Chapter 111: Tanzhou Travelers
Niu Feifei and Zhan Dongfang went to the street to have a full meal, and sneaked back to Fubo Villa after dark, wanting to see where the Taoist priest was going with the zombies. After waiting for a long time and seeing no movement, Zhan Dongfang and the two jumped over the courtyard wall to the courtyard.
There were two members of the Sanxiang Boat Gang who were patrolling the night, and one of them was stunned by their lightning speed, restrained the other, and asked, "Where does the Taoist priest who came during the day live?"
The helper pointed to a house and said, "I am not in the room now, but I am drinking in the hall." Zhan Dongfang nodded, nodded at his acupoint, and the two went straight to the lobby.
But they didn't have a chance to enter the hall, so they lay on the eaves of the wind and rain corridor outside the hall, and peeked into the room from under the window lattice with the upside-down Zijin Kung Fu. There were a total of seven people at the banquet, two of whom knew Niu Feifei and Zhan Dongfang, the Taoist priest, and Hu Decai, the altar owner of the Sanxiang Boat Gang Huashi Shutankou. The other five big men are strangers and have never seen them.
The Taoist priest said: "A few people have worked hard for so many days, don't live up to the good intentions of Lord Hutan, eat and drink enough and sleep enough today." ”
After watching it for a long time, I didn't see why, and the Taoist priest had no intention of leaving tonight, so the two had to sneak away quietly.
The next morning, I came to observe the movement again, and saw a group of merchants at the gate of Fubo Villa saying goodbye to Hu Decai. The appearance of the rich merchant at the head is the Taoist priest yesterday. The other five attendants drank together last night.
That's not right, those five people are followers, how can they sit at the same table and drink at the same table as the boss? Looking at the figure, it is clearly about the same height as the five zombies, and I feel that this is too weird, and the zombies will be resurrected?
A group of six people, five attendants, pushed the cart and followed the Taoist priest who pretended to be a merchant (of course, it could also be a merchant who pretended to be a Taoist priest) all the way. When I came out of the flower stone level, I was inspected by the soldiers, and they were all sesame and red dates, which was not unusual.
Zhan Dongfang Wagyu is fat, the zombies are gone, there are five more people, and the corpse team has become a caravan, which is also too strange. It is said that going from Qianzhong to Jinghu is contrary to their destination, they are going back, Zhan Dongfang has long forgotten the Seven Peerless Swords, and just wants to investigate the bottom of these people clearly.
The two of them followed this group of people until they went to Tanzhou and entered a leather store. The corpse team actually had something to do with the Sanxiang Boat Gang, and they didn't see the bitter master, and they fell into such a leather store, what is the relationship between sesame red beans and leather goods? It is clear that those goods are just a cover-up, and the article here is not small. Therefore, Zhan Dongfang Wagyu fattened fat had to explore at night.
Niu Feifei said, "Let's go to Panlong Mountain, right? What does it matter if you pretend to be a god and play a ghost?"
Zhan Dongfang said: "I have sinned a lot, and everyone will not give up, let me return to the whirlwind team, and I have not made any contributions so far." If this matter has something to do with the North, it is a big deal. ”
He didn't make it clear what he meant, but it was rare for him to say so much at once, and Niu Fatty opened his mouth as if to ask something, but finally stopped. I thought that no matter how much he asked, Zhan Dongfang didn't say much. The two of them put on their night clothes and went to the compound.
It doesn't matter if you explore this time, but you find a big secret: the five followers are actually the five zombies from before. Or five zombies, these are the five henchmen. Even the identity of this attendant is very problematic, is it so much trouble, just to get a few cars of sesame and red dates from Huashi to Tanzhou? The two simply did not move in the courtyard of the deep house, and wanted to find out the bottom of it.
It turned out that Mongolia occupied some prefectures and counties in Xichuan, and found an ancient Shu tomb, and dug up the tombs and found many ancient bronzes. This is a valuable thing, so Delegona selected a few strangers from Hara and Lin, disguised as a corpse team, and wanted to quietly transport this batch of bronzes to Lin'an to sell. That Taoist priest is a talent provided by the Ecstasy Sect.
This Tanzhou is the first stop, and it was transported from Shu by the six of them dressed as a corpse team. The corpse team goes out day and night, and it is the best way to avoid people's eyes and ears. People along the way, afraid of the horror of zombies, can't even hear the barking of dogs, and the dogs along the road are all detained by their owners. After arriving at Huashishu, because there were no more corpse chasers to the east, it was easy to be exposed if they continued to dress up, so they dressed up as merchants again.
