Chapter 249 It's not just Lin Chong who has entered the White Tiger Festival
Lin Chong had a humble nature. He also knew that Xiao Tang's family background was much richer than his own. Although he also loved the sword, he still said: "Since my brother wants to buy it, I will give this sword to him."
But Xiao Tang could clearly see that the man selling the knife had a different look on his face, and he heard the man hesitate: "Since this sword has been spotted by that hero first, how can I sell it to you again?"
Just now, he thought that no one in the capital recognized his sword, but now he saw that the one he bought was not Lin Chong, but he was still trying to shirk the blame. His acting skills were a little too clumsy, right? Xiao Tang sneered in his heart, and he added: "A few of us are Who can't buy sworn brothers? Since you are in urgent need of some money, why are you unwilling to sell now?"
Seeing the man hemming and hawing, Lu Zhishen couldn't help but be surprised and said: "What a strange bird! When brother Lin Chong wanted to buy a thousand guan, you only spared 500 guan, and you thought the gold was only sold as pig iron. But Brother Xiaotang of the Sa family I bought yours at the asking price, yet you push back and forth like this!?”
The man secretly complained in his heart. Taiwei said that Lin Chong was a martial artist, and there was more than one sword in Gao Taiwei's house that he refused to show others. He had no choice but to sell this sword to Gao Qiu. Lin Chong bargained with Lin Chong in order not to make Lin Chong suspicious. Since Lin Chong is a person who knows the goods, he should also know that asking for a price of two thousand guan for this sword that cuts iron like mud is not excessive. If he can bargain for a few hundred guan more, With the money, this man can also get some benefits.
But who would have thought that Lin Chong had indeed seen this sword first, but Xiao Tang just stepped in and tried to snatch the sword from Lin Chong. When Xiao Tang saw Lu Zhishen and pressed him, the man had no choice but to follow Xiao Tang. Tang and others arrived at the door of Xiao's house, and when Xiao Tang called the banker to pay him three thousand guan of money, Xiao Tang said to the man again: "Where did you get this knife?"
The man avoided Xiao Tang's scorching gaze, his eyes flickered, and he said vaguely: "The little ancestor left it behind. Because the family's wealth was declining, he had no choice but to sell this sword. There is no need to ask who the little ancestor is. , to say so would be an insult to our ancestors!"
Xiao Tang raised the corner of his mouth, walked up to the man, and lowered his voice and said, "Is your ancestor's surname Gao?"
When the man heard what Xiao Tang said, he was immediately shocked and his expression changed drastically! He no longer dared to stay at all, hurriedly took the money and left.
Xiao Tang held the sword in his hand and said to Lin Chong: "Brother, don't blame me for being loved by others. I will give this sword to my brother after I play with it for a while."
Lin Chong also thought that the Xiaotang brothers came from a wealthy family. Seeing that he really liked the sword, he bought it first and gave it as a gift later without causing Lin Chong to lose face. He waved his hand and said: "As the saying goes, a sword matches a hero. , I only serve as a coach in the capital, and I have no chance to fight on the battlefield. Isn’t it unfair to hide the magic weapon at home? Brothers are equipped with this sword to fight on the battlefield and protect their homes and countries, so that such sharp weapons can be profitable. !”
Xiao Tang smiled and said nothing, saying in his heart that I am doing this to avoid Lin Chong's fate... But it stands to reason that when Xiao Tang saw Lin Chong walking into the trap set by Gao Qiu step by step, he could just sit back and watch. Don't stop him. Because only when Lin Chong is framed by Gao Qiu and is completely cornered, can he completely give up the thought of serving as an officer in the army. Xiao Tang only needs to wait until Lin Chong is forced to fall into the grass, then he can add another green forest force to his power. A tiger general.
However, whether it was with Lin Chong, Wu Song, Lu Zhishen and other sworn brothers, or with his confidants currently in Xiao Mansion in Bianjing, Xiao Jiaji in Daming Mansion, or in Green Forest, Xiao Tang compared his feelings with them and gave them the right to choose. He could stand by and watch.
Is the kind of person who watches you sinking step by step, who will soon face catastrophe but remains indifferent, worthy of being regarded as a brother?
Taking advantage of the fate of relatives and friends, preventing them from being controlled by him, how is this different from the behavior of Song Jiang, Wu Yong, etc. to earn money from heroes such as Lu Junyi, Qin Ming, Xu Ning, Zhu Dian? Of course Xiao Tang
He needed the help of a strong general like Lin Chong, but he didn't want the heroes and capable men to rally around him.
