Yi Song

Chapter 27 Elegant and noble Yanei

There was no sound inside, as quiet as if no one was inside.

Gao Shiqi lay on the ground and continued: "Youngster failed to do his job well and failed to live up to the expectations of the Yamen. He deserves death! Please tell me the whole story clearly before you die."

Still no sound from inside.

Gao Shiqi's Adam's apple moved up and down in panic, and he quickly spoke again: "The younger one was ordered to sneak into Manjin Hall and stay with Liang Shicai. He asked people to capture Fengcheng and Tian Cong. After interrogating twice, Liang Shicai somehow discovered something. Check it carefully, and then ask someone to keep a close watch on it, and don't allow anyone to get close to it.

Xiao Xiao was anxious, but he kept in mind the instructions from the government office and did not dare to let Liang Shicai see the flaw. Xiao Xiao waited for an opportunity and snooped around, and found out that Liang Shicai seemed to have evil intentions. Without telling Fan Sitong, he contacted the steward of a certain nobleman and went to Chen Liu to have a secret conversation.
  The little boy knew something was wrong and tried to convey the news. Unexpectedly, Liu Erlang and the people in the prison were killed that night. Not only did he cut off Liang Shicai's head, but he also waited for the main force of Manjintang to return, then closed the door and killed them all.

The younger one and two other children were sent on a boat heading south. When they arrived at Yongqiu, the younger one found an opportunity to change clothes, found a boat, and sneaked back to Tokyo. The little one deserves to die, please ask the government office to convict him. "

After Gao Shiqi finished speaking, he still lay on the ground and did not dare to move.

There was finally a cough inside.

Gao Shiqi's back shook a few times, and then he hurriedly said: "Back to the Yameni, all this is the fault of Liu Erlang. If it hadn't been for this guy, the Yameni's clever plan would have been done long ago."

There continued to be silence inside, Gao Shiqi lying on the ground, his back shaking more and more.

It was already quite chilly on the Mid-Autumn Festival night, but his clothes were quickly soaked with sweat. The forehead was also covered with beads of sweat, which kept dripping on the ground and soon gathered into a small puddle.

"Dang-dang-dang-dang!" A piano sound suddenly sounded inside.

Gao Shiqi lay on the ground, his whole body collapsed tightly, and he did not dare to move.

The steward holding the lantern took two steps back uneasily.

The two guards who had been standing in the dark stood quietly behind Gao Shiqi, holding the handle of the knife, staring down at him, their eyes moving around his neck, back and waist.

The sound of the piano is elegant, like cranes singing and butterflies dancing, like clear springs and secluded forests, it is ethereal and elegant, without any smoke and fire.

Gao Shiqi almost lay on the ground, wishing he could bury himself in the soil and disappear.

"Dang——!" With the last sound of the piano, Gao Shiqi said in a hoarse voice: "It's Liu Erlang who ruined the yamen's good deeds in the yamen. I know him! I know him even when he turns to ashes!"

There was silence, Gao Qi's body was like a dead leaf in the wind, shaking more and more violently.

The creaking door opened, and a handsome young man stood at the door. His face was like a crown of jade, and his eyes were astonishing.

The two guards stood quietly at a distance.

"Liu Erlang, do you know him?"

"When I returned to Yameni, I knew Xiao Xiao. He was fished out of the river by Liang Shicai on his way back from Chenliu. Xiao Xiao was next to him and saw the red tiger tattoo on his back.

Manager Cui could see that except for the skilled craftsmen of Pingchunfang and Qiaoyan Pavilion, there was no such craftsmanship in the world. "

"Where's Manager Cui?"

"He was shot in the throat by an arrow from Liu Erlang and died."

"Quan Weng."

"The old slave is here."

"Go to Pingchunfang and Qiaoyan Pavilion and ask."

"Yes."

"you"

"Little is here!"

"What's the use of you?"

"The young one is willing to go through fire and water for the sake of Yameni." Gao Shiqi kowtowed repeatedly like pounding garlic, his forehead hitting the ground with a thumping sound.

The yamen remained silent.

"Young ones can help Yanei catch Liu Erlang." Gao Shiqi suddenly shouted.

Yanei also spoke, "Where are the two boys who were released with you?"

"Little one, little one," Gao Qiqi gritted his teeth and said it all, "The younger one killed them both in Yongqiu."

"That's fine, it saves me having to ask people to do it again."

"Yes, yes, that's what I thought at the time, so as not to let the news leak out."

"Do you know how to catch Liu Erlang?"

"Please make it clear in the office!"

"Haha, I thought you were smart enough to know everything. Go find Fan Sitong and tell him that no matter what method you use, you must bring Liu Erlang out."

"Yes."    "Go down."

"Thank you Yanei, thank you Yanei!"

When Gao Shiqi left, Yanei called out.

"Fragrance beads!"

"The slave is here!" A soft and sweet voice sounded, and a girl of fourteen or fifteen years old came to the door like a breeze. Before the person arrived, the fragrant fragrance arrived first.

She has a pretty face, her hair is in a bun, and she wears a top and a belt around her waist to make her waist slimmer. Jade pendants and colorful ribbons are all gorgeous.

