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Yuan Buyi is a very interesting person. The first time Xue Poye saw him was at the Huiyuan Pavilion restaurant in Hangzhou, where he was making tea with great interest to entertain guests.

His skin is very dark, like black charcoal, and he is a character that people can remember at the first sight.

The only deal Yuan Buyi and Xue Poye ever did was 21 horses. When the transaction was completed, Yuan Buyi even left a joint for the convenience of continuing the business in the future.

In the south city of Hangzhou, there is a street called Funeral Street, where there is a "Longji Coffin Shop", which is the joint left by Yuan Buyi.

From the very beginning of this incident, the word "Yuan Buyi" never existed in Xue Poye's mind, because this person had almost disappeared from his mind. A profit-seeking businessman, Xue Poye didn't spend too much money on it. A lot of thought to remember him.

On the Beihu prairie, seeing Mr. Gui, Xue Poye had a feeling of déjà vu, but Yuan Buyi really didn't have much weight in his mind. After racking his brains, this person's name never appeared in his mind. inside.

Before leaving, Wu Lachi's inexplicable sentence "dead people always lie in coffins" made Xue Poye's thinking more active than ever. He knew that Wu Lachi's words were definitely used to remind Mr. Ghost of his identity , So Xue Poye analyzed it carefully, and realized that Mr. Ghost's so-called transaction was nothing more than searching for horses, and the coffin... Finally, the words "Yuan Buyi" popped out in his mind.

As soon as these three words came out, he immediately thought of Mr. Gui's short and fat figure, how similar it was to the Yuan Buyi he had seen before.

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"Yuan Buyi?" Ouyang Dexiu seemed to be considering the name carefully, but after thinking about it for a long time, his face was blank, he shook his head and said, "Master Xue, I don't know this person, nor have I heard of this name before."

Xue Poye was silent, and suddenly smiled and said: "General Ouyang doesn't know, so it's fine. Um... please forgive me, the general's inspection and defense of Yanmen Pass... hehe, it should be stricter."

A person will always lie and show off, but a person who is good at reading words and expressions can see through the other person's mind from the eyes. Xue Poye is not a master of reading words and expressions, but he still has the ability to see through eyes. Ouyang Dexiu's The pupils are very clear, without a trace of flickering, and even marchers can't hide their eyes, so Xue Poye is sure that Ouyang Dexiu is telling the truth.

Yanmen Pass is a place of bitter cold, if it is not for the duty of guarding the land and defending the frontier, no one would be willing to survive in such a place, so in the early morning of the second day, after bidding farewell to Ouyang Dexiu, Xue Poye led Xiaoshitou, Ximen Leizang and Several Habayashi guards who came with him set off to return to Beijing.

On that day, the army rations were delivered to Yanmen Pass. The convoy was huge and could not travel very far in one day. It took nearly half a month on the way, but this time the people and horses were relaxed and galloped across Shuozhou and Yunzhou. Arrived in Hangzhou Prefecture.

Going to the capital must pass through Hangzhou, so after arriving in Hangzhou that night, Xue Poye led Ximen Leizang and others to the Hangzhou Guanyi, and ordered Xiaoshitou to go back to Hanyuan.

Inside the Hangzhou Posthouse, more than a dozen Habayashi guards that Xue Poye brought out from Kyoto earlier stayed here and waited.

Xue Poye didn't even take a break, let alone go home to visit, but gathered ten elite Yulin including Ximen Leizang, and rushed to the funeral street in the south city of Hangzhou at night.

This one was extremely deserted at night, Xue Poye led the crowd to stop on the street, first sent a spy in to check the situation, after a while, Yu Linwei came back quietly and said: "My lord, I found the Longji coffin shop, But no flag was hoisted."

Xue Poye rubbed his nose and sneered, "Brothers, after passing, according to the previous arrangement, the front and rear doors, including the roof, are all sealed by me. I will take two brothers in."

Ximen Leizang hurriedly said: "My lord, I'm afraid there may be danger in the humble position, I will lead people in."

Xue Poye shook his head and said with a smile: "I have gone through countless risks, but I don't believe that I will be folded in a small coffin shop." Looking at the eerie and deserted long street, he waved his hand violently, and the eleven figures were as if they were in the dark night. Eleven ghosts entered the long street.

