The daily life of Dali Siqing

Chapter 405 Washing hands in a golden basin?

Meng Dong In October, the north wind lingers.

On the official road leading to Hengyang County, there is an inn.

In these days, not everyone can open an inn.

Not only are people in the government making things difficult, but there are also people in the Jianghu who have disagreements. They have no skills and background, and they dare not open an inn at all.

And Wudang is able to open inns all over the world, relying on the official reputation and the popularity of the rivers and lakes. Anyone who sees Wudang's industry has to give a three-point face.

"Have you heard?!" A man from the rivers and lakes in a gray cloth robe with a single knife on his waist said in a low voice to his friends at the next table.

"What did you hear?!"

The gray-robed swordsman said in surprise, "Why haven't you heard of it?!"

"...What did you hear!?"

"Your news is too closed! I haven't heard of this!"

The friend at the next table had already picked up the sword beside him, and said through gritted teeth,
"What did you hear?!"

As long as this gray-robed swordsman dares to continue to fight, he will just draw his sword and chop!
"Yesterday, the Xianglian Gang in Xiangtan County was singled out by a woman with one sword!"

The friend slowly put down the sword. This news is quite explosive.

"What is the origin of this woman?! The Xianglian Gang is the largest gang in Xiangtan County. The leader of the Xianglian Gang is already in the realm of connecting seven veins. With such strength, where can he go in the world?! His master is even a member of the Yuanhua Realm. A top master! In addition, Tongmai also has three elders who are guardians of the Tongmai state. Such a strong strength has been picked?!"

The gray-robed swordsman said, "I heard that the person who came was not kind. That woman is one foot tall and her waist is nine feet wide!?"

My friend whispered, "One foot tall, nine feet wide waist, oh my god! This is a fucking water tank!"

The gray-robed swordsman was displeased, and said loudly, "Are you listening?! Don't stop, I won't talk!!"

The friend immediately softened and said, "Listen! You continue!"

In the face of gossip, everyone has to be soft.

"That woman has a green face and fangs, she's so vicious! Her arms are thicker than your thighs!!"

"So scary?!"

The gray-robed swordsman said displeasedly, "Can this be fake?! This is what my neighbor's second uncle's cousin's godson's brother-in-law told him about his distant cousin's cousin in Xiangtan County! That's absolutely true. what!"

Soon the secret of the gray-robed swordsman attracted most of the people in the lobby of the inn.

In the private room on the second floor, the woman was a little aggrieved, looking at her small arms and legs, and her slender figure, how could she become a vicious water tank with green face and fangs in the mouth of others!
Yang Qingyuan is a steady person, but he still held back his laughter when he heard the rumors about Zhou Zhiruo.

Zhou Zhiruo is like a lotus when she is weak, and she is like a fairy when she is cold. No matter how you look at it, she can't be compared with the word "vicious". She didn't expect to be rumored to be like this.

The water tank of Jiantiao Xianglian Gang is the demure and gentle Zhou Zhiruo in front of him.

The Xianglian gang was actually abducting and selling women, and when Yang Qingyuan and Zhou Zhiruo encountered it, they naturally couldn't let it go.

This kind of small gang is not worthy of Yang Qingyuan's attack, it should be for Zhou Zhiruo to gain experience.

By the time the notified officials arrived, only the disciples of the Xianglian sect were left rolling on the ground, Yang Qingyuan and Zhou Zhiruo had already left.

Since the two of them descended from Wudang Mountain, they headed south all the way, and the first stop was Mount Heng.

The Five Sacred Sword Sect is famous all over the world. Although all of them except Huashan have fallen out of the list of the Eight Great Sects of the Righteous Path, all the Five Sacred Sword Sects have been brilliant in the past.

And the current leader of the Five Sacred Mountains, Zuo Lengchan, wants to merge the Five Sacred Mountains and reorganize the Sword Sect to replace the Huashan Sect.

