Chapter 9: A Word
In the moon gate of the east courtyard of Qinfu, a man and a woman walked out, the man's silver hair was flying, he was dressed in a black long robe, his robe was wide and his sleeves were large, he was hunting in the wind, and his left arm was bent and obliquely holding a guqin with many small holes;
Ming Chengjun put away his sword and said: "It turns out that Brother Bailangqin Cang has arrived, I don't know if Master Zheng is in good health?"
Although his superficial attitude was modest, Cang Shuilan knew in his heart that when he met and spoke like this, he was just implying that he was just one of the ten musketeers of the Yuan Department, and he Ming Chengjun was a person who could have a direct dialogue with the master of the Zheng League and sit on an equal footing with the chief of the three departments of the Hundred Swords League. I didn't care, and said with a smile: "It's all good." ”
Ming Chengjun said: "Shen didn't know that Jun Shangyuan was a guest at the Qin family and harassed Yaxing, so I hope you will forgive me." This conflict is a grudge between my two families, and it has nothing to do with the Hundred Swords Alliance, if the monarch is in the matter, the Juhao Pavilion will be regarded as your alliance's decision to participate in the war, please think about it carefully!"
While he spoke, he looked at his face, wanting to explore Cang Shuilan's true attitude. Originally, according to the investigation, the main combat force of the Qin Mansion is Qin Langchuan and his son Qin Yi and the two housekeepers, Gu Mo Wenyan four masters, out of thin air there is an extra Chang Sihao with excellent skills is already counting, and a Liao Gushi appears tonight, which is even more unfavorable to his own side, if Cang Shuilan helps the Qin Mansion again, I am afraid it will be difficult to win, and it will drag on for a long time. Although the Hundred Swords Alliance has always been good friends with the Qin family, but the opponent is Juhao Pavilion, and the leader of the Zheng League also has to think about one or two, Cang Shuilan is just a swordsman in the alliance, how can he have the ability to declare war on behalf of the alliance leader, this is said to say, it is expected that Cang Shuilan has a good relationship with the Qin family, and he has to retire for a while.
Cang Shuilan said: "Ming Chengjun is really outspoken, but at this moment, Cang has already withdrawn from the alliance, and his future behavior is all a personal decision, and it does not represent the attitude of the Hundred Swords Alliance." ”
Others don't know about his withdrawal from the alliance, but Ming Chengjun expects that as a swordsman, what he said should be true, and secretly thinks that in this way, things are tricky. said: "So the king wants to help the Qin family?" Cang Shuilan smiled: "The old lady Qin knows that righteousness is important, but Yu Cang has no kindness, and Your Excellency is far away in the south of the Yangtze River, and you have no enmity with me." ”
Ming Chengjun said: "Then what does it mean for the monarch to appear?"
Cang Shuilan glanced around and said, "I have a heartfelt word to say, can Ming Chengjun temporarily order a truce?"
Ming Chengjun said: "If you want to make peace for the two families, then you don't have to waste effort." ”
Cang Shuilan smiled: "Cang is definitely not a lobbyist, please rest assured that Ming Chengjun." ”
Ming Chengjun waved his sword and shouted, "Stop!"
Hearing this, the warriors of Juhao Pavilion retreated one after another, retreating behind Ming Chengjun, although these people were tired from a long battle, or had injuries on their bodies, but their eyes were determined, and there was no trace of sadness and resentment. Xi Haoxiong jumped out of the circle with a hammer, his head was steaming, sweating profusely, the corners of his mouth were bloody, and his breathing was heavy, obviously he had been injured by Qin Langchuan's internal force. Feng Quanxiao's halberd was a little unwilling, so Shi Qi Beishan's injuries were already not light, maybe a few more moves could be taken down, but Ming Chengjun had an order, so he didn't dare to disobey. The outsiders also stopped, and there were still dozens of red-clothed warriors left on the side of the Juhao Pavilion, following Yun Bian Qing and Feng Hongye into the Qin Mansion to gather behind Ming Chengjun. Almost all of Chen Sheng's subordinates had been killed, Chang Sihao looked at him with him, and returned to his own camp with Qin Juexiang.
Qin Ziyin helped Uncle Qin Yi also retreated to the side of the collapsed hall of the main hall of the Qin Mansion, Qi Beishan went over to help, Qin Langchuan said: "Beishan, how is the injury?" Qi Beishan said: "The uncle's arm bone is broken, and the injury is not light." Qin Langchuan said: "I'm asking you." Qi Beishan's heart was hot: "I'm fine." Don't worry, old lady. ”
Qin Menghuan led Cang Shuilan over to meet him, Qin Langchuan laughed and returned the salute: "It's not a coincidence that Cangda Sword came, otherwise I will have to drink a few cups with you!" Liao Gushi stood aside with a warbler, and no one took a second look. Chang Sihao thought to himself: "I offended him that day, he didn't care, and he came to help the Qin family against me, it can be seen that he is a person who keeps his promise and has a cold face and a warm heart, but now the situation can't say much, and I will accompany him later." ”
The camps were separated, the two sides were facing each other, the corpses in the courtyard were horizontal, the blood was like a mirror, and the ground was clear. Ming Chengjun said: "Brother Cang has something to say." ”
Cang Shuilan slowly walked to the courtyard and said, "Ming Chengjun, Old Lady Qin, Cang Mou wants to ask, who are the three most powerful forces in the rivers and lakes today?"
