Volume 1: Little Yuanba Chapter 37: Little Yuen Long Disagree
Li Dan applauded after hearing this, and then asked Mao Zaidi: "Later I heard Zhang Erlang's voice, how could it be that you caught the old Taoist?"
"He was so frightened that he stumbled around. Seeing an ambush ahead, he turned around and headed west.
When the chief heard the shout from the north, he led a group of people to rush over. Unexpectedly, he encountered him coming and immediately pinned him down." Mao Zaidi replied.
"So that's it." Li Dan felt funny and patted the altar table with his hand: "Then let them bring them in and let us see what they are like?"
Yang Yi waved to the door, and immediately four people came in with swords and shields in hand, and ordered them to kneel down.
The scholar didn't want to kneel down, but the people on both sides were tied up with him. He couldn't support them when they knelt down, so he had to fall to the ground.
Li Dan looked over in turn and said slowly:
"Anyone of you who comes from the registration number, who belongs to a sect or a cottage, etc., if you conceal something or make a false report, you will be beaten with forty sticks on the leg and sent to Wannian Dusi in the afternoon to be beheaded to report your merits!"
"Hey, you're talking nonsense, Dusi is not a torture chamber, so how can he cut off his head at every turn?" the scholar curled his lips and said.
Li Dan looked at the pale man next to him: "The Taoist Master must understand, come and tell him."
"Brother Xianfu, it's better to say less to avoid suffering." Mr. Ba advised him with a bitter face:
"The officers and soldiers are now suppressing bandits, and all the military attachés are eager to ask for merit. Cutting off your and my heads as a reward for creating a peaceful place is something people can only hope for!"
The scholar was stunned for a moment, and shouted angrily: "What a good thief, it turned out that he wanted to kill us and take credit for it!"
"Fart!" Gu Dagang heard this sentence as soon as he stepped across the threshold. He became furious and immediately interrupted him:
"You are blocking the road, stealing horses, and robbing people. How can you be called 'good'?" The scholar was speechless.
Li Dan raised his hand to stop Gu Da and asked, "Is everything settled?" He nodded and continued:
"It's rare! We actually caught a bandit and caught a scholar. I don't know how you read this book? Which high-ranking disciples don't teach the inheritance of the holy knowledge? How can there be someone who specializes in teaching bad guys?" Everyone laughed.
The scholar suddenly blushed, spat on the ground, and cursed:
"You are short-sighted! I am the great-great-grandson of Emperor Taizu of this dynasty. I am a branch of King Dingyuan of Huainan. My surname is Zhao, my given name is Jingzi, and my given name is Xianfu. I am the one who is famously called 'Little Yuen Long' in the world.
If you are not so hungry that you have no strength, how can you be my rival? If you don’t believe me, let us eat. Let’s see how many of you are my rival?
Don't be proud. If you really meet Nadu Si, he may not dare to do anything to me. According to our criminal law, the royal family will be punished differently for the same crime. The worst is to spend a few months in prison, but they will still be happy when they come out!"
Everyone was stunned, and even the three accomplices around him looked surprised after hearing this. It was obvious that this person had not revealed his royal status before. Li Dan noticed the expressions on everyone's faces and smiled:
"Wonderful! This 'little Yuanba' like me didn't want to catch a 'little Yuenlong' in this barren mountain. It seems that it is destined!
Royal family? Don't be ridiculous, where did the royal family come from in these barren mountains and wild mountains? Besides, there is no golden book or jade plate to prove your identity. How can you count your empty words and white teeth?
Have you seen a royal family here? Has anyone seen it?"
Yang Yi and Gu Da looked at each other, immediately looked at the beams, shook their heads and said: "We have never seen the team leader report back!"
"You... scoundrels!" The scholar was so angry that he slapped the ground with his hands.
Li Dan laughed loudly and said, "Okay, don't scare people with your royal family, it won't work here.
