Zhan Zhao moved the curious group of people in front of him, jumped off the roof of the Meow Tower, and gently landed on the stone table beside Bai Yutang, picked up the little fourth son, sat down and put it on his lap.

Seeing Bai Yutang looking at himself, Zhan Zhao said, "That is the young owner of the Golden and Silver Pavilion, Geng Tianren." ”

Bai Yutang frowned slightly, "Golden and Silver Pavilion? Where? ”

Zhan Zhao blinked and looked at Bai Yutang with a little surprise, "Haven't you heard of it?" ”

Bai Yutang shook his head.

Zhan Zhao touched his chin and said to himself in confusion, "Oh...... I thought they were famous. ”

"Jianghu Sect?" Bai Yutang asked, "It's not bad to look at kung fu." ”

"The sect is quite new, and it has only been established for about three or four years." Zhan Zhao said, "The Golden and Silver Pavilion is the kind of place where he will help you do things if you give you money, of course, on the surface, he will not do anything illegal and undisciplined, but no one knows what the situation is in private." ”

Bai Yutang nodded, but still looked at Zhanzhao, because he felt that Jiang Tianren's attitude towards Zhanzhao seemed to be different, and the two were very familiar.

Zhan Zhao didn't ask much when he saw Bai Yutang, but his expression could still be seen to be a little curious, so he didn't take the initiative to say, waited for him to ask, and held his chin to talk to him about something else.

Bai Yutang has always been cold in other people's words, but in Zhanzhao's words, he is too shy, so he ...... Zhan Zhao looked at his tangled appearance of wanting to ask but being embarrassed to speak, and secretly had fun.

Meow Meow The others on the upper floor also fell into the courtyard, and Yin Hou shook his head to look at Zhanzhao - the thief cat bullied the honest man again...... It's a shame that Bai Yutang usually pampers him everywhere.

The little fourth son who was sitting on Zhanzhao's lap suddenly raised his face and asked Zhanzhao, "Who is that cat?" ”

Zhan Zhao blinked and looked down at the little fourth son.

Xiao Sizi tilted his head, "He seems to know you very well?" Are you a friend? ”

The corners of Zhanzhao's mouth moved, and he looked at Bai Yutang.

Bai Yutang held a teacup and drank tea calmly - the little fourth son asked you.

Zhan Zhao pinched Xiao Sizi's cheeks, "It's just a general acquaintance, and ah, do you remember that kind of person is the face of a kidnapping child, don't believe his words, do you know the way?" ”

"Hmm." Xiao Sizi nodded seriously, tilted his head and continued to ask, "Then how did you two meet?" How long have you known each other? Do you come and go on weekdays? Do you see him pleasing to the eye? ”

Zhanzhao couldn't cry or laugh, and the little fourth son had a lot of problems.

"When I first came to Kaifeng, the Golden and Silver Pavilion had just been established, and the new sect had no rules, so I had a lot of dealings with him at that time. He is very well-informed, has many connections, and has the clues I need to solve the case. In addition, when he first arrived, it was inevitable that there would be conflicts with the local gangs. However, this person is cunning and cunning, and every time he asks the yamen to come forward to solve the trouble, and by the way, he can also use the government to eliminate the hostile expansion force, and he is a calculating person. Zhan Zhao said, and touched the head of the little fourth son, "This person can't afford to be early, he will definitely not remind me for no reason, such as 'offending Tianbao', it is definitely profitable...... But it's also a clue. I don't have much to do with him, and I think he's very, very unpleasant. After speaking, Zhan Zhao also tilted his head and asked the little fourth son, "Are you satisfied?" ”

Xiao Sizi blinked, turned his face and tilted his head to look at Bai Yutang, and said with a smile, "Satisfied!" ”

Bai Yutang was slightly embarrassed, put down the teacup and reached out to touch his ears gently, then stood up and looked at the sky, "It's not early, go to sleep." ”

After saying that, I went back to the house in a relaxed mood.

Zhan Zhao couldn't hold back his laughter when he looked at him, and turned around to pinch the cheeks of the little fourth son - the little guy was still looking at the mouse.

The little fourth son rubbed his cheeks on both sides and squinted his eyes to look at Zhanzhao - cats and cats will bully for nothing!

Zhan Zhao scratched his chin in embarrassment—was it just teasing him.

Xiao Sizi hugged Zhanzhao with his hand, "Cat, I'm going to sleep in your house tonight." ”

Zhan Zhao estimated that the little fourth son was still scared because he saw something unclear, so he nodded and carried him into the house.

Mi Mi and Xiao Wu also followed Zhanzhao Bai Yutang into the house.

The rest of the people had no words and dispersed.

