Although I don't know why the centurion suddenly stood up to help Tie Niu break the siege, I have to say that what he said in these two sentences is very crucial, and of course Yang Yi and Lao Zheng Tou will not be stupid enough to stand up and expose the lie.

If Tie Niu's identity is exposed at this time, then Yang Yi and the three of them don't want to say that they can enter the City Lord's Mansion, and whether they can escape with their whole body is a big problem.

I saw that the captain looked at Tie Niu with some confusion, turned his head and asked the centurion, "Does this person often come to deliver goods?" ”

The centurion immediately bowed and said, "Yes, General, this man is a bit stupid but has good brute strength, and their shopkeeper often calls him to do some hard work." ”

At this time, Yang Yi on the side also scolded in a low voice to the overwhelmed Tie Niu: "What are you still doing tenderly?" Don't hurry up and make amends to the military master! ”

Tie Niu suddenly clenched his fists and bowed down, but still did not speak.

Lao Zheng Tou also hurriedly ran up, took out some silver coins from his bag and stuffed them to the captain, and said with a smile: "The general has a lot of forbearance, this kid is stupid, if you offend the general, please forgive me." ”

The captain didn't shirk, stuffed the silver money into his pocket, glanced at Tie Niu coldly, waved his hand to the soldiers around him, and said, "Let them in." ”

The soldiers were ordered to step back and get out of the way. Lao Zheng didn't dare to hesitate, and hurriedly beckoned Yang Yi and the three of them to push the cart to Fuzhong.

After entering the back door, Yang Yi secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The four of them pushed the cart along the road, and after a few turns, they came to the back kitchen.

There are a lot of people in the back kitchen, and even if it's past dinner time at this time, they are still busy.

Yang Yi casually helped Lao Zheng Tou unload the goods, while his eyes looked around intentionally or unintentionally.

"Heat up! Add fire! The fire is too small!! ”

"I want chickens! Why haven't you brought it yet?? ”

"Chef! The water in the pot is already boiling! ”

The kitchen was full of people, not only the chef was busy sweating, but none of the subordinates were idle.

"Old Zheng Tou, how many people have to eat in such a big kitchen?" Yang Yi came to Lao Zhengtou's side, lifted a wine jar and asked casually.

Lao Zheng Tou glanced at Yang Yi impatiently, and said: "How can there be so many people on weekdays, since more than ten years ago, there have been many high-ranking officials and nobles from the capital, and the entire city lord's mansion is almost overwhelmed... Hey, don't be stunned, hurry up and unload the goods! ”

"Yes, yes..."Yang Yi moved in a jar of wine, and asked suspiciously: "But old Zheng Tou, I heard that the families of those dignitaries and nobles are all hostages who were captured from the capital, why are they not in prison, but they live in this city lord's mansion?" ”

"Hmph, you know a fart! said that it was a hostage, as long as the officials and lords of those families demoted the new emperor, they could be reinstated in a blink of an eye, how could you and I be compared with these pawns. ”

Yang Yi was stunned, Yang Jie's trick was really powerful. If he wants to sit firmly in the capital, he must have someone to support him.

Yang Jie's rebellion was completely different from the rebellion of the eldest prince Yang Ang, Yang Ang was framed and acted in a hurry under recklessness, and failure was already doomed. Yang Jie is different, the usurpation of the throne has obviously been premeditated for a long time, not only in the hidden savings strength of the court, close contact with the foreign fan, but also secretly colluded with the fierce Di people, and even thought about how to force the officials of the DPRK and China to support him after the rebellion.

When Yang Yi was distracted, a man in charge of the account room walked out of the side room and called: "Old Zheng Tou? ”

"Hey, Steward Zhu is unharmed, I haven't seen you for a while, you are very energetic!"

"This army is in chaos, can you do it without cheering up?"

"Yes, yes, what Steward Zhu said is very true!"

Steward Zhu took the account book in his hand and said, "You and I will come to the account room to sum up the accounts of the previous month, and if there is no problem, I will ask your shopkeeper to settle the accounts." ”

"Okay, I'm sorry for you, I'll come now!" Lao Zheng nodded and replied again and again, and then turned to Yang Yi and the others: "When you came in today, you were already suspected, you wait for me here, don't run around, wait for me next time I will bring you in to have a good look." ”

Yang Yi hurriedly smiled and said, "You go and get busy, we will wait here." ”

Will Yang Yi and the others wait here in peace? The answer is obvious, even if Lao Zheng Tou is telling the truth and will bring them next time, Yang Yi will not be able to get that time.

As soon as Lao Zheng Tou left, Monkey Jian'er came up: "What should we do now?" ”

Yang Yi thought for a while and said: "This mansion is quite large, and the three of us are too conspicuous together, so we can only act separately, the three of us will go to one side on the left, center, and right, whether we find my mother or not, we will return here to meet in two hours." ”

Monkey Jian'er looked around, although there were many people in the city lord's mansion, there were far fewer guards patrolling than outside, most of them were some family members walking back and forth, and the danger was not so high, so he nodded and agreed to Yang Yi's suggestion, and the two of them each found a direction to grope around.

