Go to Kaifeng to be a civil servant

Bianliang, Kaifeng, wakes up in the morning drum, the morning light is flashing, the blue clouds are calm and cool, blowing the weeping willows and the green tiles and cornices.The gates of the city began to open, and the pack team entering the city came in one after another, and the sound of hooves and hoofs could be heard intermittently; the boats on the Bian River, the rudders, and the oars hit the water, breaking the reflection of the rising sun on the Bian River, and the boats were loaded with food. It sails from the Bianhe River and transports it to Tokyo.

In the city of Bianliang, those who sold the morning market resumed their business, and the sounds of the five o'clock general sounded, and the sounds of pancake shops, pastry shops rolling out medicines, and remakes suddenly sounded, and they were heard from far and near.

To the north of the Bianhe River, to the east of Yujie Street, and above Nanmen Street, there are many soup shops, tea shops, and hotels. One of the steamed bun shops facing the street is called Sunjia Steamed Bun Shop. The owner of the shop is a black man in his 40s. He is a man with a good face, and he is good at making steamed buns, and because his surname is Sun, the neighbors also call him Master Sun.

Although this steamed bun shop is not big, the steamed buns made by Sun Haoshou are sweet and the price is fair, and there are many old customers who support them. Therefore, the shop is located on the road that Kaifeng government officials must pass through when patrolling the streets. We have breakfast here, so Sun Haoshou and the government servants of Kaifeng Mansion can be regarded as a bit of casual friendship.

"Hey, Mr. Zhang, Mr. Zhao, how many steamed buns do you want today?"

As soon as he saw the red and black yamen uniform at the door, Sun Haoshou immediately greeted him with a smile on his face, and shouted loudly.

Four officials walked in outside the door, the two leaders were more than eight feet tall, all wore the uniforms of sixth-rank school lieutenants, and both of them wore broad-leaved long swords under their ribs.Sun Haoshou knew these two people. The man on the left, aged 25 or [-], with a pair of thick eyebrows and a square black face, was none other than Zhang Long, the school captain of Kaifeng Mansion; It's Captain Zhao Hu.And behind the two are the small officials, one is tall and big-eyed, the other is thin and thin-eyed, both of them wear single swords at their waists, which is a bit unfamiliar.

The four of them walked into the shop and sat down at the square table by the window. Both Zhang Long and Zhao Hu looked displeased.

Seeing this, Master Sun and Sun felt a little puzzled, put tea and steamed buns on the table, and asked with a smile, "Master Zhang, Master Zhao, are you going out to patrol the streets so early today?"

The two officials, Zhang Long and Zhao Hu, just kept their faces sullen and didn't answer. The thin-eyed servant next to him yawned loudly and said: "It's early, of course it's early, the rooster doesn't get up earlier than us!"

"Jin Qian." The tall, big-eyed and small guard whispered: "You and I have been promoted to the fast class. It is our duty to get up early every day to practice kung fu and patrol the streets. Why do you complain every day?"

"Yes, yes, yes, it's a matter of duty." Yawning, Jin Qian took the teapot, filled the teacups for four people, and said as he poured: "Boss, serve another plate of steamed buns, Mr. Zhang, Mr. Zhao Grandpa is in a bad mood today, maybe he will have a big appetite."

Sun Haoshou nodded, went back to the kitchen and took a plate of steamed buns, and put them on the square table in front of the four of them. When he turned around, he couldn't help but look at the little servant named Jin Qian a few more times. I have seen this person before.

Jin Qian took a steamed bun and bit it down, then handed another to Zheng Xiaoliu, and said, "Xiao Liu, don't be in a daze, it's important to fill your stomach quickly."

Holding the steamed bun in his hand, Zheng Xiaoliu looked at Zhang Long's bitter noodles, looked at Zhao Hu's sullen face, moved closer to Jin Qian, and asked in a low voice, "Jin Qian, what do you think Zhang and Zhao are today?" What's the matter, with gloomy faces early in the morning, is there something wrong with us?"

Hearing this, Jin Qian swallowed the steamed buns in his mouth, moved closer to Zheng Xiaoliu, raised his eyebrows and said in a low voice: "Xiao Liu, today is our first day patrolling the streets, and it's the first time we've been on duty under these two adults. It's less than half a mile out of the government office, so what could be wrong?"

Zheng Xiaoliu looked at the two adults again, frowned and said, "Then why—"

Jin Qian picked up the teacup and said: "Xiao Liu, let me ask you, how is the daily street patrol in Kaifeng Mansion arranged?

