treacherous world

Kaifeng had a zombie riot, and it even came to the palace from under Bao Zheng's nose in Kaifeng Mansion. Although the people in Kaifeng Mansion understood under Gongsun's explanation, it was not real zombies, but someone who was creating chaos. But in order not to startle the snake, this news must not be spread outside.

But now is the time when there are many people, and the results of the autumn test will be released soon, and all candidates have to come out to see the results.Second, the literary test is over, but the military test is about to begin. What warriors love most is to learn skills.

Of course, there will be various celebrations after the big exam, and the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival... At this juncture, there are zombies. If the Kaifeng government can't tell the people in the city that there are no zombies wandering outside, then It is estimated that it is not far from the boiling of public dissatisfaction.

Zhan Zhao is naturally anxious, but the situation in Kaifeng Mansion is also close to horror. A large group of zombies are locked in cages, screaming non-stop.

Gongsun showed them that the treatment is quite difficult, because the canine disease has already occurred, and there is basically no way to recover.In addition, the yin energy in their bodies was too heavy due to the corpse poison, and they had already started to die in large numbers. Three or four of them died in half a day, and the remaining few were dying. Gongsun tried his best to keep them alive.

"These people all have serious injuries." Gongsun gave Zhan Zhao and the others a clue, "And the wounds are similar, very distinctive."

"Trauma?" Zhan Zhao observed a corpse, and found that the whole body was covered with scars, all caused by whips and sticks, and it seemed that he was often punished.

"Besides torture, are there limited situations that can cause such injuries? Torture to extract confessions and the like..." Zhan Zhao said while asking Ouyang Shaozheng, who came to inquire about the news, "If you violate military discipline, will you be punished like this?" ?”

"Well, it does look like it." Ouyang Shao thought for a while, and suggested that the dead bodies of the two "zombies" be stripped and hung up. When he saw it, he frowned, and ordered someone to call Zhao Pu and the others. shadow guard.

Seeing Ouyang Shaozheng's expression, Zhan Zhao knew that he might have found something, and it wasn't good news.

Bai Yutang went back to the White Mansion, and when he returned to Kaifeng, he saw this scene - Zhan Zhao and a large group of people were watching the two naked corpses, including Xiao Sizi and Xiao Liang. child.

Bai Yutang hesitated for a moment, and decided to walk quietly through the corridor, bypassing this weird place, but was discovered by Zhan Zhao, who had super-sound ears.The cat turned around and waved at him, "Yutang, come and see!"

Of course, Bai Yutang was unwilling to go over to see the two naked corpses, but he had no choice but to have no resistance to Zhan Zhao's extremely pleasing "Yutang" yell, so he obediently walked over.

"What... are you doing?" Bai Yutang glanced at it, and it turned out that there were two bare corpses. In addition... even Bao Zheng and Zhao Pu were there. It didn't seem like a joke, so the rescuer asked Zhan Zhao in a low voice.

"Looking at the wounds on the corpse, most of them are whip wounds and club wounds."

Bai Yutang received Zhan Zhao's reminder, took a closer look, and frowned, "Created by one person?"

"It's not an ordinary torture or punishment." Zhe Ying said, who had a lot of experience in this matter.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang knew that Zhe Ying was also responsible for one thing in the Zhao family army, which was to interrogate captured enemy soldiers or rebels, and they should be aware of this.

"These stick wounds were caused by military sticks, and the marks of the sticks can be clearly seen. Because the military sticks cannot be faked, the marks of several sticks must be seen after several blows. Moreover, the military sticks are very heavy. Hollow out the softened rattan inside and fill it with iron and lead. A hundred army sticks can beat a person to pieces. Basically, ten sticks are slightly injured, twenty are seriously injured, thirty and a half lives, and forty-one lives. These corpses We checked with those zombies, and the number of club wounds on their backs is mostly ten, fifteen, and twenty."

"Could it be that these people came from the military camp?" Zhan Zhao frowned.

