Wang Yongzuo reluctantly danced to the beat, but found that one of the three dancers looked like the lead dancer and couldn't stop glancing at him. That pair of inky black details will hook the soul, and inadvertently look at Wang Yongzuo. After a few faces, Wang Yongzuo felt hot on his face, and he didn't dare to look at the dancing girl anymore, just lowered his head and danced in a muffled voice.

Wang Yongzuo persevered for a while, and felt that it was almost over, so he stepped out of the encirclement of the three dancers. Zhao Dangshi clapped his hands and smiled: "Lord Wang is really hidden, this dance step is a real kung fu, so that I can see it!" ”

When everyone heard this, their mouths were also echoed with praise, and they laughed in their hearts, and they all thought: "This is good, it is really an eye-opener!" ”

Wang Yongzuo blushed, didn't even dare to say anything, and turned around to return to the table, but the ghost made a ghost to peek at the dancing girl again. It doesn't matter if you don't look at it, at first glance, the dancing girl is also full of bewitchment, and she looks at herself with silky eyes. He was taken aback, did not squint, and went straight back to Zhao Dangshi, leaning back on the chair and panting.

Zhao Dangshi leaned on his high legs, squinted at Wang Yongzuo and said, "What do you think of that orchid?" What he said was the dancing girl who was eyebrow-to-eye with Wang Yongzuo.

"Wonderful, wonderful." Wang Yongzuo didn't dare to raise his eyes. He is in his thirties, but he is only a fledgling woman in terms of experience. This is not to blame him, his family was difficult in his early years, his father died early, and he had to be helped by some clans, and he was raised by his mother. Although he studied hard and was a little famous in his hometown, as long as others saw the appearance of his family's four walls, they dispelled the idea of going to his house to talk to the matchmaker. During the many years he was studying, he had never dealt with any other woman except his mother.

It is indeed bad luck, he has worked hard for more than ten years and has not been able to bring him the ideal fame, and when he arrives at the age of establishment, he really can't hold on, begging his mother to sell everything valuable in the family, and begging to borrow money from the clan, so he finally made up enough money for the journey, so he left his mother and went to the capital alone to find an opportunity to be a staff member.

It's not uncommon to be a staff member. As early as the chaotic times at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, many scholars with limited talent or no longer confidence in their careers began to become guests of the princes and squires in the form of "private guests" in order to make a living. The responsibilities are covered by teachers, article writers, and even advice.

In the Ming Dynasty, in order to cope with the heavy work, the early cabinet scholars, six departments or governors and other yamen would often privately hire some well-educated people to solve their worries and problems in the name of "disciples" and "secretaries". Since the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the government, prefecture, county and other local yamen hired the shogunate George, which also formed a temporary trend.

The more time passed, hiring guests became almost a common practice, and naturally it became popular among military generals. Most of the military attachés were proud of their appointments, and their ability to discriminate the level of scholars was relatively low, and gradually there were many mountain people who hoped to eat for a while and joined the army to serve as generals. And because this kind of person is mercenary, it is very mobile, and there are many examples of changing several owners a day.

Wang Yongzuo had lofty ambitions, thinking that he was talented and talented, and when he arrived in Beijing, he set a goal not to do things for officials below the pivotal assistant. But he has no connections and no fame, even if he is famous and boastful, he still repeatedly hits a wall and no one cares. Wandering in Beijing for more than half a year, he found nothing, but he used the entanglement he brought, and he could only write for people to make a living by setting up street stalls. There was nothing to be done, and he was ready to retreat to try his luck with the local officials, but by chance, he met Yang Sichang, a fellow villager who was the secretary of the Ministry of Rites at the time.

This life-saving straw Wang Yongzuo will not give up easily, and he tried his best, and finally won Yang Sichang's appreciation. With Yang Sichang, who was hot at that time, as a sponsor, Wang Yongzuo soon had an opportunity and received a letter of appointment to be sent to a local state and county as an official. He originally disdained to take office, which is also the reason why he was still slumped for many years after the Zhongxiang test, but the setbacks of more than ten years have worn down his heart a lot.

Wang Yongzuo turned over once and there was a steady stream of people who came to the door to propose relatives. At the behest of Yang Sichang, he married the daughter of a descendant of a founding prince in Beijing, paving the way for his future career in Beijing. This year, he was already thirty-three years old.

It is helpless to say, but he married a black and ugly woman, and the woman that no one dared to marry was already an old girl of twenty-eight or nineteen when she married Wang Yongzuo. She is ugly, the most important thing is that she is jealous by nature, she never allows Wang Yongzuo to contact other women, and even when she sees Wang Yongzuo talking to her maidservant, she will jump to her feet and scold for a long time. In the face of Yang Sichang and her father, Wang Yongzuo has been holding back.

