Shao Yan laughed loudly and said: "I'm afraid you two have miscalculated this time. You said that I have the appearance of a noble person, and a noble person will have a noble person to help him. How can you say that 'the villain makes trouble'? Besides, life is very unsatisfactory.
Eighty-nine times, it is always inevitable to bump into others, so it is impossible to say that it is always the villain who is causing trouble?"
The old man with a long beard did not speak, but had a silly smile on his face. The old man with a white beard looked at Shao Yan carefully, then returned his gaze to the word '太', and said after a moment of reserve: "Young Master was writing this word '太' just now.
When I was writing the characters, I paid special attention to it. The "big" character "Gongzi" was written vigorously and powerfully, but the following point seemed weak and weak. It can be seen that although the Young Master has the talent to govern the world, it is difficult to control this small point.
In other words, the villain you are wary of is right next to you." After saying that, the two old men turned their eyes to Chang Yixiao who was next to Shao Yan.
Chang Yixiao saw them staring at him intently, and suddenly his face became a little uneasy, and he said angrily: "Are you talking about me by the 'villain' in your mouth? I want to warn you, you can eat randomly, but you can't talk randomly.
He said, be careful if your sign is smashed in the future."
The two old men laughed and sat in the booth as if nothing had happened. Shao Yan was very angry. When he was in his hometown, he had heard a little bit about the fortune-telling practices.
, first he praised you lavishly, and then made alarmist remarks, and then offered some evil-proofing and other things in exchange for silver. However, these two old men are an exception. At least so far, there is no sign of asking for silver. This is really surprising.
Rock's unexpected
Seeing that the two old men didn't speak, Chang Yixiao grunted and said angrily: "Hey, you haven't spoken clearly yet."
The white-bearded old man twirled his beard and said with a smile: "This little brother, there is no need to be so nervous. The villain we are referring to is someone else, not you. You should serve your master well."
Upon hearing this, Chang Yixiao breathed a sigh of relief. It is said that the speaker is unintentional and the listener is intentional. No matter whether the old fortune teller is talking nonsense or making false claims, if the emperor really becomes suspicious of himself, then he will jump into the Yellow River.
I couldn't tell clearly. Fortunately, Shao Yan was not like other emperors. He would not believe these messy things, so he took out some silver coins from his pocket and put them in front of the stall. He turned around and left with Chang Yixiao.
"Young master, stay here!" the two old men said almost at the same time.
The moment Shao Yan turned around, he saw that the two men were already in front of him. The old man with a white beard handed the silver coins to him and said: "Sir, we just said that if the calculation is not accurate, you will not need the money. Please take back these silver coins first. If
One day if the hexagram comes true, if you still remember us, send someone to bring it to us."
It’s interesting. There are still people pushing money outside these days. Are they not afraid that I will default on my debt? Shao Yan smiled secretly and asked casually: "Then according to what the two old gentlemen said, how long will it take for it to be effective?"
"It can be confirmed in less than half a month," said the old man with a long beard.
"Okay, I'll follow you two gentlemen." Shao Yan put away the money and said with a straight face: "But I have to say something ugly first. If I find out that you are lying, I will have people smash you two."
Shao Yan's 'golden sign'. Growing up, Shao Yan hated others for deceiving him nakedly, especially fortune tellers who pretended to be serious.
"Absolutely." The two old men nodded respectfully.
Before leaving, the white-bearded old man specially gave Shao Yan a jade pendant as big as his thumb, saying that wearing it would prevent disasters. Shao Yan didn't take it to heart at all and just put it around his neck, and then said to him with a smile.
Go to another street
This street is called Qinghefang, which leads to the outside of the city. It is also one of the main roads in Changqing City. It is hundreds of meters long and its width is much wider than ordinary plank roads. Shao Yan watched the road while walking
The bustling scene around the city. Although Changqing City is not as economical as the capital city, its population area is well-known in the nearby area. People are coming and going on the bustling streets. There are young men and scholars holding folding fans while walking, and some mentioning
There are girls and village women carrying baskets, farmers covered in mud carrying hoes, and some businessmen driving carriages...
The two walked for a while when they suddenly heard the noisy sound of horse hooves coming from the opposite direction, followed by the sound of someone whipping the horses.
"Drive, drive..."
"Get out of the way, get out of the way, get out of the way"
Following several roars, a dozen Donglin soldiers on tall horses rushed from a distance. The one running at the front was Cheng Yong's deputy commander Zhao Zijian. His face was full of meat, and his hands were swollen from time to time.
Waving his whip, dust flew everywhere he went, and chickens and dogs rose to the sky. As long as someone stood in front of him, he would mercilessly whip the whip in his hand towards the opponent's head and face. Several villagers passing by had no time to react.
He was beaten to the ground.
The vendors were just about to clean up their stalls and make way for a spacious road, but they didn't know that the opponents were coming fiercely. Some waved their weapons and cut the stalls into two pieces, while others trampled them with war horses.
When people see this situation, they can only dare to be angry and dare not speak out. It is conceivable that in this era of war and chaos, the soldiers are gods. Even if they do something wrong, no matter how much resentment the people have in their hearts, they can only be
swallow one's anger
Sitting on the horses behind Zhao Zijian were Li Guangyou, Yuan Chang, and Zheng Qingyi. The others were some junior lieutenants and some minions. Everyone had an arrogant look on their faces. Shao Yan saw this,
I couldn't help but get furious, thinking that these people have become so arrogant and domineering just after winning a battle. What if this continues for a long time? Since ancient times, there are many examples of arrogant soldiers who will be defeated. If they are allowed to continue to be rampant, not only will they be
If you cannot drive away foreign enemies, it will cause dissatisfaction among the people in the city.
