Fengmou in troubled times

Picking up the water from the stream, washing his face, and drinking a few swigs, Xinyuehu gave a happy sigh, filled the water bag with him and threw it to his companion behind him, and said with a smile: "Ditu raccoon, you can still hold on!" Is it?"

Di Su nodded, wearing the same dark blue star clothes on his body, but he didn't have the ostentatious style of Yuehu Fox, and it was no different from his previous scholar's attire.Di Su, who was a little pale because of the fast horse, imitated Xinyuehu and drank water, but accidentally choked himself to cough, which made Xinyuehu laugh unceremoniously.

"Fortunately, I have received news from the pavilion master that they are going to Chu's house in Xuzhou. We will be able to arrive at Chu's house tomorrow night at the latest, and now we can rest enough before going on the road." Xinyuehu leaned against the big tree and stretched her limbs. , stretched greatly, shook his head and sighed, "That guy Mo Xi is so crazy, knowing that we are going to hurry, he sent you, a frail scholar, out."

It wasn't long before Di Su joined Qianxing Pavilion, and he was usually in charge of compiling data in the main pavilion, and this was the first time he had traveled such a long distance.Although he was ridiculed by Xinyuehu, the scholar still had a good-tempered smile and patiently explained: "Director Mo Xi said that some of the main information in the pavilion this time is classified as secret in the pavilion. On the contrary, it's safer." Speaking of his strengths in reciting memories, the scholar smiled a little shyly, "If I have martial arts skills like Brother Xinsu, I won't bother Brother Xinsu to escort me and delay my trip. gone."

"I don't mean to dislike you." Xinyuehu waved his hand. When Disu was selected into the pavilion the year before last and was personally recommended by the pavilion master as a 28-star envoy, he was working in other places, so he didn't care much about Disu's previous affairs. learn. "I'm a hard worker, and I run around all year round. But your mental work is not much easier than mine," he yawned with his pillow on his arm, "Would you mind talking about how you were chosen by the pavilion master?" Is it?"

The scholar lowered his head in embarrassment, "Then, Brother Xinsu, let's listen to it as a story." He put away the water bag and sat cross-legged beside Xinyuehu. Although he was extremely tired, his back was straight. "My parents died early when I was young, and my elder brother often quarreled with my sister-in-law in order to help me grow up and support me in studying. Two years ago, my elder brother borrowed enough money to let me go to Beijing to take the exam, hoping that I could The title of the gold list is Guangzong Yaozu. I didn't expect that when the list was released..." He sighed, and smiled bitterly: "I was originally named as Sun Shan, but I just thought I was not good at learning. What I didn't expect was that the paper that ranked second in the top three was exactly the same as the essay I wrote in the examination room!"

Zhu Hongyin two years ago was just a poor scholar who came out of a mountain village. Even though he was full of knowledge, he had never encountered such a thing.Purely, he thought it was just a mistake made by the person who compiled the ranking list, so he foolishly asked passers-by for the address, and found the house of the chief examiner, Lord Xing, by himself.

When Di Su said this, he laughed first, and turned his head to ask Xinyuehu, who closed his eyes and rested his mind: "Are you stupid?"

"Yeah." Xinyuehu was not polite to him, and replied seriously: "And it's very naive."

Di Su was not annoyed when he heard that, maybe that poor scholar Zhu Hongyin two years ago was really stupid and naive. "When I arrived at Mr. Xing's mansion and just explained my intentions, he called his servants and kicked me out. At that time, I didn't know that he was the mastermind behind changing the test paper for No. Intercede with him in front of his door. If it wasn't for my good luck, I just happened to meet the pavilion master and Mr. Fang passing by, I'm afraid I would be beaten to death in the street by the lunatic who Xing He insisted was making trouble."

It was not their pavilion master who noticed him first... When Di Su recalled the situation at that time, he didn't dare to forget it at all.At that time, he only felt that the passers-by who were watching were pointing at him with contempt on their faces, and the sticky blood was smeared on his eyes, and in the blurred vision, only the two figures, one blue and one white, came out and walked towards him.Zhu Hongyin, who was in pain all over, couldn't hear clearly what the young man in Tsing Yi said to Xing He, but the sticks of those servants didn't fall on him again.

"Lord Xing, even if this Zhu Hongyin is a troublemaker, you shouldn't use lynching."

