Red beans grow in the southern country, and they sprout a few branches in spring. This southern country, namely Guozhou Nanchong on Chengdu Fulu Road, has been a place of outstanding people since ancient times. Langzhong Tengwang Pavilion, Wanjuan Tower, Zhang Fei Temple, Qiao Zhou Tomb, Wang Ping Tomb and other various
Scenic spots make people forget to leave, and historical celebrities such as Chen Shou, Zhang Fei, Qiao Zhou, and Wang Ping shine brightly in the annals of history.
The people of the South are naturally brave and accustomed to fighting. They are increasingly studious and the people are simple and hard-working. However, as South people, two handsome young men, Si Xingfang and Li Tianrun, are currently on a long and dangerous journey north to escape.
Fifteen-year-old Si Xingfang and sixteen-year-old Li Tianrun are both from Shuanglong Town, Langzhong, Nanchong. They live next to each other, have been friends since childhood, and feel like brothers. Si Xingfang's parents are both fishermen, and they make a living by fishing.
He struggled to find a living on the Jialing River. When Si Xingfang was just 12 years old, there was a flood in the Jialing River. Unfortunately, his parents' boat sank and they both died. Si Xingfang became an orphan and was adopted by the kind-hearted Li family.
Li Tianrun has a family of four. He is the second eldest, and he has an older sister. Both of his parents are still alive.
Li Tianrun's parents are not fishermen. His father is a government servant in Langzhong County with a meager salary. His mother is clever and handy, and earns a little money by sewing and mending for neighbors to supplement the family income. His sister Tianjiao is only eighteen years old and is about to get married.
In the middle, she is quite handsome, and she is the most beautiful woman within a radius of ten miles.
One afternoon in July of the fourth year of Shaosheng's reign, Li Tianjiao followed her mother on the street to buy needlework. On the way back, she unfortunately ran into Chang San, the fisherman in the town. Chang San had been salivating over Li Tianjiao for a long time, but when he saw the beauty standing in front of him,
Passing by, he happened to have a few glasses of wine at Fenghe Building. The wine was so daring and the beauty was so beautiful that he couldn't help but take advantage of the wine to touch and tease Li Tianjiao wantonly.
Li Tianjiao's mother was injured and she ran home in panic to find someone. Li Tianrun and Si Xingfang happened to be competing in martial arts at home. When he heard that his sister was being molested, Li Tianrun became furious and quickly dragged Si Xingfang to the scene.
Seeing that their sister was being wantonly molested by Chang San, her beauty turned pale. Li Tianrun and Si Xingfangji rushed forward, grabbed Chang San from one side to the other, and beat him violently, making Chang San scream. After all, this is the human nature of young people.
, I don’t know the severity, but after the violent beating, Li Tianrun and Si Xingfang still felt that it was not enough to satisfy their hatred. One of them grabbed the head and the other grabbed the feet, lifted Chang San, and threw it into the tributary next to it. With a "pop", it fell into the water. Li Tianrun pulled Li Tianjiao,
He and Si Xingfang turned around and returned home.
But who would have thought that this person would cause disaster if he was thrown away!
Chang San lost his mind because he drank too much. In addition, he was beaten violently by two young men, Li Tianrun and Si Xingfang, and his mind was a little confused. His hands and feet were limp and uncontrollable, and he struggled in the water for a few times.
He fell into the water and drowned!
Chang San's brother Chang Er was also a tyrant in Shuanglong Town. Seeing his brother's tragic death, he gathered a group of people and threatened to pay with blood, and ordered Li Tianrun and Si Xingfang to be cut into pieces.
In desperation, Li Tianrun and Si Xingfang had no choice but to say goodbye to their parents and sister overnight and escaped from Langzhong. The government also issued a sea arrest document soon after.
The two teenagers ran away in panic, and after escaping several waves of pursuit and interception by Chang Er, they finally escaped from Chengdu Fu Road with difficulty and escaped the sight of Chang Er and others.
But in the vast sea of people, where is the place for the two of them to stay? The two young men were at a loss. After hearing that Kaifeng Mansion was extremely prosperous, they were desperate and decided to flee to Bianliang, the capital.
After traveling through mountains and rivers and going through untold hardships, Li Tianrun and Si Xingfang arrived at Weishi County on the eleventh day of October. After the boat docked, the boatman discovered that they were penniless, so they were kicked off the boat and left behind.
On the pier of Weishi County.
It turned out that when the two fled thousands of miles to Changshe County, Yingchang Prefecture, they were already penniless. When the boatman wasn't paying attention, the two teenagers sneaked onto a large ship and hid in a junk barn.
After enduring hunger for two days and nights, they followed the boat to Weishi County. They were finally discovered when the boatman opened the barn door. The two of them could not pay for the boat fare, so they were kicked off the boat by the boatman.
