sinking into sand

"Where are people? How many people have gone now?"

In the main hall of the Jinzhan Pavilion, it was late at night, but the lights were brightly lit.

Yu Duanjiang, Song Fushun, Zhu Zheng, and even Zhai Su all arrived.It's all because they heard that something happened in Pingchunfang, so they hurriedly got together.

"All the outer disciples of the Jinzhan Pavilion have been dispatched." Yu Duanjiang nodded slightly, "The strength of the old troops of Prince Li's Mansion has not been fully understood in the past few days, and there are no more people now."

"Hmph." Song Fushun breathed out through his nose, "Master Yu, our court relies heavily on your Yu family, and that's how you repay it?"

"Hey, old Song." Zhu Zheng spoke to Yu Duanjiang: "Be calm. So many people have died these days, what's the matter?"

Song Fushun was even more angry when he heard this: "So it was suppression! Now that Prince Li's mansion has been eaten up, the rest of the people in the Lijiang River have to be appeased! Is it possible that you can kill them all? The court wants to kill them all." What does the Li River do?"

Several people argued, and Yu Wangling arrived.

Even though it was early summer, he was still wearing a cotton cloak, and he didn't take it off when he entered the hall, just nodding slightly was considered a gesture of courtesy.

The others didn't bother to pick on his etiquette, and asked, "How's the situation?"

"A dozen people have died." Yu Wangling came over after confirming the news, "Not only the people from Lijiang, but also the people who came down from Dingzhou this time."

Song Fushun didn't expect this situation, and immediately became furious: "What are you doing to eat?!! Why are there still people from Dingzhou?!"

Yu Wangling felt his anger, and said, "This turmoil is different from the original one, and it was not designed by us. Please forgive me."

Song Fushun was even more annoyed by his attitude: "I told you all! After the matter is settled, we must first appease the gentry living in the Lijiang River! Why is this chaos in just a few days now! If your Jinzhan Pavilion is like this Incompetent, the imperial court does not mind supporting other families."

When he said this, Yu Wangling hadn't said anything yet, but Yu Duanjiang frowned slightly, and said, "Elder Song, forgive me, but now it's just some young people making trouble, Jinzhan Pavilion can still be cleaned up."

They were making a fuss here like a big show, but Zhai Su just watched silently and didn't interrupt.

Zhu Zheng watched leisurely, glanced sideways at Zhai Su, and joked: "Seeing that the Lijiang River is going to be chaotic, won't the general's armored army help?"

After he finished speaking, Zhai Su didn't say anything, but Song Fushun spoke again: "Old Zhu, I say you—!"

Zhu Zheng stretched out his hands as if begging for forgiveness: "All right, all right, I'll shut up."

A few people were talking, and someone came to report at the door, saying that the nobles of Dingzhou who lived in various parts of the Lijiang River heard about the accident in Pingchunfang, and rushed to Jinzhan Pavilion overnight, asking to live here, and asked to open tomorrow morning. City gate, they are going north back to Dingzhou.Skirt) The main number is 'three, two' Lingyi (qi, Lingqi) Yisi, six

These were considered trivial matters, Yu Wangling directly asked the people below to resettle him, but he didn't promise to leave the city.

The others looked at each other, and Song Fushun looked at Zhai Su: "Why, the son of the Guan family hasn't been caught yet?"

Zhai Su said, "No trace has been found yet."

Song Fushun pondered: "...we still have to do it as soon as possible."

Yu Duanjiang asked at this time: "Aren't Elder Song and Elder Zhu going back to Dingzhou with General Zhai this time?"

"I want to go back." Zhu Zheng said: "After all these years, I have to go back and have a look."

He gave Yu Duanjiang a clear expression: "Don't worry, Old Pavilion Master Yu, now that the Li family has been taken down, our family will not hinder your Jinzhan Pavilion's actions in the Lijiang River. It's just... we still have to see later." The meaning of the imperial court."

Yu Duanjiang understood and bowed to Song and Zhu.

At the gate of the Jinzhan Pavilion, the concierge who just got the news and let them go is proofreading their ID cards one by one, and even the servants have to check carefully before they are willing to put them in the pavilion.

These people from Dingzhou originally came to Jinzhan Pavilion after hearing that many people died in Pingchunfang. Now that they are treated like this, the arrogance in their bones has emerged again, and they started arguing with others at the concierge .

They were noisy in this room, and the people below did not dare to bother Yu Wangling, so they reported to Xiang Feibai again.

At that time, Xiang Feibai was taking Wei Jian to wait for Yu Wangling to come back in the small building in the middle of the lake.Hearing the message from the people under him, I just feel a headache.

Why are things so noisy all day long.

