Dragon Pattern Roll Set

In Yiming Pavilion, the storyteller finally appeared after the fourth son finished eating a piece of almond biscuit.

The old man looked like he was in his sixties, lean and lean, funny-looking, with a mustache and slanted shoulders, holding a small red paper fan in his hand, and started to tell a story after strolling up.Sure enough, opening the mouth is a hilarious joke.

Ye Zhiqiu and Lin Yehuo, who had never seen the world before, beat the table and the stool, shaking with laughter.

Xiao Liangzi and Xiao Sizi looked at the two unreliable adults with disgust. Luo Ying was obviously more stable than Lin Yehuo and Ye Zhiqiu combined, and looked at the two adults who were completely unreliable.And Luo Yuan was still a little dazed, unable to understand a lot of things, she tilted her head and looked at the crowd who were laughing.

The storyteller patted the gavel cheerfully, and said with a smile, "The little old man's surname is Fan, everyone calls me Master Fan."

"Old man, what are you talking about today?" Some tea guests followed suit.

The old man smiled and said, "As long as it's about Jianghu, there's no old man I don't know about. What do you want to hear?"

"I want to hear the story of Yinhou and Tianzun!"

I don't know who yelled.

So many people followed suit and wanted to hear it.

The old man laughed, and waved his hands, "If you want to talk about that, you can't finish it in three days and three nights... Besides, old man, I am only half the age of Tianzun and Yin Hou. How can the younger generation talk about the older generation? I said you also You don't believe me, do you?"

"Then tell me who is the most powerful in today's arena?"

The old man continued to shake his head, "This old man said that he wanted to offend others. I don't know how to do it. Misfortune comes out of my mouth!"

Hearing what he said, both Lin Yehuo and Ye Zhiqiu looked up at the old man—although the old man said he didn't know kung fu, he should actually know kung fu, and... I don't know why, but I always feel that his intentions are not right .

At this time, someone suddenly raised his hand, "Anything about the Ninth Prince Zhao Pu?"

The old man pointed at the tea customer, "Oh? This customer knows the goods!"

"The Ninth Prince fought many battles, right?" Someone asked, "Are there any famous battles?"

"Speaking of this battle, the Ninth Prince, regardless of his young age, has experienced hundreds of battles, and winning every battle is like a miracle. If you talk about famous battles, three of them are particularly famous! And among these three, he won the most beautiful battle. Which one is it, does anyone know?"

The tea guests were discussing that Zhao Pu had indeed fought many battles, and most of these people knew a few of them, but the most famous...

During the discussion, I saw the fourth son stretching out his hand and saying, "The Battle of Caowei Valley."

Listening to the soft and cute voice like a stick of glutinous rice candy, everyone knew that the person who spoke must be Xiao Sizi.

The old man tilted his head, looked at the fourth son, stroked the beard on his chin and laughed, "This young master is very knowledgeable. The Battle of Caowei Valley only used a few hundred people to destroy tens of thousands of enemy troops. It is indeed a classic. A classic in

Many tea drinkers had never heard of this battle, so there was a lot of discussion.

Bao Yan propped his chin and said, "The Battle of Caowei Valley is not only exciting but also a key battle. That battle basically established the situation in the Northwest Frontier!"

"If it's so exciting, let's talk about that battle!" Many tea guests expressed their desire to hear it.

The old man smiled and nodded, "Then let's talk about the Battle of Grass End Valley..."

However, Mrs. Fan had just started and before he could say anything, he heard a cold voice interrupt, "Zhao Pu has the right time, place and people, he has a heavy army in his hand, and the older generation helped him fight well. The infighting between Liao and Xixia began to weaken, isn't it the most normal thing to win? Even if it wasn't for Zhao Pushang, any other Song general would not lose."

The fourth son blinked, then turned to look at the speaker, Xiao Liangzi narrowed his eyes and curled his lips—who said bad things about his master?

Pang Yu hadn't been very interested since just now. When he heard this, the corners of his mouth twitched, with a look of disgust on his face.

