Ping'an Fang is undoubtedly the most concentrated neighborhood of tea shops and restaurants in the inner city, here is close to the imperial city, the officials of the yamen of the various ministries and officials on the errand of the ministry concentrate here for dinner during their lunch break, and there are more noble children and gentlemen who also love to come here to gather, Ping'an Street is full of Liuxiang Pavilion, Sihailou and other famous luxury restaurants in Kyoto, on the open carriage road, the fragrant cars and BMWs are endless, the cars of Wang Sun Guizhou are not uncommon, of course, there are also cloth civilians, they all love to come here to enjoy a prosperous and lively when they are idle.

Especially in the West Ten Hutongs, there are small and medium-sized tea shops, all two-story wooden buildings, or ask people to tell stories, or there are puppet plays, the first floor is usually equipped with a stage curtain, the hall is placed with a boxy high-legged wooden table, there are stools, most of them sit around the idle people, regardless of whether they know each other or not, but there are vacant seats just sit down, the shy ones in the bag only order a bowl of tea, five copper plates can listen to two books, most of the people close to the stage are square tables and chairs, which are for some guests with faces to sit around, as for the second floor, they are all set up to sit in a boxy room, used to entertain wealthy guests, because the middle is a patio, does not prevent the guests on the second floor from listening to books.

Tea shops generally do not provide big dishes, but more are refreshing snacks, pasta and pastries, but there are also guests who want to save trouble and do not want to move the land, so they send the hall to other restaurants to order a table of noodles, listen to the storyteller's storytelling, accompanied by delicious food and wine.

Wei Yuan used to like the wonderful fun shop in the depths of the alley, when he was teaching in the Guogong Mansion, he came whenever he was idle, and now he has less leisure, but every time he rests, he has to come to drink a pot of Longjing, he doesn't like the elegant room box, he loves the lively and noisy lobby, and when he listens with interest, he often tastes one or two with strangers who are destined to sit together.

Generally, at noon, I make do with a bowl of donkey meat noodles to satisfy my stomach, and then go to Yihong Street to listen to a pipa playing and singing, or go to the tile to enjoy an opera.

But it was close to noon today, when the storyteller was half-time, Wei Yuan called the person who ran the hall to come and settle the bill.

Xishi Hutong is far less spacious than Ping'an Long Street, and people and cars come and go, which seems to be very crowded.

Wei Yuan didn't notice a young man with a caftan squatting under the eaves outside the Fun Shop at all, and as soon as he saw him go out, he hurriedly interspersed the flow of people and moved forward.

Near the mouth of the alley of Ping'an Long Street, in a window on the second floor of the tea shop, Zhu Qian has been sitting for half a day, and only a few plates of crispy bones and crab dumplings on the table are left, and a blue soup has already bottomed out.

He saw Wei Yuan shaking the folding fan and walking towards this side, and hurriedly turned his face to look at the mouth of the alley, and when he saw an old woman walking tremblingly with a wooden coffin, the corners of her lips raised in a sinister arc.

There was also a middle-aged man sitting opposite Zhu Qian, who was also one of the thorns who opposed the new system, and at this time lowered his voice and said "here" several times, with a look of watching a good show.

Below, the distance between Wei Yuan and the old woman is getting closer.

The old woman stumbled suddenly.

Wei Yuan subconsciously stretched out his hand to help him, but the old woman fell to the ground, pulling her throat and exhaling in pain, and when there were people around, she half-closed her eyes and moaned in a low voice, as if she was about to faint.

Wei Yuan thought at first that the old woman was in an emergency, and was about to bend down to ask, but a gray-clothed man with a round waist and long arms suddenly "swooped" out of the oblique thorn, shouting the old lady in his mouth, half-kneeling to hold the person on his lap, and suddenly scolded angrily: "What a person who has no long eyes, he actually knocked his life down, and he didn't pay attention to it." ”

There was no shortage of onlookers who saw that it was a blackmail drama, but they all knew that these ruffians were not something that they could afford to provoke with powerless and powerless people, and they saw Wei Yuan wearing a half-worn long shirt, although it was not new, but the fabric was extremely exquisite, and he knew that he was a rich and noble man, and he didn't care about these few taels of silver, so he stood by and watched.

Wei Yuan probably knew that he had been touched by someone, so he didn't want to argue, his hand had reached his cuffs, and he was about to take out his money bag.

Upstairs, the corners of Zhu Qian's lips were even higher, but he was "middle-aged" but full of frustration: "As soon as this silver is lost, the matter will be over, and there will be no good show." ”

Zhu Qian snorted coldly: "Could it be that you still want to watch Wei Yuan bully others?" But anyone who has a brain will not get entangled with these ruffians in vain. ”

The "middle-aged" hurriedly asked: "Is there still an arrangement?" ”

"Now that so many people have seen Wei Yuan hit someone, if in the future, this old woman died because of this collision...... Didn't you just take your life? The Holy One hates the bullies the most. ”

Only then did the "middle-aged" come to his senses, and his eyes stared straight down.

