After Li Ziqiu had breakfast, he asked the address of the shopkeeper Dugu Mansion, and went to Tongyi Fang. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Dugu family is an old family, when Emperor Taizong Xuanwumen seized power, Dugu family was one of the supporters, the then head of the family Dugu Yanyun not only participated in the battle of Jiancheng and Yuanji, but also died heroically when the Turkic Khan Jieli went south, and was named the prince of Liyang County by Emperor Taizong.

The Dugu family died for the Li family dynasty and there was only one Dugu Mou left, who was named Yunzhonghou by Emperor Taizong, the relationship between the ancestor of the Dugu family and the ancestor of the Li family is complicated, and it is not clear, Li Yuan's queen is the Dugu family, and now Yunzhonghou is the eldest son of Dugu Mou, Dugu Yunfeng, and the people of their family have lived in simplicity since the Wu family became emperor. The Dugu family is just an inconspicuous Hou Ye now, and the people are not prosperous, and there are really few people to provoke.

No one provokes the Dugu family, but not only because the Dugu family is an old family. The descendants are not prosperous, which does not mean that the family is small, and the Dugu family has many martial arts masters, and it is also an old family in the rivers and lakes, which is no worse than the Nangong family in the south.

Dugu Yunfeng is the contemporary head of the family, but his martial arts are not the best, the best martial arts is his younger brother Dugu Duan, known as the sword demon, when he walked the rivers and lakes to kill people like hemp, he was infatuated with swords all his life, and he wandered the rivers and lakes alone. When I got older, I came back to retreat, and I lived in the manor on the outskirts of the city, and it is said that I have reached the point where I asked with a sword, and I was only one step away from shattering the void, and I didn't know whether it was true or false, and it was not a good man who came to seek revenge, but after entering Dugu's house, there would be no news and he would disappear from then on.

Li Ziqiu looked at the tall gatehouse of Dugu's house, and then turned around and went to the side door. Seeing that there was no one around, he took out the package wrapped in gifts from the Qiankun bag and carried it on his back, and there was also a porter at the side door, and a man in a blue cloth shirt sat in the gatehouse. After seeing Li Ziqiu, he stood up and asked, "This son, are you in trouble?" ”。 Li Ziqiu hurriedly bowed his hand and said with a smile: "This housekeeper, surnamed Li, may I ask if Dugufang is from Dugu Mansion?" ”。

The blue-shirted man saw that Li Ziqiu was polite, and he didn't dare to slack off, and said with a smile: "Who is Dugufang that Gongzi is talking about, can you explain?" Li Ziqiu said: "Dugu Fang is more than Chinese New Year's Eve years old today, and he turned out to be the captain of the guard of the Dugu family's caravan in the Western Regions, and I am his brother-in-law, who came from other places to find relatives!" ”。

The blue-shirted man smiled: "Brother Li, please come in and sit, I will know if you say so, you wait a minute!" After speaking, he beckoned to the distance, and a young man who looked like a nurse came over, "Second brother! "Xiaoyun, if you go to the second housekeeper in the outer courtyard, you will say that a relative has come to look for him!" It's his brother-in-law, go! Li Ziqiu arched his hand towards the young man.

The man in the blue shirt gave Li Ziqiu a cup of tea, "Brother Li, where did this come from, why have you never seen it?" Li Ziqiu saw that the other party did not trust him very much, so he put down the package and said: "I am from Hebei, this is the first time I have come to Chang'an, and I have not been in touch with my brother-in-law's family for more than ten years."

The man in the blue shirt said with a concerned face: "Since they are close relatives, how can they not contact each other for such a long time, this is not good!" Li Ziqiu smiled: "I was still young at the time, and I didn't know what was going on?" ”。 While the two were talking, a stout man came from the courtyard and came to the gatehouse.

