Xiao Chiye set the banquet before the Baiguan Banquet, but Ge Qingqing came to pick up the post that Chen Yang sent.
"Lan Zhou has been working in front of the imperial government recently, and I have no time, so I will pick him up for him." Ge Qingqing accepted the post and chatted with Chen Yang before she said, "The Imperial Army is now very beautiful, and Deputy General Chen is also busy, right?"
"The governor is tired every day with the papers, and we follow and serve, there is no way to say that we are busy." Chen Yang ate tea and said, "Brother Ge has been lucky this time, and he has been promoted to the government and has a bright future. It is the real scenery. "
The two of them were both imaginary and arrogant, and they both spoke in a friendly manner, trying not to look so ugly. Recently, there have been many frictions between Jinyiwei and the Imperial Army, and there has been a little disagreement. It is the time to hate each other.
After the tea was changed, Chen Yang got up and said goodbye. Ge Qingqing sent the person out, and Shen Zechuan, who was inside, lifted the curtain and came out.
"This post came at an untimely time," Ge Qingqing handed him the post, "Do you really want to go?"
"Why don't you go." Shen Zechuan opened the post and saw Xiao Chiye's vigorous and arrogant font.
"Xiao Er has recently had the momentum to suppress Jin Yiwei. Our mission has been cut off one by one by the banned army, and he is receiving the favor of the Holy Spirit. What if he wants to do something..." Ge Qingqing gradually stopped speaking.
"What he wants to do can't be more obvious." Shen Zechuan closed the post, "He wants to suppress Jin Yiwei, turn Qidu into a sky that he can cover with only one hand, and make the emperor only rely on his forbidden army. Unsurprisingly , he has to give Jin Yiwei a few more kicks."
"That's right, it's too risky to take Uncle Ji to the banquet at this moment." Ge Qingqing said.
Shen Zechuan threw the post on the table and said, "It's about Zuo Qianqiu, he won't play tricks on it."
Ge Qingqing was still a little worried.
Shen Zechuan's lip injury was healed, he put on a cloak and said, "I'll go out."
Shen Zechuan went out in the snow. Today, the snow is not big, but the wind is strong. He arrived at Donglong Street and got into the Ouhua Building on the opposite corner of Xiangyun Square.
Xi Hongxuan recently wrote some lyrics and composed a tune to sing for the sisters on Donglong Street, which turned out to be a grand occasion. The best part is that he hollowed out the bottom of the Ouhualou platform and filled it with an open copper jar with only one layer of wood on it. He also bought a batch of new chicks from Juexi. After training for many days, he tied a bell to his ankle. When dancing on the stage, the clogs are stepping, and the bells are integrated into the copper cylinder, which is ethereal and wonderful.
At this moment, his words were still being sung on the stage. He was holding a folding fan, lying on the rattan chair on the third floor and closing his eyes to listen. The maid only wore plain socks, stepped on the squid without making a sound, knelt outside the bead curtain, and said softly, "Second Master, you're here."
Xi Hongxuan closed his fan without opening his eyes.
The maid stood up and lifted the curtain for Shen Zechuan.
Shen Zechuan entered and saw a girl kneeling at Xi Hongxuan's feet, rubbing his legs.
"Young Master Shen, please sit down." Xi Hongxuan still tapped lightly, focusing on singing.
The kneeling girl walked over on her knees to take off her shoes for Shen Zechuan. Shen Zechuan raised his hand to stop it and sat on the chair.
Xi Hongxuan sat up after the song ended, and while drinking tea, he tapped the girl with a fan and said, "This person is new and not dirty."
Shen Zechuan didn't look at it.
Instead, Xi Hongxuan laughed, looked at him, and said, "Are you really following Xiao Er? What's the matter, for him, you have to keep your body like a jade?"
Shen Zechuan's temples were soaked in ink, but in this warm room, his eyebrows and eyes were sparse, which really meant that he didn't eat fireworks. He said, "Tell me to gossip less."
