The Lujiang government office was filled with loud music, lanterns and colorful decorations. Everyone put on their most gorgeous clothes. Sun Ce's blue general's robe was particularly comfortable. He had worn this dress several times before, and it looked different every time.
The feeling. Today is even more special. In a few hours, he will be able to wear it all day long and truly become a general of the Han Dynasty.
I think of my father, Sun Jian, who traveled all his life, fought in the north and south, and made such great contributions to the Han Dynasty. Only after the battle against Dong, Yuan Shao and others made a false imperial edict and created a general who broke the captives, Marquis Wucheng. However, he did not do anything.
He died in Xiangyang within a few days. Sun Ce was different. He was not as stupid as Sun Jian. He did not want to work for some big man. His goal was to occupy Jiangdong and dominate the world. This general was just a stepping stone. He could be regarded as catching up with his father.
That's why we value it so much.
Seeing that the hour was approaching, everyone looked at the door eagerly. Most of the incense on the incense table in the courtyard had been burned. Sun Ce was a little anxious and looked around, wanting to find someone to ask. On the left were Sun Quan and Cheng Pu. These two people
With a calm face, he looks forward, as if everything has nothing to do with him. On the right is Zhou Yu, who also has a calm face, but there is a trace of melancholy between his eyebrows.
Sun Ce had not spoken yet. Zhang Zhao hurriedly came in from the door, and Sun Ce's face was happy. Zhang Zhao was the envoy to welcome the imperial edict, and his arrival meant that Long Fei was behind. The musicians were about to play music, but they saw Zhang Zhao
Zhao hurried to Sun Ce and whispered a few words in his ear. Sun Ce's expression immediately changed and he froze there. Everyone started whispering to each other without knowing what was going on.
"Boom!" Sun Ce raised his foot and kicked the incense table hard. The incense burner, candlesticks and tablets symbolizing heaven and the emperor were thrown far away. Everyone was shocked. Seeing Sun Ce's face was cold and terrifying, no one dared to speak.
: "Hmph! How dare you do such a thing under my nose! Send an order to impose martial law throughout the city! Anyone who can be found guilty will be arrested and held accountable!"
Cheng Pu did not move, and Sun Ce's eagle-like eyes immediately glanced over. Sun Quan quickly handed over his hand: "Don't worry, brother, I'll do it right away!" He left the office with Cheng Pu.
Zhou Yu shook his head and wanted to ask what happened, but Sun Ce turned around and took Zhang Zhao back to the back hall. Zhou Yu and a group of people were left in the courtyard. Everyone was at a loss, not knowing whether to leave or stay. Zhou Yu
Sighing: "Find someone to tidy up this place and disperse it!"
The matter should start from this morning. Zhang Zhao came very early, and Zhang Zhao arrived before Long Fei got up. Yi Cheng had no choice but to accompany Zhang Zhao in the front hall to talk and wait for Long Fei to wake up. Long Fei was very busy these two days.
Not only did he have to worry about whether Sun Ce's reception of the imperial edict was in compliance with the rules, but he also had to beware of Sun Quan doing anything bad to him. The most important thing was to talk to the young and old Qiao to comfort the two beauties.
He went to bed very late every day, so he basically couldn't get up in the morning. After Dian Wei urged him two or three times, Long Fei got up lazily. Da Qiao came in one after another with face wash and Xiao Qiao with breakfast. Long Fei's most comfortable moment
Right now, I am eating and watching two beauties tidying up their room. I am so happy from the bottom of my heart to my face that I really want to keep going like this.
Zhang Zhao entered Long Fei's house under the leadership of Yi Cheng. He saw that Long Fei had just gotten up and two women were tidying up the bed. He laughed: "General Long, it's so comfortable! The beauty is accompanied by endless spring breeze! Hahaha...
"
When Da Qiao heard this, his face turned red with embarrassment and he hurriedly took his sister and ran out. Long Fei was a little disappointed and sighed: "Everyone was gone when Mr. Zhang came!"
Zhang Zhao said with a smile: "If our love lasts for a long time, why should we care about this moment? Business is more important. Today is when my lord is going to accept the title. I can only wait for the general early. I hope the general will not take offense!"
"Oh!" Long Fei then remembered that today was the day to read out the imperial edict, and drank the porridge in the bowl in two or two mouths: "I almost forgot, too, let's do business first!" He hurriedly called Dian Wei to come in and asked him to find Guo
Jian Na received the imperial edict and prepared to set off.
Dian Wei had been gone for a long time, and came running up in a hurry, his eyes widened: "Boss, it's broken, the imperial edict is missing!"
Everyone in the room was stunned. Zhang Zhao looked at Dian Wei and then at Long Fei: "General, this is not a joke!"
Long Fei was also a little surprised. Guo Jia always liked playing pranks, but this was probably not the case. He quickly asked: "Seriously?"
Dian Wei nodded quickly: "Xiao Guozi said that the imperial edict was originally in his baggage, but when we looked for it just now, it was indeed not there. Xiao Guozi must have been stolen."
Only then did a few people get really anxious. They hurried to Guo Jia's room. Guo Jia was still rummaging through boxes and cabinets, and the room was in a mess. Long Fei looked around and saw the bamboo slips on the ground, clothes and some useful things at a glance.
The only exception is the yellow cloth bag. The imperial edict is easy to recognize. It is yellow in color and is contained in a yellow cloth bag. It is very eye-catching among this pile of gray.
"Fengxiao, haven't you found it yet?"
