More than a hundred years ago, King Kang Zhao Gou went south to proclaim himself emperor and established his capital in Lin'an, which was known as the Southern Song Dynasty in history. Zhao Gou, Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty, became the first emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty. The ministers of the court at that time basically came from the north, and they not only brought the northern culture
Customs also brought about the official language of the northern dynasties, commonly known as Mandarin. Over the next hundred years, the original Mandarin gradually merged with the Lin'an dialect to form a new Mandarin.
In the Southern Song Dynasty, people in government offices at all levels used Mandarin in official business except at home to show their close relationship with the DPRK and China. This has become a fashion in the officialdom.
After listening to Tang Feng's words, Lord He Zhuang shook his head and said: "Xian son-in-law, as far as I know, all the people in the Jinhua government office speak Mandarin. I have never heard of any official using the local dialect when talking to outsiders.
, especially in government offices.”
Tang Feng felt a chill in his heart and said to himself, "It's not good, it's self-defeating."
Seeing the sudden change in Tang Feng's face, Master He Zhuang asked hurriedly: "Xian son-in-law, what's the matter?"
"Oh, it's nothing. Maybe there was a cold wind blowing on the road. My father-in-law and son-in-law went down first."
"Well, the wind has picked up and it may rain. Be careful."
After Tang Feng went out, he walked straight to the housekeeper He Dongfu's home.
Suddenly, there was a loud thunder and a heavy rain poured down, with raindrops splashing everywhere.
Fang Ling said angrily: "It was sunny in the morning, but now it's raining again. Will the rain end?"
"Rainwater is money. It seems that we will be prosperous this year."
"Haha, brother, you are such a money addict."
During the Song Dynasty, nearly 20 million people had to eat, so how could I not be too wealthy?
Song Chengzu recalled Tang Feng's records and said: "Sir, Tang Feng once said that it was his first time to Jinhua. This is obviously a lie."
"good."
Fang Ling said: "Then let's arrest him first so that he can be interrogated."
Wen Zhang also nodded in agreement and said, "Miss Fang is right."
"Although Tang Feng told lies, it can't be proven that he is related to Gai Jiaotian's case." I smiled and said, "Shen Mo has already gone to follow him. Mr. Song, why haven't you seen Hou Qiang this morning?"
Yi Changjiang stepped forward and said: "Sir, sir, Hou Qiang has never returned."
Song Chengzu frowned: "Maybe you have discovered something, Yangtze River, you should also go and have a look. Young Master, you can go back to the inn and rest first."
"Okay, let's go back to the inn first."
About an hour later, Song Chengzu arrived at the inn with Hou Qiang and Yi Changjiang, who were all soaked.
Wen Zhang poured a cup of hot tea. After Hou Qiang drank it, he sneezed twice and said, "Sir, Sir, at half past midnight today, I saw Tang Feng and another middle-aged man walking out of Hejiazhuang. They were muttering at the door.
We broke up after a while, and Tang Feng walked towards the city. I knew that he was going to the government office to apply for a temporary voucher. The other middle-aged man was holding a basket in his hand and heading north. Judging from his clothes, he was
It was a person with a certain identity. I hesitated for a long time, and finally chose to follow the middle-aged man. Unexpectedly, I really gained something by accidentally bumping into him. There were winding paths along the way. After about two moments,
I followed him to an isolated house. The house was surrounded by trees on the hillside and only connected by a path. It was very secluded. There were two young men sitting in front of the door, as if guarding them."
Hou Qiang drank another cup of hot tea and continued to talk about his experience.
"Butler He, you are finally here. We are all starving."
"I talked about something with your young master this morning, so I was a little late. Is everything normal? How about the old lady?"
"It's okay, Butler He, the place you are looking for is so remote, so don't worry, the old lady is fine."
"Well, Master, I want you to be careful. You can take turns entering the house one by one to eat."
After a while, Butler He left with an empty basket. One of the guards who was still guarding the door said: "Butler He, go ahead and come early at noon."
"I know, Young Master said things are going well and you can go back in a few days."
"Really? That's great."
