Angry Banana
Chapter 642: Distant Shimmering Stars, Long and Unending Road (Part 1)
Because of the gathering on the Dragon Boat Festival, Tang Hensheng, Chen Jianyuan, and others agreed to go to the Ning Mansion the next day to challenge the inner demon. However, plans could not keep up with changes. On the sixth day of the fifth lunar month, a major event that had been shaking the capital for more than two months came to a conclusion. Search: \ (Complete \ Book \ God \ Station \) to read excellent literature for free.
The Dali Temple's trial of Right Minister Qin Si Yuan finally came to an end, and the judgment was then issued in the form of an imperial decree. The downfall of such high-ranking officials would inevitably involve various charges. The imperial decree listed ten major crimes, such as being domineering and arbitrary, forming cliques for private gain, and delaying military opportunities. The final result was simple and clear.
Right Minister Qin Si Yuan formed cliques for private gain, embezzled and perverted the law... During his tenure as Prime Minister, his crimes were numerous. Considering his old age, he was exiled three thousand miles away and would never be re-employed.
Announced to the world as a warning to others.
The origins of the various charges were naturally discussed by the literati in the capital. The common people generally knew that this person was heinous and deserved his punishment, restoring a bright and clear world to the capital. As for the martial artists, they also knew that the treacherous minister had fallen, and they applauded. If a small number of people were to discuss why Right Minister Qin Si Yuan, if he was truly a great traitor, was in charge of the military during the defense of the city, and the only major victory outside the city was also achieved by his son Qin Shaoqian, the answer would be simple. If he had not used his power for personal gain, allocating all the combat troops and materials to his son, how could the other troops have fought so tragically?
Although he defended against the Jurchen's siege, the number of dead and seriously injured within the city alone was over ten thousand. If someone else had defended the city, a civil official like him who was not good at monopolizing the power of military officials, perhaps only tens of thousands of people would have died before the Jurchen were repelled.
Amidst such discussions, Tang Hensheng and others arrived at the Ning Mansion but found it empty. The steward only said that Ning Yi was not there, but the group did not believe it. However, since they had come openly, they could not cause trouble. They had no choice but to mock the mansion at the gate, saying that this inner demon was unworthy of the name. Someone had come to challenge him, but he did not even dare to come out to meet them, which was a great loss of the demeanor of a martial artist.
Literati have their rules, and the Green Forest also has its traditions. Although martial artists always see the skill in their hands, those who are truly called heroes these days are often known for their generosity, boldness, and willingness to help those in need. If friends come to visit, they are first treated to food and drink. If the family has the financial resources, they must also give some food and travel expenses for them to take away, which is often praised by everyone. For example, "Timely Rain" Song Jiang has accumulated a great reputation in the Green Forest because of this. The situation at Ning Yi's mansion, in the eyes of the Green Forest people, is a stain worthy of great cursing.
The means are secondary. If you don't give people face, what kind of Jianghu are you mixing in?
Unfortunately, Young Master Ning, who was enthusiastically called "Blood Hand Human Butcher" by the Jianghu people, had lost interest in the affairs of the Green Forest Jianghu. In the early two years of coming to this world, he had happily imagined becoming a hero who would wreak havoc on the Jianghu. Later, Hong Ti said that he had missed his age, and that the Jianghu was not romantic at all, so he could not help but feel discouraged. Later, after slaughtering Liangshan, he truly became a thorough troublemaker in the Jianghu. Unfortunately, he did not become a romantic evil cult anti-villain. His role was actually the image of a court lackey and a Dongchang eunuch. For his martial arts dream, it could only be said that it was riddled with holes and he was tired of loving it.
Moreover, Ning Yi was really not at home that day.
Seeing a group of Green Forest people clamoring outside the gate, the big and rough Ning Mansion steward and several guards in the mansion were quite displeased, but in the end, because of the orders during this period, they did not have a chance to spar with them.
Tie Tianying knew where Ning Yi had gone.
