Nine visits to friends

Ding Si stayed in the hall for a while, seeing that Zhang Hansheng had regained his composure, and the expression on his face gradually calmed down. All of a sudden, all the officials in the hall were sent to do something, and although the loss of the seal was important, Zhang Han's angry and relaxed appearance also stabilized everyone.

Ding Si secretly praised, saw that Zhang Hansheng was planning quietly with Zhu Keyong, and then looked at Wu Hai, his face was also serious, his brows were twisted into the word "Sichuan", I don't know what he remembered. Ding Si walked to Wu Hai's side and said softly: "Lord Wu, Lord Zhang probably has important things to discuss with you, and it is not convenient for me to be here, so I will go out for a walk." ”

Wu Hai seemed to wake up from a dream, glanced at Ding Si, nodded and said, "Okay, you go, I am here, but if there is any news, I will definitely communicate with you in time." "At first, Wu Hai encountered the loss of the Great Seal, and he felt a little unlucky, but after thinking about it, if he could do this matter beautifully, it could be regarded as showing his face in front of Zhu Youji, besides, there is a golden knife given by the emperor to catch Ding Si quickly, no matter who stole the Great Seal, Ding Forty will find the Great Seal back, if he can solve the emperor's worries, he really finds any Taoist priests with bad intentions, it can be regarded as a miracle. When he thought about it like this, he felt that this trip was also cost-effective, so he cheered up and wanted to work together to investigate the case.

Ding Si didn't expect that in an instant, Wu Hai's head turned so many circles, and seeing Wu Hai nodding in agreement, he took Hu Runze and walked out of the prefect's yamen together.

The spring in Quanzhou is more pleasant than Beijing, the flowers in the corners of the streets and alleys are in full bloom, there are bursts of fragrance from time to time, the beautiful scenery in front of you is like a painting, the pedestrians around are like weaving, Ding Si couldn't help but sigh and said: "We were in the northwest desert last month, the weather is still a little cold, I didn't expect that after a few days, we actually arrived in Quanzhou, only we have a lot of things, there is such a situation." ”

Hu Runze obviously didn't have Ding Si's affection, and after a few random words in his mouth, he couldn't help but ask: "My lord, what is our errand for?" Before I came, I wondered, we have always caught thieves and murderers, why did we accompany the patrol to Fujian this time? I thought to myself, there must be a special mission. ”

Ding Si couldn't help laughing when he heard Hu Runze say this: "You are a bit clever. After laughing, he no longer hid it from Hu Runze, and told the purpose of the trip as it was. Hu Runze didn't expect that there was such a secret inside, his mouth opened wide, and he looked extremely surprised and didn't dare to show it. After Ding Si finished speaking, he was already impatient to say: "My lord, then you still have the heart to wander outside, why don't we stay with Lord Wu and listen to any clues here." ”

Ding Si smiled, and said: "I don't think there will be any clues, I just saw in the hall that Zhang Hansheng has regained his consciousness and arranged things in an orderly manner, so I speculate that what he wants us to know, we will definitely know, if he doesn't want us to know, he will definitely hide us from him, instead of waiting for the rabbit inside, let's come out and think of a way." ”

Hu Runze looked like he didn't understand: "My lord, I'm being stupid, doesn't Zhang Hansheng want us to help them find the Great Seal quickly, does he still have something he wants to hide from us?" ”

Ding Si pondered and said: "Runze, you think about it, first there were rumors in the capital that Zhang Hansheng lost the big seal, and then the emperor sent us to come to Quanzhou with Lord Wu, yesterday I took you to the streets to wander, I really wanted to find out if there were such rumors in Quanzhou, but I didn't think that there was no abnormality on the streets of Quanzhou, but today I and Lord Wu wanted to take a look at the big seal, and the big seal turned out to be really gone. ”

Hu Runze's eyes sparkled, waiting for Ding Si to continue.

