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Chapter One Hundred and Seventy-One

After drinking wine from noon to sunset, He Shaobai suddenly had the idea to invite everyone to listen to the play. He said: "This theater has been built and there have only been a few plays. All the heroes are here today. It is a rare occasion."

Come on, why don’t we listen to it for a while.”

Wang Zhengyi said: "Shaobai, are you drunk? It's so late. Where can I find the troupe?"

He Tai said: "Fifth Master, you have forgotten that the troupe used for the eldest young master's wedding lives in the garden."

He Yingqi invited the troupe to sing for three days, and there was another performance tonight. However, because Shaobai was kidnapped, He Yingqi lost his mood and asked He Tai to send the troupe away. He Tai was too busy on his own.

He touched the ground and forgot about it. The leader of the theater troupe greeted him just now and asked: "Where are we going to sing tonight? Are we going to sing in the pavilion in the mansion? I saw there is a theater building in this garden, and we are not in the theater yet."

There was a loud voice in the building."

"You haven't left yet? I forgot, the master has ordered that the reward will last for three days, and the show will not be played."

At this moment, He Shaobai asked to listen to the opera. He Tai felt that the day's money was finally spent, so he hurried to the front yard to stop the opera troupe, and hurriedly called a few servants to clean the theater.

He Shaobai said to Xie Yutian: "Xie Daxia, you don't recognize Shaobai as a brother. Shaobai recognizes you as his eldest brother. After listening to the play tonight, he will live in the garden. Shaobai wants to have a good relationship with you. I will take care of you."

I will tell you in detail what I will use your escort money for in vain. I will return it to you early tomorrow morning."

There is a unique small courtyard in the manor called "Little Liuyuan". It is modeled after the "Living Garden" in Suzhou and is specially used for the stay of distinguished guests. The small courtyard is planted with green bamboos and flowers along the stream. The environment is very elegant and quiet. He Shaobai originally

Please invite the fifth master and Tan Zuan to stay here. Tan Zuan likes it, but the fifth master doesn't like the dense bamboo forest. If he doesn't live with Tan Zuan, he doesn't dare to live alone.

Wang Zhengyi accompanied Xie Yutian and others to the "Little Liuyuan" to have tea and sober up. He Shaobai personally took He Tai to clean up the theater.

He Cheng could not be found, so He Shaobai had to order someone to break the door lock. Once he entered the theater, he found that He Cheng was tied to a pillar. He was exhausted due to hot weather and lack of water.

He Tai thought He Cheng was dead and burst into tears. He Shaobai quickly covered his mouth, poured water on He Cheng to wake him up, and asked why he was tied up. He Cheng said someone sneaked into the garden.

Already found the box in the dressing room backstage.

He Shaobai had heard from the Fifth Master that he had captured a disciple of Xie Yutian who had escaped over the wall. He couldn't help but secretly rejoiced. If Xie Yutian and that disciple were to meet, they would be led here, and the money would not be saved.

In this way, He Shaobai gave some instructions to He Tai and his wife, and then returned to the "Little Liuyuan". The theater was quickly packed up, and two tables were set up facing the stage, with colorful fruits, melon seeds and pastries on the tables.

, fragrant tea and ice cubes are all available, and two girls stand in front of each table to wave fans to cool down.

Wang Zhengyi and He Shaobai each accompanied a table. Everyone took their seats, the show began, and a big show behind the stage also began.

Tan Zu'an took Wang Zhengyi's souvenir and went outside the garden to look for his friends from all walks of life. He told them to act according to his plan. He waited for the gong in the theater to sound, then climbed over the wall into the garden and transported all the silver boxes out through the back door of the theater.

He Taize went to hitch a carriage to meet him, and was escorted by the Fifth Master's people all the way to the Cangzhou Canal Wharf.

Tan Zuan is the son of the governor of Liangjiang. He Shaobai went to Beijing on the order of Tan Zhonglin and asked for a name tag to be put on his body. Now it comes in handy. As long as he doesn't encounter bandits along the way, he doesn't have to worry about interrogation by officers and soldiers.

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Xie Yutian didn't want to listen to the play, but Wang Zhengyi personally accompanied him, so he had to sit still. Halfway through the play, Xie Yutian wanted to find an excuse to go out for some fresh air.

