The next day, Xiang Lin went to the banquet as promised, Chen Xiu waited in front of the general's mansion for half an hour, and saw Xiang Lin greet him with a smile. The servant ushered them into the guest hall, where a banquet had already been prepared, and Bochen and Wan'er were waiting.

After talking more than halfway, Xiang Lin asked, "Brother Xian has been the commander of Jiangdu County for three years, can everything go smoothly?" Chen Xiu took a sip of wine and sighed, "Alas, the virtuous brother doesn't know, how can there be a reassuring official in this world now, the high position is coveted by others, and the low position is bullied by others... The foolish brother is just a small county magistrate, and he wanted to do his part well in order to be stable and steady, but in the past three years, he has been trembling and trembling, walking on thin ice..."Without waiting for Lin to ask for details, Wan'er said, "If Brother has any suffering, it is better to tell it, don't hide it in your heart and suffocate your body." ”

Chen Xiu paid homage to Lin Bochen again, "Do you know who the Taishou of Guangling County is?" Xiang Lin shook his head, and Chen Xiu continued, "It's Zheng Shijie who fought against the virtuous brother in the Dongyang Academy Palace back then. Xiang Lin was stunned, and after thinking for a moment, his eyes must be certain, "It turned out to be him, isn't it true that Brother Xian is an official under the rule of this person?" Xiang Lin remembered Zheng Shijie, who almost killed him, how could Chen Xiu be an official under his rule and be at ease.

"Brother Xian is right, it is precisely because he knows the friendship between you and me that he makes trouble for me everywhere." Chen Xiu complained bitterly about all the experiences in the past three years, which sounded like Zheng Shijie deliberately made things difficult, but he could only swallow his anger and be at his mercy. "Zheng Shijie is narrow-minded, insidious and cunning, virtuous brother... Be more careful in your actions and don't be down-to-earth. Xiang Lin was worried that Chen Xiu would be persecuted in the future, and wanted to persuade him to resign from his official position, but he knew that he had longed for a career and fame since he was a child, and it was not easy to persuade him to resign.

"Zheng Shijie fell in love with Murong Fu Lianying, the wife and sister of Xiao Zong, the assassin of Southern Yanzhou..."Xiao Zong's wife is Murong Fu Lianzhao, the lord of Tuyuhun County, Chen Xiu said that his wife and sister actually refer to Ziying, after Fu Lianzhao rescued Ziying, the two of them were called sisters, but the Assassin Mansion is not an ordinary family, Fu Lianzhao was thoughtful, worried about what trouble Ziying would encounter in the Assassin Mansion in the future, so he discussed with Ziying privately, no matter who asked for the name and surname, they all said Murong Fu Lianying, the sister of the county lord Fu Lianzhao.

At that time, the marriage between Xiao Zong and Fu Lianzhao was just a chess game for the diplomatic alliance between Tuyuhun and Southern Liang, as Xiao Liang's son-in-law, how could Xiao Zong dare to say a word in front of the state affairs Dali, and reluctantly agreed to the marriage. Xiao Zong, who is withdrawn and indifferent by nature, was tepid and lukewarm to Fu Lianzhao after she got married, not to mention being interested in the people and things around her, and he didn't bother to ask about Ziying's affairs, since Fu Lianzhao called her sister, that's it. It is precisely because of this that Ziying was able to conceal his identity and stay in the Assassin's Mansion for so long, no one cares, and no one is suspicious.

When he was in Dongyang School Palace, Zheng Shijie had two flattering lackeys around him, one was Zhang Xiang, the son of Yongjia County Taishou, and the other was Zhao Cheng, the son of Linhai County Taishou, a sharp-eared monkey gills, a fat head and fat brain, after the big exam, the two did not follow Zheng Shijie to Guangling County, South Yanzhou, but stayed in the school palace to study.

After the big exam the following year, Zhang Xiang obtained the position of county magistrate with the help of his father, and lived a good life, but Zhao Cheng's father was imprisoned for corruption and perversion of the law, so Zhao Cheng had no hope of finding a big petty official. After Zhao Cheng went to Yongjia County to find Zhang Xiang for help, Zhang Xiang begged his father to arrange a small job for him to do, but his father scolded the child because Zhao Cheng was the son of a criminal minister, and refused to agree, Zhang Xiang was helpless, and Zhao Cheng had to give up.

