In the early morning of the next day, everyone woke up in the crisp birdsong, and the people of Kaifeng Mansion came back, and there were many guests, so it was very lively for a while.

In particular, Tianzun, Yin Hou and others are all old people, who like to get up early and take the little fourth son and Xiao Liang to do morning exercises.

In the courtyard, there was the laughter of the maids teasing the little four.

Zhan Zhao stretched out in the quilt, opened his eyes and rubbed his neck...... Sleep well!

Pulling down a little bit of the quilt, Zhanzhao looked not far away, Bai Yutang on the bed in the opposite corner of the room, and felt inexplicable...... There is a jujube smell in the mouth.

Bai Yutang also woke up, lying on the bed, looking at the top of the bed, I don't know what Lu Dao was thinking, the morning light came in through the window above his side, shining on his side, Zhanzhao hid in the quilt and "tsk" twice, as if a fairy had descended to earth......

Just as he was aiming, Bai Yutang suddenly turned his face to look at him.

With a pair of eyes, Zhanzhao immediately felt that his mouth was full of jujube smell, didn't he spit it out yesterday?

Bai Yutang saw Zhanzhao wrapped in a quilt, and a pair of cat eyes were exposed, staring at himself, like a cat who had woken up and was thinking about something.

Bai Yutang smiled, turned his face, and lay down on Zhanzhao's side, "What did you eat in the morning?" ”

Zhan Zhao blinked, and said in his heart, he didn't eat jujube paste cake anyway.

Bai Yutang saw that he didn't squeak, and then asked, "Bai Fu told me yesterday that Baifu opened a morning tea shop diagonally across the door, and the porridge was particularly delicious, and then the crystal shrimp dumplings and fish siu mai tasted better than Taibaiju's."

Sure enough, Zhanzhao's pair of cat eyes lit up.

Bai Yutang asked him with a side face, "If you want to eat, you have to get up, and then you will collide with lunch." ”

Zhan Zhao squinted - how could this hero be affected by a breakfast and a rare lazy sleep? But when he came back to his senses, he had already gotten up and changed his clothes.

Bai Yutang looked at the energetic Zhanzhao, and suddenly had a thought, if he fell into the water at the same time as a cage of siu mai, would this cat pick up the siu mai first or save him first?

"Change your clothes." Zhan Zhao saw that Bai Yutang was still in a daze, and came over to drag him while wiping his face.

Bai Yutang sat up, staring at Zhanzhao again while changing his clothes, thinking about the question just now...... Who will this cat save first?

"Hey!" Zhan Zhao had already cleaned up, snapped his fingers in front of Bai Yutang's eyes, and said in his heart, why did this person start to stay?

"I'll ask you a question." Bai Yutang finally decided to ask.

"Well......" Zhanzhao was inexplicably a little cramped.

Bai Yutang wondered, what did Zhanzhao blush? Haven't asked yet, can you guess this?

"The weather is good today......" Zhanzhao dragged Bai Yutang to go out.

"No shoes yet." Bai Yutang asked Zhanzhao while putting on his shoes, "Ask you questions." ”

Zhan Zhao saw that he couldn't hide, so he said, "Ask...... Ask. ”

"I fell into the river with a cage of siu mai, do you pick up the siu mai first or save me first?" Bai Yutang felt that there was something wrong with his brain when he asked.

Zhan Zhao blinked, then breathed a sigh of relief, "Ask this......"

"What do you think I'm asking?" Bai Yutang was puzzled.

"Huh? That's it, that's it. Zhan Zhao stretched out his hand and patted Bai Yutang's shoulder, "Of course I saved you first!" ”

Bai Yutang raised his eyebrows, Zhanzhao didn't struggle at all, this is really unexpected...... The mood is inexplicably better. Bai Daxia was overjoyed that he had won a cage of siu mai, and in retrospect, it was really funny.

