After leaving the north gate, I turned back several times, but Cao Cao didn't look in my direction. He kept looking at the city gate. It seemed a waste of his talent to be a captain.
Passersby often stop to look at me and whisper. I don't know if it's because I have good ears or because their voices are too loud, but I can hear a lot of their discussions. I'm still thinking, if the girls in Jingzhou are so loud, it would be great. They all start talking about my Tianlang. After showing it to Cao Cao just now, I didn't put it in a condom. With this Tianlang, they start to speculate whether I am Xie Zhi. It seems that the battle in Hanzhong has made me famous. How could they know that it was because of this battle that I came here.
Damn it, it was getting dark and I still hadn’t found the official post station. Last time I entered from the south gate and someone led the way, so it was okay. This time I entered from the north gate and I couldn’t find the way. It’s probably because Luoyang is too big. I thought I’d ask someone.
I asked a few people, but they didn't know. That was true. They were natives of Luoyang, so the post station was useless to them. A carriage was coming, which seemed to be an official's carriage returning home. I rode forward, and when it got close, I dismounted and bowed and asked, "Excuse me, sir, where is the official post station in Luoyang?"
The guards stepped forward to escort them. A man leaned out of the carriage and said slowly, "Everyone, get out of the way. Hey, you wild man, you don't even know the road. How did the South City Gate officer let you in?"
"I came in through the north gate."
"You... you ran over, didn't you?"
"Exactly."
"Do you have a bump on your head?"
"You're going to have a bump on your head." He took a step forward and tried to grab the official's head.
"Zi Rui, just kidding, ... my wife is here!" Zi She quickly gave me a reason to let him go, then pinched his neck, "You haven't changed at all."
"Aren't you the same?" I smiled at him. What a coincidence, the car I stopped was Zishe's.
"Let's go to my father-in-law's house for a banquet. Come together... Zisheng is here too. My father-in-law will be very happy to know that the Marquis of Ping'an Fengyun, who defeated Dong Zhuo, is here."
"That's great!" When I heard that I would have food to eat and could meet Zisheng, my politeness and politeness immediately disappeared.
When I arrived at Situ Mansion, I felt familiar with it. After all, I was Zishe's best man here.
When we arrived, the dinner was about to start. It was the first time I saw my brother and sister-in-law. Zishe also asked his wife to greet me. His wife's name was Juan. She looked like Huang Jie. She was shy and beautiful. She looked like a lady from a noble family. She bowed to me, as if she had no bones. I was quite nervous. Zishe hurriedly asked the servants to add a table for me and went to find Zisheng. In a moment, Zisheng came out, followed by my sister-in-law. My sister-in-law Wanlin looked like a heroine. She looked dignified. Although she was the daughter of the Grand Tutor, she was very generous. When she saw me, she said that she often heard Zisheng talk about the Marquis of Ping'an Fengyun and recently heard about the Battle of Hanzhong. I hurriedly said, no, no. I thought to myself, it would be better for you two to change wives. I thought about it, but when I looked at the dusty clothes on my body, I felt a little embarrassed. I quickly opened the bag. They were all daily clothes. I didn't bring any official clothes. Ah, that's just right, this is the only armor that can be worn. I quickly found a place to put it on, only to find that the armor had been wiped and the bloodstains on it were no longer visible. I couldn't help but sigh.
Before going in, Zishe said to me: "I'll let you sit in the last seat, do you mind?"
Of course I didn't mind. I was still a little annoyed that eating was so troublesome. But before going in, I still adjusted my clothes and hat. However, the clothes were only the Lingxi armor and the hat was only the ponytail.
But after entering, I began to blame Zishe for not giving detailed instructions. Zisheng and Zishe were sitting a few tables away from me. I didn't know most of the people at the table, but I did know the one sitting on the chair, which was the Minister of State, Wang Yun. The teacher had praised Wang Yun, who was considered to be concerned about the country and the people, loyal and diligent, and would be recorded as a wise minister in history books in the future. It was based on this that the teacher chose him and Tian Kai as the father-in-law of the two military advisors in Jingzhou. More than four months later, Wang Yun still had the face of a loyal and honest elder, which made people respect him.
