Dragon Pattern Roll Set

Bao Zheng and Pang Ji didn't know if there was any enmity, they jumped up when they met.

Zhao Pu looked at the two curiously, while the Eighth Prince looked at the little Zhao Zhen on his lap.

Zhao Zhen is a child, usually like swallowing water, I don't know if he is too precocious or a little dull, in short, he doesn't feel very happy or sad.It is common for children at such a young age to cry and fuss, but Zhao Zhen never cries or fusses, and when he is happy, he stretches out his hands and shakes them. When he can't talk, he sits on the bed in a daze every day, watching with big eyes curiously. looking around.

At first, the Eighth Prince was afraid that he would really stay in a daze, and thought that it would be over. The royal family has a small population. Could it be that the healthiest child is still a fool?

But Zhao Zhen is not stupid at all. He speaks earlier than other children, walks more steadily than other children, and has a good memory. He doesn't know how to read at the age of three, but if you read poems and words to him, he will He can recite it, and he will not forget it even after he has recited it. Give him a head start in a few days, and he can continue to recite it.

It's just that the child was still in a daze, and he couldn't tell what he was thinking... But at this moment, when Xiao Zhao Zhen saw Bao Zheng and Pang Ji looking at each other, he suddenly smiled, and clapped his little hands as if he was very happy. So the Eighth Prince touched his chin, does the little guy like these two?

It was rare to find something my precious nephew liked, so the Eighth Prince said, "Sit down and eat together, I was just about to ask about the attack on the tribute."

Pang Ji was looking at Bao Zheng, but he was taken aback when he heard the words of the Eighth Prince, and found it incredible that the one in front of him was the Eighth Prince, who actually sat with him?

However, the Eighth Prince has always been known for being easy-going, and Pang Ji was not overly pretentious. He sat down with him and gestured to the guards behind him for a seat in the distance. The guards nodded and sat down at a table quite far away. Eat by yourself.

Although Pang Ji sat down, he did not forget to stare at Bao Zheng.

The Eighth King thought it was funny, Bao Zheng was always steady, why did he choke on a guard, and asked, "Xi Ren, do you know each other?"

Bao Zheng gave Pang Ji a sideways look, "I know, why don't I know."

Pang Ji was helpless holding the cup, this black charcoal is a good thing!

Speaking of which, what feud do these two have?It happened half a year ago.

In the early autumn of last year, one of the two went to Kaifeng to study at the Imperial Academy, and the other went to Kaifeng to work as a bodyguard.

On this day, Pang Ji put on his official uniform and went out cheerfully.He was just an official patrolling the city, belonging to the lowest rank of the imperial army, and to put it bluntly, he was only a little older than the city gate officer.

Pang Ji, for one, he can’t write well, and second, he can’t do martial arts, so he can’t be high or low, and his family’s conditions don’t say that he is rich and expensive, but he can live with it, so he took some money and wanted him to start a small business, but Pang Ji couldn’t do it. To be an official, so I can only be a small bodyguard.But Pang Ji didn't care, he was very happy to be a bodyguard, and told his parents, "Don't worry, I will definitely be a high official in the future."

At that time, the neighbors laughed at him, thinking that he was overreaching, and Pang Ji didn't care.

However, Pang Ji, who had great ambitions, was late on the first day of duty. The reason was naturally not that he went out late, but because someone delayed him.And this person whom Pang Ji considered to be a troublemaker, was sitting next to him at the moment, the dark and dark Bao Zheng.

That day Pang Ji was walking on the road, suddenly, a scholar appeared out of nowhere, grabbed his sleeve, said that he had found the thief and asked him to arrest him.

Pang Ji took a look and was taken aback. This scholar was wearing the academic gown of Taixue, but he was as black as charcoal, a small briquette?

The briquette grabbed him and ran away, and Pang Ji was dragged to the door of an inn in a daze. The scholar pointed to a tall warrior and said, "This is the thief who robbed Gongyin!"

As soon as the words fell, there was a "crash" beside the big man, and a dozen burly men stood up and came. Pang Ji trembled when he saw it, grabbed the "briquette" and ran away.

While running, the scholar was still jumping up and down, saying that those were really thieves.

