"Hey, our Yingdu has not been peaceful all these years. Have you heard that on the old Yudao Street a few days ago, the heads of more than a hundred guards of the royal palace were chopped off. The blood on the ground, Yingdu The servants of the government office brought a water dragon to clean it, but the smell has not dissipated until now."
In a teahouse on Yingdu Front Street, two merchants were drinking tea.
"Tch, what do you mean the smell hasn't dissipated, and it's not like the fishy pig's sewage or human blood, how strong the smell can be."
"Oh, brother, I've been flustered in my heart."
"It's weird, you do your business, don't mention anything else, now you just go from here to Fengxin City, take people and goods up, go around, go back to Yingdu Further distribution is a matter of small profits and high profits, and there is absolutely no reason to lose money.
So, why are you panicking? "
"You know, I just bought a house here, but looking at this place, I wish there would be trouble every year. It really makes people feel uneasy."
"This is also very strange. Last year, the Marquis of Pingxi led troops into the city once. It seemed that a lot of homes were destroyed and a lot of people were arrested, but they were all young men;
Today, the new prefect entered the city, and he hit the prince in the face, and those who died were people from the palace. There were so many people who were poisoned to death at the banquet a few days ago, one counted as one, and they were all grand masters.
The little master and the big master are in trouble, what's bothering you?
The business has not reached that level, the property has not been saved to that level, and the skin on the body has not changed, just thinking that after becoming a master, he will not be able to live a peaceful life in the future?
I said you as for you. "
"It's true that you said so."
"What do you mean? That's the reason. Now that the Yan people have occupied the land, why don't they clean up? Don't look at this Yingdu who bleeds a little this year and will bleed a little next year. To put it bluntly, this is also because You escaped a knife back then, but you escaped the first day of the junior high school, you can¡¯t escape the fifteenth, the blood that should be drained must be drained, and the debt that should be paid must also be paid.¡±
"ErBrother Li, you have to press down on that payment again. I'm tight right now."
"Straight mother thief, why are you so out of touch!"
Poisoning at the banquet, assassination of the prince, confinement on the stone mountain, beheading of the palace guards in the street;
One thing after another has great political influence, but for this big city that has just recovered from the war, it doesn't seem to have any impact.
At least,
The street is still bustling with people.
Although there are still a lot of refugees outside the city, there is a city wall separating them, and the city is actually a "prosperous scene".
Zheng Fan returned to Yingdu, but he did not return to Yingdu with his bodyguards in the open fire, but entered the city in the form of four people, the sword master Chen Daxia and He Chunlai.
The purpose of coming in without much fanfare is to save face for the new prefect.
Now, Zheng Fan's identity is different. If he announced in advance that he was going to enter the city, he would have to greet him again, which would undoubtedly dilute Xu Pangpang's hard-earned blood.
Yingdu is next. After all, it is Xu Wenzu's home field. The Hou Mansion is now powerless and it is impossible to intervene too much in Yingdu's affairs for the time being. At most, a few more nails will be buried.
I came back quietly, invisibly, just to make a place for Xu Pangpang,
Do you see it,
Even the famous Lord Pingxi has to bow his head in front of our prefect!
Friendship, in fact, comes out bit by bit.
The four found a shop in the city and had lunch. Master Zheng returned to the restaurant where he lived. Later, he sent someone to hang up his flag to inform the people in the city who were watching here. The eyes, Zheng Fan, are back.
Not long after I came back, the bath water had just been prepared, and Zheng Houye hadn't had time to take off his clothes yet, so I informed him that the new governor, Xu Wenzu, would like to see me.
I gave Xu Pangpang face, and Xu Pangpang immediately returned it. Although Zheng Fan didn't care about this, I have to say that Xu Wenzu's ability to do this really made people feel very comfortable.
For tea and pastries,
As soon as Xu Wenzu came in, he half-unbuttoned his official robes carelessly. In this world, the design of official uniforms in most countries may be more focused on aesthetics than comfort.
To be precise, clothes that are too fancy are definitely uncomfortable to wear.
Still no heat,
Perhaps it was to show that the relationship is good, so the two of them jumped in tacit understanding.
?"Okay.
He will return to this house when he is free from work on weekdays.
open the door,
Ran Min saw a little lady setting the dishes,
"Grandpa, you're back, I'll bring out the dishes."
"Um."
Ran Min sat down at the dinner table.
