Dragon Pattern Roll Set

Zhan Zhao moved away the curious group of people in front of him, jumped down from the roof of Miaomiao Building, and landed gently on the stone table beside Bai Yutang, picked up the fourth son in his arms, and sat down on his lap.

Seeing Bai Yutang looking at him, Zhan Zhao said, "That's the young master of the Jinyin Pavilion, Tianren."

Bai Yutang frowned slightly, "Gold and Silver Pavilion? Where is it?"

Zhan Zhao blinked, and looked at Bai Yutang in surprise, "Haven't you heard of it?"

Bai Yutang shook his head.

Zhan Zhao touched his chin, and said to himself in confusion, "Oh... I thought they were quite famous."

"School of the rivers and lakes?" Bai Yutang asked, "It seems that the kung fu is pretty good."

"The sect is quite new, it has just been established for about three or four years." Zhan Zhao said, "The Jinyin Pavilion is the kind of place where you give money and he will help you with things. Of course, there is no violation of law and discipline on the surface, but No one knows what's going on in private."

Bai Yutang nodded, but he still looked at Zhan Zhao, because he felt that the attitude of that Geng Tianren towards Zhan Zhao seemed to be different, and the two seemed to be familiar with each other.

Seeing that Bai Yutang didn't ask too many questions, Zhan Zhao still showed a little curiosity on his expression, so he didn't take the initiative to say anything, and waited for him to ask, and held his chin to talk to him about other things.

Bai Yutang used other people's words to describe him as always indifferent, but Zhan Zhao's words described him as being overly shy, so... Zhan Zhao secretly laughed at his tangled expression of wanting to ask but being too embarrassed to ask.

Meow Meow, other people upstairs also fell into the yard, Yin Hou shook his head and looked at Zhan Zhao—the thief cat bullies honest people again... Fortunately, Bai Yutang pampered him everywhere.

Sitting on Zhan Zhao's lap, the fourth son suddenly raised his face and asked Zhan Zhao, "Who is that Maomao?"

Zhan Zhao blinked and looked down at the fourth son.

The fourth son tilted his head, "He seems to know you very well? Is he a friend?"

The corner of Zhan Zhao's mouth twitched, and he looked at Bai Yutang.

Bai Yutang held the teacup and drank it calmly—the fourth son asked you.

Zhan Zhao squeezed the cheeks of the fourth son, "It's just a casual acquaintance, and what's more, you remember that kind of person has the face of abducting children, so don't believe his words, you know?"

"Well." The fourth son nodded earnestly, tilted his head and continued to ask, "Then how did you two know each other? How long have you known each other? Do you see each other on weekdays? Do you like him?"

Zhan Zhao can't laugh or cry, the fourth son has a lot of problems.

"When I first came to Kaifeng, the Jinyin Pavilion had just been established. The new sect had no rules, so I had to deal with him a lot. He was very well-informed and had a lot of connections. He had the clues I needed to solve the case. In addition, he was new here, so it was inevitable that he would contact the local Jianghu gang. There were conflicts between them, and there were constant disputes. But this person is cunning and cunning, every time he asks the government to solve the troubles, and he can also use the government to eliminate the hostile expansion forces, he is a man who can calculate." Zhan Zhao said, stroking Little Si's head, "This person is not profitable, he will never come to remind me for no reason, such as 'I have sinned against Sai Tianbao', it is definitely profitable...but it is also a clue. I told him I don't have much contact with him, and I think he is very, very unpleasant." After speaking, Zhan Zhao also tilted his head and asked the fourth son, "Are you satisfied?"

The fourth son blinked, turned his face and tilted his head to look at Bai Yutang, and said with a smile, "Satisfied!"

Bai Yutang was a little embarrassed, put down his teacup, reached out and touched the back of his ear lightly, stood up and looked at the sky, "It's getting late, go to bed."

After speaking, I went back to the house with a relaxed mood.

Zhan Zhao looked at him and couldn't help laughing, he turned around and pinched the cheeks of Xiaosi - the little guy was still facing the mouse.

The fourth son rubbed his cheeks and narrowed his eyes to look at Zhan Zhao - a cat would bully Bai Bai!

Zhan Zhao scratched his chin in embarrassment—was it just to tease him?

The fourth son put his arms around Zhan Zhao, "Maomao, I'm going to sleep in your room tonight."

Zhan Zhao guessed that the fourth son was still afraid because of seeing something unknown, so he nodded and carried him into the house.

Yao Yao and Xiao Wu followed Zhan Zhao Bai Yutang into the house.

The rest of the people were speechless and dispersed separately.

