txolops Chapter 16
Chapter 16
"Oh," the middle-aged man sighed, "Brother Bai, I didn't scare you, Yunyang is really chaotic these few days, you see," he raised the bag in his hand, "I'm planning to go The relatives from out of town took shelter for a while-you don’t know, Master Zhizhou raised the tax again, and it was counted on the head of the city. There is also an organization called "The Nether Emperor" in the city, and the handsome boys and girls ——" He said and looked up at the two of them, "—they took a lot of captives in the past two days, saying that they were going to sacrifice to the 'Son of Heaven', this... This simply does not give us Yunyang people a way out ah!"
Zhan Zhao's fists hidden in his sleeves were tightly clenched, he didn't want Yunyang to be in such a state of chaos, this is beyond what a flirtatious "disaster for the village" and "fish and meat people" can describe... The misfortune is not shallow, this time, we must get the evidence and bring him to justice!
Zhan Zhao stretched out his hand and patted Bai Yutang's back, turned his head and said to the middle-aged man, "Thank you, Brother Li, for reminding me, the two of us will pay attention, but someone entrusted me to find someone in Yunyang, so I had to take a risk, Brother Li kindly It’s just that the city is so chaotic and the cult organization is rampant, so the prefect of Yunyang doesn’t care about it?”
"Hmph," the middle-aged man sneered, and lowered his voice, "If Master Zhizhou hadn't secretly supported them, how could they be so rampant!" He lowered his voice, "Everyone has tried everything, and the day before yesterday A good man was recommended to go to Beijing to sue, but now there is no movement - it is said that the background of Zhizhou is very strong. In my opinion, there is no hope for us in Yunyang. The two little brothers are clear-eyed, and they are definitely not vicious people. That’s all for now, you guys, take care of yourself!” Shaking his head and sighing for a while, he put down the tea bowl, paid the shopkeeper, and walked along the official road with his bags on his back .
Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang looked at each other, saw the heavy look in each other's eyes, sighed inwardly, put down their silver taels, got on their horses and continued on their way to Yunyang.
The tall city gate of Yunyang could already be seen from a distance, and the two of them carried the emperor's order here, and they did not hide it.
Unlike other cities along the way, the crowd waiting to enter the city is bustling at the city gate, and the pedestrian merchants are walking around among the crowd, shouting loudly. The gate of Yunyang is deserted, and a few armored soldiers stand with guns. Most of the pedestrians who went there looked serious and sad, or they were all dressed in silk and satin, arrogant.As a big city, there are very few pedestrians.
"Who is it, stop!" As soon as we reached the city gate, two crossed guns blocked the way in front of our eyes, and the city guards with strong bodies and shiny faces stared at the two of them, "I think you two are really serious!" Suspicious, let's go to the Yamen with Master Cha!"
"You!" Bai Yutang glared, and was about to step forward, but was grabbed by Zhan Zhao—how could he not know that this soldier just wanted to take advantage of the two of them because they were young and foreigners? It’s all about blackmail—Zhan Zhao’s face with a smile often cools down, and the majesty around him makes the soldier dare not touch the young man who looks thin and handsome. He pulls the imperial gift from his waist The gold medal flashed in front of the city gate soldier: "I came from the capital by the emperor's order, and I told you adults to be ready. I will find a place tonight by myself, so I won't bother him."
Hua Luo dragged Bai Yutang straight into the city from the stunned soldiers, and disappeared in an instant.
Turning into another street, seeing that the city gate was no longer visible, Bai Yutang teased, "Master Mao is just so powerful!"
Zhan Zhao smiled at him: "It's just to let Nazhizhou know that the imperial envoy from Beijing has arrived, but not to look for him—let him panic and suspect for a while, and we can find clues from it when he gets confused. .”
"What a cat, so cunning, ha, then Master Zhizhou, I'm afraid I'm going to have to worry about it for a while!"
There were two flowers blooming, one for each branch. When the magistrate of Yunyang learned about this from the out of breath city gate soldiers, he couldn't sit still. He can't send people to search the city... He wanted to tell his subordinates to restrain themselves, but he couldn't order those "Son of Netherworld"—you know, the soldier said that the two imperial envoys were both Young and handsome, this is the most terrible thing.
It's really helpless to think about it, so I can only try to get those people to pay attention, but it has little effect.Of course, as a pawn that was just used as an excuse for the emperor to send people to inspect, he will soon no longer need to worry about it. In the past, the emperor had scruples and was unwilling to investigate him. Evidence is readily available.
It's just that the two of Zhanbai can't be too obvious now, and besides, they need to put on a good show to find out the King of Xiangyang behind him.
So in the following days, Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang wandered around the streets of Yunyang every day, but they never went to see the magistrate once, and instead spread the news that the emperor sent an imperial envoy to everyone.The people of Yunyang were furious, and because they couldn't find the imperial envoy, they spread all over the street with the indictments of the Zhizhou's crimes when there was no one around. The wording of the crime is rigorous and the evidence is clear, almost as good as the memorial presented to the emperor by Kaifeng Mansion.
Yunyang Zhizhou was in a state of desperation, and searched for the "strong man" who posted leaflets, but with little success. The people who had been oppressed for many years finally saw a little light, and they all took action spontaneously. That's good, naturally protect the few "heroes" tightly, so that the old master who used to call the wind and rain has nowhere to start.