Just being happy, Zhan Zhao got a wet handkerchief and wiped Bai Yutang's face, smiling, "Is the cage drawer wooden, it will float, you are different, the white rat is a scale, and it will sink when it gets wet, ha." ”

Bai Yutang looked at Zhanzhao who stretched out and went out refreshed, and rubbed his eyebrows - this cat is lazy, greedy, dull and sluggish......

As soon as he got out of the room, he rushed over with a snack and hugged Zhanzhao's leg, "Cat Mao is early." ”

"Morning, little fourth." Zhan Zhao stretched out his hand to pick him up, and when he saw him grabbing a piece of jujube cake, he couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth - who did this!

"It's so sweet early in the morning." Zhanzhao pinched the cheeks of the little fourth son.

"I'll eat half of it, leave half for Xiao Liangzi to eat, and then I'll go eat two more soup dumplings." Xiao Sizi said as he waved to Bai Yutang, who came out of the back, "It's early in vain." ”

Bai Yutang nodded, reached out and touched his head, looking at the jujube paste cake in his hand.

"Eat?" Xiao Sizi handed the jujube mud cake to Bai Yutang's mouth.

Bai Yutang stared at the jujube mud cake for a long time, and then heard the little fourth son come out and say, "Eat, there is no core!" ”

Bai Yutang looked at the little fourth son embarrassedly, and Zhan Zhao was surprised - is the little fourth son teasing Bai Yutang? The little guy has a pure face, and he can't see it.

However, Bai Yutang still took a bite of the jujube paste cake in the hand of the little fourth son, and then hooked his finger at Zhan Zhao, which means - gone.

Xiao Sizi looked at the missing piece of the jujube paste cake, and asked Zhanzhao curiously, "Doesn't Baibai like sweetness?" ”

Just asking, Zhanzhao took a bite of "ahhhhh

The little fourth son blinked.

"Yutang and I went out for breakfast, are you going?" Zhanzhao asked the little fourth son, "Siu mai and crystal dumplings." ”

Xiao Sizi looked up and thought about it, "No, I want to read in the morning, Xiao Liangzi wants to practice, and in the afternoon we will go to the opera garden with Zunzun, Yin Yin, and aunts to listen to the play." ”

Zhan Zhao raised his eyebrows, it turned out that his grandfather Tianzun was going to watch a play today, so he put the little fourth son on the ground, rubbed his head, and followed Bai Yutang out.

Xiao Sizi scratched his head and looked at the jujube mud cake again - he was going to eat two more soup dumplings!

……

Zhanzhao chewed the jujube paste cake in his mouth, and said in his heart that it was so sweet, who put so much jujube paste!

Baifu is not far from Kaifeng Mansion, the morning tea house is quite big, newly opened, and business is booming.

When Bai Yutang entered the door, a guy greeted him, "How many guest officers are there?" Drink porridge or eat noodles? Siu mai or steamed dumplings? ”

Bai Yutang looked behind him.

"Both." Zhan Zhao ran in, and before he could speak, he heard someone shouting, "Yo! Zhan Lord, distinguished guests! ”

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang followed the prestige, and saw a middle-aged man who looked like a shopkeeper greeted him.

Zhan Zhao glanced at it and recognized it, "Oh...... No wonder the siu mai is so delicious, it turned out to be the fish boss's shop! ”

Zhan Zhao introduced to Bai Yutang that this middle-aged man is called Yu Xiong, known as the fish boss, and there is also a younger brother named Yu Yue, both brothers are big eaters, and they eat fish very well! The boss has excellent water quality, there is a fleet dedicated to fishing, the second brother has first-class cooking skills, will cook all kinds of fish delicacies, he made a hundred fish banquet and also entered the palace, the emperor used to greet visitors from the Western Regions, so that those northwest guests who do not eat fish all year round eat is praised.

Bai Yutang really admires Zhanzhao, not only knows the chef and the grocery buyer, but also knows the person who catches fish with his face, it's really ...... The highest level of foodie.

