"It's raining—"

Today's Ping'an Town finally ushered in a long-lost rain. Fall on the bluestone alley road, fall on the eaves and tiles. There is a dampness that cools people's bodies.

"The cold rain and the river enter Wu at night, and the guests are sent to Chushan in Pingming."

Sitting under the eaves of the courtyard, Chen Jing muttered.

Song Yu, who was holding an oil-paper umbrella and preparing to walk into the kitchen stove to cook, turned his head for a while, his eyes a little confused.

My own little father-in-law, when will I be able to export it, and I am still so meaningful.

Chen Jing smiled at her.

"Owner, owner!" Xing Xiaojiu, who was dressed in a robe, ran over at an inopportune time at this time.

"What's wrong?"

"I just went out to drink, and I ran into it again, and there were arresting officials everywhere. On the north side of the city, I heard that the battalion was also mobilized. ”

The battalion soldiers are different from the officers, and they belong to the garrison that is transferred to the city.

"What about those charlatans?"

"When these people entered Ping'an Town, they didn't know what to do to make a living, and they didn't move. But on the other side of the city gate, it has begun to be strictly investigated, and those swordsmen are not allowed to enter the city. ”

Chen Jing frowned, always feeling that there would be something bigger. Seventeen arrest warrants are not enough to attract so many people from the rivers and lakes.

Looking up at the sky, it was still gray and dreary, like an old master who had knocked over the inkstone, and the ink was splashed everywhere, black one after another.

"Xiao Jiu, don't go out." Chen Jing opened his voice.

According to his ideas, the conflict between the new and old parties has entered a white heat. Of course, whether it is a battalion soldier or a Jianghu person, it is just the fall of those bigwigs on the chessboard.

He has no regrets, but he will kill many people.

In a trance, Chen Jing felt that he was like a strong grass in the wind and rain, trying his best to survive under the general trend, and then become strong.

If he could see the trend of the game, he might have chosen a side. But now, he can't see anything clearly.

"Boss, there are officials and soldiers coming outside."

Chen Jing got up, didn't care about the rain, and walked to the front of the courtyard. Sure enough, in the bluestone alley, a team of seven or eight officials, with knives out of their sheaths, dressed in robes, and shoes stepping through the stagnant water, were running along the entire alley, violently.

Xing Xiaojiu anxiously pressed the short knife and blocked in front of Chen Jing.

"Xiao Jiu, it's okay." Chen Jing comforted. If you are not mistaken, you should have found something in Bluestone Alley. Seventeen arrest warrants, with the search again and again, fewer and fewer people have been arrested.

As Chen Jing expected, the official did not stop before running through the courtyard of Chen's house.

But after only a while, about the head of the alley, there was a man's scolding, followed by a series of screams.

Not long after, blood and water flowed down the ditch and passed in front of Chen's courtyard.

Chen Jing turned around in silence, walked back to the eaves wet, and sat down on the stake again.

……

At dusk, the rain was a little lighter.

The people in the bluestone alley, one or two households, all put on their robes tremblingly and began to clean the ditch in front of the house.

Even if there is only a trace of blood, I can't wait to wave a few more times to smash the pestle and completely clean it.

Song Yu didn't go.

Holding an oil-paper umbrella, I stood in the yard and looked out, not knowing what I was thinking.

"Boss, I asked clearly...... The person who was hacked to death by the official was the eldest son of Feng Fuzi in the east of the city. Somehow, he suddenly became a traitor. He kept hiding, hiding in the old friend's house, and the old friend told him for a reward of five taels of silver, and then the official came. ”

"Feng Chang?" In Chen Jing's mind, a name quickly popped up.

His father was a master, and in the past, when these old literati were fine, they always liked to get together, find a tea shop, and sit down to drink the tea of their old friends.

"Feng Chang's son." Standing next to him, Song Yu suddenly spoke.

Chen Jing sighed.

The evening rain, after a pause, began to rain again in a hurry. The night gradually deepened, and the sky was dark, with no moon or evening stars, and everywhere it was pitch black.

didn't fall asleep, Chen Jing and Xing Xiaojiu, sitting under the eaves, drinking the rest of the braised meat, each person and a wine bowl, drinking a little sullenly.

Outside the bluestone alley, there are officers and soldiers walking by from time to time.

With Chen Jing's thoughts, it is estimated that in the alley, there are still people to be arrested.

"What is the name of the person who lit the gun?"

Xing Xiaojiu began to scold, "Boss, I remember." The dog man who doesn't grow eggs, the secret of telling his old friend, is the person at the end of the alley, it seems that his name is Wu Wen, and he is also a scholar. ”

Chen Jing was stunned. Before, Xing Xiaojiu didn't know Wu Wen.

But his words are all too familiar.

This old donkey grass is a bad seed by nature.

Just as Chen Jing was thinking, at this time, a voice came from the courtyard gate.

Xing Xiaojiu was about to bend down to find a knife again, but was stopped by Chen Jing all of a sudden. He found out that the person who came was Xia Chong, the head catcher.

"Brother Chen, hello." Xia Chong was dressed in a robe, and his face was full of exhaustion.

"This time, I just brought people to Qingshi Lane, thinking of coming to see Brother Chen."

Chen Jing's heart was moved. More often than not, he was using Xia Chong. He understood better what Xia Chong meant.

Like Brother Ji's tone, Xia Chong continued to speak seriously.

"Take my word to heart, and don't get into bad things. Even the governor in the official office was dismissed all of a sudden, and now it is a foreign general who has the final say. ”

"Brother Chen is a good man, and the woman came to me to thank me and said that she had given me an extra five taels of silver. I know that it must have been done by Brother Chen. ”

"If you have the chance, I'll help you ask more, can you give out a road guide so that you can get out of here earlier."

Xia Chong wiped the rain from his face, as if he had endless words.

"Summer catcher...... The sword has no eyes, be careful when on duty. ”

"Ping'an Town is getting more and more chaotic, do you know, Master Feng in the east of the city, I heard that he is also a traitor, so he has another arrest warrant...... If you meet someone, life and death don't matter. I've been a messenger for more than ten years, and I know many of them, and they used to be very good people. ”

Xia Chong sighed, patted Chen Jing's shoulder, and didn't forget to ask for one more round.

"Remember, don't get into bad things."

"Take care of your head in the summer."

In the rain and fog, Xia Chong turned around and waved his hand at Chen Jing.

Chen Jing's eyes were silent.

He understands people like Xia Chong, but in the midst of a crowd of corrupt officials, struggling to be clean, he seems to be out of place.

He only hoped that Xia Chong would have a good ending.

"Owner, what did Xia Zhutou say?"

"In Bluestone Alley, there is still someone to arrest."

"Which one?"

"Master Chengdong, Feng Chang."

If I am not mistaken, Feng Chang is in Ping'an Town, with a house and a field, a son who has become a vessel, and peaches and plums are all over the world. Such a person has taken a different path.

Sometimes, this courage to be the first in the world is enough to shame many people.