Overnight, the news of the assassination of the prefect Wang Jun on the street on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival spread in Jiangning City.

The assassination site is located in Qinglan Street, in the middle of the Qinhuai River, and there are not a few people who witnessed the whole process, and there are people who deliberately promote it, and the next morning, this news is almost known to everyone.

In this era, there are not many ways and places to be entertained. On weekdays, in addition to fireworks and willow lane, it is the most popular teahouse restaurant. The teahouse restaurant is not only a place for scholars and students to taste tea and discuss Taoism, but also a pastime for ordinary people to gag, listen to music and watch operas.

In the majestic teahouse on Jiangning Chengbei Street, many tea customers are drinking tea, listening attentively to a man who looks like a scholar talking.

"It is said that last night, the prefect Wang was almost killed by the assassins, but unexpectedly, a fairy-like boy was killed halfway, so that the flying sword technique saved the king who was in a desperate situation surrounded by assassins.

At that time, Lord Wang rode away with his sword, and the assassin and the others were stunned for a long time when they saw such immortal techniques, before they reacted, but they could only stare at Lord Wang and run away. ”

Someone next to him asked, "Didn't Cao Gongzi see it with his own eyes?" ”

The scholar raised the teacup on the table, took a sip, and replied, "That's natural, I came out of Qiyuan last night, and on the way back, I happened to run into an assassin besieging and killing Lord Wang. But then again, although those assassins were unsuccessful, there are some theories about the layout of their assassination methods. ”

Someone else was puzzled: "What do you say?" Could it be that the Assassins have a lot of background? ”

The scholar glanced at him and said slowly: "There are not many people on Qinglan Street at that time, and dozens of assassins are placed in it like pedestrians, as if they know the walking path of Lord Wang, and as soon as they make a move, they know that they are experts who are immersed in this way.

Although he still failed to kill Lord Wang, he was able to retreat when the officers and soldiers arrived. As for some of my speculations, they involve a lot, but I dare not talk to you in detail, you can just understand it. ”

Others chimed in: "That's that, Cao Gongzi still has to get fame, so it's better to be cautious in his words and deeds." ”

"It's hateful that in this world, with Cao Gongzi's talents, he can't be reused."

"Nowadays, some court officials only know gold and silver, where do they know the suffering of the people, and the foundation of my Great Song Dynasty will definitely be destroyed on these people."

"This brother, be cautious."

"Hehe......"

Everyone in the building was in the same vein, and the more they chatted, the farther and farther they went, and the scholar only chuckled and shook his head. Although the Song Dynasty also had many precedents for literary prisons, this casual remark in the market, as long as it was not named, never attracted the attention of the government.

The Great Song Dynasty emphasized literature over military force, and high-ranking officials and even saints all understood the truth that "the mouth of the people is more important than the defense of Sichuan", and they only turned a blind eye to the people's remarks, and as long as they did not cross the line, most of them did not bother to pay attention to it.

It's been a long time, and it's three shots a day. The teahouse is still gossiping, the voices are boiling, and the outside of the teahouse is already bustling, and people come and go.

In the crowd, Xu Ziling, who was thinking about a way to make money, walked slowly on the street, walked a few steps, and suddenly saw a familiar figure not far away. It was a man with a hat, a sturdy man, with a saber at his waist. Xu Ziling took a few closer glances and recognized the identity of the man.

The man is the Yang envoy who escorted Hua Shigang a few days ago, and there is a large cyan mark on the left side of his face, Xu Ziling has also dealt with him, and he also knows that he has some martial arts.

Seeing that he was dressed in cloth and walking aimlessly on the street, he should have been robbed of his official body because of the matter of Hua Shigang. Xu Ziling felt a little guilty about this, and to put it mildly, Hua Shigang's robbery was also caused by him. After thinking for a while, Xu Ziling followed, wanting to see what he was going to do.

Yang Zhi, who was dressed in rags, was indeed dismissed from his official position because of the loss of Hua Shigang, but the dismissal of ordinary military attaches would not be so bleak, and he might be able to stay in his original institution and wait for the opportunity to be reinstated.

However, Yang Zhi's lost Huashi Gang included the current Gao Taiwei's part, and he was not only driven out of the palace marshal's mansion, but also confiscated his family property, leaving only an ancestral treasure knife on his body.

Yang Zhi walked on the street, his heart was full of resentment towards Gao Yu and resentment against the world, and he didn't know where to go. He claims to be the descendant of the Yang general, and he is extremely reluctant to let him fall into the grass, but he only has a body of martial arts, but he doesn't understand those who make a living.

Thinking about it, he heard the bustle in the teahouse, and there was nowhere to go, so he decided to go in and have a look.

Entering the building, Yang Zhi took out the little broken silver left on his body, asked Xiao Er for a pot of tea, sat on a free seat, and then picked up the teapot and drank a few sips to his mouth, while glancing at the surrounding tea customers.

A few scholars caught a glimpse of his poor dress and rude way of drinking tea, and looked at him with disdain, but saw the huge blue marks on his face after taking off his hat, and they were a little frightened and no longer dared to look at him.

The teahouse was mixed, and most people were only surprised when they saw his terrifying blue mark, and didn't say much. Yang Zhi didn't care about the surprised gazes of others, just drank tea by himself, and secretly listened to the chatter of the scholars around him.

"Do you know, there is news from Bianliang, it is said that the Holy Lord has sent an envoy to unite with the Jin State to jointly attack Liao."

"Great goodness, the Liao people have bullied my Great Song Dynasty for a long time, and now it is a good time for the Jin State to contain it, and my Han people take the opportunity to recover the sixteen states of Yanyun is just around the corner."

