Ping An Biography

There are about [-] to [-] houses in the huge Zhuangzi, and many people lived in it before, but now besides Zhang Ning himself, he only sees three people.Sure enough, they had roast duck for dinner. Zhang Ning didn't taste very good. The seasoning and heat didn't seem to be good enough, but if there were vegetables and meat, he would just let it go.

Roasting duck meat takes a lot of work, and when eating, the sky is completely dark after the meal.Zhang Ning turned his head to look outside the door and saw houses and rocks in black shadows, and only two or three nearby houses were lit. The night in the mountains was extremely quiet, and he was not used to the indescribable atmosphere.Probably used to the crowdedness of modern society and the prosperity of the big city of Nanjing, suddenly being in such an environment is a bit difficult to adapt to.

In addition, not long ago, he remembered the poem in the ghost movie, and now Zhang Ning seemed to be in a ghost house, and he was a little frightened.In fact, he doesn't believe in ghosts in the world, and is basically a materialist, but fear seems to be natural, and he always feels that there is something hidden in the unknown, maybe ghosts are one of them?

But seeing the Peach Blossom Fairy sitting across from her with a calm expression, Zhang Ning couldn't help laughing and said: "You live here in the desert these days, aren't you afraid at night?"

Peach Blossom Fairy said calmly: "It's better at night. What inspections? Officers and soldiers eat imperial food. Generally, whoever has nothing to do comes out in the middle of the night to suffer. We are in a good mood when we traffic in illegal salt. I get used to it this way, but I feel that night is even more annoying." Rest assured."

Her expression was suddenly a little strange, usually she often talked with a playful smile, but suddenly she showed a trace of sadness, is it strange, "You look at the night, and many things that you can see clearly during the day, suddenly you can't see clearly, hazy, How wonderful... Do you think I look pretty now?" She smiled charmingly and flirtatiously again, making Zhang Ning look normal instead.

"It looks beautiful anytime." Zhang Ning said casually, out of politeness.Regardless of what a woman looks like, saying she is ugly to her face is the most hurtful thing.

But Peach Blossom Fairy's figure is really good, he is not completely flattering; I can't see the face very clearly, there seems to be a scar on the left side of her cheek.He was a little curious about who disfigured her, but naturally it was inconvenient to ask her.

In short, there is a mysterious villa and a woman of unknown origin here, as if she is in the underworld, gloomy and gloomy.

"To prevent any accidents, let me tell you something tonight, and I will leave tomorrow morning." Peach Blossom Fairy stopped her smile and said seriously, "You came here to return to that Peach Blossom Poem?"

Since she got straight to the point, Zhang Ning didn't intend to make a fuss, so he nodded, "Miss Fang told you?"

Peach Blossom Fairy shook her head and said: "She only said that you want to find me, and our people will know your purpose at a guess." She then sneered, "Mr. fall into the hands of those who have not seen the light?"

Zhang Ning was noncommittal, and just said: "I will give you the poem, and I want to get back the words. Of course, I owe the fairy a favor, and I will keep it in my heart for the time when I paid you back."

"Mr. Ping'an said it so easily!" Peach Blossom Fairy laughed "噗|嗤", the laughter was very weird, "Do you think everyone will treat you like Fang Ling, pampering you like a sweetheart, Hearing that you are in danger, hurry up and ask for help, and you will be threatened with your life; it’s fine to save your life, but this time it’s good, if you say a word, don’t just run away, what’s the matter? Hey, in the future you If you dare to betray her, I will be the first to spare you!"

What does Fang Ling have to do with her... I provoked her before, or I had some revenge for killing my father and humiliating my wife. I came here to kill my father for no reason. Because of Fang Ling's relationship, I can really recognize her as a life-saver benefactor?

Zhang Ningqiang asked calmly: "Then what are you going to do? What's the point of dragging me back in case something happens to you, I have no grievances or enmity with you."

"It's not what I want. If it's up to me, I have to return it to you generously, otherwise Fang Ling will blame me." Peach Blossom Fairy still smiled, "It's just that the owner doesn't want to return it to you. It's in our hands. If you want to help the evildoers, then you can't get rid of the responsibility... Also, the owner of the villa wants you to give us the list of secret agents in Yangzhou, the biggest threat to us is Hu Ying's gang of eagle dogs."

Zhang Ning said: "Are you blackmailing me?"

Peach Blossom Fairy said: "It's not a threat, it's a transaction at most."

What kind of deal is this? If the condition is to exchange the list for the characters, then it is somewhat fair; but their request is that the lists and characters should still be held in their hands.

