As soon as they entered Chang'an City, the three of them found that the atmosphere in Chang'an City today was a little weird.

In the past, the city gate was wide open, but today the city gate is closed, and the gate is heavily guarded, and the people can only enter the city but not out of the city, and even if they enter the city, it will take half an hour to enter a batch.

When the three of them arrived at the bottom of the city tower, it happened to be the time to open the city gate and let them go, so the three of them entered the city together with the team that entered the city.

Although the city is still prosperous and lively, Yuan Ying found at a glance that there are many fewer people on the street today, and even those Qinglou girls who are soliciting customers on weekdays have all disappeared.

Yuan Ying inquired about someone on the road, but these ordinary people didn't know why, they only heard that there were several court felons in Chang'an City, and they heard that the officers and soldiers were being arrested.

The three of them didn't take it seriously, and went straight to the Zhizhou Mansion, only to find that the Zhizhou Mansion was heavily guarded, not only the officials and officials of the Prefecture, but also the feudal soldiers guarding one side, which was very surprising.

You must know that although Zhizhou is the highest official position of one party, according to the laws of the Great Song Dynasty, Zhizhou can only know state affairs, and cannot mobilize local feudal troops.

Liu Zhi military attache was born, fought in the world with Emperor Taizu, and was later transferred to Chang'an Zhizhou, of course, he was not the only one, many military attaches who laid down the country for the Great Song Dynasty were transferred out of the capital, the reason for this can be seen by anyone with a discerning eye.

The emperor wants to firmly hold the military power in his own hands to avoid the situation of the vassal king's separation, this move seems to be a little unkind, but the effect is also extremely significant, at least in addition to external troubles, there is no internal worry for the time being.

Because of this, a military attache like Liu Zhi was born, and it was strictly forbidden to transfer the feudal soldiers, and as for the situation in front of him where the military of the government and the feudal army appeared in the Zhizhou Mansion at the same time, I had never heard of it.

Walking to the gate of the Zhizhou Mansion, the three of them were blocked by a team of feudal soldiers, fortunately, at this time, a government official of the Zhizhou Mansion knew Yuan Ying, and after Yuan Ying explained that he wanted to enter the palace, the official immediately went to pass the word.

Within a moment's effort, a richly dressed boy went out, it was Liu Lang, who had a relationship with Xi Wan before.

At this moment, Liu Lang's face was a little pale, and his expression was a little weird, but the etiquette was still thoughtful, and after explaining to those feudal soldiers, he invited the three of them into the Zhizhou Mansion.

"Brother Liu, I think Chang'an is a bit abnormal today, I just asked someone to inquire, saying that there is a court felony who has wandered to Chang'an?"

Liu Lang hesitated for a while, looked at the three of them, and then sighed: "Don't hide a few, there are no felons in the court, a few assassins appeared in the house last night, stabbed my father to serious injury, and then the assassins fled overnight, so I had to temporarily close the city gate to prevent the assassins from escaping from the city." ”

Yuan Ying was taken aback: "What, this kind of thing happened, how is my uncle now?"

"I'm not optimistic, and now I've asked a doctor for treatment, but I don't know what the result will be. ”

"Hmph, there is such a rampant murderer, if he is caught, he will have to peel off the skin and cramp to relieve his hatred, if Brother Liu is useful to the younger brother, just open his mouth, I will do my best to help. ”

Liu Lang smiled bitterly: "Thank you Brother Yuan for your kindness, this assassination incident, Yuanfei seems so simple on the surface, maybe it will involve court affairs..."

Speaking of this, Liu Lang suddenly paused, and then immediately led the topic elsewhere: "Don't talk about this matter, what is the important matter for Brother Yuan to come here today?"

"I do have something to ask for, I heard my father say that Brother Liu has a soul bead in his house, which is the thing of Yang Guifei back then, and it has the miraculous effect of fixing the soul and rejuvenating the face. ”

"Yes, this treasure is treasured by my father, even I have only seen it a few times. Liu Lang nodded and said.

"Brother Liu, we are here today just for this treasure, I don't know if my uncle is willing to part with his love?"

