On the first day Gu Hengzhou arrived in Zhenbeiying, he was poured down by Sun Yiguang and Li Yunjue, the two deputy generals.

He had drunk twice in Hanjing before, and he secretly practiced a little bit of alcohol, thinking that he could barely drink a little even if he burned knife wine, but he still overestimated his ability.

After the first bowl of burning knife wine, Gu Hengzhou's mind became chaotic, and he didn't know what he was doing, what he said, and how he returned to the camp.

The barracks were full of rough old men, and no one remembered to help him prepare a decanting soup, but they were afraid that he would be cold, so they prepared an extra quilt for him.

Gu Hengzhou sat up, the sound of the exercise outside was already loud, the hour was not early, Gu Hengzhou rubbed his temples, felt a little pain in his brain, and his throat was also very dry.

After sitting for a while, Gu Hengzhou folded the quilt, dressed neatly, drank a glass of cold water to suppress the discomfort after being drunk, and walked out.

There was no one to guard the tent outside, but someone saw him come out, and after a while, a small soldier trotted up to him and said, "Your Royal Highness, Vice General Li asked you to go to the camp to eat first, and left you buns and porridge." “

Gu Hengzhou nodded, went to the gangtou camp according to his memory from last night, and sure enough, he saw hot buns in the steaming grid.

The buns are filled with cabbage. It is very big, it is hot when you bite into it, the vegetables are fragrant, and there is a small plate of crispy pickled radish next to it, Gu Hengzhou has reduced his headache a lot after eating two.

Gu Tingge was not there, the army was still training normally, the drill on the school field was just a simple warm-up exercise, Gu Hengzhou came out of the gangtou camp, and happened to see Li Yunjue and Sun Yiguang pulling the soldiers in the camp to the back mountain for drills.

The two of them didn't treat Gu Hengzhou as an outsider and let him arrange it himself.

Gu Hengzhou was not hypocritical, and told a lieutenant that he was going to take someone around the city and come back later, so he didn't need to leave his food, and then he took the two Praetorian Guards to the city.

Yuanfeng County is much larger than Mozhou, but there is a large desert outside the city, and there are often sandstorms, which are just isolated from Yuexi, forming a natural barrier, and the city is very deserted, and even half of the excitement of Mozhou City can't catch up, let alone Hanjing.

Yesterday evening changed the sky, and today's weather was also gloomy, Gu Hengzhou took the two Praetorian Guards around the city for a while, and it snowed heavily in the sky, and the few pedestrians on the street quickly disappeared.

One of the Praetorian Guards reminded in a whisper: "Your Highness. The snow is too heavy, and if your clothes get wet, you will catch the cold, so find a place to hide. “

Gu Hengzhou nodded, went around the corner and saw that a medical hall not far away was still open, so he led people in, and as soon as he entered the door, he smelled a strong smell of medicine, which was slightly astringent.

The guy in the infirmary was yawning, and he didn't react when he saw someone coming in, and said lazily: "The county guard has an order, all the infirmaries in the city only accept patients sent by the government, if you want to buy medicine, you need to go to the county guard to get an official document, can there be an official document?" “

Gu Hengzhou walked up to the guy and said in a deep voice: "I don't buy medicine." I don't see a doctor, I just want to ask a guy personally. “

After a night of drunkenness, Gu Hengzhou's voice was a little hoarse, two more vicissitudes than usual, like a chivalrous man who had experienced vicissitudes, the guy lifted his eyes and looked at him seriously, and saw that there were two tall and big people behind him, and he secretly felt that it was not easy to provoke, so he immediately asked with a smile: "I was asking about people, I don't know who the young man wants to inquire?" The little one must answer truthfully! “

Gu Hengzhou asked: "Recently, there was a Lang Zhong in the city who died in prison, have you heard of this?" “

Gu Hengzhou wore a light gray cotton and linen suit today, and without the majesty of yesterday's silver armor cloak, the guy didn't recognize him for a while. Hearing him inquire about a dead Lang Zhong, he looked at him suspiciously, and asked vigilantly: "Are Shaoxia and that Lang Zhong related?" Why did you suddenly ask about this? “

That's what I've heard.

