Jiaqing Fang

"Fan Yang Family ......"

Yuan Yu and Huai Huang stood in front of a gate with carved beams and embroidered pillars.

The towering door panel is covered with gold nails and vermilion paint, and dozens of copper bells are hung in vertical rows. The left and right sides are inlaid with a brass pavement head, making a hideous beast shape. A pair of huge stone lions on both sides of the steps, and more than a dozen stone stakes tied to horses next to them.

Such a magnificent portal, so that Yuan Yu is a little at a loss, Luoyang is full of talents, the wind gathers, he thinks that he has seen a lot of dignitaries and dignitaries of the deep mansion compound, but few portals are as luxurious as in front of him.

"Where is Fan Yang?" Yuan Yu turned his head to ask Huai Huang, only to see Huai Huang standing with his chest crossed, also looking at the plaque on the door.

"Fanyang County is in Heshuo Youzhou, this county has a high family, its ancestor is the late Han Dynasty famous Confucian Lu Zhi, Lu Zhi was persecuted by the ministers in his later years, dismissed and returned to Sangzi Fanyang, no longer ask about political affairs. From his beginning, the Lu family lineage was passed down in Fanyang and became a family that has been passed down for hundreds of years. Later, Emperor Wei was unified by the Central Plains, and Emperor Gaozu issued an edict to revise the "Clan Chronicles", and his "Chronicles" set the four surnames of "Cui Lu Zheng Wang" as the world's first-class high gates, and Fan Yang Lu was one of them. Presumably, this Lu Shaoqing is the son of Fan Yang Lu's family. ”

"It turned out to be a child of a family, no wonder ......," Yuan Yu replied.

Huai Huang saw that he was stunned, and thought that Yuan Yu was envious, so he asked with a smile: "Does Xuan Hui also envy the children of the family?"

Yuan Yu blinked and smiled, "I don't envy, I just want to be idle for the rest of my life, or be a ranger, just like you sing."

If a man wants to be healthy, he doesn't need to have many companions. Harriers fly through the sky, and flocks of birds wave in both directions.

This is a song that is often sung by Huaihuang.

Huai Huang no longer looked at him when he heard this, and said with deep meaning.

"It's a blessing to be able to live like that. Throughout the ages, a prominent background has not necessarily been a good thing. In the face of the chaos of war, how many kings and grandsons bore the brunt of the war just because of their noble background, and even lost their lives. ”

Yuan Yu nodded approvingly, then stepped forward and lifted the knocker on the head of the shop and gently buckled it twice. After a few moments, the vermilion door slowly opened, and a domestic servant dressed in gray peeked out of the door.

"Who are you, and what are you knocking on?" the maid looked a little impatient at the two of them.

Yuan Yu stepped forward and bowed, "This brother Tai is Yuan Yu, a person from Qianjinli in Luoyang County, and this is my younger brother." I took the liberty to visit your mansion today, I have something important to ask the master, can I ask Lu Shaoqing if he is at home. ”

The servant glanced at Yuan Yu, and saw that the two of them were dressed in cloth, so he sneered: "Since you know that it is Lu Shaoqing's mansion, you must understand what kind of place this is." My family Ah Lang rushed to Ziwei City early in the morning to join the court, and at this time he should be on duty in the Taifu Temple, how could he be at home? In addition, Shaoqing Kuang Fu Sheji, who worked hard day and night, often returned to the house very late, where would he have time to see you? With that, he retreated to the door, ready to close it.

Seeing this, Huaihuang hurriedly stepped forward and pressed the door, and whispered to the servant: "Brother Ren is slow, my brother occasionally has to worry about salary, I heard that Lu Shaoqing's family has a jade well, and the water of the jade well can heal the sick, and I also ask Brother Ren to help generously, or sell or give, and have a pot with us." ”

When the servant saw that Huai Huang stopped him from closing the door, he was immediately annoyed, and he called the two bold and rude, and tried to break into the official's private house in vain. He also shouted that he had never heard that the well water at home could cure the sick, not to mention that if everyone came to the house to beg for water and buy water for the treatment of the disease, wouldn't the Lu Mansion be reduced to a neighborhood market? If the two of them couldn't stop pestering, they would call for the guards to come.

