It turned out that the gang of bandits in front of him was a mountain thief on Songshan Mountain, specializing in this kind of roadblock and cut paths. Of course, they didn't know Shangguan Haitang and his party, so they naturally didn't know that Shangguan Haitang would pass by near here. However, someone appeared in front of them before, gave them a lot of money, and asked them to rob and kill Shangguan Haitang and his party on the road. The bandit leader is not stupid, the other party gave a bunch of money at once, blinding their thief eyes, and thought it was some difficult character to deal with. Then, the other party told them that Shangguan Haitang only had a few people, and it was easy to deal with. In the end, unable to withstand the greedy mind, the leader of the bandits agreed to the other party's request.

It's just that these bandit leaders didn't expect that Shangguan Haitang really only had a few people, and this information was correct. However, their strength is not like people, and Guihai can solve hundreds of them with one sword. If they had known this, they would not have accepted the other party's request at all. However, now regret is useless, now that several of the bandit leader's subordinates have been killed, it is useless to leave a few of them, I am afraid that I will encounter a character like Guihai Yidao again, I am afraid that they will not be able to save their lives.

Shangguan Haitang quietly listened to the narration of several bandit leaders, pondered for a moment, and then asked, "Do you know who the other party is?"

"They didn't report their identities, and the villains didn't know their identities. ”

After listening to Shangguan Haitang's question, several bandit leaders shook their heads at the same time and replied. However, when they saw Guihai's cold gaze, it seemed that there was a tendency to move again, and one of the leaders was so frightened that he seemed to think of something again, and hurriedly shouted.

"By the way, the villain thought of it. Although they did not say their identities, listening to their accents, it seemed that they were from the Jingzhou area. Auntie, that's all the villains know, and they really don't know anything else. Auntie, you have a large number of adults, so let go of a few villains! The villain's family is old and young, and his wife is still seriously ill, lying on the bed waiting for the villain to go back..."

"Shut up!"

Shangguan Haitang didn't speak, just frowned quietly and pondered. Guihai Yidao naturally did not allow them to disturb, and immediately shouted, seeing Guihai Yidao angry, several bandit leaders hurriedly kept silent. They can also see that although Guihai is not as strong as a person, it seems that Shangguan Begonia is the backbone among this group of people. Therefore, they decided that they must hug Shangguan Haitang's thighs tightly and beg her for mercy, after all, she is a girl, and it is easier to be soft-hearted and persuasive. As for the return to the sea, they didn't have the courage to bargain with him.

"Whew!"

After a long time, Shangguan Haitang exhaled softly, looked at several bandit leaders and said, "For the sake of the old and young in your family, I will spare your lives this time." However, don't let this girl find out that you are still doing evil, otherwise, next time you will not have such good luck, and this girl will personally take off your dog's head. Alright, you can go. ”

"Thank you, girl!"

"The girl is kind-hearted, the villains don't dare anymore, after going back, they must change their minds and be a new person!"

"The girl is so kind, the villain must set up a plaque at home, and greet the girl every morning, noon and evening. ”

Shangguan Haitang smiled bitterly or not, he was not dead yet, so he had to set up a plaque for himself, this was not cursing himself. At that moment, Shangguan Haitang deliberately put on a straight face and said coldly: "What, you don't plan to leave? If you don't leave, don't blame this girl for changing her mind!"

"Yes, yes! The villains will leave!"

Listening to Shangguan Haitang's words, several bandit leaders rushed away, lest Shangguan Haitang give an order, and Guihai on the side raised the butcher's knife without hesitation. For the coldness and ruthlessness of returning to the sea, they have no idea of experiencing it again.

"People from Jingzhou!"

Shangguan Haitang muttered to herself in a low voice, in this way, the other party obviously did not come at her and Guihai. After all, in Jingzhou, the two of them have had contact with Xu Shu's mother and son, and the others have no contact at all, so it is obvious that they will not be the ones who trouble them. In this way, the other party's target is either Xu Shu or Pang Tong.

Thinking of this, Shangguan Haitang looked at Xu Shu and Pang Tong and asked, "Brother Yuanzhi, Wulang, who did you two tell when you left Jingzhou this time?"