Bao Yan also looked up at the sky...

Who is speaking?

The table where they were talking at the moment was also full of people, all well-dressed, including literati and quacks.

The one who made sarcastic remarks just now was a young man, still wearing the student gown of Taixue, he was quite white, not as refined as ordinary scholars, but he looked like Pang Yu, with a bit of a son-in-law air.The students of Taixue are either gifted scholars or beauties or empress officials, maybe this one also has some background.

Lin Yehuo held a teacup and asked Bao Yan, "Who is it?"

Bao Yan said in a low voice, "The grandson of Prince Qiao, the eldest grandson Qi."

Lin Yehuo blinked, and couldn't figure out who this Prince Qiao was, but it sounds like he should be a relative of the emperor.

"King Qiao...Qiao Zishan?" Ye Zhiqiu asked curiously.

Bao Yan nodded, but Pang Yu was a little surprised, "Yo, you know?"

"I've heard of it." Ye Zhiqiu asked, "Isn't he quite famous?"

"It's quite famous. Qiao Zishan used to hold a heavy army, but after being read by the grand master, he was demoted from a powerful prince to a idle prince. He might not be able to save his life. Fortunately, his daughter married into the eldest grandson's family and became the eldest grandson. Lin's daughter-in-law." Bao Yan said, "The eldest grandson Lin was the personal bodyguard of the late emperor, and he even saved the emperor's life. Qiao Zishan's life was spared."

Lin Yehuo smacked his lips with a teacup, curious, "What did Qiao Zishan do to get involved?"

"Corruption of military pay and delay of fighter jets." Bao Yan flattened his mouth, "The evidence is solid."

Lin Yehuo raised his eyebrows, isn't that a capital offense, and then he touched Pang Yu with his elbow in a gossip, "Your father is free enough, shouldn't you ask adults to participate in this kind of thing? Why did your father come forward?" Is there any grudge?"

Pang Yu pouted and looked at Lin Yehuo, "How do you make my father like this?"

The rest of the people looked at him with raised brows—you don't want to do this!The grand master has no profit to start with, he will take the risk of offending others to participate in the performance, it should be a matter of vital interest!

Pang Yu sighed, looking at his father's personality...

The young master was helpless, and said, "The daughter of Qiao Zishan's family, Changsun Qi's sister, Changsun Yi, is very beautiful. She is the same age as my sister. In the early years, she was always in and out of the palace. The original Empress Liu liked her very much. "

Everyone said "Oh~" and it became clear that Grand Master Pang was helping his daughter out of love rivals.

"Then what happened later?" Ye Zhiqiu was curious, "What happened to the eldest grandson girl?"

"She, what, married to Uighur." Pang Yu took a sip of tea to moisten his throat.

Everyone's eyes widened.

Ye Zhiqiu was surprised, "Is it okay to be sent to have a kiss?"

"No!" Pang Yu shook his head hastily, "He was looking at the little prince of Uighur, and he ran away with him. It is said that he is living a happy life now, and he has given birth to several children."

Lin Yehuo rubbed his chin, "But Qiao Zishan definitely doesn't think so. She finally gave birth to such a beautiful girl who could have been a queen, but she was disturbed by the grand master and went to Fanbang... However, Concubine Pang is still there. be favored."

"Tsk tsk." Everyone shook their heads and looked at Pang Yu, "So it's a world feud, and the grievances are deep."

Pang Yu sighed and rested his chin.

Bao Yan also nodded, and said in a low voice, "Chang Sun Qi doesn't say he's all-rounder in civil and military affairs, but it's okay. He used to look down on this little crab the most. Later, when Pang Yu entered the Taixue, he made trouble for him every day. He's a deadly enemy!"

Pang Yu wrinkled his nose and shook his head at the crowd, "Young master used to be a dandy, and would occasionally fight with him, but recently he's calmed down and doesn't bother to talk to him."

Bao Yan thought it was fun, and teased Pang Yu, "When you were a dandy, people fought with you, what was it called..."

