Go to Kaifeng to be a civil servant
Chapter 67 The whereabouts of the sword in the study room
In the early hours of the morning, on the Bianliang City Tower, a group of city guards sat around on the top of the city tower. You chatted with each other about the daily life, chatted and chatted, and then reached Kaifeng Mansion, chatted and chatted, and then reached Yuqian Zhan Zhao, the fourth-rank guard with a knife.
"Head, do you think something serious has happened in the Kaifeng mansion these days, why haven't you seen Mr. Zhan come to inspect the city gate for so many days?"
A slightly fat city guard asked the middle-aged city guard sitting in the middle.
"Old Zhang, don't gossip!" The city guard said displeasedly, "Guard your city gate honestly, and don't ask too much about other things."
Lao Zhang laughed and said, "Boss, don't be annoyed, we are not asking this for me, but for Xiao Ding."
"Xiao Ding?" The city guard wondered.
Lao Zhang patted the head of a young soldier guarding the city beside him, and said with a smile: "Since this kid took office ten days ago, he has been thinking about meeting Mr. Zhan every day. It's strange to say that he usually In less than three to five days, Mr. Zhan will definitely come to inspect the city gate, but he hasn't seen anyone for more than ten days, this kid can't wait anymore, and whispers in our ears every day, listening Our ears are getting calloused."
The young city guard named Xiaoding lowered his head so hard that even the roots of his ears were red.
The city guard finally understood, glanced at Xiao Ding, put on a confident look and said, "According to my years of experience in errands, Mr. Zhan must have left the city to handle the case in the past few days, and in three to five days, After Mr. Zhan returns to the city, he will naturally come to inspect."
"Going out of the city to handle the case? Why didn't you hear the mention from the yamen servants in the mansion?" The city guards wondered.
The city guard shook his head and said, "Why don't you even have such eyesight? I didn't see that Captain Wang and Captain Ma were listless when they came to patrol these days. In the past, as long as Lord Zhan went out, the four captains were like this. appearance, so it must be that Mr. Zhan is not in Bianliang City these few days."
All the soldiers guarding the city suddenly realized, and nodded in praise:
"I see."
"Still the boss is amazing!"
The city guard puffed out his chest, looking proud.
"When will Mr. Zhan come?" The city guard Xiao Ding suddenly raised his head, staring at a pair of bright eyeballs and asked blushingly.
"This..." The city guard rolled his eyes and couldn't help laughing.
A few senior city guards beside him also echoed: "Yes, boss, Master Zhan hasn't come for so many days, we are also worried about it, when will Master Zhan come back?"
After finishing speaking, all the city guards stared straight at the city guard.
Being stared at by a bunch of swishing eyeballs, the city guard couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable, and the root of his tongue was a little stiff: "Okay, okay, maybe Mr. Zhan will come tomorrow, you..."
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly heard the sound of horseshoes outside the city. The sound of hoofbeats came from outside the city. The sound of hoofbeats was quick and fast, and it was very clear in the silence of the night.
The city guard immediately stopped his voice and got up, turned around and made a gesture, and all the city guards hurriedly took their positions, and hurriedly stood on the tower to watch.
With the sound of hooves approaching from far to near, I saw a group of horses hurriedly walking on the dark official road outside the city, and four horses galloped. The four horses walked to the bottom of the city tower, and the crowd could barely see how many people were sitting on the horses.
On top of the leading horse was a man with a straight figure, who seemed to be crookedly leaning against a figure in his arms, followed by two horses, the one on the left was a man in white, the one on the right was a man in black, and the last one On the horse, only a group of colorful clothes can be vaguely seen.
In the early hours of the morning, they were in a hurry, and the behavior of these five people was very suspicious.
All the city guards couldn't help turning their eyes to the city guard, hoping that this well-informed leader could come up with an idea.
Unexpectedly, the city guard was surprised and exclaimed: "Master Zhan! It's Master Zhan!"
Mr. Zhan? !
Which? !
All the city guards rushed to look around, but at this time the sky was still dark, the moon was in the west, and the light was blurred. Looking down from this towering city tower, it was all black and blurry. They couldn't even tell which was the nose and which was the eye. How could they recognize it? Which one is Master Zhan.
"What are you still doing in a daze? Why don't you go down the tower to open the door for Mr. Zhan?" The city guard yelled as he rushed down the tower like a gust of wind.
All the city guards immediately fell to the ground in admiration.
It's no wonder that he can become the leader, and he can recognize Mr. Zhan's eyesight in the darkness just by looking at him, and his agility after a whole night's work. Even if we practice for another ten or eight years, I'm afraid it will be the same. beyond reach.
The city guard led a group of city guards to rush down from the city tower in a hurry, and just opened the city gate a crack, when a weak voice came in through the crack of the door.
"Master Zhan, please take the medicine before entering the city..."
All the city guards couldn't help being surprised when they heard this.
medicine?What medicine?Is Mr. Zhan sick?Or is Mr. Zhan injured?
Thinking of this, the city guards suddenly panicked, and hurriedly poked their heads to look outside the door.
The gate of the city opened gradually, and a horse soaked in sweat walked in slowly, and a man sat upright on it, dressed in plain blue clothes covered with wind and dust. On the handsome face with eyes like water, there is an inch-long wound unexpectedly on the warm and jade-like cheek. Although the wound has healed with scars and is no longer serious, it still looks frightening and shocking.
All the city guards took a breath at the same time, and the tone of the breath was surprisingly harmonious and unified.
A slender arm stretched out, lifting a porcelain vase crookedly.
A intermittent voice said: "Master Zhan, please... take the medicine..."
Everyone looked down, only to see that there was another person riding the same mount as Zhan Zhao, but this person's appearance was far from Zhan Zhao's, with a pale complexion and erratic eyes, except for a raised arm , and the rest of the body was limply attached to the horse's back.
Zhan Zhao glanced at the porcelain vase, sighed lightly, and saluted all the guards with his sword in his arms, "Thank you."
The city guards were still in shock from the wound on Zhan Zhao's cheek, and they didn't notice that the people on the three horses behind Zhan Zhao also had the same surprised expression.
"What's wrong with these guards? Why do they look like they've seen a ghost when they see stinky cats?" Bai Yutang's horse was the first to walk past.
"I really can't believe it. In order to get Nan Xia to take the medicine, Brother Jin actually repeated this sentence for two days and two nights all the way without stopping. The perseverance in this is really unmatched... Nan Xia is also very determined." Li, his face was already ashen, but he still insisted on sharing the same horse with Brother Jin... Could it be that the Kaifeng Mansion is really so frugal that they can't even afford the money to buy an extra horse?" Yi Zhimei's mount The second wandered over.
"That's because Little Jinzi can't ride a horse." A sentence floated back from the front.
"What? Brother Jin, as the sixth-rank captain of Kaifeng Mansion, actually..."
"You can't even ride a donkey."
"..."
"Brother Mold?"
"...Nan Xia is really not easy..."
The third horse walked over with a pile of colorful clothes on its back, and a voice came out from the pile of clothes: "Crazy, a bunch of crazy people, they don't sleep for two days and two nights on the road...I think I, the flower boy, are so stupid!" If word of a day of sloppy appearance gets out, where will the dignified Playboy's face be placed?"
It wasn't until the four horses disappeared at the end of the street that a group of city guards came back to their senses, and at the same time they said with a sad face: "Hey, have you seen, Master Zhan's face..."
"Oh, what if the big girls and young wives in the city see it?!"
"I don't know if Mr. Gongsun can be cured."
"Mr. Gongsun has a wonderful hand to rejuvenate, there must be a way."
"That's right, that's right!"
Only Xiao Ding stared blankly at the direction where Zhan Zhao and the others disappeared, and muttered in a daze, "Master Zhan smells so good..."
"What is the fragrance?" A slap was slapped on the back of Xiao Ding's head, and the city guard looked at the guards aggressively and shouted, "What are you doing in a daze, pack up and prepare to open the city gate."
All the soldiers guarding the city immediately got up to work.
Xiao Ding stood aside in a daze, tilted his head and thought for a long time, and finally couldn't help asking: "The one who rides the same horse as Mr. Zhan is..."
"Xiao Ding!" The city guard suddenly turned around and grabbed Xiao Ding's shoulders tightly, frowning and said solemnly, "You must remember this person as firmly as you remember Master Zhan!"
"Hey?"
"That thin-looking young man is the rumored sixth-rank school lieutenant Jin Qian from Kaifeng Mansion who goes up to heaven, goes down to Senluo, and recruits supernatural powers."
"Oh……"
"If you see this person in the future, you must remember a five-character mantra..."
