Does Yang Fan understand? Maybe I understood at that time that it was Zhang Yao who pushed Liu Hui to the brink of death. Maybe he didn't want to believe it, and the embroidered spring knife he had brought for a full year was placed in Jiafu Temple, but if the dead want to look away, the truth will be restored after all.

After coming out of the grocery store, the grocery store immediately became an ordinary grocery store. Song Chenggou wandered the rivers and lakes, the three holes of the cunning rabbit, this side was already exposed, and he immediately shifted his position, even if no one was following. Only with such vigilance can some people who hate it so much that they can't catch this slippery and slippery Song Chenggou like a loach.

In fact, there are no more than ten people who can see Song Chenggou's true face and know that he is the number one spy behind Yang Fan. These ten people can be regarded as the leaders of various sub-bases on this network. These people wander in the government and the people, all kinds of people, all kinds of people.

Yang Fan didn't ask for much, as long as he could get first-hand information, then why not spend some silver. The reason why Jinling's Dashanghui can cover the entire Jiangnan region so quickly is that this information is the most advantageous. The only thing Yang Fan taught Ma Fatzi was to grasp first-hand information. This is the reason why Dashanghui can be based in Jinling and even the entire Jiangnan undefeated.

Yang Fan returned to the Guogong Mansion and changed into an ordinary dress. Xu Rong was accompanied by Hongyu, and she was in a good mood, and when she saw that Yang Fan had stayed for a long time, she was going out again, so she asked, "Are you still coming back to eat?" ”

"If you don't come back, you can tell your subordinates what you want to eat." Yang Fan picked up the holly that was leaning against the side.

"What are you doing with a knife?"

Yang Fan smiled and said, "It's nothing, then don't take it." Have an appointment with old friends from the past in the evening. Gotta go get some food. He put the knife back in place, turned and walked out of the house.

"Wait a minute. Wait a minute, sir. ”

Yang Fan was just about to step into the carriage. He heard the cry of Hongyu behind him, so he turned his head and asked, "Is there something wrong?" Hongyu held the holly knife in her hand, gasped for breath, and then spoke: "Madam said, be careful in everything." ”

Yang Fan took the knife and only said one word, "Okay." So he got into the carriage. He placed his knife at his side, and the carriage slowly drove off into the distance.

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The ginkgo tree of Kafukuji Temple, in the middle of summer. Pavilions are also covered by covers. The tree is an old tree, and the monk who sweeps the floor is already a newcomer. When the little monk saw that the benefactor who had just come was sitting on the stone bench under the tree, he stopped cleaning, worried that the dust would drift into the fragrant tea, and waved towards Yang Fan, and then walked into the distance.

Yang Fan just sat like this, calmly bringing the tea to his mouth, waiting for the person who should come.

The smoky wind blows, and the ginkgo trees rustle. Yang Fan looked up. I saw a man in the distance.

Deputy Commander of Jinyi, Zhang Yao.

When he got closer, he bowed his hand and said, "Deputy Commander of Jinyi Guard." Zhang Yao, I have seen the Protector of the Kingdom. "He was supposed to be directing the envoy to handle official business, but it was only half an hour ago. I received an invitation from Yang Fan and got together at Jiafu Temple. This made him a little uneasy. Since the Shanxi incident. Yang Fan's Jinyi Wei returned to Beijing to report on his work, and Zhang Yao no longer had anything to do with Yang Fan. But since he has been engaged in Yang Fan's side. This position has also moved up from 100 households, especially since the new emperor ascended the throne, and he has reached the position of deputy commander of Jinyiwei, which is only one grade lower than Luo Yangxing.

"Come and sit." Yang Fan poured good tea for Luo Yangxing, "We haven't seen each other for a long time, Zhang Yao." ”

Zhang Yao hesitated for a moment, sat down and said, "It's been a long time since I saw the lord." The lord is now on the rise, but he can't climb high. He placed the embroidered spring knife on the stone bench.

Yang Fan picked up the teacup and looked down at the long knife, "Do you believe in the cycle of cause and effect?" ”

"Why does the Lord Protector ask that?"

"In the past few days, I have always dreamed of a person, and in my dreams I always shout, why don't you avenge me, why let the thief get away with it, my head hurts."

"Who?"

Yang Fan raised his eyes and said, "I forgot who I am." He smiled again and patted Zhang Yao's shoulder with his hand, "I, I've done bad things, but I just can't cover it, I can't hide it, I'm afraid that if I cover my conscience for a long time, it will eventually turn black." ”

The hand holding the tea was put down, "Then sir, you have to take care." ”

"But when I think about it so carefully, I always feel that the person is a little familiar, that knife, by the way, it's that knife, embroidered spring knife."

Zhang Yao raised his eyebrows, "Oh? Is it Jinyiwei's embroidered spring knife? ”

"yes. And then I thought. The Jinyiwei I met was only dozens of people like you and Liu Hui, if I was entrusted with my dream, it could only be Liu Hui. So, I'm going to ask you, will this Liu Hui have any unfulfilled wishes and want me to help? Yang Fan looked at Zhang Yao, "His embroidered spring knife was offered in Jiafu Temple, wait, let's go and take a look, take a good look." ”

Zhang Yao licked his lips and said, "Brother Liu's death is really miserable, as a brother, it was my fault that I couldn't help him." ”

"No, no, no, it's me, it's mine. After so many days, I remembered that after Liu Hui was killed by the people of the Green Gang at that time, he never figured out how they found out the identities of Liu Hui and several people? What do you think? ”

"I ...... Maybe there's an inner ghost. Zhang Yao picked up the teacup again and took a few sips.

"Inner ghost? Well, I think so. This inner ghost, if I find out......"

"Master Yang." Zhang Yao interrupted Yang Fan's words and turned his head.

Yang Fan also looked over, "Huh? ”

"Do you remember what you said in the Jingshi Pear Garden?"

"What did you say?"

The ginkgo biloba was rustling, and what Zhang Yao said when he opened his mouth, Yang Fan didn't hear it clearly. He just looked at Zhang Yao quietly, and after a long time, he spoke: "I remember saying that I wanted to be a smart person, but if I was too smart, then it was too much." Both of you were doing things for me at the beginning, and when something happened, I naturally felt uncomfortable. I didn't ask you, but did you ask yourself yourself? ”

"Worthy of Liu Hui?"

Yang Fan nodded, waiting for Zhang Yao's self-questioning and self-answering.

After a long time, he saw that Zhang Yao didn't speak, so he said: "Someone told me that in Liu Hui's hometown, at the end of the year, someone went over to give some silver taels. Seems to be someone he worked with. Yang Fan pursed his lips and said, "But there are some things that can't be made up for with silver, what do you say?" ”

"Yes." Zhang Yao nodded and said, "Then how does Yang Ye think he can make up for it?" ”

"Just follow the rules of the rivers and lakes."

"A life for a life?"

"I think so." Yang Fan poured tea for him and stopped talking.

The two sat quietly under the ginkgo tree, and after a long time, Zhang Yao picked up the knife, hugged his fists and said, "Understood." I will give you an explanation. ”

The halo sprinkled on the ginkgo tree, and Zhang Yao's face was gloomy and a little dignified. Yang Fan looked up, nodded, and said, "That's good." (To be continued.) )