Chapter 19 Chapter Eighteen

Su Chengguang let out a "huh" and looked at it in a blink of an eye. It was a young Taoist priest who was speaking. Immediately, he felt a sense of confidant. He raised his thumb and said, "A little question from what the hero sees, is this Taoist brother also a member of my Tao?" "Don't dare." Le Zhiyang said with a smile, "Xiao Ke's gambling skills are mediocre, and he loses nine out of ten bets. But with Brother Su's ability, saving that woman is just a matter of effort, so why spend money to redeem her?" "The way of gambling is that the product comes first." Su Chengguang said with a serious face, "Her father lost the woman to the gambling house, and the gambling contract was made in black and white. If I grab it hard, I will break the contract. Once it gets out, how can I return it?" Get a foothold in the country of gambling? Su is a gambler, and you have to win back what you export. So I told the owner of the shop to suspend the sale and give me a night to redeem this woman tomorrow."

Le Zhiyang couldn't help being moved: "You lost three thousand taels of silver in one night? "It's useless for one night." Su Chengguang said lightly, "Three hours is enough." "That's right." Shi Chuan clapped his big hand with an air of sudden realization, "You won a lot of money, the gambling house won't let you walk, right?" "The gambling house gave all the money, but it didn't make it difficult." Su Chengguang sighed suddenly when he said this, "After paying the bill, I found the owner of the shop and wanted to redeem the girl. Unexpectedly, when I opened the cell, I suddenly saw that the wall was full of people. Blood. It turned out that the woman saw that I was a stranger and didn't believe that I would redeem her with three thousand taels, so she bumped her head against the wall while there was no one there."

When Qiu Tao heard this, he felt very upset, and sighed quietly: "This girl, alas, is really unlucky." Meng Feiyan couldn't help asking: "Su Chengguang, you really don't know this girl?" "I don't know." Su Chengguang looked solemn and shook his head again and again, "But she would rather die than be humiliated. Su admired her very much. He immediately picked up the corpse and planned to find a place to bury it. But the owner of the workshop stopped me and said: 'People can take it away. , The silver must be kept, I was angry and said: "Everyone is dead, what are you talking about bullshit silver?" The owner said: "It was agreed in advance that you redeemed her today, and I didn't sell her last night." As a result, this woman died, and if you left, wouldn’t it mean that I would lose money? What’s even more annoying is that you used my family’s money to redeem my family’s people, which is clearly teasing Lao Tzu. Hmph, besides keeping the money , keep another right hand!'

"When I heard this, I just felt it was funny, and said: 'Silver is the capital, so I can't give it away casually. Why don't I keep it in my hand? How about it? If you don't mind it, how about I leave a hair for you? The owner of the workshop was furious, summoned his men, surrounded me, and said, "Don't ask for wildfire. To tell you the truth, this gambling workshop is the property of the Salt Gang. The purpose of this gang is to respect me. I respect people one inch, and when they offend me one foot, I offend one ten feet. You offended the Salt Gang, it’s not as simple as throwing a hand away.” When I heard this, I got angry and said:

Isn't the Salt Gang just a group of private salt dealers?Well, I want to commit a crime, how many feet will you retaliate against me? , After saying this, I smashed the casino to pieces, and you all know that when I get angry, I can't help but hit a little harder..." "Well, the shot is a bit heavier!" Wang Zikun said coldly, "Master Li told you to break your spine, and you will be lying on the bed for the rest of your life." "Good fight!" Shi Chuan clapped his hands and applauded, "If it's me, what's the point of lying on the bed? Lying in the grave is the end of it."

"Murder is free." Su Chengguang waved his hand, "Brother Wan repeatedly told me to restrain my anger, so naturally I can't do anything wrong." Everyone was laughing and laughing, thinking that the word "wrongdoing" came out of this person's mouth, I'm afraid there is another explanation. "The tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop. I have shown mercy, but the Salt Gang didn't appreciate it. I buried the woman. From buying the coffin to erecting the tombstone, more than 20 people came to attack me. I am overwhelmed I thought that the Salt Gang claimed to have 300,000 disciples, and they came to make trouble one by one. Even if they were not exhausted, they would be bored to death. And because of the death of this woman, I was so angry that I couldn't calm down, so Yidao Yan approached the head of the Salt Gang. Tang, give him a straight attack on Huanglong."

"Junior Brother Su, you are too reckless." Wan Sheng frowned, "Such an important matter, you should discuss it with us." "Senior brother taught you the lesson." Su Chengguang scratched his head, "I was in the heat of the moment, and I didn't think too much. I broke into the 'Youweizhuang' all the way, made a big fuss, and finally forced Qi Haoding out. "He said it lightly, but everyone understood that the main hall of the Salt Gang is no less than a dragon's pond and a tiger's den. If there is no amazing art, there must be no exit.Le Zhiyang wanted to see his majesty, so he couldn't help shouting "Yes", which made everyone in the Yan Gang glared at each other.

Su Chengguang had a good impression of Le Zhiyang. After hearing the call, he smiled at him and said, "This time, I announced my name. Qi Haoding was a little surprised when he heard it. Ministry, I have heard it for a long time, but you are in the Western Regions, I am in Middle Earth, well water does not violate river water, why did you come to smash my gambling shop and hurt my disciples?" I said: "The Salt Gang sells salt, when will they change their careers?" Betrayed? Forced people to death, but what is the law of nature?' After hearing this, Qi Haoding asked the purple salt envoy to confront him. The woman was killed, and a group of gambling shop guys can all testify.

"I couldn't argue, and was furious in my heart. Qi Haoding thought about it, but said: 'Wang Yanshi, you and I have known each other for many years, and I know a thing or two about what kind of person you are. A gentleman loves money, and he gets it in a proper way. You are not a gentleman, but you must abide by the morals of the world. Gambling houses and brothels have existed since ancient times, but when they involve gambling houses, they will inevitably force people to repay their debts; Officials, small ones will cause people to criticize. Forget it, from now on, you should close all the brothels and gambling houses in the capital.' After hearing this, I nodded secretly, thinking that this Qi Haoding is worthy of being the leader of a gang, and it is not bad. I understood some things. So my anger subsided, I turned around and left, but Qi Haoding stopped me and said: "Mr. Su, my Salt Gang has made a mistake, but it is not against the rules of the world. The so-called debt repayment", father and daughter repay , It’s only right and proper. If Chief Su takes that woman away, I’ll save Xicheng’s face, and maybe the major incident will be reduced to a minor one. But you can’t just let it go if you hurt the disciples of my gang one after another.’

"I heard that his tone was not good, so I said: 'Okay' What do you think should I do?" Qi Haoding said: "My purpose is to help, people offend me one foot, and I offend one foot. You ignore my help, you have no eyes, you hurt my disciples, you should also Blood debt blood. How about this, for the sake of your school, you can leave a trick and a claw.' I just found it interesting, and said: 'Okay, I can keep one hand and one eye, Qi Haoding, You take my five palms, if you can stand upright, I will present the tricks and claws with my own hands, if you can’t stand, then I’ll leave. , had no choice but to agree to come down. In the end, after receiving three palms, he fell down and sat on the ground, and never got up again..."

