Dragon Pattern Roll Set

The county capital is not far away, Zhan Zhao, Bai Yutang and others will arrive within half a day.

Although the city is not very big, but there are many people coming and going, and it is quite prosperous... Boss Yan’s business is really good, and within a short distance, you can see a shop with a signboard with the word "Yan", and firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea. , it's all his business...

Yan Mansion is very big, but it is not in the city, but on a mountain in the suburbs.

Zhan Zhao thought it was strange, "Don't rich people like to buy big houses in the city these days, and other courtyards are built in the mountains... Boss Yan's family is very rich, so living in such a remote area is not afraid of attracting thieves?"

Everyone came to a small road not far from the Yan family's mansion, looked up at the big manor on the hillside in front of them.

Bai Yutang looked at it for a while, frowned slightly, and said, "Is it a coincidence? The construction method of the Yan family's mansion seems to be the same as that of the Jin family's old house."

"It does look very similar..." Zhan Zhao also felt that it was close.

"This kind of house is called a city-state house." At this time, Wu Yifu said.

Both Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at him.

"The hillside of the Jin family's old house was a bit low before. I don't think this Yan's mansion is more obvious." Wu Yifu said, "This is not the way of building an ordinary house, but the way of a city-state. The mountain under the house should be They are all hollowed out, which is convenient for hiding things. There are no walls around them. If you surround them with walls, you will become a small city-state, which cannot be attacked from the outside. The empty mountain is full of traps, and no matter how many people enter it, they may not be able to catch the family."

Long Qiaoguang curled his lips, "Isn't this the method of building a den of thieves?"

"It can also be said that it has been rare these years, and it was very common in times of war and chaos." Wu Yifu said, "This house is indeed the same as the Jin family's old house."

"The back mountain of the Jin family's old house was hollowed out and a golden Buddha was hidden. What do you think is hidden under the mountain?" Zhan Zhao asked the rumor about the three-headed Jintuo.

Rumor has it that he frowned. There has never been any sect or person related to this in Jianghu, he just knows some folk legends.

"The house is just ahead, how do I check?" Bai Yutang asked Zhan Zhao.

"It's easy." Before Zhan Zhao could speak, Long Qiaoguang said, "Go in and investigate."

"Go in?" Zhan Zhao and the others looked at him.

Long Qiaoguang smiled, "Let's just say he's going to buy military rations, and he wants a million catties of rice. For such a big deal, Mr. Yan will naturally come out in person."

"Buying rice is indeed a good excuse..." Zhan Zhao nodded.

"It's not all an excuse." Long Qiao Guang said, "It's time to purchase military rations every year. This year, there is more rain and there is not much rations in the north. It is only natural to go to the south to buy, and this year there is an extra naval army camp in the south. "

Zhan Zhao and the others thought about it, and it was indeed the best excuse.

As a result, everyone went up the mountain in good faith.

Along the way, Zhan Zhao noticed that Wu Yifu was looking at the mansion all the way, as if he was thinking about it.

Zhan Zhao asked him, "Uncle Xiaohuo, what do you think is wrong?"

Wu Yifu looked at Zhan Zhao, and said, "Well... Didn't Grand Master Pang say before that there are liars in Jiangnan?"

Zhan Zhao nodded.

"I also remember that there was indeed such a group of people in the past who used this method to make money." Wu Yifu said, "The gang is called Fan Ju, and the obvious business is to open inns in various places, which can also be said to be black shops, but There are no black people in this shop. Fan Ju is their base camp, and there are all kinds of liars, thieves, and murderers living in it. In short, they are very cunning, and they use all kinds of strange methods.

"How many years ago was that?" Zhan Zhao was curious.

"Hmm... It's been quite a while, let alone 60 years." Wu Yifu said.

Zhan Zhao was curious, "Why did you suddenly think of them? Does it have anything to do with Boss Yan?"

"I want to talk about the relationship, Fan Ju's boss is named Yan." Wu Yifu said, "Do you think it's a coincidence?"

"One's surname is Yan, and the other's surname is Yan." Zhan Zhao nodded, "It's indeed a bit of a coincidence, especially if everything is connected..."

