Wei Tianqing's knife was really sudden, although Chu Huan was an extremely cautious person, but he did not have the slightest guard against Wei Tianqing's attack in advance, seeing that Wei Tianqing's knife was caught off guard, Chu Huan's heart sank, at this moment, the wolf-like alertness hidden in his bones erupted, his right heel was violently pushed, and the whole person had withdrawn backwards, the speed was so fast, like a ghost.

Wei Tianqing deserved to be the commander of the Praetorian Guard, and when Chu Huan retreated, his figure was like a shadow that pasted along with Chu Huan's retreat, and the sword in his hand was perfect.

At this time, there were already snowflakes in the sky, Chu Huan's expression was cold, at this time he didn't know why Wei Tianqing suddenly made a move, he only felt very strange, and he was even more surprised in his heart: "Could it be that they already know who I am?" Murderous intent suddenly rose in my heart.

Wei Tianqing slashed out seven times in a row, each knife was fiercer than the other, and the moves were strange, although Chu Huan was surprised in his heart, he responded calmly, and did not fight back, but tried his best to dodge.

After seven knives, Wei Tianqing suddenly withdrew the knife, did not continue to press, but laughed, turned around, and said respectfully: "My lord, what do you think?" ”

Governor Qiao Mingtang had already clapped his hands, a satisfied smile appeared on his face, and nodded: "What the Wei Commander said is really good, Chu Huan is quick to react and has extraordinary skills, but he is not a general. Young heroes, young heroes! ”

Chu Huan stood firm, his fists clenched, his brows furrowed slightly, he didn't know why, but Wei Tianqing had already put the knife on his waist, and arched his hand: "Brother Chu, offended, Lord Governor, this is to see your skills, you react quickly, even dodge me seven times, in the entire Praetorian Guard, it is difficult to have a talent like you, and you have not disappointed us!" ”

Only then did Chu Huan understand that Wei Tianqing suddenly made a move, but he wanted to test his kung fu in front of Governor Qiao.

Governor Qiao walked forward slowly, Chu Huan didn't look at him directly, but he didn't see his face clearly, but now he can see it clearly, this Governor Qiao looks like he is forty-five or sixteen years old, with a Chinese face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, a dignified appearance, a face like a crown of jade, and he looks extremely elegant.

This person must have been a handsome person when he was young, but now that he is older, he is also dignified and personable.

Chu Huan had seen Mrs. Qiao, and remembered that although Mrs. Qiao was well maintained, she was only in her early thirties at that age, and in comparison, this Governor Qiao was more than ten years older than Mrs. Qiao.

Governor Qiao stared at Chu Huan and said with a smile: "Chu Huan, the Wei Commander recommended you to this official twice, praising your extraordinary martial arts, and when I saw it today, I really didn't disappoint this official!" ”

Chu Huan came to his senses and arched his hand: "Your Excellency the Governor is too famous!" ”

Governor Qiao shook his head and said, "It's not excessive. The martial arts of the Wei Commandery system, the official understands it, if it is replaced by an ordinary person, and the knife is suddenly slashed, let alone dodging, it will not even be able to react. At this time, there were snowflakes floating in the sky, and Governor Qiao said with a smile: "Follow this official into the hall to speak!" His voice was soft, and as a governor, a feudal official of the imperial court, he didn't have much official status.

Governor Qiao carried the bird cage and led Chu Huan and the others into a house next to them, where the fire was blazing, and the two little maids were waiting, Governor Qiao put the bird cage on the table and sat down on the Nanmu big chair, then pointed to the chair on the side, and said in a gentle voice: "Sit down!" ”

Chu Huan looked at Wei Tianqing, who had already smiled and said, "Brother Chu, my lord is humble, and if you can come here, you don't have to be restrained." Taking the lead in sitting down on the chair next to him, Chu Huan saw this and sat down as well.

Qiao Mingtang, as a governor, can be so humble to a country grass farmer, Chu Huan also felt that this Qiao Mingtang can have today, it is not due to luck, and he is still a little courageous.