"Let's talk about whip wounds." Zhe Ying continued, "The baton's wounds are at the back, while the number of whips is at the front. This is a method of torture to extract confessions. Only those who specialize in torture know where the most painful beatings are. They can’t be killed, each of their scars are in the same position, and they definitely use the same method.”

"A person who has been punished by military discipline?" Bai Yutang asked.

Bao Zheng nodded, "These are all from the Song Dynasty. To find out which barracks they came from, all you need to do is compare them with those who have been dealt with by military law in each barracks..."

"There's no need to compare." Before Bao Zheng finished speaking, Zhao Pu, who had been leaning against the doorpost beside him without speaking, suddenly spoke, and looked at Zhe Ying.

Zhe Ying nodded, "It belongs to Zhao Jiajun."

"what?"

This time, everyone was dumbfounded.

"My lord, are you sure?" Bao Zheng asked Zhao Pu.

Zhao Pu frowned, sighed softly, and said, "Those with ten sticks and nine lashes are those who take advantage of the fire, those with twenty and eighteen lashes are those who bully women and children, those with thirty sticks and 27 lashes are those who hinder the military, and those with forty sticks and 36 lashes are those who bully women and children." If collaborating with the enemy and treason is unsuccessful, the number will be increased or decreased by half depending on the severity of the case, and those who cause death will be punished with their lives."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at each other, then secretly opened their mouths, thinking that Zhao Pu's military rules are strict enough?If no one is killed, they will be beaten to death!

"Your Majesty." Bao Zheng asked Zhao Pu, "Why is it that people who are punished by the Zhao family army are made into zombies?"

Zhao Pu shrugged slightly, then looked at Zhe Ying.

"In the Zhao family army, anyone who violates military regulations and is punished by military law will be expelled from the army." Zhe Ying continued to help Zhao Pu answer questions that he didn't want to answer.

Everyone complained for these soldiers, Zhao Pu's army is too strict, although there must be a reason for winning every battle, but if you beat someone, you still drive him away?

"The marshal is doing it for their own good!" Seeing that everyone looked at Zhao Pu as a tyrant, Ziying hurriedly said, "If you are punished by the military law, you will be degraded in the barracks, and you will be despised by other soldiers. You will be bullied. This kind of bullying is not about tripping you up, but about losing your life!"

"Let He Yihang send someone to identify him." Zhao Pu commanded Zhe Ying with a bad face.

Zhe Ying nodded, and Zhao Pu left.

Gongsun patted Ziying, and all the shadow guards and Zhao Pu were in the same mood. Although they were expelled from the army, they were all brothers in need who had lived and died together before, and soldiers who had contributed to Song Dynasty.If you have made mistakes and have been punished, how could you end up like this?Who the hell killed these people!

……

"Jiujiu seems to be angry."

In the yard, the fourth son was sitting on a stone stool, asking Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang who were leaning on their thoughts.

"That's right, you'll be happy if you call him daddy twice." Gongsun dissected a corpse of a dead zombie at the door of the assistant's room next to him, while encouraging the fourth son, he was also a little worried about Zhao Pu.

The fourth son immediately ran to flatter Zhao Pu, which made him feel better.

Bai Yutang stood aside in a daze, with one hand on his chin, and his thumb gently touching the lower part of his lips.Zhan Zhao knew that his actions were basically thinking about something, and it was something in the past!In other words, he was remembering rather than thinking.

"Hello." Zhan Zhao leaned closer, "What did you think of?"

"Huh?" Bai Yutang came back to his senses, "I remembered something."

"Is there a clue?" Bao Yan and Pang Yu also raised their faces.

Since the exam, Bao Yan has become an idler like Pang Yu, helping to investigate the case and think of ideas.

"I know where you can find a large number of people like this." Bai Yutang said, "Have you heard of Renshi?"

"People's market..." Zhan Zhao thought for a while, "A place to buy and sell people?"

