Volume 1 The Storm in the Capital Chapter 23 The Dark Tide is surging

"Master, my father, he..."In the Taishi's mansion, Liu San wanted to speak and stopped.

"The news just came that Lao Liu was not handed over to Hai Criminal Guards for interrogation, but was locked up in the prison of the Criminal Department. I'll arrange for you to go to the Criminal Department tonight to have a look. By the way, ask Lao Liu, Liu Mouse... Did he send it or not? Li Changwen commanded.

"Understood." Liu Sanyi listened to Li Changwen's arrangement, so he showed his face a little and prepared to leave.

"By the way, if Liu Mouse was sent by him, remember to ask clearly, who else knows about this, and write down everyone's name for me! Remember, it's everyone! ”

Liu San was stunned, naturally understood the meaning of Li Changwen's words, and nodded.

In the evening, the Royal Palace.

Wang Zhenliang was also a little worried, "Your Majesty, why don't you hand over Steward Liu from the Taishi Mansion to Hai Xingwei for interrogation?" With the means of the criminal guard, he will definitely be able to get to the bottom of the trial. This is handed over to the prison of the Criminal Department, I'm afraid..."

Zhao Yizhi, who closed his eyes and meditated, slowly opened his eyes, finished his recuperation, looked at Wang Zhenliang and said, "Manager Wang, why do you always come just after the unitary?" You don't need to be so punctual. ”

Wang Zhenliang hurriedly bowed down and said, "The old slave is here to invite His Majesty to dinner..."

Zhao Yizhi smiled and shook his head: "Manager Wang, you follow first... When I was with my father, did I also care so much about the affairs of the court? Didn't my father say anything about you? ”

Wang Zhenliang shrank his head and smiled: "The old slave was still young at that time, and he had a good brain, and the first emperor asked me when he was in trouble." ”

Zhao Yizhi finished laughing at Wang Zhenliang, and then said: "If Steward Liu is handed over to the criminal guard for trial, then Steward Liu doesn't need Taishi Li's orders, and he will consciously abandon the car to protect the handsome, and I will hand him over to the prison of the Criminal Department, just to let him and Taishi Li feel that there is still a glimmer of life, so as to expose flaws." ”

Wang Zhenliang thought about it and suddenly realized: "Your Majesty is wise! ”

Zhao Yizhi said: "Just wait for the horse's feet to be exposed, and they will be wiped out." ”

Yi Xiaodao and the three of them were arranged by Xie Weifeng in a "Jiangnan Inn", for the three people who slept in the open and ran for their lives, this ordinary inn was no less than heaven. Especially Yi Xiaodao, who claims to have never lived in such a good place since he can remember.

"Isn't it a lie? Where did you live before? Land Temple? Or is it an old house with no one? Xiang Lian'er tilted her head and asked.

Yi Xiaodao looked around the inn, heard Xiang Lian'er's question, and shook his head, "In spring and autumn, I will find the nearby villagers and say yes, which family has planted melons and vegetables, they have built a grass shed in the vegetable field, I go out to ask for food during the day, and come back at night to live in the grass shed." People with good intentions will still take care of me to eat and drink, so I don't have to ask for food. ”

"What about your summer and winter? And where to stay? Xiang Lian'er asked.

"Summer? There is a big stone mountain in the north of Anhui City, you know, right? There were some stones piled on top of each other in that mountain to form a small cave, and I lived there in the summer. Yi Xiaodao explained.

"And what about you in winter?" He Yue'er was also interested and asked.

Yi Xiaodao looked at the second daughter, smiled, and did not answer.

Seeing that Yi Xiaodao didn't answer, He Yue'er understood in her heart and didn't continue to ask.

"Hey, why don't you speak? So where do you live in winter? Seeing that Yi Xiaodao didn't answer, Xiang Lian'er continued to ask.

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"Yo, three guest officers, have you eaten? Do you want to go out for a yo-hop? There is still a little silver here, you are polite, our cruise ship in the capital, it is quite interesting..."The shopkeeper greeted the three of them politely when he saw the three of them going downstairs.

When Xie Weifeng sent Zhang Erhu to lead them, the shopkeeper didn't take it to heart, although it was General Xie's arrangement, but looking at the poor and sour appearance of the three people, it is estimated that where did the poor relatives come from, and they were all arranged to the inn, and it is estimated that it is hopeless to defect.

Zhang Erhu saw that the three of them went upstairs, so he quietly told the shopkeeper that the three of them were rewarded by the emperor with a thousand taels, and they were three rich people, but the reward had not come down yet, and they needed to be credited for a few days. The shopkeeper was in good spirits at this time, and the meals delivered were all cooked by himself.

"Shopkeeper, your meal is really good, I haven't eaten such a delicious meal in a long time." Yi Xiaodao said with his teeth picked.

Xiang Lian'er couldn't help but laugh out loud on the side, how could anyone who wanted food still be able to eat the food of the inn.

The shopkeeper laughed out loud when he saw Xiang Lian'er, thinking that Yi Xiaodao was talking back, and suddenly became anxious: "Hey, this guest officer, you tell me directly if you don't do anything wrong, don't talk back, and play tricks on people." ”

He Yue'er hurriedly said: "Don't worry, the shopkeeper, my sister remembered that my brother's food was indecent just now, so she laughed." ”

The shopkeeper was relieved, and the three of them borrowed ten taels of silver from the shopkeeper and went out for a stroll.

"Knife, what are your plans when the reward comes down?" Xiang Lian'er couldn't hide things in her heart, and asked first.

"Of course, I want to go back to Anhui City, build a house, and marry a daughter-in-law. Buy a few more acres of land, a boat. Yi Xiaodao looked at both sides of the street and said absentmindedly.

