After three rounds of drinking, everyone was eating happily, but there was a noisy exclamation at the door. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info It seems that a young girl is being chased and killed, and the shopkeeper hurriedly closes the door of the store for fear of causing unnecessary trouble.

Retracting the chopsticks that wanted to pick up vegetables in mid-air, Li Zhong said with helplessness in worry: "Since the trade with Xia and Liao, many people have mixed into the city as merchants. ”

"Not really! At the end of last month, the house of the waiter of the Ministry of Rites was stolen, after all, it was an unsightly act, and now he is making money and killing people on the street, and even eating a meal makes people uncomfortable, which is in broad daylight! Zhu Datou supported his cheeks with his left hand, and tapped the table with his right hand with chopsticks, sighing with concern for the country and the people.

"Wouldn't it? In this case, the government should be able to govern it! How can you turn a blind eye? Zhao Liang questioned.

"Tube? How? More than 100,000 people live in Kaifeng City, and even if the government knows who did the crime, the murderer is hidden in the city, and it will never be caught in ten days and a half months. Zhu Datou sighed.

"Isn't there a household registration system? People who enter the city have to register, and it is not easy to know where they live? Moreover, the system stipulates that inns and taverns have the responsibility to sue for adultery and theft, and if someone conceals the murderer's residence, won't it be a crime? Zhao Liang blurted out.

Li Zhong shook his head: "If you want to enter the city, spend more silver taels when registering your identity, and the guards can pass the customs by recording a few strokes at will, as for the joint sitting system, it is based on the fact that the murderer does not have a household registration, if he has a document, who knows if he is not suspicious."

"The law relies on people to enforce it, and the officials of the Great Song Dynasty are not as cultivated as you think!" Zhu Datou took over the conversation and sneered.

Zhao Liang was silent after hearing this, and Li Zhong also sighed sadly, although Zhu Datou said it too absolutely, but it was a true expression of the current situation of corruption in the current dynasty.

Under the prosperous era, the phenomenon of corruption and perversion of the law was difficult to contain, which was not only the sorrow of the rulers, but also the sorrow of the people of the Northern Song Dynasty.

Soon, the clamor outside gradually subsided. The shopkeeper wanted to make some more money and reopen the store, but the customers were not interested, and left in twos and threes.

After eating tastelessly, Zhao Liang planned to go back to the palace to rest, so he said, "Let's get here today!" I still have some things to do, and I'll drink them together in the next day. ”

Li Zhong didn't hold back, and said with a depressed smile: "Okay! Big Head and I are also ready to go back to the school palace, so we'll see you tomorrow! ”

After that, Li Zhong called the shopkeeper to put the account on credit, and at the same time took Zhu Datou to say goodbye to Zhao Liang.

Zhao Liang was not surprised that Li Zhong was able to pay on credit, because the commercial trade in the Song Dynasty was very developed, but there was a deflationary phenomenon, so the behavior of buying and selling on credit was also very common, and almost all items in the fields of production, circulation and consumption could be bought and sold on credit.

On the way home, Zhao Liang still thought about the previous conversation in his mind. Even students like Li Zhong could see the evils of the dynasty, and the ministers in the palace must also know the evils. But now that you know, why didn't anyone come out to pick the beam?

Zhao Liang had a headache, the matter of the wooden box had not yet been clarified, and now there was a bigger matter. If you don't sit still, what can you do when you are more than ten years old?

After thinking about it, Zhao Liang decided to be alone first, anyway, the phenomenon of corruption and bending the law is not a day or two, and it is not a problem to drag on for a few years, and the Northern Song Dynasty will not perish after a few dynasties in history, the only thing to worry about is that I don't know if there will be a butterfly effect after crossing.

Retracting his thoughts, Zhao Liang breathed a long sigh of relief, but Yuan Qing beside him suddenly whispered: "Childe, someone is following us!" ”

"Oh?"

Zhao Liang was shocked, and subconsciously turned his head to look around, but he didn't find any suspicious people.

"Where? Why didn't I see it? ”

Yuan Qing stared at the crowd solemnly, and after a long time, he said in a deep voice: "Childe, your movements are too obvious!" The man is gone! ”

"Left?" Zhao Liang frowned slightly, the Xixia people had always believed that the wooden box was in his hands, and the plan of the night attack on the palace last time failed, this time they should not give up!

"Childe, it's not appropriate to stay here for a long time, let's hurry back home!"

Yuan Qing is very cautious and knows that there is no room for failure in protecting Zhao Liang, so he always avoids any risks.

Zhao Liang nodded cautiously and did not veto. If the person who is following is really a Tangut person, he will definitely have to worry about his life if he stays any longer. He didn't want to risk his life and test how good his luck could be.