Xi Hongxuan opened the folding fan, and his fat body was crowded with rattan chairs. He said, "We are brothers. Seeing that you have suffered when you stayed by Xiao Er's side, today I will let you have a good time. If you are pitiful, it is you Shen Lanzhou. The second kicked and got the root of the disease, and now I have to deal with him pretending to be, he is really your magic star."
"Yeah," Shen Zechuan didn't shy away, as if helpless, "Just such a bastard."
"But I don't think he plans to leave room for Jin Yiwei," Xi Hongxuan said, "Lanzhou, the pillow wind didn't blow in."
"You are an infatuated kind." Shen Zechuan took the hot handkerchief presented by the girl and wiped his hands, turned his eyes and smiled, the coldness when he entered the door disappeared, and unknowingly became his usual look, "A few I think about my own sister-in-law and sister-in-law like a day, and once I sleep, I will fall in love with you, and I can't love it. But Xiao Er and I are only dewy, how can it be considered affection?"
"Listen," Xi Hongxuan picked up his chopsticks, "You guys are just playing around?"
"It's also important to play." Shen Zechuan said, "Everyone rolls on the bed for a while. That's what everyone needs. If you're happy, you'll be over. You'll be thinking about it every day. Isn't it so pure?"
Xi Hongxuan clapped his hands together and laughed and said, "Okay! Good Lanzhou, I'm afraid you will be caught by him and you will forget that we are brothers on the same boat. Come, come and try this dish, this is Qinzhou's quickening The wild vegetables sent are good things that the imperial kitchen does not have."
The two picked up the dishes and used them.
Xi Hongxuan said: "Xiao Er is a ruthless character. I didn't pay attention to it in the past, and let him show his edge in the autumn hunting. Now he can't hide it anymore, so he simply has to work hard with others. He took over the military affairs of the eight major battalions. However, he gave all the important positions to his cronies, and no one of the Eight Great Families has real power, and he has kept his face clean, so that people can't hold the handle at all, you say, is it angry or annoying?"
Shen Zechuan saw that there was a shredded cucumber on the table, he didn't touch a chopstick, and said, "Xiao Er broke the boat at the Nanlin Hunting Ground, betting that the emperor would let him go with his friendship in mind, but this hope is that the bamboo basket is empty. In the end, he was closely watched by the Sixth Division. Now that he can't go back, he can only ensure that he has real military power in Yedu. Compared with the eight major battalions, such as Liu Ying and Haoyue, the forbidden army is useful, but not so useful. He has finally gained the upper hand right now, and naturally he will not miss the opportunity.”
"In the past, there was Pan Rugui in the twenty-four yamen. No matter what happened to Dongchang, it could dampen his spirit. But now that Pan Rugui died, Dongchang also declined. Well, there is really no one who can win this huge capital. He has passed his Xiao Ce'an's character!" Xi Hongxuan took a sip and said, "I haven't been so favored recently. Now the emperor listens to Hai Liangyi's words and makes up his mind to be a prosperous emperor, and he is not so willing to play with me. ."
Shen Zechuan finished eating and said unhurriedly, "A person who has lived for more than 20 years has already made up his mind. If he can change his past just for a few words, then there will be no trouble in this world. ."
Xi Hongxuan stopped his chopsticks and said, "What do you mean..."
"Hai Liangyi is a gentleman among gentlemen," Shen Zechuan put down his chopsticks, "it is water that is crystal clear and bottomless. When he encounters the current saint, it is like water next to hot oil. Sooner or later, it will explode and splash. Xue Xiuzhuo has already reached this position, why? Don't want to go further? The cabinet, it's not that he is not qualified, what the center lacks at this moment is talents."
Xi Hongxuan was silent.
Shen Zechuan said, "Now that there are foreign enemies, how can the Eight Great Families still be separated and run their own affairs? You have already become the head of the Xi family. The so-called Fengshui turns, and the opportunity has arrived. Do you want to let it go?"
