Scholars such as Lu Wenke had the desire to govern the world. Everywhere they went, in addition to visiting scenic spots, they would also personally visit places that had suffered wars before. They looked at the ruins burned by the Jin soldiers and strengthened their ambitions.

After passing Jinghu North Road, we arrived at Tongshan County, which is the junction of Jinghu North Road and Jiangnan West Road. The county seat of Tongshan County is not big, and because it has suffered military disasters, the city walls still appear to be damaged at this time, but the county seat

Outside, there are scenic spots such as Jiugong Mountain. When the Jurchens came two years ago, there was not much resistance from the local army, and most of the people took refuge in the mountains. Except for the county seat being burned, there were not many casualties. However, Liu Guangshi was going to fight this year.

Many strong men were arrested here, and the streets and alleys were full of misery.

Heading south from Tongshan, enter Jiangnan West Road, and walk another three to four hundred miles to reach Lu Wenke's hometown of Hongzhou. Along the way, he talked about going back to Hongzhou to put into practice what he had seen and learned in the southwest, but when he got here,

But they were not in a hurry to go home immediately. The group visited Jiugong Mountain for two days, and then visited the place where Jin Bing set fire to the village in Tongshan County. That afternoon, they set up hotpot in the courtyard reserved by the inn.

Everyone arranged the venue, prepared ingredients, recited poems and composed poems, and had a great time.

This inn is a newly built front door, but it also suffered disasters during the war. A large locust tree in the backyard was burned by fire and was half withered and half in full bloom. It was golden autumn, and the leaves on half of the big trees in the courtyard began to change.

Huang, the scene was magnificent and full of meaning. Fan Heng shook his head and said that this tree was just like the current situation of Wu Dynasty, and he recited two poems.

Lu Wenke and others were also talking about the current situation of the country. Chen Junsheng occasionally interrupted, still speaking in the same sharp style as in the past. Several servants set up a shed in the yard to cover the fallen leaves, and Wang Jiang bought a large amount of ingredients from outside.

, is preparing there with her daughter Wang Xiuniang.

Ning Ji sat among the chatting scholars and listened to their nonsense. His eyes were always looking at Wang Xiuniang who was cutting meat over there. In order to prepare for the hot pot today, everyone spent a lot of money and bought two large pieces of meat. At this time, Wang Xiuniang was cutting the meat with her knife.

Ning Ji was about to move. After Wang Xiuniang cut half of the pieces, she came over to greet everyone with a smile, and stretched out her greasy fingers to pinch Ning Ji's cheeks.

"Xiaolong, Xiaolong, he always looks over at me. Could it be that he likes my sister?"

Ning Ji didn't know her as well, so Lu Wenke on the side said, "I think he likes the meat."

After traveling together for more than two months, everyone finally came to a consensus on Ning Ji's large appetite and greedy mouth. Seeing Lu Wenke speak, Wang Xiuniang smiled tenderly: "Then I'll eat more later." I don't know if she was talking about Lu Wenke or Lu Wenke.

Ning Ji.

After traveling together along the way, there was finally some warm development between Lu Wenke and Wang Xiuniang - in fact, Lu Wenke was at a romantic age and had some family background in Hongzhou. Although Wang Xiuniang was young and fit, she was not worthy of her status.

The one who falls in love with him is so ruthless that no one can be ruthless. After more than two months of traveling together, subtle feelings have naturally been established between the two parties.

Although Lu Wenke could not marry her, there was no problem in taking her as a concubine. And for a woman like Wang Xiuniang who was an entertainer, as long as Lu Wenke was reliable, this could be considered a good destination.

It was not yet dark, and everyone was playing around and eating some snacks. When talking about the local situation in Tongshan, the middle-aged Confucian scholar Fan Heng, who loved to talk about Professor Ning Ji's knowledge, said: "I came back from outside yesterday. Xiaolong still remembers meeting him on the road.

Which Li family's Wubao you arrived at?"

"Yeah, remember." Ning Ji nodded.

"I inquired with someone this morning and found out that the largest local wealthy family and the most powerful martial arts master came from the Li family's Wu Fort."

After traveling together for more than two months, Ning Ji's secret of being greedy has been exposed. As a young man, he did not deliberately hide his passion for martial arts. Although Fan Heng and others were scholars, they regarded Ning Ji as a nephew worthy of cultivation.

In addition, the background of the Jiangning Heroes Conference is thousands of years old, so every time I go to a place, I also inquire about the various interesting local green forests.

At this time, he laughed with everyone and said: "It is said that the background of this great local master is not easy to tell. His father is a member of the Great Light Sect. He was originally one of the protectors of the Great Light Sect. He used to have a nickname,

It's called the 'Monkey King', and his name is Li Ruoque. Don't listen to this funny name, but he has great martial arts skills. I heard there are big monkey fists, little monkey fists..."

