The sky was bright, Uncle Yang had woken up, the oil lamp in the room was still on, Zihua was lying on the crook of his arm and sleeping thickly, the eyelashes on his eyes trembling slightly. Uncle Yang stroked Zihua's jet-black hair, slowly pulled out his arm, got dressed and got up, washed his face with the water that the old housekeeper had prepared the night before, and rinsed his mouth with light salt water.

In the early morning, there were not too many pedestrians on the main street of the Imperial City, and the shops on both sides slowly opened one after another.

At the gate of the city came a young man dressed in a black linen robe, the boy was about twenty years old, more than seven feet tall, his figure was not thin, but he was not fat, he held a long sword of more than three feet in his left hand, the sword box was dark all over, it was impossible to see what material it was made of, and in his right hand he led a jujube red horse, this horse had slender ankles, thick hooves, two ears gently turned, bright eyes, at first glance it was a good horse domesticated by the Hu people in the north.

The horse's hooves stepped on the bluestone slab and left a series of crisp "da-da" sounds, and the young man looked coldly, stared straight ahead, and passed calmly. The pedestrians on the street looked at it together, the young man was not dressed like a person who could afford to ride such a noble horse, plus he still held a sword in his hand, some time ago, when the government changed the law, it was said that the people were not allowed to hold weapons, this person dared to act so boldly! Some of them have even gone to report to the official, after all, it is not a trivial matter to sit together.

The boy didn't seem to notice the gaze of these people, and still walked calmly. Suddenly he cracked his mouth and chuckled, and someone behind him began to have bad intentions, but he didn't panic, he still remembered that he met a group of strongmen who cut the path the next day after coming down the mountain, and those people were probably improvised, seeing the young man alone, it was obviously a stunned young man who had just entered the rivers and lakes, so they hit the idea on the young man's horse, and a group of people rushed to the young man in a chaotic manner, and the leader with a fierce face stepped forward, stroked his beard, and deliberately exposed the corners of his lips because of naughty when he was a child, trying to intimidate the young man, Just as he shouted: "Boy, the acquaintance left the money and the horse, and by the way, the sword in his hand, the uncle will let you go, otherwise...... Hmph, you don't know who I am, listen up, Uncle Ben's name is Hu San, and the government has nothing to do with Uncle Ben, hehe. ”

Hu San thought that he would be able to scare this fluted boy, and obediently took out all his belongings, but who knew that the young man sat on horseback and didn't move, Hu San was annoyed for a while, it seemed that this kid had to suffer a loss, he shouted: "Brothers, since this little cub doesn't know each other, go on, kill him!" Then Hu San quietly signaled his subordinates not to make trouble, the government has not been so easy to provoke since the law was changed, once a major matter of human life is made, I am afraid there will be no place for them to live.

The young man didn't think so, he saw that he suddenly drew his sword, urged the good horse under his crotch, and swung a sword between the lightning and flint, Hu San suddenly felt a chill around his neck, and his hand couldn't help but cover it, and he pointed at Hu San tremblingly. Said: "Big ...... Big brother, neck ......"

"Ah, murder!" Everyone turned around, I don't know who shouted, and the confusion dispersed, and after a while, there was no one left, and the young man slowly inserted the sword back into the scabbard, urging the good horse to continue to the north.

The young man thought that this incident would definitely bring him a lot of trouble along the way, but who knew that he had not encountered any trouble until the Imperial City of Zhao State-Yueqi City, maybe it was remote, no one found Hu San's body, and those who fled back did not dare to report to the official.

Just as the young man entered the imperial city and slowly lowered his guard, he suddenly felt a few malicious eyes, but he did not immediately attack, this is the imperial city, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, those people should not do it, the young man thought silently in his heart, and went straight to the east of the city.

The young man stood in front of Uncle Yang's mansion and paused slightly, and then walked away without looking back.

"Little two, one room." The boy came to the door of the inn, asked the man in front of the door to lead his horse to the backyard, and asked to feed the grass and then stepped into the inn.

"What kind of room do you want, officer?" A little second with a bit of thief eyebrows and rat eyes came over to greet him, and Xiao Er's eyes turned around from time to time, giving people a feeling of being calculating.

"A secluded room."

The little second looked the young man up and down, and silently divided the young man into the ranks of those who had no money, and couldn't help but feel a little disdainful in his heart, but he was obviously good at receiving all kinds of guests, and he still had a smile on his face, and said: "Guest officer, the room upstairs behind the street is secluded, although it is slightly damp, but now the weather is cool and pleasant, the point is that the price is affordable, only a night only needs the same money, I don't know if you ......"

The young man glanced at Xiao Er: "Take me up and have a look." ”

"Hey, okay, please."

The boy followed the man up the wooden steps to the upper floor, turned right and walked backwards until the end, Xiao Er pushed open the door, and there was only a bed, a table, and a somewhat worn stool. The boy put down the burden on his shoulders, walked to the window, and pushed it open, and below was a row of thatched houses, and between the inn and the thatched houses there was an alley that could accommodate a person to pass.

