Beigu Mountain is one of the three scenic spots in Zhenjiang. It overlooks Beigu from a distance, lies across the river, has rugged stone walls, and is dangerously solid, hence the name Beigu.
In the first year of Ganlu in the Eastern Wu Dynasty, Ganlu Temple was built. Later, in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, there was an allusion that "Wu State Taiganlu Temple recruited Liu Bei to marry him". Beigu Mountain has also become famous throughout the ages because of this story.
It's just that now, before the Three Kingdoms, the development of Jiangdong is far less than when Soochow was in power. Beigu Mountain is just a barren mountain, and there are rumors that bandits often appear in the market.
Liuma Stream is located on the cliff behind the back peak of Beigu Mountain. It is flanked by cloud cliffs on two sides and has a trail in the middle. The terrain is very steep. It is a shortcut from Danyang County to Wu County, and you can ride a horse directly through it.
Otherwise, you have to abandon your horse and go over the mountain, or turn around and take a detour.
Zhu Kui brought his family to the county seat and hired guards. After taking precautions, he accepted Zhao Dazhi's request and took Wang Cheng with him. The three of them rode through Wu County and then to Kuaiji County. Wu Fan's home was in Shangyu.
county.
Zhu Kui had long known that fortune tellers and alchemists were wealthy, and Wu Fan was no exception. In Kuaiji County, which had just gone through the war, there was still a large mansion, and Wu Fan was particularly famous in Kuaiji County. Zhu Kui
Walking along the way, the people on both sides knew Wu Fan, the Feng Shui fortune teller.
Wu Fan was still dressed in a Confucian shirt, with a compass hanging around his waist. Zhu Kui and he made excuses for each other, exchanged names, clasped fists as a gesture of friendship, and that was it.
At Wu Fan's house, he only stayed for one night and then left. He didn't understand why Zhao Da asked him to come with him for a visit. They just exchanged a few words and considered it a formal acquaintance. Why bother to spend so much money?
effort.
Zhu Kui and Wang Cheng were arranged in a superior guest room, with servants waiting on them. In the room on the other side, Wu Fan and Zhao Da were talking privately.
"Brother Wu Xian, what do you think? Can I lie to you in my brother's letter?" Zhao Da asked with a smile.
Wu Fan nodded and agreed. He was an upright man and spoke seriously, saying: "Although my younger brother is not as good-looking as my elder brother, who can tell fortunes, I can also feel the extraordinary destiny faintly revealed in him.
My eyes are leaking, my brother is ahead of me, you could see Ni Duan in the Maoting that day, but I didn't notice it."
"However, I still want to confirm. My brother is good at the Nine Palaces. I measure the compass and feng shui. I hope I can go to the grave of Zhu Xiaolang's ancestor to see if there is a dragon's shape. You need to know the luck and luck of a real dragon.
The place of ancestral graves has a huge impact on a person."
"If there is something we can do, there is nothing wrong with you and me spending all our money together to create a real dragon."
The two brothers looked at each other and smiled, not loudly. Zhao Da promised and said: "Tomorrow, come with me back to Moling County, which is the land of Qianlong. I know that Zhu Xiaolangjun's father is a simple man. If you take the initiative,
He would definitely be happy if he suggested surveying graves and measuring fortunes to seek fortune for the Zhu family. This is not a problem."
"Then let's do it." Wu Fan responded.
On this trip, he passed through one county and six counties, riding horses. In just ten days, Wu Fan packed a package, took a horse, and followed Zhu Kui. He gave an excuse that was not a reason.
Observing the changes in the land of Jiangdong, this time I went to Moling to investigate.
Zhu Kui knew that the two of them were hiding something from him, but Zhao Dashien himself couldn't say more, but he felt more and more unhappy in his heart. Hiding, hiding, there are all airtight walls in the world, one day the answer to the mystery will surface, then
When it comes time for me to become my guest, I will definitely think long and hard about your request, hum!
Four people and four horses returned faster and were more familiar with the road than when they set off from Moling County. Zhu Kui had a habit of silently recording the terrain on silk cloth every time he traveled to a different place for future convenience.
Rummage.
We passed the Liuma Stream again and walked through Beigu Mountain, but this time it was not as peaceful as when we went there. From far, far away, we heard the sounds of fierce fighting and killing.
He got a little closer, reined in his horse and stopped. Looking from a distance, he saw more than two hundred disheveled bandits with fierce faces, holding knives and guns, surrounding a carriage. It was obvious that the family in the carriage was a rich man.
The carriage frame and curtains were made of fine hardwood and brocade cloth, and were surrounded by about forty elite guards, all of whom were third-rate warriors. Facing opponents four times more than themselves, they still formed a formation to fight against each other, and the two sides fought well.
It's been a while.
However, due to the disadvantage in numbers, on each of the guards, the knife marks increased one after another, accelerating the consumption of strength. The machetes in the hands of the guards slowed down little by little, and became weaker, and the flaws became more and more obvious as time went by.
