Ouyang Zheng’s new mansion is not big. A fourth-rank Hanlin Academy doctor is an official from another place, so this mansion has been vacant. Most of the luxury mansions in the inner city are owned by those long-lasting families. Officials who have just entered Beijing from other places generally cannot live in real luxury houses.

After the official slowly gained a foothold in the capital and gradually rose, he would buy a large mansion and buy a few neighboring houses. Only in this way would the mansion come out if it was rebuilt with troops.

Xu Jie came to the door today, so Xu Jie naturally came to say goodbye. There was another person attending the farewell banquet, and that was Xie Fang.

It seemed a bit strange that two high-ranking officials of the court saw off a young scholar. The banquet was held, and Ouyang Wenfeng was beside him. This time Ouyang Wenqin did not come out again. Xie Fang was in front of him. This girl who was arrogant because of her favor was really aware of her reputation and identity.

Xie Fang brought a gift, a snake-patterned guqin. When he handed it to Xu Jie, he smiled and said, "Wenyuan, you are so skilled in this guitar now. You still owe me something, but do you still remember?"

Xu Jie was a little confused and smiled and said, "I don't know what I owe you to Mr.?"

Xie Fang's face turned right and replied, "Sure enough, you guys have forgotten. You haven't written the digital notes and the five-line music score to me yet."

Xu Jie remembered it at this moment and hurriedly said, "Oh, sir, don't be anxious. When you enter Beijing next year, you will definitely send it to sir."

Xie Fang looked unhappy and said, "Do you have to wait for a year? You guy will come back next year, so don't be a fat man."

Xu Jie didn't understand and asked, "Become a fat man?"

Ouyang Zheng obviously understood Xie Fang's joke, patted Xu Jie on the shoulder and said, "Xie Zhongcheng told you not to break your promise."

Obviously, Xu Jie did not find the jokes of the literati of this era, and he also smiled after understanding it.

After the four of them sat down, they teased for a moment, Ouyang Zheng said a serious matter: "The people who went to Xuanfu are coming back soon, and Fangxing's affairs will come to light, so you can go home with peace of mind."

Xu Jie still had some questions and asked, "Did those nobles and relatives not move at all?"

Ouyang Zheng waved his hand and said, "Listen to someone, the Jindian Guard brought back hundreds of soldiers under Fang Xing's command. There should be no room for maneuver in this matter, and it has been decided."

When Xu Jie heard this, he felt that the old emperor was really not stupid, much smarter than Xu Jie thought. He also said: "This matter should not be taken lightly. Before the real decision is made, be more careful."

Xie Fang waved his hand and said, "Wenyuan doesn't need to worry. Li Tong died, died in the prison of Dali Temple, and committed suicide by hanging himself."

Xu Jie was shocked when he heard this: "What? Li Tong committed suicide? No, Li Tong is the one who sells his owners and seeks honor, how could he commit suicide?"

Ouyang Zheng sighed: "Oh... Wen Yuan, you can understand."

Xu Jie naturally understood that there must be something strange about Li Tong's death. There is no need to think about this strange thing. However, Xu Jie was still puzzled: "Li Qiming's method is like this, why did Li Tong commit suicide instead of Fang Xing commit suicide fearlessly?"

Ouyang Zheng looked at Xu Jie and replied, "Fang Xing committed suicide. When the truth was revealed, some people would get angry. Li Tong committed suicide and he was just finished."

This principle is really not complicated. It is really just as Ouyang Zheng said. If Fang Xing died in prison and waited for hundreds of soldiers to enter the capital, many people would not be able to escape. Then Li Tong would be even more guilty of death. If Li Tong was eager to survive, he would say so many dirty things. Only when Li Tong died was completely over.

If Xu Jie had not appeared at that intersection, if Fang Xing was chased and killed halfway, all this should have disappeared, and then Li Tong might have been scolded by some emperors, at most he would have been demoted. He might have been restored to his post in a short time.

Xu Jie nodded when he heard this. Things were as Ouyang Zheng said and had been settled.

At the farewell banquet, Ouyang Zheng and Xie Fang didn’t drink much. Ouyang Wenfeng was the one who drank a lot, so Xu Jie naturally had to drink more.

No words all night.

I got up early in the morning, and several carriages carried Xu Jie and his group back south. There were still many things on the carriages, including books Xu Jie bought, some items that could not be found in Qingshan County, as well as some tea and wine. I also brought a foreigner, Deng Yu, who was wearing copper and iron bones.

This man in the world seemed to know that he was a big shot, the Blood Knife Hall in Jiangnan, the fat Yang Sanpang from Shu, and even more, he knew that an old man in Xu Jie's mansion was actually the Minister of Justice. This man in the world who is affectionate and righteous eats more and drinks more every day. He also wants to be successful and glorify his ancestors.

Not far from the city, someone chased after him. A carriage followed a dozen running men all the way out of the city. Someone in front of him shouted: "Young Master Xu, wait, wait."

Xu Jie poked his head out of the car window, and Xia Rui came to see him off.

When the two got out of the car, Xia Rui stepped forward without saying anything to say farewell. He only said, "Wenyuan, I have found someone to look at that house for you. I will definitely look forward to it, and there will be nothing missing."

