Meng Ranhao asked the hero to say his name, and the hero smiled: "Lord Meng, Li Mingyuan and I are brothers, and he is my eldest brother in the Liangzhou Hou Mansion. A few days ago, I heard that my eldest brother was in the capital to open a bow and surrender beasts, and worshiped Lord Meng as his godfather and lived in the bachelor's mansion, so I went to Chang'an to visit my eldest brother, but I didn't expect him to be there.

Don't hide it from your lordship, the messenger from the palace that day is far away, and I still don't believe it. At night, I went into the house to investigate, and just in time for the adults and the lady chatting, I learned that the eldest brother Mingyuan went out to take the two brothers to play.

I was going to wait a few more days, but I was afraid that someone would secretly murder the adult, and if the adult made a mistake, I would be sorry for the big brother! Therefore, as soon as the adults left the capital, I followed them in the middle of the step. I'll tell you the truth to adults, there are more than a dozen adults who have come to kill them along the way, some of them have told me to kill, and some of them have been driven away by me.

I was reluctant to kill Cai and Ji, and persuaded them to join the adults and serve the country. In the future, if you go elsewhere, you will be protected by Zhang Wen, Li Wu, and Brothers Cai and Ji, and your adult will be safe and sound. My lord, I've said everything I need to say, and we'll see you another day! ”

As soon as Gao Zhiming turned around and was about to leave, Meng Ranhao stretched out his hand and grabbed him again, saying, "Benefactor, you can't go." If you want to go, you can go with my head! You listen to me, you and Mingyuan are brothers, along the way, you tried your best to keep me from resting day and night. How many assassins to kill. Now he has accepted Cai and Ji for me. Although there are a lot of people who say that they will protect me, you can't go if you want to.

"My lord, this time I was just ordered by the Marquis of Yumen to see how Brother Li was doing recently, and I was in a hurry to go back to recover my life! So you are. I didn't explain it to Master Hou! Gao Zhiming said helplessly.

Meng Ranhao said: "You don't have to worry about this, I have it." Aren't you looking for Mingyuan? It just so happens that I'm also waiting for him while patrolling, you, don't think about going anywhere now, when will I go back to the court, when will I let you go home!"

It will be difficult for Gao Zhiming to leave again this time, and after talking for a long time, he said in the end: "That's it, when will we find my eldest brother Li Zhiming." When am I going to leave the adults. ”

"Okay. That's it. Meng Ranhao called Cai and Ji to meet Gao Zhiming again. Gao Zhiming helped the two of them, and Zhang Wen and Li Wu also said hello to Meng Ranhao and Gao Zhiming. These two imperial commanders are indescribably happy in their hearts, how peaceful it is to have such a hero to protect the lord! At this time. It's dawn. Meng Ranhao instructed his subordinates not to say anything about Cai and Ji's assassination. The people obeyed.

Meng Ranhao ordered a banquet to be set up and drank with Gao Zhiming, Zhang Wen, Li Wu, Cai Wenlong, and Ji Wenhu. The six of them talked while eating. Meng Ranhao asked Cai and Ji: "As far as you two know, which place in the vicinity is the most ferocious traitor?"

Ji Wenhu said: "As far as the two of us know, Dongping Mansion in Shanxi Province is the most powerful. ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"There is an exclusive city in Dongping Province, and this exclusive city occupies one-third of the city in Dongping Province. The exclusive city has built the Yin'an Hall and the Treasure Building, and I heard that there are many national treasures hidden in the building. The person headed by the exclusive city is surnamed Huang Mingba, and the official worships the King of Freedom. He and King Ning became sworn friends. He recruited troops, and the exclusive city became his exclusive world. ”

Cai Wenlong said again: "Huang Ba has a lot of capable people, I heard that he has a nephew named Zhu Bao, nicknamed the King of Living Yama, a niece named Zhu Fenglan, the old Huang Ba has a daughter named Huang Yuxia, and a son named Huang Guanbao; The city protector will be Shi Leopard, nicknamed Shi Jingang, and Hou Cheng, nicknamed Sai Dasheng. These are all capable people with strong martial arts. Once, the brothers of the Su family drank too much and secretly told the two of us that the origin of Huang Ba, the king of freedom, was unknown. ”

Meng Ranhao asked, "Why is it unknown?"

"I heard Brother Su say that when there was a drought in Dongping Mansion in Shanxi Province for three consecutive years, when the treasury was empty, Long Live sent a decree to borrow money from the local rich man with gold and silver, Huang Ba donated a lot of gold and silver, and later when he returned the gold and silver, Huang Ba didn't want it, Long Live felt that Huang Ba was for the country and the people, so he said to Zhao Changyong: 'Feng Huang Ba is a free man.' After Zhao Changyong received the decree, he didn't know how to change the word 'Lang' to a 'king', and Xiaoyao Lang became the king of Xiaoyao.

