The fourth episode of the legend of the cat ghost (44) - the strange man Wei Pu

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At this time, Zhao Hao got up and walked over, and asked Jian Yan with a smile: "How is it?"

Jian Shi nodded, how could a blind man not be admired for being able to play chess to such an extent. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Seeing the prince coming, Shen Kuo hurriedly stood up, bowed down and said, "It's a shame that the skills of the subordinates are not as good as others." ”

Zhao Hao raised his eyebrows and said: "In the middle of the deposit, you always like to use numbers to solve chess, and you want to calculate the total number of chess games." I can tell you today that no matter how endless the chess game is, Go and arithmetic are two different things!"

Shen Kuo hurriedly said yes and said: "The prince's lesson is right, his subordinates think that in this world, no one is the opponent of the prince!!"

Jian wanton said: If you lose, you will admit defeat, and you will not have a head or tail to shoot the prince's ass. Although Shen Kuo has some ability, this person usually likes to meet like this, which really makes Jian Yan unaccustomed to it.

Zhao Hao played with taste: "If you talk about actuarial calculations, you can't beat Wei Pu in front of you, let alone Wen Rou's opponent!"

Jian Yan now knew the name of the blind man, Wei Pu.

And everyone in the house knows Miss Hu Shuxiu, she is a gentle character and a confidante of the prince.

When Wei Pu heard this, he wanted to stand up in fear: "How dare Xiaomin compare with Miss Hu!"

"Don't get up!" Zhao Hao said with a smile while motioning for Qiu Yiyun to help Wei Pu sit back, "Wen Rou and Gu have the same opinion, although Go has endless changes, but the two of them are in the game, and the outcome has been decided!"

As soon as Shen Kuo and Wei Pu heard this, it seemed that the prince knew the winners and losers as soon as he started the game, and now he meant something, so the two listened quietly.

Zhao Hao pointed to the upper right corner of the chessboard and teased: "Wei Pu, why did your god relent? If you take advantage of the victory to pursue, the sunspot can only fight, but it is better than you to conquer the son step by step?"

Everyone thought of the game that had just ended, Jian Yan had been standing beside the two of them watching the chess, and the prince came over and said a more subtle chess move after just one glance at the chessboard.

"Lone Ben thinks that you should win this game of chess within a hundred moves, but you have dragged it out for a long time!" Zhao Hao's tone was a little detached and cold, as if he was reproachful, and his whole body exuded a terrifying momentum, "Isn't it because of what happened three days later that you are worried and have no intention of playing the game?

"I ......" Wei Pu lowered his head and was speechless for a while.

Jian Yan retreated in small steps, stood side by side with Qiu Yiyun, and asked in a low voice, "What will happen in three days?"

Qiu Yiyun said: "The prince invited Zhang Xiaoniang to help Mr. Wei with that 'eye-changing technique'!"

Jian Yan was stunned and said, "Change your eyes?"

"Yes, I heard that with a new pair of eyes, Mr. Wei can see, just like ordinary people. ”

Jian Yan asked: "Little lady Zhang, but the 'female doctor saint' of His Majesty Renzong's imperial seal?"

"Naturally!"

"I heard that ten years ago, she resigned from Grandpa Ren, and disappeared after leaving the capital. When Renzong was seriously ill, Empress Cao sent all her people to search for her, and also offered a reward, as long as she could provide the whereabouts of Zhang Xiaoniang, she would be able to get a thousand gold...... I didn't find anyone like that!"

Zhao Hao turned his head and asked, "Do you think that in this world, if you want to find a person, you won't find it?"

"Forehead......" Jian Shi hurriedly shut up, and said with his head in his heart: According to the meaning of the prince, when Renzong was seriously ill four years ago, he could also find Zhang Xiaoniang...... It's just that...... Don't you want to find her? Could it be that if you find her, Grandmaster Ren's illness can be saved, then Yingzong will probably not be able to succeed smoothly, let alone pass on the heir...... The prince was only thirteen years old at that time, and he was already planning for the future succession? I didn't dare to think about it, I didn't dare to think about it...... The Qiankun pool in the prince's chest is too deep!

Zhao Hao broke the silence in the room and said: "Your eyes suddenly lost your sight when you were thirty years old, have you always hoped that this God will favor you and restore your sight one day?

It turns out that Mr. Wei's eyes are not born invisible. It is not a trivial matter to change the eyes of the knife, even if it is Zhang Xiaoniang who is in charge of the knife, he will be afraid of it! The prince is sometimes too harsh.

Jian Yan thought so, and secretly glanced at the prince.

