"Ahem......"

The man coughed weakly twice, looked at Guo Ye with a wary face, and said suspiciously: "Are you really Guo Ye of Longxi?" There is no evidence to say it, what proof do you have to prove that you are the new Yangzhou Assassin Shi Guo? ”

Guo Ye spread his hands innocently for a while, and said depressedly: "What did this official do to lie to you?" Do you still think that the conversation I had with Mao Lao Jiu just now was a failed acting? ”

The look of vigilance on the man's face did not diminish at all, and he said: "People are unpredictable, hehe, people and ghosts are indistinguishable these days, who knows if you are ......"

"Fuck you!"

Guo Ye was furious and scolded: "I said that your conscience was eaten by a dog, and the official saved you, but you are suspicious of me?" It's really a dog bites Lu Dongbin doesn't know good people's hearts, open your dog eyes and take a good look at what this is!! ”

Let's click~

Guo Ye quickly took out an official certificate issued by the official department from his bosom and reprimanded: "You can not believe my words, but you should always believe the letter of appointment of the imperial court, right?" Look at the seal stamped by the Ministry of Officials below, and next to it, there is also the personal seal of Master Kong Yingda, the secretary of the Ministry of Officials, this can't be fake, right? Forging the golden seal of the imperial court is a big crime of stealing the family and exterminating the clan! ”

The man was slapped in the face by Guo Ye's letter of appointment, and was scolded by Guo Ye's complaints, but he couldn't help but be annoyed, but looked at the letter of appointment with some joy on his face, and looked at it carefully, for fear of missing a slight.

Suddenly, Guo Ye untied the silverfish bag from his waist, threw it in the man's arms, and shouted: "This is the official's silverfish bag, which contains two fish charms on the left and right, which are shaped as fishes, which not only engrave the name of the official, but also record the official's position in He Yamen, the number of official residences, the number of goods, and the treatment he enjoys when he travels." This can't be faked, right? ”

After reading the letter of appointment, the person almost had eighty percent of the belief that the person in front of him was the new Yangzhou Assassin, Lord Guo Ye Guo of Longxi.

Now goodbye, Guo Ye took out the whitebait bag, and he already believed it ten out of ten. However, in order to be sure, perhaps because he was too suspicious, he still carefully opened the silver fish bag, took out the fish charm, and carefully examined it.

Guo Ye took advantage of this guy to look at the fish talisman, and he also had other thoughts in his heart, he secretly pondered, this person's defensive heart is so heavy, and he is so careful to verify my identity, coupled with the enthusiasm of these people in the Yanyun Yamen outside, this person is sure that this person is not simple, at least this person has a very important secret. Since this man has been seeking my identity, I am sure that his secret may have something to do with me.

The more suspicious and cautious this person was, the more urgent Guo Ye's heart became, and he made up his mind to get the secret of this person, because he vaguely felt from this person's words that this person's secret might really be closely related to himself.

After thinking about it, Guo Ye snatched the whitebait bag and the letter of appointment, and asked, "How is it?" You should believe it now, right? ”

"Believe, believe!"

The look of vigilance on the man's face faded in an instant, and he suddenly climbed from the bed to the ground, knelt on his knees and exclaimed in sorrow: "Chen Jitao, the lowly county of Yangzhou Assassin Shifu, has seen Lord Assassin Guo!" ”

Yangzhou Thorn Shifu County? This is no ordinary character.

So this person is not reckless, nor is he a member of the Salt Gang as he speculated?

Immediately, Guo Ye helped him up and sat back on the bed, and asked strangely: "You are actually the county of Yangzhou Mansion?" The guards of the Yanyun Yamen outside are here to search and arrest you, right? ”

Juncheng Chen Jitao nodded silently, and sighed with a gloomy face: "That's right, they were all ordered by the current Yangzhou Assassin Shi Tonghuan and Yangzhou Salt Envoy Zhang Chengzong to come to arrest me and bring me back to Yangzhou." ”

When Guo Ye heard this, he actually involved the outgoing Yangzhou assassin Shi Tonghuan, and the salt envoy Zhang Chengzong, who was about to be transferred, and asked, "What's the matter?" What did you do to provoke them to use thousands of guards to arrest you? You are also the county of Yangzhou Mansion Yatang Qipin, if you don't commit a crime, who dares to take you? ”

"No, Guo stabbed Shi Mingjian, Xia Guan was innocent and did not commit a crime, hiss......ed" Chen Jitao was a little excited, accidentally pulled the wound, and the pain was so painful that he smoked cold wind again and again, gritted his teeth and endured the pain, and continued, "The reason why they want to arrest the official is to get rid of it quickly, and the purpose is to get rid of it for something in the hands of the lower official." ”

"Oh?"

