When Fang Shu returned to the inn where he was staying, it was already the second watch that night. He didn't have the heart to eat, so he wiped his face and let all the servants who served him go down, and lay down on the couch with his clothes folded, staring at the dark beams of the room. His thoughts were very chaotic, thinking about what he might encounter when he arrived at the military headquarters tomorrow, and thinking about what the Fang family would be like in the future. Then there is the county uncle; Uncle Ying helped him so much, but in the end he didn't accept a penny from Xie Yi, how will this kindness be repaid in the future? and Yuan Lan. Yuan Lan didn't do his own thing, but he inadvertently built a temporary bridge for him, which is also a kindness, and his family will inevitably reciprocate. But how can you say that you can teach Yuan Lan to be satisfied?

He was lying thinking nonsense, and suddenly heard a long cry of the inn's dawn chicken, and sat up on the couch suddenly, only then did he know that he was unconsciously asleep. I opened the window lattice and looked, it was still dark in all directions, and if I listened closely, the sound of four long and three short wooden beatings came from the end of the long street, which was particularly clear in this silent dawn and dawn.

four more and three quarters; It's almost time to speak.

Just entered the summer, the morning breeze of dawn was still a little cool, and the wind was stirred in the face, and his mind was already sober after a cold silence. Today is the day to do great things, but don't dare to be late. He hurriedly woke up a few servants, beckoned the inn to hurry up and send hot water to prepare food, and asked people to prepare carriages and horses, and after a few bites of casual eating, he went out in a hurry.

When he arrived at the yamen outside the military headquarters, only two minutes had passed. There is still more than half an hour before the Yamen, and the four large lanterns of the Yamen have not yet been extinguished. The open space in front of the yamen was lit up by the light of lanterns, and there were neither cars nor horses, not even a single figure, and it looked extremely deserted.

He got out of the carriage from the yamen, walked over to find the forbidden army colonel who was leading the team on duty, and took out the note written by Shang Cheng to explain his intention.

The Colonel of the Forbidden Army looked him up and down left and right. This is the outer yamen of the Ministry of War, which basically deals with the daily cumbersome affairs of the garrisons in various places, such as the transfer of food, salary, change of station, and transfer of officers, so almost all the soldiers who come and go are the big soldiers who go to Beijing to do business; Occasionally, one or two uninformed officials from other places would come here to talk to the military department, and then they would be pointed out to go to the imperial city. He didn't expect that today, a businessman who was doing business like this would find the military department, which really opened his eyes.

After Fang finished speaking, the little colonel turned around and entered the yamen suspiciously with a note, and it didn't take long to lead out an official in a green robe. The official didn't introduce himself, and asked, "You are the Fang Shu of Mingzhou?" Is this note really written to you by Shang Shangzhu? ”

Fang Chu nodded yes, and before he could explain more, the official interrupted him, "Do you know how to ride a horse?" ”

“…… No. ”

"That's your carriage?" The officer asked him, pointing to the carriage diagonally across the street.

“…… Be. Fang Chu glanced back and hesitated for a moment before answering affirmatively. He was a little confused. He was originally a very clever and intelligent person, but now he has something on his mind, and his mind is a little insufficient, and the questions of the green-robed officials are incoherent at all, and his mind is even more unable to keep up.

"Did you have any sharp weapons on you?" The officer asked again.

"Huh?" Fang Chu was a little dumbfounded at that time. He walked on the land of the Central Plains, what did he do with sharp weapons? Besides, he also has servants and servants by his side, and if he is unfortunate enough to encounter bandits, they can also protect him. If the situation is so critical that he needs to use the knife and gun himself, I am afraid that the matter is irreparable......

"Do you have a sharp weapon on you? It's iron. Do you have iron with you? Paper cutters also count. ”

"Nope!" Fang Shu finally came back to his senses and hurriedly said affirmatively.

The officer led the way to his carriage and said as he went, "There is no best. But you'd better pick up all the mess on your body so you don't miss something. If you are searched by the forbidden army when you enter the imperial city, Shang Shangzhu will not be able to protect you. ”

There was nothing to say all the way, and in less than two moments, I arrived at the gate of the imperial city. The official was about to hold an important position, took out a bronze medal and shook it at the forbidden army of Zhenguan, and then led Fang Shu to the Zhenguan envoy next to the door to be questioned, registered, and received the immediate entry and exit of the imperial city...... At this time, the sky gradually brightens, under the shroud of the morning glow in the sky, the imperial city is towering like a mountain, the gate is dense like a stream, and the white marble arch bridge of five carved dragons is like a dragon out of the water, across both sides of the Jinshui River. In front of the gate on the north bank of the Jinhe River, hundreds of neatly armored guards of the forbidden city were lined up in two phalanxes, and the branches and iron spears that stood like a forest were polished brightly, flashing a little cold in the glow...... Fang Chu was already completely stupid, like a puppet with a string, he would do whatever others told him to do, and he would do whatever he wanted, and he followed the official of the military department with a crushing head. In a daze, I listened to the official and the man:

"General Huo, this is the Mingzhou Fang Shu mentioned in Shang Shangzhu's note, if you have anything to say, just ask him. There is still something going on over there at the Wai Yamen, so I will take a step forward first. ”

I heard the general Huo say again: "You go and do it yourself." I'll talk to him. Then I heard footsteps. Immediately afterwards, I heard General Huo's half-official Shangjing accent and said, "Fang Dadong, you sit." ”

As soon as Fang Chu sat down, he immediately jumped up again as if a hot and red brazier had been stuffed under his buttocks, and said repeatedly: "Don't dare, don't dare." General Xie gave the seat. One by one, I, below, what ......" He snorted several times, not knowing how to speak. Let General Huo call him "Big Boss", he can't afford it; But if people call him his cousin, he can't climb high; Not to mention aliases. He thought about it for a while, and finally found that the word "owner" was the most appropriate.

"I am a guerrilla general of Wupin, and the title of general is absolutely unacceptable. Just call me 'Adult'. Huo Shiqi smiled indifferently, waved his hand and asked him to sit down again, poured him another cup of tea and soup, put it in front of him, and sat down with a few cases in front of him, and said: "You are Shangshangzhu Shaojie, and you know some big things that the imperial court is doing." One by one, you must remember one thing, just know this matter in your heart, and never say it to anyone again. He paused for a moment, saw that Fang Xuan's face was slightly settled, and then continued, "This time, in response to the repeated pleas of the king of the Eastern Wai, the imperial court is determined to send troops to help the King of the Eastern Wai to quell the rebellion of the Fujiwara clan of the Eastern Wai Kingdom, you are a native of Mingzhou, and you are doing business at sea, so you will not be a stranger to the Eastern Wai Kingdom, can you tell me about the situation of the Eastern Widows?" ”

At this time, there was a gentle knock on the hidden door.

Huo Shiqi first made a silent gesture to the other party, and then raised his head and asked, "Who is it?" The door is open, please come in! ”