Chapter 157: The Heroes of the World will Jiangning (4)
Under the clear night, the chaotic night market in Jiangning City was filled with fireworks, and the stalls everywhere were filled with noisy voices.
Under the wooden shed selling vegetarian braised food, several members of the "Undead Guard" in gray and black clothes called for food and drinks, and asked a nearby stall owner who was familiar with them to bring a piece of meat. They ate and drank for a while, talking loudly, and felt quite comfortable.
Since the development of the Fair Party, it has expanded too fast, and the institutions of all parties are also in chaos. Under the "King of Wheels", the main body of the battlefield battle is the so-called "Inanimate Army", and the elite component of it is the "Undead Guard". The original positioning
They were elite thugs, guards, law enforcement teams, and even scouts. But later on, the number of personnel expanded too fast, and all kinds of people who were related to each other, people who were looking for connections, and people who just planted their flags and proclaimed themselves were also involved.
This is actually a problem faced by the "Eight Leaders" under King Chakravartin. When Xu Zhaonan, who was originally from the Great Light Sect, assigned the "Eight Leaders", there was a division of labor and cooperation arrangements. For example, the "Inanimate Army" is naturally the core
In the army, the "Undead Guard" are elite thugs, the spy organization, the "Grudge Society" is responsible for internal security, and the "Love Separation" belongs to the people's livelihood department... But after the Jurchens left, Jiangnan was in chaos, and with the rise of the Fair Party
Things were happening, and refugees were everywhere who wanted to plunder and survive under various names, leaving no time for anyone to take care of them carefully.
For example, hundreds of miles away, a person in a village claims to be a member of the Fair Party and casually plants the flag of the Chakravartin King's "Grudge Society".
It is impossible for a middle-level person to say that you put the wrong flag, so of course the protection fee is collected and the flag is given out. After all, if everyone is out to fool around, how can they push the protection fee and the younger brother out - this is all human nature.
In this way, the departments of the "Eight Executives" still complement each other at the middle and upper levels, but begin to become chaotic at the middle and lower levels. As for the lower levels, each flag can be regarded as a big force. In this situation, as you go higher,
This is even the current situation of the entire Fairness Party.
Of course, the few "Undead Guards" in front of me seem to be quite high-level just from the level of clothing, and they can be regarded as serious core members. These people usually do not have regular jobs such as patrolling the streets and watching shows. At this time
It's already dark, and most of the things during the day have been done. After a pleasant meal and drink, the topics we talked about were where to go for fun at night, and which house with the ajar door was the most informed and interesting.
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After half an hour passed like this, two more members of the undead guards in gray came over from the other side of the street. After meeting a few people, they didn't know what they said. Everyone's expressions changed slightly, and someone cursed in a low voice: "It's bad luck."
." After finishing the meal in a hurry, we got up and walked to the other end of the street together.
You Hongzhuo, who had already changed stalls to drink tea, stood up leisurely and followed him.
Jiangning, which has experienced several wars, no longer has the order it had more than ten years ago. Leaving this night market, in front of you is a street that has experienced fires. Only the ruins of the original houses and courtyards are left, and groups of refugees have torn them apart.
Come here and set up a shed or tent to stay. There is no light here in the dark night. There is only a bonfire burning at the end of the street. The Wheel King, who started out as a religious person, arranged for someone to tell some religious stories here and live there.
The people and some children here moved stools to listen to the class and play there. The rest of the place was mostly dark. Only when you got closer, you could see the outlines of some people.
In such a market, the immigrants from outside all work in groups. Under the banner of the Fair Party, they occupy this place in the form of gangs or rural clans. On weekdays, the Wheel King or some other force will distribute a meal of porridge here.
Food makes these people much better off than the refugees.
Occasionally there is an opportunity to make a fortune in the city, such as when some large households are divided up, and everyone here will flock to it. Those who are lucky will divide some property and save some gold and silver in the past days, and they will spend time here.
They are stored in their houses, waiting for one day to return to the countryside and live a better life. Of course, because they have eaten other people's food, occasionally the Wheel King has conflicts with people in nearby areas, and they have to wave flags and shout or charge into battle.
, sometimes if the price is good when the one across the street is good, the whole street and the entire faction will defect to the banner of another Fair Party.
In such markets, the quality of public security many times depends only on the suppression of a certain "gang leader" or "old man" here. There are some streets where it doesn't matter if you go in at night, but there are also some markets where ordinary people may not be able to go back again if they go in at night.
If you can't get out, all your belongings will be divided up. After all, in troubled times, people often die in broad daylight, let alone murders that occur in a corner where no one can see.
Several "Undead Guards" were very familiar with their surroundings. They walked through this neighborhood and even had people greeting them when they arrived at the entrance. You Hongzhuo followed behind, walking through the darkness like ghosts, and then turned around a street and saw
Several more members of the "Undead Guard" gathered in front. After the two sides met, there were more than ten people, and their voices became higher.
