In Baoding City, the compound where the Shenji Army temporarily stayed, Xiao Chen specially bought a blue gown to wear. With his harmless expression, he looked like a scholar, exuding a sense of elegance all over his body.
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The lieutenants of the Shenji Service were also staying in their rooms. The entire compound looked the same as before, as quiet as if no one was living there.
Standing in the living room, Xiao Chen opened his arms and turned around: "How about it, does he look like a scholar?"
"Tsk, tsk, tsk." Duan Tianming on the side folded his hands in front of his chest, stared at his chin with the index finger of his right hand, and couldn't help but shook his head: "It shouldn't be a problem for you to sneak into the academy in this outfit. However, if they find out in the future, you are
The captain in purple in Dongchang would probably even be shocked."
"With this outfit, there is no problem in sneaking into the academy. But at this time, if I go to the academy rashly, I'm afraid it will arouse their suspicion." Liu Rufeng on the side poured cold water at the right time.
"I know this." Xiao Chen said, then picked up a paper fan on the table, opened it with a "pop" and shook it a few times, "Will this make him more like a scholar?"
"Like, I said you can't enter the academy rashly now." Liu Rufeng continued to object.
Xiao Chen turned around, raised the paper fan in his hand, and tapped the other person's chest: "I'm asking you, how is my image? Don't you always say that it's not suitable to enter the academy now, okay? It's hard to be in the mood to act.
Scholar, why are you so ignorant?"
"Oops." Liu Rufeng yelled, and took three steps back. He covered his chest with his right hand and frowned: "I didn't praise you for your good image, so you started to take action? Now I am
The injury is serious. If I don’t rest for ten days and a half, I’m afraid I won’t be able to recover.”
"Really?" Xiao Chen chuckled, "How can I do so much damage to you if I am so careless? Captain Duan, get ready to scrape Liu Qianhu's bones to heal his wounds."
"What are you getting ready for? Those hoes I bought will come in handy." Duan Tianming on the side also laughed sinisterly.
A trace of pain flashed across Liu Rufeng's face, and he slowly closed his eyes: "Who are these people? One of them injured me, and the other not only didn't save me, but also dug a hole to bury me alive. How come my life is so miserable?"
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"Hahaha..." Xiao Chen covered his stomach and laughed, "I was afraid that Commander Duan was going to use a hoe to heal your injuries, but it turned out that he was going to dig a hole."
"Dig a hole. Liu Qianhu will go down first. When the emperor comes back, if you still can't find the prince, we will come down to accompany you." Duan Tianming rubbed his nose and smiled.
"That won't work." Liu Rufeng waved his hand, "If I go down, you find the prince and leave me alone down there? I won't go down."
Closing the paper fan in his hand, Xiao Chen's face became serious: "The emperor is about to return to Beijing, and we haven't made any progress on the prince's matter. If the secrets hidden in the academy next to it have nothing to do with the prince,
, I really don’t know how to report to the emperor.”
"Report? Your Majesty won't punish Dongchang?" Duan Tianming's mind was racing and he seemed to hear something was wrong.
"When Gu'an discovered the traces of the prince, I reported the situation to the emperor. After that, the emperor released the factory master from the Jinyi Guard Prison. The emperor still cares about the prince. He may have been angry because he cared too much before.
Come with us. No matter what, the emperor has now pinned the hope of finding the prince on us. If the prince is found, everyone in Dongchang should be safe and sound. If he cannot be found, and the emperor shows off his power again, he may really
It can’t be closed down.”
Looking at the yard in front of the door, Xiao Chen looked solemn.
"But, digging a hole under the wall in broad daylight doesn't look good, right? I thought I'd do it at night," Duan Tianming said hurriedly.
"It doesn't look good to dig holes during the day, but where are there any outsiders in our yard? Digging holes at night? Do you feel that the tinkling sound can only be heard in the dead of night?" Xiao Chen shook his head.
