Outside the city of Runing Mansion, Lu Xianzheng and Yan Lin stood beside the road, looking at the city in the distance, waiting for the people who went to investigate the news to come back.
Compared to the past, this big boss who was clearly a jinshi but went to do business seems to have lost some weight, and there was a strange desolation in the eyes of the shrewd philistine.
It looks like a normal person, but it's not.
Yan Lin knew that it was not long before you recovered from You Fangyin's death, and it would take a while to recover. He didn't ask any more questions, but said: "The Heavenly Sect raises the flag of righteousness, although it seems that it is not small in the south, it has to compete with us only. I'm afraid not. We can negotiate only by pretending to join forces with the snake. Although it may take a lot of effort, we can forgive them for not letting go of Ningning. Mr. Xie has to take risks and go to great lengths. I don't clear."
Lu Xian felt a little lazy.
Others couldn't see Xie Ju'an because they didn't understand, but in his eyes, everything was clear.
I didn't want to explain.
But after all, it was Yan Lin who asked the question. He also wanted to get out of the gloom of the past few days, so he took a breath and exhaled, and replied, "Catch the thief first."
Yan Lin looked at him.
Lu Xian asked, "In the world today, we, the imperial court, and the Heavenly Sect are divided into three parts. If it were you, how would you win the game?"
Yan Lin thought for a while and said, "Join the vertical and horizontal, even the weak against the strong. First, we should fight the imperial court, so we might as well cooperate with Tianjiao. Even if we seek skin from the tiger, we will seek the capital first, and then we will fight for the winner."
Lu Xian laughed: "So you are a normal person."
Yan Lin suddenly frowned.
However, Lu Xian lowered his eyes and took a sip of the wine in the water bag before saying, "Normal people would want to fight two against one, but Shizi, your brother, is he normal?"
Yan Lin recalled and said slowly, "He is not."
Lu Xian sighed: "Yes."
He is not.
He is crazy.
In the depths of Xie Ju'an's calm and rational planning, there is always a kind of madness that is almost extreme.
Don't dare to think about others, dare not to do others.
If neither the imperial court nor the celestial sect can see who he really is, he is blinded by his old skin appearance, but anyone who has such a little illusion about him thinks that even if he has ambitions, he will not join forces with the other party. , is a person who can win his own side, that is a big mistake.
A pity, unfortunately—
Neither the Heavenly Sect nor the imperial court realized it yet, and Wan Xiuzi was just a normal person.
They may still have doubts about Xie Wei, but Xie Wei will never show mercy to them.
Heavenly religion or the imperial court.
He wants to eradicate all of them. He has endured it for more than 20 years. Once he has the opportunity, he will only use the fastest speed and the most cruel method to wipe out the two parties in one net, in order to pay for the blood feud of the year!
Yan Lin heard the words and was silent for a long time.
He didn't ask any more.
Therefore, Lu Xian did not mention it again: I have endured it for more than 20 years, so what can I not bear at this moment? Taking risks with one's own body certainly has interests, but he believes that if the person being held hostage by the Heavenly Sect is not Jiang Xuening, he will never make the current choice.
A horse came galloping in front, and the soldiers immediately dismounted, with an excited expression, and said fast: "Report to the general, I found out from the front, the leaders of the thieves of the Heavenly Sect entered the city half an hour ago!"
Yan Lin and Lu Xian looked at each other.
With a wave of hands, the 20,000 people who were parked outside the city quickly assembled, and the darkness was like a cloud that quickly rolled towards Runing City!
On the high platform, Lu Tai's face was almost ugly as a pig's liver.
Jiang Xuening's magnanimity and upbringing made him look like a poor man!
What's more, there is a group of congregants who are watching the fun and don't think it's a big deal. They don't know anything, and they are still making noises below!
Although Jiang Xuening had a beautiful appearance and saluted him, in Lu Tai's view, he became more and more hideous, and even made people want to tear her apart now!
In any case, he did not want to return the gift.
He simply stood there with a sneer on his face.
He immediately booed again.
Xie Wei thought that Jiang Xuening would be afraid and be at a loss, but when he saw her walking up step by step, and even simply taking Lu Tai's army, he couldn't help laughing.
The little girl has finally grown up.
Can be alone.