Guo Jia stood up and saluted: "I saw it last night. I couldn't find it early this morning. I couldn't throw it away. Most likely, someone sneaked into my room and stole it last night."
Yi Cheng's legs were trembling with fear. The imperial edict was stolen in his place, and he was going to be beheaded. He spoke in a confused manner: "How is it possible? Normally, normally, no one will come! This, this, this, how can it be?
good!"
Zhang Zhao had no choice but to rub his hands back and forth: "Go find someone quickly. Let's look for it together. Maybe it was lost somewhere!"
The whole post house was in a panic, and all the staff were summoned. Everyone rummaged around Guo Jia's house. They even found a few embroidery needles, but there was nothing as big as the imperial edict.
Long Fei thought for a moment and yelled: "Stop looking, everyone is waiting outside. I want to question everyone!"
In Guo Jia's room, Long Fei called everyone in the post house one by one and asked them carefully what they had done last night. Starting with the post manager, he was followed by those in charge of cleaning the room.
After asking all the servants, even the gardener and cook, there was still no clue. Long Fei looked at Guo Jia again: "Do you remember where the imperial edict was placed last night?"
"It's right next to my pillow! I knew it would be useful today, so I checked it before I went to sleep! I should have known if someone came in, but there was no movement at all. If it was stolen, the person who came here must be a master!" Guo Jia carefully said
Looking back, I never let go of any suspicious person: "Except for Da Laohei, no one else came before me before going to bed last night!"
Long Fei asked Yi Cheng again: "Is everyone in the post house here?"
Yi Cheng looked back hurriedly: "Here! Everyone is here! Huh?"
"What's wrong?"
"Why isn't the shit-picking Lao Zhang here?"
Cities in the ancient times did not have sewers extending in all directions like today. Many times a city's garbage had to be carried out bit by bit by people, and excrement was no exception. There were dedicated people responsible for handling it, otherwise the whole city would smell bad in a short time.
Xuntian. Yi Cheng asked quickly: "Where is Lao Zhang? Isn't he usually here in the morning? What happened today?"
Zhang Zhao immediately understood what Long Fei meant. Although the post house is not an important place, people come and go frequently. It is not difficult for someone to steal other things from it, but Long Fei and others pay more attention to the imperial edict. In order to protect Long Fei a few days ago,
There were additional soldiers specially deployed outside the safety post where Fei Guoren was located, making it difficult for ordinary people to come in. It was most likely done by insiders as it was so quiet.
"Do you know where Lao Zhang lives?"
Yi Cheng nodded quickly. Everyone followed Yi Cheng and hurried to Lao Zhang's room. The door was closed. From the outside, everything seemed to be normal. Yi Cheng called for a long time and no one responded. Long Fei winked at Dian Wei, and Dian Wei called
Kaiyi Cheng kicked the door open with one kick. Everyone was shocked by the situation in the room. Lao Zhang was lying on the ground, with a large pool of blood under his body that had turned dark brown. A dagger was inserted into his heart.
A yellow cloth bag is particularly conspicuous on Lao Zhang's right hand.
"This is the bag, it's used to hold the imperial edict!" Guo Jia recognized the yellow bag at a glance and hurriedly went forward to touch it. Even without saying anything, he understood that it was empty and the imperial edict had long since disappeared.
Long Fei looked around and saw that the doors and windows were closed, the bed was flat, there were two tea bowls on the table against the wall, and an oil lamp had burned out and even the wick was burnt. Dian Wei pulled out the dagger from Lao Zhang's chest and turned it over
After a quick glance, Long Fei stretched out his hand and hurriedly handed it over. The dagger was an ordinary dagger. It was more of a short knife than a dagger, the kind of short knife that soldiers carry with them. It must have been used for a long time.
The handle has obvious signs of wear.
Long Fei turned the dagger over and saw at a glance a strange symbol where the front part of the handle connected with the blade. Long Fei showed it to Guo Jia and Zhang Zhao. After looking at it for a long time, Zhang Zhao thought thoughtfully: "This seems to be a word
, if I’m not wrong, this word means “德”, and the royal family of the Yin and Shang Dynasty wrote words on things like tortoise shells for divination. This word is the word “德” written on tortoise shells during the Yin and Shang Dynasties. The four corners are
Turning means four roads, and the one in the middle is like a human figure, which means no twists and turns and no hesitation. If the road goes straight and calmly, it means a virtuous person."
Long Fei guessed that the writing on the tortoise shell that Zhang Zhao mentioned was oracle bone inscriptions. Unexpectedly, Zhang Zhao actually had this skill. If it were considered now, he would definitely be regarded as a master and national treasure. "De! How many names in Lujiang City have the word "de" in them?
People?" Long Fei asked.
Zhang Zhao shook his head: "There is no way to check this. We have just occupied Lujiang, and all household registrations have not been registered yet, so there is no way to check it! However, this short sword should be from the military camp. I will ask General Cheng Pu. Maybe he can
any idea!"
Speaking of Cheng Pu, Long Fei's heart skipped a beat. But he didn't say anything. He handed the dagger to Zhang Zhao and asked him to ask as soon as possible. If there was anything he could gain, he would return immediately. The biggest thing now was to find the imperial edict. Without this
Even if Sun Ce became a general, the imperial decree would not be so justifiable. Zhang Zhao did not dare to neglect and left in a hurry. As soon as Zhang Zhao left, Long Fei and Guo Jia looked at each other.
Guo Jiadao: "It seems that he did this! Sun Quan is better than Sun Ceqi in every aspect. It seems that Jiangdong will change hands soon!"