Xianglian'er was a little curious: "Buy land and boats?" What the hell are you going to do? ”

Yi Xiaodao turned his head to stare at Xianglian'er, and said with a serious face: "When it's sunny, I'll go farming, and when it's raining, I'll go boating, and I won't delay." ”

"Ah~!" Xiang Lian'er suddenly realized: "You still have ideas!" What about you, Sister Yue'er? ”

He Yue'er saw that she was asked, and sighed: "I don't know what my father's situation is, I want to go home first to see..."

Xiang Lian'er comforted: "Last time, General Xie sent someone to your house to collect the corpse of that Tianwei, and when he came back, he still said that the door was wide open, no one was at home, Sister Yue'er, you... You have to be mentally prepared..."

He Yue'er was silent and nodded lightly.

"No! I must find Yue'er's father! This parent's order matchmaker's words, I can't be wronged Yue'er! Yi Xiaodao made an impassioned statement on the side.

Xiang Lian'er pinched Yi Xiaodao fiercely, "I'll see how thick your skin is!" ”

Yi Xiaodao and Xiang Lian'er ran away in a fight, He Yue'er was amused by the two, and her heart was much less gloomy.

"Sister Yue'er, the knife, that's the cruise ship that the shopkeeper said, right? Shall we go and sit? Xiang Lian'er pointed to the ferry not far away.

"So what are you waiting for? Hurry. Yi Xiaodao ran over first.

The second daughter followed, and heard that Yi Xiaodao was already bargaining with the boatman, "Boatman, look." Just the three of us, so thin, you still need two dollars of silver, it's too expensive. ”

The boatman said helplessly: "This has always been this price, if I am cheap, little old man, then other old guys who are begging for a living on this river will not agree!" ”

Xiang Lian'er took out two coins of silver and stuffed them into the boatman's hand: "Oh, it's hard to have a trip, so don't worry about it." Let's get on board. As he spoke, he was going to pull Yue'er onto the boat.

"Hey, a few people, little old man's boat is small, and it can only seat two people at a time, you..."

When Xiang Lian'er heard this, she looked at Yi Xiaodao and He Yue'er, frowned and asked, "There can only be two people at a time, so what can I do?" ”

He Yue'er didn't speak and looked at Yi Xiaodao, and without waiting for Yi Xiaodao to express her position, Xiang Lian'er smiled narrowly: "Why don't I also be a gentleman, the beauty of adults?" Hahaha, Sister Yue'er, go sit with the knife. ”

He Yue'er was pushed onto the boat, she was used to the two of them, so she had to get on the boat first and sit down in the cabin.

Yi Xiaodao sighed, grabbed Xiang Lian'er by the collar, picked her up, and put her on the boat: "It's better for you to sit, I'll wait for you here." ”

He Yue'er saw that Xiang Lian'er was brought in by Yi Xiaodao, and couldn't help but sneer, Xiang Lian'er sat down and knocked off Yi Xiaodao's hand, made a grimace at Yi Xiaodao, sat down next to He Yue'er, and asked, "Sister Yue'er, what are you laughing at?" ”

"I remembered my old cat, when the old cat picked up the kitten, it also bit the back of the neck, like you just and the knife." He Yue'er said with a smile.

"Two little girls, sit tight, go~" The boatman shouted and propped up the boat.

The canopy boat on the Qinhuai River in Jinling is different from that on the river, the boat on the river is larger and more stable. The little canopy was almost overturned by the boatman's rod. But it was as steady as Mount Tai, and even the boatman stood firmly in the bow of the boat, rocking again and again.

"Sister Yue'er, there is a sentence I don't know whether to say it or not, if it is your father and mother...... Would it be okay for you to move to Wancheng and live with us? It's good to have a response. Xiang Lian'er said.

He Yue'er bowed her head and was silent, and after a while, she raised her head and said, "If they are all gone, as you said, I will move to the city, live with you, and take care of each other!" ”

When Xiang Lian'er heard this, she immediately hugged He Yue'er and said with a smile: "Even if you find your uncle and aunt, you have to move to the city, and if you have any hard work in the future, you will hand it over to Yi Xiaodao to do, hahahaha." ”

He Yue'er tapped her nose: "Yi Xiaodao Yi Xiaodao all day long, to be honest, do you like him?" ”

Xiang Lian'er raised her head and stared at He Yue'er: "Oh? Do you like it or do you like it? ”

He Yue'er didn't answer again, looking at the scenery outside the boat, Xiang Lian'er didn't ask, and looked outside. The two of them looked at Yi Xiaodao in the distance, who was sitting stupidly watching the shadow puppet show.

Yi Xiaodao naturally didn't know about the second daughter's conversation and laughter, and he was watching the shadow puppet show with taste. This kind of shadow puppet show in the open air along the street, after the performance, someone will hold a plate and come off the stage to ask for a reward, and whether to give it or not depends on everyone's mood. People who have watched the play will give some to some extent, and if they don't give it, the troupe will change places. Yi Xiaodao watches the show on weekdays, and when people come to ask for rewards, he will also put two picked wild dates and pears or something, and people don't count a lot.

The stage has been erected along the river, and the shadows inside have moved. Many pedestrians stopped to watch when they saw that the stage was set up, and some even stood on the bluestone bridge.

On the other side of the river where the shadow puppet show was played, two people wrapped in black cloaks turned out of an alley and looked left and right. Noticing that no one noticed them, they hurried along the river, in the darkness, towards the end of the street.

Yi Xiaodao saw that the two of them were acting strangely, so he quietly stood up and followed.