To Rule in a Turbulent World

"How long has this mallet been in our gambling house?" You Miao asked after sitting down.

The shopkeeper replied: "Returning to the master, I have only come here often in the past month, and I like to attract quacks in the gambling house."

You Miao's face darkened, and she replied, "Uncle Qiao doesn't know, and you don't know either? Can someone do something in the gambling house?"

Seeing that You Miao was angry, the shopkeeper quickly knelt down and said, "Master Mingjian! I really have no choice. The Lin family has people in the court and loves to spend money with those reckless people. He comes and goes, and the Jianghu people may have no travel expenses. He will take care of them." Point. A group of people gathered outside that day, clamoring to smash the village, but it was really impossible, so uncle said to let things go."

Li Zhifeng said: "Get up, are you still surrounding outside now?"

The shopkeeper sent someone to check, and the boy came back and reported that there were still many people gathered outside.

"I'm going to dismiss it." Li Zhifeng put down his teacup and said.

You Miao said: "Don't be busy, they won't do it, and we won't do it either. You, come here."

You Miao beckoned a servant, and ordered: "Go outside the door, tell them what I told you, General Huwei came to visit his gambling house, today I admire everyone's generosity, and I just want to keep Master Lin Let me just say a few words, since ancient times, debt repayment has been a matter of course, once the silver is delivered, the spare car will be sent back, keep your word, please don’t worry.”

The little servant went to take orders, and You Miao knew that Li Zhifeng had moved to the north and the south, and his reputation was overwhelming. With him sitting in the gambling house, no one would dare to come to court for death.Moreover, a general of a country cannot lower his status and fight a group of reckless people in the world. If he says that he will play hard and soft, I believe people outside will buy it.

The shopkeeper didn't dare to speak, so You Miao drank a cup of tea, and the servants came to help them change clothes and wash their faces. The shopkeeper followed all the way, and said that the backyard room was cleaned up, and asked You Miao whether to eat first or rest for a while.

You Miao didn't know what to do for a while, Li Zhifeng changed his clothes and asked, "Go for a walk? I see a lot of food in the market, I'll buy you something to eat."

You Miao nodded, and the two left Lin Xihe in the gambling house again, and went out through the back door.

It was dusk, and Yizhou has never had a curfew tradition since ancient times. In the evening, the whole city is lit up, illuminating a prosperous and beautiful scene in the world.It's quite like when You Miao was a child, Yangzhou played and sang every night, and the Jianghuai River was ten miles away.

"What if I lose 4000 taels?" Li Zhifeng suddenly asked, "I had no money at that time."

You Miao didn't expect that Li Zhifeng was still thinking about gambling, and said, "He can't get it out."

"Will you lose 200 taels?" Li Zhifeng asked again.

You Miao said: "If you lose, you lose. Let's continue to play dumb, go home with him, go to the Lin's house for food, lodging and lodging. Isn't it interesting to be his guest?"

Li Zhifeng smiled helplessly.You Miao said: "After losing [-] or [-] rounds in a row, the shopkeeper also has winks. You recognized me without even looking at him."

"Hmm." Li Zhifeng nodded and said, "As soon as we entered the gambling house, he saw that you and Uncle Qiao looked alike, so he paid attention to it, and later he proposed the chips to me."

"That's it." You Miao nodded happily.

The wine shops in Yizhou City are bustling, restaurants line the entire street, and there are large wooden barrels outside, in which there are live shrimp and fish, or seafood that You Miao can't name.You Miao didn't bother to buy vegetables and went back, so she and Li Zhifeng ordered something they wanted to eat on the side of the street, like a young couple, they ate a few big dishes and two glasses of wine.

You Miao peeled shrimps for Li Zhifeng, and persuaded him to drink. Li Zhifeng looked at You Miao and felt it was funny.

"What are you laughing at?" You Miao asked blankly.

Li Zhifeng shook his head, and You Miao said, "Drink some more."

You Miao poured wine for Li Zhifeng again, and Li Zhifeng sighed, "I don't want to go back to Yangzhou."

"Then it's good to live in Yizhou." You Miao replied, he knew that Li Zhifeng yearned for this kind of life of idle clouds and wild cranes.

