(When the clouds stop and the clouds are cloudy, when the clouds are cloudy, when the clouds are cloudy; Eight tables are the same as faint, flat land and Yiding. Quietly send the east window, spring mash alone; Good friends despise it, scratch your head and prolong it)

The snow in Jiangbei is very early, and there are bird wings in the dry air, and the people in the snow lick their dry lips, feeling: dry lips also need to flow through the wine, and they need the warm spiciness, along the lips, along the throat, until the stomach, and need that spicy feeling - otherwise the snow will be just snow. Therefore, in such a cold day, there will be so many cups in the snow: without that glass of wine, how can it be cold and clear?

Du Huaishan and Shen Fang were drinking.

"What kind of person is Mr. Yi?"

Shen Fang asked.

Du Huaishan didn't speak for a while. He looked out the window at the powdery snow, as if thinking about how to answer. Since entering the ground of Chuzhou, he received the news, so he no longer went north, but turned all the way to the west. When they arrived at the boundary of Chaohu Lake, Xue saw that they stopped, but saw Shen Fang and Sanniangzi rushing up from behind with a green mule and a donkey. What kind of character is Du Huaishan, although Shen Fang smiled and said that he had a relationship with each other, but seeing that Shen Fang and his wife were interested in walking with him and others again, and talked from time to time, he asked about this again, and he already guessed his intentions. But I heard him say lightly: "It's hard to dissect between one or two sentences, I'll read a poem he wrote when he was a child to Brother Shen." ”

As he spoke, he narrowed his eyes, "—this poem is in the title, and I also saw it by chance. Mr. Yi should have been only thirteen or fourteen years old when he wrote it, and the words and sentences may not be good enough to make Brother Shen laugh, but there are many things worth feeling in the poetry, and it is worth tasting Brother Shen. ”

As he spoke, he whispered: "Zhuge is the most incoherent, and he has a golden scarf on his chin." The dragon cried for thousands of miles to beg for the world, and the guest sat in the thatched house for three points. In the end, he died in vain, and he was extremely powerful and gentle. Isn't it that the people are bitter and plain, how can they go out of the army when the times are six? ”

He has a Huaibei accent, and his voice is rough and old, which may not be suitable for reciting poetry, but he has a solemn face. ——The poem is written about Zhuge Liang, who once lived in seclusion in Longzhong, and later went out of the mountain to assist Liu Bei. His expression is Kong Ming, and later generations are called Zhuge Wuhou. Shen Fang has always read the most poems and texts of Zhuge Wuhou, and Shen Fang has read many of them, but he can't help but be slightly surprised to see such an old man who is not accustomed to writing and ink chanting a person's childhood works so carefully. The poem was not good, but seeing Du Huaishan's expression, Shen Fang couldn't help but savor these sentences in his heart a few times. I only heard Du Huaishan smile and said: "Mr. Yaren, no more martial artist than me, you may feel that the words and sentences in this poem are not elegant." But the ambition of being a poet can be seen here. Over the years, he has supported the overall situation of Huaibei alone, echoing with General Xiangfan Chu, Henan Liang Xiaoge'er, and Subei Yu Buxin. One person supported the food, grass, clothing and silk of the world's righteous army, calculated and planned, left and right, but never fell. Others may not know, but our old brother and son know his efforts. It is also because of him, the rebels of the righteous army in the world, the orphans of the evil sons have a place to return to their hearts and a place to settle down, and the people of Huaishang have also had some rest and recuperation. General Chu, Liang Xiaoge'er and Yu Buxin are famous all over the world, but how many people in the world know Mr. Huaibei Yi? He doesn't seek to be known, and he is even afraid of being known, but he really doesn't know how many nameless names he has made and what he has accomplished over the years. - But there are people in the world who hate him, for example, the Northern Jin people once said: 'If you want to get Huaishang, kill a glass of wine first',—— a glass of wine is Mr. Yi's nickname, Brother Shen, what kind of person is he? ”

Shen Fang listened quietly, and after a while, he asked, "Is there really such a person in the world?" ”

Du Huaishan smiled and bowed.

Shen Fang picked up the wine jug, poured himself a full glass of wine, and then looked at Du Huaishan and said: "When my brother was in Jiangnan, he was worried about his family and country, but he had nothing to do, and he often hated and hated this life. If he had known that there were such talents in the world, he would have been willing to sell his life. I, Shen, can't talk about anything else, but Qian Gu Bing Revolution, planning and drawing, account exchanges, pen letters, I'm afraid that I can do my best for others, and Mr. Yi is afraid that there is also a lack of such a person around him. If Mr. Meng Yi does not give up, he should devote his strength to each other and repay the bones. It's just, Du Lao, you say, will he use me? ”

Du Huaishan seemed to be waiting for him to say this, but before he finished speaking, his eyes were full of smiles. Shen Fang looked at him, and when he saw that he had nodded very lightly but with great certainty, he picked up the wine glass in his hand and drank it slowly, slowly, as if he had never been so happy in his heart. At this time, the snow was dry outside the window, and the glass of wine was already in the window.

As he was talking, he saw Jiao Siyin walking in a hurry, holding two or three carrier pigeons in his hands, and Du Huaishan knew that there was news at a glance. He has always been confident that he has the ability to recognize people, but now that Shen Fang has joined, he will no longer avoid him, and ask: "What is the news?" Jiao Siyin looked solemn and said, "According to Zhenjiang Express, Boss Yuan is out of Beijing. ”

Du Huaishan was shocked and said, "Really? ”

Jiao Si nodded faintly. Du Huaishan asked: "But is it still for the sake of this batch of dart goods?" ”

Jiao Siyin said: "Not bad. It is said that Boss Yuan was extremely angry at Yuan Er's injury, dissatisfied with the ruthlessness of Luo Han's sword, and had threatened to chase and kill the people in the trapped horse Jiyuyi that day. And he let out his words, saying that in Luo Xiaoge'er's dart, there is another secret related to the general trend of the world, although the winner cannot be said to be powerful in the world, but it can almost make the situation in the north and south of the river change overnight - his words are clearly to provoke the world's heroes to do it, and the intention is nothing more than to force Luo Xiaoge to come out. It is said that the Jiangnan Wenjia and the Yangtze River Laolongtang have already heard the wind and moved, but they are afraid that Huaishang will have many things from now on. The most surprising thing is that it is rumored that Boss Yuan has come to Zhenjiang in person, and he also knows that the dart silver is in our hands, and he is very dissatisfied with what the Yijun did this time - saying that we crossed the river to open the river, which violated the covenant of the year, and intended to cross the river to the north, and personally asked Mr. Yi for an explanation. If he really crosses the river and goes north this time, I'm afraid it won't be a sentence or two to get away. Later, I was afraid that we would meet each other, and our old brothers were only afraid that they would cause trouble for Mr. Yi. He sighed softly: "Alas, in this situation, does Mr. Yi really deserve the big trouble of Boss Yuan?" ”

Du Huaishan's complexion turned solemn. Asked: "Is there any news from Brother Jiaxuan in his hometown?" What is going on with Mr. Yi? ”

Jiao Siyin sighed: "-There is still a shortage of people, the 'Ten Years' and 'Five Watches' have something to do, each has its own important tasks, only Xiao Gan and Xiao Ku are left at home, and even Brother Jiaxuan has gone to northern Hubei to deal with General Chu's affairs." Recently, the old hero Qu of Liuhemen, the master of Liuhemen in Lu'an Mansion, died again, and there was chaos in Liuhemen, endangering the Huainan Alliance. In addition, the accounts of Chaohu Lake have expired, and I am afraid that there are four or five hundred thousand taels of silver, and Mr. Yi really can't draw people, and this matter is too big, so he went in person. ”

Du Huaishan has always been quiet, but at this time, he couldn't help frowning, and said, "He is still going out alone at this time?" His wheezing ...... "His mind was visibly troubled, and one hand tightly twisted the pattern on the edge of the table, and he looked up at the frozen clouds in the sky outside the door. The clouds are floating in the sun, although the sun shadow is not visible, but the clouds on the side of the sun are also very gorgeous. Du Huaishan looked at it, seemed to be quiet in his heart, and asked in a calm tone, "Mr. Yi, do you have anything to say for us?" ”

Jiao Siyin said: "He only said that if it goes well, he told us to immediately escort the dart silver to Shucheng, Jiangbei, where he has someone to pick us up." If he doesn't succeed, don't care, he'll have a way. ”

Du Huaishan sighed and thought to himself: What else can he do, especially his body right now...... He didn't speak again for a while, and only after a while did he say to Jiao Siyin: "You go out and tell Wang Mu and them in a while, everyone has a good rest tonight, feed the horses well, and everyone will get up early tomorrow morning, non-stop, we must rush to Shucheng within three days, and we can't let Mr. Yi wait for a long time." ”

- Early the next morning, they set off as Du Huaishan said, and walked in a hurry along the way, wearing the stars and the moon, and staying overnight, and arrived in Shucheng early in the morning of the third day. The frozen ruts made the carriage inevitably bumpy on it, but fortunately, the two people who drove the car were all veteran coachmen, and there were a young man from the Lin'an Dart Bureau, so the car had been walking smoothly on the road.

