Du house, back garden.

The moon is getting rounder and rounder in early August.

Qinghui sprinkled, Du Youlin and Xue Bai raised their glasses to each other, one drank and the other drank.

"Uncle Guo's intentions, give me a ministry to test the merits of the division, a five-grade real official." Du Youlin muttered: "As for the positions of Wailang, a member of the household department, a judge of the Gyeonggi interview envoy, and a palace attendant, he wants to give Yuan Zai a concurrent position. ”

Xue Bai listened, not surprised by this.

Now that he has not entered the ranks, there are few people around Yang Zhen who can be used, and it is true that only Yuan Zai has the ability to hold Wang Jie. And Yuan Zai is extremely ambitious and dares to do anything.

But he still reminded: "Yuan Zai is old and young, and Uncle Guo relies on it so much, it is easy to make people arrogant, which may not be a good thing." ”

"yes." Du Youlin said: "But now is the time to employ people, there are few talented and trustworthy people, but unfortunately you have not yet entered the ranks." ”

"I'm not red-eyed." Xue Bai said: "You must know that now the brother slave is still in power, and then the East Palace will shrink its head." The thorn in the eye of the brother slave is Uncle Guo and Yuan Zai. ”

"This ......"

Xue Bai lowered his voice and said, "It may not be good to be promoted quickly. ”

Du Youlin nodded, understanding that Xue Bai was treating him as his own person. At present, the atmosphere in the DPRK is very bad, and these people in the Yang Party attract the attention of the slaves, and they are silently accumulating strength.

Thinking like this, his obsession with the five-poin red-robed officials faded a little.

Xue Bai said: "However, the position of the Ministry of Officials is very important, and we really have to get it." ”

Not to mention anything else, if he is a scholar and a first, he must choose a satisfactory official position, and the officials can play a big role. What's more, there are so many friends to promote.

Don't rush, take it one step at a time.

The two talked about the official career in detail, and Lu Fengniang wanted to tell Xue Bai about the matchmaker, but before she found a chance, Du Youlin was already drunk, so she had to help him go back to the house.

A small family banquet ended, Xue Bai looked up at the sky and said, "The wind is so strong." ”

"Is there one?"

"I'm going to sleep with the window open, if you don't like it, go to the West Chamber."

Du Wulang said: "When you were away, I had people repair the windows. ”

Xue Bai didn't expect him to be so careful.

Glancing back, the Du sisters were not far behind.

"Oh, then I'll go to the West Chamber."

"I've fixed the windows, but I'm going to the West Chamber?"

"Well, you also know that I've been writing dramas lately, so I think it will be inspiring."

"Your drama...... Alas, maybe it's too glamorous? ”

~~

The candle flame was flickering slightly.

Li Jilan sat in front of the window, unfolding the drama she had written, but she was distracted when she looked at it.

She knew that the more she wrote this drama, the more beautiful it became, but Xue Bai always indulged her, and sometimes mentioned a few words to her, but let her write it beautifully......

"Ji Lanzi, don't sleep yet?"

Li Jilan put away the scroll and turned her head to look, but saw that it was Li Tengkong.

"Didn't you sleep yet?"

"The Supreme True Person will return to Wangwu Mountain in a few days, and some Taoist scriptures have not been sorted out yet, so I don't know if she will bring them."

"That's what I'm supposed to tidy up." Li Jilan hurriedly got up, "Look at me, something is wrong." ”

"It's okay, let's sort it out together."

The two sisters arrived at the scripture room and sorted out the scriptures brought back by Princess Yuzhen.

"Do you want to bring this baggage? It's heavy. Li Tengkong asked.

"Ah, the supreme real person doesn't let people touch this burden......"

As he spoke, the heavy package fell to the ground, and the scriptures were scattered, and the two hurriedly squatted down to clean up.

I saw that they were all Taoist scriptures, such as "Huaying Jinjin Array Wanfang Map", "Dong Xuanzi", "The World to the Tao", "Su Nu Sutra", "Sheng Penglai" and so on.

Li Tengkong is good at Taoism, and he casually opened it and took a look.

