——On the 14th day of the first month of the 24th year of Hongwu of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Great Prison Temple——

"My lord, Chengde County, Shouchun County, Yangzhou submitted a case, the suspect is a butcher in the county, surnamed Zhang Mingwang, the cause is a quarrel with a county citizen surnamed Wu when selling meat, and under the anger, he fought with him, during which he killed Wu with a pig-killing knife, the evidence is conclusive, and the stolen goods were obtained, and the Chengde County Government sentenced Zhang Wang [fighting and killing] to the crime, and sent the county government to escort the prisoner to Beijing for execution......"

Standing beside Xie An, Zhou Yi, the Zuo Cheng of the Great Prison Temple, held a case file in his hand and explained it word by word according to the above description.

"Fight?" Pinching the bridge of his nose, Xie An hooked his right index finger and said, "What about the case, show it to me!" ”

"Yes!" Zhou Yi nodded, handed it to Xie An in his hand, and said in a condensed voice, "The victim has always felt that the prisoner has shown signs of shortages of catties and taels when selling pork, which makes the relationship between the two extremely incompatible, but he thinks that it is not to the point of killing people to vent his anger, so it should be [fighting] undoubtedly ......."

While rubbing his head and flipping through the case file in his hand, Xie An said with a tired face, "Three thousand miles of exiles, ten years in prison?" ”

"Yes! - In addition, a certain amount of silver shall be compensated to the victim's family......"

"Hmm!" Xie An nodded, closed the case file, handed it to Zhou Yi, and said with a sigh, "Dispatch to the frontier to fill the army, and the sentence is ten years, which is no different from sentencing to beheading...... Transfer to the Criminal Department for the record! ”

"Yes!" Zhou Yi arched his hand, took the case file, and then glanced at Xie An in confusion, and said hesitantly, "My lord, I think that my lord seems to be in poor spirits these days...... Didn't you have a good rest at night? ”

"yes......" Stretching lazily, Xie An said with a yawn.

From the tenth day of the first month to the thirteenth day of the first month yesterday, Xie An was tied to the boudoir of the eldest grandson Xiangyu every night, and was subjected to the ** and seduction of that woman, even Xie An didn't understand how he survived.

As Xie An guessed, on the 11th day of the first lunar month, Changsun Jing, the father of the eldest grandson Xiangyu and the chief squire of the military department, asked his wife, the eldest grandson Chang, to personally examine the body of the eldest grandson Xiangyu, proving that the eldest grandson Xiangyu is still in perfect condition.

After that, Xie An thought that the eldest grandson Xiangyu would give up the stupid plan before, but it turned out to be good, and in the evening of the same day, the eldest grandson Xiangyu sent Xiao Tao to find Xie An again, and used Xie An to kill herself if she didn't go to see her as an excuse, and tricked Xie An into her boudoir again.

Although Xie An knew that in this case, the eldest grandson Xiangyu would never do anything suicidal, but he didn't dare to guarantee it, after all, the eldest grandson Xiangyu was a calm but very emotionally fluctuating woman, acting completely according to her own preferences, to put it bluntly, if Xie An insisted on not acting according to her wishes, this crazy woman would probably really do something irreparable.

In desperation, Xie An had no choice but to ask his brother-in-law Chen Bei for help, so that Xie An stayed in the boudoir of the eldest grandson Xiangyu for four nights, while Chen Bei slept on her roof for four nights, keeping watch for Xie An and the eldest grandson Xiangyu for four nights......

The third-generation commander of the dignified Taiping Army has fallen to this point, which can be regarded as an outlier, but fortunately, Chen Bei was actually not satisfied with the room that Xie An prepared for him, so he didn't say anything, but slept on the roof of the eldest grandson Xiangyu's room for four nights.

Of course, putting aside the subtle voices of Xie An and the eldest grandson Xiangyu lingering in the house, as Liang Qiuwu's cousin, Chen Bei is still a little resistant to this matter.

But to be honest, Xie An has no choice, in his opinion, the eldest grandson Xiangyu is a woman who cannot be judged by common sense, especially after being taken back to the house by her father, this woman has always had extremely strong anger in her heart, it can be said that at the moment, she is by no means as calm as usual, as if she is a powder keg, as long as there is the slightest spark, she will bang and blow herself and the people around her to pieces.

For this reason, Xie An could only act according to the wishes of the eldest grandson Xiangyu, go to see her every night, drag her as much as possible, and persuade her to dispel the ideas that were extremely crazy in Xie An's opinion.

Can you believe it?

As the daughter of the eldest grandson's family, she even said that she wanted Xie An to send someone to pretend to be an assassin in Dongling, kill the eldest grandson's family at night, and set fire to the mansion......

