Chapter 10 The Old Man and the New Guest
The fact that the root of the lame man's life was broken was spread in the streets and alleys of Lin'an, and everyone knew about it. And Wan Jia's ignorance of this rumor, this move made many people think that the rumor was nonsense, but many people thought that this matter did not run away.
Wan Jiadang is in a dilemma, and they naturally want to suppress this news. But if they make a move at this time, won't they fall into the mouth of others? In desperation, Wan Jia had no choice but to ignore it. However, there is a wrong, and the debtor has a master. Wan Jia's account has been settled on Chai Yanqing's head, Wan Lame raised his throat and said fiercely: "Chai Yanqing, I will definitely destroy your family!"
Looking at the dark clouds that were oppressing the city, Dong Pingha let out a white breath. At this time, his eyes were a little confused, and at this moment, he didn't know how to define his identity, was it a new guest or an old person?
"Childe, the dry food has been bought!"
Lin Sanchuan's words pulled Dong Ping's thoughts back, and he saw Lin Sanchuan walking over with the famous Lin'an bun in his drawer. After Dong Ping ate the buns with thin skin and big stuffing, Lin Sanchuan smiled and said, "Childe, where should we go next?"
Lin Sanchuan, who had just become a parent, looked full of energy. Dong Ping took out a delicate handkerchief embroidered with dragonfly water and wiped his mouth and said: "When I first came to Lin'an, I naturally wanted to go to the mountain first. You say, which mountain is the highest in Lin'an?"
Lin Sanchuan replied without thinking: "That is naturally the official family of the Great Song Dynasty, and this mountain is the biggest today!"
When Dong Ping heard this, his eyes showed a little surprise. Immediately, he smiled and said, "Yes, you are so right. But it's such a simple truth, but some people can't understand it for the rest of their lives. ”
Lin Sanchuan didn't understand what Dong Ping meant, but when he heard that he could see the emperor, he was still a little interested. After all, it was the emperor.
"But seeing the emperor, I'm afraid it's not so easy. ”
Dong Ping nodded and said, "Yes, the identity of the king of a country is so noble. It's not a hillbilly like us, you can see it. So, we have to find someone who can take us to meet the emperor first. ”
"Who?"
"Have you ever heard of Qin Zhonghui?"
Lin Sanchuan's eyes widened when he landed, and he said quite firmly: "That big traitor, why don't I know!"
Dong Ping suddenly became interested when he heard this, and he asked, "How do you know that Qin Zhonghui is a traitor?"
Lin Sanchuan said with a smile: "Everyone says so, who is he?" I heard that our Great Song Dynasty court moved from Yanlin to Lin'an, leaving Beimang, but it was all the old boy's ghost idea behind his back!"
Dong Ping sighed after hearing this: "Yes, most of what Qin Zhonghui did was a traitorous act. However, when most people meet him for the first time, they will think that he is a loyal person. ”
"Why is this?" Lin Sanchuan didn't understand.
Dong Ping actually didn't quite understand, he thought for a while, and gave an ambiguous answer: "Maybe this is a treacherous loyalty." ”
Lin Sanchuan frowned and said, "Dealing with that kind of traitorous minister, wouldn't it break our identity?"
Dong Ping had already mounted the horse at this time, and he leaned back slightly, half-squinting. Let the horse move forward, and do not answer Lin Sanchuan's words. Lin Sanchuan saw that it was boring, so he stopped asking. He also got on the horse, whipped the horse lightly, and caught up with Dong Ping in front.
The warm wind smokes the tourists drunk, and makes Hangzhou Bianzhou.
In fact, no matter whether it is a warm wind or a cold wind blowing at this time, there are a lot of people who are intoxicated. Whether it is in the north or in the south, the clouds floating in the sky are probably the same. Live in a corner and have a spring and autumn dream that you don't want to wake up.
The sound of horses' hooves and the sound of the wind are faint.
Qin Zhonghui may be the most powerful person in Lin'an, and the people of Lin'an may not know who the current emperor is, but they must all know who the current prime minister is. The emperor, who is intoxicated with the beauty of the harem, has not been to the early dynasty for a long time. And the one who ordered the civil and military officials to discuss the matter was also Qin Zhonghui. In the hearts of many officials, Qin Zhonghui's status may be even higher than that of the emperor.
But it is such a powerful Qin Zhonghui, and his mansion is the most humble in Lin'an City. There are no wide courtyard gates with a few entrances and exits, and there are no strange private gardens. There are only two riveted rusty doors, a shadow wall, and behind the shadow wall are three rows of simple houses sitting in the south, west, and east.
