Not to mention that I galloped back to Handan. After receiving the task of tracking down the inner guards, Xiahou Lin packed up his bags and chased along the road with three hundred good men. They inquired all the way about the whereabouts of the group, and the result was unexpected: less than three hundred miles after they descended the mountain, they suddenly went their separate ways, and more than a thousand people dissipated in an instant, probably disguised as various passers-by or merchants, in short, they were broken into pieces, and escaped. And because those people along the way couldn't distinguish which roads Feng Ruyi and his subordinates took, and the clothes were even more varied, there was no way to find out. Xiahou Lin shook his head and said:

It is worthy of being an internal guard, well-trained, and they are the best at anti-tracking! Damn it!

So he gritted his teeth and had to give up tracking Feng Ruyi, so he asked everyone to investigate an injured young man. As a result, a tofu seller provided a clue:

At the intersection of the official road, there were more than a dozen pairs of people one after another, all of whom supported a seemingly injured person and walked separately. Some took the official road, and some took the mountain road. But what is special is that in the end, there are three carriages, with flags, which seem to be dart games, they neither shout darts nor pay attention to people, they just rush to the car, and the three carriages are less than twenty paces apart, which is obviously a little weird.

Xiahou Lin thought about it, so he took a knife and ordered his men to go down to track down those who were on foot, and he took twenty knife men and chased them along the official road on fast horses. After chasing for about a day, they caught up in the wild shop in the middle of the night, and they looked at the yard from afar, and there were indeed three carriages parked, and the wild shop turned off the lights, and there was no popularity, which looked weird. Xia Houlin immediately told the five swordsmen to take the token Pegasus to the nearby government office for help, and he rode in alone.

This wild shop is quite large, made of wooden planks inside and out, and can accommodate hundreds of people inside. It stands to reason that there should be a guy on duty here at this moment, but Xiahou Lin led the horse to the courtyard, but no one came to greet him. So he tied his horse, went to the chariots, and looked at them, and found that the chests were unsealed, and he opened them, but they were empty. Again, all the boxes in the carriage were empty. Xia Houlin then took out the knife in his hand, looked around carefully, and then looked at the rooftop on the second floor above, and landed lightly on it with a jump.

He gently lifted the veil with his knife, but there was no one in the room. So he took three small steps, looked closely, and saw that it was empty, so he went to the door, and carefully pushed open the crack of the door. At this time, he felt that in the opposite room, there were also people leaning against the door looking this way, and he could feel the exhalation of the other party. So he pushed the tip of his knife lightly, and the door opened. The opposite door did not respond. So he quickly turned and flashed out the door, looking at the door with his knife, but there was still no movement. So he thrust his knife lightly along the crack in the door, and had barely a foot long when he heard the screams of the woman in the room:

Yes!

Immediately scared him! He immediately kicked open the door and saw a woman in tulle with bare shoulders sitting on the ground, covering her chest with her hands, looking frightened. At this time, there was a sound of footsteps on the other side of the corridor, and Xia Houlin looked back, but it was three black-clothed men holding narrow-bladed swords. Xia Houlin looked at it and smiled:

Oh! I've finally found you! Look at the knives!

Saying that, the three black-clothed men stabbed with their swords, Xia Houlin blocked them with a sword, and then kicked them over, and those people dodged backwards with the same movements, and then the sword in his hand slashed into the air, and he pointed at the sword in his left hand and said:

Tyre! You dare to follow us, I want you to look good!

As he spoke, the sword in his right hand slashed into the air together. Xiahou Lin's heart was shocked, and he said in his heart, why are they all eunuchs? Didn't they kill all those people in the cottage? Thinking of this, he pulled out slightly and slashed in the air, and with a click, the three of them broke their swords. The three men looked at each other and said:

Outrageous! You, you, you, big dog! Let's go!

