Hu cake and mutton were sent in, the Hu cake was just crispy, the white-cut mutton was refreshing and tender, and the lamb belly soup was boiling with a layer of oil, just the Hu cake was just right; Xie Shi greeted Zhu Tong and the two of them diligently, and he was also very happy to eat. After eating, a pot of tea was dried, Xie Shi still didn't mean to leave, and asked Dr. Tea to refill the water, Zhu Tong's heart moved, and asked, "Is the envoy waiting for someone?"

Xie Shi bowed his head, held the teacup and said: "The monks of Daxiangguo Temple often come to drink tea, I want to see if there are any familiar monks coming in today." ”

After listening to Zhu Tong, it was clear that Xie Shi didn't tell the truth, almost all the monks who put up orders had no money, and the orders were just to mix three meals a day in the temple, how could they go to this teahouse on the side of the road to taste tea, and it was even more impossible to eat, and eating mutton was a violation of the precepts. Zhu Tong thought about it, Xie Shi must know something, he is waiting for a certain monk, Yang Zhi is the junior disciple of Master Zhiqing, the abbot of Daxiangguo Temple.

Xie Shi asked about the sick lieutenant Chi Sun Li's trip to Wutai: "Zhu Zhutou, what kind of dart is Sun Li holding this time?"

Zhu Tong thought for a moment and said in a low voice: "I only know that it is nominally entrusted by the Tong Mansion, and the Criminal Department and the Kaifeng Mansion attach great importance to it. ”

Tong Guan is now in the northwest, and he is an absolute confidant of Song Huizong, and he is sitting in Taiyuan, but Xie Shi is not a person who is easy to fool, so he immediately asked indifferently: "Does a certain non-imperial court know that someone will rob darts?" Do you want me to kill the other party, or will I be killed by the other party?"

When Zhu Tong heard this, he stopped talking, Yan Qing lost a little patience, and was about to open his mouth to ask carefully, when he saw a monk coming in from outside the gate, the monk was about forty years old, tall, eight feet tall, broad shoulders and round waist, kind face, straight nose and square mouth, and his eyes were focused. Zhu Tong's head immediately became bigger, as a famous arrester of the Criminal Department, of course Zhu Tong had seen the information and portrait of this person, Deng Long, the Tiger Buddha of Qingzhou Baozhu Temple. Buddhism talks about Taoism, even Shaolin Temple is no exception, the abbots are all high monks sent by the government, but there are still several temples that preside over the world by martial arts, and the Tiger Buddha Deng Long of Baozhu Temple is one of them.

Deng Long sat down in the lobby without hesitation, called the tea doctor to order, and after a while, the wine and mutton were served on the table, Deng Long asked the doctor to remove the wine glasses and teacups, and replace them all with large bowls, large bowls of tea, and large bowls of drinking. The Tiger Buddha looked out of the door while eating, leisurely, and Xie Shi said softly: "Someone has broken the law, Zhu Zhu doesn't care?"

Zhu Tong shook his head and said: "There are also monks in Buddhism who do not abstain from meat, and there are even monks in Fujian who can get married, and they cannot be convicted on this basis." ”

Xie Shi and Yan Qing both laughed, Xie Shi stood up straight, walked over and lifted the curtain, and walked out of the private room; Deng Long immediately realized that he was coming by himself, stopped the chopsticks in his hand, and prepared for his secret luck. Xie Shi sat down opposite Deng Long and asked politely: "In Xia Xie Shi, can you give a chance to pay for the master in Xia?"

Deng Long's eyes were cold, he put down his chopsticks and said: "There is no free lunch in the world, I am afraid that the poor monks will not be able to bear the kindness of the donor." Xie Shizhu is a person with great status, the poor monk does not dare to offend, the donor has something to say, the poor monk listens. ”

Xie Shi showed a hint of cunning and asked meaningfully, "The master entered Beijing alone?"