"Yikes!"

Li Jilan looked up and saw that Li Tengkong's cheeks were red, and he could see clearly in the night, and he was throwing away the scriptures in his hand, as if he had been stung.

She couldn't help but be curious, picked it up, opened it and looked at it, and her face turned red in an instant.

The candlelight flickered, and the picture in his hand seemed to be shaking, in which two women were ...... with a man That one.

She was at a loss, and hurriedly wanted to throw this dirty thing away, but the next moment, she caught a glimpse of some small poems on the side of the picture.

"Half shy, half shirked, not like ordinary waves."

"Turn around and call for a hurry, tell Hugh to tell others."

This poem is much more colorful than the drama she wrote, but it seems to be closer to the style of the West Chamber...... In fact, it is worth watching.

As soon as he raised his head and met Li Tengkong's eyes, Li Jilan hurriedly put it away.

The two sisters stopped talking and silently packed up the scriptures.

Walking through the corridor, their hands accidentally touched, Li Jilan withdrew his hand as if he was electrocuted, and turned his head to see that Li Tengkong had a calm appearance.

"Oh, did you hear that?" She opened her mouth to talk about something else, and said, "Mr. has won the top spot, and the defendant has gone to Dali Temple." ”

"Well, by the time I knew, he was fine."

"It's amazing."

Li Tengkong glanced back at Li Jilan, inexplicably, the atmosphere was even more awkward, and the two hurriedly dispersed and went back to the house.

It's night.

Li Jilan had a dream.

The moonlight was in the sky, the flowers were full of shade, she walked through the corridor on tiptoe with embroidered shoes, but saw Xue Bai and Li Tengkong hugging there...... Kiss. She was startled, turned around and fled, but Xue Bai caught up.

"Sir, I can't rob you of you."

"I got a nosebleed because of you."

When I looked up, I saw the two nosebleeds.

Then the picture changed, and the picture on the atlas kept shaking.

She held hands with her, like two flowers swaying on the water.

Li Jilan was really frightened by this dream of herself, and she was so frightened that she sweated finely.

……

"Real person, the apprentice is probably sick, right?"

The next day, Princess Yuzhen was beside Li Jilan's couch, stretched out her hand to her forehead, and frowned.

"I have a fever."

"Xu yes...... The night was hot and dry, and the quilt was lifted. ”

Princess Yuzhen took out a pill and stuffed it into Li Jilan's mouth, and said, "Prescribe some medicine for the teacher, it's no big deal." When you are well, let's set off back to Wangwu Mountain. ”

"Don't delay the trip of the real person because of the apprentice, can the apprentice stay in Chang'an Yuzhenguan and stay with the empty man?"

Li Jilan whispered, glanced at Li Tengkong, and blushed inexplicably.

Thinking of Tengkongzi without distractions, but he dreamed of that kind of thing, he was very ashamed.

But at least he can stay in Chang'an and finish writing the play.

~~

On the fifth day of the eighth month, the Long Live Thousand Autumn Festival, the three important ministers and the relatives of the emperor celebrated the birthday of the saint.

The next day, a team of carriages and horses slowly left Chang'an City, Princess Yuzhen was about to leave again, and there were many people who were sent to the Ten Mile Long Pavilion.

"Guzu." Li Yuesu stepped forward and said: "Brother said early that he would come, but now that he is grounded, he can't come out by all means, so he has to let me send it on his behalf." ”

"It's okay, as the emperor's grandson, it's more important to follow the rules."

Princess Yuzhen knows more details than others.

Recently, the East Palace has been in a precarious state, first Li Li was grounded, and then the Pei Mian case was quite involved, and Fang Xuan, Du Hongjian and others were all degraded and released.

It must be known that in mid-July, the sage Fang Ren Li was appointed to wait for Zhao Hanlin and worship the East Palace, and the court and the central government thought that the situation in the East Palace had improved, but in less than a month, the Mid-Autumn Festival had not arrived, which was like a slap in the face of the people in the East Palace.

