After driving away the group of strong men from the Dragon Slayer and the Dragon Slayer Association, the men guarding the bodyguards breathed a sigh of relief. Their injured bodies collapsed instantly, and they couldn't wait to find a place to sit down. The sitting posture was as ugly as possible.
Seeing everyone with lanterns and colorful decorations on their bodies, more or less, large or small, as if they were celebrating a festival, Jiang Longwei felt very sorry, so he led several of his bodyguards to deliver water and medicine, and took the trouble to ask for help. All the heroes were inexplicably grateful, and a lot of the pain on their bodies disappeared in an instant. Although the flowers of smiles were not bright, they were heartwarming enough.
Quench your thirst, take medicine, bandage, work for a while, and then hit the road.
Due to too many wounded people and a slow journey, the escort car finally managed to travel more than ten miles, but was blocked by a group of strangers.
Jiang Longwei stepped forward on his horse and shouted: "Jiang Longwei, the chief escort of Xia Longwei Escort Bureau, has met all the heroes. May I ask you, standing in the middle of the road, where do you come from?"
A big man in short clothes, wearing a straw hat, a green belt around his waist, and a pair of slightly worn cloth shoes under his gray coat. He walked forward with a plain knife in his hand and loudly replied: "How can you, the southern barbarians, in the Central Plains? If you can pass as you please, please quickly return via the original route to avoid soiling this geomantic treasure of the Central Plains."
Gu Huai stood up and shouted: "Liu Gaosheng is a citizen of the Song Dynasty, how can he be a southern barbarian?"
Liu Gaosheng said: "In ancient times, heroes, the north of the Huaihe River is the north, and the south of the Huaihe River is the south. These southerners have inherited the rules and regulations of the Chu State. They have their own way of eating and living, speak in incomprehensible dialects, are stingy, cunning, mercenary, and lack of Family values are not what Nanban is."
Master Mingzhi stepped forward and shouted: "Liu Gaosheng, who gave you the courage to say such nonsense? Since the First Emperor swept away Liuhe, the world has been unified. There has long been no distinction between southerners and northerners, and the world is one family. If If you continue to talk nonsense, it will hinder the harmony of the family and the country. Be careful not to tolerate the laws of the country, and two inches of the three-inch tongue will rot."
Liu Gaosheng said: "Master, Chuzi lured the barbarians to kill him. This is the original words of the Spring and Autumn Annals. The Spring and Autumn Annals were written by Confucius. If you read the sages, how dare you say that the Confucius was wrong or that you are talking nonsense?"
The wise master said: "Liu Gaosheng, "Zuo Zhuan" has already said: "The title of "Spring and Autumn" is subtle but revealing, ambitious but obscure, euphemistic and composed, exhaustive but not dirty, punishing evil and encouraging good, who is not a saint? Can you cultivate it? 'Master loves the world, creates a style of private lectures, accepts disciples without asking their origins, and advocates benevolence, justice, etiquette, wisdom, and trust. You are a barbarian who wishes that the north and the south of the country are at odds, and you are worthy of bringing out Master to scare people. If you don't know what is good or bad, then you can't do it. If you dare to talk nonsense, be careful of getting someone's head on your neck."
The man behind Liu Gaosheng came forward and shouted: "Li Yiru, you are already seventy or eighty years old. Don't threaten people with death at every turn. We will not do this. If you have spent all those years in vain, we can help you find someone." Come back, if you have read those books in vain, or have read them down your ass, we can also help you read them again. As a Luohe person, it is not okay to help the southern barbarians instead of helping the Central Plains. "
This is really a scholar meeting a soldier. Don't explain it clearly if there is a reason.
Bai Yutian thought that Master Mingzhi was born in the Central Plains, so it was not appropriate to intervene in the so-called conflict between the North and the South, so he stood up and said with a smile: "Brother, Southern Barbarian is not a very good title. If you talk too much, it will not only make you look arrogant." Damn it, others will get upset if they hear it too much, so it’s better to use it sparingly and accumulate some moral virtue.”
The big man said: "Boy, if you don't want to be called a Southern Barbarian, it's actually very simple."
Bai Yutian smiled and asked, "How to do it?"
The big man said: "As the saying goes, the eyes cannot see and the ears cannot hear. Just go back the way you came."
Bai Yutian smiled and said: "This is not possible. We are helping Quzhou Prefecture escort the official money to Beijing. How can we return the same way without paying the escort money? Who would dare to let the Longwei Escort Escort money and goods in the future? Let's talk about something else. It’s a feasible method.”
The big man said: "I didn't ask you to return with the escort money."
Bai Yutian said: "That's even more unacceptable. The escort agency receives the escort, escorts the escort, and delivers the escort. The trinity is one. Anyone who ignores the escort in the middle of the road will not dare to do that even if he goes there."
The big man said: "No matter what, you will keep your escort money and our Zhengyuan Escort Bureau will escort you to Beijing."
Bai Yutian said: "That won't work. I've never heard of the Zhengyuan Escort Agency. Who knows if you have the ability to escort escorts. This is tribute silver. If you lose it, you will lose your head. How can you easily hand over your wealth and life to strangers? People keep it.”
The big man said: "If you have the ability to escort escorts, you will know if you give it a try."
Bai Yutian said: "We are strangers to each other. We are married but not old. How can we try?"
The big man smiled and said: "It's so simple. You punch me and I kick you. Whoever gets hurt the most loses."
Bai Yutian said: "Is it really that simple?"
The big man smiled and said: "It's that simple. Seeing your delicate figure, I will suffer a little loss, you go first."
