"When this official first arrived, he didn't know that there was such a distinguished guest as Xie Zongqi living in his yamen. Yang Tongzhi, this is your fault, why didn't you remind the official of this kind of thing earlier? ”

Wang Changting looked at Yang Baize meaningfully.

"Inuyama City Jinyiwei went out on official business this time, so for the time being, Xie Zongqi was handed over to the lower officials to take care of. I thought it was just a trivial matter of colleagues helping each other, so I didn't think of reporting it in advance, it was the negligence of the lower officials, and I ask Lord Wang to forgive me.

Although Yang Baize claimed to be an official, his tone was very indifferent, and even his body sitting in the chair did not mean to get up and salute.

"Young spirit, this can't hold your breath, it's still too young."

Wang Changting said secretly in his heart, the smile on his face did not change, and he turned his head to look at Xie Bi'an who was in a wheelchair.

"Before this official came to Inuyama Castle to take up his post, he had heard that there was a Xie Bi'an Xie Zongqi in Inuyama Castle, and his talents were outstanding, and even thousands of households favored Youjia, and he repeatedly named important people. It's just a pity that such a talented man was seriously injured in a bandit attack and has not yet woken up. ”

When he learned the news, the official sighed and lamented the injustice of heaven. But now it seems that Mr. Xie's consciousness has been detached from the influence of the Yellow Turban Lux, which is really gratifying. ”

Wang Changting's eyes fell on Xie Bi'an's legs, and he frowned slightly: "But Xie Zongqi, your body still seems to be sick?" ”

Xie Bi'an said indifferently: "Lord Wang is polite, I am already lucky that I can pick up a life." It's just a body, and it's not a big deal if you're disabled. ”

"I know a lot of highly skilled ink order craftsmen in the empire, and the prosthetic body that has been prepared by their hands is no different from the original limb, so it shouldn't be a problem for you to solve this little trouble for Xie Zongqi."

"Although the Wa area is a poor mountain and bad water, it is not too difficult to transplant the machine."

Xie Bi'an's voice was unusually calm, as if a bystander was recounting something that had nothing to do with him.

"But the loss of perception of the limbs of the body from the level of consciousness is not something that a few machines can change."

Wang Changting's face suddenly appeared, "If this is the reason, maybe you can ask for help from the yin and yang order, me."

"Lord Wang's kindness is appreciated in my heart. These troubles will naturally be rejected by our Lord Baihu, so I don't have to bother you, Lord Wang. ”

"Xuanwei Si and Jinyiwei have always been brothers, Xie Zongqi, you are so polite, then you can see the outside."

Wang Changting noticed Xie Bi'an's seemingly soft and hard attitude, and naturally understood why the other party was like this.

However, Wang Changting didn't take it to heart, in his opinion, these are not big problems, as long as he gives enough benefits, then these Jinyiwei who have no choice will naturally choose to forget some unpleasantness between the two sides.

Even if these unpleasantness is that I once wanted to kill them.

The matter of Osaka Castle is just a scene used to kill chickens and set an example in Wang Changting's eyes.

It's a pity that the Huangliang ghost who is responsible for catching the knife is not doing well, and Liang Jianfeng, who has received a lot of benefits from himself, is also a waste, and the damned 'chicken' did not die, but let himself lose face in the first confrontation, and let the 'monkey' who should be set up in front of him.

"Yang Tongzhi, you did a good job this time."

Wang Changting didn't care about the dignity of the seat, he randomly picked a chair by the door and sat down, and said with a smile: "Or maybe Pei Gong's energy is a little beyond the expectations of this official." I didn't expect him to have cut himself off from the New Donglin Party for so many years, and he still has such skills and connections, which is really admirable! ”

Yang Baize sneered: "This still depends on Lord Wang's mercy from your subordinates, but the lower officials still don't understand a little bit and want to ask your lord." ”

"But it doesn't hurt to say it."

