I'm in Wudang god catcher

Chapter 93 The Hua family pays homage to the birthday, wishing uncle Hua a long life

"Junior brother, will you help me?"

"I can help you, but if you come and go, you have to do one thing for me."

"what's up?"

"Next year, if I go to Dali, you have to go with me. If I go to the Western Regions, you have to go with me. You will probably be very busy next year."

"It's really stingy. I'll ask you to help me a little bit. You want me to travel all over the world."

"Do you agree or not?"

"Promise, everything is up to you."

"Tell me about Dali first, what is the emperor's plan, don't say you don't know anything!"

"How should I know?"

"The empress told you, and then I will ask you to tell it to me, lest I make things worse."

"The specifics will not be known until March next year, and I only know the general goal.

One is to maintain the relationship with Dali, this is the matter of the righteous envoy, and has nothing to do with you;
The second is to arrest some bandits from Miaojiang. Do you still remember what happened to Lu Bing?When he went to Lingnan to arrest the rebellion of the Blue Dragon Society, he was severely injured in the end.

Miao Border, Dali, and Lingnan, these places not only have rugged roads, dense forests, and poisonous miasma, but also have many tribes, so we can't just be tough.

According to the empress' suggestion, the imperial court should send two teams, one to investigate the case and the other to catch the thief. Your main task is to catch the thief. "

Shen Lian was so angry that he almost flipped the table.

Lu Bing, the commander of Jin Yiwei, was beaten and seriously injured and returned. How much does Lao Zhu think highly of me?
Seeing Shen Lian's expression, Feng Siniang hurriedly comforted her with a few words: "Don't worry, the emperor will not issue a fatal mission, he will provide you with some help."

"for example?"

"You can choose the accompanying military officer to protect the envoy from Ouchi Guards and Jin Yiwei. As long as the selection is not too extreme, the emperor will definitely not refuse."

"I choose our master."

"I let you pick someone, but I didn't let you make a wish!"

"Mi Cangqiong?"

"Aren't you afraid that he will beat you to death with a stick?"

"Is my eldest brother and third brother the head office?"

"This should work."

"I wrote a letter to them and asked them not to make any arrangements next March to avoid trouble later."

……

Tongfu Inn has temporarily entered into stability.

Qixia Town is not very rich, the scenery is not very elegant, and there are no gold-selling caves, but it is very comfortable here, making people feel at ease.

After living in Qixia Town for a long time, I feel that my heart is clear and clear, and my heart is like still water. The killing spirit that was originally entrenched in my heart has dissipated.

Shen Lian likes the environment of Qixia Town very much, and Zuo Shi also likes it very much. Even the adventurous Feng Siniang thinks that she can live here for three months every year.

However, the days of stability will never last that long. In September, Shen Lian received an invitation from Huamanlou to go to Hua's house to pay homage to Hua Ruling's birthday.

Feng Siniang looked at the invitation letter and said in disbelief: "What the hell is this? Someone in the world invited you to pay birthday wishes. Is this a joke?"

Shen Lian: o(╥﹏╥)o
I'm not black and white, so why can't you invite me?Why can't I wish someone happy birthday?

Let’s not talk about Hua Ruling. When my master celebrates his birthday, can’t I pay my respects to him?

Those senior brothers in my family, who are not well-known troublemakers in the world, all rely on the senior brother to help wipe their buttocks, your reputation is not much better than mine!

"Are you really going to celebrate your birthday?"

"I received the invitation letter, it's inappropriate not to go, and I've been too busy recently, my bones are almost rusting."

"when to go?"

"today."

……

The Hua family is the largest imperial merchant and the largest real estate developer in Jiangnan. The head of the Hua family, Hua Ruling, has seven sons, which can be said to be a blessing.

There is a saying - more children, more blessings!
It is a blessing to have many sons.

It is said that King Wen of Zhou had one hundred sons, so he was blessed with great fortune and good luck, and he was a great sage and a great sage.

For a large family, seven sons may not be too many, but if all seven sons are successful, and all of them can take charge of their own affairs, that would be a blessed home.

As a rich man and real estate giant in the south of the Yangtze River, the Hua family's ancestral home is not luxurious, at least it is not as resplendent and grand as imagined. Instead, it is full of elegance.

One is to avoid suspicion, and the other is that the Hua family is a founding hero, a meritorious family, not an upstart.

The architecture of Huajia is mainly elegant.

Gardens, lotus ponds, pavilions, corridors, attics, and study rooms all have their own elegance, but they can complete the harmonious unity of heaven, earth, and man in a special way.

In particular, the flowing water from the source of the lotus pond is directly connected to the Meng River, and then through the waterwheel and the unique waterway, the water is led back to the Meng River.

Come and go, come and go, so that the lotus pond will always be full of running water, always clear to the bottom.