Looking at the appearance of the eldest grandson Xiangyu's eyes shining at that time, Xie An didn't think she was joking.

The subconscious feeling told Xie An that he had to deal with this matter as soon as possible, otherwise, once it dragged on for too long, the consequences would be unimaginable.

It's not a joke, after all, Xie An has already learned from Xiao Tao's mouth that the eldest grandson Xiangyu had sent her to contact Qi Hao two days ago.

Who is Qi Hao?

That was the general of the Chang'an rebels when the eldest grandson Xiangyu led the western expedition of the Zhou army to conquer the Chang'an rebels, and he was loyal to the eldest grandson Xiangyu.

And the bad thing is that Xie An can't tell this matter yet, after all, Qi Hao is not only the confidant of the eldest grandson Xiangyu, but also the trusted general of Xie An, in desperation, Xie An can only ask Su Xin and Li Jing to stare at Qi Hao, in case he really does something stupid.

Zhou Yi obviously didn't know about Xie An's many concerns, but when he heard Xie An's words, he smiled with relief and said softly, "Are you still sad about the case of the Dongling Assassin and the Dangerous Building Assassin?" - Although this is a serious case, you still need to rest, and your adult is the mainstay of my Great Prison Temple! ”

"......" Xie An opened his mouth and looked at Zhou Yi a little sluggishly.

Seeing this, Zhou Yi's eyes showed a little surprise, and he asked curiously, "Isn't it because of the case between the Dongling Assassin and the Dangerous Building Assassin?" ”

"No...... You're right, that's it! - Anything else? If not, the official needs time to rest......" Nodding as if he had just woken up from a dream, Xie An smiled bitterly.

"Oh, that's right," as if thinking of something, Zhou Yi took out an official document from the public desk in front of Xie An, handed it to Xie An and said, "My lord, this is issued by the Criminal Department today, ordering my Great Prison Temple to meet with the Patrol Department of Weiwei Temple tomorrow, and the whole city is under martial law, and the Criminal Department requires me to help Weiwei Temple put an end to all signs of uneasiness!" ”

"Huh?" Xie An was stunned when he heard this, took the official document, looked at the seal of the Criminal Department on the envelope with a stunned face, and asked puzzledly, "Could it be that the Criminal Department got the news of the two groups of assassins in Dongling and Weilou?" ”

Zhou Yi looked at Xie An in surprise and said strangely, "What are you talking about?" Tomorrow is the fifteenth ...... of the first month."

"So what?"

"Your Excellency...... The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the festival of Shangyuan, and the imperial court organizes people to prepare for the lantern festival every year...... That's it, watching the lanterns, admiring the moon, guessing lantern riddles, and celebrating all over the world...... My lord? ”

"Shangyuan Festival ......" Xie An frowned and thought for a moment, and then suddenly realized.

It turns out that Zhou Yi said that the Shangyuan Festival, in fact, is the Lantern Festival that Xie An knows, it originated from Taoism [Sanyuan said], the fifteenth day of the first month is the Shangyuan Festival, the fifteenth day of July is the Zhongyuan Festival, and the fifteenth day of October is the lower Yuan Festival.

It is undeniable that the Shangyuan Festival is a major festival in the Great Zhou, because the fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the first full moon night of the year, which is called [Yiyuan Fushi], which can be said to be a major festival after the Spring Festival.

In this year, even if it is Li Ji, the son of the Great Zhou Dynasty, he will cooperate with all the officials and princes to appear on the tower of the Zhengyang Gate of the palace to celebrate this major festival with the people in the capital of Hebei.

Seeing Xie An's look of sudden realization, Zhou Yi asked with a strange expression, "My lord...... I haven't noticed it these days...... Streets and alleys, full of lights? ”

Xie An smiled bitterly, in fact, his mind has been full of things about the eldest grandson Xiangyu and Jin Ling'er and the second daughter these days, how can he have the leisure time to pay attention to the difference between the streets and alleys and the usual?

After thinking about it, Xie An said, "Since it is ordered by the Criminal Department, I must not disobey the Great Prison Temple, Brother Zhou, this matter will be handed over to ...... Tell me to work hard with all the people of the Great Prison Temple, together with the Patrol Division of the Weiwei Temple, to rectify the security in the city tomorrow! ”

"Yes, obedience!" Zhou Yi arched his hand and took the order to retreat.

Looking at Zhou Yi's departing back, Xie An exhaled slightly and raised his hand to support his forehead.

The Dongling assassin is still lurking in Jijing, and he actually organized a lantern festival, I really don't know what the imperial court thinks!

I hope something doesn't go wrong, or ...... That's a big deal!

