Relief

Hou Daizhao convened the Yuxian Conference as the Lord of the White Horse Castle, which was actually the beginning of announcing the social death of Xie Wen and Gui Yizhuang.If the Yuxian Conference can be successfully held, Hou Daizhao and Xie Wen will become the new leaders from now on.

With more and more outsiders in the city, itinerant vendors gathered in major inns to catch business opportunities, Xie Zhixu's mood became more and more bad.

"Go and relax." Wu Li suggested.

"where to?"

Wu Li: "How about Baoqing Temple?"

Xie Zhixu: "..."

Brother, don't you know how to write the words "touching the scene and giving birth to love"?I escaped from Baoqing Temple just now!

——There must be other arrangements for squinting your eyes. Yesterday, you sneaked around the city mysteriously.

Feng Zhi often greeted him:

—Come here and push the wheelchair.

The three of them went to the street, and Xie Zhi vanity wore a wide-brimmed straw hat to cover up his appearance so as not to be recognized by the disciples of White Horse Castle who were working everywhere in the city.

There were indeed a lot more pedestrians on the street than in the past, and many of them were wearing the uniform of the sect, with swords and knives on their waists, and longbows on their backs.The people in Jiangling Mansion are not uncommon and strange, the Youwei Bodyguard Bureau and Guiyizhuang have been in charge for many years, and there have been no incidents of fighting with weapons in the local area for a long time.

Baoqing Temple was originally a tourist attraction in Jiangling, and the temple is also crowded with tourists these days.

But the backyard was sealed off, the Xiansheng Gate was strictly closed, and several monks guarding the courtyard were guarding in front of the gate.

"The mausoleum building was damaged and is being repaired a few days ago." The monk told them.

Ah... Both Xie Zhixu and Wu Li scratched their heads in embarrassment.It should be the night when Xie Zhixu came out, Xu Hui and Hou Daizhao broke the divine way when they played one or two moves.

They had no choice but to return to the inscription corridor behind the Buddha Hall.

Xie Zhixu: "Fortunately, I ran fast and didn't have to lose money, but I am very sorry for causing trouble in a pure Buddhist place."

Wu Li: "I'm sorry, but I'm sorry, have you two noticed what kind of trick Hou Daizhao used that day?"

Feng Zhichang is usually silent, asking him is tantamount to not asking.Xie Zhixu pushed the wheelchair while walking and replied, "Fan Qingyun is good at it?"

"That's right!" Wu Li clapped his palms together, "But how did you know?"

"Uh..." Xie Zhixu glanced at the back of Feng Zhichang's head, and said to himself, didn't you say that yourself, the second senior brother heard it, so I heard it too.

"The origin of this move is very interesting. It was created by a famous official in the dynasty. This famous official was from a poor family in his early years, so he lived in a temple and studied hard. In order to save food, he got up in the morning and boiled a pot of porridge. After congealing, he divided it into three pieces. It is three meals in the morning, lunch and evening. He learned the method of massage from cooking porridge, and created his own massage hand, and because the white porridge is like clouds, he changed his name to "Yun Nashou."

Walking along the promenade of the Buddha Hall, there are inscriptions and verses written by literati on both sides, some of which have long since passed away, and some are still active in today’s political arena. History shares my surging feelings.

Before Xie Zhixu could react, he heard Feng Zhichang murmured the word Fan in his heart, and suddenly realized: "Senior brother said, could it be that the minister of the court, Fan—"

Hush!Wu Li put his finger on his lips, and waited for a few passers-by in the long corridor to go to the front hall, and then said: "That's right, it's Mr. Fan, and I don't want to stop there. Later, he entered the Three Questions Academy to study, and Yun's mastery was included in the academy's martial arts book, and non-inner students of the academy were not allowed to practice this skill. Think about it, Hou Daizhao actually knew the exclusive secret book of the Three Questions Academy, what does that mean?"

Xie Zhixu: "???"

With a movement of the back of the dark head in front of him, Feng Zhichang turned his head, but did not exchange eyes in doubt, he seemed to have guessed something.

Xie Zhixu stared blankly at him.

"Mr. Qian, what do you mean by this?" Wu Li asked with his head tilted.

The middle-aged scholar standing directly in front of the three of them heard the words, turned his head to Wu Li and smiled modestly. He had a small beard on his chin, slender eyebrows, elegant demeanor, and a gentleman's jade pendant on his waist, with blurred inscriptions. , less than identification.

Before noticing him, he was just one of the tourists who stopped to look at the inscriptions of famous places in the promenade, and his sense of existence was quite weak.

Who is this person?

"This shows that the person Mr. Wu is talking about, if he didn't steal his studies, he might be a graduate of my Three Questions Academy."

said the middle-aged man.

Three Question Academy?Xie Zhixu was very surprised, but looking at Wu Li and Feng Zhichang, he seemed to have known it long ago, and even greeted the middle-aged man: "Long time no see, Mr. Qian."

"It's been a long time, it must have been two or three years." The middle-aged man nodded gently to Feng Zhichang again, and called him Mr. Feng.

Xie Zhixu watched in surprise that his second senior brother, who was always proud, also bowed his head to that man.

"How dare we juniors call you Mr. in front of you? Master Qian killed our brothers," Wu Li introduced to Xie Zhixu, "This senior is a different teacher Qian recommended by Sanwen Academy—this kid Well, it's me and Lao Feng's youngest junior brother, Xie Zhixu, you can call him Xiao Xie."

