Chapter Eighty-Three: Temptation
(Xie: I am not hungry when I am full, and the reward monthly ticket of the two brothers moshaocong, please collect.) )
The two talked and talked about the wine and food, Yang Zhao ordered someone to withdraw the banquet, put tea in the window, and asked Wang Yuan to move and take a seat. When the hot tea was boiling and hot in the cup, Yang Zhao waved away all the maidservants and entourage, and Wang Yuan understood that he was going to get down to business.
"Brother Wang, for me to invite you here today, you must feel abrupt in your heart, it's rare that you didn't ask a word at the table, which shows that you are a patient person, Yang loves to deal with people like you who are not in a hurry or impatient."
Wang Yuan smiled and said: "Yang Duzhi praised, in fact, I want to know the reason in my heart, but Yang Duzhi invited me to come, when should I reveal this mystery is naturally Yang Duzhi's final say, the guest is as he pleases, what am I anxious about?" ”
Yang Zhao smiled: "In fact, when you stepped into the Drunken Immortal Tower, I hadn't even thought about whether I should reveal this mystery to you, because I wasn't sure if you were a smart person who knew the times. But after talking to you just now, Yang no longer had any doubts, because for Yang, you were the first to appreciate Yang's strategy of foreign slaves. ”
Wang Yuan smiled silently on his face, but he was secretly glad in his heart, if he hadn't been witty just now, I am afraid that this trip to the Drunken Immortal Tower would have been in vain. It turned out that Yang Zhao babbled for a long time to say something innocuous about it, but it was to test his attitude towards this matter, so as to further understand himself. Being so cautious made Wang Yuan even more eager to know what the meaning of this trip was.
Yang Zhao looked at Wang Yuan and said, "Brother Wang is famous in the capital above the Pear Blossom Poetry Club, and the days after this are still comfortable?" ”
Wang Yuan smiled bitterly: "If I knew that I had fallen into such a situation now, I would have been a workshop in Yong'an Fang, and I would never have participated in any pear blossom poetry meeting." ”
Yang Zhao laughed and said: "There is no regret in the world, how difficult is the situation that Brother Wang said?" I'd like to hear about it. ”
Wang Yuan understands that Yang Zhao must know about his current dangerous situation, Yang Zhao asks this to see if he has something to hide from him, once he is found to have something to hide, Yang Zhao's next words will definitely not be reassuring. But it is impossible to tell Yang Zhao everything he knows, Luo Yimen's secrets, the identities of Gongsun Lan and Li Xin'er cannot be revealed, otherwise he is killing himself.
Wang Yuan quickly calculated and roughly estimated what Yang Zhao would know and what he didn't know, and decided to tell all the facts that Yang Zhao knew, release a small part of the facts he didn't know, and conceal all the facts that should not be said, not only to ensure the authenticity of what he said, but also to let Yang Zhao know the most critical secret.
Yang Duzhi asked, and he knew everything. I thought I would have a good future with Zuo Xiang, but I didn't expect the current situation to be so bad. Zuo Xiang wanted me to win the championship and make a name for myself at the Pear Blossom Poetry Conference, and then he could recommend me to participate in the imperial examination and ensure that I could be successful, but I didn't expect Zuo Xiang to just use me, I am in such a situation today, I have to say that it is caused by Li Zuoxiang. ”
"Oh? What do you mean by that? Yang Zhao asked lightly with a smile on his face.
"I wanted to have a good future with the power of Zuo Xiang, and he took advantage of me to invite me to participate in the Pear Blossom Poetry Club in a polite and virtuous manner, but concealed the fact that participating in the poetry meeting was a grudge against Li Linfu. It's ridiculous that I am still complacent that I won the championship in the poetry club, but I don't know that I have become a pawn in the battle between Li Shizhi and Li Linfu. The evening before yesterday, I went to pick up the insiders from Yong'an Fang back to Li Shizhi's house, and Yang Duzhi already knew about being chased and intercepted by everyone on the way. I haven't lived for 19 years and haven't been associated with anyone, and I haven't done anything to commit adultery, why did I encounter this incident when I left Zuo Xiangfu for the first time after the Pear Blossom Poetry Club? Although I'm not sure who did it, I'm not stupid, I know that this matter must have something to do with the Ewha Poetry Club winning the championship, someone wants my life, who that person is, but I don't dare to say his name. ”
Yang Zhao's smile retracted, and his expression became cold: "You mean that Li Linfu is angry that you helped Li Shizhi win the championship at the poetry meeting, so he wants to kill you to vent his anger, right?" ”
Wang Yuan said: "Isn't it? Only he has a reason, and I have heard some rumors, it is said that four of the people brought by Li Shizhi of the fourth Pear Blossom Poetry Club are either dead or crazy, and this year is the fifth, presumably the fifth person is me. It's a pity that I knew it late, and I didn't know until after the poetry meeting, but it had already been made a big mistake. It is precisely because of this that I understand Li Shizhi's hypocrisy, and it is ridiculous that he is still acting in front of me to cover up the fact that he knows the inside story. ”
