After bidding farewell to Deng Fu, Tang Ji took Su Qing and Hua Yuan'er out of the Yejia Escort Agency. After walking back to the street, he recalled Hua Yuan'er's reaction just now, smiled bitterly, and lamented that the guy's reflex arc was too long.
At the same time, he asked again: "Do you know me?"
"I heard the story of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" told by a bookman in Hengzhou City before. I thought it was quite interesting, but the old man spoke too slowly. Later, I accidentally learned of the existence of the novel and asked someone to make two copies.
But the price was too expensive, ten taels of silver per book. I was joking that the book seller must be extremely rich. I happened to overhear a few scholars talking about Ji...Ji Ha Bookstore and Tang Dynasty.
Ji, I didn't remember the name of the bookstore, but the name 'Tang Ji' is very impressive to me. He is the most talented man in Ning State, the emperor's favorite, and the youngest official... Yes, you are from the imperial court, and you are like this
Young, I should have thought of it earlier!" After Hua Yuan'er explained, he suddenly realized it and raised his hand to pat his head.
Then, he showed a look of resentment and turned to look at the two people around him: "However, you are so unjust. You even lie to me about anything you call me, and I still treat you as my brothers!"
Tang Ji quickly raised two fingers to his lips, signaling him not to speak too loudly, and then sighed: "I thought I would tell you after the matter was settled. If I had known better, I wouldn't have brought you here."
"No, this is great, don't worry, I won't betray you, otherwise I wouldn't have taken you up the mountain in the first place, or after knowing your purpose, I would go directly to the King of Beidu to claim credit!" Hua Yuan'er lowered his voice.
, replied with a smile, and touched Tang Ji's shoulder again: "Hey, Brother Tang, did your bookstore also publish a copy of "Blue and Red Locks"? You can get a set later and show it to me?"
Tang Ji raised his eyebrows slightly. "Blue and Red Locks" was a work that stood out from the essay contest held by Huaizhou Jiran Bookstore. After nearly a year of circulation, it can be considered a big hit, otherwise Hua Yuan'er would not have known about it.
However, this book is still being serialized, so it is naturally impossible to make a set of it, but he still nodded and replied: "Easy to say!"
After all, Hua Yuan'er helped them a lot along the way, so it wouldn't be too much to give him some books!
Tang Ji did not continue the topic, and the smile on his face gradually faded. He turned his head and looked at Su Qing: "Old Su, do you think Shen Chonglin discovered that the King of Beidu had evil intentions and had a conflict with him, so he was imprisoned?
Get up?"
Su Qing shook his head, and his eyes widened with his thoughts: "I don't know, but I once heard my father say that Shen Chonglin was a respectable general. When the Northern Barbarians invaded more than 20 years ago, he led two thousand men to defend Xuan.
After spending three days and three nights in the city, he almost died, and was named Marquis of Xiaolin by the late emperor. Later, after His Majesty ascended the throne, he recommended himself to be the garrison of Yingzhou and the general of the northwest."
Hua Yuan'er casually broke off a dead branch on the roadside and held it in his mouth: "Well, that old man is really powerful. Black Dragon Village was almost destroyed by him before. Fortunately, he is old and has many hidden diseases.
"
Tang Ji concentrated on thinking for a while, then showed suspicion again: "Such important news was not sent back to Kyoto?"
"It's indeed a bit strange. Logically speaking, the information from three months ago should have been collected by Xingchen Division secret agents." Su Qing looked a little heavy.
"What's so strange about this." Hua Yuan'er spoke again, with his hands behind his head, and added: "I'll also tell you news, the person who led the Northwest Army to suppress bandits in the past three months was also Shen Chonglin. In other words
, If the boss of the escort agency had not spoken, no one would have known that Shen Chonglin is in prison now. There is another possibility that whether Shen Chonglin is on death row is a mystery!"
"Are you saying that the owner of the escort agency lied to us?" Su Qing turned around and asked.
Hua Yuan'er waved his hand: "Hey, hey, I said it's possible!"
"Why didn't you tell me earlier!" Tang Ji suddenly stopped and turned around in a hurry: "Let's go back and ask clearly!"
Looking at his back, Hua Yuan'er shrugged helplessly: "This is not just about sighing about your identity!"
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Soon after, the three returned to the Yejia Escort Bureau. As soon as they entered the yard, Hua Yuan'er pushed the other party to the ground without saying a word: "How did you know the news that Shen Chonglin was imprisoned? Tell the truth!"
Deng Fu was already over fifty years old, so he could not withstand such torture. A look of pain suddenly appeared on his face.
Upon seeing this, several escorts standing nearby rushed over immediately, and one of them said: "Let Mr. Deng go!"
Deng Fu waved his hand: "You guys stand down first!"
Tang Ji also reached out and patted Hua Yuan'er's arm, indicating to him to let him go first.
Soon, Deng Fu struggled to get up from the ground, touched his hands, and bowed to Tang Jizuo: "Hey, I couldn't hide it from Mr. Tang after all. In fact, this matter was caused by a man who suddenly broke into the escort agency last night. The man in black asked me to tell you that my old little grandson is in his hands, so I have to do this. I hope Mr. Tang will forgive me. By the way, he said that if you find out, he will forward this letter to you."
After speaking, he took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to Tang Ji.
A trace of vigilance flashed in Tang Ji's eyes. Someone actually knew in advance that he would come to Ye's Escort Agency. His pupils turned slightly, he took the letter, opened it and looked at it.
[Tang Ji, you really did not disappoint me. Now that you have opened this letter, the challenge begins. Within a month, I want to see you capture the King of Beidu alive, control the 100,000 troops in the northwest, and the four gates of Yingzhou City. Open, people can come and go freely, otherwise, I will hand over the whereabouts of you and Commander Su to the King of Beidu. Also, I think Emperor Ning Guo should be very interested in the news about Jiang Zhan’s daughter!】
He just scanned it and after seeing the words "Jiang Zhan's daughter", he quickly crumpled the letter into a ball.
"...Leave it to the King of Beidu. Also, I want Emperor Ning Guo... Hey, hey, I haven't finished reading yet. What happened to Emperor Ning?" Hua Yuan, who was closest to him, was reading the content of the letter again. Er asked hurriedly.
Su Qing, who was standing nearby, looked at Tang Ji with some confusion.
challenge?
This is obviously a threat!
Tang Ji gritted his teeth. He had always known that someone was plotting and monitoring him secretly, and there might be more than one group of people. He didn't expect that the other party would take the initiative to stand up this time, not only threatening his and Su Qing's lives, but even threatening Ran Ran. Involved, he suddenly raised his head and grabbed Deng Fu by the collar: "What does the man in black look like? Is he carrying two swords behind his back?"
The only person he can think of who can spy on him secretly and easily enter and leave the closed Yingzhou City is the man with the double sword!
But Deng Fu shook his head: "The man is strong, taller than Mr. Su, and sounds like he should be around forty years old. But he doesn't use two swords, but holds a sword."
Hearing this, Tang Ji slowly let go of his hand. From this point of view, things became more troublesome. He had no idea who the secret opponent was!
However, although I don't know what the other party's purpose is, fortunately, the starting point is not bad, but to take down the overlord of Yingzhou City and even the northwest within a month, with the strength of him and Su Qing, It can be said to be a hellish challenge.
He didn't panic too much. After breathing deeply, he turned around and walked towards the door.
Hua Yuan'er scratched his hair and asked, "What are you doing?"
"What else can you do? Be prepared to face the challenge, otherwise your life will be at risk!"