Standing up to the west wind and geese not returning

The people inside the room looked out of the door, with a sinister smile on their faces, and said to Yan Ci... "Master Yan, we met again. I don't know why the lord is thinking about mending the hole for me again?"

Yan Ci smiled, walked in, sat down calmly at the table, and said, "Master Ding, what do you mean by that?"

Yan Ci wore a long gown of rhyming white moon silk, and his demeanor was that of a scholar. Ding Xiangui glanced at Yan Ci and said with a smile, "What do I mean? I have to ask my lord what you mean first?"

Yan Ci smiled, "What do I mean, didn't you tell Master Ding this morning?" Yan Ci pinched a small blue and white wine cup in his hand, the celadon was clear, but not as crystal clear as snow with his fingers.

"Hmph, you really don't think I'm a three-year-old child. If you're looking for taxes, I'll trust you three-points. But you actually asked someone to go to the ferry to check my Silk Tea River Transport. You're a fool if you think I'm Ding What!"

Yan Ci was anxious and didn't know Yuan Jie's whereabouts for a moment. Apart from Ding Xiangui, there were two burly men in the room at the moment. I'll investigate you. It's just to find out your details. Why bother to tie up my people and put on such a battle."

Ding Xiangui got up, came to Yan Ci, and said with a smile, "Master Ding is joking. You are an imperial envoy of the imperial court. There are horses that have never left the capital in your post house, but there are many pigeons flying in the direction of the capital!" "

Yan Ci was about to say more, when suddenly a cold light flashed, a dagger lay across Yan Ci's neck, the slender and slender neck reflected a beautiful reflection on the sharp blade of the dagger, Yan Ci could even feel that the dagger was pressed too close , and there was a faint pain on his neck.

Ding Xiangui sneered, "I, Ding Xiangui, have been in business for so many years, and I have never met anyone who dared to plot against me like this. I have been an official all these years, and no one dared to block my way.

I never thought about it, but it is on you, a young imperial envoy who has not yet reached the age of weak crown.It's really capsized in the gutter, ruining my half-life fame.Today I will kill you first, and then talk about other things! "

"Self-killing imperial envoys is a serious crime that implicates the entire family. Ding Xiangui, aren't you a bit too bold!" Yan Ci shouted in a deep voice!

"Hahaha." Ding Xiangui smiled proudly, "I am not Ding Xiangui who privately murdered the imperial envoy. It is the reckless bandit on Wanxi Mountain, and I. Ding Xiangui, the magistrate of Yunzhou, will be the number one." The court official who brought the murderer to justice in time."

Ding Xiangui slapped the dagger on Yan Ci's face, and said, "Your Majesty Yan, you can rest assured that you can cross your Naihe Bridge with peace of mind. As for the lower officials, I'm afraid they will be rewarded by the emperor for being promoted quickly because of handling the case." .”

Yan Ci couldn't help thinking in his heart that most of the pigeons that flew to the capital from the posthouse were used by Yuan Jie to deliver messages to Du Zijin, and he had no evidence of Ding Xiangui's selfishness, perversion of the law, and corruption, and he never let him send a message to the palace. .Yuan Jie is not here today, I am afraid that he will die right away.I can't help but sigh slightly in my heart, time is fate.

The cold touch of the dagger touched Yan Ci's skin again, and for a moment he remembered the person under the peach blossom tree.

This is the case in this life, but it will be clean after death.Yan Ci closed his eyes, waiting for it to end. He could feel the pain of the skin being cut, but the pain didn't go any further.

Yan Ci heard a bang, it was the sound of the dagger in Ding Xiangui's hand falling to the ground.The door was pushed open vigorously, and the sound of broken doors and windows resounded in the silent night.Almost blew out the dying lights in the room.

"Who? What a guts! Dare to do something bad for you!" Ding Xiangui looked at the collapsed door frame and motioned for the two people behind him to look forward. The two looked at each other and walked towards the door at the same time.

But as soon as he took a few steps, he was hit by someone's palm and fell to the ground, holding his chest and crying endlessly.

"Who? On which road, show up quickly, don't let the master take the trouble to drag you out!" Ding Xiangui walked forward hesitantly, but he spoke up front to embolden himself.

Suddenly a folding fan came out of nowhere, spinning and flying towards Ding Xiangui's head, Ding Xiangui couldn't dodge, and was hit on the forehead by the folding fan, he couldn't help screaming with his head covered, "Who? Who is it? Hurry up!" Come out!"

Ah Jiu walked in first and moved the door panel aside.Seeing that the ground was clean, he just stood aside, waiting for Du Zijin to come in. Du Zijin didn't even look at Ding Xiangui, and walked quickly to Yan Ci's side. Seeing the blood on Yan Ci's neck, the look in his eyes It sank suddenly.A golden flower that he was playing with between his fingers suddenly shot out from his hand, and hit Ding Xiangui's eyebrow.

That Ding Xiangui lost his life in a hurry without even saying a word.A pair of eyes were still fixed on Du Zijin until death, Ah Jiu stepped forward, looked at the two big men who were at a loss on the ground, and asked, "Do you want to die together?"

The two big men lost their sense of proportion when they saw someone directly killing Ding Xiangui.Can't help shaking his head hurriedly, "No...don't kill us. Don't...don't..."

Ah Jiu pointed to Ding Xiangui's body.Said, "Take his body and get out of here."

"Yes, yes, yes." The two big men, dragging Ding Xiangui's body, went downstairs as if fleeing.Ah Jiu took a step back and guarded the door that had no door.