……

Everyone walked to the door of Yan's mansion and knocked on the door.

After a while, an old man with the appearance of a housekeeper came out and opened the door, looked out, a little puzzled, "Who are you looking for?"

"Find your master." Zhan Zhao said.

"Uh, what do you guys do?" the butler asked.

"We are in the army and want to buy military rations," Zhan Zhao said.

"Oh... so it's Lord Jun." The housekeeper asked, "What's your name, I'll report to Master."

Zhan Zhao pointed to Long Qiaoguang, "The right general, Long Qiaoguang."

The butler gasped, "Oh, I'll go right away, wait a minute..." After finishing speaking, he ran away.

Everyone is staring at chatter - you are quite famous.

Long Qiao looks at the sky, I am a general, a first-rank official!

Zhan Zhao and the others rubbed their chins—that's right, the four generals are all equivalent to first rank, so they are high officials... Tsk!Although it looks like a bandit in temperament.

Sure enough, a lot of people rushed out from inside, and Boss Yan didn't put on his hat, and rushed out, shouting, "Honored guest, honored guest!"

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Everyone looked at the boss, he was in his sixties, he looked in good health, he looked like a businessman, he was full of joy and polite.

Boss Yan went to the door and took a look. He didn't know which one was the right general, but he looked like everyone had a sense of identity.

Long Qiaoguang showed Zhao Jiajun's gold medal to him, telling him not to be too polite.

Boss Yan led the crowd into the mansion, and besides being polite, he asked curiously, "General You is expected to come in person to purchase military rations?"

Zhan Zhao glanced at Bai Yutang - this old man is quite cautious.

Bai Yutang gestured to Zhan Zhao—look at one side of the yard.

Zhan Zhao turned his face and looked over, and saw a huge stone screen against the wall. The four big characters "gold and jade full of hall" looked so familiar, including the carving style of the whole stone screen...

Zhan Zhao slightly raised his eyebrows—isn't this the same screen as the screen inside the gate of the Jin family's old house!

Bai Yutang nodded, the two of them knew each other that the relationship between these two families was indeed extraordinary.

Long Qiaoguang didn't care about Zhan Zhao and the others investigating the case. There are certain rules and procedures for the military camp to buy food. It's not like he hasn't bought it before, so just follow the rules.

Seeing the old man's doubts, Long Qiao said, "The marshal is always careful, the sources of all the Zhao's army's rations are determined by our generals after checking in person."

"Oh, that's right!" Boss Yan smeared honey all over his mouth, and praised Zhao Jiajun for being a good man... When he walked into the living room, he praised Long Qiaoguang so much that he wanted to recognize him as a relative——you More than I can say!

Yan's house is very grand, but also has some taste, worthy of the title of the richest man in the area.

Bai Yutang observed for a while, and found that the house was heavily guarded, and there were many experts in the care yard.

Zhan Zhao frowned, the law and order here in Yanzhou is good... Mr. Yan seems to have too many thugs, and one or two martial arts seem to be good, and they are not young.Who is Zhan Zhao?The three hundred demon heads of the Demon Palace watched them grow up, and at a glance, he felt that these were not like some kind of general guards at all, they were simply Jianghu people, and they seemed to have retired, and they were so wary of them.

Entering the reception hall, everyone sat down.

Long Qiaoguang and Boss Yan were talking about the purchase of military rations, and the old man was very excited when talking about business, and it seemed that he had no doubts about everyone's origins.

Zhan Zhao looked around, and found that Wu Yifu was holding a cup, consciously or unconsciously, looking at Boss Yan.And Feng Chuanfeng, who was sitting beside Wu Yifu, was also stroking the beard on his chin, and looked at Boss Yan with some deep meaning in his eyes.The two old men looked at each other from time to time, as if they were talking about something.

At the end of the talk, Long Qiaoguang proposed to take a look at the grain storage warehouse and the grain growing fields, and Boss Yan agreed without hesitation.But the field can't be seen until tomorrow, he thought that everyone came from Black Wind City, so he stayed with them for one night.Zhan Zhao and the others naturally agreed, and what they were waiting for was your words.