Following the clap of hands from Lord Situ Wang, the bells rang from behind, which startled me. It turned out that the banquet had just begun. I was starving. Looking at the pig's trotters in front of me, I had already eaten it ten times in my mind. But the teacher taught us etiquette, so I had been patient in my heart. Taking this opportunity, I hurried to eat. I didn't pay attention to how others looked at me. I had tried my best to eat well and maintain my manners, but Zishe still came over once and reminded me to eat slower. I hurriedly stopped my chopsticks and saw a thin young man with a few strands of beard looking at me diagonally across from me. His eyes were full of disdain. I quickly turned back to the table and began to eat slowly, just like the teacher did at the wedding banquet. I looked at him again, and saw that he had a look of contempt on his face. He snorted and turned his head back. Thinking that I was indeed insulting my manners, I ate quietly as if nothing had happened, and looked at others from time to time to make sure that what I was doing was in accordance with etiquette.
I think I'm jealous of my two brothers. At least I can't stand watching them whispering happily, laughing at each other, flirting, and pulling each other... I think I really want to find someone... It's just a pity that I don't have a target yet, and I haven't even found a woman I like.
"Bang..." A loud noise suddenly came from behind my ear, and everyone else was shocked. The monkey even screamed. If I didn't want to cause trouble, I would have smashed your car outside. But this time I didn't react much. I turned around and saw that the arm of the hanging handle of the last bell on the bell was broken. I saw the musicians quickly took out a hanging handle and hung it up again, and then several people came to move the big bell. So many people were needed for this task. Thinking of this, I wanted to show off my ability. I stood up and signaled them to let me do it. I weighed it and knew I was okay. Behind me, the guy said that he didn't know his own strength. I held my breath and put in a lot of effort to hang it up. This thing is really heavy, but I still pretended to be calm. I didn't breathe heavily, but my face got hot. I think I used too much force, and the blood rushed up.
"Bao Hu Feng He." It was the monkey-shaped man again. When others were admiring this man's supernatural power, he said something in a sinister tone.
"Thank you for comparing my teacher to Confucius." I wasn't going to stand it any longer and fought back immediately, knowing that my brain is usually at its best at times like these.
"Oh, Lord Yuan, I forgot to introduce him. This person is my husband's classmate and friend. His name is Xie Zhi. He is the Marquis Xie of Hanzhong who has been widely reported in the capital recently. Because he just arrived, he asked to sit at the last seat when additional seats were needed to avoid rearrangements and causing chaos at the banquet. Zirui, this is the nephew of the Grand Tutor Lecheng Marquis Yuan Wei, the Xuchang Prefect Yuan Shu." Wang Yun came out to mediate, causing all the officials below to salute me. However, I knew that he must be biased towards me, because what he meant was that I was definitely not the kind of person who only had brute force. Moreover, he also told me his official rank, the people who could support him, and called me by my name instead of Yuan Shu's name. All this seemed to show that he also hated this person.
"Well, you are fighting against Dong Zhuo for your own sake on the land of the Han Dynasty. Aren't you disrespecting your emperor?" He was obviously not convinced and continued.
"Dong Zhuo slaughtered Han people in Liang Province, Yi Province and Jing Province. As a minister of the Han Dynasty, how could you ignore it? How can you regard me as your own?" Everyone nodded.
"Then why don't you persuade him instead of resorting to war?"
"If a thief breaks into your house with gunfire and robs you, will you fight back or teach him carefully?" There was laughter from the audience.
"Then why do we have to fight in Hanzhong of Yizhou instead of Jingzhou?"
I stood up and walked to the middle of the hall. "Do you think this hall is gorgeous and elegant? Are these items exquisite?"
"certainly."
"This thief is coming, and we must fight him. Will you fight him in this hall, or resist him outside?" Everyone laughed again. I walked over to Zishe, leaned over and whispered, "When things get out of hand, ask your father-in-law to come out and be a good man."
