I Xiaoxiong

Chapter 1 Loyalty Saburo and the Heroes of Shangjing

In the 13th year of the Xuanjia reign of the Great Jin Dynasty, Yeli Gonglu, a famous general of the Qing and Tang Dynasties, led tens of thousands of elite soldiers, and captured Shazhou City, an important town in Hexi. The governor of Shazhou died in battle, and the governor was captured.

More than ten days later, Guo Shixun, the governor of Hexi and the governor of Liangzhou, was attacked and killed by several vassals.

The news soon spread to Shangjing, the capital of the Great Jin Kingdom, and the world was shocked for a while. Who would be the next Hexi Jiedu Envoy, and cleaning up the chaos in the Northwest became the top priority of the Great Jin court.

Hexi is also known as the Hexi Corridor. It is the most important military town in the Northwest of the Jin Dynasty, and it is not one of them.The north controls the Golden Horde Khanate, the south controls the Qingtang Dynasty, while the west communicates with the Western Regions, it must also prevent the infiltration of Buddhist sects.

"I don't know what His Majesty thinks. He actually let the Duke of England take up such an important position. He is good at greedy and flattering the Mexican army, but he has never fought a war."

"The situation in the northwest is rotten. At this time, Duke Dingguo, General Feng, should be called in. General Feng is old in the army, and he is a veteran in the battlefield. If he comes out of Hexi, the situation will definitely be restored."

"Or is it because your Majesty is concerned that the old general is getting old? That's why you let the British Duke go?"

"I think His Majesty is afraid that General Feng's prestige in the army will be too high, so..."

"You dare to say that."

As soon as the court was over, several officials started talking in low voices on the way back. After all, they really couldn't figure out what the emperor thought about letting a nobleman like the Duke of England who had never experienced war take up an important position. The prime ministers did not raise any objections?
This is too abnormal.

Simply because of the close personal relationship between the British government and the emperor?

But the important matter of the country is between the priests and the soldiers. Simply because of personal friendship, a nobleman with no combat experience was sent to the most dangerous Hexi Road in the town to serve as the world's first military envoy. The reason behind this had to make everyone The courtiers speculated.

At this time, the British mansion in Lurenfang is busy. The lord of the mansion is about to leave the northwest of the town. It is thousands of miles away. , the majestic Duke would naturally be careless if he wanted to go out.

In the main hall of the Duke's Mansion, British Duke Fu Maoxiu sat on the main seat, next to his wife Yang, brothers and nephews sat on both sides, but they had to make some explanations before leaving.

Fu Maoxiu is in his 40s. Although he is not as big and round as ordinary generals, he is still well-maintained. His sword eyebrows are straight and his facial features are three-dimensional. Black and beautiful, it is called "beautiful bearded man" nowadays.

"This time I went to Hexi, I was also ordered in the face of danger. It might take three to five years to go. Fourth brother, Dalang, I will leave the external affairs to you, and the madam will take care of the internal affairs. Sanlang and I will go to Hexi Go to office."

After hearing this, the eldest son Fu Huaichuan said: "Aye, Sanlang is still young, and his temper is a bit out of control. Why don't my son go to Hexi with you to take up the post."

Fu Maoxiu picked up the iced sour drink and drank it, then let out a breath of cold air, "You are the eldest son, no way."

All through the ages, when important ministers go out, most of their family members stay in the capital, which can be regarded as a hostage. This is not aimed at anyone, but an unwritten rule.

Xu Jingda, a famous general of the dynasty, was ordered to go to the expedition, and all the concubines who accompanied him were sent back to the capital for resettlement when they were pregnant, in order to show that he had no second thoughts.

However, this kind of example is also rare. Most of the important officials who go out will bring a heir with them, firstly, for experience, and secondly, to take care of them.

But Fu Huaichuan is the eldest son of Fu Maoxiu, and the future heir of the Duke's Mansion must stay in the capital to take care of the family business.

And the third son, Fu Jinchuan, although he is also the son of his wife Yang's son, actually brought him by his side because he wanted to experience it and earn some credit.

After all, there is only one duke title.

"By the way, why didn't you see Sanlang? Where did this kid go?"

On the fifteenth day, Xiangguo Temple held a temple fair, which was second only to the Lantern Festival in Shangjing in terms of excitement.

One month, every first day, fifteenth day, and eighth day of the lunar new year, it is opened to the outside world five times, allowing ordinary people and small traders to trade in the temple, 360 lines, three religions and nine streams, no matter what their status is, they can come and go freely.This kind of measure not only attracted the patronage of the people in Shangjing, but also merchants from other places, which was extremely lively.

Naturally, as a market, there are strict divisions of trading places and types of transactions.

In the area around the gate, some pets such as pets such as cats and dogs are concentrated and traded from the local area or from all over the world.This kind of arrangement is very particular. It is very convenient to enter and exit here. There are pet performances, a space to attract customers, and it is more conducive to cleaning after pet excretion.