Pang Ji dragged him to a crowded place, and heaved a sigh of relief when he saw no one was chasing him, "It's no use being a thief! I'm just on duty today."

The scholar looked him up and down, and said righteously, "Since you are an official, you should catch the thief. I just saw that those thieves bought several long-distance horses with tribute silver, so they are going to escape! They all speak the Northwest accent, and if they are not very proficient, they may be rented out. If they run away, they will not be able to catch them back! The Northwest is already in chaos. People in the Northwest."

"Oh!" Pang Ji stomped his feet, "You say you nerd, haven't you seen that those are all strong men! We can't beat the two of us together!"

"You are an official who can frighten them. There are so many people in Kaifeng and they dare not say anything. I have already seen the terrain of the inn. There are officers and soldiers patrolling the city passing by around there every once in a while. A big momentum here will immediately attract people. Come here, or I won't drag you over!"

"Then you didn't say it just now, and you missed my opportunity to make meritorious service!" Pang Ji curled his lips, and then touched his chin, "No, I should keep a low profile when I was on duty just now."

The scholar was angry and pointed at his nose, "Are you an official only for your own merits?"

Pang Ji was delighted, and looked at the black briquettes, "Hey, I said you're an interesting scholar, didn't you go to Taixue to study in order to become an official in the future?"

"I am an official to plead for the people." The scholar asked Pang Ji with a wink, "What's your name?!"

Pang Ji crossed his arms, "Master's name is Pang Ji, and I only serve as an official for three things."

The scholar was slightly taken aback, "Which three things?"

Pang Ji stretched out three fingers, "Power, money, power!"

The scholar squinted his eyes and stared at him for a while, then suddenly leaned over and poked Pang Ji's chest with his finger, "Fatty man, my name is Bao Zheng, please remember, if I'm here one day, you will be an official in the future." I won't live in peace!"

After speaking, the scholar turned around and left.

Pang Ji looked at the sky, but remembered an important thing...

"Oops!" Pang Ji ran away, "I'm late!"

That day, Pang Ji was late on the first day of duty because of Bao Zheng's delay, which left a very bad impression on the foreman. The job he was assigned was to patrol the city gate in the middle of the night.However... Now that Pang Ji has taken the position of that foreman's foreman, the middle-aged man serving him tea and water, nodding and bowing, is the foreman back then.

In half a year, this fat boy with ordinary martial arts, ordinary appearance, and ordinary family has already spread all over the three divisions and six departments and Kaifeng mansion. He has friends everywhere, and people who can talk to him everywhere. .You said he curry favor with the rich and powerful?He doesn't need to work for anyone, you say he is cunning and cunning?He looked at the stupid look on his face again.However, he was able to climb up step by step with ease, and this officialdom, which seemed dangerous and intriguing to others, seemed to him the most interesting place.

On that day, when Bao Zheng went back to check around the inn, the thieves had already left. He asked the innkeepers about the details of those people, such as their accent, what they said before leaving, etc... from various details , Bao Zheng deduced that these people just left some people, they seemed to go back to recruit soldiers, and they were going to do it again after a while.That's right... After half a year, a large number of tributes should arrive in Kaifeng.After returning to Taixue, Bao Zheng took the first exam of Taixue, and a poem and essay made Master Lin Xiao call him "a talent beyond the ages".

In half a year, the reputation of this unremarkable scholar and talented scholar has spread throughout Kaifeng, and high-ranking officials who seek calligraphy and painting every day lined up to come to his door. Say he is noble?No, he has a lot of friends, whether it is the powerful Eighth Prince or the old man sweeping the floor at the city gate, he is very close.Literary figures from all walks of life in Kaifeng all cited him as their best friend. Prime Minister Wang mentioned many times that he would recommend him, but Bao Zheng was not in a hurry. He said that he would be the number one scholar before entering an official position, and he would be upright.

The Liangzi of Bao Zheng and Pang Ji was forged at that time. When they see each other now, it is natural that they are jealous when they meet each other.

Zhao Pu gnawed on a duck leg, looked at the two of them, and thought the scene was quite interesting.

The Eighth Prince waved his hands to the two, "Don't hurt your temper."