"In addition to buying and selling people, there is also employment." Bai Yutang said, "When I was walking in the northwest and south, I saw that most of the people's markets are under bridges or in hidden places in the suburbs, which is to hide people's eyes. The people who buy and sell are basically children who are used as maidservants and servants. Most of the hired ones are capable but have no job. There are many soldiers who have violated military regulations and have been kicked out of the barracks. This kind of people are hired to , basically doing thugs, physical labor, or guarding the courtyard, or maybe bodyguards."

"That's it." Zhan Zhao stretched out his hand and patted Bai Yutang's shoulder, "As expected of Fifth Lord Bai, he has traveled far and wide and learned a lot!"

Bai Yutang looked at him helplessly, the cat came again.

Zhan Zhao smirked, looked at Pang Yu, "Young Master, is there anyone in Kaifeng?"

Pang Yu was a little dumbfounded when he heard that, and pointed to himself with half a cloud cake in his mouth, "Ask me?"

"I don't ask you." Bao Yan also understood, and tapped the back of his hand with a chopstick, "I'm asking you, where did the thugs who followed you come from?"

"Oh! The housekeeper should know!" Pang Yu suddenly realized, and hurriedly asked Pang Fu to be found.

After a while, Pang Fu came, and when he heard that he was looking for a labor market, he laughed, "Wuliting in the west of the city, there is a labor market for buying, selling and hiring people. There are many desperadoes here. If you want, you can use 500 taels of silver." Buy a murderer to help you kill!"

"There is such a thing?" Zhan Zhao raised his eyebrows, thinking that this is okay?I didn't even know it!

"Hey, no one knows on the surface." Pang Fu said, "It's only because of need and money that someone can ask someone to find it."

"Should it have a snake head?" Bai Yutang asked.

"Heh." Pang Fule said, "Fifth Lord is still an expert. He has a snake head. This kind of person walks in both black and white ways and has a wide network of contacts. Whether you want to buy or sell, you just need to find him. Give him the money. He will find someone for you, and the money will be divided, so you don't have to worry about it, and he will settle it if something goes wrong!"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang smiled, "That's easy, just ask who recently hired a large number of soldiers who violated military discipline and were expelled from the barracks!"

"Pang Fu." Zhan Zhao asked, "Help me ask that snake head to come out, just say that there are distinguished guests and ten people are needed."

"Okay." Pang Fu said with a smile, "Let's go."

Pang Fu deserves to be the chief manager of the Grand Master's Mansion, and he called someone to tell Zhan Zhao, "Today at midnight, we will trade at Wuliting in the west of the city. First pay a deposit of 500 taels, pick up ten people and leave, and pay another 500 taels after the business is completed. I can sacrifice my life for you."

Zhan Zhao raised his eyebrows at Bai Yutang, "Do you want to invite Zhao Pu together?"

"Don't!" Gongsun quickly waved his hand, "With his temper, he must kill the snake head!"

"What kind of temper am I?"

As soon as Gongsun finished speaking, he saw Zhao Pu walking in with the fourth son in his arms, in a good mood.He was sulking in the backyard just now, when the fourth son ran over, hugged his legs and raised his face, and said, "Hug, Daddy."

Zhao Pu forgot what he was unhappy about. After hugging him for a while, the little guy had a sweet mouth and seemed to help him analyze the matter, which made sense.Zhao Pu also came up with some solutions because of this, his mood completely changed, and he came back with his fourth son in his arms.

"I'll go with you." Zhao Pu said to Zhan Zhao, "It's faster to find those who are alive than to find He Yihang, and they may not tell you the truth."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were right after thinking about it, how much the people in the Zhao family army listened to Zhao Pu, they had all seen it.

Tang Shitou will also go with him. He has been feeling for the past few days that it was right for his parents to ask him to come out to see the world. This Kaifeng mansion is full of capable people.So, everyone discussed that Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang should go to ambush first, and Tang Shitou followed Zhao Pu, pretending to be a buyer to pick up the man and pay the money, and catch the snake head by the way.

