Daxing Chengfang Street is so spacious that even if ten carriages run abreast, it won't be a problem. But even on such a wide road, accidents have happened.
Li Fu's handlebar style has been in this business for decades and has never had any accidents. But today he was very unlucky and actually hit someone.
The man under the wheel looked like a scholar, and he was holding his right leg and moaning. He patted the scholar's shoulder like a handlebar, pointed to the scholar's left leg under the wheel, and frowned.
"You should cover this leg. The Chinese New Year is coming soon, I can't let you work in vain, ten cents is a lot of money."
The scholar climbed up from under the wheel and climbed straight to the car without looking at the handlebars. He was still muttering: "Ten pennies are for sending away beggars. Why can't you eat and drink for free for ten years or eight years?"
of."
The driver rushed to pull the scholar and said urgently: "There are women in the car, how can you, a scholar, be so ignorant of etiquette?"
While pulling, the car curtain suddenly opened, and a cold voice floated out.
"Our family has accumulated good deeds and does good deeds. It doesn't matter how many idiots we have. Let him come up."
After the lady spoke, she quickly released her hand on the handlebar and let the scholar get into the car...
Li Taiping looked at the handsome scholar who got into the carriage with a smile, shook his head and said, "Is it interesting?"
"It's interesting. It's almost the Chinese New Year. Do you want to see my junior brother and sister-in-law and give you a surprise?"
Mu Pinshan didn't have a good look on his face, he snorted coldly: "Nie Sanli, you have empty hands, how can you be surprised."
Nie Sanli didn't care at all about Mu Pinshan's disrespectful words. Instead, he smiled mysteriously and said, "Surprise, it will be there in two days. I will keep my junior brother and sister-in-law satisfied."
Li Taiping frowned and said, "Can we discuss our matters after the Chinese New Year? It's not easy to see blood during the Chinese New Year."
Nie Sanli leaned against the carriage, stretched and said, "Senior brother, I have never been to Dalang's house, and I have never seen the cooking skills of my siblings..."
Mu Pinshan glanced at Nie Sanli and said coldly: "I can't kill you."
Li Taiping knew that Nie Sanli would not come looking for him for no reason, let alone act like a scoundrel and eat and drink with him. Obviously there were things that Nie Sanli didn't want to say, or didn't want to say now.
The master of the Li family took his wife to visit relatives, but when they came back, there was a freeloader. No one knew who the handsome scholar was. The master didn't say it, and neither did his wife. What's more important is that the master and his wife looked at the scholar like an enemy.
Same.
The attitude of the master and his wife made it difficult for the servants. It seemed a little inappropriate to treat them warmly or with a cold face. Fortunately, the scholar found someone who could talk to him, and the two of them chatted quite happily.
Honglian had never met Nie Sanli and did not know who Nie Sanli was, but he knew that the gentle and handsome scholar in front of him had a cultivation level that was not inferior to his. Mu Pinshan's actions made Honglian interested in the man in front of him.
Big increase.
The beauty in white had a cold face and brought two plates of dark food. Not to mention that she couldn't understand them, even if she put them into her mouth, she wouldn't know what they were.
Honglian took a sip of the old wine, suppressed the bitter taste in her mouth, and looked at the little girl doubtfully: "You did this to kill someone with drugs."
Mu Pinshan rolled his eyes at Nie Sanli, then smiled at Honglian and said, "The one who deserves to be killed by medicine will be killed by medicine."
But Nie Sanli took another mouthful of vegetables and put it into his mouth, chewed it slowly and said, "This is the taste of home, even better than I imagined. However, next time it is better to come to peace. It is not good to have hardships at home.
many."
Mu Pinshan glared at Nie Sanli, picked up the tray and walked out, not saying a word until he reached the door.
"Be picky about the fat and thin. If you have something to eat, you can eat it. If you don't like it, you can eat it somewhere else. We won't stop you."
Seeing that Nie Sanli just smiled bitterly, Honglian couldn't help but ask, "I have a grudge."
"Well, I have a grudge."
"How much hatred."
Nie Sanli thought for a moment and said, "It's not that big. The one in white wants to kill me with poison, and the one in green with a sword case on his back wants to kill me with a sword."
Honglian took a sip of old wine and said with a smile: "Grudges that can be settled with one life are not that big."
Nie Sanli took a sip of food and a sip of wine, while Hong Lian only drank wine and did not eat food. The more the two of them chatted, the more they became more and more speculative...
Li Mansion
In the back house, Mu Pinshan frowned and said, "Nie Sanli is here, should we inform Brother Gan to hold our troops still for now?"
Li Taiping nodded and said: "We left Jingzhao Mansion and Nie Sanli came to the door. What a coincidence. I have asked my sister-in-law to send someone to notify Brother Gan. Let's keep an eye on where the Li Gang is staying. Let's see what Nie Sanli thinks.
what."
Strange to say, after Nie Sanli moved into the Li Mansion, he only drank with Honglian and rested in the guest room, and did not go anywhere until the New Year's Eve.
Early in the morning, after Nie Sanli had eaten the food that Mu Pinshan got, he suddenly took out a yellowed booklet from his pocket and threw it to Li Taiping.
"Senior brother said it would be a surprise, so it must be a surprise."
Mu Pinshan looked over curiously and saw the booklet saying...
Chapter 2 of the Yin Fu Jing. Innate killing is the principle of Tao.
Heaven and earth are the thief of all things. All things are the thief of man. Man is the thief of all things...
Li Taiping only took a few cursory glances and knew that this thing couldn't be fake.