When he arrived in Shucheng, Shen Fang didn't expect that this little Shucheng would have a different atmosphere. ——Just because this area is located in Chaohu Lake, the water and soil are pleasant, every year Chaohu Lake is ripe, Henan and Anhui are sufficient, this area can be regarded as a big granary of the Central Plains. In addition, the people are diligent, and in recent years, the wind and rain have been smooth, the soldiers are quiet, and there is no big war, so even Shen Fang was surprised that there is such a rich land in Jiangbei. Du Huaishan said that in recent years, more than half of the peace in this area has also been achieved by Mr. Yi's painstaking management, not only to appease the Song officials in the south, but also to reject the Jin people in the north, and to suppress bandits internally and resist strong beams outside. Now a small part of the grain and grass that Mr. Yi has passed through is transferred from here.

Shen Fang also felt along the way that although Du Huaishan was cold on the surface, he was careful and thoughtful in his work. At this time, he knew that Du Huaishan was deliberately talking to himself, so he listened more carefully. The belly of Nadu Huai Mountain is simply a living geography, where to produce what in this area, where it can be used, how much can be produced, and how to control it...... One by one, knowing everything, saying everything, Shen Fang also benefited a lot, knowing that once he really took charge of the accounts of the righteous army and allocated food and salaries in various places, these words would definitely be helpful to him.

Shucheng is a small city, so many people came at once, and there were a lot of children who came to watch the excitement with the car. Wang Mu grabbed a smile and asked, "How do you get to the Drunken Yan Pavilion?" ”

The child smiled and said, "That's a restaurant, there are so many of you, if you want to stay, you should first find an inn, there is no place to stay." ”

Wang Mu looked at Du Huaishan. Du Huaishan groaned and said, "That's fine—I just don't know how anxious Mr. Yi is, we can't make him wait for a long time." In this way, you and Monk Jin will take the dart cart to find an inn and come down first, and rest by the way, and Brother Shen and I will go to Zuiyan Pavilion to have a look first. - Although it is calm here, it is still the land of the official family after all, you must be careful, leave the two of you waiting outside the inn, and if there is any movement, hurry to report, lest the opponent be entangled when the opponent is too strong. ”

Shen Fang admired it in his heart when he heard it, and said secretly: The old rivers and lakes have the style of the old rivers and lakes. Jiao Siyin was more cautious, afraid that only Wang Mu and Monk Jin would not be able to bear the responsibility of this bodyguard, so he accompanied Wang Mu and the others, but left Shen Fang, Jing Sanniang and Du Huaishan to go to Zuiyan Pavilion to see the news first.

Before the three of them arrived at the Zuiyan Pavilion, Du Huaishan first saw a snack shop on the side of the road, so he stopped and smiled with Shen Fang: "Let's eat something first, shall we?" ”

Shen Fang Weiqi secretly thought: That Zuiyan Pavilion is a restaurant, do you still have nothing to eat when you go, how can you find a roadside shop to eat first? It seems that the Huaishang Rebels did save. Just thinking about it, Du Huaishan had already turned in first, and told the boss to order three bowls of noodles in a Huaishang accent, and asked for some side dishes. The third lady has been married to Shen Fang for ten years, and she is familiar with him, and when she sees his face, she knows that he will be wrong. Whispered: "He's not here to save. Du Huaishan is an old fox, he has always set up a bureau for others, and he is most afraid of entering someone else's bureau, so he must first listen to the general situation in the drunken Yan Pavilion before he is willing to go. The rivers and lakes are sinister, and there is nothing to say - it seems that the area around Shucheng is not within their sphere of influence, otherwise they would not be so cautious. What he meant was to fight, and he had to eat first to have strength. ”

Shen Fang smiled at her, thinking to himself, these human beings and ghost tricks on the rivers and lakes really can't hide from their own women. When he pulled Sanniang's sleeve, he took a seat. Du Huaishan had also instructed him, and said with a smile to Shen: "Originally, Brother Shen didn't think that our Huaibei Righteous Army was bitter, and he was willing to join to help, and the little old man should invite Brother Shen and his wife to have a drink, but the ghost domain of the rivers and lakes has to be guarded against, anyway, I am already a famous old fox, and I am always cunning, even if these three bowls of noodles accompany Brother Shen to eat a franchise bar, Brother Shen should not be shabby." As he spoke, he looked at Sanniang with a smile in his eyes.

Sanniang didn't expect this old man to be old, but his ears were smart, his face was slightly red, a little embarrassed, seeing that Du Huaishan didn't mean to be surprised, but showed a slightly funny attitude, knowing that he was not angry, he couldn't help but put his heart down, and said secretly: This old man doesn't just have a gloomy face, and there are a lot of cuteness in private. The three of them ate together, the business of this small shop was light, there were not many people, and the store was not busy. Du Huai Shan was in such a hurry to go to Zuiyan Pavilion, but at this time, he seemed to be unhurried, and he was not in a hurry to leave after eating noodles, and he talked to the shopkeeper without a match.

I only heard Du Huaishan smile and said: "I remember that year, you have a drunken Yan Pavilion here, which is not bad, and the good wine is still there?" ”

The shopkeeper smiled: "Decades of time-honored brand, of course it's still there, how can you say that if it's not there, it's not there?" ”

Du Huaishan also smiled: "It's a good place to have fun, if there is anything new these days, let's hear - I remember the most new things there." ”

It's also - the place where restaurants are flourishing is the most new. The shopkeeper was also interesting, blinked, and teased Du Huaishan: "Are you an old man?" ”

Du Huaishan smiled and said, "Sixty-six." ”

The shopkeeper sighed, "It's a pity that your old man is late." ”

Du Huaishan's smiling eyes couldn't help but sharpen, and asked, "What do you say?" ”

The shopkeeper smiled and said, "If your old man comes a few years earlier and is a few years younger, I will definitely feel that this trip is worthwhile when you go to the Drunken Yan Pavilion and meet the person you want to see the most." Hehe, it's not to tease you to be old, don't be angry, I'm afraid that you will be willing to give your life to others at that time. ”

The shopkeeper's smile was quite warm, and what he said was intentional or unintentional, but it was naturally meaningful to listen to the ears of Du Huaishan, a Jianghu athlete who had been walking the rivers and lakes for a long time and licking blood at the tip of a knife. Even Shen Fang was shocked, not knowing what the shopkeeper meant. Sanniang couldn't help but look straight at the shopkeeper, her eyes were clear and transparent, she could say that there were many people, but she couldn't see the meaning behind the shopkeeper's smile. Du Huaishan was also full of suspicions in his heart, but he was cautious by nature, and when he saw that the shopkeeper had something to say, he refused to say it explicitly, so he didn't ask any more questions. seemed to say casually: "Then there is nothing else interesting in the Drunken Yan Pavilion?" ”

The shopkeeper smiled: "Also, I heard that the old man of the Fulu family, the first of our Hui merchants, is here and lives there, is this news?" Then, he said idly: "In addition, there will be the sound of the piano in the Zuiyan Pavilion every day before noon in the past few days, and there is a person holding the piano playing the piano there, not drinking or eating, as if he is a guest of the old man Lu, but the two of them don't speak, do you think it's strange?" ”

Du Huaishan's old eyes stared at the shopkeeper's face, and his every sentence seemed to be very related, but he couldn't tell whether he was intentional or unintentional. Du Huaishan was inconvenient to sit at this point, so he would break the silver, and said: "There is a disturbance", so he sat down with Shen Fang and Sanniang.

