"Here it comes!" Jiulang's calm voice didn't seem to have much fluctuation.
But the three monkeys who were waiting anxiously on the side suddenly felt like the fairy music when they heard it. Although their minds were blank for a moment, they immediately understood that the hope they had been waiting for anxiously had arrived.
The three monkeys even immediately jumped to the stone pier on the side of the road where the boat was tied, so that they might be able to see further under the rain. When he covered his eyes and looked far into the distance, he saw a small boat speeding towards this side at a bend in the river.
He even forgot that he was the same as Kuro, but he didn't understand why he saw it right away from so far away. The Three Monkeys know the origin of Shi Gandang, and he may be the only general who stayed in Xiongshi Village to eat fish.
Although he usually treats soldiers well, there are not a few people who have been treated as military sticks by Shi Gan because of eating fish. Although the three monkeys are usually irritable, they are also extremely clever and intelligent people, and they don't want to get beaten because of this.
The tenth uncle of Ni Ya Town is now famous far and near, not because of his great achievements, but because he has been there for twenty years. Unless there are some special circumstances, he will appear every day in the afternoon, between the town and the military camp. selling fish on the roadside.
Now this can be regarded as a scenery in Niya Town! If he doesn't show up one day, everyone will feel strange. Because he always goes to the river to catch fish tirelessly, his fish and shrimp are always the fattest, largest and freshest.
Being able to eat Uncle Ten's fish has now become a big deal for Ni Ya and even many surrounding families. It is also the greatest satisfaction for many people who can afford it. Because if you choose the same thing to eat, who wouldn’t choose the good one?
Uncle Ten has become a symbol of the Ni Yaxin River. Although he is unattractive and almost fifty years old, he is already the best showcase for the people along the Xin River. Although he is getting older, he still seems to enjoy it every day.
Firstly, it is because of my own fishing. The comforting thing is that it can make my family live a better life. Every time I catch fish and shrimps, they are bought by others. It is rare that there are any leftover fish or shrimps, or they are forcibly expropriated by some local people. things.
Because in the past twenty years since the current Li family came to power in the Southern Tang Dynasty and replaced Yang Wu, Ni Ya has been very peaceful. The various policies of the imperial court were implemented relatively smoothly in this place, not only because of the existence of the Longhu Mountain Celestial Master, but also presumably because of the emperor's Qingming.
As an ordinary citizen, Uncle Shi is relatively lucky. The income earned each time is not only enough to avoid military service, but also to support the family. Moreover, my hard-earned income has not been exploited by so-called corrupt officials. In this era, this place is like a paradise.
Shi Gandang, the captain who guards Xiongshi Village, loves fish so much that he is willing to be a captain in this small place even if he gets promoted and will not be transferred elsewhere. It is said that it is because there are fish to eat in the Ni Yaxin River.
Shi Gandang, who loves to eat fish, has the power. He not only guards Xiongshi Village, but also supervises the navy team in Xinjiangli. It can be said that all activities on the river are completely within the jurisdiction of Shigandang. However, because of his status, he never pressured and exploited the people or even asked this tenth uncle to pay tribute to him. This gave Shi Gandang a good reputation in Niya Town and Xiongshi Village.
When the boat got much closer, I saw that the person coming quickly with the oar was none other than the well-known Uncle Ni in Ni Ya Town. His beard and hair have turned white, and he is wearing a hemp-white casual clothes that is fully patched. The legs of his clothes and trousers are rolled up, revealing his dark-red skin that shows his age.
"Come on, come on!" The three monkeys couldn't wait. They stood on the shore and waved to Uncle Ten, hoping that the other party would immediately throw the rope over to the dock. Seeing that there were still a few feet away from the shore, he couldn't help but jump off the boat. Regardless of the solemn and solemn look on his uncle's face, he picked up the rope placed at the head of the boat and threw it to the shore.
Jiulang caught the rope, but did not pull the soaked hemp rope in his hand. Instead, he looked at the middle of the boat and saw a person lying there with a shocked expression.
