Upstairs in Qingyan, a total of eight people including Ye Xiaotian and Zhang Hongyan sat at a full table, and Ye Xiaotian sat in the chief seat.
Of course Ye Xiaotian understands which seat is the first at this table, not to mention that he is now a criminal, even if he is still a classic history, how can he compare with these young masters present, probably only Tang Xianzu is the same as him Juren status, but he has an official status, which is barely higher.
Ye Xiaotian naturally refused to sit in the first seat, but Zhang Hongyan and Qiao Zhenhua forced him to sit there, and then sat down with him. Although these high-ranking officials' children are somewhat arrogant and conceited, once they really admire someone, they don't care about the other party's official position and background.
Everyone sat down, Zhang Hongyan raised his cup first, and said to Ye Xiaotian with a happy face: "Brother Ye Xian, if it weren't for you, we would not be able to raise so much money, and we would definitely be humiliated by Xu Qiyun and others. If it weren't for Brother Ye You and I will definitely not be able to get back the money, and we will have to criticize everyone and leave a bad name. Fortunately, my virtuous brother is smart and wise, cleared our innocence for us, and caught Guan Xiaokun and other villains. We respect you with this glass of wine! "
Ye Xiaotian said with a smile: "Brother Zhang, if you say that, you are going to flatter and kill brothers. You and my brother are congenial, and in this matter, we will prosper together, and we will suffer together. For public and private, Xiaotian will I should do my best, if brother Zhang is so polite, I will see you off."
Zhang Hongyan laughed loudly, and said: "Okay, I'm sour, you can be too sour. Then let's not talk politely, it's brother's, so let's drink this!" Kuai Peng and others raised their glasses in response, everyone We had a full drink together.
Zhang Hongyan filled another glass of wine, smiled at Ye Xiaotian and said, "I heard Brother Tang said, Brother Ye Xian, are you an official? I don't know where you are going to be an official when you come to Jinling this time. If it is Jinling City, that would be the best." Now, you and my brothers will be able to meet often in the future."
These people got together because of their common hobbies. Previously, Zhang Hongyan and the others only heard what Tang Xianzu said, and didn’t care about Ye Xiaotian’s background and origins. Only now did they really ask about it, and they sincerely regarded him as their brother. reason.
Ye Xiaotian sighed, and said with a wry smile: "Little brother, this official, it's really a long story..." Ye Xiaotian told the ins and outs of his coming to Jinling, regardless of the frivolous appearance of Zhang Hongyan and others, after all, they are officials. You can understand it as soon as you hear it.
Zhang Hongyan laughed loudly and said, "In that case, you don't have to worry, dear brother. Zhang Jiangling has already collapsed, and the court is liquidating his remnant party. You are the person Zhang Jiangling personally instructed to arrest. Without your amulet, no one dares to trouble you at the risk of being suspected of being the Zhang party."
Qiao Zhenhua's father is a censor, and he knows the court's movements very well, so he comforted him: "Brother Zhang said it is true, but the court is in turmoil, and no one cares about you for a while, you Just stay here with peace of mind. When the Zhang Party is liquidated, and the official positions vacated by the Zhang Party are cleared up, there will be someone who will think about your business. This time is hard to say, maybe a month or two, half a year It’s not uncommon for a period of time, sometimes, it can take a long time for big people to talk about it.”
Liu Junyang smiled and said: "You two heartless things, do you think Ye Xiandi is as unprogressive as you? I think you should talk to the old man at home about this matter. Although they are not in charge, they should come forward Just ask, and the matter of Brother Ye Xian can be settled sooner."
Zhang Hongxuan patted his chest and said, "That's no problem. Although my father is from the Ministry of War, if he goes to other yamen to say something, others will have to sell his face. Besides, Brother Ye Xian's matter is not very big, and it doesn't involve too much. With a high position of power, my brother must be able to help me."
Ye Xiaotian was overjoyed when he heard that, he quickly raised his glass and said, "So, Xiaotian will thank you brother."