Ming Chengjun knew that there must be a deep meaning in his words, so he didn't answer immediately, Qin Langchuan said: "In terms of strength, the first to recommend the Hundred Swords Alliance and Juhao Pavilion, my Qin family, indiscriminately filled, barely the third." ”
Cang Shuilan said: "The Qin family has been in Shanxi for a long time, and the people and Antai have influenced the two borders of Henan and Shaanxi, and the Juhao Pavilion dominates the south of the Yangtze River, and the state capitals along the Yangtze River are under the influence of the Lord of the Changsun Pavilion, and there are tens of thousands of warriors under his command, and the sphere of influence of the two of you together covers almost half of China, let me ask, even if someone can make the two of you lose both, who has the strength to replace them?"
Ming Chengjun rolled his eyes, thinking about what his intentions were. Qin Langchuan said: "Outside the Hundred Swords Alliance, Juhao Pavilion and the Qin family, the number of sect gangs in the rivers and lakes is at most a few hundred, and there are few thousands, and they are mixed, most of them are not a climate, take Shanxi as an example, even if there is no Qin family now, those gangs want to fill the gap and take the opportunity to sit big, but it is also difficult to do it." ”
Ming Chengjun said: "In this way, only the Hundred Swords Alliance has this strength." ”
Cang Shuilan smiled: "The Hundred Swords Alliance has this strength, but it doesn't have this idea. As we all know, the Hundred Swords Alliance is an alliance, different from the ordinary gangs on the rivers and lakes, its first purpose is to carry forward the way of the sword, the sword hall in the alliance is beyond the rivers and lakes and exists, and has never asked about the outside world, because from the first generation of the Hundred Swords League when it was formed, it has already been seen that the rise and fall of gangs on the rivers and lakes are temporary, but people's pursuit of martial arts and swordsmanship is eternal. One of the reasons why the Hundred Swords League was able to stand firm in the capital was that he had no direct interest relationship with any forces, parties, or organizations. It can be a friend of any force, but it is not co-opted by them. It is difficult for others to recruit him, but he does not dare to offend, because no one wants to become an enemy of the Hundred Swords Alliance. Many people will give their family business to the name of the Hundred Swords League when they join the alliance, and it has its own countless businesses and industries over the past hundred years, and even controls several quite large consortia, and the talents who are interested in swordsmanship are also admired, and it is not worried about the economy, and it is not short of talents, so the Hundred Swords Alliance does not deliberately expand and naturally sits big, does not deliberately organize and is self-sufficient, and is not interested in these things such as annexing gangs and factions and seizing territory. And in terms of human feelings, Master Zheng and Old Man Qin have a deep friendship, and they will never do such a thing. ”
Ming Chengjun laughed and said: "Lord Zheng Meng is a masterpiece in the world, even if he wants to do it, he will not do it so clumsily, provoking the dispute between my two families, it is just a small thing, and the eldest grandson pavilion master has never taken it to heart." ”
Qi Beishan pondered on the side: "This is back to the original point, Juhao Pavilion is just pushing the boat down the river and taking the opportunity to make trouble, how can it care who is behind the scenes of provoking the two families? Cang Shuilan said that peace cannot be made, it seems that a war is still necessary." "Looking at it, there are only five people left in the main force of Juhao Pavilion, including Ming Chengjun, Feng Hongye, Yun Bianqing, Xi Haoxiong and Feng Quanxiao, and there are only about a hundred warriors.
The uncle is seriously injured, the fourth girl, Jue Xiang and the eldest lady are weak, the old lady can only resist Ming Chengjun alone, and the rest can fight, then Chang Sihao is left. That Liao Gushi shot can be evenly matched with Ming Chengjun, and his skills are not bad, maybe one of the two emperors of Fengyun will not suffer, he wants to repay the favor, he will not leave, and he sighed in his heart when he saw this: "Alas, the Qin family is declining year by year, and there is no successor, and today it is actually falling to outsiders to help, and it is still two children! I don't know which camp Cang Shuilan will stand on, or will the two not help each other?" He swept his eyes over the faces of the people opposite, and saw that there were blood stains oozing from the corners of the other party's mouth Xi Haoxiong, and thought: " He and the old lady did it, the physical consumption was huge, and there were internal injuries, so he would do it later, let Chang Sihao and Liao Gushi resist Feng Hongye and Yun Bianqing first, I will destroy him, and then attack Feng Quanxiao with Jinzhi, and after taking it, everyone will work together to fight the two emperors of Fengyun, and the Qin family may still have hope. ”
He made up his mind and looked at Chen Sheng, the two had been in the Qin family for a long time, and they already had a tacit understanding in their hearts, and they immediately understood what the other party meant when they exchanged glances, and each secretly adjusted their momentum, observing the enemy's position, and preparing to make a surprise move.
At this time, he heard Cang Shuilan say calmly: "Juhao Pavilion's power in Jiangnan is expanding, and it is growing year by year, and the imperial court has long been wary, I think Ming Chengjun must know about this." ”
Ming Chengjun's face changed slightly, and there was a hint of surprise in his eyes: "What do you mean?"