Xi Hongxuan also put down his chopsticks. He wiped his sweat with a handkerchief, looked at Shen Zechuan, and said, "You want me to connect with the Eight Great Families and work together to deal with Xiao Er?"
Shen Zechuan said: "Xiao Er is only one of them. Now the civil servants are favored, and even the imperial scholars are showing a thriving state. Within a few years, the poor sons of the poor family have entered the office one after another. What will happen to the noble son, who is used to the life of the Eight Great Families? If the poor family becomes dominant and the upstarts rise, the Second Young Master and the Eight Great Masters will no longer be the Eight Great Masters."
Xi Hongxuan said: "Even so... it's too tricky. If nothing else, Yao Wenyu would never agree. He is a direct student of Hai Liangyi. He has traveled to the north and the south of the country and made countless friends. He will never agree. Union with us."
Shen Zechuan said with a smile: "The Eight Great Families, it's just the Eight Great Families. It doesn't make sense that they are the Eight Great Families. If the Yao Family can't succeed, just change it."
Xi Hongxuan didn't eat, he pushed away the chair, walked around the room, and after a while, looked at Shen Zechuan: "But what can you do to keep Xiao Er from moving? He wants to escort the emperor, so he won't sit idly by. If he is the only one, then I'm not afraid, but behind him is the Libei Iron Cavalry, with Xiao Jiming there, Xiao Ce'an can neither touch nor hurt, it's too difficult to deal with!"
"Xiao Jiming is powerful, but his prestige is at the edge." Shen Zechuan held his head, his eyes hidden in the shadows could not see clearly, he gave Xi Hongxuan the last fire, "Qi is your place, the so-called strong dragon I can't suppress the local snakes, and I want Xiao Er to take care of himself, there are many ways."
Xi Hongxuan was lost in thought, but he didn't realize that Shen Zechuan said "you", not "us". He asked, "How?"
Shen Zechuan laughed silently, and he said: "Xiao Er's power depends entirely on the trust of the emperor. They have been brothers for many years, they have been drinking so happily, and they have the grace of saving lives, so there is really no way to do it for a while. But friendship is this Things are like autumn dew hanging on the branches, once the sun is full, it will be gone in the sun."
Xi Hongxuan looked at Shen Zechuan, and remembered Ji Lei in the rainy night. He forced himself not to show his shape, and said with a smile, "Since you have a plan, just say it."
After Shen Zechuan left, Xi Hongxuan lay back on the rattan chair, and the table was withdrawn. It was difficult for him to turn over, and he had to be helped. At this moment, he felt so bored for no reason that he had to open the window.
Xue Xiuzhuo came out of the cubicle, and Xi Hongxuan sighed: "Did you listen too? He was fortunately given birth to Shen Wei's son. If he were to gain power, I'm afraid it would be even more difficult to deal with than Xiao Er."
"You must use the right method." Xue Xiuzhuo poured the tea, "No one in this world has no desires, and Shen Lanzhou also has weaknesses. As long as you can handle it, no matter how ruthless a dog is, there is nothing to fear."
"I just couldn't find it." Xi Hongxuan tapped his forehead with a fan, "I think he treats Xiao Er coldly, obviously after he got out of bed, he turned his face and didn't recognize anyone. It's useless to humiliate him and tout him like this. , you can't even threaten him."
Xue Xiuzhuo swallowed his tea, smiled, and said politely, "What's the hurry? Just do as he said, success or failure is Xiao Er's fault. When the time comes, he will always reveal his purpose."
Shen Zechuan went downstairs, not in a hurry. The old bustard greeted him, only knowing that he was a distinguished guest of Xi Hongxuan, and flattered: "What are you looking for? It's better to try it yourself."
Shen Zechuan looked at the flamboyant sister and said, "Is there a small official?"
