Before the sign was issued, the ship berthed at Pinghumen Wharf. The world has been at peace for a long time, but travel restrictions have not been completely relaxed. The Chief Secretary of Huguang has been divided into two provinces, Hunan and Hubei, and Wuchang is the provincial capital of Hubei. There are two large armies stationed here, the Manchu Eight Banners mixed with Mongolian Eight Banners soldiers; as for the Han Army Eight Banners, they were sent to defend around Jingzhou.Here is a world full of people. As soon as the passenger ship docks at the pier, inspectors from both the military and the government board the ship for inspection, and passengers are not allowed to disembark without inspection.More than forty tourists who came from down the river accepted the interrogation in an orderly manner. It took half an hour, but it was said to be smooth and no accident occurred.

Fan Xun picked up the small package and stepped onto the noisy pier. The gate tower not far away was like a giant mouth of a monster, continuously swallowing crowds. Looking to the left along the busy pier, the Hanyang Gate inside is even more crowded. Farther away, the three-story Yellow Crane Tower looks like a giant, overlooking the rolling river. He was indeed a little nervous, because he knew that the place he was going to was unusual, Wuchang was not a place where friends from the Jianghu could rule the roost, it was a forbidden place for wanderers to flee for their lives. During the inspection, he had detected a crisis. Although he passed the border safely, he still felt uneasy.

People who have ghosts in their hearts will be suspicious and uneasy at the slightest sign of trouble. He felt that those officials seemed to pay special attention to him. Could it be that his whereabouts were leaked?It stands to reason that it should not attract the attention of the government. No one here knows him. Wuchang is the territory of the Three Batians. These three bloody executioners are powerful in the world, but as long as there is no reason to fall into their hands, there is actually nothing to be afraid of. He followed the crowd to the gate of the city not far away, turning his head to look back intentionally or unintentionally.

A pair of people dressed as a village couple, about ten steps away from him, followed the passengers peacefully.Behind them, two stout sailors hurried on their way with their bags on their backs and their heads bowed. He smiled contentedly, his feet tightened. There are many posters posted on the left and right of the city gate. Some bills are written in Chinese and Manchu, some are written purely in Chinese characters, some have ink brush on important clauses, some are so peeled off that the characters are difficult to read; There are many wanted lists, some with graphics.However, compared with other counties and cities, Wuchang has the least wanted list. This means that Wuchang, the capital of Hubei, has a very good law and order situation.

He walked towards the gate of the city, and as soon as his eyes fell on the newly posted bulletin not far away, he found a big man in green clothes standing in front of him and was about to bump into him. He stopped instinctively and watched this person vigilantly. A person with bad intentions. The man was about forty years old, tall and strong, with a pair of sharp triangular eyes, his forehead was shaved slickly, and a two-foot-long pigtail braid hung on the back of his head.Arms folded over chest, feet spread apart like a mountain, blocking the way, with triangular eyes staring at him relentlessly and eeriely.

He knew at a glance that this person was not a good one, but the person who went out was patient first, he bowed humbly and smiled, and took two steps sideways to avoid his desire to do so. The big man stretched out his giant hand and blocked him. Hold on, man.The big man smiled and said: From Jiujiang?Where is your partner? From Jiujiang?No.He smiled apologetically: I come from Huangzhou, alone, without companions. Oh, what's your last name? The minor surname is Fan, Fan Xun.He humbly replied: Excuse me, is there anything wrong?The uncle must have admitted the wrong person. The surname is Fan, not Cui?There was suspicion in the big man's eyes.

My surname is indeed Fan, as if I have never met anyone surnamed Cui in my life; there seem to be very few people surnamed Cui in the south. Rarely is not none.you go.The big man waved to him, and turned his gaze to another middle-aged man who just passed side by side: Your surname should really be Fan.Also, in this city, give me some rules. Yes, yes, sir.He said in panic, tightened his package, and hurriedly moved towards the gate of the city. Inside and outside the city gate, there are many people who have nothing to do to watch the crowd. These people look relaxed, but their sharp eyes are really chilling.

He moved away from the city gate.Behind them, the honest village couple quickly followed, and the two sturdy water travelers were talking and laughing happily and overtook the village couple. Yuelai Old Store is the old name of Pinghumen. Most of the tourists are tourists who travel up and down the river. The class flow is complicated. Noble guests rarely patronize this old inn with mixed dragons and snakes. Fan Xun lived in the guest room in the west courtyard. This courtyard is full of single rooms, which can be regarded as medium-sized guest rooms, but guests come in and out in the corridor, the voices of people are noisy, and a smell of sweat flows in the space. It takes a long time for newcomers to get used to it.

The clerk brought a pot of tea, poured a cup for him politely, then dipped his finger in the tea, and wrote a line on the table: There are many lackeys in the shop, be careful what you say and do.After dinner, there are people beside the well fence to take care of them. In the north corner of the courtyard is the well used by the guests of the west courtyard. The inn does not provide washing water, so you have to do your own washing of socks. After dinner, he took the basin to the well to wash his clothes. As soon as he arrived at the well and put down the wooden basin, among the guests who arrived first, a burly man with a bare upper body put the drawn bucket in front of him, clasped and stretched the thumb, index and middle fingers of his left hand, and said with a smile: Here you go first, please don't be shy.