At dusk, by the canal outside the south gate of Bianliang, Tie Tianying hid in the shade of a tree, watching a group of people saying goodbye in the distance.
The trial of Qin Si Yuan lasted for nearly two months, but the final result was not surprising. According to official practice, he was sent to the pestilent land of Lingnan. When leaving the city gate, the white-haired old man was still shackled and locked - in the capital, the instruments of torture could not be removed. And exile to Lingnan meant not only the end of his political career for this old man, but perhaps his life would truly end on the road.
Not too many people came to see him off. After the downfall of the Right Minister, he was completely smeared, and many of his party members and disciples were also implicated. Ning Yi brought the most people. Others, such as Cheng Zhouhai and Wenren Bu’er, came alone. As for his family members, such as his wife, concubines, Ji Kun who was both a disciple and a steward, and several loyal servants, they were to accompany him south to serve him on the way.
Tie Tianying knew that Ning Yi had worked hard for this matter. He had even started yesterday to find out the identity and family background of every yamen runner escorting him south. When Tie Tianying held a martial arts conference at the Little Candle Workshop on the Dragon Boat Festival, he dragged things around to give gifts to every household. Some people dared not accept them, so he gave them to their relatives, friends, and clansmen. There was inevitably some intimidation in the middle. Several chief constables in the Ministry of Justice sighed about this, saying that this kid was really ruthless, but it was impossible to arrest the other party and beat them up in the Ministry of Justice for this kind of thing.
Tie Tianying was even more certain of the other party's character. Once this kind of person starts to retaliate, it will really be too late.
Qin Shaoqian was also exiled to Lingnan, but the place he was going to was different - originally, as a soldier, he was to be exiled to Shamen Island in Shandong. In this way, the two sides would be separated, and the father and son would never see each other again in this life. Tang Ke had worked hard in the middle to fight for it and made an exception. But the places where the father and son were exiled were still different. Wang Fu used his authority to disgust them a little, letting the two leave one after another. If the yamen runners escorting them were obedient enough, the father and son would not be able to see each other again on this road.
Near or far, in the teahouses and thatched sheds along the post road, many literati and scholars gathered here. The initial agitation of smashing and splashing dung had already been played out. There were not many pedestrians here, and they did not dare to provoke the fierce guards Ning Yi brought. They just looked at Qin Si Yuan and others passing by, either with cold eyes or scolding a few words, while casting hateful glances at the old man's entourage. The white-haired old man said goodbye to Ning Yi, Cheng Zhouhai, and others by the river. Ning Yi then found the escorting yamen runners and chatted with them one by one.
As the sun set in the west, another carriage came from afar. The old man who got out of the car was thin and seemed to need to be supported to move. It was Yao Zunian, who had fallen ill after suffering a major family change. However, after getting out of the car, he waved his hand and pushed away the supporters beside him, walking step by step with difficulty towards Qin Si Yuan.
The sunlight shone from the west, also a peaceful farewell scene. Those who once led the times became the losers. The end of an era, except for a few people's scolding and ridicule, was so plain. The two old men were already gray-haired, and the young people did not know when they would be able to rise up. And when they rose up, the old men might have passed away.
Tie Tianying had no emotion about this. He was more focused on watching Ning Yi's response. From a distance, the man dressed as a scholar had a slight sadness, but he handled things in an orderly manner, without confusion. Obviously, he had already thought clearly about these things. When the old man was about to leave, he also sent a small team of people beside him to accompany the old man south.
Only a small episode occurred at the end.
After the Right Minister gradually left, the Green Forest people who had gone to Ning Yi to issue a challenge also found out where he had gone and came here to challenge him. Watching a large group of Green Forest people come over, the literati and scholars in the roadside teahouses were also watching the show around. But Ning Yi got into the carriage and left south with his entourage. The crowd originally blocked the road to the city gate, preparing not to let him easily return to the city. Seeing him go south, they were dumbfounded. Ning Yi and others made a small circle outside the city and returned from another city gate, completely ignoring the martial artists.
