For the emperor

Back in the warm tent, Duan Yu, who had a good night's sleep, woke up the next day, and most of his anger had already disappeared.He is not a person who likes to hold grudges, but he just felt that yesterday's fact was a bit embarrassing, so he rarely changed his face.

As a result, halfway through breakfast, the guard came in with a stupid face and reported that "the eldest prince is waiting for you outside".

Duan Yu spewed out a mouthful of soup, stared wide-eyed for a long time, then hurriedly jumped up, hurriedly pulled the tablecloth to wipe his mouth, ignored his coat, and jumped out with a "stab".

The guard rubbed his eyes, marveling when the two people's way of getting along changed, while silently counting in his heart.

On the count of five, Duan Yu turned pale and came back shivering, his teeth chattering from the cold.He sat on the bed shaking his hands and put on the major general's armor, and then he shuddered fiercely by the stove. Only then did he regain his strength, and immediately rushed out.

Duan Yu has been giggling ever since he left the barracks.The Major General doesn't hate the little thief from yesterday at all. If it wasn't for him, he and his wife-to-be would probably have gone back to the tent yesterday, and it would be very difficult to ask someone out again. Find people—it might take a few days to hang out.

Duan Yu finished laughing, and was a little worried again: You said, I was dragging my feet so that I could go out and play with my wife-to-be for a few more days, or hurry up and find that little thief so that I can show my wife-to-be What's the matter?

Duan Yu, who was worried, was still in a good mood. Along the way, when he met beggars, he would throw a few copper coins to him. Even if he was hit by a dirty little guy, Duan Yu would have a silly smile on his face. , I gave some broken money casually, and even said a few words to the child, so that he can watch him when he walks in the future, but not everyone has such a good temper like himself.

Then, when the child who looked twelve or thirteen ran away, Duan Yu's prospective daughter-in-law turned her head and looked at him affectionately for a while: "Your purse is gone again."

After a few days, Duan Yu finally lost his mind.For the past five days, he walked on the streets of Yulan Town with his heavy wallet in his arms every day, gnashing his teeth.

The question of whether to catch the thief sooner or later has long been forgotten by him-he has been stolen five times in a row, and he has never even seen the face of the thief. I didn't even know it was stolen.

Duan Yu didn't think about why Cang Tiansu always did things with peace of mind. After Zhuge Liang felt ashamed and threw him at his grandma's house, the major general finally broke into his father's main account, and brazenly snatched five thousand soldiers from Duan De. Tokens, and every time you go out, dozens of bright and dark whistles are arranged.

Even if the thief can't be caught, it's not bad that the theft incident is over like this. In the worst case, his travel will be arranged as it is now-the key is that his money bag will still be lost in the layers of checks.

baffling.

When there were no personal soldiers, Cang Tiansu would tell him immediately if the purse was lost, and at least the major general could immediately go after him; after having personal soldiers, Cang Tiansu would tell him if the purse was lost for a long time.By the time the guards reacted, they would have long since disappeared—this made arresting more difficult.

Duan Yu was really embarrassed and complained tearfully, "Why are you always confronting me?" He could only desperately struggle with his own hair, and almost scratched himself into baldness.

Half a month later, the major general who had paid out three months' salary finally chose to go crazy when he touched his empty side again.

He made a gesture, and hundreds of soldiers sealed off the entire street in the blink of an eye. The scattered people and vendors on the street were all frightened by the soldiers wearing shiny iron suits with shining sabers on both sides. They didn't dare to make a sound.

Everyone was motionless.Duan Yu gently grabbed an old man with white hair standing beside him, said "Offended", and motioned for his soldiers to come forward and search him.

Starting from this old man, everyone on every street was searched. The soldiers who found nothing looked at the face of the major general, and consciously searched the buildings on both sides again, and then you look at me, I Look at you, no one dares to speak out.

"It's kind of interesting." Cang Tiansu lazily expressed his views on this farce after all the soldiers stared blankly for a long time.

