Chapter 7 The True Image
Xu Qi did not live in the back hall of the county government. The county magistrate Feng Guan carried many books and servants, and occupied many houses. The county magistrate Bai Shangqu also cleaned up an additional martial arts house, and was not polite to anyone. He seemed to be unsatisfied with anyone who had asked the official about the knife on his waist. He was very sensible and tactful to build a small house outside. From the hot to the cold, the blink of an eye from the county government, the alley was secluded and deep. There was a small well that was difficult to draw water in the courtyard, and a grape vine that had just turned green, which was quiet and pleasant. When Xu Qi returned to his residence, a little girl with a golden hairpin was lying on the wellhead, sloppy
He raised his butt, regardless of whether the posture was elegant or not. Xu Fengnian took off the civil servant's uniform that was built from the sixth-rank official, moved a small stool and sat by the well. He was originally not lucky enough to live so leisurely, but after his second sister knew about his current situation, she would rather work harder than ask him, her younger brother, not to touch the documents and government affairs piled up in the mountains for the time being. You must know these memorials and texts, after they were moved, they could become another mountain immediately. But she said that she was a servant who worked hard among the laborers and the best, and just treated it as a leisurely life for him for the last half year. Anyway, to be honest, Xu Qi never beat her
, I waited peacefully for the next spring to bloom. Even if I wanted to be lazy, my second sister would definitely grab his ear to the desk. He, a big and small master, was of course Xu Qi, who was born in Bishan County, Yanzhi County. This pseudonym was used in Beimang and Liyang Jianghu. But when the year of mourning was over, and when the clothes that were carefully created by the Weaving Bureau were put on the gold thread weaving bureau, he should leave here and leave Youzhou. In Bishan County, except for a half-year letter to the family, no one would disturb his cultivation, so it was similar to Wuping Yanzhi Comment Generals.
Some things have to be heard from the county magistrate Zuo Jing that the salary that the Lord Bo was given to Lord Zuo was drinking and drinking. This new martial arts review was undoubtedly Huang Sanjia once again deliberately stirring up a demonic storm. Among them, Longhu Mountain is the biggest loser. A father and son Dazhen people ascended together, and the grand occasion was unprecedented, but it seemed to have hollowed out all the family assets of this Taoist ancestral court. No one was on the list this time, and Wudang Li Yufu, who has not been heard of so far, jumped into the review and was side by side with Yuan Qingshan and Li Dangxin. The status of Wudang Mountain will definitely rise. Xu Yanbing and him, the sixth in the world, emerged, and Beiliang is the biggest winner.
He leaned against the vineyard and said to himself: "Ten times of traveling out of God, I have been on the verge of high spirits, and I have seen many places, and I have followed the trend to see the gathering and dispersion of the times and places. It is said that one place of water and soil nourishes the other people. In the limitations of this place of water and soil, people's words and deeds permeate each other, so the articles written by people in the two places will have different tastes. To enlarge, with the Guangling River as the boundary, the north and south, the personalities of the people in the north and north are completely different."
"Look at the big one, look at the little one, just say that I am now looking at the newcomer of Beiliang, look at the old man Pei Ju, look at their words and deeds, and finally the confusion of the energy is all melted into the luck of Beiliang, and it is all inspired. Now Beiliang is in a place of luck, with Wudang Mountain, but Li Yufu has to wait until Li Yufu returns to the mountain. After both Jiang Ni and the old man with sheep fur left, Qingliang Mountain was replaced by a white fox face that was indistinguishable from male and female, and Huyan Guanyin. However, these people, whether they are there or not, follow the four words "Shao Zhao" and cannot be forced."
"Many old friends have really become dead people, and some of them are still unknown. Some of them will become immortals one day, such as Wang Xiaoping who is next to Liu Songtao, Sui Xiegu, who has not yet made the list of martial arts reviews for some reason, and Miss Li Zi and Monks from the North and the North who are missing. But speaking of this, most of those who have something to do with me will not end well."
