Chapter 099 – Scholar’s spirit, Mr. back
Xu Fengyen did not think just off the carriage, waiting for such a doubly sudden bad news, good in that the Lu family first grandson that the future of the old man, is not a pedantic and stereotypical sour Confucianism, hurriedly back up the old ancestor, leading them to sneak into the house from the side door, the threshold of the Lu family is indeed more than the usual residence to exceed a lot of the floor of the house are also higher than the outside lanes and alleys a large section, around the block of the special gift to break the first class glazed wall, not to go to the middle of the road, to the west! Picked a group of six groups in a group of off-road, high family, there are no rules and regulations, off-road eaves low several inches not to mention the yard door and the ground are lower than the middle of the road for a full three feet, usually for servants to walk, so many of the first son of the first grandson of a powerful valve from young to old, a lifetime is not likely to walk on the side of the road for a time. Because of tonight’s meeting with Beiliang Xu Snapdragon and his entourage, after nightfall has been given to the handyman under the grounding order, even the night guard duty are exempted, but the house has a lot of side room children and grandchildren and Qing guest staff, may not be able to abide by the rules, Xiangfan City, the powder door and surprisingly many hooks, the voice of the double A Li Bai Lion left the Qingzhou, the group of phoenixes without a head, in order to compete for the flower girl, the pattern of iterative, spared no effort, Xiangfan City, is almost a night and day, in a good way! Face to face Lu Wen two big families close to the sheep room at one end of the end of the sandwich road, many do not avoid the non-sense of the celebrity dude if the beauty of the same home, are by the other end of the respective into the house, full of street smoky ground of the powder gas. Holding the world’s officials lift the power of the old minister Wen Taiyi many years ago to return to his hometown to visit the tomb, scolded a pandemonium, only to let the sheep house lane peaceful for a period of time, such as the minister Wen returned to the capital, his uneducated great-grandson, has not yet and the crown, will be the first to lead the two greenhouse flower girl to return home, this lane immediately old state of sprouting, a hair out of control. Xu Fengnian followed behind Lu Dongjiang, county governor, although the Lord said to live in the days of meals to the mouth and clothes to the hand, but want to be a famous scholar, five body is not hard, this is the physical work, wine and banquets, talk about, ascent to the heights of the fugue, are not easy, but the Lu’s mansion courtyard is deep.
Lu Dongjiang walked in a hurry, coupled with a loss of concentration, a stagger fell to the ground, Xu Fengyian picked up the lantern all the way behind him, without deliberately assisting, Lu Dongjiang fell bruised and swollen, stick to the ground choking, actually can not stand up. A live in the world, always have to have so a spirit of gas support. This breath a leak, everything is off. At that time in the House outside the steps, on the pillar Lu Fei Edward in order not to lose the battle in front of Xu Snapdragon, that is, the strong mention of that breath, the original oil will be exhausted lamps will be withered, but also refers to the possibility of still can be boiled on the one or two springs and autumns, such as the residual oil boiling, and soon a clean. Xu Snapdragon saw the scribe whose head hit the ground solidly, sighed, Xu Fengyen approached and squatted down, stuffed the bamboo gabion lantern into Lu Dongjiang’s hands, carried the old man’s remains on his own back, Lu Dongjiang sat on the ground, his face pale, wiped his tears, stood up, hesitated for a moment, and finally didn’t say a word, and walked forward silently.
Lu Dongjiang softly said, “The old ancestor is gone.”
Lu Chengyan stood at the entrance of the other courtyard, seeing this scene, covering her mouth, not daring to cry out.
In front of Xu Snapdragon and Xu Fengnian’s father and son, Lu Dongjiang still needed to do his best to maintain the temperament of a family man, and when he was attracted by his daughter’s poignant behavior, his lips trembled, and he held one hand on the courtyard wall.
On the contrary, it was Lu Chenyan who first encountered the bad news first hid her crying voice, and softly persuaded, “Father, the old ancestor is also considered to be at the end of his life, a few days ago, he also said with Yan’er that he knew that he did not have much time left, and that the old ancestor’s spirit in heaven, if he saw that we are in a state of despondency, he would not be able to leave in peace.”
Lu Dongjiang nodded, wiped his face with his cuff, wiped and wiped again, half a day and could not turn his head to see anyone.
Xu Snapdragon calmly said, “Lu Pavilion Elder’s life is not suffocating, the blessing of being able to have the position of a supreme courtier and yet retiring in one’s entire body, the entire court can’t find a few. This king to the former dynasty of the pavilion of the old man always have microaggressions, worship after the king, as long as encountered, will be stabbed on a few words. Only to Lu Pavilion Elder, there are no complaints.”
After all, Lu Chengyan was still able to force a smile and invited everyone to walk into the courtyard. When Lu Dongjiang heard this, he was secretly sobbing again, and looked down at the lantern, somewhat bewildered. This thought grandfather some golden words of guidance, Lu Dongjiang self-confessed already with today before the Taixi County County Sheriff judge like two people, grandfather this leave, then suddenly back to the original form of half. Beiliang side in addition to the Xu family father and son, and Lu Chenyan is not unfamiliar with the spring and autumn riding war general Yuan Zuozong, as well as Han Laoshan and Xu Yanbing two Beiliang King personal escort, but there is a person, so that the pupils of Lu Chenyan shrunk a little. That young woman, recognized, Bushan Wang Donghang, whose father Wang Linquan was once the great general’s horse front!
The next day dawn, a sleepless Xu Fengyen by the back door quietly out of the house, with Yuan Zuozong went to that Yongzi Alley, dead soldiers Yin as always secretly followed.
Xu Fengyen walked in the alley, slowly smiled and said: “Yuan second brother, let that Lu Chenyan as the side consort of the Northern Liang later, is to pull together the Lu family, more for the scholars to go to the Liang to lay the foundation for a thousand gold is considered to be the value of a hundred and eighty gold to buy a good colt, but also can be mutually beneficial, this marriage I do not have much of a burden, just to the Wang Chudong girl involved in addition to the Wang’s family’s financial strength can not be underestimated, and as a means of stabilizing the old pawns military heart in the meaning of. The meaning of stabilizing the pawn’s military center is inside, will we be too mercenary?”
Yuan Zuozong blandly said, “The Xu family and the Wang family, one is willing to fight and the other is willing to fight, His Highness and the Wang woman who already loves His Highness are even more so, so it’s not mercenary to talk about. Moreover, if it wasn’t for Lu Qiu’er’s fostering over the years, the Wang family wouldn’t have today’s family foundation.”
Xu Fengnian came to a section of the wall during Yongzi Lane, “The first time I came to Xiangfan City, I encountered the scene where the Bodhisattva of Six Pearls led ten thousand ghosts out of the city. Later here, ran into blind chess player Lu Yan, that time left in a hurry, also can not believe their own luck, plus do not believe in chess chess chess power and governing ability what relationship, the result with this hidden behind the scenes of the genius strategist lost, now regret green intestines. If I had known that this guy was a man of style who could write two sparse fourteen strategies, I would have tied him up to go to Northern Liang.”
