treacherous world

Lord Cheshire's treatment soon ended, and the man woke up.

The queen mother sat beside her and said that she was stupid. It is only right and proper to worship ancestors, how could they blame her.On the contrary, what if I ran away alone like this, what if I ran into danger!

Master Chai was relieved to see that the Queen Mother and the Emperor did not embarrass the Eight Kings, but his body was still relatively weak, and Zhao Cong took care of her.

Zhan Zhao watched from afar, and whispered to Bai Yutang next to him, "It's hard to handle, Princess Chai seems to love Zhao Cong very much."

"Born by oneself is naturally loved." Bai Yutang shook his head, "What's more, after so many years of raising it outside, I will feel somewhat guilty."

"Besides, Zhao Cong seems to be very pleasing." Zhan Zhao said helplessly, "Or are we always biased against him?"

Bai Yutang smiled, "Even if Ziying and Zheying hadn't reminded him in advance, you wouldn't find this person likable."

"Why?" Zhan Zhao was puzzled.

"Because the fourth son doesn't like him." Bai Yutang said calmly, "Grand Master Pang asked to beware of him."

……

After Gongsun's treatment was over, he said that Princess Cheshire was fine, but needed to rest.

The Empress Dowager wanted to keep her in the palace, but Princess Chai seemed a little reluctant to part with Zhao Cong, so she said she wanted to go home, after all, she hadn't been here for so many years, and wanted to spend as much time with Zhao Cong as possible.

Zhao Cong also promised the empress dowager that he would not go out these few days and take good care of his empress, Princess Chai was obviously very pleased.

Before leaving, the Eighth Prince suddenly found Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang, and asked to take a step to talk.

Bai Yutang and Zhan Zhao looked at each other, and followed the Eight Kings to the courtyard.

"Zhao Cong, what do you think?" The Eighth Prince suddenly asked.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang didn't know how to answer, so Zhan Zhao had no choice but to say, "I just came back, and I haven't had time to make friends with each other, but the little prince is very talented, and he can be seen to be very smart."

Bai Yutang secretly sighed at the side—indeed, Zhan Zhao wasn't lying.

Bawang smiled bitterly, "Well, I don't want to hide it from you, this kid did ridiculous things when he was a child, I was so angry that I drove him away when he was still young, he grew up alone, without parents By my side. I originally thought that he would hate us when he came back, but he is useless, I can see that he has changed for the better."

Both Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang nodded, feeling sorry for the hearts of parents all over the world, but it's a pity that children's hearts are hidden in their stomachs and no one can see them.

"His empress and I have always felt that we owe that child. If he hadn't neglected him too much back then, he wouldn't have gone astray. In the final analysis, it was our fault." Ba Wang stretched out his hand and patted Zhan Zhaohe Bai Yutang, "The two of you, Ze Lan, and Mr. Gongsun... are both dragons and phoenixes among people. Good birds choose trees to live in. You can help me carry some cong."

Zhan Zhao nodded, "The Eight Kings' words are serious."

The Eighth Prince looked at the two expectantly, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang both nodded, promising to do their best.The Eighth Prince was also relieved. After returning, Zhan Zhao saw Bao Zheng and Pang Ji looking at the Eighth Prince with concern, and there seemed to be a trace of helplessness in their eyes.

"very pitiful."

When Zhan Zhao heard Bai Yutang suddenly say something behind him, he turned his head in surprise. He had known Bai Yutang for so long, and it was the first time that Bai Yutang called someone pitiful.He used to never have unnecessary sympathy for people, especially if there are rebellious children in the family, he has always said that parents are also inseparable.

"It's really rare." Zhan Zhao couldn't help asking him.

"I'm not saying that the Eight Kings are pitiful." Bai Yutang said flatly, "It's the entire royal family, pitiful." After speaking, he pulled Zhan Zhao and went back.

After returning to Kaifeng, Bai Yutang told Zhan Zhao what the hairpin and Chen Banban had said. As for whether to tell others, it was up to Zhan Zhao to decide, so... In Bao Zheng's study, everyone was called together to discuss the next step .