Gu Hengzhou knew it in his heart, looked at the guy with cold eyes, and said lightly: "You just have to tell everything you know, don't worry about the rest." “

This is really a cold and hard question, if Shen Bai is present, he will definitely use silver money to induce, so that this guy can speak more cheerfully, and don't hide anything.

The guy was so frightened by Gu Hengzhou that he shrunk his neck, hesitated for a moment and said: "The county guard is still investigating this case, the villain can't talk nonsense, if the young man has any doubts." You might as well go to the county guard's mansion to beat the drum and ask for an understanding. “

If you were willing to go to the county warden's office to ask about this, you would have gone a long time ago, what are you doing here?

Gu Hengzhou's eyes narrowed slightly, and the Praetorian Guard behind him pulled out the saber on his waist a little, the cold light flashed slightly, the man's face changed, and he hurriedly spoke: "Three strong men, please calm down, the villain is willing to speak!" “

The guy said that the Lang Zhong is called Luo Entropy, and he also runs a pharmacy, and his medical skills are very good, but his temperament is a little eccentric, so the business of the pharmacy has always been very average, but it is enough to make a living.

Luo Entropy's wife is very kind, and the relationship with the neighbors is very good, so the family's reputation is also okay, Luo Entropy has a son and a daughter, daughter Luo Qiu is fifteen years old this year, since she was a child, she studied medicine with Luo Entropy, she is a very likable girl, and her son Luo Xiu is only eight years old this year, which is the age of naughty and mischievous, and he has caused trouble in the city.

I don't know why Luo Entropy was arrested, I only know that he died mysteriously in prison, his wife and children suddenly disappeared, and Ye Mingshan asked people to visit the city for many days without finding out why. The case became an unsolved case.

Everyone in the city was worried about the wind and cold, and Luo Entropy's death only caused a small splash, that is, there were many patients in the hospital, and everyone loved to listen to gossip when they were fine, and the guy knew so much.

After the guy finished speaking, he asked Gu Hengzhou tentatively: "Shaoxia, who are you, why did you suddenly ask about Dr. Luo?" “

Gu Hengzhou didn't answer the guy's question, but asked instead: "Is there really no one who knows where Luo Entropy's wife and children have gone?" Did they disappear overnight? “

The guy nodded: "Yes, we all think it's strange, I heard that they invited the neighbors to dinner the night before they disappeared, and the next day the pharmacy didn't open, and the neighbors thought they overslept, but they didn't open the door for a few days, and then the people from the government came to the door, and I don't know when they disappeared." “

Gu Hengzhou pursed his lips, Yuanfeng County is located at the border pass, in order to avoid sneak attacks by people in the fine work, the curfew time is a full hour earlier than other places, Luo Entropy's family also invited their neighbors to dinner the night before, if they go out of the city at night, they will definitely be discovered by the officers and soldiers guarding the city, and it is impossible to leave unnoticed.

If they hadn't gone out of the city, what Su Xiaoqiu said in Mozhou wouldn't be right.

The more Gu Hengzhou thought about it, the more cold and solemn his face became, the man didn't dare to say more, Gu Hengzhou swept around the house, saw a few umbrellas standing at the door, took out a piece of broken silver and put it on the cabinet and said: "I buy three umbrellas, don't look for them, if someone in the government asks you to ask, you can tell the truth that you have seen me." “

After Gu Hengzhou finished speaking, he left with two Praetorian Guards holding umbrellas.

The wind and snow outside were getting heavier and heavier, and a thin layer of snow quickly accumulated on the street, Gu Hengzhou went to two more medical centers, and the explanations he got were similar to those of the first one.

Gu Hengzhou finally asked where Luo Entropy's pharmacy was, and went directly to the pharmacy.

The door of the pharmacy was closed, and Ye Mingshan also brought someone to check, and asked people to put a seal at the door, but no one entered or exited for more than a month, and the lock on the door was already a little rusty.

The doors to the left and right were closed. Not knowing if the neighbors were at home, Gu Hengzhou directly led the two Praetorian Guards over the wall and entered the pharmacy.

The inside of the pharmacy is quite large, the front lobby is used for consultation, there are several empty rooms for patients to rest in the back, and there is an alley for boiling medicine, and then there is a small courtyard house for daily living.

