Li Jingcheng raised his glass and said, "I want to hear it in detail." ”

Ma Qizhang straightened his stomach, leaned back and said: "Above the officialdom, the Beijing officials are life and death, intriguing, for a power word!" The officials who are released from the outside are trying their best to deceive the upper and lower levels, for the sake of a money word! Do you still remember when we were children watching big dramas and singing "Being an official is not for the people, it's better to go home and sell sweet potatoes"? At that time, you and I felt a lot of emotion. Looking at it now, it's nothing more than self-deception, it's just nonsense! For the way of an official, the first must follow the right master, the second must obey the orders of the court, and the third must be profitable. As for the ignorant people, they are a group of fat pigs raised in the pen, and when the time comes, they will be pulled out and let out for bloodletting, and it will be eaten and meat! Calling the shots for them? I don't know how to die! ”。

Li Jingcheng closed his eyes slightly, shook his head and sighed: "It seems that the book of sages and sages for so many years has been read in vain!" ”。

Although his stomach was empty and he still felt very hungry, looking at the table full of delicacies, Li Jingcheng suddenly had a feeling that it was difficult to swallow.

"I don't know what my plans are for the future?" Ma Qizhang asked. "It's better to stay here for my brother, do some easy copywriting errands, and continue to study at the same time, and wait until the year of Dabi to show your ambitions, how about the title of the gold list?"

Li Jingcheng hugged his fists and said: "Thank you for the kindness of the fourth brother, but the younger brother doesn't have too much hope for wealth and fame." I just want to travel around and gain some knowledge. ”

Ma Qizhang said with a smile: "It seems that my small temple can't accommodate your great god, so it's good to go and breathe." That brother is not forced to stay, just give you some entanglement on the road. He raised his hand and pointed in the direction of Pingzhou, and then said: "Don't go to that place, otherwise you will be a ghost under the knife for some reason, won't you regret it for life?" ”。

Li Jingcheng bowed his head and said, "The fourth brother's teachings have been written down." ”

Early the next morning, Li Jingcheng finally had a full meal, hesitated, but still accepted the silver taels given by Ma Qizhang, carried his bags, and embarked on his journey.

Nie Yunniang personally escorted the grain and grass to Wanzhou City. After going through all kinds of handover procedures, he lowered his head and came to see Guan Yu.

General Guan solemnly retreated left and right, and when there was no one outside, he gently pulled Yun Niang into his arms with a hippie smile, and said with a smile: "How long has it been since I saw you, and you miss me?" Why did you personally escort the grain and grass here? ”。

Seeing that she didn't squeak, Guan Yu strangely stretched out his hands and gently cupped her smooth and soft cheeks. saw that Yun Niang's face was pale, and her eyes were slightly red.

Guan Yu couldn't help but feel distressed: "What's wrong?" Where are you feeling sick or are you experiencing something unhappy? ”。

Nie Yunniang shook her head lightly, sighed, stretched out her arms and tightly wrapped around Guan Yu's waist, leaned on his chest and said softly: "Originally, I just wanted to come and see you for some reason, but I didn't expect to meet and bury the bodies of the fallen soldiers of the two armies on the way, and there are too many familiar faces in the Tiger Ben camp. Yun Niang suddenly thought that these soldiers were really pitiful, if they had raised the banner of rebellion and were bent on overthrowing the imperial court, they would have died without regrets for the sake of future generations to seek a peaceful and prosperous world. But now what is it to be forced to fight for your life and end up in the wilderness? If you really overthrow the imperial court and establish a dynasty in the future, how will you treat the other rebels? ”。

Guan Yu cupped her cheek with pity, pecked her smooth and white forehead, and said with a smile: "You are also a fierce general who gallops on the field, why did you suddenly become sentimental?" In the end, it's still a woman's heart! If there is wine today and drunk tomorrow, who cares about drinking cold water tomorrow. Why do you want to do so much? Nothing but troubles! As he spoke, his hands and feet began to become dishonest.

Nie Yunniang pressed his moving arms, blinked her long black eyelashes and looked directly into his eyes, and said, "Don't touch me, I'm not in a good mood today." I haven't asked you yet, have you ever been married? ”

Guan Yu was stunned for a moment, and then thought about it: Women in this world are probably used to men's three wives and four concubines for a long time, and sooner or later Nie Yunniang will also meet Li Shiqing, there is no need to deliberately conceal it, it is better to tell the truth.

After listening to Guan Yu's narration, Nie Yunniang's deep eyes were not shocked. She reached out and took out her dagger from Guan Yu's arms, gently placed it in Guan Yu's palm, and said lightly: "Kill her and marry me." ”

Guan Yu was startled, and couldn't help but take a step back, he stared at Nie Yunniang's cheek seriously, seeing that her expression didn't mean to joke at all.

Nie Yunniang said solemnly: "I have only you in my heart, if you have me in your heart, there should be no one else." Why can a man have three wives and four concubines, but a woman must start from the beginning? I can't care about others, I can't be Yun Niang's husband! ”。

Guan Yu scratched his head, he didn't know where to run away with his usual sharp teeth, and he was speechless in the face of the delicate and lovely Nie Yunniang.

Zhuozhou Mansion, which has become the territory of the Red Turban Army, is quiet and peaceful at night, and a bright moon hangs high in the sky. Most people were asleep by this time, and no one noticed a dark figure in a night's roof jumping between the ridges.

The man in black is short in stature, agile in gait, and carries a large black cloth bag tied behind his shoulder. Under the moonlight, this person had a pair of small sparkling triangular eyes like a mouse, inverted eyebrows, and a mustache like a cut rat's tail, dangling under the chin. He is Hou San, the snitch known as the "Sky Monkey" in the rivers and lakes. I saw Hou San lying on top of a high roof, and gently threw a small pebble from his sleeve, and the pebble bounced on the ground, making a crisp sound, and rolled out far away.

