Zhong Zhuhai and Fang Jinshi sat in front of the stove and chatted about the fire, and waited until it was almost noon, when they heard someone shouting in front of them: "Lord Kang has returned home." ”

All the catchers quickly stood up, Wan Qiaowei was also standing at the door in full clothes, King Kang Zhao Gou led his entourage to stride in from outside the door of the house, he looked in good spirits, he saw that everyone was waiting for him, nodded to these people and said: "All the catchers have arrived, Kaifeng Mansion Yin Cai Zhige let the heads of the catchers come over, it is really to give Xiao Wang face, wait a minute, Xiao Wang has something to ask for help, please wait." ”

These catchers are all low-level catchers with official positions, and it is rare to have the opportunity to enter this Kang Wang's mansion on weekdays, and the prince asked them to wait for a while, of course, it is nothing, and they all bowed down and replied: "Yes." At this time, the Yin of Kaifeng Mansion was Cai Shao, because of the scholar of Zhilong Tuge, he was called Cai Zhige by King Kang, this person was a distant relative of Cai Jing, but the relationship was not very good.

Zhao Gou saw Fang Jinshi standing in the crowd, nodded to him as a greeting, and then walked inward with his entourage.

Everyone only waited for a short while, and Zhao Gou came out again with a few entourages, and he actually changed into a suit of armor and a sword at his waist. The entourage was also wearing short and tight clothes that were only worn in battle, and he went straight to the side hall, and was just about to speak, when Wan Qiyu came over and said, "I've seen King Kang." ”

Zhao Gou looked at him in an official uniform, a little strange, looked at him and said, "Who are you?" Wan Qianwei accompanied him with a smile and said: "A certain is the governor of the Lizhou Luti Criminal Division, named Wan Qiao, when he was in Kaifeng City before, he lived next to Wei Guifei Niangniang, and today I came to visit Prince Kang. ”

King Kang Zhao Gou frowned when he heard this: "Xiao Wang has something important today, you go back first and come back tomorrow." ”

Wan Qiyu said with a smile: "I brought some gifts today, and I also asked Prince Kang to smile." Zhao Gou was in a hurry, and said a little unhappily: "You go back first, and we'll talk about it tomorrow." Wan Qian said uninterestingly: "Then I will wait here for the prince to finish his business." ”

Zhao Gou was originally very well-educated, but he couldn't be patient today, and said to the two entourage: "Drive this person out of the house." The attendant got the order, stepped forward and twisted him, pushing him out.

Zhao Gou turned his head and said quickly: "Everyone, a few days ago, the king was in distress in the north of the city, these days, the head catchers have been visiting day and night, and it is very hard, today the king has heard the whereabouts of the thieves, and I specially invite Cai Zhige to send you to come, one to prevent the leakage of the rumors, and the thieves are gone, and the other is that the king also wants to catch those thieves with his own hands, and avenge his subordinates, please catch the head no wonder." ”

Of course, those catchers didn't dare to say anything, and the high position stepped forward to show their loyalty, and said some kind words, Zhao Gou said again: "Don't worry, the credit for catching the thief is still from the Yamen of Kaifeng Mansion." ”

These catches are even more happy, Zhao Gou straightened his clothes and said: "Now you gather your subordinates and gather at the north gate of the city. All the catchers agreed, packed up their things, and went out of the gate with King Kang's farewell.

After these people were all gone, only Fang Jinshi was left standing in the room, Zhao Gou glanced at him and said, "You also go with him this time, give me a good recognition of the thief who chased me last time." ”

Only then did Fang Jinshi understand the reason why he was called, and arched his hand: "Yes." ”

Zhao Gou said: "Let's go." He took a few entourages out of the mansion, Fang Jinshi followed him out, thinking that it was just a short time to King Kang's mansion, who knew that he didn't know when he would be able to come back, so he had to go over and let Wei Chong go back to Liang Cuirong to say that he got on the dark horse prepared for him in King Kang's mansion, and followed King Kang Zhao Gou to the north gate of the city.

After waiting at the north gate of the city, the leaders of Kaifeng Mansion led a large group of fast catchers to the city gate, Fang Jinshi took a rough look at about two or three hundred fast catchers, and the leader came to hand over the order to King Kang, and Zhao Gou got on the horse and said, "Let's go." One of his attendants was now leading the way on horseback, heading north along the avenue.

Most of these catchers have horses, and those who don't have horses are also two people riding together, just riding horses in the snow, not fast, Fang Jinshi followed behind King Kang, all the way down, his face and hands were red from the cold, but even King Kang Zhao Gou didn't say anything, and he didn't complain about anything.

After going out of the city for two hours, after arriving at a deserted valley, King Kang asked all the people and horses to rest, the weather was cold, someone had already picked up dry branches and firewood to make a fire, and the entourage of King Kang's mansion also made a bunch, Zhao Gou stood in front of the fire and shouted to Fang Jinshi not far away: "Come and bake the fire, warm up." ”

Fang Jinshi walked over, stood beside him and roasted the fire with him, roasting the fire in the snowy field, the front was hot, and the back was still cold, Zhao Gou smiled and stretched out his hand to the flame, his young face was filled with an excited smile, and he looked very happy.