The servants of the Lu Mansion were so stubborn that the two of them thought that the water would probably not be available, so they closed their mouths and stopped asking for it. The servant counted down the two of them with a blank eye, and slammed the door shut.

"Sure enough, it's a 'big family', so big that it is unattainable. In this way, it seems that I misunderstood the father-in-law who saw the doctor, and this Lu Shaoqing's family does not look like he is short of money to sell water. Yuan Yu said stupidly, "Otherwise, use ordinary well water to decoction medicine, regardless of whether it can ward off evil spirits." ”

Huai Huang didn't answer his words, but looked around left and right.

He suddenly picked up Yuan Yu and went east, and said as he walked:

"I just observed, the Lu family's mansion should be located on the easternmost side of Jiaqingfang, you see......"

Yuan Yu looked in the direction of Huaihuang's finger, and not far in front of him was already the east wall of Jiaqing Fang. He immediately understood the meaning of Huai Huang, and it seemed that the other party was clearly unable to ask for it, and planned to steal it.

After walking less than a hundred paces, the two turned around and turned beyond the east wall of the Lu Mansion.

Between the courtyard wall of Lu's house and the wall of the fang is a wide alley, Huai Huang carefully told Yuan Yu: "You keep an eye outside, and there is no other movement during the rest, especially those doormen and pawns in the fang." Wait until I enter the courtyard to find out. ”

After saying that, he jumped into the wilderness and climbed the top of the courtyard wall like a bird.

There are many fruit trees planted in the courtyard of Lu Shaoqing's house, all of which grow densely against the courtyard wall, and the branches of many trees have stretched out of the wall.

He tiptoed behind a plum tree on the adjacent wall, when the plums were ripe, and the plums were fruitful on the towering branches, and the plums hung with hoarfrost were very pleasing to the eye.

"Hey, remember to pick a few plums, the plums in Jiaqingfang are the most prestigious, and I have never tasted them. Yuan Yu smiled at his feet, such a tall plum tree must grow for at least a hundred years, Jiaqing Li is famous all over the world, it can be said that it is difficult to find a gold, even Luoyang South City can not buy it.

Huai Huang sighed, Chong Yuanyu made a silent gesture, and then raised his eyes to look at the courtyard.

Looking at it from the courtyard wall, the Lu Mansion occupies a large area, and the farther place should be the daily living place. I saw that the floors over there were tired, and the Zhu Pavilion Green Building, at a glance, it was not spectacular.

Nearby, a vast garden is located right in front of Huaihuang. The garden is planted with elm flowers and various fruit trees, and there is a path leading to the bamboo forest. In the middle of the garden is a small lotus pond, and an octagonal pavilion stands next to the pond.

"The ice well is over there...... Huai Huang was fascinated by the slender phoenix eyes, and keenly saw the white well bed in the middle of the pavilion. After so many years, the former Shoutu Temple has long disappeared, and everything around it has changed beyond recognition, except for the "Ice Well" that still looks like he remembers.

"Give me the skin with water," he said, bowing his head to Yuan Yu under the wall.

Hearing this, Yuan Yu took off the sheepskin bag that had been prepared long ago from his waist, and threw it at Huaihuang, and the other party caught it accurately.

"Be careful, there should be guards inside. Yuan Yu whispered to the people on the wall.

Huai Huang snorted and jumped into the courtyard.

The Lu family's mansion is located in the east corner of Jiaqing Fang, and the east side is adjacent to the wall of Jiaqing Fang. Yuan Yu waited quietly outside the wall to stand guard, and did not see any passers-by. After about a stick of incense, Yuan Yu didn't see Huai Huang come out, and he began to feel a little anxious in his heart.