As he spoke, he flipped backwards, and jumped out of the roof several times in a row. Xiahou Lin chased after them with a knife, and saw them fly down the second floor, and the fifteen swordsmen who were in ambush downstairs immediately appeared and surrounded them. Xiahou Lin jumped down, and when the three of them looked at each other, they wiped their broken swords on their necks and fell to the ground. At this time, six or seven people with wooden sticks and short knives rushed out of the wild shop, and when they saw that Xia Houlin and their hands were all big knives, they didn't dare to speak out at the moment. At this time, the woman also helped her to the rooftop and looked down, then screamed again and fell to the ground and fainted. Xiahou Lin arched his hand and said:

I'm sorry guys! Below is Xiahou Lin, who was ordered by the Qin to track down the rebels, and I don't want to disturb you!

Oh! It turned out to be the son of the fire unicorn Xiahou! Disrespectful, disrespectful! We came back from the Western Regions to do business, the woman upstairs is the daughter of our lord in the Western Regions, and now the lord has returned to the West halfway, we have to take the lady and the lord's bone urn, thousands of miles back to the hometown! By the way, we are from Hejian, the surname of the master of the family is Qin, and I am the housekeeper Qin Si!

Xia Houlin nodded, then looked at the three dead men in black, and then ordered the wild shop to be searched carefully. At this time, Qin Si was taken aback and said:

By the way, I just heard the young lady's voice, so nothing will happen, right?

Xia Houlin thought about it, so he turned back, went to the rooftop, and when he looked down, the woman fell to the ground and closed her eyes. Xia Houlin looked at it and smiled:

Don't pretend! You're a master, how can you be intimidated by these scenes?

The woman suddenly opened her eyes, pouted, and said:

People passed out, you just remembered, right? I didn't care about anyone just now, I just cared about fighting with those people! Have you ever thought that if I was scared out of my illness just now, you would raise me!

Saying that, she straightened up and sat on the ground, Xia Houlin came over to help her, and was pushed away by her, and then she hugged her arms and said:

Don't you see people getting ready to take a shower? Don't go yet!

Xiahou Linxin said, this woman is very strange, obviously she is a native of the south, why is she said to be from the Western Regions? So he walked out suspiciously. At this time, his subordinates reported that there was no one else in the store except for this person from the Qin family. According to the clues of selling tofu, the three carriages were indeed driven by three people, and it seems that the three eunuchs were the ones who drove the carts. So he took a closer look at the bodies of the three men, but they did not have any physical evidence on them to identify them. So he called ten swordsmen to look around the neighborhood to see if there were any special clues.

In the morning, the government sent 300 officers and soldiers to assist, so the place was turned upside down again. The woman surnamed Qin sat in the room and got angry, scolding Xia Houlin by name for being an adulterer, peeking at herself bathing, and even hearing it clearly outside the wild shop. So those soldiers covered their mouths and didn't dare to laugh, but Xia Houlin was annoyed. So he went in again, and the woman looked at him with slanted eyes. Xiahou Lin arched his hand and said:

I was really offended last night, it was an unintentional mistake, please forgive Haihan, girl!

Hum! How can it be so cheap? What did you see last night?

I don't see anything!

Nonsense! As soon as they took off their shawls, you came in, and you looked at them with a pair of thief eyes!

The girl laughed! Last night, it was you hiding behind the door, I thought someone was sneaking up, that's why

Less kidding! Ask yourself, and say you didn't see it last night!

Indeed, he saw the girl's shoulder. But that's nothing!

You!

She blushed, and then pulled the placket of her shirt and said:

When people are born, their bodies have never been seen! Now you see it, and you're responsible!

You are really unreasonable, you practice martial arts, when you wear short fights, not to mention your shoulders, it is not uncommon for your limbs to be exposed, there is no time to entangle with you, you can rest for a long time!

With that, he turned and walked out and closed the door. So the woman started smashing things in the house, and then scolded him vigorously, Xia Houlin shook his head and walked out of the wild shop. As a result, the woman suddenly helped her to the roof and said:

The surname is Xiahou! You ruined my name, and you will die here today, see how you confess!