"Eighteen street patrol teams, nine teams in the South City, nine teams in the North City, four people in each team, take turns to patrol the city, all over the city." Zheng Xiaoliu recited every line as if reciting.

Jin Qian nodded, grabbed another steamed bun and continued, "Are we patrolling the South City or the North City today?"

"It's Beicheng."

"How is Mr. Zhan today?"

"...It's Nancheng."

"That's right!" Jin Qian put up a finger, waved it in front of his eyes, then leaned against Zheng Xiaoliu's side, and said in a low voice: "Have you noticed that every single day, it is Dynasty, Ma The two masters of Han patrol the city with Master Zhan, and the two masters Zhang Long and Zhao Hu patrol the city with Master Zhan on Shuangri."

Zheng Xiaoliu seemed to understand a little bit, nodded slightly, thought for a while and murmured: "Today is May [-]th, and it is a single day. It should be Lord Wang and Ma who patrol the city together with Lord Zhan. Could it be that the two adults are here because of this?" Displeased?"

Jin Qian nodded, and said in a low voice: "It's probably true. So every single day, the two adults Zhang and Zhao must be in a bad mood, and the two days must be in a good mood." He said in his heart: The gang of the fast class I'm afraid Wuliang has already expected this matter, otherwise, we and Zheng Xiaoliu's qualifications, how could it be our turn to patrol the streets with these two sixth-rank school captains, damn it!These guys actually let us, a modern person, be cannon fodder!

Zheng Xiaoliu nodded her head and pondered for a moment, then muttered: "So that's the case, no wonder... But I also understand that if I can patrol the streets with Mr. Zhan, I must be very happy..."

Hearing the words, Jin Qian almost burst out laughing, and thought: I never thought that the cat's charm is so great, men, women, and children can be killed in one pot, tsk tsk, I hope we won't be affected by the sequelae of the cat's charm today, be affected by it. These two bitter melon-faced adults made things difficult.

Thinking of this, Jin Qian changed his mind, pulled out a smiling face, pushed the plate of steamed buns in front of Zhang Long and Zhao Hu, and said courteously: "My lords, eat some steamed buns first, so that you can have the strength to patrol the streets for business. .”

Hearing the words, Zhang Long raised his eyes to look at Jin Qian, and said coldly: "Jin Qian, don't think that the two of you are recommended by Mr. Zhan to be promoted to the fast class, and my two brothers will treat you differently. My two brothers Ever since I followed Mr. Bao, I have always put business first, and never pretended to be public for personal gain, if the two of you dereliction of duty, don't blame me for doing business."

As soon as this remark came out, not to mention Zheng Xiaoliu was stunned, even Jin Qian was stunned, a little confused.

Jin Qian hurriedly took a sneak peek at Zhang Long and Zhao Hu, only to see that these two people, with slightly condensed eyebrows and unfriendly expressions, were staring at him and Zheng Xiaoliu.Jin Qian frowned and thought, and thought to himself: My dear, listen to what this person means, could it be that we were treated differently by the cat and recommended for promotion, but we were envied by the jealousy of these four kings? !Oh my god, I just got into the job, and I was dissatisfied by my immediate boss, my money is in jeopardy!Cat, you've made us miserable this time.

After being warned by Zhang Long, Jin Qian didn't dare to do the stupid thing of sticking his face to someone's cold butt, so he had to have breakfast honestly with Zheng Xiaoliu.The four of them finished their breakfast in silence, Zhao Hu put the copper coins on the table, got up together with Zhang Long and walked out the door, followed closely by Zheng Xiaoliu.Jin Qian stood by the table, glanced at the seven copper coins on the table, raised his eyebrows slightly, and beckoned Sun Haoshou to come over.

Sun Haoshou came to the table and looked at Jinqian holding all seven copper coins in his hands, he couldn't help being a little puzzled.

But seeing that Jinqian counted the copper coins carefully, and then put them all in the palm of Sun Haoshou, he smiled slightly and said, "Boss, today we ordered a plate of steamed buns more than usual. , Boss, shouldn't you say something?"

Hearing this, Sun Haoshou was stunned for a moment, his face full of doubts, and he was about to ask, but he saw that Jin Qian went straight to the side of the steamer, reached out and took two steamed buns into his bosom, and said with a toothy smile: "Boss, we Thank you for your gift today."

After saying that, the little guard disappeared without a trace, when Sun Haoshou came back to his senses, he rushed out to see that the little guard was already ten zhang away.

