Redeeming oneself with labor, brushing dishes in the martial arts hall, Bai Niang Cannon is diligent, even in the face of other people's strange eyes, he doesn't mind, and occasionally he will press money to bet on the wins and losses of a few ring matches for entertainment, anyway, it's not bad money.

In fact, he had the opportunity to escape, but he didn't do that, which shows that this person still has principles and bottom lines, or that he is very curious about what Han Yan's gang is about, and he is unwilling to find out.

During the period, the Bai family also sent people to the martial arts hall to find him, and saw that his third son poured tea and brushed dishes for others, and did the lowly work of inferior slaves, he almost fainted, and he was going to take the house slave to smash the martial arts hall on the spot, and in the end it was Bai Ziqing who persuaded people to leave, about the life of the martial arts hall can bring him a little freshness, which is more interesting than going out to eat, drink, prostitute and gamble.

And Han Yan also has his own plans, taking this time to observe Bai Ziqing, to find a person in charge of the underground black boxing business that has been launched, and he will return to Chang'an after a while, Liu Che has a lot of ears and eyes, and he will definitely dislike him by making dark forces by himself, so he has to find a person in charge to carry this matter, because there are not many people who can use it, but there are no people who can be of great use at all.

Han Erdan is a reckless man, and the pig still needs to be cultivated, the younger brother Han said that he is still young, and his grandfather Gong Gaohou is loyal to the Han Dynasty, and he will never allow him to engage in evil ways and crooked ways to develop forces, as for the eldest brother, it seems that he is not so familiar, and he lacks the talent to carry the beam, only Bai Ziqing can still see it.

Don't look at this guy as arrogant, oily and powdery-faced sissy, but as the saying goes, "dragons give birth to dragons and phoenixes, and the sons of mice will make holes", the Bai family has dominated Luoyang for many years, and they are all famous families in the Han Dynasty, birth and status determine vision, coupled with a sense of understanding and pretended cynicism, at least in Han Yan's opinion, Bai Ziqing is definitely a talent, but how to subdue him and make this girl loyal is a big problem.

At the beginning of dawn, the soft light is slightly dewed, the autumn breeze is gentle in the early morning of October, the air is filled with a faint smell, open the window, the clouds in the sky gradually disperse, and the colorful morning glow is slowly rendered, so clear footprints gradually elongate people's thoughts......

"Wow."

The hurried knock on the door made Han Yan look back at the door and said lightly, "Come in." ”

"Master." Ah Da looked tired, his eyes were bloodshot, and it was obvious that he had not slept all night, but his spirit was very high.

Han Yan ignored him, just looked at the one behind the door—wearing a shabby undershirt with patches, bronze skin, streamlined muscles and green tendons on his arms, eyebrows like a sword, and his appearance was a bit awe-inspiring for no reason, like a fierce beast watching its prey, like a wolf and a tiger. He gestured with his gaze slightly, and then looked at Ah Da again.

"Master, this is a famous master Hu Zheng in Luoyang City, who has fought all over the rangers invincible, and after my lobbying during this time, I am finally willing to come to the martial arts hall to fight."

"Well done." Han Yan was obviously not as tall as Ah Da, but he patted him on the shoulder like an adult to a child, then smiled face to face with Hu Zheng, stretched out his right hand, and said, "Welcome to the martial arts hall." ”

Hu Zheng looked at Han Yan suspiciously, unable to figure out what he was doing with his hand.

At this time, Bai Ziqing appeared in front of the door, leaned lazily against the door and explained: "Lecturer Shanshi pursues the concept of equality for everyone, does not value the dignity of status, does not pay attention to the nobility of status, and does not let people kneel, even in the face of the most inferior subordinate concubines, we can't look at him with contempt." A handshake is a sign of etiquette that shows that we are equal and that I am friendly and respectful to you...... So you should stretch out your right hand and shake it with him. ”

Hu Zheng was stunned, he didn't stretch out his hand for the first time, but understood Bai Ziqing's words, and felt shocked at the moment, it was the first time he heard this concept - everyone is equal.

