75, [It's not easy to eat]

The mighty patrol finally arrived at the Pozhou Mansion before lunch.

At this time, the snow on the road has melted, the sky is clear, and the sun is good.

The prefect of the Baizhou Mansion took the entire Yamen to wait at the gate of the city early, this is not a joke, the rank of a guard in this patrol team is higher than himself, Bao Zheng and Pang Ji are both in the first class, good guys, the old man has never seen such a big official. Not to mention that there is also a generalissimo of soldiers and horses, the ninth prince, Zhao Pu, who is scared to death......

Zhao Pu stationed his soldiers and horses directly outside the Baizhou Mansion to prevent too many people from entering the city and disturbing the people.

Bao Zheng and Pang Ji stepped forward to meet with the magistrate of the Pozhou Mansion.

The prefect of Baizhou is surnamed Wang, called Wang Tiande, who is in his sixties this year, thin and does not have a few white beards, and looks very elegant and elegant.

Bao Zheng and Pang Ji are countless officials, and at a glance, they know that Wang Tiande is a smart and tolerant person, and if he is wise and stupid, this is a common problem of magistrates with big rivers and lakes in the house, and if the magistrate is too sharp, he will not be able to coexist with the local Jianghu people, but if he is too stupid, he will be played to death, so he must have a certain amount of wisdom and the character of being able to endure again and again, in order to deal with it better...... Wang Tiande is typical.

"The lower officials see the minister...... "Wang Tiande hurriedly saluted.

Bao Zheng politely let him not have to be restrained, Pang Taishi is an official who sees people and smiles, after all, he is on the ground, and he bowed down to support him cordially, so shocked that Wang Tiande didn't know how to put his hands and feet.

The trivial matters of settling a large number of people, distributing materials and inspecting the disaster situation were basically handled by Ouyang Shaozheng and Zou Liang, and Lord Bao was more interested in the affairs of Tianmu, so he took the carriage of the team and followed Wang Tiande into the city, ready to move into the yamen.

This Baizhou Mansion is very distinctive, different from the domineering atmosphere that everyone passed through Fengxiang Mansion before, the architectural pattern of small bridges and flowing water in Baizhou Mansion is also a bit like the people of Jiangnan, and now the black tiles and white walls are not with clear water and green mountains, but with white snow and ice, but there is a different style.

The little fourth son grabbed the car window to look at the snow scene outside, and said to himself, "Daddy, does it look like Shaoxing Mansion?" ”

Gongsun smiled and patted him on the buttocks, "Why are you homesick?" Didn't you say you didn't want to go back? ”

The little fourth son flattened his mouth and muttered, "I want to eat plum cabbage and pork." ”

Zhao Pu came over and patted his godson's ass, "Good boy, let the cook do it for you in a while!" ”

The little fourth son rolled into Zhao Pu's arms and rubbed, almost called "father".

Gongsun shook his head, the little fourth son seems to have gained a little fat...... Is it because it's cold and wears a lot or because you're always rolling around in the carriage? How do you roll so freely......

On the side, Zhan Zhao leaned in the carriage with his cheeks propped up, looking at the woolen blanket in the carriage in a daze.

Gongsun raised his eyes to look at him, "Hey." ”

Zhan Zhao looked up lazily after Gongsun "fed" him three times.

Gongsun leaned over curiously, "What's wrong with you?" ”

Zhanzhao sighed softly, listless.

Gongsun reached out and touched his forehead, stunned.

Zhan Zhao said to himself, "I can't lift my spirits, I don't know what's wrong with Lu Dao." ”

"Nonsense can't lift your spirits!" Gongsun was speechless, "Are you sick and know the way?" ”

Zhanzhao was even more puzzled, "Sick?" ”

Gongsun had already reached out to take his pulse.

The little fourth son didn't mess with Zhao Pu anymore, and ran over to pinch Zhanzhao's other wrist.

After taking the pulse for a while, the father and son said in unison, "It's cold!" Cold! ”

Zhan Zhao blinked, and after a moment of silence, he touched his chin, "Oh...... I'll just say it's a little sour. ”

Gongsun was speechless, Zhanzhao's kung fu is good and his internal strength is profound, and it is estimated that he has not been sick for a long time.