After experiencing life and death, we will cherish life even more! Because you never know when the calamity will come, and you don't always have the good fortune to manage to avoid it.

The rest of the journey was very slow and long, and Zhao Liang was also trembling in his heart. Seeing that he was about to return to the palace, he touched the sweat on his forehead and found that he was completely soaked.

Yuan Qing also breathed a sigh of relief, both to be careful not to be followed along the way, but also to be wary of pedestrians passing by, which took him a lot of energy.

Zhao Liang didn't know that Yuan Qing had relaxed his vigilance, and even if he knew, he wouldn't say anything more. It was only a few steps away from returning to the palace, and it was impossible for the Tangut people to take the opportunity on the street not to kill themselves, and they had to wait until there were many guards in front of the palace to act.

Ahead, a figure walked from the side, the man was not tall, his physique was quite thin, and the hat he wore on his head just covered half of his face, and his face could not be seen clearly.

Yuan Qing's nerves suddenly tightened, if it weren't for the conspicuous hat, he would never have noticed this person's breath.

Perhaps feeling that someone had already been discovered, the hat-wearer quickened his pace, quietly closing the distance.

Zhao Liang still walked forward on his own, completely unaware that the danger was approaching, and Yuan Qinglai did not hurry to remind, and the person wearing the hat had already taken the lead.

In the midst of lightning, the person wearing the hat appeared in front of Zhao Liang, Yuan Qing was secretly surprised, he didn't expect this person's speed to be so fast.

Zhao Liang was even more frightened, just now he was sure that nothing would happen, but now that things are coming to the door, there are always too many unexpected surprises in life, so that he is powerless to complain anymore.

The hat-wearing man reached out to Zhao Liang's chest, and Yuan Qing reacted at the same time, raising his fist and striking it violently, he hit it so hard that he knocked it back several steps at once.

The hat-wearing man snorted and rushed back on.

Zhao Haoxiang on the side heard the woman's voice and scratched his head, not knowing why.

The person wearing the hat was as light as a swallow, Yuan Qing moved like a dragon, and the movements of the two left afterimages in the air, which dazzled Zhao Liang.

The two clashed, and the hat-wearer was mostly on the defensive, and he never made a killing move to fight to the death, but it was more like he was fighting. Yuan Qing wondered in his heart, but he didn't relax in his hands, and he fought as much as he wanted.

After dozens of moves, the hat-wearer gradually became overwhelmed. His physique was already relatively weak, and his strength and staying power were naturally far inferior to Yuan Qing. Yuan Qing's attacks were fiercer and more frequent than him, and if he hadn't been nimble, I'm afraid he would have been lying on the ground and resting in peace.

After a few more moves, Yuan Qing saw that the other party was at the end of his crossbow, so he seized the opportunity and used a backhand to capture him, and finally captured him while he was unprepared.

"Childe, I've caught someone, what should I do?" Yuan Qing clasped the hands of the hat-wearer and smiled happily.

"Brother Yuanqing has worked hard, thanks to your protection this time! As for him......" Zhao Liang looked at the hat-wearer, and thought for a long time before hesitating: "It's better to hand it over to the government!" ”

Zhao Liang wanted to interrogate the wooden box, but he was really in no mood at this time. It must be good to put him in a prison cell, destroy his mind, and then have time to retry him.

"Wait!" Hearing that he was about to be sent to the office, the hat-wearer became anxious and looked very frightened.

Zhao Liang was stunned, and Yuan Qing was also slightly surprised, listening to the voice, this person turned out to be a woman.

The hat-wearer drooped his head and twisted and said, "Actually, we know each other."

"Oh? Do you know? Acquaintance, you're still here to kill me? ”

Zhao Liang's face was full of bitterness, and he sighed: "It's right to think about it, you must know me when you come to kill me!" But I don't know you, so it's better to hand you over to the government! ”

"Who said I was here to kill you! We've met, and you know me! The hat-wearer seemed to be afraid of the government, and stamped his feet and shouted.

"You're not here to kill me, why are you running so fast! Don't say to me that it's a hug, I believe it, he doesn't believe it! ”

Zhao Liangnu pointed at Yuan Qing, who nodded hurriedly, and Mu Ne's face seemed to say: Yes, yes! I don't believe it!

The hat-wearer stepped on the ground harder, and the silver teeth squeaked: "When did I become aggressive?" That's obviously quiet, okay! I came to you to discuss something with you, and you believe it or not. ”

It didn't look like she was lying, and it was impossible for the Tanguts to send only one person, let alone a woman.

"Good! What's the matter, let's talk about it now! ”

Zhao Liang was curious, so he motioned for Yuan Qing to let go of his hands, he wanted to see who this person was and why he was looking for himself.