A knife in love

Chapter 530

Early the next morning, a mistress brought hot water towels.Li Qiufeng was about to thank him, but the shopkeeper personally brought fragrant tea and snacks to the guest room.Li Qiufeng was very surprised, but the shopkeeper said that it was to thank him for repelling the big man yesterday, so that the inn escaped a catastrophe.Li Qiufeng was amused, seeing the shopkeeper was stubborn, so he had to accept the tea and snacks, and asked casually, "Is that guy not making trouble anymore?"

The shopkeeper smiled and said: "He was humiliated by the uncle, how dare he be tyrannical? The little old man is not a good person when he sees that the thief is a murderer. He originally wanted to report to the government, but then he thought about it. The thief was arrested just now, I am afraid that he will also be charged with blackmailing the little old man, it can be said that there will be endless troubles, so I let this matter go."

When the shopkeeper said this, he turned his head and looked around, and saw that the shop waiter had already retreated, so he lowered his voice and said to Li Qiufeng: "Master, I don't know. That thief didn't know where he went last night. It was only at midnight." Back at the store, he was not taken away by the officers and soldiers who were watching the night. This kid is lucky. He checked out of the guest room early this morning and left in a huff, which is considered a gift to the God of Plague."

The shopkeeper said a few more words to Li Qiufeng, then left.Li Qiufeng has always been cautious, so naturally he would not easily eat the food sent by others.So he wrapped the snacks in his bosom and poured out the tea, then he sat at the table and thought to himself: "Of course this man will return to Ruyang to report to Mr. Hu. Last night, I heard Master Ji and Han To think and talk, Han Qusi in Luoyang City, Master Ji, Master Hu from Ruyang, and a Master Huang who does not know where, these four people have a very powerful enemy. The two sides are feuds and have been entangled for hundreds of years I don’t know what kind of trick these four people used. They handled a case in Hangzhou and wiped out the Chou family surnamed Xu. It’s just that Mr. Ji was far-sighted and worried that there would still be fish that slipped through the net, so he set another trap. If the Chou family really Some people are still alive, so they want to invite enemies to show up. It's just that they are entangled with each other and what the situation in Hangzhou is. Right now, we don't know. But judging from what Han and Ji said, they don't want to It was difficult for him, and the fact that Situ Qiao stole Guan Yu's head had nothing to do with the two of them. The two hoped that they and Situ Qiao would leave Luoyang as soon as possible, so as not to ruin their event.

Li Qiufeng made up his mind that he came to Luoyang to meet that person.As for Han Qusi and Ji Shiye's plan, I think it's just a vendetta and has nothing to do with him, but don't worry about him.It's just that Guan Yu is related to the National People's Congress, and his body cannot be allowed to be destroyed by Situ Qiao.Since Master Ji has already thought of a way to force Situ Qiao to show up, he can sit on the sidelines and reap the benefits of the fisherman.If Situ Qiao was captured by the officers and soldiers, he would go to the magistrate's yamen, take Situ Qiao away with the Jinyiwei waist badge, retrieve Guan Yu's head and put it back in Guan Tomb.If he encounters Situ Qiao in the city, it will be even easier. He only needs to capture this person and take Guan Yu's head, but he doesn't have to go to the magistrate's yamen to deal with Han Qusi and Master Ji.

Having made up his mind, he immediately left the inn, found a deserted place on the side of the road, and threw the snacks into the gutter.He thought to himself: "If Situ Qiao heard that the guards at the four city gates had been removed, he would definitely leave the city in a hurry. He came to Luoyang from Beijing, and he will naturally return north after he wins. I just need to wait in Beicheng, and I think I can see this man. "

Thinking of this, Li Qiufeng immediately headed north.At this time, there were more and more people on the street, and Li Qiufeng thought as he walked, "Situ Qiao escaped by chance in the Guanzhong last night. With his lightness skills, the man in black who shot the silver needle must not be able to catch up with him. Situ This man Qiao has always been arrogant, if it were someone else who stole a treasure, he might not even dare to return to Luoyang City, so he would go back north of the city. However, Situ Qiao behaved differently, so he must have thought that others would not be able to catch him. He even swaggered back to Luoyang, intending to rest for one night before returning to Beijing. However, when he reached the city gate, Guan Yu's head fell out of his backpack, and the officers and soldiers found out, and he was trapped in the city..."

Thinking of this, Li Qiufeng's heart trembled, and he thought to himself: "Situ Qiao is proficient in agency information, and he has done a lot of things like chickens and dogs. With his wisdom, how could he be so careless that he let his head roll out of his backpack? Did it come out? Could it be that someone intentionally manipulated and used some means to take advantage of Situ Qiao's unpreparedness and open his backpack so that the head fell out?"

While he was thinking about it, he had arrived at Luoyang North City before he knew it.At this time, the gate of the city has been opened, and the people who come in and out are in an endless stream.Li Qiufeng saw a wonton stall on the first street on the right, which was a good place to observe the situation of the city gate.So he walked over, ordered a bowl of meat-filled wontons, and then sat in front of the stall, watching the situation in front of the city gate with cold eyes.I saw four officers and soldiers standing at the gate of the city, each listless, sleepy-eyed, and yawning constantly.Li Qiufeng watched for a long time, but he didn't see the four officers and soldiers checking the people entering and leaving the city.It's just that Li Qiufeng had heard Master Ji's plan last night, and after careful observation, he saw many people acting suspiciously near the city gate.A few people pretended to be carrying sacks, but they just carried away one bag and brought it back after a while.Some chatted together in twos and threes, but couldn't help but glance at the pedestrians entering and leaving the city gate from the corner of their eyes.Others sat in front of the food stalls like Li Qiufeng, eating while peeking at the situation at the gate of the city.On the city wall, although it seems that there are only a few officers and soldiers walking around lazily.It's just that Li Qiufeng found that behind the crenel, from time to time, officers and soldiers quietly poked their heads out and looked at the gate of the city.Apparently, a large number of officers and soldiers were ambushing on the city wall, and when Situ Qiao showed up, they would rush down to the city to arrest them.