Hou San listened to it, but there was no movement in the courtyard, let alone a scary dog barking. After throwing stones to ask for directions, Hou San landed on the ground with both feet, flew down from the ridge of the roof, and landed steadily in the courtyard. Squatting on the ground and pausing for a moment, his eyes adjusting to the darkness around him, and quickly discerning his bearings, he leaned down and touched the hall. Pushing the door with both hands, it turned out to be a cover-up, Hou San couldn't help but be overjoyed: luck is too good!

Entering the house, he took out the fire fold from a small bamboo tube in his arms, first observed the movement in the courtyard close to the window, and gently shook the fire fold in his hand, and there was a bright light in the house. In the hall there is a heavy mahogany table with intricately carved Ganoderma lucidum patterns around the table, and it is needless to say that this is also a wealthy family. Hou Sanzheng lowered his head and concentrated on looking for valuable objects, when he suddenly heard a light cough in the courtyard outside the window, he quickly blew out the fire and leaned down against the wall.

The light outside the window flickered, and he didn't come to the hall, but went to the window of a side room next to him, only to hear a slightly old voice call softly: "Xiangxiu girl, master, I am thirsty in the middle of the night, you come to the hall to make me a cup of tea, hurry up." With that, footsteps moved towards the door of the hall.

Hou San rolled forward on the spot and quietly got under the table of the Eight Immortals. When the visitor stepped in with a faint candle, he was already curled up like a gecko, hanging upside down under the table of the Eight Immortals.

A moment later, with the sound of footsteps of "stabbing and stabbing", the girl called "Xiangxiu" also walked in with a yawn.

"Master, you're so annoying, what kind of tea do you want to drink in the middle of the night?" A delicate female voice came.

The one who was called the master, his two big feet moved quickly, and pounced on him like a hungry tiger.

"Xiangxiu, little baby, the master doesn't drink tea, the master misses you. While the lady is asleep, let the master hurt you well! It was the old man's voice.

"Oops, I'm going to kill you. What if Madame wakes up and finds us together in the middle of the night? ”

"It's okay, she sleeps like a dead pig, in case she is bumped into, just say that you and I will discuss the recipe for her birthday."

Xiang Xiujiao snorted, and was pressed by the old man's fat body on the table of the Eight Immortals. With the violent shaking of the Eight Immortals table, Hou San was dizzy when he was shaken, but he could only hold his breath, and he didn't dare to come out.

I don't know how long it took, but the two of them stumbled and walked out of the hall with a low smile. When the two walked away, Hou San, who was shaken apart, let go of his hands and fell to the ground. I'm sorry, this pair of dogs and men! Hou San scolded hatefully in his heart. But he didn't dare to delay too much, got up and turned the fire again, swept away the valuable gold in the house, stuffed it into the black cloth bag behind him, slipped to the root of the courtyard wall, glanced around, and flew up to the wall.

When he came to the roof of the second mansion, Hou San concocted the same method, first throwing stones to ask for directions, and jumped down after making sure it was safe.

This family is larger and more spacious than the previous one. Hou San was overjoyed, and he had the courage to sweep the hall, and then slipped into the master's bedroom, and turned out a lot of gold, silver and jade jewelry in the hostess's dressing cabinet.

Hou San, who was full of harvest, came to the base of the wall with brisk steps, if he wasn't worried about waking up his master, he really wanted to hum a few songs. Just as he was about to fly up the wall, he stepped forward when he heard a "click" sound, and his foot was pinched by something. "Oops" Hou San screamed in pain and fell to the ground.

His screams alarmed the people in the courtyard, and with a crisp sound of gongs, all the people in the houses got up. The red torches illuminated the courtyard as bright as day, and more than a dozen family members pounced on it, tying Hou San unceremoniously into a twist.

After a commotion among the crowd, a fat man accompanied his wife out.

The lady glanced at Hou San, who was tied up and thrown on the ground, and said to the man with a smile: "Husband, I didn't expect your method of catching wild beasts to be really effective!" Well, our family heirloom jade Ruyi can be retrieved! ”。

The man laughed and said, "That's it! Since I lost the jade Ruyi last time, I thought that this thief had tasted the sweetness and would come back to steal again sooner or later, so I got back a dozen iron clips from Orion to catch roe deer. I'm afraid this kid's leg is going to break now, he deserves it! ”。

As he spoke, he stepped forward and kicked Hou San on the ground and shouted, "Let me ask you, where did you get my family's ancestral jade Ruyi?" ”

Hou San, who was sweating profusely, cried: "What jade Ruyi, uncle? It's the first time I've come here, so please spare me! ”

The man snorted: "You kid is not honest? Last time, the original official seal of the county keeper was stolen by you, and he lost his head for it! Guys, beat me to death, and then send me to the yamen after the fight! ”。

The family members rushed up, punching and kicking, a pillar of incense, Hou San's face was covered with blood, and his breath was dying: "Don't fight, spare your life!" I really haven't seen any family heirloom jade Ruyi, I'm wronged! ”

A housekeeper threw his black cloth bag full of gold and silver jewelry in front of him and scolded, "What is this? People have been stolen together, and you dare to shout wronged?! ”。

Hou San stretched his neck with tears in his eyes and glanced at it, lowered his head and closed his mouth tightly.

He thought hatefully in his heart: Which one lacked eight lifetimes of virtue and took the cow away and let Lao Tzu pull it out? Wait, Lao Tzu will not spare him!