Chapter 9: The Swallow in front of the hall

In a courtyard on Zhuque Street in Yong'an City, I saw that the powder wall outside the courtyard was surrounded by a verandah, and the verandah was copied on all sides. Entering the door and the road are linked, the mountains and stones are embellished, the whole courtyard is graceful and elegant, only to feel the strange fragrance in the courtyard, although it has been winter, but the strange grass fairy vine is colder and greener, the vine leads the vine, tired and lovely.

This courtyard is the prime minister's mansion of the Xuanwu Dynasty, and those who come in for the first time will definitely have a feeling of going to the scholarly house in the south, simple and elegant, and they can't think that this is the center of half of the power of the Xuanwu Dynasty. The courtyard underground through the copper pipe to attract the hot spring, the yard is like spring all year round, the small bridge and flowing water three steps and a scene, but there is a hidden mystery, rockery, female wall can be used as a defensive cover.

Prime Minister Zhongda has been accustomed to handling affairs in the study for many years, and there is a purple wooden bookcase with a little gold star in the north corner of the study, the owner is a book lover, and the lone ancient book on it is neatly placed.

The bright moonlight penetrated through the vermilion carved wooden window, scattered bits and pieces on a propped guqin, the warm breeze gently swept the strings, and the incense burner rose bursts of cigarette smoke, wrapped in a gauze curtain, and filled the entire study.

Zhong Da returned home and changed into civilian clothes, half-lying on the loose collapse in the middle of the study, holding the folds handed by the state capitals from various places, and quickly making corrections with a pen from time to time.

The housekeeper Chen An entered the study and said, "Family master, Tang Yan is back." ”

"Let her in. Zhong Da put down the fold in his hand and said.

The housekeeper Chen An turned around and walked out of the study, and it didn't take long to attract a woman in a black robe with a veil on her face.

The woman in the black robe entered the house and took off the veil, took off the robe and handed it to Chen An, the woman was wearing a rose-colored tight-fitting robe top, covered with an emerald green smoke yarn loose flower skirt, magnificent and elegant, the instrument was quiet and leisurely, the waist was tied into a big bow with gold silk soft smoke, the sideburns were low and the jasper hairpin was inserted, and the slender body was glamorous and charming.

"Subordinate Tang Yan visited the head of the family, I haven't seen the head of the house for more than half a year, you are even more lazy. I saw Tang Yan worship a thousand blessings, and said with a smile, this smile touches people's souls, and the light powder makeup makes the beauty even more delicate.

Looking at the beauty Tang Yan opposite, Zhong Da raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "The world has just calmed down, we can't frighten others by hiding the blades, and it is also a kind of understanding to sit and watch the world surge." Having said that, Tang Yan, your sunflower scripture is refined again. ”

After listening to Zhongda's ridicule, Tang Yan didn't put on a touching appearance, took a small stool and sat down, took out a fold from his arms and handed it to the housekeeper Chen An, and then said:

"The head of the family, this is a secret report from the front of the hall in various places, the state capitals are basically stable, and the officials elected by the Hanmen and the gate valve are quite responsible.

It is that there are differences in several places, and the patriarchs of the people in the unnamed city are still unwilling to be included in the management of the Xuanwu Dynasty, and the officials sent by the court will either die in an accident, or be corrupted by the local ethnic groups. ”

After speaking, Tang Yan covered his head and continued: "Bazhong Mansion is now full of gangs and sects, and the people do not want to merge with villages, from time to time there are thugs who commit murders, and then hide in the mountains. ”

Zhong Da looked at the secret report submitted by Tang Yan, listened to Tang Yan's report and wondered if it was okay, and said, "What news is there on the rivers and lakes?"

Tang Yan took the tea that Chen An handed her, took a sip and said: "There are some things, Wang Ren, the little monkey's Dongchang, took advantage of the holy retreat, and now he is embarrassed with the brocade guards, don't look at them in Yong'an City, they are honest, the state capital below, is full of their fans and spies, not only to catch those officials under the handle of the black prison, but also to the people and the rivers and lakes."