The girl who had been listening to Xu Fengnian's muttering, raised her head, held the slightly slanted golden hairpin, and said calmly: "I deserved to die more than ten years ago."
Xu Fengnian was amused and asked curiously: "Since you are your savior, then you still kill me? During those times, you showed mercy, but sometimes you did kill him."
The girl sat on the wellhead, looked at him, and blinked, "Old Huang said that you lived so miserable, and it would be better to die in my hands than to die in others' hands. I think..."
Xu Fengnian said helplessly: "Do you think it makes sense?"
The girl yelled a few times, obviously very happy.
She suddenly seemed to remember something, and she passed away in a flash, leaving behind a lonely Xu Fengnian who "stayed alone in the empty boudoir". Xu Fengnian didn't know where she went, but she felt that she would not show up again for a while. Xu Fengnian sighed and sat on a small bench in a daze. These days, she was basically going to the county government to meet, and then there was no such thing as Master Bo. Bishan County changed all the new and old to be in trouble. The county government should have been the hardest time, but the county magistrate Feng Guan was extremely powerful and monopolized the power. Zuo Jing fought openly and secretly several times, but failed in the fight for power, so he did nothing. It seemed that he wanted to seek some support from behind, and temporarily chose to rest and lie down. Let's see when Lord Feng was rampant. Bai Shangsei was not in one county, and went to a pass in Yanzhi County to "spend" and made friends with Beiliang Road
The real power commander, today's Beiliang Road, not to mention the fourteen new lieutenants, any commander holding military talismans is already a hot noble. The reason why Xu Fengnian chose Bishan County as his foothold was that the afterglow of the Youzhou storm was still there, and he had to stare at whether the new governor Hu Kui and Youzhou General Huangfu Ping could sing together well. Secondly, Yanzhi County was close to the border, Xu Fengnian was very disappointed with the Wu Guards in Youzhou, and was also not confident in the Youzhou border army. He thought that he would go to the border to take a look when he had time. In addition, he wanted to experience the new atmosphere of the Beiliang officialdom with his own eyes. He knew it in detail, and it was more accurate and comprehensive than hearing and even secret reports from spies. Just like the current situation, the internal friction between Feng Guan and Zuo Jing in Bishan County, and the disconnection between the county magistrate and the county magistrate and the magistrate and the magistrate, Xu Fengnian was worried.
Xu Fengnian looked at the sky and got up to go to the kitchen. Unfortunately, he found that the rice jar was already bottomless. Although he was now the same as the Taoist real people's fasting, and his mysterious realm was even far beyond that, since ancient times, sages have said that they have practiced Taoism but not immortality. Besides, in order to achieve immortality, they have cultivated themselves as not an individual before they become immortals. What is the benefit of Xu Fengnian's eating, drinking and sleeping during this period. He went to the table to get a bag of silver and money and planned to go out to buy a bag of rice. Perhaps because of the poor mountains and rivers of Bishan County, the local Haoheng family, with mixed roots, had no good expression on their parents' officials who were even more popular. The family headed by Zhu has so far been the top figures who have left their doors to thank guests, and made up their minds to draw a clear line with them.
Just as Xu Fengnian was about to go out, a young man rushed into the yard and carried a bag of rice on his shoulder. Xu Fengnian didn't be polite to him. He smiled and took the rice bag, turned around and poured it into the rice jar. The young man next to him was named Zhu, and his name was Zhengli. He met him when he was drinking. He was a local native born in Bishan County. He claimed to be a shabby child of a small family who was rejected by a wealthy family in Yanzhi County. Xu Fengnian could not guess that he was a real descendant of the Zhu family. However, since Zhu Zhengli was unwilling to admit it, he would not expose it. Zhu Zhengli was free and easy and had few
The children of a well-mannered family are probably due to the kindness of the Northern Liang wanderer. They are not even together with other rich children in Bishan County, but they have many disputes. A few years ago, they have had a big fight with the family and the county magistrate because of something. It is important to know that the county magistrate should not be regarded as an official. The county magistrate is not a waste of time. The county magistrate is not a big official, but the local emperor under the governor. If you can sit in this position, you must not be underestimated and have good official knowledge. It is easy to let the people lose their families and destroy them. Zhu Zhengli dares to provoke the county.
