Mu Zixu was ordered to be transferred to Jiangning weaving, the second day he set off south, but not fast, after leaving Beijing, he went east to Tai'an, climbed Mount Tai to watch the sunrise, and then went to Jinan again, in the old Yu Jackie Chan for a few days. Mingzhu and Suo Etu originally suspected that he had a secret order, and when they saw him traveling all the way, they no longer doubted. After entering Jiangsu, Mu Zixu was unusual, only eating at the post station, not following people, changing horses without changing people, traveling day and night, and only two days to Jiangning. After the delivery was completed on the same day, and a secretary was appointed to temporarily take charge of the affairs, he took four people to see Wei Dongting, and it was dark at this time.

"Zixu!" Wei Dongting and Mu Zixu were originally friends of eight worships, and they were also in-laws of their children, and their words have always been straight to the point, seeing Mu Zixu's mysterious actions and different expressions, he smiled and said, "Which one are you doing, I saw the Di Bao yesterday, you are still in Zichuan, and you will arrive today?" I didn't even come with a letter - now that I have become such a big official, I am still so reckless! Mu Zixu smiled and said, "Big brother has wronged me this time, I-" He looked at the people left and right, then sipped tea, and said after a long time, "The brothers have been separated for so many days, and I am thinking about Mrs. Fengsheng and Sister-in-law Jianmei, do you think I can not be in a hurry?" Wei Dongting has always been shrewd and steady, and he knew that the matter was very important, so he instructed his family: "Don't stay here and wait, Master Mu is rarely here." You ask someone to set up a table in the pavilion, make it a little more exquisite, and I want to have a few drinks with my in-laws! ”

Seeing that the entourage had all withdrawn, Mu Zixu lowered his voice and said: "The emperor is scheduled to tour the south in April next year, knowing that the situation here is complicated, he ordered his brother to come to clear the road." There is a secret decree here, it is you who are sitting in the house, and I will help handle it! ”

"Oh!" Wei Dongting's eyes flashed, he took Kangxi's secret book, read it carefully, and then put it on the lamp and candle to burn it. Somehow, his face was a little pale, and he said after a while: "The emperor is indeed naturally wise and intelligent!" I made a big splash in Nanjing, and the officials here didn't know you, so I gave you the most suitable No. 1 lawsuit! Mu Zixu said with a smile: "It's all up to my brother to take charge, and Zixu is still at your disposal." If Ge Li really conspired with the third prince of Zhu to rebel, I am afraid that Suo Sanye will not be able to escape this catastrophe - I can't imagine that we are going to make meritorious contributions in Nanjing again! Wei Dongting was noncommittal, and the topic changed and talked about the situation of his several investigations: "Nanjing built the emperor's palace, one in Baishadu, one in Linggu Temple, and one in Mochou Lake. Strangely enough, they are all very close to the monastery. Linggu Temple is not enough, the emperor wants to go to Xiaoling to worship Zhu Yuanzhang as a place to stay, and it is still reasonable. Baishadu is so remote, how to protect it? Mochou Lake, separated from the city by the Qinhuai River in the north, surrounded by rivers on both sides in the southwest, the terrain is so low, in case of an accident or a flood, where does the master go? That's weird......"

Mu Zixu listened to Wei Dongting's introduction quietly, admired Wei Dongting's meticulousness and resourcefulness very much, and felt more and more that Ge Li was unpredictable, and after a long time, Fang said: "I will live here with you." It seems that the most suspicious point is Mochou Lake, which is next to the Pilu Temple, with good scenery and many tourists, and it looks very peaceful, if I really want to rebel, I will also choose this place - I will go to see it tomorrow. ”

"I've been there a few times." Wei Dongting pondered and said, "I also suspected that he was bombarding the top of the Zen Mountain, and I also went to the Jiangnan Artillery Bureau to check whether there were fewer red-clothed cannons on the existing forts, but I have no military position, so I can't use the excuse to go to the fort to verify, and it is the same as not checking - this Pilu Courtyard Zen Mountain has been closed for many years, if you really set up a cannon on it......" Wei Dongting shuddered, "So you have to try to go into the Chan Mountain to have a look-I heard that Master Xingming will die again in three days, even this is a total of five, tomorrow there will be many pilgrims in the Pilu Courtyard, maybe some opportunities are unknown." ”

"What chance?" The laughter of Mrs. Wei Dongting's wife Shi Jianmei came from the study, and then she came in with a curtain, pursed her lips and smiled: "I heard that the eldest brother left Beijing and came to Jinling, and the old lady was so happy, as soon as she came, she just cared about getting down to business-the banquet was already prepared, and the old lady wanted to come over, but I persuaded it, they are all my own relatives, what to do with that ceremony-Mei Xiang, why don't you go and clean up the west study, Master Mu will live there!" ”

Mu Zixu and Wei Dongting both stood up, looked at each other and smiled, and followed Jianmei to the pavilion.