"This..."Liu Lang looked embarrassed: "Brother Yuan should know that my father doesn't love money, but he is only interested in this thing, and he will always take it out and observe it carefully for a long time, and now that my father has been assassinated, I really can't be the master." ”

"Liu Gongzi, please help, this soul bead can save Shaoyang's life. Xi Wan pleaded.

Hearing Xi Wan say this, Liu Lang pondered for a moment, and then said, "What the girl said, but the son last time?"

"Exactly. ”

Liu Lang didn't ask again, he got up and wandered a few times, and then said: "Since it's a life-saving thing, I naturally can't shirk it, you can take this soul bead for the time being, if you can save your friend's life, it can be regarded as accumulating virtue and doing good." If my father blames me in the future, I will bear it with all my might. ”

"Thank you, Brother Liu!" Yuan Ying grinned, and her eyes became smug when she looked at Yao Sanming and Xi Wan, as if to say that as long as I came out, it would definitely be fine.

Xi Wan's hanging heart finally let go, and then Liu Lang went to get the soul bead and handed it to Yao Sanming's hand, this bead is only the size of a thumb, crystal clear, and there is a cold feeling in his hand, Yao Sanming nodded, and said in a low voice: "That's right, this is the soul bead." ”

After thanking Liu Lang repeatedly, the three of them returned immediately, Zhang Shaoyang's life hung by a thread, and he couldn't delay for a moment.

This time Liu Lang offered to send the three of them out of the city, after all, the whole city is now under martial law, without his help, it is not so easy to get out of the city, Yao Sanming did not refuse, after all, this Liu Gongzi is thoughtful, extraordinary, with his help, he can naturally save some trouble.

Then Liu Lang went out to prepare a carriage and sent the three out of the city before returning to the Zhizhou Mansion.

The driver was an old man in his fifties, with half-black and half-white hair, and his spirit was much better than that of ordinary peers.

The old man drove Liu Gongzi for five years, and knew that Liu Gongzi had a habit in the carriage, that is, he leaned his head against the carriage and closed his eyes to meditate.

So the old man didn't drive the horse to many pieces, but only wanted to be steady, but today the old man seemed to see through the curtain that Liu Gongzi was not as usual, but looked at the various crowds outside from the side window.

"Childe, are you thinking about something?"

Liu Lang was a little distracted, and was suddenly asked by the old man, Liu Lang came back to his senses and replied casually: "Well, there's nothing on your mind." ”

"Childe is like this, he doesn't look like a person who has no heart, it's because of the master's business, right?"

"Uncle Niu, the official who sent the letter from the government last night, quickly whipped up and went to stop the minister, not surprisingly, at this time, the messenger should have been transferred from the original Jiangnan to Chang'an. ”

"Well, that's how it should be. The old man and Liu Lang had the same tone, plain.

"It's a good time, otherwise, I'm afraid that the Northwest Province will be the same as the Jiangnan Province, and the officials will be killed. ”

Uncle Niu lightly knocked on the horse's back, but the horse didn't react, probably because he was used to this kind of spur, and still walked tepidly.

"Is there nothing wrong with the master?"

"I don't know, a sword pierced the chest, and I can only ask the Bodhisattva for protection. ”

"Childe, you are different from those boys who can only cry and call their mothers. Uncle Niu suddenly laughed.

This made Liu Lang feel a little surprised, and said suspiciously: "Oh, how is it different?"

"I can't talk about this, I just feel that if there are more people like Gongzi in the world, there won't be so many bad things. ”

"It's not necessarily a good thing!" Liu Lang said casually, and then began to lean on the carriage with his eyes closed and ponder.

The city gate was not far from the Zhizhou Mansion, but the carriage walked slowly for some time, and it was not until Liu Lang woke up from his contemplation that he was just able to see the eaves of the Zhizhou Mansion.

"Uncle Niu, you go and help me prepare some fine rice paper and send it to my room. ”

"Good. Uncle Niu didn't ask much, parked the carriage in front of the Zhizhou Mansion, pulled the curtain, and waited for Liu Lang to stride into the Zhizhou Mansion, he re-got on the car and whipped the horse's buttocks.

