Chapter 7 Seventh time, the sound of the piano is loud and loud, and the geese are falling, and the sword spirit is heavy, and the dragon chants

Not a day later, the heroes came to Xuzhou.When the local safflower association sub-rudder masters saw the general rudder master and all the incense masters from the inner and outer incense halls suddenly come together, they received them respectfully, and they couldn't help but get busy.The congregations in the Jiangbei area were under the command of Yang Chengxie, and he ordered the sub-rulers not to make public, and there was no need to notify the brothers to come to see the chief helm.The heroes only stayed overnight, and immediately went south.From then on, all the way to the south, there are branch leaders of the Red Flower Society in all the docks.In order to keep the secret, the heroes rushed past without any alarm, and arrived in Hangzhou a few days later, staying at the home of Ma Shanjun, the head of the Hangzhou sub-rudder.Ma's house is located at the foot of the lonely mountain of West Lake, with beautiful lakes and mountains, beautiful scenery, and a secluded place.

Ma Shanjun is a big silk and satin businessman. He owns two large machine rooms to weave silk and satin. Because of his natural martial arts, he met Wei Chunhua, and he was introduced to the Red Flower Society.Ma Shanjun is about fifty years old, with a fat body, wearing a tumbled satin gown and a black wool jacket. At first glance, he looks like a pampered rich man, but he is actually a hero.That night in the back hall to meet with the heroes, everyone at the banquet talked about saving Wen Tailai.Ma Shanjun said: "Little brother, send someone to investigate immediately, to see which prison the Sidang family is in, and then we will act accordingly." Immediately, he ordered his son Ma Dating to send someone to investigate.

The next morning, Ma Dating reported that his brothers had gone to the Governor's Yamen, Hangzhou Mansion, prisons in Qiantang County and Renhe County, as well as the Garrison General's Office, and the Water and Land Admiral's Yamen. Inside. Chen Jialuo called a group of heroes to discuss the matter.Ma Shanjun said: "Here, Futai, prefectures and counties, as well as generals and admirals' yamen, all have brothers from our society. If Wen Si is in a government prison, he will definitely be able to find out. I am most afraid that the government will imprison him privately because of the seriousness of the case. It's going to be tricky." Chen Jialuo said: "Our first step is to find out the whereabouts of Fourth Brother Wen. Big Brother Ma will continue to send his capable brothers to each yamen to inquire, and tonight we will invite the Taoist chief, fifth brother and sixth brother to go to the governor's yamen to have a look. Look. The most important thing is not to scare the snake, no matter what, you can't use force." Wuchen waited for the answer.Ma Shanjun described the roads and the situation inside and outside the Futai Yamen in detail.

The three of them set off at midnight and went for two hours. They reported that the Futai yamen was heavily guarded. Thousands of soldiers lit up the lights and guarded them all night. Several of the inspecting officers were second- and third-rank officials wearing red hats. , They did not dare to force their way in, and after waiting for a long time, the guarding officers did not slack in the slightest, so they had to come back. The heroes are so strange that they can't guess where they are going.Ma Shanjun said: "In the past few days, the investigations in Hangzhou have been extremely tight. Officials have sent officials to investigate casinos, prostitutes, and even river boats on the water. Many people have been arrested for no reason. Could it be that they are related to Wen Si? Is it related?" Xu Tianhong said: "I don't think so. Could it be that the imperial envoy has come to Beijing, so the local officials have to work hard." Ma Shanjun said: "I haven't heard that there is an imperial envoy coming to Zhejiang." Everyone discussed for a long time, but they couldn't get the point .

The next day Zhou Qi clamored for her parents to accompany her to swim in the lake, and Zhou Zhongying agreed.Zhou Qi winked at Xu Tianhong, asking him to go with him.Xu Tianhong was embarrassed to say it, so he just pretended not to.As the saying goes: "A son is better than a father." Zhou Zhongying knew what his daughter was thinking, and said with a smile: "Honger, we have never been to Hangzhou, so go and walk together, don't teach us to get lost and never come back." Xu Tianhong agreed.Zhou Qi whispered: "Go if Daddy asks you. If I ask you, you refuse." Xu Tianhong smiled and said nothing.He lost his father when he was young, and his life experience was bleak. At this time, Zhou Zhongying and his wife suddenly regarded him as their own son, and his fiancée was innocent and charming. She was very attached and affectionate to him. He is happy.

Chen Jialuo also took Xinyan to relax on the lake, strolled on Su Causeway and Bai Causeway for a while, sat alone on the first bridge, looked at the depths of the lake and mountains, but saw the gloomy bamboos and trees, overlapping greenery, moist without rain, dizzy without smoke, The mountain peaks are beautiful, tall and straight, and he thought to himself: "Yuan Zhonglang saw the West Lake for the first time, compared it to Cao Zhi's first meeting with Luoshen, and said: "The mountain is like a crescent moon, the flowers are like cheeks, the warm wind is like wine, and the ripples are like silk. Only when you raise your head, you are no longer there. Feeling intoxicated.' Yes, it really is intoxicating!"

When he was young, he visited the West Lake several times. At that time, he didn't understand the beauty of the scenery. Only now did he return to appreciate the beauty of the mountains and rivers, the beauty of the flowers and willows.After staring at it for a long time, I hired a carriage to go to Lingyin to see Feilai Peak.The height of the peak is about 50 zhang, and there are stones from the edge to the top. On the trees and rocks, the branches and leaves are strange, and the stone teeth are scattered horizontally and vertically, which seem to be broken or falling, and the sky is blue and dark.On the spur of the moment, Chen Jialuo said to Xin Yan: "Let's go up and have a look." There was no way to help on the peak, but the two of them had extraordinary lightness skills, and they reached the peak while chatting and laughing.

Looking up at Sanzhu, but seeing thousands of trees towering into the sky, Chen Jialuo said: "It's better over there." The two went down the peak and walked slowly to the upper, middle and lower Sanzhu.After walking more than ten feet away, suddenly two strong men in blue cloth robes came to meet them. When they saw the two of them, they couldn't stop looking at them with surprise on their faces.Xinyan whispered: "Master, these two people know martial arts." Chen Jialuo smiled and said: "You have good eyesight." Before he could finish speaking, two people came towards him, dressed in the same style, chatting about the scenery, and the accent seemed to be Bannerman.Along the way up the mountain, there were thirty or forty warriors wearing blue robes, and they were all surprised when they saw Chen Jialuo.

Xin Yan was dazzled.Chen Jialuo was also puzzled and wondered: "Could it be that some Jianghu gang or martial arts sect can't gather here? But Hangzhou is the territory of the Red Flower Society. If there is such a thing, they will never fail to inform us. Showing surprise, then what is it for?" Turning a corner, he was about to go to the Tianzhu Guanyin Temple, when he suddenly heard the sound of a piano on the side of the mountain, interspersed with the sound of long chants, followed by the fine sound of mountain waterfalls.Just listen to the man chant: "Splendid heaven and earth beauties, the royal family established the outline and Chen Ji. The four dynasties collected auspicious conquests and aided teachers, looked forward to the emperor's kimono, and the clouds opened and the pheasants moved. The people led the Luan Yu to the Andu village and the village held the wine flag. Tianxi, in the imperial furnace. Rui Yunfei."

