"Zhu Daxia," Mei Changsu said slowly, "I admire your bravery, but the Jiangzuo League has always followed the rules and will never invade the territory of the fourteen states of Jiangzuo. This is also the reason why Jianghu friends have been willing to give face to intrusion over the years. , if the three of you rest here, no matter how long it is, I, Jiang Zuomeng, will be responsible for your safety. But if you still insist on entering the capital, please forgive us and we can't help you." When he said these words, the end of his eyes swept away. Xie Bi for a moment.
However, Zhu Minghai knew that what this young man said was the truth, he immediately clenched his fists and said, "To save your life today is already a great favor from your alliance, and of course there is no reason to force your alliance to break the rules for the trio of us. However, Hu Gong and Hu Granny, who have suffered the loss of their son and the expectations of the victims of the village, will definitely not die here. Since I have promised to walk with them, I must also keep my word. The three had to live up to it."
Seeing him being such a chivalrous man, Xie Bi couldn't help but be moved, and persuaded: "Not to mention that you can't get to the capital, even if you get to the capital, you may not be able to bring down the Duke of Qing who is Gao Juexian. "
That Hu Gong wiped away his tears and said, "We little people, why did we sue in order to overthrow the grandfather of the country? It's just to ask the country's law to be the master, and give us a little bit of land to live in, so that we won't come to intrude in the future, and let the villagers have Just have a bite to eat…”
Seeing that the old couple were crying miserably, Xie Bi couldn't bear it in his heart. He turned his head to look at Mei Changsu, begging him to make up his mind.
Mei Changsu had a much deeper understanding of the people's livelihood than Xie Bi, who was locked in the Houmen, so he looked calm, and when he saw him looking at himself, Fang said, "It's not that there is no way, across the river is Fuzhou Prefecture, go to the office. , I don't say why, just in the name of Xie Yan and the two sons, why is it difficult to ask the prefect to send dozens of infantry to escort them?"
"Dozens of infantrymen suffice?"
Mei Changsu sneered: "You are your noble son, the prefect is a small official, and the dozens of infantry are small troops, but no one can compete for the government with the tyrants in the rivers and lakes. Although the dozens of people are few, they are officers and soldiers after all. Identity, the most taboo thing in the court is that the chivalrous person violates the ban by force, and the killing of officers and soldiers will make a big issue. The killers are all Jianghu people. If you know that if you break this rule at will, you will bring disaster to the whole river and lake. The sects can't let them go, and I'm afraid it's not worth it for the reward of killing people."
Xie Bi listened to what he said was reasonable, and it was not difficult to write a book and borrow soldiers. Besides, Yiyan Yujin's temperament, when he found out about it later, he definitely refused to stand by and watch. It's just that since I got involved in this matter, if I get into it in the future, it will inevitably hurt the friendship between the Xie Bai family.
During the discussion, the hooves of the horses outside the carriage were rushing. Mei Changsu had the best ear. He could hear two horses rushing towards him.
Of course, the visitors had been waiting by the river for a long time, but Xiao Jingrui and Yan Yujin had not even been able to wait for half of them. The two ran to the carriage, Xiao Jingrui first was busy checking if there was anything wrong with his friend and brother, Yan Yujin complained loudly: "What are you dawdling about? We two were about to be blown away by the river, and the ghosts were too. I didn't see one!"
Xiao Jingrui took a closer look and saw that Chang Su and Xie Bi were both safe and sound, so he felt relieved and turned his attention to the other three people leaning on the wall of the carriage. Yan Yujin noticed it at this time, and asked curiously, "Who are they? Is there something wrong here?"
Seeing that Mei Changsu was a little tired, Xie Bi took the initiative to explain the ins and outs of the matter, and by the way, he also put forward the solution proposed by Mei Changsu. Yan Yujin was really indignant when he heard this, patted his chest and said, "It doesn't matter, it's all up to me. If the prefect of Fuzhou dares not to borrow troops, see how I deal with him!" After a while, he looked at Xie Bi and said, "Don't be embarrassed, borrowing dozens of infantry, my name is enough, you don't need to talk too much, anyway, my father and Qing Guogong have never been on good terms, and we are going to offend people. It's fine if the family offends, it's not worth taking your family for nothing."
