Go to Kaifeng to be a civil servant

Kaifeng Mansion Dining Hall is located in the southeast courtyard of Kaifeng Government Office, on the side of the Third Class Courtyard. It is the place where all the three classes of government servants in Kaifeng Prefecture enjoy meals. Every morning, noon, and evening when meals are served, there are crowds of people here. , noisy.

Especially at dusk and dinner time, the restaurant is even more lively.

Except for the four major lieutenants, Mr. Zhan, Mr. Gongsun and others who followed Mr. Bao, who were eating in the Confucius Courtyard, the street patrolling policemen, sweeping Zaoli, and Kuaiban strong men in Kaifeng Mansion all gathered here at this time. It is also very pleasant to chat while eating and talk about the new things that I have encountered all day long.

Let’s just say that the table near the door is well ventilated and the scenery is pleasant, so it naturally became the exclusive seat for several prominent foremen among the government officials in Kaifeng.

The one in the first seat with a thick beard and a slight chubby face, who spoke like a barrel humming, was Peng Guihai, the leader of the third shift; the one sitting upright on his left was tall and thin, Huang Qi with a yellow face and small eyes is the leader of the soap team; the man on the right with a strong figure and black face and tiger eyes is Li Shao, the leader of the fast team; the man sitting next to Li Shao is tall and dark , every time he raised his hand or stretched his legs, he could hear bones cracking. This person was Feng Qian, the leader of the strong team.The one sitting closest to the door was an old man in his mid-thirties, with gray beard and hair, who was full of energy. He was Meng Le, the head of the prison in Kaifeng Mansion.

These few people sat around a table, no matter in terms of momentum or style, they were better than the other tables, and even the topics that these people talked about were much more advanced than the other tables.

What the other yamen officers were talking about was nothing more than the capture of a few thieves Xiao Xiao today, what kind of juggling team came to the vegetable market at the South Gate, and what new tricks the girl from "Yicuilou" had today. .

But what these few people were talking about was closely related to the important affairs of the court and the plans of the Kaifeng Mansion.

No, just as the food was on the table, Feng Qian, the head of the strong class, couldn't bear it and asked, "Boss Peng, what major events have happened in the court these few days?"

"It's not a big deal." Bantou Peng picked up a piece of vegetables and stuffed them into his mouth, "Half a month ago, the case of replacing the civet cat with the prince caused an uproar in the court, and all the ministers who had close contacts with Empress Liu Everyone is in danger, for fear that if the Empress Liu falls, the emperor will take them under the knife. But after more than half a month, there has been no movement, and these ministers are relieved. The court has been quite quiet these days of."

"That's good," Huang Qi, the head of the soap class, also said, "As long as there is nothing wrong with the court and Master Bao is at ease, we brothers will have a good life."

"I don't think so." Li Shao, the leader of the fast class, frowned, "I just saw someone coming from the palace to announce the entry of Mr. Zhan into the palace. It is said that something strange happened in the palace."

As soon as this remark came out, several people at the table became interested, and they couldn't help but leaned forward and asked anxiously: "Strange thing?"

Li Bantou blinked, leaned forward, and said in a low voice: "I also heard what Captain Zhang said. I don't know exactly what it is..."

The few people were surprised and looked at each other, "There are so many strange things this year..."

Speaking of this, Feng Qian seemed to be thinking of something important, and said with a gloomy face: "Speaking of which, these days, why do I feel that Captain Jin is also quite strange, and there seems to be something wrong?"

"Oh? What's wrong?" Peng Bantou asked suspiciously.

"It's just... well, I can't tell, it's just something wrong." Bantou Feng scratched his head.

"Are you pale, with dark eye circles, dull eyes, floating feet, trembling wrists and arms?" Meng Laotou asked suddenly.

"That's, that's what it looks like!" Banto Feng slapped his forehead, and said to Meng Le, the cell leader, with admiration, "Meng Lao, you stay in the prison all day long, why are you so clear about the outside world? "

Meng Lao smiled slightly, raised his finger and pointed out the door: "Because I can see clearly."

Everyone looked in the direction of Meng Lao's finger, and saw a man wearing a black and red school uniform, squinting a pair of narrow eyes, with two dark circles under his eyes, holding a large bowl of food, a thin figure staggering, stepping forward. Sanbai came in a hurry, and it was Jinqian, the sixth-rank school lieutenant.

