The Hook of Flowing Water and Flowers

Qi Qi at the other end was still trembling with anger.

Su Ming smiled faintly at him, and said: "Mr. Qi calm down, our purpose is the same, why bother to be so tit for tat? As you can see, I also have a lot of connections with this Mr. Ling, why don't you rest assured and leave the matter to me, and decide I can give you a satisfactory answer. As for today's matter, I have already agreed to Xiao Tiantian, and I won't say a word more."

Quan Quan looked at him dubiously, without saying a word.

Su Ming continued: "However, please cooperate with Mr. Qi and tell us everything you know." He glanced at the rest of the room and said, "Although everyone here is like a mirror in their hearts, Yes, but the officials, including me, are still at a loss, please enlighten Mr. Qi."

All the people who were poked were silent and looked elsewhere.

Only Hua Tian followed Su Ming's words, and patted Quan Quan on the shoulder: "Yes, brother Qi, I, Hua Tian, ​​guarantee with the head of the project, this brother Su is absolutely trustworthy. Take the three lives of your brother and sister in exchange for this The life of a beast, do you think it's worth it?"

Quanquan was a little shaken, he bit his lower lip, and made a difficult decision: "I, say. But Mr. Su must promise that he will not tolerate and indulge this scum again, if not, I will be turned into a Ghosts will never forgive you!"

Su Ming smiled and said, "No problem."

It turned out that the three brothers and sisters were indeed half of the blood of the Hu people, and their mother was a woman who was exiled to the Central Plains during a civil war.Their father was a very ordinary farmer, and although the family of five was not rich, they were able to live a decent life. In addition to the crowds, and the fact that the Hu people were open-minded, they lived a happy life.

Supplying food to major shops in the capital is one of their family's livelihoods, and spending a full moon is one of their customers.

That day, Cao Mu also came to deliver the goods as usual, but ran into such a thing.

That night, the family waited very late and did not see him return, so Quan Quan went to Huahaoyueyuan the next day to inquire about the situation, but he heard what happened the day before, and only then did he know that his brother had been killed, and even his bones were gone. I don't know where they were transported, but these people actually wanted to erase the murder itself!

After a lot of effort, he finally found the place where Cao Mu's bones were buried. He dug out the bones by himself, found a small hill and reburied them.

Quan Quan, who was under a lot of psychological pressure, didn't intend to tell his family members the bad news, but just wanted to secretly seek revenge.But the careful younger sister still noticed his change, and one day when Quan Quan went up the mountain to worship Cao Mu, he secretly followed behind and discovered the secret.

Turning around, the whole family cried, and my father suffered from a hidden illness because of this, and he couldn't afford it.

The mother suggested that it is better to report to the officials for justice?

So the next day, they went to knock on the big drum at the gate of the Governor of Kyoto, but they were turned away.

They knocked for a week and they were ignored for a week.

In Kyoto, one depends on gold and the other depends on connections.

The family wasted money and sold iron, and life was even more difficult.After finally raising some money, they wanted to find a famous official, but they ran all over the mansions they wanted, but none of them was willing to open the door for them.Everyone seemed to be waiting for the plague god to drive away before it was too late.Who told them to sue the son of the current prime minister?

"You didn't come to our Su's house at that time?" Su Ming raised his eyes and asked.

Quan Quan snorted disdainfully, and replied, "Your Master Su is traveling far away, and is not at the residence."

Su Ming counted the days, and it was true, but if the master is not here, there is still his young master.

Quan Qi seemed to know what he was thinking, and said coldly: "The door of the Su family will not be opened to people like us."

Now Su Ming is silent, he knows the servants of his family best, indeed... not so easy to talk to.Thinking about it, he smiled apologetically at Quan Quan, motioning him to continue talking.

The way to go to the normal government is not feasible, so it is natural to use other brains to let this Mr. Ling pay for it with blood.

He followed Mr. Ling for more than a month, and found out his daily itinerary.In fact, there is nothing to touch, but it is just going out at noon, spending money in the Huahaoyueyuan in the afternoon, and spending the spring night in Fengqi Tower at night, almost every day, as much as you want.

So there is today's revenge plan.

If you want to kill someone quietly, you have to get acquainted with people first, and Quan Qi is not stupid enough to risk his life for the other party's life.It's still a disadvantage for them to exchange two lives for one life, and it's best to let that guy die without knowing why.

He originally wanted to hang out with a boy for a long time to see if there was a chance.But the younger sister, that is, Yingying, insisted on making a contribution, and recommended herself to Fengqi Tower without authorization, but she couldn't stop her, so she had to bite the bullet and change her plan.

