Cheng Liangjia, Tang Yu, Feng Letai and others came to Long Zaitian's house, dismounted, and looked up, the Dragon Mansion was really majestic, and there were two huge white marble lions squatting on both sides of the door. There is a plaque under the heavy eaves rest mountain, engraved with two gilt characters "erection", several people are about to look at the line of small characters next to it, the dragon in Tian Wenbao has already greeted the door, raised his hand and bowed: "Today I am fortunate to have a few prefects of Tianfu coming, Peng Sheng is shining, I am very happy!"

Feng Letai returned the salute and said with a smile: "You're welcome. Mr. Long is familiar with the military, and the sword is not old, and it is also a blessing for me to wait to meet him. ”

Long Zaitian led Feng Letai, Cheng Liangjia, and Tang Yu into the living room, and an old man stepped forward to offer tea.

Everyone was seated separately.

Tang Yu raised his eyes and looked around, and saw that this living room was not magnificent, the courtyard was bright, the windows were bright and clean, and there was a scroll of landscape paintings hanging in the center, with a pair of gold-sprinkled couplets on both sides. There is an ancient porcelain vase on the flower stand, and a few begonias are inserted in the vase. Outside the window, the rockeries are sagging, and the pavilions are scattered. The window is carved with railings and paintings, and the bead curtains hang low.

Long Zaitian has a tall body, a majestic instrument, wearing a soft satin swastika robe, a purple and red face under the green gauze crown, and although the beard under the chin is a little white, but the eyes are deep, and still have an aggressive majesty and dignity. His voice was a little hoarse, but his expression was not depressed: "Thank you for visiting, Long is very grateful." If you have anything to do with me, just ask. I'm a rough person, I only know how to kill and fight all my life, and I just can't learn to be polite......"

"Mr. Long is fast and fast-talking, which is admirable. Cheng Liangjia clenched his fists and opened his mouth first: "In this way, I won't wait." Old man, you probably know about the defeat and disappearance of the Sword Saint Dugu and the tragic death of Liu Yu, the editor of the Hanlin Academy, right?"

"I've heard a little. ”

"What does Mr. Long think of this case?"

"First of all, it is unreasonable. Long Zaitian spread out his palms, turned two shiny iron galls, and said in a rough voice: "In terms of martial arts, Dugu's swordsmanship is unique in the world, and in terms of alertness, he is very wise." In addition, he has also dabbled in poisoning and detoxification, strange magic, and troop formation. So I think that unless I am willing to be captured, no one can restrain him? Besides, isn't there still more than 100 people in the honor guard, and it is not an ordinary skill to be able to make so many people disappear at the same time without a trace?"

"If there is such a tightly organized group, it must be a gang on the rivers and lakes. ”

Feng Letai put down the teacup, glanced at Long Zaitian, and said: "Old Dragon Dart Master has been in the rivers and lakes for a long time, and the candle shines brightly, you must know which gang has such strength and background?"

"It's really hard to say, it's not to help. Long Zaitian stretched out his legs and smiled: "Although the Salt Gang is huge, covering 26 counties in three provinces, its internal structure is loose and it is not easy to gather strength. The beggar gang, although it reached 100,000 people when it was prosperous, has gradually declined since the Southern Song Dynasty and has gone downhill. The other Sky Eagle Gang, Flying Fish Gate, and Sea Whale Hall are not worth mentioning at all because of their weak power. What's more, ordinary gangs in the rivers and lakes are unwilling to offend the government head-on, and angering the officials is tantamount to declaring war on the imperial court, and declaring war on well-equipped and well-trained elite divisions, which one must not weigh it first?"

"Recently, a new force has risen in the rivers and lakes, specializing in assassination, lurking, and probing military intelligence, and their leader is a woman, it is said that it is Chen Fangfang, the descendant of Chen Youliang, the king of the Han Dynasty?"

"This old man recently visited Master Qi Taiqi, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and I also heard him talk about it. ”

Tang Yu hesitated for a moment, then plucked up his courage and said, "Then according to Mr. Long's judgment, could this series of cases be committed by these people?"

Long Zaitian said "um", ordered his family to add tea, and raised his hand to invite: "Everyone drink tea, this is the new Yunnan Pu'er of the 'Tianyu' Tea House in Beijing." Then he glanced at Tang Yu and said, "This little brother is very young. The idea you put forward can't be said to be unreasonable, but after careful consideration, it's not very likely-not to mention whether they have the ability to kidnap the Sword Saint Dugu and the Imperial Court Honor Guard, even if they really put it into practice, what benefits can they bring to this organization if they are willing to take such a big risk?"

"Benefits?"

"Yes, that's how things happen in the world. From small gangs in the rivers and lakes to large palaces and temples, whenever a decision is made, the interests of the group are all prerequisites......"

Long Zaitian wiped the short beard under his chin, and sighed angrily: "This group of people robbing the imperial court delegation is equivalent to holding a hot potato, which is not only useless, but on the contrary, it will become the target of the government's tracking!

Cheng Liangjia took a sip of tea, glanced at Long Zaitian, and asked humbly, "What is your opinion?"

"I think Chen Fangfang's people are more than fine, but they are not bold enough to set off any big storms. ”

"Oh?"

"It's those Mongolian Tatars who retreated to the desert and had fierce folk customs that are the trouble of my Ming henchmen!"