Ding Si thought for a while and said in a deep voice: "In my guess, either the Great Seal has been lost a long time ago, Zhang Hansheng didn't dare to speak out, and he was worried about being punished, so he sent people to the capital to spread rumors, in fact, he wanted to distract the emperor and muddy this flowing water; Either Zhang Hansheng offended someone, this person wanted to make Zhang Hansheng embarrassed, first spread rumors in Beijing, and then took advantage of our arrival in Quanzhou, so he stole the big seal first, and caught Zhang Hansheng off guard. After he finished speaking, he hesitated and said: "There is another possibility, that is, someone wants to tell the emperor something, and he is worried that the emperor will not believe it, so he uses this method to make the emperor send someone to Quanzhou." After finishing speaking, he shook his head and said: "But the last one may be too unbelievable, if you have something to tell the emperor, just find a break on the way, you can't make such a big move." ”

Hu Runze looked at Ding Si and asked puzzledly, "My lord, what should we do now?" ”

Ding Si seemed to have some answers to the question: "I see that Lord Wu and Zhang Hansheng hit it off at first sight, and they got the emperor's orders first, but I'm afraid that he really wants to catch a few Taoist priests and go back, let's ...... Let's go meet the old man first and see if there are any clues. Without waiting for Hu Runze to ask questions and explained: "Five years ago, I arrested the criminal official Zhang Youzhu in Fujian, this dog official embezzled disaster relief materials, and after being discovered, he hired a dead soldier to escort him to the sea, during which he met a strange person, he claimed to be the old man in Pingjiang, Quanzhou, who had a stroke, was righteous, and his kung fu was good, and I was familiar at first sight, and invited me to Quanzhou as a guest, since we are not in a hurry to return to Beijing, you and I will visit him to see if we can get some clues." ”

Hu Runze looked at Ding Si with admiration and said, "Adults' friends are really all over the world. ”

Ding Si smiled slightly, and a few words suddenly popped out of his mind: "Young chivalry, befriending Wuduxiong." Liver and gallbladder holes, hair shrugging. In the negotiation, life and death are the same, and a promise is heavy. Suddenly stunned, I couldn't help but sigh a little: time flies, and I am already a year of confusion, and this time has passed quickly.

The place where Lin Zhongfeng lived is easy to remember, saying that it is in the southwest corner of Quanzhou near the local City God Temple, called Baocao Hall, Ding Si asked the pedestrian to ask the place, he took Hu Runze all the way to walk, but it didn't take long to come to the City God Temple, and asked a few people, and finally asked where the location of the Hucao Hall was, Ding Si rushed to take Hu Runze over. When he arrived at the place, Ding Si saw a house similar to a small farmhouse, a fence made of bamboo enclosed the yard into a square, a few thatched houses in the yard, and four or five peach blossoms were planted in the yard, which was very lively, decorating this yard with spring and vitality, and there was a plaque hanging on the door, which said a few strong big characters: Hug Caotang. When Ding Si saw this place, he couldn't help but smile a little dumbly, and said to Hu Runze: "It's really a strange person, and the place where he lives is also different. Ding Si gently pushed away the firewood and walked through the peach blossom tree with Hu Runze, and at this time, a gust of wind rose, and a few peach blossoms touched the two of them. When he arrived at the door of the house, Ding Si found that there was a lock hanging crookedly on the door, and he couldn't help but retract his hand that stretched out to slap the door. At this moment, I suddenly heard someone shouting outside: "Mr. Lin is not at home." Ding Si and Hu Runze looked out through the peach blossoms, and saw a mother-in-law in her fifties talking to her outside the door, and a doll next to her, struggling to go away. Ding Si walked out in a few steps and said to his mother-in-law outside the door, "Mother-in-law, do you know where Mr. Lin has been?" ”

The mother-in-law hurriedly picked up the doll and said enthusiastically: "Mr. Lin went out to play a few days ago, and he didn't know when he would come back." He chattered again: "You are his friend, and friends often look for him." ”

Ding Si thanked his mother-in-law, and his face showed some disappointment: "I should have expected that a person like Brother Lin would stay at home in peace." ”

Hu Runze hurriedly comforted him and said, "We estimate that we will have to be in Quanzhou for a while, maybe Mr. Lin will come back soon." ”

Ding Si nodded, and said to his mother-in-law: "Mother-in-law, if Mr. Lin comes back in the near future, tell him that there is a person surnamed Ding in Beijing who has come to look for him, and if he is free, he can go to the prefect's yamen meeting." ”

The mother-in-law smiled beside her.