Saying that, Bao Yan asked the fourth son.

The fourth son stretched out his little hand and pointed at Pang Yu, "Eliminate harm for the people!"

"Pfft." Lin Yehuo was so happy that he spit out tea, and Pang Yu couldn't laugh or cry, and scratched his chin.

Mrs. Fan was about to start his lecture, but was interrupted by Chang Sun Qi's sarcasm, so he smiled and said, "This young master is not right, what Zhao Pu got is not a pie that fell from the sky, but It’s a mess. The former generals, Qiao Zishan, Fang Jiekuang, Xu Seyong, Liao Cailan, and Qian Juexun are even traitorous. Most of the hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses have no combat effectiveness, and the military expenditure is low and the supplies are insufficient. Internal and external troubles, the emperor is young, and the neighbors all want to take advantage of the situation, which can be described as dangerous. In addition, you are wrong about one thing. It is not because the Liao and Xia internal struggles turned from prosperity to decline that they lost to Zhao Pu, but because they were defeated by several battles. Fighting, it turned from prosperity to decline."

All the tea guests nodded and agreed with Master Fan's opinion. At the same time, many of them gloated over Sun Qi's misfortune.

The city of Kaifeng is so big, and everyone who walks on the scene knows each other well. Changsun Qi is also a little prince after all, and the locals all know who he is.

Mr. Fan probably came from another place, so he didn't know that this was the grandson of Qiao Zishan whom he said "greedy" just now.

Sure enough, Zhang Sun Qi's complexion got worse and worse.

Sitting at the same table as Zhang Sun Qi, there were several other people. Among them, two of them were dressed as scholars. Both Bao Yan and Pang Yu knew each other, and they were classmates of Taixue.In fact, Taixue is similar to the general ancestral hall and study room, a few close friends are always mixed together, these few people are friends of Changsun Qi, there are talented scholars and officials, seeing Changsun Qi being angry, naturally his expression is not good.

The other few were dressed as pure warriors, and they looked at Mrs. Fan with dangerous eyes.

Many tea drinkers present were sweating for the old man, thinking that the old man was going to be unlucky.

On the contrary, Changsun Qi's face softened a little, and he waved his hands to the people around him, indicating that it's okay, continue to drink tea from the teacup.

Pang Yu and Bao Yan glanced at each other—Chang Sun Qi took the wrong medicine today and is so easy to talk to?Usually this person is careful!

However, Mr. Fan didn't know if it was intentional, so he smiled and started talking about the evil deeds of Qiao Zishan and Fang Jie back then, and what he said was vivid.

Everyone present held their teacups and opened their mouths wide, and the same thought flashed through their minds—something is going to happen!

Just when Changsun Qi's face turned completely black, the old man suddenly changed his subject, "Talking about the battle of Caowei Valley, there is a rumor, I wonder if you have heard of it?"

Everyone let out a sigh of relief, and finally...

"Legend?" Bao Yan also felt that it is not good to say that the elders are bad in front of others, so he hurriedly helped to change the subject, "What legend?"

"Caowei Valley is a valley terrain, with two mountains and a ditch. Zhao Pu created a beast formation, trapping the enemy in the valley, just like a wild animal caught in a trap." Fan The master shook his head and said.

The tea drinkers listened with gusto. Ye Zhiqiu was eating peanuts and curiously asked the fourth son, "What is the beast trap?"

The fourth son tilted his head, he often pestered Zhao Pu and the lieutenants to tell him stories about the war, among which He Yihang told him about the Battle of Caowei Valley.He Yihang made it very clear that the fourth son didn't remember any kind of beast trap.He only remembered that the Grasstail Valley was overgrown with weeds and there were many, many fireflies. Zhao Pu used the fireflies and the wolves to win this battle, which was very interesting.

"The terrain of Caowei Valley is narrow, and the valley is not particularly big." At this time, a scholar asked, "What magical formation did Zhao Pu use to trap so many people?"

