The first male queen [crossing]
Chapter 30 030-032
Xie Suiyun took a panoramic view of his frightened expression, met his eyes and said seriously: "Do you hear me clearly? My sweetheart is you."
Gu Junci immediately stood up, took two steps back and looked at him in disbelief: "Xie Suiyun, you... No, don't do this, this joke is not funny at all."
Xie Suiyun curled his lips and smiled self-deprecatingly: "What's the matter, don't you believe it?"
Gu Junci: "I...I'm a man, why, how could I be your sweetheart."
Enduring the pain, Xie Suiyun struggled to get up from the bed, and the hair on his forehead was soaked in cold sweat: "What about men, I only like you, Gu Junci, I don't need to be His Majesty's general, or I can If you don't accept Xie's family business, I don't even need to be named Xie, I just want you to be with me, do you dare?"
Gu Junci's mind went blank, and he didn't know how to answer Xie Suiyun's words.
He never thought that Xie Suiyun would think so about him?
No wonder, no wonder Prime Minister Xie said those words when he entered the mansion just now. The reason why Prime Minister Xie blamed Xie Suiyun so much was because he refused the queen's offer of marriage for Gu Jun's resignation, and even fell in love with a man.
But he would never allow Xie Suiyun to be with a man, that's why Prime Minister Xie said something like that.
"Gu Junci, tell me, do you dare?" Xie Suiyun stood up, ignoring the injuries on his body at the moment, and looked directly at Gu Junci.
And Gu Junci also gradually regained his senses, looking directly at Xie Suiyun: "You only ask me if I dare, but you have asked me if I like you too."
Xie Suiyun narrowed his eyes and stared straight at him: "You have to like it."
Gu Junci said seriously: "But if I like you, I can share with you everything you have done today, even if it is to move mountains and fill seas, I dare to do it."
Xie Suiyun looked at Gu Junci's calm expression and listened to his plain words, and suddenly felt a slight pain in his heart, as if he had a premonition of what he would say next.
"No need to say any more."
"No, I have to say," Gu Junci's expression was still calm and flat, without the slightest disturbance, "I have no feelings for you at all, and I don't want you to misunderstand me. I can only be grateful for everything you have done. Shocked, but I will never like you just because you are punished for me, not for this reason, let alone, I am a man."
Gu Junci's words were indifferent, even ruthless, as if a sharp knife had pierced Xie Suiyun's heart fiercely.The two stood opposite each other, neither of them moved forward, they just looked straight at each other.
There were hurried footsteps outside the house, but after a while, I heard my wife's anxious voice, and then I saw my wife rushing into the bedroom with a group of people, seeing Xie Suiyun standing, he anxiously supported him on the bed.
Everyone's attention was on Xie Suiyun, but Gu Junci seemed to be forgotten.
In the bedroom where the maid came and went, Gu Junci turned around and left his bedroom without looking back under Xie Suiyun's gaze.
After leaving the Prime Minister's Mansion, the rain stopped, Gu Junci led the horse and walked on the street, what Xie Suiyun said was always in his mind.
He didn't feel much just now, and there was no one on the street at the moment, so he thought about it carefully, could the words just now be too heartless?
But he really has never been tempted by Xie Suiyun, especially since he is still a man, can there be love between a man and a man?
The more Gu Junci thinks about it, the more he feels that his brain is not enough. If it is a war training, he still has some countermeasures. Right now, it is a trivial matter of love between children, and even a man likes a man. He has never encountered such a thing. Been there, really don't know how to deal with it.
So after returning to Linyang Prince's Mansion, Gu Junci went back to his room to sleep without even eating dinner. However, he tossed and turned all night, unable to sleep deeply. All he thought about was Xie Suiyun's bloody back. And his disturbing words.
Before dawn the next day, Gu Junci got up early and packed all the trinkets Xie Suiyun sent them into small boxes, ready to return them to him.
But as soon as he left the hospital, he saw a young servant who came in a hurry.
"What happened?"
"Young master Gu, the prince said that he had something to discuss in the main hall this morning, so he asked you to come too." The servant said respectfully.
Gu Junci was stunned, and handed the brocade box in his hand to the boy: "This is Xie Suiyun's Mr. Xie's stuff. After you have breakfast, go to the Prime Minister's Mansion and return it to Mr. Xie. If he wants to ask , just say... just say that I don't want to let him misunderstand that these things belong to him in the first place, so return it to him now, take it or not, it's up to him."
The little servant nodded in response, and then Gu Junci went to the front yard in peace.
When he went, the other eunuchs in the Linyang palace had already arrived. After greeting each other, the Linyang king who was sitting on the high seat spoke:
"Last night, His Majesty summoned me into the palace urgently because the bandits in Jinzhou Mansion were so bold that they robbed the government's granary. His Majesty asked me to send people from Linyang Palace to investigate the Jinzhou Mansion and familiarize themselves with the terrain so that we can send troops to fight against the bandits in the future. .”
Huo Qingling hurriedly stood up and said, "Father, let me handle this matter."
King Linyang hurriedly stopped and signaled him to sit down, and then said: "Qingling is my right-hand man, I want Ah Yan to do this kind of thing."
Yan Huai was stunned for a moment, and immediately got up and cupped his fists and said: "The child will definitely live up to the entrustment of the foster father, and will definitely complete the task well."
Gu Junci also got up quickly and said: "Father, I have been in the palace for a short time, and I followed Brother Twelfth in the barracks. Why don't you let me go with Brother Twelve when we go to Jinzhou Mansion this time."
The King of Linyang stared at Gu Junci for a while, and thought about Gu Junci's various actions after he came back from the Prime Minister's Mansion yesterday. request.
On the morning of the sixth day of June, Gu Junci and Yan Huai packed up their luggage, and after receiving the arrangement from King Linyang, they set foot on the road to Jinzhou Mansion.
Jinzhou Mansion is adjacent to Zhuozhou Mansion, so the journey is not very far, but it took two or three days to reach Jinzhou Mansion. The magistrate personally received Gu Junci and Yan Huai, and even prepared a sumptuous banquet. Welcome the arrival of the two of them.
However, Yan Huai and Gu Junci were in charge of orders, so they naturally didn't care about these things. They didn't have a feast, but went directly to the robbed granary to check the situation.
"What was the situation?" Yan Huai asked.
In the huge granary, there is not a stone of grain at this moment, it is empty, and it is very shocking to look at it.
The magistrate hurriedly said: "The people who robbed the granary were people from Poyun Mountain Villa five miles outside the city. The gangsters who were full of crimes in the rivers and lakes of the capital gathered there. The last time I took people to suppress the bandits, they beat them back and suffered heavy losses. This time, the granary was robbed, and the government office was really short of manpower, so I reported it to the imperial court and asked the imperial court to make the decision."
Yan Huai's eyes fell on Gu Junci who was looking around, seeing him walking back as if nothing had happened, he couldn't help asking: "Is there any clue?"
Gu Junci smiled and said: "I didn't find any clues, but I think the bandits who robbed the granary should be quite powerful. When they moved the grain, they didn't panic at all. They were not afraid of the government officials, and walked very calmly."
Hearing this, the magistrate quickly clasped his fists and said: "My lord is right, the group of people in Poyun Villa did all kinds of evil, and they didn't fear the government at all. At that time, the government servants guarding the granary were all knocked out by them." Gu Junci was specious In response, he said with a smile: "Brother Twelfth, I think it is necessary for us to go to Poyun Villa. These bandits are too powerful. A granary of this size has been emptied, and even after the move, there is no one there. Come to stop it, its strength should not be underestimated."
Yan Huai also nodded in agreement, staring sideways at the magistrate who had been sweating non-stop, and then said: "It's too hot today, Mr. Zhifu, please go back to the government office first, my brother and I have to go to the ruins Yunshanzhuang."
The magistrate hurriedly said: "Then the lower officials will send two yamen servants to take the two adults there."
Gu Junci held his sword and laughed: "It's not necessary, you can find someone to draw a map for us."