Looking at the thin back of Jin Qian following behind Zhang Long and Zhao Hu, Sun Haoshou suddenly had a flash of inspiration, slapped his forehead violently, and shouted in his heart: Ah, no wonder the little guard looks familiar, isn't he just half a month ago? Is it the Kaifeng mansion Zaoli who cut the market prices in Bianliang, Tokyo, in half?Unexpectedly, after not seeing each other for a few days, this little guard was promoted to the fast class and became a fast catcher. He really has a bright future! ——Then again, what did the little guard do for grabbing his two steamed buns?

Besides, Jin Qian, with the abducted steamed bun in his arms, finally felt a little relieved.Listening to the gossip of those senior yamen servants in the fast class these days, Jin Qian also knew that the official duties of patrolling the streets were nothing more than a scene, at best it was just a stroll and a walk to exercise the body.But for the first time patrolling the streets today, these two sixth-rank school lieutenants are the immediate superiors, and they may not be able to come up with any harmful tricks to torture themselves because of the faces of these two adults, so they have to be careful.And what Jin Qian fears the most, besides death, is probably starving.Therefore, Jin Qian immediately made a decisive decision and abducted Sun Haoshou's pair of steamed buns in case of emergency.

Facts have proved that Jin Qian's move is really very wise.

As the saying goes: The only villains in the world and jealous men are hard to raise.

from leave

From the beginning of the first shop, this street tour seems to have no end. From early morning to noon, the footprints spread all over half of Bianliang City. Jin and Zheng went straight until their legs and feet became weak, their backs straightened, and they couldn't rest. moment.And that Zhang Long and Zhao Hu didn't know whether they grew up drinking wolf's milk or eating bear meat, they didn't show signs of fatigue at all, as if they were working hard enough to exhaust Jin and Zheng. Only when you are down are you willing to give up.

After finally making it to lunch time, I thought I could go to a place like a restaurant to have a rest and drink tea along the way. Unexpectedly, the two captains followed the example of the great fourth-rank guard Zhan with a knife, and they were dedicated and punctual. It is said that even the spirit of hard work and simplicity is exactly the same.I just ordered four bowls of Yangchun noodles at a roadside stall, and it took less than 5 minutes to end Jinqian's long-awaited lunch time.And the steamed bun in Jin Qian's arms didn't even have time to play its role.

The street patrol trip in the afternoon was even more painful, just because the place where the four of them patrolled happened to be in the middle of the city.As soon as he entered the market, all the peddlers on the street greeted Jin Qian. The more Jin Qian listened, the more his scalp became numb, and the faces of the two school captains became more and more stinky.When they came to the center of the market, the four of them were already surrounded by many vendors, walking with difficulty.

Zhang Long and Zhao Hu looked at Jin Qian with dark faces and returned the salute to everyone around him one by one.Then I heard a person in the crowd yell loudly: "Hey, isn't this a small official of Kaifeng Mansion?"

Hearing that the voice sounded familiar, Jin Qian raised his head and saw a man squeezed out from the crowd, a burly man with a beard all over his face, and he looked familiar, so he couldn't help asking: "Brother is——"

"Brother, you are really forgetful." The visitor looked at Jin Qian and laughed loudly: "How do my two baskets of green pears taste?"

Hearing this, Jin Qian took a closer look, and then remembered that the person opposite was Li Da who used the "beautiful cat trick" half a month ago to buy two baskets of green pears at a [-]% discount.

"So it's Brother Li." Jin Qian replied with a smile.

Then Li Da was not polite, he stretched out his big hand and slapped Jin Qian on the back twice, and said with a smile: "It seems that my brother is doing well. He has been promoted from a handyman to a fast catcher so quickly. No one can argue with me anymore."

Jin Qian was nearly staggered by Li Da's fierce slap, and hurriedly stabilized his body.

Then Li Da withdrew his palm, only then did he notice Zhang Long, Zhao Hu and Zheng Xiaoliu who were behind him, he laughed again and said: "These must also be the officials of Kaifeng Mansion." After saying that, he bowed his hands.

Seeing this, Zhang Long and Zhao Hu bowed their hands in return, but their faces were displeased.Speaking of Zhang Long and Zhao Hu, ever since they came to Kaifeng Mansion with Mr. Bao, whether they went out to handle cases or patrol the streets to protect the city, they had never been looked down upon so much. unhappy.

