"What's that look in your eyes? My brother, Kaifeng Prefecture Nansi Shiyuan!" Yang Xu stepped sideways, blocking the way between Han Qing and the visitor, and sneered loudly with a cold face.
The reason why he did this was not to use his official position to pressure others. He was just to prevent the other party from pretending not to recognize that Han Qing was an official and taking advantage of the numerical advantage of the Divine Guards to make a fuss.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, the man wearing the uniform of a sixth-grade civil servant rushed over on horseback and shouted excitedly, "Ji Ming, is it you? When did you return to the capital? I heard about Zhending a few days ago. After the fall, I was afraid that something might happen to you, so I sent people to Hebei to find out about you! But I didn’t expect that, God bless you, you would have returned to the capital!"
"Senior brother?" Yang Xu turned his head at the sound, and then confirmed to the other party with a face full of suspicion, "But in front of Senior Brother Li Sheng? You, you have changed so much!"
"Senior brother has passed his thirties, so he must grow a beard. In the past two years, he doesn't have to run around like before, so the fat on his body is also increasing day by day." The man wearing the uniform of a sixth-grade civil servant glanced at himself With a slightly swollen belly, he flew off his horse and shook his head with a smile, "Ji Ming, on the other hand, is still exactly the same as before!"
"Senior brother, please forgive me for my poor eyesight." Yang Xu suddenly felt embarrassed and quickly bowed his hands.
When Li Sheng was ordered to go to Xiazhou as an envoy, he led the troops to escort him all the way.
Worried that Han Qing would be bullied by local officials in Ding'an County, Li Sheng was encouraged by him and made a special detour to support Han Qing.
At that time, Han Qing was a "criminal" who was kicked to Jinniu Village by the imperial court. As the popular eighth-rank right patrol envoy, Li Sheng could not be afraid of being dragged down by him and proactively announced that he was his My junior brother is absolutely worthy of righteousness.
Therefore, Yang Xu always felt that both he and Han Qing owed Li Sheng a favor. He respected and admired this Imperial Academy principal who was not in the same class.
It’s just that Li Sheng back then, with his jade tree facing the wind, was like a young Zhou Lang of the Eastern Wu Dynasty. But now Li Sheng is vaguely like An Le Gong of Xishu. (Note: An Le Gong, Liu Bei’s son Liu Chan, was given the title of An Le Gong after he surrendered to the Jin Kingdom. , famous for being silly and fat.)
"Brothers, don't say these kind words." Although he has gained a lot of weight, Li Sheng's wrists are no worse than before. He smiled and held Yang Xu's arm to stop him from continuing to salute, and then pulled him back. He raised his hand and turned his head to Han Qing, "Jiajun, with great physical strength, he is worthy of being a hero who can kill behind the Eastern Route Army of the Liao State, behead the generals and seize the city. If all the civil servants of the Song Dynasty were like you, how could the Liao Army stand a chance?" Drinking from the Yellow River?"
"Brother Li is so complimentary, I am so ashamed of myself!" When Han Qing heard his voice just now, she had already put Hou Nan down. When she saw that he had turned his gaze towards her, she immediately raised her hands in a polite salute.
However, his attitude and tone of speech were far less close to this person than Yang Xu.
It's not that he has forgotten Li Sheng's generous support in the past, but because of his experience in another time and space, he instinctively feels that people like Li Sheng are not as pure as Yang Xu.
Especially when he left Bianliang for Qingzhou to take up his post last time, Li Sheng said that he would bring a group of Taixue classmates to practice for him, but he "happened" to meet Zhao Yuanfen, the Four Sage King who had returned from abroad, and asked him to I feel more and more that there are too many things hidden behind this person's generosity and enthusiasm.
However, Li Sheng didn't seem to feel Han Qing's alienation towards him at all. He immediately let go of Yang Xu and reciprocated with the courtesy of an equal. "You have nothing to be ashamed of. You killed Xiao Moke and used a trick to News of the bombing that killed several Liao generals reached Bianliang, and the government and the public celebrated it. Brother Yu and several fellow students from the Imperial College who stayed in the capital even drank in Fanlou for three days."