The magistrate wanted to say something more, but he hesitated to say anything, and finally said nothing, and then asked someone to draw a map.
Waiting for the magistrate to leave, Gu Junci and Yan Huai went to the restaurant in Jinzhou to have lunch. For some reason, the two of them surprisingly didn't like such a sharp-mouthed monkey-cheeked magistrate. When he inspected the scene in the morning, he seemed to be in the way .
"Brother Twelfth, I always feel that there is something wrong with this prefect." Gu Junci took the teacup, thought carefully about the various behaviors of the prefect, and finally came to a conclusion.
Yan Huai pursed his lips and nodded: "I think so too."
Gu Junci glanced at him: "I always feel that he has something to do with the Poyun Villa that robbed the granary. Even if he didn't do it himself, I can guess that he contributed a lot to it."
Yan Huai frowned slightly: "You mean, the magistrate colluded with Poyun Villa to rob the grain in the granary."
Gu Junci nodded: "It's not impossible. In such a big granary, those people actually moved away, and the footsteps left on the scene were also very neat, and there was no trace of panic."
Thinking back carefully, Yan Huai always felt that what he said made some sense, but just as he was about to speak, he heard the shop waiter shout that the food was coming, so he immediately shut up and stopped talking.
"In any case, I'm going to visit Poyun Villa in the afternoon." Yan Huai said.
Gu Junci nodded in agreement.
Speaking of which, Gu Junci still quite likes working with Yan Huai. Compared with Huo Qingling, Yan Huai is more like an elder brother who takes care of him everywhere.And because Huo Qingling is the Third Taibao, with him as the leader, he naturally has the attitude of being a leader.
Therefore, Gu Junci prefers to work with Yan Huai. He is at ease and at ease, and he will not worry about what he did wrong. At least Yan Huai will take care of the aftermath for him.
After lunch, the magistrate also sent someone to deliver a map of the location of Poyun Villa.
The Yacha who sent the map said: "My lords, although this Poyun Villa looks easy to enter, the forest in front of the villa is the most dangerous place. In their trap."
Looking at the map in his hand, Gu Junci couldn't help smiling and said, "Don't worry, we're just exploring the way, and we won't attack rashly."
The clerk wanted to say something more, but Yan Huai and Gu Junci just looked at him directly, and he didn't say anything, leaving only a word of caution, and left the restaurant.
Poyun Villa, five miles outside Jinzhou City, is built in dense forests, so it is not easy to be noticed, especially the forest in front of the villa, which seems ordinary, but when Yan Huai and Gu Junci stand outside and look at the forest When I was inside, I always felt that this forest was very strange.
Gu Junci went from left to right, and every tree he saw was deeply engraved in his mind.
Yan Huai looked at Gu Junci beside him, and asked doubtfully, "What did you find?"
Gu Junci ignored him, just wrote down the position of every tree he saw, and then closed his eyes and replaced those trees with soldiers holding long spears in his mind. The positions of each of them seemed random, But not so casual.
Gu Junci opened his eyes and smiled triumphantly: "No wonder the clerk said that this forest is the most dangerous place, these trees were not planted here randomly."
Yan Huai was puzzled: "What do you say?"
Gu Junci pointed to the row of trees in front of him and explained to Yan Huai: "The arrangement of these trees is arranged according to the Qimen Dunjia. If you don't notice carefully and rush into the forest, once you can't find the Shengmen, you will go to the forest. He will be trapped in the forest until he dies, unable to get out."
Yan Huai was a little surprised: "Thirteenth brother, you still understand this."
Gu Junci smiled triumphantly: "When I was young, I had nothing to do, and Qin Tianjian... I mean, I have learned a little bit about it from people, and it is mostly used on the battlefield. I think there should be a man who uses Qimen Dunjia in Poyun Villa. master."
Yan Huai didn't intend to find out the secret of Gu Junci, but he heard that it was a Qimen Dunjia and involved metaphysics, so he couldn't help but feel a little worried: "Since it is so difficult to enter, how can we get to Poyun Villa? We can't let them open Welcome to the mountain gate."
Gu Junci was amused by Yan Huai, took out a black belt from his arms and tied it over his eyes: "Brother Twelve, put your hand on my shoulder and follow me, you will be able to enter."
Yan Huai was skeptical, but still put his hand on Gu Junci's shoulder, and watched him carefully explore the way with the sword in his hand. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Gu Junci hiss, and he immediately stopped talking.
Gu Junci stopped at the entrance of the forest, and after listening to the wind, he began to move his feet, but after taking four or five steps, he stopped again, carefully discerning the direction of the wind, and then walked four or five steps in another direction , so repeatedly.
Yan Huai quietly followed Gu Junci, circling around, gradually he became a little confused, the surroundings seemed to be the same, no matter where he looked, it seemed as if he had just passed by.
Gu Junci stopped and said seriously: "Brother Twelve, calm down, listen to me, that's right."
Yan Huai responded, perhaps it was due to the environment, Gu Junci could only wait for him to stabilize before moving on.
really!
Yan Huai suddenly discovered that there was a road up the mountain not far ahead, and Gu Junci naturally noticed it too.However, when identifying the direction of the wind, he even noticed that there were many people ambushing here.
Suddenly, there was a sound of the piano, and the wind also stirred up the fallen leaves in the forest. Yan Huai immediately held the double mace in his hand and Gu Junci back to back, looking around vigilantly.
Gu Junci listened to the direction of the sound of the zither. After the sound of the zither stopped, five arrows suddenly shot from that direction. Gu Junci hurriedly called out:
"Brother Twelve, left!"
Gu Junci and Yan Huai exchanged positions flexibly, and then he heard that two arrows were broken by Yan Huai, and three more were nailed to the tree.
The sound of the piano sounded again, and after the sound of the piano stopped, five arrows appeared again, but Gu Junci and the others escaped safely again.
Gu Junci smiled and said: "Brother Twelve, this time Poyun Villa is not in vain, not only there are capable people who can fight against the odds, but also this master who is excellent at both piano and arrow."
Seeing how relaxed he was, Yan Huai naturally wouldn't be too nervous, but after the sound of the piano stopped abruptly again, only four arrows were shot again.
Gu Junci calmed down and listened carefully to the directions of the four arrows, but he always felt that something was wrong.Every time before, there were five arrows shot, so why was there one less arrow this time.
Gu Junci was vigilant in his heart, and after dodging the four arrows with Yan Huai easily, he heard Yan Huai yelling to be careful, and finally the arrow was nailed straight into Yan Huai's body.
At that moment, Gu Junci smelled the faint smell of blood in the wind, he took off the black tape that covered his eyes, saw Yan Huai defending him from the arrow and fell to the ground, he quickly hugged Yan Huai into his arms:
"Brother Twelve, Brother Twelve!"
Suddenly, the fallen leaves around him flew up, and people hiding in the depths of the dense forest appeared one after another, holding sharp knives, and took them down.
The last thing that appeared was a man in black clothes and black boots, with picturesque eyes and a bit of coldness, his handsome face didn't have much expression, just like a glacier, with a black forehead embroidered with camellia, long hair hanging loose, Blown mercilessly by the wind.
He carried a zither on his back, a quiver on his waist, and a longbow in his hand. Looking down at Gu Junci and Yan Huai, he said softly, "Take them back to the villa."
Those minions got the order, tied up the two people and took them to the villa on the mountain.
If Gu Junci was the only one, he would definitely try his best to escape at the moment, but now that Yan Huai was injured, he definitely couldn't abandon Yan Huai, besides, they originally planned to enter Poyun Villa, so naturally they would also There was no struggle, and they entered Poyun Villa together.
"The second master is back, the second master is back."
As soon as they arrived at the gate of the mountain, the inspectors quickly ran towards the villa, and those who came out to greet them also took the qin on the back of the man in black and the bow in his hand, and escorted Gu Jun together. Ci and Yan Huai entered the villa.
