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I saw Scarlet Feather striding in front of Zuo Ying and said, "Miss, Uncle, there seems to be some unusual commotion in the outer hall of the inn, please let Scarlet Feather protect Miss back to the room first." ”

Ashina Wuji was the first to jump down from the rock, and glanced at the doorway that connected the courtyard and the outer hall, and saw that there seemed to be crowded with people and brilliant lights.

At this moment, more than a dozen people gathered in the outer hall of the inn. The man at the head was about thirty or forty years old, well-dressed and decent, with a serious and cautious expression. More than a dozen people behind him lined up behind him, all looking nervous and serious.

As soon as the shopkeeper saw this man, he was surprised to greet him, and he was busy making trouble, but he stammered, as if he wanted to call this person by his name, but he couldn't shout it for a long time because he was nervous.

The man in the lead raised his hand and motioned for him not to say anything. He glanced around the outer hall, and saw that there were only three or two guests lingering in the outer hall at this time. And seeing the posture of their group, they have almost gone.

He lowered his voice and asked, "Are you silk merchants here today with a group of five?" One woman and four men. ”

Because the business was cold at this time, there were not many customers, and the shopkeeper almost didn't think about it before he remembered, "Yes, yes, yes, yes...... Your Excellency, this is ......," but the look on his face suddenly became panicked.

"Then take the officer to their room." The man at the head didn't wait for the shopkeeper to finish speaking, and he had already stepped forward.

But as soon as he raised his foot, he was blocked by a person walking next to him.

"Dare to ask who this brother is, who is he looking for here late at night?" The man was about twenty years old, and he was wearing a normal brown shirt. But the appearance is tall and mighty, and he is a talent, which is Sima Xu Hong, the founder of the mansion. After nightfall, he had been drinking tea in the outer hall of the inn, alert for suspicious characters in case they appeared. Just now, I heard that the object of this group of people's inquiries seemed to be their group. That's why I stepped forward to interrogate.

Before the man in charge could speak, several people had already walked up behind him, and shouted at Xu Hong viciously, "Go away." Go away and don't meddle here! ”

Xu Hong saw that the person who came was not only suspicious, but also rude, and raised his eyebrows and said: "I am the 'silk merchant' you are looking for, if you have any matter, just tell me!" He straightened his chest and looked like a master of the arts. didn't take these dozen people seriously at all, and was ready to fight them.

Unexpectedly, as soon as this sentence came out, the man who led the man immediately drank back from the few subordinates who stepped forward, showed a smile, and said to Xu Hong: "This strong man." The lower official Song Guantu is the Taishou of this Ziyang City, and he was also a protégé of Master Su. Today, I happened to learn that Lord Su accompanied his master to the realm, so I took the liberty to come and ask for a meeting. This strong man must also be an adult who walked with Master Su, and the lower officials were offended. ”

Hearing the two call each other like this, the shopkeeper was relieved. At first, I thought that there was some heinous criminal hidden in my inn, and I had to bother Lord Taishou to arrest him personally. Now it seems that their shop is not inhabited by prisoners, but nobles!

Xu Hong heard what Song Guantu said. I thought to myself, it turned out that this was the protégé of that old guy in Subo. What happened to know, it must be that Su Bo deliberately gave him the wind, so that he would have the opportunity to mix his face and fight his head in front of His Majesty!

"Our master doesn't see anyone." Xu Hong said coldly: "This lord, please go back, so as not to displease my master." ”

As soon as Song Guantu showed a dilemma, he heard a voice coming from outside: "Guantu." Why are you here? ”

Xu Hong didn't have to turn around to hear that it was Su Bo. The surprise in his voice sounded so hypocritical to Xu Hong that he felt disgusted.

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Half an hour later, Zuo Ying and his entourage had already arrived at the Taishou Mansion in Ziyang City.

Zuo Ying sat on top of the inner hall, and the others stood on either side. The Taishou of Ziyang City changed into the official uniform of the dark robe and the black gauze crown, and solemnly bowed in front of Zuo Ying, please fail to meet the sin.

Although the private visit of Weifu was destroyed here, it was received by the local government, which could save a lot of trouble and reduce the burden on these people around her, so Zuo Ying thought that it was not unhelpful to bubble up earlier.

"Get up," Zuo Ying said, "It's me who deliberately didn't let people pass it on, and I can't blame you." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Song Guantu kowtowed again before standing up.

Zuo Ying smiled lightly and said, "How did you know that I was here?" “

Song Guantu bowed down and said, "Back to Your Majesty, this matter is also coincidental." There is a Lingquan Mountain near here, and there is a Lingquan Temple on the mountain, where there is a monk called 'Yiquan Master'. It just so happened that she stopped in the suburbs of Ziyang today to give free medical treatment to the victims. She once said that there would be a real dragon in this Ziyang City today. After Wei Chen heard about it, he guessed that the Holy Lord would visit the disaster in person, would he really come to this Ziyang City today? So he also wore civilian clothes, and took his entourage to visit the city, and happened to come to the inn, where he met his mentor Su. ”

"When the overflowing master predicted that the true dragon appeared, His Majesty happened to be present." Xu Hong couldn't help but sneer: "She didn't say that Her Majesty would disguise himself as a silk merchant in a caravan of 'a group of five people, one woman and four men'. ”

"This ......" Song Guantu was suddenly speechless.