After Butler He left, Hou Qiang carefully observed the surrounding terrain, and then rushed to the city. It suddenly started raining halfway, and the mountain road was muddy. Hou Qiang was not familiar with the road conditions, so he came back.
It's late.
After hearing this, Song Chengzu said: "Sir, there must be something famous there. After the rain stops, I will summon the government officials to go there immediately."
An idea flashed across my mind, could this old lady be Hu Yun's mother? If so, there would be evidence: "There is no need to go back to the government office to summon the government officials. Soldiers are valuable and quick. Hou Qiang, you still know the way, right?"
"Of course there's no problem with that."
"Okay, Mr. Yuan, you take Wen Zhang, Lan Yu and Hou Qiang to go immediately. If the people are still there, be sure to capture them all without letting anyone go. If they are not there, return to Hejiazhuang to join us.
"
"Sir, there are too few people here. I'd better stay with you and let Lan Yu and Wen Zhang go."
"No, Fang Ling, Mr. Song, and Yi Changjiang and I will go to meet Shen Mo outside Hejiazhuang. Don't worry, we won't fight anyone unless you come back."
Song Chengzu also hesitated for a moment and said: "Sir, I don't know if there are any other guards in the house. Although Hou Qiang is good at tracking, his martial arts is too weak. Let's ask Yi Changjiang to go with him. I will immediately mobilize the government officials to come here for protection."
I smiled and said, "Mr. Song, don't worry, I'm worried that the terrain there is remote. If someone escapes and goes into the forest, it will be difficult to arrest. Otherwise, the three of them can just go and one of them will be fine. The three of them together,
It’s just a cannon to kill mosquitoes.”
"Cannons to kill mosquitoes?" Although Song Chengzu didn't understand, he didn't dare to ask more, "Then I'll go back immediately and summon the government officials to protect the young master."
"Haha, Mr. Song, it's okay, let's go meet Shen Mo first."
"No, young master, Yangjiang is the only one here. I'm afraid I won't be able to protect your safety."
I pointed at Fang Ling and said: "Don't worry, I still have the super bodyguard Ling'er here, let's go."
Song Chengzu looked at Fang Ling, but couldn't tell that this cute little girl possessed excellent martial arts skills. When Song Chengzu saw that I was already walking out, he had no choice but to follow closely with Yi Changjiang.
The sky is still overcast, but the rain has stopped.
Hejiazhuang is only one mile away from Jinhua City. After passing the city gate, it only takes a moment to arrive. We found Shen Mo under surveillance in a pavilion in front of the gate of Hejiazhuang.
After the heavy rain, there were gradually more pedestrians on the road.
It was almost noon, and some passers-by took out their own dry food and started eating.
Shen Mo didn't hear about Butler He delivering food in the morning. When he saw us arriving, he said softly: "Sir, Tang Feng didn't go out after he returned."
"Have you ever seen a middle-aged man leaving Hejiazhuang heading north with a basket in his hand?"
Shen Mo was a little surprised and said: "Back to the young master, yes, it was about a moment ago."
"Ah, young master, I asked Yi Changjiang to chase him immediately."
"Mr. Song, don't worry. Hou Qiang is not here and no one knows the paths in the mountains. We will wait here." I looked to the north, pointed to a herbal tea shop not far away and said, "There is only one way to the north.
Road, as long as we can cut off the communication between Butler He and Tang Feng, there is a herbal tea shop there, let's go over and have a cup of tea."
Fang Ling took a sip and said softly to me: "Brother, this tea is really astringent."
"Haha, quench your thirst." I smiled and whispered, "Shen Mo, is there any other exit from Hejiazhuang?"
"Sir, Hejiazhuang is built on the mountain. This is the main entrance and exit. There is also a smaller gate in the west, and there is a path leading to the back mountain."
"Well, you drink some tea and go for a walk there."
"Yes, sir, I'll go right away."
After Shen Mo left, I saw that Song Chengzu seemed very nervous. I knew that he was worried about my safety. Although he didn't know martial arts, Tang Feng was able to shatter Gai Jingtian's internal organs with his bare hands. For ordinary people, it was unbelievable.
of.
While drinking herbal tea, I chatted with Song Chengzu about the story of Song Ci's case that I saw on TV.