The Red Chamber begins with a bastard

Chapter 92
Emperor Qiansheng is about thirty years old now, his surname is Xu and his name is Zaichun. He is in the prime of life, but he looks a little weak and his temperament is slightly gloomy. After three years in imperial power, he already has the awe-inspiring aura of a superior.

At this time, Qian Shengdi was tasting a bowl of half-melted ice cream with a spoon, and said with a frown, "Although the taste of this food is good, it is easy to gain weight and hurt the spleen and stomach. Let Lao Qi stop eating too much and see how fat he becomes."

In front of the case, there was one person standing with his hands down. It was the housekeeper Zhou who followed Xu Xiaopang back then, and he knelt down on the ground in fear and trepidation: "I... have neglected my duty."

Qian Shengdi was noncommittal, and didn't let Steward Zhou stand up, but just dug another spoonful of ice cream and put it into his mouth, and suddenly said with a smile: "This kid actually wants to recruit Lao Qi into a business, he is quite good at calculating at such a young age, it's interesting!"

Butler Zhou said cautiously: "That kid is the son of Jia Zheng, the second master of Rongguo Duke's Mansion. It is said that he was very naughty in the past, but since he was kicked by a donkey last year, he suddenly became smart and easy to learn. Not only can he write and draw, but he also won the first place in the county examination a few days ago. It is a strange thing."

Emperor Qiansheng's eyes flashed brightly and said: "Last time, I saw the sketch brought back by Lao Qi, and it was indeed quite impressive. It is really unexpected that an eight or nine-year-old boy can have such skill. In addition, I also heard that there is a son born with jade in the Rong Mansion. What do you think this Jia Zheng is capable of? Why are the two sons different?"

Zhou Guanshi lowered his head and said: "I dare not speak in vain, it is probably due to the emperor's benevolence, so the heavens will be auspicious."

Since ancient times, those who were born with visions are all extraordinary figures of the level of emperors and generals. This housekeeper Zhou dared to speak nonsense, otherwise it would harm others and himself, so he could only flatter him.

A trace of sarcasm flashed in Qian Shengdi's eyes and said: "Since Zhou Changshi said that he dare not speak nonsense, why did he speak nonsense again?"

A thin layer of sweat oozed from Zhou Changshi's forehead, he hesitated and said, "I'm talking too much."

Qian Shengdi said indifferently: "Get up, Lao Qi's temperament is too cowardly, let him exercise."

Zhou Changshi quickly said yes, stood up and exited the hall after thanking him.Emperor Qiansheng pushed the remaining ice cream aside and asked the eunuch to take it away. He was obviously a person with great self-control, but also, Emperor Kangping, the Supreme Emperor, was a very powerful monarch, and his fertility was also very strong.
After the eunuch withdrew the ice cream, Emperor Qiansheng picked up the imperial pen and wrote the word "Jia" on the paper, then wrote the word "Wang", and finally typed an "X" on both characters. He didn't like the Jia family, and he didn't like the Wang family.

Qian Shengdi crumpled up the piece of paper on which he had written, and threw it into the wastebasket next to the imperial case.

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Tongzhou.The sky was originally clear, but suddenly it was covered with dark clouds, the sky and the earth became dark in an instant, a torrential rain was about to fall, and the canal suddenly became stormy, and the boats going south and north all docked to avoid it.

Just as people were rushing to the city gate of Tongzhou, two men carrying burdens walked in the opposite direction, quickly left the city gate, and fled southward along the official road.

After a while, another group of people chased out from the city. The leader was the black panther, followed by about five or six people, all armed with swords and other weapons, and quickly chased along the official road.

The two who escaped in front were none other than Tie Hu and Xing Wei.It turned out that after Tiehu borrowed money from Jia Huan yesterday, he immediately rushed to Tongzhou to find Xingwei, and he didn't deliberately hide his whereabouts along the way, so he was quickly discovered by the Black Panther's men and followed him all the way.

Chi la - boom!