He slowly rolled up the sleeve of his right hand with his left hand, then skillfully coiled his braids on his head, and bowed to thank: Thank you, I appreciate your kindness. After pouring the water into the basin, he squatted down on the bluestone floor outside and washed the clothes with soap locusts. The big man also took a place opposite him, and while doing laundry, he said in a voice that only he could hear: Strange, it seems that you have been nailed by the lackeys, did you show your signs on the road? How is that possible?It was night when I boarded the ship, and I never left the cabin along the way, and other people were even more careful, and it was impossible to reveal their belongings.You are he also said in a voice that only the other party can hear.

The brother's surname is Liang. oh!Disrespect, disrespect! It's easy to say.You are going to leave tonight, your brothers are in charge of notifying them, and you will start at the end of the fourth watch, pay attention to the password. so urgent? You are indeed being watched, you must leave.When entering the city, have you ever found unusual things and suspicious people? He told the story of the mysterious man blocking the way for questioning. Oops!The big man surnamed Liang said: They must have known that Cui Erye was coming, damn it!There must be spies within us. Cui Erye?Blue Eagle Cui Ruiyun?He was taken aback: How did you get involved with the Tiandihui? It was the association who contacted us on its own initiative. Second Master Cui came here to discuss the alliance and asked to participate in this meeting. The last time the Heaven and Earth Society was almost wiped out, it was bad that there were traitors among them. If we form an alliance with them, the consequences will be extremely serious.Brother Liang, please tell Wuye Chu quickly to stop the activities immediately. this Please trust my judgment, you can't go wrong.He said with great certainty: There is still time, tomorrow, I have to leave as soon as possible.The beast surnamed Chang is famous all over the world, he was born in the family of a young general, and he knows Erye Cui, I am afraid he has known about Erye Cui's every move, and has laid a net to wait for us, I don't want to lose my life in vain. But In a word, I will leave tomorrow.He said angrily, rubbing his clothes desperately: If Fifth Lord had told me earlier that this was Lan Ying's idea, I would not have come. Okay, brother, pass on the word, wait for my news. Regardless of whether you have news or not, I will definitely leave tomorrow.The big tree attracts the wind, and the heaven and the earth will not be able to touch it. They have not yet achieved their climate. Now is not the time to form an alliance with them, do you understand? As night came, the voices in the inn gradually stopped. In the second summer, a shop assistant carried a rag on his shoulders, carried a large teapot, hummed a tune, and walked along the corridor to the west courtyard.Turning around the corridor leading to the west courtyard, I found a lantern dimly lit, so I stopped instinctively, tilting my head to look at the candles inside through the air hole below. The tallow candle was intact and hadn't burned out, but on the side of the candle wick, it seemed that a not-so-small moth died and pressed the candle wick, no wonder the candle light was out of shape. When they found the problem, they had to take off the lantern and take out the moth corpse. As soon as they stretched out their hands, they felt a shock in their ears, the teapot dropped from their hands, and people lost consciousness. Fan Xun had been waiting in the room for news, until the beginning of the third watch, but no one came to interrogate him, so he had no choice but to lay down on the bed, and fell asleep with his clothes on, without taking off his shoes and socks. In the dimness, I suddenly felt that the lights were bright. The light in the room is a vegetable oil lamp. Before going to bed, he had already pressed down the wick of the lamp, leaving only one star, why did it suddenly light up by itself? He woke up with a start, and stood up suddenly. He took a deep breath, quickly pulled out a long sword from under the pillow, and slid out of bed. There was a man standing by the table, watching him with his hands behind his back and smiling. Under the light, the figure of this man seemed particularly slender, wearing a melon cap on top, wearing a flowing emerald blue robe, with a bamboo fracture fan inserted in his belt, and a jade ruyi hanging on his right, with tassels hanging down to his knees . He is also handsome, with sword-shaped eyebrows, big eyes, carefully modified mustache, healthy red complexion, kind smile, and excellent demeanor, really like a famous local celebrity and gentry. Fan Dapeng, do you know me?The unexpected guest asked with a smile. The other party called out his real name in one gulp, and he couldn't deny it even if he wanted to. I've heard of your character.He answered helplessly. You did well in Jiujiang. So-so. Are you waiting for Chu Wuye's message?Information will not be delivered. What are you going to do? I, Shenlong Changhong, am not unreasonable.The smile of the uninvited guest remained the same: I don’t want to fight against you desperadoes, I’m only interested in those who conspire to form cliques and plot rebellion.I don't care what Chu Lao Wu did to