Hu Xiaotian said: "He has a somewhat aloof temperament and may not be willing to accept your help. I just want you to tell me and take care of him secretly to prevent him from being bullied."
Wang Wenyou nodded and said, "That's fine."
So Hu Xiaotian described the location of Yang Lingqi, and Wang Wenyou remembered what he said firmly in his mind.
After explaining to Wang Wenyou, Hu Xiaotian decided to go to Guanlan Street. The snow had stopped completely, but the snow on the ground was already very thick. Guanlan Street was not far from the post house anyway, so Hu Xiaotian decided to walk there.
During the Lantern Festival, shops on the streets have opened one after another. Tianbo City is the largest city in the north of Kangdu, and the market is still relatively lively and lively. Hu Xiaotian took only two steps when he found Zhan Peng following him behind and stopped.
Turning around and taking a look, Zhan Peng gave him a knowing smile and hid in the crowd in a subtle way. Wen Boyuan asked him to follow Hu Xiaotian and pay attention to Hu Xiaotian's every move, which just gave him a high-sounding reason to protect Hu Xiaotian.
Hu Xiaotian smiled and continued walking forward. When he came to Yang Lingqi's painting stall, he saw that Yang Lingqi had left the stall early. The business was as deserted as last night. Standing alone in the cold wind, he looked down and out.
He stared at the people passing by with numb eyes, wondering what he was thinking.
Hu Xiaotian quietly observed Yang Lingqi from the side and found that there was still stubbornness and unyielding hidden in the depths of this man's eyes. Although he had not had much contact with Yang Lingqi, he felt that this man was by no means someone who would be easily defeated by fate. A person
His appearance can be deceiving, but his eyes can never be deceiving.
Hu Xiaotian walked slowly to the painting stall and coughed, which attracted Yang Lingqi's attention. When Yang Lingqi saw Hu Xiaotian hurriedly bowing his hands, he also called him Master Hu from Mr. Hu.
Hu Xiaotian said: "I'm not an adult. Brother Yang, don't be polite. If you think highly of me, just call me Brother Hu."
Yang Lingqi said: "There is a difference between superiority and inferiority. Lingqi doesn't dare!"
Hu Xiaotian said: "I don't have an official position now, so why should Brother Yang care about these little details?"
Yang Lingqi said: "There has been some news in the city in the past two days. Although Lingqi is not talented, he can still guess some things from the situation when we met last night. If Lingqi guessed correctly, the man who called me last night was
The young lady behind you is the current Princess Anping. Master Hu is here to escort Princess Anping to Dayong to get married, right?"
Hu Xiaotian secretly admired his eyesight and said with a smile: "Brother Yang doesn't seem to have much business."
Yang Lingqi said: "There has been no business."
Hu Xiaotian said: "I will leave Tianbo City early tomorrow morning. I hit it off with Brother Yang at first sight. I wonder if Brother Yang is free. Let's find a place to sit down, have a glass of wine and catch up on old times?"
Yang Lingqi pursed his lips. It could be seen that he was still hesitant, but in the end he nodded and said, "That's fine."
Hu Xiaotian pointed to Duowei Fang in front and said, "Let's go over there." Yang Lingqi closed the painting stall and followed Hu Xiaotian to Duowei Fang.
Today is also the first day of the new year when Duowei Fang opens its doors to welcome guests. Everywhere he goes, the waiters greet guests with smiles and beaming with joy. If Yang Lingqi walked in like this, he might be kicked out as a beggar, but he and Hu Xiaotian walked together
It was obviously different. Hu Xiaotian's clothes were gorgeous, his equipment was extraordinary, and he looked like he was either rich or noble. The waiter followed Hu Xiaotian and asked about his welfare, and was extremely flattering. However, he turned a blind eye to Yang Lingqi who was next to Hu Xiaotian. Yang Lingqi secretly lamented the coldness of human nature and the coldness of the world.
Hu Xiaotian asked for a seat by the window on the second floor. He asked the waiter to bring the recipe and handed it to Yang Lingqi. Yang Lingqi said: "Young Master Hu, just watch it." He glanced at the menu and found that all these dishes were all good for him.
It’s sky-high.
Hu Xiaotian smiled and did not force himself. He ordered four special dishes and ordered a pot of good wine.
After the food and drinks were served, Hu Xiaotian picked up the wine glass and said, "You and I are destined to come thousands of miles to meet each other. Let's drink to celebrate our acquaintance."
Yang Lingqi nodded, stretched out his right hand and his disabled left wrist to hold the wine glass, raised his head and drank.
Hu Xiaotian felt pity when he saw him like this, drank his glass of wine and whispered: "What happened to Brother Yang? How did he end up here?"
Yang Lingqi put down the wine glass and inadvertently tipped it over. Hu Xiaotian quickly caught the wine glass, placed it in front of Yang Lingqi again, and filled the wine glass for him.
Yang Lingqi couldn't help but sigh sadly when he saw that he couldn't even do such a simple thing well.
Hu Xiaotian had heard about the accidents that his parents had suffered before. He still remembered that Xiao Tianmu once said that Yang Lingqi was missing on the way to Qingyun for the funeral. Judging from Yang Lingqi's current situation, he must have encountered a life and death ordeal.
