In the middle of winter, everything is depressed. The desolate place is not just Bianzhou, but at this time it still seems like Bianzhou.

Endless snow fell on this long official road, and the sky and the earth were wrapped in plain, without a trace of variegation. In addition to the snow, there were only men and horses galloping, and it seemed that the snow and the cold could not hinder them in the slightest. Although the horse was weak, it did not stop, and although the horse was thinly clothed, it was sweaty, and it was evident that he had run a long way.

Even if the gods don't want to be beautiful, fortunately, there is still a place that warms the hearts of pedestrians - the inn and tavern, which will not be closed because of the cold weather.

Wei Qimu drove day after day, and there was a lack of people and horses, after all, he was a flesh, and he also knew fatigue, hunger and cold. He saw a tavern on the side of the road, and decided to rest. There was a thin bamboo pole standing in front of the tavern, and the flag on the top was covered with snow, and the handwriting on it could not be seen clearly.

Wei Qimu stopped, tied his horse and sat down, beckoning the shopkeeper to feed the horse first, but he himself only needed a plate of side dishes, two Hu cakes and a bowl of hot water. Wei Qimu didn't bring much coiling when he went down the mountain, and then he met Bingmen, Huang Zhen and others, and he didn't have to worry about any expenses.

This tavern is very simple, with only three or four broken tables and a few horizontal stools, fortunately it can keep out the wind and snow. In the eyes of pedestrians halfway through, the tavern looks like a high-rise building.

The shopkeeper and Dr. Jiu are the same person, born with tiger heads and eyes, if it weren't for the two rows of cat whiskers on his mouth, and a little shorter, he would be a little like the founding general Chi Jingde. And the three or five passers-by, all of them with big shoulders and round waists, like wild Vajra Arhats, and a water of torn jackets and dirty boots, sat at two tables, behaved rudely, and only cared about drinking hot wine and blowing nonsense.

Wei Qimu saw that the tiger head shopkeeper brought the food, and suddenly remembered the flag covered by heavy snow, so he inevitably became curious, so he asked, "Shopkeeper, what is the name of your tavern?"

Unexpectedly, when the store heard this, it was wrong for a while, and Zhiwu said: "It's just a mixed meal, where to pay attention to what the name is, and casually call it 'Welcome Shop'." ”

The corner of Wei Qimu's eyes had swept the panic and ruthlessness of the shop, and he paid attention to it, and ate the side dishes and cakes, but he never drank the slightly turbid hot water.

Seeing that Wei Qimu was delaying drinking this bowl of hot water, the shopkeeper knew that he was suspicious, so he snapped his fingers, only to see a few people drinking and eating meat at the two tables coming in response and surrounding Wei Qimu.

The shopkeeper laughed and said, "Boy, on such a cold day, you can bear to let our brothers work for nothing?"

Wei Qimu smiled: "I don't know where you come from?"

The shopkeeper didn't hide it, stepped on the bench with one foot, and said loudly: "Lao Tzu is a flying thief, a bloodthirsty butcher, and everyone in the rivers and lakes respects me 'Boss Qi'!"

Wei Qimu said: "Since you are a big thief, that is, you are asking Junping to go down?"

Unexpectedly, this Qi boss was furious when he heard this: "What kind of bullshit asks Junping, it's just a fame and reputation fisherman, so he can only bluff a few little thieves, what kind of bullshit 'steals the door', when Lao Tzu did a monstrous case, he hasn't tied his hair yet! Boy, if you don't want to lose your personal wealth like this shopkeeper, Malier will pay tribute to everything valuable." ”

The rest of the people laughed and said, "Boss Qi is right, anyway, I'm full today, so I won't eat you, hahaha......"

Wei Qimu was surprised when he heard this, it turned out that this group of people not only robbed money and killed people, but also ate people! He couldn't help but be angry in his heart, and said in a cold voice: "If you lose your conscience like this, you should also learn some lessons!"

Seeing that Wei Qimu didn't know how to lift up, and made a lot of nonsense, this group of people was also furious, and several people shot together, teasing the claws, and sweeping the legs...... It's all a ninth-rate trick.

