"Actually, I should have thought that if it weren't for an important figure in Buddhism, I wouldn't dare to accept Wang Shou's entrustment, let alone keep you by my side for more than 20 years without being known to the outside world. Eighty-one? Chinese???. (a)"

Xu You said with a smile, but he was thinking about the dispute between Buddhism and Taoism in the Wei Kingdom. Lingzhi set aside the ephecy and became the monk master of Buddhism, but in front of him was the strong counterattack of the Daomen, Zuo Guanglu doctor Cui Boyu and Songshan Taoist Kang Jing teamed up, and they may not be able to take a piece of the pie from the hands of Yuan Yu, the emperor of Wei. Just like the current situation in the Chu State, Zhu Daorong is pressing step by step, Sun Guan is unwilling to be captured, and the two tigers are fighting, maybe what kind of bloody wind it is!

The change of imperial power is cruel, but the religious struggle is not far behind, and even more cruel. Because the imperial power only deprives the other party of **, but religion wants to completely cleanse your soul!

The two countries have different national conditions, different superstructures, different customs, cultures, and beliefs, and all the same, but at the same time there is a fierce confrontation and contention between Buddhism and Taoism. It can only be stated one thing: it is history itself that moves history forward, and it is not subject to anyone's will.

Buddhism and Taoism have finally begun their first large-scale confrontation since their birth!

Xu You is leisurely fascinated, and the feeling of participating in history is more in line with his heart and taste than beauty and wine, and more than power and money.

"Yes, the kindness of the master is inexhaustible in this life and this life!"

He Wei lowered his head, rubbing the cup in his hand, and his eyes were gentle and calm that he had never seen before. Only in front of Xu You and Zuo Yan will he show a little true emotion in his heart. The ruthless words he said before, no enemy can threaten him with Tan Yu, obviously for the winter solstice to listen to them, deep in his heart, he has regarded Tan Yu as a father and mentor, which is not only the sustenance of the soul, but also the destination of the soul.

Otherwise, after so many years, he would have been exhausted by the unforgettable hatred and devoured cleanly!

"It's not enough, but it's still going to be returned!"

Xu You patted He Wei on the shoulder and said, "First pay off the debt of Fengmen!" ”

Zuo Yan looked confused and said: "We know too little about the wind gate, and we don't even know what they want their wings to do, how can we take the initiative to repay this debt of favor?" ”

"You, don't underestimate his wings, since he has done so many transactions with the wind gate, how can he not arrange a few eyeliners inside?"

Zuo Yan sighed and said, "Really? ”

He Wei said with a smile: "As Qilang said, I have dealt with Fengmen eleven times in the past five years, and I have also bribed a few people inside, and sent a few of them in at the right time...... However, these people are currently peripheral personnel and do not have access to too many confidential ......"

"No hurry! What we have is time, as long as the eyeliner is buried deep enough, sooner or later the curtain shrouded in the head of the wind gate will be lifted. Xu You pondered for a moment and asked, "Do you think the winter solstice can be trusted?" ”

He Wei didn't have to think about it, and replied directly: "Yes!" Her background is clearly understood, and she is the servant that Zhan Wenjun pointed out to Qilang before leaving, so she should not harbor evil intentions. ”

Xu You looked at Zuo Yan, Zuo Yan nodded, and said, "I think so too, Zhan Siniang will never harm Lang Jun!" ”

"This is one of them! Second, Zhan Wenjun asked Dong Solstice to stay by Qilang's side, not only so that Dong Solstice had a place to stay, but also so that the line between her and Qilang would not be severed, maybe in the future, when the opportunity comes, they can meet again! ”

Xu You frowned and said, "Just talk about the matter, don't get involved with Zhan Wenjun." ”

He Wei and Zuo Yan looked at each other and smiled, smart not to dwell on this topic, and said: "Yes, don't talk about Zhan Wenjun, just talk about the winter solstice." The winter solstice is ambitious, and only Jingyuan can provide her with shelter and the cornerstone of her ambitions, in addition, either she obediently marries a farmer and a merchant as a wife and concubine, or she is a dog and a horse in the pocket of the Sili Mansion, if you want to be a person who holds freedom and the future in her hands, you can only follow Qilang, there is no choice! ”

"Good!"

Xu You made a decision and said, "In this case, you will gradually hand over the eyeliner in the wind gate to the hands of the winter solstice, and she will be responsible for the contact and inquiry with that side." We are trapped in the money pond, our ears and eyes are closed, and we must have an intelligence agency of our own, so as not to realize it later. But now that there is no money and no one, then take your time, practice your hands from the wind gate, and then test the winter solstice by the way......"