Huang Ba and Zhao Changyong are brothers in life and death, and they are as good as one person. Huang Ba had gold and silver, so he built another city in Dongping City, called the Exclusive City. As soon as Huang Ba became the king of freedom, he was even more indulgent and misbeneficial. He is rich and powerful, has soldiers and generals, it can be said that he wants what he wants, who dares to provoke him? The people of that place are suffering from old age! Supposedly, we should go there to investigate Huang Ba, but that place is too dangerous!"

While eating and drinking, Meng Ranhao listened carefully to what Cai and Ji said, and after listening, he pondered for a moment and said, "Okay, we must go to Dongping Mansion in Shanxi." If Huang Ba really recruited troops and horses privately, had the heart of opposing Dahua, and really harmed the people and committed a heinous crime, we will behead him and eliminate a scourge for the country and the people. ”

Gao Zhiming, Zhang Wen, and Li Wu also said that they should go to Dongping Mansion. Meng Ranhao arranged the matter of Guangling, and after three days, the people rushed to Dongping City, Shanxi. Along the way, hungry and thirsty, stay at night. Not just one day, this day came to Pingyin County, Shanxi, Meng Ranhao ordered to take down the people.

This Pingyin County is dozens of miles away from Dongping City. After arranging the accommodation, Meng Ranhao asked someone to hang out a sign, no matter where the officials came to see him, he said that the Lord of the Heavenly Patrol was overworked and would not be allowed to participate.

He disguised himself as an old man, wrapped up the four treasures of the study room and the seal of the Heavenly Patrol, and went to make a private visit to secretly investigate.

Cai and Ji were worried about Meng Ranhao, afraid of being in danger, and planned to protect them with a few more people, but Meng Ranhao did not agree, and only let Gao Zhiming follow secretly. Short and short. The two arrived at Dongping City. I found a Yujia store in Ximen. The owner of the store is called Yu Laoyi, and the two people who came to Yu Laoyi are dressed ordinarily, especially seeing that Meng Ranhao is an old man, and he is still holding a bamboo hexagram board in his hand, and said: "It is not suitable for the two of you to live in my store, food, drink and accommodation are more expensive than other stores, and it costs a lot of money." There is a shop around the corner, where food, drink, and accommodation are cheap and convenient. ”

This kid is snobbish, and I'm afraid that people won't be able to pay him for the store. Gao Zhiming and Ma Yufei glared at him.

Meng Ranhao said: "If you don't go anywhere else, just stay in your Yujia store." How much we should spend, we give. ”

Yu Lao listened to it one by one, hey, this tone is not small! He said, "Then please come in." There are five upper rooms in the backyard, which are clean and quiet. ”

"How many of the five rooms are idle?"

"It's all empty."

"We've got it."

"Well, how many days can you two live?"

"Not necessarily, a few days counts as a few days. Prepare something for us to eat and drink. ”

Yu Laoyi commanded, and the man led the two to the backyard. It didn't take much effort to bring up the food and drink. Gao Zhiming asked where he planned to go after eating, and Meng Ranhao thought about it. Said: "Zhiming." You're so tired, you haven't rested for many days, and we're not going anywhere today, and we'll go to bed after eating and drinking. I'll talk about that tomorrow. ”

Gao Zhiming believed it. Just drank a few more glasses. After eating and drinking, I really fell asleep. Meng Ranhao saw that he was asleep, and walked out of the upper room with the bamboo hexagram board. He closed the door and said to the man, "My brother is asleep, don't disturb him." ”

Yu Laoyi saw that Meng Ranhao was about to go out, and hurriedly asked, "Where are you going?"

"Go out and find a friend. My friend woke up and looked for me, and you told him that I would be back in a moment. ”

"Okay, Dao Chief, go back to the store early!"

Meng Ranhao walked out of Yu's store and walked down the street. He's going to visit the Exclusive City. The exclusive city is in the south gate, accounting for one-third of Dongping City. Meng Ranhao walked out and saw it not far away. It's a city within a city. The city wall is tall, the city gate is guarded by Huang Ba's soldiers, and none of the people of Dongping City dare to enter the exclusive city. Meng Ranhao was wandering around the city, and a person came out of the city, this person had an eagle's nose and harrier eyes. Toad mouth, monkey gills. He is the head of Huang Ba's mansion, called Huang Ying.

Huang Ying drank too much, came out to let off steam, and ran into Meng Ranhao. The bachelor played the hexagram board in his hand and read: "Fortune telling, fortune telling, if you calculate correctly, you will need six big coins, and if you don't count right, you will find two hundred copper coins!"

