The ghost fox rushed to a small village in the middle of the night, but because it was too late, he couldn't wake up the people in the village. He only found a woodshed and stayed there for a while until the rooster crowed, then went around to the outside of the village.
Pretend like you just came in.
But he didn't expect that after he had just agreed with a family to stay here for a while, he saw a 'foolish man' who had been following him walk out of the house next door.
"Why is it you again? Didn't you come back to Dingxiang?" The ghost fox was really convinced by this man. He was so elusive and slippery than himself. By the way, who gave him the nickname 'silly man'?
He is blind, how can he be so stupid!
"Yes, but halfway through, I felt that Dingxiang is definitely not safe now, so I found a village to live temporarily. I didn't expect you to be here too. What a coincidence!" The strong man with thick eyebrows and big eyes said,
He said with a smile, a very sunny expression on his face.
"Hmph, what a coincidence!" Ghost Fox gritted his teeth and snorted coldly. This man is really haunted. What is the purpose of following him?
Little did the ghost fox and the fool know that they happened to escape Su Lie's search by chasing and escaping.
When Su Lie entered Dingxiang City, Governor Xu had just taken a nap.
As a temporary governor, he is not so diligent in his work. He can just put things off when things happen. This is not his territory anyway. No matter how good he is in governing, he still has to hand it over to others. He is not that stupid to do it for others.
wedding dress.
After getting up, he lazily drank a cup of tea, then washed his face and changed clothes. When he was about to go for a walk in the garden, his housekeeper ran in.
"Master, Master. Go and have a look, General Su is here." The housekeeper knew what his master had been thinking about these days. He had been looking forward to Su Lie for a long time. He originally wanted to rush to the camp to meet him.
But all the officials under him, including his own master, objected, saying that Su Lie's status should not be raised too high, otherwise it would be difficult to deal with him in the future.
He thought about it, and it made sense! So he waited until now.
"General Su has arrived? Where has he been? Quickly, line up to greet him." After speaking, Governor Xu quickly ran to the back room.
"It's too late, sir, he's already in the inner hall. Where are you going?" The housekeeper asked anxiously, why did his master still run back?
"I'm going to change my official uniform. You said he went to the inner hall? The inner hall of the Yamen?" Governor Xu stopped in shock. How come someone didn't report him until he reached the inner hall? Why are the guards at the city gate there?
Already?
"Yes, Su Lie rode into the city and came straight here. The guards at the city gate didn't even have time to notify him. Master, don't change. Go quickly." The housekeeper was anxious for him. He finally expected to come, but he couldn't.
I neglected to change my clothes.
"Hey, I'll be there soon. Have you served tea?" Governor Xu started to rush to the outer courtyard again.
"Here comes the best tea." The butler followed his master.
As they approached the inner hall, Governor Xu stopped, straightened his clothes, took a breath, and then slowly walked toward the hall.
Su Lie was impatient to wait. Shouldn't the governor be working in the Yamen at this hour? Even if he slacked off a little, he still had to rest in the inner hall, but he had been sitting here for so long, and the governor Xu unexpectedly
Even if you don’t show up, your airs will be too big.
In fact, it didn't take long for Su Lie to arrive at the Yamen. It was just that he was impatient and felt that the waiting time was too long. It seemed that this Governor Xu was destined not to leave a good impression.
"Haha, General Su, Xu is very honored to have you here!" As Governor Xu came in, he cupped his fists and gave a salute. He was very polite.
"Here comes Governor Xu. Su is here in a hurry today. I'm sorry to bother you, but I still have some official duties. I want Governor Xu to cooperate with me." Su Lie didn't have that much time and didn't want to have any friendship with the governor, so he was very direct.
Let’s get into the topic.
"Oh? I wonder what kind of official business it is?" Although he felt uncomfortable, Governor Xu still smiled.
"I'm looking for a few people. If Governor Xu can find them, please don't be alarmed and just send me a message." Su Lie was not optimistic about the combat effectiveness of the soldiers in Dingxiang City at all. Those people in the rivers and lakes are not the ones who can
Taken.
"Oh, well, please ask General Su to describe the appearance of those people. Yin Hu, come in and listen, and you will take the people out to look for them later." Governor Xu called his subordinate Judiciary Officer Yin Hu, and asked General Su
He planned to do the tasks assigned to him, but he didn't plan to do them too seriously. This man always didn't go into the city. He didn't even say a word of greeting after coming in, and just let people do the work. This kind of attitude made Xu Governor very uncomfortable.
Comfortable.
Su Lie took a deep look at him. It seemed that the governor might be planning to deal with him.
"There is a fat man who lived in the temple yesterday evening. I don't know about it now, but I will go and have a look later. There is also a strong man with thick eyebrows and big eyes and his companion. I heard that they live in the city.
The best inn in the city, I don’t know if it is still there now. Please pay attention to it. There is a thin man, like a bamboo pole, whose whereabouts are unknown. Oh, by the way, there is also a scholar with a goatee, who seems to be a fortune teller.
