treacherous world

After fumbling for a long time, Zhan Zhao took out a white bag from Bai Yutang's arms.

Bai Yutang looked at it, and found that it was Zhan Zhao's mysterious stuffing into his arms last night, and told him to carry it.

Bai Yutang didn't understand why, Zhan Zhao just told him with a smile, "Don't lose it or even look at it! If you break it, you will lose money."

Cen Lin didn't understand what Zhan Zhao took out, and looked at the white bag in puzzlement.

Zhan Zhao opened the bag and took out a black object, squeezed it with three fingers, raised it above his head, and asked loudly, "Brothers from the original Zhao family army, do you recognize what this is?"

Cen Lin was stunned for a moment, and saw that the black stone in Zhan Zhao's hand was in the posture of a crouching tiger. On the back of the black tiger, nine golden dragons skillfully formed the pattern of the tiger. On the belly of the tiger, eight characters were clearly engraved—" Protect the country and the people, and the world will be peaceful."

The person who wrote the [-]-word question is that cynical hooligan Zhao Pu, the Generalissimo of the Song Dynasty.

Bai Yutang was stunned for a long time. The cat asked him to carry the tiger talisman because he was afraid that he would lose it and pay for it?Or are you afraid of panicking when you sleep at night?

For those who joined the army, Zhao Pu was a legend, an unshakable king standing above the gods in their hearts.Zhan Zhao took Zhao Pu's soldier talisman in one fell swoop, and said to the surrounding forests, "Everyone from the former Zhao family army, Zhao Pu wants me to bring a message."

At this time, Zhan Zhao had put away his joking expression just now, and he used his Nan Xia Zhan Zhao's righteous tone to his fullest, and said loudly, "No matter which barracks you came from before? You have served the country, no matter you What kind of military discipline have you violated? Look at the scars on your body, and you have redeemed your mistakes. I hope you will remember the military training of the Zhao family army. You drew your swords to protect the country and the people, and to keep the world peaceful. It is not for you to help us want chaos in the world People who are struggling to make ends meet work for tigers. Now, Zhao Pu is waiting for you outside the forest with [-] Zhao family troops. Are you going out by yourself, or do you want him to come in and invite you?"

After Zhan Zhao finished speaking, the slight commotion in the forest suddenly stopped, and the scene became quiet. After a moment of silence...

With a "click", a knife was thrown out, followed by the second, and the third... Following the throwing of the weapons, soldiers in old uniforms walked out with their heads bowed.Their uniforms are varied, some belonged to the original Zhao family army, and some belonged to other barracks.The only thing they have in common is that the livery is very clean, which shows that they are very cherished.

After they came out, they lined up neatly and saluted Zhan Zhao, all blushing, feeling ashamed of the soldier talisman.

When Cen Lin saw that the situation was not going well, he immediately scolded, "Don't forget, it was Zhao Pu who drove you out of the barracks! You have shed blood and sweat for his Zhao family's country and country, but they can turn your face and deny you all! Kick... don't you want revenge?!"

"It's a joke." Bai Yutang interjected lightly, "It's a matter of course that violators of military regulations should be punished. They know better than anyone that Zhao Pu clearly rewards and punishes them. If they did something wrong, why should others bear the consequences?"

The pawns lowered their heads even lower.

"Go." Zhan Zhao pointed to the leaders outside the forest, "Zhao Pu is waiting for you."

"We will see you again, Marshal without a face." The leaders knelt down dejectedly and reached for their knives. By myself, I will apologise with death..."

"Ah!" Seeing that they were about to wipe their necks, Zhan Zhao hurriedly stopped them, "Tsk tsk, your marshal is a hooligan, why are you so stubborn?"

Everyone subconsciously twitched their faces, looked up at Zhan Zhao, and said to themselves, are you really the marshal's friend?

"Promising nothing!" Zhan Zhao squatted on the slope to watch the crowd, "Don't be afraid of being poisoned or something, your concubine can detoxify, she's very capable."

"Let me tell you!" Zhan Zhao stretched out a finger, "Zhao Pu drives you out of the barracks, if you are unwilling to go back, the best way is to go to the camp and tell him, he will definitely let you go back Yes. To deal with that kind of rectal, you must use the rectal method, don't beat around the bush."

"Ah..."

Outside the forest, Zhao Pu rode Hei Xiao and waited patiently. Suddenly, his nose itch and sneezed. Marshal, do you have a cold? Didn’t the princess say that you will never catch a cold because your rectum doesn’t get sick?”

Zhao Pu turned around and glared at him, then glanced at Lin Zi impatiently, "Why are you so slow, mother, mother-in-law and mother who are soldiers, come out and beat them up."