But no matter what, the swordsmanship of the Five Sacred Sword School has its own subtlety and magic. Even if it is not for the swordsmanship, just the completely different mountains and peaks of the Five Sacred Mountains are enough to make Yang Qingyuan and his party.

There are thousands of famous mountains in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the Five Sacred Mountains are the only ones that are respected.

The hero of Dongyue Taishan, the danger of Xiyue Huashan, the steepness of Zhongyue Songshan, the quietness of Beiyue Hengshan, the beauty of Nanyue Hengshan, all are the wonders of the world.

Ignoring what passers-by said, Zhou Zhiruo said to Yang Qingyuan,
"Brother Qingyuan, Hengyang City is right in front of you! Just now I heard from passers-by that there is a golden basin wash-washing ceremony by Liu Zhengfeng of the Hengshan School, why don't we go and have a look!"

Zhou Zhiruo cherished the time alone with Yang Qingyuan, and wanted to walk and see more and leave more memories.

Yang Qingyuan nodded when he heard the words, Hengshan sent Liu Zhengfeng to wash his hands in a golden basin, this is an important plot, since he encountered such a famous scene, he naturally wanted to join in the fun, besides, he felt that the matter was not that simple.

The grievances and resentments in the Jianghu are difficult to explain clearly, as long as the people in the Jianghu are not excessive, Yang Qingyuan will not be involved in it for the time being, but there is one thing that Yang Qingyuan does not understand.

During Liu Zhengfeng's ceremony of washing his hands in the golden basin, an imperial envoy arrived and conferred Liu Zhengfeng as a general.

In the eyes of Jianghu people, perhaps the general is just an official position that is not as big as sesame and mung bean, but Yang Qingyuan, who is in the court, knows that the general is definitely not a position that ordinary people from the Jianghu can hold.

In addition to the main field force of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Six Armies and Twelve Guards, the local battalions and border guards also had strict establishments.

From bottom to top, they are Shichang<Captain<Sentry Officer<Defense<Douji<Guerrilla<Participant General<Deputy Chief Soldier<General Soldier.

A general is a military position second only to the commander in chief and the deputy commander in chief. If Liu Zhengfeng himself explained that it was donated with money, Yang Qingyuan would not believe it.

There is also a limit to selling nobles and officials. Not to mention that the dynasty is politically clear, but throughout the ages, there are very few buyers who can buy officials of the rank of generals.

There must be unknown places in this.

Even if these things were left aside, Yang Qingyuan would still go to Liu Zhengfeng's residence.

The Songshan faction's actions were too dark, and they even wiped out all the members of Liu Zhengfeng's family. This alone was enough for Yang Qingyuan to blacklist the Songshan faction.

"Then let's start our journey after eating! This place is not far from Hengyang City! Let's live in Hengyang City tonight!"

After saying that, the two of them speeded up the speed of eating!

When the two went downstairs, the gray-robed swordsman was still vividly describing the heroine who was one foot tall and nine feet wide,

Faced with Yang Qingyuan's teasing gaze, Zhou Zhiruo was ashamed and annoyed, and immediately quickened her pace.

The two rode on fast horses and rushed towards the city of Hengyang.
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Two days later, it will be the day for Liu Zhengfeng to wash his hands.

Compared to a swordsman of the Hengshan School, in the past two years, Liu Zhengfeng has acted more like a rich man. He also has a good reputation in Hengyang City, and his reputation among the common people is also good.

And because of his washing in the golden basin, the city of Hengyang became very lively.

Yang Qingyuan and Zhou Zhiruo also used the name of Wudang Sect to enter Liu Zhengfeng's residence openly.

Wudang School's reputation in Jianghu is at the top of the sky, while Hengshan School is only one of the Five Sacred Sword Schools. It has a good reputation, but it is not among the first-class schools.

Therefore, when Yang Qingyuan entered the mansion, Liu Zhengfeng even greeted him personally.

