Opposite the entrance hall

The noisy summer is bustling, the cicadas chirping in the grass disturb the tranquility, the coolness of the spring day has not been fully felt, the sultry heat is coming, and ordinary people can still enjoy the cool and fan the wind shirtless. Three layers of inner and outer layers are put on the body, and there is no abnormality on the surface. Sometimes when it is loose, it is time to take it off when you go home. The underwear inside is wet with sweat, and it sticks to the body sticky and wet. It doesn't taste very good. feel good.

Tomorrow and dusk, the glaring light from Xishan is the same as at noon, shining brightly on people, making the mouth dry and the eyes hard to open.

Pei Zhan has a constitution that is prone to sweating, and he rushed over in a hurry. He broke out in sweat from running, and the sweat slid down his face and wet his clothes.

He stretched his head to look at the pavilion in the lake, waved his hands to let the servants leave, and walked over by himself.

Qi Ran was talking to Qi Xu, and just as he lifted the teacup on the table, a hand suddenly stretched out snatched it away. Following this hand, he raised his eyes and saw that someone who should be in the Forbidden Army Academy on the outskirts of the city had a big head. Standing here in sweat, he raised his head and drank the herbal tea and filled it up on his own. After drinking a few cups in a row, he recovered and sat comfortably on the stone chair.

"Why is Qi Xiu in such a hurry? Could something have happened?" Qi Xu asked with a light smile.

"It doesn't look like something happened, it looks like he flirted with some girl and was chased by dogs." Qi Ran turned up the upside-down cup, poured tea and took a sip.

"Nonsense." Pei Zhan gave someone a punch but was dodged, and said angrily, "Do I look like that kind of person? Obviously those girls surrounded me to tease me. I am a gentleman, how can I do that?" That Lao Shizi lost face, I don't blame Yan Guanqing for my appearance."

"Yan Guanqing?" Qi Xu didn't match the number all of a sudden, and he was stunned before he remembered who the person was talking about. He was even more puzzled and asked, "How did Young Master Yan offend you?"

"Offended? He really offended me," Pei Zhan became angry when he mentioned the name, as if the man had a sworn feud with him, and immediately began to complain, "That little bastard is with me When I go up the mountain, he goes up the mountain. When I cut down trees, he cuts down trees. He goes wherever I go. Even when my mother is urinating, he has to stay by my side, with mocking eyes and a sneer in the corner of his mouth. If I take a knife and estimate it can cut towards my life, I don’t hesitate. Such a person staring at your shirt next to you makes me twitch all over, and my fork is split. I stayed in the school grounds, and once I woke up thirsty in the middle of the night, he was dressed in white and stood beside my bed like a ghost, almost scaring me out of my wits, no, he followed me without a word when I came out Come up, I tied him up to a tree as soon as I got angry, or else that bastard would have to follow me, I'm not training soldiers, I'm recruiting a living ancestor!"

"When did your commander turn into an old mother?" Qi Ran said, "Just let him work with other soldiers. Since this is a training, how can it be a little bit hard?"

Pei Zhan's eyes drifted, his expression was troubled, and he touched his nose with a guilty conscience.

After he finished speaking, Qi Ran saw that he was silent, so he raised his eyes and glanced over. Seeing his appearance, he understood, and said firmly, "What good did you get?"

"Three white jade lions, I've been thinking about it for a long time and I can't find them anywhere. Who knew that Lord Zhen Guo found them. This rich and powerful man will give away three of them. Not to mention that the horses are really good, and the hair is so imposing. That hoof, tsk tsk tsk, absolutely." Pei Zhan chuckled, "You also know that I don't think much of that young man. On the first day he came, I was busy recruiting soldiers, so I didn't go with him. The meeting was arranged by Guo Sheng directly, and he was forgotten because there were too many things to do later. It was at the end of the month that Lord Zhen Guo came to my house to ask me how his son was doing, and I suddenly remembered还有这么一个人，帮人忽悠好了，急急忙忙跑去禁军营地里瞧了瞧，这一瞧不要紧，得了！那千般宠万般疼的小公爷被人揍成猪头，青一块儿It's all purple, so it's a miserable look."

"I remember that the young master has a bad temper, who has the courage to beat up the young master?" Qi Xu said in surprise.