Princess Yuzhen didn't participate in these, she was influenced by Li Bai to hate An Lushan, and she liked the handsome and the ugly, and she couldn't see the saint being amused by the funny fat man and leaning back, so she simply went back to Wangwu Mountain.

The carriages and horses went away, and the Chang'an Ancient Road quieted down.

Beginning the next day, officials who were degraded continued to set off here, leaving behind a lot of regrets and worries.

The blue clouds are in the sky, the yellow flowers are in the ground, the west wind is tight, and the northern geese are flying south.

The woods along the ancient road are gradually adding to the autumn mood.

Finally, it's August 13th, two days before the Mid-Autumn Festival.

On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the saint wanted to hold a banquet in the main building of the diligent government affairs, which became the first major event in Chang'an City at present.

The official affairs next to the imperial court were temporarily suspended, in order to ensure the smooth progress of the Mid-Autumn Festival.

A middle-aged man rode a horse across the ancient road, coming from the east and heading west.

"Leaving the grass on the plain, one year old and one withered. Wildfires burn inexhaustibly, and spring breezes blow and regenerate. ”

The middle-aged man read the poem casually, although his figure was down, the light in his eyes did not disperse, and he looked extremely capable, it was Pei Mian.

He didn't flee to Shuofang at all, because he knew that Suo Douji would inevitably search for him west. Therefore, after leaving Chang'an, he traveled eastward, hiding near Lantian Station, and now the wind has gradually stopped, before he set off for Shuofang.

After walking through the ten-mile long pavilion for a long time, it was nearly evening, and there was a post house in front.

Pei Mian dismounted and entered, and said straight to the little guy who came up: "I'm here to meet guests." ”

"Guest officer's backyard, please."

Pei Mian walked into the backyard and took a look at it first, there were horses and camels tied to the stables, and goods were piled up in the courtyard, which showed that the East Palace had indeed prepared a caravan to send him to Shuofang.

He was a little relieved.

Because he is not stupid, he knows that since the prince can be reconciled and separated twice, it is not impossible to kill him. And the prince relies on Li Jingzhong very much, and Li Jingzhong is obedient and yin, and he is not easy to get along.

Of course, the people sent by the East Palace today may have made two preparations, they may kill him, they may escort him.

"Guest, please."

Pei Mian pushed open the door of a room, and his eyes swept away, there were eight people in the room, all of them were Hui people, and he knew one of the leaders.

"Bone House, did Your Highness ask you to see me off?"

"If Mr. Pei is really willing to go to Shuofang, we will leave tomorrow." Bone House Bone said: "Let's drink." ”

Pei Mian went over and sat down, holding the wine glass, but he didn't dare to drink.

Gu Wugu asked all the people under his command to go down and asked, "Mr. Pei, Li Weng asked me to ask one thing, where did you hide your armor and weapons when you transferred the dead soldiers of Longyou out of Chang'an City last year?" ”

"I have already told Li Weng about this."

"Li Weng sent someone to take a look, and there are no armor weapons there."

"No?"

Pei Mian pretended to be surprised, straightened his beard, and muttered: "However, if you go down and look at those armor weapons now, if they are discovered, it will be very dangerous, after all, they are all Longyou weapons." ”

Bone House looked up, and it was already dark.

"Mr. Pei has a great future in Shuofang, and the matter of Gyeonggi should be properly handed over."

"Don't worry, I vouch for my life, no one will be able to find those weapons unless I die."

“……”

At the same time, a Hui man was walking to the stable to pee.

There was only one lantern hanging in the courtyard of the post house, illuminating his figure in the straw pile.

Suddenly, a hand stretched out from behind his back, covering the man's mouth this time, and at the same time, the dagger slashed and cut his neck.

"Snort."

Blood spurted out of the wound on his neck, and his breath leaked out instantly, a little like a whistle, and it was neutralized by the sound of blood, not as sharp as a whistle.

Soon, blood was sprinkled on the straw and the corpse was poured onto it.

"There are seven more, and eight more are added to Pei Mian." Lao Liang said in a low voice.

"I'll count."

