Wuzhou.

It is thousands of miles away from Chang'an, and it is the largest commercial town in the north-south hub. The city was full of Persians and Hu merchants of different races. The trade atmosphere is strong.

The door of the carriage was kicked open by Zong Huo from the inside, and his eyes showed greed.

Finally arrived, the territory controlled by his clan.

This Wuzhou, as the only way to pass through the north-south center, generates annual income and oil, how could the Wei family, who are relatives of the emperor, let go of this place.

And this is the most ideal place for his father to place him.

"Hahahaha..."

Zong Huo laughed loudly, suffering and being frightened along the way, and got the strongest rebellious reaction.

Zonghuo is crazy!

"Ben Gongzi wants to drink the strongest wine, sleep the most beautiful woman here, you all go and find Ben Gongzi! Find it now! ”

There are a total of twenty-eight dead soldiers guarding Zong Huo, and after they entered the city, they still subconsciously looked around vigilantly, running thousands of miles along the way, and they were nervous every moment until this moment.

But there is nothing unusual about the crowded streets of Wuzhou.

"Boss, it doesn't look like there's a problem." A dead man said cautiously.

The eyes of the people at the head were already bloodshot, and they looked a little scary, but they had never closed their eyes in the past few days.

After a long time, even the dead man showed a hint of tiredness and said, "Everything should be going according to Master Shangshu's plan. ”

So Wuzhou should be safe.

Several dead soldiers nodded to each other and exchanged glances, at this time Zong Huo was already waiting impatiently, "Didn't you hear what my son said, what about the mansion that my father sold me in Wuzhou?" Don't take Ben Gongzi with you yet! ”

Zong Chuke doted on his only son and chose Wuzhou as Zong Huo's hiding place, and he had already prepared a beautiful mansion for him, a servant and a maid.

So when Zong Huo thought of this, his eyes turned green.

Thinking about what kind of life he had had along the way, he laughed maniacally.

The dead man at the head had a gloomy face, and there was a trace of blood in his eyes, and then he turned around stiffly: "Go to the house." ”

Zong Huo laughed again, not caring about the frightened eyes of everyone on the street, he really felt that he was completely safe.

At this time, two people in the crowd cautiously followed the carriage and kept a safe distance.

They are the secret guards of the Pei family who followed Zong Huo all the way, if it is said that Zong Huo's dead soldiers have worked hard all the way, they will only be more tired.

"Don't ruin Childe's business at the last minute." One of the secret guards said, "If you find Zong Huo's house, send a letter to Gongzi immediately." ”

Just as they were following cautiously, suddenly someone stood in front of them, dressed in the costume of a bearded man, with a grim face.

When he saw the face of the visitor, the dark guard was extremely shocked.

There were three people in total, all wearing hats and covering half of their faces. It's just that the person who stopped them, while speaking, also took off the hat on his head.

"Childe has orders, come with us."

The dark guard was surprised, seeing that Zong Huo's carriage had turned around the corner and disappeared: "But! ”

The person who came made a "silence" action, "Don't say anything, this Wuzhou city is full of ears and eyes." ”

The two guards struggled for a moment, and seeing that the carriage could not catch up, they nodded, and disappeared into the crowd with the three men with hats.

After the house arrived, Zong Huo's eyes were green: "It's worthy of my father..."

This mansion is splendid, only richer than Chang'an's, if this is used as the survival place of Zong Huo for the rest of his life, it is really like a nest of ecstasy.

Zong Huo couldn't even wait to jump out of the carriage, rushed to the door of the house and pushed the door open.

A row of slaves and maids standing with their heads bowed suddenly spoke: "Welcome Huo Gongzi." ”

Zong Huo's eyes were brighter, staring at those servants and maids and the courtyard behind him, it turned out that his father didn't lie to him, everything here was prepared early.

Several of the dead men glanced at each other, and they all breathed a sigh of relief.

"Childe, these servants and maids are all personally selected by the master for you, everyone has an innocent background, and they will never cause harm to the son." Zong Chuke can be said to be dedicated to this only son, and even the maidservants did not dare to buy it from outside at will, but after strict screening, to ensure that there was no problem, they were placed in this house in advance, waiting for Zong Huo.

Zong Huo immediately walked in laughing maniacally. All day long, he was eating and enjoying himself.

The dead soldiers took a few accompanying Hu merchants to the courtyard and looked at them coldly: "Tomorrow you will take the goods to the street and dispose of them." Don't come back. ”

In order to hide his identity for Zong Huo along the way, the real Hu Shang in the team played a role in hiding from the world. The goods on the car were also purchased by Zong Chuke, and told them that after arriving in Wuzhou, they would dispose of the goods casually, and the gold and silver obtained would naturally belong to them.

A few Hu businessmen were submissive and quietly pinched a cold sweat. They were frightened along the way, and finally survived until the day of liberation.

But as soon as they turned around, cruelty swept over the eyes of the dead.

Zong Chuke didn't even trust his servants and maids, so how could he trust Hu Shang who followed them all the way. When I arrived in Wuzhou, these people were useless to put it simply.

