red dust robbery

Probably the decoction had an effect, and Zhan Zhao was actually dreamless all night.

After getting up the next day, Bai Yutang came to bid farewell and went to Qinglongtang in the middle of Shu.

When Zhan Zhao first heard about it, he was a little surprised, but was cut off by the white mouse just as he was about to speak.

"Mao'er, don't look at me like that. This is your Lord Bao's sincere request. Fifth Master, I'm reluctant. Since you are inconvenient to move now, take good care of your injury and wait for good news from Fifth Master!"

It was obviously a serious matter, but the white mouse laughed so narrowly, Zhan Zhao looked a little glaring, and didn't know whether to thank Zhuangyi for his help, or to give him a supercilious look.

But the Chinchilla patted him on the shoulder, and walked out the door in one stride.

Zhan Zhao could almost imagine that he rode out with high spirits.

I just don't know, the road ahead is vast, how many ghosts and monsters are waiting for him?

Although there is no clue about this case, judging from his sobriety that day, the power in it may not be something ordinary people can contend with.

But since Mr. Bao had already spoken, it was inconvenient for him to stop him, so he had to adjust his breath every day, waiting for the internal injury to be healed, and then set off for Shuzhong.

In fact, his injuries were not serious this time, but his mind was in a state of confusion for the past two days, and he had palpitations and dreams, which made him appear to be weak and dying of illness. After calming down and recuperating for a few days, he has already recovered a lot.

At this time, the investigation and evidence collection of the Kaifeng government also seemed to have made new progress.

Dynasty Mahan found dozens of corpses in the grove outside the city. After autopsy, they were the personal guards of the former King of Xiangyang, Zhao Jue, and the cause of death was poisoning.

"Mr. Gongsun, look at this poisonous handwriting..."

When Zhan Zhao stepped into the morgue in the government office, he felt a little uncomfortable with the strong smell of blood. Under the dim light, there was a row of corpses lying on the ground, and there was a sudden sense of coldness. Zheng Zheng looked seriously at Gongsun Ce, who was lowering his head to check, and the latter nodded knowingly: "If I guess correctly, it should be Ji Gao, a poisonous scholar."

Zhan Zhao narrowed his eyes.

Ji Gao, formerly the number one staff member of the King of Xiangyang, looks like an old man in his sixtieth year who has no strength to restrain a chicken.

After King Xiangyang subdued him, he disappeared, and the whole city of Kaifeng Mansion was under martial law for several months, but his whereabouts were not found.

Now that he makes another move, I don't know what kind of disturbance will be caused, and is it related to the incident of the day before yesterday?

"No matter how poisonous Ji Gao is, there should be a reason to kill him." Bao Zheng mused, "When he was fleeing, instead of relying on their loyal guards, Ji Gao killed him with poison in one fell swoop. Isn't this against common sense?"

"Could it be that they betrayed Ji Gao?"

But Zhan Zhao said: "My lord, as far as I know, all the guards in the palace are loyal. I believe that they have absolutely no intention of betrayal."

Bao Zheng nodded: "Because of this, the government has to carefully consider the reason. No matter how poisonous Ji Gao is, he will not poison these Jinyi guards for no reason."

Gongsun Ce stood up, and suddenly remembered another thing: "Guard Zhan, you are here, there is one more thing, let's go over it together..."

He turned around and came to the desk on one side, and took the tray above, which contained the evidence that had been cleaned.

"A few days ago, when the massacre happened in the outskirts of the city, all the bodyguards of the Qinglongtang bodyguard team died. The corpses of the guards were mixed together, so the officials spent a lot of time processing and consolidating the bones. Only the day before yesterday, one of the corpses was discovered. One or two?"

Zhan Zhao tightened his expression and looked at the plate.

In fact, it is just a token, with a black dragon pattern on the front, and a "Lin" character engraved on the back, mottled with bloodstains, hidden in it.

He couldn't help but his face darkened, and there was a trace of inconspicuous astonishment in his eyes.

Bao Zheng stared blankly: "Guard Zhan?"

"Qinglongtang in the middle of Shu is a big bodyguard bureau that dominates the southwest. Its sub-rudders are spread all over the state capitals of the Song Dynasty. It is quite powerful in the rivers and lakes. At the beginning of the establishment of the first generation of Qinglongtang's chief bodyguard, there was a 'wind',' The four altar masters of "Lin", "Fire" and "Mountain" mean that the dog is as fast as the wind, as slow as the forest, invades and plunders like fire, and immovable as a mountain. They are in charge of the affairs of the hall together, known as the fourth head of the Qinglong hall, this one should be the token of the altar master of the 'Lin' word altar and the current second head of the Qinglong hall."