If you look carefully, you will find that this living water extends to every corner, including the garden and kitchen.

If someone poisons the well water, the flowers will be the first to suffer, as a warning.

You only need to wait for two or three days, relying on the unique pattern and the continuous water channel, you can complete the self-purification.

From the perspective of feng shui luck, the Hua family's surname is Hua, which belongs to wood, and water grows wood, so this source of flowing water is the Hua family's long-lasting blessing.

What is Huajia?
Royal merchants!

What is earned is money, gold, and gold produces water. As long as the money is used for the right way, bridges and roads are built, and embankments are built, the water of the Meng River will not dry up, and the blessings of the Hua family will not dry up.

To be able to arrange such a vibrant architectural pattern in the Hua family's courtyard is obviously the work of a master.

When he came, Shen Lian inquired that the designer of the Hua Family Mansion was the "Ghost King" Xu Ruowu.

Xu Ruowu is a master of martial arts and full of tricks. He is the founding hero of the Ming Dynasty. In addition to his ability to march and fight, he is also good at observing Feng Shui and building houses.

The residences of many heroes of the founding of the country are all designed in vain, but some can be kept, while others are disturbed and eventually lose their wealth and lives.

Hua Ruling is obviously one who can hold on.

……

Hua Ruling is 55 years old this year.

For a martial arts master, this age is definitely not too old, let alone his wealth. Logically speaking, he should be majestic and have the posture of a dragon walking like a tiger.

In fact, he was polite and polite, like a learned and talented Confucian. There was a gloomy air between his brows, and Shen Lian could even see the old air.

Twilight twilight.

If this qi mechanism entrenches for too long, the dull qi will eventually become "grave qi".

"Junior Feng Siniang, I have met Uncle Hua."

"Junior Shen Lian, I met Uncle Hua."

This "uncle" is not a random name.

First of all, the two of them came to pay birthdays, not to investigate the case as police officers, but in their private identities.

Secondly, Hua Ruling's age is slightly older than Guo Bujing's. The two represent Guo Bujing, so naturally they are called uncle, otherwise they should be uncle.

Finally, this makes it appear more cordial and prevents the quarrel from becoming too violent if a quarrel finally breaks out.

"You two virtuous nephews please come up."

Hua Ruling was very polite, even a little too polite. It wasn't until they were welcomed in that they realized that the invitation was not from Huamanlou, but from Hua Ruling.

Hua Ruling wanted to ask Shen Lian for help.

"Nephew, look at this."

Hua Ruling took out the yellow paper with bloody footprints on it.

Feng Siniang said: "Blood footprints, I remember this is the unique sign of the Iron Shoes Thief more than ten years ago.

Didn't that guy get rid of by Uncle Hua?
The iron shoe bandit's body was burned to ashes in front of many martial arts fellows. Even if he had the martial arts of holding his breath and feigning death, he would surely die. "

Such things as feigning death to escape are very common in Jianghu. There are even monsters like Ling Duxu, whose internal organs can still recover from being beaten to pieces.

Pierce the heart with a sword, jump off a cliff and fall into the sea, these methods are not very safe. It can even be said that this is the prelude to an adventure, and the adventure is about to happen.

The head of the martial arts faction is not a fool, especially the great faction that has been passed down for hundreds of years. It has long known that there will be such a mess, and it has summed up experience.

If you are dealing with an enemy that must be killed, you cannot let him fall off the cliff, let alone leave his body intact.

Or cut off the head.

Or fall into disrepair.

The Iron Shoes Bandit back then was killed by Hua Ruling with a sword pierced through his heart. After his death, he was burned in flames. Even if his heart was crooked and he held his breath and feigned death, he would become a real death.

Hua Ruling sighed: "Although the Iron Shoe Thief died in my hands, Lou'er doesn't think so. He thinks that the Iron Shoe Thief is still alive and lurking around Hua Mansion.

You may not know that Lou'er's eyes were not blinded by illness, but by an iron-shoe thief.

This incident left a psychological shadow on him, and more than ten years later, he has not been able to completely come out of it.

The old man fought with others in the past and was seriously injured. Although he was treated in time, the root cause of the injury was left behind.

I have long put aside the matter of life and death. My six sons have already gotten married, but I am really worried about Lou'er. I want to ask nephew Shen Xian to help me act.

This mark was forged by me, I will find someone to disguise as iron shoes, and let Lou'er capture him.

What nephew Shen Xian has to do is to prove that that person is indeed Iron Shoes, to dispel Lou'er's suspicion. "

Shen Lian looked at the mark of the Iron Shoe Thief and did not agree immediately, but asked: "Uncle Hua, have you ever thought about a question, that is, the Iron Shoe Thief is indeed still alive, and Hua Manlou's feeling is not wrong."

