The sun was scorching, the dust had settled, and even the wind had retreated into the forest, and there was no coolness in the air. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

On this day, Di Qiongzhi went to Jingzhao Mansion because of the Buddhist temple fair in the suburbs of Beijing, and went out of the yamen, the bright sunlight hit the top of the head, and suddenly he was dizzy, and he rested for a while while holding on to the hammer, and his eyes were only a little clearer.

After walking a short distance, I saw a simple grass hut set up on the side of the road, two or three tables and stools were placed under the shed, and the young man with a white cloth towel on his shoulder was carrying two black pottery bowls to a table where two people were sitting, the bowl was filled with clear tea soup, and the ripples on the soup noodles aroused the gluttony in Di Qiongzhi's stomach.

The business was not urgent, Di Qiong took two steps forward, picked a remote table and sat down on the street, asked for a bowl of herbal tea and a noodle fish, and took advantage of the fact that the food was not yet on the table, thinking about the chores of the Ministry of Rites.

I suddenly remembered a rumor I overheard this morning.

Shi Sijing, Langzhong of the Ministry of Rites, handed over his resignation to the Ministry of Rites yesterday and wanted to tell the old man to return to his hometown.

How ridiculous, Shi Sijing just invited colleagues from various ministries to gather in the mansion a month ago to hold a birthday banquet, and Di Qiongzhi was in it that day. He is only forty years old, so why should he return to his hometown?

What's even more ridiculous is that the matter of the resignation of hundreds of officials can only be adjudicated in seven or eight days at the earliest, but Shi Sijing's resignation was approved by Zhu on the same day.

If there is no trick in this, who will believe it?

Somehow, I remembered the complaint of Jingzhao Mansion Yin when I left, last night a group of daring bandits came from nowhere on the outskirts of the city, and they burned and killed only thirty miles outside the city, and the worst thing was a group of passers-by, the whole family of five cars and horses were cut beyond recognition, and the old lady's satin clothes were also stripped clean, and she was lying naked on the avenue, so afraid that she would not blink to death.

What is ・・・・・・ relationship between the two?

Di Qiongzhi was searching, and the stall owner stepped forward,

"Guest officer, your herbal tea and noodle fish—"

"Thank you", Di Qiongzhi nodded his chin slightly, picked up the vinegar jar on the table and poured a thick layer of vinegar sauce into the noodle fish bowl, pinched the wooden spoon and stirred the circle and mixed well, and poured a big mouthful into his mouth with his head tilted at the bottom of the bowl, no need to chew, it slid into the stomach with a clattering down his throat and eyes, sour and cool, refreshing!

But it didn't take long for Di Qiong to be refreshed, and he was hooked by the whispers of the two people at the table.

"Where did you hear about it? These high-profile things are usually not accurate. ”

"The old Liu Tou who rocked the boat told me, he heard it from the shopkeeper of Wangfeng Restaurant, a distant cousin of the shopkeeper who worked as a stableman in the General's Mansion, do you think, this stableman knows everything, can this matter be fake?"

That's right. In this way, isn't the General's Mansion going to be closed? ”

"Nonsense! Didn't General Di have a son-in-law? What's it called, even if the heirs are not prosperous, aren't there still so many concubines underneath? Why did you end up in the house? ”

"The eldest son of the Di family has been at odds with General Di for many years, and he has already opened another door. Those concubines got on the table? ”

"Tut, you said that this General Di is pitiful enough, earning a lot of family business, but in the end there is no one to inherit it."

"Who is to blame for this, it is rumored that he was ruthless on the battlefield back then, ruthless, and even cut his own family with red eyes, just say that in the first year of Shixing, the displaced people made a rebellion, and he captured 130,000 captives in one fell swoop, those people were all made of the war and had no home, and they were very hungry, so they made a mess, who knew that he would order, 130,000 people, it took a month to kill it cleanly, such a heavy bad karma, who did the ghost not haunt him? This is called heaven's damnation, retribution. ”

The man sighed, "Let's just say that his lady in the main room is not a good one, she is ruthless, and how many beauties have been killed, it's a pity." ”

"General Di still doesn't care, what kind of distress do you have・・・・・・ hey-what are you doing?" The man stared at the weak scholar who inexplicably rushed up in front of him and grabbed his neckline, and said angrily.

The friend who was talking on the side was also busy pulling forward, "Where did the crazy boy come out, aren't you looking for a fight?" ”

At this time, Di Qiongzhi was dressed in azure clothes, and the crown ornament was restrained, and ordinary people couldn't see the preciousness, so the two of them only regarded him as a mediocre student, and scolded him mercilessly.

