Nightwatcher

Entering the study room and closing the door, Xu Xinian stared at his elder brother with a strange expression.

The face was weird but not anxious. It was not urgent. Xu Interpol made a judgment. He sat down at the round table and poured a glass of water to relieve the thirst after eating too much MSG. He said with a casual tone:

"Erlang, men can't hesitate, just speak up."

Xu Erlang walked to the desk, picked up an invitation card, and landed in front of Xu Qi'an with a soft "click".

Xu Qi'an unfolded the invitation card, glanced at it, and knew why Xu Erlang had a strange expression.

The content of this invitation is to invite Xu Erlang to participate in the literary conference. There is a very interesting sentence on it: Bring your sister to go together.

The inviter was Wang Zhenwen, the chief assistant of the dynasty.

"You are Chunwei Huiyuan, it is reasonable to invite you to participate in the literary meeting." Xu Qi'an analyzed.

Xu Nian only had two younger sisters, so it was natural for Wenhui not to invite young children for such an occasion. The majestic Wang family, don't you understand this rule?

As for women's participation in the literary society, although Dafeng is still the same as the three obediences and four virtues, due to the existence of the practice system, there are also leaders among women.

Therefore, although the status of women is lower than that of men, it is not so low. You don't need to bind your feet, you don't need to wear a veil when you go out, and you can go out to play if you want to go out.

For example, Auntie and Lingyue would take their followers out every now and then to visit jewelry shops.

It is not uncommon for female relatives to participate in the literary meeting.

"madness!"

Xu Nian sneered and said: "The officialdom is like a battlefield. There may be many stupid fools stealing high positions, but the princes in the temple are not among them. Wang Shoufu is even the best among them. His every move, every word and every expression are worthy of us." To think deeply, to chew. Otherwise, I don't know how to die.

"Brother is from Wei Yuan. Wang Zhenwen and Wei Yuan are two fierce tigers in the court. They can't get along with each other. He invited me to the literary meeting at his residence. It must not be as simple as it seems on the surface."

Xu Erlang was pacing in the room while thinking, "I, Xu Xinian, will have a bright future, and Wang Shoufu is afraid of me and wants to kill me before I grow up."

"No, even if I win the gold medal list and win the first place, it will be easy for Wang Shoufu to deal with me. There is a huge disparity in status between me and him, so he doesn't need any tricks to deal with me.

"So, his invitation to me is really just an ordinary literary meeting? In this case, it is too easy to think of the opponent, and it is too simple to think of Wang Zhenwen"

The distressed Xu Erlang looked at Xu Dalang, frowned and said, "Brother, please say something."

I think your thoughts are gradually changing Xu Qi'an frowned and said: "Well, you can ask other Zhonggongshi students to see if they have received the invitation.

"If there is, then this is just a simple literary meeting. If not, since you are the only student from Yunlu Academy invited, there must be something strange in it."

"I naturally thought of this, but it's a pity that I don't have time." Xu Erlang was a little anxious, pointing to the invitation: "Brother, look at the time, the Wenhui will be tomorrow morning, I don't have time to verify it, I understand."

"Understand what?" Xu Dalang asked.

"Wang Shoufu didn't give me a chance to react at all. If I didn't go, he would spread the word of my self-importance and condescension, and tarnish my reputation. If I went, there must be some conspiracy waiting at the conference. Me." Xu Erlang gasped:

"Older gingers are more spicy."

When he said this, Xu Qi'an also became vigilant, thinking that my old Xu family had finally produced a student who was a student, but Wang Zhenwen was so unreasonable.

Then he realized something was wrong, frowned and said, "You said just now that Wang Shoufu doesn't need any tricks to deal with you. Even if you win Jinshi, you've just left Novice Village, and he's almost a full-level number." .”

Xu Nian asked in a daze, "What is Xinshou Village, and what is a full-level account?"

"If you don't go, your reputation of arrogance will spread. If you go, there may be conspiracy and tricks. Erlang can decide for himself." Xu Qi'an patted him on the shoulder and comforted him.

"When did Big Brother become as stupid as Lingyin?"

Xu Erlang said displeased: "I've said so much, but you still don't understand what I mean? I want elder brother to go with me."

"No, you can't go with me. You are my brother, but in the officialdom, you and I are not the same, Erlang, you must remember this." Xu Qi'an's face became serious, and he said in a deep voice:

"You have your own way and direction, don't have anything to do with me."

Xu Erlang was a smart man, he was silent for a moment, and said "En".

The elder brother was actually warning him not to have anything to do with Wei Yuan. One day, even if Wei Yuan falls, it is inevitable that the eldest brother will be implicated.

