On the second day of the first month, at the border of Liangling and Liangling, on the intersection of two post roads, a carriage team with a dart flag folds into the spacious post road in the north and south longitudinally, followed by the butt of the two carriages, the dart is dangerous and unpredictable, as long as there is a relatively safe official road post road to go, it is necessary to quickly whip the horse, as to make up for the delay of the careful dart on the mountain road and river road, this horse team with the banner of the Golden Gate Dart Bureau is not small, the dart head and dart driver add together more than 30 biao-shaped men, mostly young and strong. When the dart team crossed the two carriages in front of them, a car suddenly lifted its curtains, poked out a gray-haired head, and laughed at a dart master, and shouted with a smile: "Strong man, do you remember me? ”

After the dart master was surprised, he slowed down his horse, approached the carriage a few points, nodded with joy on his face and said loudly: "Remember, why don't you remember, Gongzi writes well, and Ling Zun is even more righteous, and invited a few of our brothers to two large jars of green ant wine and five catties of beef, why, Gongzi is also going to Lingzhou?"

Xu Fengnian said with a smile: "No, now that I eat in Lingzhou City, I have to run there after the New Year at home, which is hard work." If you are not mistaken, there is a shop in the first few miles of the road, the wine and meat are authentic, and the price is fair. ”

The three of them were cornered by the mad dog surnamed Yuan, and there were only three of them left in the sect with more than 100 mouths, and the mad dog had a powerful old man in the Liyang Imperial Court, and only Beiliang couldn't manage it, but now although he has a martial arts, he finally has an iron rice bowl, but after all, he is under the fence, he is just a new dart master, and he has to look at the face of the old dart head everywhere, and he is a little dilemma for a while。 Fortunately, the old dart head who was quite dignified in the Golden Gate Dart Bureau was sharp-eyed, looked at the two carriages carefully for a moment, and laughed loudly: "Since this son and our Dou brothers are old acquaintances, then even if they are friends of our Golden Gate Dart Bureau, I know the shop in front of me, this is the next foothold of the Dart Bureau, and I don't dare to let the son break the bank later, we will pay for wine, and this money will have to be paid for by the Golden Gate Dart Bureau, no matter how poor the Golden Gate Dart Bureau is!"

Xu Fengnian didn't refuse, he didn't need to speak, Xu Yanbing, who was the groom, had already whipped the horse and walked quickly. This detail made the old dart head secretly amazed, and he never thought that not only this son-in-law, who should have a good family background, looked very good-looking, but even the attendant was an understanding person.

Two groups of people arrived at the same time, which was "clean" for the dart game The familiar shopkeeper, the shopkeeper has long been familiar with the eating habits of these repeat customers, and there is no need to say more, so he instructed the guys in the store to hurry up and serve the food and wine, more meat, more rice and less wine, and no drunkenness is the old rule of this line of iron, often only one or two respected and good wine veterans in the dart team can have a few sips, Xu Yanbing and Hong Shuwen are straightforward and simply did not serve the table, Huyan Guanyin is not hungry, plus the woman in the same carriage got off, she was even more reluctant to leave the warm carriage. So on the main table with wine, Xu Fengnian, Xu Beitong and Pei Nanwei sat side by side, and she sat side by side with Xu Fengnian. There is also the old dart head Bao Fengshou who led the dart team this time, and the Liaodong people Dou Liang who should not be qualified to sit at this table, Pei Nanwei was dressed in an expensive fur of a white fox sweeping snow, and wore a fox fur hat.

The young man in charge of serving the food and delivering the wine almost knocked the wine jar to the ground, his face turned red, and he turned back three times in a stupid way, and was kicked by the angry shopkeeper.

