The first paparazzi in the Red Chamber
Chapter 36 Chapter 1 Paparazzi
Xue Pan was still not convinced, and Baochai persuaded him to bow his head afterward, and Xue Pan finally gave up.The next day Xue Pan came early, this time he was afraid of missing out again, earlier than last time, and finally met Jia She.
After being introduced into the door, Xue Pan saw a man in a black robe sitting first in the hall. His face was like a crown of jade, and his facial features were extremely beautiful.Although his appearance is not as stunning as it looks at first glance, it is very attractive, and his skin is even more delicate than a woman's.If he hadn't been well-groomed and well-mannered, sitting at the head, Xue Pan would not have believed that this was the Elder Xi who was already in his forties.
Master Xi was looking at him with a pair of indifferent phoenix eyes.
Xue Pan's heart trembled, and while secretly wondering that his mother's previous description was too false and inconsistent with the facts, he saluted Jia Amnesty.
"Sit down. I left early the day before yesterday, so I won't see you, so I'm going to trouble you for nothing." Jia She said.
Xue Pan just touched his buttocks on the stool, when he heard what Jia She said, he quickly stood up and saluted, expressing his daring.
"You are an elder, and the younger generation should come to visit you a few more times." Xue Pan hurriedly conveyed the message on behalf of his mother, presenting the gift he sent today.
Jia Amnesty didn't refuse, just said: "Your mother is being polite, I'm just passing on the letter on your behalf. I wonder if your aunt explained clearly the situation of the Wang family in the letter?"
After hearing this, Xue Pan understood that Jia She was referring to the case of his uncle Wang Ziteng, and immediately felt a little embarrassed.Then he nodded with a stiff face, not daring to look up at anyone again.
Jia Amnesty: "I won't say much else, I just want to tell you that today is different from the past, so don't cause trouble."
Hearing that Jia Amnesty suspected that he was warning him, Xue Pan was so ashamed and angry for a while, he hurriedly said goodbye.
When Xue Pan got home, he couldn't hold back any longer, so he lost his temper, and said to Aunt Xue and Baochai, "Let me try to curry favor with others, but they didn't take us seriously at all, and told me three times in total. In one sentence, the first sentence was a perfunctory politeness when we just met, and the last two sentences satirized me, making me ashamed and ashamed to go into the rat hole."
Aunt Xue hurriedly asked Xue Pan what the other party had said, and Xue Pan learned the words as they were.
Baochai also felt ashamed, but she laughed at herself, "There's nothing wrong with that."
"You are my own sister, why are you talking to outsiders!" Xue Pan pointed at Baochai, and then stomped his feet angrily.
"It's the first time they've met, they're distant relatives, it's quite embarrassing for them to say this without even the slightest bit of politeness." Aunt Xue sighed.
Xue Baochai nodded, she knew what her mother said.
"It seems that Mr. She is not willing to give face to our Xue family. It is not a surprise. I have heard from your aunt a long time ago about the virtues of this Mr. Dafang. Son, just listen to a few barking dogs and forget about it, so as not to get angry and ruin your body." Aunt Xue advised.
Xue Pan froze for a moment, frowned and shook his head, and muttered in a low voice: "He is not as stupid as his aunt said, but he just looks down on me, and I see him as unusual."
"What kind of eyes do you have?" Aunt Xue gave Xue Pan a blank look. Naturally, she didn't believe Xue Pan's eyes. It’s a hot face and a cold ass, that’s all.”
Baochai nodded, but couldn't say anything more.She glanced at Xue Pan, and the worry hidden in her heart could not dissipate after all.
Two days later, Xue Pan felt that his injuries were almost healed, so he felt itchy and wanted to go out to find flowers and ask Liu.Who knew that Hualiu Lane in Jinling City was full of people who knew him, who would shout his nickname when they saw him, causing everyone in the brothel to look at him strangely, as if he was really a murderous maniac.
Xue Pan finally hid in the private room and called the girl, thinking that he could enjoy himself to his heart's content.But the old bustard came back to him with fear on his face: "Peony is not feeling well today."
"Tianxiang is also fine."
The bustard: "She is also comfortable."
Xue Pan got angry, slapped the table and asked, "What do you mean?"
"Ah—Master Xue, please spare me, I'll find a girl right away." The old bustard covered her face and ran away. After a long time, an ordinary-looking girl was forced to come in.
Xue Pan also held back for a long time. Seeing that the girl's figure was not bad, he didn't pick anything. When he came up, he hugged the clothes and gnawed on her shoulders.After kissing for a while, Xue Pan felt that something was wrong, and the person in his arms was shaking all the time.
Xue Pan grabbed the girl's face and looked at it, her complexion was pale, her lips trembled, and her face was covered with tears, even the makeup on her face was crying.The moment the girl and Xue Pan met each other's eyes, she immediately knelt down, trembling and begging for mercy, telling Xue Pan not to kill him.
Xue Pan was originally in good spirits, but when he heard the phrase "Don't kill me", he died down and shouted angrily at her to get out.
The girl felt as if she was being pardoned, she didn't even bother to finish her clothes, and ran away scrambling around.
What men hate most is that half-finished work is a disappointment, not to mention Xue Pan's official youthful age.He was so angry that he lifted the table and kicked the stool.
The old bustard hurriedly came to make amends, and called all the girls from the next year to accompany her.
After the two girls entered the door, they flinched and smiled, and it was obvious that their voices were trembling.Xue Pan couldn't be more interested, so he threw up his sleeves and left in a huff.He thought about it, he couldn't go back so aggrieved, and changed another family, but he didn't expect the same result, all the girls were afraid that he would kill someone.
Xue Pan was completely wilted and went home full of anger.Reluctantly, she wanted to find a maid to vent her anger, and she had already pinned him down, but when she saw that maid tightly shut her mouth, she looked at him with fear in her eyes.Xue Pan softened immediately, unable to be hard even if he wanted to.
Xue Pan was so angry that he pushed the maid out of bed.
In the evening, Xue Pan locked himself in the house and hadn't eaten yet.
Aunt Xue sent someone to ask twice, but Xue Pan yelled at them.Aunt Xue felt sorry for her son, so she hurriedly went to greet him in person, and after a gentle reassurance, she knew that her son was worried about men.
Aunt Xue immediately asked the doctor to show Xue Pan.Sure enough, nothing happened, but Xue Pan was frightened for a while.Unexpectedly, as soon as the doctor left, it took only one night, and for some reason, rumors of Xue Pan's refusal started to spread outside.
This kind of words is the most deadly and embarrassing for men.Xue Pan couldn't stand this, so he ran out impulsively, and immediately went to the brothel to prove himself, and generously said that everyone could surround him casually.As a result, as soon as he saw the fearful eyes of the girl under him, he couldn't do it anymore, limp.
The crowd burst into laughter.
Xue Pan lost face and returned angrily.
Now it's all right, the rumors of his refusal have been corroborated, and the rumors are getting worse and worse.
Xue Pan was so depressed that he didn't dare to go out. He felt bored at home, so he sat down on the rocky rock and looked up at the sky and sighed.All the servants in the mansion were afraid of offending Xue Pan, so they didn't dare to come forward to persuade him, and they all avoided him.
Baochai looked at Xue Pan in the courtyard through the window, sighed, and looked at Aunt Xue for help.
Aunt Xue was also worried, weeping silently, it was hard to say anything else.
The mother and daughter finally decided to temporarily leave Jinling, where the rumors were flying, and take Xue Pan to relax elsewhere.
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After Jia Amnesty heard Zhu Mao's report about Xue Pan's situation, he felt relieved.
"Since he is so humiliated, I'm afraid he won't care about Feng Yuan's situation in the future."
On the second day, Jia Amnesty sealed Feng Yuan's future wedding gift in advance, and then set off for Yangzhou, Suzhou, Yuzhou and other places.
Because as early as half a month ago, Jia Amnesty sent secret guards to settle in Suzhou and Yangzhou respectively.Now the pavements for the sub-rules have already been purchased, and the development of the news network is also carried out in accordance with Jia Amnesty's guidelines.After all, the Royal Secret Guard's ability to handle affairs is better than that of ordinary people, Jia Amnesty only needs to explain a few more words, and he has nothing to worry about, so he only stayed at these two places for one night, and then left in a hurry.