Zhu Hongyin tried his best to raise his head, only seeing the expressionless side face of the young man in Tsing Yi.It was only later that he realized that the reason why the pavilion master, who is extremely protective of his weaknesses but indifferent to outsiders, would meddle in other people's affairs to save him is entirely to fulfill Mr. Fang's "heart of a doctor and his parents".

"I, I'm not a lunatic!" Dragging his injured leg and struggling to crawl towards the talking young man in Tsing Yi, Zhu Hong stretched out his bloody hand, but finally didn't dare to touch the hem of the young man's clothes, "It's true that the article that won the second place I wrote it! I can recite it verbatim."

The crowd of onlookers fell silent, and then burst into laughter.Zhu Hongyin, whose face was flushed red, could only hear Xing He on the side laughing disdainfully: "If everyone memorizes an article that ranks in the list to complain to me, I am afraid that the threshold of this mansion will be judged by others." Flattened."

"No, it's not... I can memorize everything I wrote once... I really wrote that article..." The scholar murmured in vain, unable to withstand the ridicule of the crowd.Zhu Hongyin lay on the ground in pain, his body ached and his heart ached even more.In a daze, I heard the young man in Tsing Yi casually say: "Master Xing, the examination papers of the examinees should be sealed and hidden in the Imperial Academy."

Xing He was startled, and his face immediately turned cold, "Could it be that Uncle Guo also thinks that the official is so blind that he can't even tell which examinee the paper is from?"

Seeing Xing He's guilty conscience and anger, Feng Yinran already understood this matter in his heart, and since he promised Lin Yuan to take care of this nosy matter, he would not give up halfway. "Master Xing is too worried, I'm just curious for a while." Seeing that Fang Linyuan had already taken out a golden needle to treat the poor scholar's wound, Feng Yinran had no choice but to call out the hidden guards, whispered a few words, then turned to Xinghe again Said: "Mr. Xing is busy with other affairs, so the younger generation will not bother you much. I will take this scholar back to the prime minister's mansion first, and help you take care of him for a few days." Xing He is not allowed to speak, there are secret guards to help Fang Linyuan. Zhu Hong stood up, and the impenetrable guards stood around Feng Yinran and Fang Linyuan, separating the servants of the Xingfu. "My father is in the position of prime minister, and the imperial examination is also part of his job. I just borrowed his name to go to the Taiyuan Academy to get the original volumes of the second class and the poor scholar. When the matter is settled, I will ask you Ask for advice."...

Having said that, Disu stopped, and said to Xinyuehu who had been silent all this time: "Brother Xinsu is so smart, you can guess what happened later."

Xinyuehu, who seemed to be asleep, only half-opened his eyes when he heard the words, and said lazily: "It turned out that you were the one who suffered the imperial examination fraud case the year before last..." He clicked his tongue in admiration and asked, "But, With your knowledge, why didn't you take part in the palace examination after the truth came out?"

The scholar was ashamed again, he didn't know if it was because of Xinyuehu's problem, or because he recalled what the pavilion master said to him back then. "Officials are intriguing and deceitful, and they are really not suitable for people like me. Although I am not as good at martial arts, strategy or business as Brother Xinsu and other star envoys, fortunately I have some expertise in memorization, and I can barely repay the cabinet master's kindness. Thanks." He turned his head and asked Xinyuehu: "Brother Xinsu was selected as the 28th star envoy five years ago, right? How did you meet the pavilion master?"

"Me?" Xinyuehu opened his eyes, stared at the dense leaves and said quietly: "It's nothing more than a story that's more clichéd than yours..."

……Dividing line……

Five years ago, Xinyuehu was a carefree young man who was about the same age as Feng Yinran today. In his own words, although he was not a rich man, he was always a man who walked the dog and ordered his servants every day. The rich young master.At that time, Xinyuehu was not called Xinyuehu. He had a very auspicious name that was said to have been read by Mr. Feng Shui, called Wu Shoucheng.

I don’t know whether it’s really the name given by Mr. Wu, or whether the Fengshui layout of the courtyard of the Wu family’s new house is properly arranged. During the years from Wu Shoucheng’s birth to the age of 15, the Wu family’s grain and oil business has been booming until today. The business "alarmed" King Jinyang's brother-in-law - Wei Duanhou.

The name of this official of Wei is "Duanhou", but his personality has nothing to do with these two words.Because he is in charge of the money and grain of the household department, and he is backed by his brother-in-law, King Jinyang, besides bullying men and women, his favorite thing to do is to observe and occupy houses with good feng shui.

