"Why be afraid of this? It's just cutting your nails, not your head! ”

Xiang Zhuang's voice was not loud, but it was obviously provocative, and his gaze at Feng Zhong was even more fierce and fierce, Rao is Feng Zhonggui is the chief of the Great Qin Pavilion who is specifically responsible for public security in the countryside, and he has seen many brave and ruthless scoundrels before, and he can't help but be embarrassed by Xiang Zhuang's fierce eyes, and his body, which has already taken a step back, can't help but lean back slightly.

"What do you want to do?" A pavilion guard jumped out of the Savior, and while making a gesture to stop Xiang Zhuang with his body, he shouted loudly: "The surname Xiang, do you know the Great Qin Code, what is the felony of beating the pavilion chief?" ”

"I don't know." Xiang Zhuang's answer surprised the pavilion pawn very much, and what made the pavilion pawn even more surprised was that Xiang Zhuang immediately added, "But I know what crime it is to kill a pavilion chief, one life for another!" If you can't catch it, you won't even need to change your life! ”

Hearing this, the pavilion guard's face suddenly turned a little pale, and Feng Zhong himself was even more heartbroken, and while holding down the hilt of the sword, he pretended to be indifferent and asked, "Xiang Gongzi, what do you mean by this?" ”

"It's not interesting." Xiang Zhuang refused to answer, and immediately changed the topic: "The surname Feng, there is something you seem to want to give an explanation to our Xiang brothers, the night before yesterday, you took someone to our house to search, but you didn't find anything, and you scared our third uncle and mother sick, what are you going to say about this?" ”

"I'm acting according to the law, and I'm holding a two-foot version." Feng Zhong explained, and immediately forgot his suspicion that Uncle Xiang's wife happened to be sick, and said, "As for your uncle, she is already sick, what does it have to do with me?" ”

"My mother was already getting well the night before yesterday, but as soon as I was scared by you, I became seriously ill!" Xiang You snatched the conversation and insisted that Feng Zhong had caused his mother's illness to worsen - this was really not to wronged Feng Zhong, but to put it mildly, because Xiang You's mother's illness was actually scared out by the people Feng Zhong brought with him.

"It's none of my business, I'm doing it according to the law." Feng Zhong stubbornly defended and said, "If you are not satisfied, you can go to the county to sue me and let the county punish me." ”

"Officials protect each other, you just know that we can't sue you, that's why you speak so generously." Xiang You used a new term that he had learned from Xiang Kang.

"And what do you want?" Feng Zhong asked vigilantly.

"I don't want to do anything." Xiang Zhuang sneered, changed his expression, and said in a strange manner: "The night is dark and the wind is high, the black lights are blind, the wilderness, being alone in a room or something, Chief Feng, take care of yourself." ”

"Our brotherhood will always remember the kindness of Pavilion Feng and you." Xiang You took over the conversation and said even more in a weird manner: "I will also burn incense and pray day and night, praying for the blessing of heaven and earth, ghosts and gods, so that Pavilion Feng will give you a long life and a long life." ”

Xiang Zhuang and Xiang You said good auspicious words, but when such words were heard in Feng Zhong's ears, they made Feng Zhong's scalp numb and his heart beat faster. A few pavilion guards next to him also heard that something was wrong, and hurriedly asked, "Surname, what do you mean by this?" Want to threaten our pavilion chief? ”

"Whatever you want." Xiang Zhuang replied with a sneer, but his eyes kept staring at Feng Zhong, and he also used the method that Xiang Kang taught him to deliberately stare at the bridge of Feng Zhong's nose, making Feng Zhong feel that he had been looking into his eyes.

Unable to resist Xiang Zhuang's fierce gaze, Feng Zhong's eyes were a little fluttering, and he said stubbornly: "Xiang Gongzi, this official repeats, I went to your house to search the night before yesterday, and this official handled the case according to law, if you are not satisfied, you can go to the county to sue me." But if you dare to come nonsense, the court code has a way to cure your crimes. ”

Xiang Zhuang and Xiang You sneered and didn't speak, but there was no new action, Feng Zhong waited for a long time without a reply, then turned around and walked to the pavilion, shouting, "Come in!" They love to play chess here, so let them play and see how long they can play! ”

Several pavilion guards agreed to follow Feng Zhong into the pavilion, while Xiang Zhuang and Xiang You exchanged glances with each other, and sat on the ground again to continue playing chess. Feng Zhong couldn't help but feel a little bitter when he saw it in the pavilion, knowing that the Xiang family brothers had made it clear that they wanted to entangle themselves and force themselves to give them an explanation about the incident the night before yesterday, otherwise they would never give up.

There are two sides to everything, although the Qin law is strict, and after the unification of the world, the remnants of the six countries who were forcibly assimilated are generally difficult to accept and endure, but this point greatly restricts the hands and feet of the grassroots officials of the Qin Dynasty, and there is no legal basis and reason, Feng Zhong not to mention that he is arresting Xiang Zhuang and Xiang You, but he can't do it if he wants to drive them away from the door of the pavilion - because there is really no rule in the Qin law that no one is allowed to stay in front of the gate of the pavilion.