After another two years, the thought that Wang Yongzuo was old and ugly, so she didn't want to share a room with him anymore, so she moved to another courtyard by herself. Wang Yongzuo also secretly heard that she was stealing a man behind her back, but she pretended to be deaf and dumb and did not say anything. The two have no heirs, and since then they have lived under the same roof, each passing by its own stranger.

Therefore, when Wang Yongzuo, who had not dealt with a woman for many years, felt that the dancing girl seemed to be seducing him, he inevitably panicked. Although the other party is a bearded girl with no status, her graceful figure, charming eyes, and enthusiastic dance steps still make Wang Yongzuo feel uneasy and inferior deep in his heart.

Zhao Dangshi observed that Wang Yongzuo was twisted, and he was secretly surprised in his heart, thinking that the other party was just a lowly Hu girl who could make Wang Yongzuo embarrassed. He felt amused and glanced up at Gu Junen, only to see Gu Junen nodding slightly at him.

The dancing girl continued to dance until a group of servants brought the wine and meat on the table, and Lianbu Qingpian unconsciously broke out of the team and twisted alone in front of Wang Yongzuo, who lowered his head.

Wang Yongzuo was distracted by the cup in his hand, and the aroma of his nose was rushing, and a spirit looked forward, but he was shocked when he saw that only a finger away was the cheeks of the dancing girl who was thickly dressed in fat powder. At this moment, the whole hustle and bustle seemed to be deaf to his ears.

"Let's ...... slowly" Wang Yongzuo subconsciously wanted to hide his sleeves and dodge, but unexpectedly, the crisp sound of the cup breaking suddenly dragged him back to reality, whose mind was blank. He looked over from the gap, perhaps because the newly added wine had slipped the outer wall of the glass, and the porcelain cup in Zhao Dangshi's hand had already broken to the ground, and it was hard to imagine that it had fallen so completely......

Before he could see it clearly, Wang Yongzuo suddenly felt a sinking in his chest, and then heard a coquettish cry, looked at it urgently, and immediately got up in a hurry - the dancer knocked her feet when she jumped and fell straight into her arms!

"Iniquity!" Wang Yongzuo secretly exclaimed, his face was gloomy, and the only thought left was to leave the dancing girl. But the dancing girl seemed to be frightened, and held him to death with a pair of arms. was at a loss, and when he saw the burning eyes in the banquet, he gathered himself into the focus, and thought: "Hug and hug the dancing girl in public, and pass it out, what kind of system will it become!" "He attaches great importance to his reputation in everything, and he has no scruples about etiquette and dancing to promote fun, but it is against the righteousness of a gentleman to act obscenely, but I am afraid that before Yunyang, the impeachment chapter will be piled up into a hill.

"Oh, Lord Wang, what are you ......?"

Zhao Dangshi's laughter came one after another, and it became a strong thrust for Wang Yongzuo's fried hair, he couldn't let go of the dancing girl, and he couldn't care too much about it in a panic, so he sat on the chair and bowed down his feet, and then used his hands and feet together, and pushed and kicked the dancing girl far away like a spring.

The dancing girl was as thin as a piece of paper, how could she withstand the adult man's hard work, seeing that she couldn't stop her figure by taking seven or eight steps back, she staggered one after another, leading her to fall backwards, and everyone in the banquet only heard the exclamation, and they had already seen her fall on the seat of Gu Junen diagonally opposite Wang Yongzuo. The small case in front of the seat was knocked inward, and the neatly stacked melons, fruits, vegetables, wine cups and wine glasses on the table were all scattered on the ground.

The servants on the left and right hurriedly ran forward to tidy up the table and help the dancing girl up, but the dancing girl's whole body was soft and collapsed, as if she had no strength, Gu Junen, who got up to dodge, took a look at it and said in surprise: "I don't feel it anymore." ”

"How so?" Wang Yongzuo's brain was buzzing, like a hanging bell, and his heart was beating suddenly.

At that time, Zhao Dangshi suddenly got up and waved his big hand and said: "Everyone eat and drink well, a small accident is not enough to worry about!" After saying that, he gave Fan Juan a look, Fan Juan coughed lightly, and then walked to the hall to preside over and began to calm the restlessness in the banquet.

Wang Yongzuo was still dumbfounded, Mu was there, Zhao Dangshi stepped forward, leaned in and said, "Lord Wang, take a step to speak." ”

"Good ......" Wang Yongzuo lost his soul and followed Zhao Dangshi around the screen to the back. There were footsteps behind him, and when he turned his head, he saw that Gu Junen, who had just avoided the dancer lying down, followed a foot away.