"There are many lies!" Wang Zikun sternly shouted, "My surname is Su, there was a sound of wind and thunder when you and the gang leader faced each other. I also saw it afterward. The gang leader was black from the hand to the elbow, and it was you on the sleeve that divided the sun and the moon." Rizo has a firearm." Su Chengguang laughed loudly, Qiu Tao sighed, and said: "Wang Yan misunderstood you, Junior Brother Su's 'Leiyin Palm' is the best in the world, when he strikes, he has the power of thunder bombardment. A more powerful person, but don’t know the details—you will suffer a lot.”丨 Wang Zikun snorted angrily, his face full of disbelief.Wan Sheng thought for a while, then suddenly asked: "Junior Brother Su, did you use the move 'Five Thunders Booming the Top'?" Su Chengguang said, "That's right." Wan Sheng nodded and said: "If it's the 'Five Thunders Booming the Top', the number of five palms is not over yet. , you probably didn't try your best." "What do you do best? I don't want his life." Su Chengguang smiled, "After I hit three palms, I let go and left. I didn't expect this old man to die in less than two days." Wan Sheng frowned and remained silent, and Mu Hanbing couldn't help asking: "Old gambler, you left as soon as you left, did you fold the book back to die?" "Do you think I am willing?" Su Chengguang slapped the iron railing, and there was a clang, and the disciples of the Salt Gang on all sides were startled and clasped the crossbows in their hands. Su Chengguang turned a blind eye, and said with a sneer, "I broke into 'Youwei Zhuang' and hurt Qi Haoding. Of course, the Salt Gang will not let it go. At noon today, I was drinking in the Zhaixing Building in the south of the city, and suddenly five people came. This is the old king." "Five people?" Qiu Tao moved, "An envoy from the Five Salts?" "That's right." Su Chengguang said, "After some quarrels between the two sides, I found out that Qi Haoding was dead, so I looked outside and saw the disciples of the Salt Gang in twos and threes, openly or secretly, surrounding the restaurant. There was a fierce battle, although there were many people on the other side, I am not afraid, the Five Salt envoys came to your door, you can take one of them and take it as a hostage for protection." The faces of all the salt envoys were ugly, Meng Feiyan said sharply: "Su Chengguang, you are not ashamed to speak out." Su Chengguang glanced at her, and said with a smile: "Meng Feiyan, your 'Lianxiang Fist' and 'Xiyu Step' are indeed the best in the world. If it was Chu Kongshan, I dare not say victory easily. But at noon today, if it wasn't for you The 'White Salt Messenger' helps, you can't go through ten tricks." Speaking of this, he turned his eyes, "Chunyuying, how much advantage did you take when I used two chopsticks against your halberds?" Chunyu Ying's face turned pale, her lips trembled a few times, but she didn't make a sound. "Impermanence Claw, the name is quite stinky, and it's not much better than the chicken feet I serve with wine." Su Chengguang didn't wait for Du Youyang to attack, then looked at Wang Zikun, and smiled slightly, "As for the 'Xuanyuan Fu Magic Wand' , bah, don't talk about subduing demons, even pigs can't be beaten to death, Xuanyuan Huangdi knows that he must die of anger." "You, you..." Wang Zikun rolled his eyes, pointed at Su Chengguang and was speechless.He provoked one by one, but all the salt envoys were speechless. It must have been a contest in the Star Tower, and the salt envoys were all defeated, so they were at a loss for words. Mu Hanbing coughed and said: "Old gambler, don't talk about it, you are so majestic, why are you still caught?"' "I told you earlier, I didn't get someone to arrest me, I came here by myself." Su Chengguang looked up to the sky, and said coldly, "We were in a confrontation at the time, and suddenly someone interrupted." Bu Liu said "huh". - sound, surprised: "There are other guests upstairs?" "That's right. I thought that after the fight, all the guests upstairs should have run away. But I turned around and saw a woman in the corner. She sat there calmly and said, "I heard about the people in the West City." People are arrogant and domineering. When I saw them today, they were indeed fleas in the mud. They would bite anyone they saw.'” "How unreasonable!" Shi Chuan said angrily, "Which faction is she from? How dare you call me a flea in Xicheng? Su Chengguang, are you just sitting and being scolded?" "Of course not. As soon as I heard it, I said: 'Oh, little girl, why are you scolding people?' The woman replied: 'I obviously scolded fleas, so why are you scolding people again?' I said..." Little girl, You know my West City, so I must have some background. But what happened today has nothing to do with you, you can't afford to wade through this muddy water." "Come on, Mu Hanbing said with a smile, is this little girl beautiful?" Su Chengguang was stunned for a moment, and asked strangely, "How do you know?" Mu Hanbing looked at him and sighed with a smile: "With your personality , if you are not a great beauty, why do you still talk to others in a kind way after being scolded?" "Go, go!" Su Chengguang's face flushed, and he spat, "Your mother's ashamed." "Interesting, interesting." Bu Liu elbowed Shi Chuan, and asked in a low voice, "Have you ever seen an old gambler with a red face?" Shi Chuan tilted his head thinking about it, and suddenly said, "I really haven't seen that before." , the