Chapter 5: The Dark Room

Liu Ting leans to the savage window, scattered and decaying by the dawn river. It was the frost and wind that broke and the gulls startled.

Xu You was dressed in a cyan robe, leaning on a cypress tree, looking at the other side of the mountain, with thousands of thoughts in his heart, but for some reason, this poem suddenly appeared.

Tonight there is no moon and no stars, the clouds are dense, and the cold gulls occasionally startle in the depths of the dense forest, which is the coldest time of the day.

The autumn equinox and the frost stood side by side behind them, and whispered: "Sister, is Xiaolang in a bad mood?" Why didn't you speak half-ringingly? ”

"I'm afraid it's a little!"

"But Xiaolang won the bet with He Langjun, he should be very happy."

Lushuang pursed her lips and smiled, leaned into the ear of the autumn equinox, and said, "Mrs. Guo was taken away by the people of Sili Mansion for questioning, and she didn't return all night, how can Xiaolang be happy?"

Autumn Equinox sighed lightly, and said, "I didn't expect this layer of ......" Her eyes showed a little anxiety, and said: "Sister, what is Sili Mansion doing, even Xiaolang seems to be afraid of them."

"Sili Mansion, ah......"

She smiled and subconsciously looked around, as if those elusive Sili Mansion disciples were peeping somewhere beside her, she raised her chin, her eyes were confused and a little indescribable fear, and said: "Sili Mansion was established in the fourth year of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Later, after the ups and downs of the dynasties, to the present, the captain of Sili has become a second-class high-ranking official, with a heavy position, and the marquis, relatives, and the three dukes are all under his supervision, and they are known as doing everything! Our Qiantang is a small place, and there are usually no people from Sili Mansion walking around, but in Jinling City and the surrounding counties of the capital, saying that Sili Mansion is here can make children stop crying! ”

The autumn equinox doesn't understand the official system, but he also knows that such power is really beyond imagination, and he said: "It's so powerful, no wonder Xiaolang is worried about Mrs. Guo'......"

"It's not a worry!" Xu You turned his head with a smile and said, "Mrs. Guo is safe for herself, no matter how powerful the people in Sili Mansion are, they can't impose innocent people." Just ......"

He shook his head and smiled, not continuing.

Frost and autumn water looked at Xu You, and explained to the autumn equinox in a low voice: "I'm just afraid that the people from Sili Mansion will find out about Xiaolang......"

Xu You sighed and said, "Sili Mansion sent the fake Zuo Meng Xingchun of the Crouching Tiger Division to investigate the case this time, this person I have heard a lot about when I was in Yixing, he is an extremely powerful character, if he is not careful, he is likely to be burned."

This plan to deal with Heavenly Master Dao left Xu You's shadow everywhere, and naturally left a lot of loopholes. After all, he first had a conflict with Zhan Ting in Zhibin Building, and then went in and out of Qiantang County many times, and followed Zhan Wenjun to stay in Mingyu Mountain.

"Xiao Lang is not too worried, Xi Yuanda is dead, the white snake is also in a different place, Du Jingzhi is almost infamous, the Heavenly Master Dao is already crumbling in Yangzhou, and it also involves the four surnamed gate valves of Wu County, as well as the open and secret struggle between the prince and the king of Jiangxia, so many forces are mixed together, Meng Xingchun came with orders, the top priority must be to stabilize the situation in Yangzhou, and there will be no more rash incidents. If I guess, even if he can find some doubts, he will not dig into them. ”

Xu You snorted lightly and praised: "I didn't expect the authorities to be confused, but you can see it clearly." He and He Wei are both wise and scheming, how could they not think of this, I am afraid that An Zidao sent Meng Xingchun to come not only for the White Snake case, if there is another conspiracy, it is difficult to say which direction the situation will develop.

At this moment, Wan Qi came from the other end of the mountain road with a lotus leaf lantern, saw Xu You bent down and saluted, and said, "Lang Jun, my wife is invited."

Zhan Wenjun turned back to Mingyu Mountain, washed up a little, and immediately invited Xu You to meet. Now the two are very familiar with each other, and they no longer let the third person be present when they plot, and even Wan Qi stood outside the door and waited. Although Xu You was taboo, Zhan Wenjun didn't care, and he couldn't act too twisted, so when he sat down, the first thing he asked was about Meng Xingchun, and said, "How about Meng Zuoqi?"

The highest governor of the Sili Mansion is the captain of the Sili Mansion, and there are two divisions of Eagle Bird and Crouching Tiger, the chief of the two divisions is engaged in it, and the second is a false assistant, so Meng Xingchun's level is already very high, and being able to send him to Qiantang shows the great impact of this incident.

Zhan Wenjun didn't seem to expect Xu You to ask Meng Xingchun first, he was stunned for a moment, carefully recalled the situation of meeting Meng Xingchun, and then said four words, "Unfathomable!"

Xu You nodded, and said calmly: "Being able to do things in the Sili Mansion, the strict city government is the proper meaning of the question, there is nothing strange, I just want to know, is he a cool official?"

Famous cool officials in history, such as Zhang Tang and Lai Junchen, in addition to being amazing, there is also a common problem, that is, they don't know how to be flexible, they don't know how to advance and retreat, as the saying goes, it's a tendon, and if you catch a little handle, you have to break people's homes, so the end is not very good.