Qin Si Yuan had already left, and soon after, Qin Shaoqian also left. The Qin family members left the capital one after another and withdrew from the historical stage. For those who still remained in the capital, all ties were truly severed on this day. In Ning Yi's cold response, the sense of crisis in Tie Tianying's heart grew stronger and stronger. He was sure that this guy would do something sooner or later.
Therefore, on the seventh day of the lunar month, he went to those Green Forest martial artists again, rendering Ning Yi's behavior yesterday. Everyone was furious, and they went to block the gate of the Ning Mansion again that day. On the eighth day of the fifth lunar month, someone found two veteran boxers who were usually a bit pretentious with Zhuji and begged them to come forward and go to the Ning Mansion to force the other party to give an explanation.
Tie Tianying watched coldly and secretly sent a letter to Zong Feixiao, asking him to investigate Zhuji in depth. At the same time, various rumors were rampant in the capital. After Qin Si Yuan was officially exiled, the competition between the major clans and aristocratic families had also become fierce. At the time of bloody conflict, there would be no shortage of various assassinations and skirmishes, and major and minor cases occurred frequently. While Tie Tianying was deeply involved in it, he also heard news that Qin Si Yuan had harmed the country and the people, and there were already heroes who were going to kill him. There was also news that because Qin Si Yuan had mastered a large amount of black material from aristocratic families when he was prime minister, many forces wanted to hire murderers. This was already a matter outside the circle of power, not under the jurisdiction of the capital. In a short period of time, Tie Tianying could not analyze the truth of it.
The matter broke out on the afternoon of the ninth day of the fifth lunar month.
When he received the news of Zhuji's unrest, he was not far from the Ning Mansion. He rushed over in a hurry. The Green Forest people who had gathered here were only a few scattered people left, talking excitedly on the roadside about what had just happened - they were people who did not know what had happened at all - "Eastern Sky Divine Fist" Tang Hensheng was lying in the shade of a tree, with several ribs broken. His disciples were serving nearby, with bruised noses and swollen faces.
Fortunately, the two Beijing martial artists who had been invited were still nearby. Tie Tianying hurried forward to inquire. One of them shook his head and sighed, "Alas, why bother to provoke them?" The other then talked about what happened.
These two were still somewhat famous in the Beijing Green Forest. When Zhuji was still open, there were many exchanges between the two sides, and they were also acquainted with Ning Yi. These days, they were approached by martial artists from other places. Some of them had relationships before, and they could not save face, so they had to come over. But they knew the strength of Zhuji - even if they did not understand any political and economic power, as martial artists, they were most clear about martial power - Zhuji had been unlucky recently, and the periphery had shrunk, but the inner strength had not been damaged. After a group of Zhuji guards who were originally extremely strong survived from the battlefield, their momentum was terrifying. In the beginning, everyone had a good relationship and a good mood, so they could still lend a hand. Recently, they had been unlucky, and they did not even dare to come over to lend a hand.
But fortunately, both of them knew that Ning Yi's character was good. After arriving at the Ning Mansion after noon this day, Ning Yi also asked someone to serve tea and received them, chatting peacefully about everyday life. The two subtly inquired about what was happening outside, but Ning Yi was obviously aware of it. At that time, the two sides were chatting in the Ning Mansion when someone hurried in from outside the living room door and anxiously showed Ning Yi a piece of information. The two only saw Ning Yi's face change drastically. He asked a few questions in a hurry and then apologized to the two and asked to see them off.
The two were naturally knowledgeable and interesting, knowing that it must be a major event, and left immediately. Before they had left the main gate, the Ning Mansion had fully mobilized.