old gambler's face is thicker than your belly, and it's harder to blush once." Bu Leu punched him, and said angrily, "Who has a thick belly?" Su Chengguang pretended not to hear, coughed, and then said: "The woman was still calm after hearing what I said, and said, "Seeing that the road is uneven and someone steps on it, no matter how strong the martial arts in Xicheng is, it can't be better than a word of reason. Kill people and pay for their lives, owe it to me." To repay the debt, if you kill Qi Haoding, you should pay with your life." I was angry and said: "I will fight him fairly, but his skills are not as good as others, so what can I do?" But the woman said: "The martial arts in the world are not as good as you There are too many people, so you can kill whoever you want?" "What a powerful mouth." Mu Hanbing couldn't help but said, "This woman seems to have a big prejudice against me in Xicheng?" "I also guessed so, so I said: 'Little girl, you don't know the inside story, so don't label yourself indiscriminately. Su is not a person who kills indiscriminately. I am an enemy of the Salt Gang, and I have my own reasons.' The woman said:' Even if you said to go to heaven, it is Qi Haoding who died, not you Su Chengguang." I saw her messing around, and I didn't bother to pay attention to it for a while. Suddenly I heard the woman say: "You who are in green clothes, be careful of your 'Qimen acupoint'. I was surprised. Du Youyang's flaw was indeed at the 'Qimen acupoint' to dispel the idea. Look at the old Wang's head again, and found his' Taiyuan point, there is an opportunity to take advantage of it, before you can do it, suddenly the woman said: "Purple clothes, be careful of your 'Taiyuan point.'" Everyone was surprised when they heard this, Shi Chuan said in a hurry: "I saw a ghost, where did this woman come from?" "I don't know either." Su Chengguang shook his head and said, "I was called out twice by her, and my heart was terrified, and I said: 'Little girl has good eyesight, Su is not talented, but I want to learn the best tricks from my step." The woman looked After a while, I shook my head and said, "I am in a bad mood today and don't want to fight with others. Su Chengguang, do you dare to bet with me?"" When everyone in the west heard this, they all cried out "bad".Sure enough, when Su Chengguang mentioned the word "gambling", his eyebrows were beaming immediately, and he said with a smile: "When I heard this, I was surprised and happy, and quickly said: 'The little girl is actually the one in my way? Well, what are you betting on? Dice , Pai Gow, Shuanglu, Mahjong, Odds and Doubles... You can choose any gambling equipment in the world, and there is nothing Su is not good at. The woman said: "Just bet on Odds and Evens." She pointed to the beggar chicken in front of her, and said .'Guess, are the bones of this beggar chicken odd or even?'” Everyone was stunned, and Shi Chuangou called: "Oh no, who knows how many bones a chicken has?" Bu Liu also scratched his head and muttered, "I've eaten a lot of chickens, but I haven't counted the bones." "We are not the same." Su Chengguang shook his head and sighed, "When I heard this bet, my eyes straightened. Look at that beggar chicken, which is well wrapped in mud. It should not have been tampered with. The only thing that can be done The worry is that this woman came prepared and knew the number of chicken bones long ago. Even so, there are three things in Su's life that he is not afraid of, one is not afraid of war, two is not afraid of death, and the third is of course not afraid of gambling. I would rather die, I can't help but gamble, and said immediately: "Okay, little girl, just gamble, what should you do if you lose?" The woman said: "I lost, and I will help you deal with the salt gang; Qi Haoding's spirit and hall are waiting to be heard." "When I heard this, I was very suspicious. I was afraid that it was a trap set up by the Salt Gang, but seeing that the envoys of the Five Salts were all surprised, it seemed that they didn't know this woman. Maybe it was true as the woman said. She just saw an injustice and came to me. It's just bad luck. Thinking of this, I said: "Forget it, you proposed the betting method, you sit on the banker, and I will guess. I guess the bones of this chicken are even numbers." The woman asked: "Why do you see it?" ’ I said: ‘Whether it’s a human or a chicken, they either have two hands and two feet, or two wings and two claws, one left and one right, and they’re facing each other. Therefore, it can be deduced that there are probably even numbers of chicken bones. The woman laughed and said, "Come and count." 'I said: 'Chicken with bones' but how to count? *The woman said: 'This is simple, I treat you to chicken. 