invite you to Wuchang, as long as you deny having any relationship with Chu Lao Wu in court tomorrow, I will let you go, how about it? The conditions are very generous.he said coldly. Indeed generous.Shenlong Changhong nodded and smiled. Then, I became a traitor among the anti-Qing and Fuming patriots. From now on, I, Fan Dapeng, the Thunder Sword, will only be anonymous and shameless. What's wrong with that?Shenlong Changhong brightened the lamp: The Ming Dynasty has been dead for decades, and there are many old Ming survivors who have escaped under the name of their names. Aren't they living well?It's much better than hanging your head on the city gate, isn't it? Pooh!You slavish lackey!He gnashed his teeth and yelled: You were born under Nian Gengyao's family, how did Nian die?Instead of avenging the old master, you slaughtered the loyal people for the Mannu. Are you a Han Chinese? Yes, I am a Han Chinese, but what I saw was how dilapidated Wuchang was under the rule of the Ming Dynasty.But now, everyone has enough food and clothing, and the number of people has increased by twenty times. The officials who govern Wuchang are still Han people. You, a fugitive, travel freely to and from Wuchang, Jiujiang, and no one will care about you if you don’t break the law. If I can’t get proof of your collusion with Chu Wu, I won’t dare to touch you. Fan Dapeng, don't try to impress me with any national righteousness, let me tell you!Shenlong Changhong's face darkened, and his voice turned sharp: My great-grandfather, Yuan Gong Chonghuan, was loyal to the Great Wall of the country for a generation, but he was trapped by the treacherous officials of the faint emperor, and the whole family was punished by the nine sides, which led to the loss of the army's morale and the country's foundation. , the fate of the Zhu family's tyrannical dynasty came to an end. The ancestors of my Chang family have nothing to do with the Zhu family dynasty, but the Zhu family dynasty has shown no kindness to my Chang family. Therefore, if anyone mentions anti-Qing and Ming Dynasty, Chang will swear that he will be terrified. The surname Fan, do you want to catch him by throwing the sword, or do you want to drag him out like a dead dog? Fan My next thought is that you are a hero, so I am polite to you. If you don’t know how to love yourself, hum! Tell you.Fan Dapeng draws his sword and throws away the scabbard: The person in the world who wants my thunder sword, Fan Dapeng, dies as soon as he throws his sword, has not yet been born.In order to maintain the heroic integrity of a big man, Fan died with vigor and vigor.Chang Hong, I, Thunder Sword Fan Dapeng, ask you for a fair duel before the righteousness of the nation. You are not worthy.Shenlong Changhong smiled faintly: I fully understand the message you want Liang Jiaqi, the prodigal son of the two lakes, to pass to Chu Wu. You are opposed to forming an alliance with the Tiandihui, and you call yourself a big man instead of a survivor of the Zhu family dynasty; therefore, I don't hate you, and have a lot of respect for you, so I will give you a chance. Since you are ungrateful and stubborn, then there is nothing I can do, just try your luck and see you later. The house was originally open, but the figure of Shenlong Changhong, like an invisible ghost, kept facing inward, slowly receded and disappeared without a trace, as if suddenly floating and disappearing, transforming instantly. Lei Tingjian only felt the creeps, felt the cold air rising from the tail, and quickly guided upwards along the spine, and finally the whole body was cold, terrified and shocked. The flame of the vegetable oil lamp flickered, and it was as quiet as death. He couldn't figure out why Shenlong Changhong retreated, and from his tone, he definitely didn't intend to let him escape on purpose, let alone let him go out of national justice. There was no sound outside, it was eerily quiet. Finally, the drumming of the Four Corrections was heard from afar. He has to go, there seems to be no one outside, and he doesn't stay here from time to time. With a bang, he knocked over the vegetable oil lamp with his sword, and the room was dark, so he quickly flashed out of the room and reached the corridor. The yard was empty, the last quarter moon was hanging high in the sky, and the scenery was unobstructed. The whole vast inn was dark, there was no sound, and it was abnormally quiet. There are a few lanterns under the outline, emitting a dark red light. The doors and windows of every guest room are closed, and the silence is as dead. On the tiled surface of the opposite wing, stood a black shadow, motionless like a ghost, and the handle of the waist knife he wore was embedded with precious stones, shining in the moonlight. His heart sank, knowing that something was wrong. Brother Zhigao!Brother Ji Xian suddenly yelled terribly. A figure moved at the end of the corridor, there was a muffled sound, and four stiff bodies were pushed and fell into the yard. It was a couple who disembarked with him, and the two big men pretending to be sailors. The hands and feet of the four people were not tied up, but their bodies were stiff as if they were dead. He sighed in despair, and stepped into the empty courtyard. The black shadow on the surface of the wooden tile floats down. It is such a wonderful way of falling geese on the flat sand. Zheng!Jinming