Jin Qian raised his eyes and saw that the faces of these two people turned black, he quickly bent down and smiled and said: "Brother Li, these two are the sixth-rank captains under the command of Mr. Bao of Kaifeng Prefecture, Mr. Zhang Longzhang and Mr. Zhao Hu Zhao .”

When the people around heard it, they suddenly

There was a commotion.

Hearing this, Li Da hurriedly bowed down and saluted again: "So it's Mr. Zhang and Mr. Zhao, Cao Min has seen them before."

Only then did Long Zhaohu's expression soften a bit.

I saw that Li Da looked around, and then asked Jin Qian: "Brother, why don't you see Mr. Zhan?"

When Jin Qian heard it, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he thought: This Li Da really does not open any pot and lifts which pot, what to do with that cat, isn't this adding fuel to the fire?

"Master Zhan is patrolling the southern city today..." Jin Qian replied with a wry smile, only to feel four fiery rays of light piercing through his clothes from behind.

There was a sound of regret from the crowd.

When Li Da heard the words, he took out five or six green pears from the package, put them in Jin Qian's hands and said, "A few days ago at the market, I saw Mr. Zhan's complexion was not good, he seemed to be suffering from the wind and cold, little brother, Take these pears back to Mr. Zhan, and let him mend his body."

Holding these pears in his hands, Jin Qian felt a chill in his scalp, and the four gazes of Zhang Long, Zhao Hu and Zhang Long swept behind him like laser beams.

Although Mr. Gongsun and Mr. Zhan both clarified for Jinqian that Jin and Zheng threw Mr. Zhan into the lake just to help him detoxify, but Jinqian is usually unrighteous, and many government officials in Kaifeng do not seem to believe this. explain.In addition, the cat was exposed to the wind and cold afterwards, and rumors spread in the Kaifeng mansion, and there were even rumors that Jin and Zheng deliberately caused the popular idol Zhanda of Kaifeng mansion to catch the wind and cold.Jin and Zheng were extremely helpless and could not argue with each other.

Just when Jin Qian thought he was about to be shot and killed by the eyes of the two adults, a shout suddenly came from the end of the street, and to Jin Qian at this time, it was like a voice from heaven: "Come here, robbery!! "

The voice came from the end of the street, although it was in the middle of the noisy market, it was shrill and recognizable.As soon as Zhang Long and Zhao Hu moved, they felt a gust of wind blowing past them. Looking at it with fixed eyes, Jin Qian's figure had already passed by and disappeared into the crowd, leaving only a few pears on the spot. .

Although Zhang Long and Zhao Hu had heard Wang Chao and Ma Han mention Jin Qian's lightness kung fu before, they had never seen it before. When they saw it at this moment, they couldn't help being surprised, just like the small merchants around them, they were stunned for a moment.

Besides, Jin Qian finally had an excuse to get rid of Zhang and Zhao, so he used all his life's knowledge to escape from the crowd.But in a moment, they came to the end of the street.

The end of the street is no better than the center of the market, and there are not many pedestrians, just scattered on the street.I saw a white-haired old man kneeling by the street, pointing forward with trembling arms, and called out in a mournful voice, "Root, come!"

Jin Qian looked in the direction pointed by the old man, and saw two men in brown clothes running away.

Jin Qian squinted his eyes, and immediately exerted strength with his feet, but three or four jumped up and jumped in front of the two people.

The two little thieves had just escaped with a robbery and were complacent when a policeman suddenly appeared in front of them out of nowhere.

The little catcher in front of him was thin and smooth-skinned, he looked no more than a teenager.

One of the little thieves smiled and said, "Little devil, you are going to be a fast catcher before your hair grows?"

The other thief also laughed and said, "Quickly make way for our grandfather, lest he sneeze and blow you away."

Jin Qian suffered from being wronged all morning, and was worried that he had nowhere to vent his worries. Hearing what these two people said at this time, his heart became even more angry, and he thought: NND, these days, the robbers are actually more arrogant than the officers and soldiers. .

Tightening the handle of the knife around his waist, Jin Qian flashed out the broad knife with a slap, and shouted: "Don't move!"

As soon as the passers-by on the street saw that Jin Qian had lit up the guy, they immediately scuttled and ran away.

When the two little thieves saw Jin Qian's move, they didn't feel panic at all, on the contrary they were overjoyed.One of the thieves said with a smile: "Young official, don't think that we brothers are afraid of pulling out the knife. To tell you the truth, no one can stop us brothers except Zhan Zhao of Kaifeng Mansion."

