Waiting for the servant girl in the house to bring a pot of tea and leave slowly, Gongsun Yang gently bolted the door and poured a cup of tea. The white porcelain cup of light green tea was lovely, but he picked up the teacup but put it down again.
Suffering from wet toxins on his feet, he endured the stinging pain and took off his shoes and socks. Forty years have passed, but he has nothing to stand on. Gongsun Yang looked out the window, sighed, endured the pain and took off his boots and socks, lost in thought.
When he was a boy, where the iron hooves of Xu Ziwang's banner passed, there was no grass growing, and he rushed to the imperial city of Xishu with the force of thunder. The sad news of his father's death in battle came, and his grandfather wrote a deadly poem and died generously for the country. It is said that in the current dynasty, in the biography of loyal ministers, Western Shu is second only to Western Chu, and there are many desperate poems, and it is the most prosperous in the Eight Kingdoms. Although the old emperor of Xishu was mediocre and incompetent in governing the country, he was just such a faint king and a small country. When he was taken away by his loyal servants as a young man, he passed the Qingyun Street where officials in the capital of Xishu gathered together. Like him, most of the fugitives were teenagers who had not yet reached the crown. There were very few young men who took off their official uniforms and mixed into the refugees. Maybe the man was still yelling at the emperor in the court the day before? Maybe he was humiliated by the court staff only last month
The Gongsun family of Xishu is good at using Lianzhu arrows.
Gongsun Yang stretched out his hand to caress the ox horn bow that had already been stringed on the table, tears streamed down his face, and his lips trembled.
When the knock on the door sounded, Gongsun Yang quickly wiped away his tears, calmed down, said wait a moment, put on his shoes and socks, and limped to open the door. When he saw Mr. Xu, the latter laughed at himself: "Ms. Chasing and slashing with a sword, I had no choice but to flee to senior Gongsun to avoid disaster."
Gongsun Yang said with a soft smile: "It happens that there is a pot of good tea here. It is better to have fun alone than to enjoy it with others."
After closing the door, Xu Fengnian walked to the table and sat down. He poured himself a cup bluntly, that is, he raised his head and took a sip. Gongsun Yang moved the horn bow, pinched the thin porcelain cup with his fingers, and drank slowly. Take a sip of cool tea. When Xu Fengnian stretched out his hand to pour tea, he stopped and asked, "I don't know if I should talk about something."
Gongsun Yang's heart sank, his face remained normal and he said: "Young Master Xu, it's okay to say."
After Xu Fengnian finished pouring the tea, he stroked the rim of the slender cup with one finger, and said flatly, "Yanhuiguan and I have inquired about the local people, and there is only one old bow shop in the city. Shi Gong will not do your business, Gong Zhang Zhang, I think it is a fake surname in all likelihood. This shop is easy to inquire about and find, and with the strength of senior Gongsun, it should not be stopped outside the door. Then I had no intention From Ms. Liu, I learned that Senior Gongsun arrived at the city gate after an hour. With the senior's feelings for the Fish and Dragons, he probably would not have intentionally left Miss Liu and the three members of the Fish and Dragons in Yanhuiguan This kind of dangerous place, then I guess, is it because the senior didn’t have much money on him, so he spent more than half an hour bargaining there? But after thinking about it again, it seems unlikely, because the senior has experience in the world, and he is also a master of arrows , I naturally know the market of Xiansi. So I asked myself, is it because senior Gongsun and that old man are old acquaintances, and it was a waste of time to reminisce, but I am curious about how good the relationship is, so I need to let the fish and dragon gang The future leader has been waiting at the city gate for half an hour? Senior Gongsun, can you tell me a thing or two?"
Gongsun Yang hesitated for a while, Xu Fengnian smiled and said: "Senior, don't worry, think slowly, I'm just drinking tea and chatting, I can afford to wait."
Gongsun Yang put down his teacup, and asked slowly, "Did Master Weapon Supervisor and Mr. Xu set up a trick for Yulong Gang?"
Xu Fengnian sneered and said: "Gongsun Yang, you are you, and the Yulong Gang is the Yulong Gang. At this time, you still want to confuse the public? The foundation of the Yulong Gang is very clean, there is no doubt about it, Liu Nirong, even Xiao Qiang I was kept in the dark by you. This transaction was facilitated by you alone. What I want to know now is what kind of information did you send to that old man? Is it the military defense map of Beiliang? Or the distribution of connections in the Beiliang army? ?I think it was a combination of both that made you stay in the Gong shop for so long. What kind of big cake did Bei Mang draw for you? Is it to restore Xishu in the future? Or do you want all the Beiliang iron cavalry to be destroyed? Your background support for the comeback of the Xishu Gongsun family?"
Gongsun Yang's face was complicated, and he said: "Since we have come to this point, Mr. Xu still dares to go to the meeting alone. It must be as I thought. Mr. Xu is hiding his secrets and at least has the strength of the second rank. Gongsun Yang just wants to know the strength on his shoulders. This head, together with Yan Huiguan, a bow shop, how much gold can Mr. Xu earn, how much official title can he earn?"
Xu Fengnian glanced at Gongsun Yang's hands resting on the edge of the table, and said with a smile: "I can even kill Xiao Qiang, and it's not difficult to kill you, a Gongsun Yang who has fallen back to the third rank. And how far is the distance between you and me? Lifting the oxhorn bow and quiver, you successfully opened up the distance available for Lianzhu, but do you really think you can escape the Wei Mansion? Wei Feng will let Bei Mang stay in the city and know that a boy from the Northern Liang family has come? Don’t say me and Wei Feng at that time How, all the first members of the Yulong Gang died tragically. The three words of loyalty, filial piety and righteousness, aside from filial piety, the two words of loyalty and righteousness seem to be dispensable to you, Gongsun Yang."