"You mean, the person who died that day is probably..."

Zhan Zhao nodded, with a solemn expression: "Second head of Qinglong Hall, Xu Changlin."

Bao Zheng and Gongsun Ce looked at each other and took a deep breath.

As Zhan Zhao said, this is also an important figure in the world.

Bao Zheng pondered for a long time before he slowly said: "Although this residence doesn't know about Jianghu affairs, if it is really him who died, I'm afraid it will be a big trouble."

"Qinglongtang's influence in Jianghu should not be underestimated. If they are really related to the infantry map, I'm afraid the situation will be very difficult." Gongsun Ce also sighed, "But if they have nothing to do with this matter, then the dignified second leader To die on the outskirts of Bianjing would be a disturbance."

"My lord!" Zhan Zhao raised his eyes: "Brother Bai has been gone for several days, and there is no news yet. This subordinate requests to go to Sichuan again to find out the truth!"

Bao Zheng frowned: "Guard Zhan, your injury is still unhealed, the journey is far away and extremely dangerous, I'm afraid..."

Zhan Zhao opened his mouth and was about to say something when he heard footsteps outside the door. Chao Chao had already stepped in, bowed his hands to Bao Zheng, Gongsun and his grandson, and handed a famous post to Zhan Zhao: "Master Zhan, do you have any questions?" Your greeting!"

Zhan Zhao was stunned for a moment, and took the name card. Before he opened it, a faint fragrance entered his nostrils, and a white jasmine came into his eyes.

The night is cold as water.

The third watch has passed, and the whole Bianjing is like a baby sleeping in a dream. The night scene is hazy, and even the imperial city in the distance is only a dark outline.

A black shadow lightly crossed the dark blue sky and blended into the deep twilight without a sound.

The candles in the guest room flickered for a moment, and the young man standing under the lamp with his hands behind his back moved his eyebrows and eyes slightly, but he didn't move. He only raised the corners of his lips, and a clear voice sounded: "Master Zhan has such a great official authority, he still refuses to show it." Body?"

A slight movement of the curtain was heard behind him, and a young man in a blue shirt walked in with a scabbard over the curtain. His eyes were clear under the lamp, and he didn't seem to be displeased by his words. Slowly spit out three words: "Ding Erxia?"

The person on the opposite side finally turned around. He was standing tall in light blue arrow sleeves, holding a folding fan in his hand, looking chic.His facial features are exquisite, his bones are delicate, his long sword-shaped eyebrows slanted into his temples, his eyes are clear and piercing, and the corners of his thin lips seem to be smiling but not smiling, showing a bit of madness.

Zhan Zhao couldn't help sighing.

Ding Zhaohui, the second hero of the Ding family in Mohua Village, has always been a weird character. He sent invitations to Kaifeng Mansion, but no one came to the door. Instead, he was asked to come to the inn to visit him at night. Official authority!

"Brother Ding, I haven't seen you for a long time." Zhan Zhao ignored the previous affairs, and just went straight to the point, "Since I made a special trip to invite Zhan to come here, there must be something important?"

Ding Zhaohui has always had a wild personality, if compared to his twin brother Ding Zhaolan, he is a very easy-going person, but today he is somewhat distant and arrogant, Zhan Zhao vaguely feels a little strange.

Could it be that the daughter of the Ding family has been away from home for a long time, and the elder brother thought that he had kidnapped his sister?

But Ding Er snorted coldly, walked away a few steps, took out a stack of letters from his sleeve, and threw them into his arms: "Look for yourself!"

Zhan Zhao quickly caught it in his hand, and without hesitation to ask any more questions, he swept it down hastily. For a moment, he was speechless, only bewildered and surprised intertwined, mixed with a bit of restrained anger.