After leaving the store and turning a corner, Du Huaishan saw a guy from Jiao Siyin who was waiting on the side of the street, stretched out his hand to summon him, and commanded in a low voice: "Go back and tell Old Man Jiao that this place is only afraid of being weird, tell him to be careful, and send someone to wait for our news." ”

The fellow answered. Shen Fang asked at this time: "Elder Du, are we going to Zuiyan Pavilion now?" ”

Du Huaishan's face turned pale: "Go, why don't you go?" I want to see who is worthy of me Du Lao'er to give him his life, hehe! As he spoke, he was worried about someone in his heart, so he couldn't help but go first.

Zuiyan Pavilion is an ancient building with exquisite structure, the whole building is wooden, although there is a place where the paint is peeled off and the color is lost, but one hall and one pavilion, very ingenious. The whole building is not big, and it goes along the corridor inside, but it is tortuous, and there is a sense of deep corridor. The shopkeeper greeted them on the second floor, which is only two floors, and the second floor faces the door on three sides of a suspended corridor, sandwiched between a patio that leads directly to the first floor. Under the sunlight and through the windows, the whole building has an indescribable quietness, and there is no noise of ordinary restaurants. Shen Fang asked the shopkeeper: "With such few customers, how can your restaurant continue." ”

The shopkeeper smiled while wiping the table: "Customers don't like to be quiet? Speaking of our restaurant, it is really a small number of customers. Shucheng is already small, and there should be no traffic to rush, so there are fewer guests. Just because this restaurant is built by Pei Shangshu hired skilled craftsmen in this dynasty, and it is also very famous in southern Anhui, so people often come. Don't hide it from the guests, our restaurant is actually mainly a one-person business, which is our famous old man Lu. Fortunately, Old Man Lu loves to be quiet, and he also ordered him to say that he likes to be quiet, so our host would rather have fewer guests. The old man Nalu is the richest businessman in the local area, not to mention the richness of the whole country, but I am afraid that at least the seven provinces of the rich. He loved our house here and ordered it to be maintained. Speaking of which, how many times a year can he come? But every time he comes, he is rewarded a lot, so just these few times, he is enough to feed this restaurant with only one guest. ”

Shen Fang let out an "oh". Du Huaishan and Sanniang are not as scheming as his, as soon as they enter the door, they look around to see if there is something, where they can enter, where they can retreat, where they can attack, and where they can defend. The three of them ate noodles at the right time, and then they only needed tea. Lu'an tea is famous in the local area, and when the tea smoke rises, the shopkeeper retreats. Several people have been working hard these days, and it is easy to get to the destination, and this sudden silence makes people unaccustomed to it. I had nothing to say for a while, my heart was full, and I had a few mouthfuls of my stomach, but suddenly it seemed to be much empty.

Shen Anxin thought that Mr. Yi didn't know what kind of person he was, and who would he send to pick up the car? On this road, especially after crossing the river, there are all the eyeliners of Du Huaishan and others, not only to report news, but also to exchange money and grain, and this Chaohu land is the rear of Huaishang. At this time, the goods held by Du Huaishan were not only those sent by Luo Han. In addition to the gold and jewelry made of more than 200,000 taels of silver, Du Huaishan collected dozens of sheaths of silver along the way, and it is estimated that there are also 350,000 taels, all of which are heartfelt gifts from the righteous army and the people along the way. Shen Fang couldn't help but secretly admire that Yi Cup of wine: the land of Huaishang was so intensively cultivated by him, which shows the meticulousness of the effort used. I wonder what he has to do with Old Man Nalu?

——This person seems to be very famous in the Chaohu area, and Shen Fang has heard his name mentioned no less than five or six times along the way, and it is rare that there is more respect in his tone. He traveled all the way from Chuzhou, and the Tongqu town he saw on the road had the sign of "Tongji Qianzhuang" almost everywhere, as well as "Tongji Pharmacy" and "Tongji Inn". Although Shen Fang has always been famous, he didn't expect his business to be so prosperous.

This old man Lu is said to be surnamed Lu. The word frenzy, Hui merchants are famous all over the world, but it is rumored that half of the Hui merchants are leading his capital to do business, you can imagine the extent of his wealth. At that time, Song and Jin were separated, and only the silver ticket in his silver number could pass through the two places. His main business is only one, which is the world-famous "Tongji Money Village". He divided the silver trumpet into "Beizhuang" and "Nanzhuang", and took care of the business of the two imperial courts respectively. It is rumored that the Southern Song Dynasty court had money dealings with him for the construction of the Qiantang seawall, which can really be called a family wealth and a rich country. - Shen Fang was thinking about it, but saw that the shopkeeper had another pot of fresh boiling water to refill the water, and smiled at Shen Fang: "Aren't the guests too quiet?" Now the excitement is coming, there is a group of gold envoys to cross the border, the county Wu County Zun to personally entertain, the official ticket has been transmitted, a while to be here to entertain guests, arranged in your seat diagonally opposite the corridor, then I am afraid that there will be drums, prostitutes, a while can be lively. ”

Shen Fang knew that he was kind, so he also smiled at him, thinking: Where is the person who said that Du Huaishan was willing to die when he saw it? It's not just a joke.

For a while, I heard a noise from the head of the building outside the door. The layout of this restaurant is very, and there is an alley across the main street outside the door, which has the meaning of quiet in the middle of the noisy, and the main building and the alley are also separated by a courtyard wall, and there are thirty or fifty steps of regression in the wall. In this way, the noise turned from the main street to the alley, then to the door, and then to the small courtyard, and then to the restaurant. Shen Fang and Sanniang couldn't help but see who was making such a fuss, and when they looked intently, they saw that three or four officials opened the way, wearing black clothes and soap hats, quite majestic. Then a master in a silk shirt came in, and as soon as he came in, he looked up and down the restaurant. Then there is the prefectural order. I saw that the county commander was in his thirties, with fair skin, and a typical Southern Dynasty scholar. The guests dragged and dragged around, but there were more than 20 of them, all dressed in the Northern Dynasty, the weather was not too cold, and they already had fur and other ornaments on their hats. At present, a person is beaming, behaving highly, and seems to be the leader, he looks at this restaurant very carefully, and every time he chiseles and carves wood, praises and paints, he can't help but stop and take a closer look. As for the combination of wood and the subtlety of the structure, it often caused him to sigh. Although his Chinese language is stiff, he is fluent. I only listened to him say a few words of golden text to the people around him, and then said to the county official in Chinese: "The southerners can't fight, but the craftsmen are excellent." ”

The county official was very gentle, and he invited the guests up to the second floor, which happened to be diagonally opposite Shen Fang and the three of them, separated by a patio, and they could see each other clearly. The people over there were noisy and occupying a corridor, but they were not interested in the three of them here. The shops in the Zuiyan Pavilion are used to being idle, and there have always been few customers, but at this time, so many people came at once, and they were guests of the county order, and they made a fuss for a while. After a long time, there were more than 30 people sitting down. The wine is served when you sit down, but the Jin people don't seem to be used to drinking the famous "Kusu" wine here. One by one, they frowned and squeezed their eyebrows, and said in a disorderly voice: "It's so light, it's so light." ”

I only heard the county official smile and said: "This is the wine of our southerners, the taste is not strong, but the stamina is long, the entrance is slightly bitter, but the magic is sweet in the bitterness." Lord Boyan is used to being rude, and he can't get used to drinking it, so I asked them to change the wine. But if adults can help but taste it, it will still have a different taste. ”

The Jin Guan, who was called "Boyan" by him, was very persuasive, took two more sips, and said with a smile: "You southerners are the best at making these twists and turns, and even talking about the aftertaste of wine." According to me, it's your tender throat that can't help but drink alcohol, it's not like we Jin were born to drink and grew up, that's the real hero, the man, you first soften everything. As he spoke, he turned around and instructed the Jin official behind him: "Write it down, turn around and tell the envoy of the Southern Dynasty that this Kusu wine and the skilled craftsmen who built this Zuiyan Pavilion have asked the Southern Dynasty to send it to our emperor." ”

Saying that, he laughed in his mouth: "That's right, this wine has some flavor, but what's the use of you Nanren no matter how clever it is?" If it's not strong enough, no matter how clever it is, it's still used for us. ”

