Eagle Archer's Gale Sword

() Taihu Lake is only three hundred miles away from Lin'an City, the capital of the Great Song Dynasty, and it only takes one day to go all out. Hou Qingyun and Li Yiqi changed two horses, stopped and walked all the way, and they arrived in only two days .

Lin'an lived up to the name of the capital of the Great Song Dynasty, and backed by the West Lake, it was originally a romantic treasure land with beautiful mountains and rivers, producing outstanding people in large numbers.

After the Song Dynasty moved southward, it was run by the royal family for a hundred years, making this beautiful city even more prosperous.

Senior sisters and younger brothers entered the city gate, stood on the long street and looked at the past, and saw the exquisitely carved attics, blue bricks and white tiles lined up neatly, and street vendors, jugglers and jugglers shouting and drinking , the people coming and going are bustling and bustling, there are singing and dancing everywhere, talented scholars and beautiful ladies, it is really picturesque and a thriving scene.

Although Lin'an is not as grand as Daxing Mansion, it is even better in terms of exquisiteness and layout.

Li Yiqi had never been to Lin'an, and she was greatly impressed when she saw it. Her Xixia capital, Xingqing Mansion, was desolate and simple, and its prosperity was far less than half that of Lin'an.

Li Yiqi's state of mind at this moment is very different from when she set off from Xixia. Now she is just a child of the world.

The two wandered around the city at will, looking east and west, which was really fun, but Lin'an's prosperous scenery can be seen in a day or two, not to mention Hou Qingyun estimated that this time in Lin'an City, I am afraid that I will not only stay in Lin'an City for a day or two God, it's better to do business first, so I first inquired about the address of Prince Zhao Hong's residence.

Although the crown prince Zhao Mian lives in the East Palace of the imperial palace, Zhao Mian was conferred the title of Duke of Ji by the emperor two years ago, and there is also a manor in the west district of Lin'an City, Duke of Ji.

Ji Guogong Mansion covers an area of ​​[-] mu. It is located in the west city near the city gate. It is a very large manor.The manor contains splendor, and the layout is elegant, no less stingy than the sixth prince Zhao Wangfu of the Kingdom of Jin.

The front yard of the Duke’s Mansion is exquisitely furnished, while the layout of the backyard is similar to that of Prince Zhao’s Mansion. The rooms are arranged in a patchwork order to accommodate diners from all over the place. Basically, everyone has their own unique skills.

Hou Qingyun and Li Yiqi walked all the way to Ji Guo Gong's mansion, and were immediately stopped by the gate guards.

The two of them reported their intentions, and the guards of the Duke's Mansion saw that they were extraordinary in appearance and dressed as warriors, so they dared not neglect them, so they asked them to wait for a while, turned around and entered the mansion, and informed the butler of the Duke's Mansion.

After a while, a skinny man who looked like a master came out. When Hou Qingyun saw this man's appearance, a strange thought suddenly appeared in his heart.

"How does this person describe Zhou Papi, a landlord in the 'old era', so well?"

The housekeeper who looked like a master was wearing a crimson brocade robe, with a pair of eight-character eyebrows hanging on his thin cheeks, which looked like a word of embarrassment.

It's a completely sarcastic look.

"Steward Zhou, it's these two righteous men who want to join us." The guards of the palace looked respectful, it seemed that the status of the steward Zhou was not low this week.

Zhou Guanshi looked arrogantly, squinting at the two of them, he just glanced past Hou Qingyun, and when he saw Li Yiqi, a pair of narrow narrow eyes flashed a trace of fire.

"The old man is added to the post of steward of the Duke's Mansion. I don't know what skills the two righteous men have?"

"My senior sister and younger brother have lived in the deep mountains for a long time. After Yicheng came down from the mountain, they wanted to serve the imperial court. During these days in the rivers and lakes, I often heard that Ji Guogong was generous and righteous, so I came here to join him and do the work of dogs and horses." Hou Qingyun replied loudly. road.

Steward Zhou swept Hou Qingyun up and down again, and suddenly felt that Hou Qingyun's eyes made him uncomfortable, and said coldly: "Our Duke's Mansion does not support idlers, if you two want to defect, you need to show your skills. "

Seeing that Hou Qingyun and Hou Qingyun seemed indifferent, he couldn't help but snorted and said, "Come with me."

Zhou Guanshi went first, Hou Qingyun and Li Yiqi followed behind, the three of them walked through the exquisite Zhuhu corridor, when Hou Qingyun was admiring the carved railings and jade in the Duke's mansion, a man in white came to see Hou Qingyun, Suddenly stopped.

"Strong man, why are you here?"

Hearing that the voice was somewhat familiar, Hou Qingyun raised his eyes and was immediately amused, "I can meet acquaintances here, the world is really small."

"Master!"

The person who came was Ma Wencai in a white robe. It was slightly different from what he saw in Jinling Wuyi Lane that day. The originally handsome Ma Wencai had a flying color on his eyebrows, adding to his spirit.