If Jiang Xuening's composure is still supported by a bit of anger, his calmness is the real calmness. He also didn't say much, and soon he stepped onto the high platform and stood facing Lu Tai at the same time.
A talented woman, a pair of beautiful people.
Under the firelight, it was like a flower and a moon reflecting each other. If you ignore this tense situation, it will be a bit seductive.
Not only did the noise from below not disappear, it was even worse.
Wan Xiuzi, who was sitting high above, watched, frowned, only stood up and glanced down.
The disciples below noticed it, and they didn't dare to be arrogant anymore.
The field immediately fell silent.
Wan Xiuzi said: "Du Jun has always devoted himself to my teaching, and has served for many years, why does the rudder master of Lu dare to be so sure that he has harmed Gongyicheng and the brothers in the teaching, and how can it be related to the second girl Jiang? ?"
Lu Tai's expression finally improved, because he knew that the leader was on his side, so he felt a little more confident, so he cupped his hands and bowed and said: "Since this subordinate dares to speak, it is not that he speaks without evidence. The lackey of the court. I think the plan is perfect, but how can there be an airtight wall in this world? If you want people to know it, you have to do it yourself!"
Having said that, he looked at Xie Wei.
Immediately after that, he raised his arm, motioned his subordinates to bring people up, and said loudly: "There are two people here in Lu, and I would like to ask Mr. Du Jun to be friendly with you and identify one or two!"
This man's mouth is really unclean, and he never forgets to demean others.
Jiang Xuening's heart lit up when he heard it.
It's just that she was under the eaves, she endured it and didn't have a seizure, she just raised her head and looked in the direction Lu Tai indicated, suddenly her eyes widened, and she almost couldn't help glancing at Xie Wei beside her!
The people who were tied up were a woman and a man, one big and one small, with scars all over their bodies.
Especially the woman with disheveled hair and tears.
It can be seen that he is already some age, in his thirties, dressed in a woman's dress, looks simple and unwitting, and his hands and feet are not slender.
What shocked Jiang Xuening the most was the young boy who was pushed up after him...
It's Xiaobao.
The child who rescued Jiang Xuening in the Tongzhou battle later appeared by Xie Wei's side. He was smart and sensible and often helped with errands, but she hadn't seen her in the past two years, and she had grown taller and older.
It's just that he has more wounds than the woman.
His face was even more smudged.
When he was pushed onto the stage with his hands tied, his face was full of ashes, and he was even a little ashamed. He just glanced at her and Xie Wei, and his eyes almost came out, and he didn't dare to look up.
Xie Wei, is there anything you don't understand
Xiaobao was originally a teacher, but he took him for a few days to teach him how to read and hyphenate. There are many things that swordsmanship cannot do.
It's just that he didn't enter the Heavenly Sect because he wanted to.
It was because his brother and sister-in-law joined the Heavenly Sect that they brought him with him.
Xie Wei had never seen the brother and sister-in-law that he heard about, but he only knew that every time he got something good, he always kept it and took it home. He must have taken his family very seriously.
He might be able to endure the punishment and clench his teeth without uttering a word, but his brother and sister-in-law might not.
What's more, Tianjiao has arrested everyone together
If this matter were replaced by him, it must be the same: but knowing what this child cares about, he whips his elder sister-in-law in front of his eyes. People who are beaten by iron have a heart of flesh, how can they really bear to treat themselves extremely Good loved ones suffer
Sure enough, Lu Tai then pointed at Xie Wei and Jiang Xuening, and asked Xiaobao first: "Boy, do you know these two?"
Xiaobao gritted his teeth and didn't speak.
Lu Tai put his foot on him, went straight over him to the woman who was crying with her head down, grabbed her grass-like hair, lifted her head, still pointed at Jiang Xuening and Xie Wei and asked: " do you know it?"
She raised her face, and her facial features became clearer.
Jiang Xuening finally remembered.
She had seen this woman before during the Tongzhou battle. At that time, she and Zhang Zha were carried by the Jiang Yang robbers who escaped from prison, and rested in a ruined temple with the rebels of the Tianjiao. As one of the people who responded to the Tianjiao, this woman brought them food and water. He also smiled and handed her a pancake.
The woman came from a farm family and only joined the teaching with her own man, but she helped to cook some food, and she did not contact the teaching affairs on weekdays, and she did not know how such a big disaster could happen to her.