After a while, he suddenly heard a commotion inside the wall, and Yuan Yu was shocked and secretly shouted that it was not good. In a moment, there was the sound of swords clattering against each other in the backyard wall. In this case, he could no longer hold back, and just as he was about to jump onto the wall, he saw Huai Huang fly out of the wall, somersault in the air and fall to the ground.

Before Yuan Yu could react, Huai Huang grabbed his hand and was about to run south. Almost at the same time, a black shadow rolled out of the wall and landed in front of the two, blocking Yuan Yu and Huai Huang in one fell swoop.

When Yuan Yu took a closer look, he found that this black shadow turned out to be a tall and strong man, only to see that this man had a bee waist on his back, about twenty-five or six years old, wearing a dark brocade robe, stepping on Liuhe boots on his feet, and hanging a tassel jade on his waist.

"Are all knives so long today?" asked Yuan Yu with his head sideways, referring to the long knife in the hand of the man opposite.

"That's a Mo sword, most people who practice martial arts wear it with them, this weapon is quite common, but there are not many people as tall as him......" Yuan Yu looked at the menacing man in front of him, and replied calmly.

Looks like we're in trouble...... He sighed inwardly.

The man on the other side frowned and whispered, looking already quite impatient, "Where did you come from, you actually trespassed on other people's private houses." If you don't apologize right away, what are you still saying in that sneaky way?"

Yuan Yu listened to the man's contemptuous and rude words, and his heart was somewhat unhappy. But after thinking about it, he and Huaihuang did break into other people's private houses without permission. He suppressed his anger and said with an embarrassed smile: "This brother, please calm his anger, blame me for the attack of gluttony, so let my younger brother go to the wall to pick a few plums to taste, and please don't blame Brother Ren for the offense." ”

The man snorted, looked at Yuan Yu coldly, and mocked:

"How did I not know that the wall of the Lu Mansion was crooked in the middle of the court. What the hell did you steal, why don't you hand it over quickly?"

Seeing that the other party is not good, and he doesn't want to be quick to speak, he really has nothing to defend, but it's just a scoop of water, just take it, what do you need to apologize for?

He didn't intend to ignore the aggressive man, and as soon as he pulled up the yuan, he was about to go around.

Seeing this, the man's long arm was horizontal, and the long knife blocked in front of the two of them, and the cold light on the blade almost pierced Yuan Yu's eyes.

"Trespassing on the private residence of the imperial court, do you want to leave without saying a word?"

"Then may I ask what Your Excellency wants, asking for money or asking for your life?" Huai Huang was already very angry in his heart, and said a little impatiently.

The man looked at the two of them and raised his eyebrows and sneered, "This is easy to say, just go to Dali Temple with me, the official family has its own law, maybe I will detain you for three or two days." ”

Huai Huang simply stopped answering, and the saber was raised, and the long knife in the man's hand was opened.

The man flashed backwards, clenched his long knife and pointed at Huai Huang and shouted: "What a thief who doesn't know how to lift, give you two ways out, either you can be captured, or you can see the difference on the blade." ”

Huai Huang pushed Yuan Yu to the wall, and then immediately pulled out his saber, and stabbed straight at the other party without saying a word. Although the ring knife shape of the fine iron casting is clumsy, it looks extremely sharp, and the faint sound of breaking through the air when it is swung at the man.

"Huaihuang, don't hurt people!" Yuan Yu shouted anxiously. He watched the battle from the sidelines, originally worried that Huai Huang would miss and hurt the other party, but after a while, he realized that he was too worried.

It turned out that this man was also very skilled, and with a swing of the long knife, he pushed away Huaihuang's offensive, and then reached over with his backhand to grab Huaihuang's shoulder. Huai Huangsheng was acting quickly, dodged sideways, and then used the ring head knife to slash forward and back hooks, but they were all resolved by the man one by one.

Huaihuang's whereabouts are like a god, the tricks and knives are flowing smoothly, and the man is tiger-like, and the moves are like a bamboo. After more than a dozen rounds, the two fought equally, and no one fell behind.

