Horse on the World

Chapter 724
In mid-October, after several days of continuous rain, the hot and dry weather suddenly became refreshing. The bluestone slabs were washed clean by the rain, and the shiny green leaves were dotted with water droplets, dancing with the wind. Pearl-like drops of water sprinkled all over the sky, fell on the clothes of passers-by, penetrated into their necks, and brought the coolness to the heart.

The business of Zhuangyuan Building has been very good for a while, and there is no other reason. After the young emperor Zhaoqing came to the throne, he opened Enke, from the township examination, county examination, and government examination, all the way up, and finally reached the moment of final destiny. The Zhuangyuan building is quite famous in Luoyang. It is said that since its opening for decades, the examinees living here have produced several champions, Tanhualang.Among the star-studded restaurants in Luoyang, this is definitely one of the best.

Qingfeng, who was dressed in a Tsing Yi hat and had a beard on his lips, was accompanied by Qiuping Xiayue and sat in a corner of the Zhuangyuan Building.The building is full of calligraphy left by the examinees, including the impassioned after high school, and the desolation after failing. In short, in this building, you can see all the bitterness of a scholar studying hard for ten years .

The six plaques hanging high in the most conspicuous place in the store are the calligraphy left by the champions of the high school who lived in the Zhuangyuan Building back then. Naturally, they are carefully cared for by the store as the treasure of the store.

"Is it really so magical? Living here can greatly increase the chances of the pilot test?" Qiuping and Xia Yue both practiced martial arts since childhood, and they knew nothing about reading. Bragging about the glorious history of the store to the endless stream of candidates in the store, he couldn't help asking suspiciously.

"He's talking nonsense, let's just listen to it, and you should listen to the storyteller on the bridge over the bridge for a while, and take it as truth!" Qingfeng laughed.

"This man is very good. Let's just listen to it. If you want to say that the Zhuangyuan Building is today, it can only be said that it is very lucky. It was a relatively remote place back then. Opening here, it will definitely make you cry and cry, and it is almost closed." A scholar at the next table suddenly turned his head and said to the three of them with a smile.

"Then why do you still say they are lucky?" Xia Xue asked back, but Qiu Ping gave him a wary look, and retracted her hands into her sleeves.

"I said he was lucky because when this store was about to close, he was not far from the diagonally opposite door. Here, it's that one, Lin's Mansion!" The scholar pointed to the two stone lions standing not far away. "Master Lin moved here. Master Lin is a master of the Confucianism generation. After he lived here, there was an endless stream of people who came to study. Master Lin can't let all these people live in the mansion." , so the Zhuangyuan building is cheaper. Everyone in Lin opens the door to teach every day, and many students are walking like flying in order to get a front position! The business of the Zhuangyuan building, which is on the verge of closing, will naturally improve. Who told him to be here It's the restaurant closest to the Lin Mansion!"

Xia Xue and Qiuping glanced at Qingfeng, and saw that she was looking at the pair of stone lions in Lin's mansion, and didn't seem to hear what they said.

"There are too many people living here, who can enter the eyes of Master Lin and listen to the teachings here for a long time. That one is not an outstanding person. What is a few champions!" I know that thanks to everyone in Lin’s honor, during the festivals, I will fix up a few tables with the best noodles and send them to everyone in Lin.”

"It's just a pity. A few years ago, Mr. Lin suddenly stopped teaching. I heard that he was old and sick. He was preparing to write a book and talk about it, so he stopped giving lectures! Those of us who are late in school can no longer hear your lectures. It's gone." The scholar said regretfully, "However, the reputation of Zhuangyuan Building has already been established. During the major exams, candidates still come here in an endless stream. If you don't make a reservation in advance, it is impossible to find a house at all."

Qiuping saw Qingfeng's eyelids drooping, and his eyes were slightly red. She couldn't help but feel moved. She looked at the scholar and asked, "This brother knows the details, but I don't know your name?"

"Your surname is An, An Ruosu!" The scholar arched his hands and said, "If you want to say why I am so familiar with it, it is because I have already taken the exam once, and this is the second time!"

It turned out to be a failed scholar, Qiuping couldn't help laughing, and turned around and asked: "Is Mr. Lin really not as good as he used to be? Besides, I heard that Mr. Lin's son is also very knowledgeable. Why don't you inherit his father's career and start a business?" Where are the apprentices in the hall?"

"What?" An Ruosu hesitated for a moment, "Master Lin is old, and it's natural for him to be weak and sick, but I've also heard some rural unofficial history, and I wait for the common people. I don't know if it's true or not. I dare not Talk nonsense, so as not to tarnish everyone Lin's name."

Qingfeng suddenly raised his head and said, "Don't talk nonsense, let's just listen to it! Brother An, please come and sit down. I've invited you for this meal!"

An Ruosu smiled and said: "So, let's be disrespectful, I will tell you, brother, I have given up everything to grab a room here, and I can only eat porridge and steamed buns every day. I smell the smell on your table. The aroma of wine and meat has already moved my index finger."

"Brother An, please!" Greeted Xiao Er to come over and add a pair of bowls and chopsticks, and Qingfeng picked up the wine glass.

"Brother, please, oh, I don't know your name?"

"Forest!"

"Brother Lin, hahaha, thank you Brother Lin for your invitation. Just now I said the unofficial history of the countryside. I heard it from a man who became an official in the same year. I don't know if it is true or not. Just say it casually. Everyone can forget it after hearing it. ?” An Ruosu asked.

"Brother An, please tell me!" Qingfeng said after taking a sip of his wine.

