Dusk is fast coming, and people are coming.

Wang Yuanwai went out of his house with Xie Mubai and Bai Yutian, thinking that Xie Mubai was a famous heroic knight in Huizhou, and the Zhizhou Mansion was not too far away, so he saved the carriage and horses, and chose to walk with the two.

Crossing a long street, Wang Yuanwai deliberately slowed down, and said as he walked: "Xie Lao Hero, Bai Shaoxia, Wang has some words like a fish in his throat, he doesn't vomit or is unhappy, I don't know if to say it or not?" ”

Xie Mubai took a step forward and replied: "Outside, if you have something to say, you don't have to be polite." ”

Wang Yuanwai said: "If the Huizhou government is willing to send troops to help, I don't know what you plan to do, are you going to wipe out all those robbers and gangsters?" ”

Bai Yutian caught up with two steps and replied: "Don't hide it, those gangsters gathered together, there are as many as seventy or eighty people, most of them were originally chivalrous heroes of Jiangnan martial arts, only because they were coerced and lured by the dragon slayer, and they were forced to become the eagle dogs of the dragon slaying club, helping to do evil. If they are all destroyed, some of them will be unbearable. ”

Wang Yuanwai said: "Then what do you think?" ”

Bai Yutian replied bluntly: "Outside the staff, we have already planned that those who have done many evils and will not repent will be eliminated on the spot; Those who are willing to repent and whose bad karma is not deep can open the net and give them a chance to mend their ways. ”

Wang Yuanwai said: "Bai Shaoxia, how do you know if those people's bad karma is deep? ”

Bai Yutian replied: "Don't hide it, there are seven people in the seventy or eighty gangsters who have changed their ways, and they should continue to stay inside." As accomplices, they have been together for many years, so they naturally know that those people are doing a lot of evil, and those people are not deep in bad karma. ”

Wang Yuanwai said: "Xie Lao Hero, Bai Shaoxia, most of the people in the rivers and lakes read poetry and books, they are unbearable to educate, their behavior is extreme, and they will be retributed." I am afraid that if you are kind enough to let them go, they will not only not be grateful for the appreciation, but will repay the virtue with resentment in the future. ”

Xie Mubai said: "Don't worry, you lend a hand today, if anyone dares to be unfavorable to the outside of the staff in the future, it will be impossible to get along with the entire Jiangnan martial arts, and he will not be worthy of walking around this river and lake." ”

Wang Yuanwai said: "Xie Lao Hero, Bai Shaoxia, it's not that I, Wang, am afraid that they will retaliate afterwards, but I really don't want to implicate the innocent and bring disaster to the clan because of my one-man style." If I can't ensure the safety of my people, then my behavior will be like eating inside and out, helping outsiders to harm my brothers and sisters. ”

Bai Yutian said: "Please rest assured, after the incident, if anyone dares to harbor evil intentions for the outside today's behavior, no matter who he is, no matter how capable he is, there will be no place for him in the Jianghu martial arts." ”

"Xie Lao Hero, Bai Shaoxia, since you have talked about this equal part, I Wang has nothing to worry about, I just want to unite as one, seek soldiers and horses, wipe out the gangsters, and return peace to the rivers and lakes and martial arts." After Wang Yuanwai finished speaking, he strode forward, and Xie Mubai and Bai Yutian followed closely.

The three of them walked briskly, crossed two streets, and the gate of the Huizhou Mansion stood in front of them.

Wang Yuanwai straightened his clothes and took Xie Mubai and Bai Yutian to the front.

The doorman on the left side of the gate saw Wang Yuanwai coming, and he didn't dare to say anything rashly, so he stepped forward and saluted: "Yuanwai, come here late at night, is there something wrong?" ”

Wang Yuanwai saluted and said: "Trouble to report, Wang Shiheng has something to visit the prefect." ”

"Wait a minute, I'll report it." The guard replied and walked towards the palace.

