Tianlong Sword Guanghan

Chapter 10 10. The Tiger Falls in Pingyang

The three chatted and laughed, seeing that the atmosphere was no longer solemn, Qiao Feng pulled Duan Yu over and introduced his second and third younger brothers to the elders, during which time he praised the four elders severely.The four elders saw that he had no grievances, felt ashamed, and their momentum was three points weaker.

After a while, only the voices of people in the northeast direction were heard, but it was Jiang Ruozhu, the two elders who passed on the practice and enforced the law, and the other four rudder masters and a group of people succeeded in rescuing them.These few were captured by their friends for many years, and they were worried about the safety of the leader, so they rushed all the way.

At this time, seeing the group of beggars sitting on the ground, Qiao Feng was talking happily with the four elders, and the scene of blood flowing into rivers that everyone imagined did not appear, he couldn't help feeling relieved.The elder of the law enforcement, Bai Shijing, had been running for a long time relying on his true energy, but now that his true energy was released, his legs became weak, and he fell to the ground.

Everyone didn't care to laugh at his distress, the elder Chuan Gong helped him up, and cursed: "Where is the traitor who was beaten by a thousand swords? His grandma's, get out quickly!" Is extremely angry.The other beggar sect disciples who came along shouted and cursed one after another, and those who were impatient even drew out their weapons.

Qiao Feng was relieved when he saw that the two elders of teaching skills and law enforcement, and the other four stewards were all well.He said loudly: "Brothers from the beggar gang, please sit down, I have something to say." His tone was not high, but he suppressed the voices of hundreds of people present.Everyone agreed in unison and sat down.The scene may seem chaotic, but if you look carefully, you can see that there is an order and a clear distinction between superiority and inferiority.

Seeing that everyone still abides by gang rules, Qiao Feng felt relieved at this moment.Smiling slightly, he saw that the situation had eased today, and an internal struggle in the Beggar Clan was about to disappear, so he made up his mind and did not want to pursue it in public.So I pulled Li Xiaoyao and Duan Yu to introduce them to everyone.The beggars have been famous for Li Xiaoyao for three years, and the word "Li Xiaoyao" has long been heard. As for Duan Yu, being able to become brothers with his own gang leader and Li Xiaoyao is naturally superior, and the big guy has given him enough face .

Li Xiaoyao bowed his hands in a salute, thanking the Beggar Clan disciples for making him famous.He has a clear mind and has "foresight". When he sees Qiao Feng's actions, he knows what he means. He is about to repeat his old tricks and draw everyone's minds to the dispute between the Beggars' Gang and Yipintang.But who would have thought that Bai Shijing wanted to uphold the gang rules and questioned him on the spot, exposing the four elders' conspiracy with Quan Guanqing to rebel.

He asked sharply: "You sent Zhang Chunlai and Liu Zhuzhuang to falsely pass on the order of the gang leader, and tricked me, brother Xiang, and the four helmsmen into a small boat in Taihu Lake, detained us, and placed saltpeter, sulfur, firewood, etc. on the small boat. Said that if we wanted to escape, we would set fire to the boat, didn’t we?”

Elder Song blushed and had nothing to answer.

Bai Shijing turned his head and asked, "Zhang Chunlai, Liu Zhuzhuang, you two, who ordered you to falsely pass on the order of the guild master and carry out this rebellion?"

Zhang Chunlai, Liu Zhuzhuang's face was ashen, but his eyes turned to Quan Guanqing.

Bai Shijing asked again: "Do you know that the Clan Master's orders are false?"

Zhang Chunlai was so frightened that he trembled all over, he just looked at Quan Guanqing, speechless.

Bai Shijing said: "Zhang Chunlai, you were a good man. Eight years ago at Yanmen Pass, when the Liao Army's soldiers overwhelmed the border, you followed the gang leader to attack the Liao Army's forage field at night, burned the enemy's food and grass, and were seriously injured. Meritorious service. Let me ask you, who carried you on the mountain road for 270 miles, crossed Yanmen Mountain, and returned to the Song Dynasty?"

