one step closer to the end

Zhao Guanren sat on the shaft of the car strangely. All the city guards hid like gods of plague. He couldn't find someone to ask questions. The team of thousands of people drove straight into the city. As a result, the streets were already in disarray. No one could be seen.

"Master Zhao! I'm coming..."

A burst of joyful cheers sounded from the front, only to see Song Chizhu waving violently in a carriage, he jumped out before he got close, ran to the side of the carriage and smiled: "My lord! The next official will lead you the way personally, I am old in the capital!" Song is already acquainted!"

"What's the situation, why are you avoiding us..."

Zhao Guanren jumped down in wonder, and Song Chizhu taunted: "A group of fools who have no brains, I don't know who is spreading rumors, saying that the plague will always follow the Ningzhou epidemic prevention army. It’s someone else, and what you say is like a witch doctor!”

"Damn!"

Zhao Guanren scolded angrily: "It turns out that someone is spreading rumors. No wonder they hide from us like the god of plague. I bought more than 100 catties of sugar and there is nowhere to spread it!"

"Foolish people! Believe everything..."

Song Chizhu said again: "It must be the grandsons of the Imperial Hospital. They were scolded bloody by the emperor for failing to prevent the epidemic. They started to arrange you when they came out. That's right! I heard that Prince Duan and the Crown Prince gave you a welcome Banquet, where are you going to eat?"

"Don't eat at any one, go to our medical school..."

Zhao Guanren waved and walked to the front of the team. Song Chizhu greeted the villagers familiarly, and led Zhao Guanren to introduce the local customs and customs as he walked. Wherever he went, it was like ghosts crossing the border. The wives and concubines couldn't find the boss when they wanted to buy some local products. .

"How do you go to the city center? That's the palace in front..."

Zhao Guanren put his hand on his forehead and looked into the distance. The majestic Forbidden Palace was painted red, and there were almost no houses in the surrounding area. However, under the sunlight at noon, the Forbidden Palace looked a bit gloomy, and the moat water could not reflect the light. .

"The School of Medicine and Nursing is on the west side of the Forbidden Palace. It used to be an old prince's mansion, but later it was changed into some kind of yamen, and then it has been vacant..."

Song Chizhu said in a low voice: "Some people say that the emperor thinks you are very evil, so he wants you to go to suppress the evil. The palace is a famous haunted house. The old prince's family died in it. It is said that there are women crying at night. , You can still see ghosts in thunderstorms, no one dares to spend the night in it!"

"Which eye sees that we are full of evil spirits, and wearing white clothes will cause evil spirits..."

Zhao Guanren yelled unconvinced, but Song Chizhu pointed to the empty street in front of him, and said, "This evil spirit is not serious. Usually, people in this street can't be driven away with sticks. They say you are the first loser in Dashun." , blowing the suona is the funeral team!"

"Yes! This is a good deal..."

Zhao Guanren put his arms around him and said, "You have a concubine whose family is doing funerals. You ask her to open a shop at the gate of our college. Let's introduce him to business and make a consecration package. We guarantee that there will be no fraud, no plague, and profits." Let's split in half!"

"You're awesome! Dead people can come up with ideas for making money..."

Song Chizhu walked forward dumbfounded. He couldn't understand the customs, and even the Ministry of Punishment closed the door. It seemed that the rumors were getting stronger and stronger, and the senior officials of the court began to believe them.

"I'll go! No way..."

Zhao Guanren was dumbfounded when he walked to the gate of the Wangfu. The gate of the Wangfu was facing a busy street, and the palace was a few hundred meters away on the side. However, the row of shops on the opposite side were not only closed collectively, but most of them were hung with signs of closure or transfer. .

"My lord! This plaque of yours is now more effective than a door god..."

Song Chizhu smiled wryly and pointed to the gate. The gate was repainted with vermilion paint. There were two mighty stone lions at the gate. The six gates were standard configurations for high-ranking officials. The plaque is really scary.

On the lintel hung a plaque with gold letters on a blue background - the General Administration of Diseases!A white wooden sign was nailed to the pillar of the side door - Ningzhou Medical College!There is a carved wooden sign on the left and right sides of the two main gates, and on the left side is - A Hundred Poisons Don't Invade!On the right is - don't get close to strangers!

"Isn't that good? People come to scare people, ghosts come to scare ghosts..."

Zhao Guanren walked up the steps with a smile. Two men popped out of the gatehouse immediately. They introduced themselves as people from the Tai Hospital. After handing them a bunch of keys, they explained a few words and then ran away quickly. Two layers of masks.

