Seeing that the two soldiers were about to come up and snatch it, Xiang Jujun clenched the long whip in his small hand, and both sides were about to burst.

Zhou Xiaocao suddenly said: "Slow! ”

Xiang Jujun let go of his hand, and the two soldiers also looked at Zhou Xiaocao. I saw Zhou Xiaocao reach into his arms and take out a small box. When I opened the box, there was a squarely folded piece of paper, and I could faintly see the black ink and bright red seals.

Zhou Xiaocao took out the paper and handed it to Master Qian. Mr. Qian thought it was a silver ticket, but after a closer look, he felt that it was a little different.

Not only did he misunderstand, but even the people around Zhou Xiaocao misunderstood that it was a silver ticket. Some of them are still slandering in their hearts: "The young master obviously has money in his hands, but he spends so much money with these Qiu Ba here, which makes people afraid in their hearts, how can they return to the capital without silver?" I thought I wouldn't even be able to go home. ”

Before Lord Qian had time to take a closer look, a big hand snatched the piece of paper away, but it was General Yin on the side: "Lord Qian, this kind of businessman who is full of copper stench is the most hateful, he obviously has money, but he doesn't take it out!" Hey, what is the denomination of your silver ticket? A hundred taels? Or two hundred taels? ”

Zhou Xiaocao was speechless in surprise, this benevolent brother is really okay, you don't ask what it is, just take it for granted that it is a silver ticket? But even if it's a silver ticket, it can't just be given to you. Thinking of this, I couldn't help but shake my head slowly.

General Yin said: "That is, there is not even a hundred taels? That's it, what about this silver ticket, it's a tax! As for the tiger skin, take it to the market at the bottom of the mountain and sell it. Save some flowers, you can still go back to the capital. ”

Master Qian smacked his lips and said, "But." General Yin, that piece of paper"

General Yin nodded and said, "Yes, maybe this guy still has some silver tickets on him, but I'm worrying about it." ”

Zhou Xiaocao's face turned cold, and he said, "This general, say something you don't like to hear, this piece of paper." I'm afraid you can't afford it. ”

General Yin laughed and said, "Joke! I am the general of the guard, and I have hundreds of men and horses under my command, what can I not afford? Could it be that you're not a silver ticket? Or rather. Is this a silver ticket for a thousand taels? That's a bit too much, no matter how good the tiger skin is, it can't be sold for as much as a thousand taels. ”

Zhou Xiaocao didn't speak, just looked at him with a sneer. General Yin was a little hairy by him. Thought to myself. Fuck it, he's a general, he's just a businessman, can he still be scared by his momentum?

"Isn't it more than a thousand taels? Ten thousand taels? Or 100,000 taels? There really won't be so many, right? ”

Master Qian finally spoke, but his mouth was a little dry, and he had vaguely guessed what it was. According to the size and specifications of the seal, it must have been used by the imperial court, and the seal of the local government was not so large.

Said the seal. Many people may not know that the material of the seal. The size and style, and even the patterns carved on it, are not allowed to be made casually, they are all customized, and if they are violated, it is likely to be overstepping, or there will be a disaster of killing the head and exterminating the family. In the Han Dynasty, there were detailed regulations that the emperor used jade, the ministers used gold, the local government used silver, and the common people used copper. With the exception of jade seals, most of the ancient seals were cast, not carved as we imagined. After the Yuan Dynasty, these regulations were all messed up, and ordinary people also used jade seals, but most of them were nephrite, such as Shoushan stone, because jadeite carving was too difficult, and it was not like metal that could be made first to cast seals. At this time, most of the seals were written by literati and given to craftsmen to engrave. In the Ming Dynasty, one of the four great talents in the south of the Yangtze River, Wen Zhengming's eldest son, Wen Pengzi Sanqiao, began to carve seals with Qingtian stone seals, opening a precedent for literati to govern seals, to the Qing Dynasty, literati to govern seals has become a common practice, everyone comes out frequently, and even to the end of the Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China, there is also a special organization, called Xiling Seal Society, which still exists to this day, and the organization is very famous and influential.

The seal on this piece of paper, with a huge pattern, belongs to the giant seal. It is square, with birds and insects in the middle, and it is vaguely known that there are four spirit beasts around. The knife work is exquisite, meticulous, and it must be a court seal, but it is not a silver ticket.

Master Qian spoke, but his voice was a little hoarse: "General Yin, this is not a silver ticket. ”

General Yin's eyes widened: "It's not a silver ticket?" What is that? Take a random piece of paper to entertain Lao Tzu? ”

Zhou Xiaocao clasped his hands in front of his chest and said in a cold voice: "What is it, you can just open it yourself and see for yourself." ”

"Humph!"

