There is a well-known tower outside the capital city, the Jinbang Tower, because every time the new middle school jinshi will be nominated on the inner wall of this tower.

In addition to the name of the new science and technology jinshi, which will be officially engraved on the wall, the Jinbang Tower will also record those splendid poems that are recognized as winning the championship in poetry and literature within a year, and the selected person is praised as the uncrowned jinshi by the government and the opposition. Poetry and good sentences, will be by the Confucian Academy of the mountain owner of more than a dozen literary bigwigs, at the end of the year summary evaluation, generally up to ten poems, if there is a lack within a year, rather lack than abuse, no list of years, history is not nothing. These poems are either written by me or handed over to a famous calligrapher to write, often the latter is the majority, and the poems are combined on the inner wall of the pyramid, shining brightly, and naturally it is a great beauty.

The walls in the tower are extremely high and wide, and the poems and sentences are written quite small, so when you look up, you will give people a feeling of "the Southern Tang Dynasty, thousands of years".

In the night, a group of six people entered the Jinbang Tower, climbed the steps, and the lights in the tower had already been lit, as bright as day.

Before ascending to the sixth floor of the top floor, half of them stayed on the fifth floor, these three people were all henchmen, standing with each other's horns, all of them had solemn faces and long breaths, like a surging river, obviously all of them were grandmaster-level masters.

The three of them are all dressed in civilian clothes and tour the Jinbang Tower at night, two of them are elegant, with an age difference of one generation, and the other one is magnificent, with a majestic figure, less than fifty years old, and the rough sand atmosphere that cannot be concealed.

These three people, 20 years ago, was already the famous three brothers in Liujing, at that time one was the most rooted and Miao Hong's royal relatives, one was a foreign ranger who moved the world after entering Liujing, a down-and-out cold warrior who repeatedly failed in the imperial examination, because of fate, the three of them were like-minded and worshiped as brothers with different surnames, and then never hid and hidden, in the first few years, drinking flower wine, fighting the powerful, holding a wine banquet, the three were almost inseparable, twenty years later, the imperial relatives were still the high and low imperial relatives, but the ranger relied on fighting military merits, became the real power of the border pass, one of the pillars of the border army of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and the down-and-out Han Shi jumped the dragon gate again and again, and eventually became the incomparably noble master of the Hanlin Academy.

It's just that after the rotation of feng shui, the other two people who are soaring and prosperous still have no change in their attitude towards the eldest brother with the same surname as the country.

The three of them get together almost once a year, which has long been a well-known thing in Liujing, and the king of Huai'an, who has not been hereditary and has been demoted to the king of three characters in accordance with the laws of the clan, is a notoriously unambitious person, and the government and the opposition in Liujing have never criticized their gathering, but because of the great achievements of the other two in civil and military affairs, they have a lot of praise. It is even rumored that today made fun of this in his early years, saying that you King Huai'an are stupid and have stupid blessings, and even I envy your luck.

Huang Zhengyang, the king of Huai'an, was at this time looking up at the slightly chubby old man who was looking up at the poems on the wall, with a big belly, his hands on the white jade belt, and with the brilliant light, he squinted at the three recent poems.

Huang Zhengyang is an authentic branch of the Southern Tang Dynasty royal family, and he has been rude and does not like poetry since he was a child, likes flying eagles and lackeys, and has no great ambitions. His grandfather was the son of Emperor Wen of the Southern Tang Dynasty, who was quite fond of Emperor Wen, but took the initiative to give up the battle for the throne , the fief is vast, and close to Gyeonggi, can almost be called the head of the kings of the Southern Tang Dynasty, but a few sons are fighting fiercely, the poor Huang Zhengyang who has no desire and no desire is affected, and the domain of the vassal king is divided into four pieces, fortunately, when today's son is about to like Huang Zhengyang's temperament, he gave the largest piece, and was given the title of King Huai'an, the word An, among the many names of the vassal king, it is a very honorable and special golden word.

Therefore, Huang Zhengyang, the king of Huai'an, is also famous as the "King of Taiping County".

above the walls.

There is moonlight all over the bed and the ground, and the sound of the river is like a drum and like the wind.