To be precise, there was an unknown person lying there at the moment, a pale-faced woman wearing a blue dress. He looked to be no more than 20 years old, lying on his back on the plank set up in the middle of the boat.
His head rested on the gunwale, and his fair and tender face was as thin as a duck egg. Her long hair was wrapped in a plain towel and tossed to one side, her eyes closed tightly without any reaction. If it weren't for the fact that his chest was still rising and falling slightly due to the tight clothing, he would really look like a dead person lying there.
The three monkeys originally wanted to ask Jiulang to pull the boat to the shore, but when they saw the difference in Jiulang's expression, they also discovered that there was someone lying in the boat. They were surprised at first, and finally they couldn't help but look at the back of the boat with Jiulang. , Uncle Ten stood up while rocking the oar.
Uncle Ten looked around and saw that there was no one around, but the rain seemed to be getting heavier and heavier. He knew that few people would come out at this time. Even on the avenue less than fifty meters away from the shore, there was no one in sight, so he sighed softly. .
Seeing that Jiulang and Sanhou were silent, he said: "This woman was met by the old man in the river in front. It seems that she fell into the water because of something. Although the old man is naturally timid, God has the virtue of good life."
He looked at the woman lying there with pity and said in a deep voice: "She is still breathing, and she doesn't look like an ordinary child, so the old man rescued her and brought her back! No matter what her identity is, the three monkeys will trouble you." Go to the Tianshi Palace quickly and ask a doctor to come for the old man. Today and tomorrow, your old man, General Shi’s fish, will be sent to you for free. I promise not to let you get hit by a military stick."
The three monkeys glanced at Jiulang quickly, and saw that although Jiulang looked cautious, he finally nodded towards him. The three monkeys suddenly relaxed and glanced at the motionless woman in the boat. Without any doubt, they jumped out of the boat and quickly ran up the stone road.
Uncle Ten rubbed his hands, obviously looking at the woman on the boat and not knowing what to do, he couldn't help but look up at Jiulang on the shore, and whispered: "The posture you are in now is exactly the same as when you were stoned in the river. When the general rescued him, his posture was similar at that time! Jiulang of the Xiao family, please see what to do!" Ni Ya is a small place. Last year, Jiulang was rescued by Shi Gandang, who was patrolling the river. Many people knew about it. Later, Jiulang Became Shi Gandang's tooth soldier.
Jiulang is usually taciturn, but he is loyal and enthusiastic, and has a good reputation in Ni Ya and Xiongshi Village. He conveniently put the rope on the stone pier, and then jumped out of the boat. But what was surprising was that his body was obviously much heavier than the three monkeys, but the boat did not shake much.
Uncle Ten almost didn't notice this abnormality. Instead, he looked at Jiulang nervously and squatted down to check the woman's pulse.
Uncle Ten didn't know what the situation was, but Jiulang, who was holding the pulse gate of the woman's right hand, felt like boiling water boiling in his heart. Because although he was not a good player in the world, he was still able to feel the pulse and treat injuries. When he came into contact with this woman's pulse, he naturally became suspicious in his heart.
It turned out that this woman's pulse seemed to have no pulse at first, but after being in contact for a while, it actually pulsed slightly again. What surprised Jiulang the most was that it wasn't that this woman's pulse was about to disappear, but that she had been beating steadily at such a slow speed.
Although Jiuro himself is not an expert, he actually had contact with some people in the past. He has never mentioned this secret to anyone. Regarding his origin and origin, a martial artist like Shi Gandang would not pay too much attention to it, and naturally no one would dare to mention it.
We know that if a person's pulse is controlled evenly and slowly, it means that he must be a master of spiritual practice. At this time, Kurang felt the woman's pulse, and he couldn't help but think of the words of those experts.
But Rong Jiulang didn't think too much. He only felt his hand tighten suddenly. He was surprised to see that his right hand was numb and was actually held back by the woman's right hand. When he looked again with inexplicable surprise in his heart, the woman's bright eyes slowly opened.
