A fairy guest came to the Cui Mansion in Taipingfang, which alarmed the head of the family, Cui Yong.

Cui Yong personally invited the distinguished guests into the study of the inner courtyard, and after a young maid in the house served tea, he said:

"Mr. I don't know that Mr. Yan came to the cold house today, Cui Yong has not been far away, please don't blame Mr."

The west wind leisurely passed through the study in the inner courtyard of Cui's mansion, driving the transparent glass bells on the eaves, making a crisp sound and echoing the soft aftertaste.

Mr. Yan looked at the study, and when he looked up, he first saw a large plaque of red gold Kowloon Qingdi, on which were written three big characters of Douda: "Wenzhengtang", and then there was a line of small characters: "A certain year, month and day book to Cui Gong Wenzheng".

There are sixteen nanmu chairs on the ground, and there is a pair of ebony couplets, inlaid with chiseled silver handwriting: "The sun and the moon are shining on the seat, and the front of the hall is dark and smoky." ”

The study room is filled with a faint sandalwood, full of various books, biographies of various celebrities, written stickers, and various celebrity legal slips on the bookcase.

Mr. Yan smiled faintly and said, "Master Cui, you are too humble, if the Cui Mansion is a humble house, then there will be no better mansion in this world."

Cui Yong said with a smile on his face: "Sir, please drink tea!"

Mr. Yan took a book from the shelf, sat down slowly, and drank tea leisurely while reading the book, saying nothing about the meaning of this visit.

Cui Yong couldn't help but ask, "I don't know what Mr. ordered to go down the mountain this time?"

This gentleman who came down from the mountain, looking like a young man, with a tall figure, wearing a dark purple stacked cloud pattern sleeve brocade robe, a brown hooked thunder horn belt around his waist, sideburns like clouds, sword eyebrows and starry eyes, gentle and elegant.

The young gentleman asked rhetorically, "What do you think of last night's incident, Master Cui?"

Cui Yong kept thinking in his mind, and then spoke: "Yujing City has been peaceful for many years, and the sudden assassination of the saint will definitely be a bloody storm. ”

The young gentleman flipped the page of the book in his hand, and suddenly asked an irrelevant question: "Master Cui also reads the "Zhao Zili Sutra"? This sentence 'Zheng Boke Duan Yuyan, Zhao Zi said: Kill to become benevolent, and dominate with strength', I don't know what you think? ”

The story of "Zheng Boke Duan Yu Yan" comes from the book written by the great sage of Confucianism in his later years, which happened in Zheng Guo, a small country in that year, his brother rebelled, and his brother killed his brother, and Zhao Zi said that Zheng Bo was righteous and killed his relatives, and he was domineering, and there was no fault.

However, no matter how Cui Yong looked at it, he felt that Mr. Young was alluding to today's saints, and he couldn't understand Mr. Young's intention to come to Cui's Mansion anymore.

"Yong thinks: the king of benevolence with virtue, and the tyrant of the benevolent with strength." Cui Yong weighed the words and said: "The pen of the Spring and Autumn Period, the words of the sage, its meaning is far-reaching. Cui Yong is a layman and does not dare to speak. ”

Mr. Young's surname is Yan, a single name is a Ning character, and the word is quiet, and he is the seventh Mr. of the Yuelu Academy.

The old fox really didn't leak a drop when he spoke, and the seventh gentleman from the Yuelu Academy only felt bored, so he casually threw down the "Zhao Zili Sutra" in his hand, and didn't drink tea.

Yan Ning stood up suddenly, and said with a straight face: "Next year, the Holy Realm of Xiaoshan will be opened, Cui Zhu, as the personal disciple of the sixth senior brother, has obtained the qualification to enter the Holy Realm, Lord Cui, the lineage of 'Cui Wenzhenggong' can also be regarded as a successor." I came to Yujing this time, and I was entrusted by Cui Shu to tell you. ”

Cui Yong was suddenly overjoyed and energetic, Cui Zhu, as his son, entering the Sacred Realm of Nishan means having the opportunity to get the inheritance of the saint.