The bigger it gets, the more arrogant the bandits will become...
There were only four people on Zhu Kui's side, riding on horses and stopping not far away. Naturally, they could not attract the attention of these bandits. One of the bandit leaders, about thirty years old, jumped out and shouted: "Lu
Xian, three years ago your Lu family used despicable means to falsely accuse my Wang family of having an affair with the Beigu Mountain bandits. As a result, the eunuch sent troops to ransack our home. As a result, your Lu family took possession of all the property of my Wang family."
"You never thought that someone from my Wang family would survive. Today I will prove your Lu family's false accusations and collude with the bandits. I will also lead people to kill your eldest son, Mr. Lu, here."
It turned out that the carriage belonged to the Lu family, and the person inside it was the eldest son of the Lu family, Lu Xian. The bandit leader was the orphan of a rival who had been persecuted by the Lu family through unfair means, and now he was seeking revenge.
No one in the Lu family's motorcade responded to these harsh words. Lu Xian was surrounded by guards in the middle of the carriage. He was wearing a scribe's hat and also had a sword in his hand, but he did not personally take the lead in the battle. He truly made the son of a rich man unable to sit still.
Chuitang, this made Zhu Kui unable to tell how good the other party was in martial arts. He just anxiously discussed with his guard captain whether he was ready to break out of the encirclement.
In fact, Zhu Kui didn't need the bandit leader surnamed Wang to shout out, but he also knew that this was the convoy of the Lu family, because there was a flag with the word "Lu" on it, and naturally only among the four major noble families in Jiangdong, the Lu family had such elite guards.
Lujianglu ranked first.
The reason for Lujiang Lu is that Lu Kang of the Lu family is now the prefect of Lujiang, and the family's center of gravity has moved to Lujiang County.
Zhu Kui frowned, thinking about whether he should withdraw from the Liuma Stream. The Tianfeng Tower of the Lu family would send someone to intercept him. Now that he happened to be in trouble, throwing a big stone might be the best option.
Little Wang Cheng strongly agreed with this idea. He waved the machete confiscated in the ambush that day in his hand and said fiercely: "That is the eldest son of the Lu family. Things have changed. Now they are ambushed. Let's help those gangsters."
Take a thief."
Wu Fan didn't know that Zhu Kui had any grudges with the Lu family, so he looked at the three of them with some confusion, and finally his eyes fell on Zhao Da, hoping to get an answer.
Zhao Da looked at Zhu Kui and saw that he had no objection. He immediately explained to Wu Fan the series of grievances and grievances about Piaoxianglou's storytelling, the increase in business, arousing the jealousy of shopkeeper Tianfeng, and then inviting gangsters to assassinate him.
Said it once.
After Wu Fan looked at it, he put one hand on his chin, hummed for a while, squinted his eyes, and looked incomprehensible. Suddenly, his serious face laughed, and then said: "
Young Master, there is a saying that it is better to resolve enemies than to make enemies. After all, the Lu family is a big family in Jiangdong, and offending too many people is not a good thing. Now I have the opportunity to let you resolve this little misunderstanding, why not do it?"
"That day Feng Tower was just a small property of the Lu family, with only a small amount of income. If we could save Lu Xian's life at the critical moment, we would not only eliminate the grudges, but also gain the friendship of the Lu family. Plus, you see, this group of bandits committed suicide in broad daylight.
Next, they attacked the Lu family's convoy, which put us in trouble. When they deal with the Lu family's people and free up their hands, they will definitely follow them, so if we help them, we are actually helping ourselves."
"Little Prince, what do you think?" After Wu Fan finished speaking, he asked Zhu Kui and waited quietly for his thoughts. If you have to retreat early, you won't be overtaken. If you want to fight, fight early. If the Lu family
All the guards were dead, and the four of them couldn't defeat them at all.
"If you need it, Mr. Wu, Brother Zhao can help you." Wu Fan shook the sword in his hand and said. He didn't know how powerful the two young men Zhu Kui and Wang Cheng were in martial arts, but for himself and
Zhao Da is confident in his skills. As long as they take action and the Lu family guards are included, the two hundred bandits will be no problem.
Zhu Kui didn't have much time to think, just a few breaths. Wu Fan's words made sense and were also the best way to deal with them. He could kill two birds with one stone to resolve the small grudge between him and the Lu family. After all, he was just a countryman. How could he really compete with these wealthy families?
Peace, be as peaceful as possible.
"Then Mr. Lao can help." After Zhu Kui finished speaking, he greeted Wang Cheng, pulled out the dragon scale dagger, took the lead, and the four of them rode their horses to kill him quickly.
Zhu Kui raised the dragon scale dagger high and shouted loudly: "What a strong man, he robbed a convoy in broad daylight. What is the law of heaven? Zhu Kui of Moling is here to do justice for heaven!"