Don't look at Jin Qian's unstable figure, it seems that any gust of wind can blow him down, but his footwork is undiminished, but in the blink of an eye, he rushed into the restaurant in two steps and squeezed to the side of Meng Laotou Sit down in the position, not panting, not sweating.

"Lieutenant Jin?!" Several people exclaimed in surprise at the same time, "You are not supposed to have dinner with the adults in the Confucius Institute, why did you come here?"

"Hush, shush..." Jin Qian rolled his narrow eyes, put up a finger and lowered his voice, "Don't yell, don't yell, we managed to sneak out while the cat... cough, while people weren't paying attention, If this yelling makes that cat... ahem, it will be a big deal if people find out..."

"Ah?" Everyone was even more puzzled and stared straight at Jin Qian.

"Eat, eat..." Jin Qian looked around and continued in a low voice.

"Oh..." Everyone nodded, looked at each other, stopped talking, and lowered their heads to eat at the same time.

The dinner table suddenly fell silent.

There was an abnormal sound of "click".

Everyone stopped eating at the same time and looked at each other.

"Click" was another abnormal sound.

Everyone raised their heads at the same time, looking in the direction of the sound.

"Tsk, mother..." I saw Jin Qian muttering and cursing, picking up two chopsticks from the table, fiddling with both hands for a long time, and then put on a posture, straightening his arms as if he was about to step forward to pick up food, but However, the hand holding the chopsticks trembled like a cramp. A pair of chopsticks shook in Jin Qian's hand for a moment, and then fell to the table with two "slaps, slaps".

Ok?

Everyone stared, staring straight at Jin Qian who repeated the action just now while cursing, but before the chopsticks reached the edge of the plate, they both fell on the table again.

"Lieutenant Jin, your hands..." Peng Bantou really couldn't stand it anymore, he raised his hand and put two green vegetables into Jinqian's bowl, and asked, "Why is Captain Jin's hand shaking so much? Are you injured?"

Jin Qian sighed, lying on the side of the bowl with great difficulty, chopping rice into his mouth with trembling chopsticks, while pawing, he said, "It's okay, it's okay, it's just that I'm a little tired after being taught martial arts by Mr. Zhan sooner or later..."

But I shouted in my heart: Tsk, grandma, is that cat trying to make things difficult for us?

In the evening, work is over, and we have to supervise our squatting, which makes our legs sore and weak, and our calf tendons...

Early in the morning, before dawn, I had to go to the school grounds to practice swords, and I chose a heavy iron sword for us to play with, and even called it to let us exercise our arm strength...

What is there to exercise?

We are a great modern slim woman, can't we build Popeye brand muscles on our arms?How much it affects the appearance of the city!

The triceps and biceps have not yet been trained, but they have caused excessive muscle fatigue and soreness. Now I can't even hold the chopsticks steadily, and I can't even eat a meal...

Damn...

After hearing Jin Qian's words, everyone understood, and couldn't help but laugh.

I saw Meng Lao with a smile on his face, patted Jin Qian on the shoulder and said: "Jin Qian, you are just a little weak in your hand skills, you should practice more."

The rest of the people also nodded in agreement.

"That's right, Captain Jin is so thin and weak, with no strength in his arms, how will he catch thieves and seize stolen goods in the future? I'd better learn from Mr. Zhan." This is what Li Shao, the leader of the fast class, said.

"It's lucky that Mr. Zhan is willing to give you advice!" These were the words of Feng Qian, the leader of the strong class.

"Lieutenant Jin, you are also a person who came out of our class, you must not embarrass our class, and you should always ask Mr. Zhan for advice!" This is what Huang Qi, the head of the class, said.

Chief Peng looked around for a week, nodded with authority and concluded: "Captain Jin, Mr. Zhan is a well-known figure in the world. If he is willing to give you a lesson or two, it will be a blessing from the third generation!"

In short, one center: Hello, Mr. Zhan...

Two basic points: Master Zhan is wonderful... Master Zhan is croaking...

