Meng Guangren smiled bitterly: "Although the inner man was escorted back to the capital safely, he was so frightened that he lay down when he returned to the mansion, and until today, he has never gotten up, and he has never eaten half a drop of rice." ”

Qi Ning said: "Lord Meng, this matter is indeed the Black Scale Camp can't stand you, there are still a few old ginseng sticks over there in the Hou Mansion, and I will immediately send someone to send it to Mrs. to recuperate her body." ”

Meng Guangren saw Qi Ning's earnest words, and immediately said: "Master Hou, this must not be." He sighed with emotion: "Don't hide it from the Hou Ye, you can handle this matter impartially, and the lower officials are grateful." Hou Ye inherited the family style of the old Hou Ye and the general, and it is really gratifying to forgive the official for saying something that is not qualified enough. ”

"Although I inherited the marquis, I am still young, many things are not well thought out, and I am not experienced enough, if there is anything wrong, I want you old-timers to give more guidance and understanding." Qi Ning said with a smile.

Meng Guangren hurriedly said: "Master Hou, this is too modest. On this trip to Dongqi, Hou Ye was able to smoothly bring the princess of Dongqi back to my Dachu, this ability and merit, that is something that no one does not admire. ”

Qi Ning smiled slightly, and then asked, "Lord Meng, you sent four domestic servants to escort your wife home, and these four domestic servants were naturally carefully selected. ”

Meng Guangren said: "Don't hide it from the Hou Ye, these four domestic servants have all practiced some kung fu, although they are not clever, but if any one of them takes it out, ordinary two or three big men will not be opponents." After a pause, he explained: "The lower officials' salaries are not high, and they have to support many people in the house, and it will be very difficult to add the monthly money of these four domestic servants." However, the family of the insiders is a big family, and the family has solid resources, and these four domestic servants are still hired by the insiders to take care of the family care home. ”

Qi Ning and Duan Canghai glanced at each other, and then asked: "In this way, the martial arts of these four domestic servants are not bad, and ordinary people can't get close to each other at all." ”

Meng Guangren nodded and said, "Even if ten or eight bandits come out, they shouldn't be afraid." ”

Qi Ning looked at Duan Canghai and asked, "Duan Canghai, are the three soldiers who escaped from the Black Scale Battalion very skilled?" ”

Duan Canghai immediately shook his head and said, "Back to the Hou Ye, the Black Scale Battalion is very strict in selecting soldiers, and every soldier has to be tested many times before entering the camp. They are all very strong, and some of them can do one or two kung fu, but there are very few such people, if they are really good at martial arts, they have other ways to make a living, and they don't have to come to the barracks to be soldiers. After a pause, he continued: "The three soldiers who escaped have a roster record, and they have no martial arts. ”

Qi Ning bowed slightly, and said thoughtfully: "There are times when they join the military camp, you train hard day and night, can you make their martial arts improve by leaps and bounds?" ”

"No way." Duan Canghai shook his head and said: "After entering the camp, you must first strengthen your physical training, and then you must master how to use the broadsword and spear, and then you will slowly get in touch with the kung fu of riding and archery, which is definitely not something that can be done overnight." So far, they have only just been trained how to use knives, and they have not yet begun to train the sword skills in the barracks, and they may be much stronger than ordinary people, but they will not be much higher. ”

Qi Ning said: "As far as I know, in the barracks, the soldiers in the barracks are trained to kill the enemy in battle, and I really haven't seen a professor of martial arts." ”

Duan Canghai nodded this time and said: "What Master Hou said is extremely true, although the number of roads in the army and the martial arts on the rivers and lakes are all kung fu to control the enemy, they are very different. ”

Qi Ning looked puzzled and asked, "This is strange, since those three soldiers have only been training in the military camp for a short time, how can they be the opponents of the four martial artists?" According to Lord Meng, the martial arts of the four domestic servants are not below the three soldiers, even if the three soldiers are three against two, they may not be able to stand on any advantage, not to mention that they are also at a disadvantage in terms of numbers. ”

Duan Canghai immediately said: "Master Hou, my subordinates have actually been wondering about this matter. ”

Meng Guangren nodded slightly and said, "Master Hou, in fact, the lower officials are also very surprised by this. The Kyoto Prefecture sent someone to send the insider back to inform him of the incident, and the lower officials couldn't believe it at the time. Although the Black Scale Battalion is an elite soldier and horse, it is really incomprehensible that just three soldiers can kill three servants of the lower official. ”

Qi Ning frowned and said, "Lord Meng, where did your understanding of the situation at the scene come from?" ”

Meng Guangren said solemnly: "After the incident, the Kyoto Prefecture sent someone to escort the insiders back, and the three soldiers of the Black Scale Battalion were captured on the spot, and then the bodies of the three domestic servants were also sent back. ”

"Lord Meng has sent four people, so where is the remaining one servant?"

"It's still in Kyoto." Meng Guangren said: "Kyoto Mansion wants to investigate this matter, and the remaining domestic servant is called Su Fei, and now he is left in Kyoto Mansion as a witness." ”

Qi Ning nodded and said, "In other words, the news you know is all told by the Kyoto Prefecture?" ”

"Exactly." Meng Guangren said: "Xiaguan also sent the steward of my mansion to Kyoto Mansion, and he also saw Su Fei, but Su Fei was injured, and the people from Kyoto Mansion helped him heal, and he couldn't speak." ”

Qi Ning and Duan Canghai glanced at each other, and they both showed suspicious looks.