"Then why choose Hanzhong in Yizhou? Isn't it to hurt others and protect yourself?" He was a little speechless.
"Hanzhong was massacred by Dong Zhuo last year. We chose it because it has long been a dead city." Everyone exclaimed.
"Then if you allow Dong Zhuo to enter Yizhou, wouldn't that be diverting the disaster to another place?"
I admit that he found my weakness and made me feel depressed, but I looked at him and put aside the depression. "So what do you think? Dong Zhuo is at least the Lord of Water in the world. If the emperor doesn't allow it, who dares to kill him? He has twice as many troops as me, and his horse training is far better than mine. If you were to fight this battle, how would you fight? Let him enter Jingzhou and wreak havoc? Or do you think he will go back on his own? Find another map of the world. Where else can I let Dong Zhuo go except to Sichuan?"
He was still trying to find an excuse, but he couldn't find the words for a moment. But I was already furious, and I thought, I should go crazy.
"Bold Yuan Shu, today is Lord Situ's banquet, I don't want to argue with you. But you have been making things difficult for me time and time again. Lord Yuan and I are both marquises of the emperor, and we should show respect to each other. But you dare to neglect the etiquette of officialdom and offend your superiors. I will take you to your uncle for justice." After that, he grabbed his belt, feeling that it was time for Lord Situ to say something good.
"Lord Ping An Feng Yun Hou, please show mercy." As expected, I took advantage of the situation and threw Yuan Shu to the ground. I clasped my fists and asked, "Lord Situ, what do you think?"
"I am on good terms with Grand Tutor Yuan. I hope Lord Ping An Fengyun will spare my nephew Yuan Shu for my sake." This old man is really good at acting and he can make demands in a very realistic way.
"Yes, I will accept your request." I politely gave this face to Lord Prime Minister Wang Yun.
"Get out of here quickly!" I was not polite to Yuan Shu.
After the banquet, Lord Wang Yun invited Zisheng, Zishe, and I to stay with him on the pretext that it was getting late. After we settled in, he asked Zisheng and Zishe to come over to the garden to chat.
As soon as we sat down, a very beautiful maid came over to pour tea. She was still very young, and I'm afraid she will be even prettier when she reaches the age of 28.
"Diao Chan, you go down first, there is no need to serve here." It is really the capital Luoyang, even a maid has such a nice name, and she is so beautiful. However, Zi She poked me downstairs, asking me to quickly collect my mind.
"Zirui was a bit abrupt today, but it also relieved us of a worry, and everyone here also applauded. I understand that he has been too embarrassed to make trouble in Luoyang for a long time." He seemed to be very close to me, and I guess my brothers said good things about me.
"Why did you invite such a rude and arrogant person?"
"This man relied on his ancestors' influence and his father was one of the Three Dukes to get this official position. However, he disliked the hardship in Xuchang and often stayed in Luoyang. He still had some ideas in his mind and liked to show off his literary talent at various banquets. Moreover, this man was narrow-minded. If he was not invited to a banquet, he would wait for an opportunity to take revenge. Therefore, every banquet had to send him a notice, hoping that he would not come to their house. Today, I wanted to convene all the counselors to discuss state affairs, but because of him, I had to give up. We can only use you, a stranger, to teach him a lesson." After that, he sighed.
We talked for a long time. I have never been interested in this kind of thing. I came out to avoid it. So, I didn't say anything. I just listened to the general idea. It was all things I knew, such as the struggle for power between relatives and eunuchs. Wang Yun said that I might be too tired, so he let me rest early.
The next morning, Zishe Zisheng came to wake me up, Zishe, let's go to his house for lunch today, let's get together and have some good chats, I was taken to his house by his entourage, he went to the court, I felt it was inconvenient to go in, so I wrote down the location of Zishe's house, and said to my sister-in-law, I'll go out for a walk first, I'll come at noon, my sister-in-law said politely, "My Lord, your heart is in your heart." I left. I was a personal visitor, I didn't plan to stay for more than ten days, so I didn't need to see His Majesty the Emperor, in fact, I just went to He Jin to report, and I didn't have much money to give him.
