Jinyi Night Walk

When Xia Xun returned to Yang's mansion, the front of Yang's house was already full of traffic and guests.Some are Qingzhou gentry or schoolmates from the government school. When they got the news, they prepared gifts and came to visit. If they couldn’t get away, their family members came to see them with greeting cards, invited them to a banquet, and served him wine to shock them. Many of them were Yang’s shops. The big shopkeeper and the second shopkeeper of the workshop were all worried about the situation of the owner, and rushed to find out what happened.

Xia Xun felt a little dizzy when he saw so many unfamiliar faces. He couldn't even recognize familiar faces for a while. Fortunately, there were so many people. He didn't need to deal with them one by one. Each of these friends couldn't say a few words In addition, young master Yang had just been assassinated, and no one thought it strange that his expression, words and deeds were a little strange and unnatural even under the panic.

After finally taking care of all the guests, Xia Xun was exhausted. In the evening, Manager Xiao changed his residence again. The four guards narrowed the guard circle and only took care of the small courtyard where he was. The men and maids in the mansion Everyone prepared weapons such as clappers, iron basins, wooden sticks, and steel forks for calling for help or fighting, and it took more than an hour of noisy tossing to make arrangements, allowing the young master to rest.

It was dawn, and the soft light was reflected in the room through the window. Xia Xun opened his eyes and was about to sit up. Seeing something strange in the room, he couldn't help being startled. Just about to jump up, he remembered that he had changed his residence again, and then he relaxed. body, and lay back on the pillow again: "It's really not easy to be Yang Wenxuan, occupy his stamina, and inherit his property..."

Xia Xun smiled bitterly and sighed: "The gangrene attached to the bone has been eliminated, but the threat from Jin Yiwei has not stopped there. Although the current tense situation is caused by myself, it is hard to guarantee that the real assassin is not waiting for the opportunity to act in secret. There are still many people to deal with, life-threatening dangers can occur at any time, every step of the way is dangerous, and there are many murderous intentions!"

In fact, since the day he signed the pleadings and agreed to play for Jin Yiwei, he has never been relaxed.Feng Zongqi and the others were obviously doing a shady business. Although they were full of promises to themselves, they beat them with the idea of ​​killing a donkey.He can only pretend to be stupid, and always be careful about his every move. In front of Jin Yiwei, his words and deeds should be in line with a countryman who does not read and know little, and in front of other people, he must be in line with that Qingzhou scholar and wealthy man. The gentleman's Yang Xu's appearance and double disguise make him feel like he is facing an abyss and walking on ice.

But he was content with it.

When he was in Xiaoye'er Village, although he was poor, he lived a very relaxed life. However, this kind of ease was at the price of his humble social status, poor and miserable life, and the darkness of never having a future.What's the point of living a long life like that?The meaning of life does not lie in its length, but in its width and thickness, so he left, he was going to vote for King Yan and change his destiny.

He knows that this road is extremely variable and dangerous, so can he join the army as he wishes?Is there a life to live until the day Zhu Di succeeds?Does Zhu Di's success mean that he is also successful?If you think about it rationally, it's not that King Yan became the emperor, and all his soldiers ascended to heaven.

What's more, swords and guns have no eyes, and no god has ever promised him that he would bless him not to die, to turn evil into good luck, to be rich and powerful, and to live a peaceful life.Over the past year, he has suffered, suffered from hunger, suffered from serious illness, and almost drowned once. He has long since abandoned any unrealistic fantasies.He already understood that his accidental arrival in this time and space was just a miracle created by some accidental factors in the heaven and earth, which did not mean that he would be blessed by gods and Buddhas in the sky from now on. You have to rely on yourself, he is still alive today, maybe he will die tomorrow, no one knows that he has been here and lived.

Therefore, when the opportunity presented itself with a lower risk factor than rebelling against King Yan, but with real rewards after success, he immediately grasped it tightly.From that day on, he decided to be a double agent, undercover for Jin Yiwei and at the same time for his own future.

Killing Zhang Shisan was only the first step of his plan. Next, Feng Zongqi, An Yuanwai and Liu Xu all had to die. This was the foundation of his life. Besides, these four people have no good intentions towards him. Xia Xun, who has experienced life and death, understands this truth better than ever. He will not do the benevolence of a woman.

It's just that it is easy to kill Zhang Shisan, but it is difficult to kill Feng Zongqi.Before killing him, make sure that he has not disclosed his true identity to more people; first confirm the location of the pleading paper; find a way to prevent the remaining two people from doubting him after killing him, or simply place a In a bigger situation, get rid of these three people together; there is also the assassin, who has no thousand days to guard against thieves, so he has to be lured out...

There are so many things to think about, and there seem to be many difficulties...

Xia Xun raised his eyebrows: "Three points are destined, seven points depend on hard work, hard work will win! Then have a contest!"

"Master..."