If it is said that Poyun Villa is a den of thieves, it is better to say that this place is a paradise. Gu Junci can see flowers and plants with his naked eyes, and the villa is even more elegant and unique.
Stepping over the stone steps, Gu Junci saw several people coming out of the Juyi Hall.The man in the lead was tall and burly, with a dignified and upright spirit, which was a bit like the owner of the village.
But following him was a bearded man with a Ziwu hairpin on his head and a dust whisk in his hand, like a Taoist priest, with a smile on his face and a fairy air.
They went down the steps together, and after giving some support to the man in black, they stopped their eyes on Gu Junci and Yan Huai who were behind him.
"Come here, take this official to treat the injury." The owner looked at Yan Huai and said quickly.
When Gu Junci heard this, he hurriedly struggled to go forward, but was stopped by the man in black:
"It's best not to struggle, my arrow is poisonous, if you delay any longer, I'm afraid your brother will die."
Gu Junci met his eyes, listened to what he said, and did not stop him, allowing them to take Yan Huai away.
"Are you the helpers that the stupid official came to Luoyang to invite?" The owner of the villa looked at Gu Junci with a bit of nonchalant tone in his tone.
Gu Junci snorted coldly: "Yes, the thirteenth Taibao of the Linyang Prince's Mansion, the one just now is my twelfth brother."
"Thirteen Taibao?" Upon hearing this name, the Taoist priest showed a surprised expression on his face, and he couldn't help guessing, "But the Thirteenth Taibao who made great contributions to saving people at Hanyang Pass?"
Gu Junci was also taken aback by his expression, he broke free from the two people restraining him, and bowed with fists together: "I'm here, how did the Taoist priest know?"
"Wuliang Tianzun, haha, of course, there is your old friend in our villa, so I have heard some things about you." The Taoist priest introduced with a smile, "This is Duan Yuntian, the owner of our Poyun Villa. The chief executive of the green forests in the seven provinces, you must have seen his piano and archery skills, this one is the second master of our Poyun Villa, Meng Chengye."
Gu Junci greeted the two of them one by one by cupping his fists, and then said with a smile: "Then the Taoist priest must be the expert who set up a strange armor outside the villa."
The Taoist priest stroked his beard and smiled suddenly, cupped his fists at him and said, "My surname is Chang, and my Taoist name is Shanyi."
After Gu Junci silently wrote down his name, he asked, "Who is the old man that the Taoist priest mentioned?"
Gu Junci was also very puzzled, he had only been here for less than a year, and he knew only a few people in total, and he really couldn't remember them if they were old friends.
Duan Yuntian hurriedly said: "Standing in the yard is not worth it, let's sit down in the Juyi Hall first."
With the owner's invitation, the group of four people walked towards the Juyi Hall.
At this moment, Gu Junci is still in the fog, and always feels that the people in Poyun Villa are weird, and they don't seem to have any malice towards them, and even treat them with courtesy.
The few people had just sat down in the Juyi Hall when there were hurried footsteps outside the door. Gu Junci hurriedly looked towards the door, and the young man who ran quickly was very familiar with him. He quickly ran to Gu Junci , happily embraced him:
"Brother Gu, Brother Gu, I finally see you again."
Gu Junci stood there in a daze, until Xu Yanqing let him go, then he pointed at Xu Yanqing, unable to say a word for a while, then looked at the other people in the Juyi Hall, and then held back for a while, He said:
"Why are you here, why are you with them."
Mentioning this, the joyful look on Xu Yanqing's face faded away, replaced by infinite sadness:
"After escaping from the prison at Hanyangguan that night, I went to the camp of Xiao's family as promised. Brother Xiao asked me to pretend to be Huo Situ, so I escaped the investigation. After I came out of Zhuozhou, I wanted to join my cousin. Brother, I was passing through Jinzhou Mansion. Due to excessive grief and cold, I fell seriously ill. I was penniless and could only sleep on the street. It was the younger sister of Master Duan who passed by and rescued me and brought me back to Poyun Villa. .”
After listening to Xu Yanqing's narration, Gu Junci was relieved a lot. He wanted to say something more, but he didn't know what to say, so he could only reach out and pat him.
Xu Yanqing took a step back, bowed deeply to him and said, "Brother Gu, you rescued me from prison and kept my parents' corpses safe. You will never forget your kindness and virtue. If there is anything useful in the future, I will definitely be there for you." No excuses!"
Gu Junci quickly pulled him up: "Get up, we still need to talk about that."
Duan Yuntian also said: "I heard Mr. Xu said earlier that Linyang King's Thirteen Taibao values love and righteousness, and is not afraid of power. He wanted to get acquainted early in the morning, but he didn't expect this stupid official to invite you here. It is really ours. it's fate."
Gu Junci was a little puzzled when he heard them talking one by one, and couldn't help asking: "Master Duan, the prefect of Jinzhou claimed that you robbed the grain of the Jinzhou granary. Is this true or not? My brother is also here this time."
Duan Yuntian let out a long sigh, and then said solemnly: "That's right, we robbed the grain from the Jinzhou granary."
Gu Junci's expression changed suddenly, and just as he was about to question him, he heard the cold-faced Meng Chengye say:
"That stupid official colluded with the shops in the city and sold the grain in the granary to them at twice the market price, and then the shops sold it to the common people at a price three times higher than the market price. Rather than saying that we robbed the granary issued by Jinzhou Prefecture, it is better Said that what we robbed was the warehouse of the store."
After listening to Meng Chengye's words, Gu Junci suddenly realized: "No wonder, no wonder the footsteps left in the granary are neat and orderly. It doesn't look like encountering bandits at all. It's just that I didn't expect that it would be collusion between the government and businessmen."
"Brother Gu came to Jinzhou Mansion to investigate the case?" Xu Yanqing was a little surprised.
Gu Junci nodded, but there was a cloud of cloud over his brows. Although he could deceive others, he couldn't deceive himself. He was just using the excuse of investigating the case to avoid Xie Suiyun.
Although he clearly rejected Xie Suiyun, he didn't know what Xie Suiyun would do if he was still in Luoyang City.
Especially as Gu Junci is a man, when another man confesses that he is his sweetheart, Gu Junci always feels uncomfortable. Instead of staying in Luoyang, it might be more comfortable to escape from the place where Xie Suiyun is.
It is a blessing to be reunited with an old friend now.
"Mr. Gu, we have already distributed this food to the people who are currently affected by the disaster. If Mr. Gu is worried that he will not be able to pay the business when he returns to Beijing, we still have evidence that we can hand over to you to bring back to Luoyang for the business." The Taoist stroked his beard lightly, confident Open your mouth.
Gu Jun said: "Let's do this, after the twelfth brother has rested, I'll ask him how to deal with it."
Duan Yuntian laughed and said: "Presumably that stupid official asked the court for help this time, not only to investigate the robbery of the granary."
Gu Junci nodded, and the corners of his lips slightly raised: "Villa Master Duan is very true. He said that Poyun Villa has repeatedly harassed the people, and in order to bring disaster to the village, he plans to take Poyun Villa out of the bag."
"Hahahaha," Duan Yuntian laughed twice, "This stupid official is too overconfident, what does Mr. Gu think? Are you sure you can pass through the dense forest in front of the villa?"
Gu Junci said seriously: "If there are living people guarding it, I'm still somewhat sure."
Meng Chengye stared straight at him, and said in a cold voice: "You are not ashamed to say anything, you might as well try it and see who will lose in the end."
Gu Junci looked back at his cold eyes, just raised his lips and smiled, and didn't intend to argue with him.
At the same time, someone from outside came to report that the arrows of the Twelve Taibao had been taken out, but the poison was not cleared, and they still needed to rest in bed, and they were already awake.
After hearing the news, Gu Junci just clasped his fists to everyone in Juyi Hall and followed the messenger to the wing where Yan Huai lived temporarily.
"Brother Twelve."
