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Look, although busyness can be forgotten, the heartache is still there, the thorn is still there, and it hurts.

"It's okay, I'm following Qianlie, and I'm also from Yan Wangjun." Yan Luan patted him on the shoulder.

Chi Heng raised his head slightly: "General Lang, I'm following you just to deliver a letter?"

"You think this is just sending a letter?" Yan Luan asked back.

Before he had time to ask carefully, a resounding sentence came from behind: "Stinky boy, you don't want to go back to Yizhou after staying in Yuanzhou?"

Looking back, Liang Qianlie, who was wearing a black shirt, had a red face.

"General, I thought General Lang told you." Chi Heng scratched his short hair embarrassingly.

Liang Qianlie slapped him hard on the back of the head: "Lang Jiang said that Lang Jiang said, you said it was you, can it be the same? If you don't say a word, who knows that you can't think about it. Turn around and see who is here? "

"Broken thorn." Chi Heng was pleasantly surprised.

Cen Pojing was even more different than before. Wearing a dark red shirt, he had a tall and straight figure, and his chest was much wider. He complained endlessly.

"Brother is too mean. I almost died in Dongshan, Yizhou, and I didn't see you come to save me."

Chi Heng laughed but didn't speak, seeing that Cen Pojing's fist was about to fly over again, he kept begging for mercy.Chi Heng also knew that he was joking, if he was really that embarrassed, he wouldn't say it.

"There is business, you guys come out to catch up on the old days." Liang Qianlie unceremoniously kicked the two out.

Not to mention that the two hit it off right away, Cen Pojing avoided all the topics about Zhong Xu, and only told him a lot of battles, which made Chi Heng's heart agitate, as if the magnificent battlefield appeared in front of him.While talking, Cen Pojing complained: "This time, you have to go to Dongshan, Yizhou with me for everything you say. When the war starts, we will go south to attack Bingzhou. We will be the forwards. You have to stay with me." .”

Chi Heng smiled: "You are not doing well alone."

"A good guy with three gangs, I'm too weak alone. Besides, it's a pity that you don't go to the battlefield. Isn't it that we have practiced for so long just to order soldiers and generals? Liang Huzi said that as long as you want, you can go anywhere , then you must come with me." Cen Pojing said domineeringly.

"I think, and Lang will be together."

Cen Pojing fell silent immediately, and muttered for a long time speechless: "No wonder Liang Huzi said that Zuo Zhao had such a bad idea. It was wrong to send you out, and you will definitely not come back. That's what happened. General Lang... Lang Will it really fascinate you so much? I think it's far from fascinated, you've been fucked..."

Chi Heng punched him and smiled: "What are you talking about, besides, I'm not polite."

Cen Pojing gave him a strange look, fell silent for a while, and said something unclear: "This is better than that."

"what?"

"It's nothing. But you have to think about it. If you follow Liang Huzi, you will soon become a captain. If you conquer Bingzhou, you will have to be promoted; if you follow General Lang, it will be difficult to talk about it. General Lang is surrounded by old troops. It is not easy to stand out among them." So easy. Why don't you choose a roundabout tactic: first fight forward with me, then we will attack Stone Prefecture together, and the two armies will merge. to be with him."

Chi Heng shook his head: "No, I don't want to, there are too many variables, no one can be sure what will happen after the farewell."

Cen Pojing lowered his voice: "Have you made up your mind?"

"Correct."

Cen Pojing patted Chi Heng on the shoulder: "Although I can't bear to miss you. However, as long as you like it, the mountains and rivers take turns, maybe we will go together. Oh, when will I meet someone who likes me so much that I am fascinated? People..." He was happy as he said that.

The two were sitting and chatting outside the door. While chatting, they suddenly heard the sound of the table, and an angry voice burst out of the door: "What kind of bullshit is capital city? I won't listen to such bullshit edicts this time. Zhou, great timing, are we going to stop just because of a word from the dog emperor? Just because of the slander and intimidation of those treacherous officials and thieves, are we persuaded? You all stay in Yuanzhou. If you don’t come down, your head will fall to the ground.”

It was Liang Qianlie's roar.

There was another sound of the table, and a military general was equally furious: "A naked man, of course we want to do whatever we want. We are all family members in the capital, with necks tied around our necks. If you don't want to be persuaded, you won't be persuaded? Besides, we are a dynasty." Teacher, Liang Qianlie, you want to betray, don't you?"