"Second." Zhan Zhao stretched out his second finger, and said seriously to those dumbfounded soldiers, "Go and tell Zhao Pu, 'He and the princess are like gods and wives. I will take you back immediately and give you a promotion!"

The soldiers opened their mouths wide... they stared at Zhan Zhao dumbfounded.

After Zhan Zhao said earnestly, he patted them on the shoulder, "If you don't believe me, go out and tell him that the Ninth Prince and Gongsun Ce are the best match in the world! They will never be separated! Then everything will be fine. If not, you will follow the other Uncle Bai, he will provide you with food and accommodation.

Bai Yutang stretched out his hands to pinch the space between his brows to calm himself down.

"Ah... choo~~" Zhao Pu sneezed the biggest sneeze in his life.

Ouyang looked at him, "Wow, you sneeze so strangely?"

Zhao Pu rubbed his nose, "I suddenly felt a chill just now! Who is speaking ill of Lao Tzu?!"

It turned out that Zhao Jiajun and his group were stunned by Zhan Zhao's words, but when they heard that they could see the Marshal again, the Marshal didn't blame them, they were a little happy.He said in his heart that even if he went out and let Zhao Pu kill him or get beaten again, it would be fine.

Everyone rushed out of the forest, and came out of the forest tremblingly. Sure enough, they saw the Zhao family army in order.

Zhao Pu hasn't changed a bit for many years, he still looks arrogant and domineering, sitting on top of the black owl, showing the air of a king.

Hei Xiao flicked his tail and scratched the ground, waiting patiently until he was already very irritable, wondering if he wanted to fight or not?What about the opposing general?Pulling a stupid horse out to bite the master to vent his anger, watching Bai Yunfan and Zao Duoduo every day in the stable, I am tired of watching it!

More than 300 soldiers came out of the forest, and they bowed to Zhao Pu when they knelt down. They knew that Zhao Pu didn't like soldiers to kneel, so they all followed the military rule, which was half-kneeling. When Zhao Pu saw so many people, he was very angry, "I The conscription order issued, all the veterans came to Kaifeng Mansion to report, did you fucking see it?!"

Several soldiers lowered their heads, and one of the leaders whispered, "We thought... it was the marshal's plan to arrest us."

Zhao Pu was stunned, then smiled, "Have you been fooling around with me for so many years? When did I, Zhao Pu, use tricks against my own people?"

Several soldiers looked at each other, feeling oppressed in their chests, and shouted at the top of their voices, "Marshal and Mr. Gongsun are the best match in the world!"

Zhao Pu originally wanted to curse, but he was stunned when he heard this, Ouyang next to him stretched out his hand to hold his chin, and the ten thousand soldiers behind him almost sat down on the ground, thinking what is this all about?

Zhao Pu squinted his eyes and stared at them for a long time, then suddenly said, and nodded shamelessly, "That's right! I kiss my family, it's definitely a match made in heaven!"

Ouyang held Huang Puma in his arms so he didn't fall off the horse, stroked his forehead and thanked that there was no outsider this time, otherwise he would be ashamed.

Even Hei Xiao couldn't help but look back at Zhao Pu, that look - Zhao Pu, you are so embarrassing!

Among the [-] soldiers behind are veterans and recruits.The veterans raised their foreheads collectively, knowing that their marshal had started committing crimes again.Several of the recruits had never fought against Zhao Pu. They heard that he was a legend, and saw that he looked mighty and domineering. He was usually unsmiling and respected like a god. Unexpectedly...

A few dared to ask the veterans, "Brother, is the Ninth Prince really good at fighting?"

The result was beaten.

Zhao Pu waved his hands to the crowd contentedly, and told them to go back to the imperial mausoleum to recruit retired soldiers. He had something to ask in the reorganized barracks.

The soldiers couldn't believe that it was over like this, Zhao Pu didn't lose his temper, and both of them thought—Zhan Zhao is really a god!

The problem of those hundreds of soldiers was solved, Zhan Zhao turned his head to look at Cen Lin.

Cen Lin sneered, "How do you know that those people are abandoned soldiers who were kicked out of the barracks?"

"According to your thinking, let's infer that you are not a man at all." Zhan Zhao shook his head, looking at Cen Lin, "Your logic is that revenge must be revenged, and you are still very ruthless and unreasonable. You refuse to investigate the truth." You think that your elder brother must have been murdered by the current royal family because he knew the secrets of the previous dynasty, so you will not hesitate to take revenge at all costs. So you think that those soldiers who were kicked out of the barracks would also hate the Zhao family, but you Have you ever wondered what was the reason? They were kicked out of the barracks because they violated military discipline and should be punished for doing wrong things. Just like you, how many people have you killed after tossing for so long? If you want revenge, find the real enemy. Why? To implicate innocent people?"

