Tang riddles

Shen Sui drove away the three Yalang named Yaluoshan and rescued a slave girl.The female slave thanked her a thousand times, Shen Sui asked her if she had a place to go, the female slave shook her head, obviously she had nowhere to go.So Shen Sui said:

"Follow me. I'll find you a job, and I'll cover your board and lodging. For the future, we'll have a long-term plan."

The female slave is very grateful again.

Shen Sui simply bandaged the wound on his right hand, and got on the horse.Kutuo helped the female slave onto his horse, while he led the horse and followed Shen Sui on foot.The group of three continued to go to the market in Fanyang City, and the destination was the Fanyang branch of Changfeng Hall located in the market.

"Da Lang, I don't understand, but a Ya Lang, why do you obey him?" Walking beside Shen Sui's horse, Hu Tuo was still aggrieved.

"Khutuo, there are a few details you didn't pay attention to, so you don't understand that the three Yalang, especially the big fat man at the head, may have a great effect on our investigation of the cult."

"What?" Kuta asked strangely.

"First of all, the fat man mentioned that there is a rule in their Fanyang dental shop. All slaves who buy in must cut their fingers and put a bowl of blood. There is no such rule in any dental shop. It's weird. I don't know what's going on, but I think there's something odd about it, especially when blood is involved."

Hu Tuo's heart trembled, he remembered the matter of Luanhuang's marrow and blood, and couldn't help but understand that Da Lang had thought of this matter.

"Secondly, this Fanyang Yaxing seems to me to have some influence in Fanyang City. Fanyang is a military town, and the sphere of influence here is actually very clear. The biggest leader must be the military mansion, followed by the government mansion, and then The second is the local gentry, and the last is the wealthy businessman. My Qianyu Sect has established a foothold in Fanyang City for many years. Although we do not do human trafficking business, we have been involved in many local businesses in Fanyang, and we can be said to be the leader in the business. Even I am a member of Qianyumen, and I dare not act too domineeringly in a place like Fanyang. But this fanyang tooth practice can run rampant in Fanyang City, oppressing female slaves on the street without any scruple, and no one onlookers dares to stand up to stop it I deliberately observed the surrounding crowd. They seemed to be accustomed to the behavior of the three Yalangs, numb and apprehensive, and somewhat disgusted. It seemed that this was not the first time this happened. Moreover, this Naoshan seems to have something to do with the government, and I think the water is very deep.

Actually, I have another consideration.This time, in the case of the assassination of the eldest son of Fan Yang's Li family, I have some doubts that it is not that simple.Li Dalang had a long relationship with a mysterious woman before his death, but this woman may not be the killer. "

"Huh?" Hutuo was very surprised.

"This is not in line with the common sense of assassination. Even if it is an eclectic cult, it will not send such an unbearable woman to assassinate others. This task is actually very important. Only by successfully assassinating Li Dalang can a series of interlocking traps be opened." Therefore, one-hit kill is the most basic requirement. The killer cannot be caught and must escape successfully. Otherwise, it will create the impression that the cult's assassination ability is not good enough, and the degree of threat will be greatly reduced, which will have a great impact on the future trend of the cult. But this female assassin, what she did completely violated the purpose of this assassination, so I have to suspect that she did not come to assassinate Li Dalang, but really came to find Li Dalang for a tryst. And the assassin took advantage of their unprepared sex At that time, let's do it."

"If so, where did this woman go?" asked Kuta.

"Maybe he was killed, maybe he was taken away, I'm not sure."

"Could it be that the woman and the assassin are in the same group, and the purpose is to make Li Dalang defenseless?"

Shen Sui shook his head: "It's superfluous. The first assassination was carried out without any precautions, so it doesn't need to be so complicated. It's a basic skill for a master to assassinate with one blow. Li Dalang has no power to restrain a chicken, so it's not difficult If it were me, there would be eleven million ways to instantly kill Li Dalang."

Hu Tuo frowned and thought about it, while Shen Sui continued: "So I want to find this woman, she is the key to me. I hope she is still alive, and it doesn't matter if she dies, but I have to find her body. In short Live to see people, die to see corpses."

"But what does this have to do with those three Yalang?" Hutuo was puzzled.

"I guess that woman may be the maidservant of the Li Mansion, and Fan Yang Yaxing must know the most about the servant girl. It is impossible for outside women to freely enter and leave the Li Mansion without being noticed. Only the servant girl, and the familiar servant girl, can often You can enter and leave the Li residence freely without being suspected. Otherwise, the Li residence will be able to find out who might be the assassin."

"Xiu Niang?" Hutuo said.

"Yes, Xiu Niang, this is the most likely." Shen Sui said.