is faint, like the dragon singing in the nine heavens, the precious sword is out of its sheath, and the moonlight is as cold as electricity. Such a sharp treasured sword, it seems that the dense sword's aura is far away and piercing to the bone. The owner of the treasured sword is very strong, much thicker than Shenlong Changhong, with a sparse and messy beard, high cheekbones and protruding eyebrows.He wore a heart-covering back armor on his upper body, and the pattern in the center was a wolf's head. King Kong Ketu!He whispered in an uncontrollable trembling voice. The generals stationed in Wuchang by the Qing Dynasty, the ratio of Manchu and Mongolian nationality is three to one. Of course, the chief officer must be a Manchu. It is very common for the generals of the Eight Banners of Mongolia to serve in the Eight Banners of the Manchu and Qing Dynasties outside the capital, and there will be no such phenomenon in the capital; strict. Ketu, I knew it was the name of a Mongolian. You should know me, otherwise you wouldn't have come to Wuchang.Jingang Ketu said in proficient Chinese, and the standard Mandarin was unequivocal: Brother Chang does not want you to go to the execution ground, so I will fulfill you.superior! Lei Tingjian gritted his teeth and thrust his sword forward.He knew that this was the place where his corpse was laid. Shenlong Changhong was a good friend and made him die with vigor and vigor. If caught in the official position, the iron-clad King Kong would be tortured to the point where he could die in a duel, which is the best destination a martial artist can only dream of. People who have the idea of ​​mortal death are the most dangerous. Of course, Jingang Ketu didn't dare to be careless. Desperately single-handed, King Kong Ketu is like a raging tiger crossing a river, without any plans to move around to find flaws, and to face the enemy head-on without any scruples. With a deep chirp, the Thunder Sword rises up and strikes, the sword spits out thousands of white lotuses, the human sword bursts out into an unprecedented violent attack, the sword rainbow swallows sharply, the pressure is overwhelming, the wind and thunder on the sword change suddenly, one sword after another is endless, Step by step into the wild. Jingangke was guarded tightly, and his treasured sword flew up and down, blocking the thunderbolts pouring in from all over the sky one by one out of the side door, calmly retreating, and amidst the piercing sound of clashing swords, he blocked the thunderbolt without any danger. The sharp and wild eighteen strokes of the sword, retreated seven or eight steps and approached the corner of the courtyard. In the end, there was an ear-splitting clear cry, and amidst sparks flying, the Thunder Sword retreated eight feet obliquely, and the offensive was over. Gang Ketu also took two more steps, his back was less than three feet away from the wall. Sure enough, he deserves to be called the number one swordsman in the world, and the Thunder Sword is well-deserved.Jingang Ketu said calmly: Unfortunately, you have no chance. Before the word was finished, the light of the knife was like electricity, and there was a shocking thunder strike. Zheng!The Thunder Sword blocked the first strike, but the true power on the sword was no longer as good as before, half of the true power of the Thunder Eighteen Swords had been consumed. The knife flashed again, and it swept towards him like lightning from an oblique direction, and the person was already close to his body. The Thunder Sword is no longer as flexible as it used to be. With a loud shout, he slammed his body, swung his sword, reversed his spin, and returned the blow. He cut in from under the light of the saber, and unleashed a Thundering Strike. When entering, the body and the sword collided into the gap of the opponent's treasured sword, and both sides would be injured and die together. Gang Ketu wasn't fooled, and he had already made a clever plan that he must die together, so he let out a long laugh, flashed the sword light, and the figure was like a streamer, and he was far away. At the moment when he smiled and mistook the sword, the light of the sword flashed past Jianhong's side, just in and out of the gap between the sword moves, miraculously escaped from the sinister entanglement. Lei Tingjian rushed out three or four steps, hummed, stabilized the horse's steps with a heavy weight, covered his right shoulder with his left hand, and turned around with difficulty. You still have the strength to plant yourself.King Kong Ketu said coldly: You are the best swordsman I have met in the south of the Yangtze River. I feel sorry for each other. What are you waiting for? The blood on Lei Tingjian's right shoulder oozes from his fingers like a fountain.He wandered around, and the surroundings were quiet, except for the corpses of the four companions lying not far away, there were no other living people. I should run away!he thinks. If he escapes, the inn has a lot of buildings, and it is not difficult to get out of the house. Jingang Ketu is alone, so it is not easy to catch up with him? But he knew in his heart that there must be many masters of masters lurking nearby, and it might be more difficult to get out than ascending to the sky. That's all!He sighed and said: Eighteen years later, he will be a hero again. Fan's life, don't worry about it, see