"The Lin family's only son, Lin Haitao, Mr. Lin, once served as an inspector in Dingzhou. I heard that this incident happened at that time." An Ruosu said in a low voice.

Qingfeng's hands trembled slightly, and her heart beat violently.

"I heard that when the barbarians invaded, Lord Lin Haitao's two daughters were lost to the enemy. Later, Master Lin claimed that the two granddaughters were dead, but in fact, the two girls are not dead!" An Ruosu drank another glass Drinking wine, took a bite of food, and then said: "Furthermore, she is blessed and fateful, and she has become the woman of Dingzhou King Li Qing." She raised her head and looked around carefully, "Do you know the Dingzhou Statistics and Investigation Department?"

An Ruosu said mysteriously: "Among them, my sister is the current spy chief in Dingzhou. I heard that she is quite powerful. The imperial court has suffered a great loss from her. Think about it, this matter has spread to the imperial court. Even if there is no evidence, how can the imperial court treat the Lin family well?"

"Anyway, the Lin family has not been as good as it used to be these years." An Ruosu shook his head and said, "Li Qing in Dingzhou is determined to rebel against the court. If the two daughters of the Lin family are really Li Qing's women, they will be accused of punishing the nine clans. The Lin family has a big business and lush branches and leaves, so the people involved will go to the sea. Fortunately, it is the Lin family, who is highly respected among the scholars. Another person would have been snapped. Even so, the Lin family these years I also suffered a lot of crimes, and I heard that they were followed when they went out."

Qingfeng was stunned and said nothing, Xia Xue and Qiuping both looked at her worriedly.

He suddenly raised his head and drank the wine in the glass, Qingfeng said in a harsh voice: "I have heard of this story, but I also heard that the daughter of this family wanted to go home to recognize her relatives and take away the Lin family, but everyone in the Lin family But he didn’t recognize his granddaughter, but insisted that his granddaughter died long ago.”

An Ruosu shook his head, "I don't know the truth, but I can figure out what's on everyone's mind. The two daughters fell into the hands of barbarians. Even if they were rescued, it would be in vain." It's time for Bi Ran, Master Lin believes in loyalty, filial piety and righteousness all his life, what is this, alas, forget it, let's not talk about it, Master Lin is someone I respect, and it would be disrespectful for me to say this !"

"So, you also think these two daughters deserve to die?" Qingfeng put down his wine glass and said coldly.

An Ruosu shook his head loudly, "Ants cherish their lives, let alone humans? To be honest, I admire these two women. It is easy to die, but harder to live! But this is everyone's private matter. If Lin Everyone is really as you said, I don't think so, but, for the sake of His Holiness, how about we change the topic?"

Qingfeng remained silent for a long while, nodded, stood up, turned around and walked out, as soon as Qingfeng left, Xia Xue and Qiuping stood up immediately, and Xia Xue glared at each other bitterly, "Little Er Pay the bill!" Throwing an ingot of silver on the table with a slap, "No need to look for it!" Then he walked out.

An Ruosu gave the three of them a strange look. The table was full of food and wine, but they hadn't moved much yet, so why did they all leave, anyway, but it was a good deal for him.

He poured a jug of wine by himself, tilted his neck and drank it down. When he was halfway through the drink, a picture suddenly flashed in his mind, and he froze there.The wine flowed down the corner of his mouth, and poured straight into his neck without realizing it.

An Ruosu remembered that when the scholar surnamed Li on the opposite side raised his head to drink, he obviously didn't have an Adam's apple, it was a woman.

My mind turned, the conversation I just had just passed through my mind like water, and dense beads of sweat suddenly oozed from my body. The weather was already very cool, but in an instant, An Ruosu was sweating through his heavy clothes.

The other party was a woman. When she arrived at the Zhuangyuan Building, she was very clear about the affairs of the Lin family, and her surname was also Lin. She also used the expression and expression of the other party when she spoke. An Ruosu swallowed hard, stood up suddenly, and strode out. go.

When he walked out of the Zhuangyuan Building, he happened to see the other party walking past Lin's mansion and turning into another street corner.He followed immediately.

"Miss, that person followed me just now!" Qiuping whispered.

"Well, I got it!" Qingfeng nodded, "Find a chance to kill him without showing any trace."

"Understood!" Xia Xue responded, raising her eyes to look around the surrounding environment. There are quite a lot of people here, and it is not easy to get rid of it for a while. It is easy to get rid of the opponent, but a sudden death on the street will inevitably cause riots , the whereabouts of himself and others are in danger of being discovered.

"Brother Lin, brother Lin, please stay!" An Ruosu suddenly shouted.Calling and chasing.

Qingfeng raised her brows, with a flash of murderous intent in her eyes, she slowly turned her head, "Brother An, is there anything else?" Qiuping and Xia Xue were already concentrating on making all preparations. The other will take the breeze and run first.

An Ruosu smiled wryly, and bowed to the ground with a long bow: "Brother Lin, An has a request that is not for you, please accept it!"

"Since it's an unreasonable request, it's fine if you don't say anything!" Qingfeng said coldly.

An Ruosu shook his head again and again, "No, I have to say it." Looking at Qingfeng and looking at him without making a sound, he immediately said: "When I saw Brother Lin today, I felt that Brother Lin was different from ordinary people. I came here in a hurry, just to ask Brother Lin to accept me."

Qingfeng looked at him in surprise.

Qiuping took over the conversation, "Just for this matter? Let's talk about it tomorrow!"

An Ruosu said slowly: "I'm afraid I will die tomorrow, right, Miss Lin! Perhaps, I will die anytime before tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)