Xu Fengnian, as always, called himself Xu Qi to outsiders, and had a shallow conversation with Dou Liang and Bao Fengshou, and roughly knew Dou Liang's situation and the scale of the Golden Gate Dart Bureau, Dou Liang has a straightforward personality, but he is thin-skinned, and he did not greet this Xu Gongzi politely, Bao Fengshou met for the first time, and he was very familiar with the relationship with him, and he kept saying that he went to the Kinmen Dart Bureau in Lingzhou Prefecture, and he must personally visit Xu Gongzi's mansion to pay New Year's greetings, especially after hearing that Xu Qi's family lives in Apricot Street, the eyes of this old Jianghu are too hot, you must know that Lu Dao Apricot Street is inhabited by the master of Jinglu and a large number of Lingzhou magnates, and recently there is a Lingzhou general surnamed XuAlthough the apricot street is very long, there are not officials, but since you can live on that street, even if you have no power in your hands, it is also the richest handful of people in Lingzhou, in the jargon, the Golden Gate Dart Bureau has been walking the sparrow dart, that is, the meat is less than the small dart, the big dart board, go to that are all sow darts, a trip to the dart to earn money to get the soft, if you can climb the noble people of the apricot street, and then word of mouth, a few more trips, the Golden Gate Dart Bureau by the east wind in one fell swoop to start the flag, even if it is really developed, otherwise who is willing to take the dart road for the New Year. Xu Fengnian took the initiative to toast five or six times, but most of them were touching bowls with Dou Liang, which made Dou Liang, a displaced lost dog, feel a wordless warmth, but he was not good at words, so he didn't care if he was going to be stabbed by the yin and yang monster of the dart head afterwards, and there was no wine left in the bowls of green ants.

Full of wine and food, Xu Fengnian said with a smile: "My ancestor is also Liaodong, just in Jinzhou, and Brother Dou can barely be regarded as a hometown acquaintance, how rare." Back in Lingzhou City, Xu Qi must go to the Golden Gate Dart Bureau to pay New Year's greetings first, and the other two eldest brothers will also have a good time. ”

Bao Fengshou smiled and said: "Xu Gongzi also has to come to visit, the Golden Gate Dart Bureau must not be rude, and it is rumored that he will be laughed at." ”

Xu Fengnian didn't know the old dart's little abacus, because he was afraid that his "Xu Qi" was a small family that bragged about the skin and didn't make drafts, so he had to take a look at the mansion in person to feel at ease, and he didn't expose it, nodded and smiled: "No problem, if there are objects to dart in the future, since there are brothers Dou in your dart game, then I will bother you in the Golden Gate Dart Bureau in the future." ”

The dart bureau still has to hurry, the two sides hugged their fists and said goodbye, Bao Fengshou whispered to the shopkeeper when he checked out, and gave a few more pieces of broken silver, obviously knowing that Xu Gongzi also wanted to add food and wine, and the dart bureau paid it first. Xu Fengnian sat back on the bench, just asked for an extra pot of warm and ironed green ant wine, and poured a small half bowl for Xu Beitong and Pei Nanwei, Xu Beitong laughed softly: "Dou Liang has finished this dart, how can the salary have to be doubled." ”

Xu Fengnian was noncommittal, changed the topic and said: "Chen Xiliang not only wants salt and iron rectification but also has full authority to deal with Cao Yun matters, one is to compete with local gentry, and the other is to fight with Beijing officials. Do you think he can do it?"

Xu Beitong said indifferently: "I don't know." ”

Xu Fengnian pursed his lips and continued to ask: "You are going to be the assassin of Lingzhou, Chen Xiliang has not yet taken a real official position, do you say he has a pimple in his heart?"

Xu Beitong just drank.

Xu Fengnian sighed: "I originally thought that two people like you could ignore each other without literati, but I didn't expect that you still couldn't escape this strange circle." ”

Xu Beitong squinted and said, "You know a fart." ”

Xu Fengnian said scoundrelly: "Be careful, I really fart you!"

Xu Beitong wiped the wine stains from the corner of his mouth, "When I become a thorn, you get out of Lingzhou as soon as possible, I can't see it." ”

Xu Fengnian scolded and scolded himself, but he was helpless. Pei Nanwei was a little puzzled, there are still people in this world who can drop one thing and one thing, the son of Beiliang next to him?

On the third day of the first lunar month, General Lingzhou did not enter the city of Lingzhou. This made many old fritters in the officialdom who had a keen sense of smell and moved the wind disappointed, and they evacuated from the general's mansion on Apricot Street one after another, and they resisted the urge to jump and scold their mothers, and begged in their hearts that His Royal Highness the Prince of the World would return to the city tomorrow, otherwise when would this crime be frozen.