Master Fan chuckled, "Speaking of this beast formation, it's amazing! According to legend, the beast formation is the first of the four evil formations. Before using it, you have to sacrifice to the sky and recruit demons. It is said that a hundred black dogs are also used. blood..."

"puff……"

This time it was Lin Yehuo who sprayed the tea, Huofeng raised her eyebrows, squinted her eyes and asked the fourth son, "Zhao Pu really killed a hundred black dogs?"

The fourth son pouted, "How is it possible! Jiujiu wouldn't kill a dog!"

"Zhao Pu won some battles, it's unbelievable. It turned out that there was witchcraft to help." Zhang Sun Qi sneered, "Witchcraft and sorcery harm others and self. Although the war is won, it is easy to cause natural disasters and man-made disasters."

An old man dressed as a Taoist beside Changsun Qi also nodded, "It is said that misfortune and good fortune are passed on. It is smooth sailing when you are young, and you will inevitably encounter setbacks in the future. However, it is unknown whether you are the one who was punished by God or passed it on to others."

After hearing this, the tea guests all discussed in private. Although it is not kind to say so, Zhao Pu is indeed too miraculous. How can there be a teenager who leads an army and is invincible?It is indeed suspicious!In addition... Zhao Pu himself looks very strange, the color of the pupils of his two eyes is different, and his biological mother is from a foreign tribe. It is said that there are witches from that tribe.

The fourth son's face was flushed red, feeling like everyone was talking bad things about him!

At this moment, Luo Ying suddenly said, "The Battle of Grass End Valley was won entirely because of the fireflies, and has nothing to do with witchcraft."

Her voice was crisp and clear, and the tea guests turned their heads one after another. Even Master Fan stroked his beard and looked at her, "Fireflies?"

Luo Ying said, "Grasstail Valley is overgrown with weeds and there are a lot of fireflies. Zhao Pu indeed used more than 100 dogs and wolves, but they were not used to take blood to sacrifice to the sky, but to match the light of fireflies and disguise themselves as several wolves. The illusion of a huge pack of wolves surrounded by tens of thousands of wolves caused chaos among the enemy's horse herds. There was a ditch between two mountains in Caowei Valley. It was dark and there was no moonlight at that time. The enemy chose a road without fireflies to escape. Zhao Pu made it with insect repellent, and the bottom is full of horse pits. Originally, Zhao Pu could have won a big victory, as long as he set fire in the valley, but he didn't do it. First, he felt that there was no need to kill so many people. Those fireflies in the Grass End Valley can only die. Although Zhao Pu looks fierce, if you study the battles he fought carefully, you will find that he has a kind heart and hates killing. Such a person will pass the disaster on to others for the sake of constant victory? Don't be a villain Heart! In addition, regarding Chang Sheng, Zhao Pu’s fortune is very good. If you find any reliable fortune teller to criticize his horoscope, you will be able to deduce that this person will have a smooth life. The difference in color of the two eyes is actually a sign of destiny. Just like Mr. Bao’s dark complexion, with a moon-shaped scar on his forehead! As for his biological mother’s tribe is a nomadic tribe in the north of the Western Regions, and does not produce witches, don’t talk nonsense if you don’t understand!” Then he pointed at Master Fan, “ Your accent is very similar to that Taoist priest over there, and the shoes you both wear are the same. There are two purple-fingered Taoist priests in Jianghu who often pretend to be storytellers and listeners, singing and cooperating to blackmail. The thing about others is that the nails on the little finger of the left hand are all purple! Would you like to stretch out your little finger for comparison?"

As soon as Luo Ying finished speaking, everyone saw the Taoist priest and Master Fan retracting their hands into their sleeves subconsciously.

"Purple!" A few sharp-eyed tea drinkers started booing when they saw it.

"It turned out to be a liar!"

"Damn it, you spread rumors to slander the Ninth Prince!"

The shopkeeper and staff of Yiming Pavilion rushed to chase them away, and all the tea guests poked and poked, suspecting that the two storytellers were brought by Chang Sun Qi.