Chen Jialuo thought to himself, the sound of this piano is peaceful and elegant, but the lyrics are full of praises to the emperor, but the five words "village and village wine flag" in the song are good, if there are restaurants in every village in the world, the people of Li Very happy. Following the sound, he walked over slowly, and saw a man dressed as a gentry sitting on a rock playing the piano, about forty years old, standing beside two strong men, a thin and short old man, also wearing blue long gowns .Chen Jialuo's heart suddenly trembled, and he felt that the person who played the piano seemed to be vaguely familiar to him. The person's appearance was clear and elegant, and the more he looked at his face, the more familiar he looked, but he couldn't remember where he would meet him. I just feel that that person seems to be a close relative, but he is very far away.

At this time, the old man and the two strong men had already seen Chen Jialuo and Xin Yan, and they also looked at them attentively, as if they wanted to come and speak.The man playing the piano flicked three fingers, and the sound of the piano stopped. Chen Jialuo clasped his hands and said: "It's suitable to listen to my brother's elegant performance. The lyrics and music are all new, but is the new sound composed by Xiongtai?" The man smiled and said: "Exactly. This piece of 'Splendid Universe' is my younger brother's recent work. Your Excellency is a bosom friend I hope you can give me some advice." Chen Jialuo said: "Great, smart! The line 'Andu village wine flag' in the lyrics is especially good." The man's face was beaming, and he said: "Brother, you actually memorized the lyrics, please come and sit down. "Chen Jialuo thought to himself: "What's 'Looking forward to the emperor's kimono', 'The people of the people lead Luan Yu to', flattering the emperor, the style of this song is very low." Then he walked over and Shi Li sat down. When the man saw his face clearly, he was very surprised and stayed for a while.Chen Jialuo said with a smile: "Brother went up the mountain all the way, and met a lot of tourists. When they saw brother, everyone showed surprise, and it was the same with Brother Shicai. Is there something strange on my little brother's face? I need to ask for advice." The man said with a smile: "I don't know something about Xiongtai. My younger brother has a relative whose appearance is very similar to that of Xiongtai. Those tourists are all friends of my younger brother, so they are all surprised." , I seem to have met it somewhere. Little brother Yulu, I can’t remember it anymore, can my dear brother remember it?” The man laughed loudly, and said: "That's really a fate. May I ask my brother Gao's name." Chen Jialuo's name is all over the world, and he didn't want to tell him his real name, so he said casually: "My little brother's surname is Lu, and his name is Jiacheng." That was Chen Jialuo The three characters were reversed, and he also asked: "Excuse me, Xiongtai's surname." The man pondered for a while, and said: "My younger brother's surname is Dongfang, and the single name has one word. It is from Zhili. Listening to Xiongtai's accent, it seems to be a local People?" Chen Jialuo said: "My little brother is from here." The man who called himself Dongfang Er said: "I have heard for a long time that the mountains and rivers in the south of the Yangtze River are unparalleled in the world, and today I am here, and it is indeed well-known. Not only are the mountains and mountains beautiful, but also the outstanding people. There are also many talented people." Chen Jialuo heard that the man talked well, and saw that the two strong men and the old man were very respectful to him. When he spoke, he stood with his hands down. He didn't dare to slack off. He really didn't know what kind of person he was, so he said: "Brother Since Taiwan loves the south of the Yangtze River, why not settle down here, so that I can learn from you from time to time." Dongfang Er laughed loudly and said, "It's wrong to take a trip here after stealing half a day's leisure from a floating life. How can we enjoy the blessings often? My brother is a bosom friend, he must be a master, how about playing a piece?" After saying that, he pushed the lyre in front of Chen Jialuo. Chen Jialuo stretched out his fingers and flicked the qin, the sound of the qin became clearer and more perfect, when he looked at the qin, he saw the two seal characters of "Laifeng" wrapped with gold threads on the head of the qin. Thinking to himself that this Qin is a priceless treasure, the man didn't know where he got it, and said: "Brother Taiwan's pearls and jade are in front of you, and my younger brother has made a fool of yourself." Pingsha Luoyan".Dongfang Er listened intently. At the end of the song, Dongfang Er said, "Have you ever been outside the Great Wall, brother?" Chen Jialuo said, "My younger brother is coming back from Xinjiang. I don't know how you know?" The scenery is full of strings, and hearing my brother's wonderful performance is really like reading Xin Jiaxuan's poems: "Looking at the sword with the lamp on while drunk, dreaming back to the battalion of blowing horns, eight hundred miles of fire under the command, the sound of fifty strings turning outside the fortress, and autumn soldiers on the battlefield." This song "Pingsha Luoyan", my younger brother has heard it more than dozens of times in his life, but he has never heard such a wonderful melody." Chen Jialuo was also very happy to see that he was indeed a bosom friend. Dongfang Er said again: "My little brother still has one thing that I don't understand, and I want to ask for advice. But I have just met the respected model, and it seems presumptuous to communicate in a shallow and deep way." Chen Jialuo said: "But it's okay to ask." Dongfang Er said: "Listen to the music of my brother's piano There was a faint sound of golden swords, as if there were hundreds of thousands of armored soldiers hidden in his chest. But brother Guan looked like a gentleman of Guijie, gentle and elegant, and definitely not a general in charge of the army. I was quite puzzled." Chen Jialuo laughed and said: "My little brother is a scholar. It's a waste of money. Brother Tai's words are embarrassing." That Dongfang Er didn't seem to believe what Chen Jialuo said, and asked: "Brother, you must come from a family. I don't know where the lord is now? What is your name?" Chen Jialuo said: "Xian Yan has unfortunately passed away. Brother Mediocre talent, fame and fortune, I have nothing to do with it." Dongfang Er said: "Brother Ling spits out his affiliation, and he is a great talent. Could it be that he has no purpose in studying politics, so that his brother failed in the examination?" Chen Jialuo said: "That's not true. Dongfang Erdao: "The governor of Zhejiang here is my brother's best friend. I will move to meet him tomorrow, and I don't know if there is a chance." Officer." Dongfang Er said: "But can you just bury Xiongtai for life?" Chen Jialuo said: "It's better to drag your tail in the mud than to smear your ears." Hearing this, Dongfang Er's face changed color. Seeing the change in his expression, the two strong men in blue took a step forward.Dongfang Er paused for a moment, then he laughed and said: "Brother is an elegant man, his mind is beyond the reach of ordinary people of my generation." The two looked at each other, and both felt that the other was very strange, but amidst doubts, they couldn't help feeling affectionate.Dongfang Erdao: "Brother, since he returned to Xinjiang and came to Jiangnan, he must have seen and heard a lot." Chen Jialuo said: "Shenzhou is thousands of miles away, and the mountains and rivers are beautiful. It's just that the Yellow River is flooded, and there are many mourners, so I don't have the heart to enjoy the scenery." Dongfang Erdao: "I heard that the disaster victims robbed the army of the Western Expedition in Lanfeng, did you hear about it on the way?" Chen Jialuo was startled, and thought: "Why is this person so well informed? After we robbed the food, we rushed to the south of the Yangtze River , running day and night, without any delay on the way, how did he know?" He said: "There are things, the victims have no clothes and food, and the parents of the people do not show mercy. It is understandable for them to take risks in order to survive. .” Dongfang Er paused again, and said lightly: "I heard that this is not the only thing, this matter is that the safflower will incite the victims