Recognize him? Which he? A few prosperous people were stunned for a moment, and instinctively began to look around.

In this side hall, except for the "blood man" who spoke, there were only a few forbidden guards and Lord Qiao himself, who had spoken before.

Who is this Lord Joe talking about, and which one do you recognize?

Seeing the three prosperous and peaceful people shaking their heads like fools, the guards of the forbidden army who couldn't stand it couldn't help but say, "What are you looking at? Isn't it here? ”

What to see? Isn't that looking at people? I don't know who Master Joe is talking about? It's the first time they've seen people here, so who will they recognize?

After scolding, you're still shaking your head? Seeing this, the guard of the forbidden army who had just spoken out was also a quick-tempered person, and when he saw this, he immediately stepped forward, raised the head in the hand of the "bloody man", and said, "Isn't this here!" ”

A scream rang through the sky.

The guards of the Forbidden Army, who were startled by this scream, were shocked in place for a while, and when they came back to their senses, they hurriedly exclaimed, "Close the door quickly......"

Qiao Ran, who was bolting the door, glanced back at him and silently dropped the bolt in his hand.

Who wouldn't call such a disagreeable move to come forward? Therefore, as soon as she saw the impatient Praetorian guard coming forward, she turned her head and went to the door without thinking about it.

Facts have proved that her prediction was not wrong, if it wasn't for the early closing of the door, Fang Cai's scream that shocked people's "eardrums" would have attracted onlookers.

The screams were left in the hall, and the guards of the forbidden army rubbed their stinging eardrums, stepped forward and covered the mouths of the three old craftsmen who were still screaming, and scolded: "What is it called, don't come and recognize people soon!" ”

Xingsheng and the three of them, who were forced to calm down after covering their mouths and screaming, looked at the Praetorian guard in horror, although they were barely quiet at this time, they didn't dare to look at the head again.

I really didn't have any preparation before, but when I was still looking for someone around, I couldn't help but look at this face in my hand, that kind of scene is really unforgettable, how dare I turn my head to look at it again?

Thinking of this, the three of them trembled.

"Why are you stunned?" The guards of the forbidden army urged again at this time, pushed the three of them, and said, "Why don't you come over and recognize people?" “

The three people who pushed this one grinned in pain, and if they didn't look at it again, these hands were not light or heavy, maybe they would have to break a few bones back.

So, thinking like this, several people didn't rub it anymore, and turned their heads to look over.

Probably to let them see more clearly, during the previous work with the forbidden guards, the girl over there had already wiped the head that was carried by the forbidden guards with a handkerchief, so that at this time, they could barely make out the true face of that face.

Skimming off the sides of the burnt cheeks, the owner of this face should have been quite old before his death, his face was full of wrinkles and looked like he was in his seventies, and the curly hair was curled by fireworks or originally curled, and the whole person exploded around his head.

However, unlike the peaceful faces that had been seen at the funeral, the eyes of this face were wide open, the pupils were pitch black, and a pair of eyes seemed to look at them with horror and calm.

In a glance, the three couldn't help but take a step back.

The Praetorian guards behind him stepped forward to block the retreat of the three of them, and let out a cold snort.

One of the old craftsmen turned pale with fright and exclaimed, "Death...... Aren't all dead people's eyes closed? ”

The "blood man" guard, who was originally covered in blood, had already walked to the copper basin where the water was drawn and washed his face, and the guard who washed the blood stains on his face did not look as weird as before.

At this time, listening to the words of the old craftsman, the guard couldn't help but let out a soft snort: "Who told you that your eyes are closed?" Don't you hear a word that makes you blind to death? ”

As soon as this word came out, the three people who made Xingshenghe tremble again.

Seeing that these three people were shaking like chaff, especially one of them, his eyes had already begun to roll up, Qiao Ran was afraid of scaring him into fainting, and it would take a lot of effort to wake people up when the time came, so he asked in a busy long story and short: "Do you recognize him?" ”

The three of Xingsheng shook their heads in unison.

"If you don't recognize it, how can this person's body be sealed in the fireworks?" There were forbidden guards who were dissatisfied.

They were obviously not satisfied with this answer of the three of them.

