The night was like water, soaking Zhang Wen's skin with a cool silk. When he walked out of the "West Lake Chess Hall", the sky was already dark. The restaurant next to it is still doing brisk business, people come and go, the pavilion under the red lantern is extraordinarily gorgeous, and there are the singing of the fan-headed courtesans upstairs, as well as the laughter of the princes and grandchildren.

Zhang Wen got into the carriage and glanced at the signboard of the chess hall again, and his mood could not be calm for a long time. In the conversation with Sun Long, Zhang Wen understood the most important point: there were people above them.

They are not alone, they are a group of people. Zhang Wen seems to be standing on the battlefield, the other party has thousands of troops, the waves are turbulent, and those who follow me prosper and those who oppose me die. If you rely on only one person to block it, you will die in an instant and have no place to be buried.

Zhang Wen was a little frightened, but of course, he quickly regained his composure. Zhang Wen is very bold and has always been very big.

When he returned to his residence, he immediately asked someone to take Liu Yingren to the living room to meet him. After Liu Yinglian was caught by Zhang Wen in Wenzhou, she has been under house arrest.

Zhang Wen was calculated by Liu Yinglian not long ago, and almost lost his life, to be honest, he didn't have much of a good impression of Liu Yinglian, but remembering that she saved the lives of Shen Biyao's mother and daughter, Zhang Wen was grateful, so his heart was a little complicated.

"Miss Liu is in the house, she hasn't been wronged, right?" Zhang Wen asked casually, he had a complicated heart, but he was not a person who was used to showing emotions on his face.

Liu Yinglian first gave Zhang Wen a blessing, the etiquette was thorough, calm, and her voice was as clear as a pearl, "I was taken care of by my lord, treated me with courtesy, and the concubine thanked my lord first." ”

"Miss Liu, please take a seat." Zhang Wen pointed to the mahogany chair next to him, "Lord Qian......"

Liu Yinglian's expression suddenly became nervous, and she blurted out: "How will you deal with Lord Qian?" ”

Seeing this, Zhang Wen felt a little unhappy, but he also understood: Qian Yiqian treats Liu Yinglian like a lady in the main room, a provincial official, so to a dusty woman, if Liu Yinglian doesn't have a little feeling, her personality is indeed very problematic.

At the same time, Zhang Wen also guessed: It seems that Liu Yinglian doesn't know about the "West Lake Chess Hall", and she is not from that circle. Otherwise, Liu Yinglian wouldn't be so nervous, otherwise she should understand how Zhang Wen didn't dare to take Qian Yiqian for the time being, at least he didn't dare to touch him easily.

Zhang Wen wanted to understand this, and he didn't break it, so he said in passing: "Miss Liu, don't be nervous, I'll let you go back to Qian Yiqian's side now." ”

Liu Yinglian widened her big eyes when she heard this, obviously very surprised, "Lord Zhang let go of the concubine like this?" ”

Zhang Wen nodded and said: "I, Zhang Wen, am a person with clear grievances, and you are instructed by others to deliberately put yourself to death, which is a grudge; However, during this period, my wife had a childbirth disaster, and you showed mercy to your subordinates, and did not bring the grievances of officialdom to my family, but instead helped me when I had no choice but to do so, and I am grateful in any case. Therefore, the personal grievances between you and me are now cleared, you don't owe mine, I don't owe you. ”

Liu Yinglian heard Zhang Wen mention the past, looked at Zhang Wen with a complicated expression and asked: "If Lord Zhang is as benevolent to his family and the people as he is to the people, he is not a true gentleman." ”

Zhang Wen laughed, then shook his head and said, "Whether I do bad things or good things, I just want to have a clear conscience." You go, you can go now. ”

Liu Yinglian looked at Zhang Wen's face in a daze, but he only had a calm smile on his face, and couldn't see anything else, Liu Yinglian stood up and was about to leave, but then he couldn't help but say: "Master Zhang just said that you and I are clear, then we are still friends...... Acquaintances? ”

Zhang asked, "We'll see each other soon." When you go back and see Lord Qian, he will immediately decide to meet me, as long as you go to the banquet, won't we see each other again?" ”

"Why did your lord conclude that Lord Qian would meet you?"

