People have worries and joys, and the body has health and illness.
After a verbal battle with the Confucian scholars at Zhangwu County Governor's Mansion, Liu Yi originally wanted to visit Gongsun Qiaomu. However, Gongsun Qiaomu, the master of his hometown, was suffering from cold pain and could not see guests, so Liu Yi gave up his plan to visit the Kefu. He only sent Wang Dali to give a small gift and brought the Pingtian book to Gongsun Ba, who was temporarily in charge of clan affairs. , he believed that with Mrs. Gongsun’s shrewdness and open-mindedness, everything going on in the Gongsun family would go smoothly.
Liu Yi politely declined Fan Tingnan's invitation to stay for a few days. Since he had disturbed the family's fundamentals, there was no need to let him accompany him here with a smile. After leaving the city and returning to the camp, Liu Yi discussed with everyone and agreed to leave tomorrow morning. He didn't want to have to argue with the people of Zhangwu about this matter. What was right and what was wrong would be known after a few years.
Liu Yi also rejected Fan Tingnan's kindness in hosting a banquet to welcome the emperor. When things got into such a mess, Zhangwu officialdom lost all face. Both parties were at odds. Even if he agreed, few people in Zhangwu officialdom would attend the appointment. , simply stop asking for boredom, and avoid unnecessary complications.
At this moment, Luo Yuexingchen, Fan Tingnan and Liu Yi were drinking together in a spacious and remote hut.
The hut was in a remote area of the Zhangwu County Sheriff's Mansion that was not easily discovered. To keep a low profile, the two of them came here in the dark, panting in their cloaks.
The house was simple and unpretentious, with only a dim green lamp, a wooden table, and two straw huts. Liu Yi tidied the house simply, and Fan Tingnan cooked the food himself. The two of them chatted, and Fan Listening to Nan Luetong's cooking skills, in a short while, he brought three or four steaming side dishes from the pot to the table, and then poured the warmed rice wine. A kind of warmth of home suddenly surged into Liu Yi's heart. Between the brows and the heart.
Out of excitement, Liu Yi bowed his hands to Fan Tingnan who was sitting across from him, "Today, I came to seize Mr. Fan's property, but Mr. Fan treated me kindly. I am ashamed, ashamed!"
"Haha! No one else will remember your kindness to Zhangwu County, but I, Fan Tingnan, will remember it. Come on! Little friend Liu Yi, if we don't talk about two families, this bowl will be treated as my brother's business today. It’s a crime to accompany you.”
Fan Tingnan reluctantly straightened his back, which had been hunched over for many years. After drinking it all in one gulp, he said teasingly, "Ling Tian, please don't be dissatisfied with mediocre food!"
"Hahaha! Mr. Fan is making a joke on the junior, isn't he? The junior is a child of an ordinary family. He can't enjoy a sumptuous dinner, so he can only eat a simple meal. Moreover, the dishes on the table are all uncle Fan's feelings. How can the junior The reason for disdain? Uncle Fan, you and I have fought against the epidemic together, which can be regarded as a true friendship in times of adversity. I know Uncle Fan well as a person, and I also know that Uncle Fan is not easy. I should respect Uncle Fan with this bowl. I have said too much today, Uncle Fan. Strange, don’t blame me!”
After saying this, Liu Yi also drank the wine in one gulp.
The two looked at each other and laughed in unison.
Watching Fan Tingnan enthusiastically serve him food, Liu Yi fell into deep thought. He thought that Fan Tingnan was a loyal person who wanted to pursue the country. There were some words that he would never say if he kept them in his heart.
Liu Yi filled up the wine, raised the bowl, drank it all in one gulp again, and said to Fan Tingnan, "Uncle Fan, there is something I want to ask for clarification. Uncle Fan, can you help me answer my questions?"
"From the beginning of my studies, I have planted a fire in my chest waiting to be ignited. It is a kind of struggle against fate, a desire for ideals, and a yearning to break away from the shackles of the family. Today, this county Shou Zao is mentally prepared." Fan Tingnan put down his chopsticks, drank a bowl by himself, and said calmly, "Tell me, little friend, tonight, let's talk through all the worries that are stuck in our hearts. "
Liu Yi asked cautiously, "Today, there are unknown scholars insulting people in the street, and later Zhang Wu, civil and military officials, are making things difficult in every possible way. Is there Uncle Fan's intention in this?"
Fan Tingnan stared at Liu Yi and said with a smile, "Pingtian is related to the foundation of the country. In this matter, Your Majesty will never appoint an incompetent person on merit. From today's perspective, little friend, your future is yours." It’s immeasurable!”
