Master Luo Cao

Zhao Ciji sat by the window drinking tea.

The tea leaves in this cup of tea were not good, and even the tea was completely cold, but Zhao Ciji still held the cup of tea, sitting in front of the window, looking at his backyard with strong weeds, and drank it one sip at a time.

He and Lu Tian are not in the same group. Now that Fu Yunshu has been suspended, and he and Xu Meng have never been on good terms, they kicked him out of the game, calling it a rest, but it was really just to make it easier for them to work with their heads covered. unknown bad things.He probably knew it all, but there was nothing he could do about it.

Just sitting here drinking tea one cup after another.

The cup of cold tea in his hand gradually emptied. Zhao Ciji put the empty cup of tea on the small table beside him, but his hand felt a little warm. He glanced out of the corner of his eye, and the small table beside him didn't know what to expect. When did an extra teacup appear, and it was steaming.

He lives alone, and there is no servant at home to serve him.

The saber he carried with him came out of its sheath and stabbed behind him like lightning. This thunderous blow was easily cracked by a seemingly frail and delicate hand.

The visitor stretched out two fingers, and gently clamped Zhao Ciji's sword.

Zhao Ciji tried as hard as he could, but he couldn't move his sword any more.He blushed from holding back, and finally let go of his hand in resignation, and said, "Who is your Excellency? What advice do you have for visiting the humble house?"

The man let go of his fingers, and the long sword fell to the ground with a "clang".He supported the curtain on his head, and said in a deliberately low voice: "I can't talk about teaching, I just want to ask Mr. Zhao something."

Zhao Ciji asked, "What's the matter?"

The man said: "Where is Mr. Zhao on the night of the Dragon Boat Festival?"

Zhao Ciji's heart trembled, and he said, "How can I remember the past so long? Either I'm sleeping at home, or I'm watching the night in the county."

"Master Zhao really is a noble person who forgets things a lot," the man seemed to chuckle, and said, "In that case, I will give Master Zhao a hint." After a pause, he said word by word: "The mass grave .”

Zhao Ciji asked sharply, "Who the hell are you?!"

The man said: "I'm really curious, what did Mr. Zhao do at the mass grave that night at the Dragon Boat Festival? You have to be so careful, thinking that Zhao Si broke through, and you must kill him to silence him?"

Zhao Ciji said: "Zhao Si's death has nothing to do with me! It was Xu Meng who wanted to kill He Changfa. Who made him live in the same room with He Changfa?!"

"But who arranged for them to live in a cell?" The man asked himself and answered, "It was you."

Zhao Ciji was speechless for a moment.

The man said again: "The only prisoners in the prison who were poisoned were Zhao and He. It means that someone wiped meth on the utensils. Who shared the prison food that day?" He smiled again, "It's still you."

He said: "Master Zhao, do you think there is such a coincidence in this world?"

Zhao Ciji also laughed, "It seems to be too much of a coincidence."

The man asked, "So, what did you do at the mass grave that night?"

Zhao Ciji said: "Mr. Kou came here during the strict investigation, just to ask this? Ah, no." He looked at him quietly, as if his eyes had penetrated the ethereal white veil on the curtain and saw directly took his skin, "It should be said, the master of Haidong Qingzhai."

Kou Luoche raised his hand and took off the curtain on his head. He didn't show any panic because his identity was discovered. He even smiled politely at Zhao Ciji and said, "I'm bothering Mr. Zhao. It's really because This question has troubled me for a long time, making me restless, so I couldn't hold back and came to ask."

"There is also a problem that bothers me at the moment." Zhao Ciji asked: "What does this matter have to do with the village master, it can make you sleepless?"

Kou Luoche said: "Zhao Si's death has nothing to do with me." After a pause, he said: "The thing that has something to do with me is the thing Mr. Zhao hid in the mass grave. Ah, no... ..." There was a smile on the corner of his mouth, and he looked quietly at Zhao Ciji, whose face was sinking like water, "It should be said, the former young minister of Dali Temple, Master Xue Zheng."

Zhao Ciji sweated like a waterfall on his forehead for a moment, his pupils trembled violently, and he looked at Kou Luoche who was calmly smiling in front of him in disbelief.

Kou Luoche said: "Back then, you and Jin Yunlong were both young ministers of the Dali Temple, and you were also demoted because of King An's treason case. Jin Yunlong suffered in this Jiangbei for several years, but you disappeared for no reason on the way to take office, and your whereabouts have been unknown since then. Many people can't find you through their iron shoes. I didn't expect Master Xue to hide in Jiangbei. I really don't know whether to say that you are greedy for life and afraid of death, or that you are so bold that you have been hiding under Jin Yunlong's nose for so many years. It's just Now that he has come to Jiuhe in person, Lord Xue, do you still have time to drink tea?"

Zhao Ciji listened to him silently, and gradually calmed down as he listened. He even picked up the cup of hot tea, took a sip, and sighed: "People will die if they don't drink water, but if they lose face, they will die." I can still live." Looking at Shangkou Luoche's probing eyes, he said softly, "You don't need to look any more, my mask has been on for too long and I can't take it off." After a pause, he continued: "Say It sounds like you and I are really in the same boat, we have to wear someone else's skin to live, the difference is that my skin covers my face, and your skin covers my heart."