Zhang Wen shook his head and waved his hand, thinking goodbye.

After Liu Yinglian left Zhang Wen's house, Zhang Wen immediately found Xuan Yue and told her to go to the helm of the "Xuan Yiwei" to find Zhang Ying to meet.

When Zhang Ying came, she was wearing a light-colored skirt, although she only had light makeup on her face.

Zhang asked, "How many people does Xuanyiwei have that can be used now?" Reliable and martial arts people. ”

"Within three days, more than 100 people can be mobilized, and if it takes longer, hundreds of people can be deployed." Zhang Ying said calmly.

This number made Zhang Wen's heart move, I have to say that Zhang Ying is indeed a woman with means and ability, in just a few months, she can show such power, but she is always a woman.

"A hundred people is more than enough." Zhang Wen said, "Qian Yiqian will make an appointment with me soon, and I feel a little unsafe, so when I go to the appointment, Ying'er will mobilize people to secretly follow me, just in case." ”

Zhang Ying nodded and said: "No problem, I will follow Xianggong when the time comes, as long as they don't send troops, Xianggong doesn't have to worry." It's just that Qian Yiqian is a political envoy in Zhejiang, a local official from the second grade, if he uses this method to harm the life of the minister, can he get out of it? ”

Zhang asked, patted his forehead and said, "I thought about something else just now, and I forgot to tell Ying'er a very important piece of information." Yesterday Sun Long took me to the 'West Lake Chess Hall', this chess hall is not simple, gambling chess often starts from a thousand taels of silver, there are other big bets, food and sex fun, bribery transactions, the money flowing in it, far more than the state taxes. The people behind the chess hall are all members of the imperial court, not only the Donglin Party, but also members of the Wei Party, and Sun Long, the eunuch who guards the town of Zhejiang, is also one of them; My preliminary guess is that Cui Chengxiu, the secretary of the military department, is also one of the major shareholders. In this chess hall in Zhejiang, the current housekeeper is Qian Yiqian, so Sun Long asked me to reconcile with Qian Yiqian and join in. This meaning should be Qian Yiqian's idea, because as a housekeeper, he naturally hopes that everything will be calm and fine, so that he can explain to the above. But a lot of this is just my guess, in order to be sure, it is safer to prepare some people. ”

Zhang Ying showed a look of surprise, "This chess hall is so deeply hidden, I have never heard relevant information." ”

"Those who know the inside story are all members of the imperial court, and even the Jinyi Guard can be stabilized, and Ying'er is of course not easy to find. It wasn't Sun Long who took me there, and I didn't know any news. ”

Zhang Wen arranged the safety precautions properly, and within two days, he received an invitation from Qian Yiqian. The location is a garden in Hangzhou, Zhang Wen took Zhang Ying and Xuanyue to the banquet, and the rest of the manpower was all arranged near the garden in case of accidents.

It's really like a feast. Zhang Wen was a little nervous, but he was not afraid.

Between Zhang Wen's identity, the housekeeper of the garden opened the door to greet him, but Qian Yiqian failed to greet him at the door in person, which made Zhang Wen a little unhappy, because the upper and lower identities were displayed, and Qian Yiqian was obviously suspected of contempt if he did not welcome him to the door.

At this time, Qian Yiqian was still in a room, bending over and standing and talking. Qian Yiqian was the only one in the room, but he wasn't talking to himself, because there was a figure in the curtain inside, and Qian Yiqian was talking to the person inside.

"Childe, if we do it in this way, no one in the officialdom will help the lower officials speak...... Assassinate court officials at will and break the rules of officialdom, even if there is no evidence, the officials of the entire court will be uneasy, and what way do the officials go? Qian Yiqian said with a blushing face.