In the twilight of the fourth day of the first lunar month, most of the visitors to Apricot Street walked away, leaving only some scattered dignitaries who lived on the street, when they saw the two carriages slowly coming, almost burst into tears, ancestors, you are finally willing to come, one by one, regardless of the age or in the prime of life, they all quickly flocked to the carriage, and slowly got off the young people to ask for warmth, everyone's sycophants except for the same title of His Royal Highness the Prince, the rest did not repeat a word, if the officialdom had the opportunity to stand aside and listen, it would definitely benefit a lot, and suddenly realized that the sycophants could be so perfect。 Some of the old men who used to be in tune with their tones are as respectful as seeing the ancestors in the pictures when they worship their ancestors. Xu Fengnian smiled and entertained one by one, even if he didn't report his official position, he could say it word for word, so that those Lingzhou bigwigs with a huge age difference smeared honey on their mouths, and at the same time, they inevitably had mixed feelings in their hearts, just by taking 10,000 steps back and saying, even if His Royal Highness is not smart, he is not stupid at all. Xu Fengnian stopped and asked one of the Lingzhou five-grade officials to inform the Jingluo Envoy's mansion that he would go to greet Uncle Li tomorrow. Xu Fengnian led everyone into the general's residence, and then let Xu Beitong, who was not of high rank, accompany him, and talked to all the "conscientious and loyal ministers" in Lingzhou one by one in the study, and then lined up behind, and saw that the people in front of him all left with a straight face, but the eyebrows were full of joy that could not be concealed, and he slowly arrived at the corner of the corridor.

Most of the guests are nervous to enter the house and go home.

Xu Beitong, who was about to support the upper position by His Royal Highness the Prince of the World, did not see the slightest joy, and stood at the window looking at the mansion of the envoy with a solemn expression.

Xu Fengnian sat behind the bookcase, holding his cheeks with one hand and rolling the copper coin between his fingers.

Xu Beitong opened his mouth and said, "Scatter your heart?"

Xu Fengnian thought for a while, "Okay, accompany me to the Golden Gate Dart Bureau to drink, while there is no worldly taste and bloody smell in the wine in Lingzhou, you and I want to drink a little more?"

Xu Beitong, who had only been drunk in Beimang for the only time in his life, nodded.

Xu Fengnian and Xu Beitong got into the carriage, and Xu Yanbing drove to the Golden Gate Dart Bureau at the other end of the state city.

When he crossed the threshold of the side door before, Xu Fengnian paused slightly, looked up, the gray sky, and after a while, he couldn't see the tip of the Lingshan Mountain that would only be revealed when the weather was clear.

Arrived at the door of the Golden Gate Dart Bureau, Xu Fengnian claimed to be Xu Qi on Apricot Street, knew the old dart head Bao Fengshou and the new dart master Dou Liang, the young man who watched the door brightened his eyes, and it was enough to hear the three words of Apricot Street, which was more useful than mentioning Bao Fengshou, and his impatient expression was swept away, and he subconsciously bent over, just to see a warm and smiling face of the son, and immediately straightened his waist, God knows if this guy is bragging, the boy who lives on that street, there are a few people who have not stepped on the angry horse in Lingzhou City, and he can also smile and grin with the people who are in charge of his small dart bureauWho believes it! Bao Fengshou, who lived in the dart bureau, hurried over, and was so polite that he was so polite that he was shocked, and Xu Qi also went to the road, and directly revealed the identity of the fellow brother next to him, who had been a soldier in Longqing County and joined the army, and now he was doing some trivial things for Taishou Zhong Cheng, but he was about to be promoted to the state capital yamen in small steps. In this way, the two masters are not only happy, but also a little awe-inspiring, who in Lingzhou does not know that Zhong Hongwu, the general of Huaihua and Zhong Chengxin, the eldest son of the eldest son, although it is rumored that His Royal Highness the arrogant and domineering prince has extinguished some arrogance, but the thin camel is bigger than the horse, and the Zhong family undoubtedly still makes ordinary people feel that the first-class Gaomen of Beiliang is unattainable.