The three of them turned into a separate room at the back of the hall together, the space was not large, and there was only one oil lamp in the room, and the three figures standing around the lamp were dark and long, dragging from their feet to the wall of the room, and the atmosphere seemed even more depressing.

"That woman ......" Wang Yongzuo's face was miserable, and his cheeks were sunken in the light, leaving a few shadows.

"I've already been sent out to find a doctor...... Gu Junen said solemnly, "I just took a look, but I only got out of breath but not in breath." ”

Wang Yongzuo shook his head: "I, I, I really don't want to hurt her heart, where do you want to get ......?"

"The sky is unpredictable." Zhao Dangshi took over, "It happened suddenly, and everyone here knows that Lord Wang didn't mean it." ”

He didn't say anything, as soon as he said, "It's clear that Lord Wang didn't mean it", Wang Yongzuo naturally thought of the other side, and said sadly: "But who knows if there are any people who deliberately make things difficult?" "It's normal to have a banquet to catch the wind and wash the dust, and it's normal to find some beautiful warblers and Yanyan, but a governor openly "plays" with a dancing girl and even causes her to fall into a coma, this matter is not normal, at least put on the table, it will inevitably be fiercely attacked by mainstream public opinion. Wang Yongzuo, who is conscientiously defending his name, thinks about this, and can't help but be discouraged.

Gu Junen smiled secretly, and Zhao Dangshi said: "Don't worry, with Zhao, I will not teach Xiaoxiao to use such rumors to be unfavorable to adults." ”

Wang Yongzuo seemed to grasp a life-saving straw, and the shadow swayed on the wall of the room: "Is Zhao Shuai's words true? "I have asked for help, and I don't even consciously change my name.

Zhao Dangshi said with righteousness: "That's natural, Lord Wang is a famous minister of both civil and military affairs, Xiangyang Mansion has been difficult to determine for a long time, it is because of the lack of Dinghai Shenshen Needle to stabilize the waves in the left neighbor Yunyang Mansion, and now not only the people of Yunyang are looking forward to the rain when they are like, but we and other Xiangyang officials also hope that the adult's talent to turn the tide is great, how can the villain hinder the adult from taking office!" ”

Wang Yongzuo nodded again and again, and Gu Junen suddenly said at this time: "If the dancing girl is okay, if there are really three long and two short, this hurdle ......"

Death and injury are two different things, the Ming Dynasty had strict laws, and the practice of emphasizing law and abiding by the law was deep-rooted. Although there have been a lot of loopholes and privileges rampant in this season, under normal circumstances, regardless of whether it is an official gentry or an ordinary person, when something happens, "writing a complaint and fighting a lawsuit" is almost the first choice that appears in their minds.

If the dancing girl is the personal servant in Wang Yongzuo's mansion, then there is another unspoken rule of lynching family law, and no matter whether it is dead or injured, it will not have much impact. But the bad thing is that the dancing girl is an official prostitute in Xiangyang Mansion, and she has a special department for compilation and management. The person is not dead, Wang Yongzuo is a dignified local official, even if he sells his face, he can't make any splash if he accidentally injures himself. Once a person dies and the nature changes immediately, it needs to be reported to the procuratorate for trial and backup, and the Xiangyang government officials alone can't deal with it, and this matter will inevitably be stabbed.

What Wang Yongzuo is afraid of is not to be investigated, he is really afraid that this matter will twist and spread in the mouths of people with intentions. The name of the person, the shadow of the tree, he Wang Yongzuo has no background, he has worked hard for decades, and finally has the opportunity to glorify his ancestors and rise to the top.

This matter must be suppressed. can't hold it down, it will become a stain on his life, not to mention whether he can sit in the position of governor of Yunyang, then the lofty goal of one day becoming a general will only be achieved in the next life.

"Zhao Shuai, look at this ......" Wang Yongzuo rubbed his hands, waiting anxiously for Zhao Dangshi to give him a glimmer of hope. At this time, he suddenly realized that without Yang Sichang's backer, he was so weak and helpless.

Zhao Dangshi did not disappoint him, glared, and said to Gu Junen with a bit of reprimand: "What you say, you have said that Lord Wang is an indispensable and important person to Yun Xiang. But a little dancer, can't she go to the sky? With just one word from an adult, the dead will be cured, and the living will be dead! As he spoke, his eyes turned to Wang Yongzuo and smiled again.

"Living, of course, is alive......" Wang Yongzuo said.