Deng Long laughed, his eyes fixed on Xie Shi, like a wolf seeing a sika deer, fierce and forceful; Xie Shi didn't seem to notice, still maintaining his original appearance, patiently waiting for Deng Long's answer. In the box, Zhu Tong and Yan Qing both stood up and quietly hid themselves by the curtain, preparing for the unexpected.

Deng Long finally asked, "Xie Shi, are you from the official mansion?"

Xie Shi took out a waist card from his arms and said: "I won't talk about idle duties, I am really short of the envoy of the Privy Council." ”

The envoy of the Privy Council is the official sent by the Privy Council to handle official business, and Xie Shi still has a waist card to prove his identity; Deng Long did not dare to act rashly, this time he came to Tokyo to do business, not to cause trouble, and besides, he could clearly feel that there were still masters in the box. Deng Long suppressed the anger in his heart and said: "People in the government can bully the people at will? The poor monk came to Kaifeng with Zen Master Huikun, and now he is placing an order in the Shifang Jingyin Zen Temple, and Zen Master Huikun is in front of the Daxiangguo Temple." ”

Xie Shi got up and filled Deng Long's bowl with wine and said, "Thank you Master for your guidance, I don't know what Zen Master Huikun looks like?"

Deng Long had a good impression of Xie Shi, looked at Xie Shi suspiciously, and said: "Seven feet tall, slender and long, elegant and arrogant, writing a good poem, it is like Huaisu being reborn." ”

Huaisu, Tang Seng, wild grass with a pen round and powerful, so that the turn is like a ring, unrestrained and smooth, in one go, and Zhang Xu is equally famous, known as the upside down drunk. Deng Long can have this insight, which also shows that he is not so rude on the surface; Xie Shi thanked him, called Dr. Wine, and settled Deng Long's account together, Deng Long sat at the wine table, but he didn't hear it. Xie Shi returned to the private room, and Zhu Tong asked, "Where did the envoy know that Deng Long would come here and enter Beijing with Hui Kun?"

Xie Shi replied: "Deng Long accompanied Hui Kun to Daxiangguo Temple that day, and happened to be bumped into by Wang Lun, who later found an opportunity to talk to Hui Kun for a while. ”

Wang Lun, the word is right, a native of Shen County, the great-grandson of Wang Dan's younger brother Wang Miao, the family is poor and has no line, and he originally went back and forth to Beijing and Luojian to do antique calligraphy and painting business, and now he is also a tyrant in Kaifeng, and the Great Xiangguo Temple is surrounded by Wang Lun's territory. Since Wang Lun saw it, he would definitely investigate, after all, Tiger Buddha Deng Long was not a person who wandered around, and wherever Deng Long went, something big must have happened. Zhu Tong pondered, his body began to sweat, Xie Shi clearly knew what kind of dart Sun Li was betting on, and guessed that the Tiger Buddha was the one who robbed the dart, Xie Shi only served as the envoy today, but he should have known the details last night.

Until Deng Long left after eating and drinking, the three people in the room did not speak, Yan Qing is also a person with seven tricks, and he didn't react at first, but with the silence of Zhu Tong and Xie Shi, he gradually sorted out the thoughts of the two. Fortunately, the spirit of the bitter teahouse is big enough, or the people in the store recognize the famous Zhu Tong, and no one comes in to urge when the lamp is held, but every half an hour or so, Dr. Tea comes in to add boiling water once, and his attitude is polite.

Zhu Tong was finally helpless, so he opened his mouth first: "Xie Zhi, what do you want to know?"

Xie Shi's voice was not the same: "Brother Zhu, please tell me everything you know, Xie Mou has to guess well, this dart was arranged by your criminal department." ”

Zhu Tong bowed his head and said: "It is really a loss for the imperial court that the envoy Xie has not come out of the mountain until now, you are right, this dart is to attract those sects in the north." In addition to the masters in the capital, the Criminal Department also invited the experts of the Kunlun and Qingcheng factions, and when necessary, they could also ask for help from Wutai Mountain. ”