There are bronze and jade objects on the hall, which look very old. There are jade xuan, jade ge, jade axe, jade liren, and a set of gold armor, all of which are priceless treasures. Zhan Dongfang Wagyu Fat Fat watched several people talk to each other until they hid this batch of treasures. Remember where to hide before leaving.
"I know this leather store. Walking down the street, Niu Feifei said, "The shopkeeper is a northerner. ”
"Are you sure?" Zhan Dongfang stared at Niu Fat.
Niu Fat said with certainty: "I'm sure!"
"Sure enough, it has something to do with Mongolia. Zhan Dongfang muttered to himself.
Niu Feifei said: "It's useless to know, what can we do to clean up these guys?"
Zhan Dongfang didn't answer, trying to think of a way.
"Two guest lawsuits!" I heard someone call them, and when I looked back, I saw that it was a young man dressed as a servant, standing at the door of a small hotel.
"Your Excellency called us?" Niu Feifei pointed to himself and Zhan Dongfang with his right index finger and asked suspiciously.
The middle-aged man had a smile on his face and said, "I want to drink, can the two brothers accompany me to have two drinks?"
There was a little hunger in his belly, and someone actually invited him to drink, such a blessing from heaven, why should he refuse? Niu Feifei looked at Zhan Dongfang expectantly, Zhan Dongfang nodded slightly, so Niu Feifei politely agreed to the strong man, and the three of them walked into the hotel together.
There were no other customers in the store, and the young man said: "It's boring to drink alone, seeing that the two brothers are from the rivers and lakes, they should be informal, so they are tired." ”
Zhan Dongfang didn't react obviously, Niu Feifei gave him a friendly smile and said, "It's okay, we're just trying to find a place to drink." Your Excellency is still drinking alone at this time, what is there to worry about?"
"Alas-" The young man sighed and said, "Don't mention it, I have practiced martial arts since I was a child, and I wanted to make a contribution, but I was suppressed by my opponent. changed his name and surname to get a job in the Tanzhou Yamen, but for a few years, he didn't do a single big case, and he caught some small thieves, which made his colleagues laugh. ”
"Why do you want to change your name?" asked Niu Feifei, puzzled.
The prime man smbabbled for a long time, and said in a low voice: "The surname is ominous, and he is taboo by the prime minister of the dynasty." ”
Niu Feifei grinned, as if he didn't believe it, and said, "Is there anything else?"
"Yes!" the prime man whispered, "It is said that the prime minister of the dynasty had a nightmare that he rode a dragon to the sky and was knocked to the dust by a man with the word 'Xing' on his back. The minister of power found someone to realize his dream, saying that the surname of Xingjun was Zheng, and he should be careful of people with the surname Zheng. The minister of power will kill and dismiss the public officials surnamed Zheng in the world, regardless of their rank. ”
Niu Feifei shook his head and sighed: "The country will die, and the demon will appear." Prime Minister is extremely human, and he actually believes in these things. ”
The strong man poured wine for the two of them, and he first raised his glass and drank it all: "Therefore, I must hide my surname, or have the opportunity to avenge the old Zheng family." ”
"Your surname is Zheng?" Zhan Dongfang finally spoke and asked three words.
The strong man grinned and said, "Don't dare now, change your surname to Zhao, call Zhao Huchen, at the gate of Tanzhou Street." ”
Niu Feifei patted him on the shoulder and said, "Brother Zhao is really good, he is in this situation, and he still wants to handle a big case." What kind of big case do you want to handle?" he thought of the grave robbers who were pretending to be corpse squads. I don't know if the guy who caught this batch of smuggling cultural relics is a big case in the eyes of this brother.
"Valuable, sensational, and famous, and only after making great contributions can you have the opportunity to go to Lin'an. But I can't stand it, I catch up with some petty thieves. Zhao Huchen drank a glass of wine, lit the empty glass towards the two, and motioned for them to have a toast too.
"We are not officials. Niu Feifei also drank a glass, glanced at Zhan Dongfang, and saw that he had no intention of stopping it, so he put down the wine glass and said: "But now I am catching up with a tricky matter, I want to take care of it, but I can't manage it." ”
"Listen to anything, maybe I'll be able to handle it. Zhao Huchen took a chopstick dish and stuffed it into his mouth, chewing it deliciously, but he didn't really care about Niu Fat's words.
"A batch of ancient jade and bronzes. Niu Fatten, intentionally or unintentionally, aggravated his tone.
"What?" Zhao Huchen immediately stood up, his eyes wide.