"Mantra?" Xiao Ding stared at his round eyes in some horror, looking at the surrounding guards who seemed to be facing an enemy, "What mantra?"
All the city guards and a city guard took a deep breath at the same time, and said in unison with solemn expressions: "You must not reveal your wealth!"
"Hey?!"
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"Master Zhan, you are back!"
"Show your face, sir?!"
"Clang clang clang..."
This is the first greeting, the second exclamation, and the onomatopoeia of overturning the basin after seeing Zhan Zhao and his party after the Zaoli in Kaifeng Mansion made the washing water for Bao Da.
"Master Zhan, you are finally back!" ×4.
"Show your face, sir?!" ×4.
"Kang Dang" ×4.
This is the unanimous greeting, unanimous exclamation, and the sound of the four sabers in their hands falling to the ground at the same time.
"Zhanwei, you are finally back, Shang Fang...your face?!"
"Bah!"
This is Mr. Gongsun's greeting after the side case in the study and the sound of the brush in his hand falling into the inkstone.
"Guard Zhan, Shang Fang's sword... your face!"
"Hurrah..."
This was Mr. Bao's powerful exclamation and the sound of a stack of documents on the desk being knocked to the ground with an excited face.
Bai Yutang, Yizhimei, and a Hundred Flowers boy now have every reason to believe that Jinqian's abnormal behavior at the time did represent the objective and actual development direction, the truest state of mind of the majority of the people in Bianliang City, and the representative of Kaifeng Mansion. the most fundamental psychological requirements.
Compared to the surprised faces of the three of Bai Yutang, Jin Qian knew a lot more. When he saw Mr. Bao and Mr. Gongsun full of surprise, without saying a word, he fell to his knees with a plop. He had been writing a long essay about guilt, but unexpectedly, the conversation was taken away by the person beside him.
"My lord, my subordinates failed to find Shang Fang's sword, please punish me, my lord!"
Lan Ying suddenly fell short, Zhan Zhao straightened up and knelt down, his eyelashes drooped and his eyes closed, his fists touched the ground, and the giant sword scabbard clanged on the ground.
Master Bao was taken aback, and hurriedly walked around the desk and walked to Zhan Zhao, stretched out his palm to support Zhan Zhao's arm and said, "Get up and answer."
Ke Zhanzhao still knelt straight on the ground, no matter how hard Mr. Bao exerted himself, his figure remained motionless, he just lowered his head and repeated a sentence in a low voice: "This subordinate failed to find Shangfang's sword, please punish him!"
"Exhibition Guard..."
"Please punish me, my lord!"
Master Bao let out a long sigh, and the sound of the sigh echoed around the quiet room.
A thin ray of dawn shines into the house through the window sill, and the morning light gradually brightens, slowly and clearly reflecting the slightly trembling long eyelashes under the frowning eyebrows, the long black hair that touches the ground, and the plain blue sleeves covered with dust. , the slightly faded cyan headband, and the long reflection behind the pine ridge.
Bai Yutang, Yizhimei, and Young Master Baihua suddenly felt that those knees kneeling on the ground were very dazzling, so that the three of them dared not look at the upright blue figure again.
Rao Jinqian was usually eloquent and eloquent, but at this time he couldn't squeeze out a word, so he could only kneel on the spot with Zhan Zhao in a daze.
"Guard Zhan, don't blame yourself too much..." Mr. Gongsun stepped forward, leaned over to support Zhan Zhao's arms and said.
Zhan Zhao didn't move at all, but still lowered his head and repeated: "This subordinate has neglected his duty, please punish him!"
The usual clear and clear voice was slightly hoarse at this time, but the usual normal tone of voice shook everyone's hearts like a muffled drum.
"Guard Zhan..." Mister Gongsun frowned slightly, exchanged a glance with Mr. Bao, and sighed like Mr. Bao.
"Lord Bao, Mr. Gongsun!" Bai Yutang suddenly pulled up his robe and knelt down on one knee, clasped his fists and said in a deep voice, "This matter has nothing to do with Zhan Zhao. Sir, Bai Yutang is guilty, please punish him."
Lord Bao and Mr. Gongsun were taken aback at the same time.
Yizhimei also pulled Mr. Baihua and knelt beside Baiyutang and said, "It's because I didn't control the disciples well, so the whereabouts of Shangfang's sword is unknown. Please punish Master Bao!"
"Yes, the villain is not good, I shouldn't listen to the villain's slander..." Young Master Baihua also tremblingly said.
After finishing speaking, the three of them bowed their heads and knelt down like Zhan Zhao, without saying a word.
Mr. Bao and Mr. Gongsun looked at each other, looked around at everyone, and then turned their eyes to Jin Qian.
Jin Qian never expected that when he was distracted, he would be snatched up by these people even the opportunity to "confess and be lenient" to plead guilty. Seeing Mr. Bao and Mr. Gongsun looking at him, he couldn't help shaking, fell to the ground, and said the lines that he had worked on for many years: "This subordinate is guilty, and this subordinate failed to protect Mr. Zhan thoroughly. Sixteen more scars and a disfigured face are all due to the dereliction of duty of the subordinates. The subordinates are sorry for the people of the Song Dynasty, sorry for the Holy One, sorry for Lord Bao, sorry for Mr. Gongsun, sorry for the four captains, and sorry for the third class of yamen servants ,sorry……"
"Captain Jin," Mr. Gongsun interrupted Jin Qian anxiously, "My lord just wants to ask who these people are."
"Eh?" Jin Qian raised his head, looked at Mr. Bao and Mr. Gongsun, and couldn't help wondering: what these two people did today is really strange. Instead of asking about the whereabouts of Shangfang's sword, asking about the origins of these people seems to be more important than the whereabouts of Shangfang's sword. , the origin of these three people is more important...
Squinting his eyes, Jin Qian took a closer look at Master Bao and Mr. Gongsun, who were planning to support Zhan Zhao one by one, and appraised the worried expressions of the two looking at Zhan Zhao. Suddenly, his heart brightened, and he suddenly realized: Tsk tsk tsk, we are so smart and confused for a while, what is the identity of the cat?That is the chief idol of the heavenly king, the welfare guarantee of Kaifeng Mansion, and the personal bodyguards of Laobao and Zhuzi. They are simply necessary and important conditions for the survival and development of Kaifeng Mansion. Shangfang's sword is important, but cats are even more necessary, so Shang Fang For the theft of the sword, no one can be convicted of the crime but the cat!
Humph, to put it bluntly, Lao Bao and Zhuzi made it clear that they wanted to protect their weaknesses. If we don't use such a good opportunity, wouldn't we be sorry for the painstaking efforts of Lao Bao and Gongsun Zhuzi? !
Thinking of this, Jin Qian made up his mind, narrowed his eyes, pointed at Bai Yutang and blurted out: "My lord, the one who is wearing white clothes and has a face that attracts bees and butterflies is Bai Yutang, Chinchilla of the Sky Island." , it was he who stole Shangfang’s sword from Kaifeng Mansion, and was not guarded strictly, causing Shangfang’s sword to be stolen by others for the second time.”
Bai Yutang suddenly raised his head when he heard the words, his peach blossom eyes shot directly at Jin Qian.
Jin Qian's heart skipped a beat, and he broke out in a cold sweat.
Tsk, this white mouse has a strong background in the underworld, and his killing skills are top-notch. Even cats are afraid of him, I'm afraid he can't afford to offend him!
Swallowing his saliva, Jin Qian withdrew his fingers, turned his tone abruptly, and said again: "However, Bai Wuye, as a famous knight who shocked the world, is naturally indomitable and courageous. He learned that someone came from Xingkong Island After stealing Shangfang's sword, he volunteered to follow Mr. Zhan on the road to find Shangfang's sword. This journey is full of wind and dew, sleepless nights, coming in the wind and going in the rain. God can only show that he knows his mistakes and can correct them!"
Bai Yutang frowned, his peach blossom eyes narrowed.
Jin Qian secretly breathed a sigh of relief, his eyes shifted to Yizhimei and said:
"The one who is all black, lazy, and has a bunch of white hair on his head is Yizhimei, the number one thief in the world, who everyone in the world is angry about. There is a lot of trouble in the rivers and lakes, and Shang Fang's sword was stolen from Xingkong Island by this man's disciple Hundred Flowers!"
Yizhimei raised her head, her phoenix eyes were slightly startled.
"However, Yizhimei didn't know about the theft of Shangfang's sword by Mr. Baihua from the beginning to the end." Jin Qian added.
Alas, this is the king of thieves, the leader of thieves, and even his fellow apprentices are forced to dig the latrine to fill the treasure. If you offend this guy, come to visit once or twice a month, Kaifeng Mansion is afraid Is to drink northwest wind.
