A knife in love

Chapter 528

The big man walked to the door and said a few words to a soldier guarding the door, and the soldier turned around and walked in through the corner door on the left.The big man stood waiting in front of the door, seeming quite anxious, and kept turning around under the stone steps of the door.After half a stick of incense, the soldier came out from the corner gate, followed by a man in black, who looked like a servant in the magistrate's yamen.He said a few words to the big man, and then led the big man into the house through the corner door.

Li Qiufeng saw that the guards were heavily guarded in front of the prefect's yamen, so he quietly turned eastward and walked several tens of feet, until he reached the east end of the wall of the magistrate's yamen.There is an alley more than two feet wide, which separates the magistrate's office from the houses.It was dark at night, and the lights in the magistrate's yamen reflected from the surrounding wall.But the houses on the other side of the alley were pitch-black.

Li Qiufeng looked around and there was no one around, he jumped onto the fence with his feet a little bit.But I saw the lights in front of me, the house was dense, and there were more than a hundred palaces and pavilions of different sizes in the whole house.Li Qiufeng's foothold is at the east end of the mansion. Looking from east to west, the whole mansion faces south and is divided into three courtyards.After entering from the main entrance, there is a huge screen wall.After bypassing the screen wall, there is the majestic Yimen.Li Qiufeng works in Fusi, Jinyiwei South Town, and has been to the Shuntian Mansion Yamen many times.Knowing that the shape of Yimen is the same as that of the gate, from a distance, it can be seen that the inner eaves of the front slope are made of wooden rolling sheds, which looks extremely majestic.Yimen is the gate of etiquette. Whenever a new official arrives at the Yimen, he dismounts in front of the Yimen, and is welcomed into the Yimen by the welcoming officials.According to the official rules, when the emperor was lucky, read the imperial decree or held a sacrifice, the magistrate had to open the door of the ceremony to show respect.

Behind the Yimen Gate is the lobby.The lobby of the Luoyang government office is larger than that of the Shuntian government office.Looking from the side, you can see that the hall is 5 rooms wide and 3 rooms deep, far exceeding other houses, and it is the largest hall in Luoyang Fuya.The lobby is the third courtyard of the government office.There are bucket arches under the eaves, the brackets are sparse, the beam frames are ingenious, bright and spacious.The lobby is the place where the magistrate reads the edicts, meets officials, and holds important ceremonies. It is like the Hall of Supreme Harmony in the imperial city, and it is the most solemn place in the government office.

Li Qiufeng stared at the courtyard in front of the lobby, and saw the servant in black leading the big man into the courtyard in front of the lobby.The two stopped and seemed to whisper a few words.At this time, another servant in black came out from the small door next to the lobby, said a few words to the man in black in the yard, and then the servant in black who was standing in the yard turned around and exited, the big man followed another The man in black walked through the small door.

Li Qiufeng knew that the second hall behind the lobby was where the magistrate and his staff handled official business, so since the big man delivered official documents to the magistrate's office, the second hall was where he wanted to go.He looked around no one, jumped into the courtyard with his light body skills, and sneaked into the courtyard in front of the main hall in a zigzag way.With a little bit of his right foot, he jumped onto the roof of the lobby and walked northwards on the ridge of the roof.This hall is majestic and majestic. Standing on the ridge of the roof, you can see the three halls where the prefect receives superior officials, discusses political affairs, handles official duties and rests.After the third hall is the Fuya Garden.Under the light of the lantern, you can see a pool of water from a distance. It is bright, quiet and clear, and the lights are reflected in the water, which is very interesting.But the mountains and rocks are exquisite, the trees are lush and green, the exotic flowers and plants are competing for beauty, and it is a good place that is both elegant and colorful.

Li Qiufeng walked along the ridge to the roof of the second hall, but saw that the servant in black had led the big man to the door of the second hall.There was a person standing under the dripping eaves in front of the hall, it was the Master Ji whom he had seen in Guandi Shengjun Temple last night.Seeing Master Ji, the big man hurriedly knelt on the ground on one knee, and said: "The villain pays homage to Master Ji."

That Master Ji came forward with a smile, stretched out his hands to help the big man up, and said: "Lao Hai, we are old acquaintances, why should you be so polite? Hurry up and get up."

The big man stood up, took out the briefcase from his pocket, handed it to Master Ji respectfully, and said: "Master Ji, this is Mr. Hu's official document, please have a look at it. The villain will wait here, if there is any Reply, you can write it now. Or call the villain to pick it up after you write it tomorrow. If there is no reply, please ask Master Ji to write a receipt and give it to the villain to bring back."

Master Ji held the briefcase in his hand, pondered for a while, and said, "Okay, I'll call you after I read it. Lao Hai, go to the hall and rest."

The big man hurriedly waved his hands, and said in his mouth: "Don't dare, this is an important place in the government office, and the villain dare not enter without permission. The villain will wait in the courtyard, please come in and read the official documents."

Master Ji didn't give way any more, nodded, turned and walked into the second hall.The big man was not as anxious as he was in front of the government office, he just stood there with his hands down.The servant in black was beside him, also motionless.Li Qiufeng lay on the roof, and by the light of the eight lanterns under the corridor of the second hall, he could clearly see the situation in the courtyard.After a cup of tea, the sound of boots can be heard, and Master Ji has come out of the hall.