But the goods still have to be handled by them, and after tomorrow, there will be just a few more nameless corpses on the outskirts of Wuzhou.

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At the same time, Chang'an.

The shrewd staff flashed like a ghost: "In the past two days, our spy has been walking around the city with a portrait, and a vendor said that he had met the woman in the portrait once on the street. ”

Zong Chuke opened his eyes from the Taishi chair: "Do you know where that slut is hidden by Pei Tan?" ”

The staff said in a deep voice: "Not yet, but at least it shows that the maid you are looking for has indeed appeared on Chang'an Street." ”

Zong Chuke stared at the staff: "I don't want to know this, what the official asked you to check is where the palace maid is hidden in Chang'an, and the evidence of collusion with the erator." ”

"My lord is angry," the staff lowered his eyebrows, "there are already eyebrows, since this woman really dares to walk on the street in a grand manner, it is enough to say."

Ming Pei talked about this person's high opinion of himself, thinking that no one knew about his framing of King Changle. ”

This is their first opportunity, and it is also Pei Tan's flaw.

Zong Chuke's expression turned cold, a slave who fled the palace without permission, not only had no worries, but also showed indifference. This fell into the eyes of Zong Chuke and became another meaning, that is, Pei Tan didn't take his Shangshu Mansion in his eyes at all, and took away the palace maid who "collected the corpse" from the palace in a grand manner, and did not hide and connived at this woman on the street, Zong Chuke's face became colder and colder.

"It also shows that the situation of this slave is not dangerous, and she is likely to hide it with another identity."

The staff turned their eyes: "The more dangerous it is, the safer it is, if we don't follow up with the portrait, even if someone on the street has caught a glimpse, no one will suspect it..."

Suddenly, the two looked stunned.

"Pei talks about this shaft, but he is really smart." Zong Chuke's eyes flashed.

It's naïve to think that if you disguise the palace maid as an ordinary person, no one will care.

The staff suddenly thought of something: "There is another thing, the subordinates found that in the past two days, Pei Tan suddenly did not come out of Dali Temple, which was completely different from his previous behavior. The subordinates are thinking, I don't know what this person is secretly planning? ”

Zong Chuke's eyes were gloomy, and he spoke again after a long time: "No matter how the old man calculates, you find that cheap maid as soon as possible, as long as she is there, it will be doomed to Pei Tan's death." ”

The staff immediately moved their eyes slightly, and the corners of their mouths hooked up with an evil smile.

But on the evening of the second day, in front of the gate of Dali Temple, an inconspicuous carriage was parked. When Xing Zuoxing came out of Dali Temple, his eyes were empty.

Then he continued to pretend that nothing had happened, got into the carriage, and was taken to the back door of Shangshufu.

"What do you command?" Master Xing was a little uneasy.

Zong Chuke looked at him expressionlessly, as if he didn't have any emotion; "Pei talked about the changes in the past two days, why didn't you report to the official?"

Master Xing was immediately startled, and said short-heartedly: "Why did your lord say this? Master Pei, he... Nothing out of the ordinary, huh? ”

Zong Chuke sneered: "You are not small, you dare to deceive the old man, the old man asked you, Pei Tan suddenly cowered in Dali Temple, this is not abnormal, what is it?" ”

Before, Chang'an was full of flowers and wine, but now he suddenly doesn't go out, who knows what this shaft is planning in private.

The more Zong Chuke thought about it, the darker his demeanor became.

Master Xing seemed to be frightened, he stiffened for a long time, and suddenly said, "My subordinates know what the adults think." ”

Zong Chuke's eyes moved, and he continued to look at Master Xing in a gloomy manner.

Master Xing secretly swallowed his saliva, suddenly stepped forward, and said, "Pei Tan's personal guard... The attendant of the Pei family, named Pei County, has disappeared since a few days ago. After the Huo Gongzi incident, the Pei family knew very well that the Liangzi between the monks and the monks had been settled, so the Pei County had protected Pei Tan every step of the way, but in the past two days... Not only did this guard not appear, but even Pei Tan suddenly began to move strangely. ”

Thinking about it carefully, it seems that Pei Tan's abnormal behavior, whether it is indulged in Chang'an City or not being out of the Dali Temple, all started from the day this guard mysteriously disappeared.

Zong Chuke's expression immediately changed, and his eyes were empty: "Pei Tan's guard is gone?" ”

Master Xing stiffened: "Exactly, my subordinates didn't care about it before, and after being reminded by the adults, I suddenly remembered this matter." ”

Zong Chuke's expression was gloomy, and he slowly began to pace in the house, the guards were gone, Pei Tan was not acting right, what is the connection between this. He couldn't figure it out for a moment.

However, one thing is certain, all of this must be inseparable from that.

Master Xing's eyes flashed: "My lord, is there anything else that needs the services of his subordinates?" ”

Zong Chuke glanced at him lightly: "Go back to Dali Temple, continue to stare at the shaft, like this time I don't want to have a second time." ”

Master Xing's face changed and he lowered his head.