Chapter Thirty-Fifth Taking advantage of the momentum
This is also... written by the left hand?
Xu Xun relied on his ability to draw left and right bows that he had developed over the years, as well as the direction of the writing and the traces of smudged ink, and he immediately recognized that this seemingly clumsy handwriting was written by his left hand. However, he recognized this,
After reading the content clearly, the doubts in his heart became even greater. Regardless of whether the reminder above was true or false, who was the person who sent the letter?
In just a moment, a pretty face appeared in his mind. At first, he thought that this sudden thought was because the little girl had left such a deep impression on him, but then he thought about the little girl's repeated reminders.
It was a well-informed person. He lowered his head again and looked at the note carefully. Perhaps he had a definite opinion in his mind. From that moment on, he always felt that there was a trace of beauty and cunning hidden in it. Then he thought of the little girl.
He looked both smiling and angry, and he smiled unconsciously.
Huitong habitually wanted to tease his old friend, but when the words came to his lips, he found that Xu Xun's smile could vaguely show a bit of rare tenderness. He remembered the action just now, and unconsciously his heart moved, and he immediately laughed and said: "
What, are you an acquaintance?"
Thinking that the message might have been sent by the little girl, Xu Xun didn't show the note to Huitong. He folded it and put it in his arms, and casually replied: "Maybe."
"If we are really acquaintances, Xu Qishao, please hurry up and introduce me tomorrow. I didn't expect that there are people of this level hiding in the city of Nanjing." Huitong said while paying attention to Xu Xun's expression, and saw that he was not satisfied
Impressed, Cai Gan smiled and said, "Jin Liu is very good at driving. He can even drive a broken carriage with an old horse stable and fast. In addition, the curtains are so thick that they can be hit with small stones."
Opening the curtain and throwing it into the car without disturbing anyone requires at least decades of hard practice."
When the monk mentioned the word "skill", Xu Xun had already secretly paid attention to it, but his face was still as if nothing had happened. But when he heard the second half of the explanation that clearly meant something else, he squinted at the monk next to him who was dressed as a follower.
, couldn't help but laugh: "If I hadn't known you were a monk and listened to the tone of your words, I would have thought you were one of those practicing practitioners who are struggling to make ends meet."
Huitong's original intention was to find out Xu Xun's background, but unexpectedly he revealed his own background. When he regretted his mistake, he smiled and stopped saying anything. However, Xu Xun would not let him go if he didn't speak. Dong La
After talking a lot about everything, I finally mentioned the Shen family who originally lived in Jurong, and asked about the customs and customs of the counties near Nanjing as if curious. Seeing that Xu Xun did not continue to ask about the previous incident.
, Huitong didn't pay attention at all, and talked a lot about the questions and answers. When Xu Xun mentioned Jurong, he curled his lips.
"There are many farms owned by dignitaries and dignitaries in Jurong. After all, the land and water in the south of the Yangtze River is fertile, and whoever owns it will be a big advantage. But there are many century-old fields there, and the owners are reluctant to change hands easily. The wasteland has long been gone. To say the least,
The price of land is even a hundred taels of silver per acre, and no one may be willing to sell it, let alone precious cash. A few years ago, for a piece of Feng Shui treasure land, people under the two big bosses of Nanjing's Ministry of Personnel and Household Affairs and those who had been guarding Nanjing for many years
Eunuch Zheng also filed a lot of lawsuits, but in the end there was no result."
Although Huitong only spoke a few words, Xu Xun had a rough perception and did not go any further. During the next trip, he and Huitong still talked to each other, and gradually he felt that although the monk was
Sometimes he is vulgar and sometimes he is elegant, but he knows a lot and has seen a lot. In addition, the skill and eyesight that is revealed at the beginning is obviously very ordinary. Just as he listened with great interest to Huitong talking about how he once smuggled out of the country with a caravan but encountered a horse thief.
In this situation, a soft knocking sound suddenly came from outside the carriage.
"Master, the Nancheng Army and Horses Division Yamen has arrived."
Having been to Yingtianfu Yamen, and now visiting Nancheng Bingmasi Yamen, Xu Xun couldn't help but murmur in his heart. If Jin Liu hadn't just said that he had arrived, he couldn't believe it when he got out of the car. The gate was dilapidated and the wall was low.
The courtyard where shouts and noises could be heard from time to time turned out to be the Nancheng Military and Horse Department, which was in charge of security, fire, theft, etc. in the hundreds of streets and alleys south of Jinling City.
After standing in front of the door, he saw no one passing by in the alley, and there was not even a guard at the open door. Instead, the sound of dice rolling inside became more and more noisy.
