[Rat and Cat] Han Palace Autumn

Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao started their light work and went straight back home. They saw a dusty and strong man in Mr. Bao's room standing in front of Mr. Bao and talking tearfully. Bao Zheng sat on the chair with a solemn expression.

"My lord, please save us... Everyone really can't survive. I heard that Mr. Bao is a rare blue sky, so I raised money to recommend me to Beijing... My lord, I beg you to make the decision for us!"

Gongsun Ce stepped forward, patted the man's shoulder reassuringly, and said softly, "If the case is true, my lord will make the decision for you. You must be tired after walking all the way..."

Before he finished speaking, he was hurriedly interrupted by the man: "Master Bao, the villain's words are true, and there is absolutely no falsehood! The fish and meat people in Zhizhou of Yunyang did all kinds of evil, but relying on their relationship with the Prince of Xiangyang..."

"Okay," Zhan Zhao saw the expressions on the faces of the lord and the gentleman, and raised his hand to stop him from continuing, "Master Bao will find out the right and wrong, and you will be fair, go and rest first--Brother Dynasty, please help me." He's preparing a guest room."

Chao Chao stepped forward and took the man down, until the two were out of sight, Zhan Zhao raised his arms and fists as a salute, while Bai Yutang couldn't bear it anymore, and said in a deep voice: "I see that this boy talks and behaves, It's not like ordinary villagers."

"That's right," Mr. Bao stroked his beard, "He said that he was the King of Xiangyang, and when he just narrated, he always tried his best to draw the relationship between the Zhizhou of Yunyang to the Lord of Xiangyang. This matter...is not easy. .”

"My lord," Zhan Zhao suddenly had an idea, "Could this be what His Majesty said the day before yesterday that the time has come... Zhan Zhao will go to meet His Majesty now and ask him to point out the way for Kaifeng Mansion."

Bao Zheng pondered for a moment, then nodded and said: "Then Zhan's guards will quickly enter the palace and ask the Holy Spirit for his will, so that our palace can respond in time."

Zhan Zhao should have done so, bowed and stepped back, changed into a bright red official uniform, and went into the palace.

Passing by the wasteland in the southwest corner, he couldn't help but look up again. Several white lotus plants in the pond had stretched their petals and stood tall above the microwave. Skimming the water and floating waves in pairs.The pavilions and pavilions by the pond are hidden in a dense bamboo forest, which is really a rare quiet place.

The one who led him was the little eunuch whom he chattered about last time, who seemed to be called Xiao Shunzi——Xu was scolded for talking too much last time, but this time he seemed more cautious, just buried his head in the front and led the way without saying a word .

Zhan Zhao secretly sighed, this is still a child's immature face, but he has seen all his expressions in the palace, struggling to survive... He looked at the beautiful scenery in the corner again, this arrangement is really his favorite, especially on this early summer evening, Thinking of its former desolation and dilapidation to its current prosperity, it really gave people a sense of vitality, which made him full of fighting spirit and hope for the upcoming war.

It was not far from the emperor's bedroom, and he arrived at his destination in an instant. Zhan Zhao waited outside the door for a moment, and was immediately announced by Zhou Huaizheng himself.

"Zhan Zhao pays homage to the emperor, long live the emperor." Zhan Zhao saluted like a rite, and after getting up, he explained in detail how the people of Yunyang reported the crime thousands of miles away today, and then lowered his head and waited for the emperor's reaction.

"Guard Zhan seems to have understood my intention the day before yesterday," Zhao Zhen smiled, and walked down from the imperial platform, "Yes, this person was arranged by me in Yunyang, and I don't want it to come in handy today—what he said It is true that there is no falsehood, the Zhizhou of Yunyang is a muddleheaded and greedy moth, relying on a little relationship with Xiangyang Uncle Wang to do evil, the local people are miserable." Looking up to see the doubt in Zhan Zhao's eyes, he smiled wryly, "Are you It’s strange that I knew it, why did I ignore it?” Seeing Zhan Zhao nodded hesitantly, he let out a long sigh, and then said, “Anyway, he is from the Xiangyang family, so I don’t want to embarrass Uncle Wang for this—the most important thing is, The king of Xiangyang is ambitious and has great schemes, before everything is ready, I need to pretend to be ignorant of the specific situation in that area with him."

Zhan Zhao lowered his eyes, and his long eyelashes concealed the disapproval in his eyes—it's not that he couldn't understand Zhao Zhen's actions, but he couldn't accept them, but he also knew that this was the emperor's mind, and he was planning everywhere for the emperor. Be careful everywhere, and you will not do such things as scaring the snakes for the sake of the people of a place.

Seeing those clear eyes covered as expected, Zhao Zhen couldn't help holding back his breath, took a deep breath and continued: "The mastermind behind the assassin's confession last time was the King of Xiangyang, and I learned an important piece of news from him, and after years of investigations, I discovered that the King of Xiangyang not only secretly recruited troops, but also communicated secretly with Xixia Daliao in order to seize the throne... He built a palace in Xiangyang. It is said that there are many institutions, and the very strong skyrocketing tower stores the alliance letter and the secret account books he used to buy officials from Beijing and China."

Zhan Zhao was secretly startled when he heard that King Xiangyang acted like a wolf, his ambition was obvious, his heart moved, he raised his head and said to Zhao Zhen: "The reason why His Majesty arranged this person to report the case to Kaifeng Mansion is to give the minister an excuse to wait. Unannounced visits to Xiangyang, to explore the towering skyscrapers?"