and make trouble." Chen Jialuo pretended not to know, and asked: "What is the safflower?" Dongfang Ear Road: "That's a rebellious gang in Jianghu, brother, haven't you heard of it?" Chen Jialuo said: "I don't know anything about world affairs while I'm playing Longqin chess. I'm ashamed to say that such a famous gang, my brother Today is the first time I heard about it." He paused slightly, and said: "After the court got the news, the Honghua Society will definitely be severely punished." Dongfang Er said: "That's needless to say? Forgive this kind of person is not enough to become a serious problem "Chen Jialuo remained calm and asked: "Where is the brother Taiwan based?" Dongfang Er said: "The emperor is now in power, and the government is improving. If he is in power, he only needs to send one or two talented people, and the Honghuahui will be able to do it with a raise of his hand. Exterminate." Chen Jialuo said: "I don't understand the government, so please don't laugh at me if you say something absurd. According to my humble opinion, most of the people in the imperial court are rich and hungry, and they may not be able to do anything big!" The old man and the strong man beside him changed their colors again. Dongfang Erdao: "Brother, this is the opinion of a scholar. Not to mention the famous generals in the court who can help the toast, even the few friends around the brother are not mediocre. It's a pity that Xiongtai is a literati, otherwise Let them perform one or two, if you understand martial arts, you will know that what you say is true." Chen Jialuo said: "Although my younger brother has no strength to restrain a chicken, after reading Tai Shigong's "Biography of Rangers", I admire heroes the most in my life Chivalrous man, I don’t know which sect master your brother is from? Are these disciples of your sect? Could you invite them to show off their unique skills and open my eyes?” Dongfang Er said to the two strong men: “Then you take Come out with some tricks, and ask this Master Lu to teach you." Chen Jialuo arched his hand and said, "Please!" He thought: "As long as they make a move, they will know what sect it is." A strong man took a step forward and said: "The magpie on the tree is noisy and annoying. I knocked it down to make people's ears quiet." With a wave of his hand, a sleeve arrow shot at the magpie on the tree, but he didn't know that the sleeve arrow would reach the magpie. , suddenly deflected, but missed. Dongfang Er was quite surprised when he saw that the man missed the shot, the strong man blushed with embarrassment, raised his hand, and shot another arrow towards the tree.This time, everyone saw clearly that the sleeve arrow was about to hit the magpie, but a piece of mud flew from nowhere and collided with the shaft of the arrow, causing the arrow to crooked again.The skinny old man next to Dongfang Er saw Xinyan's right hand swaying slightly, knew it was his fault, and said: "So this little brother is so skillful, let's get closer." With five fingers like steel claws and iron hooks, he grabbed his hand . Chen Jialuo was secretly startled, seeing that this old man was actually a Songyang sect's powerful Eagle Claw Kung Fu, with his palm outstretched, his momentum was not fast, but he held the wind slightly, thinking: "This man's kung fu is already one of the best in the Jianghu. He is not the head of a faction, he must be a senior in the martial arts, how can he be willing to be Dongfang Er's servant?" With a slight movement in his mind, he waved the folding fan in his hand, and opened it, just blocking the way between the old man and Xinyan.The old man shrank his hands and claws, the master treated him with friendship, destroying his things would be disrespectful, he looked at Chen Jialuo to see if he knew martial arts.But seeing him shaking his folding fan lightly, he didn't care, it seemed that the action just now was just a coincidence. Dongfang Erdao: "Zunji is so young, he is actually very skilled in martial arts. Where did this boy brother come from?" Chen Jialuo said: "He doesn't know martial arts, but he has shot insects and sparrows since he was a child, and his accuracy is just good." Dongfang Erdao: Hearing that he was insincere, he stopped asking, looked at the folding fan in his hand, and said: "Brother, who is the folding fan in his hand, can you borrow it?" Chen Jialuo handed over the folding fan. Dongfang Er took a look, and saw that it was a piece of "Golden Thread Song" written by Nalan Xingde, a poet of the former dynasty. Ci Zhang, easy to catch up with Po Lao Meicheng, Guochao is only one person. Look at this calligraphy imitating Chu Henan, and go in and out of the interior scene of Huangting. This fan Ci book can be called double biscuit, but it is not a senior scholar, and it is not enough to be used. I don't know where you got it?" Chen Jialuo said: "My little brother bought it for ten gold at the book store." Dongfang Er said: "It is ten times the price, and it is cheap to buy this one for a hundred gold. Most of these cultural relics are passed down from family to family, and it’s really a rare encounter for my brother to be able to easily buy them in bookstores!" After saying that, he laughed.Chen Jialuo knew that he didn't believe it, so he ignored it, and smiled slightly. Dongfang Er said again: "Mr. Nalan is a peerless talent, he is a man of excellence, but you can see this sentence in his poem: "Let him let the rumors spread by his eyebrows, the past and the present are the same taboo. What's the point of asking about his life experience, just let it go with a sneer. 'It's too cold and arrogant to be self-reliant on talent. Young people don't live long, and the clues are already seen in the words." After speaking, he fixed his eyes on Chen Jialuo, meaning that young people who are proud of their talents may not have a good end.Chen Jialuo said with a smile: "Laughing and brushing his clothes back, how can people like this be in ancient and modern times? Get intoxicated with famous flowers and fine wine. The public is waiting for the affairs of the world." This is Nalan's words again.Dongfang heard his madness and shook his head, but he was reluctant to say goodbye, wanted to try his open-mindedness again, turned over the fan, saw that there was no calligraphy or painting on the back, and said: "I like this fan very much. Dare to ask brother to see me, I don't know if it is possible?" Chen Jialuo said: "Since you are in love, brother, you might as well go." Dongfang Er pointed to the blank side and said: "I also ask brother to write a book on this side, thinking of future thoughts Where is Xiongtai's apartment? How about I send someone to pick it up tomorrow?" Chen Jialuo said: "I don't think it's mean, I just write it now." Ming Xinyan opened the package, took out the pen and inkstone, thought for a while, and wrote it on the fan The inscription is a must, and the poem goes: "Walking the yellow sand with a book and playing the sword, homes are everywhere in the vast sea and Tianshan Mountains, the westerly wind in the desert is flying green feathers, and seeing osmanthus flowers in August in the south of the Yangtze River." The old man who knew Eagle Claw Kung Fu saw that he was carrying a pen and inkstone with him, and his writing and thinking were quick, so he didn't doubt that he had martial arts.Dongfang Er thanked, took the fan, and said: "My brother also has something to give you." He held the guqin in both hands, put it in front of Chen Jialuo, and said: "The sword is given to the martyrs, and this piano belongs to Xiongtai." Chen Jialuo knew that this piano was a rare treasure, and when he met this person for the first time today, even if he gave it as a gift, he didn't know what the purpose was, but he was a student of the Xiangfu, and he had seen many treasures, so he didn't take it seriously, so he bowed his hands to express his gratitude, and gave it his heart. hold in hand. Dongfang Er said with a smile: "Brother came to Jiangnan from returning to Xinjiang, just to enjoy the sweet-scented osmanthus?" Chen Jialuo said: "A friend is in a hurry, and I want my younger brother to help me take care of it." Dongfang Er said: "Brother Guan looks like Is there any insufficiency, is the matter of your friend not yet settled?" Chen Jialuo said: "Exactly." Dongfang Er said: "I don't know what is difficult for your friend. I have a lot of friends, maybe I can do my best." Chen Jialuo said: "It will be done in a few days. Thank you very much for your kindness." The two