Hu Tuo nodded, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, how far-reaching and complicated things Dalang thought of in a flash.

"So, I can't offend the people in Fan Yang Yahang now. On the contrary, I want to give them a good impression, otherwise it will be very difficult for us to do things in the future. After all, Qianyumen has never been involved in the slave trade business. In this regard, we resources are scarce and you have to work with others.”

She paused, then said:

"The last point is this person, Yaluoshan. I am very interested in this person." Speaking of this person, Shen Sui's mouth curled up into a smile, "He is obese, but he is cunning and smart. He knows how to advance and retreat, and his vision is extremely vicious. If I were to say that he is just a jerk, I wouldn't be surprised that he has these abilities. It's just that I find it interesting that his status doesn't seem to be high, and the two jerks around him seem to be his elder brothers. But it seems so, but he is the leader of the think tank among the three. The other two seem to be unaware, interesting, very interesting."

"This person pretends to be a pig and eats a tiger?" Hutuo said.

"Hehe, it's very possible." Shen Sui said.

"Yaluo Mountain... This is a mountain in Turkic, and this barbarian is really strange, he named it after the mountain." Hu Tuo said.

"Let's check him out."

With that said, they have arrived at Fan Yang Qianyumen Branch.Feng Zijian, the head of Fan Yang's hall, was once the biggest Hu merchant in Fan Yang. He was about to be executed for killing someone by mistake.Qianyumen spent a lot of effort to rescue him. Since then, he has surrendered to Qianyumen, and his property has also been incorporated into Qianyumen.

It is indeed the result of a coincidence that Qianyumen can win Fan Yang and the business affairs around Youzhou so quickly.

The current Feng Zijian is loyal to Qian Yumen and Shen Sui.This time, it was the first time he met the sect master Shen Sui, this man over fifty was so excited beyond words.He treated Shen Sui with the utmost enthusiasm as a Hu businessman, making Shen Sui dumbfounded.Shen Sui asked him to help arrange for the female slave, and he immediately agreed wholeheartedly.And when he found that Shen Sui's hand was injured, he looked panic-stricken, as if he had hurt Shen Sui.He hurriedly called the doctor to help Shen Sui clean the wound and apply medicine to bandage it, which can be described as meticulous.

Shen Sui also took this opportunity to chat with him about the big fat man Yaluoshan.When Feng Zijian heard it, he knew who it was.

"It turned out that the kid from An Lushan hurt you. This kid is really tired of his life. Wait for me to teach him a lesson!" The violent Hu merchant immediately jumped up, rolled up his sleeves and was about to run out.

"Stop! Come back to me!" Shen Sui was dilated by him, "Sit down, did I let you go?"

"I'm sorry, sect master." Feng Zijian was a little embarrassed.

"You just said, An Lushan?"

"Yes, An Lushan, this is his official Chinese name here in Fanyang. His original name was Kang Yaluoshan, a mixed race between Turks and Sogdians. His father died when he was young, and he was brought up by his mother. Later, his mother also died. Yes, he followed a family of Hu people named An, and fled all the way to Fanyang. Later, he took root here, changed his surname to An, and used the homonym of his Hu people's name to give him the Chinese name of 'Lushan'." Feng Zijian replied.

Shen Sui hurriedly said, "Tell me about it in detail."

"Actually... there is nothing to say. This man is a rascal. He has no father since he was a child. Her mother was always unable to conceive a child. Later, she went to Yaluo Mountain to pray, and she became pregnant and gave birth to him, so He named him Yaluoshan. Her mother was a wizard in the Turkic tribe. There was a general in the Turkic tribe named Anbozhi. This man's elder brother, An Yanyan, married Yaluoshan's mother. This An Yanyan treated him very badly. After his mother died, he escaped with a few men surnamed An in the tribe, and came to Fanyang all the way, and changed his name to Anlu Mountain. Because he was born smart, cunning, and articulate, he became a Yalang, specializing in reselling The population, the business of matchmaking, and the network of people are quite wide."

Shen Sui nodded, and asked again: "Do you know if he has any contact with a cult?"

Feng Zijian was surprised, recalled it carefully, and said, "I've never heard of this."

Shen Sui pondered for a moment, and said: "Well, in the past few days, your focus has shifted to Fan Yang Yaxing, and find a few people to watch this Anlu Mountain. Besides, it's best to investigate whether this Fan Yang Yaxing is collecting blood. "

"We also know a thing or two about blood collection. Fan Yang dental shop was acquired by someone two years ago. The new owner seems to have some strange disease. He can't see the light and is short of blood. He said that he has to drink a certain amount every day. Only blood can survive. Animal blood is not acceptable, it must be human blood, which is very evil. Sigh... this dental industry has a deep background, and we have spent a lot of effort to investigate, but there is no result. In short, this dental Xing is a place that cannot be reached, and it is regarded as a bully in Fanyang."

