The moonlight was cold and everything was quiet. There was no one on the quiet street. The occasional crowing of cocks and barking of dogs seemed particularly clear. Beside the road, at the end of a deep alley, there was a dilapidated thatched house.
, flashing with flickering lights.
In the room, two people wearing black night clothes stood quietly in this dilapidated hut. The silver moonlight shone in from the dilapidated windows, making it deserted.
"We've all inquired. Fan Zeng, An Gou's staff member, will appear in Shiweixianli tonight." A slightly stooped old woman sat on the earthen kang without a straw mat and said in a low voice.
She raised her head and looked coldly at the woman sitting opposite, wearing black night clothes. Her cloudy old eyes were full of ferocious murderous intent: "He is one of the accomplices in the murder of your father!"
The beautiful woman sat on the edge of the kang, her eyebrows lowered and silent, her beautiful face expressionless. While she was listening, she wiped the sword like autumn water with the white cloth in her hand.
Occasionally, his fingers touched the edge of the sword, and the sharp sword made a gentle chirping sound.
During the whole process, her expression was so calm, without any fluctuation.
After the old woman finished speaking, she quietly put the three-foot green front into the Cambridge. She raised her head, glanced at the old woman in front of her, and said lightly: "I know!"
"Tonight, he must die!" The old woman stared at the woman and said solemnly. The crutch in her hand hit the ground hard, making a clanging sound.
"I know!" The woman still had such an indifferent tone, as if nothing could make a ripple in her heart.
The old woman looked at the woman quietly for a while, then withdrew her gaze. I don't know when she started to become elusive of Su Yan's heart.
At this time, seeing the indifferent and casual look on her face, the old woman was filled with doubts.
"Okay, I'll wait for you at the mountain temple outside the city! Be careful!" After saying these words, he turned around and limped out of the dilapidated hut with his crutch.
After watching the old man disappear in the silver moonlight, the woman pulled out the sword with a swipe and looked at her own face on the sword. She smiled faintly, then flicked her wrist and inserted the sword into the scabbard.
"I know!" the woman whispered to herself. Then, she covered her veil and walked out of the room gently.
At midnight, a bright moon hangs high in the night sky. At the door of Shiweixian, a bright lantern moves slightly in the wind.
The noise coming from inside filled the entire street.
Tonight is the bidding meeting for Dazhou military uniform suppliers, and all the merchants in Jiangning are gathered here. Moreover, there are also some outsiders wearing strange clothes.
Tonight, Fan Zeng and Fan Guanying from the Ministry of Rites also came to Jiangning. This time, Fan Zeng came down as a representative of the imperial court to decide on the bidding matter.
After all, the bidding matter is related to the appearance of the Zhou army. It is also related to the face of the Zhou court. The higher-ups are also paying considerable attention to this matter.
As for the Ministry of Rites, as a full-time department responsible for the etiquette control of the imperial court, this matter naturally falls under its jurisdiction. This time Lord Fan Zeng came to Jiangning, firstly, to inspect Jiangning on behalf of the emperor, and secondly, for the purpose of bidding.
However, anyone with a sharp eye knows that he came here this time just to ensure that the Liu family can successfully tender.
At this moment, the atmosphere in the Shiweixian Hall was filled with a strong smell of gunpowder.
The Liu family and the Wang family are in tit-for-tat confrontation, seemingly determined to never give up.
"You, you are naked plagiarism! Shameless!" After Wang Liye saw that the Liu family easily took out the sample of silk soft armor, he immediately became furious, slapped the table, stood up, pointed at the nose of the head of the Liu family and cursed
.
The head of the Liu family glanced at him coldly and said with a nonchalant smile: "Second Young Master Wang, watch your words. This time, I will only treat you as young and energetic and ignorant. If you do this again, I will treat you badly."
If my Liu family makes unreasonable accusations, huh, my Liu family is not someone who can be manipulated!"
"You..." Second Young Master Wang was trembling with anger. He looked at the head of the Liu family with a livid face, but was speechless.