Gu Junci called out nervously, and after entering the bedroom anxiously, he saw Yan Huai with a pale face sitting on the bed leaning on the cushion.
Yan Huai worried: "Did they make things difficult for you?"
Gu Junci shook his head: "I didn't embarrass me, but they admitted that they robbed the grain from the granary of Jinzhou Prefecture, but it was because the prefect of Jinzhou sold the grain to merchants in the city for profit, so they robbed it from the merchant's warehouse and Not in the granary."
Yan Huai lowered his eyes and pondered: "That is to say, our guess is correct, the prefect of Jinzhou also has problems."
Gu Junci nodded in response, his eyes fell on his bandaged wound, he bowed his head and said, "Brother Twelve, thank you for saving your life."
Yan Huai met his slightly apologetic eyes, his expression was a little complicated, his eyes turned red as if he remembered something: "Thank you, this is what you should do for your brother, but, Thirteenth Brother, I'm not here right now. Luoyang Palace, there are only you and me, there is a question I have always wanted to ask you, were the bodies of Jingbianhou and his wife taken away by the Eighteen Riders intact?"
A trace of surprise flashed in Gu Junci's eyes, he looked straight at Yan Huai's tearful eyes, and asked in doubt: "What do you mean by asking this? I saw them taken away by Shibaqi. I saw them with my own eyes. Undamaged."
Yan Huai got off the bed and bowed deeply to Gu Junci, but was quickly supported by Gu Junci who didn't know why, and pulled him back to the bed:
"Brother Twelve."
Yan Huai said: "I used to work under the command of Marquis Jingbian, and later I was recommended to be under the command of King Linyang. Only then did I have the opportunity to be appreciated by my adoptive father, and I took over as the Twelve Taibao. Don't misunderstand me."
Gu Junci looked directly at him, nodded and smiled: "I won't misunderstand, Jingbian Hou's family is loyal to the emperor and patriotic, but in the end... this may be that companionship with the monarch is like companionship with a tiger."
Yan Huai met Gu Junci's eyes: "Yes, this time I promised my adoptive father to take over the case of Jinzhou. In fact, I also wanted to find the only son of Marquis Jingbian. The thirteenth brother also went to Langya. You should know Jingbian. Mr. Hou, Xu Yanqing."
Gu Junci only felt that his heart was beating too fast, and it was a little more unbelievable: "Brother Twelfth wants to find Xu...what do you want to do with Young Master?"
Yan Huai: "He is the only son of Marquis Jingbian. Marquis Jingbian is kind to me. His only son is living outside. I always want to know that he is safe and sound."
Gu Junci nodded in response, but he was doing careful calculations in his mind. He remembered that when the emperor doubted Jingbianhou's family, he said that Mrs. Jingbianhou was from the Yan family in Zhuozhou, and Yan Huai happened to be named Yan. Served under the command of Marquis Jingbian, and was recommended to go to Linyang later.
Could this Yan Huai be a descendant of the Yan family in Zhuozhou?
Gu Junci was taken aback by his own thoughts, and hurriedly got up and said: "Brother Twelve has such a heart, God will definitely let you find him, you should rest well, leave the matter of Poyun Villa to me , you can rest assured to heal your wounds, and then go to the little duke."
Yan Huai nodded in response, and then watched Gu Junci walk out of the room.
Standing outside the door, Gu Junci stared at the closed wing with deep eyes. After he and Xiao Yuan designed to rescue Xu Yanqing, in order to protect him, even Shibaqi didn't know his real hiding place.
Although Yan Huai had sacrificed his life to save him, and he was the Twelve Taibao of the Linyang King, he should have been on the same page, but now that Xu Yanqing is involved, Gu Junci has to be cautious.
Otherwise, what if Xu Yanqing, whom he desperately rescued, was in danger again.
Gu Junci thought about it, but felt that if Yan Huai was telling the truth, wouldn't he have missed the opportunity for them to meet?
After thinking about it, Gu Junci finally decided to go to Xu Yanqing to inquire about the situation for the sake of safety.
After asking about Xu Yanqing's residence, Gu Junci walked straight to the place where Xu Yanqing lived, but never thought that he would meet Meng Chengye on the way.
The black clothes set off his demeanor becoming colder and colder, and there was no warmth in his eyes. He looked straight at Gu Junci, and said with his hands behind his back: "Mr. Take care, walk around the villa like this, be careful that my arrows don’t have eyes.”
Gu Junci met his cold eyes, moved up a little, and wiped the camellia embroidered on his forehead very delicately, not something that could be bought.
He looked back at Meng Chengye, raised his hand and bowed to him: "I forgot that we are now in Poyun Villa, which is your territory, but right now I am just going to see my friend, the second in charge, do you want to follow up and see?" look?"
The expression on Meng Chengye's face didn't change, he just turned slightly to let Gu Junci pass by, but he just took two steps when he heard Meng Chengye say:
"Such a fatuous and ruthless imperial court has made the people miserable. Let's see how long you can protect it."
Gu Junci stopped, recalling what Xiao Yuan had said in his mind, he couldn't help but curl his lips into a smile: "It's not the court that protects, but the people of the world. If the court treats the people unfairly, they will turn into bandits and fight against the court. Right, why can't you try your own abilities and see if you can turn things around."
Meng Chengye turned his head sideways, meeting the eyes of Gu Junci who was looking back at him.
Gu Junci raised his lips and smiled, then walked towards the courtyard where Xu Yanqing lived with his head held high.
Still outside the courtyard, he heard a woman's dissatisfied voice from inside the courtyard: "Xu Yanqing, you are not allowed to leave. Didn't you say that you will teach me kung fu? Why do you have to leave?"
"I'm not leaving now. My friend is here. I want to see what I can do to help him." Xu Yanqing said.
Gu Junci stood at the gate of the courtyard with his hands behind his back, watching Xu Yanqing walk out of the room from the outside, and behind him was a pretty girl, only twelve or thirteen years old, with a bit of self-willedness and dependence in her eyes, pulling Xu Yanqing just refused to let go of her sleeves.
As soon as he went out, he met Gu Junci who was walking towards them, Xu Yanqing could only smile helplessly: "Brother Gu, you are here."
After Gu Junci returned the salute, her eyes fell on the woman beside him. She looked at Gu Junci with a wary face, then looked at Xu Yanqing beside her, and said tentatively:
"Brother Gu? You are Xu Yanqing's friend, the Gu Junci who broke the long dense forest maze?"
Gu Junci nodded.
A smile immediately appeared on the girl's face, her brows brimming with confidence: "I heard they caught you, and I wanted to watch it, just because I didn't complete the task assigned by my brother, your kung fu is really so good ?"
Gu Junci: "Your brother? Master Duan?"
The girl nodded.
Gu Junci: "Well, I seem to have met the second head of the family just now. He said that the owner of the villa is looking for his sister, so it was you."
As soon as the girl heard this, her surprised face immediately changed, and she didn't care about keeping Xu Yanqing at this moment, so she let go and quickly ran towards her courtyard, which made Gu Junci feel so good that she couldn't help laughing out loud.
Looking at his appearance, Xu Yanqing knew that he was joking, so she couldn't help but feel a little helpless: "Brother Gu, what's the matter with me? Could it be that you want me to discuss with Master Duan about how to solve the Jinzhou government affairs?"
Gu Junci suppressed his smile and said seriously: "I will discuss this matter with Master Duan myself. I came to you now because of your business. I see you much better now, and I heard that you are going to Looking for your cousin, how can I help you?"
Xu Yanqing nodded: "Speaking of which, my cousin was recommended by my father to serve under the command of King Linyang, and I don't know how it is now."
Gu Junci was taken aback, and continued to ask: "Your cousin works under the command of your adoptive father, what is his last name, and what is his name?"
Xu Yanqing thought for a while: "He is my uncle's son, so his surname is Yan, but you also know my uncle's family... After the destruction of the Yan family in Zhuozhou, my cousin has been living incognito. It was Yan's kung fu, and my father didn't recognize him. It's just that he serves under the command of King Linyang, so I don't know if he will change his surname because he won't be noticed."
