Chapter 2: First Snow (Mikami)

When I arrived at the "Changle Fang" cockfighting arena, I walked with the Qin brothers again. The guys said that the two little grandfathers had waited for Wang Xun for a long time, and after leaving a letter, they hurried elsewhere.

"Show me!" Wang Xun took the letter from the man's hand, checked the sealed fire paint, and slowly pulled out the letter. I saw that the handwriting on it was sloppy, so that people could know that it was written in a hurry. In the letter, Qin Guozhen reminded him very tactfully that there was an autumn cold recently. It was suggested that he should not go out as much as possible if he had nothing to do, and that he could go to the grange by the Weishui River to inspect the best harvest this year. If you can't get out of your body for a while, you should also wear more clothes when you go out, so as not to get frostbitten hands and feet from the autumn cold. The specific situation, after today's banquet, the brothers talked in private. If Wang Xun can't go to the banquet today, then after seeing the letter, he will go to Qin's house tonight to get back the mink fur that fell there last time, so as not to waste financial resources to buy new ones.

At the end of the letter, Qin Guozhen mentioned by the way that Old Man Qin already knew about Zida's troubles in business. I'm trying to find a way to scrape together money to help him turnover. But the Qin family has also been relatively tight on money recently, and it may be very slow to operate, or it may be a drop in the bucket, I hope Wang Xun can understand.

"Sure enough, Aunt Yun guessed correctly, Old Man Qin doesn't want to wade into this troubled water!" Putting down the letter, Wang Xun couldn't help but sigh again.

When he read the letter just now, Zhang Xun kept pulling Lei Wanchun to hide in the distance and drink tea, refusing to get close to the content of the letter. At this moment, when I heard him take the initiative to mention it, I immediately realized in my heart, smiled, and explained in a low voice: "I'm afraid the Qin family's uncle will not be able to do it this time!" Yang Guozhong, Li Linfu, and Wang Jiao fought against each other, and among the Beijing divisions, everyone avoided the civil and military officials. Guomo and Guozhen are looking for you everywhere at the risk of being the boss, which is already very rare! ”

"Alas!" Wang Xun let out another light sigh. knew that Zhang Xun's words were reasonable, but he was still very unwilling.

Lei Wanchun couldn't get used to his appearance of complaining when he encountered a little trouble, so he smiled and said loudly: "According to me, it is better to ask for others than for yourself." Didn't the Yuwen kid tell you that he hid an account book? Where is the chicken coop, I'll go find out the ledger! ”

"Brother Lei, come with me!" Wang Xun nodded lightly and responded helplessly. At this moment, the three of them were already in the study room specially reserved for the owner in the backyard of the cockfighting ring, went out of the door, walked along the garden path through a water pavilion, and then turned left, and came to the building where the "generals" were usually raised. Wang Xun opened the guy who was waiting for the cockfight, referred to Yuwenzhi's previous description, reached out to the designated position, and sure enough, from under the straw spread in the chicken coop, he took out a thick book wrapped in oilcloth.

The three of them put away the account books and hurried back to the study. closed the doors and windows and checked carefully, only to see that all the money and "business" transactions between Yuwenzhi and Zhu Fu, the shopkeeper of Zhu Ji, were clearly recorded from more than half a year ago, including the names and original words of the parties. Among them, Wang Xun has always thought that it was the accident of the drunken and immoral collision with the official's car, but in fact, Zhu Fu secretly and deliberately contributed to it through Yu Wenzhi and several other people who took refuge in the Yang family. took advantage of the psychology that those officials did not have the courage to be enemies of more than a dozen nobles at the same time, and gave Yang Guozhong a bad breath.

Seeing this, Zhang Xun couldn't help but sigh faintly. He didn't expect that Yang Guozhong, as a high-ranking official of the imperial court and a relative of the emperor, still couldn't get rid of the habit of being a scoundrel in the market. The contradictions that could have been resolved in the court discussion were unwilling to be resolved in a dignified manner, but instead went to the dark and used the next three indiscriminate means to deal with them. What he didn't expect was that Yuwen Zhi had such scheming at a young age, as if he had expected that once something happened to everyone, the Yang family would definitely abandon the pawn to protect the handsome. So leave an account book in advance and fight for yourself a hope of survival.

"Sigh what? With this ledger, Yuwen Kid has at least fifty percent more chances to get out! Lei Wanchun glared at him with big cowbell-like eyes again, and said angrily.

"The question is, what do we do to get this ledger to the surface!" Forcibly suppressing his disgust for Yuwen Zida, Zhang Xun responded in a low voice. Since he promised the Ma side yesterday, he must find ways to save Yuwen Zida from danger. He must keep his promise. Even if I think about Yuwen Zida's behavior and scheming at this moment, my chest feels panicked.

Although he was angry that Yuwen Zhi had done so many shady things to hide from him, Wang Xun still couldn't bear to watch his good friend die in the prison of Wannian County. Shaking his head, he shook off all the unhappiness in his heart, and said in a low voice: "Yuwenzhi has a half-brother, and it seems that he is very close to Yang Guozhong......."