The two Praetorian Guards were used to doing this kind of thing, and as soon as they entered, they carefully arranged in the pharmacy to find clues, and Gu Hengzhou went straight to the courtyard at the back.

The area occupied by the pharmacy in front is larger, and the courtyard is a little cramped, and the people from the government have come to search, but the scene is well protected, there are not too many traces of destruction, and the footprints in the hospital are covered by heavy snow, and the rest is quiet.

The medicinal materials dried in the yard have been confiscated, and after more than a month of wind and sun, they have been faintly moldy and rotten, Gu Hengzhou walked into the main house facing the courtyard gate, this should be where Luo Entropy and his wife live, the clothes of the two were hung on the hangers, the quilts were neatly folded, the room was full of medical books, and there were many prescription deposit receipts pressed on the table.

At first glance, it is a very ordinary doctor's room.

Ye Mingshan didn't seem to be lying.

Gu Hengzhou checked in the house, didn't find anything special, and was about to go to the next room to have a look, when he suddenly heard a small voice, which was obviously someone who accidentally hiccuped because he was too nervous.

There's still someone in the house!

Gu Hengzhou's expression was awe-inspiring, his steps paused slightly, he raised his hand to hold the saber at his waist, and then turned around without hesitation, drew his sword and stabbed it at the place where the sound came from.

He stabbed at a rosewood wardrobe by the bed in the room, and the people hiding inside were so frightened by the sharp sword that when the tip of the sword was about to pierce the cabinet door, he slammed open the cabinet door and shouted: "A good man spare his life!" Heroes spare their lives! “

Hidden in the room was a man of about thirty, he was wearing a coarse cloth jacket, he looked honest and honest, Gu Hengzhou's sword stopped in front of him, and asked with a cold expression: "Who are you?" Why here? “

The man didn't dare to hide it, and immediately replied: "My name is Shi Youwei, and I am a neighbor of Dr. Luo, who sells goat's milk." Not a bad guy! “

Shi Youwei raised his hands in a surrender form, Gu Hengzhou pointed with the tip of his sword, motioned him to come out of the cabinet, and continued to ask after he stood up: "After the government searched here, a seal was posted here, what are you doing here?" “

Shi Youwei said: "Dr. Luo owes me a month's goat milk money, others died, the family disappeared mysteriously, and the government didn't care about it, I could only look for it myself to see if there was anything valuable that could offset the account." “

Shi Youwei said quite reasonable for this reason, Gu Hengzhou stared at him for a while, put away the sword, and asked, "How much do I owe you in total?" “

Shi Youwei stretched out two chubby fingers and said, "Two taels of silver." “

Gu Hengzhou took a piece of broken silver out of his own pocket and gave it to him. There are more than two taels of broken silver, and Shi Youwei is holding the silver like a hot potato, for the reason: "This?? I?? I don't have that much money on me, so I can't find you. “

Gu Hengzhou said calmly: "You should have it at home, I'll go home with you to take a look." “

A trace of panic flashed in Shi Youwei's eyes, but he said that he had come specifically to find goat's milk money, and he couldn't even ask for money at this time in order to prevent Gu Hengzhou from going home with him.

Shi Youwei gritted his teeth and nodded in agreement, walked out of the main house with Gu Hengzhou, took a ladder from the firewood room, and was about to use the ladder to climb over the wall, Gu Hengzhou directly grabbed his belt and performed light skills and jumped over.

On the other side of the wall is a courtyard house similar to Luo Entropy's house, except that it is not a room for people, but a wooden trough for feeding dairy sheep. Gu Hengzhou quickly glanced at it, there were at least twenty or thirty sheep inside, and there was a smell of sheep in the air, which at least showed that Shi Youwei was indeed the one who delivered goat's milk.

Seeing that Gu Hengzhou was very strong, Shi Youwei's legs were a little weak, and he trembled and walked forward with Gu Hengzhou, just around the corridor, a woman wearing a coarse cloth cotton jacket and a blue and white headscarf walked with a black face, the woman was angry, and suddenly saw Gu Hengzhou A stranger appeared here, and surprise flashed in her eyes, and then she stared at Shi Youwei with an increasingly dissatisfied expression, and asked, "There is still a plague god at home who has not left." Where did you provoke anyone? Do you want to eat and drink for nothing in our house again? “

Shi Youwei was very afraid of this woman, so he hurriedly sent the ingot of broken silver to the woman, and said, "The goat's milk money has been recovered, lady, don't be angry, me??"