Hearing that Jinqian had bulging veins on his forehead, exhausted and sleepy for several days, and complained all the time, two chopsticks in his hand poked half an inch into the rice bowl, jumped up, and said furiously, "That cat made us feel sick." Can't sleep, can't eat, can't be lazy, we and the cat have hatred for sleeping, resentment for spoiling food, and enmity for cutting leisure time. !"

After drinking, Jin Qian suddenly felt his heart clear, his breathing was easy, his limbs were comfortable, and even his eyes, which had been exhausted for several days, were instantly cleared up, and he could clearly see the pale and horrified expressions of all the servants in the restaurant. Chu...

Ok?

Did these guys take the wrong medicine or something?

Why did he look like he saw a ghost?

Although our remarks were a bit radical, we didn't name names, and we didn't use dirty words frequently, so what's surprising...

……Um?

Where is the cold wind coming from?Whoosh cold...

Jin Qian couldn't help shaking.

Not good, judging from our rich experience, this wind must be unusual.

This is not cold wind, it should be murderous...

And just for the unique charm, rich touch and rich connotation of this murderous aura, looking at the entire Bianliang City of Tokyo, there is only one person who has the ability to exude such a murderous aura that makes people's ears hurt... Tsk... no Wonderful...

Not only did Jin Qian feel very troubled, but no one in the restaurant dared to move the slightest bit.

The hall was silent.

Jin Qian didn't move, and neither did the person behind him exuding murderous aura.

Suddenly, a flash of light flashed in Jin Qian's heart, and he made a decisive decision. He raised his head impressively, put one hand on his chest, and the other on the table, as if a cuckoo cried blood: "A cat that could catch mice once appeared in front of our house. We didn't cherish it, and regretted it when the house was flooded with rats. The most painful thing in the world is this... If God can give us a chance to do it again, we will say three words to that cat: Come back. If we have to add a deadline for the return of the cat, we hope it will be... just tomorrow..."

After some touching words, Jin Qian was delighted to find that the expressions of the government servants in front of him had turned into turquoise.

And the cold murderous aura behind him seemed to be a little bit more violent.

"Zhan doesn't know that Captain Jin has a hobby of raising cats..."

The voice is hard and cold, like a popsicle on a cold day.

Tsk!Those TV dramas and the eight o'clock file are indeed deceiving people!

What classic lines, touching plots, have no effect at all!

Jin Qian twitched his cheeks all around, finally corrected his expression, turned around, raised his head and clasped his fists and smiled and said: "Master Zhan, you are not the father-in-law who is supposed to pass the decree in the reception palace, why did you come back so early? ..."

I saw Zhan Zhao's handsome face was icy cold, his starry eyes were cold, he fixed his gaze on Jin Qian and said, "Captain Jin doesn't seem to like Zhan XX coming back too early..."

Jin Qian couldn't help shivering, and hurriedly said again: "Master Zhan was joking, Mr. Zhan can return to the government office a moment earlier, this is the blessing of Kaifeng, the blessing of the servants, the blessing of the lord..."

Zhan Zhao's eyes flashed, and he continued to say in a cold voice: "Then Zhan is going to disappoint Captain Jin, and Zhan will return to the Forbidden Palace to be on duty in a short time."

"Oh?" Jin Qian was overjoyed at the moment, and hope appeared in his narrow eyes, "That is the blessing of the Holy One, the blessing of the Forbidden Palace, and the blessing of the world..."

His sword eyebrows moved, and he continued in a cold voice: "Ke Zhan came here on the emperor's order, and specially ordered Kaifeng Mansion to enter the palace with Jin Qian, the sixth-rank school lieutenant, to be on duty at Ziyun Palace tonight..."

"Gah!" Jin Qian seemed to be choked by a fly, and after a while he twitched his face and lowered his head to reply, "That is... Jin Qian's blessing..."

"...Lieutenant Jin, enter the palace with a certain Zhan."

"...The subordinate obeys."

After Jin Qian followed Zhan Zhao away for a long time, everyone in the restaurant came back to their senses.

However, everyone's complexion is quite different from the pale green one just now, instead their cheeks are flushed and their eyes are shining brightly.

"Did you see it? Did you see it? Master Zhan smiled at me just now!"

"What are you talking nonsense, you are obviously smiling at me!"

"Nonsense, you should be smiling at me..."

"Hey, you said Mr. Zhan is so pretty when he smiles..."

