Chapter 34 Chapter Thirty-Four
Early the next morning, Zhang Wuji, Zhou Zhiruo, and Han Lin'er rode a horse donated by the rich man of the Beggar Gang, and headed west along the official road.
Han Lin'er was very respectful to the leader, he didn't dare to ride side by side, and followed far behind, pouring water and serving tea along the way, serving Zhang Zhou and others like a servant.Zhang Wuji felt sorry, and said: "Brother Han, although you are my brother, I respect you as a human being. You obey my orders in business affairs and get along with each other in daily life. We treat each other as equals, just like brothers and friends." Han Liner was very frightened , Said: "My subordinates admire the leader wholeheartedly, and how can they be treated as equals? I usually don't have the chance to get close to the leader, but today I can serve the leader with all my heart. It is really a blessing in my life."
Zhou Zhiruo smiled and said, "I'm not your leader, but you don't have to be so respectful to me." Han Lin'er said, "Miss Zhou is like a heavenly being. It's a blessing from a previous life that a villain can say a few words to you. The words are rude, don't blame the girl." Zhou Zhiruo heard him speak sincerely, and the reverence in his eyes made him regard himself as a fairy god.She knew that she had a pretty face, and young men would be fascinated by her when they met her, but Han Lin'er bowed down like this, but it was never seen in her life, and she felt like a girl, so she couldn't help being happy.
Zhang Wuji asked how she was captured by the beggar gang that day.Zhou Zhiruo said that not long after he left the inn that day, the waiter brought tea in. She drank a few sips with her adoptive father, and suddenly felt dizzy. She came to drink clear water to detoxify, suddenly six or seven disciples of the Beggar Clan rushed into the room, she couldn't draw her sword to resist, she fainted on the ground, and sent her to Lulong with her adoptive father, where they were imprisoned separately.
Zhang Wuji said: "I thought about it for a while last night. If the adoptive father was really captured by Cheng Kun, we might as well go to Dadu to inquire about the news. The capital is the place where people from all walks of life gather, and it is not far from here. I think Wei Bat King , most likely there will be some clues." Zhou Zhiruo pursed her lips and said with a smile: "You go to Dadu, do you really want to see Wei Yixiao?" Zhang Wuji understood what she meant, and couldn't help blushing, saying: "It may not be possible to find it." Wei Bat King. If I can meet Yang Zuoshi, Fan Youshi, and Monk Peng, they can always give me some advice." Zhou Zhiruo smiled and said: "There is a resourceful and resourceful person, go to Dadu to find her , can give you some good ideas. Zuoshi Yang, Youshi Fan, and Monk Peng are definitely not as smart as this girl."
Zhang Wuji has never dared to tell her about the encounter with Zhao Min. Now when she heard her euphemistically mentioning it, he couldn't help but look coy, and said, "You always miss Miss Zhao, and you hurt me when you are happy." Zhou Zhiruo smiled and said: "I don't know if it's me or someone else who can't forget her. You're a guilty conscience. Do you think I can't see that you have a ghost in your heart?"
Zhang Wuji thought to himself that he and Zhou Zhiruo had already had a long-term agreement, and they will live and die together, and they are in love with each other, so he should not hide anything from her, so he said: "Zhiruo, there is one thing I should tell you, please don't be angry." Zhou Zhiruo said : "I get angry when I should be angry, and I don't get angry when I shouldn't be."
Zhang Wuji stopped talking immediately, thinking to himself that he had sworn a heavy oath to her and decided to kill Zhao Min to avenge his cousin Yin Li, but instead of killing Zhao Min after meeting Zhao Min, he lived with her in the wilderness, riding side by side, This experience is really difficult to export.He is not good at hypocrisy, he feels ashamed, and his expression shows it all.
While he was pondering, the two riders had rushed into a small town, and seeing that it was getting late, they found a small inn to stay overnight.After dinner, he massaged Zhou Zhiruo's acupoints on the back for a while. Although the methods for unraveling the acupoints were different, it had been a long time since the acupoints were tapped. After the massage, the blood vessels circulated and the sealed acupoints were released.He thought to himself: "This acupuncture technique is very wonderful. I'm afraid it wasn't done by the elders of the Beggar Clan. Otherwise, someone should have come out to relieve the acupuncture points during the banquet yesterday. Could it be Cheng Kun again?" He asked, "Where is your acupuncture point?" Who is it for?" Zhou Zhiruo said: "It's a tall and thin old monk, I didn't know who he was, but I heard what you said at the banquet yesterday, he should be Cheng Kun." Zhang Wuji said bitterly: "Sure enough It's this villain!"
Zhou Zhiruo thought the inn smelled of filth and mildew, and said, "Let's go outside for a walk to revitalize the blood." Zhang Wuji said, "Okay!" He took her by the hand and walked outside the town.
At that time, the sun was setting on the mountain, and the sunset glow in the western sky was like blood. The two walked for a while, and sat under a big tree, but saw the sun slowly going down the mountain, and the twilight was gradually approaching around them.Zhang Wuji plucked up his courage and told how he met Zhao Min in the Maitreya Temple, how he found Mo Shenggu's body, how he met Song Yuanqiao and others, how he followed the Mingjiao's flame mark to go around in northern Hebei, etc., until the end , held Zhou Zhiruo's hands in both hands, and said: "Zhiruo, you are my unmarried wife, we are married, and I will not hide anything from you. Miss Zhao insisted on seeing my adoptive father again, and said that there are a few important words I asked him the words. I was suspicious at the time, and thinking about it now, the more I think about it, the more afraid I become." Speaking of the last few words, my voice trembled.
Zhou Zhiruo said: "What are you afraid of?" Zhang Wuji felt that the hands in his palms were as cold as ice and trembling lightly, and said, "I think that my adoptive father suffers from insanity, and he has a seizure. He became so ill that he wanted to strangle my mother. My mother shot him blind because of this. When I was born, my adoptive father wanted to kill my parents again. Fortunately, he heard my cry, so he sane. I'm afraid... I'm really afraid..."
Zhou Zhiruo said, "What are you afraid of?" Zhang Wuji sighed, and said, "I shouldn't have said that, but I was really worried. My cousin was... killed by... her father-in-law." Zhou Zhiruo jumped up, He tremblingly said: "Hero Xie is benevolent and righteous, and he is even more kind to our younger generations. How could he kill Miss Yin?" Zhang Wuji said, "I'm just guessing out of thin air, of course I can't be sure. Even if my cousin was really killed by the foster father, that's too much. His old illness suddenly broke out, like a nightmare, and it was definitely not his intention. Alas, the blame for all this should be blamed on that villain Cheng Kun."
Zhou Zhiruo pondered for a while, then shook her head and said, "No, no! We were all poisoned by the 'Shixiang Ruanjin Powder'. Could it be that his adoptive father did it too? Where did he get the poison? You are stupid, it is not surprising to kill people, but how can you carefully and meticulously poison your food?" Zhang Wuji's eyes seemed to be covered in a thick fog, and he couldn't see any light.Zhou Zhiruo said coldly: "Brother Wuji, you are doing everything possible to excuse Miss Zhao."
Zhang Wuji said: "If Miss Zhao is really the murderer, she would be too late to avoid her adoptive father. Why did she insist on seeing her adoptive father and ask him some important questions?" Can't you think of some ingenious way to get rid of the crime?" She leaned on him and said, "Brother Wuji, you are the most honest and honest person in the world. Clever and resourceful, how can you be Miss Zhao's opponent?"
Zhang Wuji sighed, feeling that what she said was quite reasonable, he stretched out his arms to gently wrap his arms around her soft body, and said softly: "Zhiruo, I just feel that the world is full of troubles, even if you are as close as a foster father, you still wake me up." I have no doubts. All the affairs in the world, I just feel a cloud of fog when I encounter them. I really can’t distinguish clearly, and I can’t deal with them. I only hope that the big event of driving away the tartars will come. You and I live in seclusion in the mountains and share the happiness. Ignore this worldly matter." Zhou Zhiruo said: "You are the leader of the Mingjiao, if God can drive away the Hulu as people wish, then all major events in the world will be under your Mingjiao's control, how can you be allowed to enjoy it? Qingfu?"
Zhang Wuji said: "My talent is not enough to be the leader, and I don't even want to be the leader. What's more, I taught the previous leader to leave a great precept. I teach the people not to be officials, government officials, or emperors. Even if the Hulu are expelled, Mingjiao will only To be able to live in the grasslands, protect the country and protect the people, you must not take power in the world by yourself. In the future, the world will be peaceful, and the leader of this religion must be a wise and wise man." Zhou Zhiruo said: "Mingjiao really had such a person in the previous generation. Rules? If the emperor's government in the future is not good, is it possible that Mingjiao will kill officials and rebel and do it again? I think this rule needs to be changed. You are still young and your talents are not enough. Don't you know how to learn? Besides , I am the head of the Emei sect, and I have a heavy burden on my shoulders. When the master gave me the iron ring of the head, he ordered me to be the head of the school. Even if you can live in the mountains and forests, I am not so lucky."
Zhang Wuji stroked the iron ring on her finger, and said: "I saw this ring in Chen Youliang's hand that day, and I was extremely anxious. I was afraid that you would be bullied by a traitor, and I wished I could fly to you with wings. Zhiruo, I failed to save you from danger as soon as possible, and you have been wronged these days. Why did they return the iron ring to you?"
Zhou Zhiruo said: "The young hero Song Qingshu of the Wudang faction brought it back to me."
When Zhang Wuji heard her mention Song Qingshu's name, he suddenly thought of the scene where she and Song Qingshu sat together and drank in the beggar hall, and asked, "Song Qingshu treats you very well, doesn't he?" Zhou Zhiruo heard the difference in his voice and asked He said: "What do you mean by 'being very good to me'?" Zhang Wuji said: "It's nothing, I just asked casually. Brother Song has a deep affection for you, and he did not hesitate to rebel against his father, murder his uncle and seek his ancestors, so it is naturally very good for you. "
Zhou Zhiruo looked up at the rising new moon in the east, and quietly said: "As long as you treat me half as well as him, I will be satisfied." Zhang Wuji said: "Of course I am not as infatuated as Senior Brother Song, but I am also very fond of you." Sincerely, but if you want me to do these unfilial and unrighteous things for you, then I absolutely can't." Zhou Zhiruo said: "For me, you can't. For Miss Zhao, you can. You have established an important position on that small island. I swear, I will kill this demon girl and avenge Miss Yin. Yes, the moment you saw her, you immediately forgot your oath."
Zhang Wuji said: "Zhiruo, as long as I find out that Miss Zhao stole the Dragon Saber and Yitian Sword, and my cousin was indeed killed by her, I will not spare her. But if she is innocent, I can't Killing her for no reason. Maybe I made an oath on the island that day, but it was wrong."
Zhou Zhiruo remained silent.Zhang Wuji said: "Did I say something wrong?" Zhou Zhiruo said: "No! I remembered that on the high tower of Wan'an Temple, I also swore a heavy oath in front of the master." Zhang Wuji immediately remembered what Zhou Zhiruo said on the deserted island Miejue Shitai asked her to swear those extremely vicious and heavy oaths, saying: "Zhiruo, that's uncountable, really uncountable. Your master only knows that Mingjiao is a devil's religion that does evil and evil. I am a treacherous and shameless adulterer, so I forced you to swear this heavy oath. If her old man finds out the truth, she will definitely ask you to waive this oath." Zhou Zhiruo burst into tears, and said, "But she...she is no longer Got it." As she spoke, she threw herself into his arms, sobbing and crying endlessly.
Zhang Wuji stroked her soft hair, and said comfortingly, "If your master knows the truth, he won't blame you for breaking your oath. Am I really a treacherous and shameless pervert?" Zhou Zhiruo hugged her waist and said, "You are not right now. But You will be bewitched by Zhao Min in the future, maybe... maybe you will be treacherous and shameless." Zhang Wuji stretched out his fingers and flicked her cheek lightly, and said with a smile: "You underestimate me too much. Is your husband Such a person?"