Yuan Zuozong laughed, “This is what is considered mercenary.”
Xu Fenian was dumbfounded.
Xu Fenian sighed, “Once Edward Lu Fei died, the Lu family will have to drag on for some time. This is nothing, but I’m afraid that the trouble will arise from the Xiao Wall, and a new branch will arise.”
Yuan Zuozong calmly said, “That’s why Lu Chengyan had to keep the mourning secret, and externally and internally only said that the old ancestor of the Lu family was physically ill. This woman, is not simple.”
Xu Fengyen smiled bitterly, “Seeing that she has pacified Wang Yaotou in just a few words, which vaguely has the demeanor of a great woman, as well as her right and left in Wutong courtyard at the beginning, I know that this woman is not simple enough, I don’t know who will be able to hold her down in the future.”
Yuan Zuozong nodded seriously and said, “The candidate for the right consort should indeed be decided as early as possible.”
Xu Fengnian cupped his hands and exhaled a mouthful of mist, squinted and smiled, “Before I went to Beimang, I also talked to Xu Snap once, at that time, I was naive enough to think that even if I pinched my nose to marry Yan Wenluan’s granddaughter, it’s not impossible, and now I finally feel relieved. Appearance and her father a mold carved out, more rugged than a strong man, this is just, the temper is very poor, think about it is afraid.”
Yuan Zuozong smiled faintly.
Xu Fengyen walked slowly along the alleyway, “I heard that Gu Dazhu Guo’s righteous son, Yuan Tingshan, abused and killed a Vajra realm expert in the North with the Nanhua Blade, the first of the Rune Blades. Northern Mang Tuoba Spring Falcon also killed a Finger Xuan expert with the Vajra Realm. As the wind and water turn, if we meet them at this time, we would not be chased and beaten by them for ten streets.”
Yuan Zuozong said, “Your Highness, Gu Jiantang became the Secretary of the Ministry of War because of his sword skills, but also because of his practice of the sword, and then could not go a hundred feet further in the temple, this person’s bones are really too arrogant, as a general leading the army in battle is nearly invincible, but as an official, it’s just not good enough. The problem is that even if Gu Jiantang knows what place he is not as good as his righteous father, but the character can not be transformed by him, change, it will be detrimental to the realm cultivation.”
Xu Fengnian turned his head and laughed, “Second Brother Yuan, is this a reminder that I can’t have both the bear’s paw and the shark’s fin? If you want to be a good Northern Liang King, don’t be too obsessed with martial arts?”
Yuan Zuozong nodded in a serious manner.
Xu Fengyen was silent, when he was about to turn out of Yongzi Lane, he suddenly said, “Second brother Yuan, you probably know my temperament, many times I can’t twist a tendon back, in the future, if you walk on the wrong road, no one is willing to talk about me, you must remember to remind me, and if it doesn’t make sense to talk about it, you must wake me up even if you have to beat me up.”
Yuan Zuozong still meticulously said, “Difficult. In the future, your highness will be the king of Beiliang, even if Yuan Zuozong dares to violate the superior, he is afraid that if your highness is angry, he won’t let Yuan Zuozong get on the horse to kill the enemy, this is really a helpless thing to think about.”
“Second Brother Yuan, when you tell jokes in the future, can you not be so serious?”
“Difficult.”
“Second Brother Yuan, I was helpless in the moment.”
The two of them walked out of the alleyway, the line of sight opened up, there are many pick-loaded vendors along the street to sell some food, no profit, the emperor and the generals and peddlers, in fact, all the same.
Xu Fengnian looked at the street gradually lively, softly said: “In fact, Lu Dongjiang Lu Chenyan is also clear, if not that in the year under the eyes of a cadre of courtiers lowly lieutenant, now far above the authority of the Lu family in the North Rang King Xu Snapdragon appeared, so that the Lu family ancestor early used up the only remaining spirit, will not die so hastily. To say that the Xu family forced the death of Edward Lu Fei, this account in our head, is not wrong. I am afraid that this mouth of grievances, Lu Cheng Yan can be held back, but Lu Dongjiang may not really be able to swallow. The Qing official can’t break the family affairs, in the future, in case there is really a time of righteousness, more than half of them are not people outside the family.”
Yuan Zuozong laughed: “In the future, this villain, the already infamous Chu Lushan to do it is nothing, the Lu family is surely not too convinced, might as well let Yuan Zuozong do it, then they will have to be obediently convinced.”
Xu Fenian shook his head.
Xu Fengyen rubbed his cheeks, “Huang Longshi, Xunping, my master, Yuan Benxi, Nalan right Ci, Zhang Julu, plus the Lu Fei Edward who passed away yesterday, have all added color to the world’s readers, Yuan Erge, you probably don’t count, me, Yongzi Lane Lu Dang, the choleric Chen Xiliang, the Shih clan Xu Beihao, all these people, no matter whether there is a grudge or not, they can only watch the backs of these gentlemen, fading away. Gradually far away. I don’t know if there will be younger readers in the future to watch our backs?”
Yuan Zuozong seldom with people face to face to show the sadness of spring and autumn emotions, this moment is actually some undisguised sigh of relief, “you say Chu Lushan smart, but his flattery to His Highness, blind even if you can not see, just listen to it is very tired, such a person can be smart to go where? But to say Chu Lushan stupid, but there are eight fork into the rhyme of the ability, poetry and song rhyme, are natural. To say will be the talent of the soldiers, only Chen Zhi Bao can outperform Chu Lushan a chip. I used to be extremely antipathetic to Chu Lushan, think that this person has no popularity, now a little better, but I think this life will not be with him to put his heart and soul. But Yuan Zuozong think, such a person, also called Mr. said. He and Chen Zhi Bao both, I can’t even see what they really want.”
Yuan Zuozong wanted to speak, was about to speak, but Xu Fengyen had already trotted off to buy a drawer of buns from the vendor, Yuan Zuozong smiled, good, to ask him to say a flattering word, really not used to it.
Yuan Zuozong wanted to say, although your highness can not become a gentleman, but one day, your back is the front of the Central Plains.
All the people will look north.