"You and Yan Jun have never met, let alone have any grudges, why do you stab you in the back like this?"

Yang Baize went straight in, and directly in front of Xie Bi'an, the bitter master, stabbed the last layer of window paper, and put everyone's tacit things on the table.

With this step, Wang Changting was caught off guard, and for a while, the peace lake in his heart gradually became turbulent.

Is this Yang Baize deliberately trying to push Inuyama City Jinyi Wei to the opposite side of his endless death?

Or is it really a stunned young man, after winning a trick by luck, he is conceited that he has the ability to win the whole chess game, and he is so naïve that he wants to have a showdown with himself directly?

Regarding the young official in front of him, Wang Changting had actually paid attention to it before he decided to enter the Japanese area.

Yang Baize's ancestral home is in Mianzhou County, Chengdu Prefecture, and it can be regarded as a scholarly family, an official eunuch, and his ancestors have also had a period of scenery, and he is only one line away from being able to be promoted to the third-class gatekeeper.

However, the difference between this line is a world of difference.

The Yang family's Confucian genes declined, and several generations were trapped in the small county town, and even the entire family was slaughtered because of a piece of Zhuangyuanlang, which was not too valuable.

Li Jun and Yang Baize also met at that time, and the latter luckily picked up a life in the hands of Li Jun. Later, he wandered all the way to Chongqing Mansion, worshiped under Pei Xingjian's door, and was able to break the lock and become a Confucian order.

This short life experience is not complicated, except for Pei Xingjian's sudden appearance that is worth pondering repeatedly, the others are not worth mentioning in Wang Changting's eyes at all.

Therefore, in Wang's intelligence case database, most of the analysis of Yang Baize revolves around Pei Xingjian, and his evaluation of himself is only a simple sentence.

Young and old, quite wise.

But Yang Baize's current actions made Wang Changting feel that the intelligence analysis within the clan was probably wrong, and this was not something that an old man would do.

Wang Changting squinted his eyes and said quietly: "Yang Tongzhi, framing the boss is not a small crime, this official persuaded you to think clearly." ”

"Wang Changting, everyone present understands people, you don't need to continue to pretend. Or are you not as bold as a young man like me, dare not admit it? ”

Yang Baize's words were loud, but in exchange for a contemptuous sneer.

"Daring? Which of the nine qualities of Confucianism is this? Which beast is it on the official position? ”

Wang Changting's gaze swept over the crowd in the audience, "The people you understand are all wearing the official clothes of the Ming Empire." This is the Yamen of the Propaganda Division, an officialdom, not a river and lake! In officialdom, you don't pay attention to boldness, you talk about evidence! The official didn't talk about whether you were qualified to convict me, but the official only asked you, where is the evidence? ”

"This officer can help you answer, but you don't."

Wang Changting flicked his sleeves, and a Ling arrogance from the Confucian Gate Valve swept away.

"Even this official can tell you directly, even if Zhi Qingxiu is not dead, standing here at this moment, what can you do? Even if this lawsuit reaches the ministry, what can you do? You still can't do anything. ”

"Yang Baize, this official sees that you are a talent, so I will advise you again. Officialdom has the rules of the game of officialdom, you can not like it, but you can't not follow it. Unless one day you can climb to the highest point of this temple, then your rules will naturally be the rules of officialdom. At that time, the courage in your mouth was naturally regarded as a guideline by some people, and they went forward and succeeded. ”

"But until then, you'd better not take the official's goodwill for cowardice, and don't think too highly of yourself. Otherwise, when you fall, Pei Xingjian may not be able to catch you. ”

"Lord Wang, what a great official!"

Xu Zhun, who was standing behind Yang Baize, snorted coldly.

Wang Changting didn't even look at him, but looked sideways at Xie Bi'an, and asked with a chuckle: "Xie Zongqi, do you think what this official said is right?" ”

The meaning is meaningful, a pun.

