It was the first time for Zhao Guanren to go out of the city, and the outside of the city was completely different from what he had imagined. It turned out that there was a large residential area outside the city, but most of the houses were old and dilapidated, and thatched huts were everywhere. Flowing on the streets.
"The gates of this city are too lax. You won't even know if a thief comes in..."
Zhao Guanren found out that the city gate guards didn't check people at all, they only checked caravans or carriages. The guards sat lazily and boasted.
"Our Ningzhou is in the hinterland of Dashun, and there are very few thieves who can sneak here..."
Song Chizhu leaned against the wooden wall of the carriage and said, "Anyway, the gates of the city will be closed when it gets dark, and identity checks will be carried out at the inn. There are also guards patrolling the streets and alleys. When thieves come in, there is nowhere to hide. Shunchao's tough folk customs, no matter how many thieves come, they will be chopped into meat for you!"
"But you can't let people catch you..."
Zhao Guanren said: "The magistrate came to see that your doors are wide open, and he will charge you with negligence of duty immediately, saying that you let the spies in because you didn't check strictly. Otherwise, why are other counties all right? You have to take precautions before they happen. It's just a matter of posture!"
"Yes yes yes! It makes sense..."
Song Chizhu hurriedly stopped the carriage and jumped down together with Hu Xiancheng. The city gate immediately stepped up inspections. Not only was the city gate half-closed, but the horses, knife carts and other war equipment were also pulled out. , Even the city walls were full of archers.
"The folk customs are still very simple..."
Zhao Guanren could tell that there was no garrison in Lantai, and the nearest troops were guards dozens of miles away. The entire Lantai County had only more than 300 soldiers, but they managed to control more than 300,000 people. And domineering.
"Oh! Thank you Mr. Zhang for reminding me, I almost suffered a big loss..."
Song Chizhu and Hu Xiancheng got back satisfied, and the carriage hurried out of the city again. When they arrived in the suburbs, Zhao Guanren asked, "How is the situation, what does the state government say?"
"What the fuck, I rushed over here after I found out..."
Song Chizhu waved his hand and said: "All the adults who can come from the state capital have come. Although the magistrate is not on the right track with me, he also understands that if the official's black hat is taken off, he will also be implicated, so this time he must Will fully cooperate with me!"
"Young master Zhang! Li Dian's historian has an unexpected joy..."
Hu Xiancheng said with a smile: "We found a bandit flag in his house. His wife said it was his military exploits, but it is clearly evidence of collaborating with the enemy. It just so happened that there was a businessman from the Kyrgyz country who committed crimes in the prison. Let's let his buddy Designate him as a secret agent, with all the witnesses and evidence!"
Zhao Guanren raised two fingers, and said contemptuously, "What happened to the two heads?"
"of course not… "
Song Chizhu said: "Such a big matter can't be taken lightly. When the magistrate finds out, he will be rushed to the court for 800 miles. He must pull a big man out to carry the thunder, but whether it is the Xie family or the Bian family? , you have to make up your mind!"
"If you want me to say, take the Bian family..."
Hu Xiancheng said harshly: "The Bian family is just Prince Duan, who stepped aside eight hundred years ago, but the Xie family is now in full swing. Last night, the source of the plague was found in the Bian's house. Don't take them. Let's have a knife, when will we wait!"
"Prince Duan is not the only one on the head of the Bian family, you underestimate that old fox..."
Zhao Guanren said: "Think about it, which minister did Prince Duan have a bad relationship with? Why did the Bian family earn less and less money these years? Is it because their family's business is dying? Wrong! The money has already been handed over, and the bad relationship is just a deception. !"
"Master Chief Assistant?"
The two looked at each other in unison, and Song Chizhu was even more puzzled and said, "I don't think so. Mr. Shoufu has always been serious with him every time. It's all thanks to him that Prince Duan can fall into this position." Otherwise, he would have been the prince long ago!"
"Your information is too late
, if you have nothing to do, read the mansion newspaper more, it's only ten dollars..."
