Hypocrites

The lives of common people are lighter than a feather, and the lives of servants are lighter than catkins.

Life and death are at stake, only in the blink of an eye of the master.

Liang Heng got angry, and the farce of culling was temporarily suspended, but the spring feast could continue as if nothing had happened.The guests quickly escaped from the unfavorable atmosphere, washed away their depression with the fine liquid, and returned to smiling and carefree.

Qiu Qianli and Niu Lu were like fish in water, chatting with each other about their knowledge and collection of rare treasures.There are also clouds of beauties in Qiu Qianli's house, and those who are lucky enough to see them all boast that they are celestial beings, unparalleled in the world.Looking at Niu Lu's appearance, it seems that if his Meiji is compared to others in terms of appearance, he might as well throw it away. It is a waste to keep things that are not worthy of face.

"Brother Niu, you don't have to be so persistent." Qiu Qianli took the beautiful maidservant behind him as a pillow, unaware that her daughter was as stiff as a stone, and said complacently, "In my house, there is beauty, but it is not a woman. Stunning beauty is neither in women nor in men, but it is the mixed yin and yang, soft and strong, which can give a little sense of tolerance. When will you be able to work, brother Niu, please watch the beautiful sheep I raise. "

Not called female, not called male, not even human anymore.I don't know what kind of things Qiu Qianli raises.

Xiang Wan came out of the cattle garden, and the lanterns hanging high on the branches squandered the golden light towards the street.Horse-drawn carriages from various prefectures stopped in a row, waiting to pick up their masters.

This is the main entrance, and a side alley winding into unlit gloom is the small gate.Shen Yu caught a glimpse of a few people talking in front of the small gate in the alley.

"Farewell, Brother Niu, let's meet again next time."

Duan Yanling greeted Niu Lu and sent him back.

Lian Zhen came to Niuyuan with Duan Yanling in the carriage of Prime Minister's Mansion, but now he asked Liang Heng if he could give him a ride.

"What's wrong with you?" Duan Yanling was puzzled, "It's been weird since just now."

Lian Zhen said, "Don't you think those two maidservants are a pity?"

Duan Yanling is also very regretful: "Yes, my family does not have such a beautiful concubine. However, what does this have to do with you and me? Even silly, it is not something you should do to feel sorry for others. This kind of thing, It is customary for those bureaucrats with swords, pens and tongues to impeach."

As he spoke, he deliberately glanced at Shen Yu.

Shen Yu was paying attention to other places, when he heard a voice in the alley saying: "...If you don't seek medical treatment, you will die, please do me a favor..."

"Great talent, Shen," Duan Yanling called him, with a condescending smile on his face, "You must be the one you don't like the most, right? A master killing a slave is like killing an animal. If you say no, it will be gone."

He rubbed his chin: "Can a humble human life be life-threatening?"

Shen Yu came back to his senses and said: "To Niu Lu, it may not be worth mentioning, but to her relatives and friends, it is extremely precious. For example, your life, Duan Yanling, you think you are unparalleled in the world. As far as you are concerned, you are nothing more than a leaf of duckweed."

The golden light on the plaque in Niuyuan painted Duan Yanling's expression like a ghost.

Liang Heng poked his head out of the car and urged, "Why don't you leave?"

Lian Zhen lifted his robe and got into the car, but Shen Yu resigned, saying that he had other things to do.Duan Yanling immediately said: "Just make room for me." He stepped on the footstool and was kicked down by Liang Heng.

"Go away." Liang Heng said disgustedly.

The curtain of the car fell, and the car drove away, leaving Nanluli where the lights were just on.

The small gate of the cattle garden is hidden in no one's place, and there is a drainage channel next to the wall, and the smell of decay spreads in the alleyway.

The two people who were talking in front of the door had already left, and their figures were looming at the end of the alleyway.Shen Yu followed quietly, the soles of his shoes rolled over the bluestone slabs, and when he passed the small door, he heard a barking dog full of hostility.

Dead of night.

The gate of Lifang was closed tightly, and the night was silent.The Shen residence was pitch black.The moonlight shone in front of the hall, shaking like water waves.

"stop."

There was a sound in the hall.The water wave stopped.

A bean-sized lamp lit up, dimly illuminating the silhouette of a human being.Shen Jin sat cross-legged, pushed the oil lamp towards the door, and let his son in.

"Going to Niuyuan to have a banquet and not returning until midnight?"

Shen Yu thought that everyone was asleep, and wanted to go back to the room without anyone noticing, but now that he was caught, he obediently approached him to plead guilty.

"Where have you been?"

Shen Yu opened his eyes and said nonsense: "I drank too much wine and woke up in Niu Lu's mansion before I remembered to come back."

"The doors inside and outside the workshop are closed, did you climb in through the wall?"

Shen Jin's expression was stern, and the seriousness reminded Shen Yu of the experience of being beaten when he was young.His father is not a pedantic literati who is obsessed with studying, and his brains are better than his son's.

Shen Yu then truthfully explained: "When I met someone who had no money for medical treatment, I helped him out, and it was delayed for a while."

Shen Jin said: "All the people in the world who don't have the money to treat injuries and see a doctor have all been helped by you, and it was delayed until midnight?"

Shen Yu: "..."

Shen Jin sighed, and explained the cause and effect in one sentence: "Meet someone who has no money to treat injuries in Niuyuan?"

Shen Yu said, "I was bitten by Niu Lu's dog."

"Meddle in other people's business," Shen Jin said, "You have to have that skill."

"I'll take care of everything." Shen Yu spread his hands like a rascal, and was kicked by Shen Jin's ass.