After Gongsun came back, he found that the little fourth son was not there, so he ran to Zhanzhao's room to take a look, and the little fourth son had already fallen asleep with Zhanzhao's arm around the bed, and Gongsun had no choice but to go back to sleep by himself......

But Zhao Pu was not there, Gongsun turned around the house and felt so "lonely", he didn't feel sleepy, so he simply ran to the library pavilion.

Sure enough, Bao Yan and Pang Yu both read at night, and Gongsun moved a ladder to climb up to the second floor of the study, looking for some ancient books about the island that no one has read all year round, trying to find any clues about the evil pot island.

……

In the palace, Zhao Zhen listened to Zhao Pu and Bao Zheng talk about Evil Hudao Island, frowned slightly, touched his chin, "Evil Hudao ......"

"Did anyone raise monsters on any island sixty years ago?" Zhao Pu asked, "Does your father or my father have this hobby?" ”

Zhao Zhen was quite embarrassed, he was younger than Zhao Pu, who knew about it, so he asked Gonggong Chen.

Gonggong Chen shook his head, but at the same time he clapped his hands lightly and said, "The old slave remembered something. “

All three looked at him.

Chen Gong said fairly, "When the old slave was a child, I heard several county kings in the palace talk about another rumor about the Xingtian number back then. ”

"Another rumor?" Zhao Pu was curious.

"Although there are different opinions about the reason for the sinking of the Xingtian, one thing is basically certain, that is, the ship is carrying soldiers." Chen Gonggong said.

Zhao Zhen and Zhao Pu both nodded, the warship is naturally a soldier.

"But when the old slave listened to the conversation between the two county kings, he said that the ship was actually full of more than 5,000 prisoners."

"Prisoner?" Zhao Zhen was surprised, "Why are you pretending to be so many prisoners?" ”

"Specifically, they seem to be war criminals, nobles and captured soldiers from different races in the south, and it seems that they were sent to sea with the intention of leaving them on a desert island to fend for themselves or something." Chen Gong said fairly, "The old slave was too young back then, standing next to the county kings and pouring wine for them, and they said a word to me, so I listened to a general idea, but they didn't say exactly what island it was." Then talking about the sinking of the Xingtian, they laughed and said that they were punished by God, and they were quite happy. Although the old slave was young at the time, he was very disgusted that the two of them laughed at such a miserable thing, so he didn't listen to it, and found an opportunity to slip away. ”

"Which two county kings are still alive?" Zhao Zhen asked.

Gonggong Chen shook his head helplessly, "It's been many years since he passed away. ”

Zhao Zhen frowned, but his curiosity was aroused, and he estimated that he would not be able to sleep well tonight, so he said to Zhao Pu, "If you find that old man tomorrow, if you ask for clues, remember to tell me." ”

Zhao Pu nodded.

While talking, Nangong Ji came, holding in his hand the map of the suspected "Xingtian" hull that he had shown to Zhao Pu and them before, and which was currently being salvaged.

"Your Majesty, the minister has looked for a few famous boatmen, and they all said that the shape and structure are very similar to the legendary Xingtian, but it feels a little smaller, and a ship of this size is now also made, and it can only carry one or two thousand people at most, it may be a kind of ship."

"Sample ship?" Zhao Pu touched his chin, "Is it the meaning of building a small boat before preparing to build a big ship?" ”

Nangong Ji nodded, "That's what the boatmen said. ”

"Hmm......" Zhao Pu nodded, "Could it be that the one on Evil Pot Island is the real Xingtian?" Occupies the entire Rift...... How did such a large ship get into the rift? ”

"Could it be that when the tide is high, I drove in, and the tide was low and I ran aground there, and I couldn't get out?" Mr. Bao asked, "Later, maybe it was an earthquake or other reasons, the tide no longer entered the rift, and the fallen leaves piled up after the last day, and it became what it is now?" ”

Both Zhao Pu and Zhao Zhen felt that it was possible, but at the same time there was another puzzle......

"What's on the other end of that thick chain?" Zhao Pu couldn't help but ask, "Monsters?" How big is a monster with such thick legs to be chained? The tiger and lion are definitely not necessary, and the bolt does not need such a thick iron chain! ”

"And that thing obviously eats people, but it doesn't eat people." Zhao Zhen, as a true dragon emperor, has always loved him deeply, and there is a small wood carving given to him by the fourth son of the dragon book.

Staring at the wood carving for a while, Zhao Zhen suddenly frowned slightly, and then spoke, "If the ship was the Xingtian, how many years ago would it have been on the island?" What monster lives that long? Take 10,000 steps back, even if there is a ...... It was all sixty years ago, and maybe it's all dead now. ”

Zhao Pu and Bao Zheng both subconsciously looked at Zhao Zhen - the conversation changed?