As for the letter to Lin Ruhai, Jia Amnesty entrusted the person at the helm in Yangzhou to forward it.
Lin Ruhai heard that the person who delivered the letter to him had come again, so he hurriedly asked the housekeeper to chase him, but he still couldn't catch up.
Not long after, Lin Ruhai heard a piece of confidential news from a very good colleague, that the emperor had secretly sent imperial envoys to inspect various places, and Yangzhou was most likely included in the inspection.Lin Ruhai inquired carefully about the identity of the imperial envoy, only to find out that it was Jia She.
Reminiscent of the exchange of residences between the big house and the second room in the Rong Mansion, the matter of Jia Amnesty's appointment as an official, and the inspection by the imperial envoy appointed by the emperor.Lin Ruhai immediately realized that his brother-in-law was not simple.Today's emperor is a wise monarch, and he would never hand over things like appointing imperial envoys to people who don't trust him.Therefore, his big brother She is definitely not just a good luck as outsiders say.
At this moment, Lin Ruhai suspected that Jia She was the one behind the scenes who sent someone to deliver the letter to him.If it was really him, then Big Brother She was really reminding himself kindly.
Lin Ruhai still couldn't believe it.Unexpectedly, over the past ten years or so, Big Brother Xi suddenly came to his senses, changed his temper, and turned his prodigal son back.
It's a good thing after all.
Lin Ruhai felt that he couldn't just sit and wait for death.He should have asked clearly about sending the letter.So he wrote a letter, euphemistically asking whether Jia Amnesty was the messenger, and asked the caravan to help deliver the letter to the capital.The caravan moved slowly, and it was estimated that when his letter arrived, Jia Amnesty would be returning to Beijing, and the timing was just right.
After Jia Amnesty arranged all the matters in the new sub-rudders in various places, he did not forget to tell them that a batch of carrier pigeons would arrive soon.In the future, when there is urgent news from various places, it will be sent through flying pigeons.Considering that the pigeons may have accidents during the flight, it is important to release three pigeons at a time.In order to prevent others from intercepting the message, the content of the message is transmitted in code, and "Historical Records" is used as the code comparison.As for other sub-important news, it is enough to summarize and report regularly.
At the beginning of July, Jia Amnesty set off from Yuzhou and returned to Beijing.
When I went back, I felt relaxed because I had nothing to do. I felt the folk customs and the scenery along the way, and I didn’t feel tired from the journey.
In the evening of that day, Jia Amnesty and the others traveled to a place called Baimi Town, which was only a hundred miles away from the capital.
After Jia Amnesty ate wontons on the street, he planned to find an inn to stay.
Zhu Mao walked ahead, found the inn first, greeted the shopkeeper, and wanted to lead the horse to the backyard of the inn, when he heard someone behind him yelling to make way.
Jia Amnesty looked back, and saw a group of guards dressed in exotic styles riding horses, two rows leading the way.There were hundreds of people in the team, surrounded by a carriage in the middle, and the curtain pendants on the carriage were very exotic.However, Jia Amnesty looked very familiar with the structure of this carriage, and felt that it was similar to that of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
The guards near the carriage wore more expensive clothes than the ones leading the way, and they had two small braids tied around each ear, hanging down to the chest, and the ropes of the braids were decorated with silver beads.Among them was a man with the strongest figure, a man in red robe and black beard riding a jujube steed. His clothes were more complicated, and there were gold and jade beads on his braids. He seemed to be the leader of the team.
The guard who walked in the front got off his horse, strode to the door of the inn, threw two ingots of silver ingots on the ground, and said in Chinese straight-forward: "Our princess will stay here tonight, and everyone will drive away now." Walk!"
Shopkeeper: "But there are still guests staying in the store—"
"Are you deaf? Let the idlers go away! We are from the Dayang Zhenyan Tribe, escorting our sister, Princess Baozhu, to marry the emperor of your dynasty. If our princess makes a mistake in safety, you can take responsibility for it." What?" The guard shouted to the innkeeper in broken Chinese with glaring eyebrows.
The Zhenyan tribe is one of the seven tribes of the southern Dayang barbarians. Its leader Heng Song is brave and good at fighting, and his subordinates are strong and strong, all elite.Since Hengsong took over the Zhenyan tribe eight years ago, he has overcome all obstacles and developed the Zhenyan tribe, the weakest of the seven tribes, into the strongest tribe among the seven tribes.Heng Song also became the new Great Khan of the Dayang Tribe this year.
A few years ago, the Dayang barbarians had been invading the border of the Great Zhou, burning, killing and looting.Later, the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty sent troops to suppress it. After fighting for a whole year, he even paid for a prince, and only then did he get an armistice agreement.Now, Heng Song, the new leader of the Zhenyan Tribe, just took office as Great Khan, he showed his favor to Da Zhou, and even proposed a marriage, intending to marry her younger sister, Princess Baozhu, to the Emperor of Da Zhou.
The Emperor of Great Zhou naturally agreed to such a show of national prestige.So there is the marriage team that is now escorting the princess to Beijing.
After the innkeeper picked up the money, he was afraid to send the waiter to chase him away.Here at Jia Amnesty, the shopkeeper also refunded the money and apologized.
"No problem." Jia Amnesty, Zhu Mao and others led the horses and waited on the side of the road for the time being, waiting for the people from the Zhenyan Tribe to settle properly before leaving.
The carriage stopped at this time, and the driving maid jumped out of the carriage with a strong figure, and then helped their princess to get off.The princess is covered with a black veil, only showing a pair of eyes, but a little empty.
Jia Amnesty glanced at it casually, but found that when the princess lifted her skirt up the stone steps, there were many mud spots on her shoes and trouser legs.This Princess Baozhu is the younger sister of Da Khan, with a noble family background, this time she is here for marriage again, and she came in a carriage, why her trousers and shoes are dirty, and there are splashes of mud on them.
Jia Amnesty lowered his head and looked at himself, the lower half of his robe was also stained with a lot of mud, then looked at Zhu Mao and others, it was the same.There was a heavy rain last night, and the dirt road was inevitably muddy. It should have been accidentally splashed when stepping on the muddy water while riding a horse.
Jia Amnesty immediately realized that Princess Baozhu who was riding a carriage was actually riding a horse.But since they came on horseback, why did they change to a car when they arrived at Baimi Town?
Jia Amnesty looked at the curtain of the carriage again, the creases were still very clear, as if it had just been taken out of the package and hung on it.
After Jia Amnesty waited for the princess to enter the inn, he noticed that among the entourage, apart from the maid who drove the carriage just now, there were three other maids, all of whom were riding horses, and their movements were light and smooth.One can tell at a glance that he is someone who knows some kung fu.Moreover, the three servant girls dismounted from their horses and followed after seeing Princess Baozhu enter the inn. They did not rush at all.
Instead, Jia Amnesty and Zhu Mao led the horses towards the county town, only to find that there was only the inn in the county town.Jia Amnesty asked Zhu Mao to find a private house to stay.
After the group settled down in an old farmhouse, Jia Amnesty sent secret guards to inquire about the situation of the Zhenyan tribe just now.
Not long after, Secret Guard Guisan came to report: "The magistrate has gone, read the customs clearance documents, and there is no objection. He wanted to invite those people to live in the government office, but was rejected. It seems to be the peace envoy of the Zhenyan tribe I disagree, saying that their princess disliked that the conditions of the county government in the Great Zhou Dynasty were too shabby and not as comfortable as an inn."
"Where's the station?" Jia She asked.
Ghost San shook his head, "The post station in Baimi County caught fire a few days ago, and it's being rebuilt, so it's uninhabitable."
Jia Amnesty handed Gui San the token given by the prince earlier, and asked him to go to the magistrate of Baimi County to find out the earliest date on the customs clearance document of the Zhenyan Tribe.
Not long after, Gui San came back and told Jia Amnesty that the date was May 26th.
"In just a little over a month, they traveled from the southernmost border to Baimi County, which is less than a hundred miles away from the capital. The speed of the journey is really fast."
"I think the horses they ride are all good horses. If they travel day and night, it's fine." Gui San said.
"But Princess Baozhu is traveling in a carriage, so it is impossible to reach this speed. Besides, they came to Dazhou just to get married, why do they have to travel day and night and tire the princess?"