Ling, he himself is not familiar with the worldly ways, and the Zhu family in Bishan County does have a foundation. If the Zhu family is really the leader of the Zhu family, let alone the county magistrate, even the prefect of Yanzhi County Hong Shandong would have to be silent. It was only after the Zhu family's retirement over the years that the monkeys in Bishan County were called the king. Zhu Zhengli was a guy who liked to miss him. At this time, he was laughing at Xu Qi, the master of the thin man who was too shabby and could not catch oil. It was difficult to think that it was hard to be honest. He also said that Xu Qi must have paid off all his savings and donated such a broken official the size of sesame and mung beans. Otherwise, where would he be
Xu Fengnian did not refute it, but just smiled and reminded the guy not to say anything to reveal his shortcomings in front of the short man. Zhu Zhengli laughed, but no longer talked about Xu Qi's down-and-out situation. Xu Fengnian took out a pot of green ant wine, and the two sat under the grape rack, one with a big white porcelain bowl. The sun in Beiliang was particularly vicious, and the summer was as soon as the heat in the south of the Yangtze River was in a difficult situation. But there was a good thing, that is, as long as you stay in the shade, the wind blew, the heat could disappear. With one bowl of green ant wine, the two of them were even more free than the immortals.
Xu Fengnian drank a sip of wine, narrowed his eyes and asked, "There are real shortcomings in Youzhou today. Tell me to the elders and take advantage of loopholes. Make up your mind and take out a few hundred taels of silver to find a back door, and then find a famous scholar with a little reputation to ask for a letter of recommendation. Not to mention that a county lord like me is a poor county lord, it is always not difficult to find an official position. In the future, the Ranger will not be able to make a big fortune on Beiliang Road, and there is no possibility in the future. It is better to be a civil servant to have a future."
Zhu Zhengli shook his head, "What's the best thing to be an official? It's not a good idea to ride on the heads of ordinary people to shit and pee. Not to mention that I was born in a dilapidated family, even if I was really rich, I wouldn't spend this money. If I really wanted to be an official, I would rather go to the border to join the army and get real military achievements with my skills. That would be comfortable."
Xu Fengnian joked: "With your three-legged cat's skills, it's okay to talk about ordinary wars. Not to mention hitting a crow railing, even hitting a second-rate cavalry in Beimang is almost the same as dying. Being an official is boring, is it fun to be a dead person?"
Zhu Zhengli sighed and rubbed his chin hard, "So my grandma doesn't want me to join the army. She said she would rather eat and wait for death in Bishan County than sending her black-haired man to a black-haired man. She also said that as long as I dare to sneak out of Yanzhi County, I would find someone to break one of my legs. Hey, my grandma keeps her word. Everyone in our family is afraid of her, just like a mouse seeing a cat. I was not afraid when I was a child, but when I grew up, I became more and more afraid."
Xu Fengnian asked in a slight question: "What's wrong with your sister who loves County Magistrate Bai at first sight?"
Zhu Zhengli felt a toothache when he heard this and said bitterly: "I wondered, you boy and Bai Shangse's embroidered pillow are as big as the official hat, and they are a bit handsome than the little white face. It's strange. My sister just doesn't like you and insists on getting to the guy named Bai. The woman has no reservations. It's fine. The old saying goes, men chase women across the mountain, and women chase men with a layer of gauze. I don't think that the man named Bai gives my sister a good face. I'm so worried. And that guy who shows off his face all day is really going to become my brother-in-law. I have to say something with them... Xu Qi, how come there is something?"
Xu Fengnian smiled and said, "The sound of chickens and dogs is heard, and they will never interact with each other when they die."