"...Yes," let out a breath with difficulty, seeing the gentle smile on the face of the red-clothed guard in front of him was heartbroken, but he still said ruthlessly, "This matter is about the country, the world, and the world. Zhao accepts the order!"

Zhan Zhao's face turned serious, and he knelt down to wait for the next sentence.

Zhao Zhen stared deeply at his black official hat, and said, "Order, Zhan Zhao, the fourth-rank guard with a sword in front of the imperial court, investigates the case of the magistrate of Yunyang being an improper official and harming the people. Conspiracy to rebel and steal the country must be submitted to the imperial court to protect orthodoxy, and this—"

"Zhan Zhao leads the decree, long live my emperor."

"Go back." The emperor turned his back to Zhan Zhao, and when he heard the sound of people saluting and leaving, he punched the imperial case hard.

He obviously cared so much, obviously wanted to hold everything in front of him for a smile, obviously regarded it as a treasure, but now he wanted to push him to the center of the turbulent vortex with his own hands - how powerless and painful!However, he has to do it. Zhan Zhao is highly skilled in martial arts, smart, and has great prestige in the Jianghu. Splendid Jiangshan.

Zhan Zhao, I order you to be well and come back to me.

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"Guard Zhan, Young Master Bai, it's dangerous to go here, so be careful."

Outside the city of Kaifeng, weeping willows are facing the wind, and the grass is luxuriant. On the official road, two horses stand side by side. On the side, two young men, one blue and one white, stand shoulder to shoulder. One is flamboyant and the other is quiet. .

The two nodded to express that they had taken down the instructions of Mr. Bao and Mr. Gongsun, they clasped their fists slightly, then got on their horses and left in the dust.

On this day, on the official road outside Yunyang City, in a small tea shed, businessmen and people passing by were drinking tea and resting as usual. The simple shed provided shade for people in the hot summer.While everyone was chatting and laughing, they only heard the sound of horseshoes in the distance, and they came from far to near in an instant, and they came to them.

They were two fine horses, one yellow and one white, and a young man was sitting on each of them. They stopped at the door of the tea shed and got off their horses. The one in blue tied the horse under the tree outside the shed, and the one in white rushed into the tea shed. Even asked the boss to serve tea.The faces of these two people are extremely handsome, the whole body has a good temperament, and they complement each other like a day and a moon. The people in the shed can't help but pay attention to them all the time-not to mention the countryside outside the city, even in the city of Yunyang. I haven't seen such an outstanding young man in years.

These two people came all the way from Kaifeng, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang, Kaifeng and Yunyang are far away, they both traveled day and night, and it took half a month to reach the outside of Yunyang city.

Zhan Zhao tied up the horses, asked the storekeeper for a bucket of cold water for the two horses to quench their thirst, followed him into the tea shed, and sat down beside Bai Yutang.The owner of the tea shed was an old man in his sixties, tremblingly, he put down a copper teapot and two rough pottery tea bowls in front of them, and then retreated silently.

The two had no time to talk, the journey was really hard, the weather was hot and dry, and the water they carried had already been exhausted hundreds of miles away from here.Surrounded by no one, riding a horse in the scorching sun, and having to endure a lot of thirst, it was really painful for the two of them.Therefore, drinking three bowls of herbal tea without saying a word at this time can be regarded as alleviating the burning state in the throat.

Bai Yutang turned a blind eye to all kinds of prying eyes around him, Gu Zi waved his folding fan and started chatting with Zhan Zhao, what they talked about was nothing more than strange stories, customs, customs, Zhan Zhao also listened attentively, interjecting with a smile from time to time, the two of them Talking and laughing, a place of its own, at first glance it does not seem to be in this simple tea shed, but it seems to be in a high pavilion in Penglai, with green mountains and green waters, which can be directly drawn into a painting.

A middle-aged man dressed as a local sitting next to him felt itchy, so he couldn't help standing up and walking over, clasping his fists in a dignified salute: "My two little brothers, I see that your behavior is elegant but unrestrained, I think you are a knight-errant on all sides. A young knight, right?"

Zhan Zhao quickly put down the tea bowl in his hand, smiled back and said, "I don't dare to be a knight, but brother has good eyesight. The two of us have indeed traveled around to increase our knowledge. We passed by Guibao today to take a rest."

"Hehe, little brother is too modest," the man sat down with his robes lifted, and said very familiarly, "I opened an inn in Yunyang City. My surname is Li. I don't know how you two should be called?"

"It's easy to say, my surname is Zhan, this is Zhan's close friend, surnamed Bai."

"Oh, it turned out to be Shaoxia Zhan and Shaoxia Bai. The two of you are passing through Yunyang. Would you like to stay in the city and have a good time?"

Zhan Zhao's eyes lit up: "Zhan and Brother Bai have this intention, I wonder if my brother can introduce, what are the interesting places in Yunyang City?"

"You're asking the right person. The Tiger Roaring Beach and Longyin Gorge in Yunyang are both far and near..." The man was speaking with great interest, when suddenly he seemed to remember something, his face changed, and after a while, he became shy. He said, "I'm sorry, both of you, but I forgot, I can't go to the city recently, if you can, you should take a detour."

"Oh? Why is that?" Bai Yutang, who had been drinking tea in silence, also turned around and looked at Zhan Zhao secretly, both of them had interesting smiles in their eyes.

Bai Yutang pretended to be lazy and said: "Old brother, don't be alarmist. The two of us have traveled all over the world. Why can't we go to this little Yunyang City?"