"My uncle knows about my departure from Jingzhou. Pang Tong replied directly and simply.

"Miss Begonia, only the two of you know about my departure this time. One of them is my brother, that is, Goro's uncle, Pang Shangchang, and the other is my friend, Sima Decao. The relationship between the two of us and I is irreversible, and it is certainly not impossible that someone else will be behind us, and it is not impossible that someone else will be unfavorable to us. ”

Of course, Xu Shu would not believe that Sima Hui and the Pang De Guild would be unfavorable to him, otherwise, he had stayed in Jingzhou for so many years, and he would have done it long ago, so why wait until he left to do it, it would not be justified.

"Pang Shangchang, Sima Decao..."

After listening to Pang Tong and Xu Shu's words, Shangguan Haitang read these two names softly and repeatedly. Suddenly, Shangguan Haitang's mind flashed, as if he had thought of something, looked at Pang Tong with blazing eyes, and said: "Brother Yuanzhi, it seems that this matter must be related to what you said about Sima Decao." ”

"Impossible!"

Listening to Shangguan Haitang's words, Xu Shu categorically vetoed it without the slightest hesitation. He and Sima Hui have a good relationship, they are also teachers and friends, and they have a lot of feelings, they all sleep together, and they almost roll the sheets, and Sima Hui has no reason to be unfavorable to him. If it was really unfavorable to him, Sima Hui would have been able to do it as early as Jingzhou, so why wait until now? Therefore, in his heart, Xu Shu did not believe that the mastermind behind the scenes was Sima Hui at all.

Shangguan Haitang had long expected Xu Shu to have such a reaction, and he was not in a hurry at the moment, and when Xu Shu calmed down, he said again: "First of all, let's talk about Pang Degong, that is, your brother Yuanzhi, and at the same time, he is also Wulang's uncle." I don't think you're going to think he's going to be bad for you, right?"

"That's nature!"

Of course, Xu Shu would not object to Shangguan Haitang's words, and Pang Degong also had no reason to be unfavorable to him. It's just that, according to the meaning of Shangguan Haitang's words, it seems that Sima Hui is still the target, Xu Shu is anxious, and said again: "Miss Begonia, virtue will definitely not be unfavorable to us..."

"Brother Yuanzhi, don't worry, listen to my analysis slowly!"

Shangguan Haitang softly comforted Xu Shu, and when Xu Shu calmed down again, Shangguan Haitang continued: "Brother Yuanzhi, you and Wulang left Jingzhou for Youzhou, except for Pang Shangchang and Sima Decao, no one else knows. Brother, you and Wulang both believe that Pang Shangchang will not be unfavorable to you, so Pang Shangchang is excluded, and only Sima Decao knows the direction of our travel. Except for Sima Decao's possibility, brother, who else do you think will do it to us? Of course, Sima Decao is your best friend, brother, and there is nothing wrong with you trusting him. It's just that, just now, I suddenly thought that Sima Decao may have another identity, if Sima Decao's other identity is true, then the mastermind behind this incident must be Sima Decao. Of course, on the other hand, if Sima Decao's other identity is correct, it is also because he has an enmity with my Youzhou, and the other party probably sees that you want to serve our Youzhou, so he will not hesitate to do so. ”

Xu Shu frowned, with a puzzled look, listening to Shangguan Haitang's words, he became more and more confused, and after Shangguan Haitang finished speaking, Xu Shu asked curiously: "Miss Begonia, you said that Decao has other identities, what is that identity, why is it not good for us?"

In fact, according to Shangguan Haitang's analysis, Pang Degong can be excluded for sure, so only Sima Hui is the most suspicious. However, Xu Shu couldn't imagine that Sima Hui and his love for many years would make a black hand on him, which Xu Shu would never believe in anyway. Perhaps, Sima Hui made such a move because he had a grudge against the Youzhou side, and Xu Shu comforted himself in his heart. It's just that the posture of the gang of bandits just now seemed to kill them all, and no one was left, if it was really Sima Hui's mastermind, didn't they take into account each other's affection? Of course, Xu Shu still told himself in his heart that this matter was not done by Sima Hui. However, Xu Shu didn't expect that the reason why he had such a strong expectation in his heart that the main envoy was not Sima Hui was actually because he felt that Shangguan Haitang's words were reasonable, and according to the analysis of Sima Hui, it was the most likely. Therefore, Xu Shu's heart has been a little shaken, but because of the old love, Xu Shu subconsciously didn't dare to believe this answer.