"Brothers and sisters, we have arrived, let's move..."

Zhao Guanren beckoned carelessly, and the entire Ningzhou Epidemic and Disease Administration moved here. There were more than 300 female nurses, many male students, experienced doctors, epidemic patrol officers, and epidemic prevention officers. More than 300 people came.

"Master! Are we going to live here from now on..."

Bian Xianglan got out of the carriage with the female family members of the inner house, and Song Chizhu said: "According to the rules, people live in the office of the yamen, but the feng shui of this house is not good, so I specially selected a few excellent houses, and let my wife lead a few in the afternoon." Go and have a look, I fell in love with me, Lao Song, bought it with money, and gave it to the adults as a welcome gift!"

"Go in and have a look before we talk..."

Zhao Guanren opened the pretentious folding fan and entered the door. The palace had obviously just been repaired, and the houses and flowers and plants were completely new. In addition to the main room where the reception was held, schools, dining halls, and dormitories were specially arranged on both sides, as well as a huge garden. and pond.

"Everyone come here and listen up..."

Zhao Guanren went to the front yard and shouted loudly: "We are members of the Epidemiology Department, we must strictly follow the regulations. If someone catches the flu, eats a bad stomach, and loses our face, don't blame me for kicking him." Kick back to your hometown, do you hear me?"

"heard it!"

Everyone shouted energetically, Shengdou Xiaomin had never been so majestic, everyone scrambled to stay, and after Zhao Guanren gave a few more instructions, he took his female relatives and Song Chizhu to continue exploring.

"Isn't this Feng Shui very good, the board is upright, how spacious..."

Zhao Guanren is very satisfied with the layout of the palace. Not to mention that it is ten times larger than his house, the inner house in the middle courtyard is a small world of its own. Although it is not comparable to the large garden of the Bian family in Lantai County, it is enough for more than 1000 people to live here Yes, and he himself is a lively person.

"Master! Check to see if there are any ghosts, I'm afraid of ghosts..."

Second Miss Xie shrank her neck in fear. The story of Zhao Guanren catching ghosts at her house had already spread throughout Lantai County. He stepped into the main room of the inner house and said with a smile, "Where do ghosts come from in broad daylight? Generally... ..."

Zhao Guanren was stunned suddenly. The three hanged ghosts were hanging on the beams of the house, staring at him with their tongues out. One of the old men was wearing a dragon robe, and several ghosts whizzed past in the bedroom. , and two little ghosts crouched under the table looking at him.

"What's wrong? Is there a ghost..."

Song Chizhu took half a step back in horror, and his wives and concubines also screamed in shock, but Zhao Guanren hiccupped on purpose and said, "What's wrong with that, I just choked on my snacks, if you don't worry I'll come and turn on the light to purify this place!"

"Purification! Must be purified, I am most afraid of that thing..."

Second Miss Xie ran out in a hurry, and the rest of the female family members did not dare to stay. Only Song Chizhu asked solemnly: "My lord! The look in your eyes just now is not right. Is there really something unclean in this room?"

"When did this old prince die, there is no reason to become a ghost..."

Zhao Guanren stepped forward to look up at the three hanged ghosts, and waved lightly at them. As expected, they were all deprived of consciousness, only baring their teeth and claws at him and shouting at him.

"I heard that he died for more than ten years, all of them were poisoned or hanged..."

Song Chizhu hid outside the door in fright and hugged the door frame. Zhao Guanren was also speechless. After more than ten years, he was still cohesive. It is estimated that these people were killed by the onmyoji, but they were just pretending to commit suicide. He had no choice but to Walking into the bedroom, he summoned the Qingbai Longdao.

"Ashes to ashes! Dust to dust! Early death and early rebirth..."

Zhao Guanren chased and killed the little ghost with a knife, and then went to the main room to stab the hanged ghost. Song Chizhu watched the clouds of smoke appear out of thin air, couldn't stand the excitement, and ran out of the yard.

"It doesn't make sense! Since you are going to be killed, why do you want to turn you into ghosts..."

Zhao Guanren walked into a wing room in the backyard. A princess was huddled in a corner with disheveled hair, looking at him with a terrified expression, then pointed to the bed, waving her hand as if not to kill me.

"Is there a secret passage?"