That night, the watchman's drum had already been beaten three times, but Bai Yutang dragged Zhan Zhao to the roof of the inn to drink with him and watch the moon.The moonlight is as bright as water, making the sky dim with stars, and the shadows of the trees in the courtyard flutter like algae and midges in the water, rustling in the quiet night.Raising his hand to drink the alcohol in the pot, his stomach felt peaceful.
"Mao'er, it's really a fly in the ointment to have wine but no piano at night like this."
Zhan Zhao shook his head and chuckled, "Yutang is very poetic and picturesque, but Zhan doesn't have this kind of sentimentality anymore... Mundane things are unfinished, and every time I think of Xiangyang, I am really worried..."
"Tch, you cat, you think too much." Bai Yutang turned over and lay down, with one leg straightened and the other bent, with his elbow on the ground and the other hand holding on to the flagon, drinking from time to time. Mention that unsightly offal."
Zhan Zhao was amused by him - this mouse is always so ruthless.All of a sudden, the gentle jade-like face froze, and he listened for a while, before saying to Bai Yutang: "Shut up, what kind of sound is this..."
Seeing his solemn expression, Bai Yutang also sat up and listened carefully, only to hear a vague Sanskrit singing coming from far away in the darkness, swaying and strangely penetrating into people's hearts, making people's hearts desolate, disturbed and unbearable.
The two looked at each other, grabbed the sword at the same time, and flew away from where the sound came from.
Turning the corner of the street, Zhan Zhao was startled when he saw a group of guards of honor slowly coming out of the alley—the format of the team was exactly the same as that of the emperor going on a tour. In the middle of the team, there was a layer of light gauze on the luan frame, and there were no lights around, so it was extremely dim, and it was impossible to see who was inside.
"Sneaky... Mao'er, I think this so-called Son of Nether is much more important than that Zhizhou who failed to accomplish anything but failed. Hey, I'll meet him after Grandpa Bai!" Zhan Zhao hurriedly grabbed him Shoulder: "Yutang can't do it. I haven't figured out his reality yet, so I must not act rashly."
"Hmph, your government is like mother-in-law and mother-in-law." Bai Yutang curled his lips, but stayed where he was obediently. The two quietly watched the long guard of honor swagger past and disappeared at the end of the long street.
The matter of the Emperor Youming was like a stone stuck in the hearts of Zhan Bai and the two of them, and the two of them had no intention of going around with Yunyang Magistrate. On the second day, Zhan Zhao wrote a detailed criminal record and handed it over to Jingbei. Lu Jinglue appeasement envoy Lord Yan, and the two waited in the inn for the appeasement envoy to come to pick him up. After Yunyang Zhizhou was arrested, they went to Xiangyang openly and aboveboard with his confession of bribery with the King of Xiangyang.
That night, Zhan Zhao wanted to visit Nazhizhou's mansion at night to see if there were any more direct clues.It's better to arrest him as soon as possible. Anyway, Zhizhou is only a fourth-rank official position. Even if the Song Dynasty emphasizes civil affairs over military officials, Zhan Zhao still has the status of an imperial envoy. The culprit with proven evidence has been brought to justice.
"Bai Yutang! There's no way he's going to investigate secretly at night, and he's still wearing white clothes!"
"Hmph, Grandpa Bai has always been like this. Grandpa Bai doesn't know how to wear those hideously ugly night clothes!"
"You... you are dressed in white, aren't you afraid of being regarded as a ghost when you go out at night?"
"Well, you solo kitten, how dare you satirize your master Bai, who is going to pretend to be a ghost, what the hell!"
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In the dead of night, in the guest room where Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang were staying, there were quarrels in low voices. Of course, this kind of thing ended with Zhan Zhao's surrender as always, and Bai Yutang swaggered in a white suit under the moonlight. In the dazzling robe, Shi Shiran used lightness kung fu and Zhan Zhao, who was wearing night clothes, jumped in from the back wall of Zhizhou Yamen.
The two touched Zhizhou's study lightly. It was dark at this time, but the study was still lit, and it seemed that someone was working at his desk.
"This is not right," Bai Yutang rubbed his clean chin, staring at the figure printed on the window paper, "Master Zhizhou, no matter how you look at it, he doesn't look like such a person who wastes sleep and food to work hard! Hehe, maybe you know Mr. Cat? If you want to take him, is it just pretending to be diligent at this moment?"
Zhan Zhao ignored his teasing, jumped up and down a few times, gently pushed open the dark pane, leaned in, and Bai Yutang followed.The two looked at Zhizhou sitting in front of the table, holding a sapphire penis in one hand, lowered their heads wondering what to think, and were even more taken aback, Bai Yutang murmured softly: "Could it be that the fifth master is right?"
After a while, the figure in front of the table remained motionless, Zhan Zhao frowned, and suddenly shouted: "No!" Then he rushed forward and got behind him, but the person sitting upright still didn't respond.
Bai Yutang also sensed something was wrong and took a few steps forward, before he reached the table, he saw Zhan Zhao's whole body stiffen, turned around and said, "He's dead."
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