Both Zhu Mao and Gui San were puzzled and did not understand.
"Master, do you think there is something wrong?" Zhu Mao understood his master's ability, and when the master asked questions like this, it meant that there must be something wrong with the matter itself.
Jia Amnesty pondered for a while, and sent Gui San to ride a fast horse back to Beijing to find Song Xi immediately.Gui San took the order and set off immediately.Jia Amnesty took the token and went to the magistrate of Baimi County.
Du Xingwen, the magistrate of Baimi County, had just sent away the subordinates of the imperial envoy, and was worried about why the imperial envoy avoided seeing him.At this moment, I was suddenly told that the imperial envoy had come to the door,
Du Xingwen hurriedly greeted Jia Amnesty.
Jia Amnesty only asked him how many servants there were in the yamen, and Du Xingwen replied that there were 23 of them.Jia Amnesty then told him to call all these yamen servants to guard the inn to protect the safety of Princess Baozhu.
"But the envoy is not willing to let the lower officials send people over." Du Xingwen looked puzzled.
Jia Amnesty: "Just say that bandits are rampant in Baimi County recently, and you are worried about the safety of the princess. If the envoy insists on not letting you send someone to protect the princess, you can give him the paperwork and ask him to sign and draw a pledge to ensure that if Princess Baozhu is in Baimi County You are not responsible for any accidents in the territory.”
Du Xingwen stared blankly at Jia Amnesty, "Is it appropriate for the officials to say this?"
"If you still want to keep your black yarn, then follow my instructions." Jia She said.
Du Xingwen nodded hurriedly, and immediately wrote a document according to Jia Amnesty's instructions, and then took Er Yacha to the inn to find an envoy.
Jia Amnesty sat in the Baimi county government office and waited.Not long after, Du Xingwen came back with a pale face and a bad complexion.He said angrily: "The lower official was scolded, but the envoy didn't dare to sign, so he left the servant. Everything was done according to the imperial envoy's orders, and the subordinate arranged the servant to stay in the room where Princess Baozhu lived. Before and after, there are also roof guards. They also arranged to work to test the food and tea used by Princess Baozhu for poison."
"Very good." Jia Amnesty got up and said goodbye to Du Xingwen.
"My lord, you asked the lower officials to make such an arrangement, but what news did you get that would threaten the safety of Princess Baozhu?" Du Xingwen couldn't help asking curiously.
Jia She glanced at him: "Don't worry, Princess Baozhu will not have any accidents in your jurisdiction, and the Usha on your head is temporarily saved."
Du Xingwen happily asked if it was true, and felt relieved when Jia She nodded.It's about the safety of the princess of the Zhenyan Tribe, it's not a joke, he will do his best to guard it.
Jia Amnesty sent all the secret guards around him to monitor the situation of the inn in shifts, and at the same time asked the secret guards to count the number of all the entourage of the Zhenyan tribe.
"Apart from the peace envoy Luo Mu and Princess Baozhu, there are a total of 140 people in the entourage," Miwei reported.
Jia Amnesty wrote it down.
The next day, Jia She saw that the Zhenyan tribe had no plans to leave, so he continued to live in Baimi County.The same is true for the third day.
Du Xingwen was in a hurry.Ever since he guessed from Jia She that Princess Baozhu might be in danger, he has been looking forward to it day and night, hoping that the wedding party will leave sooner.However, these barbarians seemed to be stationed in Baimi County, and had no intention of leaving at all.
Du Xingwen didn't know what to do, so he came to inquire about Jia Amnesty.
With great difficulty, Du Xingwen found the private house where Jia She lived. The three earthen houses were very simple.After entering the courtyard, Du Xingwen saw Jia Amnesty sitting in front of the window, listening to the reports from the attendants around him, and immediately lowered his head and wrote something.Because the voice was too low, Du Xingwen couldn't hear him, so he couldn't help being curious, so he hurried over to pay his respects.
It was the attendant who shut his mouth and immediately stepped back.
Jia Amnesty closed the notebook and looked at him indifferently: "What's the matter?"
Du Xingwen's prepared words were asked so indifferently by the imperial envoy, and his mind went blank and he forgot.After a while, he stumbled and said with a silly smile: "My lord, the place where you live now is really simple, why not live in the lower official's mansion temporarily?"
"I told you earlier that my trip is a secret, and it is not appropriate to publicize it to the outside world."
"My lord, why don't those married people leave? It's been three days, and they will arrive in the capital after a few more days. Why do they have to stop in the small Baimi County of Xiaguan?"
"The schedule is tiring, so it's normal to stay for a few days occasionally to take a rest." Jia She was very sure in his heart that these people were not just resting, but the time had come to start taking action.
After all, starting from Baimi County, it entered the territory under the jurisdiction of Gyeonggi, which is considered to be under the emperor's feet. If something happened to the princess and his wife in this area, it would be a major event that affected the emperor's face and even the entire Zhou Dynasty.
Du Xingwen nodded, had nothing to say, and took his leave in embarrassment.But he had no idea in his heart, and he asked his subordinates to put all their efforts into keeping Princess Baozhu safe. He was afraid that except for accidents, the lives of the whole family would depend on it.
In the afternoon, Zhu Mao finally inquired about the carriage from a carpenter in the county.On the day the marriage team entered Baimi County, early in the morning, someone came to ask the carpenter to buy a car.I didn't want a new car, but bought an old car that was used for half a month at the price of a new car.According to the carpenter's description, the person who bought the car was a foreigner with a dark complexion and a strong build. Although he was wearing the clothes of ordinary people in the Great Zhou Dynasty, he spoke with a strange accent, and he couldn't tell where he came from.Inquiring about the appearance of the sold carriage, I learned that there was a collision at the rear plate of the carriage, and a corner of the wood was missing.
Jia She immediately ordered someone to go to the inn to quietly check the car that Princess Baozhu was riding in, and it was indeed consistent with the carpenter's description.
On the third day, the kinship team of the Zhenyan tribe finally set off.Jia Amnesty asked people to count the number of people in the next team, and there were 23 people missing, leaving only 120 followers.
Jia She was afraid that there would be troubles on the road, so he asked Du Xingwen and his pro-envoy Luo Mu to introduce him, saying that he was a Beijing official who came to work in the local area, and now he could come to Beijing with them.
Luo Mu looked around Jia She with a defensive face, seeing that he was just a pampered official, he didn't feel afraid, so he reluctantly nodded in agreement.
A group of people left Baimi Town slowly, instead of taking the main road, they took a forest path and headed towards the capital.
When Jia Amnesty lived in Baimi County, he had already investigated the basic situation around Baimi County.Five miles north of Baimi County, there is a large dense old forest, which is a well-known haunt of local bandits.
Not only is the forest dense here, but the terrain is very complicated. People who don't understand the terrain can easily get lost and unable to get out when they run into the forest.Some bandits took advantage of the terrain and robbed houses here in groups.
However, the gangsters are also brainy. With such a large team, they certainly wouldn't dare to ask for death.It stands to reason that this path is also safe to walk on.
But even though Jia She felt that the other party had been planning for so long, it was unlikely that he would just do something casually in such a forest.But still afraid of accidents, he reminded the secret guards around him to be vigilant at all times.
In the end, the marriage team went through the woods safely as Jia She had expected.
Luo Mu rode at the head of the team and kept shouting to move forward quickly, as if he was in a hurry.
Going forward, we will arrive at Puliu County.There is an old acquaintance of Jia Amnesty there, the younger sister of Sun Xinyang's deceased wife is the wife of the county magistrate there, and because of Sun Xinyang's case, he also communicated with the county magistrate Zhang Kaichi.
The family members rushed all the way and finally arrived at Puliu County before dark.
Zhang Kaichi, the county magistrate of Puliu County, came to greet him, and specially arranged the marriage team to the government office.This time it was strange, the Heqin envoy didn't raise any objection, Luo Mu laughed happily instead, thanking Zhang Kaichi for his warm hospitality.
Zhang Kaichi didn't know Jia Amnesty's true identity, so he hurriedly came to inquire.Jia Amnesty first showed his official seal of supervisory censor.Zhang Kai rushed to salute, then he listened to Jia She's order and invited him to speak in the inner room.
