Half River Autumn Moon and River Spring [Rat and Cat]

Zhan Zhao blinked, and waited for Bai Yutang to stabilize a little, before he said: "Silly mouse, I was actually scared by a dream, hey, let me say, even if I come over to kill you, you still have to do it."

Bai Yutang let go of Zhang Zhao, still a little uneasy, with an extremely ugly expression.

Zhan Zhao patted his face, deliberately raised his eyebrows and said, "I said, even if you really wanted to kill me, would I be so easily put down by you? You underestimate me too!"

Bai Yutang looked at Zhan Zhao, and suddenly burst out laughing. He touched his forehead and shook it again: "I was thinking wildly... Forget that you are not a cat to be bullied."

"Just figure it out, let's go, let's go to Mr. to see the autopsy results."

Zhan Zhao's expression always makes people feel relaxed and happy, Bai Yutang just wanted to get up with Zhan Zhao, when he saw Zhan Zhao took the puppet doll that was exactly like himself, his heart skipped a beat, Bai Yutang frowned slightly Lower eyebrow.

Zhan Zhao had already walked out the door. Seeing that Bai Yutang hadn't moved, he took another step back: "I'm still thinking about it, let's go!"

Bai Yutang raised his head and was about to follow, when he suddenly saw the puppet doll in Zhan Zhao's hand seemed to be smiling, but when he looked closely, the doll still had the same expression as before.

The afternoon sun was a bit bright and dazzling, Bai Yutang shook his head, thinking that he must have made a mistake.

The two came to the autopsy room. It happened that Gongsun came out after the autopsy. Seeing the two of them looking for him together, Gongsun went up to him and said, "I didn't find much. The cause of death was suffocation. The time of death should be less than an hour after the body was found. However, he seemed to have been injured before he died, and it is not known whether he was abused by the murderer."

Zhan Zhao said: "The injuries on his body should not be caused by the murderer. Yutang and I met him in the suburbs of Beijing before. He wanted to use medicine to show his power, so Yutang took the initiative to teach him a lesson. Those injuries should have been caused at that time."

Gongsun frowned: "I've heard that the young master of Lin Shangshu's family is not a good guy, and he even planned on you?"

Before Zhan Zhao could reply, he heard a familiar voice behind him: "Hey, they're all here."

When Zhan Zhao turned his head, he saw Zhongzhou Wang Pangtong walking slowly towards the gate of Kaifeng Mansion with his hands behind his back. The corner of Zhan Zhao's mouth twitched: "General, why are you here again?"

Pang Tong approached the three of them, raising his eyebrows a little proudly: "What is 'again'? Someone asked me to ask you for help, so I came here."

Zhan Zhao snorted twice, thinking that you are a genuine general, if you have something to do, you can just find someone to come to Kaifeng Mansion and talk to him. Is it necessary to come here in person?

Thinking this way in my heart, I still asked: "Who entrusted you with what?"

Pang Tong said: "Tonight, the emperor's turn is Luo Qi's night watch, but he got sick after eating so badly. Let me ask if you can change the shift with him."

Zhan Zhao was stunned for a moment: "Has Your Majesty also prepared a table of meat dishes for Brother Luo Qi?"

Pang Tong: "What?"

Gongsun said: "You have to arrange something for others during the vacation, don't you? The emperor's guard with a knife is not only Luo Qi, but Zhan Zhao at least seven or eight, plus those messy guards Shrimp soldiers and crab generals are basically an iron wall, what do you mean by delaying people's vacation?"

The guards in front of the imperial court need to guard the front of the imperial court, and the word "carrying a knife" is a very high honor. Zhao Zhen personally sealed seven of them, and Zhan Zhao was the highest rank among them, because Zhan Zhao also worked in Kaifeng Mansion.

Pang Tong saw Gongsun's red-eyed look of embracing injustice, and hurriedly explained: "Of course this leave will be made up, the main reason is that they usually have a good friendship with Zhan Zhao, so he was the first one to think of him, and I also asked the rest of them. It just so happens that something happened...and it’s not that Lin Shangshu’s son has suffered an accident, this matter has spread to the palace, and the palace is also under martial law, so there must be people.”

Gongsun looked at Pang Tong coldly, with a distrustful expression on his face.

Zhan Zhao said: "It's okay, I'll go to the palace to be on duty tonight."