Seeing Xia Xun coming out of the room, neatly dressed, Guan Shi, who had been waiting there for a long time, bowed to him immediately. Xiao Jingtang has always been like this, and he didn't forget his true nature just because the young master respected him as "Uncle Xiao". share.

"Uncle Xiao." A smile appeared on Xia Xun's face. His respect for this loyal and responsible old family came from the bottom of his heart.

"Young master, Lao Xiao has been doing calculations all night. There are still too few nursing homes in our house, with limited manpower and limited capabilities. It's really worrying. Do you think our family will hire some more martial arts?"

Xia Xun said: "Success, Uncle Xiao will take care of this matter."

"Yes, there are three martial arts schools on the ground in Qingzhou, and the Peng family martial arts school is the most prestigious. Although the apprentices taught by the Peng family martial arts school are a bit more expensive, they are all true skills. I think it is better to spend more money, young master. Your safety is important."

Xia Xun nodded and said, "Okay, let's go to the Peng Family Martial Arts Hall and invite some people."

Manager Xiao said respectfully: "After breakfast, I will go for a walk, and I will call Xiaodi to get up and wait for the young master to change clothes."

"Wait a minute." Xia Xun called him: "Uncle Xiao, I have been away for a few days, which guests have sent invitations, you go and get them, I want to see. Also, come to the door in person, did not leave a note Damn, try to think about it, don’t miss anything, and tell me all about it later.”

Manager Xiao said in surprise, "Master, this is going to..."

Xia Xun smiled and said, "To come and not to go is indecent."

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In Yunmen Mountain in the south of Qingzhou City, there is a stone gap in the mountain, which is unfathomable. In summer and autumn, mist often evaporates from it, just like white clouds rising into the sky. It has become a famous mountain in Luzhong.Most famous mountains in the world have carved Buddhas in grottoes, but few Taoist stone statues, but there is such a Taoist stone statue on Yunmen Mountain, which is a reclining statue of Chen Tuan, the great Taoist sage Fuyao in the early Northern Song Dynasty.

The local people said: "If you touch Chen Tuan's head, you will never worry about it for a lifetime; if you touch Chen Tuan's buttocks, you will never get sick for a lifetime."As a result, Patriarch Chen Tuan's head and buttocks have become shiny, as if made of jade.Feng Xihui is now standing in front of Chen Tuan's reclining statue, his thick calloused tiger's mouth gently caressing Chen Tuan's patriarch's stone bun that has been touched like jade.

The cave was cold and dark, deep in the cave behind the stone statue, a deep voice said: "Feng Zongqi, you came on time."

Feng Xihui raised his head abruptly, and could vaguely see a figure standing against the inner wall of the cave, so he took a step back, cupped his fists and said, "May I ask what your name is?"

The man said in a hoarse voice, "You don't need to ask my name, and you don't need to know my identity. I'm here at the command of my lord, and I'll be in charge of directing your actions from now on."

Feng Xihui said: "Yes, I don't know what your lord has ordered."

The man said in a deep voice: "The capital will send a congratulatory envoy to King Qi's birthday soon. This congratulatory envoy will bring news that makes King Qi very unhappy. Due to the tight budget of the imperial court this year, the household department should have dialed It will take some time to pay for King Qi to build the palace."

Feng Xihui didn't ask any questions, but just listened quietly. The man paused, and continued: "King Qi is flamboyant and likes to show off. During his birthday, all the kings will come to congratulate him. Next, if the construction of King Qi's mansion is stopped because of this, it will be a great shame because of King Qi's temperament, so he will definitely try his best to ensure that the construction of the mansion can continue. You can instruct Yang Xu to wait for the opportunity to offer three strategies to King Qi."

"Speaking!"

The man in the cave narrated the three strategies given by Luo Qianshi one by one, and said: "Your Excellency has carefully studied the temperament and behavior of King Qi. These three strategies are based on King Qi's arrogance and arrogance, and his temperament of great success. He won't shy away from getting money."

Feng Xihui said: "I obey the orders."

The man in the cave gave a "hmm" and suddenly asked, "Zhang Shisan, how did he die?"

Feng Xihui was not surprised. The news of Yang Wenxuan's assassination had spread throughout Qingzhou City. Although the special envoy had only arrived a few days ago, as long as he had the heart, he would definitely be able to find out. After hesitating for a while, he also told about Yang Xu's assassination in Biezhuang, Yunhe Town, but he didn't say that Yang Xu died on the spot, only that the assassin killed Yang Xu's concubine Tingxiang by mistake.

After hearing this, the man in the cave pondered for a moment and said: "All our schemes will fall on this Yang Wenxuan, this person must not make any mistakes."

Feng Xihui said in his heart: "Yang Wenxuan...has already missed it and can't miss it again."

But he didn't dare to say that, Man said that he was trying to seize Yang Xu's family property for public and private convenience, even if he didn't have this selfish intention, he didn't want to say that Yang Wenxuan who appeared here was a counterfeit. No, he can get rid of the responsibility and let the person in the cave bear the responsibility, otherwise he will also be blamed.