Wei Yuan's hand stopped at the cuff: "This brother, I think Lingtang seems to have fallen a lot, just in case, it is better to go to the pharmacy and ask a doctor to sit in the hall for diagnosis and treatment." ”

The ruffian was full of arrogance: "You rich people, you all have a vicious heart, and you say good things, as soon as I follow you out of this place, you will immediately deny it, and then you will not admit that you knocked down someone, don't talk nonsense, first take the silver to compensate." ”

Wei Yuan frowned slightly.

If it was an ordinary time, he would not care about such a trivial matter, but it was just to destroy the wealth and eliminate the disaster, but Yu Feng told him that those opponents of the new system should find an opportunity to stir up trouble on him and let him pay attention to everything, is it such an unseemly means?

is between hesitation.

But suddenly I heard a delicate voice: "Why is it so congested?" ”

The onlookers turned around, but saw a green horse, a young girl in blue clothes and green skirts who asked questions, stepping on the saddle and dismounting, and there was a ride beside her, gold silk embroidered shoes stepping on the yellow saddle, bright red pomegranate gauze skirt, bright black eyebrows and phoenix eyes, women's green silk high pull, golden phoenix pearl in the hair, overlooking the ground high.

Wei Yuan was slightly stunned, but the ruffian who was still holding the "old lady" on the ground looked stiff, and under the bright sun, his tall body shivered.

I don't know who whispered: "It's the Pingle County Lord of King Kang's Mansion." ”

The county lord's gaze only flickered casually on Wei Yuan's face, and when it fell on the very characteristic face of the ruffian, his eyebrows suddenly raised, and he turned over and dismounted, and the black horsewhip in his hand tapped his palm, and he strode over in a few big strides.

The crowd dodged out of the way.

Hearing the county lord's "heh" laugh, the horsewhip pointed at the ruffian: "Last time, you were a woman with a fake pregnancy who was not long-eyed, and wanted to blackmail the cousin of the county lord, and I whipped him with a whip, and you still dared to do such a fraudulent thing?" ”

With a whip, it struck the ground loudly, just beside the old woman who was still moaning and couldn't get up, almost hitting Wei Yuan's upper.

The old woman was frightened by this, and subconsciously was a fish jump, and her skills were extremely flexible.

Onlookers couldn't help but burst into laughter.

The "prestige" of the county lord of Pingle has spread all over Kyoto, and the ruffian suffered a loss last time, so he didn't dare to be reckless at this time, and pulled the old woman by the hand, and the mother and son fell to the ground and asked the county lord for forgiveness.

Upstairs, Zhu Qian was dumbfounded, he had calculated everything, but he didn't know that a "female man" would be killed halfway to pull out a knife to help.

I had to watch the county lord interrogate, and the ruffian confessed that he had already "washed his hands in a golden basin", but this time someone bought him with a lot of money, so that he "blackmailed" this Lord Wei today, so he didn't resist the temptation.

"You're an official?" The county lord of Pingle was looking at Wei Yuan at this time.

Wei Yuan replied with a long smile: "In the lower Wei Yuan, he is currently the waiter of the Ministry of Rites. ”

The county lord of Pingle nodded indispensably: "It seems that you have offended the villain." Then he pointed at the ruffian with his horsewhip: "I have suffered a lesson from the lord of this county, and I still don't know how to repent, this time I dare to blackmail the courtiers, I really want to kill myself." With a wave of his hand, he called two guards to step forward and asked them to twist the ruffian mother and son to Shuntian Mansion.

Zhu Qian was shocked, how could he still have the leisure to watch the play - although he didn't come out in front of him, he was not afraid of the ruffians in this place, but he also had to tell the people who acted to hurry up and go outside to avoid trouble, don't ask the people of Shuntianfu to touch the melons along the way, but he didn't know that as soon as he came out of the tea shop just now, he was followed by a few people, all of whom were dressed as ordinary civilians, and they were not noticeable at all.

said Wei Yuan again, and saluted again: "Thank you for your help." ”

Ping Le was slightly surprised: "Do you recognize me?" ”

"In the next March, I was invited by King Kang to go to the Spring Banquet and was fortunate to witness the county lord and the royal soldiers bowing." Wei Yuan smiled lightly.

At that time, many men at the banquet were invited by King Kang to go to the horse farm to bow down, but they happened to see Pingle leading a team of maids, and the soldiers were "fierce battles", not the usual foot fighting of noble women, but a number of horses to compete for the first, and the soldiers began to have the heart to let Gu, who knew that Pingle was almost knocked off the horse by a cane, warning them that if they were not attentive, they would be dragged out of the cane.

As a result, the pro-soldier and a team of women were evenly matched, and the fight was a draw.

All the unmarried teenagers witnessed Pingle's "toughness", and they were silent one by one, only King Kang was very happy and did not hide his appreciation for his daughter.

Wei Yuanzi had a deep impression of this county lord.

At this time, I heard Pingle smile: "There are not many people who dare to talk to me knowing who I am, you are bold." ”

Wei Yuan: ......

