"Brother, please tell me first what is going on." Shi Xun made Xu Zhiqiong a pot of tea, brought several plates of snacks, and asked about the whole story.
Xu Zhiqiong drank a cup of tea and said: "Tonight I will go to the north of the city for night patrol. As you know, I always like to run to Beiyuan."
Shi Xun nodded and said, "I've heard that you like the peach blossom shed over there."
"It's not just the Peach Blossom Pavilion, there are several tea stalls that are also good. The proprietress is pretty and generous. You just need to order two more bowls of tea soup..."
Shi Xun was so anxious that his face was covered with sweat: "Brother, let's talk about the tea soup later..."
"Okay!" Xu Zhiqiong nodded, "Let's talk about the boss lady first. There is a boss lady with a very big peach and a conscience..."
"Brother! The boss lady will wait for a while. Please explain the matter in front of you clearly. As long as you make it clear to your brother, except for places like Yinggeyuan, I can't reach it. You can choose any girl from every building in the capital.
!”
Xu Zhiqiong nodded and said: "I'm optimistic about Pan Shuihan from Qilang Teahouse!"
"That won't work!" Shi Xun waved his hand and said, "Brother, let's not talk about the girl first, let's talk about the Lord Protector first."
Xu Zhiqiong said: "I went out for night patrol tonight. There are few people and few things going on in Beiyuan. I originally planned to take a walk and come back, but when I passed by Beer Village, I suddenly saw a fire.
No one has been seen in that place for so many years. How could anyone make a fire tonight? I wanted to go in and have a look, but I actually met a group of people, one was the Protector and a group of his subordinates! You said they were hiding in
What are you doing in Beiyuan? There are so many good places to go to, why do you have to go to Qierzhai?"
Shi Xun slapped his thigh, and Qierzhai really ignored him.
No one goes there, so it's the perfect place to hide.
Xu Zhiqiong said: "Why do you think they haven't left the city yet?"
Shi Xun said: "They can't get out! The Holy One has issued a wanted order, so how can we let them get out of the city?"
Xu Zhiqiong sighed, looked at Shi Xun and said: "Shi Qianhu, to be honest, I don't want to take care of this matter. Commander Zhong put the order on you. This matter has nothing to do with me."
Shi Xun shook his head and said: "Brother, what you said is wrong. Our office in charge of the lamp is both prosperous and destructive. I have suffered a loss, and we brothers have not had a good life."
Xu Zhiqiong curled his lips and said: "I didn't think so much at the time. Ren Songde had more than a dozen people under his command. I just wanted to find a place to hide first, but I didn't expect that Ren Songde wouldn't spare me!"
Shi Xun smiled and said: "Zhiqiong, do you think the National Protectorate Guild will spare you? It was you who caused him to reach this stage!"
When Xu Zhiqiong heard this, he glared at Shi Xun angrily: "Shi Qianhu, you have to explain this clearly. What do you mean I harmed him? He invited slaves to do mischief in the capital, and I eliminate harm for the people. Is this wrong?"
If you say what I did was wrong, we have to have a good argument!"
Shi Xun quickly advised: "Brother, I said something wrong. Please don't argue with me. Let's continue talking about the Lord Protector."
Xu Zhiqiong said: "He wouldn't spare me, so I had no choice but to fight him tooth and nail. The Protector's subordinates are not high-level, but they have many people. If they keep fighting, I will definitely suffer a loss. In desperation, I captured the Protector first.
The Duke, threaten them."
Shi Xun said: "Ren Songde's subordinates are not afraid of you?"
"Afraid! They didn't dare to take action anymore, but Ren Songde still fought with me. He showed the iron certificate of the alchemy book. He actually carried such a heavy thing with him! Shi Qianhu, you know, with this thing, I
Can't kill him!"
The iron certificate of the alchemy book indeed has the function of avoiding death. Ren Songde's iron book of the alchemy book is engraved with, "If you are exempted from nine deaths, your descendants will die three times, or you are guilty of regular punishment, no additional punishment will be imposed by the judge!"
The meaning of this sentence is that if Ren Songde commits a capital crime, he can be exempted nine times, and if his descendants commit a capital crime, they can be exempted three times.
So if you have the Iron Coupon of the Alchemy Book, can you commit suicide unscrupulously?
of course not.
Instructions are one thing, but the right to interpret is another. If he really had nine lives, Ren Songde would not be on the run.
If the emperor wants to kill Ren Songde, as long as the cabinet agrees and the ministers do not object, no matter what the certificate is, Ren Songde's life cannot be saved. As long as the circumstances are extremely bad, the iron certificate of the alchemy book can be invalidated.
Will the cabinet object?
Will the ministers object?
Regardless of Ren Songde's character, no one would object except himself!