Du Huaishan's face couldn't help but be angry when he heard the golden man speak, but Shen Fang sighed softly: "It's a pity, what he said is roughly right." "It can't be said that it is not a major reason for the weakness of the people of the Southern Dynasties. None of them wanted to pay attention to that side anymore, so as not to get angry. I tried to find something to say, but I didn't think about the words down there, but I couldn't help but get into their ears. But he heard Na Boyan say: "But there are also good people in you southerners, and this time I came to kill the gold envoy for Qili." - Brother Wu'er is also a warrior, wrestling and throwing arrows, he has always had few opponents among our Jin people, and he was killed by one person with more than 20 guards and so many Song soldiers, and our emperor couldn't help but be angry. Originally, I didn't believe it, but I saw their wounds and believed it by myself, and it was indeed the hand of one person. The man who did it was a hero, but somehow he suddenly disappeared. ”

The Wu County Commander said with a smile: "Lord Boyan is really a hero and cherishes a hero, this kind of mind is really admirable, I think the court has promised to ask someone to track it down?" ”

Na Boyan said with a smile: "Your court handed over the matter to Tiqi, but unfortunately the leader of Tiqi didn't care, and I was very dissatisfied." After chasing and pressing, the leader of the cavalry still didn't buy my account, it was you Qin Cheng who couldn't stand our pressure, and promised to ask the people of the Jiangnan Wen family to track down the murderer, saying that the murderer was a wild man, and he wanted to use the way of the rivers and lakes to the people on the rivers and lakes. But I look down on the Wen family, and I can only assassinate and assassinate, and they can't do this. Later, I heard that one of the seven subordinates of the leader of the cavalry, Boss Yuan, was also killed by the same person, and seriously injured his own brother. He decided to go out in person. Now that he has arrived in Zhenjiang, I can rest assured that Boss Yuan is a hero, and only he can hold that guy. ”

He seems to be a Southern Dynasty expert, and although the Chinese in his mouth is blunt, it is enough to achieve his intentions. Shen Fang didn't expect that there would be such twists and turns in the court. Boss Yuan was under great pressure on Huaishang, and both he and Du Huaishan couldn't help but listen. But he heard the golden envoy say: "Why didn't that Luo Han appear again, he is very different from you ordinary southerners, you southerners always control people with other people's relatives and friends, but he doesn't seem to have any relatives and friends, and even Tiqi can't find out who has anything to do with him." I'm anxious and angry - if he keeps showing up like this, will this case be over? ”

The Wu County Commander only listened with a light smile, although he was an official in the court, he had always been concerned about big and small affairs, and he hung it high. But the more he heard the golden envoy say, the more interesting he became: "I told Boss Yuan this, or did he have a way, he only asked me: 'Do you know that we have a piece of silver that has been robbed?'" ’”

"I nodded and said, 'Yes.'"

"'Then you know who robbed the silver?' ”

"I shook my head and nodded, I don't know if Boss Yuan likes to hear that person's name, 'I heard it's called Luo Han'."

"When I saw Boss Yuan's face sank, he asked, 'Then do you know where the silver was sent?' ”

I shook my head.

"I saw Boss Yuan smile on his face and said, 'Huaishang!' His words are always short, but affirmative and convincing. He said: 'Although I am not sure, I can guess roughly who he is going to give the money to, and that man is in trouble.' Hehe, a glass of wine, today, he is really the only one who can make a friend like Luo Han. Hehe-hey - snow and ice, blue and white! So I don't have to bother to find Luo Han, I just need to release a sentence - if he doesn't come out, I'm going to be forced to go up. With my words, he will definitely come out. ’”

Shen Fang and Du Huaishan glanced at each other, that's right-Boss Yuan is really smart. As soon as he entered Zhenjiang, he had already revealed his unpredictability and momentum—it turned out that his real purpose was this. I asked, 'What if he still doesn't come out?' ’”

"Boss Yuan's face turned blue and said, 'You are always impressed by a person surnamed Yi, right?' Of course, I know who he is talking about, and there is no one in our court who is not impressed by him. I saw that his face sank: 'If he doesn't come out, I already know where the money will be sent, so I will go directly to the person surnamed Yi to settle the account.' ”

Du Huaishan's hand unconsciously grabbed the armrest of the chair, and a rosewood chair and stool "clattered" and cracked in his hand. Shen Fang knew that he was jealous of Boss Yuan, but he really didn't expect it to be so close to fear, and he really couldn't guess what means Boss Yuan had to make the thirty-two lieutenants with mixed backgrounds under his command bow down to obey orders, so that Jianghu warriors like Du Huaishan Jiao Siyin were also afraid of it, and even the golden envoy Boyan was full of admiration. Although Shen Fang didn't have a good impression of him, he didn't even buy the golden man's account, which was really different from the court, and Shen Fang definitely didn't expect it. Listening to Na Boyan's words, it seems that he is using the power of Prime Minister Qin to plot tricks, and it is difficult to shake his opinion, which shows that Boss Yuan is really extraordinary. Shen Fang looked at Du Huaishan, and also understood his worries - Yi Huai, who is as weak as Mr. Yi, can he be persecuted by his own force?

The seat was also quiet for a while, Shen Fang looked at Sanniang, and saw that Sanniang was also stroking her sideburns. Her sideburns are neat and abnormal, and she doesn't need to be cared for, but Shen Fang knows Sanniang well and knows that she is due to psychological tension. I've known each other for ten years, and I've never seen her like this. - If Boss Yuan crosses the river, the Tiqi forces will be in Beizhang, and his wife will definitely be unlucky. But although Shen Fang is a scholar, he has the courage of a scholar, and he stretched out a hand to hold Sanniang's hand. As soon as Sanniang was shaken by him, she seemed to be a lot more settled, and she clasped her fingers on Shen Fang's hand. I thought: Although this husband doesn't understand the skills of fighting, he also has something to rely on in his nature.

Even the Wu County Commander knew that this matter was very important, and although Na Yi Cup of wine was far away in Huai, it was he who erected a buffer barrier between Song and Jin. In recent years, most of Huainan's pacification has also depended on this. At this time, he couldn't help but ask in a slightly tight voice: "Did Luo Han show up?" ”

The people present also wanted to know more about this result, but they heard the golden envoy say: "I don't know, I only know that Boss Yuan suddenly stopped going north for some reason, and he was delayed in Zhenjiang." It seems that someone said that on the edge of the Yangtze River near Zhenjiang, I saw a young man in black clothes shaking and leading a camel to drink. His whereabouts are ethereal, who knows if he is Luo Han? Even if it is, others don't know his intentions. ”

Shen Fang suddenly felt the blood rushing on his face, as if the blood in his whole body rushed to his face. Tightly gripping the armrest of the chair, and at the same time feeling that Sanniang's hand was also tightened in his own hand, the couple had the same heart, knowing that the other party was thinking the same as themselves: they once again remembered Luo Han's sword in the dark night rain station, the unavoidable edge and brilliance, the kind of retrograde frustration and courage. Shen Fang only felt a joy in his heart, and said secretly: Who said that the universe is slaughtered and the rivers and lakes are lonely? There is such a powerful Boss Yuan in the sea and in the power of Huai, and there is such a black-clothed young man who also came out and shook it when he was in Zhenjiang. Although it was only for a moment, it had made Boss Yuan pause, and he didn't dare to go north, who else dared to say that no one could beat Boss Yuan's edge? In just this moment, although the man has not yet come out, he has already let everyone see his fearless and fearless edge!

Du Huaishan let out a long breath, and even the Wu County Order over there looked relieved. The third lady also felt that her heart was light, and when she saw that Shen Fang and Du Huaishan were paying attention to each other, she suddenly had a feeling that she was a woman again. - This seems funny to say, since Dan Jing Sanniang's debut, she has been in charge of Pengmen alone, and she has no chance to feel that she is a woman. She has always hated the men around her, because, she almost didn't feel that the man around her was like a man, after marrying Shen Fang, although she was temporarily calm, but Shen Fang has always been uncomfortable and depressed, and she has to comfort him from time to time. At this time, seeing that the two men around her were preoccupied with the affairs of their family and country, and the power was growing and waning, Sanniang somehow felt that she was a woman for the first time.

