Liaozhai Great Sage

Li Xiuyuan said: "I live in the Shunfeng Escort not far away, if a few brothers come to visit, I will sweep the couch to welcome them."

He also felt that it would be helpful for him to meet some scholars with decent moral character in the capital, so he didn't dislike it.

"Why does Brother Li live in the Escort Bureau? This is not in line with Brother Li's status as a scholar. There are still a few quiet courtyards in my house. If Brother Li doesn't mind it, you can borrow my house." Qian Jun said.

Although it is very common for the ancients to invite others to live in the mansion, only distinguished guests, or friends, confidants, and relatives can enjoy such treatment.

When Qian Jun said this, he recognized Li Xiuyuan from the bottom of his heart.

Li Xiuyuan smiled and said: "Brother Qian's kindness is appreciated by me, but there are too many people accompanying me, it is not good to disturb the cleanliness of your mansion, and I know how to exorcise demons and ghosts, so I am afraid that it will easily attract evil revenge. People are easy to deal with, if it hurts Brother Qian, it will be my fault."

He wasn't lying, he deliberately let go of a clone of Miss Lianhua this time, maybe one day those evil spirits from the Wutong Sect would hit the door.

In addition, my Shunfeng Escort Bureau is protected by golden rooster, wild elephant and armored bodyguards, and it is relatively safe. Since they can guard against ghosts and evil spirits, they can also guard against rogues and even assassins. How to arm the residence?

"Brother Li is so thoughtful, I'm stupid." Qian Jun also said helplessly.

Hearing this, it's really not good to invite this person.

Li Xiuyuan smiled, and shouted again: "Where is the shopkeeper? If you don't come to settle the money, I'm leaving now."

Because of the demon troubles, the Drunken Wind Building was very quiet, but the pedestrians outside also made a detour and walked away. Suddenly, it seemed really eerie here, and even the candlelight was a little permeable.

Hearing the sound, the shopkeeper's Ci Niang came out with an ugly expression, she said: "The price for the wine is ten taels, the pipa tune for Miss Xiaoshuang is ten taels, and the dance for Miss Lotus is 100 taels, a total of 120 taels."

"Here." Although the price was expensive, Li Xiuyuan was happy to give it the money.

Ci Niang took the silver and said quietly: "This Mr. Li has a good plan. When the rumors of the drunken wind building's demons spread, there will be no business here in the future. I'm afraid he will be killed by the people of the six doors in a few days." It was seized, and the previous 1000 taels plus the 120 taels, less than 1000 taels of silver, brought down the entire Zuifeng Tower, if I had known today, I would not have taken your money yesterday.”

The more than 1000 taels of silver is not enough for a day's income here, no wonder she feels so uncomfortable.

"Your place is not clean, how can you blame me for using tricks to ruin your business? As the shopkeeper here, some people have evil spirits, how can you not know it? And your methods of blackmailing other people's money are really despicable, don't I Shouldn't you be punished?" Li Xiuyuan laughed and said, "Don't point at the evildoers, but accuse those who stop the evildoers. Isn't this a reversal of right and wrong, black and white?"

Ci Niang said: "I didn't earn money into my own pocket, and the teaching workshops, brothels, and painting boats in the capital are clean? Why does Mr. Li stare at me? Don't let this one go?"

"Everything has a head, I just happened to meet yesterday's incident, if I met in other places, the unlucky ones are other brothels, that's all, but no matter where there are goblins, the result is the same Yes." Li Xiuyuan said.

Not talking too much to the shopkeeper, he bowed to everyone and got up to leave.

After Li Xiuyuan left, Zhang Bangchang, who was still staying in the Zuifeng Tower, asked curiously: "Brother Zhu, where exactly is your friend Li Xiuyuan from, and what did you come to the capital for? Why haven't you mentioned it before? He is so capable and People with talent and extraordinary temperament should not be idle."

Curious about Li Xiuyuan, he couldn't help inquiring about this person's background.

Zhu Yu said, "Brother Li was my acquaintance when I was in the Guobei City Examination for Talents. He is from Guobei County. I heard that he was a child in his early ten years. Because he worshiped a Taoist priest as his teacher, he was delayed in learning martial arts for a long time. He came to test for talents only in the year, and his literary talent and martial arts are very good. Although his literary talent is not obvious on weekdays, he occasionally has shocking poems and essays. I admire and admire him. Brother Li came to the capital this time to report on his work. "

"I heard from Brother Li that he has put an end to the Southern Nine Mountains Rebellion, and was named the governor of Yangzhou by the imperial court."

"What? He put down the rebellion of the King of the Nine Mountains in the South?"

Zhang Bangchang was taken aback; "I heard that when the King of Nine Mountains rebelled, there were 10,000+ people, and there were also cults such as the White Lotus Sect and the Maitreya Sect. Just a few months ago, there were still many people who fled from the south in the capital. I heard that At that time, Nine Mountain Kings had conquered more than a dozen big cities, occupying almost half of Yangzhou's territory. I also asserted that day, if Nine Mountain Kings took down Yangzhou, the Nine Mountain King Li Liangjin would really become famous if he had a foothold. "

Some scholars in the capital don't care about state affairs, while others care about state affairs very much. They often talk about government affairs and comment on the world.