Zhao Guanren squatted beside the bed curiously, but the princess suddenly rushed towards him, her two paws were blood red, but Zhao Guanren had already noticed that something was wrong with her paws, so he stabbed her without looking back, stabbing it all at once Become fly ash.

"Little bitch! How dare you play tricks on me..."

Zhao Guanren took back the long blue and white knife in disdain, lifted the heavy ancient bed and dragged it out, and immediately found that the bluestone slabs under the bed were of different colors. cover plate.

"Could it be another secret way for women to have an affair..."

Zhao Guanren pried open all four bluestone slabs, opened the cover below, and saw that it was a well-organized dirt tunnel, even supported by wooden frames, but the tunnel was very deep, and there were at least ten steps to go down a bluestone step. a few meters.

"Cha~"

Zhao Guanren lit the lighter and walked down. The water at the bottom had already covered his feet, so he had to bend over and walk forward. However, this tunnel was very long, and there was still a ball of light hundreds of meters away, as if someone had hit the ground. A shaft.

"I'll go! How could it be so long..."

Zhao Guanren waded through the water and walked hundreds of meters away, when he suddenly found a bucket on the ground with a bronze plaque inlaid with the words "Shangbei Bureau West Sixteen!"

"Fuck! The palace..."

Chapter 0477 Serve the Country with Loyalty

"Whoo~"

Zhao Guanren was sitting in the main room in the front yard smoking a cigarette. People from the Epidemic Department were still busy. He had already cleaned up the ghosts in the palace, and the female relatives were tidying up in the inner house. As it was, no one said anything.

'Female officer Liushang!The Shang bedroom is in the emperor's harem, where the concubines sleep...'

Zhao Guanren remembered the words of nobleman Qi, that nobleman Qi stayed in his mansion for five whole days, through nobleman Qi he knew a lot of things in the Forbidden Palace, and the prince's east palace was in the forbidden palace, and the maid who served nobleman Qi to sleep came from Sleeping bureau.

"The secret path has been abandoned for a long time, the ghost should be used to scare people..."

Zhao Guanren said to himself, the secret passage has not been opened for a long time. If the old prince wanted to rebel and dig a secret passage to assassinate the emperor, the possibility is very high, but he has no reason to turn himself into a ghost to visit the door. This is obviously the method of Onmyoji.

"Could it be that after the failure of the cooperation, people killed people and silenced them, or the time is not yet ripe..."

As Zhao Guanren spoke, he stood up, only to see a red-robed official striding in, with two entourages armed with knives behind him. He was about forty years old, and his burly figure could be seen as a military officer. He guessed who the other party was in an instant.

"You are Supervisor Qin, right? Zhao Yunxuan..."

Zhao Guanren greeted him with a smile. This guy must be Qin Yueming, the left inspector of the Gongwei Si, one of the most powerful officers under the crown prince. Only he would have to come to the Epidemic Department, but although this guy has the same position as him, he is a third-rank man. senior staff.

"Haha~ Supervisor Zhao really has good eyesight..."

Inspector Qin entered the door, clasped his hands and smiled, "However, Master Zhao, did you forget that you are still the Right Inspector of our Gongwei Division? I have been waiting for you for half a day in Shuyakong, but you are busy here. Come with me, Prince." The Lord has prepared a reception banquet for you!"

"Lord Zhao! I haven't seen you for a long time, so you're well..."

Suddenly a few more officials walked in from outside the door, all of whom were under Prince Duan's subordinates. The leader ignored Qin's supervisor when he entered the door, cupped his hands and said with a smile: "His Royal Highness has prepared a banquet at the Feihe Tower, and personally welcomes you. The sedan chair is already here. Waiting for you outside the door!"

"I said Master Xiong, you guys are really courageous..."

Supervisor Qin sneered and said: "Master Zhao is the right supervisor of my Gongwei Division, and the crown prince is his immediate boss. It is purely official business for us to serve him, but your Prince Duan making friends with courtiers in private is a serious crime suspected of treason!"

"Master Qin! Don't put your hat on indiscriminately..."

Lord Xiong sneered and said: "Yesterday, the emperor appointed Prince Duan to be fully responsible for the negotiations with the country of Ji. The candidates for the mission are being selected. Lord Zhao is one of the candidates. Prince Duan invited him to negotiate face to face. Do you think so?"

"Don't argue, my lords, I'm not a sweet potato..."

Zhao Guanren smiled wryly and said: "Master Song of the Salt Transportation Department is from my hometown. He waited at the gate of the city early in the morning and asked several fellow villagers to welcome me. I agreed as soon as I entered the city. I can only trouble the two adults to tell the two highnesses. , Tomorrow I will be the host and invite a few people, just as an apology!"