Liang Qianlie snarled fiercely: "What benefits did the dynasty give, other than one stumbling block after another, what else? The knife was made by himself, and the grain was grown by himself. Have you ever seen such a pitiful teacher of the dynasty? You're trying to kill us, General Lang, I was upset when I beat Yizhou last time, how long will it take to 'recover the rivers and mountains'? The day lily is cold!"

At this time, someone refuted it.

In short, it was noisy, noisier than boiling water, and the sound was louder than the sound, and it seemed that they were about to fight, Chi Heng and Cen Pojing listened attentively.

"Sit down for me!"

52. Hearts are stretched by grievances

【52】

"Sit down!" Yan Luan angrily reprimanded.

For a moment, there was silence. "Liang Qianlie, get over here! Duan Di, sit back! What is it like to be so noisy, one by one can't sit and talk, with this virtue, if you want to destroy anyone, you can destroy your own wall!"

I couldn't see Yan Luan's face, but I could imagine how angry she was.

The generals finally calmed down and began to express their opinions without shouting, and their voices were lowered.Chi Heng and Cen Pojing listened attentively, but couldn't hear clearly. In a hurry, they stuck to the door, but before hearing a few words, a loud voice sounded: "Cen Pojing, what are you doing here?"

Cen Pojing jumped up: "Ah, Ji Wenshu, Chi Heng and I are waiting for General You."

Chi Heng also quickly stood up straight.I don't know when there was a person standing there, dressed as a scholar, wearing half-worn light blue clothes, with a clear face and elegant temperament.

He is Ji Ce, Yan Luan's adviser.

Holding the scroll in his hand, Ji Ce smiled, "This business meeting is no small matter. General Lang and the generals won't finish until evening. You can go to Yuanzhou City first. Today is the 15th Lantern Festival. It's rare to see an empty alley."

"Okay! See you later!" Cen Pojing replied while pulling Chi Heng up and slipping away.

Sure enough, there were many people in the market, and lanterns were placed along the road. It was not too late, and many women in brocade clothes came out to enjoy the lanterns.The two really walked through the streets and alleys honestly, strolling around.

After admiring the lanterns in Baisi Town, and looking at Yuanzhou City again, it was suddenly overshadowed, and Chi Heng had little interest.Cen Pojing is not a person who loves novelty, he gets tired after walking, half of the night is covered, the two found a corner with few people and sat down.There is an old man next to him, who is happily hanging lanterns. His lanterns are all old.

Suddenly quiet down.

Cen Pojing was straightforward and unambiguous, and the complaints on his face were clear at a glance: "You heard it just now, the one who slapped the table with Liang Huzi was called Duan Di, General Zuo. Duan Di followed Yan Wang, Bi Lang The qualifications of the general are still old. He has great military achievements and loves to look down on others, especially he always despises our Yizhou."

"why?"

"When leading troops to fight, the choice is not the prosperity of the city, but the importance of strategy. Yizhou is flat, not an important place for military towns, easy to attack and easy to lose. Unlike Yuanzhou City, after it is captured, the stakes are very high. obvious."

Chi Heng nodded.

"The positions of the two are also different. Liang Huzi advocates a fast attack and does not give the king of Bingzhou a chance to catch his breath; Duan Di advocates a delay and recuperates first. Having said that, Duan Di's worries are also reasonable. On the one hand, he is worried about the pressure from the dynasty. On the other hand, there is more oppression in the situation. The northwest of Yuanzhou is Ningzhou. Hangzhu in Ningzhou has always been eyeing Yuanzhou. It is believed that his army has suppressed it. It's on the border between Yuanzhou and Ningzhou. As long as Yan Luan moves his army south, Hang Zhu will definitely take advantage of it, and if he can't keep Yuanzhou, the loss will be great."

"What's General Lang thinking?"

"Lang Jiang? Do you know Lang Jiang's birth? His eldest brother is the famous Yan Wang, his third sister is the queen of the world, his fourth brother is the Minister of the Imperial Academy, and his ninth brother has been the emperor's companion since he was a child... It sounds very prominent, but it is not. I heard from Liang Huzi that King Yan was not good at fighting for power, and the queen has no real power. She just looks bright, and the power of the Yan family has long been emptied. Both the emperor and the officials wanted to use King Yan Cleared up the kings, and feared that his meritorious deeds would overwhelm the master. Under the decision, Yan Luan, the sixth son of the Yan family, came out of the mountain. In fact, all the members of the Yan family were bargaining chips for powerful ministers to blackmail Yan Luan. Knowing that some orders were unreasonable, Long will also have to follow."

