The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

Someone reported that the prisoner Mr. Zhao was kidnapped, Mr. Lu said happily: "Mr. Zhou is really a good fortune teller!" He turned to look at the man in Tsing Yi.

The man in Tsing Yi who stopped the assassin was naturally Liu Xiaoqi, and said with a smile, "Master, please prepare your troops."

Master Lu proudly said: "It has already been prepared."

Not long after, [-] soldiers came to the Yamen with loaded guns and live ammunition, and there were people pushing cannons behind them.The general who led the army was surnamed Bao, with a dark face and a majestic appearance.Master Lu had already put on soft armor and waited at the door with his hands behind his back, greeting General Bao with his arms folded.A soldier flashed behind Mr. Lu, clasped his fists and said, "General Bao, my lord, the thief walked from the back garden, please come down with your subordinates."

The soldier then led the way, led the soldiers and horses around to the back street of the Yamen, and went straight through the street to a crossroad.The soldier found the sign and waved people to follow him around the corner.In this way, he searched all the way to the west of the city.After walking three miles out of the city, there is a Zhuangzi in front of it, and the gate of the village is wide open.General Bao frowned and shouted: "Wait!" The soldiers hurried back.General Bao turned his head and said to Mr. Lu, "This is Bagua Village."

Master Lu was surprised: "What?"

Liu Xiaoqi asked from the side: "Is there anything weird about Zhuangzi?"

A soldier said: "The roads in the Bagua Village are all set up according to the Jiugong Bagua. Outsiders will definitely get lost when they go in. At first, I don't know how many curious people went in, but they couldn't get in. No one dared to go in these two years. .”

Liu Xiaoqi smiled and said: "Don't worry, everyone, just go in. I will ensure that everyone comes out safe and sound."

Master Lu stroked his beard and said, "Liu Zhuangshi, can you really bring us out?"

"Yes." Liu Xiaoqi said proudly, "I have learned the Nine Palaces and Bagua Formation since I was nine years old, and all the ninety-nine and eighty-one changes are in the palm of my hand."

Mr. Lu was overjoyed: "Then rely on the strong men!" He said to the soldiers, "Go in." The soldiers readily agreed and led them into Zhuangzi.General Bao left his deputy and 3000 soldiers outside, and he led only [-] people in.

This Bagua Village does not look very big, there are three roads to enter the door, the houses on the roadside are exactly the same, there is not even a lantern or a couplet.The soldiers searched for a while, found a sign on the road to the east, and led people to go in.After turning more than 20 turns, it suddenly became clear that the front was a martial arts arena.There are weapon racks all around, including knives, guns, swords and halberds.There is a whole circle of plum blossom piles on the sidelines, which are extremely high.More than 50 targets were also set up, not the ones used in the military in uniform rows, with different heights, low and far.Liu Xiaoqi said: "This kind of target is not for practicing archery, but for beginners practicing hidden weapons."

Master Lu was taken aback: "Beginner?"

Liu Xiaoqi thought for a while: "It's not enough for beginners. Those who are just getting started."

Suddenly a person appeared behind Mr. Lu, and said: "Liu Zhuang is a bit strict, and those who can use these hidden weapons are pretty good." Liu Xiaoqi smiled at him.This person was the guard who was just sent by Mr. Lu to send King Qi to deliver his confession.

Liu Xiaoqi asked: "Dare to ask what's going on inside?"

The guard said: "A big nest, all of them are good, and this house is easy to defend but difficult to attack."

Liu Xiaoqi let out an "oh" and waved his hand: "Get on the cannon, blow it out."

The guard was stunned: "What?"

"The house is easy to defend but difficult to attack, of course we need to let them come out and fight again!" Liu Xiaoqi said confidently, "Otherwise it would be a lot of trouble for us to carry artillery."

The guard laughed dumbly: "I have thought of countless ways just now, but I have never thought of this."

General Bao immediately said: "The general will think about it!" Everyone laughed.So he ordered the artillery to push the artillery closer.

The artillerymen took a posture in front of the house, and all the others withdrew from the arena.General Bao raised his hand and was about to give an order, when suddenly the door of the room was opened, and Mr. Zhao led a group of people out.These people vary in height, short, fat and thin, and all of them have bright eyes, and they look like people from the green forest.Liu Xiaoqi hastily murmured a few words to General Bao, and General Bao gave him a look with a smile.Mr. Zhao sneered and shouted: "Master Lu is a good move to go up the house and pull the ladder."

Master Lu clasped his hands with a look of color on his face, and shouted loudly across the martial arts arena: "Concession and concession. If you are not anxious and afraid, I may not be able to succeed."

Mr. Zhao shouted proudly: "It's just that adults may not be able to win. This Baguazhuang, you can enter but not exit."

Liu Xiaoqi shouted: "Don't worry, we can get out."

