Xiaobao (a special episode of "Zhang Gong")

Chapter 2

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At noon, Young Master Wang stepped into Yuehua Pavilion.

The second shopkeeper of Yuehua Pavilion greeted him personally and led Wang Yan to the inner courtyard. As soon as he walked to the corridor, a person suddenly appeared from a door obliquely in front of him, he clapped his hands and said, "Oh, who is this? It's actually our lord Lang Zhong, it's really splendor and fragrance from all directions!"

This aristocratic son with a face full of teasing is actually Yu Yun, the son of Duke Feng. Then, the grandson of Shang Shuling Xue Ruzhi, Xue Mulin, the son of Princess Changle, and Wen Yizhi, the grandson of the old Taibao Wen all walked out with a smile.

"It's really our Wang Langzhong who has come, welcome and welcome!"

"Wang Langzhong showed his talents in the Ministry of Punishment, and suppressed Dali Temple and Jingzhao Mansion. I heard that Xiong Xiazi committed a crime this time, and you are all angry. Why are you so busy today?"

Wang Yan raised his hand: "I'm ashamed, ashamed, I've lost my face today, I'm ashamed to go back to the yamen, come over for a drink."

Yu Yun let out a sigh: "What's the matter? We're happy to say that, and let's untangle it with you by the way."

Wang Yan said expressionlessly: "The domesticated falcon is being walked around by the sister-in-law, and it seems to have eaten the carrier pigeon of Jingzhao Mansion."

The three sons leaned forward and laughed together.

Xue Mulin wiped the corners of his eyes: "Could it be a snowball?"

Wang Yan said: "Snow Ma Tang."

Xue Mulin nodded: "The name is a mouthful, and I always remember it wrong. Ah Wei got a new one with a golden ring and red eyes, and it is also very handsome. I was just saying that you two should be paired with a litter, and I want a small one. Jing The Zhao Mansion is now under Li Yan’s management. Let someone tell him a word. What does a bird know? Isn’t Jing Zhao Mansion’s fussing about it a joke.”

Wang Yan waved his hand: "Let's talk about it later. Speaking of which, why do you guys have such a complete collection?"

The three of them laughed again, and Yu Yun said: "It's not because of our little Lord Liu. Coincidentally, he, like you, also encountered a bird incident, and he was very worried. The three of us came to persuade him, and we were talking about it." Looking for help from you, Da Qingtian, who is like a god in solving cases, you actually sent it to your door by yourself."

The three of them immediately dragged Wang Yan into the room, only to see a person at the round table with a red face and neck, staggering from side to side. The corner of Wang Yan's mouth twitched: "How did you make Ah Li like this?"

Wen Yi knew: "He drank it himself."

Xue Mulin said: "That's right, we still stop it, but we can't stop it. Hey, he is wronged if he can't enter a house."

Wang Yan was puzzled: "What's the matter?"

Yu Yun tapped his palm with a fan: "I just told you about a bird. You know, Lord Liu returned to Beijing last month."

Lord Liu Hou, that is, Liu Zhen's grandfather, the commander-in-chief of the Southeast Navy, and Liu Na, the Marquis of the East China Sea.

People often say that the military power in the world is ten percent, five percent is in Huaiwang's mansion, and two percent is in Donghaihou. Lord Liu Hou once taught Xianhuai Wang Jing Chongshu's art of war in his early years, and Wang Taishi also served under him, and his qualifications and achievements are unmatched by anyone in the dynasty. Moreover, he has a modest temperament and is simple and simple. The late emperor wanted to make him Shanggong many times, but he refused to accept it. He guards the southeast all the year round, and his wife, eldest son, Liu Wei and several grandsons all live in the capital.

Last month, Liu Houye returned to Beijing due to official business, so he had to take a few days off to save time, and his work and rest were still the same as when he was in the army. The cock crowed and he slept at midnight. Dawn drills, evening ban wine music. Poor Liu Zhen and other juniors have become pawns in the barracks. They say hello three times a day, get up earlier than the chicken, go to bed after dark, and dare not participate in banquets and entertainment. Lord Liu Hou is good at making friends, and his eyeliner is everywhere in the court. Liu Wei works as a errand in the General Council of the Zhongshu Yamen. Usually, he can go to the Yamen to show up three or four times in ten days. Respond to Mao on time and sit in the yamen. It made Yu Yun and others laugh when they saw him: "Young master, did you study hard today? Will you be punished to stand on the board when you go back?"

