The main ship is relatively spacious, with more than a dozen flags planted in the bow, on which are written various titles issued by the imperial court, any one alone is enough to make the magistrate tremble, eight soldiers on the deck are chatting, long knives and spears are put aside, they are the honor guards sent by the imperial court, and the officials of the court and the central government must be lined up neatly to fill the façade when they come to see them off, and they don't have to be so serious from today onwards.

The cabin was very large, Hu Guiyang stood in the small front hall and waited, Qian Gong went in to report, and did not come out for a long time.

Nearly two quarters of an hour later, Qian Gong came out and said with a smile: "Captain Laohu has been waiting for a long time, please come in." ”

Hu Guiyang smiled and nodded, walked into the inner hall, and found that the door was closed from behind, and Qian Gong did not follow up.

This is a complete living room, not big, the furnishings are quite exquisite, both sides are windows, you can see the river view when you push it open, under the window there are round stools, small several, the carpet is thick and soft, the feet are silent, directly opposite are two armchairs, behind is a tall screen, there is a landscape painting hanging on it, Hu Guiyang can not see the good or bad, can only judge by the many seals on the painting, this painting must be from the hand of a celebrity.

There must be a portal behind the screen leading to the bedroom, but Hu Guiyang is the only one in the living room.

He stood in the doorway for a moment, not knowing what to do, so he coughed softly.

A young man in Tsing Yi turned out from behind the screen, "Captain Hu, please take a seat, and the adults will come out soon." ”

Hu Guiyang is a little nervous, Shang Yuan is the first assistant, very famous, his father-in-law Zhao Ying has sighed more than once before his death, it is a great fortune for the DPRK and the Central People's Republic of China to be in charge of the cabinet by Shang Shoufu, but unfortunately the status gap is too big, one is the head of a hundred officials, the other is a hundred households in brocade clothes, and there is no chance to see it.

As Hu Guiyang, he had the opportunity to meet Ben Wei Tishuai, but it was almost impossible to communicate with the cabinet scholars, and the only contact between the two was He Million.

The two chairs on the front are for distinguished guests, of course, the captain of the brocade clothes is not qualified to sit, the little servant brought a round stool from under the window, and put it in the lower position, a few steps away from the chair.

Hu Guiyang stepped forward and thanked him, "There is Lao Zun...... Hey, what's that for you? ”

When the little guy first came out, Hu Guiyang didn't dare to look up, he felt that the voice was a little familiar, and he didn't think about it, and only after approaching did he glance at it, and he found that it was someone he knew.

Xiaocao, who was dressed in green clothes, said coldly: "Yes, it's me." ”

Hu Guiyang can also be regarded as a person who has seen the world, but at this time he was dumbfounded, and only smiled after a while: "How are you ...... Boarding the ship of Lord Shaobao, and still working as a servant? ”

"I'm not a servant, I'm a guard."

"Guards? Who to protect? ”

"Of course, it's to protect your lordship, your wife, and one of your granddaughters."

"But...... Who gave you the idea? Hu Guiyang never believed that Xiaocao, who had just come out of the mountains, could think of such a trick.

"Can't I think of it myself? I have nothing in the rivers and lakes, and I don't know the big heroes and heroes, of course I have to find a big backer for myself, and I happen to be recruiting people here, so I'll come and try it. ”

Xiaocao was lying, but Hu Guiyang couldn't prove it, and shook his head, "Okay, you got on the boat by yourself, and you also became the guard of Lord Shaobao, and your status is much higher than mine, thank you for the seat." ”

Hu Guiyang thanked him and sat down on a stool.

Xiaocao snorted and walked back behind the screen.

The main business leader finally came out, and it was a lean old man, dressed in civilian clothes, with a very serious expression, as if he was preparing to try the case in the public court.

Hu Guiyang hurriedly got up, bowed and said, "Captain Hu Guiyang, meet Lord Shaobao." ”

The merchant hummed, sat down on the chair, waved his hand, motioned for the guest to sit down, and then said, "Look at the tea." ”

Xiaocao came out again, holding a tea tray with two cups of hot tea on it, first one for the adult, and then for Hu Guiyang.