They are a pair of charming eyes, a pair of eyes that make people relax. They are also a pair of pure eyes, so pure that they make people feel that the world is beautiful.
The rain kept falling, making a swishing sound on the river.
Jiulang felt that half of his body was numb and he had lost his freedom. When he came to his senses, he came to the woman's side and found that she had completely stood up. Even without looking, he knew that this woman was almost as tall as him. Jiuro didn't dare to look at this woman at first, but when he lowered his head, he discovered that she was barefoot.
A pair of white and tender feet are particularly beautiful under the reflection of raindrops. Jiulang was even more surprised to find that none of the gradually increasing raindrops fell on her. Jiuro raised his head in shock and wanted to look at her, only to realize that her eyes were not looking at him, but at the shore.
Following the woman's gaze, I didn't know when there was an extra person there.
In other words, Jiulang didn't know when, there was already one more person on the shore.
This was a person wearing a raincoat and a wide-brimmed bamboo hat. What made Jiulang feel uncomfortable for no reason was that this person was wearing a long white skirt under the raincoat. The skirt and skirt were embroidered with A few scarlet lotuses.
The white skirt is dyed with scarlet lotus flowers, which gives people an inexplicable and strange feeling. It is a kind of chill that makes people feel a little pale. The rain was pouring down, and she stood there quietly, like a stone statue.
She stood there quietly, letting the rain pour down, her face seemed to be so hazy that no one could see clearly. Because of the rain barrier, Jiulang couldn't tell whether the rain had hit her. She stood there silently and looked quietly at the river.
However, Jiulang knew that this person must be waiting for the woman in blue, because he felt that the air seemed to solidify and he was completely unable to move. This is a kind of strong hostility, or a strong murderous intention.
The woman in the blue dress on the boat suddenly seemed to be radiating heat. Kurang was surprised to see a mist emanating from her body, and then the chill that hit her body disappeared. Then Kuro felt his eyes go dark, and he fainted as he fell unconscious. Of course he didn't know that after he fainted, the tenth uncle also fainted.
"You really are still haunted! Do you want to take advantage of my sister's serious injury and take advantage of her?" The woman in blue on the boat slowly spoke, and the long sleeve of her right hand actually wrapped around Kurang's body. As if there was nothing, he jumped from the boat to the stone road on the shore.
The man standing on the road stared at her with a pair of eyes, as if he wanted to find a flaw in her actions. Unfortunately, he tried more than ten ideas in his mind and found that there was no possibility of taking the lead.
The fingers of her slender right hand were lifted slightly, and the edge of the bamboo hat was slightly lifted, revealing a pair of equally beautiful eyes, but the face was hidden behind the gauze scarf.
"My sister got a treasure from Yongzhou City, and she wants to see it. I wonder if she is willing to part with it!" The woman on the avenue said lazily, as if the two of them were chatting.
"Sister, please don't listen to nonsense. The baby will be gone, but you will come back with injuries all over your body! I don't know who told my sister to be so punctual? Or is she just following my sister all the time!" Her voice was delicate and gentle, as if she didn't care at all. .
"My sister has finally put on these clothes again. She must have perfected her magical skills! I wonder if she is still missing the Eight Kings of Zhongtian! My sister may have forgotten! This is the territory of the Celestial Master in Longhu Mountain. , I wonder if he will take action to slay demons when he sees your clothes!" The woman in blue looked at the plaque on the military camp not far away, and actually smiled a little more.
"My sister has always been thinking about my sister. How can I tolerate others? My sister is a petty person. If you don't want to let me go, just say so. I heard that Kang Le's son over there has expired. I'm afraid you will feel sorry for me. If the speed is slow, I won't see you again when I go back to Jinling." The woman's eyes flashed darkly on the avenue, and she saw that the woman in blue was unmoved and her tone was still calm.
"The red lotus reappears, blood flows in Jinling!" The woman in blue said quietly: "Sister, I think you have been thinking about it for a long time! She is really persistent! Of course, sister Jinling wants to go back, but she wants to go to Longhu Mountain. , sister, do you want to come with me?"
