in the world of murder

In the morning, Xu Fuzi's history class is about "Zi Zhi Tong Jian".In the cold weather, the charcoal pots were burning in the house, which made it extremely warm, and many disciples yawned profusely.What's more, the head is bit by bit, and it seems that it is about to fall down.Xie Li and Xi Zhen were sitting in front of each other, Xie Li was sitting tall and straight, among all the crooked disciples, only he was the most eye-catching, as if he had a halo.

Xi Zhen supported his head, rubbed the ring with one hand, and stared at Xie Li's back.

Master Xu's class was finally finished, and those disciples who had dozed off woke up instantly, got up and left in twos and threes.

Seeing that Xie Li was about to leave, Xi Zhen hurriedly packed up his things and followed him.A disciple came running outside, stopped Xi Zhen, and said, "Junior brother, your family members are here, and they are in your yard."

Xi Zhen had no choice but to stop, watching Xie Li go away, turned and went back to his yard.

At the gate of the courtyard was an old servant in gorgeous clothes, followed by a dozen boys in gray clothes, guarding more than a dozen sandalwood boxes and cages.

When the old servant saw Xi Zhen, he rushed up to greet him, "Hi, young master."

Seeing him, Xi Zhen laughed: "Feng Bo, so this time you came in person?"

While talking, Xi Zhen welcomed people into the courtyard.Feng Xin is an old man in Xi Zhen's family. He watched Xi Zhen grow up since he was a child. When the head of the Xi family sent Xi Zhen to Jiuyi Mountain, Feng Xin personally sent him there.

"It's almost the end of the new year, and the Patriarch is thinking about the young master, so he ordered me to send some things to the young master." Feng Xin said, "I have met the mountain master just now, and he sent this year's offering. After we go down the mountain later, the young master Young master, remember to go back to Lord Shanzhu and follow all the etiquette."

"I see." Xi Zhen welcomed Feng Xin into the room, asked him to sit down, and made tea for him himself.

Feng Xin hurriedly said: "Oh, you can trouble the young master so much."

Said, Feng Xin took the tea set and went to make tea.The brewed tea was given to Xizhen first, and then he tasted it himself, saying: "This is old tea, the taste is no longer good. I came this time and brought a lot of new tea from this autumn. Young master, I will eat it first." Go. The mountains are poor and difficult, and everything is inconvenient."

Xi Zhen said with a smile, "It's not hard to talk about."

The servants in the yard were carrying boxes, when Feng Xin remembered something, he said: "Young master asked us to find snow wolf furs, only a few gray ones, mottled colors, not good for making things. But there is a box of white foxes The skin is snow white and snow white, the young master will use it soon."

Xi Zhen frowned, "Is there no snow wolf skin?"

Feng Xin said: "The head of the family knew that the young master wanted it, so he immediately asked people to look for it. We couldn't find it at home, but we went to the Chen family in Jiaodong, the Xuan family in Xihe, and the Ye family in Runan, but they couldn't find it. This snow Wolf skins may be available in the north, but our family has no one in the north, so it's not easy."

Feng Xin asked someone to open the box, brought out a fox skin, and said, "Look, young master, this fox skin is also very good."

Holding the fox skin in his arms, Xi Zhen murmured, "Where did Xie Li come from?"

Feng Xin thought for a while, and said: "I heard that Emperor Yan met a pack of wolves during his Northern Expedition, followed the pack to find the burial place where the wolves were buried, and got a lot of snow wolf skins. Therefore, the price of wolf skins among the aristocratic families in the Northland Skyrocketing, one wolf skin can be exchanged for hundreds of pearls."

Xi Zhen frowned, could it be that Xie Li's snow wolf skin came from Emperor Yan?Emperor Yan appreciated him so much, he only showed his face once, and got such a precious reward.

Xi Zhen gritted his teeth, feeling more and more aggrieved.He briefly explained a few words about his quarrel with Xuan Yunhuai, asked Feng Xin to bring the news back, and said he would like to greet his father, and please don't worry about it.

Feng Xin responded one by one, worried that Xi Zhen would have no one to take care of him, and said: "Otherwise, leave two servants to serve."

Xi Zhen waved his hand. "There has never been such a rule on the mountain. I don't need to be served."

Feng Xin had no choice but to give up, the two talked about some miscellaneous matters, and Xi Zhen sent Feng Xin down the mountain.

The house was all put back, and the bed was covered with a layer of white fox fur. The more Xi Zhen saw it, the more unpleasant it became, so he simply went out to look for Xie Li.

Xie Li practiced his sword in the courtyard. Today's weather is fine, the sun is warm and warm, and the light reflected by the long sword doesn't look sharp anymore.

