On the way back, Jin Rendu was silent, just sitting in the carriage and looking out of the window from time to time, looking at the crowded streets of Jinling Mansion and the endless flow of people, and lowered his head from time to time, not knowing what he was thinking.

Jin Ren knew in his heart that Emperor Wen no longer trusted him, and today's poem has already said all this. Emperor Wen trusted him very much, not so much as a courtier, but as a friend and confidant. Thinking like this in my heart, I couldn't help but feel a little bitter, I was originally from the Jin Kingdom, and I was ordered by Mr. Panlong to come to this Liang State as an official, so that it could come in handy one day.

Jin Ren still vaguely remembers the story of his youth. His surname is Jin, and he is not a Han Chinese, but a member of Daqing State, a minority regime in the north of the Jin Kingdom. Jin Ren was originally the son of the Jin family, a local family in Qingguo, and then the Jin family was calculated by the enemy, and was exiled to the border, Jin Ren's father died in the exile because he couldn't bear the cold, and his mother died of illness soon after, leaving him to work day and night in that bitter cold place in exchange for survival. Had it not been for the day when the gentleman had come and ransomed him from the little servant and brought him with him, he would have died by now. He was originally a dying man, but fortunately Mr. helped, so he treated this Song Ruoyu as a life-saving benefactor, although this Song Ruoyu was a few years younger than him, he also called Song Ruoyu Mr. He himself came from the scholar family, although he is a native of Daqing, but he began to learn Han cultural knowledge since he was a child, coupled with his own talent and intelligence, so he can stand out, and it is because of this that he was able to be personally selected by Emperor Wen to be this direct official, and there will be these things later.

Jin Ren was thinking about it in a daze, and suddenly heard a slight noise in front of the carriage, and couldn't help but pull the curtain a little curiously to look outside, and saw that the carriage seemed to be on a very spacious street at this time, and on both sides of the street were all kinds of small shops and market vendors, and in front of it was a crowd of people, and I didn't know what was going on.

Jin Ren was puzzled, so he asked the groom, "What is this place?" I remember not walking this road when I went to the court in the morning. ”

The groom in front of him was concentrating on his way, and when he heard this, he smiled without looking back: "My lord doesn't know, this street has no name, but we passed by here in the morning, but it wasn't like it is now." ”

Ma Fu did not wait for this Jin Ren to reply, and continued to say to himself: "This street is the street specially opened by the emperor today for the consideration of the officials of the DPRK and China, and our Jinling Mansion is quite large, if the wives and children of the princes and lords usually go to the market to go shopping, they have to go all the way to the "front market", which is very inconvenient, the emperor considered for them, so he opened up a street next to this Yongan Street for these officials to buy and sell goods, which is time-saving and labor-saving, very thoughtful. ”

This "former market" Jin Ren has seen, that is, when they first arrived at this Jinling Mansion, they looked inside the street at the city gate, and this street is also a place for people to buy and sell goods, but this is definitely not as prosperous as this nameless street now, although there are not as many people on this nameless street as the "former market", but it is very luxurious in the east and west. Along the way, Jin Ren also noticed that although there were shops on both sides, the things sold in the shops were pearls, agate, brocade silk and silk, and at first glance they were places for rich people to consume. Now when I heard the words of this groom, I also understood a little bit in my heart.

Jin Ren looked at the crowded place in front of him, thought about it, and then asked the horseman in doubt: "Then do you know what is sold in the place where people gather in front?" I see how all these people have run there. ”

The groom looked in the direction that Jin Ren was pointing to, and then he understood, and then said to Jin Ren with a smile: "My lord, that place is not a place to sell things, but a place to tell stories. Originally, there was no such storyteller on this street, but just some time ago, this storyteller appeared out of nowhere, and he set up a stall there every day to tell stories. Then he paused, and then he was puzzled again: "I also wondered, it stands to reason that this storytelling should be the most suitable place in the "former market", where ordinary people haunt the place, and the people like this storytelling, but this person is very strange, not to say that he ran to this street. Although the people are very fond of this thing, which of these princes and ministers has never seen this thing? Who hasn't run there all day to listen to books, which takes time and energy, isn't this person boring himself? ”

After hearing this, Jin Ren smiled and said, "Then why am I so popular today?" ”

At this time, the horseman pouted his lips in front of him, and said with the corners of his mouth: "Originally, everyone thought that this person would not be able to do it in a few days, but I didn't think that this person didn't know where to get the news, saying that the book this person said was not an ordinary book, but what he said...... Oh yes, what is it called the "Seven Uniques" book. Although this street is for the princes and lords, it is not impossible for us ordinary people to come in and shop, so everyone is curious, what is called the "Seven Absolute Books", so they all come to listen to it. My lord, you say that this name is not strange, why is it not called a "Seven Uniques". ”

When Jin Ren heard this, he couldn't help but be a little surprised, and a suspicious look appeared on his face. The ordinary people below don't know that they, the officials and ministers, still know what the "Seven Uniques" are.

"Seven Books" is a kind of storytelling. Originally, these storytellers couldn't talk about politics, they could only talk about folk myths and legends, ghosts and demons, and anecdotes, so aren't the people who listen to this book just those ordinary people. But this "Seven Absolute Books" is different, it is dedicated to telling people the stories of those high-ranking officials, ministers and thieves, and it is something related to this politics, if it is discovered by the emperor, then the storyteller will be killed. But that was the original, but now it's different, Emperor Wen is a relatively enlightened emperor, as long as the "Seven Absolute Books" don't involve any disputes or crooked cults, the emperor won't care much. Of course, these "Seven Absolute Books" will not be involved in it, although it has joined the storyteller's own imagination, but they still understand the proportions they should have.