"It's just three hundred minion soldiers." Cen Lin disdainfully said, "Zhan Zhao, you've wasted my sincerity by not listening to your good words. We'll settle the bill later. These three hundred minions are nothing at all, don't forget." I came from the underworld, and the ghost soldiers brought from the underworld, when the time comes..."

"Ghost soldiers!" Zhan Zhao asked Bai Yutang with wide eyes before he finished speaking, "Did you hear that?"

Bai Yutang also nodded, and said seriously, "I'm so scared!"

Zhan Zhao also nodded, "Yeah, I'm really scared too!"

Cen Lin's face was ugly. The two people said they were afraid, but they were actually laughing at themselves.

"Don't be complacent, when the auspicious time comes, you will naturally cry..." After saying that, she was about to leave.

Zhan Zhao stretched out his hand to stop him, "Oh! It's not that easy to let you go, you have to choose between a prison and a dog's head."

"Do you think you can stop me?" As Cen Lin spoke, a gust of wind blew past... His body suddenly lightened, as if he was about to float into the air.

Zhan Zhao raised an eyebrow at Bai Yutang—here we come!

Bai Yutang understood, and raised his sleeves...

With a "crash", a large amount of fluorescent powder was spilled.

The powder floated directly on Cen Lin along with the wind, and he was jumping up the tree at this time, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang's light kung fu are so good, they caught him with a single leap, pulled him to the ground and threw him .

With a "bang", Cen Lin fell firmly to the ground, Zhan Zhao went over and tied him up, and said with a smile, "I already guessed what method you used! It's not so easy for you to fool me!

It turns out that Cen Lin is quite knowledgeable in medicine. He has researched a colorless and odorless powder. As long as he sprinkles it when the wind blows, it will float on his body. This powder can absorb the surrounding light. For example, Say, if there is darkness all around, then the powder will also be dark; if the surrounding is sunny, then the powder will be very bright.If you look at it from a distance, the scene will be blurred, because it floats along the wind, so it gives people the illusion of being drifted with the wind.At first, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were deceived by him, and then everyone saw the people who disappeared in the palace fire.

Gongsun led a group of imperial physicians and shadow guards to search in the fire scene, but found no medicine, but searched inch by inch, and found a lot of unburnt coke.

After Gongsun's analysis, the cause of this kind of coke is because there is water in the fire scene!The water moistens the wood, and the smoke will be choking when the fire burns, and the wood is charred but not burnt through.

This is the best way. Use ice to block the fire. People in the ice are not afraid of being burned, just escape in time.That night, the black lights were blinded and the flames were so bright that it felt like people were being burned, but in fact it was the raging flames behind the ice cubes that came through.

In the end, Gongsun found some transparent powder and granules near the fire site of the palace, which looked like salt. He went back to Kaifeng Mansion to analyze it, and then gave Zhan Zhao and the others a pack of firefly powder. This powder is extremely sticky!As long as it floats with the wind and wraps people around, it won't be easy to shake off.Without that layer of deception, there is no way to escape through the wind. No matter how good Cen Lin's lightness kung fu is, with Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang double-teaming him, even he can fly into the sky and escape from the ground!

Therefore, Cen Lin was tied tightly by Zhan Zhao, and after he was taken out of the forest, Chao Mahan escorted him back to the prison in Kaifeng Mansion for interrogation.

This kid has a stubborn mouth and doesn't say anything. The shadow guards can't use the death penalty in Kaifeng Mansion without Master Bao's instigation. Zhan Zhao decided to investigate the cause of Cen Lei's death so as to unravel the hatred in Cen Lin's heart and ask more questions. news!Those news may be really about the safety of Song Dynasty.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were successful this time!They rushed back to Kaifeng together and reported the whole story to Bao Zheng.

Bao Zheng was naturally happy, and brought Zhan Zhao into the palace to face the saint. Zhao Zhen was still eager to know the result.

Bao Zheng asked Zhao Zhen face to face, was Cen Lei's death because he was killed by the royal family because he knew the secret of the previous court?

Zhao Zhen didn't hide it, shook his head and said that he had never heard of this person before Cen Lei was admitted as the champion!How could it be possible to send someone to kill him? !In addition, he did send people to guard against the remnants of the previous dynasty among the people, but the only ones he cared about were the Four Leaf Sect and others who died in Tang Dynasty, and he never asked about others.