As he spoke, he got up and jumped downstairs with his head down. Xia Houlin didn't care at first, because he knew that the other party's martial arts were extraordinary, but she jumped down headfirst, which was extremely dangerous. So he had no choice but to step over, grab the woman's upper body and waist in the air, and hug it as soon as he turned around. So she happily put her head into Xiahou Lin's arms and said:

I knew you wouldn't be irresponsible!

Xiahou Lin was startled, and immediately let go of his hand and threw her to the ground, so he took his subordinates without looking back, escorting the carriage and the bodies of the three people away. The woman jumped up and pointed at his back and cursed until she couldn't hear clearly. Since he received the flying pigeon in the morning, Xia Houlin left with physical evidence to look at Handan.

At this moment, I galloped all day and arrived in Handan. Handan's situation is now worrying, the mood of the merchants and the people is unstable, the Fang family controls all the rice and oil business, and the government does not dare to put pressure on the Fang family, so they have to withdraw it from the treasury, which has been very reluctant these days. As soon as I arrived in Handan, I met Fang Jinwen, and he knew that the purpose of my visit must be for food and grass. So he had already transferred 100,000 people from various departments in Hexi to Handan, across the river from the garrison army. The Zhao family had already made arrangements, so they also deployed 60,000 horses on the side of the valley. Handan was a moment of high tension at the moment, and the garrison army was caught on both sides, so everyone was terrified. Under this premise, Fang Jinwen arranged for a hundred knife hands to stand on both sides of the lobby, and he placed wine in the middle to welcome my arrival. I only brought two heralds, and I was stopped at the door, so I had to walk to the lobby alone, and as soon as I entered the door, I saw that the atmosphere inside was not right. At this time, a person broke in from the backyard, wearing a short beat, and the Fang family's courtyard couldn't stop it, and when I saw it, it was Shi Yong. He came up to me and puffed his nose and said:

Sanniang is giving needles to the butterfly, I heard that the eldest brother is coming, so I came to accompany me!

I patted him on the shoulder and said:

Good brothers! Let's go inside!

So we walked in side by side, and Fang Jinwen didn't look very happy when he saw that Shi Yong had also come in, so he randomly asked someone to add a place and chopsticks. As a result, as soon as it was served, Shi Yong didn't care about us, he only cared about his own appearance, and he kept eating, and the maids and servants nearby all lowered their heads and laughed quietly. Fang Jinwen didn't care about him, and said:

I heard that Lord Nie went to the Hungry Ghost Ridge, I don't know what the bad luck is, but how can I have the heart to come to see me, an idle rich man?

I arched my hand and said:

Oh yes, the little nephew found a clue about Brother Ling in Hungry Ghost Ridge, so he specially Pegasus came to report!

Oh?

Fang Jinwen blinked his eyes slightly, then stroked his beard and smiled:

The adults laughed! The second brother had a letter to visit earlier, and the fourth brother had just broken up for less than a few days.

I briefly buckled the table and said:

The little nephew is telling the truth, and he doesn't want to go around in circles with big officials at the moment. If you insist on doing so, the little nephew has no choice but to transfer the case of Brother Ling to Dali Temple for justice, and please forgive the officials at that time!

Oh? Dali Temple specializes in handling the cases of royal nobles and officials above the third grade, even if the younger brother violates the law, it should be tried by the local government, why should it be handed over to them?

Hehe, if it is a collaborator and rebel, only Dali Temple can undertake it!

What did you say!

He stood up suddenly, the cup in his hand trembling. I saw it in my eyes and said in my heart, it seems that the jade card is the truth. So I changed my tone and said:

But I don't know that someone concealed his identity, violently earned benefits, and even concealed Taizu in exchange for an official title, what kind of crime should be committed by the big officials?

This is already a thing of the past, and since you have Taizu Longen, you naturally shouldn't care about it anymore!

