Zhang Zong did not attend the dinner, Aunt Shu greeted them on his behalf.
The atmosphere of the dinner was not as good as Zhao Rang imagined. It was just a simple meal.
Although Aunt Shu brought three glasses of wine, Bai Hezi, who was very lively in the room, did not drink more, nor did he hold on to Master Shi Ding.
The reason is that Master Shiding is too impeccable.
It was so turbulent as what he just said, Zhao Rang thought he would have a "wine and meat pass through the intestines, and the Buddha will stay in his heart."
Unexpectedly, he just sat down at the table where there was wine and meat, and took out a cucumber from his sleeve.
"Donor Zhao, can you lend me the sword?"
Zhao Rang handed the black steel sword to Master Shi Ding and said at the same time:
"Master, my knife is not very clean."
Master Shiding took it indifferently and said:
"It didn't do anything bad."
After taking it out of the sheath, he added:
"At least that's how it is in the hands of donor Shang."
Zhao Rang smiled awkwardly.
It seems that in Master Shiding's heart, he is not a good person.
This knife has done no bad things in Shang Shiyi's hands, but it may not have done anything wrong in his hands.
Master Shiding cut the cucumber very neatly.
From the time the knife was taken out to the time it was sheathed, the whole cucumber still looked like one piece without any change.
Zhao Rang was just wondering when Master Shi Ding touched it with his palm, and the whole cucumber spread out immediately, but there was still a connection between each piece. At first glance, the green and white look very beautiful.
The cucumber cut with this knife method is called coir raincoat cucumber, and Zhao Rang has eaten it many times in Luoyue Tower. If you mix it with minced garlic and pour some vinegar, it can become an excellent dish to accompany wine.
The coir raincoat knife technique is not difficult. As long as they are not stupid and have some diligence, ordinary cooks can do it.
Of course, the premise is to use a kitchen knife!
The blade of a kitchen knife is short and the handle is also short.
The position where the kitchen knife is held is much closer to the blade than Zhao Rang's black steel knife, so it is easy to control.
The blade of the black steel knife is about one and a half feet long.
It is not easy for Master Shi Ding to be able to cut such beautiful coir raincoat cucumbers so steadily over such a long distance.
"I didn't expect that the master is so proficient in the art of swords! I will definitely ask the master for advice someday!"
People who live on the same mountain will naturally compete to see whose house can be built higher.
Zhao Rang felt itchy when he saw that Master Shi Ding was proficient in sword skills.
But Master Shiding said humbly:
"The poor monk has not used such a knife for a long time. What the poor monk uses most now is the kitchen knife and the machete for chopping wood. We are going to a banquet tonight. If you ask the kitchen for a kitchen knife, you will be disrespectful to the cook. It's polite, so I borrowed Donor Zhao's long sword to use it, there really is nothing to ask for advice."
"However, the poor monk still has some experience in cooking. If Almsgiver Zhao is interested in Su Zhai, we can discuss it with each other in our free time."
Zhao Rang thanked him politely, but at the same time he felt relieved...
He had no interest in kitchen knives or wood-chopping machetes.
As for Na Su Zhai.
Zhao Rang has always been passionate about sex.
To give him a vegetarian diet, it is better to tie his neck with a cowhide rope.
The meal was tepid. After the meal, Bai Hezi and Master Shi Ding said goodbye and returned to their own rooms.
Zhao Rang originally wanted to chat more with Aunt Shu, but realized that she seemed to have no intention of talking to him, so he wisely returned to his room.
The stove on the side table was still burning.
Not only did the flavor of the Yunwu Mountain Tea on it not fade, it was actually stronger than when he left.
Someone should have replaced it, otherwise the carbon made from olive pits would not last so long.
If he were outside, Zhao Rang would definitely be very alert at this moment and would carefully inspect the furnishings in the room.
But now he is on the first floor, still a criminal who has been issued a sea arrest document by the Investigation Department.
Anyone who wants his life wants to use his head in exchange for reward.
The place where the reward money was exchanged was exactly where he was.
So Zhao Rang doesn't worry about anyone here thinking about killing him.
What's more, according to the charges in the sea arrest documents, he deserved his death.
A person who killed three people does not deserve to live in this world.
Murder to pay for one's life and debts to pay back money have been natural and justified since ancient times.
Lying on the imperial concubine's bed again, Zhao Rang took out his Haidu documents and read them from beginning to end, but the more he read, the more he wanted to laugh.
So far, he doesn't know what the Investigation Division wants to do, but he can feel that they are setting up a big chess game.
Figures like Taoist Master Bai Hezi and Master Shi Ding are willing to be chess pieces. You can know how terrifying their chess game is!
However, this is just the situation in the investigation department station building.
Although the investigation department station building in Suluo City is called the first floor, there are other places that are not weaker than this one.
Not because it is called the first floor, it is the largest station building of the Investigation Department. It's not because Suluo City is the second largest city in the northern border of Dawei, and the investigation department station building here is also extremely outstanding.
Zhao Rang intuitively believed that similar situations must exist in other stations in other places. I just don’t know who they each found.
