who and the rivers and lakes

This morning was different from usual, the Wusan inn was not crowded with local residents, instead many officers and soldiers came, all of them armed with guns and knives, and the inside and outside of the door were tightly guarded.

Wu San and Liu Huai knocked on the door of each guest room in a panic, saying that King Guanbei, who was guarding the West Road, personally led troops to investigate the case, and ordered everyone to leave the room and wait for questioning.

This Guanbei King Zhao Delan is also the emperor's uncle who has been stationed at the border for many years. Why is he now here in Qiongta Town?Zhan Zhao was a little surprised, but after thinking about it, Li Lilong, the chief of the West Road who was killed, was under the Guanbei King. If the Guanbei King heard some news, it would not be so strange.He walked out of the room and was meeting Ouyang Chun face to face.Seeing Ouyang Chun's complexion was unkind, he stared over coldly, his eyes clearly said, look at you so-called officials in the government, you really have a big posture, but you don't do anything serious except disturbing the people.Zhan Zhao understood what he meant, but he could only smile wryly to himself, having nothing to say.

The king of Guanbei has a wide mouth and big ears, and a dense beard on his chin, black and white mixed with flesh.He opened his breastplate, sat carelessly on a chair in front of the counter, and put a pair of big feet in riding boots on the counter.

Wu San and Liu Huai frowned, and stood aside with their hands slumped, not daring to lift their heads, obedient, and for some reason they were being scolded bloody by the King of Guanbei.

King Guanbei raised his head and saw Zhan Zhao approaching. He felt more comfortable sitting on the chair, stretched out his hand to wipe his beard, and said loudly, "I heard that many people from the Central Plains suddenly came to this Wusan inn, and they behaved suspiciously. It's the exhibition guard."

With a calm face, Zhan Zhao bent over and clasped his fists, and said, "This subordinate has seen the prince Qiansui."

King Guanbei looked him up and down, clicked his tongue, and said, "Are you people in Kaifeng Mansion so arrogant and unrespectful? Why don't you kneel when you see this king?!" Speaking of the last sentence, he was already Both sensual and stern.

Zhan Zhao's back stiffened, his face turned pale for a moment, but he quickly returned to normal, he lifted the hem of his clothes with his right hand, knelt down on one knee, and said, "Zhan Zhao, the fourth-rank imperial guard with a knife in Kaifeng Mansion, pays his respects to Lord Chitose. He lowered his head, but vaguely heard Ouyang Chun snorted coldly behind him.

The King of Guanbei laughed and said: "Guard Zhan, please get up. We met in the palace the year before last, and after many years of separation, Guard Zhan still has the same demeanor. The name of Nan Xia Zhan Zhao has also spread to this desert border. People who admire Guard Zhan really Quite a few."

Seeing that Guan Bei Wang was moody and elusive, everyone felt apprehensive.

Zhan Zhao thanked him and stood up.

The king of Guanbei asked, "The Zhan guards came here for thousands of miles, and what big case is it for?"

Zhan Zhao pondered for a moment, then replied, "This subordinate is here to investigate the case of the murder of Mr. Li Lilong, the head of the West Road Capital."

Guanbei Wang pulled his legs back from the counter, straightened up, and asked, "Any clues?"

"This..." Zhan Zhao secretly weighed how much he could tell him, and said slowly, "This subordinate doesn't know much, and is still investigating."

"Oh? You don't know much?" Guan Bei Wang sneered, pointed behind Zhan Zhao, and said loudly: "Aren't those two people Li Lilong's righteous brother Gong Qianshan and his son? You people in Kaifeng Mansion are really dishonest. If this king hadn't been familiar with Li Lilong and met his family, I would have been cunningly deceived by your guards today."

Zhan Zhao still looked calm, and said: "This subordinate dare not, and this subordinate only saw Gong Qianshan and the son of Chief Li Du yesterday, and we need further questioning and investigation."

The King of Guanbei waved his hand and said, "Then there is no need to work hard as a guard. This king can just take over Li Lilong's case."

Zhan Zhao didn't answer, but stood in front of Guanbei King without any sign of giving in or agreeing.

King Guan Bei looked at Zhan Zhao up and down with cold eyes, and said, "What? Do you want to disobey this king's order? This king has decided to take away the son of Gong Qianshan and Li Lilong today."

Zhan Zhao cupped his fists, with a respectful attitude, but his tone was extremely firm, and said: "Report to the prince, this case has been taken over by the Kaifeng government, and the subordinates have been ordered to investigate, and they will definitely investigate to the end. These two are key witnesses in the case, and will never be handed over. in anyone's hands."

