Ghost Dao's right hand had already touched the sword on his waist, and as long as Zhu Cihuan gave an order, he would cut off Liu Jingxuan's head with one sword. But Zhu Cihuan's knees knelt down, and he said, "Grass people Wang Shiyuan visited the prefect." ”

Seeing Zhu Cihuan bowing down and kneeling, the ghost path and everyone behind him couldn't help but be stunned. Cheng Qiran followed closely and kowtowed to the ground: "Cheng Qiran, the grass people, visited the prefect." ”

Zhu Cihuan saw that the ghosts and the others were still standing on the spot, and scolded sharply: "Do you want to rebel?"

Zhu Cihuan's angry shouting was really effective, and the ghost Dao and other people forcibly suppressed their anger, and they all knelt on the ground and kowtowed, saying, "Meet your lord!"

Zhu Cihuan smiled and said: "These brothers behind Wang are all dart walkers, who have followed Wang for many years, and they don't understand the rules of the imperial court. ”

Liu Jingxuan hurriedly stretched out his hands and hugged each other: "Outside the king, please get up, please get up." Rise up all the righteous. This is the private residence of Chu Jinglian Chu Yuanwai, so you don't have to be formal. ”

Zhu Cihuan came to the mansion today to discuss with Chu Jinglian how to contact the heroes from all over the country to make a big move. didn't want Yangzhou Governor Liu Jingxuan to be here, which greatly surprised Zhu Cihuan. I had a dispute with Chu Jinglian just now, even if Chu Jinglian was abolished on the spot, it would just be a matter of the rivers and lakes, of course, it would be the rivers and lakes in the end. But now that I have met someone in the government, the matter has become tricky. If Ghost Dao killed Liu Jingxuan on the spot, it would be difficult for him to gain a foothold in Yangzhou City or even Jiangsu Dao. He was driven from Fujian to Beijing by the government, and now he fled to Yangzhou in a hurry. If this continues, when will the days without a cone be over?

Chu Jinglian saw that there were a lot of people in the Xuan Hall, so he ordered his subordinates to remove the round table just now, replace it with sixteen carved cases, and set up a new banquet. Liu Jingxuan naturally sat in the middle of the chairman, Xiao Rang and Chu Jinglian sat in the west head in turn, and Zhu Cihuan, Ghost Dao and others sat in the east head in turn. After a while, the banquet was set up again. The subordinates quietly withdrew from the mission hall one after another.

At this time, Zhu Cihuan no longer had the arrogant look just now, staring at the delicacies in front of him, and he was excited. Ghost Dao, Cheng Qiran and others were silent.

Liu Jingxuan and Xiao Rang tacitly understood each other and were speechless.

After being silent for a moment, Chu Jinglian raised his wine glass and said to everyone present: "Everyone who came to my Chu Mansion today is a guest, so I don't want to give you a glass, so I will do it first." ”

Everyone raised their glasses, and Zhu Cihuan smiled and said, "Thank you Chu Yuanwai." "Anyway, drink it all.

There was silence again.

Cheng Qiran shook a goose feather fan, bowed to Liu Jingxuan, and said: "Cheng Qiran, a grass citizen, has long heard that the prefect loved the people like a son when he was in Gaoyou, and his official reputation was very prosperous. Now that he has arrived in Yangzhou, he has disregarded life and death and tried his best to retreat from the flood. A great master like you is a blessing to our people and a blessing to all people!"

Liu Jingxuan smiled slightly: "Mr. Cheng is too famous." Serving the country and the people is the responsibility of officials, and there is nothing to boast about. ”

Ghost Dao glanced at Liu Jingxuan with a pair of red eyes like blood, and scolded in his heart: "Dog official, let you live for a while longer." Sooner or later, the poor will tear off your hypocrisy and cut off your high head. ”

Zhu Cihuan felt that the atmosphere was still a little awkward, so he glanced out of the door, and then asked: "Dare to ask Chu Yuanwai, what is the name of the towering attic outside this hall?"

