"Our Lianyun Village already has strong troops and horses, and the soldiers are brave and capable." The owner of the Sixth Village, Ma, said with a smile, "With Brother Gu joining us this time, it will be even more powerful. We will surely prosper and create greater glory."
"That's right. Brother Gu is a man of literary and military skills, and has great righteousness. With you joining us, our Lianyun Village will definitely prosper and be even better than before." Gou Qingfeng, the leader of the fourth village, also said with a smile.
“Thank you all brothers for supporting me, I will definitely work hard until my death.” Xiang Nan said with his hands in hand, and then climbed to the top of Chilian Mountain.
"Brother Gu has worked hard all the way, so let's rest first. We will officially hold the incense worship ceremony in two days." Lao Xuguang, the leader of the second village, placed him in the big tent at the top of the mountain.
Each of the eight village owners in Lianyun Village has his own tent. The big ledger at Dadian belongs to Qi Shaoshang, but he has resigned as the head of Lianyun Village, so the big ledger belongs to Xiang Nan from now on.
“Thank you for your trouble, brother.” Xiang Nan said with cupped hands, then he walked into the account and sat down.
You can see that the decoration in the big tent is very simple, with no gold, silver, jade ornaments, antiques, calligraphy and paintings. There is only a map on the wall, which depicts the situation of border confrontation between Liao and Song Dynasties.
There are strong bows and crossbows, broadswords and spears, trumpets and drums hanging around, creating a murderous atmosphere.
“Qi Shaoshang deserves to be Qi Shaoshang.” Xiang Nan couldn’t help but sigh after reading it.
The most beautiful woman in the world was willing to stay in Lianyun Village for the sake of brotherly loyalty and to protect the country of Song Dynasty.
Such a person is really rare.
“But is it really worth it?” Xiang Nan sighed.
He knew that the current emperor Zhao Ji was a veritable fool. He favored treacherous officials, was extravagant, had no interest in government affairs, and lost his ambition in playing with things. During his reign, the state of the Song Dynasty was in decline, and the people were in dire straits and miserable.
In order to protect such a foolish king and such a corrupt court, why should we break the engagement, endure hardships, and shed blood and sweat?
…
At this moment, four people suddenly walked in outside the tent, all of them were young, no more than eighteen or nineteen years old, and they all looked fierce and unruly.
"Who are you, and you didn't even bother to report when you came in?" Xiang Nan asked.
"Newcomer, if you have any ability to show off, why should you be the leader of the village?" The four of them looked at Xiang Nan and asked with disdain.
"Which village master are you under?" Xiang Nan asked with a smile.
“We are the disciples of Fei Yuan Zhui Yunyan Gou Qingfeng, the master of the fourth village.” The four of them said in unison, “Lian, Yun, Si, Luan!”
"Lianyun Si Chao?! What a good name." Xiang Nan nodded, "But do you think that with a good name, you can commit chaos?" Suddenly he took action.
With the clouds in chaos, I could only feel a breeze blowing by, and I didn't even see Xiang Nan's shadow.
When Xiang Nan returned to his original position, they suddenly noticed severe pain in their hands.
The four of them looked down and saw the four characters "Lian", "Yun", "Four" and "Lan" carved on the backs of their hands, and blood was slowly oozing from the wounds.
"Dah, Dazhai Master, your martial arts..." Lian Yun Si Luan was shocked.
They thought their martial arts had reached a certain level and were good enough to stand out, but they didn't expect that they couldn't even take a single move in front of Xiang Nan.
"It's not necessary for people to know if you are good at martial arts." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "What's more, if you want to stand out, you must not only be good at martial arts, but also know how to use your brain." "He is the leader of Dazhai, I am convinced." Lian Yun Si Luan quickly knelt down and said, "This subordinate is ignorant and has offended the leader of the stronghold. I beg the master of the stronghold to forgive me."
"This is the golden sore medicine. Apply it on it and the wound will be healed in an hour." Xiang Nan took out another bottle of medicine from his pocket and said, "You four are very motivated and you are a promising talent. Follow me from now on." .”
“Thank you so much for the promotion, Master of Dazhai, we will be loyal to you to the death.” Lianyun Siran said immediately.
Xiang Nan nodded with satisfaction.
In the play, although Lianyun Siluan betrayed his master Gou Qingfeng, he was always loyal to Gu Xichao and was considered one of the four available people.
He will serve as the leader of Lianyun Village in the future and must have several loyal subordinates. Otherwise, how can we restrain a bunch of reckless people just by relying on brotherly loyalty?
…
Turning around, Xiang Nan sent another letter to Fu Zongshu with the help of the falcon breeze.
"Xiangye, Xichao is lucky enough to live up to his mission, and the plan is being implemented smoothly. In a few days, Xichao will return to Beijing with the Nishui Hanjian to present it. I respectfully ask you to sit back and wait for my good news. Please tell your beloved wife, late Qing Dynasty, that Farewell, I miss you deeply and unforgettablely."
"Fu Zongshu, you rely on your cunning and wisdom. You probably didn't expect to be tricked by me." After sending the letter, Xiang Nan couldn't help laughing.
Fu Zongshu was a ruthless, insidious and cunning man. In order to usurp the throne and claim the throne in the north, he did not hesitate to collaborate with the enemy and betray the country, sacrifice all the people, and even the life of his daughter.
Such a ruthless person is hard to find in the world.
However, he thought he had a chance to win, but when he encountered himself, he was doomed to make the wrong move and lose everything. At that time, he can only continue his great cause of usurping the throne by going to the underworld.
Just as Xiang Nan released the falcon, Leng Huer's falcon and camel also arrived.
Xiang Nan took the falcon and looked at it, and saw that the note said, "Master Huang has arrived at Shahe and will arrive at Lianyun Village in two days."
Xiang Nan nodded, then looked at Xian Yuqiu and Leng Hu'er.
After the two of them were taken to Lianyun Village, they have been locked in a cage, like domestic dogs.
“I have good news for you, the golden scales will arrive in two days.” He said with a smile.
"Gu Xichao, what do you really want? If you want to kill or behead me, can you give me a good time? A scholar can be killed but not humiliated!" Xian Yuqiu said loudly.
"That's right, kill us if you dare. We are also imperial officials after all. You can't humiliate us like this." Leng Huer also said loudly.
"Do you know what a 'scholar' is and what an 'officer' is? A scholar is knowledgeable about the past and present, can argue without hesitation, and uses his or her intelligence to worship the minister. An official is loyal to the king, loves the people, knows rewards and punishments, and has no mercy." Xiang Nan sneered and said, "You are just two beasts in human skin. How dare you call yourself 'scholars' or 'officials'?"
Leng Huer is not only lustful, but also likes to torture people. In order to torture people better, he has invented countless horrific and cruel punishments. It can be said that he is a perverted sadist.
Xian Yuqiu is greedy for money and asks for benefits from local officials wherever he goes. Moreover, the lion has a big mouth and a huge appetite. He can easily get thousands or tens of thousands of taels, forcing the local officials to exploit the people and feed the villagers.
In addition, these two people like to kill people and have no mercy, so they are not considered human beings at all, they can only be regarded as two beasts in human skin.
After being scolded by Xiang Nan, Leng Huer and Xian Yuqiu were speechless and looked pale.
"Brother Gu scolded you well, these two are just beasts." Lao Xuguang, the leader of the second village, agreed, and saw Ruan Mingzheng, the leader of the third village, Gou Qingfeng, the leader of the fourth village, and others arriving.