Chapter 5 The Experiences of the Rivers and Lakes V

Yu Shao saw that they were all newly built houses, and the old ones were more than ten years old, and the houses were carved with wood carvings, or stone carvings, or brick carvings, Taiji diagrams, animals and flowers, characters and myths, fine workmanship, different styles, and thousands of forms. The flowers and trees on the side of the road have not yet flourished www.biquge.info and the new village is a thriving scene, and the old people I met at the entrance of the village seem to be proud of their own works, smiling. Yu Shao smiled and asked the old man: "Mr. Yu, seeing that you look proud at the entrance of the village, as if you are looking at your wife and son, could it be that this village was built by your old man?" ”

"You've guessed that I built this village." The old gentleman smiled and looked at Yu Shao and said.

"I saw that the village was new everywhere, even the flowers and trees were still small seedlings, and I saw that the old gentleman was so affectionate, so I estimated that it was your masterpiece." Yu Shao explained.

"That's right, you are a smart person, and I also see that Gongzi is by no means an ordinary family, he must be a rich and noble person."

"This is a disappointment for the old gentleman, my father is just a reclusive martial artist, who has made some contributions to the imperial court, and his family is considered to be wealthy, but he is by no means rich." Yu Shao said.

"Childe is too modest, although Childe is not rich and noble now, he will definitely be a dragon and phoenix among people in the future." The old gentleman said with a smile.

"Then thank you for the old gentleman's expectations, but I am used to being free and casual, and I don't care about fame and fortune, but I like to live a free and easy life, and I may want to disappoint the old gentleman." Yu Shao also said with a smile.

"Some things are not up to you, God is destined for what kind of person you are, it is not up to your will to decide, look at your face to know that you are not a thing in the pool, one day you will become a dragon."

"Could it be that the old gentleman can still know people?" Yu Shao said.

The old gentleman laughed and said, "Liu Qingtian and I have been classmates for many years, and I have also learned some astrological divination from him, and I have also learned the superficial skills of observing people's eyebrows. ”

"Who is Liu Qingtian? How can no one have heard of such a high person. Yu Shao asked.

"Liu Bowen has always heard of it."

"Of course, he is the founding father of the dynasty, who knows the history of the scriptures, knows astronomy, and the art of war, assists Zhu Yuanzhang to complete the imperial business, create the Ming Dynasty and try his best to protect the family and the country, and is well-known all over the world, and is compared to Zhuge Wuhou by later generations."

"Liu Ji, the word Bowen, is a native of Nantian Township, Qingtian, so he is called Liu Qingtian." Zhuge Liang is divided into three parts of the world, and Liu Bowen dominates the country. He is known for his clever calculations and strategic strategies, and the Taiji astrological layout of this village was designed and directed by me, and Liu Bowen often came here to chat with me, and at my invitation to point out the landscape, and designed the village as a constellation gossip layout."

"It turns out that the old gentleman has such a relationship, he is a classmate and friend of the god Liu Bowen, and it is rumored that Liu Bowen is a prophet and a prophet who knows things like God, and there is a saying that '500 years before and 500 years later'. But is that really the case? Yu Shao asked.

"That's just a rumor in the market, but Liu Bowen is indeed full of wealth, rich and rich, and he is an out-and-out god, and I am really lucky to be his classmate."

Yu Shao now knows that this old gentleman's name is Yu Lai, Liu Bowen's classmate, and Yu Tong's father. The old gentleman took Yu Shao to see the exquisite layout of "Seven Star Pond" and "Seven Star Well", which is really ingenious, and the close integration of humanity and nature is a classic of "the unity of heaven and man". When the two were chatting happily, they had already arrived at the Yu ancestral hall, which enshrined the ancestors of the Yu family.

Yu Lai took Yu Shao into his compound to rest, and sent someone to call his youngest son Yu Tong over. Yu Shao carried Shen Bing out of the carriage and entered Mr. Yu's compound. Yu Lai saw Shen Bing, who had a noble temperament, and asked with some surprise: "You are surnamed Shen." ”

"Yes, my name is Shen Bing, how does Grandpa Yu know that my surname is Shen?" Shen Bing politely gave Yu Lai luggage and asked in some surprise.