Yizhi Meifeng blinked her eyes, then lowered her head again, with a docile look.
Jin Qian shifted his gaze to Young Master Baihua who was shrinking on the ground.
In terms of beating, you can't beat a white mouse, in terms of stealing, you are far inferior to a plum, and in terms of poison—playboy, you are not enough!And the scar on Mao'er's face, new and old grudges, past grievances... Tsk tsk, playboy, you are really suitable, don't blame us for being cruel!
After making up his mind, Jin Qian's thin eyes turned upside down, his eyebrows twitched a little, and he pointed at Mr. Baihua and shouted loudly: "That colorful, vulgar and coquettish uncle is Yizhimei's senior brother Mr. Baihua, who stole from Xingkong Island. He was the one who took Shangfang's sword! He was also the one who made the fake sword and set up a hidden weapon to injure Mr. Zhan! He watched Shangfang's sword being taken away by unknown people, and he was the culprit who finally caused Shangfang's sword to disappear!"
Three parallel sentences in a row, majestic and loud, made Baihuazi tremble all over, and even Bai Yutang and Yizhimei looked at Baihuaboy with a little more sympathy.
After the introduction of the three, Mr. Bao and Mr. Gongsun stared at Jin Qian for a long time without speaking. After a long time, Mr. Gongsun coughed dryly and said, "I've been waiting for a long time!"
Master Bao said with a happy face: "It's so good, so good!"
Very good? !
Jin Qian stared straight at the two of them, thinking:
What's so good?Have we really figured out what the leader is thinking?
But Lord Bao's next words would not make Jinqian, Bai Yutang, Yizhimei, Baihuazi and even Zhan Zhao raise their faces, and stare at Lord Bao in astonishment.
"It's really a good thing that this mansion has seen three knight-errants today. Please invite the three of you."
Ala? !
Could it be that this old bag has water in his head?It's nothing more than being polite to the two great gods, Baimozi and Yizhimei, but why did the courtesy to this playboy add up?
Mr. Gongsun smiled slightly, looked at the five people and said, "Everyone should get up and answer."
None of the five people moved, they were still staring at Master Bao and Mr. Gongsun in a daze.
Mr. Gongsun shook his head slightly, and glanced at Mr. Bao.
Master Bao nodded and said, "Mr. Gongsun might as well just say it straight."
Mr. Gongsun nodded, then turned his eyes to Wu Ren and said: "Everyone is wondering why Mr. Bao and my subordinates don't care about the whereabouts of Shang Fang's sword?"
Jin Qian nodded quickly, while the other four remained motionless.
"That's because we already know where Shangfang's sword is now and in whose hands."
"What?!" The five exclaimed.
Zhan Zhao grabbed Mr. Gongsun's arm: "Sir, are you serious?!"
"Of course it is true." Mr. Gongsun smiled, as if there was a kind of magic power, which made everyone's high-hanging hearts gradually return to their stomachs.
"Okay, let's all get up and talk." Mr. Bao said.
Only then did the five stand up.
"Mr. Gongsun, where is Shangfang's sword now?" Zhan Zhao asked anxiously.
Mr. Gongsun withdrew his smile, looked around and said: "Yesterday, someone read a copy of your lord in the court hall, saying that your lord despised the emperor's grace and neglected his duties, resulting in the theft of the imperial bestowed Shangfang sword, and concealed it without reporting it, intending to deceive the king. .”
"What?!" Zhan Zhao was shocked, "My lord, then..."
Mr. Bao smiled and said, "Our government has already announced that the Holy Majesty will bring Shang Fang's sword to court today."
"What?!" Not only Zhan Zhao, but also Bai Yutang and Yizhimei exclaimed at the same time.
Jin Qian only felt a burst of blackness in front of his eyes, and thought:
Go up to court with Shang Fang's sword? !Is there a mistake? !Now that you don't even have a hair on Shangfang's sword, you might as well just chop off your head and put it on your trouser belt to go to court, old Bao.
"Don't worry, adults have their own reasons." Mr. Gongsun said in relief.
The five people turned their gazes to Mr. Gongsun again, all of them staring.
Mr. Gongsun smiled slightly, turned his eyes to look at Bai Yutang, and continued: "The matter of the theft of Shangfang's sword is only known to the adults in the Kaifeng mansion, the servants, the four members of the dynasty, Zhan Huwei and Jin Xiaowei, and it is absolutely impossible to let it out. And I believe that the Five Rats of Trapped Sky Island are chivalrous people in the Jianghu, so naturally they will not publicize such things everywhere, and do things to gain fame."
Bai Yutang's peach eyes drifted away uncomfortably.
"So, I speculate with my lord that the person who played the book must be the one who knows the whereabouts of Shangfang's sword." Mr. Gongsun looked at Zhan Zhao again, "Now that Zhan's guards have returned, they claim that they have not found Shangfang's sword, so I am even more sure that Shangfang's sword is there. It is in the hands of the person who played the top, so that he can have no fear, and wants to put the adult to death."
Master Bao also interjected: "The words of Zhan Huwei and Jin Xiaowei confirm our conjecture, and our government is relieved for a while, so I said the word "very good."
The five of them suddenly nodded.
But just halfway through the order, I suddenly felt something was wrong.
Now that we already know in whose hands Shang Fang's sword is in, and today we still have to bring Shang Fang's sword to the court, it's not long before the court, so why are these two people grinding their teeth here as if nothing happened? Selfish? !
Zhan Zhao's complexion changed, and he said urgently: "My lord, who wrote the melody? This subordinate will go and find Shang Fang's sword!"
Bai Yutang and Yizhimei also stepped forward at the same time and said:
"Bai will go together."
"I would like to help Nan Xia!"
Mr. Gongsun heard the words, but he and Mr. Bao looked at each other, smiled unpredictablely, and raised his eyebrows, that expression clearly said: Guess.
This immediately made the faces of the three people who had come forward to plead for orders covered with black lines.
"Mr. Gongsun!" The three shouted at the same time.
Jin Qian was also confused by Mr. Gongsun, his pulse speeded up, but his mind still automatically filtered the rich man Quan that Mr. Bao had offended, and couldn't help blurting out: "Could it be Pang..."
As soon as the words came out, Zhang Long's loud voice outside the door picked up the second half of Jin Qian's words.
"Grandmaster Pang arrived—"
Eh?
Everyone was startled, Master Bao and Mr. Gongsun looked at each other.
"Hahaha, Master Bao, I'm bothering you!"
A wobbly fat figure walked into the study with a burst of laughter.
Silver eyebrows are inserted upside down, triangular eyes hooked upside down, two feet of white beard scattered on the chest, a double-winged official hat on the head, a dark embroidered satin court dress, soft leather official boots, and a jade belt, which restrains the round belly , arrogant, very domineering, and the standard horizontal movement, isn't it just the biggest rival of Mr. Bao at the time, Grand Master Pang.
Jin Qian's heart beat wildly, and he thought to himself: This old crab really belongs to Cao Cao, as soon as he said it, he would come!
Mr. Bao and Mr. Gongsun rushed forward to salute:
"Bao Zheng met the Grand Master."
"Gongsun Ce has met the Grand Master."
Although Zhan Zhao was burning with anxiety and Jin Qian's heart was pounding wildly, he didn't dare to be negligent at this moment, so he could only cup his fists and salute, "Zhan Zhao has met the Grand Master."
"This subordinate has seen the Grand Master."
And Bai Yutang snorted coldly from his nasal cavity, and turned his head away.
Yizhimei lowered her phoenix eyes lazily, as if there was no one else in the room.
Only Mr. Baihua was about to kneel down when his knees gave way, but was carried back by Yizhimei.
Grand Master Pang didn't even glance at Bai Yutang and the others. As soon as he entered the door, he stared at Zhan Zhao with a pair of triangular eyes, looked him up and down, with a faint smile on his lips, and said coldly: " Guard Zhan hasn’t seen him for a few days, why is he so haggard, Lord Bao, Guard Zhan is the imperial guard seconded by the Holy Majesty to Kaifeng Mansion, if something goes wrong, Lord Bao will not be able to explain to the Holy Majesty!”
As soon as these words came out, the faces of everyone in Kaifeng Mansion changed.
Jin Qian could hear clearly, what the old crab said sounded like Zhan Zhao was working too hard, but as long as he analyzed the current events and kept pace with the times, it would not be difficult to guess the old crab's insinuation: whatever the sage bestowed From Kaifeng Mansion, even a mere seconded imperial guard is an incomparably noble thing, let alone Shangfang's sword? !Hmph, Bao Heizi, if you fail to hand over Shang Fang's sword this time, you will die.