"Sister, please!" The woman on the avenue turned slightly, as if she didn't care about the woman in blue's words, but there was a glint in her eyes when she turned sideways. She signaled the woman in blue to do whatever she wanted, and watched as the woman in blue carried Jiulang and walked slowly from the shore to Xiongshi Village without any obstruction, and then disappeared there in a flash.
"The Eight Kings of Zhongtian! Zhang Yuxian, Zhang Yuxian, are you really still haunted?" The woman in blue murmured, her figure seemed to be swaying slightly, and her figure disappeared in Xiongshi Village.
According to later records in the "New History of the Five Dynasties", gods suddenly descended on ordinary people's homes in Boluo, Xunzhou, Lingnan. Because he was very accurate in predicting misfortunes and disasters for others, he was regarded as a living god by people at that time.
Because there was too much commotion at that time, common man Zhang Yuxian also went to pray to the gods with everyone, hoping to see if he could have any future. What I didn't expect was that this man from a peasant background would change his identity just like this.
Because under everyone's gaze, the god said to him: "You are the reincarnation of the Arhat in the sky, you can stay and serve me!"
As a result, Zhang Yuxian, who had been idle for who knows how many generations, transformed into the Arhat that the gods said he should be, and gradually many believers gathered around him. Everyone worshiped Zhang Yuxian as an Arhat, and Zhang Yuxian naturally obeyed the instructions of the gods.
At the same time that Zhang Yuxian met the immortal, the emperor of the Southern Han Kingdom in Lingnan, Liu Yan, the then-famous Emperor Gaozu, had just passed away. The eldest of his surviving sons, Liu Bin, succeeded to the throne. He was an inefficient ruler and left a bad reputation in the Southern Han Dynasty and even during the Five Dynasties period.
The most typical thing is that his father has not been buried yet, and he is arrogant because he finally got the throne. Not only did they openly engage in sexual activities during the mourning period, but they also issued many orders to plunder people's wealth and anointing.
Seriously, within a few days of taking power, he gathered a group of people to have fun in the palace every day, enjoying the happiness that he did not dare to enjoy before. Coupled with his excessive taxation and exclusion of dissenters, people in Lingnan soon turned against each other. Although there may be political opponents deliberately spreading this, it was Liu Bin himself who sought death for no reason. And because he has many brothers and the gathering of traitors around him, he is defensive towards many people. Naturally, everyone in the court is in danger.
The instability in the DPRK has always led to bandit rebellions in various places. Lingnan has been stable for decades, so it is inevitable at this time.
Among them, because of the special location of Boluo in Xunzhou, some thieves saw that this place had a basis for advancing and retreating, so they called on hundreds of people to do something, hoping to get some benefits. Unfortunately, these people had no long-term vision and layout, so they fled and evaded being driven and hunted by the government.
Because I heard that Boluo had magical powers, he sent people to ask about the prospects of these people. Because there were only a few hundred thieves at first, but because many of them were oppressed by the government and instigated by everyone, there were now more than a thousand people.
After asking the gods, they received a satisfactory answer.
Because the gods told them that this Zhang Yuxian was the reincarnation of Arhat and came down to the mortal world to save all sentient beings. Everyone could recommend Zhang Yuxian as the leader, so everyone believed it. It can only be said that the ghosts and gods of this era are too powerful, and Zhang Yuxian has since successfully become the leader of these thieves.
According to later historical records, it was only a few decades before Zhang Yuxian's uprising. These events and legends are extremely credible. Moreover, the history books were written by the Song Dynasty, which occupied the Central Plains, and combined the history books of the Southern Han Dynasty and the Southern Tang Dynasty, so it would not be fabricated.
At that time, under the recommendation of a caring person, Zhang Yuxian actually called himself the Eight Kings of Zhongtian. He changed his name to Yongle in Boluo, and also set up officials. In a short period of time, thousands of followers gathered around Zhang Yuxian.