When Gongsun came back, he found that the fourth son was not there, so he ran to Zhan Zhao's room to see that the fourth son had already got under the covers and hugged Zhan Zhao's arm and was fast asleep. Gongsun had no choice but to go back to sleep by himself...

However, Zhao Pu was not there, and Gongsun walked around the room feeling very "lonely", without any sleepiness, so he simply ran to Zangshu Pavilion.

Sure enough, both Bao Yan and Pang Yu were reading at night. Gongsun moved the ladder and climbed up to the second floor of the study to find some ancient books about the island that no one had read all year round. He wanted to find out if there was any clue about Evil Hudao.

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In the palace, Zhao Zhen frowned slightly after listening to Zhao Pu and Bao Zheng talking about Ehudao, and rubbed his chin, "Ehudao..."

"Did anyone raise monsters on some island 60 years ago?" Zhao Pu asked, "Does your father or my father have this hobby?"

Zhao Zhen was in a dilemma, he was younger than Zhao Pu, who knew about it, so he asked Eunuch Chen.

Eunuch Chen shook his head, but at the same time he clapped his hands lightly, and said, "This old slave remembered something."

All three looked at him.

Chen Gonggong said, "When I was young, I heard a few county kings talk about another rumor about Xingtian in the palace."

"Another rumor?" Zhao Pu was curious.

"Although there are different opinions on the reasons for the sinking of the Xingtian, one thing is basically certain, that is, the ship was carrying soldiers." Mr. Chen said.

Both Zhao Zhen and Zhao Pu nodded. Warships are naturally pretending to be soldiers.

"But when the old slave listened to the chat of the two county kings, he said that the ship was actually full of more than 5000 prisoners."

"Prisoners?" Zhao Zhen was surprised, "Why pretend to be so many prisoners?"

"It seems that they are all war criminals. They are nobles from foreign races in the south and captured soldiers. It seems that sending them to sea is to leave them on a deserted island and let them fend for themselves." Chen Gonggong said, "Old slave When I was too young, I stood next to the county kings and poured wine for them. They talked to each other, so I listened to the general idea, but they didn't specify what island it was. Then they talked about the sinking of the Xingtian , They laughed and said that they were condemned by God, and they said it quite happily. Although the old slave was young at the time, he was very disgusted at the two of them laughing at such a miserable thing, so he didn't listen to it, and found a chance to slip away gone."

"Which two county kings are still alive?" Zhao Zhen asked.

Eunuch Chen shook his head helplessly, "It's been many years since I passed away."

Zhao Zhen frowned, but his curiosity was aroused, and he probably wouldn't be able to sleep well tonight, so he told Zhao Pu, "If you find that old man tomorrow and ask for clues, remember to tell me."

Zhao Pu nodded.

While talking, Nangong Ji came, holding in his hand a picture of the suspected "Xing Tian" hull that he had shown to Zhao Pu and the others, which was currently being salvaged.

"Your Majesty, I have seen several well-known boatmen. They all said that the shape and structure are very similar to the legendary Xingtian, but it feels a little smaller. A boat of this size can be made now. At most, it can only Carrying 2000 people, it may be a sample ship.”

"Prototype ship?" Zhao Pu rubbed his chin, "You mean to build a small boat for a try before building a big one?"

Nangong Ji nodded, "That's what the boatmen said."

"Hmm..." Zhao Pu nodded, "Could it be that the ship on Ehu Island is the real Xingtian? It occupies the entire rift...how did such a big ship get into the rift? "

"Could it be that they drove in during high tide, and were stranded there at low tide, unable to get out?" Master Bao asked, "Later, it may also be due to earthquakes or other reasons. The tide no longer entered the rift, and finally the fallen leaves piled up. became what it is now?"

Both Zhao Pu and Zhao Zhen thought it was possible, but at the same time there was another mystery...

"What's on the other end of such a thick chain?" Zhao Pu couldn't help asking, "Monster? How big a monster should a chain with such thick legs be? Tigers and lions are definitely not necessary. Shuan Yaoyao doesn't need such a thick chain." !"

"And that thing obviously still eats people, Yaoyao doesn't eat people." Zhao Zhen, as the emperor of the real dragon, has always loved Yaoyao deeply. of small wood carvings.

Staring at the wood carving for a while, Zhao Zhen frowned suddenly, and then said, "If that ship is Xing Tian, ​​how many years ago did it have been on the island? What kind of monster has such a long life? Take ten thousand steps back. , even if there is... it happened 60 years ago, maybe they are all dead by now."