"Look at your worthless appearance, Mr. Zhan just smiled, what's so strange?"

"You still have the nerve to talk about me? Didn't you look stupid just now?"

"Go, go, what nonsense!"

That Peng Ban head was in a daze, and after a long while he said slowly: "I didn't understand a word about raising cats and catching mice... Also, what is Mr. Zhan laughing at?"

The rest of the squad leaders were also puzzled.

Only the old-eyed and shrewd Meng Lao looked around, shook his head and smiled secretly: "Royal cat? Raise a cat... Hey, in my opinion, it looks like a cat teasing a mouse..."

-

What is love when people see people, cars when cars see cars, flowers when flowers bloom...

What is Nan Xia Zhan Zhao who is famous all over the world...

What is the fourth rank of the imperial guard with a sword, Mr. Zhan...

Jin Qian finally saw it today, and it was an eye-opener.

Look at Mr. Zhan, although he has been on duty in Kaifeng Mansion for a long time and rarely shows up in the Forbidden Palace, but once he appears in the palace, he is like a bright light in the dark night, sweet spring in the desert, and honey in the ant colony. People flock to it.

Since entering the Forbidden Palace, the large groups of Imperial Army soldiers and generals who happened to come across on the way intentionally or unintentionally, as long as they saw this fourth-rank imperial guard with a sword in front of them, their eyes would shine, their faces would be flushed, and they would be filled with admiration .

Honestly, it's normal to clasp your fists and salute. It's understandable that you can't restrain your nervousness and trembling hands, but when you meet this meeting, your eyes shine, as if you are about to rush up and swallow the guard alive, which makes you feel chills down your spine.

And this Mr. Zhan's concentration is really profound, no matter what kind of situation he encounters, he can always smile gently on his face, and return the greetings one by one, without arrogance or impetuosity, and with a decent scale, comparable to modern stars and idols meeting fans.It's just that Jin Qian, who was too tired to follow behind, had to salute one by one like the gourd painting, almost breaking a thin waist.

In short, walking around the palace with Mr. Zhan behind is like shopping in a vegetable market. It's called taking your time, swaggering, with endless scenery, back pain, and skin cramps.

Therefore, when Jin Qian saw Master Yuan, the Commander of the Forbidden Army who had been guarding Ziyun Hall for half a night, despite being in close contact with Lord Zhan, still maintained a normal facial expression, body language, and normal excitement index, Jin Qian Feeling very cordial.

Master Yuan, the Commander of the Forbidden Army, was about 30 years old, dressed in military uniform, with a straight figure, dark complexion, small but bright eyes.

"Trouble Master Zhan, Yuan is really sorry." Master Yuan cupped his fists and saluted.

Zhan Zhao smiled slightly, and clasped his fists in reply, "Master Yuan, what did you say, Zhan is also the imperial guard, this is a matter of his duty."

After the two people finished their courteous salutes, Master Yuan turned his gaze to Jin Qian who was behind Zhan Zhao. He couldn't help being taken aback, and asked, "This brother is very unfamiliar, I don't know if it's—"

"This is Kaifeng Mansion Cong Liupin Captain Jinqian Jin." Zhan Zhao introduced quickly.

When Master Yuan heard Jin Qian's name, he was even more delighted than seeing Zhan Zhao, his eyes lit up immediately, and he raised his voice, "This little brother is Captain Jin of Kaifeng Mansion? Long time, long time! "After that, he cupped his fists and saluted.

"Your Majesty Yuan is polite." Jin Qian also clasped his fists in salute, but said in his heart:

Tsk, we are the ones who live in Kaifeng Mansion, what do we have to admire for so long?The ancients were really polite, and any cat or dog would call him "Jiu Yang, Jiu Yang", which is really lacking in innovation.

Unexpectedly, Master Yuan's next sentence shocked Jin Qian.

"I've heard that Captain Jin of the Kaifeng Mansion is very talented. He can go up to heaven and down to the forest. It's not a problem to catch ghosts. It's really lucky for Yuan to see the real body of Captain Jin today."

aha? !

Jin Qian twitched his narrow eyes a few times before realizing that Master Yuan had really "admired" him for a lot of gossip, but, hearing the description just now——

Unexpectedly, in just a few days, our class of ordinary people will be on the same level as that old Zhong Kui...

