Nanxia and Ying's Search for Zhao Ji

At dawn, there was already an uproar in Yaowu Building.Zhan Xiaying sat on the pavilion and had been watching the man in white for a long time.I saw the man wielding a weapon in his hand, jumping vertically or leaping among the crowd, sometimes dancing with his sword, and sometimes slashing horizontally with his sword.After the sword was sheathed, the Son of Heaven rejoiced, and then took a piece of white paper, dotted it on the cinnabar, and pasted it on the wooden board.The wooden board was placed dozens of steps away from the man, and two copper coins were taken and hung in front of the wooden board.The man calmly raised his hand, but saw a sleeve arrow pop out, the sleeve arrow shot at the inner hole of the coin, and with a twist of force, it was nailed to the cinnabar on the left side.The man raised his hand and shot again, still the same as before, but this time he shot at the cinnabar on the right side.The man turned around and lay down on a tiger, and the sleeve arrow came out again, but passed between the inner holes of the two copper coins and shot straight at the cinnabar in the middle.The emperor couldn't help marveling at his excellent arrow skills, stroked his beard lightly, and smiled.A black-clothed elder stepped forward and cupped his hands and said, "My Majesty, as far as my servant Bao Zheng knows, there are three unique skills in displaying chivalrous martial arts. Now he has demonstrated the second, but his most subtle method is in these three. "The son of heaven stared wide-eyed, suddenly showing curiosity, and hurriedly asked: "Bao Aiqing, why are these three unique skills?"

"A chivalrous warrior has three unique skills: swordsmanship, sleeve arrows and jumping. This jumping method can climb rocks to avoid it, which is beyond ordinary people's ability."

"In that case, don't hesitate to show it to me."

Bao Zheng took the order to show the man surnamed Zhan to show his talent, the man secretly sighed: "These exercises are not utterly learned, and what you do today will cause trouble for yourself in the future. But the Prime Minister is so important, if you refuse now, you will be light on it. Good intentions, I'm afraid it will displease Longyan and hurt Xiangye who is so blue, how can Zhan be worthy of the world." The man lifted his robe and jumped like a swallow, and he was standing on the pavilion in the blink of an eye.The emperor and all the ministers couldn't help sweating, and they were full of praise in their hearts.

Zhan Xiaying sat here for a long time, when she saw him jumping beside her, she admired his skill and blurted out: "Okay, that's great."

The man vaguely heard the sound, and followed the sound one by one to search for it. At this moment, the emperor marveled at his lightness, and praised: "This is simply my royal cat." As soon as the words came out, Bao Zheng hurriedly shouted: " Zhan Xiashi, why don't you thank Long En soon."

The man was looking for someone wholeheartedly, when he heard what the emperor said there, he only heard what Bao Zheng said, so he stood on the top of the pavilion and hurriedly bowed down to thank him, the emperor shouted in alarm: "Hero, be careful." Next, return to Bao Zheng's side.

"Today, I have seen how talented people come out in large numbers. Such capable and righteous people should serve the country. I will appoint you as the deputy commander in front of the palace, and stay as the caller of the Kaifeng government."

"Caomin." As soon as the words came out, Bao Zheng gave Bao Zheng a look, and hurriedly said again: "I, Zhan Zhao, thank you Lord Long En."

"Bao Aiqing, today the Kaifeng mansion has invited virtuous ministers to help us. We should hold a banquet to celebrate. Let Bao Aiqing handle this matter at his discretion." After finishing speaking, the emperor got up and left, and Bao Zheng and his entourage bowed to see him off.

There were four strong men beside Bao Zheng, one of them stepped forward and said: "Brother Zhan, it's really a joy to congratulate you for being called the Royal Cat for this performance."

Zhan Zhao was startled, turned to look at Bao Zheng, and said, "Master, this is not right. I have heard that there is a famous reputation in Jianghu, the Five Rats of the Sky Island, and now the title of Royal Cat will cause criticism and bring disaster to Kaifeng Mansion. .”

"Oh, the old man doesn't know about it. It's just that you are not joking. If you want to take it back, it is impossible. You can only play it by ear." Bao Zheng replied.

Zhan Zhao shook his head, thinking: "I'm afraid these five rats are not idle people, especially the Jin Maoshu, who is known in the world as arrogant, jealous, and vicious. If you know the name of this imperial cat It must come to cause trouble, I only hope that these rumors are all rumors, otherwise Kaifeng Mansion will inevitably be doomed."

In Xiaying's eyes, Zhan Xiaying jumped down from the Yaowu Tower, called out Mu Qiuyu and said, "Now you accompany me to visit the capital, and I will go to Kaifeng Mansion to have a banquet tonight." Mu Qiuyu nodded in response.

At three o'clock in the unitary hour, cars and sedan chairs stopped outside the Kaifeng mansion one after another.Thinking that Bao Zheng has always been known as the Qingtian, although he followed the holy will, he did not make a big fuss about the matter. He only invited some important officials of the court who had frequent exchanges on weekdays, including many prime ministers, princes, and naturally Bao Zheng's student Li Wenzhong .