Zhan Zhao couldn't help trembling, he closed his eyes and cupped his fists and said, "The subordinates are low-ranking, how dare you bother the grand master."
"Hmph!" Bai Yutang sneered with disdain.
Only then did Grand Master Pang notice that there were a few more people in the study, and his eyes swept over Mr. Baihua and Yizhimei, and finally settled on the graceful Bai Yutang in a snow suit.
Taking a closer look, Grand Master Pang's triangular eyes suddenly widened, and his eyes gleamed brightly. His tone softened a bit: "I wonder if these people are..." While talking, his eyes were still fixed on Bai Yutang. .
Bai Yutang's complexion turned dark, his peach blossom eyes stared, and he was about to lose his temper. Mr. Gongsun hurriedly stepped forward to stand in front of Bai Yutang, cupped his fists and said, "I want to report to Grand Master, these three are good friends of Zhanwei Jianghu. , This time I came here specially to visit the guards of the exhibition.”
"People from the rivers and lakes..." The flash in the triangular eyes instantly turned into light, Grand Master Pang's triangular eyes paused on Bai Yutang again, looked at Master Bao and went straight to the point, "Master Bao, is Shang Fang's sword ready?"
Mr. Bao clasped his fists together: "Grand Master Lao, don't worry, Shang Fang's sword has already been prepared."
"Oh?" Grand Master Pang squinted his triangular eyes, "Can I let the old man take a look?"
The air in the room suddenly tightened.
Master Bao lowered his eyes and bowed his head, respectfully said: "When Bao Zheng will present himself to the court, why should the grand master be in a hurry? Does the grand master not believe in Bao Zheng? Or..." Master Bao suddenly raised his eyes, his tiger eyes were like lightning Ruju shot straight at Grand Master Pang, "Grand Master Pang has another reason?"
It was obviously a pretext, but it came out of Mr. Bao's mouth, but it seemed that the case was being tried, and Grand Master Pang was the suspect.
Grand Master Pang was stared at by Mr. Bao, his face froze immediately, and he raised his voice, "Mr. Bao, what do you mean? As the current Grand Master, do you want to see Shang Fang's sword?"
"The Grand Master's words are wrong!" Master Bao clasped his fists together, "Shangfang's sword is a gift from the Holy One, and wherever he goes, it feels like the Holy Spirit is in person. Could it be that the Grand Master is also so disrespectful to the Holy One at ordinary times? He can look at it when he wants to see it, and he can see it when he says he sees it." See, can't you come and drink?!"
Grand Master Pang stopped speaking immediately, his triangular eyes widened, and the corners of his mouth trembled. After a long while, he narrowed his eyes and looked around Zhan Zhao, Jinqian Baiyutang, Yizhimei and others, and then gradually recovered his normal expression and said, "Since Mr. Bao is so persistent, the old man will not force it, and it will not be too late to watch it when he is in court."
Master Bao nodded: "When going to court, the Grand Master will naturally be able to see it."
After finishing speaking, Master Bao stopped talking and just stared fixedly at Grand Master Pang.
The rest of the people also stared straight at Grand Master Pang.
The number of salvos, the meaning is very obvious: old crab, you are not welcome here, why don't you hurry up? !
As for Jin Qian who was standing beside Zhan Zhao, he could even hear the tense muscles on Zhan Zhao's body creaking.
Looking at Grand Master Pang again, he turned a blind eye to the vicious flying eyes of the crowd, with his belly puffed out, smile lines all over his face, and a leisurely expression, a typical representative of a thick-skinned person turning around the city wall.
The faces of Zhan Zhao and the others gradually changed, and Jin Qian was sweating profusely.
This old crab is probably determined to get involved with us after eating the weights, so he came early in the morning to keep an eye on us. If so, how will the cat escape to find Shang Fang's sword?
A slight crisp sound of "click" rang in Jin Qian's ears, Jin Qian's scalp numb, and when he lowered his eyes, he saw that there was a crack on the scabbard in the slender fingers under the plain blue sleeve, which was winding and quite Postmodern art style.
Jin Qian felt his scalp go numb for a while, as if he had been immobilized by a spell, and could only watch in a daze as the crack gradually lengthened and lengthened...
It's not good, it's not good, if you don't think of a way, this cat will probably go all out with the old crab regardless of anything!This desperate effort, joint and several responsibilities, must be our share.
What should I do?What should I do? !
Tsk tsk, I didn't drink a sip of water or eat a sip of food early in the morning. I was dizzy and weak, and I had to face such a shocking scene and think about such a troublesome problem. It's really inhumane!How about let us eat something before we start mental work...
etc!Have a meal? !Yes, eat!
A ray of inspiration shot directly at Jin Qian's forehead, Jin Qian raised his head abruptly, his expression frightened, he took a step forward and cupped his fists at Grand Master Pang respectfully, "Grand Master got up before dawn today?"
Everyone in the room was stunned for a moment, and all of them looked at Jin Qian.
Grand Master Pang squinted his eyes and looked at Jin Qian carefully, then suddenly grinned and said: "I remember you, your surname is Jin from the sixth-rank school captain." Speaking of this, his tone was a bit gloomy.
The hairs on Jin Qian's back couldn't help shaking.
"...That's right, the old man did go out before dawn today, so what?" Grand Master Pang said again.
Jin Qian took a breath, settled his mind, opened his narrow eyes wide, and said with a look of admiration on his face: "The Grand Master is worthy of being a model of loyalty to the emperor, patriotism, diligence and dedication to the public! The Holy One can have a Grand Master to assist, and the Great Song can It is indeed the blessing of the Song Dynasty and the luck of the people to have a grand master sitting in the town!
After a series of words, the room was filled with the smell of flattery and stables.
Lord Bao and Mr. Gongsun looked calm, Zhan Zhao's eyes dimmed, Bai Yutang slightly raised his eyebrows, Yizhimei and Baihua were slightly stunned.
Grand Master Pang seemed to have no use for this string of flattery scriptures, he just stared at Jin Qian with a sneer and said: "This is the job of this old man."
"The Grand Master devoted so much effort to Great Song Sheji, it must be because he forgot to sleep and eat, and worked hard." Jin Qian continued flatteringly.
Grand Master Pang snorted coldly: "As a minister, it should be like this."
"Ah! This is not good!" Jin Qian's complexion changed suddenly, and he suddenly turned around and clasped his fists at Mr. Bao, "My lord, for your lord's sake, the Grand Master has spent so much time and energy on visiting him early in the morning that he didn't even have breakfast. The master is a member of the royal family, with golden branches and jade leaves, what a noble status, if he gets sick from starvation, how can the Kaifeng mansion take care of him?!"
Everyone was stunned for a moment.
Mr. Gongsun blinked his phoenix eyes, and suddenly clapped his hands and said: "Ah, Captain Jin really awakened the dreamer with one word. As the saying goes, the plan of a day lies in the morning, and the value of three meals lies in the morning. This breakfast must be indispensable. !” Speaking of this, Mr. Gongsun gave Master Bao another look calmly.
Master Bao immediately nodded and said: "Come here, prepare breakfast!"
Immediately someone outside the door responded: "Of order."
Mr. Gongsun bowed to Grand Master Pang again: "Please move Grand Master to the dining hall to eat."
"Eh?" Grand Master Pang obviously hadn't reacted yet, with a look of astonishment on his face.
Master Bao strode forward and stood beside Grand Master Pang, saying, "Grand Master, please!"
After finishing speaking, he and Mr. Gongsun side by side, half pushing and half begging, dragged Grand Master Pang towards the door.
Jin Qian breathed a sigh of relief, turned his head to look at Zhan Zhao, and said in his heart: Take advantage of this opportunity, Mao Er, you should quickly get away and look for the sword, otherwise it will be too late when the old crab recovers.But in a blink of an eye, he found that there was no one behind him. In another blink of an eye, he saw that Bai Yutang, Zhan Zhao, and Yizhimei had already arrived at the side window of the study. When he got outside the window, Zhan Zhao nodded slightly to himself, and Yizhimei was holding Young Master Baihua with one hand, while waving at him persistently with the other.
Tsk, these three people are too fast, the old crab hasn't reached the door yet.
Let us go too?Either way, it's better than looking at the old crab's fat face while eating and losing your appetite!
Thinking of this, Jin Qian's feet were unambiguous, he rushed to the window in two steps, and stepped out following Yizhimei who jumped out of the window at the end.
But as soon as one foot landed on the ground and the other foot was still hanging on the window rail, Jin Qian heard a sneer in his ear: "Guard Zhan, Captain Jin, and the three righteous men of the rivers and lakes must have never used it." Shan, why don't you go to the dining hall with the old man?!"