Wei Dongting's private residence is in the Northeast Tiger Pass of Confucius Temple, not far from Mochou Lake. Early in the morning of the second day, Mu Zixu got up and felt that the weather was cold, so he changed into a Ning silk jacket and walked to Mochou Lake with shaking steps.

At that time, the day is nearly October, the wind is cold and the water is murmuring, the clear water in the Qinhuai River area is clear and clear, the tea shops of the Mochou Lakeside Hotel are lined up one after another, the tourists on the shore are like ants, the boats are staggered, the painting boat is like weaving, the flute and the piano are endless, it is really a place of gold powder of the six dynasties, and the scenery is very good. Mu Zixu paced step by step to take a closer look, the other bank was full of smoke, a large number of houses were dark, and the yellow glazed tiles could be faintly seen flickering in the cold sun, so that he knew that it was the newly repaired Forbidden Garden Palace - along the willow embankment to the Shengqi Building, Mu Zixu saw a few Huazi were drinking under the stone fence, and suddenly remembered the scene of killing Wei Dongting's dog with Wu Dan and several other brothers twenty years ago.

"Poor Dao is a fool!" Suddenly, a voice came from behind him. When Mu Zixu looked back, it was an unkempt Taoist soil, and he was bowing and saluting with mud and water, Mu Zixu knew that he was fateful, nodded and smiled, took out half a tael of silver horns from his arms and handed it over, and said: "Take it to drink and eat - where the Taoist priest lives, it doesn't sound like a person here!" The Taoist priest said with a smile: "The poor Taoist is crooked, wandering around, and has become a person from the south to the north." It is a blessing that the layman and Lao Tzu have a fate - Amitayus Buddha! So saying, he took the money and went away.

Mu Zixu couldn't help but smile, and slowly turned to the Shengqi Building, only to see a group of people making noise. The fat shopkeeper of an oil shop held the scale rod in one hand and twisted the ear of a middle-aged man with the other hand and scolded: "Your mother's wild mongrel, dare to grab things in the blue sky and daylight!" The middle-aged man was not angry, and said with a hippie smile: "You are not a beast, how can I be a mongrel?" What have you lost to find my bad luck? The shopkeeper of the oil shop pointed with his hand and said, "So many people are witnesses!" The pound of oil cakes that have just been fried are put into the pancakes, and they are gone in the blink of an eye, but your mother's copper mouth and iron belly are scorched and hot to swallow, and you are not afraid of frying your ribs! The idlers around listened to the shopkeeper's funny scolding, and couldn't help laughing.

"What are you laughing at!" The middle-aged man's bright eyes rolled around, and he stood up straight and said, "Do you want to relieve your boredom?" Weigh me all over my body, and I have to weigh half a catty, even if I eat your oil cake! The shopkeeper glared at him and scolded: "Fuck a stinky cunt, full of seeds!" "Saying a leaky slap is about to go. Who knew that the man didn't dodge his face, only listened to the sound of "pop", and the shopkeeper only made an "ouch" sound, his wrist was dislocated, and he shook his head and raised his eyebrows and just kneaded. The man made a grimace, grabbed the scale, handed it to a person who was watching the excitement, and said, "Brother, this shopkeeper is not helpful, you come to the scale, see how heavy I am!" ”

This time there are more onlookers, the front is salivating and staring, the people behind are stretching their necks and tiptoeing and hugging, adults are shouting, children are shouting, it is lively. Mu Zixu saw that this person was carrying a stunt, and he was about to leave, but he stopped again.

The lively looked at the scale in his hand, and there was nothing unusual, so he blushed and smiled: "Since you must have a scale, then come!" Then he lifted the scales. The middle-aged man stepped into the weighing pan with one foot, climbed a tether rope with each hand, and said, "You lift it!" The person in charge of the scale looked at his size, about one hundred and twenty pounds, and lifted it up violently with vigor - who knew that even the coil was fluttering, and the scale rod was raised high, and it took a few swings to stabilize. When everyone looked at it in amazement, it was really less than eight taels! There was a round of surprise, and then a round of applause.

The man got off the weighing pan, threw the scale back to the stunned fat shopkeeper, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, don't take your shop!" But if you recruit a few gods of wealth, you will be scared like this! Saying that, the corners of the robe were lifted and tucked around the waist, the braid was put on the neck, and the front of the building picked up a dismounted stone with a "bang", held it on one hand, and gently placed it under the eaves of the south of the Shengqi Building, stood up, arched his hands, and said: "Under a scholar, when he was a child, he visited the master in the deep mountains, learned a body of kung fu, and met friends with martial arts without meeting opponents. If you are willing to play, you might as well have a fight! After saying that, he looked forward to it, and his expression was quite arrogant.

Only then did everyone know that this Yu Yishi was an artist, and looking at the dismounted stone, it weighed five hundred pounds, and they were all shocked, and dozens of pieces of steel had already been lost.