sinovels Chapter 5 doubt, small 7 and small 6
Chapter 5 doubt, small 7 and small 6
Zhan Zhao asked the shopkeeper of the jade shop to tell him the whole story in detail, and shopkeeper Liu naturally described it honestly, and then Zhan Zhao asked him to go back.
The beggar held the jade pendant and was about to turn around and leave, but was stopped by Zhan Zhao, "Hey, your foot hurts, and you won't be able to walk tomorrow without some medicine."
Beggar tried it, and indeed felt that his feet still hurt a little.
"How about this?" Zhan Zhao smiled at him, "I'll take you back to Kaifeng Mansion, give you some medicine and treat it, and then tell Mr. Bao about your missing friend tomorrow, and we'll help you find someone ,How about it?"
The little beggar seemed a little nervous, and said, "I...I don't want to enter the government, they say the government eats people!"
"Cut!" Zhan Zhao gave him a slap in the face, "What nonsense are you talking about? If you don't go, I'll take the jade pendant away. It's a token. I'll return it to your friend after I find him!"
"No!" Beggar hurriedly protected the jade pendant in his arms, stared at Zhan Zhao and said, "My friend gave it to me!"
Zhan Zhao shrugged, "Then follow me back home."
"Okay...but you have to take care of the food." The little beggar negotiated with Zhan Zhao.
"No problem." Zhan Zhao smiled at him, "How about three dishes and one soup, one meat and two vegetables?"
"Yeah." The little beggar nodded.
Zhan Zhao settled the matter with him, turned around, and saw Bai Yutang sitting on the bridge with a smile watching him "abduct" the child.
"Ahem..." Zhan Zhao coughed in embarrassment, and asked Bai Yutang, "What about you?"
"I'll go back first." Bai Yutang put the Dragonscale Tempered Blade on his shoulder, and said, "It's getting late, I still have things to do tomorrow."
"En." Zhan Zhao nodded, seeing Bai Yutang got up and walked in the opposite direction, turned around and waved to himself, "Cat... don't forget me to check for me!"
"Don't worry." Zhan Zhao waved his hand at him, "I'll let you know as soon as I find out the clues."
At this time, Bai Yutang had gone far away, with his back to Zhan Zhao, raised his hand and shook it lightly, as farewell, and disappeared alone in the brightly lit streets of Kaifeng.
Seeing Bai Yutang go, Zhan Zhao turned around and saw the little beggar sitting by the wall in a daze, also looking at Bai Yutang's back, so he asked, "Hey, kid, what's your name?"
"It's Xiaoqi."
"Xiaoqi?" Zhan Zhao smiled, "You are the seventh in the family?"
"That's not true." Xiao Qi shook his head, "There was a plague in our hometown, and almost everyone died. Seven people in our village escaped, saying that they will forget their real names in the future, and form brothers to travel the world together, regardless of age. My friend and I are the youngest, I am Xiaoqi, and he is Xiaoliu."
"Oh..." Zhan Zhao nodded and asked, "What about your five older brothers?"
"They are all grown-ups, and it was only after they came out that they realized that life was difficult, and how troublesome it is to take care of two children." Xiao Qi said a little sadly, "Then one day, they sneaked away while we were asleep. .”
"Oh, then you and Xiaoliu will depend on each other for life?" Zhan Zhao asked.
"Yes." Xiao Qi nodded, "This jade pendant was given by Xiao Liu's mother before she died... He also knew it was valuable, but he would never sell it even if he starved to death."
Zhan Zhao stretched out his hand and patted him on the shoulder, "Yes, I understand." After he finished speaking, he looked around and found a driver who had returned with an empty cart, "Brother, help me take a trip to Kaifeng Prefecture." Is it?" As he said, he handed him the money.
"No need." The coachman waved his hand proudly, "My family lives near Kaifeng Mansion, so I passed by anyway."
Zhan Zhao smiled, pulled up the little beggar, and let him sit on the cart. The driver was pushing the cart, and Zhan Zhao was walking on the side. With the soft creaking sound of the wheels, the three of them moved forward. Go to Kaifeng Mansion not far away.
On the way back, Zhan Zhao chatted with the coachman. The coachman was specialized in delivering fodder to the stables of the inn and restaurant. According to him, he usually saw many homeless people sleeping in the stables, but these days there were none.