I don't know many people here. Apart from the two people who came to the court, I only know Cao Cao. I might as well go talk to him first. When I arrived at the North City, I saw a scoundrel who was entangled with a very exquisite carriage. He wanted to see the person in the carriage. The driver tried to stop him, but he hit him on the head. The people around him seemed to be angry but dared not say anything. This is unacceptable. Under the feet of the emperor, in Luoyang City, this happened. I can't ignore it. I spurred my horse forward and picked up the Tianlang. Pointing at the scoundrel's head, I wanted to scold him, but I was too lazy to talk to him so much. In the end, I shouted one word: "Get out!" The scoundrel obviously guessed my background, and the pedestrians around were also talking about it. I knew that this thing in my hand and the rumors about Hanzhong in the streets and alleys would let them all know who I was. The scoundrel hesitated for a while, but finally decided to run away. He was ready to leave with a kick of his horse. I didn't intend to follow that scoundrel and lift the curtain. I was about to continue moving forward, but the person in the car spoke first.
"Thank you, sir. Could you please show us how to the nearest inn?" The gentle voice immediately made me want to lift the curtain.
"I'm sorry, sis. This is my first time here too."
"I'm sorry to bother you. Thank you for your help just now, sir."
"Come with me, I know someone who can help you."
Cao Cao was indeed straightforward. He quickly found an inn very close to the north gate for the people in the car. The owner of the inn seemed to be an acquaintance of Cao Cao. Cao Cao smiled and said, "How big can the North City of Luoyang be? Everyone knows each other."
I suddenly realized that the girl and I had made a mistake. We could have just asked a local person instead of going through so much trouble.
The girl invited us to stay and rest for a while. Meng De and I sat outside the curtain. Meng De also asked people to come to him if there was anything important. The girl sat inside the curtain. We talked about some things casually. She was originally from Yuedi. She came here to visit her relatives. She found that her family had long been gone in Taipei City. She wanted to stay here for one night and leave tomorrow. I asked her some questions about Yuedi, and she answered them one by one. During the conversation, I felt a sense of intimacy. This girl is extraordinary. Although she is a Dongyi girl, her family is so knowledgeable that I can't help but feel ashamed.
Meng De seemed to feel that something was going to go wrong and interrupted me with a smile: "You invited me here and she asked me to stay, but have you ever let me have a word? On the forum, the mouth of one person is the stage, which can keep people away. One word can cover the whole world. It is absurd to say that all the words of one person are correct. The mouth of two people is called a couple. Couples can discuss at home and chat beside each other. It is not appropriate to go on stage and sing the same tune. Although it is a perfect match, it is inevitably suspected of being in cahoots. The mouths of three people are the taste. Everyone gathers together and expresses his own opinions. He does not listen to one side or stick to his own opinions. Three people are the majority, and three mouths are the product. Everyone can speak their mind and a hundred schools of thought can contend. Then the forum will be fortunate." He not only made us happy, but also let me see his real talent.
The girl then revealed her inner thoughts. It turned out that she was afraid that the rogue would come to her again. Meng De immediately promised her that he would find someone to protect the inn until she left Luoyang, and the girl said she was kind.
We talked for a while before we left. It was getting late, so I hurried to Zishe's house. When I was about to get there, I realized that I hadn't asked the girl's name. I felt really sorry. What I regretted even more was that thin curtain. I didn't even look at her. At that time, I just thought that Yuedi would be in my hands sooner or later, and I would definitely see her. Now I don't even know what she looks like, how can I find her then? But I didn't worry, she was leaving tomorrow, so I still had time.
When he arrived at Zishe's mansion, he saw Jiang Shugang. Jiang Shu was very surprised and asked, "Why do I see you here again?" Pang Tong was very disappointed when he knew that Kong Ming was not by his side.