Zhan Zhao can also trust it, because Zhao Zhen has absolutely no need to do this in the peaceful and prosperous world, and he is not a bloodthirsty person.Maybe he didn't even know the details of Emperor Taizong's murder of the scholar during the grand master's exam.

Seeing that Zhan Zhao and Bao Zheng seemed to have doubts, Zhao Zhen asked, "Bao Qing, do you think Cen Lin is not the real manipulator behind the scenes?"

Bao Zheng nodded, "That's right, your majesty, Cen Lin is neither a relative of the emperor nor a relative of the state, even if he succeeds, it will not be of any special benefit to him, and he did mention the word 'mutual use'!"

"So, who does Bao Qing think is the most suspicious?" Zhao Zhen asked with a smile.

"What do you think, Your Majesty?" Bao Zheng was always shrewd, some things he couldn't say by himself, Zhao Zhen had to say it.

Zhao Zhen smiled, "Bao Qing, Shi Tianjie and Shen Bo'e suddenly went to high school, and they are both from Chai Xing. Chai Xing is a descendant of Chai Zongxun, that is, the old royal family. He likes to recruit talents, and he is low-key. Test, I think, is very doubtful."

Bao Zheng rarely patted the horse, "The emperor is wise." He also knew this sentence.

Zhao Zhen nodded, "Then this time, Bao Qing is going to investigate thoroughly on his behalf. It needs manpower, so just ask the grand master to get it."

The corner of Bao Zheng's mouth twitched—the Emperor dares to know that Pang Ji is a corrupt official!

So out of the palace, Bao Zheng and Zhan Zhao seriously discussed how much money should be extorted from Pang Ji?A lot of money was spent on the outer wall of Kaifeng Mansion for the last time, and it is better to build a few more wing rooms. The five hundred government servants should all change into new clothes!Those who have children and daughter-in-law should also subsidize their household expenses, right?The Shantang is about to import a batch of medicinal materials, and the cotton-padded quilts distributed to the homeless in winter are also prepared, right?Come to the porridge shop to save a few thousand catties of rice!Anyway, it was wronged according to the order, and if Pang Ji rolled his eyes, how could he be worthy of his Pang family ancestors!

Inside Kaifeng Mansion.

After Bai Yutang finished his lunch, he leaned in the yard to drink tea. Last night he spent a whole night discussing plans with Zhan Zhao, but he didn't sleep well.So he lay down in the yard and wanted to take a nap. Not long after, he felt a child climb up on the rattan chair. Judging by the degree of flesh, he guessed it must be the little four, and there was something fluffy rubbing against his legs... It is estimated that it is a stone.

When Bai Yutang opened his eyes, sure enough, the fourth son was hugging Xiaohu and leaning against him, staring at his face.

Bai Yutang put his hands behind his head, "Have you eaten yet?"

"Hmm!" The fourth son nodded earnestly, put Xiaohu aside and let him lick his fur, and leaned over to ask Bai Yutang, "Bai Bai, martial arts champion or something...is that only for adults?"

Bai Yutang thought for a while, "That's not true...there is a youngest who is 16 years old and won the champion of martial arts."

"Then can little Liangzi participate?" the fourth son asked.

Bai Yutang was stunned for a moment, and reached out to touch Xiao Sizi's head, "Why did you let Xiao Liangzi participate? Didn't you agree to go to the competition?"

"But." The fourth son pouted, "Little Liangzi looks like he really wants to participate, and he has been practicing hard."

"En." Bai Yutang thought for a while, "Xiao Liang is indeed good, but he is too young. If he is 13 years old, his internal strength and experience are too shallow, and he will easily suffer."

"Little Fourth Son~" Zhan Zhao came from behind and hugged Little Fourth Son, "Little Liangzi, this is nothing to compare to!"

The fourth son raised his face and asked, "Why?"

"Think about it, with Zhao Pu's character, if Xiao Liangzi doesn't take the first place in the competition, wouldn't he go crazy?!"

"That's true." The fourth son puffed his cheeks, "Jiujiu is very demanding, Xiao Liangzi is also working hard! Didn't even play."

"Then think about it again, Tang Shitou is also participating this time, if he can't beat the number one, his master will go crazy!" Zhan Zhao glanced at Bai Yutang.

The fourth son also took aim at Bai Yutang, "Yes..."

"So, it's better to stagger the ratio." Zhan Zhao suggested, "Xiao Liangzi is still young, there will be opportunities next year and the next year."

"Then...Tang Tang is actually not that big." The fourth son pinched his fingers, still facing Xiao Liang.

Bai Yutang smiled, "It doesn't matter if you participate, it's better to have a competition."

