The autumn wind was bleak, and a few yellow leaves drifted down from the branches, falling silently in the Yangzhou government office.
This year, the county magistrate Yang Wenwen, who is over fifty years old, is standing in the courtyard with a sad face.
Although the weather was cold, his forehead was covered with sweat.
"Hey, what a troubled time!"
Looking at the falling yellow leaves, Yang Wenwen, who was a little thin, finally let out a long sigh, then walked towards the outside of the government office.
Today's Yangzhou City seems to be the same as before. Pedestrians walk leisurely on the road, merchants slowly solicit customers, everything is the same as yesterday.
However, if someone can stand on a high place and overlook the entire city, he will find that Yangzhou City today is a little different from the past.
In the past, the streets were brisk and poetic, but today there were suddenly three more groups of people, all hurriedly walking on the streets.
Looking at the target, it was the alley where the Xiao Mansion was located.
Three groups of men and horses were among them.
One is Yangzhou County Magistrate Yang Wenwen.
The second is Shi Cui Jingzhi, the governor of Yangzhou.
The third one is the dozens of Qingqi who came from afar.
Among the three groups of men and horses, the light cavalry attracted the most attention.
No one else, just because the person leading the way in front of Qingqi was a clay figure.
Well, he is still a clay figurine who can run faster than a rabbit!
The guard, who was covered in mud and water and didn't even bother to wipe it off, probably never thought that he could still run so fast in his old age! So much so that the horses following him had to raise their hooves and run to keep up with him.
Of course, the reason why the guard ran so fast was not because of the spears among the light riders behind him.
In fact, those Qingqi did not urge them since they entered the city.
He ran so fast just to get these people to a place as quickly as possible so that they could be far away from the dark memories that made his hair stand on end.
I still remember the extremely luxurious dragon boat that passed by on the Grand Canal many years ago.
Outside Yangzhou City, a Jinlan carriage arrived with a yellow flag too.
The guard back then was just a young soldier who had just come to report, so after seeing the strange carriage, he couldn't help but take a few more glances.
It was these few glances that turned into a nightmare that he has been having for so many years!
That day, several big heads rolled randomly on the ground! The red blood covered the yellow earth at the city gate.
But the man in the car felt like he was crushing an ant.
That lofty look in his eyes and his tone of voice that was as soft as a human voice became a terrifying memory that the guard would never get rid of.
To this day, the guards have not figured out why the eunuch in the palace killed someone, and what was his reason?
Could it be that there was no reason for him to kill someone?
Or the reason, just a fucking person who doesn't like you?
The guard has never been able to think clearly about this issue, and may never be able to think clearly about it in his life. The only thing he remembers clearly is the yellow flag.
A yellow flag represents the supremacy of monarchy and the power of life and death.
This is why, many years later, he can still recognize the yellow flag at a glance.
Sun Simiao's residence was not far from the city gate, and the guard's pace was not slow. In just half a cup of tea, a group of Qingqi had arrived at the street where Xiao Han's home was located.
"Master Jun, Sun Shenxian's home is on the corner in front!"
Stopping while holding on to an ancient blue brick wall, the guard pointed to the house not far ahead and said with difficulty.
According to the past, if he brought someone here, he would definitely tell them a few words about Sun Simiao's magical deeds.
But today, he just showed the way honestly and didn't say a word of nonsense except for breathing heavily.
"Then take a look around. The two families must not be too far apart."
"Here!"
The voice of the old woman in the carriage sounded again, and the light riders immediately responded with fists clasped in response. Then the whip was lightly tapped on the horse's buttocks, and the horses immediately galloped out.
The faster you go out on a Qingqi, the faster you come back!
Because they only ran a few steps and already saw the plaque of Xiao Mansion.
There was nothing they could do, Xiao Han's family was the only one hanging a pair of red lanterns on this street, and it was hard for them to miss them!
The carriages came to the door again. The two carriages stopped, and someone immediately hung up the horse stools.
The old woman held the carriage and slowly stepped out of the carriage. Then she looked up at the pair of red lanterns in front of her, and a smile gradually appeared on her tired face.
"arrive!"
"Yeah, we're finally here, we finally caught up!"
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In the courtyard, after three rounds of wine and five dishes, the atmosphere of the banquet became somewhat lively before you knew it.
They all say that drunkenness makes people cowardly, and there is indeed nothing wrong with this.
On weekdays, there are those who are timid and fearful of trouble, or those who are so honest and dull that even three sticks can't beat a fart.
After drinking a few glasses of wine, I completely let myself go. There was no loudspeaker to announce: I, the King of Heaven, is second, and he is first!
During the dinner, someone picked up a wine glass and ran to Xiao Han to propose a toast.
Okay, if you want to make a toast, just make a good toast. After all, you are here as a guest.
But if you insist on holding your master's shoulders and talking nonsense about making money, making money with conscience, and not taking ill-gotten gains, it is somewhat rude.
As for the toast, Yin Can, who is at the same table, is too lazy to bring the wine and drink together. You can't be so angry that you throw the glass on the spot, right?
"Snapped……"
The white porcelain wine glass shattered into pieces on the ground. The clear wine was scattered all over the floor, and the aroma of wine spread everywhere.
When Xiao Han saw that he had dropped his wine glass, he immediately shouted inwardly that it was bad! Thanks to his quick eyes and quick hands, he stretched out his hand to hold down Yin Can who was getting up in anger.
"Brother, you've drunk too much!" Xiao Han's voice became colder as he frowned at the unknown drunk neighbor.
"I didn't drink too much!"
The middle-aged neighbor, whose eyes were a little blurred and who was already seventy or eighty percent drunk, heard the words and shouted. Then he suddenly waved his hand and shook off the person who came to pull him away. He stumbled and pointed at Yin Can and said:
“Young pretty boy, I’m toasting you to give you face, but you’re not going to give me face by riding a horse?”
"Uh, pretty boy?"
When Xiao Han heard this, he was immediately stunned, and then subconsciously looked back at Yin Can.
Well, with delicate features and handsome appearance, he really deserves the title of pretty boy!
However, it seems that even he doesn't dare to call him this nickname. What does this person mean? Dare you call Yin Can that? A real old lady hanged herself because she thought her life was too long?
Sure enough, after hearing the words "little pretty face", Yin Can's face quickly turned from white to green, and then from green to black again, as black as the bottom of a pot!
Immediately afterwards, there was no movement from him.
The soup bowl on the table in front of him suddenly rose out of thin air and hit the man directly.
"Bang..."
In Xiao Han's eyes, "I knew it would be like this", the soup bowl hit the man's head hard!
In an instant, the soup splashed everywhere, with a few spots of scarlet in the middle, like a blooming flower, except that the place where it bloomed was someone's head.
"ah……"
A scream like a slaughtering pig rang out in the courtyard, instantly attracting everyone's attention.