So it was so, Shen Sui suddenly understood.She said:

"This tooth shop is now the key to our investigation of the cult. We must make great efforts to investigate deeply. In two days, I will send someone to visit this tooth shop as a businessman. An Lushan may be a breakthrough." She said. He roughly assigned Feng Zijian a task. Feng Zijian is a veteran, so he understood what he was going to do after hearing it.

Finally, Shen Sui also asked about the investigation situation of the Dongying people in Donghai, Jiaozhou.Feng Zijian said that there is no new news yet. He only said that a group of Dongying people landed in Jiaozhou last year. There were about [-] people. With the weapon in his hand, he had a customs certificate issued by the Tang Dynasty to Dongying, and soon went to the inland, whereabouts are unknown.

Shen Sui thought to himself, Qianhe's Yafu probably landed with this group of people at that time, and this group of people was sent by Fujiwara Yuhe in the name of the Emperor to find Qianhe back to the country.Among them were warriors, who were also ambitious and capable. They were soon bewitched into a cult, and perhaps participated in Anna Yi's interception and killing activities near Jiangling.

Shen Sui finally told Feng Zijian to continue to pay attention to the latest information from Jiaozhou, and report to himself in time, thus ending the short trip when he first arrived in Fanyang to meet the local Qianyumen.

The sun is still early, Shen Sui thought about it, and said to Hutuo:

"Go and buy some delicious food, let's go back now."

***

Zhang Ruohan got up late today, when Wu Ya came to help her wash and wash, she had an expression of wanting to laugh but not daring to laugh.Zhang Ruohan noticed her emotions, and couldn't help feeling a little annoyed and funny.Back then, when she and Chishi first got married, Wu Ya was shy when he came to serve her every morning.It's all right now, thick-skinned, and he knows he's going to laugh at himself.

Think about it, this girl has already reached the age when she should talk about marriage.Zhang Ruohan didn't want to force her, but she always felt that Wu Ya actually needed someone who would take care of her for the rest of her life.After all, they are masters and servants, she can't take care of her for the rest of her life, maybe one day, Wu Ya needs another person she can rely on.

The conversation turned twice in the bottom of my heart, but Zhang Ruohan finally failed to speak.

After simply eating the food, she took Wu Ya to the sister-in-law's room.After talking with the sister-in-law, and teasing her little nephew and niece, Zhang Ruohan's gloomy mood for several days gradually eased.In the eyes of the children, although the little aunt is naturally cold-tempered, she has a natural admiration for them.

Zhang Ruohan's sister-in-law and elder brother have been close relatives since childhood.The eldest sister-in-law's surname is Jiang, and she is also the daughter of a scholarly family in Lingnan. The Jiang family and the Zhang family have been friends for generations. When the eldest brother was five or six years old, the eldest sister-in-law was just born, so they got married.Eldest brother and Guan, sister-in-law and Ji, the two got married, and they have been harmonious and beautiful for several years, and they are all on the same page.A pair of sons and daughters are sensible, well-behaved, and clever.In Zhang Ruohan's view, the eldest brother's marriage is perfect.

No one in the Tang Dynasty took concubines, but the eldest brother inherited his father's tradition. He really didn't take concubines, and he never got close to women outside.This has also become an obstacle in his official career. Many colleagues feel that he is too old-fashioned and unreasonable.The eldest brother is thirty-five, but he is still only a seventh-rank county magistrate, no matter how difficult it is to make progress.After much difficulty, he was transferred to the Youzhou Governor's Mansion this year, and was promoted to half a rank, perhaps because of the joint connection with his father Zhang Jiuling's transfer.

Her eldest nephew, Zhang Gao, is a small-character soul boy who can read at the age of three, recite poems at the age of five, and can write poems at the age of seven. He is a well-known young genius.He is 11 years old this year. He once studied with the great Confucianist Han Xiu. Now that he has come to Youzhou, his eldest brother is trying to find a good teacher for him.It doesn't matter if you can't find it, the knowledge of your father and elder brother is enough to teach him.