"Who else could it be, those oily bastards in the Imperial Guard?" Pei Zhan sighed, "Yan Guanqing, that bastard is used to lawlessness, with a hot temper and a strong temper. Even in the gangster's den, he doesn't even know how to restrain himself. It's all the rotten problems of the children of the aristocratic family. Usually, there are many people who flatter him. Wherever he goes, a bunch of people follow him one after another. Whoever has suffered such hardships, once he joins the team, he will fall from the sky to the ground. With a face like who owes him money, he thought he was being coaxed like he was outside? With his provocative appearance every minute, he leaned in front of a bunch of ruffians, his expression made it clear that he needed to be beaten, let alone Those ruffian soldiers who don't get in, I want to kick him twice when I look at it."

"If you didn't kick him because you kicked him, you wouldn't have to sit here and complain to us," Qi Ran jokingly raised his eyebrows, "I don't know who had the confidence to kill him before, why did the words change after only two months? a bend."

"That's the son of the eldest princess, the nephew of the emperor, the kind of kiss, the honorable life of the emperor's relatives, if I really have the guts to do something, can I still have a life to see you?" Pei Zhan rolled his eyes, " Although Yan Guanqing has a bad temper, he still has a bit of backbone. He knew that he couldn't beat the soldiers, but he didn't show his timidity, and he didn't say his identity. He just fought with others like this. Young master of an aristocratic family, those members of the Outer Imperial Army are ordinary people, and they can't understand his arrogant appearance. They just educated him, but they didn't try hard. The bastard was holding his breath and refused to give in. He just provoked and was beaten, and he provoked and was beaten again. His bruised nose and swollen face were so funny. I had to do something after accepting the gift from Duke Zhen, so that he would know that his precious son was with me. The subordinates are beaten every day, so I quickly transferred people to my side to guide them personally, and now it’s all right, it’s easy to ask the Buddha, but it’s hard to send the Buddha away, I’ve let my words out, I can’t just leave people alone.”

"That's the reason," Qi Ran sipped his tea and nodded, "I'll bring a white jade lion tomorrow."

"I'm going!" Pei Zhan roared angrily, "I knew you had settled your mind! You said you were either thinking about my hidden weapon or my horse. You are extremely sinister, extremely sinister!"

"Why do you keep so much? Are you riding a horse with one foot? I'll help you reduce the forage."

"You don't mind me, can't I save it for the mare to breed!"

Qi Xu listened to the two of them arguing at the side, shook his head amusingly, lowered his eyes and took a sip of tea to interrupt the quarrel, "You came in a hurry but you have something important to say?"

"Look at me, I was so angry by Qi Ziheng that I almost forgot the business." Pei Zhan patted his head, raised his chin and said to Qi Ran, "You should have heard about it, the emperor didn't mention the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven. Have you given it to your brother-in-law..."

Before he finished speaking, he was stared at by the latter a few times, Pei Zhan shrank his neck, and then thought, isn't he a senior brother?There is no reason why seniors are afraid of seniors. It would be a shame to say it out, not half majestic, to make others laugh, then straightened up and pretended to be strong and said: "Why are you staring at me? If you stare at me, then Yang Yunchuan will Isn't it your brother-in-law?"

Qi Ran was too lazy to talk to him, and continued to drink tea with downcast eyes.

Pei Zhan continued: "We all know how much Yang Qin weighs. When it comes to eating, drinking, and having fun, he's well-informed, and working for an official is a fool. Those rules and regulations don't know what to ask. I was worried that he would hold a grand ceremony. It's likely to be a mistake, but I heard that he went to Yushitai a few days ago to find the new Yushi Zhongcheng, and I don't know what the two of them chatted in private, but they really started to look good After arranging the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven, I wondered, when did these two people get so familiar with each other?"

"Censor Zhongcheng? Du Cunxiao?" Although Qi Xu has long ceased to be an official in the court, he often chatted with Qi Ranqi about political affairs in the court. Naturally, he also knew who the newly appointed Yushi Zhongcheng was from Qi Ran's mouth. Puzzled and asked: "Even if the two of them are old acquaintances, it stands to reason that the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven has nothing to do with Yushitai. Why did Yang Qin ask him?"

They couldn't figure it out, but Qi Ran understood it clearly in his heart.

These two people are old acquaintances, they don't know each other at all in terms of their family background, friends and connections, perhaps they have never met each other before, and Ji Si is the only one who has contact.

