Han Shi drew out his long knife and kicked down the Zong boss's body. He ignored it and turned around and asked with some hesitation: "Master Yi... how are you doing with Qin?"
Wang Xuan dragged the body of the coachman out from under the carriage, picked up a broad knife from the side, and dug a hole on the side of the road, obviously intending to bury the coachman.
Wang Xuan waved, and everyone stepped forward to help dig the hole. Wang Xuan did not refuse. There was no sadness or joy on his face, he just quietly worked hard to dig the hole.
There were a large number of people, but it took half a day to bury the coachman in the pit. After that, he inserted the coachman's riding crop to serve as a tombstone.
"Such a small whip will be gone in a few days." Han Shi said, scratching his head.
"As long as I do my best at this moment, I can't protect him for thousands of years, right?" Wang Xuan patted the dust on his body, got into the carriage, packed the luggage on the carriage, jumped out of the car, and picked up Take the wooden box and walk towards Qucheng on foot.
Han Shi immediately chased after him: "Hey, if you don't sit in the car, why are you walking?"
Wang Xuan replied: "I don't know how to drive. If the horse doesn't obey the order and hits me or throws me off, which will further delay things, I'd better walk more safely."
Han Shi stood there dumbly, looking at Wang Xuan's retreating back and not knowing what to say. The younger brother behind him followed up: "Brother Han, this person is too down-to-earth..."
"Okay, save people to the end, send Buddha to the west, brothers, follow!" Han Shi jumped onto the carriage, and a few of his younger brothers who were standing close to him also jumped on.
Han Shi drove a carriage and rushed to Wang Xuan and said: "With the way you are walking, by the time you get there, things will be over long ago. Get in the carriage and I will take you there."
Wang Xuan didn't hesitate when he heard this. All the bandits in the car jumped out. A strong bandit picked up Wang Xuan and carried him to the car: "Sit down, little scholar."
Wang Xuan was not annoyed when he heard the title of the young scholar. He smiled faintly. Han Shi flicked his whip and led a group of bandits roaring towards Qucheng.
On the wall of Jicheng, Yi Xiaodao still stood there, looking into the distance like an old pine tree. The Huquan Gang sent out fifty or sixty disciples, large and small, but not a single one came back, and not a single gang member came to join...
"Master Yi...it may be too late to go to Richeng now."
Yi Xiaodao turned around following the sound, and Yang Sixiao stood behind him, trying to straighten his body, but he still couldn't hide the trace of old age between his eyebrows.
"Six hundred years, it's really too long... It's been so long that the people of Donglu don't know whether the common leader of the world is named Xu or Zhao. Although Confucius, the great Confucian sect, is in Donglu, the people of Donglu are extremely ignorant... Hehehe, It makes adults laugh..." Yang Sixiao said.
Yi Xiaodao didn't say anything. He thought of the old man who was preparing to make steamed buns for him; he thought of the little girl who wanted to treat him to dinner in Richeng; he thought of the scene where all the bandits outside Richeng wanted to join the army...
"The people of Donglu are also very nice, I like them very much." Yi Xiaodao smiled.
Under the city, a few people ran up the city wall. Qin Changqian rushed to report: "Master Yi, something bad has happened. Dongfang Ming is missing!"
Yi Xiaodao caught up and asked, "How could he disappear? How could he still run away while being huddled in chains in the prison?"
"I just passed by the prison and smelled the smell of blood, so I went in and took a look. Dozens of Shangwuying soldiers guarding the cell had been killed. Dongfang Ming was missing in the cell!" Qin Xiangqian told what he knew. said it out.
"Quick, guard the city gates everywhere and gather the people together. It's no joke that the lunatic escaped!" Yi Xiaodao was also panicked.
Yang Sixiao stood aside, stroking his beard, and asked: "May I ask this hero, when were those soldiers in the military camp killed...?"
"It looks like it's almost two hours. It's winter now, so I can't say... but at least it's more than an hour!" Qin Xiangqian replied.
"Master Yi, I don't think it's necessary. Dongfang Ming must have escaped from the city." Yang Sixiao said, stroking his beard.
Yi Xiaodao asked with some suspicion: "How did Mr. Yang know this?"
Yang Sixiao chuckled and said: "With his temperament, the first thing he will do when he escapes is to make a big mess, and even if it doesn't work, he will have to find an adult to compete with him. An hour has passed, and he has never known that he must have already Out of town!”