The two sat down angrily, and the Eighth King asked Pang Ji, "Is there any clue about the tribute case? I heard it was handed over to Kaifeng Mansion?"

Pang Ji nodded, glanced at Bao Zheng again, and said, "The lower officials have some clues. Those thieves should come from the northwest, and it's not the first time they commit crimes. The previous small-scale robbery of tribute silver also has something to do with them." relation."

Bao Zheng glanced at him sideways, curled his lips, "If I caught it then, it wouldn't be what it is today!"

Pang Ji squinted his eyes and looked at him, "If you made it clear at the time, you wouldn't be like this."

The two continued to stare at each other.

The Eighth Prince looked at the two dumbfounded. At this moment, he heard the movement of a large group of people running past.

Zhao Pu took the duck legs and ran to the window, and saw a large group of soldiers in full armor below, the soldiers and horses were very neat, heading towards the north gate of the city.

"This is General Ouyang's men." The Eighth King frowned, "Is the emperor dispatching the forbidden army to catch the thieves?"

Master Bao touched his chin lightly, "Can I catch it like this?"

Zhao Pu stood by the corridor, looking at the soldiers and horses, dazed with the chicken leg in his hand.

"Zhao Pu!"

At this time, a child climbed up like a monkey from the pillar on the side, jumped three times and grabbed the railing, Zhao Pu stretched out his hand to give him a hand, and the child rolled into the second floor.

This child is about the same age as Zhao Pu, only four or five years old, with a baby face and red hair that is very eye-catching.

The Eighth Prince knew him. This child was General Ouyang's son Ouyang Shaozheng. He was the same age as Zhao Pu and was a young boy. Both of them were as wild as monkeys. They always played together and got along very well.

"Will you go to see it?" Ouyang asked Zhao Pu, "My father led troops to catch thieves."

Zhao Pu glanced at it and said, "Your father is here to block the escape of those thieves, not to catch them."

Everyone in the room was slightly taken aback, and the Eighth Prince raised his eyebrows and looked at Zhao Pu.

Ouyang folded his arms and nodded, "How do you know? The imperial decree ordered my father to catch the thief, but before he left, my father also said that he probably went to block the way."

Zhao Pu narrowed his eyes, "These soldiers all wear shields."

"What's wrong with the shield?" Ouyang was curious.

"It's not that you need to wear a shield to fight on the battlefield, and no one shoots arrows, so it's to block the road..." Before Zhao Pu finished speaking, Eunuch Huang hurried over, "Oh, Lord Ninth, the food is cold."

Zhao Pu glanced at him.

"Come on, let's eat quickly. After dinner, we will go to the Concubine's Mansion to play." Eunuch Huang quickly changed the topic and brought Zhao Pra back to feed him.

Zhao Pu pursed his lips and looked at Eunuch Huang who was coaxing a child with disgust, although he was indeed a child.

Bao Zheng and Pang Ji looked at each other silently, and then looked at the little Zhao Zhen who was obediently eating on the eighth prince's lap, they both swallowed and sweated for Zhao Pu. Sure enough, the eighth prince also looked slightly worried. ...

Zhao Pu has a special status. Logically speaking, although there are many heirs of the emperor today, most of them are sick and he is also weak. Therefore, Zhao Pu can completely inherit the throne.And the so-called old age at the age of three, Zhao Pu does not have the weakness of the generations of the Zhao royal family, but has the domineering arrogance of the Taizu back then, which is much more suitable than the silly looking Zhao Zhen in front of him!There are shadow guards all around, some are to protect the Eighth Prince, some are to protect the prince Zhao Zhen, and of course... some are the emperor's eyeliner.Zhao Pu's every move can't escape the eyes of the current emperor... This child will be a big deal when he grows up. The emperor will not allow him to grow up and compete with his son for the throne, right?Zhao Heng took him over from the northwest to raise him. In fact, he also had this purpose. Raising a tiger is a threat, and it is better to keep him by his side and watch him in the deep mountains.

The two of them were thinking to themselves when they felt someone squeeze in from among them. When they looked down, there was a glowing red head. It turned out that Ouyang Shaozheng saw that there was an opening here, so he got in and sat down, pointing at the flesh. ball.

