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

After Zhan Zhao told Bao Zheng about Linzhou's affairs, Bao Zheng also attached great importance to it, but Linzhou was not under Bao Zheng's jurisdiction after all. If he wanted to interfere in Linzhou's affairs, he had to report to the imperial court first according to the rules, and let the little emperor Zhan Zhao was ordered to investigate.

Bao Zheng was writing a memorial, when Zhan Zhao thought for a while and said, "My lord, the case involving missing persons, my subordinates are worried that the local government will be involved. If we go in a grand manner, it will be easy to scare the snake. Why don't you ask the emperor to issue a secret decree. When the subordinates go to Linzhou, it is easier to find out the truth without revealing their identities."

Bao Zheng nodded and said: "It's better for Zhan's guards to be considerate, so do you need Mr. Gongsun to accompany you to Linzhou?"

Zhan Zhao rubbed his chin, shook his head and said, "There are too many people, but it will easily arouse suspicion, and this time it is to investigate the missing persons and Wuhe, so I don't need to bother you, sir."

Bao Zheng said: "Alright, you and Bai Yishi are highly skilled, even if you encounter danger, you can escape completely. Mr. Gongsun is not familiar with martial arts, just in case..."

Bao Zheng hadn't finished speaking when he heard someone "hmm" at the door, and then Gongsun Ce walked in with an expression of "I heard all the bad things about me".

Bao Zheng coughed in embarrassment, and continued to write the memorial.

Zhan Zhao hurriedly bowed to Gongsun Ce, and Gongsun Ce asked, "Are you and Bai Yutang going to Linzhou to investigate the case?"

Zhan Zhao nodded: "Brother Bai found out that the missing persons in Linzhou may be related to the Wuhe Gang back then, and we plan to investigate."

"Wuhe?" Gongsun frowned, "I still remember that you mentioned to me about Weidao, but I didn't know anything about this sect at the time, so I couldn't help. He crawled out again without a sound."

Zhan Zhao echoed, "Yeah, I have been investigating with Yutang for many years, but there is no news. I didn't expect Brother Bai to be of great help this time, but I don't know how sure the news is..."

Gongsun said: "Bai Jintang, although he appears to be foolish on the surface and is not serious, but if he hadn't been [-]% sure of this kind of thing, he would not have informed you. I believe you will gain something from this trip."

Zhan Zhao smiled and said, "What you said is very true. I didn't expect you to be so fond of Big Brother Bai. I thought..."

"Why do you think?" Gongsun glanced at Zhan Zhao, "A capable hooligan is still a hooligan, and he is still disgusting. Don't learn from him."

Zhan Zhao nodded hurriedly: "Yes yes yes!"

"Linzhou is bordered by Xixia. If you want to come here, there will be conflicts. You need to be cautious and don't be impulsive."

Hearing this, Zhan Zhao was taken aback, Gongsun saw that Zhan Zhao was in a daze, and asked, "Why, did I say something wrong?"

Zhan Zhao hurriedly waved his hands and said, "No, no, it's just that I didn't expect my husband to say almost word for word to Brother Bai, and he also explained to us in the same way."

"Then he is quite careful. Since he has said so, it seems that this matter really has something to do with Xixia. If I guess correctly, it may have something to do with Xixia Yipintang..."

"Mr. is a fortune teller! No wonder Brother Bai regards Mr. as a precious heart..." Just as he was about to finish speaking, Zhan Zhao bit his tongue hastily, and changed his words, "Baby... yes, bosom friend!"

Gongsun: "..."

Zhan Zhao wiped off his sweat, and said that he almost said the words 'baby heart', and he didn't want to kill himself when his husband heard it.

He was still rejoicing when he suddenly saw Gongsun walking to the door, cleared his throat vigorously, and suddenly shouted: "Bai Yutang! Your sweetheart is calling you!"

This shout was deafening throughout the whole Kaifeng Mansion, and it easily attracted everyone's attention. Everyone who had something to do, and those who had nothing to do, instantly looked at Bai Yutang not far away, and saw that Bai Yutang was very angry. Naturally, he turned around, everyone stared at him and turned around, then he strode forward, everyone stared at him, until he stopped in front of Zhan Zhao...

"Cat, looking for me?"

Everyone's eyes moved to Zhan Zhao, who was wishing for a hole in the ground for him to crawl into.

Zhan Zhao resigned to his fate so much that he covered his eyes, not knowing whether to laugh or cry: "No, it's fine...just a little tired...you're so easy to lie to a mouse..."

The melon-eating crowd covered their mouths one by one, holding back their laughter and enduring it very hard.

Bai Yutang looked puzzled, so...

However, these two people are used to watching the cat and mouse in the Kaifeng Mansion these years, and the people in the mansion more or less understand the relationship between the two, and they also know that Mr. Gongsun often plays with the two of them. The second person is more pleasing to the eye than Zhan Zhao standing next to Bai Yutang, or is more pleasing to the eye than Bai Yutang standing next to Zhan Zhao, no matter male or female.

Master Bao was so absorbed in writing the memorial that he coughed twice, patted Zhan Zhao's shoulder and said, "The memorial will be submitted soon, Linzhou is far away, you and Bai Yishi should go back to the room to prepare, and when you receive the secret decree, you will be ready." Get ready to go."

Zhan Zhao bowed: "Thank you, sir."

Then he quickly led Bai Yutang away, the farther he was from Gongsun, the safer he would be...

I can't afford to offend, but I can always hide...

Seeing that Zhan Bai and the others had left, Bao Zheng asked Gongsun, "Sir, do you want to discuss something with me?"

