Delong

Chapter 14

"Is this Zhang Shangshu's frame?"

After waiting for a long time, Zhang Xingcai came to ask Brother Liu, the owner of Fangfang Liu, with a little drunkenness.

The normally clever old brother Liu watched the carriage enter the depths of the workshop, and then shook his head as if he came to his senses: "Who else could it be if it wasn't Zhang Shangshu? Dongdu has only been built for 20 years, and most of the high-ranking officials and famous families are They are mansions bestowed by saints, all of which are located in Luoyang County opposite Luoshui... On the contrary, it is Zhang Shangshu, a family with great achievements, and a few who entered the dynasty and gained power later, who live here along Luoshui or the sky. The Fangshi Dazhi Industrial Mansion on the street...the Zhang family has moved here for 12 years."

"It's also a good thing." Zhang Xing said casually. "Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment lives with us, and even criminals dare not come to our house."

Brother Liu smiled a bit when he heard the words, as if he wanted to complain, but obviously he was worried about too many people, so he swallowed it abruptly, and then turned his face and mentioned a serious matter:
"Lieutenant Zhang, some friend of yours suddenly came to see you in the afternoon, and seeing that you were not there, he said he would come back before the gate of the workshop closed in the evening."

Zhang Xing was slightly taken aback, and immediately asked: "But a person who is about my age and has the same accent, but is dressed in brocade clothes?"

Brother Liu nodded immediately.

Zhang Xing knew who it was, thanked him again, then went back to his residence, washed up a bit, and started to read the book again.

And when it was about half an hour before the gate of the workshop was closed, the man arrived as promised, and it was Qin Bao Qin Erlang.

Since Qin Bao came, he didn't speak, just sat in the courtyard, and Zhang Xing, as the owner of the place, ignored him, just continued to read with his head down.

In the end, it was Brother Liu's lady who broke the silence. She knocked on the door and gave Zhang Xing a crock pot of hangover sour soup.

"Aggrieved?"

Zhang Xing thanked him very much, and when he came back, he set out two bowls and shared them with Qin Bao. He drank a couple of sips himself before asking.

"It's not a grievance." Qin Bao replied angrily, holding a bowl. "People in the capital are all slippery, and they don't show any tricks at all. It's hard to tell people who bullied you..."

"But I always vaguely squeeze you out and hate you. Not only do I not treat you as my own, but I also remind you from time to time that you are a countryman, which makes you feel uncomfortable?"

"Not bad." Qin Bao felt a little sad for a moment.

"What's there to be bored about? Just pass it with patience." Zhang Xing became more and more disdainful. "Who hasn't experienced this? When I went to your village that day, wasn't it also because you were guarded and turned away? Everywhere in the world, xenophobia is unavoidable."

Qin Bao hesitated to speak, but just lowered his head and drank the bowl of sour soup.

"Can't bear it?" Zhang Xing glanced at the other party, still slightly drunk.

"I can't bear it, especially there is a young white belt surnamed Li, who has a strange mood all day long, and it is difficult to get close to me even with other people." Qin Bao asked panting. "Brother Zhang, I know you are a courageous and resourceful person, so I came here to ask you, is there any way?"

"There are many ways." Zhang Xing rarely showed a smile. "If your family is as rich as Xu Dalang's family in Caozhou, it will be easy. Let them drink the latest sour plum wine today, go to Wenroufang together tomorrow, and go to Nanshi to buy new tea as a gift for new couples. Who is short of money? Just give money, and whoever is short of horses will send horses... In a few days, you will be recognized as the timely rain Qin Erlang in the east."

After listening patiently, Qin Bao asked coldly, "So what if I don't have money?"

"If you don't have money, it doesn't matter if you're well-cultivated or famous, or if you have a high family background. Anyway, you need some capital. If anyone is in trouble, use this capital to help someone get ahead..."