"Go to sleep." Shen Jin cursed, and blew out the oil lamp.The hall returned to silence.

During the day to give lectures, Shen Yu didn't come and went to Nanluli.

The layout of Beilu is like a chessboard, and every household only occupies a square inch of land, which is cramped and crowded.The situation in Nanlu is very different. The residents are either rich or expensive. The area occupied by just one cattle farm is close to the sum of dozens of families in Beilu.

It took more than half an hour to walk around Dayuan.There are walls and tile eaves everywhere, and only the barking of dogs can be faintly heard through the small door.

The main entrance is for hosts and guests to enter and exit, and the small door is for servants. In one morning, they go in for some shopping and come out to dump sewage and filth.The smell of rotting wine and meat rose to the sky.

Shen Yu observed that there was no one inside or outside the side alley, so it was a good time to move towards the small gate.Suddenly a voice appeared from behind: "Hey, what are you doing?"

Shen Yu first reflexively touched the hilt of the sword hidden under his clothes at his waist.Then he realized whose voice it was.

"Liang..." Shen Yu's tongue was tied, he paused, and asked, "Why are you here?"

Shen Yu hid at the entrance of the alley, and Liang Heng hid behind him for an unknown amount of time. His smiling face was the expression of success after being frightened.

Liang Heng's hair was half tied and half draped, and he was wearing black casual clothes, walking on Nanlu Street, just like ordinary official children.

"Sir told me," Liang Heng said confidently, "that the sky in Nanlu is better than other places."

Shen Yu was speechless for a moment.

He wants to control Niu Lu, Niu Lu is lawless, Shen Jin moved a piece of sky for him to cover him.Liang Heng is the gold medal for avoiding death in walking. With him around, at least Shen Yu wouldn't be bitten to death by Niu Lu's dogs for no apparent reason.

"You know what I'm going to do?"

Liang Heng raised a finger and poked the hard one at his waist, which was Shen Yu's hidden sword.

"Are you trying to kill someone?" Liang Heng's tone was so serious that Shen Yu couldn't tell if he was joking.

"What nonsense."

Liang Heng looked at him sadly: "It's useless, Shen Yu. What Niu Lu killed was a slave, and the slave's life is not his life. Even if he sues Tingwei, there will be no result."

Shen Yu simply replied: "I know."

With his sword in one hand, he looked around to confirm that there was no one there, and walked into a side alley, where the walls on both sides squeezed out a small space that could only accommodate one person.

"Do you want to come with me?" Shen Yu smiled.

Before Liang Heng could answer, he was wrapped around his waist.

"Hush." ​​Shen Yubi made a silent gesture, stepped a little, and immediately took advantage of the momentum to step on the walls on both sides and fly straight up. In a blink of an eye, he stepped on the tiles of the cow garden, like a bird, fluttering lightly without making a sound.

Another leap landed in the courtyard, behind a thick locust tree.

Liang Heng was carried up and down by him, completely unexpected that he has such a skill.

The backyard connected by the small gate of Niuyuan is the place where the servants feed the horses and raise the dogs. There are few people on weekdays, and there is a bad smell in the courtyard.

The stables are lined up, sticking to the walls, and the kennels are built higher than the houses where people live. There are feeding scoops and buckets at the door, and the blood of raw meat seeps from the gaps in the wooden buckets.

"Niu Lu still has a dog," Shen Yu said, "killed and injured many civilians, and the bill is endless—what's wrong with you?"

Liang Heng leaned against Shen Yu's side, his eyes shining brightly: "You know how to fight?!"

Speaking of this at this time... Shen Yu was helpless, but also patiently and faintly complacent.At this time, two people came over, walked to the kennel, picked up the feeding bucket and walked in.

Shen Yu held Liang Heng's hand, pulled him tightly by his side, and quietly slipped under the ventilation window of the kennel.

The feeder came, and across the wooden boards, the group of dogs could meet each other in the scene of squealing and panting.There was a burst of barking like rolling thunder.

It sounded like a lot, Liang Heng didn't know anything before he came, so he was taken aback.

Shen Yu motioned him to hold his breath and concentrate, and he heard voices of people talking among the dogs barking.

"Someone came to the door yesterday, are you still walking this group of ancestors today?"

"These are hounds. They have a very violent temper. If you don't walk for a day, you and I will be eaten. If you come to the door, you will come to the door. When you walk the dog, don't you bite a few dumb-headed greens? Who? Dare to sue Lord Niu? I don’t dare to record Lord Niu’s credits and demerits in Yama’s record, and the one behind Lord Niu is the real King of Hades.”

"Yes, yes. So today I'm still walking in Donglu?"

"The lowly people who live in the east will knock out their teeth and swallow their blood. If they dare to speak out, their heads will be cut off."

After feeding the dog food, the two left the bucket and ladle and left. The kennel was full of scrambling, biting and chewing.

Shen Yu turned around and asked Liang Heng: "Go in and have a look?"

Seeing Liang Heng's face was livid, his cheeks were clenched tightly, and he uttered three words as if crushed: "Niu, Shi, Da!"

Niu Lu, seventeen or eighteen years old, was as old as them, but he was sitting in such a vast garden, and he had neither parents nor brothers and sisters in his family.

As an official in this dynasty, half relies on the shadow of the ancestors and half relies on support.Niu Lu was alone, he was able to be a part-time official, and the wealth he accumulated was invincible for three generations, thanks to a clan brother——

Covering the sun and the moon with his hands, covering the court hall with his hands, he is known as the living king of Hades.It can only be one of the three generals in the Langzhong, that General Hu Lang of the Southern Army, Niu Shida.