Shang Cheng and the two pro-soldiers spoke, Zhao Jiuniang listened to every word in his ears, and at this time, he saw Shang Cheng looking at him with a sneer on his face full of mockery, and he didn't say a word, silently took out a dark green brocade purse hidden close to his body from his pocket, walked to the table with both hands, and respectfully placed it in front of Shang Cheng.

Shang Cheng leaned back in the seat with the teacup, raised his chin slightly, and motioned for her to open her purse.

Zhao Jiuniang took out the things in her purse without saying a word and held them in her hands. Although only the two oil lamps on the table in the study were illuminated, the objects in her hands were reflected by the dim light, and the brilliance was turbulent, and the light and shadow were turbulent, and even one of her hands was wrapped in a halo of light, becoming hazy and blurry. As the lights flickered, a faint dark golden rainbow of light overflowed from her fingers......

Witnessing this scene, Suza blurted out an exclamation: "Sabaru! Derangsha Sabaru! Tian Xiaowu didn't know what kind of treasure Zhao Jiuniang was holding, she inhaled the cool air in her mouth and looked at the light in her hand in a daze, until Jiuniang put the things on the table and took two steps back, and then she saw clearly that a halo of light was actually diffused from four beads the size of hazelnuts.

For a moment, Shang Cheng was also attracted by these four beads. This is the "Pearl of Light"! He had seen it mentioned in books, but he had never seen it. He had seen large pearls when he visited museums or cultural relics, but most of the beads set in the tiara jewelry had lost their color and became gray and lifeless due to the passage of time, and they could not be compared with the four pearls in front of him...... He held a bead and sighed in admiration, turned his head and asked Suza, "What did you just say?" ”

Suza had already woken up, and when he heard him ask, he bowed down by the door and said in a hoarse voice, "Commander, this is the Divine Pearl." It is a divine pearl given by heaven to mortals. ”

"Shenzhu?" Shang Cheng put down the bead, leaned back in the chair, pursed his lips and said with a smile, "It's Dongzhu, Heilongjiang in Northeast China...... The natural freshwater beads of the bitter cold land in the Northeast are rare to see in the Central Plains, but they are not such a rare object. He turned his face and squinted at Zhao Jiuniang, and asked, "You have been hiding incognito for so long, and you have taken such a big risk to sneak into Yanzhou City, it is impossible for you to just send this thing over, right?" ”

Zhao Jiuniang bowed her head deeply without saying a word.

"Say, what do you want me to do?"

Zhao Jiuniang stood silent for a long time, and suddenly knelt on the ground by the wall with her legs bent, and said in a swallowed voice: "I just ask the adults to open the net and let go of the brothers in Huanghuazhai." ”

"Four East Pearls, just for this one thing?"

“…… Haokan of Huanghuazhai was originally a good village in Yanbian, but only because the big family surnamed Huzhen could not persecute it, he colluded with the wicked and went astray. However, since the bandits, they have not thought about reforming day and night. To this day, Kan knows that he is guilty of a lot of sin, and he should not have fought against the imperial court, let alone dare to work for the conquest of the heavenly army. The general was worried, and the bandits in Yanshan were constantly blazing. Kan is a serious crime, and he does not dare to look forward to the court's extrajudicial grace, but please build an inch of merit, and use the thieves in several prefectures and counties in Yandong as the general to relieve his worries. "This is Hao Laodao asked someone to write an article for her to be given to her by his henchmen in advance, just to present it to Shang Cheng in person, so that she can get an official position. She was originally carrying it with her, but there were several checkpoints set up by the government on the way from Dun'an, and she had to destroy them after memorizing them halfway for fear of being detected and searched. Her long chant is a must, and her voice is good, at this time she is prostrate on the ground and reads an article eloquently, with a low tone and a slight sound of gold and stone, even if there is no foot drum and copper accompaniment next to it, it is like a singing book in a song shop.

Shang Cheng waited for her to finish her words as if she were singing, and then asked, "The article is good." Hao Laodao asked someone to do this article, and it cost a lot of money, right? He sneered with his face up, and said, "He still wants to 'make meritorious contributions' and want to be a pawn for me." Just these beads that you can't eat or drink? He thought it was beautiful. ”

Zhao Jiuniang listened to his bad tone, but how dare she say half a word, kneeling on the ground and just kowtowing again and again.

Shang Cheng glanced at her with drooping eyelids, and said softly, "You get up." This is in my house, and it is not a government case, so you don't have to kneel according to the law. "Of course, even in the Admiral's Mansion, Zhao Jiuniang doesn't have to kneel to him. Although he is the admiral, he has jurisdiction over the military and political affairs of Yanshan and leads the army and the people, but in fact, he can't control the lawsuit and try the case, even if Zhao Jiuniang has grievances, the paper can't be handed to him.