Her eyes were almost red from crying.
Looking in the direction of Lu Tai's finger, he naturally didn't know Xie Wei when he saw Xie Wei, but when he saw Jiang Xuening, his eyes stopped, as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw, and shouted: "Know, know! I know this girl. of!"
Jiang Xuening's heart sank to the bottom.
Lu Tai suddenly laughed, a little ecstatic, and continued to ask: "When and where have you seen her?"
The woman cried and said, "Two years, no, it's been almost three years. Just like the Tongzhou incident, when many, many people died. Xiaobao and I went to deliver the freshly made pancakes to everyone. There They were all big men, and this girl was wearing men's clothes, but I could see at a glance that she was pretending, but I thought this was not something I should ask, so I didn't say anything. Later, I heard that something happened in Tongzhou. …”
There was an uproar under the stage!
Lu Tai even took advantage of the situation and asked Jiang Xuening sternly, "It's already been recognized, what else do you have to say?!"
The situation is already against them.
But Jiang Xuening's eyes fell on Xiaobao, and after careful consideration, he didn't panic, and asked: "Don't hide the rudder master Lu, I did see her, but it was only in the ruined temple. Since then, there has been no interaction at all. Could it be that staying in the same temple together proves that the Battle of Tongzhou is related to me and Mr. Du Jun?"
"Okay, since you are going to be stubborn, I will tell you to die today!" Lu Tai pushed the woman to the ground in various ways, but he walked over to Xiaobao again and said coldly, "It's your turn, the day before yesterday I What did you say when I asked you, and tell the truth today!"
Xie Wei put his hands behind his back and stood quietly.
Xiaobao raised his head to look at him, and then slowly turned his head to look at Jiang Xuening, a pair of black eyes flashed a bit of suppressed blood, and said: "I work for Mr., naturally I have seen Mr., and I have seen Girl. But the battle of Tongzhou, even the death of Mr. Gongyi, has nothing to do with Mr. and the girl! I don't know anything!"
"Bullshit!"
Lu Tai was furious, and almost immediately stretched out his hand and grabbed his neck, his face full of ferocity, even a little hideous.
"The day before yesterday, you clearly confessed everything, but now you dare to lie in front of my brothers and even the leader of the Heavenly Sect! Say it, say it quickly—or I will chop off your hands and feet immediately to let you know how powerful you are. !"
Xie Wei was very calm from beginning to end, and when he rolled his eyelids at the moment, it seemed that Xiaobao was not someone who did things for himself. Why bother? I don't know, when my teaching will be defeated."
The Heavenly Sect recruited people to join the sect, under the banner of "Datong", and always hated the tricks of the government and yamen. As early as when Lu Tai brought people out, someone noticed the scars on the two people's bodies. Seeing Lu Tai dealing with Xiaobao like that, he couldn't help feeling a little uncomfortable.
After all, they are not high-ranking people.
Lu Tai was still a small role when he was with Gongyicheng, but over the years, he has been in a high position, and there are people under his hands, people on the bed to warm the quilt, and even gold and silver can be spent like running water, how can I remember that I also did Teaching in one bite? I don't know where I lost my original intention.
Going to the rooftop should be considered private, and it is inevitable that people will criticize it.
As soon as Xie Wei said this, there were some whispers and whispers below.
No matter how stupid Lu Tai was, he also reacted at this time and had done it himself.
His face turned red and white for a while, and he couldn't get off the stage.
But what made him furious was that Xiaobao had previously confessed, and now standing on this high platform, despite his sister-in-law's life and death, he denied it, and instead put him in a disadvantageous situation.
And Xie Weifang's words made it even more impossible for him to use that woman to blackmail him!
At least not now.
The scene froze for a while.
At this time, Wan Xiuzi sat on the top and coughed, and asked casually, "Isn't Tongzhou very close to the capital? This girl was also in Tongzhou at the time?"
Lu Tai was awakened instantly.
He reacted at once, even if Xiaobao didn't speak, he didn't have nothing to write about. At this moment, he simply let Xiaobao go, stood in the middle, pointed to Jiang Xuening and asked him, "You said earlier, follow Du Jun, so I know it naturally. This woman. Then I ask you, who is this woman's last name, where does she live, what background does she have, and what is her relationship with Du Jun?"
When Xiaobao heard this, his expression changed.
