Chapter 21 Chapter 20 Guan Yueyun Willingly Offers Her First Night

Zhang Zuanzi suddenly remembered one thing: "Master Man, after you left Wugang, Yang Xiangwan married a very remarkable wife named Guan Yueyun. Men can't compare to her." The story is divided into two parts, but it is said that on July 26, 1929, Zhang Yunqing, Zhu Yunhan, and Zhang Shuncai jointly suppressed Yi Hao. Yi Hao was defeated and fled to the hinterland of western Hunan. The next day, the three divisions returned to their respective camps. Although there were no major casualties, Zhang Shuncai was shot in the thigh, and Zhu Yunhan's military division, Yang Xiangwan, was wounded in the arm.

It was hot weather, and although Yang Xiangwan's injury was not serious, the swelling was hard to heal.There were many doctors in Dongkou Garden, but none of them were brilliant.One day, the younger brother Yang Xiangbin came back from other places to visit his elder brother. Seeing the wound was dripping with pus and blood, and the stench was unpleasant, he said, "Brother, the gunshot wound is not curable these days. It may be caused by poison on the bullet head. Master Cai is more seriously injured than you. I heard that Zhang Yunqing went to Guilin with him for treatment in the past two days. Brother, if you want to recover quickly, you might as well go to Guilin and ride a fast horse. Maybe you can catch up with them .”

When Yang Xiangwan heard this, he shook his head again and again: "I can't go, I can't go, Zhang Yunqing is not going to accompany Zhang Shuncai to heal his injuries, it is clearly—" "What is it? Brother, can't you even tell your younger brother?" Yang Xiangwan knew that he had slipped his tongue, but seeing that his younger brother had figured it out, he ordered Yang Xiangbin to close the windows and the door, and said mysteriously: "Brother, this matter is very important, you must not talk about it with me." Outsiders, once the news gets out, Zhang Yunqing may teach you to move your head."

Yang Xiangbin nodded: "Brother, just say it out, I won't spread the word." Yang Xiangwan said: "There is absolutely no possibility of Zhang Shuncai coming back from this trip." "You mean Zhang Yunqing is going to kill him? Why?" Yang Xiangbin looked at his brother in surprise. Yang Xiangwan sighed: "It's a long story. As early as nine years ago when Zhang Yunqing first entered the Green Forest, Mr. Zhu was ambitious and wanted to dominate Southwest Hunan. Because of the killing of Shuangbiyan Yihao's younger brother, I think Zhang Yunqing is a rare talent. I suggest Master Zhu to recruit him. Who would have thought that his words were astonishing, and he threatened to dominate Xiangxi before he debuted, and he would not be restrained by others. In the next few years, he really surged up like a whirlwind, forming a A force. He annexed his nephew first, and his next target was Zhang Shuncai of the same clan. If there were not so many changes in the middle, this matter would have succeeded. Some time ago, Zhang Shuncai's two sons were captured and killed by Liu Yi. It is suspected that Zhang Yunqing did it. This time he personally accompanied Zhang Shuncai to the south, this guess is more confirmed. Just wait and see, one day, Zhang Yunqing will return from the autopsy."

Yang Xiangbin was dumbfounded, and he murmured after a long time: "So, after he annexed Zhang Shuncai, wouldn't his next target be us?" Yang Xiangwan said: "How can someone else sleep soundly in the couch? After eating Zhang Shuncai, the next target is of course Zhu Yunhan. Brother, what is your attitude towards this matter?" Yang Xiangbin said: "Zhu Yunhan is fatuous and old, and one day he will be eaten by Zhang Yunqing. If Zhang Yunqing doesn't harm our interests, I have no objection." "Finally, you and I thought of going together. Brother, I have something to discuss with you." Just at this moment, there was a knock on the door, followed by Zhu Yunhan's loud voice.

"Xiangwan, what are you doing, it's sunny, close the door." Yang Xiangwan winked at his younger brother while gently pushing the window open.Yang Xiangbin understood, opened the door, and said: "The door is not locked, the light is dazzling, and a window is enough." Seeing that the window was open, Zhu Yunhan didn't suspect him, so he sat down opposite Yang Xiangwan: "Military Master, I have some good news. Recently, there is a new 'Chunhetang' pharmacy in Huayuan Town. The shopkeeper is called Guan Shaoting. He is well versed in medicine, and is good at treating knife wounds, gunshot wounds and bruises. You might as well try it there."

Yang Xiangwan smiled wryly and shook his head: "I've met this kind of person a lot, the bigger the bragging, the less capable they are, I can't believe it." Zhu Yunhan stroked his beard and smiled and said: "The military commander is wrong. Others may have no skills. How can you say that Guan Shaoting has no skills? As the saying goes, 'It's not that a good man doesn't go out of the country, it's not that the fertile soil doesn't grow ginger'. The surname Guan is from Jiangxi Province. A native of Linjiang, with ten children by his side, he not only supported his whole family, but also made a fortune by relying on his excellent skills. As soon as he came to Wugang, he bought dozens of acres of high-quality fertile land in Huayuan Town, and opened a A huge pharmacy. This alone is enough to prove that he is an extraordinary person. To be honest, I also wanted to get his idea, but after thinking about it, I think that in our business, injuries are common, and there is always demand. When he was there, he kept a hand. But no, isn’t it used now?”

Yang Xiangbin persuaded from the side: "Brother, let's try it. He is a foreigner and knows what we do. If he can't be cured, he naturally dare not praise Haikou, unless he has eaten leopard gall." Yang Xiangwan followed his advice and said, "Okay then, brother, go and call me a sedan chair." After Yang Xiangbin left, Zhu Yunhan accompanied him and said some irrelevant gossip, and then left. Yang Xiangbin asked the bearer to come back, and went into the room and asked his elder brother: "Just now you said you had something to discuss with me, but I don't know what it is."

Seeing that the bearers were outside the door, Yang Xiangwan said in a low voice, "I think Master Zhu will fall into Zhang Yunqing's hands sooner or later. Instead of letting Zhang Yunqing come and fight for it, my brother should take the initiative to hook up with him. If he comes back from Guilin, you Get in touch with him as soon as possible." Yang Xiangbin said: "What elder brother said is right, younger brother just pay more attention. You should rest in peace and heal your wounds." Yang Xiangwan went to the "Chunhetang" pharmacy, and Guan Shaoting was really extraordinary.Unlike other herbalists, he just sticks large pieces of chewed herbs to the wound.On the contrary, he only washed the wound with shochu and did not apply medicine. He just squeezed out all the deep pus and blood stasis, and then cleaned the wound, sprinkled some powder on it, did not bandage it, and only used a fan to drive away mosquitoes. fly, and then eat a few pairs of anti-inflammatory Chinese medicine.