Xiang Feibai had speculations in his heart, but he neither dared to confirm, nor dared to show any traces in front of Wei Jian.Yu Wangling was still discussing matters in the main hall, he thought over and over again, and let Wei Jian be watched, and went to the main gate by himself.

There was still noise at the door, and it was still dark at this moment, and they were all people who were frightened by what happened at Pingchunfang tonight.These people originally lived in different places along the Lijiang River, but now they gathered together with their relatives and servants, each holding torches and lanterns.The square in front of Jinzhan Pavilion is illuminated like daytime.

The one who was making trouble was a man who seemed to be drunk, wearing satin clothes, the front of the skirt was untied, and his skin was flushed, maybe he just took medicine.

He was sitting there cursing people, but when he saw Xiang Feibai approaching, he snorted and smashed the jade pendant at Xiang Feibai's feet.

Xiang Feibai looked at the jade, forced a smile, and said, "Master Qin, what are you doing?"

"Don't think that you can sit back and relax if you do everything around Lanping cleanly." The lord surnamed Qin squinted at Xiang Feibai, although he was drunk, there was also a hint of disdain in his eyes: "You guys They want to replace Prince Li's mansion, and the Zhai family wants to use their strength to suppress the hostile forces in Dingzhou, but it's just such a small thing, who wouldn't see it if you look at it? Don't forget, there are still people in Dingzhou who are still alive."

After he finished speaking, he stood up abruptly from his seat.He drank, his steps were weak, but he didn't lose sight of the direction, and rushed straight to Xiang Feibai.He smiled at first, then raised his hand again, pressed Xiang Feibai's chest and said, "Boy, Zhai Su didn't even kill me, how dare you take Qiao in front of me?"

"I!"

The noble surnamed Qin patted his chest, and stared straight into Xiang Feibai's eyes: "Our Qin family, Shishi Zanying, and the Zhai family have worked together in the court for more than [-] years! What are you! How dare you test me ?!!"

The incident at the main entrance also spread to the main hall, and everyone was still discussing what happened in the past few days, when they suddenly heard that there was a disturbance at the gate of Jinzhan Pavilion, which could not be suppressed any longer.

"It's not that they have been called into the cabinet, why are there still troubles?" Yu Wangling asked the disciples who came to report in a cold tone.

The disciple bent down and quickly replied: "It's Lord Qin. There was nothing wrong with it. It's just that there was a commotion when the concierge checked the people accompanying him. Manager Xiang has already left."

Yu Wangling frowned even more when he heard that Xiang Feibai was going forward.Before he spoke, Song Fushun suddenly had doubts: "Qin? Could it be Qin Kailian?"

Yu Duanjiang nodded slightly: "It's Lord Qin."

Song Fushun's eyebrows twitched, and blue veins popped out: "What's going on?! Qin Kailian is still in the Lijiang River, why do you dare to kill people around Lanping?! Whose idea?!"

After finishing speaking, he looked at Zhai Su: "It's you——!"

"It's not General Zhai." Yu Wangling took over the words and excused Zhai Su: "The originally scheduled date was not so early. I sent a letter halfway to let General Zhai go south earlier."

"Why is this?" Song Fushun's anger showed on his face: "This is a big matter, why is it so urgent?!"

"No matter how good you are, you can't catch the Prince of the Northern Territory with your own hands." Yu Wangling said, looking back at Song Fushun: "Besides this matter, everything is a small matter. Elder Song should understand."

"Then we have to catch people first, what about the people now?!" Song Fushun glared at Yu Wangling, "Are you going to arrest the son of the Northern Territory, or are you trying to provoke the relationship between the various ministries in Dingzhou? Ordinary, do you want to stand on your own as a king?!"

Yu Wangling glanced at him silently, turned and left the hall without saying a word.

Song Fushun didn't open his mouth to speak, Yu Duanjiang pleaded guilty: "I've been arrogant since I was a child, and I've been contemptuous."

Song Fushun stared at Yu Wangling's back and said, "Does the Yu family really have no will to stand on their own?"

"Ouch, old Song." Zhu Zheng watched the excitement for a long while, and then he persuaded: "The soldiers in the Lijiang River have been slowly raised by Li Wang's mansion over the years, and now they are all under control. Well, if his Yu family wants to rebel, why bother to hand over these things to Dingzhou. Besides, you and I have been in Jinzhan Pavilion for many years, if there is any change in them, how come they don't even know about it. Be careful."

When Yu Duanjiang heard the words, he kept saying yes.

Song Fushun's complexion did not change for the better, his eyes darkened slightly, and he looked at Zhai Su who was standing beside him: "General, you can check whether it is the same as the number reported by the Yu family a few days ago."