Guo Ye was stunned and asked, "What is there in your hands that is worthy of their coveting, and they dare to risk the world's great condemnation and mutilate their colleagues privately?" Aren't they afraid that you will sue Chang'an, and beat the drum outside the Chengtian Gate to sue the emperor? ”

"Hmph, I'm afraid, of course they're afraid," Chen Jitao said hatefully, "That's why they sent heavy troops to chase me down on the Grand Canal, just to prevent me from escaping from Yangzhou and retrieving what I had in my hands." ”

Guo Ye became more and more curious about the things in Chen Jitao's hands, and asked, "What is the thing in your hand?" Don't sell it. ”

Chen Jitao did not hide it, and said in a low voice: "This thing is closely related to Guo Thorn History, it is not something else, but the Assassin History of Yangzhou Mansion." ”

Guo Ye was shocked and shouted, "You mean you stole the Golden Seal of the Thorn History?" What do you want? ”

Chen Jitao said: "The reason why the lower official stole this golden seal was because the lower official overheard the secret discussion between Zhang Chengzong and Tong Huan. They decided to secretly transfer the golden seal and hide it before Guo Tingshi took office, and then lied that the golden seal of the assassin was stolen by Jianghu Xiaoxiao, so that Guo Tingshi would have no golden seal to use when he succeeded Yangzhou Assassin. Lord Guo should know that if you take over the position of Yangzhou Assassin, but you don't have the official seal in your hand, then you can't issue official documents, you can't give orders, and you can't enforce orders. Then, in Yangzhou, you can only make a nominal history of thorns. At least for a long time, it will not be possible to sit in the position of Yangzhou Thorn History. And ......"

Chen Jitao paused slightly, and even told an astonishing secret, and said: "Moreover, Zhang Chengzong, the salt transport envoy of Yangzhou, also suggested that the salt gang that has been selling illegal salt should be the target of stealing the golden seal, so that Guo Tingshi can fight with the salt gang and secretly let the Zhang family profit." Guo Tingshi should know that the Zhang family in Yangzhou has always regarded the salt gang in Yangzhou as a thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh, and is planning to borrow your hand to get rid of them. ”

Guo Ye listened, and couldn't help but say dirty: "The Zhang family of the dog day actually wants to use Lao Tzu as a gun and play the trick of the snipe and the clam competing for the fisherman's profit?" ”

Chen Jitao nodded again and again, and said: "That's right, because they received news from Chang'an, this time Guo Tingshi not only has to replace the commander of Yangzhou Zhichong, but also control Yangzhou's salt tax." Hehe, they hate you to the core, and they expect you to break out of the uncontrollable disaster in Yangzhou, so that the imperial court can dismiss you and transfer you, and re-take Yangzhou Assassin History, Yangzhou Zhichong Duwei, and Yangzhou Salt Transport Envoy back into their hands. ”

Grandma's, Guo Ye's back was shocked into a cold sweat, and he secretly said in his heart, it seems that the Zhang family has begun to secretly plan to deal with Lao Tzu.

Fortunately, he inadvertently saved Juncheng Chen Jitao, otherwise he might have suffered a big loss. As the old saying goes, good people are really rewarded!

Wrong!!

Suddenly, a suspicion suddenly arose in Guo Ye's heart, Chen Jitao is not related to him, why did he help him steal the golden seal of the assassin in advance? Moreover, he paid such a big price, not only could he not gain a foothold in the government, but he was also chased and killed by Tong Huan and Zhang Chengzong like a lost dog.

This is simply not logical, how can there be love without a reason in this world? Guo Ye is not arrogant enough that his fame can make Chen Jitao sacrifice his life for himself.

Immediately, he bluntly asked, "Chen Juncheng, why did you pay such a heavy price to steal the gold seal for your own official?" You'd better tell the truth, otherwise the official would rather not have the golden seal in your hand, and will hand you over to the guards of the Yanyun Yamen outside. Because, if you don't tell the truth, then you are even more terrible than Tong Huan and Zhang Chengzong, which is terrifying. ”

Chen Jitao's face tightened, and he arched his hand and said: "Guo Tingshi, the reason why Xia Guan sacrificed his life to steal the gold seal in advance for the adults, and did not let Guo Jianshi be harmed by the conspiracy of Tong Huan and Zhang Chengzong, was because Xia Guan had received a letter from Chen Kang, the secretary of Guozijian, and he asked Xia Guan to look forward to Guo Tingshi after he went to Yangzhou.