The old bustard turned around and said to the people behind, "Send Master to the top and ask a few people with tender and clean faces to serve him."
Shen Zechuan sat in the room for a while, then three petty officials came in. He glanced at it, and everything was clean.
The old bustard is very sensible, he knows how to pick his appearance, and he can't pick out someone more colorful than Shen Zechuan, so his sword is slanted, and all the handsome young people are selected.
The little official was about to come up and take off Shen Zechuan's shoes, but Shen Zechuan moved his feet slightly, and they knelt down and didn't dare to move any more.
Shen Zechuan looked out the window, and after a while, said, "Take off your clothes."
The three of them took off their clothes obediently, and halfway through, Shen Zechuan looked at the white shoulders, and his heart was still water. He looked at their hands again, all of them were born like daughters, as if they had never touched the spring water.
They don't have calluses and they don't wear wrenches.
Shen Zechuan sighed slowly, got up and didn't even bother to say hello, pushed open the door and left, leaving three little officials looking at each other.
Ding Tao followed Shen Zechuan, and when he saw that he finally walked out of the Ouhualou, he wrote it down stroke by stroke on the crumpled notebook. When he finished remembering, he saw that Shen Zechuan had already entered the crowd. Ding Tao didn't dare to ask her for help, so she hurriedly chased after him, not far or near.
Shen Zechuan didn't walk fast, but disappeared in a blink of an eye.
Ding Tao let out an "hey" and stepped forward quickly, but was blocked by a burly man wearing a hat. As soon as he is next to each other, he knows that he has a kung fu!
The surroundings were crowded with people, Ding Tao didn't want to hurt people, so he endured the attack and told Shen Zechuan to get rid of it. He waved his fist, but from the burly man just now, he recalled a familiar feeling.
It was dark and the snow was heavy.
The burly man pressed his hat and walked for a while, turned around, but entered a dead alley.
Shen Zechuan stood behind him, glanced at him, and said, "Follow me for half a month, what's the matter?"
The burly man lowered his hat, but laughed aloud and said, "So keen, did you notice it earlier?"
"You are very good at hiding your breath," Shen Zechuan said. "Didn't you also teach me some tricks? You disappeared when you got out of prison, and asked them to chase them out of Yedu. You also took great pains."
The man lifted his hat, revealing a face with stubble. Qiao Tianya blew the strands of hair in front of his forehead and said, "It's okay to introduce me to the wine shop, but do you have to stand here and talk?"
"It's hard to catch rabbits." Shen Zechuan looked at him for a moment and said, "Should I call you Qiao Tianya or Song Yue."
"It's all right." Qiao Tianya said, "My name is Qiao Tianya. We have a little friendship. My name is Songyue. You are my master."
"Master Tongzhi is very talented, so why do you obey my husband?" Shen Zechuan asked.
"There's no way," Qiao Tianya laughed at himself, "I owe Tai Fu a life, and I have to pay for it by working as a cow and a horse for the rest of my life."
"Everything went well that night in the hunting ground," Shen Zechuan said, "It turned out to be your help."
"I followed you, and it was your look." Qiao Tianya said, "You wanted to kill the King of Chu that night, but you didn't expect Xiao Er to be so daring to play. People are going round and round. But you have a good brain, and you can actually pull Xiao Eryi along with the situation."
"That's all." Shen Zechuan said.
Qiao Tianya patted the snow on the shoulder and said, "I will follow you in the future, Master, if you have meat to eat in the future, don't forget to give me some soup. I can support Xiao Er's guards better."
"Ding Tao is young," Shen Zechuan threw the purse to him, "Chenyang and Gujin are the hard bones."
Qiao Tianya took the money and said, "You have thoroughly figured out Xiao Er's bottom line, but they still miss your life-saving grace."
Shen Zechuan smiled: "You want to follow him."
"I'm a loyal guard," Qiao Tianya raised his hand innocently, "If he Xiao Er is willing to buy me with a lot of money, I'm naturally willing to go through fire and water for him."