Suddenly hearing the sound of breaking through the sky, something rushed towards the door, Xie Li stretched out his hand to grab it, and saw a piece of yellow preserved fruit in his hand.He saw that Xizhen was sitting on the top of the wall, with a bright red robe hanging by his feet, with a relaxed expression.

"Brother," Xi Zhen said with a smile, "I invite you to eat some fruit."

Xie Li moved his fingers slightly, and threw the candied fruit back to Xi Zhen.Xi Zhen caught it, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Do you want to eat? Or are you afraid that I will poison you again?"

Xie Li said nothing.

Xi Zhen threw the preserved fruit into his mouth, his red lips glistening in the sunlight.

Xie Li looked at him and asked, "What's the matter with you?"

Xi Zhen said: "A few days ago, I like the blanket made of snow wolf skins very much. How about selling it to me?"

Xie Li didn't even look at him, "Not for sale."

"Wait," Xi Zhen jumped down from the wall and said, "You can have as much gold as you want, if you don't like gold, there are also pearls and silks, as long as you make an offer, I can afford it."

Xie Li ignored him and turned to enter the house.

Xi Zhen said angrily: "I've used that felt before, and you probably won't use it again, what's wrong with selling it to me?"

Xie Li stopped, looked back at Xi Zhen, and said, "I can still use it as a stepping stone."

Xi Zhen became angry in an instant, and threw the preserved fruits in his hands at Xie Li one after another. Xie Li's long sword held a sword flower to block all the preserved fruits.When I looked at it again, Xi Zhen had already run away angrily.

Back in the courtyard, Xi Zhen met Fu Gui who came to look for him.Fugui knew that Xi's family was coming today, and wanted to ask if Xizhen had found the medicinal materials that Xizhen asked him to find earlier.

Seeing Xi Zhen's angry face, Fu Gui guessed, "You just came back from senior brother?"

Xi Zhen snorted and entered the room with Fu Gui.Fu Gui saw at a glance that there were many more decorations in the room, even the long couch was covered with a layer of snow-white felt.

Fugui let out a "wow", and immediately threw herself on the couch, "It's so comfortable, so comfortable, so comfortable!"

"There is a better one from Xie Li." Xi Zhen poured tea for him, and said, "I wanted to buy it, but he refused to sell it, and even satirized me!"

Fu Gui was not surprised: "Not everyone is like me, willing to bow down for five buckets of rice."

"Besides," Fu Gui said while drinking tea and snacks, "Didn't we agree, if you want to be friends with him, how can you still be so tit for tat?"

"I want to be nice to him," Xi Zhen said, "I want him to be obedient to me, to be obedient to me, not to beg him in a low voice."

"No, no." Fu Gui sipped a sip of tea, and said, "Whoever takes the initiative to attack first will have the upper hand. At that time, he likes you and is guided by you into your trap step by step. You Whatever you want him to do, he will do. Then for this, it doesn’t matter if you are softer, this is called softness over strength.”

Xi Zhen thought about it, and felt that Fu Gui's words were not without reason.Seeing his frowning look, Fu Gui leaned closer and said, "If you don't understand, you might as well look through the books. I sorted out some history books a few days ago, and they are all about Bao Si Da Ji. You know the past and learn from the present!"

Xi Zhen looked at him and said, "How much does it cost?"

Fu Gui chuckled and said, "Sincerely three taels of gold."

Xi Zhen snorted and said, "You really live up to your name, and sooner or later you will become rich."

Xi really wanted to pay for it, but suddenly remembered something, and said, "I have all the medicinal materials you entrusted me to find, how much do you want to pay for them?"

Fu Gui ate his snacks, and said slowly: "You can set a price at will, I have already returned to my master, and this batch of medicinal materials is on the public account."

Xi Zhen was amazed.

It was night, the moon was bright and the stars were thin, Xie Li had just returned from sword practice.Once inside, he put his sword aside and poured tea from the teapot.This is the tea from Shanmenfen. It has a light taste and is slightly bitter when it cools down.

Xie Li doesn't care, he is a very materialistic person, if he has something, it's fine, if he doesn't, it's fine.

The door was knocked suddenly, Xie Li put down his teacup, got up and opened the door.

The door was pulled open at once, revealing Xi Zhen's radiant face.Behind him is the moonlight, the body is covered with a red dress that is as intense as fire, and there is a bright smile in his eyes, as bright as spring flowers.

Xie Li raised his eyebrows, "What are you doing here?"

Xi Zhen looked into the room on tiptoe and said, "It's cold outside, I want to go in."

Xie Li paused, and turned sideways to let Xi Zhen go in.

