Tang Yu got up and sat on the bed sleepily because he stayed up late last night, and before he could cheer up, several brocade guards wearing flying fish suits and embroidered spring knives on their waists broke into the house.

A black man with a big beard kicked over the low stool in the center of the house, opened his throat, and asked in a rough voice: "Who are you, do you have a road guide issued by the government, and there is a group of snitches who have been making trouble in the capital recently, there are quite a few, do you know each other?"

The horse dart master hurriedly stepped forward, accompanied by a smiling face, and respectfully handed over the official road voucher: "The official is joking, Xiao Ke is just a group of dart masters who walk darts for others, charge some goods, and eat together." How did we get acquainted with the Snitch. The black man took it, glanced at it a few times, and continued to ask, "Just a few of you?"

"Just a few of us. The horse master replied, "It's all written here, age, place of origin, appearance, please check it carefully." ”

"That's nature. ”

The black man led his subordinates to identify them one by one according to the road guide markers, from Lao Chen, Xiao Ji, to the horse dart master, and finally looked at Tang Yu who was sitting on the bed: "Who is this person......?" Hey, there's no such person on this road?"

Tang Yu didn't speak.

The horse dart master was anxious on the side: "Ah, this official, he is not an outsider, this is the son of a friend of mine, surnamed Tang, called Tang Yu, he has been practicing guns and sticks for a few days since he was a child. Serve the country. ”

"Don't talk nonsense. ”

The black man raised his legs, stepped on the bed, and pulled out the posture with a golden knife: "You don't know the laws of our Ming Dynasty, but if you are fifteen miles away from home, you will have to open the road in the yamen." Otherwise, who would dare to go out!"

"Yes, yes, yes. The horse dart master didn't dare to disobey, "Isn't it busy on the road, so I didn't have time to go." ”

"It's not going to be easy. ”

"We can prove his identity ......"

"Can you prove it to him?" the black man smiled contemptuously and looked at the horse dart master: "Then who can prove it to you?

"Official, I'm mainly busy on the road. ”

"Okay, you don't have to worry about that. The big black man turned around and beckoned to his subordinates, "Come on, get this kid back for me." ”

The horse dart master arched and almost knelt down: "You must not do this?"

"I don't beat him, I don't kill him, I let him eat for a few days. When it is found out, it will be released......"

Thinking of this, he quickly took out two pieces of silver, held them in his palm, and gave them to the black man: "Your Excellency, you take it, this child is small and ignorant, so you can let him go?"

Lao Chen and Xiao Ji also clasped their fists and pleaded: "Let us go." ”

"What are you doing here!" the big black man got angry and slapped his thigh, "This is our routine business, arresting important criminals, why are you being a villager of our family? Besides, our Jinyi Guard is a royal forbidden army, and he accompanies the saint every day, and even the princes and ministers in the court have to be respectful when they see us." ”

"Kai En Kai G. ”

"No, bring someone!"

Seeing that the black man did not let go, he was helpless, ruthless, and took out another ingot of ten taels of silver from his arms, and offered it with both hands: "We are short-sighted and careless, and I hope that the adults will take care of it. ”

The big black man glanced at the silver: "Well, ...... this"

A brocade guard next to him reached out and took the silver, and the black man put down his legs, turned his anger into laughter, and said haha: "Brother, look at this, I'm sorry." Mentioning money hurts feelings, it's not that we are unwilling to be accommodating, just because there have been a few big cases in the capital recently, and the top is chasing hard! You know, it's not easy for us to eat the emperor's food on an errand......

"The little one understands. ”

"It's good to understand. The big black man led the people out of the house, walked to the door, turned his head and said, "When you arrive in the capital, don't let him run around, the city is full of eyes." If you get caught, you won't be as good at talking as I am?"

"Thank you, sir. ”

The brocade guard rumbled.

Tang Yu got up and walked to the horse dart master, his mood was a little depressed: "Uncle Ma, let you break the bank, go back and ask my father-in-law to return the money to you." ”

The horse dart master was unconscious: "Don't say it, nephew, as long as you're okay." ”

Xiao Ji was angry: "This gang of bastards. ”

Lao Chen lowered the curtain and hurriedly stopped: "Be quiet, they haven't gone far yet, if you hear it, it will be troublesome." ”

After breakfast, the bodyguards went out of the Wing Lung Inn and drove the horses on the road. Tang Yu has been silent. When they walked through a mountain pass, a round of crimson sun was rising in the east clouds, the sun was shining down, the mountains and rivers were all over, and the forests were dyed, Tang Yu stopped and stared at the east. The horse master was afraid that he was still worried about the silver tael and would affect his mood, so he pulled the horse over and comforted him: "Nephew, don't care, money is something outside the body, it doesn't matter." ”

Tang Yu lowered his eyelids and said to himself: "Uncle Ma, after coming out of a small fishing village, in just a few days, I don't seem to know anything about this world?

"No, you're sensible. ”

Tang Yu raised his head: "Anyway, I must make a name for myself and get ahead this time, otherwise I won't go back......"

"It's best if you have this heart, if your father is in front of you, I don't know how happy you will be when you hear it. ”

The horse dart master said, and his words changed: "But nephew, when you arrive in the capital, the first thing you have to do is go to the yamen to make up for a temporary road certificate, without this, it is difficult to move an inch at the feet of the Son of Heaven." If anyone takes him captive again, the uncle will not have ten taels of silver to count. ”

"Uncle Ma, I listen to you. ”

The road did not stop for a day, and at dusk that day, they finally came to the capital. As soon as Tang Yu stepped into the city gate, he was immediately attracted by the prosperous scene in front of him: wide roads, tall buildings one after another, and endless crowds. The palace, the government office, the theater, the teahouse, the pharmacy, the restaurant, there are all kinds of things, so lively. He was a little dazzled: "Uncle Ma, this place is too big. ”

The horse dart master curled his mouth: "Of course, is the emperor living here?"

Walking through the streets and alleys, a few people talked and laughed, and after a while, they came to an inn called "Xianglong" on Shangfang Street in the city and stayed.

Xianglong Inn faces the crossroads, cars come and go, and it is lively.

A few people shared a large room in the inn, with four or five beds horizontally, although it was a bit narrow, but this would save some money. After dinner, Ma Dart Master Lao Chen drank two glasses of wine, his face was red, and they wanted to go to the General Dart Bureau with Xiao Ji to deliver the goods, leaving Tang Yu alone at home to watch the door. The horse dart master was afraid that he would not be familiar with the road and would not do anything more, so he went out to be deceived, and repeatedly told Tang Yu not to go out casually before leaving.

After drinking two cups of tea and sitting alone for a while, Tang Yu felt bored, so he lay on the bed alone and thought nonsense. For a while, I thought of the riverside fishing village, my elderly father-in-law, and for a while, I thought about the national swordsmanship competition that I didn't know. For some reason, his thoughts suddenly ran to the thrilling scene of the battle in the poplar forest of Bali Bridge? The killer who haunted without a trace like a ghost, the woman in white who made a ruthless move, and the gentle middle-aged man with a dashing demeanor and excellent swordsmanship who did not kill innocents indiscriminately, who were these people?

Where are they now?

Tang Yu was in a daze, and the door of the inn was pushed open with a "squeak".