Raising his eyes slowly, the first thing that catches his eyes is the three javelin-like backs of one blue, one white, and one black, and the Hundred Flowers piled on the ground. After that, they saw Mr. Bao and Mr. Gongsun
"Head, do you think something serious has happened in the Kaifeng mansion these days, why haven't you seen Mr. Zhan come to inspect the city gate for so many days?"
A slightly fat city guard asked the middle-aged city guard sitting in the middle.
"Old Zhang, don't gossip!" The city guard said displeasedly, "Guard your city gate honestly, and don't ask too much about other things."
Lao Zhang laughed and said, "Boss, don't be annoyed, we are not asking this for me, but for Xiao Ding."
"Xiao Ding?" The city guard wondered.
Lao Zhang patted the head of a young soldier guarding the city beside him, and said with a smile: "Since this kid took office ten days ago, he has been thinking about meeting Mr. Zhan every day. It's strange to say that he usually In less than three to five days, Mr. Zhan will definitely come to inspect the city gate, but he hasn't seen anyone for more than ten days, this kid can't wait anymore, and whispers in our ears every day, listening Our ears are getting calloused."
The young city guard named Xiaoding lowered his head so hard that even the roots of his ears were red.
The city guard finally understood, glanced at Xiao Ding, put on a confident look and said, "According to my years of experience in errands, Mr. Zhan must have left the city to handle the case in the past few days, and in three to five days, After Mr. Zhan returns to the city, he will naturally come to inspect."
"Going out of the city to handle the case? Why didn't you hear the mention from the yamen servants in the mansion?" The city guards wondered.
The city guard shook his head and said, "Why don't you even have such eyesight? I didn't see that Captain Wang and Captain Ma were listless when they came to patrol these days. In the past, as long as Lord Zhan went out, the four captains were like this. appearance, so it must be that Mr. Zhan is not in Bianliang City these few days."
All the soldiers guarding the city suddenly realized, and nodded in praise:
"I see."
"Still the boss is amazing!"
The city guard puffed out his chest, looking proud.
"When will Mr. Zhan come?" The city guard Xiao Ding suddenly raised his head, staring at a pair of bright eyeballs and asked blushingly.
"This..." The city guard rolled his eyes and couldn't help laughing.
A few senior city guards beside him also echoed: "Yes, boss, Master Zhan hasn't come for so many days, we are also worried about it, when will Master Zhan come back?"
After finishing speaking, all the city guards stared straight at the city guard.
Being stared at by a bunch of swishing eyeballs, the city guard couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable, and the root of his tongue was a little stiff: "Okay, okay, maybe Mr. Zhan will come tomorrow, you..."
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly heard the sound of horseshoes outside the city. The sound of hoofbeats came from outside the city. The sound of hoofbeats was quick and fast, and it was very clear in the silence of the night.
The city guard immediately stopped his voice and got up, turned around and made a gesture, and all the city guards hurriedly took their positions, and hurriedly stood on the tower to watch.
With the sound of hooves approaching from far to near, I saw a group of horses hurriedly walking on the dark official road outside the city, and four horses galloped. The four horses walked to the bottom of the city tower, and the crowd could barely see how many people were sitting on the horses.
On top of the leading horse was a man with a straight figure, who seemed to be crookedly leaning against a figure in his arms, followed by two horses, the one on the left was a man in white, the one on the right was a man in black, and the last one On the horse, only a group of colorful clothes can be vaguely seen.
In the early hours of the morning, they were in a hurry, and the behavior of these five people was very suspicious.
All the city guards couldn't help turning their eyes to the city guard, hoping that this well-informed leader could come up with an idea.
Unexpectedly, the city guard was surprised and exclaimed: "Master Zhan! It's Master Zhan!"
Mr. Zhan? !
Which? !
All the city guards rushed to look around, but at this time the sky was still dark, the moon was in the west, and the light was blurred. Looking down from this towering city tower, it was all black and blurry. They couldn't even tell which was the nose and which was the eye. How could they recognize it? Which one is Master Zhan.
"What are you still doing in a daze? Why don't you go down the tower to open the door for Mr. Zhan?" The city guard yelled as he rushed down the tower like a gust of wind.
All the city guards immediately fell to the ground in admiration.
It's no wonder that he can become the leader, and he can recognize Mr. Zhan's eyesight in the darkness just by looking at him, and his agility after a whole night's work. Even if we practice for another ten or eight years, I'm afraid it will be the same. beyond reach.
The city guard led a group of city guards to rush down from the city tower in a hurry, and just opened the city gate a crack, when a weak voice came in through the crack of the door.
"Master Zhan, please take the medicine before entering the city..."
All the city guards couldn't help being surprised when they heard this.
medicine?What medicine?Is Mr. Zhan sick?Or is Mr. Zhan injured?
Thinking of this, the city guards suddenly panicked, and hurriedly poked their heads to look outside the door.
The gate of the city opened gradually, and a horse soaked in sweat walked in slowly, and a man sat upright on it, dressed in plain blue clothes covered with wind and dust. On the handsome face with eyes like water, there is an inch-long wound unexpectedly on the warm and jade-like cheek. Although the wound has healed with scars and is no longer serious, it still looks frightening and shocking.
All the city guards took a breath at the same time, and the tone of the breath was surprisingly harmonious and unified.
A slender arm stretched out, lifting a porcelain vase crookedly.
A intermittent voice said: "Master Zhan, please... take the medicine..."
Everyone looked down, only to see that there was another person riding the same mount as Zhan Zhao, but this person's appearance was far from Zhan Zhao's, with a pale complexion and erratic eyes, except for a raised arm , and the rest of the body was limply attached to the horse's back.
Zhan Zhao glanced at the porcelain vase, sighed lightly, and saluted all the guards with his sword in his arms, "Thank you."
The city guards were still in shock from the wound on Zhan Zhao's cheek, and they didn't notice that the people on the three horses behind Zhan Zhao also had the same surprised expression.
"What's wrong with these guards? Why do they look like they've seen a ghost when they see stinky cats?" Bai Yutang's horse was the first to walk past.
"I really can't believe it. In order to get Nan Xia to take the medicine, Brother Jin actually repeated this sentence for two days and two nights all the way without stopping. The perseverance in this is really unmatched... Nan Xia is also very determined." Li, his face was already ashen, but he still insisted on sharing the same horse with Brother Jin... Could it be that the Kaifeng Mansion is really so frugal that they can't even afford the money to buy an extra horse?" Yi Zhimei's mount The second wandered over.
"That's because Little Jinzi can't ride a horse." A sentence floated back from the front.
"What? Brother Jin, as the sixth-rank captain of Kaifeng Mansion, actually..."
"You can't even ride a donkey."
"..."
"Brother Mold?"
"...Nan Xia is really not easy..."
The third horse walked over with a pile of colorful clothes on its back, and a voice came out from the pile of clothes: "Crazy, a bunch of crazy people, they don't sleep for two days and two nights on the road...I think I, the flower boy, are so stupid!" If word of a day of sloppy appearance gets out, where will the dignified Playboy's face be placed?"
It wasn't until the four horses disappeared at the end of the street that a group of city guards came back to their senses, and at the same time they said with a sad face: "Hey, have you seen, Master Zhan's face..."
"Oh, what if the big girls and young wives in the city see it?!"
"I don't know if Mr. Gongsun can be cured."
"Mr. Gongsun has a wonderful hand to rejuvenate, there must be a way."
"That's right, that's right!"
Only Xiao Ding stared blankly at the direction where Zhan Zhao and the others disappeared, and muttered in a daze, "Master Zhan smells so good..."
"What is the fragrance?" A slap was slapped on the back of Xiao Ding's head, and the city guard looked at the guards aggressively and shouted, "What are you doing in a daze, pack up and prepare to open the city gate."
All the soldiers guarding the city immediately got up to work.
Xiao Ding stood aside in a daze, tilted his head and thought for a long time, and finally couldn't help asking: "The one who rides the same horse as Mr. Zhan is..."
"Xiao Ding!" The city guard suddenly turned around and grabbed Xiao Ding's shoulders tightly, frowning and said solemnly, "You must remember this person as firmly as you remember Master Zhan!"
"Hey?"
"That thin-looking young man is the rumored sixth-rank school lieutenant Jin Qian from Kaifeng Mansion who goes up to heaven, goes down to Senluo, and recruits supernatural powers."
"Oh……"
"If you see this person in the future, you must remember a five-character mantra..."
"Mantra?" Xiao Ding stared at his round eyes in some horror, looking at the surrounding guards who seemed to be facing an enemy, "What mantra?"
All the city guards and a city guard took a deep breath at the same time, and said in unison with solemn expressions: "You must not reveal your wealth!"