Zhang Ning's mood is already very bad. It seems that not only is the officialdom dark, but what things in the world can't be done for profit?He took a couple of deep breaths, calmed his mind and sorted out his thoughts: If they completely face each other and confront each other, the temporary form is not good for him, because they can retaliate against him, but he is afraid of it.

For some reason, Zhang Ning suddenly remembered Hu Butang's method. This old and cunning bureaucrat's many practices made Zhang Ning very contemptible, but he had to admit that sometimes it was a last resort. No... I remember reading somewhere that you have to think twice when you are an official: think about danger, think about retreat, and think about change.The only way out now is to retreat first.

The so-called understanding is based on reason and emotion, otherwise how can the principles be used in practice after reading the sages?

He pretended to sigh and said, "It's not a long-term solution for you to abandon the great way and follow crooked ways."

Peach Blossom Fairy asked suspiciously and half curiously: "Why is it a great way, and why is it a crooked way? Besides, if you tell us about our current situation, can we still be fair and bright?"

Zhang Ning calmly said: "It's not about loyalty in Jianghu, even if it's a hero from the green forest who does something like burning, killing and looting, at least he should talk about loyalty in words, and the gentleman on the beam will say something like 'robbing the rich and helping the poor', Why is it like this? The so-called good will help more than the wrong, no one wants to admit that they are despicable villains, if that is the case, everyone has to be the enemy; it is difficult to destroy the forest in the wind and rain, but it is difficult to destroy a single tree. The individual strength of the branch and the non-group is too small. The owner of the Guizhuang only looks at the present in everything, what is it not to abandon the way? Do you understand the truth of what I said?"

Peach Blossom Fairy shook her head innocently, expressing that she didn't understand at all.

Zhang Ning was helplessly silent for a long time, feeling that "reasonableness" didn't seem to work for her, it was like playing the piano against a cow.He turned his head to look outside the door with a little melancholy, and saw a big tree with a hairy trunk at the door, his heart lightened up, he picked up a candle and got up and said: "Follow me."

When the two of them came out, Zhang Ning took a candle and took a close look at the trunk of the tree. Sure enough, there were ferns growing in the gap between the trees, so he said, "Look, what's growing on the tree?"

Peach Blossom Fairy glanced suspiciously: "It seems to be some kind of grass."

"This kind of thing is called fern." Zhang Ning casually chose a name, then stretched out his fingers and gently pulled out one and put it under the candlelight, explaining patiently, "The roots are obvious, so it can be seen that it grew out of the soil. The grass on the trunk. The roots of the fern are attached to the big tree, but it does no harm to the tree; on the contrary, it can save water for the trunk, which is beneficial to the big tree. The relationship between the fern and the big tree is a symbiosis..."

What kind of concrete things like trees and grass, and seeing is believing, Peach Blossom Fairy should understand, she nodded subconsciously.But her attention was not mainly on the flowers and plants, but on Zhang Ning's quiet face under the candlelight. She saw an indescribable sense of peace and comfort in her eyes and heart.On a quiet night, such a young official, handsome and elegant scholar patiently explained the flowers and plants to her. This feeling is like writing a poem for her fan, and being cared for with kindness, even if it is the peach blossom fairy who is begging for life on the tip of the knife. It's like being in a dream.

"You see, another kind of thing is different. This kind of insects drill into the trunk of the tree, eat the heart of the tree to enrich themselves, destroy and plunder day and night, and one day the tree will dry up because of it. It’s hard to protect, so I had to abandon the tree and go.”

After Zhang Ning finished speaking, he turned to look at Peach Blossom Fairy, only to see candlelight shining in her eyes, and she kept nodding her head: "I...seem to understand a little bit."

Zhang Ning said: "How much benefit can you get by blackmailing others with a handle, and it's hard to guarantee that others will not fight back? Why not let go of confrontation and turn to compromise and cooperation, mutual benefit and trustworthiness are long-term solutions? Fang Ling understands better than you. Sincerely, if a person is not a plant, who can be ruthless?"

"What does this have to do with Fang Ling? You have to praise her." Peach Blossom Fairy said sourly.

Zhang Ning smiled and said, "Didn't you say that if I betray her, you can't spare me?"

Peach Blossom Fairy bowed her head in silence for a moment, then said: "You say that, I actually believe what you say, besides, Fang Ling is not too blind to people... It's just that the owner of the village is arbitrary, so I probably won't listen to it. I can't betray him , otherwise the world is so big that there is no room for it.”

"Where is Peng Tianheng?" Zhang Ning asked tentatively.