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Ningzhou Weize County is an upper county, and according to the Liyang Law, it can be assigned two county lieutenants. The county is located in a remote area, the people’s style is tough, especially difficult to tame, the world’s general situation a little wind blowing grass, there will be stragglers in all directions, according to the mountains and forests. Liyang treats horse policy with great importance, and has been implemented in the two Huaihuai areas for many years. Ningzhou’s pasture is barren and far inferior to other places, so it was originally not suitable for raising horses, but Ningzhou, as one of Liyang’s thirteen “old states” in the first place, is a taller man out of a shorter one, and is also included in the horse policy, and during the Spring and Autumn period, almost the entire state raised horses, which is considered to be a credit to the Zhao family, and the state pastor level officials were promoted to the capital to serve as officials. Most of the officials of the state pastor level have been promoted to the capital, but Ningzhou’s livelihood is withering, leaving a mess with many holes, and the officials of the capital have been appointed outside the capital, and the rest of the places have taken up the role of feudal officials, all of which are beautiful, but the only one who regards Ningzhou as a fearful path. Ningzhou is still roaming thousands of horse farmers origin of the ringing horse bandits, horse trouble for the court of the most, the year before last, a county governor to go to the office, even in the north and south of the key sheep intestines Sakabo was dozens of horse thieves cut off the head, take away the gold, silver and soft, the official seal of the official uniforms spilled over the floor, vibration of the court, the Zhao family of the Emperor’s wrath, dispatched a clan status of the Ministry of War outside of the scattered horseback guards to lead the 800 troops, entry to the banditry, the successive victories, reported beheadings! More than a hundred, later impeached by the speech officer, the court realized that the horse is cunning, the foreign minister could not find the bandits, only to collude with local officials, with the death of prisoners in prison to replace, which even more innocent people sixteen people, the loose riding servant was executed on the spot, the two lieutenants along with the eight hundred soldiers are all exiled to Liaodong. “I would rather be a minor official in another state than a senior official in Ningzhou”, the difficulty of governance in Ningzhou can be seen. Scribes for the government, there are many rules and regulations, when the county magistrate is okay, although the rank is low, after all, is the actual vacancy of the Denpin into the stream, but also counts as a party of the main government, promotion is expected, but if you become the county lieutenant of the prison lawsuit catching and dying, it becomes a joke, as for said to go to ningzhou near the goat intestines ban slope of the wu ze county as a county lieutenant, it is really a thing of pain and hatred of the pro and the enemy of the tragic thing. Wuzhe County two county lieutenant has been hanging one, the old county lieutenant Yan Huasheng is Wuzhe neighboring counties, addicted to alcohol, to say to the magistrate of the two adults pat on the back, together with alcoholism, greet the county superiors, the ability is not small, but want him to go to fight the bandits, that would have to be his life, Yan Huasheng every year in the county officials assessment is not good enough, but has always been put in the county lieutenant position, with the lieutenant’s conscience that is, who would be happy to come to the county. Wuzhe County to replace this bullshit sesame seed official, I do not say anything to put the official hat on your head, but also towards you thumbs up praise a real man. However, at the end of this year, Yan did not lose his office, just came a strange young man surnamed Song, and he became the same grade and rank and salary colleagues, with a bad horse and a boy a box of scriptures, just crashed into the Wuze County Yamen. Yan Huasheng and the county magistrate main thin two parents a discussion, think this kid does not look like inheritance of the father’s shade when the official, there is a family background, who would be happy to come to Wuze County, this bird does not shit the ground sin side, should not be the capital city people or scholar and the first, according to the customary practice, the Beijing officials outside the office, do not promote a half a product of a product that is tantamount to relegation of the banishment, think about it to think about it to go, the three old official greaseballs feel that in all likelihood, it is a poor boy on the poems of the name of the literature talent. The poor boy, because that surnamed Song wrote a good hand, belonging to the Liyang court popular “a family of two husband” created the official Song style, is a bucket of words do not know one of the reckless, see also feel good, and that guy was born white and clean, the skin than women can pinch out the water, Yan County Lieutenant does not think that this child can be a firm foothold in the county of Wuze, so simply do not bother to ostracize. So simply do not bother to ostracize, you can not see the heart, as long as you can not eat the bitter, guaranteed to roll their own cover and roll away.
However, Yan lieutenant soon complained of bitterness, this surnamed Song really when the lieutenant when the addiction, a county government office to go to move out of the dust than the book is also heavy pile of geographic atlas, and every now and then went to ask him about the distribution of Wuzhe County ringing horse, if not to see this kid still know a little bit of humane, every time to humbly ask for advice to give face, as well as every time to not forget to piggyback on the pot of top grade apricot blossom burns, the grumpy Yan Huasheng has long been towards the post-graduate! The first time I saw him, I was so happy to see him, but I was so happy to see him, I was so happy to see him. After the winter, small places also have small places of poor preaching, Yan County Lieutenant of the stream and Wuze local gentry and rich mostly wear fox-skin robes, cover sable coat wearing sable hat, a county rich people gathered here, is really a last resort, because in addition to the Wuze County, there is no peace of mind, outsiders first entered this place, most likely mistakenly think that this is how the peace and prosperity. The county yamen drum has long been tattered, that is, some people want to knock, but also can not find the drumsticks, not to mention the knock is not ringing, the lobby is routinely built in the east money and food west martial arts two libraries, the arsenal of weapons rusty, a few guns and spears have not rust, that is still due to the county yamen military room criminal room of the soldiers with the use of the hand to carry this to the street to meet the dog, a knock knocked out on the yamen dragged back to eat dog meat, and then put together money to buy a few jugs of wine, an entire Yamen can smell the aroma, a few adults naturally look at the eyes of this and other not on the surface of the food, but was nicknamed a small Song lieutenant of the young adults, once followed the aroma to find a bunch of dumbfounded shrimp soldiers and crab generals, and then calmly sat down, but also not polite, and subordinates ate a meal of wine and meat, and then left a bag of coins, said the next time you have a dog meat to eat, the money for wine he out. This makes a bunch of miscellaneous officials immediately opened their eyes with a smile, this little Song county lieutenant on the road! I don’t care if it’s a clean official, I’m too lazy to worry about it, but it’s definitely a good official that’s easy to deal with!