Bao Zheng and Pang Ji each picked one for him and put it in a bowl, Ouyang didn't hold his chopsticks well, poked a meatball with a chopstick and ate it, and said to Bao Zheng, "Scholar Hei, Daddy said you are very smart. "

Bao Zheng smiled and gave him a slight bow, expressing his gratitude to General Ouyang for his appreciation.

"Let's find a way to catch those thieves!" Ouyang chewed the meatballs and said, "I heard from my father that there are more than [-] of them in total. Their martial arts are very good and they killed all the officers and soldiers, and they may be Liao people."

"Liao people?!"

As soon as Ouyang Shaozheng spoke, Bao Zheng and Pang Ji were startled, and the Eighth Prince touched his chin, "Why did the Liao people rob the tribute?"

Zhao Pu was so stuffed with food by Eunuch Huang that he couldn't speak, so he finally put Eunuch Huang on the ground and asked, "What's in the tribute?"

Pang Ji said, "Gold and silver treasures, furnace utensils, and this time there are some prescriptions from various places in the palace, such as silk, dyed cloth, fired porcelain, etc..."

"Is there any iron making?" Zhao Pu asked suddenly.

Bao Zheng and Pang Ji looked at him together, then both touched their chins, "Hmm..."

The Eighth Prince also asked Zhao Pu in some puzzlement, "Iron making?"

"Did our soldiers and horses have new armor?" Zhao Pu should have seen it just now, "I see that the armor on those soldiers is bigger and thicker than before, and the armor of the Liao people is not as good as ours. Of course we lost the battle! Stealing money is just a Let’s make an excuse, it’s fine to grab the treasury if you want money, what kind of tribute to grab, you want to make iron recipes, iron stones, iron ore blueprints, etc... um..."

Before he finished speaking, Eunuch Huang hurriedly stuffed him with food, and muttered in a low voice, "Oh, little ancestor, don't say a few words."

Zhao Pu jumped, "You're going to choke me to death!"

Eunuch Huang grabbed him to keep him from talking nonsense and let him eat.

The Eighth Prince frowned, "No wonder they have to send out an army to block their way, no matter what they can't let them leave Kaifeng..."

"It's a pity that the inn was lost after chasing to the west of the city. It's the same as the previous robbery of tribute silver." Bao Zheng obviously also connected the two cases of sneak attack on tribute. It should be the same group of people, each time from the west. The inn disappeared.

"I also found the inn on the west side and lost the clue." Pang Ji also frowned, "The terrain over there is more complicated..."

"The alleys in the west are all bow-shaped roads." Ouyang Shaozheng said while eating meatballs, "The bow-shaped ones are much easier to catch than the well-tac-toe ones, and they can't run away at all. If they are chased, they will definitely hide in the house. "

Both Bao Zheng and Pang Ji looked at Ouyang Shaozheng.

Pang Ji was surprised, "Young general, you seem to know the terrain very well."

"That's right, I know which road leads to Kaifeng!" Ouyang Shaozheng put down the meatballs, and said, "There are many mansions in the west alley that are empty, and they are near the pier. If you want to go, you must go by water! Probably Squint first, wait for the limelight to pass before talking."

The Eighth Prince didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and Ouyang didn't know where he learned a strange swear word from someone.

Pang Ji nodded, "It's hard to control once you get on the boat."

"I'll let people lead soldiers to search from house to house." After the Eighth Prince finished speaking, Zhao Pu, who had been stuffed with food, waved his hand suddenly, indicating——no.

Everyone looked at him.

Zhao Pu pressed Eunuch Huang to the ground, swallowed everything in his mouth with great difficulty, held him down to keep him from moving, and said, "They will run away, let them come out by themselves."

Everyone looked at him curiously, "Why come out by yourself?"

Zhao Pu pushed down Eunuch Huang who got up and was about to cover his mouth, and said, "Draw a mark on the door of each house, it must be different."

Everyone was stunned, Bao Zheng thought for a while, smiled, and nodded to Zhao Pu, "A wonderful plan, Ninth Prince!"

Zhao Pu raised his eyebrows—that is.

