The bright moon hid in the drifting clouds, the starlight sprinkled on the manor, the watchtower of the manor hung a lifeless wind lamp, the buttress was rubbed with torches, the torches illuminated the courtyard wall around, a few Zhuang Ding stood on the courtyard wall, occasionally yawned, and then swept the outside, beyond the firelight, it was a dark night. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

A breeze swept by, causing the tongue of fire to shake slightly, Zhuang Ding yawned, turned around and went into the watchtower to hide from the wind.

Two black shadows silently went up the courtyard wall, and soon entered the watchtower, and after a while, two black-clothed people came out of the watchtower and merged into the courtyard walls of the manor.

Wu Han was very depressed, the results of the ambush in Shilipu had already been reported to him, as the supreme commander of the imperial capital wind and rain tower, the action was frustrated one after another, Shi Ping's death had already hurt the vitality of the Wang family, and today's failure made the strength of the Wang and Xu families suffer a heavy setback.

What made Wu Han a little unconvinced was that today's ambush was not entirely out of his plan, according to his plan, the ambush should have been carried out near Yanshi, but this plan was vetoed by the distant ancestor of the Wang family, who designated it to be carried out in Shilipu.

This decision made him very puzzled, Shilipu is close to the imperial capital, the last ambush in the city, has caused a lot of waves in the imperial court, although it was pressed down by the Wang family's allies and internal guards in the court, but the imperial court and the gate valve are not monolithic, and the ambush in Shilipu will inevitably cause a reaction in the court, to Yanzhou Jianghuai, and even Guanluo Jingzhou and other places. In addition, in this ambush, the Tian Ding family refused to participate, which is a bad signal, indicating that cracks are beginning to appear in the Jizhou gate valve.

"How do you explain to the old ancestor?" Wu Han couldn't fall asleep on the bed, sighed softly, the woman who was sleeping had been driven away by him, the quilt was a little thick, and he felt hot, so he lifted the quilt a little to let the chill in, in order to dispel the irritability.

At this time, a cold wind blew in, Wu Han suddenly felt that his body was cold, but when he looked up, he saw a man in black appearing in the room, he was startled at first, and then his body was cold.

"Who are you?" Wu Han asked calmly, he didn't scream, because it was useless, and the other party could kill him with a little finger.

"It doesn't matter who I am, I came here today to ask Mr. Wu a question and borrow something from Mr. Wu. The man in black said lightly.

"What do you want to ask?" Wu Han was a little confused: "What do you want to borrow?"

"Where are you hiding?" asked the man in black.

Wu Han said lightly: "Mr. Liu is very concerned about the situation, of course I know his news..."

"Mr. Wu, you don't have to delay time, now that the defenses in this manor are empty, you are left with a little value. The man in black did not deny or admit the other party's title, but only lightly reminded Wu Han: "Mr. Wu is a scholar, I don't want to be rude to Mr. Wu, but don't force me and let Sven sweep the floor." ”

Wu Han was even more chilled, and reluctantly smiled and said: "Sorry, the Sanjiang Society is a rabble, Mr. Liu wants him, I should tell you..."

The man in black frowned slightly, and interrupted without waiting for him to finish: "It doesn't matter if you don't say it, it's impossible to leave the imperial capital, as long as you are in the imperial capital, I can find out." ”

Wu Han reluctantly smiled and said, "This is the situation...."

The man in black waved his hand, Wu Han's chest collapsed silently, his voice stopped abruptly, his eyes widened unwillingly, as if to say, I still have a full stomach for strategy, I still have the talent of the world, I still have the strategy to save the people of Li and stabilize the world, I still have ......

"You talk too much nonsense. The man in black sighed, cut off his head, tore off the sheets, wrapped him, and carried him out of the room.

After meeting another man in black at the door, the two avoided two patrols along the way, and soon returned to the courtyard wall, hanging Wu Han's head on a high place, and then the two of them left the manor and disappeared into the night.

The next day, just after dawn, the Zhuangzi police signal was loud, several Zhuang Ding took off Wu Han's head hanging on a high place, not long after, two birds flew up from the village, and soon after, two horses drove out of the village and ran towards the city.

Du Bird in the air slightly hovering to be flew, see the bird people will think that this is flying to Jizhou, but in fact, after flying more than 100 miles, in the Yanshi City outside a Linyi water manor landed, tied to its legs of the small bamboo tube was soon sent to a room in the backyard, in the room, a middle-aged man in his forties took over the small bamboo tube, this middle-aged man is wearing civilian clothes, polite and polite, because he just got up, his hair is scattered behind him, his face is like a full moon, his chin is long and fluttering, and his bearing is graceful and luxurious.