Fan Tingnan did not directly answer Liu Yi's question, but when Liu Yi heard this, he already understood in his heart that everything was self-evident.
Liu Yi pushed the boat along and said softly, "Uncle Fan didn't make things too difficult for the younger generation at the governor's house recently. It can be seen that the country and the family have already made a choice in Uncle Fan's heart."
"Last year, Linjun Le'er started a rebellion, and I knew that the chaos in the family was on the verge of being overturned. Your Majesty's intention regarding Pingtian this time has long been understood in Tingnan's heart." Fan Tingnan poured himself another bottle of wine and said with a wry smile. , "Cut the tangle with a quick knife, even if there are a few peonies and qiluo in the tangle, it can only be generalized. However, not even retaining the land given by heaven and the land left by the family, His Majesty's move is too unkind. "
Liu Yi smiled softly and said, "The Fan family and the Gongsun family are both peonies in the family. The peonies withered for the country will be remembered forever by the people of the country. At least before His Majesty rises to heaven with the dragon, the children of the Fan family and the Gongsun family can be in the court. It’s a meteoric rise.”
Fan Tingnan shook his head slightly and said casually, "Temple, it's not that simple." Then he picked up the wine and was about to take a swig, but Liu Yi held him down, "Uncle Fan, after you wake up, aren't you still the same person?" Are you worried? It's better to let it go."
"Hey! Every family has scriptures that are difficult to recite. The method of leveling fields recorded in the "Five Grains and Civil Orders" is to calculate the land based on the head of the population, and use more to make up for the less. This is a way to calm the hearts of the poor people." Fan Tingnan put down his wine. Wan, looked at Liu Yi and said helplessly, "Looking at the world today, who are the ones with a lot of land and fields? They are just big and small aristocratic families! Who are the people who have no land and no land? They are just those who were taken away by the aristocratic families. He’s just the original owner of the land!”
Liu Yi nodded in agreement.
"Although the "Five Grain Civil Order" does not mention the affairs of the family, it is everywhere the matter of the family." Fan Tingnan smiled helplessly, "My Fan family has been rooted in Zhangwu for two generations. I have not accomplished great things, but I have not been greedy for profit. Today The results are all due to hard work. As the head of a clan, it is really embarrassing and helpless to flatten your own family's land."
"So, you diverted the trouble away from me and left the anger of the Fan clan and the gentry clan to me. Finally, you stepped in to clean up the situation, right?" Liu Yi showed a rogue-like smile, slanting left and right, and Fan Tingnan touched a bowl and said with a smile, "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. Yi doesn't mean to complain about Uncle Fan at all. Since he is in Pingtian's position, it is his duty to comfort people and answer questions. If I were Uncle Fan, I would also We will do so. After all, we are just passers-by, and Uncle Fan still has to rely on local wise men to govern Zhangwu!"
Fan Tingnan looked at Liu Yi like a close friend, and felt bitterness in his stomach, which he expressed with a glass of wine.
The two chatted while eating, and they were almost full. Liu Yi stood up dizzily, looked out the window and smiled, "If we say goodbye today, I'm afraid that within a few years, I won't be able to visit Uncle Fan in Zhangwu. !Sorry, sorry!”
Fan Tingnan knew the meaning of Liu Yi's words. Liu Yi was hinting to him that after Liu Yi left, Fan Tingnan could still use Liu Yi to resolve the internal conflicts in Zhangwu County.
Fan Tingnan showed gratitude. He stood up immediately and opened a small window. A ray of cold wind blew in, and he felt refreshed. Fan Tingnan said sincerely, "It doesn't matter if we are thousands of miles apart. It's good to have friendship in our hearts. Whenever something happens, little friend Just say hello, Ting Nan will do your best."
After the Pingtian training of the five counties was stamped with the seal of Zhangwu, Fan Tingnan watched Liu Yi leave. Liu Yi's Zhangwu and his party were over.
Fan Tingnan returned to the house, sat alone and drank, and sighed, "The conspiracy in the secret room will never be as chic as the conspiracy in the temple. Since you can't take a carriage on the shore, taking a boat in the water is the only choice. After this season, the family is depressed , Party strife has become common, I may need to take sides early! Alas, this move goes against my original intention! Alas! I don’t know how far I can go if I stand in Liu Yi’s boat!"
I am a person who hates gambling the most in my life, but when I really reach a crossroads, I will place a bet without hesitation. ——Fan Tingnan
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Returning to the garrison of Pingtian soldiers outside the south gate of Zhangwu City, Liu Yi couldn't sleep at night, feeling worried.
Reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles. He had only been traveling for less than two months and had just passed through one county after another. A distressed and anxious mood spread in Liu Yi's heart.
Suffering is because both soft and hard knives are used, and it is difficult to cut off one's own kindness, which is really hard work;
Annoyance is because the relationship is intertwined and one has not smoothed it out yet, and one feels annoyed;
Being anxious is because there are so many things going on that you are overwhelmed and worried;
Zhuo is because he is eager to establish meritorious deeds, he cannot get what he wants, and his eyes are burning;
This feeling is much more torturous than being a nerd studying at home and reading to death.
Sitting on a piece of snow, Liu Yi leaned against the camp railing in the north and looked at the mountains in the south. The stars were rolling in. A feeling that the sky was too high to reach filled his head. For a moment, he really wanted to put aside the expectations and efforts of those behind him, return to his Wangnan Tower, and live happily as a shopkeeper, without the use of swords, overt guns or hidden swords.
But if I go back, will my heart really be at peace?
Liu Yi looked bitter: If he really goes back, I'm afraid he will be depressed for the rest of his life.
Just when Liu Yi was moaning without any illness, suddenly, a roe deer with limbs as thin as bamboo sticks appeared in the distance, with red eyes, turning left and right, and flew towards Liu Yi strangely.
The wind-like speed and the extremely weird angle stunned Liu Yi.
On this dark and windy cold night, few normal people would not feel timid when encountering such an intrusive thing. In the blink of an eye, when Liu Yi was stunned, the evil thing had already invaded Liu Yi's body. , when he was about to dodge, a light fragrance came from behind, and the elegant and slender figure also flashed.
I saw the little girl Qiao Miaoqing standing with one foot on the railing, holding her bow and arrow, aiming slightly with her almond-shaped eyes. With a whoosh sound, the gold weapons chimed, and a green light spurted out. The arrow came out of the bow and broke, hitting the evil creature's forehead with a powerful force. , shot the roe deer back four feet in the air, and then the evil object suddenly landed on the ground, making no sound anymore.
Everyone immediately heard the sound and rushed over, sitting around the roe deer with Liu Yi. After looking at it, everyone took a breath and looked at each other in horror.
The evil object is a wild roe deer. This roe deer has long since expired. Only bones are left in its limbs. There are carrion in many places. There are obvious marks of being cut by a knife on the forelimbs. This poor little thing only has one eye left, and it is under the tear trough. The blood had long since solidified, and a wide rag was tied around his neck. The rag was densely covered with unknown and obscure ancient spells. Just looking at the spells would make people feel sick all over.
Qiao Miaoqing pulled off the piece of rag, looked at it left and right, threw it away, and said disapprovingly, "Bah! It's a wicked way, what comes tonight is not just a stupid roe deer, but a mountain-powerful tiger, and the same goes for you, sir." Kill it!"
The rag was just thrown away by Qiao Miaoqing's front hand, and the roe deer on the ground with the back hand suddenly had a big belly. Wang Dali and Xia Qing, who were experienced in the world, thought badly and hurriedly shouted to the gang to retreat to the camp gate. The two stood up When the shield was raised, the abdominal cavity of the robe gradually became transparent, and when it bulged again, it exploded. Several weak arrows burst out from the abdomen and landed on the ground before they reached the camp gate.
No near misses.
...
"It seems that we are being targeted!"
Back in the camp, Liu Yi, who had sobered up, murmured something, then stopped talking and lowered his head in thought.
Ying Cheng sat straight down beside Liu Yi, his palms covered with cold sweat, and asked, "Boss, could it be that the Yanshan attack that day and the sneak attack today were all carried out by one person?"
"Perhaps, or perhaps not." Liu Yi analyzed the case, "Pingtian's matter involves a wide range of things. Although the details of Pingtian are all handled by the county governor, we are only responsible for adjusting the yin and yang and persuading the rich, but the five counties However, I am the one who bears the name of Hirata Order, and all the hatred and resentment are naturally placed on my head. Therefore, there are too many people who want to kill me on Hirata Road."
"It's hard to hide and defend against open and hidden arrows. From now on, we all need to perform our duties and be more careful!"
After saying that, Liu Yi waved his hand.
Except for Xia Qing, everyone else came out one after another.