Jia Amnesty just reminded Zhang Kaichi to pay attention to the safety of Princess Baozhu's room, and asked him to choose a few maidservants to serve in the princess' room, and they should never leave. "If you can find someone with a loud voice, it will be the best."
At first, Zhang Kaichi just kept nodding his head to obey orders, but later he came back to his senses and hurriedly asked: "Your Excellency, you mean someone might want to assassinate Princess Baozhu?"
"inevitable".Jia Amnesty immediately corrected Zhang Kaichi's mistake in using the word "maybe".
Zhang Kaichi's eyes widened in shock, and he nervously asked Jia She why he made such a statement.
Jia Amnesty then told Zhang Kai Chi Ting about the suspicious behavior of the marriage team.Zhang Kaichi pondered for a moment, then nodded in agreement, "It's indeed suspicious."
"I just told you that when we were in Baimi County, there were 140 followers in the marriage team of the Zhenyan Tribe. When I went into the forest in the morning, I also counted them. It was indeed 120 people, and there were 23 people missing. , what did you say you went there?"
Zhang Kaichi knew very well how dangerous the subsequent development would be if there were fewer people in the wedding party and Jia Amnesty expressed doubts.If these people from the Zhenyan tribe really wanted to do it themselves and kill their Princess Heqin, it would be the responsibility of the Puliu county government to protect them.It is not just a murder case, it is likely to provoke a war between countries.And his life and the lives of his family members will be the victims of this conspiracy.
Thinking of this, Zhang Kaichi panicked, "How could there be so much less, I'll ask!"
"Aren't you afraid to scare the snake, you are even more defenseless?" Jia Amnesty raised his eyebrows and asked.
Zhang Kaichi was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Then I'll be more tactful and confirm the number of people again." Zhang Kaichi still hoped that such troubles would not be unlucky to himself.
Jia She sneered and didn't stop him, but instead stood on the rocky rock in the courtyard, looking up to the west from time to time.
After Zhang Kaichi went out for a while, he came back with a frightened face, "My lord, the concubine envoy said with certainty that he brought 120 entourages with him. Could it be that you made a mistake in checking earlier?"
Jia Amnesty still leaned against the door, looking at the sky, too lazy to deal with Zhang Kaichi's problem.He had just made it very clear. He checked the number of people twice, and once he checked it himself. How could there be a mistake.
Zhang Kaichi was nervous for a while, seeing that Jia She ignored him, he also realized that he had made a slip of the tongue, apologized quickly, and asked Jia She what to do after this with a sneer.He is just a small county magistrate, and there are no masters in the mansion. If the people of the Zhenyan tribe just want to play a show by themselves, how can he tactfully stop this conspiracy and protect himself.
Zhang Kaichi tried his best, but couldn't think of a way.He said that he would send a letter to the imperial court as soon as possible.
"When your letter is delivered to the capital, I'm afraid that the person will die early. What's the use? As long as there is no evidence to prove that all this is a conspiracy of the Zhenyan tribe, they can use the banner of justice to avenge the princess and tear up the previously signed agreement." Armistice agreement, invade our Dazhou border."
Jia Amnesty finally saw the kite in the western sky, his eyes lit up, and the corners of his mouth slightly raised. Fortunately, the person came, and he was in time!
Zhang Kaichi twitched the corners of his mouth, then narrowed his eyes showing a bitter look.He had no choice but to kneel down to Jia Amnesty in a hurry, begging him for an idea to save himself.
"Zhuo Jing was just diagnosed with pregnancy, I'm an official, I'm an official..." Zhang Kaichi's tone changed as he spoke, and he really wanted to cry.
"Look at your future, go to sleep with your wife at night, don't worry about anything, remember." After Jia Amnesty said, he waved his hand and went out.
What's the meaning?Enjoying your last night?
Zhang Kaichi was so anxious that he chased Jia She for a few steps, seeing that he had already walked outside the courtyard, there were people from the Zhenyan tribe over there, so he couldn't say anything more.
Luo Mu took a look at the princess, and pretended to be leisurely wandering around the county office.Zhang Kaichi smirked and accompanied him, but no matter how he looked at him, he felt that he was inspecting the terrain, but he couldn't do anything because he was in a hurry.
After wandering around, Luo Mu smiled and sighed that the environment of this mansion is good.Instead, he discussed with Zhang Kaichi, saying that his bodyguards were too tired from the long journey, even after resting in Baimi County for two days, they were still very tired.Considering that the team will enter the capital tomorrow, he asks Zhang Kaichi's servants to help guard him, so that his bodyguards can get enough energy and have a good rest tonight.
After Zhang Kaichi listened to the entourage's translation, he had a bad feeling in his heart. He wanted to decline, but when he opened his mouth, he saw that Luo Mu pretended not to understand him, so he directly thanked him, turned around and led the people away.Zhang Kaichi was so frightened that his heart stopped beating, and he felt that he was really close to death.
Just hope that the sky will always be bright, and nothing will happen.
Night fell, and after the second watch knocked, there was silence all around.
Zhang Kaichi wandered around the room nervously.
Jia Yushi hasn't come back yet...
Zhang Kaichi's forehead was covered with cold sweat after another, and he could wash his face.It's really not his style to just sit there and wait for death.
Zhang Kaichi made up his mind, kicked the door and planned to go to guard Princess Baozhu's room himself.
However, before he stepped out of the door, he heard a woman's sharp cry from the west courtyard.Zhang Kaichi immediately ran over there, and at the same time, the guards of the Zhenyan tribe who lived in the nearby courtyard also rushed over.
Luo Mu put on some clothes, as if he just got out of bed.He glared at Zhang Kaichi angrily, "How do you guard? If something happens to our princess, our sweat will definitely make your Great Zhou Dynasty restless!"
After entering the courtyard, Luo Mu saw his servant girl running out of the house in a panic, shouting: "Assassin, an assassin assassinated the princess!"
Luo Mu hurriedly asked, "Where's the assassin?"
"Ran!"
Luo Mu turned his head and kicked Zhang Kaichi, "My Dayang and my princess died in the government office of your Great Zhou Dynasty, what are you going to do!"
"Message Luomu, I'm also wondering why you Dayang people assassinated your own princess."
Suddenly, a male voice called please came from the room coldly.
Then two guards with knives pushed open the door, and everyone saw a slender and extraordinary purple-robed man coming out of the room.
"Who are you and why are you in our princess' room?" Luo Mu held a knife, spoke fluent Chinese, and waited for him with angry eyes.
"Song Xi, a scholar of the Wuying Palace." After Song Xi reported to the house, he smiled coldly, and ordered the guards to escort a woman who was tied up and gagged, "Is she the princess the envoy said?"
"Of course." Luo Mu saw that she was not dead, a flash of surprise flashed in his eyes, he regained his composure, and snorted at Song Xi, "Bold thief! How dare you break into our Princess Baozhu's room at night and insult our princess In honor of you, I must—”
"How could your Princess Baozhu not know that she fell off a horse and broke her left leg when she was eight years old?"
"How did you know about this?" Luo Mu's eyes widened, and he turned to say, "Our princess is bright and carefree, and forgetful."
"I don't believe it, how about a bet." Song Xi smiled.
"It is true that our princess broke her leg, but it has already healed, and her actions are as usual. How can you bet? You have no way to prove that there is any need to bet. It's too nonsense. You Da Zhou ministers wantonly insulted our Princess Baozhu, so why don't you bet?" It's humiliating our Great Khan and despising our Zhenyan tribe, I want to see your king immediately!" Luo Mu said angrily.
"Luo Mu, don't be too impatient, I still have a way to prove it." Song Xi said with a faint smile.
Luo Mu said to himself: "Impossible! You don't talk to me about words and don't get evidence. She is our Princess Baozhu, but she has a bad memory!"
Song Xi glanced sideways at the woman kneeling on the ground, and said with a faint smile: "Just cut off the flesh of this woman's left leg and look at the bones, and you will know if there is any damage and healing. The envoy Luomu can rest assured. , if this woman is really Princess Baozhu, our Great Zhou Emperor will definitely marry her, but she may become lame after the flesh is cut off."
'Princess Orb' was originally full of death-defying expression and was not moved by any threats.Hearing Song Xi's words suddenly, his dull eyes turned suddenly, and he began to tremble.