Chi Heng thought of Yan Luan lying powerlessly on the bed in the temple, at that moment, he was so depressed and powerless.

"General Lang is not easy. At the beginning, King Yan's old troops were arrogant and domineering, and they were very dissatisfied with Yan Luan at first. After taking Yizhou and Yuanzhou successively, everyone obeyed his control." Cen Pojing hung up A lantern said with emotion, "Also, do you know why Liang Huzi Zuo Zhao was only placed in Yizhou as a backing? One is that the relationship is strong, and the other is that the two are independent, and sometimes they can ignore the orders of the capital—these are Long will want to do it, but can't do it clearly."

Chi Heng nodded, connected Yan Luan's words and deeds, and gradually understood something.

"Huh? Whose child is this?" Cen Pojing suddenly raised his voice.

Xun Sheng looked over and saw a two or three-year-old child standing in front of them, carved in pink and jade, very innocent, staring at Cen Pojing's lantern without taking his eyes off it.

"Do you want it? Where's your lord?" Cen Pojing smiled and bent over.

The child took the lantern, and was so happy that he babbled, not knowing what he was talking about, seeing him staggering in small steps, almost falling down when he walked.Chi Heng picked him up and said, "Who's an adult who is so careless, he won't find a child if he loses it."

He didn't take two steps, and suddenly passed a person slantingly, saw Chi Heng and the two, and suddenly shouted: "Here, here!"

It was still silent at first, but suddenly a group of people rushed over.

Another woman, whose hair was on one side in a hurry, rushed over, snatched the child, and almost cried bitterly, hugging the child so hard that it scared the child to tears.Chi Heng couldn't help but stepped forward: "Madam, this child..."

Before the woman could speak, the servant next to her said viciously: "What is your intention to hide my young master here?"

Cen Pojing was angry: "What is hiding? What is the intention? How do you talk? You don't look down on the child yourself, and you bite back. If you get lost, you will blame others, right?"

The servant became furious, pointed at Cen Pojing's nose and cursed: "Why not! Why not! Our young master can come here alone? Can he come here without being abducted? You still don't say anything when you pick up a child, don't you?" What is a trafficker?"

Cen Pojing got annoyed, spread his fingers and pushed over, the servant fell down with a bang.

It was like blowing up a hornet's nest, and the servant started yelling, and the others were all acquaintances, so they naturally helped the servant speak.Chi Heng couldn't hold back anymore, and shouted at the top of his voice: "Let that kid come over, tell me how he got here, and what did we do to him!"

The child has long been frightened by the mother and cried loudly, how can he talk.

The servant on the ground wanted to tear Cen Pojing, but when Cen Pojing kicked him, the servant rolled several times, and now he was in a mess.A group of people gathered around and rolled up their sleeves to help. In the blink of an eye, it became a scuffle.Cen Pojing was so angry that his face was flushed, one hit one, two hit one pair, Chi Heng resisted while dragging Cen Pojing away.

At this moment, a group of patrolmen came out, holding spears and spears, and shouted: "Get out of the way, get out of the way!"

They finally stopped, the patrol leader listened to the audience explain the ins and outs, then looked at Cen Pojing and Chi Heng, and then at the child, he couldn't make up his mind for a moment, so he asked them where they came from.Chi Heng replied that he was a soldier from Yizhou, and he came to Yuanzhou City with General You, how he met this child for no reason, etc., and explained the ins and outs.As soon as he heard that they were all his own people, the leader of the patrol understood, and waved his hand: "Let's all go? Take care of your own children. If it's a big festival, I hope everyone will take care of your children!"

The servant was still screaming.

At this time, a person came out, dressed in ordinary clothes, with a gloomy expression: "What's going on? Why are you all around here? What's the trouble?"

The leader of the patrol took a look, and quickly replied respectfully: "Report to General Zuo, it's a trivial matter."

Chi Heng saw that it was Duan Di, General Zuo, and Liang Qianlie, Yan Luan, Ji Ce and others were standing beside him. They were all dressed in ordinary clothes. Everyone seemed to be going to enjoy lanterns or have a banquet in a restaurant.