When Huang Ying heard this, he stepped forward to stop Meng Ranhao and shouted, "Fortune teller, what did you just say?" Does it mean that if you count it right, you will ask for six big coins, and if it is not right, you will find two hundred copper coins?"

Meng Ranhao said: "Yes. ”

"Okay, you can do a few trigrams for me first."

This kid didn't have a good heart, he wanted to extort money. Meng Ranhao thought secretly: Bastard things, how can there be a number of hexagrams? You're just trying to make money! looked at Huang Ying and said, "Donor, what hexagrams do you want to calculate?" Is it to ask for money, to ask questions, or to file a lawsuit? Tell me what to do, and I'll do it for you. ”

"Listen, this first hexagram, you calculate for me which leg to walk first, and the second hexagram, you calculate whether I am going to the west or the east; The third hexagram counts when I will eat; The fourth hexagram you count when I go to poop, the fifth hexagram you count when I go to sleep, and the sixth hexagram you count whether I sleep blowing the lamp or lighting the lamp!"

After hearing this, Meng Ranhao scolded in his heart: Okay, you dog, do you have such a hexagram? You want to blackmail my money, hmph, you can't get a penny! Then he smiled and said, "Donor, I am right about your hexagrams." ”

"Hey, you haven't commented yet, why are you right?"

"Listen, I'll figure out that you walk first on the front leg..."

"You wait first, I'll see if you're right."

The kid staggered and took a step forward with his left leg, and then took a step forward with his right leg. Which leg he stepped on first, which leg was in front.

"Hey, it's really the first leg in front of you, you really know how to count! The first hexagram is correct. What about the second hexagram?"

"The second hexagram, east, west, north and south are at will, and the donor can go wherever he wants. The third hexagram is that when you are hungry, you eat. The fourth hexagram, if you can't hold it, you will defecate. The fifth hexagram is that when you are sleepy, you sleep. The sixth hexagram is that if you don't want to blow out the lamp when you sleep, you light the lamp. ”

"Ha Luha, the old way, this hexagram you calculated is a two-end block!"

"These hexagrams you asked me to count, so I have to count them."

This kid didn't want to make money, but let Mrs. Li make money for himself. He said, "Old Dao, it seems that you are quite good at divination. However, you want too little for this hexagram. You should ask for more, a hexagram costs twenty taels of silver, I will lead you into the exclusive city of Xiaoyao Palace, you give our old prince a calculation, if the one hexagram is correct, so many people in the palace have to find you to calculate, one hexagram twenty taels, ten trigrams two hundred taels, one hundred trigrams two thousand taels, you will be rich!"

Meng Ranhao was about to enter the exclusive city, and said, "That's great! If you earn two silver taels, let's add two to five. Deuce!"

"Old Dao, do you count?"

"Of course it counts."

"Good. Deal. Hey, do you still need money for these six trigrams?"

"Don't give it."

"Good. Come with me. ”

Huang Ying led Meng Ranhao in. The Xiaoyao Palace, which was in the exclusive city, came to the outside of Huang Ba's study, and asked Meng Ranhao to wait, and he went in. After a while, Huang Ying walked out happily and said to Meng Ranhao: "Old Dao, don't be too casual when you go in and talk, I'm not scaring you, I annoyed the prince with a word." You're going to have to move the incense burner for these two ears!"

Meng Ranhao had already thought in his heart: I went into the tiger's den alone. Be careful! said: "Don't worry. ”

Huang Ying stepped into the study. Meng Ranhao went in to take a look, and there was a table of eight immortals in front of him, with Taishi chairs and red satin chairs on both sides. The upper side of the gold line is cloudy. A bronze mirror hangs at the door. There are many antiques on the two sides of the table, a sword hangs on the wall, and a person sits on the front corner chair. Looking at the age of 50, his face looks like oil powder, two brush eyebrows, a pair of triangular eyes, wearing a scarf, wearing a leisurely scarf, wearing a soft buckle jade belt at the waist, wearing court boots, a shy belly, a flat face, and bulging cheeks. The corners of his mouth twitched. This person is none other than Huang Ba.

Huang Ba has a lot on his mind these days. He had already received a letter from Zhao Changyong, the king of Ning, and Zhao Changyong asked him to find a way to kill Meng Ranhao. Meng Ranhao, as a guardian of the heavens, is indispensable to protect him, how can he kill him? Huang Ba pondered about this all day long, and was worried, when Huang Ying came in and said to him: "Lord Wang, there is an old way outside the city, and he is very clever in fortune telling. Lord Wang, the slave is a little unhappy to see you these days, why don't you ask the old Taoist to calculate a hexagram?"

