After leaving Huaiyunfang, boat on the left and go west along the road in the night.

It was past midnight, and several night markets on the edge of the city had actually gradually dispersed. There were occasional cars and horses on the road, and many alleys were mostly quiet. He found a few alleys and walked through them quietly.

This is a fixed procedure to avoid being followed, and only the occasional barking of dogs is heard in the night.

Fuzhou City is currently under the control of the imperial court. The difficulty of espionage is not as high as behind enemy lines, but some fixed procedures are definitely still needed. After making sure that there was no tail behind him, Zuo Xingzhou arrived at a dilapidated small courtyard in the west of the city and opened

He opened the secret door on the side and woke up the veteran guarding the courtyard. He made a specific request and the veteran left immediately. Soon after, in the room of the small courtyard, Zuo Xingzhou met Zuo Wenxuan who had come from the tunnel.

A man named Zuo Wenxuan is in his early thirties. He is wearing a pair of glass glasses that appear to have been used for many years in the night. His eyes are squinted, with bags and dark circles under his eyes. His robe is also stained with many ink stains.

At first glance, in addition to being tall and tall, he looked more like a bookkeeper who lacked sleep. He held a brush and a book in his hands. After entering the room, he closed the door and made a few scratches on the book.

Putting the things down, the expression in his squinted eyes was clear.

The words were low but clean: "Yue Yun said that you didn't show up at the scheduled place, and the family was a little worried. You came to see me again. What happened?"

"Of course it's a big deal, third brother." Zuo Xingzhou was wary of his surroundings, frowned with a complex expression, and sat down.

"How big?"

"It's very big." Zuo Xingzhou lowered his voice and got straight to the point, "I saw Ning Ji."

"……Um?"

According to the needs of espionage, Zuo Xingzhou would never come close to this place unless it was extremely necessary while he was away. He accepted Yue Yun's appointment, and then asked to meet alone through a reserved channel. Zuo Wenxuan then felt that the situation was serious.

He was mentally prepared, but within a moment of hearing the other party's words, the expression on his face still became obviously confused, with weird confusion mixed in with it.

"……what happened?"

"That's the literal meaning... As agreed, I escaped to the night market over at Yinqiao Square to wait for Yue Yun. Then there was a stall selling goods next to it. I took a look and saw a flag on the stall with the words 'Bamboo' written on it.

Mark the semicolon', and the next one is Ning Ji. Third brother, I didn't understand as much as you did at the time, why the second young master came here suddenly..."

In the room in the early hours of the morning, Zuo Xingzhou recounted the experience of the night as coherently as possible. He didn't show off. After talking about their meeting, he also mentioned that he followed the other person there in vain, and found out that the other person ran away from home.

A series of things. In the silhouette of the lights, Zuo Wenxuan nodded occasionally, sometimes stretched out his hand to stir the wick in the oil lamp on the table, and so on until the other party finished narrating all the love and revenge.

"...Ning Ji is just a bastard who is just worried about the world being in chaos. He has nothing to say personally, but I know very well that his status means that nothing will happen to him." Zuo Xingzhou said.

Zuo Wenxuan listened to everything here, took off his glasses and rubbed his forehead. Then he nodded: "You handled it very well, you can't tell others about this matter..." He paused, "In addition, for this matter

We should each make records about things, and then keep the records in a place where we can’t find each other.”

"Um?"

"This is not a trivial matter. Next, if something happens to Ning Ji and the interests of the Chinese army are harmed, Zuo Xingzhou, I will testify against you, and you will testify against me."

"...I understand." Zuo Xingzhou thought for a while, and then nodded: "But third brother, with Ning Ji's character, even a guy who dares to sign a semicolon in Yinqiaofang, I'm afraid he will cause trouble sooner or later.

If something big goes wrong, we are not the only ones in the city who know him, so it won’t be a matter of us keeping the secret."

"We'll talk about it then." Zuo Wenxuan frowned and waved his hand, "He has such a sensitive identity and came here...with a headache...Xingzhou, we must keep silent about this matter, even if we are Zuo

My family members who have studied in the southwest may not all be in the southwest. Once his identity is exposed, the careerist secretly will explode."

"I know the pros and cons." Zuo Xingzhou touched his chin, "But Third Brother, I also thought about this matter on the way. Do you think... will His Majesty stand in the southwest? If he knew that Ning Ji was coming, would he

Won't……"

Zuo Wenxuan lowered his head and wiped his glasses: "His Majesty respects Mr. Ning very much. If he knows about this, he will probably be very happy, and maybe he will want to meet him."

"Then if something goes wrong, we can at least report it to the police. His Majesty will always protect his safety."

"Your Majesty will keep him safe, but what about the others?" Zuo Wenxuan raised his eyes, "Just in the inner circle, what do Mr. Cheng think? What do Li Pin think? What do Mr. Wen Ren think? And... Chang

Princess, what would she think? Are they all standing in the southwest? Even the Zuo family, do you think Uncle Quan knows about it, will he stand in the southwest? No, something big will happen..."

"Well, you are right."