As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Yutang next to him looked displeased, but there was nothing he could do.

As he was speaking, Gongsun suddenly noticed what Zhan Zhao was holding: "This is..."

Only then did Zhan Zhao remember the toy in his hand, picked it up and handed it to Gongsun, "Sir, what is the use of this toy?"

Pang Tong, who was at the side, saw the puppet in Zhan Zhao's hands, then looked at Bai Yutang, and sighed, "It's really ingenious."

Gongsun turned pale when he saw the puppet: "This...couldn't it be a substitute puppet?"

"Stand-in puppet?"

Gongsun nodded: "This thing is a bit troublesome, where did you get it?"

Zhan Zhao said: "Someone put it at the gate of Kaifeng mansion, saying it was for Yutang."

Gongsun said: "I hope it's not a substitute puppet, if it is, it will be very troublesome."

Pang Tong was puzzled and said, "What kind of trouble?"

"The stand-in puppet is cursed. His clothes, hair, and decorations should all come from the owner, which means that everything about him is provided by the owner. If you stay with the stand-in puppet for a long time, your consciousness will be reduced." Will be replaced by him, and in the end, your own will will disappear, and the substitute puppet will occupy your body and be controlled by the caster."

Pang Tong looked at the puppet again: "So evil?"

"Well, but according to legend, the method of making a double puppet has been lost, so I'm not sure if this is really a double puppet."

Zhan Zhao paused, then suddenly turned around holding the puppet, and Bai Yutang grabbed one of Zhan Zhao's arms: "Cat, what are you doing?"

"Go and burn him!"

"Don't!" Gongsun hurriedly stopped, "It's okay if it's not a substitute puppet, but if it's really a substitute puppet, then it's equivalent to establishing a relationship with the owner after he's finished. If you burn or dismantle him, the owner will also The same problem will arise."

Zhan Zhao was impatient: "Then, if it's good?"

Gongsun thought for a while: "I don't have a comprehensive understanding of substitute puppets. There is a forbidden courtyard in the palace that stores lost tricks. There may be a technique for cracking substitute puppets. I will check it out. By the way, You guys also go and see if Bai Yutang has offended anyone recently, or lost anything?"

Zhan Zhao nodded, thought for a while and said, "I remember that only His Majesty's order can enter the forbidden courtyard. I'll go to His Majesty first."

After saying that, Zhan Zhao turned around and wanted to leave, but Gongsun hurriedly called out, "It's inconvenient for you to carry that, leave it to me first."

Zhan Zhao hesitated, it wasn't that he didn't trust Gongsun, it was just that Gongsun was powerless, in case...

Seeing that Zhan Zhao was hesitating, Gongsun knew what he was worried about, so he said, "Don't worry, I will bring Pang Tong and Bai Yutang into the palace together. If there is anything wrong with this doll, I will dismantle Pang Tong's mock-up."

The corner of Pang Tong's mouth twitched, thinking what kind of crime did I incur?

Zhan Zhao smiled, handed the puppet doll in his hand to Gongsun, and was about to leave when Gongsun called out from behind: "Hey, I said you, why are you out of control, how can you wear casual clothes when entering the palace? "

Zhan Zhao looked down, only to realize that he was still wearing the same blue plain clothes, and hurriedly replied, "Thank you sir for reminding me." Immediately after, he went back to his room to change into official uniforms in a hurry.

Seeing Zhan Zhao leave, Pang Tong glanced twice and said, "It's the first time I've seen this royal cat look so nervous."

After finishing speaking, Gongsun gave him a blank look. Seeing that Bai Yutang hadn't said anything, Gongsun asked, "Fifth Master, what are you thinking?"

Bai Yutang paused, then suddenly said, "This is also the first time I've seen a cat look so nervous."

Gongsun: "..."

On the way they entered the palace, Zhan Zhao was not by their side because he was one step ahead. Gongsun held a puppet and talked with Bai Yutang.

"I remember that Devil Weeping Jiaye also had a puppet doll exactly like himself on his shoulder. Could it be a substitute puppet?"

Gongsun thought for a while and said, "I've considered it before, but I really haven't figured out who would do such a thing so recklessly to keep by my side, so I just treat it as a doll that looks similar to him."

Bai Yutang frowned: "It shouldn't be so easy to make this kind of thing, sir, didn't you say you want to collect the owner's items?"