Zhou Zhiruo raised her head, with tears on her cheeks, but her eyes were full of smiles, and she said, "Don't be ashamed, are you my husband now? You're going to sneak around with that little demon girl Zhao Min again." , I don't want you. Who can guarantee that you will not do many despicable and shameless deeds for a woman like Song Qingshu in the future. "
Zhang Wuji lowered his head, kissed her on the lips, and said with a smile: "Who told you to come down to earth, we ordinary people, how can we control it? It's because your parents are not good, you were born so beautiful, it killed us men! "
Suddenly, behind a big tree two feet away, there was a repeated "hehe", followed by two sneers.Zhang Wuji was holding Zhou Zhiruo in his arms, when he was stunned, he saw a figure swaying a few times, and then went away.
Zhou Zhiruo jumped up, with a pale face, tremblingly said: "It's Zhao Min! She has been following us." Zhang Wuji heard that the two sneers were indeed female voices, but it was hard to be sure if it was Zhao Min, and in the dark night, he couldn't tell Looking from the back, he hesitated: "Is it really her? Why is she following us?" Zhou Zhiruo said angrily: "She likes you, and she pretends not to know! You probably made an appointment in secret, and you come here pretending to be a ghost like this." Playing tricks on me." Zhang Wuji repeatedly complained.
Zhou Zhiruo stood pretty in the cold wind, thinking about it, she couldn't help but shed tears in a daze.
Zhang Wuji gently wrapped his left hand around her shoulders, stretched out his sleeve with his right hand to wipe away her tears, and said softly, "Why are you crying again? If I ask Miss Zhao to come here, I will be punished by heaven and earth. Just think about it, what if I am kind to her in my heart, and I know she is nearby, so why would I say something crazy and affectionate to you? Isn't that intentional to anger her and embarrass her?"
Zhou Zhiruo sighed: "That's not bad. Brother Wuji, my heart is so hard to calm down." Zhang Wuji said: "Why?" Zhou Zhiruo said: "I can't forget the heavy oath I made to Master. I think about this Zhao Min will definitely not let me go, regardless of martial arts or resourcefulness, I am too far behind her." Zhang Wuji said: "I will do my best to protect you well. How can I let her hurt my beloved wife's hair?" Zhou Zhiruo said "If I die in her hands, that's fine, I only blame myself for suffering. What I'm afraid of is that you will be deceived by her, believe her rhetoric, and fall into her trap, but come to kill me. It’s just that you can’t die with peace.”
Zhang Wuji said with a smile: "Then you really worry about the sky. How many people in the world who have hurt me and offended me, I will not kill, why would I kill you instead?" He unbuttoned his clothes, revealing the sword scar on his chest, and said with a smile: " You pierced this sword! The deeper you stab me, the more I love you." Zhou Zhiruo stretched out her slender hand and gently stroked the scar on his chest. She was so miserable that she suddenly turned pale, and said, "One for one! In the future, you stab me to death with a single sword, and I will not regret it." He said, stretching out his mouth to kiss the scar on his chest.
Zhang Wuji stretched out his arms to hold her in his arms, and said softly: "When we find our adoptive father, we will ask him to officiate the marriage for us. From then on, we will stay together and grow old together. As long as you like it, you can stab me a few more times. , I won’t say a word to you. So, are you cheap enough?” Zhou Zhiruo pressed her cheek to his fiery chest, and said in a low voice, “I hope your husband will keep his word and don’t forget today’s words .”
The two leaned against each other for a long time, until noon, when the wind and dew became heavier, they went back to the inn and went to bed separately.
The next morning, the three of them continued westward, but Zhao Min was not found on the road.It was the first day of the Lunar New Year, and the streets of the three of them were full of travel and dust, and they were not in the mood to celebrate the New Year, so Zhou Zhiruo bought a few red headbands and tied them in her hair, and hung a red scarf on the lapels of Zhang Wuji and Han Liner to add some joy.Not a day later, when I came to Dadu, it was already evening when I entered the city. I saw men and women in the whole city sprinkling water and sweeping the floor, sweeping the streets and alleys clean, and incense tables were placed at the door of every house. Zhang Wuji and others invested in the inn and asked the innkeeper what was going on in the city.The waiter in the shop said: "I don't know that the guest officer is far away, but it's a coincidence. It should be a blessing. Tomorrow is a tour of the imperial city." Zhang Wuji asked, "What tour is in the imperial city?" It is the entrance for the emperor to tour the imperial city. The emperor wants to go to Qingshou Temple to offer incense. Tens of thousands of men and women parade in parades. The head and tail are at least thirty or forty miles long. Get up early and take a seat outside the gate of Yude Hall. If you have good eyesight, you can see the emperor, empress, noble concubine, prince, and princess. Think about it, if we are ordinary people, if we don’t live in Jingshi, how can you be lucky enough to see the emperor with your own eyes?" Han Liner became impatient when he heard this, and reprimanded: "Accept a thief as your father, shameless traitor! What's so good about the Emperor of Tartars?" The waiter opened his eyes wide, pointed at him and said, "You...you...you don't mean to rebel when you say such things. Are you not afraid of beheading?" Han Lin'er said: "You are a Han Chinese, the Tartars have done us so much misery, you actually have a little bit of backbone?" Seeing his fierceness, the waiter turned around and wanted to out. Zhou Zhiruo raised a finger and hit the acupoints on his back, saying: "This person will definitely talk a lot when he goes out. I'm afraid that officers and soldiers will come to arrest him soon. People in the capital are so shameless." Zhang Wuji said: "Shameless people are everywhere, and they don't take people in the capital seriously." He kicked the waiter from the shop under the bed, and said with a smile, "Let's starve him for a few days, and let him go when we leave." Not long after, the shopkeeper yelled outside: "Ah Fu, Ah Fu, where are you nagging endlessly again! Hurry up and wash the face of the guest in Room 3!" Han Liner held back the funny, slapped the table and shouted: "Hurry up and bring food and wine, you guys are hungry!" After a while, another waiter from a famous shop came in with food and wine, and said to himself: "This kid, Ah Fu, is going to watch the fireworks in the imperial city. This kid is serious. If you don’t do it, you’re playing for fun.” The next morning, as soon as Zhang Wuji got up, he heard a commotion outside the door.When I walked to the door, I saw countless men and women in the street, all of them well-dressed, swarming northward, everyone laughing and joking.The sound of firecrackers rang out in all directions.Zhou Zhiruo also came to the door, and said: "Let's take a look too." Zhang Wuji said: "I have fought with the warriors of Ruyang Palace, don't let them recognize you, if you want to go to see it, you have to change your disguise." The three of Han Lin'er dressed up as village men and women, smeared their cheeks and hands yellow with muddy water, followed the crowd on the street, and rushed towards the imperial city. At that time, at the end of Fangdang's mao and the beginning of Chen's time, there were already a sea of people inside and outside the imperial city, and there was almost no place to stand.Zhang Wuji stretched his arms forward, gently pushed the crowd away to clear the way, and arrived at the eaves of a big family outside the Yanchun Gate, the steps were several feet high, which was an easy place to watch.Not long after standing still, the sound of gongs was heard, and all the people shouted: "Come, come!" Everyone stretched their necks and looked. The sound of the town is getting louder and louder, and when you get close, you can see one tile and eight tall men, all in green clothes, each holding a big tin with a diameter of three feet in each left hand, and the gongs and hammers in the right hand are rising and falling.One hundred and eight big gongs rang out at the same time, which was deafening.The gong team passed by, followed by the drum team of 360 people, followed by the Xiyue Chuidao team of the Han people, the pipa team of the Western Regions, and the Mongolian Horn Team.After the band's march, two red satin banners came flying high.One flag reads "Anbang Protects the Country" and the other reads "Suppressing Evil and Subduing Demons", with many golden Sanskrit characters attached to it.There are two hundred elite Mongolian soldiers guarding the front and back of the banner, with long knives better than snow, iron spears like clouds, and four hundred people riding white horses of the same color.All the people cheered loudly when they saw this kind of mighty spirit. Zhang Wuji secretly sighed: "The people in other provinces hate the Mongolian officers and soldiers all the time, but the people in the capital are shameless as subjugated slaves. It seems that they have seen the majesty of the Mongolian court every day for decades, and they have forgotten that they are subjugated. " Just as the two flags passed by, suddenly white light flashed in the crowd of Xishou people, and two rows of throwing knives shot out straight to the two flagpoles.Each row of flying knives is a series of seven handles, and the seven flying knives are neatly inserted into the flagpole.Although the flagpole was thick, it was hacked by seven flying knives, it was shaken a few times, and then broke, with two whistling sounds, it fell down from midair.There were loud screams, and more than ten people were suppressed by the flagpole.All the people yelled and fled one after another, forming a mess. This time it became hasty, and Zhang Wuji and others were also surprised.Han Lin'er was overjoyed, and was about to applaud, when suddenly a limp hand stretched out and pressed it on his mouth, but Zhou Zhiruo stopped him in time. I saw hundreds of Mongolian soldiers each with their weapons outstretched, searching for troublemakers