As soon as he sat down, Pang Ji came running over without telling him. He kicked open the door and entered, "Old Bao, I heard something!"

Bao Zheng frowned at him.

Before Bao Zheng could speak, Pang Yu was sitting at the door, "Father, what can you tell me tomorrow morning? This is the Kaifeng mansion, not the Grand Master's mansion. You still came here so late!"

Pang Ji was so angry that he raised his hand and gave him a chestnut, "Your grandma's bastard still knows that this is Kaifeng Mansion? You take this place as your own home, how dare you call me? Tell me you haven't been home for a few days Already!"

Pang Yu curled his lips and muttered, "There is no case at home."

Zhao Pu asked, "Grand Master, what's the matter?"

"Oh, the old man heard just a few days ago that Xixia, Liao, Tubo, Uighur and some small frontier countries will send envoys over."

Everyone was a little puzzled, "Why are you here? It's not a year or a festival."

"It is said that the Three Kingdoms came first to thank the lord for saving their important ministers, and it seems that they have the intention of negotiating peace."

Zhan Zhao immediately winked at Bai Yutang - sure enough, there is still a big mess!

Bai Yutang didn't understand either, "There was no war in the first place, so why talk about peace?"

"What they mean is that it's not that they want to fight, but that our soldiers in the Song Dynasty are strong..." After saying that, Pang Ji looked at Zhao Pu, "Especially the Ninth Prince is brave and good at fighting. They are afraid of that, so they have to guard against it. Just It seems that there is always a tiger squatting in front of your house, so I have to raise a few dogs to guard against it, if I lock up the tiger and replace it with a dog, then the world will be peaceful!"

Everyone frowned—it turned out that they were trying to trick Zhao Zhen into reducing his military strength, or crowding out Zhao Pu.

"It's a cliché." Zhao Pu sneered, "I've already resigned from my post, and it's clear that they caused the trouble."

Pang Ji waved his hand lightly, "Oh, my lord, that's not what I said. You have resigned and you are still in control of the military. At this moment, they seem to want to suggest finding someone who is gentler to take up the post, who can communicate with them... "

The corner of Zhao Pu's mouth twitched, and he stared, "Communication? We can communicate, I will pull out their intestines to see if they can communicate."

"Tsk." Gongsun stretched out his hand to grab his shoulder, "You are here again, don't just stare at me, you must learn to convince others with virtue!"

The corners of Zhao Pu's mouth twitched even more, and he looked at Gongsun speechlessly, "Darling, how can you convince people with virtue in war? He hit me on the right cheek, and I'll hand the other cheek to him?"

"No!" Gongsun also couldn't explain it to him. After thinking about it, he said seriously, "Even if you hit him on the left cheek and he didn't give you the right cheek in time, you can't say he is ignorant."

"Oh..." Zhao Pu nodded, suddenly realized, "Then I will be patient in the future."

Gongsun stretched out his hand and touched his head, "Yes! You don't have to bear it too much."

Zhao Pu's mood obviously turned from cloudy to sunny, and he rubbed Gongsun's palm twice like a big dog.

This time, it was the other people present's turn to twitch their mouths. Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang endured the hard work with a smile, and Gongsun also taught Zhao Pu to be patient. His temper was more irritable than anyone else's.

Pang Ji grinned, found a stool and sat down, "The Empress Dowager told me about this in a whisper, saying that the recent incidents were too strange. First, the attack that night, and the people who rescued him that day were all Zhao Cong's men. Those men in black don't look like mountains or dews, and they are kung fu thieves with high strength. The emperor asked someone to inquire, and found that they were all outliers, most of whom were despised killers. He was a little surprised, why an ordinary Zhao Cong could Gather so many vicious and vicious people to work for him? Also, since Zhao Cong was successful in saving him, he must be rewarded. Procrastination is not an option. If there are some troubles and rumors in a few days... then the situation will not be good Control, so let Lao Bao get a clue as soon as possible!"

