After that, Zhuang Sheng bowed and said, "In the Shaolin Boxing Gym He Guozhi, today the young master will face each other with the long sword in his hand, and the girl will choose a weapon," Chen Zinan said excitedly: "You are really the second young master of the He family." ”

"It's you, Young Master Ben," Chen Zinan looked backstage, and there was a maid holding a sword in both hands under the backstage and giving it away. Zi Nan picked up one of the swords and said, "Childe uses a long sword, Zi Nan also uses a long sword, please make a move." It seems that this Chen Zinan has admired the He family's national governance for a long time, but he has never met him. Now this swordsman claims that He Guozhi is standing in front of her, and it is difficult to suppress the excitement in his heart, which will inevitably make He Guoan standing in the audience jealous, he is very calm at this time, but a kind of hatred can be seen in his eyes.

The long sword in Zhuang Sheng's hand was unsheathed and stabbed, Zi Nan was still standing in place, he was fascinated, seeing the tip of the sword approaching, a long sword stabbed in his hand slashed in front of Zi Nan. Zhuang Sheng said: "Girl, please take out the sword." Only then did Zi Nan pull out his long sword, lean his waist, the long sword rose to resist, Zhuang Sheng flew across from above, and the long sword stabbed back. Zi Nan turned around and took out his long sword, and the two swords crossed, as if they were sucked in, sparks sparked back and forth. Zhuang Sheng and Zi Nan withdrew the long sword in their hands from each other, and just as they took it back, Zhuang Sheng stabbed the long sword in his hand again and again, and the tip of the sword pointed directly at Zi Nan's throat. At this time, Zi Nan knew that Childe's swordsmanship was high, and what he lost was convinced, and said: "The high swordsmanship of Childe makes the little woman happy and convinced." ”

"The girl has said it, the swordsmanship under the next is no longer ordinary, but it makes the girl smile," Zhuang Sheng took back the long sword into the sheath, and then said: "After nightfall, Xinhe Yanshe," we all know that Guoan lives in Xinheyanshe, hearing Zhuang Sheng say this, his heart is like a happy flower, looking forward to the encounter with Zinan, and after going back, he ordered his subordinates to make some good dishes.

After nightfall, Zinan made an appointment as scheduled, but what he didn't expect was his brother Guoan who greeted her, and he was a little depressed. Guoan stood next to his seat and saluted, "Zi boy and girl, you are here." ”

"Who are you, why don't you see Childe."

"My brother has something to go out, and it's his brother Guoan below, Zinan girl, please sit down," Zinan sat down, Guoan then sat down and poured wine for Zinan, looked at Zinan and said: "The girl is really a heroine among women, and I admire the girl very much." Zi Nan raised his glass and said, "Drink." ”

"The girl is really a bold person, I like your character, do it first as respect," Guoan drank this glass of wine first, and Zinan watched Guoan drink this glass of wine before he drank it all and poured wine for each other. Zinan looked at Guoan and said, "It seems that Your Excellency is not a person who practices martial arts. ”

"Yes, I am just a scholar, and I am useless as a scholar, but I can only be a scribe with no grade by the side of the prefect," it is because Guoan is not very willing to be a scribe, with a sad face.

"The eldest prince should be a powerful figure, your father is a big official in the imperial court, and it is not difficult for the eldest prince to hold a position in a certain official in the imperial court."

"I don't care about the size of my official position, I just hope that I will be satisfied with the people of my hometown," Zinan was immediately impressed after hearing his words, and said, "Well said." Then they drank this glass of wine together, and after three rounds of drinking, Guoan asked, "Does the girl like this brother of mine very much?" ”

"Yes, I admire the second young master very much, he is chivalrous and decisive, and he happens to be like me."

After Guoan heard his words, he was sad, stood up and looked at the full moon in the sky, and chanted:

"Since ancient times, heroes have been worried, who is in love?

The Cowherd will be a bridge, and the whisperer will complain.

There is a world and a river apart, and people look forward to each other.

The bright moon knows each other from afar, and Guanghan misses people alone.

——Zhongxian Poetry Anthology "Xiaoxiang Beauty"

"Childe is really literate."

Guoan turned to look at Zinan and said: "This poem is written for you, you are the Weaver Girl and Chang'e in my heart, although you are close in front of you, but it is far away." ”

At this time, Zinan was about to get up, and felt that his head was a little heavy. Guoan turned around and said, "You're drunk, help her into the room." At this time, several subordinates stepped forward to help Zinan into Guoan's room, lay down on the bed, and then ordered everyone to retreat. I sat down next to the bed, fetched a basin of hot water, removed the towel and wet it, then wrung it out and wiped the sweat from her forehead.

Suddenly hearing the sound of roosters, Zi Nan opened his eyes, looked around and felt very strange, and lifted the quilt to see that the clothes on his body were intact. Looking at the side of the bed, he saw Guoan lying asleep in front of the bed, and asked, "Where am I?" Looking out the window again, the sky was already bright, and Guoan got up and said, "I see that the girl was drunk last night, so, so... ”

"So you took care of me for the night," Zinan got up and looked at Guoan, who just nodded silently.