Recently, they really let them do a big thing, in order to snatch the demon soldiers, Cao Zhen, who is ninth on the heavenly list, and Tang Qiushui, the fourth on the earth list, let them design to kill them in Yilan City. ”

Zhong Da raised his eyes when he heard this, and Dan Fengyan said, "This is not like something that Wang Ren can do. ”

"Isn't it, Wang Ren accepted a doorman named Mr. Yin, and his behavior has changed from the past, this Qianli chase is led by this Mr. Yin, this time they will send a hundred babies from Yilan City to the Duhu Mansion, will they mess around like this will have a slight impact on the head of the family?" Tang Yan asked with a pair of blue eyes.

Zhong Da waved his hand and replied, "Don't hinder it, there is a ghost in the Duhu Mansion." After speaking, Zhong Da took out three brocade bags from the jade box on the desk and handed them to Chen An, and then said

"Chen An dispatched the "Lost Soldiers" to act according to the tips, Tang Yan took my Mansion Token to the Duhu Mansion to solve the trouble of the ghosts, and you yourself will stay in Weiwu City, and then send someone to take care of that Mr. Yin. ”

"Subordinate order!" "Subordinate order!"

Chen An, Tang Yan bowed and heard Zhong Da's order, and his momentum suddenly changed, like an iron-blooded sergeant, he didn't hesitate to get up and salute to receive the order, and turned around and walked out of the study to act separately.

Zhong Da stood up from the collapse, slowly walked to the window with his hands behind his back, and quietly looked at the rising sun outside the window.

The rising sun shone on Yilan City, and Song Lanjiang, who had a full meal of blacktooth fish yesterday, got up early in the morning, and Song Lanjiang calculated that the processed blacktooth fish meat, if he and the little baby girl saved some food, they could eat it for seven days, which made Song Lanjiang feel a little at ease.

After two days of life, Song Lanjiang was able to quickly sort out the health problems of the little girl, then tidy up the broken cave, hide the food, pick up the little girl, and wrap her whole body in a tattered blanket.

He thought about it, grabbed a handful of soil from the ground and smeared it on his face, Song Lanjiang felt that there was no problem, and drilled out of the broken kiln.

Song Lanjiang did not choose to walk on the street, still passing through different alleys in a zigzag, and occasionally heard passers-by talking about the loss of a lot of babies in the city yesterday, and heard that it had reached the city lord's mansion.

Song Lanjiang didn't linger for a moment, just tightened the blanket wrapped outside, and continued to walk towards Lao Mo's shop.

No one remembers Lao Mo's real name, everyone only remembers that since there was Yilan City, there was Lao Mo's shop, Lao Mo had his own horse team, and he also had his own tavern in Yilan City, and behind the tavern was his hotel and shop. If you think that Lao Mo is an ordinary businessman, it is very wrong, a long time ago, there were always outlaws who beat Lao Mo's idea, and they were either hanged on the flagpole in front of the tavern the next day, or thrown into the wilderness outside the city to return to nature.

Song Lanjiang opened the door of Lao Mo's shop with a familiar car, and saw Lao Mo drinking wine with ice fish and saying something to his attendant happily.

Lao Mo saw Song Lanjiang enter the door, his yellow-brown eyes lit up, and he said happily: "The stubborn boy is here, Lao Mo, you haven't been here for a long time." ”

Song Lanjiang saw that Lao Mo's face also showed a relaxed expression, walked up to Lao Mo and lifted a trouser leg, uncovered the cloth belt wrapped around his leg layer by layer, took out three Xuanjin coins from it and handed them to Lao Mo, "Give." ”

Lao Mo took the Xuanjin coin that Song Lanjiang took out, looked at it on the back, put it in the money bag, and said: "Three Xuanjin coins can give you five silver coins, and Lao Mo gave a generous price." ”

Song Lanjiang understood that what Lao Mo said was right, such an uncirculated thief, he could only exchange it safely here at Lao Mo, and at the stingy Lao Mo, he gave such a price, which exceeded Song Lanjiang's previous expectations.

Song Lanjiang thought for a while and said, "A silver coin and a big bag of goat's milk, and the rest are recorded in my debt to you." ”

Lao Mo heard Song Lanjiang's words, looked at Song Lanjiang's broken blanket, waved his hand and said seriously: "I told you a long time ago that business is business, and no one can make Lao Mo an extra copper coin in business, but what happened back then is not called business, and you don't need to pay it back." ”

When Song Lanjiang heard Lao Mo's answer, he shook his head: "I will definitely return the money to you." “

Lao Mo took out his money bag and was about to take out the money, when he heard a bustling group of big men rushing in outside.