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Yang Lingqi said: "I was already on my way to the capital to take the exam, but on the way I heard that something unexpected happened to my father, so I gave up taking the exam and hurried back to Qingyun. But when I was about to reach Qingyun, I was attacked by a group of horse thieves. They were not
I am looking for money but for killing my life. How can I, a weak scholar, be a match for their dozen or so vicious thieves? My scholar was hacked to death by them on the spot, and I was also hacked by them. I was desperate and jumped down.
The cliff, maybe my life should not have been cut off, but a tree happened to hang me on the cliff, and I saved my life from the King of Hell."
At this point, Yang Lingqi took a sip of wine, and his pale face became flushed with alcohol. He said sadly: "I have gone through all the hardships to return to Qingyun County. No matter what, I have to die for my father. I returned to Qingyun County.
, but I heard that money was found in my house, and my mother hanged herself because she was humiliated." He was so sad that he couldn't help but shed tears of blood for his son.
Hu Xiaotian said: "I heard some things about my respected father when I was the Prime Minister of Qingyun County, and I know that Mr. Yang is an honest man."
Yang Lingqi said: "My father Qingfeng hates evil very much. He has taught me since I was a child that I should be a man of uprightness and do things worthy of the conscience of heaven and earth. Even the expenses for me to go to Beijing to take the exam were borrowed from my father. How could he be corrupt and pervert the law?"
.My ancestors lived in Donghai City, and my father is very good at water. He can cut through waves in large rivers and seas, so how could he lose his footing and drown?"
Hu Xiaotian said: "Xu Qinglian and Liu Baoju's gang are all corrupt officials. The entire Qingyun County government office is corrupt. Your father is the only one who is upright. Maybe because of this, he has become a thorn in the side of that gang."
Yang Lingqi nodded with red eyes and said, "Yes! My parents died at the hands of these corrupt officials. They must have colluded with the horse thieves in Tianlang Mountain. It was also because of them that I was killed by the horse thieves on the way."
Hu Xiaotian said: "Why don't you report it to the official?"
Yang Lingqi sighed and said: "The world is as dark as crows. The officialdom of Dakang is already at its worst. What if we go to Xiezhou, Xizhou, or even Kangdu? In the end, it's not officials protecting each other. They are worried that someone will protect my parents."
Overturning the verdict, I still sent people to ambush the graves after my parents were buried. I was really unfilial and failed to see my parents on their last journey."
Hu Xiaotian comforted him and said: "It is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge. It is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge. Before the great revenge is avenged, he must not act blindly. If something unexpected happens to you, then who will avenge your parents?"
Yang Lingqi nodded: "It was with this thought in mind that I endured the humiliation and survived. I didn't dare to stay in Qingyun, so I went to Honggu County to recuperate while looking for opportunities for revenge. Later I heard that a new man came to Qingyun.
County Magistrate, I originally thought there was just another corrupt official here to exploit the people."
Hu Xiaotian laughed.
"Later I heard that you had arrested all Xu Qinglian's gang. Then I realized that you were different from them, and I began to have hope in my heart. I was going to go to Qingyun to find you to see if you could help my father.
"Niang Zhaoxue, but I heard that you went to Xiezhou." Yang Lingqi said: "Not long after you left Qingyun, a mutiny broke out in Xichuan. Although the war did not affect Qingyun, Xu Qinglian and his gang were released again, and they started again.
Take charge of the power of Qingyun."
"What?" Hu Xiaotian said in shock.
Yang Lingqi said: "Li Tianheng supports his troops and is self-reliant. Those who take the initiative to surrender will not only be forgiven, but may also be promoted to officials. For those officials who dare to openly resist him, he adopts a strategy of killing without mercy. Xu Qinglian is cunning and cunning, and immediately betrays the rebels."
Jun showed his loyalty, so he was still appointed by the Li family in Xichuan and served as his Qingyun County Magistrate."
Hu Xiaotian regretted and said: "If I had known this, I should have killed them all."
Yang Lingqi said: "After Xu Qinglian and his gang came to power, they naturally intensified their efforts. They took revenge on those who were close to you in the past. I don't know how many unjust cases have been committed in Qingyun during the period after you left."
Hu Xiaotian gritted his teeth and said: "This bastard, when I find time in the future, I will definitely execute this thief to death in order to relieve the hatred in my heart."
Yang Lingqi said: "Although Xu Qinglian is just a small magistrate of Qingyun County, this person is very extraordinary. He has been exchanging tricks with the horse thieves in Tianlang Mountain, and they have harmed many innocent people together."
Hu Xiaotian said: "Brother Yang, you must have had a hard time escaping from Xichuan, right?"
Yang Lingqi said: "I'm just a useless person. I didn't want to leave Xichuan originally. But after Li Tianheng became independent, various places in Xichuan began to clean up the rebellious parties. In order to show their loyalty to him, the lower-level officials began to hunt and arrest people within their jurisdiction. For a while,
The news was raging, and I was worried that someone would discover my true identity, so I fled all the way to Dakang. I wanted to go to Kangdu to settle down temporarily, but I didn't expect that after many twists and turns, I came to Tianbo City. I was penniless here, so I could only settle down temporarily.
I want to make some money and go to the capital." Speaking of his experience, Yang Lingqi lamented: "In my current situation, my paintings can't be sold for much money. I did have some paintings in the past, but I couldn't bear to sell them to those arty people.
man of."
I’ll send you more updates and wish you all a happy New Year! (To be continued...)