Live in the magistrate and the magistrate of the county office in the back of the bed, in fact, has been coldly watching, waiting for a decade, see the new lieutenant simply did not go to the idea of moving money and food, but also did not want to the new official to take office three fires, not the size of the fop as much as the hair of the county tossed to the chickens and dogs, the two parents of the official also put down their hearts to the unfortunate transfer of the new colleagues into the Wuze have some proximity, although still some arrogance, but at least after meeting to a Smile, have a few pleasantries. The county magistrate’s back room has the county magistrate’s residence, the house courtyard covers an area not small, but has long been the county magistrate’s brother-in-law occupies, and refuses to move, the county magistrate sees that the little Song county magistrate is always silent, not half a sentence of gossip into the ear, know that the sparrow may be small but all the organs are intact, the county magistrate’s small ear is very much, and the mouth is more than a few, so it can not hide any secrets. This makes the magistrate is very relieved, unprecedented some guilt, take the initiative to matchmaking, to the small Song lieutenant in the near the county office in the quiet location rented a mansion, that the student did not refuse, not to mention the rent of the matter, but the execution of the junior courtesy, very grandly to pay a visit to the county magistrate’s wife of the forty years of age are the beginning of the mouth mouth of a sister-in-law, to the meanness of the woman known for the shouting of the bones are light for several two, pulled the handsome The handsome young man’s sleeve to ask for warmth, the county magistrate is used to the wind and moon also do not think, neighboring counties of Liu County in order to leave Ningzhou, are generous enough to let the beautiful daughter-in-law open neckline, to the county magistrate adults to explore the hand into the beautifully named charcoal warmth where compared to the natural temperature of the breast. Unfortunately, the county magistrate is very fair and impartial, still let another county to go to the neighboring state, but Liu County did not have a basket of water, it is said that the end of the year performance appraisal, has been in the middle of the county will have a top, and icing on the cake of eight attached to the words, the bones of the clean and honest self-preservation! Wuze magistrate is not surprised at this kind of thing, only feel that this foreigner boy is somewhat interesting, humane and sophisticated completely unlike this age of officialdom fledgling. If the surname Song is to mix the peaceful days, then all the people to give him a peaceful, if you dare to stir up the water, then don’t blame the snake bites the dead dragon. Fortunately, surnamed Song Ke Li’s young student is very clever, so Wuze County is still a happy situation.
Little Song lieutenant also does not see how diligent in government, often with a beautiful boy riding out of the city to enjoy the snow, morning and evening, most of the time with the countryside village woodcutter hunters to beg for food, just deal with it, the county government six rooms soldiers said that although the little Song master is a scholar, but not the pettiness of the scholar, a month to get along with, a few of the old soldiers who do not have a door to discuss the old soldiers with a good wine and good meat, as well as a few pieces of new fox fur, went to the county of Wuze. New fox fur, went to the new lieutenant of the mansion. In a few days, these people began to take more than a dozen beloved brothers, openly and squarely hand in the city’s largest one of the green house guard duty, was turtled up in the nest of the green skin of the scoundrels angry, wu ze county even the women are tough, who are with the mountains and forests ringing horse can be hitched to the relationship between the seven aunts and eight great-aunts, there is no such thing as the people do not fight with the government’s saying, the two sides of the street brawl, if the past to deal with such disputes, that is, the adults in the magistrate’s office to make peace, and then each find a new way of life, and the two parties to the street fight, if the past to deal with this dispute, that is to let the adults in the magistracy If in the past to deal with such disputes, it is to let the adults in the county magistrate to calm things down, and then each look for parents backing, sit down to drink, eat meat, send gifts to talk about love, who behind the backing to talk about the weight, who even won, but the small Song lieutenant good talk is not false, to go to also quite protective of the shortcomings of the hand, waved his hand, so that the brothers of the criminal room with guns and spears to support the soldiers in the room with armored armor, don’t look at this group of people off the official skin with the bandits, no difference in the guys helmets are askew, the guns and spears are rusty, but the small Song Lieutenant to make all the people, absolutely no civil officials! Move the mouth of the military officer to run off the habit, without saying anything to come up with just to the hand has not yet covered the heat of the salary, a brain are given to the torture chamber, so that the number of people on the gang is not superior to the ruffians to fight to the crying father and mother, the clamor on the streets of the countless spectators, all feel that the scene is fresh, although many people feel that the new Lieutenant and the past official raccoon, some slander sneers, but after all, the whole city knows that small Song Lieutenant’s reputation. Later Ningzhou big gang disciple identity of the gangster head personally, take a cotton cloth wrapped a knife, waving through the city, the minions advocate momentum, threatened to go to the mansion to ask for a statement, but this in Wuze County has a desperate six Lang nickname warrior into the mansion, an hour after the mouth full of alcohol drunken return, holding a bamboo stick picking shredded meat, others asked, just laugh and do not say, three days later all the people realized that, well, it is the official bandits snake and rat. Dare to be official bandits snake and rat nest, six Lang to that lieutenant recruited into the torture chamber as a small head, did not squeeze out who’s position, but the county lieutenant of the Lord with a stroke of the pen, added a place, so that the county not only know that the name of the young official Song, but also know that this guy ate ugly very much! Surprisingly, Song Du Lieutenant so overstepped the bounds of action, the magistrate and the old lieutenant did not make a sound, only with the relationship between the two families close relatives, only to know that the preference for elegant magistrate adult home hung a new painting, the son of the Yan master that the academic mediocre to do the next county knife and pen official, how to write, help the main thing to write an article to let the county magistrate are patting the response to the article. This is a rare sight in the officialdom of the newlyweds ah, Wuze County had to begin to pay attention to the small Song Lieutenant, near the end of the year, to the mansion to send gifts to the rich and famous people, surnamed Song, just to receive gifts, almost is the day into the bucket of gold. But who all know well, these gifts, not for nothing, the people have to come and go, and later have to one by one, if not for, it is bad rules, but also light, as usual, do not know the rules. Don’t look at the top of Wuze County on the title of the county, the county is not big, but the chicken skin thing more to go, Song Keli this from the ninth grade on the lieutenant, but also specializes in dealing with the trouble of the laborious official, after having to suffer.
However, the situation was soon broken, fast to be called the momentum of the thunderbolt, has always been with the world of the Lord Lord began to take the lead to the new lieutenant of the difficulties of the official government affairs, not to mention the difficulties, but also let the dyeing of the green house of the military room of the group of people who simply lost their identity, so that the jaws of the people, a few husbands were originally in the military room to do the work of the mother-in-law earn money when the eyebrows are open to smile and praised the small Song Lieutenant is a cool person, and can not wait to be introduced to the local handsome little girl to warm up, the local handsome little girl to warm up, and the husband is not a good person, but a good person. The local handsome little lady to warm the bed, but the husband lost the official, immediately went to the woman scolding the street, a spicy, but also carry a poke to splash feces and urine in the doorway, said to let the surname Song’s bad luck in the coming year a whole year, the county Yamen six rooms also hastened to see the wind at the helm of the small Song Lieutenant respect and distance. The mansion was also the owner of the face to recover, said to give even higher prices are not rented, the wall down the new lieutenant also do not see angry, in the back of the magistrate’s office alone to pack out a side room, near the stables, the results of the horse dung piled up a few feet high, no one to clean up, but only with the boy with the sweeping, the magistrate and the Lord of the two adults squinting at a distance to watch the show, to see the Song Scribe covered in stench, but also calmly, but it is that the boy more than tears! The two lords looked at each other and smiled.
County magistrate lady at first also some pity, the bottom of the heart is actually sorry can’t go to mooch that elegant handsome brother’s tender skin, was the magistrate a scolding, told the insider, only to know the importance of the original that Song little brother is the capital of the children of the great families, the specific background is also incoherent, it is difficult to investigate, as if Wuze County sitting in the second chair of the Lord also failed to know, only the Lord of the seat of the master of the words, we have a Ningzhou can not afford to mess with the adults, the fourth rank! The first is that the first is a person who can’t get along with the people who are in the area! He has long been displeased with the small Song Lieutenant’s family, have to pick up this poor boy of the broken family way, although how underhanded how to come.