Zhan Wenjun thought for a while and said, "Although Meng Xingchun is famous, he mostly judges cases with clever strategies and clear thinking, and he has never heard of ......the love of torture."

"The so-called cool, not the severity of torture!"

Zhan Wenjun was puzzled: "What's the difference?"

"Cool official, it's going to be a big prison!"

Xu You once read the "Luo Weaving Sutra" compiled by Junchen, vicious scheming, cunning liver sausage, really a cool word, said: "We are not afraid of Meng Xingchun's clever thinking, but we are afraid that he will invite merit and be widely connected, hurting the innocent." Have you ever heard of a sentence? 'The matter is not only big, but it is not amazing, the case is not as good as the public, and the merit is obvious. The upper is to seek peace, and the lower is to invite pets, and its injustice is inherent, and it is inevitable that '- this is the cool official who makes people frightened! ”

Zhan Wenjun was taken aback and said, "Lang Jun is worried about Meng Xingchun'......"

"Fang just talked to Lu Shuang, she thought I was worried that Meng Xingchun would find out about herself. In fact, what I am worried about is that Meng Xingchun will take this opportunity to uphold the will to completely rectify the Heavenly Master Dao, and even worse, he will uproot the Heavenly Master Dao Yangzhou Zhi and leave not an inch of land! ”

Zhan Wenjun is in charge of the Guo family, the boat pavilion is well-informed, and the imperial court knows a lot about it, and it is no secret that An Zidao vigorously supports the black-clothed prime minister Zhu Daorong, and promotes the Buddha and suppresses the Tao.

It was in view of this that Lang Jun designed to kill Xi Yuanda, and there was no proof of his death, and he bore all the guilt. As for the rest, the Zhan family kept the family business, and the Guo family just got out of the matter, Du Jingzhi had a bad reputation, but he could save his life, and the Heavenly Master Dao lost a game, but he didn't lose Yangzhou. In this way, Sun Guan will not be angry, and the lord will not be able to use the topic to play, all parties will be safe and sound, and it is not good luck to maintain this fragile balance at the moment? ”

Xu You smiled bitterly: "That's right, it's just that I know too little about Meng Xingchun, and I'm a little uneasy......" He pondered for a moment and said, "Is there any information about Meng Xingchun in the Pavilion?"

Zhan Wenjun raised his head and shouted outside the door: "Wanqi, go and get Meng Xingchun's file." He said to Xu You again: "After coming out of the yamen, I went to the Boat Pavilion by the way, and it happened that Qianqin had already sorted out Meng Xingchun's past years to the dossier, so I took it back, knowing that Lang Jun might want to see it."

"Those who know me ......"

Xu Youtu was silent, Zhan Wenjun tilted his head, as if he was smiling, as if asking: What about the second half of the sentence, why don't you finish it?

Xu You coughed dryly, didn't dare to say any more, and immediately changed the topic: "What did Meng Xingchun ask Madame about?"

"It's nothing more than the contact with Xi Yuanda, as well as the loss of the deer breast. But his focus is still on the white snake, asking me how I found it and how to deal with it......" Zhan Wenjun lowered his eyes, but the crimson at his earlobes gathered and said: "I think he doesn't believe that the white snake was discovered by accident in the West Lake, saying that pedestrians come and go every day by the lake, if there is a white snake, I am afraid that it will have appeared a long time ago, and it will not wait for that day."

Xu You smiled: "How did you answer?"

"Naturally, according to what we have discussed in advance, the white snake is a divine object in the world, and it is hidden in the cave from being discovered by mortals, isn't it a matter of course?"

"I think Meng Xingchun will ask, since it is a divine object, how was it found by your Mrs. Guo?"

Zhan Wenjun sneered and said, "Exactly, the one who knows Meng is fake, Xu Langjun also!" She teased, which was a subtle sign of her concern for the sentence that Xu You hadn't finished just now, and continued: "I replied that in a dream, an old man rode a white deer, saying that there was something lost by Qiantang Lake, and until dawn, he searched along the lake with his subordinates, and found the white snake and the lost deer breast. Meng Xingchun asked again, is the old man in the dream a mixed element? I said that I didn't know what Mixed Yuan looked like, so he stopped talking and didn't speak for a long time, and then asked about Xi Yuanda, and didn't mention the White Snake again. ”

"Meng Xingchun is not a fool, so he naturally knows that your words are unreliable, but as long as he makes sense on the surface, he has no ghosts or gods." The candlestick next to it sounded, and I don't know what happened, flashed twice, and then went out. Due to the depth of the night, only this white candle was lit in the room, and it suddenly fell into darkness, and even the two people sitting opposite each other could not see each other's faces clearly.

The room was quiet and only breath could be heard!

Xu You didn't know where to put the fire fold, and he wouldn't serve these candlesticks, plus the identity of the guest, he could only sit still. But Zhan Wenjun was the same as him, he didn't mean to get up to light the candle, Wan Qi was not outside the door, and the other maids were too far away, so the two of them kept their posture and were relatively silent in the dark.

Boom!

There was a slight heartbeat to the extreme, but it seemed to explode a thunder in his ears, and a faint fragrance came from Zhan Wenjun's body, lingering on the tip of his nose, Xu You suddenly became a little uneasy, as if something was destined to happen tonight.

He was a little expectant and a little hesitant!

Finally, he reached out and slowly moved forward on the desk. He didn't know where to put his hand on, but he seemed to know that something was waiting for him on the desk.

Touch it, and you can grab a person!