Kaifeng Bistro

Xu Gan didn't answer his question, but just said: "You came to see me, what's the matter?"

The visitor looked at Tan Zhifeng and then at Xu Gan, with a hesitant look on his face.Xu Gan then turned his head and said to Tan Zhifeng: "Go to the next door and wait a while, I'll have a few words with him."

Tan Zhifeng stood up slowly, he didn't know if he had to show a little reluctance at this time, he thought it would be good if he was burning, but after standing for a while, he still didn't know what to do, in the end, he just Looking at Xu Gan, he stammered and asked, "I... Shall I go to the next door?"

"Go." Xu Gan said, "It only takes a while."

Tan Zhifeng was still a little hesitant, but the atmosphere in the room became more and more embarrassing, he could only say "Oh" bluntly, and then walked towards the door leading to the tavern.

When passing by the person who just came in, Tan Zhifeng suddenly froze in his footsteps. For some reason, he felt that the aura of this person was very unusual, strange, and somewhat familiar. He couldn't help but glanced back. Both his appearance and his speech and behavior were no different from ordinary people. Tan Zhifeng subconsciously wanted to take a closer look at him, but he suddenly thought of the role he should play now, so he could only look away and turned to walk to the next door.

As soon as the door was closed, Xu Gan's face became even more gloomy, but the person sitting opposite seemed to finally heave a sigh of relief, with a smile on his face: "You...you finally figured it out."

"After all, what do you want me to do this time?" Xu Gan asked coldly.

"So...you...do you still remember our previous plan?" The man asked again cautiously.

Xu Gan glanced at him and said, "Now that the situation has changed, I'm afraid you have already changed your plan?"

"You...you are really wise." The other party nodded hurriedly: "A few days ago, that, that Great Xia Kingdom finally got in touch with us again! The envoy they sent... seems to have a lot of background. According to him, Soon there will be a big battle in the northwest border, therefore, we think, if we can fight at this time and cooperate with them in Kaifeng, then Zhao Zhen will definitely be powerless!"

His voice was always kept low, but he couldn't help raising his voice a little at the end: "...Of course, my lord told me to discuss with you, after all, our position, and The king of Xiangyang who rebelled is different from Xixia who has already met with the Song Dynasty. You also know that our court... is not at peace. What we need is money and food. We don't really want to be an enemy of the Song Dynasty. Besides , we don't want to sit and watch Li Yuanhao dominate alone, you said..."

"You guys," Xu Gan lifted the thin quilt covering his body, moved his body and got off the bed.As soon as he stood up, the person next to him suddenly felt a sense of oppression.He froze for a moment, and hurriedly stepped forward to help him, but Xu Gan pushed him away: "You are not too stupid. Xixia is militaristic. Although it won a few battles last year, with its national strength, it can How many days will it last? Li Yuanhao is very ambitious, if Brother Huang wholeheartedly helps him...after the matter is accomplished, how do you know he won't march north?"

"Yes, yes." The man hurriedly said: "What you said is exactly the same as what the adults said. They are fighting with each other, and we should reap the benefits instead of wasting ourselves to help any of them. However, we have already fought with Xixia If we make an appointment, then we have to put on a show. Second, the adults also said... If we can make some noise in Kaifeng, not only can we plant the blame on the Xixia people, but it will also help us negotiate with Zhao Zhen... All in all, The more chaotic Song Dynasty is, the better it is for us! He also said..."

Xu Gan raised his hand and interrupted the other party: "Okay, I have listened to his admonition for many years, and I don't want to listen anymore. Tell me, when are you going to do it?"

The man rolled his eyes, and said after deliberation: "Now... the adult has not made up his mind yet, so I asked the young one to discuss with you. You should know that originally...we were planning to take the test in autumn In that examination room...cough, but now, as you said, the situation has changed, and we don't want to completely become an enemy of Song Dynasty, so...we want to start in advance... After a while, Guozijian, Taixue, Guangwen These academies have to hold a library test..."

He leaned close to Xu Gan's ear, stood on tiptoe and whispered a few words, Xu Gan's expression didn't change when he heard it, he just pondered for a moment, and then said: "Water and fire are merciless, there are residents and shops on the left and right of those schools. If the fire is uncontrollable, I am afraid that the wheat straw alley will become a sea of ​​flames. In the seventh year of Tiansheng, there were two fires in ten years. I don’t know how many people died and how many palaces were burned. The time for each hall to test It's almost here, if you act in such haste, aren't you afraid of self-defeating?"