Duan Di listened to the narration of the leader of the patrol, and squinted at Liang Qianlie: "General Liang You, you are still the prestige of your soldiers, stealing children, and gang fights. Are they still flourishing in my territory?"

Liang Qianlie pulled the two of them to his side, and said in a rough voice: "Anyone with long eyes can see clearly, my two captains, the guys in the crotch are all hard. Do you believe in stealing children? Raising other people's children It’s fun to wear a cuckold by yourself? Besides, which soldier can afford to raise a child? General Zuo, your subordinates are really good at handling things. People with a discerning eye can see things at a glance. The same size, my soldiers are causing trouble, or someone is protecting us..."

"Qian Lie!" Yan Luan took a step forward, "Everyone who has nothing to do, hurry up and leave."

Although he didn't know who the person in front of him was, but he was imposing at first glance. Those who were looking for the child muttered, and soon dispersed, and the servant also ran away in a desperate manner among the crowd.The patrolmen are more knowledgeable, salute, and then leave.Cen Pojing was so angry that his knuckles creaked.

Duan Di was dissatisfied: "No matter what the reason is, if you disturb the people, you are disturbing the people. According to the military law, you have to deal with it. It makes people panic. What do you want to do? Could it be that you are used to lawlessness in your Yizhou territory?" He gave Chi Hengcen Cen Pojing a contemptuous look.

Liang Qianlie was about to be furious, when Yan Luan stood up: "General Zuo is right, the army has military regulations, and the top ten boards must be held accountable for disturbing the people for no reason. Qianlie, what do you think?"

Liang Qianlie suppressed his angry temper and said stiffly: "Hmph, Yuanzhou land, what can I say."

Seeing that the board was about to be taken down, Ji Ce said: "The two sent their children out with good intentions but were framed by evil servants. It's understandable to be angry for a while, but it's really wrong to get together in public. If you blindly blame, wouldn't it be all right in the future? Would you rather just sit on the sidelines? It’s better to pay off with merit, let the two of them patrol Yuanzhou City, and they can’t rest all night, which can be regarded as protecting one’s safety, General Lang, what do you think?”

Yan Luan glanced at Liang Qianlie and Duan Di, but remained silent.

"Then Yiji Document." Yan Luan said.

Now the atmosphere finally relaxed, Liang Qianlie was no longer angry, Duan Di was no longer angry, and Chi Heng Cen Pojing didn't have to suffer from flesh and blood.When everyone was relaxing, Chi Heng heard Yan Luan jokingly said to Ji Ce: "Ji Wenshu is really good, and he got along so well!"

53. Hearts are stretched by grievances

【53】

"Ji Wenshu, the reconciliation is so muddy!"

"Some people like to be cannon fodder, so someone has to be cannon fodder. What can I do? Add a fire and burn it all? How do you save the situation when you see it?" Ji Wenshu threw out a sentence lightly.

Yan Luan and Ji Ce joked with each other and were very familiar with each other.

Chi Heng approached Yan Luan unconsciously, and was slapped on the forehead by Cen Pojing, and said jokingly: "Wake up, have you had *soup? We still have to patrol the city!"

Not to mention the moon hanging in the sky, it was bustling overnight.

The next day, Chi Heng didn't fall asleep until it was bright, and slept until noon.Hearing bang bang in a daze, he opened his eyes and saw Liang Qianlie patting his bedding: "Chi Heng, let's go, I'm back to Yizhou with Lao Tzu!"

Chi Heng stood up like a carp.

Cen Pojing answered: "Hey, it's hopeless, brother Zuo said it was right."

Liang Qianlie glared at Cen Pojing: "Open your eyes and talk nonsense, Lang Jiang just told me that Chi Heng wanted to go back to Yizhou, and it was useless for him to want to. After all, it was Laozi who led the soldiers, and he didn't just 'rebel' casually." Yes. Haha, pack up quickly and go home!"

Chi Heng stood still in embarrassment.

Cen Pojing pouted: "How is it?"

Fortunately, Liang Qianlie was open-minded and didn't force him. He waved his hands: "Sent out... the water my son poured out. They are Lao Tzu's soldiers everywhere. It's good to follow Yan Luan, lest Duan Di, the bastard, rely on following Yan Luan is close, and from time to time he stumbles, and I can't catch it."

Of course it was a joke.

