Chang'an City.

In a very inconspicuous inn, Xun Zhi sat at the window to taste tea. Tea was not a good tea, but the cheapest tea crumbs provided in the inn. His clothes had not been changed for a long time, and the silver in his pocket was almost used up, but he still made himself look very graceful, just as elegant as when he became famous in Beijing with a seven-character quatrain and a strategy. However, this was just the dignity he thought he could still preserve.

The prince cut off all contacts, and all the people exposed to the East Palace were removed, and no one left was left. The traces of the Pavilion Master Mu Zhaotong left in this world became increasingly faded. After all, there were not many people.

The most direct reaction was that he had lost his way of wealth. Even the Jiangnan Weaving Mansion was in panic. The officials of the Tingwei Mansion, the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Personnel, and the three ministries entered the Jiangnan Weaving Mansion. Who would dare to contact him at this time?

Xun Zhi has been living a casual and casual life over the years because he is not short of money. The queen has never treated him badly. Later, Mu Zhaotong has never treated him badly. Even Xun Zhi himself thought that even if he accomplished nothing in his life, he would have no worries about food and clothing. He did not think that how long has he died, he was so depressed.

The tea is very bitter and not delicious, but he is still savoring it, as if he can taste the flavors of life from this bad tea.

There was a knock on the door outside. After waiting for a while, Xun Zhi got up and opened the door. The shopkeeper of the inn came up with a plate of food, which looked a bit rough and a plate of vinegar and cabbage. According to the prices in Chang'an City, these two things were not much money.

"Disciple."

The shopkeeper smiled embarrassedly: "If it's convenient for you, we should pay some money for staying in the hotel."

Xun Zhi took the meal and nodded: "Wait a minute."

He went back, flipped through the purse, chose a smaller piece from the remaining two nails, and returned to the door and handed it to the shopkeeper: "I will pay you some first. I came to Chang'an to collect debts. I promised me that I will send the silver in two days, and I will pay it to you together at that time."

The shopkeeper looked at the Yindouzi and couldn't help but sigh: "Okay, use it slowly, I'll come up and take the plate away later."

"Thank you."

Xun Zhi leaned over and bowed, and the shopkeeper sighed and went downstairs.

Xun Zhi returned to the room, washed his hands carefully, sat down at the table, and looked at the meal that was so simple that he felt a little pitiful, and he was silent for a long time. Then he picked up the chopsticks, sat straight, and still maintained the posture that a scholar should have.

After taking a few bites, there was another knock on the door outside. Xun Zhi waited for a while and after confirming that the knock was a code used for contact, he felt a little unconcealed joy on his face. He stood up suddenly, thought for a while, took a piece of cloth to cover the rice on the table, then tidied up the dirty and wrinkled clothes, and walked to the door.

When he opened the door, there was a young man standing outside the door, looking like he was in his twenties.

"Mr. Xun Zhi."

The young man outside the door bowed. Seeing Xun Zhi's clothes and beard, he was silent for a moment and opened his luggage behind him, took out the purse from inside, and handed half of the money to Xun Zhi: "I know I'm sorry to leave at this time, and I'm sorry to Mr. Ge, but Mr. Ge, the situation is over... People with Tianzi don't need to be eliminated by the court, and the prince is already taking action. One by one, another, we are in a glorious position when Master Ge is here. Now, we can't even continue our lives. There is not much money. If Mr. Ge already has any plans, just think it's the money for Mr. Ge to leave Chang'an City."

Xun looked at the broken silver, thinking that even one of the killers of Tianzi Ke who was in charge of the empress was so down and lost all their backings. They were dead and fleeing, and there were few people.

"Sir, listen to my advice and leave Chang'an earlier."

The young man clasped his fists and bowed again: "Take care sir."

Xun looked at the broken silver in his hand and shook his head: "Take the silver with you on the road and go to a place far away from Chang'an City."

"My enough, sir... buy some clothes."

The young man strode away, walked to the stairs, and turned back: "If you don't dislike me, or you don't have a place to go, why not go back to your hometown... My hometown is Suiyuan County, Lianshan Road. I left at a young age and haven't been back for almost twenty years. I vaguely remember that there is a mulberry garden to the west of the village. I think if I can, I will go back and rent it."