Zhao Guanren took out an ancient tabloid and unfolded it, saying: "Look at what is written on it, the emperor went to the mountains to escape the summer heat, and there was no prince among the accompanying personnel, and the chief examiner of the spring exam next year has nothing to do with Xia Shoufu. What does this mean?"
"The useless prince!!!"
The two spoke in unison again, this time they were really shocked, and hurriedly covered their mouths and looked out of the car.
"Praise and kill, praise and kill! First praise and then kill..."
Zhao Guanren said: "Xia Shoufu holds the crown prince so high, can the emperor be his mother happy? At this moment, I think of Prince Duan. Just look at it! This kid has been excluded for so many years, and he has always done his duty. His mother is kind and his son is filial. It seems to be better than the prince who covets Lao Tzu's throne!"
The two quickly grabbed him and said in horror: "Don't dare to talk nonsense!"
"Anyway, we are already on the same boat, and anyone who has an accident will be implicated..."
Zhao Guanren said in a low voice: "Under uncertain circumstances, if we kill Prince Duan's daughter-in-law's family, he won't be able to settle the score after the fall, so no matter who we kill, we can't stand out. Don't do such offending things! "
"The young master is quick and quick, and I can't compare with you..."
The two adults gave their thumbs up in admiration, and the carriage stopped while they were talking. There is a Shili Pavilion beside the official road to welcome high officials. The low-level officials and officials from Lantai County have already arrived. Dozens of people Get together and discuss in whispers.
"Just in time!"
Song Chizhu hurriedly took the lead and jumped down, and saw the magistrate and his party from a distance. The officials quickly lined up according to their ranks. Song Chizhu and Hu Xiancheng naturally stood at the front, but Hu Xiancheng unconsciously moved forward Take a few steps.
"Master Song! Hu Xiancheng is the magistrate, right..."
Zhao Guanren leaned against Song Chizhu, and said in a low voice: "Don't be too happy, this is a good opportunity to step on you, and I will tell you the truth, I came to Lantai just to Bian Xie and his family , but with such a sudden incident, the supervisor will never come as scheduled!"
"You mean, Master Supervisor doesn't want to go into muddy water..."
Song Chizhu narrowed his eyes, Zhao Guanren sighed and said: "Doing business for the royal family, it's easy to offend your colleagues, but it's not easy to move your head. The supervisor is also walking on thin ice, but if he doesn't come, I will be in big trouble, Bian Xie and his family I'm afraid you're going to kill me!"
"They dare! Little merchants dare to rebel..."
Song Chizhu glared and said: "Don't worry! I am definitely not an ungrateful person. Qian Tongzhi who came with me is my uncle's student. I will introduce you later. First, I will fulfill your post of classic history and have an official status. Let me see who dares to touch you, killing an official is tantamount to rebellion!"
"Thank you, my lord! I can rely on you to support me during this time..."
Zhao Guanren paid a salute pretending to be pleasantly surprised, just in time the magistrate and his party came over, most of the officials were on horseback or on foot, among them there were only three carriages, led by more than a dozen cavalrymen in black leather armor, staring at them sullenly .
"Not good! Why is the black guard here..."
The expressions of Song Chizhu and the others all changed, and they stepped forward to greet them in three steps at a time. Zhao Guanren deliberately lagged behind and grabbed a familiar official, and asked in a low voice, "What's the matter with the black-clothed guard?"
"The Holy Majesty's guards, they can go straight to the sky..."
The little official said nervously: "The black-clothed guards and the white-clothed guards belong to the Jingdu Guards. The white-clothed guards are responsible for investigating major cases such as collusion with the enemy and treason, and the black-clothed guards are responsible for arresting and reviewing. Presented to the Holy One, people call it black and white impermanence, evil star!"
'I wipe! Isn't this Jinyiwei...'
Zhao Guanren walked to the side of the official road with his head down. All the officials in the state capital got off their horses and carts, and everyone looked very serious.
From the color of the official uniform, we can tell that the one in the red robe is Wang Zhifu, a robust middle-aged man in his forties, with a sword hanging from his waist like a general, while the one in the green robe looks like a general.
The son was Qian Tongzhi, obviously a frail scholar, but the person in the third carriage did not get off.