"Did all those homeless people go to the White Sect and the Red Sect?" Zhan Zhao asked rather curiously, "Didn't you say that only young and good-looking ones are?"
"That's right." The coachman nodded and said, "I have a friend. He is a bastard. He is in his thirties and has no business. When he heard that the Baijiao was recruiting people, he went there in a hurry, but was caught They kicked them out, and they said they only needed good-looking teenagers in their teens and 20s."
"Then what about the Red Sect?" Zhan Zhao was curious, "Where can I find so many young girls?"
"The Red Sect is even more unreliable." The coachman shook his head, "The ones who are looking for are all the little maids who work in rich families, and there are also brothels. Didn't they redeem themselves for a famous prostitute a few days ago? It seems to be called Hongyao. .”
"Hongyao..." Zhan Zhao was a little puzzled, he had never heard of a sect that ransomed sister Yao's body in order to recruit people, it was so serious and new.
Soon, the carriage arrived at the gate of Kaifeng Mansion, Zhan Zhao still gave the driver some travel expenses, and took Xiao Qi into the gate of Kaifeng Mansion.
"Master Zhan." It was Wang Chao Mahan's turn to come out of the officer's room, and looked curiously at a dirty little beggar beside Zhan Zhao.
"Is Mr. Gongsun asleep?" Zhan Zhao asked.
"Oh, sir, he seems to be unwell today, so he went to bed early." Ma Han said.
"Oh...that's it." Zhan Zhao nodded and asked, "What about my lord?"
"My lord is not asleep yet." Wang Chao replied, "It's in the study."
"You two help me take care of him first." Zhan Zhao pulled Xiao Qi to the front, and said to Wang Chao and Ma Han, "His name is Xiao Qi, his leg is injured, and he needs some sprain medicine."
"Okay, leave it to us!" Dynasty nodded.
"Little Qi, go to bed after you heal your injury tonight, and see you tomorrow." Zhan Zhao bowed his head to Xiao Qi.
"Yeah." Looking curiously at the courtyard of Kaifeng Mansion, then at Zhan Zhao, "I'm hungry."
"I have buns to eat." Zhao Hu took out a greased paper bag from his arms, and handed over two buns, "It's stuffed with preserved vegetables and meat."
Xiao Qi took a mouthful of the steamed stuffed bun, and Zhao Hu slapped his nose at him, "Little brother, it's smelly, can I get you hot water to wash it? Don't fume your lord later."
Xiao Qi blushed a little. Although many people said he was dirty, Zhao Hu didn't have any contempt in his tone when he said it, but the "little brother" called him made him feel particularly comfortable.
Chao Mahan took Xiao Qi away, Zhan Zhaocai turned around and ran to Bao Zheng's study.
Bao Zheng is usually preparing for tomorrow morning's memorial at this time, or checking the file, Zhan Zhao went to the door and took a look in, "My lord."
Bao Zheng raised his head, seeing that it was Zhan Zhao, he laughed, "You're back?"
"En." Zhan Zhao walked in, Bao Zheng put down the file in his hand, walked to the table and sat down, there happened to be tea on the table, Bao Zheng took a teacup, poured a cup of tea for Zhan Zhao, and asked with a smile , "Is there something wrong with Young Master Bai?"
"Ahem..." Zhan Zhao choked on a sip of tea, coughed while beating his chest, "My lord... how do you know?"
"Generally, if you catch up with Young Master Bai, it will take at least another hour or two before you come back." Bao Zheng stroked the long beard under his chin, and said, "Come back early today, and come to me when you come back. It's not because of something. What?"
Zhan Zhao laughed, reached into his pocket, took out the token that Bai Yutang gave him, handed it to Bao Zheng, and asked, "My lord, take a look at this token, is it real?"
Bao Zheng took the token and looked at it, then frowned deeply, and asked Zhan Zhao, "Where did this come from?"
Zhan Zhao told the story of Bai Yutang's seeing Song Jun's camp and corpse in the Tianshan Mountain Col. The more he said, Bao Zheng frowned more tightly.
"This token is the token used by the general of Yingtianfu to mobilize troops and horses." Bao Zheng put the token back on the table and said, "It is absolutely true."