During the conversation, Yang Qingyuan also briefly observed Liu Zhengfeng.

He is not considered a weak hand in the Yuanhua realm, and he is also a gentleman in his actions. From the performance point of view, he should be a good person.

Of course, Yue Buqun at the side seemed to be a good gentleman too!

Liu Zhengfeng's reputation in Jianghu is not small, and there are also many martial arts masters who come today.

Master Dingyi of the Hengshan School, Taoist Tianmen, the head of the Taishan School, and Yu Canghai, the master of the Songfeng Temple of the Qingcheng School.

In this world, the Qingcheng sect is one of the eight major sects, and the leader of the sect, Feng Chasing Swordsman Yan Yu, is a rare master among the younger generation in this world, and a young talent who is hopeful of the profound.

With such a person at the top, Yu Canghai had no choice but to find another way if he wanted to get the position of head.

For example, the evil sword manual of the Lin family of Fujian Fuwei Escort Bureau.

Among the many masters, the one with the highest status is Yue Buqun, the head of the Huashan Sword Sect.

Even though Huashan's talents are withering now, they are still one of the eight major sects in the world. Although Feng Qingyang of Jianzong Dongxuan Realm is not in line with Qizong's Yue Buqun, in the eyes of all sects, he is still a master of Huashan.

The most important reason why Zuo Lengchan of the Songshan School always wanted to merge the Five Sacred Mountains was because he coveted the legal seat of the Huashan School in the Eight Great Schools.

To become one of the eight sects, the basic conditions are: having a certain prestige, a certain historical origin, a set of martial arts that can be passed down that directly points to the law, heaven and earth above Dongxuan, and there has always been more than one living Dongxuan. Realm master!

Only those who can fully meet these conditions are eligible to compete for places in the eight sects of the Righteous Path.

Of course, people like Cihang Jingzhai, Jingnian Zen, Tianrenzong, and Tianshifu also meet this requirement, but their Buddhist and Taoist attributes are more important than martial arts attributes, so they are not included in the eight righteous sects.

The Songshan sect wants to become one of the eight sects, either to replace one of them, or to become the ninth sect.

After all, before the establishment of Wudang, there were only seven sects in the righteous world.

It's a pity that the Songshan faction's current highest combat power is Zuo Lengchan himself, and he is only a master in the Yuanhua realm, so the best way at present is to go public through a backdoor.

Change the seat of Huashan Sect to the seat of Wuyue Sword Sect.

This is also what Zuo Lengchan has been striving for.

Near noon, masters from all over the world came to watch the ceremony.

Shi Huolong, deputy head of the Beggars' Gang, old boxer Xia of Liuhemen in Zhengzhou, Pan Hou, head of the Haisha Gang in the East China Sea, Bai Ke, the second friend of Qujiang, Lucis, the magic brush, and others came successively.

Some of these people are familiar with each other, some just admire the name but have never met, and there was a lot of noise in the hall to greet and introduce them.

Taoist Tianmen and Master Dingyi were resting in the wing room respectively, instead of greeting everyone,
After all, he is the master of the Wuyue Sword Sect, so he still values ​​his status very much.

Among today's visitors, some of them are of course well-known in Jianghu, while others are obviously dubious.Master Dingyi and Taoist Tianmen did not want to communicate with these people, and they even disliked Liu Zhengfeng's lack of self-respect, promiscuity with cronies, and his reputation as the Five Sacred Sword Sect!
But Yue Buqun, the head of Huashan Mountain, is an exception. As the head of Huashan Mountain, his status is still higher than that of Master Dingyi and Taoist of Tianmen, but he has made many friends.

Many of the guests came to talk to him on the pretext of Wuming, and Yue Buqun chatted and laughed with them all the same, without any airs of being the leader of the Huashan School and superior to others.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the Liu Mansion held a banquet.

Just when everyone gave up their seats, the mansion was suddenly full of gongs and drums, and it was people from the court who came.

