That little fly

Because Mr. Lin is low-key and well-versed in current affairs, the follow-up of the Yanzhifang incident can be called a harmonious ending. The owner of Shui Zhuang did not appear to be endlessly chattering nonsense, and he could even be said to be a little impatient. Raise your hands high, and allow the middle-aged master to take away a bunch of young quails, while he walks slowly back to the inn with his wife and children.Such a result can be considered normal, because in the eyes of big people, maybe this kind of trivial conflict is not worth bothering, because they are too lazy to deal with it, so in the eyes of small people, it is a big disaster, and it is easy to say that it is okay.In fact, until the respectful sending of water and the family of three went out, Master Lin didn't know what the origin of this person was, so it was hard to ask, and he didn't dare to ask.

Master Lin shouldn't have asked about this matter, but County Magistrate Jin didn't dare to get away with it so easily.After the county magistrate Jin learned the whole story, he was pissed off by the son who didn't live up to expectations.However, even if he died of anger, he had to find out the identity of the other party before he died.A person who broke the arm of the county magistrate as soon as he made a move, and called the eunuch a waste in his mouth. Your seventh-rank sesame official's yamen provoked his wife. You don't know which god you offended. Make it up quickly, do you still think about your official career in the future?

The only problem is that the identity of the other party is unknown, and it is not easy for you to ask in person.However, there are ways to be side-by-side.

In one night, the county magistrate, who is a sitting tiger, found out many clues, but felt even more terrified.The specific identity of the other party can’t be found out (you can only find out the one on the bright side, which seems to be a small rural landlord), but what is certain is that Lihao Bank has definite news, and they hold the highest price offered by the Bank’s headquarters. Letter of Guarantee with a maximum amount - a letter of guarantee with the highest amount, which means that the other party is one of the richest people in the East Continent.

But do you think that a small landlord with no power, power or background can become one of those "ones"?

Don't be naive!

The richest group of people in Dongzhou Continent are all the most powerful noble families and wealthy families in the imperial court.Counting back 500 years to the present, from glass mirrors to incense sticks, from printing to cotton spinning, which time the most profitable business was not initiated by those rich and nobles in the imperial court?There used to be conservatives who mocked the lowliness of business and industry, but look at it from another angle: doing business, enriching the country, developing ocean trade, expanding territory, filling the treasury, hiding wealth for the people... not only can make money easily, but also promote the prosperity of the empire, Submission from all over the world... It is recorded in the history books as a meritorious service.Anyway, there is the sage Guanzi who "seeks the great benefit of the country" who is the example of gems and jade, and who is also known as "a gentleman does not talk about profit" does not know where it is now.

In a word, the 'richest people in the empire' are the top figures in the real power class.The county magistrate of Jin, the richest man, is not clear, but it is said that the magistrate of the Taifu has a piece of brocade and gold leaf in his hand. The magistrate of the Taifu is the spokesperson for the emperor to manage his private wealth!

Now, his stupid son has offended a man whose background is unknown but who holds brocade and gold leaf.It is not surprising that the county magistrate of Qipin Zhima couldn't find out the identity of the person. Anyway, he knew that he would never be able to offend such a person.

The next morning, when County Magistrate Jin brought an apology and tremblingly handed over a message to the inn to ask for a visit, Mrs. Shui was drinking tea leisurely in the back garden of the inn. When she heard the report from the innkeeper, she lightly tapped the porcelain plate. , asked the girl to feed the snack foam in the porcelain plate to the green peacocks walking under the flower corridor, and then wiped her mouth with a napkin, bored, "My family officials are not here, if the county magistrate doesn't mind, you can come and talk."

The innkeeper went to send a message, and County Magistrate Jin came in very cautiously, with his hands in his hands, his head bowed, and his waist bowed.

"Madam is well, please greet Madam." She didn't dare to raise her head.

"Your magistrate is well." Mrs. Shui looked in the direction of the peacock, she didn't even stand up, and she didn't even look at the grandpa of Qipin County. Her dignified and virtuous posture was completely like that of Mrs. Yipin. The extravagant air, "My lord came to the door in the morning, what's the matter?"

"The next official, Jin Yongchang, has come to apologize to his wife."

"Hey! That's unbearable. I'm a woman, how can I offend the county magistrate?" Mrs. Shui twirled a fruit and threw it to the bird on the ground.