"Shameless!" The acting skills that have been linked to each other for a month were finally displayed vividly today. Although the second young master Wang's face was ashen, he was extremely nervous in his heart. He was afraid that he would accidentally expose the secret and reveal the secret.
Hold on, hold on, you must hold on. Wang Liye, you are the victim now. You must act as if your father is dead. You must not show the slightest trace of anything strange.
Wang Liye's face was livid, and he looked at the head of the Liu family with the look of a life-and-death enemy. However, he was silently reciting the self-made Heart-clearing Mantra in his heart.
Fan Zeng, an official from the Ministry of Rites who had been sitting with Su Fuyin, put down his tea cup at this time, looked at Wang Liye with a sinister look, put down his tea cup and said with a sinister smile: "Wang Liye, do you know what you are talking about?"
Wang Liye stiffened and looked at Fan Zeng with disbelief.
"Sir, sir, you know it! Everyone in Jiangning knows that silk soft armor is the top secret of my palace. How come the Liu family has such a top secret recipe? Isn't this theft?" Wang Liye was filled with anger.
They were all trembling, with pleading in their voices. They looked at Fan Zengdao.
"Oh, what Second Young Master said, does this mean that I am partial to the Liu Mansion?" Fan Zeng's eyes flashed coldly as he stared at Wang Liye who was trembling with anger, his expression extremely ugly: "What's more, regarding the theft of your palace's secret recipe,
The governor of Jiangning has already made up his mind. Are you doubting the imperial court with your words now?"
Wang Liye looked dumbfounded and hurriedly knelt down on the ground, explaining in a panic: "I don't dare!"
However, Wang Liye raised his head, glanced at Su Guangyi next to Fan Zeng, then lowered his head again, as if he had made a lot of determination, took a deep breath and said: "My lord is aboveboard, I believe that your lord will never do anything like this."
It’s a matter of covering up an adulterer. However, others can’t say for sure!”
"Wang Liye!" Su Guangyi leaned forward, looked at Wang Liye who was kneeling on the ground, narrowed his eyes, and sneered: "Are you talking about me?"
Today, Su Guangyi is hit hard. His expression was already a bit gloomy, but now, because of his dissatisfaction, he became even more cold-blooded.
"The adults know in their hearts, why should the villain talk so much!" Wang Liye raised his head, gritted his teeth, and responded with a sneer.
He is also a master who is not afraid of trouble. After all, as the real helmsman of the palace, he will not be able to achieve great things if he is afraid of trouble. Moreover, his father Yu Wei is thrown into the air. I don’t expect him, the governor of Su Guangyi, a small weaving house, to be helpless.
Own.
What's more... there are still people who haven't appeared!
Wang Liye felt a little uneasy and secretly glanced at the auditorium, thinking this in his mind.
Ridiculing Su Guangyi was a risky move that he had to make.
To use a sentence from The Book of Willows, this move is an extremely important part of the entire strategy.
Although he didn't understand why this sentence in "The Book of Willows" was so important. Why did the mysterious man insist on letting himself say this sentence? However, maybe he was really into the drama at this time. He thought:
Without thinking, I just said it directly, and I said it through gritted teeth.
After saying this, he felt relieved. It was as if a heavy burden had been lifted off him, and he felt relaxed all over.
Then, he secretly took a look at the expressions of everyone present. He found that they were all looking at him in disbelief, and Wang Liye felt reassured.
Sure enough, as predicted in The Book of Willows. The weight of this sentence is really heavy enough.
"Wang Liye, do you know what the crime is for insulting an official of the imperial court?" Su Guangyi's face was so gloomy that he wanted to squeeze out water. He looked at Wang Liye with his nose twisted and looked at him, then picked up the tea cup and took a sip.
He took a sip and asked with a sneer.
Recently, due to a series of accidents at home, he lost both his daughter and his money. Su Guangyi was already very unhappy, and at this time, he decided to vent his anger on Wang Liye.
With a look from Su Guangyi, a servant stepped forward to capture Wang Liye.
At this moment, Ouyang Yi, the head of the Ouyang family who had been watching, coughed and stood up unsteadily.