Mr. Zhao laughed for a while before shouting: "You marked it when you came in, it's no longer useful. If you don't believe me, send someone to take a look."

Lord Lu frowned slightly, and sure enough he sent someone to investigate.This Liu Xiaoqi then shouted: "I've learned the technique of Jiugong Bagua by urinating, it's only stronger than you, not weaker than you."

Mr. Zhao proudly said: "I guessed that sooner or later someone who is good at this technique will break in, so this is slightly modified from the usual formation. If you don't believe me, you adults can try to walk away. There are many traps here, you have such an idea There are simply not enough people.”

"Oh, thank you for reminding me." Liu Xiaoqi shouted, "Anyway, we can go out safely, so we don't need to bother Mr. Zhao. By the way," he whistled, "Have you ever heard of..."

Before the voice fell, I heard a few loud bangs of "Boom--", the artillery fired!The two cannons fired at once, but the opponent was completely unprepared, blood and flesh flew across the room, the front half of the room collapsed, and screams pierced through the clouds and fog one after another.Some were injured by bombs, and some were injured by collapsed walls and broken beams.

Mr. Zhao happened to dodge the shells, but was still shocked and fell to the ground.After coughing for a long time, he lay in the smoke and shouted: "It's not a gentleman's job to sneak up on you."

General Bao laughed: "Where are the gentlemen coming from when the two armies are fighting! The winner lives and the loser dies."

Liu Xiaoqi shouted: "Didn't someone post a post on the green forest yesterday, telling you that 'the wind is blowing hard'? So many people have left, and you are still going your own way with luck in mind. It's really hard for a Buddha to wish for death." people."

Only someone roared, and a figure quickly ran out from the back of the room.Just as he ran past the door, several "bang bang bang" gunshots sounded, and the figure fell to the ground.When everyone took a closer look, it was a big man nine feet tall, holding a musket in his hand.

Liu Xiaoqi said in a low voice: "They actually have guns? Red Bones never sells firearms to the green forest people. Where did they get them?"

General Bao looked at the musket held by the corpse from a distance, frowned and said, "It looks like it's in the army."

A soldier beside him raised his own gun and said, "It's indeed in the army. Look, general, it's exactly the same as mine."

Liu Xiaoqi said: "Looking at it this way, either there is a general in the barracks who is doing business in thieves, or there is a general who has taken refuge with a certain Highness, and that Highness is doing business in thieves."

However, the person who had just gone outside to check the signs came back, and stepped forward and said, "There are signs at every fork in the road, and we can't tell which one we did first."

Liu Xiaoqi smiled and said: "We have artillery, so we are afraid of the gossip labyrinth! Anyway, it came from the east, and then blasted a way out from the east."

Lord Lu, General Bao clapped his palms all after hearing the words: "Scholar Liu is so refreshing!"

Before the words fell, the guard shouted in a low voice: "My lords, what is that?"

Looking up, the smoke gradually dissipated and the dust gradually sank.In the half-collapsed room, a human head could be seen faintly, but there was also a black muzzle of a gun.Mr. Zhao has fled back in a tumbling and crawling manner.Someone was moving the debris and pushing something out from behind - also a cannon.Everyone is silent.Liu Xiaoqi said with a smile: "Don't worry, this thing is useless." Saying that, he jumped onto the plum blossom pile.

He saw him jumping up and down like flying on the plum blossom pile, and he had already circled half of the martial arts arena in the blink of an eye.Suddenly, his figure flashed, and he disappeared!General Bao and others were looking for him everywhere with their eyes, and the soldiers reminded: "General! Their artillery is about to be launched!"

I saw seven or eight people among the rubble slowly moving towards the door pushing the cannon, their heads and bodies covered in dust and blood, and they could see blood red flashing in their eyes standing on the martial arts arena.General Bao shouted: "The artillery is ready—"

Before the words fell, two "bang bang" gunshots rang out, and the two people behind the artillery fell to the ground.Liu Xiaoqi's voice sounded out of nowhere: "Only these two are artillerymen. The rest are green forests and grass. I don't know how to use artillery."

"Hahahaha—" General Bao's soldiers burst into laughter.

Not long after, Liu Xiaoqi twitched on the plum blossom pile for a while and returned to the vicinity of the Qi army. Standing on a high pile, he said loudly: "Artillery is not easy. You have to hone your skills every year to get a good gun bore and aim it well." Sight. Otherwise, if one inadvertently blows up the gun, he will be killed first." The soldiers laughed again, and Liu Xiaoqi jumped off the plum blossom pile.

