Pawn Crossing the River

Early the next morning, Qi Xuansu left Taiping Inn and headed to the place he had agreed with Bodhisattva Man.

Longmen Mansion guards the General Military Mansion.

In the official sequence of imperial military attaches, the garrison chief was second only to the general and admiral military affairs chief, who were only awarded in wartime, and was equivalent to Qin Wubing, the deputy governor. However, Longmen Mansion is located in the hinterland of the Central Plains and has been experiencing peace for a long time. In terms of the number of troops it leads, it is far inferior to the generals in Xizhou.

Bodhisattva Man is not the local garrison commander, he is just an aide to Mei Rulin, the garrison commander. Although he had no rank at all, the commander-in-chief relied on him very much, not just as a confidant. In daily life, the relationship between him and him was not that of a superior and a subordinate, but that of a friend.

This time Bodhisattva Man left Longmen Mansion, Mei Rulin tried several times to persuade him to stay, but Bodhisattva Man had already decided to leave, and Mei Rulin had no choice but to get together and part ways.

It was not difficult to find the mansion of the guarding general officer. After arriving, Qi Xuansu reported Bodhisattvaman's name. It was very ordinary. Most of the time, like the name "Wei Wugui", it was a made-up fake name.

After a while, Bodhisattva Man came out of the General Military Mansion and explained: "I have been here recently at the General Military Mansion to hand over various matters on hand. Apart from eating and drinking, I have no time to relax."

Qi Xuansu didn't know how to answer the question for a while, so he could only respond vaguely.

There is no leisure time for eating and drinking, no matter how you look at them, they are not next to each other. But according to Bodhisattva Man, it is so natural and reasonable.

"Follow me." Bodhisattva turned around and entered the General Military Mansion.

Qi Xuansu followed Bodhisattva Man, and the man in black on duty did not stop him, and did not even ask. This shows that Bodhisattva Man's status in the General Military Mansion is almost the same as that of half a master.

Bodhisattva Barbarian said: "The Mei family is not a family of nobles for generations, but a rising star that has only made its fortune in the past hundred years. Several generations of loyal ministers and good generals are all pillars of talent. In Mei Rulin's generation, with ' For example, the character '' is a model character for seniority. Because I was afraid of violating the taboo of the Li family, the second character was always next to the character wood, such as forest, pine, and cypress. There is a saying that the Mei family is a big tree. "

Qi Xuansu said: "The Li family is very domineering, and they don't have the same surname, so they have to control their seniority and character?"

"The Li family didn't say anything. They're not afraid of ten thousand, just in case." Bodhisattva said calmly, "The Li family has been acting strangely for more than a day or two. The name of 'East China Sea Monster' has been passed down for hundreds of years. Nothing they do is surprising. If the same thing happened to others, it would be a scandal, but if it happened to the Li family, it would be ordinary. Who wouldn't be afraid?"

Qi Xuansu couldn't help but sigh: "It seems that notoriety also has its benefits. If you are not burdened by the false reputation, you can do whatever you want."

"You can't say that." Bodhisattva Man did not fully agree with Qi Xuansu's statement. "The Li family is not all bad. It should be called a mixed reputation. After all, there was a Xuansheng from the Zhongxing Taoist sect. Going further, the Taishang Taoist ancestor My surname is Li, and no one dares to speak openly about the Li family’s family tradition. At most, they talk about it behind their backs.”

Qi Xuansu smiled and did not argue.

His understanding of the Li family is only at a very superficial level. It is just that Xuansheng is very powerful and Donghuang is very domineering. The Li family is now powerful and ruthless. The head of the family, Li Changgeng, is the Great Master of Taiping Dao and the Master of Qingwei. There is a very domineering young master of the Li family named Li Tianzhen who is expected to aspire to the title of Grand Master. Li Minghuang is the adopted son of the Li family who abandoned Zhang Yuyue. There is also a genius named Li Changge who is suspected to have been piled up with "mysterious jade" by the Li family.

Other than that, nothing more.

Qi Xuansu followed Bodhisattva Man to a small courtyard. Many servants and clerks of the General Military Mansion were coming in and out. Some were carrying boxes, and some were taking down various files and files from the bookshelves, sorting them into categories and putting them into boxes. Bodhisattva's so-called "no time" is just watching these people work. There are not many things that require him to do it himself, but there are many files here that cannot make any mistakes, and it is impossible not to keep an eye on them.