Li Zhifeng drank the wine in one gulp, put it heavily on the table, his eye circles were a little red from the alcohol, and looked at You Miao.

You Miao added another sentence: "With you, any place is good."

"Beyond the Great Wall is fine." Li Zhifeng said, "I still can't let it go."

You Miao's home is in the south of the Yangtze River. When she lived in Beijing, she often thought of Jiangnan. Although everything in Beijing is good, there is no shortage of food and clothing, and there are a lot of friends, but she always feels that it is not her place, not her home.

When he returned to Jiangnan, the rice and water in Jiangnan made him feel very close.He could understand Li Zhifeng's feelings for Beyond the Great Wall.

"You decide." You Miao didn't say much, just said: "Marry a chicken and follow the chicken, marry a dog and follow the dog. If you are really not used to living, we will stay in one place for half a year, live outside the Great Wall, and then go back to Jiangnan to live. It's okay."

Li Zhifeng nodded thoughtfully.

You Miao took a sip of the wine, but didn't drink it down, and moved closer to Li Zhifeng.Li Zhifeng understood and approached him sideways.

Drinking and punching in the restaurant, Xiao Er shuttled back and forth, the red lanterns reflected their bodies red, when their lips touched, Li Zhifeng took a sip of the wine on You Miao's lips.

In the dead of night, Li Zhifeng carried You Miao on his back, the two talked and laughed, and went back to the casino.

The streets in the east of Yizhou were quiet, and most people were asleep.

There was a man standing outside the gambling house, the red lantern with the word "You" reflected the man's face, and a sword was tied around his waist.Fold your arms and stand silent.

Li Zhifeng frowned slightly, and You Miao got off his back, squeezed Li Zhifeng's palm, Li Zhifeng shook his head slowly, signaling You Miao to be at ease.

"Not my opponent." Li Zhifeng whispered.

You Miao knew at a glance that this was probably to negotiate and wanted to pick up Lin Xihe.He didn't feel contemptuous towards people in the Jianghu, and he didn't take them seriously. After all, he was a scholar and an official in the court.

In his mind, a man should be like Nie Dan, a great chivalrous man who serves the country and the people.Instead of slashing and killing with a knife, happy to enmity.Xia Yiwu violated the ban, so You Miao didn't care much about this group of people.Leading troops can bring Li Zhifeng to this level, so naturally he won't care too much about the petty quacks.

The man was very polite, when he saw You Miao and Li Zhifeng, he immediately cupped his fists and said, "You two."

You Miao nodded and said, "What's the name of Xiongtai? Let's go in and talk about it?"

But the man said: "You Shaoxia is too polite, I am here on behalf of my master, I want to invite You Shaoxia and General Li to go and say a few words."

You Miao was a little alert, but Li Zhifeng said: "I don't want to move around, let your master come over tomorrow."

You Miao can probably understand what Li Zhifeng is thinking, the night is quiet, and this group of people are warriors, so they don't know the severity, if something happens, it won't be enough to deal with it.

Unexpectedly, the man handed out a bracelet and said: "My master is waiting in the Luan hall. After tonight, he will go to sea."

You Miao looked suspiciously at the man's face, took the bracelet, and thought, isn't this the jadeite bracelet that Lin Xihe pawned today?There is still one?

This jade bracelet seems to be a pair with the previous one, You Miao shook her head and frowned and said: "I don't recognize this bracelet, the head of the family, do you recognize it?"

Li Zhifeng was also very suspicious, not knowing what it meant, he glanced at the bracelet and asked, "It's your master's?"

The quack was slightly disappointed and confused, and replied, "Yes, can't the young man recognize you? That's amazing."

You Miao was completely baffled, and Li Zhifeng asked again: "Something from the capital?"

You Miao's heart suddenly moved, and he looked at the light of the lantern, and saw a few words engraved on the inside of the jade bracelet, which was a time-honored brand that made jade and polished jade in the capital.

"Take me to see him right away!" You Miao's voice changed, she didn't care to ask any more questions, and got into the carriage with Li Zhifeng.