The two girls were waiting for him to freshen up, and the middle-aged man glanced at the note, his brows couldn't help frowning, and he ordered outside: "Please come over Mr. Gong." ”

There was no one outside, and the little girl didn't move, still carefully grooming him, but he said so, and after a while, a middle-aged man in a colorful robe came in, this middle-aged man looked about forty years old, his complexion was slightly dark, there was a row of neatly cut mustaches against his upper lip, his hair had been combed neatly, wrapped in a clothcloth, his figure was a little thin, and his shoulders were slightly slumped, which made him look burly.

"Third Master, what's the matter?" asked Mr. Gong when he came in.

The middle-aged man didn't speak, handed him the note, and Mr. Gong smiled after reading it: "I thought it was nothing, this is just a matter of course, why should the third master be anxious." ”

As he spoke, Mr. Gong put the note on the table, and the two pretty little girls were still carefully combing their hair, as if they didn't hear what they were saying.

The third master sighed: "Shi Ping is dead, the two elders of Yin and Yang are also dead, and Lu Yu is also dead, and now even Wu Han is dead, is the price we paid this time too great." ”

Mr. Gong was silent: "I can't bear the child to trap the wolf, since the ancestor has made a decision, let's do it according to the ancestor's decision." ”

The third master was silent for a while, and sighed again: "Return to the ancestor, this Wu Han, hum, I'm afraid it's also a false name." ”

"Third master, according to the arrangement of the ancestors, we should go to the imperial capital today. Mr. Gong wandered and said, "But now, our manpower in the imperial capital is almost lost, this is safe....?"

The third master thought for a while, smiled and said, "It's okay, if Liu Han didn't want to kill my Wang family, he wouldn't have done anything to me." ”

"Well, it's okay, it's worth the risk. Mr. Gong nodded, and after he finished speaking, he looked at the third master, and stopped talking, and the third master smiled: "Let's eat, have you eaten, let's eat together." ”

Soon breakfast came, it was Jizhou's millet lily porridge, with three kinds of xiaolongbao, two dishes of side dishes, both of them were not so polite, each took a bowl and began to eat, during the meal, the two girls have been serving on the side, neither of them spoke, the only word is to order to prepare the carriage and horses.

The third master, naturally the third son of the ancestor, the Wang family is a thousand-year-old family, and there are many descendants of the Wang family, but the descendants of the ancestor are five, and the third master is naturally ranked third, but he is the biological son of the ancestor, the ancestor is old, very old-fashioned, but the inevitable battle of the head of the family quietly unfolds among the descendants of the Wang family.

According to the inheritance method of the head of the Wang family, in addition to the descendants of the ancestors, the other houses are also eligible, in addition to the sons-in-law, the highest voice is the eighth master, the eighth master is not the son of the ancestor but the youngest brother of the ancestor, now only in his fifties, the seventh master was very uninhibited when he was young, at the age of fifteen or sixteen he went south to Yingchuan to study, and later abandoned the Taoist study, ran to Qingzhou to learn the Tao, stayed in the Taoist temple for 20 years, suddenly went home eight years ago, and then married a wife and had children, he did not mix with the family affairs, taught in a small academy in Jizhou, this teaching taught for eight years, became famous, and gradually became a competitor for the head of the family。

After eating, he did not set off immediately, rested slightly, and drank a cup of tea, before the third master went out, under the protection of more than 20 private generals, to the imperial capital.

Mr. Gong sat in the car with the third master, the two were still drinking tea, the curtains of the car were opened, and the cold wind poured into the car from time to time.

The stove was boiling white charcoal, and the water in the kettle was gradually boiling, Mr. Gong lifted the kettle, flushed the water for the third master and himself, and then turned down the fire, and the kettle was still on the stove.

The third master blew the water gently, and the tea leaves stood upside down, and the water color actually had a faint green.

Sipping slightly, the third master did not swallow, put the tea in his mouth, tasted the fragrance, and then the heat dispelled the cold.

"Good tea, every time I drink this Shifeng, I have a different taste. Mr. Gong exclaimed, the third master smiled slightly, swallowed the tea in his mouth, and then said: "Naturally, it is good tea, which is brought by the eighteenth from Jiangnan." ”

Lao Eighteen is the cousin of the third master, and now he is an official in Wu County, Jiangnan.

"Did the Eighteenth Master's letter say that Yanzhou Salt Policy was being reformed?" asked Mr. Gong.