"Okay, that's it. I'll go down and pay tomorrow. The boy gave an eviction order.

The shopkeeper looked embarrassed and said, "Guest officer, this is ...... The small shop doesn't keep accounts, and if I continue like this, the store will be kicked out. ”

The young man didn't think much about it after hearing this, he directly opened the baggage, took out the consistent money, and handed it to Xiao Er, "This is the hotel," the young man took out the consistent money from the baggage and handed it over, saying, "This is what I want to ask you something, and I hope you can know everything." ”

Xiao Er's face suddenly showed joy, and he looked at the young man again, although this has always been a small amount of money, but it can be put into his own pocket, which is considered extra income. Xiao Er immediately put on a flattering smile: "Guest officer, please ask, the villain must know everything and say everything, and the villain is the person of this imperial city, who knows everything about the imperial city, and is sure to satisfy the guest officer." ”

"Good. Let me ask you, I don't know whose mansion is that luxurious Taiwei Mansion on the main street? ”

Xiao Er was stunned when he heard this, and was immediately relieved: "Guest officer, you are not from Zhao Guo, right?" Are you a horse dealer in the north? Xiao Er saw the young man holding a BMW, so he guessed in his heart.

Why do you ask? I am from Zhao Guo, but I have been in the mountains all the time, and I have never come out, and I only came out for a walk recently. ”

"No wonder, no wonder. That mansion belongs to the current Taiwei Yang's uncle Yang, to say that this Yang is really a legend, and now Zhao Guo is full of praise, it is he who makes the people slowly become rich. ”

"If you say so, this man should be a great and powerful minister, but why is his mansion so luxurious, like a merchant on the rich side."

"This guest officer doesn't know, Lord Yang's mansion was built by the emperor's own order, just to set off the identity of Lord Yang, and now Lord Yang is not only the first minister of the court, but also the county lord's concubine, and his identity is noble."

"Okay, I see, thanks. If I don't tell me, I hope no one will disturb me. ”

"Okay, you have a good rest, if you have any orders, just call the villain directly, and the villain retreats." The shopkeeper turned around and went out and closed the door by the way, and he could vaguely hear the second child say, "If I want to be able to sit in the position of Lord Yang, I really burn high incense, I don't know if there are princesses and county lords who have taken a fancy to me."

The young man spread a roll of cooked cowhide at the bottom of the burden on the table, the round table with more than one zhang was not laid down, some still fell outside, only to see two big characters "the world" written on the right corner of the cooked cowhide, the handwriting is thick, the force penetrates the back of the paper, it is a map, the map is extremely detailed, the valley ravine, the city plank road, all available. The boy sat motionless at the table, not knowing what he was thinking.

After a long time, the young man got up and packed up the map, put it back into the baggage, and pulled out the long sword, only to see that this sword is not as wide and narrow as the ordinary sword, the tip of this sword is slightly wider than the position close to the hilt, the sword edge is abnormally cold, and the sword body is engraved with the two ancient characters "Spring Emperor", this font has disappeared for many years, I never thought that it appeared on this sword again, but I am afraid that some people no longer know this kind of word.

The young man looked at the long sword in his hand, like looking at his own child, his face was full of love, he took out a piece of sackcloth from his arms, wiped it gently, from top to bottom, and from bottom to top, meticulously, and only put the sword into the sword box for a long time, and the blade of the sword let out a crisp low sound.

The young man stood in front of the window and looked into the distance, where he could just see the Taiwei Mansion on the street, and only heard the young man's voice muttering: "Senior brother, you haven't changed, have you?" ”

This young man is Uncle Yang's junior brother Su Ang. Su Ang left his teacher Wang Yizi not long ago to go down the mountain, and heard countless news about Uncle Yang along the way, some people sang praises for him, and some people criticized and abused, but Su Ang always believed that his senior brother Uncle Yang must be a virtuous minister, until now when he came to the imperial city and saw Uncle Yang's mansion, he had doubts for the first time, and this suspicion began to grow like weeds, which made Su Ang can't wait to ask for clarification.

"Senior brother, I hope you don't forget the teacher's teachings, don't forget what you said when you left, senior brother, you know, I hate those corrupt officials and dog officials who oppress the people the most."

Su Ang opened the door and asked the shopkeeper to bring some food, and he had to go out in the evening.

Su Ang gulped down his food, and sure enough, the food here was much better than the fish he grilled at random on the mountain, but it was just a little, maybe he didn't pay attention to it.

The teacher Wang Yizi still gave Su Ang a few words when he went down the mountain: "If God gives it, you will receive it." Su Ang was puzzled and wanted to ask the teacher what he meant, but Wang Yizi just waved his hand and didn't say a word, then motioned for him to go down the mountain.

Su Ang stared into the distance and fell into deep thought, thinking to himself: "It's time for me to enter the chess game, whether it's a player or a chess piece, it doesn't matter, just seize the opportunity and get your own justice, and let it be natural in the future." ”