Within three days, Yang Xiangwan's wounds healed and he was able to walk on the ground.On the fourth day, I went to the back of the house to go to the toilet by myself, and when I came back, I saw a young girl in the wing room, and in an instant, my whole body was numb for a long time. Back on the sickbed, Yang Xiangwan asked Guan Shaoting, who was busy, "Master Guan, where did the woman in the wing room come from?" He meant by asking this, thinking that the woman was Guan Shaoting's concubine. Guan Shaoting replied casually: "That's a little girl, not an outsider."

Hearing this, Yang Xiangwan's heart became hot again, and he felt an inexplicable feeling. From then on, Yang Xiangwan went to the back toilet more than 20 times in one day as if he had a kidney deficiency.Guan Shaoting came here from all over the world, so he naturally understood Yang Xiangwan's heart disease. On the morning of the fifth day, he asked him to go back on the pretext that his injury had been healed. When Yang Xiangwan left "Chunhetang", he couldn't get sick, so he came to the "Chunhetang" drugstore again. It was strange to say that as long as he looked at Guan Shaoting's little girl, he was cured.As soon as I returned to the Self-Defense Force headquarters (actually Zhu Yunhan's home), I didn't think about food and drink again, and the image of the Guan family's little girl always appeared in my mind when I opened my eyes and closed my eyes. Zhu Yunhan was very anxious when he heard that the military division had a strange disease, and went to the bedside to inquire about the cause of the disease.No brother is like a brother, Yang Xiangbin said to him: "Master Zhu, my brother's illness is not serious, but it is not small. If you want to be cured well, you must have Guan Shaoting's daughter." After hearing this, Zhu Yunhan was taken aback for a moment, then laughed "haha", walked to the bed and said to Yang Xiangwan, "It's true that a hero sees the same thing. To be honest, I also saw Miss Guan's family once, and I haven't been able to do it since then." Forget it, it's a pity that she is only fifteen years old, she is too delicate, so the old man didn't marry her. Anyway, since the military master has taken a fancy to her, I will reluctantly give up. But you must not forget your gratitude and betray me one day. " Yang Xiangwan saw that the matter in his heart had been told, and he no longer felt lovesick in his heart. He took Zhu Yunhan's hand and begged, "Master Zhu, Xiangwan only wished to get married tonight. You quickly decide for me and marry her over." "I see you are in a hurry." Zhu Yunhan said, "Even if people want to, they have to choose an auspicious day and give some gifts, and then they will marry you. You are already thirty years old, and you have survived for so long. These days? As the saying goes, 'You can't drink hot porridge in a hurry', you always think about getting married, and if you are in a hurry, this good thing may be ruined." Yang Xiangwan said: "I don't care so much, I just want to have a good relationship with her as soon as possible, don't say she is 'hot porridge', even if it is poison, I will swallow it in one gulp, and I am willing to die! It's the one who grew up to thirty years old, but has never been in love. It's Miss Guan's family. When I saw it, it seemed that I had waited for thousands of years and only met now. Tell me, can I not be in a hurry?" Zhu Yunhan had no choice but to agree to prepare a generous gift and go to Huayuan Town to propose marriage to Guan Shaoting. It turned out that the girl Yang Xiangwan had his eyes on was Guan Shaoting's youngest daughter, named Guan Yueyun, because she was the eighth, her family and neighbors called her Guan Laoba, and she was only fifteen and a half years old.Guan Yueyun was born in a family of medical practitioners, traveled far and wide, she is well-informed, smart and eager to learn, she learned a lot of economics at a young age, mastered the Four Books and Five Classics, she is quite talented, Guan Shaoting regards her as the apple of her eye. But he said that Zhu Yunhan wanted to propose to Yang Xiangwan, so he prepared a gift, and on second thought, if he was rejected, he might lose face.He temporarily changed his mind and ordered Yang Xiangbin to act on his behalf. Yang Xiangbin went there for more than three hours and came back with gifts.Yang Xiangwan knew that things had not been done well, and it was strange to say that at this moment, he felt no pain or soreness all over his body, and his illness was gone. He turned over and got up from the bed, hung up his gun, and fired at more than 20 bandits in a menacing manner. Come to Huayuan Town and surround the "Chunhetang" pharmacy. According to Yang Xiangwan's instructions, the bandits fired their guns into the sky and shouted in unison: "Guan Shaoting, come out!" "Guan Yueyun, come out!" "Don't come out and set fire to the shop!" About half an hour later, Guan Shaoting in the house saw that the gangsters had no intention of retreating, opened the door, and while holding his gold-rimmed glasses, begged for mercy: "Heroes, don't do this. If you are close relatives and neighbors, if you want money, I can call your masters to come to your door." Yang Xiangwan had already made his preparations. Seeing Guan Shaoting come out, he knelt down and walked on his knees, crying with tears streaming down his face: "My father-in-law is on top, I have pity on my poor son-in-law... If I, Yang Xiangwan, don't know what to do in this life... As a wife, Guan Yueyun will surely die. My father-in-law, you are pitiful..." "Yang