"Didn't you say you did it yourself?" The Janissary Guard said, his eyes fell on the two old craftsmen, and said, "So you killed this man, got him inside, and then prepared to light fireworks at the national sacrifice ceremony to cause a disturbance?" ”

If it weren't for Lord Qiao finding out that the situation was wrong and transporting the things to the Jackdaw Palace, thinking about the scene of the human head rising into the air at that time, people couldn't help but shudder: How many heads did this prosperous and harmonious grow enough to cut off?

The two old craftsmen's faces turned pale when they were asked, and when they heard this, they quickly shook their heads and denied: "No, no, how could we do such a thing?" Do you want to live? ”

"Then how could this man be in there?" The guard of the Forbidden Army, who lowered his head and smelled the smell of blood on his body in disgust, wrinkled his brows and scolded, "me and let Lao Tzu get bloody?" ”

The two shook their heads and said, "No...... Ignorance. ”

"You don't know about the fireworks you made, don't those of us who haven't touched the fireworks know about it?" The forbidden army guard scolded, glanced at the girl on the side, and saw that she didn't make a sound, so he couldn't help but straighten his back, and felt a little more confident in his heart, and said, "Could it be that besides you, there are others who have touched this firework?" ”

Look at the way these three people are trembling now, it's really ...... Tsk tsk. You know, not to mention how high the posture of these three people was before, and repeatedly guaranteed that there would be no problems with the fireworks, what was the result? My face is swollen!

As soon as he thought of this, the Praetorian Army guard pursed his lips disdainfully, and then secretly glanced at the girl next to him again. This Master Qiao praised him greatly, saying that he was bold and brave, and he was a malleable talent. He has also read the book that writes the words of Lord Qiao of Dali Temple, so he has been yearning for the cases of punishing evil and promoting good and catching bad people in Dali Temple for a long time. This forbidden army has been doing it for so many years, and he has long been tired of it, maybe his heroic and wise performance today has left a deep impression on Lord Qiao, and he will be able to transfer to Lord Qiao of Dali Temple as an errand boy!

Thinking like this, he saw the girl smiling at him, nodded and followed his words, and said, "Yes, think about it carefully, besides you, is there anyone else who has the opportunity to encounter this firework?" ”

The girl's words undoubtedly gave him great confidence, and the guards of the forbidden army couldn't help but straighten their backs, feeling that they were one step closer to being written into the book when they went to Dali Temple on an errand.

Sure enough, the sage said it well: "Opportunities are such things as oneself." "As for which saint said it, it doesn't matter.

The three of Xingshenghe all looked at each other when they heard this, a trace of dazedness flashed on their faces, and after a while, one of the old craftsmen suddenly said: "I can't see the flaw in sealing the fireworks, but it will not only take a lot of effort but also be extremely familiar with the people who seal the fireworks to do it." ”

Another old craftsman's face suddenly changed when he said this: "Could it be Lao Zheng ......?"

"What Lao Zheng?" The guards of the forbidden army, who actively asked loudly, hurriedly asked.

After asking for a long time, these three stupid people only cared about being frightened, screaming and scared, and didn't say a few useful news.

The three of Xingshenghe looked at each other again, and in the end, the principal was silent and said: "Lao Zheng is the old man who is our Xingsheng and the old man who manages the treasury, and he has been in my Xingsheng and stayed for almost thirty years. It's not the first time I've been prosperous and making fireworks for the palace, and nothing has happened in all these years......"

"It's not surprising that past years are in the past, this year is this year, and people will change." Qiao Ran opened his mouth to interrupt the main matter's words, thoughtfully, "If it is really as you said, an old man who has been prosperous and stayed for thirty years is an average qualification, and thirty years is enough to learn to seal fireworks." ”

After all, things like sealing fireworks are no better than making fireworks and other things that require talent, and it takes thirty years to imitate this kind of thing, and you can't tell the difference.

Xingsheng and the three of them did not refute it silently.

"As for whether it's him, ask that old Zheng to come over and ask." Qiao Ran said, turned his head and ordered the forbidden army guards beside him, and asked him to invite the female officer beside His Majesty to come over.

Now, after finding this suspicious Lao Zheng, I still have to ask who this Lao Zheng is.

Who is Lao Zheng? The lord, who is about forty years old, was stunned for a moment, and then instinctively shook his head and said, "Before I took over the position of the principal, that Lao Zheng was there, and he only knew that he was a prosperous and reliable old man, and the rest knew nothing. ”

Xingshenghe's main thing is that he is too "young" to know this Lao Zheng, but the two Xingsheng and "slightly older" old craftsmen are a little clearer.