Arriving at the Yan's guest room, and entering the house, Bai Yutang said to Zhan Zhao, "Mao'er, this house is exactly the same as the old Jin's house, only the direction of the door opening is different."

Zhan Zhao nodded, he also found it strange that when he was walking in the yard just now, he had the illusion of walking into the backyard of the old Jin family's house.

"There is another point, which is very suspicious." Wu Yifu said, "This Boss Yan looks too much like Yan Jian, the owner of Fanju back then."

Feng Chuanfeng nodded, "If there is no miscalculation, this should be Yan Jiao's son!"

Wu Yifu smiled slightly, "We have entered a den of thieves!"

At this time, the butler outside brought the servants to bring refreshments, and said, "The generals have worked hard all the way, take a break for a while, the master has prepared a dinner banquet..."

Long Qiaoguang waved his hand, "No need, I'm not here for dinner."

The housekeeper laughed, "If you want, if you want, my grandpa heard that General You is coming, and he also said that he would come out to meet him."

"Master?" Wu Yifu was slightly surprised.

"Is that your master's father?" Feng Chuanfeng laughed, "Your master looks really big."

"Hehe." The housekeeper also laughed, "My grand master is the longest-lived person within a hundred miles, and he's over 100 this year!"

"Really..." Wu Yifu smiled slightly.

Rumor has it that it’s also interesting—it’s not dead yet!Seeing Wu Yifu for a while, will he faint?

The butler put down his things and said a few polite words before leaving.

"Is it really Yan Qiao?" Zhan Zhao asked.

"It's more or less the same." Wu Yifu said coldly, "Fortunately, I came with you, otherwise, you should be careful not to be harmed by him."

"Is he a bad guy?" Long Qiaoguang took out the test needle that Gongsun gave him and poked it around to see if he was poisoned.

Feng Chuanfeng said coldly, "Yan Kip thinks he was the king of thieves back then. This person is extremely greedy and sinister. This case probably has something to do with him."

Wu Yifu also nodded.

"Then doesn't he know you?" Bai Yutang asked Wu Yifu.

"Not only do they know each other, but they also have a deep hatred." Wu Yifu said slowly.

Both Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at him - so you are still so calm?

Wu Yifu smiled slightly. It is estimated that if the old man is not blind and sees my expression during dinner, it will definitely be very exciting.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang glanced at each other, and for some reason... they were inexplicably looking forward to it.

……

Not to mention Zhan Zhao and others, Boss Cha Yan found out the thief king's family back then, Kaifeng is also very lively.

Tianzun and Yinhou are going to teach Taixue tomorrow, it will be hard for these two martial saints, everyone suggested to teach Bao Yan and others in Kaifeng mansion first.

Yin Hou looked at those bean sprout-like teenagers with disgust, thought for a while, and let Tianzun teach first.

Tianzun also thought that Yin Hou was too fierce to scare the children, so he kindly and patiently taught about half a cup of tea kung fu... Tianzun overturned all the stone tables in the yard, "Pig! You are so stupid! A mental method It’s not enough to teach it three times! Xiao Wu has learned it all!”

Bao Yan and the others looked at the sky, but they couldn't understand what the old fairy said. What kind of qi, acupoints, and internal energy... Who has internal energy here?The only gas in my stomach is fart...

The fourth son shook his head, although he didn't understand a word.

Xiao Liangzi also jumped around, saying that Bao Yan and the others are stupid!

This group of people is the pride of heaven. Except for Pang Yu who is often scolded, where else have they ever been scolded for being stupid?So, one or two thoughts drooped his head.

Lin Yueyi had been watching from the side, she walked up and poked Tianzun.

Tianzun looked at her, and Yiyi showed him what Tianzun taught just now.

Tianzun clapped his hands after watching, "This is good! Let her compare."

Lin Yehuo raised his hand, "I object."

Yiyi glanced at her brother.