The mild-tempered Gongsun Yang's face turned ferocious, his fingers were hooked on the edge of the table, trembling but he still didn't make a sound. The tabletop trembled slightly, and the two cups of tea rippled along with it, and the fragrance of the tea became more and more tangy.
Xu Fengnian stretched out two fingers to hold down the thin, sweet and white clear teacup, looked down at the tea noodles in the cup, and said without emotion: "Have you ever thought that a Gongsun Yang, or hundreds of others like you are dormant in the north? The survivors of Liang are willing to risk their lives and live like dogs. Yes, you have racked your brains to send information to Beimang continuously, wishing to dig out the foundation of Beiliang day and night. But if one day, Beiliang’s 300,000 Under the tide attack of Beimang with all its strength, all the iron cavalry were killed and destroyed. The whole Beiliang was filled with gunpowder and smoke, and people were happy. But when the north gate was opened, the old Xishu, the old Nantang, the old Dongyue, and the old West Chu, how many people will die? Twenty years ago, you were a bereaved dog. These years, being a bereaved dog is also a righteous one. For the sake of national hatred and family hatred, you will not hesitate to flirt with the barbarians in Beimang. It’s really interesting that the Han people all over the world are dressed in reckless clothes. Gongsun Yang, I admire you very much for the subjugated people who remember the righteousness of the Spring and Autumn Period!”
Without waiting for Gongsun Yang to refute, Xu Fengnian, who seemed bored, flicked his fingers, and the porcelain cup filled with tea dripped and spun, and the tea was not spilled at all. Looking at the teacup, Xu Fengnian laughed at himself: "It's boring to say such big words and empty words. .”
Gongsun Yang calmly said: "As long as Mr. Xu can guarantee not to drag the Yulong gang into the fire pit, Gongsun Yang is willing to catch him without a fight."
Xu Fengnian laughed dumbly and said: "You still want to negotiate conditions with me? Senior Gongsun, senior Gongsun, don't test me. If I have plans for the Yulong Gang, there are a hundred ways to make it irreversible. Your lost one Let me help you pick up the character of righteousness. I will also give you the character of loyalty, how about it?"
Gongsun Yang's cloudy eyes in the room at the beginning gradually cleared up, his body leaned back, leaning heavily on the back of the chair, like a short-sighted old farmer, who has carried a deadly burden that he doesn't know where to put it for too many years, and can finally take a rest out of breath. Gongsun Yang said with a smile: "I just realized that it is good to have no relatives and no reason. I just feel sorry for Mr. Liu, Nirong is a good girl, I hope Mr. Xu treats her well, and when she returns to Lingzhou, it is up to Mr. Xu to take care of her. As for how to deal with her Explaining, presumably with Mr. Xu's mind, it won't be too difficult."
Xu Fengnian shook his head and said, "I don't need to explain anything."
He had just finished speaking, and Liu Nirong, who was going to come to Gongsun Yang to talk about things by accident, finally couldn't hold back after hearing the conversation, and pushed open the door fiercely, as tough as she was also pear blossoms with rain, biting on tightly. lips, shook his head and said, "Uncle Gongsun, don't die!"
She was powerless, and asked in a crying voice: "Let's go back to Lingzhou together, shall we?"
Gongsun Yang rubbed his eyes, did not look at Liu Nirong, and said softly: "It's a pity, there is no wine at hand. Mr. Xu, is it okay to have a cup of tea?"
He just stretched out his hand, but stopped, he who was about to die said to himself: "It's better to go down and have a good drink. Please Mr. Xu take Liu Nirong out."
Xu Fengnian said indifferently with a hard heart: "Gongsun Yang, I watched you die."
Liu Nirong said heartbreakingly, "Xu, are you still human?!"
On the contrary, Gongsun Yang was more calm, and said with a smile: "That's fine, that's the way to die. Nirong, tell the old gang leader that Gongsun Yang has been ashamed of the Yulong Gang all these years, and his death is not unjust."
Liu Nirong calmed down abnormally, instead of looking at Gongsun Yang, her red eyes fixed on Xu Fengnian.
"There are no more arrows from Xishu Gongsun Lianzhu."
Gongsun Yang closed his eyes, straightened his waist, straightened his clothes, and hit his temples with both fists.
Limp in the chair.
Liu Nirong covered her mouth, blood seeped from between her fingers.
Xu Fengnian turned his head and said: "Don't be in a hurry to break up with me, and don't think about leaving the city without the goods. If this is the case, Gongsun Yang will die in vain. As for you hating me or something, you can go back to the north Liang will plan later. When I leave Daomaguan, I can get rid of Xiao Qiang, and in Liuliu City, I can force Gongsun Yang to death. You, Liu Nirong, don't join in the fun now."
Liu Nirong let go of her palm, her mouth full of blood, and said coldly, "Tell me your real name."
Xu Fengnian thought for a while, pointed at Chunlei Knife and said, "If I can return to Beiliang alive, you will know who I am."
Liu Nirong said categorically: "Xiao Qiang didn't betray the Fish and Dragon Gang at all, you killed him!"
Xu Fengnian looked at her for a while, didn't speak, but nodded.
"Okay! When I arrive in Lingzhou, I will burn incense and worship the Buddha. May the Bodhisattva bless you and return to Beiliang alive!"
Liu Nirong turned around resolutely.
Xu Fengnian sat on the chair indifferently, staring at the two full cups of tea that neither of them had time to drink.
I wanted to laugh at myself, "What a pair of beautiful legs, if you say no, they will be gone", but seeing the blood dripping from the corner of the mouth of the old man's corpse, I didn't say it, just leaned over and wiped it off gently with my sleeves.