That bastard Yang Qin hadn't done any big things, and he was probably quite frightened when he took such an errand where he would lose his head if he made a mistake. He must have gone to Ji Si as soon as they got back to Lin'an. Is there any way to really ask that person to help, but Ji Si, a servant of the household department, is not good at intervening in the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the heavens. It must be to hit Du Heng with his idea.

Du Heng just took up the position of Yushi Zhongcheng, and his appointment was somewhat beyond everyone's expectations, not to mention the civil and military affairs of the court, even Yushitai must be a person who is dissatisfied, and he is upright and will not follow others to please flattery. Previously in the court, all the parties were not happy because of him. Lu Zhengxu, that old fox, was the most thoughtful and thoughtful of the situation. He definitely didn't want to offend any party. In the short term, Yushitai would definitely have to leave Du Heng alone. If the official duties are not left in his hands, the position of Yushi Zhongcheng will become a famous and empty position, which is half useless.

But the new official has three fires, and even the sparks can't be seen. Where did the fire come from?

So Yang Qin became this Martian son. Du Heng is careful and cautious, and spends most of his free time. He is familiar with the road, so Ji Si wanted to use Yang Qin's hand to light the first fire of Du Heng, a new official.

It's just that poor Yang Qin is being used as a spearman by Ji Buyan, and he is grateful to Dade and weeps bitterly, thinking that he owes Ji Si a lot of kindness, wishing to be a cow and a horse to repay one or two, it is unique to be so stupid.

That man was really full of calculations, full of bad water.

The twists and turns inside Qi Ran became clear after a little thought, and he curled his lips into a smile, and the smile spread in his eyes. Pei Zhan stared at him, suddenly felt a little weird, and said in confusion: "You laugh What? Look, I have goosebumps all over my body, and I panicked."

"It's nothing." Qi Ran lowered his eyes to hide the emotions in his eyes and asked about other things, "Has the prince troubled you recently?"

"Speaking of this matter, I can't figure it out even more," Pei Zhan frowned, "The last time I stopped him and chatted with him at the gate of the palace, his tone was very kind and kind, and he didn't look like he was trying to trouble me. It's like asking me to do something."

"What did he talk to you about?" Qi Xu asked.

"Praise my father and me again, and then ask how the mansion is and how my siblings are. They say they admire my father for his loyalty to the country, and let me mention it to him if I need it. He will try his best to help, and say If I didn’t know that he wears a pair of trousers with the household department, I would almost believe it.”

Even Qi Ran was not sure what kind of medicine Li Hongyang was selling in this gourd, so he pondered for a while before saying: "The prince will not show affection to you for no reason, it is always right for you to be careful, after all, you are the head of the Pei family now, Pei Yao is a girl and she can't make up her mind, Le Jin is too young to handle anything, you have to think carefully about every step you take, don't be confused, make a wrong step, make a wrong step."

"I know it in my heart," Pei Zhan said in a deep voice, "don't worry, I won't cause trouble, just be at ease as me, a useless commander of the imperial army, maybe one day the emperor will be happy, and Longyan Dayue will allow me to leave Beijing , when the time comes, I will find a good marriage for Yaoer outside the customs, find a good family, let her marry there in a prosperous way, and then take them over on the grounds that no one has taught Le Jin and Le Yu, and do my best to guard the outside of the customs for the emperor That is, these nonsense things in Lin'an have nothing to do with me. Whoever loves to be the emperor will be the one. Anyway, no matter who is the emperor, as long as the Great Jin is still the Great Jin, and there is no change of dynasty, the Pei family army must guard the outside of this pass. It's you ..."

He glanced between the two of them and sighed, "The emperor is suppressing the Qi family everywhere. He was not allowed to be an official because of the fact that the Qi family has been prime minister. The emperor can still do it now." Suppression one or two, if Ah Heng becomes chancellor after a hundred years, the crown prince or the king of Liang ascends the throne, the imperial power may not be overpowering the prime minister. It's not like this has never happened before in the history books. The emperor knows it in his heart. Your sons are worthless and can't compete with you. You think that Princess Shunping is so casual in and out of the palace. If the emperor hadn't let her go, how could she, a princess who has not left the court, come to your Dali Temple yamen every now and then to deliver tea and snacks? The emperor is always counting Well, just wait for the right time, believe it or not, Princess Shunping will marry you as soon as she asks for an order, maybe the order has been drawn up a long time ago, what can you do then? You can still resist the order and fail to comply ?”