The two teenagers were unaccompanied and looked around the bustling Weishi County Pier at a loss. The bustle around them was like two different worlds and they were incompatible with each other. The two were in ragged clothes and unkempt, each carrying a baggage on their backs, walking along the street.
He was walking helter-skelter, looking like a beggar. Passersby saw him and gave way to him, disgusted with him.
Along the way, the two of them have experienced a lot of scenes like this. From the anger at the beginning to the numbness now, the two of them are used to it. The two young men really have backbone and strong self-esteem. Even though they are thousands of miles away, they have no
Begging, sometimes doing chores for others to earn enough money to eat, living in bridge caves, in deserted temples, and living under the roof, all the way to Weishi County.
But people are as good as iron. After all, the two of them had been hungry for two days and two nights. They were hungry and tired. When they slowly walked to Wu Zhi's house, supporting each other, they really couldn't hold on.
When they stopped, they all fell to the ground and fainted from hunger. The baggage also fell to the side.
By God's will, Wu Zhi happened to rush home from his duty at the county government. When he walked to the door of his house, he found two young men lying in front of his house. He hurriedly went to check and found that
The two teenagers just fainted and were not injured. So Wu Zhi ran into the house and called Erhu and Dahu. The two picked up the baggage on the ground, carried the two teenagers into the house and placed them in the guest room.
When everyone in the family saw Erhu and Dahu coming in with two unconscious young men in their arms, they all gathered around and were very surprised. Then Wu Zhi immediately ordered Suo Yanqing to go to "Baohe Hall" to invite Mr. Sun.
Come here and let him see what happened to these two young men.
After drinking some tea, Mr. Sun and Xiao Yaotong followed Suo Yanqing to their home. After Mr. Sun carefully inspected them, everyone realized that the two young men had no injuries and had just fainted from hunger.
A big bowl of rice soup can solve the problem and make everyone feel relieved.
When Mr. Feng brought two large bowls of rice soup from the kitchen, Old Master Sun woke them up. After Mr. Feng and Mr. Yang each fed them a large bowl of rice soup one mouthful at a time, the two young men finally recovered.
Gradually they regained some vitality. Seeing the room full of people, the two of them knew that they had been saved by someone else. They wanted to stand up and thank everyone, but Wu Zhi stopped them: "You guys just lie down and don't get up!"
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Seeing that the two young men had regained consciousness and recovered, everyone onlookers were very happy.
"Mr. Sun, are they okay?" Wu Zhi came to Mr. Sun and asked softly.
"It's just because of hunger, there's nothing wrong with it! But these days, don't eat too much fish and meat, just eat light!" Mr. Sun looked at the young magistrate in front of him, was moved in his heart, and said respectfully. At the same time, he was thinking in his heart
Sighing: "You are so young and promising!"
After several attempts to shirk the situation to no avail, Dr. Sun had no choice but to take the medical fee given by Feng Niang and leave with the little medicine boy.
After all, Li Tianrun and Si Xingfang were weak. After eating rice soup, they fell asleep again and did not wake up until noon the next day.
On this day, Wu Zhi was thinking about these two strange young men. He did not go to the county government as an errand. He stayed at home. After meditating and practicing boxing, he sat in the study and read. After Suo Chaochao came to tell the two young men that they had woken up,
Wu Zhi quickly got up and went to the guest room to see the two people.
"Thank you, brother, for saving your life!" Seeing Wu Zhi come in, Li Tianrun and Si Xingfang quickly got out of bed, knelt on the ground, and thanked Wu Zhi. After a night of cultivation, the two of them had regained their strength.
"It's just a little effort, you all get up!" Wu Zhi stepped forward and helped the two of them up one by one.
"Suo Chao, take them to get a pair of clean clothes, and take them to wash and change their clothes!" Wu Zhi saw the ragged appearance of the two of them and quickly ordered Suo Chao.
"Yes, Master!" Suo Chao heard this and led the two of them out. The two of them thanked Wu Zhi again before leaving.
Li Tianrun and Si Xingfang are about the same age as Suo Chao and have similar builds. They should be able to wear Suo Chao's clothes.
A man relies on his clothes and a horse relies on his saddle. After a while, after washing up, the two of them put on clean clothes and returned to the guest room. People couldn't help but be struck by how good-looking these two young men were!
I saw that all of them were tall and strong, with thick eyebrows and sharp eyes. They were all quite handsome, but their skin color was slightly darker. The older boy among them was taller and thinner.
"Suo Chao, take them to eat something as light as possible first. Then bring them to my study!" Wu Zhi thought for a while and said to Suo Chao.
"Okay, Master!" Suo Chao heard this and immediately led the two of them to the dining room.
After the three of them went out, Wu Zhi also returned to the study and waited. After a while, Wu Xiu, Feng Niang, Jin Lian, Xiao'e and others heard that the two young men had woken up, and they also came to the study one after another, waiting to check on the situation.