As soon as these words came out, Zhang Chunlai showed determination, and he gave Quan Guanqing a bitter look.Facing Qiao Feng.Ashamed, he said: "This subordinate listened to other people's rumors, violated the gang rules, and betrayed the gang leader. This is a heinous crime, and he deserves death." As soon as he finished speaking, he turned his wrist, and a dagger appeared in his hand, and stabbed himself in the heart.Seeing that he confessed his guilt, Qiao Feng was about to ask about the "rumours", but he never thought that he would seek death immediately after pleading guilty, this would be against common sense, and it would be too late to rescue him.

Bai Shijing said: "Zhang Chunlai dared to act bravely, ended it on his own, and cleared all his sins according to the gang rules. He is still a brother of my beggar gang!" All the beggars agreed in unison.His own law enforcement disciples went forward and carried Zhang Chunlai's body down for burial without mentioning it.

Bai Shijing turned around again, and Liu Zhuzhuang saw him, jumped up and ran wildly.He is running away in fear of crime at this moment, so there is no need to ask any more questions.But he saw a figure flashing aside, stopped Liu Zhuzhuang, and asked: "Liu Zhuzhuang, why are you running away?" It was Elder Wu.

Liu Zhuzhuang was extremely flustered, and said in a trembling voice: "I...I..." His lips turned white, and he said the word "I" six or seven times, but he couldn't squeeze out the second word.

Elder Wu said angrily: "The members of our beggar gang are all good men who dare to act, why did you come out with something like you?" He turned to Qiao Feng and said: "Leader, we have discussed it and we are going to abolish your The position of the leader of the gang. Our four elders are all involved in this important event. We are afraid that the two elders, the preaching and the law enforcement, will not allow them, so we try to imprison them. This is for the sake of the great cause of the gang, so we have to take risks. I never thought that you and Brother Li were sworn brothers today, and we together are no match for the two of you. The big guy can't bear the death of the brothers of the Beggar Gang, so we surrender and let you deal with it. Wu Changfeng has been in the Beggar Gang for 30 years. Everyone knows that I am not a villain who is greedy for life and afraid of death." After speaking, he dropped the knife and embraced his chest, and stood with his eyes closed.

When the group of beggars heard that he said the matter of "abolishing the gang leader" in public, there was an uproar.Bai Shijing said loudly: "Four elders, you have violated the first rule of the gang rules. Come here and tie up all those who commit riots!" A law enforcement disciple had already come up with a tendon rope, cut Elder Wu's arms backwards, and tied them up.Seeing this, the two elders, Song and Xi, dropped their weapons and let the law enforcement disciples bind them.

Seeing this, Elder Chen let out a long sigh: "Time, luck, and fate. If there is no Mr. Li today, Qiao Feng is alone, and we attack together, it may not be impossible. The two of them join hands, and the battle is bloodless." Take hundreds of people from the beggar gang like me, alas." With a sigh, he threw down the sack and waited for capture.

Bai Shijing turned to look at Liu Zhuzhuang, and said, "Are you worthy of being a disciple of the Beggars' Clan if you behave like this? Are you going to kill yourself, or do you need someone else to do it?" Liu Zhuzhou drew out his knife tremblingly, and gestured at his neck For a long time, he said to the law enforcement disciples beside him, "Please." The law enforcement disciples turned to look at Bai Shijing, who nodded slightly. The law enforcement disciples grabbed Liu Zhuzhuang's arm, pulled it hard, and cut Liu Zhuzhuang's throat. Liu Zhuzhuang nodded his thanks, closed his eyes and walked away. Death.