The consorts of the Jin Dynasty have no rights and no real positions, and some of them only have the idle position of captain consort, and in order to prevent the son-in-law clan from interfering in politics, consorts cannot become officials. If they have an official position, they have to change jobs to become captain consort To rise is actually to fall.

Qi Ran frowned and said softly: "I can't marry Shunping, she is Li Si's younger sister."

Qi Xu glanced at his younger brother and understood what he was thinking, but he just sighed silently.

Pei Zhan also sighed, the things here are too chaotic, I don't know where to start to talk, I have to talk and persuade, I have to listen to Qi Ziheng, Pei Zhan poured a cup of tea and drank it in one gulp, wiped it casually Wiping his mouth, he stood up and said, "I've said those words too much, and I won't repeat them when my mouth is worn out. It will save you from being annoyed. You just have to know it yourself. It's getting late, so I'll go back to my hometown first." Ban barracks."

"Let's leave after eating," Qi Xu said warmly, "I happened to simmer your favorite chicken soup."

"No," Pei Zhan waved his hand, "The gate of the city is about to close. I won't be able to leave the city in a while. The ground of the school yard is about to be compacted. I have to go and have a look. I have to guard it for the next few days, lest the bean curd project can't stand the crowd." The soldiers have been tossing around for a few days, not to mention that little bastard Yan Guanqing is still tied to a tree by me. If he doesn't go back, he was taken away by the wolves in the forest at night. Where can I find a little ancestor to compensate the Duke and Princess of Zhen? , Stop talking, let's go!"

"Duke Zhen can still speak in front of the emperor. If you can win Yan Guanqing and really make him a talent, the Duke of Zhen will accept your favor. When he leaves Beijing, there may be more people who can speak for you. . " Qi Ran said towards the person's back.

Pei Zhan smiled, turned his back to the two people in the pavilion and waved, "Sure, I've made a note, and I'll have someone bring that horse over to you tomorrow, let's go."

He came out from the side door of the Prime Minister's Mansion, looked left and right and saw no one in the alley, then lowered his head, got on his horse and headed out of the city.

The city gate of Lin'an was closed at Shenshi, and Pei Zhan squeezed in a group of people and when he left the city, he speeded up and ran towards the school grounds of the Outer Forbidden Barracks. Halfway there, he suddenly turned around and walked towards a trampled path in the forest. On the path, the horseshoes were covered by weeds on both sides of the path, and small wild flowers of different colors bloomed among them, and the official path could not be seen as soon as the corner was turned.

Not long after walking, Pei Zhan suddenly heard calls for help, which sounded very familiar to him, and muttered to himself, "I'm sure I'm right!"

As he said that, he hurried away, the sky was bright, the sun had not yet set, everything around him could be seen clearly, when Pei Zhan arrived, he could see a tiger standing in front of him from a distance, with his bloody mouth wide open, standing with hooked feet, The sharp claws on the front feet rubbed against the tree, leaving scratches on the trunk. The ground was full of sawdust and hemp ropes that had been cut short by something. The tiger had a foul mouth, red eyes, and was dead. Staring at the prey in the tree, the low-pitched growl sounded one after another, full of deep irritability and impatience.

At this time, the young master of Zhen Guogong's mansion was hugging the tree, his limbs were tightly wrapped around the branches, his face was pale and bloodless, his forehead was sweating a lot, and he didn't show his usual domineering appearance at all. The body also trembled, and it was not difficult to see how scared he was.

Yan Guanqing looked lawless in the past, but in fact he was not at the top. No matter how fearless he was, he was quite frightened when something happened. Suddenly caught a glimpse of a piece of clothing, slowly raised his head to see this person clearly, fearing that he would be replaced by anger immediately, and shouted angrily: "Pei Qixiu, you bastard, you fucking bitch, you have the ability to help me out, When I go back, young master, I will definitely tell my father and mother how you treated me. You wait to be executed by five horses! The young master will take your skin and chop you into meat sauce to feed me The dog you raise, you wait for me, I will kill you sooner or later, I will castrate you... ah..."