In front of Tianwang Hall, Buddha Hall and Zisheng Hall, there are three extraordinary courtyards.

Various tents of different colors are temporarily set up. This is the trading area for daily necessities in department stores, selling candies, straw mats, bows and arrows, etc.

The corridors and verandahs on both sides of the surrounding area are full of stalls, and many nuns in other nunneries sell their embroidery here.

Behind the temple is a market for antiques and books. Many pilgrims will take a good look around before and after offering incense, and maybe they can find treasures here.

"My bow is full of seven stones. It is a treasure handed down from my family. My ancestor fought the barbarians in the golden tent with King Zhongwu of the North. This bow was awarded to my ancestor by King Zhongwu at that time. Today, we are setting up a ring here. If anyone can open this bow, I will give him fifty pennies. Of course, before opening the bow, you must pay me thirty coins."

A boy in black, holding a big bow, shouted in the courtyard.

This boy looks about sixteen or seventeen, seven feet in length, definitely tall for his peers, with sword eyebrows and star eyes, and a handsome face. He is dressed in a black round collar and dark flower military uniform, leather wristbands on his wrists, and a beast's mouth swallow on his waist belt. At first sight, he was the son of a general from the Wu family.

There were quite a few pilgrims and buyers passing by, and they became interested when they heard the number fifty.

Yiguan money is one thousand Wen, which is equivalent to one tael of silver, and fifty guan is 50 taels of silver.According to the price in Shangjing, a bucket of rice costs five Wen, and you can always buy two hundred buckets of rice, which is twenty shi, and fifty guan is a thousand shi of rice, and a family of five can't eat it all in three years.

Although it was a peaceful and prosperous age, the people lived in prosperity.But Fifty Guan is still an unattainable fortune for many people.

As a result, many idlers with strong self-sufficiency are eager to try it. After all, it only costs [-] Wen. If you open the bow, you can get [-] Guan, which is [-] in copper coins.

Ever since, the money here for the young man is thirty Wen, thirty Wen, and the number of Thirty Wen is constantly increasing.
Of course, no one has been able to take these fifty guans away, after all, the seven-stone strong bow.

Generally in the army, those who can open a stone bow are regarded as elite, and those who can open three stone bows have to say good strength, and they must be at the general level.As for the seven-stone bow, it must be opened by fierce generals.

Not far away from the Temple of Heavenly Kings came out a young man in brocade clothes who had just entered the incense. He was about the same age as the boy in black clothes. He had red phoenix eyes and peach blossom eyes, beautiful eyes overflowing with aura, and a white fox face that was extremely handsome. If you look carefully, you can see It turns out that this young man in brocade clothes should be a young girl.

"King Zhongwu of the Northland? I remember it was the title of his great-grandfather. Could it be that his great-grandfather once fought with his great-grandfather? This is not wrong. He is familiar with the road. He must often do this kind of thing. I doubt it." Is their British government in decline? It’s embarrassing to come here.”

The girl dressed as a teenager gently shook her fan, her charm was agile, and she had an angry and indisputable expression on her face. It seemed that the two must be related in some way.

A white-faced and beardless old man beside him also smiled amusedly as he saw Fu Jiasanlang yelling in front of him.

But it turned out that the boy in black who set up the stall was none other than Fu Jinchuan, the third son of the British prince, known as Fu Sanlang.

The British government has been inherited for nearly a hundred years. It is a nobleman of the founding line. It has been in charge of soldiers for generations.

Could their family be short of money?

There are countless land properties and shops under the name of the Duke's Mansion, and every year just counting the filial piety of the family is too soft.

But this gentleman is now playing something similar to juggling, which is really interesting.

Fu Jinchuan said that he was a little thirsty, and he was sitting on a chair preparing to drink some water. Seeing that the people around him felt a little desperate for this seven-stone bow, he just wanted to say that he was adding fifty strings to the prize.

I saw a young man running over, bowed to salute, and then whispered a few words in Fu Jinchuan's ear. When he heard this, he stood up and ordered a few guards to keep an eye on the stall, and then he followed the young man directly. gone.

Today, the open space outside the Xiangguo Temple is indeed busier than the one inside the temple.

As the largest gangs in Shangjing, the Seven Stars Gang and the Yihe Society had a fight here. There were hundreds of people on both sides, all armed with swords, guns, sticks and other weapons, and the momentum was huge.

The people of the Jin Dynasty were tough, and the court could not help the people to own weapons, such as knives, guns, swords, halberds, and even bows and arrows, but only private people were forbidden to own strong crossbows and armor.

If you keep these two things privately, at least you will be exiled for three thousand miles, and it is possible to chop them off directly.

"It's agreed, the water transportation business of Longshou Canal is owned by our Seven Stars Gang, what do you guys mean by Yihe, are you not following the rules?"

