Chapter 175: Dawn and Sunset [I]
Zhao Rang looked at the secret iron card in his hand several times.
It was the first time he'd seen it, and of course he couldn't tell the difference between the real and the fake. So no matter how many times you watch it, it won't help, but it just makes you feel more comfortable.
It is expected that Aunt Shu has not been bold enough to dare to forge the secret decree, so Zhao Rang does not have too many doubts about the authenticity of this iron plate.
On the other hand, on this trip to the Western Regions, after all, he got acquainted with the Seventh Prince Yuan Mingkong.
Although he is not treated as the two elder brothers in the royal family, he is also the emperor's own flesh and blood after all. Blood is thicker than water, it's better than outsiders, right? What's more, he is also in the important position of the deputy commander of the Investigation Department and the Shadow Guard, this time the Western Regions can be regarded as a meritorious achievement, and it is reasonable that his status will rise after he returns.
If he whispered next to his father, even if he only mentioned Zhao Rang in a few words, this secret decree iron card would not be inexplicable.
Now what Zhao Rang is worried about is the content on the secret label.
The emperor asked him to go to the river.
The river, of course, divides Dawei into two and becomes the Taishang River in the north and the south.
In addition, there is no river in Dawei that deserves to be brought out alone.
For ordinary Dawei people, the riverside is a somewhat taboo place.
Even though the north bank of the Taishang River belongs to Beijing, what kind of good place can it be if it is only one river distance away from the Nandi rebellion?
Zhao Rang knew that the people who often went to the river in the north were none other than major trading houses, including of course Ximen's family where Ximen Dazhuang was located.
Every quarter, the Simon family organizes manpower to go to the river to buy goods.
After the division and rule of the north and the south, trade was not allowed on the surface, but this was difficult for businessmen who wanted to get rich overnight.
In addition to making the special commodities of the north and the south more expensive, such an order will continue to communicate with each other.
Over time, it fattened the water bill on the river.
The reason why the Dragon Sail Club has been able to grow so big is because of the chambers of commerce in the south and north.
Whoever feeds them will be calm, otherwise it will be a dead ship. Day after day, he has accumulated immeasurable wealth.
Although the secret decree could not be refused, Zhao Rang did not immediately agree.
He wanted to make a request.
I'm considering whether this request is too much of an outrage.
If it's too out of line, you will be rejected if you speak out, and there is no need to speak.
Aunt Shu sat down opposite the small table and did not disturb Zhao Rang.
She knew it wasn't easy.
This is not easy not only refers to what is said on the secret label, but also refers to the fact that it is not easy for Zhao Rang to make up his mind to agree.
has the ability to be a wisp of wind in the rivers and lakes, but he is bound by his family and country.
This kind of difficult choice of emotions can only be experienced by Zhao Rang, who is considering it.
"If you need anything, just say it."
Aunt Shu said, took out another secret iron tablet and put it on the table.
Zhao Rang immediately closed his eyes, and covered his eyes with both hands in an extremely exaggerated manner.
"What do you mean by that?"
赵力 says:
"I want to live."
"I haven't drunk Xiyu Chun yet, and I haven't liked girls yet. I'm not even married! Why are you hurting me so much?!"
Although Zhao Rang closed his eyes, he did not close his mouth.
He questioned Aunt Shu fiercely, which made Aunt Shu a little overwhelmed for a while.
"When am I going to hurt you? If you want to drink, I'll bring it to you now, and drink as much as you want. If you want to play with girls, I can bring you everything, you can have everything, I'm afraid you don't have the ability to play! ”
Zhao Ran still didn't let go of the hands covering his eyes, and continued:
"I've already read the secret decree that should be shown to me, and you took out a secret decree iron card to show me, isn't that harming me?"
Aunt Shu burst out laughing.
"You little guy, you're not very old, and you have a lot of eyes!"
Zhao Rang replied:
"If you don't have a heart, you can't come back from the Western Regions. Even if you come back, it is estimated that it will not be embarrassing. ”
There was a sound of rustling, and Aunt Shu said:
"Alright, I'll put it away."
Zhao Rang asked reluctantly:
"Really?"
Aunt Shu was a little angry and said:
"How could I have lied to you?"
Zhao Rang put down his hands, opened his eyes, and said:
"You didn't tell me the truth!"
Aunt Shu knew that Zhao Rang was talking about her past few years in Ivy Garden.
For this, Aunt Shu felt that she was at a loss, and she couldn't and didn't want to explain, so she quickly pulled the conversation down on another secret iron card just now, and said:
"The secret label in the back is mine. What I'm showing you means is that the superior has let me meet all your requirements. If I can do it. ”
"Superior?"
Zhao Rang's name is very novel.
"It's the emperor today!"
Zhao Rang nodded.
This should be the code word of the Investigation Division for the word emperor.
I have to say that the person who arranged this set of code words is also very skilled, and it is very appropriate to use this word to refer to the emperor.
"If you don't say that last sentence, I really have a request."
Zhao Rang said boredly.
"What do you want to ask?"
Zhao Rang shook his head and said:
"Forget it, it's useless to say it."
Aunt Shu frowned slightly, and asked rhetorically:
"How do you know I can't do it if you don't say it?"