Zhang Bangchang is the latter.

He is very clear that the current national conditions of the Great Song Dynasty are precarious, like a raging fire cooking oil. It looks like a prosperous age, but in fact there are signs of decline everywhere. Half of Song's country is about to crumble.

Because the soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty were exhausted, if they could not wipe out the Nine Mountain King in one go, then there would be similar uprisings from all over the country, and the consequences would be disastrous.

"I came to Beijing last year to handle this matter for Brother Li. With Brother Li's literary talents, not to mention winning the title of champion, it is not a problem to be a Jinshi. However, Brother Li abandoned his pen and joined the army in order to suppress the bandits. He only sought one. As a guerrilla general, he dissipated his family's wealth, recruited brave men from the village, and led the troops to put down the chaos. I admire this very much." Zhu Yu said with emotion.

He felt that being able to behave like Li Xiuyuan was not in vain.

"I really didn't expect this Brother Li to be so extraordinary. I really admire, admire." Qian Jun also listened in awe.

A scholar next to him said, "I heard that this Li Xiuyuan used some disgraceful means to seize the military power from several general soldiers who went to Yangzhou to support him, and detained tens of thousands of soldiers. The papers of pleadings were sent to Zhongshu Province, saying that Li Xiuyuan was lawless and committed crimes against his subordinates, so he was suspected of supporting the army."

Zhang Bangchang laughed dumbly: "How can there be a capable person who is not envied? Only a mediocre person will not be slandered. Since ancient times, how many famous officials and sages have not been slandered by villains? I don't believe in memorials or rumors, I only believe in my own. Eyes, Brother Li has clear grievances and grievances for catching ghosts and demons in Zuifenglou this time, with reasons and evidence. He has both tough methods and kindness on the sidelines, and he doesn't use power to bully others just because he is the governor of Yangzhou. , but I was blackmailed by the shopkeeper for 1000 taels of silver."

"If Brother Li is a person who supports his own self-respect and offends his superiors, then what are the bureaucrats you and I met in the court? A gentleman treats others leniently, and is strict with himself. Brother Li evened nine of them in just one month. The Mountain King Rebellion, this achievement is enough to explain everything."

"In my opinion, the country will be in danger in the future, and it must be this person who can turn the tide from the collapse of the building."

"Hey, brother Zhang is talented and ambitious, so why underestimate yourself." Qian Jun said.

Zhang Bangchang shook his hand and said with a smile; "My literary talent is only in poetry and poetry, but I don't have the ability to lead the army to fight chaos. Bachelor, but after staying for a few years, his qualifications are nothing more than being a small official, and at best it can benefit one party, but it is absolutely impossible to turn the tide, and I still know what I am capable of."

"You must know that there is a kind of person in the world who is born to leave a name in history, and the world pays attention to him. Li Xiuyuan is this kind of person."

Qian Jun couldn't help thinking when he heard this.

Looking back, this Li Xiuyuan does have a special charm, is it self-confidence?No, is it the same nature?neither?

But it gives people the feeling that no matter what this person does, he is unwavering and will definitely succeed. People can't help but look forward to what he will do next, and even are very willing to let people serve as a foil for him.

Because he will succeed in everything he does and is very trustworthy.

This kind of charm cannot be expressed, but it is very attractive, and it resonates with like-minded people.

"Forget it, let's not talk about it. It's really late at night, and I'm leaving. After I go back, I have to light up the lamp to read at night and write down today's anecdotes." Zhang Bangchang said with a smile, and then he saluted first. leave.

The crowd quickly bid farewell to each other in twos and threes, and the group dispersed quickly.

But even though they are gone, some things are still brewing.

Even though it was at night, the news about the demons in the Zuifeng Tower had already spread in the capital, and the news first reached the ears of the Six Gates.

The Six Doors of Beijing is a unique institution.

Belonging to the emperor, he can be in the government at the top, and can be integrated into the rivers and lakes at the bottom.

Headhunters under his command spread all over the world, and there are countless capable people with high martial arts skills and powerful means to work for the six doors, arresting wanted criminals in exchange for silver rewards.

The most famous one is Yan Chixia, the head catcher who shocked the six provinces.

It's just that later Yan Chixia got the chance to go to practice sword immortality, so she gave up the position of headhunter of the six gates and did not do it.

But it is undeniable that there are dragons and crouching tigers hidden among the six doors.

Some people say that there is no difficult thing in the world that the six doors cannot handle.

Although it is an exaggeration, it can also be seen how much energy the six doors can have.

At this moment, as the news of the demon disturbance in the Zuifeng Building in the capital reached the ears of the six gates, special spies immediately sent the news back.

Then it was reported section by section, and finally it fell into the hands of the chief arrester in charge of public security in the capital.

Six doors know that there are evil spirits in the capital, but as long as they don't come to the surface, six doors won't care about them, but once something happens, six doors will immediately come forward and send out arresters who are capable of catching ghosts and eliminating demons. Go ahead and manage it to ensure that the law and order in the capital is as stable as Mount Tai. If they can't handle it, they will ask the eminent monks of Xiangguo Temple.