"This old Zheng," one of the old craftsmen recalled for a moment, half-closed his eyes cautiously, "I know something." At that time, I was just a prosperous and ordinary craftsman......"

"One winter, the snow fell enormously. Xingsheng and the chief at that time was a kind-hearted person, and as soon as he opened the door in the morning, he saw a ragged foreigner curled up in the doorway, already frozen. The principal was startled, seeing that the person was still alive, he hurriedly moved him in, and helped to hire a doctor, after some treatment, the already frozen stranger woke up, but the already injured leg was completely useless due to frostbite, and he couldn't do any other heavy work. Later, according to this Lao Zheng himself, he came to the capital all the way to the capital due to a famine in his hometown, but he was robbed of his belongings by mountain bandits in the middle of the road and broke a leg. ”

When the chief saw that he was pitiful, and that there was a lack of a storehouse, he took him in. Lao Zheng is not a person who does not know how to be measured, he insists on not getting paid for more than 30 years, and there has been almost nothing wrong with the treasury in the past 30 years. The old craftsman said, even if he felt that Lao Zheng was suspicious, there was no accusation between the words, obviously there were more doubts than affirmations, and he privately felt that this matter should not be done by Lao Zheng.

In the whole story, the main thing is kind-hearted, but Lao Zheng, who has not taken any money for more than 30 years, is also a grateful person.

Speaking of these past events, Xingsheng and the three of them all showed a little emotion.

was sighing with emotion, but someone interrupted the three of them with an inopportune voice: "The prosperous fireworks business must not only be the entire Chang'an City, but even the entire Dachu is the existence of the top name!" ”

After all, to be able to show his face here with His Majesty, and to choose it for so many years in the national sacrifice ceremony, the craftsmanship of Xinghe must be excellent.

"It's nature." When it comes to the business of Xingxinghe, the voice of the principal can't help but raise a little more and feel a little more confident.

The girl who opened her mouth to ask only said "En", and said: "Such a big business, so presumably your prosperous treasury must be not small, yes or no?" ”

"That's right." The principal nodded again and said, "At most, I have to pile up more than sixty percent of the fireworks from the major cities of Dachu in the prosperity and treasury, if this treasury is small, how can it be stacked?" ”

Hearing him say this, the girl smiled meaningfully, and suddenly said: "Then this Lao Zheng is not an ordinary person, managing such a large warehouse in and out, and there has been no fault for more than 30 years, this is not something that an ordinary person can do, so his arithmetic should be very good!" ”

Arithmetic is considered unpopular among many disciplines in Guozijian, and sometimes the dignified Guozijian even recruits less than ten students from the School of Mathematics a year, which shows that it is rare. Because except for a few positions in a few departments of the imperial court, most of the places where the arithmetic department is used are the account managers of various prefectures or major business shops.

Compared with other disciplines of Guozijian, this is really not "useful", and there are many people who have such ideas. Because they are not "valued", there are very few people who study arithmetic, and even fewer who are proficient in it. Therefore, even if it is an experienced bookkeeper, it is not easy for one person to manage prosperity and such a big business for 30 years.

But this Lao Zheng did it.

It may be natural for an ordinary person to have such a powerful arithmetic skill, but such a "talent" is related to today's events, which is inevitably a little too unusual.

It's not hard to figure out, it's just that the girl's words came out, but after a while, almost everyone in the side hall changed color.

After all, arithmetic needs brains and hands, and Lao Zheng's inconvenient legs and feet will not affect the reuse of an arithmetic master.

Thirty years. It is a bit unreasonable for such a powerful arithmetic master to prosper and manage the treasury for thirty years without asking for a single salary.

"This old Zheng ......," the principal muttered, subconsciously swallowed his saliva, and then looked at the girl with a calm face, and said, "Is there really a problem?" ”

"I don't know." The girl shook her head, then looked down at the corpse hidden in the fireworks pile, and said, "Also, don't you think this person is a little strange?" ”

When she mentioned the head that had frightened everyone at first, everyone looked down again: the emotions on his face were hideous, but those eyes looked a little calm and strange.

Hideous and calm, this in itself is an extremely contradictory pair.

He ...... It's like being blind. The girl looked at the calm and strange eyes for a moment, and then spoke slowly.