Chang Sun Qi put down the silver tael, cast a sidelong glance at Pang Yu, then looked at Luo Ying, stood up with a frown, and took the man away, obviously very unwilling, the plan went through, but unexpectedly fell into the hands of a girl.

Pang Yu held his chin and watched him go downstairs, frowning, "Wow! Does this kid need to be so insidious? He is so black Zhao Pu, and even hired two charlatans."

Several tea drinkers with good deeds came to tell Bao Yan and Pang Yu, "Actually, the storyteller has been praising the Ninth Prince a few days ago."

Bao Yan nodded. It seems that what he said about Qiao Zishan just now was not just a cover-up, but to reflect his impartiality and selflessness.

Holding a teacup, Pang Yu said to Bao Yan, "If the youngest son hadn't clamored to come to listen to the book today, and let this storyteller let him go for a few days, rumors would spread again, and we would be in time."

Saying that, both of them looked at the fourth son.

But at this moment, the fourth son opened his eyes wide and looked at Luo Ying.

Luo Ying lowered her head and saw Xiao Sizi looking up at her with big eyes unblinking, she was also a little puzzled, "What's wrong..."

Before he finished speaking, the fourth son rushed over, "Sister is awesome!"

Xiao Liangzi also clapped her hands, "Super handsome!"

Luo Ying blushed and scratched her head, a little embarrassed.

Bao Yan asked Luo Ying curiously, "You actually know about fireflies?"

Lin Yehuo also felt that this girl was amazing, she had the face of a teenager and the heart of a 30-year-old...

"It's recorded in the books on Ehudao." Luo Ying replied.

"Ehudao has always been isolated from the outside world, how could there be books recording the affairs of the world?" Bao Yan couldn't help asking.

Luo Ying shook her head, "I don't know, but grandpa always tells me to read more books, saying it will be useful in the future."

Bao Yan nodded, and tapped Pang Yu's head lightly with his chopsticks, the meaning was obvious - did you hear that?Studying depends on peacetime!

Pang Yu scratched his forehead and subconsciously looked out the window.

Like Pang Yu, Ye Zhiqiu and Lin Yehuo were also watching Changsun Qi and his party leaving in a hurry outside the window.

Ye Zhiqiu asked Lin Yehuo in a low voice, "Did you see those two with knives?"

Lin Yehuo nodded, "Except for the Taoist priests and the students of Taixue, the others are the killers of Xingyue Building."

Pang Yu held his chin, "Chang Sun Qi is so obvious, isn't it afraid that Zhao Pu will know?"

Everyone was talking, when they saw downstairs, Pang Fu hurried up while wiping his sweat, saw Pang Yu rushing over, "Master, Master!"

Pang Yu looked at him puzzled, "Why you?"

"Something happened!" Pang Fu tugged at Pang Yu's arm, "The Grand Master is going to sue!"

Pang Yu was surprised, "What kind of lawsuit does my father have?"

"Master killed someone." Pang Fu said in a low voice.

Pang Yu's eyeballs almost fell out, "Kill...kill..."

"Who did you kill?" Bao Yan hurriedly asked.

"It's a long story, anyway, young master, hurry up and follow me." Pang Fu pulled Pang Yu and ran away.

Leaving everyone staring at each other.

The fourth son held his face, "What's going on?"

Bao Yan wanted to follow Pang Yu, but Ye Zhiqiu raised his hand lightly, blocking his way.

Ye Zhiqiu looked at Luo Yuan and Luo Ying, and said to Lin Yehuo, "Take the children back first."

Lin Yehuo didn't have a smile on his face at this time, and nodded slightly.

Ye Zhiqiu stood up and walked out of the small building.

Bao Yan picked up the fourth son and Luo Yuan, and left Yiming Pavilion with Luo Ying and Lin Yehuo.

Bao Yan was confused as he walked all the way, "How could the Grand Master kill someone..."

Lin Yehuo asked, "Pang Fu, the housekeeper of Pang Yu's family, doesn't know kung fu?"

