The case of embezzlement of ink reached this point, Qiao Yunsheng, the secretary of the criminal department, was carried home, and after waking up at night, he ordered someone to withdraw the soldiers of the criminal department of Guanglu Temple.

Zhang Yushi and Zhou Langzhong came to visit and condole, and Qiao Shangshu turned the two away on the grounds that they were unwell.

At the home of Cabinet Minister Cao Yubian, Cao Ge quietly called Zhang Yushi and Zhou Langzhong to the house.

Cao Ge Lao was in a very bad mood, and looked at Zhang Yushi and Zhou Langzhong in front of him with a calm face.

"What a good chance to win Xu Liang, how did things develop like this?" Elder Cao Ge asked in a deep voice. "What's going on with that Ma Xiangyang?"

Zhou Langzhong hung his head and remained silent, and Zhang Yushi said: "Ma Xiangyang's theft and sale of classics is very strange. There was no warning in advance, and as soon as Ma Xiangyang entered the prison of Dali Temple, this incident happened. What's even more strange is that the arrested Ma family servant disappeared afterwards! The lower officials sent someone to track down this person, but there was no news. ”

Elder Cao Ge glanced at him and said, "Is there a problem with Dali Siqing?" ”

Zhang Yushi shook his head, and said in an affirmative tone: "Dali Siqing has no dealings with Xu Liang, so there should be no reason to help Xu Liang." ”

Cao Ge Lao sighed and said, "That is to say, we have all fallen for Xu Liang's calculations!" In my estimation, that little guy Rong Qi is afraid that he has been wiped out at this moment. I didn't see it before, this Xu Liang was so young and had such ruthless methods! It's a sight to behold! ”

Zhang Yushi asked cautiously: "Elder Ge, Your Majesty has not allowed this case to continue to investigate, and Qiao Shangshu is also ill, what should we do now?" Do you want to let it go? ”

Cao Ge's eyes were full of resentful hatred, and he slammed the table and glanced at Zhang Yushi and Zhou Langzhong. Said: "Didn't you say that you also found that the officials of Guanglu Temple had made a small fortune inexplicably? How's this clue going now? ”

This is a clue that Zhou Langzhong is closely following, and Zhang Yushi looks at Zhou Langzhong. Zhou Langzhong hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Ge Lao, there is indeed such a thing. After the sacrifice of the Taimiao, the officials of the four bureaus and two bureaus of Guanglu Temple suddenly became a lot more generous, and even Shen Congliang, the young secretary of Guanglu Temple, was no exception. The lower officer felt that this was an important clue at that time, and carefully interrogated him. Only then did I learn that the money of the officials of Guanglu Temple was given by a member surnamed Tang. ”

"It's good, how can Tang Yuanwai give money to the people of Guanglu Temple?" Elder Cao Ge asked.

"It can't be said to be given." Zhou Langzhong said: "According to the official confession of Guanglu Temple, it was the Tang Yuan who personally found Guanglu Temple, saying that he liked the ink treasure of Guanglu Temple officials very much, and asked the officials of Guanglu Temple to write a few pairs of calligraphy each, and then paid a high price to buy it. ”

When Cao Ge Lao and Zhang Yushi heard this, they were both a little surprised. Cao Ge snorted coldly. Mocked: "There is such a stupid person in the world who has so much money that he has nowhere to spend? Are all the officials of Guanglu Temple good at calligraphy? A thousand words? ”

Zhang Yushi and Zhou Langzhong both shook their heads and smiled.

Cao Ge Lao said: "This must be the plan of the Liang envoy to steal the beam and change the pillar, and buy the officials below!" Saying that, Cao Ge looked at Zhang Yushi and Zhou Langzhong with a straight face, and said in a deep voice: "Lord Zhang, Lord Zhou, this clue is very likely to be a breakthrough to win Xu Liang." Now the Criminal Department has stopped, but you still have to follow this clue to quietly investigate! As long as you find that Tang Yuan, all the truth will be revealed to the world! ”

Zhang Yushi and Zhou Langzhong both nodded. Zhou Langzhong hesitated and said, "Pavilion Elder." The lower officials are always from the household department, and it is always a little inconvenient to investigate the case. ”

Cao Ge Lao waved his hand domineeringly. "Starting tomorrow, you will take a few days of sick leave." Bi Shangshu is there, I will greet him. ”

The Criminal Department removed the guards of Guanglu Temple, and Xu Liang and the subordinate officials of Guanglu Temple were very idle for two days. On this day, Xu Liang came back, and King Qinian of Guanglu Temple followed up with the house and reported a very bad news to Xu Liangyu.