As for doing it directly, don't even think about it, there is a pavilion chief surnamed Liu in Pei County, Surabaya County, because when he was joking, he accidentally injured a friend who would drive him in the future, and was imprisoned for more than a year, and he was also beaten with hundreds of sticks, Feng Zhong, who had heard of this kind of lesson, certainly did not want to repeat the mistakes of the past.

So there was no way, even if he knew that the Xiang brothers were uneasy and kind to stay in front of the door, and even that they might be unfavorable to him at any time, Feng Zhong couldn't think of any tricks to get rid of the entanglement of the Xiang family brothers, so he could only hide in the pavilion and temporarily force the edge, wanting to wait for the Xiang brothers to lose their breath and leave on their own, and then find a way to find this field.

It may be that he is really bored, just after noon, Xiang Zhuang and Xiang You, who played chess all morning in front of the pavilion, really left by themselves, after the news was reported to Feng Zhong, Feng Zhong, who had been nervous for a morning, was also immediately relieved, and the pavilion guard who had always reported the news smiled: "Two broken goods, really can't hold their breath, just keep a morning and leave by themselves, I thought I could keep it until dark." Alright, it looks like it's over. ”

"Pavilion Chief, this matter is not over yet." The pavilion guard said with a sad face: "Xiang Zhuang and Xiang You's two broken goods are gone, but their cousins Xiang Guan and Xiang Sui followed, squatting under the tree opposite the gate of our pavilion, and still playing chess there. ”

"What?!"

Feng Zhong's surprise was not trivial, and he hurriedly ran to the pavilion door to take a look, and saw that as the pavilion servant said, although Xiang Zhuang and Xiang You, among the children of the Xiang family, had disappeared, Xiang Guan and Xiang Sui were squatting under the tree opposite the gate in shifts, where you were playing chess hotly. Feng Zhong was even more panicked when he saw it, and said secretly: "Oh no, it seems that these broken children are determined to trouble me, so they want to stare at me instead, what do they want to do?" ”

"Pavilion Chief, these broken children seem to be eyeing you, what should I do?" The pavilion guard next to him also saw that something was wrong, and asked, "Do you want to find some reason to arrest these two broken goods and give them a little color?" ”

"What reason?" Feng Zhong asked rhetorically, "They didn't break the law, what reason do we use to arrest them?" ”

The pavilion guards were speechless, and the other doormen and pavilion guards who came with them were gossiping, and they all came up with ideas to help Feng Zhong get people, and one of the diners who often ate mixed rice at Feng's house also said: "Pavilion chief, there is no need for any reason, just say that you want to ask about the case the night before yesterday, and first arrest them and put them in the pavilion to see if they dare to make trouble." ”

Feng Zhong was a little tempted, and once wanted to take down the Xiang family brothers on the grounds of investigating the case, but when the words came to his lips, Feng Zhong dispelled this idea again, because Feng Zhong suddenly remembered a fatal event - the Xiang family now has two murderers who are at large and have not been caught, even if they may not dare to come back, but who dares to guarantee that there will be no third murderer in the Xiang family?!

At this time, the situation changed again, Xiang Han and Xiang It, the children of the Xiang family, did not know where they got a yellow dog, tied it with a rope and led it to the gate of the Shiling Pavilion, and deliberately shouted loudly that they would kill and improve the food, attracting the attention of everyone in the pavilion and passers-by. Then in front of Feng Zhong and everyone in the pavilion, Xiang Guan, who was squatting on the opposite side to play chess, pulled out the sword at his waist, and shouted that the sword fell, cutting off the head of the unlucky yellow dog, and the dog's blood was suddenly sprinkled all over the ground.

"Good swordsmanship! Look at me! ”

Xiang Han shouted, grabbed the headless dog corpse and threw it into the air, suddenly drew his sword and slashed in the air, and cut off the headless dog corpse again, the movements were crisp and neat, the more weak Xiang Sui and Xiang It applauded loudly, and the malicious smiles and eyes were all aimed at Feng Zhong, who was standing in the pavilion door and watching the excitement!

"Drag it back to pluck the hair and peel it, put it in the pot and cook it, and wait for us to go back in the evening to drink wine and eat meat!" Xiang Guan shouted loudly, and deliberately asked Xiang Han loudly: "Have you discussed it, who will come here to guard at night?" ”

"It's been discussed." Xiang Han agreed louder and said, "Xiang Sheng and Xiang Kang in the first half of the night, and Xiang Yang and I in the second half of the night!" They were still young, so they wouldn't let them come! ”

Hearing this, of course, there was a low uproar in the pavilion door, and Feng Zhong was pale, only then did he know that the Xiang family brothers had already arranged shifts, and were ready to take turns to keep an eye on themselves, and then just wait for themselves to go out alone, or if they showed any flaws, they would take revenge - although it was also possible to do nothing.