Over the years, the Wu family has almost monopolized half of the grain and oil business in the imperial capital, which naturally aroused the eyes of many colleagues. When the eyes reached a certain level, some people deliberately told the officials of Wei, saying that the house of the Wu family has excellent Fengshui, The image of the golden toad gathering wealth.Wei Duanhou, who has become blindly superstitious about feng shui, heard about it. If such a good feng shui is given to him, why would he go to the household department every day to see the faces of those old men, and he can eat and wear at home? No worries, no worries about food and clothing.

Thinking of this, Wei Duanhou immediately sent someone to prepare a sedan chair to go to Wu's house to appreciate the feng shui bureau of Jinchan Xianbao. He didn't expect to enter the Wu family's three-in and three-out house. The eldest miss of the Wu family and Wu Shoucheng's older sister, Wu Peijing, who went home to Guining after three days of newlyweds.

The whole Wu family, who welcomed the Shangguan's visit with great trepidation, never expected that this Wei Duanhou was not only obsessed with women, but especially liked young women with husbands and sons-in-law.Then Wu Peijing and her husband were newlyweds, and it was the time when the couple was in love with each other, so naturally their faces were full of spring breeze and had a special charm.Although she was not considered a stunning beauty, she was fascinated by Wei Duanhou, wishing that the Overlord would fight hard and snatch Wu's house and the little beauty into his hands immediately.

It's just that although the Wu family has no fame, they are well-known in the imperial capital anyway. Wei Duan thought a lot, and finally let him think of a clever plan.Under the guise of the household department, he bought a large amount of grain from Wu's family as military rations, and secretly bribed the warehouseman to secretly replace several bags of grain with fine sand. When the household department sent someone to accept the goods, he Seeing the fine sand, the master of the Wu family was startled and horrified and almost passed out, and was immediately sent to death row by the officers and soldiers commanded by Wei Duanhou.

When Wu Shoucheng, who was still fighting crickets with his friends in the restaurant a moment ago, rushed home, the officers and soldiers who confiscated the house had already sealed the gate of Wu's mansion, and put his mother and younger siblings in prison. Even his brother-in-law's family was also detained. He was arrested on the charge of being an accomplice, but his sister was secretly sent to the Wei Mansion.Wu Shoucheng, who escaped by chance because he was not at home at the time, was afraid of being discovered by soldiers searching the city, so he stole commoner clothes from ordinary people, wiped his face with dirt, and hid in the ruined temple. He survived by robbing beggars for food every day.A few days later, he saw that the patrolling soldiers who were chasing criminals had disappeared, so he boldly went to the city to inquire about the news. Unexpectedly, Wei Duanhou personally supervised and beheaded them. Up and down a dozen people!

Wu Shoucheng, who was crowded in the crowd of onlookers, saw his younger brother and sister hiding in the arms of their parents in pain, and bit his wrist to restrain himself from the urge to rush forward to reunite with his family.Seeing Wei Duanhou's triumphant appearance on the high platform, Wu Shoucheng held back his tears and told himself over and over again that he must kill that dog official and avenge his family!

In the following two months, Wu Shoucheng had been looking for opportunities to assassinate Wei Duanhou, but the official Wei knew that he had done too many bad things. Duanhou found a job in a restaurant he frequented and waited for the opportunity.

After another half month of waiting like this, when the snowflakes fell in the imperial capital, Wu Shoucheng finally got a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, that Wei Duanhou didn't bring any other subordinates, and was alone in the private room of a restaurant with a teenage child Eat inside. Although the 15-year-old Wu Shoucheng had only learned a few punches and kicks from the Nursing Academy before, he was still a little confident when dealing with Wei Duanhou, who was so rich and rich.In exchange for the opportunity to serve Wei Duanhou with another waiter in the shop, Wu Shoucheng took the dagger hidden in the tray and rushed towards the nasty Wei Duanhou by taking advantage of the opportunity to serve the dishes.

It's a pity that Wu Shoucheng hadn't appreciated Wei Duanhou's frightened and useless look enough, a man in dark clothes rushed out of the dark room, restrained him lightly and pinned him on the table.Wu Shoucheng struggled desperately, but he couldn't break free from the shackles of the hidden guard, so he could only hiss and shout angrily with red eyes: "Wei Duanhou! You pay back the lives of my parents and relatives! I will kill you! I will kill you!" Kill you!"

Seeing that the danger was over, Wei Duan, who was relieved, laughed loudly, pointed to Wu Shoucheng, whose veins were strained due to his strong resistance, and said: "It turns out that the Wu family still slipped through the net, and I just dealt with that Wu family criminal a few days ago." Wife Wu Peijing, today you have the help of Mr. Feng to catch you, a remnant of the Wu family, God bless me! Hahahaha..."

