After the Rebirth of the Red Chamber

But it was said that one day when Shi Nai came home from the yamen, when he was about to reach the intersection of Zhuque Street, two ragged beggars suddenly jumped out from the slanting thorns, shouting: "Master, please do me a favor, we are all together for two days." I haven't eaten."

The two beggars walked towards Shi Nai while begging.

When Shi Nai went out, he usually didn't bring any money with him. The noon meal was what the yamen provided, so he just made do with what he ate, and never went out to drink with anyone.

Because, for things like drinking, he always reciprocates courtesy.If you drank someone else's today, you will definitely have to pay it back tomorrow.

It was the same today, Shi Nai didn't have a penny on him.

It was inevitable that the beggar wanted him to be in front of him, and he was embarrassed, so he turned around and entered a dim sum shop.

Those who do business in the capital have sharp eyes. The shop assistants saw that he was wearing a red robe with a peacock embroidered on his chest, so they knew that he was a high-ranking official of the third rank, and hurriedly and earnestly greeted him: "My lord, what do you want?" ?”

Shi Nai originally came here to hide from beggars because his purse was empty. Where did he get the money to buy snacks?

So he said vaguely, "I'll just take a look."

The guy was also a sober person, seeing that he didn't intend to buy it, he didn't recommend it any more, and said with a smile: "Then you can just look at it." He went to the side and waited.

If the buddy didn't come to recommend it, Shi Nai would go away if he felt a little uncomfortable.He paced back and forth in this shop, watching the two beggars out of the corner of his eyes, waiting for them to beg far away before he left.

He is the only customer in the shop at the moment, even if he knows that he won't buy it, the clerk doesn't dare to neglect a third-rank official, and pays attention to it all the time.

Seeing him looking out from time to time, the guy followed his gaze and saw the two beggars at a glance.

"These two beggars are unfamiliar."

Shi Nai turned his head and asked, "Why, aren't these two regular customers on this street?"

Seeing his question, the guy quickly replied with a smile: "This is the first time I've seen these two. Seriously, these two really don't look like beggars."

"Oh?" Shi Nai took a closer look at what the clerk said, and felt that what the clerk said was quite reasonable.

Beggars are begging for their lives, and they have already pulled off their dignity, face and so on, and threw them under their feet.Most of them bend their waists very low, and their smiles are flattering.Because of the taste of being beaten, there is also a flinch and flattery.

Although the two beggars tried their best to show flattery, they didn't flinch, and their waists were not bent low enough.

"Indeed, it doesn't look like a beggar." Shi Nai nodded.

"Really?" Seeing that the official confirmed his words, the buddy became more enthusiastic, "Look, they are wandering around, obviously not asking for anything, but they don't leave that area, as if they are guarding something. "

Shi Nai couldn't help but look at this guy with admiration: "You can do it!"

"Hey," the buddy scratched his neck embarrassingly, "The little one can rely on this bit of eyesight to make a living. Huh?"

Shi Nai hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?"

The clerk said, "Look, sir, are they looking towards our shop?"

Shi Nai's heart skipped a beat, and he had a bad premonition.

——I'm afraid I'm not looking at this shop, but looking at him.

"Dude, does your shop have a back door?"

The guy also realized something, and his voice trembled: "Yes... yes... yes, master, follow me."

He led Shi Nai into the inner courtyard, opened the back door, and kindly showed him the way: "My lord, you go from here, two streets away, and you will be Wucheng Bingmasi."

"Thank you, thank you very much." Shi Nai cupped his hands and hurried away.

As soon as the clerk returned to the shop, he saw the two beggars rushing in.One of them grabbed him and asked, "Where was that person just now?"

The guy was trembling with fright, and pointed to the back, "Go through the back door."

He prayed secretly in his heart, and the official lord hurried to Wucheng Bingmasi.

The beggar flung him away, "Let's chase after him!"

"Don't worry, he can't run."

Shi Nai really couldn't escape.

Before he had gone far, he was blocked by several people in servant clothes.He walked back, and the two beggars had already caught up.

There are walls on the left and right, and seeing that there is no way to retreat, Shi Nai sighed, and said to several people: "Everyone, at least make me understand, and tell me, who sent you here?"

The servants didn't speak, but the two beggars looked at each other, one of them said with a smile: "Master Shi offended the Seventh Prince, did you forget it so soon?"

"Seventh Lord?" Shi Nai raised his eyebrows, "You all are fooled by me, Seventh Lord is so generous, why would you care about me?"

The beggar said: "We don't know about that. We just take people's money, that's all."

Seeing that he couldn't ask any more questions, Shi Nai stopped talking nonsense and kicked a beggar in the chest.There was only a soft "click", and the beggar's chest sank in.

