As soon as the eldest girl and the second girl left, Huo Shiqi didn't even change the robe for the guests, and Si Cao from the other courtyard brought two people.

The two guests who arrived suddenly were familiar faces. Walking in front was a pen in charge of the Patrol Division. This person used to be a scrivener in the Admiral's Palace, and it had been less than a year since he was transferred to the Inspectorate Division; In the first half of last year, when dealing with the aftermath of the war, the two of them had been on business for a long time. When Huo Shiqi bought a house in the city, this person ran before and after, and helped a lot. As for the person who followed behind, he couldn't be more familiar, Qiao Zhun was indeed his classmate when he was studying in the county......

No matter what kind of conflict he and Qiao Zhun had later, Qiao Zhun could come here to visit him at this time, which was a great affection. He hurriedly fastened the button of his shirt, took three steps and two steps to greet the courtyard, and said as he bowed his hand, "What a rare guest." Rare guests! After meeting the two people, he realized that he hadn't even bothered to change his shoes in a hurry, and was barefoot on a pair of shoes prepared for the detained officials in the courtyard, and the heels of the shoes were not raised......

Qiao Zhun's expression was a little restrained. He probably has the same mind as Huo Shiqi, and he is embarrassed by the past. He arched his hands and only said, "Brother Gongze, this has always been good?" "No more words.

Huo Shiqi hurriedly invited them to the main house.

Zhangbi Yin didn't know that Huo Qiao and the two had a gap in the past, one end said words of relief and condolences, and the other end and Huo Shiqi modestly gave up their seats to each other. This person's surname is Meng, he is a big grinning person, his heart is warm-mouthed, and when he arrives at the courtyard of the inspection department, he immediately regards himself as the master, and runs out to let the courtyard boil good tea and soup for a while, and then calls the miscellaneous servants, and asks people to buy seasonal melons and fruits with money. was so troubled by him, and the embarrassment when Huo Shiqi and Qiao Zhun met was immediately diluted a lot.

Finally waiting for Meng Biyin to stop talking and take a cup of water, Huo Shiqi grabbed the crack and asked, "Isn't it forbidden for people to visit here?" Why is it suddenly accurate again? ”

Meng Biyin said: "The official document I received from the Criminal Department yesterday asked me to hand over the files of Li Shen's case to our Yanshan Inspection Division. He looked at Huo Shiqi with a smile. Huo Gong is also the person who walked out of the case, of course he understands the truth. Without waiting for Huo Shiqi to nod and speak, he said to himself, "The court is doing this, obviously the case has already been decided." Since there is no mention in the official document of transferring you to Jingshi, then Huo Gong is naturally fine. Since it's okay, what is it forbidden to visit? Within three to five days, your lawsuit will inevitably have a good result. He swallowed the tea soup, spit out a piece of ginger that had not been sifted off when he was in the wok, and threw his hand on the coffee table. Just now Brother Yunping and I entered the door, and met two women head-on, I looked at it in a daze, as if it was your two older girls, one by one, someone must have fast legs, and they have already reported to your house through the wind. ”

Huo Shiqi smiled, neither admitting nor denying it, and was about to divert the topic, Meng Biyin hugged the tea cup and spoke again:

"Pour joy to Huo Gong first. It seems that this time you are three happy coming, I don't have to say, when you get home, I will come to the door to eat. ”

Huo Shiqi was stunned. He has an eyebrow lawsuit, which is a joy; was promoted to a rank and promoted to a position, of course, it was also a joy. But it's just double happiness. How can there be a saying of "three joys"?

"The governor is going to hold a banquet in the next few days. After the old merchant has it, the heart of your uncle will naturally melt away, isn't this a joy? Meng Biyin said with a smile. At present, it is rumored everywhere that the governor has a favorite person, but he is just worried about the elders in the family who are entangled in lawsuits, so he has to delay the good date again and again. This also shows the generosity and filial piety of the commander. If it were someone else, I am afraid that the newcomer would have been brought back a long time ago. ”

Huo Shiqi was dumbfounded by his words, and only after a while did he blame and say: "Lao Meng, it's just that others spread it randomly, why do you follow suit?" It's not that you haven't seen the governor travel, and he has also followed the commander to Fangzhou on a business trip, he is out and about, every gesture or even a look, there are dozens of pairs of eyes around him anytime and anywhere! What do you think he can have a private meeting with a bearded singer in a station? ”

"You know everything?" Lao Meng asked in surprise. Then he put his palms together and said with a smile, "I guessed, it was the two big girls in your family who came just now, and they told you one by one, right?" ”

Huo Shiqi snorted and was silent, and Quan Zuo acquiesced.