It's a good feeling, it's the feeling of being unloaded and filling your whole body. At this time, she looked downstairs, and the shadow of the sun at the door suddenly shortened, and she must have seen that someone had walked in. It was a teenager holding a piano. Sanniang looked at him, and somehow felt her heart calm. The young man was wearing an old clothes, no different from ordinary people, but he didn't see anyone who looked as comfortable as him when he wore old clothes. He held a piano in his arms, walked calmly, and without a sound went downstairs to the wooden floor by the left window and sat down, and put the piano on his lap. Sanniang thought of the word "man" just now, but when she saw this young man, she didn't know how to evaluate it, and suddenly remembered a sentence from the Tang poetry collection she saw lying on the desk in her husband's study:

——Lying in the white jacket of the New Year.

Then it occurred to me that the current season is not spring.

The building over there is still boiling. But he heard Boyan smile and said, "Lord Wu, should you just invite us to drink this Qing bar." You southerners seem to have a poem 'When you are drunk, you break the spring sorrow, and when you are drunk, you will make a wine chip'. Come on! ”

The Wu County Commander 'hey' smiled, lowered his head and groaned: "Shucheng is small, although there are camp prostitutes, they are just local girls and children, not as good as Jiangnan beauties, I'm afraid that it will insult the respect of Lord Boyan, so let's do it-" He clapped his hands, stepped forward to a family member, only to see him whisper a few words to the family, and said: "Go quickly and come back, pick a few decent ones." ”

The camp prostitute system in the Song Dynasty can be regarded as a very cruel system, all the family members of criminal officials, their wives and their daughters, in addition to entering the palace as slaves, is issued to the camp as prostitutes, from then on to bear joy and laughter, do a career of skin and flesh. The most cruel thing is that at a certain time every year, they have to go to the barracks to take turns in the barracks. Therefore, the poems and wines of ordinary scholars and doctors, and the good stories in the workshop, are all written by them in blood and tears. Although the third lady is from the bottom of the society and was born as a woman, how can she say that there is still a minimum of dignity, if she is a prostitute, it is equivalent to being in the blackest and blackest hell, and there is no way to surpass it forever.

So when Shen Fang heard about it, he couldn't help but sigh. But the people over there passed the cups and changed the lamps, and no one cared. At that time, the Jin people had always been in the Song Dynasty, and their children were no exception, not to mention a few camp prostitutes. After a while, only the sound of the carriage stopping outside the door was heard, and everyone had been happy for a long time and did not care. Only one golden envoy asked the master of Wu County Order: "How many have you called?" ”

The master said with a smile: "Shucheng is small, there is no outstanding one, so there are six, and there is another one, but it is outside the stream living here, I heard that this one is quite good, and the master will only look at this one." ”

The golden envoy didn't hear clearly, and was stunned and said, "One? Since he arrived in the Southern Dynasty, he had never met such a "stingy" master, and then he looked downstairs. Sure enough, everyone saw a few women coming in downstairs, there were no outstanding talents, one by one, they were covered with thick powder, forced to smile, and walked upstairs. There is no shortage of strings and other things around them, and the people of Na Boyan have also sent envoys to the Southern Dynasty many times - even in the north, there are not a few Han women they plundered, and they can't help frowning when they see it. Except for a barely decent wine pairing, the rest of the people all rushed downstairs to play music. But Shucheng is really a remote township, and the song "Welcoming Cyclamen" by those camp prostitutes can't be played, even Wu County Ling frowned when he heard it, Boyan listened to it helplessly, a wine glass was smashed downstairs, and with a 'snap' sound, interrupting the music being played, his face turned red, Wu County Ling seemed to have guessed that there would be this scene, and only muttered in his mouth: "Why hasn't Zhu Yan come yet?" ”

But he heard Boyan 'hehe' and said: "Wu Xianzun, do you look down on us or do you feel sorry for your camp prostitutes, why did you pick these Chen sesame rotten grains and send them." I've heard that you have a famous woman here named Zhu Yan. Where is she and how is she missing? ”

Wu Xian Ling was so anxious that he was sweating, only to hear him laugh and say: "I have asked the people below to pass her on, the adults are angry, wait, wait." ”

It was the first time that everyone had seen a camp prostitute who dared to take money. I waited for a long time, but it didn't come yet. Without waiting for Na Boyan to get angry, Wu County Commander had already launched an anger. He was such a Sven person, he slapped the family members who came to talk back in the face, punched out five fingers, and said angrily: "If you say what I said, even if you want to carry her, you have to carry her." ”

The family didn't dare to say anything, so they had to retreat. Boyan watched from the side and sneered again and again, Wu County Ling also felt that he had no face, and only listened to Boyan 'hehe' and said: "Lord Wu, I have to talk to you Anhui Inspector Lu Daren when I go back, you have received the lower officials well, but I want to promote you to two levels of officials." ”

The atmosphere on the seat suddenly became serious, and Wu Xianling didn't dare to answer, but just wiped his sweat again and again. You must know that at that time, the Song court had always been mainly Chengshun to the envoys from the north, and no one dared to slack off,—— too, under the prestige of Prime Minister Qin, who dared to take the responsibility of lightly starting the war. But seeing that Bo Yan's face was already sinking like water, he said coldly: "Lord Wu, I'll count three more times, if Zhu Yan doesn't come yet, let's not eat this banquet." ”

As he spoke, he began to count: "One 、......"

"Two 、......"

"Three 、......"

Wu Xianling's head was full of cold sweat, and he looked cowardly and pitiful. Na Boyan has already counted three times, and he can really say that he can do it, without giving face to Na Wu County, he got up and was about to leave. Wu Xian Ling knew that as long as he left, he was afraid that he would be lost, and all ten years of hard work would come to naught, so he couldn't help but beg in a lamented voice: "Lord Boyan, you put out the fire, wait a little longer, I will definitely send it to you." ”

But I heard a soft sigh from downstairs. Although the sigh was soft, the voice was pleasant, and only a very nice voice said: "Yuzhuo, don't beg him." Lord Boyan, Zhu Yan has arrived. ”

Everyone looked downstairs, but they didn't see any beautiful women, but they were talking to a small guy who had just come in with a few camp prostitutes and carried bags and chores for them, and he didn't follow them upstairs just now. At this time, when he spoke, everyone saw that he was a woman. Boyan also looked downstairs and asked, "Who is Zhu Yan?" ”

The little guy said, "I am." ”

As soon as she raised her face, everyone saw that her facial features were extremely good, but her face was gloomy. Bo Yanleng said: "It's not necessarily very good. ”

The little guy didn't seem to be afraid of him, and said lightly: "Don't be embarrassed by Wu County's order, I'll give you back a glamorous Zhu Yan." ”

Boyan wanted to see what trick she had made, so he nodded and said, "Okay." ”

The little man cried out, "Fetch water." ”

This drunken Yan Pavilion thought that she was quite familiar with it, and the maid really fetched water, and there was a faint look of concern for her in her eyes. I saw that Zhu Yan put the basin on the ground, lowered her head and slowly washed her face. There was silence in the room, and only the sound of her splashing water could be heard in the whole building. Before she could lift her face, the voice seemed to be able to stir people's hearts. Then, only to hear her sigh, she slowly raised her face upstairs. The color of the fat powder is stained, and everyone can't see her true face, but at this time, she raised her head slightly, but there was an indescribable tiredness in her figure - she was tired of looking at men like this. Only then did everyone see that her face was really like Xiaolu Hibiscus, in this ancient building, it was an indescribable beauty. Boyan's mouth opened and he couldn't get along, only to hear her sigh softly: "I'll go change clothes", and then the person walked out of the door with a curvy voice. Everyone looked at her back and didn't speak, as if only then did they understand what it meant to be 'clouds want clothes, flowers want to look', and what was called 'famous flowers and the country were happy'.