"What did you do to my sister?! You dog official!"

"Well..." Wei Duan smiled thickly, "If you want to talk about your sister's taste...it really makes me memorable! I wanted to show mercy and let her stay in the mansion to serve, but I didn't expect That ungrateful woman swallowed gold and killed herself! What a pity."

This bastard is not as good as a pig or a dog!Wu Shoucheng only felt blood red in front of his eyes, as if he saw the scene of his parents, siblings being beheaded in the street, filled with blood.Swallowing down the bloody taste in his mouth, Wu Shoucheng stared at his bloodshot eyes, and shouted hoarsely: "Wei Duanhou! You bastard! I will never let you go even if I am a ghost!..."

Wei Duanhou was laughing complacently, but the fox-fur boy who sat quietly in the upper seat waved his hand, motioning for the hidden guard to help Wu Shoucheng to stand aside, "Master Wei, why are you so happy, why don't you tell me too?" ?”

Only then did he turn his attention to the ten-year-old child, Wu Shoucheng looked at the child's cold eyes, which were colder than the winter snow outside, and Wei Duan gave a loud slap in his plain words. shiver.Although he can claim to be King Jinyang's uncle, his younger sister is just a concubine of King Jinyang, not even a side concubine. Uncle.Hearing Feng Yinran's tepid tone, Wei Duanhou didn't dare to push him too hard, and he said with a smile: "Let such a stinky boy disturb Mr. Feng's elegant mood, it's really a low-level official, please invite Mr. Feng Don't be offended."

Turning his head and ignoring the chattering Wei Duanhou, Feng Yinran ordered the secret guard to click on Wu Shoucheng's dumb point, and picked up the white porcelain cup on the table to play with carefully, not knowing what he was thinking, "Wei Duanhou, you Because of the presence of the King of Jinyang, even the governor of the capital turned a blind eye. But you absolutely shouldn’t, you shouldn’t, you shouldn’t give away every penny of the military rations sold for the King of Jinyang. Accounts are recorded on the ledger."

"You! How do you know?!" Hearing this, Wei Duanhou was so frightened that he even threw the cup on the ground, forgetting about order and order, pointing at Feng Yinran tremblingly, and said in a trembling voice: " No, you are talking nonsense, there is no such thing as a ledger!"

Feng Yinran indifferently looked at Wei Duanhou, who was restless, and did not speak. They were in a stalemate, but they heard a light knock on the door, and a man dressed as a dark guard came in with an account book, respectfully Said to Feng Yinran in a loud voice: "Pavilion Master, I got what you asked for."

Seeing the booklet in the hand of the hidden guard, Wei Duanhou was startled and angrily trembling but couldn't say a word.This ledger is written on the piles and piles of his greedy gifts and helping the King of Jinyang to resell military supplies. He carefully keeps them in the secret room on weekdays. How could Feng Yinran find out. "Feng, Feng Yinran! Don't forget, this is the account of King Jinyang, you, you still don't return the account to me obediently?!"

Wu Shoucheng, who watched the scene change in a daze, could only remember the boy wrapped in fox fur casually smiling, as beautiful and tender as the snow falling from the sky, "Wei Duanhou, since I dare to investigate, it is to relieve Yan Mao! "

The frightened Wei Duanhou looked up and met Wu Shoucheng's hateful eyes, and screamed: "No! My lord, I didn't betray you, no!" He suddenly ran towards the window and jumped from the third floor. When I went out, I happened to hit my head on the stone lion at the door downstairs, and died on the spot.

Tightening the fox fur on her body, Feng Yinran saw that Wei Duanhou was going crazy, but she didn't let anyone stop her. She just turned around and looked at Wu Shoucheng, who was dressed as a waiter in the shop, looking relieved and at a loss, and asked, "Would you like to be with me?" Shall I go back to the Xing Pavilion?" After speaking, I also felt baffled, and couldn't help shaking my head with a smile.

Wu Shoucheng, who came back to his senses, stared blankly at Feng Yinran's smile, his heart felt hot, he wiped away the tears from his eyes, and nodded in response, "Okay. I'll go back with you!"

Seeing the seriousness of the young man as if swearing in some surprise, Feng Yinran was stunned for a moment and then relieved, "Forget it, you should study hard with Xinsu in the future and become the next Xinyuehu."