On the steps in front of the Qin Mansion, there was an old man wrapped in a tattered cotton jacket. Although this old man was dressed like a beggar, the high-ranking officials who came to visit the Qin Mansion had to treat this old man with courtesy. Not for anything else, just because this old man is the oldest family in the Qin Mansion. He was originally nameless and surnameless, but later Qin Zhonghui rewarded him with the surname Qin, and people called him Uncle Qin.
Hearing the crisp sound of horses' hooves, Qin Bo raised his head and smiled: "You are not from Lin'an. ”
"What do you mean by that?"
Qin Bo replied: "As long as it is a Lin'an person, no one dares not to dismount in front of the Qin Mansion." ”
Dong Ping got off the horse, hugged his fists and said: "What the old gentleman said is right, the two of us are from afar." When he first came to Lin'an, he came to visit Qin Xiang. ”
Uncle Qin said with a smile: "Then you have to wait for a while, Qin Xiang is handling official business in the yamen, and he will not come back until noon." ”
Lin Sanchuan just didn't want to deal with Qin Zhonghui yet, and when he heard this, he was overjoyed, so he whispered behind Dong Ping: "Childe, without this temple, let's not worship the Buddha anymore?" ”
Dong Ping smiled: "Okay, let's wait for Qin Xiang to come back." Even if this sentence indirectly gave Lin Sanchuan a reply, it seems that Dong Ping recognized Qin Zhonghui today.
Pacing back and forth in front of the Qin Mansion, it was estimated that after half an hour, a middle-aged man dressed in brocade clothes, but with a yellow face and thin muscles, and a bitter and hateful face, walked over from a distance. Before he came to the Qin Mansion, he was stunned when he saw Dong Ping. But after his eyes flickered for a moment, he took his eyes off Dong Ping, said a brief hello to Uncle Qin, and strode into the mansion.
Seeing this, Lin Sanchuan frowned and shouted, "Eh, old man, the person who went in just now is Qin Xiang?"
Qin Bo sneered and said, "What are you talking about, the person who went in just now is Lord Wan Yiwan!"
Lin Sanchuan listened, and then said: "Since that person is not from your Qin Mansion, when he enters your Qin Mansion, in addition to visiting Qin Xiang, he is going to have a good affair with Xiang. Old man, did you say that he was going to visit Qin Xiang or to cheat?"
Qin Bo was dumbfounded when he heard this, he was sent to Qin Mansion for decades, and he was also a figure who saw the world, but today he was asked by a young descendant. If he said that Wan Yiqi was going to visit Qin Zhonghui, then what he just said would be a joke. If he said that he was not visiting Qin Zhonghui, it would be even more embarrassing.
After holding back for a long time, Qin Bo lowered his face and said coldly: "Later life, the old man advises you, this Lin'an is not as comfortable as your foreign country." In this city, you must learn to be cautious in your words and deeds, or you will lose your head if you say the wrong word. ”
Lin Sanchuan was so frightened, after he finished speaking, he laughed: "If you want to say that, it's strange that your head can stay on your old neck for so long." ”
Qin Bo closed his eyes and shouted softly: "I'm afraid the prime minister won't be able to come back today, you guys get out!"
Lin Sanchuan laughed and said: "Today, the master will not leave yet, I will wait for Qin Xiang to come back and tell him that the old man has a man named Wan Yiqi, and while he is not at home, he will come to steal a woman from inside and outside!"
Dong Ping turned his head suddenly, and let Lin Sanchuan swallow the unfinished words into his stomach with his eyes. Immediately, Dong Ping turned around and smiled: "I know that the threshold of Lin'an high-ranking officials' homes is very high, and it is a customary rule to give outsiders a closed-door meal." Qin Xiang is in the mansion, and I know it. And the reason why the two of us were waiting outside was to give Qin Xiang face. Now that we have eaten behind closed doors, you Qin Mansion has also grabbed face. If you don't let us in, don't blame us for being rude. ”
Hearing this, Uncle Qin sneered and said, "Old decay, I want to see how you dare to be polite." ”
As soon as Uncle Qin's words fell, Dong Ping waved his hand and shouted: "Sanchuan, take off the saddle!"
"Gotcha!"
Lin Sanchuan laughed and took the saddle of a horse and put it on the ground, and the horse was not bound by the saddle, and when he landed, his front hooves rose and neighed like a song.