Pang Ji also nodded while holding his chin, "This is a trick of the suspicious soldiers. If they hide in the alley, they must be very careful. We lead troops to search wildly, and they will try to hide. But if we draw a mark on the door of each house Ordinary people who have no ghosts in their hearts will not even find out, but those who have ghosts in their hearts must feel that they are being targeted. If some plainclothes are arranged to walk around, they will feel that the soldiers and horses of the imperial city must have pinpointed their location. There will be a sneak attack at any time, so it is the best policy to stand still, and they will try to escape first."

"So our people lay in ambush at the pier, and wait for them to throw themselves into the trap!" The Eighth Prince nodded, "Duo Qi."

As soon as the voice fell, Duoqi came with a few shadow guards, "My lord."

"Go get some men and horses, and act now."

"Yes!" Duoqi led the order to stand up, glanced at Zhao Pu again, and gestured to the Eighth Prince outside.

The Eighth Prince remained silent, knowing that Duoqi meant that the hidden guards sent by the emperor had just left.

A trace of sadness flashed between the eyebrows of the Eighth Prince, which did not escape the eyes of Bao Zheng and Pang Ji, both of them subconsciously glanced at Zhao Pu.

At this moment, little Zhao Zhen was passing a tea egg to Zhao Pu. Zhao Pu peeled the shell for him, removed the yolk, and put the egg white dipped in sweet and sour sauce into his mouth.Little Zhao Zhen opened his eyes wide and looked out of the window while eating. He didn't know what he was looking at, shaking his legs, looking leisurely.

In the afternoon, Pang Ji took people to quietly mark the walls of the various mansions in West Lane. There was a reason why Pang Ji was allowed to go. Having met Pang Ji, everything became reasonable.

In the evening, many plainclothes appeared near the West Alley, as if something was about to move. Of course, the first one who couldn't sit still was the thief in the house.

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"My lord!"

In the Eighth Prince's Mansion, the Eighth King came back from evening class, picked up Zhao Zhen who had taken a nap, and was about to ask Zhao Pu to have dinner together, but Eunuch Huang ran over anxiously, "The Ninth Prince is gone!"

"What?!" The Eighth Prince's heart skipped a beat, "Where did you go?"

"A servant saw him go to Taibai Residence just now. The shadow guard said that they followed him to Taibai Residence. They saw the Ninth Prince brought two jars of good wine. When he came out, he ran into Ouyang Shaozheng. Then the two children disappeared!"

"Oh!" The Eighth Prince guessed that Zhao Pu must have gone to the west of the city to join in the fun, what if such a small child gets injured in a fight!

The Eighth Prince ran out holding Little Zhao Zhen in his arms, followed by a group of shadow guards with a clatter, and the shadow guards were all a bit puzzled... Could the Ninth Prince be able to juggle or something?How did he slip away without a sound?

Near the west pier of the city, Bao Zheng also went to sit and wait in the inn facing the west alley. Run wherever there is nothing to do, this black briquette is a good job, run where there is something to do!

However, the two sat together in a tacit understanding, because they had both seen those thieves at the time, so the appearance of catching the thieves together after discussing with each other is more confusing.

The two of them were drinking tea, when they saw a "chuck" outside, two children ran over, one of them had a bright red head that caught their eyes.

Surprised, they chased out the door and saw Zhao Pu and Ouyang Shaozheng running really fast to the pier.

"Oops!" Bao Zheng stomped his feet.

Pang Ji also felt terrible, thinking that these two children are too courageous!

This side is in a hurry, the arrows on the distant pier have been released, and a large number of officers and soldiers ambushing around rush to the pier immediately, it seems that they have already started.

Bao Zheng and Pang Ji didn't care too much, they both ran to the west of the city, Pang Ji led his men, "Remember, the most important thing is to protect the Ninth Prince!"

But when I ran to the pier, where could I find Zhao Pu and Ouyang Shaozheng? It is not known who set fire to the big boat that the Liao people were about to flee.

At this time, the thieves were outnumbered and had already suffered heavy casualties. Those thieves turned out to be Liao soldiers in disguise. They built the last human shield to block the Song soldiers, and the leader took the stolen tribute as cover, and hurried on board and left.