Fang Jinshi looked at him and asked with a smile: "Brother Jiu is not afraid of the cold, he is still very happy to be frozen like this." Zhao Gou smiled, looked at him and said in a low voice: "I went to the palace this morning, met my father and mother, and allowed me to get married next month." ”

Fang Jinshi was stunned for a moment, because he thought around for a moment before he figured out that Zhao Gou's father was Song Huizong, and Niangniang did not refer to Empress Zheng, but his own mother Wei Guifei, in fact, if it was not in the official hall in the Song Dynasty, the princes called their fathers the same as the people.

No wonder this Zhao Gou would be so happy, it turned out that not only did he know the news that those salt lords might catch them, but more importantly, his marriage with Xing Bingyi, the second lady of Xing, was finally approved by the emperor. Zhao Gou was happy, but he didn't have any good friends to share the good news with him, so he had to talk to him.

Fang Jinshi congratulated him and said: "Brother Nine is so happy, I see, you should ask Brother Nine for a glass of wine on the big day." Zhao Gou said happily: "I will definitely invite you then." Fang Jinshi arched his hand to him again: "Brother Xie Jiu, congratulations." ”

Zhao Gou smiled at him, the firelight reflected his face red, he tied his belt, and said to his entourage, "Tell them to prepare to leave." The entourage walked over and told those catchers to hurry up and prepare to hurry, Fang Jinshi asked Zhao Gou, "I don't know how far it is." ”

Zhao Gou said: "It's not far away, it's on the border between Tongxu County and Kaifeng Prefecture. Fang Jinshi said: "Why don't you send the catchers from Tongxu County, this team of people used to be time-consuming and laborious, and they walked slowly." ”

Zhao Gou said: "You don't know this, these thieves have been entrenched in Tongxu County for many years, and they can't be guaranteed that someone in the official mansion will report the news, and if they are caught, they will be escorted to the Kaifeng Mansion, so it is better to directly call the Kaifeng Mansion to arrest them quickly." ”

Fang Jinshi didn't think much of this, but he doubted that these catchers could really beat those deadly salt lords? The last experience was also that there were many people and few people but they were defeated, these salt lords are too fierce, not to mention that this time they went to someone's lair.

But he didn't dare to ask this, the brigade caught all the way north, and when it was almost dark, they arrived at a small dirt mountain, there was a land temple on this mountain, King Kang Zhao Gou asked the crowd to stop and rest, and called Fang Jinshi and his entourage to the temple to warm up, Fang Jinshi intuitively felt that Zhao Gou was waiting for someone to arrive.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for someone to bring someone to see Tang King Zhao Gou, Fang Jinshi didn't recognize this person, and he didn't look like a person in the government, but like a street gangster, with Zhao Gou's identity, he would never take the initiative to contact this kind of person.

This person whispered to Zhao Gou behind the temple for a while, Fang Jinshi didn't dare to come up to listen, Zhao Gou came out from behind the temple with this person, ordered the catchers to be led by this person, and rushed down the mountain.

Fang Jinshi suddenly realized that King Kang Zhao Gou knew the whereabouts of those salt lords, all because of reliable inside information, maybe the salt owls were not in harmony internally, and someone took the initiative to contact Zhao Gou to ask for a bounty.

This person took these catchers and walked more than ten miles north, the sky was already dark, but fortunately, the snow reflected the road, these ten miles of roads are mountain roads, there are few people, it seems that these salt lords live in extremely remote places.

Fang Jinshi rode a horse and walked at the end with Zhao Gou and some fast catching leaders, and suddenly heard the barking of dogs in the distance ahead, shouting loudly, and then a fire ignited, Fang Jinshi knew that the two sides in the village in front of him had made a move, but these catchers had just ridden over, and they did it so quickly.

He was thinking about it when he heard someone shouting in front of him: "Where is King Kang?" Someone came with a torch, and under the guidance of others, the person who came came to Zhao Gou and saluted him: "Lord Kang." ”

Fang Jinshi's view of the more than ten people were all leaders of the forbidden army wearing military uniforms, not the ones who ran over to catch the fast, and after thinking about it for a while, he understood that this King Kang dared to bring the Kaifeng Mansion to come because he also found someone to transfer the forbidden army of the imperial court to come first.

Zhao Gou got down from his horse and said to these leaders of the forbidden army, "How? One of the current said: "Lord Qiqi Kang, all the thieves have taken down, and none of them have escaped." ”

King Kang Zhao Gou nodded again and again: "Okay, I don't know if the general came and took me over." Fang Cai replied to the man: "It is General Liu Guangshi who came in person." ”

Zhao Gou was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "Why use a knife to kill chickens, take me to see General Liu." ”

When Fang Jinshi heard Liu Guangshi's name, he couldn't help but think of Han Shizhong, thinking that when he was in Suide, Shaanxi, he seemed to have heard Han Shizhong say that this Liu Guangshi has a nickname called Liu Leg, he likes to eat chicken legs, and he is the third son of the general Liu Yanqing.

He followed Zhao Gou into the village together, three steps and one post on the road, five steps and one sentry, this village has long been in the hands of the forbidden army, and the catchers from Kaifeng Mansion have been detained from time to time with untidy clothes, and the dejected big man walked by, Zhao Gou did not plan to let these arresters go to arrest these salt thieves, but the forbidden army captured the prisoners, and they always had to be escorted back to Kaifeng Mansion.

Liu Guangshi is a slightly fat general, thirty-four or five years old, he has just put down the rebellion of Zhang Di in Hebei, won military merits, and was awarded the title of official and the Xuan, at this time he was idle in Beijing, and when he heard that there was a lively scene, he came in person.

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