Besides, even if you are a member of the royal family, how can you live a good life? The world belongs to your family, do you still think it is too peaceful and you have to add some spices? "
Zhao Jingzi sighed dejectedly, smiled bitterly, suddenly raised his head and asked, "Can I ask first who is interrogating me?"
"This brother Dan was born in the Li Mansion of Yuqian. He was ranked third in rank and was known as 'Xiao Yuanba'. His father was the former magistrate of Dongchang, Shandong.
Now Li Sanlang has been appointed by the county magistrate to lead the team, and was transferred by Futai to Wannian to serve in the army. Unexpectedly, he was delayed here by you and others. "
Yang Yi was educated and spoke relatively softly. He introduced Li Dan with permission from his eyes.
"It turns out that he is also a nobleman, disrespectful!" After hearing this, Zhao Jingzi sat up straight and bowed.
When he saw Li Dan return the favor and knew that the other party actually accepted his royal status, his expression recovered and he said:
"Actually, whose country this country belongs to, whether it is peaceful or not, has no meaning to me at all."
"What do you mean? Please tell me."
"I was born into the royal family. According to Taizu's rules, I am not allowed to engage in production or business, nor can I participate in the imperial examination to enter an official career. I cannot join the army or engage in lowly careers.
The total amount of silver and grain distributed by the imperial court every month was only one or two yuan, which was only enough to fill the stomach.
Doing nothing all day long, being idle, even if you want to fight cocks and running dogs, sleep on flowers and willows, you can't do it if you are shy in your pocket, life is very boring.
Because I am a side branch of a concubine, I have no connection with the title of prince or general, so this is what I mean when I say that this world has nothing to do with me.
I have lived in a temple since I was a child, learning some martial arts from the monks, and reading and writing. Over time, no one in the temple knew my true identity, so I could feel free to do it."
At this point, he pointed to the side with his exposed hand: "Hei Lao entered the temple forty years ago and wanted to become a monk, but the abbot monk did not dare to accept it and asked him to follow my master to grow vegetables in the back mountain.
The master taught us martial arts and knowledge. After he passed away last year, my brother and I went down the mountain together.
However, due to his vicious appearance, his junior brother was not accepted anywhere, so he has been living in exile from Guangdong.
A few days ago, someone came to me and told me that he had something to ask me. He asked me to stay here and wait for you to arrive. He would try to stop you from waiting until three quarters to noon today, so he would give me a pen of silver as a reward.
Junior brother was hungry, so I accepted the deposit paid by the owner in advance. Later, I found Master Ba, the fifth judge, and a run-down hunter named Huang Qin as my helper.
Stealing horses and luring you to the Fire Temple is really just to stop you from moving forward.
I want to provoke you to look for horses. With my martial arts skills, we can delay it for a few hours, and then we can rush out on horseback and everything will be fine.
I didn’t expect you to arrive so quickly. You arrived before you even had breakfast. You were caught off guard and caught here. It’s because I underestimated the abilities of Saburo and everyone else..."
Listening to his confession, Li Dan gradually frowned. After Zhao Jingzi finished speaking, he asked: "Where is the offender from? Do you know his name?"
"But he didn't ask about this. He only said his surname was Zhou, and he didn't know whether it was true or not." Zhao Jingzi replied:
"Because he took my brother to dinner first and then gave him two taels of silver as a gift, so I just wanted to repay the favor and didn't ask so many questions.
Besides, he didn’t ask me to kill people or set fires. He said he would only stop you from advancing for ten thousand years, so I don’t doubt his presence.”
"You didn't call it murder and arson? Then how did you rob the business hotel?" Gu Da asked with bulging eyes.
"This is just a cover-up trick to make people think that the robbers committed the crime and will not think of an intentional ambush. It also helps to conceal the identity." Mr. Ba pointed to his nose: "This is the villain's idea."
"Is your surname Ba, or Master? I just heard him call you that." Yang Yi looked down at this guy curiously.