Xi Zhen looked inside, the room was still the same simplicity, the snow wolf skin he had been thinking about was not used as a stepping stone.

"Someone from my family brought me something, these are for you to eat." Xi Zhen said with a jug of wine and a pack of candied fruit in his hand, "This is a specialty of our side, it's delicious."

Xie Li didn't move, his expression was cold.Xi Zhen unceremoniously sat down at the table and poured himself a cup of tea.As soon as the tea was in his mouth, Xi Zhen frowned coquettishly and said, "It's so hard to drink."

He rolled his eyes and looked at Xie Li, "I have some good tea leaves, I'll give you some. Fugui asked me for it, but I'm not even willing to give it."

Xie Li didn't answer, looked at him with a pair of eyes, and asked, "What do you want to do?"

Xi Zhen smiled flatteringly at Xie Li, "Your snow wolf skin..."

"I said, not for sale."

"Listen to me," Xi Zhen said, "I know that snow wolf skin of yours is precious, and a piece of skin outside can be sold for hundreds of pearls, but I really want it, and I am willing to add another box of Shu brocade."

Xie Li looked indifferent, unmoved.

"Shu brocade is very precious, and the price of a piece is no less than a hundred gold." Xi Zhen said: "Besides, since the world was in chaos, it has been difficult for Shu brocade to flow into the Central Plains. Only some aristocratic families in the Shu region have some scattered stocks, and even Emperor Yan's palace may not have them. Eldest brother, don't you think about it anymore?"

Xie Li's expression moved slightly, and he raised his eyes to look at Xi Zhen.Xi Zhen stood up and turned around under the candlelight, the brocade was splendid and dazzling.

"The brocade on my body is Sichuan brocade. Look, isn't it beautiful?" Xi Zhen asked him with his head tilted, his bright and clear eyes looked at him without blinking.

Xie Li twirled his fingers and said, "Okay, the leather is sold to you."

Xi Zhen was stunned for a moment, and then he was ecstatic, a softer attitude really helps!

"That's fine," Xi Zhen said, "I'll bring you something tomorrow."

"No," Xie Li gave him an address, and said, "Send things here."

Xi Zhen took it and looked at it. It was an inn at the foot of the mountain, and he couldn't see anything special.He had something on his mind, but he didn't care, and stuffed it into his purse casually, "Got it."

Xie Li walked to the study room, opened the book and copied it.Xi Zhen followed to the study and watched Xie Li copy the books.Xie Li paused the pen in his hand and said, "Aren't you going?"

"Not busy." Xi Zhen Shi Shi Ran sat down opposite Xie Li, and said with a smile, "I suddenly feel that you are not too bad."

Xie Li sneered, "When it comes to being bad, no one can compare to you."

Xi Zhen's expression was not good immediately, but he still remembered to be more relaxed, so he simply sat down opposite Xie Li and said, "It seems that senior brother's understanding of me is still too superficial. Just right, at this time, we senior brothers, let's have a good time. Exchange feelings."

Xie Li glanced at him and ignored him.Xi Zhen propped his head up, didn't know where he was sitting, and said in a casual voice, "We grew up together, but unfortunately we became friends later and have never been close. In fact, there is a question I wanted to ask you a long time ago," Xi Zhen said After a pause, he put his head in front of Xie Li, breathed like blue, "Brother, do I look good?"

Xie Li looked up at him, Xi Zhen's eyes were like autumn water, his brows were affectionate, but there was a calculating light in his eyes, sly like a little fox.

"It's pretty," Xie Li looked away, "It's better if you don't talk."

The smile on the corner of Xi Zhen's mouth froze for a moment, and he gritted his teeth and said, "As long as I can be with senior brother, it doesn't matter if I don't talk."

Xie Li was noncommittal and let him sit here.

Xi Zhen was bored, supported his head, and looked at the study.There are many books in the study room, most of which were copied by Xie Li.There is a Sutra Pavilion in Jiuyi Mountain, which contains many works since the pre-Qin period, and it is not displaced by the change of dynasties.Only the direct disciples of the mountain master and the elders can enter the Sutra Pavilion without restriction to pick up books.

Xi Zhen can also copy books. Books are more important to the family than gold and silver treasures. The books copied by Xi Zhen will be sent home. I don’t know if Xie Li does the same thing.

Xi Zhen turned his eyes around and landed on Xie Li.Under the candlelight, Xie Li's face was half-illuminated, his eyelashes cast shadows, dignified and solemn like a Buddha statue.Xi Zhen looked at him critically, and had to admit that this man was indeed as handsome as a jade, and so romantic.

The author says:

Xi Zhen: I am the best at beauties.

Xie Li: Who is not?

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