I bent the devil

Fortunately, this martial arts conference is not held every year, otherwise the imperial court and the government, which are already troubled by the Jianghu people who are used to using martial arts to violate the law, will have to look sideways again.

Before Song Yiqianli rescued the first emperor, every time the martial arts conference was held, the imperial court would show the posture of an enemy country invading, not to mention calling in the army, and let the Imperial City Imperial Guards sneak in in disguise, just to spy on this group of people What kind of moths are going to come out of the ancient gangsters who meet illegally if they don't agree.

And it is very troublesome because of the juvenile rookies they selected and the ranking of martial arts. Every time a rookie in the world is released, even the elders who have long since ignored world affairs and kept fighting birds and fish at home can listen to it. The famous storyteller compiled these stories into stories, and the audience cheered enthusiastically, and even some young Erlang who had not yet settled their minds clamored all day long to be chivalrous and righteous, holding swords in the rivers and lakes, thinking that it was infinitely beautiful and colorful, but in reality It's nothing but wind and rain.

Later, the first emperor passed away and the young emperor succeeded to the throne, and the first thing Qiantui, who was appointed as the regent, entered the palace was to put away all the anecdotes and stories of martial arts heroes that were sung, and even the storyteller was arrested several times. indivual.

Although some people say that it is because Qiantui does not want the young emperor to hear some words that are not good for him through these folk sayings, so he uses this method, in fact, to block the young emperor's eyes and ears, so that he can coerce the emperor. princes.

Simply outrageous!

However, it’s not that I’m not allowed to say it, it’s just that since then, I’ve rarely heard these heroic deeds that people listen to, and my blood boils with excitement, and I’m sorry. Can we talk about things, the lady in the boudoir, and the spicy secret history...

In short, since people rely on their mouths to eat, storytellers can always find a way out and a way.

Over the past few years, although there are still many chivalrous things in places far away from the king's city, as long as they are not too much, even the yamen servants will just turn a blind eye. After all, who doesn't like this kind of Su Cool story?

Those who are in power for the king need balance.

As long as this multi-faceted and multi-angled 'scale' can be balanced, then everything is within a controllable range.

So although Dazhou still has martial arts, and the "Wulin General Assembly" that makes the important officials of the court headache every four years, at least it no longer regards "prohibiting crimes with martial arts" as a major event that must be mentioned every day as frequently as before. .

No one expected that what Nine Thousand Years did at the beginning would have such an effect.Some officials and guards who are loyal to the royal family will secretly laugh at the regent's stealing chickens and losing money every time they talk about this matter, but there are also many pillars of the country who start to close their eyes and think deeply.

The regent, who was thought by all the ministers to be rebellious, is nine thousand years old. Ten years have passed. Seeing that the young emperor has gradually grown up, why hasn't he rebelled?

Of course, things in the court are changing rapidly, and no one knows what the next moment will be like.For the common people, there are only clothes to wear, food to eat, and a tile on the head to keep out the wind and rain, so no matter who is the emperor, it has nothing to do with them.

The people in Huaicheng, which is extremely lively and full of vitality, should think the same way, right?

As long as they can keep themselves safe and free from corruption, they don't care whether it was done by the court or because they got it under the protection of the Wulin League.

Gu Jiu leaned against the door and looked at the crowd coming and going. There were lonely swordsmen who seemed to have just arrived from the wilderness, and even wearing clothes, you could clearly see the muscular and strong men hidden under the clothes. Chinese.There is also a girl who is obviously beautiful and pretty, but dressed as a heroine, walking through the crowd full of common people.

Just standing on the side watching like this, Gu Jiu felt that everything in front of him was beautiful and full of pride and ambition. Between the sunny sky and the white clouds, there seemed to be something that had penetrated into the air and people's bones since ancient times, and belonged to martial arts practitioners. Should have the 'chivalry'.

It's a pity that these are just Gu Jiu's fantasies and illusions.

"Guest, you have a cup of tea." A grinning voice came from the side, Gu Jiu turned his head and saw that he was the clerk of this bookstore. He looked about fifteen or sixteen years old, and because it was the time when his body was stretched, he looked thin , wearing a bunt that is easy to move on his body, it is a bit empty.

Gu Jiu also came from that age, so he naturally knows that when a child of this age is known as 'Eating Bad Laozi', even if he stuffs eight big bowls, he won't expect to see a little bit of meat.It seems that those meals were thrown into a bottomless pit.Fortunately, the young man has beautiful features, so although he is thin, he is energetic and smart.

...Looking at it, it looks a bit like Xiaoliu.

Gu Jiu's heart sank slightly, but he put it aside immediately, and took the tea from the young man with a smile.The entrance is a bit bitter, but fortunately the tea bowl is clean even though it is old. From these details, we can see that the owner of this shop loves cleanliness.

After thanking him, he originally thought that the boy would leave, but he stood beside Gu Jiu still smiling, and spoke when Gu Jiu raised his eyes to look at him again. "I saw that the guest has been looking around just now, and it should be the first time I have come to Huaicheng. If there is anything I want to ask, I can tell the guest."

