When Yan Ji hurried home, Jiang Xinting had already drunk three cups of tea in the living room of his house.

"Old Jiang, what's so urgent? I spent more than 3,000 taels of silver tonight for the new purple sleeves, and just as I was about to get started, I was called back by someone you found for me. I said that if you don't have a big deal, you will have to compensate me for the three thousand taels. ”

Jiang Xinting didn't answer, and glanced at the servants on both sides. Yan Ji understood and waved his hand: "Let's all go down, I have something important to discuss with Master Jiang." ”

Seeing that everyone had retreated, Jiang Xinting slammed the teacup on the table: "Lord Yan is so Yaxing, the love field is so proud, presumably the battlefield can be invincible, why don't I ask the saint to guard the North Pass by Lord Yan, then the North Shu is intimidated by Lord Yan's prestige, and he will definitely be able to look at the wind." ”

Yan Ji looked at Jiang Xinting's face and said that his face was wrong: "I said old Jiang, what's wrong with you today? In the past, when Xiao Taoxian was here, you went more often than me." What's the matter? Now it's just you and me, what kind of decent man and gentleman are you and me!"

Although he was robbed of a few words, Jiang Xinting was unmoved: "There was an accident in the imperial study last night. ”

Yan Ji's face changed: "What's wrong?"

"The Five Wolves Playing with the Cow was stolen. ”

"Ah......" Yan Ji was stunned for a long time: "Then why are you running here to scare me, the inner court guard is the responsibility of your dragoons, but you don't want to do anything with my tiger army." ”

Jiang Xinting picked up the tea bowl again and took a leisurely sip: "Last night was Sheng'er on duty. ”

After arranging the tasks for several subordinate staff, Yan Ji sat in a daze for a long time. Although he and Jiang Xinting grew up together, and now they are both commanders of the forbidden army, Jiang Xinting's dragoon army is responsible for guarding the inner city, and he is also the imperial prince, and he is the nephew of the current saint according to his generation. Therefore, although Jiang Xinting's official rank is from the first rank, even if he sees the prince, he is on an equal footing, and those who are ranked as the first rank of the Taishi, Taifu, and University Scholar have to ask Jiang Xinting for peace. In this court, the emperor trusts the most Zuo Jun and Jiang Xinting, otherwise how could he hand over Shi Liangmen and the Dragoon Army to them.

Although the Tiger Army and the Dragoon Army are both forbidden armies, their treatment is also very different. The dragoons are mostly the best among the children of the family, once they enter the dragoons, they will have a bright future in the future, if they can participate in the leadership, it is equivalent to stepping into the power center of the country with half a foot. Yan Ji's eldest son and second son are both from the main room, and they have been arrogant since childhood, fighting cocks and lackeys, eating, drinking, prostituting and gambling and doing everything, Yan Ji wants to discipline him well, but he is always spoiled by his wife and old lady, and he can't discipline him. Therefore, he put all his energy on Yan Sheng, the third son born to his aunt. Yan Sheng was also really competitive, he was selected into the Dragoon Army at the age of fifteen, and two years later he was promoted to a staff leader because he saved the second princess while hunting in the Blue Field, and his future is bright. Thinking of this, Yan Ji couldn't help but clench his teeth: "Where did the bastard come from, he came to steal the painting when Sheng'er was on duty! Although I don't know what is different about "Five Wolves Playing with Ox", the emperor attaches great importance to this painting, and once he is blamed, he ...... it."

There was chaos in the capital, the dragoons and the Shuntian Mansion searched from house to house, and the guests of each inn were carefully checked. Xiu Zhaoming, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, was also taken away by Shi Liangmen because he refused to enter the mansion to search.

The king of Bac Ninh was an idle prince after all, and the turmoil in the capital did not spoil his interest. Early in the morning, let the subordinate take his token and pick Yue Xian out of the inn. As soon as Yue Xian entered the door, the king of Beining greeted him: "Brother Xian, I expected that you would definitely be detained in the inn and have nothing to do, so I asked someone to pick you up." ”

Yue Xian clasped his hands into fists: "My brother saved my younger brother, otherwise I wouldn't be able to go anywhere in the inn, and I would be suffocated to death." ”

The King of Beining laughed: "Since you are here, how about you and I talk about a game?"

"Accompany you to the end!"

The king of Bac Ninh was instructing his subordinates to prepare a chessboard, and the men came to report to Jiang Xinting, the commander of the dragoons, to ask for a meeting. The face of the king of Beining changed slightly, and he said to Yue Xian: "This is to search my mansion." Turning to the doorman: "Please!"

Jiang Xinting came in and bowed: "My nephew Xinting participated in the imperial uncle." ”

"Please. Look at the tea. ”

The king of Beining said silently in his heart: "When you see me on weekdays, you only call me a prince, but today I call me an uncle, this is a salute before a soldier." Anyway, you are my cousin's son after all, and I deserve this imperial uncle. Glancing at Jiang Xinting's waist again, there was a cold snort in his heart: "Last time, you entered my mansion with a sword, and this time you are still interested." ”

"What do you have to do?" This voice of the Great Commander, and the unenthusiastic attitude of the King of Bac Ninh, did not cause any unhappiness on Jiang Xinting's face, at least there was no displeasure on his face.

Jiang Xinting hesitated and said, "My nephew has something to discuss with Uncle Huang......"

The King of Beining looked at him, then at Yue Xian, and then turned to Jiang Xinting and said, "Nephew Xian, this is my sworn brother, Yue Xian from Yuejian Villa in Lingzhou, he is not an outsider, but it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

Although Jiang Xinting was a military general, he also heard the intention of the king of Bac Ninh to change his name to his virtuous nephew. He was not annoyed: "The nephew dared to say, the imperial uncle should have heard that it was stolen in the palace last night, and the saint's favorite "Five Wolves Playing with Cows" was stolen, and the saint ordered the nephew to find out the whereabouts of the painting within three days. The nephew thought to himself, it is difficult for ordinary people to have such a skilled thief, if it is an official in the capital, or there will be some unclean hands and feet in the nursing home. Although the nephew knew that such a person would not appear in the Emperor's Uncle's Mansion, if he could visit the mansions of the next four Emperor's Uncles first, then the other officials in the capital, no matter how noble they were, could not compare with the Emperor's Uncles, so if the Emperor's Uncles could help the Nephew, then the Nephew would not miss the three-day period set by the Holy Lord. ”

Although Jiang Xinting's words were very polite, it was difficult to refute every sentence, and the emperor's will was in it, and it was really difficult for the king of Bac Ninh to shirk it. King Beining said: "Oh, then you came to our brothers' mansions first?"

Jiang Xinting said: "Exactly, ask the emperor to fulfill it." ”

Although it was inconvenient for the King of Bac Ninh to refuse, he still couldn't help but ask: "That Master Xiu was taken away by Shi Liangmen, isn't it because of this incident?"

Jiang Xinting was stunned for a moment, not knowing how this matter reached the ears of the King of Beining so quickly, and replied vaguely: "Maybe there is something else, the nephew doesn't know very well, Shi Liangmen's case, except for the saint, everyone else has no right to ask, and the nephew does not dare to trespass." ”

The king of Bac Ninh said coldly: "Go and check, don't mess with me." Do I still have to search for it?"

"My nephew doesn't dare" said, Jiang Xinting retreated, and shouted at the soldiers to enter the mansion.

(End of Chapter 4)