'Speaking, he knocked open the mud shell and took out the roast chicken' and gently divided it into two halves, giving one half to me and the other half to myself.It's funny to say that we were originally opposites, but we were separated by a table, and we just ate chicken like this. " Hearing this, Meng Feiyan couldn't help laughing when she recalled the situation at that time. When Wang Zikun heard this, he gave her a vicious look. The ugly girl hurriedly put away her smile and put on a serious face. , quite a bit of pride." Since he came to the village, he was a man of few words, and when he spoke suddenly, everyone was surprised.Su Chengguang glanced at him, and said with a smile: "It sounds arrogant, but you haven't seen her eating chicken, she is gentle and elegant, and a princess is nothing more than that." Bu Liu coughed and said, "Okay, okay, old gambler, anyway, in your eyes, she is good in everything. Tell me, how many bones does this chicken have?" "We stroked one and counted one, and there is a saying that 'although a sparrow is small, it has all five internal organs.' Although a roast chicken is small, it has an unbelievably many bones. Seventy, eighty, ninety, the more you count. At this time, the woman sighed, and said to herself: "The beggar chicken in the Zhaixing Tower is not in name, but it is not as delicious as that day (hehe, do you want to be happy)?" Out of curiosity, she asked: "Wh-day?" The woman gave me a look and said, "If you eat chicken, you will eat chicken. Talking too much is annoying.'" Le Zhiyang's heart skipped a beat when he heard this, but felt that the woman's tone was familiar, just as he was thinking about it, Shi Chuan yelled again: "Old gambler, stop talking nonsense, tell me quickly, how many chicken bones are there?" "Is it the end of the count?" Su Chengguang sighed, and said word by word, "A total of one hundred and sixty-three!" "Ah!" Shi and Bu shouted in unison, "You really lost." Lan Zhui snorted and said coldly, "Su Chengguang, you don't give up so easily, do you?" "'Fengmo Umbrella' is a good idea." Su Chengguang raised his thumb and said with a smile, "I saw that the situation was not good, and there was still a piece of cartilage in my hand, so I made a decisive decision, threw it into my mouth, chewed it to a pulp, and swallowed it in one bite. down. " "What a destroyer." Mu Hanbing said, "I met you, an old scoundrel, that woman made a big mistake." Su Chengguang had no color on his face, smiled wryly, and said: "That woman is not stupid, she asked: 'Su Chengguang, why did you eat the chicken bone?' I said: 'Is that a bone? It is obviously a piece The chicken! It's fresh and tender, and tastes great.' When the old Wang saw it, he yelled angrily: "Isn't this cheating? Shopkeeper, bring another beggar chicken and count it again., As soon as I heard it, I quickly said: "That's not good. We agreed to count the bones of this beggar chicken and exchange for another one. The bet will be void." The woman asked: "Why is this?" I said: "The world is so big, there are many wonders, a person with six fingers may not necessarily have a chicken without six claws, this beggar chicken has one hundred and sixty-two bones, the next one may have one hundred and sixty-three bones, people Unlike people, chickens and chickens are not exactly alike.'” "As expected of an old gambler." Bu Liu raised his thumbs up, "Sure enough, he is a first-class cunning." Su Chengguang snorted, and said with a sullen face, "Old Wangtou has nothing to say when I argue this way. But the woman glanced at me, suddenly laughed, and said, "Su Chengguang, you must be a hundred Sixty-two?, seeing her smile, I suddenly felt something was wrong, but the words had already come out of my mouth, so I had to say: "Of course, the second is an even number, and Su won." A very small chicken claw bone, and said: "You are right, a person with six fingers may not necessarily have a chicken without six claws. Counting this one, it should be one hundred and sixty-three. Three is an odd number, Su Chengguang, you lost." I was taken aback, and shouted: "No, you hid this chicken bone in advance." The woman smiled slightly, put several chicken claw bones together, and immediately put together a chicken When I saw it, I was amazed and regretful. There were one hundred and sixty-four chicken bones. I guessed that the even number would win, but I thought I was smart and fell into this woman's trap. Naturally, I blame my carelessness and didn't pay attention It's strange that a chicken foot is missing, I'm across the table from this woman, but I didn't find her playing tricks, which shows that this woman is not only cunning in her mind, but also very skillful with her hands." Qiu Tao couldn't help asking: "You haven't fought her before?" "No!" Su Chengguang shook his head again and again, "I was dissatisfied at the time, so I slapped the table and shouted: 'Little girl, you are cheating. There was a lot of chaos, and I took the opportunity to renege on the bet. But the woman was so calm that she didn't even move a single eyebrow. She just said, "Su Chengguang, didn't you also eat a chicken bone? I can still eat this one." Take it out, that one of yours might spit out? You are the one who made a thousand, but unfortunately, you deserved to be killed. The outcome of this game has been decided. I have to take a step ahead. If you still have a sense of shame, Then abide by the bet and let the Salt Gang punish you." After speaking, he stood up and walked away in a hurry." "Did you just let her go?" Zhou Lie stumbled and yelled, "She had planned to spend a long time ago. She saw that you ate cartilage, so she took out the bones to make up for it. If you didn't eat it, she wouldn't take it either. In this way , no matter what, you lose." Su Chengguang sighed, and said with a bitter face: "Gambling is a battle of wits. It is a great skill to make the other party lose before betting. This woman has no plans, and Su can't accept it. I think Su Chengguang gambled all over the place." China, has gone through hundreds of battles and has never been defeated, but in the end it was planted on a pile of chicken bones. Alas, I