you in the next life. He forced the rest of his strength, slowly raised the sword, calmly grasped the target of the sword, and supported the sword body with his left hand.Standing firmly on horseback, he raised his head and raised his sword, the tip slowly pressed to his chest. If you stab yourself down, you will die very painfully because the injury is not at the vital point. If you are not a brave person, you will not dare to use this technique to plant yourself. Rather, you can stick your sword to the ground, and the sharp point will go straight to the atrium in an instant, and you will die immediately. , less pain. Gang Ketu put the saber back into its sheath, and stood solemnly holding the saber. There was a loud bang, and the door of a guest room collapsed. An extremely fast, vaguely discernible figure blew out of the room like a gust of wind, rolled into the courtyard, and rushed towards the Thunder Sword that was sinking. , the shout arrived in an instant: stop!If you want to die, you have to die by the opponent's knife. King Kong Ketu reacted extremely quickly, and quickly drew his knife to cut off Shen Chi: So you are also an oops! A black and large object had hit Gang Ketu's chest.It was a big teapot filled with water, and Gang Ketu became a drowned chicken, his eyes were blurred, he couldn't figure out what it was, and he backed away in surprise. With a roar of anger, a figure shot towards the gate of the courtyard. The figure of Thunder Sword had disappeared from the courtyard. The huge black shadow jumped up to the opposite roof with incredible speed, just in time to bump into the three figures who heard the police chief rising up from the back of the roof. Fight!The black shadow holding the thunder sword shouted loudly, raising his left hand repeatedly. The three figures were caught off guard, and in the dark night, they couldn't see the extremely fast hidden weapon. When they heard the shout, it was too late to dodge. They yelled at the same time, and fell on the roof almost at the same time, and one of them rolled down. When the ambushing people on both sides heard the police and intercepted them, the person who rescued the Lei Tingjian had disappeared, and his lightness kung fu and body skills were so good that it was shocking. In the secret room of the inn, Shenlong Changhong brought four attendants, together with King Kong Ketu and four subordinates, they took turns to inspect the three iron feather arrows on the table. Jin Gangke was full of anger, gritted his teeth and said, "Brother Chang, I'm not familiar with the martial arts in your Central Plains, you have to find out the owner of these little arrows, and I'll take him out and turn him into ashes. account things!To actually snatch the important criminal away in front of me, Jingang Ketu, is that okay?If you don't turn him into ashes, it will be hard to get rid of this great shame. Brother Chang, who dares to be so bold? The iron feather arrow is only six inches long and can be used as a sleeve arrow, but the person who rescued the Thunder Sword fired it with his hands.Chang Hong was not agitated, and analyzed calmly: He knows you are wearing body armor, so he doesn't waste hidden weapons on you.If he shoots at your five sense organs, Ketu will always kill you, I'm afraid you won't be alive now. Brother Chang, stop talking nonsense, I want to know who he is. There are at least hundreds of people using this short iron feather arrow in the world.He didn't dare to use it against your body armor, so we know he's not a great character, he lacks strength, and he's definitely not an insider. Shenlong Changhong still looked relaxed: there is no mark on the arrow, and the craftsmanship of making it is very ordinary. It is very difficult to find out the owner of the arrow. Moreover, it is impossible for you to leave your job and travel around the rivers and lakes to search.This guy hit and left, I'm afraid he's already set off on a boat!The world is vast, where can I find it? I'm mad too!Gang Ketu gritted his teeth and cursed: Damn it!If you let me run into it again, hum! You will never run into him again. It better be so.Are you going to catch Chu Wu now? Why go to catch Chu Wu?Shenlong Changhong asked back. Why not catch him? There are so many wretches like Chu Wu in the world, and it is too much to catch. If one is caught, the other will take his place. We have to re-lay the net again, which is a waste of energy. If you keep him, he will attract those desperadoes one after another, let us send them to the execution ground one by one, what are you in a hurry for?Let's go back, I don't know if the fierce lion Arsaran has captured the remnant of the Heaven and Earth Society, the famous Blue Eagle Cui Ruiyun?Let's go, my people will be responsible for the aftermath here. More than 20 apprehension masters from Wuchang torture chamber and city guard camp carried four corpses and left the inn on their way home. Wulidi, the southwestern suburb of the city, is the town of Catyukou, an important town for controlling tourists from the lake. The yamen of the inspection department is in Jiangbin, Zhenxi, a small town with 500 households. The security situation is the most complicated and difficult to manage among the twelve inspection departments in the prefecture. It's like a regular meal. In the fifth kilowatt building at the north end of the inspection