"The second child is in the back kitchen?" Zhan Zhao asked curiously, "This is the business between the two of you?" ”

"yes!" Yu Xiong nodded, and invited the two of them while going up, "My daughter-in-law just gave birth to a son, and my brother-in-law also has a son, and she is about to give birth, so we settled in Kaifeng, and the fish is home-caught, fresh!" The two of us stopped from the mountains and did not go to sea, and concentrated on this business. ”

"Congratulations!" When Zhan Zhao heard that it was a good thing, he patted Yu Xiong on the shoulder again and again.

Yu Xiong said to the guy, "Hurry up and go to the kitchen and tell my brother that Master Zhan is here, he knows what to do!" ”

"Okay." Dude stumbled and ran away.

Zhan Zhao also introduced Bai Yutang to Yu Xiong, and Yu Xiong heard that this was the famous Bai Yutang, and it was diagonally opposite the door, so he quickly saw it.

Bai Yutang said a few polite words, asking him to shout at the door if he needed help or someone was making trouble.

Yu Xiong was naturally very happy and served tea in person.

Zhanzhao and the others sat at a window table on the second floor, and Yu Xiong poured tea and asked, "Lord Zhan, you came just in time, I have something I want to ask you." ”

Zhanzhao drank tea, wanting to flush the taste of jujube paste in his mouth, and when he heard Yu Xiong's words, he asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"Hmm......" Yu Xiong found a chair and sat down, "I first came to Kaifeng to settle down, is there any rule in Kaifeng, is there any rule that you are not allowed to go through the north gate early in the morning?" ”

Bai Yutang frowned slightly, and Zhan Zhao was also stunned, "Huh? How early is the morning? ”

"At about Mao, we get up early to buy and sell morning tea, and fresh fish and meat will be brought in from outside the city, and it will be steamed within an hour before we can open the door to do business. However, when my brothers said that they pushed the fish through the north city gate, they couldn't come in, saying that the emperor ordered the city gate to be sealed, and a few military masters stopped them viciously. ”

Zhan Zhao wondered, I had never heard of such an imperial order! There is the largest official road in front of the north city gate, the shop buys and sells the most like to go to the north gate, as big as stone and wood, small knives, firewood, rice, oil and salt, most of them go to the north city gate to enter Kaifeng before dawn in the early morning, so the north gate is basically not closed...... Could it be that Fang Ba was stationed in the army before, so the door was closed?

"Your carriage was stopped by the officers and soldiers at the city gate?" Bai Yutang asked.

"Not really, but about five miles from the city gate, there is a fork in the road that turns to the west gate." Yu Xiong was helpless, "If you go to the West Gate, you have to go back and forth in two big circles, and my brothers pull the fish every morning and run as if they are dying...... It's really inconvenient. I originally thought that Kaifeng had always been like this, but there were a few local people who did business and complained, saying that it was all unreasonable and that the city gate was sealed, which means, can it be opened after a while? ”

Zhan Zhao frowned and thought for a while, "Isn't this city gate sealed all the time?" ”

"No, it will open as soon as the day dawns, and it will be closed for about an hour." While Yu Xiong was talking, the guy had already come up with a hot breakfast.

"Don't worry, I'll eat a bowl of rice and go and inquire." Zhan Zhao Road.

"That's really Lord Lao Zhan." Yu Xiong personally brought the porridge and snacks to the table, so he didn't disturb Zhanzhao and Bai Yutang to eat, and went down to continue trading.

"Otherwise, the entire city gate will be sealed, or the sex will be sealed, and it will be sealed for such an hour alone, what is the picture?" Zhanzhao muttered to himself, stuffing a siu mai into his mouth, his eyes brightened.

"What I find suspicious is that the soldiers are waiting at the fork in the road, which does not see the city gate, and it is closer to turn from the gate than to walk from the fork." Bai Yutang also ate a siu mai, and felt that it tasted really good, so he drank the porridge again.

