The heavens will descend on the people, and they must first suffer their minds, strain their muscles and bones, starve their bodies and skins, and then empty their bodies.

The night in Jinling City was so dark, the wind was so cold, and the sky was drizzling. The shops on the street also closed early on this dark and rainy night, and it looked very deserted.

In the darkness of the night, a teenager dragged his heavy body and walked forward with difficulty. He looked to be in his early twenties, dressed in a thin black cloth coat, and the cold wind blew on his body and face like a knife, and the rain dripped mercilessly down the ends of his hair and fell to the ground. Despite the harsh environment, the only thing that could be seen in the young man's eyes was fortitude.

The boy walked for a long time, and finally lost his strength and sat down on the ground: "It seems that with my current physical strength, I can only go here." ”

The boy struggled to his feet, and with the last strength he used to come to a vermilion wall, he sat against the wall, and laughed at himself: "It feels good to take the sky as a quilt and the earth as a seat, since you are tired, rest it." ”

Gradually, gradually, the young man felt a little warmth in his body: "Where am I, have I reached Elysium?" ”

The boy slowly opened his eyes and found himself on a hard bed, with a charcoal fire beside the bed, which crackled.

"Little brother, wake up, you've been asleep for a day and a night. A heroic voice reached the boy's ears.

The young man followed the voice, and a burly man with a full beard was crouching in front of the table writing something.

The young man knew that his fate had been picked up: "Thank you brother for saving me, I am grateful." ”

The bearded man put down the pen in his hand and asked with a smile on his face: "Little brother, what is your name, where did you come from, how can you sit in front of the backyard of Jingwei Mansion on such a cold day?"

The young man got up and made a series towards the bearded man: "In Xia Tongbo, the word Xiangyun is originally from Guangling." Jinling wanted to go to his relatives, but his relatives did not know where to go. That's where nowhere. ”

Seeing that Tong Bo knew etiquette very well, the bearded man suddenly felt like a talent: "I just need a night-seeking guard in this courtyard, if Xiangyun doesn't dislike it, just stay." ”

Tong Bo thought for a while and nodded, "I haven't asked my godbrother Taizun's surname yet." ”

"In Xia Duhan Mountain, it is the master of this cross-courtyard. The bearded man grinned.

Jingwei Mansion was established in the period of Xiao Qingtian, Taizu of Qi, and was directly ordered by the Son of Heaven of the current dynasty, and now it is more and more trusted by the Son of Heaven, and the scale is getting bigger and bigger.

The house is built according to the four elephants, which are one hall and four courtyards. The first hall is the place where Si Zhongwei, the commander of the Jingwei Mansion, sits on a daily basis, and the four courtyards are the four cross-courtyards of Qinglong, Baihu, Vermilion Bird, and Xuanwu, and the four guards with the highest skills serve as the masters of the courtyard.

And the cross-courtyard where Tong Bo is located is the Xuanwu Academy led by Du Hanshan. Time flies by like flowing water, and Tong Bo has been in Jingwei Mansion for more than a month.

"Knock—— knock! On this day, there were bursts of beating in the house.

Tong Bo changed into a guard uniform and shouted towards the house: "Dafang, the time for the night patrol has arrived, let's go." ”

I saw a majestic young man in a guard uniform lazily walked out of the room and complained: "Xiangyun, when did you say that we will end up doing this chore every day?" ”

Tong Bo smiled slightly: "Dafang, don't complain, compared to other guards who are on a mission outside and have to worry about their lives at any time, isn't it good for us to do this?"

An Dafang straightened his guard uniform in front of the mirror, and straightened his saber: "A man is a horse leather shroud, and he has made meritorious contributions;

"Lord An, please go to the cross-academy now. Tong Bo teased.

"Xiangyun, you dare to laugh at me, see how I clean you up. As he spoke, An Dafang pretended to be angry.

"Oh, Lord An is angry, and he knows that he is wrong, and he is here to make amends. Tong Bo hugged his fists and cooperated with An Dafang to act.

"That's pretty much it. Xiangyun, why haven't I seen you bring the saber you were given in the house?" An Dafang asked.

"I don't know how to use a knife, and it's a burden to carry it. Besides, if it's really dangerous, don't you still have a peerless master. Tong Bo's words made An Dafang extremely useful.

"That's too, as long as I have an important defense, I will definitely protect you. An Dafang patted his chest confidently.

In the main hall of the Jingwei Mansion, there is a striking plaque, which is written by the saint himself today "Loyal to the Liver and Righteous Courage" four vigorous and powerful characters, a powerful old man with a long beard under the plaque is sitting on the lap, his temples are bulging, not angry and self-prestigious, at a glance I know that he is a master of the house, this person is the commander of the Jingwei Mansion Si Zhongwei.

Si Zhongwei was holding a book of historical records and was fascinated by it, when a guard walked in: "Tell the commander, Steward Zhao is asking to see you outside the door." ”

"Please speak in the Zhao Steward's Office. Si Zhongwei waved his hand at the guard.

After a while, a middle-aged man with a thin figure and a handful of goatee on his face walked in: "Humble Zhao Yuanchang, I have seen the commander of the division." ”

Si Zhongwei slowly put down the book in his hand and said with a smile: "Yuanchang come and pull, sit down." ”

Zhao Yuanchang saluted Si Zhongwei again, and then sat down under Si Zhongwei: "Humble and sit." ”

"Yuanchang, seeing that the New Year is approaching, how are the preparations for this year's court leader's deliberations?" asked Si Zhongwei.