Everyone nodded, Bao Zheng asked him, "You have been talking for a long time, what about the matter I asked you to inquire about?"

"What are you asking?" Pang Ji looked innocent.

Bao Zheng let out a long sigh, "I ask you, what kind of treasure did your Taizu get that was related to the survival of the world!"

"Oh..." Pang Ji blinked, "That's it, then I'll go and find out." After finishing speaking, he turned around and left, not forgetting to grab Pang Yu's ear, "You go home too!"

Pang Yu yelled at Bao Yan when he was kicked out, "Hey, little steamed bun, I'll come over tomorrow morning, you leave me two buns stuffed with shredded radish!"

When the voice fell, the study door closed with a "bang".

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and there was one thought in everyone's mind - the majestic Grand Master Pang was reduced to running errands for Mr. Bao.Look at Bao Zheng, who is twitching his beard and meditating... As expected, he is still black and white!

Then back to business, Zhan Zhao talked about finding Lu Xincheng's successor, and Bai Yutang also took out the hairpin for everyone to see.

Gongsun took a look at the hairpin and smiled, "Oh, I know where he is."

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were taken aback - weren't they?So fast!

Zhao Pu pursed his lips triumphantly - Gongsun Boxue is naturally different!

"Coincidentally coincidental!" Gongsun laughed, "These three patterns are Sichuan when viewed horizontally, and three when viewed vertically. The three rivers are stacked together to form a field. Most of the fields in Kaifeng City are in the south. The other three scratches , that is, Sandaogou. There is a small valley in the south, the common name is Sandaogou, and Sanqi is produced in Sandaogou. I guess it refers to that place."

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay - there is a door!

"Also, this wood is yellow pear wood." Gongsun continued, "This kind of hairpin is very common. It can only be worn in a bun, but it can't be used to hold the head scarf. I heard that Lu Xincheng loves it most in his life. It’s the three-yellow chicken. Why don’t you look for someone who raises three-yellow chicken in the Sandaogou area in the south tomorrow morning, the owner’s surname is Lu, and he only wears hair buns and not other hairpins.”

Bao Zheng stroked his beard and nodded frequently, looked at Bao Yan, "Learn!"

Bao Yan stared at Gongsun with admiration on his face, convinced that there was nothing wrong with it, and with the three grooves on the head of a wooden hairpin, he even deduced where he was and how he looked like, how could he not be admired!

Bao Zheng asked Zhan Zhao to go to Sandaogou to look for it tomorrow, and Bai Yutang, as a "family member", naturally followed.

Zhao Pu explained that he would go to the palace to accompany the princess for a while tomorrow, and he would go to the military camp in the afternoon.

Gongsun originally wanted to see the princess, but Zhao Pu was worried and asked him to stay in Kaifeng with his fourth son. Finally, Gongsun decided to go with Zhan Zhao and the others to find Lu Xincheng's descendants.It was said that Lu Xincheng was a strange genius, and Bao Yan wanted to go with Gongsun, so Bao Zheng told everyone to rest early, and he continued to send people to find the whereabouts of the lost box.

There was nothing to say all night, and early the next morning, Gongsun stretched his waist and stood refreshedly in the yard, beside the little Sizi who was lying on the back of the stone and yawning again and again.

"Little Four." Zhan Zhao was washing his face by the well, and when he saw the appearance of Little Fourth, he stretched out his hands to pinch his cheeks, "Kids should be full of energy in the morning."

The fourth son glanced at Zhan Zhao resentfully, and Zhan Zhao jumped.

Gongsun didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Don't blame him. Last night, Xiao Liangzi asked him where he saw the dead leaves. The fourth son thought about it all night, and said he couldn't sleep. Early this morning, Xiao Liangzi asked him to drive him away to stare at Zhao Pu. It can be considered clean for a while.”

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were also embarrassed and gave Xiao Liang a difficult task.

"Zhao Pu went to the palace so early?" Bai Yutang wondered.