I saw Mr. Ji holding a letter in his hand, walked up to the big man, handed the letter to him and said: "I have written the reply letter, you take it back and hand it to Mr. Hu. There is another sentence, please say it to Mr. Hu." Your Excellency, the turmoil in Hangzhou has calmed down, and the showers in Luoyang have not stopped, please be careful, Lord Hu."

The big man's eyes widened, and he said to Master Ji: "The turmoil in Hangzhou has calmed down, and the showers in Luoyang have not stopped, please be careful, Master Hu. Master Ji, is that what you said?"

Master Ji smiled and said, "That's right, that's the sentence."

After he finished speaking, he took out a piece of silver from his pocket, handed it to the big man and said, "You take this little silver, and buy a glass of wine on the way."

The big man saw that the ingot of silver was worth five taels, he immediately smiled, took the silver with both hands, nodded and bowed and said: "Every time I have to pay the master, the villain is very grateful."

Master Ji said: "Lao Hai, what you said is wrong. We have become friends in the past two years, and Mr. Hu needs more attention from you."

The big man put the silver in his arms, nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, and said yes repeatedly.The two exchanged some polite words, and the big man bid farewell to Master Ji.Master Ji cupped his hands, seeing the big man walk out of the courtyard with the black-clothed servant, the smile on his face disappeared immediately, and he was seen walking a few steps under the eaves with his hands behind his back, his expression gloomy and uncertain.

Suddenly he heard a cough, and a person came out from the moon gate next to the second hall.Li Qiufeng looked over, but saw that the man was Han Qusi, the prefect of Luoyang.Master Ji glanced at him, he neither greeted nor spoke, but still paced slowly in front of the hall with his hands behind his back.

Li Qiufeng was taken aback, thinking to himself, how could Master Ji be so ignorant of etiquette?Even if Han Quqiu was thirsty, as a master, he would never dare to be so rude in front of his master.The behavior of these two people is so strange, it is really puzzling.

Han Qusi walked slowly to the front of the hall, cupped his hands at Master Ji, and said, "Second brother, why don't you rest at this late hour?"

Li Qiufeng's heart trembled, he didn't expect that the majestic prefect of Luoyang would call a master who has no official or job title as brother and brother.

But I heard Master Ji "hum" and said: "I have already said, between us, we can no longer be called brothers, we must be commensurate with official positions. Otherwise, people will see the flaws, and our four families are in danger of being exterminated .”

Han Qusi chuckled, and said, "The danger of genocide? Second brother, don't scare me! The case in Hangzhou has already been settled. This time, more than 100 members of the Xu family died, including those who hid in Shandong, Jiangsu, and Fujian. The remnants of the three provinces have been uprooted, so why do you have any worries?"

Master Ji frowned, lowered his voice and said, "Lord Han, don't get carried away! Don't you forget the past of Zhao's orphans? In the past 600 years, our five families have experienced many adventures, and the Hua family has suffered even more. Had it not been for the negligence of the ancestors of our five families back then, thinking that all the twenty or thirty members of the Xu family had been burned to death, so that the witch escaped, there would not have been these hundreds of years of life and death entanglement Mr. Han, we must not repeat the mistakes of our ancestors."

Han Qusi snorted, and said, "They were the ones who committed this crime, but they asked us to pay off their debts. In the past few decades, how have we ever slept peacefully? Let the high-ranking officials and the rich salary not go." Doing it, just wandering around in this broken place in Henan, worrying about it every day, and intrigues between brothers, I have had enough of this day!"

The more Han Qusi spoke, the louder his voice became, and finally his face was flushed red, and he stared fiercely at Master Ji, his eyes seemed to spew fire.

Master Ji's face was ashen, and he said angrily: "Confused! You are also a top-ranked Jinshi, how can you be so confused?! This matter is not only related to your Han family, but also to the life and death of our three families. If you continue to mess around like this, you may destroy your family The danger is right in front of us!"

When he said this, he paused for a while, let out a long breath, eased his tone a little, and said to Han Situi: "Master Han, don't forget, during the reign of Emperor Renzong of Song Dynasty, it was the kindness of the Hua family who rescued you." They captured a beggar and took the beggar to work in the mansion. As a result, three years later, the beggar cooperated with the Xu family and killed all 410 members of the Hua family, even the baby in their infancy. Although we borrowed the help of the Japanese pirates This case was settled in Hangzhou. I am afraid that there are still remnants of the Xu family who are spying in the dark. There is no place to die..."

Han Qusi didn't wait for Master Ji to finish speaking, then he sneered and said, "There is no place to die? Second brother, are you making this ridiculous? In the past five or six hundred years, our four families have always been the ones who have shown their faces, but it's not Your Ji family has been hiding in the back. If the Hua family hadn’t been pushed out by your Ji family to act as a transit envoy, I’m afraid it would not have been so popular and suffered a catastrophe. It’s just that more than 600 members of the Hua family died, but we found the Xu family. In the old nest, two or three hundred members of the Xu family were burned to death, and our four families were kept safe for more than 400 years. Think about it carefully, the ancestors spent a lot of money to buy a high-ranking official for the Hua family. How do you know it's not a big conspiracy? Pushing the Hua family out and attracting the descendants of the Xu family to show up, this plan is very shrewd!"

When Han Qusi said this, he looked up at Master Ji, and then said: "It was the ancestors of your Ji family who came up with this idea back then?!"

(End of this chapter)