Zhao Pu also wondered, "How could you get sick?" Got a cold last night? ”

"There's no reason for that." Zhan Zhao also shook his head, "I didn't feel cold, and I haven't been sick in years, huh...... Not a good sign. ”

"What nonsense." Gongsun patted him, "It's just a minor illness." ”

As he spoke, he stuffed a pill for Zhan Zhao to eat, "Just sleep for a while!" As he spoke, he covered him with a quilt with the little fourth son.

"How long is it to sleep for a while?" Zhan Zhao was pressed under a thick stack of quilts, and asked Gongsun and Xiao Sizi with wide eyes, "Will you delay lunch?" I'm hungry, and I want to eat plum cabbage and pork too......"

Before Zhanzhao finished speaking, the little fourth son pulled the quilt up a little, buried him whole, and shook his head...... Foodie!

Zhao Pu turned around, and saw that Bai Yutang, who had originally gone out to ride a horse to move his muscles, had already arrived at the window at some point, frowning slightly and looking inside, it could be seen that he had also heard that Zhanzhao was sick.

Zhao Pu looked at Bai Yutang's eyebrows and frowned slightly, and smiled-it turned out that he also had troubles that were on his brows.

After walking for a while, the yamen of the Bazhou Mansion arrived, and as soon as the car stopped, Zhanzhao got out from under the thick quilt and panted, "It's hot to death." ”

Gongsun saw that he was very energetic, and it was not the same as the wilting appearance just now, so he subconsciously reached out to check his pulse.

After a while, Gongsun looked at Zhanzhao with disgust.

"Gongsun, what kind of medicine do you have? True Spirit! Zhan Zhao was refreshed, "My nose is not sour!" ”

Gongsun shook his head speechlessly, "Waste a good medicine on me, you can just cover the quilt and sleep with a cup of tea." ”

Zhan Zhao blinked.

I saw Gongsun gritting his teeth and jumping out word by word, "Cat demon! ”

Zhanzhao's eyelids twitched, and the little fourth son also reached out and touched Zhanzhao's forehead, while sighing, "It's really fast!" It takes an afternoon for Ngawang to get well when he is sick...... Ah. ”

Before he finished speaking, he was held down by Zhanzhao and rubbed twice, comparing him to a dog!

Zhao Pu and Gongsun got out of the car first with their little fourth son in their arms.

Zhan Zhao opened his baggage and changed into clean clothes, and also ran down, and saw Bai Yutang standing at the door of the carriage with a knife, looking at him.

Zhan Zhao stepped forward and patted him, "Where are you going to eat at noon?" ”

Bai Yutang sighed, and just as he wanted to speak, he saw Chen Xing'er running over, "Young Master." ”

Bai Yutang frowned when he saw that she was holding something like a post in her hand, "What is it?" ”

"The people from the White Ghost Villa just now, Xue White Ghost set up a banquet in the Villa tonight, and wanted to invite you and Lord Zhan to go, saying that Xie Lu thanked you for saving Xue Baiqin, and I hope to appreciate your face or something."

Bai Yutang took the post and looked at Zhanzhao.

Zhan Zhao thought for a moment and asked, "How is the cook in the White Ghost Villa?" ”

Bai Yutang rubbed his eyebrows, "Xue Bai Ghost is said to be very particular about food and clothing. ”

Zhan Zhao stretched out his hand to take the invitation, "Then go." ”

Bai Yutang looked at him, "He has a strange personality, aren't you afraid of going and causing trouble?" “

Zhan Zhao shook the invitation, "If it's a good person, it doesn't matter if it's weird, eat and drink." If it's a bad person, it doesn't matter, eat and drink. After speaking, he wandered into the yamen of the Bazhou Mansion.

Bai Yutang shook his head helplessly, Chen Xing'er covered his mouth and laughed, "Lord Zhan is so handsome." ”

Bai Yutang looked at her and wanted to laugh a little, "Everywhere he goes, his mind is full of heroes who eat and drink, and he is the first person in the ages, do you still think he is handsome?" ”

Chen Xing'er straightened his face and patted Bai Yutang's shoulder, "Young Master, you don't understand, this is called elusive, don't you think that Lord Zhan has solved a lot of things in the process of eating and drinking?" ”

Bai Yutang made Chen Xing'er speechless, too...... Zhanzhao is indeed elusive, you say he has no temper, he has a big temper, you say he has a big temper, he always smiles and has fun with you. It seems that he is always eating, drinking, and joking all day long, but none of the serious things have ever been left behind...... This cat is decisive and wonderful.