"My cultivation level is about the same as yours. You have mastered four of the twelve main channels, and I have mastered five, which is considered very clever? There are only a few dozen acres of land at home, just to get by. As for reputation... one village and one town What's the use of your name? It's not as good as Brother Zhang, you have a corpse hundreds of miles away, which makes people feel heartbroken."

"Then let's kill people!" Zhang Xing spread his hands. "The one with the surname Li is the cheapest, right? Killed secretly..."

"Do you think that the Fusi 28 Zhu Shou of the three major towns of Jing'antai is just a decoration?"

"Then beat me up!"

"Don't be kidding..."

"It's not just a joke." Zhang Xing poured down the second bowl of sour soup and took it seriously. "These repulsions are normal things. If you want to be quicker, it's nothing more than showing kindness to build prestige... But showing kindness depends on capital, and building prestige depends on ruthlessness. If you can't do it, you can only endure it for a while. Sex makes people gradually succumb, or one can improve one’s cultivation base or official position, and one’s personal capital can be discussed.”

Qin Bao was silent for a while, and suddenly came to ask: "Brother Zhang, how about you? We came to Dongdu. I accepted your righteous deed, but when we arrived in Dongdu, I went directly to the Jinyi Patroller of Zhongzhen Fusi. You But come to be a no-future Jingjie...Xunjie Captain...don't you feel resentful?"

Damn it!
Zhang Xing secretly complained... Not to mention that the entire front line was wiped out and the court deliberately covered it up, so that it is not good for a person like himself to make a public appearance too early. He only said that he had faked amnesia, which was enough to make Bai Yousi's thoughtful little girl I'm suspicious, I don't even have a Dongdu household registration, isn't it natural for people to give a probationary period?

Even Jingjiehu, who has degenerated into a gang, knows to give a seven-day inspection period, let alone the really strict Jinyi Patrollers? !

This is a mid-level civil servant at the feet of the emperor!
Let alone my own era, not to mention the probationary period and the inspection period, I am afraid that I will be able to get involved in the battle royale.

The so-called programmer with an annual salary of one million is not as good as a civil servant with an annual salary of [-]... In Zhang Xinglai's world, this statement belongs to his kind of political and historical jokes, but in these years, I am afraid it is really the case.

Of course, Zhang Xing didn't show it at all on his heart, and his mouth was too noble: "No, if you can borrow books for me from Ji'anhou Mansion or Jing'antai Langya Pavilion, I would like it more." This kind of life right now, one sack of food, one ladle of drink, one book, living in a back alley, people are unbearable, I will not change the joy... Isn't it beautiful?"

Qin Bao was stunned for a moment, obviously a little respectful, but after a while, he hesitated, and continued to ask: "Brother Zhang... Tell me the truth, you really didn't think about avenging your partner's family or anything. ?”

"I'm thinking about it." Zhang Xing raised his eyes to look at the other party, he spoke clearly and clearly, as if suddenly sober. "I really think about it! But at least I know that if you don't reach the level of a master, you shouldn't have the slightest thought... And not only thinking about Hongshan, I also think about Luolongtan, but the same reason, no I will not go to the imperial court to find excuses to be a Shangshu and a Marquis... A man should be self-improvement, and only when he is strong can he be qualified to think about some things, do you have anything else to ask?"

Qin Bao shook his head.

"I have something to ask you." Zhang Xing suddenly smiled.

"Brother Zhang, ask casually." Qin Bao was also calm.

"Your family only has a few dozen acres of land, but you are willing to let you practice martial arts, and you are willing to buy horses from you? You are a hero in the village, you have such a good education, and when you have the opportunity to come to the capital, you don't hesitate for a moment... Is it just because Bai Xunjian is pretty?" Zhang Xing asked jokingly.

"I knew I couldn't hide it from Brother Zhang's eyes." Qin Bao didn't change his face this time, as if he really expected it. "But it's not deliberately concealing it, but it's not worth mentioning, or it's a bit of a hindrance to say it... When the Eastern Qi Dynasty was in its heyday, my great-grandfather was the prefect of one of the 120 counties in the Eastern Qi Dynasty. , more or less an official family...but you should know it in the Great Wei Dynasty."