Yu Lai saw Shen Bing's down-and-out appearance, and knew that something big should happen to the Shen family, so he didn't want to touch the little girl's sadness, so he replied sloppily: "I just remembered the old man, and I saw that your facial features were somewhat similar to him, so I guessed it." ”

Shen Bing stopped talking after "oh", just now I heard the conversation between Yu Shao and this old gentleman, the former important minister of the imperial court Liu Ji is his classmate, Shen Bingxue is smart, and now he is also very sensitive, and he is afraid of hiding from the personnel related to the imperial court.

Yu Tong came over, said hello to his father, and when he saw Yu Shao and them, he just nodded politely, thinking that he was a friend of his father.

Yu Lai gave him a letter and explained, "This son is here to find you. ”

Yu Tong opened the letter that Dugu Hong gave him, looked at Yu Shao and said: "It turned out to be a friend of Dugu Boss, that is my friend, and I will definitely follow his orders." After that, I told my father some local dialect.

Yu Shao didn't read the letter, and after listening to Yu Tong's words, he guessed what Dugu Hong meant, this brother is really righteous, and he just met him in Pingshui, and he really cared for himself, and asked a friend to help. The letter was nothing more than saying, 'Yu Shao is my new friend, there is a killer who has targeted him, and he has also helped his brother heal, and I can't reciprocate, and I hope that Brother Yu can help, and I am grateful to show Yu Shao the way to the sea'.

Yu Lai knew Yu Shao's situation in the conversation with his son, and probably guessed that Yu Shao risked coming here to protect the little girl around him, and the little girl's family was unfortunate, and she must have been hunted down by the imperial court. Although his classmate and friend Liu Ji has passed away for many years, and several of his sons are still appointed by the imperial court, and they often come and go, the people in the Governor's Mansion must know the details of my Yu Lai, and they will also come here with Liu Ji's son, and he has received a lot of court officials.

Yu Shao also guessed this level of relationship, this place is not a safe place as Dugu Hong said, Yu Tong of course has some habits in the rivers and lakes, and does not care about his father's court relationship, Dugu Hong is his friend, and he will definitely take care of Yu Shao and them. But his father is so close to the court officials, seeing that his bearing is not a villain who falls into the well, it can be known that people know their faces but do not know their hearts, Yu Shao has seen Zhuge Mo's behavior and is deeply touched, but the person with such a straightforward face is secretly a cheating and slippery person, and he has a good skin like a fairy in vain.

Yu Shao had already seen Yu Tong and handed over Duguhong's letter to him, so it was best to stay here for a long time. Yu Shao got up and said goodbye to Yu Lai and Yu Tong, father and son, and said: "There are still important things to do, it is a privilege to meet the old gentleman and the heroic son, if you have time, I will come to visit again." After speaking, he picked up Shen Bing and walked out the door.

Yu Tong stopped him, and Yu Lai also said: "Son, slow down, you can't go at this time." ”

Yu Shao suddenly felt that the crisis was coming, it was not a good thing for these two fathers and sons to stop them, could it be that he really misunderstood the character of these two people? Are they also hypocrites like Zhuge Mo and others? But in this place, Yu Shao can't get out, so he can only stay and standby. Yu Shao pretended to be a young man's innocent appearance, and asked Yu Lai with a smile: "Mr. Yu wants to keep us for dinner?" But when I entered the village, my stomach was full. Or does the old gentleman have something to explain to the juniors? ”

Yu Tong said with a smile: "Don't misunderstand, when talking to my father, Childe may be a little sensitive." ”

Yu Lai also smiled and said: "The prince must know my relationship with the imperial court if he is so smart, and I also know a little about this little girl's background, I don't know why the Shen family offended the imperial court, and the people of the Duwei Mansion chased her all the way." But the old man is not a person who fell into the ground, since you and I are destined to come to my Taiji Star Village, I have the responsibility to send you out of the village safely, but when you get outside, the old man can't do anything. ”

Yu Shao also felt that Yu Lai might know some of Shen Bing's elders, and they might still be old friends, and he didn't even ask about things, this Yu Lai knew a lot, if he attracted the people of the Governor's Mansion at this time, he would be unable to fly. But after listening to Yu Lai's words, he felt that this person was a bright and upright person, and he swore that he was sure to protect the safety of this place, so he had to let it go.