When I raised my head, I saw Zhan Zhao hooking his finger at him in the gate of the Baozhou Mansion, which means - hurry up, I'm hungry!

Bai Yutang reluctantly followed in.

Mr. Bao is still busy, and everyone is not good to eat with a cheeky face, and they have not arrived at someone's house, so they are not polite to go to eat first, so they naturally want to say a few words of greeting.

After Wang Tiande let everyone into the hall, the maid brought tea.

Master Bao first asked about the disaster, and found that it was not serious at all, so he relieved himself and then asked, "Did anyone in the Pozhou Mansion report the case of Tianmu cannibalism a year ago?" ”

Bao didn't say a word, Wang Tiande almost squirted out the tea, and looked at Bao Zheng with his mouth wide open in surprise, "Uh......"

"Lord Wang, what's the problem?" Pang Ji felt that his face was different, and he was also a little curious. Since the Heavenly Mother cannibal has entered the dragon pattern scroll, it is an unsolved case on the surface, and it is nothing if it is not broken, why is it so frightened that his face is white.

"Your Excellency...... The Heavenly Mother didn't eat people last year. Wang Tiande put down the teacup and stabilized his mood, "But I just ate one a few days ago." ”

"What?"

Wang Tiande's words stunned everyone present.

Zhanzhao didn't remember being hungry either, and was curious, "A few days ago?" Who eats? ”

"Well, the first heavy snow began to fall a few days ago, and it had just fallen overnight, and the next morning a woodcutter found a corpse with blurred flesh in the woods about ten miles outside the city.

Bai Yutang was helpless - it was actually quite fun to follow Kaifeng Mansion on patrol, but there was always some disgusting Barra's corpse, which was very unappetizing.

"How's the corpse?" Gongsun asked, "Are you still there?" ”

"Yes, in the house! The headless corpse is almost left with bones after gnawing at it. ”

Wang Tiande said a word, and the little fourth son silently got under Zhao Pu's arm, Zhao Pu frowned, "Could it be that the wolf did it?" ”

"No, it won't." Wang Tiande shook his head firmly, "There are even very few rabbits in the forests of Baizhou Mansion, and wolves have not been seen for decades, and the corpse is in the heavy snow, and when I find it, there are only human footprints and no animal footprints around." ”

Everyone looked at each other after hearing this-coincidentally, they were also in the forest outside the city last night and found Chen Mo who was attacked.

Thinking of Chen Mo, everyone wondered even more - if the old man was really attacked by the Heavenly Mother, why didn't he say anything? It's better to make up a lie.

"Lord Wang, is the White Ghost Villa in the Baizhou Mansion?" Master Bao asked knowingly, in fact, he wanted to see what Wang Tiande's expression was when he heard the White Ghost Villa.

Sure enough, I saw Wang Tiande frowning slightly, and nodded helplessly, "Yes." ”

Everyone knew in their hearts that Wang Tiande couldn't manage the White Ghost Villa at all, and it seemed that this villa didn't give him much face as a prefect, otherwise he wouldn't have shook his head when he heard the name.

"Lord Wang, can you tell us about the situation of the White Ghost Villa?" Pang Ji asked with a smile, "I heard that it was Qin Lisheng who reported the case back then." ”

"Alas......" Wang Tiande sighed, "A few adults don't know, this White Ghost Villa is really too troublesome. ”

Bao Zheng was a little surprised, Wang Tiande looked like a measured person, if he hadn't forced him to be anxious, he probably wouldn't have complained the first day he saw him.

"My lord is the prefect." Master Pang asked with a smile, "What Jianghu sect wants to gain a foothold here, I have to give you a few thin noodles, right?" ”

Wang Tiande shook his head with a wry smile, "Don't hide it from the Taishi, the scale of the White Ghost Villa is huge, and there are nearly a thousand people under the martial arts alone, and there are only a few people in my yamen." Xue Baigui never shows up on weekdays, so forget it. Qin Lisheng Shenlong saw the beginning and the end, and besides, he was gentle and elegant, which was easy to get along with. It's a pity that Hades is better than a little ghost and difficult to bear, and one of the other masters is more arrogant than the other. They can be regarded as decent martial arts on the surface, at least they didn't come down the mountain to rob their homes. But secretly, doing a lot of business is not allowed by the government, and the accumulation of money is fierce. ”

"Is there such a thing?" Bao Zheng was surprised, "What are they doing to collect money?" ”

Wang Tiande looked outside the door and made a gesture to a servant to close the door.