A flash of lightning pierced through the black clouds, and then there was heavy rain, whether it was the two iron torturers or the black panther, they were all drenched and became drowned.

"Grandma, it's not early or late, but this is the time." Black Panther cursed, urging his brothers to speed up, because the visibility was low due to the rain, he was worried that Tie Hu and Xing Wei would run away.

In front of them, the iron torturers kept their heads down and bowed their waists without saying a word, braving the strong wind and rain, and rushed forward. Seeing the forest in front of them, they slowed down a little.

"No, there is a woods ahead, we can't let them escape in." The panther yelled, and ran wildly. His younger brothers also gritted their teeth and ran faster, and finally caught up with the woods. They drew out their weapons and surrounded the two men.

Holding a gleaming single knife in his hand, the black panther wiped the rainwater off his face, and said with a smirk, "Why are you running? Find a grave for yourself? Well, the feng shui here is indeed good. It's good for you two to bury it."

Tie Hu threw the burden to Xing Wei, held a stick with both hands, knocked off the rainwater dripping from the stick, and said in a deep voice: "Shitou, you go first, I will block them."

Xing Wei grinned grimly and said, "Go fart, when we fight, we don't fight back to back, we walk together, we die together, and we will be a good man again after 18 years." After speaking, he shook out of the bag, and unexpectedly pulled out a sharp axe.

Hei Bao's expression was slightly gloomy, but he had a lot of people on his side, there were seven people in total, and everyone was carrying weapons, so he was not worried, and said grimly: "The boy really came prepared, but it's not enough to look at. If you are sensible, follow me back to see the prince obediently."

Both Tie Hu and Xing Wei were shocked, and blurted out: "Which prince?"

"Naturally, after Du Taiwei's county uncle, Wang Renwang, the big house of the Wang family, is now the uncle of the Nine Frontiers." Black Panther proudly said.

Tie Hu and Xing Wei breathed a sigh of relief, thinking it was some prince, but it turned out to be Wang Xifeng's elder brother Wang Ren, it seems that Wang Xifeng must have asked his elder brother to track down Laiwang.

This sudden shower came and went quickly, and by this time the rain had weakened and the wind had died down.The black panther held a knife and asked fiercely, "Did Laiwang be beaten by the two of you? Who is behind the scenes? Tell me, maybe your lives will be spared."

Xing Wei said coldly: "I don't know what fart you are farting, and I don't know what Lai Wang is."

Although it has been figured out now, this kind of thing cannot be admitted to death, otherwise it will cause unnecessary trouble.

The panther sneered and said, "You didn't do it. Why are you hiding in Tongzhou? It doesn't matter if you dare to do it or not. I will catch you later. There are ways to get you to confess. Brothers stand shoulder to shoulder and catch the living."

When the black panther gave an order, all the thugs rushed forward with their knives. Tiehu roared, and the brow-level stick in his hand was slashed out with strong wind, hitting a gangster's wrist.

The boy Xingwei often fights with Tiehu, so he is very experienced and cooperates very well. Taking the opportunity to knock down with an axe, the gangster was fired on the spot, and he fell unconscious in a pool of blood. He probably couldn't survive.

The other gangsters were obviously frightened by Xingwei's viciousness, and they didn't dare to go forward for a while, while Tiehu and Xingwei took the opportunity to run into the woods.

"Brother Leopard, the third child is out of breath." A gangster stepped forward to check on his fallen companion, and immediately yelled in grief and indignation.

The black panther was startled and angry, with blood rushing into his pupils, and roared fiercely: "Chase, avenge the third child, life or death!" After speaking, he took the lead in chasing after him, and the gangsters also turned their grief and anger into strength, and chased into the woods with gritted teeth.

The black panther's skill was still good, at this time he started to fight fiercely, and the iron tiger retreated steadily. After a while, Xing Wei was stabbed in the back, and the blood gushed out instantly, but this boy was stubborn, he didn't groan, and continued to fight bloody.