"Oh, no, Ziying and Zheying seemed to have found some clues last night. He left early this morning with others, and Ouyang also came." Gongsun was always worried when he spoke. I never ask Zhao Pu, but I always feel worried.So Xiao Liang was asked to stare at him day and night to avoid being plotted against.

Zhan Zhao knew it well, and reached out to pat Gongsun on the shoulder, "Zhao Pu has been in the wind and rain for so many years, most people can't help him, don't worry!"

Before everyone was ready to leave, they heard Bao Yan and Pang Yu coming in noisy from outside the courtyard.

"I'm serious, why don't you believe it!"

"[-]% of you are having nightmares!"

"Really!"

Pang Yu seemed to be explaining something to Bao Yan, but Bao Yan didn't believe it.

"What's wrong?" Zhan Zhao asked the two of them, walking out

"This man fell asleep, so he must have heard ghosts crying at night." Bao Yan pointed at Pang Yu, "Really!" Pang Yu jumped anxiously.

Zhan Zhao looked at Bai Yutang, as if asking - Did you hear any strange noises last night?

Bai Yutang shook his head, and Zhan Zhao shook his head too. They both have good ears. If they didn't hear it, then it must be an auditory hallucination.

Pang Yu scratched his head, "There's no reason, I heard it obviously, it's strange... Everyone in Pang's mansion didn't hear it, except my little mother."

"Little mother?" Bao Yan was a little puzzled, "Isn't the youngest mother in your family Liu Yiniang? Where is there another young mother?"

"Hey." Pang Yu smiled, "Isn't it my father's romantic debt?"

Everyone subconsciously associated the fat Grand Master Pang with the words "Merry Debt", and shivered unconsciously.

"My little mother's surname is Hua, and her name is Hua Yecai." After Pang Yu said a word, the fourth son burst out laughing.

Gongsun saw him lying on the stone back and pinched him, "What are you laughing at?"

"Cauliflower." The fourth son muttered in a low voice.

Everyone also looked at Pang Yu with admiration—look at the name of your little mother.

"Tsk tsk." Pang Yu waved his hand, "We all call her Ah Hua, she's probably under thirty..."

"Is it thirty or 38?" Zhan Zhao asked.

"Maybe there will be 28 this year?" Pang Yu thought for a while.

The rest of the people immediately looked at him with contempt, and Bao Yan spat at him, "There is no lack of morality, your father can be someone else's father, and he was married?"

"Of course it's not because of this!" Pang Yu hurriedly waved his hand, "My youngest sixth aunt is 40 years old, and my father is also powerless!"

People couldn't understand even more.

"This Ah Hua used to be a servant of my family. She was rescued by my father when she was young. She was very strong and skillful. She came to my house when I was a teenager, and it took a lot of hard work to bring me and my sister up. Fighting is called ruthless, the key is that she has a crush on my father!"

Everyone was silent for a moment, then nodded, "The taste is very special!"

Pang Yu was also embarrassed, "Isn't it because my father asked her to marry several times and she didn't do it. She was 28 in a blink of an eye, and she would be 28 if she didn't marry again! She recently took a test and said that before the age of [-], she would be [-]." If you can’t get married, there will be a bloody disaster, and my father made another prediction, saying that the recent bloody disaster is best to have a happy marriage, so they became a nominal couple, and both of them have a mind."

Everyone felt that this kind of housework was nothing to take care of, so they didn't ask further.

Pang Yu poked his ears, "I really heard it last night, it was so ear-piercing!"

"What kind of voice?" Gongsun asked in detail.

"Hmm... have you ever flown a kite? The one with the diabolo, it makes a buzzing sound." Pang Yu patted his chest to make sure, "I heard this sound last night. I was awake sometime! Didn’t fall asleep so it’s definitely not a dream!”

……

After rambling all the way, everyone arrived near Sandaogou smoothly.

After inquiring, it turned out that there was a family surnamed Lu near the foot of the mountain. Almost all the elders in the family had passed away, leaving behind a young man in his early twenties who liked to play with money and was ignorant.The family did raise a lot of three-yellow chickens. This kid has a good way of raising chickens. All the restaurants in Kaifeng City come to his house to buy chickens.