Gu Junci immediately stood up, took two steps back and looked at him in disbelief: "Xie Suiyun, you... No, don't do this, this joke is not funny at all."
Xie Suiyun curled his lips and smiled self-deprecatingly: "What's the matter, don't you believe it?"
Gu Junci: "I...I'm a man, why, how could I be your sweetheart."
Enduring the pain, Xie Suiyun struggled to get up from the bed, and the hair on his forehead was soaked in cold sweat: "What about men, I only like you, Gu Junci, I don't need to be His Majesty's general, or I can If you don't accept Xie's family business, I don't even need to be named Xie, I just want you to be with me, do you dare?"
Gu Junci's mind went blank, and he didn't know how to answer Xie Suiyun's words.
He never thought that Xie Suiyun would think so about him?
No wonder, no wonder Prime Minister Xie said those words when he entered the mansion just now. The reason why Prime Minister Xie blamed Xie Suiyun so much was because he refused the queen's offer of marriage for Gu Jun's resignation, and even fell in love with a man.
But he would never allow Xie Suiyun to be with a man, that's why Prime Minister Xie said something like that.
"Gu Junci, tell me, do you dare?" Xie Suiyun stood up, ignoring the injuries on his body at the moment, and looked directly at Gu Junci.
And Gu Junci also gradually regained his senses, looking directly at Xie Suiyun: "You only ask me if I dare, but you have asked me if I like you too."
Xie Suiyun narrowed his eyes and stared straight at him: "You have to like it."
Gu Junci said seriously: "But if I like you, I can share with you everything you have done today, even if it is to move mountains and fill seas, I dare to do it."
Xie Suiyun looked at Gu Junci's calm expression and listened to his plain words, and suddenly felt a slight pain in his heart, as if he had a premonition of what he would say next.
"No need to say any more."
"No, I have to say," Gu Junci's expression was still calm and flat, without the slightest disturbance, "I have no feelings for you at all, and I don't want you to misunderstand me. I can only be grateful for everything you have done. Shocked, but I will never like you just because you are punished for me, not for this reason, let alone, I am a man."
Gu Junci's words were indifferent, even ruthless, as if a sharp knife had pierced Xie Suiyun's heart fiercely.The two stood opposite each other, neither of them moved forward, they just looked straight at each other.
There were hurried footsteps outside the house, but after a while, I heard my wife's anxious voice, and then I saw my wife rushing into the bedroom with a group of people, seeing Xie Suiyun standing, he anxiously supported him on the bed.
Everyone's attention was on Xie Suiyun, but Gu Junci seemed to be forgotten.
In the bedroom where the maid came and went, Gu Junci turned around and left his bedroom without looking back under Xie Suiyun's gaze.
After leaving the Prime Minister's Mansion, the rain stopped, Gu Junci led the horse and walked on the street, what Xie Suiyun said was always in his mind.
He didn't feel much just now, and there was no one on the street at the moment, so he thought about it carefully, could the words just now be too heartless?
But he really has never been tempted by Xie Suiyun, especially since he is still a man, can there be love between a man and a man?
The more Gu Junci thinks about it, the more he feels that his brain is not enough. If it is a war training, he still has some countermeasures. Right now, it is a trivial matter of love between children, and even a man likes a man. He has never encountered such a thing. Been there, really don't know how to deal with it.
So after returning to Linyang Prince's Mansion, Gu Junci went back to his room to sleep without even eating dinner. However, he tossed and turned all night, unable to sleep deeply. All he thought about was Xie Suiyun's bloody back. And his disturbing words.
Before dawn the next day, Gu Junci got up early and packed all the trinkets Xie Suiyun sent them into small boxes, ready to return them to him.
But as soon as he left the hospital, he saw a young servant who came in a hurry.
"What happened?"
"Young master Gu, the prince said that he had something to discuss in the main hall this morning, so he asked you to come too." The servant said respectfully.
Gu Junci was stunned, and handed the brocade box in his hand to the boy: "This is Xie Suiyun's Mr. Xie's stuff. After you have breakfast, go to the Prime Minister's Mansion and return it to Mr. Xie. If he wants to ask , just say... just say that I don't want to let him misunderstand that these things belong to him in the first place, so return it to him now, take it or not, it's up to him."
The little servant nodded in response, and then Gu Junci went to the front yard in peace.
When he went, the other eunuchs in the Linyang palace had already arrived. After greeting each other, the Linyang king who was sitting on the high seat spoke:
"Last night, His Majesty summoned me into the palace urgently because the bandits in Jinzhou Mansion were so bold that they robbed the government's granary. His Majesty asked me to send people from Linyang Palace to investigate the Jinzhou Mansion and familiarize themselves with the terrain so that we can send troops to fight against the bandits in the future. .”
Huo Qingling hurriedly stood up and said, "Father, let me handle this matter."
King Linyang hurriedly stopped and signaled him to sit down, and then said: "Qingling is my right-hand man, I want Ah Yan to do this kind of thing."
Yan Huai was stunned for a moment, and immediately got up and cupped his fists and said: "The child will definitely live up to the entrustment of the foster father, and will definitely complete the task well."
Gu Junci also got up quickly and said: "Father, I have been in the palace for a short time, and I followed Brother Twelfth in the barracks. Why don't you let me go with Brother Twelve when we go to Jinzhou Mansion this time."
The King of Linyang stared at Gu Junci for a while, and thought about Gu Junci's various actions after he came back from the Prime Minister's Mansion yesterday. request.
On the morning of the sixth day of June, Gu Junci and Yan Huai packed up their luggage, and after receiving the arrangement from King Linyang, they set foot on the road to Jinzhou Mansion.
Jinzhou Mansion is adjacent to Zhuozhou Mansion, so the journey is not very far, but it took two or three days to reach Jinzhou Mansion. The magistrate personally received Gu Junci and Yan Huai, and even prepared a sumptuous banquet. Welcome the arrival of the two of them.
However, Yan Huai and Gu Junci were in charge of orders, so they naturally didn't care about these things. They didn't have a feast, but went directly to the robbed granary to check the situation.
"What was the situation?" Yan Huai asked.
In the huge granary, there is not a stone of grain at this moment, it is empty, and it is very shocking to look at it.
The magistrate hurriedly said: "The people who robbed the granary were people from Poyun Mountain Villa five miles outside the city. The gangsters who were full of crimes in the rivers and lakes of the capital gathered there. The last time I took people to suppress the bandits, they beat them back and suffered heavy losses. This time, the granary was robbed, and the government office was really short of manpower, so I reported it to the imperial court and asked the imperial court to make the decision."
Yan Huai's eyes fell on Gu Junci who was looking around, seeing him walking back as if nothing had happened, he couldn't help asking: "Is there any clue?"
Gu Junci smiled and said: "I didn't find any clues, but I think the bandits who robbed the granary should be quite powerful. When they moved the grain, they didn't panic at all. They were not afraid of the government officials, and walked very calmly."
Hearing this, the magistrate quickly clasped his fists and said: "My lord is right, the group of people in Poyun Villa did all kinds of evil, and they didn't fear the government at all. At that time, the government servants guarding the granary were all knocked out by them." Gu Junci was specious In response, he said with a smile: "Brother Twelfth, I think it is necessary for us to go to Poyun Villa. These bandits are too powerful. A granary of this size has been emptied, and even after the move, there is no one there. Come to stop it, its strength should not be underestimated."
Yan Huai also nodded in agreement, staring sideways at the magistrate who had been sweating non-stop, and then said: "It's too hot today, Mr. Zhifu, please go back to the government office first, my brother and I have to go to the ruins Yunshanzhuang."
The magistrate hurriedly said: "Then the lower officials will send two yamen servants to take the two adults there."
Gu Junci held his sword and laughed: "It's not necessary, you can find someone to draw a map for us."