had to follow the bet and come here to wait for my fate. In the end, I waited and waited, and no one came to touch me, you guys Say, isn't this strange?" When Wang Zikun heard this, he said too loudly: "Have you all heard that? He lost the game and was punished himself. If he left without authorization, he would be an untrustworthy, dishonest villain. "Let your mother go!" fart. "Su Chengguang said angrily, "Grandpa is here, if you kill your grandpa, if someone surnamed Su frowns, he is not considered a good man." " "Junior Brother Su, don't be angry." Wan Sheng pondered for a moment, then turned to Prince Kun and said, "What does Wang Yanshi's Gui Gang plan to do with Junior Brother Su?" The Eight Departments of the West City were united in spirit and would never sit back and watch Su Chengguang die, so more than ten eyes fell on Wang Zikun's face.Le Zhiyang stood on the side, but felt murderous, could not help but hold his breath, secretly took half a step back, as soon as the scuffle started, he would run away immediately. Wang Zikun frowned tightly and said nothing, as if he was a little restless.Wan Sheng couldn't help raising his voice, and asked again: "Wang Yanshi, dare to ask Zunmou?" Wang Zikun remained silent, the other three Salt Envoys glanced at each other, Du Youyang coughed, and said in embarrassment: "Master Wan, to tell you the truth, the four of us cannot decide how to deal with this person." Shi Chuan said impatiently: "Who can be the master?" Du Youyang said seriously: "Of course it is the leader of the gang." Mu Hanbing asked strangely: "Isn't Qi Haoding dead?" "The old gang leader is back to the west." Du Youyang paused, and said word by word, "There is a new gang leader!" "New leader?" Wan Sheng asked in surprise, "Has the Salt Gang elected a new leader?" Du Youyang and Chun Yuying looked at each other with hesitant expressions.Meng Feiyan was straightforward and couldn't help but said: "You don't say it, I will. Before the death of the leader of the Qi gang, he made a will in front of the envoy of the Five Salts: Whoever can avenge him will be the leader of the Yan gang!" Everyone in Xicheng was surprised. Su Chengguang slapped his thigh, laughed and said, "Interesting, interesting, so fucking interesting." Shi Chuan couldn't help asking: "Old gambler, what's so interesting? I'm trying to kill you." Su Chengguang smiled and said: "Then tell me, who is the most suitable person in this class to kill me?" Shi Chuan was stunned, looked and looked, and suddenly said: "There is no one here who is suitable." Su Chengguang nodded and said: "I was not caught by the envoy of Five Salts, but I lost a bet and threw myself into the trap. If anyone here kills me and becomes the leader of the gang, the others will not be convinced. But if they rush forward, there will only be one leader of the gang." So, this is a big problem, Qi Haoding's death has become my amulet instead, if they kill me rashly, they will not be able to choose a leader." When he said this, he was triumphant, but seeing the four major salt envoys all looked helpless, he smiled and said, "Where is the 'White Salt Envoy' Huating, why isn't he here?" Meng Feiyan snorted angrily, and said, "The Huayan Envoy has gone to find the girl from the Zhaixing Building." "That's about the same." Su Chengguang nodded, and said seriously, "Only by finding that woman can the deadlock be resolved. But in this way, wouldn't she become the leader of the Salt Gang?" Meng Feiyan looked solemn, and said loudly: "I respect the old gang leader's will, if she kills you, she will naturally be the leader of the gang." There was a moment of silence on the field, Su Chengguang looked weird, suddenly smiled, nodded and said, "Okay, I'll wait for her to come!" Everyone in the West City was shocked and anxious after hearing this. Suddenly Wang Zikun sighed, raised his head and said: "Three salt envoys, I think this is too childish. If you can't find that woman, why don't you kill Su Chengguang? If you don't kill Su Chengguang for a day , Is it true that my Salt Gang has no master for a day? In my opinion, it is better for everyone to work together to kill this kid, and then elect someone to be the leader "Wang Zikun!" Du Youyang's voice was stern, "How dare you speak like that before the body of the clan leader is cold? The clan leaders of all generations were elected by the previous generations of clan leaders. The Five Salt Messenger is just the guardian of the clan leader. When will it be possible to elect the clan leader?" Meng Feiyan and Chun Yuying also said in unison: "Emissary Du Yan is right, the lord's order must not be disobeyed!" Wang Zikun saw that it was hard to break the consensus, so he had no choice but to say: "Okay, okay, as you like. If you never find that woman, will you raise this Su for the rest of your life?" The salt envoys had no time to answer, Wan Sheng said coldly: "Don't worry about this matter, everyone, Su Chengguang is from my west city, since I'm here, I will take him away." Su Chengguang was taken aback, and blurted out: "Senior Brother Wan..." "shut up".Wan Sheng waved his hand, and said in a deep voice, "Heaven is the head of the eight divisions. If the city lord is not here, I will be the master." Speaking of this, he glanced at Ruya, his eyes were sharp, and Su Chengmi met his four eyes. After a while, he sighed and said, "Senior Brother Wan, I can't go with you." Wan Sheng's face was green, and he said sharply, "Su Chengguang, how long are you going to make trouble?" Su Chengguang shook his head and said, "Senior Brother Wan, you have your way, and I have mine. The lord of the city often said: "If the way is different, don't conspire with each other." 