When he was about to enter the mansion, Liu Lang glanced back at the carriage that had disappeared in front of the mansion, and his face was expressionless.

Uncle Niu's name is Niu Wei, I heard that when he was young, he was a mixed country, and generally there were a few times in the rivers and lakes, and at worst, he had to be able to use sword kung fu, otherwise how could he gain a foothold in the huge rivers and lakes?

It's a pity that Liu Lang hasn't seen Uncle Niu's kung fu, since Uncle Niu came to Liu's Mansion and mixed up this errand for him to drive, he has been working driving, it is this old guy who can control the speed of the carriage at an equal rate.

Uncle Niu was doing things, Liu Lang was extremely relieved, so he took the rice paper that he had just asked him to find, and it was no accident that what he got back must be the rice paper made by the best paper mill in Chang'an City.

As for how he got it, how much money he spent, and how many miles he ran, he didn't need to ask.

Liu Lang just glanced at it, then turned around and walked steadily into the Zhizhou Mansion, and then went straight to Liu Zhi's room, at this time there were three doctors in the room pacing back and forth in the room, and when they saw Liu Lang, several people seemed to have a backbone, and they immediately swarmed around.

"How is my father's condition, answer truthfully. ”

"Liu Gongzi, the situation is not very good, the person who performed the assassination is a master, although he did not hurt his heart, but he happened to hurt his heart, if it weren't for Lord Liu's toughness, I'm afraid..."

"Can you save it?"

"The three of us discussed it, and we were forty percent sure, and the rest could only be left to heaven. ”

Liu Lang's face, which had always seemed calm, suddenly turned pale, and he shook it twice, but fortunately, several doctors quickly helped him sit down.

Liu Lang slowed down for a while, and after recovering a little, he said, "Where is my mother?"

"Madame is fine, just be angry and bloody, just recuperate. ”

"Okay, I know, and I ask a few people to do their best to treat them, and if they can cure my father, I will be rewarded heavily. ”

The three doctors waved their hands again and again: "Where did Liu Gongzi say, Lord Liu and Liu Gongzi have done so many things for the people over the years, we all see it, so we will do our best, Gongzi rest assured." ”

"Thank you!" Liu Lang gave up his hand, then exited the room, and when he returned to his room, Uncle Niu had already bought the rice paper, and the white paper was spread out on the table, like a layer of white snow.

Then he took a pen and dipped it in ink, and soon he was writing a dense page.

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Yao Sanming and the three of them took the soul bead, and hurried to the tiger-shaped gate, transporting internal force along the way, and the speed was also extremely fast.

"This Liu Gongzi is a good person. On the way, Yao Sanming said.

Yuan Ying smiled: "That's natural, I'm like this, I've always been at odds with scholars, and when I encounter a scholar, I will inevitably be bullied, but Liu Gongzi is an exception, and his body is not only a few taels of literati." ”

"Very good. Yao Sanming just replied lightly, and then hurried away with one mind.

But when such a thing happened at home, he was still able to deal with it without being surprised, which is really not comparable to ordinary literati. ”

"But no, although this Chang'an City is under the jurisdiction of Brother Liu and his father, but the people in Chang'an City know that his father does not have any means of governance, Chang'an City can be so prosperous, most of it is the credit of Brother Liu, don't look at Brother Liu's age, but he has a lot of experience in governing one side, this is not comparable to ordinary literati, and Brother Liu has a peaceful personality and rarely anger, even if such a thing happens at home, he can't see anything from his face. ”

"It's much better than you by any means. Xi Wan said angrily.

"Hey, I've helped you like this, and you're still so hostile to me, how can I feel embarrassed!" Yuan Ying smiled bitterly.

"For the sake of you helping us get the Soul Bead, this time we can even do it. ”

"Then we'll be friends from now on?" Yuan Ying asked Xi Wan with a look of hope.

Xi Wan ignored him, and hurried away, so that Yuan Ying touched his nose.

Fortunately, Yuan Ying has a straightforward personality, and quickly brought it to himself, and said abruptly: "I really hope that Brother Liu can survive the difficulties, otherwise, this Chang'an City will suffer a big loss." ”