Hu Guiyang had to get up to take the tea, there were few cases around him, so he could only hold the saucer with his left hand, hold the cup with his right hand, and sip it gently, the tea was very hot, and he couldn't drink it at all, so he could only take a breath of hot air.

Shang Yan didn't touch the teacup at all, and looked at Hu Guiyang, "You're still used to living on the boat, right?" ”

"Good." Hu Guiyang held the teacup, his stomach was puzzled, he didn't dare to ask immediately, others were afraid of Wang Zhi, he was not afraid, he dared to say anything, he dared to ask anything, even in front of Yuan Bin, he could be at ease, but the person in front of him was the first assistant of the cabinet, and he was once a virtuous minister of the three yuan, Hu Guiyang didn't read much, and he couldn't help but feel restrained in front of the readers.

"Well, if you have any needs, you can find Qian Gong, or high guards, they can do it."

"It's a great honor to be on an adult's boat, and there's nothing else to ask for."

"Okay, let's talk first." Shang Shi got up, nodded, and turned behind the screen.

Hu Guiyang didn't know why, so he had to get up to send him off, and waited for the figure of the merchant to disappear before he said to Xiaocao: "Lord Shaobao, let us talk?" ”

"yes, you heard that." Xiaocao brought a round stool and sat on the opposite side, "Sit, don't always stand." ”

Hu Guiyang sat down slowly, "What are you talking about?" ”

"You're a guest, whatever you want." A smile appeared at the corner of Xiaocao's mouth, obviously unable to suppress the pride in her heart.

Hu Guiyang has encountered a lot of strange things recently, but this time he was most confused, staring at Xiaocao, "What will you do when you get to Hangzhou?" ”

"Get paid, get off the ship, hire a boat, and go to Yunyang Mansion."

"The person who killed your sister and slaughtered Gaojia Village is a sledgehammer, and he is not in Yunyang Mansion."

"I know, thank you for not killing him and leaving me with a chance for revenge. But I'm not in a hurry, the only reason why the sledgehammer is evil is to please Wenjiazhuang, I have to take a look to see what is going on in Wenjiazhuang, killing so many people for no reason. ”

Xiaocao is serious, and she also has many doubts that need to be explained.

Hu Guiyang let out a long breath, "You are in charge of your affairs, so let's talk casually, shall we?" How old are you? ”

"Ten...... Don't tell you. ”

Xiaocao looks sixteen or seventeen years old, and she looks even smaller when she dresses up as a little girl.

"Where's your chain gun?"

"Put it up. That's all you have to talk about? I'm chatting with you on behalf of Lord Shaobao. ”

It was really inconvenient for Hu Guiyang to hold the teacup, so he simply got up, put the teacup on the table next to the main seat, and returned to the original position, "What did Shao Baoda say to you?" ”

"It's too much, you don't ask, I don't know what to say."

Hu Guiyang smiled, "Okay, you win, let's talk officially." First of all, I want to ask, what is the relationship between Lord Shaobao and He Million? ”

Xiaocao also smiled, "The adult guessed correctly, and said that you must ask this first thing." ”

"I asked, what is your answer?"

Xiaocao coughed lightly twice, "This matter has to be told from the beginning, and your Jinyi Wei Nansi has a secret duty, looking for ...... What are you looking for......"

"Seeking immortals."

"Yes, the original intention is good, but if you make the emperor too obsessed with immortals, good things will become bad things, so someone has to stop you Nansi from doing anything wrong."

Xiaocao was serious, Hu Guiyang just wanted to laugh, forcibly held back, and said: "That's right, this is what my father-in-law did, he has been proving that the so-called demons and fairies are fake, thinking that behind the ghosts and gods must be greedy people's hearts, and what I am doing now is similar." ”

"Your father-in-law's name is Zhao Ying." Xiaocao lowered her head and thought for a while, her brows furrowed, and she sped up her speech, "Zhao Ying has done a good job, and the adults are very satisfied with him......"

"Wait."

