Ma Zhou bid farewell to the Dynasty at the East Market Gate, carrying a wine jar and entering the city, which was lined with mansions and shops, bustling with people and bustling with traffic.
However, some things are really afraid of what will happen. He could barely walk dozens of steps before he spotted Wang Yin.
At this time, Wang Yin was sitting under a mansion, sitting across from others. Seven or eight people gathered around him, either squatting or sitting around, cheering and cheering endlessly.
Liubo, also known as Lubo, is a very popular gambling game in the Han Dynasty. The specific gameplay is: one side holds white stones, the other holds black stones, each player has six chess pieces, the game is divided into twelve lanes, with "water" in the middle of the two ends, and "
Two "fish" pieces are placed in the "water". When playing the game, throw them first and then move. When the chess piece reaches the "water", you will eat "fish". If you eat one "fish", you will get two chips...getting six chips will be a big victory.
Unlike the Qin Dynasty, which explicitly banned gambling, the Han Dynasty only banned gambling among officials and adopted a laissez-faire attitude towards the people. Therefore, even if there were people gambling in the city, no one would interfere.
With a "bang", Wang Yin obviously lost the bet and threw the chess piece in his hand violently. The fire in his heart had nowhere to vent. He suddenly caught a glimpse of Ma Zhou passing by, and their eyes collided fiercely in the air...
Wang Yin immediately made a very insulting and provocative move and looked at Ma Zhou Jiju.
Jiju means sitting with your knees bent with your legs spread wide. It is the most arrogant and rude sitting posture. When Jing Ke failed to assassinate Qin Shihuang, he once leaned on a pillar and laughed while Jiju cursed.
Guo Xie was the leading knight-errant in the early Han Dynasty. "Historical Records" established a biography of him. At that time, he had a very high prestige in the countryside. Every time he went out, the villagers all gave way to him. Only one person remained unmoved. Jiju looked at him. Guo Xie was a disciple
He was very angry and thought this man was rude and wanted to "kill him", but Guo Xie stopped him.
One action almost resulted in death, which shows the seriousness of Jiju.
Ma Zhou considered himself a heroic man, but he had never been insulted like this before. His right hand unconsciously rested on the hilt of his sword, and his eyes showed a trace of killing intent.
He immediately thought that he had just promised his eldest brother that the dynasty would not conflict with the other party. A true man made a promise and he would do what he said. How could he break his promise? Even though Ma Zhou was so angry that his teeth were about to be broken, he still suppressed the anger in his heart and walked away in stride.
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Seeing Ma Zhou fleeing in despair, Wang Yin showed a proud look on his face and thought to himself: "This dead soldier can run really fast."
"Wang Yin, what are you looking at? Come again, come again..." the gambler urged.
"No more playing." Wang Yin stood up unsteadily. He found something more interesting than Liubo, so he was not in the mood to play anymore. He called his three companions and chased in the direction of Ma Zhou.
Ma Zhou didn't know what was going on behind him, so he came to a wine shop with a dark face all the way.
Ma Zhou's eyes were ruthless and he wore a long sword at his waist. He looked like a ruthless character like a light knight. His expression was unclear and he was obviously unhappy. Who dared to touch him? The wine drinkers all gave way to the wine shop.
The maid asked with a smile: "How much wine does the guest want?"
Ma Zhou said expressionlessly: "A fight."
"Guest, wait a moment." The waiter at the wine shop quickly took the wine jar and went to the back to get drinks.
Ma Zhou stood there waiting, when his shoulder was suddenly hit by someone from behind, and then he saw Wang Yin's disgusting face. He was accompanied by three companions of the same build, powerful, and carrying swords. The four of them were faintly approaching.
He gathered in the middle.
Wang Yin drunkenly glanced at Ma Zhou sideways, deliberately looking for trouble and said: "Dead soldier! Why are you blocking my way? Are you dissatisfied with me?"
Ma Zhou's thick and unruly eyebrows gradually rose. He didn't care at all that the other party was outnumbered and said word by word: "Wang Yin, you are looking for death!"
He was rounded up by dozens of officials in his hometown of Leiyang, but he was not afraid at all, let alone the four dogs in front of him.
Wang Yin couldn't help being stunned when he heard this, and said to his companions: "This dead soldier does have some spirit, he is not a cowardless waste."
Several people nodded in agreement and then laughed.
Wang Yin and the other four were all customers of District Xiong. They often visited the market on weekdays. Many of the people waiting for their drinks knew them. When they saw this, they immediately stayed away. The servants of the wine shop also hid inside and refused to show their faces. It was lively for a while.
The front door of the extraordinary wine shop became empty, with only the two sides confronting each other remaining.
Wang Yin was about to teach Ma Zhou a lesson when he accidentally noticed that the latter was wearing a sword on his waist. His eyes lit up immediately. Ma Zhou's sword was not only a hundred-refined sword, but also quite luxurious in appearance. After all, he used to be a ranger, and he usually
The most important thing is face.
Wang Yin stared straight at Ma Zhou's sword and said, "Huh? Isn't this the sword of my master District Yuanbo? How did it appear in your hand? Tell me! Did you steal it?"
While questioning, he reached out to grab the sword.
Ma Yiyi pushed Wang Yin's hand away and cursed with an angry look: "This is the sword that my father forged for me. Why did your master say that he was wearing a sword? You are a dead dog who provokes me again and again."
I simply don’t know how to live or die! Do you think your life is too long?”
Wang Yin laughed angrily. Even though he was surrounded, he didn't know how to bow down and confess his crime. Who was it that he didn't know whether to live or die? He said: "What? He was exposed in public by me and became angry with shame? I said this sword belongs to my master, so it belongs to my master."