But Wei Yuan's downfall had nothing to do with him, Xu Nian, his identity was only Xu Qi'an's brother, not Wei Yuan's subordinate.

Xu New Year agreed with this idea.

Among the rich and powerful people in history, the children of the family are not of the same mind, and belong to different forces. The advantage of this is that even if a wing is broken, the family will only be injured and will not be destroyed.

The next day, Xu Qi'an rode on his beloved filly and rushed to the Dangren's yamen in a "da da da" under the blue sky.

After the dot, several familiar colleagues of Song Tingfeng came to look for him, and they all sat together drinking tea and eating peanuts, blowing the cowhide for a while, and everyone began to encourage Xu Qi'an to invite the Secretary of the Jiaofang.

"roll roll roll"

Xu Qi'an spat at them and scolded: "I know that I go to the Jiaofang Division all day long. Haven't you all seen my fighting skills? What did the old monk under the Bodhi tree say? Beauty is like a bone-scraping knife, it's not worth it.

"You know whoring every day, are you worthy of the bad clothes you wear? You can forget about whoring, but you want to pull me in, bah!"

Everyone knew what kind of person he was, so they were not afraid at all, and scolded: "In our yamen, who has more prostitutes than you?"

Xu Qi'an plausibly said: "I don't give money, how can it be whoring? Everyone is familiar with each other. If you talk like this, I will definitely go to Wei Gong to sue you for slander."

"Bah!" Everyone spat at him.

But everyone still admired Xu Qi'an very much, this guy didn't want to sleep with the oiran and didn't pay him, but the oiran wanted to spend money to sleep with him.

"Ning Yan, I heard from Old Song that when you were still Tongluo, when you first joined the watchman, you already had an affair with Miss Fuxiang? Apart from a poem, do you have any other unique skills?" a copper Gong humbly asked for advice.

The eyes of several bronze and silver gongs present lit up. Who wouldn't want to be the darling of the oirans of Jiaofang.

"There is indeed a trick." Xu Qi'an gave an affirmative answer.

"What's the trick?!" All the watchmen were short of breath.

At this time, a majestic voice came from the door: "Gathering people to chat while on duty, do you still have discipline in your eyes?"

Everyone looked back, and there was a golden gong at the entrance of a hall, with eagle eyes as sharp as knives, and shallow crow's feet at the corners of his eyes, it was Jiang Lvzhong.

"Ginger Golden Gong"

Everyone restrained their hippie smiles, and explained respectfully: "Xu Ningyan is teaching us how to sleep with the oiran without spending money."

"?"

Jiang Lvzhong glanced at the crowd sharply, and said with a sneer, "Everyone knows that they are having Spring and Autumn Dreams. Well, if you talk about yours, remember not to get together for too long."

After finishing speaking, he turned and left, went out of the yard, leaned against the wall, and stimulated the hearing of the fourth-rank martial artist.

In the hall, other people pushed Xu Qi'an: "Ning Yan, keep talking."

Xu Qi'an coughed: "I'm a little thirsty."

Song Tingfeng served him tea.

Taking a sip to moisten her throat, Xu Qi'an talked eloquently: "Indeed, Miss Fuxiang likes me because of a poem, but she really can't leave me, it's not poetry."

"What is it?" Everyone asked hurriedly.

"Do you know what women hate most about men?" Xu Qi'an asked back.

All the watchmen gave their opinions one after another, thinking that it was "no money", "no prospect" and so on.

Xu Qi'an shook his head, looked around at the faces of his colleagues, and said in a deep voice, "It's a simple conversation."

What's the point? Hearing this, the people fell into deep thought.

"What does this have to do with Miss Fuxiang being inseparable from you?" Zhu Guangxiao frowned.

"When I first met her, I closed the door and asked me about her." Xu Qi'an put down his cup, his face became serious and calm, and said word by word: "In the end, is it okay?"

"Later I did, so she couldn't leave me."

In the silence, Song Tingfeng questioned: "I suspect that you are lying to us, but we have no evidence."

"It's normal, it's not something ordinary people can comprehend, especially men with insufficient skills." Xu Qi'an patted him on the shoulder and said to the others:

"I've already told you the trick, whether you can understand it, well, depends on the individual."

"Speak lightly and speak deeply, will it work?" Jiang Lvzhong left thoughtfully. At first glance, there was no obstacle to understanding these two sentences, but he felt that there was an unimaginable profoundness hidden behind them.

It's better to ask Wei Gong, with Wei Gong's intelligence, this kind of trick should be understood in an instant.