Soon after, Suo Chao brought Li Tianrun and Si Xingfang to the study. After the meal, the two of them looked rosy. Seeing everyone present, the two of them quickly fell to the ground and kowtowed to everyone. Feng Niang
Seeing this, he helped the two of them up one by one.
It can be seen that these two young men are quite aware of etiquette.
"Can you tell me where you are from? What's your last name? Where do you want to go? How could you faint in front of my house?" After ordering the two of them to sit down, Wu Zhi asked straight to the point.
These two young men looked down and out, but there was something vaguely extraordinary about them, which made Wu Zhi a little curious.
"This? We..." The two of them looked at each other and hesitated to speak. Both of them are now wanted criminals by the government. During the thousands of miles of escape, they came here incognito and did not dare to reveal their identities.
"Could it be that the two of you have something to hide?" Wu Zhi felt a little unhappy when he saw this.
"Since my benefactor's brother has asked me, we dare not not tell him! My name is Li Tianrun, I am sixteen years old this year, and this is my brother, my name is Si Mingxingfang, I am fifteen years old this year, and we are both from Nanguo in Fulu, Chengdu." See.
Seeing the displeased tone of the benefactor's brother in front of them, they both felt that their lives were saved by someone else, so they had nothing to hide, so they gritted their teeth and the elder Li Tianrun spoke. After pondering for a while, he explained how the two of them missed the fight.
He told the story of how he hurt someone, how he escaped, how he intended to go to the capital, and how he came to Weishi County.
After Wu Zhi and everyone heard this, they sighed and sighed, this is really hard for these two young men!
Wu Zhi was even more excited. He suddenly felt that the names "Li Tianrun" and "Si Xingfang" sounded so familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had heard them before.
"Nanguo? Isn't that Nanchong, Sichuan? That's more than two thousand miles away!" Suo Yanqing exclaimed in surprise after all, he had worked as an errand in a government office and was well-informed.
It is really admirable that two and a half young men have traveled more than two thousand miles together. It can be imagined that these two young men have suffered a lot and endured many hardships along the way.
Everyone couldn't help but sympathize with him.
"Then you stay here first. It won't be too late to go to the capital after you feel better in a few days!" Wu Zhi thought for a while and said to the two of them with a smile.
"May I ask what your benefactor's surname is? What's your surname? In the future, we will definitely hold rings and knot grass to repay everyone's great kindness!" Li Tianrun and Si Xingfang said in unison. It can be seen that these two young men are very interested in each other.
You should have read books and be knowledgeable.
"This is our young master, his surname is Wu and his name is Zhi. He is the magistrate of Weishi County!" Dahu heard the two people ask and immediately introduced Wu Zhi to them. As soon as he finished speaking, he introduced Li Tianrun and Si Xingfang to them.
People were frightened.
"Mr. Magistrate?" Li Tianrun and Si Xingfang were startled when they heard this. They looked at Wu Zhi in fear and panic. They are now wanted criminals by the government, and what they fear most is meeting the magistrate. They find their benefactor in front of them.
But they are court and county magistrates. Can you not scare them silly? They have fallen into a trap!
"Don't worry, I won't give you away! Just stay here in peace!" Looking at the panic of the two people, Wu Zhi smiled slightly and said quickly. Wu Zhi usually hates dirty officials the most.
Bully, now that the two of them have killed the bully, it is equivalent to eliminating harm for the people. He is too late to be happy, so how can he have trouble with these two "little heroes" and punish and betray them?
"Yes, don't worry, we won't betray you!" Seeing the two people frightened, everyone quickly expressed their feelings and comforted them.
When Li Tianrun and Si Xingfang heard this, their worries turned into joy and they felt relieved.
After everyone introduced themselves, they left one after another. After Li Tianrun and Si Xingfang also left, Wu Zhi sat on a chair and began to think deeply. As he was thinking about it, something suddenly moved in his mind. He picked up the wolf hair brush on the table and quickly wrote on the paper.
He wrote the names "Li Tianrun" and "Si Xingfang" on it, and then wrote the word "Fang La" next to it. It finally dawned on him where the familiar feeling he just felt came from.
The two young men he accidentally rescued were none other than Marshal Li Tianrun and General Si Xingfang, who would become one of Fang La's four marshals in the future. He had found a treasure again this time!
So Wu Zhi made up his mind and decided not to let the two of them go.
After staying at Wu Zhi's house for a few days, Li Tianrun and Si Xingfang felt everyone's kindness and care. After fully recovering, they were reluctant to leave. After Wu Zhi's clever persuasion, especially after seeing Suo Chao's martial arts
, the two of them were so excited that they finally stayed, and like Suo Chao, they also worshiped Wu Zhi as their disciples, and became Suo Chao's two junior brothers. As a result, Jin Lian and Xiao'e had two more students, and Xiao'e also had two more students.