"Your matter, the Wei Commander has also told this official." Qiao Mingtang stroked his beard and said: "You saved your wife a few times, and you have a lot of credit, and this official is here to express my gratitude to you!" ”

Chu Huan shook his head and said: "It's all the bloody fighting of the Wei system, so I desperately rescued my wife, and the grass people don't dare to take credit!" ”

When Qiao Mingtang heard this, his eyes showed a little appreciation, and even Wei Tianqing also showed a look of relief.

Wei Tianqing showed a look of relief, not because Chu Huan attributed the credit to him, he just felt that Chu Huan was really smart, in the officialdom, not taking credit is already a valuable quality, but it is an important factor in achieving great things.

Officialdom is the most shady place in the world, when the wind and waves are over, it seems that everyone has a smiling face, but once the wind and rain break out, everyone's expression will become extremely hideous.

Therefore, in the officialdom, the most important thing is to be able to observe words and feelings, be able to clearly judge the situation, and be able to know advance and retreat, and as a subordinate, the most important thing is to have the consciousness of not being proud of one's achievements.

Once you have merit, you will not lose the reward you deserve, but you will often get more because of your knowledge.

Chu Huan's modest words, listening to the ears of these two officialdom people, they all feel that Chu Huan is a sensible person, such a talent, as long as it is cultivated a little, it must be a usable talent.

At this time, the maid had already served tea, Qiao Mingtang picked up the teacup, picked up the tea lid, blew the tea powder of the tea noodles, and said with a smile: "This is the rain before the rain Longjing given to the lady by the previous tea merchant, it is very rare, try it all!" ”

This didn't sound like he meant anything, but Chu Huan understood that when the tea merchant came to give gifts, it couldn't be just to give some tea to Mrs. Qiao, it was just a pretext, but he didn't know if Qiao Mingtang had accepted other bribes?

Just after thinking about it, Qiao Mingtang can downplay this matter, but it doesn't seem to be too boring, I'm afraid it's really just a matter of accepting some tea in the name of his wife.

A few catties of tea is naturally not considered corruption and bribery.

Thinking about it, Yunshan Mansion seems to be calm, but there are clear factions in the officialdom, and Qiao Mingtang is in his position, so he is naturally cautious and will never be easily caught.

Chu Huan picked up the teacup and opened the lid, only to see that the water was clear, the color was emerald green, there were a few tea leaves floating in it, and a faint fragrance wafted out of the refreshing spleen.

Chu Huan thought that in Su Mansion before, the tea boiled by Linlang was also Longjing before the rain, and it seemed to be such a fragrance, and he tasted it at that time, it was very tasteful, and it seemed that rich and noble people like to study it in the tea ceremony.

After tasting a sip of the dragon well before the rain, Qiao Mingtang put down the teacup, stared at Chu Huan and said with a smile: "Chu Huan, Wei Tongzhi is a person who is extremely important to this official, and he has recommended you to this official several times...... Although you saved your wife, the credit is not small, but the official employs people, will not be used because of grace, the Praetorian Guard is the elite soldiers of the imperial court, whether it is a general or a soldier, if you want to enter the Praetorian Guard, you must have real skills! ”

Chu Huan's expression was calm, and he nodded: "What the Governor said is true!" ”

"But today, this official has seen your kung fu with his own eyes, and he is not weaker than the Lang general in the Praetorian Guard." Governor Qiao said with a smile: "However, it is difficult to convince the public that you have been promoted to a general, and this official thinks that you still have a lot of experience in the Praetorian Guard, and wait until you have made meritorious contributions, and then gradually improve, so that you can convince the hearts of the people!" He looked at Wei Tianqing and said, "Wei Commander, why don't you let Chu Huan be a captain in the Praetorian Guard first, if you make a contribution, you will slowly promote Chu Huan yourself?" ”

Wei Tianqing naturally knew that this captain was the lowest level of general in the Praetorian Guard, starting from the captain, and above him were the tooth generals, guard generals, and Lang generals until the command.

The captain can also manage fifteen or sixteen people, he heard what Qiao Mingtang meant, since Qiao Mingtang let him see the opportunity to improve, he was actually promising Chu Huan that he would be promoted step by step in the future.

