Chapter 34: Ants
"Thief, you dare!" Wei Shilang roared, he deigned to come tonight and waited all night, afraid of long nights and dreams. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info didn't expect this matter to be messed up, how can this be transferred to Shi Xiang.
"Wei Qingyan, when I say the word thief, I don't dare to take it in front of your criminal department servant, you are full of private pockets, corrupt and pervert the law, and you are a big thief of the country!" Chen Bao sneered, and approached the gate with a knife against Zhao Zheng.
Wei Qingyan was not annoyed, and disdainful: "Slandering the imperial court officials is enough to punish your nine clans." ”
Chen Bao sneered twice: "Five days ago, the shopkeeper of Dongjie He sent five thousand yuan through your concubine, begging you to get his son out of prison. Wei Shilang won't admit this matter! ”
Wei Qingyan looked at Chen Bao coldly, he couldn't see any emotion, he could climb to this position in the officialdom, these cities and tricks still existed: "Unfounded things, don't you want to be trapped in the beast, do you think this can save your life?" ”
A childish voice came while speaking: "Third brother! Jiro suddenly rushed out of the courtyard.
"You thief! If you dare to hurt my third brother, I want you to die a good death! Erlang's eyes were full of tyranny, as if he wanted to rush over and tear Chen Bao to pieces.
"Second brother, I'm fine, listen to Master's words and go back." Zhao Zheng saw the zodiac chief coming out of the hall wearing a hat.
Huang Daochang's hand trembled a little: "This strong man, please don't hurt my apprentice!" ”
Chen Bao pressed the knife closer to Zhao Zheng's neck and said fiercely: "Then it depends on whether Wei Shilang will give me a way out, prepare a horse for me and open the city gate!" ”
Da Lang also rushed out at this time: "Let's exchange me and the third brother!" ”
Huang Daochang saw Da Lang standing in the wind and rain and pulled him closer, and said to Wei Qingyan: "Wei Shilang, I won't sue the government, that person never kidnapped my apprentice that day." ”
Wei Qingyan arched his hand and said: "I hope that the real person will forgive me, the national law is above, this is not Wei Mou's master, and in this current situation, even if the real person exonerates him, this thief still wants to threaten the life of the national teacher." ”
When the zodiac chief heard this, he was suddenly startled and fell into the rain.
Chen Baojian pulled Zhao Zheng to kneel: "The real person is offended, Chen Bao's death is not a pity, but there is one thing I must do!" ”
"Master, I'll be fine," Zhao Zheng's face was stained with tears, and it wasn't until this moment that Zhao Zheng understood that Huang Daochang's feelings for him were deeper than he thought.
"Wei Shilang, please inform Shi Xianggong that only he can let the city gate open late at night. Zhao Zheng's life is entrusted to you. Zhao Zheng kicked all the burden on Wei Qingyan.
Zhao Zheng is a person valued by Shi Xianggong and the official family, and the knot of this matter is on Zhao Zheng, although Wei Qingyan does not know the cause and effect, he also knows that this matter is important, and it is no longer under his control.
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Late at night, Prime Minister's House.
After Zheng Qingzhi and the others left, Shi Miyuan was already tired. After falling asleep, the butler took the liberty of knocking on the door to wake him up from his sleep, so now his mood is not very good. The green clothes sleeping next to him waited for Shi Miyuan to get up.
The housekeeper reported through the bed curtain, and after hearing clearly that the housekeeper was going to report, Shi Miyuan was rarely not angry, and suddenly heard the sound of rain outside the window and asked, "It's raining?" ”
The housekeeper didn't know what Shi Miyuan was thinking, and the temperament of the superior was so easy to grasp.
"Yes, Xianggong, it has been an hour, and now it is the time of the child."
Shi Miyuan nodded, and at this time, a maid had already entered the door and handed Shi Miyuan a bowl of warm ginseng soup.
Shi Miyuan took a sip of ginseng soup and felt a little more energetic, and patted the green clothes.
The green clothes responded with interest: "Yes!" Then he got up and grinded.
"Bring my letter to Wang Ping of Donghuamen, and ask him to protect the national teacher." After speaking, Shi Miyuan said to the window: "The rain is coming, the things that should be packed must be cleaned up, don't get wet!" ”
The guards outside the door were ordered to escape into the rainy night.
A carrier pigeon was released, and his destination was Huzhou, Chen Bao's hometown.
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After Chen Bao left the city, he said goodbye to Zhao Zheng under a locust tree.
"National Teacher, Chen Bao's life is yours, if I can return to Lin'an alive, I will be driven by you."