That's all. If you find their whereabouts, send someone to notify me immediately. Don't alert them." Regardless of whether they could handle him or not, Su Lie continued the task as usual. He himself could not stay for a long time.
In Dingxiang City, he would leave some guards here. He asked Governor Xu to assist because of his status as a local snake, but Su Lie really didn't point his finger at them.
"Don't worry, General Su. Your subordinates will pay close attention to it." Yin Hu, a member of the Judiciary Committee, was very respectful to Su Lie and looked like he would handle matters seriously.
But Su Lie was not sure that none of the people in the officialdom were good at acting. The only difference was how well they acted.
"In this case, please trouble the governor and the judiciary to join the army. Su has a lot of things to do. This is my guard chief Yin Zhaoxiang. If anything happens, he will come with my token, and I will ask you two to lend a hand.
Su took his leave first." Su Lie was very polite, but he had nothing to do. From his position, he couldn't control these two people. It would be best for them to cooperate. Even if they didn't, there was nothing he could do. The most he could do was leave it to the Emperor.
It's just a memorial.
That's not fast enough for the prince to speak, but the prince's affairs here can be kept secret for as long as possible!
Once the news spreads, visiting officials from all over the country will annoy themselves to death. Of course the prince doesn't like it either!
When Su Lie left the governor's office, he first asked a passerby where the best inn in Dingxiang City was. Then he hurried over and received the news that he expected, but also disappointed him. The two people had gone there yesterday evening.
Just checked out and left.
Then he asked the shopkeeper about the location of the temples in the city. There were three temples in the city, so Su Lie divided the thirty people he brought into three teams and rushed to the three temples to inquire about the news. Of course, if they could be arrested, they would Better.
But Su Lie also expected that there was an 80% chance that he would return empty-handed this time.
This is really the case. The abbot of Qianming Temple admitted that a fat man stayed two days ago, and he has not said he is leaving yet. But when the young novice went to ask him to have breakfast in the morning, he found that he was missing, and even his luggage was missing. Missing together.
The abbot also asked the young novice to take them to see the room where the man had lived. It was indeed empty.
After Su Lie received the report, he was helpless. Now he could only find Li Ran and Fang Yan and take them back. Of course, half of them would have to be left behind to let them continue to monitor these places to prevent those people from coming back.
Li Ran and Fang Yan came out with a mission. They wanted to find the best goldsmith in the city, or a craftsman who was good at carving. But it was really hard to find one in this city.
Dingxiang City was originally the base camp of the Eastern Turks, and the things the Turks needed were not very fine. Only craftsmen from the south could meet the standards of a young master! But where can I find them in Dingxiang?
Li Ran and Fang Yan's feet were blistered. They searched around the dungeon almost non-stop. After finding some craftsmen, they even paid them to build a small music box that Lin Yi gave them on site.
The young master said this is the simplest. If you can't even do this, there is no need to bring it back.
But even this simplest music box stumped all the craftsmen in Dingxiang City.
When Su Lie found them, their faces were blue, their lips were dry, and their cloth shoes were burred. They looked pitiful.
"You don't want to make yourself like this? How about it? After such hard work, you found a few." Su Lie asked.
Hearing this question, Li Ran wanted to cry. He was not afraid of hard work, but if he couldn't complete the task, he would be too useless. Fang Yan frowned, glanced at Su Lie, and was about to leave. He didn't believe it, so The big city of Dingxiang can't even find a qualified person? Don't they all say that the masters are among the people? They must have not met that person yet.
"Hey, where are you going? Your Majesty asked me to take you back." Looking at these two persistent boys, Su Lie helplessly told a white lie.
"But...but we haven't found the craftsman yet." Li Ran bit his lip. Fang Yan also nodded.
"It's okay. My soldiers will stay here for a few days and they will help. Besides, it's hard to find that kind of craftsman in the first place. I'll write a letter back to Beijing and ask the emperor to send two. Just harvested like this There may not be any foreigners coming back, so stop looking and go back!" Su Lie could only console them.
Li Ran and Fang Yan looked at each other. Although they were not willing to return empty-handed, General Su's words made sense. They had not found anything even after searching, so it was most likely that there were no skilled craftsmen in this city. !
After Su Lie's soldiers left, the abbot of Qianming Temple came to an ordinary wing in the backyard.
"Donor, those soldiers really came to ask."
"Thank you, Abbot, for your help." The fat man clasped his hands together and saluted respectfully.
"Everyone who believes in Buddhism must have a good heart. You have been framed by others. If you can help, Lao Na will naturally not refuse."
"Buddha bless the kind-hearted people, and hope that this ordeal will end as soon as possible. This is my little thought. It's only fifty taels. I'm really ashamed to take it. But when I go out, I don't bring too much silver, so I ask the abbot to accept it.
This sesame oil money will definitely come back to fulfill his wish after Zhao returns home safely."