So if someone is treacherous, flees from the battle, and flatters the enemy afterwards, what do the officials think?

this

Sweating profusely, he sat down, his hand touching his glass. I approached the front and said:

Taizu didn't know the reason for this back then, and if it was publicized, I am afraid it would be difficult to escape the crime of bullying the king! The big officials now think, do you want to be safe?

Fang Jinwen slapped the table slightly and said:

Outrageous! How can these drinks and food satisfy the appetite of Lord Chincha? Remove them all!

As he spoke, he got up and arched his hand:

I'm so sorry! The person in the back kitchen is not careful, it is the fault of the housekeeper, please wait for a while, the old man should prepare a feast and hospitality, and invite the adult to sit. Come on, watch the tea! The old man retired first, wait, wait!

With that, he withdrew from the lobby, and as soon as he beckoned, the knife men went down with him. Shi Yong was eating vigorously, but the housekeeper lowered his head and came over with the maid and the servant, and without saying anything, he removed a table of things, Shi Yong grabbed a chicken leg in his hand, sniffed it and looked at them and shook his head and said:

Mom, isn't that bad? The eldest lord is mistaken, right? That's all there was to the previous wedding reception!

I was invited by the maid to the side hall for tea, and Shi Yong sat aside to eat chicken legs. I saw that he was eating very interestingly, so I asked:

Where's your little lover, how are you doing these days?

Oh! She's okay! Sanniang is so amazing! I used to feel sick to my stomach and I couldn't use my strength, but now that she has given me a few stitches, I feel much better now!

Do you still have the strength to do it? No, if you want me to say, you should take advantage of your young age to learn a few more kung fu, last time in Fengyue Tower, I saw that you couldn't even use a gun, and you became a military general in the future, so you can't just use a fork that turns the grass!

Well, this one!

He actually ate the bones with him, which startled me. Then he clapped his hands and said:

This is reassuring! Before Brother Dong left, he passed me a set of stick techniques, and Brother Xiahou also passed me a set of knife techniques. I practice every day, don't believe me!

As he spoke, he jumped down, clenched his fists and gestured for a long time, and then said:

That's right! The day before yesterday, I saw the housekeeper playing with an axe in the backyard, and I also learned, not very easy to learn!

By the way, you know what? In this Fang family, there are a lot of masters hidden, you kid will be clever in the future, maybe you can learn a lot!

Well, I got it!

At this time, a maid came in from outside the door, and she saluted slightly:

Mrs. Dong asked me to tell the adults and Shi Gongzi that the second lady is in good condition, please come and take a look!

Shi Yong and I took one look, then got up and ran to the other courtyard. When we arrived at the wing, Ye Sanniang stood at the door and waved to us. She wore a yellow gauze dress, tied her hair in a bun on her head, and even lit a red plum blossom in the center of her eyebrows. I looked at it and smiled:

Sanniang, is your spirit changing more and more? How about it, Brother Dong is okay to you!

I'm going to die! I haven't seen you for more than 20 days, how can you say that it's like a reunion after a long absence?

By the way, how is the butterfly?

Oh? I'm not interested in it so soon! Let me tell you, most of her poison has been detoxified, and she can now walk around on her own, but she will still be dizzy, and it will take more than ten days to completely detoxify.

Oh, that means that after ten days, the second miss will be fine?

Except that you can't speak! But to be honest, I was poisoned so strongly that it flowed all over my body, and it only hurt my throat, and I, a big countryman, really didn't cover it!

Seeing her smug look, Shi Yong ran in, and I looked inside at the door, but was blocked by the screen. Ye Sanniang suddenly grabbed my ear in the back and said:

Feed! Can't you just take a good look at people? Didn't you notice that Mrs. Ben was a little different?

Alas, isn't it just a change of clothes, it's good!

I rubbed my ears. She turned around and said:

What do you think? Does it feel like a new look? When he comes back and sees it, will he like it very much? Tell you, this outfit cost eighty taels!