Zhao Dangshi nodded and said, "Zhao knows, Lord Wang can rest assured." Zhao and Lord Xiangyang Fan are all of the same heart with you, and they just want to work together to ensure the peace and health of the land of Yunxiang. "Zhao and Fan basically oversaw the military and politics of Xiangyang Mansion, and the civil and military forces present tonight are all their subordinates, and there is no safer way than for them to come forward to control the field.

Wang Yongzuo was grateful to Zhao Dangshi for his righteous boss and thanked him, but Zhao Dangshi stopped him and said, "Why should you see outside, adult. I am the general soldier of Yunxiang, and I am already connected with the adults, and it is right to protect each other. At the same time, he said, "Things are not quiet, tomorrow Zhao will send soldiers and horses to send adults, and it must go straight to Yunyang Mansion City!" ”

"Send soldiers and horses...... That's not necessary......" Wang Yongzuo was alert and excused himself, "I have three companions, it's enough." ”

"Where is enough!" Zhao Dangshi flicked his sleeves and sighed, "Yunyang mountains are stacked on top of each other, and thieves are vertical and horizontal, and they have long become thieves' caves." In comparison, it is not too much to call Xiangyang Mansion a paradise. ”

"What a paradise." Wang Yongzuo remembered the danger of moving the mountain post last night, and did not agree with this.

Zhao Dangshi ignored this sentence and continued: "The adults are far away and the situation is unknown, and the soldiers and horses under the Yunyang Mansion are already weak. There is no money and food in the house, and only a strange barracks remains. Yunyang's deputy general Feng Shizao lost 1,500 troops and it was difficult to fill the gap, and he and Wang Ruiyan, the commander of Yunxiang's soldiers, both resigned and went to the field, and the battalion head was also withdrawn. In the follow-up, Wang Aoyong and Yuan Jixian, the two Futai adults, could mobilize the soldiers, but there were only a few stragglers recruited by themselves in various prefectures, counties, towns and towns, and self-protection became a problem, how could they still drive away thieves in the field......"

Gu Junen wasted no time in saying: "It is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, and the two adults Wang and Yuan are both extraordinary. But the governor of Yunyang wants to sit firm, not a matter of people, but a matter of soldiers and money. There are no soldiers and no money, and to put it mildly, even if Kong Ming is resurrected, it is nothing like it. ”

Wang Yongzuo was listening to this silently, but Zhao Dangshi laughed.

"Don't worry, my lord, I want soldiers, and I, Zhao Yingerlang, are loyal to the country; I want money, and there are still a lot of savings in Xiangyang Mansion. Zhao Dangshi patted his chest with his hand and made a muffled sound, "As long as Zhao is in the Yunxiang General Army for one day, he must protect Lord Wang Zhou with Lord Fan and others!" ”

"Mr. Zhao ......" Wang Yongzuo now understood the off-string sounds of Zhao and Gu Sanghe. Gu Junen's words are simply "It is not easy for anyone to go to Yunyang, unless there are soldiers and money". Zhao Dangshi's answer can also be summarized as "I have soldiers, my friend Fan Juan has money, and with us, your official position can be secured." The words are euphemistic, but the truth is simple. It is true that this is all a big truth, but it is inevitable to be controlled by others, and Wang Yongzuo is still a little unwilling in his heart.

It's just that he thought about it, people do things, the goal is the most important, as long as the goal can be achieved, he doesn't care how the road goes. In other words, how could the disadvantages of Zhao Dangshi's metaphors be more important than his smooth transition to the post of governor of Yunyang? can't bear it for a while, Wang Aoyong and Yuan Jixian are lessons from the past. He has lofty ambitions, and his goal is always the capital, not the dilapidated and remote corner of Yunyang Mansion.

The indoor lights kept flickering with figures, and Zhou Wenhe, who was standing outside the door, stood with his waist straight and stood for half an hour. Separated by a door, as long as he has the heart, he can completely listen to the conversation in the room. However, he did not do this, his eyes were hollow in front of him, and he was just waiting for the lord to come out all the time.

On the main hall not far away, there was still laughter and laughter, and Fan Ju'an was clever in his methods, and it seemed that he had already stabilized the turmoil in the banquet.

"I'm going to start playing the sheng again." Zhou Wenhe listened to the sheng four times tonight, and was completely familiar with the process of the performance during the banquet, muttered quietly, and began to predict the upcoming scene in the hall.

At that moment, the door opened.

He immediately turned sideways and reflexively bowed: "My lord." ”

Zhao Dangshi leaned out of the door and whispered to him: "Tell Lao Xu, everything is fine, let him lead the army into Yun tomorrow." ”