Zinan got up and walked to the window, turned around and said, "You like me." ”

Guoan nodded silently, pondered for a while, raised his head, and said: "Yes, I like you, the first time I saw you standing on the martial platform, I was deeply attracted by your heroic posture, and since then I have made up my mind to come together with you, rely on each other, and respect each other like guests." ”

"But I'm not as good as you think."

"You are already perfect in my heart, like a piece of white and flawless white jade. I know you like my brother, and although I don't have the pride of my brother, my heart for you is clear to you. ”

"Okay, let me think about it for three days, and then I'll give you an answer," After finishing speaking, Zinan walked out, and Guoan then walked out and said, "I'll send you." ”

"No, just send me here first," Guoan just stood at the door of the house, watching her leave. After Zinan left, Guoan said to the subordinates behind him: "Let's go, let's go to the prefect's mansion." Guoan entered the prefect's mansion, and the prefect Peng, who was sitting in the lobby, said, "Young Master, please take a seat." ”

"Thank you for the seat," after Guoan sat down, the prefect smiled and said, "The eldest young master is afraid that he is not even as deep as your father." ”

"Lord Prefect, what do you mean by that?"

"Young Master, the last glass of wine you poured for Miss Chen added sweat medicine to it."

"It's just a little trick compared to Master Peng, it's really a small thing, if you marry Miss Chen's family, you can eliminate the bandit and you can achieve it in the next, isn't this plan to kill two birds with one stone?"

"That's exactly what the eldest young master said."

"After watching the stars at night, there will be a heavy rain in four days, and if He Mou does another trick, it will be enough to get this sincerity," After speaking, he left the prefect's mansion very proudly. After Guoan walked out, a subordinate walked out from behind the screen: "Lord Prefect." ”

"You can continue to monitor the eldest young master of the He family, quickly, don't let him find out that you are a secret line sent by this mansion."

The man was puzzled and said, "My lord, this person is just a scholar, I don't know why I want to spy on him?" ”

"You don't know, this person's city is extremely deep, and even the prince is difficult to figure out his mind before he dies, and I have to guard against him."

Guoan closed the door tightly when he entered his study, called in the subordinate De'an, and said, "De'an, you were sent by the prefect to monitor me," the subordinate De'an was surprised after hearing his words, and then covered it up, and said: "Young master, you have wronged the little one, but the little one is not." ”

"Do you know when I first became suspicious of you?"

"When?" Dean suddenly said energetically.

Guoan could see the flaws in his eager eyes, so he could conclude that he was sent by the prefect to monitor him, so he said: "First, you are sent by the prefect to take care of my diet and daily life, so naturally you know everything about me, how did the prefect know about giving the Chen family sweat medicine?" This is a doubt; Second, the prefect sent you to monitor my whereabouts, so you know me well, and then I began to suspect that someone must have reported to the prefect, and if it is ruled out by the method of elimination, then this informant is only you. ”

"Yes, you're right, this informant is small, what are you going to do with the small one?"

Next, Guoan took out a silver ingot and said, "Is this enough?" ”

"Enough."

"Okay, you can continue to report my whereabouts to the prefect, but you must let me know."

"Yes, the little ones will do it."

Four days later, as expected by Guo'an, it began to rain heavily in the sky. Guoan went to Dali Cottage alone in the rain, stood at the door of the cottage and said, "I want to see Chen Zinan." Chen Zinan walked out with an umbrella, stood in front of Guoan, and said, "Why don't you come in?" "This situation, this Jingzi man is still very distressed.

"You don't dare to enter if you don't agree."

"You're such a nerd," Zi Nan led Guoan into his boudoir, Zi Nan looked at Guo An and said, "Look, your whole body is soaked, take it off and I'll help you shine." ”

Guoan took out a letter from his bosom and said, "This is a poem I wrote for you, but unfortunately it was soaked by heavy rain. ”

At this time, Zi Nan was a little moved, his eyes blurred, and said, "You came here in the heavy rain to deliver the poems you wrote," and tears slid down the corners of his eyes after speaking. Guoan just nodded, stepped forward and took out a handkerchief to wipe away the tears on her face, and said, "For you, even if it is up the knife mountain and down the sea of fire, I am willing," After that, Zinan looked at Guoan in front of him, silent in this boudoir.

In 1853, in the second year of Xianfeng, the Taiping army conquered Wuchang, and Chang Dachun, the governor of Hubei, committed suicide with his family, and on March 19 of the same year, Jiangning was conquered, and Lu Jianying, the governor of Liangjiang, was killed. On March 29, 1853, Hong Xiuquan entered Jinling City in the cheers of Yang Xiuqing and hundreds of civil and military officials and the common people of Li, temporarily resided in the Domain Division, and soon repaired the Yamen of the Governor of Liangjiang, changed it to Tianwangfu, and announced that the capital of Jinling was renamed Tianjing, which was the establishment of the peasant power of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom that confronted the Qing Dynasty.