"What? We don't follow the rules? It was you Seven Star Gang who first poached our old merchants, and you were the first to break the rules. If you do it in the first day of junior high school, can I not be fifteen?"

"The merchant is willing to cooperate with us, what can we do?"

"Is there nothing to talk about? Then"

The person in charge here just wanted to say that he would start the fight, but before he could say anything, he heard someone answering.

"Then what?"

The voice sounded very young, but when everyone heard the voice, their hearts trembled. The two groups of people who were close to each other involuntarily stepped back a few steps, leaving a few steps in the middle. .

"I met Mr. Saburo."

"I met Mr. Saburo."

The leaders of the Seven Stars Gang Chen Liuhe Yi and the leader of the Fragrance Association Ding Fengshan bowed to the boy in black walking not far away.

The person who came was Fu Jinchuan, who was leading people to draw bows in Xiangguo Temple just now. There were some reasons why he appeared here.

Although this Fu Sanlang is only sixteen, he is recognized as the "Leader of Jianghu" and "Arbitrator" by the entire "Shangjing Heroes".

Two years ago, the fourteen-year-old Fu Jinchuan took a ten-foot-long pole and led dozens of servants from the army to beat up gangsters and gang members from dozens of gangs in the capital. Played all over again.

Then he became the "Leader of the Rivers and Lakes" and "Loyal Saburo" in Shangjing

At that time, there was a proverb circulating in the market, "Whether there is chaos in Shangjing, Saburo has the final say."

For this reason, the imperial censor impeached Fu Jinchuan for plotting wrongdoing and harboring great ambitions.

After the Emperor Daojun heard the news reported to him by the Secretary of the Imperial City, it is said that he laughed a few times and said, "This kid is having fun", and then there was no more.

On the contrary, "Loyal Sanlang" was taken to the family temple by his father Fu Maoxiu after returning home one day, and he was whipped twenty times.

But after that, this gentleman still did his own thing, roaming the market every day, with the air of an arbiter of the rivers and lakes.

And although this gentleman has a "violent reputation", he never bullies kindness. Most of the people he beats up are unscrupulous dudes who are also noble children, as well as notorious rascals.

He set the rules for the major gangs in the capital, divided the territory, and mediated disputes. In the past two years, everyone obeyed him, and he really gained some prestige.

Jing Zhaoyin once joked with his colleagues at the court meeting that since Mr. Fu Jialang ruled the "Jianghu", the law and order in the capital has improved a lot.

A member of the household department, Uiro, was killed. After several months of investigation by the Ministry of Criminal Justice and the Shangjing Prefecture, there was no clue. Finally, a county captain in Xiangfu County, under the jurisdiction of the Shangjing Prefecture, had a whim and asked Fu Jinchuan's door.

Afterwards, the major gangs in Beijing, big and small, all mobilized, and soon got clues and arrested the murderer.

Afterwards, no one thought that this Fu Sanlang was just a young man playing around, and this leader was really in charge.

When Chen Liu and Ding Fengshan, the leaders of the two major gangs, saw Fu Jinchuan coming today, they knew that they would not be able to fight today, and they were relieved.

"That's right, is there something to talk about and discuss? Tell me how old you are, and when you have something to do, you want to use a knife and a gun, just for these three melons."

Two middle-aged men in their thirties, both with big arms and round waists, each with a lifetime of martial arts skills, are also prominent figures in the arena of the capital, but at this time they are taught by a young man of sixteen or seventeen, with low eyebrows and pleasing eyes. The face is accompanied by a smile.

"Okay, tomorrow night I'm going to set up a table in Fan Lou, and have a good get-together with our heroes from Shangjing. I won't find someone to inform you. Remember to come, let's go away when it's done."

"Lang Jun, take your leave."

Seeing that the people on both sides dispersed quickly, and each went back to their respective homes, a guard beside him said: "Your Majesty is so majestic, these few words make this fight invisible."

Fu Jinchuan said angrily: "What kind of prestige is this, it's useless to say less, this martial art is not very good, but this one is improving very fast."

Then he explained: "It's just that both sides don't want to fight, but they are both out of face, and no one is willing to take a step back. After all, people in the Jianghu are just trying to save face. When I opened my mouth, I was giving them both sides." Down the steps. Do you think they like to fight? Hundreds of people fight with weapons, there is one casualty, and the family expenses, funeral expenses, and wound medicine expenses are all a lot of money, and maybe they will have to go to the capital to make trouble."

"Otherwise, why do you think they chose to fight at Xiangguo Temple at today's temple fair? If they really wanted to fight, they would choose here? Don't they know I'm here? These birdmen are smarter than each other."

"Learn a little bit, this rivers and lakes are not about fighting and killing, this rivers and lakes are about the ways of the world."

(End of this chapter)