Maybe it was because his voice was too loud, the tiger was a little impatient, roared and pawed at the tree trunk a few times, the branches were shaking, and the little father-in-law was so frightened that he immediately fell silent.

Pei Zhan sat on the horse and picked his ears, let him scold, and when the scolding was over, he stretched again and looked at the tiger in front of him who was looking at him with some vigilance. The tiger probably saw the * *, some dare not act rashly, stalemate for a while, Pei Zhan yawned and said: "You can still curse, yes, yes, I see that you don't need my help, if you continue to scold, I will go back first."

As he said that, he planned to tighten the rein and let the horse turn around.

"Hey... Hey, hey..." Yan Guanqing was in a hurry, "You fucking plan to leave me here, my father will not let you go if anything happens to me!"

Pei Zhan sneered, ignored him, and took a few steps forward.

"Come back, come back to me!" Seeing that the person was about to leave and be buried in the tiger's mouth, Yan Zhao's words were trembling, he bit his lower lip, frowned, hesitated for a while and said in a low voice: "Please you……"

"What?" Pei Zhan reined in his horse and asked sideways.

"Please help!" Yan Zhao gritted his teeth and said, his tone full of anger that wanted to crush Pei Zhan to ashes, "I beg you to save me!"

This person is extremely indebted to begging for help. Pei Zhan shook his head and laughed out loud. Then, with a stern look, he pulled out his red-tasseled spear, swung it in mid-air, and got up on horseback, heading straight towards the tiger. attack.

The tiger raised its head and howled twice, leaped forward, flashed its sharp claws, and aimed at the weak neck of the man in front of him. It was too late to say that, he bent his knees slightly, and exerted force on the tiger's belly, and then exerted force with his right hand to make the buttocks slide straight down from the lower right.

Before the tiger could turn around in the future, he felt a pain in his back. He took a few steps forward and let out a hissing gasp, roaring with his mouth wide open, his eyes fierce.

Pei Zhan stood on the ground, with a bang that shook the heavens and the earth. He fought on the battlefield from a young age, releasing bloody violence with a chilling aura. The instinctive reaction of the beast told the tiger that this person was dangerous. It paced back and forth, raising its paw to lick He licked it, and finally raised his head and howled twice, then turned and walked into the forest.

Seeing the beast go away, Yan Zhao heaved a sigh of relief, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said to the man below: "Although you saved me, I owe it to you to do this, so we're even."

Hearing this, Pei Zhan pulled the flower back to put away his gun, restrained his aura, raised his head and asked, "Little Grandpa, it's getting dark, can you go?"

"Well," Yan Zhao touched his nose in embarrassment, "I squatted for too long and my legs are numb..."

"Tsk," Pei Zhan sneered, "You're only good enough, aren't you a man? Not only that, you look like a little girl, and you're not as courageous as my Yaoer."

When he said this, Yan Zhao felt that his man's dignity was being trampled on, and his anger came up again. Just as he was about to swear, he saw the culprit who made him angry spread his hands, tilting his head He said angrily: "You jump, I will catch you below, and I won't let you fall."

Yan Zhao was a little scared.

"With me here, don't be afraid." Pei Zhan said in a tone that coaxed Pei Lejin to drink the medicine, "I will protect you and let you go when you are safe."

His voice was deep and pleasant, with a hint of bewitching in his tone. Yan Zhao was a little dizzy, and before he could react, he just jumped like this, feeling a little lost in the rapid fall, and all the surrounding scenery became blurred When he got up, the blood filled the top of his head, and even breathing became difficult. He closed his eyes, bit his lower lip tightly, but within a moment, he fell into an embrace, and there was a scent of tea in his nose, which was very faint, but It smells good.

When he opened his eyes again, his own face was imprinted in Pei Zhan's eyes, and the afterglow of the setting sun fell through the branches, even the wind was blowing very softly

"I don't want to learn knives from Guo Sheng anymore." Yan Zhao said in a daze after his feet landed.

This made Pei Zhan a little surprised, and asked, "Then what do you want to learn?"

"Gun," Yan Zhao said in a deep voice, "I want to learn guns."

Pei Zhan narrowed his eyes with a smile, and patted his head lightly, "Okay, I'll teach you!"

A little breeze, a little leaf falling, a little cloud scattering, a little heart has been messed up.

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ps: There was a power outage again today, it was dry, and I almost couldn't catch up with the update!