Duan Yu fell headfirst on his shoulder, whimpering, whimpering, twitching, and finally gave in and humbly asked for advice.

General Duan really didn't understand why he, the victim of the theft, didn't notice it every time, but he, the bystander, could see it so clearly.

——It’s nothing to see, the key is that this person refuses to say anything after seeing it.

Cang Tiansu first waved his hand and let all the people go away, and waited quietly for a while, and then called the team leader of this operation: "Follow the old man who was first searched just now."

Duan Yu looked at him with bright eyes: "Hey, but since he was the first to search and was standing next to me, he should have searched most carefully..."

Cang Tiansu nodded, and said lightly: "It's hard to say, I'm just guessing, and it's only a five or five number. Wait for the soldiers to come back."

The results came out very quickly.

After burning a stick of incense, the embarrassing team leader came back slowly, took a peek at Duan Yu, and then said: "We did see that old man had a joint with a dark man, and handed over the major general's purse. For him...the brothers rushed up and fell the old...little thief, chained him to the post, and then went after the man..."

Duan Yu looked at the dejected soldiers following behind him, and grinned, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.Looking at the situation, the man was not caught, and the thief also ran away.

Duan Yu couldn't help being very discouraged—well, this can mess things up, and the prospective daughter-in-law will probably run away with others in disappointment...

Cang Tiansu's attention was not on this, he rubbed his sharp chin, thought for a while, the sparkle in his eyes was so beautiful that people couldn't move their eyes away.

"You don't need to follow the soldiers in the future. Your tactics on the battlefield are useless against these people." As soon as Cang Tiansu said this, several of the soldiers present almost cried happily.

No, the iron-blooded men who fought hard on the battlefield, who have dealt with these slippery and treacherous people, are now mobilizing their troops and gaining nothing, and they are really ashamed. .

"If I'm not mistaken, during the body search, he had already stuffed the money bag on you," Cang Tiansu pointed at Duan Yu, "after the search was over, the money bag was groped again. , a very high and profound stealing technique, I have read it in a book. I never imagined that there would be such a character in this barren land."

Duan Yu thought for a while: "Then how did you know he stole my things the first time?"

"You probably haven't noticed that the peddler when we bought the rattle was not the same person as the mustache later. When he was catching the drum, I remember his hands were still smooth, but when he was knocked down, the mustache was full. His hands are full of thick calluses, which is not what a businessman should have." Cang Tiansu lowered his head, glanced at his palms, and thought that it is really important to plan ahead.

Duan Yu opened his mouth silently, his saliva almost flowed down in shock, and asked: "Then what happened after that?"

"He has a big flaw," Cang Tiansu looked around, and said with a smile, "But I can't say it now, if I say it, I probably won't recognize him next time." Eavesdropping on the side, thinking I can't see you?

After the street closure incident, there was a rare calm for three or four days.

Just when Duan Yu decided to stay in the barracks honestly the next day and not go out fishing to give away money belts, his money bag embroidered with gold silk was snatched away again.

This time, General Duan finally noticed that his waist was lightly touched, and immediately looked at the little man who slipped away from him with bright eyes, and looked at Cang Tiansu questioningly.

The latter made a gesture of "Please go ahead", Duan Yu immediately ran after him, and disappeared after a while.

Silly boy, you have been robbed so many times without even noticing it, but this time you felt it with ease—didn't you see that they set up a trap in front of you just waiting for you to get into it?

Cang Tiansu sighed.In fact, he knew in his heart that the guise of the Zhenbei General who held the military power was too flamboyant, and it had probably attracted the attention of interested people.

No matter how much show there is in it, everyone knows that Duan De has a good relationship with Cang Jinglan, but Duan De's son probably won't have the chance to sit down and drink with the emperor brothers.

When Duan De was alive, Cang Jinglan might not take back his power in order not to bear the reputation of "a rabbit who dies like a dog", but when the general is gone one day, his descendants will definitely be cleaned up.