From behind the curtain came the voice of a baritone, who was not very old. "Zhang Wen wants to deal with you, in order to protect yourself, you easily revealed your identity to Sun Long, not only that, but even let Zhang Wen know so many clues through Sun Long's relationship. It is still possible to live if you do evil in heaven, but you cannot live if you do it yourself. I have shown mercy to your men, and if you die, you will keep your two sons safe. ”

Qian Yiqian's forehead was covered with cold sweat, his knees trembled for a while, and finally fell to his knees with a thud, "Childe, give the lower official a way out...... Zhang Wen is interested in joining us, it is better to let him share a share, he is the governor of Zhejiang, and it will be good for us......"

The person inside sighed and said, "Why don't I want him to join the gang?" Zhang Wen is a talent, the battle he fought in Wenzhou, I saw with my own eyes, such a person, alas, it's a pity...... Do what I say, or you're going to be bad! ”

Qian Yiqian cried: "Childe......"

"Needless to say, you have no choice! Hum! Qingfeng, you stay by Qian Yiqian's side and act according to the plan. ”

"Yes, Childe." At this time, a young man with clear eyebrows came out of the curtain, looked at Qian Yiqian lying on the ground and said, "Zhang Wen should also come, Master Qian, let's go." ”

Qian Yiqian was like a beaten eggplant, getting up from the ground and walking out helplessly.

The place where Qian Yiqian and Zhang Wen met was a wooden building by the lake, and above the wooden building, there was a large open hall, the banquet had been set up, and a table full of delicacies.

The open hall is supported by wooden pillars, and the east and west walls are empty, with no doors or windows, like a pavilion. The scenery in the garden is very good, and it should be considered an elegant pleasure to sit here and drink. But Zhang Wen didn't feel the taste, but felt the murderous aura.

Murderous spirit is not a kind of qi, but a judgment based on details. There were no slaves and maids at the banquet, and from the wooden building, there was not even a single figure in the entire courtyard, as if it had been deliberately emptied.

Qian Yiqian's expression was very unnatural, and he looked depressed. Seeing this, Zhang Wen felt even more bad in his heart.

"Lord Qian." Zhang Wen shouted. Qian Yiqian came back to his senses at this time, picked up his wine glass and said with a strong smile: "Thank you Lord Zhang for coming to the cold house, I salute my lord, and the lower officials will do it first." ”

After that, Qian Yiqian raised his head and drank all the wine in the glass, put the wine glass back on the table, and saw Zhang Wen sitting without smiling, Qian Yiqian blurted out: "Why don't you drink?" ”

Zhang Wen sneered: "I'm afraid of poison." I'm not here to drink, I just want to talk to Mr. Qian. ”

Qian Yiqian looked embarrassed and said: "Hehe, adults are really good at laughing, how could a subordinate official poison the wine?" ”

Zhang Wen looked at the young man sitting next to Qian Yiqian, the young man was very good-looking...... It's just that the skin is too good, the face is too handsome, it looks a little feminine, and there is no feeling of a man.

Of course, Zhang Wen is also handsome, but he is not the same kind of handsome as the young man in front of him. Although Zhang Wen also has clear eyebrows and good facial features, his skin is obviously rougher, and the light beard on his mouth is just right, coupled with an atmospheric temperament between his eight-foot long body and thick bones and feet, he looks much more masculine.

Qian Yiqian saw Zhang Wen's gaze on the person next to him, and said with a dry smile: "Oh, he is a subordinate official, don't worry." After that, he looked at the two women dressed as men beside Zhang Wen, as if to say: You can bring your own people, why can't Lao Tzu?

"Hehe......" Zhang Wenlang laughed, "Since he is Lord Qian's henchman, it doesn't matter." Let's not go around the bush, let's just say it, West Lake Chess Hall, I've been to it, and I've learned something. Although there was some friction between me and Lord Qian before, as long as the words are spoken, we can still get along without incident, what do I think? ”

Qian Yiqian casually replied "yes, yes".

Zhang Wen thought about it, but he still hasn't figured out the inside story of that organization, such as what people are covering. If I am rashly the enemy, I am in the light and the enemy is in the dark, and no one will know, which is very disadvantageous. It is better to make a truce for the time being and think about it in the long run.