The heroes were startled.I don't know why?
Liu Zhengfeng was seen rushing out of the inner hall in a brand new ruffled robe.The heroes cheered and congratulated.Liu Zhengfeng cupped his hands slightly, and walked out the door. After a while, he was seen coming in respectfully accompanied by an official in official uniform.

Everyone present did not know him, but Yang Qingyuan did know this person, Zhang Ye, a member of the Ministry of Military Affairs Examination Department.

Zhang Ye looked at the people from all walks of life present, cursed secretly in his heart, he walked to the center of the hall, and took out a scroll from a tray covered with yellow satin.

"The imperial decree has arrived! Liu Zhengfeng listens to the decree!"

This moment shocked everyone. Although Liu Zhengfeng is a master in the arena, he still can't alarm the emperor!Could it be that something happened!Offended the court? !But looking at Liu Zhengfeng's complexion, he was always beaming, and it didn't seem like this matter.

Zhang Ye opened the imperial decree and read aloud: "Fengtian Chengyun Emperor's edict said: Seeking governance is on the side of officials who are close to the people. Lai Xunliang teaches loyalty and respect, and Yulong praises it. Liu Zhengfeng, the brother of Liu Chengxun, the former governor of Hengyang County, is honest and honest. The training is strict, the industry can be the first, and the style of the valley is announced... I am hereby Qin En. I am really awarded the post of flood control general, governing the Xiangjiang River, calming the floods, Anli Shu, herdsmen... I appreciate this."

As soon as Yang Qingyuan heard it, he knew that this was undoubtedly an imperial edict issued by the cabinet.

Although the flood control generals have no real power, they are still organized by the imperial court and rank the same as the fifth rank. Liu Zhengfeng's way is quite wild!
Liu Zhengfeng immediately kowtowed and said, "My humble minister, Liu Zhengfeng, thank you, long live my emperor, long live long live."

After saluting, Liu Zhengfeng got up and bowed to Zhang Ye and said, "Thank you, Mr. Zhang, for your cultivation and promotion."

That Zhang Ye smiled and said, "Congratulations, congratulations, General Liu, from now on you and I will be ministers together, so why should you be polite?"

Liu Zhengfeng said: "The young general was originally a reckless man. Today, he was awarded an official by the court. It is true that the emperor has been favored and made the young general honor his ancestors, but it is also the cultivation of the brothers and Mr. Zhang beyond the standard."

The smile on Zhang Ye's face grew wider: "Where, where."

According to the normal logic, the next step is to give gifts, how embarrassing is this!

Zhang Ye rubbed his fingers hidden in his sleeve subconsciously.

Sure enough, Liu Zhengfeng did not disappoint Zhang Ye. He turned to Fang Qianju and said, "Brother Fang Xian, how about a gift from Master Zhang?"

Fang Qianju said: "It's been prepared here for a long time." Turning around, he took a round plate, which contained a brocade bundle.

Liu Zhengfeng took it with both hands, and said with a smile: "A little bit of courtesy is a local product of Hengyang City, it is not a respect, and please accept it with a smile, Mr. Zhang."

Zhang Ye said meaningfully: "My lord Liu is so courteous for being brothers in the same hall!"

However, he secretly thought in his heart that this Liu Zhengfeng is really reckless, he doesn't understand the rules, he came all the way, and he only gives some local products.

Zhang Ye waved his hand and asked the guards around him to go and receive it. Unexpectedly, when the guard took over the plate, his arms sank downward. It was obvious that the contents on the plate were really heavy. The guard was unprepared and almost dropped out.

Obviously, the tray was not silver but gold. Zhang Ye immediately turned his anger into joy and smiled. Zhang Ye likes this kind of souvenir so much!He likes earthy things!
"General Liu, I am on official business and cannot stay for a long time, so pour three glasses of wine and congratulate General Liu on his appointment today, and he will be promoted soon."

Liu Zhengfeng then asked someone to fetch a wine glass, "Then thank you, Mr. Zhang, for your kind words!"

