The bear child of the Red Chamber, Jia Cong

It is said that Zhou Hu, Situ Cen's guard, went to the mountain to find his master while no one was around.It's a detailed account.

Last night, they all hid in the inn where Situ Cen lived. Suddenly they heard someone throwing stones to ask for directions, so they sent a guard out to investigate.I don't want them to be completely unruly, and as soon as the guard went out, two thieves beat one of them, so that they could be killed.Seeing that the visitors were not friendly, Zhou Hu and the others hurried out to help, and they were all trapped one by one.It wasn't until the bodyguard surnamed Liu rushed over that he fought the opponent to a tie.Seeing that the situation was not good, Liu Biaoshi resorted to hidden weapons and wounded two people in a row.Seeing that the situation was not good, the leader whistled and ran away.Waiting for the guards and Liu Biaoshi to rush back to Situ Cen and his wife's house, it was empty and empty.

Zhou Hu immediately arrested the innkeeper for interrogation, not thinking that this person really didn't know anything.Some guards smelled drugs in the leftover mutton soup in the kitchen.The boss repeatedly complained.It turned out that this soup was a huge pot, and many guests drank it.Zhou Hu and the others searched room by room according to the directory given by the buddy, and they were all fascinated.The boss cried out in a trembling voice: "It's really not a villain's job!"

The willow escort said: "It's not him."

Zhou Hu asked: "How can I see it?"

Escort Liu said: "Because of two people, the store is full of customers, how can you be a thief if you are so stupid? You have to report to the official for the first transaction."

"If he is a black shop here, will he not let anyone go?"

"The guys in the black shop are more sophisticated, and how can there be only one kind of medicine in the black shop? I have checked, and there is nothing nearby."

Several people went out to look for suspicious traces.There are a lot of merchants coming and going from north to south in this inn, and the door is full of horseshoe marks.Zhou Hu checked for half a day, and found a line of fresh horseshoe prints going out, followed after a while, and saw something bright on the side of the road.Picking it up, it was a jasper and gold hairpin on Qiu's head.Escort Liu frowned and said, "A few people are so skilled just now, can't they hide their tracks?"

Zhou Hu said: "There are no other clues now, leave a few people here, and I will follow."

Escort Liu said: "I was ordered to protect the princess, and I will go with you."

The two of them chased the horseshoes out of the town and turned into a small farm, which was empty, but there were many footprints in the courtyard.Suddenly they heard voices from afar, and the two hurriedly dodged to the beams of the house.Not long after, two people walked in dejectedly, looking at each other with sad faces.

The tall man said, "What should I do?"

The dwarf thought for a while: "Since I know that the surname Fang will get it, there is always a way to negotiate."

The tall man asked, "Who is that man? Why don't I trust his words?"

The dwarf said: "Depending on who he is, we can't let him live. Otherwise, we will have to change owners again." Then he took something out of his bosom, and threw it on the table of the Eight Immortals with a clang.

Zhou Hu recognized Situ Cen's dagger and jumped down immediately.The two were shocked, drew their weapons and slashed.They are more than enough to deal with Situ Cen, how can they be opponents against Zhou Hu?He was caught shortly after.Zhou Hu asked where the dagger came from, their eyes flickered.

Liu Biaoshi also jumped down from the beam, and persuaded with a pleasant face: "Brother Zhou, everyone is out to make a living. As the saying goes, everyone is brothers in the world, why bother to use fists, feet and swords? What can't be solved with money?" He took out a roll of paper from his pocket, and held out a piece of paper in front of their eyes, which was 500 taels of silver.He coughed twice, put away the banknotes, and put the big roll back into his pocket. "I can assure you that your boss will not be able to live to see the sun next month. You must die within this month! You two, it's not as good as this. Anyway, your boss can't die tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. Don't make our brothers bother you, Let’s talk about everything you can say. As for us, we won’t expose the two of you. When you go back, you just pretend to get things done and go to your boss to receive the reward, then pack up your valuables and leave as soon as there is no one around. ! Dongying, North America, West, and South Seas, wherever you want to go! Isn’t it good to live? Don’t you like money?”

The two looked at each other for a moment, and the tall man couldn't hold back anymore: "What are your backgrounds?"

Escort Liu smiled and said: "We are the same as the two of you, we use other people's money to do things for others." As he spoke, he took out a token from his pocket and waved it in front of him.

The tall man was shocked: "Taiping Escort! He really knows people from Taiping Escort!"

Escort Liu bared his teeth and gave a cold smile: "Our bodyguard agency has not lost a bodyguard in 15 years. If I open this hole, I will be ashamed to face people when I go back. No matter how old your boss is, it is not as big as our boss. I Why do you say "next month"? Because we are just bodyguards, just take care of the bodyguards, as long as the bodyguards are safe. However, it is impossible for us not to report this matter. After our boss finds out, we will send someone to investigate and take revenge. , can't it be next month? Now he is in Shu Kingdom; if it is slower in the capital, it will have to be delayed until next month."