But when he said it, he couldn't hear Zhanzhao's response, and when he looked up, Bai Yutang didn't speak anymore, and decided to eat a steamed dumpling.

At this time, Zhanzhao chewed on the happiness of siu mai - sure enough, the fish meat made for siu mai must be fresh! The shrimp balls are so big! The shrimp and crab roe in the steamed dumplings are amazing!

Bai Yutang also didn't know if Lu Dao was influenced by Zhanzhao, or if he was more appetizing today? It was rare to drink a bowl of porridge, and also ate two siu mai, two steamed dumplings and a shrimp ball. If Tianzun is estimated to be moved at this time, Bai Yutang will not say that he will eat breakfast obediently, he may not even remember to eat breakfast at ordinary times.

After the two left the teahouse, they went directly to the north city gate, at this time, the north city gate was very lively, and there were many people in and out, and there were a total of sixteen soldiers up and down the city tower. Nowadays, it is not wartime, and the city gate tube is not standing on the gatehouse looking at the beacon tower, but more to check the people and goods entering and leaving.

Several door officials held a stack of imperial lists, standing at the door one by one to give pedestrians to face, but did not hinder, encountered some like wanted criminals, went up to compare the emperor list, the other party can prove that it is not, and let it go. The goods went in another row, and a dozen or so soldiers checked them, probably just to see if there was any dirty silver or forbidden things, such as more than a certain amount of oil and sulfur, or things like loose and forgetful.

Zhan Zhao found the leader of today's team of officers and soldiers guarding the city, and stepped forward to talk.

The city gate official was called Wei Xing, and when he saw that it was Zhanzhao, he hurriedly agreed. But after listening to Zhanzhao's inquiry, Wei Xing also wondered, "No." ”

"No lockdown?" Zhan Zhao asked.

"Nope!" The second monk Wei Xingzhang was puzzled, "The North City Gate has not been sealed since the emperor ascended the throne, and he doesn't fight, why do you seal the gate?" Seal the door and put away the drawbridge, what a battle! ”

"No closures?" Zhan Zhao asked, "The officers and soldiers at the fork in the road a few miles away are not your people?" ”

Wei Xing kept shaking his head, unheard of!

"Is there anyone up ahead?" The other city gate official also looked confused, "I'll just say why don't those traders come in the morning recently!" I dare to stop it back. ”

"Who is so bold to do such a thing?!" Wei Xing was going to take someone to see it.

However, Zhanzhao stopped him and told him to keep it a secret and keep it quiet.

Wei Xing understood, Zhan Zhao probably wanted to go and take a look for himself early tomorrow morning, and didn't want him to startle the snake, so he instructed his subordinates who also heard it around him, and not to spread the word.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang immediately returned to Kaifeng Mansion and explained the situation to Bao Zheng.

Master Bao seems to have encountered something unhappy early in the morning, and his face is so black! As soon as he heard that someone had sealed the city gate without permission, he slapped the table angrily, "It's just lawless!" ”

Zhan Zhao came out of Bao Zheng's room and asked Wang Dynasty Mahan, who was passing by at the door, "What's wrong with my lord?" So angry? ”

Wang Chao whispered, "The emperor originally announced that Fang Ba and his son were summoned to the palace today, but Fang Ba and his son didn't see anyone, saying that they left with soldiers and horses last night. ”

"Already gone?" Zhan Zhao was surprised.

"Anyway, there is no one at the gate of the city, and the Nine Princes followed the letter this morning, don't you take someone to see it." Wang Chao shook his head as he spoke, "Fang Ba is really a cow, this time it is not to resist the decree, but to directly ignore the emperor, and he doesn't even say hello when he leaves." ”

"Zhao Zhen is so enduring?" Bai Yutang was a little curious, "If you are too patient, you will look cowardly." ”

Wang Dynasty nodded, it seems that everyone has this kind of thought, and they feel that Zhao Zhen has repeatedly accommodated Fang Ba, and he is a little too tolerant, which will make people suspect him of indecision.