"Three days ago, the chief rudder of Yizhou Qinglongtang passed on a letter to all the sub-rudders, and sent a copy to all the fellows in the world, claiming that the imperial court encircled and suppressed the Qinglongtang bodyguard team for no reason, resulting in the innocent death of thirty bodyguards outside Bianliang City. The second master, Xu Changlin, died! According to the book, Qinglongtang, as the head of the Southwest Escort Bureau, stood upright, abided by the law, and never disobeyed the heart, but unexpectedly, the imperial court sent down thunder for some reason, chasing and slaughtering! There is even a royal cat Zhan Zhao, the former Nan Xia, has become a hawk of the imperial court, persecuting his comrades in the rivers and lakes, resulting in dozens of bodyguards all surviving, and Xu Erzhang's death will not rest in peace!" Ding Zhaohui suppressed his usual laughter, and the outline of his face under the candlelight was hard and cold , the voice was clear and powerful, and at the end, after a pause, he turned his head and looked at him firmly, "Zhan Zhao, can you admit to these charges?"

Zhan Zhao has already read the letter.

The expression on his face began to change from initial shock and resentment to final calm.

"Brother Ding thinks?"

"Brother Zhan and I both believe that Brother Zhan is a human being, but—" Ding Zhaohui looked at him sharply, "This letter has been spread all over the country, how will Brother Zhan explain it to the world?"

Zhan Zhao was silent for a long time, his eyes were full of troubles, but after all, he just folded his sleeves and closed his eyes, letting out a long sigh.

"If you want to commit a crime, there is nothing to worry about." He said, "The lives of the thirty bodyguards in the Qinglong Hall are innocent, but the three hundred forbidden soldiers who died on the spot are nothing!"

Ding Zhaohui raised his eyebrows: "What do you mean by that?"

"On that day, the Kaifeng government sealed off the city gates to investigate the remnants of the king of Xiangyang. When the Qinglongtang escort team left the city, they refused to search and forced their way out of the city. The commander of the imperial army led troops to pursue them. This tragedy happened."

"Why did my Ding family's intelligence never find out about this?"

Zhan Zhao paused for a moment, as if he was deliberating whether he should tell the reason, but finally he sighed and lowered his voice: "The matter involves strange forces and chaos, and the officials blocked the news for fear of chaos."

"Strange power?"

This Ding Er showed an unbelievable expression, and Zhan Zhao could only shake his head helplessly: "This matter is still unresolved, and Zhan doesn't know how to explain it. It won't be a waste of all martial arts... Zhan Zhao's life—if it wasn't for Lingmei, I'm afraid he would have confessed to him long ago."

"Wait!" Ding Zhaohui twitched his eyebrows, "You mean, my third girl is by your side now?"

"A few days ago, I just arrived in Bianjing." Zhan Zhao nodded, "If Brother Ding has doubts, it's the same to ask her."

"This girl, she really came here!" Ding Zhaohui snorted, feeling a bit annoyed. He wanted to ask a few more questions, but felt it was inappropriate. He turned around and looked at the blue girl in front of him. The expression on the young man's face finally eased a lot, and he suppressed the cold air just now.

"I said, Zhan Zhao, Zhan Zhao..." He sighed, and patted Zhan Zhao's shoulder, feeling a bit of a headache, "In just a few days, your reputation has been badly ruined! Now walking in the On the avenue, I am afraid there will be some self-proclaimed righteous people who will take your life!"

"Brother Ding..."

"I'm not scaremongering. Qinglongtang has transferred the book and transferred all the accounts to you, Zhan Zhao. I'm afraid the comrades in the rivers and lakes who don't know the truth will inevitably be aroused and will take your life to avenge Xu Erdang's family. Ding Zhaohui was unusually serious, "What's more, they decided to sacrifice Xu Er's family in seven days, and sent invitations to all major rivers and lakes. Even the Five Rats of Zhakong Island received them, but they are missing me. A copy from Jasmine Village!"

Zhan Zhao's eyes moved slightly.

Qinglongtang was originally involved in the case, innocent, and poured sewage on himself. At this moment, the public sacrifice to Xu Changfeng is probably to arouse the righteous indignation of the fellows in the rivers and lakes, and win the voice first.

People in the martial arts world value loyalty the most, but because of this, they are more likely to lose their sense of propriety due to extremes.

Qinglongtang's move is not only for his reputation?

It is clearly aimed at the government!

But, what's the benefit of doing this?

People in the rivers and lakes have always disdained the government's actions.

But the people in the government regard the righteous men of the rivers and lakes as reckless and have many scruples.

However, the power of one person, one sword, is no match for the power of a country. Therefore, the government and the rivers and lakes have always maintained a tacit understanding that does not match each other.

Intensifying the conflict between the two is undoubtedly the result of mutual harm!