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Everyone ate the wine very happily, and when the banquet was over, Ye Xiaotian, Tang Xianzu, Hua Yunfei, and Mao Wenzhi walked back to the post house with a little bit of wine, talking and laughing, and saw a few people standing at the door of the post house from a long distance away. Individuals, several people are looking around.
The lights reflected on them, it was Zhan Ning'er, Sister Sun and Elder Dong. It was almost the end of the new year, and although the solar term in the south of the Yangtze River was not considered cold, it was not as cold as spring and summer. The three of them were all wearing capes and walking up and down the steps.
Before Ye Xiaotian and the others arrived, the noise of chatting and laughing had already passed, Elder Dong was still squinting, but Zhan Ning'er had already stepped forward with a pair of long thighs to meet him. Zhan Ning'er said angrily, "Ye Xiaotian, where did you urinate on the cat, and you didn't come back until this hour!"
Mao Wenzhi stuck his tongue out and said, "Brother...Brother, I think Miss Ning'er's tone of voice is very similar to your wife!"
Zhan Ning'er glared at him fiercely, Hua Yunfei quickly stepped back, to prevent Zhan Ning'er from kicking his big-mouthed Mao Wenzhi flying away, so that he could catch him, but Zhan Ning'er just stared at him, then Looking at Ye Xiaotian again, he paused and said, "Yingying has been taken away!"
Ye Xiaotian was slightly drunk, and when he heard Zhan Ning'er's coquettish anger, he was about to tease her, but when he heard this, he immediately stayed there, and said in disbelief, "Yingying was taken away by someone? Who took her away?" ? You... why don't you keep an eye on her?"
Ye Xiaotian immediately fantasized about a terrible scene: Xia Yingying, who was so tightly protected by her family since she was a child, was abducted by human traffickers, insulted, and even sold into a brothel. woke up.
Zhan Ning'er resentfully said: "I'm watching? What am I using to watch, my father came to take his daughter back, why should I stop?"
When Ye Xiaotian heard this, he was relieved at first, but then became even more desperate. If Yingying is abducted by human traffickers, her situation may be dire, but if she is rescued in time, she may be snatched back. But being taken away by her father, what should he do
Hua Yunfei said: "Miss Zhan, Miss Xia's father has come to Jinling? Did he bring Miss Xia back to Hongfeng Lake?"
Zhan Ning'er said: "How do I know where he took Yingying? They only came in the evening, and it should be too late to leave the city at this hour, right! It was the young master Xu who brought Mr. Xia and the others here."
Ye Xiaotian said in surprise: "Master Xu? You mean Xu Qiyun? How did Mr. Xia know him?"
Zhan Ning'er said angrily: "You ask me, who should I ask? Anyway, I can't stop my father from leading him? Now that he has been taken away, you can figure it out!"
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Early the next morning, Duke Wei's mansion.
Ye Xiaotian, Tang Xianzu, Mao Wenzhi and Hua Yunfei stood across the street.
Ye Xiaotian's eyebrows twitched, and he said, "The guards at Duke Wei's mansion are soldiers? Not servants?"
Tang Xianzu said: "That is, Duke Wei's mansion is in my Daming, and its status is very detached. Guarding the gate with soldiers, except for the palace and the palace, only Duke Wei's mansion is treated like this."
Hua Yunfei said: "Brother, what shall we do?"
Ye Xiaotian took a long breath, and said, "Be polite first, then fight!"
Mao asked Zhi: "How do you give courtesy first and then fight?"
Ye Xiaotian said: "You guys wait here, I will negotiate!"
After a cup of tea, there was a scream of "wow", Ye Xiaotian was thrown out from the steps by the four guards of Duke Wei's mansion, flew far away in the clouds and fog, fell to the ground with a "boom", Hua Yunfei and Mao Wenzhi hurried forward to help him up.
Ye Xiaotian was thrown so badly that he felt like stars were popping up in front of his eyes. When he went to Jingzhou, there happened to be a person who went to Yang's house to play the autumn wind through his old relationship and was thrown from the steps of the Yang family. Unexpectedly, he did not receive this kind of treatment that day, but today he made up for it in Wei Guogong's mansion.