"Hey?!"
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"Master Zhan, you are back!"
"Show your face, sir?!"
"Clang clang clang..."
This is the first greeting, the second exclamation, and the onomatopoeia of overturning the basin after seeing Zhan Zhao and his party after the Zaoli in Kaifeng Mansion made the washing water for Bao Da.
"Master Zhan, you are finally back!" ×4.
"Show your face, sir?!" ×4.
"Kang Dang" ×4.
This is the unanimous greeting, unanimous exclamation, and the sound of the four sabers in their hands falling to the ground at the same time.
"Zhanwei, you are finally back, Shang Fang...your face?!"
"Bah!"
This is Mr. Gongsun's greeting after the side case in the study and the sound of the brush in his hand falling into the inkstone.
"Guard Zhan, Shang Fang's sword... your face!"
"Hurrah..."
This was Mr. Bao's powerful exclamation and the sound of a stack of documents on the desk being knocked to the ground with an excited face.
Bai Yutang, Yizhimei, and a Hundred Flowers boy now have every reason to believe that Jinqian's abnormal behavior at the time did represent the objective and actual development direction, the truest state of mind of the majority of the people in Bianliang City, and the representative of Kaifeng Mansion. the most fundamental psychological requirements.
Compared to the surprised faces of the three of Bai Yutang, Jin Qian knew a lot more. When he saw Mr. Bao and Mr. Gongsun full of surprise, without saying a word, he fell to his knees with a plop. He had been writing a long essay about guilt, but unexpectedly, the conversation was taken away by the person beside him.
"My lord, my subordinates failed to find Shang Fang's sword, please punish me, my lord!"
Lan Ying suddenly fell short, Zhan Zhao straightened up and knelt down, his eyelashes drooped and his eyes closed, his fists touched the ground, and the giant sword scabbard clanged on the ground.
Master Bao was taken aback, and hurriedly walked around the desk and walked to Zhan Zhao, stretched out his palm to support Zhan Zhao's arm and said, "Get up and answer."
Ke Zhanzhao still knelt straight on the ground, no matter how hard Mr. Bao exerted himself, his figure remained motionless, he just lowered his head and repeated a sentence in a low voice: "This subordinate failed to find Shangfang's sword, please punish him!"
"Exhibition Guard..."
"Please punish me, my lord!"
Master Bao let out a long sigh, and the sound of the sigh echoed around the quiet room.
A thin ray of dawn shines into the house through the window sill, and the morning light gradually brightens, slowly and clearly reflecting the slightly trembling long eyelashes under the frowning eyebrows, the long black hair that touches the ground, and the plain blue sleeves covered with dust. , the slightly faded cyan headband, and the long reflection behind the pine ridge.
Bai Yutang, Yizhimei, and Young Master Baihua suddenly felt that those knees kneeling on the ground were very dazzling, so that the three of them dared not look at the upright blue figure again.
Rao Jinqian was usually eloquent and eloquent, but at this time he couldn't squeeze out a word, so he could only kneel on the spot with Zhan Zhao in a daze.
"Guard Zhan, don't blame yourself too much..." Mr. Gongsun stepped forward, leaned over to support Zhan Zhao's arms and said.
Zhan Zhao didn't move at all, but still lowered his head and repeated: "This subordinate has neglected his duty, please punish him!"
The usual clear and clear voice was slightly hoarse at this time, but the usual normal tone of voice shook everyone's hearts like a muffled drum.
"Guard Zhan..." Mister Gongsun frowned slightly, exchanged a glance with Mr. Bao, and sighed like Mr. Bao.
"Lord Bao, Mr. Gongsun!" Bai Yutang suddenly pulled up his robe and knelt down on one knee, clasped his fists and said in a deep voice, "This matter has nothing to do with Zhan Zhao. Sir, Bai Yutang is guilty, please punish him."
Lord Bao and Mr. Gongsun were taken aback at the same time.
Yizhimei also pulled Mr. Baihua and knelt beside Baiyutang and said, "It's because I didn't control the disciples well, so the whereabouts of Shangfang's sword is unknown. Please punish Master Bao!"
"Yes, the villain is not good, I shouldn't listen to the villain's slander..." Young Master Baihua also tremblingly said.
After finishing speaking, the three of them bowed their heads and knelt down like Zhan Zhao, without saying a word.
Mr. Bao and Mr. Gongsun looked at each other, looked around at everyone, and then turned their eyes to Jin Qian.
Jin Qian never expected that when he was distracted, he would be snatched up by these people even the opportunity to "confess and be lenient" to plead guilty. Seeing Mr. Bao and Mr. Gongsun looking at him, he couldn't help shaking, fell to the ground, and said the lines that he had worked on for many years: "This subordinate is guilty, and this subordinate failed to protect Mr. Zhan thoroughly. Sixteen more scars and a disfigured face are all due to the dereliction of duty of the subordinates. The subordinates are sorry for the people of the Song Dynasty, sorry for the Holy One, sorry for Lord Bao, sorry for Mr. Gongsun, sorry for the four captains, and sorry for the third class of yamen servants ,sorry……"
"Captain Jin," Mr. Gongsun interrupted Jin Qian anxiously, "My lord just wants to ask who these people are."
"Eh?" Jin Qian raised his head, looked at Mr. Bao and Mr. Gongsun, and couldn't help wondering: what these two people did today is really strange. Instead of asking about the whereabouts of Shangfang's sword, asking about the origins of these people seems to be more important than the whereabouts of Shangfang's sword. , the origin of these three people is more important...
Squinting his eyes, Jin Qian took a closer look at Master Bao and Mr. Gongsun, who were planning to support Zhan Zhao one by one, and appraised the worried expressions of the two looking at Zhan Zhao. Suddenly, his heart brightened, and he suddenly realized: Tsk tsk tsk, we are so smart and confused for a while, what is the identity of the cat?That is the chief idol of the heavenly king, the welfare guarantee of Kaifeng Mansion, and the personal bodyguards of Laobao and Zhuzi. They are simply necessary and important conditions for the survival and development of Kaifeng Mansion. Shangfang's sword is important, but cats are even more necessary, so Shang Fang For the theft of the sword, no one can be convicted of the crime but the cat!
Humph, to put it bluntly, Lao Bao and Zhuzi made it clear that they wanted to protect their weaknesses. If we don't use such a good opportunity, wouldn't we be sorry for the painstaking efforts of Lao Bao and Gongsun Zhuzi? !
Thinking of this, Jin Qian made up his mind, narrowed his eyes, pointed at Bai Yutang and blurted out: "My lord, the one who is wearing white clothes and has a face that attracts bees and butterflies is Bai Yutang, Chinchilla of the Sky Island." , it was he who stole Shangfang’s sword from Kaifeng Mansion, and was not guarded strictly, causing Shangfang’s sword to be stolen by others for the second time.”
Bai Yutang suddenly raised his head when he heard the words, his peach blossom eyes shot directly at Jin Qian.
Jin Qian's heart skipped a beat, and he broke out in a cold sweat.
Tsk, this white mouse has a strong background in the underworld, and his killing skills are top-notch. Even cats are afraid of him, I'm afraid he can't afford to offend him!
Swallowing his saliva, Jin Qian withdrew his fingers, turned his tone abruptly, and said again: "However, Bai Wuye, as a famous knight who shocked the world, is naturally indomitable and courageous. He learned that someone came from Xingkong Island After stealing Shangfang's sword, he volunteered to follow Mr. Zhan on the road to find Shangfang's sword. This journey is full of wind and dew, sleepless nights, coming in the wind and going in the rain. God can only show that he knows his mistakes and can correct them!"
Bai Yutang frowned, his peach blossom eyes narrowed.
Jin Qian secretly breathed a sigh of relief, his eyes shifted to Yizhimei and said:
"The one who is all black, lazy, and has a bunch of white hair on his head is Yizhimei, the number one thief in the world, who everyone in the world is angry about. There is a lot of trouble in the rivers and lakes, and Shang Fang's sword was stolen from Xingkong Island by this man's disciple Hundred Flowers!"
Yizhimei raised her head, her phoenix eyes were slightly startled.
"However, Yizhimei didn't know about the theft of Shangfang's sword by Mr. Baihua from the beginning to the end." Jin Qian added.
Alas, this is the king of thieves, the leader of thieves, and even his fellow apprentices are forced to dig the latrine to fill the treasure. If you offend this guy, come to visit once or twice a month, Kaifeng Mansion is afraid Is to drink northwest wind.
Yizhi Meifeng blinked her eyes, then lowered her head again, with a docile look.
Jin Qian shifted his gaze to Young Master Baihua who was shrinking on the ground.