But since Gao Qiu had begun to plan to frame Lin Chong, how could he give up so easily if his plan failed?
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In the palace commander's house, Gao Qiu's face was as dark as water. He stared coldly at the man kneeling in front of him and said: "The general is incompetent, please punish me! It's just that Xiao Tang's fellow is rushing to buy the Taiwei's sword, and the general really stops him."
It will be impossible!"
"It's very strange...you said that Xiao Tang found out that you were the person sent by the Taiwei?" Sun Jing, Gao Qiu's staff sitting aside, thought about it carefully and said: "According to what Lu Qian said
, Lin Chong was a martial artist, so he would love it very much when he saw a sword like the one the Taiwei had collected. And the Taiwei asked his trusted generals to pretend to be generals from settled households to sell the ancestral swords, and there was no flaw in this plan... But Xiao Tang and that fellow
How could we break through our plot and even know that you were sent by the Taiwei?"
"Trash! Get out of here! I won't talk to you again later!" Gao Qiu rebuked the general who pretended to sell swords to Luo Tuohan. He snorted coldly and said, "It seems that Xiao Tang also knows that I want to
Seeking his bad luck, how can it be a good thing since he is already prepared?"
Sun Jing smiled coldly and said: "Don't worry, Lieutenant. As the saying goes, if you want to impose a crime, why bother? Since Lin Chong's friend Lu Qian is at our disposal, it will be easy to punish him. What's more...
...We want to eliminate Xiao Tang's cronies in the palace commander's house first, but the plan of 'entering the palace with two swords' does not work. As long as the two others carry sharp weapons and enter the military base, we will find them conspiring against each other.
Doesn’t it make sense in terms of military law?”…
At the same time, Yang Zhi's home in Bianliang, Tokyo.
"It's not that the Sa family is boasting. This sword left by the ancestors of the Sa family has three advantages: the first is that it can chop copper and iron without curling the blade; the second is that it can blow hair; the third is that there is no blood on the killing knife."
Yang Zhizheng was drinking with a close confidant of Gao Qiu named Hu Chun. Yang Zhizheng was originally worried about how to ask Gao Qiu to transfer him to the Western Army. However, Hu Chun wanted to get acquainted with him during these days, but it didn't work.
Yang Zhi, who was worried that he had no way to manage Shangguan, was happy.
Yang Zhi was originally just an envoy in the central area of the Palace Commandery. Gao Qiu had few generals who looked up to him. Now Yang Zhi still thinks that he has made some military exploits with Xiao Tang in the west of Beijing, and Gao Qiu intends to win over him.
, only then did his cronies come to develop feelings for him.
Although Yang Zhi is not a flatterer, he has served as a low-level official in the Palace Commander's Mansion for a long time and knows the principle of "not afraid of officials, only afraid of management". Although Xiao Renxia and Gao Qiu seem to have old grudges...
..However, Yang Zhicun wanted to avoid offending both sides. As long as he could transfer his name to the Western Army's account, how would he make friends with Xiao Tang? Gao Qiu, who was only in charge of the Imperial Guards of the Third Government Office of the Capital, was not happy, but
I can't control him either.
Hu Chun deliberately brought up the topic of the treasured sword passed down by the Yang family. He clinked glasses with Yang Zhi, drank it all, and then said: "Mr. Yang, there is also a treasured sword hidden in the palace of Gao Dian Shuai, and Gao Dian Shuai has always kept it."
The idea of comparing it with other sharp weapons. Since the military envoy has this good sword handed down from his ancestors, how about comparing it with the palace commander's sword?"
When Yang Zhi heard this, he was delighted and said: "The Sa family also heard that there was a precious sword in Taiwei Gao's house, but they refused to show it to others. If the Taiwei is interested, the Sa family will also use this ancestral sword to compete with the Taiwei's sword."
For Yang Zhi, what he was thinking about was to use his sword duel with Shangguan Gaoqiu to buy some gold and silver property and transfer him from his position as the envoy of the cavalry army in front of the palace, so that he could achieve his goal.
Bian Dibo's long-cherished wish was to gain fame. But Yang Zhi completely ignored Hu Chun, who kept trying to persuade him to drink. There was a sneer on his lips that was not easy for others to notice.
Early the next morning, Yang Zhi heard an official from the Palace Commander's Mansion knocking on the door. When Yang Zhi asked him about his purpose, the official said: "Mr. Yang, Taiwei Junzhi, he heard from Hu Dujian that you
If there is a good sword handed down from our ancestors, I will ask you to go and compare it. The Taiwei is now waiting for you in the Palace Commander's mansion."
