November 21, 70th year of Da Qiankang, Shen Shi, south of Chang'an City, Huaizhen Fang, Autumn Leaf Cottage.

Xu Wuxian greeted the afterglow of the evening, searched all the way to the south of Chang'an City for nearly two hours, and finally came to the mansion of Qiu Mingli.

This is an inconspicuous mansion, surrounded by gray walls and tiled houses, all of which are residential buildings. The vermilion paint of the door of the mansion peels off, there is neither a towering gatehouse, nor does the stone carving lion beast of the town house, only a door plaque is hung on the door, the four words of "autumn leaf grass hall" are written on it, the strokes are silver hook and iron strokes, and the pen is vigorous and vigorous......

It's no wonder that the surrounding residents don't know, if they don't see it with their own eyes, no one can believe that this is actually a mansion of a third-class official.

The whole Chang'an City sits in the north to the south, since ancient times the dignitaries and dignitaries all believe that the north is respected, so the north of Chang'an City is the Taiji Palace, to the east is the Daming Palace, most of the people living in the northeast are the official eunuchs, the northwest is the merchant Jia who is headed by the Tianbao Pavilion, the east city and the west market are opened at both ends of the center of the city, the south of the city is the area where the civilians live, the more south, the more crowded it is. Qiu Mingli has been an official for more than 20 years, but he insisted on placing his mansion among the commoners.

Xu Wuxi stepped forward and knocked on the door, and a little boy came out, sixteen years old, very delicate, after he asked about the intention of Wuxi, he politely brought him into the front hall and served tea.

The child's name is "Ping'an", and he said that Old Man Qiu is in the household department, and he will be able to go home in a short time, so Xu Wuxian will stay in the hall for a while......

Xu Wuzhi had nothing to do, so he walked around in Mr. Qiu's thatched cottage, and he saw that the "autumn leaf thatched cottage" was just a two-entry courtyard, and the wing rooms and main rooms were very small and simple, and the bluestone slabs in the courtyard had mostly cracked, and there were many moss and weeds...... There were only two servants in the whole house, one old and one young, the old one was about fifty years old, named "Joy", who was in charge of cleaning and cooking, and the few were the scholars "Pingan......

"Ahem...... Unexpectedly, Mr. Qiu's residence is as simple as ......"

After chatting a few words with No Illness and Ping'an, he returned to the front hall and sat down, drank a few sips of tea, and couldn't help but recall the conversation with Hu Yiyi yesterday......

"Hu ...... Sister, you mean that I rejected King Wei's kindness before, and I didn't go to Tsing Yi Wei on an errand?......" Xu Wuxian saw that a sad face suddenly appeared on the face of the Bibo Fairy, and he couldn't help but feel a trace of guilt in his heart for no reason.

Hu Yiyi nodded and said: "Although 'a gentleman is good enough to help the world, and a poor man is good to himself', but the husband should also take the people of the world as his own responsibility, and do something and not do it...... You have read many books of sages, and you should understand these truths, you must know that it is easy to be good for yourself, but it is difficult to help the world at the same time......"

Xu Wuxian said: "But, Sister Hu, that Tsing Yi Wei ...... It is such a filthy and filthy place, and it is full of insidious and vicious things! I really don't want to be in the company of those jackals, tigers and leopards......

Hu Yiyi said: "The way of the world, people have good and evil, and there is no good or bad. The Tsing Yi Wei is just a 'device' ear! The instrument is in his hand, that is, he is doing evil, and the tool is in your hand, and you can do good and help others...... If you don't have a weapon in your hand, you'll be reduced to the meat of a knife to be slaughtered, but if you have a weapon in your hand, you'll be able to wield it as you please...... Today, only by doing your best to polish this weapon in your hand to be stronger and sharper, in the future, you can show your mind, ask for the life of the people of the world, and benefit the people......"

Hu Yiyi was only a weak woman, but she said this outrageous remark, and Xu Wuxian pondered for a long time until she suddenly had an epiphany, and said: "Sister Hu, I know ...... without illness."

Hu Yiyi said: "What do you know? Do you know...... In the past few days, if it weren't for me and Xiao Shu protecting you, you would have been caught in the prison of Tsing Yi Wei by those claws, even if you practiced some kung fu, but the heroes couldn't beat them...... But you blindly get into the cracks, you know that your children are long, and you sigh every day, and you just buy drunk in the inn...... I asked Xiao Shu to buy all kinds of good wine in the world, and simply let you get drunk before resting......"