About ten days ago, after Master Liu got up, seeing the morning light was bright, he went to the nearby flower market on a whim. While walking leisurely, I caught a glimpse of a few fat squirrels squatting in cages eating melon seeds on a stall outside the door, and couldn't help but stop and watch.

The owners of this shop are an old couple, looking at Master Liu in a half-worn cloth robe, with a kind expression on his face, they thought he was an ordinary old man, so they greeted casually and continued to put away the sundries.

Suddenly, Lord Liu Hou heard someone shouting "Be careful, don't flinch your waist", followed by the proprietress who was carrying the goldfish bowl, raised her head and smiled and said, "Little treasure, I will play with you after I put away the things. "

The voice immediately said: "No hurry, no hurry." Master Liu Hou followed the sound and found a brass frame hanging on a crossbar inside the door of the shop, on which was squatting a gray-haired bird with a tuft of red tail. Yu, with bright eyes and graceful posture, looks like a parrot.

Seeing Master Liu looking at it, Hui Niao tilted his head: "Master, have you eaten?"

Master Liu couldn't help laughing: "Is this a parrot?"

The old shopkeeper said: "It's a parrot."

Lord Liu asked again: "Why is it gray?"

The parrot puffed out its chest: "The gray one is good, and it is resistant to dirt."

Lord Liu Hou was very happy: "Well said, what's your name?"

The parrot flapped its wings: "Little Treasure please greet me. Have you eaten yet?"

The shop owner said with a smile: "It is greedy, and when greeting people, it will ask if you have eaten."

Liu Houye teased the parrot and said a few more words, the parrot articulated clearly and answered sharply, like a three or four year old child. Lord Liu Hou was overjoyed, so he asked the shop owner, "How much is this parrot worth?"

The shop owner paused for a moment, and the proprietress immediately came over and said: "Guest officer, this parrot's coat color is not good-looking, it's stupid, I'm afraid it's not worthy of your residence."

Lord Liu said: "I see it is very clever and interesting, and its coat color is also fresh."

The shop owner smiled apologetically: "Thank you for your love, but... this gray parrot is raised and played by us. It is not for sale. It loves to shed hair and has a strong temper. I was afraid that it would dirty the house at home before I brought it to the shop. Come on. It's not decent if it's gray and dirty, as a guest officer, you should raise a peony parrot, it's rich and festive."

Mr. Liu Hou saw that the parrot was a favorite of the shop owner's old couple, so he smiled kindly and said, "It's just a casual question, don't blame the two of you." After teasing the parrot for a while, he continued to walk forward.

A few days later, Master Liu went to the flower market again, but he heard a lot of noise. He walked over and saw that the shop where the gray parrots were kept was crowded with people. The old shop owner was silently wiping tears in front of the stall. The old lady Sitting on the ground and crying loudly. According to the people around, the parrot was lost.

The owner of the nearby shop told Mr. Liu Hou that the old shop owner Xu Weng asked someone to bring a batch of turtles from the South China Sea. The goods arrived last night, and his old couple lived in the shop that night. The tortoise has arrived, it has been settled, and the parrot is still there. The two old people closed the shop door and slept for a while. When they got up at dawn, the old lady Xu Baishi wanted to feed the parrot, but found that the parrot was gone.

The owner of the neighboring shop told Mr. Liu Hou that Xu Weng and his wife had only one son with a disability, and his wife was also very weak. All three daughters were married far away and could not help their natal families. buy and sell. The two originally had a grandson named Xiaobao, who was smart and beautiful, but unfortunately he lost his footing from a high place a few months ago. The two old men almost went crazy. It was a coincidence that the gray parrot flew to his house not long after his grandson passed away. Xu Weng and his wife thought it was the soul of their grandson, so they named the parrot Xiaobao, and they carried it with them everywhere, loving it like their lives. I don't know if it was stolen by some conscience-stricken thief, it really took the lives of the two old people.