The two drank three cups in a row, and after Zhang Ye finished, he said goodbye and left.

Yang Qingyuan, who was watching from the side all the time, made a secret note in his heart that Li Xunhuan's performance this quarter can be increased again!

If Zhang Ye knew that there was such a master in this group of martial arts savages, he probably wouldn't come here for anything.

At this time, most of the people in Liu's residence are well-known in the martial arts, and they are all self-respecting figures. They have always disrespected the court and the government. Seeing Liu Zhengfeng's influence and openly offering bribes, they feel contemptuous.

Yang Qingyuan even heard someone whispering at the next table, "Liu Zhengfeng has always been an upright person, but when he got old, he was so swayed by lilu. He bought a sesame and mung bean-sized 'General' and would like to be a court eagle dog?!"

Yang Qingyuan rolled his eyes when he heard the words, the people in the Jianghu are really outrageous, the status of the generals in the army is definitely not low, and the generals of the frontier army can even command tens of thousands of troops, but they have become sesame officials...

After Liu Zhengfeng sent Zhang Ye away, he came to the front of the group of heroes, and with joyful faces, he bowed to invite everyone to sit down.

Then his disciples held a golden basin with a diameter of half a foot long and put it on the tea table with both hands. The basin was already filled with clean water.

Liu Zhengfeng cupped his hands and said to the crowd, "Liu is a member of the imperial court from now on, and he is loyal in his actions in the world, but he must abide by the law in public affairs. If the two conflicts in the future, it will inevitably be embarrassing. This worry, Liu Zhengfeng will withdraw from the martial arts today. All kinds of grievances and grievances in the martial arts are right and wrong, but Liu will not ask!"

After finishing speaking, Liu Zhengfeng turned and turned to the outside, and said loudly to the heroes, "From now on, Mr. Liu washes his hands and concentrates on being an official. Never ask, if you violate this oath, you will have such a sword."

After speaking, he drew out the sword at his waist, and with the movement of his fingertips, the fine steel long sword was split into two.

After breaking the long sword, Liu Zhengfeng let the two broken swords fall down, with two soft hissing sounds, the broken swords were inserted into the green bricks, and all the heroes were shocked for a moment.

This fine steel sword was unexpectedly broken by Liu Zhengfeng with his bare hands. This person's martial arts were still above their estimates.

Liu Zhengfeng smiled, rolled up his sleeves, stretched out his hands, and was about to put it into the golden basin. After completing the ritual of washing hands in the golden basin, someone outside the gate shouted sharply: "Wait a minute, Uncle Liu!!"

I saw four men in yellow shirts walking into the gate.One of them, a very tall man in a yellow shirt, held up a five-color pennant, which was covered with pearls and gems, and when it moved, it emitted a brilliant light.

Seeing this scene, Yang Qingyuan couldn't help complaining to Zhou Zhiruo softly about Zuo Lengchan's aesthetics, "I don't know what Zuo Lengchan is thinking, but a command flag has to be so gaudy!"

Listening to Yang Qingyuan's complaints, Zhou Zhiruo couldn't help covering her mouth with her sleeves, brother Qingyuan was really hurt!Zuo Lengchan is also the head of the sect, but he arranged him like this.

"Senior Brother Liu! I hereby issue an order from the leader of the Left Alliance of the Wuyue Sword Sect: please postpone the washing of hands in the golden basin for the time being."

The person who came was Songshan School's "Great Songyang Master" Fei Bin, a standard Yuanhua Realm master.

Although the Songshan School does not have Dongxuan Realm fighters, with the support of the people behind it, there are quite a few Yuanhua Realm fighters.

The Songshan Thirteen Taibaos are full of Yuanhua masters.

When Fei Bin arrived in person, Liu Zhengfeng knew that the matter was not simple, but he still had to maintain the etiquette in face, and then he bowed to the command flag and asked, "But I don't know what the Left Leader's order is for?"