Wuxian couldn't help but blush with shame again, clasped his hands into fists, and said in a low voice:

"Sister Hu's lesson is that she was willful without illness before, and in the future, she will do things without illness, but listen to her sister's instructions......"

Na Shu hated heaven but lost no time in adding: "I said old sister, don't blame the sick brother too much, if the sick brother doesn't even know the 'love of children', I am afraid that you will be even more unhappy in your heart......"

Hu Yiyi glanced at Shu Hatian and said, "Blame me too...... After recuperating from a leg injury for more than two months, when you came to Chang'an, you had already left the east of the city......"

Xu Wuxian hurriedly said, "Sister Hu, are all your leg injuries healed?"

Hu Yiyi smiled: "It's all right...... Okay couldn't be better, thank you Xu Gongzi for your concern...... In the month I came to Chang'an, I had nothing to do with Xiao Shu, so I bought you a house in this Liquanfang, although it was a little smaller, there were only seven courtyards. However, fortunately, it is next to the Wangxian Tower, and in his spare time, if Xu Gongzi wants to drink a drink when he goes out, it is also convenient......"

Xu Wuxi looked around, saw this mansion, the house is tall and wide, everywhere is the cornices and corners, the entrance hall is wide, the face is carved beams and painted buildings, the grand building is Miaoyu, the layout is exquisite, the corridor is painted on the wall, the painting is as new, it has been decorated very luxuriously, Hu Yiyi is ingenious, and the back garden is arranged with a unique style...... Wu Xian secretly thought that this mansion compound was actually bought for himself, the servants and maids before and after, roughly calculated, at least more than 20 people, the person named "Dong Laifu" must be the head of this house. Looking back on the past, I often went in and out of the Fang family's mansion in Hangzhou Fenshuitang, and my own house was not as wide as the Fang family's mansion, but the furnishings were luxurious and elegant, and there were even more ...... I don't want to be able to own this mansion at a young age, which is something I never even dreamed of!

Wu was secretly surprised, and couldn't help asking: "Sister Hu, how much silver does it cost to spend such a big house......?"

Hu Yiyi asked Shu Haotian: "Xiao Shu, how much did this house cost?"

Shu hated Tiandao: "This house was originally bought by a Hu merchant in the Western Regions, and it took more than half a year to install it, and I just invited a maid and maid, but it was suddenly changed at home, so I had to rush back immediately, but I picked up a big bargain, and it cost 18,000 taels of silver, plus some items, a total of 20,000 taels of silver......"

Wuzhi felt very sorry in his heart, and hurriedly said: "I spent so much silver...... Sister Hu...... There is no disease and the power of the end, I really don't dare to be greedy for the work of heaven, this house, I can't ask for it!"

Hu Yiyi's face turned pale, and said: "Young Master Xu, what did you say just now?" In the future, but listen to my sister's instructions, 'Since you call me 'sister', I will give you a house, what is the ......?"

Hu Yiyi smiled again: "Xiao Wuxi, those white flowers that you mortals care about are the easiest things in this world for my sister and brother...... My little brother Shu came out, don't say it's 20,000 taels, even if it's 200,000 taels of silver, he can get it with his hands and effortlessly......"

Xu Wuxian was even more about to excuse himself, and Shu Haotian, who was beside him, patted his arm and said:

"Alright, alright...... This house is not just for you to live in. In the future, my sister and I will be with you for a while. The Xianshan Mansion on Bibo Island, where my old sister lives, is hundreds of times larger than here. Your house is too small, she's an old man...... I can't bear this sin......"

Hu Yiyi glared at Shu Haotian again, and saw that Xu Wuxian had already acquiesced, and after a while, he asked again:

"Xiao Wuxi, how did you form a big bond with Tsing Yiwei this time, so that the South and North Anping Divisions are looking for you everywhere. What have you experienced in the days when we were not with you, let's talk carefully about it to my sister first......"

After coming to the capital without illness, he told Hu Yiyi everything he saw and encountered, until he entered the Tianbao Pavilion, and undoubtedly injured Murong Ji and so on......

Hu Yiyi thought for a long time and said:

"Xiao Wuxi, right now, you're going to see someone......"

"Who?"

"Your sir, Tyumen ......"

......

"Childe, my lord is back!" Ping's words pulled Xu Wuxi back from yesterday's recollections......

He got up and walked out of the atrium and came to the front yard......

"No disease...... I'm looking forward to you, hahaha......" Before anyone entered, a voice full of enthusiasm and joy came.

Wu raised his eyes and looked at him from outside the door, his body was unstable, but it was the familiar figure who came quickly......