among the crowd.Zhang Wuji saw that the hands that fired these fourteen throwing knives were very strong, obviously it was done by a martial arts expert, but because of the crowds blocking him, he couldn't see who was throwing the knives.They didn't even see him, and the Mongolian officers and soldiers just searched around for a while.Not long after, seven or eight men were pulled out from the crowd, shouting, "I'm wronged..." The Mongolian soldiers immediately killed these men in the street. Han Lin'er was very angry and said: "The person who released the flying knife left long ago. With these pustule officers and soldiers, can they be caught? But they came to kill good people to vent their anger." Zhou Zhiruo said in a low voice: "Brother Han, keep silent! We are here to see you Touring the imperial city, not here to make a scene in the imperial city." Han Lin'er said: "Yes." He didn't dare to say anything more. After a while of chaos, the music played again, and teams of jugglers and all kinds of secret skills from the Western Regions came over. The common people applauded, and Yu Shicai seemed to have completely forgotten the tragedy of blood splashing in the middle of the street.Afterwards came teams of puppet shows, miscellaneous shows of playing vats and discs, and finally floats pulled by horses. Touring the Moon Palace", "Li Cunxiao Fighting the Tiger", "Liu Guan and Zhang Three Wars against Lu Bu", "Zhang Sheng meets Yingying under the moon" and so on, all of which compete for odds and victories with utmost precision.Zhang Wuji and the other three grew up in the backcountry all their lives, and whenever they saw these prosperous scenes, they all secretly said that this was an eye-opener. There is a pennant on each float, and the words "the tribute of the Zuo Cheng of the Chenhu-Guang Province" and "the tribute of the You Cheng of the Chenjiang and Zhejiang Provinces" and other words are written.As time went on, the official titles of the tributes grew, the more gorgeous the floats were, and the more jewels and jewels adorned the bodies of men and women, hairpins, necklaces, etc. were all precious emeralds.Mongolian princes and ministers spared no expense in decorating tribute floats in order to please the emperor and boast of their wealth. Amidst the melodious sound of silk and bamboo, a float decorated with the play "The Story of the White Rabbit by Liu Zhiyuan" passed by.In the car, a middle-aged man holds a court wat in his hand, playing the role of Zhou Gong, and sitting next to him is a child wearing the emperor's clothes, playing the role of Cheng Wang.The two ministers Guan Shu and Cai Shu whispered to Duke Zhou.Then came a float with the words "Wang Mang's hypocrisy and hypocrisy" written on the flag. In the car, Wang Mang painted his face with white powder, his hands full of gold and silver, and gave alms to a group of poor scholars.Then there are four banners, with four lines of poems written: "The Duke of Zhou is afraid of rumors. When Wang Mang was a corporal, he would die if he used it. Who knows who will be loyal through the ages." Zhang Wuji's heart moved: "It's not easy to know right and wrong in the world. Duke Zhou is a great sage. When he exiled Guan Shu and Cai Shu, everyone said he was plotting to usurp the throne. Wang Mang is a big treacherous minister, but at first he bought people's hearts, and the whole world praised him. The two stories were told to me by my adoptive father on Binghuo Island back then. The so-called road knows horsepower, and time can tell people's hearts. This float is very different from others, and it obviously hides deep meaning, the person in charge should be a person with knowledge." He casually recited the four lines of the poem twice. Suddenly, a few broken gongs were heard, and a float was brought by two skinny horses.The car was plain and unadorned, the common people saw it from afar, and they burst into laughter, they all said: "This kind of shabby family is also coming to visit the imperial city, won't they laugh off everyone's jaws?" As the car approached, Zhang Wuji could see it clearly, and couldn't help but be surprised. In the car, a big man with yellow hair drooped his shoulders, his eyes were closed, sitting cross-legged on the couch, he seemed to be the golden-haired lion king Xie Xun.Next to her was a beautiful girl in green clothes, holding a tea bowl in her hand, and serving attentively. Although her appearance was not as elegant as Zhou Zhiruo's, her attire was the same as when she was on the Pagoda of Wan'an Temple that day. Han Lin'er lost her voice and said, "Miss Zhou, this person looks like you." Zhou Zhiruo snorted, but did not answer.Zhang Wuji turned his head and saw her face was livid and her chest heaved and heaved, knowing that she was extremely annoyed, he stretched out his hand to hold her right hand, he couldn't guess what this float was for. Nadanjiao walked around behind Jingjiao with a smile, stretched out two fingers, and suddenly poked hard on the fake Xie Xun's back.Fake Xie Xun yelled "Ah" and bumped down on the bed. Fake Zhou Zhiruo stretched out his feet and stepped on him, raising his sword to kill him.All the people cheered loudly: "Okay, okay, kill him!" Then six or seven men pretending to be members of the Beggar Gang got into the car and captured the fake Xie Xun and the fake Zhou Zhiruo. Zhang Wuji had no doubts at this time, he knew that Zhao Min ordered someone to perform the car scene, and he and Zhou Zhiruo were expected to come to Dadu, so he humiliated Zhou Zhiruo like this.He leaned over and picked up two small stones from the ground, flicked his middle finger, and made a series of hissing noises, blinding the right eyes of the two skinny horses in front of the cart.The small stone pierced through the head, and the two horses hissed several times, fell to the ground and died.The float turned over, and the danjiao, jingjiao and other supporting actors on the car rolled all over the ground, and there was another chaos on the street. Zhou Zhiruo bit her lower lip and said softly, "This demon girl insulted me so much, I...I..." Her voice was choked up at this point.Zhang Wuji felt that her slender hands were cold and her body was trembling, so he hurriedly comforted him: "Zhiruo, this little bastard can come up with all sorts of weird tricks, don't worry about it. As long as I'm sincere to you, what can I do if others provoke you?" Can you believe it?" While speaking, the Mongolian officials and guests had suppressed the common people, pulled away the dead horses, and floats followed one after another.Zhang Wuji and Zhou Zhiruo only cared about their affairs, and had no intention of watching the drama on the car.After the floats passed by, there were only bursts of Sanskrit singing, and groups of monks in scarlet cassocks came stepping forward.After all the monks passed, the iron armor clanged, and two thousand iron armored imperial guards each held a spear, passing by in line, followed by three thousand archers.Archers passed by, cigarettes were lingering, statues of gods sat in sedan chairs, and servants in brocade clothes carried them past, such as land, city god, Lingguan, Wei Tuo, God of Wealth, Dongyue, and all kinds of gods and Brahma: There are three hundred and sixty statues of Indra, Mahakala, Vaishnu, Erawan Buddha, etc., and the last one is Guansheng Dijun.All the people muttered to the Buddha, and some knelt down to worship. After the statues were over, the guard of honor with gourds and hammers cleared the way, and the feather fans and umbrellas passed by pair by pair.All the people said in unison: "The emperor is here, the emperor is here." From a distance, they saw a big yellow silk sedan chair, which was carried by thirty-two guards in brocade clothes.Zhang Wuji stared at the Mongol emperor, seeing that he was haggard and dejected, and he could tell at a glance that he was destitute of wine.The crown prince was riding a horse to accompany him, but he was quite heroic. He carried a longbow inlaid with gold and jade on his back, and he did not lose the true qualities of a Mongolian athlete. Han Liner whispered next to Zhang Wuji's ear: "Master, tell your subordinates to rush forward and stab the Tartar emperor to death, so as to save the people of the world from a great harm?" Zhang Wuji said: "No, you can't go, There must be many experts in the guards around the emperor of the Tartars, unless I go." Zhang Wuji, the one on the left, suddenly said: "It's not right, it's not right. It's not possible to use violence for violence." Zhang Wuji, Han Lin'er, and Zhou Zhiruo were all startled, and when they looked at this man, he was a drug seller in his fifties, with a medicine bag on his back and a tiger brace in his right hand.The man raised his thumbs up in front of his chest, made a Mingjiao flame gesture, and said in a low voice: "Peng Yingyu pays homage to the leader. Your body is safe and sound, and I am very happy." Zhang Wuji was overjoyed, and said: "Ah, you are Peng..." It turned out that the person was Monk Peng, he was cleverly disguised, and he had been standing beside him for a long time, Zhang Wuji and the other three didn't realize it.Peng Yingyu said in a low voice: "This is not a place to talk. The emperor of the Tartars can't get rid of him." Zhang Wuji knew that he was very knowledgeable, so he nodded, stopped talking, reached out and grabbed his left hand and shook it lightly for a few times. After the emperor and the crown prince passed, another 3,000 Iron Armored Imperial Forest Army came, followed by tens of thousands of people watching the excitement.All the people on the street said: "Look at the empress and princess." Everyone rushed westward.Zhou Zhiruo said: "Let's take a look too." The four of them squeezed into the crowd, followed the common people to the outside of the Yude Hall, and saw seven colorful buildings with heavy ridges standing tall, and the Imperial Forest Army outside the buildings held rattan canes to drive away the idlers .Although there were many people, it was easy for Zhang Wuji and the other four to squeeze forward, and soon they were in front of Cairo.The highest colored building in the middle, the emperor sits in the middle, and the two empresses next to them; both are middle-aged fat women, wrapped in pearls, jade and gemstones, with indescribable brilliance, and the crowns on their heads are towering, Looks weird.The crown prince sits on the lower left side, and on the lower right side sits a woman in her twenties, wearing a brocade robe, who must be a princess. Zhang Wuji wandered around and saw a girl in the second colored building on the left, wearing a sable fur, with a bead necklace hanging from her neck, smiling sweetly, her beautiful eyes looking forward, her beauty was extraordinary, it was Zhao Min.Compared with her, the princess is simply pale.He stared blankly for a while, if Zhou Zhiruo was not by his side, he really couldn't bear to look away.In the middle of the Cailou sits a long-bearded prince with a dignified appearance. He may be Zhao Min's father, Ruyang King Chahantemu'er.Zhao Min's brother, Kukutmu'er, was walking back and forth upstairs, watching the tiger's steps with a eagle's eye, very aggressive. At this time, all the monks were rehearsing the "Heavenly Demon Formation" in front of the colorful building. Five hundred people knocked on the magical instruments, circling left and right, vertically high and low, and the formations changed, which was extremely ingenious.All the people cheered thunderously, and they all praised. Zhou Zhiruo stared at Zhao Min for a while, sighed, and said, "Go back!"