Liang Qianlie took Cen Pojing to say goodbye, and before leaving, he approached Yan Luan and said carelessly: "Yan Luan, I handed Chi Heng over to you. He is soft-tempered, so do whatever you want, don't point at honest people Bullying, I can’t forgive you if I treat you a little bit badly. Also, Duan Di, the bastard who looks at me, must not be pleasing to the eye, so don’t hit me with a board!”

Yan Luan kicked over: "Let's go, I've treated someone badly!"

He watched Liang Qianlie and Cen Pojing leave on horseback until they could no longer see any shadows.The people left, the hustle and bustle also went, and the mansion was rarely quiet.

The third hall of the mansion is Yan Luan's inner bedroom, with a spacious library, which is suitable for pointing out the mountains and rivers, and he prefers to meet guests in the third hall.

In the third hall, besides Yan Luan, Ji Ce is also there.

Calling Chi Heng over, Yan Luan said to Ji Ce: "Ji Ce, this is Chi Heng, Liang Qianlie's proud disciple. His sword skills are extremely good, and he is one of a kind. Asking him for someone is like cutting his flesh. Come on." I don’t know why, I suddenly sent someone here. It’s true, you know it’s easy to use after using it.”

Ji Ce smiled and nodded to Chi Heng.

"Few people can fall into Hua Yan Sui's eyes." Yan Luan added.

After being praised, Chi Heng didn't know how to answer, so he just pursed his lips and smiled.I don't know if Hua Yan is free to boast or not, but she is really not a difficult person to get along with.

Yan Luan was dissatisfied: "Why did you become restrained when you came back? Let go, don't be so boring."

"Yes, General Lang."

Ji Ce on the side smiled: "General Lang, don't teach me any more. Could it be that I am here and why he can't let go?"

Ji Ce's smile stretched out like a spring breeze.As far as counselors are concerned, they are mostly scholars who have no power to restrain a chicken. Although they all plan strategies, they have different temperaments.For example, Zuo Zhao is smart but kind, Gu Zhaochuan is shrewd without concealing it, and Ji Ce has the style of a celebrity, which makes people happy and respectful.

Yan Luan knocked on Qingyu's case: "Chi Heng, come in."

Chi Heng approached Yan Luan.

Yan Luan didn't talk nonsense, straight to the point: "The terrain of Yuanzhou is dangerous, but at present, Ningzhou in the northwest of Yuanzhou and the southwest are all eyeing, waiting for the king to transfer troops south, they will take the opportunity to attack. These military situations, needless to say, you all you know?"

Chi Heng nodded quickly.

Yesterday, Cen Pojing also mentioned the embarrassing situation of Hangzhu in Ningzhou, the King of Southwest in the southwest, and Yuanzhou.

"The king of the Southwest is far away and cannot withstand the fatigue of the expedition. We can afford it; but Ningzhou is close, and he will attack if he says he wants to attack. Moreover, Hangzhu and us are at odds with each other. He will never give up this opportunity."

Yan Luan slid his fingers across the great rivers and mountains.

"Looking at the situation in Yuanxi, the west of Ningzhou is Simu Prefecture, and Sizhou is controlled by Ma Qilin. Ningzhou and Ximu Prefecture have always had a lot of conflicts, and Hang Zhu and Ma Qilin are also very at odds. Ji The document thought of a way to encircle Wei and save Zhao——if Ma Qilin can attack Ningzhou, Hang Zhu will definitely have no intention of Yuanzhou."

This is a good idea, but even if they never get along, it is impossible for Ma Qilin to provoke Ningzhou without incident.

Seeing Chi Heng's doubts, Ji Ce explained: "Without the temptation of interests, Ma Qilin would not be able to send troops easily, and maybe he would be happy to see it succeed. And General Lang and I have never dealt with Ma Qilin, so, This time, you and I will go to Ximu Prefecture together to meet Ma Qilin."

Yan Luan answered: "Chi Heng, you are the guardian of Ji Wenshu, go and return safely."

It turned out that Ji Ce was going to be a serious lobbyist.

Ji Ce has no strength to restrain the chicken.

Chi Heng is indeed the best candidate for the guard, one is that he is highly capable, and the other is that he is alert and prudent in handling things.It can be seen that Chi Heng still has something extraordinary to make Hua Yan follow him with praise.

Regarding Yan Luan's selection, Ji Ce was noncommittal, and said with a smile: "In the past, General Lang would go out with me."