Of course Zhang Xing knows that he has been reading books these days. Although many descriptions are obviously cloudy, but for him who has experienced the explosion of information, other things are quite clear.

For example, the Eastern Qi actually existed as early as the Great Zhou, the predecessor of the Great Wei, and once occupied the Eastern Territory and Hebei and belonged to the East Huaihe River. A dynasty in China is obviously an internal change of the same ruling group. It is just a group of warlords who took Guanlong as the root and controlled Bashu to change positions... In this case, the war between the two countries lasted for hundreds of years. As the main military and political opponents of Wei and Zhou, Qi's ruling class will naturally be severely suppressed after the country is destroyed.

In fact, not only the hometown of the Eastern Qi Dynasty, but also the Jiangdong region in the south where Daliang was located, and the Northern Wilderness region, which has always been subject to the Central Plains but has not been brought into effective rule for some reasons, have serious political estrangements from the imperial court.

And this not only explained why Qin Bao wanted to stand out, but also why Xu Dalang wanted to ridicule Qin Bao, and why Xiong Bonan and Xu Dalang, two heroes of the East, wanted to save Li Shu?
It even explained why the rebellion between Yang Shen and Li Shu had such a serious impact?Why are the nobles of the DPRK and China so sensitive to this rebellion case that they temporarily put aside such a big defeat on the front line?

You must know that although the current Great Wei Dynasty has unified the world and has great prestige, it has only been passed down for two generations. Military power, and then taking advantage of the suspicion of the lord of the country, a sudden administrative change, and easy seizure of the country.

Of course, this is going too far.

Seeing Zhang Xing nodding, Qin Bao calmed down: "I'm not saying that we must be rich, but my father and brother died early, and my mother raised me alone. She has always said something to me. As a son, I have to earn some merit and go back. , let her let her go... Originally, I was thinking that it would be fine even if I joined the army and went to Dongyi to fight for my life, but today I am here in Dongdu by chance, how can I be angry over such a trivial matter?"

"So you figured it out?" Zhang Xing wiped his mouth and asked back.

"I figured it out, what I can do right now is nothing more than self-improvement for a man like Brother Zhang and you! Practice martial arts with your heart, study with your heart, be a man and do things with your heart, and sooner or later you will accumulate your own capital, so that no one will look down on you." Qin Bao shouted. Take a breath. "Among them, the one I am most sure of is practicing martial arts. I want to practice seriously and not mess around with Li."

Zhang Xing nodded, finished the last bit of soup in the bowl, and couldn't urge him in time: "That's good, I won't charge you this time... In the past, when people asked me privately, they had to charge you... Go back early Go ahead, tell Inspector Bai by the way that I have finished reading these books, and ask her to help find some historical or literary masterpieces, otherwise there will be a shortage of books."

Qin Bao stared blankly at the other party, put down the bowl, wiped his mouth, and went directly.

After Qin Erlang left, Zhang Xing put a few copper coins in the earthen jar and returned it, and went back to the courtyard to finish reading the last half volume of the history books of the previous dynasty. Simple exercises such as push-ups to prepare for meditation before going to bed... And just as he was dripping with sweat, the door of the courtyard was suddenly slammed by Brother Liu:

"Lieutenant Zhang, is Captain Zhang there? Your partner who patrols the streets all of a sudden came to look for you."

Zhang Xing had some doubts in his mind, but he responded immediately, and after going out, he saw Xiao Zhao waiting for him.

"Brother Zhang." Xiao Zhao stood inside the gate holding his knife, without any scruples. "Let's go, go to Water Street... The banner owner just said something, afraid that you just came back and didn't have a foothold in the capital, and will settle down for you as a rule in two months."

Zhang Xing was startled, then nodded.

(End of this chapter)