This is not very reliable as a master, and the servant is not much better. Although the old servant named Lao Wang www.biquge.info is dressed neatly, he does not have the slightest demeanor of a master under his body, neither the fairy style and Dao bones of the Daomen Dazhen, nor the gloom and gloom such as the archdeacon of the Demon Suppression Palace, no matter how you look at it, it has nothing to do with the word master, just like an ordinary old man.

Sometimes Xiao Quji himself is also thinking, among these kings and grandsons surnamed Xiao, which one is not a master of accumulation and countless majesty? Just like his uncle Xiao Jin and cousin Xiao Bai, who monopolized the land of one country and one state, and held the military and political power, how carefree they were. Look at yourself again, don't talk about the masters, there is only one old Wang, or his deceased father left. There is no military and political power, and they are reluctant to take a stand in front of the magistrates, and they can only walk around when they encounter real power officials.

These are big to say, to say small, the clan python robe is made of large satin, distinguished by color, red, green, yellow, white, black for the upper five colors, also known as the positive color, purple, pink, blue, lake, incense for the lower five colors, also known as the secondary color, I can't mix one of the most noble black, even the other four positive colors have not been mixed, simply a blue in the lower five colors, their status in His Majesty's mind can be seen.

Although he doesn't have any big ambitions, but during the New Year's holidays, he also hopes to wear a black crown dress, even if he doesn't have real power, he still has face, right? Especially when he enters Beijing during the New Year, this blue python robe is mixed in a crowd of black python robes, not to mention the shame of showing his eyes!

Xiao Quji couldn't help but sigh.

No wonder my father always said before his death that what his parents gave was called the background, and what he laid was the country.

Sad, so sad.

Xu Beiyou naturally didn't know at this time that there was a county king surnamed Xiao was playing his own idea, he was still the same, found an inn to settle down, unfortunately it was close to the peony flowering period in the Shendu, there were a lot of tourists from all over the country who came to enjoy the flowers, the inn was full, Xu Beiyou had to "share the room" with another person.

This person is an old Confucian student, his clothes have been washed white, and it can be seen that he is not from a rich family, but he is in good spirits, and he is obviously used to walking outside, unlike those pampered old men.

Xu Beiyou sat on his bed and took out a copy of the "Biography" written by the former Confucian from his backpack, and after the old Confucian inadvertently glimpsed it, a smile bloomed on his originally slightly cold face, and he asked gently: "This little brother is also a scholar?"

Xu Beiyou raised his head and said with a smile: "I can't be a scholar, but I just know a few words." ”

The old man was not like those poor and rotten Confucians, and said: "This book of Wang Wenchenggong's "Biography" is not something that can be understood by knowing a few words. ”

Xu Beiyou put down the book in his hand, "In this way, the old man must be a scholar." ”

The old man sighed and said: "This "Biography", the old man has read it no less than five times, and the so-called Thirteen Classics is even more memorized, but it is a pity that until now he has not been able to win half of his fame, let alone read a heroic righteousness, and the old man does not know whether he is a scholar or not. ”

Xu Beiyou said: "Don't judge heroes by success or failure, whether you study or not, not in fame." ”

The old Confucian who was already in his sixtieth year smiled and said, "The little brother can see so clearly, and he is also a scholar." ”

Xu Beiyou smiled: "I don't know if it's a scholar, I just know that the two of us are a little bit of a flattering person now." ”

The old Confucian laughed heartily: "Everyone can collect firewood to have a high flame, this reputation is two words, to put it bluntly, you, I will hold you once, after a long time, you will naturally be famous." ”

Xu Beiyou picked a thumbs up, "The old man can be described as insightful. ”

The old man waved his hand and said humbly: "I can't talk about insight, but I have lived a long time and understand some truths that young people don't understand." ”

Xu Beiyou took out a pot of unfinished snake gall wine from his backpack and said: "The wine is glutinous rice wine, the gall is the gall of the silver krait, and some medicinal materials are added, it is not a good wine, I brewed it myself, do you want to taste it?"

The old man's eyes lit up, he picked up the tea bowl on the table, wiped it well, and then said, "Then the old man is disrespectful." ”

Xu Beiyou filled the old man with a bowl, the old man took a small sip, closed his eyes and tasted it for a long time, and said softly: "The taste is mellow, the medicinal taste is completely immersed in the wine, although the quality of this wine is not very good, but the wine-making technique is extraordinary, little brother, who did you learn to make wine from?"

Xu Beiyou slowly restrained his smile and sighed: "It's a family heirloom." ”

The old Confucian had been adrift for half his life, and he could naturally see that he had touched Xu Beiyou's sadness, so he no longer mentioned this stubble, and instead said: "Who is the little brother, and where are you going?"