Thinking of this, Xie An couldn't sit still, and was ready to patrol the street, for this reason, he came to the class room in the backyard, but found that only Chen Bei, Fei Guo, Liao Li, and Ma Dan were napping in the class room, and Qi Hao, Su Xin, and Li Jing were nowhere to be found.

Obviously, Qi Hao was secretly preparing something

As for Su Xin and Li Jing, they secretly monitored him according to Xie An's instructions, so as not to do anything stupid to Qi Hao.

Changed out of official uniforms, led Chen Bei, Fei Guo, Liao Li, Ma Dan and others to the street, Xie An, who had been reminded by Zhou Yi, found that every street in the capital of Hebei has been hung with colorful lanterns, and the people on the road are shoulder to shoulder.

To Xie An's surprise, he saw on the street one after another of the cavalry of the Shenwu Battalion of the Eastern Army, fully armed, patrolling the streets on war horses, and even saw Chen Gang, one of the four generals of the Eastern Army.

Good guy, even the Eastern Army has been invited out to be responsible for rectifying public security, it seems that the imperial court attaches great importance to this Shangyuan Lantern Festival, I hope nothing goes wrong......

Secretly said in his heart, Xie An watched Chen Gang ride away, he didn't step forward, after all, there was Chen Gang behind him, and the other party was Chen Gang, far less talkative than Xiang Qing and Luo Chao, if Chen Gang saw Chen Gang and followed Xie An, I am afraid that it won't be long before Liang Qiuwu will come over with a knife to ask for guilt, which is not what Xie An wants to see.

reminded Chen Bei and asked him to put on an illegible gray robe, Xie An took this cadre for a walk around Chaoyang Street.

As he walked, Xie An suddenly saw a gold shop, remembering that he had promised Liang Qiuwu, the eldest grandson Xiangyu, Yiyi and other three daughters to give them a piece of jewelry, he touched the heavy money bag in his arms, and walked towards the shop.

And at this moment, a person walked diagonally and slammed into Xie An, Xie An was caught off guard, and one stumbled and almost fell, but fortunately, Fei Guo held on, and the person who bumped into Xie An was even more embarrassed, slammed to the ground, stood up, patted the snow on his body, looked at Xie An and scolded angrily, "Little rabbit, you don't have long eyes when you walk!" ”

Liao Li's face changed when he heard this, he stood in front of Xie An, pulled out half of the saber at his waist, and scolded angrily at the man, "What did you say? - You say it again! ”

Looking at Liao Li's fierce and vicious appearance, the man's eyes showed a little panic, and he turned around and ran.

Liao Li was about to chase, Xie An waved his hand and said, "Forget it, to this official...... cough, there are many people who speak disrespectfully to me, and if you take care of them one by one, you will be tired and panicked! As he spoke, he nodded towards Fei Guo, after all, if Fei Guo hadn't just helped him, he would have made a fool of himself in public.

Liao Li and Ma Dan glanced at each other, smiled slightly, and said with a fist, "My lord...... No, Childe is generous! ”

"Huh!" Xie An smiled and shook his head, and was about to turn around and walk into the gold shop, when his right hand subconsciously touched his arms, and then his face changed, because he found that the money bag in his arms was gone.

Immediately, he thought of the person who had just knocked him down, and at that moment, Xie An's expression became extremely strange.

robbed Shaoqing of the Great Prison Temple on the street, that guy is crazy, right?

When talking about this matter to Chen Bei, Fei Guo and others, everyone's expressions were as strange as Xie An, and it was not difficult to imagine that what they were thinking at the moment was roughly the same as Xie An.

As soon as he heard that Xie An's money was going to be used to buy jewelry for Liang Qiuwu and the other three girls, Chen Bei's eyes were cold, and he said in a deep voice, "Fei Guo stays, I'll chase it!" After saying that, he saw that the thief had not gone far, and chased after him in a few steps.

At that time, Xie An clearly noticed the fleeting killing intent in Chen Bei's eyes, and he was shocked, knowing that something bad was going to happen, and hurriedly said, "Liao Li, Ma Dan, keep up!" ”

Liao Li and Ma Dan glanced at each other, understood in their hearts, nodded, and immediately chased after Chen Bei, leaving only Fei Guo, who was slightly at a loss.

On the crowded street, Chen Bei, Liao Li, and Ma Dan chased after the thief, and the thief seemed to realize the failure of the deed, panicked, and ran away in a panic, hitting several pedestrians in a row, causing a lot of scolding.

There was only one handsome and brightly dressed man who was self-conscious, and when Chen Bei, Liao Li, and Ma Dan chased after the thief and ran past him, he raised his right hand, which was originally empty, and at some point there was a heavy money bag.