Inside the stinking stables, Song Keli smiled and helped his companion boy wiped his tears, only fourteen or fifteen years old boy wanted to speak, but can only cry, the days of the great aggrieved general.
The door of the city turned into a door can be sparrows, small Song Lieutenant still want to enjoy the snow on the city, there is no leisure time will be closed to read, but that was also brought a stroke to the end of the ruffian leader, went to the county government office to visit once. The day before New Year’s Eve, the government office in addition to a few official family members are busy exceptionally, there has been no six houses of affairs, in such a festive morning, a team of knights into the city at dawn, horseback hanging a dozen large cloth bag, the city guards to see is a small Song Lieutenant lead, but also lazy to do more. Personnel bloated barracks torture room has nearly a hundred people, which really manage a dozen people are the new lieutenant invited to shout to the government office, said not to go later will not have to serve, should be very few, who still take this plucked phoenix is not as good as the chicken guy seriously, or attempt to burn cold stove or timid pulling the face of the guy to go to the government office prison, and then one by one, as if it were a wooden chicken. Jail torture rack hanging more than a dozen pugilist, three or four of them are registered in the city bandit list of the bounty murderer, is not in the list of the torture room outsiders use private cold torture, prison has a large fire pit, charcoal flames, small Song Lieutenant sat on a small bench, expressionless, his hands stretched out to bake the fire, from time to time flick up the poker to fiddle with the charcoal, for the heartbreaking wail indifferent, a dozen votes to catch up with the New Year! This horrible scene of the soldiers room torture room brothers mostly look at each other, there are a few squatting in the corner vomiting to go, a few young ringing horse to make Ningzhou fearful of the young can not survive the terrible torture, one after another spit out a few ringing horse associates of the lair, on the execution of the most enthusiastic of that gangster leader turned to the small song lieutenant grin, white teeth, look at the torture room soldiers room crowd of a burst of creeps. Little Song Lieutenant seems to be not satisfied, gently spit out two words continue, and then stopped talking. He picked up a string of brass ringing bells from the edge of the charcoal basin, Ningzhou ringing horse, there are two ringing, the war horse is tied to the brass bells, before charging to kill someone will have a ringing arrow demonstration, this should go to the green house to listen to the fox charming son of the qin and sing the song of the elegant scholar, lowered his head and squinted up his eyes, two fingers turn the brass bells. The county yamen is not small, but this side of the commotion is too big, the families are issued by the prison ghosts crying wolves howling to the disturbed beyond words, especially those beautiful concubines and children, but also scared to hold each other’s heads and cry, the old lieutenant Yan Huasheng came to ask for punishment in anger, the results just happen to see the little Song lieutenant’s cold side face, seems to be suddenly extremely unfamiliar, the old lieutenant of the hands have also been stained with a lot of blood was a half of the word. He could not say a word. Little Song Lieutenant did not pay attention to Yan Huasheng, put down the string of brass bells, take the poker clip up a piece of hot coals, slowly get up, towards a bandit famous sturdy horse thief, the man is already covered in blood, eyes are still cold and stern, with the little Song Lieutenant ferocious stare.
Little Song lieutenant laughed lightly: “year off year off, this year debt this year back, the debtor of the year of the difficult as the pass, which has the saying of the year off, you do not read, I guess you want to read when you were young can not read the book, perhaps do not understand this reasoning, this is not to blame you, can kill people to pay for their lives in heaven and earth, no matter where, to which dynasty are justified. I’ll give you one last chance, as long as you tell me the lair of any of the fourteen great ringing horses in Ningzhou, I’ll let you die a more comfortable death.”
The old lieutenant swallowed a mouthful of saliva, where could there be such an execution to reason? Since when the rattlesnake, especially those who fought some fame and dragged the family, had to be righteousness extremely hard, want them to open up, hard as heaven, plus catch a, got the reward silver also afraid of not life to spend, Ningzhou lieutenant dozens of people, there is no lack of avenging the rattlesnake disguised into the city to give a full scourge of death of the previous car. After this, who all turn a blind eye, when the official is good, that also have to have life.
That rattlesnake really hard, spit a mouthful of blood in the face of the small Song Lieutenant.
The leader of the gangsters was about to make a move to teach this ungrateful strong man a lesson, but unexpectedly, Captain Xiao Song waved his hand and just blandly said, “Pry open his mouth.”
This rattlesnake’s mouth was pried open by the two men, and Captain Xiao Song lifted the fire poker and slowly squeezed the charcoal into the rattlesnake’s mouth. An ear-piercing snorting and burning sound resounded in the prison, and even the old captain Yan Huasheng was chilled to the bone.
Not waiting for this ringing horse to die, the young Song lieutenant turned around to pick up the burning charcoal again and walked towards the next horse thief, “I forgot to say earlier, after you open your mouth to tell, I, Wuzhe County Lieutenant Song Ke Li, will guarantee that after your death, if there are any family members, I will protect your family and children unharmed.”
Rattlesnake face hesitation, then do not need to pry open the mouth, to the outsiders impression of the temper and patience has always been very good little Song Lieutenant, directly with a fire poker poked the middle-aged horse thief’s mouth, that is, want to say also have no chance.
Pulling out the poker, little Song Lieutenant once again turned around to clip up the charcoal fire, the third horse thief who was approached by this evil foe who was even more vicious than a ringing horse had his mind blown away, and immediately trembled and said, “I’ll say, I’ll say everything!”
Song Ke Li frowned, then said softly, “I suddenly don’t want to hear it. Those lairs, I will always be able to find them if I spend some time and effort. In fact, your damned, blame this world and this officialdom, you are nothing in itself.”
Previously survived several torture can Jie Jie Yin smile of the man cried: “This master, small please, as long as you can keep small family, small know two big ringing horse, all say to you listen! Please ……”
Song Ke Li threw away the fire poker, that had been in the stable weak tears of the book boy has been silent pen record, this moment trotted over, holding the pen carrying paper squatting in front of the ringing horse, flat spread of rice paper resting on his knees, the teenager looked up with cold hard eyes, not the slightest bit of timidity.
