control the heavens

Chapter 30
Chapter 30 Liu Mansion
Hengyang, located in the south-central part of Hunan Province, is located in the south of Hengshan Mountain in Nanyue. It is named because of the "Yang" in the south of the mountain and in the north of the water. And it is commonly known as "Yancheng".

Today's Hengyang is very lively, people come and go, many of them are martial arts practitioners.

Because the whole city of Hengyang knows that today is the big day for Liu Zhengfeng, the master of the Liu Mansion, to wash his hands.

Liu Zhengfeng is the leader of the Hengshan School, the younger brother of Mr. Mo Da, who is the head of the school. He is a respected figure in the Jianghu. He presides over the daily affairs of the Hengshan School.Moreover, Liu Zhengfeng owns tens of thousands of fertile fields, and he is a big family. Everyone in Hengyang knows that.

At four o'clock last night, the Liu residence became busy.Up and down the Liu residence, the disciples of the Liu family cheered up and walked in a hurry.Sweeping the courtyard, decorating the auditorium, setting up the banquet, preparing the kitchen, and entertaining the guests, these trivial matters, the stewards of the mansion and the disciples of the Liu family have their own duties, and there have been rehearsals long ago, so they are busy but not chaotic, tense and orderly.

These days, rumors are flying all over the city of Hengyang, and no one in the Liu family has heard of it.It's just that Liu Zhengfeng tried his best to suppress it, and asked the Liu family and the disciples of the Liu family not to be troublesome.That's all for the Liu family, the Hengshan faction kept silent collectively, neither denying nor admitting it, let alone stopping it.Even Liu Zhengfeng, as the No. [-] figure of the Hengshan Sect, washed his hands in the gold basin, and retired from such important events and grand gatherings as the Hengshan Sect, did not see a disciple of the Hengshan Sect come out to say a word and help the top leaders.It can be seen that the Hengshan faction is from the bottom up, everyone's attitude is ambiguous, they cover their ears and steal their bells, and stand on the sidelines, which is really deceiving people too much.

This made everyone suffocate, and wanted to make Liu Zhengfeng's golden basin hand-washing ceremony beautiful and vigorous by himself.Earn this face back.

Seeing that today is the official day, everyone in the Liu residence dared not relax, they were busy in the front hall, and they were extremely happy.

Near noon, people from all corners of the country came to Liu's mansion, and there were probably 500 or [-] people in the past.Some of these people are familiar with each other, some just admire the name but have never met, and there was a lot of noise in the hall to greet and introduce them.

"This Liu Zhengfeng deserves to be a veteran Jianghu first-class master. This reputation is indeed very high." Tang Han was welcomed into the Liu residence by Liu Zhengfeng's disciples, and was arranged in a side hall. Tang Han saw hundreds of people from the Jianghu chatting and laughing, discussing This time Liu Zhengfeng washed his hands in the golden basin, and he secretly sighed in his heart.

Compared with Mo Da, the head of the Hengshan School, Liu Zhengfeng is more like the head of the Hengshan School. Unfortunately, Mo Da and Liu Zhengfeng have already fallen out with each other, causing the Hengshan School to split. It has to be increased further.

As soon as Tang Han sat down, he saw a person coming out of the main hall. It was Yue Buqun. Although Yue Buqun's name was "Buqun", he loved friends very much. Many of the guests were unknown or had a bad reputation. As long as they come to talk to him, Yue Buqun will chat and laugh with them, without putting on the air of being the leader of Huashan School and superior to others.

When Tang Han and Yue Buqun were chatting, they nodded slightly, with a strange look in their eyes, and Yue Buqun looked thoughtful, and he didn't continue to chat, but went to chat with other people in the world.

After a while, Liu Zhengfeng, the owner of the Liu Mansion, also came to the side hall, and said, "Thank you all the heroes of the rivers and lakes for coming to participate in the old man's golden basin handwashing meeting. I am very grateful."

Tang Han saw Liu Zhengfeng for the first time. He saw Liu Zhengfeng wearing a maroon cocoon silk robe, short and fat, like a rich man, about forty years old.

The disciples of Liu's residence commanded the cooks and servants, and arranged about [-] banquets inside and out.Liu Zhengfeng's relatives, retainers, accountants, and Liu's disciples Xiang Danian and Mi Weiyi respectfully invited all the guests to the table.

According to their status and prestige in the martial arts, celebrities from all corners of the country sat at the front table, and people from all corners of the country sat at the back.

Suddenly I heard two bangs and bangs outside the door, followed by the sound of drums and music, and the sound of gongs and shouts, it was obvious that some government came to the door.The heroes were stunned, and saw Liu Zhengfeng wearing a brand new familiar robe, rushing out of the inner hall.The heroes cheered and congratulated.Liu Zhengfeng cupped his hands slightly, and walked outside the door. After a while, he saw him coming in respectfully accompanied by an official in official uniform.

All the heroes wondered: "Could it be that this official is also a master of martial arts?" Seeing that although he is dressed in royal clothes, his eyes are dim and his face is full of wine, which shows that he is not a martial artist.

Yue Buqun and the others thought: "Liu Zhengfeng is a great gentleman in Hengshan City, and he usually has to make friends with the government. Today is a good day for him to rejoice. It's not surprising that the local officials came to perfunctory."