There are also cut into acacia fans, which are like bright moons. In and out of the sleeves of the king, shaking the breeze.

Why don't you take a high step, first ask for Lujin.

The first-class county king of the Southern Tang Dynasty said with a smile: "Yinjing, thoughts, nostalgia." ”

Yu Wanli, the master of the academy, smiled: "All good sentences." ”

Concise.

In fact, Yu Wanli is one of the commentators on this year's list of poems.

The general Li Chun is burly, almost half a head taller than the two best friends, "Lao Yu, you are a princess selling melons and boasting, it's embarrassing!"

Huang Zhengyang echoed and quipped: "Lao Yu is thick-skinned, and I also need you to say that you can accept a woman the age of a granddaughter as a concubine?"

The master shook his head and sighed: "If you are not careful in making friends, it will be too late to regret it." ”

The three of them walked side by side to the window, looking at Liujing from afar, Huang Zhengyang said softly: "This Nanzhan Buzhou has been a pool of backwater for thousands of years, and it's time to change the world." The gale first started in my Southern Tang Dynasty, and it is also a grand event, and it lives up to my Southern Tang Dynasty for hundreds of years. It's not in vain that my grandfather endured humiliation......"

Li Chun frowned and said in a low voice: "Be cautious!"

Yu Wanli laughed and said: "It's also a strange thing, Da Huang and I, one was born in the emperor's family, and the other lives on the emperor's side, neither of them is as timid and cautious as you are a reckless man who fights at the border?"

Li Chun snorted coldly and said in a deep voice: "Although the overall situation has been decided, you must not take it lightly! In the history books, the poor worm who is in the middle of the day but has fallen short, do you want me to bring out a hundred people for you at will?"

Huang Zhengyang turned around and stretched out his hand to point at the highly decorated general, "Cowardly as a mouse, it's good for you and Lao Yu to change positions." ”

Li Chun said with a straight face: "Big brother!"

After hearing this title, Huang Zhengyang, the king of Huai'an, sneered and said: "Okay, okay, let's not talk about state affairs tonight, let alone world affairs." ”

Li Chun wanted to speak and stopped, a little annoyed.

"But it doesn't hurt to say that. ”

Yu Wanli waved his hand and restrained his expression, "Xiao Chun, don't look at Fu Xiang who has just suffered a loss, this person should not be underestimated, you still have to keep an eye on him." ”

Li Chun nodded and said: "Fu Xiang, this person must be my old enemy in this life, and I will never have any contempt." ”

Yu Wanli said again: "Suzaku's Taishi Pang Bing has already shown signs of sanctification, but he is earlier than the one in Dasui, but I don't know if Pang Bing was forced by the situation and had to be in a hurry. If it is a Confucian pseudo-saint, it is naturally better. However, the Suzaku Confucian who really needs our beware may not be Pang Bing, but ...... The man. After all, he made a great contribution to the division of Suzaku, and he took advantage of the trend, Pang Bing was dedicated to protecting the country, and he was going against the trend, and he was sorry for Pang Bing......"

Li Chun was silent.

These things, in fact, in the final analysis, are just the own affairs of Confucianism in the world, and they are also the internal affairs of the Jisui School Palace.

In the end, Yu Wanli, who was one of the overlords of the Southern Tang Dynasty literary circle, stretched out his hand to the front, as if holding the entire Liujing City, clenched his fists, and then slowly handed it to Huang Zhengyang, spread out his palms, and said with a smile: "Big brother, this world will be handed over to you." ”

At this moment, Huang Zhengyang, the king of Taiping County, was particularly magnificent, not losing Yu Wanli and Li Chun at all, and sneered: "It's just from that waste's hands, taking back what should belong to me, everything is just a matter of returning to the original owner!"

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The girl in the Qinglou who said she wouldn't sell herself to death is dead.

That night, a carriage entered the whitebait alley, and discarded the cold corpse casually wrapped in a quilt at the door of a small courtyard, and also lost a money bag containing thirty or forty taels of silver.

It probably means that the girl's life is only worth this number.

The body was first discovered by the night watchman, and soon the whole alley was awakened.