Li Ziqiu guessed that this man might be his brother-in-law, but he was still young when his sister got married, and after so many years, he didn't have much impression. This man had a beard, was dressed in black, and his eyes were embarrassed, staring at Li Ziqiu. The man who was guarding the door just now stood up and said, "Second housekeeper, this one is your brother-in-law!" ”。

When Li Ziqiu heard this, he said: "I am Li Ziqiu, may I ask you are the housekeeper of the Dugu Room, and your wife is Wuwei Li?" Hearing Li Ziqiu say this, Dugufang's face suddenly burst into laughter, "You are Ziqiu, hahaha, you have grown so big, you are all adults, your sister nagged you and your mother-in-law all day long", came to Ziqiu, grabbed Li Ziqiu's hands, and held them affectionately.

Dugufang said to the man who guarded the door, "Second brother, I'll take my brother-in-law home first, if there is something in the house, you let people call me!" The man laughed, "Second housekeeper, even if you leave, there is nothing to do in the house now, if the big housekeeper asks, I will give you a reply, you can rest assured!" ”。 Dugufang said to Li Ziqiu: "Go, Ziqiu, I'll take you home, your sister doesn't know how happy she is!" ”。

Dugufang's home is not far from Dugufu, go out from the side door, walk two alleys, there is a small courtyard against the wall, the door is not locked, Dugufang pushes the door in, shouts into the house, "the tree, look who is coming?" A woman's voice came from inside the room, "Why are you back now?" ”。

The small courtyard was not large, with three main rooms, one side room on each side, and a woman led a boy of five or six years old out of the main room. Li Ziqiu vaguely remembered her sister's appearance, recognized that it was her eldest sister Li Rong, and hurriedly walked over, "Sister, I'm Ziqiu!" ”。

Li Rong looked at the tall young man in front of him, and finally recognized Li Ziqiu's appearance, hugged Ziqiu and cried at the moment. When the child next to him saw his mother crying, he also began to cry. Li Ziqiu couldn't help crying.

Dugufang pulled his wife up next to him, "My brother-in-law is here, I should be happy, you pack up a few dishes, and I will accompany my brother-in-law to have a few drinks!" ”。 Li Rong cried for a while, and then pulled Li Ziqiu and the child into the house. said to Dugufang: "I'm excited, I'm afraid I won't be able to get any dishes, you better go to the restaurant and order a few dishes!" Dugufang picked up the child and said, "Okay, your sisters and brothers will talk first, I'll go to the restaurant to ask for a few dishes, and I'll be back soon!" , Ziqiu, you sit down first! ”。

Li Ziqiu stood up to send her brother-in-law out, and it could be seen that her sister and brother-in-law had a good relationship, and the life of the eldest sister's family was okay.

The two sisters and brothers have too much to say, Li Ziqiu briefly talked about the things of the year, Li Rong cried again, she already knew about her father's affairs, and later knew that the Li family was in trouble, so many years, my brother-in-law also asked someone to go to his hometown in Hebei to inquire, but there was no news. Speaking of which, I am embarrassed. The eldest sister has two sons, the eldest Dugushu is twelve years old, and he went to school today, and the second Duguyang is only five years old this year, and he is the child just now.

Li Ziqiu asked about the news of the second sister, Li Rong said: "Your second sister's family is similar to mine, but she is a son and a daughter, and your second brother-in-law is now the chief steward of the Pei family's farm on the outskirts of the city, so your second sister generally lives in Zhuangzi, and when your brother-in-law is free, I will take you again", hearing that the second sister is also doing well, Li Ziqiu put down his mind and took out the letter written by his mother to the eldest sister and handed it to the eldest sister.

Li Rong didn't rush to look at it, put it aside and said, "I'll look at it in the evening, you have something to do when you come to the capital this time?" Li Ziqiu said with a smile: "It's not a big deal, the main thing is to come to see you, in addition, I want to participate in the martial arts examination of the imperial court and mix my background!" ”。 Li Rong said: "I don't understand these things either, you will tell your brother-in-law in a while, he will definitely help you if he can help, and my father helped him a lot back then!" ”。

Dugufang came back not long after, holding the child just now, followed by an older child, and then followed by the hotel guy with the food box, set the table in the hall, set up the wine and food, and the guy left. Dugufang said to the two children: "This is uncle, come and see uncle!" The two children sensibly kowtowed to Li Ziqiu, "I've seen my uncle!" ”。

Li Ziqiu hurriedly took out the gift, "Brother-in-law, this is a little gift I brought, don't dislike it!" He handed the silk to his sister and gave two nephews two silver nudes each.