And the one who escaped was the leader of the gang of thieves that Bao Zheng and Pang Ji saw at the inn, the tall warrior.

"Don't let him run away!"

Duoqi yelled, but the Liao soldiers were on the defensive, and the terrain of the pier was easy to defend and difficult to attack. At this moment, it is not because there are many people that they have the advantage.

Just at this moment, a descendant shouted, "Don't try to run!"

Everyone followed the prestige, and saw a red-haired child running up to the mast of the watchtower like a monkey, holding two jars of Taibaiju's good wine in his hand, and threw it towards the splint of the big ship.

There was already a fire on the deck of the ship, but the fire was not very strong. As soon as the two jars of wine were spilled, a "boom" was heard, and the fire spread rapidly.

The big man who had just boarded the boat jumped onto the top of the boat, and as soon as he stood firm, he saw a small black figure in the crowd rushing up like an eagle, and in an instant, the movements in front of him were extremely fast.The big man turned his face away, but suddenly he heard the wind behind his head, he quickly lowered his body, but unexpectedly, a shield came towards him and hit his face, making his eyes stare, and someone said in his ear, "The movement is too much!" slow."

The Eighth Prince, who had just arrived with his people, heard Eunuch Huang beside him say, "Oh, pat me on the face in the morning to learn that trick!"

The Eighth Prince opened his mouth wide open, not only the Eighth Prince, at this moment everyone present was stunned on the spot, seeing a five or six year old child playing with the big man like a monkey.

Although there was an absolute difference in height and size between the two, the kid moved too fast, and... felt so strong, he used a shield that was about the same size as his own as a weapon, and swung it like a tiger, jumping up and down and throwing the big boy. The general beat him round and round, and slapped his face with a special shield, which almost flattened the man's face.

Ouyang Shaozheng jumped on the spire of the watchtower, "Zhao Pu! Beat him!"

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At this time, all the Liao soldiers below had been captured. When they looked up, they saw Zhao Pu sweeping a shield on the top of the burning boat, cutting the neck of the big man. Note, he fell headfirst, Zhao Pu stepped on his head, thrust the shield into the roof, and looked at the stunned crowd below.

Duo Qi opened his mouth and watched, although Zhao Pu used a shield just now, but he used a saber technique, and it was a very delicate saber technique, or a huge saber technique... Who taught him?A legendary figure suddenly flashed in Duoqi's mind, and he gasped subconsciously.

The Eighth Prince held Little Zhao Zhen in his arms and watched from a distance. Little Zhao Zhen clapped his hands, while the Eighth Prince was pale, because not far away, the yellow umbrella cover had arrived...

A bright sedan chair stopped not far behind the crowd. A father-in-law lifted the curtain of the sedan chair, and the people inside did not show their faces, but the bright yellow dragon robes could still be seen, as if they were also looking at Zhao Pu on the top of the boat.It's just that everyone's attention was attracted by the boy in black on the top of the boat, and no one noticed his arrival.

At this moment, a few captured Liao people suddenly shouted loudly. The shouting was still not very proficient in Chinese. The general meaning was that the Han people would never beat the Liao people. After finishing speaking, Zhao Pu raised his foot and kicked the shield, the shield flew down and slapped him in the face.

Everyone wrinkled their faces subconsciously, their noses must have been flattened, and sure enough... the shield fell, and the Liao man's face was covered in blood, and his face was flattened.

Zhao Pu also kicked the big man under his feet off the roof, took the bag and shook it to the Liao people below, "Does your king want iron? Let him come, and the young master will give him some money to make him the best iron." coffin."

Everyone below was silent, staring at the little figure on the roof together. His two different-colored eyes were bright and strange against the firelight. Zhao Pu suddenly smiled, showing his white teeth with a grin, "As long as he has the courage Come on, beat him until his mother doesn't even know him."

After finishing speaking, Zhao Pu jumped off the top of the boat. At the same time, the soldiers suddenly cheered, and some people shouted - he is the Ninth Prince!

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Bao Zheng and Pang Ji went to see the Eight Kings again, and saw the young prince handing Zhao Zhen to Eunuch Huang with both hands, and hurried over, bringing back Zhao Pra, who was surrounded by the crowd, and protecting him by his side.

