What does "unconscious arrest" mean? There was something in this statement, but Shenjie didn't ask. He knew exactly what to do.
Zhuang Shun, nicknamed "Wu Kuaishou", was praised for his handsomeness and erectness because of his dignified appearance, straight nose and thick eyebrows. He doesn't like this effeminate name, and prefers others to call him "Zhuang Twenty-Seven". This is his ranking in the family.
In the previous dynasty, the Egu people did not promote Sinology when they were in power. Many of the lords of Wanhu, Shihou, Daruhuachi and general managers were only semi-literate in the eyes of the Han people, and they did not have the time to study these complicated Han names.
So when collecting taxes and handling cases, people mostly just asked about their last names and their rankings, and gradually their rankings became more popular than their real names.
This kind of extensive management also has advantages, that is, it can effectively avoid involving family members when the Han people rebel later. Anyway, the official documents only have numbers, which is a confusing account!
However, after the establishment of this dynasty, everything was reversed, and Taizu issued an edict to restore Han customs.
Fortunately, it was only a few decades after the fall of the Southern Song Dynasty that many elderly people still had memories, so the children all used Han names again, and the genealogy became more serious. The spirits of the ancestors in heaven could finally stop being confused by these numbers.
But Zhuang Shun still likes others to call him "Ranking" because he thinks this number is auspicious and more suitable to his liking than his real name.
However, there are nine out of ten cases where life is unsatisfactory. Zhuang Shun has not been able to live a happy life even when he is thirty-one years old. This is also the reason why he is depressed and frustrated when he travels around the world.
Zhuang Shun was originally the youngest son of a Shaanzhou businessman. Because he was rebellious, he refused to rely on his family's money and influence to go out on his own.
When he was about to starve to death, he was rescued by the guard leader of a caravan, who adopted him as his adopted son, taught him martial arts, and made him proficient in writing.
But his adoptive father was unknown and had little support from the gang. In the end, his old injury relapsed and he died at the foot of Helan Mountain. Zhuang Shun became a kite with broken strings floating around again.
It is said that Zhuang Shuntong, who is good at writing and martial arts, should be a person who can take advantage of wherever he goes. However, he discovered that the world also needs a background. When you seek refuge with others, you will ask which sect and who is the master?
If you don’t make people’s eyes brighten, you will immediately be retorted with cold words: You do too much, we can’t accept so many, try elsewhere.
So Zhuang Shun wandered from one place to another. However, he didn't know how to be humble and didn't like asking for confession. As a result, he lived until the age of twenty-eight. Not only was he still a lone goose, but he also couldn't find his direction at all.
Once he rescued a family of six in Luotian County, then caught up with the escaped bandit leader and snatched the family's eldest daughter from him.
The woman became sworn brother and sister to him, so Zhuang Shun kept his adopted sister and his family in the capital. Only then did he find out that the master of the family was an official who came to the capital to take up a post.
He did not want to stay in this prosperous place, so he said goodbye and left Shanxi. When he came back, he learned that his adopted sister had married the Minister of Rites as his concubine. Zhuang Shun didn't say anything and casually followed his friend to travel to the south.
Later, on the way, he met Ji Shan from the prince's palace. The man said that King Xiang had gathered talents from all over the world and persuaded him to join him. But after several months of teaching in the palace, he felt that it would be better to be comfortable outside, and then he realized that he had gone wild.
Seeing this, Zhuang Shun no longer pursues anything. It happened that King Xiang's caravan was looking for a guard, so he took the initiative to join and follow them to the grassland. He didn't know that the caravan was going so far, so far away that it went deep into the hometown of the Egu people in Mobei.
But on the grassland, he felt that the world was vast and there was an indescribable freedom. When they came to Hulan to pay homage to Ye Bihan, the Great Khan liked his handsomeness and erectness, and wanted to keep him as a captain of thousands of soldiers, but Zhuang Shun politely declined.
However, on the way back, the caravan was heavily surrounded by hungry wolves. Zhuang Shun broke out and Hu Lan asked for help, which saved the whole group from danger. In order to fulfill his promise, he himself wanted to stay and serve the Khan for three years.