Di Qiongzhi was in a hurry, and he started to move without saying a word.

As the saying goes, two fists are hard to beat four hands, and after a while, Di Qiongzhi fell with a face full of flowers, bruises and purples, he didn't care at all, and he still rushed up with a sullen head.

The stall owner was not very old, and when he saw it, he panicked, and did not dare to step forward, so he only crowded in the corner of the wall to advise.

"A few guest officers, it's not easy to do it, in broad daylight, when the patrol soldiers come, how many guest officers will get into big trouble?"

"Guest officer, not far in front of the Jingzhao Mansion Yamen, if there is any gap between a few guest officers, you might as well go to the yamen and let the master judge right and wrong, why did you smash the small stall?"

"A few guest officers ・・・・・・", the stall owner was still tired of comforting, and in a blink of an eye, he saw a team of government soldiers with halberd broadswords turning from Yonglu Street, and hurriedly ran forward to make a report.

The soldiers followed him to the stall, and saw that the three of them were twisted into a heap, and they were fighting hot.

One of the soldiers squinted slightly, smiled, and then walked to the side of the team, whispered, the team looked at him, the soldier looked earnest, and flipped his palm, the team smiled meaningfully, nodded, and then ordered the rest of the people to wait, "Go, pull people away for me!" ”

As soon as the two people who had spoken before saw the guards standing on both sides, they immediately softened their legs, and there was still half a bit of anger left, so they hurriedly withdrew their hands and feet, and stood honestly.

But Di Qiongzhi is getting more and more ruthless, and he is not afraid of the soldiers, where is he willing to give up.

Therefore, the two of them were trembling there, nodding their heads and bowing their waists, and saying compliments, when one of Di Qiong kicked them behind them, poofed twice, planted a dog gnawing mud, and the bridge of his nose was bloody.

Di Qiongzhi was happy, and the two of them were also happy, shouting with a bitter face, "The official has seen it?" It's just this kid who rushed up for no reason, and he beat people when he saw them, and the two of us are really innocent・・・・・・"

The team was furious, and was about to draw the knife, but the government soldier hurriedly stopped him, whispered again, compared his fingers, the team was moving his nose, glanced at Di Qiongzhi unkindly, slowly withdrew the knife, and greeted, "Take these two away!" ”

The two of them cried and shouted grievances, but to no avail, the soldiers flashed their blades and immediately closed their mouths.

"Brother Wangjing, why did you make a fuss in the street?" This person is none other than Yin Shang.

"Alas, it's embarrassing to see the eldest baby brother like this."

Seeing that he didn't want to say more, Yin Shang didn't ask more, picked up the crooked bench, sat down, poured himself a glass of white water, and said with a smile, "With one enemy and two enemies, look at the posture, Brother Wangjing is very heroic." ”

"Brother Eldest Baby, don't ridicule me anymore," Di Qiongzhi dusted off the soil all over his body, sat down, and brought the bowl of herbal tea that he didn't have time to drink casually, swallowed half a bowl, and breathed a sigh of relief, "It is said that Brother Eldest Infant should return to Yingyang at this time, but he didn't expect to see each other again in this situation." ”

"An official letter came from Yingyang, saying that bandits were raging on the outskirts of Yingyang, and it was difficult to dispatch, so I was temporarily on standby in the capital."

Di Qiongzhi put down the pottery bowl and frowned, such a coincidence, there are bandits everywhere.

Yin Shang glanced at the pottery bowl and said, "I can't imagine that Brother Wangjing, who pursues Confucianism, is so informal, chic and happy, and has the style of a chivalrous man in the rivers and lakes, Yin admires it." ”

Di Qiongzhi didn't like the intrigue in the court, although he didn't yearn to gallop the rivers and lakes, but when he heard this, he couldn't help but secretly rejoice, and said humbly, "Brother Eldest Infant praises." ”

Although there are only a few words, it makes Di Qiongzhi more intimate and businessman, which is really the finishing touch.

The two of them exchanged pleasantries in the crooked table and stool, and the stall owner had to stand aside, wanting to speak, looking at the phosphorescent bright light armor on Yin Shang's body, and suddenly stopped thinking.

The two did not talk for a long time, and agreed to meet again upstairs in five days, and then dispersed.

Before leaving, Di Qiongzhi silently put down a piece of silver.