When it comes to the six surnames of Ping'anfang, all of them are "Cui" in front, all because the Cui family has a "Wen Zhenggong" who knows his fate. And it was precisely because of the ancestral remnants that Cui Zhu was finally accepted by Mr. Six of the School Palace.

Cui Yong personally sent Yan Ning out of Cui's mansion, and said before parting: "Mr. Yan, Yong heard that those who are not plump cannot fly high; If the article fails, it cannot be punished. Mr. Jin is like a thousand miles away to teach him, and he is willing to ...... a different day."

Yan Ning laughed.

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In the Tongtian Canal, Zheng Kaifeng found a canopy boat out of nowhere, supported the boat by himself, and followed behind Shang Qing and the others, but he was always separated from the former by some distance.

Shangqing used the wooden door as a boat and drifted with the tide.

Dian Kui said: "Brother Shang, there is Ping'an Fang in front, we have to dock." ”

The two of them went down the canal from the gourd temple, passing through the Buzheng Fang, Yanshou Fang, and the Shan Fang, and the three squares are all good landing points, the crowd was chaotic last night, and these places are the most prosperous places for the flow of people, which is very conducive to hiding. Last night's search of thousands of people had already questioned the surrounding crowd and formed a record text as quickly as possible.

It was from this that Lu Shengxiang speculated that Gu Baimen was very likely to go ashore in Ping'anfang. Last night's search for Ping An Fang was not careful, and there were many omissions. Because of the particularity of Ping'anfang, the search can only be hastily concluded.

Therefore, the three of them are combined, and since the search on the surface is not possible, it will be carried out secretly.

According to the records, Shang Qing and the others analyzed the anchorage points along the way one by one, trying to deduce the possible landing location of Gu Baimen. However, Dian Kui's several analysis speeches made Shang Qing look at him with admiration, and the two talked happily with each other, which was cited as a friend of the temple.

As the right lieutenant of the Wei Qiansi, Dian Kui is not a reckless man who only knows how to fight and kill, he is thick and fine, otherwise he would not be able to stand tall in the palace for many years.

The two docked, Shang Qing beckoned to Zheng Kaifeng on the small boat of the black canopy, Zheng Kaifeng also docked and jumped off the boat, and saw the big and dazzling word "Zheng Mansion" on the Zhumen not far away, the haze on his face was swept away, and he said with a smile:

"Captain Diandu, Lord Shang, there is my house in front, why don't you go to the mansion and rest for a while?"

At this time, a middle-aged man dressed as a servant quickly ran in front of Zheng Kaifeng and said respectfully: "Third Young Master, you are back." ”

Zheng Kaifeng waved his big hand and raised his eyebrows, "You go and return the boat quickly, remember to give money, if you let others say that I, Zheng Kaifeng, is a bully, this young master will break your dog's leg." ”

The mansion of the Zheng Mansion is very large, and there are two stone lions of the height of the person to ward off evil spirits at the door, and they are domineering. The lion on the left steps on a delicately carved stone hydrangea, and the lion on the right steps on a lion cub.

On the lintel, there are four hexagonal hairpins.

There is a saying in the market that "glorious lintel" and "door to household" are determined by the number of door hairpins, and after the advent of "Qi Law", Daqian has strict regulations on the number of door hairpins, and violators will be forcibly dismantled, and fines of thousands.

Shoufu Qi Shangzhen just passed this law, and added millions of gold to the saint's private treasury, and won the favor of the saint.

Zheng Kaifeng snapped the bronze lion knocker on the door, and soon a kind and kind short old man opened the door, the old man frowned at first, and then saw the face of the person who knocked on the door with cloudy eyes, and said with a smile: "It's the third young master who is back!" ”

The old man opened the door wide, opened his body sideways, Zheng Kaifeng stepped forward and entered the house, the old man saw Shang Qing and the two of them wearing ordinary collared narrow sleeves outside the door, and said with a smile: "The two are friends of the third young master, please come in quickly!" ”

Shang Qing and Diankui stepped on the steps, entered the Zheng Mansion, and passed through a hanging flower door, on both sides of which were the verandahs of the hand, hanging several thrushes, among which was the hall, and a large interstitial screen with a red sandalwood shelf. Turning the interstitial screen, there are three halls in front of it, all of which are carved beams and paintings.