"It's not rational, it's common sense." The lamp flickered. Zuo Wenxuan tilted his head and was still thinking about the question. He answered casually, then frowned and said, "But... I always feel that the names Long Aotian and Sun Wukong are impressive to me."

"I heard about it when I was in the southwest."

"No, like the information that came from Jiangning last year, they must have done something."

"Ah?" Zuo Xingzhou opened his mouth, and then whispered, "Ning Ji bragged to me, saying that he punched Wang Nanda and kicked Lin Zongwu in Jiangning, and that Wang Nanda was shot to death by him.

, Lin Zongwu couldn’t do anything to him. I know that Chen Shuai was there at that time... can’t it be true? Did he really do such a big thing? "

"I'll check it out, there should be..." Zuo Wenxuan stood up thoughtfully, "You wait here first, don't leave."

"Ang." Zuo Xingzhou replied with mixed emotions.

…

Zuo Wenxuan went out of the room, spent a long time, and then came back. When he came back in, he was holding some papers in his hands and his eyes had become quite solemn.

"Ning Ji, did he really say that he is now called Sun Wukong?"

"hold head high."

"Then the one with him is named Long Aotian?"

"Yes, what's wrong?"

After not seeing each other for more than two years, the little brother who once blew up a cesspit together became enigmatic. Even Zuo Wenxuan in front of him had a complicated look on his face that was incomprehensible. Zuo Xingzhou was confused. And then

Zuo Wenxuan threw the paper in his hand on the table. When he couldn't wait to look at it, he discovered that they were newspapers with rewards.

Soon after, he found specific information...

"Sun Wukong... a four-foot obscene demon!?"

There were few sparks in the dark sky, and the night was as dark as ink. In the room under the night, the two of them were stunned, confused, confused, guessing, and occasionally had a chaotic conversation. As professionals, they both had a hard time summarizing their emotions.

and expressions, but despite being complicated and helpless, both of them couldn't help laughing for a while - even though they tried hard to be serious, there were always times when they couldn't help it.

"...Four feet, poof..."

"...Five feet, hum..."

"Haha, he is a pervert and a younger brother——"

Since such encounters are kept secret, no one knows what happened at this moment.

…

"...The bounties for the two people first appeared during the Jiangning Conference last year. At that time, the rewards from all parties were mixed together, and the two of them were on the black list. After the Jiangning Conference, the parties split, which can be seen

Let's be clearer. You see, the reward is still there. Mainly under the command of Ping Ping Wang Shi Baofeng, a reward of 12,000 taels was offered to the two. However, the reward notice did not list the evil deeds of the two in detail. This

It’s quite intriguing.”

"Did that five-foot obscene demon... take Shi Baofeng's wife?"

"It is not impossible to say, but the character of the second young master is not so bad. I think that during the time they were in Jiangning, they forged a deep hatred with Shi Baofeng. Of course, what is the reason?

The Second Young Master probably won't say it. Since he won't say it and refuses to change his name, he will have to bear the blame... If these things are spread back to the southwest, it will be lively for a while, but it is not a big deal now. It will rot in the stomach.

.”

"Um."

"There is really nothing we can do about the broken appointment with Yue Yun today. Wait until dawn, and I will arrange a time. You guys can find a chance to do some tricks. I heard that there is some tension outside. Is there anything on your side?

What's the clue?"

"According to what is said in the Taoist tradition, Chen Shuangran seems to be planning to do something big, but everyone estimates that it is not like assassinating an official."

"They have failed so many times before, so it's time for some changes."

"Privately, some people estimate that today's important figures in Fuzhou are roughly divided into three directions. One is Her Majesty the eldest princess. We all know that Her Majesty is a member of the new party, while the eldest princess is leaning towards the old party. Over the past few days, the conflicts between the two parties have deepened.

, it has always been because of the eldest princess's mediation that he has stabilized the hearts of many old ministers, and many of His Majesty's new policy measures have only been implemented because of the eldest princess's coordination. Therefore, there are rumors from the outside world that Chen Shuangran may have given up assassinating the king.

He killed the driver and then planned to kidnap or assassinate the eldest princess."

"It's not impossible... Then if we use the eldest princess as a comparison, Mr. Li Pin and Mr. Li's side may not be too fair either."

"Yes, Mr. Li has used his influence over the years to gather a large number of young scholars. He was originally a core figure of the New Party. What's more, he also holds the power to issue five newsprints inside and outside Fuzhou. If Chen Shuangran can really guide the overall situation,

Getting rid of Li Dexin would also be a good move."

"...and the third direction..."

"us."

"That's a good thing..."

"For specific information, we need some luck... By the way, third brother, there is one more thing."

"you say."

"The official family is choosing a concubine, what's going on?"

"Private affairs in the palace, why are you curious about this?"

"It's like this. I know a friend in the world of martial arts. He is a very loyal person. In the past, he had a lifelong contract with a cousin of Huang Bailong, a tea merchant in Putian. This time, news of choosing a concubine came out in the palace. Huang Bailong seemed to want to

Send this niece to the palace. Third brother, do you think this will happen? What are the standards for choosing a concubine this time?"

"……money."
To be continued...