As for why it is called "Seven Uniques", that is to say the "Seven Uniques of the World", these Kyushu and Eight Kingdoms, although there are many capable people with lofty ideals, heroes and heroes, but to say that the whole world is recognized as a hero, that is so many people, and later after the summary of these storytellers, they are collectively called "the world's seven uniques", of course, the storyteller also took this opportunity to say the so-called "Seven Unique Books". These "Seven Books" not only tell the stories of these characters, but also add the imagination of the storytellers themselves, which is completely different from the traditional storytelling content, and naturally won the respect and love of the people. Of course, as for who the Seven Absolute are, this Jin Ren has never understood.

Jin Ren thought about it in his heart, and this curiosity became stronger and stronger, and after being silent for a while, he said to the horseman: "Stop, I'll go down and see what this is the "Seven Absolute Books". So he told the groom to stop.

The groom himself was very curious about this, and when he heard Jin Ren say this, he said happily, "Okay." Then he stopped the carriage and pulled the curtain open for Jin Ren to come out and listen.

Jin Ren got out of the carriage and walked slowly to the place where the storyteller was, and before he got closer, he heard such a voice, "The five uniques in the world are the Xiao father and son of the Wei Kingdom, Xiao Kui, Xiao Gang, and Xiao Yuan, collectively known as the "Three Xiaos". ”

When I walked in, I saw a table and a chair at the corner of the street, and the man was a man with small eyes, his head drooping, slightly hunchbacked, and his figure was not beautiful. I saw this person sitting on this chair, holding a fan in his left hand, and holding the table with his right hand and talking eloquently.

Looking around, I saw that everyone was listening attentively, wanting to see what the "Seven Uniques" were. He also stood beside him, listening carefully to what the storyteller said.

Jin Ren thought about it, and then he was silent, wanting to hear and see what the storyteller could say.

I only heard this storyteller say: "That Xiao father and son can be described as the world's talents, the tiger and wolf of the battlefield, Xiao Kui was originally the dignified hussar general of the Wei State, the generalissimo of soldiers and horses, and the commander of the 100,000 soldiers and horses of the Wei State; His eldest son, Xiao Gang, is a young man, heroic, heroic, good at making a spear, named Tiger Spear, has repeatedly fought on the battlefield with his father Xiao Kui, and is brave; The second son, Xiao Yuan, is young and intelligent, studied under a famous family, and is said to know Qimen Dunjia, the art of stargazing and attracting images, and is also known as "the genius of the world" by Emperor Wei. ”

At this time, everyone was very puzzled, and someone interrupted and asked: "Eh, this is not right, why have I never heard of this person you are talking about, although this Wei State is far away from my Great Liang, but don't fool me, isn't this Wei General He Xifeng who is known as the "West Wind General"? When did it become this Xiao Kui father and son? ”

The storyteller laughed a few times, and then explained: "The He Xifeng that everyone knows is the current general of the Wei State, and the Xiao Kui I am talking about is the original general, not the current one." After explaining, he knew what this person was going to ask, and without waiting for everyone to ask, he continued: "Wait and listen to me, this Xiao father and son originally had great military exploits, and their status in this Wei State is as prestigious as our General Lin." I thought that the exploits of this Xiao father and son could be passed on as a good story, and Xiao Kui would become my absolute rival in the next thirty years, but I didn't expect it. At the end, the storyteller shook his head, and sighed as if he had a thousand words but a feeling stuck in his heart.

Everyone listened to the storyteller's words, and when they heard him sigh for a long time, they understood, and then a few of the people took out some copper coins they were carrying and put them on the storyteller's table, and said curiously: "Oh, just tell everyone, what happened here?" ”

When the storyteller was sighing for a long time, when he saw this appearance, he immediately said with a smile: "Eleven years ago, the Wei and Jin countries went to war, and the Wei Emperor ordered Xiao Kui and his son to lead 100,000 troops in the Yunmengze area on the border of Wei and Jin. As soon as I heard it, my Liang Sheng, of course, would agree to such a good thing, so I made an appointment to send troops together. ”

The storyteller said and spoke, and suddenly slapped the table with his hand, and everyone saw the critical moment, and their hearts were raised, and the storyteller was so tidy, and immediately frightened a few people, and couldn't help but let out a "ah" sound, which caused everyone next to them to laugh.

The storyteller paused for a while, and then said again: "I didn't think about it, just a few days before the agreed dispatch of troops, news suddenly came, saying that the three of Xiao Kui's father and son intended to rebel and planned to raise troops against Emperor Gewei in Yunmengze. You say that this Xiao Kui is a good general, and he has to rebel, but this is good, not only did he not rebel, but he also lost his life. After that, it is said that the Emperor of Wei was very angry, and ordered the whole country to strictly prohibit all matters concerning Xiao Kui. Now this matter has been more than ten years ago, and it is strictly forbidden to talk about it, and everyone does not know, but it is normal. ”

When the big guys heard this, they also talked about each other, some people doubted the authenticity of this matter, and some people sighed and sighed.

When Jin Ren heard this, he couldn't help but be a little interested, but after listening to it, he realized that it was not early in the day, and he still had important things to do, so he said to the horseman: "I'll go back first, and come back another day." ”

Although the horseman was reluctant, he had no choice but to obey the order, so he drove the carriage back to this "Dingguo Mansion".