A year ago, Zhao Cheng, who was dedicated to seeking officials, rushed all the way to Guangling County to find Zheng Shijie, Zheng Shijie remembered to leave him to do a small errand in the past, Zhao Cheng was grateful, and he did his best to do things for a year, although there were small mistakes but no big mistakes, which made Zheng Shijie worry a lot more than when he was in Dongyang Xuegong. Later, Zhao Cheng, who was unwilling to be a deserter, told Zheng Shijie that he had already calculated his thoughts, and Zheng Shijie also felt reasonable, so he agreed to find a county official position for him.

Guangling County ruled half a hundred counties, Zheng Shijie finally pointed the finger at Jiangdu County Order Chen Xiu, firstly, because he was the best friend of the enemy Xiang Lin back then, and secondly, Jiangdu County was a rich and important county under the rule, if Chen Xiu was eliminated and Zhao Cheng took over his position, it would be beneficial and harmless to seek personal gain in his own power.

In addition, Zheng Shijie saw Ziying at the full moon banquet of Xiao Han, the son of Xiao Zong, and he vaguely felt that the sister in Fu Lianzhao's mouth was probably the missing Xu Xiangjie. When he was in Dongyang School Palace, Zheng Shijie worked hard to confirm that Ziying was his daughter, but Ziying fell into a deep stream and disappeared at the critical moment when the truth was about to be revealed.

Dressed as a daughter, Fu Lianzhao affectionately called her sister, Zheng Shijie looked at Ziying's familiar and unfamiliar face and muttered in his heart, it seems that he has seen it somewhere, and it feels illogical when he thinks about it, so he can't be very sure of Ziying's identity. However, Ziying on that day was like a fairy, so beautiful that she couldn't eat the fireworks in the world, so shocked that the guests at the banquet were stunned and praised endlessly, Zheng Shijie was also fascinated by wine and meat, and his soul was out of his body, and he had secretly made up his mind to swear to marry her.

Zheng Shijie didn't want to miss the opportunity, after the banquet, he visited Fu Lianzhao, and two days later he met Ziying alone, but there was no result. A few months later, Zheng Shijie visited the assassin's mansion again, Fu Lianzhao was immersed in the grief of losing his son and couldn't come out, Ziying had no intention of meeting others, Zheng Shijie ate a closed door and returned in vain.

Zheng Shijie was worried about Ziying in his heart, and later went to the Assassin's Mansion again and again to see each other, Ziying looked for a reason to push back every time, Zheng Shijie ate more than a dozen times in a row, although his heart was cool and cool, but he still did not retreat. Seeing that three years have passed, and he still hasn't been able to marry Ziying, Zheng Shijie is resentful and irritable, and now when the county orders are reported to the people's livelihood and other matters under the rule, Zheng Shijie sprinkled all his sullen anger on Chen Xiu, making it difficult and reproachful everywhere, Chen Xiu was bored with bitterness but had nowhere to tell.

Chen Xiu sighed and said for most of the time, and said to Lin, "Zheng Shijie is selfish and bullying, he will definitely not let go of Brother Xian, I don't know what Brother Xian plans in the future?" Chen Xiudao, "Zheng Shijie just wants to take away my official power, take one step at a time, don't do it... Alas! Chen Xiu was half-talked, and it seemed that he was still reluctant to work hard to get the official position.

Bochen toasted, "Don't hide it from Brother Xian, I have some friendship with Xiao Zong, the Holy Dragon, and you may be able to help one or two." Chen Xiu was taken aback, and Lin was shocked, he had never heard Bochen talk about it, and then asked for the details.

It turned out that Bochen and Xiao Zong knew each other as early as ten years ago, when the two were young, Bochen's father Zhao Jing was still a good general and important minister next to Xiao Yan, Emperor Wu of Liang, Bochen and Xiao Zong studied in the same Guozijian, and they had a good relationship. Since then, the two have gone their separate ways, and have exchanged occasional letters.

"If you can get the general's help, the lower officials will be grateful..."Chen Xiu thanked him for his wine, Wan'er got up and bowed too, Bochen smiled, "Your brother and sister are too polite, how can you thank you for being a little busy." That's it, a few people talked about the wine again, and when they were happy, Bochen suddenly got up and asked, "Why don't you see your brother and sister?" Xiang Lin's face was stunned, Chen Xiu and Wan'er looked at him suspiciously, the brother and sister didn't know that Xiang Lin already had a family.