Lao Meng then said: "Of course I know what happened when the commander traveled. When the rumors first came out at the beginning of the month, I didn't believe it. But this time it's different......"

"How is this time different?"

"This time it's Lord Fang himself......

Rumors that can make people like Lao Meng who have been with Shangcheng faithful must have a convincing source, Huo Shiqi has already guessed which official it is, but he still can't help but want to verify: "Which Lord Fang?" ”

"Who else? It's the self-named 'Xitou idler' Lord Fang Zhifang. ”

Since he sat down politely, Qiao Zhun hadn't said a single superfluous word, just sat next to him and listened, smiling or frowning from time to time as the two of them spoke. However, even with a smile on his face, his smile seemed stiff. He seemed preoccupied, as if his mind was not here. However, even though he was in a bit of a trance, he was still quietly paying attention to Huo Shiqi's face and expression. Huo Shiqi's face showed a hint of hesitation, and he immediately interjected and asked, "Second brother, this Lord Fang Zhifang, what is his origin?" ”

Huo Shiqi found that he was patronizing and talking to Lao Meng, and he had neglected the guests. He stood up, refilled the bowl that Qiao Zhun had barely touched, and said casually: "It's the person sent by the Yushitai to our Yanshan." ”

Qiao Zhun thanked the tea, took a sip of the lamp, and asked again with the lamp: "What is his nickname Xitou idler, is there?" ”

Meng Biyin shook his head, indicating that he didn't know. Huo Shiqi also refilled the tea soup for him, put down the teapot and sat down again, and said with a smile: "There is indeed a statement." This is taken from two poems. ”

"Oh?" Qiao Zhun said in surprise, "I would like to hear about it." ”

Meng Biyin is also from a high background, and when he heard that Fang Zhi's alias even had an allusion, he naturally inquired with curiosity.

Huo Shiqi's current fame is cheating, and the people he comes into contact with on weekdays are either Jinshi and the first or from a person's background, in front of these people who have won the ladder with real skills, he is inevitably afraid of being afraid of being recognized and exposed, and he is afraid of being careless in his words and deeds and causing shame, over time, in front of real readers, he naturally has a little inferiority complex in his heart. Although he has repeatedly warned himself on weekdays, to be cautious, to be diligent and clumsy, in fact, he is also doing the same, but in front of him, the two officials who raised their identities are asking him for advice, and he can't help but be happy, and the haze brought by the rumors just now was also swept away.

He picked up the bowl and sipped his saliva, moistened his throat, and said in a clear voice: "Lord Fang Bozheng's nickname 'Xitou Idler' was taken from two Tang poems. The former is taken from the poet Li Zhong in the late Tang Dynasty, "Thinking of the Simplicity and Loneliness of the Old Wandering Taoist", "The brook bakes medicine and the smoke is warm, and the days and months are long when you play Go"; the latter is taken from the "Gift to Li Taoist" by the monk Qingsai in the early Tang Dynasty, "Raise your head and say that "Yi" is an idler, and you will play Go to the laity'. As he spoke, he chanted:

"The cloth is brown and sleeps in the stone Dou Chun, and the spring splashes black gauze towels. Raise your head and say that "Yi" is an idler, and he will play Go to the laity. Counting himself as a poor Jiazi every year, who guards Gengshen with the rainy night. When to go to Taihua, he will meet every day begging for medicine and silver. ”

After reciting, he said with a smile, "When I was studying, I happened to see this poem, and I felt that it was very Zen, so I wrote it down." It's been a long time, and I don't know if I'm wrong. ”

Qiao Zhun was originally looking for a topic casually, not wanting Huo Shiqi to be moved by a few gossips in the market, but he didn't know that as soon as he rambled, Huo Shiqi actually said two famous people of the former dynasty who he had never heard of. He has worked with Huo Shiqi for more than ten years, and he knows how much ink is in this person's stomach, and the first thought that flashes through his mind is that Huo Shiqi must have heard it from somewhere and claimed to be it. waited for Huo Shiqi to chant the whole poem, and then he realized that he was stealing as a villain. He was ashamed and ashamed in his heart, and moved his lips, and was about to take this opportunity to say something to mend the grudge he had formed at the beginning, Meng Biyin had already stroked his palms and laughed.

"Bantian Fang Bozheng's nickname is so originated. Ha, with his smelly Fang Yuan skills, he also dares to call himself a Xitou idler? If we meet another day, I will definitely stink him in person! "He and Fang Zhi are also acquaintances, one is in the Patrol Division, the other is in the Yushitai, it is the counterpart of the Yamen, both of them are the official positions of the eighth grade, they don't look up and see each other when they bow their heads, and they don't know how many lawsuits they have fought on the pen and ink mouth, and they are so familiar that they can't be more familiar, so if you want to make Fang Zhi look good, it will definitely make Fang Zhi lose face.