Xiangwan!" Guan Shaoting gritted his teeth and scolded, "You are a beast that will repay your kindness. The old man is so kind to save your dog's life. Not only do you not want to repay your dog's life, but you are also begging for nothing. My daughter is from a well-behaved family. I would never die to marry a bandit as my wife!" "Father-in-law, don't be angry. As the saying goes, send the Buddha to the west and save people to the end. Although you have cured my gunshot wound, now I am suffering from lovesickness. Medicine. If you want to cure me, Yue Yun must marry me. Father-in-law, please promise my son-in-law!" "Shameless thing, who is your father-in-law? The boar downstairs is your father-in-law!" "Father-in-law don't want to kill himself, unless I die, otherwise I have to marry Yueyun! As the saying goes, saving a life is better than building a seven-level pagoda. Is my father-in-law just watching me die? Besides, my lovesickness The disease is also caused by your daughter. I have never been moved by any woman since I was a child. Ever since I met Yue Yun at my father-in-law's house, my soul has been taken away by her." Yang Xiangwan said, taking advantage of Guan Shaoting Not being on guard, he hugged his legs and said shamelessly, "If you don't marry Yueyun to me, I won't let you go." Even though Guan Shaoting punched and kicked him, he refused to let go, and he didn't ask his subordinates to come forward to help. At this time, Guan Yueyun came out of the house, pointed at Yang Xiangwan with a sharp knife in his hand and cursed: "You dog, put down my father, or I will die for you!" Yang Xiangwan was startled, and hastily put the switch on Shaoting, muttering: "Baby, you can't die! I can't live if you die, please put down the knife!" Guan Yueyun asked her father to go into the house, blocked the door with her body, and said, "Yang Xiangwan, if you want to get me, unless you follow me, don't be wishful thinking." Yang Xiangwan was overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "Don't say yes, I will agree to a hundred things. Honey, which one is the same, hurry up and say it." Guan Yueyun said: "As long as you can speak well of me, I will marry you as my wife!" Yang Xiangwan laughed loudly, pointed to Guan Yueyun, who was only fifteen years old, and said, "Don't regret it!" "No regrets!" "You are a child, and you can't decide what you say. You need your father to come out and testify." Guan Yueyun sneered and said, "Yang Xiangwan, you look down on me too much. To tell you the truth, with your character, I will never marry you even if I die. I dare to boast about it because I am very sure. Ask a question, and you answer it." Then, he put his right foot into the door and asked, "Guess, am I entering the house or going out?" Yang Xiangwan scratched his head, and suddenly saw a broken tile on the ground, picked it up, and proudly asked Guan Yunyue, "Guess, am I going to break it, or do I want to keep it?" Guan Yueyun sneered for a while, pointing to Yang Xiangwan after laughing enough, said: "I thought you were a man, but I didn't expect you to play such a child's game! Look at me," she said, picking up a hard piece from the ground. Pebble, asked, "Guess, do I want to break it, or keep it?" Yang Xiangwan said: "You can't break it—remember, don't play tricks!" "Am I a cheater?" Guan Yueyun let out a disdainful voice from his nostrils, and with enough energy, he broke a pebble into two sections. Yang Xiangwan and the gangsters were stunned, but he still didn't believe it, picked up the broken pebble to check, it was a new crack just broken, when he touched the stone, it was as hard as iron. "How is it? Should I be convinced this time? In order to show my generosity, I will let you go one step further. I will make a couplet, and if it matches, I will obey you." Yang Xiangwan has always been astute, and he once answered many quatrains, stood up and slapped his chest: "You come out of the Shanglian." Guan Yueyun said: "Listen carefully, my first couplet is - this tree came from Chaishan Mountain; hello, let's talk about the second couplet." Yang Xiangwan searched his guts, and was really stumped. When he scratched his head, he had a plan and gave his subordinates a wink. Taking advantage of Guan Yueyun's unpreparedness, he rushed to block the door, and a group of bandits rushed forward to arrest Guan Yueyun. Flee to the Self-Defense Forces headquarters in the air.Several other people intercepted the Guan father and son who were going out to snatch Guan Yueyun back. Guan Yueyun was snatched back, and Yang Xiangwan locked her in the room.Guan Yueyun knew that it was useless to scold, so she had to find furniture and clothes in the room to vent her anger. Yang Xiangwan said through the window: "My heart, throw it hard, so that the anger will be easily dissipated, otherwise it will be uncomfortable if you hold it in your heart. Drop it, and I will buy the best one if it breaks." Guan Yueyun cried: "Yang Xiangwan, you despicable and shameless villain, even if you snatch me, you won't get me, at worst I'll die!" Yang Xiangwan said: "Baby, you are a well-educated person. You should know that it is not easy for your parents to raise you. Now that you have just grown up and have not repaid your parents for raising you, you just died like this. Are you worthy of them?" Guan Yueyun said: "I didn't want to die, but if I became the wife of a bandit and humiliated my family, even my parents and brothers would not be able to look up to others, how would my life be any different from my death?" "Baby, what you said is wrong. Fortunately, you