No illness stepped forward and grabbed Qiu Mingli's crumbling body, and the two of them couldn't help but hug each other tightly......

One is a well-educated scholar, the other is a stubborn scholar, the two of them are just an accidental relationship, but they cherish each other, and in each other's hearts, they have regarded each other as friends of life and death......

Qiu Mingli's eyes were full of tears, he only felt that life was like a dream, and he knew that he would die...... At this moment, he can still return to the world and see the light of day again, the person who saved his life is the King of Wei, and the young man in front of him!

The eyes of the disease-free were also full of tears, and he was in the edict prison, his life was like an ant, and he died in an instant, but it was just a word from one person, which made him unharmed and retreated...... That person is right in front of him at this moment......

Who said that men don't flick when they have tears, and when they are in love, what if they cry like rain?......

The grace of dripping water should be repaid by the spring, and the grace of saving lives will not be repaid for life!

With tears in his eyes, he immediately bowed down:

"Disciple Xu is not sick, please meet the master!"

Qiu Mingli hurriedly helped him up and said, "Okay, good, good, it's good to come! It's good to be safe! Get up, get up!" As he spoke, he wiped the tears in his eyes, but while wiping them, tears continued to pour out......

Wu Zhi held Qiu Mingli's left leg and asked, "Master, ?...... your leg?"

Qiu Mingli smiled and said, "Ahem...... He was beaten badly in prison, and his leg bones were all shattered, but the Imperial Doctor did his best...... After this, I'm afraid I can't do without crutches...... No need to cry...... Qiu Mou was lucky to be able to save his life this time......"

Diseaseless was sad and hateful, and said with tears: "Master......"

Qiu Mingli waved his hand and said: "Seeing you trapped before, the old man said that he would accept you as an apprentice, but it was just a joke. Now that we have both been released from the cage, this apprenticeship will never be mentioned again in the future......"

Wu Xian hurriedly bowed down again, and said: "Master, the disciple is your disciple one day, and you will be my mentor for the rest of my life, and in the future, the disciple will never leave the left and right, and serve your old man for life......

Qiu Mingli shook his head one after another, insisting that he would not be called a master and apprentice, and only called him "teacher" or "sir" without illness.

He couldn't resist Qiu Mingli, so he had to obey his teacher's words.

......

The two of them sat down in the living room, and Qiu Mingli took a sip of tea and asked, "Where have you been in the past two months......?"

"The students are ashamed...... Knowing that the teacher was out of prison, the student should have come to thank him immediately, but the student was disturbed by some trivial things...... It's ......"

Qiu Mingli waved his hand and said, "Okay...... If you don't want to say, I won't ask, I just want to know, next ...... What are you going to do?......"

Wuzhi said: "Don't hide it from the teacher, before, Wuzhi only thought about the fun of the mountains and wilderness, the joy of the rivers and lakes, and did not want to be bound by the temple, and only cared about the happiness of himself in his heart, and did not care about the people of the whole world, thousands of people, this open-mindedness, not only failed the teacher's teachings, but was not even as good as a woman...... In the future, if you are not sick, you should keep in mind the teachings of Mr. Wang, abide by the way of the sages, do my best, do my best, take the common people as my own responsibility, and take the people as what I want,...... This court is above the court, but if there is a need, there will be no illness and he will answer the order......"

Qiu Mingli slapped his thigh, shouted the word "good", and said:

"What I want is what you say! This time, the emperor is anxious to change the law, but the court is in a dull twilight, and I am in urgent need of good talents...... Tomorrow, I will present the king of Wei and go to the ministry to ask for an errand for you, so I will go to the household department and make an 'experience' first...... Is this official rank just a mere seventh grade, don't you feel wronged, is this the way of officialdom...... You have to learn slowly, the old man has been learning for more than 20 years, but now, he still knows a little about it......"

Wu Zhi said: "The job of this household experience, the size is also a court official, I now have no half of the fame, don't say that it is 'Jinshi background', not even a 'lifter', 'Xiucai' The name is not ...... Can you do it without illness?......"

Tyumen stood up, tapped the ground with his cane as he walked, and said with a smile:

"Don't worry! The old man is now blessed by misfortune, and by the grace of the emperor, he has been promoted to three levels in a row, and now he is a household servant from the third grade. In the household department, even if it is Shangshu Yuanyulou, he obeys the old man's words and does not dare to disobey it...... As long as there is an old man, no one in the household will dare to embarrass you......"

Xu Wuxian also stood up and asked, "Teacher, King Wei...... Are you still willing to keep the students?"

Qiu Mingli laughed and said, "No disease! You also underestimate King Wei too much......