Later, as he participated in the campaign of conquest and suppression, some people involved analyzed that Zhang Yuxian was able to become king that year mainly because he received the divine right. Because during the period of the Five Dynasties, there were too many people in various places who used the name of gods to cause trouble, not to mention that Buddhism and Taoism were prosperous at that time, and there were many people who believed in them.
As for who the immortal Zhang Yuxian met, no one has seen his true face, so naturally they don't know who this immortal is. However, some people speculate that this immortal may still exist in the world even after Zhang Yuxian's failure.
Because this immortal has never been close to him from the time he appeared to the time he disappeared. The immortal has his own path to immortality, which can only be guessed by ordinary people. As for Zhang Yuxian's appearance, it was due to his luck. His subsequent failure was naturally also his luck.
No matter what happens to Zhang Yuxian later, what everyone is most interested in is naturally the god who inspired him in the first place. For many years, everyone has been speculating on which kind of immortal he or she is. Although they have never seen it, it makes people think and fascinate even more.
Although no one has ever seen a god, this god has a distinctive sign, that is, the people who serve the god are all wearing red clothes.
Among them, before Zhang Yuxian was recognized by the gods, after the gods came to Boluo County, he was followed by two messengers. The two messengers, a man and a woman, were young men and women dressed in white and red lotuses. Because of Zhang Yuxian, the two envoys claimed that they were the Red Lotus envoys in front of the Immortal Seat.
Therefore, those who supported Zhang Yuxian's belief at that time were proud to wear red robes. Zhang Yuxian himself was covered in red, and he was known as the Arhat in Red at the time. Later, Zhang Yuxian was elected as the leader of the thieves, and all his troops were dressed in red. The Lingnan area called this army the Red Lotus Crossing World Army.
However, although Liu Bin was not doing his job at that time, the family business left by Emperor Gaozu Liu Yan was still strong. In addition, several of Liu Bin's brothers were better at fighting, and they almost drove Zhang Yuxian to death. Zhang Yuxian had no choice but to avoid the area outside the ridge, where he asked the gods about their future direction.
At the beginning, the gods gave clear guidance: "We should cross the ridge and capture Qianzhou!"
Qianzhou was the territory of the Southern Tang Dynasty of the Li family of Yang Wu who had just changed dynasties and was known as a descendant of the Tang Dynasty. Although it is a bit remote compared to the capital Jinling, it is an important state capital that governs Fujian and Lingnan.
The Southern Tang Dynasty sent Jia Hao, a capable general in the court, to guard the area. No one expected that Zhang Yuxian would suddenly attack.
Later historians of the Southern Tang Dynasty analyzed that Zhang Yuxian suffered a heavy defeat in Lingnan, and the sneak attack on Qianzhou was a strategic shift strategy. Because Zhang Yuxian is not causing trouble in Lingnan, the army in Lingnan will not go all out to annihilate it. Of course, if Lingnan wants to completely annihilate Zhang Yuxian, the price paid will definitely be high. For Liu Bin, who has just ascended the throne, the gains will not be worth the losses.
Of course, historians of the Southern Tang Dynasty also analyzed that if Liu Bin had killed Zhang Yuxian at that time, he would have fully grasped the power of Lingnan, and he would not have been killed by his bold younger brother Liu Sheng later. Although Liu Bin forced Zhang Yuxian to flee to the Southern Tang Dynasty and attacked Nankang, the territory of Qianzhou, he still left a reputation as weak.
Although Zhang Yuxian later took advantage of the situation and occupied the vicinity of Baiyun Cave, I don't know if he lost his mind or was intoxicated by the people around him. He actually immediately built a palace near Baiyun Cave and prepared to build his own palace.
However, Zhang Yuxian was indeed unparalleled in power at that time, with four powerful heavenly kings under his command, and more than 100,000 followers. At the time, this was already greater than the strength of many separatist regimes. Moreover, they successively captured the county offices along the way. Jia Hao, as the Jiedushi envoy, could not resist and retreated in succession.