After dinner, we talked about our business. However, we started with some anecdotes as usual. I mentioned Cao Cao and called him a hero, but it was a pity that the hero had no place to use his skills. Zisheng was quite surprised and asked me how I knew Mengde. Zishe didn't wait for my answer and told me about the incident of me going through the wrong gate yesterday. However, he also thought that my eyesight was too good and I saw this man at first sight. I told them the whole process of my passing through the city gate. They laughed wildly at each other, which made me want to beat them up. They told me about Cao Cao. Mengde's original surname was Xiahou. His father was the adopted son of the eunuch Cao Teng. He was selected as the lieutenant of Luoyang North. After the Yellow Turban Rebellion, he was appointed as the lieutenant of Luoyang North Gate, responsible for the traffic of the northern gates and the security of the northern districts of Luoyang. This person was not afraid of the powerful and once punished Shichang. He was the uncle of Jian Shuo. For this reason, he was never promoted.
"Zi Rui, do you want to recruit this person for the teacher?"
"It is not the right way to employ a hero in this way."
"We also felt that he was not an ordinary person and wanted to swim with him, but we failed. Zirui, you can also try it. Maybe you can get along with him. Oh, you packed your own luggage this time, right?" Zishe looked as if he suddenly realized something when he saw me nodding his head. "I think Xie Yinling would never be so careless."
"I just remembered it now. Please help me to issue a certificate to avoid this happening again." I was not angry with Zishe, and I did forget a lot this time. Seeing them, I felt relieved.
"It seems that you two are planning to live in Beijing permanently and move your parents here?" I asked them with a smile, "Is life good here?" They both shook their hands.
"This place is filthy," Zisheng sighed, "If there weren't a group of loyal officials in the court, we wouldn't want to stay here any longer. In comparison, Jingzhou is much cleaner. Moreover, our presence here is more beneficial to Jingzhou. However, He Jin has been sending people to monitor us. It is inconvenient for us to write letters. Teachers often ask people to bring us messages, and we bring the messages back. Zitong was searched at the city gate when he returned to Jingzhou. I'm afraid He Jin has already known about your coming to Luoyang."
"Then I have to go meet him?" I frowned. "How can I afford such a large bribe?"
"It's okay. We know your character and you won't want to go. We will help you deal with this matter and give you a generous gift. As long as He Jin has these, he doesn't care whether he sees you or not."
"Where do you get so much money?" I thought to myself, it's not good, my brother has become corrupt here.
"How do you treat your teacher?" They didn't answer us but asked me instead.
"Teacher treats us like his sons and nephews, and I treat him as a father." The two men bowed their heads.
"What do you think of the teacher?"
"He is well-read, loyal and upright, generous to others, and dedicated to the people. He does not seek wealth or luxury, employs people in a flexible manner, and is extremely wise in his dealings with others. He is a great sage of his generation."
"Teachers are more complicated than you think, you know?"
"I'd like to hear more about it."
"This money prepared for you to open up connections was brought to us by our teacher. When we first came to receive the title, you often ate alone in the restaurant, while our teacher took us to banquets everywhere and held banquets everywhere. We only then discovered that our teacher had such a wide range of friends. We asked him why he didn't bring you along. He said, "We all know Zirui's temperament and he doesn't like this. So you don't know. We have been here for a while, and we have gradually gotten to know our teacher better. During this great time, the confrontation between the states in the world was almost entirely due to our teacher's contribution. According to reason, Dong Zhuo of Liangzhou would be the vanguard to attack the Yellow Turbans in Hanzhong, Yizhou, but because our teacher had spread rumors about him among his old friends in the capital, Han Sui was the first to take the lead. Unfortunately, man's plans are not as good as God's plans, and Han Sui was defeated, which allowed Dong Zhuo to take advantage. I know you are not interested in this, but there are many more examples. If you want to know, I will tell you that our teacher is actually a dragon, whose head can be seen but whose tail cannot be seen." They stopped immediately when they saw my face change.