My niece, Zhang Moer, is nine years old and was born when the jasmine blossoms.The children of the Zhang family can read and write, regardless of gender, and she is no exception.She is actually smarter than her brother, but it's a pity that this child is too lively and active, because when she was young, she followed her grandfather to watch Aunt Gongsun's sword dance, and since then she has fallen in love with this skill, but has no interest in reading.The family asked her to learn sword dance with Aunt Gongsun for five years, and now she is a little master.It's a pity that the family came to Youzhou, and the relationship between her and Aunt Gongsun as a teacher and apprentice has since been broken.This is the first child born in the Zhang family to practice martial arts. It's a pity that Zhang Zheng is very open-minded, thinking that if this child doesn't want to waste this skill, he should choose a famous teacher for her.It's just Aunt Gongsun's sword dance, which is a dance, not a martial arts.In this martial arts place in Youzhou, I am afraid that if this child wants to continue practicing, he will have to abandon the "dancing" part, and the real sword and gun will come.

Perhaps, the sister-in-law can find a suitable candidate?This is Zhang Jiang's idea.

Zhang Ruohan had lunch with his sister-in-law, the children were sleepy and wanted to take a lunch break, Zhang Ruohan stopped disturbing her, bid farewell to her sister-in-law, and left the guest house with Wu Ya.She got up late, and she wasn't tired right now, so she wanted to take a walk in the garden of Li's mansion.

But as soon as she came out to a courtyard next to the guest house, she saw a handsome man in white robe drinking tea by the water in the water pavilion not far away.

It's Li Changxue.

Zhang Ruohan paused, turned around, and said to Wu Ya:

"Let's go back."

As soon as he turned around, who would have thought that the other party's eyes were so good, he saw her immediately, and called out:

"Ms. Zhang San, can you enjoy it for a while? I have the best tea from Huzhou. I would like to invite Mrs. Zhang to taste it."

Zhang Ruohan took a deep breath and weighed it for a moment. She knew that she shouldn't have more contact with this person, but after all, they live in the Li Mansion right now.In the future, Akashi will investigate the case for the Li family, so it's better to be sympathetic.So she replied:

"Thank you Li Jiulang for the invitation, so Ruohan would be more respectful than obedient."

At that time, Shen Suigang took Hutuo back to Li's residence.She and Kuta went to the market together to pick out delicious food and buy some daily necessities of medicinal materials. When the shopping was over, they were also full.Shen Sui, who was carrying big bags and small bags, seemed very excited, and led Hutuo through the spacious courtyard of the Li Mansion, preparing to go back to the guest courtyard.On the way, she passed by the medicine house of Changfangyuan not far from the guest house. She thought about it, took out from her pocket the oily paper package containing the medicine powder of Jinzuifang collected from the murder scene, and handed it to Hu Tuo:

"Xiaoniang must be in the medicine hut right now, you give this medicine powder package to Yingniang for me, let her study and study, and these medicinal materials, also send there."

"Aren't you going there yourself?" Kuta asked.

Shen Sui raised his right hand, and said with a smile: "My hand can't be seen as a girl, she should scold me. You go, and go to rest when you're done."

"Here."

Shen Sui carried a few bags of food and went to the Guest House to look for Zhang Ruohan.Hu Tuo parted ways with her, holding a full of medicinal materials in one hand and tightly squeezing the powder packet with the other.

As soon as he entered the medicine hut, he was surprised, there was no one in the medicine hut, several stoves were boiling the medicine, and the bitter smell of medicinal materials filled his nostrils.

Strange, where did the bride go?

Hu Tuo put the big and small bags of medicinal materials in his hand on the table beside him. Looking at the powder bag in his hand, he was in a daze. Is the Golden Zuifang really a powerful aphrodisiac this time? ?He was a little curious.

While he was in a trance, he heard the sound of shouting and laughing from outside the medicine hut. He was startled, and saw the bluebird rushing in:

"Huh? Hutuo, you are here, come on, come on, there is something fun to do!"

Seeing that Hutuo was holding an oiled paper bag and staring blankly at her, she glanced at the table beside her, and seeing that there were many same oiled paper bags containing medicine powder on the table, she snatched the oiled paper bag from Hutuo's hand. Slapped it on the table and said:

"Don't be dazed, come quickly!" Without any explanation, he dragged Hutuo out.

"Wait! That medicine powder bag!" Hutuo said anxiously.

"Don't worry about the medicine powder, that's the place of the bride, do you want to be scolded by her?" Blue Robin said.

"But……"

"Don't worry, there's no one in the medicine hut right now, everyone is playing outside! Xie Niang is here too, come quickly, if our team loses, Xie Niang won't spare us."

Hu Tuo heard that the people in the medicine hut were all outside, he hesitated for a moment, but didn't insist anymore, and followed the bluebird.

The author has something to say: Rescuing a female slave back home to make the lotus maid jealous is too clichéd, and I won't use it after returning the pearl to the vulgar. (laugh)

Things are going to develop in a more interesting direction. 【doge】

In addition, Yaluoshan is pronounced as "ya softly luo four tones and one shan".