Tsk tsk, the power of public opinion is really strong, and the power of gossip is really strong.

"Haha, Mr. Yuan, thank you, thank you." Jin Qian raised his eyes and replied with a smile on his face.

"Master Yuan is serious. Captain Jin only has a little bit of supernatural powers, so it's not as good as rumored." Zhan Zhao glanced at Jin Qian, and said modestly.

"Sigh, Mr. Zhan's words are wrong. I'm afraid that the strange things in the Forbidden Palace can only be attributed to such a strange person as Captain Jin."

Both Zhan and Jin were taken aback when they heard the words.

Zhan Zhao frowned and said, "Today, Zhan Zhao and Captain Jin were ordered to enter the palace by the sage, and the time was short, and the father-in-law who delivered the decree didn't make it clear. He only said that something strange happened in the palace, so Zhan and Captain Jin came to Ziyun together. The palace is on duty to investigate, could it be that the strange incidents in the palace are related to ghosts?"

Commander Yuan let out a long sigh, nodded silently and said, "To be honest, the past few days...the neighborhood of Ziyun Palace is haunted..."

"Haunted?!" Jin Qian's scalp went numb all of a sudden, and he couldn't help shouting.

Commander Yuan shook his head and sighed: "In the past few days, in the middle of the night, there will always be a white ghost figure around the Ziyun Palace, making a lot of noise, which really scares the brothers of the imperial army. After coming down, quite a few of my brothers were already sick from fright, and Yuan Mou also asked the Holy Majesty for an order out of helplessness, and asked Mr. Zhan and Captain Jin to come and find out."

"White ghost?" Zhan Zhao pondered.

"White, white ghost..." Jin Qian swallowed his saliva, glanced at the fearless Zhan Zhao, then at the depressed Commander Yuan, and tremblingly said, "Commander Yuan, you Are you kidding me, what kind of place is this Forbidden Palace, how could it be haunted?"

Zhan Zhao also raised his eyes and said cautiously: "Commander Yuan did see clearly? Could it be an assassin?"

"Of course Yuan can see clearly!" Commander Yuan said with a stern expression on his face, "Not only Yuan, but the forbidden army can see clearly from top to bottom, that white shadow is floating around, you can see it, but you can't catch it. I can't touch it, it's floating around, it's very weird, if it's not a ghost, what else could it be?"

"Perhaps it's someone with outstanding lightness kung fu who visits the Forbidden Palace at night..." Zhan Zhao speculated.

"Impossible..." Commander Yuan interrupted Zhan Zhao's words, and frowned, "How can anyone be so light-hearted? Master Zhan, stop joking."

Hearing the words, Jin Qian couldn't help raising his eyebrows, glanced at Zhan Zhao, and thought: What's impossible, there is only one standing in front of him.

Zhan Zhaojian frowned, nodded his head and said nothing for a while, then raised his head and said, "Since that's the case, Zhan and Captain Jin will keep vigil here to prevent any accidents."

Jin Qian's hair was suddenly covered with black lines.

When Commander Yuan heard this, he immediately beamed with joy, and said with a golden light on his face: "Then there will be Mr. Lao Zhan and Captain Jin!"

After finishing speaking, he clasped his fists in a hurry and left in a hurry, unwilling to stay for a moment, it seemed that he was really tossed by that "ghost".

Zhan Zhao watched the back of Commander Yuan disappear in a hurry, raised his head to look around the terrain, nodded slightly, and said to Jin Qian: "Tonight, there will be Captain Lao Jin and Zhan Mou standing guard together, and we will meet the ghost who broke into the forbidden palace at night for a while." '!"

"...This subordinate obeys." Jin Qian clasped his fists and replied, looked up at the night sky, thought for a while, and added, "Master Zhan, can this subordinate go to the imperial dining room to get some garlic first?"

"Garlic?" Zhan Zhao was slightly startled, his starry eyes turned to Jin Qian.

"That's right, it's garlic!" Jin Qian clasped his fists and said righteously.

After finishing speaking, he looked up at the sky again, and sighed in his heart:

On such a full moon night, you don’t know whether you will meet a transformed werewolf or a thousand-year-old vampire. Of course, you have to hang two strings of garlic by your side to feel at ease.