Loyalty is linear and has to be continued over a long period of time, so today's loyalty may be betrayal tomorrow, Xu You trusts today's winter solstice, but tomorrow, who can say clearly?

It is estimated that Xu You and they are almost talking, and Lu Shuang pushed the door directly in with the freshly made ginger honey water, the reason why he didn't knock on the door was because it would seem too deliberate, and said with a smile: "The three Lang Jun are thirsty, taste the ginger honey water I cooked with my own hands, and his wing Lang Jun, give me some thin noodles, if it is not delicious, don't scold me too hard." ”

Xu You was surprised: "The frost girl who never cooks is willing to move her jade hand?" Okay, even if we eat poison, we will eat a mouthful of fragrance, and its wings will dare to scold you, I will be the first to follow the wind and tiger not to agree! ”

He Wei snorted and said, "Since Qilang is so eager, please drink a bowl first!" ”

"Drink is not pouring, a bowl is too much, I'll taste it!" Xu You said that he was domineering, but in fact, he was also playing a drum in his stomach, and he couldn't have confidence in people who were cooking for the first time, so he picked up the porcelain bowl tremblingly, took a sip of it, and immediately smiled, and said: "Frost, I didn't expect you to have the talent to be a cook, it's so delicious!" ”

He Weiqi said: "Really? I'll taste ......" He was not as reserved as Xu You, he raised his head and took a big sip, wiped his mouth and said, "Well, yes, it's really delicious." The craft of frost is no less than the autumn equinox. ”

Zuo Yan couldn't sit still, after talking for a long time, his throat was about to smoke, he hurriedly picked up the bowl and drank it all, suddenly his face froze, his eyebrows and eyes were squeezed into Sichuan characters, he didn't swallow it after all, he spit it out, splashed all over the table and clothes, and said, "This ...... It's so bitter......"

Xu You and He Wei laughed at the same time, He Wei pointed at him and said, "Fenghu, you are still too young, I knew that he was deliberately deceiving as soon as I saw Qilang's exaggerated expression, you really drank so much." ”

Zuo Yan was remorseful, stuck out his tongue, and said, "Is it so unpleasant?" I think that's how the autumnal equinox is cooked...... Hmmm......" Before the words fell, she had already covered her mouth and ran out, and then heard the sound of retching.

Xu You quipped: "Do you treat salt as sand syrup?" "Sand syrup is tiny maltose, there is no honey at home, Xu You knows, to boil ginger honey water, you can only use sand syrup. The color of this maltose is similar to the color of sea salt commonly used in Yangzhou, it is not white, it is a little green, and the color is not pure enough, so it is easy for people who do not cook often to get confused.

When she came back from outside, her expression was depressed, and her thoughts about being a cook immediately faded, and she said, "It's saltier than the sea, I must have misplaced the sand syrup......"

This little episode made everyone's mood feel a lot more comfortable, listening to He Wei's experience is always contaminated with too much intrigue and darkness, which makes people burst with negative energy.

Xu You looked around for a moment and said, "What about the autumn equinox and the winter solstice?" ”

"It just so happened that Sister Fang came to invite them to get the freshly steamed puffy cake, as well as the two-color honey-stained lotus root chips."

Xu You seemed to remember that there was a talented beautiful woman living next door, and said, "I haven't eaten Fang Xiuniang's pastries for a long time, how can I remember to send food today?" ”

While talking, the autumn equinox and the winter solstice came back with pastries, and as soon as they entered the room, the winter solstice grinned and said, "Xiaolang, do you know what Sister Fang wants to find us?" ”

"Oh, could it be that they know that Zhou Ying'er was arrested?"

Dong Solstice clapped his hands and said, "Xiaolang guessed right!" They heard from County Lieutenant Du that Zhou Ying'er had been arrested, but seeing that it was too late for them to go to the yamen to inquire, they specially asked us to ask about the specific situation. ”

"This is the right thing, and I have to talk to Miss Su about it. Hey, why didn't they come and ask me directly, what are you looking for! ”

The autumn equinox carefully arranged the puffy cake, took one and put it in front of Xu You first, and said with a smile: "Sister Fang talked about it in private, saying that Xiaolang is always not smiling, and every time she comes over, she is cautious, for fear of offending you." Such things only dare to find our servants, and dare not disturb Xiaolang. ”

"Is there one?"

