Chapter 257: Dusk is near
Xun Yuzhan almost didn't recognize who the men in front of him were.
Just now, Wei Dingshan came to inform him that someone was visiting, Xun Yuzhan was holding the book and was reading hard, first shocked when he heard the words, and then his face was full of astonishment.
Anyone else will come to him?
Wei Dingshan said with a smile that not only did someone come to find the eldest prince, but there were many of them.
Xun Yuzhan walked out of the room with a cigarette, leaned on the railing and looked down at the poorly dressed man in Baido, stunned for a long time, and then tapped his head and remembered who these people were.
The bandits who blocked the road and robbed the darts that day took off their black clothes and changed into a simple appearance, which was really like that.
Xun Yuzhan smiled lightly, and his heart suddenly flooded with some waves and emotion.
Then he asked Wei Dingshan to bring everyone up, and he returned to the room to dress properly, and then put out a pen and paper on the table.
Seeing this, Wei Dingshan's eyes flashed with surprise, and he didn't say anything, since the eldest prince ordered it, then he did it. After a while, the hundred or so people squeezed into this study like this. Fortunately, this is Xunmen, and the place is big enough, otherwise such a large group of guys is really a bit tricky.
At this moment, the men were like a country boy who had never seen the world, touching here and there, and seemed extremely careful, if there was a little dirty mark left, they hurriedly rolled up their sleeves and wiped it vigorously; they even saw that the broken shoes they were stepping on left a puddle of mud marks on the mahogany floor, and in distress, they simply took off their shoes and walked in barefoot, and they were gone.
In the end, they all sighed involuntarily, worthy of Xunmen.
After entering the door, naturally there were not so many places, so everyone stood in a corner, and the person who led the person stepped forward to talk to Xun Dagongzi.
Xun Yuzhan beckoned him to sit down, then turned to Wei Dingshan on the side and explained: "Uncle Wei, they are the thieves who blocked the road and robbed the dart that day. ”
Wei Dingshan's expression was different, as if he laughed.
The faces of the men became a little ugly at that time, they were already a little afraid of this old man who was not angry and arrogant, and when they heard the words of the white-faced man, they subconsciously thought that they and others were going to be retaliated against, and wanted to say something, but they didn't dare to make a mistake, so they had to bow their heads here, and their hearts were uneasy.
The man's face was also a little ugly, he hurriedly got up, and arched his hand: "Xun Gongzi, we ......"
Xun Yuzhan raised his hand to interrupt him and said, "I remember telling you that day that the road you are taking now is not the right way, and the food you eat is snatched from other people, so if you can figure it out, come to me, right?"
The man straightened up and nodded.
"Then have you figured it out?" Xun Yuzhan asked again.
The man was stunned, and then said with a wry smile: "Xun Gongzi, some of the thieves in this world are indeed extremely vicious, and some are also forced to do so. We, the brothers, are all here to survive and to eat a full meal, otherwise...... Who wants to go down this road......?
The man paused, and sighed: "It's all here, although I didn't have any expectations, but it also shows that our brothers are determined, if Xun Gongzi now gives an order to arrest the brothers and send them to the official, it is also common sense, that day Xun Gongzi let us go, we should be returned." If the eldest prince really intends to show the way for the brothers, we are willing to listen to it. ”
The man's words were quite tactful, but they did not lose the standard. It not only points out the positions of the two sides, but also leaves a way for himself to retreat. The implication is that if you are not satisfied after listening, you still have to go back.
And this remark is also true.
They are not the most vicious demons, and now they have fallen into thieves, they all have a last resort, but they are just to eat a full meal, if there is really a healthy and righteous way, who wants to go to the crooked road next to them, and live with their heads all day long?
Take the robbery of the dart as an example, because they were entrusted to kidnap the eldest prince of Xunmen, they would make it so difficult for those dart masters and offer conditions that others could not accept. Otherwise, if it were according to the rules of the past, everyone walked the road of harmony and wealth, they would have taken the money and left.
