"Hey! You!" The young man was in a hurry, and he stood up and was about to rush over.
"Huh?" Li Changtian was also taken aback for a moment, but he still stopped the boy first, "Don't worry, don't worry."
Yan Shu came back with the bowl and said, "This medicine is cold in nature and makes my sister young. If I take it, it won't cure it, and it will also accumulate illness."
"This, that's it..." The young man was dumbfounded.
"Didn't you take her to see it?" Li Changtian asked.
The young man shook his head, and his voice was like a mosquito: "I don't have enough money, look down on me. I told the doctor about my illness, and I took the medicine directly..."
Yan Shu squatted down in front of the sick little girl, touched the girl's hot forehead, then looked at the tongue coating, took the pulse, asked about the illness, and finally walked out without saying a word.
Half an hour later, Yan Shu came back with a bottle of pills in his hand. He handed the bottle to the young man and said, "Take it with warm water, three times a day, and you will be cured in seven days."
The young man was overjoyed, he called out several times for his benefactor, and then poured warm water.
Yan Shu found the leaders of this group of exiles.
The leader was an old man, Yan Shu asked carefully and found out the reason for their homelessness.
There was a severe drought in Huaibei, natural disasters and man-made disasters, and starvation everywhere. In order to survive, they moved their families to the south to escape the disaster.
Yan Shu took out the money and distributed it to them, and said: "The Southwest is constructing water conservancy and recruiting soldiers. Go there, you can settle down and settle down."
Everyone was very grateful and surrounded Yanshu to express their thanks.
After leaving the ruined temple, Li Changtian and Yan Shu walked towards the inn. Thinking of what happened just now, Li Changtian couldn't help asking: "So you still know medicine?"
Yan Shu said indifferently: "My father is a doctor, so I know a thing or two."
Li Changtian whistled: "So modest? You deserve to be the Inspector."
"..." Yan Shu glanced at Li Changtian and said, "Actually, my trip this time is related to the severe drought in Huaibei."
"Huh? How do you say it?" Li Changtian asked.
"There was a severe drought in Huaibei, and the imperial court allocated 100,000 taels of silver for disaster relief."
"It's a good thing."
"But..." Yan Shu's eyes flickered, "one hundred thousand taels of silver disappeared for no reason on the way to transport it, and Master Xu, the servant of the Ministry of War who was in charge of transporting the silver taels, and thirty-three Jinyi guards disappeared without a trace."
"Ah? What? What do you mean by disappearing?" Li Changtian was surprised, "Is it stolen or robbed?"
Yan Shu shook his head: "Let's not talk about the accompanying Jinyiwei, all of them are masters, they should not be underestimated, and if they are stolen or robbed, they should be reported to the court immediately, but they all suddenly disappeared out of thin air, without a sound , can't find people, can't find silver taels."
Li Changtian got goosebumps all over his body, rubbed it vigorously, and asked, "Could it be that Mr. Xu got greedy for the money and then ran away secretly?"
Yan Shu said indifferently: "If Mr. Xu wants to be greedy alone, will the thirty-three Jinyi guards watch him guarding and stealing? If they divide the silver and squander each other, but most of the thirty-four people's relatives are in the capital. There are many people, old and young, but no one returns home, isn't it strange?"
"Weird, too weird." Li Changtian muttered.
"I'm here to investigate this matter." Yan Shu said.
"This is nonsensical, how do we investigate?" Li Changtian couldn't help asking.
Yan Shu looked to the north with indifferent eyes.
"Master Xu sent a letter to the imperial court for the last time to report the itinerary. It was from Shuofang Jiedushi's mansion. We will check from there."
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Along the way to the north, the weather gradually became cold and dry. When Yan Shu and Li Changtian settled down to rest, they could always see a big man wearing a mink and holding a machete, holding a wine bowl and speaking bold words.
This day, the two of them were resting at a post station to beg for a bowl of water. As soon as they sat down, Yan Shu said lightly: "Tomorrow will arrive."
"Huh? It's that festival place." Li Changtian thought for a long time, but didn't say anything.
"Jiedushi." Yan Shu said.
"Yes." Li Changtian nodded, "By the way, is this Jiedu envoy a high-ranking official?"
Yan Shu nodded: "The governor, also known as the commander-in-chief."
"Oh?" Li Changtian asked with interest, "It was set up to defend the frontier from foreign invasion?"
Yan Shu showed surprise, and then hummed.
Li Changtian said with emotion: "That's terrible, the local military and political chief, but it's true. After all, the territory is vast and the distance is long. To consolidate the border defense, we must directly station troops."
Yan Shu stared at Li Changtian.
Li Changtian's spine was hair-raising when he saw it: "What? I have flowers on my face."
"You seem to... have a lot of insight into military power?" Yan Shu raised his eyebrows lightly.