The county magistrate Jin almost didn't slap himself a big mouth!

"No, no, it's an official slip of the tongue, a slip of the tongue!" Sweat beaded densely on his forehead, "The official is making amends to the lord on behalf of the dog, to apologize to the lord. Yesterday, I offended the lord."

Madam Shui just turned around, looked up and down, "Come here, don't let the county magistrate stick around here, bring a stool."

The inn steward at the gate of the courtyard gave a soft knee and almost knelt down.Look, look, this is the county magistrate of their Lushui Dacheng!In Madam's mouth, is it worthy to sit on a stool?

But it was such a 'stool' that came out of the madam's nasal voice three times, which scared the magistrate of Jinda County so much that he didn't even dare to sit down.The county magistrate didn't dare to show any temper.The title of "Master County Magistrate" in Madam's mouth made him feel that the black yarn on his head was hanging and hanging in circles, and it was about to fall off.

"Mrs. Xie." County Magistrate Jin's fat buttocks were on the side.When I came here, I was frightened away from all my thoughts. I looked at my nose and my heart, and squatted very well, not daring to look around.It is true that before he came, he had some guesses about the origin of the owner and his wife, but it was not a little doubtful.It stands to reason that if someone from such a prominent family doesn't care about playing or doing business, why doesn't he have a guard around him?Do you work with a few nursing homes, and do it yourself?But if he has no background, how can he know his official career well?Still using that kind of tone, and that guarantee letter, and this whole body style and wealth and leisure... He couldn't understand it, really couldn't understand it.

"You've neglected my lord. My family official took the child to the river to go fishing early in the morning. I don't think I'll have time to return. I hope my lord will forgive me."

"Where, where, it's the lower official who took the liberty to come to the door..."

Mrs. Shui didn't answer the question, she was self-contained, "It's the child who wants to go, and my family officials can't help it. No matter how many and good masters you ask, boys, they can't match the father's precepts and deeds... you say Isn’t that right, Lord Jin?”

"Yes, yes, what Madam said is right. That's exactly the reason. Jin is lucky to be taught by Madam, three lives are lucky." Jin County Magistrate sat on a head-short little man, with a sincere look on his face. .

"I didn't want to say some things, but in fact, your son is very simple, so you should pay more attention." Mrs. Shui finished teaching, and suddenly smiled, "It's a coincidence, I heard it in the teahouse yesterday. It’s a play. There’s a saying, it’s very interesting.”

"Madam please advise."

"The little girl sings, never provoke a beautiful woman, because you won't know what kind of man is standing behind her."

"Yes Yes Yes Yes……"

"Ok?"

The county magistrate was so frightened by Madam Shui's nasal voice that turned three or four times that cold sweat ran down his neck, and he said hastily, "Oh, no, no, no! This subordinate made a mistake, this subordinate made a slip of the tongue, Madam comes from a noble family, graceful..."

"Okay." Mrs. Shui waved her hand lazily, interrupting the flattery of Mr. Jinda County.County Magistrate Jin shut up nervously.

"I see that you are also a winking person. It is one thing to work hard in the yamen on weekdays, but you can't ignore it at home. Cultivate yourself and govern your family. Look at the cabinet ministers and the six central departments. Which adult family is not strict? Yes. There are children in the family who are not capable, so how dare they hold back the father and grandfather?"

The magistrate of Jin County obediently agreed.

Just when the magistrate was getting more and more uncomfortable, Mrs. Shui brought up another topic.

"Is your son's arm okay?"

"Ah, it's all right." County Magistrate Jin replied hurriedly, "Let Madam worry about it, dog is all right... Is it all right..." Halfway through speaking, he hesitated.County magistrate Jin couldn't help wiping the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, he couldn't figure out what the nobleman was thinking.Does answering 'nothing' mean that the major issue is reduced to a minor one, or is it more serious in order to reduce the anger in the nobleman's heart?

Mrs. Shui didn't know the twists and turns in County Magistrate Jin's intestines, and said lightly, "Okay, let your son live well." After speaking, she took a sip of the tea cup.

This is the meaning of serving tea to see off guests.

County Magistrate Jin bowed to leave with a wink, and after he left, the back of his clothes was wet.