Bodhisattva Man ordered: "You send the packed boxes to the warehouse first, and the rest will be sorted tomorrow."

"Yes." Several servants responded, no longer touching the remaining files on the bookshelf, and went to carry the box instead.

Qi Xuansu couldn't help but said: "Brother, I have the secrets of the mansion. Did you encounter any difficulties when you left in such a hurry this time?"

"I can't talk about the difficulty. An enemy from many years ago showed up again. This time I went to seek revenge from him. If it goes well, it won't take long. If it doesn't go well, it's hard to say. It may be several Months, maybe a few years. As for the worse case scenario, it's gone forever, who can say for sure?" Bodhisattva said calmly.

Although Qi Xuansu was used to seeing people in life and death, he couldn't help but feel a little sad when he heard Bodhisattva Man say this. No wonder Bodhisattva Man wanted to send his adopted daughter away through Qiniang. To put it nicely, it was just in case. , to put it harshly, it means arranging funeral arrangements in advance. If he can come back alive, he can just bring his adopted daughter back. If he couldn't come back, he wouldn't let his adopted daughter live on the streets.

After a brief explanation, Bodhisattva finally said: "If you finish the work early, you can rest and wait for me to come over tomorrow to continue the rest."

All the servants responded in unison and took the order.

Then Bodhisattvaman led Qi Xuansu out of the side door of the General Military Mansion and walked to his residence. It was only one street away from the General Military Mansion. It was a two-entry courtyard. Apart from Bodhisattvaman himself, there was only his adopted daughter. and two old servants.

After Bodhisattva Man decided to leave Longmen Mansion, he had already dismissed his two old servants and gave them one hundred Taiping coins each, which was enough for them to settle down and live outside. Now they are the only two people left in the house, father and daughter.

Arriving outside the house, Bodhisattva stretched out his hand and drew a talisman that Qi Xuansu didn't recognize. The light on the door flashed away, as if a certain formation was lifted, and then he pushed the door open and entered.

A young girl came out to greet her. She was about fourteen or fifteen years old. She could not be said to be a beauty, but she had very smart eyes.

"Father." The girl shouted first, then her eyes fell on Qi Xuansu, a little curious and a little afraid.

A faint smile appeared on Bodhisattva's face: "This is my friend, you can call him..."

"Wei Wugui." Qi Xuansu took the initiative and said, "How many years older am I, you can call me Brother Wei."

"I've met Uncle Wei." The girl bowed.

Qi Xuansu coughed awkwardly.

With a ten-year age gap, it's okay to call him brother or uncle.

The Bodhisattva said rudely: "If you count from Qiniang, you are indeed the same generation, but we all have our own affairs. If you call me 'brother', she will naturally call you 'uncle'."

Qi Xuansu could only nod. At the same time, I felt in my heart that in a few years, it would be hard to think of myself as a young person all day long.

After all, it’s rare to be seventy years old, and you can call yourself “Old Man” after you reach your forties. When you are thirty, you are a husband, a father, and you have a family and a career. Before the age of thirty, it is fashionable to be beardless. After that, you can grow a beard.

Qi Xuansu couldn't help but touch his chin. He didn't have a beard, a wife, or a child. That's why Qiniang said he was a bachelor. Based on this calculation, compared with those women who got married in their teens, Zhang Yuelu was not too young. No wonder Tantai Qiong was eager to arrange a marriage for her.

At this time, Qi Xuansu didn't know that Zhang Yuelu had been confirmed as the successor by Master Cihang. He already had a bright future and no longer had to worry about marriage.

Bodhisattva Man waved the girl over and introduced to Qi Xuansu: "Her surname is Liu, and her name only has the word 'Hu'. Because she is still young, she has no first name. You are an elder, so just call her Liu Hu."

Qi Xuansu nodded and then got to the point: "Where do I need to send Liu Hu?"

The Bodhisattva said rudely: "Go to Zhili in the north and look for some red lips."

Qi Xuansu said in surprise: "Li Qingnu?"

The Bodhisattva was quite surprised and said: "It seems that you know her, so it will save me the trouble of talking. This escort trip is divided into three sections. You will be responsible for the first section, from Zhongzhou to Zhili. The second section Li Qingnu is in charge, and the third section from Zhili to Youzhou is in charge of people from Liaodong."

Qi Xuansu nodded slightly, feeling something unusual.

If he remembered correctly, the former head of Jiangnan Daofu was transferred to Liaodong after the Jiangnan case.