"I, Xie Bi'an, am just a reckless man, holding a knife in my hand, not a pen. I don't understand officialdom, and I don't understand your rules. ”

Xie Bi'an pondered for a moment and said slowly: "But Jinyiwei will never compromise with the enemy, and he will never be soft. ”

"Of course, the real enemy should be as ruthless as the autumn wind sweeping away the leaves, but you and I are not enemies, but colleagues who stand under the same dragon flag."

Wang Changting said with a smile: "I know that Mr. Xie has some misunderstandings about me in his heart, but these can be explained clearly. It just so happens that the Wang family never lacks the ability to resolve misunderstandings, and he also has the sincerity to resolve misunderstandings! ”

"I don't quite understand these words of Lord Wang."

"Yan Jun Baihu can understand, Xie Zongqi, you just need to bring the words truthfully."

Xie Bi'an frowned, he was very tired of Wang Changting, an old fox with a face as thick as a mountain and an unfathomable city.

But at this moment, he did not tear his face directly with the other party as before, but was silent, lowered his eyes, and seemed to be waiting for something.

"Maybe I really can't do anything, like you said, even if I have evidence in my hands, I can't threaten you. Even if I win now, I can't change the ending of making you a wedding dress. ”

A slightly self-deprecating teenager's voice broke the silence in the room.

Wang Changting swept his eyebrows away, only to see Yang Baize stand up and say loudly: "But so what? No matter how vividly a ghost learns human words, it is also a ghost and will never become a human. The rules of ghosts naturally can't restrain people. ”

"What a big breath, what a big guts!"

Wang Changting's face was gloomy: "So you are ready to claim to be a human being, and you want to treat this official as a ghost?" ”

"The Tao is different, and they do not conspire with each other. Everyone has different paths, and it is better to rely on their own abilities. ”

Yang Baize's eyes were burning, blazing, and his eyebrows were shining.

"In Osaka Castle, you and I have already exchanged hands once, and since we have both flashed our swords, there is no need to be vain. Sir, I don't have those messy minds to play these fake officialdom games with you. I'm going to put it here today, and I'll never give you the achievements of Inuyama Castle. Whether it's an open gun or a hidden arrow, I'm waiting for you to make a move! ”

"There are some words that you have not said before you are the master of the words. But when you say it, you are a slave to words. Yang Baize, didn't Pei Xingjian teach you this truth? ”

"Taught, but didn't learn."

"You master and apprentice are really a pair of fanatics who don't know how to lift."

Wang Changting's tone was cold: "Yang Baize, do you believe that now this official can take you down on charges of contempt for his superiors?" ”

"Who to take?"

Xu Zhun took a step forward and stood beside Yang Baize.

"This is the life talisman that Pei Xingjian gave you? It seems that Old Man Pei has used up the incense he had accumulated before, to the point where he ran out of oil and dried up! ”

Wang Changting's eyes were contemptuous, and he raised his hand to poke at Xu Zhun: "An old Mai Rusi who is about to enter the ground, you are also worthy of shouting in front of my Wang family?" ”

Bang dang!

The closed door opened as Wang Changting's words landed, and the dense figures standing outside the house were all confidants and cronies who followed Wang Changting into the Japanese district.

The person at the head was lean, but his momentum was as majestic as a mountain, and his sharp gaze fell on Xu Zhun's body, and a cold chill instantly enveloped his body.

"The four masters of the agricultural order."

Xu Zhun looked solemn, as if he was facing a great enemy.

"People are older, and their vision is not bad. This servant of mine has already completed the transformation of the five 'Qianmo' in his body, although the number is not much, but it is still more than enough to deal with Xu Zhuan. ”

Wang Changting sat still, looked at Yang Baize, and said sarcastically: "This official thought that you were a talented person who knew the current affairs, so he would give you opportunities again and again, and even moved the idea of absorbing you into the Langya Wang clan to give you a chance to rise to the top." It's a pity that you, like your teacher Pei Xingjian, are poor people whose hearts are higher than the sky and their lives are thinner than paper. ”

"Kill me in the official office, and you won't be able to escape."