The official closed the door.

Wang Tiande stood up, went to a cabinet, took out a thing, and handed it to Bao Zheng, "My lord, I have been hiding this thing for a long time, I think I may not take it out until I leave office, I didn't expect you to come, it seems that it is time." “

Bao Zheng stretched out his hand and took the thing handed over by Wang Tiande, which was a box.

Bao Zheng opened the box, and saw that it was not a secret letter or gold and silver jewelry, but a black paste, some like ink and some like ejiao, so he looked at Pang Ji.

Pang Ji frowned, as if thinking of something, touched the beard on his chin and was silent.

"What's that?" Zhao Pu was curious, "It's not a few black." ”

Gongsun stretched out his hand to take it, leaned into his nose and sniffed it, frowning, "Is it forgetting worries and dispersing (ancient opium)?" ”

Wang Tiande raised his eyebrows slightly, nodded approvingly and looked at Gongsun, "This gentleman is Langzhong, right?" ”

Bao Zheng introduced, "Sun Ce, the master of Kaifeng Mansion, is a miracle doctor. ”

"Oh......" Wang Tiande hurriedly said, "disrespectful." ”

"Forget your worries and disperse ......" Bai Yutang frowned, "I seem to have heard of it, it's a cigarette and smoke, right?" After using it, there will be a feeling of flying clouds and fog, forgetting worries, hence the name, but long-term use will be addictive, and it will be so uncomfortable to be riddled with insects for a day. ”

"Oh......" Zhao Pu understood, "just the kind of ecstasy smoke that those barbarians smoke with hemp poles, right?" ”

Ouyang Shaozheng nodded, "Close, but it seems that this is more powerful." ”

Gongsun nodded, "This thing is made from the fruit of the rice sac flower (the ancient name of the poppy flower), and the rice basket." A small amount can be analgesic, and I often use it in my medical practice, and it is expensive. However, if you smoke, it is easy to become addicted, and over time people will be weak and mentally decadent, and the dosage is greater than one day. ”

Bao Zheng also nodded, "This thing is very harmful, it is a forbidden product, isn't the White Ghost Villa doing this hurtful business?" ”

Wang Tiande nodded, "A few masters of the White Ghost Villa are secretly doing this business, they go out and go several times a year, on the surface it is a trade in medicinal materials, but in fact, they go to the south to enter a large number of forgetful worries and scatter back, and then sell them in bulk. The mountains here are high and the emperor is far away and extends in all directions, and there are many businessmen who come and go, and their kung fu is good and hidden, so I can't catch their handles. But every year, there are more people in the Baizhou Mansion who forget their worries and break up their families...... Some of them were even more powerful in the north, and they were even sold to Liao, and the border people also suffered greatly. ”

"How can this be reasonable, why not report such evil behavior?" Bao Zheng was dissatisfied.

"I don't have any evidence, my lord, and I don't have the ability to do this." Wang Tiande shook his head and closed the box, "This box of medicine was given by a friend of mine, he said that the three masters of the White Ghost Villa are secretly doing evil, and they make a lot of money by doing this worry-free business." ”

"Where's your friend?" Bao Zheng asked, "This government wants to inquire in detail." ”

Wang Tiande smiled bitterly, "After he gave me this box of medicine, he committed suicide." ”

"Why?" Gongsun was puzzled.

"I also want to know why." Wang Tiande shook his head, "I only know that when I woke up the next morning, there was a white silk on the pillow, and no one in the yamen knew how this white silk came from." ”

Zhan Zhao frowned slightly, "Your friend was killed because he revealed the matter of forgetting his worries, Bai Aya is a warning to you, a typical practice of Jianghu people." ”

Wang Tiande nodded, "I, the prefect, honestly don't do anything with my tail between my legs, just waiting to leave office and return to the field, I didn't expect a heavy snowfall, and the minister came, I didn't want to say it, but when I asked about the White Ghost Villa, I always felt that my friend couldn't die in vain." ”

Bao Zheng nodded.

