On the small table of the Bamboo House, there is a buckled wooden belt next to two ingots of gold. Although the front is not visible, some clues can be seen from the outline and material.
Only Xia Shang and Jiao'er were left in the room. The latter's waist badge that he could recognize from the back was extraordinary, so he was certainly not an ordinary character.
With her waist card in front of her, Jiaoer's expression became solemn and she placed the small fan on the table and was about to open it to read.
Xia Shang held down his waist badge: "What is your identity?"
"Young master, let me open it and read it first. If necessary, Jiao'er will report to the house."
Xia Shang nodded and let go of his hand.
Jiaoer opened her belt card and saw the tiger head pattern on the front and the big word "1". She was so frightened that she almost fell to the ground. She quickly got up, took a few steps back, then knelt on the ground and buttoned three times in succession: "Subordinate
Chunjiao, a disciple of the Chunfang Division’s external department, comes to see the First Lord!"
Chunfang Division?
External disciple?
These are all new terms, Xia Shang has never heard of them.
But he was afraid that the other party would be suspicious, and he didn't dare to expose his rookie side, so he nodded pretending to be sophisticated: "Get up, where are your badges?"
Chunjiao stood up obediently and respectfully handed over her badge.
There is a snake pattern on it, but there is no font size.
"Why is there no font size?"
Chunjiao leaned over and whispered: "The First Master is joking, my disciple has a low status, how can he be worthy of being the direct manager of Chunfang Division?"
Hearing what the other party said, I am afraid that these external disciples are just peripheral minions and are not worthy of having a title. As for the direct managers, they should be the ten heads of the Chunfang Division who have titles. The Chunfang Division should be the Twelve Divisions of Jingmen
One of them, the Toraemon Division where Xia Shang is located, also known as the Dark Camp Division, is responsible for assassination operations. His direct followers are all top-notch experts. But I don’t know what aspect the Harubo Division is responsible for.
Xia Shang didn't think much at first, then asked Chunjiao: "Tell your stewards to come out."
Chunjiao agreed and did not stop. Within a moment, she followed a middle-aged woman back.
Chunjiao followed behind the middle-aged woman, her expression respectful, her head lowered, and she didn't dare to breathe. She was completely different from the relaxed and relaxed person before.
Looking at this middle-aged woman again, she was dressed in palace attire, with a plump figure, her head held high and her chest held high. She was not timid when she saw Xia Shang, and whispered: "Where is the belt?"
Xia Shang stood up and showed his belt.
The middle-aged woman took one look and suddenly shouted: "False! Kill him!"
As soon as these words came out, both Chunjiao and Xia Shang were stunned.
Chunjiao didn't make a move, but the middle-aged woman did. She took a step forward, turned her hand into a claw shape, and went straight to Xia Shang's throat.
Xia Shang was shocked. He didn't expect the other party to react like this.
Now that Fusheng is gone, everything can only be done by yourself!
Fortunately, the woman's attack was not too fierce. Xia Shang blocked the middle-aged woman's throat attack with his right hand on his chest.
The woman's hand grabbed Xia Shang's. Instead of retreating, the other party grabbed Xia Shang's palm and slammed it against the table.
There was a loud "bang", the small table in the room shattered, and the tea spilled on the floor.
However, the woman did not let go, holding Xia Shang's palm with a serious expression, and a pale aura floated from the other's fingertips, like an invisible insect trying to worm its way into Xia Shang's body.
Chunjiao on the side came back to her senses, screamed and prepared to join the battle, but was stopped by the middle-aged woman: "Don't interfere!"
After that, he looked at Xia Shang with a sneer: "Ignorant boy, how dare you pretend to be the head of our Metropolitan Procuratorate without any ability? You are looking for death!"
Xia Shang frowned, feeling a stab of pain in his palms, and felt like needles were pricking the bone marrow in his arms.
Needless to say, this must be the fault of the lady's inner strength.
Although Xia Shang does not know martial arts, there are two qi in his body, one is yin and the other is yang. The Dzogchen Master Yue Haitang injected the mysterious purple qi into his body. The three qi blend in his body. It is obviously impossible for Xia Shang to do nothing.
!
Close your eyes and say silently in your mind: "Counterattack, counterattack! Can you give some reaction to all three qi?"
Xia Shang didn't know what to do. The Yin and Yang Qi in his body remained motionless, but the purple Qi in his body was no longer calm.
The middle-aged woman who had previously had a sneer on her face suddenly changed her face. She saw a flash of purple light in Xia Shang's palm, and the incoming energy that she had invaded was swallowed up instantly. The woman was so frightened that she quickly let go and took several steps back.
"Mom! What's wrong with you?"
Chunjiao was surprised and called the woman mother!
He didn't care much at that moment and just put on a posture and rushed forward.
The woman grabbed Chunjiao again and shouted: "Don't do this nonsense."
After saying that, the woman stepped forward again and suddenly knelt down on her knees: "My subordinate Chunfang Si Chunkui came to see the First Lord. In order to confirm the identity of the Lord, Chunkui had to test it. Please forgive me for any offense."
Xia Shang was in shock. He looked at his slightly bruised palms and then at the kneeling woman in front of him. He didn't know what to say for a moment.
After a while, Chun Kui stood up and held up the waist badge with both hands. Xia Shang took it and took a look. There was a snake pattern on it and the font size was "seven".
When Xia Shang looked at it, Chun Kui explained: "The No. 7 of Chun Fang Division, my subordinate, came here from Kyoto five years ago to manage Jiangnan Spring. He cultivated a group of romantic women, most of whom were placed in various large households in Yangzhou to control all parties."
news."
Xia Shang nodded and handed the badge back to the other party: "Chunfang Division No. 7? What about the other stewards of Chunfang Division? Where is No. 1?"
"When did the First Lord take office? My subordinates heard that the First Lord Lu met with misfortune in Yangzhou. I wonder what I called the First Lord?"
"My name is Xia Chunqiu. I took over Lu Xun's position not long ago. To be precise, I don't know much about the Metropolitan Procuratorate or the Twelve Divisions of Jingmen."
Chun Kui looked a little confused, glanced at Xia Shang suspiciously, and nodded slowly: "I see. Your Majesty, you don't know. Our Chunfang Division's subordinates are all women, and they are distributed all over the country. Their subordinates are responsible for liaison in Yangzhou, and the rest are in charge.
They are also arranged in various places. As for the head of the Chunfang Division, he has always been a figure whose head and tail are never seen, and his subordinates do not know his whereabouts."
"Then are there only people from the Chunfang Division in Yangzhou City? Are there other managers in the Twelve Divisions?"
"The area around Yangzhou is relatively peaceful. There are no chaotic parties and no involvement in the Jianghu. Therefore, the Twelve Divisions have not invested much in Yangzhou. Apart from their subordinates, only the Supervising Division has the power to insert themselves into it. If the chief minister wants to meet, I would like to
To serve.”
"No need for that. I came here today because I want to ask about something."
"Your Excellency, please tell me. I would like to hear the details."
"Are there any ancient files in Yangzhou City?"
"Dossier? I'm afraid this will disappoint the Lord. Important objects like dossier are usually kept in the secret room of the Metropolitan Procuratorate in the capital, and ordinary people cannot access them at all, let alone copy them."
Xia Shang frowned slightly. In fact, he had expected such a result and was not disappointed. At least the woman in front of him still respected him, but he wondered if she would be able to accept his orders with peace of mind?
"Then have you heard of the Smiling Tiger?"
"Smiling Tiger! Could he be the traitor who stole the treasure of the Metropolitan Procuratorate fifty years ago?" (To be continued)