After saying that, he grabbed the sword again.
Facing Wang Yin's continuous provocations, Ma Zhou had endured to the extreme, and instantly erupted like a volcano. He twisted Wang Yin's clothes with one hand, held his belt with the other, and lifted his 200-pound body.
, and was slapped head down on the ground.
Wang Yin felt like the world was spinning for a while, then he felt severe pain in his head, and he immediately lost consciousness.
Before Wang Yin's companions could react, Ma Zhou grabbed one of them by the bun and slammed him against the wine shop's cutting board. The man was not prepared at all, and his face was hit hard. His face was dripping with blood and his body was as limp as mud.
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In just a blink of an eye, Ma Zhou had dealt with two people, and the remaining two people finally reacted. They looked at each other and cursed: "Dead soldiers! How dare you fight with us? You are dead! My family is dead!"
Master District Yuanbo will never let you go!"
Ma Zhou was unmoved at all. Since he had already taken action, why should he worry about the consequences?
He grabbed the copper wine bottle hanging in front of the wine shop, rushed in front of the two of them, and slapped one of them on the forehead so hard that the other person screamed and staggered backwards.
At this moment, a white light flashed, and Ma Zhou felt his right arm go numb. He couldn't hold the wine bottle and fell to the ground.
It turned out that another man took advantage of him and struck him with a short sword.
Blood continued to gush out from the half-foot-long wound, instantly staining his sleeves red. Ma Zhou was so angry that he ignored the wound, drew his sword and struck at the opponent.
In Ma Zhou's hand was a hundred-refined sword, which was extremely sharp. One blow cut off the dagger in the opponent's hand. Facing the opponent who was like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, Ma Zhou resisted his murderous intention and kicked him to the ground. Compare
He touched the wound on his arm and returned a sword blow to him at almost the same position.
In just ten breaths, all four of Ma Zhou's opponents were lying on the ground, either unconscious or wailing, looking very miserable.
The onlookers looked at Ma Zhou with astonishment on their faces. Who is this man? He is so powerful! One against four, he is still able to win. You must know that his opponents are not ordinary people, but they are very brave. A ruthless ranger.
But after the shock, I couldn't help but feel sorry for him. Although he was superb in martial arts, he offended Changsha's leading hero Qu Xiong. The latter had hundreds of followers and thousands of children. Even if he was piled with people, he could be piled to death. Ma Zhou has no way out, he is dead!
Ma Zhou seemed unhurried. He leaned over and pulled off the fabric from Wang Yin's body, wrapping it tightly around the wound.
There were hundreds of onlookers, and he was in a busy city. He knew it would be difficult to escape, so he simply walked into the wine shop and drank while waiting for the market officials to arrive.
When someone came to the market to report the crime, Liu Jing was immediately alarmed. Because he had to pass through the East Market Gate every day before going to and from work, he was quite familiar with Ma Zhou and knew that the other person was a desperado, but he didn't expect that this person's martial arts skills were so good. Gao Qiang is probably not much worse than Cai Sheng.
Can you save this person?
Liu Jing frowned slightly and tapped the desk with his fingers.
Saving him will definitely offend the hero Ou Xiong, is it worth it?...
The answer is worth it!
The Liu family belongs to the crown clan clan, and the Ou family is a rich man from the Wu family. They are not from the same family. The brothers Liu Zong and Ou Xiong are far from harmonious. After all, Changsha is so big that it is difficult for two tigers to be accommodated on one mountain. Although they haven't broken their skin yet, the retainers under the two men often clashed with each other.
Offending the district hero is nothing to worry about.
After clearing his mind, Liu Jing immediately rushed to the scene of the incident with several city officials.
The pavilion chief, column chief in charge of public security in the city, and the jailer from the city jail all arrived at the scene before him. They knew of Liu Jing's arrival before they even saw Liu Jing's face, because the crowd around him was in a state of excitement.
The jailer looked seriously at the chaotic crowd, with a look of confusion on his dark and clumsy face, and murmured to himself: "Why is this so?"
"Zi Mu, be careful." Another jailer heard this clearly and hurriedly reminded him. There are many people around, so if someone overhears him, he will tell Liu Jing quietly that he will never be able to take advantage of him. Even if Liu Jing is a lenient person. , didn't care that the city prison history would punish him just to please Liu Jing.
He shook his head seriously, but he didn't say anything, why should he be so nervous.
When Liu Jing walked out of the crowd, all the officials present saluted with great respect.
Liu Jing nodded and returned the salute one by one, and asked the pavilion chief: "How are the injuries on both sides?"
The chief of the pavilion briefly talked about the injuries of both parties. Except for Ma Zhou's right arm being scratched by a dagger, he had no other injuries on his body.
Wang Yin and others were in dire straits. Three of them suffered severe facial injuries, and their faces would most likely be disfigured. Another person was hit with a sword in his arm. As the party with more people, they looked more like victims.
Liu Jing walked over and looked at the miserable looking Wang and Yin people who were lying or sitting side by side. He said to the people around him: "These people are so lawless that they dare to openly attack the city officials in the busy city! What do they want to do?! If such people are not punished, what dignity can we have?!"
Upon hearing Liu Jing's words, the officials immediately understood that he wanted to protect Ma Zhou even at the cost of offending the district hero.
The officials felt warm in their hearts. If it were Huang Qiu and Xie Liang, they might not dare to make such a decision. Only Liu Zhongda would dare to do this.
Who wouldn’t want to follow someone who refuses to succumb to external pressure and is dedicated to protecting his subordinates?