The magistrate wanted to say something more, but he hesitated to say anything, and finally said nothing, and then asked someone to draw a map.
Waiting for the magistrate to leave, Gu Junci and Yan Huai went to the restaurant in Jinzhou to have lunch. For some reason, the two of them surprisingly didn't like such a sharp-mouthed monkey-cheeked magistrate. When he inspected the scene in the morning, he seemed to be in the way .
"Brother Twelfth, I always feel that there is something wrong with this prefect." Gu Junci took the teacup, thought carefully about the various behaviors of the prefect, and finally came to a conclusion.
Yan Huai pursed his lips and nodded: "I think so too."
Gu Junci glanced at him: "I always feel that he has something to do with the Poyun Villa that robbed the granary. Even if he didn't do it himself, I can guess that he contributed a lot to it."
Yan Huai frowned slightly: "You mean, the magistrate colluded with Poyun Villa to rob the grain in the granary."
Gu Junci nodded: "It's not impossible. In such a big granary, those people actually moved away, and the footsteps left on the scene were also very neat, and there was no trace of panic."
Thinking back carefully, Yan Huai always felt that what he said made some sense, but just as he was about to speak, he heard the shop waiter shout that the food was coming, so he immediately shut up and stopped talking.
"In any case, I'm going to visit Poyun Villa in the afternoon." Yan Huai said.
Gu Junci nodded in agreement.
Speaking of which, Gu Junci still quite likes working with Yan Huai. Compared with Huo Qingling, Yan Huai is more like an elder brother who takes care of him everywhere.And because Huo Qingling is the Third Taibao, with him as the leader, he naturally has the attitude of being a leader.
Therefore, Gu Junci prefers to work with Yan Huai. He is at ease and at ease, and he will not worry about what he did wrong. At least Yan Huai will take care of the aftermath for him.
After lunch, the magistrate also sent someone to deliver a map of the location of Poyun Villa.
The Yacha who sent the map said: "My lords, although this Poyun Villa looks easy to enter, the forest in front of the villa is the most dangerous place. In their trap."
Looking at the map in his hand, Gu Junci couldn't help smiling and said, "Don't worry, we're just exploring the way, and we won't attack rashly."
The clerk wanted to say something more, but Yan Huai and Gu Junci just looked at him directly, and he didn't say anything, leaving only a word of caution, and left the restaurant.
Poyun Villa, five miles outside Jinzhou City, is built in dense forests, so it is not easy to be noticed, especially the forest in front of the villa, which seems ordinary, but when Yan Huai and Gu Junci stand outside and look at the forest When I was inside, I always felt that this forest was very strange.
Gu Junci went from left to right, and every tree he saw was deeply engraved in his mind.
Yan Huai looked at Gu Junci beside him, and asked doubtfully, "What did you find?"
Gu Junci ignored him, just wrote down the position of every tree he saw, and then closed his eyes and replaced those trees with soldiers holding long spears in his mind. The positions of each of them seemed random, But not so casual.
Gu Junci opened his eyes and smiled triumphantly: "No wonder the clerk said that this forest is the most dangerous place, these trees were not planted here randomly."
Yan Huai was puzzled: "What do you say?"
Gu Junci pointed to the row of trees in front of him and explained to Yan Huai: "The arrangement of these trees is arranged according to the Qimen Dunjia. If you don't notice carefully and rush into the forest, once you can't find the Shengmen, you will go to the forest. He will be trapped in the forest until he dies, unable to get out."
Yan Huai was a little surprised: "Thirteenth brother, you still understand this."
Gu Junci smiled triumphantly: "When I was young, I had nothing to do, and Qin Tianjian... I mean, I have learned a little bit about it from people, and it is mostly used on the battlefield. I think there should be a man who uses Qimen Dunjia in Poyun Villa. master."
Yan Huai didn't intend to find out the secret of Gu Junci, but he heard that it was a Qimen Dunjia and involved metaphysics, so he couldn't help but feel a little worried: "Since it is so difficult to enter, how can we get to Poyun Villa? We can't let them open Welcome to the mountain gate."
Gu Junci was amused by Yan Huai, took out a black belt from his arms and tied it over his eyes: "Brother Twelve, put your hand on my shoulder and follow me, you will be able to enter."
Yan Huai was skeptical, but still put his hand on Gu Junci's shoulder, and watched him carefully explore the way with the sword in his hand. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Gu Junci hiss, and he immediately stopped talking.
Gu Junci stopped at the entrance of the forest, and after listening to the wind, he began to move his feet, but after taking four or five steps, he stopped again, carefully discerning the direction of the wind, and then walked four or five steps in another direction , so repeatedly.
Yan Huai quietly followed Gu Junci, circling around, gradually he became a little confused, the surroundings seemed to be the same, no matter where he looked, it seemed as if he had just passed by.
Gu Junci stopped and said seriously: "Brother Twelve, calm down, listen to me, that's right."
Yan Huai responded, perhaps it was due to the environment, Gu Junci could only wait for him to stabilize before moving on.
really!
Yan Huai suddenly discovered that there was a road up the mountain not far ahead, and Gu Junci naturally noticed it too.However, when identifying the direction of the wind, he even noticed that there were many people ambushing here.
Suddenly, there was a sound of the piano, and the wind also stirred up the fallen leaves in the forest. Yan Huai immediately held the double mace in his hand and Gu Junci back to back, looking around vigilantly.
Gu Junci listened to the direction of the sound of the zither. After the sound of the zither stopped, five arrows suddenly shot from that direction. Gu Junci hurriedly called out:
"Brother Twelve, left!"
Gu Junci and Yan Huai exchanged positions flexibly, and then he heard that two arrows were broken by Yan Huai, and three more were nailed to the tree.
The sound of the piano sounded again, and after the sound of the piano stopped, five arrows appeared again, but Gu Junci and the others escaped safely again.
Gu Junci smiled and said: "Brother Twelve, this time Poyun Villa is not in vain, not only there are capable people who can fight against the odds, but also this master who is excellent at both piano and arrow."
Seeing how relaxed he was, Yan Huai naturally wouldn't be too nervous, but after the sound of the piano stopped abruptly again, only four arrows were shot again.
Gu Junci calmed down and listened carefully to the directions of the four arrows, but he always felt that something was wrong.Every time before, there were five arrows shot, so why was there one less arrow this time.
Gu Junci was vigilant in his heart, and after dodging the four arrows with Yan Huai easily, he heard Yan Huai yelling to be careful, and finally the arrow was nailed straight into Yan Huai's body.
At that moment, Gu Junci smelled the faint smell of blood in the wind, he took off the black tape that covered his eyes, saw Yan Huai defending him from the arrow and fell to the ground, he quickly hugged Yan Huai into his arms:
"Brother Twelve, Brother Twelve!"
Suddenly, the fallen leaves around him flew up, and people hiding in the depths of the dense forest appeared one after another, holding sharp knives, and took them down.
The last thing that appeared was a man in black clothes and black boots, with picturesque eyes and a bit of coldness, his handsome face didn't have much expression, just like a glacier, with a black forehead embroidered with camellia, long hair hanging loose, Blown mercilessly by the wind.
He carried a zither on his back, a quiver on his waist, and a longbow in his hand. Looking down at Gu Junci and Yan Huai, he said softly, "Take them back to the villa."
Those minions got the order, tied up the two people and took them to the villa on the mountain.
If Gu Junci was the only one, he would definitely try his best to escape at the moment, but now that Yan Huai was injured, he definitely couldn't abandon Yan Huai, besides, they originally planned to enter Poyun Villa, so naturally they would also There was no struggle, and they entered Poyun Villa together.
"The second master is back, the second master is back."
As soon as they arrived at the gate of the mountain, the inspectors quickly ran towards the villa, and those who came out to greet them also took the qin on the back of the man in black and the bow in his hand, and escorted Gu Jun together. Ci and Yan Huai entered the villa.
If it is said that Poyun Villa is a den of thieves, it is better to say that this place is a paradise. Gu Junci can see flowers and plants with his naked eyes, and the villa is even more elegant and unique.