The two looked at each other for a long time, and the tall man called out in a low voice, "Brother..."

Liu Biaoshi said slowly again: "As the saying goes, a good man doesn't suffer from immediate losses, but a man has to bow his head under the low eaves. Why bother to come? It's just to earn two breadwinners to hang out with your boss. It's not worthwhile to spend your life on it." Is it?"

The tall man visibly shook his heart: "Our boss is Tian..."

The dwarf said: "Shut up!"

Escort Liu snorted: "Since that's the case, I don't care. Brother Zhou, you can do whatever you want." Nai walked outside with his hands folded.

Zhou Hu's face was as heavy as iron, and he said coldly, "You don't have to drink a toast." He stepped forward and twisted the tall man's shoulders for a little movement.

Then the tall man howled like a pig: "I said, I said..."

Liu Biaoshi immediately turned around and clapped his hands: "That's right! How much money does your boss give you, are you afraid that our boss won't give it?"

No matter how the short man winked, the tall man opened his mouth and spoke bluntly.It turned out that the two of them were thugs raised by Mr. Tian, ​​the magistrate of Fuping County, and they were ordered to come here today on business.The Mongolian sweat medicine in the mutton soup in the inn was made by this tall man.They were a group of more than [-] people, some of them were watchmen, some pretended to be fighting to distract the innkeepers away, and the rest resisted Situ Cen and his wife by getting on a car and transporting them to this small farm.The tall man was not an important person, he was waiting outside with a dozen other people, and he vaguely heard someone inside saying "he was cut with a knife", and he wanted to say Situ Cen.

Zhou Hu squinted at the dwarf: "Why didn't you cut it with a knife?"

The dwarf said sullenly, "I'm afraid the government will find out if the blood is left. It is much easier to solve a murder case without seeing blood than without seeing blood."

Escort Liu joined in the fun and said, "Why didn't you strangle him to death?"

The dwarf lowered his head and said, "I was in a daze for a while, and I didn't think about it. I just thought about digging a hole anyway."

Escort Liu said: "Thank you for being confused, otherwise your life will be lost. What is your boss doing to stun the couple?"

The dwarf said: "Our boss has always pretended to be the elder brother of the princess to dominate the side. This person passed by our site today and said that the princess has only two younger brothers and no elder brother." It can be seen that he is an insider. If he knows the princess's natal family People, ran to Chengdu to expose our master? Wouldn’t the huge foundation be gone?”

Escort Liu was stunned for a long while: "This... County magistrate Tian pretended to be a relative of the emperor, afraid of being exposed, so he silenced him?"

The dwarf nodded and said, "I'm not afraid of ten thousand, just in case."

Escort Liu couldn't help laughing: "There are all new things under the sun. It seems that Wangfei's surname is not Tian."

The dwarf said: "Our master said that he was adopted by Tian's family."

Zhou Hu couldn't help it either: "Such nonsense, does anyone believe it?"

The dwarf said: "Businessmen and ordinary people would rather believe what they have than what they don't have. Who can offend the princess's mother's family? Mr. Tian's boss is not less filial. Even if he knows, why expose him?" Sighed, "It's not easy for our master. Donating an official does not cost less money, and you have to pay taxes to the prince, and you have to pay for the official, and you have to get back the money to buy the official. The people in Fuping County are getting more and more few……"

Zhou Hu asked, "Why are there fewer and fewer people in Fuping?"

The dwarf said: "The tax in Fuping is high, and those who have no money and no land have already gone to other places. Mr. Tian has squeezed oil and water really hard, and those who have money have not been scratched, and gradually some have moved to other places. Don't make a big idea. Signboards are used to coax people to give gifts, where can we get all the money? In the past two years, more gifts have been given, and the exorbitant donations in the county have decreased a lot, and the children of ordinary people have been invited to help with the work."

Zhou Hu sneered and said, "Working? Is it a thug." The dwarf smiled lightly.Zhou Hu asked him to continue.

Because Mr. Tian heard people say that Mrs. Qiu was born beautiful, he asked the younger ones to take them home whole.Except for the two of them who stayed to deal with Situ Cen, everyone else took the Qiu family back to Fuping County in a carriage.The two of them carried Situ Cen to the wasteland and were about to dig a hole to bury Situ Cen. When someone robbed him of the business, he forcibly took the fat sheep away.Zhou Hunai asked who was in the horse team, and the dwarf said: "In this area, anyone who can pull so many horses and run around without fear of offending our master must be from Mopanshan. I only know that their king's surname is Fang, and they are very young."

Zhou Hu wanted to send the two of them back to the inn.Escort Liu said: "Why send it back? Didn't you promise to let him go back to pack up his belongings and run away?" Nai waved his hand, "You are just accomplices, let's go."

