The autumn rain fell in patter at dusk, and the streets paved with granite became wet. At the end of mid-autumn, the coolness became increasingly intense.

The sky was dark, and there were very few pedestrians on the street. Zhao Quan held an oil-paper umbrella and sent Xue Bingxin outside the inn. While walking along the street, he whispered in a low voice: "Junior Brother Qiu just couldn't speak in a moment of excitement.

Junior sister, please don’t worry about it.”

Xue Bingxin nodded and said: "I can understand."

Zhao Quan sighed softly and said: "It's good to understand. After all, Qiu Er died in the hands of Xu Jin. Junior Brother Qiu has always wanted to kill Xu Jin to avenge his brother."

Xue Bingxin hesitated for a moment before saying: "Senior Brother, didn't I suspect that Qiu Er and the others were poisoned by mushrooms?"

Zhao Quan frowned: "Why are you mentioning this again? Could it be that Junior Sister still suspects that I was the one who poisoned you?"

Xue Bingxin quickly shook her head and said: "Brother, I misunderstood, I didn't mean that. There is a servant beside Xu Jin named Er Niu, who is honest and honest. I asked him specifically that Qiu Er and the others were indeed infected by the mushroom called Huang Quan Umbrella.

Vegetable poison, even the yamen servant in the kitchen behind the cell was poisoned that day. I heard that the mushrooms used to make the soup were purchased by the yamen servant himself, and he probably ate them by mistake."

Zhao Quan said in a deep voice: "So what if it was true that they were poisoned by accidental ingestion? If Xu Jin hadn't captured Qiu Er and the others back to the prison in Fan County, would they have died by accidentally eating poisonous mushrooms? So this debt still has to be borne by Xu Jin.

.”

Xue Bingxin was speechless after hearing this.

A hint of hidden anger flashed in Zhao Quan's eyes. It seemed that Qiu Fu was right. At least Junior Sister Xue had developed a crush on Xu Jin, otherwise why would she always defend that boy?

Zhao Quan suppressed the unhappiness in his heart and said calmly: "Junior sister Xue, you promised to protect Xu Jin for one month. It should be expiring soon, right?"

Xue Bingxin nodded and said: "Tomorrow will be one month, and I will leave the Yanzhou government office the day after tomorrow."

Zhao Quan's eyes flashed: "So after tomorrow, Junior Sister Xue will have fulfilled her promise, and you saved his life today. As Junior Brother Qiu said, today you can be considered as repaying Xu Jin's life-saving grace.

Then it’s time for revenge.”

As he spoke, Zhao Quan took out a small porcelain bottle from his arms and handed it to Xue Bingxin, and continued in a low voice: "The day after tomorrow, find a chance to give Xu Jin some before you leave!"

Xue Bingxin's expression changed slightly. She naturally knew that the porcelain bottle contained the kind of fine needles soaked with poisonous cow hair. As long as she secretly pricked the acupuncture point on the back of the person's head, the poison would develop and cause death in seven days.

Seeing that Xue Bingxin did not take the porcelain bottle immediately, Zhao Quan's face slowly turned cold and he said in a deep voice: "Junior sister Xue, could it be that you really like Xu Jin, so you can't do it?"

Xue Bingxin raised her eyebrows and said angrily: "I don't have one."

Zhao Quan slowed down and said: "Then why are you hesitating? Just because Xu Jin is a good official? Junior sister Xue, don't forget what I told you. The more good officials in the court, the more we must kill them. This will benefit our future."

great cause.”

Xue Bingxin said in a low voice: "But even if we overthrow the imperial court in the future, we will still need such good officials to govern the country, so why must we kill them."

Zhao Quan's suppressed anger surged up, and he said coldly: "Childish, if we become kings in the future, we will have to worry about having no capable people to seek refuge with us. Zhu Chongba was just a scabby monk before he became famous.

Later, it was not the gathering of candidates, and those scholars came to submit their votes one after another. Junior Sister Xue, don’t forget our canon rules. If you don’t think about yourself, you must also think about Tai Yu. If Junior Brother Qiu sues you in front of the master...

…”

Xue Bingxin's pretty face suddenly turned pale, she bit her teeth and took the porcelain bottle from Zhao Quan's hand.

Zhao Quan took advantage of the situation and held Xue Bingxin's hand and said softly: "Xin'er, senior brother is doing this for your own good. It just so happens that after the Double Ninth Festival, a batch of tea goods will be escorted back to Xuanfu. Then I will accompany you back to your hometown to visit Tai Yu.

"

Xue Bingxin broke away from Zhao Quan's hand, turned around and walked away while holding the umbrella.