That Zhu Yan has been gone for a long time, urging several times, and after a while, she came in the expectation of everyone. First everyone only heard the sound of her getting out of the carriage, thinking that it was the clothes she had changed in the carriage, and then the ring ding dong, which was very subtle, but it caused people to prick up their ears to listen to her arrival. Zhu Yan's ornaments didn't come much, but they were dingding, if it was intermittent, no one came, and the sound had filled the entire space. It was a few steps from the gate of the courtyard to the door of the building, and her jade pendant had sounded into a piece of music, as if it was gently knocking on your heart, saying, "I'm coming, I'm coming." ”

Shen Fang and Sanniang also looked at the door with the crowd, and then Zhu Yan appeared at the door. The people who saw it were stunned, this stunned and a quiet couldn't help but infect other guests, the noisy mouth suddenly closed, but the originally closed mouth couldn't help but open slightly, the voice of the full seat quieted down in layers, I saw Zhu Yan stop at the door, there was a hesitation in her posture, as if she didn't know what she was doing, where to go, and it was so beautiful that there was such a kind of confusion that she didn't realize it. I saw that she was wearing a crimson dress, draped in a silver veil, and under the veil was a stone blue half-arm, standing at the door, against the light, as real as an illusion. At this time, everyone seemed to be unable to see her face clearly, and even Du Huaishan was stunned. At this time, Zhu Yan raised her head upstairs and asked, "Yuzhuo, you have refused to see me for these three months, why are you in such a hurry to send me at this time?" ”

The object of her conversation seemed to be the Wu county order, and she wanted to come to this county order named Yuzhuo, but she saw a lot of embarrassment on his face. Zhu Yan came forward, although he relieved his siege, he didn't seem to want to see Zhu Yan at this time. His gaze met that Zhu Yan, and then he flickered away. Zhu Yan and him were like old acquaintances, and when they saw that he didn't answer, they sighed softly and walked upstairs.

I saw her lightly and said, "The little woman Zhu Yan has seen all the adults. ”

Her voice can't be said to be like a pearl, because it is a kind of clarity that the world does not have. Now that they were close, everyone could see her face clearly. I saw that she was really as good as her name, bright and fresh. Usually a woman will look at her clothes and shoes first when she looks at a woman, but Sanniang feels that she makes you dizzy before you have time to look at her clothes and shoes. Her ornaments are not much, not rich, but there are ornaments, not dull. You can't say how beautiful she is, but if any woman in this world sees her, I'm afraid that I can't help but feel a sense of loss in my heart - it turns out that a woman can be like this. Sanniangzi has been looking at the woman named Zhu Yan with a slight stunned, she has grown so big, it is the first time she understands what it means to be "amazing".

Sanniang has always disliked a woman being too dazzling, but it turns out that "Ming" can be bright and glamorous; She also looks down on "charming", but "charming but not vulgar" is not an empty word; After she met Zhu Yan, she realized that women in the city could also be "fresh", but they were by no means as fresh and rustic as country girls.

The only thing in the building that was not stunned was Shen Fang, who had already turned around to look at Sanniang at a glance. But I heard the Wu County Order say: "Zhu Xiaoshu, we'll talk about it later." Lord Boyan is a distinguished guest of the court, and he just sighed that he can't do without flowers for wine, and he is waiting for you to come. My Shucheng is small, and no one is enough to be his respect. Fortunately, you live here, how about playing a song? ”

That Zhu Yan looked at him with a pair of eyes, and there were both joy and doubt in her eyes. On this occasion, I didn't say much, bowed my head slightly, and asked for a square pier to sit on next to the railing. She carried a pipa with her, and I saw her hugging her lightly, looking at Wu Xianling in her eyes, and there seemed to be resentment in her eyes. Wu Xianling didn't look at her, she smiled slightly bitterly, plucked the strings, and then turned her eyes into the field. She sat on her side, and she chose a good position to see the whole seat. This gaze is longing, no matter how noble or low in the field, even Shen Fang Sanniang's side feels: She has seen me. The young couldn't help but feel a beat in his heart, but he couldn't help but feel ashamed of himself. That glance seemed to be her opening remarks, only to hear her pluck the strings, the strings tinkling, gradually into a tune, and she also sang softly in her mouth:

You will say this, Hugh just ask firmly; What is the way to solve my groggy boredom; I faced the pillow of the child, afraid of being close to the pickled praise; What kind of song and dance are you talking about, and the town is a mix of desolate roe deer and deer at a daily price. Wu doesn't hate to kill people, Wu doesn't hate to kill people, I just want Jing Erbu'er to come out of this romantic array.

When she was singing softly here, Du Huaishan whispered to the shopkeeper over there. I only heard Du Huaishan ask: "Who is she?" ”

The shopkeeper smiled and said, "She is Zhu Yan, who is also said to be very famous in Lin'an." Haven't heard of it? She lives here, isn't she surprisingly beautiful? It's a pity that a camp prostitute is still a camp prostitute wherever she goes, and it is in vain that she can't get rid of the beauty of the workshop. ”

Du Huaishan nodded, he was careful, and asked softly: "Why does she read your county order from time to time, I feel that her song is like singing to him." ”

The shopkeeper's face changed, and he sighed softly when he looked around, but he didn't say anything, turned around and was about to leave. How was Du Huaishan willing to let her go, grabbed her, and asked with a smile: "Come on." The shopkeeper was still hesitating, Du Huaishan had already stuffed some hard, cool, and silvery-white into his palm, so that the black eyes couldn't help but see things that could not be moved, the shopkeeper couldn't help but stand still, and said with a smile in his mouth: "How embarrassing is this, it's a long talk, I also listened to what my father-in-law said, so Zhu Yan rented a small inn opened by his family." ”

Speaking of this, the shopkeeper's expression was quite gloomy: "-It's far from being a shame!" said that this Zhu Yan girl was also from a good family, she didn't want to catch up with Nandu, her family was defeated, why did she fall into Pingkang Lane to do this kind of career, she didn't say it, and no one knew, it wasn't a hard life? But he was born bright, but in the classroom, if he looks ugly, he will suffer even more. I heard the shopkeeper of Lin'an City who has been here say that it is rare for a man to take advantage of her, because she is too beautiful, and few people feel ashamed of herself in the face of her, so she has passed all these years. She has nothing to do with others, and she has not received any guests, but she has a very high reputation in Lin'an City, so-called; Zhu Yan's dance is worth a thousand gold, I'm afraid it's not a lie. There are also some nobles above who take care of her, and she just needs to be fine as long as she doesn't love her. ”

As he spoke, his voice suddenly lightened: "It's a pity, the beauty often sleeps with a clumsy husband." There are so many princes and grandsons, she doesn't take a fancy to it, but it is our county order. When our county commander didn't use Jinshi back then, his family was quite embarrassed, and I didn't know Zhu Yan somehow, and I heard that he was quite talented in his belly. Zhu Yan also valued his talent, committed himself to him, and helped him with gold silk, but unfortunately my county order has no backer in the court, so it was released as the county order of such a small county. At first, they still exchanged letters from time to time, but later, Wu County's order was broken. I heard from an insider: Wu Xianzun has long regretted associating with her, and for this reason, he has a bad reputation, and he is not allowed to be a prince and nobleman in Lin'an City, so he ended up being released as an official. But just because Zhu Yan is still in Beijing and has a good relationship, she is still perfunctory. Later, I heard that Zhu Yan had closed the door since he was released, and Wu Xianling was quite displeased, so he no longer replied to her letters. I didn't think that this Zhu Yan girl was really infatuated, and she really left the prosperity alone and looked for it. It's been so many miles, and it's been almost three months since I arrived in Shucheng, and the Wu County Order has not been seen. Alas, I didn't think about it - they met today......" The shopkeeper didn't seem to know how to comment on today's embarrassing situation, looked at Du Huaishan and a few people with a wry smile on their faces, and went with the pot.

The tune sung by the woman was called "Nagging Order", which was originally a northern song, but later flowed into Jiangnan, and the tune became much more complicated, and it was extremely popular in Jiangnan in the past two years. I saw that after she sang, she couldn't help but glance at the Wu County Order, and the look in her eyes was a sigh. It seems to be a person who can't believe that there is anything in this world to rely on, but he would rather believe it once and lean into it, but he is negative, and he sees at a glance that he is approaching the abyss's desolation and sigh. Desolation is bitter, but in her eyes, even this desolation is gorgeous. Everyone in the seat sat upright, only Boyan looked at her stupidly with his mouth slightly open—because he was the only one who was qualified to do so. Zhu Yan finished the song, but as soon as she put away the pipa, she stood up and said in a low voice: "Yuzhuo, do you really not recognize me?" There was a resolute expression on his face.