"No learning and no skills?" Bao Yan felt that it was a pity, if it was really Lu Xincheng's descendant, it would be unreasonable not to inherit such a great knowledge!

The fourth son almost woke up now, sat up, Gongsun took him by the hand and walked forward, "Little fourth son, there are three yellow chickens, how about we buy two catties of eggs and go back to make egg jerky?"

"Okay!" The fourth son loves the five-spice dried eggs made by the kitchen aunt, so he hurriedly followed Gongsun.

Bai Yutang patted Zhan Zhao lightly, "Cat, someone is following us."

Zhan Zhao nodded to show that he knew.

Pang Yu didn't sleep well last night, and he yawned profusely. When he heard it, he lowered his voice and said, "Yesterday, my little mother said that Kaifeng Mansion is always shadowy recently. It seems that there are many secret agents. Don't Something big is going to happen."

"Is your little mother from the Jianghu?" Zhan Zhao was quite curious.

"Forget it, it seems that the reputation is not very good." Pang Yu replied casually, "It seems that people call it Hua Muji."

"Pfft!" This time it was Bao Yan who puffed, "Flower hen..."

Pang Yu curled his lips, "When she chose her name back then, she paid more attention to the meaning than the pronunciation. Later, everyone in the world laughed at her, and she also retired from the world. She didn't bother to argue about these things anymore."

"What do you mean?" Bao Yan thought about it, and immediately curled his lips, "Could it be because you admire your father, so you are Muji?"

Pang Yu smiled, "No way!"

Pang Yu answered easily, while Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang frowned slightly. In Jianghu, there was a famous killer named Hua Muji back then. Hua Muji of the big Pang brothers and sisters?

While talking, everyone arrived near that farmhouse, and at a glance, it was quite impressive!A large row of chicken coops stretched half a mile away, and several little girls and buddies were busy adding food and changing water to the chicken coop.The chickens in this chicken shed are all single rooms, and they are fat and shiny. Gongsun wants to buy a few chickens and cook them for Xiao Sizi and Xiao Liang. It is estimated that eating a few chickens will make them grow taller.

"How many chickens do you want?" At this time, a little maid ran over cheerfully and saw a lot of young and handsome men and a beautiful doll. The smile on her face was even bigger, "How many do you want? The three yellow chickens in Lujiazhuang are the most alright!"

Pang Yu waved his hand, "Two hundred!"

Bao Yan kicked him, "You are sick, why did you buy so many chickens?"

Pang Yu rubbed his butt, "It's been said that I have a lot of family members!"

Bao Yan stretched out his hand, "Fifty is enough!"

"Um……"

Zhan Zhao began to count the number of people.

At the side, Bai Yutang stroked his forehead and said, "It's all there."

Pang Yu turned around and gave him a thumbs up, and the fourth son smiled and said to the little girl, "Sister, don't bother with them, you just want three old hens, two big roosters, and two catties of eggs."

The little maid stretched out her hand and patted the fourth son's head, "Little doll understands the rules! We can buy up to five chickens at a time."

The fourth son nodded, "Well, it's generally like this when good chicken coops are bought and sold. They are all young masters, so I don't understand."

Gongsun covered his mouth while Zhan Zhao and the others looked frustrated.

The little girl ordered people to catch the chickens, and said, "Our chickens are very precious here. My master has rules. Rich people pay 100 taels for one, and those who don't have three for one tael of silver. You are a rich man! "

Everyone was stunned there.

After a long time, Gongsun asked with a smile, "Why is there such a rule?"

"My master said that rich people must eat very well on weekdays, and it's useless to make up for it." The little girl shook her two pigtails and said neatly, "A chicken in a poor family can make up for the body in a serious way. It is used. So the two taste different, and the degree of emphasis on the chicken is also different. If the royal relatives come here, 1000 taels."