"Xiao, Xiao's surname is Ba, but he is just a cashier in a pharmacy. Sometimes when the doctor is not around, he can help people get medicine to stop bleeding and so on.
But I'm not a master, it's just a compliment from Young Master Zhao, so he called me that because he saw how well I can write and calculate." Master Ba really didn't pretend to be big, he acted honestly.
Looking at the faces of Li Dan and others, he added: "Although I don't know that person's name or origin, it is still useful for me to save the villain's life."
"How to say?"
"Master Zhao and I have both seen that guy, and he would definitely recognize him if he met him.
And he might show up again, because when the villain was brought to be introduced to him by Mr. Zhao, he asked too much, ‘What if we can’t stop him or fail’?
He replied, "Just try your best. If it doesn't work here, we have other plans."
Therefore, this person will definitely show up again, and Saburo, you should also meet other people who have been arranged along the way."
Li Dan was startled and lowered his eyes to see the unnatural grin on his face. He remembered that he had hit her on the shoulder just now and jumped off the table:
"Hey, I forgot that he has an injury and can't keep it tied up for so long. Let him go and take a look. If the blood is blocked, you may have to treat it quickly. If it's too late, the arm may be useless!"
A few people were startled. After all, they were just a group of young men who were just starting out and were not so ruthless.
After hurriedly trying to untie him, Mr. Ba was so painful that he was sweating all over his head and kept shouting: "Take it easy, take it easy, oh!"
After untying his clothes, he saw that his shoulder was bruised and slightly swollen. Li Dan felt it and knew it was a dislocation, so he said:
"It's over, it seems we can't save this place, so we have to find a saw to cut it off."
"What? I... Ouch!" Mr. Ba was so frightened that he was about to say something. Li Dan's hand moved for some unknown reason, and he shouted, but he suddenly felt a sense of relief on his shoulders.
"Okay, the bones are back in place. Let's go back and find some herbs to clear blood clots and apply them on him." Li Dan looked left and right with satisfaction, as if appreciating his own work.
"What a technique!" Hei Laosi exclaimed: "Senior brother, the strength of Li Sanlang's hands is no less than yours!"
"We have fought against each other before, what do you think?" Li Dan nodded towards Zhao Jingzi.
The scholar glanced at his junior brother angrily and said softly: "If I'm full, I might be able to catch him for four rounds if I try my best.
"Hei Laosi immediately stuck out his tongue and became silent. Zhao Jingzi suddenly bowed again and said loudly: "Thank you, Master, for not killing me!"
"Huh? My team leader didn't say I won't kill you!" Gu shouted.
"Yes, if I don't kill you, then they won't kill you, but what about this old man? What's your name, Shen Wu, right?"
After hearing Li Dan's words, Shen Wu immediately raised his head and shouted: "Young man is just a thief, he doesn't know anything else.
Well, the young man named Zhao asked me to do some work with him, and agreed to give him five taels of silver as a reward when he returned to Wannian.
The little lard Meng Xin came with him. I really have no other plans and I don’t want to harm you, please be merciful!" As he said that, he kowtowed on the ground with a "bang, bang" sound.
Li Dan hurriedly asked Mao Zaidi to hold him down and sneered: "Heitan Tuan is very smart, Master Ba has a plan, and Zhao said that he is a member of the royal family and cannot do anything about it, so what ability do you have to let me keep this head?"
Miles?"
"I..." Shen Wu looked aggrieved: "My dear, I am a thief. If you need a villain who can climb over the wall, you can try it. Other... villains can't do it.
ah!"
"Fart! Who do you think my Li Sanlang is, that I want you to climb over the wall?" Gu was so angry that he kicked him down, and Mao Zaidi picked him up again.
"Then, then, can you let my brother serve for the villain...? Yes, yes, my brother is better at martial arts than the villain. How about letting him serve for you on the villain's behalf?"
Shen Wu's words were incoherent, and he came up with such an idea out of desperation.