are still a person who has read a lot of poetry and books. Since ancient times, the saying, 'Put down the butcher knife and become a Buddha immediately', even Buddhism gave me a chance to correct it. If you want to have more good people in society, don't If you are a bad person, you can marry me, this is a matter of great merit in itself." Guan Yueyun said: "Don't just say 'Since ancient times'. You are simply taking meaning out of context and insulting the original meaning of the rhetoric. The ancients said that 'there is righteousness in heaven and earth', and all those who are sincere and good will only dare to speak of Buddha when they have achieved righteous results. There is no side Slaughtering living beings, while saying 'immediately become a Buddha'. You use this holy statement as an excuse to excuse yourself. This kind of despicableness and shamelessness is the most I will not tolerate!" "Well, I won't tell you that. I'm a robber, what I say is what a robber says, and what I do is what a robber does. Just one word today: Whether you want it or not, I will marry you!" Guan Yueyun gritted her teeth and said, "If you insist on marrying me, I'd rather die!" "No, I don't allow you to die! If you dare to die, it is against my will. I am a robber, and my logic is that no offense is allowed. Let me put my ugly words before you. Whenever you seek death, I will kill your whole family!" Guan Yueyun was stunned now. Yang Xiangwan stopped on the window and looked at Guan Yueyun: "Baby, I believe you can do it, but why do you have parents? Why do you have brothers and sisters? Of course I understand that you are willing to die, but you alone How should the debt be settled if the whole family is affected? They are innocent, so did your parents give birth to you by mistake?" Guan Yueyun burst into tears with a loud "woo--", Yang Xiangwan was telling the truth.She is willing to die, but she is even more unwilling to implicate the whole family because of herself! Yang Xiangwan knew that the results had been achieved, and said, "Think about it carefully. I'll come back after dark to hear your reply." After Yang Xiangwan left, the sky gradually darkened.Guan Yueyun cried and cried, her tears were about to run dry.Since she was a child, she was smart and studious, loved by her parents, loved by her brothers and sisters, and even her neighbors regarded her as a pleasing elf.Her grandfather has learned martial arts well because of his years of wandering in the rivers and lakes.Before his death, the old man passed on martial arts to his grandchildren, and among his brothers and sisters, she was the only one who learned it best.I thought that with my pretty face and my literary and military skills, it would not be a problem to find a favorite "Prince Charming", but I never thought that now I would fall into the hands of a bandit leader in his thirties. It was already dark when we cried hoarse throat. With a sound of "squeak", the outside door opened. Yang Xiangwan put on new clothes and entered the room, closed the door again, sat beside Guan Yueyun and said, "Baby, I will marry you tonight. I made a final plan. When you are willing, everything is fine. If not, I don’t want to live anyway, and the two of us will die together. However, I have arranged someone outside, whether you commit suicide or we both die together , they immediately go to Huayuan Town to kill your whole family, and everyone will not live." Guan Yueyun has no choice, first hates that she is a daughter, and second hates that she shouldn't come to Wugang.In the future, whenever she talked about this experience, she said that she had been to thousands of places and saw many bandits, but there was no place where the bandits were as savage as the Wugang bandits. Knowing that Guan Yueyun didn't dare to disobey, Yang Xiangwan said softly, "Actually, why do you seek death and life like this? It's the first time I love someone so madly. You should be satisfied. As long as you do what I want My wife, in this life, I am willing to be a cow and a horse, and let you enjoy the food and drink. And your family, I also treat it as my own relatives. With me, no one dares to bully them. Baby, I said It's all true, do you believe it?" Guan Yueyun only shed tears and remained silent. With a "wow", Yang Xiangwan tore off his shirt, exposing his bare chest, holding a gleaming sharp knife, and changed his address: "My Yueyun, look, I must make you believe what I said What you say is true." As he spoke, he slashed his chest with a knife first, and bright red blood gushed out like a spring... "If this doesn't work, I'll cut off a few more fingers!" Put the index finger of your left hand on the coffee table, raise the knife and chop—— "Slow!" Guan Yueyun grabbed the knife, "I, I believe you..." Yang Xiangwan felt hot, threw the knife away, hugged Guan Yueyun, and murmured: "Yun, I know you will hurt me, I am so happy, even if I die now, I will feel happy... ..." "Don't, don't do this..." Guan Yueyun saw that Yang Xiangwan wanted to go further, pushed him away and said, "We don't have any emotional foundation at all, so we can't do this. If you really like me, you can slowly win my heart... " Yang Xiangwan let go of Guan Yueyun, and said to himself: "I will definitely win your heart. But please stay by my side, if I don't see you for a day, I will go crazy." Since then, Guan Yueyun stayed by Yang Xiangwan's side.Yang Xiangwan taught her to ride a horse and shoot a gun.Guan Yueyun is very talented, he can ride a good horse very quickly, and he is very good at shooting with two spears. Yang Xiangwan