"Who is coming?"
"I don't know now, let's wait and see."
"There's only one person, why do we need to go so far?"
"The one who got into trouble was Miao Zheng. You know his martial arts skills."
"Please wake me up. Don't forget the recent rumors that someone wants to summon the soul of Yongle..."
These people who have been able to enter the middle and high-level ranks of the Undead Guard have pretty good martial arts skills, so they speak with a bit of aloofness. But as someone said the word "Yongle", the air in the dark streets felt like it was suddenly cold.
A few points.
For those who have stayed in the Great Light Sect long enough, the word "Yongle" is a hurdle they cannot overcome. And since more than ten years have passed, it has become part of the legend.
The legendary "Holy Duke" Fang La and "Yunlong Jiuxian" Fang Qifu were so heroic and domineering back then. They dominated the whole world. They didn't even need the Jurchens to cause trouble. They were able to set off a huge uprising and sweep across the south of the Yangtze River.
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Legend has it that if the original Yongle Uprising had seen the weakness and long-standing shortcomings of the Wu Dynasty and that a catastrophe was imminent, they fought hard. If the uprising had succeeded, the sons of the Han family would have defeated the Jurchens long ago, and there would be no such thing.
The war has continued for the past few years...
Legend has it that the current Fairness Party and even the domineering black flag in the southwest have inherited the legacy of the Yongle Dynasty...
There are also rumors that the legacy left by the Holy Gong has not been extinguished, and the descendants of the Fang family have been in today's Great Light Sect, silently accumulating strength, waiting for the day when they can raise their arms and truly realize Fang La's "Equality of law, equality of all laws".
Have the ambition to be superior and inferior, eliminate evil and eliminate the strong, and serve the people with eternal happiness...
The Great Light Sect has inherited the mantle of the Maitreya Sect. The most indispensable thing over the years is all kinds of people. With more people, all kinds of words will naturally come out. If the rumors about "Yongle" are not mentioned, everyone will treat it as nothing.
Once someone mentions it, they often feel that they have indeed heard someone say such and such words somewhere.
The group was silent for a moment, but Kuang Wenbai, who was in the group, snorted coldly: "Back then, Yongle was torn apart and everyone was dead, so what else could be done to summon the souls? This is just a matter of the Holy Cult leader coming over recently, and some people making a fuss in private.
You should also be careful not to spread these rumors in the market. If someone accidentally lets the superiors hear it, he will not survive."
At this time, everyone was walking down a remote alley, and Kuang Wenbai's words seemed particularly clear in the night. You Hongzhuo followed behind, and when he heard the voice, he felt relaxed and happy, and the night air became a little fresher for a while.
He hadn't thought about doing anything yet, but when he saw that the other person was alive, fully equipped, and full of energy when he said angry words, he felt filled with joy.
Based on his accumulation in the world over the years, the thing he fears most is that he cannot find anyone all over the world, and once he finds him, not many people in the world can easily get rid of him.
Fourth brother Kuang probably held the position of deputy in this team. His words were quite majestic. The man who mentioned Yongle before expressed his acceptance. The leader said: "The holy leader is here in the next few days. Let's turn around."
The Lun Wang clan has become a lot more powerful. There are believers everywhere in and outside the city who come to worship. Just take a look. The leader’s martial arts is the best in the world. In a few days, he will destroy Zhou Shang’s five soldiers without any hesitation.
Fang Lei."
Now the leader of the "Undead Guard" is Chen Juefang, nicknamed "Jackdaw". He had a big feud with Zhou Shang and his family because of family affairs. Now when everyone talks about it, they also regard Zhou Shang as the leader.
The imaginary enemy in my heart, this time Lin Zongwu, who is number one in the world, comes to Jiangning, he will naturally overwhelm King Yama.
Someone asked: "Is the holy leader's martial arts really so powerful?"
Kuang Wenbai said: "When I was working with Protector Tan in Jin Dynasty, I had the honor to meet the leader of the church. He talked about his martial arts skills... Hehe, he can crush you and me with just one little finger."
The Protector Tan he spoke of was actually Tan Zheng, the original "Heshuo Heavenly Sword". However, Tan Zheng was the helmsman back then, and it seems that he was promoted again some time ago.
Someone asked: "If Protector Tan faced off against the leader of the cult, what would be the outcome?"
"It is said that Protector Tan's sword skills are so powerful that he can compete with the 'Bad Sword' back then. Even if he can't win, think about it..."
"I was beaten back then." Kuang Wenbai shook his head and smiled, "But it's not convenient for me to go into too much detail about the above matter. I heard that the leader will be training everyone's martial arts in the New Tiger Palace in the past two days. If you have a chance, find a person with connections.