As he spoke, the man turned his attention to Hou Nan, the commander of the fifth battalion of the left wing of the Divine Guard Army, who was full of shame but did not dare to show his anger. He smiled and comforted: "General, my junior brother just gave you a warning." It's a joke, don't take it seriously. He has the lives of at least ten Liao generals in his hands. If he really wanted to hurt you just now, I'm afraid no matter how many people you have around you, they won't be able to stop him."
"I don't dare!" Hou Nan had already recognized the identities of Li Sheng and the general named Chu, and hurriedly got off the donkey. "The general was eager to capture the assassin and bring him to justice. His words were very offensive. Please don't worry about it, Judge Han." ."
The second half of the sentence was meant for Han Qing. However, his face was always facing Li Sheng. It was obvious that there was still resentment in his heart.
Li Sheng didn't care, and quickly walked to the general named Chu who was traveling with him before, and introduced him to Han Qing and Yang Xuzuo, "Junior brother Han, junior brother Yang, this is Yuhou, the capital of Chu, on the left side of the Divine Guard Army. Brother Chu, the two people across from me are both my junior brothers in Taixue. However, they are both much more promising than my senior brother. One has just been promoted to Kaifeng Prefecture’s Nansi Envoy, and the other is a cavalryman appointed by the official family. Captain!"
"I am the commander of the left wing of the Divine Guards, Yuhou Chugou. I have heard about the names of Judge Han and Captain Yang for a long time. It is truly a blessing to meet them one day!" The general surnamed Chu immediately raised his hands and saluted.
When Han Qing and Yang Xu discovered Li Sheng's arrival, they knew that there was no need to continue the fight today. Therefore, they smiled and returned the favor.
Wang Shu happened to wake up from a coma, groaning in pain. Han Qing and Yang Xu immediately ignored Li Sheng's politeness, explained to Li Sheng in a low voice, and ran back to Wang Shu together to ask about his situation.
Hearing that the injured person was Wang Shu, the newly appointed Councilor and Governor of Kaifeng, Li Sheng and Chu Gou were immediately frightened. They hurried over to greet them.
"It hurts, it hurts me so much!" Wang Shu held the back of his head with his hand and continued to close his eyes tightly. He didn't even notice that among the greetings coming from his ears, two of them were from outsiders, "Jiajun, let's Where are we now? Have you killed the assassin? Or are we already walking together on the road to hell?"
"Two of your assassins were captured alive, and the rest were executed!" Han Qing had an idea and replied with a smile, "Your injuries should not be serious, but the person who just fell his head should not move. So I'm going to leave. The official asked Fu Yin to lie down for a while longer."
Wang Shu was born in the imperial examination and had been with Kou Zhun for many years. How smart and sophisticated was he? From the two titles "Fu Yin" and "Xia Guan", he immediately heard the presence of outsiders and a low groan. After a few sounds, he slowly opened his eyes, "Oh, kill me! Wang has been in high and low officialdom for many years, and he believes that he has no regrets, but he doesn't know who is actually trying to kill Wang?!"
As soon as these words came out, it was equivalent to completely blocking Hou Nan's previous attempt to minimize the big issue. Immediately, the latter's face turned gloomy.
From the north-south axis of Bianliang City to the east, except for the imperial city, all the way to Kaocheng is theoretically the area under the jurisdiction of the Divine Guards. Wang Shu, the political counselor of the dynasty, was assassinated near Dongming Town before he could take office. Even if no one suspected that he, Hou Nan, was secretly colluding with the assassins, he, the commander of the battalion, had completely accomplished his goal.
Looking at Chu Gou, the commander of the left wing of the Divine Guards, he also changed from his previous heavy-handed attitude. He clasped his fists with his hands and bowed to the ground, "Prime Minister, the rescue was late and the assassin injured the Prime Minister. It is a capital crime, a capital crime!"