Guanbei Wang's thick eyebrows stood erect, he raised his hand and slapped it heavily on the counter, causing the decorations on it to jump a few times in place, making a clattering sound, and the old abacus that Wu San used to settle accounts rolled and fell, Fall out far away.

Wu San looked at the abacus eagerly, frowned, and made a bitter face. It seemed that he felt more pain than falling on the ground. He even secretly looked at King Guanbei with vicious hatred in his eyes.He endured and endured, still took advantage of Guan Beiwang's inattention, carefully slid over, picked up the abacus and hugged it in his arms.

How much Wu San felt sorry for the abacus, but no one cared to pay attention, everyone's eyes fell on Guanbei Wang and Zhan Zhao.

King Guanbei slapped the table and rushed to Zhan Zhao in a few steps, facing him face to face, his eyes were burning with anger, wishing to burn him to ashes.

Zhan Zhao was like a gust of wind under this blazing gaze, unaffected and unaffected by it, just looked at the other person quietly, seemingly doing nothing, but with a strong aura, without flinching at all.

The two looked at each other for a long time, and King Guanbei's eyes were a little dazed, and he said word by word: "You will never let these two people go?"

"No." Zhan Zhao said.

"Won't you die?" King Guan Bei gritted his teeth and said.

"I won't even die." Zhan Zhao said.

The king of Guanbei looked at Zhan Zhao carefully for a long time, suddenly smiled, stepped back and sat back in the chair, sat comfortably again, clapped his hands together, and said: "Sure enough, it's Nanxia, ​​okay, this king likes you like that Talent, why do you have to run errands for those black people? Why don't you turn to follow this king, and I will definitely not treat you badly in the future."

Hearing the solicitation in his words, Zhan Zhao recalled that when he was in the middle of Beijing, he had heard that the northern king of this pass was sitting on the border of Daxi Road with his troops, and he was very ambitious. Now it seemed that the rumors were true.The king of Guanbei was originally a member of the royal family, with great achievements and great power. If there is any change, the border may be in crisis.He was worried in his heart, and said on his mouth: "Thank you for your appreciation, my subordinates have no ambitions at all, just wanting to serve in the Kaifeng mansion is enough."

The king of Guanbei looked up at him, rolled his eyelids, snorted, and said, "Forget it, Zhan Huwei has other ambitions, and this king will not force it. As for these two people, you said they are the key to handling the case, so I will leave it to you for the time being." The king is stationed outside the city. After ten days, you must give the king an explanation, otherwise, don't blame the king for being ruthless." He dominates one side, has always been flattered by others, and keeps his promises, but today he is frequently frustrated at Zhan Zhao. , feeling resentful in his heart, if he hadn't been afraid of the imperial court, he would have sent troops to take down Zhan Zhao and others long ago.

Zhan Zhao was thinking about something else. Under the current circumstances, both Xixia and Daliao were eyeing the Great Song. The safety of the pass here depended on the northern king of the pass. No matter what, they could not watch the guards in the north of the pass do anything. By mistake, he asked, "May I ask why the prince doesn't garrison troops in the town?"

The King of Guanbei grinned and said, "How can this small town accommodate the three thousand cavalry soldiers brought by the king? It's better to set up a military tent outside the town to live comfortably."

Zhan Zhao said: "This subordinate doesn't know how to march and camp, but I heard that there will be sandstorms in the next few days, I'm afraid..."

"What are you afraid of?" Before Zhan Zhao could finish speaking, King Guanbei said first: "I have been marching in the desert for more than [-] years, and I haven't seen any strange phenomena. Although the sandstorm in Qiongta Town is legendary, it's just People with ulterior motives mess around and blame gods for mysteries, this king can freely enter and exit among millions of troops, so why be afraid of this little sandstorm!" He suddenly turned his head to face the high priest who was standing in the distance Yue bared her teeth and said, "As for your gimmicks such as moonlight clansmen and worshiping heaven and offering sacrifices, my king has other important matters this time, so I don't care about you for the time being. I will definitely rectify them in the future. I will let you wait to confuse people's hearts and seek benefits."

King Guanbei had enough prestige, jumped up, and led the soldiers away, leaving behind a group of people in the restaurant, looking at each other, their eyes full of suspicion and suspicion, and the atmosphere was very depressed.

Bai Yutang coughed lightly, and said with a forced smile, "I'm hungry after waking up so early in the morning. Liuhuai, hurry up and bring out the big cake, porridge, rice, pickles, lumps, even though it's unpalatable, it's better than starving. "

Liuhuai hurriedly agreed, and went to the back hall to discuss.

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