Song Ke Li sat back on the small bench of the fire pit, pointing to the gangster leader who used to only be violent in Wuze County, turned his head to Yan Huasheng smiled and said: “Yan Lieutenant, coincidentally, with Shi Hu brothers out of the city to enjoy the snow, bumped into this set of small rattlesnake, to bundle back to the county office. Almost New Year, do not want to be too much trouble torture room brothers, but also afraid to bear the reputation of lynching, so labor driving please come to see a few eyes. But tomorrow the bodies of these horse thieves will have to be hung on the city wall, but also have to bother the torture chamber. Also, I estimate that there are a lot of horses in the city, perhaps with some of the city’s respected masters have some involvement, and then detailed list out, some not familiar with the face of the head, I’m afraid that still need to Yan Lieutenant to help send a message, said Song Ke Li first drive to Wuze County, the bag is shy, can only burn this list, and right when it is to all the townspeople a pro meet the thin gift, and the gas produces wealth, everyone can have a good year. I’d like to thank you for your help. Yan lieutenant, will not trouble you?”
Yan Huasheng shook his head like a rattle drum, “No trouble, no trouble.”
Little Song Lieutenant again returned to that gentle and elegant to anyone who reads the book, and said with a pleasant face: “I also want to know the Yan Lieutenant, Song Ke Li will not be in the county government office for the New Year, has invited the Shi Hu brothers in the Taoran Street rented a small mansion.”
Originally thought to make a mess of Yan Huasheng heart tight, heard this small matter as a relief, immediately squeezed out a smile and said: “It doesn’t matter it doesn’t matter, turn around and I pay my respects to Captain Song, if the New Year’s Eve dinner isn’t ready, I have an acquaintance with the chef, the craft is not bad, ranked in Wuzhe County, tomorrow’s child will let him to Captain Song’s residence to go. ”
There is that horse thief opened a good head, the prison is always clean down, the book boy pen quickly, soon recorded, without their own masters say more, and then drew out a piece of rice paper, wrote an additional relatively concise list, write, gently blew the ink, handed to the complex old lieutenant.
Little Song Lieutenant slowly stood up, torture room soldiers room people are coincidentally shocked back a few steps.
Little Song Lieutenant softly said, “Today’s matter, barely considered a piece of the county Yamen military and punishment room confidential important matters, all the brothers to see in the eyes on the line.”
A group of people nodded vigorously.
Only then did the young Song captain look at Yan Huasheng, “Send off Captain Yan.”
Yan Huasheng hurriedly said, “No need.”
But Song Ke Li still sent to the prison door, turn back to the road, only a few with Shi Hu for life of the heart of the brothers, plus a showy but impressed Shi Hu teenage boy.
Shi Hu inquiring eyes look, Song Ke Li nodded.
The prison sent out a burst of unwillingness to rapid wailing, after that it is completely clean and dead silence, standing in the fishy room hanging full of corpses, Song Ke Li asked: “really can find four dozen or so in the jianghu hand clean file hand?”
Shi Hu rubbed his hands and laughed: “Song lieutenant rest assured, stone someone in Ningzhou road is not wide, but are very reliable, that group of people is with the ringing horse almost virtues of outlaws, when stone someone inadvertently saved their big boss, is what they owe me. Besides, it is not to ask them to do it for nothing, as long as give enough pay, not to mention into the mountains to kill horse thieves to get the reward silver, that is, let them kill into the government office, all dare to try on a try. Other places would never dare to do so, but we are not the same in Ningzhou, when the official is not a master, when the bandit is.”
Song Ke Li nodded and laughed: “You can also rest assured that in the future, no matter if there is one or two Wuzhe County Lieutenants, there will be a seat for you.”
Shi Hu shook his head and laughed, “Seeking an official body to play the bully is another matter, the main thing is to work with you, Captain Song, just two words, pain! Not long ago there is a traveler’s fortune-teller gave me calculated, after we are destined to be a big nobleman, surnamed Song! Damn, even really did not lie to me, at that time did not spare to give the reward money, this moment of guilt a lot of na!”
Song Ke Li did not deny, “Tomorrow is New Year’s Eve, stone brother with me to stay up with the New Year’s Eve?”
Shi Hu said with a big grin: “This dare to be good ah.”
Shi Hu and his entourage left, the prison was only Song Ke Li and the teenage boy.
Song Ke Li looked toward a corpse, muttering to himself: “A lot of trouble, you have to cure the root cause of the problem, but also to follow the word accumulate gradually, it is difficult to do, but always need someone to do. Do a good job, not to mention, the least you Ningzhou after no one is willing to go as a horse. You can’t die without it. Someone has to do it, and someone has to die.”
The book boy asked softly, “Young master, with your skill, where do you need that reckless stone tiger to deal with these dozen horse thieves? It is to go to a ringing horse lair, can also kill in and out a few times.”
Song Ke Li softly laughed: “The word “rules” is the most important, if you do not talk about the rules, think of shortcuts, will always cause more than you do not talk about the rules of the opponent. As the old saying goes, it is difficult to walk by the river without wetting your shoes, that’s the truth, acting in the style of the jianghu, sooner or later, you have to get your shoes wet. Third grade masters are killed by second grade minor sect masters, minor sect masters are killed by first grade, vajra is killed by finger Xuan, finger Xuan is killed by heavenly signs, one thing leads to another, no one escapes. Since when the official, it is equivalent to take the boat to see the river and lake, it is difficult to be difficult to not be lucky, it is difficult to not be able to get out of the boat once to go walk on the river. Like the main thin Liang Lun against me, are official wrist, and no bad rules, then I Song Ke Li took it, can not catch is my public cultivation of the road is not enough, can only endure, catch, is equal to in Wuze County stood firm, can slowly operate, step by step up. Killing horse thieves, is the lieutenant’s part, because I also did not break the rules, it will not make the road of official promotion narrower and narrower.”
The book boy pouted and sighed, “Young master, but you’re only on the ninth rank at this moment, how many years will it take before you can become a court official from the third rank like the old master?”
Song Ke Li knocked the teenager’s head, his eyes warm, his words reprimanded: “I just told you about the word “accumulation”, and you’ve forgotten it?”
The teenager gave an oh-oh and smiled.
The teenager suddenly whispered, “That Shi Hu is so stupid that he didn’t see that the fortune teller was the young master in disguise!”
Song Ke Li, who had started a series of meticulous layouts in Wuze County early, laughed it off.
Song Ke Li let the young man sat on a small bench, he casually squatted and stretched out his hands for warmth, murmured: “It seems that some people in the capital know that I am here, began to do something, strange to say, no one on the Song family snow, it is not unusual, but the Song family is already down to this, even if there will miss a small lieutenant? Song family some years ago, but in the official field has never been a dead enemy, in the literary world is indeed a lot of enemies, but these rivals more or less still have a little face, is it their side of the idle body people, take this with this group of people who have always ignored the common things of the great man of the people to take the initiative to pander to? Otherwise this gust of wind, blowing some wrong.”
Song Ke Li stopped tapping his fingers on his forehead, grabbed the string of copper bells, and scoffed to himself, “If you can’t figure it out, you don’t want to.”
“I heard that the county princess almost stopped the road when young master left the capital.”
“Sons and daughters have long lives, and heroes have short lives. It’s useless to think about it more, and I’m not qualified to think about it.”