Zhan Xiaying disguised herself and sneaked into the Kaifeng government office. She saw Bao Zheng introduce each congratulator to Zhan Zhao one by one, and Zhan Zhao thanked them politely.Zhan Xiaying sneaked into Li Wenzhong, and said in a low voice: "But Master Li, don't make a sound. I have something important to tell you. After the congratulatory banquet, I will wait for you outside, and I will meet you as your cousin when the time comes. Your Excellency, you don’t have to worry, I’m entrusted by people from the border to send things to Beijing.” Li Wenzhong paused, frowned slightly, and remained silent.Just after the dinner, Li Wenzhong asked Bao Zheng for his trip, and when he walked out of the Kaifeng government office, he heard someone shout: "Cousin, you have indeed become a high-ranking official in the capital, and my younger brother came to ask my elder brother for an official position."

Li Wenzhong looked back and saw that this person was the one he had just invited, and hurriedly replied: "So it's my cousin, let's go back to the house first if there is anything else, let's go." Li Wenzhong made a gesture of invitation, stepped onto the sedan chair, And Zhan Xiaying left with the sedan chair.

Li's mansion is roughly the same as Kaifeng's mansion, also simple and without extravagance, which shows that this Minister of Rites is not a corrupt person.Li Wenzhong let Zhan Xiaying to the inner hall, and Zhan Xiaying hinted that Mr. Li was in charge of him, Li Wenzhong said: "This is a lowly lady, you don't have to worry about it."

Zhan Xiaying hurriedly saluted and said: "Master Li, this is Ren Xin from the Changzhou Zhanjia Escort Bureau. Today I was entrusted by someone to deliver this thing to my lord." Then he took out the hairpin and handed it to Li Wenzhong with both hands.

Li Wenzhong took over the hairpin, looked Zhan Xiaying up and down, and said: "You...are you a girl? Changzhou Zhanjia Escort Bureau has always been famous in the south of the Yangtze River, and the head of the family is Zhan Zhao who was conferred today. But Li heard that Zhan Zhao had been traveling all year round, so he had already handed over the bodyguard to his adopted sister to take care of it. I never thought it was a girl, and seeing a girl today is really a woman."

"Thanks to my lord's love, Ren Xin is ashamed and dare not take it. Being entrusted by others, loyalty is the rule of darts. Now that the goods have been delivered, I should leave."

"The girl travels thousands of miles to Beijing, and she is afraid that the boat and the car will be exhausted. How about Li sending a car to take the girl back to Kaifeng Mansion?"

"No, when Ren Xin went to Beijing, he was chased and killed. He escaped with the plan of getting rid of the golden cicada's shell, so it was delayed for several days before he could enter Beijing in disguise. If he shows up in the capital, he may bring disaster to your lord and his brother. Your lord is willing to let you go." Xin also only has heart."

"In this case, it's better for the girl to rest in the mansion for a day before leaving. I don't know what the girl wants?"

"This......"

"Miss, you can rest assured that Li has no other intentions. Li knows that the girl is a caring person, so he specially arranged to meet like this. It's just that the show has to be complete, so if I feel wronged, I will stay overnight for the time being. I will let my wife make arrangements for me. .”

"My lord is too worried, Ren Xin is willing to listen to your arrangement."

"Girl, please." Mrs. Li arranged a guest room for Zhan Xiaying, and ordered the maid to treat her well.

The servant girl retreated, Zhan Xiaying looked around the room, and couldn't help but sigh, this Mrs. Li is indeed a caring person.Although it seems that no one has lived in the house for a long time, it is still clean and tidy. On the mirror table are the cosmetics that women usually need, which shows that this place is mostly reserved for female guests.Zhan Xiaying was sitting in front of the mirror, and on a whim, she covered her face with makeup.After some smearing, Zhan Xiaying looked at herself in the mirror, and secretly smiled in her heart: "Don't say it's white, it really looks more like her, but so what if I put on makeup, I have a similar face, but I don't. She has a refined temperament. She can deceive others, but she cannot deceive herself." Thinking of this, Zhan Xiaying sighed deeply.The sound attracted Li Wenzhong's daughter who happened to be passing by here. She opened the door and looked inside.When Zhan Xiaying heard the sound of the door, she turned her head and saw that she was wearing a white silk embroidered dress with a childish face, staring at her in a daze.Zhan Xiaying touched her face subconsciously, afraid that it was because it was her first time seeing people with makeup, and her "skill" was still shallow, which scared the other party.The girl still looked at her, stepped into the door and walked to Zhan Xiaying's side, pointed at Zhan Xiaying's face, and said, "Uncle, you are so beautiful."

After hearing this, Zhan Xiaying realized that she was still wearing men's clothing, and replied with a smile: "Actually, I'm a girl just like you, you can call me sister."