Following this cough, everyone's eyes were attracted to him. Even the servants of the Su Mansion who were preparing to arrest Wang Liye stopped.
Ouyang Yi is already in his sixties. He has gray hair and looks very weathered. However, his clear eyes show that this old man is absolutely clear in his heart.
People scratched their necks and looked at him, wondering what Ouyang Yi was going to do when he was singled out.
However, even though he was an old man, no one jumped out to accuse her. After all, the lady's reputation was so great that even Fan Zeng did not dare to offend her, let alone other merchants present.
Ouyang Yi coughed and stood up. He first smiled and clasped his fists and said hello to Fan Zeng. Fan Zeng returned the greeting with a flattering smile.
Then, Ouyang Yi clasped his fists at Su Guangyi respectfully and said, "Master Su, please give me a word!"
"Mr. Ouyang is too polite, just say it's okay!" Su Guangyi hurriedly replied.
Ouyang Yi smiled, bent back and said, "Thank you, Master Su!"
After that, Ouyang Yi straightened up and glanced at Wang Liye, who was still kneeling on the ground. He shook his head slightly, sighed, smiled bitterly and said to Wang Liye in a low voice: "Second child of the Wang family, why don't you apologize to Mr. Fu Yin!"
Unexpectedly, Wang Liye had a stiff neck and refused to give in.
Ouyang Yi was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly, but there was a hint of appreciation in his narrowed eyes.
This kid Li Ye is still as unyielding as he was many years ago! Ouyang Yi praised with relief in his heart.
Pretending to be angry, he raised his foot and kicked Wang Liye's butt. Then he turned his head, cupped his fists and faced Su Guangyi, who had a gloomy face on the stage and said: "Wang family boy, hey, just like what the head of the Liu family just said,
This boy, hehe. He is only twenty-five years old this year. He is indeed young and energetic. He speaks with a clear mind. Sir, you are an important minister of the imperial court. I hope you don't mind. This boy is just a fool. Why should you talk to him?
A little ignorant boy has the same knowledge, don’t you think?"
Ouyang Yi looked at Su Guangyi with a smile on his face. Seeing that the other person had his face lowered, he didn't know what he was thinking. Ouyang Yi's eyes narrowed, he stroked his beard and said with a faint smile: "Haha, besides, Mr. Wang once said
He is a good friend of Lao Chan. I hope Mr. Su can take it for granted and stop arguing with him. What do you think?"
Su Guangyi's face stiffened for a moment. He squinted his eyes and looked at the old man, who still had a calm smile on his face, with a gloomy expression.
He did not expect that Ouyang Yi, who had always stayed away from the whirlpool, would actually stand up for the Wang family.
What is he for?
Is it possible that he is really close friends with Wang Jianfei?
However, the person behind this person was extremely difficult to offend. Su Guangyi knew his weight, so although he felt unhappy, he did not dare to break up with Ouyang Yi in front of him.
Having been an official for many years, Su Guangyi certainly knows who can and cannot be provoked.
And this Ouyang Yi belongs to the type of person who cannot be offended.
When he raised his head, his face was already free and easy.
He chuckled, cupped his fists and said to Ouyang Yi: "Mr. Ouyang, you are too outspoken."
Such a sentence already revealed that he wanted to give up. And Wang Liye, who had been kneeling on the ground, also knew that enough was enough.
Under Ouyang Yi's kind scolding, he was reluctantly given away by the Ouyang family's servants.
After watching Wang Liye being dragged out by a group of servants, Su Guangyi smiled coldly, with a hint of disdain in his tone, and said to himself: "Humph, you are using your arms as a chariot, and you are underestimating your own capabilities!"
At the same time, Wang Liye, who was sent out by a group of servants, no longer had the angry look on his face just now. He politely thanked Ouyang Fu's servants.
Then he turned his head and looked at Su Guangyi, who was sitting in the hall and chatting and laughing with Fan Zeng. His eyes were full of sarcasm.
"Idiot!" Wang Liye said in his heart.
The moonlight is bright and the night is sultry.
Wang Liye put aside his worries, raised his head and looked at the full moon in the sky like a jade plate. He let out a sigh of relief.