At the same time, Xie Wei's face sank.
Although Jiang Xuening didn't know why Lu Tai asked this, but just by looking at the faces of Xiaobao and Xie Wei, he knew his identity.
How would such a sect that opposes the imperial court view an official lady
Seeing that Xiaobao didn't speak, Lu Tai sneered: "Tell me! Don't you know each other?!"
Xiaobao's throat was dry, and he said, "The girl's surname is Jiang, but, it's..."
The latter words were not spoken in any way.
Lu Tai snorted coldly, consciously grasping the chance to win, looked around at everyone around him, and said loudly: "You don't say it, but I know, I'll say it for you! This woman's surname is Jiang, her name is Jiang Xuening, she is the dog court. The daughter of Jiang Boyu, the servant of the Ministry of Home Affairs! Her father was a high-ranking official in the imperial court and was the emperor's lackey; her sister married into the palace and was the daughter-in-law of the royal family; and she herself had been in the palace and served as the princess's companion. She is still a student of Du Jun! Such a woman, I teach Mr. Du Jun, who claims to be as famous as Mr. Gongyi, to betray Gu Lunchang, to practice with her, and to risk her alone! Brothers, remember the rules of the canon I teach —”
It turned out to be an official girl!
One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and under the high platform, there was a lot of people's voices in an instant!
Many people were shocked and angry.
"It turned out to be a royal family member?"
"Bah, no wonder this posture doesn't look like ordinary people!"
"Officer of the Ministry of Household, is the Ministry of Household that pays miscellaneous taxes every year?"
"How can Mr. Du Jun be with this kind of woman..."
"Where is the relationship between teachers and students!"
"Pooh!"
…
If it was said that there were still many people watching the show before, when Jiang Xuening's identity was made public, the mentality of most people who watched the show suddenly changed. Everyone was born in poverty, and had endured the heavy taxation and the hardships of corvée.
Isn't it that one day "Great Harmony"
But this girl from a powerful family stood on a high place like this, and was mixed with the famous Mr. Du Jun in their teaching. It was really eye-catching, and even people's anger and resentment had a clear target and outlet.
There is a clear rule in the teaching that all those who join the teaching will draw a clear line from the powerful, those who have a family leave home, those who have property give birth, and they are not allowed to have an affair with such a woman!
I don't know who called out first: "Canon disposal!"
Immediately afterwards, someone shouted: "Dispose of it according to the canon!"
Soon the following voices came together: "Three knives and six holes, let's deal with it first!"
Jiang Xuening's scalp was numb, only to feel that when Lu Tai looked at it, it was like being stared at by a poisonous snake, and a chill ran down his back.
The so-called "three knives and six holes" is the rule on the rivers and lakes.
A knife through a part of the body will leave two holes, but those who want to quit the sect must poke six holes with three knives to show their determination.
And the rules of heaven...
"I teach the rules. All the members of the church should not be involved with the powerful. Mr. Du Jun is in the church and sets an example for my brothers, but he knows how to do it!" People, of course it's easy to say. But since you are, and you haven't dropped out of school yet, stay with this woman. You can't forgive me lightly, can you?"
Xie Wei stared at him without speaking.
Someone below started shouting "Three Knives and Six Holes".
Jiang Xuening's face was slightly pale, and his thoughts were spinning, but he couldn't do anything.
Wan Xiuzi watched from the heights, but he gradually realized something.
In fact, he just wanted to use Lu Tai's hand to restrain Xie Ju'an without letting himself get involved, leaving a little leeway for himself. After all, although Xie Wei is here, he can close his cousin Yan Lin and hold an army of 100,000 people, so it should not be underestimated. If they can unite to fight the court, it is naturally the best to cooperate with King Pingnan. Even if he wanted to kill Xie Wei, he had to be wary of the outside world and could not let the border and the imperial court unite.
But I didn't expect that Lu Tai hated Xie Wei so deeply.
Gongyi Cheng did not keep this dog for nothing.
He thought about it for a moment, then laughed, with a kind expression, and said, "Du Jun has done a hundred thousand credits to my teaching over the years. Besides, this woman and him are just cultivating together and getting married. Folk ethics first. Regardless, although there is a conflict with the canon, it is not that powerful. From what I can see, Du Jun is only momentarily confused and lost his mind."