I told them not to think too much, and I told them why I came here. They nodded, "This is quite like your character. We heard about the battle of Hanzhong and guessed that it would be like this. Zirui doesn't have to be so upset, but we also know that you don't mind, so what can we do? Don't worry, we will do what the teacher tells us. The teacher has been kind to us and treats us like his own children. Although many things have not been told to us, we can also see the good intentions of the teacher for the country and the people. We also regard him as a father. How can we disobey his orders? You stay here for a while and get rid of the anger in your heart."
"No need for that. I'd better leave this place as soon as possible. I'm sorry for all the suffering you've endured here. I plan to go to my fiefdom in Lelang to take a look. Oh, where is your fiefdom?" I suddenly found a light-hearted topic.
"Thousand households in Jicheng, Liangzhou."
"The Thousand Households of Yuyang, Sili."
"It is true. But it seems that Brother Zisheng will not be able to see his fiefdom. Zishe can go and take a look. The governor there is your relative..." There is really no other way. Whenever I think of Liangzhou, even if it has anything to do with that Dong, my heart tightens. This time I stopped talking.
"You, without your sister, you really can't do anything well?" They realized something was wrong and quickly changed the subject, "You have to take your sister with you wherever you go, otherwise, you will definitely be a mess."
"Then wasn't I alone when I went to Zhang Jiao's place last time?"
"But later when we asked you about the various customs in the north, you didn't know anything. It must be because without your sister by your side, you don't know where to put your mind."
I was speechless. It seemed that I was very bad. Without my sister, I couldn't do anything well. Maybe my sister knew it, so it was indeed my fault that she hadn't married yet.
"You brought your parents to Beijing, do you want to live here for a long time?" I tried to find a new topic to break the awkward situation.
"First, I want to show off to He Jin. Second, I want to give my parents a break. Third, I want to free them from the burden of traveling for business..."
"Don't these two and three mean the same thing?"
"My kind is the kind of kind, not the tiredness of tiredness."
"Why?"
"Zirui, don't you really know?" They were surprised. "Since the Qin Dynasty, the world has valued agriculture and industry over commerce, and imposed heavy taxes on merchants. The gentry all regard merchants as parasites. Since we can already support our parents, how can we let our parents be discriminated against again... What were you doing when the teacher was teaching about the five vermin? Oh, you didn't come that day. It seemed like it was the autumn of the sixth year of Guanghe when the teacher came back from his travels. You went to class, saw the teacher coming, and ran away. Do you remember?" As soon as he said that, I remembered that I hadn't been to class for several days during that period, and I also understood the problems in my sister's account book.
"I ran away. The teacher asked me to leave. I tore my clothes while I was doing the salute."
"You are really big, but your armor is really good. You really look like a marshal with a million soldiers in armor. But looking at your hair, I always feel that you look like a defeated general."
Talking with my brothers does bring me an indescribable joy, but sometimes someone mentions something about that unintentionally, which makes me feel sad from time to time. However, with these two people in Luoyang, why should I care about the affairs of Jingzhou? I still don't want to care about those things. I always want to think about things simply, but unfortunately the facts are always contrary to my ideas. I don't want to think about him anymore. I washed up at Zishe's house, changed my clothes, and Zishe also gave me a copy of my ID. I wanted to set off, but Zisheng blamed me for being disloyal and asked me to have a meal at his house and stay overnight before leaving. For me, forget it, I'd better leave early. I want to have some quiet time. I'm afraid that if there is any news about Dong Zhuo in the capital, it will make me even more uneasy. They just thought about it and let it go.
Before leaving, I told them my plan to pacify Jiangdong. They not only thought my plan was brilliant, but also agreed with me. If we did this, they would have more things to do in Luoyang. I thanked my brothers for their hard work and left Zishe Mansion. However, before I walked fifty steps, I rode back and asked them when I could hug my nephew. The two of them hesitated and said, "If you really can't do it, I can help you without hesitation." Seeing that they hadn't drawn their swords to kill me, I quickly said goodbye and rode away.