Bao Zheng and Pang Ji looked at the sedan chair again, and saw the faces of the people in the sedan chair hidden in the shadows, and only one hand could be seen on the bright yellow dragon robe, slowly turning the thumb on the a wrench.

At this time, there was a hoarse voice, "The emperor is here."

The soldiers present also found Zhao Heng coming at this moment, and they knelt down in unison and shouted long live.

Zhao Heng sat in the sedan chair for a long time, and then said, "Ninth brother, it's really amazing."

The Eighth Prince pulled Zhao Pu over and said, "My Majesty, thanks to the advice from the foreman Pang Ji and Bao Zheng."

Pang Ji and Bao Zheng looked at each other, the Eighth Prince put the blame on them to help Zhao Pu excuse.

"Oh..." Zhao Heng nodded and said, "It's all about merit and deeds."

As he spoke, he waved to the father-in-law beside him.

The father-in-law brought over a tray with two things on it, a pile of gold ingots on the left, a thick stack of silver bills on the bottom, and a black jade pendant in the shape of a crouching tiger on the right.

The Eighth Prince's face turned even paler.

"Ninth Brother." Zhao Heng said with a smile in his voice, looking very kind, "Here is 1000 taels of gold reward silver, and a tiger talisman, which can mobilize 1000 elite soldiers in the imperial city. A thousand soldiers and horses, what do you want?"

Zhao Pu felt that the Eighth Prince was holding on to his arm and pulling it to the left, but Zhao Pu couldn't help looking at the tiger talisman on the right.

Many shadow guards around the Eight Kings were very nervous, and the guards behind Zhao Heng's sedan chair were all holding weapons. Although it seemed to outsiders that it was only the emperor rewarding little Zhao Pu, in the eyes of discerning people, this decision was a choice that determined Zhao Pu's life and death. .

Just when the atmosphere was at a stalemate, the little Zhao Zhen who was being held by Eunuch Huang suddenly broke free from his hand and trotted over.

Regardless of his young age, he still runs quite steadily.

Everyone was shocked.

Zhao Zhen ran to the side of the sedan chair and looked up at his father.

Zhao Heng looked at Aizi and smiled slightly, but he was not in good health, so he covered his mouth lightly, for fear of infecting his youngest son.There were many princes under his knees, but most of them died early due to illness, only the sixth prince was very healthy, raised beside the Eighth Prince, and was well taken care of.

Zhao Zhen reached out, grabbed the father-in-law's robe, and stood on tiptoe, as if asking for a tray.

The eunuch looked at Zhao Heng in a daze.

Zhao Heng nodded slightly, the eunuch bent down, and handed the tray to Zhao Zhen.

Zhao Zhen reached out and grabbed the tiger talisman, turned around and ran away.

Everyone looked at the behavior of this little prince who was almost a milk baby in puzzlement, and saw him running up to Zhao Pu, stuffing the tiger amulet into his hand, and then grabbing him to his side, turning his head, and looking at the sedan chair Zhao Heng from here.

He still looked at people with those big eyes, still seemed to understand nothing, and didn't know whether the child was stupid or naturally calm.

Bao Zheng and Pang Ji stared at Zhao Zhen who was standing in front of Zhao Pu and tugged at his sleeve, and their eyes lit up involuntarily.

After a long silence, he heard Zhao Heng's laughter coming from the sedan chair. He laughed for a while, then nodded, "Okay! From today on, the thousand elite soldiers here will be under Zhao Pu's orders."

The thousand elite soldiers also found it interesting, but they didn't think it would be humiliating or unreliable to listen to a four or five-year-old child, especially after seeing Zhao Pu standing on the top of the boat just now.It is still in its infancy, but the appearance of a dragon and a tiger has already appeared. Although the fierce beast has small fangs but sharp fangs, it will surely shake the world in the future.

Zhao Heng also asked Bao Zheng and Pang Ji to enter the palace tomorrow to listen to the rewards, and he asked people to get up and drive back to the palace.

When the emperor left and the people at the pier gradually dispersed, the Eighth Prince let out a sigh of relief. He was so nervous that his stomach hurt, and he hurried over to hold Zhao Zhen's face and kissed him.