Bao Yan nodded.

Lin Yehuo raised his eyebrows and raised his eyes, but saw an acquaintance in front of him.

"Hey..." Lin Yehuo smiled slightly, "Is it quite lively?"

While talking, the fourth son had already got off Bao Yan's hand, trotted forward, and shouted, "Cat for nothing!"

In front of them are Zhan Zhao, Bai Yutang, Tianzun, Shi Jin and his party.

Zhan Zhao and the others took Shi Jin back to Kaifeng Mansion, but unexpectedly they met Xi Tianbao halfway.

Sai Tianbao came up to greet Zhan Zhao Bai Yutang with a smile on his face, and gave Tianzun a big gift.

By such a coincidence, I met Lin Yehuo and the others.

Zhan Zhao took the fourth son who rushed up, glanced behind him, and found that Ye Zhiqiu was not there.

At the same time, Lin Yehuo and the others had already stepped up.

Luo Yuan and Luo Ying were beside him. The two children had changed into new clothes, washed their faces, and looked good, so they had long since lost their downcast appearance.

Sai Tianbao glanced over the two children, and a follower behind him immediately said to him, "Young master, these two are the ones who stole the knife..."

Sai Tianbao waved his hand lightly, stopped his subordinates from speaking, and cupped his hands to Zhan Zhao, "Excuse me, what is the relationship between these two children and Kaifeng Mansion?"

Zhan Zhao looked at Luo Ying and Luo Yuan, before he could speak, he heard Tianzun say, "Oh, my friend's child."

Everyone looked at Tianzun, and Bai Yutang nodded secretly - his master was still unambiguous at the critical moment.

Both Luo Ying and Luo Yuan looked straight at Zai Tianbao. From their point of view... Zai Tianbao had something to do with the real culprit who massacred their village!Chances are he's one of them!We can't live together!

Sai Tianbao also looked at the two children, probably because he was supported by someone, so the two children looked at him without fear, especially the girl, who had sharp eyes at a young age, with a penetrating look Sharpness.

Sai Tianbao smiled slightly, bowed his hands to the crowd again, and left without saying anything, appearing in a hurry.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang saw that Sai Tianbao was going away, so they asked Lin Yehuo why they came back so early?Didn't you go to listen to the book?

Lin Yehuo and the fourth son talked about what happened just now.

Zhan Zhao couldn't help frowning, "Chang Sun Qi simply doesn't know what it means!"

"The boat at the pier was owned by Fang Xinglu, who came after Fang Jie." Bai Yutang also felt inappropriate, "This time, it was Qiao Zishan who wanted to spread rumors and slander Zhao Pu... Those enemies who lost power back then seem to have made a deal Yes, come together to trouble Zhao Pu?"

……

"Ah..."

On the pier, Zhao Pu raised his face and sneezed after hearing Zou Liang who had rushed back say that perhaps Han Zhang had a solution.

The Ninth Prince was rubbing his nose, but Gongsun pointed to the distant river, "Look! What a big boat!"

When everyone looked up, they saw the silhouette of a huge ship appearing on the vast and misty river.The building boat has four stories, and it is very imposing. The sails raised by the masts are full of sails, and the domineering family crest of Zakong Island is printed on the sails.

At the bow of the boat, a burly man stepped on the wooden carving of a dragon head with his hands behind his back. When he saw Zhao Pu at the pier, he raised his hand to say hello.

Zhao Pu also beckoned, but it was a bit unexpected, did Mr. Xu also come?

As the ship gradually approached the pier, the fleet behind the big ship also appeared in everyone's sight, and everyone was amazed by its size.

A steady sound of the horn came, which was a warning to remind the surrounding ships to avoid the big ship.

In Kaifeng City, many people also heard the sound of the horn.

Bai Yutang looked in the direction of the pier, "Here we are."

Zhan Zhao hugged the children, "How about going to the pier to join in the fun?"

Bai Yutang also agreed, after all, he hadn't seen his brothers for some time, so they all walked towards the pier together.