Hearing this, Mei Changsu's heart moved, and he felt that Yan Yujin had a little admiration for him, saying that he was straightforward and unscrupulous. He could see at a glance what Xie Bi was thinking, and he was so responsible that he couldn't just tell him. He looked at him as a simple noble man.
Now that the negotiation has been decided and everyone doesn't want to delay, Mei Changsu let the carriage out for the injured to ride. Fortunately, this place is not too far from the riverside, and walking slowly by the bridle is not particularly tiring. The Fenjiang River is a big river, with busy water transportation and numerous boats moored along the way. Xiao Jingrui only went for a while before hiring a sturdy wooden boat. The crowd sent the carriage driver and led their horses to board the boat to lift the anchor. It was smooth sailing all the way, and they arrived at the Fuzhou ferry safely.
After abandoning the boat and landing on the shore, the first thing to do is to go to the prefecture's yamen to cast a salutation first. The name of the mansion is shocking. After a while, the prefect welcomes him in full clothes and graciously invites him to the back hall for tea and snacks. And busy ordering people to prepare a feast.
"Don't worry too much," Yan Yujin shook the paper fan, and the young master put it on a stand, "What do you call your lord?"
"My surname is Fei, my name is Feixin..."
"... uh..." Yan Yujin's paper fan stopped shaking for a while, before swinging again, "Okay... good name... Mr. Fei has been in Fuzhou for a long time, right? Seeing that the city is in good order and business is booming, Your performance is good..."
Feixin wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. He really didn't want to embarrass the son-in-law of the uncle's mansion, but he couldn't help but say: "Young master is so praised... I have received God's grace in my humble position. I was transferred here five days ago..."
"... uh..." The paper fan stopped shaking again for a while, "It is indeed a great grace. This Fuzhou has always been prosperous, and the people are peaceful. Your promotion here is also a reward from the top of the mountain..."
"I don't dare to hide it from your son..." Feixin's forehead sweated even more, "I was originally from the third rank, but because of two cases of rebellion, I was relegated to Fuzhou to serve as the prefect..."
Yan Yujin closed the fan with a slap and stared at Feixin: "Do you have to screw with me?"
"I dare not," Feixin hurriedly bowed to apologize, "It's just that the young master asked, you can't tell lies, right?"
The three onlookers had already bent down with laughter, Mei Changsu accidentally choked and coughed, Xiao Jingrui patted him on the back and said to Yan Yujin, "Don't talk nonsense, please. Please tell me about Fei-sama quickly."
"I want to talk a few words before being cordial," Yan Yujin explained, then turned to Feixin, "Master Fei, today's visit to your house is really troublesome, and I need your house's help."
"Young Master has any orders, but it's okay." Feixin said hurriedly.
"Fuzhou is a big city, and there are at least a thousand officers and soldiers stationed there. I want to borrow a formation of 80 people from your house to escort my three friends to Beijing. Can you agree?"
Feixing was originally worried about what trouble this young master of your family might have caused, but when he heard that he only borrowed dozens of guards, Xiaoxiao breathed a sigh of relief and said with an apologetic smile: "There is no problem with this. In my humble position, Guan Wu will bring 80 elite soldiers. For your son's encouragement."
"Yeah," Yan Yujin nodded, "Actually, we all went back to Jinling, but one of my friends was in bad health and the trip was too slow. I have an important letter that needs to be delivered to my father earlier, so I asked them to The three of you will go first. Not only do you have to trouble the guards of your family members along the way, but you can't slow down your footsteps. The sooner you get to the capital, the better, and the hard work of your family members will be rewarded when the time comes."
"Where did the young master come from? The humble master was from the old master Ling Zuyan. It is a humble honor to have this opportunity to serve the son. I don't know when the three friends of the son are going to leave?"