Shen Zechuan said, "It's a pity that he is already overcrowded, so there is no place for you."
"My little master," Qiao Tianya tilted his head and squinted one eye, said, "The mouth is really poisonous."
Shen Zechuan made a mocking expression.
"But this," Qiao Tianya grinned, "it applies to both of us."
* * *
Eight days later, Shen Zechuan and Ji Gang arrived as promised.
Ding Tao obviously sued, Gujin didn't drink today, stood outside the door and saw Qiao Tianya following Shen Zechuan from a distance.
Ding Tao immediately tiptoed and whispered, "Brother Jin, it's him, it's him!"
Shen Zechuan and Ji Gang were brought into the door by Chen Yang, and Qiao Tianya naturally had to stay outside. But he didn't have this self-consciousness, and the foot he stepped out was blocked by Gujin.
"I heard that my brother blocked this kid's way a few days ago," Gu Jin looked at the hat with sharp eyes, "What a hero to bully a child."
Ding Tao snorted confidently and said, "What a hero!"
Qiao Tianya laughed, took off the hat with his backhand, and said with a hilarious smile, "Didn't you come to dinner tonight? Why do you still have to fight! It's the first time I've seen this kid, brother, do you admit it's wrong?"
Ding Tao made an "ah" and said angrily, "How can you say that? I won't admit the wrong person!"
Gujin stopped Ding Tao and confronted Qiao Tianya.
The two men of almost the same size were facing each other, almost colliding with each other.
Gu Jin said: "Today is not suitable, let's make an appointment later."
"I don't have time," Qiao Tianya tugged at the strand of hair in front of his forehead and gave a provocative smile, "After all, I am the only master of mine, how can I raise my brother to play so much in my spare time?"
Gu Jin spat coldly and said, "Sign up, and it's time to meet in the future."
"My lord Qiao Yueyue," Qiao Tianya put her fingers together and tapped Ding Tao's forehead, "Also called Xiao Songsong."
Chen Yang led Shen Zechuan and Ji Gang to the inside. The courtyard was deep. Pass through the veranda and pass through a cave door. The courtyard was full of red plums, which was very elegant.
Xiao Chiye stood under the tree and waited. When Shen Zechuan stepped in, he exchanged glances with him for a moment. The subtle feeling was too late to convey, and the two of them looked away together.
Xiao Chiye greeted Ji Gang and said with a smile, "Uncle Shi came in the snow, but the boy was too far away to welcome him. The food and drinks are ready, and Master has been waiting inside for a long time."
Ji Gang looked at Xiao Chiye, blocked his salute, and said, "Your master left the Ji family more than 20 years ago, and now you are in your own way. We are not from the same family, so there is no need to be more polite."
Xiao Chiye said: "If you come from the same vein, you are from the same family. Today, I was able to mix hundreds of schools, and it is also the credit of Ji's boxing. I have admired the name of Shishu for a long time. This ceremony can be done no matter how you say it."
Xiao Chiye bowed and led Ji Gang inside, not forgetting to turn his head, and said to Shen Zechuan, "Lan Zhou and I haven't seen each other for a long time."
Shen Zechuan stepped into the entrance and said with a smile, "Senior brother is powerful now, so be busy."
"We're from the same family," Xiao Chiye said casually, "No matter how busy I am, I have to give you some time."
"Because of me delaying the business, how can I do it?" Shen Zechuan said, "I have been busy every day recently, and this has already been taken care of by my senior brother."
"It's easy to say," Xiao Chiye lifted the curtain, "If you want to be busy, feel free to come to me, and I'll be ready for you at any time."
Hearing the word "couch", Shen Zechuan felt a pain in the back of his neck, and the place where he had been bitten seemed to be still hot, so hot that his smile faded.