Zhan Zhao asked curiously, "Lord Wang, why do you always say that it is the three masters of the White Ghost Villa to forget your worries and scatter business?" But don't say that he was instructed by Xue Baigui or Qin Lisheng? Could it be that the third child of their family has made so much money by doing bad things, and the eldest and second child don't know what to do? ”

Wang Tiande shook his head, "Actually, there weren't any of these messy and smoky things before!" Since three years ago, the White Ghost Villa suddenly had a particularly capable three-master, and it will be like this! ”

"What's the name of the three masters?" Bai Yutang didn't seem to have heard of such a person, and was a little curious.

"The surname is Pan, I don't know what the specific name is, everyone calls him the third master, or Pan Laosan." Wang Tiande said, "This person is not simple, originally in the White Ghost Villa, Xue Baigui and Qin Lisheng were not very good at trading, so although the scale is very large, it is not as rich as it is today, but this Pan Laosan is shrewd and very good at making money." Xue Baigui handed over the business of the villa to him to take care of, and he was impressive. On the surface, it is in the wood and medicinal herb business, and secretly makes a lot of money! With my understanding of Xue Baigui and Qin Lisheng for so many years, Xue Baigui will not care whether the money is black or white, and Qin Lisheng will not care. ”

"That's it......" Zhan Zhao was curious, "is so capable, and has made a lot of money in private, why is it that he is not the boss of his own sect, and he wants to be the third-in-command of the White Ghost Villa, is his kung fu very poor?" ”

"The kung fu is very good!" Wang Tiande smiled, "Lord Zhan is worthy of being a person from the rivers and lakes, and he naturally knows more than me as a bad old man." ”

Zhan Zhao smiled faintly.

Bao Zheng and Pang Ji glanced at each other, puzzled at Zhanzhao - what do you mean?

Zhan Zhao didn't speak, and Bai Yutang beside him said in a low voice, "This person is ambitious, the White Ghost Villa may have been split internally, and he wants the position of Xue White Ghost." The sects that will make the government feel a headache are basically lacking in control, and the lack of control means that the people below them have stopped listening to the words of the family, which shows that the infighting is serious. ”

Wang Tiande nodded, "I don't know if the third master will snatch the position of Xue Baigui, but I heard that many people in the White Ghost Villa are dissatisfied with Qin Lisheng, and they all think that the second-in-command is a blind man who is useless to do anything, this son should be Pan Laosan." ”

"There's a treasure in the White Ghost Villa?" Zhao Pu felt inexplicable, "Isn't it just a Jianghu sect, and it's not an authentic martial arts like Tianshan Shaolin, and you can use this kind of robbery just to be a second-in-command position?" ”

Wang Tiande spread his hands, "This subordinate really doesn't know." ”

Bai Yutang looked at Zhanzhao - what do you think?

Zhan Zhao nodded-Zhao Pu's doubts are reasonable, your Tianshan faction's infighting has not reached this level.

Bai Yutang frowned - it seems that he should really go tonight.

Zhan Zhao immediately frowned.

Bai Yutang understood, and just as he wanted to speak, he heard the little fourth son raise his face and say to Zhao Pu, "Jiujiu, I'm so hungry......"

"Oops!" Wang Tiande hurriedly jumped up, "Look at me I'm old and confused, hurry up and eat." ”

Zhan Zhao squinted his eyes and admired - the fourth son is still sensible.

As soon as he stood up and was about to go out, he saw a servant running in with a miserable white face, "My lord, it's not good!" ”

Wang Tiande frowned, "What's wrong?" ”

"Another corpse was found outside the city, and the Heavenly Mother is eating people again!"

Wang Tiande opened his mouth wide to look at Bao Zheng.

Bao Zheng thought about it and looked at Zhanzhao.

Zhan Zhao suddenly rubbed his head and said to Bai Yutang, "I don't seem to be able to recover from my cold......

Bai Yutang pushed him out - let's go, this meal can't be eaten.

Zhanzhao hung his head and walked out, slandering - don't let me catch her this day, catch her and stew her alive!