'I don't quite understand your way, and you don't fully understand mine! " Wan Sheng stared at him, his face changed several times, suddenly he flicked his sleeves, and a white shadow flew out from the sleeves, Turn into strands of filaments.The crossbowmen around the cage had no time to change their minds, the crossbow arrows in their hands were already entangled by silk threads.They hurriedly pulled the crossbow, and Wan Sheng shook his hands unexpectedly, the strength came along the filaments, Immediately, the bow and crossbow were pointed upwards, the aim was completely lost, there was a sudden sound of "dud-duk-duk", and dozens of arrows all hit the beams of the roof. ' Hearing a long whistle, Wan Sheng swayed up and passed through the roof beams, his hands fluttered like butterflies, pulling up and down, pushing left and right.The eight crossbowmen screamed uncontrollably, soaring into the sky one by one, hanging on the roof beam with their crossbows, their bodies dangling like a bunch of cocoons. This series of actions was like flashes of lightning, when the ten thousand ropes fell to the ground, the members of the Yan Gang came to their senses just now, they wanted to step forward to rescue them, but they were watched by other departments, so they did not dare to act rashly.Ten thousand ropes blowing out like the wind, like a big axe and a halberd, the wooden fences are broken, the wooden cage is really like paper, it collapses in an instant. After dismantling the wooden cage, Wan Sheng wanted to open the iron cage again, when Su Chengguang yelled and slapped him with his palm.Wan Sheng was taken aback, but waved his hands helplessly.When the palms of the two met, white light flowed immediately, and the sound was like thunder.Su Chengguang's body was slightly depressed, Wan Sheng also took half a step back, and said angrily: "Chengguang, what do you mean?" "It's nothing interesting." Su Chengguang smiled lazily, "I'm happy to stay here, and I'm not going anywhere." "Nonsense." Rao Wansheng has always been calm, but this time he was really angry, "Come out." Suddenly he waved his sleeves and waved his palms, and the white silk was puffed up, like smoke, from his cuffs. It rushed out, passed through the iron cage fence, and twitched Su Chengguang's hands and feet. Su Chengguang is well aware that the winding of these filaments is false, once injected with "Zhouliu Tianjin", it will be as tough as steel, and can stab hundreds of acupuncture points all over the body, making them unable to move. With a loud shout, the whole body circulated in the air, and at the same time, with a vigorous struggle, the white silk thread was broken inch by inch, and turned into wisps of flying smoke in the electric force. Wan Sheng snorted and flew around the iron cage like a gust of wind, waving his palms and waving his sleeves, silk threads came out continuously, Su Chengguang was instantly shattered, and was immediately entangled again. The horse gaited slightly, and he slapped his two palms out of the cage, the ten thousand ropes flashed by, the index fingers of his right hand were raised together, and a bunch of white silk flew out, wrapping Su Chengguang around from head to toe, and then sank down with his right palm, After dragging and pulling, Su Chengguang suddenly felt half of his body go numb, and couldn't help shaking his horse gait. He took two steps in a row, and hurriedly used his inner strength to fight against it. "Shi Chuan, Bu Liu." Wan Sheng opened his eyes wide and shouted sharply, "What are you looking at? Haven't you dismantled the cage? The two woke up like a dream, and both stepped forward.Su Chengguang was attacked on three sides, stomped his feet, and let out a shout like thunder, which shook Le Zhiyang's eyes black and his ears buzzing. After Su Chengguang yelled, he stretched out both hands, grasped the fence and lifted it vigorously. With a rattling sound, the iron cage was pulled up by the roots, and he was told to hold it in his hand as a weapon, and danced away.Shi Chuan rushed forward, threw out a fist, and hit the iron cage with his fist, the iron bars were bent immediately, but Shi Chuan uttered a loud cry, took two steps back, his tiger eyes widened, his face turned red and white, and his fist also Shaking. The iron cage jumped up twice, and suddenly fell down again.Bu Liu stepped forward, his chubby belly was like a meat pad, and silently caught the cage.He is the master of the Zebu, and the "Zhouliu Zejin" in his body rotates, like a quagmire, which can sink everything.As soon as the iron cage touched its belly, it was immediately sucked by the prison, Buliu laughed loudly, and then laughed twice, suddenly felt that something was wrong, "Zhou Liudian Jin" was like a mountain torrent breaking through the gate, pouring into the body along the iron railing, rushing It made his internal organs churn for a while. "Crap...," Buliu groaned, "Damn, the iron cage can transmit electricity..." Before the thought was finished, he couldn't hold it anymore, let go of the iron cage, and stepped back a few steps, "Plop!" "Sit down on the ground with a sound, and there is no blood on his fat face. The iron cage originally weighed hundreds of catties, but Su Chengguang