Song Xi chuckled, and looked disappointedly at Luo Mu, whose face had lost color: "Is this the dead man of your Zhenyan tribe? It's so normal."
After being introduced into the door, Xue Pan saw a man in a black robe sitting first in the hall. His face was like a crown of jade, and his facial features were extremely beautiful.Although his appearance is not as stunning as it looks at first glance, it is very attractive, and his skin is even more delicate than a woman's.If he hadn't been well-groomed and well-mannered, sitting at the head, Xue Pan would not have believed that this was the Elder Xi who was already in his forties.
Master Xi was looking at him with a pair of indifferent phoenix eyes.
Xue Pan's heart trembled, and while secretly wondering that his mother's previous description was too false and inconsistent with the facts, he saluted Jia Amnesty.
"Sit down. I left early the day before yesterday, so I won't see you, so I'm going to trouble you for nothing." Jia She said.
Xue Pan just touched his buttocks on the stool, when he heard what Jia She said, he quickly stood up and saluted, expressing his daring.
"You are an elder, and the younger generation should come to visit you a few more times." Xue Pan hurriedly conveyed the message on behalf of his mother, presenting the gift he sent today.
Jia Amnesty didn't refuse, just said: "Your mother is being polite, I'm just passing on the letter on your behalf. I wonder if your aunt explained clearly the situation of the Wang family in the letter?"
After hearing this, Xue Pan understood that Jia She was referring to the case of his uncle Wang Ziteng, and immediately felt a little embarrassed.Then he nodded with a stiff face, not daring to look up at anyone again.
Jia Amnesty: "I won't say much else, I just want to tell you that today is different from the past, so don't cause trouble."
Hearing that Jia Amnesty suspected that he was warning him, Xue Pan was so ashamed and angry for a while, he hurriedly said goodbye.
When Xue Pan got home, he couldn't hold back any longer, so he lost his temper, and said to Aunt Xue and Baochai, "Let me try to curry favor with others, but they didn't take us seriously at all, and told me three times in total. In one sentence, the first sentence was a perfunctory politeness when we just met, and the last two sentences satirized me, making me ashamed and ashamed to go into the rat hole."
Aunt Xue hurriedly asked Xue Pan what the other party had said, and Xue Pan learned the words as they were.
Baochai also felt ashamed, but she laughed at herself, "There's nothing wrong with that."
"You are my own sister, why are you talking to outsiders!" Xue Pan pointed at Baochai, and then stomped his feet angrily.
"It's the first time they've met, they're distant relatives, it's quite embarrassing for them to say this without even the slightest bit of politeness." Aunt Xue sighed.
Xue Baochai nodded, she knew what her mother said.
"It seems that Mr. She is not willing to give face to our Xue family. It is not a surprise. I have heard from your aunt a long time ago about the virtues of this Mr. Dafang. Son, just listen to a few barking dogs and forget about it, so as not to get angry and ruin your body." Aunt Xue advised.
Xue Pan froze for a moment, frowned and shook his head, and muttered in a low voice: "He is not as stupid as his aunt said, but he just looks down on me, and I see him as unusual."
"What kind of eyes do you have?" Aunt Xue gave Xue Pan a blank look. Naturally, she didn't believe Xue Pan's eyes. It’s a hot face and a cold ass, that’s all.”
Baochai nodded, but couldn't say anything more.She glanced at Xue Pan, and the worry hidden in her heart could not dissipate after all.
Two days later, Xue Pan felt that his injuries were almost healed, so he felt itchy and wanted to go out to find flowers and ask Liu.Who knew that Hualiu Lane in Jinling City was full of people who knew him, who would shout his nickname when they saw him, causing everyone in the brothel to look at him strangely, as if he was really a murderous maniac.
Xue Pan finally hid in the private room and called the girl, thinking that he could enjoy himself to his heart's content.But the old bustard came back to him with fear on his face: "Peony is not feeling well today."
"Tianxiang is also fine."
The bustard: "She is also comfortable."
Xue Pan got angry, slapped the table and asked, "What do you mean?"
"Ah—Master Xue, please spare me, I'll find a girl right away." The old bustard covered her face and ran away. After a long time, an ordinary-looking girl was forced to come in.
Xue Pan also held back for a long time. Seeing that the girl's figure was not bad, he didn't pick anything. When he came up, he hugged the clothes and gnawed on her shoulders.After kissing for a while, Xue Pan felt that something was wrong, and the person in his arms was shaking all the time.
Xue Pan grabbed the girl's face and looked at it, her complexion was pale, her lips trembled, and her face was covered with tears, even the makeup on her face was crying.The moment the girl and Xue Pan met each other's eyes, she immediately knelt down, trembling and begging for mercy, telling Xue Pan not to kill him.
Xue Pan was originally in good spirits, but when he heard the phrase "Don't kill me", he died down and shouted angrily at her to get out.
The girl felt as if she was being pardoned, she didn't even bother to finish her clothes, and ran away scrambling around.
What men hate most is that half-finished work is a disappointment, not to mention Xue Pan's official youthful age.He was so angry that he lifted the table and kicked the stool.
The old bustard hurriedly came to make amends, and called all the girls from the next year to accompany her.
After the two girls entered the door, they flinched and smiled, and it was obvious that their voices were trembling.Xue Pan couldn't be more interested, so he threw up his sleeves and left in a huff.He thought about it, he couldn't go back so aggrieved, and changed another family, but he didn't expect the same result, all the girls were afraid that he would kill someone.
Xue Pan was completely wilted and went home full of anger.Reluctantly, she wanted to find a maid to vent her anger, and she had already pinned him down, but when she saw that maid tightly shut her mouth, she looked at him with fear in her eyes.Xue Pan softened immediately, unable to be hard even if he wanted to.
Xue Pan was so angry that he pushed the maid out of bed.
In the evening, Xue Pan locked himself in the house and hadn't eaten yet.
Aunt Xue sent someone to ask twice, but Xue Pan yelled at them.Aunt Xue felt sorry for her son, so she hurriedly went to greet him in person, and after a gentle reassurance, she knew that her son was worried about men.
Aunt Xue immediately asked the doctor to show Xue Pan.Sure enough, nothing happened, but Xue Pan was frightened for a while.Unexpectedly, as soon as the doctor left, it took only one night, and for some reason, rumors of Xue Pan's refusal started to spread outside.
This kind of words is the most deadly and embarrassing for men.Xue Pan couldn't stand this, so he ran out impulsively, and immediately went to the brothel to prove himself, and generously said that everyone could surround him casually.As a result, as soon as he saw the fearful eyes of the girl under him, he couldn't do it anymore, limp.
The crowd burst into laughter.
Xue Pan lost face and returned angrily.
Now it's all right, the rumors of his refusal have been corroborated, and the rumors are getting worse and worse.
Xue Pan was so depressed that he didn't dare to go out. He felt bored at home, so he sat down on the rocky rock and looked up at the sky and sighed.All the servants in the mansion were afraid of offending Xue Pan, so they didn't dare to come forward to persuade him, and they all avoided him.
Baochai looked at Xue Pan in the courtyard through the window, sighed, and looked at Aunt Xue for help.
Aunt Xue was also worried, weeping silently, it was hard to say anything else.
The mother and daughter finally decided to temporarily leave Jinling, where the rumors were flying, and take Xue Pan to relax elsewhere.
……
After Jia Amnesty heard Zhu Mao's report about Xue Pan's situation, he felt relieved.
"Since he is so humiliated, I'm afraid he won't care about Feng Yuan's situation in the future."
On the second day, Jia Amnesty sealed Feng Yuan's future wedding gift in advance, and then set off for Yangzhou, Suzhou, Yuzhou and other places.
Because as early as half a month ago, Jia Amnesty sent secret guards to settle in Suzhou and Yangzhou respectively.Now the pavements for the sub-rules have already been purchased, and the development of the news network is also carried out in accordance with Jia Amnesty's guidelines.After all, the Royal Secret Guard's ability to handle affairs is better than that of ordinary people, Jia Amnesty only needs to explain a few more words, and he has nothing to worry about, so he only stayed at these two places for one night, and then left in a hurry.
As for the letter to Lin Ruhai, Jia Amnesty entrusted the person at the helm in Yangzhou to forward it.