Yu Tong said: "Don't panic, son, I am a person in the rivers and lakes, and I will definitely send you on the road safely." ”

Yu Shao said: "Then why can't you leave at this time?" ”

Yu Tong said: "It's not a secret, my father's old friend Liu Ji and his grandson Liu Diao went home to save his relatives, and he will definitely pass by here to visit today. You might just run into it when you go out at this time. ”

Yu Lai said: "I read the letter from my friend Dugu to him, and I know that you are a chivalrous and courageous young man, a man who stands up to the sky, and I also see that you are also a courteous son full of poetry and books, such a talent, I can't let him be buried, no matter what holidays you have with the court, I am sincerely good for you, if you can trust the old man, how about delaying here for a night?" ”

Yu Shao heard Yu Lai so righteous, so he had nothing to say, and said to Yu Lai: "Then it's all up to the old gentleman to arrange, thank you two for your benevolence." ”

Yu Tong said: "This little girl has to hide, the people in the Governor's Mansion may recognize it, how about hiding in my daughter's boudoir for a while." ”

Yu Shao is quite embarrassed, she is not by her side, but she is also very lucky, if she insists on taking Shen Bing with her, it is also very dangerous, not to mention that this also disappoints the kindness of Yu Lai's father and son, if you lose your sincerity, you may turn against you and hate, which is really not worth it. Yu Shao weighed the pros and cons and asked Yu Tong to take Shen Bing away.

Shen Bing saw that Yu Shao looked at him with some embarrassment, and left with Yu Tong without saying a word. Shen Bing is a smart person, and he also knows that what Yu Shao thinks in his heart is for her safety, so he is cautious, as long as he pays more attention to himself, he should still be able to trust Yu Tong.

As soon as Yu Tong took Shen Bing away, Liu Qian came with a large group of people, followed by dozens of people from the Governor's Mansion, one of whom was the man in black who had fought with Yu Shao. Yu Shao didn't see this person's face clearly that night, but this person recognized Yu Shao, before he chased the 'Second Realm Ridge', he recognized Yu Shao and Shen Bing who were resting on the side of the road, this is a narrow road, fortunately, this person didn't have a seizure on the spot in the love between Liu Qian and Yu Lai. The people in the Duwei Mansion are all cronies of the emperor, nominally the emperor's grace and personal protection of Liu Lirong's return to his hometown, but what kind of person is Zhu Yuanzhang, he is an emperor who has experienced countless lives and deaths, except for himself, he will never trust any of his ministers, the people in the Duwei Mansion are actually Zhu Yuanzhang's secret agents, and any disturbances of the ministers cannot escape his ears and eyes. Therefore, these entourages of the Governor's Mansion were arrogant and rude, and they did not buy Liu Li's account, as long as he had any outrageous behavior, they would immediately report to the commander, and with Zhu Yuanzhang's consent, they could detain any official at any time, because they were the emperor's pro-military guards.

The people in the Governor's Mansion were all well-trained, and the pro-army who fought with Yu Shao did not show their surprise to see Yu Shao's presence, and sat down to drink tea like other pro-soldiers.

When Liu Di saw Yu Lai, he gave the gift of a junior, and said: "The old gentleman is still so healthy, this time I went home to come to your mansion to disturb your old man's house, this Taiji Star Village has begun to take shape, I came to visit your old man's home, and I also want to see the Taiji Star Village designed and commanded by my grandfather."

Yu Lai looked flattered and said: "Lord Liu is very polite, and thank you for remembering the mountain village Yefu, you are an important minister of the court who came to visit the old man in his busy schedule, which makes the old man unbearable." ”

"The old gentleman is my grandfather's classmate, and you deserve this gift from the younger generation."

"It's a bad old man, I'm a grass people, and I should have saluted the adult." Yu Lai said politely, while inviting Liu Diao to take a seat, he instructed his subordinates to prepare wine and food to pick up the wind and wash the dust for Liu Diao and his gang.