yamen, three people were having breakfast behind closed doors, one of them was Thunder Sword Fan Dapeng who had wounds on his right shoulder and covered his wounds with his coat. The person above is of medium build, about forty years old, with a natural face, normal face, kind eyebrows and kind eyes, without any distinguishing features. Coarse coats are also very common. The person sitting at the bottom is even more ordinary, wearing a green cloth robe, with a shaved green scalp and a smooth, dragging pigtail hanging straight to his hips. At first glance, he is a vulgar little businessman. He is nearly half a century old and seems to be in a shopping mall Not very proud. Brother Fan, are you still going to find Chu Wu?The middle-aged man sitting at the top swallowed a piece of meat, put it down and asked Lei Tingjian. How dare I go to Chu Wuye?Lei Tingjian put down the bowl and chopsticks and smiled wryly: As soon as Liang Jiaqi, the prodigal son of the two lakes, mentioned Cui Erye, I knew the big thing was over!If it weren't for your brother, you would have rescued me at the right time!I really didn't expect the Three Bastards of Wuchang to be so clever, within 20 moves, my Thunder Sword fell, but that tartar ranked third among the Three Bastards. The Three Batians are indeed brilliant, so those who opposed the Qing Dynasty and restored the Ming Dynasty did not dare to establish a foundation in Wuchang.Gang Ketu ranked third. To be honest, there are only a handful of people who can perform twenty moves under his knife.The middle-aged man couldn't help shaking his head: As for the cultivation level of Chang Hong, the tyrant god dragon, not many people know. Erba Tianmanrenmeng Arsalan was one of the eight disciples of Hai Lancha, the most brave general in Manchuria. His deadly Yanling Saber has never met an opponent in these years. Xiao Qiao worked hard to deal with him, it was difficult to get close to him, brother Fan planned to return to Jiujiang? I plan to sneak back to Jiangnan to avoid the limelight, but Jiujiang can't stay any longer, and the surname Chang will not let me go, he will write Jiujiang to arrest me and put me to death.Lei Tingjian sighed helplessly: Brother Zhang, can you tell me your brother's real name?The grace of saving lives, dare not or forget Don't ask who I am, just call me Brother Zhang.The middle-aged man said with a smile: The country was ruined, the family was destroyed, and the world was in exile. Even I almost forgot who I am. The small businessman's sharer stroked his goatee, stared at Brother Zhang and smiled faintly. Brother Zhang, since you borrowed my place to settle here ten days ago, I have been guessing your ins and outs.The little businessman said quietly. Why waste mental speculation?my kind of person Six years ago, the year Yongzheng Emperor Longjia passed away.The small businessman said in that expressionless voice, as if he didn't have much ill feeling towards the emperor of the Qing Dynasty, and his tone of voice didn't have much respect: Yishui County, Shandong Province, seems to have had a major case involving literary inquisition. Hundreds of people were killed, which is known as the Yimao Yishui Incident. The warrior who killed the magistrate of Yishui seems to be surnamed Gao. He broke through on his own, and the twelve Eight Banners warriors who chased him were all shot through their throats by iron feather arrows and died.Brother Zhang, is that respectable expert named Gao Wenwei? Brother Zhang changed color when he threw his chopsticks, and his ordinary eyes suddenly shone brightly. Jiang, where did you come from? The small businessman smiled faintly, and took out a Kangxi Tongbao with a front edge from his pocket, and the coin maker cast Manchu script on the dark side, with a small plum blossom engraved on it.He put the money on the table, smiled and said nothing. The sky is full of flowers, the hero of the rainy river, Jiang Renjie!Brother Zhang, whose real name is Gao Wenwei, exclaimed: Aren’t you a hero in Guanzhong? The northwest is unstable and soldiers are gathering. There is no need for a man like me in that place.Mantian Huayu took back the money: I have been in Jiangnan for two years, and I have learned a lot from reading more. oh!Your Excellency is very at ease.Gao Wenwei shook his head and smiled wryly. What to do if you are not comfortable, do you want me to run for the righteousness of the nation?Mantian Huayu also shook his head: Thank you for your innocence, I am only worthy of being alone, singing and mocking the world.Brother Gao, you want to build a foundation in Wuchang and plant the seeds of resistance to the Manchu Qing. The future is very difficult. I am not afraid of hardship.Gao Wenwei said solemnly: Someone has to do it, right?This is not something that can be accomplished overnight in three days or two days. It may take thirty to fifty years, or even three hundred years. If it is passed down from generation to generation, the seeds will eventually germinate and thrive.If the seeds are not planted, there will never be a chance to germinate. We big men and grandchildren can only be slaves of the Manchus forever. I understand, but you are wrong, people like you and I are not worthy of being slaves, they can only be slaves of slaves, slaves are the best people.You see, the big and small officials in Wuchang, whether verbal or written, must first be