"But the city gates everywhere are strictly guarded, and the Yulin army strictly checks all the entrances and exits of Jicheng. No suspicious people are found." Qin Changqian was a little puzzled.
Yang Sixiao stared into Yi Xiaodao's eyes and said, "Master Yi, are you really conducting strict interrogations?" As he said that, he glanced down the city. A disciple of the Huquan Gang happened to ride out of the city and quickly disappeared into the dense forest ahead. , I don’t know where I went.
Yi Xiaodao suddenly understood!
"Damn the Huquan Gang!" Qin Changqian was not as smart as Yi Xiaodao, and his reaction was a little slower, but at this time he also understood, and he was going to settle the score with the Huquan Gang with a gun in hand.
"Don't go, come back." Yi Xiaodao called Qin Changqian: "It's my fault. I trusted them too much."
Yang Sixiao nodded and said: "It is really not appropriate to go to them to settle accounts at this time. The Huquan Gang is not really on the same line as the Dongfang family. It's just that Yu Wanfu came to his senses and was afraid of the Dongfang Bell. If we go at this time, we can only Push the Huquan Gang completely towards Dongfang Bell."
"We've let Dongfang Ming run away, so why don't we stand on the same page?" Qin Changqian asked rhetorically.
Yang Sixiao smiled and stroked his beard: "The Huquan Gang let Dongfang Ming go, but they are still staying in Jicheng. If we win and there is no evidence, and they have merit, how can we go to settle the score with them? If we lose, Dongfang Zhong will also have someone to take credit for letting Dongfang Ming go, so we won’t waste any time."
After hearing what Yang Sixiao said, Yi Xiaodao understood Yu Wanfu's true thoughts. That day he pretended to only look at the three of them, and finally took the initiative to stop Yi Xiaodao. It turned out that he was not afraid, but intended to give both parties a step down. It's ridiculous that I thought I had really fooled others, but I didn't know that I was actually the one being played around with.
"Master Yi, what are we waiting for here? If the Huquan Gang can let Dongfang Ming go, how can these disciples help us recruit other Donglu gangs? If he brings other gangs to counterattack us, by then It's dangerous!" Qin Changqian said.
Yi Xiaodao did not respond, but said: "Go and call Xue Mang."
Qin Changqian understood that Yi Xiaodao had no idea at all. Once he ran out of ideas, he would ask Xue Mang to make a calculation.
Qin Changqian didn't understand. Abandoning the city and leaving was the best choice. Why was Yi Xiaodao unwilling? He wasn't worried about himself, he was just worried that the soldiers and horses were coming and he wouldn't be able to protect Yi Xiaodao.
Soon, Qin Changqian brought Xue Mang to the city wall. Yi Xiaodao stared at Xue Mang, and Xue Mang without saying a word, threw out the copper coins and started to divine.
"What's the result?" Yi Xiaodao was a little anxious. For the first time, he doubted himself, his thoughts, and his decision.
Xue Mang glanced at it, paused, and said with a smile: "Master Yi, you must guard this city!"
Yi Xiaodao breathed a sigh of relief. His decision was correct. He understood that Xue Mang could not tell the details in the divination, but could only tell the result, whether it was good or bad, good or bad. Don't ask further, as long as the hexagram shows that staying in this city is right.
Xue Mang turned to Qin Changqian and said, "Brother Qin, you still need to go to Jicheng."
"Wang Xuan is in danger? What should Qin Changqian do?" Qin Changqian looked at Yi Xiaodao, and Yi Xiaodao felt anxious again.
Xue Mang shook his head: "It's not Wang Xuan, it's something else. Brother Qin will know when he goes there."
Yi Xiaodao nodded to Qin Changqian, who walked down the city wall with his gun in hand without saying a word. Xue Mang bowed to Yi Xiaodao and Yang Sixiao and left the city wall.
Yang Sixiao stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Master Yi is extremely smart. A few flaws are nothing. Who can have no faults? Hahaha..."
Yi Xiaodao briefly smiled at Yang Sixiao, looked at Xue Mang's back walking downstairs, and frowned in thought.
In Qucheng, about a month ago, more than 30,000 people formed a formation at the south gate, which frightened the people of Qucheng. Today, there was also a team outside the north gate. This team was not large in number, less than a hundred people, but it still frightened Qu Cheng.