“Then the young master always has to start a family.”
“This of course, it’s not bad to find a virtuous woman in Wuze County.”
“How can this work!”
“Why not?”
“How are they worthy of a teenager?!”
After uttering these words, the book boy’s eyes turned red and he sobbed, “Young master is a Song family fledgling ah, originally he was going to be the leader of the world’s scholars ah.”
Song Ke Li gently smiled and reached out to wipe away the tears of the naive teenager.
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JinSanLang, whose every move can involve the capital’s vision, began to grow a beard. In fact, to his only can cross the years of age, unless you want to do that beautiful bearded man like Zhang Shoufu, originally do not have to do so, just when he became the State Scholarship right priest, can work with today’s science master Yao Baifeng, Jin Lanting will feel the need to have a mustache, his wife by husband’s noble enjoined in the body of Mrs. Xu almost every day to pick up the beard for the male, and strive to be as perfect as possible. Jin Lanting from the Northern Liang jurisdiction within the local small county small county jumped up, first broke the qualification to become a big yellow door, and then became the son of God close ministers of the living room Lang, blink of an eye after the change into a literary world of the scholarly world have to look up to the State Supervision of the big brother to control the world of readers to float the trend of the power, Jin Lanting every morning to wait for the sky to rise up to the fish-belly white, the line of sight tends to be clear, this is by the mansion by car to the State Supervision of the occasional Lift up the car curtain, look at the road that a face of awe hot, let Jin Lanting surged a great man when so bold, especially the carriage into the State Prison, he bent down and lifted the curtain, stepped off the wagon at the moment, Jin Lanting are as if it were a lifetime ago, when everyone will send homemade cooked Xuan, almost no one is willing to accept, and now countless people want to, Jin Lanting is half of them do not want to send. But Jin right priest also did not drift, in the capital to live more than two years things, have seen a lot of sudden wealth and sudden loss of power farce, like that of the Song family a door of three masters, the two big and small husband of a gas death a strike, the original in the Hanlin Academy need to Jin Lanting to make milk strength to tie up with the Song family young phoenix, it is completely out of the temple field of vision, Jin Lanting the more you know that the court clouds and waves of the treacherous, the more he treasures himself in hibernation when he is low! A few nobles, the last left priest Huan Wen, when few willing to accept the rice paper he sent the country’s great beams, now has been noble Wenting Pavilion University Sergeant, replacing the legacy of the party’s leader Sun Xizi honored to rise under the door of the province of the Left Prosecutor, there is also a, Jin Lanting has never revealed the surface, even in the bed of Mrs. Xu, the woman beside the same bed, but also did not mention the word, Jin Lanting clearly remember that morning court, the whole way to the white-eyed ridicule, only that same The only one who was the same is the Huangmenlang origin seniors, patted his shoulder, said an incomparably warm words.
The man died for a friend who knows him.
As for the North Liang Wang’s recommendation letter, Jin Lanting avoided talking about, privately regarded as scales, who would not be interested in mentioning this with him, any of you is the son of the book or after the general, Jin Lanting have to be angry on the spot and whisked his sleeve, and this is the end of the friendship, and will never be different from the seat of the words and laughs. Moreover, Jin Lanting heart never felt that Xu crippled what the introduction of merit, the world’s orthodoxy in the Zhao room, you surnamed Xu, even if he was sealed in a different name of the king, even if the hereditary succession, the situation of the dynasty is changing rapidly, and can be extended for a few generations of glory and wealth? Casually read the history books, those who have a home even if there is a “non-murderer not give death” iron scroll Dan Shu’s family, not the same as the emperor arbitrarily find a rebel crime on the nine families?
Resignation of the old year, change of the new house, double happiness. The right priest residence for a new building, is the emperor’s gift, was a Liyang royal family’s royal residence, in two hundred years ago, Tai’an City, glory to the extreme, because of the loss of the hereditary recklessly, hung up on the false title of generals of the royal children, living in this first-class mansion on some of the suspicion of the name is not right, but after all, did not make a big mistake of the clan, wanting to move out of them is not easy to hear that it is a national son of the Prince of Jin Sanlang to move in, face There is light, and privately got a large sum of the Palace bounty, also moved out of the trend. Today’s emperor Chong thrifty, the imperial kitchen dishes become a display, and then the queen proposed, there is a meal list, the daily meal list pointed out that a certain thing to give a certain place to give someone, such as that the main seat of the inner court, the prince and county princess, the court of power and generals in the capital, are expected to be given, today a big eunuch personally carrying yellow satin wrapped insulated pear wood wine and food box, came to the Jin priests and wine’s new house, Jin Lanting a little bit of leftover to eat, and finally implored The eunuch let him leave the pair of ebony chopsticks is not how valuable objects, the eunuch was secretly stuffed into the sleeve of a goat fat jade pendant, the skin color is golden and dazzling, the flesh is as delicate as grease, especially rare is the top of the top of the yellow jade symbiosis of the scene, do not have to get close to the end of the examination, so a hand so a play, know that it is not vulgar, the eunuch left a pair of chopsticks is not a big thing to overstep the limits of the big things that could be JinSanLang gift of the heart of the matter, but not only will not provoke greed and corruption. The big eunuch left a pair of chopsticks is not an unauthorized event, but by JinSanLang gift of favorite things, not only will not get the stigma of corruption, but a great reputation, how can not let the big eunuch smiled from ear to ear? On this nearly thirty more than is expected to be among the cabinet old rank of the right priest, more and more look comfortable.
Sent out a piece of ancestral jade pendant, leaving a pair of a few coins of silver ebony chopsticks, Mrs. Xu look at the heartache, in the past in the county, she relied on her mother’s family’s power, had to grab the ear a tirade, and now would not dare.
Jin Lanting looks a little older after growing a beard.
Mrs. Xu cautiously asked: “Sanlang, why not take advantage of the New Year’s Eve to visit the Prime Minister to pay a visit? Sanlang is close to Tan Tan Weng, and this Lord Left Servant and Lord Shoufu are from the same school, and have been close friends for most of their lives, so if Sanlang goes to pay his respects, no one will say anything.”
Jin Lanting impatiently said, “A woman’s family, what’s the point of talking too much!”
Mrs. Xu smiled resentfully, gathered her courage, and finally didn’t dare to talk back. In the past, parents did not have a good face when they saw this husband from a small scholarly family, but now after moving the family to Tai’an City at the foot of the Son of Heaven, there is only groveling and bowing.
Mrs. Xu also in the bed between all kinds of curtsey, but Sanlang’s frame is still getting bigger and bigger, Mrs. Xu always feel that he looks at his eyes, just like looking at the servants and maids no different.
In this era of women as cheap as grass, after the man’s success and fame, the woman as a woman is not difficult to see, it is difficult to see the woman as a person.