Without waiting for Shi Youwei to finish speaking, the woman quickly snatched the ingot of broken silver and stuffed it into her purse, and then pointed at Gu Hengzhou and said, "Old lady, no matter who your kid is, you are not allowed to eat and drink in our house for nothing anyway!" After speaking, Shi Youwei warned, "I'll give you two more days, if you don't send that plague god away, the old lady will go to the county guard mansion to find Lord Ye to complain, saying that you deliberately harbored Luo Xiu." Don't let the government find out about Dr. Luo's case! “

The woman's mouth was fast, and Shi Youwei didn't have time to stop it, so he slapped his thigh with a bitter face, and was extremely annoyed.

Gu Hengzhou lifted his eyes, looked at the woman coldly and asked, "Do you know where Luo Xiu is?" “

The woman didn't know Gu Hengzhou's identity, she rolled her eyes, and didn't want to answer Gu Hengzhou's words, the next moment the cold sword pressed on her neck, the woman's body trembled, her face changed, and she asked with a look of fear: "You??" Who are you? “

Gu Hengzhou directly revealed his identity: "I am Gu Hengzhou, the only son of Zhenguo Gong, taking me to see Luo Xiu, and telling me everything you know." “

Gu Hengzhou's face was cold, and his tone was even colder. Shi Youwei and his wife were frightened by his expression and identity, and they didn't dare to disobey, so they took Gu Hengzhou to their cellar.

Shi Youwei explained: "There were often wars in Yuanfeng County in the past, and every family dug tunnels and dark rooms, if the war was too late to transfer, you could still hide below, Your Royal Highness the Prince should not misunderstand." “

Gu Hengzhou knew this tradition, and his jaw was considered to know, Shi Youwei thought about it and said: "Luo Xiu, this kid doesn't know what stimulation he has suffered, he hasn't spoken these days, if he meets a stranger, I'm afraid he will shout, if he collides with His Royal Highness the Prince, please don't be surprised." “

Gu Hengzhou said: "It's okay. “

Shi Youwei then went down the ladder to the cellar, the entrance to the cellar was very narrow, Gu Hengzhou hesitated, did not follow, after a while, Shi Youwei pulled a teenage child to the cellar entrance, the child was very resistant to come out, saw Gu Hengzhou, his face changed, and he screamed in horror, his voice was abrupt and harsh.

Gu Hengzhou's eyebrows twisted, jumped off the cellar, and slammed the child with a knife, stopping him by the waist and hugging him.

Shi Youwei was taken aback, and asked nervously: "His Royal Highness, you??" You said you don't have to pay attention. “

Gu Hengzhou said: "He's fine, he just fainted." “

Shi Youwei breathed a sigh of relief and said with emotion: "Mrs. Luo is very good, the night of the Luo family's accident, my wife and I didn't go because there was goat milk not delivered, Mrs. Luo specially packed a separate food box for us to keep, let the child send home, we arrived home It was almost noon, the child didn't light the lamp, just sat in my living room with the food box, he said that there were guests at home." I can't sleep, I want to stay in my house for a few days, we don't suspect it, who would have thought that after that night, the people of the Luo family would disappear mysteriously, no matter how I asked this child, I didn't say a word, and I didn't know what to do. “

Gu Hengzhou asked, "Why don't you hand him over to the people of the government?" “

Shi Youwei's eyes dodged and he didn't dare to speak, his wife had been standing by the cellar and listening, and sneered when she heard this: "I have not had children with this dead ghost for so many years, so he wants to pick up a cheap son for nothing and call him dad!" “

"What nonsense are you talking about!" Shi Youwei took a sip of the woman, blushing to defend himself, "I?? I think that the Luo family is doing something strange, it must be targeted by some enemy, if I hand over one of Luo Xiu's children, if something happens, I will definitely have a disturbed conscience. “

Gu Hengzhou asked: "Does the Luo family have enemies?" “

Shi Youwei said: "I don't know, but living people don't disappear suddenly, someone must be making trouble behind their backs, now the city is so chaotic, the county guard is busy every day, and he may not be able to take care of this child." “

Shi Youwei couldn't help but sigh when he said that he was dead, Luo Entropy died, and the mother and daughter of the Luo family disappeared for so many days and there was no news, it should be more auspicious and less auspicious, a good family, and suddenly there was only a teenage child left. Anyone who listens to it will sigh that the world is impermanent.