Wei Pu sighed and said, "The uncles and aunts in the same village all said that because my family was poor, they couldn't afford to buy good lamp oil, and they were blind, and they all sympathized with my experience. But I knew that I was born with an eye disease, and I was destined to be blind, so I studied hard under the lamp every night, and I could see a little more. ”

Shen Kuo said: "Brother Wei, don't worry, since it is an eye disease, it can be cured well." In the past, the little lady Zhang treated Renzong, and her medical skills were quite clever. ”

Wei Pu said: "More than ten years ago, I also heard of Zhang's name in Chuzhou, she treated sores and carbuncles for the people, and her knife skills were exquisite...... I'm not afraid that she won't be able to heal my eyes, but I'm afraid of ......"

"Your eyes are about to be healed, but you have a burden in your heart?" Zhao Hao interrupted him, "When you think you are blind, you are still regarded as a strange man in the countryside, if you are cured, you are not worthy of serving in this palace?"

"The prince has the grace of knowing Wei Pu, and now he has invited Zhang Xiaoniang with a lot of money...... Wei Pu is just a country man, thanks to the prince's kindness, his heart is terrified......"

"That's enough! If Gu didn't really value your talent, he wouldn't let Shen Kuo go to Chuzhou to find you!

"The prince forgives the sins......" Wei Pu seems to be much more sober under the majestic discipline of King Chang!

As the saying goes, the authorities are confused, and the bystanders are clear! The prince not only saw through the chess game, but also saw through the hearts of the people.

"Lone introduces you to the city!" Zhao Hao turned his head and said to Jian Yan: "This is Wei Pu, who was only picked up by Lone from Chuzhou to the capital yesterday!"

Jian Yan clenched his fists and said, "I've seen Mr. Wei!"

"This one who has been playing chess for you is "I am 'waiting' for the famous gods!"

Jian Xian knew that his prince liked to make fun of his nickname, so he pursed his lips and said: "Mr. Wei's chess skills are excellent, I admire him!"

Wei Pu lowered his eyes and replied: "Lord Divine Catcher praises!"

Zhao Hao said: "You don't know anything about the sword, his strength is not chess strength, but an unpredictable prophet!"

"Oh?" Jian Xian never believed in fortune telling, and he showed a disdainful expression.

"Wei Pu came to calculate for Lone, why did he come to see Lone today?"

Wei Pu replied: "The matter that Lord Shenzhu talked to the prince about today must be related to the 'fierce fire oil'!"

Zhao Hao said: "Jian Shi, is what he said yes or not?"

Recently, there has been such a big event in the capital! Although Mr. Wei only arrived in Beijing yesterday, the streets and alleys can always hear the slightest rumor! If I don't do this, what else can I do? These literati and strategists like to play tricks. He nodded and said, "The subordinates are just for this!"

"Oh, how's it going?"

Jian Yan said: "On the night of the fire, Mengren sent people to follow a few guys, but these people were very cunning and cautious, and they were about to catch them every time, but they disappeared. On the other hand, the Kaifeng Prefecture traced the whereabouts of the fierce fire oil and found that they were transported from Shu Road to Beijing by land transport. Continuing to track down, they found that the porters who transported the freight were all wiped out! Then they checked the foot shops and inns they might have passed along the route, but no one left any impression on this group of porters, I am afraid that the consignors ordered those porters not to stay in the hotel on the way, but to sleep in the wilderness. These two clues are broken, and now we have to re-examine the suspicious places to see if there are any clues!"

Zhao Hao snorted lightly and said, "Mengren joined forces with you and didn't catch the arsonist!

"The subordinates are not doing well, I hope the prince will punish him!"

"Lone said that Wei Pu has the ability to predict the future, and there is such a master today, why don't you ask for advice?"

Jian Wanxin said: It seems that the prince's arrangement today has a profound meaning! It is by no means just to let himself watch a wonderful chess game!

After thinking about it, he walked up to Wei Pu and bowed: "Mr. Wei, please give me advice!"

Jian Shi looked directly into Wei Pu's eyes, and Wei Pu also looked in the direction where Jian Shi was. If it weren't for the fact that the pale pupils were motionless and without a trace of brilliance, Jian Shi even felt that Wei Pu was not blind.

Wei Pu said: "That batch of fierce fire oil is not a thing in Shu, and the god hunts adults don't need to check it!"

"What?" Jian Yan was stunned when he heard this, "How does the gentleman know......

Before he could finish speaking, Wei Pu interrupted him and said, "Its origin is Dunzhou!"

Jian Yan said: "Dunzhou?"

Shen Kuo twisted his beard, shook his head and said, "Tonight, in the moon of Juzhou, I only look at it alone." Pity the little children, and do not understand the memory of Chang'an. ”

Wei Pu nodded: "It is the Dunzhou mentioned in Du Zimei's "Moonlit Night"!"

Jian Shi looked at Wei Pu, could he really be unpredictable, so he asked, "How does the gentleman know that the batch of fierce fire oil is from Dunzhou?"