That group of people obviously didn't expect that he, a civil servant, could have such skills, and he would be dazed for a moment.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Shi Nai leaned forward, grabbed the back of a servant's neck with one hand, and slammed into each other with force.Both of them felt dizzy immediately, and both had big bumps on their foreheads.

Shi Nai practiced martial arts since childhood, and in his previous life he was a veteran on the battlefield.Although the kung fu of these few people was not bad, but they were obviously reckless, fighting on their own, and they didn't know how to cooperate, so they were quickly defeated by Shi Nai one by one.

Because these people said that they were sent by the Seventh Prince, Shi Nai didn't kill them, but just removed their limbs and jaws, and searched them one by one, only found a few banknotes from a man in a servant's uniform.

Shi Nai stomped on someone's neck with a grin, and lowered his voice slightly, which greatly increased the sense of oppression: "It seems that you have no value in living at all."

He just heard a "click", and he stepped on the man's neck and broke it.

This shock was so powerful that the faces of the remaining people turned pale.Shi Nai even smelled a puff of urine.

Coward!

He spat secretly, found the source of the smell, lifted the man's chin back, and asked with a smile, "Do you have something to say?"

The man nodded again and again.

Shi Nai's face darkened, "Say!"

"You...don't kill me, that's what I said."

Shi Nai smiled.

The man trembled all over, "You...what are you laughing at?"

Shi Nai laughed and said, "Today, my master will teach you to be good."

After he finished speaking, he leaned over and pressed several acupuncture points on his body.Almost the next moment, the man screamed.If his limbs were not dislocated, he would definitely be rolling all over the floor.

After about a cup of tea, he stopped screaming with sweat profusely.At this time, his clothes were soaked through.

Shi Nai smiled and said, "You understand, right? There is also a big difference between death and death."

The man panted heavily, and said weakly: "I just want to give you a good time."

"That depends on your worth."

The man's eyes rolled sharply, "I... I have evidence, I have evidence!"

Shi Nai's heart relaxed.

—Whether it is true or false, as long as there is evidence.

******

"Absurd! Absurd!"

The sage slapped the table angrily, and shouted at the crown prince and the third prince under the steps: "He, a prince, dares to assassinate a court official, who gave him the courage?"

The prince lowered his head, and glanced at the third prince faintly from the corner of his eyes.As expected, the third prince had a look of shame and anger.If the seventh prince was here, I believe the third prince would definitely slap him a few times.

——That's what's wrong with the third child, he's fake and lofty.

If you are really pure and noble, don't get involved in these power struggles.Since they fought, they were made to look aloof.Nothing shocking.

He withdrew his gaze lightly, glanced at the saint quickly, and showed a strange smile.

The sage was still scolding the Seventh Prince angrily.

Dai Quan stood in the corner with his neck shrunk, not daring to show his head at all.

——These days, the saint is too angry and often gets angry.Several imperial doctors said that the saint should restrain his temper.But if a sage wants to get angry, who can stop him?

"The third one."

"The minister is here." The third prince hastily stepped forward, clasping his hands in response.

The sage sneered and asked, "Tell me, who gave Lao Qi his courage?"

This remark was so heartbreaking that the third prince knelt down with a "plop" in fright, "Please be enlightened, my sage, I don't know anything about this matter!"

But how can the emperor's suspicion be resolved with a single explanation?

"Oh? You don't know?"

"I absolutely don't know!"

The saint smiled, "I didn't say you knew."

The third prince sweated and had no choice but to defend the seventh prince: "Saint, it is not yet determined whether the seventh brother did this. Please make a decree to investigate thoroughly."

The saint sneered again and again, and turned to ask the prince: "Prince, what do you think?"

The prince cupped his hands and said: "I also ask the sage to order a thorough investigation, so as not to chill the hearts of all the ministers."

It has to be said that the prince really understands the saint.As soon as these words were uttered, the sage originally thought of punishing the Seventh Prince lightly, but now they all disappeared.

——He insisted on being a benevolent monarch for so many years, why?

Isn't it just to have a good reputation among the officials?

If because of what the old seven did, the hearts of the officials were chilled, the saint could already imagine what his image would be in the hearts of the officials.

That is absolutely intolerable to a saint.

As for what the third prince said, the seventh prince might be framed.Not to mention whether there is, but Shi Nai already has enough evidence to prove the death of the Seventh Prince, and the Seventh Prince will not be able to get rid of this pot.

"Come on, it's a purpose."

"The slave is here." Dai Quan hurried out.

"Pass down my decree, take away the responsibility of King Zhongping's supervision of the country, and replace it with King Zhongmin. Order Zhongping King to contemplate his mistakes behind closed doors, and not to leave the mansion without summons. Order the admiral of the nine gates to cooperate with Dali Temple to investigate the case in detail."

The third prince secretly sighed.

He knew that Lao Qi was finished.