At dusk, Xu Ning handed over the errand, took off his robe, carried the golden gun, and went home.

When Fang entered the hospital door, he saw the two maids coming up to the door in a panic, Xu Ning saw it, his brows furrowed slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "Why are you so flustered?" ”

The two maids glanced at each other and said timidly: "The official went out on the fifth watch, but the thief flashed in, and only stole the leather box on the beam!" ”

Xu Ning listened to the words, his heart sank, only to feel a burst of bitter water rolling from under the dantian straight to the corner of the mouth, at this time Xu Niangzi stepped forward, facing Xu Ning's gaze, don't look over your head and dare not look at each other, Xu Ning sighed, and said with a bitter face.

"It doesn't matter if anything else, this pair of wild goose armor is the treasure of the ancestors for four generations, for fear that there will be some differences, so it is tied to the beam; How many people want to see me, but I didn't push it, and this time I made a noise and made others laugh in vain; Now but lost, what can I do? ”

When Xu Niangzi heard this, she hurriedly comforted: "Don't worry, the three brothers of Zhang, who have been separated from the concubines, inquired in Bianliang City, saying that they talked back and forth after the officials returned home, and now I am afraid that they will come soon." ”

Hearing this, Xu Ning's face froze, Zhang San, who lived in the courtyard, knew that in previous years, he was also a figure on the street of Bianliang City, although he was a three-class and nine-rated, but he was also well-informed, and now he followed the owner of the Yingshui Pavilion and changed his personal appearance.

Xu Ning entered the courtyard, sat down and poured saliva, and said in a deep voice: "I don't know who stole it?" What clues can the thief leave behind? ”

"But it left a clue, the thief pressed a note under the teapot in the room, I gave it to the three brothers Zhang in the morning, and it read: If you want to find the treasure armor, tomorrow at noon, see you in the Shili Pavilion outside the city!" The hurriedly replied.

When Xu Ning heard this, his heart suddenly cooled, and he sighed bitterly: "This thief doesn't want Xu Ning's armor!" ”

On an errand in the Tianjia Palace, if you want not to make a mistake, you naturally have to be a character who is accustomed to figuring out people's hearts and has a delicate mind, Xu Ning listened to his wife's words, and naturally guessed that the thief who stole the armor was not for his ancestral Yanling armor, if he was an ordinary person, how could he leave a paper to meet when he stole something; This thief must be trying to use his armor to make himself do something that is not shady, and if it is a serious matter, he will not be guilty of such a method, just visit and talk.

Just as Xu Ning lowered her head and pondered, the maid Meixiang led Zhang San in, Xu Ning saw this, hurriedly got up to greet him, and arched his hand: "The Hun family is rude, and it is really embarrassing to bother the three brothers Zhang to run for a certain one." ”

Seeing this situation, Zhang San hurriedly replied: "Teacher Xu has tormented the younger brother, they are all neighbors inside, and they should help each other. ”

Xu Ning saw that what Zhang San said was true, and he was no longer polite, so he invited him to take a seat, beckoned the maid to serve herbal tea, and said, "Can the third brother Zhang find out about the trace of the thief today?" ”

"The thief is not known where he is now, but Teacher Xu's armor has been found." When Zhang San heard this, he responded with a straight face.

Listening to the words, Xu Ning suddenly occupied it, and said eagerly: "Brother, is this true? ”

"Nature is true." Zhang San smiled slightly, and then said: "Only now that this armor is in the hands of the younger brother's owner, I want to ask Teacher Xu to go to Yingshui Pavilion and return it with his own hands." ”

Hearing this, Xu Ning frowned slightly, the owner of this Zhang San is the owner of the Yingshui Pavilion, and now the man of the year in Bianliang City, the guest of many ministers in the court, seems to be called Yan Qing, how can such a person help me find a armor? And what do you want me to do?

Zhang San saw Xu Ning's frowns, knowing what he was thinking, and said: "Teacher Xu, don't misunderstand, the younger brother has no evil intentions, but the identity of the person who stole Teacher Xu's treasure armor is extraordinary, and there are some things that the owner needs to say to Teacher Xu in person." ”

Hearing this, Xu Ning believed it a little, his brows stretched slightly, and he said to Zhang San: "In this case, I asked the third brother Zhang to introduce it on my behalf." ”

Zhang San smiled and nodded, Xu Ning did not hesitate, immediately explained to Xu Niangzi, and went out of the class with Zhang San and went to Bianhe Street.