After hesitating for a moment, he stretched out his right hand according to his words, and slowly moved forward slowly, until Han Yan's hand joined him, clenched and shook it up and down, and Hu Zheng came back to his senses.

"You may be seated." Han Yan turned around and took a step, and stretched out his hand to the room to signal that everyone could come in, just like his room in the Tai Palace, the modern desk, the Taishi chair, the square bed, the standing cabinet, the bedside table, none of them were low objects.

Hu Zheng was immediately attracted by these furniture, as if he was in a world outside the Han Dynasty.

Bai Ziqing entered the door familiarly, sat on the guest chair opposite the desk, poured tea and water by himself, and did not feel strange about everything in the room. After this period of contact, many of Han Yan's thoughts and actions have inadvertently affected him, such as the words he said to Hu Zheng just now, which Han Yan said when he shook hands with him for the first time, which had a great impact on his thinking and life philosophy.

There is also Han Yan's indifference in the face of everyone, which is "respect" in Bai Ziqing's view, because the concept of respect and humility in the Han Dynasty is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and when getting along with people here, he does not despise, does not scold, does not command, does not bend his knees, is not humble or arrogant, and he is considered to be very respectful of people.

Personality charm is a very nonsense thing in Bai Ziqing's eyes, but a "strange person" is easy to attract attention, so that you can't help but focus on him, get close to him, observe him, and find out about him.

Under the guidance of Ah Da, Hu Zheng sat on the guest chair calmly, only to feel that his vision suddenly rose a level, making his hands and feet stiff, twisting, and his buttocks were half hanging and he did not dare to sit, as if there were needles on his head.

"Master, there are requirements for Hu Zheng to join the martial arts hall, his mother is seriously ill, she takes medicine all year round, and she needs 20,000 yuan to seek medical treatment......"

Ah Da took a cup of tea and drank it all, signaling Bai Ziqing to hurry up and have another cup, in order to persuade Hu Zheng to come to the martial arts hall to fight, he has been bothering people for more than ten days, and last night he stayed awake all night, and his mouth was dry, so he said that it was moving. The reason why he is so dead is because Han Yan promised him that as long as he digs up Hu Zheng, he will teach him the method of entering the "foundation building" stage, which is immortal art.

"Dare to ask what is your mother's illness?" Han Yan opened the drawer and asked casually before taking the gold out.

"Tuberculosis." Hu Zheng said calmly.

"Oh." Han Shanshi was a little disappointed, with illusions, if it wasn't for a fatal disease, he could have tried to treat his mother's terminal illness with the medical knowledge of modern people, and would definitely repay you with a lifetime with the simple concept of the ancients, but unfortunately tuberculosis was not cured.

Taking out two ingots of gold from the drawer and putting them on the table, Han Yan began to talk about the rules of the martial arts hall: "You are famous, I believe you have the strength, but since you have joined the martial arts hall, you must abide by the rules, work five days a week, rest two days, except for the ring in these five days, the rest of the time you have to receive training in the martial arts hall, we will teach you how to strengthen your body, improve your physical fitness, and during the training period, we will provide you with food and accommodation, all expenses will be paid by the martial arts hall, and you will be given an additional 2,000 yuan per month, which is enough for you to support your mother." ”

Hu Zheng was slightly moved, and he was given a high salary for eating, drinking, and living, which was completely unheard of in the Han Dynasty, except for serving in the army, "What do I need to do?" ”

"Train yourself, improve your strength, dominate the ring, be the ace fighter of the martial arts gym, and I have to help me when I use you, that's all." Han Yan spread his hands and pushed the gold towards Hu Zheng.

"If you want me to kill someone......" Hu Zheng frowned.