Gongsun said: "That's why I asked you if you have lost anything recently..."

Bai Yutang was silent, thought about it seriously, and finally replied: "I don't remember."

Pang Tong smiled from the side: "Naturally, I don't remember. Which man would care about how many pieces of clothing and accessories he lost every day? Especially someone like him who knows that he is very rich."

Gongsun glared at Pang Tong again: "If you don't speak, no one will think you are dumb."

Pang Tong shut up resentfully.

Bai Yutang didn't care, "It's just that the owner's things shouldn't be enough, right?"

Gongsun replied: "It seems that there will be a series of sacrifices or something, but I'm not sure, I need to check."

……

The three people on this side are still on their way to the palace, while Zhan Zhao on the other side has already entered the palace and is begging to see Zhao Zhen outside the palace.

After a while, the father-in-law told Zhan Zhao that he could go in. After Zhan Zhao thanked him, he entered the hall and saw Zhao Zhen wearing a bright yellow fur brocade reviewing the memorial. Seeing Zhan Zhao coming in, Zhao Zhen smiled slightly, Putting the pen down: "I heard that Luo Qi is ill, and today you are on duty again, and you always come here when you are on vacation. Thank you for your hard work."

Zhan Zhao knelt on one knee to return the salute: "Your Majesty is serious, this is the duty of your subordinates."

Zhao Zhen smiled and waved his hands: "Get up, it's still early, why don't you come back after the shift change?"

After Zhan Zhao got up, he went straight to the point and said, "Your Majesty, to tell you the truth, I have a request from you."

Zhao Zhen raised his eyebrows and became interested. Zhan Zhao has always given him the feeling that he has no desires and no desires. Those gold, silver and jewelry, the Duke's official salary seems to be not attractive to him at all. He also asked Zhan Zhao after he made meritorious service. What kind of reward he wanted, every time Zhan Zhao didn't ask for it, so Zhao Zhen had to make up his own mind to give him random rewards, but every time he felt that when his rewards that others envied were added to Zhan Zhao, he would look very vulgar and powerless , so this time Zhan Zhao took the initiative to ask for something, Zhao Zhen really didn't expect it.

"tell me the story."

Zhan Zhao scratched his face and said, "I would like to ask Your Majesty to issue an order to pass through the forbidden courtyard."

"Forbidden Courtyard?" Zhao Zhen picked up the teacup and lightly scraped the tea twice, "Why do you suddenly want to go to that place?"

Zhan Zhao smiled and said, "One of my subordinates encountered some troubles. Mr. Gongsun said that there might be some clues in some fragments of the Forbidden Palace, so my subordinates thought..."

"Which friend?"

Zhan Zhao paused, but still smiled lightly: "Your Majesty has seen it before, and it is Bai Yutang."

Zhao Zhen took a sip of tea, his eyes wandering: "Oh? That Chinchilla Bai Yutang?"

"Exactly."

Zhao Zhen put down the teacup, shook his head and smiled. After a long time, he held his chin and provocatively said, "What if I don't agree?"

Zhan Zhao said: "That's impossible, His Majesty is not such an unreasonable person!"

Zhao Zhen was stunned for a moment and laughed, "It's rare that you actually flatter me."

"This subordinate is just telling the truth!"

Zhao Zhen thought for a while, picked up the pen and quickly wrote the handwriting, and walked to Zhan Zhao's side: "I can give you the handwriting, but it's not that easy, you need to promise me a condition."

Zhan Zhao glanced at the handwriting in Zhao Zhen's hand, and replied: "Your Majesty can speak directly if you have any orders, and I will do my best to fulfill your Majesty's orders."

Zhao Zhen smiled: "You take the handbook first, as for the conditions, when I think about it, I will naturally tell you."

Zhan Zhao felt a little aggrieved, do these guys like to play this trick?I don't know how to change it after using it badly!It's better to be a white mouse, at least you don't have to speculate if you go straight, but now it is very important to get the handbook, so I have to answer Zhao Zhen first, and see how to deal with it later.

Seeing that Zhan Zhao nodded in agreement, Zhao Zhen waved his hand and went back to review the memorial: "You go first, remember to come back at night, after the hour, I will deduct your salary as well."

Zhan Zhao paused, then turned around and left.

Zhao Zhen looked at Zhan Zhao's leaving back and smiled slightly.