The four squeezed out from the crowd and returned to the inn.Peng Yingyu greeted Zhang Wuji and said goodbye to each other.Zhang Wuji asked about Xie Xun's news. Peng Yingyu just came to Dadu from Huaisi, but he didn't know that Xie Xun had returned to the Central Plains.He talked about Zhu Yuanzhang, Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, etc. who had conquered cities and plundered land over the years, and made military exploits repeatedly, but suppressed the prestige of the leader Han Shantong.Xu Shouhui, another fraternal rebel army, was also thriving in the Huguang area. In addition, there were Liu Futong, Zhimali, Peng Junyong, Mao Gui, etc., one after another, and the court was in a dilemma.Only Fang Guozhen in Taizhou and Zhang Shicheng in Pingjiang Mansion were against Mingjiao. Han Lin'er said: "Master Peng, just now we rushed to the Cailou and cut down the emperor of the Tartars. Wouldn't it be a one-off?" Peng Yingyu shook her head and said, "This emperor is stupid and he is our great helper. How can we kill him?" Han Lin'er wondered, "The emperor of Tartars is so stupid that he harmed the common people, so why is he our great helper?" Peng Yingyu said: "Brother Han doesn't know something. The emperor of the Tartars appointed foreign monks, the government was in chaos, and he ordered Jialu to dig the Yellow River, which cost the people money and made people angry. We have beaten the Tartars to death in recent years. You think we mobs should really fight Have you ever won the Mongol elite soldiers who rule the world? It is only because the foolish emperor does not use good officials. King Ruyang is good at using soldiers, but the Tartar emperors are always on guard against him and hinder him in everything. He has military power. The generals in the court were hostile to each other, and the court did not come to reconcile. One battle, one defeat. Isn't this Tartar emperor our great helper?" Zhang Wuji nodded his head repeatedly at these words. Peng Yingyu said again: "If we kill the Tartar emperor and the crown prince takes over, look at the appearance of the crown prince. He is a powerful character. Even if the new emperor is a fool, it is better than his foolish old man. If he uses a group of capable It would be bad if the veterans who are used to fighting beat us in the future." Zhang Wuji said: "Thanks to Master reminding us in time, otherwise if we are reckless today, we may ruin the big thing." Han Liner slapped himself repeatedly and cursed: " Damn it, damn it! Look at you kid, do you still dare to come up with stupid ideas in the future?" Zhang Wuji, Zhou Zhiruo, and Peng Yingyu all laughed at once. Peng Yingyu said again: "The leader is a body of gold, and shoulders the heavy responsibility of expelling captives and restoring the country. It is not appropriate to take great risks and follow the blow of the wave. I saw that among the guards beside the emperor, the masters are really not good enough. Young master, although the leader is extremely brave, he must guard against the outnumbered and outnumbered. In case of a mistake, what should we do?" Zhang Wuji cupped his hands and said, "I would like to receive the golden and jade words from the master." Zhou Zhiruo sighed: "Master Peng's words are really true. How can you take risks lightly? You must know that the one sitting in the dragon chair in this colorful building will be you, Master Zhang." Han Liner clapped his hands. Said: "At that time, the leader became the emperor, Miss Zhou became the queen empress, and Yang Zuoshi and Master Peng were the left and right prime ministers, so it's good!" Zhou Zhiruo's cheeks were flushed, and she lowered her head shyly, but the corners of her brows and eyes showed Overjoyed. Zhang Wuji waved his hands again and again, and said: "Brother Han, you can't say this again. This religion only wants to save the people in the world from the fire and water, and retire after success. If you don't be greedy for riches and honors, you are an upright man, and you must not violate the sacred fire order." Strict training." Peng Yingyu said: "The leader's mind is very strong, but at that time, the yellow robe will be added to the body, and you can't push it away. When Chen Qiao was mutinied, why did Zhao Kuangyin want to be emperor?" Zhang Wuji He just said: "No, no! If I have any wrong thoughts, I will be punished by heaven and earth, and I will die a good death." Zhou Zhiruo's face changed slightly when he heard what he said decisively, and she looked out of the window without saying a word. The four of them chatted for a while, and after dinner and wine, Zhang Wuji said: "Master Peng and I went for a walk on the street to inquire about the news of our adoptive father." He thought that Han Lin'er has a straight temper, and when he saw any injustice, he would throw his fist immediately. Facing each other, causing trouble, he said: "Brother Han, you and Zhiruo don't go out tonight, just rest in the inn." Han Lin'er said: "Yes, the leader is very careful!" After Zhang Wuji and Peng Yingyu went out, they agreed that one would go west and the other east, and they would return to the inn before the second drum to meet up. 张无忌出店后向西行去，一路上听到众百姓纷纷谈论，说的都是今日“游皇城”的热闹豪阔。有人道：“南方明教造反，今日关帝菩萨游行时眼中大放煞气，反贼定能扑灭。”有人道：“明教有弥勒菩萨保佑，看来关圣帝君和弥勒佛将有一场大战。”又有人道：“贾鲁大人拉伕掘黄河，挖出一个独眼石人，那石人背上刻有两行字道：'莫道石人一只眼，挑动黄河天下反'，这是运数使然，勉强不来的。” 张无忌对这些愚民之言也无意多听，信步之间，越走越静僻，蓦地抬头，竟到了那日与赵敏会饮的小酒店门外。他心中一惊：“怎地无意之间，又来到此处？我心中对赵姑娘竟如此撇不开、放不下吗？”见店门半掩，门内静悄悄的，似乎并无酒客。 他稍一迟疑，推门走进，见柜台边一名店伴伏在桌上打吨。走进内堂，但见角落里那张方桌上点着一支明灭不定的蜡烛，桌旁朝内坐着一人。这张方桌正是他和赵敏两次饮酒的所在，除了这位酒客之外，店堂内更无旁人。 那人听到脚步声，霍地站起，烛影摇晃，映在那人脸上，竟然便是赵敏。 她和张无忌都没料到居然会在此地相见，不禁都“啊”的一声叫了出来。 赵敏低声道：“你……你怎么会来？”语声颤抖，显然心中激动异常。张无忌道：“我闲步经过，便进来瞧瞧，哪知道……”走到桌边，见她对面另有一副杯筷，问道：“还有人来么？”赵敏脸上一红，道：“没有了。前两次我跟你在这里饮酒，你坐在我对面，因此……因此我叫店小二仍多放一副杯模。” 张无忌心中感激，见桌上的四碟酒菜，便和第一次赵敏约他来饮酒时一般无异，心底体会到了她一番柔情深意，不由得伸出手去握住了她双手，颤声道：“赵姑娘！”赵敏黯然道：“只恨，只恨我生在蒙古王家，做了你的对头……” 突然之间，窗外“嘿嘿”两声冷笑，一物飞进，啪的一声，打灭了烛火，店堂中登时漆黑一团。张无忌和赵敏听到这冷笑之声，都知是周芷若所发，一时彷徨失措。耳听得屋顶脚步声细碎，周芷若如一阵风般去了。 赵敏低声道：“你和她已有白首之约，是吗？”张无忌道：“是，我原不该瞒你。”赵敏道：“那日我在树后，听到你跟她这般甜言蜜语，恨不得立时死了，恨不得自己从来没生在这世上。那日我冷笑两声，她一报还一报，也来冷笑两声。可是……可是你却没跟我说过半句叫我欢喜的话儿。” 张无忌心下歉疚，道：“赵姑娘，我不该到这儿来，不该再和你相见。我心已有所属，决不应再惹你烦恼。你是金枝玉叶之身，从此将我这个江湖浪子忘记了吧。” 赵敏拿起他手来，抚着他手背上的疤痕，轻声道：“这是我咬伤你的，你武功再高，医道再精，也已去不了这个伤疤。你自己手背上的伤疤也去不了，能除去我心上的伤疤么？”双臂搂住他头颈，在他唇上深深一吻。 张无忌但觉樱唇柔软，幽香扑鼻，一阵意乱情迷。突然间赵敏用力一口，将他上唇咬得出血，跟着在他肩头一推，反身蹿出窗子，叫道：“你这小淫贼，我恨你，我恨你！” 张无忌点燃了烛火，悄立小店之中，昏黄烛光下，眼望板桌上的酒壶酒杯、四碟没动过的菜肴、相对而摆的筷子座位，回味着赵敏那既苦涩又甜美的一吻，自己对她委实难舍难分，不由得一阵怅惘，跟着便是剧烈伤痛。料想周芷若必定怨怪自己偷偷约了赵敏到此相会，这是冤枉了，势必分辩为难，但若今生须得与赵敏就此永别、不再相见，心中实千万个不舍得，言念及此，只觉周芷若是否冤枉自己，也不如何要紧了。当即奔出小酒店，跃上屋顶一阵奔驰，却已不见赵敏的踪影，只得怅然回到客店。
只见韩林儿站在客店门口，正自焦急地东张西望，等候他回来。一问之下，韩林儿说周姑娘于半个时辰前曾回来过，拿了些东西，便气忿忿地出去了。问她什么时候回来，她板着脸道：“不回来啦，我再也不回啦！”说着流下了眼泪。他待要相劝，周姑娘却牵了坐骑，疾驰而去，也不知是往东往西、向南向北。 韩林儿急道：“教主，这怎么是好？咱们快去寻周姑娘回来吧！”张无忌既着急，又自责，当即留下口信给彭莹玉，便和韩林儿分头追寻。他在大都城内各处找寻，连客店、寺观、城郊村居也找过了，但直至天色大明，却始终不见周芷若的影踪，她竟似凭空消失了一般。 待得回到客店，彭莹玉和韩林儿已先后回来，三人对望一眼，都摇了摇头。张无忌心乱如麻：“现下不但义父不知所踪，连芷若也离我而去，这该如何是好？” 彭莹玉道：“教主，依属下推测，周姑娘既身系峨嵋派掌门的重任，离去后自当会返回峨嵋派。只须派遣教中兄弟前去打听，必能寻访得。教主无须过虑。” 张无忌道：“那也说得是。此刻第一要务是寻回谢法王，打探成昆、陈友谅两人的行踪。”心想：“义父必是陷身于中原某地，且必与成昆有关。倘若去找赵姑娘，求她相助，她足智多谋、神通广大，或能得到些线索，比之我这般盲眼苍绳似地瞎闯乱撞好得多了。唉，张无忌，你心中想见赵敏，便胡乱找个理由出来。”转念又想：“赵敏是否跟义父的失踪有关？成昆会是奉她命令行事吗？不会的。赵姑娘待我如此，绝非虚情假意，她知我对义父之情，决不会就此伤害义父。况且当曰在弥勒庙中，她与丐帮是敌非友，未必会和成昆、陈友谅联手。”想到此处，心中略宽，但思及赵敏诡计多端、心意难测，又自惴惴。 他无对奈何之中，便想与杨逍、范遥等教中素有智计之人商议。由彭莹玉口中得知，韩山童、朱元璋等人近年来攻城掠地，在淮泗一带闯下了好大的地盘，隐然已成为明教在中原的总坛，于是传出号令，命左右光明使、殷韦二王、五散人、五行旗掌旗使等教中首脑齐赴韩山童据地的濠州相会。 次日清晨，张无忌嘱咐彭莹玉续留大都三日，打探谢逊的讯息，便偕同韩林儿南下前赴淮泗。一入山东境内，便见大队蒙古败兵，曳甲丢盔，蜂拥而来。张韩二人加紧赶路，到得鲁皖边界，已全是明教义军的天下。义军中有人认得韩林儿，急足报到元帅府。 将近濠州时，韩山童已率领朱元璋、徐达、常遇春、邓愈、汤和等大将迎出三十里外。众人久别重逢，俱各大喜。韩山童听儿子说起遭丐帮擒囚，全仗教主相救脱困，更是一再称谢。锣鼓喧天，兵甲耀眼，一行人拥入濠州城中。 张无忌在城中歇息数日，左右光明使、殷韦二王、殷野王、铁冠道人、说不得、周颠、五行旗诸掌旗使得到讯息，陆续自各地来会。 张无忌说起谢逊回归中土、遭丐帮擒去又复失踪等情由。众人均认为，谢逊既为成昆所擒，为今之计，只有即刻查访谢法王、成昆和陈友谅的下落。但谢法王仇家甚多，既落入了对头手中，武林中人又觊觎他的屠龙宝刀，因此谢法王已归中土的讯息决计不可外泄。 张无忌当即派出五行旗下教众，分头赴各处打听。岂知不但成昆的踪迹难觅，连陈友谅也突然音讯杳然，不知去向，营救谢逊之事变成了全无头绪。 这一日说不得前来禀报，说道洪水旗教众在江浙行省的庆元路郊外，见到几名身手矫捷的女子，悄悄跟踪一查，发觉是峨嵋派的女弟子，原来峨嵋派的总山头目前暂安于庆元路的定海，掌门人周芷若与数名大弟子在一所名叫“白衣庵”的观音庙中暂居。由定海往东不远，有一岛名叫普渡山，是观音菩萨的道场，因此附近观音菩萨香火甚盛。峨嵋山本是普贤菩萨的道场，但女尼多拜观音，在观音庵中暂住亦甚自然。 张无忌得报后喜不自胜，便带同杨逍、范遥、韦一笑、说不得四人，备了礼物，前往定海拜访。 不一日来到白衣庵，峨嵋弟子通报进去，周芷若率同静玄、静空等几名大弟子迎接出来。寒暄之后，周芷若得知仍查无谢逊踪迹，淡淡地道：“张教主怎不亲去大都问问郡主娘娘，求她容情放人？”张无忌忙道：“韦蝠王去问过赵姑娘，她说没见到我义父。韦蝠王暗中在汝阳王府、万安寺等处探察数次，又窃听他们的谈话，也没发觉任何线索。” 周芷若道：“谢狮王慷慨豪侠，是一位令人敬佩的前辈高人，倘若命丧郡主娘娘之手，小女子说什么要为他老人家报仇雪恨，张教主却多半是不在乎了。”眼中泪珠莹然，泫然欲泣。张无忌道：“若真不幸如此，此仇不共戴天，说什么也要为义父报仇！” 峨嵋派设了素斋，款待明教首脑。饭后，杨逍、范遥等料到教主和周芷若必有些私己话要说，便借故由静玄等人陪着去海边游览。 周芷若向张无忌望了一眼，说道：“张教主，我独个儿修习内功，有些地方不甚明由，想请你指教。你肯教我么？”张无忌讪讪地道：“怎么忽然客气起来啦？你要我教什么，我便教什么。” 周芷若带他来到一间静室之中，请问了一些修炼内功的深奥诀窍，张无忌毫不藏私，详尽告知，喜道：“芷若，你能问到这些关窍，足见内功修为颇有长进。以后我天天教你，过得两三年，你的内功就可和我并驾齐驱啦！”周芷若白了他一眼，幽幽地道：“你想骗人，也该拣些叫人信得过的话来说。你教不了我一天两天，便去大都那小酒店会赵姑娘啦，又怎能天天教我？” 张无忌道：“上次跟她相见，的的确确是无意中撞见的，我如再瞒了你去见赵姑娘，任你千刀万剐，死而无怨。”周芷若脸上红扑扑的，胸口起伏不定，喘气道：“胡说八道什么？你明知我不会将你千刀万剐。”张无忌笑道：“那么你剁了我两只脚好不好？”周芷若低下了头，眼泪扑簌簌地如珠而落。 张无忌坐到她身旁，搂住她肩头，柔声道：“怎么又伤心啦？”周芷若只哭泣不语。张无忌问之再三，不料越问得紧，她越加伤心。 张无忌发誓赌咒，说决不负心薄幸。周芷若双手蒙着脸道：“我是怨自己命苦，不是怪你。”张无忌道：“咱们大家命苦。鞑子在中国作威作福，谁都是多苦多难。以后咱俩结成夫妻，又将鞑子赶了出去，那就只有欢喜，没有伤心了。” 周芷若抬起头来，说道：“无忌哥哥，我知道你对我一片真心，只不过赵敏那小妖女想诱惑你，却不是你三心两意。可是……可是她聪明智慧、武功高强、容貌权势，无不胜我十倍。我终究是争她不过的，与其一生伤心，我……我宁愿学师父一样，削发为尼。唉，咱们峨嵋派的掌门，终究是没一个嫁人的。” 张无忌道：“你始终不放心。这样吧，咱们明日立时动身回到淮泗，我便跟你成亲。”周芷若道：“义父还没找到，再说，你说过匈奴未灭，何以家为？终究……终究是不成的。”说着又流下泪来。 张无忌道：“义父自然要加紧找寻。到底几时能赶走鞑子，谁也没法逆料。难道等到咱们成了老公公、老婆婆了，再来颤巍巍地拜堂成亲么？老公公、老婆婆拜天地不打紧，可是咱俩生不了孩儿，我张家可就断子绝孙了。”周芷若红着脸扑哧一笑，说道：“好好一个老实人，却不知跟谁去学得这般贫嘴贫舌？”这一个多月来的愁云惨雾，便在两人一笑之间，化作飞烟而散。