"What? Where did I say it wrong? ”

"What does it mean to 'your adult is satisfied'?"

"Very satisfied is very satisfied, what else does it mean?" Xiaocao was stunned.

"Everyone knows that my father-in-law's backer in the court is the former Jinyi Wei Ti Shuai Yuan Bin Yuan, if you say that you are satisfied, it should also be Lord Yuan who is satisfied, what does it have to do with Lord Shaobao?"

Xiaocao understood, and said with a smile: "Oh, you asked this, but you haven't said it yet-it's okay to say it first, Yuan Bin is your father-in-law's nominal backer, and Shaobao is the real backer behind it." ”

Hu Guiyang was taken aback, "No, Yuan Bin Yingzong Dynasty protected my father-in-law, and Lord Shaobao has only been in the cabinet for a few years?" ”

"The successive cabinet chiefs and assistants are protecting Zhao Ying, and Lord Shaobao is no exception, but this protection has ended, Zhao Ying passed away, and Lord Shaobao returned to his hometown, and the new chief assistant probably does not have this kind of leisure."

"Lord Shaobao has seen my stepfather?"

"Yes, on the third day of your ascension, I secretly arranged a meeting."

Hu Guiyang was even more surprised, "I have never heard my father-in-law mention it. ”

"If Zhao Ying keeps her promise, she won't mention it to anyone."

Hu Guiyang shook his head, "Speaking of which, I haven't mentioned He Million yet." ”

"Don't worry, that's it. He Million is the father-in-law of He Sanjie'er? ”

"Yes."

"What a coincidence, you all have a father-in-law." Xiaocao thought it was very interesting, laughed twice, and immediately straightened her expression, "He Million was introduced to adults by Zhao Ying?" ”

"Huh?" Hu Guiyang thought that he would not be more surprised, but Xiaocao's answer was still much beyond his expectations, "He million...... No way, he is the enemy of his father-in-law, and he has been hunted down for many years......"

Xiaocao couldn't help but smile again, "Haha, there are things you can't think of." ”

"There are so many things I can't think of, you can go on, why didn't my stepfather kill a million? And why did you introduce him to Lord Shaobao? Where are the millions of people today? ”

"You have a lot of questions, but I'm prepared." Xiao Cao thought about it, "Zhao Ying found He Million a year ago, no, to be precise, it was He Million who found Zhao Ying a year ago, told him many things, and gained Zhao Ying's trust, so he was introduced to the adult, and he successfully persuaded the adult to become an important person." ”

"What did He Million say?"

"He Million said that there is a strange thing in this world, which is infinitely useful, used in instruments, can control things freely, and is used on cultivators, can be infinitely powerful, no need to ask, this is naturally a jade pendant, also called Jindan, also called blood machine jade, called Jixin, called Baimiao Stone, called Tongtian Jade, in short, there are many names. He Million also demonstrated it to Zhao Ying and the adults on the spot, claiming that once this item was collected in large quantities and used in the army, it would be easy to pacify the northern captives. ”

Hu Guiyang could imagine how shocked his stepfather Zhao Ying and Shoufu Shang should have been after seeing the Heavenly Machine Technique and the Fire God Technique, but he still found it hard to believe that his father-in-law was so persuaded by He Million to give up the revenge of killing his son.

"He Million is a liar."

"Yes, but he is a clever liar, hiding his true purpose, but what he says and what he takes out is true. The problem now is that the emperor is also aware of the wonder of the jade pendant and is convinced that it can bring immortality. Lord Shang is no longer an official, but he can't just hand over the emperor to He Million, so I want to ask you for help. ”

"I don't need to be reminded by adults, I will do my best to arrest He Million."

"It's not enough to just arrest people, you have to prove that the jade pendant has nothing to do with immortality."

"How can this be proven?"

"I don't know, it's up to you."

Hu Guiyang stood up, "Lord Shaobao has returned to his hometown, what protection can I get from him?" ”

Xiaocao also got up and said with a smile: "I, I even protect you." With that, she took out a piece of jade pendant from her arms, all red, without a trace of white, and looked at Hu Guiyang with a smile.