When it comes to the investigation department, the more famous the person, the better.
The greater his reputation, the more people know him, and the more people notice him when he goes out and about.
On the contrary, if you have a skill but no reputation, and even your appearance cannot be picked out from the crowd, then you are the best candidate.
Considering this aspect, Zhao Rang was a little confused about the purpose of the first floor.
Not to mention himself, those two have extremely high reputations in the world.
Master Shi Ding may be a little lonely as a single person, but there are more than a thousand official disciples of Baiheshan Guangmen, and there are countless registered disciples in the world who admire Baiheshan's style and go to visit him.
Counting these people alone, they are a force that cannot be ignored.
Zhang Zong "falsely accuses" Taoist Priest Bai Hezi in such a grand way, isn't he afraid of causing a bloody storm in the world?
However, Zhao Rang felt that Taoist Bai Hezi would not have thought of problems that he could think of.
But he didn't look anxious at all, indicating that he had already prepared for this situation.
After thinking about it for a long time, Zhao Rang felt more and more confused.
Coupled with the effects of Yunwu Mountain Tea, his eyelids felt a little heavy.
The aroma of this tea can make people feel refreshed during the day. After sunset, it is hypnotic and helps you sleep.
Zhao Rang could not resist the sleepiness and closed his eyes in cooperation.
Not long after, the Haidu document in his hand quietly fell to the side.
After more than three hours, Zhao Rang woke up leisurely.
When I first woke up, my mind was in chaos. Zhao Rang was a little confused about where he was and what happened before going to bed.
As his consciousness slowly awakened, he saw a woman standing next to him with hazy eyes.
He instinctively thought that since he was still at home, this woman must be Yu Xi, so he asked:
"Yu Xi, what time is it now?"
"Yu Xi" did not answer.
Instead, he took a few steps forward, picked up the Haidu documents that Zhao Rang had dropped on the ground, put them on the table, and then waited quietly for Zhao Rang to wake up.
After another cup of tea, Zhao Rang took a deep breath.
He saw clearly that the person in the room was not Yu Xi, and he was not at home.
He was still lying on the imperial concubine's couch in the room on the first floor. The woman in the room was naturally Aunt Shu.
"Aunt Shu, is there something wrong?"
The same person, the same face, but in a different place, Zhao Rang seemed a little reserved. He no longer joked wantonly and cursed impermanence like he did before in Changchun Garden.
Of course Aunt Shu felt this too.
But this woman is very good at hiding her emotions even without makeup.
Even though his eyes were big and bright, Zhao Rang couldn't see anything valuable in them.
"There are still two hours before dawn."
Zhao Rang nodded.
Autumn has just entered, and the weather has not changed too quickly. It is no different from late summer.
"You must have something else to do when you come to the house right now besides waking me up!"
Aunt Shu smiled faintly.
She couldn't refute Zhao Rang's correct nonsense.
No matter what she came to Zhao Rang for, if she wanted to get a sleeping person to do something, she had to wake him up first.
"Say it while it's still dark. It's easy for you to say it, and it's easy for me to do it!"
Zhao Rang urged impatiently.
Although he woke up, his body still told his brain that he didn't get enough sleep.
If nothing happens, it won't be long before he falls asleep again.
If you want to keep him awake, you have to see whether what Aunt Shu wants him to do is important enough and exciting enough.
"It's not a shameful thing. It's okay to say it after dawn."
Zhao Rang propped up his upper body with his elbows and said:
"Say it and do it. You can say it at dawn, but I can't do it at dawn?"
Zhao Rang's rhetorical question hit the nail on the head, and Aunt Shu did not deny it this time.
Zhao Rang froze and lay down again.
Seeing this, Aunt Shu could only lower her posture and said in a coquettish tone:
"You'd better sit up and listen to what's going on first, so I don't want you to kneel down!"
With one sentence, Zhao Rang got out of bed and asked:
"Why do you want me to kneel down and listen? I have never knelt down to pay my grandpa a birthday!"
Aunt Shu sighed and did not explain.
Whatever he said to Zhao Rang at this moment would just be a pointless argument, which was really meaningless.
"See for yourself!"
Aunt Shu wore a golden silk bag on her wrist.
There was something square inside, not thick or big, but very hard and strong. Aunt Shu threw it on Zhao Rang, causing him some pain.
Zhao Rang picked it up impatiently and took a look, but then he became serious.
The yellow silk bag has two golden dragons embroidered on the front and back.
This is a decoration that can only be used today!
Although Zhao Rang was wild and unrestrained, he still did not dare to be disrespectful to the emperor. He immediately stood up, solemnly opened the silk bag and took out a solid iron plate contained inside.
Someone once said that only the most important decrees of the Dawei court would be engraved on the plaque by Dauchi's master craftsmen and awarded to the person who would execute it.
Such edicts are called secret edicts, which are often related to the foundation of the country and cannot allow any mistakes. It is engraved on the iron plate to prevent others from tampering with it, thus ensuring absolute confidentiality.
"emperor……"
"Your Majesty wants me to go to the river?"