Gu Hengzhou said with a serious face: "I took this child away, I will help him find out everything, and when he returns to normal, I will let him choose his future life, if you want to see him these days, you can go to the Zhenbei military camp tent to find someone." “

The threshold of the Zhenbei Army is very high, but it is not something that can be entered by any random person, Luo Xiu can be brought into the camp by Gu Hengzhou, this is a great creation.

Shi Youwei was secretly happy in his heart, and nodded again and again: "It is his blessing that this child can follow His Royal Highness the Prince, and today His Royal Highness the Prince takes him away, we are naturally very relieved." “

Gu Hengzhou didn't let the couple send it, and went out of the yard with light skills. He joined the Praetorian Guards, who had been waiting outside, and rode back to the barracks.

They came back a little earlier than expected, Sun Yiguang and their training on the mountain had not come back yet, but Ye Mingshan came again.

Gu Hengzhou didn't avoid Ye Mingshan, and directly carried Luo Xiu back to the main camp tent and summoned a military doctor to help him diagnose his pulse.

Ye Mingshan was surprised when he saw Luo Xiu's face, and couldn't help but ask, "Your Highness, where did you find this child?" “

Gu Hengzhou didn't answer and asked: "Does the county guard recognize this child?" “

Ye Mingshan nodded: "This is Luo Xiu, the youngest son of Lang Zhong named Luo Entropy, after Luo Entropy's death, the lower officials visited and found that his family was nowhere to be found, so he asked the painters in the city to draw Luo Entropy's wife and daughter according to everyone's description, and distributed it so that the officials should pay attention to it when patrolling, so as not to make any omissions." “

Gu Hengzhou immediately asked: "The adults also have a portrait of their daughter in their hands?" “

Ye Mingshan said: "Naturally, there is. However, Xia Guan did not carry the portrait with him, and if His Royal Highness the Prince needed it, Xia Guan could immediately let someone pick it up. “

Gu Hengzhou said: "Okay." “

Ye Mingshan immediately asked people to get it, after a stick of incense, the portrait was sent to Gu Hengzhou, Gu Hengzhou unfolded it and took a look, the girl on the portrait only looked like fourteen or fifteen, with delicate facial features, gentle eyebrows and eyes, the painter's painting skills were very good, and she was ready to look at it.

Ye Mingshan was not a fool, he guessed Gu Hengzhou's intention to paint the portrait, and asked tentatively: "Your Royal Highness, the person in the painting is the same person you saw in Mozhou City?" “

Gu Hengzhou rolled up the portrait and said with a solemn face: "Yes." “

Ye Mingshan chuckled in his heart, and asked hesitantly: "What did Luo Qiu say to His Royal Highness the Prince in Mozhou?" “

Gu Hengzhou put away the portrait, lifted his eyes and looked at Ye Mingshan fixedly, and said word by word: "She said that her father found that the well water in the city was poisoned by Yuexi Xizuo, and the county guard did not distinguish between right and wrong, so he put her father in prison, and a few days later, his father died mysteriously, and she and her mother were chased and killed by the killers sent by the county guard, and they were almost wiped out." “

According to this statement, Ye Mingshan is the one who colluded with Yuexi Xizuo to defect to the enemy and betray the country.

If this charge is deducted. No one can afford it.

And what is even more inexplicable is that the young captive named Chi Dong escaped from the Zhenbei military camp without knowing it, Chi Dong could not have any relatives and friends in Yuanfeng County, he escaped from the military camp, and he must have returned to Yuexi, so how did he leave Yuanfeng County without being discovered by the officers and soldiers defending the city?

All kinds of doubts point to Ye Mingshan.

Ye Mingshan himself knew this very well, he lifted his clothes and knelt down in front of Gu Hengzhou, raised his right hand, pointed his three fingers together to the sky, and raised his voice and said: "I, Ye Mingshan, swear with the hair of the Venerable Master, if I have two hearts for Your Majesty and Zhaoling, there will be five thunderstorms in the sky, and I will not die well!" “

Ye Mingshan's tone was solemn and firm, and he couldn't wait to open his chest and let Gu Hengzhou see what color his heart was.