injected electric power into it, danced away with divine power, and immediately became a powerful weapon, and when it was broken, the electric power flowed away.The two masters of Shanze didn't notice for a while, they both suffered a loss and retreated, even though Wan Sheng wandered around in a directionless way, and his palm skills were amazing, for a while, he couldn't get close to his opponent. This confrontation was so loud and imposing that it was beyond the imagination of the members of the Salt Gang. Even the leaders of the West City couldn't stand upright, and they withdrew from the mourning hall one after another.Seeing it in his eyes, Qiu Tao was secretly anxious, knowing that Wan and Su were evenly matched, he feared that before the winner could be decided, he would demolish Qi Haoding's mourning hall first, and further enmity with the Salt Gang. Thinking of this, he shouted sharply Said: "quick stop 'listen to me." She was very prestige, and the two of them stopped at the sound, Wan Sheng jumped back, Su Chengguang let the iron cage fall, and with a clang, he buckled himself under it again.Wan Sheng glared at him and said angrily: "Su Chengguang, get out!" Su Chengguang sat down cross-legged with a smile, and said, "If you can't say it, you won't come out." There was a green look on Wan Sheng's face, and he jumped forward again, but Qiu Tao stopped him and said, "Senior Brother Wan, Cheng Guang has a stubborn temper, and he gets stronger when he is strong. He is not convinced in his heart, and it is useless if you force him. Think long term." "You don't know." Wan Sheng shook his head and sighed, "It's really dangerous for him to stay here. These people don't need to use a knife, just cut off food and drink, and they can starve him to death." When Qiutao heard this, he hesitated a lot, and suddenly heard Chunyuying say in a loud voice: "Su Chengguang, I respect you for being a good man. In front of the spiritual seat of the leader of Qi, I, Chunyuying, swear that I will not find that woman in one day. The Salt Gang will not make things difficult for you for a day, and there is no shortage of food, clothing, food, and food. Anyone who wants to harm you will make me an enemy of Chunyu Ying." After speaking, he took out a short halberd, twisted his hands vigorously, click, white wax The wooden halberd was broken in two.Chunyuying threw the broken halberd, glanced at everyone, and said in a deep voice, "If you break your oath, you will use this halberd!" This short halberd is his portable weapon, he broke the halberd to make an oath, and the oath is nothing serious.Everyone in the West City was moved, Wan Sheng looked at Duan Ji, pondered for a moment, then suddenly flung his sleeves and walked out of the mourning hall.Seeing him retreating, the other six departments had no choice but to follow behind, only to hear Su Chengguang laughing loudly from behind and said loudly: "Everyone from the same sect, walk slowly and don't see him off." After hearing this, everyone in the west city couldn't express the feeling in their hearts.Le Zhiyang has never seen such a hero who values ​​promises and despises life and death, looking at Su Chengguang, he was heartbroken for a moment. After leaving "Youwei Zhuang" and arriving at a secluded place, Mu Hanbing couldn't help asking: "Senior Brother Wan, did you just leave like this? " "So what if you don't leave?" Wan Sheng sighed, "I'm not afraid of becoming an enemy of the Yan Gang, but Junior Brother Su insists on keeping the promise, what can I do?" Shi Chuanan became more and more angry, and said loudly: "The big deal, let's work together to uproot these private salt dealers. If there is no 'salt gang' in the world, this bet will be nothing more than a piece of paper." "What nonsense?" Qiu Tao glared at him, and shouted sharply, "You know how to fight and kill. Can you finish killing the 300,000 disciples of the Salt Gang?" Shi Chuan said angrily, "If not, so what ?" Everyone was frowning, and suddenly Le Zhiyang laughed and said: "I have an idea." Everyone was worrying, forgetting that he was also there.Bu Liu rolled his eyes and said with a smile, "Xiao Daoist, what trick do you have?" "Miao can't be counted." Le Zhiyang said with a smile, "You have to tie the bell to untie the bell. Brother Su is bound by the Salt Gang because of the bet. Just find that woman before the Salt Gang and let her Just cancel the bet." When everyone heard this, their spirits were lifted, Shi Chuan patted the back of the head repeatedly, and shouted: "That's right, such a simple method, why didn't I think of it?" Wan Sheng also nodded with his beard, and said: "This trick of 'drawing from the bottom of the pot' is indeed a clever plan. Brother Lan, you have the best lightness kung fu, immediately rush to the Zhaixing Building, find the waiter in the building, and ask the girl's appearance, clothes, and drawing.影图形，分作四份，交给我、周师弟、沐师弟和卜师弟，我们五人分别寻找。" “我呢？”石穿一听大急，指着鼻尖叫嚷，“我干什么?” “你与秋师妹一道留在附近，一来监视盐帮，二来看护苏师弟.以防盐帮加害。一旦华亭找来那位女子.秋师妹务必截住他们，说之以理，动之以情，让那女子取消赌约。” 石穿性子莽撞，八部之中只服万、秋二人。万绳让秋涛与之同路，大有看管之意，黑大汉不能任性随意，心里老大不快，咕哝两声，一脸晦气。秋涛却笑道：“万师兄放心，此间交给我好了。”万绳默默点头，兰追转身便走，恍若白羽流光，射入黑夜深处。万绳等人也紧随其后，四道黑影由浓而淡，转眼即没。 秋涛目送众人走远，拉过乐之扬问道：“张天意如何放过你的？”乐之扬笑道：“他内伤发作，来不及杀我，自己先死了。” “张天意死了？”秋涛先是一惊，跟着大惑不解，“看他那天的身手，不像是垂死之人，莫非本有痼疾,追逐间牵动了伤势？”乐之扬不便细说，点头说：“也许是吧。”又问，“秋大娘，那天以后，你还见过和我一起的女孩儿吗？” “女扮男装的那位么？”秋涛轻轻摇头，“我回来之时，她已经不在了。怎么？你们失散了么？那也无妨，她是太昊谷的高足，武功高你许多。唔，无怪你那一刺有'奕星剑'的风骨，想也是那姑娘教给你的吧。”她打量乐之扬一眼，面露不悦，“你这孩子真怪，见了我也不相认，偷偷摸摸，惹出老大的误会！”