This is a group of elites who have experienced too many severe moments. The interior is completely dark. Like other shops on this long street, it is lifeless and lifeless. Perhaps it is the influence of many years of funeral business. This street is already full of weirdness. breath.

The Habayashi guards have sealed the front, back, left, right, and even the roof of Longji's coffin shop. Under their control, it is difficult for anyone to leave this shop.

The breeze blows gently at night, and the wind blowing on this long street carries a strong smell of paint, which is the smell of paint on the coffin.

Xue Poye couldn't help covering his nose, the smell made him feel the breath of death.

"Is Shopkeeper Leng there?" Xue Poye knocked on the door and called softly.

Although Xue Poye couldn't remember the name of the shopkeeper of Longji Coffin Shop left by Yuan Buyi's subordinate Zhou Zheng, it was not difficult to know the name of the shopkeeper of Longji Coffin Shop.

There was silence in the house, without any echo.

Xue Poye frowned, with a gloomy look in his eyes, he pressed his palm on the door, and a burst of strength burst out of the palm, with a muffled "bang", the latch broke, and the door was instantly opened.

When Ximen Leizang and the two Habayashi guards saw it, they were all taken aback. They didn't expect that Mr. Vice President Wei's energy cultivation was so deep.

A bloody smell rushed over.

Ximen Leizang squeezed the wax head, lit the fire pocket, and the faint light illuminated the shop, while Xue Poye and everyone gasped the moment the fire pocket was lit.

They had all seen dead people, but there was something chilling about seeing a dead man in this situation.

In the main hall, a middle-aged man in brocade clothes in his fifties sat on a big chair. He was already a dead man at this time. A feathered arrow shot from the back of his head and came out from his mouth. The middle-aged man's eyes were wide open. , quite a feeling of death.

Xue Poye resisted the double pressure of the smell of paint and blood, walked to the side of the corpse, gently closed the eyes of the middle-aged man, and sighed: "Master Leng, killed by his own people, there will always be no peace, wrong It's just that you voted for the wrong master."

He was sure that this was the so-called cold shopkeeper.

Ximen Leizang and the others were still on guard professionally, and they didn't understand Xue Poye's inexplicable words.

With his hands behind his back, Xue Poye stared at several freshly painted coffins in the hall, and said with a sneer, "Yuan Buyi, Yuan Buyi, your movements are really fast. But you are too stupid. I just doubt you. , but you murdered people, that undoubtedly allowed me to confirm your identity, you may not have imagined that the death of Treasurer Leng made me affirm that Mr. Ghost is Yuan Buyi, and Yuan Buyi is Mr. Ghost!"

Yuan Buyi was originally a smart person, but a smart person is often misled by his cleverness.

"Huang Ting!" Xue Poye called out a name.

A Habayashi guard behind him immediately said respectfully: "My lord, I have a humble job!"

Xue Poye thought for a while, and then ordered: "It is said that Guizhou is in the southwest of your hometown?"

"Yes!" Huang Tinggong said; "The humble job is from Heyang County, Guizhou Prefecture."

"Okay. Huang Ting, I want you to do something now. You lead the two brothers back to your hometown in disguise, um, expand the scope a little bit, and collect a man named Mr. Ghost for me in the north... or Don't give up on Yuan Buyi's news, I want to know what kind of person he is and who he is working for... You should understand what I mean?" Xue Poye rubbed his nose with a serious expression. Thoughtful.

Huang Ting immediately said: "I understand, if there is such a person, I will definitely find out all three generations of his ancestors, eight aunts and nine wives."

Xue Poye nodded in satisfaction and said, "That's good."

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Although the Longji coffin shop was empty, this is the result Xue Poye wanted. If the shopkeeper Leng lived well, and killed himself and Yuan Buyi were just ordinary friends, it would make Xue Poye Po Ye didn't dare to confirm easily, but Yuan Buyi's self-assertion of cleverness made the matter clear in an instant.

Huang Ting took the two of them to the northern border of Great Chu overnight, and Xue Poye had to give them some activities funds.

Ximen Leizang led the other brothers back to the official station in Hangzhou, and Xue Poye returned home overnight. The two wives had already heard the news of Xue Poye's return from Xiao Shitou. Waiting in the hall, Yuezhu even cooks herself, made the soup, and waited for her husband to come back to drink the soup.