Uncle Qin didn't know what trick Dong Ping was doing when he took off the saddle, and his body was light. Seeing that Lin Sanchuan didn't know when he had come to him, he picked it up with one hand. Then, Lin Sanchuan held the back of Qin Bo's head with one hand and his palace with the other, and carried him on the horse.
The horse is a thin horse, the backbone behind the horse is towering, this is not protected by the saddle, and Uncle Qin's old waist is on the back of the horse, and the taste of pain can be imagined. Qin Bo opened his teeth and claws, twisting his body desperately, trying to turn over. But this horse is quite spiritual, and as soon as Uncle Qin moves, the horse is upside down. In this way, no matter how Qin Bo moved, he couldn't turn his body around. In just a moment, Qin Bo burst into tears and began to cry.
Dong Ping sat on the steps and smiled: "Dog thing, I will loosen your muscles and bones today." ”
It's still the cold room, it's still the old chair. Qin Zhonghui sat on the chair and listened to Wan Yiqiu's chatter.
Suddenly, Qin Zhonghui interrupted Wan Yiqi and said, "You have been talking for such a long time, has Qiwei's life been saved, or has it not been saved?"
Wan Yiqi shook his head and sighed: "It's half rotten, but it's better than nothing." ”
Qin Zhonghui shook his head and said: "Isn't that over, this matter also happens to teach Qiwei a lesson, so that he will not indulge in women in the future!"
Wan Yiqi slapped his legs and said, "Follow Uncle Qin's teachings, but Qiwei has learned a lesson and those who hurt him are still happy and happy!"
Qin Zhonghui said lightly: "Don't think that the old man is old, so he will be dizzy! The old man heard that your family tortured that woman for four days and four nights, and used more than 300 kinds of torture! Isn't this enough to calm your anger!"
Qin Zhonghui's tone suddenly froze, and Wan Yiqi fell to his knees.
"Qin Xiang, that thing was ridiculous, and I regret it now. Why do I let go of the real culprit behind the scenes instead of taking revenge, but embarrass a weak woman. ”
Qin Zhonghui sneered: "The real murderer, you tell the old man, who is the real murderer? But if you don't have evidence, then the old man will punish you!"
"It's Chai Yanqing. ”
"What about the evidence?"
"The woman said it before she died. ”
"There is no proof of death. ”
Qin Zhonghui said, shook his head helplessly, and said: "Yiqi, you have to spare people and spare people, why do you want to embarrass Zhou Wangfu?"
Wan Yiqi said lightly: "I don't mean to return a tooth for a tooth or an eye for an eye with Zhou Wangfu." I just think that if I let that Chai Yiqing idle again, I don't know what kind of basket he will poke. ”
Qin Zhonghui said softly: "Then you say, what do you want to do?"
Wan Yiqi said in a deep voice: "In my opinion, I should find an errand for that Chai Yanqing to do." ”
Qin Zhonghui sneered when he heard this: "It's not that the old man hasn't thought about it, but the Zhou Wangfu is a royal family on the surface, but secretly it is a person from Jiang Shumi's lineage." The old man went to arrange an errand for him, but he was not in a proper manner. ”
Wan Yiqian replied: "That Chai Yanqing looked for Zhang Jun before, and he said that he wanted to enter the South Embassy. I think it is feasible to let Chai Yanqing enter the Huinan Embassy, after all, the Huinan Embassy is undertaken by the Zhongshu Sect and the Privy Council, and arranging for him to enter the Huinan Embassy is not a violation of the rules of human feelings. ”
Qin Zhonghui closed his eyes and said lightly after pondering for a long time: "Then let you arrange it, if Jiang Shumi is to blame, then there is an old man to bear it." ”
Wan Yiqi listened, and there was a hint of happiness in his eyes.
At this time, suddenly a maid ran into the house in a hurry. Qin Zhonghui shouted lightly: "What to do, panic!"
When the maid heard this, she knelt on the ground and said, "Master, go and take a look." Uncle Qin is being tortured outside, it seems that they want to kill Uncle Qin!"
"Oh!" No matter how calm Qin Zhonghui was, he couldn't help but exclaim at this time: "Who dares to be so bold?"
Wan Yiqi smiled: "When I came, I saw two people. It looks like a master and a servant. And I look at the master, but he is very familiar, like a person. ”
"Who?"
"Dong Ping. Qin Xiangke still remembers the little official who once crossed the level and participated in Qin Xiang's book?"