At that time, Zhang Yuxian did not take advantage of the victory to attack Qianzhou or fight back against the prefectures and counties in Lingnan. Instead, he prepared to establish a political power near Baiyundong. In other words, he had already established his own political power and was preparing to survive as an independent country between the Southern Tang Dynasty and Lingnan Province. s country.
However, Zhang Yuxian ignored the thoughts of Li Jing, the new leader of the Southern Tang Kingdom who had just ascended the throne and had a firm foothold.
Because Li Jing's father, Li Min, had been the supreme emperor of the Yang family in Southern Wu for more than ten years. In the end, he could not hold back and usurped the throne and became emperor. However, his life was short and he died within a few days of being emperor. But when he was still the king of Qi, he made his eldest son Li Jing the crown prince to train Li Jing's ability to handle government affairs.
Later, when Li Min was about to usurp the throne, he recalled Li Jing, who was doing Tongping Zhang in Guangling, to Jinling and made him deputy capital in charge of the military. At that time, Li Jing was only more than ten years old and could be said to have been battle-hardened.
At this time, Zhang Yuxian was driven out of Lingnan by Liu Bin, but he came to his own territory inexplicably. As a young and energetic Li Jing, there was no way he could endure this. He immediately dispatched the famous Southern Tang general Yan Si, who was stationed in Yuhou in the Hongzhou camp at that time, to attack, striving to annihilate Zhang Yuxian and his gang as soon as possible.
What made Zhang Yuxian even more troubled was that Li Jing also sent the minister Bian Hao, who had just become famous all over the world, to lead the army to cooperate. The proud Zhang Yuxian once again asked the gods for their will. Who knew that unexpectedly, the gods suddenly had no instructions.
As for what happened to the immortals, others naturally have no way of knowing. But because the gods had no instructions, first of all, there were differences among the four heavenly kings under Zhang Yuxian. The Red Lotus Messenger, who always appeared in the army, also disappeared. Many people in the tribe became afraid, and people began to lose heart.
It didn't take long, as recorded in the history books, that the immortal ended up missing, and no one knew his whereabouts since then. People all over the world speculated that the immortal must have returned to heaven to take his place.
Zhang Yuxian's tribesmen were either wiped out or surrendered to the Southern Tang Dynasty. Some of the tribesmen who originally came from Lingnan sneaked back to Lingnan again, hoping to get the rest of their lives. The eight powerful kingdoms of Zhongtian were destroyed near Baiyun Cave in the Southern Tang Dynasty.
Later, it was said that the Southern Tang Dynasty confiscated a lot of property in Baiyundong. Although the Southern Han Kingdom also participated in the joint attack, all the property went into the pockets of the Southern Tang Kingdom. Later, the Southern Tang Dynasty always believed that the Southern Han Dynasty in Lingnan was rich, and it was from this suppression that the influence of the information was learned.
Zhang Yuxian himself was captured, and the only person with him was the man who had been protecting him, Wang Liangshuang, the king of night, known as one of the four heavenly kings. Although Zhang Yuxian had the intention to surrender to the Southern Tang Dynasty at that time, Li Jing escorted them together to Jinling to show off to the world on the grounds that Zhang Yuxian had no intention to surrender at first and fought hard against the Southern Tang Dynasty, resulting in too many deaths of soldiers and civilians.
Everyone understands that Li Jing needs a war to demonstrate his status and establish his supreme prestige. It indeed greatly condensed his appeal in the Southern Tang Army, and Zhang Yuxian just became a stepping stone for Li Jing to establish his power.
Although it is said that when Zhang Yuxian was consecrating his head in Jinling, it was said that a heavy rain fell in Jinling that day. Zhang Yuxian even yelled at the sky, saying that he was an Arhat who appeared in the world. If Li Jing killed him against God's will, the Li family would definitely die. The descendants must not die well.
As long as Honglian appears again, blood will flow in Jinling, and the Li family will be destroyed!