Xue Poye also missed the two wives very much in his heart. He drank soup with the two wives. Although he was a little tired, he still talked with them for a long time.

Naturally, he will not tell the story of his distress, and he will say everything in a good place, so as not to worry the two of them.

The red candle was lit, and after a storm, Xue Poye hugged Xiao Suzhen's plump body, and said softly: "Suzhen, you...you are so kind!" It feels really good to gallop on Xiao Suzhen's body, this sentence The words come from the heart.

Xiao Suzhen tasted the mighty firepower of her husband, and now she was like a docile kitten nestling in Xue Poye's arms, gently stroking Xue Poye's chest with her tender hands, and said softly: "Xue Lang, Are you...are you tired?"

Xue Poye touched Xiao Suzhen's plump buttocks, and said with a smile, "What's the matter? My dear, haven't you fed yet?"

Xiao Suzhen was extremely shy, she slapped Xue Poye lightly, and said coquettishly: "Xue Lang...you...you are bad...!"

With Xiangyu in his arms, charming and warm, Xue Poye caressed Xiao Suzhen's suety jade-like smooth skin, but he felt an unprecedented sense of crisis in his heart. He who has always been fearless, at this moment, panic appeared in the depths of his heart. mood.

This is his home, his woman in his arms, Hangzhou has his huge industry and personal connections, all of which really exist, but this enviable thing is likely to be destroyed because of the crisis in Kyoto. Become nothing left.

Now that I am in it, I can't retreat. If I lose, I will lose completely.

He stared at the jade-like beauty in his arms. This woman resolutely married him because she believed that he could protect her. How could he live up to his daughter's thoughts.

In order to protect all of this and the people around him, he can only do his best to find a living space in the chaotic order of Kyoto.

"I must win!" Xue Poye vowed secretly, no matter whether His Majesty the Emperor is alive or dead, in this political game, a stable living space must be found.

"Hmm...!" Xiao Suzhen moaned, "Xue Lang...it hurts...!"

Xue Poye heard the moans of ecstasy, hurriedly went to look, only to see that his hands were already on Xiao Suzhen's plump and snow-white breasts at some point in time, and when he inadvertently exerted force just now, he scratched his sweetheart.

"Baby...!" Xue Poye kissed Xiao Suzhen's breasts, the frankincense was greasy and extremely warm, and he couldn't help but reacted again.

Xiao Suzhen felt Xue Poye go down. She straightened her body, pressed against her lower abdomen, blushed, and said in a voice like a mosquito ant: "Xue...Xue Lang...you should be lighter...have pity on me...!"

Xue Poye smiled softly and entered the Land of Lingering again.

After a lingering night, Xue Poye got up early the next morning and immediately called Nan Huaiwu and Pan Silang.

In Xue Poye's clean and tidy office, the three of them sat facing each other. Nan Huaiwu and Pan Silang could tell from the face of the shopkeeper that the content of today's conversation might be extremely important.

"You two are the people I trust the most, and I have always regarded you as my confidantes." Xue Poye said straight to the point in this airtight office: "So I want to entrust you with a big matter today. For me, and for yourselves, you must arrange it carefully and properly."

Nan Huaiwu and Pan Silang stood up together, and said respectfully: "It's all up to the master's orders."

Xue Poye said calmly: "From today onwards, you will continue to do business on the surface, but secretly you are ready to leave at any time and lead everyone out of Hangzhou."

Nan Huaiwu and Pan Silang were startled, not knowing why.

"Boss, what do you mean?" Nan Huaiwu asked cautiously.

Xue Poye said slowly: "I won't hide it from you, something happened in the capital, you don't need to know what happened, but this matter may affect everyone, so if there is a change, the Hanyuan people They must all evacuate from Hangzhou. This matter must be arranged quietly, and no outsiders should know about it. Xiao Pan, you must assist the shopkeeper of Nantah University and prepare for the evacuation. As long as I send a signal from Kyoto, you must evacuate immediately , don’t have any nostalgia for this place... Life is always the most important thing.”

Once the capital really changes, Xue Poye is likely to be smashed to pieces in this chaotic situation. He has to make arrangements in advance, at least to ensure that his relatives and confidants can escape this implication.

Nan Huaiwu and Pan Silang also saw the importance of this matter from Xue Poye's expression, they were very surprised in their hearts, but they respectfully said together: "Yes!"