Feng Xihui replied cautiously: "The murderer has only targeted Yang Wenxuan all this time. It should be Yang Wenxuan's personal enmity. However, we are still unable to determine the origin of this person. Yang Wenxuan has a lot of business stores, and he runs the palace for the prince. I'm afraid it won't work for him to hide in the mansion because of the many businesses, I have asked him to hire more bodyguards to protect the house for safety."

The man in the cave said in a deep voice: "According to what you said..., that assassin is extremely skilled. Can ordinary guards protect his safety? My lord ordered you to come here, and it took several years to support him. Such a person who has become King Qi’s confidant, you know that someone is against him, but you still want to play it lightly, if he is really stabbed to death, will you take the responsibility?"

Feng Xihui was stunned, and said slightly angrily: "My lord, it's not that the humble official doesn't want to protect his safety. It's because the humble official has no manpower available. A phoenix with wings is not as good as a chicken. Now we want money but no money, and no one. Liu Xu and An Litong are the only ones under the subordinate officials. Liu Xu is just a small character who runs errands, and An Litong is even more useless. Now Zhang Shisan was assassinated, there is no capable man around me, so what can I do."

The man said sadly: "Feng Xihui, you don't need to complain to me. No matter how hard your life is, is it worse than your lord? Your lord is struggling to support the overall situation, and it is already difficult to send anyone to help you. Yang Xu It is very important to us, you have been in Qingzhou for many years, can't you think of a proper way to ensure his safety?"

Feng Xihui said helplessly: "My lord, if there is no manpower from the upper echelon, how can the lowly position protect his safety? Although Yang Xu is a well-known gentry in Qingzhou, it is impossible for the yamen to send three classes of yamen servants to live in his mansion. This is an example. Could it be that he resigned from his post in the government office in a lowly position, and Mao then recommended himself to be his companion in Yang's residence?"

The man in the cave sneered and said: "Feng Zongqi, if you weren't worthy of use, why would your lord send you to Qingzhou? Now that you have encountered such a little thing, you can't do anything but complain? It's really disappointing! "

Feng Xihui was annoyed, and retorted: "Could it be that your lord has some clever plan?"

The man in the cave said slowly, "I do have a way here."

Feng Xihui raised his brows, and only listened to the man in the cave: "You have no one in your hands, so you won't take advantage of the situation?"

Feng Xihui said confusedly: "Borrow the momentum? How to take advantage of the momentum? Who can the lower officials take advantage of?"

The man in the cave said: "Yang Xu now has three identities, Jin Yiwei, Kaifeng gentry, and Qi Wang's guest. You don't have any manpower in your hands, and you can't guarantee his safety. Why don't you use Qi Wang's power to achieve your goal?"

Feng Xihui said: "Although King Qi relies heavily on him, he will not send three guards to protect him?"

The man in the cave said: "Of course Yang Xu doesn't have such weight in King Qi's heart. The problem is, you know, I know, but the people in the state government don't know. Can't this be used? When you can take advantage of the situation, you can't take advantage of it." Creating momentum from time to time, deceiving the upper and the lower, creating something out of nothing, using the false as the real, and making the truth out of lies, this is the usual method used by people like you to extort and extort, and to benefit from public affairs for personal gain. How come you have only been away from Yingtianfu for four years? Have you forgotten about these methods?"

Feng Xihui said "ahhh" a few times, suddenly comprehended in his heart, and regardless of the man's sarcasm, he bowed happily and said, "Yes, I am taught by the humble post, thank you for your guidance, the humble post knows what to do."

The man in the cave said: "It's good to know, you can arrange it as soon as possible. If you need to inform me about anything in the future, you can leave a secret note in front of the Jade Emperor Temple in the south of the city. I will naturally find a chance to meet you."

"Yes, I will resign from my humble position."

Feng Xihui left Chen Tuan Cave excitedly, wandering around in the mountains at will, thinking about how to use the momentum to achieve his goal, wandered around under the cliff stone carvings for a long time, and then went down the main road of the mountain, and when he approached, he saw a group of tourists on the mountain down.

The group consisted of men and women, old and young, talking and laughing as they walked down the mountain. Judging by the scene, they should be from the family of officials and eunuchs visiting the mountain. There are two people in front of them, one wearing a scarlet monk's robe and wearing a scar. The bald head is shining brightly in the sun. It is a monk. The other has a long-sleeved official uniform, a silk sash around the waist, and a net scarf on his head. an officer.

Feng Xihui thought to himself: "The monk should be from the Dayun Temple at the foot of the mountain. Since he is wearing a big red cassock, he should be the head seat even if he is not the abbot. With such a distinguished status, he will personally accompany that guest on a tour of the mountain. In Qingzhou, there are only magistrates and fellow magistrates." Waiting for a few adults to be qualified for this, I know all of these adults, but the official with the big sleeves is very strange, who is he?"