Wu Yuzhuo was stunned, as if it was difficult to answer. The master next to him saw that the county order was embarrassed, so he hurriedly interjected and smiled: "The name of Zhu School's book is spread all over the world, who wouldn't know it." Come on, pour a glass of wine, and you toast to Lord Boyan. ”

Zhu Yan didn't look at him, nor did she look at Na Boyan. He said bitterly: "For three months, you refused to see me." I know you've taken a concubine, and I don't care. But after two years of kindness, the past and the past, is it just broken? ”

That Wu Xianling looked embarrassed, but listened to Zhu Yan said: "Actually, I am such a person, it doesn't matter if I break it, I just want you to give me a word in person, in fact, as long as you are good, I can do anything." ”

Wu Yuzhuo's forehead was sweating slightly, but this time it was not out of fear, but out of shame. I only heard him say: "Zhu Yan, let's go down and talk about these words, here, Lord Boyan and so many adults are still here." You—you sing again. ”

Zhu Yan's figure trembled slightly. She looked at Wu Yuzhuo, only to see that he was looking at Boyan with an uneasy expression. She seemed to finally recognize this man, and heard the sound of something breaking in her heart, the voice was very small, but it was so loud that even Sanniang on the other side seemed to be able to hear it in the slight tremor of her body. It's a pity that the person she once cared about the most and gave up the most for her looked at the golden envoy with a sweaty face, and she was so frightened that she didn't hear it at all.

Zhu Yan smiled on her face, smiling extremely brightly, and felt that she would never see such a man again in her life.

Then, she pointed at Bo Yan with great disdain, "In the end, you finally saw me and took me out for hospitality because of such a golden official, because Shucheng was too small and had nothing to entertain?" ”

She was heartbroken, but her face was poignant. She shook her head and smiled bitterly, "Man." Most of the men in the audience were ashamed, feeling that her three words had exhausted the virtue of men. But I heard Zhu Yan sigh: "Then what song do I sing, what kind of "Nagging Order" I sing, it is just hypocrisy, and I can't recall what I can't retain." ”

Her eyes filled with tears. She is beautiful, although in the sludge, but out of the dust. She felt that she had given this turbid world a chance, given it a chance to keep her—as if to keep the good, to keep a little bit of sincerity, and although she didn't believe it at all, she still gave it, but they still trampled badly.

She looked at Boyan and chuckled, "Do you want to sleep with me?" ”

Boyan was stunned, he didn't expect her to ask like this, and only his inner beast nature would not be impregnated with sadness, so he only heard his face full of excitement: "Yes!" ”

Zhu Yan only smiled, looking at him as if she were looking at an animal, and then, her eyes swept the audience again, she looked into the empty place, and said softly: "Dream." ”

As she spoke, her left hand was already stretched out of the railing, and as soon as she let go of her hand, the lute in her hand had fallen. Everyone was shocked. I saw that she had smiled lightly, her body turned lightly, and she fell downstairs somehow, everyone didn't think she was so agile, but they had time to hear her whisper: "Yuzhuo, remember, I didn't jump for you, and you don't deserve to disappoint me......"

The people in the field said "ah", and most of them didn't understand what was going on, but they saw that blood was about to splash on Zhu Lan.

When Zhu Yan jumped downstairs, she already held an orange-sharpening knife in her hand. She knew that the building was not high, so when she jumped down, she turned her body down, but pointed the tip of the knife at her chest, and she already had the heart of death. Everyone didn't expect her to be so strong, but Du Huaishan reacted quickly, and when he saw Zhu Yan jump out of the building, he had already rushed out to save him. The corridor on his side was four or five zhang away from Zhu Yan's side, Zhu Yan fell straight down, but he pounced diagonally, but Du Huaishan was extremely fast, and he pounced diagonally when Zhu Yan was still three feet from the ground. He was nicknamed "Insight Hand", and his eyes were already sharp, and he had seen the knife in Zhu Yan's hand in the air. He was not in a hurry to touch people, but first reached out and pulled Zhu Yan's wrist and twisted it, the knife in Zhu Yan's hand had fallen off his hand, the tip of the knife was pointing downward, and it was inserted into the floor with a "take-off" sound, and the handle of the knife trembled slightly, which showed that it was sharp.

Then Du Huaishan held Zhu Yan and landed steadily. He is very old, he has passed the age of knowing the destiny of heaven, and he no longer needs to pay attention to the so-called great defense of men and women in the world. But this Zhu Yan was too bright, and when Du Huaishan caught her, he unconsciously stretched his hands forward and supported her body from a distance, and then put her on the ground, and the tears in Zhu Yan's eyes began to flow. Du Huaishan lived for more than 60 years before he knew what the red tears could penetrate the years, and he only heard her mutter: "Why save me?" ”

Du Huaishan is not easy to answer, and he can't answer.

Zhu Yan sighed: "I am a woman that no one wants. I'm tired of this life. If I live, I will be humiliated, but what else is there, what does it mean? Alas - Zhu Yan, Zhu Yan, the world is surging, full of turbidity, and there is no one who can be worthy of you. ”

Du Huaishan looked at her in a daze, and a long-lost tenderness rose in his heart. Upstairs there was a sound of cheers, it turned out that he was such a decrepit old man, jumped out, his skills were agile, better than a young man, although the golden people on the north corridor have always looked at the people of the Southern Dynasty, but when they saw that Du Huaishan successfully saved people, they couldn't help but applaud. Du Huaishan couldn't find words of comfort, but he felt that he shouldn't stay by Zhu Yan's side anymore - he also felt ashamed in his heart, since his old wife left, he has always regarded his face as a skeleton, and he has not had the idea of men and women in his heart for more than 20 years, but to save Zhu Yan, he couldn't help but put his hands on it, and it was clear that he had moved the thoughts of men and women in his heart, and at this time, he felt inconvenient to stay by Zhu Yan's side under the eyes of everyone, but why did he come? As soon as I thought about it, my face couldn't help but blush slightly, and I thought: Du Huai Mountain, Du Huai Mountain, you have been cultivating the 'Insight Hand' for more than 30 years! Looking sideways, I saw that although Zhu Yan was weeping, her appearance was not disordered, and her beauty was awe-inspiring. Du Huaishan sighed in his heart and said in his heart: Such a person should not have been born in the world. He picked up the pipa that Zhu Yan had let go of earlier, and saw that the tail and string posts had been broken a little. He turned around and handed the piano to Zhu Yan, and said softly: "Girl, take care - listen to the old man, people grow, don't regenerate humble opinions." Then he turned and went upstairs, knowing in his heart that his move was not really a good thing, but to escape the woman's glamorous light.

The eyes of the four were fixed on Zhu Yan downstairs for a while, only to see her tears dripping, but she was committed to sitting on the ground. After looking for death once, she seemed to have forgotten the idea of death, and hugged the pipa that had been with her almost all her life like a friend, and the whole person was stupid, not knowing what she was thinking. Before she knew it, her middle finger moved, and it was brushing on the strings, and the sound came out, and she seemed to have some awareness of the outside world. She looked around blankly, everything was empty, bleak, unreliable, only this piano was familiar. The world is so lonely, so lonely that only this piano is left. Her hand involuntarily pressed to the place she knew best, and the strings trembled slightly, and she couldn't help but slide towards the song she was most familiar with. The pipa fell, the sound broke slightly, and the strings vibrated again, and the pitch was a little chaotic, but it was even more sad. Zhu Yan's plucked silver armor has also fallen two or three, and she doesn't look for it, as if she doesn't notice it at all, she plays it casually, and what she messes up is still the song "Nagging Order" just now-a woman as beautiful as her just wants to find a love that can be nagged endlessly for a lifetime.

I only heard her whisper:

"I thought about the original Xiang'er Huo'er, and I made a sincere oath; The carts and horses that sent him there shed some lonely and sad tears; I wanted to kill the fish and geese, but I didn't send it coldly and warmly; When it comes to that light child, people can't help but be tormented. If you don't kill people, brother! If you don't kill people, brother! I flashed so much that I suffered the sin of fireworks. ”

The tune was bleak, and even the tea maid in the drunken Yan Pavilion couldn't help but stretch out his sleeves to wipe away his tears. But I heard Zhu Yan's throat gradually turn high-pitched:

You listen to the sound of the golden drums, the daily price of Ding Ding Dongdong; You and that concubine are babbling and babbling; I didn't want to wear shoes and socks, I looked shabby that day, and I didn't miss my intestines, and I looked at it pitifully and dementedly. If you don't kill someone, brother! If you don't kill someone, brother! Why are the children of God like such a confused account!