Wei Qimu became more and more annoyed, and he didn't want to waste more time talking, so a series of palm shadows knocked several people to the ground, and they were injured one by one.

Seeing Wei Qimu's strong martial arts, the boss of Qi knew that he had encountered a hard stubble, although he was unwilling, he had to consider himself unlucky. He didn't care whether his brother was alive or dead, and he threw a row of "fog mines" and was about to flee. Since Wei Qimu was angry, he naturally had already taken precautions, how could he be allowed to succeed so easily? Outside of the smoke, Wei Qimu's big hand had already clamped the back of Boss Qi's neck and threw him on the table, causing him to tremble.

After Boss Qi was restrained, he saw that Wei Qimu's expression was as cold as ice, and he knew that his pleading was hopeless, so he simply didn't say a word. Wei Qimu saw that this person also had a bit of backbone, not like those people wailing all over the ground, and his heart softened again: "Don't kill you today, take one finger from each to set an example." ”

With that, a wooden chopstick on the table moved, and these people were amputated along with the right thumb of Boss Qi.

The howl of killing pigs filled the tavern, and only Boss Qi endured the pain and shouted, "Do you dare to leave your name?"

Wei Qimu was already outside the house, but the voice remained in the house: "Wei ~ Qi ~ Mu ......"

Boss Qi silently recited the three words "Wei Qimu" several times in his heart, and the resentment in his eyes became more and more intense, and he was ruthless in his heart, "Lao Tzu has been rampant in the rivers and lakes for decades, and two fingers have been amputated successively, the first one has no bones, and all relatives and friends are dead, this second, you Wei Qimu, Lao Tzu has written it down!"

......

Wei Qimu had no way to go above the court, and if he wanted to find out about Huang Zhen, he had to come to find Ma Dongping, who had a relationship. After a few turnarounds, I finally got it.

Ma Dongping was naturally overjoyed, although he and Wei Qimu only had a one-sided relationship, they received his great grace to save his life, which was far from an ordinary relationship. The two reminisced, Ma Dongping asked what he meant, and then led Wei Qimu to see Wang Duo, the envoy of Bianzhou Thorn History and Xuanwu Festival.

The mansion of the Bianzhou Thorn is not as luxurious as imagined, and there is only one martial arts training ground in the courtyard, where swords, guns, bows and arrows can be seen everywhere.

When Ma Dongping prayed, Wang Duo was looking at the map in the study, pacing back and forth in contemplation. He wears a maroon cotton robe, with a handsome face, dignified demeanor, a white and clean complexion, a slight beard under his chin, and a steady pace, looking like the husband in Luo Fu's mouth in "Yan Ge Luo Fu Xing".

Wang Duo saw that it was Ma Dongping coming, so he beckoned him in.

Ma Dongping introduced: "My lord, this person is Wei Qimu, who I mentioned to you earlier to save my life. ”

Wei Qimu clasped his fists and saluted: "Wei Qimu has seen Lord Thorn Shi." ”

Wang Duo bowed his head and gave up his seat: "I have admired Wei Shaoxia's young hero for a long time, and I can only see it today." ”

Ma Dongping once praised Wei Qimu's martial arts character to Wang Duo, hoping that he could recruit Wei Qimu to his command. Wang Duo saw Wei Qimu this time, he was only about twenty years old, and his appearance was not outstanding, but his eyes were calm and capable, and he had the style of a general. Although Wang Duo knew that this Wei Qimu was from the rivers and lakes and had something to do with Wang and Huang's two thieves, he still had the mind to cherish his talents.

After the politeness was over, Wei Qimu Dao made it clear that he wanted to find out the news, hoping that the Assassin Mansion could help him find out the news.

Wang Duo groaned: "I have heard that Cui Xiang and Wulin have moved around a lot, but why bother to act like this? Although the thief is powerful, Wang Shi can be peaceful, but there are people who are hindered everywhere." ”

Wei Qimu said: "If Cui Xiang did it, where would he hide Huang Zhen?"

