When the hour came, the atmosphere in Duanzhou City changed suddenly. The streets and alleys are full of soldiers, the guards and the forbidden army patrol alternately, the four doors are closed, and the clanging of military boots and sabres can be heard everywhere. The atmosphere in the mansion was heavy, and the guards were waiting on their feet, not daring to relax in the slightest.
Xiao Chiye crouched in front of Li Xiong and asked, "Do you recognize me?"
Li Xiong's face was injured, and he put on medicine, and replied: "I know, it is a four-legged snake. They drink Gedal's milk, which is very smelly."
Xiao Chiye frowned and said, "Isn't it a scorpion?"
"Before, it used to be a scorpion," Li Xiong said in a hurry, a little stammered, "then it became a snake."
Ding Tao was at a loss and said, "What happened before and later?"
"They are four-legged snakes," Li Xiong patted his arm. "My eldest brother talked to them, they talked to Hai, Hai..." He couldn't remember Hai Rigu's name, "It's not the same as Hai, not cattle and sheep. "
In the eyes of the Twelve Departments, scorpions are the cattle and sheep of Gedal, and their status is low.
Xiao Chiye thought of Zhuo Li. Zhuo Li is also a four-legged snake, but Zhuo Li has obvious characteristics of bordering sand. So it seems that the four-legged snake is still a scorpion, just a different name.
"Four-legged snake," Xiao Chiye raised his eyes to look at Li Xiong and guessed, "The four-legged snake is Amur's scorpion, so they have a higher status than Achi and Hai Rigu."
Li Xiong gave a thumbs up and said happily: "Yes, they have land and can run horses," he said, and was sullen, "They are all very bad, they like to beat people, they don't play with scorpions, they are more expensive than scorpions."
Xiao Chiye pressed his fingers against the bone spanner and turned it gently.
Within three days of Hassan's death, Amur's four-legged snake appeared in the courtyard. Did they come with Zhuoli's team, or were they originally here
"You're doing well," Xiao Chiye raised his hand and patted Lixiong's head, "Here guards the mansion, and the second master gives sugar."
* * *
"You are always strict in this kind of thing," Qiao Tianya went to the prison without drying his hair. "How can you be so negligent today?"
Fei Sheng looked at the corpse, shook his head when he heard the words, and said, "The assassin has a big face, and he speaks the local dialect more smoothly than you and me." He turned his head sideways, "They still have the household registration certificate."
Qiao Tianya turned to look at the corpse.
Shen Zechuan established the Yellow Book of Zhongbo, and every household can be checked. If these assassins even have household registration, it means that they are likely to ambush in Zhongbo earlier than Shen Zechuan.
"This is difficult," Qiao Tianya said in a deep voice, "I can't tell the difference when I hide in the crowd."
"There is only one flaw," Fei Shengxu tapped the arm of the corpse, "Tattoo."
Qiao Tianya looked down, and sure enough, he saw the four-legged snake tattoo on the arm of the corpse.
"In order to investigate the scorpions, the master asked the yamen to record the names of those with tattoos," Fei Sheng folded his arms, "I have already passed the letter to Yu Xiaozai in Dunzhou. If there are no names of these two people, then they are Chengpo. mixed in."
Qiao Tianya nodded, looked at Fei Sheng when he closed his hands, and said without a smile, "Have you ever thought about what they are doing with such obvious marks on their bodies as sneaked assassins?"
They are all Jin Yiwei, well aware of the necessity of camouflage. There are reasons why scorpions must wear tattoos, so why should a four-legged snake with a higher status than a scorpion do it
Fei Sheng's eyes were solemn, and he gave a light "tsk".
* * *
Shen Zechuan woke up when Shen Shi, Xiao Chiye fed the medicine. Shen Zechuan burned his head dizzy, he could hear Xiao Chiye speak, but his voice was suddenly far and near.
"Lanzhou..." Xiao Chiye said something and brushed the hair from Shen Zechuan's cheek.
Shen Zechuan panted lightly, holding the spoon, swallowing the last mouthful. Xiao Chiye wiped his sweat with the wet handkerchief, he tilted his head, the tip of his nose rubbed against Xiao Chiye's gauze-wrapped palm, and his lips moved.
Xiao Chiye lowered his head to listen.
"Pazi," Shen Zechuan's words were reversed, "mine."
"Here with me," Xiao Chiye covered his wet palm with his free hand, "I'll give it to you when I'm done."
Shen Zechuan was too ill to wake up, so he whimpered faintly in pain.
Xiao Chiye lay down on the pillow and coaxed, "It's really for you."
Shen Zechuan didn't believe it, he frowned as if struggling, his half-closed eyes showed sadness, and buried them in Xiao Chiye's palm. Xiao Chiye's heart was so kneaded by him, he lowered his head against his temples, and pressed against his sweat.