Xu Beiyou didn't dare to speak too deeply, and said perfunctorily: "The kid is a person from Shaanzhou, and this time he came to Shendu to see the magnificent scenery of peonies in the city, which can be regarded as a trip." ”

The old man took a bowl and drank the contents of the cup slowly, nodded and said: "It's good to travel, it's good to travel, you should walk around when you're young, broaden your horizons, the desert yellow sand in the northwest, the vast grassland outside the plug, the ten miles of Qinhuai in the south of the Yangtze River, and the rich and noble ...... in the eastern capital."

As he spoke, the wind suddenly blew outside the window, and a moment later I heard the crackling sound of raindrops falling.

The old Confucian pauses slightly, and then says: "A wind and a rain, but this peony can't be seen." ”

Xu Beiyou got up and came to the window, pushing the window and looking.

Outside, it was really rain and fog, and the whole god seemed to be shrouded in a large curtain, and only a faint outline could be seen in the darkness.

Xu Beiyou watched the rain scene for a while, and was about to close the window, when he heard a rush of dense footsteps in the noisy rain. Slightly curious, he half-hid the window, leaving only a gap, and looked out through the gap, only to see about twenty people, wearing hats and robes, scurrying through the empty streets.

Xu Beiyou's heart moved, and he secretly guarded the mansion.

As Xu Beiyou gradually learned about the various secrets of the cultivation world, he also reacquainted himself with the Dark Guard Mansion.

At first, he thought that the Dark Guard Mansion was a yamen, but later he knew that the Dark Guard Mansion belonged to the "Nine Streams" and was still a sect in the cultivation world.

The reason why the Dark Guard Mansion is counted as a sect in the cultivation world is because the Dark Guard Mansion has a set of cultivation systems that have been inherited for thousands of years, from the Xiao family of the royal family to the ordinary captains of the Dark Guard Mansion, in fact, they are all from Xiao Lin, the founding minister of Dazheng, that is, the ancestor of the Xiao family who was posthumously named Emperor Jing.

The difference from other sects is that the Secret Guard Mansion can be said to be the largest sect in terms of the number of people, famous for 200,000 secret guards to detect the world, even the Dao Sect with 30,000 disciples is incomparable. Moreover, the internal structure of the Dark Guard Mansion is also based on the military system, from the school captain to the governor, it is almost exactly the same, from this point of view, the Dark Guard Mansion is almost a military force, a special military force used by the imperial court to restrict and monitor the cultivation world.

This is why the Secret Guard is independent of the Cabinet and the Grand Governor.

At this moment, the old man had already drunk all the wine in the bowl, and he was a little drunk, and asked, "It was the secret guard who passed from the outside just now?"

Xu Beiyou was slightly surprised, but still nodded.

The old Confucian snorted, "Dark Guard, the world is the Secret Guard Mansion Palm Seal Governor Duanmu Ruisheng is terrible, but I don't know that those two deputies are first-class jackals, little brother, do you understand the truth in this?"

Xu Beiyou said with a solemn expression: "Please also ask the old man to solve his doubts." ”

The old man smiled and said, "I think the little brother also knows that there are monks in this world, and these monks are self-contained, which is called the cultivation world. The three governors of the Dark Guard Mansion, the Palm Seal Governor is to deal with the imperial court, and the Governor of the Left Guard, Fu Zhongtian, is the speaker of the Dark Guard Mansion in the cultivation world, known as the other right governor, named Wei Wuji, who is ruthless and unscrupulous, so he has the nickname of a personal cat, between Duanmu Ruisheng and Fu Zhongtian, half a temple and half a river and lakes. ”

Xu Beiyou narrowed his eyes, "The old man doesn't seem to be an ordinary person. ”

The old Confucian smiled, "Each other, why should we have known each other when we meet, you and I meet in Pingshui, and there may not be a day of goodbye in this life after saying goodbye, why bother to get to the bottom of it?"

Xu Beiyou was silent for a moment, and then picked up the wine jug and filled a bowl for the old Confucian student, "That is the case, the meeting is fate, and there is wine." ”

The old man took the wine bowl and said with a smile: "That's it, pay for the wine, drink it." ”

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Note: The word "human cat", the prototype of Li Yifu, came from the Gaozong period of the Tang Dynasty.

The word "sick tiger", the prototype of Yao Guangxiao, came from the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty.

"A whip law new deal" Zhang Jiangling, taken from the Ming Dynasty Wanli period of the first assistant Zhang Juzheng, Jiangling people, also known as Zhang Jiangling.

It is hereby quoted for illustrative purposes.

There are other non-original characters taken from history and not much ink, and their prototypes will not be repeated.