"The security of Jijing, it doesn't seem to be good!" The man chuckled and shook his head, suddenly, his complexion changed suddenly, he subconsciously turned around, and looked at Chen Bei and the others who were still chasing the thief with a shocked face, his eyes showed a little strange, and he muttered, "Chen Shuai? How could Chen Shuai be in Jijing? ”

Seeing Chen Bei disappear at the end of the street, the man frowned slightly, glanced at the way he came, and walked towards Xie An.

At this time, Xie An was waiting with Fei Guo in front of the gold shop, and seeing Fei Guo's expression, Xie An said with a wry smile, "Isn't it funny?" ”

In fact, what Fei Guo was thinking about was only the order that Chen Bei had just given him, and he was a little confused about the relationship between Chen Bei and Xie An, and now seeing Xie An say this, he nodded along the way, and said with a smile, "That guy really doesn't know whether to live or die!" ”

"Hehehe!" Xie An smiled, and when he turned his head, he was surprised to see a personable boy walking in the distance, very handsome, well-dressed and bearing, I saw him walk in front of Xie An, holding up a light blue money bag in his right hand, and said gently, "This thing, but Your Excellency owns it?" ”

Xie An was stunned, because he found that the money bag in the hand of the person who came was the one he had stolen before.

Wasn't it stolen by the thief, and how could it be in the hands of this man?

Although it felt a little strange, Xie An was very grateful to see the other party return the money bag to himself, after all, there was a lot of gold and silver in this money bag.

Thinking of this, Xie An thanked him, took the money bag from the other party's hand, and said gratefully, "Under Xie An, thank you for this son!" - What is the name of this child? ”

The man arched his hand and said gently, "In the next season!" ”

Xie An suddenly realized, and bowed his hand and said, "Oh, it turned out to be Ji Gongzi......"

Ji Hong smiled slightly, shook his head and said humbly, "Don't dare, I'm just a subordinate......

"Inferior?" Xie An was stunned, and before he could react, Fei Guo glanced at the slender scabbard on Ji Hong's waist, and said in a deep voice, "The subordinate of the sword, Fei Mou has seen it for the first time!" - Ordinary people can't afford such swords! ”

"......" Ji Hong frowned slightly, glanced at Fei Guo up and down, and said with a smile, "How do you call your feet?" ”

Fei Guo stood in front of Xie An quietly, his right hand buckled the hilt of the sword at his waist, and said lightly, "Fei Guo! ”

"Oh......" Ji Hong nodded suddenly, glanced at Fei Guo, and said with a smile, "It seems that I seem to care about Ji Mou, hehe, Ji Mou is not a thief...... Okay, okay, Ji Mou's retirement is! As he spoke, he arched his hand towards Xie An, turned around and left, and from beginning to end, he did not have any displeasure because of Fei Guo's rudeness.

Looking at Ji Hong's departing back, Xie An wondered and asked, "Fei Guo, what are you doing here?" ”

I saw Fei Guo raise his hand to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead, and said in a low voice, "My lord, this person is by no means an ordinary person, martial arts...... I'm afraid I'm going to be above the last general! ”

Xie An was stunned, although he didn't know that Fei Guo was one of the six generals of the Taiping Army, but he knew that Fei Guo's martial arts were better than the four generals of the Eastern Army, and his force was close to Liangqiu Wu and Jin Ling'er, and now, he actually said that Ji Hong, who helped Xie An find the money bag, was still above him in martial arts......

"Are you sure?"

“…… Be! ”

Xie An glanced at Fei Guo in surprise, not that he didn't believe Fei Guo, after all, even if Fei Guo was a spy planted by the Taiping Army in the Great Zhou Army, there was no need to lie to him about this kind of thing, but that Ji Hong's seemingly thin body really didn't look like a person with outstanding martial arts.

Xie An didn't know that Ji Hong, who left after turning around, was also secretly shocked in his heart.

Fei Guo ......

This person is not simple, just his momentum almost suppressed himself......

By the way, speaking of which, who is Xie An? Why is Chen Shuai with him?

Ji Hong was thinking about it, and the two of them came up to him, clasping his fists and calling, "Mr. Ji! ”

"Huh?" Ji Hong was stunned for a moment, raised his head, glanced at the two of them, and said with a smile, "Has Your Highness arrived?" ”

"Mr. Qiqi Ji, His Royal Highness has entered the city and checked in at an inn......"

"Huh!" Ji Hong smiled slightly, shook his head and said, "Li Xian's guy is really, but it's just a Shangyuan Lantern Festival, is it necessary to rush back day and night?" ”

"First...... Mr? ”

"Okay, okay, go back to Your Highness, please don't show up for the time being, Rong Ji will first find out the news in the city, I think, the one in the East Palace, I don't really want to see His Highness...... Hehehe! - You two go back to the inn first! ”

"Yes!"