Bastard's Counterattack [Rebirth]

"This, this..." The steward of the post station squeaked, puzzled, and slapped his forehead vigorously, with a weeping face in embarrassment, and muttered anxiously: "I checked it myself before going to bed, and there are indeed two rooms left. How could that be?" so?"

"Are you asking us? You should ask yourself!" Wei Jie said loudly. There is obviously something wrong with this matter, and someone must question it, but it cannot be Rong Youtang himself.

The whole row of upper rooms on the second floor of the station, with a small patio in the middle, is quiet and spacious.Rong Youtang was very interested, smiled slightly, walked forward with his hands behind his back, and asked slowly: "Boss, could it be that you drank two extra glasses of wine at the New Year's Eve dinner, did you remember wrong?"

It is estimated that something went wrong on Master Yuan's side, and we will know the details in the morning - but Master Rong took the initiative to step down the steps for me?

The steward was stunned, very surprised, delighted and grateful, and immediately raised his hand and slapped himself across the face: "Your Excellency is wise! You are right, on New Year's Eve, I accidentally drank a few more glasses in a lowly position. It's time, it's really time to hit, it's time to hit." He slapped himself in a dignified way.

"My lord, he is too disrespectful." Wei Jie was angrily, reacted quickly, and cooperated with each other tacitly, knowing that Rong Youtang had a countermeasure.

"On New Year's Eve, enjoy the whole world. In such a cold and snowy day, you have to drink to warm up your body so that you can properly take care of the inn for the court." Rong Youtang said seriously.

The corner of the steward's mouth twitched, unable to grasp the other party's happiness or anger, he bowed his head respectfully and listened regretfully, and expressed regret: "Thank you for your understanding, I am ashamed of my lowly position. I don't care about any festivals in the future, and I don't dare to drink too much."

festival?

The light of the lanterns hanging under the beams was dim, Rong Youtang raised his face, looking in the direction of the capital through the corner of the dark courtyard, and found that when he heard certain words, his heart suddenly flew back to the capital.He calmed down and said gently: "You don't have to be so alarmed, since there is already an adult here, first come first served is normal, I understand."

"Oh, Mr. Rong, you are so, so, so wise and kind!" The steward grinned, stammered compliments, and raised his hand, sweating coldly.

Rong Youtang glanced at his side, Wei Jie understood, and glanced at the upper room with the doors and windows closed all the time, implying something, and asked stiffly: "Then are you sober now? The upper room is full, but there is still room left." Other rooms? If our adults are not generous, think about it yourself!"

"Calm down, I don't dare to do it anymore. If you are still confused, you don't need to allow your lord to give orders. I will swell your mouth!" The steward nodded and bowed, and respectfully asked for instructions: "My lord, there are still a few rooms in the station, and they are all cleaned up. , do you think so?"

"Lead the way." Rong Youtang ordered calmly.

"Yes, yes! Please, please come with your humble post, and be careful about the threshold." The steward was almost grateful, as if he had received an amnesty, for fear that a conflict between the two prefects would break out, and a fire at the city gate would surely affect the entire inn.

a quarter of an hour later

With a "hiss", Rong Youtang thumped his back and sat down. His back was sore and his body was uncomfortable. He pulled the candlestick closer and clasped his hands to keep warm.

"I think the steward remembers correctly. There were originally two rooms left in the upper room, but for some reason, we lost them as soon as we arrived." Wei Jie said with a frown. He held the handle of the knife and carefully inspected everything in the bedroom: a bed, A pair of tables and chairs, a low cabinet, nothing else.

"The caretaker's demeanor at that time, he was frightened, probably caught off guard. But I have never met Mr. Yuan Bai, the magistrate of Diaozhou, and we have no grievances or enmities. Maybe there are twists and turns. It's just a room, it's not worth anything , on the way, just lie down and rest." Rong Youtang was cheerful and didn't think too much about it yet.

"Knock Knock" twice, and the voice of the servant came from outside the door: "Master, the hot water and carbon are ready."

"Come in." Rong Youtang raised his voice.

The two young servants stepped in together with the steward of the post station, served hot tea and hot water handkerchiefs, and carried two carbon basins and a smoker cage, and the warmth rushed to the face in an instant.Rong Youtang greeted Wei Jie to wash his hands, wipe his face and drink tea. After a while, hot meals were served. Although they were not very rich, they were several times better than dry food. , and the rest fell asleep with their heads on the pillow.

next morning

He was extremely tired, his eyelids were sore and swollen, and he fell asleep like a coma, but he had no choice but to press on the urgent task of disaster relief, forcefully forcing him to wake up.