Chi Heng cupped his hands, and said loudly: "Vice Envoy Ji, don't worry, even if Chi Heng sacrifices his life, he will protect you all the way safely." Ji Wenshu's position is Deputy Recruiter.

Hearing his serious address, Ji Ce laughed.

"It's coming again, it's not uncomfortable to always be tense? No wonder Qian Lie said that you have many rules." Yan Luan supported his forehead.

It is not too late to lobby Ma Qilin, Chi Heng and Ji Ce set off the next day.

Before leaving, Ji Ce told Yan Luan some things, nothing more than how to act in case of any accident, and so what if there is no accident.Chi Heng didn't interrupt until the end, when Ji Ce finally got on his horse, Chi Heng looked at Yan Luan eagerly, with a thousand words in his stomach.

Yan Luan asked suspiciously: "What do you want to say?"

Chi Heng choked.

"Ji Ce is no thicker than you and me, but he will fall when the wind blows. I won't say much about him. Remember to protect him. I used to be close to him." Yan Luan thought for a while I thought, "Also, don't say that you don't give up your life. You gave up your life. How can he get well? Come back to me!"

Chi Heng swallowed all the words: "Yes!"

Still standing.

In the end, he hesitated, talking about the possible outbreak of human plague, Yan Luan thought for a moment: "I'm still hesitating, I should have told me earlier. I know, I will arrange it immediately, you should go now."

Chi Heng and Ji Ce each rode a horse and headed west.

The two need to cross Ningzhou to reach Silicon State.Ningzhou is a long and narrow terrain, so although it is separated by one state, Sizhou is also far away from Yuanzhou.

The farther west we went, the colder the weather, the steep mountains and wilderness, the mountains and the clouds, and the frozen rivers, not to mention the difficulties encountered along the way, some places were even difficult to walk, but fortunately there were no serious problems.

Traveling in a hurry during the day, and arriving at the inn at night, Ji Ce did not rest immediately, but wrote down some knowledge, especially the geography and people's livelihood of Ningzhou, as well as some places that were not noticed by people.

Chi Heng watched from the sidelines and would say a few words.

At first he was reticent, but later seeing Ji Ce's sparse personality, he asked questions more and more diligently.Ji Ce then explained to him that after coming and going, Chi Heng gradually realized that he had a deep understanding of strategizing, and also saw Ji Ce's ability to discern people.

Let’s just say that on this day, in early February, the wind is getting warmer, and the willow branches are turning green.Arriving at the westernmost area of ​​Ningzhou, the two found an inn to stay.People in Ningzhou are addicted to alcohol, and there are many wine jars in the inns everywhere.

At dinner, the two sat in the lobby and ordered three small dishes.Not long after, the waiter came hurriedly with a plate, put it down heavily and left.Chi Heng saw that the food he ordered was not what he ordered, so he called Xiao Er to stop.

Unwilling and unwilling, Xiao Er came over to have a look, and sure enough, he was wrong, picked up the plate without saying a word, with a displeasure on his face, and walked away like the wind.Without even a word of apology, Chi Heng couldn't help being angry, Ji Ce told him to calm down.

There are three or four tables of people sitting in the lobby.

Ji Ce looked around, and asserted: "It's also when we meet that we are easy to talk to. This mistress will inevitably have a quarrel later."

Only halfway through the meal, he heard the noise of wah, wah, wah, wah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. , Still want to play tricks? If you don’t want to pay for drinking, then don’t come in, the shop is small and the profit is thin, no credit is accepted!”

A big man jumped up against the case: "You bastard, you owe me a fight, who has no money? You can't miss it, who will depend on you for a jar of wine!"

Xiao Er became louder, yelling "shameless, playing crazy with alcohol, not letting you go out without giving enough money" and so on.There was a lot of noise, and it seemed that a fight was about to start.The shopkeeper ran out, saw the situation, and found that they were all old and regular customers, so he scolded Xiao Er severely, sent him into the kitchen room, and then smoothed things over with a little wine jar, and collected the money neatly , Before leaving, I had to nod and bow to make amends with a smile.

Chi Heng turned his head: "Deputy Envoy Ji, how did you guess that Xiaoer would be noisy?"

Ji Ce smiled: "Xiao Er's temper is irritable. The guests at that table were all drunk and looked a little rascal. Xiao Er looked very irritable when he saw their eyes, so I guess something will happen."