talked for a long time, but they still didn't know what kind of person the other party was.Dongfang Erdao: "If it is useful to my younger brother in the future, you can take this piano and go to Beijing to find me. How about we go down the mountain together?" Chen Jialuo said: "Okay." The two went down the mountain hand in hand. Arriving at Lingyin, several people came to meet him suddenly, the first person had a face like a crown jade, wearing a brocade robe, his appearance was very similar to Chen Jialuo's, about the same age, even more beautiful, but far less heroic.When the two met each other, they were both stunned. Dongfang Er smiled and said: "Brother Lu, does this person look like you? He is my nephew. Kanger, come and pay a visit to Lu Shishu." The man came over to salute.Chen Jialuo didn't dare to call himself an elder, so he quickly returned the courtesy. Suddenly a woman's voice screamed in the distance, Chen Jialuo looked back and saw Zhou Qi, her parents and Xu Tianhong had just come out of Lingyin Temple, presumably she was surprised to see two Chen Jialuos suddenly.Chen Jialuo pretended not to see him and turned his head away.Xu Tianhong whispered to Zhou Qi: "Don't look over there." Dongfang Erdao: "Brother Lu, you and I hit it off right away, there will be a period later, let's say goodbye today." The two said goodbye.Dozens of strong men in blue shirts stood guard in front of Dongfang Er. Chen Jialuo turned his head and nodded slightly.Xu Tianhong understood, and said to Zhou Zhongying: "Father-in-law, the chief rudder sent me to do some business, so you can play with mother-in-law and sister for a while longer." Boss Zhou Qi was unhappy and kept silent.Xu Tianhong followed those strong men far away and went straight into the city. In the evening, Xu Tianhong came back and reported: "The man played on the lake for a long time, and then went to the governor's office." Chen Jialuo told what happened just now, and after thinking about it, the two of them guessed that Dongfang Er must be a member of the government, and had a background. It must be very big, if it wasn't an imperial envoy who came out of Beijing to conduct secret inspections, or a royal family such as Prince Baylor, seeing how he looked like a bannerman, he was probably an imperial envoy.The skinny old man is so skilled in martial arts that he is willing to use it for others, then this person must not be a mediocre official.Chen Jialuo said: "Could it be that this person's coming has something to do with the fourth brother? I want to go and find out for myself tonight." Xu Tianhong said: "Yes, it is best to ask which brother to go with me, and I have someone to take care of me." Chen Jialuo said: "Brother Zhao, please go. He is also from Zhejiang and is familiar with the situation in Hangzhou."
At the second watch, Chen Jialuo and Zhao Banshan packed up and set off, performed lightness kung fu, and ran towards Fuya.The two passed silently on the roof tiles.Chen Jialuo thought in his heart: "I have heard for a long time that Taijimen martial arts are the secrets of the inner family. Brother Zhao's lightness kung fu is really good. I should ask him for advice in my spare time." I have seen the old hero Dan Zhou during the martial arts competition, but I don't know how his lightness kung fu is so extraordinary, I don't know how his master Tianchi strange man trained him in ten years." Not a moment later they approached the Futai yamen, both of them noticed someone in the room in front of them at the same time, they immediately crouched down, but saw two figures patrolling back and forth on the roof.Zhao Banshan waited for them to turn their backs, raised his hand, and struck an iron lotus seed at a tree several zhang away.The two heard the sound of the branches and flew over to check.Chen Jialuo and Zhao Banshan took the opportunity to get low and rush into Fuya. Now he was hiding in the dark corner of the room, and after a while when there was no movement, he slowly poked his head out. When he saw it, he couldn't help being shocked. It turned out that the place below was shining brightly, and the torches were shining like daylight.Hundreds of soldiers drew their bows and drew their knives out of their sheaths. They were closely guarded, and several generals walked around the house.But it's strange to say that these many generals can't breathe, when they walk around, their toes land on the ground lightly, and they don't make any sound of footsteps.Although there were hundreds of people gathered, it was very quiet, only the chirping of crickets in the corner was heard, occasionally mixed with the sound of cracking bamboo on the torch. Seeing that he couldn't go in, Chen Jialuo gestured to Zhao Banshan, and retreated together, avoiding the patrol on the roof, and landed by the wall, discussing countermeasures in a low voice.Chen Jialuo said: "We don't need to startle the snake, we go back and find another way." Zhao Banshan said: "Yes." Just as he was about to fly up to the house, suddenly the side door of the Futai Yamen opened with a bang, and a military officer walked out, followed by four flag soldiers Well, the five people walked along the street, walked tens of feet and then turned back. They were also patrolling.Seeing this faction, the two were secretly surprised. When the five people turned their heads and went out again, Chen Jialuo said in a low voice: "Down with them." Zhao Banshan understood, took a few steps, and sent out three money darts, and the three flag soldiers fell to the ground immediately.Chen Jialuo followed two go pieces and hit the acupuncture points of the military officer and another banner soldier.The two jumped over, lifted the five people to a dark place, stripped off the uniforms of the bannermen, put them on by themselves, and threw the officers and soldiers into the corner. The two of them turned around on the roof patrol, jumped into the wall, and walked into the courtyard in a grand manner under the light of the torches. Thousands of officers and soldiers came and went inside, how could they tell that foreign enemies had entered?Going further into the inner courtyard, I saw that the patrolling personnel in the courtyard were all high-ranking military officers, either the chief soldier or the deputy general, but the number of them was much smaller than that outside.The two found a gap, shrank back, and scurried under the eaves, clinging to the rafters, holding their breath, until several military officers turned around, they had already hid themselves.After a long while, Chen Jialuo saw that Xingzang hadn't been noticed, hooked his feet around the beams of the roof, hung down, licked the window, and opened his eyes to look inside.Zhao Banshan stood behind him to protect him, watching all directions and listening to all directions, in case of enemies.The two of them are truly skilled and courageous, it is extremely dangerous to spy on the enemy under such heavy guard. Chen Jialuo saw that there was a three-bay hall inside. There were five or six people standing in the hall, all of whom were high officials in official uniforms. One of them was sitting with his back, and he couldn't see his face. , do not look at evil. At this time, another official walked in and bowed to the sitting person who kowtowed three times and kowtowed nine times.Chen Jialuo was taken aback and thought: "This is the emperor's ceremonial ceremony. Could it be that the emperor will not be able to go to Hangzhou?" Just when he was wondering, he only heard the official say: "My minister Yin Zhanggai, Chief Secretary of Zhejiang Province, kowtowed to the emperor." Chen Jialuo heard clearly, He thought to himself: "Sure enough, he is the current Emperor Qianlong, no wonder he is so powerful." The emperor snorted, and said in a deep voice, "You are so bold!" Yin Zhanggai removed his court crown, kowtowed repeatedly, not daring to make a sound.After a long while, the emperor said, "I heard that you didn't take it seriously when I sent troops to return to Xinjiang." Chen Jialuo was shocked again, and thought, "Why is the emperor's voice so familiar?" Yin Zhanggai kowtowed and said, "You should die, but I dare not." The emperor said, "I want Zhejiang to rush to transport grain and rice to supply military supplies. Why do you dare to disobey the order?" Dare, because of the bad harvest in Zhejiang this year, the people are very miserable, and there is no time to recruit them." The emperor said: "The people are very miserable, hum, but you are a good official who loves