"It's too late today, let's be early tomorrow."
"Yes, then please wait for a while, I will arrange it myself."
"There is an adult labor fee."
That prefect Feixin saluted, exited the living room, and walked out quickly. Xiao Jingrui saw that Hu Gong and Hu Fu, who was hiding in the corner, looked tired, and Zhu Minghai's spirit was also waiting for recuperation, so he called a servant and asked him to arrange tea and bath for the three of them to take a rest earlier.
The servants who were waiting for the call outside the hall were probably all ordered by Feixin, and the request to Xiao Jingrui was not discounted at all, and they obeyed immediately. Zhu Minghai thanked him and went with the servant along with Hu Gong and Hu Po. Yan Yujin saw that there were no idlers in the hall at this time, so he let out a long sigh and said, "I finally solved this trouble. It's just that Jinling City is easy to enter, but this situation is not easy to report. We can only help to this extent. , wish the three of them good luck."
Mei Changsu sat on the chair, supported Yi with one hand, and said lightly, "I'm afraid this Jinling City may not be so easy to enter."
Yan Yujin was taken aback, turned his head and asked in amazement, "Didn't you propose this solution? Didn't you say that Jianghu people dare not provoke officers and soldiers easily?"
"What I meant at the time was that it's easy to solve the problem of Jianghu killers, just borrow dozens of officers and soldiers," Mei Changsu looked out of the hall, "but if they can deal with any situation, I'm afraid they won't. It's too realistic. You think, Jianghu people are afraid of officers and soldiers, so what are officers and soldiers afraid of?".
"Afraid...afraid..."
"I'm afraid of the boss." Mei Changsu answered directly. "The 80 people dispatched by the Fuzhou government are enough to suffocate the common killers in the arena, but if there is a general from the Fuzhou government and another team of officers and soldiers to take people, they will not be able to do anything..."
"Ah? Why didn't you say this sooner?" Yan Yu said anxiously, "Since this guard is not good, aren't we all doing white labor all day?"
Mei Changsu glanced at Xie Bi, who avoided his gaze unconsciously. Xiao Jingrui had some understanding in his heart, sighed, and explained for them: "Yujin, we have already seen people from Jianghu chase and kill them. In order to prevent these killers, this officer and soldier must be borrowed no matter what, how can it be regarded as a white worker? As for the one that Brother Su never said... He actually wanted to give the second brother some time to think about it... "
"What should Xie Bi think about?" Yan Yujin immediately said "oh" as soon as he asked, and seemed to have reacted.
Xie Bi's involvement in this matter was largely because Hu Gong and Hu Po told the family of Qing Guo Gong, not Qing Guo Gong Baiye himself. If dozens of officers and soldiers quelled the Jianghu people and let the old couple enter the capital smoothly, of course, it would be the best result, but if things go against their expectations, someone can mobilize a higher level of troops than the government office to deal with the two plaintiffs, then. Obviously beyond the capability of Qing Guogong's relatives, it shows that Bai Ye himself not only knew about the matter, but also took a protective and helpful attitude towards the evil deeds of his relatives.
In the Ningguo Marquis Mansion, although Xiao Jingrui was more than a year older, due to his background, he had long indicated that he did not want to inherit the title of Marquis and resolutely handed it over to Xie Bi. Moreover, when Xie Bi grew up, he was indeed more proficient in political affairs and better at handling external affairs than Xiao Jingrui. In the past one or two years, the Marquis of Ningguo Xie Yu has handed over most of the affairs to him, and Xie Bi has also attended many important occasions on his behalf. In the eyes of outsiders, Xie Bi, the prince of the Hou Mansion, can actually represent Xie Yu directly. In this way, Xie Bi's position and the issues he needs to consider are of course much more complicated than those of Xiao Jingrui and Yan Yujin.