Master Liu Hou was very sad when he heard it, and went to comfort Xu Weng a few words. At this moment, people from Jingzhao Mansion arrived, and Lord Liu Hou was recognized.

As soon as Xu Weng and his wife learned the identity of Master Liu, they immediately rushed forward and begged to help them find the parrot.

Lord Liu Hou condescended to implore the police officers of Jingzhao Mansion to investigate the case carefully. The people from Jingzhao Mansion also promised that they would try their best to solve the case quickly.

Wang Yan said: "The theft in the market seems to be a small case. If it is the work of a habitual criminal who haunts this area, it may not be quickly investigated."

Yu Yun said with a chuckle: "After Lord Liu returned home, he mentioned this matter during the meal. Our Ah Yi just told his grandfather so frankly that it is not easy to check if the thief is stolen in the downtown area. Even if the thief is caught, it is not easy. The bird will definitely be found. His grandfather’s face immediately changed. Jingzhao’s mansion caught up with Lao Xiong and had an accident, so the handling of the case was slower. Anyway, the thief has not been caught, and the bird has not been found. It’s unlucky.”

Xu Weng and his wife went to beg Liu Houye again, but Liu Houye couldn't do anything, and he didn't smile for several days. Liu Zhen's father gave Liu Zhen a severe reprimand: "Little bastard, you are so big, you have done things in the court for a long time, and you can't even speak! If you have a little bit of filial piety, I will do it for you." Grandpa found the bird!"

Wang Yan asked again: "What did he give to his grandfather as a gift?"

Yu Yun clapped his hands and said, "As expected of Wang Shenduan! Ah Hui's thinking is actually quite right - the lost bird may not be alive, but if it is found, it may hurt the idiot. Aren't they all parrots anyway?" , and find someone who looks similar, that’s all.”

But after searching all over the capital, he couldn't find a real gray-haired parrot, so Liu Wei bought a few white parrots dyed gray with red tails, and prepared a bunch of big and small colorful parrots that could sing and play. , Dedicated to his grandfather together.

Lord Liu Hou was furious and beat Liu Zhen severely with a stick.

"Even looking for a parrot can be deceptive, how do you usually do things in the yamen?! I will kill you today, just to eliminate harm for the court, and cut off the curse of you for the Liu family!!!"

Mrs. Liu Hou, Liu's mother, and all the female family members in the house wept together, and just rescued Liu Zhen from the stick, and placed him in a villa on the outskirts of the city for refuge.

After this, the old Hou Ye almost fell ill. Liu Zhen's father then sent another servant to pass a message to Liu Zhen, asking him to wait to take over the family law.

"Poor Ah Chen didn't even dare to live in the other mansion, and now he is temporarily resting at Mu Lin's side."

Liu Zhen flicked up and waved his sleeves: "It's a broken bird, so many things! What kind of flower market, forget it!"

Xue Mulin said with a smile: "After drinking like this, he can still listen to our speech, which is considered his ability."

Wang Yan said: "Do you want me to investigate this bird-stealing case?"

Liu Zhen raised his head in embarrassment: "Who is looking for you! I will do it myself! Anything you can do, I can definitely do too! That broken bird, these stupid things, hehehe... I can't find them all in the palm of my hand !"

Wang Yan smiled.

A few years ago, he and Yu Yun, Liu Wei, Xue Mulin, Wen Yizhi, and Uncle He Guo's son He Shu spent a lot of time playing together, and got the nickname "Six Demon Kings of the Capital". Wang Yan was still the first one.

After several people got their official positions, they still hang out and hang out, but they inevitably get together less and less. Ever since Wang Yan entered the Ministry of Punishment, he suddenly shined brilliantly. Tao Shangshu often mentioned his achievements before the imperial court, praising him for being smart, progressive and talented. The former monster of the world has turned into a rookie leader in the court. The rest of the elders of the five demons saw it, and couldn't help turning their heads to talk about their son—

"In the past, you were naughty compared to others, but now why don't you compare yourself to others and work as an official?"