"That's right." Duan Tianming patted his head, "While they are studying, we will dig holes. When they stop, we will stop too."
"Dig the hole through the root of the wall. When you get to them, don't open it all. Use a branch to poke an eye so you can observe the situation inside. Dig a few more holes in front of this wall." Xiao Chen pointed to the door.
The outer wall said.
"Okay, you go and find out the news. We will leave the job of digging the hole to us." Liu Rufeng on the side also became serious.
"Yes," Xiao Chen nodded, holding the paper fan in his hand, and after taking two steps, he turned back.
"Just take out a dozen of the Shenji soldiers to dig holes. The rest of the people should be on alert and ready to fight at any time." Xiao Chen said.
On the streets of Baoding City, pedestrians come and go in an endless stream.
Although it cannot be compared with the prosperity of the capital city, if compared with Gu'an County, one is in the sky and the other is on the ground.
Shaking the paper fan in his hand, Xiao Chen strolled on the street, looking like a young man.
If you directly inquire about the academy's information, whether in a tavern or on the street, you will arouse others' suspicion.
Xiao Chen's idea was to find a young scholar and create an excuse to get acquainted with him, so as to inquire about the situation of the academy.
It seems like you are strolling on the street, but you are actually looking for your "goal".
When he was in the capital, Xiao Chen also knew several young masters of officials from the central court. In addition to being interested in some famous ink stone calligraphy and paintings, these young men were also very fond of some gadgets made of old jade.
Most of these gadgets are from humble grocery stores.
While walking around, Xiao Chen looked left and right, paying attention to whether there was such a grocery store on the street.
Just as Xiao Chen was strolling on the street, he didn't know that while he was looking for his target, he had already become someone else's target.
Two men, one tall and one short, followed Xiao Chenliang unhurriedly at a distance of ten feet.
Seeing Xiao Chen stop at another stall selling candied haws, the short man couldn't help but show a trace of disdain on his face.
"You are such an old man, but you are still interested in candied haws." The short man said softly.
"No matter what he is interested in, we are only interested in the money in his arms." The tall man chuckled and stared at Xiao Chen tightly, fearing that he would disappear from his sight.
"Brother, if this is a poor man, wouldn't our work be in vain?"
"Looking at the clothes he's wearing, he probably doesn't come from a poor family, and he has some money in his pocket." The tall man replied.
"This man looks unfamiliar, and he is looking around on the street, as if he is very curious about everything. He should not be from Baoding. If he is traveling far away, he must have enough money with him." Thinking of this, the short man's face changed.
Showing a hint of excitement, "Maybe it's still a fat sheep."
"Since it's a fat sheep, let's keep an eye on it and don't let the fat sheep slip away from under our noses." As he said that, the tall Chinese character turned his head and looked around.
"Brother, we can't do anything here. This is the main street of Baoding, and the patrol will come at any time. We have to find a way to lead him to a more remote place." The short man said softly.
Hearing this, the tall man thought of an idea: "Go and get the scholar's guqin that we collected last time. This scholar should be interested in this kind of thing. Let's use the guqin to lure him away."
"Good idea." The short man gave a thumbs up, "I'll go back to get that thing right away. You can keep an eye on it here."
As he spoke, he pushed aside the crowd, ducked a few times, and disappeared.
Looking at the candied haws with a layer of rock sugar in front of him, a smile appeared on Xiao Chen's face.
He remembered the way he saw candied haws on the street before he met his master and swallowed hard.
If the woman hadn't bought candied haws for her children at that time, I wouldn't have been jealous of their family relationship. Nor would I have kicked the pebbles on the street in a bad mood, causing the waiter to chase me.
If I hadn't encountered danger, I wouldn't have had Master to rescue me. If I didn't know kung fu, I wouldn't be where I am today.
"Old guy, where are you now?" Thinking of his master, Xiao Chen shook his head and continued walking forward.