On the side, Zhao Pu twitched the corner of his mouth, squatted down, and reached out to Xiao Zhao Zhen. Zhao Zhen stood on tiptoe, raised his hand and patted his hand.

After a crisp "pop", the two children smiled at each other.

The Eighth Prince looked at the two speechlessly.

Afterwards, Zhao Pu stuffed the Tiger Talisman into his pocket, hooked his fingers at the thousand soldiers behind him, "Let's go, from now on you will be my Zhao family's army!"

A thousand soldiers cleaned up and followed Zhao Pu away.

The Eighth Prince nodded, "Well, Zhao Jiajun..." But after thinking about it, he felt something was wrong, picked up Zhao Zhen and chased after him, "You are only four and a half years old, why do you need so many soldiers?!"

Zhao Pu strolled forward, "Go to war after training!"

"What kind of war are you fighting? When you grow up, go to the Imperial College to study!" The Eighth Prince chased after him.

Zhao Pu flicked his sleeves in front, "I'm just a nerd!"

……

Bao Zheng and Pang Ji walked behind the crowd.

Bao Zheng suddenly crossed his arms and leaned over to ask Pang Ji, "Hey, fat man!"

Pang Ji rolled his eyes at him and corrected him, "I'm slightly fat!"

Bao Zheng glanced at his slightly round belly, and smiled, "Did you see that the Ninth Prince was a little moved? Being an official is not necessarily just for power, money and power."

The corner of Pang Ji's mouth twitched, and he turned his face away, "Everyone has his own aspirations!"

Bao Zheng narrowed his eyes, the two were about to pinch each other for the next round, when they heard a voice behind them, "Masters, do you want Zitang?"

The two were stunned for a moment, then turned around, only to find that the tea shop where they were doing business was blocked.Stepping aside, I saw two servings of tea soup on the tea shop, one was in a bowl with a blue border, and there were only two bowls left, and there was a sign behind it saying Qiuzi soup.On the other side, there was a table full of more than a dozen bowls that no one had touched. The bowls with red sides had a sign of Qiunu soup on the back.

The old tea seller pointed to the remaining soup and said, "Both masters, each of you should drink a bowl of Qiuzi soup, right? In the future, you will get married and have a family full of children and grandchildren. It will be very spiritual."

Bao Zheng saw that Pang Ji suddenly reached out, picked up a bowl of begging girl soup in a red-rimmed bowl, and drank it.

Bao Zheng was a little surprised and asked Pang Ji, "Do you want a daughter?"

After drinking a bowl, Pang Ji went to get another bowl, looked back at Zhao Pu and the others who had gone away, and said with a smile, "I want a daughter! The most beautiful and beautiful daughter!"

Bao Zheng smiled and crossed his arms, "Do you want the Ninth Prince to be your son-in-law? Is it too late now?"

Pang Ji sneered, turned around, and saw the little Zhao Zhen on the shoulder of the Eighth Prince in the distance.At this time, Zhao Zhen was waving at him and Bao Zheng, still very calm, as if he didn't know what he was thinking.

Bao Zheng saw it and waved to him.

Pang Ji turned around and took out a piece of silver to the old lady, "I want this tea!"

After finishing speaking, he saw Pang Ji move a stool over to seriously drink Qiunu soup, and the corners of Bao Zheng's mouth twitched, "You are sick, you fat man! Why are you drinking so much tea?!"

Pang Ji chased him with a bowl, "Oh, you scholar, hurry up and go to school, don't bother me, I sincerely beg for a girl!"

Bao Zheng shook his head and left. Pang Ji drank a stomach full of begging women's soup, patted his chubby belly and stood up. He and Bao Zheng went east, back to Taixue, and went south, to guard the yamen.It's just that the two of them walked to the intersection and turned their heads to the distance...

At this time, the Eighth Prince was chasing Zhao Pu who was running fast with Zhao Zhen on his shoulders. Guessing that Zhao Pu had said something, the Eighth Prince was so angry that he jumped up.

Bao Zheng smiled, and Pang Ji also smiled, and they all shook their heads and left - the days after this must be very interesting.