"Who's talking?" Wang Shu was thrown badly, and his vision is still a little blurry. He blinked hard a few times and asked in a low voice.
"The last general, Chu Gou, was originally serving as the commander of the battalion to support the Japanese army. Four days ago, he was promoted to the post of Yuhou, the capital of the left wing of the Divine Guard Army." Chu Gou felt bitter in his heart and could not express it. He bowed his body and tried hard to let Wang Shu see him clearly.
The helplessness on his face. "I didn't patrol well today and allowed the assassin to hurt the Prime Minister. I really deserve death!"
"Well, since he is an assassin, he must hide his whereabouts among the people. If he doesn't take action, how can you find out their evil intentions?" Wang Shu immediately heard that this person was indeed an unlucky guy. He smiled and waved his hand gently,
"Who is in charge of the Divine Guards now? I'll go tell him and tell him not to vent his anger on innocent people!"
"Thank you, Prime Minister!" Chu Gou and Hou Nan were overjoyed and hurriedly saluted Wang Shu together. Then they looked at each other and reported quickly, "If I reply to the Prime Minister, the Superintendent of the Divine Guard Army is still the Superintendent of the Royal Capital.
A word of taboo."
"Since it's him, it's easy to say that I can be considered an old friend with him!" Wang Shu smiled and nodded lightly.
As soon as he moved, the world began to spin again. He held his head in pain and groaned for a long time before he finally took a breath again.
Slowly turning his target to his entourage, he whispered, "Wang Fu, take my name card and go to see the Supervisor Wangdu of the Divine Guard Army. Let's talk about today's matter. Thank you Chu Yu from the left wing of the Divine Guard Army.
Hou and one of his commanders came to the rescue."
"Yes!" Wang Fu, the family general, immediately agreed and handed over his hand.
"Thank you so much, Prime Minister!" Chu Gou and Hou Nan were so relieved that they wanted to kneel on the ground and pay homage to Wang Shu.
"No need!" Wang Shu indeed had the air of a prime minister, smiling and waving his hands gently. Then he quickly turned his gaze to Han Qing, "Judge Han, escort the assassin back to Kaifeng Mansion and keep him under good supervision. Since the assassin is here for me,
I have to find out who is the sworn enemy of me?"
"Prince, wait a minute!" Chu Gou and Hou Nan's hearts, which had just relaxed a little, suddenly twitched again, and they spoke in unison.
"You two, do you know something secret?" Wang Shu frowned, his eyes suddenly brightened like lightning.
"We, we..." Chu Gou looked at Hou Nan, then looked at Li Sheng a few times as if asking for help, but could not give any response.
And Hou Nan, the commander of the fifth battalion, could not utter a single word. He raised his hand and tried his best to wipe the sweat from his forehead.
According to the two of them, of course they had to insist that the assassin's target was Han Qing. However, the two rushed there in a hurry. First, they did not give any evidence to the assassin for any interrogation. Second, they did not have any informants among the assassins. How did they learn about it?
,Wang Shu was just accidentally hit by the passenger car?
If they continue to entangle, wouldn't it be tantamount to asking for help? They and the assassins are basically the same group?!
"Mr. Wang, please don't get me wrong. Before you woke up, Commander Hou was arguing with Judge Han about whether the assassin should be interrogated by the Divine Guards or handed over to the Kaifeng Mansion." After all, it was Li Sheng who reacted quickly and discovered Chu Gou.
Hou Nan and I were at a loss, so we smiled and helped explain to them.
"Well, I won't bother the God Guards about this matter. Since the target of the assassination is me, I can do the trial myself!" Wang Shu smiled and waved his hand gently, "Li Jianyi, if you are worried that the assassin will be unjust if he tries to take care of you.
If you are innocent, you can come and listen. I just need a good piece of evidence here!" (Note: admonishment means admonition to the doctor, a sixth-grade official.)