But the official walked straight in boldly, stood in the middle, and the yamen servant behind him knelt down on his right leg, raised his hands above his head, and presented a tray covered with yellow satin, on which was a scroll.The official bowed, took the scroll, and said loudly: "The imperial decree has arrived, Liu Zhengfeng listens to it."

When the heroes heard this, they were all taken aback: "Liu Zhengfeng washed his hands in a golden basin and sealed his sword to go back to hiding. That's a matter in the Jianghu. What has it to do with the court? Why did the emperor issue an imperial edict? Could it be that Liu Zhengfeng had a conspiracy and was discovered by the court?" Yes, that is a serious crime of beheading and ransacking the family."

Everyone thought of this verse at the same time, and immediately stood up, grabbing their weapons impatiently, guessing that since the official came to declare the decree, there must be a dense army of officers and soldiers around Liu's mansion, and a big fight is over. It was unavoidable, I had a good relationship with Liu Zhengfeng, and I must not just ignore it, besides, under the overthrow of the nest, how could there be any eggs, since I came to Liu's residence to attend the meeting, I am a member of the rebellious party, how can I get it if I want to stay out of it?As long as Liu Zhengfeng changed his face and shouted and cursed, everyone would fight with swords, and in an instant they would chop the official into mincemeat.

Unexpectedly, Liu Zhengfeng was as calm as ever, bent his knees, knelt down, kowtowed three times to the official, and said loudly: "My minister Liu Zhengfeng listens to the decree, long live my emperor, long live, long live." , all stunned.

The official unfolded the scroll and read: "Fengtian carries the emperor's edict: According to the report of the governor of Hunan Province, Liu Zhengfeng, a commoner of Hengshan County, is eager for justice and righteousness. Post, serve the court in the future, live up to my expectations, and admire this."

Liu Zhengfeng kowtowed again and said: "My humble minister Liu Zhengfeng thank you, long live my emperor." Standing up, he bowed to the official and said, "Thank you, Mr. Zhang, for your cultivation and promotion." The official smiled with his beard and said, "Congratulations, Congratulations, General Liu, from now on you and I will be ministers together, but why should you be polite?"

Liu Zhengfeng said: "The young general was originally a reckless man. Today, he was awarded an official by the court. It is true that the emperor has been favored and made the young general honor his ancestors, but it is also an extra-standard cultivation by the benevolent prime minister, the governor and Mr. Zhang."

The official smiled and said, "Where, where."

Liu Zhengfeng turned his head to Fang Qianju and said, "Brother Fang Xian, what about the gift from Mr. Zhang?"

Fang Qianju said: "It's been prepared here for a long time." Turning around, he took a round plate, which contained a brocade bundle.

Liu Zhengfeng took it with both hands, and said with a smile: "A little courtesy is not a respect, Mr. Zhang will accept it."

That lord Zhang smiled and said: "My brother, but lord Liu is so polite." With a wink, the guard beside him took it.When the servant took the plate, his arms sank down, obviously the contents on the plate were really heavy, not silver but gold.

The lord Zhang smiled brightly and said: "Little brother is on official business, so I can't stay for long, come and pour three glasses of wine, congratulate General Liu on his appointment today, and he will be promoted again soon, the emperor's favor is endless. .”

Wine has been poured around.Master Zhang drank three cups in a row, cupped his hands, and was about to turn around and go out.

"Wait a minute!" Tang Han shouted suddenly.

"I don't know what this hero called Mr. Zhang to stop?" Liu Zhengfeng asked, frowning.

"You're so brave, you dare to falsely preach the imperial decree, aren't you afraid of being punished by the nine clans!" Tang Han walked out from the crowd, squinting his eyes at the 'Master Zhang' who came to proclaim the decree.

Tang Han saw that there was a lot of discussion among the martial arts people present, and some martial arts people even thought that Liu Zhengfeng's official hat must have been bought with gold and silver. I don't know how much gold and silver he spent to buy the governor's recommendation.

Tang Han only found it interesting.These Jianghu people are Jianghu people after all, and they think that the general is a little military officer with sesame and mung bean, an official position that can be easily bought with money, it is really incredible.

What is a general?The general is the commanding officer who guarded the border area in the Ming Dynasty. He belongs to the third rank of Zhizheng and belongs to the middle and senior officers.

What's more, civil and military are fundamentally different, so how can the governor of Hunan Province have the qualifications to recommend a white man as a general?Report directly to the emperor?

And that Mr. Zhang, how can He De be qualified to preach the imperial decree?
This kind of official appointment, and the imperial decree for the appointment of middle and senior military officers, was not passed down by the real imperial envoy, but by some kind of Master Zhang?
None of the people from the rivers and lakes present were knowledgeable. This faintly shows that there is an obvious gap between the rivers and lakes and the government in this era, but Tang Han smelled a conspiracy from it.He saw the Songshan faction's conspiracy, and when he thought of the grievances between the Songshan faction and himself, Tang Han would not allow the Songshan faction's conspiracy to succeed.

what! ?

False edict! ?
This is a serious crime of treason, and it will be decapitated!Immediately, people in the Jianghu were discussing one after another.

"Nonsense!" the 'Master Zhang' shouted.

"Hmph, the general is a dignified third-rank official position. Who are you, and you are qualified to come here to announce the decree!" Tang Han said coldly: "Not to mention you, even the governor of Hunan is not qualified! Hurry up and follow the facts Come on!"

When everyone heard what Tang Han said, there was an uproar.

(End of this chapter)