I’ll take you in and have a look, that’s all.”
The leader said: "In the past few days, the big bosses above have all received guidance from the leader."
"How is the result?"
"Let's not talk about it, our boss. You all know how skilled the 'martial tyrant' General Gao Huiyungao is. He is proficient in all eighteen martial arts, and he is invincible when charging on the battlefield. He held a spear in front of the leader, and was caught by the leader.
, no one could stand up. Later, the leader allowed him to wear armor and ride a horse into the battle, but the horse... was punched by the leader and was beaten to death. According to people at the scene, the horse's head was blown off..."
"...How is General Gao?"
"The master taught me how to attack people in martial arts. After one punch and weighing each other, everyone knew how powerful they were. In short, according to the boss, the martial arts of the master has surpassed ordinary people.
In terms of the highest level of human beings, the only person in the world who can compare with him is perhaps Mr. Zhou Tong back then. Even when Shenggong Fangla was in his heyday more than ten years ago, he was probably far behind. So this is to tell you, don’t believe blindly.
What is Yongle Soul Calling? If you really call the soul here, you will be beaten to death."
Everyone nodded, and at this moment, someone asked: "What if the inner demon in the southwest shows up?"
The leader thought for a while and said solemnly: "The inner demon in the southwest is obsessed with power and conspiracy, and he is naturally distracted from martial arts. His martial arts is at most the level of Sheng Gong and others back then. Compared with the leader,
It is inevitable that there will be a slight difference. However, the inner demon is now so powerful and fierce and domineering that if we really want to fight, he will not take action himself."
Everyone nodded again, feeling that it made perfect sense.
These people were talking while moving forward at a slow pace. They arrived at a warehouse and picked up fishing nets, hooks, lime and other hunting tools. Then they looked at the time and went to a workshop where the building facilities were still intact.
They were eyeing a courtyard facing the waterway. The courtyard was not very big. In the past, it was just a residence for ordinary people. However, in Jiangning City at this time, it was regarded as a rare treasure of Xinning.
Based on what these people said, it was speculated that the person who committed the crime was the landlord named Miao Zheng. It was not known who he was meeting with in private, so these people said that he was "recruiting the souls of Yongle".
When Kuang Wenbai and others arrived, a follower determined that the target was meeting inside. The leader looked at the surrounding situation and gave instructions. The group of more than ten people dispersed immediately. Some blocked the door, some guarded the back alley, and some paid attention.
As for the waterway, Kuang Wenbo was an old man in the rivers and lakes. He knew that either the enemy had been captured in one attempt, or the waterway in front of him that was most likely to make a dog jump over the wall was the waterway less than two feet wide. He led his two companions to the opposite side.
Let one of them go up to the roof of a nearby house and hold a small flag to keep track, while he and the other person took a fishing net and waited for the rabbit.
The flag in the hand of the man stalking on the roof was gray and black. It would be extremely difficult to spot it in advance unless he paid attention in the night. On the roof on this side, he could also get a slight glimpse of the situation in the yard opposite. After he lay down, he carefully observed everything.
Unexpectedly, another figure climbed up not far behind him and was squatting there, staring at him.
After a while, a black figure came out of the room in the courtyard and was about to walk towards the courtyard door. The person watching on the roof waved a flag. The people below had already paid attention to the small flag and raised it immediately.
They made gestures to each other and kept an eye on the movement at the courtyard gate.
You Hongzhuo stood up and took two steps forward. He thrust the knife in his hand into the waist of the sentry guard on the roof. While kneeling on the guard's back, he grabbed the tiles with his other hand and silently threw them towards the opposite side.
Everyone around the courtyard was staring at the courtyard door attentively. Suddenly, they heard a scream of "Ah——" coming from the night behind them, but it was a resident in a nearby courtyard who was inexplicably hit on the head by something. At this moment
, the figures inside and outside the courtyard stayed for a moment at the same time. The leader here suddenly made several gestures, rushed forward suddenly, stepped on the back of a companion, drew his sword and jumped into the courtyard wall, while the person in the courtyard
The black figure had already run to the side, used force on the wall, and climbed over the side wall.
The two "immortal guards" at the door slammed into the courtyard door, but the owner of the courtyard may not have enough sense of security. After reinforcing the wooden door, two figures smashed against the wall and fell down, in a state of panic. You Hongzhuo on the opposite roof.
I could hardly help but cover my mouth and laugh.
The black figure captured by everyone crossed the courtyard wall and reached the narrow passage near the waterway. As soon as it landed, the "Undead Guards" arranged on both sides drew their swords and blocked it. Now surrounded by two sides, the figure
However, he did not jump directly to the river at his feet. Instead, he raised his hands and pulled out a sword from behind his cloak. At this time, the sword was curled up, resisting the attack from one side, but pushing back towards the other side.