"Really?" Zhan Zhao was a little surprised, "So, what Yutang estimated may be true?"
Bao Zheng nodded, stood up, rummaged through a file shelf for a while, and pulled out a thin file, "Here is the list of all officials in Yingtian Mansion." Bao Zheng clicked on a page and said, "Here The surname is Xia, besides the civil servants, the only military officer is Xia Guodong who is the commander in chief."
"Did Xia Guodong take office five years ago?" Zhan Zhao asked, "A general military officer is selected either through military examinations, military exploits, or someone's recommendation... How did he get the position of chief soldier?"
"Let's do this." Bao Zheng closed the file and said to Zhan Zhao, "I'll ask the Minister of the Ministry of War tomorrow and ask about it."
"En." Zhan Zhao nodded, thought for a while, and said, "My lord, I brought someone back."
"Human?" Bao Zheng was both surprised and delighted, "Zhan Huwei finally has a sweetheart?"
"No!" Zhan Zhao quickly shook his head, his face was a little uncomfortable, and said, "Are you teasing me, my lord?" After finishing speaking, he told the story of meeting a little beggar by chance and about the Red Sect and White Sect.
"Alas..." Bao Zheng shook his head and said, "I always feel that there is something wrong with the red teacher and the white teacher. If you really want to do good things, why do you choose to be young and good-looking?"
"My lord, how about I choose a day to sneak into the Red Sect and the White Sect?" Zhan Zhao asked.
Bao Zheng pondered for a while, nodded, and said, "There are no other cases recently, so you can use this opportunity to help Xiaoqi find Xiaoliu to secretly investigate the Red Sect and the White Sect."
"Okay." Zhan Zhao nodded.
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Bai Yutang walked back alone. Baiyuzhuang is a courtyard in Kaifeng on Xingkong Island. The five brothers often come to Kaifeng for business reasons, and they usually live in the Zhuangzi.
It's just that this Baiyu Village is in the southern suburbs, and there is still a distance away from the bustling streets of Kaifeng. It was late at night, and Bai Yutang left the street and went to the suburbs. There was almost no one on the road, except occasionally a watchman. However, he was also startled by Bai Yutang's white clothes.
I walked south for a while, and got on the official road. The Baiyan Villa is on the Baixi Mountain not far ahead.
Bai Yutang walked on the official road, not in a hurry, he took his time, thinking about going to Zhan Zhao for a drink in a few days.After thinking for a while, I realized that my mind was full of that cat all the way back. I shook my head dumbfoundedly, raised my face and took a breath... The cool night breeze accompanied by the fresh grass fragrance in the mountains and forests, It feels indescribably smooth.
Suddenly, Bai Yutang heard hurried footsteps not far behind him, accompanied by heavy panting, indicating that this person does not know martial arts.
Turning his head, Bai Yutang saw a small figure from Yuanchu rushing towards him from the city gate, he seemed to be in a panic, got up after falling, and looked behind him, there were several men in white chasing him with swords raised.
The one running ahead was obviously a young man. He looked up and saw a man in white in front of him. He was so startled that he wanted to stop, but he rushed so hard that one of them didn't stop. He stumbled and Gululu fell in front of Bai Yutang. .
Bai Yutang lowered his head and glanced at the person who fell at his feet, he was indeed a teenager, handsome in appearance, but very thin.
The boy wanted to struggle to get up, but Bai Yutang said calmly, "I'm not with them."
The young man was taken aback after hearing this, then raised his face and looked at Bai Yutang carefully, and after seeing it, he was so shocked that he opened his mouth wide and couldn't speak.Seeing that Bai Yutang's clothes were completely different from those of the white-clothed men, he was slightly relieved. Seeing that the white-clothed men behind him had already chased up, the young man saw Bai Yutang holding a knife in his hand, and hurriedly shouted, "Daddy!" Hero, help!"
Bai Yutang raised his head, and saw those men in white running up to him, they were three handsome young men, he said, "Why are you chasing a young man so ferociously in the middle of the night?"
"Don't care about your business!" A young man in the middle raised his sword and glared at Bai Yutang. "If you're smart, get out of here. You can't manage the affairs of Bai Yutang!"
"Oh?" Bai Yutang stretched out his hand to touch his chin, and said with great interest, "So it's the Baijiao."