Yang Yi was about to leave, when he suddenly heard the chef in the back kitchen shouting and scolding: "Where are all the people dead?" Why haven't the wine and food in the West Wing been delivered yet? ”

Someone replied: "The guy who delivered the food hasn't come back yet, we have to wait!" ”

"Wait a fart! If you don't send it again, the wine and food will be cold, and the food will be tasteless, ruining the signboard of labor and management! Hurry up and call someone to send it! ”

"But Chef, I really don't have any spare manpower now..."

"I'm coming! I'll deliver it for you! Yang Yi hurriedly stepped forward.

The chef flipped the spatula in his hand, took the time to look at Yang Yi, and asked, "Who are you?" ”

"I helped Lao Zheng Tou deliver wine, Lao Zheng Tou went to settle accounts with Steward Zhu, and I have nothing to do, seeing that you are so busy, it is not a big deal to take a hand." Yang Yi said with a smile.

The fat-headed and big-eared chef wondered, "Do you know the West Wing?" ”

"How can I not know, it's not once or twice to deliver wine, and I don't ask for anything else, after I finish it, I hope the chef will say good things to Lao Zhengtou, and let him give us a few lucky guys more wages. Chef, you said, Lao Zheng didn't dare not listen. ”

"Haha!" The chef was very happy to be slapped by Yang Yi's sycophant, and said with a smile: "This matter is simple, hurry up and send the wine and food!" ”

Yang Yi walked out of the back kitchen with a plate, of course he didn't know where the west wing was, he could only find the direction facing west, and he would cross the bridge when he saw the road, and he didn't find where the west wing was for a long time, but no one came to interrogate him.

On weekdays, Yang Yi would have been arrested as an assassin for such nonsense, but since Yang Jie's rebellion, not only has the owner of this city lord's mansion changed, but also many powerful people in the capital, and everyone has become strangers for a while, and no one knows anyone.

Yang Yi was hungry, so he simply tore off the roast chicken thigh on the plate, and said to himself while gnawing: "My Nima is really a dog, a city lord's mansion is almost like a palace, when will I find my mother?" ”

At this time, the sky was completely dark, and Yang Yi, who was blind in the black light, couldn't find a way.

was anxious, and suddenly there was a sound of ping-pong porcelain beating in a room in front of him, as if someone was fighting, Yang Yi listened carefully, and vaguely heard the sound of the two arguing.

Yang Yi looked at the surroundings and threw away the chicken leg in his hand, touched it quietly, and hid behind the wing room to eavesdrop.

I heard a woman inside angrily say, "If you dare to come here again, I will kill myself immediately!" ”

Another man said: "Don't be excited, you and I will do it sooner or later, you didn't look down on me before, but now I'm a big celebrity in front of the emperor, why can't I be worthy of you?" ”

"Phew! What kind of emperor is he Yang Jie? Now that the emperor is fighting the fierce people outside, how can my Li family's loyal and good generations be in the same league with people like you! Yang Zili, let me tell you, even if I, Li Yu, am dead today, I will never have anything to do with a vain rat like you! ”

Yang Yi was taken aback, and said secretly: "Is it Li Yu and Yang Zili?" Hurriedly and quietly moved a few steps to the side, squatted under a loft window, and looked inside through the gap in the window, but saw two people standing in front of the bed in the wing, a man and a woman, weren't they Li Yu and Yang Zili?

At this time, Li Yu stood against the bed, holding a pair of scissors against his neck. Yang Zili stood two steps away from Li Yu, looking at Li Yu's light gauze figure and his eyes lit up.

Li Yu scolded fiercely, but Yang Zili was not angry, and said with a smile: "Sister, what you said is not right, those who know the times are handsome, if your Li family was not meritorious from the dragon back then, how could you get the power you have today?" ”

"The third prince Yang Qi treats you well, you didn't even blink your eyes when you betrayed him, you are really a child of the royal family!" Li Yu scolded.

Yang Zili said: "Yang Qi is a vain admirer and has no opinions, I am just looking for another master, and the seventh prince Yang Jie is also the orthodox Yang family, why can't he succeed to the throne?" ”

Li Yu gritted his jade teeth angrily and said angrily: "If you have a kind, you will kill me!" ”

"Hey, sister, what are you talking about? You don't know what I want about you, how can I be willing to hurt you? Besides, I still expect to persuade my father-in-law to submit to the new emperor after I get along with you, the new emperor wants to sit firmly in the country, but your Li family can't stand idly by. ”

Li Yu said angrily: "If you have a kind, you can go, don't talk about my father, my brother will have to chop you up and feed the dog!" ”

"No, no, no, how can the eldest brother kill the younger brother-in-law? This is unacceptable! Not to mention....." Yang Zili wanted to speak and stopped.

Li Yu didn't know what he was going to say, Fang was distracted, and suddenly, Yang Zili pounced violently, and grabbed Li Yu's hand with scissors around his neck, Li Yu exclaimed, trying to break free.

Although Yang Zili is a waste, he has also learned two tricks from the generals in the family, where is the petite and thin Li Yu his opponent. Yang Zili used a little force in his hand, Li Yu's wrist hurt, and the scissors in his hand fell to the ground with a "clang".

Yang Zili pushed Li Yu down on the bed, and said with a cruel smile while undressing: "I know that you have never looked down on Lao Tzu, today I will let you know that knowing the majesty of Lao Tzu will make you feel painful!" ”