Dugufang was not polite, Duguyang, under the guidance of his mother, waved towards Li Ziqiu again, "Thank you, uncle!" Dugufang and Li Ziqiu laughed. Although Dugufang is the housekeeper of the Dugu family, he does not have the rules of a big family in his own home. People are also bold, and they treat Li Ziqiu very sincerely. I heard that Li Ziqiu was going to take the martial arts exam.

Dugufang was silent for a while and said: "Ziqiu, although my brother-in-law is the housekeeper of the Dugu family, he is just a second housekeeper in the outer courtyard, and he can barely speak in front of the head of the family, but now the Dugu family is not as good as before, and the head of the family has now withdrawn from the court, basically cares about the affairs of the court, and requires the Dugu family not to be publicized." So I'm afraid I won't be able to help much! ”。

Li Ziqiu smiled and said: "I'm not very interested in martial arts, this time I came out mainly for a long time, brother-in-law, you don't have to worry about it!" Dugufang looked at Li Ziqiu seriously and said: "Ziqiu, since you are not very interested in martial arts, my brother-in-law advises you not to participate, the Wu family usurped the throne, and the name is not right, and the emperor is called a woman, sooner or later something will happen, this martial arts is just a means for her to win people's hearts, it is to obtain an official body, and it may not end well in the future, and almost no one from the big family in the capital will participate in this martial arts!" ”。

Li Ziqiu knew that his brother-in-law was for his own good, so he didn't object at the moment, "Okay, then I won't participate!" The eldest sister Li Rong seems to still believe in her brother-in-law, and she doesn't intervene in such things.

Dugufang drank a lot of wine, and drank two jars of wine with Li Ziqiu, and neither of them had anything to do. Dugufang looked at Li Ziqiu and said, "Ziqiu, I see that you are polite, don't you look like you are participating in martial arts?" Li Ziqiu also smiled, "I also study, but I am still a little short of participating in the imperial examination, I have also learned kung fu immediately, and I have already passed the state exam, I want to try my luck in the capital!" ”。 The two chatted and talked about some interesting things in the capital, and after lunch, Dugufang asked Ziqiu to stay at home, and he had to go to Dugu Mansion to support an errand.

Li Rong still had a lot to ask Li Ziqiu, so naturally he didn't let his younger brother go. The two talked for an afternoon, mainly Li Rong asked, and Li Ziqiu said. In the evening, Dugufang returned. With a solemn face, Li Ziqiu asked, "Brother-in-law, what's wrong, is there something?" Dugufang asked his wife to prepare the meal, and he didn't hide it from Li Ziqiu, "Today, our second master came from Fang County, he rarely comes here, and the head of the family also ordered us to go to the house at night, it seems that someone is going to assassinate in the capital!" Li Ziqiu was very strange, "The government knows, why don't you do it first?" ”。

Dugufang explained: "The Dugu family didn't get the news from the government, it was from the rivers and lakes, it seems that a group of Turkic people have come to the capital, and now it has attracted the attention of the government, but their whereabouts have not been found yet, listening to the meaning of the head of the family, it seems that this matter has attracted the attention of Di Renjie, who is responsible for the security of the capital." I'm sure we'll be able to find them soon. ”。

Li Ziqiu was very strange and asked, "When it was so dangerous, your second master came back instead?" Dugufang said: "You are walking in the rivers and lakes, so I don't know, the second master of our family, the people in the rivers and lakes are called 'Sword Demon', with him sitting at home, no one dares to come to the door to cause trouble." Li Ziqiu is even stranger. "The second master of your family, a child of a family, has gone to mix the rivers and lakes?" , Dugufang looked at Li Ziqiu and smiled, "It's not strange, some of the big families are freaks, it's okay to go out and mix the rivers and lakes, the second master of our family is not ordinary, he wants to lose in the rivers and lakes but can't get it, but he is a real master!" After speaking, he looked proud.