crowned with the word slave.Those who deserve to call themselves slaves must be officials, are you worthy?Mantianhuayu said mockingly: There are three overlords in Wuchang, so you don't want to break ground on Taisui.Chu Wuye, who is famous for his anti-Qing activities, is a bright and dazzling lamp in the dark night, and you are the moths to the flame. The brother had no intention of defecting to him at all.Gao Wenwei said contemptuously. So what are you going to do? Start anew. Sanbatian will put out all the smoke and fire in your stove. These three guys, alas! Want to remove them? God!Needless to say!Gao Wenwei smiled wryly: If one hundred lives could be exchanged for one of them, I would also find three hundred lives to fight them to death; there are many people who want to fight them to death. Maybe I can plan a plan for you.Mantian Huayu said with certainty. Jiang Daxia, you However, I need a few helpers. I can be counted as one, your flowers and rain sprinkle money, my iron feather arrows, arrange assassination Don't have big dreams of Qingqiu.Mantian Huayu stopped Gao Wenwei from continuing and said: You and I are hidden weapons, not worthy of scratching their itch, giving your life for nothing, and you can never get close to them at ordinary times.Don't forget that the three of them each have four dead men, which are called the Four Hades, the Four Beasts, and the Four Taisui. The meaning of Jiang Daxia I will design for you to lure a person into the bait, and this person will definitely be able to deal with the Three Batians. who?It's just for fun. I, Jiang Renjie, may be insensitive and mocking the world, but I never joke. That You have to find one or two shrewd and beautiful girls who don't bother to build chastity archways, and one or two strong men who have practiced inner family qigong, can withstand beatings, dare to say bad things, and dare to be unrestrained. I will take them to work and give me one. month period, how? Hero Jiang, I can find thirty or fifty of this kind of talent for you.Lei Tingjian patted his chest and promised: But if you want to go to Jiujiang, that is my territory, and you can call him at any time. Forget it, those singing girls on your boat will definitely do bad things. The girl I want can't be found in the wind and dust.Mantianhuayu refused. I can find the talents you need in Anqing, can you go to Anqing for a visit?Gao Wenwei asked. Can.Man Tian Hua Yu nodded and said. can i helpThunder Sword asked. able.The sky is full of flowers and rain. How can I help? Hurry up and hide in southern Jiangxi, and bury what you heard and seen today in the bottom of your heart forever, and never reveal the slightest word, which is a great help to us.Mantianhuayu said seriously. Lei Tingjian stared at the flowers and rain in the sky for a long time, a long time, and then solemnly pushed his chair up. Brother Jiang, will your plan succeed?Thunder Sword asked word by word. There is an 80% chance of winning.In the world, there is absolutely no guarantee of success. There is an 80% chance of winning, which is already comforting. good. Lei Tingjian smiled faintly, nodded to the two of them, and walked towards the tightly closed wooden door step by step. Gao Wenwei was taken aback, and stretched out his hand to pull. Don't touch me!Thunder Sword turned his head and scolded coldly. you Sanbatian will not let me go. It is possible that they have killed four of your companions. Fan is not an unknown person, someone will betray me eventually. Your friend is indeed too mixed. If I fall into their hands, I can't guarantee that today's matter will not be brought out. this Therefore, there is only one way to assure you. Mantian Huayu jumped over the dining table, swooped down on the Thunder Sword, and shouted at the same time: Brother Fan, don't do it! Hahahaha Thunder Sword laughed wildly, and amidst the wild laughter, he slapped his own sky cap with his left hand, and the laughter stopped suddenly. When the sky was full of flowers and rain, the Thunder Sword also fell. Gao Wenwei stood aside, tongue-tied. Mantian Huayu pressed the blood point hidden behind Lei Tingjian's ear, shook his head and let it go, heaved a long sigh and burst into tears. Brother Fan, you died so heroically.Flowers all over the sky covered Thunder Sword's eyelids: Don't worry, I will do my best for this matter, no matter whether it succeeds or not, if it fails once, I will come back next time, and in my lifetime, I will definitely do my best to get rid of the three tyrants, so as to comfort me. You are the spirit in the sky, I will continue to work hard until I die. Gao Wenwei fully dressed and bowed to the corpse, tears streaming down his chest. In the early morning of the next day, the descending passenger ship set off. Among the passengers were Mantianhuayu and Gao Wenwei. This is a river and lake ship company, a regular cargo ship going to and from Wuchang in Jiangning. It is a so-called large 200 cargo ship. It does not carry much cargo and can accommodate forty passengers. The official cabin in the middle usually only accepts officials and gentry with status.Bannermen, of course, have special priority.The Han people also have the same status as the bannermen in the Hanjun Banner. The two settled in the steerage at the back, one occupied the left side of the cabin and the other occupied the right side of the cabin, pretending