But it was also because of this that a corner appeared on the road they were walking.
The man returned to the village with his injured body and his brothers that day, tossed and hesitated for many days, and finally persuaded the brothers to come to Xunmen to try their luck with the mentality of fighting a hand, after all, the eldest son of Xun kept saying the high-sounding truth that day, which seemed innocent and ridiculous, but it really touched a certain string in the man's heart.
He thought like this, if the other party really helped him out of sincerity, although his brothers had not read any books, they also understood the truth of Entu Bao, and also knew the story of the death of the confidant; if the other party was just teasing him, it would be a big deal to lose face, and he would have lost face by others.
So, with such a mood, a group of thieves took off their dazzling black clothes, put on the cheapest linen clothes bought from the street stalls, and walked to Xunmen.
But Xunmen is Xunmen after all, and it is one of the best sects in the entire Central Plains martial arts, just by raising his eyes and looking at the magnificent and domineering gate, it has already made a group of thieves afraid and retreated. This kind of place is not something that they can climb high.
In the face of the ridicule of the richly dressed gatekeepers, the panic in their hearts finally turned into discouragement.
But the steps that had been retracted still stepped out again.
They also finally met the white jade-like Xun Gongzi.
Xun Yuzhan listened like this
Speech, he suddenly laughed: "I remember that the leader scolded and swore that day, and I didn't expect that when I showed my true face this time, I was also a cautious person!"
Hearing this, the group of big men in the back who had been looking forward to it suddenly burst into laughter, and the originally tense atmosphere eased down.
The man sneered and touched the back of his head slightly embarrassed.
Xun Yuzhan took a brush from the pen stand, dipped it in ink, and said, "As for how I arrange a path for you, it depends on which way you can go." ”
After that, he looked at the man and smiled: "I don't know the name of the leader, have you ever read a book, what have you done before, what have you experienced?"
The man was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously glanced back at the brothers behind him, could it be ...... This Xun Gongzi still has to arrange them one by one?
This kind of thought for a lifetime, the man's heart couldn't help but be shocked, he was extremely respectful to the son in front of him who was a round younger than him arched his hand, and said in a deep voice: "In Xia Yu Rang, I read some books when I was a child, and then the troubled times broke out, and the family was in the middle of the road, so he was sold to a rich merchant as a slave. It didn't take long for thieves to plunder the territory, and the old man's family was slaughtered. took advantage of the chaos to escape, and then fell into the rivers and lakes, and gradually embarked on this road. ”
Yu Rang said it very lightly, and he didn't deliberately explain everything clearly, but he could see something between these three words.
Xun Yuzhan nodded, his pen was flying, he wrote something on the paper, and then said: "Xunmen's business in Yunxian Pavilion still lacks a few guards, I wonder if the leader is interested?"
Yu Rang was shocked, he never imagined that this Xun Gongzi would send people to Yunxian Pavilion as soon as he opened his mouth, what a big deal this is? Don't talk about anything else, he is a grass coward, and what he does is a robber's business......
"Leader Yu is not satisfied?" Xun Yuzhan saw him stunned in place, bit the pen, and said suspiciously.
"No, Xun Gongzi, this, how dare you be dissatisfied?" Yu Rang hurriedly said: "It's just that I can't believe it, and...... I would like to see the brothers' arrangements first. ”
Yu Rang lowered his head and said with some humility. He naturally understood that the road pointed out to him by Xun Gongzi was extremely good, and it was also quite attractive, from a thief to the first pavilion in the world, his status was remarkable, and it could already be called a step to the sky, it was like in a dream, how could he dare to say a "no" word?
Therefore, this dream-like reality still made him unbelievable, not to mention, as a leader, he must not only take care of himself, but also see how his brothers are treated. If that Xun Gongzi was just trying to win himself over, then he would rather not go to the Yunxian Pavilion.