-

The bright moon is in the sky, as bright as a flying mirror, and the night mist slowly rises, like a dream or an illusion. The clouds dance in the quiet night, and the breeze makes black silk. It is a poetic and picturesque scene of a faint moon night.

In the Great Inner Forbidden Palace, on the eaves of the yellow-tiled palace in Ziyun Hall, two figures sit side by side. One is shaped like a pine tree, the other is shaped like a snail, one holds a sword in his arms, and the other hangs garlic around his neck.

The two people who were supposed to be completely different from each other, but now they are both sitting on the roof of the Forbidden Palace's treasure hall, is quite a strange scene.

"Captain Jin, are you a strange Zhan?"

Qinglang Yefeng suddenly sent such a sentence, which made the drowsy Jin Qian half awake.

"...Master Zhan why did you say that?" Jin Qian stretched his eyelids and said.

"During dinner, Zhan could hear what Lieutenant Jin said in the restaurant."

"Ahem, that...is...that...cough cough...the subordinates are talking nonsense, Mr. Zhan don't need to take it to heart..." Suddenly fully awake, Jin Qian hastily smiled perfunctorily.

Youyou Yefeng sighed again: "Zhan also knows that martial arts cultivation is not a one-day achievement, but we are all on duty in the public house, and our wealth and life are hanging on the tip of the knife. If something goes wrong, I'm afraid It is life-threatening... Captain Jin, do you understand..."

Jin Qian's scalp went numb, he turned his head to look at Zhan Zhao involuntarily, and immediately froze on the spot.

Under the clear light, those clear, deep, black eyes without any impurities shone with a streamer of light, which seemed to enclose ninety thousand stars in the eyes, and stared at the Milky Way ring in the night sky.

The moonlight is alluring, and the beauty is alluring.

Jin Qian suddenly felt his blood surge, his heart beat abnormally, and the hair on the top of his head exploded; God, we are just ordinary people, how can we stand such a test? !

Jesus, quickly send down a thunderbolt to let us escape, lest we make a big mistake!

"Captain Jin?"

Zhan Zhao saw that Jin Qian's eyes were staring straight and his breathing was stagnant, so he hurried forward and called out.

A handsome face suddenly magnified in front of his eyes, and Jin Qian's hair stood on end immediately, and he jumped several meters away with his hands and feet. My lord has worked so hard..."

Before he finished speaking, he saw Zhan Zhao's expression suddenly changed, and he rushed towards Jin Qian. Before Jin Qian could react, he was pulled to his side by Zhan Zhao.

Raising his head, holding the sword, his handsome face and eyebrows raised, his whole body was stagnant and murderous.

Jin Qian's heart was shocked, and he followed Zhan Zhao's gaze to the night sky above his head——

A round of clear moon shines brightly in the night sky, wisps of breeze disperse the mist.

A white shadow falls lightly from the middle of the moon, the breeze diffuses the shadows, flowing like clouds, dressed in chiffon, and thousands of strands of black silk, all follow this white shadow slowly fall, stop slightly, and move with the wind...

Quiet, quiet, still, all is silent.

With a gorgeous and handsome face, frivolous sword eyebrows, and peach blossom eyes, there are more than a thousand styles.

ghost?

Fairy?

Or Chang'e going down to earth?

Jin Qian only felt the liquid in his mouth overflowing.

But seeing the handsome man in white sizing up and down the red shadow in front of him with a pair of peach blossom eyes, his thin lips showed disdain: "Are you that stinky cat?"

Zhan Zhao's eyes were like lightning, his body was tense, and he said solemnly, "Who are you, how dare you break into the Forbidden Palace at night?"

"Who am I?" The man in white smiled slyly, and slowly raised the sword in his hand, letting the clean white sword spike in the wind.

"Put your cat's ears up to make it clear, the next one is the one who will defeat the Royal Cat in the Forbidden Palace tonight - Chinchilla Bai Yutang!"

Chinchilla? !

Bai Yutang? !

OH MY GOD!

Jin Qian suddenly felt dizzy, and cried out in his heart:

Cat and mouse battle, must watch!

Tsk tsk, such a good opportunity, but at this time there is not even a viewer who can charge viewing fees, it is really hateful!