"Of course you and I are different," Kou Luoche said with a sneer, "I'm following the times, and you're just trying to survive."

Zhao Ciji let out a long sigh, and slowly lowered his head, "After all, I am the one who failed Master Lu."

Kou Luoche said: "If you still feel guilty about him, just obediently give me the thing you hid."

"I won't give it to you." To Kou Luoche's surprise, Zhao Ciji refused without any hesitation, and said, "Listen to me, you are not their opponent, give it up, you are lucky to live, Lord Lu must hope that you are safe and sound, don't take any risks, Ah Tim."

"You also have the face to call me by my name?" Kou Luoche's sneer gradually sank into nothingness with a sneer on the corner of his lips. His face was frosty, and he looked at Zhao Ciji coldly.

"Why not?" Zhao Ciji said, "If you really want to talk about seniority, you should still call me uncle."

Before he finished speaking, the sword that fell on the ground before suddenly flew up from the ground, pierced Zhao Ciji's side in an instant, and nailed to the wall an inch away from his face.Zhao Ciji calmly wiped the small wound on his face that was cut by the sword energy, and said, "That's right, both civil and military, your father must be proud of you."

"Of course I am my father's pride." Kou Luoche glanced at Zhao Ciji disdainfully, and said, "It's just that some so-called brothers in the same robe can only make him feel sad."

Zhao Ciji was silent.

Kou Luoche said: "The past has gone with the wind, and I don't bother to bother with you about what happened when you saw death. If you bring the things to me, it will be as if nothing has ever happened."

Zhao Ciji still shook his head, "I won't give it to you."

"You..." Kou Luoche was about to explode, but he heard Zhao Ciji say flatly: "The past is gone with the wind, cherish the person in front of you, I thought you came to find Mr. Fu."

Kou Luoche's eyes darkened, and he said, "It's not convenient for me to meet him for the time being."

"Is it inconvenient to meet, or can't meet?" Zhao Ciji asked.

Kou Luoche frowned, "What do you mean?"

Zhao Ciji said, "Do you know where Fu Yunshu appeared?"

Qunyingzhai also has a few eyeliners in the yamen team in Jiuhe County, but they don't recognize Kou Luoche, and Kou Luoche doesn't recognize them either. They are all in one-way contact. A few days ago, news came that it was the prefect of Jin. Come here, take over the Jiuhe County Yamen for the time being, and replace the inside and outside of the magistrate's Yamen, and the county servants have all gone home to pick their feet, Kou Luoche thought it was Jin Yunlong who brought Fu Yunshu in the prison Hearing what Zhao Ciji said, he suddenly felt a "thump" in his heart, "Where is he... now?"

Zhao Ciji said: "Jiuhe County Prison."

Inevitably, the news leaked and attracted bandits on Jindiao Mountain to rob prisoners. The Jiuhe County Prison, which was originally loosely guarded, was recently surrounded by iron barrels.Just standing there was really boring, so two people chatted in low voices, "Hey, do you know who is in custody inside, it's going to be such a big fight?"

"I heard it was the original county magistrate of this county."

"Hey, you're still an official? Why did you become a prisoner?"

"I don't know about that. It seems that he was involved in a big case and refused to confess. Did you beat him to death without seeing it?"

"Tsk tsk, I see, it's quite miserable. It looked like a pretty boy with delicate skin and flesh, but it fell into the hands of our lord prefect. I don't know if I can handle it this time."

"What the hell is Hou Ye himself a little boy, and he's really ruthless..."

"Hey, stop talking!" One of them suddenly caught a glimpse of two figures approaching from a distance, and hastily elbowed the person beside him, "Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao will be there soon." After the two came to the front , saluted in unison, "This subordinate has seen Marquis Jinyang!"

"Well." Lu Tian's eyes seemed to be born on the top of his head, and without glancing at them from the corner of his eyes, he only said to the guards following him: "You stay here first, I'll go in and have a look, I'll call you later Come again."

Pushing the door open, there was a pungent smell of blood, Lu Tian seemed to be suffocated by this smell, he squinted his eyes, and when he opened them again, his eyes fixed on the person lying in the center .

It seemed that it was no longer a person, but just a pool of blood.

He walked slowly to the side of that person, and stared blankly for a long time, until the person seemed to be vaguely moved, and opened a slit of his eyes slightly, and he saw the bright light flowing in those eyes, falling on him.

In the midst of endless chaotic pain, Fu Yunshu was vaguely aware that there was a gentle and kind gaze that pierced through the dense dark clouds and fell leisurely between his eyebrows. He tried his best to respond with a smile, and then softly called out: "...Brother Kou... ..."

He looked at the faint smile on the corner of Fu Yunshu's mouth, and two lines of tears flowed down his cheeks, dripping on his bloody face.Kou Luoche said in a hoarse voice: "Zi Chen, I will take you away."