Qin Zhonghui pondered for a moment and then said, "Remember, hasn't he already resigned and returned to his hometown?"
Wan Yiqi said matter-of-factly: "I see, then Dong Ping came to Lin'an this time, and he came to find Uncle Qin. He is now dressed in cloth, as long as he is willing to cut his body, what can't he do?"
Qin Zhonghui laughed when he heard this: "The old man wanted to promote Dong Ping back then, but he didn't expect that he would join the old man backhand to form a party for personal gain." The emperor is sage, so he naturally doesn't believe it. The old man also laughed at this matter, and later he resigned and left, so why did he come to trouble the old man? Cuckoo, you go and call that person in, and the old man wants to see if he is an old man. ”
"Yes. ”
The maid cuckoo got up and hurried out.
Looking at the appearance of Uncle Qin crying and shouting, Dong Ping couldn't close his mouth with a smile. Suddenly, someone poked him in the back.
"Eh, it's you, the master wants to pass you in. ”
Dong Ping turned his head, looked at the good-looking cuckoo, and said lightly: "You go and tell Qin Xiang and let him come out to invite me in person." ”
When the cuckoo heard this, he really felt angry and funny. She said, "You are so ignorant. Do you know that ordinary people haven't entered the Qin Mansion with this blessing. ”
"Let you go, and if you talk more, then I will put you on the horse." Look at your little waist, you can't stand this bump. ”
Du Juan didn't seem to be scaring her when she heard Dong Ping, she looked up at Qin Bo's miserable state, and her body trembled. She didn't think much of it, and ran back to the house.
When the cuckoo entered the house, Qin Zhonghui saw that she was alone, and frowned: "What about that person?"
The cuckoo bowed his head and said, "Master, that person is so loud, saying that he wants you to go out and invite him in person." ”
When Wan Yiqi heard this, he smiled on the side and said, "Qin Xiang, you see that I am not wrong." If you are willing to cut your body, you dare to pull Qin Xiang off the horse. You sit still, I'll meet him on your behalf. With that, Wan Yiqian flicked his sleeves and strode out of the door.
Outside the mansion, Wan Yiqi looked down at the top of Dong Ping's head and said condescendingly: "Lord Dong, I haven't seen you for a long time." I didn't dare to admit it yet, but now, I do know for sure. ”
Dong Ping's body didn't move at all, and he smiled: "It is really a great blessing for me to be able to keep a character like Wan Daren in my heart." ”
Wan Yiqi shook his head and said again and again: "Dong Ping, I heard that you took Mrs. Ling back to your hometown. This is not bad, An Ansheng's small life is also comfortable. But why do you want to come to Ann and seek death?"
Dong Ping smiled when he heard this: "Lord Lao Wan is still thinking about it, but the inner man was seriously ill a few days ago, so he took the inner man around to find a doctor. But the money was spent, but it was still powerless. As soon as the inner man died, he was idle and walked around, and he accidentally walked to Lord Qin's house. ”
When Wan Yiqi heard this, he chuckled: "The Si people have passed away, which makes people sigh. What happened to Master Dong really makes me feel nostalgic, but since you have come to visit Qin Xiang, how did you toss the subordinates in the mansion? What grievances do you have in your heart, you can go and tell Qin Xiang in person!"
Dong Ping stood up suddenly, he turned around, faced Wan Yiqian and grinned: "This old slave is not inferior, saying that Lord Wan came to the Qin Mansion to steal women, and I taught him a lesson for Lord Wan, why did it become mine?"
Wan Yiqi didn't laugh angrily: "I haven't seen you for many years, but Lord Dong has become sharp-toothed." Come on, I won't talk to you much nonsense. I'll give you two ways now, first, obediently follow me to see Qin Xiang, you give him three bows and nine knocks to the old man, and accompany him. Second, he was beaten to death by a stick and ended up with a man who would never be reborn. ”
Dong Pinghu said with a straight face: "I said earlier, let Qin Xiang come out and invite me in person." ”
"The surname is Dong, you don't have to inch in!" Wan Yiqi pointed to Dong Ping's nose and shouted.
Seeing this, Lin Sanchuan stepped forward. Wan Yiqian saw Lin Sanchuan's fierce face, and he couldn't help but move his body back. Dong Ping raised his hand to stop Lin Sanchuan, and then, he took out a topaz sign from his arms and said, "Even if Qin Xiang doesn't come out to invite me, then he has to come out and ask for this brand." ”