In the imperial capital of Beijing, in the magnificent palace, the emperor in dragon robe lazily eats lychees.
"Your Majesty, in recent days, notices like this have been posted all over the country, saying that one can become an immortal simply by passing the exam." A father-in-law next to the emperor smiled attentively, whispered, and at the same time respectfully raised his hands.
Present a notice that has been revealed from the outside.
"Ah, it's delicious." The emperor opened his mouth to eat a lychee and raised his eyelids: "Xuan Shenzhen, investigate this matter thoroughly. I'm afraid the reason is not simple." After saying that, he picked up the notice and looked at it, and saw the notice.
At the end of the seal, the eyes become particularly sharp.
Anguohou Mansion. Anguohou Shen Zhen held a notice inviting immortals with a confused look on his face. He didn't know where to start. Within a few days, it was posted all over the country, causing a lot of discussion in the country. I'm afraid it took more than one or two people to find it.
A wave that can be made!
But this is a matter that has no clue and needs to be investigated.
A retainer of the Hou Mansion bowed: "Master Hou, I heard that in a small town in Yizhou City, two people openly shouted on the street to take the Immortal Recruitment Examination. They also said that after taking the exam and getting ranked, they would be rewarded with gold.
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Another chubby and rugged-looking shopkeeper found it funny: "Hey, this is strange. You said that they don't cheat money and don't rebel. What on earth do they want to do? They can't really recruit immortals!" When he said the last sentence
, deliberately lowering his voice, pretending to believe it in an exaggerated way, and then burst out laughing.
Everyone laughed along, everyone just took it as a joke.
"Okay, okay, don't laugh. Let's discuss how to communicate with His Majesty." Shen Zhen raised his hand to signal to everyone. He looked helpless and didn't believe it himself.
"Why don't we send an order to the various state governments to tear down all the announcements, and then let the government officials patrol the streets every day and catch all the suspicious and unidentified people," the fat doorman took a sip of tea and continued as if he remembered something.
Said: "Especially the two people who appeared in Yizhou City, arrest them and ask them what kind of medicine is sold in the gourd."
The one who was not fat had a long beard and touched his beard: "That's not right! When His Majesty came to the throne a few years ago, he said that he would implement benevolent government and rule the people of the world with benevolence. If we arrest people casually, everyone in the world will suffer."
How will they discuss it? We can't do that."
"Then tell me what to do." The fat man stretched out his hand and put down the teacup, then picked up the teacup and tasted it slowly.
"We can investigate secretly. After all, this incident did not cause any bad incident, and it is not a serious matter. His Majesty the Emperor just wanted to find out what was going on, and he did not get angry because of it."
Looking at the crowd, Momo Mouzi has already guessed what everyone is thinking, "As long as we figure out the reason, we will have something to follow whether we pick people up, ask questions, or whatever we do, right?"
Shen Zhen felt good about it and nodded. He was also curious about what was going on.
"Then it's settled. The three of us will take a few people to pretend to be entertainers and go to that town to have a look. We'll meet those two strange people for a while. I want to see who the gods are doing.
." Shen Zhen also felt that this incident was quite strange. He had a strange feeling that he couldn't describe. He always felt that something was going to change. This time it was likely to subvert people's knowledge for hundreds of years.
The sun was shining brightly, and there was a large group of people in front of the Hou Mansion. There were ladies and housekeepers who were worried about the safety of Lord Shen, as well as young men who wanted to join in the fun and sightseeing. After a while of farewell, the Marquis and his party finally set off on their way. Already.
The Marquis was wearing a businessman's outfit and looked like a nouveau riche.
This time, Mr. Hou played the role of a busking boss, and he started rehearsing his opponent's role on the road: "Come here, come here, roll around."
The carriage bumped all the way and soon arrived at Yizhou City.
"Yizhou is a good place. I haven't been home for several years." He didn't touch his long beard this time. He looked up at the two characters "Yizhou" and looked a little lonely.
"Eleven, please take some time to go home and see the place where you once lived." Shen Zhen also understood that even though many years have passed, people still have some feelings.
"The building is deserted, and I'm afraid it will be devastated once I pass by. Everything I look at is unfamiliar, desolate and dilapidated." The guest with a few strands of white hair was a little sad.
"Hey, that's enough, Mr. Pan, don't be docile. Since you're afraid of being devastated, why did you go there earlier? Why didn't you think of this when you were having fun in the capital?" The fat man was a little impatient.
"General Niu, you-" Pan Shiyi was so angry that he couldn't speak. He pointed at General Niu and didn't know what to say.
Shen Zhen was a little impatient: "Shut up, everyone, and hurry into the city." Lord Shen was already accustomed to strange things. The two of them had been with him for more than ten years, and they were not used to it without making a noise, even though they were already in their forties. age.