Xiang Han and Xiang It, who did not break the law by killing dogs in public, carried the bloody dog corpse and left, Xiang Guan and Xiang Sui sat back under the tree and continued to play their endless Liubo, Xiang Guan also deliberately inserted the sword stained with dog blood on the muddy ground beside him, and as a result, seeing this situation in the pavilion, Feng Zhong's heart beat faster, not only regretting the offence of the Xiang family brothers, but also fearing that the Xiang family brothers, whose two uncles were outlaws, would suddenly go crazy and directly enter the door to settle accounts with themselves.

In the almost tormented waiting, it was getting dark, and when dinner was finished in the pavilion, Xiang Sheng and Xiang Kang, among the children of the Xiang family, really came to the door of the pavilion with a jar of wine to change shifts, and Xiang Guan and Xiang Sui, who had been guarding for an afternoon, went back to rest and eat. The pavilion guard reported the news to Feng Zhong, and Feng Zhong was inevitably even more upset when he heard it, not knowing what to do. However, at this time, another pavilion guard came to report and said, "Pavilion chief, the Xiang family's Xiang Kang knocked on the door and said that he invited you out to talk." ”

"Fuck! Little horseman, dare to bully the door! A doorman couldn't bear it anymore, so he picked up the weapons in the pavilion and said, "Pavilion chief, let's do it, first arrest the two little horsemen guarding outside, and then arrest the remaining broken goods of the Xiang family, and ask them what they are going to do!" ”

Feng Zhong was a little hesitant, and almost wanted to accept this doorman's proposal, but after analyzing the odds of doing it directly, Feng Zhong was surprised to find that he didn't have much confidence - the thinner Xiang Kang was not easy to deal with, but the tall and tall Xiang Sheng was not a good match, and there was absolutely no one on his side who could be his opponent.

"Pavilion chief, the guy named Xiang Kang knocked on the door again, saying that he invited you out to talk, and said that he didn't have any malicious intent, he just wanted to say a few heartfelt words to you, I hope you can listen to it."

Another pavilion servant came to report that Xiang Kang insisted on meeting, Feng Zhong hesitated for a long time, and finally couldn't hold back the curiosity in his heart, gritted his teeth and said, "Let's go, go out, and see what that little puppet has to say." ”

A dozen pavilion guards and the guests of the Feng family agreed, and quickly took their weapons and oil lamps, followed Feng Zhong to the door of the pavilion, opened the door of the pavilion and rushed out with a loud shout, Feng Zhong stood relatively backward, and as soon as the door opened, he paid attention to the surrounding movements, for fear that the other Xiang family disciples would suddenly come out of the darkness.

Only Xiang Kang stood in front of the door alone with the wine jar that had been opened, and saw a large group of people rushing out of the pavilion door surrounded by Feng Zhong, Xiang Kang not only did not have the slightest fear, but also showed a somewhat contemptuous smile, flashed the wine jar in his hand, and said: "Don't panic, don't be afraid, I'm here to find Pavilion Chief Feng to drink." ”

Peeking at Xiang Sheng, who was tall and tall with a sword, standing under the opposite tree, he looked left and right vigilantly, and after confirming that there was no one else nearby, Feng Zhong asked Xiang Kang in a vicious voice: "What are you looking for me?" ”

"I want to have a bowl with Pavilion Chief Feng." Xiang Kang showed the wine jar again, smiled and said, "By the way, I will also say a few words." ”

"The wine is free, if you have anything to say, say it!" Feng Zhong clenched the hilt of his sword and said.

"May I ask Pavilion Chief Feng, how much is a month's grain?" Xiang Kang asked with a smile.

"Why do you ask this?" Feng Zhong asked vigilantly.

"If I'm not mistaken, it seems that the county is giving you eight grains a month, right?" Xiang Kang also didn't answer the rhetorical question, and said: "In addition to Lu rice, if there is a little surplus in local taxes and grain, you will send some more to Pavilion Chief Feng, right?" ”

"That's right, why are you asking this?" Feng Zhong replied and asked rhetorically.

"That's not a lot of money." Xiang Kang replied and said with a smile: "Although it is enough to raise a family, it is relatively rich, but Pavilion Chief Feng, you have traveled extensively and there are many diners at home, this little money and food, I'm afraid you have to be stretched thin from time to time, right?" ”

"What the hell are you trying to say?" The more Feng Zhong listened, the more confused he became, and shouted: "If you have something to say, you don't need to beat around the bush!" ”

"Pavilion Chief Feng, I want to ask you, is it worth it for this little money and food?" Xiang Kang smiled even more kindly.

"What is it worth? What exactly are you trying to say? Feng Zhong asked angrily.

"What do I say is worth it? Pavilion Chief, don't you know? Xiang Kang finally saw the dagger, and said with a smile: "What else can you have besides the most precious thing of the pavilion chief?" ”

"My most precious thing?" Feng Zhong was still a little confused, but combined with what happened today, a big glittering word immediately popped up in Feng Zhong's mind - life!