Half asleep and half awake, Rong Youtang couldn't bear it anymore, blurted out an ouch, his whole body ached, his face wrinkled in pain, he held his breath, clenched his teeth and sat up while supporting himself, only to feel his heart beating wildly.

"Young Master, are you awake?" Zhang Dong hurriedly approached to hang up the tent. He is tall and thin, but he is always full of energy, so he could still hold on. He said with a smile, "No hurry, it's just in time, and the snow isn't too heavy today. , it doesn’t hinder our journey. It’s good to have a smoker! The boots and clothes are all dried, and it’s very warm.”

"En." Rong Youtang dressed neatly, washed up, and under the close protection of two guards, went out to the lobby to find a companion.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he stepped out of the corridor door, he suddenly bumped into a young man in rich clothes and yawning profusely. He was also accompanied by a servant.

"You, are you the new magistrate of Xizhou, Mr. Rong?" The young man in Chinese clothes was the first to ask, standing upright in the middle of the road, rolling his eyes back and forth, smiling cheekily, showing no intention of giving way.

People are often sensitive to respect for good and evil

Rong Youtang remained expressionless and said nothing.

"Who are you?" Zhang Dong felt harsh when he saw it and heard it. He loyally supported his young master with his head held high.

The man in Chinese clothes smiled confidently, and said: "Xia Yuanyi, this trip is to accompany my uncle to visit Lord Qi, the governor." After speaking, he smiled, habitually waiting to be questioned or flattered.

However, Rong Youtang remained indifferent, as if he had never heard of it.

Yuan Yi's face was a little uneasy. Facing the unusually cold and handsome magistrate, he emphasized emphatically: "my uncle is the magistrate of Diaozhou, do you also go to visit the governor? It would be more lively if the two sides can travel together. It's no problem, alas, it's windy and snowy, so you won't suffer from riding a horse." After speaking, he looked at Rong Youtang directly, with a trace of contempt in his eyes amid pity.

"Oh?"

Rong Youtang finally spoke, calm and meaningful, and said with a light smile: "So it's Mr. Yuan, he's so majestic and majestic, I thought it was Mr. Yuan."

"I—" Yuan Yi was immediately annoyed, wanted to refute but couldn't find the right words, blushed, he was considered a son of the rich and powerful in his hometown, relying on his uncle's face, he rarely encountered insinuations, how could he bear it?After a while, he gritted his teeth and expressed his apology rigidly: "Sir, I drove here in the middle of the night yesterday. Unfortunately, my uncle is old and can't bear the fatigue of the journey. He rested early. I only heard about you when I woke up today. I was very surprised. "

"It was my honor to meet Mr. Yuan, and I was very pleasantly surprised." Rong Youtang said politely.

"Excuse me, where is your son an official?" Zhang Dong asked with a smile, very dissatisfied.

Yuan Yi was startled, shook his head in embarrassment, and at the same time said proudly: "I'm still just a Juren." 21-year-old Juren is rare.

"Oh! It turned out to be the master of Juren, disrespectful and disrespectful." Zhang Dong shouted in amazement, exuberantly bowed and saluted exaggeratedly, attracting the attention of the station servants and many people at the railing of the upper room on the second floor.

As a result, Yuan Yi couldn't stand anymore, and his book boy gently tugged at the back of his back. Yuan Yi smiled forcefully, and dryly cupped his hands and said: "Today, I am lucky to meet Mr. Rong, and my student greets you." gone."

Rong Youtang noticed something, he was sitting next to the courtyard, suddenly raised his head and swept to the second floor, and he saw a piece of silver-gray robe quickly recede!He lowered his head with a secret smile, and said loudly: "Young Master Yuan is Mr. Yuan's nephew, why do you need to be extra polite?"

"It should be, it should be." Yuan Yi tried his best to squeeze out a smile, somewhat regretting his contemptuous attitude at the beginning.

Rong Youtang smiled, didn't say anything, just walked with his head held high, without looking sideways.

Yuan Yi didn't even think about it, subconsciously retreated to give way, his mind was blank, until the other party walked away, he suddenly came back to his senses, raised his hand and shouted urgently: "Hey!"

"My lord, my lord ordered you to invite your lord to have breakfast with me." The book boy reminded in a whisper.

"Everyone is gone, why are you talking now? What's the use?" Yuan Yi became furious, hesitated for a moment, finally couldn't bear to beg Rong Youtang, and returned to the second floor in desperation.

Rong Youtang strode to the front hall, Wei Jie waved loudly: "My lord!"

"Good morning, everyone." With a smile on his face, Rong Youtang sat down at the round table by the fire pond. As soon as he was seated, Wei Jie approached and told him, "Half a quarter of an hour ago, that Master Yuan sent his staff to come and said he would like to invite you." You have breakfast together."