This sentence is also true.These two little thieves have been robbing Kaifeng Mansion for a long time. Although their martial arts skills are not high, they are very familiar with the terrain of the city, and their escape skills are not weak. They are as slippery as a loach. It was somewhat difficult, which caused a headache for all the yamen servants in Kaifeng Mansion.In the past, the two of them were arrested three times in the prison of Kaifeng Mansion, all of which were taken by Zhan Zhao himself, because they only committed petty crimes, but they were released again in March and May.After a few times, the two of them also became smarter. They inquired about the route of Zhan Zhao's street tour, and picked the time to patrol the street. In the past six months, they have never been caught by mistake, and their words naturally became a little more arrogant.

Hearing this, Jin Qian opened his eyes slightly, and suddenly put the steel knife in his hand back into its sheath, reached into his bosom to feel for it, after a while, took out two steamed buns and a cloth bag, and smiled at the two people in front of him.

Seeing this, the pair of thieves couldn't help being taken aback, only to feel that the smiling faces in front of them sent chills down the spine.

Jin Qian slowly raised the cloth bag, sprinkled a little yellow powder on the two steamed buns, then waved his hands, and threw the two steamed buns in front of the pair of thieves.

boom……

The two little thieves only felt two balls of yellow smoke suddenly exploded in front of their eyes, and their whole bodies were suddenly numb. When they came back to their senses, they were both as stiff as stone statues, and they lay heavily on the ground.

I saw Jin Qian walking slowly to the side of the two of them, his fingers creaking, with a ferocious face, he raised his legs and kicked them hard on the stomach, and said while kicking, "NND, what do you mean 'except Zhan Zhao? I can't stop you', what's so great about that stinky cat? Today we will let you see this 'zombie fan', and experience what it means to have a sky beyond the sky and someone beyond people!"

Pity the pair of little thieves, until they lost consciousness, they didn't figure out what kind of bad luck they had today, to meet such a weird person.

When Zhang Long, Zhao Hu and Zheng Xiaoliu arrived in a hurry, Jin Qian had already vented his anger and was checking the baggage that the thief had stolen.

Zhang Long, Zhao Hu

Seeing the two little thieves lying on the ground, he couldn't help but stare at each other silently, with a dull expression on his face, he stepped forward a few steps, tied up the two little thieves firmly, and dragged them aside.Zheng Xiaoliu walked quickly to Jin Qian's side, and was about to ask, when suddenly he heard a call from behind: "I, my baggage."

Everyone looked back, only to see an old man walking hobbled.

I saw this old man, dressed in coarse brown clothes, with a black cloth belt around his waist, and a pair of black cloth shoes under his feet. The uppers of the shoes were torn and the uppers were off. Looking at his face, he had white hair, a two-foot silver beard, and wrinkled faces. , looking haggard, was the old man who called for help earlier.

The old man rushed to Jin Qian's side in a few steps, snatched the burden from Jin Qian's hand, couldn't help crying, and sobbed, "Thank you, this official for your help..." After saying that, he bent his knees and was about to kneel.

Seeing this, Jin Qian hurriedly grabbed the old man's arm, and said uncomfortably: "It's just a matter of duty, no thanks..."

The old man got up slowly after hearing the words, wiped his tears and said: "This official, which official are you from, you might as well tell the little old man, so that I can come to thank you."

As soon as this statement came out, everyone was taken aback.Jin Qian looked the old man up and down, and he knew it: the residents of Bianliang, Tokyo, who didn't know the clothes of Kaifeng government office servants, it seems that this old man probably came from other places.

"We are yamen servants of Kaifeng Mansion, and it is our duty to catch thieves..."

"what?!"

Before Jin Qian could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by the old man's exclamation.

The old man grabbed Jinqian's arms with both hands, tightened his fingers, his eyes shone brightly, and his lips trembled slightly: "The little official is, is he a yamen servant in Kaifeng Mansion?"

Jin Qian's arm hurt from being scratched, so he nodded unconsciously.An ominous premonition rose in my heart: This old man is so excited, could it be——

Seeing Jin Qian nodding his head, the old man was shocked, fell to his knees with a plop, and shouted loudly: "The grass people are wronged!!"

Jin Qian's face twitched suddenly, and he thought to himself: Sure enough, people who get excited when they hear the word "Kaifeng Mansion" are either creditors who go to Kaifeng Mansion to ask for money, or sufferers who go to Kaifeng Mansion to seek grievances... Tsk tsk, the first visit Such unlucky things happened on the street... God, can't we let us live a peaceful life for a few days? !