Xun Yuzhan smiled and nodded, as if he could understand Yu Rang's meaning, so he pointed out that an old man who was at the front of the crowd behind him said, "This old man, it's your turn." ”
How could the bandit leader in the back have never seen such a battle? The leader of his own family just said a few words, and he could directly fly into the Yunxian Pavilion, which was really envious and jealous. For a moment, everyone's expressions of excitement were uncontrollable, and their eyes were shining with blazing fire.
In contrast, the old man named by Xun Yuzhan seemed a little calm, he took two steps forward slowly, bowed down, and said slowly in a hoarse voice: "Hui Gongzi, Xiao Lao'er is a veteran, he has never made any great achievements in his life, but he has also endured hardships and shed blood, and he has never flinched on the battlefield." My eldest son was also conscripted with me and died on the battlefield, and the younger son was a scholar who was admitted to Xiucai, became a petty official, and also begged for a beautiful daughter-in-law. ”
"There is a big man nearby who saw the color and harmed others, and my daughter-in-law there was a fierce temperament, and she couldn't stand such an insult, so she committed suicide by hanging herself that night. The youngest son couldn't swallow this breath, so he went to report to the official, but he was driven back with a broken leg, and under the serious injury, he finally swallowed this breath forever. ”
Xun Yuzhan's eyes widened, and the hand holding the pen froze in the air, trembling slightly.
The old man's cloudy eyes were so calm, and his tone was extremely slow, as if he was saying something that had nothing to do with him: "Later, the little old man took out the machete that he used in his early years as a soldier from his home, and turned into the old man's house at night and killed him. ”
When the old man said this, he arched his hands, bowed to the end, and there was no follow-up, as if he was quietly waiting for the hair to fall.
But he didn't say it, and everyone knew what happened.
Xun Yuzhan lowered his eyes, was silent for a long time, and said: "I have always read the books of sages, and I also know the law in them, and I also know that there is an iron law in the Great Zhou, and the people are not allowed to lynch, murderers, capital crimes. ”
The old man's figure did not move at all, but the crowd behind him was restless.
"But I also know that there are still human feelings in this world, and there are places where the light does not shine, and there are also voices that cannot be heard. ”
"I am sensible and reasonable, if I were you at that time......"
He paused and said, "This son is the same, he will go and kill him." ”
The figure of the old man shook at that moment, and then trembled slightly.
In the crowd, someone began to cheer loudly.
Xun Yuzhan picked up the pen and began to write something on the paper again: "The merits and demerits are offset, the veteran can only return to the field if he disembarks on his armor." ”
Then he raised his eyebrows, looked at Wei Dingshan, who was sitting with his eyes closed, and asked, "Wei Bo, I remember...... Is there a vacant mountain villa in Xunmen in the countryside, and the nearby farmland is barren and overgrown
Raw?"
Wei Dingshan said in a deep voice without thinking: "Yes." ”
Xun Yuzhan turned to the old man who was still bowing down, and said, "It's going to be handed over to the old man to take care of, I don't know if the old man is willing?"
The old man's body trembled uncontrollably, but he didn't answer.
"If you don't think one person is enough...... Xun Yuzhan glanced at the group of thieves in front of him, and teased: "If there are 'sons and daughters-in-law' in that pile of people, you can take them all away, but let my son check their bottom first, what?"
Thump.
The old man fell straight to his knees, and then kowtowed heavily, with a hoarse cry in his voice: "Little old man, thank you, thank you, son......"
Someone in the crowd immediately laughed and scolded: "Okay, old man Huang, I used to have a lot of money, but I will suddenly become a big landlord! If it is developed, don't forget to bring me!"
Another person said: "Eh, don't say it, I remember that Xiao Yan has always treated Old Man Huang as her father, so shouldn't she be Huang Tengda now?"
After saying that, there was another round of obscene laughter.