"When will your father and I be able to shine on our son's face like the Grand Master?"

Hearing such lessons too much, and Wang Yan was busy with business, several people invited him out to play, Wang Yan repeatedly refused, the five of them inevitably had an inexplicable emotion towards him, and they often spoke with ridicule. Wang Yan laughed it off.

Wang Yan's servant found out later that when Liu Xiaohou was being scolded this time, his father scolded him again: "Don't you often play with Wang Yan from the grand master's house? If this happened to him, he would have found the parrot long ago. Got it! And you little bastard only knows how to cheat, even fooling your own grandfather!"

Liu Zhen was blocked in his heart and vented his anger with wine. Although Wang Yan didn't know the secret, he didn't take it seriously when he heard the words, and patted him on the shoulder: "Understood, don't worry, I will help you find the bird."

Liu Zhen grabbed his sleeve: "You, absolutely don't meddle in my affairs, do you understand?!"

Wang Yan patted him on the head again: "Well, I will definitely find out that thief and bird immediately. Be good, go to sleep."

As soon as Liu Zhen let go, he plopped and flattened on the couch again.

Wen Yizhi couldn't help asking: "Ayan, do you really think that bird can be found?"

Wang Yan said: "Of course. It's just a small matter."

"But you just said that this kind of theft is not easy to investigate."

Wang Yan said with a smile: "Look who is investigating. Do you know what Jingzhao Mansion has investigated?"

Yu, Xue, and Wen shook their heads together.

Wang Yan sat down and poured himself a glass of wine: "Forget it, they probably didn't find much useful things." He asked the boy to fetch a pen and paper, wrote a note, and ordered it to be sent to the Ministry of Rites for Lan Jue.

Yu Yun gritted his teeth: "What message did you send to your Xiaolan? I was wondering why you didn't spend time with him today."

Wang Yan said: "The Ministry of Rites is busy with business. He is not free. I just asked him if he knew the origin of the gray-haired parrot. This thing should not be from the Central Plains. Even Ah Yi couldn't find one like it for a while, so it flew in for nothing. An ordinary family, really suspicious."

Wen Yizhi asked: "Didn't he just join the Ministry of Rites? He should cover up the pit that Asu moved out. I heard that it is now in the business of checking banned books. He also understands birds? Mu Lin doesn't even know where this bird came from." here."

Wang Yan Jiacai: "He reads a lot of books. In addition to the Honglu Temple, the tributes of Fanbang must be recorded and filed by the Ministry of Rites. His colleagues may recognize them. Since Mu Lin has not found it yet, let him help It's better to help."

Xue Mulin smiled, and Yu Yun clicked his tongue twice. Wang Yan ate a few mouthfuls of food, then got up: "I'm going to the flower market."

Xue Mulin immediately said: "Can you take me with you? I want to see how our Yan Shenduan handles the case."

Yu Yun and Wen Yizhi agreed together, saying they would go.

Wang Yan nodded: "Okay. Do the three adults still ride horses now?"

Yu Yun said: "Look at what you said. It's against the law for us to go to the Yamen without a sedan chair. It's not as comfortable as you are in the Ministry of Punishment." He ordered his entourage to prepare horses.

Xue Mulin said again: "Then, where's Ah Chen?"

Wang Yan glanced at the couch: "Let him sleep here by himself, maybe when he wakes up, the parrot has already been found."

After leaving Yuehua Pavilion, the four got on their horses. Wen Yi couldn't help but laugh: "Our battle is actually for a parrot. That bird has been burned for ten lifetimes."

Wang Yan shook the reins: "Because it's not a bird, but the face of Ah Hui." He took the lead in riding the horse forward.

Yu Yun, Xue Mulin and Wen Yizhi all laughed and rode their horses to follow.

Surrounded by their entourage, the four horses galloped through the market at lightning speed, avoiding the common people on the side of the road staring at the familiar and long-lost flying clothes, dumbfounded——

Be good, could it be that these demon kings were kicked out by the court and came to harm the capital again

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