Lin Ruhai heard that the person who delivered the letter to him had come again, so he hurriedly asked the housekeeper to chase him, but he still couldn't catch up.
Not long after, Lin Ruhai heard a piece of confidential news from a very good colleague, that the emperor had secretly sent imperial envoys to inspect various places, and Yangzhou was most likely included in the inspection.Lin Ruhai inquired carefully about the identity of the imperial envoy, only to find out that it was Jia She.
Reminiscent of the exchange of residences between the big house and the second room in the Rong Mansion, the matter of Jia Amnesty's appointment as an official, and the inspection by the imperial envoy appointed by the emperor.Lin Ruhai immediately realized that his brother-in-law was not simple.Today's emperor is a wise monarch, and he would never hand over things like appointing imperial envoys to people who don't trust him.Therefore, his big brother She is definitely not just a good luck as outsiders say.
At this moment, Lin Ruhai suspected that Jia She was the one behind the scenes who sent someone to deliver the letter to him.If it was really him, then Big Brother She was really reminding himself kindly.
Lin Ruhai still couldn't believe it.Unexpectedly, over the past ten years or so, Big Brother Xi suddenly came to his senses, changed his temper, and turned his prodigal son back.
It's a good thing after all.
Lin Ruhai felt that he couldn't just sit and wait for death.He should have asked clearly about sending the letter.So he wrote a letter, euphemistically asking whether Jia Amnesty was the messenger, and asked the caravan to help deliver the letter to the capital.The caravan moved slowly, and it was estimated that when his letter arrived, Jia Amnesty would be returning to Beijing, and the timing was just right.
After Jia Amnesty arranged all the matters in the new sub-rudders in various places, he did not forget to tell them that a batch of carrier pigeons would arrive soon.In the future, when there is urgent news from various places, it will be sent through flying pigeons.Considering that the pigeons may have accidents during the flight, it is important to release three pigeons at a time.In order to prevent others from intercepting the message, the content of the message is transmitted in code, and "Historical Records" is used as the code comparison.As for other sub-important news, it is enough to summarize and report regularly.
At the beginning of July, Jia Amnesty set off from Yuzhou and returned to Beijing.
When I went back, I felt relaxed because I had nothing to do. I felt the folk customs and the scenery along the way, and I didn’t feel tired from the journey.
In the evening of that day, Jia Amnesty and the others traveled to a place called Baimi Town, which was only a hundred miles away from the capital.
After Jia Amnesty ate wontons on the street, he planned to find an inn to stay.
Zhu Mao walked ahead, found the inn first, greeted the shopkeeper, and wanted to lead the horse to the backyard of the inn, when he heard someone behind him yelling to make way.
Jia Amnesty looked back, and saw a group of guards dressed in exotic styles riding horses, two rows leading the way.There were hundreds of people in the team, surrounded by a carriage in the middle, and the curtain pendants on the carriage were very exotic.However, Jia Amnesty looked very familiar with the structure of this carriage, and felt that it was similar to that of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
The guards near the carriage wore more expensive clothes than the ones leading the way, and they had two small braids tied around each ear, hanging down to the chest, and the ropes of the braids were decorated with silver beads.Among them was a man with the strongest figure, a man in red robe and black beard riding a jujube steed. His clothes were more complicated, and there were gold and jade beads on his braids. He seemed to be the leader of the team.
The guard who walked in the front got off his horse, strode to the door of the inn, threw two ingots of silver ingots on the ground, and said in Chinese straight-forward: "Our princess will stay here tonight, and everyone will drive away now." Walk!"
Shopkeeper: "But there are still guests staying in the store—"
"Are you deaf? Let the idlers go away! We are from the Dayang Zhenyan Tribe, escorting our sister, Princess Baozhu, to marry the emperor of your dynasty. If our princess makes a mistake in safety, you can take responsibility for it." What?" The guard shouted to the innkeeper in broken Chinese with glaring eyebrows.
The Zhenyan tribe is one of the seven tribes of the southern Dayang barbarians. Its leader Heng Song is brave and good at fighting, and his subordinates are strong and strong, all elite.Since Hengsong took over the Zhenyan tribe eight years ago, he has overcome all obstacles and developed the Zhenyan tribe, the weakest of the seven tribes, into the strongest tribe among the seven tribes.Heng Song also became the new Great Khan of the Dayang Tribe this year.
A few years ago, the Dayang barbarians had been invading the border of the Great Zhou, burning, killing and looting.Later, the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty sent troops to suppress it. After fighting for a whole year, he even paid for a prince, and only then did he get an armistice agreement.Now, Heng Song, the new leader of the Zhenyan Tribe, just took office as Great Khan, he showed his favor to Da Zhou, and even proposed a marriage, intending to marry her younger sister, Princess Baozhu, to the Emperor of Da Zhou.
The Emperor of Great Zhou naturally agreed to such a show of national prestige.So there is the marriage team that is now escorting the princess to Beijing.
After the innkeeper picked up the money, he was afraid to send the waiter to chase him away.Here at Jia Amnesty, the shopkeeper also refunded the money and apologized.
"No problem." Jia Amnesty, Zhu Mao and others led the horses and waited on the side of the road for the time being, waiting for the people from the Zhenyan Tribe to settle properly before leaving.
The carriage stopped at this time, and the driving maid jumped out of the carriage with a strong figure, and then helped their princess to get off.The princess is covered with a black veil, only showing a pair of eyes, but a little empty.
Jia Amnesty glanced at it casually, but found that when the princess lifted her skirt up the stone steps, there were many mud spots on her shoes and trouser legs.This Princess Baozhu is the younger sister of Da Khan, with a noble family background, this time she is here for marriage again, and she came in a carriage, why her trousers and shoes are dirty, and there are splashes of mud on them.
Jia Amnesty lowered his head and looked at himself, the lower half of his robe was also stained with a lot of mud, then looked at Zhu Mao and others, it was the same.There was a heavy rain last night, and the dirt road was inevitably muddy. It should have been accidentally splashed when stepping on the muddy water while riding a horse.
Jia Amnesty immediately realized that Princess Baozhu who was riding a carriage was actually riding a horse.But since they came on horseback, why did they change to a car when they arrived at Baimi Town?
Jia Amnesty looked at the curtain of the carriage again, the creases were still very clear, as if it had just been taken out of the package and hung on it.
After Jia Amnesty waited for the princess to enter the inn, he noticed that among the entourage, apart from the maid who drove the carriage just now, there were three other maids, all of whom were riding horses, and their movements were light and smooth.One can tell at a glance that he is someone who knows some kung fu.Moreover, the three servant girls dismounted from their horses and followed after seeing Princess Baozhu enter the inn. They did not rush at all.
Instead, Jia Amnesty and Zhu Mao led the horses towards the county town, only to find that there was only the inn in the county town.Jia Amnesty asked Zhu Mao to find a private house to stay.
After the group settled down in an old farmhouse, Jia Amnesty sent secret guards to inquire about the situation of the Zhenyan tribe just now.
Not long after, Secret Guard Guisan came to report: "The magistrate has gone, read the customs clearance documents, and there is no objection. He wanted to invite those people to live in the government office, but was rejected. It seems to be the peace envoy of the Zhenyan tribe I disagree, saying that their princess disliked that the conditions of the county government in the Great Zhou Dynasty were too shabby and not as comfortable as an inn."
"Where's the station?" Jia She asked.
Ghost San shook his head, "The post station in Baimi County caught fire a few days ago, and it's being rebuilt, so it's uninhabitable."
Jia Amnesty handed Gui San the token given by the prince earlier, and asked him to go to the magistrate of Baimi County to find out the earliest date on the customs clearance document of the Zhenyan Tribe.
Not long after, Gui San came back and told Jia Amnesty that the date was May 26th.
"In just a little over a month, they traveled from the southernmost border to Baimi County, which is less than a hundred miles away from the capital. The speed of the journey is really fast."
"I think the horses they ride are all good horses. If they travel day and night, it's fine." Gui San said.
"But Princess Baozhu is traveling in a carriage, so it is impossible to reach this speed. Besides, they came to Dazhou just to get married, why do they have to travel day and night and tire the princess?"
Both Zhu Mao and Gui San were puzzled and did not understand.