Feng Siniang frowned and said: "Can you still live after breaking your bones and throwing away ashes? Is he a god?"

Shen Lian said: "The Iron Shoe Thief, it is said that this man can travel three thousand miles in a day and rob eighteen houses at night. He is more powerful than Sikong Zhaixing and Chu Liuxiang. How is this possible?
The only explanation is that the Iron Shoe Thief is not alone... Senior sister, please don't interrupt me.

The image of the iron shoe robber is black clothes and black robe, wearing a mask like a ghost, and wearing iron shoes under his feet.

No one has seen his real face.

In other words, if I put on black clothes, a mask, and iron shoes, I will be the iron shoe thief.

Uncle Hua, you still don't understand?
Let me give you a specific example.

There are nine of us in the same sect, except for the junior sisters who have low martial arts skills, the eight of them put on costumes, that is, eight iron shoe thieves, and then make an appointment to commit crimes at the same time.

For example, tomorrow, the senior brother will commit crimes in Lingnan, the second senior brother will commit crimes in Manqing, the senior sister will commit crimes in Huajia, I will commit crimes in Jingxiang, and the rest will be in Tubo Xixia.

Don't say that you can travel three thousand miles a day and rob eighteen families at night. Our brothers and sisters can even travel three thousand miles a day and rob eighty families at night. Do you understand now? "

Hua Ruling said in surprise: "My nephew means that there are at least two iron shoe thieves. I killed one of them at the beginning, and the other one stabbed Lou'er blind. That person did not leave, but hid in the flower Around the house."

Shen Lian said: "That's what it means."

"Then how to catch the Iron Shoes Bandit?"

"With Hua Manlou's martial arts and sensory abilities, since this person dares to hide around the Hua family, it means that the Hua family has the treasure he needs, and he covets that treasure.

If you open a hole and give the thief a chance to steal, will he show up? "

Hua Ruling said in a deep voice: "The iron shoe thief is treacherous and cunning, I'm afraid he won't be fooled so easily."

Shen Lian shook the imprint of the iron shoes: "Didn't you just set up a perfect strategy? When we were acting, wouldn't it be the biggest gap?"

Hua Ruling clapped his hands and laughed loudly when he heard the words: "Nephew is really a good plan. If the iron shoes don't come, the fake ones will be real. If the iron shoes come, let him come and go."

Shen Lian asked: "Uncle Hua, actually I have something to ask for your help. I heard that the Hua family has a caravan going to the Western Regions to do business. Can you find me a guide?"

"My good nephew is going to the Western Regions?"

"No, I just accidentally heard some legends about the Western Regions, and I am very interested in it.

Caravans traveling along the Silk Road must have guides who are familiar with the local customs, preferably about Tianzhu, Tibet, Tubo, Tantra, and Buddhism. "

Shen Lian always felt that the legend of the Red Flame Saber was somewhat familiar, but he couldn't remember it no matter how he thought about it.

On the way to the Hua family, Shen Lian thought of the Hua family's huge caravan, and the people doing business must be familiar with the local customs, so he planned to ask someone.

Feng Siniang cannot be the only one who has heard the story of the Red Flame Sword. There must be related legends.

"That's simple, the Hua family has caravans in all these places, I'll find some familiar ones for you, and ask them to tell you about the local customs.

By the way, there is also the latest edition of "The Western Regions of the Tang Dynasty", which my nephew can read and compare. "

Shen Lian untied his knot, Hua Ruling was very generous, not only found a guide, but also sent someone to send a map of the Western Regions... Uh, the Great Tang Western Regions!

There is actually no difference.

When Xuanzang walked in front, the Tang army followed closely behind. When Xuanzang returned from studying for Buddhist scriptures, he found that many of the countries he was familiar with had been destroyed.

Even Tianzhu, after Xuanzang left, was violently beaten by Wang Xuance's army, so there are rumors that Xuanzang's customs clearance document was written by Li Shimin himself
—Either he goes, or I come!

The guide Hua Ruling found was very interesting. His name was Hua Ping, but he was by no means a flower vase.

This person has an ordinary appearance, but is quite cute, and people are very fond of him when they meet him. Moreover, this person is proficient in the languages ​​of more than a dozen places, and has a deep understanding of the customs, folklore, and belief system of the Western Regions.

"Shen Butou, which legend do you want to hear?"

"Since it is a place in the Western Regions, the most relevant ones must be Zhang Qian and Xuanzang. Zhang Qian is too far away. Let's talk about Xuanzang. I admire the holy monk Xuanzang very much."

Feng Siniang curled her lips when she heard this.

Pooh!
You killer star!
What kind of Buddha do you worship!

The Buddha appeared and suppressed you first!

(End of this chapter)