Stepping over the stone steps, Gu Junci saw several people coming out of the Juyi Hall.The man in the lead was tall and burly, with a dignified and upright spirit, which was a bit like the owner of the village.
But following him was a bearded man with a Ziwu hairpin on his head and a dust whisk in his hand, like a Taoist priest, with a smile on his face and a fairy air.
They went down the steps together, and after giving some support to the man in black, they stopped their eyes on Gu Junci and Yan Huai who were behind him.
"Come here, take this official to treat the injury." The owner looked at Yan Huai and said quickly.
When Gu Junci heard this, he hurriedly struggled to go forward, but was stopped by the man in black:
"It's best not to struggle, my arrow is poisonous, if you delay any longer, I'm afraid your brother will die."
Gu Junci met his eyes, listened to what he said, and did not stop him, allowing them to take Yan Huai away.
"Are you the helpers that the stupid official came to Luoyang to invite?" The owner of the villa looked at Gu Junci with a bit of nonchalant tone in his tone.
Gu Junci snorted coldly: "Yes, the thirteenth Taibao of the Linyang Prince's Mansion, the one just now is my twelfth brother."
"Thirteen Taibao?" Upon hearing this name, the Taoist priest showed a surprised expression on his face, and he couldn't help guessing, "But the Thirteenth Taibao who made great contributions to saving people at Hanyang Pass?"
Gu Junci was also taken aback by his expression, he broke free from the two people restraining him, and bowed with fists together: "I'm here, how did the Taoist priest know?"
"Wuliang Tianzun, haha, of course, there is your old friend in our villa, so I have heard some things about you." The Taoist priest introduced with a smile, "This is Duan Yuntian, the owner of our Poyun Villa. The chief executive of the green forests in the seven provinces, you must have seen his piano and archery skills, this one is the second master of our Poyun Villa, Meng Chengye."
Gu Junci greeted the two of them one by one by cupping his fists, and then said with a smile: "Then the Taoist priest must be the expert who set up a strange armor outside the villa."
The Taoist priest stroked his beard and smiled suddenly, cupped his fists at him and said, "My surname is Chang, and my Taoist name is Shanyi."
After Gu Junci silently wrote down his name, he asked, "Who is the old man that the Taoist priest mentioned?"
Gu Junci was also very puzzled, he had only been here for less than a year, and he knew only a few people in total, and he really couldn't remember them if they were old friends.
Duan Yuntian hurriedly said: "Standing in the yard is not worth it, let's sit down in the Juyi Hall first."
With the owner's invitation, the group of four people walked towards the Juyi Hall.
At this moment, Gu Junci is still in the fog, and always feels that the people in Poyun Villa are weird, and they don't seem to have any malice towards them, and even treat them with courtesy.
The few people had just sat down in the Juyi Hall when there were hurried footsteps outside the door. Gu Junci hurriedly looked towards the door, and the young man who ran quickly was very familiar with him. He quickly ran to Gu Junci , happily embraced him:
"Brother Gu, Brother Gu, I finally see you again."
Gu Junci stood there in a daze, until Xu Yanqing let him go, then he pointed at Xu Yanqing, unable to say a word for a while, then looked at the other people in the Juyi Hall, and then held back for a while, He said:
"Why are you here, why are you with them."
Mentioning this, the joyful look on Xu Yanqing's face faded away, replaced by infinite sadness:
"After escaping from the prison at Hanyangguan that night, I went to the camp of Xiao's family as promised. Brother Xiao asked me to pretend to be Huo Situ, so I escaped the investigation. After I came out of Zhuozhou, I wanted to join my cousin. Brother, I was passing through Jinzhou Mansion. Due to excessive grief and cold, I fell seriously ill. I was penniless and could only sleep on the street. It was the younger sister of Master Duan who passed by and rescued me and brought me back to Poyun Villa. .”
After listening to Xu Yanqing's narration, Gu Junci was relieved a lot. He wanted to say something more, but he didn't know what to say, so he could only reach out and pat him.
Xu Yanqing took a step back, bowed deeply to him and said, "Brother Gu, you rescued me from prison and kept my parents' corpses safe. You will never forget your kindness and virtue. If there is anything useful in the future, I will definitely be there for you." No excuses!"
Gu Junci quickly pulled him up: "Get up, we still need to talk about that."
Duan Yuntian also said: "I heard Mr. Xu said earlier that Linyang King's Thirteen Taibao values love and righteousness, and is not afraid of power. He wanted to get acquainted early in the morning, but he didn't expect this stupid official to invite you here. It is really ours. it's fate."
Gu Junci was a little puzzled when he heard them talking one by one, and couldn't help asking: "Master Duan, the prefect of Jinzhou claimed that you robbed the grain of the Jinzhou granary. Is this true or not? My brother is also here this time."
Duan Yuntian let out a long sigh, and then said solemnly: "That's right, we robbed the grain from the Jinzhou granary."
Gu Junci's expression changed suddenly, and just as he was about to question him, he heard the cold-faced Meng Chengye say:
"That stupid official colluded with the shops in the city and sold the grain in the granary to them at twice the market price, and then the shops sold it to the common people at a price three times higher than the market price. Rather than saying that we robbed the granary issued by Jinzhou Prefecture, it is better Said that what we robbed was the warehouse of the store."
After listening to Meng Chengye's words, Gu Junci suddenly realized: "No wonder, no wonder the footsteps left in the granary are neat and orderly. It doesn't look like encountering bandits at all. It's just that I didn't expect that it would be collusion between the government and businessmen."
"Brother Gu came to Jinzhou Mansion to investigate the case?" Xu Yanqing was a little surprised.
Gu Junci nodded, but there was a cloud of cloud over his brows. Although he could deceive others, he couldn't deceive himself. He was just using the excuse of investigating the case to avoid Xie Suiyun.
Although he clearly rejected Xie Suiyun, he didn't know what Xie Suiyun would do if he was still in Luoyang City.
Especially as Gu Junci is a man, when another man confesses that he is his sweetheart, Gu Junci always feels uncomfortable. Instead of staying in Luoyang, it might be more comfortable to escape from the place where Xie Suiyun is.
It is a blessing to be reunited with an old friend now.
"Mr. Gu, we have already distributed this food to the people who are currently affected by the disaster. If Mr. Gu is worried that he will not be able to pay the business when he returns to Beijing, we still have evidence that we can hand over to you to bring back to Luoyang for the business." The Taoist stroked his beard lightly, confident Open your mouth.
Gu Jun said: "Let's do this, after the twelfth brother has rested, I'll ask him how to deal with it."
Duan Yuntian laughed and said: "Presumably that stupid official asked the court for help this time, not only to investigate the robbery of the granary."
Gu Junci nodded, and the corners of his lips slightly raised: "Villa Master Duan is very true. He said that Poyun Villa has repeatedly harassed the people, and in order to bring disaster to the village, he plans to take Poyun Villa out of the bag."
"Hahahaha," Duan Yuntian laughed twice, "This stupid official is too overconfident, what does Mr. Gu think? Are you sure you can pass through the dense forest in front of the villa?"
Gu Junci said seriously: "If there are living people guarding it, I'm still somewhat sure."
Meng Chengye stared straight at him, and said in a cold voice: "You are not ashamed to say anything, you might as well try it and see who will lose in the end."
Gu Junci looked back at his cold eyes, just raised his lips and smiled, and didn't intend to argue with him.
At the same time, someone from outside came to report that the arrows of the Twelve Taibao had been taken out, but the poison was not cleared, and they still needed to rest in bed, and they were already awake.
After hearing the news, Gu Junci just clasped his fists to everyone in Juyi Hall and followed the messenger to the wing where Yan Huai lived temporarily.
"Brother Twelve."
Gu Junci called out nervously, and after entering the bedroom anxiously, he saw Yan Huai with a pale face sitting on the bed leaning on the cushion.