Zhu Zhengli slapped Xu Zhubo on the shoulder, and did not forget to take the opportunity to wipe off the wine stains from his hand, and said with a smile: "Xu Qi, no wonder I can become Zhubo in our Bishan County. I have been reading for a few days. I can't do it. I feel faint when I touch the book and want to sleep. If I ask me to practice martial arts, it will be fine if I don't have a rest for several days or nights, but my grandma refuses to practice martial arts. Alas, brother, I have only talented talents."
Xu Fengnian smiled and said bluntly: "Your talent is mediocre, and you can't go much better. It's just a friend who tells you the truth."
Zhu Zhengli was not angry and glared: "When Wang Xianzhi first debuted, she told the seniors of the world that she was ordinary in talent! Besides, I practice martial arts and I have to be the hero who is so stunning in the world. It's okay to beat a few rogue scoundrels who bully men and women in the village."
Xu Fengnian nodded. After Zhu Zhengli finished drinking a bowl of wine, he went to shake the wine pot. There was about half a bowl left, so he put the bowl down and said that this trip was stolen from home to breathe, and he had to go back to deal with the saints' classics. If he found it for grandma, he would be lame next time he met. Xu Fengnian did not give him it, and smiled and said, "Remember to bring wine next time you come to the door."
Zhu Zhengli, who was trotting away, turned around and raised his middle finger.
Xu Fengnian smiled and poured half a bowl of wine for herself, sat alone under the grape rack, breeze blew on her face, and felt comfortable. Before almost drinking the green ant in the bowl, she put the wine bowl on a small bamboo chair, stood up to welcome the guests.
A white-haired old woman slowly walked into the yard with a crutch. She was stunned when she saw Xu Fengnian. She sat in front of Xu Fengnian and waited for her to sit down. Xu Fengnian only sat down.
The old woman is the head of the Zhu family in Bishan County. The Zhu family has four generations living together, especially the yin and yang decline in the previous three generations. Zhu Zhengli is the only one in this generation. There should be six or seven uncles in the genealogy of the ancestral temple, but now none of them are alive, and the same is true for the previous generation. The old woman, as the eldest daughter of the Zhu family in Bishan County, became the veritable backbone of the Zhu family in Bishan County. She is a housewife who is respected in the entire Rouge County. It is said that when the Xu family entered Beiliang, the general Xu Xiao and the princess Wu Su both stayed in the Zhu family. With this alone, let alone Rouge County, or Youzhou, who dares to insult the Zhu family? What's more, the twelve men of the Zhu family have died in the border for 20 years!
The old woman was slightly ecstatic, looked at Xu Fengnian, and whispered: "It really looks like."
Xu Fengnian wanted to speak but stopped.
The old woman waved her hand, leaned on her crutches, looked at the courtyard gate, and said, "At first I wanted to see Lord Bo, who could make my grandson willing to call her brother, and after seeing him, I suddenly realized it. Back then, the head of the Zhu family's mansion met the general, which was almost the same. The general was not arrogant, and my husband wanted to repay him for his death. He was clumsy and didn't say anything, but he did it."
Xu Fengnian said in a deep voice: "Please rest assured, old lady, I will never let Zhu Zhengli follow the footsteps of his ancestors. This trip was rooted in Bishan County and did not even dare to visit Zhu. It was a coincidence that he met Zhu Zhengli. If he left one day in the future, he would probably have no time to meet again. I hope the old lady will feel at ease."
The old woman nodded and stopped talking.
The old woman sat quietly for a stick of incense and slowly got up. Xu Fengnian got up and sent him to the gate of the yard. The old woman suddenly asked, "Can you really defend it?"
Xu Fengnian replied calmly: "If you can't keep it, please bother the old lady and say something to Zhu Zhengli, and Xu Qi ran to the Central Plains to become an official."
The old woman stretched out her hand tremblingly and touched Xu Fengnian's head.
The old woman slowly walked towards the carriage parked at the corner of the alley. Before getting on the car, she saw the young man watching silently at the door and murmured: "It looks like."
Chapter completed!