That's why General Duan cruelly killed the children in the stomachs of several pregnant concubines, and deliberately raised the only son to be a dumbfounded character. Be sympathetic.Without wealth and glory, at least you can save your life; if you lose your life, at least you can leave a whole body.

Cang Tiansu also likes Duan Yu like this.He was suspicious by nature, except for Li Mi who was really watching him grow up day by day, he couldn't trust anyone else [-]%.

Cang Tiansu can now safely say that he trusts Cang Tianci, but he will never guarantee that this trust can be extended to five years, ten years later.

In his bones, he didn't have the confidence to say such a thing.Today, he and his second brother have been digging their hearts and souls, and it is very likely that tomorrow, a small matter will completely overthrow the trust he just gave him, and take it back without leaving a single bit.

From Cang Tiansu's point of view, distrust is distrust, which has no practical significance, but Jing Tian's incident taught him that he needs to take adequate precautions against those who distrust.

For the most part, this man is really not a good partner.Once he thinks that his companion is not trustworthy, no one can do it more simply and neatly than him.

But for Duan Yu, even if he can't completely trust him, Cang Tiansu can take no precautions against him at all.

General Duan was so stupid that when Cang Tiansu thought of him, what popped into his head was not how to be kind and powerful, but how to think of ways to open his mind, at least not like now , After being sold, he happily counted the money for others.

Cang Tiansu glanced around, then nodded slightly to a group of people who came from all directions.A fair boy of twelve or thirteen years old, with wide-eyed and innocent face, as harmless as he could be.

Major General Duan, who was paralyzed with drugs, woke up three hours later, struggled feebly to get out of the sack, and the first thing he saw was the quiet profile of the sky reflecting the campfire.

Her skin was as smooth as pearls from the South China Sea, shining brightly.

Duan Yu habitually drooled for a long time, and then suddenly came to his senses, as if the time and place of his infatuation were wrong, he straightened his neck hastily, and looked at the enemy's situation warily.

The little beggar sitting next to Cang Tiansu grimaced triumphantly when he saw his appearance, and turned his head happily: "Your companion is awake, can you tell me now?"

To eat and eat, to drink and drink.The eldest prince of Cang Kingdom, who lived comfortably for three hours, first gave Duan Yu a comforting smile, then nodded and said, "Your weakness lies in your left leg."

Hearing this, the little beggar lowered his head and looked at his leg reflexively: "No way, although my left leg is injured, it is no different from other people's walking on weekdays!" He still has this confidence. Yes, after all, it has not been a year or two to rely on this for food.

"The problem is because you walk like everyone else." Cang Tiansu raised his hand and stroked his dirty ankle lightly, "In order not to show any flaws when you walk, you stuffed things in your shoes for Borrowing strength, the result is that the exposed ankles on both sides are not the same height. But you walk normally, so I can see that something is wrong."

Anyway, thanks to Duan Yu's first kick.

The little beggar rested his chin for a long time, and finally patted his thigh with a big grin, and exaggeratedly shouted: "This is also okay?!" Who in normal people would stare at other people's feet for comparison?Besides, it's just a slight difference in ankle height, why don't you just guess that I forgot to wear an insole on my right foot?

Cang Tiansu didn't make a sound.

Seeing his expressionless face, the little beggar suddenly laughed maliciously, leaned his head towards him, and said coquettishly, "Beauty, my doubts have been resolved, should I thank you well?"

"Have you guessed who we are?" Cang Tiansu resisted the urge to roll his eyes.

The little beggar blinked, and after thinking about it, he decided to tell the truth: "A few years ago, when the general led his troops on an expedition, I saw his personal army from a distance... I reckoned, judging from the attire, the first few days The soldiers in Tianfeng Street, even if they are not the personal soldiers of the general, they should be the soldiers of some incredible person..."

Cang Tiansu stood up, walked to Duan Yu's side, bent down and untied the rope that bound his hands for him.The authentic Plum Blossom Suit and Thieves' Buttons were indeed made on the road.