The tip of Shen Zechuan's tongue was full of bitter taste. What he saw with his half-opened eyes were bizarre scenes. Only the smell of Xiao Chiye surrounded him, making him seem to be floating among the grass. He shouted in a low voice, "Xiao Er."
Xiao Chiye kissed him and replied in a deep nasal voice: "Well."
Shen Zechuan frowned several times and said intermittently, "I want to... eat candy..."
Xiao Chiye put his heart down a little, got up and poured honey water for him. Shen Zechuan only drank two spoonfuls, and the tip of his tongue was sweet. Xiao Chiye washed the handkerchief again, wiped the sweat from his neck, and the fever seemed to subside a little.
* * *
The gentlemen in the side hall were restless, the smoking guns choked the whole room, no one got up when they arrived, and they even forgot to eat their meals.
"These doctors are useless," Tantai Hu said to Kong Ling, sitting on the chair, "Look, sir, or I will ride out of the city immediately and go to Dunzhou to look for it?"
Gao Zhongxiong talked about the discoloration of the tiger, and quickly waved his hand, saying: "No, the origin of the assassin today is clear, and there is really a detailed work, no one can tell what it is!"
Kong Ling frowned.
The people in the room fell silent again, and after a while, it was raining again outside the house. The guards took turns in the rain, and the lanterns lit in the middle of the night illuminated all the roads in the house, giving no one a chance to take advantage.
After the war, everyone didn't take much rest, and when the ugliness passed, the weak couldn't stand it, leaned in the chair to doze off, slept and didn't dare to fall asleep, so they hung like this.
Yao Wenyu took off his wind collar when he entered the house, and the sound of a four-wheeled vehicle woke up several people. He put the wind collar on his lap, and said warmly, "Second Master is here, the lord of the house will be safe. I know that you gentlemen are in a hurry, but the war is just over now, and the cases of the yamen in each state are piled up, and when the lord of the house wakes up It's not appropriate to do it again. Cheng Feng and Shenwei can just wait here, and the rest of the people should go back to rest first. Tomorrow morning, the case should be handled normally, and small matters should be handled cheaply. "
Kong Ling also got up and said, "Fu-Jun is currently ill, it is really not appropriate to urge you with the case, everyone, let's go back first."
Everyone stood up and said yes, and retreated in turn.
Gao Zhongxiong poured tea for Yao Wenyu and said, "Yuan Zhuo is afraid of the cold, so he should be accompanied by a person."
Yao Wenyu took the tea to thank him, and said, "You have a wind collar and cloak, don't worry. It has been raining non-stop these past few days. I see that the official ditches in the city are draining smoothly, and nothing happened."
"At the beginning of the year," Tantai Hu cheered up and rubbed his scarred eyes, "Everyone is here at the beginning of the year, so I'm afraid that the snow will block it, so I have to pass it once."
"Dengzhou is blocked, but it's not a big problem. Master Yu seemed to clear it up when he inspected." Gao Zhongxiong said, "In the past two days, there has been a lot of news from Ibaru. In addition to the letter from Master Zhou greeting the Fujun, there are also talks about Eight cities."
Pan was copied, and Dancheng missed the spring ploughing. It's already June, and as soon as the autumn harvest arrives, the people of Dancheng should worry about eating.
"We are fighting here, and all are fighting." Kong Ling said, "I heard the news, the cabinet has instructed the Ministry of Rites to start preparations for the enthronement ceremony."
Han Cheng died, and the Queen Mother relied on Hua Xiangyi's relationship to save her life, but was completely imprisoned in the harem. The transfer order of the eight major battalions of the capital army returned to the prince's hands, and Li Jianting had the Qidong garrison as security.
"We are a foreign enemy Lincheng, and we all work together to assist the ruler of the government. Biansha is not a problem, but now the capital is torn apart, and Xue Yanqing's copying of the Pan family has already caused the eight cities to be impetuous," Yao Wenyu said softly, "The emperor's ascension to the throne is even more powerful. Aggressive."
"Speaking of which," Kong Ling looked at Chenyang, "We still don't know what happened in Bianjun. Has the Bear Department settled it?"
Chen Yang sorted out the military affairs and said, "If it's settled, the second master will not be late. Dalantai, who has the bear department, agreed to our request and promised not to stop the commander from going north. He took Hasen to him. He did not stop the commander from sending troops to Gedal, but he violated the covenant and raided Bianjun when the second master was about to transfer troops to Duanzhou."
As Qi Zhuyin had expected, Dalantai didn't rely on anyone, he didn't want to submit to Amur at all, and he didn't want to be driven by Shen Zechuan. Ha Sen and Shen Zechuan's requests made him see an opportunity. He wanted to pass through Suotianguan, which occupies the south side of Bianjun, where there were no strong generals after Feng Yisheng was lost.
There are bears living in the grasslands in the south. When Dalantai wandered in the desert, they knew that there was no place for bears. They traveled back to their hometowns. In order to find a new place to live, they were willing to work hard on the tip of the knife. Give it a try.