Yu Shao wanted to avoid it, but after sending Shen Bing away, Liu Qian and the others were already outside the gate, and it was too late to avoid at this time, if he walked away rashly, it would cause suspicion, so he simply stood on the side behind Yu Lai generously. Seeing that although Liu Diao was an important minister of the imperial court, he was a little trembling when he spoke and acted. On the other hand, those guards with knives were arrogant and rude, and they didn't take the court officials seriously.

Liu Diao said to the little leader of the guards from the Governor's Mansion: "Commander Liao, this is my grandfather's classmate and friend, how about we stay here for one night?" "There is something pleading.

The little leader nodded, glanced at Yu Shao, and said, "Since it is the order of the adult, his subordinate Liao Chengyi will do it." ”

Liu Diao saw that the leader of the guards agreed so readily, but it was a little unexpected, coming all the way south in Nanjing, and the route arrangement was not Liu Diao's decision, the leader of the guards had arranged everything along the way. Liu Qian was still a little grateful, the old gentleman in front of him and Taiji Star Elephant Village had a deep relationship with his grandfather, and he had to come and see it, but fortunately, the head of the guard was also reasonable, and he was in a happy mood, and he chatted with Yu Lai. In fact, he knew that the drunkard didn't mean to drink, and the leader simply agreed to stay here for one night because of Yu Shao.

As soon as Yu Shao heard the leader of the guards speak, his heart 'chuckled', and he had already heard that this person was the person from the Duwei Mansion who fought with him in the 'Second Realm Ridge', and this person had already informed that his name was Liao Chengyi, and he was still a small leader of the Duwei Mansion, and there were not a few people from the Duwei Mansion present, and he had no hope of escaping. Yu Shaoqiang endured not to let the anxiety appear on his face, put his hands behind his back, clenched his fists, his palms were already faintly sweating, ready to deal with the difficulties of the guards of the Governor's Mansion at any time. At this time, his hands were empty, and even the jade flute was left in the carriage, if Liao Chengyi gave an order, if he was like a lamb to be slaughtered.

Fortunately, Liao Chengyi didn't make any trouble, he looked at Yu Shao fearlessly, and stayed until midnight to compete with Yu Shao. After he left that night, he studied Yu Shao's martial arts, and found that Yu Shao did not show the martial arts of the Jianghu sect, and he didn't shoot like a person in the martial arts, but he recognized that the kung fu was first-class, and he also had a flick of his fingers. He was defeated in the hands of such a person, he was angry, and he must get back this lost face when he found an opportunity, he felt that he didn't need the help of his subordinates, as long as he paid attention to his sudden blow, he grabbed Yu Shao Na and grabbed it with his hand, and wouldn't it be beautiful to take Miss Shen to ask the court for credit.

Liao Chengyi did not overestimate Yu Shao's martial arts, but he far underestimated Yu Shao's wisdom.

On the way to send Shen Bing to Yu Tong's daughter, Yu Shao quietly said yes to Shen Bing, and when Yu Tong's daughter was asleep, he went out of the door to get into his carriage, and told Shen Bing how to drive, and the white horse 'Jiechen' would recognize the road when he came, or find the intersection out of the village. During this period of time, the white horse 'Jiechen' has regarded Shen Bing as a friend, and when he usually rests, Yu Shao is busy with the problem of cooking, and it is Shen Bing who takes care of the white horse. Yu Shao is not worried that the Yu family can really protect the safety of himself and Shen Bing, he has seen the first-class martial arts of the people in the Duwei Mansion, and he is ruthless and ruthless, in case there is a fight, Yu Tong's family is the Duwei Mansion that can't fight many masters, but it is also due to the situation, Yu Shao still did as Yu Tong and his son wanted, and he also kept his back. Shen Bing is a little girl, frail and delicate, not to mention that she doesn't know a little half-star martial arts, and it is the first time to drive a carriage, but Shen Bing's wisdom is beyond ordinary people, and Yu Shao can only gamble. If it's okay, it's best that he can come back to the Yu family and his son in the future, because of the situation, he should forgive him for his recklessness when he sees the mind of the Yu family's father and son. In case there are three long and two short, at least Shen Bing will be safe for the time being. Since he promised Shen Bing, he will be responsible to the end, even if he pays for his life.