The more Shao Yan thought about it, the angrier he became. If Chang Yixiao hadn't tried his best to dissuade them from the side, he would have rushed over and pulled them off the horse. At this time, Zhao Zijian and others gradually slowed down not far away from him.
Approaching a stall selling fruit, Yuan Chang and Li Guangyou dismounted and walked over one after another. Regardless of the stall owner's wishes, they casually took a few apples and handed them to Zhao Zijian. Zhao Zijian's face was filled with a proud smile, and he waved for the soldiers to go too.
The soldiers were happy to quench their thirst and hurried to the stall to make a fuss. For a while, the ground was full of apples with only one bite taken out of them.
Yuan Chang finished chewing an apple and swallowed two bananas in succession. Then he pulled out a trembling middle-aged man from behind the stall. Judging from his appearance, he must be the stall owner.
"Erwazi, have you thought about what I told you yesterday? Should you pay money or hand someone over?" Zhao Zijian stared at the middle-aged man and asked.
Erwazi's expression suddenly changed, he shook his head and said: "Master Jun, I have already paid my taxes a few days ago, why don't you wait for a few more days? I am running a small business and I don't have that much money for a while.
Please be accommodating, military masters."
"Go away, motherfucker." Yuan Chang grabbed his collar, pushed him aside hard, and said, "I don't care what kind of business you are doing. We just need to say one word. Are you going to pay people or money?"
Erwazi slightly straightened the messy clothes on his chest, knelt down and said hesitantly: "What did the military master say? No matter how poor a villain is, he will not sell his wife."
"Then you come over with five hundred taels of silver, and we promise not to have any ideas about your wife again." Li Guangyou said arrogantly: "You are not dissatisfied, you are such a bear, why should you marry such a beautiful wife?"
?Our Marshal Zhao likes your wife, that is your blessing."
Robbery? Today, these gangsters actually committed such a scandal in broad daylight. Are they still soldiers of our Donglin Kingdom? Shao Yan was so angry that his face turned blue, his hands clenched, and he wished he could do it in front of many onlookers.
In front of them, I gave them a severe lesson. However, considering that these are all meritorious generals, I had to temporarily save some face for them.
Chang Yixiao also found it incredible. These generals were usually well-behaved, but they didn't expect that they were so ugly inside.
"Five hundred taels? Isn't it one hundred taels? Why did it change so much all at once?" Erwazi said in surprise.
Yuan Chang smiled contemptuously: "That was in the past, but it is different now. Now that the Holy Lord is sitting in the city, we must make sure that his old man eats well, drinks well, and plays well. You don't think about it carefully. If our Holy Lord is not wise, you
And you, can you live a peaceful life?" As he said this, he pointed to the people watching beside him, and the people nodded in agreement.
"But, where can you get so much silver?" Erwazi said with a sad face.
Li Guangyou said coldly: "That's your business. In short, we can either take money or take people. It's up to you."
Erwazi frowned and said, "This little guy won't be able to earn so much money for several years just by relying on this small business. Aren't you military masters clearly forcing me to make friends with you?"
Zhao Zijian sneered and said: "Those who know the current affairs are heroes. Whether to hand over people or pay money, you think about it yourself. We will come back in three days. If you can't make a decision by then, then let us decide for you."
Driving the horse and leading the others to continue moving forward
The people dispersed in a hurry. Although everyone expressed dissatisfaction with the behavior of Zhao Zijian and others, they could only bury it in their hearts. Erwazi slumped on the ground helplessly, looking very depressed, with a face full of tears.
Helpless
"Why is this big brother like this?" As he spoke, Shao Yan walked up to him with Chang Yixiao. When Erwazi found a bearded man and a child standing in front of him, he was immediately stunned and said: "You two are...
?”
Shao Yan smiled slightly: "Don't worry about who I am, you just need to follow me to the military camp."
Erwazi was suddenly startled and thought to himself, could these two people be in the same group as those just now? Did they change their minds so quickly?
Shao Yan saw the confusion on his face and knew what he was thinking, so he said: "You don't have to be afraid. I'm telling you the truth. I am a general soldier under Marshal Cheng Yongcheng. I came here today on the Marshal's order to inspect the public sentiment.
I just happened to see you and Marshal Zhao..., of course, let's not talk about this now, they will come to rob people in three days, if you want to save your wife, you must listen to me."
Erwazi asked doubtfully: "Are you really Marshal Cheng Yong's man?"
"Do you think it's necessary for me to lie to you?"
Erwazi nodded and said: "That's true. I heard that Marshal Cheng Yongcheng was single-handedly promoted by Marshal Wang Wuwang. He is a good man. If you are really his subordinate, that would be great."
"After all, you still don't believe us?"
"No, no, that's not what I mean. I just feel a little surprised." With that, Erwazi knelt down in front of Shao Yan and kowtowed: "The villain, Erwazi, pays homage to Master Qingtian and asks Master Qingtian to make the decision for the villain.
"
Hehe, when did I become Bao Qingtian? No, it should be Shao Qing. Shao Yan calmly helped him up and said with a smile: "Master Qingtian is not me, but Marshal Cheng Yongcheng. I believe him."
This matter will be dealt with impartially.”
Erwazi's face finally showed a hint of joy, but his heart was full of hope, so without saying a word, he immediately followed Shaoyan and his servant into the military camp. When Cheng Yong learned about this, he was furious and vowed
expressed that this matter must be investigated thoroughly
In the evening, Zhao Zijian, Yuan Chang, and Li Guangyou returned to the camp smelling of alcohol. The moment the three of them walked into the hall arm in arm, they heard Cheng Yong give an order, and there was a rush of people around the house.
Dozens of soldiers came, but the three of them were stunned and tied up before they could react.
"Cheng Yong, why did you tie me up?" Zhao Zijian cursed in a daze.