Both Zhao Pu and Bao Zheng looked at Zhao Zhen subconsciously—the conversation changed?

Zhao Zhen waved his hand, "Recently, I only want good weather. You investigate the case and investigate the case. It's better to put aside those strange and chaotic things in the early years." He said, pointing to Bao Zheng, "Ai Qing, prepare well. Spring test." Pointing to Zhao Pu again, "Uncle Nine is in charge of the navy training, keep a low profile, low profile!"

Zhao Pu and Master Bao frowned slightly. Was the emperor upset by the previous cases?The Xingtian ship this time has a lot to do with the incident of sending prisoners to Ehudao back then, and something irrelevant may indeed be involved.But I don't know if it's an illusion... Zhao Zhen seems to have suddenly remembered something, and temporarily changed his mind to ask the two of them not to investigate the matter of Ehudao?

The two were helpless, and also felt that they should put their minds to rest and focus on the matter at hand, and leave the case to Zhan Zhao, Bai Yutang and the others for investigation.

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Wait for Zhao Pu and Bao Zheng to leave.

Zhao Zhen stood up, walked out of the study, and turned around twice in the garden with his hands behind his back, as if he had something on his mind.

After all, Nangong Ji has followed Zhao Zhen for a long time, and he knows his character very well - although Ehu Island is a deserted island, it should belong to the territory of Song Dynasty. If someone slaughters so many people at once, Zhao Zhen will definitely be furious.In addition...feeding monsters with prisoners would also displease Zhao Zhen, why didn't he get angry?Even curiosity is hidden, there should be a reason for this.

Zhao Zhen turned with his hands behind his back and finally stopped. Nangong stood beside him and asked, "The emperor...doesn't want to investigate the matter of Hudao?"

Zhao Zhen shook his head, "I suddenly remembered something just now, and I don't know how to talk to Bao Qing and Uncle Jiu."

Nangong Ji wondered, "About Ehudao?"

Zhao Zhen frowned and waved to Nangong, the two returned to the study, Zhao Zhen signaled Nangong to close the door.

Nangong Ji closed the door and went back to the desk, only to see Zhao Zhen rummaging through the cabinets looking for something.

Nangong hurriedly helped him move the box, and finally... Zhao Zhen found something from the box where his father's relics were stored.

Nangong Ji was a little puzzled, what Zhao Zhen took out was a stone, which looked like an ordinary rock, the kind of edged and angular stone that is very common on the banks of streams and rivers, half of which is crystal stone and half is rock.

Nangong looked suspiciously at Zhao Zhen who was sitting in front of the Longshu table with a frown, staring at the stone in a daze.

Zhao Zhen looked at the stone without blinking for about a stick of incense, and finally raised his head.

Nangong Ji couldn't bear it anymore, "Your Majesty, what is this?"

Zhao Zhen looked at him and said, "When I was young, I once stepped on this stone by the river in the palace, and my foot slipped and broke."

Nangong Ji blinked——what does this have to do with the case?

"Father was with me at the time." Zhao Zhen continued, "He picked up this stone, stared at it for a long time, and suddenly said to me, 'Sure enough, this shape is dangerous.'"

Nangong Ji was taken aback, and subconsciously looked at the shape of the stone—it was a half-egg-shaped stone, with a relatively flat rock structure on the lower side, and bulging on the upper side, with intricate white crystals. In the middle, there was a Cracks that almost split the entire stone in two.

Zhao Zhen took the stone and said, "I didn't pay much attention to it at the time, but Father seriously gave me this stone and asked me to put it away, saying... If you see a stone with the same shape, don't approach it. "

Nangong Ji frowned, "Are you afraid that the emperor will get hurt again? It's not like the character of the former emperor..."

"There is one more sentence later." Zhao Zhen smiled faintly, "The most dangerous thing is still such an island."

"Island..." Nangong frowned.

"Do you know what this kind of island is called?" Zhao Zhen asked.

Nangong shook his head.

"Father said that this kind of island is called Beast Clip Island." Zhao Zhen said.

"Beast trap..." Nangong had an epiphany, "Well... the shape is indeed like a trap for hunting."

"Beast Clip Island..." Zhao Zhen muttered to himself, "Ehuhu Island is Beast Clip Island!"

"Where is Beast Clip Island?" Nangong was confused.

Zhao Zhen got angry, raised his hand and slapped him on the forehead, "Have you lost your memory?!"

Nangong was patted, suddenly remembered, and exclaimed, "Ah!"

Zhao Zhen glared at him, and Nangong quickly swallowed the rest of the words.

Zhao Zhen touched his chin and frowned, "It's really troublesome this time..."