The golden black fell in the west, and the jade rabbit rose in the east.

Night finally replaced the last rays of daylight, and the heavens and the earth gradually fell into darkness.

Ding Chou, who had just stood on the pile for less than half an hour, was already sweating profusely at the moment, his whole body was trembling, and his little face was tense, as if he was desperately holding on to not letting himself fall.

"Little Dingzi, what are you doing here?"

Suddenly, Qin Wei's voice sounded from outside the courtyard gate, and the precarious Ding Chou's calves trembled, and his body instantly lost his balance, and he fell to the ground with a "poof", and his posture was very embarrassing.

"Oops, I'm dead!"

Ding Chou wailed as he got up from the ground tremblingly. At this moment, he felt that the musculoskeletal pain all over his body was extremely sore, and he did not obey the call, and he couldn't help but weaken.

"Meet Lord Qin......"

Ding Chou wanted to bow to Qin Wei, but when he bent down slightly, he suddenly felt a sharp pain coming from his lumbar spine, and he gasped in pain, and his body froze in place, and he didn't dare to move for half a minute.

"Okay, okay, don't be polite!" Qin Wei frowned and reminded, "Beware of hurting your muscles and bones, you won't be able to get out of bed for ten days and a half months." ”

"Thank you...... Lord Qin. ”

Ding Chou took a deep breath, endured the soreness in his body, slowly straightened his body, and said bitterly: "I just asked Lord Liu for a coaching method, and he said that I was unstable, so let me stand on the pile." I used to be able to stand for two hours, but today for some reason, I can't even hold on for half an hour. ”

"Standing piles need to be persistent, day after day, not two or three years of practice can be done once and for all. Qin Wei said, "How many years have you not stood on a stake properly? Three or four years? ”

"Alas!"

Seeing Ding Chou's sad face, Qin Wei smiled: "But you don't have to be depressed, you are still young, you only need to practice for ten days and a half months, and you can naturally return to your old state." ”

"Lord Liu said that Lord Qin has stood on this pile for thirteen years, I don't know if it's true or not?"

"It does. Qin Wei replied casually, "Freezing three feet is not a day's cold, and the next kung fu is not something that can be practiced in three or five years." ”

Ding Chou was in admiration, nodded again and again, and then rolled his eyes, and said curiously: "That...... How many teenagers does Lord Liu stand?"

"Probably...... Fifteen or sixteen years!" Qin Wei muttered, "Back then, we all stood on the stake at dawn, and Lord Liu deliberately chose to stand on the stake at night in order to avoid delaying the practice during the day, and he stood all night. ”

"All night?" Ding Chou exclaimed, "Doesn't Lord Liu sleep?"

"Of course I sleep, but not on the bed, but on the stake. Qin Wei recalled, "In the first few years, he suffered a lot, he couldn't sleep, and he fell off the pile when he was very sleepy, and his nose and face were swollen from frequent falls. Later, he slowly got used to it, and he could fall asleep while standing on the pile, and when he woke up, his body still remained motionless. ”

"This ......" Ding Chou was as ugly as hearing a book from heaven, and he couldn't stop talking in surprise.

"I have tried to learn this set of kung fu from Lord Liu, but I don't have his skills, and I haven't been able to learn it so far. Qin Wei laughed at himself, and then ignored Ding Chou, who was stunned, and walked straight towards Liu Xunyi's room.

The room was as dark as ink, Liu Xunyi hugged the wine jar, lying on the couch on all fours and falling asleep, snoring from time to time.

Qin Wei silently lit the candlestick, looked at the unkempt Liu Xunyi, couldn't help sighing, and shook his head helplessly.

Without saying a word, he cleaned up the scattered and crooked wine jars, tables and chairs, and moistened the brocade with water to wipe Liu Xunyi's cheeks.

"Who?"

As if awakened by the coldness on his face, Liu Xunyi sat up straight suddenly, looking at Qin Wei who was smiling bitterly with dull eyes, and did not come back to his senses for a long time.