Zhao Jiuniang hesitated. She knows that there is this article in the law of Da Zhao, ordinary people don't have to kneel if they don't fight lawsuits and try cases, but she is a serious person now, and she has a request for business, what is the difference between this and a lawsuit? However, although Shang Cheng's voice was flat, there was an undoubted majesty in it, and after hesitating, he stood up.

Shang Cheng glanced her up and down and asked, "Haven't you read the proclamation of the Admiral's Mansion to suppress bandits?" ”

Zhao Jiuniang shrank and took a step back, and said sneeringly: "...... The folk girl has seen it. ”

"Remember what the proclamation says?"

“…… The folk girl remembers. Zhao Jiuniang replied with great difficulty. She pretended to be curious and read the proclamation posted by the Dun'an County Ya two or three times, and she could memorize every word of the proclamation, "...... From the date of the proclamation and until the date of May 1, those who are compelled by the situation to complicit the bandits and the gangsters and are able to petition the government for the crime on their own shall only be fined money and food; Those who are able to surrender to the government before the end of May 1 shall be punished with hard labor ranging from three months to thirty months, depending on the severity of the circumstances. …… Anyone who reports and exposes a hidden case and fails to report the crime shall have his crime commuted; Those who bind up the bandits and the recalcitrant criminals will be commuted ...... the crime" She has also repeatedly thought about turning herself in to the government, serving three years of hard punishment, and then being a good person, which is better than being so fearful at any time like now. But...... But can the government believe that she, the fourth master of the Qingwa Village, has clean hands and has not been stained with blood? What does the proclamation say? "Whoever is bloodthirsty and cruel will not be forgiven......"

"Just remember. People like Hao Laodao are still obsessed, wishful thinking about 'wanting to be an official, killing people, setting fires and being recruited'. He thought it was beautiful! Shang Cheng sneered and said, "If you can be an official by killing people and setting fires, then what should we do with the big-headed soldiers who pin our heads to the belts of our trousers and play with our lives?" His hand slammed on the table, snorted coldly in his nose, and asked sharply, "You say, what about us soldiers?" There was a "pop" sound, and the teacup in his hand was smashed to pieces.

Zhao Jiuniang was so frightened that her legs trembled, and she almost knelt down again, but she only knew how to shake her head desperately, where did she dare to say half a sentence. After a while, he suddenly said stubbornly: "The general also has to think about the soldiers below, and the 20,000 brothers in Huanghuazhai are not to be slaughtered......

"Twenty thousand?" Shang Cheng laughed, "Even counting the pigs and dogs in the village, Hao Laodao can't get together 3,000 people, right?" More than 10,000 soldiers and horses in 20 battalions of my Yanshan army surrounded the cottage, and Hao Laodao still wants to burn the jade? He also deserves it? Killing him is like twisting an ant to death, without even a little strength. He glared at Zhao Jiuniang and said, "Since you sent her to the door yourself, you don't have to go back, tie her up and send someone to send her to the government office......"

"Yes!" The two guards responded in unison, came over and kicked Zhao Jiuniang's knees, pressed them to the ground, and tied them with their arms. Zhao Jiuniang said while struggling: "General! You can't do this! The two countries are fighting each other, and they will not be killed! ”

Shang Cheng had already picked up this official document, and when he heard her shouting, he couldn't help but laugh and tease: "The two countries are fighting? You're scared and confused! When you go to the yamen, you dare to shout like this, I'm afraid that the gods won't be able to save you. Nine Niangzi, bandits are bandits, rebellion is rebellion, don't confuse the two things. Send it away," he said, gesturing to a few pearls on the table, "and this thing, send it away." ”

Zhao Jiuniang was taken away.

Shang Cheng couldn't calm down and read the official document for a while. From the words that Jiu Niangzi brought for Hao Laodao, he knew that Hao Laodao knew that he was at the end of the road, and he was already quietly making other plans; The Yanshan bandit crackdown is nearing its end. At present, all counties in Yanbei are building water conservancy, and the repair and renovation of several official roads have also started one after another, and the two things that bind him are now visible, and now, he can spare more time to deal with more severe and difficult things......

He lowered his head and began to think seriously about how to face the problem that had always existed.

That night, just as he was about to rest, Suza reported to him the bad news: Zhao Jiuniang knocked down two soldiers during the escort, broke free from the bondage and escaped......