Bai Yutian said: "Is it true that I came first and can't regret it if I lose?"
The big man smiled happily, took a step to the right with his right foot, settled into a horse stance, and said, "Come and punch me."
Bai Yutian snickered and said, "Then I really took action?"
The big man said nonchalantly: "Just take action, you're welcome."
Bai Yutian stepped forward and said in a good voice: "Be prepared, I will really fight." He put on a very unfavorable posture and slapped the big man on the chest with his palm.
I saw the big man flying back in an instant and standing three feet away, with a horrified look on his face, but his body seemed fine.
Everyone present was confused, their thoughts were in a mess, they couldn't understand, couldn't understand, still couldn't understand.
Bai Yutian waited for the big man to approach and said nicely, "It's your turn."
That big man was really down-to-earth. He walked up to Bai Yutian and said it was his turn, and he came right away. Waiting for Bai Yutian to stand upright, he took two steps back and took advantage of the situation to jump up and kick Bai Yutian in the chest. Everyone only heard two faint "cha" and "cha" sounds, and the big man jumped back, landed within three steps, and never stood up again. Very puzzled.
Bai Yutian stood up straight, patted the dust on his clothes, and asked the big man, "Brother, are you okay?"
The big man sat on the ground, holding his right ankle that had been broken and dislocated for a long time, with a painful expression on his face. He couldn't even wash his face with tears, so he had no intention of answering Bai Yutian's question.
Liu Gaosheng came forward with two men. Seeing that even if the big man recovered from his injuries, he was afraid that he would be a loser in the future. He said unceremoniously: "You are overestimating your capabilities. If someone is willing to let you go, don't say anything if you don't appreciate it." , and you still want to make others look bad, and who else will be a waste if you are not a waste. Carry it away!"
The two men helped the big man up and walked away.
Liu Gaosheng watched the big man go, smiled, clasped his fists towards Bai Yutian and asked, "Young hero is very skilled in martial arts. Who can learn from him?"
Bai Yutian cupped his fists and returned the greeting: "Master Jiang Qingcheng."
Liu Gaosheng said with a smile: "No wonder the martial arts is so strong. It turns out that he learned from the old hero Jiang of the Chunyang Clan. A famous teacher produces a great disciple."
Bai Yutian said: "Does Master Liu know his master?"
Liu Gaosheng smiled and replied: "Not only do we know each other, Old Hero Jiang is also a great benefactor of my Zhengyuan Escort Bureau!"
Bai Yutian smiled and said, "Is there such a thing?"
Liu Gaosheng said: "No! When my father first established the Zhengyuan Escort Agency, the first escort was to escort silk to the Western Regions. Since the Escort Agency had just been established, it lacked prestige in the world, and felt that the road was long and blocked, but the journey was about to end. , and invited Old Hero Jiang to help. Without saying a word, Old Hero Jiang accompanied the escort team on the road. They fought dozens of battles along the way and defeated the enemy thousands of miles away. He assisted the escort agency in safely escorting the goods to the Western Regions. From then on, the Zhengyuan Escort Agency became famous and gained a foothold in the Central Plains. place."
Bai Yutian said: "Liu Daxia, since my master has helped the Zhengyuan Escort Bureau gain a far-reaching reputation, I, as a disciple, will help the Longwei Escort Bureau today to escort the tribute silver. If I don't start well and end well, how can I ruin his reputation? You think so. No?"
Liu Gaosheng smiled slightly and said: "Young hero, Jiang Laoxiong's love should be the key, but..."
Bai Yutian said: "It's nothing, Liu Daxia just said it doesn't matter."
Liu Gaosheng said: "But I heard from people that the Longwei Escort killed the steward Qi Zuoqi of the Justice Villa for no reason. If I, the Zhengyuan Escort, let you go, it would not bring the majesty of the Central Plains Wulin to ashes. How can I explain it to my fellow Central Plains Wulin comrades?" "
Liu Yijin came over and shouted: "Liu Gaosheng, everyone in the world has their own way. What you have to explain to others is your business. Longwei Escort Agency has nothing to explain to others."
When Liu Gaosheng saw that it was Liu Yijin, he quickly said politely: "Liu Gaosheng has met Senior Liu. How is Senior?"
Liu Yijin said: "Seeing what you did today, whether it is good or not has nothing to do with your Zhengyuan Escort Bureau."
Liu Gaosheng smiled and said: "Senior Liu, if this junior knows that you are in the escort team, even if you give me a thousand courages, you will not dare to come and block the way."
Liu Yijin smiled and said, "Well, get out of the way now and pretend nothing happened."
Liu Gaosheng said: "Senior, you are already here, how can you save face for the Zhengyuan Escort Agency?"
Gu Huai answered: "Liu Gaosheng, I wonder what kind of face you want?"
A man answered: "Longwei Escort Bureau hired people from our Zhengyuan Escort Agency as escorts to escort the escorts into Bianjing under our banner."
Jiang Longwei walked out and said loudly: "What if I say no?"
The man sneered and said, "Then let's ask our brothers if they agree. But I'd like to remind you that this is the Central Plains, not your indifferent Quzhou."
Master Mingzhi said: "Now that we have entered the main topic, let's do it. I would like to see if the pheasant flying on the branches in the Central Plains can turn into a divine bird, a phoenix."
Bai Yutian smiled and said: "Mr. Li, pheasants are everywhere, and phoenixes can be encountered but not sought. If they fly on a branch, they are phoenixes. If there are not so many phoenixes in this world, how can there be such a thing as a sacred bird?"