"Brother Qin, it turned out to be you!"

After staring at each other for a long time, Liu Xunyi suddenly spit out a sentence, and then leaned back lazily on the futon.

"Don't drink anymore!" Qin Wei snatched the wine jar from Liu Xunyi's arms and said unhappily, "Look at your current appearance, what kind of system have you become?"

"How is your injury?" Liu Xunyi did not answer Qin Wei's words, but said to himself, "How is Brother Qiu's injury?"

"Brother Qiu is already fine, but he has lost a hand, and I am afraid that there will be a lot of inconvenience in the future. Hou Ye asked him to concentrate on cultivating newcomers, and seemed unwilling to let him show his face again. As for my injuries, they're already healed. Qin Wei put the wine jar aside, and picked up the wet pap again to wipe the stains on his face, "On the contrary, it is you, who are obviously the least injured, but the result is the slowest to heal." ”

"I'm fine. Liu Xunyi took the wet handkerchief and smeared it on his face a few times, so that his chaotic spirit gradually cleared up a little, "How is Master Hou's injury?"

"The emperor sent the imperial doctor to treat the Hou Ye's injuries, so he has already recovered. As for this, Qin Wei couldn't help but let out a sigh from his mouth, "During the trip to Luoyang, Tianji Pavilion suffered heavy casualties. There were hundreds of people, but very few came back alive......"

Liu Xunyi silently looked at Qin Wei with a sad expression, his eyes were complicated, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

"Brother Liu, during this time, some brothers in the Tianji Pavilion may be dissatisfied with you, or even complain, you ...... Adults don't remember villains. Qin Wei changed his words and persuaded, "Most of the good brothers who lived and died with them died in the Xianwang Mansion, so they will inevitably feel aggrieved and uncomfortable, and they can't complain to the Hou Ye, so they count their grievances on your head, you ......"

"Needless to say, I understand. Liu Xunyi laughed at himself, "In their hearts, I am no longer Lord Liu of Tianji Pavilion, but Liu Zhifan of King Xian's Mansion." Their brother's confidant died in the Xian Wang's Mansion, so he hated the rest of the people, and it was human nature to count resentment on my head. ”

"Brother Liu, they don't ...... sensible"

"Don't worry, I don't blame them. Liu Xunyi smiled freely, as if he was comforting Qin Wei and himself.

"Actually, the Prime Minister and the Hou Ye have not had a good time in the past few months. Qin Wei said worriedly, "Our plan is to recruit An Luo Tianjin and turn the heroes of the rivers and lakes into elite soldiers of the imperial court." As a result, the recruitment failed, and Luo Tianjin turned into a thief. Although we have successfully eradicated Luo Tianjin after hardships, we have also completely pushed the Central Plains martial arts into the camp of opposition to the imperial court. As a result, Dongfu's long-term plan undoubtedly fell short and fell through. Xifu took advantage of the topic to play a role in settling accounts with Dongfu in front of the emperor, accusing us of wasting the manpower, material and financial resources of the imperial court, and as a result, instead of sharing the emperor's worries, it only increased the internal troubles, making the situation in the Great Song Dynasty more and more urgent. The emperor was already dissatisfied with the East Mansion, coupled with the fall of the West Mansion, the Prime Minister was squeezed out in the court, and the Hou Ye was ordered to stop all errands, as for when to open the Tianji Pavilion...... Discuss again. ”

"How so?"

Liu Xunyi didn't know anything about what happened in the court, so when he heard Qin Wei's story, he was shocked in his heart.

He originally thought that Tianji Pavilion's success in quelling the rebellion was not as great as Zhao'an's contribution, but at least it was a good thing. Unexpectedly, instead of rewarding Tianji Pavilion, the imperial court sent Zhao Yuan into the cold palace and abandoned it.

"Alas, the world is impermanent. Qin Wei said bitterly, "We have paid so much, and we have worked hard without merit, but the result is ...... Now it is hopeless to expect the court to reward us, and the emperor has already been Amitabha Buddha if he does not issue a decree. ”

"Why is the imperial court so unfair?" Liu Xunyi was full of loss, and his tone was extremely sad, "The forces of the rivers and lakes are still clearly rewarded and punished, how can the dignified court not divide the merits?"