The man smiled, and said to Xu Gan: "Because of this, we didn't dare to do it during the autumn test. If something really happens at that time and we are involved, I'm afraid our business for many years will be ruined." Once it happens, and if things really get serious, it’s really not going to end well. That’s why we chose to do it during the exams in various schools. In addition, if the Song Army in the Northwest Frontier is defeated at that time, it’s just a matter of It only made them feel anxious, they would only feel that their national luck was in decline, and they wouldn't have the time to investigate carefully..."

"So, your plan is perfect?" Xu Gan asked with a sneer.

The man didn't hear the sarcasm in Xu Gan's voice, and hurriedly replied: "Yes, you should know that my lord has always been careful in his work, and he will never miss anything. We have been with the people of King Xiangyang for so many years. Didn't Zhao Zhen catch us? Only Bai Yutang became suspicious, but now he's a fugitive, and no one believes what he said..."

Xu Gan fell silent, and the man didn't make a sound either.He sneaked a few glances at Xu Gan, and found that Xu Gan didn't intend to ask any more questions, so he stood up and saluted, and said, "Then, the villain will take my leave, and as for how to arrange it, I will talk to you next time." You talk about it in detail."

Xu Gan glanced at him noncommittally, he bowed again, bowed and retreated step by step towards the door, when he turned to go out, Xu Gan suddenly stopped him and asked: "Ah Yuan, what is it?" Who killed it?"

The man stopped and almost tripped on the way out.He held onto the door frame to stabilize his body, then turned around and replied, "Bai, it must be Bai Yutang! Even after he came back, he has been following A Yuan and the others... Didn't he still want to kill you? Fortunately, you are very lucky..."

"You go." Before he finished speaking, Xu Gan interrupted him, pointing to the gate of the courtyard: "From now on, don't come looking for me, if I want to look for you, I will go to the south of the city."

The man nodded respectfully, stepped out of the house, and quickly walked out of the courtyard gate and disappeared.Xu Gan stared at the half-closed door and frowned, as if there was something unpleasant in the air.He stood quietly for a while, then turned around and opened the door behind him and stepped in.

"Hahaha... Zhifeng will ask Yi Yi to write a script for you next time, right? You act according to it, otherwise, you will be exposed twice..." Before Zhuo Zhuo could finish his sentence, he saw Xu Yan's serious expression came over.She covered her mouth instantly: "Well...I, I'm going to do (work)."

"If you don't open the door today, you want to work?" Yi Yi also got up and went to the counter: "It's ridiculous."

Tan Zhifeng was ridiculed by Zhuo Zhuo, but he didn't look very depressed.Seeing Xu Gan come and sit opposite him, he asked, "How is it? Have you figured it out?"

Xu Gan nodded slightly, and said, "I already know nine out of ten. But that's not what I'm worried about."

He looked at Tan Zhifeng, Tan Zhifeng's heart moved, he thought of the strange breath he felt when he passed by that person.This suddenly aggravated the doubts in his heart, he hurriedly asked Xu Gan: "You, you also feel..."

Xu Yan looked at Tan Zhifeng for a while, Tan Zhifeng didn't know why his eyes became darker, he tried hard to recall the scene of meeting just now: "That man, there seems to be no problem." He said, "But, why do I think he The feeling on my body, some... some deja vu?"

"What?" Zhuo Zhuo didn't go to work, but kept circling Yi Yi at the counter. Hearing what Tan Zhifeng said, she came over wondering: "You...what are you talking about? But, I I also feel that the guy who came just now is not like a good person, um, not only is he not a good person, oh, I even shivered when he walked by me!"

Tan Zhifeng lowered his head and pondered, for some reason, the first thing that appeared in his mind was the face of Bo left that was intertwined with expectation and despair.Bo's body was surrounded by black mist, which Tan Zhifeng could never forget.It wasn't until yesterday when he saw A Yuan and those two guards that he realized that the most terrifying thing might not be the war in the Northwest, the Khitan's conspiracy, or the gluttony, but these things that have become human and not human.

He stood up suddenly and walked to the next room, Xu Yan, Yi Yi and Zhuo Zhuo all followed behind him.After Tan Zhifeng came to the next door, he didn't stop. Instead, he walked out of the house, walked through the yard, and opened the door of the hut opposite.

"Why do you..." Zhuo Zhuo muttered behind him: "Why are you coming to see this A Yuan again? Aren't you afraid? Look at him like this, it really makes me..."

"It makes you want to shudder...does it?" Tan Zhifeng said to himself, "Maybe, maybe they are the same."

"What?!" Yi Yi and Zhuo Zhuo were shocked at the same time.Yi Yi also asked: "You mean, like A Yuan, he has become less human and ghosts? But..."

"A Yuan seems to have mentioned a Xixia person..." Tan Zhifeng tried hard to recall: "I don't know if you still have memories..."