He met Hua Tian at Huahaoyueyuan. This familiar boy seems to have the ability to see through each other at a glance. The two have been together for two months, and everything that should be said or not should be said by him. come out.

Unexpectedly, instead of filing a complaint, Hua Tian volunteered to help him take revenge.

During the day, Quanquan stared at Ling Yi in Huahaoyueyuan, and at night, Yingying stared at Ling Yi in Fengqi Tower, really didn't give this enemy a little space.

However, when the two were suffering from not knowing how to start, Hua Tian brought a news, that is, the scam of "hidden hook".

For one thing, the target in this game has always been the lamb they are collectively targeting, so they will naturally relax their vigilance against other people.

Secondly, the poison on the hook was originally used to deal with the lamb, so that Ling Yi could be poisoned without anyone noticing.

So the first poison was first applied to the hook under the seat.Ling Yi didn't even think that someone would target him, so he naturally didn't take precautions.

The second poison was handed to Ling Yi at the last moment.This principle is the same as Bai Yiqianchuqian's principle. He had hidden a silver hook smeared with poison on his body in advance, and then he only had to buckle the silver hook handed over and replace it with his own.And in order to speed up the spread of the poison, he deliberately cut Ling Yi's hand when he handed the hook.

The two poisons are not enough to kill people. Wouldn't it be easy to be discovered if he died on the spot?

So the third poison was on Yingying's body.Their original plan was that when this game was over, Yingying would take the lecherous young master to Fengqi Tower, and wait for the opportunity to feed him poison.But he never thought that his actions would be seen through by today's lambs, and it would be pointless to pretend, so it's better to tear off your face and take a gamble.Which one of you here is heartless, I don't believe they will be so righteous.

Everything is going great, except for...

He never expected that the problem would be Hua Tian. This kid's methods of winning people's trust are too skillful and his acting skills are superb.Even when Su Ming, an unexpected guest, appeared and Hua Tian hinted that he was okay, he still believed him very much!

Thinking about it, Quan Qi gave Hua Tian a vicious look, but the man simply wasn't looking at him at all.

He looked sharply at the father and son duo, and asked leisurely, "So, where is the golden hairpin?"

All the people in the audience widened their eyes once again, their faces full of shock, including the father and son who were pointed at.

Lu Da smiled obsequiously: "Brother Hua, what are you talking about? Didn't the golden hairpin be sold by you?"

Hua Tian bent his eyes, but there was no smile on his face: "I sold the golden hairpin, but it's not the one of Mr. Ling."

Lu Da was taken aback, but he didn't talk to him.

Ling Yi on the side couldn't listen anymore, and interjected, "Who stole my golden hairpin?"

Lu Da had a guilty conscience and was afraid of being drunk. He knelt down in front of Ling Yi trembling and staggering. He burst into tears: "Mr. Ling, it's not me, it's really not me... I... don't know anything..."

This sentence is no different from 300 taels of silver here, and Han Xiao beside him interjected coldly: "No wonder you have a very ambiguous attitude towards Brother Ling, so it turns out that you are really a thief and you have become the Emperor's head. "

"You! Don't think I don't know, you!" Lu Da was like a dog in a hurry, and immediately bit back, but was stared back by Han Xiao.

"Under the locust tree in Er Hutong, West Street."

As soon as these words came out, Han Xiao's face immediately turned pale.

There was a murderous look in his eyes, he pointed at the speaker - Hua Tian, ​​and gritted his teeth: "Who the hell are you?"

Huatian smiled slyly: "Me? I'm Huatian, but this may not be my real name. As for my real name, I'm not interested in telling you."

Bai Yiqian, who was leaning against the wall, muttered softly: "Boring." Then he turned his face away, ignoring the farce.

Han Xiao was not the only one who was aroused by this sentence, another person also blushed and looked at Han Xiao: "It's you! It's you who helped that bastard destroy the corpse?!"

Han Xiao finally showed a trace of panic, and stuttered because of the momentum: "I...I, I don't know. I, I always listen to Sister Cai. I had a good time on the other side that day. My sister suddenly ran over and sent me this task, I don't want to accept it! I don't even know that person, and I don't know how he died."

Hearing that she was being dragged into the water, Sister Cai finally couldn't take it anymore, and she coldly handed over a sentence: "Come on, Mr. Han, who came to ask me quietly back then, how can I hook up with Mr. Ling? Don't give me favors." And pour dirty water."

Han Xiao lowered his head and said nothing.

Yan Zhan, who has been on the sidelines so far, is already one head or two older. What is this all about?

And Su Ming, who was also reduced to a bystander, stood beside him and gave him a gentle smile.

Yan Zhan asked softly, "Who is Hua Tian?"