"Your Excellency. According to the report of the people below, Zhang Yushi and Zhou Langzhong were also secretly investigating the purchase of official calligraphy by Tang Yuan, and Zhang Yushi secretly called several deputy envoys to come over for questioning. Wang Qinian said.

Xu Liang was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly said: "It turns out that these people are not dead hearts!" It's no wonder that at the court meeting in the past few days, the old Cao Ge saw his own official. Yin is not yin, yang is not yang. ”

"My lord, what shall we do?"

Xu Liang thought for a while and asked, "How did the little guy Rong Qi deal with it?" ”

Wang Qinian said: "According to the adult's will, let him disappear." ”

Xu Liang nodded, paced in the room, pondered for a while, suddenly sneered, and said to Wang Qinian: "Since Cao Ge still refuses to let me go, then let's play with them." Qi Nian, you come here. When Wang Qinian approached and came over, Xu Liang whispered in his ear like this.

Wang Qinian nodded again and again when he heard this, turned around and hurriedly walked out.

After three days, Zhang Yushi and Zhou Langzhong, who had been secretly visiting for many days and still found nothing, finally got an exciting piece of news from the mouth of an official of Guanglu Temple: the Tang Dynasty who had bought the calligraphy of officials with a lot of money appeared in Tongzhou City.

Zhang Yushi and Zhou Langzhong called two entourages and hurried to Tongzhou.

Entering Tongzhou City, Zhou Langzhong asked: "Lord Zhang, Tongzhou has a new chief soldier, I heard that the chief soldier Dai Feng was originally the deputy chief soldier of Pingliang, Shaanxi, and his relationship with Xu Liang has always been very close. Let's get to his territory, do you want to go and talk to General Dai first? ”

Zhang Yushi shook his head and said coldly: "It's not proper, this time you and I are here to find that Tang Yuan, and we are not here in an official capacity, this matter cannot alarm General Dai." Moreover, Dai Zongbing has a close relationship with Xu Liang, and Tang Yuanwai's appearance in Tongzhou City shows that Tang Yuanwai is very likely to be the person arranged by Xu Liang. ”

Zhou Langzhong nodded and said, "Then should we stay in the hotel first or go to find someone first?" ”

Zhang Yushi said: "The business is important, find someone first." ”

So, Zhang Yushi and Zhou Langzhong carried the portrait of Tang Yuanwai sketched by the officials of the Guanglu Temple in their arms, and went straight to a teahouse in Tongzhou City.

Because according to the officials of the Guanglu Temple, Tang Yuanwai has appeared in this teahouse many times recently. Zhou Langzhong asked the shopkeeper and his partner in the teahouse, and sure enough, Tang Yuanwai did appear in the teahouse.

The shopkeeper looked at the portrait unfolded in Zhou Langzhong's hand, and nodded slowly: "Well, this portrait in Gongzi's hand is indeed a little similar to Tang Yuanwai himself." It's just that I heard that this Tang Yuanwai is not a native of Tongzhou. It seems that a fur merchant from the Liaodong area came to Tongzhou City. I also came to talk about a fur business. He did appear in the teahouse a few times a few days ago, but in the last two days, he didn't come again. ”

Zhou Lang was pleasantly surprised and asked enthusiastically: "The shopkeeper, do you know where Tang Yuanwai is staying?" ”

The shopkeeper looked up at the old face and thought about it. Suddenly, he slapped his palms and said happily: "I remember, Tang Yuanwai said once, he seems to live in the Yunlai Inn in front." ”

Zhou Langzhong and Zhang Yushi were overjoyed when they heard this, stuffed a piece of broken silver into the shopkeeper's hand, and said, "Reward you." ”

The shopkeeper held the silver in his hand, smiled on his face, and bent down again and again to thank him.