Zhao Zheng waved his hand at him: "Let's go, if you can really survive, don't kill people in the future." Find a place to live in seclusion, and don't come to Ann again. ”
Chen Bao lowered his head, the nearly thirty years of his career in the rivers and lakes made him basically have no other means of making a living except killing people, but tonight he knew that he would die for a lifetime, so fortunately he agreed: "Chen Bao should obey his orders." Take care! ”
After saying that, he got on his horse and rushed to Huzhou overnight, working for Shi Miyuan for twenty years, he knew too well what the Prime Minister would do next.
He had to race against time, with the carrier pigeon that flew to Huzhou, in fact, he knew that if he went forward so boldly, he might get into the trap set for him, but remembering the cry of his mother and son, he clenched the reins.
After Chen Bao left, Zhao Zheng sat in the locust tree, the rain tonight was too heavy, and the locust tree could not block the wind and rain.
How will I face Shi Miyuan in the future, is I pretending that something didn't happen? Or break with him?
The wind and rain hit, and on the fifth day of entering the capital, Zhao Zheng felt that he was caught in a whirlpool.
Back at home, Huang Daochang's heart hanging in his throat finally let go, and handed the already boiled ginger soup to Zhao Zheng to drink. Somehow Erlang insisted on sleeping with Zhao Zheng tonight, speaking of which, Zhao Zheng hadn't slept with Erlang for more than a year, so he agreed.
At night, Da Lang Erlang also knew that Zhao Zheng was frightened tonight, and he didn't ask Zhao Zheng to tell them stories, but told Zhao Zheng about the interesting things of the two of them over the past year.
Tomorrow he will open the altar to teach, and it will be another storm.
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Huzhou is in the north of Hangzhou, a distance of one hundred and sixty miles, and it can be reached in two hours without sparing horsepower. When Chen Bao ran to Huzhou, it was already midday, and the sky was already dawning.
After entering the city, he hurried to his yard, only to find that the building was empty.
There was a note on the coffee table in the living room: "If you want someone, go to the Hongyun Temple in the west of the city as soon as possible, and someone will connect with you!" ”
Chen Bao saw the handwriting clearly, and knew who left the book, it was his old partner, a life-threatening scholar, and a hard-working person, the family was poor and had to take the road of the imperial examination, and the family borrowed money for him to study, and he didn't even pass the exam for more than ten years. The old man in the family also chased the loan shark and killed him, he did not kill people in anger, became an outlaw, and later went to the prime minister's mansion incognito. Chen Bao and he still have some friendship, but I didn't expect that today we would have to live and die together.
The last word was a little heavy, and Chen Bao knew that this was a code given to him by the deadly scholar, implying that it was a trap.
But even if it is Longtan Tiger's Den, he has to break in, but there is no place where he can settle down, and he will see the last side of the family no matter what.
Chen Bao knocked open a brick on the floor of the house, and inside was the treasure knife he had hidden in the house, which was left to him by his dead ghost master.
The cold light of the treasure knife is circulating, and now I am afraid that it will be stained with blood.
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Hongyun Temple was originally the secret contact point of the Prime Minister's Office, and everything in the secret of King Ji's rebellion was controlled in this temple.
The presiding officer of the temple, Zen Master Hongzhi folded his hands and recited the Zen scriptures silently, and he didn't know how many dead souls he had spent in the past few decades.
Hongyun Temple was solemn for a while, and Chen Bao was silent since he walked into the temple.
He looked at his wife and children who were tied together, with strips of cloth stuffed in his mouth, unable to speak, and looked at him with a look of horror and tears.
Chen Bao walked into the main hall, and the Buddha statue was smiling compassionately in the sunlight.
Two crossbowmen appeared from the side, their arrows pointed at Chen Bao.
Chen Bao dropped the knife in his hand and knelt on the ground.
A middle-aged man under the Buddha statue had no sorrow or joy, but the knife in his hand was unconsciously clenched, he was the "third brother" who acted with Chen Bao that day, and said that his knife technique was still taught by Chen Bao. The friendship is still there, but he doesn't dare to recognize him, because Shi Xianggong wants him to die!
"I still have a full stomach to eat on the guillotine, and this last bit of time, please let my family walk decently! Loosen the rope and let our family say a word from an old novel. Chen Bao said.
The man under the Buddha statue moved his mouth, trying to let people loosen his ties.
But he was approached by him, and the man with the mask said, "No! ”
"Chief!" Everyone was shocked, it turned out to be their leader, but they didn't expect him to rush over in person, he was the upline of all of them, and only he was qualified to meet Shi Miyuan.
Chen Bao suddenly felt very sad at this time, he had been an eagle dog for half of his life, but he had even seen his face carefully, and only saw his back from a distance on the street.
The masked man folded his hands together at the statue and said a silent word.
"Kill them all!"
Chen Bao stood up suddenly, grabbed the knife thrown on the ground: "You should know my skills, although it is difficult to escape death, it must not be difficult to take away one of your lives!" I'm just asking for some decency when I go! Don't the chiefs have mercy? ”
"Ants, what kind of face!"