Liu Di saw that there was a young man standing next to Yu Lai, with a graceful demeanor, handsome and dashing appearance, and he had never seen such a young master in the Yu family, so he asked about Yu Lai. "The son behind the old gentleman has eyes like torches, and his bearing is extraordinary, I don't know who you are? Let's take a look. ”

Yu Lai replied: "This son is a young friend made by the old man, a son from Taihu District, surnamed Wang Ziyu. ”

"Oh, who is Childe's father?" Liu Qian asked Yu Shao.

Yu Shao took a few steps forward, turned around, saluted Liu Liao politely, and said: "The grass people are ordinary people by Taihu Lake, and my father runs a pawnshop, and his family is quite wealthy. Yu Shao didn't talk about his father's origins, and it was not wrong to open a pawnshop.

Yu Lai saw that Yu Shao was deliberately concealed, although he was a little displeased with Yu Shao's excessive caution, but he did not debunk it, he knew that Yu Shao also had unspeakable secrets.

"Jiangnan has been literary since ancient times, I think Gongzi is a genius, he must be full of poetry and books, and his future is limitless, I can't compare." Liu Di said.

"I just read some books, and I don't dare to be a talent, adults are today's famous people, family history, official positions, villains only have envy, how can they be compared with adults."

Yu Shao complimented Liu Shao, Liu Liao and Yu Lai felt very satisfied, so they smiled and let Yu Shao retreat and return to Yu Lai's back.

Liao Chengyi kept staring at Yu Shao, for fear that when Liu Qian asked Yu Shao to retreat, Yu Shao would take the opportunity to turn around and go out, he didn't want Yu Shao to disappear in front of him. Yu Shao also saw through Liao Chengyi's thoughts, if he turned around and disappeared, he would definitely take the opportunity to make trouble, but Yu Lai couldn't get off the stage, and he might not be able to get out of the village immediately, and Shen Bing didn't have a chance to escape. Yu Shao saw that he thought about it and stood behind Yu Lai again.

Liu Diao and Yu Lai drank tea and chatted all afternoon. Yu Shao and Liao Chengyi also looked at each other for an afternoon, and when it was time for dinner, the two couldn't help but laugh dumbly, but there was a taste of 'sympathy'.

In order to wash the dust for Liu Li, Yu Lai began to prepare tonight's dishes as early as a few days ago when he received the news.

Anyway, he couldn't leave for a while, so Yu Shao simply sat down generously on Liao Chengyi's wine table and sat directly opposite him.

"Lord Liao, would you mind sharing a table with you?" Yu Shao said with a playful smile.

"Of course I don't mind, Childe is so open-minded, but I am impressed." Liao Chengyi said. But to others, the two seem to be old acquaintances and rivals.

"Okay, then I'll give up my life to accompany the adults, how about comparing the amount of wine with you?" Yu Shao took the initiative to provoke Liao Chengyi.

"Your Excellency has such Yaxing, then I will accompany you to the end." Liao Chengyi accepted Yu Shao's challenge.

Everyone present was amazed. The two of them tacitly knew that the wine was just a prelude.

"Well, Lord Liao is quick to talk, the night is long, at this moment, let's not let down the delicacies of the mountains and seas, the wine and wine on this table." Yu Shao said.

"What Childe said is, then I'll go with chopsticks first." After Liao Chengyi finished speaking, he picked up the chopsticks and clicked on the 'sweet and sour carp', indicating that he was eating.

Yu Shao also ate unceremoniously, took the wine cup and toasted Liao Chengyi first, then toasted the people at the table, and finally returned to Liao Chengyi, and the two toasted three times in a row.

After the people present filled some food and were half-full, they all turned their eyes to the table of Yu Shao and Liao Chengyi. Neither of them had eaten a few glasses before they could eat food, and everyone felt that the good was yet to come.

Even Liu Qian turned his head here, those people in the Governor's Mansion are all martial arts practitioners, and they are all hot-blooded men, they must also be interested in wine, and they are usually strictly controlled, but now the head is coaxed to drink and cheer for the leader, and Yu Shaoke is alone.

Yu Lai blamed Yu Shao for his recklessness in his heart, and took the initiative to catch up with the people of the Governor's Mansion, but now the situation can only be left to its own devices.