Huang Ba really wanted to calculate a hexagram, so he asked Huang Ying to bring the old way in. Huang Ying led Meng Ranhao into the study, and after being introduced, Huang Ba asked Huang Ying to move a chair for Meng Ranhao and said, "Old Dao, sit down." ”

Meng Ranhao sat down, Huang Ba looked from top to bottom, and asked, "Where is Lao Dao becoming a monk?"

"Yuquan Cave of Zhongnan Mountain."

"Where do you live now?"

"There is no place to travel in the world."

"What's your name?"

"Haoran." Meng Ranhao said upside down.

"You can tell the lonely king a hexagram."

"Which aspect of the hexagram does the prince want to count?"

"Count the life of this king."

"Please tell me your birthday."

"This king is fifty-five years old this year, and he was born on the 15th of August."

"Oh." Meng Ranhao pinched his fingers and counted: "Lord Wang, it belongs to the rabbit." ”

"Yes." After Meng Ranhao looked at Huang Ba carefully, his face was happy, and he said, "The prince has the appearance of an emperor. When Huang Ba heard this, he was surprised and delighted, and immediately told Huang Ying to retreat. The old boy asked again, "Dao Chief, what did you just say?"

"The prince has the appearance of an emperor."

"Did the Taoist see it?"

"Got it. You are Yu arm soup shoulder. ”

"You go on."

"Poor Dao has the courage to say again, if you raise troops around August 15 this year, you can sit in Jinluan and rule the world."

After hearing these words, the old boy Huang Ba looked at his shoulder and looked at his arm; Look at your arms, look at your shoulders, it's so beautiful! Meng Ranhao is telling Huang Ba a hexagram, how do you know that something bad is going on! The bad thing is bad for Huang Ying. This kid wanted to find more people to tell the hexagram, so that he could split half the silver with Meng Ranhao, so he ran to the back study to find someone, who is it? Sun Hong. Why did Sun Hong come here? Just because Cai Wenlong and Ji Wenhu went to kill Meng Ranhao, they didn't return overnight. Sun Hong thought to himself; Nine times out of ten, these two people were caught by Meng Ranhao's subordinates, and they were under heavy punishment to tell the truth, I, Sun Hong, still wanted to go out of Guangling City? Gotta lose your head! Just run! He said goodbye to the Su family brothers, escaped from Guangling City, and went to Dongping Mansion to find his cousin Huang Ba.

Huang Ba promised to avenge him. Sun Hong lives in the back study, and his face is sad all day long. Huang Ying thought about it, Sun Hong was worried, looking for him to tell the hexagram, he was accurate, so he came to the back study and said, "Lord Sun, don't worry, there is an old way in front of you, who is telling the hexagram for the prince." The old way is accurate, you go and calculate a hexagram, let him calculate what year, month, day and time he can hold Li Taizi and avenge your son. ”

Sun Hong was taken aback when he heard that an old Taoist fortune teller had come. How? This kid immediately remembered that Meng Ranhao was here. Isn't Meng Ranhao pretending to be a fortune teller in Guangling City? The hexagram counted Sun Fu's life and Sun Hong's official son! Sun Hong hurriedly asked, "How old is that old man?" What's the look?"

"Look at him in his forties, his face is as free as jade, and he is wearing a blue robe......

"Carrying a small yellow cloth bag on his body and holding a bamboo hexagram board in his hand, right?"

"How do you know about it?"

"Oh, it must be Meng Ranhao!"

Huang Ying smiled: "Master Sun, you let Meng Ranhao scare out something!" How could that old Tao be Meng Ranhao? He's a real fortune teller, that's right!"

"You take me to have a look, you go in first when you get there, I'll eavesdrop and peek outside the room, if it's Meng Ranhao, I'll cough outside, you call the old prince out quickly." Don't come out, you chatter with the old man, stabilize him. I'll find a way to get him with the prince. ”

The two of them came to the front, Huang Ying entered the study, Sun Hong wet the window lattice paper with his tongue outside the room, poked a small hole, and looked inside, it was Meng Ranhao. He hurriedly coughed, and Huang Ying whispered to Huang Ba, "Your cousin is calling you something important outside the room." ”

Huang Ba stood up and said, "Dao Chief, you wait first, I'll come when I go." ”

Huang Ying said with a hippie smile: "It's a bit of a problem for Madam to call the prince. ”

Then he had an idle conversation with Meng Ranhao.

Huang Ba walked out of the study and saw Sun Hong and said, "Why don't you go in?"

Sun Hong pulled Huang Ba aside and said, "Oh no! The old man in the room is Meng Ranhao! ”

Huang Ba was skeptical and asked, "Are you right?"

"Yes, yes."

Huang Ba pondered for a moment and said, "If he is Meng Ranhao, even if he has wings, he won't be able to fly out of the Exclusive City!" You can just arrange it like this, look at me!" (To be continued......)