To tell you the truth, Xia Guan is also a child from a poor family, when Zhong Daxian's brother once studied in Yangzhou, I was a classmate with him in Yangzhou's Ganquan Academy. Strictly speaking, Xia Guan also belongs to a member of the Shilin Qingliu line. At a critical juncture, if the lower officials don't help the adults, wouldn't that be a shame for Zhong Daxian's brother? is also ashamed of the justice that Guo Tingshi once called for the poor students in the world. ”

Chen Jitao is from a poor family? Have you ever been a classmate with Chen Kang? Did Chen Kang write him a letter?

Suddenly, Guo Ye felt a lot relieved in his heart, he didn't dare to come to Yangzhou alone?

Inadvertently, he found that Chen Jitao's eyes were a little evasive, could it be that he was hiding other reasons?

Suddenly, he scolded: "Chen Juncheng, since you are a member of the Shilin Qingliu line, then you should know my weight in the hearts of Yu Shinan, Kong Yingda and other bosses. I am not ashamed to say that the Shilin Qingliu system will be the mainstream of the imperial court in the future, and I, Guo Ye, am the leading figure in the younger generation, and even Chen Kang must be the first to look at me. Do you think it's necessary for you to be still open and honest with me at this time? ”

Chen Jitao's heart was weak for a while at this time, as if the secret hidden in the deepest part of his heart had been penetrated by Guo Ye, and he shook his head with a frightened face and said: "Guo Tingshi, please Haihan, forgive the official for having other things to hide." Alas, it's not that the lower officials are unwilling to say it clearly, but that Chen's selfish interests are involved here, and it's hard to talk about it! ”

After that, his face was a little more rosy, which was not the blood color of his body getting better, but the color of embarrassment and shame.

Guo Ye asked: "Let's say, it's all at this juncture, there's no need to hide it." ”

Chen Jitao lowered his head and bit his lip for a while, and finally raised his head and said weakly: "Actually, Xia Guan also wants to take this opportunity to get rid of Zhang Chengzong, a scumbag, because in order to monopolize the official salt in the Huaiyang area, he also took the two salt farms of my father-in-law's house a year ago. It's a pity that the officials are soft-spoken, and they dare not speak out. For this reason, my father-in-law picked my nose and eyes at me, and repeatedly scolded me for being a useless person. To put it mildly, my wife has been running back to her parents' house for a full year because of my anger. Alas, shame! Zhang Chengzong, damn it!! ”

I see!

Guo Ye suddenly had a clear idea, which is not difficult to understand Chen Jitao's desperate gamble to steal the official seal for himself.

Guo Ye was about to comfort him with two sentences to win people's hearts, when suddenly there was a bang, and the hatch was pushed open, which scared Guo Ye a lot.

And Chen Jitao tensed up even more, looking at the hatch as if he was facing a great enemy.

Guo Ye turned his head and saw that it was no one else, but the eldest grandson Yumo who came down from the deck.

Call~

He breathed a sigh of relief and comforted Chen Jitao: "Don't be nervous, your own people!" ”

As soon as the eldest grandson Yumo came in, he saw that Chen Jitao was already sitting on the bed, and couldn't help but say, "Yo, my life is quite hard, I can actually sit up and talk." ”

Guo Ye saw the eldest grandson Yumo coming to his side, and said angrily: "Don't fight haha, have the guards above been fooled?" ”

"Let's go," Eldest Sun Yumo waved his hand lazily, and scolded with a smile, "These grandsons, at first, they were not reluctant, but later as soon as I showed my identity, I was finally willing to sell the third son of the eldest grandson a piece of face." ”

Guo Ye's heart was wide, and he said with white eyes: "Look at what you can bear, you sit down honestly for me, don't interrupt." ”

Immediately afterwards, he asked Chen Jitao: "Chen Juncheng, where do you put the golden seal now?" I see that when you climbed into the boat from the water just now, you had nothing on your body, could it be that the gold seal was taken back by them? ”

Chen Jitao grinned, shook his head and said, "Guo Tingshi Mo has to worry, the golden seal is still there." But such an important thing, how could Xia Guan take it with him? When I fled, I made up my mind that I would either hand over the golden seal to Guo Tingshi alive, or die and not let the golden seal return to Tong Huan and Zhang Chengzong. ”

The words are resolute, it can be seen that Chen Jitao has made up his mind when he fled, and he will never look back!

Guo Ye thought about it for a while, and then suddenly realized, and guessed: "I know, the golden seal is still hidden in Yangzhou City, no, if my estimate is right, the golden seal has not left the Yangzhou Thorn History Mansion, but Tong Huan and Zhang Chengzong can't think of it and can't find it." Right? ”

"Huh?"

Chen Jitao's face changed suddenly, and he blurted out: "Guo Tingshi, you, how do you know?" ”

In a word, he showed timidity, and he told it out.

Guo Ye pretended to be forced and said: "What is that?" Don't forget that I've been a head hunter before, and I'm good at solving cases and finding things. The most dangerous places are often the safest ......"