"Hurry up, buy it and leave, don't miss my business of making plans later!"
"I can't be mistaken! Besides, since when have you been so diligent? You're just a bad old man, and you're not a beautiful girl!"
"Bah! What kind of big girl doesn't have money? When those women in Liuxiang see the money, they all try to fawn over you!"
"You're lucky, you actually got two coins for such a trivial thing. Why didn't I get such a good thing in my turn?"
Xu Xun, who was standing outside the door, heard this and immediately strode forward. Just as he was about to call someone, he happened to see a man in a grass-green robe walking quickly from the central main room. On both sides,
A pair of eyes recognized each other. Xu Xun saw the other party making a gesture to him and stopped immediately. A soldier who was rolling dice in the yard glanced here and said with a smile: "Why, there is an acquaintance here."
Looking for Mr. Jiang?”
"He's my eldest nephew!"
Jiang Li said a word without looking back. Seeing that the group of people didn't care at all and continued the gambling game noisily, he immediately walked out quickly and without saying a word, he pulled Xu Xun to the carriage outside and lowered his head.
He said in a loud voice: "Commander Zhu personally spoke about old man Xu's matter, and I did give him a few words of help, but there is no way I can stand the chance of the eldest son of the Xu family coming in person. The eldest son of Xu has a lot of money, and the two executioners
The guards have all taken care of him. There is no way around this matter, and the attack will not be easy. Commander Zhu said, a fire in Taiping is a serious matter, if you don't give it a good beating and kill it, this is now a habit.
No, he won’t listen to anyone who pleads for mercy!”
As soon as he said these words, Xu Xun's face darkened, but Huitong on the side already sneered. Jin Liu, who was approaching, took a breath when he heard the words, remembering that the boy outside Qingping Building last night said that his young master had met.
The person he met was a great nobleman, so he tentatively said: "Master, why don't you go and beg that person..."
Before he finished speaking, he saw a stern look from Xu Xun, and he immediately shut his mouth. After Xu Xun stopped Jin Liu, he looked at Huitong, who was obviously unable to hold himself back.
, and then he bowed his hand to Jiang Limu.
"Thank you, Mr. Jiang, for informing me of this."
"It should be, it should be." Jiang Limu thought of the little money that Xu Xun gave him last night, and the extra five taels that Wu Shouzheng gave him later. He was originally planning to go to Taipingli, but he bumped into him at the door.
It saves you the trouble of walking all these roads. However, what Xu Xun said next made him hesitate.
"Since Commander Zhu won't listen to people's pleas, can you trouble Mr. Jiang to delay the execution for a while? It's morning now, so I just ask Mr. Jiang to delay it at least until noon, and the longer the better. I will definitely thank you deeply when the deed is done.
!”
When it came to pleading, Commander Zhu's words had already eliminated this path, but when it came to delaying, Jiang Limu thought about it for a moment and looked back at the courtyard where the noise was getting louder and louder. He thought about how his meager salary was getting less and less.
He finally nodded heavily and said: "Okay, I'll just try to find something. But I have something to say first. It won't be until the afternoon at most. It will be difficult to delay it any longer. Master Seventh, hurry up and try something!"
Seeing Jiang Limu return to the courtyard like a gust of wind, Xu Xun stood there for a moment and then turned to Jin Liu and ordered: "Go to Yingtianfu Yamen."
After hearing this, Jin Liu rushed back to catch the car, but Hui Tong frowned and said: "Xu Qishao, do you want to ask your sixth uncle? Although he has just been promoted, his experience is only a seventh-grade official, and
He is ranked last in the government office. Commander Zhu of the Nancheng Military and Horse Division is a serious sixth-grade palm seal officer, and he may not be able to buy face. Rather than running into trouble, you might as well leave this matter to me and take advantage of that
While Jiang is delaying, I will fish Xu Ba out!"
"Do you want to join Uncle Xu in Shanghai to capture documents and live in exile?" Xu Xun asked in a deep voice. Seeing that Huitong was speechless for a moment, he turned around and walked towards the carriage, but said without looking back, "If
If you don’t want to, then just listen to me!”
"Listen to me," Huitong couldn't help but froze there. Seeing Xu Xun get on the carriage, he gently clasped his hands together and grinned: "Well, let me see what kind of tricks you, Xu Qishao, can do."
trick!"
ps: I just took a look and it turned out that my new book ranked first! This is the first time in six or seven years that I have written a book to get the first place. Although I will definitely fall off after the update, it is enough to make me excited! Hurry and update