the people." Yin Zhanggai kowtowed again and again, saying: "Your servant deserves to die. "The emperor said: "What do you say? The army is short of food, and they are as anxious as sparks. Are they all starved to death in return to Xinjiang?" Yin Zhanggai kowtowed: "I dare not say anything." Tell me." Yin Zhanggai said: "Long live the Lord is a sage, educates the people widely, and returns to the frontiers, barbarians and di clowns. In fact, it doesn't bother the king's teacher to go on an expedition. You only need to send a minister to proclaim his virtue, and the border people will naturally become natural." The emperor snorted. One sound, no words. Yin Zhanggai said again: "The ancients said that soldiers are murderous weapons, and saints use them as a last resort. If the saints let go of expeditionary soldiers, the world will be grateful." The emperor said coldly: "I will definitely send troops to conquer, then the world will be full of complaints. "Yin Zhanggai kowtowed desperately, blood was all over his forehead.The emperor chuckled and said, "You have a tough bone, how dare you contradict me!" Turning around, Chen Jialuo was even more shocked. It turned out that the emperor was actually Dongfang Er who I met in Lingyin Sanzhu today.Although Chen Jialuo was well-informed and calm before the incident, he couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat at this moment. Emperor Qianlong said: "Get up! Leave your hat here!" Yin Zhanggai kowtowed a few more times, stood up, and stepped back.Qianlong said to the rest of the ministers: "Yin must have emotional disadvantages in his work. The governor will investigate and participate in the performance in detail. He must not cover up privately and cause crimes." Several ministers agreed repeatedly.Qianlong said: "Go out, the 100,000 shi army rations will be collected and transported immediately." Those ministers kowtowed repeatedly and withdrew. Qianlong said: "Call Kang'er." A servant lifted the curtain and went out, bringing in a young man.Chen Jialuo saw that this person was similar in appearance to himself.He stood beside Qianlong with an intimate demeanor, not shrinking like other ministers. Qianlong said: "Broadcast Li Kexiu." The servant delivered the decree, and a general came in to kowtow and said, "The minister of Zhejiang Water and Land Admiral Li Kexiu kowtowed to the holy driver." Qianlong said: "What happened to the bandit leader named Wen in Honghuahui?" Chen Jialuo listened Wen Tailai was mentioned, and he listened intently, only to hear Li Kexiu say: "The bandit leader is fiercely resisting arrest, and is seriously injured. I'm going to the doctor to treat him. We can't interrogate him until he recovers." Qianlong said: "We must Be careful." Li Kexiu said: "I dare not be negligent." Qianlong said: "Go." Li Kexiu kowtowed and withdrew. Chen Jialuo said softly: "Let's go with him." The two slid down lightly, just as their feet touched the ground, only one person in the hall shouted: "There are assassins!" Chen Jialuo and Zhao Banshan rushed to the outer courtyard and mixed in with the soldiers.Only the sound of bamboo clappers could be heard from all around. During the day, the skinny old man Chen Jialuo saw in Tianzhu led a strong man in blue to patrol around.The old man looked around with piercing eyes. Chen Jialuo had already turned his back and walked slowly towards the door.The old man suddenly shouted: "Who are you?" He stretched out his hand and grabbed Zhao Banshan.Zhao Banshan's palms "like closed like closed", he melted away with his grasp, and rushed towards the door.The old man chased after him, and swung his palm towards his back.At this time Zhao Banshan had already arrived at the door, he heard the wind blowing behind his back, he lowered his body, and was about to fight back to meet the enemy, Chen Jialuo had already taken off his livery, and put his arms around his head to cover the old man.The old man stretched out his hand to grab it, and when the two of them pulled, a livery broke in two. Chen Jialuo waved half of his livery, and with a stroke of luck, the livery slapped loudly, and hit the skinny old man straight away, without stopping at his feet, he rushed straight out the door.The old man was really good, he stretched out his hand and grabbed five cracks on the half of the livery, followed him like a shadow, just stepped out of the door, and flew towards a soldier head-to-head and flat-chested, it turned out to be Zhao Banshan grabbed it and threw it over.The old man raised his left arm, left the soldier aside, and chased him out, just so slowly, he saw that the assassin had rushed out of Fuya.Twenty or thirty guards rushed out like a swarm. The old man shouted: "It's important for everyone to protect the emperor. The five of you follow me to chase the assassin." He pointed at the five guards, performed lightness kung fu, and chased them down the street.I saw two black shadows running across the front house. The old man jumped into the room, ran through dozens of rooms in one breath, he was very close to the enemy, he was about to ask questions, suddenly there were several whistles from the front room, the enemy seemed to come to respond.The old man was still running after him vigorously, and saw the two people in front of him suddenly get out of the house and stand in the middle of the street.The old man also jumped out of the room, swung his palms together, and grabbed Chen Jialuo head-on. Chen Jialuo didn't back down, he laughed and said: "I'm your master's friend, you old man dare to be rude!" The old man saw the face of the other party clearly under the moonlight, was startled, and shrank his hands and said: "You are really good! He's not a good person, follow me to see Shengjia." Chen Jialuo smiled and said, "Do you dare to come with me?" The old man hesitated for a while, and the five guards behind him also rushed over, and Chen Jialuo and Zhao Banshan retreated westward.The old man shouted: "Chasing!" The side of the West Lake is the garrison of the Banner Camp, commonly known as the Banner by the Hang people, and the old man thought to himself that this is where the government has the strongest power. . After chasing to the lake, I saw Chen Jialuo and the other two jumped on a West Lake boat. The boatman raised his oars and rowed the boat a few feet away from the shore. Zhao Banshan said in a high voice: "Zhao Banshan in Lower Wenzhou, is your Excellency from the Songyang sect?" The old man said: "Ah, my friend is Mr. Zhao who is known as the Thousand-Armed Tathagata in the Jianghu?" Zhao Banshan said: "I dare not, it is a nickname given by a good friend for fun. I am really ashamed to take it. Ask your Excellency Wan Son?" The old man said: "My surname is Bai, and my name is a single character." As soon as these words came out, both Zhao Banshan and Chen Jialuo were shocked.It turns out that Bai Zhen, nicknamed "Golden Claw and Iron Hook", is one of the best fighters in the Songyang School. His Great Eagle Claw Kung Fu has been famous in martial arts thirty years ago, and he has not been on the rivers and lakes for a long time. Knowing that he became the emperor's personal bodyguard. Zhao Banshan clasped his hands and said: "It turned out to be Senior Bai with golden claws and iron hooks, no wonder his skills are so exquisite. Senior Bai is so hard-pressed, what can I learn from you?" Bai Zhen said: "I heard that Mr. Zhao is the third leader of the Red Flower Society. Who is this one?" Suddenly he had a thought, and said, "Ah, could it be Mr. Chen, the chief steward of the Guild?" Zhao Banshan didn't answer his question, and said, "What will Senior Bai do?" Chen Jialuo folded a fan and said in a loud voice: "The moon is white and the wind is clear. How about a drink with senior Bai?" Master, otherwise I won’t be able to explain it when I go back. My master is very kind to you, so I won’t make things difficult for you.” Chen Jialuo laughed and said, “Your master is not a common man. You go back and tell him that the osmanthus on the lake is fragrant, and the moon is full. Hui, if you are interested, please come and have a heart-to-heart talk and get drunk together. I'll just wait for him here." Today, Bai Zhen saw that the emperor showed great favor and favor to this person, if he offended him, maybe the emperor would blame him, but he was frightened at night, if he is not arrested, how will it be settled?It's just that there were no boats nearby, so they couldn't chase into the lake, so they had to run back and report to Qianlong.