"Heavy words! You have to come to the Guard Division to take up your new post tomorrow morning, so I won't bother you today..."

Supervisor Qin gave him a quick pat, Master Xiong didn't say anything nonsense, both of them knew that he was sitting on the wall, and he would not have a good life no matter which side he fell to. I left quickly.

"I'm afraid I have to invite you secretly tonight..."

Song Chizhu grabbed the peanut shells and walked over. Zhao Guanren grabbed a few and said, "Now a bunch of eyes are staring at me, and the emperor is also watching their reactions. The smart ones won't invite me these few days. Let's go." ! I'll go with you to the banquet!"

"What reception banquet?"

Song Chizhu was stunned for a moment before he suddenly realized: "Oh yes! You used me as a shield, but you have to change into casual clothes, otherwise the shop won't let us in when people see you in white official clothes!"

"Luo Tan! Go and call all the wives, let's have dinner today, Mr. Song treats you..."

Zhao Guanren let out a howl and walked out. He was naturally different from Dashun's men. He had a beautiful wife and wanted to hide in the bed. He took his wives and concubines to the city to get familiar with the customs, and walked around the city center again. go to eat.

Three days passed in a flash...

"Horseshoes go south and people look north, and people look north to see the green grass and yellow dust flying. I would like to defend the land and restore the frontiers. I want to let the Quartet come to congratulate..."

Waves of high-pitched singing broke the tranquility of the morning, and the singing even spread into the deep palace of the palace, causing the guards on guard to shake their heads and hum along unconsciously. Sing all the way.

"Who is singing, why is the voice so loud..."

Emperor Shun Yao stepped out of the bedroom with his hands behind his back, the concubine with disheveled hair hurried over, put on a Kowloon cloak for him, and complained: "I was singing the day before yesterday, in the morning and in the evening, more punctual than a rooster crowing, The concubine can hear it most clearly!"

"If you go back to the emperor..."

The leader, the old eunuch, came out and said with a smile: "This is Chief Zhao's School of Medicine and Nursing singing. Thousands of people singing together are naturally resonant, and many ministers have learned it!"

"What kind of song is this? Why is it defending the land and opening the border..."

Emperor Shun Yao stepped forward and listened carefully, the old eunuch took out a piece of paper from his sleeve, and said with a smile: "This is a song that my servant copied from the princess. I went to ask, Chief Zhao said that he wanted to make the students have a sense of mission, and sang once in the morning and evening, twice each time!"

"That's right! What a loyal and devoted to the country..."

Emperor Shun Yao nodded and praised: "Although this word is written in a simple and straightforward way, it is catchy, majestic, invigorating, and has the effect of boosting morale. It is most suitable for low-level soldiers who can't read. If you want to come, let the soldiers of each battalion sing it twice sooner or later!"

"No music! Only words..."

The old eunuch smiled wryly: "The little princess said Chief Zhao didn't know how to compose music, and everyone sang along with him. The little princess could play it with the Yaoqin, but she said that the Yaoqin wasn't enough for Ollie, and it couldn't play the majestic feeling. , is picking the right instrument!"

"Oh, oh what?"

Emperor Shun Yao looked at him in bewilderment.

"Your Majesty! Ollie, just read it backwards..."

The old eunuch smiled and said: "For example, the dog belt means get out, what else is out, Niu Chacha, old iron 666, all new words created by the little princess, and have become the catchphrase of the courtiers. I went to ask the little princess for advice, otherwise I really don't understand!"

"Haha~ The little clever ghost can mess around..."

Emperor Shun Yao said with a hearty smile: "Young people now have more tricks than we did back then, but why haven't I seen Yong Ning in the past few days? After a while, are you starting to dislike me as an old man?"

"Your Majesty! How dare the little princess despise you, she thinks that we palace people have never seen the world..."

The old eunuch covered his mouth with a smile and said: "The little princess made a bunch of novelties outside, and led people to play in the garden all day long. The maids went to her courtyard after work, and several empresses went to her on time every day. In the palace, even if it’s not dark, you can’t bear to go back to the palace!”

"Concubine Tong!"

Emperor Shun Yao turned to look at the concubine, and asked curiously: "Have you ever been to Yongning? Is it true that everyone in the palace has become a local leopard?"

"I'm not going! I don't have any meat to eat..."