Xu You touched his chin, he saw Fang Xiuniang only a handful of times, not to mention Su Tang, he had only met once, where could he talk about not smiling, and said: "Fang Xiuniang is a ghost with a blue face and fangs?" ”

"Judging people by their appearance, losing their son Yu, Fang Xiuniang's realm is not enough, it is inevitable that they will lose Langjun!" He Wei likes to laugh at Xu You the most, picked up the puffy cake and bit a piece, and praised: "But when it comes to cooking, I have nothing to say, it's really delicious!" ”

"Okay, you're saying I'm as ugly as Ziyu?"

Everyone laughed, although Xu You is not as beautiful as Gu Yun, but he can also be called Yushu Linfeng, especially for many years of martial arts, his body is tall and tight, unlike Confucianism, which is weak and weak, and has a charm, and it cannot be called ugly.

"There is something to teach Xiaolang to know, Miss Su has no money left in her family." Dong Zhi stood behind Xu You, lowered his voice, and said carefully.

"Oh? What did Fang Xiuniang say? ”

Both the frost and the autumn equinox were surprised, and they often came into contact with Fang Xiuniang, but they had never heard her say these words. Especially since the autumn equinox has just returned from next door today, what I have seen and heard is all the style of ordinary wealthy people, and there has never been a dilapidated appearance.

"No, she definitely won't tell me, it's just that I happened to hear that Su Tang's maid was going to the city to find a female worker with good needlework and sew the damaged woven cloud brocade clothes."

"Isn't it common to sew clothes? In the past, when I was in Yixing, the clothes of the girls in the family were not as good as new every day. ”

"It's common to sew and mend clothes, but this woven cloud brocade dress is worn by Miss Su when she goes out, banquets and friends, I have seen it once or twice before, and they are all new clothes, without even a trace of wrinkles."

Xu You was noncommittal, and turned his head to look at the frost. With regard to the understanding and cognition of women, Dong Solstice is far inferior to her, and Lu Shuang nodded and said: "Dong Solstice is right, Miss Su is a good-looking person, if she didn't have all the money in her pocket, she would never be willing to go out in rags." ”

Xu You sighed: "Anyway, they are all clothes sewn with needlework and thread, and they are repaired again after they are broken, as long as they do not leave traces, they are no different from new clothes." I don't understand you girls, what do you mind about these? ”

"If it's broken, it's broken, how can it be the same?"

Frost and Winter Solstice spoke in unison, and they were very puzzled by Xu You's thoughts. Only the autumn equinox is young, and she is not a real woman, so she said ignorantly: "Yes, if it is broken, it will be repaired, of course it can be used as new clothes to wear!" ”

Dong Solstice expressed sympathy for the autumn equinox's life treatment in Yixing Xu's family, and secretly decided to teach her more in the future, saying: "In addition, has today's Peng Cake Xiaolang noticed the difference? ”

Xu You hadn't eaten it yet, but he tasted it and said, "It's no different, it's still sweet and delicious, soft and smooth." ”

"Where's his winged Lang-kun?"

He Wei has been eating non-stop, and when he heard the words of the winter solstice, he was about to raise his head, but he accidentally choked. The autumn equinox next to him was quick, so he picked up the ginger honey and handed it over, and sent it directly to his mouth. After entering the entrance, his expression changed greatly, but after all, he had been a monk and his meditation skills were first-class, so he swallowed it hard, and his face turned green.

"What's wrong?"

The winter solstice was inexplicable, looking at Xu You and Zuo Yan with a smile on their faces, and thinking that they had caused some trouble. Lu Shuang blushed and explained: "It's nothing, the ginger honey water I boiled just now seems to have been misplaced, and it is a little salty......"

The autumn equinox understood, and hurriedly poured the tea, He Wei drank it all in one gulp, and then he came back to his senses, and said helplessly: "It's not just a little salty, the salt in the entire Qiantang has been squandered by you!" ”

Lu Shuang said ashamedly: "I'll find Fang Xiuniang tomorrow and learn cooking skills!" ”

"If you specialize in the art industry, you don't have to learn to cook!" Xu You asked the question of Dong Solstice just now, and said, "Qiyi, you have to finish eating the puffy cake alone, do you feel abnormal?" ”

"If it weren't for the winter solstice reminder, I really wouldn't have noticed it, but after careful aftertaste, this is now sweet, not quite right......"

Dong Solstice said excitedly: "Yes, Lang Jun is too powerful!" When I went to the kitchen to pick up the cakes, I saw that they were using rice dumplings, while they were using rice dumplings. The steamed cake is based on the starch, which is hard and hard to taste, let alone the dumplings - it is the very poor people who are willing to use the dumplings to make pastries for the sake of the old and the young. And in the past, every two or three days, Fang Xiuniang had to send some food over, but this time it took half a month to make a puff cake......"

