CHAPTER XIV

14Early in the morning of the second day, Pan Hu came to the courtyard of Zhou Dao, and immediately entered the house to urge him to go on the road. He looked at it deliberately again, instructed Zhou Dao not to leave things behind, and then opened the small bag he carried with him, and took out a long shirt for Zhou Dao to wear outside, so as not to attract attention. With Zhou Dao and Liang Messenger, Pan Hu and his party came to the river, there was already a small boat waiting for Wupeng, and the boatman waited for the three of them to get on the boat, and then rocked the boat.

The three of them sat silently, the river was filled with mist in the early morning, and it was very quiet, only the rhythmic sound of paddling could be heard. Liang handed over two pieces of cake, and Pan Hu took one and gave it to Zhou Dao, and then gnawed on it himself. After a long time, he asked, "Zhou Gongzi, you and your entourage came to the Great Song Dynasty, but did you bring a seal letter or what kind of token?" "Bring it, it's my Great Zhou State Book to be handed over to the Great Song Dynasty official office." Zhou Dao almost blurted out that it was a handwritten letter written by the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty to the official family of the Great Song Dynasty, but he changed his words. "Oh, why didn't you say it earlier." Pan Ye frowned. "The letter is kept by Uncle Hu and Master Hu from our side, and they should be in Quanzhou." "You don't have it here? "Exactly. Pan Ye pursed his lips when he heard this.

"What is the official position of Master Hu you are talking about? He is the envoy, who is the envoy? "Damn, this guy surnamed Pan is really not a fuel-efficient lamp." Zhou Dao was annoyed in his heart, and said with a deep sigh, "Master Hu is the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and the deputy envoy Li Quan is the director of the Foreign Trade Department. "Looks?" "The Department of Foreign Trade is in charge of foreign trade, that is, in charge of doing business with foreign countries." Zhou Dao replied with a cautious face. "Oh," Pan Ye nodded suddenly, "And you said yesterday that there are twenty-six people in your boat, what are their respective duties?" I'm going to have to memorize all of this in the last statement, and you say it again. Zhou Dao looked at Pan Hu's face, stared at it for a while, and said, "Pan Ye, you have been testing me for the past two days, why don't you send a letter to Quanzhou or send me to Quanzhou, don't you know what I say, lest you don't believe what I say." "

Pan Hu stared back at Zhou Dao's eyes, the corners of his mouth were filled with a light smile, he didn't speak for a long time, and he looked at Zhou Dao's heart before he spoke, "It's not less than a thousand miles to Quanzhou, whether you can find the fleet you said is also two words, this is all your words." Besides, you are dressed in such a perverse manner, and what you say is not insignificant, but we are sending people, and it is our duty to find out what happened, do you say that is so? Zhou Dao was secretly frightened when he heard this, but the errand in such a small town was so meticulous and clear-cut that it was really difficult to deal with.

What he didn't know was that this Pan Hu was a well-known capable official in Ziyang County, and he was literate and hyphenated, and his father was also born as a servant, so he could be said to be a family of small officials. If it weren't for the fact that the family rank was lower after all, and he had never obtained fame, how could he have been a clerk for decades and not be able to enter the order. "What Pan Ye said is that most of the more than 20 people on my ship are sailors, except for a captain and a deputy in charge of the ship, and then there are three of my entourages, whose names are..." Pan Hu didn't speak and listened, "Well, you've said these names twice, and they're all right." I just wonder, how can you remember the sailor's name so clearly? Seems too clear? "Huh? Zhou Dao was speechless.

"Well, it's up to you to tell you about the errand when you get to the county seat. Pan Ye turned his head and stopped asking. For a while, the three of them sat silently again, looking at the scenery on both sides of the strait. This river is called Zhuxi, ten miles to the north into the Tuojiang River, and then turn to the west, thirty miles upstream is Ziyang County, almost half a day to the county seat.

Entering the city gate, the streets are bustling and obviously lively. The sun was poisonous, Zhou Dao wiped his sweat and took off his shirt to reveal the T-shirt and trousers inside, and Pan Hu on the side hurriedly stopped him when he saw this, "Zhou Gongzi should wear it, there are many people here, and your dress is really eye-catching." "It's okay, it's okay, I've worn a few layers when it's so hot, I can't stand it, won't I go to the county government soon." Zhou Dao seemed indifferent.

As they talked, someone next to them was immediately attracted by Zhou Dao's novel appearance, and gathered around to point at them. A trace of annoyance flashed in Pan Hu's heart, "Do you think I'm discussing with you when I let you wear it?" He thought to himself, he gritted his teeth but didn't have a seizure, first, he didn't want to attract attention when there were many people here, and secondly, although he didn't believe much about the identity that Zhou Dao said, he also had some scruples in his heart. Don't it. Pan Hu admonished himself, and then motioned for them to hurry up.

There are many people who have nothing to do in the street after lunch, and many of them are attracted by the combination of these two tolerances and a strangely dressed person, talking and laughing and watching the excitement, and a few children are laughing and laughing around the road. The more people around them, the more eye-catching they become, attracting more strange-looking idlers for some reason.

Zhou Dao suddenly stopped walking as he walked, and he threw a round of snort. After a little quiet, Pan Ye was about to pull Zhou Dao to say something, but Zhou Dao opened his mouth and said very slowly, "Folks, my name is Zhou Dao, I am a stranger, I was exiled here by robbers, and the entanglement I brought with me was gone, and my life was gone. When people who understood thought that they had met a stranger in distress and wanted to beg for some entanglement, they were bored, but Zhou Dao said, "I want to ask if there is a pawnshop here?" Pawn shop, or big business? "

I saw Zhou Dao cautiously put down his right hand, reached into his trouser pocket and took out something the size of a palm. "There's a pocket hidden under his robe." Someone watched from the sidelines and said it. Before the man could speak, there was a sudden "Ah! With a sound, I saw that the baby in Zhou Dao's hand suddenly lit up!

It was a square flat jade, and there were many colorful patterns shining on the stone surface, which was very beautiful! Zhou Dao's finger lightly touched it, and the light and shadow of the graphics changed again like a dream... The people gathered in front of them were all stupid! Even Pan Ye, who squeezed in front of him, stared at his eyes and couldn't say a word with his mouth open! When the people in the back saw the strange scene in front of them, they squeezed in hard even though they couldn't see it.

"A peerless treasure! Oh my God! I've opened my eyes... I don't know who shouted, with a crying tone, and the scene immediately boiled!

Zhou Dao held the mobile phone in his hand and flipped through it, those colorful graphics kept changing, glowing, and gorgeous and shocking! The people around me were fascinated. He was swaying in the center of the whirlpool of the crowd, feeling a little suffocated, and the situation was gradually spiraling out of control.

Suddenly, he stretched out a big hand and snatched the colored jade from Zhou Dao's palm, and Zhou Dao couldn't react with a shocked face! It was Pan Hu, only to hear him roar, "Fucking retreat, retreat!" "The sound is like thunder!