Tang Ji was a little surprised when Ye Xiao said that he wanted to give Hanshuang to him: "But aren't you going to use this sword to investigate the assassin?"
Ye Xiao put his hands behind his back and raised his eyes to look at Mingyue. He was stunned for a moment before replying: "You're right, people can't live in hatred. It's time for me to take a good rest and adjust. Anyway, it's been so long since I've been pursuing it.
If there is no result, it is better to give this sword to Brother Tang. Maybe Brother Tang can bring me some good news one day!"
"Okay, do you want to use me to help you catch the murderer?" Tang Ji replied jokingly, but still put the sword away and stretched: "I'm exhausted, where is the guest room? Go to bed.
I have to go back to Kyoto City tomorrow."
Ye Xiao withdrew his gaze and immediately said, "Here comes someone."
Two little maids standing not far away walked over quickly: "Master."
"Take Mr. Tang to the guest room." Ye Xiao ordered, and then said politely to Tang Ji: "Brother Tang, go to bed early."
"Same for you." Tang Ji yawned and followed the maid towards the side courtyard.
Not long after, as soon as he walked into the side yard, he saw Jiu'er dozing off on the bench beside the corridor. He walked slowly over and touched her head: "Why don't you go into the house and sleep?"
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Jiu'er slowly opened his eyes, his eyes were a little blurry, he shook his head to wake up a little, slowly stood up, pursed his lips and said: "Uncle, you and the head of the Ye family left too fast, as soon as I came out
, you will disappear!"
Before Tang Ji could answer, she noticed that Tang Ji was holding the sword in his hand and blinked his smart jade eyes: "Hey? Isn't this Hanshuang? Why are you here?"
"This is a long story. I'll explain it to you later. Heroes wear divine swords. I will leave this sword to you for safekeeping. Practice martial arts well and protect your young lady." Tang Ji said as he put Hanshuang into her
into his arms, and then asked the maid to lead him towards the guest room.
Although Jiu'er heard this in confusion, he was still very happy to know that his uncle gave him this magic sword. He raised the corners of his mouth and revealed two small dimples on his cheeks. He looked around and found that there was no one in the side yard except the Ye family.
There was no one else left, so he took out the long sword from the scabbard and started swinging it.
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The next morning, Tang Ji was washing his face in the house, but was interrupted by the servants of Ye Mansion.
An older man walked up to him with two servants in gray clothes carrying boxes, cupped his hands and said: "Mr. Tang, this is the silver you won in the gambling match yesterday. The total cost is four thousand four thousand."
One hundred and thirty-six taels, please take a look at it. If there is no problem, I will carry it to the carriage for you."
After saying that, he opened the lid of the red-brown wooden box, and a silver light flashed inside.
After Tang Ji wiped his cheeks with a towel, he looked down, blinked and thought for a moment, then replied calmly: "Let's leave it here for now."
"Yes!" The older man still thought that after the other party checked it was correct, he would carry it to the carriage outside to avoid trouble later. However, the order given by the master was to follow Mr. Tang's arrangement. Since the other party said so, he could not say more.
He planned to retreat with his men, but then he remembered something and continued: "By the way, Mr. Tang, there is someone outside who claims to be an official of the Star Guard looking for you."
Star Guard?
Tang Ji looked suspicious. Could it be that the old emperor came to urge him to go back?
He put away his thoughts and nodded in response: "I understand."
Then, after waiting for the three Ye Mansion servants to leave, Tang Ji threw the towel into the wooden basin and walked out of the room.
In the side courtyard, because there are many plants planted everywhere, the morning air is particularly fresh, and there are three or two chirping birds standing on the wall. Su Qing and Jiu'er are doing morning exercises in the courtyard, and Shangguan Ming is sitting at the stone table.
Having breakfast.
A young man wearing black clothes with a spoon-shaped pattern embroidered on his chest stood under the corridor. When he saw Tang Ji coming out of the room, he hurriedly greeted him: "The Star Guardsman Huang Can has met Mr. Tang.
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Tang Ji nodded slightly and asked straight to the point: "What do you want from me?"
Huang Can took a small step back, cupped his hands and said: "For your information, Mr. Tang, Xu Zhanpeng, the magistrate of Jingwang County, went to Kyoto yesterday and confessed to the crime of accepting bribes, corrupting the law, and using public affairs for personal gain over the years. Han Dutong has already brought this matter to court."
Your Majesty, I have specially ordered my subordinates to come to Jingwang County to inform you that Mr. Tang brought these corrupt officials to justice within one day of coming to Jingwang County. It is a blessing to the court and the people, and it is worthy of our stars.
The guardsmen learn."
Tang Ji's face was full of question marks. He just said harsh words. The Jingwang County Magistrate was too cowardly. He went to Kyoto to surrender. He sneered twice and found Huang Can looking at him.
He coughed lightly and said: "It's nothing. As an official of the Star Guard, this is what I should do."
"In that case, my subordinate will go back and resume his duties. Mr. Tang takes his leave." Huang Can saluted again, and after receiving Tang Ji's permission, he jumped onto the wall and quickly disappeared without a trace.
Tang Ji shook his head. He didn't expect that he could make some achievements by going out to play. He walked to the stone table, picked up a bun and stuffed it into his mouth.
Su Qing used a branch to block Jiu'er's sword attack with her backhand, but found that the branch in her hand was split into two pieces by her. She couldn't help but sigh at the power of this frost sword, and then said: "Okay, that's it for today.
Well, Jiu'er girl is really good at practicing martial arts, and she has made rapid progress in the past two days."
"Hey, it's all the master who taught me well." After Jiu'er finished speaking, he didn't forget to glance at Sun Yufu, who was taking a nap in the distance with a wine gourd in his arms.
Su Qing took the handkerchief handed by Shangguan Ming and wiped her sweat. She sat at the stone table and asked Tang Ji, "Why is this sword here with Brother Tang?"
"It's a long story..." Tang Ji explained what happened last night while drinking porridge.
Of course, he did not tell anything about Ye Xiao's life experience.
After listening, Su Qing nodded slightly: "I didn't expect that this sword would end up in your hands."
At this moment, Cheng Tie trotted in from outside the stone arch door and gasped: "Brother Tang, go and take a look. There are people outside looking for you."
Tang Ji looked over in confusion: "Looking for me? Common people?"
Why did he get involved with the people again?
He stood up with some confusion and followed Cheng Tie to the front yard.
As soon as Tang Ji arrived in the front yard, he heard shouts coming from outside Ye Mansion.
"Let Mr. Tang come out quickly, we want to thank him properly!"
"Master Tang, please come out and meet us. I also brought you eggs, which are all from our own local chickens."
"My benefactor, I also brought some fine wine!"
"..."
Ye Xiao walked up to him and explained: "Yesterday, you had a conflict with Magistrate Xu's brother-in-law on the street. After hearing what you said before leaving, the people thought you were going to deal with that dog official, so they ran to the county government office one after another.
In the end, Xu Zhanpeng was frightened and admitted his guilt, and the people regarded you as their benefactor. I don’t know who leaked the news, so they came to look for you outside my Ye family early in the morning. "
Tang Ji couldn't help but shudder when he heard the tsunami-like shouts from the mountains outside the house. He had clearly done nothing, how could he bear the gratitude of the people, so he immediately asked Ye Xiao: "Brother Ye, does your home have a back door?
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"There is a side door." Ye Xiao replied.
After hearing this, Tang Ji stopped inking and planned to go back to pack his things and run away immediately!