"Master, call me?" she asked innocently.

Yanei hugged her and said, "A vulgar person came here just now, and the filthy air all over his body made me sick. I called my Xiang Zhuer to drive away this vulgar and intolerable filth."

"Okay, okay!" Xiangzhu clapped her hands, came out of Yanei's arms, and walked around in front of the door several times. The fragrance instantly filled the entire front porch.

"Quan Weng." Yanei looked at Xiangzhu with a doting look on his face and said softly.

"The old slave is here."

"Send someone to keep an eye on this Gao Qi. I am afraid that he is too smart."

"Yes."

"And Fan Sitong, keep an eye on them. If you arrest them, arrest them, but don't make too much noise. There is an old fox over there. He can smell the slightest mistake."

"Old slave knows."

At this time, Xiangzhu turned around a dozen times, and her body turned like the wind into Ya Nei's arms.

"Sir, this servant has driven away all the filth."

"Okay, okay, Xiangzhu'er has done a great job, how do you want me to reward you?" Yanei hugged Xiangzhu, scratched her small nose with his fingers, and carried her into the house with a smile.

With a creak, the door was closed.

In the private room on the second floor of Jinjia Restaurant, there was a dazzling array of dishes on the table, and Zhang Zeduan also ordered four pots of Yuezhou rice wine.

After drinking the good wine, Zhang Zeduan's face turned red and he became more cheerful.

"Mr. Zhang"

"My name is Zhengdao. Erlang just calls me Brother Zhengdao."

"Brother Zhengdao, brother Deyuan, are you related to the clan?"

"No, no!" Zhang Zeduan shook his head and replied, "I am from Dongwu in Langya, and Deyuan is from Mianzhu in Hanzhou. We are thousands of miles apart. We were one family five hundred years ago. We are not kinsmen, but we are better than brothers."

"Oh, brother Zhengdao is in the east, and brother Deyuan is in the west. They both recognize each other as brothers. They are indeed destined."

"Haha, that's right. I have loved reading since I was a child, but I don't like the Four Books and Five Classics. I only love astronomy and geography, and I also love to travel to various places. At the age of thirteen, I followed the businessmen in the countryside and traveled all over the world.

The two Huaihe Rivers, two Jiangsu Provinces, and two Zhejiang Provinces, two roads in Fujian and Guangnan, north and south of Jinghu, east and west of Henan, and east and west of Henan and Beijing, were basically completed when I was twenty-five years old. Then we turned around from Weizhou and headed south, crossing the Qinling Mountains and entering Hanzhong and Xichuan. Not wanting to run into some trouble, he almost lost his life, but fortunately the Xianliang Gong saved him, so he worshiped the Xianliang Gong as his uncle.

In the third year of Zhenghe's reign, I came to Tokyo for a study tour with the recommendation of Duke Xianliang and several other scholars. By chance, I became a disciple of Mr. Shudang. When my husband saw that my painting skills were good, he recommended me to the Hanlin Painting Academy. "

"Brother Zhengdao, who is Mr. Shudang?"

"Uncle Su, the eldest son of Duke Dongpo."

Su Shi’s eldest son!
  "Brother Zhengdao can enter the Hanlin Painting Academy, and his painting skills must be extraordinary."

"Haha, when I travel around the world, I have to find a way to make a living. I learned a few strokes of painting when I was young, and then I went around painting portraits of people, or painting portraits of Buddhas and gods for temples and Taoist temples, so I could make ends meet and earn money. By the way, I would visit the local customs and customs of various places. Drawing it into a book is thought to be a good thing. If you don't want to go to Beijing, it becomes a plan to get into the country."

There seemed to be reluctance in these words.

Zhang Jun said from the side: "Brother Zhengdao loves to read history books and the art of war. Whenever he goes to a place, he will secretly plan where to station troops, where to guard, and where to ambush. He has a big heart, an ambition for the world, a literary and military strategy, and my father He was also highly praised and praised as a genius of the world.

He is also proficient in bows, cavalry, spears and sticks, and he came to the capital hoping to show off his ambitions. It's a shame that treacherous ministers are in power, and it's hard for an upright brother to fulfill his great ambitions, so he can only bend down and make a picture to wait for the edict. "

Yue Fei asked curiously: "Mr. Zhengdao, is he skilled in bow, cavalry, and spear?"

"A dozen or so people are no problem." Zhang Zeduan said confidently.

Liu Guozhang slapped Yue Fei on the head hard, "You still don't believe it? Brother Zhengdao has traveled all over the world in the past ten years. If he hadn't had martial arts with him, he would have died in a foreign country long ago. Just like Confucius traveled around the world, if he hadn't had martial arts with him , where did the Spring and Autumn Annals and The Analects of Confucius come from?"

Zhang Zeduan heard Liu Guozhang's flattery and laughed loudly, "I love hearing what Erlang said. It's so obvious!"

After the four of them had a drink together, Liu Guozhang leaned over and asked, "Brother Zhengdao, I've drank enough of this wine. If I drink any more, I'll be drunk. While I'm still sober, can I ask Brother Zhengdao to tell me what's going on with me?"

　In the new book stage, please collect, click, vote, and take good care of it!

　　
  　
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