Well, I don't know. What kind of taste he has, you, as a wife, must know better. But after a while, I'll take someone to meet him, and you can come with me then!"

Are you sure? That's great! When to go, let me know!

She blinked happily and continued:

That's right! The vinegar jar inside is very excited for a while, I think you have to watch him well, lest he bully the second lady! I'll go first, make a face first!

She turned and ran away. I see that she is still so energetic, and my heart is much more stable. At this time, there was a slap in the room, and when I looked at it, sure enough, Shi Yong covered his face and retreated, and then Fang Caidie walked out with a puffed face. She was pale, wearing a shirt, and her long hair fell behind her, and if she came out in the middle of the night, she would have to scare people to death. However, she saw that Shi Yong had aggrievedly hid behind me, so she smiled slightly. But immediately he bit his lip and stared at me, his little hands hanging down, and then he opened his mouth to speak, but he couldn't make a sound. Then her big eyes were lost, and there were faint tears. Shi Yong immediately stood up and said:

You say! I can read it!

Fang Caidie pursed her lips, blinked, and then moved her mouth. Shi Yong looked at it for a long time, and I asked:

What did she say?

She just said, "How's it going about what you promised?" Also, what is the whereabouts of her uncle now? Oh, big brother, what did you promise her?

I'll go back and tell you about it! But Caidie, at present, your uncle's affairs are a little strange, and I sent a garrison to find him, but I still only got a clue. Now Xia Houlin and Zhao Minzhen are both investigating, so they have to wait for their news. But the jade card fell into my hands, don't worry, it turns out that the man who was saved by Shi Yong under the tiger's mouth that night is your uncle! He was rescued by Sanniang, although he disappeared later, but his life will not be in danger!

Yes? No way!

Shi Yong was surprised, but she was very happy to see the colorful butterfly, her brows furrowed, and her face regained a little ruddy. So she opened her mouth again to say something, Shi Yong looked at it for a long time, pouted and said:

She said, "Leave everything to the adults!" She also told me not to break in all the time, and to knock on the door before entering!

He puffed out his face and looked at Fang Caidie's little face, but Fang Caidie turned around and went in with a pout, and closed the door. I patted Shi Yong on the shoulder and said:

That, Sanniang is right, don't be too presumptuous! She's a girl after all! Usually there are maids to take care of, so don't be careless all the time, it's rare for people to have a good impression of you!

Is it? Does she have a good impression of me?

Shi Yong suddenly turned his head happily and asked me, and I smiled and said:

It's good I didn't hate you! You kid will be the ones in the future! By the way, I'll go to the lobby to take a look, I don't know what the old man is thinking about.

By the way, what's the matter with you?

Oh, nothing!

Saying that, the housekeeper ran over and arched his hand:

My lord! The lord prepared a banquet in the back hall and invited the adults to the banquet!

Shi Yong grinned when he heard this:

Good! Then I'll go with my big brother too!

The butler shook his hand and said:

The master only invited the adult, Shi Gongzi forgive me!

Saying that, he led me to the front, and Shi courageously stomped his feet, but Fang Caiyun's door suddenly opened, and a maid came out of it and said:

Miss please!

So Shi Yong straightened his clothes and ran in happily.

I was taken to the back hall by the housekeeper, Fang Jinwen got up and invited me to take a seat, and then retreated. He first raised his glass and said:

Lord Nie! You and I are finally destined in Hexi, and this cup will be done first as a tribute!

As he spoke, he drank it. I gestured slightly, then pinched the cup and said:

The big lord is serious! This official has absolutely no disrespectful intentions! It's just that Hexi is currently facing the situation, and this official has to make this decision, looking at the big man Haihan!

Saying that, I stood up and raised my glass, Fang Jinwen smiled slightly:

Why, don't adults worry about this wine?

Hehe, the official hopes that there is a problem, so that the problem in Hexi will be better solved. But I don't think the lord will do this, after all, this official has a lot of friendship with you, and I'm afraid it won't be beneficial to anyone to do this.