The girl's grandfather, the old man knelt beside the corpse, trembling, stretched out his dry palm, and stroked his granddaughter's face, as if she had just slept.

After the death of the girl, the poor alleys that no one cared about, all of a sudden the car and horses were in a hurry, and in just a few days, there were big officials and small officials, there were county officials with bright official uniforms, and there were also high-spirited yamen officials, and there were more post-mortem officials, and the people in the yamen were very dedicated to the people, saying that although the old man reported to the official, he boldly shouted injustice, and he would definitely uphold justice for him and the girl who died violently, and he couldn't find the slightest fault. There are also many cross-river dragon snakes who mix rivers and lakes, there are underworld giants who are called for wind and rain in the south of the entire Liujing City, and there are bigwigs with territories including Huyafang, but neither side is close to the courtyard, but they just stand and watch from a distance, or drink in a nearby restaurant.

I can't get used to seeing the nearby ruffians of the young rangers in the silverfish alley, these days they wander around the alley, wandering around, revealing a lot of conclusive gossip, saying that the girl was fortunate to enter the princely high gate, not only did she bow her head and act carefully, but dared to see the intention of money, when stealing, he hit the miscellaneous servants on duty, and that's it, but also committed murder on the spot, and injured someone with an official kiln vase, the person is still lying on the sickbed, and when the injury is healed, it is impossible to report to the official sooner or later, there are several witnesses around him, the girl steals can not hurt people, and was killed by mistake after resisting, it is such an iron case that is nailed to the ground......

These ruffians and hooligans, most of them don't forget to sneer a few words with disgust, saying that it's really unlucky, that girl is really a bad thing, she doesn't enjoy the blessings of the sky, she has to eat this sin in vain, and she deserves to die!

The money bag that the Qinglou servant left at the beginning seemed to have been temporarily confiscated, saying that it was evidence, and only when the water came out could Liu Laohan take it back.

The girl's family did not have any savings, and after her death, she was still one of those rangers of the same age in the alley, who contributed the money to help buy the mourning hall, and the scholar surnamed Song and the elders of the neighborhood contributed to it.

The new neighbor of all the people in the alley, the only young woman surnamed Huang, was not in the alley the day before the girl's death, and when she returned, she could only see a coffin.

She didn't seem particularly angry, but often sat on the threshold near the coffin, in a daze.

Either or help the elderly to go out to bask in the sun occasionally.

The old man had a reclining chair, which the girl secretly bought after earning her first money as a cleaner in the Jingshui Building. The old man couldn't resist the girl's insistence, so he didn't let her return it to the shop.

At that time, she smiled and said, grandpa, just wait to enjoy the blessings, these are small money, we don't have to save too much money in the future, we can definitely buy whatever we want.

Today, the old man was lying on the chair, and for some reason today, his spirit was very good, and he didn't use the young woman's support, and walked to the courtyard by himself, not at all like a dying old man who was riddled with old diseases.

In these days, the old man did not shout about the injustice of the world once, let alone let him help send him to the yamen to beat the drum and voice the grievances.

So in the end, the old man actually didn't drag anyone down, so no one thought that the old guy was an old birthday star eating arsenic-frost, so in the dark, some big people hiding behind the scenes felt that this old guy surnamed Liu was still interested, so he didn't get an inch.

On this day, the old man turned his head, looked at the young woman, and said softly: "Miss Huang, this is all fate, no wonder others." Don't be too sad, if you want to blame me, you can only blame me, damn it didn't die, so Xiaoqian ...... to treat me"

Speaking of this, the old man smiled with difficulty, "Let's just let Xiao Qian reincarnate and enjoy happiness earlier, I just hope that God will not let Xiao Qian reincarnate in a family like me in the next life, let Xiao Qian be a good family, I don't dare to expect her to be a daughter in everyone's door, at least don't suffer anymore." ”

She nodded.

I vaguely remember that there was once a girl, chattering, like a noisy little sparrow, over time, she was a little bored, so she went out to hide quietly, to see the flying paper kites, to listen to the pigeon whistles one after another.

Sister Huang, you're a foreigner, right?