General Yin shook his hand and opened the paper, on which turned out to be two seals, bright red seals, white paper and black characters, this is the most intuitive appearance of Chinese calligraphy, with strong contrast.

General Yin glanced at it and said, "What are the words on this seal, why don't you know any of them?" Hey? Here are the small words like I come to me in person? ”

Lord Qian was startled and hurried up to take a look. Just at this glance, I felt that the world was spinning, and the whole person was not good: "This and this"

He was a little suspicious that Zhou Xiaocao was a fake, but this was a royal private seal, who dared to pretend to be? is to pretend, and dare to pretend in front of himself, an official of the court? Isn't that the old birthday star hanging, is it a long life?

But if you want to say that this is true, then the identity of the person in front of you is enough to get rid of Lord Qian and General Yin like crushing ants, and no one will talk nonsense.

Lord Qian looked at Zhou Xiaocao, saw that he looked indifferent, and was more sure of the thoughts in his heart, and asked cautiously: "You are under the official Qian Junyi, see your lord!" ”

As he spoke, he knelt down. Joke! There are two private seals of the former emperor and the current saint on this piece of paper, can this person's identity be small?

Zhou Xiaocao hurriedly supported him and said, "Originally, my identity can't be revealed until the critical moment, so you two want to keep it secret for me, do you know?" ”

Lord Qian sweated coldly and said, "That's nature, that's nature." ”

General Yin blinked and returned the paper to Zhou Xiaocao. Zhou Xiaocao folded it again and put it in the box, and asked, "What are so many of you here for?" ”

Qian Junyi lowered his waist slightly, this is a big man who can't be provoked, he can put his posture as low as he can, anyway, he can't be wrong: "My lord, due to the sudden flash flood last night, I met with General Yin overnight to participate in disaster relief matters. On the fifth watch, the flash flood gradually stopped, and the lowly people comforted the victims, thinking that they would come to the mountain to see if there were any trapped people, and by the way, they also looked at the disaster, so that they could show their appearance. ”

Only then did Zhou Xiaocao notice that these people also had mud and dirt, and some of them were yawning, and it seemed that they had not slept all night. It is said that these two officials are also good officials.

Zhou Xiaocao asked, "Is Lord Qian the local prefect?" ”

Qian Junyi replied: "No, no, the lower official is the local general judge, and the prefect is Zheng Hui Zheng. ”

Zhou Xiaocao asked, "Oh? As the prefect of a place, why didn't he come to participate in the disaster relief? ”

Qian Junyi replied: "I came in a hurry last night, and I brought someone here first, and I have already sent someone to inform Master Zheng. As for why he didn't come, this subordinate doesn't know. ”

Zhou Xiaocao snorted: "Another dereliction of duty!" The general judge and the general are here, and he, as an important member of a place, actually sleeps at home! ”

Hearing this, Qian Junyi was secretly happy in his heart. That Zheng Hui picked his nose and eyes at himself, how to look at it and how unpleasant it was. This time, there is this great god to rectify him, see how arrogant he will be in the future! It's better to get him to the end and go back to his hometown. But he also knew that it was impossible.

Zhou Xiaocao said: "You have also seen the situation on the mountain, these upside-down trees, see which ones can be used, pull them back." There are also the carcasses of wild beasts on the mountain, which can be eaten and those that cannot be eaten are buried, otherwise worms will grow. ”

Qian Junyi is Zhou Xiaocao said a word, Zhou Xiaocao finished speaking, he said: "The humble position has been recorded, my lord, let's go back to the city, right?" ”

Zhou Xiaocao nodded and said, "Okay, let's go back, I still want to meet this Zheng Hui for a while, and see what he looks like." ”

Zhou Xiaocao went to Bishan to suppress the bandits, it was really a beautiful way, not only the people of the government rushed to send him money, but the heroes in the green forest also came to stammer, and now, of course, he was unhappy in his heart. Unfortunately, this Lord Zheng Hui Zheng ran into the muzzle of the gun.

Zhou Xiaocao walked in front, Qian Junyi and General Yin didn't dare to walk beside him, and there was a group of female dependents behind him, who could only be left behind. General Yin was quite eye-catching, and made two simple sedan chairs with local materials for the injured Zhao Zhigao and the pregnant Yan Qixia to sit.

Qian Junyi followed cautiously, and might as well be pulled by General Yin beside him: "Lord Qian, Lord Qian!" ”

Seeing General Yin with a mysterious and whispering face, Qian Junyi narrowed his eyes: "What's the matter, General Yin?" (To be continued......)