In terms of beating, you can't beat a white mouse, in terms of stealing, you are far inferior to a plum, and in terms of poison—playboy, you are not enough!And the scar on Mao'er's face, new and old grudges, past grievances... Tsk tsk, playboy, you are really suitable, don't blame us for being cruel!
After making up his mind, Jin Qian's thin eyes turned upside down, his eyebrows twitched a little, and he pointed at Mr. Baihua and shouted loudly: "That colorful, vulgar and coquettish uncle is Yizhimei's senior brother Mr. Baihua, who stole from Xingkong Island. He was the one who took Shangfang's sword! He was also the one who made the fake sword and set up a hidden weapon to injure Mr. Zhan! He watched Shangfang's sword being taken away by unknown people, and he was the culprit who finally caused Shangfang's sword to disappear!"
Three parallel sentences in a row, majestic and loud, made Baihuazi tremble all over, and even Bai Yutang and Yizhimei looked at Baihuaboy with a little more sympathy.
After the introduction of the three, Mr. Bao and Mr. Gongsun stared at Jin Qian for a long time without speaking. After a long time, Mr. Gongsun coughed dryly and said, "I've been waiting for a long time!"
Master Bao said with a happy face: "It's so good, so good!"
Very good? !
Jin Qian stared straight at the two of them, thinking:
What's so good?Have we really figured out what the leader is thinking?
But Lord Bao's next words would not make Jinqian, Bai Yutang, Yizhimei, Baihuazi and even Zhan Zhao raise their faces, and stare at Lord Bao in astonishment.
"It's really a good thing that this mansion has seen three knight-errants today. Please invite the three of you."
Ala? !
Could it be that this old bag has water in his head?It's nothing more than being polite to the two great gods, Baimozi and Yizhimei, but why did the courtesy to this playboy add up?
Mr. Gongsun smiled slightly, looked at the five people and said, "Everyone should get up and answer."
None of the five people moved, they were still staring at Master Bao and Mr. Gongsun in a daze.
Mr. Gongsun shook his head slightly, and glanced at Mr. Bao.
Master Bao nodded and said, "Mr. Gongsun might as well just say it straight."
Mr. Gongsun nodded, then turned his eyes to Wu Ren and said: "Everyone is wondering why Mr. Bao and my subordinates don't care about the whereabouts of Shang Fang's sword?"
Jin Qian nodded quickly, while the other four remained motionless.
"That's because we already know where Shangfang's sword is now and in whose hands."
"What?!" The five exclaimed.
Zhan Zhao grabbed Mr. Gongsun's arm: "Sir, are you serious?!"
"Of course it is true." Mr. Gongsun smiled, as if there was a kind of magic power, which made everyone's high-hanging hearts gradually return to their stomachs.
"Okay, let's all get up and talk." Mr. Bao said.
Only then did the five stand up.
"Mr. Gongsun, where is Shangfang's sword now?" Zhan Zhao asked anxiously.
Mr. Gongsun withdrew his smile, looked around and said: "Yesterday, someone read a copy of your lord in the court hall, saying that your lord despised the emperor's grace and neglected his duties, resulting in the theft of the imperial bestowed Shangfang sword, and concealed it without reporting it, intending to deceive the king. .”
"What?!" Zhan Zhao was shocked, "My lord, then..."
Mr. Bao smiled and said, "Our government has already announced that the Holy Majesty will bring Shang Fang's sword to court today."
"What?!" Not only Zhan Zhao, but also Bai Yutang and Yizhimei exclaimed at the same time.
Jin Qian only felt a burst of blackness in front of his eyes, and thought:
Go up to court with Shang Fang's sword? !Is there a mistake? !Now that you don't even have a hair on Shangfang's sword, you might as well just chop off your head and put it on your trouser belt to go to court, old Bao.
"Don't worry, adults have their own reasons." Mr. Gongsun said in relief.
The five people turned their gazes to Mr. Gongsun again, all of them staring.
Mr. Gongsun smiled slightly, turned his eyes to look at Bai Yutang, and continued: "The matter of the theft of Shangfang's sword is only known to the adults in the Kaifeng mansion, the servants, the four members of the dynasty, Zhan Huwei and Jin Xiaowei, and it is absolutely impossible to let it out. And I believe that the Five Rats of Trapped Sky Island are chivalrous people in the Jianghu, so naturally they will not publicize such things everywhere, and do things to gain fame."
Bai Yutang's peach eyes drifted away uncomfortably.
"So, I speculate with my lord that the person who played the book must be the one who knows the whereabouts of Shangfang's sword." Mr. Gongsun looked at Zhan Zhao again, "Now that Zhan's guards have returned, they claim that they have not found Shangfang's sword, so I am even more sure that Shangfang's sword is there. It is in the hands of the person who played the top, so that he can have no fear, and wants to put the adult to death."
Master Bao also interjected: "The words of Zhan Huwei and Jin Xiaowei confirm our conjecture, and our government is relieved for a while, so I said the word "very good."
The five of them suddenly nodded.
But just halfway through the order, I suddenly felt something was wrong.
Now that we already know in whose hands Shang Fang's sword is in, and today we still have to bring Shang Fang's sword to the court, it's not long before the court, so why are these two people grinding their teeth here as if nothing happened? Selfish? !
Zhan Zhao's complexion changed, and he said urgently: "My lord, who wrote the melody? This subordinate will go and find Shang Fang's sword!"
Bai Yutang and Yizhimei also stepped forward at the same time and said:
"Bai will go together."
"I would like to help Nan Xia!"
Mr. Gongsun heard the words, but he and Mr. Bao looked at each other, smiled unpredictablely, and raised his eyebrows, that expression clearly said: Guess.
This immediately made the faces of the three people who had come forward to plead for orders covered with black lines.
"Mr. Gongsun!" The three shouted at the same time.
Jin Qian was also confused by Mr. Gongsun, his pulse speeded up, but his mind still automatically filtered the rich man Quan that Mr. Bao had offended, and couldn't help blurting out: "Could it be Pang..."
As soon as the words came out, Zhang Long's loud voice outside the door picked up the second half of Jin Qian's words.
"Grandmaster Pang arrived—"
Eh?
Everyone was startled, Master Bao and Mr. Gongsun looked at each other.
"Hahaha, Master Bao, I'm bothering you!"
A wobbly fat figure walked into the study with a burst of laughter.
Silver eyebrows are inserted upside down, triangular eyes hooked upside down, two feet of white beard scattered on the chest, a double-winged official hat on the head, a dark embroidered satin court dress, soft leather official boots, and a jade belt, which restrains the round belly , arrogant, very domineering, and the standard horizontal movement, isn't it just the biggest rival of Mr. Bao at the time, Grand Master Pang.
Jin Qian's heart beat wildly, and he thought to himself: This old crab really belongs to Cao Cao, as soon as he said it, he would come!
Mr. Bao and Mr. Gongsun rushed forward to salute:
"Bao Zheng met the Grand Master."
"Gongsun Ce has met the Grand Master."
Although Zhan Zhao was burning with anxiety and Jin Qian's heart was pounding wildly, he didn't dare to be negligent at this moment, so he could only cup his fists and salute, "Zhan Zhao has met the Grand Master."
"This subordinate has seen the Grand Master."
And Bai Yutang snorted coldly from his nasal cavity, and turned his head away.
Yizhimei lowered her phoenix eyes lazily, as if there was no one else in the room.
Only Mr. Baihua was about to kneel down when his knees gave way, but was carried back by Yizhimei.
Grand Master Pang didn't even glance at Bai Yutang and the others. As soon as he entered the door, he stared at Zhan Zhao with a pair of triangular eyes, looked him up and down, with a faint smile on his lips, and said coldly: " Guard Zhan hasn’t seen him for a few days, why is he so haggard, Lord Bao, Guard Zhan is the imperial guard seconded by the Holy Majesty to Kaifeng Mansion, if something goes wrong, Lord Bao will not be able to explain to the Holy Majesty!”
As soon as these words came out, the faces of everyone in Kaifeng Mansion changed.
Jin Qian could hear clearly, what the old crab said sounded like Zhan Zhao was working too hard, but as long as he analyzed the current events and kept pace with the times, it would not be difficult to guess the old crab's insinuation: whatever the sage bestowed From Kaifeng Mansion, even a mere seconded imperial guard is an incomparably noble thing, let alone Shangfang's sword? !Hmph, Bao Heizi, if you fail to hand over Shang Fang's sword this time, you will die.
Zhan Zhao couldn't help trembling, he closed his eyes and cupped his fists and said, "The subordinates are low-ranking, how dare you bother the grand master."
"Hmph!" Bai Yutang sneered with disdain.