After dismissing his colleagues, an official came in not long after and said, "Xu Yinluo, Jiang Jinluo asked me to ask you, do you still need to prepare medicinal materials for cooking? With your cultivation, you can try to temper your body. "

Old Jiang just came here to ask about this? Just give an order to the officials and it will be done. There is no need for him to come here in person. It should be for King Kong Bubai, but he is embarrassed Xu Qi'an responded:

"no need."

"Okay." The official retreated.

It didn't take long for the two mantras of "Speak lightly and deeply" and "Will it work?" to be spread in the Yamen's Yamen. It is said that as long as you understand the profound meaning of these two secrets, you can prostitute yourself to courtiers for free in the Jiaofang Division.

Don't doubt it, because Xu Yinluo said it himself.

For a while, heated discussions took place at the halls.

At this moment, the chief culprit, Xu Qi'an, greeted the guards of Shaoyinyuan.

The guard said, "The Second Princess calls you over."

"Understood, I still have something to do, so I'll go later." Xu Qi'an, who was flipping through the file, sat behind the desk without moving.

The guard bowed his hands and left.

After about fifteen minutes, Xu Qi'an put down the file and heaved a sigh of relief.

"There are more and more people from the rivers and lakes pouring into the capital. When the news of the martial arts spreads, I am even more afraid that more martial arts will come to the capital to join in the fun. Although the economy of the capital has been greatly promoted, there are frequent cases of abduction and even burglary. .

"If things go on like this, to solve this problem, we need to start from two aspects."

Xu Qi'an beckoned, called the officials, and ordered: "You write a note."

At least three officials were arranged at the entrance of each silver gong to act as secretaries. After all, the silver gongs were good at cutting people, and Xu Yinluo was on average when it came to writing.

Xu Qi'an made three suggestions to Wei Yuan: first, deploy troops from the thirteen counties under the jurisdiction of the capital to maintain law and order in the outer city; second, submit a memorial to His Majesty, asking the forbidden army to participate in patrolling the inner city; third, during this period, burglary whoever, cut! Street robbers, behead! Picking quarrels and provoking trouble in the street, causing injuries to passers-by and damage to property of the stall owner, beheaded!

The first two are to pave the way for the third. Under heavy punishment, the culprit will go to extremes, so a large number of troops and experts are needed to suppress it.

This may cause the thieves to take risks and commit murders, but if you want to quickly eliminate the unhealthy trends and restore law and order, you must use severe punishments as a deterrent.

After writing the notes, another guard came in, this time it was the guard of Dexin Garden.

"Princess Huaiqing invites Master Xu to enter the palace for a talk."

Xu Mansion.

Xu Erlang wore an elegant light white robe, tied his hair with a jade crown, and hung beautiful jade around his waist. His own, his father's, and his eldest brother's, in short, hung the most valuable waist jade of the men in the family.

"Brother and dad are martial arts, so they don't need it on weekdays. I think it's a waste to leave it alone." Xu Erlang said this to his aunt and Xu Lingyue.

The literary meeting held by Wang Shoufu must be full of talents. Under the top-level gathering of this era, Xu Erlang felt that he had to dress decently.

The aunt looked at it up and down, and was very satisfied, thinking that her son was definitely the most beautiful boy at the literary meeting.

"You can go to the essay meeting, why did you bring Lingyue with you?" Auntie asked.

Xu Lingyin raised her head when she heard "Wen Hui".

"That's what the invitation says, so let's take Lingyue to learn more." Xu Erlang said.

The aunt immediately took her daughter's hand and said excitedly:

"When you go to the Wenhui, take a look and see which young master you like. When you come back, you have to tell your mother that with the current momentum of our Xu family, it is not a problem to marry you into a wealthy family."

"Mom, what are you talking about, I'm not going." Xu Lingyue turned sideways unhappy.

Xu Lingyin jumped at Xu Xinnian, "If my sister doesn't go, I'll go, my second brother will take me, take me."

As he spoke, the whole thing hung on Xu Erlang's lap.

Xu Nian shook her a few times, but she didn't shake her away. This little girl is so strong and frightening.

"Okay, but you have to change into a beautiful dress, otherwise I won't take you there." Xu Erlang said.

"En!" Xu Lingyin nodded happily.

Then, led by her aunt, she went back to the house. Ten minutes later, Xiao Douding combed her hair to look like an adult, and put on a handsome suit. The second brother and sister had already left.

"Awwhhhhh"

The cry of killing a pig echoed in the yard.

In the warm spring sunshine, the carriage arrived at the palace.

PS: I finally got out, remember to help catch the bugs, thank you tool people, okay. I will add more for you later.