After they went out, everyone surrounded them and asked about what happened. The two did not know how to answer. At this time, someone said that the people from the Ning Mansion were coming out. A group of people ran to the side door of the Ning Mansion, and they saw someone opening the gate. Some people led the horses out first, followed by Ning Yi, and then a large team was about to pour out. Also in such a chaotic scene, Tang Hensheng and others rushed up first. After cupping their hands and saying a few polite words, Ning Yi on the horse waved his hand and called out, "Zhu Biao."
The two already knew that something was going to happen at this time. Zhu Biao got off his horse, hung his spear on the horse's back, and strode towards the hundred or so people here, directly saying, "Where's the life and death agreement?"
Everyone came to build momentum, and the life and death agreement for the duel was originally brought with them. Someone took it out, and Zhu Biao waved his hand and took it, bit his thumb, and pressed a fingerprint. The people from Zhuji in the back were still coming out, and Zhu Biao seemed to be in a hurry, saying, "Who's coming!"
Among the leading few people, Tang Hensheng had the highest reputation, and he was not willing to lose momentum, and immediately shouted, "Good! I, the old man, will learn from you!" He drew a cross on the paper crisply, patted the life and death agreement aside, and said in his mouth, "It is said that heroes come out of youth, today Tang will not take advantage of the younger generation..." He was an old hand who had experienced many spars, and between words, he had already put on his posture. Opposite him, Zhu Biao cupped his hands simply, exerted force on his feet, and suddenly, rushed over like a cannonball.
With a few sounds of tata tata, in the blink of an eye, he approached Tang Hensheng's face. This fierce aura that suddenly erupted was truly like thunder. Everyone had not reacted yet. Tang Hensheng propped open his fist stance. Zhu Biao punched down, and at that moment, the two sides exchanged a punch. With two bangs, it was like hitting defeated leather.
Tang Hensheng flew backward, he hit a person, and then his body continued to smash the railings of a circle of trees, falling into the dust, and fresh blood spewed out of his mouth.
The people from Zhuji in the back were still coming out one after another, not even looking at this side. Ning Yi had already ridden away. Zhu Biao reached out and patted the place on his chest where he was hit, cupped his hands, and was about to turn around. Tang Hensheng's disciples shouted, "You dare to sneak attack!" and rushed towards this side.
They were also stunned for a while. Since coming to the capital, where has the Eastern Sky Divine Fist not been sought after? This scene made the disciples unable to think carefully and swarmed up. Zhu Biao's sleeves were grabbed, and he slapped back, the man spat out blood and fell to the ground, with half of his teeth shattered. Then, either a punch at a time, or grabbing someone and throwing them out, in a short moment, he beat these people down. Only then did he get on his horse and gallop away.
Chen Jianyuan and the others were dumbfounded. The young man in front of them punched and kicked simply and directly, perhaps incorporating battlefield killing techniques, and simply had the master realm of returning to simplicity. They did not yet know what the reason was for Zhuji's coming out with such fanfare. After everyone left on horseback, some restless Green Forest people chased after them. Then Tie Tianying came and saw the scene in front of him.
Seeing Tang Hensheng's appearance, Tie Tianying could not help but feel a little pain in his teeth. He then summoned the constables to chase after them on horseback. Among the capital, the other chief constables had also been alarmed.
He thought that after the Right Minister was convicted and fell from power, it would be over after leaving the capital. He really did not expect that such an aftershock would suddenly arise, waiting for them here.
On the road south of Bianliang, several forces, including the Great Bright Sect, had joined together to intercept and kill Qin Si Yuan on the way south. The power of Zhuji - whether on the surface or in secret - had moved in the blink of an eye, and after that, in the afternoon, a wave of forces emerged from the dark. Not long after, half of the capital had been faintly alarmed, and waves of men and horses began to surge towards the south of Bianliang, the edge crossed Zhuxian Town, spreading to the place ten miles south of Zhuxian Town.
Under the sky, the wilderness was long. On the post road south of Zhuxian Town, an old man with white hair stopped, looked back at the road he had traveled, and when he looked up, the sunlight was strong, and there were no clouds for thousands of miles...
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