"The importance of nine-year compulsory education." Li Changtian said proudly.
"..." Yan Shu lowered his eyes, picked up a bowl to drink water, "You're talking nonsense again."
"You're talking nonsense, so be it." Li Changtian laughed.
"Hand." Yan Shu said suddenly after drinking the water, putting down the bowl.
Li Changtian yawned and stretched out his hand.
He always forgot to apply medicine before, Yan Shu couldn't stand it, and applied it for him every time, and now the two of them have developed a tacit understanding, Yan Shu only needs to stare at Li Changtian's hands, and Li Changtian stretches them out silently.
Yan Shu removed the cotton cloth from Li Changtian's fingers, held it in front of his eyes, and saw that most of them had healed, and the severely injured fingernails had been peeled off by the new growths.
Yan Shu squeezed lightly and asked, "Does it hurt?"
Li Changtian shook his head: "I don't feel any pain."
"From now on, there is no need to wrap it up, and there is no need to apply medicine, so be careful not to injure it." Yan Shu tidied up the cotton cloth on the table.
"That's great!" Li Changtian's eyes lit up, he crossed his hands, and flexed his knuckles.
"Let's go, keep going."
"good."
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The pommel horse was tired and the sail was unharmed, and the two arrived at a bustling town at noon.
The streets and markets in the city are very lively, with sword-wielding knights talking, hawkers and grooms shouting, teahouses and wine shops are crowded with each other, and from time to time you can see one or two strange-looking barbarian aliens.
Although Li Changtian followed Yan Shu, he looked around frequently and was very curious. When he saw novelty such as juggling, he stretched his neck long.
Yan Shu glanced at Li Changtian, and slowed down without saying a word.
The two led the horse, walked through the noisy market, and came to the western outskirts of the city. It was quite quiet here, and there was no more shouting and talking.
Walking to an unremarkable courtyard, Yan Shu stopped and looked up.
Li Changtian followed his gaze.
The courtyard is not big, and the vermilion lacquer gates are closed, quiet and solemn.
"Hey, what's the speed..." Li Changtian said suddenly.
"Jiedushi." Yan Shu corrected tirelessly.
"Yes, Jiedushi, do you live here?"
"Um."
"This doesn't look like a place where the chief commander lives."
Yan Shu took a look at Li Changtian and said, "The Shuofang military camp is forty miles away, here is just..."
"No, no, I mean, it's too... elegant and quiet." Li Changtian said.
"He doesn't like to be noisy." Yan Shu tied the horse's reins to the tree trunk outside the courtyard, and said to Li Changtian, "Let's go."
"Okay." Li Changtian followed Yan Shu.
Yan Shu stepped forward, knocked on the door three times, and waited quietly.
A moment later, the vermilion lacquered door was opened, and an old man over sixty years old with gray temples and a stooped back poked his head out.
The moment he saw Yan Shu, the old man showed a look of surprise.
"Uncle Zhao." Yan Shu made a salute.
Uncle Zhao bent over and nodded, then set his eyes on Li Changtian.
"This is a friend." Yan Shu said.
Uncle Zhao nodded again, opened the door, and invited the two of them in.
Even if Li Changtian didn't know the rules of this dynasty, he could see something was wrong.
In the past, when Yan Shu went to inspect the government, the county magistrates and even the magistrates all respected him, came out to greet him in person, and shouted 'Master Inspector' one after another.
Why is it here, like an ordinary family visiting
Li Changtian didn't dare to ask more questions, but followed Yan Shu with a confused face.
Yan Shu saw Li Changtian's tangled expression, and said, "Uncle Zhao is the manager here, but he's dumb."
"Ah? Oh..." Li Changtian nodded, then reacted abruptly, and asked, "Wait, the manager is dumb?"
Yan Shu hummed.
Li Changtian: "..."
Brother, you might as well not explain, I am even more confused by your explanation! ! !
The three of them entered the gate house and came to the courtyard. The courtyard was shaded by trees, with a grape trellis in the middle. It was so quiet that you could hear the drop of a needle.
Uncle Zhao didn't directly lead the two into the hall, but yelled "ahhhhhh" to the hall a few times.
suddenly! Several short darts flew out from the hall, heading straight into Yan Shu's eyes!
Yan Shu reacted very quickly, pushed away Li Changtian who was standing beside him, drew out the long sword at his waist, and swung down the short dart.
Just listen to the sound of 'Ding Dang', and all the short darts landed on the ground.
A person leaped out of the hall, and that person swung his sword at Yan Shu, Yan Shu raised his hand to resist, the two swords collided, and there was a contention.
"Yanshu!" Li Changtian quickly steadied himself after being pushed back, and wanted to step forward to help.
Unexpectedly, Uncle Zhao stopped Li Changtian immediately.
Li Changtian was surprised to find out.
This old man who looks like a candle in the wind is actually extremely powerful!