As soon as Zuo Ying heard this conversation, and then looked at Su Bo's expression, she probably guessed eight or nine points in her heart. It's just that there's no need to say it.

She said unhurriedly: "Song Guantu, since you are here, you can report to me about the disaster relief here." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Song Guantu, who got the stairs to step down, hurriedly bowed his waist and said: "On the outskirts of Ziyang City, there are now 6,000 people gathered by the disaster, and most of them fled from Danzhou, which was the most severely affected. At present, three porridge factories have been built in the suburbs of Ziyang, and two meals of porridge are used every day. More than 2,000 shacks have also been erected for the victims to live temporarily. As long as the treasury silver allocated by the imperial court is in place, more porridge factories and shacks will be built. ”

"By the way," Zuo Ying remembered one thing, "A few days ago, the imperial court ordered the Sanyong military camp to urgently transfer 10,000 stone of military rations to nearby prefectures and counties for disaster relief, do you know how the military rations are delivered?" ”

When Zuo Ying mentioned this matter, Song Guantu's expression suddenly became nervous, but he didn't dare to hesitate under the eyes of the emperor and his teacher, and bowed his head and said: "Back to Your Majesty, Weichen got the news that the 500 stone military rations that were first sent to Pingzhou among the 10,000 stone military rations...... All of them were robbed on the way to transport, and ...... None of the officers and soldiers who escorted the military rations survived! ”

This statement surprised everyone. Even people like Ashina Wuji, who never had to fight with military rations, but had people behind the army who drove cattle and sheep to replenish them, could imagine how bad the nature of this case was.

"Whose case is this? Where was the rations robbed? Xu Hong couldn't help frowning and asked.

"This case happened just two days ago, and the lower officials only got the news." Song Guantu replied: "The specific beginning and end are still unknown. ”

Su Bo pondered for a moment, then stepped forward and arched his hand towards Zuo Ying and said, "Your Majesty, no matter who is committing this crime, it seems that this neighborhood is not very peaceful, and I ask Your Majesty to stay in this Ziyang City to direct disaster relief matters; If you have to go to Pingzhou City in person, you need to be heavily guarded. ”

At this time, an attendant outside the door cautiously came in and said, "Taishou, the city defense guards said that they had just captured a suspicious person, please make a decision." ”

Song Guantu whispered: "This kind of trivial matter, why do you need to report me? I'm visiting an important guest, so don't come in and disturb you if you're okay. ”

"Yes, yes." The attendant hurriedly bowed and retreated.

At this moment, the person who was tied up and held outside the Taishou Mansion by Wuhua was a stout young man wearing coarse cloth clothes. He was disheveled, his hair was shaggy, his face was covered in dust, and his lips were chapped and chapped, as if he had come from a long journey. He was pressed to his knees by two soldiers, but he kept looking inside the door, looking anxious.

After a while, the attendant who had just reported came out of the gate of the Taishou Mansion and said to the two soldiers silently: "Taishou said, don't bother him with such a trivial matter, you can go!" After that, he turned around and went back to close the door.

"My lord! My lord! The stout man who was pressed to the ground suddenly became extremely excited and said, "What the villain has reported is absolutely false! It's about human life! Ask the adults to be gracious and let the villain go in and see Taishou! Please! ”

The attendant stopped, turned back to the two soldiers, and shouted, "Take away, take away, this mad dog!" ”

The soldier was also pulling the stout man hard, but the man didn't know where the strength came from, so the two of them tried their best to pull him away. He leaned forward almost furiously, and shouted with all his might, "Lord Taishou, be gracious! Human life is at stake! Human life is at stake! ……”

But his voice was quickly blocked behind the closed door.

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At the same time in the city of Pingzhou, a group of twenty or thirty people, holding torches, marched quickly on the dark streets. Soon crossed the avenue and came to the front of the Taishou Mansion in Pingzhou City.

The leader of that team was none other than Tuoba Shou. He ordered someone to quickly slap the gate of the Taishou Mansion open, and eagerly asked the doorman who came to open the door, "Lord Dong is in the mansion?" ”

The man was about to answer, when another man came from inside.

"Lord Tuoba, could it be that the matter of tracking down the military rations was done so quickly?" The person who came was Shi Guoliang, and when he saw Tuoba Shou, he showed a feigned surprise.

Tuoba Shou immediately changed to a relaxed look and said: "The matter of tracking down the military rations has been delayed, but Ben will find out another important matter on the way, and after weighing it again, he still decided to come back first and tell Lord Dong and Shi Taishou in detail." ”

"Oh? What's important? Shi Guoliang touched the short beard on his lips, and a hint of sinister flashed in his slender eyes.

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