Xun Zhi asked: "What's your name?"

"name?"

The young man shook his head: "How can I remember my name? I entered Desong Temple at the age of four or five. Now I have been using the Taoist name for nineteen years... The name is no longer important, the Taoist name is completely different, it is no longer important."

He looked at Xun Zhi and asked, "Do you have a place to go? Do you want to follow me?"

“No…no need.”

Xun Zhi shook his head blankly.

Taoist Huanran sighed again, said, "Take care," and then walked downstairs. As soon as he reached the stairs, a young man in a cloth dress was walking up. He looked at Taoist Huanran, then looked at Xun Zhi, and suddenly smiled: "It turns out to be the same betrayal dog."

Huanran Taoist's face changed, and his hand subconsciously touched his luggage. A dagger was hidden in the luggage. He would not be so strict when he left the city. Even if he found out that he was just for traveling far away to defend himself, the city gate guard would not be too embarrassed.

"Who are you?"

Xun Zhi asked.

"Mr. Xun Zhi has seen me, why can't I recognize me?"

The smile of this young man when he spoke made Xun Zhi dislike it, which was a naked and unconcealed ridicule.

"Su Qifan?!"

Xun Zhi suddenly recognized it.

He did meet this man, but it was too long, and he had completely ignored it. At that time, this man was still an official in the court, and he was serving as a lecturer for Crown Prince Li Changze. Once, at someone else's dinner, Xun Zhi and Su Qifan met. Su Qifan should have been forty years old, but he was tender and looked less than thirty years old.

"Mr. Xun Zhi, does it seem to be bad?"

Su Qifan stepped upstairs and glanced at Taoist Huanran: "Are you from Desongguan?"

Taoist Huanran shook his head: "It has nothing to do with you."

Su Qifan smiled and said, "After Master Ge left Chang'an, at least hundreds of people lived with my help. If you are a member of the Tianzi Department, then every copper coin you have spent in the past two years is mine. What does it have nothing to do with me?"

"Su Qifan, what do you want to do?"

Xun Zhi asked.

"Mr. Xun Zhi is not going to invite me in and sit down?"

As Su Qifan said, he walked around Xun Zhi and walked into the small guest room. After entering the door, he looked around and sighed: "Mr. Xun Zhi was once the guest of honor for the Empress and the Prince's teacher. Even the old master called you a talented master in the world. Look..."

He reached out and lifted the cloth covered on the table. The plate of cabbage was fried with lard. In such cold weather, there was no stove in the room, and the dishes soon became cold. The cabbage was covered with a layer of white greasy texture, which looked shabby.

"Sir, really frugal."

Su Qifan sat down and pointed to the Taoist Huanran who subconsciously followed the door: "Close the door."

Xun Zhi and Taoist Huanran looked at each other, entered the door, and closed the door.

Su Qifan put the package he was carrying on the table. The sound was very heavy. He opened the package, and it was full of gold, at least a few hundred taels.

"You are from Tianzi, and people from Tianzi are priceless treasures. If you want to find a place to retire and take half of the gold from here is considered a severance fee. I have to have a beginning and an end to what the Pavilion Master gave me. Although I feel it's a pity that you have your own ability, everyone has their own ambitions, so I won't force it."

He glanced at Xun Zhi: "Mr. Xun Zhi can take away the remaining half of the gold. You can find somewhere to be a teacher. You will never live too hard."

Xun Zhi shook his head: "Thank you for your kindness, I appreciate it."

“High.”

Su Qifan smiled and said, "The silver that the Pavilion Master received from the Jiangnan Weaving Mansion and the Nanyue people from Pingyue Road have been spent, and they have been spent long ago. They are used to rebel in Pingyue Road. Who would have thought that they could not help but fight and let a Shen Leng destroy it in a few seconds... Others wouldn't say that the life of the Tianzi Ke and the Tianzi Ke have spent in the past two years, and the silver that Mr. Xun Zhi spent in the past few years is provided by me Qifan Trading Company. Now, the two of you pretend to be noble and don't you think it's too late?"