The two greeted each other, but they didn't exchange much greetings, and got straight to the point.

It turns out that Hou Daizhao also invited Sanwen Academy to the Fairy Meeting. Qian Jianyi, as the instructor of the academy, happened to be free recently, so he came to Jiangling.

As for Wu Li, ever since he saw Hou Daizhao's kung fu methods, and thought that Sanwen Academy is indispensable for martial arts gatherings, he came to the street two days ago to try his luck, hoping to meet the students of the academy, but he did not expect to meet the student from Qiongshan Manor Regular customer Qian Jianyi.

Qian Jianyi said: "There are not few students in our academy who practice Fan Qingyun's specialty, but there are really not many who can practice to this level."

"To what extent?"

"The extent of the destruction of the divine way and the forest," Qian Jianyi smiled politely, "I just quietly went to the cemetery to have a look."

No wonder we choose to meet at Baoqing Temple!Xie Zhixu suddenly realized.

"Who can reach this level?" Wu Li asked directly.

Qian Jianyi sighed, raised his hand and pointed - "This person can."

The direction of his finger is the back wall of the Buddha Hall, and a variety of inscriptions are painted on the white wall, like a hundred flowers competing for beauty, with talents gushing out and not admitting defeat.

The craziest one among them, the cursive script is flying white, and the dry brush is like holding a knife.

It was Hou Chengtang, the young champion in the third year of Qianxing.

Hou Chengtang is also a graduate of Sanwen Academy.

Wu Li said, "He's already dead."

Qian Jianyi nodded: "That's right, he's long gone."

Staring at the poem for a while, he said, "Chengtang is my student."

Wu Li was a little embarrassed, and he and Xie Zhixu were speechless.

"Sorry." Xie Zhixu said.

"It's not my regret," Qian Jianyi said gently, "it's Cheng Tang's regret. If he can stay in this world for a few more years, he will surely achieve great things. Huiji's early death is his destiny... So who are you talking about?"

"Coincidentally, this person is also surnamed Hou," Wu Li said, "but his character is far inferior to that of Lingtu. If he is smart, it is only reflected in all kinds of vicious methods. It is the current lord of Jiaoshan White Horse Castle, Hou Daizhao. .”

Qian Jianyi didn't need to think too much, he had seen Hou Daizhao's name on the invitation letter of the Yuxian Conference, and he had no impression at that time, so he could only regret: "Based on my experience, I have never seen this name on the academy roster, The graduates of the academy have also heard that there are people who have made great achievements in Jiangling Mansion, so I'm afraid I can't help you this time, sorry."

It doesn't matter to Wu Liliandao, but on the other hand, he also finds it very strange.A person who is not from the Three Questions Academy can use the academy's secret techniques, is there any way to leak the secrets?Strange.

"However," Qian Jianyi said again, "after I came to Jiangling, I heard a lot about the Lord Hou."

Xie Zhixu suddenly became nervous.

What else could Hou Daizhao have to talk about after dinner? It was nothing more than a playful story about seeking power and usurping the throne two years ago, and repaying kindness and revenge.

Unexpectedly, Qian Jianyi said: "After this person served as a pacifier, he opened up fertile land and slowly released and acquired land. The warehouses of Jiangling Mansion were greatly enriched. He also reduced the cavalry battalion stationed there. It is really a very smart move. If you agree Tang was able to take office in Jiangling smoothly, and these measures may have already begun to be implemented."

The three brothers and sisters fell silent.None of them had ever set imperial examinations as their goal in life, had never learned how to govern the world, and had no understanding of Qian Jianyi's appreciation of Hou Daizhao.All he knew was that Hou Daizhao was the younger brother's genocide enemy.

Wu Li worriedly tugged on Xie Zhixu's sleeve, to guard against his impulsiveness.

"Is what he did all good things?" Xie Zhixu asked.

Qian Jianyi is a very gentle teacher. Like Hou Daizhao taught him a long time ago, he patiently answered and explained: "The cost of one horse can support five infantrymen, 15 horsemen are worth [-] infantry, and [-] troops are stationed in Jiangling. , the cavalry accounted for [-] cavalry. This place is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and the terrain is uneven. How can the cavalry do nothing? It is a waste of national strength to raise cavalry, and it may not last long. Why not do it to prosper the transportation in and around Jiangling?"

At the gate of the temple, Qian Jianyi told them the time of the Fairy Meeting.

Xie Zhixu must go to participate, but Wu Li couldn't understand: "Are you crazy? It's the best time to leave Jiangling as soon as Hou Daizhao can't take care of us, and you actually sent him to the door!"

Xie Zhixu didn't speak.He never thought of running away.Whether he used Xu Hui or Xu Hui used him, he only wanted to see one result—Hou Daizhao must pay the price.

In his eyes, Hou Daizhao was originally an enemy who killed his father and mother, but in Qian Jianyi's eyes, he turned out to be a talented official.What about in the eyes of the people in Jiangling Mansion?What does it look like?

Killing Hou Daizhao was revenge for him, but what about the people of Jiangling?Could it be that the thugs killed the parents and officials?

Whether everyone wants Hou Dizhao or his Xie family to survive, Xie Zhixu wants to see for himself.

Wu Li wanted to say something more, and raised a palm in front of him, which was Feng Zhichang.

Being silent all year round makes him easy to be ignored on many occasions, but because of this he gets the best viewing angle, and he can see everyone's thoughts thoroughly in silence.

Say no more.Feng Zhichang warned plainly.