So Zhang Wen further persuaded him: "Since Lord Qian let me know such a place, I obviously also see the relationship. If we do this, Lord Qian will not manage this errand in Zhejiang well, and there will definitely be no good face above; And there may be people under Gonggong Wei above you, and I am afraid that I will be jealous of my own people in vain. So we repair the relationship, and it's good for everyone. ”

Qian Yiqian continued to socialize "yes, yes", looking absent-minded, and glancing outside the pavilion from time to time. Zhang Wen looked at it in his eyes, a little puzzled, and said in his heart: Could it be that this old thing has already made up his mind to fight against Lao Tzu? So why did he leak their inside story to the enemy?

Zhang Wen felt a rush of anger in his heart, slapped the table, and said, "What does Lord Qian mean?" If you are not sincere, why do you ask this official to come and do it? Do you dare to kill Lao Tzu? I'm telling you, if anything happens to me in your house, my colleagues in the entire court will not let you go!" ”

Lao Tzu is your Shangguan, what is the difference between assassinating Shangguan and rebelling? If you dare to ask me today, tomorrow you will kill whoever has a gap with you?

At this time, the young man named Qingfeng next to him spoke, and said coldly: "Yes, we came to you today to kill you." ”

Xuan Yue and Zhang Ying listened, their faces immediately showed a look of alertness, they still didn't move, but their eyes were fixed on Qingfeng. But Zhang Wen laughed: "How many people do you want to use against this official?" ”

Qingfeng's face turned pale, and he shouted: "I'm alone!" Bring the sword! ”

Zhang Ying had already put her hand into her sleeve and prepared for the signal, but when she heard Qingfeng's words and saw that there was no one within the radius of this courtyard, she smiled and took her hand out of her sleeve.

Qian Yiqian hurriedly stood up from the bench and stepped aside, when he suddenly exhaled in surprise: "Why is she here?" Aomine, did you call her? ”

Zhang Wen looked downstairs when he heard the sound, and saw that it was Liu Yinglian's figure, and there was a maid behind her, and the maid was holding a piano.

Qingfeng took a long sword from the servant and said angrily, "Liu Yinglian? What shall I call her to do? ”

"Wait!" Qian Yiqian wiped a handful of sweat and said to Qingfeng, "Maybe what's the matter?" You wait first, Master Zhang can't run away. ”

Zhang Wen sneered: "Lord Qian has such a big breath. ”

At this time, Liu Yinglian had already walked up to the pavilion in a daze, looked forward to the people in the open hall, and finally left her eyes on Zhang Wen, she saluted and said: "The concubine is so polite." ”

Qian Yiqian asked angrily, "Who asked you to come?" ”

Liu Yinglian also felt that the atmosphere here was not right, and said with a red face: "The concubine heard that Lord Zhang was coming, so she rushed over to thank Lord Zhang." ”

Qian Yiqian said angrily: "Nonsense, hurry up!" ”

At this time, I only heard Qingfeng say coldly: "Since you are here, where are you going?" Didn't Miss Liu bring the piano, I was about to dance the sword, how about Miss Liu play the soundtrack? ”

Liu Yinglian looked at Qingfeng with a puzzled expression, but quickly returned to normalcy and said, "That concubine is ugly." "Let's let the slave and maid place the guqin and burn incense to calm down.

Qingfeng looked at Zhang Wen and the other three, and said coldly: "Zhang Wen, a native of Beijing, an eighteen-year-old junior sergeant, is good at Danqing and the art of war. I know you don't know martial arts, and you're no match for me. The two women beside you must be like-minded here, so let's learn from each other. ”

Zhang Ying took out a bamboo tube from her sleeve and stuffed it into Xuan Yue's hand, then turned around and said, "If the two of us are together, we will be bullying the master with guests, how about we ask for a few tricks first?" ”

Qingfeng saw Zhang Ying's movements and sneered: "Signal canister? It's useless, there are 2,000 Hangzhou garrisons with bows and arrows outside the courtyard, and you still want to call for help? ”

The smile on Zhang Wen's face immediately froze when he heard this, and he said in surprise: "You dare to mobilize the army of the imperial court!" ”

Qingfeng smiled: "Anyway, someone is guilty." ”