After a while, the guard returned to the door and replied, "Outside, Madame said that the eldest master is busy with official business today, and he must be tired, and he has already rested. I'm afraid it's hard to see each other today, so I'll have to come back tomorrow. ”

Wang Yuanwai took two steps forward, took out two taels of silver, stuffed it, and said kindly: "Little brother, I really have something important to visit the prefect, so I came later, and I will help me report it again." ”

Seeing this, the guard on the right side of the gate interjected: "Wei Zi, Wang Yuanwai has never gone to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, and he came here late at night, there must be something urgent and important, if he can do it, go and help him report it again." ”

The guard surnamed Wei smiled slightly, accepted the silver, and said politely: "Outside the staff, Xiao Ke will report again, if the old man is really too tired to see each other, I hope that the staff will forgive me." ”

Wang Yuanwai said politely: "There is Brother Lao!" ”

The guard surnamed Wei turned around and walked towards the mansion, passing the word. After about a cup of tea, he walked back and said happily: "Outside, the prefect is invited, please come with me." ”

"Thank you!" Wang Yuan arched his hand, took Xie Mubai and Bai Yutian, walked behind the guards surnamed Wei, and walked towards the mansion.

The four of them walked briskly through the front hall, the middle hall, and the back hall, and made a few turns, came to the backyard, entered the residence of the Lord of the Mansion, and came to the front of the living room, only to see the Lord of the Prefect sitting in the hall.

Wang Yuanwai said goodbye to the guards, took Xie Mubai and Bai Yutian into the hall, paid a greeting, and said apologetically: "My lord, the grass people came to visit late at night, disturbing your purity, and please forgive me." ”

The prefect replied with a smile: "Outside the staff, you don't need to see outside." Have a seat! ”

Wang Yuanwai sat down, and Xie Mubai and Bai Yutian stood beside him.

The prefect asked softly, "Outside the staff, come to visit late at night, is there any urgent matter or major matter?" ”

Wang Yuanwai replied: "My lord, these two friends from the rivers and lakes are in a hurry to meet your lord, for fear that no acquaintance will be reckless, so I am specially invited to draw a line and help them introduce them." ”

The prefect took a good look at Xie Mubai and Bai Yutian, and saw that the two of them looked kind, and they were a little more heroic than ordinary Jianghu men. ”

Bai Yutian waited for Xie Mubai to sit down, took two steps forward, and said politely to the prefect: "My lord, the Longwei Dart Bureau helped the Quzhou Mansion escort Gongyin into Beijing, passing through Guibao Land, but unexpectedly, there were gangsters intercepting the road, so I came to ask the Lord to lend a helping hand and send some soldiers and horses to protect him." ”

The prefect glanced at Bai Yutian again, and said sharply: "This young man, if you say that there are one or two idle people in Huizhou who do that thing of stealing chickens and dogs, I can listen to it." If there are gangsters who dare to block the road and rob the official silver escorted by the Longwei Dart Bureau, don't say that I don't believe it, I'm afraid that even Wang Yuanwai will be unbelievable. ”

Wang Yuanwai greeted him with a smile: "What the adults said is very true. This Huizhou Mansion is under the governance of your lordship, the night does not close the door, the road is not left behind, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, so what are the mountain bandits and robbers, let alone robbing the official silver in broad daylight. ”

"Shaoxia, such alarmist words, this official is just as if you didn't say it today. If there is nothing else, please go back. The prefect stood up with the intention of sending off the guests.

