fight between the army and the local forces, so when he was leaving to join the army, the Marquis of Xianning gave him instructions and advised him not to participate in the battle between the army and local forces.
He no longer cared about anything in his heart, but looked at Nie Qi, who was standing with his hands behind his back. Feeling more and more unfathomable, he couldn't help but said lightly: "This is,,,,,,!"
"A certain Daozhou Nie Qi, born in Niejiabao, is leaving for Yongzhou to pay homage to General Ji He!" Nie Qi smiled slightly and returned the greeting to Qu Gong, neither humble nor overbearing. Xie Zhi told him that he is now very senior in the world, and he should know how to be self-respecting and low-key at ordinary times, and not to disgrace his master, Mr. Guiyuan.
"Ah! It turns out it's the little brother Nie that General He mentioned to a certain family!" Qu Gong's eyes lit up and he showed extra enthusiasm. He laughed and said, "It's a fate! General He also mentioned it again and again, saying that little brother I will be coming to Yongzhou soon, but I didn’t expect it to happen so quickly! How lucky I am to meet you today!"
Qu Gong paid no attention to Yi Bao at all, knowing that He Xiaoyao would definitely come to clear Lingling City after the overall situation in Yongzhou City was settled. By then, he was afraid that Yin Jiabao would also be implicated. Then he said to Nie Qi: "We have a good relationship. When a certain family came to Lingling City that day, they had the chance to meet Mr. Sun, and he gave a few words of advice to a certain family. It really benefited a lot. Now a certain family doesn't know How can I thank Mr. Sun! I didn’t expect to meet Mr. Sun’s student right away!”
Nie Qi was shocked and surprised. Hearing what Qu Gong said, it was obvious that he was not lying. He quickly met Qu Gong again, and the two of them were as close as friends they hadn't seen for a long time.
For a while, the people in Yinjiabao were left hanging in the river, and some of the people on the three small boats on Liu Gen's side woke up one after another. Seeing that Qu Gong was close to Nie Qi without giving any face, he knew that Yin Jiabao's momentum in Lingling City was about to be overtaken. What's more, the other party is from Niejiabao. If he fails to take advantage of the situation this time, I'm afraid there will be a lot of trouble.
Liu Gen felt resentful in his heart, but he also knew that he was injured more seriously. Nie Qi's skills were beyond what people like him could handle. The fort master returned to the fort to take charge. Although the young fort master Yin Zhi Ping sent a message from Yongzhou, He said that he wanted to stop and return to the castle, but he would not take a detour to Lingling City. Liu Geng knew that he should stop for the time being.
Liu Gen saw that Qu Gong didn't have any good feelings for him, so he had to wink at Yi Bao, who was on the boat approaching from the opposite side. The two of them understood the situation and said a few words, then drove the boat with the injured people from the fortress and left. One side went ashore.
Qu Gong did not stop them. After all, the Yin Family Fort had a great contribution to the breach of Lingling City that day. Although they looted Lingling City, they did not cause too many complaints from the common people. What's more, these government affairs are handled by the county magistrate Ma Huagu. All I need to do is maintain stability and safety.
When Nie Wujiu saw Nie Qi burst out laughing and scared everyone away, he was naturally very happy and didn't bother to pay attention to Yin Jiabao's tricks. Presumably now that Qu Gong is here, there will be no more trouble near Xiaoshui. He was polite enough to come over and get close to Qu Gong. He was doing business everywhere, so he was naturally well-rounded and very good at communicating and winning over. He became familiar with Qu Gong in a while.
Nie Qi asked and found out that Qu Gong met Mr. Guiyuan next to He Xiaoyao on his way to Lingling City. I don’t know why Mr. Guiyuan took special notice of Qu Gong and made an exception to give him some advice. Although Qu Gong did not think that Mr. Guiyuan would accept him as his disciple, but after receiving such a great opportunity, he naturally regarded himself as Mr. Guiyuan's disciple.
For Nie Qi, a true disciple, Qu Gong felt even more envy in his heart. Hearing that Nie Qi was going to Yongzhou, he naturally tried to persuade him to stay.
Nie Qi couldn't wait to go to Yongzhou, so he broke up with Qu Gong and moved on. Qu Gong didn't want to stay too much and watched the two passenger boats disappear at the end of the river.
Going down the river from Lingling City to Yongzhou City can be said to be an instant arrival, but after all, passenger ships are not motor ships of later generations, and it was already afternoon when we arrived at Yongzhou City. The passenger ship moved forward unimpeded, and soon we could see Yongzhou City.
Because of the stationing of the Han Dynasty army, although the original water stronghold was destroyed, He Xiaoyao now also sent people to inspect the waterway. Traffic is even prohibited on weekdays, and it was already late in the evening when Nie Qi and his party arrived at Yongzhou City.