"I can't listen to those vain thanks, I'm bored today, if you really want to thank me, how about inviting me to eat and drink?" Ping Le ignored the crowds around him, and actually held a banquet.

Wei Yuan was a little apologetic: "Originally, it should be, but today I have an appointment with the prince of Chu ......."

"Yu Feng's boy?" Pingle was even more interested: "I went to the Chu Palace, and I was going to have a meal at their couple's place, but I didn't want to rush to the bottom, it turned out that I made an appointment with you." ”

Wei Yuan: ......

Think about it and explain again: "I once served as the west seat of the Weiguo Mansion, and I had a teacher-student friendship with the princess, and the prince only went with the princess today." ”

Pingle didn't seem to understand why Wei Yuan wanted to explain, and waved his arm sharply: "Then you owe me a meal first, say the time, and thank me then." ”

Wei Yuan groaned slightly, but he did not hesitate, and said: "I will rest on the next five days, and I don't know if the county lord will have time in five days." ”

"Then it's decided." The corner of the Pingle County Lord's lips rolled: "You are interesting, usually when those men see me, they will meet the cat like a mouse, you are not afraid of me?" ”

"The county lord is straightforward and straightforward, and he is deeply admired by the subordinates."

Pingle thought about it for a while, and saw that Wei Yuan was generous, not like a hypocritical snake, and smiled again: "In the past, I was most annoyed by those scholars' humanistic crepes, but your words are still listened to, and they all say that things gather like things, no wonder Yu Feng and Ah Jing are willing to invite you, their friends are my friends, and if you encounter these short-eyed ruffians in the future, you just have to report my name, see if I don't give them a good look." ”

Wei Yuan shook again: "It's an honor." ”

Pingle turned around and threw down a sentence: "Let's go." ”

Wei Yuan: ......

"Yu Feng has a treat, since I have caught up, of course I will not let it go, where are you going to make an appointment?" Pingle was in high spirits.

The place is in the Sihai Pavilion, this restaurant is most famous for the eight treasures dishes such as Goryeo sea mussels, bergamot gold rolls, etc., the branches are all over the north and south of the river, it is this in Ping'an Fang, although the floor is next to the Ping'an Long Street, but there is a courtyard in the Xisi Hutong, there are countless strange plants and fragrant flowers, there are many small pavilions on the floor, the scenery is elegant, there is an elegant box, suitable for the aristocratic banquet, and there are also many female relatives who come here to gather.

The steward welcomed Wei Yuan and Pingle to the elegant seat "Manting Fang", in front of the window under the painting screen, the floating fragrance was surrounded, and the prince and his wife were sitting opposite each other, and a game of chess was stuck.

Among the four arts of Pingle, only she has some interest in chess, although her chess path is to ignore the head and tail, and repeatedly lose her armor, but once she sees the chess game, she can't help but itch her hands.

Wei Yuan and Yi Jing had to go back to four years ago, and at this time, although Yu Feng had a slight upper hand, Yi Jing still had a lot of room to turn around, and the outcome was unpredictable, Wei Yuan was inevitably surprised.

Wei Yuan has a deep understanding of the superb chess skills of this classmate, but he doesn't know when his student "grows" into a master who can compete with Yu Feng.

After sitting for a while, Pingle couldn't help it, she saw that Yu Feng had a slight upper hand, so she stepped forward and pushed it, almost hitting Yu Feng against the window.

"You two usually have more opportunities to play against each other, give it to me, Ah Jing, I will definitely fight you today."

Three well-mannered people: ......

Yu Feng knew that Pingle was a "stinky chess", and it was estimated that this game would end in a moment, while instructing the clear sky to go out and call someone to pass the food, and at the same time invited Wei Yuan to sit in the room and taste tea, Wei Yuan thought of the earlier things, and only said the beginning, then saw Yu Feng smiling slightly, and he was stunned: "The son of the world already knew?" ”

"Zhu Qian jumped up and down, I had already seen it in my eyes, and people were staring at him." Yu Feng didn't care: "Senior brother shouldn't have noticed, Zhu Qian is at the mouth of Xishi Hutong today, I think he witnessed the county lord twisting people to the official office, and he went to look for people in a hurry, as long as the news of Shuntianfu comes back, and it is sure that the one who bought the scoundrel is the person Zhu Qian saw, we can set the goal." ”

"But to clean up Zhu Qian, you have to think about it." Wei Yuan reminded.

"As long as those people in the open and in the dark understand that Zhu Qian touched his head in order to resist the new system, as for the reason on the surface, ......" Yu Feng smiled lightly: "Does it count if you offend me?" ”

Wei Yuan: ......

For a while, he didn't understand what Yu Feng was going to do, and Yu Feng didn't elaborate, and patted Wei Yuan's shoulder inscrutablely: "Senior brother, wait and see, I have a plan with Gao Zu." ”

Wei Yuan was stunned for a while, and when he saw Yu Feng's eyes looking at the other end of the hollow partition fan, he realized that "high feet" referred to the princess.