"Shhh In fact, things didn't get to this point, but because there was too much trouble in Lin'an City recently, it made Long Yan displeased. ”

"You're talking about ......"

"Qingfeng, the head of the Wudang faction, took over as the leader of the martial arts alliance, and issued a chase and kill order in the rivers and lakes, ordering all the martial arts sects and factions in the Central Plains to join forces to hunt down and kill you......" Qin Wei hesitated, "Now, they can't kill you to vent their anger, so they turned the finger on other officials and even ordinary people in Lin'an City, everyone was unbearable, and they complained to the imperial court, and the emperor was very dissatisfied with this." ”

"That's what I expected. Liu Xunyi muttered, "Luo...... Although Tianjin was not killed by me, he died because of me, so the martial arts heroes wanted to kill me to take revenge...... Not an exaggeration. The most hateful Ling Xiaoxiao, a femme fatale, disregarded the relationship between husband and wife for more than 20 years, and ruthlessly killed the lord of the mansion. ”

As for this, Liu Xunyi's fist clenched. It seems that he still can't let go of Luo Tianjin's death.

"But you can rest assured that the imperial court will never compromise with a group of charlatans. Qin Wei was clear about Liu Xunyi's thoughts, knowing that he still remembered Luo Tianjin in his heart, but he didn't say much, and said with relief, "This matter is not only about your life and death, but also about the decency and honor of the imperial court." After all, you are doing errands for the imperial court, and if you are handed over, how will the imperial court's face remain? Where is the emperor's heavenly prestige? Therefore, the imperial court will never be threatened by anyone, let alone led by the nose. ”

"The bigger the trouble, the more detrimental it will be to the imperial court. Liu Xunyi said worriedly, "Right now, the Great Song Dynasty is worried about internal and external troubles......

"By the way, there's something you may not know. Qin Wei's heart moved, and he hurriedly said, "Mongolia has withdrawn its troops, and the Great Song Dynasty has no external troubles for the time being." ”

"Withdraw?" Liu Xunyi was shocked, "Why?"

"I don't know, it seems that Xifu negotiated with them, and the two sides stopped making peace. Qin Wei said vaguely, "It is said that in order to show their sincerity, the Mongols sent a few envoys to Lin'an City, and they will arrive in Lin'an City in a few days. ”

"Negotiation?" Liu Xunyi looked dazed, and the sudden change in the situation caught him off guard, "Xifu and the Mongols negotiate?"

"That's right!" Qin Wei said, "Because of this, the status of the Western Mansion in the DPRK has risen, but the Eastern Mansion has ...... The current situation is becoming more and more unfavorable for us. Early this morning, the Hou Ye and the prime minister were summoned by the emperor together, and they have not returned yet, I don't know what happened? ”

"This ......"

At this time, Liu Xunyi's heart was as chaotic as numbness, and his head was as big as a fight. He never expected that in the months he had been in a mess, there would be so many unexpected changes outside.

"Bang, bang!"

Suddenly, a quick knock on the door interrupted the conversation between Liu Xunyi and Qin Wei, and at the same time made the faces of the two of them change, and a trace of nervousness surged in their eyes.

"Who?"

"Lord Liu, Lord Qin, I am Xiao Dingzi. ”

"What?"

"Just now, the Hou Ye sent someone to send a message, asking Lord Liu to go to the study to see him immediately. ”

Hearing this, Liu Xunyi couldn't help frowning, and said suspiciously: "When did Master Hou come back?"

"When the front foot enters the door, the back foot sends a messenger to carry the message. Ding Chou timidly replied, "But the messenger said...... Say ......"

"Say what?"

"It was said that the Hou Ye was not in a good mood, and his face was very ugly. Therefore, when Lord Liu was instructed to go to see the Hou Ye...... Be cautious. ”

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