The bright moon is shining, the stars are all over the sky, and the Bianliang faction is singing and dancing after nightfall, and the Bianhe River is full of drunken gold fans.

The first time I entered the famous Yingshui Pavilion in Bianliang City in recent years, as Zhang San walked through the hall on the first floor, Xu Ning looked around, but he saw a number of colleagues on duty, and when he went upstairs, he met several ministers of the DPRK and China who could only be seen when the official family went to the court, and at this time Xu Ning's mind flashed a word: Zhong Ming Ding Shi.

Entering a private room on the second floor, there was a young man in brocade clothes with eyes like paint and a face like a pile of qiong sitting in front of the window, and a conspicuous red sheepskin box was placed on the table in front of him.

Xu Ning only glanced at the box, walked closer, and arched his hand: "Xu Ning has seen Yan Dong's family. ”

Yan Qingwan smiled and said, "Teacher Xu, sit down and open the box to check it and see if there is anything wrong with this one." ”

"Thank you Yan Dongjia for finding the treasure armor for Xu, you can trust Yan Dongjia, you don't have to check it." When Xu Ning heard this, he shook his head slightly, and said with a straight face.

Yan Qing didn't say much, but said obscurively to Xu Ning: "Teacher Xu, does you know that a month ago, Taiwei Gao raised the capital of Runing County to control the double whip - Hu Yanzhuo, and led the army to conquer the bandits in Liangshan, Shandong?" ”

Xu Ning heard this, but he was a little confused, and said suspiciously: "At this time, Xu Mou knows, but I don't know what this matter has to do with this person?" ”

"The thief who broke into Teacher Xu's house late at night to steal the armor came from Liangshan, General Huyan has 3,000 chain horses and heavy cavalry, Liangshan can not be defeated, so he will make people come to Bianliang to steal your Yanling armor, earn you to go up the mountain and fall into the grass, and break the enemy with your family's hook and sickle marksmanship." Yan Qing glanced at Xu Ning and slowly explained the reason.

When Xu Ning heard this, his face was stunned, and after a while, he only felt a rush of anger to his head, and said angrily: "Although my Xu family is not a very high-ranking family, it is also a general. ”

Seeing him so angry, Yan Qing just smiled, poured a cup of tea for him, and said meaningfully: "There is a saying, Yan Qing doesn't know whether to ask or not, I heard that Teacher Xu's armor has never been sold for 30,000 yuan, but I don't know what Teacher Xu's use is for keeping this armor?" ”

What is A used for?

Xu Ning was a little confused about Yan Qing's way of speaking, what could A do? The armor is naturally used to kill the enemy in battle; After all, he is kind to himself today, Xu Ning also replied seriously: "This pair of Yanling armor is a treasure left by the ancestors for four generations, I am afraid that the army will use it after a long time, so it will always be treasured." ”

When Yan Qing heard this, she smiled and said: "Teacher Xu is on duty in the Golden Gun Class in front of the Imperial Palace, and he is called the Golden Gunner, only our Great Song Dynasty is like you's 'Golden Gunner', there are not a thousand but eight hundred, but where did the army come from before and after." ”

"What does Yan Dongjia mean by this?" Xu Ning asked with a frown.

Yan Qing Zhengse said: "Only in our Great Song Dynasty, there are people like Cai Jing, Tong Guan, and Gao Yu in one day, like Teacher Xu, who was born as a military general, and there will be no future. ”

Xu Ning heard this, but he was stunned on the spot, speechless for a long time, until Zhang San sent him downstairs later, his heart was still mixed.

Xu Ning walked in the bustling crowd of Bianhe Street with a sheepskin box in his arms, and when he passed in front of a fan tower, he heard someone shouting behind him; "Xu Guan'er."

Xu Ning turned around, only to see a gorgeously dressed nobleman with five or seven helpers, coming out of the drunken alum building, seeing the person's face clearly by the lamplight, Xu Ning tightened the sheepskin box in his arms, and cried bitterly in his heart.