Xu Jie was a little moved. He looked at Xia Rui and remembered what Ouyang Zheng said, "Brother Juemin, I will be back one year later. Before leaving, I will leave a message to you, and you must keep it in mind."

Xia Rui saw Xu Jie so serious, and hurriedly came to listen.

"Don't have a slight covetous heart." Xu Jie said word by word. It was obviously Xu Jie a little worried, because Xu Jie knew that Xia Rui was not such a cowardly person. Xu Jie also remembered some of the words Xia Rui said in a joke, which revealed the ambition buried deep in Xia Rui's heart.

Xia Rui is not qualified to fight. If he shows a slight desire to fight, Xu Jie still remembers how the Eighteen Ghosts of the Yellow River intercepted him. Xia Rui's life will definitely not be saved. It is not very difficult for someone to die.

When Xia Rui heard this, he looked at Xu Jie and said nothing. Xia Rui knew that Xu Jie might have seen a little bit of his thoughts hidden deep in his heart. In this world, no one wants to be stepped on by others without any desire to resist, just like Xia Rui's fists tightly when he heard Xia Wen's scolding.

Xu Jie was persuading Xia Rui to accept his fate. Xia Rui looked up at Xu Jie. After looking for a long time, he suddenly laughed: "Don't worry, Wen Yuan is, if I also give him a title of prince in the future, I will ask for the King of Qingshan and go to your Qingshan County to be the King of Kings, how about it?"

Xu Jie smiled and said, "Where is there a county king? Why is it a county king? You should seek a Dajiang king and become a prince in Dajiang county."

Xia Rui also smiled and said, "In the past, there was no county king, so I wanted the county king. I still don't like the county king."

Xia Rui seemed to be expressing to Xu Jie that he really had no desire to compete, and he didn't even want the county prince, just the county prince.

Perhaps it was just a joke. If Xia Wen ascended the throne, Xia Rui's most likely outcome would be that he would be in a ban in the capital, and he could not go anywhere, and no one could get in touch with him. He even had to apply for a memorial to go out, so that Xia Wen could not even bother to read this memorial at that time. There were so many major national affairs, and His Majesty the Emperor was too lazy to waste time on such trivial matters.

Xu Jie waved his hand and said, "Go back, it's time for me to leave."

Xia Rui didn't leave much, and after raising his hand, he turned around and left.

Xu Jie also turned around and got into the car and was about to leave. However, he had just gotten into the car and heard someone shouting behind him: "Young Master Xu, wait for a moment."

Xu Jie looked back from the car window and saw a man galloping on horseback, but he didn't recognize who the man was.

It was not until not far away that Xu Jie recognized the man, a dark and strong man, Fang Xing, who had been cultivating in prison for a long time.

As soon as Xu Jie got off the car, he saw that the man who was still on the horse's back was kneeling in front of him. Xu Jie hurriedly went forward to help him and said, "Personnel Fang, why are you? Please get up quickly."

The old soldiers in the border town, who had martial arts, could not resist Xu Jie's strength, were already helped up, but said, "Mr. Xu, when he was out of prison this morning, he went to Ouyang's door to thank him, he learned that the young master had left the city. Fortunately, he quickly caught up with him. Otherwise, the young master would not be able to leave Beijing and would be really rude."

Xu Jie looked at Fang Xing, not as embarrassed as he saw last time, nor as thin as he saw last time. He smiled and said, "I didn't expect that Captain Fang was out of prison in advance, which is a joyful congratulations. Judging from your spirit, it seems that the food in prison is really good."

Fang Xing smiled slightly, not so natural, and was so upset that his enemies died, but they could not offset the sadness of the death of the whole family. Fang Xing said, "I didn't expect that the prison food in Dali Temple is so good, and there is wine and meat for every meal."

Xu Jie saw Fang Xing's hidden sadness and said, "Can you get a reward for your Majesty?"

Fang Xing nodded and said, "Although the reward has not yet arrived, I heard from Mr. Ouyang that he was transferred to the imperial guards in the capital and promoted to the deputy commander of the army, the captain of Zhaowu. The remaining six or seven hundred brothers under his command were all transferred to the commanders."

"It's great. Zhaowu's Captain is promoted to a guerrilla general and the like. Maybe it will take a while to call him General Fang, which is a joyful congratulation. It's getting late, so I should hurry up. Captain Fang is back." Xu Jie saw Fang Xing outside the city, and he had no worries about leaving Beijing. The journey was easy at that time.

When Fang Xing heard this, he bowed and raised his hand to ask: "Prince Xu please get on the car. I saw that Mr. Xu had set off and went back to the city."

Xu Jie was not polite either. He turned around and moved his horse's hooves lightly.

There was still Fang Xing behind him: "Young Master Xu, I will be sent to you in the future and will never refuse."

Xu Jie just stretched out his head and looked out of the window, nodded slightly.

The road is long and the snow is getting deeper. Xu Jie has already walked a few miles. The official road near the capital is very flat. While shaking, Xu Jie can take a break. He has a lot of alcohol last night, so he got up early today and has not had a good sleep.

But Xu Jie didn't expect that there was another shout behind him, "Young Master Xu later."
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