Kaifeng Bistro

After the heavy rain, there was a faint layer of water vapor in the room. Looking out through the window, Tan Zhifeng was surprised to find that there were tables and chairs under the corridor in the courtyard, but there was no student who came to take the exam.He was wondering, but when he heard the rustling of his armor, two soldiers from the Kaifeng Mansion walked in and bowed to the hall, saying: "Your Excellency has a clever plan, the Imperial College next door, the Imperial College next door, and four or five places on this street. Some people set fire on purpose, we have arrested 13 people and locked them in the hallway, obeying the orders of adults.”

Tan Zhifeng couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief when he heard that all these people had been arrested, but at this moment he was most worried about Xu Gan——Xu Gan had just recovered from his injury last time, and his divine power must have been exhausted this time, if he couldn't take a good rest quickly , I'm afraid I don't know when I will be able to recover.Zhan Zhao, who was standing by the side, saw Tan Zhifeng's worry. He stepped forward and said to Bao Zheng, "My lord, you have always wanted to meet Zhifeng, so the two of us brought him here. Now you are busy with business. If you You don't have any other orders for now, how about I take him to the next door to wait?"

Bao Zheng took a look at Zhifeng and said with a slight smile: "I have already met this shopkeeper Tan, and we have chatted for a long time. Well, there is nothing to do here, and you have all worked hard, why don't you go to the side take a break."

After all, he ordered those people: "Bring those people back to Kaifeng Mansion to wait for disposal. I am going to appease those scholars now. You must strictly keep this arson a secret, and you must not let others know, and you will never let others know." No one is allowed to speculate on the identity of these arsonists."

The soldiers responded, turned around and exited the door.Bao Zheng instructed Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang again: "I have read the frontier battle report brought back by the two of you, please don't say anything about your return to the capital, go down first."

Zhan Zhao winked at Tan Zhifeng, took him and the dumbfounded Zhuo Zhuo, and retreated out of the fasting room with Bai Yutang. As soon as he went out, Tan Zhifeng stood on the porch and looked forward, and saw a tall figure standing in the zigzag In the folded corridor, like most of the scholars, they were wearing fine white round-neck t-shirts, and the large sleeves of the toga were fluttering in the wind, standing there motionless and looking this way through the misty rain and fog.Tan Zhifeng's heart beat violently, and he didn't care about Zhan Zhao and the others who were still standing behind him, and ran forward along the corridor.His soldier's casual clothes were already half-wet, and the soft hat on his head almost blocked his sight. When he ran up to Xu Gan panting, his vision was hazy, and he could only I saw a shadow that was more blurred than before.

Xu Gan raised his sleeves to wipe the rain, sweat and tears from his face, and smiled lightly: "Zhifeng, what are you afraid of, this kind of ignition... can it be hard to beat me?"

Tan Zhifeng didn't feel that he was crying at first, but when he spoke, he realized that his voice was a little choked for some reason, he tried to take a breath, and replied as calmly as possible: "I... I know you are not afraid of fire, but I can't help but worry about you."

Xu Yan came over and hugged his shoulders. Tan Zhifeng felt that Xu Gan's arms were a bit heavy on his shoulders. Zhan Zhao and others in the corridor did not know where they were going. Tan Zhifeng supported Xu Gan worriedly, and asked him, "What are you doing?" Are you ok?"

"I'm afraid I have to rest for a while." Xu Gan exhaled, and replied honestly: "However, it will be fine soon."

Up to this moment, Tan Zhifeng still couldn't let go of his heart, he couldn't help but said to Xu Gan: "To be honest, this is the most nervous time I've ever been. I don't know why, in my heart, until now... I'm still very disturbed, Xu Gan , I mean the real Xu Gan, he has fought with these people for so long, but he has never fought against them, he is dead, and... and A Yuan..."

"Because he is a good man." Xu Gan sighed: "He couldn't bear to betray his own people, and he didn't want to hurt A Yuan. He hoped to find a way to solve the problem without anyone sacrificing, but he didn't know that some problems will never be solved. We can solve it peacefully." Xu Yan stopped, looked down at Tan Zhifeng, and said, "Compromise...most of the time is a dead end. The only way is to get rid of those who hide behind the scenes and want to stir up the chaos in the world." the wicked."

He paused, and then said: "I'm different from him, Zhifeng, I will protect you no matter what, you have to remember this, you have to trust me, no matter when, no matter what happens, you don't Forget my promise to you."

Tan Zhifeng looked at Xu Gan blankly.Xu Gan's face was a little pale, and his body was a little stiff. In this empty corridor, the two of them suddenly had a heart-to-heart connection. Xu Gan lowered his head, and Tan Zhifeng moved closer at the same time. Touched, and then separated again in an instant.

"Okay!" There was a sudden burst of applause right next to the two of them, and Tan Zhifeng's heart almost jumped out of his throat in fright. He turned around and saw that the door of the school dormitory next to him was half open, and Bai Yutang was leaning comfortably. At the door, he looked at them with a smile while clapping his hands, and Zhuo Zhuo and Zhan Zhao were standing not far from the door, his eyes were shining brightly, as happy as Bai Yutang, only Zhan Zhao was a little embarrassed, he walked over to pull Pulling Bai Yutang's sleeve, he said, "Stop making trouble."

"Come in quickly." Bai Yutang stepped into the room and said to them, "You are only interested in making out, don't you want to hear about Zhan Zhao and I's journey to the Northwest?"

"Of course I want to hear it!" Zhuo Zhuo was the first to get excited: "Have you...have you gone to the battlefield? Have you met Han Xianggong? And that Fan, Fan Jinglue, he is a person who will last forever!"

