The leaves were still green, but listless, wilting. The road is not easy to walk, after snow, it quickly turns into water, and the cars and pedestrians step on the mud, and the mud solidifies again, and it turns into an indescribable abstract painting, which spreads at the foot of the mountain, twists and turns, and spreads all the way to the horizon.

As a result, it was more difficult for pedestrians to walk later, even if Ye Xiaotian was anxious, his speed was not fast, some of the mud was very strong after solidifying, and the horse's hooves with a large bowl mouth might not be able to break when he stepped on it, and it was easy to break the horse's legs, so he could only be patient and measure it step by step along this rugged mountain road.

Winter in Guizhou is not as dripping into ice as in the capital, but the cold and humid air here is actually more difficult than the weather in the north. Only their group walked on the ancient road at the foot of the mountain, and there were many fewer merchants.

The flags were scattered, and there was an oppressive atmosphere. The people accompanying him already knew about Ye Tushe's sudden death in Tongren City, and most of Ye Xiaotian's personal soldiers didn't feel anything about this Tushe lord, and those who knew Ye Xiao'an more in detail even secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

However, it was Ye Xiaotian's brother, no matter how unhappy the two brothers were, they also gave up this flesh and blood affection, Ye Xiaotian's sadness made his team remain silent, Ye Xiaotian rode on a horse, tied to a big hat, his expression was silent, and the whole team silently followed him in front of him.

Turning the foot of the mountain in front of him, a group of people and horses suddenly appeared, it seemed to be a caravan, several large cars jumped upside down on the muddy mountain road, it was an empty car, and probably knew that the road was difficult, so this time I sold goods to Guiyang, and did not buy local goods immediately, but returned empty.

Ye Xiaotian didn't squint, and a group of fast horses quickly caught up with the caravan and was about to pass by them. A surprise call suddenly came from the side of the road: "Little Tianxian nephew, is it you?" ”

Ye Xiaotian subconsciously pulled his mount, turned his head to look, and was also slightly surprised, hurriedly turned over and dismounted, and arched his hand: "It turned out to be Uncle Hong." Xiaotian was rude. ”

On such a road, it is better to ride a horse than to ride a car, and that person is also riding on a horse, with kind eyebrows and good eyes, and a round body, it is Hong Baichuan, the father of the tycoon. Although Ye Xiaotian is now a toast, he and the tycoon are sworn brothers, and he treats Hong Baichuan as a nephew, and has never neglected him because of his status as a businessman.

Hong Baichuan turned over and dismounted. He greeted him with a smile: "Virtuous nephew, this is going back to Tongren Mansion?" ”

Ye Xiaotian bowed his head and said: "Exactly, my uncle is also back to Tongren?" ”

Hong Baichuan said with a smile: "Yes, it's almost the New Year, this trip is a deal, go home and take your grandson for the New Year, haha......"

Hong Baichuan smiled and said to Ye Xiaotian: "In this weather, the road in the mountains is difficult to travel, so I have to do it. Turned to this side, the virtuous nephew wants to come for the same reason? ”

Ye Xiaotian smiled bitterly: "Not bad." The road in the narrow valley is really difficult to walk in winter. Not to mention Yangguyu, the tribes under the Yang clan of Banzhou and the tribes under the jurisdiction of the Song clan of Shuidong had another dispute, and the area was made a battlefield between the two clans, not to mention, such weather. Walking by water, it seems to be a long detour, but in fact, it is faster, so the little nephew also goes to the Machang River. ”

Hong Baichuan said happily: "Going on the road alone, I feel bored." It's better to go together, so the old man will be the same as the virtuous nephew. ”

Hong Baichuan was very talkative, and he met the deceased on the road, and his interest was very high, but he soon found that Ye Xiaotian was extremely depressed, and couldn't help asking: "Xiao Tianxian's nephew, you have laid down a huge piece of the country with your bare hands, and you have become a leader in Qiandong at a young age, sitting on the side of thousands of tigers, Weizhen, and a beautiful wife, and the grace of God, what else is unhappy, it seems to be ...... Feeling bad? ”

Ye Xiaotian said gloomily: "Life is unsatisfactory, nine times out of ten." My brother died suddenly, and Xiaotian returned to Tongren this time to go to the funeral. ”

"Ah......" Hong Baichuan exhaled lightly, with a look of surprise, and only said after a while: "The virtuous nephew's day mourns and changes." ”

Ye Xiaotian nodded lightly, and did not speak, only the sound of horses' hooves of "Dede" knocked on people's hearts.

