The snow fell heavily, the mountain road became more and more difficult to walk, the three of them walked for ten days to reach the outskirts of the capital, Fu Shixing served in the south for several years, and did not adapt to the cold winter in the north, the road was far away, and the body was a little unbearable. Fu Shixing discussed with the two pen posts, it was still early for the day of detention by the Criminal Department, and it was too late to delay for a few days, so he decided to find a temple to live in, and then go to the Criminal Department to report after a few days of cultivation, so he inquired about living in the Fahua Temple in the suburbs.

It was during the Lantern Festival in the first lunar month. In the eighth year of Xiao Zhen's eighth year, the left and right mountains of the mountains ripened in autumn, and the indiscriminate occupation of land was abolished, the name of the land was changed, and the corrupt officials were severely punished. Yan Zhiyuan, a first-class duke, transported millions of loads of grain from Wuhu, Suzhou and Hangzhou to the capital. The price is equal, the world has nothing to do, the capital festival day and night Jinwu can't help it, the people are happy, the New Year's lanterns are full of seven days. More than a dozen people who lived in Fahua Temple and the salt merchants who did not return to Jiangnan due to the lack of luck took turns to be the east day by day, spending all day and drinking wine, shouting five and drinking six, and turning a pure Buddha land into a wine and meat dojo. Fu Shixing couldn't bear to be so cheesy, and when he saw that the snow was clear outside, he stopped writing poems and paintings, unloaded the torture equipment, and led the two pen stickers to the street to watch the scenery of Beijing.

Walking out of the temple, the outside scenery is really lively. Stilts, dragon lanterns, lions, dry boats, river mussels, cranes and sandpipers in Xiyuan and Tanzhe Temple...... Dingding ding banging gongs and drums, all flocking to the front gate and Jinhua Temple, what lion dance, big-headed people, reckless style, walking color rope, as well as playing various characters in the play, a team of blowing and swaggering through the market. The crowd of people rubbed shoulders and crowded and embraced, sandwiched between the shouts of Yangge singers, dancing baolao, and selling noodles, the shouts of children who were amazed and cheered, and the cursing, crying, laughter, and crackling firecrackers that were squeezed down, all of which converged and stirred together.

Women who don't go out on weekdays can't bear to be lonely, and the seven aunts and eight aunts meet to go out to see the excitement. However, their minds are much more detailed than those of the men, some go to the city temple to donate incense money to pray for blessings, some go to the Guanyin Nunnery to ask for children, and some go to the vendors of the Liuli Factory to spend a few copper to buy a few gold and jade beads and watch them burn, which is said to ensure that her family does not suffer from toothache all year round.

Fu Shixing looked at the lively scene of people coming and going, and couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion. In the end, the implementation of the new policy is smooth, and the country is under great governance, so that it can be so lively. It's just that I made a taboo and said something I shouldn't have said that I fell into this field. The words of the sick and weak young man in the official ship undoubtedly gave him some hope, and the lively scene in front of him could show the virtuous ability of the current king. It's just that decades of officialdom experience and life experience tell me that I am not afraid of 10,000 in everything, just in case.

He is just a fourth-grade petty official, no matter how capable the king is, how much thought will he put into himself? Thinking about it like this, Fu Shixing calmed down a lot - he was loyal to the imperial court and had a clear conscience.

Life and death are fateful, and wealth is in the sky. The future of life and death is uncertain, but now, the bustling scenery in front of you and the lively crowd are vivid.

Take a few more looks!

With the push of the flow of people, he came to Zhengyangmen, and Fu Shixing couldn't help but be stunned by the excitement here: hundreds of women, all crowded with their heads, with tears in their eyes. Some squeezed out their shoes, and some were pushed out halfway, and a swarm of bees went to touch the big copper nails on the Zhengyang Gate. The women who were squeezed out, some complained, some smiled, some cried, some made trouble, and some climbed their mother's neck and shouted "go home". Fu Shixing watched it for a long time, and couldn't figure out the mystery, so he asked an old man beside him: "Old man, what are these women squeezing desperately?" ”

"They're touching the blessings." The old man said with a smile, "Who can touch seven copper nails in a row, and the whole family will ......be safe all year round" Fu Shixing couldn't help but smile: that cool, round and smooth big copper nail hat actually has such a lot of mana! He doesn't know yet. These women have an unexpectedly resilient spirit when it comes to praying for the well-being of their parents, husbands, and children. Those who were squeezed out wept and wept and scolded and scolded, and they would never leave this place until they touched seven. Some women simply went barefoot, put their children down, asked someone to take care of them, and squeezed them in again with their hair tied up and sleeves up.

Fu Shixing couldn't help but say funny: "The gate of the palace is so godly! Actually, you don't need to be so crowded! As long as everyone comes next to each other, this temple will be held for several days, and you can touch it. ”

"yes, that's how it used to be." An old man accosted him on the side, "However, this year is different, tomorrow the two sons of the Three Dynasties, Xu Qiguang, and Huang Zhan will enter the palace from here to meet them, and they will not be able to touch it once they are under martial law." ”

The Three Dynasties, as the name suggests, had a total of three kings. Xu Qiguang is Xu Zhong's eldest son, and Huang Zhan is Huang Jingzhong's nephew. It's just three kings, why are only two of their sons in the palace? Fu Shixing felt a moment in his heart, and hurriedly asked, "Didn't the three kings Bai Chenyi send someone into the palace?" ”

"I don't know," said the old man, shaking his head, and said in a matter-of-fact manner, "I heard that someone brought a letter, and these three kings are evil." ”

Fu Shixing wanted to ask again, but suddenly the crowd was chaotic, and a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl cried and scolded and grabbed a middle-aged woman and squeezed out of the crowd. The middle-aged woman giggled while dodging, and said vaguely, "Why bother? Lest you bump into it and squeeze it a little? ”

When the women next to them saw this, some of them came to persuade them. Unexpectedly, the girl took advantage of the man's unpreparedness, jumped up, tore off the green scarf on the woman's head, and shouted: "Your aunt and grandmother are out of the way today, let everyone see your nasty embryo!" "People were stunned all of a sudden, it turned out to be a man!