When I was about to leave the north gate, I suddenly remembered something. I had to go and see the Dongyi woman. I didn't know what she looked like. Looking at beauties is a hobby of our students in Jingzhou. And if I didn't want to go and have some quiet time, I really planned to escort her back to Yue. In addition, I also had to find Cao Cao and help my teacher with his work.
However, I still ran into Cao Cao first. I was always straightforward, so I quickly talked about this matter. Cao Cao smiled and said, "I appreciate your kindness, but my father is old and needs someone to take care of him. As a son, it is inconvenient for me to leave. Thank you very much."
I felt that he had no real thoughts, but I couldn't ask him. Maybe everyone has their own aspirations. It's just a pity that this talent is gone. But it's not bad to make such a friend. I soon felt relieved. He also suggested that it was too late today. If I leave now, it will be dark when I reach the ferry. If I cross the river at night, it may not be safe. It's better to stay here first and wait until tomorrow. I think it makes sense, but I'm embarrassed to go back. In fact, I'm afraid that they will come and kill me for my nonsense today. It can be said that I have cut off my own retreat. So, I will stay in the inn for one night. Cao Cao, that's good too. He will personally protect the girl tonight. You and her live in the same inn, and he can just guard together. I thanked him and said, thank you. I guessed in my heart that he probably fell in love with the talented girl. However, the talented woman did not come out of the room, which made Cao Cao and I feel a little depressed. We drank and talked in the lobby of the inn. During this time, Cao Cao was called out by his subordinates several times. As a result, a simple dinner took more than an hour. However, I am very happy to make friends with such a fair and rigorous, literary and not old-fashioned person. Waiting for him is not a hard job.
At dusk, Cao Cao led his men to guard the door of the inn, while he led his men to patrol the various districts of the northern city. I usually have few worries, and although this time was an exception, I still fell asleep quickly.
At night, I suddenly woke up with a noise downstairs. I got up and went downstairs with Tianlang. I saw the soldiers arresting a man. It was the rogue in the morning. The rogue claimed to be Zhao Zhong's nephew. Others didn't know what to do. Who is Zhao Zhong? Shi Chang is a middle-class man. But I don't care who you are. You are a eunuch's nephew. How dare you be so bold? Just when I was about to go out, Meng De arrived and ordered people to beat this man with fifty sticks in the street and put him in jail. It was straightforward, I secretly praised in my heart. I pushed the door open and went out. He wanted to apologize for disturbing my rest. I hurriedly said that it was okay. This man really deserved to be beaten. I was afraid that someone would come to provoke again, especially Zhao Zhong and his people were the most difficult to deal with. I was afraid that Meng De would be in trouble, so I put on armor and guarded the door of the inn with Meng De.
However, I still had a plan. I sat under the eaves opposite the inn. I wanted to act like a hero. Tianlang leaned against me and looked at the streets on both sides with a cold face. I couldn't see the person in the upstairs window, but I hoped that the person in the upstairs window could see me, because she should have been awakened by the disturbance just now. Meng De wanted to talk to me to kill time, but I was afraid that it would disturb her if I talked too much late at night, so I shook my head and refused. The long night calmed my heart a lot. At the beginning of that night, I was still eager to get the favor of the beauty upstairs, but later, I slowly cooled down.
"I should wake up three times a day." When the doors and windows were bright, it meant that nothing happened that night. I stretched my body and summed up what I had thought all night. I thought that it was not mature enough to consider that kind of thing now, so I would forget it. I felt that a knot in my heart had been uncovered, so I went to clean it up and wrapped the wolf again to avoid attracting attention. I did not go to say goodbye to the girl. However, I still asked the shopkeeper to take out paper and pen, wrote down my experience of yesterday's incident, went out to find Meng De, handed it to him, and told him that if Shi Chang was in trouble, he should go to Zisheng Zishe for help, and if it was really not possible, he should go to Jingzhou to avoid disaster.
Meng De and I said goodbye to each other and then I left.
After handing over all the things, I felt relaxed. From then on, I flew straight to the north like a kite with the summer breeze.