"No, unless someone else wants to kill me." Han Yan took the lead and said: "I am a peace-loving person, timid and afraid, stay away from disputes, and never take the initiative to cause trouble, unless I am bullied too much...... But even if you deceive me too much, I won't take the initiative to kill, that doesn't match my philosophy of life, unless someone wants to kill me, and I can't retreat, then I want you to go out. ”

Hu Zheng looked suspicious, not believing that pie fell from the sky.

Han Yan: "If I ask you to kill someone and you think you shouldn't kill it, or it goes against your conscience, then you can choose not to kill, I won't blame you." ”

Hu Zheng still shook his head, eating people with a soft mouth and short hands, and if you let me kill people at that time, I can't help it.

Seeing that he was so difficult to deal with, Han Yan laughed instead, at least this man is not a person who forgets his righteousness, "You two go out first, and I will talk to Hu Zheng alone." ”

"Whoa." Ah Da and the reluctant Bai Ziqing went out one after another.

The door closed, the room became silent, Han Yan got up and closed the window that had been opened in the morning, tore off the two mustaches on his lips in front of Hu Zheng, smiled and said, "Meet me again, my name is Han Yan, the grandson of the Marquis of Gonggao." ”

"You ......" Hu Zheng's pupils shrank, and he instantly thought of the wanted warrant of the hero according to Meng.

The rangers all thought that Han Yan was afraid, greedy for life and afraid of death, so they didn't dare to come to Luoyang, but they didn't expect that people had disguised themselves as another identity and made a lot of reputation, and they also went deep into the enemy's cave to manage forces, today's martial arts hall can be said to be a ranger holy land, everyone knows that no one knows, which ranger will be ridiculed if he doesn't know the martial arts hall in the old alley in the south of the city, and the owner of the martial arts hall is actually the person who everyone is vying to get his arms and legs - the light is dark.

"Don't be surprised, I wanted to come to Luoyang to deal with things in the name of righteousness, but halfway through the walk, I heard a wanted notice according to Meng Fa, so I could only disguise my identity and sneak in." Seeing that Hu Zheng straightened his body and pushed back the two ingots of gold on the table, Han Yan explained: "I didn't set up the martial arts hall to find revenge for Meng, when is the time for revenge, I am not interested in him, otherwise I only need to repair a letter to the crown prince, and according to Meng, he ignored the laws of the imperial court and blatantly sent people to attack and kill court officials, lawless, not a king but a king, I believe that the crown prince will send someone to put Ji Meng in prison, or even execute him." You rangers call me a servant, and you think you understand my relationship with the crown prince. It's not that I can't mess with him, but if you have a height, you can clean up the place. ”

"Then what are you doing in Luoyang?" Hu Zheng asked in a deep voice.

Han Yan: "I am Shaofu Paper, and the elm paper sold by the Ling family was invented by me, colluding with the courtiers to steal the secret recipe for papermaking and grab huge profits, what do you say I am here for?" ”

There were water waves flowing in Hu Zheng's eyes, as if he was judging the truth of Han Yan's words, he had a deep friendship with Ji Meng, and he had received his favor, since he knew about it, he had to repay the favor, "You really didn't come for the hero?" ”

"It's not." Han Yan made a loud voice and bragged, "If I want to come at him, I'm really not afraid of him, swaggering into Luoyang City, I think who dares to touch me?" The three clans of Yi are not talking about fun, and the coming days are not funny, and at that time it is ugly according to Meng, and his face has to be defeated by me, how can he mix in Luoyang in the future? I'm giving him face, sparing him, I don't want to ruin his reputation to wronged myself, I, the heirs of the princes, have become businessmen, and I have lost a lot of money, and I have to fall into the reputation of being timid and afraid, I am interested enough to your heroes. ”

"......" Hu Zheng was speechless.

Han Yan: "You persuade you to join the martial arts hall, and pity your old mother, except for me, no one should give you such a generous treatment, right?" ”

After a pause, he said: "Besides, you can at least monitor me here in the martial arts hall, if I want to deal with Ji Meng, you can report in advance, and even take me down to please him, what do you say?" ”

"......" Hu Zheng: "Okay." ”