"See the subtlety!"

Xu You praised the winter solstice and said, "In the opinion of the boat pavilion, you have learned the real skills, in this case, I have an important matter for you to do." ”

The winter solstice was praised by Xu You, and his heart was full of joy, and he couldn't help but want to continue to perform, and said: "Please Xiaolang make it clear, no matter what, I promise that there will be no mistakes!" ”

Just like a young man who has just joined the company, Xu You can't understand the excitement of being appreciated by his boss. This kind of mentality can be used well and can get twice the result with half the effort, but there is also an obvious shortcoming, that is, it will be greedy for success and rash and reckless.

"Don't rush yet, I'll talk to you later. Remember, this is for the sake of the long term, not for a while, and for a place. If it doesn't work well, we have a chance to make up for it, so don't be pressured. Of course, if you do it, I will be rewarded! ”

Dong Zhi understood that this was a long-term errand, and his mood calmed down a little, but he also realized that Xu You took care of her mind. Because only for a long time can she not be full of precariousness, and can she gradually realize her self-worth under the cover of Xu You's wings.

"No!"

"Autumn equinox, go and invite Miss Su to come over!" Xu You got up, let Lu Shuang and Dong Solstice clean up the remnants around the case, and He Wei Zuo Yan left the inner hall before and after, and walked to the second hall of the guests.

Although it is winter, the courtyard is planted with some weeping locust, laurel, camphor and other evergreen vegetation in all seasons, there is still a little bit of green, even if it is no longer vigorous and sparse, but it seems to ignite the vast green in the mild sunshine, without a trace of desolation and dilapidation.

The house is expensive, for the sake of the expensive!

He Wei casually broke off a locust branch, peeled off the green skin, whistled twice, and suddenly smiled: "Su Tang and Du Sanxing seem to have a great friendship. ”

"Why?"

"I didn't expect it at first, but when combined with all the things that followed, I can infer it like this. First, Fang Xiuniang saw Du Sanxing outside Zhou Ying'er's house, and she was not afraid of this county lieutenant of Qiantang when she cried, which was very different from her current fear of Qilang. He Wei threw the green skin far into the pool, and said: "Again, Su Tang came to Jingyuan to borrow it, and asked Du Sansheng to inquire about Qilang's reputation. I've been wondering if it could be the idea that Du Sansheng gave Su Tang. As long as she continues to have something to do with Qilang, the matter of the house will not be finished, and sooner or later the yamen will give her an explanation. ”

Xu You stopped and said: "Fang Xiuniang is not a spicy person, she was forced by the situation that day, and the rabbit was in a hurry and bit people, let alone people?" And when he was in Yamen, he was also intimidated by the officials of Du San Province, and the relationship between Su Tang and Du San Province cannot be judged from this. However, you said that Su Tang lived in Jingyuan in order not to let the yamen burn out and handle the case, but it is very reasonable. ”

He paused, a smile appeared in his eyes, and said, "I have always wondered about Su Tang's borrowing, no matter what the reason, it can't explain that she went to a strange man's house to ask for help. Or your thinking is clear, so that you can speak clearly. ”

"Yes, Qilang and Gu Yun are good friends, and it is not always a long law to have outsiders living at home, so sooner or later I have to urge the yamen to solve the case. Su Tang is a little girl, she has no such insight and scheming! ”

Xu You agreed with He Wei's inference, but fine-tuned it on the timeline and said, "Du Sanxing is a person who loves money, and Su Tang should have had nothing to do with him before." The biggest possibility is that Fang Xiuniang told Su Tang what happened after returning from the yamen, she was bold and not afraid of dating men, so she secretly went to visit Du Sanxing, and maybe she also sent a lot of money, and the relationship between the two has only really become familiar since then. ”

"Yes, it's because I thought badly, what Shichiro said is closer to the truth!"