He was about to get up and answer, but he heard a coquettish voice say, "Captain? Qiao Mingtang, is your wife's life only worth a school captain? In the midst of the voice, several people poured out of the side door, and several maids surrounded a beautiful woman and walked quickly.

This beautiful woman's eyebrows are green mountains, her skin is like clotted fat, she is graceful and graceful when she walks over, her cloud-like temples highlight the nobility, and a pair of phoenix eyes show that she is a little arrogant in her temperament.

Chu Huan recognized it at a glance, this beautiful woman who came suddenly was Mrs. Qiao, who had suffered from danger together before, today she was dressed in a fur fur and wore a pink coat, although she was over thirty years old, she was very well maintained, and her skin was fair and smooth. Tender, the appearance is also very beautiful, with a charming style that only mature women have.

Qiao Mingtang's face changed slightly, he had already gotten up, and he was a dignified governor, his body bowed slightly, and said with a smile: "Madam, you ...... Why are you here too? ”

Mrs. Qiao glanced at him and said lukewarmly: "Engong is here, can I hide in the house and not see me?" He actually stepped forward and said a blessing to Chu Huan, and said with a smile: "The slave family is grateful for the grace of the engong to save his life, and today can be regarded as a privilege to thank him in person." ”

Qiao Mingtang saw it on the side, and he was still a little dissatisfied in his heart, no matter what he said, Mrs. Qiao was the wife of the governor of the hall, and her status was noble, although Chu Huan was favored, but after all, she was a rural grass person, and Mrs. Qiao saluted Chu Huan, which was a delusion of dignity and inferiority.

It's just that Governor Qiao is both fond and a little afraid of Mrs. Qiao, but he doesn't dare to say anything, but his expression is a little weird.

Chu Huan had already stood up and said politely: "Don't dare, don't dare, Madam has always been good?" ”

Mrs. Qiao was born in a family of eunuchs, has an arrogant temperament, and has a temper, but people's hearts are not bad, and they also know how to be polite, the last time she was kidnapped, it actually caused her great psychological horror, and occasionally when she thought of that terrifying scene, she was a little afraid, and she was even more grateful to Wei Tianqing and Chu Huan.

She has a bit of a big temperament, but she is not a stupid person, she got out of danger by herself, it was all up to Wei Tianqing and Chu Huan, but in Mrs. Qiao's heart, Wei Tianqing and Chu Huan were different.

Wei Tianqing is not only the commander of the Praetorian Guard, but also the head of the guard of the Governor's Mansion, Mrs. Qiao returned to her mother's house in Taiyuan to visit relatives, Wei Tianqing was sent to protect, in Mrs. Qiao's opinion, there is already a duty of guard, and Wei Tianqing has been running errands under Qiao Mingtang, and Mrs. Qiao also treats him as a subordinate, so Wei Tianqing has merit, in Mrs. Qiao's opinion, it is a matter of duty.

But Chu Huan is different.

In Mrs. Qiao's view, Chu Huan belongs to the road to see the injustice and draw a sword to help, although Mrs. Qiao has been from an official family since she was a child, but in her heart, like many women, she appreciates the kind of chivalrous man who is happy and enmity.

The story of chivalry has been passed down many times throughout the ages.

Zhao Keman Hu Ying, Wu Hook Shuang Xueming. The silver saddle shines on the white horse, like a shooting star. Kill one person in ten steps, don't stay for thousands of miles, go to the clothes after the incident, and hide merit and fame!

In people's hearts, chivalrous and heroic, Mrs. Qiao naturally often hears such stories, but she has always been safeguarded, and she is in the house of the eunuch, so it is naturally difficult to see the legendary chivalrous.

And Chu Huan saved herself last time, Chu Huan's original intention may not really be to save her, but in her opinion, Chu Huan is the kind of righteous warrior who travels thousands of miles with a sword, so Mrs. Qiao has a deep affection for Chu Huan, and it is precisely because of this that she will personally salute and thank Chu Huan with the respect of the governor's wife.