This little lady, surnamed Liu, was originally a refugee and sold herself to bury her father. He paid for her to bury her father, so she naturally followed him and regarded her as one of his concubines.
She is ingenious and handy, and the female celebrity cooks well, and the dishes are also cooked very well.
"Grandpa, try this dish."
"Um."
Ran Min took the chopsticks and started eating.
Lady Liu was sitting next to him, smiling, watching him eat.
She really likes him. This man can bring her a great sense of security. In her eyes, he is the last person her father designated for her, and she can entrust her to her for life.
The food is used up,
Lady Liu said, "My lord, I'm going to fetch water to wash your feet."
"good."
"Master, you wait."
Lady Liu went to the kitchen stove to fetch hot water.
At this time,
There were footsteps in the yard, which were relatively subtle, but Ran Min was also a martial arts practitioner after all, so he naturally heard it.
He immediately drew his knife and pushed it away, and came to the yard.
As the captain of the City Patrol Division, it can be said that he has offended many people in the past two years. Naturally, there are quite a few enemies. In addition, he just personally visited the door a while ago to destroy the prestige of the palace and degraded their dignity. Therefore, this time Ran Min was extremely cautious.
In the yard,
A man in black appeared,
The man in black held a sword in his hand.
"Who are you, can you name me?"
The man in black pointed to the west side,
Immediately,
Thinking that the place is on the east side,
pointing in another direction,
Very seriously:
"I'm from the prefect's mansion."
"Master Taishou? Master Taishou sent you to find Ran, why?"
"The prefect asked me to stab you with a sword."
"The eunuch wants to kill Ran?" Ran Min couldn't believe it, is this going to kill the donkey? It shouldn't be!
"No, I don't stab you to death, stab you, then you put the whistle, call someone, and let them chase me, I will lead them to the palace.
This is called, misfortune diverted from the east. "
"Is that the case?"
Ran Min suddenly realized, and then said: "How can Ran Min trust Your Excellency?"
The visitor shook his breath, and immediately, a breath close to that of a fourth-rank swordsman was revealed.
The man in black said:
"Because I want to kill you, no need to talk nonsense."
Ran Min showed a wry smile,
road:
"Ran Mou understands, Ran Mou also understands, please show your sword."
"After I stabbed you, I waited for your men to chase you out in the front alley."
"Okay, Ran has remembered."
"It will hurt a little."
"Ran is a person who has been on the battlefield. As long as he can do something for the prefect, even if he sacrifices his life, Ran will not hesitate, let alone such a small pain?"
"This is too false."
"" Ran Min.
"The feeling of talking is far worse than him."
"Who are you talking about?"
"Look at the sword."
A little cold light comes first,
stabbed Ran Min in the chest,
Immediately withdrew, and then drew a sword across Ran Min's right arm.
The wound on the chest was well measured and did not touch the internal organs. After all, there is no point injury here, which is a bit unprofessional; the wound on the arm did not touch the tendons, but it was torn enough to pretend to be bleeding .
Ran Min staggered back two steps.
The man in black nodded, as if he was very satisfied with his masterpiece, and then said:
"I'll be waiting in the front alley, call your people to come."
After speaking,
The man in black jumped over the courtyard wall
"Whoosh!!!!"
The harsh and sharp whistle came out,
for a while,
The two teams of city inspectors who were patrolling in the nearby streets rushed over immediately. They all knew that the outer house of their captain was here, and many of them had been to the captain's house and eaten the dishes made by the young lady of the captain's family. meals.
"boom!"
The courtyard door was kicked open from the outside,
The guards of the City Patrol Division rushed in,
"The assassin just ran away and went to Front Street, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"
The captain's voice came from inside,
The guards who patrol the city saw,
At this time, my captain was sitting on the threshold, covered in blood and seriously injured;
in arms,
Still holding the dead lady Liu,
Weeping loudly! </div>Two teams of soldiers patrolling the city rushed over immediately. They all knew that the outer house of their captain was here, and many of them had been to the captain's house to eat the meals cooked by the young lady of the captain's family.
"boom!"
The courtyard door was kicked open from the outside,
The guards of the City Patrol Division rushed in,
"The assassin just ran away and went to Front Street, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!"
The captain's voice came from inside,
The guards who patrol the city saw,
At this time, my captain was sitting on the threshold, covered in blood and seriously injured;