Qianlong pondered for a while, and said: "Since he has such an elegant interest, it is a pleasure to enjoy the moon on the lake. You go and tell him, and I will come later." Bai Zhen said: "These are all desperadoes. In my humble opinion, it is best not to take risks." Qianlong said: "Go." Bai Zhen didn't dare to say any more, and hurriedly rode to the lake, and saw Jiang Sigen sitting on the bow with his knees wrapped around him, as if he was waiting for him He said loudly: "Tell your master, and our master will come and watch the moon with him." Bai Zhen went back to report, halfway there, he saw soldiers from Xiaoqi Battalion, Guard Battalion, and Qianfeng Battalion of the Yulin Army heading towards the lake, and after walking for a while, the Banner Battalion and Navy garrisoned in Hangzhou also arrived.白振心想：“皇上不知怎样看中了这小子，为了和他赏月，兴师动众的调遣这许多人。”忙赶回去，布置侍卫护驾。 乾隆兴致很高，正在说笑，浙江水陆提督李可秀在一旁伺候。乾隆问道：“都预备好了？去吧。”他已换了便装，随驾的侍卫官也都换上了平民服色，乘马往西湖而来。 一行人来到湖边，乾隆吩咐道：“他多半已知我是谁，但大家仍是装作寻常百姓模样。”这时西湖边上每一处都隐伏了御林军各营军士，旗营、水师，李可秀的亲兵又布置在外，一层一层的将西湖围了起来。只见灯光晃动，湖上划过来五艘湖船，当中船头站着一人，长身玉立，气宇轩昂，叫道：“小人奉陆公子差遣，恭请东方先生到湖中赏月。”说罢跳上岸来，对乾隆作了一揖。这人正是卫春华。 乾隆微一点头，说道：“甚好！”跨上湖船。李可秀、白振和三四十名侍卫分坐各船。侍卫中有十多人精通水性，白振吩咐他们小心在意，要拚命保护圣驾。 五艘船向湖心划去，只见湖中灯火辉煌，满湖游船上都点了灯，有如满天繁星。再划近时，丝竹箫管之声，不住在水面上飘来。一艘小艇如飞般划到，艇头一人叫道：“东方先生到了吗？陆公子久等了。”卫春华道：“来啦，来啦！” 那艘小艇转过头来当先领路，对面大队船只也缓缓靠近。白振和众侍卫见对方如此派势，虽然己方已调集大队人马，有恃无恐，却也不由得暗暗吃惊，各自按住身上暗藏的兵刃。只听得陈家洛在那边船头叫道：“东方先生果然好兴致，快请过来。” 两船靠近，乾隆、李可秀、白振、以及几名职位较高的侍卫走了过去。只见船中便只陈家洛和书僮两人，白振等人都放下了心。 那艘花艇船舱宽敞，画壁雕栏，十分精雅，艇中桌上摆了酒杯碗筷，水果酒菜满桌都是。陈家洛道：“仁兄惠然肯来，幸何如之！”乾隆道：“兄台相招，岂能不来？”两人携手大笑，相对坐下。李可秀和白振等都站在乾隆之后。 陈家洛向白振微微一笑，也不说话，一瞥之间，忽见李可秀身后站着一个美貌少年，却不是陆菲青的徒弟是谁？怎么和朝廷官员混在一起，这倒奇了，心感诧异，不免多看了一眼。李沅芷向他嫣然一笑，眼睛一眨，要他不可相认。 心砚上来斟了酒，陈家洛怕乾隆疑虑，自己先干了一杯，挟菜而食。乾隆只拣陈家洛吃过的菜下了几筷，就停箸不食了。只听得邻船箫管声起，吹的是一曲《迎嘉宾》。乾隆笑道：“兄台真是雅人，仓卒之间，安排得如此周到。” 陈家洛逊谢，说道：“有酒不可无歌，闻道玉如意歌喉是钱塘一绝，请召来为仁兄佐酒如何？”乾隆鼓掌称好，转头问李可秀道：“玉如意是甚么人？”李可秀道：“那是杭州名妓，听说她生就一副骄傲脾气，要是不中她意的，就是黄金十两，也休想见她一面，更别说唱曲陪酒了。”乾隆笑道：“你见过她没有？”李可秀十分惶恐，道：“小……小人不敢。”乾隆笑道：“今天让你开开眼界。” 说话之间，卫春华已从那边船上陪着玉如意过来。乾隆见她脸色白腻，娇小玲珑，相貌也不见得特别美丽，只是一双眼睛灵活异常，一顾盼间，便和人人打了个十分亲热的招呼，风姿楚楚，妩媚动人。她向陈家洛道个万福，莺莺呖呖的说道：“陆公子今天好兴致啊。”陈家洛伸手掌向着乾隆，道：“这位是东方老爷。”玉如意向乾隆福了一福，偎倚着坐在陈家洛身旁。陈家洛道：“听说你曲子唱得最好，可否让我们一饱耳福？” 玉如意笑道：“陆公子要听，我给你连唱三日三夜，就怕你听腻了。”跟人送上琵琶来，玉如意轻轻一拨，唱了起来，唱的是个《一半儿》小曲：“碧纱窗外静无人，跪在床前忙要亲，骂了个负心回转身。虽是我话儿嗔，一半儿推辞一半儿肯！”