After a while, the stall owner brought over a bowl of steaming wontons.Li Qiufeng thanked him, smelling the aroma of wontons, he really moved his index finger, picked up the bowl and wanted to take a sip of wonton soup.The stall owner hurriedly said: "Guest officer, be careful not to burn your mouth!"

Li Qiufeng was taken aback, and the stall owner smiled and said: "Guest officer, you don't know. The villain's wonton is the only one in Luoyang City, and it is a famous soup filled wonton. Mingmian doesn't look hot, but The hot soup is all in the belly of the wonton. If you take a bite right out of the pot, you will burn your mouth if you don’t do it well. Therefore, the guest officer can taste the wonton soup first and then eat the wonton after waiting for a while. It has a flavor."

Li Qiufeng thought to himself: "I want to drink soup, but you say that, it seems that I don't know how to taste food." Although he thought so, he didn't speak, just smiled at the stall owner, put the bowl Put it on the table, scoop up half a spoonful of wonton soup with a spoon, and gently put it in your mouth.The coriander powder is added to this wonton soup, which is indeed rich in aroma.Li Qiufeng tasted the wonton soup in his mouth, and couldn't help but praise: "Boss, your wonton soup is really different from other places, good stuff, really good stuff."

The stall owner was by the table, listening to Li Qiufeng's admiration, his face was smiling like a blooming peony, and said: "The guest officer Jinkou praised, the villain is very grateful."

There were a few idlers at the next table, and one of them smiled and said, "Sanshu He's wontons are the best in our North City, and there are all of them that we have eaten that we say are good."

The stall owner was even happier, and first said to Li Qiufeng: "Guest officer, take it easy." Then he added a few spoonfuls of wonton soup to the idlers at the neighboring table.

At this moment, I saw a few Taoist priests coming from a distance.These Taoist priests are tall and short, old and young, and their clothes are very bright.An idler said: "See, these bull-nosed people from Fengyiguan have gone out of the city to do business again. I don't know which family is going to lose their money." Another idler whispered: "Don't dare to say that! Now that the government worships Taoist priests, if these old Taoists know that you are scolding them behind their backs, and you can sue them in the Yamen, they will definitely beat your ass!"

Li Qiufeng knew that Emperor Jiajing believed in Taoism, and since he ascended the throne, he invited Shao Yuanjie, a Taoist priest from the Daguan Academy of Qing Palace on Longhu Mountain, to Beijing.That Shao Yuanjie's spells are powerful, and it is said that he can drive ghosts and gods. Emperor Jiajing relied heavily on him.As the saying goes, if what is good at the top, it will be effective at the bottom.Court officials and governors from all over the country knew that Emperor Jiajing believed in Taoism, so they followed suit.For a while, Zhengyi was very prosperous in various parts of Ming Dynasty, some people with other plans changed into Taoist robes, pretended to be gods and ghosts, colluded with the government and Jianghu gangs, the people complained, and the people were very angry.

Li Qiufeng saw these Taoist priests in bright clothes, and heard the idle men say that these Taoist priests seemed to come from a Taoist temple called Fengyi Temple, and thought to himself: "Look at the appearance of these Taoist priests, they must be the tyrant of Luoyang City. It’s just that I’ve never heard of the name Fengyi Temple, I think the Taoist priests in the temple don’t understand martial arts, so they are not of the same line of martial arts.”

While eating wontons, he casually looked around.But he saw the four Taoist priests walking straight towards the city gate in a row.Behind the four Taoist priests were two wheelbarrows, on which were piled some bundles and wooden boxes, presumably they were magic tools used in rituals.The person pushing the first wheelbarrow was a stocky man in his 30s.Although it was already winter, this man was only wearing a short shirt with his chest open, revealing his dark chest hair.The one pushing the second wheelbarrow was a thin man, but he was wearing a broken bamboo hat, which covered most of his face, so he couldn't see what he looked like.This man was far less proficient in pushing the wheelbarrow than the short and strong man, and he walked crookedly, and the wheelbarrow nearly tipped over several times, making the skinny man miserable.

The few idlers were gloating, one of them said: "See, Boss Wang's cart is getting more and more stable. Niubi gives him five qian per month, this money is not in vain."

Another idler curled his lips and said, "Do you think Niubi is out of kindness? Bullshit! Boss Wang has to do everything in Fengyiguan. During the day, he cleans the yard, tends flowers and plants, and has to carry luggage for these Niubi when he goes out. At night I still have to look after the home and guard the courtyard, and patrol the courtyard. The five qian silver is really worth the money!"

The idler earlier said: "Who said that Wang Boss can't beat a fart on a pole? Honest people are at a disadvantage!"

Another idler pointed at the skinny man and said, "Who is this skinny monkey? Why haven't I seen it before? Could it be that Fengyi Temple has hired another handyman?"

The stall owner happened to pass by the tables of the idlers, and interjected: "Fengyiguan, these Daoists are all rich, but each of them is extremely stingy. It is enough to be greeted by Mrs. Wang, so how can I be willing to spend money?" Pay for handyman? I reckon this is going out of the city to do a big ritual. There are too many magic weapons, so I just find someone to help push the cart. If they can give a few pennies, they will be kind!"

(End of this chapter)