Jiang Hai quickly made a few gestures, which meant that the six people who were drinking in the room were all killed by him alone; Lao Liang only needs to kill Pei Mian and the leader, don't let people run away.

Lao Liang didn't talk nonsense, nodded, and leaned his waist under the door of the main house.

Jiang Hai grinned, excitement in his eyes.

He wore a light armor in his clothes, and he held a Mo knife in his hand, which was enough for him to kill the six drunks.

Blowing a cheerful whistle, he walked to the front of the house, and the Hui people inside were laughing, and when the door was pushed, he turned his head and said something, and then asked in Chinese.

"Who are you?"

What answered them was Jiang Hai's sinister smile and the Mo knife that he didn't hesitate to chop.

"Poof."

"Jiri!"

"Poof."

In an instant, the knife rose and fell, and blood splattered all over the room.

"Kill him!"

“……”

Gu Wu Gu has never been able to ask anything from Pei Mian's mouth.

On the other hand, he also felt that Li Jingzhong was not necessary, so he decided to send Pei Mian to Shuofang.

Suddenly, there was a roar outside.

Gu Wu Gu immediately picked up the knife and pulled the door out.

"Poof."

The sound of the wind came to his face, and he slashed the arm that pulled the door.

His strong arms fell to the ground, and half of his body was splashing blood, screaming in pain.

The second knife had been slashed, and he rolled on the ground, trying to dodge.

In terms of martial arts, he may be higher and stronger than the people who came, but this is a sneak attack, and the people who come are ruthless and decisive, which completely makes up for the gap in martial arts.

The bones were still rolling, and one leg had been severed.

He cried out in pain and tried his best, but the person who came retreated with great experience, let him bleed non-stop, and went to chase Pei Mian by himself.

……

Pei Mian wanted to escape through the window for the first time, so he jumped out of the window and was hit his back.

It was a jar of wine, and it was thrown and he was smashed to the ground.

When he remembered it, a stinky foot had stepped on him, and a cold knife had been pressed against his face.

"I'm useful!" Pei Mian spoke quickly, "I'll say whatever you want to know." ”

Only then did he fix his eyes, and just as someone had come to look at him.

As soon as he looked at him, Pei Mian's soul was scattered.

It was Lao Liang who came.

The scene of poisoning these old soldiers in Yang Shenjin's house surfaced in front of him, making Pei Mian's heart fall into the ice cave, which was extremely cold.

Lao Liang didn't kill him immediately, he went down with two extremely sharp knives, picked his hamstrings first, ignored his screams, and said, "I heard, where are you hiding those armor and weapons?" ”

Pei Mian was in pain and scared, and seeing that there was a glimmer of life, he hurriedly stopped screaming in pain and hissed: "Of course I can tell you...... By the way, who are you following now? ”

"Say."

"In the north of Chang'an City, near Weishui, outside the Forbidden Garden, that place is not easy to say, I can take you to find it. If I die, you will not find me. ”

Lao Liang didn't speak, realizing that he was going to suffer a loss by playing tricks with Pei Mian, and he wanted to end him with one sword.

But he was actually a scout, and his habit of spying on the enemy made him intuitively feel that Pei Mian could shake out some useful news for Lang Jun.

"You're Xue Bai's person, right?"

Pei Mian asked tentatively, observing Lao Liang's reaction, and then quickly handed over the words.

"I know something very important to Xue Bai, Li Linfu asked me to check his background, I found out, and I haven't told Li Linfu yet. It's very important to Xue Bai, you take me to meet him......"

In the room at the back, Jiang Hai, who was covered in blood, walked out. After entering the main house, he asked, "Are you from the East Palace, on the line of Shuofang?" ”

"Eat dog intestines."

After a while, Jiang Hai came out and said: "The dog has committed suicide, Pei Laogou, you will give it to me if you ask, I still have revenge to avenge one by one." ”

Lao Liang raised his hand to stop him, thought for a while, and said, "Take it away, torture you slowly?" ”

~~

Xue Bai stayed in Du's house for a few days.