was very likable, he found out what Guan Yueyun's family liked, and did what he liked, sending gold, silver, and silk.He knew that his father-in-law Guan Shaoting liked to eat pheasant, so he took Guan Yueyun up to the mountains every day to hunt pheasants. Later, he felt that dead pheasants were not tasty enough, so he mobilized his men to catch them alive.After a while, Guan Shaoting had no choice but to recognize the son-in-law. It is said that time flies, and the end of the year is approaching, so Yang Xiangwan proposed to Guan Yueyun to get married. As the saying goes, people are not grass and trees, and who can be ruthless. During this period of time, Guan Yueyun followed Yang Xiangwan out and in pairs, listening to him talk about Zhang Yunqing, Zhang Guangwen, Pu Huer, and all the interesting stories and anecdotes in the world. During this period, he developed a good impression of Yang Xiangwan, and at the same time, he also felt the romance of being in the rivers and lakes. One day in the middle of December in the lunar calendar in 1929, it was snowing heavily, which was the prime time for hunting.On Xuefeng Mountain, all the beasts come out of their caves to look for food, and they must leave traces on the snow.The hunters just searched along the route. If they were lucky, they could hunt down many wild beasts in a few days, enough for a family to eat for the New Year.Therefore, hunters from all over the country will not miss this opportunity. Early this morning, Guan Yueyun got up and saw the snow outside, and went to call Yang Xiangwan happily: "Xiangwan, get up quickly, let's go hunting in the mountains, my father, mother, brother, sister, and younger brother all like to eat wild game, so we will hunt more today." , smoked it and sent it to them for the New Year.” When Yang Xiangwan saw that it was snowing outside, of course he would not miss this good opportunity to please his parents-in-law.After waking up, he ate something casually, took dry food, and was about to go out when Yang Xiangbin hurried over: "Brother, sister-in-law, you go hunting in the mountains, I will go with you, please wait a moment." Knowing that Yang Xiangbin had just returned from the outside, Yang Xiangwan must have found important information, so he waited for him to lead the horse, took a submachine gun and went hunting together in the mountains. The east foot of Xuefeng Peak is less than five miles away from Huayuan Town. After walking through a vast white mountain, people can walk up the mountain by tying their horses to the inn at the foot of the mountain. Halfway up the mountain, Yang Xiangbin killed a few pheasants, and then he said to his brother: "Brother, there is news about Zhang Yunqing." Immediately, Yang Xiangwan's appetite was whetted, he put away the shotgun, and asked, "When did he come back?" "He didn't come back, it was Zhang Zuanzi who came back." Guan Yueyun, who had already climbed up a hillside, saw two men talking behind her, rolled down too, and asked, "Are you two talking about something, are you keeping it from me?" Yang Xiangwan said: "Yueyun, there is news about Zhang Yunqing. His confidant has just returned from Guilin, and he himself is still in Guilin." Guan Yueyun was also interested.He crossed his hands and said, "Xiang Bin, don't say it yet, let me make a bet with your brother, whoever guesses right will win." "Guess what?" Yang Xiangwan asked. "Of course I guess what Zhang Zuanzi is doing when he comes back." Yang Xiangwan agreed: "Okay, I agree, what punishment will be given to the loser?" Guan Yueyun said: "If you win, you can choose the wedding date. If I win, you can catch twenty live pheasants and give it to my family as a dowry. If both of you can't guess correctly, then it will be even." "It's a deal. Then, you speak first." Guan Yueyun said: "No, you tell me first, I must know." Yang Xiangwan scratched his head and thought for a while, then said, "You should guess first." "Okay, if you admit defeat, then I won't be polite." Guan Yueyun breathed out, with beautiful dimples on her cheeks, and a fox fur cape covered with snowflakes, said, "Zhang Zuanzi is coming back this time, Reported to Zhang Shuncai's family under Zhang Yunqing's order. The content is nothing more than that Zhang Shuncai is terminally ill and hopelessly ill, and even brought back suicide notes and other things. Also, these suicide notes are definitely not the originals, and must have been tampered with by Pu Huer , will be handed over to Zhang Shuncai’s family.” "So, how is Zhang Shuncai's current situation?" Yang Xiangbin asked. This question made Guan Yueyun understand that she had guessed right, and she became more confident: "Of course Zhang Yunqing has already killed her. Next, in order to buy people's hearts, Zhang Yunqing will definitely dissect the body and return home, and make the funeral a grand one. Then, Zhang Shuncai's The team and concubines belong to Zhang Yunqing as a matter of course. Xiangbin, am I right?" Yang Xiangbin was stunned, and after a long time, he murmured: "Sister-in-law, you, you are a demigod! You guessed it right, Zhang Zuanzi came back this time to send a suicide note to Zhang Shuncai's family. The content of the suicide note is also The team is going to be handed over to his grandson Zhang Zhongzuo, with Zhang Yunqing as his assistant. In addition, the four concubines are not allowed to marry. Anyone with a discerning eye knows that this is a conspiracy by Zhang Yunqing, but the strange thing is that Zhang Shuncai's fingerprints are on the will, and his wife Wang is Recognized." Guan Yueyun said: "What's so difficult about this, the big deal is to cut off Zhang Shuncai's hand and replace it with another." Turning to Yang Xiangwan, "How about it, you lost, when will you have twenty live pheasants?" Yang Xiangwan smiled and said, "Let's say twenty live pheasants before dark, any number of big beasts can be given to you. Let's go home. It's so cold here that I'll die of pain." Immediately, three people came down from the mountain and wrote a sign at the inn at the foot of the mountain: I drive this way I planted this tree if from now on Stay and buy money (everyone who passes by consciously leaves game) The sign stood at the intersection, and Yang Xiangwan ordered the shopkeeper to move out a round table, three fire barrels, and a basin of charcoal fire, spread them out on the side of the road, add a hot pot, and a pot of hot wine. Xue, while talking about things in the world.The hunters who came down from Xuefeng Mountain, when they saw the wooden sign standing by the roadside, they all consciously left some game. In the evening, the game piled up under the wooden signboard was as high as a hill. Only then did Yang Xiangwan hiccupped and said to the innkeeper, "Record the account first, and I will send someone to pick up the game as soon as I go back. Please watch carefully." One point, there are those who refuse to keep money to buy roads, please remember the name." The boss is submissive, how dare he say no. The three of them rode their horses and galloped to the station again, and sent the little bandits to the inn with empty baskets to fetch game. That year, Guan Shaoting, the owner of "Chunhetang", hung all kinds of wild game and cured vegetables all over his house, and planned to use these wild animals to hold a "feast of beasts" to celebrate his daughter's wedding.Don't want to, Guan Shaoting went to Zhong Banxian in the city to choose a good date for his daughter and son-in-law to read the horoscope at the end of the year. Zhong Banxian said that according to the horoscope of the bride and groom's birthday, there will be no good days until after the Lantern Festival next year.Of course Guan Shaoting believed it, so he chose the third day of the third lunar month in 1930 to marry his daughter. In a blink of an eye, the Spring Festival has passed, and in early spring and February, Yang Xiangwan and Guan Yueyun were busy arranging their marriage. One day, Zhu Yunhan hurried to the new house and said to Yang Xiangwan: "Military Master, Zhang Shuncai died in Guilin. The body has been taken by Zhang Yunqing. The funeral is scheduled for the day after tomorrow, should we send representatives to offer condolences?" Yang Xiangwan and Guan Yueyun looked at each other, and answered Zhu Yunhan: "Master Cai died once, at least we got to know him once, of course we have to send someone there." Guan Yueyun was longing to meet Zhang Yunqing, guessing that Zhang Shuncai's funeral would have to be handled by him, so Mao recommended himself and said, "Master Zhu, let me go with Xiangwan." Zhu Yunhan immediately agreed and ordered someone to arrange the gifts.After Zhu Yunhan left, Yang Xiangwan said displeasedly: "Yueyun, there are many interesting places, and there is nothing to go to when you are dead." Guan Yueyun said: "I just want to go. During this period of time, I often heard what you said about Zhang Yunqing, but I just didn't believe it, and I insisted on seeing and seeing. There is another Pu Huer, you also said that she is a talented woman, if I have the opportunity, I will I want to see her too." The book continued from the previous chapter, but it said that Zhang Yunqing planned to exchange Li Daitao's arm with oil injection for Zhang Shuncai's arm, because the temperature in Guilin was high and the time was too long, so the corpse was already highly decomposed.Just as he was at his wit's end, there was a knock on the door outside, and it turned out that Li Xun had returned. With an idea, Zhang Yunqing gave Zhang Zuanzi a wink, opened the door, and let the workers carry the coffin in.Because the room was full of stench, the workers left in a hurry after receiving their rewards. As soon as the worker left, Li Xun said, "Mr. Zhang, why is this room so smelly?" Zhang Yunqing said: "The patient's internal organs must have rotted long ago, why don't you use antiseptics!" Li Xun embalmed the corpse according to his words, and found that his right arm was missing. Just as he was about to ask, his eyes went dark suddenly, and a sharp knife was swept across his neck, and his head rolled down... Zhang Yunqing killed Li Xun, broke his arm, connected it to Zhang Shuncai's body, and Zhang Zhuanzi put clothes on the body and buried it, and then threw Li Xun's body into the sewer, and put it together with the oil. They began to rummage through the cabinets, looting all the gold, silver and jewels of the Li family. It was winter at that time, Zhang Yunqing ordered Zhang Zuanzi to take Zhang Shuncai's finger and autographed suicide note back home and asked Pu Hu'er to forge the suicide note.Before leaving, Zhang Yunqing ordered: "Although we have done this matter very well, we may not be able to hide it from anyone." "Who?" Zhang Zuanzi asked. "Yang Xiangwan." Zhang Yunqing said, "When we return from this trip, the next step is to annex Zhu Yunhan. He must have seen my intentions. However, he has always respected me, and I am optimistic about him. If he has any opinions , When I come back to have an interview with him, when you go back, just act as if nothing happened, and don’t disturb him. If he sends Yang Xiangbin to inquire about the