Li Ziqiu had to sneak to see Rongyue at night, and after repeated excuses, the eldest sister agreed to let him go back to the Yuelai Inn, Dugu Fang has a waist card on Dugu Mansion, and he is not afraid of patrolling the street Wuhou Cha, and was assigned by Li Rong to send Ziqiu back first, and then go to Dugu Mansion on duty.

Dugufang sent Li Ziqiu all the way back to Yuelai Inn, sent him to the room, and saw that the room was good, so he was about to say goodbye and leave, Li Ziqiu followed and sent him out, stood at the door of the inn, watched his brother-in-law go away, and then returned to the inn lobby. Just now, he noticed that Kongkonger was sitting in the lobby drinking.

Seeing Li Ziqiu sitting down next to him, Kongkonger picked up the wine jug, poured wine for Li Ziqiu, and shouted to Xiao Er, "Man, have another sheep's head, and two pots of good wine!" The guy agreed, and Li Ziqiu was not polite, picked up the wine glass and drank it all.

After a drink with him, he asked emptyly, "Childe has something to do with me?" Li Ziqiu looked at Kongkong'er, took out a certain amount of gold from his arms and put it in Kongkong'er's hand, and whispered, "Jianghu news, there are foreigners preparing to assassinate in the capital, what news do you know?" After speaking, he let go of his empty hand.

Kongkong'er looked at Li Ziqiu, with a wry smile on his face, knowing that this master is not easy to deal with, he can give a piece of gold, and if he doesn't tell the truth, I'm afraid it won't work. After what happened last time, he knew that he couldn't beat Li Ziqiu, and he estimated that he couldn't run away. I really regret it, how can I go back here today, I knew I wouldn't come back.

Li Ziqiu drank the wine by himself, and Kongkonger drank with him, and he didn't speak, after drinking, Li Ziqiu got up and went back to the room, Kongkonger followed behind, and entered the room, Li Ziqiu said, "Please sit down, I'm just curious, I won't make trouble for you", Kongkonger said: "According to my information, this time it was the Turks who wanted to make trouble, and the leader seemed to be a woman, and it was not clear where she lived, and I followed them several times, and found that they entered a family in Judefang, and later went to that house to check, and found nothing, it was an ordinary family" 。

Li Ziqiu asked, "Is there any other news?" Kongkonger said: "These things, it seems that the government has already gotten the news, and now Lord Lang Di of the Ministry of War is in charge of the security of Chang'an, and they will soon find out where they are hiding, so now the people in the rivers and lakes are avoiding them, for fear of being implicated."

Li Ziqiu smiled, "You Jianghu people, are you still afraid of the government?" Kongkonger sighed, "Who is not afraid of the government, the big faction on the rivers and lakes, who dares to go against the government?" But the days? Those lone rangers and outlaws are not afraid, but there are good hands in the government, and they really want to arrest you, unless you hide for the rest of your life, otherwise you must be unlucky, and it is really so easy to provoke when the government is really there? ”。

Come to think of it, if the government doesn't have this ability, I don't know how many masters of the rivers and lakes will rebel! Li Ziqiu asked again: "Do you know that the Sword Demon Dugu is seeking defeat, is he powerful?" ”。 Kongkong'er glared at Li Ziqiu: "Childe, as soon as I heard it, I knew that you hadn't mixed the rivers and lakes, sword demon, it's not a powerful problem, this person is so murderous, no one dares to provoke at all, how did Childe ask about this?" "It's okay, just ask! Alright, here you go! I think you're pretty good, aren't you famous? Kongkonger walked out of the room, turned back and said, "I, no one can take my things except Childe!" ”。 After saying that, he left. Li Ziqiu shook his head, these Jianghu people are quite arrogant!

Li Ziqiu closed the door, crossed his legs, and continued to practice his spells, preparing to go to see Rongyue during the third watch.