After Nan Huaiwu went out, Xiao Pan stepped forward and said in a low voice: "Master, I have also received news recently. I heard that the Jingdu garrison is about to move. Could it be that something really happened?"

Xue Poye sighed: "Big, I'm afraid the sky will be pierced."

Xiao Pan pondered for a while, and lowered his voice: "Master, there are changes in the capital, and our Qinglian is expected to restore the country. Isn't this a great thing?"

Xue Poye glanced at Xiao Pan, knocked on the table, and said, "Xiao Pan, sit down, I have something to say to you."

Seeing Xue Poye's serious expression, Xiao Pan slowly sat down at the table.

"Xiao Pan, in terms of age, I am one year older than you, so I can be regarded as your elder brother." Xue Poye said seriously: "All along, in Hangzhou, no, in the whole Qinglianzhao, the two people I trust the most, one It's the green lady, and the other is you."

Xiao Pan's eyes flashed with gratitude, he nodded and said: "The rudder master has taken good care of Pan Silang, and Pan Silang is deeply moved."

Xue Poye waved his hand and said: "There is no need to say such unnecessary polite words between you and me." After a pause, he asked: "Xiao Pan, you and I have been getting along for a while, but I haven't talked about it yet. Know where your hometown is."

"My hometown is in central Sichuan." Pan Silang showed a trace of warmth on his face: "Qinglianzhao's backbone brothers are mostly from central Sichuan, which is the foundation of our Great Shu Kingdom."

"Great Shu Kingdom?" Xue Poye's eyes flashed a trace of contempt that was not easy to be noticed by others. In Qing Lianzhao's mouth, Qing Lianzhao's mouth could become the Great Shu Kingdom.

"Xiao Pan, you are from Central Sichuan. How do you feel about the life of the people in Central Sichuan for so many years?" Xue Poye stared into Pan Silang's eyes.

Pan Silang pondered for a long time before saying, "Serve what you can eat."

This is a very succinct answer, but it is also the best answer. The common people can afford to eat, which is better than exaggerated hype, and it is also much better than belittling that they are worthless.

"How is it compared to before?" Xue Poye asked again.

Pan Silang sighed, and said: "Master Rudder, I understand what you mean. In terms of life, in the Great Chu Dynasty, it is actually stronger than that of the Great Shu Kingdom." After a pause, he said with a wry smile: "Master Rudder, you will I am one of my own, and Pan Silang will not hide it from you. Chuanzhong is the foundation of Qinglianzhao. We were trained by Qinglianzhao when we were very young. They taught us that we are originally from the Kingdom of Shu. However, the country was destroyed by the Great Chu State. For the sake of our ancestors, we must overthrow the Great Chu and rebuild the Great Shu. This is... This is the reason we have known since we were young. "

Xue Poye shook his head and said, "A robot?"

Pan Silang was taken aback, not understanding what a "robot" was, but said: "Pan Silang joined Qinglianzhao at the age of seven, worshiped incense, and even registered his name in the register. Pan Silang knows the rules of Qinglianzhao." , once you step in, if you want to get out... it will be very difficult...!"

Xue Poye touched his nose and said with a smile: "Xiao Pan, why do you say these things? What are you thinking in your heart?"

Pan Silang looked at Xue Poye, hesitated to speak, pondered for a long time, and finally said: "Master, since you let me come to Hanyuan to work, these days, I work at sunrise and rest at sunset. It is indescribably peaceful, and I live very comfortably every day... In fact, sometimes I also think, there are such days, but why do you want to lick blood on the knife edge?"

Xue Poye showed a satisfied smile, and murmured, "If that's the case, what's the point of not returning to the country?"

Pan Silang seemed to understand something, nodded and said: "It doesn't seem to be very important."

"Haha...!" Xue Poye laughed loudly, and immediately said seriously: "As for the things I entrusted to you, you must not be negligent. I will leave immediately and return to the capital. The things here will be left to you and me." The shopkeeper of Nantah University is here, once a letter arrives, you must ensure that everyone immediately abandons everything and leaves Hangzhou quickly and quietly."

"This subordinate understands." Pan Silang also became serious, and immediately asked, "Master, where are we... going to retreat?"

"A safe place...!" Xue Poye sighed, the world is so big, how can any place be safe?Shaking his head helplessly, he said after a long time, "Perhaps the grassland is a good place...!"