Qiao Zhun is a local official, and he is in another state, so he is not familiar with the personnel of the officials of the Health Department, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but ask curiously: "Why, this Fang Yushi is not good at sitting in hiding?" "Then this man dares to be ashamed to call such an alias?

Meng Biyin raised his face and said, "What is he good at sitting in hiding?" Others talk by hand, but he is best at sitting and talking. Sit down and settle down twelve or thirteen sons, and it is inevitable to talk. Whoever wants to prevent him from repenting of chess, he will turn his face, and he will coerce others at every turn, and he, the imperial history of Yanshan, will listen to the wind and gallop book. ”

Qiao Zhun knew that "Hearing the Wind and Galloping Book" was a system established during the reign of Gaozong. According to this system, the imperial history sent by the imperial court to various places can report the situation in various places to the Beijing division only according to rumors, so it is named "Wenfeng"; And these submissions can also be marked with "flat", "fast", "urgent" or "urgent" according to the situation in various places, and pass them on with fast horses in post stations, so there is a saying of "galloping books". He couldn't help but shake his head. It must be known that "Ziluo has no regrets about the true gentleman", this Fang Yushi can use threatening means in order to regret a move, and it seems that his chess skills are indeed not very good. As for the rest...... He smacked his tongue and didn't make a judgment.

He didn't comment, but the look on his face was unmistakable. Obviously, he was very suspicious of the moral character of the imperial historian Fang Bozheng.

Meng Biyin laughed and said, "That's what happened to the old man. In fact, this person is good in other places, he is strict and upright, and he is a rare good person. He laughed and said. You've been working in Duanzhou, and you don't know much about the situation here in the Health Department. Yanshan's three chess players, in fact, are all first-class and first-class. ”

Huo Shiqi was drinking tea with a bowl, and when he heard him say what Yanshan Three Chess Players were, he took a sip and sprayed all the tea soup he drank on the ground in front of him.

Qiao Zhun glanced at Huo Shiqi suspiciously, and asked Meng Biyin, "Is there still such a statement?" Three chess players, please advise, besides Master Fang, which are the other two? ”

"One is Inspector Di Xudi of our Patrol Division. The one I met with you when we went out of the yamen just now; The other one is still a fellow villager with you and Huo Gong, and you must also be familiar with one by one, which is our Admiral General of Yan Shanwei. ”

Qiao Zhun was even more confused. Yanshan is a border guard, since ancient times, the folk customs are simple and martial, the style of writing is far from being blazing, and people who are good at chess can not be compared with the states of the Central Plains, and those with excellent chess skills are even rarer. At least he hadn't heard of anyone who could be called a chess player. How did three good players emerge in a blink of an eye? Besides, Meng Biyin just said that the chess quality of the imperial history surnamed Fang is extremely poor, and the chess skills are even more stinky...... Could it be that those two are the same?

"It can't be said to be average. Three people still can't be equated. Meng Biyin said with a smile, "Speaking from the heart, of course, Fang Bozheng is the most inferior in the middle, and whoever doesn't let him repent of his chess will bluntly say that he will sue whoever he is doing." Our Master Di is better than him, and he won't let you walk if you don't regret the chess. Speaking of which, the commander's chess is the best, and if he doesn't let him regret the chess, he will angrily fall and leave, anyway, if he doesn't finish a game of chess, it can't be counted as his loss......"

He said it so vividly, and Qiao Zhun Deng laughed down. Huo Shiqi even saw the three "chess" adults fighting for a game of chess, I don't know how many times, at this time, recalling the various situations at that time, he still couldn't help but laugh.

After laughing, Meng Biyin said again: "This time the matter of the commander is what Fang Bozheng said. It was Mu Xiu that day, he took a nap after dinner, and he was addicted to chess, so he went to the Shangfu to talk to the governor to talk about two games. As a result, I heard Deputy Lieutenant Duan of the Admiral's Mansion tell Captain Bao Kan that the Governor had seen the Hu Nu Sangxiu outside the city that day, and there was still talking and laughing at the time, but as soon as he went home, no one gave a good face with his nose or eyes, and even Fang Bozheng touched his nose and ...... the wall."

Huo Shiqi lowered his gaze and looked at the uneven stone slab on the ground. He's a little skeptical now. Could it be that the monk really had a mind to ask the bearded girl to enter the door?

Meng Biyin also wanted to tell some interesting stories related to this matter in the past two days, when suddenly a small official came to him, saying that there was an urgent matter in the yamen and asked him to go back quickly. He said his word, and hurried away with the little servant.