Although she received a beating, the lady also hinted that she would not pursue it any further. Therefore, the county magistrate's trip can be regarded as a successful completion of the task, and he left in a daze.In fact, in the end, he didn't know who the water owner and his wife were, but he didn't want to know anymore.Anyway, no matter who it is, at least he fought with him personally today, and learned that that lady is really not easy to mess with. Being able to marry such a difficult lady who is obviously from a wealthy family is enough to prove that the owner of the Water Villa is even more difficult to mess with .

"What? You lied to them?" Shui Qingqian jumped up in surprise and almost fell into the river.

"Don't make a fuss, the fish are scared away by you." The father and son actually sat in a small boat fishing in the middle of the river, "Since when did your father and I get involved with dignitaries? We are not farmers, mountain springs, little farmers with some fields." Landlord?" The owner of Shui Zhuang used Shui Qingqian's words to tease him back.

But before going out, I didn't know that you guys were hiding a small treasury, Shui Qingqian complained in her heart.However, right now it's not about studying the family background, what's more dangerous is...

"Then if they know..."

"Can they know?" Shui Zhuang asked back.

What can't be done?Shui Qingqian wanted to refute his father, they had to show directions when traveling together, staying at a hotel or renting a boat.On the road guide, the surname and place of origin are clearly written.

"Even if they found out, would they believe it?" Shui Zhuang asked again.

The water is clear and shallow: ...

"I just gave them a misguided direction. They walked their own way, and they made their own conclusions. They frightened themselves half to death first. Did I say that I am the imperial envoy of the imperial court?"

Shui Qingqian carefully went through the matter from beginning to end, thinking about his father's decision at that time, taking advance as retreat, and the timing of cutting into the incident, calm, confident, lying as if it were true... Well, sure enough, A lie that cannot be exposed is equal to the truth.Gossip is very important (Jin County Magistrate's resume), acting skills are also very important (the defiance of everything)... Shui Qingqian squinted her eyes to sum up her experience.

This is the fourth lesson he has learned since his trip.

A bloody case caused by the rouge shop quickly subsided under the circumstances that both parties were more cautious.

But the speculation about the mysterious Shui's origin has become more and more undercurrent after this incident.The guy in the rouge shop was so gossipy that his eyebrows were going up, who is Jin Taisui!The master who walks more crooked than a crab, in Lushui County, Jin Dashao is more like the Tu Emperor than his father, the Tu Emperor. Under the eyes of everyone, he was beaten so much that he cried for his father and mother, his arms were broken, and he was stunned. I didn't even dare to put a fart... Cough, it's more than losing face, the lining is gone, Master Lin is here, and he even apologized to others...

Mrs. Wang: She is a high-ranking official in the imperial capital, so the official words are very straightforward.His wife's gaze, tsk tsk tsk... I didn't say anything, it's all the most popular style in the imperial capital...

Shopkeeper Zhao: As the top customer of the bank, I thought about it and thought that they might be related to the chief minister of the empire...

Little Erjia from the inn: The next day, the county magistrate came to plead guilty in person...

Second B from the hotel: Yes, yes, yes!I have seen all the posts.I also saw the county magistrate kneeling on the ground and slapping himself...

Shui Qingqian doesn't care at all what the rumors turn out to be, he has been busy with apprenticeship recently.

The stars in Shui Qingqian's eyes haven't disappeared ever since he saw his parents kill a few tall and thick middle-aged men with skill and strength.

This has to be learned!

This must be learned!

However, after two days of stretching and kicking exercises with his father, Shui Qingqian deeply suspected that she had been cheated.Not a hero at all!Just before Shui Qingqian was about to use the bear boy's ultimate trick - lying on the ground and rolling around, their neighbors in the hotel next door liberated the Shui Zhuang couple.

That day, Shui Qingqian was on the tree... Uh, don't worry about why he was on the tree... Anyway, because he was on the tree, the bird aimed at the residents in the VIP garden next door.The two, twenty-year-old young men who looked very much like brothers were practicing martial arts in the yard.Shui Qingqian didn't know much about masters and underhands, but the two of them had concise movements, precise shots, and could smash green bricks with their hands... Shui Qingqian's dream of being a master and a hero immediately fell on them.

These two people have righteousness!After Shui Qingqian came to a conclusion like this, she hugged her snack box and went to the door to ask for a hook-up.