Nie Sanli stood up under the shocked gazes of the two men, wiped his mouth, and said with a smile: "Don't ask about the next chapter. That's it, it almost killed me."
With that said, while Li Taiping and the two were stunned, they turned around and walked out...
"Destinations come and go, we gather and part ways, just as brothers and sisters, let this be our final farewell."
Li Taiping chased after him, looking up to the sky and shouting: "Why is this so?"
The person has gone far away and there is no reply.
Honglian came over holding the square wooden box, shook his head and said: "The hall is dark, I'm afraid I won't survive the new year."
Li Taiping frowned and said, "What did he tell you?"
"I didn't say anything, I just talked about the past. When people are about to die, they always talk about the past, but not a word about the future."
Mu Pinshan chased him out and said doubtfully: "I think he is living well, it doesn't look like he is seriously ill. Besides, how many people in this world can kill him."
Honglian shook his head and smiled: "I have to ask him now."
Honglian seemed to think of something and suddenly looked down at the wooden box in his hand.
"I almost forgot about this. Do you still remember the eight demon-sealing nails? I asked the blacksmith to make eight small swords. You should know how to use these things, so I won't talk nonsense."
Li Taiping opened the lid of the box, and an extremely cold air instantly overflowed, as if it would freeze a person's blood.
Mu Pinshan looked at the eight small swords, which were all dark and no longer than half a foot long, and said, "This thing is a little small. What can it be used for?"
Li Taiping smiled and said: "It's something that can turn a saint into a mortal. I hope I don't need it."
Honglian took out a small sword and played with it: "Boy, this thing is not given to you for nothing. After this year, I have to go to Dongting Mountain to meet my dead ghost brother. So, Mei Zhili,
Little girl, you have to take care of me from now on."
Li Taiping knew that Honglian could climb the mountain, but he might not be able to descend it. He couldn't help but frown and said, "Can't I not go?"
Honglian smiled and said: "We have to meet him and talk about it. He and I won't be together for another hundred years."
Li Taiping nodded, then smiled and said: "I still remember the time when I asked Zhike Monk to kick him down the mountain. After the Chinese New Year, I will accompany the holy monk on a trip."
Honglian laughed and said, "If you don't go with the holy monk, maybe we can see each other again. If you go, I'm afraid we will both end up in Xiantong Temple."
The two laughed, but saw Hou Liren walking quickly towards the corridor with his skirt in hand...
"Hello, eldest brother, hello, sister-in-law. Dad invites eldest brother to come over and have a chat."
Hou Liren's face turned red, and he didn't know whether it was from the cold or something else.
Mu Pinshan took Hou Liren's cold little hand and said, "Da Lang, let's go. I haven't seen Liren for a long time. We sisters will chat for a while."
In the Wenwu Pavilion, Hou Wenyuan looked at Li Taiping and nodded with satisfaction.
"You have grown up and are capable. All you have to do is get married. Duke Mu and I are thinking about the flowers blooming in spring next year, so we arranged your marriage to Pinshan."
Li Taiping smiled and said, "It all depends on my uncle."
"Jinhua came last night and told me the secret.
It’s a matter of Taoism. I’ve already agreed with your aunt to let Jinhua take Liren away.”
Li Taiping frowned and said, "It's just a temporary escape. There is no need for uncle to take risks with aunt..."
Hou Wenyuan waved his hand and interrupted Li Taiping.
"The Twelve Guards are not King Qi's Twelve Guards. If he mobilizes troops without permission, it will be a serious crime of rebellion. Your second uncle and Wu Liuqi..."
Hou Wenyuan's words made Li Taiping know that the King of Qi could not cover the sky with one hand in the army.
Hou Wenyi, Wu Liuqi, and Dugu Lie each hold a guard and horse in their hands. These people will not move unless they see the tiger talisman. If the King of Qi attacks the civil and military ministers, I am afraid more people will switch sides. After all, in the army,
Many generals and commanders come from major families.
Hou Wenyuan was Daqian's Minister of War, and even if he died, he would not escape from Daxing City with his tail between his legs.
These were the last words said by his uncle when Li Taiping left the Hou Mansion. He knew that he could not change the man's decision.
In the afternoon, Fang Street, which is separated from the Li Mansion by a wall, is no longer as noisy and lively as in previous years, and there seems to be an uneasy atmosphere floating in the air.
Sai Jinhua looked at the colorful lanterns hanging in the palace and the cheerful expressions of the servants. She couldn't help but turn around and said, "When will Dalang enter the palace? I'm asking them to retreat to the secret passage."
"Thank you for your hard work, sister-in-law."
As he spoke, Li Taiping smiled to himself and said, "Maybe our worries are unnecessary. King Qi doesn't have the guts to turn the sky upside down."
"The spies are here to report that the Twelve Guards have had two meals today. They should be eating right now. They will probably enter the city just after sunset."
Saying that, Sai Jinhua looked at the sky: "At sunset, three thousand soldiers will gather in the mansion, plus a thousand soldiers in the hands of Hou Gong. The King of Qi wants to eat our two families. How can he not break his teeth?"
No way."
Li Taiping thought for a while and said: "Send someone to send a message to King Qi, saying that I will wait for him in the imperial city. If he is a man, he will come to the imperial city to find me. Also, prepare the carriage, and Jiumei and I will ask outside
Those eyeliners look at..."
"I hope King Qi can act like a man and do less shameful things."
Sai Jinhua shook his head and said: "I'm afraid King Qi won't show up. What will show up will only be the sword in King Qi's hand..."