"Master, do you think there is something wrong?" Zhu Mao understood his master's ability, and when the master asked questions like this, it meant that there must be something wrong with the matter itself.
Jia Amnesty pondered for a while, and sent Gui San to ride a fast horse back to Beijing to find Song Xi immediately.Gui San took the order and set off immediately.Jia Amnesty took the token and went to the magistrate of Baimi County.
Du Xingwen, the magistrate of Baimi County, had just sent away the subordinates of the imperial envoy, and was worried about why the imperial envoy avoided seeing him.At this moment, I was suddenly told that the imperial envoy had come to the door,
Du Xingwen hurriedly greeted Jia Amnesty.
Jia Amnesty only asked him how many servants there were in the yamen, and Du Xingwen replied that there were 23 of them.Jia Amnesty then told him to call all these yamen servants to guard the inn to protect the safety of Princess Baozhu.
"But the envoy is not willing to let the lower officials send people over." Du Xingwen looked puzzled.
Jia Amnesty: "Just say that bandits are rampant in Baimi County recently, and you are worried about the safety of the princess. If the envoy insists on not letting you send someone to protect the princess, you can give him the paperwork and ask him to sign and draw a pledge to ensure that if Princess Baozhu is in Baimi County You are not responsible for any accidents in the territory.”
Du Xingwen stared blankly at Jia Amnesty, "Is it appropriate for the officials to say this?"
"If you still want to keep your black yarn, then follow my instructions." Jia She said.
Du Xingwen nodded hurriedly, and immediately wrote a document according to Jia Amnesty's instructions, and then took Er Yacha to the inn to find an envoy.
Jia Amnesty sat in the Baimi county government office and waited.Not long after, Du Xingwen came back with a pale face and a bad complexion.He said angrily: "The lower official was scolded, but the envoy didn't dare to sign, so he left the servant. Everything was done according to the imperial envoy's orders, and the subordinate arranged the servant to stay in the room where Princess Baozhu lived. Before and after, there are also roof guards. They also arranged to work to test the food and tea used by Princess Baozhu for poison."
"Very good." Jia Amnesty got up and said goodbye to Du Xingwen.
"My lord, you asked the lower officials to make such an arrangement, but what news did you get that would threaten the safety of Princess Baozhu?" Du Xingwen couldn't help asking curiously.
Jia She glanced at him: "Don't worry, Princess Baozhu will not have any accidents in your jurisdiction, and the Usha on your head is temporarily saved."
Du Xingwen happily asked if it was true, and felt relieved when Jia She nodded.It's about the safety of the princess of the Zhenyan Tribe, it's not a joke, he will do his best to guard it.
Jia Amnesty sent all the secret guards around him to monitor the situation of the inn in shifts, and at the same time asked the secret guards to count the number of all the entourage of the Zhenyan tribe.
"Apart from the peace envoy Luo Mu and Princess Baozhu, there are a total of 140 people in the entourage," Miwei reported.
Jia Amnesty wrote it down.
The next day, Jia She saw that the Zhenyan tribe had no plans to leave, so he continued to live in Baimi County.The same is true for the third day.
Du Xingwen was in a hurry.Ever since he guessed from Jia She that Princess Baozhu might be in danger, he has been looking forward to it day and night, hoping that the wedding party will leave sooner.However, these barbarians seemed to be stationed in Baimi County, and had no intention of leaving at all.
Du Xingwen didn't know what to do, so he came to inquire about Jia Amnesty.
With great difficulty, Du Xingwen found the private house where Jia She lived. The three earthen houses were very simple.After entering the courtyard, Du Xingwen saw Jia Amnesty sitting in front of the window, listening to the reports from the attendants around him, and immediately lowered his head and wrote something.Because the voice was too low, Du Xingwen couldn't hear him, so he couldn't help being curious, so he hurried over to pay his respects.
It was the attendant who shut his mouth and immediately stepped back.
Jia Amnesty closed the notebook and looked at him indifferently: "What's the matter?"
Du Xingwen's prepared words were asked so indifferently by the imperial envoy, and his mind went blank and he forgot.After a while, he stumbled and said with a silly smile: "My lord, the place where you live now is really simple, why not live in the lower official's mansion temporarily?"
"I told you earlier that my trip is a secret, and it is not appropriate to publicize it to the outside world."
"My lord, why don't those married people leave? It's been three days, and they will arrive in the capital after a few more days. Why do they have to stop in the small Baimi County of Xiaguan?"
"The schedule is tiring, so it's normal to stay for a few days occasionally to take a rest." Jia She was very sure in his heart that these people were not just resting, but the time had come to start taking action.
After all, starting from Baimi County, it entered the territory under the jurisdiction of Gyeonggi, which is considered to be under the emperor's feet. If something happened to the princess and his wife in this area, it would be a major event that affected the emperor's face and even the entire Zhou Dynasty.
Du Xingwen nodded, had nothing to say, and took his leave in embarrassment.But he had no idea in his heart, and he asked his subordinates to put all their efforts into keeping Princess Baozhu safe. He was afraid that except for accidents, the lives of the whole family would depend on it.
In the afternoon, Zhu Mao finally inquired about the carriage from a carpenter in the county.On the day the marriage team entered Baimi County, early in the morning, someone came to ask the carpenter to buy a car.I didn't want a new car, but bought an old car that was used for half a month at the price of a new car.According to the carpenter's description, the person who bought the car was a foreigner with a dark complexion and a strong build. Although he was wearing the clothes of ordinary people in the Great Zhou Dynasty, he spoke with a strange accent, and he couldn't tell where he came from.Inquiring about the appearance of the sold carriage, I learned that there was a collision at the rear plate of the carriage, and a corner of the wood was missing.
Jia She immediately ordered someone to go to the inn to quietly check the car that Princess Baozhu was riding in, and it was indeed consistent with the carpenter's description.
On the third day, the kinship team of the Zhenyan tribe finally set off.Jia Amnesty asked people to count the number of people in the next team, and there were 23 people missing, leaving only 120 followers.
Jia She was afraid that there would be troubles on the road, so he asked Du Xingwen and his pro-envoy Luo Mu to introduce him, saying that he was a Beijing official who came to work in the local area, and now he could come to Beijing with them.
Luo Mu looked around Jia She with a defensive face, seeing that he was just a pampered official, he didn't feel afraid, so he reluctantly nodded in agreement.
A group of people left Baimi Town slowly, instead of taking the main road, they took a forest path and headed towards the capital.
When Jia Amnesty lived in Baimi County, he had already investigated the basic situation around Baimi County.Five miles north of Baimi County, there is a large dense old forest, which is a well-known haunt of local bandits.
Not only is the forest dense here, but the terrain is very complicated. People who don't understand the terrain can easily get lost and unable to get out when they run into the forest.Some bandits took advantage of the terrain and robbed houses here in groups.
However, the gangsters are also brainy. With such a large team, they certainly wouldn't dare to ask for death.It stands to reason that this path is also safe to walk on.
But even though Jia She felt that the other party had been planning for so long, it was unlikely that he would just do something casually in such a forest.But still afraid of accidents, he reminded the secret guards around him to be vigilant at all times.
In the end, the marriage team went through the woods safely as Jia She had expected.
Luo Mu rode at the head of the team and kept shouting to move forward quickly, as if he was in a hurry.
Going forward, we will arrive at Puliu County.There is an old acquaintance of Jia Amnesty there, the younger sister of Sun Xinyang's deceased wife is the wife of the county magistrate there, and because of Sun Xinyang's case, he also communicated with the county magistrate Zhang Kaichi.
The family members rushed all the way and finally arrived at Puliu County before dark.
Zhang Kaichi, the county magistrate of Puliu County, came to greet him, and specially arranged the marriage team to the government office.This time it was strange, the Heqin envoy didn't raise any objection, Luo Mu laughed happily instead, thanking Zhang Kaichi for his warm hospitality.
Zhang Kaichi didn't know Jia Amnesty's true identity, so he hurriedly came to inquire.Jia Amnesty first showed his official seal of supervisory censor.Zhang Kai rushed to salute, then he listened to Jia She's order and invited him to speak in the inner room.
Jia Amnesty just reminded Zhang Kaichi to pay attention to the safety of Princess Baozhu's room, and asked him to choose a few maidservants to serve in the princess' room, and they should never leave. "If you can find someone with a loud voice, it will be the best."