Shi Xun knew this very well, but he had to make Xu Zhiqiong fearful, and he had to take the credit!
Xu Zhiqiong also knew this very well, and he was just waiting for Shi Xun to take the credit!
Looking at the head on the table, and then at the iron certificate of the alchemy book, Shi Xun tried his best to restrain the joy in his heart, and put a full of sadness on his face.
"Zhiqiong, since you captured the Protector, why did you kill him? Is it out of personal grudge?"
Let’s give Xu Zhiqiong a hat first.
"How could it be out of personal grudges!" Xu Zhiqiong pretended to be panicked, "He has been fighting with me, and there are so many people under his command. If I didn't kill him, would I still be able to walk back to the Yamen alive today?"
Shi Xun smacked his lips and said, "But no one saw this. I believe you, brother, but the Holy One may not believe you!"
Xu Zhiqiong took a sip of tea and looked like a broken jar: "Whether you believe it or not, I chopped off his head and brought back the alchemy book and the iron certificate. Shi Qianhu, what do you think of this?"
What to do? If you can’t help me, I will go to the commander to apologize!”
"Brother! You must not go!" Shi Xun took Xu Zhiqiong's hand and said, "Zhiqiong, you are indeed in trouble. You are too young and don't know the foundation of the Protector, nor the iron book
The weight of the coupon!”
Xu Zhiqiong said loudly: "It is the decree of the Holy One to arrest Ren Songde!"
Shi Xun lowered his voice and said: "What are you shouting? Why don't you kill me? The Holy Lord asked you to be arrested, not to kill!"
This iron book of elixirs can prevent death. Even the Holy Lord cannot kill the Lord Protector, so you dare to do it?
Don’t you know who you are in the eyes of the Holy One? This is a real felony. If the Holy One knows about it, will you still be alive?"
Xu Zhiqiong gritted his teeth and said: "Anyway, I will die, so I might as well..."
"Don't say such angry words!" Shi Xun poured another cup of tea for Xu Zhiqiong, "Brother, there has always been some feud between you and me. Brother, I have always wanted to put this feud away.
You don’t understand me as a person. Wu Qianhu and I have exactly the same temperament. No matter where I go, I will protect my brother. Even if I can’t save my own head, I have to protect your life first!”
Xu Zhiqiong took a big sip of tea, resisting the urge to vomit, and stared at Shi Xun with false tears in his eyes.
Shi Xun said resolutely: "Brother, don't mention what happened tonight to anyone. It was not you who killed the Protector, but me. I will take care of this matter for you, brother!"
Xu Zhiqiong bit his lip, held Shi Xun's hand and said, "Brother, I, I have always misunderstood you, I, I..."
Shi Xun shook his head and said: "Don't say anything, brother, you go to patrol the night first, just pretend that nothing happened tonight, and leave the rest to me."
Xu Zhiqiong nodded, held the lantern and left the Yamen.
Shi Xun called his younger brother Shi Chuan over.
When Shi Chuan saw Ren Songde's head, he shouted excitedly: "Congratulations, brother, this is a great achievement!"
Shi Xun glared at Shi Chuan: "What are you yelling about? Do you know who did this?"
He recounted what happened. Shi Chuan frowned when he heard this: "It would be fine if it were someone else. It's hard to take away his credit."
Shi Xun looked at the head and said: "I can take the credit, but I'm afraid this guy won't tell the truth. You go to Beiyuan first and take a look, and then tell me after you see the situation clearly."
Shi Chuan trotted to Beiyuan. Xu Zhiqiong sat at the tea stall and watched him run all the way to Begging Village. Shi Chuan, the fool, did not see Xu Zhiqiong.
Xu Zhiqiong stretched his muscles, pinched the landlady's cheek and kissed her, then carried a lantern to the peach blossom shed.
It’s been a long time since I’ve been to Peach Blossom Peng, which is a place of enlightenment and practice.
When we came to Beiyuan Wa Market, it was quite lively tonight. The Wa Market was packed with people, at least there were more than a hundred guests.
Beiyuanwa City is lively...
This is unreasonable.
It's already the ugly season. Normally at this time, if there are about ten customers at the door, business is considered prosperous.
Opening a new shed?
This poor place can't even support three sheds, so who would do business here?
Xu Zhiqiong entered Wa City and saw the shopkeeper of Peach Blossom Peng standing at the door, looking into the depths of Wa City.
"Old shopkeeper, what are you looking at?"
"Xu Denglang! You are here, please come in!"
"Why is it so busy tonight? A new shed has been opened?"
The old shopkeeper rubbed his hands and said, "What do you mean? There is a new shed. Why don't you go take a look?"
The old shopkeeper's expression was very complicated, and there was some unconcealable hatred in his eyes.
