The Legend of the Royal Cat

With a neighing sound from the horse, the third horse fell down again from exhaustion.Tomorrow is the eighth day of the lunar new year, so I can't wait any longer, and I can take care of the rest of the road by myself.The horse snorted and shook its head, as if struggling to stand up, but eventually fell down again.Zhan Zhao stroked the horse's mane again to comfort him, then he stood up and prepared to leave, but suddenly his eyes went dark, he felt dizzy, his heart stopped, and he closed his eyes and worked hard, and the pain in his heart and mouth gradually eased.Opening his eyes slowly, he saw that the setting sun had already set in the west, and he didn't care about thinking about how many times this was the first attack, so he used his lightness kung fu and ran towards Kaifeng.

Kaifeng Mansion, the morning of the eighth day of March

"Mr. Gongsun, the guard Zhan hasn't come back yet? Could something happen on the way?" Bao Zheng looked worried.

"Your Excellency, don't worry, the schedule is already very rushed, and the students hope that the guards will come back later." After walking for a few days, he will at least have time to have a good meal and take a nap, although based on past experience, this is not good. possible!Gongsun Ce replied while sorting out the files.

"Sir is right, as long as there is nothing wrong, the Eighth Prince has his own way to deal with it," Bao Zheng sighed, "Is there any news about Chao Mahan?"

"Not yet! However, the Ministry of Criminal Justice has already taken action. Not only has it posted official documents to seal up and suppress Jianghu sects, it has sent the big catcher Tie Jiu to lead troops to arrest suspicious Jianghu people, and even jointly wrote a letter with the officials of the DPRK and China, asking the emperor to issue a ban on martial arts! "Gongsun Ce's news is always well-informed, and this time is no exception.

"Absurd! Wouldn't this be the government forcing the people to rebel?! How innocent are the martial arts people? How can they be so arbitrary?! The government is going to face the saint!" Bao Zheng was so angry that he attacked the case.

"Your Excellency, don't be impulsive. We'd better wait for the guards to come back and see the situation of this case before making a decision." Gongsun Ce naturally understood why Bao Zheng was in a hurry, but because the matter involved a lot, a little carelessness might cause a rain of blood fishy.

"My lord! This subordinate is back." Zhan Zhao saluted Bao Zheng as soon as he entered the flower hall.

"Guard Zhan——Mr. Gongsun!" Bao Zheng was overjoyed when he heard this calm and confident voice, but when he raised his eyes to see this exhausted young man, he felt distressed, so, according to the usual practice, he called Mr. Gongsun first.

When Gongsun Ce saw Zhan Zhao's sunken eye sockets covered with bloodshot eyes, before Bao Zheng ordered Zhan Zhao to respond, he stepped forward and grabbed Zhan Zhao's wrist to feel his pulse, and then his face became more and more serious.

"Mr. Gongsun, Zhan Zhao has something important to report to your lord, can you wait—" In the middle of speaking, Mr. Gongsun stared back, this time he might be drugged again.

"Mr. Gongsun, how are you?" Bao Zheng asked with concern when he saw that Gongsun Ce's face was becoming increasingly ugly.

"Zhan Wei, you haven't eaten on time for a few days?! Do you know that the spleen and stomach are the foundation of acquired constitution, the source of qi and blood biochemistry, if you don't care about yourself like this, no matter how good your internal strength is, it can't stop the pain of spleen and stomach damage! As for sleep , You don’t need to feel the pulse, you don’t need to call it Yumao anymore, let’s call it Yutu instead, it’s okay to have red eyes! Needless to say, I didn’t eat well, and the medicine I asked you to bring didn’t even work!! !" Gongsun Ce is so angry, how can this child not take care of himself? !

"Sir——Zhan Zhao knew he was wrong, so he won't dare to do it next time!—My lord, my subordinates saw the official documents of the Ministry of Criminal Justice as soon as they entered the city. Report it!" Knowing that Mr. Gongsun only cares about himself, Zhan Zhao hastily talked about business after admitting his mistake.

"Hey! Is there a next time?! My lord, the students are going to order the kitchen to cook some light meals. Guard Zhan needs to take good care of his stomach." Turning around to look at the apologetic Zhan Zhao, he said angrily, "I'll make the medicine, You report it first."

"Thank you, Mr. Gongsun!" Zhan Zhao prayed in his heart, hoping that the medicine would not be too heavy.

"Guard Zhan, the case of the murder of an official has been sent to the Ministry of Criminal Justice by order of the emperor. You must know the measures of the Ministry of Criminal Justice. Now the iron catcher is preparing to arrest suspicious people in the Jianghu. What do you think? Is there anything to be gained from the Ma Zhifu case?" Bao Zheng really wanted Zhan Zhao to rest, but the situation was urgent, but he couldn't do it.

Blockade?Arrest?Martial Arts Prohibition—The rivers and lakes will not accept, the court will not be reconciled, fights will break out, and bloody storms are inevitable!The purpose-this is their purpose of assassinating court officials and framing them!Zhan Zhao felt a chill in his heart, it was such a cruel and decisive conspiracy! "My lord, all of this must be stopped! This subordinate has clues—"

In the secret room in the backyard of Huichuntang, the largest medical center in Kaifeng

"Okay, very good! The Ministry of Punishment is indeed much stupider than the Kaifeng Mansion! In this way, we can just wait and see the good show." A hoarse voice came from behind the green-faced fangs copper mask.