"It's really embarrassing for the shopkeeper to hire such a junior."

Ji Ce shook his head: "You only know one thing. Seeing that the shopkeeper may be shrewd, with a soft-faced look, even if the guests at that table pay a little less, he will never be embarrassed to insist. Just such a small Two, with a vitriolic look, he cares about everything, and nothing is wrong. The shopkeeper’s compensation is nothing more than a few good words. For a small business, it’s nothing to lose a jar, but if you pamper once or twice, you will not be able to stop it in the future gone."

Chi Heng thought it was very reasonable.

"The people here are tough, and they are used to drinking, so you have to be tough in everything you do."

Sure enough, Xiao Er came out again soon, with a towel draped over his shoulders, as if nothing had happened.Serving dishes and delivering meals to guests in a hurry.The shopkeeper, on the other hand, was idling with calculations, and had no intention of blaming Xiaoer at all.

54. Hearts are stretched by grievances

【54】

The vegetation is blooming and the spring is sunny.

It was raining and raining all the way, and it was early February when we arrived in Sizhou, and it was not far from Sizhou City, the capital of Sizhou, and it started to rain, pattering down.In February, when the rain was cool, Chi Heng took the reins, looked around, and saw an ordinary family in front of him, with an earthen wall and a courtyard, the gate was closed tightly.He galloped over and knocked on the door.

After a while, someone's footsteps approached, and when the door was opened, a man about 30 years old with a fierce face said gruffly, "What are you doing!"

After finishing speaking, he sized him up and fixed his eyes on Chi Heng's sword.

Chi Heng hurriedly put the knife by the threshold where the rain would not fall, to show it was harmless, and wiped the raindrops off his face: "Brother, excuse me, we didn't bring an umbrella, we wanted to hide, and we left as soon as the rain stopped. "

Seeing that the big knife was put down, the master frowned severely: "Come in."

He thought he would be rejected, but unexpectedly he agreed. Chi Heng tied the two horses casually, and when he turned around, he saw Ji Ce's face was solemn, with one foot still on the threshold, and he couldn't help but pull him into the yard: "Come in, it's raining." big."

He didn't pay attention to Ji Ce's concerns at all.

The yard is very tidy, with jasmine flowers on the wall and a vine of small yellow flowers hanging on it, it can be seen that there is a virtuous woman in the family.There are three halls to the south, with Spring Festival couplets pasted on each door—there should be at least two households in this big family.

The host led them to the central hall, which was neatly tidied up. On the main hall were portraits of ancestors, with kind eyebrows and kind eyes, and incense burners and tributes of fragrant fruits were also placed on the hall.There are tables, chairs, and tea tables in the middle of the hall, and there are New Year pictures on the walls. In short, it is very homely.Next to the hall are two back rooms, the doors of which are closed.

It is obviously a house full of life, and it is very tidy, not at all like the hostile aura of the owner.

When Chi Heng asked the master's name, the master hesitated a bit, saying that his surname was Jia and his first name was Jia Jiu.

"You guys sit down first, I'll make tea." Jia Jiu asked the two of them to sit in front of the square table, and shouted to the back room: "Fifth brother, it's okay, two people are hiding from the rain." No one answered in the back room, and neither did Jia Jiu. Care, turn and leave.

Chi Heng looked around, everything he could see was very clean, he suddenly had an ominous premonition, approached Ji Ce and whispered: "Fuyu Envoy Ji, this place is not very good, let's leave."

Ji Ce sighed.

But before the two could go out, Jia Jiu had already brought a pot of tea, poked her eyes like knives a few times, and pushed in front of the two: "You two, drink some."

Chi Heng bowed his head and remained silent.

The tea was very dark in color, Ji Ce picked up the tea and was about to pour it into his mouth, when Chi Heng was startled, stood up and knocked down the cup with a snap.Jia Jiu was furious, and her fierce eyebrows frowned: "I don't know what to do! I served you tea, and you smashed our cups!"

Chi Heng grabbed Ji Ce with one hand and was about to rush out.

Jia Jiu turned to the door, and flashed a dagger in his hand: "Go in if you want, come out if you want, you think this is an inn!"

With a bang, the doors on both sides suddenly opened.

There were five or six strong men standing impressively, all of them with swollen faces, one of them looked at Chi Heng and the other two: "It's unlucky enough, you can hide under my knife even in the rain, it's really good." He said It is the fifth brother in Jia Jiu's mouth.