Xu You shook his head and said, "How much do you think, how could you make such a mistake?" It's just that I want to follow the temptation and let me understand the reasons for it on my own. That's fine, let me use my head from time to time, so that I don't rely too much on you as a mastermind and become incompetent. ”

He Wei smiled and said nothing, he did have such a mind, but in front of Xu You, he would not admit it anyway, and said: "This time Zhou Ying'er was arrested, Qilang didn't know how much it took to get Bao Xi to reluctantly agree to return the 150,000 of the 200,000 money that Zhou Ying'er secretly hid to Su Tang. Although it was not explicitly stated, the remaining 50,000 yuan was naturally put into Du Sanxing's pocket. It stands to reason that Du Sansheng must be chasing money as his business, and when the bribe of 50,000 yuan is in hand, it will not be too late to inform Su Tang. It's just that you just came back with the front foot, and the back foot sent someone to see Su Tang, if it weren't for the relationship, I wouldn't see that Du Sanxing was such a righteous person. ”

"If you want to collect money and not have a bad reputation, you have to use money to do things." From the perspective of Xu You's future generations, corruption and bribery are inevitable in the concentration of power, and no matter how much supervision is over, it is impossible to be free of greed in the world, so he can only retreat to the second, as long as he takes money to do things, he has a little conscience, so he understands the behavior of people like Du Sanxing, and said: "Recover 200,000 yuan from Bai Wushang, and then dig out 150,000 yuan from Zhou Ying'er, a total of 350,000 yuan." Su Tang was deceived of 450,000 yuan to buy a house, and after subtracting from the two, he only lost 100,000 yuan. It's a pity, but it's not unbearable, Du San Province is greedy for money, so it's better to feed him with money and befriend a county lieutenant than to be empty-handed and can't recover a penny! Su Tang is not only brilliant, but also a smart person, this girl is really not simple! ”

After the tea time, the autumn equinox took Su Tang to Erjin, and a few people saw the ceremony, Xu You asked directly: "County Lieutenant Du told you that Zhou Ying'er was caught?" ”

"Yes!" Su Tang didn't hide it, and said: "Not long ago, the county lieutenant sent someone over, saying that Zhou Ying'er was captured in Qingzhou and had been escorted to a cell, waiting for the interrogation of the county order. He told me to be prepared, not to stay away these days, and to testify at any time. ”

Xu You said: "I just came back from the county office, I saw Zhou Ying'er, he confessed to the fraud of money, the county order will definitely return you a justice in the coming day, don't worry, just wait!" ”

Su Tang's eyes were clear and clear, he looked up at Xu You, and said sincerely: "It's a lie to say that I'm not in a hurry, but with Gu County Order, Xu Langjun and County Lieutenant Du, I am not afraid in my heart." Zhou Yinger defrauded her female brother of 450,000 yuan, and there was all the human and material evidence, and he couldn't rely on it if he wanted to deny it. Just ......"

"Girl, it's okay to say, as long as I know, I must know everything!"

"It's just that County Lieutenant Du didn't say how much money was recovered, I know that Zhou Ying'er owes a lot of gambling debts, and she has been on the run for so long, I'm afraid she has already squandered it......"

It turned out that Fang Xiuniang asked them about the winter solstice, money is not everything, but no money is absolutely impossible, if it weren't for the exhaustion of mountains and rivers and the shyness in the pocket, Su Tang might not have put down his body and worry about how much money he recovered.

Xu You said with a smile: "I don't know much about the specific amount of money, and I can't decide until Gu County asks about the case." But there is one thing to reassure the girl, Zhou Yinger left the money immediately after defrauding the money, and the gambling debts have not been repaid, and they will not pay them back. Along the way, he hid in the boat, day and night, embarrassed like a lost dog, and there was no place for him to squander it. Therefore, the loss will not be too big, and the two or three hundred thousand money can always return to the girl's hands. ”

"That's good!" Although Su Tang has little experience in the world, she has read a lot, she is not one of those innocent little girls, and she never thought that she would be able to take back the 450,000 yuan a lot, for her, it is fortunate to have seven achievements.

"Thank you, Lang Jun!"

"No need! If you are uneasy, you can go to the county office tomorrow in person to ask the county lieutenant Du. However, I suggest that you don't rush first, it takes time to handle the case, anyway, it's a month or two to wait, and it doesn't hurt to wait! ”

Sending Su Tang away, Xu You pulled Zuo Yan, Lu Shuang, and Autumn Equinox to drink tea together, and He Wei went to talk to Dong Solstice alone, telling her all the things about the wind gate, and hiding everything.

Doing intelligence is no better than anything else, you must let the person in charge know all the causes and consequences, and then you can find the real intelligence in the vast and chaotic information!

Coming out of the side room, Winter Solstice's face appeared a strange pink, which was caused by being too excited. Xu You encouraged two sentences and said: "The first thing is to inquire about Li Qingyu, a white Ukrainian businessman, focusing on his relationship with the He family, the traces of the fleet in the past three months, the friends and personality preferences he has made, don't be afraid to spend money, go to the autumn equinox to withdraw 100,000 yuan as the cost of your responsibility for this matter." ”

"No!"