Peach Blossom Fairy showed a sly smile: "I can't tell you, you are a dangerous person, I can't trust you in everything."

Zhang Ning changed his tone and said kindly: "He must grab me, and I can't force it. But as long as you are not willing to follow me, this trip is not in vain."

"Who will plot against you?" Peach Blossom Fairy said, "You don't know what relationship I have with Fang Ling. I'm guarding against you, but each is his own master. You take the imperial salary, and I eat from the rivers and lakes, that's all."

Zhang Ning nodded, trying to win over the united front and isolating a few "heinous" hostile elements is an effective tactic that has been proven in practice.Even kindergarten children understand: I won't play with you anymore, and then I'll bully you with someone else.

He thought for a while and said: "Since the owner is unwilling to return the letter, I can't force it to come; but I will not give you the detailed list of Yangzhou that you proposed for him."

Peach Blossom Fairy said: "Aren't you afraid that he will send that word to the official? The matter of Peach Blossom Villa has recently been an official case, and the Peach Blossom Poetry written by you has been handed over from the rebellious party. Are you afraid that you will not be able to excuse it?"

Zhang Ning said with a dark face: "What good will this do for you? If he likes to do things that harm others, harm himself, and kill people, Zhang will not be coerced all the time, and he will accompany him at worst." He also thought that Peng Tianheng himself is Desperadoes, leave room for your words, "Even if I don't promise him to give the list, when it comes to critical times, I will try to help you for the sake of myself. Can he not understand this as a leader?" ?”

"How do you want to help us? I'm not the owner of the villa. We can discuss everything. Please explain clearly that I can speak up when I see the owner."

Zhang Ning pondered: "The government has important information that is not good for you. I can inform you in time so that you can avoid disaster... How can I contact you in the future?"

"Since we already know what Mr. Ping'an is doing in Yangzhou City, how can we know nothing about you?" Peach Blossom Fairy said calmly, "We will contact you when the time comes."

"Alright." Zhang Ning nodded, "Be more cautious in everything. It's getting late, rest, Miss Fang, please take care of the fairy."

"Miss Fang is not here, why don't you let me serve you for her..." Peach Blossom Fairy kept looking at Zhang Ning, "Look at this villa, there is no one at night, can you sleep alone?"

"I'm a big man with a strong yang energy, so I'm afraid of ghosts?" Zhang Ning said in amazement.

Peach Blossom Fairy ate, covered her mouth and laughed, and said in a charming voice: "Your face is blue, and you're still pretending. Don't worry, no one else will know, it's okay for the two of us to quarrel all night in this village. Don't even tell."

You can't believe everything a woman says, especially this kind of profligate woman who doesn't take that matter seriously and expects her to keep it a secret?What's more, she herself said that she has an unusual relationship with Fang Ling. Zhang Ning looks like a best friend who cheats on someone else's best friend?This is a topic that women like to talk about, but Zhang Ning thinks it is too mother-in-law.He then acted like a gentleman: "Fairy, please respect yourself, I am indeed a little sleepy, so let me save the joke."

Although Fang Ling was born as a j|girl, but she is not willing to be a j|girl, so she should be respected to some extent.

"It's nothing if Fang Ling knows, what does it matter if a man has three wives and four concubines, besides, Mr. Ping'an is a well-known scholar-official." Peach Blossom Fairy got up and turned around, and said confidently, "Could it be that my figure can't fit into Mr. Ping'an's family?" Eyes? Just try it and you'll know, it's no worse than Fang Ling."

Zhang Ning swallowed, and continued to keep his eyes fixed.

"This is a lonely man and a widow in the wilderness..." Peach Blossom Fairy approached slowly with her waist twisted. Her waist looked very flexible and strong. One could imagine that this kind of girl was most suitable for the upper class, and she must be quite powerful when twisted.

She was very close, almost touching Zhang Ning's face, in front of his eyes he saw a pair of trembling flesh bouncing around, very elastic.When she leaned over, the pair of things seemed even more|excited, and she used this posture to whisper next to Zhang Ning: "Fill people's hearts with your good things, are you afraid that I will turn to others?"

Zhang Ning stood up suddenly: "If you don't go, I'll go." After saying that, he went straight out of the room, and the cool night breeze came over his face.From behind came the voice of Peach Blossom Fairy: "If you have a good night tonight, why worry about tomorrow, you don't know what will happen tomorrow..."

<Heavenly warmth.

……

When I got up early the next morning, Peach Blossom Fairy was gone, not even a word of words left, not even a trace of her left; as if she had never been here before, as if last night was just a dream.

Or is she herself a ghost that bewitches people in the night?