"It's the same." Zhai Su said: "All government offices, outposts and military camps have been inspected, and they are all consistent with the numbers listed in the secret letter."

"Is there any other secret garrison?"

"Within ten miles outside the city, there is none."

Song Fushun wanted to ask something more, but was interrupted by Zhu Zheng: "Oh, I said you... Now that the big event has come to an end, you can't rest. Think about how you can enjoy yourself when you go back to Dingzhou, and worry about these useless things. what to do."

Zhu Zheng held a jug inlaid with jewels in his hand, and made a toast to Song Fushun from a distance: "Besides, ten miles away. Even if someone wants to kill the Lijiang River, it doesn't matter if General Zhai is here now." .Now we still have to appease the nobles of Lijiang, and do well the errands of Prime Minister Zhai and the sage, and nothing else matters."

Seeing him like this, Song Fushun didn't know if he was really appeased, so he just said, "You are so relieved."

"Beautiful wine, beautiful woman, bright moonlit night, why bother to spend time here." Zhu Zhengxiao, he is broad and old, but his skin is well maintained.Laughing like this is quite a reassuring Buddha image, and he raised his hand: "Let's go, let's go have a drink."

On the other side, when Yu Wangling came out of the main hall, someone came to lead the way with a lantern, and went to the place within a shot of the main entrance, and reported clearly what happened at the entrance.

When Yu Wangling rushed to the door, he saw Qin Kailian yelling at Jinzhan Pavilion, Xiang Feibai didn't dare to leave, nor did he dare to let Qin Kailian be taken down, so he had to stand and suffer.

Yu Wangling saw it in his eyes, without moving his eyebrows, he just stepped forward a few steps and saluted: "Master Qin."

Seeing that it was him who came, Xiang Fei saw that he was still wearing the cloak he had left the small building in the middle of the lake, so he knew that he might have come here after getting news from the main hall.There was some annoyance in his heart that he didn't get things done, and it was not easy to show it in front of everyone, so he had to salute and stand aside.

Yu Wangling didn't look at him, took his place, and stood in front of Qin Kailian: "My lord."

Qin Kailian had been drinking madly for a long time, now he was clearer, looked up and down Yu Wangling for a while, and smiled: "It's you, huh, I have face, and I would like to trouble the Pavilion Master to welcome you. Ah no...maybe later In time, I will be called Yu Shizi."

Yu Wangling didn't accept his compliments, and said, "Now that the Guan family's son is still on the run, since something happened in Chunfang, there are naturally thieves outside. Jinzhan Pavilion wants to inspect you, and it is only for your safety. I want to come to Lord Qin I am also afraid of death, otherwise why did you come in such a hurry?"

Qin Kailian turned his head slightly, as if he was loosening his body after sobering up from alcohol, he looked at Yu Wangling for a while, and suddenly smiled.

"The people and things here are unsearchable."

Yu Wangling and him looked at each other for a moment, as if sensing something in his eyes, he said, "Well, there is a courtyard in the outer cabinet of the Jinzhan Pavilion. Although it is not as safe as the cabinet, there is only one entrance and exit. Lord Qin himself No one will come in and out if the people guard it. I don't know what Qin Jue wants."

Qin Kailian withdrew his hand, stroked his palm and said with a smile, "Sure."

The matter at the gate was settled soon, Yu Wangling and his colleagues ordered that if there are a few families that have the same request as Qin Kailian, they will act according to Lord Qin's example, and if there are others, they will be expelled and ignored.

He gave the order very quickly, but there were many strangers at the gatehouse, and the night was cold, so he coughed after talking for a while.

Xiang Feibai has been watching by the side, seeing him coughing, stepped forward to persuade him: "There is wind here, there is something wrong here, why don't you go back to the small building in the middle of the lake."

Yu Wangling coughed for a while, and just now he managed to catch his breath.He didn't look at Xiang Feibai, he just turned around and left.

Xiang Feibai was still annoyed, he didn't know what to say, so he just followed behind.

The two walked in silence along the way, hurrying along the wind and rain corridor.There are lanterns hanging under the eaves of the Jinzhan Pavilion. At night, there is a wind, and the lanterns shake gently and the fire is bright.

When Yu Wangling came to a place, he stopped suddenly, and at the corner, someone walked over holding a lantern.

Xiang Feibai's spirit was sensitive at this moment, and when he felt someone, he took a step forward and stood in front of Yu Wangling: "Who is it?"

The lantern was flickering, and a young man in brocade fur turned out.

Xie Jingrong looked at Yu Wangling and Xiang Feibai, and was not angry when he was yelled at, but a little bit embarrassed: "It's me."