Pawn Crossing the River

The water on the Tongtian River was surging, and a large boat was floating down the river.

Suddenly, huge waves arose on the river, and the ship's situation immediately became critical. As the waves rose and fell, it swayed uncertainly, and it seemed that it might capsize at any time.

But it was winter, and even if the river had never frozen, it would have entered the dry season. The water would never be as violent as it was in summer, and it was really weird to see such wind and waves.

There is a basin of clear water, on which grass is woven into a boat, with sails and masts in place.

A slightly pale palm reached into the clear water in the basin and slowly stirred it. A vortex immediately appeared in the basin. The grass boat on the water slid uncontrollably into the whirlpool.

At the same time, a huge whirlpool appeared out of thin air on the Tongtian River, and the water became increasingly fierce.

A tall figure emerged from the cabin, stood on the ship's deck, and looked at the huge whirlpool that appeared out of thin air, with a calm expression.

Although this person was wearing casual clothes, there was a waist tag hanging on his waist, with the gilded official characters "Nanzhen Fusi" clearly engraved on the waist tag.

Emperor Gaozu of this dynasty abolished the Five Army Governor's Office and various military posts, abolished the military household system of the previous dynasty, and only retained the Qingluan Guards, following the old system of the previous dynasty.

Therefore, the Qingluan Guard still implements the military household system established by Emperor Taizu of the Wei Dynasty. There is one clause in it that each guard

Later, Emperor Taizong of the Wei Dynasty divided the Qingluan Guard's Zhenfu Division into two. The South Town Fusi was still responsible for the punishment within the Qingluan Guard, while the North Town Fusi was responsible for the cases designated by the emperor, and had imperial edicts and could go on its own. Arrest, interrogation, execution, and execution do not need to go through ordinary judicial institutions.

Since the previous dynasty, when emperors of all dynasties encountered major cases, they often handed them over directly to the Beizhen Fusi of Qingluan Guard without going through the Ministry of Punishment.

Because of this, both the government and the public fear Beizhen Fusi like a tiger. When the word "Zhen Fusi" is mentioned, it refers specifically to Beizhen Fusi. Even the Qingluan Guards in the world refer specifically to Beizhen Fusi. In most cases, the chief seal officer of Fusi in Beizhen was directly responsible to the emperor, and even the commander of Qingluan Guard was not allowed to interfere. Therefore, the chief seal officer of Fusi in Beizhen could even compete with the chief officer of Qingluan Guard.

Under the illustrious reputation of Beizhen Fusi, Nanzhen Fusi is inevitably a little lackluster.

However, for the people of Qingluan Guard, Beizhen Fusi only dealt with the outside world and had no control over themselves, so it was not that scary. Nanzhen Fusi, on the other hand, specializes in internal affairs. Many of the "house rules" Qingluan Guard talks about come from Nanzhen Fusi. This is the man-eating tiger.

When Xu Kou wanted to break away from the Qingluan Guards and was chased by the Qingluan Guards, the person who came forward was from Nanzhen Fusi. If Master Qingwei's face was not too great and Taiping Road had a close relationship with the imperial court, Xu Kou would not have been able to escape death.

This person actually came from Nanzhen Fusi, which was even more mysterious than Beizhen Fusi.

The boatman was actually a member of the Qingluan Guard who had changed into civilian clothes. When he saw him coming out, he immediately approached him and said, "Sir, the wind and waves are really too strong, and it looks weird."

Before he finished speaking, a stream of water splashed onto the boat, almost getting the cotton robe of the Qingluan Guard leader wet.

The leader of Qingluan Guard looked at the approaching whirlpool, his expression still calm: "There is indeed something fishy about this Yishan City. I originally wanted to pay a private visit incognito, but I didn't expect that someone had already spied on it before I saw the gate of Yishan City. I was really flattered that he had revealed his whereabouts and even put on such a show.”

The subordinate asked: "Sir, do you want to stop the boat and dock?"

The leader of Qingluan Guard shook his head: "Don't stop, keep moving forward. I want to see if these people really dare to let me, the imperial envoy of the imperial court, be buried in the river."

The subordinates dressed as boatmen had no choice but to accept the order and continue sailing.

The pale palm no longer stirred the water in the basin, but gently moved the straw boat with its fingers.

The straw boat almost capsized, but when it was about to tip over, it was righted by a hand.

In the end, the owner of the palm seemed a little impatient, and suddenly stretched out his hand to crush Cao Zhou.

On the surging Tongtian River, shocking dents and cracks appeared out of thin air on the hull of the big ship, and then suddenly broke into two parts and sank to the bottom of the water.

The pale palm shook away the water drops on his hand, rolled up his sleeves, and the basin disappeared without a trace.

…

Qingbai Guanzhong.

The master of the temple, Bai Yongguan, went out to visit friends but did not return. Two disciples, Bai Yue and Lu Yu, were waiting for dinner.

After a while, the host's wife, Li Zhen'er, came belatedly, bringing with her a gust of fragrant wind. Lu Yu, who was sitting aside, had a strange look on his face. He subconsciously turned his head to look, and it happened that his wife, Li Zhener, was also looking at him at this time.

The two people's eyes met, and the woman's eyes flickered, and she was shy even though she wanted to speak.

This touch of shyness seemed real and illusory, fleeting and gone. When the two people's eyes separated and Bai Yue looked over, he saw that the master's wife was sitting dignifiedly, quiet and kind, where was there any trace of charming and silky charm? As for his junior brother Lu Yu, he was sitting upright, not squinting, and couldn't see any clues.