Yan Huai worried: "Did they make things difficult for you?"
Gu Junci shook his head: "I didn't embarrass me, but they admitted that they robbed the grain from the granary of Jinzhou Prefecture, but it was because the prefect of Jinzhou sold the grain to merchants in the city for profit, so they robbed it from the merchant's warehouse and Not in the granary."
Yan Huai lowered his eyes and pondered: "That is to say, our guess is correct, the prefect of Jinzhou also has problems."
Gu Junci nodded in response, his eyes fell on his bandaged wound, he bowed his head and said, "Brother Twelve, thank you for saving your life."
Yan Huai met his slightly apologetic eyes, his expression was a little complicated, his eyes turned red as if he remembered something: "Thank you, this is what you should do for your brother, but, Thirteenth Brother, I'm not here right now. Luoyang Palace, there are only you and me, there is a question I have always wanted to ask you, were the bodies of Jingbianhou and his wife taken away by the Eighteen Riders intact?"
A trace of surprise flashed in Gu Junci's eyes, he looked straight at Yan Huai's tearful eyes, and asked in doubt: "What do you mean by asking this? I saw them taken away by Shibaqi. I saw them with my own eyes. Undamaged."
Yan Huai got off the bed and bowed deeply to Gu Junci, but was quickly supported by Gu Junci who didn't know why, and pulled him back to the bed:
"Brother Twelve."
Yan Huai said: "I used to work under the command of Marquis Jingbian, and later I was recommended to be under the command of King Linyang. Only then did I have the opportunity to be appreciated by my adoptive father, and I took over as the Twelve Taibao. Don't misunderstand me."
Gu Junci looked directly at him, nodded and smiled: "I won't misunderstand, Jingbian Hou's family is loyal to the emperor and patriotic, but in the end... this may be that companionship with the monarch is like companionship with a tiger."
Yan Huai met Gu Junci's eyes: "Yes, this time I promised my adoptive father to take over the case of Jinzhou. In fact, I also wanted to find the only son of Marquis Jingbian. The thirteenth brother also went to Langya. You should know Jingbian. Mr. Hou, Xu Yanqing."
Gu Junci only felt that his heart was beating too fast, and it was a little more unbelievable: "Brother Twelfth wants to find Xu...what do you want to do with Young Master?"
Yan Huai: "He is the only son of Marquis Jingbian. Marquis Jingbian is kind to me. His only son is living outside. I always want to know that he is safe and sound."
Gu Junci nodded in response, but he was doing careful calculations in his mind. He remembered that when the emperor doubted Jingbianhou's family, he said that Mrs. Jingbianhou was from the Yan family in Zhuozhou, and Yan Huai happened to be named Yan. Served under the command of Marquis Jingbian, and was recommended to go to Linyang later.
Could this Yan Huai be a descendant of the Yan family in Zhuozhou?
Gu Junci was taken aback by his own thoughts, and hurriedly got up and said: "Brother Twelve has such a heart, God will definitely let you find him, you should rest well, leave the matter of Poyun Villa to me , you can rest assured to heal your wounds, and then go to the little duke."
Yan Huai nodded in response, and then watched Gu Junci walk out of the room.
Standing outside the door, Gu Junci stared at the closed wing with deep eyes. After he and Xiao Yuan designed to rescue Xu Yanqing, in order to protect him, even Shibaqi didn't know his real hiding place.
Although Yan Huai had sacrificed his life to save him, and he was the Twelve Taibao of the Linyang King, he should have been on the same page, but now that Xu Yanqing is involved, Gu Junci has to be cautious.
Otherwise, what if Xu Yanqing, whom he desperately rescued, was in danger again.
Gu Junci thought about it, but felt that if Yan Huai was telling the truth, wouldn't he have missed the opportunity for them to meet?
After thinking about it, Gu Junci finally decided to go to Xu Yanqing to inquire about the situation for the sake of safety.
After asking about Xu Yanqing's residence, Gu Junci walked straight to the place where Xu Yanqing lived, but never thought that he would meet Meng Chengye on the way.
The black clothes set off his demeanor becoming colder and colder, and there was no warmth in his eyes. He looked straight at Gu Junci, and said with his hands behind his back: "Mr. Take care, walk around the villa like this, be careful that my arrows don’t have eyes.”
Gu Junci met his cold eyes, moved up a little, and wiped the camellia embroidered on his forehead very delicately, not something that could be bought.
He looked back at Meng Chengye, raised his hand and bowed to him: "I forgot that we are now in Poyun Villa, which is your territory, but right now I am just going to see my friend, the second in charge, do you want to follow up and see?" look?"
The expression on Meng Chengye's face didn't change, he just turned slightly to let Gu Junci pass by, but he just took two steps when he heard Meng Chengye say:
"Such a fatuous and ruthless imperial court has made the people miserable. Let's see how long you can protect it."
Gu Junci stopped, recalling what Xiao Yuan had said in his mind, he couldn't help but curl his lips into a smile: "It's not the court that protects, but the people of the world. If the court treats the people unfairly, they will turn into bandits and fight against the court. Right, why can't you try your own abilities and see if you can turn things around."
Meng Chengye turned his head sideways, meeting the eyes of Gu Junci who was looking back at him.
Gu Junci raised his lips and smiled, then walked towards the courtyard where Xu Yanqing lived with his head held high.
Still outside the courtyard, he heard a woman's dissatisfied voice from inside the courtyard: "Xu Yanqing, you are not allowed to leave. Didn't you say that you will teach me kung fu? Why do you have to leave?"
"I'm not leaving now. My friend is here. I want to see what I can do to help him." Xu Yanqing said.
Gu Junci stood at the gate of the courtyard with his hands behind his back, watching Xu Yanqing walk out of the room from the outside, and behind him was a pretty girl, only twelve or thirteen years old, with a bit of self-willedness and dependence in her eyes, pulling Xu Yanqing just refused to let go of her sleeves.
As soon as he went out, he met Gu Junci who was walking towards them, Xu Yanqing could only smile helplessly: "Brother Gu, you are here."
After Gu Junci returned the salute, her eyes fell on the woman beside him. She looked at Gu Junci with a wary face, then looked at Xu Yanqing beside her, and said tentatively:
"Brother Gu? You are Xu Yanqing's friend, the Gu Junci who broke the long dense forest maze?"
Gu Junci nodded.
A smile immediately appeared on the girl's face, her brows brimming with confidence: "I heard they caught you, and I wanted to watch it, just because I didn't complete the task assigned by my brother, your kung fu is really so good ?"
Gu Junci: "Your brother? Master Duan?"
The girl nodded.
Gu Junci: "Well, I seem to have met the second head of the family just now. He said that the owner of the villa is looking for his sister, so it was you."
As soon as the girl heard this, her surprised face immediately changed, and she didn't care about keeping Xu Yanqing at this moment, so she let go and quickly ran towards her courtyard, which made Gu Junci feel so good that she couldn't help laughing out loud.
Looking at his appearance, Xu Yanqing knew that he was joking, so she couldn't help but feel a little helpless: "Brother Gu, what's the matter with me? Could it be that you want me to discuss with Master Duan about how to solve the Jinzhou government affairs?"
Gu Junci suppressed his smile and said seriously: "I will discuss this matter with Master Duan myself. I came to you now because of your business. I see you much better now, and I heard that you are going to Looking for your cousin, how can I help you?"
Xu Yanqing nodded: "Speaking of which, my cousin was recommended by my father to serve under the command of King Linyang, and I don't know how it is now."
Gu Junci was taken aback, and continued to ask: "Your cousin works under the command of your adoptive father, what is his last name, and what is his name?"
Xu Yanqing thought for a while: "He is my uncle's son, so his surname is Yan, but you also know my uncle's family... After the destruction of the Yan family in Zhuozhou, my cousin has been living incognito. It was Yan's kung fu, and my father didn't recognize him. It's just that he serves under the command of King Linyang, so I don't know if he will change his surname because he won't be noticed."
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