But when they looked at Xun Yuzhan, there was more deep amazement.
Xun Yuzhan knocked on the table, coughed lightly to signal everyone to be quiet, and then he looked at a young man behind the old man Huang who looked to be only fourteen or five years old, and said with a smile: "That young man, it's your turn." ”
The swarthy young man with blazing eyes jumped out, showing a row of white teeth, and said loudly: "Hui Gongzi! The little one has no bitter and bitter life experience, but in the early years, when the beggar was about to freeze to death, he was picked up by Boss Yu!"
Xun Yuzhan let out an "oh" in surprise, and asked again: "Then what skills do you have?"
"I've never read a book, so I used to lie outside the school and eavesdrop on my husband's lectures, but I feel that it's very boring, and I still like to go under the overpass to listen to the storyteller!" the boy smiled brightly.
"Stinky boy, why do you open and close your mouth, it's Boss Yu, don't you think about entering Yunxian Pavilion?" In the crowd, someone laughed and scolded again.
The boy turned around and glared, baring his teeth.
Xun Yuzhan scratched his head in frustration, feeling that he couldn't cope with this young man, so he had to turn his gaze for help to Wei Dingshan: "Uncle Wei, what do you think of this young man's bones?"
Wei Dingshan opened his eyes and looked the swarthy young man up and down, and then nodded lightly: "It's okay." ”
"Can you get into Xunmen?"
"Yes. ”
"Then it's decided. ”
Xun Yuzhan immediately made a decision, regardless of whether the young man agreed or not, he shouted at the crowd: "Next!"
The boy's eyes widened in horror, and then he pinched his thigh so hard that he cried out in pain, and realized that he was not really dreaming.
Cao Kou entered Xunmen, what the is this concept? Becoming a disciple of Xunmen, that is even more beautiful than his own boss!
The young man flew in front of him with an arrow, wanting to show off, but he was excited and incoherent: "Boss, boss, I, I'm fucking, I'm not a fucking thief!"
Yu Rang laughed, flicked his fingers on the young man's head, and teased: "Xunmen is an elegant place, if you say the word 'fuck' again, be careful of being kicked out!"
The young man rubbed his forehead and hurriedly retracted his expression, looking well-behaved.
Behind the two, a group of bandits began to scramble to report their homes.
The entire middle pavilion seems to have exploded.
This kind of noisy sound only attracted the attention of the disciples in the left and right pavilions, so many people poked their heads out, looked in that direction, and saw that it was the eldest prince's study, and wondered in their hearts what the eldest prince was doing.
In the left pavilion, a disciple touched his chin and said, "I heard...... Only then did a hundred people call Hanako to come to the door and ask for the eldest prince by name. ”
The disciples next to him were startled, and said in a lost voice: "Won't it?"
"It's true. The disciple said firmly.
"This, this fucking also, it's a bit embarrassing, if the guy in the right pavilion or the eldest lady knows about it......"
"Shhhh
The disciples of the Zuo Pavilion immediately closed their mouths, glanced at each other, and looked at the majestic building not far away again, and sighed in their hearts, the eldest prince didn't know the convergence point, and he didn't know how to get a place for the Great Autumn Meeting, which made people laugh for a while, and this would have something to do with a group of people called Hanako. If that's the case, forget it, but still want to make such a big move, as if others don't know, what is this doing?
As soon as they thought of this, the disciples shook their heads and sighed again, and then they went back to their rooms and began to ignore what was going on outside the window, and only read the books of the sages.
Just as they thought, this kind of movement attracted the attention of the left pavilion, and naturally attracted the attention of the right pavilion.
And the people in the right pavilion don't have a good impression of the eldest prince of Xun.
In a burst of sarcasm and laughter, Xun Wushuang gritted his silver teeth, lined up the crowd with anger on his face, carried two swords, and went straight to ask the teacher.
Every step she took was a shock, and from afar, it seemed that the dark clouds above her could be seen.
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