This remark did not frighten the person who pushed the cannon.After discussing for a while, the two circled around the cannon and opened the cannon tail.A person behind picked up the cannonball.Liu Xiaoqi whistled, which was the signal he had discussed with General Bao to fire.The gunners of the Qi army were ready and aimed at just now, and immediately fired another shot when they heard the whistle.One of the cannons hit the opposite cannon.It's not fun this time.The Qi army's cannon exploded, and the shell on the opposite side that hadn't been locked in the breech also exploded, causing an unknown number of shells to explode in succession.In an instant, the rumbling flames shot up into the sky, and the debris of the house splashed everywhere, and the screams were mixed in it, which was indistinguishable.

Master Lu covered his ears and let out a long sigh: "I don't know if there are still alive."

Liu Xiaoqi said: "Even if a person is dead, the gun will not be destroyed so easily. With the gun, the source can be found. Besides—" he pointed, "The two dead artillerymen both faced If you look back, you can tell whose subordinates are. The artillerymen must be officers and soldiers, and the bandits can’t be trained. Those who come out and hold fire and guns are all people in the green forest. There must be a helpless gentleman hiding in the back room. Even if he is dead , It is inevitable that he will have tokens such as tokens on him."

After a long time, someone came out with his hands raised high, with a disheveled face.After a while, someone came out again, and more than 30 people came out one after another.The soldiers of the Qi army came forward and tied up all these people.

Lord Lu suddenly said urgently: "Hurry up, put out the fire!"

"Ah?!" Liu Xiaoqi said, "The fire is so big, it's very troublesome to save it. Let it burn itself out."

Master Lu stumbled and said, "There must be important files and other things inside."

Liu Xiaoqi pointed at a man with a smile and said, "My lord, don't worry. Do you think this man's clothes look like a steward of a noble family?"

Master Lu saw that although the man was covered in black smoke, he was wearing a satin jacket, and he really looked like a steward.Liu Xiaoqi directly reached out to search the man.Not long after, he found a waist card and handed it to Master Lu without looking at it.Master Lu was shocked after seeing it: "It's him?"

Liu Xiaoqi asked with a smile: "Who's old?" Master Lu stretched out three fingers and handed the waist badge to the guard sent by King Qi.Liu Xiaoqi said again, "This... I remember his uncle is a general."

Master Lu smiled wryly and said: "Usually very peaceful, I really can't think of him."

Liu Xiaoqi said: "This is called pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, and also called a mantis catching cicadas and orioles behind."

Master Lu snorted, "I dare to call you a yellow bird with such an idea."

Liu Xiaoqi said with a smile, "If our husband hadn't inserted a stick in the theater building, maybe he would have won the fancier chaos."

Master Lu also smiled and said: "Thank you sir." He asked, "I don't think Liu Zhuangshi's accent is from Nanyang."

Liu Xiaoqi smiled slightly: "Nanyang are mostly immigrants from China." Master Lu nodded.

Liu Xiaoqi then took out things from the steward's pocket, and took out several seals.Master Lu identified it, and it was the seal of several teahouses, restaurants, and inns.Nai thought to himself, "How can there be one person in charge of many properties?"

Liu Xiaoqi stretched out his head to take a look, and said, "These are definitely not selling tea and wine for inn business, they must be doing black business."

The steward said in a hoarse voice: "Heroes have good eyesight. These are indeed green forest transactions. The servants are just looking after the accounts for the master, and never interfered." Liu Xiaoqi then looked at Master Lu and laughed.

Master Lu coughed: "I will judge how much I have done with you."

The steward said: "I know the way, I can lead the adults out."

Liu Xiaoqi said: "No need. I don't trust you, I don't know if you will take us to some strange place. You don't have to swear, I don't believe it." The steward raised his hand and opened his mouth as if to swear , Hearing this, he had to keep his mouth shut. "We have artillery. It wouldn't be a pity to blow up such a dirty place."

The steward hurriedly said: "It's not easy to build this Bagua village, and the prince can also use it."

Liu Xiaoqi said: "If the prince also wants to build a Bagua village, I can draw up the blueprints for him. Other people's places, especially places where other people use to hide secrets, should not be taken over. In case there are any secrets, only Does the master alone know?" The steward's expression changed suddenly.Liu Xiaoqi looked at him and smiled.Lord Lu still hesitated a bit.

General Bao said: "Master Lu, what Liu Zhuang said is reasonable." Then he glanced at the steward, "The person sent by the master to handle confidential matters must be loyal, maybe this person wants to lure us to the agency to die together?"

Only then did Master Lu say: "Forget it, I'll listen to you two." Liu Xiaoqi and General Bao looked at each other and smiled, the steward's legs went limp and he fell to the ground.

So he ordered people to push the artillery and blast it towards the east. The sound was like thunder, which made everyone open their mouths.Countless guns and guns were still pointing at the burning house, fearing that someone might escape.Seeing that the east was reduced to rubble, a surrendered green forest man clicked his tongue and said, "Hey! Manager Ding, these people are different from what you said!"

Liu Xiaoqi smiled lightly when he heard the words "Guan Ding".