At first, Zhang Kaichi just kept nodding his head to obey orders, but later he came back to his senses and hurriedly asked: "Your Excellency, you mean someone might want to assassinate Princess Baozhu?"
"inevitable".Jia Amnesty immediately corrected Zhang Kaichi's mistake in using the word "maybe".
Zhang Kaichi's eyes widened in shock, and he nervously asked Jia She why he made such a statement.
Jia Amnesty then told Zhang Kai Chi Ting about the suspicious behavior of the marriage team.Zhang Kaichi pondered for a moment, then nodded in agreement, "It's indeed suspicious."
"I just told you that when we were in Baimi County, there were 140 followers in the marriage team of the Zhenyan Tribe. When I went into the forest in the morning, I also counted them. It was indeed 120 people, and there were 23 people missing. , what did you say you went there?"
Zhang Kaichi knew very well how dangerous the subsequent development would be if there were fewer people in the wedding party and Jia Amnesty expressed doubts.If these people from the Zhenyan tribe really wanted to do it themselves and kill their Princess Heqin, it would be the responsibility of the Puliu county government to protect them.It is not just a murder case, it is likely to provoke a war between countries.And his life and the lives of his family members will be the victims of this conspiracy.
Thinking of this, Zhang Kaichi panicked, "How could there be so much less, I'll ask!"
"Aren't you afraid to scare the snake, you are even more defenseless?" Jia Amnesty raised his eyebrows and asked.
Zhang Kaichi was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Then I'll be more tactful and confirm the number of people again." Zhang Kaichi still hoped that such troubles would not be unlucky to himself.
Jia She sneered and didn't stop him, but instead stood on the rocky rock in the courtyard, looking up to the west from time to time.
After Zhang Kaichi went out for a while, he came back with a frightened face, "My lord, the concubine envoy said with certainty that he brought 120 entourages with him. Could it be that you made a mistake in checking earlier?"
Jia Amnesty still leaned against the door, looking at the sky, too lazy to deal with Zhang Kaichi's problem.He had just made it very clear. He checked the number of people twice, and once he checked it himself. How could there be a mistake.
Zhang Kaichi was nervous for a while, seeing that Jia She ignored him, he also realized that he had made a slip of the tongue, apologized quickly, and asked Jia She what to do after this with a sneer.He is just a small county magistrate, and there are no masters in the mansion. If the people of the Zhenyan tribe just want to play a show by themselves, how can he tactfully stop this conspiracy and protect himself.
Zhang Kaichi tried his best, but couldn't think of a way.He said that he would send a letter to the imperial court as soon as possible.
"When your letter is delivered to the capital, I'm afraid that the person will die early. What's the use? As long as there is no evidence to prove that all this is a conspiracy of the Zhenyan tribe, they can use the banner of justice to avenge the princess and tear up the previously signed agreement." Armistice agreement, invade our Dazhou border."
Jia Amnesty finally saw the kite in the western sky, his eyes lit up, and the corners of his mouth slightly raised. Fortunately, the person came, and he was in time!
Zhang Kaichi twitched the corners of his mouth, then narrowed his eyes showing a bitter look.He had no choice but to kneel down to Jia Amnesty in a hurry, begging him for an idea to save himself.
"Zhuo Jing was just diagnosed with pregnancy, I'm an official, I'm an official..." Zhang Kaichi's tone changed as he spoke, and he really wanted to cry.
"Look at your future, go to sleep with your wife at night, don't worry about anything, remember." After Jia Amnesty said, he waved his hand and went out.
What's the meaning?Enjoying your last night?
Zhang Kaichi was so anxious that he chased Jia She for a few steps, seeing that he had already walked outside the courtyard, there were people from the Zhenyan tribe over there, so he couldn't say anything more.
Luo Mu took a look at the princess, and pretended to be leisurely wandering around the county office.Zhang Kaichi smirked and accompanied him, but no matter how he looked at him, he felt that he was inspecting the terrain, but he couldn't do anything because he was in a hurry.
After wandering around, Luo Mu smiled and sighed that the environment of this mansion is good.Instead, he discussed with Zhang Kaichi, saying that his bodyguards were too tired from the long journey, even after resting in Baimi County for two days, they were still very tired.Considering that the team will enter the capital tomorrow, he asks Zhang Kaichi's servants to help guard him, so that his bodyguards can get enough energy and have a good rest tonight.
After Zhang Kaichi listened to the entourage's translation, he had a bad feeling in his heart. He wanted to decline, but when he opened his mouth, he saw that Luo Mu pretended not to understand him, so he directly thanked him, turned around and led the people away.Zhang Kaichi was so frightened that his heart stopped beating, and he felt that he was really close to death.
Just hope that the sky will always be bright, and nothing will happen.
Night fell, and after the second watch knocked, there was silence all around.
Zhang Kaichi wandered around the room nervously.
Jia Yushi hasn't come back yet...
Zhang Kaichi's forehead was covered with cold sweat after another, and he could wash his face.It's really not his style to just sit there and wait for death.
Zhang Kaichi made up his mind, kicked the door and planned to go to guard Princess Baozhu's room himself.
However, before he stepped out of the door, he heard a woman's sharp cry from the west courtyard.Zhang Kaichi immediately ran over there, and at the same time, the guards of the Zhenyan tribe who lived in the nearby courtyard also rushed over.
Luo Mu put on some clothes, as if he just got out of bed.He glared at Zhang Kaichi angrily, "How do you guard? If something happens to our princess, our sweat will definitely make your Great Zhou Dynasty restless!"
After entering the courtyard, Luo Mu saw his servant girl running out of the house in a panic, shouting: "Assassin, an assassin assassinated the princess!"
Luo Mu hurriedly asked, "Where's the assassin?"
"Ran!"
Luo Mu turned his head and kicked Zhang Kaichi, "My Dayang and my princess died in the government office of your Great Zhou Dynasty, what are you going to do!"
"Message Luomu, I'm also wondering why you Dayang people assassinated your own princess."
Suddenly, a male voice called please came from the room coldly.
Then two guards with knives pushed open the door, and everyone saw a slender and extraordinary purple-robed man coming out of the room.
"Who are you and why are you in our princess' room?" Luo Mu held a knife, spoke fluent Chinese, and waited for him with angry eyes.
"Song Xi, a scholar of the Wuying Palace." After Song Xi reported to the house, he smiled coldly, and ordered the guards to escort a woman who was tied up and gagged, "Is she the princess the envoy said?"
"Of course." Luo Mu saw that she was not dead, a flash of surprise flashed in his eyes, he regained his composure, and snorted at Song Xi, "Bold thief! How dare you break into our Princess Baozhu's room at night and insult our princess In honor of you, I must—”
"How could your Princess Baozhu not know that she fell off a horse and broke her left leg when she was eight years old?"
"How did you know about this?" Luo Mu's eyes widened, and he turned to say, "Our princess is bright and carefree, and forgetful."
"I don't believe it, how about a bet." Song Xi smiled.
"It is true that our princess broke her leg, but it has already healed, and her actions are as usual. How can you bet? You have no way to prove that there is any need to bet. It's too nonsense. You Da Zhou ministers wantonly insulted our Princess Baozhu, so why don't you bet?" It's humiliating our Great Khan and despising our Zhenyan tribe, I want to see your king immediately!" Luo Mu said angrily.
"Luo Mu, don't be too impatient, I still have a way to prove it." Song Xi said with a faint smile.
Luo Mu said to himself: "Impossible! You don't talk to me about words and don't get evidence. She is our Princess Baozhu, but she has a bad memory!"
Song Xi glanced sideways at the woman kneeling on the ground, and said with a faint smile: "Just cut off the flesh of this woman's left leg and look at the bones, and you will know if there is any damage and healing. The envoy Luomu can rest assured. , if this woman is really Princess Baozhu, our Great Zhou Emperor will definitely marry her, but she may become lame after the flesh is cut off."
'Princess Orb' was originally full of death-defying expression and was not moved by any threats.Hearing Song Xi's words suddenly, his dull eyes turned suddenly, and he began to tremble.
Song Xi chuckled, and looked disappointedly at Luo Mu, whose face had lost color: "Is this the dead man of your Zhenyan tribe? It's so normal."
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