This transfer order handed down from the Ministry of Household has only such a short line of words, but Gongsun Zhuoyu smelled a little unusual taste between the lines.
Help the Criminal Department solve the case
It must be something happened in Beijing. But the communication tools in ancient times were underdeveloped, and if there was any news, it would take ten days and a half months to send it back to the merchants, so Gongsun Zhuoyu didn't know what the serious lawsuit was in the capital.
But since I received the transfer order, it is always a good thing, at least I don't have to stay in this broken place in Jiangzhou for the rest of my life.
Gongsun Zhuoyu did not delay, and immediately packed his bags and prepared to leave. This is not like the later generations, who are late for work and get fired with deduction of wages. If the emperor is angry, people will fall to the ground in minutes.
Shi Qianqiu learned that Gongsun Zhuoyu was going to the capital, and asked to accompany him: "Beijing is mixed with fish and dragons, and the waves are turbulent. I don't worry that the adults will go alone, and I would like to be guarded by the side."
Gongsun Zhuoyu thought to Master Master, I originally planned to take you, you are the most capable of the dozen masters, and whoever will not take you with me. As he counted the bank notes, he said, "In this case, Grand Master will come with me to Beijing. Please go to East Street to buy two fast horses first. We will travel day and night, so it's better to go earlier."
Shi Qianqiu led the order: "Yes, my lord."
But stood still.
Gongsun Zhuoyu raised his head: "Is there anything else, Master?"
Shi Qianqiu: "Sir, you didn't give silver taels."
Gongsun Zhuoyu: "Oh..."
If Gongsun Zhuoyu wanted to leave home, he would naturally worry about the old lady alone, and told the other masters to take good care of him, and then began to count his belongings. There are more than 40 small denomination bank notes in total. I gave a piece to let Shi Qianqiu buy a horse, and put the rest into his arms.
Gongsun Zhuoyu had never been so poor. He looked up at the sky and couldn't help but start to miss the days when he was a corrupt official: "Alas..."
The system appeared out of nowhere, and duang sat on his head: [Dear, this idea is very dangerous~]
Its body is soft and cool like a slime. Gongsun Zhuoyu always felt like he was holding something unspeakable: "…Can you come down, I always feel like there is a lump of shit on my head."
The system was stunned for a moment, as if a host had said the same thing some long time ago. It recovered and hit Gongsun Zhuoyu on the head with its wings piapia: [You are shit, you are shit]
Gongsun Zhuoyu dodged twice, but found that it didn't hurt, so he just let it go. He leaned against the door with his arms folded, waiting for Shi Qianqiu to buy a horse back, looking at the rising sun: "I'm going to the capital soon."
The place where the prosperity of the world gathers is also the place where he died in his previous life.
The system still said the same sentence: [Be a good official.]
It didn't hit Gongsun Zhuoyu this time, and only gently touched his head with its wings.
Gongsun Zhuoyu's ears were full of cocoons. Seeing that the maid had packed his bags, he simply turned around and went to the small Buddha hall, said goodbye to the old lady, and told her that he was going to go away.
The old lady didn't say anything, she just said: "Go, but come back as soon as possible, Jiangzhou is your home."
Gongsun Zhuoyu leaned over and said, "When the child arrives in the capital, he will pass down a family letter to report safety, and the mother should take good care of her body."
Not long after, Shi Qianqiu returned from buying a horse. Two maroon-colored horses cost a lot of money, and they are like supercars in modern times. Fortunately, only two people went, and a few more Gongsun Zhuoyu could only walk.
The two set foot on the road to the capital, and it took a full fifteen days to arrive at the inn, including staying at the inn at night.
This is the most prosperous place in the world and the center of power.
The city walls are towering and towering, and merchants come and go in rich clothes. Before entering the city, he could already hear the lively noise entering his ears from afar. Orchid dances in a wine shop, and Kunlun slaves with dark skin are juggling on the street.
Shi Qianqiu led the horse and passed the inspection of the soldiers at the gate of the city. Seeing this, he couldn't help but sigh: "Sir, this capital is really prosperous."
He is from the rivers and lakes, and he doesn't pay much attention to it. He is dressed in strong suits, and the most valuable thing in his body is the sword on his body.
Gongsun Zhuoyu is more showy. He is dressed in an ink-washed bamboo-patterned silk gown, covered with white gauze, and has a jade belt around his waist. He has a folding fan in his hand, and he has a pair of affectionate eyes, which only reminds people of the words "suave and romantic". Since he entered the city gate, many girls have blushed at him.
Gongsun Zhuoyu strolled around in the east and looked at the west: "Under the feet of the emperor, can it be prosperous? This is much better than Jiangzhou."
When Shi Qianqiu saw him wandering east and west, he acted like a prodigal son: "Sir, should we go to the Ministry of Officials first?"
"No hurry," Gongsun Zhuoyu shook his head, "Let's play for a couple of days before we talk about it, inquire about the news."
If they really went to the Ministry of Officials, they would definitely be entangled in trivial matters. They had to travel all the way, so naturally, they had to take good care of their spirits, and then they would pay their respects to the mountains, such as going to the company office to send a greeting card or something.
Gongsun Zhuoyu came to the capital once in his previous life when he was reporting his work, and he was familiar with it. There is the largest restaurant in the area, called Juxian Pavilion. Although it is a place to eat, it is very elegant. Many literati gather there to chat freely, and it is also the place with the most news.
Gongsun Zhuoyu rarely responded generously: "Let's go, Master, I'll treat you to a good meal."