The reason why Mei Changsu didn't put forward the assumption that Duke Qing might know about it from the very beginning, he just bluntly said the method of "escorting by soldiers", because he didn't want to force Xie Bi to express his position prematurely. Because of Xie Bi's thoughtful and meticulous thoughts, without Mei Changsu saying it, he himself would soon think of the possibility of Duke Qing's protection of his relatives. Then, with enough time on the way to Fuzhou, he could be free from others. In the case of opinions, carefully consider all aspects of the problem.
Mei Changsu felt that Xie Bi would not regret the decision made after careful consideration.
Because of the three people sitting in the living room of the Fuzhou government office at this time, only Mei Changsu could accurately predict that once the ordinary old farmer couple was allowed to enter Jinling City, they would definitely set off unexpected events. And the big storm.
And the position of Ning Guo and Xie's family in this turmoil, and the results they will get in the future, may depend on Xie Bi's thoughts at this moment.
After being silent for a full quarter of an hour, Xie Bi finally lowered his head and said embarrassingly: "My father has always been cautious, and he has a personal relationship with the Qing Kingdom. The blame is directed at Duke Qing himself, and I am afraid that it will go against the will of the father. So far, this matter has been my bottom line, please forgive me for leaving now, and what you will discuss in the future will have nothing to do with me. "
Mei Changsu was a little disappointed in his heart, but he didn't reveal the slightest on his face, and said lightly: "Gu Nianshi's friendship, this is nothing to be blamed. Xie Second Young Master Mingzhe protects himself, if you want to leave, what reason do I have to stop me? Please do it yourself. ."
Xie Bi pondered for a while, but did not leave immediately. Instead, he gave Xiao Jingrui a deep look. Although he did not speak, the meaning in his eyes was very clear, and he obviously hoped that he would also get out of the way.
At the same time, the corner of Mei Changsu's eyes also swept to the same person secretly.
Xiao Jingrui calmed down, raised his eyes to look at Xie Bi, and said, "Second brother, I understand what you mean. It's just that I'm a well-known wanderer, so I don't have to be as thoughtful as you. Now that I have thought of Hu Gong and Hu Po. There may still be dangers, so how can I just let it go? So please leave the second brother, I still want to stay and discuss the countermeasures with them. "
"What else is there to discuss?" Xie Bi stomped his feet and said, "If you want to deter the obstruction of other officials, what would be better than escorting the two of you in person? But you must think clearly and discuss with Duke Hu. Madam Hu walked together, and it was good that there was nothing to do along the way. It means that Duke Qing really didn’t know about it. At that time, he would only hate his relatives for doing evil, and he would not hate you too much, but if Duke Qing really got involved, he would assign Du Si soldiers and horses intercepted and killed you. After you showed your identities and blocked you, you became witnesses. After entering Beijing, Hu Gong and Hu Po handed the petition, and the Criminal Division Yamen naturally wanted to find you for verification. Are you going to personally testify against Duke Qing?"
"If Duke Qing is acting improperly, he will naturally have to testify against him."
"Don't be stupid! What kind of person is Duke Qing? He was born in the military and always has his revenge. Even if the charges against Hu Gong and Hu Po are convicted, they may not kill him. Who can he let go? You are self-willed, aren't you afraid that you will tire your parents?"
Xiao Jingrui shook his head and said, "Although my father is cautious, he is also upright. The truth of this matter is black and white, and it is clearly clear. How could my father blame me for avoiding disasters? Advantages, but if you are so careful about everything, wouldn’t it be biased?”
"Okay, you two brothers don't argue," Yan Yujin swung a folding fan into the middle of them, "Xie Bi has always been like this, I'm not surprised, there is a saying that more things are worse than less things, escort Hu Gong and Hu Granny, I will One person is enough, and it is better if Jing Rui doesn't intervene. Anyone in Beijing who doesn't know that I've always been clueless, it's not uncommon for things like this to happen. Besides, my father spoiled me, even if Duke Qing wanted to take revenge in the future, It's not so easy to get revenge. Don't worry about it, it's all wrapped up in me."