Bai Shijing announced loudly: "Liu Zhuzhuang dared to do what he did, he ended up on his own, and according to gang rules, cleansed of all his sins, he is still a brother of our Beggar Gang!" All the beggars agreed in unison.Some law enforcement disciples also came forward to carry Liu Zhuzhuang's body down for burial.

Qiao Feng sat on the sidelines blankly, watching with cold eyes the traitors were captured without a fight, and the rebellion ended, but there was no joy in his heart.He suffered from the three major problems of Wang Lao Gang's leader's test on him, and made seven major contributions to the Beggars' Gang, so he was passed on by Wang Lao Gang's leader.In the eight years since he has been in charge of the Beggars' Gang, he has lamented day and night, introspected himself every day, resolved internal disputes, and resisted powerful enemies externally.It was so easy for the insiders of the gang to gather their strength together and gain a great reputation outside the gang. They were about to show their strengths and make the Beggars' Gang flourish.What kind of insane and outrageous thing did he do in such an instant?It attracted teachers, friends, friends, and subordinate brothers to unite and rebel.Thinking of this, he felt even more aggrieved and had nowhere to say it.

Duan Yu and the others accidentally heard such secret affairs in the Beggar Clan, they felt extremely embarrassed, it was not appropriate to stay and listen carefully, and it seemed deliberate to walk away hastily.Had to hide far away in a corner.

Bai Shijing went on to say: "Brothers, the position of Clan Leader Qiao was handed down by Old Clan Leader Wang himself. When passing on the position, Old Clan Leader Wang asked Deputy Clan Leader Ma, the six elders and all the disciples of the Beggar Clan three times. Everyone admires Qiao. The leader of the gang has developed martial arts, and he has made seven major contributions to my gang. Therefore, the leader of the beggar gang was recommended to succeed, and the whole gang obeyed the order. When the leader of the gang was succeeded that day, most of the brothers present were present. Everyone patted their chests, what I said Is there half a lie?"

Seeing how ashamed the members of the Beggar Clan were, he turned around and said, "Over the past few years, Clan Master Qiao has treated people with benevolence and righteousness, and done things fairly. Please think about it. Today, I am waiting for the disciples of the Beggar Clan to walk on the rivers and lakes. Everyone sees you. Thumbs up and praise 'good guy', whose credit is this? I never thought that someone would be deceived by lard, and actually do such a thing. Quan Guanqing, you speak for yourself!"

Quan Guan's Qingya acupoints were tapped and he was unable to speak. Now that the overall situation was settled, Qiao Feng stretched out his hand to untie his acupoints, and asked gently: "Master Quan, Qiao Feng is dull, I really don't know what he did to apologize to the Beggar Clan. , and please point it out in public.”

Quan Guanqing stretched his legs, stood up slowly, and said to the beggars: "Since ancient times, kings and bandits have been defeated. Today's failure is because the sky is going to kill my beggars. It doesn't matter whether I live or die, as long as the number of beggars counts." The century-old foundation has been destroyed once, and in the future, the ancestors of the Beggar Clan will be faceless." His remarks made death feel like home, and his righteousness was awe-inspiring.Li Xiaoyao thought to himself that if he hadn't already known the details of this person, he might have hesitated.

Bai Shijing said angrily: "Do you think you can get away with the crime by saying these few high-sounding words? Let me ask you, what did the gang leader do to cause you to plot rebellion." Quan Guanqing said: "He hasn't done anything right now, I'm sorry brothers but it will be done soon.”

Bai Shijing was about to scold, but Qiao Feng said, "Master Quan, don't be alarmist here, there is absolutely no reason in the world to convict people for something they haven't done, even if you are ignorant, those who are with you are still ignorant." There are four elders and so many brothers from the beggar gang, are they all deceived by such stupid reasons?"

Quan Guanqing had no choice but to grit his teeth and said, "I believe that the death of Deputy Chief Ma is related to you!"

Qiao Feng was taken aback, and asked, "What did you say?"