"This time Huaihuang is a chess opponent"

Yuan Yu couldn't help but think in his heart. He originally wanted to help Huai Huang, but this alley was too narrow, and the two of them in front of him occupied a small space. Moreover, if you sneak attack from behind, even if you win, you won't be able to win.

Although it is not difficult for Huaihuang to fight with the man here, he sees that the sun is about to go down, and he can't suppress the other party at all with just ordinary moves.

In order to get out early, he decided not to hide his strength anymore. I saw Huai Huang leap backwards and shake off the man's figure, and then quickly bit the tip of his index finger and wiped a drop of blood on the blade. Blood soaked into the blade, and the blade body immediately ignited a layer of crimson flames, and even the surrounding temperature increased a lot.

"You even know how to do illusions, could it be that you are jugglers in Beishi?" said the man disdainfully.

He didn't know the truth, and he was bluffing to scare him with illusions.

The flames reflected Huai Huang's eyes red, and Yuan Yu couldn't help but worry in his heart. In broad daylight, such a big movement is likely to attract the guards in the workshop.

Suddenly, Huai Huang flew and jumped, and then hung in mid-air, he threw the ring-headed knife with force, and the ring-headed knife spun in the air and instantly turned into a fire wheel and rushed towards the other party.

Seeing this, the man was a little discolored, and immediately raised his knife to meet him, and the steamer was knocked away and immediately flew back, and after several times, the man was shocked and numb, and his arm was also a little trembling, and the long knife was almost unable to hold it.

Seeing that the other party used all his energy to deal with the fire knife, Huai Huang flew and swung his fist to attack the man. But he suddenly felt a tightness in his waist, and when he looked back, he realized that it was Yuan Yu hugging him from behind.

"Don't make a big deal out of it, let's settle the matter. Yuan Yu's tone was pleading.

If this matter is spread, it doesn't matter to him, but Huaihuang is different, he will definitely become the 'hunting' target of those Fangshi mages on the rivers and lakes, and the situation will be like walking on thin ice.

Huai Huang naturally understood what he was thinking, and looked at Yuan Yu's sincere eyes, and smiled helplessly. Then he stretched out his right hand and waved, and the wheel of fire immediately stopped spinning, turned into a ring knife and flew back into his hand.

"Snap" sounded the knife into the sheath, and at the same time intended to warn the other party to stop.

Seeing Huai Huang withdraw his hand, the man in black opposite looked surprised, but he still did not relax his vigilance, he continued to ask, "Who are you?"

He frowned, and his mind was already beginning to speculate. The performance of this knife-wielding boy just now is obviously not something that an ordinary person can do.

He is proficient in 'illusion' and can also fly in the air. He usually thinks he is excellent in martial arts, but in the face of this young man's strange moves, he is completely powerless.

At this moment, Yuan Yu only wanted to make peace, so he had no intention of concealing his identity, so he bowed to the man and reported his name, and roughly described the matter. He only said that he suddenly had a strange disease, and Lang Zhong recommended the water of Yujing to be the most effective, and the two went to Lu's house to ask for water but were refused, and finally said that they were still willing to buy water from the man.

But he left a thought, that is, to keep Huaihuang's identity and the real reason for his injury.

The man listened to Yuan Yu's explanation. The originally frowning brows began to stretch slowly, and the man named Yuan Xuanhui spoke gently, making him feel like a spring breeze. It was rude for the two to invade the door, but the man pushed himself and others, and felt that they also had hardships in this action, and he couldn't help but think in his heart, if it was really as Yuan Yu said, it was not an excessive request to ask for water due to illness, and it should indeed be that the servants of the Lu Mansion were too harsh.

He also put away the long knife, leaned over and saluted back: "My name is Yuanzao, I am from Jinyang, Taiyuan." The master of the house, the servant Shaoqing, Lu Xijin, is my cousin. ”