In the courtyard of the Gongchang Mansion Official Posthouse, a round table is placed under the shade of a tree.
A pot of wild boar meat and a pot of wild venison were placed on the table.
Duan Tianming smiled and walked in from the door carrying a wine jar.
"After running all over Gongchang City and almost breaking my leg, I finally bought a jar of shochu."
After saying that, he put the wine jar on the table without ceremony, pulled out the chair, and sat next to Xiao Chen.
Just now, Xiao Chen introduced to Duan Tianming when he came back that Mr. Zhang and Shopkeeper Wang were his relatives.
Although he didn't say what kind of relative he was, if he could say that, it must be a very important relative.
But these are not important. Xiao Chen's relatives are his own relatives. When being with relatives, there is no need for so much politeness.
Xiao Chen stood up, picked up the wine jar and poured two full bowls.
One bowl was pushed to Mr. Zhang, and the other bowl was picked up by himself.
"Master, I am very happy that we can be reunited today. I will drink this bowl first as a token of respect." As he said this, he raised his head and drank it all in one gulp.
Mr. Zhang chuckled, stood up and picked up the wine bowl: "Today is a happy day, and I am very happy too."
Duan Tianming, who was sitting next to him, was extremely surprised.
Didn't Xiao Chen say that these two people are his relatives? Why did he become his master again?
He remembered that he had told himself before that the biggest "chief culprit" behind the series of kidnappings of the prince, including Liao Xianghe, the envoy of Fusi Town in Jinyiweibei Town, was his former master "the old guy".
So, is this person the master that Xiao Chen once called the "old guy"?
Or does he have more than one master?
Gently pulling Xiao Chen's lapel, Duan Tianming asked in a low voice: "Is this master the same master?"
"Which master?" Understanding what Duan Tianming meant, Xiao Chen burst out laughing.
"That's it."
"Just which one?"
Duan Tianming felt embarrassed for a while.
Is this guy trying to make things difficult for himself?
"Is that the one? You know what I'm asking." Duan Tianming gave Xiao Chen a fierce look.
"Ah?" Duan Tianming half-opened his mouth and looked at Xiao Chen and then at Mr. Zhang, not knowing what to say for a moment.
In Duan Tianming's eyes, Xiao Chen is one of the best masters in Dongchang and even in the capital, but he is still no match for his master.
Two masters who were once masters and apprentices fought fiercely in the capital, plotting and using force. Now they seem to have cleared up their old feud and are sitting together drinking and eating meat. What is going on?
Ren Duan Tianming racked his brains and couldn't figure out a clue.
"Captain Duan, you and I have worked together for many years, and our relationship has reached the point where we don't differentiate between you and me. Now, I won't treat you as an outsider. I want to tell you my life experience." Xiao Chen stared at me seriously.
Hold each other.
"Your life experience? Is it related to your master?"
"Well, it has a great relationship." Xiao Chen nodded and briefly talked about his life experience.
If Duan Tianming was a little surprised just now, after hearing Xiao Chen's life experience, he looked dumbfounded.
I was speechless for a long time.
The only high-ranking purple-clad captain in the entire imperial court is actually the son of the rebellious minister Lan Yu? Is this a joke?
"Xiao Chen, are you telling the truth?" After being silent for a long time, Duan Tianming looked at Xiao Chen seriously.
"Yeah." Xiao Chen smiled and nodded gently, "I'm not very reliable in what I say, but I don't joke about my life experience. I don't want to deceive you when we are brothers. If you think that I
This person is okay. We can work together. We will continue to stay in Dongchang and serve the imperial court. If you feel that my life experience is too sensitive, I will leave Dongchang after today's meal. You can rush back to the capital.
Reporting my life experience to the emperor will cause the whole world to start targeting me. Don't worry, even if you choose the latter, I will not blame you."
"What do you want me to do?" Duan Tianming raised his head and looked directly into Xiao Chen's eyes.
Xiao Chen smiled bitterly: "To be honest, I don't want to do anything you do. Help me hide it. Once my life experience is revealed to the world, you will suffer along with me. You go back and report to the emperor. From now on, Dongchang will never be me again."
