Di Qing saw Bai Yutian take a slight leap and disappear without a trace, his heart was shocked, and he couldn't help but praise: "Such skills, how can mortals have them!" It's incredible, it's unimaginable, it's strange. ”

Zhen Jinlian smiled lightly, remembering that a few years ago she encountered a group of robbers, and when she was in danger, a young man flashed out of the woods, breaking a pine branch in his hand. I saw his figure flickering, and before I could see how he made a move, more than a dozen steel knives in the hands of the robbers were broken, and the crotch of his pants was all wet. In order to survive, in addition to shouting in his mouth: "The gods spare their lives, the gods spare their lives." He kept kowtowing to the ground, almost breaking the mountain road, and the boy almost laughed and hurt his belly.

At this time, the general guarding the Zhizhou Mansion walked in, bowed to Lord Fan Zhongyan and said politely, "My lord, the assassin has left the mansion. ”

Fan Dadao: "Got it." ”

The general said, "My lord, the soldiers ask you to give an order to take down the assassin and behead him for public example." ”

Master Fan said softly, "Do you think so too? ”

The general bowed his head and said, "My lord, your safety is more important than everything else. Whoever dares to be unfavorable to you is the enemy of life and death who is lowly and wants to get rid of it quickly. ”

Master Fan asked Di Qing, "General Di, what do you think?" ”

Di Qing bowed and said: "Returning to my lordship, the last general is the same as Commander Song, and the safety of my lord is more important than everything. If a rebellious person dares to assassinate an adult, according to the law of the Great Song Dynasty, he should be killed and asked for his guilt to set an example. However, the adults have always loved the people like sons, and this time there is no danger, and besides, the assassin has repented, and he will be able to go from evil to good in the future, and be a good person. If it can be lightly dismissed, it can not only let those specious meticulous works see the generosity of the imperial court, enhance their confidence in abandoning the darkness and turning to the light, but also paralyze those enemies lurking in the shadows, make them unguarded and surface. ”

Master Fan smiled slightly, and said to the Song commander, "Do you think General Di's idea is feasible?" ”

Commander Song arched his hand and said: "Humble and dull, but the order of the adult is obeyed." ”

Master Fan said, "Then let's do what General Di thinks." Oversee the Assassin's every move in the city, and if she can go out of the city, she should not see the man before, and ask no more questions. ”

Commander Song arched his hand and said: "Humble and orderly." ”

Fan said, "Go ahead." ”

"Yes, sir." Commander Song strode away.

After the Song commander left, Fan Zhongyan said: "General Di, isn't this method hindering Bai Yutian's feelings?" ”

Di Qing replied, "My lord, you have been in charge of Yanzhou for so long, and you have not seen a single assassin. As soon as you received an edict from the imperial court urging you to take up your post in Gyeongju, the Assassin sent you to the door, and I couldn't help but feel uneasy about your trip to Gyeongju. Knowing that the road is extremely difficult and dangerous, you don't want to be escorted by the officers and soldiers of the brigade, so you can only ask for help from people outside the world. Seeing that this Bai Shaoxia is really skilled, and he is an old friend of the adult and his wife, there is no more suitable person to take on the important task of escorting the adult to Gyeongju Mansion. ”

Zhen Jinlian said on the side: "Master, it's windy here, let's go to the backyard and chat while drinking tea." ”

Fan Zhongyan said: "Okay." ”

Di Qing said: "Your Excellency, please!" ”

Master Fan was held by Zhen Jinlian's arm and walked towards the backyard, followed by Di Qing.

Entering the backyard and sitting in the courtyard, Mrs. Ru brought the girl tea and was about to stride away, but was drowned by Fan Zhong.

Fan Zhongyan drank two sips of tea and asked Di Qing, "Bai Yutian said why did he come to Yanzhou?" ”

Di Qing replied: "Back to my lordship, he said: 'He came to Yanzhou this time because he didn't know how to deal with it properly, and he came to ask you for guidance and enlightenment. I saw that he did not look like a bad man, and that he was a friend of the four brothers of my subordinate Wu San, so I took him to meet you as he wished. ”

Fan Zhongyan listened, calmed down slightly, turned his face to Zhen Jinlian and asked, "Madam, according to your understanding of Bai Yutian's kid, he came from thousands of miles away, what do you want?" ”

Zhen Jinlian said: "Master, the concubine is a woman, she only cares about the affairs of the family, and the rest is not good." ”

Fan Zhongyan said with a smile: "Madam is too modest, the affairs of the world are just a summary of family affairs, not so mysterious." Let's talk about it. ”

Zhen Jinlian replied with a smile: "Master, if the concubine body is not good, don't be angry." ”

Fan Zhongyan said with a smile: "The study talks about things, Mrs. never talks much, chatting in the courtyard, but it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

Zhen Jinlian said: "Although Brother Bai is said to be excellent in martial arts, outstanding in talent, and famous in Kuanglu, he has never been unable to get along with the government, and he has never asked about the affairs of the court. I met you in Kuanglu Mountain, I invited you to drink and eat, but I didn't know that you were Poyang Taishou. Such simple-hearted people come from thousands of miles away, presumably not for fame and fortune. Moreover, if he came to Yanzhou with malicious intentions towards you, master, in the situation just now, as long as he didn't make a move, those guards in the palace might not be able to get those two assassins. He paused, and took a breath.