You Hongzhuo frowned slightly. The figure that appeared on the opposite side of the water actually seemed familiar to him.
Among the knights in the arena, there are more swordsmen than swordsmen, and even fewer use swords at the same time. This is a very easy-to-distinguish feature of martial arts. And the sword in the hand of the cloaked shadow opposite is both
It is wide and long, but the sword is a little shorter than the sword. What suddenly unfolds when waving with both hands is the former Shangshu Wang Yin of the Yongle Dynasty - that is, Wang Juyun, the current leader of the rebellious masters - whose martial arts are amazing in the world: Peacock Ming Wang Qi
Show feathers.
At that time, the Peacock King Jianduo bloomed in the south of the Yangtze River. After the Yongle Uprising failed, Wang Yin left for the north. Later, the world changed so fast that people were caught off guard. The Jurchens went south several times and broke the Central Plains into pieces. It was most difficult for Wang Yin to run to the south of Yanmen Pass.
He preached in the surviving areas and gathered an army of beggars to help the world and save the people.
The area where he was located was poor in all kinds of materials and was the most invaded by the Jurchens. It was not an ideal place to gather people at all, but Wang Juyun happened to take root there. His men had many adopted sons and daughters.
He was gifted with the Peacock Ming King Sword, and also sent out capable subordinates to various places to collect gold and silver supplies to supplement the army. This situation continued until he later cooperated with the Jin women, and the two parties joined forces.
, it was slightly relieved.
A few years ago, when the Jin army and Liao Yiren and others attacked Jin, Wang Juyun led his troops and resisted tenaciously. His many adopted sons and daughters often led the strongest stormtroopers, and they sacrificed their lives.
The gesture of forgetting death is moving.
Due to Luan Fei's incident, You Hongzhuo had not had much contact with the forces of Wang Juyun's family when he was in Jin. However, he fought side by side with Wang Juyun's children on several battlefields at that time. He still remembered the destruction of Zhaode City.
In that battle, in a section of the city not far from the city wall he was guarding, a woman holding a sword charged and was bloody several times. He had also seen this woman holding her dead brother and crying to the sky in a pool of blood.
situation.
Liang Siyi...
This should be the woman's name.
At this time, the distance between the two parties was quite far, and You Hongzhuo could not confirm this knowledge. But then he thought about it, there should not be many people in the world who changed the Peacock Ming King Sword to the Sword Master, and at this moment, he could be taught by the Great Light.
Everyone said that apart from the Wang Shangshu who was involved in summoning souls for Yongle, there is probably no one else in the world.
Chen Fan, who now occupies Jinghu South Road, is said to be a direct disciple of Fang Qifu, but he has already belonged to the Chinese Army. He has defeated the Jurchens head-on and killed the Jin Kingdom general Yin Shuke. Even if he comes to Jiangning in person, I am afraid
No one would say that he came for the Yongle Restoration.
He was thinking about these things in his mind. The black figure opposite had superb swordsmanship and had already chopped down a member of the "Undead Guard" to the ground and rushed out. The people here were obviously old Jianghu, and they surrounded them without delay. Both sides
The result was unpredictable. You Hongzhuo knew the power of these crazy women who survived the battlefield, so he was not worried for a short time. He looked at the members of the "Undead Guard" who fell on the ground, thinking about "Members of the Undead Guard"
He made a cold joke like "I died on the spot" and waited for the other person to get up.
At this moment, in the darkness at the corner of his eye, a figure suddenly moved, flying at high speed on the roof not far away, and was approaching here in the blink of an eye.
You Hongzhuo had been ambushing Jin for a long time, killing assassins who wanted to assassinate the female prime minister, so he was extremely sensitive to emergencies such as this. The figure might have come from a distance, and when did he get on the roof?
None of them noticed it. At this moment, he may have noticed the sudden movement, and then You Hongzhuo noticed this figure.
In the killing field below, the surrounded figure was rushing left and right like a monkey. For a moment, it made it difficult for the other party to keep silent. It almost broke out of the siege. The figure here was already rushing in at a high speed.
.A name flashed in You Hongzhuo’s mind.
The leader of the "Undead Guard", "Jackdaw" Chen Juefang.
Known as: No. 1 in Qinggong in the world.
You Hongzhuo pursed his lips and whistled twice, "Chirp, chirp". On the opposite side of the road, the figure of Peacock Ming Wangjian suddenly turned around. Here, the figure suspected to be "Jackdaw" Chen Juefang crossed the courtyard wall and "eight-step rush"
"Cicada" has rushed directly to the other side of the waterway.
You Hongzhuo sighed and flew down from the roof towards Kuang Wenbai and his minions.
catch me...
He fell down with a bang, smashing the minions holding fishing nets into the ground.