Quan Guanqing said: "You have always been at odds with Vice-Clan Leader Ma, so you want to get rid of it quickly so that you can secure the position of Clan Leader."

Qiao Feng was speechless at the moment, he had very different personalities from Deputy Gang Leader Ma, Elder Chen and others, so they didn't have a deep personal relationship.For these years, Deputy Gang Leader Ma has been at the helm of Luoyang. As the leader of the gang, he has been wandering around.From the perspective of others, it seems that there is something hidden between the leader and deputy leader of the beggar gang.There is no evidence or evidence for such things in his heart, and he didn't know how to refute them for a while.

Li Xiaoyao took a step forward, saluted in groups, stood up and said, "All friends from the Beggar Clan, can you listen to me?"

Bai Shijing said: "Young Master Li is a chivalrous hero and a friend of my beggar gang. Please speak up if you have anything to say."

Li Xiaoyao thanked him with his hand, and said, "Excuse me, Master Quan, do you know the life of Deputy Gang Leader Ma?" At the age of 20, he accumulated meritorious service and became the elder of the Nine Bags of the Beggars’ Sect. At the age of 30, he was appointed as the deputy leader by the old leader Wang. It has been 38 years.”

Li Xiaoyao said: "I don't know when my eldest brother will join the gang? When will he take over as the gang leader?"

Elder Chuan Gong said: "Mr. Li, I will answer this question for you. Qiao Feng joined the gang 15 years ago. Ten years ago, I was ordered by the old gang leader Wang to teach him the eighteen palms of the beggar gang. Two years ago. Afterwards, Gang Leader Qiao took over as the leader of the gang, and I was ordered by the old gang leader Wang to teach the new gang leader the dog-beating stick method. The other elders were all present on the spot, which can be witnesses."

Li Xiaoyao thanked him, and said: "So, when my eldest brother joined the gang, he was just an ordinary disciple. At this time, Deputy Gang Leader Ma is already the Deputy Gang Leader?" Bai Shijing nodded in agreement.Li Xiaoyao went on to say: "If Deputy Chief Ma does not agree with my elder brother's succession, whether he wants to do his part or wants to choose another talent, in the past 15 years, a few words have flowed out, but those who have heard it, please stand up .”

As soon as this remark came out, the whole audience was silent.After waiting for a cup of tea, Li Xiaoyao saw that no one answered, nodded and said, "Then there is no more?"

He turned his head and said to Quan Guanqing: "Why did Deputy Gang Leader Ma, who had been the Deputy Gang Leader for 15 years when he was alive, never express a word of dissatisfaction with my eldest brother, but instead worked hard and dedicated himself to the Beggars' Sect. Today is not alive, but immediately There are such words of discord between the head and the deputy head of the beggar gang? Please ask Quan Duo to teach me."

Quan Guanqing said: "Then we met the family members of the Gusu Murong family, why did he protect the enemy and let them go away?"

Li Xiaoyao wondered: "There were so many people present just now, obviously I caught Bao BuTong and Feng ChaoE, and I let them go. Could it be that you are also blind and deaf?"

Quan Guanqing said: "You and him are sworn brothers, what you do is no different from what he does."

Qiao Feng stepped forward and said: "My beggar gang has been a gang for hundreds of years and is respected in the world. It's not because I have a large number of people and powerful martial arts. It's because my beggar gang upholds justice and acts chivalrously. , do not avoid life and death, and protect the country and the people. Therefore, my beggar gang brothers walk on the rivers and lakes. All the heroes of the beggar gang are here, they don't go to find the rightful master, they will fight to avenge their brothers, but hide here, the gang leader and four elders join hands to embarrass the three unarmed girls, and it will be spread to the rivers and lakes in the future, huh, huh, Could it be that the face of the big guy is radiant?"

Everyone turned their heads and saw three delicate and weak girls. Thinking about it now, they suddenly felt that what Qiao Feng said was extremely reasonable.

(End of this chapter)