"The Mongols were secretly reselling a batch of ancient jade and bronze objects. Niu Fatfei said it again.
Zhao Huchen immediately raised his wine glass, and respectfully said to Niu Feifei and Zhan Dongfang: "Two brothers, I respect you!" After speaking, he tilted his neck and poured it down. Then he approached Niu Feifei and asked in a low voice: "Brother just said that it was a batch of ancient jade and bronzes, or is the Mongols reselling it, is this serious?"
"Of course. Niu Feifei said two words and stopped talking.
"Brother, you eat more vegetables. The young man kept putting some dishes into the bowl of Beef Fat and Zhan Dongfang, and asked, "Brother, do you really see it?"
This moment is much more intimate than just now, and those who don't know really think that these two are his brothers. Niu Feifei also knew that he was eager to make meritorious contributions, and this great merit was given to him, wouldn't it save his own business? But he was not very relieved about this kid.
"A batch of ancient jade and bronze artifacts that we saw with our own eyes were smuggled by the Mongols in disguise as a corpse team, and we followed them all the way from Qianzhong Road. "The cow fat is leisurely and authentic, and there are still some tentative ingredients.
Zhao Huchen was enthusiastic, and he was not very sure of what he said, and asked: "How does my brother know that they are Mongolians?"
Niu Feifei said: "We heard their conversations, and they did these things to empty the money of the Great Song Dynasty and enrich their military expenses. ”
Zhao Huchen seemed to see something, and said very seriously: "Our Lord Li Fu, the governor of Tanzhou, is the most unlikely to see tomb robbers who steal cultural relics, let alone enemies. The two brothers have the heart to help me, and they can really get ahead this time. ”
I felt that I hadn't said it thoroughly, so I said: "This Tanzhou was originally a barbaric place, but since Gaozong crossed to the south, the imperial court has paid special attention to it. ”
"I know that. Niu Feifei said: "When I was in Xiaoyao Valley, the master of the Ma League specially said that Tanzhou Fubaiyue in the south, Bashu in the west, and Jinghu Lake in the north, is a big wharf in the south, and the Hengshan faction should pay attention to it. ”
"That's right. Zhao Huchen said more and more spirit: "The old emperor of Guangzong said: Changsha giant screen, the virtuous is important, and the governors of all dynasties are virtuous ministers of the imperial court. ”
"I know that, too. Niu Feifei continued: "Li Gang, Yue Fei, Liu Qi and other famous ministers have served in Tanzhou, and today's Li Zhizhou is also a generation of virtuous ministers. ”
Zhao Huchen was slightly surprised: "Do you know this? Therefore, if the batch of antiques you said is really in Tanzhou, the old man of Zhizhou will go all out to arrest them." ”
"That's good. Niu Fei took a sip of wine and said, "That group of people pretended to be a corpse team to pass through the state, and we followed them all the way, and they just settled in the city. ”
Zhan Dongfang, who didn't speak for a long time, also said: "We originally planned to go to Langzhong, but we turned back when we encountered this incident. ”
"Then take me and catch them. Zhao Huchen excitedly grabbed Niu Fat's arm. Niu Feifei could have avoided it, but he deliberately let him grab it, and he felt that he did have some strength in his hands. But still shook his head.
Zhao Huchen was a little anxious: "What's the matter, don't you believe in my brother?"
"It's not. Niu Feifei pushed his arm away and said slowly: "That's a group of people in the martial arts, if you want to come to kung fu, you must not be weak, so if you catch it rashly, most of you can't catch it, but you will startle the snake." ”
"Those two elder brothers told me to prepare carefully, and when I knew the state lord, let me send more soldiers, but I couldn't catch it if I didn't believe it. Zhao Huchen was still a little anxious.
Niu Feifei knew that if an official came forward, those guys must be in a catastrophe, so he babbled about the discovery and tracking, dipped in wine and drew a clear road map and hiding place, and waited to watch the show.
The next day, Niu Feifei and Zhan Dongfang came to the Zhizhou Yamen as promised, and after a while, the gong was sounded to open the way, and it was Li Fu's honor guard out of the Yamen. Zhao Huchen walked in front of the side of the honor guard, followed by a large number of soldiers. Judging by the situation, it was indeed after he returned to the government that he reported to Li Zhizhou, which was a mobilization of the people to arrest the thief.
Niu Fei and the two also let them be on the side of the road, and they were seen by the prime of life, and quietly leaned over to say hello. Zhan Dongfang said: "I'm afraid I can't catch the thief like this." ”
Zhao Huchen frowned and said, "What's the matter?