The fourth son blinked, hugged Zhan Zhao's ear and whispered, "Meow, who is better, Jiujiu or Baibai?"

"Uh." Zhan Zhao opened his mouth, "This."

Bai Yutang's hearing is so good, he looked at Zhan Zhao in a blink of an eye, Zhan Zhao opened his mouth and didn't know how to answer, "Then what..."

"What are you talking about so happily?"

At this time, Gongsun and Zhao Pu also walked in from the outside.

"Daddy." The fourth son put his arms around Gongsun's neck and asked in a low voice, "Which skill is stronger, Jiujiu or Baibai?"

"Uh, what..." Gongsun also opened his mouth.

Zhao Pu also heard it.

Bai Yutang leaned on the rattan chair and drank tea, Zhao Pu sat at the stone table and drank tea, both of them looked back, one looked at Zhan Zhao, the other looked at Gongsun, their eyes seemed to say, why didn't the younger brother answer the question? ah?

"Well, it's not... almost, huh?" Zhan Zhao hurriedly asked Gongsun.

"Yes!" Gongsun also nodded, "Bad, almost!"

"So let's talk about it!" The fourth son clapped his hands, "If Xiao Liangzi is similar to Tang Tang, it will be a tie and everyone will win the first prize!"

Zhan Zhao and Gongsun exchanged glances, and at the same time looked at Bai Yutang and Zhao Pu.

"Cough." Zhao Pu coughed lightly, and Bai Yutang slightly raised his eyebrows.

Zhan Zhaoxin said, it's over, it's over, the fourth son has stabbed a hornet's nest carelessly, Bai Yutang is known as the best swordsman in the world, and Zhao Pu also uses a knife, so why don't we argue about it?It's not easy for them to fight face-to-face, it seems childish and unnecessary, but when it comes to apprentices... whoever loses will be a big embarrassment to the master!

"Speaking of which, Xiao Liangzi hasn't punched in front of me for a long time." Zhao Pu looked up to the sky and thought for a while, "I'll go and see him." After speaking, he stood up and left.

Bai Yutang put down his teacup, "I'll go and see that idiot." After finishing speaking, they also left the courtyard, but the two of them had only one thought in their minds - sharpen their guns before the battle, and they will be bright if they are unhappy, if they dare to lose, they will kill that brat!

Both Zhao Pu and Bai Yutang went out aggressively, Zhan Zhao was in a hurry, but Gongsun and the fourth son looked at each other and smiled, and clapped their hands, "Success!"

Zhan Zhao looked at the two of them blankly, "You two...are you trying to drive a wedge between you?"

"It's all bad for Baibai and Jiujiu!" The fourth son pouted, "Little Liangzi learns kung fu from the shadow guards, Jiujiu doesn't care about him! The same is true for Baibai, Tangtang just learned a set of sword skills , he doesn’t even bother to teach. Xiao Liangzi and Shitou are thinking about it together, when will they think about it.”

Gongsun nodded to Zhan Zhao, "The fourth son and I were worrying about this the other day. We met Grand Master Pang, and once we told him about it, he gave us this idea."

The corner of Zhan Zhao's mouth twitched—that old fox!To deal with Bai Yutang and Zhao Pu, this move can be said to be ruthless!

Thus, Bai Yutang and Zhao Pu were offended, but Xiaoliang Tang Shitou was hurt.The two of them didn't even have to sleep, and they practiced all day long.Originally, it was the shadow guard who fought against them, but this time, Bai Yutang and Zhao Pu did it in person.

Tang Shitou and Xiao Liang were beaten for two days, and were chased all over the yard. The actual combat experience really came up!

The two of them fell asleep on the floor when they couldn't even get up from the practice, and just woke up after a full sleep, Tang Shitou was pulled from the bed by Bai Yutang, "The time has come, let's go to the martial arts competition, if you lose, don't come back to see me!"

"Ah? Oh!" Tang Shitou walked away with the knife silly.

Xiao Liang was sleeping soundly. Seeing that he was exhausted, the fourth son pinched his shoulders distressedly, and saw Zhao Pu barging in, throwing off the quilt, "Xiao Liangzi! The martial arts competition is over!"

"Huh?" Xiao Liang was so startled that he woke up and bounced off the bed, "Competition... What kind of martial arts are you competing for?"

"You..." Zhao Pu became annoyed, how could you be so stupid after practicing kung fu, "Didn't you participate in the martial arts test today?!"

Xiao Liangzi patted his head, "Master... you need to sign up for the martial arts test five days in advance, and you must be over 14 years old."

Zhao Pu opened his mouth, was stunned for a while and turned his head, and saw that Gongsun had already fled with the fourth son in his arms!