After hearing this, Yang Zhi laughed and said: "Hu Dujian is very quick to talk. Since Captain Gao wants to compete with swords, the general should also accompany him." After saying that, Yang Zhi took the sword and went straight to the Palace Commander's Mansion with the director.
And go.
When Yang Zhi arrived at the gate of the Palace Commander's Mansion, he suddenly saw two Forbidden Army generals not far away who were also approaching the entrance. Yang Zhi saw the people clearly and said hurriedly: "Instructor Lin, there are also military affairs coming to the Palace Commander's Mansion.
Care about it?"
Lin Chong was Xiao Tang's sworn brother, and he also knew that Yang Zhi was a colleague of the palace commander who followed Xiao Tang to appease southern Jingnan. He also stepped forward and crossed his hands: "It turns out to be Yang Jun! This is my close friend Lu Qian and Yuhou.
, today Lin was summoned by Captain Gao, who said that he had to discuss matters regarding the training of the Imperial Army."
When Lu Qian saw that Yang Zhi had also arrived, he hesitated a little, but finally said to Lin Chong and Yang Zhi: "It's not easy to teach Taiwei to wait for a long time. Brother, Yang Jun will enter the house first."
Yang Zhi and Lin Chong looked at each other. After they explained to each other the reasons for coming to the Palace Commander's Mansion, they both felt something strange in their hearts. Since Captain Gao said he wanted to compete with Yang Zhi today, why did he call Lin Chong to come alone?
What are you discussing about the training of the Imperial Guard?
Lin Chong couldn't help but think of the day when he inexplicably bumped into a man who wanted to sell some kind of ancestral sword in the alley of Yuewufang. How could it be such a coincidence that today, Gao Qiu came to summon Yang Zhi, who also had an ancestral sword, to come to the Palace Commander's Mansion for a sword show?
What is the connection between Zhemo and this?
But when Lin Chong turned to look at Lu Qian who was walking with him, he thought that brother Lu Qian was the Marquis of the Palace Commander's Mansion and was his close friend, but brother Xiao Tang was at odds with Captain Gao, so what could he do?
Will it harm me? Thinking of this, Lin Chong and Yang Zhi walked into the Palace Commander's residence at Lu Qian's urging.
When Lin Chong and others entered the hall, they suddenly heard a minor official from the Palace Commander's Mansion calling out: "Marquis Liu Yu, there is some official business at Ma Si Yamen, and Inspector Hu is about to call you over."
After Lu Qian heard this, he turned to Lin Chong and Yang Zhi and said, "I have other important matters, so I'll leave for now. The captain is waiting for you in the back hall."
When Lin Chong and Yang Zhi arrived at the back hall, they were led by two minor officials from the Palace Commander's Mansion through two or three gates until they reached a place surrounded by green railings. The two minor officials said to Lin Chong and Yang Zhi again
: "Teacher Lin, Commander Yang, please stay here for a little while, and let me go in and report to Lord Taiwei."
At this time, Yang Zhi had a strange look on his face, and he said to Lin Chong: "Coach Lin, this is not right... When the Sa family and Xiao Renxia were discussing the matter of appeasing the west of Beijing, they had also been here. If it weren't for Shangguan
When summoned to discuss major military affairs, how can I get in here casually?"
Lin Chong felt more and more strange in his heart, and he hurriedly asked: "Envoy Yang, where is this place?"
When he heard Yang Zhi say the words "White Tiger Festival Hall", Lin Chong's expression changed drastically. He quickly said: "This festival hall is a place where important military matters are discussed. How dare you enter without reason? I have a sharp knife in my hand, so I entered the festival hall, and even more
It’s a felony under military law!”
Yang Zhi also said anxiously: "The Sa family is also an officer in the palace, how come they don't know the laws of the army? Since it was summoned by Captain Gao, why did they choose this place to compete with the Sa family?"
An ominous premonition vaguely arose in Lin Chong's heart, and he immediately said to Yang Zhi: "It's not too late to make plans later. Let's go back to the back hall to wait for Captain Gao first, and don't let others catch the clue."
But at this moment, nearly a hundred military warriors suddenly rushed out from the ear rooms on both sides of the Palace Commander's Mansion. They were holding sharp spears. They didn't wait for Lin Chong or Yang Zhi to defend themselves and rushed towards them! Lin Chong and Yang Zhi met.
They were all colleagues of the Forbidden Army, and it was not easy to use force to cause trouble with them. With every step of the way, the army warriors forced Lin Chong and Yang Zhi into the White Tiger Festival Hall!