It happened that Zhong Yishi was invited over.

Seeing Zhong Yishi, Xie Yutian looked her up and down and saw that she was in perfect condition. He began to believe that He Shaobai had not lied to him. With Wang Zhengyi by his side, the two of them did not talk much and listened patiently to the end of the play. He Shaobai called his family again.

A banquet was held in the "Little Liuyuan". The banquet was divided into two tables. One table was for Master Zhao Sanduo and the Five Heroes, and the other table was for Wang Zhengyi, Xie Yutian and other four people.

Liang Zicheng understood that this was about to talk about returning the money, so he said to Xie Yutian in front of Wang Zhengyi: "Second brother, if you have something to say, please call me. Brothers, listen."

He Shaobai closed the door, knelt down and bowed to Wang Zhengyi: "Master, Shaobai was young and ignorant, and made a big mistake, which stained your face. You can severely punish the undisciplined disciples according to the rules of the master."

"Get up. You can correct your mistakes if you know them. There is no way to do good. Besides, you also want to do big things. I believe Mr. Xie will understand you."

He Shaobai then kowtowed to Xie Yutian: "Shaobai didn't know that Xie Daxia was Junior Sister's savior. The flood washed away the Dragon King Temple. All the mistakes were made by Shaobai. This time, please remember them first.

, if Shaobai's place is used in the future, Shaobai will definitely retaliate with his heart and brains!"

Most of the people who work in the officialdom, unless they are in high positions, are capable of bending and stretching, and can play both sides. There are even some officials who are full of tricks and lies, but they can make people believe the truth. Everyone in the officialdom is a master of opera.

, His face turns red when he should sing red, and his face turns red when he should act white. One person has many faces, and his face changes are like a magic trick.

He Shaobai has been in the officialdom for a long time, from governors and governors to government officials and soldiers. He has seen too many officialdom tricks. Although he is not ashamed to learn them, he has also been influenced a lot invisibly.

Those who should burn incense burn incense, and those who should kowtow kowtow. In order to accomplish something, face is nothing. If it falls on the ground, you can still pick it up. If the thing cannot be accomplished, then you will lose face.

Xie Yutian is a man of the world, and he does everything according to the rules of the world. He doesn't have much contact with people in the officialdom, so he doesn't understand the mysteries of the officialdom.

It was not an easy day for He Shaobai either. He was soft, hard and naive, laughing and sad. He used all the skills he had learned in the officialdom. Even Wang Zhengyi felt distressed when he saw it. It turned out that he wanted to accomplish something like this.

Why did he endure the humiliation?

After a day of scheming and saying things that he didn't mean to say, He Shaobai was tired now and it was time to get things off his chest and be honest with each other.

He kneeled down these two times, all from the guilt in his heart.

When Xie Yutian saw that He Shaobai first worshiped Wang Zhengyi and then himself, with sincere words, he already forgave He Shaobai in his heart.

"He Shaoxia, it doesn't have to be like this. Everyone is confused sometimes. Fortunately, it didn't lead to a big mistake. Because of this, it is a blessing for me to get to know the Fifth Master."

Wang Zhengyi smiled bitterly and said in his heart, if you knew that the person who robbed the escort money was mine, and the person who took the escort money away was also mine, I'm afraid you wouldn't say this.

He Shaobai said: "Shaobai would like to ask Xie Daxia, what is the meaning of the word chivalry?"

"Why don't you ask the Fifth Master for advice on this matter? He is a role model for us and other younger generations. He understands the word chivalry much more than I do."

Wang Zhengyi shook his head, "People in the martial arts all talk about being chivalrous and helping the weak and the poor. In fact, no one can measure what true chivalry is."

"Does Master Xie know about the reform?" He Shaobai asked.

"I heard, didn't six reformers beheaded at Caishikou a few days ago?"

"Do you think the imperial court did the right thing or the Reform Party did the right thing?"

"If the court does well, there will be no Reform Party. In the final analysis, the officials of the Qing Dynasty are still incompetent. It is just the reform and reform, and the implementation of new methods. The people in the court will still be the same people. The new laws can make the Qing Dynasty better.
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