Chi Heng's heart twitched, and he stepped forward to protect Ji Ce behind his back: "Who are you!"

Fifth Brother snorted coldly: "I'll let you know sooner or later!"

There were two benches next to him, Chi Heng hooked his legs, and the bench was lying in front of him, and picked up another one: "If you are sensible, let us go quickly, otherwise, don't blame me for being rude."

Fifth Brother laughed loudly: "You are still very frivolous, I want to see how you are so rude."

"Deputy Envoy Ji, go to the back, don't get hurt." Chi Heng erected a bench, the incense hall was on the left, and seeing the corner and wall behind him, he was more determined.Ji Ce didn't give in, and stood neatly in the corner.

While talking, a big man came up first and wanted to grab the stool. Chi Heng swung the end of the bench and slapped it down, hitting the big man's hand bone with a slap, and the big man immediately screamed in pain.

Seeing this, the other people gathered around one after another, each holding a knife, and some picked up a stool.

Where did Chi Heng pay attention, the stool was swung like a knife, slapping and chopping continuously, slapping those big guys until their noses and faces were bruised.Even treacherous Jia Jiu tried to attack Ji Ce.Chi Heng flicked his long legs, and another bench flew out and hit Jia Jiu's leg bone, knocking him to the ground immediately.The beating was as vigorous as the autumn wind sweeping the fallen leaves, Chi Heng's beating became more and more vigorous, these big men were afraid and backed away one after another.

The others were not afraid, but the Fifth Brother was different, he raised his hand and flew out a throwing knife.

Clang sound.

The throwing knife was blocked by the bench and fell to the ground crisply.The fifth brother was not reconciled, and flew out five or six more. Chi Heng danced the stool like a ribbon, and knocked it down. He flew over and nailed Fifth Brother's shoulder, bleeding profusely.

These people were afraid, and rushed out of the door one after another.The injured fifth brother wanted to run too, so Chi Heng slapped the stool neatly.

Fifth Brother rolled his eyes and passed out.

Chi Heng wanted to catch up, but Ji Ce said, "Don't chase, hurry up and look at the people in the room."

Chi Heng opened the door, and saw a family bundled up and down in disorder: two old people, two children, two middle-aged men, and two middle-aged women, all of whom looked like peasants.There is a man and a woman in the innermost place. The woman is in her twenties and eighty years, and she is very beautiful;

Cloths were stuffed in their mouths, and when they saw Chi Heng and the two of them, they yelled.Chi Heng stepped forward and untied everyone.

Naturally, the family was very grateful, tied up the fifth brother who was fainting and bleeding on the ground, and invited the two of them to the upper seat.After cleaning up all the broken teacups, Chi Heng whispered to Ji Ce, "You know it's a fraud, why are you still drinking it?"

Ji Ce glanced at it: "It's not true, I didn't want to fight hard...you are the only one!"

Before Chi Heng asked Ji Ce what his original plan was, he saw the oldest father-in-law pointing at the beautiful woman and scolding: "I told you not to let him in, let's see, what's the matter, the whole family is in trouble, you have to ask It’s not that the benefactor came to save me today, I don’t know what will happen!”

The woman turned her head stubbornly and entered the room, and the frail man followed directly.

The father-in-law was so angry that he beat his chest: "Look, let's see how decent it is! Boss and second child, you don't care about it. Sooner or later, one day, your head will move, and you will know how to regret it! Curse star!"

The boss stepped forward and said irritably: "Father, it's already like this, so don't worry about it, you can get married early."

The second child was also displeased: "Father, why didn't you say that when you took people's money, now you don't want to, and it's too late, where are you going to put your sister's face?"

Several people quarreled more and more fiercely, and finally quarreled so hard that Chi Heng and Ji Ce were left alone.At the end of the quarrel, the father-in-law was trembling with anger, and stamped his foot: "I'll make it clear today, if you want to marry, get married quickly, if you don't want to marry, don't enter this door in the future! Bad luck!"

Listening to what they said, Chi Heng gradually heard the clues, it turned out that the frail man was named Ma Shen, he was a son of a wealthy family, and he fell in love with the beautiful third sister, so he often came to visit her with excuses, And the shot was very generous, and a lot of gold and silver were given away.After such a long time, you will recruit thieves