At this time, the iron tiger hit a gangster on the back of the head with a stick. The gangster's body froze, as if he had been electrocuted, and then fell heavily into the muddy water in a stiff posture, twitching non-stop. It is estimated that the brain stem was hit hard. If he didn't die, he would become an idiot.

At this time, the black panther also slashed Tiehu's shoulder with a knife, and cut off a piece of flesh along with his clothes, blood staining half of his body on the spot.

Tiehu reluctantly flew up and kicked Hei Panther's thigh, kicking him out, unable to get up for a long time, and Xing Wei took the opportunity to throw an ax at the Hei Panther, apparently intending to kill the leader first, but the Hei Panther seemed to be dying, and happened to be a gangster rushed up, and the sharp ax just hit him in the face, cutting off half of his face on the spot, and even exposed his white teeth.

what--!
The gangster covered his bloody face in pain, and writhed on the ground in pain, which was horrible.

"Second!" the black panther cried out, struggling to stand up, covering the second's face with his clothes, but the blood couldn't be stopped at all, and after a while, the second belched in the black panther's arms.

The black panther's eyes were red, he picked up Xingwei's axe, and chased viciously in the direction where the two of them were retreating. The remaining three gangsters couldn't help but look at each other. Three of the seven people who came with them had been killed, and they were obviously scared.

The black panther stopped and said fiercely: "They are all injured, they can't run away, just bleeding will kill them, what are you afraid of?"

The three gangsters regained some courage when they heard the words, and chased into the depths of the woods with their weapons in hand.

The woods were full of weeds. Tiehu took off his shirt and bandaged his shoulders to slow down the blood flow. However, the wound on Xingwei's back was long and wide, so it was not easy to bandage. At this time, his lower body was soaked in blood, and his footsteps were weak. It seemed that he couldn't last long.

Without further ado, Tie Hu picked up Xing Wei and said, "Hold on, we'll be there soon."

Xing Wei's lips were pale, he gritted his teeth and said with a forced smile: "Don't worry, I won't die. Remember the blind man who told the fortune in the alley. He said that I can live to be at least 60 years old, have ten daughters, and have no children. Those who belong to his ancestors, dare to love me or die."

Tie Hu grinned and said: "It's okay, I will marry all your daughters to my son at that time, and if you have more grandchildren, I will adopt one or two to you. You don't have to worry about no one going to your grave during the holidays."

While speaking, Tiehu had already come to behind a big tree with Xingwei on his back, put him down and hid him behind the tree.Just after hiding, the black panther has brought people to chase him. When he saw Tiehu standing under the tree leaning on a stick, he couldn't help but grinned: "I have the guts to keep running... ah!"

As the panther was talking, he suddenly felt that his feet were tightening, and his whole body had been lifted off the ground, and he was hoisted high.

It turned out that Tiehu had already set up a noose mechanism under the tree in advance. Once this person stepped on it, he would immediately be hung upside down by the rope around his ankles. At this moment, the black panther and the other two gangsters were all hit, and the remaining one didn't react, and was dumbfounded in place.

Tiehu rushed forward with a stride, and with three sticks, he knocked out the black panther and the two gangsters who were hanging upside down, and the last gangster turned around and ran away in fright.

A cold light flashed in Tie Hu's eyes, he picked up a knife on the ground and chased after him, and soon heard a scream, a moment later, Tie Hu returned with the bloody sharp knife, and without hesitation he finished Hei Bao and others again, just like killing pigs and sheep.

After killing the Black Panther and others, Tiehu heaved a sigh of relief, and quickly ran back to the tree to bandage Xingwei to stop the bleeding, but at this time the latter had already fallen into a coma due to excessive blood loss.

Although Tie Hu was rough on the surface, he was actually a very careful person. Ever since the black panther brought his old lady to threaten him that day, he had already made up his mind to kill the panther.

At this time, he hastily took out the golden medicine and bandages from the bag, and bandaged them for Xing Wei, and then bandaged the wound on his shoulder.

(End of this chapter)