杨逍等回庵后，便和张无忌向周芷若告别，径回濠州。张无忌向周芷若殷殷承诺，濠州诸事办妥后，便来接她去完婚，又请峨嵋派帮同寻找谢逊。 与此同时，明教义军与元兵大战数场，虽均获胜，损折也极惨重，此后三四个月内，义军势将忙于休养整顿、招募新兵，不克再与元军大战。杨逍、范遥等谈起张无忌与周芷若的交情，得知两人在谢逊主持下已经定婚。范遥等又知张无忌与赵敏之间干系颇不寻常，倘若明教教主娶了蒙古郡主为妻，于抗元复国的大业为害非小，眼见目下并无大事，俱劝张无忌早日与周芷若完婚。张无忌对周芷若原已有言在先，当即允可。杨逍择定六月十五为黄道吉日，和韦一笑二人作为送礼使，奉了张无忌所备的聘礼，前往定海白衣庵，将吉期征得周芷若允可。明教和峨嵋派两处上上下下喜气洋洋，都为婚事忙了起来。 此时明教威震天下，东路韩山童在淮泗一带迭克大城，西路徐寿辉在鄂北豫南也连败元兵。教主大婚的喜讯传了出去，武林人士的贺礼便如潮水般涌到。昆仑、崆峒诸派与明教向有仇怨，但一来大都万安寺中张无忌出手相救，已于各派有恩，二来周芷若是峨嵋掌门，是以各派掌门也都遣人送礼到贺。崆峒五老的贺礼尤重。 张三丰亲书“佳儿佳妇”四字立轴，一部手抄的《太极拳经》，命宋远桥、俞莲舟、殷梨亭三大弟子到贺。其时杨不悔已与殷梨亭成婚，一同来到濠州。张无忌笑着上前请安，大声叫道：“六师婶！”杨不悔满脸通红，拉着他手，回首前尘，又是欢喜，又是伤感。 张无忌生怕陈友谅、宋青书奸心未息，乘机为害，当下派韦一笑为谢礼使，前赴武当，暗中将宋青书害死莫声谷、又图谋害张三丰之事，详细跟韦一笑说了，嘱咐他上武当山拜见张三丰后，便与俞岱岩、张松溪为伴，防备陈友谅的奸谋，须待宋远桥等回归武当，再行告辞。韦一笑狠狠地道：“自从遵奉教主的训谕，韦一笑不敢再吸人血，这一次撞到了这两个奸贼，非将他二人吸个血干皮枯不可。”张无忌忙道：“谢法王落在何处，或可从陈友谅身上追查出来，咱们只可生擒，不可随便杀了他。宋青书是我宋大师伯的独生爱子，武当派未来的掌门，须得由武当派自行清理门户，免伤我宋大师伯之情。”韦一笑答应了，拜别而去。 到得六月初十，峨嵋众女侠携带礼物，来到濠州，周芷若自在濠州东南钟离城的一座大宅中等候。丁敏君托人带来贺礼，人却未到。 六月十五正日，明教上下人众个个换了新衣。拜天地的礼堂设在濠州第一大富绅的厅上，悬灯结彩，装点得花团锦簇。张三丰那副“佳儿佳妇”四字大立轴悬在居中。殷天正为男方主婚，常遇春为女方主婚。铁冠道人为濠州总巡，部署教中弟子四下巡查，以防敌人混入捣乱。汤和、邓愈统率义军精兵，在城外驻扎防敌。 这日上午，少林派、华山派也派人送礼到贺。殷野王率领天鹰教旗下教众，带领花轿、吹鼓手、赞礼生等到钟离城迎亲。 申时一刻，花轿抬着新娘来到男家。吉时已届，号炮连声鸣响。众贺客齐到大厅，赞礼生朗声赞礼，宋远桥和殷梨亭陪着张无忌出来。丝竹之声响起，众人眼前一亮，只见八位峨嵋派青年女侠，陪着周芷若婀婀娜娜地步入大厅。周芷若身穿大红锦袍，凤冠霞帔，脸罩红巾。男左女右，新郎新娘并肩而立。赞礼生朗声喝道：“拜天！” 张无忌和周芷若正要在红毡上拜倒，忽听得大门外一人娇声喝道：“且慢！”青影闪动，一个青衣少女笑吟吟地站在庭中，却是赵敏。 群豪一见到是她，登时纷纷呼喝起来。明教和各大门派高手不少人吃过她的苦头，没料到她竟敢孤身闯入险地。性子莽撞些的便欲上前动手。 杨逍双臂一张，也喝一声：“且慢！”向众人道：“今日是敝教教主和峨嵋派掌门大喜之日，赵姑娘光临到贺，便是我们嘉宾。众位且瞧峨嵋派和明教的薄面，将旧日梁子暂且放过一边，不得对赵姑娘无礼。”他向说不得和彭莹玉使个眼色，两人已知其意，绕到后堂，即行出去查察，且看赵敏带了多少高手同来。杨逍向赵敏道：“赵姑娘请这边上坐观礼，回头在下再敬姑娘三杯水酒。” 赵敏微微一笑，说道：“我有几句话跟张教主说，说毕便去，容日后再行叨扰。”杨逍道：“赵姑娘有什么话，待行礼之后再说不迟。”赵敏道：“行礼之后，已经迟了。”杨逍和范遥对望一眼，知她今日是存心前来搅局，无论如何要立时阻止，免得将一场喜庆大事闹得尴尬狼狈，满堂不欢。 杨逍踏上两步，说道：“咱们今日宾主尽礼，赵姑娘务请自重。”他已打定了主意，赵敏若要捣乱，只有迅速出手点她穴道，制住她再说。赵敏向范遥道：“苦大师，人家要对我动手，你帮不帮我？”范遥眉头一皱，说道：“郡主，世上不如意事十居八九，既已如此，也勉强不来了！” 赵敏道：“我偏要勉强。”转头向张无忌道：“张无忌，你是明教教主，男子汉大丈夫，说过的话作不作数？” 张无忌眼见赵敏到来，心中早已怦怦乱跳，只盼杨逍能打开僵局，劝得她好好离去，听她突然问到自己，只得答道：“我说过的话，自然作数。”赵敏道：“那日我救了你俞三伯和殷六叔之命，你答应为我做三件事，不得有违，是也不是？” 张无忌道：“不错。你要我借屠龙宝刀一瞧，你不但已瞧到了，还将宝刀盗了去。”这数十年来，江湖上人人关心这“武林至尊”屠龙刀的下落，忽听得已人赵敏手中，登时群情耸动。 赵敏道：“到底屠龙刀在何人手中，只有金毛狮王谢大侠才知，你可亲自前去问他。” 谢逊已返中原之事，群豪多不知闻，听她提及“金毛狮王”，满堂喧哗之声登寂。 张无忌道：“我义父现下身在何处，我日夕挂念，甚盼姑娘示知。”赵敏微微一笑，说道：“我要你做三件事，言定只须不违武林中侠义之道，你就须得遵从。借屠龙刀一观之事，虽然做得不大道地，但这把刀我终究是见到了，后来宝刀被盗，也不能怪你。这笫一件事，算你已经办到。现下我有第二件事要办。张无忌，当着天下众位英雄豪杰之前，你可不能言而无信。”张无忌道：“你要我办什么事？” 杨逍插口道：“赵姑娘，你有什么事要奉托敝教教主，既有约定在先，只要不背武林道义，别说张教主可以应允，便敝教上下，也当尽心竭力。此刻是张教主和新夫人参拜天地的良辰吉时，别事暂且搁开，请勿多言阻挠。”说到后来，口气已颇严厉。 赵敏却神色自若，竟似没将这位威震江湖的明教光明左使放在心上，懒洋洋地道：“我这件事可更加要紧，片刻也延搁不得。”走上几步，到了张无忌身前，提高脚跟，在他耳边轻声道：“这第二件事，是要你今天不得与周姑娘拜堂成亲。”张无忌一呆，道：“什么？”赵敏道：“这就是第二件事。至于第三件，以后我想到了再跟你说。” 她
The next morning, the three of them continued westward, but Zhao Min was not found on the road.It was the first day of the Lunar New Year, and the streets of the three of them were full of travel and dust, and they were not in the mood to celebrate the New Year, so Zhou Zhiruo bought a few red headbands and tied them in her hair, and hung a red scarf on the lapels of Zhang Wuji and Han Liner to add some joy.Not a day later, when I came to Dadu, it was already evening when I entered the city. I saw men and women in the whole city sprinkling water and sweeping the floor, sweeping the streets and alleys clean, and incense tables were placed at the door of every house. Zhang Wuji and others invested in the inn and asked the innkeeper what was going on in the city.The waiter in the shop said: "I don't know that the guest officer is far away, but it's a coincidence. It should be a blessing. Tomorrow is a tour of the imperial city." Zhang Wuji asked, "What tour is in the imperial city?" It is the entrance for the emperor to tour the imperial city. The emperor wants to go to Qingshou Temple to offer incense. Tens of thousands of men and women parade in parades. The head and tail are at least thirty or forty miles long. Get up early and take a seat outside the gate of Yude Hall. If you have good eyesight, you can see the emperor, empress, noble concubine, prince, and princess. Think about it, if we are ordinary people, if we don’t live in Jingshi, how can you be lucky enough to see the emperor with your own eyes?" Han Liner became impatient when he heard this, and reprimanded: "Accept a thief as your father, shameless traitor! What's so good about the Emperor of Tartars?" The waiter opened his eyes wide, pointed at him and said, "You...you...you don't mean to rebel when you say such things. Are you not afraid of beheading?" Han Lin'er said: "You are a Han Chinese, the Tartars have done us so much misery, you actually have a little bit of backbone?" Seeing his fierceness, the waiter turned around and wanted to out. Zhou Zhiruo raised a finger and hit the acupoints on his back, saying: "This person will definitely talk a lot when he goes out. I'm afraid that officers and soldiers will come to arrest him soon. People in the capital are so shameless." Zhang Wuji said: "Shameless people are everywhere, and they don't take people in the capital seriously." He kicked the waiter from the shop under the bed, and said with a smile, "Let's starve him for a few days, and let him go when we leave." Not long after, the shopkeeper yelled outside: "Ah Fu, Ah Fu, where are you nagging endlessly again! Hurry up and wash the face of the guest in Room 3!" Han Liner held back the funny, slapped the table and shouted: "Hurry up and bring food and wine, you guys are hungry!" After a while, another waiter from a famous shop came in with food and wine, and said to himself: "This kid, Ah Fu, is going to watch the fireworks in the imperial city. This kid is serious. If you don’t do it, you’re playing for fun.” The next morning, as soon as Zhang Wuji got up, he heard a commotion outside the door.When I walked to the door, I saw countless men and women in the street, all of them well-dressed, swarming northward, everyone laughing and joking.The sound of firecrackers rang out in all directions.Zhou Zhiruo also came to the door, and said: "Let's take a look too." Zhang Wuji said: "I have fought with the warriors of Ruyang Palace, don't let them recognize you, if you want to go to see it, you have to change your disguise." The three of Han Lin'er dressed up as village men and women, smeared their cheeks and hands yellow with muddy water, followed the crowd on the street, and rushed towards the imperial city. At that time, at the end of Fangdang's mao and the beginning of Chen's time, there were already a sea of people inside and outside the imperial city, and there was almost no place to stand.Zhang Wuji stretched his arms forward, gently pushed the crowd away to clear the way, and arrived at the eaves of a big family outside the Yanchun Gate, the steps were several feet high, which was an easy place to watch.Not long after standing still, the sound of gongs was heard, and all the people shouted: "Come, come!" Everyone stretched their necks and looked. The sound of the town is getting louder and louder, and when you get close, you can see one tile and eight tall men, all in green clothes, each holding a big tin with a diameter of three feet in each left hand, and the gongs and hammers in the right hand are rising and falling.One hundred and eight big gongs rang out at the same time, which was deafening.The gong team passed by, followed by the drum team of 360 people, followed by the Xiyue Chuidao team of the Han people, the pipa team of the Western Regions, and the Mongolian Horn Team.After the band's march, two red satin banners came flying high.One flag reads "Anbang Protects the Country" and the other reads "Suppressing Evil and Subduing Demons", with many golden Sanskrit characters attached to it.There are two hundred elite Mongolian soldiers guarding the front and back of the banner, with long knives better than snow, iron spears like clouds, and four hundred people riding white horses of the same color.All the people cheered loudly when they saw this kind of mighty spirit. Zhang Wuji secretly sighed: "The people in other provinces hate the Mongolian officers and soldiers all the time, but the people in the capital are shameless as subjugated slaves. It seems that they have seen the majesty of the Mongolian court every day for decades, and they have forgotten that they are subjugated. " Just as the two flags passed by, suddenly white light flashed in the crowd of Xishou people, and two rows of throwing knives shot out straight to the two flagpoles.Each row of flying knives is a series of seven handles, and the seven flying knives are neatly inserted into the flagpole.Although the flagpole was thick, it was hacked by seven flying knives, it was shaken a few times, and then broke, with two whistling sounds, it fell down from midair.There were loud screams, and more than ten people were suppressed by the flagpole.All the people yelled and fled one after another, forming a mess. This time it became hasty, and Zhang Wuji and others were also surprised.Han Lin'er was overjoyed, and was about to applaud, when suddenly a limp hand stretched out and pressed it on his mouth, but Zhou Zhiruo stopped him in time. I saw hundreds of Mongolian soldiers each with their weapons outstretched, searching for troublemakers among the crowd.Zhang Wuji saw that the hands that fired these fourteen throwing knives were very strong, obviously it was done by a martial arts expert, but because of the crowds blocking him, he couldn't see who was throwing the knives.They didn't even see him, and the Mongolian officers and soldiers just searched around for a while.Not long after, seven or eight men were pulled out from the crowd, shouting, "I'm wronged..." The Mongolian soldiers immediately killed these men in the street. Han Lin'er was very angry and said: "The person who released the flying knife left long ago. With these pustule officers and soldiers, can they be caught? But they came to kill good people to vent their anger." Zhou Zhiruo said in a low voice: "Brother Han, keep silent! We are here to see you Touring the imperial city, not here to make a scene in the imperial city." Han Lin'er said: "Yes." He didn't dare to say anything more. After a while of chaos, the music played again, and teams of jugglers and all kinds of secret skills from the Western Regions came over. The common people applauded, and Yu Shicai seemed to have completely forgotten the tragedy of blood splashing in the middle of the street.Afterwards came teams