Tang Xianzu took two steps forward and said with concern: "Brother Ye Xianzu, are you alright?"
Ye Xiaotian said with a dry smile: "I'm fine, I never thought that the people in Duke Wei's mansion would be so domineering, I wanted to be courteous with them before fighting, but they didn't give me a chance to 'be courteous' at all."
Mao Wenzhi was gearing up and said: "Brother, if people don't reason with you, your courtesy will be useless, why don't we rush in!"
"Absolutely not!" Tang Xianzu changed his color and said, "Don't be reckless! This is Duke Wei's mansion."
At this time, a young man wearing a crane cloak came out slowly from Duke Wei's mansion, followed by several burly and strong generals. Seeing Ye Xiaotian, the man stopped in his tracks and asked gently: "Do you want to see your younger brother Qiyun?"
Mao Wenzhi said in a rough voice, "What do you do kid?"
A family general shouted: "Bold, this is our son!"
Wei Guogong's son raised his hand to stop the family general's yelling, and said to Ye Xiaotian and Ai: "My father has heard about Guan Xiaokun's matter. Guan Xiaokun has now been confined by his father, and his younger brother has also been reprimanded by my father. I'm sorry, let's stop this matter, okay?"
Ye Xiaotian said: "My son, I didn't come here for this matter. My female companion was taken away by her father last night, and it was Lingdi who brought her father to the posthouse. I want to see my female companion, so I want to ask Lingdi about the whereabouts of their father and daughter."
The prince was slightly stunned, and suddenly said: "So that's how it is. I understand, it was the Uncle of the Three Kingdoms who went with my younger brother yesterday. After my younger brother was punished by my father, Uncle Guo probably felt a little bored, so he moved to the Marquis of Zhenyuan. Hehe, the Marquis of Zhenyuan had heard that Uncle Guo had come to Jinling before, and had kindly invited him here. As far as I know, there was indeed a girl and her father and brother who were invited by Uncle Three Kingdoms to the Marquis of Zhenyuan. If you want to find that girl, you can go to Zhenyuan Hou Mansion and ask."
At this moment, a four-horse carriage drove up to the mansion, and someone brought some horses, the prince nodded to Ye Xiaotian, and boarded the carriage, while those family generals turned over and stepped on the horses, protecting Wei Guogong's prince and marching away.
Tang Xianzu came to Ye Xiaotian's side and said: "Just now this is Xu Hongji, the son of the Duke of Wei. He is modest and courteous, and he is quite a gentleman. He is not comparable to his brother who is not good at anything. His words should be true."
Ye Xiaotian frowned and said, "Who is the Marquis of Zhenyuan he mentioned?"
Tang Xianzu said: "The Marquis of Zhenyuan is from the lineage of Xia Guogong Gu Cheng. Back then, Gu Chengping Sichuan, fought against Guizhou, conquered Yunnan, and was promoted to command Tongzhi in Guizhou. He guarded Guizhou for more than ten years, wore the seal of General Nan, and suppressed hundreds of rebellions.
During the Battle of Jingnan, Gu Cheng served as the governor of the Zuo Army, crusaded against the Yan Army, was defeated and surrendered, and was sent to Beiping to assist in defending the city. After Chengzu ascended the throne, he sealed the town of Yuanhou, gave him iron coupons, and went to Guizhen to guard it. He pacified the two chieftains of the Tian family in Sizhou and Sinan, separated the eight prefectures, and reformed the land to return to the local people. His descendants belong to the hereditary Marquis, but the Marquis of the Gu family should be in Beijing now, but who is left behind in the Marquis of Jinling. "
Ye Xiaotian rubbed his chin, pondered and said: "This Gu family has a lot to do with Guizhou! His Gu family's ancestors guarded Guizhou, and even the two big dragons Sizhou and Sinan were subdued... Good! I want to see, He cares about the descendants of his family, whether he can surrender to this little loach like me!"