A strange smile appeared on Fei Bin's face, "I was only following orders, and I really don't know Brother Zuo's intentions, so I ask Brother Liu to forgive me."

Seeing this, Liu Zhengfeng knew that today's affairs were already difficult, so he no longer maintained his superficial politeness.

"Back then, our Five Sacred Sword Sect formed an alliance and agreed to help each other offensively and defensively to maintain the righteous way in the martial arts. When encountering matters related to the Five Sects, everyone must obey the orders of the leader. Seeing the Lingqi is like meeting the leader. It is good. But today Jin Washing hands in the basin is Liu's private matter, it doesn't violate martial arts morality, and it has nothing to do with the Five Sacred Sword Sect, so the command flag of the Five Sacred Sacred Leader naturally cannot control me!"

After saying that, he walked towards the golden basin, wanting to force the golden basin to wash his hands.

Just as Liu Zhengfeng was about to put his hand into the golden basin, a silver light flickered suddenly, and a tiny hidden weapon pierced through the air.Just when Liu Zhengfeng was about to retreat, suddenly a sword energy came from nowhere, and it actually cut the hidden weapon issued by Fei Bin into two pieces.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Liu Zhengfeng put his hand into the golden basin,

The person who made the move was Yang Qingyuan who was eating at the side. He wanted to see what the Songshan faction would do if Liu Zhengfeng really finished washing his hands in the golden basin. !

Seeing that Liu Zhengfeng had finished washing his hands in the golden basin, Fei Bin couldn't bear his temper anymore, and shouted, "Senior Brother Lu, Senior Brother Ding!"

Immediately, yellow shadows swayed on the roof, and two figures came into the hall from the roof. This lightness was exactly the same as when Fei Bin jumped down just now.

Standing at the east head is a fat man with a big body, he is Ding Mian, the second junior brother of the head of the Songshan School, while the man at the west head is as tall and thin as a bamboo pole, and he is Lu Bai, the crane hand who sits third in the Songshan School .

The two shouted together, "Senior brother Liu, following the order of the leader, you are not allowed to wash your hands in the golden basin."

At this moment, Liu Zhengfeng had already wiped off the clean water on his hands, finished the ritual of washing his hands with the golden basin, and said to the two with a smile, "The two senior brothers came from afar, and instead of sitting down to drink a glass of water and wine, they hid on the roof and suffered from the wind. Suffering from exposure to the sun? If someone finds out, they will think it was Liu’s poor hospitality!"

"Hmph! Liu Zhengfeng, don't talk about it, you are here today to prevent you from washing your hands!?" The tall and thin Lu Bai snorted coldly and said.

"It's Liu's private matter to wash his hands in the golden basin, besides, it's already a ritual at this moment, why should the three of you push each other so hard?!"

Although Master Dingyi at the side couldn't understand Liu Zhengfeng's behavior just now, she also said out loud, "Brother Liu washes his hands in a golden basin and becomes that sesame mung bean official. The poor nuns don't think so, but everyone has his own ambitions. As long as he harms the people, It doesn't violate martial arts morality, and it's not easy for others to forcefully stop it, besides, senior brother Liu has already done so, so why should senior brother Fei force it?"

However, Fei Bin smiled and bowed to Master Dingyi, and said, "Master, you are a man of Taoism in Buddhism, so naturally you don't understand the tricks of little ghosts in the world."

After speaking to Dingyi, Fei Bin walked back in front of Liu Zhengfeng again, full of internal strength, and asked loudly, "Senior brother Liu! The leader of the left alliance ordered us to find out from you; senior brother Liu and the leader of the Sun Moon Demon Sect What collusion did Dongfang Bubai have behind the scenes? What kind of conspiracy and poisonous plan was set up to deal with my Five Sacred Sword Sect and Wulin Zhengdao?"

As soon as this statement came out, the audience was in an uproar!

(End of this chapter)