陈家洛拍手叫好。乾隆听她吐音清脆，俊语连翩，风俏飞荡，不由得胸中暖洋洋地。 玉如意转眸一笑，纤指拨动琵琶。回头过来望着乾隆，又唱道：“几番的要打你，莫当是戏。咬咬牙，我真个打，不敢欺！才待打，不由我，又沉吟了一会，打轻了你，你又不怕我；打重了，我又舍不得你。罢，冤家也，不如不打你。” 乾隆听得忘了形，不禁叫道：“你要打就打吧！”陈家洛呵呵大笑。李沅芷躲在父亲背后抿着嘴儿，只有李可秀、白振一干人绑紧了脸，不敢露出半丝笑意。玉如意见他们这般一副尴尬相，噗哧一声，笑了出来。 乾隆生长深宫，宫中妃嫔歌女虽多，但都是端庄呆板之人，几时见过这般江湖名妓？见她眉梢眼角，风情万种，歌声婉转，曲意缠绵，加之湖上阵阵花香，波光月影，如在梦中，渐渐忘却是在和江洋大盗相会了。 玉如意替乾隆和陈家洛斟酒，两人连干三杯，玉如意也陪着喝了一杯。乾隆从手上脱下一个碧玉般指来赏了给她，说道：“再唱一个。”玉如意低头一笑，露出两个小小酒窝，当真是娇柔无限，风情万种。乾隆的心先自酥了，只听她轻声一笑，说道：“我唱便唱了，东方老爷可不许生气。”乾隆呵呵笑道：“你唱曲子，我欢喜还来不及，怎会生气？”玉如意向他抛个媚眼，拨动琵琶，弹了起来，这次弹的曲调却是轻快跳荡，俏皮谐谑，珠飞玉鸣，音节繁富。乾隆听得琵琶，先喝了声彩，听她唱道： “终日奔忙只为饥，才得有食又思衣。置下绫罗身上穿，抬头却嫌房屋低。盖了高楼并大厦，床前缺少美貌妻。娇妻美妾都娶下，忽虑出门没马骑。买得高头金鞍马，马前马后少跟随。招了家人数十个，有钱没势被人欺。时来运到做知县，抱怨官小职位卑。做过尚书升阁老，朝思暮想要登基……” 乾隆一直笑吟吟的听着，只觉曲词甚是有趣，但当听到“朝思暮想要登基”那一句时，不由得脸上微微变色，只听玉如意继续唱道： “一朝南面做天子，东征西讨打蛮夷。四海万国都降服，想和神仙下象棋。洞宾陪他把棋下，吩咐快做上天梯。上天梯子未做起，阎王发牌鬼来催。若非此人大限到，升到天上还嫌低，玉皇大帝让他做，定嫌天宫不华丽。” 陈家洛哈哈大笑。乾隆却越听脸色越是不善，心道：“这女子是否已知我身份，故意唱这曲儿来讥嘲于我？”玉如意一曲唱毕，缓缓搁下琵琶，笑道：“这曲子是取笑穷汉的，东方老爷和陆公子都是富贵人，高楼大厦、娇妻美妄都已有了，自不会去想它。” 乾隆呵呵大笑，脸色顿和。眼睛瞟着玉如意，见她神情柔媚，心中很是喜爱，正自寻思，待会如何命李可秀将她送来行宫，怎样把事做得隐秘，以免背后被人说圣天子好色，坏了盛德令名，忽听陈家洛道：“汉皇重色思倾国，那唐玄宗是风流天子，天子风流不要紧，把花花江山送在胡人安禄山手里，那可大大不对了。”乾隧道：“唐玄宗初期英明，晚年昏庸，可万万不及他祖宗唐太宗。”陈家洛道：“唐太宗雄才大略，仁兄定是很佩服的了？”乾隆生平最崇敬的就是汉武帝和唐太宗，两帝开疆拓土，声名播于异域，他登基以来，一心一意就想模仿，所以派兵远征回疆，其意原在上承汉武唐皇的功业，听得陈家洛问起，正中下怀，说道：“唐太宗神武英明，夷狄闻名丧胆，尊之为天可汗，文才武略，那都是旷世难逢的。”陈家洛道：“小弟读到记述唐太宗言行的，颇觉书中有几句话很有道理。”乾隆喜道：“不知是哪几句？”他自和陈家洛会面以来，虽对他甚是喜爱，但总是话不投机，这时听他也尊崇唐太宗，不觉很是高兴。 陈家洛道：“唐太宗道：'舟所以比人君，水所以比黎庶，水能载舟，亦能覆舟。'他又说：'天子者，有道则人推而为主，无道则人弃而不用，诚可畏也。'”乾隆默然。陈家洛道：“这个比喻真是再好不过。咱们坐在这艘船里，要是顺着水性，那就坐得平平稳稳，可是如果乱划乱动，异想天开，要划得比千里马还快，又或者水势汹涌奔腾，这船不免要翻。”他在湖上说这番话，明摆着是危言耸听，不但是蔑视皇帝，说老百姓随时可以倾覆皇室，而且语含威胁，大有当场要将皇帝翻下水去之势。 乾隆一生除对祖父康熙、父亲雍正心怀畏惧之外，几时受过这般威吓奚落的言语？不禁怒气潮涌，当下强自抑制，暗想：“现在且由你逞口舌之利，待会把你擒住，看你是不是吓得叩头求饶。”他想御林军与驻防旗营已将西湖四周围住，手下侍卫又都是千中拣、万中选、武功卓绝的好手，谅你小小江湖帮会，能作得甚么怪？于是微微笑道：“荀子曰：'天地生君子，君子理天地。君子者，天地之参也，万物之总也，民之父母也。'帝皇受命于天，率土之滨，莫非王臣。仁兄之论，未免有悖于先贤之教了。” 陈家洛举壶倒了一杯酒，道：“我们浙江乡贤黄梨洲先生有几句话说道，皇帝未做成的时候，'荼毒天下之肝脑，离散天下之子女，以博我一人之产业。其既得之也，敲剥天下之骨髓，离散天下之子女，以奉我一人之淫乐，视如当然，曰：此我产业之花息也。'这几句话真是说得再好也没有！须当为此浮一大白，仁兄请！”说罢举杯一饮而尽。乾隆再也忍耐不住，挥手将杯往地下掷去，便要发作。
