Yuan Jie read a lot of books, especially liked the strange text when he was young, and once drew a "Wuji map" according to the records of many ancient books, cataloging all countries in the world, including Yuyu.

"The book 'Liezi' contains, '400,000 miles east of Zhongzhou is a country of Yuyu, and a man is one foot and five inches long.' Shang Zhen is one of the few people who have seen the "Wuji Map", and it is still vividly in his mind, and the dictionary is a common hobby of readers, just like a game, although it is not beneficial to the people of the world, but it can be enjoyable and nourishing.

"Four hundred thousand miles?" Hu Guiyang didn't want to go that far.

"This is an imaginary number, you don't have to take it seriously, the key is where is Zhongzhou? Is it to control the Yamen, or the entire Yunyang City? I tend to be to fuzhi the yamen, 'Edom' is easy to understand, '400,000 li', 'a person is one foot five inches long' is a bit vague...... He wrote 'people are coming', what is the meaning of the word 'people coming'? ”

The merchant fell into deep thought, forgetting that there was a guest sitting across from him.

Hu Guiyang couldn't help at all, so he sat there quietly in a daze, watching the flame of the oil lamp grow smaller and smaller, and when it was about to go out, he picked up the scissors on the table and cut off a burnt wick.

Shang Shi woke up, "I'm sorry, I just remembered a little eyebrow, but I need proof...... Captain Hu will go and get busy first, and when I understand it, I will immediately send someone to invite you over. ”

Hu Guiyang got up and said with a smile: "If Lord Shaobao doesn't mind, it's better to come with me." ”

Shang was stunned for a moment, and then understood, "It's not safe here, I really should go with you." ”

As the first assistant of the cabinet who has just been sent to the office, Shang Shi should honestly return to his hometown to retire, half a step away from the county is a big deal, and he will be subject to a lot of suspicion, and it is an unforgivable crime to come to Yunyang Mansion without permission.

Officers and soldiers have already visited the temple, which means that the place is not safe enough.

In this way, the two "Taoist priests" were escorted back to Captain Hu's residence by officers and soldiers, and Fan Dajian claimed to the public that this was the helper he had found, and he temporarily concealed his eyes.

Shang Zhen originally wanted to go to the north of the city to check the deep well, but after getting the four-character information of "the people are coming", he was no longer interested in the north, and only thought to the east, but Yuan Mao also had to visit the field.

After settling in Lord Shaobao, Yuan Mao came to Hu Guiyang and deliberately closed the door, "Is this time true?" ”

"I guess so, I'm six points convinced."

"Alas, let's get back a big trouble, if it is known by Nansi or Dongchang, you won't be able to explain it after you return to Beijing."

"Big trouble is also big hope, and Lord Shaobao is likely to do us a big favor." Hu Guiyang said with a smile, he never paid attention to the "confession".

"Well, it's up to you anyway. I'm going to check the deep well tomorrow, are you going to go? ”

"If you take fifty of the hundred soldiers, I won't go, if there is anything abnormal, come back immediately, don't stay."

"Yes." Yuan Mao's face was slightly red, and he had also been tempted by the Dan acupoint in Fuzhi Yamen, and he was almost unable to extricate himself.

Hu Guiyang planned to get a good night's sleep, this was his only enjoyment now, although it was extremely hot and humid here, he could still fall asleep, the doors and windows were all open, let some wind in, and the house was guarded by officers and soldiers, so there was no need to worry too much about safety.

As a result, he was woken up as soon as he fell asleep, sat up on the bed, and found that he was sweating all over his body.

Yuan Mao ran to the door and said nervously, "Something happened." ”

"The news leaked so quickly?" Hu Guiyang thought that the identity of the merchant had been circulated.

"No, the mountain people in the north are in turmoil, and the garrison is sending troops to fight it, and a hundred of us here will also participate in the war."

Hu Guiyang got dressed on the ground, and when he walked out of the room, the soldiers guarding the house were almost gone, and only five people were ordered to stay, one of whom said: "Don't worry, the people here often make trouble, and the officers and soldiers will be honest as soon as they go, and they will definitely be able to return to the city tomorrow." Everyone said that as long as the garrison agreed, they were willing to come to listen to Captain Hu's dispatch. ”

Hu Guiyang couldn't sleep, so he said to Yuan Mao: "Do you still want to check the deep well?" ”

"I was just about to tell you that I wanted to go to the north with the officers and soldiers to quell the rebellion." Yuan Mao had no intention of backing down.

"Go ahead. Remember, come back quickly if something goes wrong. ”

Yuan Mao snorted and hurried to the Yamen of the Xingdu Division, where he had to get permission from the garrison before he could go north with the army.

Hu Guiyang ordered the officers and soldiers to close the gate and go to wake up the sleeping madman He Wu.

There was a lot of shouting outside, He Wu was unmoved, Hu Guiyang stretched out his hand and touched it, and he immediately sat up, "The third sister is back?" ”

"No, get up and keep vigil with me."

He Wu madman stretched his waist and yawned, "Sleep well......"

The five officers and soldiers who stayed behind did not feel that there would be danger in the city, one guarded the door, and the four went back to the house to sleep, Hu Guiyang asked that one to rest as well, and he and He Wu moved out two stools and sat against the pillars.

The disturbance on the street gradually subsided, Fan Dajian and others came out to ask, and they all went back to the house, Xiaocao also wanted to follow the vigil, and went around the yard a few times, but found that it was really boring, and also went back to the house.