Seeing this, Bai Yutian smiled faintly and said loudly: "My lord, in recent days, the seventy or eighty killers of the Dragon Slayer Society's Qinglong Hall have gathered in the territory of Huizhou Mansion and are making trouble everywhere. ”

The prefect shouted angrily: "Presumptuous! In recent years, the counties below have never said that there are any dangerous people entering the territory of Huizhou, if you are alarmist here again, do not blame the government for not giving Wang Yuan a foreign face, and treat you for the crime of bewitching the public. ”

Bai Yutian sneered: "My lord, if you think that the grass people are guilty of bewitching the people with a fallacy, you can drive the gangsters of the Dragon Slayer Society out of the territory of Huizhou, so that the tax and silver handed over to the imperial court by the Quzhou Mansion are safe, then you can give an order, and the grass people will not complain." ”

Wang Yuanwai said: "My lord, Bai Shaoxia's words are unintentional, don't care." ”

"Someone, send off!" The prefect shouted angrily, turned around, and turned his back to Bai Yutian and the others.

The voice dispersed, and two yacha walked in, and said loudly: "My lord, what's the matter?" ”

The prefect replied: "On behalf of the government, I will send Wang Yuan's foreign gifts out of the palace." ”

"Yes, sir." The yacha stretched out his hand outside the hall and said to Wang Yuanwai: "Please outside the staff!" ”

Wang Yuanwai got up and saluted the back of the prefect: "My lord, the grass people retire!" ”

The prefect said: "Wang Yuan is easy to go, so I won't send it far." ”

Seeing this, Wang Yuanwai didn't want to be bored, so he took Xie Mubai and Bai Yutian to the outside of the hall.

The prefect heard the footsteps outside the hall, turned around, sat down, and said to the side door next to the hall: "Qi Daxia, come out, people have gone away." ”

After the voice, the side door next to the hall was pushed open, and Qi Zuo, the housekeeper of the Righteous Villa, walked out, sat on the left hand side of the prefect, and said: "My lord, don't listen to that kid's nonsense, what the Longwei Dart Bureau escorted was not the official silver of Quzhou Mansion, but the money and goods transferred home by some black-hearted businessmen. He wants to borrow your official authority to open the way for the dart car of the Longwei Dart Bureau, so as to win the prestige of the Longwei Dart Bureau and facilitate the future walking on the rivers and lakes. ”

The prefect smiled: "Of course I know that this kid just wants to use his strength to win convenience for the Longwei dart game." The Dragon Slayer Society is supported by the imperial court, how can it be possible to rob the imperial court tax and silver in turn and become an enemy of the imperial court. ”

Qi Zuohuan said: "My lord is wise, I can see at a glance that that kid is playing tricks. But it's a pity that the kid was so rude in front of the adults that he couldn't take him down and punish him for the crime of contempt of official authority. ”

The prefect sneered: "It's easy to take him down, but it's hard to let him go." ”

Qi Zuo said: "Why did your lord say this? ”

The prefect said: "If you don't look at the monk's face, you have to look at the Buddha's face." If you take down that kid, you have to take down Wang Yuanwai who accompanied him. Wang Yuanwai is a celebrity in Huizhou, and the surname Wang is a big family in this state, and he can speak in Huizhou Mansion. For such a person, how can he not be acquitted and sentenced to death in secret! ”

Qi Zuo said: "What the adults said is extremely true. But how do you think that letting go of that kid is like raising a tiger. ”

"Qi Daxia is too careful, an arrogant and ignorant nameless junior, he can't become a climate, let him go." The prefect got up, glanced at Qi Zuo, and said coldly: "Qi Daxia, you snatch the dart silver escorted by the Longwei Dart Bureau, whether you have a grudge against the Longwei Dart Bureau, or rob the rich and help the poor, you must not do anything on the territory under my jurisdiction." ”

Qi Zuo asked, "My lord, why is this?" ”

The prefect said coldly: "The six counties of the unified government of this prefecture must be worthy of the imperial court and the people at the bottom." Now that he knows about this, if he ignores it, he will not be worthy of the trust of the imperial court. ”

Qi Zuo said: "My lord......"

The prefect interrupted him: "This matter is not negotiable, please go back!" ”

Qi Zuo got up, danced his sleeves, and said, "Farewell!" ”

The prefect said: "Don't send it." ”