Du Zijin reached out to touch the wound on Yan Ci's neck. The sticky touch and the pungent blood tortured Du Zijin's mind a little bit, and his hands clenched into fists.He wished he could drag Ding Xiangui's body back and kill him a hundred times.

Yan Ci couldn't recover from the huge changes for a long time.He just looked up at Du Zijin who seemed to have fallen from the sky, the smell of ambergris was still on his nose, and the man's dark pupils were right in front of his eyes, Yan Ci glanced in.I saw endless anger and a little bit of panic.

The dim light from the lamp shone on Du Zijin's face.Yan Ci opened his mouth, but no sound came out.

The wound was still bleeding, Yan Ci felt that he should say something to Du Zijin.But I don't know, what is the purpose of the person who hugged me at this moment, to save my life again.

Yan Ci only felt that all his spirit had flowed away with the blood.Consciousness gradually blurred.

He only remembered the last time he saw the man's chin, with a circle of light blue stubble.kindness.Still looks great.

When Yan Ci woke up, it was dusk in the post house.The red clouds in the sky are gorgeous, and there are burning clouds in every strand.The neck was carefully bandaged and wrapped in thick white gauze.

Yan Ci sat up and looked at the large peony flower embroidered on the quilt, which fell on the plain ground, showing an abrupt grandeur.

"Are you awake?" Yuan Jie said happily when he saw Yan Ci sitting.

"Yuan Jie?" Yan Ci was taken aback, only remembering that Yuan Jie should have been taken captive by Ding Xiangui. "Why are you here? Yesterday, you..."

Yuan Jie smiled and said, "My lord is worried. Yesterday I was just playing tricks, and I was tied up by those grasshoppers in Wanxi Mountain so that I could go to their lair."

"Old nest?" Yan Ci was puzzled.

"En." Yuan Jie saw that Yan Ci was interested in listening, so he explained Yan Ci seriously, "That Ding is a dignitary, corrupted the law, and the servant was ordered by the lord to conduct a secret search, and found that after he donated his official position, he was still in secret. Doing the silk tea business. The imperial court has long established laws, and there are no restrictions on merchants and farmers, but once you have become an official, you can no longer be involved in trading."

Yuan Jie paused, and said, "The villain has found out that Ding Xiangui's state capital and private residence are extremely deserted. But all these years, he has gone hand in hand with official business and business, not talking about goods, but only talking about money and jewelry, so he is not here." few.

How is it possible, there is not even a warehouse in the mansion.So the villain secretly speculated that he must have other places to hide. "

"So, are you deliberately letting them know your whereabouts?" Yan Ci frowned slightly.For such a reason, it is really not wise for Ding Xiangui to be aware of it.

Yuan Jie put on a somewhat shy look on his face, and said, "I haven't pleaded guilty to my lord. It was really a villain who was reckless yesterday. He was accidentally watched by others and showed his feet. The slave has nothing to do. If you fight and hurt someone, I'm afraid the situation will be more difficult to deal with."

Yan Ci nodded slightly. When people are in a hurry, no one can be calm and calm, so he just asked, "Then what can you find out?"

Yuan Jie straightened his expression, and said, "Wan Xishan. I heard Brother Ah Jiu said that when Ding Xiangui invited you to meet yesterday, he also brought two people with him. Presumably they must be Wan Xishan's rogues.

There is a cottage in there, Ding Xiangui is the real head of the house, but on the surface it is a man named Guan Si who is sitting in the top position.

However, Guan Si has been dissatisfied with Ding Xiangui for a long time. Yesterday, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince killed Ding Xiangui, and this group of reckless people can't be messed up. It's just that Guan Si became the real head of the village. "

Yan Ci was confused and asked, "You mean, all the people's fat and people's anointing that Ding Xiangui has collected over the years are all in Wanxi Mountain?"

Under Yan Ci's signal, Yuan Jie sat down on a stool next to the bed, and continued, "Well, this Ding Xiangui donated to an official, but his mind is not on being an official at all, he just sorts out his behavior and behaves well. He's just a villain who only cares about profit. With an official position in his body, he's just more unscrupulous."

Yan Ci reached out and touched the gauze around his neck, and said, "But His Royal Highness the Crown Prince killed Ding Xiangui like that yesterday, isn't there no proof now?"

Yuan Jie smiled, "Why do you want to testify? What is there for? Confiscated his family property and sent him to prison. His Royal Highness did the same, which saved a lot of trouble. Those rogues just have no way to make a living , the imperial court also has a lot of miscellaneous taxes, and the co-operation with Ding Xiangui is just for the sake of making a living."

Yan Ci stretched out his hand to gently trace the peony flowers on the quilt.The big peony has brightly colored petals and stamens, and she couldn't help nodding slightly, saying, "You also informed your Highness?"

Yuan Jie hesitated for a moment, and said hesitantly, "His Royal Highness has been in Yunzhou for the past few days. It's just that I didn't tell you. As soon as the slave went to Wanxi Mountain, His Highness got a letter from there.

Concerned about the safety of the adults, they rushed over by themselves.I heard Brother Ah Jiu said that the villain regretted the danger yesterday.If there is something wrong with the adults, how can the villains explain it to His Highness. "

"You people who came out of the Prince's Mansion have more minds than each other. If you were taken captive by them voluntarily, I wouldn't have any problems. But I didn't know the situation yesterday, and I broke out in a cold sweat." Yan Ci laughed.

"What are you laughing at? So happy." A voice came, and Yan Ci saw the man standing in the cloud-like glow of the evening, with the red dust behind him.As if from heaven.