Wei Pu turned to Shen Kuo's direction and said, "With Lord Shen's help, Xiaomin can make a decision!"

Shen Kuo hurriedly waved his hand and said, "I just read the document that recorded the fire that day to Brother Wei, where is it to help, how dare you take credit, how dare you take credit!"

The fire report of Kaifeng Mansion was read by Jian Shi for the first time, how did he cut off the origin of the fierce fire oil from it? Jian Shi was a little anxious, and urged: "How did it come out, please give me advice!"

Wei Pujiang slowly explained the reason: "The document said that the burnt 'stone liquid' was shaped like black lacquer, and when it was burned, it emitted thick smoke, and the smell was mixed with the smell of pine wood, and the ashes condensed after burning also had the smell of pine branches. The fierce fire oil produced in Yanzhou and Yanzhou will have such signs after burning! If the oil in Shu is burned, there will be no smell of pine wood!"

Ken tried to remember, but he really couldn't remember whether the fire that night had burned and whether the burning oil gave off the smell of pine.

Wei Pu paused and said: "Although the two places of Yanzhou and Yanzhou are not far apart, the climate is significantly different. Yanzhou has long sunshine and sufficient rainfall, while Yanzhou is in a semi-arid situation all year round, and the temperature difference between the oil-rich mountains is much larger than that of Yanzhou. If you want to distinguish between the two, you only need to look at the smoke when it is burning, the smoke is pure and black, it is from Yanzhou, and if the smoke rolls and the smoke is mixed with white smoke and dust, it is from Yanzhou!"

"Is that so?" Jian Yan was surprised, and said in his heart: If it is oil from Dunzhou, why not go straight down from the Yellow River, but choose a porter...... He suddenly realized and said, "Seeking the near and far must be to hide people's eyes!"

Zhao Hao said to Qiu Yiyun: "What about the jar I asked you to keep this morning? Take it out and hand it over to the sword shop!"

"No!"

Qiu Yiyun took out a clay pot from the wooden cabinet and handed it to Jian Yan.

Jian Shi opened the crockpot, and a rushing smell came: "Oil?"

Wei Pu sniffed his nose lightly and said, "The breath of pine smoke is really oil from Yanzhou." ”

Jian Yan endured the pungent smell, sniffed it, and said, "Why can't I smell it?"

Wei Pu said: "When it is not burned, it is really difficult for ordinary people to smell. Xiao Min's eyes can't see, but his sense of smell is more sensitive than ordinary people! In fact, when he first entered the study, Xiao Min smelled the smell of this fierce fire oil on the sleeves of the Qiu guards!"

Qiu Yiyun raised his hand, sniffed his cuffs, and said, "Don't say it, it's really stained with some smell! The prince asked people to bring some fierce fire oil from Juzhou into Beijing, who knew that they got a truckload, and I gave you such a can this morning!"

Zhao Hao smiled faintly and said, "Without vision, the other senses of the blind are much more sensitive than ours." Do you know that there are blind people who can't see, but they can know what color the person in front of them is wearing!"

Jian Yan showed an exaggerated expression and said, "There is such a miraculous thing?"

Don't be a frog at the bottom of a well, just believe in the narrow sky you see!"

Several people in the room nodded, but they had their own understanding of the sentence.

Jian Yan's thinking is naturally inseparable from the investigation of the case, and he soon thought about what to do. So he said: "I asked the catchers to bring their dogs and secretly patrol the whole city, and as long as they still want to set fires, they will use this fierce fire oil...... I'm sure those people won't be able to hide for a while!"

Zhao Hao said: "You can put away the things! As for how to catch the thief, it is your business, don't nag in front of Lonely! Do it when you think about it!"

"Subordinates understand! Subordinates will do it!" Jian Xian finished speaking and was about to leave the study.

"Wait! Shen Kuo still has something to say, although it has nothing to do with the case you are investigating now, it has something to do with the Holy Book of Mingjiao! You have dealings with the left envoy of Mingjiao, you should also want to hear about it!"

Seeing that the prince was looking at him with a cold face, Jian Yan's face changed color in an instant.

It's over, let the prince know! Jian Yan was afraid that the prince would blame him for secretly interacting with Chu Zhen, and he was also a little panicked, and said in a trance: "Subordinates and ......"

The corners of Zhao Hao's mouth smiled, and he said in a long tone: "Put away your boring excuses, I don't care who you associate with." He glanced at Jian Yan's embarrassed expression, and continued, "Last time, you used the 'clue of the holy book' as bait to lure that 'incense thief' into the bait, but you still let him escape. Such a cunning flying thief, Lone also knows that it is not easy for you to catch him, but he wants to help you...... Shen Kuo is the same as you, he is an old acquaintance with a person with an extremely special identity in the Ming Sect, so he knows about the Holy Book!"