In front of Boss Xia, Liu Yi resumed his philistine appearance as a shop waiter. Seeing him whispering and cautiously asking, "Boss Xia, you say, if I give up here and lead my troops back home, I will continue to do my job." Shopkeeper Wangnanlou, can you do that? You should be able to live peacefully until your death, right?"
"Bah! You just want to retreat when something bad happens. Have you forgotten the truth that everything in this world is difficult?" , Facing the mountains and falling snow, he still remained calm. Huh! You are too courageous, and you were attacked by a roe deer. Why did you just want to back down? "
Liu Yi quickly ran to Xia Qing, held his cuffs, and shook him back and forth. His eyes were spinning, and he looked aggrieved, "Boss Xia, don't be angry! Of course, Yi'er has not forgotten these principles, but I am How can a thirteen-year-old child come up with so many good ideas? My cruel father doesn’t care about me, but Boss Xia, you are loyal, courageous, understanding of righteousness, and righteous. Well! You are so benevolent and righteous! "
Although it was flattery, Xia Qing was very impressed. She stood there with her eyes squinted, shaking her head, unmoved, waiting for Liu Yi to continue.
Liu Yi continued to lie and said flatteringly, "Then... Boss Xia, who is so heroic and whom I admire the most among the 'Three Heroes of Quzhou', must have brought the world's best strategies, or has a large army with him. wrong?"
"No!" Xia Qing, who had been working in Wangbei Tower for many years, knew Liu Yi's character very well. Xia Qing turned her back as soon as she waved her hand.
Xia Qing changed her face, and Liu Yi also changed his face. The boy immediately cried and said, "That's it. We have a father who is in the realm of things in our family, and he is still unwilling to help others. If we meet another taro old man, An ordinary person, there are more than 300 of us, including our feet, we are not enough to drink a pot! So, tomorrow I will announce the disbandment of the Hirata Guards, and everyone will go back to their homes and find their own mothers, so as not to be in vain. sacrifice."
On weekdays, what Liu Yi is best at is retreating to advance. When Liu Yi was working as a clerk in Wangbei Tower, he would always get into trouble. As long as he used this trick, Xia Qing, who had been childless for half his life, would always be helpless.
However, this time, there was an exception.
I saw Xia Qing chuckle, "Boy, the civil and military people in Zhiwu Realm are all fleshy. They have realized a little more luck than others. It doesn't matter if they can take two or three more blows from swords and guns! How many of us have It's enough for a hundred people to deal with one or two masters of the physical realm."
Liu Yi suddenly became furious, "Bah! Boss Xia, do you really think I haven't read the book? Let's not consider good or evil first. Anyone who has entered the realm of matter is not amazing and beautiful. Chen Qun made it clear back then. Bai Bai, who has magical powers, can't be injured and killed by five hundred elite soldiers. Look, look, my father himself is worth five hundred elite soldiers!"
Xia Qing straightened her back, "Boy, I said I am a scholar who has entered the country, do you believe it?"
The tent suddenly became quiet. Liu Yi's watery eyes blinked twice, and then laughed loudly, "I said, Boss Xia, shouldn't you be a Tongxuan god? Why, you have fallen down in Lingyuan in the past few years." ?Ha ha ha ha!"
After Liu Yi stopped laughing, Xia Qing touched Liu Yi's hair, straightened the crooked wooden hairpin for him, and smiled as warmly as a father, "Are you happy?"
Liu Yi nodded seriously, "Yes!"
Xia Qing continued to ask, "Want to continue walking?"
Liu Yi replied seriously, "Yes, keep going!"
"Boy, don't make yourself overwhelmed when you encounter a little pressure. Don't make your future bleak when you encounter a little setback. When entering the world, don't always resort to retreat in order to advance. This is very dangerous. It's easy to sell yourself!" Xia Qing turned around and left the tent, leaving only a string of words of comfort, "The light is the end of the heavy, the small is the source of the big, the power of the world is formed by gradualness; the affairs of the world are formed by accumulation. Sure. There is a time in life that must come, but there is no time in life. Don’t force it. Now that you have your father to pave the way for you, you have already achieved half of it. The rest will naturally depend on you to force it."
"A gentleman seeks for himself, while a villain seeks for others. Yi'er, just keep moving forward, ups and downs, successes and failures, merits and demerits, leave it to your mother's history books to talk about!"
Liu Yi stood up straight and raised his hands seriously, "Thank you, Boss Xia, for your advice!"
Don't avoid relatives when doing internal promotions, don't avoid enemies when doing external promotions. Father, father, you actually chose your son to be the Pingtian Order of the Five Counties. You must be such a great Confucian!
Some people died, but not completely...