Zhao Pu also said, "If the other party has a girl, it doesn't matter if Yiyi fights with them, but this academy is full of men, how can a big girl with a yellow flower be able to compete with others on the stage? Besides, you guys There are so many boys who are too educated, if you want a girl to go out for the martial arts test for you, aren't you afraid of being laughed at in the future?"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, but it was true.

"It's better to let Lin Xiao practice." Lin Yehuo suggested, "It looks like that kid can still sculpt, and the others are useless, useless."

At this time, Ziying and Zheying came.

Sitting on the table shaking his head, the fourth son hurriedly called the two of them. It turned out that the two were sent out by the fourth son to spy on the enemy.

Ziying just curled her lips, chatting with the fourth son, "Oh! There are many famous masters in the three major academies!"

The fourth son was surprised, "Really?"

Ziying nodded vigorously, "Every academy has at least one up-and-coming star who is well-known in the world. The Qiankun Academy is even more outrageous. It has invited several masters from various schools to teach. Wudang, Shaolin, etc., they all say they want to win the Tianshan School and the Demon School." palace."

Yin Hou and Tianzun narrowed their eyes.

Tianzun was dissatisfied, "What does this group of idiots have to do with my Tianshan faction?"

Yin Hou also nodded, "There are no scholars in my magic palace!"

Zhe Ying spread her hands, "But after all, it has already spread, and the students of Taixue were taught by the two of you."

Tianzun and Yinhou's teeth were grinding to a creaking sound—a world famous!

Zhao Pu thought for a while, "Actually, in martial arts, you don't have to fight with real swords and guns. Zhuge Liang can't fight, so he can still win the war? The generals that Taixue wants to train are naturally not small soldiers, but handsome talents."

Everyone nodded and thought it made sense, Tianzun asked, "Do you have any good suggestions?"

Zhao Pu smiled, "If you fight alone, you will lose, but if you fight in groups, you may not lose."

Bao Yan and the others all tilted their heads—fighting in groups?

Zhao Pudao, "I'll go to the palace to discuss with the emperor, let him formulate the competition, so as to save any trouble, and we will prepare after the competition system..."

Before Zhao Pu finished speaking, Ge Qing ran in with his head tilted, and asked, "The competition system has come down! Have you read it?"

Everyone was taken aback, looking at Zhao Pu,

Zhao Pu smiled and shook his head——Zhao Zhen is better than monkeys!

"The yellow list just posted." Ge Qing specially took a copy and gave it to everyone.

Bao Yan and the others took a look and found that the time for the competition of the Fourth Academy was set in half a month.The items of the competition were all decided by Zhao Zhen himself. It was divided into two days in total, the first astronomical test and the second day the martial arts test.

The literary examination is divided into piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, and knowledge of ancient and modern times.Qin, chess, calligraphy and painting are naturally easy to understand. This knowledge of the past and the present depends on the ability to memorize extensively. Zhao Zhen will send a scholar to ask tricky and weird questions from various classics and history collections. Everyone will answer them together. The last person standing wins.As for the examination method of this piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, it is not an ordinary examination, and it will be announced at that time.

On the second day, there was only one military test. Zhao Zhen said almost the same thing as what Zhao Pu said just now on the imperial list. The four major academies are not to cultivate brave generals but handsome talents, so there will be a special military test. The location of the competition is in the paddock. At that time, the major academies need to send out ten students.

Everyone looked at Zhao Pu—as expected, it was exactly what they wanted.

Zhao Pu held his cup and shook his head—that is, you thought being emperor would add to the chaos?Although his purpose of asking these questions is just to watch a good show...

"Ah..." In the palace, Zhao Zhen sneezed and rubbed his nose.

Xiao Xiangxiang sat on the dragon chain in front of him, took a handkerchief and wiped his nose, "Father, why are you so happy?"

The corners of Zhao Zhen's mouth turned up, "It's interesting to think about it..." He said, rubbing his daughter's doughy face, "After half a month, my father will take you to see a good show."

Xiao Xiangxiang clapped her hands.

Just at this time, the Eighth King walked in, and somehow, there was an illusion that Xiangxiang's expression at the moment was so similar to Zhao Zhen when he saw Bao Zheng and Pang Ji fighting when he was a child...