Yunlai Inn is also one of the more famous inns in Tongzhou City, which is a three-storey building.

Zhang Yushi and Zhou Langzhong arrived at the Yunlai Inn. Zhou Langzhong walked to the counter and asked the shopkeeper about Tang Yuanwai's news, but Tang Yuanwai went to the countryside to collect fur two days ago, and he was not in the inn for the past two days.

Zhou Langzhong smiled bitterly at Zhang Yushi: "I can't complain that this Tang member is so difficult to find, it turns out that this guy is a foot businessman." ”

Zhang Yushi said: "Okay, let's stay in this inn and wait for Tang Yuanwai to come back." ”

So, Zhang Yushi and Zhou Langzhong, plus two retinues. He stayed in the Yunlai Inn, and deliberately lived next to the guest room outside the Tang Yuan.

Thinking that it won't be long before I can find the key person, Tang Yuanwai. Zhang Yushi and Zhou Langzhong were in a very relaxed mood. In the evening, the two ordered a table of wine and food in the hall on the first floor of the inn and talked about the wine.

There were only two or three tables of people eating in the inn, which seemed a little empty, Zhang Yushi and Zhou Langzhong were half-drunk drinking, and suddenly saw a woman wearing a long skirt with a lake-green jacket walking in, and the woman was in a graceful posture. The demeanor is charming, as if she has been wronged by something, and her eyes under the willow eyebrows are red, and there are still tears.

Zhang Yushi and Zhou Langzhong couldn't help but look at it twice, and said secretly: What a beautiful woman!

The woman's timid eyes glanced twice towards the first floor of the inn. His eyes paused at Zhang Yushi's table for a moment, biting his thin lip, hesitating for a while, and then walked over cautiously.

Zhang Yushi and Zhou Langzhong looked at this woman.

The woman gave a blessing and said in a coquettish voice: "Two sons, the little woman is polite." ”

Zhou Langzhong exhaled the smell of wine, and asked with the tip of his tongue open, "Red hearts...... Girl? But is there something you need to do? ”

The red heart blushed, extremely shy, and said timidly: "Let the two sons laugh, the little woman was angry with the elders at home, and ran out alone, but she never brought silver taels with her, and she didn't eat a grain of rice all day, I see that the two sons have solemn faces, they must be a righteous gentleman, can you...... Can you ......?"

"How?" Zhou Langzhong had drunk a lot of wine, and the shy and timid appearance of this woman named Red Peach made Zhou Langzhong think wildly, so he chased after him and asked.

Red Peach lowered her head with a red face, and her voice was like a mosquito: "Can you borrow a few taels of silver from the two sons so that you can buy a meal to ......eat?"

"Oh? Haha, of course there's no problem with that......" Zhou Langzhong laughed. On the other hand, Zhang Yushi was still able to stay awake, stared at the red heart, and asked, "Girl of hearts, you ran out of your home, dare to ask where your home is?" ”

When the hearts heard this, their faces were as red as clouds, and they lowered their heads with a tangled expression.

Zhang Yushi was full of doubts in his heart, and asked again: "If the girl refuses to tell where the monk is, we don't know all our lives, and we won't lend you money." ”

After hearing this, tears hung on her face again, she looked up at Zhang Yushi and Zhou Langzhong, bowed, and said softly: "The little girl is from a low background, and it is originally inconvenient to disclose the situation in the family, since the two sons insist on asking, then I will tell you." The little woman is the one who listens to the incense pavilion. ”

Zhang Yushi and Zhou Langzhong were full of surprise when they heard it, "Listen to Xiangge? Where is this? ”

Heart, stunned for a moment, asked, "What...... The two sons don't know to listen to Xiangge? Both of them are indeed righteous gentlemen! ”

There was suddenly such a beautiful woman in the inn, which had already attracted the attention of the diners who were eating in the hall on the first floor. Some diners listened to the questions of Zhang Yushi and others, and couldn't help laughing: "Are the two sons accustomed to vegetarianism?" I don't even know the most famous Tingxiang Pavilion in Tongzhou City? Haha, speaking of Tingxiang Pavilion, Ben Gongzi has been to it several times, and the sisters there are more handsome and charming than the other, but I don't know when this girl of red hearts entered Tingxiang Pavilion...... Ha ha. ”

The diner laughed and gave Zhang Yushi and Zhou Langzhong a look that both men understand.