of puppet shows, miscellaneous shows of playing vats and discs, and finally floats pulled by horses. Touring the Moon Palace", "Li Cunxiao Fighting the Tiger", "Liu Guan and Zhang Three Wars against Lu Bu", "Zhang Sheng meets Yingying under the moon" and so on, all of which compete for odds and victories with utmost precision.Zhang Wuji and the other three grew up in the backcountry all their lives, and whenever they saw these prosperous scenes, they all secretly said that this was an eye-opener. There is a pennant on each float, and the words "the tribute of the Zuo Cheng of the Chenhu-Guang Province" and "the tribute of the You Cheng of the Chenjiang and Zhejiang Provinces" and other words are written.As time went on, the official titles of the tributes grew, the more gorgeous the floats were, and the more jewels and jewels adorned the bodies of men and women, hairpins, necklaces, etc. were all precious emeralds.Mongolian princes and ministers spared no expense in decorating tribute floats in order to please the emperor and boast of their wealth. Amidst the melodious sound of silk and bamboo, a float decorated with the play "The Story of the White Rabbit by Liu Zhiyuan" passed by.In the car, a middle-aged man holds a court wat in his hand, playing the role of Zhou Gong, and sitting next to him is a child wearing the emperor's clothes, playing the role of Cheng Wang.The two ministers Guan Shu and Cai Shu whispered to Duke Zhou.Then came a float with the words "Wang Mang's hypocrisy and hypocrisy" written on the flag. In the car, Wang Mang painted his face with white powder, his hands full of gold and silver, and gave alms to a group of poor scholars.Then there are four banners, with four lines of poems written: "The Duke of Zhou is afraid of rumors. When Wang Mang was a corporal, he would die if he used it. Who knows who will be loyal through the ages." Zhang Wuji's heart moved: "It's not easy to know right and wrong in the world. Duke Zhou is a great sage. When he exiled Guan Shu and Cai Shu, everyone said he was plotting to usurp the throne. Wang Mang is a big treacherous minister, but at first he bought people's hearts, and the whole world praised him. The two stories were told to me by my adoptive father on Binghuo Island back then. The so-called road knows horsepower, and time can tell people's hearts. This float is very different from others, and it obviously hides deep meaning, the person in charge should be a person with knowledge." He casually recited the four lines of the poem twice. Suddenly, a few broken gongs were heard, and a float was brought by two skinny horses.The car was plain and unadorned, the common people saw it from afar, and they burst into laughter, they all said: "This kind of shabby family is also coming to visit the imperial city, won't they laugh off everyone's jaws?" As the car approached, Zhang Wuji could see it clearly, and couldn't help but be surprised. In the car, a big man with yellow hair drooped his shoulders, his eyes were closed, sitting cross-legged on the couch, he seemed to be the golden-haired lion king Xie Xun.Next to her was a beautiful girl in green clothes, holding a tea bowl in her hand, and serving attentively. Although her appearance was not as elegant as Zhou Zhiruo's, her attire was the same as when she was on the Pagoda of Wan'an Temple that day. Han Lin'er lost her voice and said, "Miss Zhou, this person looks like you." Zhou Zhiruo snorted, but did not answer.Zhang Wuji turned his head and saw her face was livid and her chest heaved and heaved, knowing that she was extremely annoyed, he stretched out his hand to hold her right hand, he couldn't guess what this float was for. Nadanjiao walked around behind Jingjiao with a smile, stretched out two fingers, and suddenly poked hard on the fake Xie Xun's back.Fake Xie Xun yelled "Ah" and bumped down on the bed. Fake Zhou Zhiruo stretched out his feet and stepped on him, raising his sword to kill him.All the people cheered loudly: "Okay, okay, kill him!" Then six or seven men pretending to be members of the Beggar Gang got into the car and captured the fake Xie Xun and the fake Zhou Zhiruo. Zhang Wuji had no doubts at this time, he knew that Zhao Min ordered someone to perform the car scene, and he and Zhou Zhiruo were expected to come to Dadu, so he humiliated Zhou Zhiruo like this.He leaned over and picked up two small stones from the ground, flicked his middle finger, and made a series of hissing noises, blinding the right eyes of the two skinny horses in front of the cart.The small stone pierced through the head, and the two horses hissed several times, fell to the ground and died.The float turned over, and the danjiao, jingjiao and other supporting actors on the car rolled all over the ground, and there was another chaos on the street. Zhou Zhiruo bit her lower lip and said softly, "This demon girl insulted me so much, I...I..." Her voice was choked up at this point.Zhang Wuji felt that her slender hands were cold and her body was trembling, so he hurriedly comforted him: "Zhiruo, this little bastard can come up with all sorts of weird tricks, don't worry about it. As long as I'm sincere to you, what can I do if others provoke you?" Can you believe it?" While speaking, the Mongolian officials and guests had suppressed the common people, pulled away the dead horses, and floats followed one after another.Zhang Wuji and Zhou Zhiruo only cared about their affairs, and had no intention of watching the drama on the car.After the floats passed by, there were only bursts of Sanskrit singing, and groups of monks in scarlet cassocks came stepping forward.After all the monks passed, the iron armor clanged, and two thousand iron armored imperial guards each held a spear, passing by in line, followed by three thousand archers.Archers passed by, cigarettes were lingering, statues of gods sat in sedan chairs, and servants in brocade clothes carried them past, such as land, city god, Lingguan, Wei Tuo, God of Wealth, Dongyue, and all kinds of gods and Brahma: There are three hundred and sixty statues of Indra, Mahakala, Vaishnu, Erawan Buddha, etc., and the last one is Guansheng Dijun.All the people muttered to the Buddha, and some knelt down to worship. After the statues were over, the guard of honor with gourds and hammers cleared the way, and the feather fans and umbrellas passed by pair by pair.All the people said in unison: "The emperor is here, the emperor is here." From a distance, they saw a big yellow silk sedan chair, which was carried by thirty-two guards in brocade clothes.Zhang Wuji stared at the Mongol emperor, seeing that he was haggard and dejected, and he could tell at a glance that he was destitute of wine.The crown prince was riding a horse to accompany him, but he was quite heroic. He carried a longbow inlaid with gold and jade on his back, and he did not lose the true qualities of a Mongolian athlete. Han Liner whispered next to Zhang Wuji's ear: "Master, tell your subordinates to rush forward and stab the Tartar emperor to death, so as to save the people of the world from a great harm?" Zhang Wuji said: "No, you can't go, There must be many experts in the guards around the emperor of the Tartars, unless I go." Zhang Wuji, the one on the left, suddenly said: "It's not right, it's not right. It's not possible to use violence for violence." Zhang Wuji, Han Lin'er, and Zhou Zhiruo were all startled, and when they looked at this man, he was a drug seller in his fifties, with a medicine bag on his back and a tiger brace in his right hand.The man raised his thumbs up in front of his chest, made a Mingjiao flame gesture, and said in a low voice: "Peng Yingyu pays homage to the leader. Your body is safe and sound, and I am very happy." Zhang Wuji was overjoyed, and said: "Ah, you are Peng..." It turned out that the person was Monk Peng, he was cleverly disguised, and he had been standing beside him for a long time, Zhang Wuji and the other three didn't realize it.Peng Yingyu said in a low voice: "This is not a place to talk. The emperor of the Tartars can't get rid of him." Zhang Wuji knew that he was very knowledgeable, so he nodded, stopped talking, reached out and grabbed his left hand and shook it lightly for a few times. After the emperor and the crown prince passed, another 3,000 Iron Armored Imperial Forest Army came, followed by tens of thousands of people watching the excitement.All the people on the street said: "Look at the empress and princess." Everyone rushed westward.Zhou Zhiruo said: "Let's take a look too." The four of them squeezed into the crowd, followed the common people to the outside of the Yude Hall, and saw seven colorful buildings with heavy ridges standing tall, and the Imperial Forest Army outside the buildings held rattan canes to drive away the idlers .Although there were many people, it was easy for Zhang Wuji and the other four to squeeze forward, and soon they were in front of Cairo.The highest colored building in the middle, the emperor sits in the middle, and the two empresses next to them; both are middle-aged fat women, wrapped in pearls, jade and gemstones, with indescribable brilliance, and the crowns on their heads are towering, Looks weird.The crown prince sits on the lower left side, and on the lower right side sits a woman in her twenties, wearing a brocade robe, who must be a princess. Zhang Wuji wandered around and saw a girl in the second colored building on the left, wearing a sable fur, with a bead necklace hanging from her neck, smiling sweetly, her beautiful eyes looking forward, her beauty was extraordinary, it was Zhao Min.Compared with her, the princess is simply pale.He stared blankly for a while, if Zhou Zhiruo was not by his side, he really couldn't bear to look away.In the middle of the Cailou sits a long-bearded prince with a dignified appearance. He may be Zhao Min's father, Ruyang King Chahantemu'er.Zhao Min's brother, Kukutmu'er, was walking back and forth upstairs, watching the tiger's steps with a eagle's eye, very aggressive. At this time, all the monks were rehearsing the "Heavenly Demon Formation" in front of the colorful building. Five hundred people knocked on the magical instruments, circling left and right, vertically high and low, and the formations changed, which was extremely ingenious.All the people cheered thunderously, and they all praised. Zhou Zhiruo stared at Zhao Min for a while, sighed, and said, "Go back!"