"Not good." The girl replied in a childish voice: "It's not uncle, so I should call you aunt. Because my mother said that you are a distinguished guest and asked me to respect you, and she also said that I would not come and disturb you at will. But I I heard that you are a master of martial arts, so I came here secretly, can you not tell my mother."

Zhan Xiaying put her hands on the girl and said, "Okay, I'll keep it a secret for you. But you have to do me a favor, no one in this house knows that I'm a girl except you and your parents, so you have to help me Keep it a secret, okay?"

"Well, then let's pull the hook." The girl stretched out her hand and made a hook with her little finger. Zhan Xiaying also hooked her finger on her hand and said, "Then tell me what your name is?"

"My name is Li Siyu, where's my aunt?"

"My name is Ren Xin, by the way, Si Yu, do you like martial arts very much?"

"I like it, but my parents said: 'My daughter's home is not suitable for martial arts.'" Li Siyu lowered her head and turned her mouth away.

Zhan Xiaying looked at her disappointed expression, as if she was rejected by her ancestors, so she tied a belt around Li Siyu's waist and said, "I'm afraid I won't be able to use this soft sword in the future. Why don't you keep it as a souvenir."

"That Siyu will accept it, thank you, aunt." Li Siyu fondled the belt with her hand, feeling very happy in her heart.

"Siyu? Siyu?" A woman's voice came from outside the door, Li Siyu hurriedly said: "No, my mother must have come to look for me. If she finds out, I will be dealt with by family law again."

There were bursts of stinging sounds outside the door, Zhan Xiaying rolled his eyes, but did not make a sound, but picked up Li Siyu, jumped up, and stuck his body on the roof.When the door opened, Zhan Xiaying jumped out of the guest room from Mrs. Li's head with a little force.Mrs. Li felt a gust of wind blowing over her head, she looked up and saw nothing unusual, and saw that there were no two people in the house, so she closed the door and left.

"Auntie, you are so powerful, can you teach me?"

"There will be a chance in the future, but you are going to sleep now, otherwise if your mother sees, aunt will not be able to help you keep the secret." Zhan Xiaying landed in front of Li Siyu's room and put her down.

"Okay." Li Siyu opened the door and walked into the room, turned to the first room, blinked her left eye and said, "Remember our secret, and what you promised to teach me."

Zhan Xiaying looked at the slowly closing door, and thought: "This girl is quite cute, but when she sees me next time, she probably has forgotten about me as an aunt."

In the early morning of the next day, there was a lot of excitement outside the gate of Li's residence. I saw a man in common clothes shouting at the gate of the residence: "Well, your surname is Li. I think I traveled thousands of miles to Beijing to find you, just to find an errand in the capital." It's fine if you don't want to make a move, but you still call it upright and honest, in my opinion, it's clear that your relatives don't recognize you." After speaking, he flung his sleeves and turned to leave.This person is Zhan Xiaying in disguise, she walked out of the city gate not far away, saw no one around, said: "Girl, come out."

"Sister, are we leaving for Changzhou now?"

"No, I want to stay in the capital for a few more days. Because within a month, there will be major events happening in the capital. There is so much excitement to watch, how can I be missing?"

"Are you talking about the five rats making trouble in Tokyo?"

"Smart, I really want to see what kind of character this legendary hairless mouse is who always troubles my ancestors."

Seeing what Zhan Xiaying said, the girl couldn't help but chuckled, and didn't answer.But Zhan Xiaying continued: "By the way, you are going to Changzhou with me in the future. You can't just call you a girl all the time. I should give you a name. I think the girl in Li's house has a nice name." , now it’s spring again, why not call you Mu Chunyu, just like Mu Chunyu.”

"Chun... Yu?" The girl said her name, her eyes rolled, as if she was thinking about something.In fact, in getting along these days, the girl not only taught Zhan Xiaying the ancient ways of being a human being, but also learned the way of thinking of human beings from Zhan Xiaying.

"Chun Yu doesn't sound very nice, Xia Yu, Autumn Yu, Dong Yu, right, let's call it Autumn Rain."

"This name sounds nice, I like it, sister." The girl was very excited.

"That's good, but you will call me cousin in the future, because you and I have different surnames."

"Well, cousin."

The two found an abandoned hut outside Kaifeng City, named it "Mimi Xiaozhu", and lived there temporarily.During this period, apart from continuing to teach Zhan Xiaying the habits of the ancients, Mu Qiuyu often went to the city to inquire about Kaifeng Mansion.

Oops, I still missed one point, that is, there is often a single sound of strings in this small building.

The author has something to say:

Someone really felt that with his personality, he must have not heard the emperor's words at that time, otherwise he would not have accepted that title.

As for the official position of the deputy commander in front of the palace, it was the title of the Forbidden Army in front of the palace in the Song Dynasty, and the Imperial Palace... belonged to the Qing Dynasty, which is not a routine.So I used this, and the deputy is the fourth-rank official, but in the following articles, for the convenience of everyone, I will still use Zhanwei, and because this is too long, it is really difficult to fight, haha.