"Sima Decao's other identity is implicated in an extremely important matter, so I can't say anything more to you. After returning to Youzhou, whether he can let his brother know or not, everything will be decided by the lord. Shangguan Haitang spread his hands and said that he had no right to say this.

"Alright then!"

Xu Shu was a little disappointed, it seemed that if he wanted to understand the cause and process of the incident, he could only know the answer after arriving in Youzhou. There was already speculation, and Shangguan Haitang did not delay and started on the road again. Who knows if there are other obstacles below after this robbery. Therefore, after making a decision, they resupplied in Yangzhai City, and went directly to the road without stopping to rest. Moreover, in order to avoid that the other party would have other means, Shangguan Haitang also changed his route slightly. After that, they did not encounter any difficulties, and rushed all the way to Youzhou Beijing City without hindrance. After half a month of traveling, Shangguan Haitang and his entourage finally arrived in Beijing safe and sound.

"This..."

Before entering Beijing City, Xu Shu was dumbfounded. Because according to Yuan Chang's requirements, the city of Beijing will be expanded more than ten times, and the outer city has been under construction, just from a distance to see the current city of Beijing, how majestic, if it is completed, it will be more shocking. Xu Shu has also been to the two capitals of Chang'an and Luoyang, and the prosperity and grandeur of Chang'an and Luoyang have also shocked Xu Shu, but it is not as strong as this time. Just looking at the current posture, after the completion of Beijing City, the two capitals of Chang'an and Luoyang don't know how many streets they will be thrown away. The impression that the north and other places give to people in other states is desolate and remote, and now after visiting in person, Xu Shu found that if Beijing City is also called desolate and remote, then the places in other states can only be regarded as poor and remote, or even worse.

Of course, not only Xu Shu was shocked, but Pang Tong was also the same. After all, the construction of Beijing City was built by Yuan Chang according to the scale of Beijing City in later generations, and such a huge scale is not something that people of this era can understand, if you are not shocked at first sight, it is a strange thing.

And as they went deeper into the city of Beijing, the shock of Xu Shu and Pang Tong became more and more intense, or rather, they were already numb with shock. If they saw a place in Beijing that was not in the flow, they might be shocked.

"Brother, the previous one was only the outer city of Beijing City, and the next one was the inner city of Beijing City. Shangguan Haitang seemed to be satisfied with the expressions of the two, not to mention that the people who saw Beijing City Construction for the first time were shocked. Even those of them who have been staying in Beijing City are shocked, and Beijing City can be said to be the same every day, Yuan Chang in order to quickly build Beijing City, but at any cost, he used a lot of manpower and material resources, and Beijing City is changing all the time. They really couldn't imagine how Yuan Chang came up with the idea of building Beijing into such a magnificent city. Of course, if they don't understand, they won't think much about it, as long as they know that they are a member of Youzhou, a part of Beijing City, and Yuan Chang's subordinates, this is enough. As Yuan Chang's subordinate and Yuan Chang's sister-in-law, Shangguan Haitang has a strong sense of belonging and honor to Beijing.

"Was it just an outtown?"

Xu Shu listened to Shangguan Haitang's words, and his face couldn't help twitching. Although he had been numbed by shock, hearing this sentence at this moment, he couldn't help but be shocked again. The outer city alone is so magnificent and magnificent, you can imagine what the inner city is like. Suddenly, Xu Shu reflected that Yuan Chang's ambition seemed to be not small, if it was just to build a state office, there was no need to build such a scale, unless...

Hiss!

Xu Shu didn't dare to think about the next thing, because that thought made him a little difficult to hold himself, and at the same time, it also made his heart a little agitated.

Similarly, what Xu Shu could think of, Pang Tong also thought of. It's just that unlike Xu Shu's nervous mood, Pang Tong's heart is full of excitement and expectation. (To be continued.) )