"Don't let him go, ask him what's his name?" The young man on the side, like the girl's thoughts, was so angry that blood suddenly poured all over his face, and the green tendons on his neck jumped high.

"Who's presumptuous?" The man crooked his neck and searched, looked at the man, forced him over step by step, and said with a cruel smile: "Which crotch are you in?" Do you know who she is? Who is you? The man was also bold, his ten fingers were pinched, and he sneered and said, "No matter what kind of goods you are, such an act is not worth a brute!" ”

"Hey!" The man made a strange appearance, and turned his face to a few people who were watching the excitement, "This poor boy, he wants to take care of my business, hmph, I am Wang Gui, the head of the palace of the three dynasties." Can you take care of your master's business? She owes her father thirty strings, and she still wants to get it into the house to touch it - come! Pick up this stinky and go! ”

"The capital of Qi State, where can you be a few cheap slaves to go wild." Before the words were finished, Master Fu was already furious, waved his palm, and slapped him.

Five purple-red fingerprints fell on Wang Gui's face, and they immediately swelled. Several chiefs of the palace of the Three Dynasties saw the butler being beaten, and rushed over with a howl, surrounding Master Fu and the man. Xiao Zuo, who was standing on the side, was frightened, and the two pen posts were afraid that something would happen to Master Fu, so they had to join the battle as well, and Master Fu shouted at Xiao Zuo and the man while dealing with these people: "Why don't you go quickly?" ”

Wang Gui covered his face and shouted: "Lao Tzu, there are dozens of people here, can you tell her to leave?" Beat! For a while, the crowd that surrounded the crowd was in a commotion. More than 20 house slaves fought and went on a rampage among the people. People were squeezed and tripped over a piece, screaming and shouting into a mess. Master Fu received several heavy punches from the waist, his eyes fluttered with golden flowers, and he staggered to the ground. More than a dozen elders rushed up, and you punched and I kicked and beat hard.

"Stop!" At this moment, I suddenly heard a thunderous roar, "Fucking stop!" This sound was so loud that it shook the gang of evil slaves to stop, and when they turned their faces to look, it was an officer with a full beard, squeezing through the fleeing crowd, pointing at Wang Gui with one hand and pointing at Wang Gui and asking: "Why are you damn bullying?" ”

A long-term attendant saw Wang Gui's eyes, and jumped up from behind coldly, and slapped his palm. The officer seemed to have eyes on his back, grabbed it, twisted it in his arms with his backhand, and spat on his face with a "phew", and sent it lightly, and the long entourage rushed out like a projectile, and knocked down two more in succession! Wang Gui saw that the situation was not good, and as soon as he whistled, the evil slaves howled and fled in a hurry.

Master Fu got up from the ground, saw that the officer was laughing happily, suddenly his eyes lit up, and he exclaimed in surprise: "Brother, it's you!" ”

The officer was stunned for a moment, looked at Master Fu in surprise, recognized it in an instant, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute: "Mr. Fu!" How did you end up here? I haven't seen you for ten years, I haven't seen you for ten years! ”

The bold man jumped and laughed, tears swirling in his eyes. This officer was one of Fu Shi's military attachés when he was an official in the capital, named Sun Darong. Master Fu is a bold person, and he does not hold the frame of a scholar, and he can talk to Sun Darong, who was born in a soldier, and knows that his family is poor, and often helps him. Sun Darong has been in the army for many years, and now he has become the city gate leader in Pingliang. Two old friends who haven't seen each other for many years met unexpectedly here.

"How is Mr. Fu now? How are everything alright? After listening to Fu Shixing's account of what happened over the years, this thick-eyed man couldn't help but worry about him, "What will happen if Mr. enters the Criminal Department?" Will you cut off your head? ”

"It's hard to say right now." Fu Shixing and Sun Darong walked aimlessly side by side and replied in a low voice.

"I'm now on an errand under Zhang Dudu, maybe I can say a few words for Mr." Sun Darong thought for a while and said, "Zhang Dudu has always been a strange person with great powers, maybe he can help Mr. Shang!" ”

"Zhang Dudu? That Zhang Sirui? It's not the one nicknamed Old Fox. ”

"Yes. The old fox Zhang Sirui. Sun Darong replied, "This Zhang Dudu, it is strange to say, first in Guangxi, then in Yunnan, and then transferred to Shaanxi, but he can't settle down." Now I want to be transferred back to the capital, so I followed him back to the capital. ”

"His words, it's better not to do it first, this Zhang Sirui, while eating Qi Guo's, looked at the three dynasties, and the grass on both sides of the wall fell. It might just make matters worse. Fu Shixing said in a muffled voice, kicked a stone out of the distance, and said after a while, "I'd better resign myself to fate." ”

"Well, that's right. However, I still have a few acquaintances in the criminal department, so it would be good to say hello to Mr. less guilty. Sun Darong said earnestly, "I can't help with a big favor, so let the little brother do his best for this little thing." ”

Encountering old acquaintances in other places, especially when his life is at stake, makes Master Fu feel warm. At that moment, the two talked affectionately for a long time, and went to Jiyi Building for a meal together, Sun Darong took two silver tickets of one hundred taels and gave them to the two pen post style points, and then reluctantly broke up.