Everyone looked at Pang Yu subconsciously, and Pang Yu curled his lips and pointed at the fourth son and Gongsun, "You two look at me, are you guilty?!"

The fourth son and Gongsun looked at each other and slapped their foreheads - yes, they are also relatives of the emperor.

Zhan Zhao smiled, thinking that with such a weird temperament, this master might actually have something to do with Lu Xincheng, so he asked the little girl, "You can open the price, is your master's surname Lu?"

The little girl nodded, and pointed to the plaque at the door, "Don't you write Lujiazhuang?"

"Can we meet him?" Zhan Zhao asked.

"Hmm..." The little girl tilted her head to look at everyone, "What do you want him for?"

Before Zhan Zhao could speak, Bai Yutang next to him interrupted, "Gambling money."

"Haha." The little girl clapped her hands and hurriedly opened the door, "Say it earlier, my master has rules, those who gamble, don't talk about anything else!"

Pang Yu curled his lips, Bai Yutang was shrewd enough, he had indeed said before that the owner of this house loves to play with money because he is ignorant.

"Why doesn't he go to the casino because he likes to play with money?" Pang Yu asked casually, "I've never seen him in the casino."

"Yo, this son seems to be a high-roller too." The little girl grabbed the sleeve of the fourth son to play with him, and replied, "My master was arrested by all the gambling houses and casinos in Kaifeng and surrounding prefectures and counties a few years ago." Even the gambling booths of Zhuang were banned. Because he was too powerful and always won money, no one gambled with him, so he got a title for himself. As he said, he pointed to the door leading to the quiet rural courtyard behind. porch.

When everyone looked up, they saw a large plaque with a pair of couplets crookedly written on it.

Shanglian: Gambling all over the world, the invincible player is lonely and unbearable

The next couplet: push Pai Gow by the size of the dice is unbeaten

Hengpi——Who can win, I will give away the chicken for free

"Pfft." The fourth son covered his mouth, "The pair is so weird, the words are so ugly!"

Gongsun smiled faintly, "He wrote it with his feet."

Everyone was stunned for a moment, and a picture popped up in their heads at the same time - this person must not deliberately insult the gentleman, right?

The little girl clapped her hands and bounced around, "Ah, sir, you are so smart, please, please, kill my master's spirit, we have wanted to beat him for a long time!"

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked back at the girl, and Pang Yu also asked, "Hey, he paid you wages, so it doesn't matter what you say?"

"What are you afraid of!" The little girl patted her chest, "My master is so annoying that no one is willing to work for him, so he doesn't dare to offend us."

Everyone raised their eyebrows—is there really such an annoying person?

Everyone went in, walked into the first courtyard, and stopped in front of the second courtyard, and the little maid yelled, "Damn it, someone is here to gamble with you!"

There was a "pop" sound from the yard, as if something had fallen to the ground, it seemed to be a dice cup or Pai Gow.Then someone yelled, "There are still people in this world who are willing to gamble with you, Xiaoyu, the hen will definitely lay red eggs tonight!"

Zhan Zhao winks at Bai Yutang—it seems that all maidservants in the world are called Xiaoyu!

Bai Yutang looked contemptuous—either Xiaoyu or Xiaocui, there is no way, the person who named the maid is too lazy and doesn't have a good memory, I'm afraid it will be complicated and I won't be able to remember it!

Xiaoyu put her hands on her hips, "They said they could beat you!"

"Hehe." Laughter came, "I lost and asked them to get out of the dog hole!"

Bai Yutang raised his eyelids, and thought that no matter whether he gambled or not, he would beat him up first when he entered the door.

Zhan Zhao asked back, "What if you lose?"

"impossible!"

"There are no absolutes." Gongsun smiled, "You can't play tricks when the time comes."

"If I lose, you can do whatever you want!"

Zhan Zhao nodded and raised his eyebrows at Bai Yutang, "Then let him eat two hundred raw eggs first!"

Bai Yutang looked up at the sky, Xiao Yu just wanted to push the door, but heard a scream from inside, everyone was startled—no good!