Xiao Chiye's iron cavalry met the bear and horse in the yellow sand.
Bianjun fought for two days, and Dalandai died there. It seemed that the Bears would never be able to cross that threshold, so they could only retreat to the desert again.
"Hassen's reinforcements in Gedal have been handed over to the commander," Chen Yang raised the military newspaper in his hand. "Last night, the commander found that Amur was transferring troops on the way back."
As soon as this statement came out, the whole hall suddenly became nervous.
Gao Zhongxiong stammered: "That, then this is another, to fight, fight..."
Chen Yang motioned him to relax, and said, "It's just to transfer troops. After all, the main general in the battle area is gone. Amur has to send someone who can replace Hassan... I think this person may be himself."
Because Xiao Chiye didn't return Hasson's head.
"The specific arrangement of military affairs depends on what the Second Master ordered." Tantai Hu reassured the gentlemen, "No matter what they do, they will never hit the city. At this moment, we have the advantage. Even if Amur goes out to fight in person, It's not necessarily better than Hassan. Besides, he has to ask the second master if he wants to cross the Chashi River."
The atmosphere in the side hall eased a little. They were talking when they suddenly heard a louder movement in the corridor. Chen Yang lifted the curtain and probed over.
Ding Tao cried so much that her nose was bubbling, she grabbed Chen Yang and shouted, "Brother! Let the doctor come in, the mansion is on fire again!"
The doctors, trembling with fear, gathered under the corridor, discussing the prescription in a low voice. That rain washed Jiuli incense in the courtyard and washed the petals all over the floor. Qiao Tianya and Fei Sheng returned from the rain, stepped on the petals, and quickly wiped the water from their bodies under the eaves.
"The doctors who treated Yuan Zhuo before are all here," Qiao Tianya threw the veil back, "Ge Qingqing's doctor from Juexi is here, and none of them can cure the disease?"
"This burn is repeated," Chen Yang didn't dare to speak to the window, and leaned in a low voice, "It is said that the vitality is broken, just like porcelain, few dare to use medicine."
"The same thing I said about Yuan Zhuo last time," Qiao Tianya didn't choke the doctor, but paused for a moment, "Fu-jun used drugs to damage his body in the early years, but these days he has been careful at home, it shouldn't be."
"Master also wants to take good care in his heart, and he is taking the medicine on time." Fei Sheng squeezed the towel to wipe the water, worried, "...It was still too bad that day."
The smell of medicine should be scattered in the house, and no one wanted to provoke the second master at this moment, so they stood under the eaves and waited for the summons. But the servant carrying the medicine entered, and within a moment, he heard Shen Zechuan's spit.
Xiao Chiye half hugged Shen Zechuan, and when he touched Lanzhou's back, he was soaked with sweat. All the medicine was sprinkled on the ground, Shen Zechuan couldn't vomit anything, and he retched after the acid water. His stomach was twisting at the moment, and he was stunned by vomiting.
It was foggy in the middle of the night, the pale lights dangled in the rain, and the footsteps in the courtyard did not stop. The rain soaked the courtyard, and the mattress was changed.
Fei Sheng said nervously: "Prepare a charcoal basin and dry it."
Chen Yang saw that the gauze was soaked in blood, and he didn't know whether it was Xiao Chiye's or Shen Zechuan's.
Li Xiong sat cross-legged by the door and slept on his own for a while. When Yin Shi woke up, Fei Sheng asked the kitchen to serve him rice. people.
"Mao Shi advised the second master to sleep for a while," Qiao Tianya crouched by the pillar, lit the fire and lit his smoking gun, said, "It's unbearable for such a person to burn iron, just sleep inside, we guard the door..."
His voice fell, and a hand was stretched out from the side, gently flipping his smoking gun.
Qiao Tianya turned back and looked at Yao Wenyu.
"It's weird." Yao Wenyu turned the four-wheeled vehicle and faced the main house.
Yana's smoke was bubbling, and it turned into an invisible tenderness in the wet rainy night. Qiao Tianya stood up on his knees and put out his smoking gun.
Mao Shi was silent in the courtyard, it was dark and bright, and the guards who kept vigil at night were also exhausted. Fei Sheng leaned against the pillar, closed his eyes and calmed down, suddenly his ears moved slightly, opened his eyes, and there was no movement at the door after a while.
"I'm back," Fei Sheng jumped down the steps, "Gujin is back!"
One of the lanterns under the eaves was extinguished, Xiao Chiye heard the movement, and after a while, the curtain was lifted lightly.
"Second Master," Gu Jin, who had been sleeping in the open air all the way, knelt outside on one knee, "I came back late! I heard that Duanzhou City was surrounded by cavalry, and I didn't have time to drive the horse!"
Xiao Chiye got up abruptly and came out of the room. Several people under the eaves listened intently. The rain on Gujin's surface was not wiped clean. He met Xiao Chiye's gaze without hesitating, and said, "Second Master, Master... is indeed dead."