In the middle of the night, the snow in the village was still shining, the cold wind was still there, Hu Yue put on a robe for Wu Kui, and slowly walked in the courtyard, the sound of stepping on the snow was also crisp in the silent night, there were lanterns extinguished, but there were lanterns lit.

Walking up the corridor, the dry breath made people comfortable, Hu Yue sighed, shook his head again, and said bitterly: "Big brother, I remembered, earlier today, when I was collecting grain, Master Gu was also there, no wonder he came to Xingshi to ask for his guilt." ”

Wu Kui smiled slightly, and said: "This Lord Gu is jealous and hateful, but he is frank and open, he has encountered a horse thief, and it is normal to make a move, it doesn't matter, although there are some misunderstandings, it is better to solve them, and this also shows that this Lord Gu is really a good official as rumored, and the blessing of the people!"

Hu Yue thought so, nodded, his face was bitter, and said helplessly: "It's this temper, it's too big, if you don't know, you still think he's a bandit, and if you say kill someone, you will kill someone." ”

"No," Wu Kui said slowly: "Lord Gu came out of Langya County, which is the border area, the people are already fierce, and the fish and dragons are mixed, those places are different from the Central Plains, a county parent official, if there is no iron and blood means, how can it be cured." ”

Hu Yue was slightly stunned and nodded, he is also an official, he is still from Chang'an, and he knows better than many people the attitude of the imperial court towards Langya County, which is a border area, unlike the Central Plains, the county order here has more power, and it is also recognized to counter violence with violence.

Moreover, over the years, there have been many inexplicable deaths of imperial court officials in remote areas, what can the imperial court do, can it send a large army to suppress it? If the imperial court can have such strength, why let them stay here for so many years.

The border area represents chaos, families, gangs and Tusi, all kinds of forces are entrenched, just like the emperor of the soil, and the court has no skills, so he can only rely on young Jinshi like Gu Qingci to show his style.

"By the way," Wu Kui said suddenly, "I remember that you said in which village you found someone trafficking people to the Xianbei people, how did you find out about this?"

"Hmph," Hu Yue suddenly snorted coldly and said, "That person...... I don't even know how to say him, his wife is seriously ill, in order to treat his wife, he sold his daughter to the Xianbei people, and in the end, his daughter was tortured to death, and his wife still couldn't be cured, or she couldn't give him a son!"

"This ......" Wu Kui's reaction was not as excited as Hu Yue, and said flatly: "Then how did you do it?"

Hu Yue pursed his mouth and said, "I was going to take advantage of the fact that he couldn't pay Yuefeng, and let out a vicious breath, but was stopped by others...... Oh, that's right, it's the place that Master Gu saw!"

Wu Kui was stunned for a moment, let out a long sigh, and said with a wry smile: "This ...... What a coincidence!"

Hu Yue could only smile helplessly and shook his head.

The wind in the night was getting stronger and stronger, and even some of the snow on the roof was blown up, Wu Kui was anxious by the cold wind, and immediately coughed, Hu Yue hurriedly helped him into the house quickly, and closed the window.

Hu Yue went out again and brought a pot of charcoal fire to Wu Kui into the house, put it in front of the bed, and when he raised his head, he was suddenly stunned and said excitedly: "Big brother, it seems that something has happened?"

Wu Kui was about to take off his clothes, turned his head and wondered, "What's wrong?"

Hu Yue walked to the door, poked his head out to look, and after making sure that there was no one, he closed the door, walked to Wu Kui's side, and said softly: "Big brother, you don't remember, some time ago we received news that the county order of Changling County has entered Chang'an!"

Wu Kui was shocked, his eyes widened, he glanced at Hu Yue, and said, "You mean, someone took the merit and robbed Master Gu of his credit?"

Hu Yue swallowed his saliva and said, "It seems that someone really has done this thing that is so unpopular in the world, this ...... But it's a big crime to kill your head, big brother, we ......."

"Shh," Wu Kui's expression moved, and said: "This matter, we pretend not to know anything, I only follow the usual rules, report the situation here to Your Majesty, and say that I received the county honorable Gu Qingci of Changling County, who has just come out of Changling County." ”

"Big brother," Hu Yue said with some doubts: "Why don't we say it like Your Majesty, we only need to send someone to Changling County to inquire about it, and we can confirm whether what Gu Qingci said is true or false, and it seems that he is not lying?"

Wu Kui shook his head and said: "Second brother, Lord Gu's merit, but it goes straight to heaven, think about it, who can even cut off this kind of credit, who will be, it must also be a powerful person, such a big whirlpool, we can't afford to provoke, and those who can help Lord Gu can only do this, do your best!"

............

Chang'an City has entered spring, and the first spring rain that is as expensive as oil has come, falling quietly in this night, falling from the sky, descending to a tavern on Suzaku Street that is not closed late at night, and slowly converging into a line along the eaves.

An oil-paper umbrella, a handsome young man, wearing a scholar's green shirt, walked into the tavern slowly, looking a little sad, slowly put away the umbrella, patted the table, and said loudly: "Little Er, serve the wine!"

The shopkeeper was hiding in the corner to roast the fire, and when he heard someone ordering wine, he immediately stood up and said respectfully: "I don't know what kind of wine do you want?"

The young man sat down by the window, raised his eyes to look at the dripping spring rain outside, hooked the corners of his mouth, and said, "Remember, Brother Gu once said that the apricot blossom wine is very good, do you have it here?"

"Yes, yes, still aged!"

"Then let's have a pot!"

......

The night rain continued, and seemed to have a tendency to grow stronger, and in the inn, there was a dead silence, and only a young man drank alone, as if he was already drunk, and ordered another pot of wine, and when he had finished it, he poured it on the table.

A pot of wine, a pot of fire, a plate of peanuts, a sound of rain so big, I don't know how long it took, a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy suddenly rushed in outside the inn, as soon as he saw the young man drunk on the table, he hurriedly ran over, and said softly: "Childe, childe, why are you here to drink again, the master knows, it's time to be angry!"

"You...... Who!" the young man drank very well, and did not make a big fuss, but just borrowed wine to drown his sorrows.

"I'm Sancai, Childe, Sancai!"

Sancai looked at his son-in-law, felt uncomfortable for a while, and said softly: "I don't know why the master has to do this, forcing the son-in-law to be so uncomfortable." ”

At this time, the shopkeeper came over, and the third hurriedly touched the money bag and was about to pay, but found that he was in a bit of a hurry to go out, and the money bag was settled, so he discussed with the shopkeeper: "Little second brother, I was in too much of a hurry to go out just now, and I forgot to bring the money, can I send it to you tomorrow?" Don't worry, I will never lie to you!"

The shopkeeper smiled and said, "It's okay, you can go, your son-in-law has been here for several nights in a row, and every time he gets drunk, he is considered an acquaintance!"

......

That night, Sancai held Ma Zhibai, holding an oil-paper umbrella and slowly walking in the rain, and the figure gradually disappeared in the night, only in the haze, one or two sentences would come out of the rain:

"Brother Gu, I still owe you two meals of wine, two meals of wine, I don't know if there is a chance to drink, I want to ...... with you"