Su Ming replied: "A reliable person."

Seeing that he didn't intend to answer seriously, Yan Zhan didn't continue to ask, but changed the subject: "What will you do with Ling Yi?"

"Just do whatever you want." Su Ming replied lightly, then looked seriously into Yan Zhan's eyes and said, "Brother Yan, the boss in Kyoto, you have to be mentally prepared."

"Don't worry, even if I'm in high school, I'll ask you to let me out." Yan Zhan replied calmly. Today's play is simply a joke. He doesn't know how many ordinary people in dire straits he can save by wasting years here with these people. up.

But this sentence obviously surprised Su Ming. In ordinary people's thinking, isn't it all about getting a foothold in the bustling Kyoto, and it is best to have a place in the emperor's heart?How could there be a fool who asked to be released outside of high school?

Generally speaking, the top ten in the imperial examination will first work as a civil servant in Wenshu Monastery for a while, and after a year or two, those who perform well will be able to obtain an official position in the two provinces under Zhongshumen, that is, they can directly contact the current prime minister. Those who come into contact, if they are promoted by nobles, have a bright future.In fact, the current prime minister and deputy prime minister are all from Wenshu Monastery.This was the first time Su Ming saw a fool who voluntarily gave up this opportunity.

The way he looked at Yan Zhan changed.

"Brother Yan is really extraordinary." He could only sigh in one sentence.

But Yan Zhan didn't think so, and retorted: "If you are an official in the capital, you can't turn back when you see injustice, you can't get rid of evil, you can't get rid of corruption, then what's the use of staying here?"

This sentence made Su Ming unable to refute.He said: "Then go to the place, what does Brother Yan want to do?"

"For the benefit of the people, and eliminate disasters for the people." He answered very resolutely, with clear eyes.

Su Ming sighed, maybe what he said was right, but what local officials can do is nothing more than trivial things. If they saved the people of a county and cleared one person's injustice, how could they save the common people and benefit tens of thousands of people in the empire?

Thinking of this, Su Ming couldn't help but secretly regret that he is clearly a very good seedling, and it would be a pity if he only had this ideal with a radius of hundreds of miles.

"Brother Yan, have you never thought about being under one person and above ten thousand?"

Yan Zhan was shocked by this question.Under one person, above ten thousand people!Isn't that the prime minister?This position is as far away as heaven to him, and he has never thought about it.Although Yan Zhan is a scholar, he is also a very down-to-earth person and never dreams of those unrealistic dreams.And being a prime minister is an unrealistic dream for him.

Seeing his expression, Su Ming knew that this guy must have never thought about it, so he couldn't help but sighed again.

Unexpectedly, Yan Zhan asked seriously: "How can I be under one person and above ten thousand?"

That's right, he didn't think about it before, but after Su Ming said that, he suddenly thought why he never thought about what to do?Maybe it's not that hard?

Su Ming smiled and replied: "As long as you care about the world and let His Majesty know that you care about the world, you will have a chance."

Yan Zhan was a little ignorant, feeling like he was talking nonsense.He nodded resentfully and didn't reply.

Su Ming added: "Isn't this the palace test? It's an opportunity to perform well! However, according to what Brother Yan said, it might be a good way to start from the local area and understand the sufferings of the people. If the local political achievements are outstanding, His Majesty will naturally pay attention."

"Hmm..." Yan Zhan nodded again, but seemed to be thinking about other things absently.

"If it's useful to me, Brother Yan, feel free to mention it." Su Ming finally said cheerfully, but secretly pondered in his heart. This Mr. Yan has a strange way of thinking. This kind of person who can win people's hearts, if no one takes care of him, he will be demoted within a few days.Although Su Ming still doesn't know how much Yan Zhan weighs, he somehow feels that this guy is not simple.

On the other end, Huatian cleaned up the matter by himself, and turned to greet Su Ming: "You take it away, and give it to me, it's okay."

Su Ming pursed his lips and nodded with a smile.

This game is over like this.

According to the ghostly drawn map, Yan Zhan finally found his foothold.

The plaque on the gate in front of him was impressively written with the word "Xu Mansion", which was the place where he took refuge this time.

The master of the Xu family was the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, but he was kind-hearted by nature, he did not fight with others, and he had been married for many years and had no children under his knees.

The last time Yan Zhan came to Beijing to participate in the examination, he met this gentleman by chance. Master Xu appreciated Yan Zhan very much, so he asked him to stay in Xu's residence temporarily next time he came to Beijing.I think it hurts to treat Yan Zhan like a son, even though the two are only ten years apart.

Even in his dreams, he never imagined that this palace examination would involve the magnificent drama in the future.