"The emperor really wants to calm things down."

At this time, the grandson outside walked in with the little fourth son and Xiao Liang, two little heels, holding a few volumes of dossiers in his hands, "I also asked Zhao Pu before, Zhao Pu said that with the terrain of Kaifeng, the surrounding population is so dense, in case of fighting, even if Fang Ba can be easily destroyed, it will inevitably cause other casualties." Besides, Fang Ba's 100,000 soldiers and horses are also Han Chinese, and it is the stupidest thing to beat your own people, so it is the next policy to fight, and it is the middle policy to endure not to fight, and everyone can be happy if you don't fight, which is the best policy. It's a pity that everyone is happy and estimates that it is impossible, so they would rather choose the middle strategy, there is really no trick, and the casualties of the next strategy must be minimized. ”

Everyone nodded, Zhao Zhen is indeed suitable to be the emperor, even if he can't be the overlord of the conquest side, but at least he is a benevolent emperor who thinks about the people. You say he has no temper or that he's cowardly, right? Not really, he will also lose his temper, but the key is to be able to hold back, restrain his character, and do what the emperor should do, this is indeed much stronger than Zhao Pu, if this matter is replaced by Zhao Pu, when Fang Ba first came, he would have raised his knife and cut this old man. Although it was cool for a while, it was inevitable that he would have a reputation for shielding relatives and harming loyalty...... Zhao Zhen endured like this, and the people would feel that Fang Ba was presumptuous and rude, even if he really wanted to accept the old man in the future, he would change from mutilating Zhongliang to killing him quickly.

As he was talking, he saw Hong Jiuniang running in with a food box outside, "Zhaozhao, go and see, there's a fight outside!" ”

The corners of Zhanzhao's mouth twitched - he is an official errand, and when someone fights, he is unexpectedly going to persuade him to fight, and Aunt Hong is really afraid that the world will not be chaotic.

"Why are you fighting again?" Gongsun was puzzled, "Isn't Fang Ba gone, who is fighting with whom?" ”

"I don't know who Lu Dao is, but his kung fu is good, and he fights with Ouyang Shaozheng." Hong Jiuniang put down the food box, "The palace master, they all went to see it, by the way, Yutang, your master also got into a fight." ”

Bai Yutang was stunned for a moment, and said in his heart that this is fresh, who did Tianzun fight with? Or which one is tired of life and wants to provoke him?

"Who is Zunzun fighting with? Isn't it amazing? The fourth child has always wanted to see Tianzun's demeanor, so he hurriedly asked, and Xiao Liang also came up.

"Just that Yellowstone Sea that came back from the dead!" Hong Jiuniang's words made Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang's eyes widen.

"Yellowstone Sea?!" Bai Yutang frowned.

"It's so lively, hurry up and go and see!" Hong Jiuniang put down the food box and ran away.

Bai Yutang took the knife and ran out of the city with Zhanzhao.

The fourth son chased after him, and Gongsun grabbed him by the back of his neck and lifted the person up, "Where are you going?" ”

"I'm going to see the Venerable ......"

Gongsun narrowed his eyes, "Huh? Don't you like Ninety-Nine the most? Why don't you go to see Ouyang Shaozheng fight and watch Tianzun fight? ”

"This baa ......" the little fourth son raised his face.

Gongsun put down the file, grabbed his hand and led him out, "Go to see Zhao Pu's side first, and then go to Tianzun's side, maybe they will fight together, it's more worry-free." ”

The little fourth son looked up at Gongsun with a smile - it turns out that Jiujiu is more important than looking at Zunzun! At least in his father's mind! I don't know if I will be happier after knowing the Tao of Jiujiu.

Seeing that everyone was gone, Xiao Liang turned straight on the spot, in a dilemma, should he go to see Tianzun, or follow the little fourth son? After struggling for a few laps, Xiao Liang still followed the little fourth son very unambitiously, no way, there are often martial arts competitions, and Jin'er is only one!