If Shen Bai was here, whether he believed Ye Mingshan or not, he would help people up first, and put on a good show to comfort Ye Mingshan, but Gu Hengzhou was unmoved, and said particularly impersonally: "Between Luo Qiu and Lord County Guard, there must be someone who is lying, Lord County Guard has no way to prove his innocence now, I can't judge the truth of the facts based on Lord County Guard's words." “

Ye Mingshan nodded solemnly: "His Royal Highness the Prince is thoughtful, and the lower officials understand." “

Gu Hengzhou said: "In order to find out this matter, I need the county guard to temporarily hand over the position of the county guard, and hand over the soldiers and horses of Yuanfeng County to me for unified deployment, can the county guard have any objections?" “

Ye Mingshan said: "The lower officials have no objections. “

Gu Hengzhou bent down and grabbed Ye Mingshan's arm, making a gesture to help him up, and asked one last question before exerting his strength: "I still want to spread the news that Lord County Shou has been temporarily dismissed, may Lord County Shou accept it?" “

Ye Mingshan's eyes widened slightly, knowing that once this news was publicized, he would have to bear overwhelming criticism, and after being entangled for a while, he gritted his teeth and nodded: "Xiaguan believes in His Royal Highness!" “

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The news of Ye Mingshan's dismissal spread in Yuanfeng County that afternoon, and Gu Hengzhou asked twenty Praetorian Guards to escort Ye Mingshan back to the County Guard's Mansion, and then the twenty Janissaries guarded the County Guard's Mansion.

Apparently for protection, but in fact for imprisonment.

Sun Yiguang and Li Yunjue returned to the barracks in the evening with the soldiers who had completed the exercise, and as soon as they heard the news. Immediately went to the main tent to find Gu Hengzhou, before the two of them could open their mouths to help Ye Mingshan intercede, Gu Hengzhou preemptively said: "It's the end of the year soon, my father is not here, there is such a thing in the city, and the defense needs to be strengthened everywhere, I want to discuss it with the two uncles." “

When it came to patrolling and arming, the two of them suddenly became interested, thinking that even if Ye Mingshan was imprisoned in the county guard's mansion, he would eat and drink well and not lose a piece of meat, so they left him behind with peace of mind.

The three of them discussed together, strengthened the defenses of all parts of the city, and reminded the officers and men of the army to cheer up and not to take it lightly.

Ye Mingshan's dismissal caused huge waves in the city, and there was uneasiness hidden in the air, and under such an atmosphere, Chinese New Year's Eve arrived as promised.

The generals and men in the army all left their hometowns and came here, they have never spent Chinese New Year's Eve in the army, everyone is no different from peacetime, the only one who is not used to it is Gu Hengzhou.

Although he is usually cold and does not communicate with people much, but on Chinese New Year's Eve, Gu Huaijin and Ye Wanyu will prepare new clothes and New Year's gifts for him, Gu Sangu and Si will also accompany him, Zhou Deshan and Zhou Jue will eat with them at night, and this day is always lively all year round.

It was the first time that Gu Hengzhou came to such a far place alone and spent Chinese New Year's Eve with a group of people who were not very familiar.

And this year he met the little liar named Shen Bai. Accustomed to someone always whispering in his ear, he felt extremely lonely and lonely at this time.

Gu Hengzhou couldn't stay in the camp alone, so he rode out of the barracks on Hunting Cloud and inspected the city tower.

The tower is very high, standing on it and looking out at the vast night, and inward is the bright lights of thousands of homes, and he stands in it, as if he is at the junction of two worlds, and he is incompatible with either side.

But he knows better than anyone that he will get used to this kind of incompatibility, and even in the next few decades, he will carve this loneliness into his bones little by little.

Just as he was thinking about it, there was a sudden commotion in his ears.

Gu Hengzhou immediately gathered his thoughts and strode over, and asked in a deep voice, "What happened?" “

The soldier in charge of the guard said: "Your Royal Highness, there are people in the city!" “

When the words fell, the man in the city shouted happily: "Brother Gu, it's me, I'm here to accompany you for the New Year!" “

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