Face is such a thing, from the prince of heaven to the common people, everyone needs it, if it is said that the face of an individual can be discussed, the face of that organization is not allowed to take half a step.

Jin Yiwei is in the rivers and lakes, representing the imperial court, of course, he has to be faced, and he died five thousand households in one go, of course, this kind of thing cannot be said on the bright side.

Although this matter fooled the ignorant people, it was difficult to hide it from those big factions after all, but Jinyiwei fought for the opinion of the general public, as for how many people know the truth, how many people are passing it on in private, and if it is not leaked to the surface, then pretend not to know.

So Meng Yuan let Qiao Shifang's five thousand households go home in one breath, don't ask, if you ask, you will be sick.

When Lu Hanjiang came to Qiao's house, the door was closed and deserted, after all, it was a matter of the face of the imperial court, and they did a full set of dramas, and they didn't even dare to hang up when they died.

Lu Hanjiang knocked on the door, and came out to greet a young servant, who looked a little unhappy, and immediately disappeared without a trace after seeing the official uniform of the brocade guard.

"My lord, please."

This servant led Lu Hanjiang and went directly around the front yard and went to the depths of the house, but he also knew some of the severity, and did not move out those foolish things.

Lu Hanjiang followed him to the backyard of Qiao's house, and saw two young men dressed in sackcloth and with white scarves and hair kneeling in front of Qiao Shifang's spirit.

"The second master, the third master, there is a visitor."

As soon as the servant's voice fell, the younger man turned around and was about to scold, but it can be seen that Lu Hanjiang's official uniform from the fourth grade of the pacification envoy came to his mouth and swallowed it back, since it is a brocade guard, there is no need to hide it.

"I've seen it...... My lord. ”

The two of them came to salute, they had seen a lot of the world along with Qiao Shifang, and the names of the two pacification envoys were also known, but seeing that this Lu Hanjiang was so young, it was obviously not quite consistent with the image of the two adults.

Lu Hanjiang is easy-going, he doesn't care about these cumbersome understandings, he doesn't say much, he directly took out the paperwork, and said: "This town Fu is here to pass on the command order, on the fifth day of the next month, the Qiao family needs someone to report to the North Town Fu Division, which one goes, you pick it yourself." ”

The two looked at each other and said in unison—

"There you go!"

This scene is fun for Lu Hanjiang, not to mention it, although Qiao Shifang is bad, it also depends on who he compares with, if he is compared with these gentlemen in Beijing, it is enough to be called a masterpiece.

There is still some truth in this Confucian moderation, probably because this Qiao Shifang alone has taken up all the luck of the Qiao family's generation, so the rest of this is all such goods.

"Second brother! You are older than me, so naturally you should go to avenge your eldest brother, how can you be a shrunken turtle at this time! The crying young man pointed at his brother and scolded angrily.

"Third brother, how many catties and taels does the second brother have, can't you see?" The older man said earnestly: "Third brother, you have great ambitions, jealousy and hatred, the eldest brother unfortunately died early, it should be the time for you to contribute to the Qiao family." ”

"I don't know that!" The younger man blushed angrily and said, "If it weren't for my poor martial arts, why would I beg the second brother here!" ”

"Eh, this is a bad word, the road is that the fist is afraid of being less strong, the third brother, you are much stronger than my brother and me, you must know that the second brother has spent all these years, and the silver in this pocket has been spent on the girl, and the body bones must not be able to withstand this beating and killing."

"Second brother! You, how can you say such a thing in front of the spirit of the eldest brother! ”

The two brothers are you and me, and the quarrel is so loud that Lu Hanjiang can also see that the younger one is a stunned young man, and the older one is a little smart.

In fact, the second child of the Qiao family had already scolded in his heart, and went to Beizhen Fusi to report? I'm afraid I didn't report directly to the Hades Palace!

Although he has no ability, he is not blind, and the ten thousand households in the south of the Yangtze River, except for Qiao Shifang, the remaining four who died, all of them have a lot of dealings with Qiao Shifang on weekdays, others can't see it, can't he be a younger brother!

On the face, he said that he was killed by Huangfu Yushu, and he couldn't tell who did it, and now the thousands of households that had a relationship with their Qiao family were all dead, and at this time he was asked to be a brocade guard, and he couldn't say that tomorrow the third brother could hang filial piety to the two elder brothers alone.

So the second child of the Qiao family made up his mind, that is, he broke his leg and became lame for the rest of his life, which was better than being a lonely ghost.

The third child is also a stupid person, he can't say anything about his brother, and he was damaged by the second brother in a weird way, and finally it is a young man's heart, and everything that should be said and not said has begun to move out.

"Second brother! Will my younger brother still harm you, if you want to avenge your eldest brother, it will never be possible without profound martial arts, but it is just to let my brother do an errand for me for a while, and when the younger brother and I return from the free school, I will naturally not let my brother be tired. ”

"Brother, you can't eat and drink when you practice martial arts, the eldest brother is already a genius in ten thousand, since he was a child, he has been practicing with his predecessors, even if he is like this, he still stumbles, that is, let you really practice for three or five years, can you still cross him?"

"Wait."

Just when the two were arguing, Lu Hanjiang suddenly stopped them, his eyes flashed, he looked at Qiao Laosan and asked, "You just said, where are you going to practice martial arts?" ”

and the second brother scolded Qiao Laosan, who was taller than the sky, softened when he saw Lu Hanjiang, he shrunk his neck, and said timidly: "Back to the adult, it's a carefree, carefree ......"

Lu Hanjiang's eyes narrowed slightly, and he asked, "That Freedom Sect Divine Dragon sees the head and the end, how do you find it?" ”

"Big, my lord," the third Qiao stumbled and said: "A few days ago, the porter received a letter, which was not settled, saying that the Xiaoyao faction would accept it and accept a disciple of the Qiao family to get started. ”

"Oh?" Lu Hanjiang asked again: "How can you be sure that this is not someone cheating?" They are at ease, why bother to come to this Jingshi to accept disciples, could it be that you are a martial arts wizard? ”

"No, it's not," Qiao Laosan blushed, and said ashamedly: "Because of the eldest brother, he once followed a master of the Carefree Sect to learn art, and when the news of the death of the eldest brother came, he, they came to the door, and there will definitely be no fake." ”

"Well, there's some truth to that." As he spoke, Lu Hanjiang suddenly changed to an amiable expression, and he patted Qiao Laosan on the shoulder, almost paralyzing him.

"My lord......" Qiao Laosan trembled and looked at Lu Hanjiang at a loss.

"What's your name?" Lu Hanjiang asked in a good voice.

"Joe, Joe."

"What a name!"

Lu Hanjiang gave a thumbs up and praised loudly: "As soon as I heard this name, it was the material for Jinyiwei, so you don't have to wait for next month, you will go back with this town." ”

"Your Excellency?!"

As soon as he heard this, Qiao Cunsi's face turned pale, his feet trembled and he could barely walk, but he was still taken away by Lu Hanjiang.

Many days later, on a star-sparse night, in a mountain temple three miles outside the north gate of the capital, Lu Hanjiang stepped into the main hall by moonlight, and arched his hand and said: "Qiao family, Qiao Cunsi, I have seen the predecessors of the Xiaoyao faction. ”