Meng Guangren lowered his voice and said, "Master Hou, do you think there is anything strange in this?" ”

"It's hard to say for the time being." Qi Ning said: "But if those three black-scaled soldiers are really murderers, I will definitely explain to Lord Meng." He groaned slightly, got up and said, "Master Meng, I just came back last night, and I haven't entered the palace yet, so I have to go to the palace first." ”

Meng Guangren immediately bowed his hand and said, "The next official will send the Hou Ye." ”

After Qi Ning and Duan Canghai left the Meng Mansion, they rode side by side and walked in the direction of the palace, Duan Canghai saw that Qi Ning seemed to be thinking about something, and asked, "Master Hou, are you thinking about the strangeness in this matter?" ”

Qi Ning nodded slightly and said, "If what Meng Guangren said is true, then Meng Fu is also a victim of this matter." How can three soldiers of the Black Scale Battalion deal with four martial artists and even kill three of them? This is very strange, and you must go to Kyoto Prefecture to find out the truth. After a pause, he asked, "When did you receive the message?" ”

"This happened the night before yesterday, and during the morning exercise yesterday morning, I found that there were three soldiers missing, and immediately sent people to look for them, and it was not until noon that the people from Kyoto Prefecture ran over to inform them." Duan Canghai said: "After learning about this, I discussed it with Zhao Wushu and others, and some people said that they would go to Kyoto Mansion to ask for people, and even if the soldiers of the Black Scale Battalion violated military regulations, they should be dealt with by the Black Scale Battalion themselves." ”

Qi Ning smiled: "That's right. ”

"But the Hou Ye said that everything must be patient, not easy to provoke right and wrong, so the subordinates thought about it, and felt that it was better to return to the Hou Mansion first, if the Hou Ye happened to be there, then it would naturally be better, if the Hou Ye has not returned to Beijing, I am ready to go to Kyoto Mansion to negotiate with Tie Zheng in person." Duan Canghai said: "It's always good to figure out the ins and outs of things." ”

Qi Ning smiled and said, "Second Uncle Duan is thoughtful. Wei Yi groaned, and then said: "You can go to Kyoto Mansion now to test it, see what is going on, I will go to the palace first, and after meeting the emperor, I will go directly to Kyoto Mansion." ”

Duan Canghai arched his hand and said, "The subordinates obey the order." "Shoot the horse and leave.

Qi Ning did not delay, he went straight to the imperial city, the imperial city guards naturally would not stop him, he went straight into the palace, and a eunuch greeted him to the imperial study, after the eunuch passed, Longtai announced that Qi Ning quickly stepped into the imperial study, but saw Longtai sitting on the side of a case and playing against people.

Hearing the footsteps, Long Tai raised his head, saw Qi Ning, and said with a smile: "Jinyihou, hurry up and come over and see what I should do next." ”

Qi Ning stepped forward, and the man who was playing against Longtai also turned around, and said with a smile: "Jinyi is really the road. ”

When Qi Ning saw that person, he was stunned for a moment, but found that the person was actually Xiao Shaozong, the son of the king of Huainan.

"The ministers see the emperor, meet His Royal Highness!" Qi Ning saw that there were outsiders present, but he didn't dare to lose his manners.

Long Tai beckoned and said, "Come and take a look at this game of chess, the world is very good at chess, and it is not easy for me to deal with." ”

Qi Ning walked over and saw the black and white twins on the chessboard, and said with some embarrassment: "Your Majesty, your minister..... The minister doesn't know how to play, and he can't see why. ”

Xiao Shaozong laughed, his voice was clear, and said: "Watching chess is a true gentleman, Jinyihou, I play against the emperor, don't intervene, I play against the emperor, it is more losses and fewer wins, this time I finally have some hope, don't spoil my good deeds." ”

Qi Ning smiled, doubting in his heart, secretly thinking that the prince of Huainan and the emperor had a good relationship, the two of them could sit in the imperial study and play against each other, and the conversation was also relaxed and not restrained, if it were not for a close relationship, there would never be such a performance, and Qi Ning could also see that whether it was Longtai or Xiao Shaozong, it was very natural when talking, it seemed that it had always been so.

Long Tai didn't say much, stared at the chessboard, pressed a shot, and didn't look at Qi Ning, just said: "Jinyi Hou, I will reward you with a little heart over there, and when I finish this game of chess, I will talk to you later." ”

Qi Ning said yes, turned his head and took a look, and saw that there were really a few plates of pastries on the table on the side, after he returned to the Hou Mansion yesterday, he didn't even eat dinner, he was in Tang Nuo's house all night, and when he came out in the morning, he immediately took Duan Canghai to Mengfu, and after returning to Beijing, it was really not in the water, and when he saw the pastry, he was really a little hungry, although Xiao Shaozong was present, he was not polite, he took a plate in his hand, and while eating pastries, he came over to watch chess.

Both of them are also concentrated, and the fall is not slow, but this game of chess has come to an end, and the black and white on the chessboard is vertical and horizontal, although Qi Ning is not good at chess, but he also knows a little, and it can be vaguely seen that the black and white sides on the chessboard seem to be evenly matched, and neither side has too much upper hand.

Seeing this game of chess, Qi Ning suddenly thought that he had cracked Mr. Sanliu's Qihuang game at the Jinghua Book Club, and someone was pointing out at that time, and to this day, Wu Zizi doesn't know who was behind the back that day.

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PS: I just came home from Beijing today, and I have benefited a lot from the training, and I believe it will be of great help to my future writing. When the Double Festival is coming, there will definitely be many brothers and sisters who will travel, go out, pay attention to safety!