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In the evening, Ye Xiaotian and his entourage stayed in Sheephorn Village. It is only four or five miles away from the Machang River, but it is late, and it is very dangerous to sail at night, and no matter how much money is paid, no boat boss is willing to agree. If you rush to the dock overnight, you can only spend the night at the pier, they have a large number of people, and there may not be a place to settle properly, so staying in Giethoorn is the best choice.

Sheep's Horn Village is not a village, but a city, perhaps many years ago, it was just a village, today it has developed into a city, but the name has not changed. The name of Sheephorn Village is also very common, not to mention the whole Ming Dynasty, only in Guizhou, there are at least four or five places with the same name.

This place already belongs to Shuidong, knowing that Ye Xiaotian passed through here, the big man Jia Yuntong went to greet him in person, and wanted to set up a banquet to entertain him, Ye Xiaotian went back to mourn this trip, how could he be in the mood to deal with him, politely declined his kindness, but lived in the mansion he arranged for him, Hong Baichuan, as Ye Xiaotian's uncle, naturally also lived in.

The night was dark, and the four saber guards outside Ye Xiaotian's residence were standing there straight, and a figure suddenly appeared under the corridor, holding a round thing in his arms, like a watermelon. There was also a small servant behind him, holding a tray.

With a "bang", four sharp long knives came out of their sheaths, and someone shouted: "Who?" ”

"It's me!" Hong Baichuan walked out with a smile, and the round thing in his arms glowed black and shiny under the light, it was a black jar, with a red paper pasted on the side, and it was a jar of old wine. Hong Baichuan stopped: "The journey is lonely, the old man comes, accompany Xiao Tianxian's nephew to have a few drinks, and ease his mood." ”

"This ......" The four guards looked at each other and walked all the way, they already knew Hong Baichuan, this is an elder who treats each other politely to their own adults, and they are not easy to refuse, but they can't agree for Ye Xiaotian.

"Is Uncle here, please let him in!" Ye Xiaotian's voice suddenly came from the room, and the four guards immediately divided left and right, and put the knife into the sheath, and one of them stepped forward and opened the door for Hong Baichuan. Hong Baichuan gestured to them, and Shi Shiran walked into the door.

In the room, under the lamp, Ye Xiaotian was pouring himself a drink, and he already had a bit of alcohol. Seeing Hong Baichuan come in, Ye Xiaotian got up and bowed without speaking. Hong Baichuan walked over, put the wine jar on the table, and patted Ye Xiaotian on the shoulder: "It's not good to drink wine alone." Uncle drinks with you. ”

There were a few simple appetizers on the table, which had already been eaten, Hong Baichuan pushed the dishes aside, and the little guy holding the plate put a few small dishes on the table one by one, Hong Baichuan sat down on the opposite side, glanced at Ye Xiaotian, and said, "The virtuous nephew is still sad?" ”

Ye Xiaotian let out a bleak smile and didn't speak, Hong Baichuan grabbed the wine jar with a clasp of his big hand. Hong Baichuan pulled out the wooden stopper, poured wine for Ye Xiaotian's empty bowl, poured another bowl himself, put down the wine jar, and glanced at Ye Xiaotian, with a smile in his eyes.

Hong Baichuan raised the bowl. He said in a loud voice: "How to solve the worries, only Du Kang." Virtuous nephew. Uncle have a drink with you, come! Let's do it! ”

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At the Racecourse River Wharf, a large ship is moored on the shore, the hull of the ship gently undulates with the rolling river, a string of lanterns are hung on the eaves, and the lights of the cabins in the cabin are bright or dim. The result is a quiet and beautiful picture.

In a cabin on the top floor, Tian Binfei sat cross-legged, his eyebrows slightly locked.

Opposite him, a man in Tsing Yi had a faint wry smile on his face: "It looks like they're going to drink all night." I can't do what you ask for. ”

If Ye Xiaotian could see this man in Tsing Yi at this time, he would definitely be surprised, because this person was Jia Yuntong, the lord of the Sheephorn Walled City, the big man under the jurisdiction of the Song clan in Shuidong. He had just arranged for Ye Xiaotian to stay in the evening, and he was going to set up a banquet to catch Ye Xiaotian, but at this time, he appeared here and appeared in front of Tian Binfei.