Sister Huang, Song nerd said that the first time a foreigner comes to our Liujing, they will all be shocked by the height and magnificence of the city wall, you listen, amazing, right? If you have someone you like in the future, you must take him to see the city wall of our Liujing, especially the one in the north, you must go.

Grandpa always said that people are very good when they live, and they can't worry about so many things with God, and if they make God unhappy, they will be finished......

Sister Huang, next time I take you to see the palace examination, there will be a Tanhualang, riding a horse to tour the city, crowded with people, but it will be lively!

......

A hundred years of planning, a thousand years of things, mountains and rivers of great causes.

Huanghuang Southern Tang Dynasty, Huanghuang Liujing.

It's just a nameless girl who died.

However, Huang Donglai stiffened her face, as if she was afraid that she would do something unfamiliar, something that she felt had nothing to do with her in this life.

I only heard the old man who looked up at the sky smile and said, "Miss Huang, after Xiao Qian met you, it was probably the happiest time in her life, it was really good." It seems that Xiao Qian has never laughed so much in his life. ”

Huang Donglai's lips trembled, and he didn't turn his head to look at the old man.

The old man suddenly turned his head, "There may be something that is going to trouble you." ”

Huang Donglai nodded vigorously and said in a deep voice: "Grandpa Liu, don't worry, I will do a good job in Xiaoqian's future......"

The old man smiled kindly, turned his head again, lay down comfortably, and slowly closed his eyes, "Then I will be relieved, Xiaoqian has been timid since she was a child, so she will not be scared to walk." ”

The old man's anger gradually disappeared until it was gone.

Huang Donglai looked back and looked at the mourning hall.

She slowly got up.

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After the girl's first seven.

In the alley at night, a tall figure stood in front of a low yellow mud wall, running a few steps, propping his hands on the wall, and turning over.

Sure enough, the man was reading at night with the lamp as usual, but compared to the past, tonight is a little different is that the window is open, which makes the person who climbs the wall a little puzzled, when did the miser surnamed Song be so lavish, in the past, he was afraid of being blown by the wind, he would consume lamp oil, and he was never willing to open the window to ventilate. The man tiptoed to the window to say hello, but was startled, there was a figure standing abruptly at the window, the figure hesitated, and did not blow out the lights, but crappily climbed out of the window, and bumped into the uninvited guest, as if he had been waiting for the rabbit. The only reading seed in the silverfish alley, pulled the arm of the person who came over, and said in a low voice: "Crazy Xu, go to the root of the wall and say, don't wake up my father." ”

This "thief" is the ranger Xu Tao, and he said angrily: "Just your father's snoring, louder than thunder, who can wake up the two of them." ”

The scholar surnamed Song didn't fight-for-tat, pulled Xu Tao to the wall, and said softly: "What's the matter?"

Xu Maniac hesitated for a moment, and said with a smile: "It's not a big deal, it's just that I'm going to go elsewhere in the future, say goodbye to you kid, although we don't deal with each other since we were young, I beat you, you scold me, and no one can win anyone, but no matter what, they all grew up together since childhood, and I feel that if I don't say a word to you, it seems that I am not righteous enough, right?

Song Hezhi, a scholar, looked at Madman Xu in a daze, "Where can you go?

Madman Xu was a little impatient, "You care about me?! I don't have to worry about feeding the whole family by myself, and I don't have this meal all day long, so I will mess around." People like me are cheap, I don't take myself seriously, and I'm not worth anything......"

Song He grabbed his arm and directly interrupted the words of the madman Xu: "You want to avenge Xiaoqian?"

Xu Tao shook his arm, and after breaking free, "You don't care!"