The four squeezed out from the crowd and returned to the inn.Peng Yingyu greeted Zhang Wuji and said goodbye to each other.Zhang Wuji asked about Xie Xun's news. Peng Yingyu just came to Dadu from Huaisi, but he didn't know that Xie Xun had returned to the Central Plains.He talked about Zhu Yuanzhang, Xu Da, Chang Yuchun, etc. who had conquered cities and plundered land over the years, and made military exploits repeatedly, but suppressed the prestige of the leader Han Shantong.Xu Shouhui, another fraternal rebel army, was also thriving in the Huguang area. In addition, there were Liu Futong, Zhimali, Peng Junyong, Mao Gui, etc., one after another, and the court was in a dilemma.Only Fang Guozhen in Taizhou and Zhang Shicheng in Pingjiang Mansion were against Mingjiao. Han Lin'er said: "Master Peng, just now we rushed to the Cailou and cut down the emperor of the Tartars. Wouldn't it be a one-off?" Peng Yingyu shook her head and said, "This emperor is stupid and he is our great helper. How can we kill him?" Han Lin'er wondered, "The emperor of Tartars is so stupid that he harmed the common people, so why is he our great helper?" Peng Yingyu said: "Brother Han doesn't know something. The emperor of the Tartars appointed foreign monks, the government was in chaos, and he ordered Jialu to dig the Yellow River, which cost the people money and made people angry. We have beaten the Tartars to death in recent years. You think we mobs should really fight Have you ever won the Mongol elite soldiers who rule the world? It is only because the foolish emperor does not use good officials. King Ruyang is good at using soldiers, but the Tartar emperors are always on guard against him and hinder him in everything. He has military power. The generals in the court were hostile to each other, and the court did not come to reconcile. One battle, one defeat. Isn't this Tartar emperor our great helper?" Zhang Wuji nodded his head repeatedly at these words. Peng Yingyu said again: "If we kill the Tartar emperor and the crown prince takes over, look at the appearance of the crown prince. He is a powerful character. Even if the new emperor is a fool, it is better than his foolish old man. If he uses a group of capable It would be bad if the veterans who are used to fighting beat us in the future." Zhang Wuji said: "Thanks to Master reminding us in time, otherwise if we are reckless today, we may ruin the big thing." Han Liner slapped himself repeatedly and cursed: " Damn it, damn it! Look at you kid, do you still dare to come up with stupid ideas in the future?" Zhang Wuji, Zhou Zhiruo, and Peng Yingyu all laughed at once. Peng Yingyu said again: "The leader is a body of gold, and shoulders the heavy responsibility of expelling captives and restoring the country. It is not appropriate to take great risks and follow the blow of the wave. I saw that among the guards beside the emperor, the masters are really not good enough. Young master, although the leader is extremely brave, he must guard against the outnumbered and outnumbered. In case of a mistake, what should we do?" Zhang Wuji cupped his hands and said, "I would like to receive the golden and jade words from the master." Zhou Zhiruo sighed: "Master Peng's words are really true. How can you take risks lightly? You must know that the one sitting in the dragon chair in this colorful building will be you, Master Zhang." Han Liner clapped his hands. Said: "At that time, the leader became the emperor, Miss Zhou became the queen empress, and Yang Zuoshi and Master Peng were the left and right prime ministers, so it's good!" Zhou Zhiruo's cheeks were flushed, and she lowered her head shyly, but the corners of her brows and eyes showed Overjoyed. Zhang Wuji waved his hands again and again, and said: "Brother Han, you can't say this again. This religion only wants to save the people in the world from the fire and water, and retire after success. If you don't be greedy for riches and honors, you are an upright man, and you must not violate the sacred fire order." Strict training." Peng Yingyu said: "The leader's mind is very strong, but at that time, the yellow robe will be added to the body, and you can't push it away. When Chen Qiao was mutinied, why did Zhao Kuangyin want to be emperor?" Zhang Wuji He just said: "No, no! If I have any wrong thoughts, I will be punished by heaven and earth, and I will die a good death." Zhou Zhiruo's face changed slightly when he heard what he said decisively, and she looked out of the window without saying a word. The four of them chatted for a while, and after dinner and wine, Zhang Wuji said: "Master Peng and I went for a walk on the street to inquire about the news of our adoptive father." He thought that Han Lin'er has a straight temper, and when he saw any injustice, he would throw his fist immediately. Facing each other, causing trouble, he said: "Brother Han, you and Zhiruo don't go out tonight, just rest in the inn." Han Lin'er said: "Yes, the leader is very careful!" After Zhang Wuji and Peng Yingyu went out, they agreed that one would go west and the other east, and they would return to the inn before the second drum to meet up. 张无忌出店后向西行去，一路上听到众百姓纷纷谈论，说的都是今日“游皇城”的热闹豪阔。有人道：“南方明教造反，今日关帝菩萨游行时眼中大放煞气，反贼定能扑灭。”有人道：“明教有弥勒菩萨保佑，看来关圣帝君和弥勒佛将有一场大战。”又有人道：“贾鲁大人拉伕掘黄河，挖出一个独眼石人，那石人背上刻有两行字道：'莫道石人一只眼，挑动黄河天下反'，这是运数使然，勉强不来的。” 张无忌对这些愚民之言也无意多听，信步之间，越走越静僻，蓦地抬头，竟到了那日与赵敏会饮的小酒店门外。他心中一惊：“怎地无意之间，又来到此处？我心中对赵姑娘竟如此撇不开、放不下吗？”见店门半掩，门内静悄悄的，似乎并无酒客。 他稍一迟疑，推门走进，见柜台边一名店伴伏在桌上打吨。走进内堂，但见角落里那张方桌上点着一支明灭不定的蜡烛，桌旁朝内坐着一人。这张方桌正是他和赵敏两次饮酒的所在，除了这位酒客之外，店堂内更无旁人。 那人听到脚步声，霍地站起，烛影摇晃，映在那人脸上，竟然便是赵敏。 她和张无忌都没料到居然会在此地相见，不禁都“啊”的一声叫了出来。 赵敏低声道：“你……你怎么会来？”语声颤抖，显然心中激动异常。张无忌道：“我闲步经过，便进来瞧瞧，哪知道……”走到桌边，见她对面另有一副杯筷，问道：“还有人来么？”赵敏脸上一红，道：“没有了。前两次我跟你在这里饮酒，你坐在我对面，因此……因此我叫店小二仍多放一副杯模。” 张无忌心中感激，见桌上的四碟酒菜，便和第一次赵敏约他来饮酒时一般无异，心底体会到了她一番柔情深意，不由得伸出手去握住了她双手，颤声道：“赵姑娘！”赵敏黯然道：“只恨，只恨我生在蒙古王家，做了你的对头……” 突然之间，窗外“嘿嘿”两声冷笑，一物飞进，啪的一声，打灭了烛火，店堂中登时漆黑一团。张无忌和赵敏听到这冷笑之声，都知是周芷若所发，一时彷徨失措。耳听得屋顶脚步声细碎，周芷若如一阵风般去了。 赵敏低声道：“你和她已有白首之约，是吗？”张无忌道：“是，我原不该瞒你。”赵敏道：“那日我在树后，听到你跟她这般甜言蜜语，恨不得立时死了，恨不得自己从来没生在这世上。那日我冷笑两声，她一报还一报，也来冷笑两声。可是……可是你却没跟我说过半句叫我欢喜的话儿。” 张无忌心下歉疚，道：“赵姑娘，我不该到这儿来，不该再和你相见。我心已有所属，决不应再惹你烦恼。你是金枝玉叶之身，从此将我这个江湖浪子忘记了吧。” 赵敏拿起他手来，抚着他手背上的疤痕，轻声道：“这是我咬伤你的，你武功再高，医道再精，也已去不了这个伤疤。你自己手背上的伤疤也去不了，能除去我心上的伤疤么？”双臂搂住他头颈，在他唇上深深一吻。 张无忌但觉樱唇柔软，幽香扑鼻，一阵意乱情迷。突然间赵敏用力一口，将他上唇咬得出血，跟着在他肩头一推，反身蹿出窗子，叫道：“你这小淫贼，我恨你，我恨你！” 张无忌点燃了烛火，悄立小店之中，昏黄烛光下，眼望板桌上的酒壶酒杯、四碟没动过的菜肴、相对而摆的筷子座位，回味着赵敏那既苦涩又甜美的一吻，自己对她委实难舍难分，不由得一阵怅惘，跟着便是剧烈伤痛。料想周芷若必定怨怪自己偷偷约了赵敏到此相会，这是冤枉了，势必分辩为难，但若今生须得与赵敏就此永别、不再相见，心中实千万个不舍得，言念及此，只觉周芷若是否冤枉自己，也不如何要紧了。当即奔出小酒店，跃上屋顶一阵奔驰，却已不见赵敏的踪影，只得怅然回到客店。