When I woke up that day, I saw Du Yan sitting on the edge of his couch.

"Haven't left yet?"

"There is a food box delivered at dawn, do you want to take a look?"

Xue Bai knew that it was an important matter, so he immediately got up, changed into a servant dress, and quietly left the Du Mansion with the carriage.

The carriage entered the branch of Fengwei Building in Huaiyuanfang, he walked into the warehouse, pushed open the bookcase, and there was a secret passage behind him, and through the secret passage, there was another high-walled courtyard.

After passing through the two courtyard gates in a row, Lao Liang greeted him and whispered a few words to him.

"Someone in there?"

"Yes."

Xue Bai pushed the door and entered, only to see Pei Mian tied to a pillar.

"See you again." Pei Mian said with a smile, "I regret that you let me go once before, but I didn't really cooperate with you and stupidly believed in the East Palace." ”

Xue Bai said: "Yes, I could have borrowed the hand of the East Palace to get rid of you, but I appreciate you." ”

"We are smart people, and if you and I can support each other, we will be able to do our best. Do you want to support King Kyung? Or one of the four royal grandsons he raised? I can help you. Donggong and Youxiang, I know their secrets. ”

Xue Bai leaned over, looked at the wound on Pei Mian's foot, and frowned.

"It doesn't matter." Pei Mian said: "A man is born between heaven and earth, and he should be frustrated but not broken. A small injury will not affect you and me. ”

"What you just said you said knew my identity?"

"That's nature. Suo Dou ordered me to check on you, but I didn't tell him many things. ”

Xue Bai listened silently.

Pei Mian didn't say more, he had to keep these secrets to save his life.

Xue Bai understood, smiled, and said, "You hid the weapons of the East Palace?" If you die, will your people hand them over and identify the East Palace? ”

"No, I scared Li Jingzhong, you also know who he is." Pei Mian said: "But when the incident happened suddenly, how could I make such an arrangement?" ”

"Where's the weapon, can you tell me?"

"Yes." Pei Mian knew that he should always show some sincerity, and muttered: "Do you know Guangyuntan? Caoyun enters Guangyun Lake along the Weishui River, and can reach the Forbidden Garden. I'm a judge in Gyeonggi, and I have some duties. ”

Xue Bai smiled and asked, "If something happens, you can directly enter the Forbidden Garden?" ”

"Don't dare, just make a little arrangement, and hide dozens of full armor."

"Where, exactly?"

"Not far from Guangyuntan Wharf, there is a warehouse outside the forbidden garden......"

~~

Lao Liang and Jiang Hai were guarding outside the courtyard, Jiang Hai didn't understand why Lao Liang brought Pei Mian here, and at this time, he thought of a possibility and couldn't help complaining.

"If you want to ask, you can ask, torture for two days, what can't you ask? What else did you tell Lang Jun to do? When the time comes, people die here, and Fengwei Lou is found...... Could it be that you, a scout, have forgotten the enmity of your brothers? ”

Lao Liang was a little embarrassed, and was about to answer, when Xue Bai had already come out of the house.

"Lang Jun." Jiang Hai was a little anxious, "Pei Gou can't believe ......"

Xue Bai patted the shoulders of the two of them and said, "He has already said what he should ask, you take people away and avenge your brothers, I promised you this matter, but you must deal with it cleanly." ”

Jiang Hai was overjoyed, and Lao Liang was also relieved.

The two saluted Xue Bai again, and their eyes were a little different than before.

After that, they rushed into the house and neatly put Pei Mian in a sack and took it away.

All kinds of traces were quickly cleared one by one, and Xue Bai re-crossed the secret passage back to Fengwei Building, hiding in the carriage, still thinking about Pei Mian in his mind.

Pei Mian is powerful, but there are too many reasons why he can't use Pei Mian, it is a snake that will be devoured, a thunder that will explode, and it may also make him centrifuge the people he has been trying to win over.

After all, there is a trade-off.

In order to adjust back, I slept for less than 5 hours yesterday, and finally, today is also 10,000 words ~~ Ask for a monthly pass, ask for a subscription ~~

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