"No!" Before he could finish speaking, Zhang Xun and Lei Wanchun spoke at the same time to stop him. looked at each other, and Lei Wanchun took the initiative to shut up. Zhang Xun continued to explain: "Since Yu Wende has decisively drawn a line with his younger brother, it is clear that he wants Zida to carry the black pot. If the ledger is delivered to him, I can guarantee that it will not take three days. Zida will inevitably be destroyed! ”

Wang Xun also understood that he had a bad idea, so he blushed and nodded stupidly. Seeing his depressed appearance, Zhang Xun smiled again and comforted: "In fact, even if we don't do anything at this moment, Zida may not have any risks. Didn't the head catcher surnamed Sun say that several people who were escorted to Dali Temple had already confessed. In my opinion, the reason why this kind of fairy fight, stinky fish and rotten shrimp were first affected was just to take it out as a reason. Now that the head has been found, there may not be more than one Yu Wenzida, and there may not be less than him! ”

"That can't let Yuwen Kid continue to suffer in prison. Although he did deserve it! Lei Wanchun shook his head, a little hated that iron could not become steel. If he hadn't had a relationship with Wang Xun and others a long time ago, he might have applauded Jing Zhaoyin's actions when he encountered something like today. After all, the gentlemen of Jingshi have long been notorious, and those who have clashed with them almost always cover their noses with their hands.

"I'm just saying he won't die for a while!" Zhang Xun waved his hand, signaling Lei Wanchun and Wang Xun to be restless. "If this matter is to be fundamentally resolved, the best policy is that I contact a few Jinshi fellow scholars of the year, and write to the court together, so that Yang Guozhong, Li Linfu and others will be misled by the country, and the innocent misdeeds will be harmed, and they will go straight to the ...... of the Holy Hearing."

Halfway through the words, he himself felt that this move was impossible. grinned, the first to laugh. Those Jinshi of the same sect back then, after such a long time of ups and downs in the sea, how much of the sharp spirit that guided the country back then is still left? I heard that it was targeted at Yang Guozhong and Li Linfu, I'm afraid they will immediately hide away! Even if they are really willing to help, with a few small officials the size of sesame mung beans, how can they shake the power of the dynasty that even the descendants of Hu Guogong are respectful of? I'm afraid that if the joint excerpt of everyone is handed over, it will either sink into the sea like a stone, or it will cause trouble in vain. By the time His Majesty the Emperor took a closer look, Yuwen Zida's bones had already turned to ashes. (Note 1)

"Your method only works for decent men and gentlemen!" After laughing, Lei Wanchun glanced at Zhang Xun and announced very bluntly, "To deal with the philistine villain, I think it is best to use the method of a scoundrel in the market." Tear open this ledger, tear off a few pages of inconsequential things, and send someone to the hands of the shopkeeper Zhu. Not for anything else, just to let Shopkeeper Zhu know that we have such a thing in our hands. As for whether to save Yuwen Zida or not, the owner behind him weighs it! ”

"This ......" Zhang Xun frowned, after reading the Confucian classics for so many years, it was difficult for him to agree with Lei Wanchun's methods in his heart. But at the same time, I have to admit that Lei Wanchun's suggestion is much more effective and feasible than the wishful thinking he just had.

"I arranged for someone to do it. Don't come forward with Brother Zhang. lest Yang Guozhong find clues in the future and take revenge on Brother Zhang! Wang Xun didn't have so much burden in his heart, and felt that Lei Wanchun's proposal was good, so he immediately nodded in agreement.

"You can't go either!" Zhang Xun shook his head to stop. After reluctantly accepting Lei Wanchun's proposal, he considered the details of the specific operation much more deeply than the other two. "Your relationship with Zida is on the surface. As long as the Yang family wants to find it, the first person to guess is you. This kind of immortal fighting method, I'm afraid it will be difficult to distinguish the winner between one or two rounds. As long as Yang Guozhong does not fall completely, and your Wang family is in Beijing again, it will be easy to set a trap to trap you. ”

After thinking about it, he continued to shake his head. "In the same way, you can't use the people of the horse side. It's not easy for him to do this for everyone! The national model, like the national zhen, cannot come forward. In addition, after experiencing this incident, the Yang family and Yuwen Zida were equal to breaking up. In order to make them unable to retaliate against Zida in the future, they must make the remaining ledger disappear as if out of thin air, completely without a trace! ”

"This doesn't work, that doesn't work, you always say it's okay!" Seeing Zhang Xun's steady appearance, Lei Wanchun was so anxious that he rubbed his hands.

Zhang Xun smiled and sighed quietly, "That is, to deal with Yang Guozhong, you can use such a despicable trick." That's it, that's it, even if it's fighting poison with poison. Lao Lei, see if you can find a friend on the rivers and lakes, basically there is nothing to worry about, and he rarely showed his face in Beijing before, let him go to Zhu Ji for a trip. After coming out of Zhu Ji, he immediately left Chang'an, so that the Yang family could never find him again! ”

"This?" Lei Wanchun was really stumped by Zhang Xun, he has been washing his hands for many years. The Taoist friends I knew before had either died unexpectedly, or they had washed their hands of money and had their own family business. can believe it without reservation, and be alone, and can float away afterwards, how can it be sent to the door by itself for a while?!

"There's no rush at this time! As long as you make money to the Yamen of Wannian County at any cost, there is no problem with delaying it for ten days and a half months. Zhang Xunyue was a little disappointed, glanced at Wang Xun, who was looking at Lei Wanchun pitifully, and comforted him in a low voice.

"There it is!" Lei Wanchun suddenly slapped his head and laughed. "How did I forget about him. This person is absolutely reliable, as long as he is willing to agree, there is nothing that cannot be done! ”

Note 1: Heavy pupil photo. The ancients believed that the Holy Son of Heaven had two pupils.