Wang Duo shook his head: "The kidnapping of Huang Zhen is just to deal with Huang Chao, it seems that it is not necessary to bring it back to Chang'an, and it should be placed in nearby prefectures and counties." Wei Shaoxia and live here, I will send people along the state and county to investigate. ”

Wei Qimu knew that it was useless to be anxious, so he had to do so.

The wind and snow are over, and the moonlight is like silver.

Wei Qimu stood on the roof again at night, which seemed to be something he would do if he couldn't sleep at night. Looking at the cold moon, feeling lovesick for a while, Wei Qimu finally understood why the people in the past always liked to chant poems about the moon - this moonlight is indeed easy to render people's emotions.

"Alone on the river tower to think,

The moonlight is like water, and the water is like the sky.

Where are the people who come to Mochizuki?

The scenery is vaguely like last year. ”

This is a famous article written by the poet Zhao Xuan - "Jianglou Feels Old", which was originally written by a friend, but Wei Qimu was just right to read it at this time.

Wei Qimu only said a few words, and was interrupted.

"Brother Wei can even recite poetry, it's really amazing. Ma Dongping jumped up with a jar of wine in one hand and two porcelain bowls in the other.

Wei Qimu's heart was spied on, his face was ashamed, and he said embarrassedly: "I just know a little about the fur, it's not worth it." ”

Ma Dongping naturally didn't come to associate with him. Wei Qimu doesn't drink much, but tonight is very suitable for drinking, there is a moon, there is lovesickness, and friends.

Ma Dongping talked about some things about the officialdom of the imperial court, and Wei Qimu listened to it interestingly. I didn't realize that it was late at night, and the wine had just finished drinking. The two were about to disperse, but they saw several dark shadows in the courtyard undulating and went straight inside.

Ma Dongping woke up and shouted, "It's not good, adults are in danger!"

Wei Qimu knew that someone had assassinated him, so he also woke up and followed.

When Wei Qimu arrived, Wang Duo sat in front of the bookcase, calm, in front of him was the bloody Ma Dongping, and opposite Ma Dongping were four black-clothed men, each holding a short knife.

It turned out that when Ma Dongping arrived, the four black-clothed men had already made a move, and he didn't bring a blade, so he had to fly in front of Wang Duo, catch the two knives with his palms, and catch the two knives with his flesh.

When the man in black struck again, his ears were filled with the sound of water. Wei Qimu lost his temper after drinking, and the four of them fell down one after another, all of them were seriously injured and couldn't move a bit. Wei Qimu didn't care about the life or death of these four people, so he first stopped the bleeding for Ma Dongping, applied medicine, and saw that although his wound was deep, it was not fatal, and he was relieved.

Ma Dongping endured the pain and wanted to interrogate the four people, but when he saw that they had all taken poison and died, he examined the four corpses, all of which were damaged in the lower body, and said angrily: "Sure enough, it's the shameless eunuch!"

Wang Duo first thanked Wei Qimu, and saw that his martial arts were so high, he easily injured four people in a row, knowing that what Ma Dongping said was true.

Wang Duo motioned for Ma Dongping to lie down and rest, and said: "Since it is the old thief Tian who wants to kill me, it seems that Cui Xiang has the upper hand in the palace, and this old thief can't sit still." ”

Ma Dongping worried: "If this is the case, wouldn't the Song Jiedu envoy also be in danger?"

Wang Duo thought so: "I hope Song Wei can avoid this difficulty." ”

Ma Dongping sighed with emotion: "It seems that the adults will be able to return to the court soon." ”

Wang Duo shook his head: "What's the use of going back to the dynasty to be the prime minister? The old man can still use soldiers, and he only wants to put down the trouble!"

Ma Dongping said: "Cui Xiang has a deep relationship with Song Jiedu, and this time he should have put down the rebellion." ”

Wang Duo shook his head again, frowning slightly: "Veteran Song Wei is indeed quite capable of using soldiers, but he likes money and is greedy for merit, and he is afraid that it will delay major events......

Wei Qimu listened to it on the side, and knew that it was the Jinluan Palace that divided the superior and inferior, and there would be big moves in the court, which would inevitably be related to Huang Zhen.