Zhang Zhun and Wang Dajiang, by the standards of outsiders, the origins of these two travelers are strange.They are neither merchants nor travellers, with no luggage, family members, or entourage around them.Wearing half a dozen blouses all day long, it's obviously the attire of a warrior. From all angles, it really doesn't look like a guest who can afford a first-class room in a luxury hotel.If you are a knight-errant, you may be able to pay, but the money in the hands of such a person must not come from the right place.Ordinary people had better not have contact with them.

A six-year-old child learns how to observe people with righteousness and so on. It is pure bragging. It is he who went to the hotel shopkeeper early in the morning to eat snacks and act cute, and casually chattered out.Faced with such a shameful and cute little heron, the shopkeeper, an old Jianghu, was so fascinated that he didn't say anything, "Hey, children are yelling at each other, be careful that Jiangyang robbers will take you away... He is a serious school lieutenant officer, this one, understand?" The shopkeeper made an awesome gesture.

Well, I'm an official, so it's safe.

Then the two young officers were hooked up by him so smoothly.

"I also want to try breaking bricks with one palm..." Shui Qingqian looked at the gravel on the ground, touched her hand, and felt envious.

Zhang Zhun smiled and shook his head, Wang Dajiang turned around and went to the well to fetch water for washing—although hot water was provided at any time for guests to bathe and change clothes after entering the room, and they could even ask for flower petals, but soldiers are not used to that kind of extravagance .

At the beginning, when Shui Qingqian came to the door with snacks in his arms, and when Baba wanted to learn Kung Fu, Zhang Zhun and Wang Dajiang looked at this beautiful doll curiously, and were overjoyed.Martial arts is a labor of blood and sweat, and there is no room for opportunism.Just looking at the child's delicate skin and tender flesh, he knew that his parents were spoiling him, but he didn't dare to punish him harshly.Just throw something at random to fool the kids.As a result, it was just such a little bragging, the bear boy was over excited, he gestured non-stop for a whole day, saw the wind when he was sweating profusely, and the next day, he had a high fever, which made the two young officers feel guilty.The Shuizhuang owner and his wife, who were not only tossed by an illness, did not dare to close their eyes all night, Wang Dajiang and Zhang Zhun also kept busy for half the night.As for the poor little Luzi, it was not only his dreams that were hurt, but also his buttocks: he got an injection from his own mother, and the fever went away, but right now, he can only lie in his arms, covered with a blanket. Under the tree, watch others become masters.

After taking a shower, Wang Dajiang changed his clothes, "Come on, go ahead and have something to eat, I'll go and talk to Mrs. Shui."

Zhang Zhun agreed, then picked up Shui Qingqian, hugged him with a blanket on his arm, and tried his forehead, "The high fever was so severe the day before yesterday, and it subsided so quickly." This little thing was raised finely, Looking at the small arms and legs, in fact, the body is well maintained.Any minor disasters and illnesses are nothing to worry about.

Shui Qingqian did not speak.What really worked was not the bitter decoction prescribed by the doctor, but a tube of liquid injection that made his butt hurt for a long time. Even if his mother didn't tell him, he knew that it was definitely not something on the market, so he couldn't talk nonsense.

Shui Qingqian is recovering well, but Zhang Zhun and Wang Dajiang won't teach him any boxing skills anymore, and just use the excuse of being sick to stop the child's thoughts.Wang Dajiang and Zhang Zhun have seen quite a few of these delicate little things born with a golden spoon in the imperial capital. Brothers who want to go this way, let alone destroy them all, anyway, there are less than one or two ten-thousandths of them left.

Join the army, receive training, screening, promotion, and screening again... Finally, you can stand out and advance to the Jinwu Guard.Even a commoner who can't read a single word, if he can survive this harsh screening, he can walk sideways on the streets of the imperial capital from now on.

If your family has an official background, it is even more serious. It is definitely not a dream to become a powerful general before the age of 30.But this ultra-short road to promotion killed hundreds of young masters in the imperial capital in a flash.Cruelty, it can be seen from this.

As a result, most of the people who passed the training were from poor families. Wang Dajiang and Zhang Zhun were the standard Jinwu Guards. ability.They came to Lushui City to bear the emperor's order, so it's not very secret, but it's not easy to explain to outsiders.The only one who knew their status as Jinwu Guards was the head shopkeeper of the Leaping Horse Hotel.The only one who knows the content of their mission is the legendary Mr. Renshu.