Zhao Zhen waved his hand, "I just want the wind and rain to be smooth recently, you investigate the case and investigate the case, and those strange and chaotic things in the early years are still put aside." As he spoke, he pointed at Bao Zheng, "Aiqing is preparing for the spring exam." He pointed at Zhao Pu again, "Uncle Nine is in charge of the training of the navy, low-key, low-key!" ”

Zhao Pu and Master Bao frowned slightly, was the emperor upset by the previous cases? This time Xingtian is widely involved in the matter of sending prisoners to Evil Hudao back then, and it is indeed possible to pull out something unrelated. But I don't know if it's an illusion...... Zhao Zhen seemed to suddenly remember something, and temporarily changed his mind and asked the two of them not to investigate the matter of Evil Hudao Island?

The two of them were helpless, and they also felt that they should be busy with the things in front of them first, and the case should be handed over to Zhanzhao Bai Yutang for investigation.

……

Wait for Zhao Pu and Bao Zheng to leave.

Zhao Zhen stood up, walked out of the study, and turned around twice in the garden with his hands behind his back, as if he had something on his mind.

After all, Nangong Ji has been following Zhao Zhen for a long time, and he knows his character very well - although Evil Hudao is a desert island, it should belong to the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, and if someone slaughters so many people at once, Zhao Zhen will inevitably be furious. Other than that...... Feeding monsters with prisoners would also make Zhao Zhen unhappy, why didn't he get angry? Even curiosity is hidden, and there must be a reason for this.

Zhao Zhen stopped after turning to the most lull with his hands behind his back, and Nangong stood beside him and asked, "Your Majesty...... Don't want to find out about Evil Pot Island? ”

Zhao Zhen shook his head, "I suddenly remembered something just now, I don't know how Lu Dao talked to Bao Qing and Uncle Jiu. ”

Nangong Ji was puzzled, "What about Evil Pot Island?" ”

Zhao Zhen frowned, beckoned to Nangong, the two returned to the study, and Zhao Zhen motioned for Nangong to close the door.

Nangong Ji closed the door and returned to the desk, and saw Zhao Zhen rummaging through the cabinets and looking for something.

Nangong hurriedly helped him move the box, and he was the last to ...... Zhao Zhen found something from the box where his father's relics were stored.

Nangong Ji was a little puzzled, what Zhao Zhen took out was a stone, like an ordinary rock, the kind of angular stone that is very common on the side of the stream and river, half of which is a spar and half is a rock.

Nangong looked at Zhao Zhen who was frowning and sitting in front of the dragon book case, staring at the stone in a daze.

Zhao Zhen looked at the stone without blinking for about a stick of incense, and then raised his head.

Nangong Ji really couldn't help it, "Your Majesty, what is this?" ”

Zhao Zhen looked at him and said, "When I was a child, I once stepped on this stone by the river in the palace, and my foot slipped and broke. ”

Nangong Ji blinked-this...... What does it have to do with the case?

"My father was with me at the time." Zhao Zhen continued, "He picked up this stone, stared at it for a long time, and suddenly said to me, 'Sure enough, everything of this shape is dangerous.'" ’”

Nangong Ji was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously looked at the shape of the stone - this is a stone with an overall half goose egg shape, the rock structure below is relatively flat, the upper side is convex, the white spar is intricate, and in the middle, there is a crack, almost dividing the whole stone into two.

Zhao Zhen took the stone and said, "I didn't care much about it at the time, but my father gave me this stone very seriously, let me put it away, and said...... If you see a stone of the same shape, do not approach it. ”

Nangong Ji frowned, "Are you afraid that the emperor will be injured again?" It's not like the character of the emperor......"

"There's one more sentence to come." Zhao Zhen smiled faintly, "The most dangerous thing is still such an island." ”

"Island ......" Nangong frowned.

"What is the name of this kind of island?" Zhao Zhen asked.

Nangong shook his head.

"Father said that this kind of island is called Beast Clip Island." Zhao Zhen said.

"Beast Sandwich......" Nangong had an epiphany, "Hmm...... It does look like a hunting clip. ”

"Beast Clip Island......" Zhao Zhen muttered to himself, "Evil Pot Island is Beast Clip Island!" ”

"What is the Isle of Beasts?" Nangong was confused.

Zhao Zhen got angry, raised his hand and patted him on the head, "Amnesia, you?!" ”

Nangong was patted for a moment, and suddenly remembered it, and exclaimed, "Ah! ”

Zhao Zhen glared at him, and Nangong hurriedly swallowed the words behind him.

Zhao Zhen stretched out his hand and touched his chin and frowned, "It's really troublesome this time......"