"Report to the Great Guardian, the saint has arrived." A masked girl knelt and said.

"Let her in." The copper-masked man's tone was not polite.

"Leng Ruxue, the holy maiden of the Saintess Palace, has seen the Great Guardian!" "Shuang'er has seen the Great Guardian!" It was Leng Ruxue and her maid, Shuang'er, who entered the door.

"Well, excuse me, what can the palace lord tell you when you come to the Central Plains this time?"

"Family teacher confessed, see the Great Protector, especially the family teacher, and act according to the order of the Great Protector."

"Very good! Then, have you ever done what I asked you to do?"

"Ruxue missed and failed to catch Zhao Linger. Please punish me!" After calmly stating the facts, Leng Ruxue knelt down on one knee.

"Oh? With the abilities of you and Shuang'er, you won't be able to catch a pampered princess with a bunch of food and drink?!" The copper-masked man sneered, noncommittal.

"Reporting to the guardian, it was easy to catch the princess who didn't know the heights of heaven and earth, but one appeared on the way—" Shuang'er was provoked and said angrily.

"Shuang'er!" Ruxue stopped Shuang'er, "Failure is failure, there is no excuse to explain it. Please punish the Dharma Protector!"

"As expected of being the official successor of Palace Master Leng's direct disciple, he is fierce enough!" The copper-masked man stood up and walked up to Leng Ruxue, "Let me tell you what happened. Just when you were about to succeed, a A meddling cat has appeared, and our innocent saint has been veiled by the cat's claws, isn't it?"

Leng Ruxue shuddered slightly, and then asked back: "The Great Protector is really powerful and omniscient, but I don't know whether he can't trust me or has ulterior motives?"

"Where, where, the people of the Central Plains martial arts are sinister. I am only entrusted by the palace master to protect the safety of the saint. As for the cat that offended the saint, how does the saint plan to deal with it?"

"According to the law of my Saintess Palace, whoever sees the face of the Saintess will die—" Leng Xue said lightly, "If I see him again, I will kill him with my own hands."

"Hahaha—good! However, I have an idea. Not only can it vent the hatred in the heart of the saint, and obey the laws in my palace, but it can also help my palace of the saint to achieve hegemony in the Central Plains. The act of revenge can also make the dog Cats can’t live, they can’t die, they become the target of the target! Does the saint want to hear it?” The hoarse voice fell into a state of narcissism.

"My teacher said that this trip to the Central Plains is intended to stir up suspicion and disputes among the imperial court and the royal family of the Song Dynasty, completely subvert the Song Dynasty, and require me to personally kill the enemy. Now, the first step seems to have been successful. I don’t know what the Great Protector has to say? What’s the next step?” Leng Ruxue looked directly at the bronze-masked man, feeling that the soul behind the mask was terrifying.

Picking up Leng Ruxue casually, the copper-masked man said quietly: "The first step should have been successful, if it wasn't for that nasty Zhan Zhao who made Bao Zheng suppress the clues of the case, hmph! But now, they can't suppress it even if they want to." Stop it. But when I learned that that hateful cat interfered with your mission again, I suddenly thought, since he is so meddling, let him jump into our traps, I want to live Kill him! Hahahaha - who made him not only Nan Xia - the closed disciple of Xuantian Ke Meng Ruoxu, the head of the three sects - but also a royal cat - Song Renzong's imperial guard, just a member of the court and Jianghu The pressure of disputes can make him breathless. Now, he will jump into another dispute, hmph, all we have to do is add fuel to the flames! His unembarrassing identity is indeed Well worth our while. Ahahahaha—”

"Ru Xue understands, if there is nothing else, I'm going to go down to rest. Great Protector, farewell!" That stern and terrifying laughter made Leng Ruxue sick for a while, and she just wanted to get rid of these magic sounds as soon as possible.

"The guest room is ready, come and take the saint down to rest!"

When there was only the copper-masked man left in the secret room again, she hung out her left arm, and the snow-white arm was covered with knife marks. She raised the dagger in her right hand, and cut it fiercely, and the dark red blood flowed down the arm. The stern laughter once again filled the entire secret room——

Kaifeng

"Guard Zhan, do you know that if your guess is true, it will be a catastrophe! Because we have no idea who our opponent is!" Bao Zheng felt very heavy after hearing Zhan Zhao's statement.

"My lord, this subordinate will definitely do everything possible to find out the mastermind behind the scenes who provoked disputes and tried to reap the benefits of the fisherman! The most urgent thing is to invite your lord to go to the palace to have a face-to-face, state the interests and risks to the emperor, and withdraw your order. If you want to ask for orders, go immediately Trapped in the empty island, investigate and collect evidence." Zhan Zhao bowed and asked for orders.

"Oh, it's too late!" Bao Zheng shook his head and sighed, "Guard Zhan, do you know why the government has called you back in such a hurry."