Only then did Grand Master Pang notice that there were a few more people in the study, and his eyes swept over Mr. Baihua and Yizhimei, and finally settled on the graceful Bai Yutang in a snow suit.
Taking a closer look, Grand Master Pang's triangular eyes suddenly widened, and his eyes gleamed brightly. His tone softened a bit: "I wonder if these people are..." While talking, his eyes were still fixed on Bai Yutang. .
Bai Yutang's complexion turned dark, his peach blossom eyes stared, and he was about to lose his temper. Mr. Gongsun hurriedly stepped forward to stand in front of Bai Yutang, cupped his fists and said, "I want to report to Grand Master, these three are good friends of Zhanwei Jianghu. , This time I came here specially to visit the guards of the exhibition.”
"People from the rivers and lakes..." The flash in the triangular eyes instantly turned into light, Grand Master Pang's triangular eyes paused on Bai Yutang again, looked at Master Bao and went straight to the point, "Master Bao, is Shang Fang's sword ready?"
Mr. Bao clasped his fists together: "Grand Master Lao, don't worry, Shang Fang's sword has already been prepared."
"Oh?" Grand Master Pang squinted his triangular eyes, "Can I let the old man take a look?"
The air in the room suddenly tightened.
Master Bao lowered his eyes and bowed his head, respectfully said: "When Bao Zheng will present himself to the court, why should the grand master be in a hurry? Does the grand master not believe in Bao Zheng? Or..." Master Bao suddenly raised his eyes, his tiger eyes were like lightning Ruju shot straight at Grand Master Pang, "Grand Master Pang has another reason?"
It was obviously a pretext, but it came out of Mr. Bao's mouth, but it seemed that the case was being tried, and Grand Master Pang was the suspect.
Grand Master Pang was stared at by Mr. Bao, his face froze immediately, and he raised his voice, "Mr. Bao, what do you mean? As the current Grand Master, do you want to see Shang Fang's sword?"
"The Grand Master's words are wrong!" Master Bao clasped his fists together, "Shangfang's sword is a gift from the Holy One, and wherever he goes, it feels like the Holy Spirit is in person. Could it be that the Grand Master is also so disrespectful to the Holy One at ordinary times? He can look at it when he wants to see it, and he can see it when he says he sees it." See, can't you come and drink?!"
Grand Master Pang stopped speaking immediately, his triangular eyes widened, and the corners of his mouth trembled. After a long while, he narrowed his eyes and looked around Zhan Zhao, Jinqian Baiyutang, Yizhimei and others, and then gradually recovered his normal expression and said, "Since Mr. Bao is so persistent, the old man will not force it, and it will not be too late to watch it when he is in court."
Master Bao nodded: "When going to court, the Grand Master will naturally be able to see it."
After finishing speaking, Master Bao stopped talking and just stared fixedly at Grand Master Pang.
The rest of the people also stared straight at Grand Master Pang.
The number of salvos, the meaning is very obvious: old crab, you are not welcome here, why don't you hurry up? !
As for Jin Qian who was standing beside Zhan Zhao, he could even hear the tense muscles on Zhan Zhao's body creaking.
Looking at Grand Master Pang again, he turned a blind eye to the vicious flying eyes of the crowd, with his belly puffed out, smile lines all over his face, and a leisurely expression, a typical representative of a thick-skinned person turning around the city wall.
The faces of Zhan Zhao and the others gradually changed, and Jin Qian was sweating profusely.
This old crab is probably determined to get involved with us after eating the weights, so he came early in the morning to keep an eye on us. If so, how will the cat escape to find Shang Fang's sword?
A slight crisp sound of "click" rang in Jin Qian's ears, Jin Qian's scalp numb, and when he lowered his eyes, he saw that there was a crack on the scabbard in the slender fingers under the plain blue sleeve, which was winding and quite Postmodern art style.
Jin Qian felt his scalp go numb for a while, as if he had been immobilized by a spell, and could only watch in a daze as the crack gradually lengthened and lengthened...
It's not good, it's not good, if you don't think of a way, this cat will probably go all out with the old crab regardless of anything!This desperate effort, joint and several responsibilities, must be our share.
What should I do?What should I do? !
Tsk tsk, I didn't drink a sip of water or eat a sip of food early in the morning. I was dizzy and weak, and I had to face such a shocking scene and think about such a troublesome problem. It's really inhumane!How about let us eat something before we start mental work...
etc!Have a meal? !Yes, eat!
A ray of inspiration shot directly at Jin Qian's forehead, Jin Qian raised his head abruptly, his expression frightened, he took a step forward and cupped his fists at Grand Master Pang respectfully, "Grand Master got up before dawn today?"
Everyone in the room was stunned for a moment, and all of them looked at Jin Qian.
Grand Master Pang squinted his eyes and looked at Jin Qian carefully, then suddenly grinned and said: "I remember you, your surname is Jin from the sixth-rank school captain." Speaking of this, his tone was a bit gloomy.
The hairs on Jin Qian's back couldn't help shaking.
"...That's right, the old man did go out before dawn today, so what?" Grand Master Pang said again.
Jin Qian took a breath, settled his mind, opened his narrow eyes wide, and said with a look of admiration on his face: "The Grand Master is worthy of being a model of loyalty to the emperor, patriotism, diligence and dedication to the public! The Holy One can have a Grand Master to assist, and the Great Song can It is indeed the blessing of the Song Dynasty and the luck of the people to have a grand master sitting in the town!
After a series of words, the room was filled with the smell of flattery and stables.
Lord Bao and Mr. Gongsun looked calm, Zhan Zhao's eyes dimmed, Bai Yutang slightly raised his eyebrows, Yizhimei and Baihua were slightly stunned.
Grand Master Pang seemed to have no use for this string of flattery scriptures, he just stared at Jin Qian with a sneer and said: "This is the job of this old man."
"The Grand Master devoted so much effort to Great Song Sheji, it must be because he forgot to sleep and eat, and worked hard." Jin Qian continued flatteringly.
Grand Master Pang snorted coldly: "As a minister, it should be like this."
"Ah! This is not good!" Jin Qian's complexion changed suddenly, and he suddenly turned around and clasped his fists at Mr. Bao, "My lord, for your lord's sake, the Grand Master has spent so much time and energy on visiting him early in the morning that he didn't even have breakfast. The master is a member of the royal family, with golden branches and jade leaves, what a noble status, if he gets sick from starvation, how can the Kaifeng mansion take care of him?!"
Everyone was stunned for a moment.
Mr. Gongsun blinked his phoenix eyes, and suddenly clapped his hands and said: "Ah, Captain Jin really awakened the dreamer with one word. As the saying goes, the plan of a day lies in the morning, and the value of three meals lies in the morning. This breakfast must be indispensable. !” Speaking of this, Mr. Gongsun gave Master Bao another look calmly.
Master Bao immediately nodded and said: "Come here, prepare breakfast!"
Immediately someone outside the door responded: "Of order."
Mr. Gongsun bowed to Grand Master Pang again: "Please move Grand Master to the dining hall to eat."
"Eh?" Grand Master Pang obviously hadn't reacted yet, with a look of astonishment on his face.
Master Bao strode forward and stood beside Grand Master Pang, saying, "Grand Master, please!"
After finishing speaking, he and Mr. Gongsun side by side, half pushing and half begging, dragged Grand Master Pang towards the door.
Jin Qian breathed a sigh of relief, turned his head to look at Zhan Zhao, and said in his heart: Take advantage of this opportunity, Mao Er, you should quickly get away and look for the sword, otherwise it will be too late when the old crab recovers.But in a blink of an eye, he found that there was no one behind him. In another blink of an eye, he saw that Bai Yutang, Zhan Zhao, and Yizhimei had already arrived at the side window of the study. When he got outside the window, Zhan Zhao nodded slightly to himself, and Yizhimei was holding Young Master Baihua with one hand, while waving at him persistently with the other.
Tsk, these three people are too fast, the old crab hasn't reached the door yet.
Let us go too?Either way, it's better than looking at the old crab's fat face while eating and losing your appetite!
Thinking of this, Jin Qian's feet were unambiguous, he rushed to the window in two steps, and stepped out following Yizhimei who jumped out of the window at the end.
But as soon as one foot landed on the ground and the other foot was still hanging on the window rail, Jin Qian heard a sneer in his ear: "Guard Zhan, Captain Jin, and the three righteous men of the rivers and lakes must have never used it." Shan, why don't you go to the dining hall with the old man?!"
Raising his eyes slowly, the first thing that catches his eyes is the three javelin-like backs of one blue, one white, and one black, and the Hundred Flowers piled on the ground. After that, they saw Mr. Bao and Mr. Gongsun
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