只见韩林儿站在客店门口，正自焦急地东张西望，等候他回来。一问之下，韩林儿说周姑娘于半个时辰前曾回来过，拿了些东西，便气忿忿地出去了。问她什么时候回来，她板着脸道：“不回来啦，我再也不回啦！”说着流下了眼泪。他待要相劝，周姑娘却牵了坐骑，疾驰而去，也不知是往东往西、向南向北。 韩林儿急道：“教主，这怎么是好？咱们快去寻周姑娘回来吧！”张无忌既着急，又自责，当即留下口信给彭莹玉，便和韩林儿分头追寻。他在大都城内各处找寻，连客店、寺观、城郊村居也找过了，但直至天色大明，却始终不见周芷若的影踪，她竟似凭空消失了一般。 待得回到客店，彭莹玉和韩林儿已先后回来，三人对望一眼，都摇了摇头。张无忌心乱如麻：“现下不但义父不知所踪，连芷若也离我而去，这该如何是好？” 彭莹玉道：“教主，依属下推测，周姑娘既身系峨嵋派掌门的重任，离去后自当会返回峨嵋派。只须派遣教中兄弟前去打听，必能寻访得。教主无须过虑。” 张无忌道：“那也说得是。此刻第一要务是寻回谢法王，打探成昆、陈友谅两人的行踪。”心想：“义父必是陷身于中原某地，且必与成昆有关。倘若去找赵姑娘，求她相助，她足智多谋、神通广大，或能得到些线索，比之我这般盲眼苍绳似地瞎闯乱撞好得多了。唉，张无忌，你心中想见赵敏，便胡乱找个理由出来。”转念又想：“赵敏是否跟义父的失踪有关？成昆会是奉她命令行事吗？不会的。赵姑娘待我如此，绝非虚情假意，她知我对义父之情，决不会就此伤害义父。况且当曰在弥勒庙中，她与丐帮是敌非友，未必会和成昆、陈友谅联手。”想到此处，心中略宽，但思及赵敏诡计多端、心意难测，又自惴惴。 他无对奈何之中，便想与杨逍、范遥等教中素有智计之人商议。由彭莹玉口中得知，韩山童、朱元璋等人近年来攻城掠地，在淮泗一带闯下了好大的地盘，隐然已成为明教在中原的总坛，于是传出号令，命左右光明使、殷韦二王、五散人、五行旗掌旗使等教中首脑齐赴韩山童据地的濠州相会。 次日清晨，张无忌嘱咐彭莹玉续留大都三日，打探谢逊的讯息，便偕同韩林儿南下前赴淮泗。一入山东境内，便见大队蒙古败兵，曳甲丢盔，蜂拥而来。张韩二人加紧赶路，到得鲁皖边界，已全是明教义军的天下。义军中有人认得韩林儿，急足报到元帅府。 将近濠州时，韩山童已率领朱元璋、徐达、常遇春、邓愈、汤和等大将迎出三十里外。众人久别重逢，俱各大喜。韩山童听儿子说起遭丐帮擒囚，全仗教主相救脱困，更是一再称谢。锣鼓喧天，兵甲耀眼，一行人拥入濠州城中。 张无忌在城中歇息数日，左右光明使、殷韦二王、殷野王、铁冠道人、说不得、周颠、五行旗诸掌旗使得到讯息，陆续自各地来会。 张无忌说起谢逊回归中土、遭丐帮擒去又复失踪等情由。众人均认为，谢逊既为成昆所擒，为今之计，只有即刻查访谢法王、成昆和陈友谅的下落。但谢法王仇家甚多，既落入了对头手中，武林中人又觊觎他的屠龙宝刀，因此谢法王已归中土的讯息决计不可外泄。 张无忌当即派出五行旗下教众，分头赴各处打听。岂知不但成昆的踪迹难觅，连陈友谅也突然音讯杳然，不知去向，营救谢逊之事变成了全无头绪。 这一日说不得前来禀报，说道洪水旗教众在江浙行省的庆元路郊外，见到几名身手矫捷的女子，悄悄跟踪一查，发觉是峨嵋派的女弟子，原来峨嵋派的总山头目前暂安于庆元路的定海，掌门人周芷若与数名大弟子在一所名叫“白衣庵”的观音庙中暂居。由定海往东不远，有一岛名叫普渡山，是观音菩萨的道场，因此附近观音菩萨香火甚盛。峨嵋山本是普贤菩萨的道场，但女尼多拜观音，在观音庵中暂住亦甚自然。 张无忌得报后喜不自胜，便带同杨逍、范遥、韦一笑、说不得四人，备了礼物，前往定海拜访。 不一日来到白衣庵，峨嵋弟子通报进去，周芷若率同静玄、静空等几名大弟子迎接出来。寒暄之后，周芷若得知仍查无谢逊踪迹，淡淡地道：“张教主怎不亲去大都问问郡主娘娘，求她容情放人？”张无忌忙道：“韦蝠王去问过赵姑娘，她说没见到我义父。韦蝠王暗中在汝阳王府、万安寺等处探察数次，又窃听他们的谈话，也没发觉任何线索。” 周芷若道：“谢狮王慷慨豪侠，是一位令人敬佩的前辈高人，倘若命丧郡主娘娘之手，小女子说什么要为他老人家报仇雪恨，张教主却多半是不在乎了。”眼中泪珠莹然，泫然欲泣。张无忌道：“若真不幸如此，此仇不共戴天，说什么也要为义父报仇！” 峨嵋派设了素斋，款待明教首脑。饭后，杨逍、范遥等料到教主和周芷若必有些私己话要说，便借故由静玄等人陪着去海边游览。 周芷若向张无忌望了一眼，说道：“张教主，我独个儿修习内功，有些地方不甚明由，想请你指教。你肯教我么？”张无忌讪讪地道：“怎么忽然客气起来啦？你要我教什么，我便教什么。” 周芷若带他来到一间静室之中，请问了一些修炼内功的深奥诀窍，张无忌毫不藏私，详尽告知，喜道：“芷若，你能问到这些关窍，足见内功修为颇有长进。以后我天天教你，过得两三年，你的内功就可和我并驾齐驱啦！”周芷若白了他一眼，幽幽地道：“你想骗人，也该拣些叫人信得过的话来说。你教不了我一天两天，便去大都那小酒店会赵姑娘啦，又怎能天天教我？” 张无忌道：“上次跟她相见，的的确确是无意中撞见的，我如再瞒了你去见赵姑娘，任你千刀万剐，死而无怨。”周芷若脸上红扑扑的，胸口起伏不定，喘气道：“胡说八道什么？你明知我不会将你千刀万剐。”张无忌笑道：“那么你剁了我两只脚好不好？”周芷若低下了头，眼泪扑簌簌地如珠而落。 张无忌坐到她身旁，搂住她肩头，柔声道：“怎么又伤心啦？”周芷若只哭泣不语。张无忌问之再三，不料越问得紧，她越加伤心。 张无忌发誓赌咒，说决不负心薄幸。周芷若双手蒙着脸道：“我是怨自己命苦，不是怪你。”张无忌道：“咱们大家命苦。鞑子在中国作威作福，谁都是多苦多难。以后咱俩结成夫妻，又将鞑子赶了出去，那就只有欢喜，没有伤心了。” 周芷若抬起头来，说道：“无忌哥哥，我知道你对我一片真心，只不过赵敏那小妖女想诱惑你，却不是你三心两意。可是……可是她聪明智慧、武功高强、容貌权势，无不胜我十倍。我终究是争她不过的，与其一生伤心，我……我宁愿学师父一样，削发为尼。唉，咱们峨嵋派的掌门，终究是没一个嫁人的。” 张无忌道：“你始终不放心。这样吧，咱们明日立时动身回到淮泗，我便跟你成亲。”周芷若道：“义父还没找到，再说，你说过匈奴未灭，何以家为？终究……终究是不成的。”说着又流下泪来。 张无忌道：“义父自然要加紧找寻。到底几时能赶走鞑子，谁也没法逆料。难道等到咱们成了老公公、老婆婆了，再来颤巍巍地拜堂成亲么？老公公、老婆婆拜天地不打紧，可是咱俩生不了孩儿，我张家可就断子绝孙了。”周芷若红着脸扑哧一笑，说道：“好好一个老实人，却不知跟谁去学得这般贫嘴贫舌？”这一个多月来的愁云惨雾，便在两人一笑之间，化作飞烟而散。
杨逍等回庵后，便和张无忌向周芷若告别，径回濠州。张无忌向周芷若殷殷承诺，濠州诸事办妥后，便来接她去完婚，又请峨嵋派帮同寻找谢逊。 与此同时，明教义军与元兵大战数场，虽均获胜，损折也极惨重，此后三四个月内，义军势将忙于休养整顿、招募新兵，不克再与元军大战。杨逍、范遥等谈起张无忌与周芷若的交情，得知两人在谢逊主持下已经定婚。范遥等又知张无忌与赵敏之间干系颇不寻常，倘若明教教主娶了蒙古郡主为妻，于抗元复国的大业为害非小，眼见目下并无大事，俱劝张无忌早日与周芷若完婚。张无忌对周芷若原已有言在先，当即允可。杨逍择定六月十五为黄道吉日，和韦一笑二人作为送礼使，奉了张无忌所备的聘礼，前往定海白衣庵，将吉期征得周芷若允可。明教和峨嵋派两处上上下下喜气洋洋，都为婚事忙了起来。 此时明教威震天下，东路韩山童在淮泗一带迭克大城，西路徐寿辉在鄂北豫南也连败元兵。教主大婚的喜讯传了出去，武林人士的贺礼便如潮水般涌到。昆仑、崆峒诸派与明教向有仇怨，但一来大都万安寺中张无忌出手相救，已于各派有恩，二来周芷若是峨嵋掌门，是以各派掌门也都遣人送礼到贺。崆峒五老的贺礼尤重。 张三丰亲书“佳儿佳妇”四字立轴，一部手抄的《太极拳经》，命宋远桥、俞莲舟、殷梨亭三大弟子到贺。其时杨不悔已与殷梨亭成婚，一同来到濠州。张无忌笑着上前请安，大声叫道：“六师婶！”杨不悔满脸通红，拉着他手，回首前尘，又是欢喜，又是伤感。 张无忌生怕陈友谅、宋青书奸心未息，乘机为害，当下派韦一笑为谢礼使，前赴武当，暗中将宋青书害死莫声谷、又图谋害张三丰之事，详细跟韦一笑说了，嘱咐他上武当山拜见张三丰后，便与俞岱岩、张松溪为伴，防备陈友谅的奸谋，须待宋远桥等回归武当，再行告辞。韦一笑狠狠地道：“自从遵奉教主的训谕，韦一笑不敢再吸人血，这一次撞到了这两个奸贼，非将他二人吸个血干皮枯不可。”张无忌忙道：“谢法王落在何处，或可从陈友谅身上追查出来，咱们只可生擒，不可随便杀了他。宋青书是我宋大师伯的独生爱子，武当派未来的掌门，须得由武当派自行清理门户，免伤我宋大师伯之情。”韦一笑答应了，拜别而去。 到得六月初十，峨嵋众女侠携带礼物，来到濠州，周芷若自在濠州东南钟离城的一座大宅中等候。丁敏君托人带来贺礼，人却未到。 六月十五正日，明教上下人众个个换了新衣。拜天地的礼堂设在濠州第一大富绅的厅上，悬灯结彩，装点得花团锦簇。张三丰那副“佳儿佳妇”四字大立轴悬在居中。殷天正为男方主婚，常遇春为女方主婚。铁冠道人为濠州总巡，部署教中弟子四下巡查，以防敌人混入捣乱。汤和、邓愈统率义军精兵，在城外驻扎防敌。 这日上午，少林派、华山派也派人送礼到贺。殷野王率领天鹰教旗下教众，带领花轿、吹鼓手、赞礼生等到钟离城迎亲。 申时一刻，花轿抬着新娘来到男家。吉时已届，号炮连声鸣响。众贺客齐到大厅，赞礼生朗声赞礼，宋远桥和殷梨亭陪着张无忌出来。丝竹之声响起，众人眼前一亮，只见八位峨嵋派青年女侠，陪着周芷若婀婀娜娜地步入大厅。周芷若身穿大红锦袍，凤冠霞帔，脸罩红巾。男左女右，新郎新娘并肩而立。赞礼生朗声喝道：“拜天！” 张无忌和周芷若正要在红毡上拜倒，忽听得大门外一人娇声喝道：“且慢！”青影闪动，一个青衣少女笑吟吟地站在庭中，却是赵敏。 群豪一见到是她，登时纷纷呼喝起来。明教和各大门派高手不少人吃过她的苦头，没料到她竟敢孤身闯入险地。性子莽撞些的便欲上前动手。 杨逍双臂一张，也喝一声：“且慢！”向众人道：“今日是敝教教主和峨嵋派掌门大喜之日，赵姑娘光临到贺，便是我们嘉宾。众位且瞧峨嵋派和明教的薄面，将旧日梁子暂且放过一边，不得对赵姑娘无礼。”他向说不得和彭莹玉使个眼色，两人已知其意，绕到后堂，即行出去查察，且看赵敏带了多少高手同来。杨逍向赵敏道：“赵姑娘请这边上坐观礼，回头在下再敬姑娘三杯水酒。” 赵敏微微一笑，说道：“我有几句话跟张教主说，说毕便去，容日后再行叨扰。”杨逍道：“赵姑娘有什么话，待行礼之后再说不迟。”赵敏道：“行礼之后，已经迟了。”杨逍和范遥对望一眼，知她今日是存心前来搅局，无论如何要立时阻止，免得将一场喜庆大事闹得尴尬狼狈，满堂不欢。 杨逍踏上两步，说道：“咱们今日宾主尽礼，赵姑娘务请自重。”他已打定了主意，赵敏若要捣乱，只有迅速出手点她穴道，制住她再说。赵敏向范遥道：“苦大师，人家要对我动手，你帮不帮我？”范遥眉头一皱，说道：“郡主，世上不如意事十居八九，既已如此，也勉强不来了！” 赵敏道：“我偏要勉强。”转头向张无忌道：“张无忌，你是明教教主，男子汉大丈夫，说过的话作不作数？” 张无忌眼见赵敏到来，心中早已怦怦乱跳，只盼杨逍能打开僵局，劝得她好好离去，听她突然问到自己，只得答道：“我说过的话，自然作数。”赵敏道：“那日我救了你俞三伯和殷六叔之命，你答应为我做三件事，不得有违，是也不是？” 张无忌道：“不错。你要我借屠龙宝刀一瞧，你不但已瞧到了，还将宝刀盗了去。”这数十年来，江湖上人人关心这“武林至尊”屠龙刀的下落，忽听得已人赵敏手中，登时群情耸动。 赵敏道：“到底屠龙刀在何人手中，只有金毛狮王谢大侠才知，你可亲自前去问他。” 谢逊已返中原之事，群豪多不知闻，听她提及“金毛狮王”，满堂喧哗之声登寂。 张无忌道：“我义父现下身在何处，我日夕挂念，甚盼姑娘示知。”赵敏微微一笑，说道：“我要你做三件事，言定只须不违武林中侠义之道，你就须得遵从。借屠龙刀一观之事，虽然做得不大道地，但这把刀我终究是见到了，后来宝刀被盗，也不能怪你。这笫一件事，算你已经办到。现下我有第二件事要办。张无忌，当着天下众位英雄豪杰之前，你可不能言而无信。”张无忌道：“你要我办什么事？” 杨逍插口道：“赵姑娘，你有什么事要奉托敝教教主，既有约定在先，只要不背武林道义，别说张教主可以应允，便敝教上下，也当尽心竭力。此刻是张教主和新夫人参拜天地的良辰吉时，别事暂且搁开，请勿多言阻挠。”说到后来，口气已颇严厉。 赵敏却神色自若，竟似没将这位威震江湖的明教光明左使放在心上，懒洋洋地道：“我这件事可更加要紧，片刻也延搁不得。”走上几步，到了张无忌身前，提高脚跟，在他耳边轻声道：“这第二件事，是要你今天不得与周姑娘拜堂成亲。”张无忌一呆，道：“什么？”赵敏道：“这就是第二件事。至于第三件，以后我想到了再跟你说。” 她