杯子掷下，刚要碰到船板，心砚斜刺里俯身一抄，接了起来，只杯中酒水泼出大半，双手捧住，一膝半跪，说道：“东方老爷，杯子没摔着。” 乾隆给他这一来，倒怔住了，铁青着脸，哼了一声。李可秀接过杯子，看着皇帝眼色行事。乾隆一定神，哈哈一笑，说道：“陆仁兄，你这位小管家手脚倒真灵便。”转头对一名侍卫道：“你和这位小管家玩玩，可别给小孩子比下去了，嘿嘿。” 那侍卫名叫范中恩，使一对判官笔，听得皇上有旨，当即哈了哈腰，欺向心砚身边，判官笔双出手，分点他左右穴道。心砚反身急跃，窜出半丈，站在船头，他年纪小，真实功夫不够，一身轻功却是向天池怪侠袁士霄学的，但见范中恩判官笔来势急劲，自知武功不是他对手，只得先行逃开。范中恩双笔如风，卷将过来。心砚提气一跃，跳上船篷，笑道：“咱们捉捉迷藏吧！你捉到我算我输，我再来捉你。” 范中恩两击不中，气往上冲，双足一点，也跳上船篷，他刚踏上船篷，心砚“一鹤冲天”，如一只大鸟般扑向左边小船，范中恩跟着追到。两人此起彼落，在十多艘小船上来回盘旋。范中恩始终抢不近心砚身边，心中焦躁，又盘了一圈。眼见前面三艘小船丁字形排着，心砚已跳上近身的一艘，他假意向左一扑，心砚嘻嘻一声，跳上右边小船。哪知他往左一扑是虚势，随即也跳上了右边小船，两人面面相对，他左笔一探，点向心砚胸前。 心砚待要转身闪避，已然不及，危急中向前一扑，发掌向范中恩小肚打去。范中恩左笔撩架，右笔急点对方后心，这一招又快又准，眼见他无法避过，忽然背后呼的一声，似有一件十分沉重的兵刃袭到。他不暇袭敌，先图自救，扭腰转身，右笔自上而下，朝来人兵器上猛砸下去，当的一声大响，火光四溅，来人兵器只稍稍一沉，又向他腰上横扫过来。这时他已看清对方兵器是柄铁桨，使桨之人竟是船尾的艄公，刚才一击，已知对方力大异常，不敢硬架，拔起身来，轻轻向船舷落下，欺身直进，去点艄公的穴道。 蒋四根解了心砚之围，见范中恩纵起身来，疾伸铁桨入水一扳，船身转了半个圈子，待他落下来时，船身已不在原位。他“啊哟”一声尚未喊毕，扑通一响，入水游湖，湖水汩汩，灌入口来也。心砚拍手笑道：“捉迷藏捉到水里去啦。” 乾隆船上两名会水的侍卫赶紧入水去救，将要游近，蒋四根已将铁桨送到范中恩面前，他在水中乱抓乱拉，碰到铁桨，管他是甚么东西，马上紧紧抱住。蒋四根举桨向乾隆船上一挥，喝道：“接着！”范中恩的师叔龙骏也是御前侍卫，忙抢上船头，伸手接住。范中恩在皇上面前这般大大丢脸，说不定回去还要受处分，又是气，又是急，湿淋淋的怔住了，站着不功，身上的西湖水不住滴在船头。龙骏曾听同伴说起心砚白天在三竺用泥块打歪袖箭，让御前侍卫丢脸，现在又作弄他的师侄，待他回到陈家洛身后，便站了出来，阴森森的道：“听说这位小兄弟暗器高明之极，待在下请教几招。” 陈家洛对乾隆道：“你我一见如故，别让下人因口舌之争，伤了和气。这一位既是暗器名家，咱们请他在靶子上显显身手，以免我这小书僮接他不住，受了损伤，兄台你看如何？”乾隆听他说得有理，只得应道：“自当如此，只是仓卒之间，没有靶子。” 心砚纵身跳上杨成协坐船，在他耳边低声说了几句。杨成协点点头，向旁边小船中的章进招了招手。章进跳了过来。杨成协道：“抓住那船船梢。”章进依言抓住自己原来坐船的船梢。这时杨成协也已拉过船头木杠，喝一声“起！”两人竟将一艘小船举了起来，两人的坐船也沉下去一截。众人见二人如此神力，不自禁的齐声喝彩。 骆冰看得有趣，也跳上船来，笑道：“真是个好靶子！”荡起双桨，将杨成协的坐船划向花艇。心砚叫道：“少爷，这做靶子成么？请你用笔画个靶心。” 陈家洛举起酒杯，抬头饮干，手一扬，酒杯飞出，波的一声，酒杯嵌入两人高举的小船船底，平平整整，毫没破损，众人又是拍手叫好。白振和龙骏等高手见杨成协和章进举船，力气固是奇大，但想一勇之夫，亦何足畏，待见陈家洛运内力将瓷杯嵌入船底，如发钢镖，这才暗皱眉头，均觉此人难敌。 陈家洛笑道：“这杯就当靶心，请这位施展暗器吧。”骆冰将船划退数丈，叫道：“太远了吗？”龙骏更不打话，手中暗扣五枚毒蒺藜，连挥数挥，只听得叮叮一阵乱响，瓷片四散飞扬，船底酒杯已被打得粉碎。心砚从船后钻出，叫道：“果然好准头！”龙骏忽起毒心，又是五枚毒蒺藜飞出，这次竟是对准心砚上下左右射去。 众人在月光下看得分明，齐声惊叫。那龙骏的暗器功夫当真厉害，手刚扬动，暗器已到面前，众人叫喊声中，五枚毒蒺藜直奔心砚五处要害。心砚大惊，扑身滚倒，骆冰两把飞刀也已射出，当当两声，飞刀和两枝毒蒺藜坠入湖中。心砚一滚躲开两枚，中间一枚却说甚么也躲不开了，正打在左肩之上。他也不觉得如何疼痛，只是肩头一麻，站起身来，破口大骂。红花会群雄无不怒气冲天，小船纷纷划拢，拥上来要和龙骏见个高下。 清宫众侍卫也觉得这一手过于阴毒，在皇帝面前，众目昭彰之下，以这卑鄙手段暗算对方一个小孩，未免太不漂亮，势将为人耻笑，但见红花会群雄声势汹汹，当即从长衣下取出兵刃，预备护驾迎战。李可秀摸出胡笳，放在口边就要吹动，调集兵士动手。 陈家洛叫道：“众位哥哥，东方先生是我嘉宾，咱们不可无礼，大家退开。”群雄听得总舵主发令，当即把小船划退数丈。 这时杨成协和章进已将举起的小船放回水面。骆冰在看心砚的伤口。徐天宏也跳过来询问。心砚道：“四奶奶，七爷，你们放心，我痛也不痛，只是痒得厉害。”说着要用手去抓。骆冰和徐天宏一听大惊，知道暗器上喂了极厉害的毒药，忙抓住他双手。心砚大叫：“我痒得要命，七爷，你放手。”说着用力挣扎。徐天宏心中焦急，脸上还是不动声色，说道：“你忍耐一会儿。”转头对骆冰道：“四嫂，你去请三哥来。”骆冰应声去了。 骆冰刚走开，一艘小船如飞般划来，船头上站着红花会的杭州总头目马善均。他跳上徐天宏坐船，悄声道：“七当家，西湖边上布满了清兵，其中有御林军各营。”徐天宏道：“有多少人？”马善均道：“总有七八千人，外围接应的旗营兵丁还不计在内。”徐天宏道：“你立刻去召集杭州城外的兄弟，集合湖边候命，可千万别给官府察觉，每人身上都藏一朵红花。”马善均点头应命。徐天宏又问：“马上可以召集多少