He Wu was yawning with his back against the pillar, and Hu Guiyang had to talk to him often to keep him awake.

"We used to be here when we were kids." Hu Guiyang thought it was very interesting, he had obviously lived here, but he had nothing in his memory, "It should not be in Yunyang City, but in a nearby valley." ”

He Wu Madman opened his eyes and closed his eyes, and said weakly: "I heard the third sister mention, I have been to many places, and I always moved when I was a child, so I have no impression of anywhere." ”

"Have you ever seen a dwarf?"

"Huh?"

"Someone who is very short-looking."

"Yes."

"Where have you seen it?"

"I've seen it everywhere, kid, who hasn't seen it?" He Wu was still trying to sleep, and his other eye was about to close.

"I mean adults, but they're about the same height as children."

There was no sound on the other side, Hu Guiyang picked up a small pebble from the ground and threw it over, He Wu Madman opened his eyes, and actually remembered the topic just now, "Adults like children?" I see, one year there was a group of jugglers on the street, and one of them was a dwarf, who was so tall, dressed in children's clothes, and his face was full of folds, which was so strange and scary, I can still dream of him. ”

Hu Guiyang laughed, "I often have weird dreams...... Wait, have you ever dreamed of a dwarf after seeing juggling, or have you always had this kind of dream? ”

He Wu was stumped by this question, his head left the pillar, his body straightened and thought for a while, "I can't remember." ”

"Dreaming about it a lot?"

"It's not very often, sometimes I can't dream for months, sometimes I can dream for days in a row, and when you mention it tonight, I guess I'll have to dream of a dwarf to scare me later."

"Your dreams...... It's all the same, right? ”

"Huh, how do you know?"

"Guess."

He Wu was interested, and pulled the stool closer, "It's scary, but it's actually a bit interesting, the dwarf gets angry every time he appears, and he talks a lot, a bit like a fire god, but it's not exactly the same, I can't understand what he's saying, but I can see that he is very angry, jumping and yelling." ”

"Angry at whom?"

"I don't know, it seems to be rushing at me, it seems that there are many adults, each of whom is taller than me...... Hey, it's just a dream, I think it's scary when I dream about it, and that's it when I wake up. He Wu took the stool back to its place and dozed off against the pillars.

Hu Guiyang understood what He Wu was a madman, some dreams were so strange that they caused a lot of waves in his heart, and when he really wanted to tell them to outsiders, he was so simple that he only had three words.

After a moment of stunned work, the madman He Wu on the opposite side fell asleep again, snoring loudly, and Hu Guiyang couldn't wake him up even after shouting a few times.

Hu Guiyang was left to keep vigil alone, he was afraid that he would accidentally fall asleep, so he simply stood up, moved his muscles and bones, and wanted to practice the Fire God Technique but didn't want to practice.

Shang Qian lived in a room in the West Wing, Hu Guiyang tiptoed to the window, wanting to hear if there was any sound inside, as soon as his ears were pasted, the door next to him opened, and the Taoist priest who was traveling with Shang Yuan stepped out of one leg and looked coldly at the eavesdropper who was bent over and holding his knees.

Hu Guiyang straightened up and said with a smile: "You didn't sleep either?" ”

The other party didn't squeak.

"The officers and soldiers went to the north to quell the rebellion, and there were only five people left, I think ......"

When people entered the house and the door was closed, Hu Guiyang walked away boredly, pacing back and forth in the small courtyard.

The reason why he didn't sleep and kept vigil in person was to protect Lord Shaobao, the words "come to the people" are likely to be of great significance, and there must be no deviations, the Taoist priest's martial arts will not be worse than Qian Gong, but Hu Guiyang is still not at ease.

The assassin was gone, and He Wu Madman suddenly fell off the stool, turned over, looked around blankly, and said to Hu Guiyang, "What did you ask me just now?" ”

"Just now" was an hour ago, Hu Guiyang smiled and said, "Dreaming of dwarfs again?" ”

"Gnomes...... Dwarf...... Yes, in the dream, he said a few words that I could understand, which probably meant that he wanted to go but couldn't, so he was angry. ”

"He doesn't have legs?"

"Yes, he wanted to leave, but he lacked something...... It's over, I can't think of anything as soon as you interrupt. ”

"Leave?" Hu Guiyang became more and more confused, Yuan Jie said, "Leave the people", but He Wu Madman said "leave", neither of them should lie, but the meaning is diametrically opposite.

"Go back to the house and sleep." Hu Guiyang felt that the sky was about to dawn, so he just kept vigil by himself.

He Wu Madman stretched his waist and limped back to the house, the door was not closed, and he fell asleep.

The door of the west chamber was opened again, and the Taoist priest stood inside the door and waved.

Hu Guiyang was overjoyed in his heart, and immediately stepped over, "Lord Shaobao has figured it out?" ”

The Taoist priest didn't squeak, he didn't like to talk in the first place, Hu Guiyang didn't care, but he had already walked to the door, and the Taoist priest was still waving, as if he hadn't seen anyone approaching at all.

Hu Guiyang stopped outside the threshold, felt that something was wrong, just about to retreat, his waist tightened, and he was forced into the house, and at the moment before the collision, the Taoist priest suddenly fell to the ground, Hu Guiyang swept over him and hit another person's hand.

Hu Guiyang was about to exclaim, when the hand pressed his mouth, and someone gently shushed out.

The door closed from behind, and the hand slowly moved away.

"You ......" Hu Guiyang recognized that this was Third Sister He, he monitored for half a night, but he didn't see how she entered the house.

"Help me." She said.