Wang Dajiang and the others hid the sensitive identity of Jinwuwei from Mrs. Shui, but they took a beautiful and lovely baby to drink tea and eat snacks without getting in the way.

The two Jinwu guards took the young master who was in the Tianzi shop to the front hall to have tea. The chief manager of the Prancing Horse Hotel was standing in the background and waited in full force. .As soon as the chief manager heard this, he was immediately crooked by a big neck, and reprimanded, "Don't talk nonsense! Can you also inquire about the identity of the guests? You can't afford to mess with them... Serve me carefully!"

No matter how much the guys gossip, it's all guesswork. The chief steward is very clear in his heart. Those two military masters are the legendary Jinwu Guards!Those around the emperor!Once the identity is revealed, let alone the county magistrate, even the prefect has to roll over and nod and smile apologetically.But look at what these two military masters are doing?They are bringing dogs and coaxing children to the guests in the Tianzihao!What are the identities of the Shui couple who live in Tianzihao, do you even need to ask?Do you even need to ask?

The Jinwu Guard, in terms of military rank alone, is actually inferior to a centurion in an ordinary army.But the key point is that every Jinwu Guard is a 'superior person'.On a larger scale, the Jinwu Guard is the emperor's personal bodyguard; in reality, even if the person who is ordered to guard by the Jin Wu Guard is not a relative of the emperor, his status must be extraordinary.

The tradition of the emperor sending his own personal guards to guard the nobles began more than 200 years ago with the generation of Emperor Wu of Jin.

Because of the war, in the 16th year of Emperor Wudi, eight important ministers of the empire were attacked by assassins at the same night. Two of them died on the spot and three were injured. This is a famous historical assassination.While the assassins became cannon fodder before the war, Emperor Wu of Jin also promulgated a far-reaching decree. He assigned his personal guards to guard several important officials in the court to ensure personal safety.

"My lords are the pillars of the imperial court and the treasure of the empire. As the head of the empire, I have more than selfish intentions. Sending my own guards to protect you is considered to be protecting my property from being coveted by thieves."

At that time, when Emperor Wu of Jin made a decision, he probably didn't mean to act cheaply during a special period, and it might only be a temporary measure.However, if you think about it carefully, this arrangement can not only buy people's hearts, but also express the emperor's respect and pity. If the people below have any disobedience, the emperor will not be blind, will he?After all, he is the emperor's personal guard. No matter who stands guard next to him, the emperor is in charge of the future and wages.

Emperor Jin Jing, as the son of Emperor Wu, carried forward this approach before the battle.Set strict conditions and detailed promotion rules.With the emperor personally sending people to protect personal safety, you can't find an excuse to get a few private armed forces yourself.The most powerful thing is that Emperor Jing didn't let his courtiers feel that this act was suspected of surveillance. Instead, it became a symbol of glory-if you have no ability or importance, you want the emperor to take a share of his bowl for you ?Pooh!

Therefore, the Jinwu Guard not only represents the emperor's sympathy for the benevolence of his subjects, but also an important symbol for the subjects to prove that they are "the pillars of the dynasty and the treasures of the country".This degree of glory is almost comparable to being granted a posthumous title after death.

This rule has been developed for more than 200 years since Emperor Wu of Jin Dynasty.The scope of protection of the Jinwu Guard is not limited to the important ministers of the court.For example, Master Liu, a great Confucian in the dynasty, was a fifth-rank idler. The little old man only gave a few lectures in Lusong Academy on weekdays, and he was guarded by Jin Wuwei.Another example is the former pilgrimage sage, who had no official or job in his life, but traveled all over the rivers and mountains with the Jinwu Guard.Not only does the omnipotent bodyguard not need him to pay, but if he runs into some unscrupulous local snake, like Jin Taisui, Jin Wuwei can settle the matter with a waist card, or someone will lose his job .Anyway, the Jinwu Guards had the words 'Emperor's Personal Guard' printed on their foreheads, and a small report could be handed directly to the emperor's desk.

So in Dongzhou Continent, the Jinwu Guard is some kind of signal.

Therefore, as soon as the two Jinwu guards appeared, and the reservation at that time happened to be in the yard next to the owner of the water owner's family, the hotel manager was very handsome.