In the evening, the two had dinner at Prince Gong's mansion, and talked to King Gong for a long time, and did not come out of Prince Gong's mansion until nightfall.

Zhang Shouzhong helped Sun Beiji get into the soft sedan chair, and he walked slowly by the window of the sedan chair as usual.

"Shouzhong," Sun Beiji lifted the curtain on the window, "Thank you for your hard work." ”

Zhang Shouzhong was a little surprised, and hurriedly looked at the person in the sedan chair, "Where is the elder pavilion, paying attention to the war in the north is originally the responsibility of the military department, and last year, he did not hold the position of Ma Yiming's prefect of the Beiyuan Mansion, which allowed Song Ne's people to take advantage of the loophole, which is already a late mistake." ”

"What other credible people are watching over there?"

"Last month, I went to join the army with two people, namely the Marquis of Dingbian and Zhan Shi of Andingbofu, both of whom are young officials with as hard waists and pens." Zhang Shouzhong said softly, "Now that Chang Sheng's letter is here, we can just recommend a few talented people, hoping to help General Chang carry through this year's situation." As he spoke, Zhang Shouzhong's voice lowered a few points, "I am drawing up the list, and I will give it to the elder and the prince after it is prepared." ”

Sun Beiji's face was not happy, he nodded with a somewhat thoughtful look as always, and then suddenly asked, "Where should Yishu go now?" ”

Zhang Shouzhong thought for a while, "It should be almost Ruyang Pass." ”

"After Ruyang Pass, it is the northern border, and after four or five days, you should arrive at Beiyuan Mansion, right?"

"Yes."

"Did he write to you?" Sun Beiji asked.

Zhang Shouzhong shook his head, "Pavilion Elder, the book is obviously a transfer, but in fact, it is because it has touched the reverse scale of the saint"

Sun Beiji sighed.

Yes, his identity is ambiguous now, and it is really not suitable for him to take the initiative to contact Jingzhong.

"Elder Ge, do you have any message you want to pass on to a book?"

Sun Beiji's eyes were sharp and he nodded again.

Zhang Shouzhong thought for a moment and said softly, "Yishu's current top position is to supervise grain, and it is also under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War, and I can contact him through the secret letter within the Ministry of War." What does Elder Ge want to know? ”

Sun Beiji motioned for him to come closer, and then whispered in his ear, "You can let him pay more attention to the changes in the deployment of troops that are often victorious, especially to see if the grain storage point has a tendency to move south." ”

Zhang Shouzhong was slightly stunned, "Is the pavilion always worried that Chang Sheng will rebel in the future?" ”

"Sometimes it's just a matter of a thought," Sun Beiji said in a low voice, thinking about the young imperial heirs of the Song family, the Qu family and the inner palace, he narrowed his eyes, "The heart of defense is indispensable." ”

At this time, at the other corner of Pingjing, the street entrance of Chaotian Street was lit up, and the two of them rode horses and stopped in the shadows of the lights somewhere on the side of the road.

"Here we are." Fourteen picked up his hooded cloak and looked at Willow Lane Flower Street not far away, "We can wait here, Ah Li will come to answer in a while." ”

Bai Ling, dressed in men's clothes, pulled the reins a little helplessly.

Fourteen stopped quietly in the darkness, but she kept driving her horse around slowly. Although the one Fourteen picked for her was already an extremely docile little mare who had been domesticated in the Imperial Horse Prison, it was still a little difficult for her to control, which was obviously completely different from Fourteen's so-called "it doesn't matter if you can't ride, you will be on the horse".

Fourteen turned over and dismounted, and stepped forward to take the little mare's hood, and the horse barked softly, and then finally stopped.

As if saved, he held the horse by the neck and took the opportunity to slowly slide from the side of the horse to the ground.

"It's so hard," she said, panting, "it's more tiring than walking." ”

"You'll get used to it." Fourteen gently stroked the horse's mane, soothing the horse, which looked a little irritable by Bai Ling, and then turned back and said, "You rode well tonight." ”

Bai Ling waved her hand, she supported her knees with both hands, and bowed slightly, at this moment she already felt that the muscles on both sides of her crotch were a little soft and woke up tomorrow morning, these sides must be sore, Bai Ling also raised his head and looked at Fourteen, "Why don't we come by car?" ”

Fourteen replied seriously, "You'd better learn the kung fu of escaping, it's too late to practice light skills now, if you can't even ride a horse, if you encounter any accidents later, how can you outrun others with your two legs?" ”

Bai Ling sighed, the truth is indeed the truth.

Fourteen tried to teach himself to ride a horse a few years ago, and it is not uncommon for him to start learning drama at this age. Because Emperor Jianxi had an almost fanatical love for riding and archery, between the upward and downward effects, the children of the nobles of the Great Zhou Dynasty basically began to learn to get on horseback at the age of six or seven. Their parents would give them a small set of saddles and foals.

The last time I saw Han Chong, the trick "counter-grappling hand", was also learned during that time.

It's a pity that Bai Ling didn't have any enthusiasm for learning these things, and he just persisted for a few months, and then found an excuse to terminate Fourteen's teaching. This time, the fourteenth suddenly brought up the old matter, and Bai Ling guessed that it was somewhat related to his encounter with Han Chong in Donglin Temple.

"I can practice again on the street on the way back in that moment." Bai Ling said and stepped forward to touch the pony, this horse obviously didn't like her very much, because she had been pulling the reins almost all the way, and the strength in her hand was not light or heavy, she smoothed the horse with a little apology, "Forgive me, I will try to behave better when I go back." ”

At this moment, the two of them heard a sound of footsteps behind them, and Bai Ling turned his head to see Ah Li running towards him from not far away.

It's just that I haven't seen him for nearly six or seven days, Ah Li has lost a lot of weight, and the last bit of childishness on his face has faded.

"Fourteenth master, Bai Siyao." When he approached, he took the initiative to lead the two of them's horses, and Bai Ling noticed a little different, Ah Li no longer called "Sister Bai Ling" as enthusiastically as he had met in the previous two meetings, but changed his title to a more formal "Bai Si Yao".

He looked at Wei 14 and Bai Ling, "Have you waited for a long time?" ”

"No, I just arrived." Bai Ling also replied in the same serious and serious tone, "Fourteen said that you have an important clue here, and you must come in person?" ”

"Well, I'm not sure what I can ask from this person's mouth for the time being, so I don't dare to act rashly,"

"Who?" Bai Ling asked.

Ah Li took two steps closer, reached out and took out a thing and handed it to Bai Ling, "During this time, I have traveled to several shops set up by the Jiaofang Division in the people, and finally an old woman who burns snuff bottles appeared here in Baihuaya. ”

Bai Ling took the thing handed by Ah Li, a small piece of the thing, and it was cold in the palm of his hand. She walked under the lamp, and saw that she was holding a delicate snuffbox with a blooming red rose painted in the glass gall.

"We have searched for Lin's age and experience before, and we can't find a similar person, but the clues given by Bai Siyao before said that the woman likes to collect snuff bottles, likes roses, and hates cats, and I think this old woman may know some clues." Ah Li looked at Bai Ling, "So let the Fourteenth Master come to report the news." ”

"Well, that's good." Bai Ling nodded, "Where is she now?" ”

"In a fragrant lane in Baihuaya." Ah Li said softly, "I made an appointment with her tonight, saying that a friend wants to order a set of snuff bottles and come over at night." After meeting people for a while, don't be afraid. ”

"Why be afraid?"

"Her face had been scratched with a knife before, and the lower half of her body was crippled." Ah Li said in a low voice, "There are quite a few people like Chaotian Street, just get used to it." ”。