Bai Yutang couldn't help but shook his head with a smile when he heard Zhuo Zhuo's words: "Miss Zhuo Zhuo, how do you know that Fan Jinglue's name has been immortalized? It's really interesting. I'm afraid I can't finish talking about it for a while. Tonight you let Zhifeng Make stuffed fish for me again, and I will tell you carefully."

Tan Zhifeng closed the door behind him, and then sat down with Xu Gan. Tan Zhifeng originally thought that Bai Yutang would speak vividly for a long time, but after Bai Yutang opened his mouth, the smile on his face gradually faded, and he said in a low voice: "It's true just now. Just kidding, the matter is urgent, I am afraid it will be difficult to describe it for a while, let me try to start from the beginning."

Tan Zhifeng and the others held their breaths and listened carefully. Bai Yutang lowered his voice a little more, and said, "As soon as we left the city, we brought the secret letter you gave us, Zhifeng, and rushed to Jingyuan Road non-stop to meet you. The conciliator of Jingyuan Road, Han Qi, Mr. Han. Since the two of us had a letter from Mr. Bao, Mr. Han met us. We immediately submitted your secret letter, but... after Mr. Han read it at first, he I don't believe what you wrote..."

After Tan Zhifeng heard this, his heart immediately sank, and Zhan Zhao said from the side: "Master Han, after reading it, handed the letter back to the two of us, and said, 'Look at what is written in this letter, don't you think it's absurd? '"

"What... what?!" Zhuo Zhuo said anxiously, "You sent letters all the way, yet he still doubts you?!"

"It's not his fault." Zhan Zhao said: "You know, there are often spies between Song and Xia. Every day, I don't know how much information will be sent to his case. He can only try his best to distinguish it. All the news. So, after discussing with Yutang, I asked him to stay in his tent and serve him. He probably also heard that the two of us know some martial arts, so he agreed."

"Why do I feel that Mr. Han is not very reliable." Zhuo Zhuo muttered dissatisfiedly: "You two are well-known masters in the world and have made great achievements. Why does he neglect you so much?"

Zhan Zhao sighed, "The court of the Great Song Dynasty has always valued civility over martial arts, no matter where you go, it's the same, but..."

"... What Zhuo Zhuo said is right." Bai Yutang, who hadn't said anything since just now, snorted coldly: "If Zhan Zhao hadn't stopped me, I wouldn't care to work under his 'account'! But when I think about it In case the Song army is defeated again, those innocent soldiers will die, I... still can't bear to just stand by like this, so the two of us stayed."

"What happened next?" Zhuo Zhuo then asked, "Did Li Yuanhao call?"

"I was about to say it." Bai Yutang's face became more serious this time: "Not long ago, Li Yuanhao claimed to lead a hundred thousand troops, and went south along Watingchuan, heading towards Haoshuichuan. Han Xianggong received the battle report from the front and ordered The deputy of Huanqing Road deployed Ren Fu to lead the troops to defend against the enemy. We lived in various battalions for a few days during that time, and had a lot of dealings with the generals. This Ren Fu is a loyal and brave man, but his subordinates said He is sometimes a bit reckless when dealing with situations, and besides, he has just won several battles before, so it is inevitable that he will be arrogant and indulgent. Therefore, Zhan Zhao and I feel that this battle must be lost to him... Therefore, we have long ago After surveying the terrain one day, before dawn, those Xixia soldiers left several large boxes full of carrier pigeons on the side of the road. I knew that if Ren Fu passed by here, he would definitely ask the soldiers to open the boxes. When this group of pigeons fly into the sky, their whereabouts will be completely exposed!"

Everyone was listening attentively, but suddenly footsteps came from outside, Wang Chao knocked on the door a few times and said: "Master Zhan, Mr. Bao is going to appease the scholars in the back alley, he invites you to go with Mr. Bai. But Mr. Xu is still inconvenient." Show up, Lord Bao told Mr. Xu and your family to stay here temporarily, and he will come to see you in person later."

"Go and report to Master Bao, we will go right away." Zhan Zhao responded.But Zhuo Zhuo quit: "No, no... Brother Bai, you have to finish!" She quickly reached out and grabbed Bai Yutang's sleeve: "Even if you just tell me the result..."

"In the end, of course it's your big brother Bai, and I bet right!" Bai Yutang raised his brows, and said with a soft smile, "But now we two are going to return to Mr. Bao's side, so I'll tell you about it later."

"Let's go." Zhan Zhao urged him, "Don't let Lord Bao wait for us."

Bai Yutang stood up full of enthusiasm, and said: "Well, anyway, in a few days, the news will reach the capital, and those storytellers in the streets and alleys may have more exciting stories than what I tell you. But , there is one thing that both Zhan Zhao and I feel is very wrong, this matter is no small matter, next time we have to discuss together how to deal with it..."

Tan Zhifeng was as anxious to know what happened as Zhuo Zhuo, but at this moment the door of the room was opened, and he and Xu Yan hurriedly hid by the door to avoid being seen.Tan Zhifeng looked out through the crack of the door. To his surprise, there was a row of hidden doors on the wall behind the corridor. At first glance, nothing looked the same, but the guards pushed the wall, and the hidden doors turned, directly through the door. To the alley behind Taixue.

In the alley, there were rows of soldiers standing neatly. Tan Zhifeng seemed to have seen Chen Qing, who was also in the crowd, looking around in a daze, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were dressed in the casual clothes of ordinary soldiers. Among the guards behind Lord Bao, a group of people stepped through one of the secret doors and came in front of the scholars.