The Ou family is not as good as the Longqiu Liu family, which has taken root in Changsha and has thrived for hundreds of years. However, its clan has a population of more than 200 and is ranked among the top ten famous surnames in Changsha.
The Qu clan's land is located twelve miles south of Linxiang. It has solid dock walls and tall watchtowers built around it. The upper part is full of people, so whether they are Jingman or bandits, they can only look at it and sigh.
The Ou Xiong lineage is the most prominent branch of the Ou family. Their house covers an extremely large area, has many floors of pavilions, carved beams and painted buildings, and is extremely luxurious. There are hundreds of servants and maids in the house.
Today, Ou Xiong held a banquet at home to entertain friends from far away. In order to show his majesty, he invited all the heroes and knight-errants from Changsha to come here to accompany him.
At a time when drinking wine was popular and the wine was in full swing, Ou's prison slave outside the door led a young man dressed as a knight in. The two of them walked around behind Ou Xiong against the wall and whispered: "Master, Wang Yin and others. Something happened to someone..."
Ou Xiong's height is only six feet six inches, but his upper body is extremely long. His body and arms are unusually thick, so he sits on the couch, showing his power.
The banquet had lasted for several hours. Ou Xiong was half or six drunk. His dark and red face was slightly raised. He glanced at his slave with drunken eyes and said indifferently: "What happened again?"
The disciples under his command are all strong-blooded, brave and ruthless people, and asking them not to cause trouble is like asking tigers and wolves to stop eating meat.
So Ou Xiong didn't pay much attention to it. He was not afraid of anything happening. He just tried to find a way to solve it. There was nothing in Changsha that Ou Xiong couldn't solve.
The prison slave said cautiously: "Master, something big happened this time! Wang Yin and four other people attacked the city officials with swords in the market. It is said that Liu Zhongda, the leftist of the city, was very angry about this and had personally ordered that Wang Yin and others must be severely punished."
Ou Xiong stared straight at the prisoner with drunken eyes, which made the latter feel uneasy and break out in cold sweat.
The guests in the hall noticed that something was wrong, and stopped talking one after another and looked at Ou Xiong, who was sitting in the chair. Then the musical instruments and the dancers also stopped, and the hall fell into a dead silence.
Ou Xiong said sarcastically: "Attacking city officials with swords in the market? Are they crazy? If they are so unafraid of death, why don't they assassinate Liu Bosi for me?"
The prison slave didn't dare to answer the conversation, so he had to pretend to be deaf and dumb.
The guests present were all shocked and wanted to prick their ears to deafen them. They were just here to drink, they were not members of District Xiong's party, and they did not want to get involved in the dispute between District Xiong and Liu Zong.
Ou Xiong seemed not to notice the horror on the guests' faces, and seemed to be muttering to himself: "Why do I keep hearing the name 'Liu Zhongda' lately?"
Then he said: "A few days ago, I laughed at Liu Bosi for being disgraced by his own clan brother, but I didn't expect that it would be my turn so soon? Liu Zhongda wants to use Liu Bosi and me to establish his own prestige! Hahahahaha …!”
Ou Xiong slapped the table and laughed, the sound shook the whole room. How could those present not hear the infinite anger contained in his laughter? Everyone was silent, wondering: "What on earth did Liu Zhongda do to make Ou Yuanbo so angry?" "
"He Liu Zhongda wants prestige, doesn't my district uncle Yuan also want prestige?!"
Ou Xiong was so angry that his whole face was almost distorted. The reason why he was so angry was not only because he was used as a stepping stone by Liu Zhongda, but also because he was so angry that he couldn't fight back.
Ou Xiong could give an order to start an all-out war with Liu Zong, but he did not dare to touch Liu Jing's hair.
Nowadays, Liu Jing is famous in Changsha for his virtue and talent, and he is unparalleled in the limelight. He seems to be another banner of the Liu family in Longqiu after Liu Pan. In this regard, in a sense, even Liu Zong cannot compare with him.
After all, it was only natural for Liu Jing to become a celebrity. With his virtue and talent, his future prospects are limitless and he is someone who can prosper the entire family.
If anyone dares to touch such a person, the Liu family of Longqiu will fight to the death.
Ou Xiong cannot drag his family into the quagmire of war with the Liu family of Longqiu because of his own selfish desires. What's more, even if he wants to do so, other prominent branches of the Ou family will not agree.
After a while, Ou Xiong calmed down his anger a little, and asked the prisoner: "Will they be sentenced to death?" Ou Xiong and his men usually did all kinds of illegal activities, so they had no idea about the "Thieves' Code"
If you finger the palm of your hand.
The prison slave replied: "Eighty percent of it is pounded with a pair of pincers."
Ou Xiong groaned and said: "You go find someone to try and see if you can get away with it. If not, you have to try to rescue them on the road. You can't really let them suffer punishment."
The prison slave bowed and said "promise".
Ou Xiong saw him standing still and asked strangely: "Why don't you leave?"
The prison slave said cautiously: "Wang Yin and others, as civilians, violated the young officials, and each of them was fined four taels..."
"...!" Ou Xiong's face suddenly turned as black as coal.
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Cai Sheng and Ma Zhou were the same age, both were skilled in martial arts and unwilling to be ordinary. They also had similar temperaments. The more they chatted, the more they became more and more congenial. They almost became brothers with different surnames on the spot.
Liu Jing couldn't even get a word in, so he could only smile to keep him company.
If it hadn't been for the sudden arrival of Market Supervisor Huang Qiu, Cai Sheng would probably have been chatting endlessly.
Huang Qiu looked at Cai Sheng and Ma Zhou walked out of the door, frowning tightly, and then persuaded Liu Jing earnestly:
"Zhongda, you are a member of the Guan Clan, and you are also virtuous. You should make more friends with members of the noble family who are similar to you. How can you always associate with light knights and the like? If this continues, it will definitely cause damage to your reputation.
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Liu Jing said with a smile: "Zhu Hai was a butcher in Daliang. He killed Jin Bi and saved a country. This person will always be useful."
Huang Qiu secretly shook his head, Zhu Hai was a warrior with a long-lasting reputation, how could he be compared to a few ordinary people in the city? He said: "I heard from the people below that you would not hesitate to offend Uncle Yuan for the sake of a city soldier.
Is his client arrested?"
"Yes." Liu Jing nodded and admitted. Ma Zhou had just met him face to face. Huang Qiu, the master of the market, didn't even know his subordinates. It was really helpless.
Huang Qiu stroked his sparse beard and said with a hint of complaint in his tone: "Oh! Zhongda, you handled this matter too recklessly. Why didn't you discuss it with me in advance?"
Haven't you been sleeping upstairs? How can I discuss this with you? Liu Jing silently complained and said: "It's not reckless. In full view of the bustling city, if he draws a sword and attacks a city official, no matter whose client he is, he will be severely punished.
No loan! Otherwise, where would our dignity be?"
Huang Qiu smiled bitterly and said: "You are right to say that, but Uncle Yuan is a man who must retaliate for his anger, and he may not be able to calm things down. Is it worth it?"
"Of course it's worth it," Liu Jing said decisively.
Not to mention the return of Ma Zhou, a talented person, he also gained huge fame and prestige in this matter, and all he had to pay was to have an enemy with the district hero. How could it not be worth it?