Zhang Lun was planning to secretly investigate Kou Ji in the Yamen, but Kou Ji was scolding his mother outside the Yamen.
"What a fool. You knew I was being assassinated, but you didn't send two people to protect me..."
The bearers and entourage who came with him, some went back to their hometown, some went to Dali Temple, but they have not returned yet.
Kou Ji didn't dare to go back home alone. If a group of assassins broke out along the way, he would really be in trouble.
I waited at the entrance of the Criminal Division for about half an hour.
The bearers of the Kou Mansion carried the sedan and hurried back. Behind them, there were no servants of the Kou Mansion following them, only a thin man dressed in black.
The man has a thin face and a slightly pale complexion. He is dressed in black and has two knives on his waist, with the handles facing down.
When Kou Ji was practicing martial arts with Cao Xu in the East Palace, Cao Xu once told Kou Ji that the knife wielder would draw the knife very fast when the handle of the knife was facing down.
It can be inferred from this that this man must be a master.
"Young Master..."
The bearers carried the sedan chair and arrived in front of Kou Ji, bowing their heads and saluting.
The thin man walked up to Kou Ji, cupped his hands, and said nothing.
Kou Ji frowned and said, "Have you returned home?"
"I'm back……"
"Where are the people sent by the government?"
The two bearers heard the displeasure in Kou Ji's words, and at the same time they looked at the thin man and explained in a low voice: "The little people returned to the house and told the housekeeper about the young master's assassination.
The eight old soldiers who had protected the young master were sent over. When they were halfway there, they bumped into the master.
The master sent this fish captain to protect the young master."
"Captain Fish?"
Kou Ji was stunned, looked at the thin man, and said unexpectedly: "Are you serving in the military?"
The thin man said calmly: "Yu You, works in the equipment supervisor..."
Kou Ji narrowed his eyes slightly and stopped asking questions.
The word "instrument supervisor" was enough to stop Kou Ji's mouth.
There are many guards around the emperor, such as the imperial guard, the dragon master, the golden spear squad, etc. In total, there are as many as ten thousand people. But the only ones who can be called true masters are the weapon supervisors.
It is said that the people inside are all talented martial arts wizards selected from millions of people. Each of them has superb martial arts skills that are difficult for ordinary people to match.
It is precisely because of this that their number is not large.
On weekdays, they would only be dispatched when the emperor was out.
Kou Zhun was actually able to mobilize people from the equipment supervisor to protect Kou Ji, which really surprised him.
However, Kou Ji didn't know.
There were two people in charge of the equipment beside Kou Zhun.
Not only were they around Kou Zhun, but they were also around Ding Wei and Li Di.
They were all sent by Zhao Heng to protect them.
With the equipment supervisor by his side, Kou Ji gained some confidence.
He waited until the two followers who had gone to Dali Temple came back, and then said: "Go to Zhouqiao Street..."
The bearers carried the sedan to Zhouqiao Street.
On the way, Kou Ji intended to get close to Yu You, but he ignored him, so Kou Ji gave up the idea of getting close to him.
Arrived in the street.
When Kou Ji got off the sedan, he saw two masks swaying in the wind.
One of the banners said 'Qinchuan Cloth Shop', and the other banner said 'Pawn Shop'.
The original ruins of Donglai Pawn Shop and Ziqi Gambling Shop have disappeared, replaced by two brand new shops.
The Qinchuan Cloth Shop is small and has been repaired. Zhang Cheng and his wife have opened the door and are doing business.
The business in their shop is very prosperous and people come and go.
In comparison, the pawn shop nearby, which has not yet been renovated, has a bleak business.
A large table was placed at the door. In front of the table squatted a white sail with the rules of pawn written on it.
The young Lu Ming, wearing a starched white gown, sat upright behind the table. His eyes fell on the passers-by with a hint of expectation, as if he was hoping that one of them would come over to pawn something.
Kou Ji saw this scene and nodded with satisfaction.
Lu Ming seemed to feel Kou Ji's gaze and looked over.
When he saw Kou Ji, he said in surprise: "Young Master?!"
He quickly stood up and trotted to Kou Ji, the surprise in his eyes undisguised.
However, when he ran in front of Kou Ji, he stopped his feet and bowed to Kou Ji in a polite manner, "Young man, Lu Ming, have met the young master."
Kou Ji nodded and praised: "You are very good..."
Lu Ming raised his head, with a bright smile on his face.
"How's business?"
Kou Ji asked.
When Lu Ming heard this, the smile on his face froze, and he said aggrievedly: "I haven't received many good things... Our shop hasn't opened yet, and people who have good things don't ask us to pawn them.
Most of the people who are willing to pawn good things with us are scammers. They think the villain is young and easy to deceive.
How could the villain let them succeed?
The young master's money didn't come from the strong wind, so we can't let them take advantage of it."
Kou Ji smiled happily and said, "I'm very happy that you have this idea. But I heard from Erbao that you collected a lot of things with the help of brother Zhang Cheng."
Lu Ming said awkwardly: "They are all rags..."
"Go and see..."
Lu Ming nodded quickly and led Kou Ji to the table. He packed up the things on the table and led Kou Ji into the pawn shop.
There are craftsmen painting the pawn shop, and the red paint smells very strong.
The craftsmen were also discerning. Seeing that Lu Ming was very respectful in front of Kou Ji, they knew that Kou Ji was the owner of the pawn shop. They all put down their work and bowed their hands.
Kou Ji nodded at them and walked towards the middle courtyard.
Passed through the locker room in front of the pawn shop and arrived at the middle courtyard.
Only then did Kou Ji get a glimpse of the whole pawn shop.
Although the pawn shop was designed by himself, after it was actually built, it still had something to do with his design drawings.
The entire pawn shop is a circular courtyard.
The southernmost part is the pawn room and the cabinet room for entertaining guests. On one side is the wing room for people to live in, and on the other side is the warehouse.
There is a bedroom and a row of warehouses on the northernmost side.
That bedroom was naturally prepared for Kou Ji.
Although Kou Ji does not necessarily live there, as the owner, Kou Ji must have a bedroom of his own in his own shop.
Lu Ming led Kou Ji to the north warehouse, carefully pulled out the key hanging from his neck, and opened the warehouse door.
The warehouse is filled with rows of shelves and cabinets.
One of the shelves was filled with all kinds of things.
Mostly furs and clothing, but also a lot of gold and silver.
Kou Ji looked at the things on the shelf and said in astonishment: "Is this the tattered coat you are talking about? I see there are a lot of gold, silver and bronze items?"
It is not strange to collect furs and clothes in a pawn shop.
Many poor people used their clothes as clothes, which was very common in ancient times.
There was a market for second-hand clothes in ancient times. Pawn shops collected furs and clothes, processed them, and then sold them to earn a certain amount of income.