Zuo Qianqiu was dressed in a robe with a slanted collar and large sleeves, and his white hair was tied up in a bun. He was clearly a few years older than Ji Gang, but he looked younger than Ji Gang. If it must be described, then he carries a little immortal spirit. It is rumored that he has become a monk, I am afraid it is not groundless.
Zuo Qianqiu turned around and saw Ji Gang.
Ji Gang was wearing a short fight in commoner today, with a thick coat and a ruined face. Standing here, looking at him, the past was surging in an instant, the young man's laughter and laughter were close to his ears, but everyone in front of him was already gray-haired.
Xiao Chiye broke the silence and said, "Masters are eating inside, and Lan Zhou and I are waiting outside."
"Chuan'er fasten her cloak," Ji Gang turned to Shen Zechuan desolately, "If it gets cold, come in."
Shen Zechuan nodded.
Zuo Qianqiu said: "Aye, Haosheng takes care of the younger brother."
Xiao Chiye responded with a smile, and the two of them withdrew.
It was cold outside, but it was a rare sunny night.
Shen Zechuan went down the stairs and saw that the red plum forest was deep and there were bridges going and going. This courtyard was not as elegant as Xiao Chiye's handwriting.
"This courtyard was bought by Huayinzi from the Yao family." Xiao Chiye seemed to know what he was thinking. Standing behind him, he raised his hand to push aside the red plums, revealing the surrounding Qingxi, "It's beautiful and expensive."
"You are willing too." Shen Zechuan didn't look back.
Xiao Chiye bumped Shen Zechuan's back lightly with his chest, raised his hand to cover the top of Shen Zechuan's hair, put his ear to his ear, and said, "Red plums are covered with snow, and a blue boat is full of fragrance. A smile is worth a thousand dollars."
"The pants are all mortgaged." Shen Zechuan really laughed slowly.
"It cost a bit of money, but Yao Wenyu is already a bargain." Xiao Chiye paused and said, "You run very fast, and you spent a lot of time trying to avoid me."
"It's not that I'm hiding from you," Shen Zechuan raised his finger to remove Xiao Chiye's palm, "Is there something important we need to talk to?"
Xiao Chiye smiled, mixed with a bit of ruthlessness, and said, "When you sleep with your second son, don't you feel pain?"
Shen Zechuan took a few steps forward and left Xiao Chiye's chest. He turned around and looked at Xiao Chiye without speaking.
The two of them finally reminisced about something in this starry night.
Xiao Chiye realized that what he caught that night was water, and it really passed after it flowed. Shen Zechuan didn't have any nostalgia for it. After biting frantically, the lingering hotness was also buried in the night, and Shen Zechuan didn't remember him Xiao Cean in the joy when he tilted his neck and blurred.
Xiao Chiye really noticed one thing again.
He was the only one who lost to Lust that night.
"I persuaded you," Shen Zechuan raised his fingers and pressed down Meizhi, and said bewitchingly to Xiao Chiye, "It's better not to bite the back of the neck."
"Happiness in bed," Xiao Chiye showed a dainty smile, "It's not something I can do alone."
"The biggest difference between you and me is desire. You are full of desire, trying to cover up your ambitions. A back of your neck is just a small catastrophe. You pull me, want to resist it, want to defeat it, but In the end, you still lost to it. But Ce'an," Shen Zechuan picked a plum blossom, tore the petals, and put it into his mouth, "I don't even have sex, so how can you fight me in the ring?"
Xiao Chiye took a step closer, grabbed Shen Zechuan's Nianhua's hand, leaned over to approach him, and said calmly, "What is one time? It's not good, let's do a few more games. Sister Ouhualou, you can't use it, Guan'er, you didn't dare to touch it, you pretended to be an ascetic saint, but that Ye Jiao | panting was not me."
Xiao Chiye pulled Shen Zechuan's hand to his lips, held it dangerously, and sneered.
"I lost to Lust | Lust, but if you are so determined, why come to try this cloud and rain with me? Shen Lanzhou, you are more afraid of losing to Lust than I am."