"What's wrong," Xu Zhiqiong said with a smile, "Are you afraid that others will steal your business?"
"It's a small business, and all the customers are here, so I'm not afraid of him robbing me. It's just this group of people..."
The shopkeeper hesitated to say anything. Xu Zhiqiong frowned and said, "What do they do for a living? Dancing? Singing? Storytelling? Puppet show?"
The shopkeeper shook his head and said: "They are juggling. If I read it correctly, they are..."
The shopkeeper whispered a few words to Xu Zhiqiong. Xu Zhiqiong's eyes turned cold and he said, "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
"Master Deng Lang, I only found out tonight."
Xu Zhiqiong took off his uniform, blew out the lantern, handed it to the old shopkeeper along with his sword, asked him to borrow a straight jacket, took some loose money, and went to the depths of Wa City.
There is indeed a newly opened shed inside, with a piece of cloth hanging on it called Shensuanzhai.
God predicts fast?
Fortune telling?
There was a waiter at the door of the shed collecting the tickets, which cost eighty cents each.
"Eighty cents?" Xu Zhiqiong curled his lips, "Brother, a ticket to the Peony Shed in Qiaotou Wa City is only sixty cents. How about eighty cents for this shabby place like Beiyuan?"
The waiter bared his teeth and said, "What are you looking at at the Peony shed? Is it just watching a few women playing sumo wrestling? Sir, please come to our shed and see something new. I guarantee it's something you haven't seen before."
"Have you never seen it?" Xu Zhiqiong picked his nose, looking like a ruffian in the market, "Okay, I'll give you eighty yuan, we have agreed, if the stuff in it is not fresh, you still have to pay for it
Give it back to me!"
The waiter smiled and said, "Sir, please come in and you'll know."
Xu Zhiqiong entered the shed. This shed was even simpler than the Peach Blossom Shed. There were no decent seats, only dozens of benches, and four or five people were crowded on one bench. There were more than a hundred people crowded in the small shed.
.
There are men, women, old and young, and there are also rich people covered in silk and satin.
It is abnormal for rich people to come to Beiyuan, and it is even more abnormal to come to Goulan in Beiyuan to watch a show in the middle of the night.
The stage was very small and simple. An old man with gray hair and beard stood in the center of the stage, bowing and saying hello.
"Dear guests, thank you for coming, I would like to wish you a happy birthday!"
There was a sitter (pretending to be a guest and cooperating with the performance) under the stand, shouting: "Where does the joy come from?"
The old man smiled and said: "Here comes my divine fortune teller, and I will tell you a fortune first. I wish you all to be in good health, everything will go well, and wealth will come rolling in!"
Tuoer shouted: "You say you will get rich just because you want to get rich? Where does this wealth come from?"
The old man said: "This is not what I said, this is what our baby said!"
"Where is your baby?"
The old man said hello to the backstage, "Baby, come out to meet the guests."
A little black dog more than two feet long crawled out and rolled around the old man.
The old man threw a ball and the dog caught it.
The old man threw another hoop, and the dog crawled through it.
Dog training.
This is very common in Qiaotouwa City.
These customers who spent eighty pence were definitely not here to see dog training.
Jumping on wooden stakes, climbing over fences, walking tightropes, rolling balls... the dog put on a show, sat on the stage, bowed to the guests to ask for rewards, but the guests didn't buy it and started booing one after another.
"Just this, just this is worth eighty cents."
"Who has never seen dog training? Let's do it seriously!"
The old man said to the dog: "The guest is not happy, please apologize to the guest quickly."
The dog bowed and shouted: "I apologize to the guest!"
The dog spoke!
Word by word, speak clearly!
The guests were stunned, and the old man asked the dog again: "Can the guests who come today get rich?"
"Yes!" the dog replied, "you can make a fortune!"
The guests kept cheering.
The old man asked again: "How much money will you make?"
The dog said: "One thousand each!"
The old man asked again: "A thousand taels of silver or a thousand taels of gold?"
The dog shook his head and said, "I don't know about that. You have to ask about our flower!"
"Really!" the old man shouted, "bring up the flowers!"
A pony walked onto the stage.
What kind of horse is this?
He is over two feet tall, covered in red hair, and has a head.
That's right, it's a human head, with long hair and a hairpin, and she's still a girl!
The guests were surprised when they saw that the horse was carrying a vase more than three feet high on its back. There was a peony in the vase, and there was a human face underneath the peony.
The old man asked the flower: "Honey, how much money can the guest who comes here today make?"
The face under the peony spoke: "The guests in the front row will earn one thousand taels of gold in the next two years, and the guests in the back will earn one thousand taels of silver in the new year!"
"good!"
"good!"
The guests cheered loudly, and many people threw reward money into the stands.