news, don’t hide it too much.” Seeing Zhang Yunqing mentioning Yang Xiangwan, Zhang Zhuanzi remembered one thing: "Master Man, you left Wugang. Yang Xiangwan married a very remarkable wife named Guan Yueyun. In terms of skills, men can't match her. He has practiced martial arts since he was a child, and he can break a hard pebble into two pieces. Since he followed Yang Xiangwan, he can ride a good horse and hold two guns at a hundred paces. The most admirable thing is that her literary and martial arts skills are not even comparable to Yang Xiangwan." Zhang Yunqing swallowed her saliva, and said, "Damn it! Yang Xiangwan is really lucky, such a woman fell into his hands." "No." Zhang Zuanzi said, "I don't know if this Guan Yueyun can be used by us. If he is against us, it may not be easy to annex Zhu Yunhan." Zhang Yunqing said: "You go back first. What is this Guan Yueyun thinking, let me talk about it when I come back." Zhang Zuanzi left, and Zhang Yunqing temporarily put the body in the funeral parlor.At that time, the end of the year was approaching, and the workers were unwilling to carry the dead away from their hometowns.Fortunately, the body had been embalmed, and Zhang Yunqing was not in a hurry. She waited until the next year's Lantern Festival was over before setting off to take Zhang Shuncai's body back to Wugang. In early spring and February, Zhang Yunqing dissected the body and returned to Zhang's house in Shibei.Zhang Shuncai's family members and confidantes had seen the suicide note forged by Jing Puhuer, and identified the fingerprints on the suicide note. Without doubting him, they all regarded Zhang Yunqing as a daring benefactor, and entrusted him with the important task of organizing the funeral. Zhang Yunqing did his part and made a big fuss about Zhang Shuncai's funeral. He made a funeral and invited paper horse craftsmen, monks and Taoists to make a big effort. Not to mention how lively and grand the funeral was, on the night of Shanbiao's mourning meeting, according to Wugang customs, relatives and friends led by Taoist priests opened the coffin to see the corpse and see the deceased for the last time.Such scenes are usually very moving, because according to superstition, whoever can touch the flesh of the dead will be able to avoid disasters.Once the coffin is covered, it will never be opened forever. Therefore, what Zhang Yunqing is most worried about is showing his flaws at this time.In order to prevent someone from lifting the deceased's right hand, Zhang Yunqing personally guarded the front of the coffin, and blocked those who wanted to squeeze forward from the coffin.The climax was reached soon, the firecrackers in the hall were fired, the drums were loud, and the house was shaken by wailing.At this moment, a very flexible body slipped under Zhang Yunqing's armpit unexpectedly, held the coffin, and touched the severed arm... Zhang Yunqing was taken aback, and shouted: "Don't do nonsense!" When the man turned around, he saw an incomparably beautiful face.Zhang Yunqing's heart was agitated, and she seemed to be fascinated. Taking advantage of the crowded crowd, she stretched out one hand towards the other's chest... The coffin was closed, the sound of firecrackers, drums, and crying stopped abruptly, and the abbot and Taoist priest read out the article loudly: "The next item, please give a speech by the mourner!" Zhang Yunqing was the mourner, he just woke up from a dream, let go of the woman, and stepped onto the podium. The next day when Zhang Shuncai went to the funeral, Zhang Yunqing wore a hemp belt to mourn, knelt down and worshiped, feeling extremely sad.Last night, that woman was also included in the funeral procession as a relative and friend. Taking advantage of the continuous sound of firecrackers, shouts, and cries, she quietly came to Zhang Yunqing's side, and said in a low voice: "What is a cat crying a mouse? Today I have finally seen it." gone." Zhang Yunqing said: "You are Yang Xiangwan's wife? Hmph! What do you mean?" "It's not interesting. I often hear Xiang Wan say how amazing Zhang Yunqing is. I came here today to see it. The result is nothing more than that. If I were a member of Master Cai's family, I would pull out the attached artificial arm with more than a hundred guns and four You can't get such a beautiful woman easily!" Zhang Yunqing was taken aback, and then sneered: "It can only be blamed that the deceased was blind and didn't accept you as a concubine at the beginning, otherwise, he would not have ended up in today's end." Guan Yueyun blushed and said: "My surname is Zhang, don't be arrogant, you dare to underestimate this girl, I will teach you to walk around without food!" Zhang Yunqing quickly swallowed what she was going to say, and begged for mercy: "Miss Guan, please stay away from me, lest your husband be jealous." Guan Yueyun teased: "I thought you were a real man, but you are so timid and fearless, without any blood!" "What's bloody? Would it be considered bloody if I raped you in public in this kind of place? That's not bloody, that's stupid!" Guan Yueyun remained silent. At this moment, she really felt that Yang Xiangwan's eyes were searching for her. On the second day after Zhang Shuncai's funeral, relatives and friends dispersed, and Zhang Yunqing intentionally left Yang Xiangwan and Guan Yueyun behind. 在张顺彩的大宅里，张云卿俨然新的一家之主，发号施令，上上下下没有不听他指挥的。忙到晚饭过后，他才来邀请杨、关二人去自己家里做客。 关月云早就巴望与蒲胡儿见面，但张云卿有意不让见面，说道：“你们日后见面的机会很多，不在乎这一朝一夕，今晚张某有要事与二位商量。” 关月云嘟着嘴道：“我一个女流之辈，哪里敢过问男人的事。你只管和相晚商量吧，我只想和胡儿姐姐说说话。” 张云卿道：“她今晚不在家，去城里她干娘家里去了。关姑娘，你别谦虚，我虽不在武冈，但关于你的事，早就有人跟我说了。