Jia Yuntong didn't know the mutilated masked man opposite, but he recognized a copy of an object that the masked man had given him. He is from the Song family in Shuidong, but he once owed the Tian family...... To be precise, it is a big favor owed to Tian Binfei Tian Gongzi. Therefore, when this masked man who claimed to be Tian Shifei used this favor to ask him for help, he had no choice but to agree. After doing this, he also paid off this favor, and since then, the two have been in ruins.

He didn't know the other party's specific plan, nor did he know the other party's true identity, he thought that this was the person sent by the Tian family to carry out a secret mission, and the target of the mission was of course Ye Xiaotian. He didn't know what the other party wanted to do, Tian Shifei just told him that he used the secret passage he set up in the mansion to wait for Ye Xiaotian to fall asleep, quietly spread the drug that made people fall asleep, and then sent a few of his people in.

Tian Shifei told him that they would never harm Ye Xiaotian's life, nor would they steal anything, they would just go in to find something, and if they looked carefully, they would return the same way.

For the promise of the Tian family, Jia Yuntong is trustworthy, the Tian family has declined, reputation and reputation are the greatest guarantee for the survival of the Tian family, and the Tian family will not self-destruct the promise, so in order to repay this favor, Jia Yuntong agreed.

Being prepared for danger in times of peace is a problem that the wealthy family must consider, so large families usually have secret passages, and the difference is only in the number and lack of secret passages, and the exquisite construction or not. But how to ensure that Ye Xiaotian will stay in Sheephorn Village?

In order to do this, Tian Binfei can be described as painstaking, the mountain road conditions along the way, the struggle between the two clans, all of which are his secret operations, and the speed of Ye Xiaotian's journey all the way is also within his accurate calculation, so he designed three places to implement the "stealing the sky and changing the day" plan, the first of which is in Jia Yuntong's place.

These things are simple to say, but in order to allow Ye Xiaotian to live in the place arranged for him by Jia Yuntong, Tian Binfei not only used the power that Yang Yinglong secretly operated, but also included the hole cards he retained. The secret box that the Tian family passed down to Tian Jiaxin that only the head of the family could open had already been manipulated by him in advance, and some of the secret information involving potential power was now in his hands.

But there are no absolutes in the world, no one expected that a flood would appear halfway, but in order to comfort Ye Xiaotian, he ran to have a night drink with him. Tian Binfei's meticulous preparation, mobilization of countless manpower and material resources, and all the efforts made by consuming a precious favor were all ruined because of this great and good man who ran out halfway.

But Tian Binfei's heart was so calm, he was not depressed, he was silent for a long time, he took out a thing from his arms, opened it in front of Jia Yuntong, and let Jia Yuntong look at it, and when he confirmed the authenticity of the thing, and looked at the signature below, he came to the lamp in front of him, and the letter was quickly lit by the lamp.

Jia Yuntong said in surprise: "You are ......"

Tian Binfei said lightly: "The plan is in the people, and the success is in the sky!" Although this matter has not been completed, Master Jia has fulfilled your promise, and you have paid it back! ”

Jia Yuntong was excited in his heart, everyone has their own little secrets that they don't want others to know, and he is no exception, but this secret is in the hands of others, and it is always a heart disease, and now it is finally returned, this letter is burned, and he has been relaxed since then.

Jia Yuntong couldn't help but praise: "Anyone who is so calculated by the Yongle Emperor, even if he is not broken, will be slumped, but the Tian family has survived for more than a hundred years, and the majesty is still there, which is really not without reason, Jia admires!" ”

Tian Binfei smiled faintly, let go of the letter paper that had been burned to a small extent, let it burn in the air, floated to the ground, turned into ashes, stepped on it, and stomped on it: "This matter is not successful, it is also the will of God!" Master Jia went back this time, as if this incident had never happened! ”

Jia Yuntong said happily: "That's nature! Jia is not stupid, so naturally he will not mention this matter to anyone, and he is asking for trouble! ”

Jia Yuntong came with heavy steps and left with a relaxed body. On the river, on the bow of the boat, and under the lonely lamp, Tian Binfei sat silently for a long time, and lightly clapped his high-five, and a black figure immediately flashed into the cabin and stood up.

Tian Binfei said: "The first plan has failed. Tomorrow, on the river, the second plan will be implemented! After passing the order, the third plan must also be prepared, and it must be Ye Xiao'an who returns to Woniuling, not Ye Xiaotian! ”

The night was silent, and a sinister plan was over before it could begin. The river is surging, and another, even bolder plan, has begun to be deployed in full swing......

: Sincerely ask for commuter passes, recommended tickets!. (To be continued.) )