"How can you not say it," the third master said lightly: "The eighteenth child suggested that the family also participate, but the old ancestor has already vetoed it." ”

"Veto?" Mr. Gong was slightly surprised, the third master had never told him about this, and after thinking about it a little, he said: "That's right, the ancestor has always walked very steadily, and Yangzhou is too far away from us." ”

The third master was silent for a while before nodding, Mr. Gong looked at him, and suddenly showed a smile, the third master was a little puzzled, Mr. Gong said: "Third master, have you found that the manpower lost in the imperial capital this time, except for Shi Ping, the others are the second master's people." ”

The third master's brows gradually condensed, slowly loosened again, and smiled bitterly: "What Mr. said is, but no matter what, they are all from my Wang family, alas, Shi Ping has been serving as an enshriner in my family for almost ten years, and he was personally invited by his ancestors, so he never thought that he would be folded in the imperial capital." ”

"I heard that Shi Ping supports the second master. Mr. Gong said slowly, they did not shy away from the coachman next to them and the private soldiers on both sides of the carriage, because they were all the third master's people.

The third master was about to speak, when there was a sound of horses' hooves from behind, the third master was slightly surprised, the probe went out to look back, and a convoy came from behind, this convoy was also more than a dozen families protecting a carriage, however, there was a flag hanging on the carriage, and there were words on the flag, but it was too far away to see what was written on it.

"Whose convoy?" the third master asked outside, this convoy looked very ordinary, but those guards were all athletic, with swords at the waist and hips, and the horses under the straddle were also majestic and unusual, very extraordinary.

One of the guards turned his horse's head and galloped back, and soon returned.

"Third master, it's a hundred workshops. ”

"Baigongfang," the third master muttered to himself, and suddenly frowned and smiled: "Time flies really fast, it's time for the auction of Baigongfang again, I heard that last year was in the imperial capital, and this year they also chose the imperial capital." ”

The auction of Baigongfang is not only in one place, the place is different every year, and it is rare to be in the same place for two consecutive years.

"This hundred workshops have been on the rivers and lakes for more than ten years, and for so many years, no one knows who his master is. Mr. Gong sighed, the third master nodded, there are many businesses under the Wang family, these businesses are operating in the name of other people, some of these businesses have dealt with Baigongfang, according to the feedback of these firms, Baigongfang is still a regular business, but it is a little mysterious.

The third master instructed the outside, the convoy pulled aside, and let the hundred workshops go first. The convoy slowly approached the side of the road, and the convoy of the Hundred Workshops slowed down, and when it passed, a guard came on horseback, and the family would stop him, and soon lead him to the car.

"The master of the house instructed, thank you to the third master, I can't be respectful, send a jar of wine, and please smile. ”

The guard said and offered a small altar that was well sealed with both hands, and the third master motioned for the family general to take it, and then said with a smile: "Thank you master, a trivial matter, don't be overwhelmed, so let's do it, I have some new lion peaks, give it to your master." ”

After finishing speaking, Mr. Gong got out of the car and handed a small pot of tea to the general on the side, who handed it to the guard, and the guard bowed and saluted: "Thank you, Third Master." ”

Then they gave their horses and pursued the convoy, which did not stop while they spoke, but continued to move forward unhurriedly.

Mr. Gong came in with the wine jar, the third master signaled to open, Mr. Gong opened a small door on the side, took out a pair of wine glasses, patted the mud open, and a smell of wine filled the car.

Mr. Gong took a deep breath and sighed a little intoxicated: "Good wine! ”

After saying that, he couldn't wait to pour it, and then drank it dry in one gulp.

The third master looked at him and shook his head and sighed: "Cow chewing peony, it's a pity!"

"This is a bad saying, wine is my life, and no wine is no life. Mr. Gong smiled, and the third master laughed, then he picked up the wine glass and still took a sip.

By the time he took this sip, Mr. Gong had already drunk three glasses, and the third master smiled: "Don't get drunk, yes, this wine will be given to you, and you can drink it wherever you go." ”

"Thank you, Third Master. Mr. Gong's face bloomed, and the third master breathed a sigh of relief, this Mr. Gong was easily invited by him, Mr. Gong is not from Jizhou but from Yanzhou, born in a small gate valve, and the family was later defeated, but fortunately, he did not lose the status of the gate valve.

Mr. Gong once served as a petty official in the court, but because he was uninhibited, he soon offended his boss and lost his official, and then he went to Bingzhou to study, two years later, he went to Youzhou, and taught in Youzhou's Sanyue Academy, responsible for teaching Taoism, the third master met him in Qingzhou, and after talking to him for a few days, the third master decided to invite him to give advice for himself.

This Mr. Gong is all good, not greedy for money and not lustful, only good wine, but his alcohol is very good, the third master has been with him for so many years, and he has never seen him drunk.