Zheng Kaifeng walked in front, the old man quickened his pace, followed him, and said: "Third Young Master, the master is at home today, if you know that the third young master is back, you will be happy." ”

Zheng Kaifeng suddenly stopped, glanced back at the two people behind him, and said to the old man in a low voice: "My two elder brothers are in the mansion?" ”

The short old man said: "The eldest young master is not here, I heard that it was the envoy from the Xunguo side, and a few students from the Tai Academy came to the mansion early in the morning, and hurriedly called the eldest young master away." The second young master and the young lady are in the mansion, and the second young master should be at the eldest lady in the small courtyard of the carved building at this time. Miss Jingyi from Xue Mansion came to the house, and Miss was accompanying her to enjoy the flowers in the backyard. ”

Zheng Kaifeng heard that his second brother was at home, and most of his good mood when he went home was gone, and his brows were furrowed, "Uncle Zheng, you go and tell your father first, and you will say that the right lieutenant of the Wei Qiansi and the two adults of the Demon Hunting Division are here." ”

Hearing this, the old man quietly glanced at Shang Qing and the others, then quickened his pace and went to the inner courtyard.

Zheng Kaifeng said to Dian Kui: "Dian Duwei, my father is meeting guests, come with me, take a break, have a cup of tea, and eat some pastries." ”

The three of them entered the hall on the left, which was specially used by the Zheng Mansion to receive foreign guests, and soon, the maids in the house brought tea and a few plates of pastries.

Dian Kui picked up the delicate pastry and ate it as soon as he gave it to his mouth, and said vaguely: "Brother Shang, you eat it too, this pastry is really good." ”

Shang Qing picked up a piece, and also learned the appearance of Dian Kui, eating big, Zheng Kaifeng was disdainful, although he was a martial artist, but the aristocratic blood engraved in his bones made him not ashamed of the vulgar appearance of the two.

Then he picked up a piece and ate it slowly, one bite at a time.

"Yo, the third brother is back, why don't you go to your mother to say goodbye first, but you have the leisure to accompany your fox friends here?" Suddenly, a flirtatious voice sounded outside the hall.

The voice came from far and near, and a man wearing a robe with azure and smoke purple embroidered patterns appeared in front of the three of them, he was wearing a white jade belt with carved claws around his waist, and a jade jade pendant was tied to the belt, his face was blue and white, and his steps were vain.

The man is Zheng Kaifeng's second brother Zheng Kaiyang, one of the best gentlemen in Yujing City, who has been pampered since he was a child, eating, drinking, and having fun all day long, not doing his job, fighting cocks and dogs, carrying cages and birds, and prostituting brothels.

Zheng Kaifeng looked down on his second brother the most, and even disgusted it from the bottom of his heart.

However, Zheng Kaifeng is a concubine, although he is now an official to the rank of Jin Wuwei Zhonglang General, but his status in the family is still not as good as that of Zheng Kaiyang.

Zheng Kaifeng's face was gloomy, and his tone was extremely stiff, "This is my business, and it's not your turn to take care of it." If this had been before, he would not have dared to say such a thing.

Zheng Kaiyang suddenly felt insulted, and said sharply: "Zheng Kaifeng, you are a concubine, you are really against you, how did you talk to me!"

Dian Kui swallowed the pastry in his mouth, poured another sip of hot tea, and said directly: "Brother Shang, where did this thing come from?" How to talk like a dog barks. ”

Shang Qing pursed his lips and smiled when he heard this, "Brother Dian, you don't know, right?" Domestic dogs are different, they bark fiercely, and if they meet the local dogs in the city, they may be frightened. ”

"Oh? Brother Shang still knows how to raise dogs? ”

"Where do I understand this, in my area, there are a lot of earth dogs, don't look at the dogs of those big families, don't look at its big size, bark fiercely, really want to do it with the earth dogs, there is absolutely no way to win."

The two sang and harmonized.

Zheng Kaifeng felt comfortable all over.