They don't have much baggage, they only have two horses, they just need to find a place to tie them. Going all the way to Yongpingfang, it didn't take long to see a magnificent restaurant built here, with the words "Juxian Pavilion". Drinking and eating on the first floor, chatting on the second floor, Gongsun Zhuoyu standing at the bottom, can hear the voices of those scholars and scholars spitting.
When a junior saw them, he hurried forward to meet them: "Guest officer, do you want to eat or drink tea?"
Dinner is on the first floor, and tea is on the second floor.
Gongsun Zhuoyu put away the folding fan and followed him inside: "Of course it's dinner."
Xiao Er led them to a clean table, pointed to the dishes hanging on the wall and said, "What the guest wants to eat, just order it, it's just the restaurant's signature golden chicken, be sure to try it."
Gongsun Zhuoyu ordered several dishes skillfully, including the golden chicken, and finally said, "Another pot of good tea."
He has been sleeping in the open for the past few days, and he can only eat dry food and bread, and everyone has lost a lot of weight.
Little Er: "Okay, wait a minute, the guest officer, I'll serve you food right away."
Gongsun Zhuoyu was sitting in the seat, drinking tea while listening to the surrounding movement, the chatter from the adjacent table intermittently entered his ears.
"Well, I don't know when Chaotang caught the murderer. Three people have died. Although they were all officials, who knows if they will kill us one day."
"What's the hurry? I heard that His Majesty has summoned experts from all over the world to enter the capital. Even Tang Feishhuang came to the capital after hearing the news. That young man is a talented young man who has solved countless cases and is unwilling to become an official."
People in the capital also chase stars in their spare time, and this Tang Feishhuang is a famous person. Grandpa is a court elder, and his status is very important. He is also a successful person. He was the champion at a young age, but he did not want to be an official. He traveled all over the world and broke many strange cases.
When ordinary people saw such characters, it was inevitable that they would like them more, but Gongsun Zhuoyu only thought that Tang Feishhuang was too frivolous and arrogant. If you don't want to be an official, what kind of imperial examinations do you take? It hurts to be idle.
#I have a lemon, but I don't want to admit it#
Across a table, Shi Qianqiu could smell the sour taste of Gongsun Zhuoyu. He knew the reason in his heart and comforted him: "The adults have become unparalleled, and one day, they will surely be as famous all over the world as him."
Gongsun Zhuoyu: "No, you don't understand."
#People have a good grandpa, and my father died early#
While talking, Xiao Er came up with the dish: "Keguan, your signature golden chicken—"
Gongsun Zhuoyu didn't care about whether it was a chicken or not, he said to Xiao Er without a trace, and put a small amount of money on the table by the way: "I'm a businessman from out of town, have you heard anything new here recently? listen."
Xiao Er picked up the money, flipped it upside down, and was so happy that he couldn't see his teeth: "If you say something new, of course there is, I'm afraid it will scare the guest official."
Gongsun Zhuoyu: "But it doesn't matter."
Xiao Er said: "Actually, this is no secret. As early as half a month ago, the prefect of Liangzhou suddenly died suddenly on the way back to Beijing. Minister of the Ministry, hey, you say it's a coincidence, they are all officials."
Xiao Er said, lowering his voice: "Your Majesty was furious and ordered someone to investigate this matter thoroughly, but not long after, Jing Zhaoyin died inexplicably at home again, and now people are panicking. It's been locked in quite a bit."
Gongsun Zhuoyu thought thoughtfully: "Then what's your majesty's move?"
Xiao Er's news was well-informed: "Your Majesty was seriously ill with anger, and the matter was discussed at the court meeting. Prime Minister Yan Fu recommended Tang Feishhuang, the son of the Tang family, to investigate the case in Beijing, and Du Lingchun, the Admiral of the Beijing Law Division, also recommended someone to investigate the case. I heard that he is a case-solving genius from Jiangzhou, what is his name Gongsun Zhuoyu?"
Gongsun Zhuoyu shook his fan when he heard the words, but before he could speak, he heard Xiao Er say: "But in my opinion, to solve this case, you have to rely on that son of Tang. Before, His Majesty also called many capable ministers to join him. Gong, it's a pity that every one of them is useless."
Gongsun Zhuoyu smiled but said, "Then why do you decide that Gongsun Zhuoyu is useless?"
Xiao Er smiled: "How can a little-known person be compared with Tang Feishhuang, Young Master Tang, who is a genius who won the top spot in the exam at the age of seventeen."
When Gongsun Zhuoyu heard the words, he directly took the money back from his hand, and the second child quickly covered it when he saw it: "Hey, hey, son, what are you doing, why are you taking the money from the villain?"
Gongsun Zhuoyu made a mistake of being careful, and tried to grab the money back: "What is your money, this is my money, I put it on the table, how did it get into your hands?!"
Xiao Er was shocked, he had never seen such a shameless person in his life: "you you you..."
Gongsun Zhuoyu: "What are you, bring the dishes."
Shi Qianqiu was accustomed to it, turned sideways quietly, pretending not to know him.
Gongsun Zhuoyu was so angry that he shook his fan so loudly that he was not even in the mood to eat the food. If it wasn't for the fact that I was too lazy to learn Baguwen, I would have passed the exam long ago, and it would have been Tang Feishhuang's turn to be the champion.
The upstairs seats are separated by railings, and a group of scholars can still be heard arguing fiercely. The louder the better, because only the louder can be heard by the dignitaries who come to Juxian Pavilion.
The wealthy gentry caught their son-in-law under the fame list, and high-ranking officials and dignitaries came here to find talents.