Chu Jinglian smiled slightly: "The name of this building is called Qingtian Tower. ”

Zhu Cihuan's eyes lit up: "It turns out that it is the famous Qingtianlou, it is really better to be famous than to meet, and it is better to meet than to be famous." Today is what makes me wait for my eyes. ”

Chu Jinglian shook his head: "The third master is falsely praised." It's just an ordinary bookstore, and I really don't dare to bear this towering and famous words. ”

Zhu Cihuan narrowed his eyes and asked softly, "Can you let me wait upstairs to have a look?"

Chu Jinglian took another drink and laughed loudly: "Of course you can." It's just that the adults are here today, and there is a lot of inconvenience. Another day, Chu will personally take the third master upstairs to have a look. ”

Chu Jinglian saw that Zhu Cihuan was respectful in front of Liu Jingxuan, and he no longer had the same arrogant, unreasonable and invincible face as just now, and he didn't know how happy he was in his heart.

Zhu Cihuan saw Chu Jinglian's refusal, and his face was slightly unnatural.

Xiao Rang suddenly raised his glass and said to Zhu Cihuan: "Under Xiao Rang, I salute the third master." ”

Zhu Cihuan hurriedly raised his glass and said with a sneer: "Lord Xiao, the grass people don't dare to be, please!" After speaking, he drank a glass of Chinese wine.

Xiao Rang raised his eyebrows slightly, and said slowly: "Outside the king, everyone calls you the third master, why?"

Zhu Cihuan's smile froze, and the smile on his face instantly became stronger: "Don't hide it from Lord Xiao, the grass people are ranked third in the family, and now they are a lot older, so others call me the third master." ”

Xiao Rang smiled and nodded, and didn't say anything more.

A small servant outside the door entered the hall again and whispered in Chu Jinglian's ear. Chu Jinglian whispered a few words to the little guy. The little guy turned around and left the mission hall. After a while, outside the door of the Xuan Hall, a young swordsman dressed in black walked out, Nangong Bright Cloud.

Nangong Huangyun was on duty at the government office today. He knew that Liu Jingxuan and Xiao Rang had gone to the Chu Mansion outside the city, so he didn't dare to leave the mansion for half a step, for fear that someone would find Liu Jingxuan. Seeing the letter cannon, Pegasus, a spy from the west of the city, entered the city and reported it to Nangong Xuanyun. The letter cannon is Liu Jingxuan's code for being in danger. Nangong Huangyun didn't dare to slack off, and led a group of officials to rush to Chu Mansion with flying horses. When he came to Chu Mansion, Nangong Huangyun explained his intention to the gatehouse, and learned that Liu Jingxuan and Xiao Rang were having a banquet in the Xuan Hall of Chu Garden, so he let go of his hanging heart.

Nangong Huangyun walked into the propaganda hall, came to Liu Jingxuan's face, hit a thousand with one leg, and bowed down: "See your lord." ”

Liu Jingxuan was very happy when he saw Nangong Huangyun arrive, and raised his cloud sleeves lightly: "Get up." Nangong catcher, please take a seat quickly. ”

At this time, Chu Jinglian had already asked his subordinates to bring a few more cases and put them by his side, and invited Nangong Huangyun to sit on top of him. Nangong Huangyun insisted on not accepting it, and insisted on sitting under Chu Jinglian. The two gave in repeatedly, and Chu Jinglian had to return to his seat.

Nangong Huangyun sat still, glanced around, and suddenly touched a pair of red eyes, a chill abruptly arose in his heart, and his right hand subconsciously clenched Mo Yuan at his waist. The blood-red eyes shone like beasts, excited and greedy.

Chu Jinglian saw it in his eyes and said with a smile: "Lord Nangong and Immortal Chang don't know each other?"

Nangong Xuanyun shook his head: "I don't know!"

A trace of contempt flashed on Ghost Dao's face, he drank a glass of wine, and then said lightly: "Poor Dao doesn't know this young hero either. However, if Chu Yuanwai does not give up, can you recommend one or two?"