"The white ape has arms." Ning Ji said.

"That's right, there is also the White Monkey Arm Fist." Fan Heng said, "Li Ruoque has been famous for almost 20 years, but his family business was not big back then. After all, before Jingping, the world valued culture over martial arts. The Li family back then

He also had a big feud with the inner demon in the southwest. Before the inner demon killed the king, many masters of the Great Light Sect entered the capital. The 'Monkey King' Li Ruoque was one of the generals under Lin Zongwu, the 'North Leg Chuanlin'.

He died under the sweep of the Chinese army's cavalry. It seems that a monkey can't outrun a horse after all..."

Fan Heng was a scholar and did not have much respect for warriors. He was silent for a moment and smiled: "After Li Ruoque died, the person who inherited the family business was named Li Yanfeng. This man's ability is even better than his father's.

After Li Ruoque's death, he not only quickly became famous, but also expanded his family business several times, and then the Jurchens' troops moved south. In these troubled times, it was the Green Forest people who took advantage, and he quickly organized the local

When villagers enter the mountains and come out of the mountains, the largest household in the mountains, hehe, becomes the Li family."

"Today's Li Yanfeng is a popular figure in front of General Liu Guangshi. He built Wu Fort, organized Xiangyong, and followed the path... can you see it? It is modeled after the Miao Territory Ba Dao in the past. I heard that this time the north

During the war, he left the Li family's soldiers and went to General Liu's tent to listen to the announcement of the Jiangning Heroes Conference. Li Yanfeng himself used to be his deputy... Xiaolong, if you go to Jiangning, you might be able to see him."

He told what he had found out and talked eloquently. Chen Junsheng on the side thought for a while: "This time, I heard that the leader Lin is also going to Jiangning, and there is something going on in the middle."

Lu Wenke nodded and said: "In the past ten years or so, it is said that the leader of the Great Guangming Sect has been organizing the fight against the Jin Dynasty in the north. The academic affairs in the south are indeed a bit scattered. If he goes to Jiangnan this time, he will go up and make a cry. All major majors in the world will

The forces are about to join another group of people. It seems that this Jiangning conference is indeed a battle between dragons and tigers."

"A chaotic situation is not a good thing. At Xiaolong's age, he shouldn't join in the fun." Someone was worried about Ning Ji.

Fan Heng nodded.

Lu Wenke said: "How about we take a look first. When we arrive in Hongzhou in a while, I will ask the elders in the family to do more research and ask about the intrigues in the Jiangning Conference. If there is really a danger, Xiaolong might as well stay in Hongzhou first.

It will take a while. If you want to visit your hometown, there is no need to hurry."

Ning Ji didn't want to explain to him, so he stretched out his hand and scratched his cheek: "Let's talk about it later."

Chen Junsheng smiled over there and said to Lu Wenke: "You should say that fat is enough."

"If you manage enough, you must control it enough."

Everyone burst into laughter, and Ning Ji laughed too. He liked this atmosphere, but the people in front of him naturally didn't know that going to Jiangning was not something that a few pieces of fat could sway him.

Amidst the laughter, the setting sun cast its golden afterglow in the backyard of the inn. There were trees swaying above the yard and leaves floating down. When Wang Xiuniang came over with the food to place, everyone made fun of Ning Ji again. It was a harmonious scene.

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The next day was July 19th of this year, and it was also a day for everyone to take a break. Several scholars got up a little later. In the morning, Wang Jiang, Wang Xiuniang and his daughter took advantage of some time to go to the street in the county town.

Performing arts to make some money - Wang Xiuniang and Lu Wenke's relationship is not yet settled, they have always been self-reliant like this, and Lu Wenke does not stop them.

Everyone was discussing in the inn whether they should go out for fun in the afternoon. According to the owner of the inn, the Wubao side of the Li family was not closed off and had a martial spirit. Although many people were sent across the river to fight, there were still people there.

Martial arts are practiced in the fort. Occasionally, people from the martial arts world or passers-by come there, and they are allowed to visit and even compete. It is always possible to go and have a look.

It was noon, and when we were about to eat, the street outside seemed quiet. Suddenly, someone rushed into the inn with blood all over his body, shouting: "Help!"

A group of people were sitting in the hall of the inn playing cards. When he saw this scene, Ning Ji flew past him, held him up, and quickly identified his injuries. Wang Jiang was still running towards the scholars:

"Help! Help...save Xiuniang..."

While they were talking, several people who looked like government officials also rushed into the inn. One of them shouted: "The gangster is committing murder, run away and capture him!"
Chapter completed!