With a smiling appearance and a shrill and clear appearance, she is lovable without being too attentive.

Gu Jiu looked back at the bookstore, but apart from the bookshelves that barely allowed the two of them to pass, there was no Song Qingyi, and he probably wouldn't come out for a while.It's nice to have someone to chat with.

Maybe it was because he saw what Gu Jiu was thinking, so the boy moved the low stool next to him over and let Gu Jiu sit down, and put it in a position where it would not block other guests from coming in.He introduced himself with a smile, "The young one is called Xiao Ding. I was in charge of posting books just now, so I didn't serve you tea and stools immediately. You must forgive the young one."

Gu Jiu smiled and shook his head to express that he didn't mind. Song Qingyi probably felt that he was really bored during this period, so he took him down from Liangshan to Huaicheng for a stroll.Although it was under the pretense of accompanying him to buy books, Gu Jiu still couldn't see Song Qingyi's condescension.

But it’s also good to go out for a stroll, if you stay for a long time in that kind of exciting environment everywhere, you will feel that the broken strings in your brain and body are too uncomfortable.Compared with martial arts, this kind of leisurely and plain market appearance is more suitable for me.

If possible, it would be nice to find a time to open a bookstore like this.

"Huh?!" Xiao Ding's sudden voice brought Gu Jiu back to his senses, following his gaze, he saw a girl slowly approaching in the crowd a little far away.

Some people seem to be the focus of everyone by nature, even in the vast sea of ​​people, they will not become a drop in the ocean.Because he/she is like a pearl among many millet millet, always can be seen at a glance.

So was the girl.

Unlike the few heroines I've seen before, that girl didn't wear the same gown with arrow sleeves. The sleeves are ordinary Confucian sleeves, which won't be cumbersome because they are too luxurious, and won't be overwhelmed by the extravagant pursuit of heroism. Deliberately wear arrow sleeves.

It's kind of lazy and leisurely.It seemed that she suddenly wanted to go out one day, so she just went out for a stroll.

With this comparison, Gu Jiu suddenly felt that those girls who looked like martial arts heroines who passed by before were all too deliberate.They just want to wear that kind of clothes and wear that kind of hair to conform to the setting of "Woman Hero".

But compared to the girl who was slowly approaching in front of him, and even stopped to look at some small vendors, this girl really looked like a young lady from a famous family.

Upright, free and easy, generous, and with...'chivalrous' flavor.

Perhaps because of the vigilance that everyone in the martial arts possesses, the girl almost didn't search the crowd, and walked straight towards Gu Jiu's direction as soon as she raised her eyes.When Gu Jiu and her stared at each other for a moment, he smiled heartily, unexpectedly having both the free and easy of a man and the beauty of a woman at the same time.

For some reason, Gu Jiu looked at the girl in the crowd who was smiling at him, and felt...she looked like the heroine in a certain movie he had seen.

"I didn't expect Fairy Lingbo to be like this...so..." Four years later, Xiao Ding, who was still articulate just now, looked at the girl smiling in his direction, unable to find a good adjective.

In the end, he just said dryly, "It looks good."

"Fairy Lingbo?" Gu Jiu turned his head and looked at Xiao Ding, looking like he was asking for popular science.

The young man was smiling, unlike most of the others who always liked to start with "Don't you know?", but directly answered Gu Jiu's question, but it was this way of talking that made him more likable. "That is the young lady of the Jiang family, Jiang Lingbo. People in the Jianghu gave her the reputation of 'Lingbo Fairy'. Her sister was the number one beauty in the Jianghu back then, and 'Lingbo Fairy' only started walking in the Jianghu in the past few years. "

The Jiang family, the number one beauty in the Jianghu.

Gu Jiu's heart moved, he knew that the girl was Song Qingyi's relative without even guessing, but he didn't know if it was a cousin or a cousin.

Frowning slightly, the admiration for the girl's free and easy style just now disappeared after knowing that she is from the 'Jiang family'.

Not because of Jiang Xiaowan, but because of Song Qingyi.

Gu Jiu closed his eyes and lowered his eyes again, while listening to Xiao Ding chattering about Jianghu rumors beside him, he lowered his head and drank tea.

He always thought that there was no one else in the Jiang family, so he always felt very dissatisfied and blamed Song Yi for Song Qingyi.Even the system didn't mention a single word about Jiang's family, but the appearance of this girl now proves that there are still people in Jiang's family, but they didn't show up in Song Qingyi's matter back then.

If Song Yi's treatment of Song Qingyi was extremely bad, then the Jiang family who also ignored Song Qingyi would not be much better.

Gu Jiu drank the tea in one gulp, handed the empty cup to Xiao Ding, smiled at the slightly stunned boy, got up and went straight to the bookstore to find Song Qingyi.

As for the girl who made him feel very similar to 'Zixia Fairy' at first?

It has been left behind by him.