Yang Zhao raised his hand and got up and said: "Brother Wang, it seems that you still don't trust me, it's just that, you don't want to tell the inside story, and I won't force you, after drinking this cup of tea, I will order someone to escort you to Li Shizhi's mansion, and today I didn't invite you to come to the Drunken Immortal Mansion for a gathering." ”
Wang Yuan was stunned and said, "Yang Duzhi, why are you doing this?" ”
Yang Zhao sneered: "Because you are not true, you are hiding it." ”
Wang Yuan frowned and said, "What I said is what I know, and I don't hide anything." ”
Yang Zhao smiled and said: "Yesterday I told you that I knew that Chen Miaoer of the Xiangzhu Pavilion was hung on the archway at the entrance of Pingkangfang Street, do you think I don't know about the festival between you and her?" Also, the last place you hid in that square that night, a fire broke out in a house in Jinchangfang, and the digging up of six corpses under the plum tree had anything to do with you? You Wang Yuan is not simple, you can still use backhand revenge when you are hunted down, do you plan not to mention it? ”
Wang Yuan was stunned and said, "Yang Duzhi knows all these things? ”
Yang Zhao sneered: "Naturally, you know, do you think I'm here to play dumb riddles with you today?" ”
Wang Yuan sighed: "I didn't expect Yang Duzhi to know everything, but I made a mistake." Anyway, since I have lost my trust in you, I don't want to say more, I will bother Yang Duzhi, and I will leave here. ”
Wang Yuan got up with a gray face and bowed his hand, turned around and walked without looking back, Yang Zhao shouted in a low voice: "Are you going to leave like this?" ”
Wang Yuan stopped and said, "Is Yang Duzhi going to take me for this matter?" Anyway, I'll go and say goodbye to my wife and cousin, and then I'll be arrested when I come back. I knew that there was a lot of bad luck in coming today, and it seemed that I really couldn't avoid it. ”
Yang Zhao sneered: "It's that I don't talk about credit, you are not true to me, you didn't treat me as a friend, but the fault lies with me?" ”
Wang Yuan turned around and said quietly: "Yang Duzhi, if it were you, would you tell you about killing people and setting fires in front of a court official?" And this official also has a close relationship with the person you took revenge on, if it is not a last resort, will you admit it yourself? ”
Yang Zhao's dark face was full of anger, but he had to admit in his heart that it was indeed a bit difficult for Wang Yuan to take the initiative to confess this matter to himself. After all, when we met today, I and Wang Yuan had only met three times, and it was not until today that we officially spoke together, asking Wang Yuan to confide in him the secret of his murder and arson, unless he was a fool.
Wang Yuan looked excited, and continued: "Yes, I have long known that the person who wants my life the most now is Wang Jie, because I offended his concubine Chen Miaoer at the Pear Blossom Poetry Conference, so he pretended to be a public servant and wanted to kill me. That night, I hid in the empty house next to the Ci'en Temple in Jinchangfang, and was followed by his men, so I had to kill them, and then I went to Pingkangfang to hang Chen Miaoer at the street to demonstrate to Wang Jie, yes, I did it, so what? It's a big deal. But before Du Zhilang takes me, I just want to ask Du Zhilang, he can declare a personal vendetta, can I just sit back and wait for death? I'd rather die at the hands of Yang Duzhi than fulfill Wang Jie's wish. I just want to ask Yang Duzhi to give me a good time. ”
Yang Zhao stood quietly, and a smile suddenly slowly bloomed on his angry face, and then laughed out loud.
Wang Yuan said coldly: "Yang Duzhi, even if I fall into your trap and come to your Hongmen banquet, you don't have to laugh at me so wantonly. ”
Yang Zhao laughed endlessly, pointed at Wang Yuan and said: "Good Wang Yuan, there is a kind, there is a kind." It seems that this matter is really my fault, and it is really difficult for you to confess the things you did in front of me. But Yang is glad that you finally said it, and you said it strictly. That's right, why let Wang Jiao behave nonsense? Killing his lackeys and hanging her concubine is a beautiful job. Even I wouldn't dare do that. ”
Wang Yuan was puzzled: "Yang Duzhi, you don't have to hurt me like this. ”
Yang Zhao beckoned: "What I said is the truth, there is a half-point damage to you." You are a real man, if others are afraid of being a dog who has lost their home under your circumstances, but you dare to kill his person to humiliate him, you can't admire it or not. Come on, sit down and drink tea and talk. ”
Wang Yuan frowned and hesitated: "This ...... What the hell is going on? Yang Duzhi, don't play tricks on me. ”
Yang Zhao smiled: "Why should I play tricks on you? Come on, let me talk to you in detail, don't worry, I will neither take you nor kill you, if you want to do that, you will already have a sword as soon as you leave Li Shizhi's mansion, so why bother so much effort. ”
Wang Yuan walked over with a puzzled face, Yang Zhao pressed his shoulder and pressed him to the seat, turned around and picked up the small teapot with his own hands, helped Wang Yuan refill a cup of hot tea, and then moved the seat to Wang Yuan to sit down.
"Brother Wang, I won't play dumb riddles with you anymore, the reason why I invited you to Zuixianlou today and test it more is to know what kind of person you are, because I want to help you solve the current predicament, but I don't want the person I help to bite me in the future, so I hope you can hide it from me."