Zhang Yushi and Zhou Langzhong suddenly realized that they finally knew the origin of the girl of hearts. Zhang Yushi had the last doubt in his heart, and with the strength of the wine, he got up with a smile, and stretched out his hand to pull the red heart onto the table. Haha laughed and said: "The girl of hearts hasn't eaten for a day, it's really pitiful, come on, please sit down, this meal is please." Then he shouted to the innkeeper, "Shopkeeper, bring another pot of wine, and bring some special dishes!" ”

Red Peach blushed, half pushed and half snuggled on the spot, blushing and said: "The two sons are so gracious, the little woman can't repay ......"

Zhang Yushi smiled: "The girl of hearts is outside, it's just a meal......"

This night, for Zhang Yushi, was extremely fragrant. And for Zhou Langzhong, he secretly had some regrets: because, after being full of wine and food last night, the red heart girl who listened to the Xiangge entered Zhang Yushi's room.

Alas, Imperial Historian Zhang is older than him, and his grade is also higher than him, although Zhou Langzhong regrets it, there is nothing he can do.

Until, early the next morning, Zhou Langzhong was awakened by a noise. When he came out of the room in his clothes and looked into the hall on the first floor, he saw a middle-aged man as strong as an iron tower, holding a pole in his hand, followed by seven or eight strong men.

The middle-aged man pushed out the shopkeeper who was blocking in front of him three or four meters away, stared at the upstairs guest room, and opened his eyes angrily: "This stinky woman, she didn't return yesterday, and I thought she committed suicide by throwing herself into the river!" I didn't expect her to run to the inn to steal a man! Brethren, search me room by room! ”

The man behind him responded loudly, leaving two people to guard the door of the inn, and the others, led by the middle-aged man, rushed straight up to the second floor.

It turned out that the man in the family came out to catch Jian! Zhou Lang said secretly in the center, and when he saw the middle-aged man taking people up to the second floor, he stepped aside, intending to watch the excitement.

The door of the first room was rudely pushed open by the man, and the middle-aged man, despite the dissatisfaction and protests of the guests inside, glanced inside the room, then retreated, and instead pushed the door of the second room.

The innkeeper followed upstairs and pleaded with a bitter face: "This strong man, I can't help it, I can't help it!" ”

"Fuck off! Tremble again, beware of me beating you! The middle-aged man shouted.

Zhou Langzhong saw it with relish, and suddenly heard Zhang Yushi also open the door, walked out, and asked Zhou Langzhong suspiciously: "Brother Zhou, what's wrong?" Why is it so noisy? ”

Zhou Langzhong said with a smile: "There is a woman who does not abide by women's morals who came out to steal men, and this strong man is here to catch Jian!" ”

Zhang Yushi smiled and said, "There are such things." ”

After a while, the girl named Red Peach also followed out of the door, glanced at her curiously, and when she saw the middle-aged man, she couldn't help but sigh softly, and she was immediately panicked.

"Big brother, she's there!" One yelled at the hearts.

Seeing this, the middle-aged man roared: "Stinky woman, catch her!" ”

So, the middle-aged man and the others went straight towards the hearts.

The girl of hearts turned pale and pale, grabbed Zhang Yushi's arm, and exclaimed, "Zhang Gongzi, save me!" ”

When Zhang Yushi heard this, it was as if a thunderclap suddenly sounded in his ears, and his heart suddenly felt like he had fallen into an ice cave, and his hands and feet stood cold in the corridor on the second floor.

It was Zhou Langzhong who reacted, pulled Zhang Yushi, and hissed: "Adults, go away!" (To be continued.) )