Gongsun Zhengse said: "My lord, the orchid grass in the Kaifeng mansion was exhausted a few days ago, so the students sent someone to buy another batch. Originally, this orchid grass is not a rare medicinal material, and every pharmacy has always stocked it , but for some reason, all the pharmacies in the capital are suddenly out of stock of Hulancao, the students feel that this is unusual, and there is fear that someone may buy it maliciously, so please investigate carefully."

Bao Zheng frowned: "How could there be such a strange thing? Mr. Gongsun, what is the effect of this orchid grass?"

Gongsun said: "It is a blind medicine for treating cold and fever, and many difficult and miscellaneous diseases also need to be adjusted with Hulancao."

Bao Zheng said: "Since it's not a rare medicinal material, it's really strange that it can't be found all over the capital suddenly. Don't worry, sir, the government will send people to investigate."

"Thank you, my lord, the student is leaving."

After saying that, Gongsun walked out, met Su Liran on the way and exchanged pleasantries again, unexpectedly, it turned out that Su Liran came to say goodbye to him.

"For a long time, we should go back. During this time, thank you for taking care of me, Mr. Su is very grateful."

Gongsun said: "Young Master Su, you are polite. Your cough is caused by allergies. If you leave the source of allergies, it can be cured without any medicine. I just helped to recuperate it a little bit."

"I heard from people in the mansion that the master is worrying about the shortage of orchid grass in the capital?"

"It is indeed the case. I plan to send someone to the nearby state capital to have a look, and buy some to prepare when I come back."

Su Liran thought for a while and said: "I'm going to leave Beijing soon, how about this, if there are orchid grasses in the nearby state capital, I'll buy them all and find someone to send them to Kaifeng Mansion, sir, can you see?"

"Master Su is too polite."

"It's such a small effort to bother you at the house for so long, please don't refuse, sir."

Gongsun laughed and said, "Then there will be Mr. Laosu. By the way, when are you going to leave?"

"I'm going back tomorrow. This time I bought some new brocade drafts in the capital. I want to go back as soon as possible to find the master of the silk shop to make samples. In a few months, the master of the Xixia Kingdom will come to pay tribute. The silk shop will have to work for a while."

Gongsun nodded, Su Liran's Su brocade silk shop has always been the imperial silk shop for royal celebrations and sacrifices.

"Oh, by the way, Lord Zhan and Fifth Master Bai are in a hurry just now, are they going to go out?"

Gongsun paused for a moment, then said with a smile: "The one who walks in a hurry is not to go out..."

"That is……"

"Hide me."

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It is night, the moon is bright and the stars are sparse, and the Big Dipper is tilted.

In a strange forest on the outskirts of the capital, Su Liran walked quietly by himself. After walking for a while, a voice that was not too far away reached his ears.

"My lord, the Kaifeng mansion has become suspicious about Linzhou's matter, do you need to notify the holy venerable?"

Su Liran stopped in his tracks, and replied lightly: "Tell him, lest if he walks away, that cat and mouse will take him to his nest. Anyway, it's not the first time he's sung the empty city plan."

"My subordinate understands."

"Also, the plan can be implemented."

"Yes, my subordinates will arrange it immediately, but I'm afraid that the Holy Lord and the others will not arrive in the capital so soon."

"It doesn't matter, if I'm not mistaken, the mouse and cat will leave the capital tomorrow, and there will be a major hidden danger. We need to extend the incubation period, so as not to alarm the people in Baijintang so quickly. Remember, don't move until it is absolutely necessary. Anyone from Kaifeng Mansion."

"Subordinates obey!"

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The next day, Zhan Zhao, who received a secret order to investigate the case, and Bai Yutang, led by Yan Bei, rushed to Linzhou.

"By the way, Brother Yanbei, I remember you said that the village was called 'Grave Village'. How could you use such an unlucky name as the name of the village?"

Yanbei replied: "When our brothers went there, we also thought the name of this grave village was very strange. I heard from the old villagers who stayed behind in the area that their village was not called this name at first, because there was only one mountain there. Over the years, people in the village They all buried the dead's bones on the shady side of the mountain. Over time, the shady side of the mountain was full of tombs. From a distance, the whole mountain looked like a big tomb. Said that the whole village is too shady, which conflicts with his original name, if you want to live in peace, you must give the village a humble name, otherwise you will be in great trouble."

Zhan Zhao clicked his tongue: "So you took the name 'Grave Village'?"

Yan Bei nodded: "The village is full of old people with limited mobility, and they just believe in these nonsense."

Zhan Zhao shook his head and sighed, the three of them had already walked under the city gate, Zhan Zhao urged the horse under him, and said to the two of them, "Let's go back as early as possible, it feels like it's an eventful season again. "

Bai Yutang kept up silently, and the three of them had a tacit understanding that as soon as they left the city gate, they rushed to the whip.

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After the three of them left, a middle-aged man helped an old lady slowly walk into the city gate. The old lady was old, her eyes were cloudy, and she walked tremblingly. The middle-aged man next to her supported her. As he walked, he said: "Mother, we have arrived in the capital, don't worry, I heard that Master Gongsun of Kaifeng Mansion has excellent medical skills, and he has both virtue and skill. He will definitely cure mother's illness."

The old lady stopped and responded with some effort.

The middle-aged man saw that the old lady was working so hard, his eyes were sore, and he sighed, "My son is useless, I can't even rent a carriage..."

The old lady shook her head, stretched out her hand and patted her son's back, signaling that it was all right, and let him go on.

When she slapped, the exposed back of her hand was full of seeping blisters, some of which had been punctured or even pus. When his son saw it, he quickly pulled up the old lady's sleeves. Seeing that no one was paying attention, Quickly wiped off his sweat, and led the old lady forward slowly.