The whole place was quiet.
Wan Xiuzi glanced at Jiang Xuening, and then turned his gaze to Xie Wei, as if he was all thinking of him, and said, "Three knives and six holes are too much for a person of merit. Why don't you do this, Du Jun, read on You are breaking the rules for the first time, and my teaching is not unreasonable, so I will give you a chance to turn back. As long as you clear your relationship with this woman, this matter will never happen, and the merits and demerits will be offset from now on.”
Who dares not to listen to the teacher's first speech
No one objected.
However, Xie Wei knew that Wan Xiuzi would not let it go so simply: it is easy to separate the relationship, but how to prove it is difficult!
Sure enough, he immediately raised his hand to signal to the Taoist boy beside him, he even pulled out a saber from his waist and threw it on the ground below, then pointed at the saber and said to Xie Wei: "There is no need for three knives and six holes, but it is too much. Perfunctory, I'm afraid that everyone may not be convinced, and a knife is still needed. The leg injury is intractable, and the body injury is fatal, so just wear her hand. If you don't want to, the knife will fall on yourself!"
At this point, it has already shown a bit of sternness.
Although Wan Xiuzi wanted to attack Xie Wei, Jiang Xuening had this chip in his hand, and he always had to further test how much this chip was worth and how important it was.
After all, going to Luoyang to save people for love alone was always a bit incredible to him. And just jumping into his full set seems a little too simple, so that people have to suspect that there is a conspiracy behind it.
What if he and the girl were pretending
Or maybe it's all about relaxing his vigilance, making him feel like he's in control of the situation, and stepping into the trap he's devised. At that time, he thought that he could threaten him with the girl, maybe Xie Wei would push the girl out to block the knife, and he would be caught off guard!
This time, he just wanted to take the opportunity to see clearly, in this case, should Xie Wei choose to give Jiang Xuening a knife, or a knife to himself
Jiang Xuening heard what he said and looked at Xie Wei subconsciously.
The knife was at Xie Wei's feet.
He also looked at her.
At this moment, an ominous premonition rose from the heart, Jiang Xuening was about to rush towards him, and hurriedly shouted: "No!"
However, the Daotong next to her restrained her almost immediately.
No matter how hard she struggled, she couldn't escape control.
Countless pairs of eyes watched.
Xie Wei bent over and picked up the short knife on the ground. The blade was sharp, which easily reflected his calm and deep eyes, and the burning fire burned to the tip of the knife, revealing a special murder.
His hand is the one that plays the qin, with long fingers and jade-like joints, as if it was carefully carved and polished by the sky, and like a green bamboo standing on a pole when the cool wind blows in the mountains, with a bit of warm ink.
Jiang Xuening remembered the beginning.
When I saw him, with a sick face, white clothes holding the qin, and flicking the strings, it made people feel like seeing the majestic mountains and smelling the gurgling water. Even in danger, he couldn't walk, and he insisted on taking the piano with him. She will never forget that when she was angry and smashed the piano, the other party looked at her...
I can't afford it.
She can't afford this favor!
Fear rose up and grabbed her whole body. Jiang Xuening tried to stop him, almost begging him with a crying voice: "No, Xie Ju'an, no! I can't pay..."
Her tears were already rolling down.
Xie Wei looked at her, with a slightly pale face, but a strange smile appeared.
He gripped the knife tightly.
But he just said to her calmly: "No more. From now on, you owe me, okay?"
Jiang Xuening couldn't describe the feeling at that moment, as if the pain penetrated her heart, and it seemed that something was pulling her down, and she couldn't escape from now on—
Lu Tai has urged impatiently, pointing to the torture platform that is used to execute executions to the public: "It's rare for the leader to be gracious. Have you thought about who to choose? I count three times—"
Xie Wei rolled his eyes and said, "Don't count, I have chosen."
The people around didn't even react.
He had already grasped the knife in his right hand, and calmly placed his left hand on the dented execution platform. The tip of the knife touched the back of his hand, pierced the skin, and blood beads suddenly appeared. He paused for a moment, as if he was going to throw something away, then he pursed his lips, closed his eyes, gritted his teeth hard, and pressed the blade down!
There seemed to be a faint "chi" sound that sounded in people's minds.
But actually silent.
The blade was wedged sharply, deeply penetrating his entire palm!