In the afternoon, Kaifeng Mansion released all the yamen servants to search the streets, and distributed medicine to everyone. In case of being bitten, wash the wound and take medicine quickly, and then come to Kaifeng Mansion to find Gongsun.

Seeing the officers and soldiers patrolling the city, the people were not so nervous, and gradually some people dared to go out.

Soon, it was night, and Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang went to Wuliting in the west of the city early to ambush, and they squatted on a tree.

As the sky was getting darker, Zhan Zhao suddenly stretched out his hand to help Bai Yutang fan the wind.

Bai Yutang turned to look at him, very surprised.

"There are mosquitoes." Zhan Zhao told Bai Yutang with a smile.

Bai Yutang shook his head, and suddenly reached out to touch Zhan Zhao's face.

Startled, Zhan Zhao opened his eyes wide and looked at him.

"What a big mosquito." Bai Yutang laughed.

Zhan Zhao squinted his eyes and stared at Bai Yutang's face and neck, as if he was also looking for mosquitoes.

After a while, Bai Yutang was a little tired from squatting, and sat down with his side leaning against the tree trunk, looking at the pavilion in the distance, "I knew I would bring a jar of wine."

Zhan Zhao also sat down with his legs shaking, turned sideways, put his hands on Bai Yutang's bent knees, and looked at him, "You have been in Kaifeng for a long time. I heard from my sister-in-law that you have never stayed in the same place before." After more than two months, even the empty island can only live for half a year at most."

Bai Yutang stretched out his hand and lightly fiddled with the white tassel hanging on the hilt of Zhan Zhao's sword, "Where's your red tassel from before?"

Zhan Zhao pouted and looked away, "With this white mouse jade pendant, the white sword tassels look good, otherwise a sword with too many colors, wearing red and hanging green would look bad for me." As he said, he patted Bai Yutang's Below the knee, "Ask you."

"There's nothing to wait for." Bai Yutang thought for a while and replied, "I'll get tired of staying for a long time."

"Aren't you tired of Kaifeng?" Zhan Zhao asked, his ears turned red.

Bai Yutang stared at him for a long time, then suddenly smiled, reached out to touch his red earlobe lightly, and asked in a low voice, "Cat, will you get tired of asking me?"

Zhan Zhao looked at him with wide eyes, and gave a vague "hmm".

Bai Yutang said slowly in his characteristic cold but gentle voice, "I'm very specific, I only like one color, I only like one place, and I only like one person..."

The corners of Zhan Zhao's mouth were raised slowly, and Bai Yutang unconsciously leaned forward with the look of raising his face to look at people.However, Bai Yutang was always Bai Yutang, his composure was always there, and there were still some unexplainable upbringing or dull factors that made him hesitate, and asked in a low voice, "I think..."

Zhan Zhao stretched out his hand and gently tugged at his collar, raised his face slightly, and asked, "What do you want?"

Bai Yutang turned his head slightly to take advantage of the situation, and approached, "This way..."

The night breeze slipped between their lips, and the gap narrowed until it disappeared.The moonlight among the falling leaves proves that the two seem to be approaching calmly, and at the same time exhale and entangle with each other in a daze. Gradually, the two hearts that had been calm for too long were throbbing, and they were inseparable and unwilling to part.

In the memory of the two, there were many times when they got close to each other like this, but in the end they always passed each other, but this time they finally did not!As a result, a wonderful feeling gradually fermented when they felt the temperature on each other's lips.

If you think too much, you will become inarticulate in the end, and if you feel too much, you will become unable to feel.The sound of the wind blowing through the treetops sounded like something was taking root and sprouting at that moment.It was obviously a short moment, but it seemed like a long pause. I actually remembered the scene of the first meeting a long time ago, and the bits and pieces that happened after that... Soon it was very chaotic, as if it was I had hallucinations, but I was so quiet that I could even hear the voice in my heart.

In addition to the overlapping lips, there is also the memory of the past, and the instant understanding-this person should be me, and I want to like him... Fortunately, we met at that time, but fortunately this time , did not pass by.