Duan Yu moved his sore wrist, glared viciously at the little beggar who was smiling at him, looked around, and saw that there were at least a dozen people guarding the surroundings, if he made a move, the chances of winning were really slim.

"Be safe and don't be impatient." Cang Tiansu patted his shoulder.

"Actually, I thought at first that this big man is so arrogant, he must be the only son of the general. But after looking at it, I think it is unlikely that the wise and mighty general Zhenbei will cultivate a fool, so he should be a lieutenant general." son..." The little beggar hesitated.

In fact, what really made him deny his previous decision was that he could see from the way the two got along and the attitudes of the soldiers that between the two, it seemed that the white and tender little one was the dominant one.

——In this small town, no matter how big it is, can it be bigger than the only son of the general?And he also knew that Duan Jiaerlang was about to reach adulthood, so he couldn't be the little boy in front of him, so he lowered the status of both of them by several levels.

Cang Tiansu smiled, ignored the little beggar with a sad face, and said to Duan Yu: "It has been three hours since I was arrested, and we can leave right away. I was worried just now, if the rescuers arrive, you will still be there." If you haven’t woken up, the secret sentry who is responsible for the security will not be able to explain to your father.”

When walking with a group of little beggars before, Cang Tiansu put his hands behind his back, rushed to the hidden corner and made a "three" gesture, which was to give instructions to the secret sentry.

The timing was just right.It can not only arouse the interest of the other party, but also retain a certain sense of mystery.The bait has already entered the water, and then just wait for the fish to bite the hook.

He tore off a piece of jade hanging from his waist, and gave it to the little beggar who was yelling "None of you can leave without my consent": "When the second row of soldiers in the southwest corner of Zishi changed guard, take this to the barracks Find the replacement captain, and someone will lead you to my tent. In addition to me, there are a man and a woman in my tent. If you disturb any of them, you will lose."

...What is this all about?

Duan Yu scratched his head habitually when he heard it, and was about to ask, when he saw several men guarding the door thrown in in the blink of an eye.

The little beggar froze for a moment, then his face changed.He squeezed the jade pendant tightly, pulled out a sword from his sleeve, and pressed it on Cang Tiansu's neck, gritted his teeth and said, "Damn it!"

If the people don't fight with the officials, they are still too careless...

Duan Yu, who was also pulled up from the ground with a knife against his neck, sniffled and let out a casual "hi".He is not worried about the safety of the two of them at all now, everyone can already see the densely packed black troops outside.

There was a neat circle of people standing on the fence, and there was also a line outside, the bows in their hands had been drawn, just waiting for the order.There are a total of [-] elites in the Shenyu Battalion, and it seems that at least half of the formation has come.Not to mention outside, I don't know how many of my father's personal soldiers have been dispatched.

If something bad happens to me, this group of people will definitely have to be buried with her.

And the leader was the "General" that the little beggar had been chanting over and over again.

Duan De saw that the two of them were looking at him with blinking eyes intact, and felt his scalp tingle, and he bent down to salute helplessly: "A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, Your Highness, you have played. "

The little beggar opened his mouth wide. Hearing this, the three souls really scared the seven souls away.It took a long time to react, trembling, let go of the hand holding the sword, and saw that Cang Tiansu's neck was clean and without obvious scars, then swallowed back the beating heart in his throat, gave a dry laugh, and raised his hand to make a gesture: "You please."

"What's your name?" Cang Tiansu stopped Duan Yu who was waving his fist.

...Could it be that the master wants to take advantage of me, so that he can settle accounts after the fall?The little beggar, who was covered in cold sweat in the twelfth lunar month of winter, had a sudden change of mind, and said simply, "Zhao Liu."

"how old are you?"

"...this year...nineteen..."

Now Duan Yu stopped clamoring for revenge, and gestured with surprise that he was about the same height as Cang Tiansu.This man was simple and dark, with such a ghostly appearance, he looked particularly lethal.

The veins on Zhao Liu's forehead popped out, and he clenched his teeth and said, "You too!" Brat, if I don't steal it next time, I'll make you cry, I'll take your surname!