"Uh-huh!"
Wang Zhifu kept his hands behind his back and didn't express his opinion. Naturally, he didn't dare to express his opinion easily, but he didn't know what Song Chizhu said. He suddenly asked in doubt: "Zhang Tiansheng? This name sounds familiar!"
"Young master Zhang! Come here quickly, I have met the magistrate..."
Song Chizhu hurriedly turned around and called Zhao Guanren, and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhang's family is full of loyalty and loyalty. He is a hero and good general. When I say his elder brother, you will definitely be impressed. His elder brother is the deputy general of General Huwei. He is a fifth-rank official. Zhang Tianbao from Flying School!"
"Oh! So it's Zhang Tianbao's third brother..."
Wang Zhifu suddenly realized: "Zhang Tianbao died in the battle back then, and his second brother Zhang Tianyang rode thousands of miles alone to take revenge with only twelve guards. He cut off more than a hundred of the enemy's heads, and finally died of exhaustion. He hated the frontier. I can be considered a legend!"
"Where is Zhang Tiansheng? Take your life..."
There was a sudden shout, and a person jumped out of the third carriage, jumped up in the air and stabbed Zhao Guanren with a knife. Zhao Guanren, who was trying to figure out the plan, was stunned. He subconsciously pulled out Wang Zhifu's saber, and threw his hand into the air. .
"when~"
The opponent swung the long sword away with a single blow, but the moment she tilted her head, Zhao Guanren had already pushed Wang Zhifu out. At the same time as Wang Zhifu exclaimed, the opponent also hurriedly retracted the sword and turned it over.
"Be careful!"
I don't know who yelled, but this yell was definitely not to remind Zhao Guanren. As soon as the assassin slipped past Wang Zhifu and landed on one leg, a dagger was suddenly thrown at her abdomen. Dirty tricks.
"Wow~"
A handful of sand suddenly splashed on the opponent's face, and the opponent screamed and lost his figure. Not only was he hit in the lower abdomen by the dagger, but his eyeballs were also sprinkled so that he could not see. Kick the dagger in the abdomen.
"stop!"
A black shadow suddenly shot from the horse, and unexpectedly set off a strong gust of wind, which knocked a group of officials to the ground, and directly punched Zhao Guanren.
"Boom~"
Zhao Guanren dodged the punch nimbly, but he didn't know that the opponent's punch knocked him over. At the same time, he smashed Wang Zhifu's carriage with one punch. The carriage exploded from the middle like a grenade, scaring him. The horses galloped wildly and neighed.
"Well~"
Zhao Guanren fell to the ground and spit out a mouthful of blood, but he turned over and jumped up extremely quickly, snatched the steel knife from the waist of a yamen servant, jumped out and shouted: "You black-clothed guards want to kill you!" Shameless, I have the guts to single out with Lao Tzu!"
"you… "
The black-clothed guard who took the shot was stunned. This guy had a bronze medal in his waist. He was obviously a captain. His shoulders were big and his waist was like an iron tower. He looked at Zhao Guanren in surprise and said, "Zhang Tianbao is so good at martial arts. Don’t have any profound energy?”
"Wouldn't Xuan Qi break the law? The young master can still kill the female assassin..."
Zhao Guanren wiped the corners of his mouth aggressively, and the other party quickly looked at the bewildered female guard in black. The dagger didn't pierce her leather armor, but stuck in the outer layer of leather, but another kick would definitely kill her. The other guards in black were dumbfounded.
"Little thief! I'll kill you..."
The female guard in black threw a water bottle into her eyes and rushed towards Zhao Guanren furiously, but Wang Zhifu jumped up and shouted angrily: "Stop everything, Li Baihu! What are you trying to do? Hurt the court order officer on the spot, Mrs. Is it lawless?"
"Lord Zhifu, please calm down, Lord Qianhu..."
The captain of the black guard clasped his fists in embarrassment and bowed. Unexpectedly, the little girl had a higher official position than him, and the little girl pointed a knife at Zhao Guanren, and said angrily: "Zhang Tiansheng! You wait for me, and I will make a new debt when the time comes." Count with you, let's go!"