Song He lowered his voice, a little angry, "I want to care, do you listen? But I hope you don't go!" Xu Tao, you listen to my advice. ”

Xu Tao looked at this guy's expression and suddenly smiled, "You, a noble scholar, have this heart, I feel it now, I don't feel ashamed to lose to you before." ”

Speaking of this, he paused slightly, exhaled softly, and said softly: "Xiao Qian likes you, it's okay...... Don't be aggrieved. ”

Song He squatted down, holding his head with both hands, his face full of pain, "Do you know who that bastard is? I have inquired, the surname is Yang! It is the real imperial relative of our Liujing! The one who suffered a thousand knives is not only surnamed Yang, but also the eldest son of Yang Maoqing, the uncle of the country, do you know, this kind of person, they don't need to stretch out a finger in person, and the errand runners around them can kill us casually, believe it or not, those people who came to our alley a few days ago actually didn't get the instructions of the Yang family at all, why? Because the surname is Yang, I never feel that killing Xiao Qian is something to worry about, do you understand, Xu Tao?!"

Xu Tao said calmly: "I know. ”

Song He raised his head and did not speak.

Xu Tao squatted with his back against the wall, "Don't worry, I'm not stupid, I won't die in vain, I, Xu Tao, have been mixed up for so many years, suffered so many losses, and shed so much blood, so I know what it means to plan and then act." ”

Song He shook his head and said, "Can you take revenge later?" Believe me! I will definitely be able to participate in the Spring Pavilion, and then the Autumn Pavilion ......Examination."

Xu Tao slapped him on the shoulder coldly, and grinned: "You know, don't look at us always scolding you for being a nerd, in fact, I go out with my brothers to fight and kill, as long as I think that there is a scholar in my neighbor and I grew up together, I will feel more dignified than other bastards...... As for what spring and autumn are in the autumn, that's your business, not my Xu Tao's. There are some things I can't stand anymore. ”

Song He smiled bitterly and persuaded again, "Don't die in vain, if Xiao Qian is alive, he definitely doesn't want you to be so impulsive." ”

"I've got a bump here...... Can't get by. It's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years, I haven't even read a book, and I can't learn it. ”

Xu Tao pointed to his heart, still smiling on his face, "Besides, if I don't come back, at least I can let you remember this incident, if you really become a big official in the future, but in the end you forget to avenge Xiaoqian, it can make you feel guilty about your conscience, right?"

Song He just said repeatedly: "Crazy Xu, don't send it to death, you can't fight those people, those children of the wealthy family, the strength of the servants around you is not what you can imagine......"

Xu Tao tugged at the corners of his mouth and said softly: "I am indeed a little person who is not a fart, but little people also have their own ways." I'm not going to hit headlong right now, I'm going to plan every detail......"

He didn't continue to leak the heavenly secrets, and stood up suddenly, and Song He followed in a panic.

Xu Tao looked at this peer.

I still remember that at the corner of the alley a few years ago, I blocked her and asked her if she liked herself, and she smiled and said that she only likes reading people.

Xu Tao could only pretend to be chic at that time, saying such things, she would lose the opportunity to be the wife of the helper in the future. She raised her fist and smiled brightly, warning him not to secretly beat up Song Nerd, otherwise she would beat him up and be crazy.

Xu Tao retracted his thoughts and clenched his fists heavily, "Song He, this matter of revenge, my hero Xu Tao picked it on his shoulder, your surname is Song, people like me are inherently different, in the future, you can rest assured, study your duty, and don't care about anything!"

He put away his hand and joked, "Reader, listen to me once, really." ”

Song He was silent.

Xu Tao took a few steps, turned his back to the reader, and waved his hand.

Song He stood in place in a daze, and muttered: "Xu Tao, don't hate me, I will go to the informant, I will try my best to become a lackey of the Yang family first, and then become famous, act for the tiger, and climb in the officialdom step by step, it may take ten years, twenty or even thirty years before I can go to the grave of you and Xiaoqian, and say sorry to you, I Song He is late......"

Every time you slaughter more dogs, you are always a reader?

I am a man who reads the books of the sages and sages, and I am also the son of a butcher who sells meat.

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Not far from Yinyu Hutong Alley, on the eaves of a courtyard, there was a woman lying with the sword box spread.

She retracted her senses, opened her eyes, and looked at the starry sky above her.

She sat up, paused on a high place, and looked into the distance.

As far as the woman can see, it is the most prosperous area in Liujing, where the emperor and the general, the powerful minister, the bell Ming Ding food, and the generations of hairpins.

She wants to talk to many people there about her reasoning.

Who is she?

This seat, Huang Donglai!