that they did not know each other, there were twenty passengers in the same cabin, each occupied a seat, simple luggage was used as a pillow, and heavy boxes were left in the cargo hold. Mantianhuayu is still a small businessman, and he wears two magic weapons on his belt: a money bag wrapped around his clothes, and a leather pouch containing the account book, the four treasures of the study, and the abacus. His serene demeanor and his indifferent eyes towards everything in the world don't have the slightest aura of a martial artist, so he doesn't attract anyone's attention. Gao Wenwei's appearance is even more ordinary, so ordinary that one can't seem to feel his existence. The ship sailed straight, sailed smoothly with the wind and the current, and could sail for more than 20 miles in one hour, which was twice as fast as the sailing speed. In the peaceful and prosperous age, Dajiang couldn't help sailing at night. On the first day of the voyage, we sailed into the Huangzhou River, and sailed through Huangzhou quietly at night. The passenger ship berthed at five prefecture ports: Jiujiang, Anqing, Chizhou, Wuhu, and Jiangning. In the middle of the night, the cabin was smelly of sweat, and the cool river breeze was blowing in through the cabin windows, but it couldn't get rid of the stuffy feeling in the cabin.At the beginning of summer, the spring floods are still strong, and the boats are advancing with drums and waves, and bumps are inevitable. A small lantern hung in the cabin, emitting a dark red light.The passengers were all asleep, snoring one after another. Gao Wenwei folded his hands as a pillow, his heart fluctuated and it was difficult to fall asleep.From Thunder Sword's death, he remembered a famous saying that a friend once said: A person can only die once.He was thinking in his heart: If everyone has the idea of ​​death and serves their lives to fight against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty, why worry about being immortal? Of course, this is just a fantasy. There are only a limited number of people in the world who are truly not afraid of death. How many of them can see death as home as Thunder Sword? A light cough suddenly came from the left side of his body, interrupting his thoughts.He turned his head and saw that a ragged man with long hands and long feet sleeping on his left side was staring at him intently with his naked eyes. There was a movement in his heart, as if he sensed an ominous omen, smelled danger, and felt a little creepy. Your dude doesn't seem to want to sleep.The big man said intentionally or unintentionally. It's not that I don't want to, but that I can't sleep.He said. what do you mean? You know it in your heart.The residents of Yuelai old store have been thoroughly checked. Of course your surname is not Zhang. His heart was shocked, and he stood up straight, but a moment later, the big man made a move like lightning, and as soon as he stretched out his hand, he clasped Qu Chi, his left hand.The two were originally sleeping next to each other, so it was easy to fight someone. Where did you hide the Thunder Sword?Send it back to Jiujiang?The big man asked: Brother, don't try to resist, even if you break free, you have no chance. There are five skilled arrest experts on board. Dude, I don't understand what you're talking about?He protested loudly. 對面角落沉睡的滿天花雨，似乎並未聽到他的抗議聲，睡得正沉，其他的旅客，有些已被驚醒了，有些驚訝地挺身坐起。 大漢取出一塊腰牌，向坐起的幾個旅客沉聲說：辦案的。沒有你們的事，睡你們的覺，不要亂動，以免惹火燒身，殃及池魚。 一聽是辦案的，醒了的旅客惶恐地重新躺下了。 等搜出你身上的鐵翎箭，你就明白在下說些什麼了。大漢轉向高文瑋說：你不該救走雷霆劍，更不該下毒手射傷咱們三個人。 那三個人有沒有四閻王四猛獸和四太歲在內？他知道賴不掉了：拼一個是一個 你少臭美，你的鐵翎箭只配射那些混飯吃的捕役。說，雷霆劍為何不在這條船上？ 你們再也找不到他了。 但能找到你也不錯，雷霆劍的下落，全在你身上，人心似鐵，官法如爐，落入咱們手中，不怕你不招供哎 一枚制錢無情地貫入大漢的頸側，奇準地切斷了右側的大動脈。 同一瞬間，近艙窗安睡的一名中年人，剛挺身而起便頹然重新躺下了。 高文瑋一躍而起，抓起包裹。 滿天花雨靈活得像頭豬食的豹，迅速地從兩具屍體取回兩枚制錢，提著包裹衝出艙門外，低喝：跳！兩個太歲在官艙。 艙門外是舷板，兩人湧身一跳，水聲震耳，滾滾濁流一湧，形影俱杳。 有人落水！後艙傳來艄公和水夫的狂叫聲。 日上三竿，溫暖的陽光灑落在江濱的荒野，慢慢曬乾了鋪掛在草地上的衣物。 滿天花雨與高文瑋，各披了一塊包裹布圍住下身，泡濕了的衣物短期間乾不了，他們在等。 高文瑋倚坐在一株小樹下，眉心緊鎖有點憂慮。 江兄，你認為三霸天會沿江搜尋我們嗎？他憂形於色向滿天花雨問。 那是當然，但三霸天不會遠離府城，派出的人至少得在三天後到達，那時我們已經遠走高飛了。滿天花雨泰然地說：他們估計我們會奔向九江，九江必定高手雲集，文書可能飛傳贛南，大索雷霆劍的蹤跡。 us 我們買小舟扮漁夫，乘夜偷渡九江江面，晝伏夜行，直放安慶去找你的人。 要不要到九江通知雷霆劍的朋友 那不但你我兇星照命，雷霆劍也白死了。高見，你們這種多讀了幾天書的人，做起事來情義兼顧婆婆媽媽，所以成事不足，敗事有餘。滿天花雨不客氣地說：像你們在山東那邊傳道播種的工作，兄弟就不敢苟同。集合一些明裏心存救國，暗中卻醉心功名利祿的人，讀一些明夷待訪錄、四書講義等等。 黃宗羲的明夷待訪錄，對醉心名利權勢的人有如對牛彈琴；呂晚村的四書講義，更是看了要被砍頭的禁書。你們這樣做，不啻插標賣首，哼！ 改朝換代的第一個特徵，便是地名的改變，前朝的南京，改為江南省。以後，又劃分為江蘇、安徽兩省。 江蘇的省會，就是江寧府，這裏也就成了治理江南的政治中心。 自從甲申國變迄今，已過了漫長的九十八年。幾十年的生養，江寧最大的變化是人了增加了整整十倍，髒亂也增加了十倍。 富人比往昔更富，窮人比往昔更窮。新增的暴發戶和特權人物，大多是與當時權貴沾上邊的新貴。 出三山門向西走，沿莫愁湖西行，五六里外便是外城西郊的江東門。這一帶，除開莫愁湖附近的徐家產業外，便是一些種果菜的人家。西南角一帶，便是荒草萋萋的白鷺州。 這裏的生活環境，與三山門內的人家，簡直不能比，在生活上，城外的人是貧乏的、困苦的。但在精神上，他們都是悠閒的、豐裕的。這裏的農產品，皆從三山門進城銷售。城門旁的下水門，就是秦淮河城西的出口，出門北流經過石頭城，流入大江。門內經過城內的十五六里流程，就是天下聞名的秦淮風月勝境。 這段河流自從康熙十一年，因水患而關閉上水門，（通濟門旁）只留一孔通水之後，便逐漸成了一條大臭水溝，但水流不太暢，畫舫璿宮反而更多更華麗了。 江東門只是一座象徵性的門樓，堆起一道土堤權作城牆，附近住了三五十戶人家。東面里餘南首，是本地頗有名氣的王家桃園。 當然，這位桃園的主人王伯權，並不是往昔王榭名門的王家後裔，他只是一個安分守己的老農，既沒有財富，也沒有地位，只是一個安享餘年的樂天派老人。 但他的兒子，二十五六歲還沒娶妻的王國華，卻是對面江心洲魚戶的頭兒。那一帶的漁戶，以好勇鬥狠著稱，連活躍在大江的水賊，也不敢在江心洲附近作案。至於城內秦淮河風月場中的保鏢、痞棍、流氓，天膽也不敢闖到城外來。 莫愁湖中山王的子孫呢？勝棋樓內大概還有一兩個姓徐的人，共他早就煙消雲散了，在大明皇朝未倒坍之前便成破落戶。城內的中山王府，已不知換了多少主人。何止是昔日王謝堂前燕，飛入尋常百姓家？簡直是物換星移衰草腐，斷棟殘垣夕陽暮。 一個漁戶頭兒算不了什麼，江心洲其實漁戶僅有一二十家。像這種小人物，平凡得令人不屑提及，在那些滿朝新貴中，沒有人聽說過這號人物。 在巡檢們的心目中，王國華卻是並不怎麼討厭，也並不怎麼受歡迎的小人物，大事不犯小事不斷，不值得在他身上費工夫。 辰牌初正之間，小舟航在斗門橋南。這是他代步用的小舟，不是風月小舫。舟插入兩艘畫舫中間靠上堤岸，畫舫內寂靜無聲，門窗緊團，這是過夜生活的人正常的現象。 王國華穿一件短青外襖，青油油的大辮子盤在頭頂上。腰帶盤了三匝，在腰右繫了一個蝴蝶結，下端帶尾可以作汗巾使用。 他的身材並不顯得特別粗，但手長腳長，肩寬腰圓，粗眉大眼，上唇剪了短短的小八字鬍。