"Commander, everything is ready, and I am about to ask the commander if he is still in the main hall this year. Zhao Yuanchang dealt with it carefully.

Si Zhongwei groaned slightly: "No, this year's deliberations will be held in the Xuanwu Academy, and tomorrow you will take my token to inform Du Hanshan." ”

"Obedience. Zhao Yuanchang said respectfully.

"Whoa, whoa. The dawn chicken in the house has already crowed for the third time, and the east is also white, and An Dafang sighed: "It's finally time to change shifts." Xiangyun, let's go to breakfast after we have a shift. ”

Tong Bo was just about to agree, but suddenly his heart moved, and a figure flashed from the Xuanwu Pavilion in the distance.

Tong Bo said quietly: "You go first, I accidentally lost my waist card when I was patrolling the night near Xuanwu Pavilion just now, I have to look for it." ”

"Why are you so careless, then I'll go first, and you can go back quickly. An Dafang complained.

"Yes, my Lord Ann. Tong Bo made a joke about An Dafang again.

After An Dafang walked away, Tong Bo slowly walked from the bluestone path to Xuanwu Pavilion: "There are no footprints along the way, it seems that this person is not only familiar with Xuanwu Academy, but also has good achievements, he should be from this courtyard." But why did he come to Xuanwu Pavilion at this hour?"

After a short time, Tong Bo came to the gate of Xuanwu Pavilion and touched the Qianji lock on the door: "This lock has never been opened, and Xuanwu Pavilion is a confidential place in this hospital, and there are many organs inside, so it is not easy to enter and retreat." Isn't this man's goal?"

Tong Bo closed his eyes, thinking about the surrounding environment and the intention of the figure in his mind: "The closest place to here is the main courtyard of the Xuanwu Hall! Courtyard Master Du Hanshan, which is also the place where he was rescued for the first time. ”

"Could it be that this person has infiltrated the Xuanwu Hall?" Just as Tong Bo was thinking about it, a questioning voice interrupted his thoughts: "Who are you and what are you doing here?"

Tong Bo turned around and looked, and a thin middle-aged man stood in front of him: "Supervisor Zhao, the lowly position is the new night guard of the Xuanwu Academy, and he is doing the inspection before the shift. ”

Zhao Yuanchang saw that Tong Bo recognized him and knew how to be polite, and he had a slight feeling in his heart: "So that's the case, what about your Du Courtyard Master?"

"The head of the hospital has not returned from his official duties, and if there is anything wrong with Steward Zhao, he can tell him on his behalf. Tong Bo said.

Zhao Yuanchang nodded: "Well, it just so happens that the steward has other things, you give this token to the master of the Du Academy, and he will know what to do." ”

Tong Bo respectfully took the token: "Obey orders." ”

Looking at the back of Zhao Yuanchang leaving, Tong Bo repeatedly played with the token engraved with the word "unification" in his hand: "Is Zhao Yuanchang's appearance a coincidence, or is it the figure he just saw." Also, if you know what kind of command this token conveys, you may have some clue. ”

Just after noon, Du Hanshan returned to Xuanwu Hall, and Fu Bo took out a cup of tea and put it on Du Hanshan's table: "Master of the courtyard, this is the latest Longjing tea picked this year, please taste it." ”

"Fauber, you still understand me. How is it, I've been here for a while, how is everything in the courtyard?" Du Hanshan took a sip of tea comfortably, feeling tired and swept away.

"Thanks to the master, everything is fine. By the way, the night guard is waiting in Xuanwu Hall early in the morning to see you. Fu Boyu reported.

"Oh, did he say anything?" Du Hanshan said curiously.

"Not really, he has to meet you before he can say anything. "Fauber Road.

"Then tell him to come in. Du Hanshan nodded at Fu Bo.

After a while, An Dafang hurriedly walked in with a saber in hand, and hugged his fists at Du Hanshan and Fu Bo respectively: "I see the master of the courtyard and I have seen Fu Bo." ”

Du Hanshan said with a smile: "Don't worry, say something slowly." ”

"Thank you for your concern, but this matter has to be urgent. As he spoke, he handed the commander token to Du Hanshan with both hands: "The humble post ended his night patrol early this morning, and I happened to meet Steward Zhao. Steward Zhao instructed the humble to hand over the token to the court master, and said that the court master knew the meaning of the commander when he saw the token. ”

Du Hanshan stood up from the chair, took the token and looked at it carefully for a long time, and said happily: "Yes, it is really the commander's order." ”

"Hahaha, do you know what it means to receive this token?" Du Hanshan asked excitedly.

The two glanced at each other and shook their heads: "Please also ask the master of the courtyard to make it clear." ”

"This means that this year's meeting of the head of the academy will be held in my Xuanwu Academy. Du Hanshan immediately had a feeling of complacency.

"Fu Bo, you go and call Wei Mingfeng and Zhou Pingyu over, we will discuss matters together. Dafang, you go and inform all the night guards that they will strengthen their patrols in the hospital recently, and they must not slack off, and they must ensure the smooth progress of the proceedings. Du Hanshan instructed: "I hope everyone will work together, and when this matter is over, the master of this court will definitely reward his merits." ”

"Yes, I'll do it right away. Fubo and An Dafang responded in unison.