Zhao Quan looked at Xue Bingxin's back, and his eyes gradually became colder. He knew very well the importance of that idiot in Xue Bingxin's heart, so as long as he used that idiot to threaten, Xue Bingxin would definitely give in. However, the consequence of this is that Junior Sister Xue has

The good impression I have accumulated on myself will probably be lost.

Of course, compared to being able to kill Xu Jin, Zhao Quan doesn't care too much about it. Now he increasingly believes in his uncle Li Ziran's words. The fortune surnamed Xu is in conflict with him. Everything has happened since he met him.

Unfortunately, I almost died in the flood last time.

In addition, Zhao Quan had an intuition that if Xu Jin was not eliminated, he would become his biggest enemy in the future, so he did not hesitate to use "threats" to prompt Xue Bingxin to take action.

As for whether Junior Sister Xue will annoy him because of this, Zhao Quan is not worried at all. Women cannot always be spoiled. The worst thing to do is to coax him slowly afterwards and get rid of the threat of Xu Jin first. Moreover, Zhao Quan is very confident.

Apart from herself, Xue Bingxin could not find a better match in the church.

…

During the Ming Dynasty, Shandong Province had a total of six prefectures, of which Jinan Prefecture was the provincial capital and bordered Yanzhou Prefecture and Qingzhou Prefecture respectively.

Yanshen Town (today's Boshan County) is within the territory of Qingzhou Prefecture and is under the jurisdiction of Yidu County, while Qingzhou Prefecture is also governed by Yidu County.

Yanshen Town is a good place combining mountains and rivers, with convenient water transportation. The key is that it is rich in mineral resources, such as coal, iron, lead, laterite, pottery clay, clay, alumina, etc., especially coal resources, which are buried deep and easily

Mining. Because of this, Yanshen Town's coal industry, ceramics industry, and colored glaze industry are all extremely developed, with hundreds of large and small private kilns.

Whether it is mining coal or firing porcelain and colored glaze, a large amount of labor is required, so landless refugees from nearby counties flock to Yanshen Town to make a living. As a result, this small mountain town has a population of tens of thousands, making it like a small and medium-sized town.

city ​​of.

Wang Tang's life has been very fruitful for the past six months. Ever since a magical stalagmite grew in his yard, "Wang Daxian" began to become famous. People from all over the country came to him to tell their fortunes, and some of them even

Landlords and squires.

Therefore, in just over half a year, Wangtang developed a large number of believers, and claimed to be the reincarnation of the Shancai boy in front of the Buddha's mother's throne, and several of his closest confidants also turned into the protectors of the Shancai boy.

Under the guise of accumulating merit, Wangtang deceived believers into donating their wealth and earned a lot of money. The originally dilapidated and narrow courtyard has now been transformed into a brand-new large tile-roofed house with two entrances and two exits.

It was late in the evening, and the autumn rain was also falling outside the house. At this time, Wang Tang was singing, drinking, and chatting with a middle-aged man dressed as a gentleman in the living room.

This gentleman is about forty years old, with a fat body, small eyes and single eyelids, a shiny face, and lewd eyes, which fits the standard of a greasy middle-aged man.

The middle-aged gentleman drank wine absentmindedly and glanced outside the door from time to time. His expression was obviously a bit anxious. He smiled and said: "Great Immortal, it's raining...will you stop coming?"

Wang Tang chuckled and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Li, I'll make sure you get what you want tonight!"

This middle-aged gentleman's surname is Li Mingkun. He is a small landowner near Yanshen Town. He has hundreds of acres of land under his name and runs several glaze workshops. He has considerable wealth and a good temper. He has recently fallen in love with his own glaze.

The newly married daughter-in-law of a factory worker.

At this moment, one of Wang Tang's guardians walked into the living room and said seriously: "Great Immortal, Sun Laowu has brought his wife to ask the Great Immortal to enlighten her and consecrate her."

Li Kun couldn't help but look happy and stood up excitedly. Wang Tang nodded and said: "Bring them in. Mr. Li will go to the back to avoid them for a while. I will make arrangements then."

Upon hearing this, Li Kun excitedly turned around the screen and went to the backyard to wait. He was obviously very familiar with this place.

Soon, Wang Tang's guardian led a young couple into the living room. The man was about in his early twenties. At first glance, he looked like an honest man who couldn't be beaten with three sticks. The woman was about seventeen or eighteen years old and was dressed in a uniform.

She wears a skirt and looks quite handsome, especially her eyes which are quite watery.

When the young couple saw Wang Tang, they immediately knelt down and kowtowed, and called them great immortals.

Wang Tang took a look at Sun Laowu's daughter-in-law, and couldn't help but feel a little itchy. This woman was really pretty, and the size of her breasts was very exaggerated. No wonder that guy Li Kun was willing to offer five taels of silver, and said with a smile: "You two, get up!
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