Zhou Hu frowned: "It's unreasonable!"

Liu Biaoshi said: "Brother Zhou, in the green forest, you have to abide by the rules of the green forest." He picked up Situ Cen's dagger and cut the rope, "Which Mopanshan are you looking for?" He must have wanted to let the two of them lead the way to Mrs. Qiu, so he had no choice but to follow him.

The two moved their hands and feet, seeing that Zhou Hu really let them go, they slipped away like rabbits letting go.Liu Escort let out two hecks and was about to follow, Zhou Hu hurriedly shouted: "I'll send someone to chase them! Your Highness, it's important."

Escort Liu said: "Your Highness don't care about me, our third mistress only ordered to protect the one from the Qiu family."

Zhou Hu went back to the inn and questioned the boss to find out where Mopan Mountain was, and hired a guide at a high price, and he didn't get outside the cottage until this morning.The cottage was not small, so Zhou Hu came in alone to explore the way, and it took a lot of effort to find Situ Cen.

After hearing what he said, Situ Cen felt a little relieved: "It's hard for you." Because he suddenly remembered all kinds of things in the West, he asked, "In the West, I often told you not to follow, did you all follow?"

Zhou Hu said: "Naturally. How can His Highness be allowed to run around alone, there is no danger."

Situ Cen glanced at him: "I met bandits in Italy, didn't I scare those people away at all?"

Zhou Hu suppressed a smile and said, "The people in that shop were defeated by His Highness."

Situ Cen stumbled: "There are only two in the shop! The dozens of numbers outside are the work of you guys! What do I say? Jia Cong always talks about water bandits in Italy since ancient times, why are water bandits so timid?" Zhou Hu bowed his head and smiled, Situ Cen rolled his eyes.Then he talked about his experiences since last night.Finally asked, "What do you think of Mopan Mountain?"

Zhou Hu said: "The mountain is steep, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and they have a big barn on the mountain, which looks quite rich. According to my subordinates..." He hesitated for a moment, "It is not easy for my subordinates to rescue His Highness. It is better to wait for Mr. Jia to come Negotiate with the bandits."

Situ Cen nodded: "Alright." Nai thought, "After we go back, we must first find out what happened to Shi County Magistrate of Fuping County and how he went to Nanyang."

Embarrassment suddenly appeared on Zhou Hu's face.Situ Cen looked up at him, and his glance was as good as a cup of tea.Zhou Hu had no choice but to bow his head and say, "When my subordinate inquired about Magistrate Tian with the innkeeper last night, he casually explained the reason for Magistrate Shi's escape..."

Situ Cen said coldly, "Say."

Zhou Hu closed his eyes: "There is an old scholar in Fuping County who is on good terms with Mr. Shi. The old scholar has only one daughter, and his love is like a treasure. But that girl... the fortune teller said that she has excellent horoscopes, and her fortune is the best. Three sons can be born in Li, so there are many suitors."

Situ Cen wondered, "Isn't this very good?"

Zhou Hu said: "For some reason, this matter was known by the servants under the son... The son has daughters all under his knees, so he hired this girl with a lot of money. The old scholar refused to agree. He said that the daughter has a gentle temper and a good-looking appearance. Outstanding, entering the Prince's Mansion Zuo is only used to give birth to a son, and the son does not know who will take care of it after birth. How can he decide whether he is willing or not? Master Shi's superior ordered Master Shi to persuade him. Master Shi The eloquence is amazing, and it only took half a month to persuade the old scholar. He promised to marry his daughter to the prince, but only wanted the title of side concubine. The prince immediately agreed. The old scholar promised that the girl would give birth Under the guise of the young grandson, they sold their properties, saying they were going to move to Chengdu. They also said that the prince promised to transfer Lord Shi to work in the prince's mansion in three months at most, and Master Shi would also sell the property. Everyone thought they were going to get promoted and get rich. Although it was sold in a hurry, it sold for enough price. Who knows..."

Situ Cen burst out laughing: "Who would have thought that what they used was a tactic to delay the attack."

Zhou Hu couldn't help laughing: "One day, Mr. Shi got a letter from a friend. There were two hot spring villages that were very close to each other. The seller wanted to move to Nanyang in a hurry, and the price was the cheapest. So he led the whole family and the old scholar. The whole family went to see it in a carriage. This trip never came back. Seeing that the day to see off the relatives was approaching, the boss wanted to go to the old scholar's house to get close, so he went to Mr. Shi first. When I entered the door, there was dust everywhere, and I don't know how long no one lived there. .”

Situ Cen shook his head and smiled for a while, then suddenly became stunned.After a long time, he sighed: "A good official just ran away like this. Zhou Hu, see whose fault it is."

Zhou Hu thought for a long time, then shook his head and said, "The subordinates don't know. Everyone has their own difficulties, and everyone is right."