How could it be too late?Zhan Zhao asked in confusion: "I don't know, my lord, but what happened?"

"Prince Huai brought his family back to Beijing today to take care of his old age. Your Majesty and the Eighth Prince ordered you to be his personal escort. That's why the government hastily dispatched you back." If you just said that you want to be a prospective son-in-law, the guard's current physical condition is probably very serious. You can't pass out with anger, what time is this, it's still romantic.

"Personal escort?! My lord is saying that the emperor and the eighth prince are going to transfer their subordinates to leave the Fengfu?!" Zhan Zhao was startled, there were a lot of experts in the inner circle, and the shadow guards and Shadow Division were escorting him, why did he transfer himself out of the Fengfu.Leaving Qingtian, this official uniform is meaningless to him.

"The Eighth Prince asked you to go to the palace, and he said that there are some things that need to be explained in person. Zhan Huwei, listen to what the mansion says, be safe and don't be impatient, first listen to the eighth prince's meaning before making a decision. The mansion is going to enter immediately. Gong Miansheng, ask the Ministry of Criminal Justice to take back the official documents. Mr. Gongsun arranges for someone to send the evidence files of the Ma Zhifu case to the Ministry of Criminal Justice. You should take a rest first, eat some food and drink medicine, and then go to the Eighth Prince’s Mansion." Bao Zheng said I couldn't bear to see Zhan Zhao's shocked and puzzled expression, so I had to comfort him a little.

"My subordinates will go to the Eighth Prince's Mansion to find out what happened. The evidence files of the Ma Zhifu case, my subordinates will also send them to the Ministry of Criminal Justice. If there are some things, I have to persuade Tie Butou." After speaking, Zhan Zhao turned and rushed out of the flower hall.

Gongsun Ce, who was just about to enter the door with the food and soup, felt a red shadow flash in front of his eyes, a gust of wind passed by, and he swayed twice before he stood still. When he entered the flower hall, he saw Bao Zheng standing there alone shaking his head and sighing.Don't ask, run away again!Looking down at the tray in his hand, Gongsun Ce secretly made up his mind that the next medicine will make Zhan Zhao unable to leave the house for a month!

"Hey! I've been with this manor for so long, and I'm still so impatient! ——Mr. Gongsun, prepare the sedan chair, my manor is going to enter the palace to face the saint!"

In the Ministry of Criminal Justice, the big catcher Iron Eagle is counting the men and horses, and is about to start arresting people.

"Zhan Zhao has seen Tie Butou." What Zhan Zhao saw when he arrived was this ready-to-go formation.

"It turned out to be Guard Zhan, and Tie just wanted to congratulate Guard Zhan for getting a good job, so he doesn't have to work like Tie anymore!" The words were actually teasing.

Zhan Zhao didn't care about the injustice, and saluted with fists in his hands, "Don't dare to do it! The Ministry of Criminal Justice has always followed the law and upheld justice in handling cases. This case is of great importance and involves a lot of things. I hope Tie Butou can handle it prudently." This was a kind reminder. To Tie Eagle's ears, it was sarcasm.

"Tie also believes that this time, the real culprits will be wiped out, and by the way, he will help Kaifeng Prefecture get rid of its reputation for being unfavorable in handling cases." Tie Jiupi said with a smile.

"Thank you so much! Zhan is here to submit the evidence and files of the Xuzhou Ma Zhifu case. There are still many doubts in this case, so I ask Tie Butou to pass it on to Lord Shangshu Ding. In the long run, don't involve innocent people!" Zhan Zhao said Be very earnest.

"A long-term plan?! Could it be that the same investigation as your Kaifeng mansion will take another three months, when all the ministers in the court and the central government will be dead, won't all the friends in the Jianghu who are guarding Zhan go against the sky? ——The Ministry of Criminal Justice handles the case, and no outsiders are allowed to comment! Zhan The guards should think more about their bright future, glory and wealth! Come on, get ready to go!" Tie Jiu cast a sidelong glance at Zhan Zhao, and said coldly.

Zhan Zhao blocked Tie Jiu's way, and asked eagerly, "May I ask where Tie Butou is going to get someone?"

"Hmph, we don't need any evidence from your Kaifeng mansion, we can find out that the murderer who killed the prefect of Ma was the good fourth brother Fan Jiangshu Jiang Ping of the guards! Take the mouse, of course, go to the mouse nest to trap the empty island! Make trouble in Tokyo Three Treasures, you, Master Royal Cat, can cover you; this time, with all the witnesses and evidence, the Zhan guards will wait to collect the mouse’s corpse! Unless—the majestic Royal Cat informs the mouse’s nest. If so, don’t blame Tie for turning his face Recognize people, do business! Let's go!" Satisfied, Tie Jiu saw that Zhan Zhao clenched his fists, got on his horse, and walked away.

It doesn't make sense to reason with Tie Jiu. The only way out now is to ask the Eighth Prince to ask the emperor to change his mind and send the case back to Kaifeng Mansion for handling.After completing the transfer procedures, Zhan Zhao went straight to the Baxian Palace.