Yang Baize's fists were clenched, and there was only anger in his facial features, not fear.

"It seems that you still don't understand what a gate valve is."

Wang Changting shook his head: "Do you know why there is a sentence in the Confucian preface that says, 'It is better to travel thousands of miles than to read ten thousand books'?" ”

"Because every word in those books was written by the gatekeeper, and between the lines was nothing more than a way to make up the truth so that you lowly people don't despair too much. Only when you walk far enough and long enough can you see with your own eyes how high the Zhumen Gate is and how deep the Valves are! Only then will you understand the weight of the word 'gate valve'! ”

"Today, not a word, a picture, or a dream can fly out of this Xuanfu Division. And the cause of your Yang Baize's death was that he secretly colluded with the Japanese to rebel against the party, and after being exposed by the official, he died in fear. ”

"Of course Pei Xingjian will avenge you, the resentment of the past and the outbreak of today's revenge are likely to make him desperate to go crazy, and the Wang family will also get into some trouble, but that's all. If you can let me be questioned by the clan once, you will not die unjustly. ”

Wang Changting didn't seem to be satisfied with the strength of controlling the overall situation at the moment, and he was even more looking forward to seeing Yang Baize's face show fear and unwillingness.

It is better to have the chagrin of your contempt for the rules of the game, and the remorse for your pleasure.

Wang Changting not only wanted to teach Yang Baize how to survive, but also let him understand why he died.

That's what a good teacher is!

"Now, do you still have to have a showdown with this official? Yang Baize, Yang Tongzhi. ”

"And how many miles have you traveled?"

It was not Yang Baize who spoke, nor did he allow permission.

Instead, sit on the side, Xie Bi'an with white hair and a shawl!

"What did you say?"

Wang Changting's eyes were slightly closed, and his eyes were cold.

"If you let him travel thousands of miles, then you should also go out of the temple and see the rivers and lakes."

Xie Bi'an raised his head, and a sneer hooked into his bloodless lips.

"Jinze City's chief banner mandrill, led twenty Jinyi guards, and came to report at the order of hundreds of poor households!"

"The general flag of Himeji Castle is heavily armored, and he led twenty Jinyi guards to report on the orders of a hundred dragons!"

The shouts suddenly exploded, followed by the dense and noisy footsteps from far and near, and a large group of heavily armed brocade guards poured into this small side courtyard.

"It's so late, I didn't expect it to be quite lively here."

Chongjia spoke lightly, but his eyes were fixed on the farmer who looked back, rubbing the thumb on the handle of the embroidered spring knife on his waist restlessly.

"Mountain monkey, if you really do it in a while, you will protect Xie Bi'an and go first."

The mandrill also felt the suffocating sense of oppression, and subconsciously licked his lips.

"And what do you do?"

"Himeji Castle owes Inuyama Castle a lot of favors, and I have to pay it back!"

The mandrill clenched the crown of its teeth and snorted heavily.

There is tension outside the door, and there is an undercurrent inside the door.

"Xie Zongqi, what does this mean?"

Wang Changting didn't smile: "Could it be that you want to keep Yang Baize?" ”

"Including me, the cripple, there are a total of forty-three brocade guards here, although there are quite a few of them, but your men are enough to kill us. So we didn't come to protect him, and we can't protect him. ”

Xie Bi'an said calmly: "I just brought a few more pairs of eyes to watch you kill." Every word and every action in the whole process must not be missed. After Yan Jun Baihu returns, he will naturally come to you with this evidence. ”

Wang Changting's face changed, and he said in a deep voice: "So, are you Inuyama City Jinyi Guards bought and left?" ”

"Buy it, get it." Xie Bi'an was word-by-word.

"Good, good! Then let's wait for the opening time to see who wins and who loses! ”

Wang Changting got up angrily and strode towards the door.

(End of chapter)