The atmosphere between the three of them was quite strange, and because the head of the family, Bai Yongguan, was absent, no one spoke.

Senior wife Li Zhener didn't seem to have much appetite. She only ate less than half of the bowl and left the table first, leaving only the senior sister and brother.

Lu Yu asked casually: "Senior sister, I have to go to the city today to do some business. Do you have anything to take with me?"

Bai Yue put down the bowl in his hand, thought seriously for a moment, and said, "Buy me a box of rouge."

"There are only three of us in such a big Qingbai Temple. The master's wife is a woman just like you. Who are you dressing up for?" Lu Yu joked.

Bai Yue rolled her eyes at him, said nothing, and continued eating.

After eating, Lu Yu changed into casual clothes, left Qingbai Temple, and headed all the way to Yishan City.

Yishan City is not prosperous, but it is well-equipped.

Inns and restaurants are all available.

Speaking of an inn, it is not the two-story building that many people think of, it is the layout of a restaurant. Inns generally occupy a large area and are divided into small independent courtyards.

Because Yishan City is located on Yingfo Road, there are not a few people coming and going, so the business of the inn is pretty good.

After Lu Yu entered the city, he went straight to the inn and asked for a secluded side courtyard, two guest rooms, and a small main room in the middle. He also bought wine and food and asked the waiter to deliver them to the main room. Then he drove the waiter away and ordered: "Don't come unless I tell you. Come back tomorrow to collect the dishes and other things." After the waiter left, he also bolted the courtyard door.

But he didn't move his chopsticks, as if he was waiting for someone.

About half an hour later, a person floated over the courtyard wall and came into the courtyard, wearing a curtain hat.

The so-called curtain hat was originally a Hu costume. The original style was called "Miwei". It was usually made of soap gauze or white gauze, with a wide eaves around it. There was a drooping silk mesh or thin silk under the eaves, which was as long as the neck. The net was used to cover the face, and the longest one could even reach the feet. In later generations, the hanging net around was shortened to reveal a little less than half of the chin, also known as "shallow exposure", which can be regarded as a must-have for women when going out.

The style of the curtain hat worn by this woman is quite retro. The white gauze hanging from the eaves and the position of the waist are different from the "shallow dew" that is highly respected by women today.

Through the white gauze hanging from the curtain hat, her graceful figure can be vaguely seen.

After Lu Yu saw this person, he took the initiative to greet him and said in a low voice: "Master's wife, you didn't eat just now. I'll prepare some food and wine for you."

The visitor took off the curtain hat on his head. It was Li Zhen'er, the wife of the viewer.

But at this time, Li Zhen'er no longer had the dignity before, only charming.

Lu Yu stretched out his hand to support his wife.

Li Zhen'er was in her prime and needed help, but she just glanced at Lu Yu coquettishly and leaned half of her body on Lu Yu.

Lu Yu helped his mistress into the main room, and the two sat side by side. Li Zhener's voluptuous figure was fully displayed under her gauze dress. Although Lu Yu sat still, there were things he should see and things he shouldn't see. , he saw them all, and there was also a faint fragrance that filled his nostrils, which made him feel a little dizzy.

To be fair, this mistress is indeed a rare beauty. Even though she is over thirty now, she still has bright eyes and white teeth, and fair skin. Due to proper maintenance, her body is soft and swaying like a willow in the wind when she walks. She looks like a woman in her twenties, coupled with the unique charming charm of a mature woman, anyone who sees her will praise her, Master Bai is so beautiful.

Li Zhener filled two glasses of wine and handed one to Lu Yu. He picked up the other glass and drank from it with Lu Yu.

After drinking a glass of wine, Li Zhen'er pretended to be drunk and leaned into Lu Yu's arms.

Lu Yu understood, couldn't wait to pick her up, and walked to the back room.

It seemed that all the bones in the woman's body had softened, and she was wrapped around the man's body as softly as if she were boneless. A pair of white jade arms softly wrapped around the man's neck, she raised her pretty face full of spring, and slightly closed her long, blurred eyes. .

Lu Yu's heart skipped a beat, and she couldn't help but lower her head and kiss him.

At the same time, an elderly Taoist happened to pass by the inn, stopped for a moment in front of the inn's door, looked at the inn with a deep look, and then left the place expressionlessly.

About an hour later, Li Zhener, who put on his curtain hat again, left the place first.

Lu Yu stayed for another half an hour before leaving the inn.

As soon as Lu Yu left the inn, he saw a young man and woman walking towards him, both wearing the same style of cloaks and hoods.

Lu Yu couldn't help but be startled. Although he had left Yujing for nearly ten years, he still recognized at a glance that this cloak should be from a unique clothing store in Yujing.

Are these two Taoist priests from Yujing City?

Thinking of this, Lu Yu couldn't help but take another look. The woman was fine, but the man's waist was slightly bloated, as if he was carrying a weapon and a baggage in his hand.

At this moment, the man seemed to be aware of something and looked towards Lu Yu.

Lu Yu quickly looked away, coughed slightly, lowered his head and left the place, heading towards the Rouge Shop.

He still remembered that his senior sister Bai Yue asked him to take a box of rouge back with him.

Qi Xuansu looked at Lu Yu's hurried away figure and asked, "Qingxiao, this person seems to be a Taoist disciple?"

"Probably." Zhang Yuelu nodded.