Standing on the bow of the boat, I saw the outline of Yongzhou City, with lights everywhere. Looking at Yongzhou City where the houses are connected, Nie Qi couldn't help but feel excited at the thought of seeing his master and He Xiaoyao soon.
What sounded like a shrill scream suddenly came from inside the cave. The sound came suddenly like it broke through the sky and penetrated the clouds. It could be heard clearly even in Yongzhou City. Because of the sound transmission and amplification of the cave, the originally sharp scream became extremely loud and distant.
Nie Qi's expression changed. Although he didn't know what it was, he felt the momentum and couldn't help but look at Nie Wujiu, gave him instructions, and quickly moved towards the sound.
The sudden sound made one's chest feel tight and one's head swelled, and it was even more heartbreaking. It was as if he felt like a trapped beast, and suddenly saw that he could not escape from the trap around him, and had to make the final act of fighting like a trapped beast.
The sound was long and distant. Although it came from the cave and was very loud and uncomfortable, it did not make people feel weird.
What's surprising is that the voice is loud and broad-minded, faintly like the legendary dragon's roar, making people feel like they are in a stormy sea.
Sure enough, as soon as the sound rang out, the people in Qinzhuang standing by the cave were fortunately prepared, but the expressions of the people behind Qinzhuang still changed a little.
The first one to react was the alien white tiger next to Yaochi Fairy Feng Biwei. It suddenly took three steps back on the stone. The Yaochi Fairy on the side saw its strangeness and couldn't help but want to comfort it.
It looked a little restless, with its tiger eyes wide open, grinning, shaking its head and roaring a few times. It looked at the Yaochi Fairy with red eyes, and when it heard the sound coming from the cave, it shook its head, shook its head, and roared wildly. Tiger roars.
The roar of dragons and tigers is a spectacle.
Hearing the sharp scream inside the cave, the few people present nearby did not seem to be surprised at all. Although everyone couldn't help but take half a step to the side, they automatically had the inner strength to protect their whole bodies. After being slightly shocked, they all remained calm.
Regardless of whether they concealed it well or not, even if they were particularly concerned about this foreign object, they had already experienced too many stormy scenes like this. In this life, they have seen many strange people and strange things, and come into contact with many rare birds and animals.
Although no one seemed too surprised, there was some surprise on everyone's face. There was no need to hide this kind of surprise. After all, how can a strange beast that has been cultivated for more than a hundred years be so easy to obtain, let alone a rare thing that everyone can see, not to mention that everyone seems to be bound to get it now.
There are no great opportunities in life. Let alone seeing these foreign objects, even if I listen, I can only hear a few words from other people's mouths. Now everyone is conspiring to get this foreign object. No matter what others think, at least everyone wants it.
These people were obviously no strangers to this foreign object outside Yongzhou City, and some had even seen its kind many years ago. This alien species has been spiritual for more than thirty to fifty years, let alone a foreign object that has been around for more than a hundred years.
According to folklore, this kind of foreign object can transform into a human form after more than a hundred years of practice. Although no one has seen it with his own eyes, it has been said to be the case since ancient times. Presumably if this is true, I'm afraid there will be a big dispute here later.
Everyone was prepared from the beginning. Since we have never seen a strange beast, we should be careful that it has special powers, right?
Qinzhuang naturally has the most say, because now he is carrying Long Tui in his arms, which is a treasure that has just been shed from this foreign object. In other words, this foreign object has transformed again because of this Long Tui, and is now no longer Know what level it reaches.
But Qin Zhuang knew that the meaning of this dragon's fading was just like the hair and skin of a human body. How could he not feel anything about this alien species. Hearing this huge dragon roar, he immediately felt that the dragon in his arms was radiating like the sun. A wave of warmth quickly came from the dragon and immediately spread throughout his body. The comfortable Qinzhuang was almost ecstasy. got up.
The foreign object is about to come out. Although it is still far away, it can be clearly sensed that a life that seems to be closely connected to itself is approaching quickly. Qin Zhuang was so excited that his palms were sweating. Although he had been practicing for many years, when he encountered such a strange thing and it was closely related to him now, how could Qin Zhuang not be extremely excited.
Among the few people near the cave, who is not a leader in the world today, or even an antique who has been practicing Buddhism for many years. His cultivation has long surpassed the innate realm, and his aura can merge with heaven and earth at any time.
The roaring attack of this strange beast, or the demonstration against others, did not have much impact or stimulation on them. Although I feel a little disappointed, I am even happier because this further illustrates the ability of this strange beast.
On the other hand, the people of Yinjiapu who were farther away were caught off guard to varying degrees, almost tearing people's eardrums. Where did such a powerful energy come from in that small body?