"You guys know each other?" Steward Zhou frowned, making him even more embarrassing. He said coldly, "Since you are old acquaintances, Steward Ma will receive the two righteous men. The old man will go first."

Manager Zhou didn't seem to like Ma Wencai very much, so he waved his hand and walked away swaggeringly.

"This old man is quite proud."

Li Yiqi endured it all the time, and finally laughed at this moment.

Hou Qingyun also smiled, and said to Ma Wencai: "Unexpectedly, after a few days of absence, Master Ma has already been promoted to be in charge of the Duke's Mansion. I am so happy and congratulated!"

Ma Wencai smiled when he heard the words, and said, "I'm ashamed to say it... By the way, I haven't asked the name of the strong man yet?"

"My name is Hou Qingyun, and this is my senior sister Li Yiqi." Hou Qingyun pointed to Li Yiqi beside her.

Li Yiqi also hugged her fist, and Ma Wencai also saluted back.

Now that they had met formally, Ma Wencai was not so unreasonable, so naturally he would not really take the two of them to do a 'checkup'. He led the two of them to his wing.

After a few people sat down, Ma Wen sighed, with a bit of embarrassment, and said: "After Yingtai was taken away by Commander Liang that day, I was enlightened and realized that my actions these years were absurd, so that Gaining a notorious reputation..."

Although Ma Wencai is talented and ambitious, but Shi Miyuan is in power and promotes the style of Confucianism, which makes Ma Wencai depressed all the time.

When he was a master in Jinling Academy, he imitated the scribes in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, and he often gathered people to drink and revel. chaos……

So much so that people around him mistakenly think that Ma Wen is only as good as Long Yang...

However, Ma Wencai did not fall in the end. God sent a little angel, Zhu Yingtai, to rescue him. Deeply fascinated, her eccentric spirit also made Ma Wencai experience an unprecedented feeling. The two of them had a sympathetic heart, but the identities of the master and the student were kept secret until the encounter with Liang Shanbo in the bird clothing alley that day. This thin veil was revealed.

After Zhu Yingtai left, Ma Wen learned from the painful experience and felt that he could no longer live in such a muddle-headed way, and that he needed to make a career in order to live up to his talent and learning, and to live up to Zhu Yingtai's love for him.

It was only then that Ma Wen realized that Shi Miyuan was in control of the current government, and since he wanted to make a difference, he had to find someone who could bring down Shi Miyuan and join him.

In today's clan, only Ji Guogong and Prince Zhao Mian have this strength.

Prince Zhao Mian is the heir to the throne handpicked by Emperor Ningzong. Zhao Mian once said that after he ascended the throne, he would exile Shi Miyuan thousands of miles away. As a result, the eyeliner that Shi Miyuan placed beside Zhao Mian was sent back to Shi Miyuan.

Annoyed, Shi Miyuan came up with the idea of ​​usurping and abolishing the establishment, and supported the clan Zhao Guicheng as the king of Yi. Anyone with a discerning eye could see Shi Miyuan's plan, but he didn't know when and how he would complete the replacement of the old with the new.

Emperor Ningzong was old and frail, and the wind and cold he contracted years ago hadn't healed. This made the Shi Miyuan faction and the Shi Miyuan faction, which were originally fighting lively, quiet down at the same time. Both sides were waiting, waiting for such an opportunity to come!

Ma Wencai left Jinling in a hurry and came to Lin'an to join Ji Guogong. His literary talent, conversation, and insight were all extraordinary, and he hit the nail on the head.

That's why Ma Wencai was promoted to be the steward of the Duke's Mansion just a few days after he arrived.

In fact, it wasn't that Ma Wencai was really like Zhuge Wuhou, with great talent and strategy, he had just arrived in Lin'an, and he didn't know the factions in the court at this time, so how could he be reused immediately?

That's because this Zhao Hong is really not welcomed by the court.

Although this Zhao Hong was canonized as the prince by Emperor Ningzong, Ningwu Army Jiedushi, Ji Guogong, and lived in the Prince's East Palace, he seemed to have a bright future, but because the imperial court was completely controlled by Shi Miyuan's cadres, what Zuo Cheng The right minister and the political adviser do not wait to see the prince.

Because Zhao Mian's qualifications are too average, that is, he was canonized as a prince by Ningzong a few years ago, his consciousness is too low, and he is too poorly guarded against Shi Miyuan's extortionist party. He doesn't know how to build good relationships, so that few people in the court are optimistic about him.

After Shi Miyuan supported the king of Yi, Zhao Guicheng, Zhao Hong had no city in his chest, and often publicly reprimanded Shi Miyuan to vent his dissatisfaction. These words were passed to Shi Miyuan's ears without exception.

After Ma Wencai came to Jiguo Duke's Mansion, he talked with Zhao Mian by candlelight at night, and Zhao Mian realized that his actions were too stupid.

It can be seen from this that there are no available people around Prince Zhao Mian!

Not only is there no one who can be used, but there is also an unknown number of people in Duke Ji's mansion who are sincerely willing to join in their careers, let alone how many people are Shi Miyuan's eyeliner...