Feng Letai couldn't bear to listen to it, he put down the teacup, and said: "Mr. Long, at the beginning of the founding of the country, the first emperor once gathered more than 100,000 troops, with famous generals Xu Da and Chang Yuchun as commanders, and went on an expedition to Mongolia. In the twentieth and twenty-first years of Hongwu, Lan Yu swept the desert twice, and finally annihilated 70,000 soldiers of the Northern Yuan Dynasty in the fishing sea, captured more than 100,000 cattle and sheep, and even took the seal used by their emperor for hundreds of years. Isn't that the end of the Mongol Tartars?"

"A hundred-legged insect is dead but not stiff. ”

Long Zaitian shook his hand and said, "Now this nation that is good at riding and archery is ruled by a great khan named Yessudieer. This is also a descendant of the Golden Family, and he is also an ambitious guy. After he succeeded to the throne, he deployed heavy troops on the border between the two sides and reorganized the army for war - in the past year, the Mongolian ghost king who was driven out of the Central Plains by Dugu was defeated in a battle on the bank of the Yellow River, and lived in the desert, and his thief heart did not die. It took more than ten years to train a group of ultimate killers, and formed a special team, led by Yesu's daughter, Princess Ango, to secretly infiltrate Middle-earth......"

Cheng Liangjia and Feng Letai were startled, and cold sweat broke out in a flash: "Really?"

Long Zaitian was absent-minded, and said all the way: "So in the case of Shilipo, the ** of Ten was done by the Mongols." This Brother An is very remarkable, she is a descendant disciple of the blue-faced ghost king, not only superb martial arts, but also proficient in the art of disguise. I suspect that she was the one who planned and participated in the kidnapping. The purpose is obvious, it is to get revenge!"

"But why did they kill Liu Yuhe?"

Feng Letai held the tea in his hand and asked in surprise: "Liu is just a scholar, he doesn't pay attention to things outside the window, and only reads sage books behind closed doors." He doesn't seem to have anything to do with everything?"

Long Zaitian's five fingers were folded, and he turned his iron gall in an uproar, with a look of disdain on his face. Ban Yu said: "In my opinion, this Liu Yu hated eighty percent of his death by suicide." ”

"Why did Mr. say this?" Cheng Liangjia didn't turn for a while.

Liu Yu hated that Tang Jingtian was attached to the power and traitor, and he was in the country and the public, and he could still be called a law without favoritism. However, as a friend, this is untrustworthy and cold-blooded. Long Zaitian said that he was angry, slammed the table, and said: "Think about it, who in this world would like such a friend? Everyone doesn't talk about it, but they actually look down on him in their hearts. Liu Yu hated that he might have been tortured by the pain referred to by this kind of thousand husbands in the end, and he was disgusted with the world, so he ran to the dilapidated Qingyuan Marquis Mansion to commit suicide and apologize. ”

Feng Letai drank tea slowly, looked at Long Zaitian with a disdainful face, and said thoughtfully: "I have a small question, which has nothing to do with the case, and I want to ask the old gentleman?"

"But it doesn't hurt to talk about it. ”

"At the beginning of the founding of our dynasty, all kinds of waste were waiting to be rebuilt, and it was the time to employ people. At that time, you were at the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period, why didn't you serve the country and quit the temple?"

"As I said earlier, I'm a big boss, and it's okay to fight with a knife and a gun. Let us rule the country and level the world, isn't that a joke? Let me tell you the truth, it's nothing, it's just self-knowledge. ”

Long Zaitian said, and a touch of glory appeared on Zitangtang's face: "With the permission of the first emperor, I built a mansion, rewarded me with two pieces of silver, and allowed me to unload my armor and return to the field." I didn't return to my hometown, so I went back to my old job in this huge capital, escorting darts and guards, and walking the rivers and lakes. It is also the sky that protects my old dragon, and I don't want to accumulate a family asset over the past few decades. However, fame and wealth are still like floating clouds to me, and what is this white and dangling thing in the eyes of the old man? Last year, when there was a flood in Huaixi and the people were displaced, I donated 300,000 taels of silver in one go, and almost all my family wealth was scattered......

"Sir is really a high wind and bright festival. ”

A few people talked, drank tea for a while, and retreated.

When everyone passed through the courtyard, they saw an old woman in cloth and hairpins sweeping the leaves in the courtyard with a broom. Tang Yu got closer and couldn't help but look at it twice. The woman's face was gray and wrinkled, and most of her unkempt hair was white. Long Zaitian took a few steps up and explained, "This is an old woman begging along the street, who met at the Tianqi Temple temple fair last year. She hadn't eaten for days, was lying in the snow, cold and hungry, and almost died...... I ordered someone to bring her back, give her a bite to eat, and do what she can on weekdays......"

Everyone nodded yes.

Everyone came to the gate of the mansion, said goodbye to each other, and was just about to step on the horse, Feng Letai patted his forehead, suddenly thought of something, grabbed the reins of the horse, and called Long Zaitian, who turned around and wanted to leave: "I almost forgot, there is still a question I want to ask you here?" Mr. Long, do you know the 'change'?"

"Yes. "The dragon is in the field.

Feng Letai was extremely happy in his heart, and hurriedly asked: "Then tell me, where can I find him?"

"Where to find it, I don't know. Long Zaitian's answer was very simple: "Last year, Fang Xiaoru, a bachelor in the East Palace, occasionally got a piece of Khotanese jade, and he wanted to carve a paperweight jade lion, and he couldn't find a suitable craftsman for a while. So the former leader of the Salt Gang, the Sea Dragon King, recommended 'Hundred Changes' to me, and if you want to find him, ask the Sea Dragon King. ”