Not bad! You are so young, but your knowledge is very high, the old man is willing to make friends with you, come, this cup wishes the adults prosperous official luck and long happiness!

Polite! The official also hopes that the old man's fortune will be rolling, rich and peaceful!

Please!

So we had a drink and sat down. He picked up a piece of leg meat with his chopsticks, flipped his wrist and put it above my bowl and said:

But I don't know, what do adults think this friendship should be maintained? This Handan, the old man can give in!

As he spoke, he put the meat inside. I immediately picked up my chopsticks and pushed:

You're welcome! It's just that the official doesn't like to eat meat, but likes to raise horses!

Oh?

He took back his chopsticks and said in a blink of an eye:

But I don't know that adults are so old that they are interested in raising horses?

I arched my hand and said:

Horses are good things, faithful to the Lord, and do not run around, and there is no ambiguity when it is time to use their lives. Last time in Fengyue Tower, your housekeeper's horse was trampled by Shi Yong and turned into a wisp of loyal soul! The official sees it in his eyes and remembers it in his heart. This Hexi is a treasure land, there are more good horses, like a character like the big man, he must have raised many famous horses, and he wants to see and learn from the Japanese officials!

Fang Jinwen put down his chopsticks and said:

That's what the adults say! It's just that this horse breeding also depends on the forage, and the better the horse, the material must not be ambiguous. Only when the materials are sufficient, can you use your life for the master at a critical time!

So I sandwiched a piece of fish - and said:

There is a saying that you can't have both fish and bear's paws. The eldest master has been traveling south and north for so many years, this truth must be very clear. Do you want the flesh to have thorns or no thorns?

He was stunned and said:

Naturally thornless! But

So I picked out the thorn with my chopsticks, put the meat in his bowl and said:

Since the eldest lord also agrees, then why bother with the official? One mountain does not tolerate two tigers, I hope the lord understands the difficulties of this official!

So I got up and poured him a glass of wine, and filled it myself, saying:

Now the matter of Hexi, between you and me, if the lord has doubts, the official hereby promises that he will play for the lord before driving, this post is now vacant, I don't know if the lord has intentions?

Fang Jinwen was stunned for a while, then got up and said:

It's just that the people under him may not be convinced

I shook my hand and said:

Feel relieved! The eldest lord is a guarantor, and the official will naturally not embarrass them. What's more, there are many changes in the country, and sooner or later it will be useful to get their place, and I hope that the lord will help at that time!

Well!

He let out a long breath and said:

Lord Nie is really fast! Since there is such a fate between you and me, the old man will naturally not disappoint the adults! Someone's coming!

Saying that, the housekeeper walked in with his head down, and arched his hand:

Master!

Go, from all shops in Hexi, first spend 800,000 stone of grain and rice to supply Handan, and all the grain and rice in Handan City will be supplied to the Hexi Road Garrison at half price. Also, tell the fourth master to bring the men and horses to Jizhou, assist the officers and soldiers to resist the rebels, and stay there before there are exact instructions!

Be!

So the butler went out. I immediately walked over and held up my glass and said:

The lord is so loyal to the country, this official will definitely play in front of the saint, I thank the lord on behalf of the millions of people on Hexi Road!

So he waved his hand and said:

Don't be polite! I'm not afraid of your 100,000 army, to be honest, I received a report that the thieves are preparing to start an incident in Anyang, and I'm afraid that there are also comrades in the Liyang Left-behind Division. If the old man doesn't know the current affairs at the moment and stiffens with the adults to the end, the entire Hexi will fall into a place of no return! The old man doesn't want him to be pointed at by thousands of people every day, but if we want our family to surrender, we still need adults to promise the old man a few things!

Oh, sir, please!

As soon as I gave up my hand, Fang Jinwen paced with his hands behind his back and slowly explained the conditions.

(End of this review)