赵力 says:
"I want Simon Da Zhuang to go to the river with me, can I do it?"
Aunt Shu happily agreed:
"What's wrong with that!"
Before the words could be fully spoken, she took out a new sea fishing document out of nowhere and put it on the table.
The portrait above is none other than Simon Dazhuang.
The crime is exactly the same as Zhao Rang, but the reward is lower.
"You've been ready for a long time......
Aunt Shu showed a sly smile.
When she was in Ivy Garden, what she was best at was playing with the big high-rollers.
Among them, there are many people who are interested in her, but Aunt Shu always makes those people see it and can't eat it.
Only in this way can they hook and hang, let them "persevere" to come, and win the slightest chance that is actually impossible.
Seeing Zhao Rang's deflated appearance at this time, Aunt Shu's mood was very happy.
"But you have to go to Baihe Mountain first, and then go from Baihe Mountain to the river. Simon Da Zhuang will be waiting for you by the river. ”
Zhao Rang asked in confusion:
"Why should I go to Baihe Mountain? It wasn't written at all! ”
Aunt Shu raised her chin slightly and said:
"What can be written is not the most secret thing. Did you know that there is also a kind of holy decree called an oracle? ”
Zhao Rang was speechless.
I don't have any say in this game of chess.
He is now full of thoughts that when he sees Yuan Mingkong again, he must drink him to death a few times, and then use the scabbard to swell his ass again and again, so that he will have at least a month to sleep and can only lie on his stomach!
"The head of Baihe Mountain has come to Suluo City, and Zhao Gongzi of Suluo City is going to Baihe Mountain, which is really good."
Zhao Rang said with emotion.
Aunt Shu leaned forward a little, and Zhao Rang forced herself to raise her head without looking at her open neckline.
"The silver taels that Baiheshan bought last time in the Western Regions are probably not robbed."
When Zhao Rang heard this, he immediately became energetic.
Previously, he and the White Crane Daoist regretted the death of Xuan Lingzi.
The hatred in the tone of this junior disciple is not made of steel, and the white crane Taoist can't fake it.
"The white cranes are here, they won't show their heads. But it's hard to say now, where there are many people, it won't be monolithic. ”
"So you asked me to be an embroidery needle, even if it was an iron plate, and I had to drill into it to see what it was?"
Zhao Rang continued.
Aunt Shu nodded.
"But I'm a murderer now, so how can I come and go freely? I'm afraid that when I go out, my head will be cut off for money. ”
Zhao Rang's worries are too much.
Since the Investigation Division wants to play chess, it has the confidence to set up a chessboard.
It was not written on the secret iron plate, and it was not said in Aunt Shu's edict, but Zhao Rang knew that the ultimate goal of letting him go to the river was Longfan Society.
If you are still the son of the dignified Zhao family, you will be famous wherever you go, and you will naturally come into contact with good people, and those who come into contact with you will be kind. Only when they become a reservoir dog will those people show their fangs and claws.
Aunt Shu led Zhao Rang out of the corner door on the first floor.
There was a black coquette, and the roof was made of thick suede.
Fortunately, the sun is still rising and the air is cool, otherwise this sedan chair can cover people to death!
"It's ...... to go"
"Don't ask, just sit in peace, can I still sell you?"
Zhao Rang teased:
"Don't be afraid to sell it! The emperor was wise, and the eunuchs were abolished, so it didn't matter where I was sold. ”
Aunt Shu didn't talk to him anymore, reached out and pressed him on the shoulder, and stuffed him into the sedan chair.
The thick sedan curtain should be lowered, and the four sedan chair drivers lifted the sedan chair.
Zhao Rang rarely sits in a sedan chair.
The north is not like the south, even the rich masters have some martial arts cultivation, and they are not willing to sit in an alley and be carried by others, unless they are old or have inconvenient legs.
Zhao Rang had memorized in his heart where the sedan chair was facing, and turned a few corners, but he didn't think that every time the sedan chair man came to a bend, he would deliberately turn the sedan chair around.
I can't tell the difference between southeast and northwest, so I can only barely remember about one.
Only this time, but it was a pot of paste, so I simply put it aside and didn't want to.
The sedan chair is black and hollow, and it is not breathable.
Zhao Rangzheng felt depressed, and suddenly kicked into a box below.
There seems to be something in the box, and when the heel touches it, it is not empty, but very dull.
Bending down and reaching out to erase it, Zhao Rang quickly found the lock of the box.
The lock is open, and there are two bottles inside.
You don't have to take it out, and Zhao Rang knows that these two bottles are wine.
Because when he opened the box, he smelled the wine.
Licking his lips, Zhao Rang happened to be a little thirsty. There's nothing better than drinking to pass the time, especially in a dreary and dark palanquin.
Leaned in front of his nose and sniffed it, but Zhao Rang didn't smell what kind of wine it was.
This wine was much more fragrant than all the wines he had ever drunk, but when it came to his mouth, it was very smooth and not intense.
All of a sudden, Zhao Rang's alcohol addiction was hooked, and he drank the whole bottle with a grunt. I thought that there was still a bottle anyway, so it was not too late to enjoy it first, and then slowly savor it.
As a result, as soon as I reached into the box and pulled out another bottle, I felt lightheaded, dizzy, and then fell into a deep sleep......