Fan Zhongyan said, "Go on, madam." ”

Zhen Jinlian continued: "I remember that when he helped me drive away the gang of robbers, he broke more than a dozen steel knives of the robbers with a light stroke of a pine branch. I was very surprised and asked him how he had developed this skill, and he replied, 'Ten years to sharpen a sword, and the frost blade comes out of the sheath.' Today, I will show the king, just for injustice. ’”

Di Qingwen's talent was limited, so he didn't understand clearly, and asked with a smile: "Madam, what does he mean by this?" ”

Zhen Jinlian smiled slightly, and Fan Zhongyan replied: "These four sentences of his are used from a poem called "Swordsman" by Shi Nujia Island in the Tang Dynasty. Show you today, who has injustice'. The meaning is very clear, Bai Yutian, this kid, regards himself as a swordsman, a ranger, and painstakingly learns swords, just to eradicate the injustices in the world. ”

Di Qing suddenly remembered something, and said, "My lord, I almost forgot, he said that his matter was a private matter for him, but for you, my lord, it was a business matter." He also said, after listening to it, I just can't help him guide him and enlighten him, and he won't be unhappy. ”

Zhen Jinlian said: "Master, judging from the fact that he grabbed the dagger in a hurry in order to save the girl from harm, he must have come to Yanzhou this time for the sake of the woman." ”

Di Qing was a little puzzled, and said: "Even if he came for that woman, with his fairy-like skills, he could just take that woman away from the northwest, and there was no need to ask the adults for help." Besides, before he met the adult, he didn't know that the adult and the lady were old acquaintances with him, and the adult might not be able to help him with what he asked! ”

Zhen Jinlian said: "Master, from this point of view, the injustice that Big Brother Bai refers to is not only the woman, but the woman and the hundreds of people behind her. ”

At this moment, a figure leaped over the house and came silently.

Zhen Jinlian saw it at a glance, and faintly felt that it was Bai Yutian, and said, "Brother Bai, have you caught up with your lady?" ”

Bai Yutian floated over, saluted Fan Zhongyan and said, "Sir, there's nothing wrong with me coming in like this, right?" ”

Fan Zhongyan said with a smile: "It's in, it's just that there's something wrong, because of the past, I can't kick you out." ”

Bai Yutian saluted and said: "The junior is not thoughtful, please forgive me." ”

Zhen Jinlian's girl brought a chair, Bai Yutian sat down, and brought a cup of tea, and Bai Yutian took it.

Fan Zhongyan waited for Bai Yutian to drink two sips of tea and asked, "Boy, if you come to Yanzhou this time, it's okay to say it directly." ”

Bai Yutian put down the teacup, got up and saluted: "Mr. Hui's words, the junior came to Yanzhou this time to ask Mr. to help me and rescue my lady from the sea of suffering." The younger generation is grateful. ”

Fan Zhongyan said: "Enjoying the shade in the courtyard, chatting, there is no need for so many courtesies, sit down and say." ”

Bai Yutian sat down, and then said: "The woman just now was my wife who kowtowed, her name was Cui Yingying. Her father, Cui Yongyuan, lives in Baicaotang in Kuanglu Mountain, sir, you have seen it. Her mother, Dong Xiaowan, the leader of the White Lotus Sect, is also from Biluohumen, and her husband must have heard of it. ”

Fan Zhongyan said: "What do you mean, do you want me to intercede with the court on your behalf and let the White Lotus Sect go?" ”

Bai Yutian bowed and said: "The younger generation thinks that this idea is unrealistic and extremely ridiculous, but Cui Yingying is my wife, husband and wife, if I don't save her, I won't save myself, no matter how vicious and cruel I am, I can't see death without saving me." ”

Fan Zhongyan said: "Boy, it's okay to help you, you have to give something in return." ”

Bai Yutian said: "What do adults want in return, although they say bluntly, as long as the juniors can do it, they will never say half a 'no'." ”

Fan Zhongyan said with a smile: "If you agree so happily, you are not afraid that I will trap you for the sake of the court." ”

Bai Yutian replied with a smile: "My lord is an official in the imperial court, thinking about the local people, being an official in the local area, thinking about the imperial court. It can be said that one heart for the country, one heart for the people, if the grass people are pitted by you, it is a blessing from eight lifetimes of cultivation, and it is sweet. ”

Zhen Jinlian smiled on the side: "Brother Bai, when did you abandon martial arts?" ”

Bai Yutian replied with a smile: "Back to Mrs., since I met Mr. in Kuanglu Mountain, I began to feel that reading is a pleasure. Although I didn't read any fame, it was impossible to get fame, but from now on, I can tell who is sincerely seeking prosperity for the country and who is sincerely seeking health for the people. ”

Fan Zhongyan said: "Boy, although there is a limit to what you can do, there are three things you must rely on me. ”

Bai Yutian bowed down and said, "Sir, please speak." ”

Fan Zhongyan said: "The first thing, wait a while, I will play the piano, you will dance the sword, let General Di also feel what it is to have fun with the government and the people." The second thing, I will leave for Gyeongju the day after tomorrow, you accompany me, you can have any mistakes on the way, I can't have it. Third, you have to say that Dong Xiaowan can no longer be like before, one thing in the open and one thing in the dark, since he has submitted to the Great Song Dynasty, he can no longer help Li Yuanhao and help him to do evil. ”

Bai Yutian got up, bowed to Fan Zhongyan on the ground, and said, "Thank you, my lord!" Thank you sir! ”

Fan Zhongyan got up and helped Bai Yutian up, and said, "You kid, you have always been golden, how can you be pedantic today." If I am willing to accept such a great gift from you, how dare I help you? Besides, if you can say that Dong Xiaowan led the White Lotus Sect to evil and follow good, it is a great good thing for the Great Song Dynasty, and it is too late for me Fan Zhongyan to thank you. He turned to Zhen Jinlian and said, "Madam, the guqin is waiting." ”

"Howler!" Zhen Jinlian left in response.