"Staff?" Rong Youtang stretched his sleeves without even moving his eyebrows. He was calm and calm, and smiled: "If you don't accept invitations for meritorious service, how can you be ashamed? Besides, we have heavy responsibilities and are in a hurry to hurry, so we really don't have time How about this, Dongzi, you go back to Mr. Yuan, just say that I appreciate his kindness, but due to time constraints, please visit again next time you have a chance."

"Yes." Zhang Dong took the order, and ran to the backyard to go to the room.

In fact, Wei Jie just heard the news and witnessed half of the process, but he didn't show up.Among the crowd, he was the only one who had dinner with Rong Youtang at the same table, curling his lips and said: "The Yuan family is quite arrogant."

"Snakes can't help but be arrogant." Rong Youtang said bluntly, the servant was busy serving the porridge, soup and cloth meals, he waved his hand and urged: "I will do it myself, you eat quickly, you have to go on your way later."

"Yes."

"Thank you, Master."

Wei Jie swallowed a steamed stuffed bun in two mouthfuls, swallowed half a bowl of porridge, and said with confidence, "Hey, there are everyone in the place, we have important responsibilities, and we don't bother to pay attention to those arrogant people."

"Brother is right." Rong Youtang readily agreed.

Right now

In the upper room in the backyard of the post station

"Before you reach the Governor's Yamen, you're causing trouble! It's not convenient to practice the law here, you guys go back to the manor immediately, and wait for me to free up." Yuan Bai, the magistrate of Diaozhou, ordered. The eyebrows are the most prominent on the whole face: thick and thick, and raised obliquely.

"Yes."

The two stewards and two beautiful maids who were kneeling on the ground retreated tremblingly.

"Uncle, calm down." Yuan Yi pursed his lips tightly, as if he had suffered a great humiliation, and said angrily: "Master Rong is so rude, he actually sent a servant to refuse your invitation! Who made him come late last night? Could it be that we Wake up and move his room?"

"Leaving aside his etiquette, your impoliteness is obvious to all. After seeing the magistrate, why didn't you salute and say hello in time?" Yuan Bai asked coldly.

"I—" Yuan Yi resentfully muttered, "My nephew knew it was wrong."

"There are six rooms in total, one for you and one for me, one for the precious gifts I bring, and two stewards, that's all. What is your maid? They also took one of them quietly. As a result, the magistrate of Xizhou moved in. Room!" Yuan Bai's face was stretched, he slapped the table with a bang, and said angrily, "I heard the noise last night, but I didn't wake up. I didn't know the room was full at the time, so I thought about meeting again this morning. How dare you Playing dumb together? You are a magistrate here! I know what you are thinking, and when I hear some gossip in Beijing, I think about it and disrespect the court officials, it is simply arrogant and ignorant!"

"Uncle, calm down." Yuan Yili was at the end of his words, dejected.

"No matter what his personal virtues are, Rong Youtang is a rare young champion and a 17-year-old magistrate in the past and present. Are you worthy of spreading paper and ink for him?" : "I have just seen his words and deeds. They are definitely not soft and easy to handle. He is young but mature."

Hmph, you have admitted that you heard the noise last night but you were lying on the couch, you clearly looked down on Rong Youtang...

Yuan Yi was full of complaints, and argued: "It's not my slander, the official circles in the capital have rumored that Lord Rong cut off his sleeves and climbed up to King Qing to anger His Majesty, that's why he was driven to Xizhou in the twelfth lunar month—"

"So what?"

"A skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and he is much more noble than you now!" Yuan Bai was out of breath, then slapped the table again, and ordered sternly: "I ordered you to invite Mr. Rong to have dinner with you, but you sent the staff Go, you still have the face to blame someone for sending the boy to refuse? Nonsense! You ruined my business! Why don’t you hurry up and invite me again?”

"I--"

"Huh?" Yuan Bai glared angrily.

"Yes." Yuan Yi gave in helplessly, and reluctantly went downstairs, slowly, cursing secretly: What is the air?But a handsome little broken sleeve!

However, when he reached the front hall, he heard the post manager report that Rong Youtang and his party were about to leave.

"What?" Yuan Yi was stunned, unbelievable, and hurriedly chased out of the gate, and happened to see Rong Youtang jumping on the horse, he hurriedly shouted: "Wait a minute!"

"Master Rong, wait!"

Rong Youtang sat still, reined in his horse, and turned his head in doubt.

"Hold on, Master Rong!" In desperation, Yuan Bai ran to stop him, but accidentally tripped over the soft snow, and fell headfirst into the raised hooves of the horse——