别人评价你文韬武略，武冈境内连男人都没一个及得上你，今晚我是特意要向你讨教的。”转对杨相晚，“相晚兄，祝贺你，你能为我娶上一位这样的能干弟媳，我从内心高兴。” 杨相晚瞟了关月云一眼，不无得意道：“真人面前不说假话，这辈子我杨相晚没一样得意之事，惟有娶了月云，是我最大的满足。” “呸！”关月云啐道，“谁是你妻子！不要脸的东西！” 杨相晚忙道：“顺路兄，我和月云准备三月初三完婚，到时请一定赏脸。” 张云卿心里又是一个激灵，很久才言不由衷道：“一定，一定。” 关月云见张云卿发愣，明白他的心思，提醒道：“张先生，你不是有要事与我们商量么？” 张云卿猛醒过来，连道：“是啊，是啊，是这样的。”望着关月云，半晌才说，“关姑娘，我和相晚可谓是至交，在他面前，我从不隐瞒什么。我很高兴，他得了你这样一位贤内助，我呢，从此后也得了一位好军师、好参谋。事情是这样的，我早在数年前就向相晚兄表明过，要成为湘西第一霸主，如今易豪已被我赶走，张顺彩也死了，剩下朱云汉……” “好一个张云卿！”关月云道，“真个是天高不算高，人心最是高，你赶走了易豪，兼吞了张顺彩，如今又盯上朱云汉，你也太贪心不足了！” 张云卿仍一本正经，长吁短叹道：“关姑娘知书达理，很多道理都比我懂。我是个粗人，除了从实践中得到一些经验，无法从书本上得到什么。我自小出身贫苦，因此，我最初的理想就是要过上好日子，为了这目标，我投身绿林。后来，在物质上我满足了，有酒吃有肉吃有钱花有女人玩，还有势力。可是，当我回过头来，发现自己虽然已得到了所需要的一切，但自身却陷入了十分危险的境地，只要我稍不留神，就会被别人拉下马来，甚至置于死地。过去，我是为了过好日子而不得不杀人；现在，我是为了保住好日子被逼得要除去身边的敌人。我曾经对蒲胡儿说过，要做真正的男人。真正的男人是雄性十足的，既想征服世界，也能够征服世界！俗话说，一道篱笆三个桩，一个好汉三个帮，相晚，关姑娘，你们一定要帮我。” 关月云问道：“你想要相晚怎么帮你？难道你想让他冒不忠不义之罪名手刃朱云汉？” 张云卿道：“我并不曾要你们刀刃朱云汉，但是，我相信你们有足够的智谋顺顺当当、名正言顺把朱云汉的队伍接手过来。” 关月云道：“你太高估相晚了，他没有这个能力。而且我也知道，你也不可能像吞并张顺彩一样轻而易举吞并朱云汉，除非你出兵征讨。但是，若是征讨，你的势力不但得不到扩充，还会有损伤，更有甚者，易豪乘虚而入，来一个渔翁得利。” 张云卿斜着眼道：“噢，相晚既不能帮我，我又不能出兵征讨，照关姑娘的意思，我只能与朱云汉平分天下？” 关月云认真道：“张先生刚刚不是才说要做真正的男人么？事在人为，如果你是真正的男人，你一定能想出万全之策来，我和相晚正盼望着沾光呢。” 张云卿指着关月云笑对杨相晚说：“兄弟，这位弟媳非比寻常，今后你可得当心，提防她把你给赚了。” 关月云嘟着嘴起身道：“我知道你们两个男人不喜欢我在这里，好吧，我不当灯泡啦，你们商谈秘密吧。” 关月云离去，杨相晚苦着脸道：“顺路，月云说的是实话，我觉得现在兼并朱云汉，确实没有更好的办法。由我出手杀他么，这等于置自己于不仁不义之境，手下不会服我；由你出面征讨更不是办法。” 张云卿起身叹道：“好吧，今晚就说到这样，我也相信你暂时确实想不出办法，不过，稍后你一定有更好的妙策。我这里为你和关姑娘准备了一间像样的客房，今晚你们就共度良宵吧。” 杨相晚苦笑着摇头叹道：“我暂时还没有那福气。” 张云卿一愣，惊问道：“你俩还没有……？” “是的。”杨相晚道，“她很固执，说非要在结婚那晚上才肯献身给我。” 张云卿咽了咽口水，喃喃道：“你真能克制自己，放着美如仙女的未婚妻，竟然能忍耐这么长时间。相晚，弟媳会不会怀疑你有毛病？” 杨相晚笑道：“她不知道我，难道连你也不了解我吗？” 两个人说笑着从室内走出，关月云走过来问道：“怎么，秘密事一下子就商量好了？”说着，挽住杨相晚的手，“相晚，我留在这里就是想跟胡儿姐姐见面，既然姐姐去了干娘家，我也没必要留在这里了。天还早，我们回去吧。” 张云卿一听关月云要回去，急了，忙道：“关姑娘，胡儿说过今晚一定回来，我去前院看看，是不是回来了。你先别急着走。” 望着张云卿的背影，关月云冷笑：“这个姓张的很狡猾，不过，他还是翻不出我的手心。我知道蒲胡儿根本没离开这里。” 一会，张云卿果然引了蒲胡儿来见关月云、杨相晚。 关、蒲相见的一瞬间，彼此都被对方的美丽、风流惊呆了。 愣了好一会儿，才像故交一般牵着手话语绵绵。 关月云一连三天在张家与蒲胡儿形影不离，大有相见恨晚之感，到第四天，关少亭遣他的儿子过来接她回去，才恋恋不舍地分手。依照当地风俗，新嫁女在未出阁前的一段时间必须呆在娘家，一直等到夫家用花轿抬走。 蒲胡儿一直把关月云送出村口，仍不愿回去。关月云道：“胡儿姐，送君千里，终有一别，请留步。好歹这段时间我都呆在家里，怪寂寞的，如果姐姐有空过来坐坐，小妹将感激不尽。” 蒲胡儿道：“我也恨不得常跟妹妹在一起，谈论些诗词歌赋，只是我家男人管得太严，我回去和他说一说，看何时再过来。那我就不送了。” 关月云拉着她的手说：“姐姐，不是妹妹说你，这年头男人和女人都是平等的，他们行动自由，你干吗要听他驱使？这岂不是失去了作女人的面子？” 蒲胡儿红着脸道：“此话一言难尽，以后你会慢慢晓得。” 蒲胡儿从村口回来，张云卿差人唤她。 张云卿正在抽着鸦片，见胡儿进来吩咐她掩了门，然后才放下烟枪问道：“胡儿，这几天看把你开心的，你觉得姓关的这女子如何？” “令人妒嫉。”蒲胡儿用四个字概括。 张云卿目光直视着胡儿，喉结蠕动了半晌，说道：“胡儿，我有一事相求，不知你肯不肯帮我。” “你我之间还用问这话吗？” 张云卿满意地伸手抚摸胡儿的背：“我想征服她！” 蒲胡儿仰起头：“关月云不比寻常女子，你能征服得了她吗？” 张云卿充满自信地说：“正因为她非比寻常，我征服她才有意义。我与她虽只有短暂接触，但我已经看出，她比杨相晚对我更有用处。那天从交谈中，我听出她有锦囊妙计助我兼并朱云汉。只有征服了她，我才能得到朱云汉的队伍。胡儿，你一定要帮我！” “你想叫我怎样帮你？” “过几天你能不能去去花园镇陪伴她？” 蒲胡儿道：“正巧她还主动邀我呢。” “这样就好。”张云卿兴奋地搓着手，“你去她家里玩几日，然后……”附在蒲胡儿的耳朵细语一番。 “缺德！”蒲胡儿听罢指着张云卿的鼻尖骂道，“好吧，我就成全你这一次，以后你可别忘恩负义。” “怎么会呢。你总是我的大太太嘛。你要抓紧时间，争取在三月初三前把事情办妥。” 过了数日，蒲胡儿经过一番收拾打扮，乘了一顶轿子望西而去——那里正是花园镇的方向。 蒲胡儿走后，张云卿便开始掐着指头计算日期，眼见三月初三已近，仍不见蒲胡儿回来，于是再也捺不住了，令张亚口牵了两匹快马，佯称家中有急事，要蒲胡儿回来。 次日，张云卿一早在村口徘徊，不时朝西边方向张望。直至傍晚，才见远处尽头扬起一路灰尘。凭他特殊的感觉，知道是自己的马儿回来了。 张云卿慌忙回到家里，原打算先在屋里躲一躲再与她们相见，谁想马儿太快，跑在前面的关月云一眼认出了他，老远招呼道：“张先生，家中发生什么急事了？” 张云卿只好驻足，堆着笑脸道：“很久没见你胡儿姐姐了，难道这还不算急事？” 关月云勒住马，说道：“既然如此，那我就不当电灯泡了。张先生，再见！”说着就要调头。 张云卿也不挽留，他知道自会有人替他留客。进到屋里片刻，果然蒲胡儿和关月云拉拉扯扯回来了。他心里暗暗得意。 关月云被劝进屋，蒲胡儿过来责备张云卿道：“我好不容易才把她哄来，你怎么这样待她，不怕到嘴边的美食飞了么？你记住，上床后不要关门，我想办法把那媳妇儿麻翻，再过来叫你。” 张云卿待蒲胡儿走后，自个儿洗了个热水澡，又令下人煮了一碗人参莲子汤吃了，也不去外面打招呼，和衣上床。大约睡到半夜，门“吱呀”开了，走进蒲胡儿，摇着他道：“顺路，她已经喝下了我的蒙汗药，快点过去吧。” 张云卿早就在等待这一刻到来，起了床，大大咧咧来到蒲胡儿卧室，掩上门，见房里黑灯瞎火的，寻了火柴点了两只大红蜡烛，照得房里亮堂堂的。 罗帐里，躺着关月云，发出均匀的鼻息声。张云卿咽了咽口水，撩开罗帐，轻轻揭开金丝被，见洁白的床单上呈现出仅穿着薄如蝉翼般的睡衣的关月云……欣赏完毕，张云卿把蜡烛放回蜡台，脱去衣服。恰在这时，关月云从床上坐起，怒目圆睁地瞪望着赤身裸体的张云卿：“你想干什么？！” 张云卿嘻嘻笑道：“我想干什么你难道还不知道？” 关月云“嗖”的一声从枕边掏出一把勃朗宁手枪喝道：“别过来，否则打死你！” 张云卿毫无畏惧，步步紧逼，冷笑道：“你别演戏了，你是什么心思难道我还不清楚？说穿了吧，你从一开始就在勾引我。” “不要脸，谁勾引你！”关月云“咔嚓”一下，打开了枪的保险。 “你呀！难道还想赖？彩老爷的葬礼会上，你让我摸了奶子，到了我家里，你为了和我多见面，又留下来住了三天，及至回家，还主动邀请我老婆去你家做客。我不是傻瓜，多少也懂点风情，你若无意于我，干吗回去后又折了回来？” “那是你老婆强要我回来！” “可不，你心虚了吧？脚在你身上，你若不想我，谁也留不住你。别不好意思，我张云卿也是性情中人，颇了解患相思病的苦处……” 听到这里，关月云扔掉手枪，“哇”的一声哭着扑到张云卿怀里，在他肩上咬了一口。 张云卿知道，一个女人爱一个男人爱到深处，都是用这种方式表达的。他很自豪，鼓励道：“咬吧，再多咬几口。” 关月云又咬了几口，发现已经流出血来了，仰起脸问道：“痛吗？” “不痛那是骗你的，但我愿意这样。” 关月云又是一股激情涌起，紧搂着张云卿喃喃自语：“好可爱，好可爱，我终于找到真正的男人了！” 张云卿深深地吸了几口气，将关月云压了下去…… 当云散雨住时，张云卿坐起身来，一朵桃花在关月云大腿间溅开…… 两个人都感到很累，相拥着躺了好一阵，张云卿才问道：“你后悔吗？” 关月云摇头：“我把自己的第一次献给最心爱的人有什么后悔的？如果你傻得挨到三月初三之后才来要我，我才真的后悔呢。” “如果我有那样傻，也不值得你喜欢了。” "makes sense." “你觉得我是在挖相晚的墙脚吗？” “不，这是他自找的。” 张云卿不解，望着关月云。 关月云望了张云卿半晌，说道：“我曾经确确实实爱过他，认定他是天底下最优秀的男人。后来，他经常在我面前提起你，讲你的所有传奇经历，于是我才知道这个世界上还有比杨相晚更优秀、更了不起的男人。及至你从桂林回来，我见了你本人，无形中，我发现自己已经爱上了你……真的，在我情窦初开时，曾设想过心目中的白马王子。直到你的出现，我才明白，所谓的'白马王子'是子虚乌有的骗人把戏，惟有你，才是我心中最完美的男人……就这一点，我应该感谢相晚，是他给了我机会。” “那么，你愿不愿嫁给我？” 关月云摇头。 "why?" “等会儿告诉你。” “那么，你已经失去贞操，怕不怕杨相晚察觉到？” “我干吗要怕他？我属于我自己。”关月云道，“一个人活在世界上也太可怜了，有很多时候都不属于自己。比如当初杨相晚抢我时，若不是顾虑家人，我惟愿一死。又比如现在，为了家人的面子，我也不能按自己的意愿嫁给你。我父亲是个传统思想很重的人，他只希望自己的女儿从一而终，否则，他会感到在人前抬不起头来。可是人是自私的，我总不能完全牺牲自我呀，也许，这就是人为什么要偷情的根源。顺路，我虽然喜欢你、爱你，可你别指望占有我、支配我。我就是我，有我自己的意志和行为。当然，如果你需要我的帮助，在不违背自己意志的基础上，我可以尽心帮你。” 张云卿道：“月云，我确实有一件事想请你帮我。” “是关于兼并朱云汉的事？” “正是，这违背你的意志吗？” “当然不违背，而且我也觉得办这件事并不难。但是就目前而言，摆在你面前的头等大事不是兼并朱云汉，而是应付来自陈光中和张光文方面的危险。你以为去了桂林这么久，已经时过境迁了？事实上潜在的危险时刻都笼罩在你的头上。” 张云卿吃了一惊，问道：“你知道陈光中和我的事？” “何止知道，而且还经过一番研究。你去年赶走易豪，陪张顺彩去了桂林之后，陈光中就被蒋介石派往湘北围剿贺龙，原计划三个月完成任务，谁想9月下旬桂军的同盟张发奎从湖北南下回粤，陈光中又奉蒋介石之命堵截张发奎。公历10月18日，张发奎与陈光中在武冈城郊发生激战，双方伤亡在千人以上。陈光中原计划在休整后讨伐你，结果是年底，因蒋介石免去与唐生智关系密切的湘八师周斓、唐哲民、唐生明三位将领的职务，导致二唐一周率部通电离湘，南下与桂系结盟反蒋。于是陈光中暂时放弃围剿你，奉命于今年初入广西全州与叛军作战。前不久我从《大公报》上看到一则消息，陈光中因反共讨逆有功，已被蒋介石正式任命为国民革命军第七独立旅旅长，目下仍在桂境作战。我认为无论今后的形势如何发展，陈光中返湘打你都是迟早的事。” 张云卿紧张起来，问道：“那么，我有什么办法可以躲过这一劫？” 关月云沉思片刻，说道：“办法当然是有的。陈光中的脾气是吃软不吃硬，惟一的办法是主动向他求饶，同时再做出一些成绩来，投其所好。” “何谓投其所好？” “他所以有今天之风光，无非是死心踏地效忠蒋介石，铲共有功。如今武冈境内经过三年大屠杀，剿共热似乎有所消退，如果你能再掀起一股热潮，挖掘出一批漏网的共产党员，这岂不是立了一大功？” 张云卿如醍醐灌顶，赞道：“月云果然是位了不起的巾帼豪杰，别说贱内及不上你一半，恐怕连张光文都不是你的对手！” 关月云道：“你别把我给灌昏了，我可不吃你这一套。喂，三月初三你准备给我什么礼物？” 张云卿道：“你放心，我当然不会薄了你。” 闲话少叙。不说农历三月初三杨相晚与关月云的婚礼如何风光排场，单说张云卿在听了关月云一番话后，于农历四月初带上一份厚礼潜入县城与刘异碰头。求刘异替他出面向陈光中求情。 刘异经