After a song, she couldn't control her emotions, and suddenly threw the pipa that had been with her for many years to the pillar, a good piano was pitiful and broken, and she had already covered her face and cried bitterly, Wu Yuzhuo's face upstairs couldn't help but be red and white, and even Boyan felt sorry when she saw it, and said bluntly: "That little lady, if you are reluctant, forget it, our family didn't force you to do anything?" ”

Zhu Yan ignored him and stood up slowly, her figure had a peerless slenderness in the rising sun shining through the doorway. But I heard her sigh: "It's so cold—who can caress for me, I dance for him." ”

At the moment when she suffered the biggest blow in her life, the only thing she could think of was the dance and song that made her love and hate.

Suddenly, I heard a piano under the corridor sound three or two times, and the whole audience was stunned, and then they all saw the young man in old clothes that Sanniang saw in Shicai. I saw him sitting quietly on the horizontal piano on his lap, twisting lightly with his left hand and slowly picking up his right hand, which was the sound of the piano from him. Zhu Yan couldn't help but be stunned, her words were just lonely and empty, self-harmless, but she didn't expect that someone really brought the piano here, or a rare seven-string nowadays. Its voice is cold, and its rhyme is clear. Zhu Yan was originally a person who knew the sound, and after listening to it, she knew that the piano was a good wood and an artificial interpretation. I couldn't help but look back, but I heard the strings over there play three or five times, faintly consoling.

Zhu Yan was stunned for a moment, but when she heard that the piano song had already unfolded, she seemed to have a soft voice and said, "If you want to dance, you can dance." Zhu Yan's feet couldn't help but move. - There is only one dance to forget about worries, but listening to the piano music over there has a small start, and it gradually turns and ripples after entering the topic, but it is "Six" in the Tang Dynasty. Zhu Yan studied the rhythm of music, so she knew it, and she danced for this. I saw her spinning, breaking branches, big climbing flowers, and small climbing flowers, all of which were the movements in "Zhezhi Dance". The people in the audience were stunned for a while, and for a long time, "Zhu Yan danced, and the daughter was hard to see", who would have thought that they would meet in such a secluded town today, and see her dance in her state of mind. Sanniang slapped her hands gently, she was probably the only one in the audience who knew this dance.

But listening to the sound of the young man's piano downstairs, every sound seemed to hold up Zhu Yan's feet. He seemed to be still whispering in his mouth, far away, unable to hear clearly, Shen Fang listened patiently, faintly Tao Qian's "Stopping the Clouds". This dance lasted until a meal, and suddenly the young man suddenly retracted his fingers, and Zhu Yan also stopped abruptly in the whirlwind, and the coincidence of the relationship seemed to have a tacit understanding between the two and had been practiced for a long time. Shen Fang only heard Na Shao sigh softly when he closed his hand: "Since ancient times, there have been many lonely people, why do you need to live in two Shenyu." This seems to be said to Zhu Yan.

This dance is like a rainbow and graceful, and it has already scratched its ears and cheeks to see the people of Lou Jin, and they are full of spirit. Jin Envoy Boyan clapped his hands violently: "Such a trick, wouldn't it be a pity not to bring it back to the emperor." Someone! went down and invited Miss Zhu Yan to come up. ”

That Zhu Yan is just dancing for a bosom friend and chatting to relieve depression, who knew that it would cause this trouble. She looked at the Wu County Order, thinking that the affection between each other had been broken, and the righteousness of friends should always be there, hoping that he would speak out to alleviate it, but Wu Zhuofu only smiled bitterly at her and shook his head. Seeing that the two golden men had gone downstairs to "invite" her to come, Zhu Yan's face changed miserably, she retreated to a pillar as soon as she retreated, and in front of her feet was the knife that fell into the floor just now, and she gently pointed her toes up - there was a crane top red on the knife that she had been practicing for a long time, and when she practiced this medicine, she knew that it was not used to medicine others, and no one in this world was equipped with her medicine to kill, she was going to use it to medicine herself. As long as she moves her toes slightly, kicks through the beads, and the poison on the knife enters the bloodstream, she can die in bliss in less than a moment or three. A light smile appeared on her face, and she looked up to heaven and said: "I am not famous and unmarried, I may not be as good as others, am I Zhu Yan really inferior to others?" Alas! - Who is Zhu Yan's wife to me today? When the white head is gone, it lives up to the king! …… Zhu Yan, who is my wife today, will live up to the king! ”

She said this tragically and solemnly, but how many people in the building understood? How many people dare to answer? How many people can answer? The two golden men had already approached, and Zhu Yan's face showed a kind of contempt and destitude, as if she had said it for the last time in a low voice: "Zhu-Yan-today-day-who-wife-me?" ”

She raised her face slightly: "The white head is not worthy of you", and then, her left foot was about to slowly step towards the blade. Is a beautiful woman like a beautiful dream, and in the end she can only end up in a romantic situation?

The two golden men already smiled and said, "Girl, go up with us, you have good luck." With your appearance, such a singing voice, and such dancing skills, you are waiting for you with beauty and wealth! ”

Zhu Yan slowly closed her eyes, she didn't want to look at the faces of those two people anymore,—— those faces full of power and flesh, she was tired and was leaving, this world was not worthy of her staying, but then she heard three words in her ears: "I will marry you." ”

She didn't seem to believe it, she couldn't believe it, but she couldn't help but open her eyes slightly, because the voice was so kind. The crowd was looking for prestige, but they saw that the young man who stroked the qin had pushed the piano away and stood up and walked towards Zhu Yan. Seeing her open her eyes, the young man smiled and said, "Who is Zhu Yan's wife to me today?" - I'll marry you, I'll marry you. ”

He said these three words very solemnly, revealing a mouthful of finely broken and neat teeth. Zhu Yan looked at him as if in a dream. She glanced at the knife on the floor that glowed blue in the sunlight, wondering which of him or it was real, which was a dream, and which was more credible. He—why did he marry her? By - what answered her? And - why protect her? Even the two golden men were stunned, the whole building was silent, and the young man had already walked up to Zhu Yan, blocking between her and the knife, and whispered: "I-marry-you." ”

Although the sound was low, it sounded like thunder and lightning in the building. The two golden men over there had come to their senses and shouted, "Where did you come from, why did you marry her?" As soon as he stretched out his hand, he grabbed the young man.

As soon as Sanniang's hand moved, she was about to make a move, but she saw that the young man suddenly raised his head and shouted here: "Old Du! ”

Du Huaishan rose in response, his face was full of smiles, and said, "Childe? As he spoke, he took out a small flag from his arms, embroidered with gold on a black background, and painted a lamp, only to hear him whisper in his mouth: "Twenty years of lights at night in the rivers and lakes!" ”

The two golden men ignored this set and still grabbed the young man, but their upstairs golden envoy Boyan's face changed, and he stood up and shouted, "Stop!" ”

The two golden men were stunned when they heard this, and they hurriedly stopped. Bo Yan's face turned pale, and he rushed to this side: "It's you?" ”

Du Huaishan nodded.

Boyan said: "You are too lenient. ”

Du Huaishan said coldly: "This is my Han family, we don't care who else cares." - Do you still want to return to Dadu in peace? ”

Jin envoy Boyan said: "Yes, of course I want to." Gritting his teeth, he suddenly shouted: "Go", they moved so fast, the group said to go, and walked away in an instant. The Wu County Commander knew that the people from the Huaishang Righteous Army were present, and he was embarrassed for a while, so he asked his grandfather to stay and take care of the scene, and he also took his family and left first.

Du Huaishan walked downstairs with a smile on his face, and said hello to the young man, who also smiled lightly: "Old Du is suffering, Mr. Yi asked me to pick up Old Du's car, are you all okay?" ”

Du Huaishan didn't seem to be able to hide the joy in his heart, as if he put down a stone in his heart, nodded and smiled: "It's all good." ”

At this time, a shopkeeper stepped forward and said to the young man: "Old man Lu knows that the county official here is going to treat him today, so he is confused, so he left first, leaving a message, saying that he will not listen to the young master's piano music today." He said that a few days later, he would meet the young master Lu'an Mansion, and at that time, the young master would have everything ready and would not delay any longer. ”

The young man answered. Shen Fang and Sanniang looked at him - this is the person who picked up the car, what will he do after the dart is received? How? He seems to have a good bearing, but will he do anything else besides playing the piano? There was a moment of doubt in my heart.