"How can this be done, how can I leave you alone..." Xiao Jingrui wanted to say more, but Yan Yujin reached out his hand to stop him: "Actually, I thought about escorting them together from the beginning. It's just that Brother Su is not healthy, so the trip cannot be accelerated. , I must not be able to go together. I wanted to be more lively with you, so I didn't mention it. Now it seems that I still have to be separated from you for a while. "
"Yujin..."
"Stop nagging. Brother Su is a guest you invited. Of course you want to accompany him slowly. Could it be that you want to leave him behind and return to Beijing first? This is not the way to entertain guests. "
Mei Changsu stared at Yan Yujin, thinking that this person was so warm-hearted, he couldn't bear not to remind him, and then said slowly: "Yujin, I admire your bravery and courage, but do you know that ... This case is not as simple as it seems?"
Yan Yujin paused for a while, and finally nodded, "I know... Xie Bi is not the only one who is afraid of Duke Qing's shyness. In the past year or two, there has been a growing trend of tyrants and nobles from all over the world taking possession of private property. It is already a hidden danger in the emperor's heart. As soon as this case came out, it just hit the edge of the knife. The emperor will definitely use this as a reason to vigorously rectify the mergers and acquisitions of various places. The people who resent me at that time may not be just a Duke of Qing. It's a lot of giants..."
Mei Changsu's heart was agitated, and he tried to control the expression on his face, and said in a low voice, "Since you know everything, why do you have to pacify so many powerful enemies of Baishu?"
"There are too many righteous and awe-inspiring words in the world, so I won't tell you," Yan Yujin laughed, still looking like he was heartless, "I only know that this is the right thing to do."
"Okay," Mei Changsu stood up and smiled, "I am ashamed with such a big heart. I will use tea as wine, and I will toast you first!"
Yan Yujin took the teacup and drank it, and two words came out: "I'm so hungry."
"When Master Fei has arranged his troops, he will naturally come to hold a banquet for you, please bear with it." Xiao Jingrui smiled.
"Where's Xie Bi?" Mei Changsu smiled and looked at Second Young Master Xie who was silent, "Do you want to avoid suspicion and leave now, or stay here for one more night and break up with Yujin tomorrow morning?"
Xie Bi naturally knew that it was best to leave now, but Mei Changsu and Xiao Jingrui would definitely not leave Yan Yujin to go with him at this time, not to mention that he didn't want to appear too cold, so he said dully at the moment: "You guys can be happy, Only in the future will I know how powerful it is. Now I'm still worried that Duke Qing will be ruined and ruthless against Yujin."
Xiao Jingrui trembled in his heart, thinking about this possibility, he couldn't help sweating, "No, I still have to go with Yujin, and I can protect him when it's really dangerous..."
"You protect me?" Yan Yujin pouted, "Although you are ranked higher than me in the Young Master list, we are almost the same when it comes to martial arts. Who protects who?"
"You don't have to worry about this," Mei Changsu said with a smile, "Although I have left the Jiangzuo boundary, I still have a few friends who can ask for help. When you leave tomorrow, I will introduce four people to accompany you, as long as Qingguo It's not that you have ordered one or two thousand people to fight an earth-shattering battle, these four people should keep you safe."
"Thank you so much for that!" After Xiao Jingrui was overjoyed, he was a little puzzled, "Didn't you say that Jianghu people have never fought against the government?"
"This is the son of the uncle's mansion fighting against the Duke of Qing. Those four are just the guards of son Yan. What's the matter with Guan Jianghu people?"
"That's right," Xiao Jingrui suddenly remembered something, "Did you just say that someone will protect you as soon as you cross the river? Where is it?"
Mei Changsu's brows were relieved, his black crystal-like eyes turned slightly, and he said with a smile, "He's there after crossing the river, didn't you see?"
The three of them were startled, and all six eyes were wide open.
"Fei Liu, come out and meet the three young masters, we will be harassing them for a while in the future." Jiang Zuomeng said lightly.