"I think you are delusional, the Great Song Dynasty has accumulated disadvantages for a long time, and now there are chickens and dogs and thieves, and the ministers of the DPRK and China are all forming parties for personal gain, flattering and flattering people to confuse the saint's hearing and hearing, and the saint does not know the true national strength of my Great Song Dynasty, and he boldly raised troops to attack Liao, I am afraid that it will not be good."

"This brother is reasonable, in my opinion, my Great Song Dynasty should watch the fire from the other side, sit and watch the two tigers of Liaojin fight, and then act cheaply."

"Ridiculous, if the army does not move at this time, if the Jin State defeats the Liao State, how can I deal with myself."

"I don't think so, the Jin State is just a small land, the people are few and the soldiers are outnumbered, and it is difficult to defeat the Liao State to ascend to the sky, and my Great Song Dynasty should maintain the status quo with the Liao State and continue to be good for another hundred years."

A few people, you and I, each express their own opinions, and fight back and forth. Yang Zhi couldn't help but smile when he listened to these scholars talking about that big thing here, he had been in the officialdom for some time, and he had also seen Liao soldiers, according to what he saw, the forbidden army of Bianliang was even less brave than the ordinary soldiers of the Liao people, once the imperial court intervened in the Liaojin War, no matter who won or lost, the Song State would not get any benefits.

At this time, a young man walked up to him and asked, "Can this good man share the same table?" ”

Yang Zhi was stunned, turned his head to look at the young man, waved his hand, and signaled him to be casual.

The young man was naturally Xu Ziling, who was following him, sat next to Yang Zhi, looked at him and asked knowingly: "The hero is the famous blue-faced beast Yang Zhi on the rivers and lakes?" ”

Yang Zhi was stunned for a moment when he heard this, straightened his waist slightly, and said loudly: "I dare not be famous, but I am indeed Yang Zhi." I don't know the name of the little brother? ”

Xu Ziling replied truthfully: "Junior brother Xu Ziling, I once heard that Brother Yang was an envoy in the front of the palace, how did he end up here?" The young man who already had the answer in his heart was not red and his heart was not beating.

Yang Zhi's face suddenly darkened a little, and he looked like he wanted to speak and stopped, not wanting to answer the young man's question.

Xu Ziling saw that he was embarrassed, and changed his words: "Brother Yang is inconvenient to say, then don't say it, but Brother Yang has the idea of re-entering the court as an official?" ”

Yang Zhi nodded slightly, and said: "It's a pity that I only have a shallow martial arts, and the palace marshal's mansion can't accommodate me, where should I go?" ”

Xu Ziling didn't know much about officialdom, but he remembered Senior Brother Lin, who was the head of the sect in Bianliang, and said to Yang Zhi: "I don't have much interest in this officialdom, but there is a senior brother who is a head teacher in the capital, named Lin Chong, I don't know if he can help Brother Yang?" ”

Hearing Lin Chong's name, Yang Zhi was a little surprised, but he still sighed and said: "Little brother has good intentions, and I have also heard of Lin Sect leader in the forbidden army." However, the little brother didn't know that the forbidden army was controlled by the palace marshal's mansion, and I had served in this palace marshal's mansion before. ”

Hearing this, Xu Ziling suddenly felt quite embarrassed and laughed a few times.

At this time, a scholar walked over, looked at Xu Ziling a few times, and exclaimed, "You are the young man last night?!" ”

Xu Ziling was stunned for a moment, but heard the scholar say again: "In Xia Cao Yulin, I was fortunate to see the heroic appearance of the young man last night, and I admired the young man and wanted to make friends with the young man." ”

Seeing the scholar's admiration, Xu Ziling smiled and said: "It's just some tricks in the rivers and lakes, it's hard to wait for the elegant hall." ”

The scholar shook his head again and again: "The tricks of the rivers and lakes that the young man thought were like fairy spells in the next place. Since I met Shaoxia here, let me do a good job of the friendship of the landlord. With that, he took out his money bag, took out a silver ingot from it, and asked Xiao Er to make a pot of good tea and some pastries. When Xu Ziling saw his money bag, his eyes lit up suddenly, and he instantly returned to his original state.

After that, the scholar and Xu Ziling chatted for a long time, during which Xu Ziling frequently looked at his waist, and the scholar thought that his belt was loose, and secretly lifted it a few times.

After chatting, Xu Ziling introduced Yang Zhi to the scholar on the side. After the scholar learned about Yang Zhi's situation, he decided to hire Yang Zhi as his own nursing home.

It turned out that the scholar's family was a well-known porcelain merchant in Jiangning and even Yangzhou, because there was no effective nursing home at home, when the family was transporting goods, they were often robbed by mountain bandits, and they heard Xu Ziling introduce that Yang Zhi was good at martial arts, and there was nowhere to live, so he decided to hire him as his own nursing home.

Yang Zhi saw the scholar's serious appearance, and he happened to have nothing to do, so he nodded and agreed.

After chatting for a while, seeing that the time was almost up, Xu Ziling got up and prepared to leave, and by the way, he packed some pastries for Ming Xia to eat. When the scholar saw that Xu Ziling was leaving, he also got up and arched his hand and sent him away.

saw Xu Ziling coming over, hugged him suddenly, and then waved away, Yang Zhi next to him looked at this scene, and the corners of his mouth twitched a few times. The scholar was puzzled by this hug, and then thought about it, thinking that this was probably the way for people in the rivers and lakes to say goodbye to their friends.

Not long after, Xu Ziling, who was walking on the street, looked behind him, made sure that no one was following, took out a money bag from his waist, and began to count the money.

And Lou Zhong was ready to pay to leave Cao Yulin, but he blushed and groped around for a long time, and he didn't see the money bag.