Snowflakes were floating in the sky, and pedestrians in the city were hurrying their clothes.

As we came and went, a carriage passed through the West Gate and came out of the city.

Sima Liang and Qin Xianling in the car looked at each other in pairs, a little embarrassed.

After a while, Qin Xianling looked embarrassed and leaned over to Sima Liang's side.

"Lord Wang, in fact, there are some things hidden below. The nephew below actually came to Yancheng through abnormal channels. Looking for Master Xu in the next place, I also hope that Lord Xu Wangshan can help me hide the news. ”

"It's not really good. I can understand it, though. After all, people should be sent by your elders, and you just passively receive them. People stay, you take good care of it. As if nothing happened, Xu Wangshan mentioned it to me later, and I would let him hide it. Sima Liang replied.

Seeing Sima Liang was not surprised, and he was not to blame, Qin Xianling was very grateful.

Staggering, the carriage stopped.

Sima Liang and Qin Rong pushed the curtain and walked down.

The village where Master Xu is located is not big, and you can see all the homes as far as you can see.

Roughly calculated, it is estimated that there are only a dozen households.

Most of them, the snow at the door has not been trampled on.

Seeing this situation, Sima Liang paid attention. Then I found that the exterior of the house looked okay, but the window paper was already damaged. Obviously, in the middle of winter, it is impossible to live in this kind of house.

"There aren't many people in this village."

"Yes, it's not a good location. Most of them moved away. Only Master Xu remains, and Xu Wangshan still has a few servants living here. Qin County replied.

Sima Liang nodded, indicating understanding.

Under the leadership of Qin County's order, Sima Liang stepped on the path.

The place where Master Xu lives is still some distance away from the small village.

Surrounded by trees, a small wooden house is tucked away.

Looking at the small courtyard surrounded by a fence, Sima Liang thought of Yan Lingyun.

Xu Wu and Yan Lingyun should be fine. It's not been peaceful lately, maybe you can let them come to Yancheng.

Sima Liang was distracted for a moment, and then the courtyard door was opened.

Master Xu, who was slightly sick and coughed constantly, immediately saluted when he saw Sima Liang.

"Lord Wang, I'm sorry. Excuse me, old fellow. ”

"It's okay, go in first. Don't wait until you catch a cold, you're seriously ill. ”

"Yes, lord."

Master Xu led Sima Liang and Master Xu into his hut.

There are not many furnishings in the house, which can be said to be very shabby. However, this is also in line with Master Xu's character.

"Let's sit in the back room. This side of the outhouse, without heating, may be a little cold. Master Xu said.

Sima Liang and Qin Xianling followed Master Xu and walked to the back room.

Although there is a small stove, the back room is still a little cold. However, Sima Liang can endure this cold.

Sitting on a stool covered with cushions, Sima Liang motioned for Master Xu to sit down.

The three of them took their seats and fell silent for a moment.

"Master Xu, has anyone been looking for you recently?" Sima Liang asked.

This kind of confusing words made Master Xu a little puzzled, and he didn't know why Sima Liang asked that.

"Recently, there has been no one, only during the Chinese New Year, a few nearby students came to see it." Master Xu replied.

"That's right, that's fine. Looking back, I want you to help me reach out to some people. Of course, not in a hurry, wait until you are well before going. When Sima Liang spoke, he kept looking at Qin County's order and made a look of inconvenience to speak.

Seeing this posture, Qin Xian Ling also knew that he was a little redundant.

"In the next, I want to make it easier. Out for the time being. With that, Qin Xian Ling left.

Seeing this situation, Master Xu was even more puzzled. He didn't know what to avoid what Qin County Ling and himself said.

"Lord Wang, who do you want to see? It is necessary to avoid the Qin County Order. ”

Sima Liang touched his lips, "It's not a particularly important person, but it doesn't have much to do with Qin County's order." Don't want him to be involved. After all, there are some things that are not good to know after you know them. ”

"Master Xu, there have been a lot of fresh faces in Yancheng recently, I don't know if you have noticed."

Hearing Sima Liang's words, Master Xu frowned and thought about it.

After a moment, he showed a look of sudden realization.

"Lord Wang, do you want to let me get in touch with you, those who want to see your poor disciples?"

is worthy of being a teacher, even if he is old, there is still no problem in thinking. Sima Liang sighed in his heart.

Sima Liang nodded, "Yes, since you guessed it." Let's talk about how I should place these people. Now, I can't give these people an accurate answer, but I don't want them to make any more trouble. ”

Sima Liang's straightforwardness surprised Master Xu. He was silent for a while, then looked at Sima Liang.

"Lord Wang, I need you to answer a question before you can think of what to do next. It's about the reform of the court, how will the prince choose in the end. ”

Regarding Master Xu's rhetorical question, Sima Liang was not surprised. He took a deep breath.

"Sure opinion, I can't give you. I can only tell you a few of my thoughts. Of course, I hope you don't tell me about the people you put in contact. Because I asked you to do it for me, which means it has nothing to do with me. Do you understand? ”

"The reform of the court has not had much to do with my interests. As long as there is no chaos, I will only do what His Majesty says today. ”

After receiving the answer, Master Xu breathed a sigh of relief. He knew what Sima Liang meant. As long as he doesn't allow himself to do completely bad things, he is still willing to do it.

If Sima Liang just let Master Xu perfunctory the children of the poor family, then he would definitely be unwilling. There will even be a moment of resistance.

"Lord Wang, what you said is true?" Master Xu asked for verification again.

"No, there's no need to lie to you. If I'm sure, there's no need for you to contact these people. You must know that these people, at most, are noisy now, and they can't do much at all. ”

Sima Liang's truth-telling made Master Xu's face a little ugly. But he knows that is indeed the case now.

With a sigh, Master Xu saluted Sima Liang to apologize.

"I'm sorry Lord Wang, I'm suspicious. I hope you don't get angry. ”

"It's okay, tell me some of your thoughts." Sima Liang didn't care, and motioned for Master Xu to continue.

Master Xu coughed lightly a few times and eased for a while.

"For some people who are better at talking. In the following, you can let them organize and collect the situation of the place they came from. Then let them, discuss the discussion, not radical demands. ”

"For the rest, I don't think of how to solve it for the time being. However, since the prince entrusted it to him. I will definitely find a way to solve it in the future. Of course, some help from the prince may be needed during the period, and I hope that when the time comes, the prince can help. ”

Hearing Master Xu's such an orderly answer, Sima Liang was a little relieved. For this reason, he examined the other himself.