Xun Zhi frowned: "What the hell do you want to say?"

"Simple."

Su Qifan asked: "Does Mr. Xun Zhi know my identity?"

Xun Zhi replied: "The master's disciple was once known as the three talents under the master's disciple. But you left the court early and went to do business."

“That’s one.”

Su Qifan said: "I went to do business because I knew that Mu Zhaotong could not accomplish a big deal and eventually had to implicate me. It would be better to leave the court early and be a rich man than a death row prisoner... But I need Mu Zhaotong, so I never cut off contact, so I said, you mentioned that I was Mu Zhaotong's disciple, and that was one of my identity. I also have an identity, and I am the housekeeper of Mu Zhaotong's underground money, so my business business will be prosperous. Of course, this is not all, and it is also due to my third identity."

"What?"

Taoist Huanran asked curiously.

"Black Warrior."

As soon as these three words were expressed, Xun Zhi and Huanran Taoist's faces changed at the same time.

"Since I said that, I'm not afraid of you knowing it, nor am I afraid of you taking action. I'm not short of money, not only because of Mu Zhaotong, but also because of the support of the Black Martial Empire behind me."

Su Qifan stood up and said while walking, "This is not something particularly surprising. You Ningren can send people to Heiwu, and Heiwu can naturally send people to Ningguo. Life was destined when I was six years old. At that time, I had to start learning the language of Ningren. Ningren's culture. At the age of fourteen, I was quietly sent to Liaobei Road, Ningguo. A wealthy family adopted me. I was very successful. I passed the Jinshi at the age of twenty-four. That year, Mu Zhaotong was the chief minister and the chief imperial examination, so I successfully joined his disciple."

"If nothing unexpected happens, I will be an official in the Ningguo court as planned. Because my abilities will naturally be appreciated. In addition to Mu Zhaotong's love for me, I myself think that I can be a minister when I was forty, and I am lucky, and I can become a minister at the age of forty. Is it fun to be a Bohai native who was taken away by a black warrior since childhood and became a senior official in Ningguo. I myself think it's wonderful."

"The emperor has a man named Ye Yunsan, who went deep into Heiwu and became a confidant around Emperor Khan. I have to say that I am not as good as him. I am afraid of death... Since I saw Mu Zhaotong's thoughts, I had to retreat first."

Su Qifan looked at Xun Zhi: "I know you are not afraid of death, but what is the meaning of death? You are Ning people, you do something and don't do it. I don't force it. If you believe me and go to the northern border with me, I will not let you betray the Daning army. I just want to kill Chen Leng. If you know Chen Leng so well, you will definitely make a difference after you arrive in the northern border."

Su Qifan looked at Xun Zhi and said something fatal to Xun Zhi.

"Your Majesty Khan also knows the name of Mr. Xun Zhi. Ningguo doesn't want Mr. He doesn't know his talent. His Majesty Khan said that he can go to Heiwu, a country's policy, and the person who carries out the orders will be the prime minister. The Emperor Khan thinks that Mr. Heiwu can be the prime minister of Heiwu."

There was something flashing in Xun Zhi's eyes.

"no!"

Taoist Huanran suddenly shouted: "Mr. Xunzhi, don't forget that you are Ningren, I am Ningren, and you should not become a lackey of Heiwu!"

Xun Zhi turned his head blankly to look at him, and Taoist Huanran stepped forward and grabbed Xun Zhi's hand: "Sir, you have to think clearly that there is a fight between Ningren, that is Ningren's business, but if you go to Heiwu, then you will be a traitor of Daning and a lackey of Heiwu, Mr. "

Bang!

A black shadow broke through the door outside the door. The moment Taoist Huanran turned around, the knife in his hand pierced into Taoist Huanran's heart. Xun Zhi subconsciously stepped back, and then realized that the one who killed Taoist Huanran with one knife turned out to be the inn shopkeeper.

Su Qifan shrugged: "Look, there will always be stupid people."

Taoist Huanran fell to the ground, holding Xun Zhi's ankle with his hands: "Mr. Xun Zhi, don't... make the wrong choice."

Xun Zhi retreated violently, and his hand fell weakly on the floor.
Chapter completed!