The three Dou Liang brothers have not stayed in the dart bureau for the time being, but rented a remote and simple small house outside, and the dart bureau hurriedly asked people to invite them to drink, and the big boss set up a big charcoal brazier with his own hands, and after a group of people sat down, they drank non-stop. When they were drunk, the two masters were temperamental, and they were not as restrained as before, talking and laughing freely, Dou Liang's two brothers Wei Tang Fan Yuyang had a good impression at that time because they had a relationship, and the eldest brother Dou Liang came back from the dart this time to pave the way, and he said a lot of good things to Xu Qi early, and he was even more open when he drank and talked. The name of the big boss Yu Xiucai is a little crepe, probably because his father and mother hope that he can get a lift or something in the future, but he is very rough, and there is a shocking scar on his face, and Xu Fengnian and Xu Beitong talk about this old thing, and there is no complaint, that is, more than ten years ago, he was robbed by a seed brother who robbed the people's daughter and slashed the street, he was stunned and did not dare to fight back, compared to martial arts, he could beat the turtle son ten with one hand, but compared to the backer, he Yu Xiucai lost 108,000 miles, admit it. This old man is smiling and scolding his mother to this day. Xu Fengnian smiled and turned his head and said to Xu Beitong, in the future, this kind of thing will rely on you to be a selfless villain. Xu Beiji was indifferent, just drank in a big gulp. The men of the Golden Gate Dart Bureau didn't take it too seriously, even if the identity of the two sons and brothers surnamed Xu was not bad, but Lingzhou City was intertwined, and even the Lingzhou general couldn't show his hands and feet, and was fooled by the people up and down, and they all said that it was the master of the Jingluo who wanted to give His Royal Highness the prince a dismissal, so as long as it was a foreigner, no matter who it was, even if it was a young man who was an official of the Shi clan, he couldn't just break ground on Tai Sui's head here?

Xu Fengnian raised the bowl, probably the seventh or eighth bowl, but he still drank it neatly, and everyone in the dart game couldn't help but applaud from the bottom of their hearts, this amount of wine and wine are hard to get! Xu Fengnian wiped his mouth casually, and said with a smile: "Before you get drunk, hurry up and say a few serious words, Brother Dou, Brother Wei, Brother Fan, and Brother Fan are all friends of Xu Qi, and in the future, the two masters and Bao Lao Dart will have to take care of it, and Xu Qi will thank you for this bowl of wine." ”

The second master, Zhang He, was already knotted with his tongue, raised the big white bowl, and said loudly: "Xu Gongzi is refreshing, our dart game is small, but no one is a twisted girl, Zhang He also digs his heart with Xu Gongzi, Dou Liang's three brothers are not nothing, but too big, Zhang He sees it in his eyes, like Wei Tang and Fan Yuyang, in fact, don't say that he becomes a dart master like Dou Liang, it is a dart head, it is also a matter of course, but in our small place, the rules are still the same as in other places, it is a fucking word, more!" There is no way to do anything, everyone has to boil little by little, and they have to boil from a daughter-in-law to a mother-in-law, otherwise other people are not convinced, and there is resentment in their hearts, and I Zhang He doesn't dare to say anything about the big talk that will let the three brothers be the darts tomorrow, and I can only make amends with the three brothers of Dou Liang, the big boss, let's all do this bowl of wine in our hands?!"

Yu Xiucai raised the bowl, and said with a smile: "Everyone is full of good men and drink one, let's do it!"

After reaching the worst, Xu Beitong was also drunk, and he was already leaning on Xu Fengnian's shoulder, and those rough men in the Golden Gate Dart Bureau were even more crooked, Yu Xiucai was holding the wine jar and talking drunk, vaguely, vaguely saying that he hadn't been able to kill a few Northern Barbarians in his life.

Sun Fulu, the number one steward of the General's Mansion, appeared at the door sweating profusely. He had been told by His Royal Highness the Prince before leaving that he wanted to come to this small dart game.

Xu Fengnian, the only one who was still sober, had to pick up the unconscious Xu Beitong, and said goodbye with a smile to a few dart masters who cleaned up the mess, and after walking out of the door, Sun Fulu said in a low voice: "Son, after a little bit of an adult, I somehow tied up a man to the house, what kind of moth is this." ”

Xu Fengnian snorted.

Xu Beitong, who was extremely drunk, tossed blindly, slapped His Royal Highness the Prince of the World with one hand, and smeared His Royal Highness the Prince of the World with the other hand on His Royal Highness's face at will.

Sun Fulu was so shocked by this scene that the corners of his mouth twitched.

This Xu Beitong, who was displaced from Beimang to our Beiliang, if he can't be the envoy of Beiliang Road in the future, his grandson Fulu will directly change his name to grandson!

Xu Fengnian carried Xu Tangzi on his back and slowly walked to the carriage.

Hobble.