Mrs. Xu suddenly remembered a matter, parents talked about when worried, but also let her very uneasy, rich and powerful only to get hand, can not turn around and lost.
Mrs. Xu clenched her teeth, sitting next to Jin Lanting, delicate body close, especially fat chest intentionally or unintentionally rubbed his arm, which is fine and soft said: “Sanlang, I heard that you are in the State Children’s Prison …….”
Jin Lanting did not move to push her away, coldly laughed: “How, was husband’s ‘the people are the most precious, the altars of earth and grain are second to the king’s lightest’ this sentence to the fear of breaking the guts? What do you know, can’t talk to you. Your parents are shallow and ill-informed, in the future let them come to my door less often.”
Lady Xu lowered her head and said timidly, “Understood.”
Mrs. Xu got up and left, gloomy and sad.
Jin Lanting was completely unconcerned about this, staring at the pair of ebony chopsticks, the corners of his mouth curled up.
The scholar sealed his title and presided over half of the country.
There are thousands of beauties, but there is only one rivers and mountains ah.
Alone, Jin Lanting grabbed the pair of chopsticks, made a gesture of chucking food into his mouth, and laughed insanely.
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This year’s New Year’s Eve dinner, not much to drink Jing’an Wang Fu Lu was young feudal king dunked, if not drink, the feudal king is actually a rogue to say to roll around on the ground, Mr. Lu can not eat this master’s spilling, only to follow the drink, and so it is not easy to get out of the body, full of alcohol, squatting in the yard under the wall root spit and spit, the side of the only maid apricot flower to help gently pat the back, look really heartbreaking. Although Mr. Lu suffered a big crime, the mood is obviously good, said to take the real name of Liu Lingbao’s dead apricot flower to see the former residence. In fact, the apricot flower leisure time often go to the broken small mansion, mansion has long been to the king of Jing’an house to buy, as long as the apricot flower to go, will be carefully cleaned spotless before giving up, has long been familiar with the way. Blind Lu Boan did not walk into the mansion, just stood in front of the door, do not know want to “see” what. And then Lu Boan took the apricot flower to go to a once gambling chess for a living Yongzi Lane, squatting on the ground, leaning against the wall, quiet and silent. As if there was a chess game in front of him, he used his fingers in the form of lifting seeds and gently dropped them. Apricot blossom did not make a sound, eyes gentle.
The young blind man “drop” ceaselessly, laughed and said: “Our green party defeat, I also added a piece of firewood. Not so, Jing’an Wang Fu will become a vase decoration, I was originally a snob, with the royal family, both honor and dishonor, how can I stand by and watch His Highness not be able to play around.”
Apricot knows privately, Jing’an Wang Zhao Xun like to call him as Lu Gongzi, or Mr. Lu, happy to joke will also intimate a small six. And the latter is always big disrespect called His Highness the son of the world, rather than King Jing’an.
“Sheep room sandwich on the Lu family wants to go, Xiangfan City this side of the block is unable to stop, but on the side of the trip or not difficult, although in the overall situation is not beneficial, but since His Highness is not comfortable, insisted on going to nausea disgusting nausea that Beiliang, I bet on chess, can only do their best to gamble to the Lu family buried some hidden dangers of the root of the trouble. If the worldly wise Lu Ge Lao is alive, these tricks may not be able to succeed, once the old man is gone, it’s hard to say. Apricot Flower, do you think a sinister villain like me, not to mention a flirtatious celebrity, is not even worthy of a scholar?”
Apricot Flower changed her orientation to shield Mr. Lu from the cold wind blowing into the alleyway, and softly said, “Your Excellency is a person who does great things, and does not stick to small things.”
Lu Dangdan laughed: “Both said a house is not swept how to sweep the world, and also said that those who do great things do not stick to the small details, the ancient books and ancient words, said really let the future generations confused. But I’m a blind man, cleaning the house, indeed I can only rely on you.”
Apricot Blossom’s eyes flowed, “The slave girl is happy to do so.”
Lu Dang stretched out his hand, as if wine strengthens one’s courage, wanting to caress Liu Lingbao’s bare cheeks, but when Liu Lingbao came over to his face, he had already retracted his hand and said softly, “We are fortunate enough to rely on each other and try to live for a few more years.”
Lu Dang’s head tilted back and leaned against the wall, “You blind man.”
Apricot Blossom suddenly lowered her voice, “Mr. Lu, if you want to go to Northern Liang, Liu Lingbao will die to protect you out of the city.”
Lu Daan froze for a moment, shook his head and laughed, “I have my own plans. It’s quite good here.”
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In Beiliang’s Hearing Tide Lake, Chen Xiliang, a humble scholar, sat in a pavilion by the lake, along with Xu Beihao, the common grandson of Xu Huainan, the former king of Beiliang, and Xu Weixiong, the second county princess, who was sitting in a wheelchair, forming a triad of three characters with very different identities.
Xu Weixiong, who was in charge of half of Beiliang’s intelligence spies, calmly said, “There is a piece of news to tell you, the female emperor of Beimang has brought only one person to the border of Beiliang.”
Xu Weixiong gave a hmmm and quickly hit the nail on the head, “It must be Tuoba Bodhisattva.”
Chen Xiliang frowned and asked, “Can’t be killed?”
Xu Beihao laughed, “Who can be killed who can’t be killed, just can’t be killed.”
Chen Xiliang looked blandly oh-so.
Xu Weixiong turned his head to look to the south and laughed, “Let’s plan and scheme again, anyway, things still have to be them.”
Although Xu Beihao has been out of office as a local official, few opportunities to come to Qingliang Mountain, but also often have him and the scholar drink rumors, unlike Chen Xiliang, always in the king’s residence, exhaustive efforts. And Xu Beihao even on Xu Weixiong, there is no constraints, but also dare to say a few harmless jokes, like at this time on the lazy said: “I heard that our son’s highness this trip, can vigorously abducted a lot of big shots to do hard labor in Beiliang, really a skill, to say that his highness’s appearance, cheating some girls is not difficult, I did not expect to cheat the men as unambiguous. ”
Chen Xiliang’s face was expressionless, turning his head to look towards the Listening Tide Lake that had ten million tails of koi carp.
Xu Weixiong pointed at Xu Beihuan and Chen Xiliang, smiled and said nonchalantly, “Xu Beihuan, you scold yourself on the line, but also bring Chen Xiliang, kill the enemy a thousand self-loss of a thousand hooks, not half of the profit of the business, what is the point?”
Xu Beihao laughed out loud, “Sheriff, you don’t know, this guy of mine was born with a black heart and thick skin, so he’s going to get hurt less than Mr. Chen.”
Chen Xiliang shook his head helplessly, such a fellow, being a friend was impossible, but even if he was a rival, he still couldn’t be hated.
Xu Weixiong said to himself, “It’s a new year, new cool, new weather.”