No one but the scholar outside the North Gate. He stood alone by the North Gate Suspension Bridge, holding a wooden box in his hand. In the wooden box lay a human head quietly: Dongfang Ming.
"Wang Xuan, a grassroots man, came to visit Confucius on the orders of Master Yi, and also invited the master of Confucius to meet him." Wang Xuan shouted loudly.
The news reached Qucheng, and soon Kong Cai came to the city wall surrounded by his five sons and a group of Confucian disciples. Behind him was Fan Teng, the magistrate of Qucheng.
"Wang Xuan, what are you doing here?" Kong Cai asked while standing on the city wall.
Wang Xuan held the wooden box in his hand and said loudly: "Master Yi fought with the traitors of the Dongfang family in Jicheng and won a great victory! He killed Dongfang Ding, the third son of the Dongfang family. His head is here. I would like to ask Master Kong to see it. Yi Your Excellency knows that the reputation of the Confucius Sect is the highest in Donglu, so I hope that the master of the Confucius Sect can help me, so I ordered all the gangs to gather in Jicheng to discuss important matters!"
Kong Cai squinted his eyes and said with a smile: "You unlearned boy, don't hide it from me! The Confucius family has been in Donglu for more than a day or two, and I also know what happened in Jicheng. Although Lord Yi won a great victory, Dongfang Zhong escaped. Out of the city, the outcome is not yet known. Please reply to Mr. Yi, Kong needs to put the thousand-year foundation of the Kong family first!"
This naked remark made Han Shi and others gnash their teeth in anger, but Wang Xuan was not angry or annoyed, and continued loudly: "Hahahaha, it's true that Wang Xuan is an unlearned boy, but he is unknown to the Kong family who has been in Donglu for thousands of years. , there can still be a fool like Master Kong."
"What did you say!" Kong Ren and Kong Yi were about to get angry and ask, "If you dare to talk nonsense again, you will never be able to leave Qucheng!"
Others may be bragging when they say this, but when the second son, the eldest son of Confucius, said this, no one in the city did not believe it.
Wang Xuan ignored the two of them, and was not afraid of being overheard. He continued: "The Confucian sect wants to sit on a mountain and watch tigers fight. This is human nature. If the Confucian sect is a small rural sect, with thirty or fifty people, it can indeed be done." . But Confucius has dominated Donglu and has been a great clan for thousands of years. Today, if the two families are not helping each other, either Lord Yi will win or Dongfang Zhong will win. No matter which side wins, does the Master of Confucius think that the two families will not express their anger at Confucius for not helping each other in time?"
"To take a step back, even if the two did not vent their anger on Confucius, would Confucius still be able to continue to look down upon Donglu and become famous as before? Oh, I'm afraid that by then, a three-year-old child will also have to go to Qucheng. Let’s spit on it and say ‘coward’ secretly, right?”
Kong Cai was shocked on the spot as if he had been struck by lightning. Indeed, if the two of them do not help each other, if Yi Xiaodao wins, will he still pay attention to Confucius? When he returned to Beijing, he replied truthfully, how should Confucius deal with himself? If Dongfang Zhong wins, I am afraid that he will inevitably come to Qucheng to raise troops to investigate...
Kong Cai was upset by Wang Xuan's few words. He turned around and asked his five sons: "What do you think?"
Although the eldest son Kong Ren and the second son Kong Yi were older, they had few ideas and were questioned on the spot. Although the third son, Kong Li, and the fourth son, Kong Zhi, were usually dandy, they did not dare to speak nonsense about such a major event that would affect the Confucian family's thousand-year foundation, and they all bowed their heads and remained silent.
Kong Cai sighed, knowing that it would be unwise to ask his sons about such a family matter. Kong Xin, the fifth son, took a step forward and said: "Father, if Master Yi loses, will the court send others such as Master Jian and Master Nan to come..."
When Wang Xuan saw no response from the city, he turned around and left. He had finished what he needed to say, and any further words would be just repetitions and meaningless.
Han Shi and others were also very angry. Because of Qin Tianliang's incident, Han Shi had no good impression of Confucius and left in a hurry.
Behind him, the gate of Qucheng opened wide, and countless Confucius disciples galloped out of Qucheng on horseback and scattered to various places.
The speed and the number of people are far better than the Huquan Gang.