乐之扬挠头说：“我只是好奇，秋大娘这样的武功，为何甘愿在夫子庙卖艺？”秋涛淡淡说道：“武功又不能当饭吃。武功再高，也要生活，倘若不偷不抢，就只好卖卖泥人咯。”她说这话时目光闪动，分明言不由衷。 秋涛又问他在哪一间道观出家，乐之扬如实说是阳明观。秋涛惊讶道：“那可是皇家道观。唔，阳明观和太昊谷大有渊源你去做道士，是想找那小姑娘么?”这一猜虽不中也不远，乐之扬只好点头称是。 “你真是痴心之人。”秋涛叹一口气，“那女孩儿我见犹怜，的确不可错过。小家伙，你我也算有缘，但有用得着的地方，你只管开口就是。我行踪不定，你若要找我，拿这个去玄武湖边找'千秋阁'的方掌柜。”她从担子里取出一团白泥,捏了一只波斯小猫，交到乐之扬的手里。 乐之扬看那泥猫，但觉眼熟，回想起来，竟与河边女子的猫儿有一些神似，但听秋涛又说：“本派行事，不为世俗所容。为免你受到牵连，今晚之事最好忘掉。' 她绝口不提“灵道石鱼”，乐之扬心中大叫“惭愧”，自己遮遮掩掩，真是小人之心，看起来，世间并非人人都是张天意和赵世雄，只看秋涛的神气，分明未将石鱼放在眼里。 乐之扬当下收起泥猫，告别秋涛。回到阳明观，已是五更天上。道观早已关闭，但因乐之扬身份特别，守门道士一见，忙不迭地将他迎入。 躺在床上，乐之扬回想夜里所见，心中不胜激动：东岛，西城，这两个名儿倒是一对。西城这一班人，武功古怪、闻若未闻，等席道长醒来，定要问一问他们的来历。苏乘光是一条好汉，只愿他安然脱身。至于那个摘星楼上的女子，听来和叶灵苏有些相似，但她一心避我，知道我在南京，一定不会跟来。唉，也不知何时才能见到朱微，可见了她，我又能怎样呢？正如席道长所说,不过徒添苦恼罢了......他奔波一晚，太过疲惫，胡思乱想一阵，就昏沉沉地睡了过去。 次日用过早饭，席应真仍未起身。乐之扬正在呆坐，忽听有人敲门，开门一瞧，却是道清身边的小道童机缘，见了他施礼说：“师叔袓，观主有请。” 乐之扬收拾一下，随机缘来到前厅，但见道清手持拂尘，凭柱而立。他的身后坐了两个男子，一个无须，一个有须，无须的年纪半老，鱼服纱帽，稍胖偏矮，乐之扬曾经入宫，一看服色，就知道是宫里的太监，登时心跳加快，热血涌上双颊。定一定神，再看有须的那一位,却是四旬年纪，生得清俊不凡,穿着蟒袍乌纱，腰际缠一条玉带，看样子应是一位朝廷的大官。 “师弟可来了！，'道清迎上前来，拉着他的手笑道，“方才接到圣旨，万岁洪恩，派人来接席真人入宫一聚。 " 乐之扬早已料到几分，但听道清说出，仍是心子狂跳。他努力按捺心情，向那两人稽首作礼。蟒袍男子起身回礼，太监却捧着茶盅一动不动。道清指着蟒袍男子，笑着说：“这位梅大人是宁国驸马，当今圣上的爱婿。” 蟒袍男子笑道：“下官梅殷，尘俗中人，些须贱号，有辱玄门清听。”乐之扬在宫里听说过，朱元璋有十六个女儿，临安公主居首,宁国公主次之，早年嫁给了功臣之子,看来就是这位梅殷。 道清又指那个太监：“这位冯公公，乃是陛下跟前的红人，圣上派他来宣旨，可是好大的面子。”冯太监摆一摆手，仍是捧着茶杯，正眼也不瞧向这边。 道清碰了个软钉子，干笑两声，转向乐之扬：“这位道灵师弟，乃是老神仙新收的童儿，老神仙饮食起居，全由他一手操办。”冯太监应声摘下茶杯，转眼看来，脸上闪过一丝惊讶。梅殷也微微一笑，说道：“原来是老神仙的侍童，无怪神清气朗、俊秀不凡。”乐之扬笑道：“驸马爷谬赞了，道灵无知之辈，愧对老神仙的法眼。” 梅殷见他神气自若，不卑不亢，没有一丝一毫的奴仆之气，心中暗暗惊讶，笑着说:“哪里话？老神仙看人一向不差，你是道字辈，也算是燕王、宁王的同辈，少年得志，足见风流。” 冯太监也站起身来，换了一张面孔，笑嘻嘻说道：“失敬失敬，足下原来是老神仙身边的仙童。我奉圣上口谕，同梅驸马一起来接老神仙入宫。听观主说，老神仙贵体违和，不知详情如何？”席应真一睡难醒，乐之扬也拿不准他何时苏醒，便说：“老神仙确有不适，长年昏睡，潜养精神，至于何时醒来，我也不太清楚。” 冯太监一惊，忙说：“仙童千万通融一下，设法叫醒老神仙。圣上已经命人设了午宴，只等老神仙入宫。你也知道，圣上雷厉风行，去早了还罢，去晚了老神仙没事，我们做奴才的可要遭殃了。”说到这儿，鸡啄米似的打躬作揖。 他前倨后恭，乐之扬只觉好笑。梅殷也说：“道灵仙长，冯公公说的是，陛下亟会旧友，只怕耽搁不得。”乐之扬只好说：“好，我去试试。” 进了云房，忽见席应真已然醒了，原来“蜇龙之眠”并非沉睡，而在半梦半醒之间，精神潜藏，灵觉四延，房中人进出坐起，席应真均有知觉。他听见机缘的话，计算时辰，猜是宫中有请，故而收功醒转，一见乐之扬便笑：：'朱元璋派人来了？ " 乐之扬笑道：“道长真是活神仙，来了个冯太监，还有一个宁国驸马。” “宁国驸马？”席应真微微皱眉，“他来干什么？”乐之扬笑道：“我也不知，道长你能走路么？”席应真叹道:“只怕不能。”乐之扬出门告知众人，冯太监和梅殷不想席应真病重至此，均是面面相对。道清唯恐席应真不能进宫，失了帝王之宠，忙说：“小事一桩，贫道马上安排轿子。” 不久叫来一乘八抬大轿；乐之扬扶出席应真与众人见过，梅殷上前一步，扶住老道笑道：“老神仙，子侄梅殷给你请安了。”席应真笑道，“宁国还好么？”梅殷忙道：“好，好，改日有暇，她再来拜见。老神仙贵体违和，晚辈在轿中伺候如何？” “不用烦劳。”席应真笑了笑，“有道灵就行了。”但见梅殷面有难色，知道他有话要说，便说，“也罢，轿子里宽敞，你也上来吧！” 梅殷面露喜色，跟随二人上轿。八个精壮道士抬起轿子，直奔宫城。冯太监领着禁军骑马开道。乐之扬挑开轿帘，偷眼看去，京城街市繁华一如往日，可惜物是人非，大有隔世之感。 梅殷瞅着乐之扬欲言又止，席应真笑道：“道灵不是外人，你有话只管说来。”梅殷松一口气，说道：“老神仙法眼如炬，晚辈不敢隐瞒。今年以来,陛下龙体欠安，不复往日，不少奏章，也交给太孙殿下批复了。” ., 席应真吃了—惊，动容道：“陛下勤政不倦，如非病势沉重，断不会不批奏章，这情形有多少日子了？”，梅殷道：“两月有余。”席应真又问：“有几人知道病情？” “不足十人。”梅殷低声说道，“陛下天性硬朗，只要群臣在旁，必定百般振奋。” 席应真看他时许，忽而笑道：“梅殷，你是怕我看出陛下的病情，告知燕王和宁王吧?” 梅殷面皮一红，躬身道：“老神仙妙算，梅殷不敢遮掩。”席应真拈须点头，说道：“这么说来，陛下的病情一直瞒着诸王。”梅殷默默点头。 席应真笑笑，漫不经意地说:“那么你是受了太孙之托咯？”梅殷越发局促，一张脸涨红发紫，两只眼睛左顾右盼。 席应真叹了一口气，涩声说道：“而今诸王之中，燕、宁二王兵力最强，偏偏他们又是我的徒弟。太孙若有法子，一定不愿陛下见我……” 梅殷吃了一惊，忙说：“太孙绝无此意，只求老神仙看在社稷份上，不要泄露陛下的病情。” “百善孝为先。”席应真轻轻摇头，“不让儿子知道父亲的病情，未免有一些说不过去。” 梅殷变了脸色，忙说：“这是天子之家，不同寻常百姓。诸王枝叶渐繁，尾大不掉。京城之中，诸王党羽遍布。太孙仁慈之主，非有奸雄之才，陛下病情传出，必定风生浪起，不可收拾。” 席应真白眉轩举：“这些情形，陛下可知道？”梅殷微微苦笑：“陛下生平自信，这些事并不在他心上。下个月还有一场'乐道大会'，届时天下诸王都要入京。” 席应真沉思一下，说道：“梅殷，你是陛下的半子,皇家之争凶险万端，你若涉入太深，不是全身惜福之道。” 梅殷沉默半晌，叹道：“为臣以忠，不敢苟且旁观。”席应真有些惊讶，问道：“莫非陛下托付你了?” 梅殷低头不语，席应真心知猜得不错，点头说：“也罢，你告诉太孙，老朽风中残烛、瓦上之霜，献入宫，只是会晤老友。至于其中的情形，我一个字儿不会泄漏。” 梅殷面露惊喜，躬身说道：“老神仙一言万钧，必不失信。”席应真微微一笑，又说：“驸马爷不必担心，宦途险恶，根源就在于一个'权'字。老道我能活到今天，全是因为远离权位之争，从不干预任何政事。这一次，当然不会例外。”他说得直白，梅殷面露尴尬，讪讪一笑，瞅了瞅乐之扬，眼里闪过几分疑虑。 到了皇城门前，道士退下，八个太监接过轿子。冯太监下马，手持拂尘，在前走路开道。穿过几条巷子，轿子落地，冯太监上前说：“老神仙，前面是禁宫，仙童还请在门外等候。” 乐之扬吓了一跳，忽听席应真说道：“我痼疾甚深，不时发作，除了道灵，他人不知解救之法。贫道倒不怕死，但在陛下面前出丑，实在叫人惭愧。” 冯太监一听，大为犹豫。乐之扬不是太监，进入内宫大违宫禁；但若不让他进去，席应真发病不治，死在朱元璋面前，追究起来，自己难辞其咎。 梅殷一意笼络席应真，忙说：“道灵仙长是出家人，六根清净，禅心坚牢,岂是凡夫俗子可比？冯公公放心，梅某以性命担保，小道长必然循规蹈矩，不会冒犯宫廷。” 冯太监笑道：“既是老神仙的仙童，又有梅驸马的担保，某家还有什么不放心的？”说完招手开路。乐之扬暗暗松了一口气心子狂跳不已，偷看席应真一眼，老道士闭目端坐，静如止水，乐之扬见了，心绪稍稍平静。 过了片刻，轿子再次落地，两个太监挑开轿帘，恭请“老神仙”下轿。席应真张眼起身，扶住乐之扬的手臂，慢慢走出轿门。乐之扬抬眼看去，前方一座宫殿，雕龙刻凤，巍然高耸，殿前花木成荫，拥着一条白玉石径。 沿着石径向前,但见殿门半开，门前站了几个宫女太监，低头抱手，神气恭肃。还没走近，忽听当啷一声，似有瓷器碎裂，太监宫女均是应声一抖，但却不敢抬头。 忽听殿中有人厉声呵斥：“寡人受命于天,提三尺剑平定天下，炮不能至，箭不能伤，大小数百战，从无一刀一枪加身。而今不是汤药，就是丸药，堂堂一国之君，竟要靠这些草根树皮过日子。都说是小恙、小恙，为何经年累月，久拖不愈？分明就是你们这些庸医挟术自重，故意不肯尽心。来人啊，将这些庸医拖下去，各打—百廷杖……”说到这儿，忽又—阵咳嗽，激烈之处，似要呕心吐肺一般。 说话的正是朱元璋,乐之扬不由心弦绷紧，忽觉席应真也驻足不前，回头看去，老道士凝望殿中，微微出神，眉梢眼角，流露出一丝淡淡的惆怅。 咳嗽声中，一应人等均是岑寂，就连梅殷等人也低头屏息，不敢贸然入内。忽然间，大殿里响起一个声音：“父皇，雷霆不终朝，怒气太盛，反而伤身。父皇真龙之体，何苦为了这些凡夫俗子气病了身子……” 声音清婉柔和，落入乐之扬耳中，却不啻于平地惊雷。他心跳加快，热血冲脑，身子轻飘飘的，像是浮在半空，除了自己以外，四周再无他人。 “微儿……”朱元璋喘息稍定，声音颇为嘶哑，“你不懂的，这些混账庸医，仗着懂一点儿医术，玩弄方剂，迁延日月，好让朕天天依赖药物，从而受制于他们……” 太医们一听，纷纷大叫“冤枉”。乐之扬也觉心惊，他与朱元璋见过两次，深知此人猜忌残忍、心狠手辣，只听他这一席话，这几个太医性命难保。乐之扬转眼看去，席应真站在原处，仍是—动不动，不由寻思：“席道长是朱元璋的老友，不知能不能劝服他？'' 正想着，忽听朱微幽幽开口，声音清软动听：“父皇受命于天，天意高不可测，天时却有常规，所以日月有起有落、四季有冷有热。四季之气，逆之则伤，日月之升，反之则病。父皇勤于政事，夜不安寝，又不问春秋寒暑，故而积累下了伤病之气。灵丹妙药，只是凡俗之物，又岂能与天时相抗衡？父皇白天服药，夜里又批阅奏章，病气去了又来，故而反复不愈。上说：'天行健，君子自强不息。'顺应天时休养生息，胜过世上一切灵丹妙药。如果把病痛当作敌人，只要自身强大，敌人就没有可乘之机，就像兵法上说的：'先为不可胜，以待敌之可胜'。” 殿中沉寂时许，朱元璋忽地哈哈大笑，说道：“你这孩子，刀剑也没见过几把，又懂什么狗屁兵法？朕知道的，你说来说去，都是为了这一帮太医开脱，不说他们医术不好，反而说朕日夜操劳，弄虚了身子，结果病气乘虚而入。好比打仗，安错了营寨,排错了阵势，敌人攻打进来，当然招架不住。哼，孩子话，寡人—生用兵，百战百克，天下群雄奈何不了我，区区小病又能奈我何？”说到这儿，想起平定天下的壮举，心怀大慰，扬声说，“你们几个，全都滚吧！” 殿内响起唯唯诺诺之声，忽听朱微又说：“李太医留步，相烦将这一剂汤药再煎一副……”话没说完，朱元境“呸”了一声,说道：“才说了治病在于自强，怎么又要煎药来吃？” 朱微从容道：“用兵之妙，存乎一心，如果敌人太强，偶尔也要召集援兵。”朱元璋沉默一下，嘿然道：“小丫头歪理多多，听你一说，寡人不将病治好，岂不跟打了败仗一样？罢了，喝药就喝药，免得输了这一仗，老子脸面无光。但你小丫头牙尖嘴利，为父也要罚你。” 朱微说道：“女儿甘受责罚。”朱元瑋笑道：“就罚你弹琴，寡人药没喝完，你就不许停下来。”朱微笑道：“父皇这哪儿是罚？分明就是赏了。能为父皇鼓琴，女儿幸何如之。” 席应真听到这儿，忽地放声大笑。殿中“咦”了一声，朱元璋说道：“牛鼻子来了。”朱微也说：“师父到了。”语声中透出不胜喜悦。 席应真轻轻拍了拍乐之扬，后者如梦方醒，扶着他走进大殿。但见四壁都是典籍，大殿之内书香飘溢，地上跪了几个太医宫女，个个面无人色，浑身发抖。一只青花瓷碗在地上摔得粉碎，碗中汤药四处泼溅。朱元璋坐在龙榻上面，斜靠着一张矮桌，两年不见，他的样貌越发苍老，白发稀稀拉拉，双颊深深凹陷，唯有一双老眼灼灼发亮，左顾右盼，仍有雷电之威。 , 冷玄站在老皇帝身后，仍是一身白衣，双目半睁半闭，众人入殿，他也不抬眼。朱微扶着瑶琴，站在老皇帝身边，两年不见,少女光彩胜昔，更添娇艳，清如子玉，白若素莲，个子高挑如许,有如带