As a brother, I can’t bear to leave you.”
Duan Tianming shook his head and smiled bitterly: "What do you mean by brother? If you can't help hide your life experience and are afraid of being implicated, then how can you still call me a brother? Don't forget, I am also a bachelor, and I can feed the whole family by myself.
Not hungry. However, knowing your life experience but not being able to report it to the court is disloyal. Abandoning you is unjust, regardless of the court's disloyalty. Now, you gave me an unanswerable solution
It’s a difficult problem.”
"How about we have a good meal and you kill me. In this way, I won't be in trouble." The sadness on Duan Tianming's face disappeared and he laughed.
"What a good idea." Xiao Chen was startled, and then he laughed, "Eat more, this will be your last meal."
Listening to the conversation between the two, Zhang and Lao were confused.
"Master, are you really planning to kill Commander Duan?" Wang Zhongzhen asked in disbelief.
According to Xiao Chen's past behavior style, he probably wouldn't do this.
Xiao Chen sat down and picked up the chopsticks in front of him: "Shopkeeper Wang, don't be fooled by his words. Captain Duan has his own standards of loyalty in his heart. Come, come, eat."
Duan Tianming, who was next to him, had a serious face: "Although I am just a sergeant and my words do not have any weight, I also understand who is thinking about the people wholeheartedly. I have been working with Xiao Chen for so long, and I have always admired his behavior.
It’s clear. No one can choose their origin. What’s more, people all over the world know exactly why Liang Guogong was killed. What he wants to do is also what I want to do, and his family feud is mine.
Family feud."
Xiao Chen picked up a piece of meat and placed it in front of Duan Tianming: "Brother, eat some vegetables. I understand what you mean. I'm just afraid that one day, you will regret today's decision."
"When something happened to the prince, the emperor was already preparing to take action against us. If we hadn't found the prince later, we would have been dead. Even if something happens in the future, the worst we can do is die again. What a big deal."
Picking up the pieces of meat that Xiao Chen put in the bowl, Duan Tianming said casually while chewing.
Although Duan Tianming's words were not directed at Mr. Zhang, they still made Mr. Zhang feel embarrassed.
Putting down the chopsticks in his hand, he looked at Xiao Chen: "I have never regretted being against you before. I think you should be able to understand."
Xiao Chen chuckled: "I understand, but if I can't find the prince, what are you going to do, master? Are you going to watch the emperor deal with the entire Dongchang?"
"No." Mr. Zhang smiled awkwardly, "At that time, the entire capital was surrounded by the Forbidden Army. I discussed it with Shopkeeper Wang. If Zhu Di insists on using this to target Dongchang, we will secretly send the prince back. However,
The guards all over the city have given us a headache for a long time."
"Are you really planning to send the prince back?" Duan Tianming asked, scratching his head.
"My purpose is to make the relationship between Xiao Chen and Zhu Di rigid and return to our position. If he and Dongchang are in danger, of course we have to send the prince back so that Zhu Di can't find an excuse to target Dongchang."
Duan Tianming raised his thumb: "It seems that he is doing something cruel, but he is still kind and righteous."
Wang Zhongzhen, who was next to him, grinned: "This is called bravery and resourcefulness, not cruelty."
"Yes, yes, be brave and have a plan, be brave and have a plan." Duan Tianming chuckled, picked up the chopsticks, and stretched them towards the meat basin.
On the official road fifty miles outside Gongchang City, a cavalry team of more than 500 people raised waves of dust on the official road and swept forward like flying.
More than 300 of them had uniform knives hanging on their waists, and on their right legs was an exquisite handgun that was about a foot long.
It is Dongchang's most powerful fighter.
The one at the front was prison warden Du Shaoqin, followed closely by a school captain who looked particularly young.
She has a thin figure and the childish look on her face has not faded away.
"Master, how far is Gongchang City?"
"Why rush? We'll be there in a short distance. There are a lot of prisoners in Gongchang Mansion this time. It's time for you to show off your 'talent'."
As he spoke, he waved the riding crop in his hand and slapped the military horse's butt hard on his crotch.