A few people were leisurely wandering on the road when they suddenly saw a little boy and a girl about the age of hairpins. The two of them were carrying a box of melons and selling them while walking hard. The basket was quite big and contained a lot of watermelons. It was very heavy. The little boy was so tired that he was sweating profusely, his expression was painful, and he was grinning, but he refused to let go.
Shen Zhen looked at their pity and was a little moved. "Child, put it down," Shen Zhen shouted to the boy and walked over at the same time, "Child, what is your name?"
The boy wore an old hat and was a little afraid of strangers. He timidly said: "My name is Changqiao."
"Where are your parents?" Shen Zhen turned to look at the girl, "Why did you come out to sell melons? How did you lift such a big basket?"
"Mom is sick and needs money, even if she can't afford it." The little boy returned.
"So that's it." Shen Zhen took out some money from his pocket and said, "Go and treat your mother."
Just as Changqiao was about to pick it up, the girl next to him sternly stopped him: "Don't take it." The sudden anger made Shen Zhen and the others startled.
After General Niu regained his composure, he was no longer happy: "Oh, let me tell you, this girl, what are you doing? Looking at Wen Wen and being quiet, you are quite strong this time."
Shen Zhen also felt strange: "Why?"
"Dad has said that you can't just take other people's things, be soft-handed and short-tongued." The girl's aura made several people startled and looked at each other.
"Girl, you are being soft-hearted and cannibalizing people. Have you ever eaten people? You are soft-handed when you eat people."
Pan Shiyi touched his beard and laughed.
Several people also laughed. When they were happy, a dark shadow suddenly jumped out, snatched the money from Shen Zhen's hand and ran away.
Several people looked at each other, wondering what was going on.
"What are you looking at? Chase after me." Shen Zhen said angrily to the two people who were still in a daze, "What a waste, you always rely on..." Before he finished speaking, Changqiao suddenly chased after him. , looking at the small figure running forward hard, Shen Zhen wanted to laugh a little, who can you catch up with?
Shen Zhen turned to look at the girl, "You are his sister, what's your name?"
"Maple red."
"What a good name. You can park your car and sit in the maple forest at night. Frost leaves are as red as February flowers. The person who named you must have named you based on this poem." Shen Zhen was proud of his cleverness.
"No, it was my father who gave me this name when he saw the maple tree in the yard." Fenghong struck mercilessly.
"Oh, haha, that's it." Shen Zhen could only smile to hide his embarrassment.
A street next to Tai'an Mansion was bustling with people, including sellers of walnuts and caravans going back and forth. It was a lively and good atmosphere, but it was broken by an uninvited guest - a man who was dirty and in tatters.
The young man ran desperately, and the two men behind him, one fat and the other thin, chased desperately. The young man panicked and made people fall on their backs wherever he went. He picked up everything he saw and smashed it behind him, and the people chasing behind him also ran and dodged.
, to avoid being hit.
Changqiao looked at the people walking away. He was panting from exhaustion and couldn't catch up.
But looking at the direction in which the thief ran, it seemed that he could take a shortcut from the trail. Changqiao had been running here since he was a child, and he knew where there were alleys and how many trees there were.
In an alley, the young man stopped to take a deep breath. He saw that there was no one behind him, and gradually relaxed. He leaned against the wall and wanted to take a rest. Unexpectedly, he had just put down his hanging heart, and before he could count how much money, one
The little boy stood in front of her, holding out his hand.
The young man was obviously shocked and confused. The little boy urged: "Bring it here!"
The young people didn't want to pay any attention to him, so they got up and left.
"Hey, stop." The little boy hurriedly chased after him.
As soon as he grabbed the young man's arm, he was thrown away hard, but the little boy was not discouraged and kept grabbing it again and again. Finally, the young man became impatient and kicked the boy to the ground and walked away.
The little boy was left holding his stomach and rolling on the ground in pain.
Fortunately, General Niu and Pan Shiyi rushed over in time.
In the medical center, an old doctor with a celestial spirit took Changqiao's pulse, "It's not a big problem, just take some medicine."
"Thank you, doctor." Shen Zhen took the medicine, walked out, and looked at General Niu, "You are worse than a child."
General Niu felt a little aggrieved, "How can you blame me for this? I just came here and am not familiar with the place. I didn't know where there was a trail. How can you blame me for this..."
Before he finished speaking, General Niu saw Shen Zhen staring not far away with a solemn expression. He knew something was going on, but he did not dare to say any more for fear of disturbing the Marquis's observation.
In the distance were Xuan Yuan and Ruoshui. One was bouncing around, the other was quiet and restrained, both holding a bunch of candied haws. Although the woman looked lively and active and seemed quite innocent, in Shen Zhen's eyes,
Underneath the cheerful appearance of the girl, she is somewhat stable and mature, not like she has never seen anything in the world.
"It seems that we don't have to work hard to find the person we are looking for." Shen Zhen raised the corners of his mouth slightly.
Pan Shiyi and General Niu looked over, their eyes gradually becoming sharper. This chapter has been completed!