Now that the deadline was approaching, the Great Khan sent him to protect Zhen Lang when he came to the capital, and promised to let Zhuang Shun return to the south after returning.
But... now he hesitated. He thought of those gentle eyes, as if he saw her house's door curtain patched with blue cloth and the old Aobao. Do you really want to leave the grassland? He asked himself over and over in his mind.
He once went to the Prince Xiang's Mansion in the capital to look for it. Unexpectedly, he was surprised to find that the place had been sealed and the plaque removed. The Wing Dragon Guards at the door were alert.
He stared at the countless passers-by, and the desolation in front of the door was worse than the empty crowd!
After asking others to inquire, I found out that King Xiang was demoted for committing a crime, and his son inherited the throne. Later, for unknown reasons, he was moved to Changyi, and his title was changed to the second-tier King Teng.
As a result, Zhuang Shun's desire to return to the palace became even less intense. Hey, let’s take a step and take a look!
Thinking like this, Zhuang Shun quickened his pace. When he looked up again, the Tongtian Gate was already in front of him.
Seeing the man in front of him walking straight out of the city gate, the following group immediately became excited and wanted to take it as soon as they left. This was agreed in advance. Several team officers looked at Shen Jie and waited for him to give orders.
Unexpectedly, when Zhuang Shun was about to go to Tianbo Bridge, he suddenly thought that he had always been in trouble. Could it be because he never worshiped gods and Buddhas, so the immortals didn't like him? He hesitated for a moment, turned right, and walked along the road under the city wall into Cangli Road.
Shenjie, who was under the torn bamboo hat, frowned and did not send a signal. Everyone cursed in their hearts and had no choice but to continue to follow. See what this guy wants to do?
From outside Tongtian Gate to Anhe Bridge, there are docks for loading goods. Ships come from the outer canal to unload goods outside Anyuan Gate. Ships that need to load goods continue west to the dock outside Beimen.
After loading the goods, proceed to the Fangfei Park at Jinbo Water Gate, then turn around, and finally return to the original route on the canal.
It can be said that the royal family started from merchants, so it took great care of the needs of merchants.
Turn along Cangli Road and onto Miaoqian Street. Although there are various gods here who can take care of travelers, Zhuang Shun feels that the only one who suits him best is Guan Sheng Dijun. Although his temple is not big, this is incompatible with the size of his temple. It doesn't matter!
After silently offering incense and kowtowing, Zhuang Shun raised his eyes to look at Mr. Guan, who had a kind-faced and kind-hearted person (so he felt), and said to himself: "I have never offended you. Even if I am doing things for the barbarians in front of me, it was for the sake of saving people back then." promise.
If you think this disciple can still be saved, please give me some advice at your convenience. If you have the opportunity to return to the capital again, my disciple will donate more incense money to you! ” He kowtowed three more times, then stood up and went to the merit box, took out some money and threw it in.
Miao Zhu was dozing off when he heard the jingle of copper coins and immediately opened his eyes with a smile on his face, only to see three or five small coins. Unconsciously, he frowned and said softly: "Donor, please be sincere!"
Zhuang Shun was startled for a moment. Just as he reached for Shun Bao, he glanced suspiciously at the guy with half-closed eyes. "Why do you think I'm not sincere?" He deliberately attacked. .z.
Unexpectedly, the temple blessing turned out to be an old thief. He sneered and said, "You want to seek help from Saint Guan, but you are reluctant to part with these few coins. This means that you are looking forward and backward, but not focused."
He picked up the article, but he didn't expect that the man opposite him had studied for several days. Besides, Zhuang Shun was not the type to give in easily, so he pointed at the box and said:
"It's not about making money. I give as much as I like and as much as it's convenient. People come to worship the gods because they are in awe of them, asking for their virtues to guide them to the other shore. This is no different from three coins or thirty coins. What's the relationship?
I am about to go on a far journey, traveling thousands of miles. I don’t know when it will be when I come back to the capital, so I come to worship God and pray for guidance and peace. The road is far away, and I don’t know the blessings or disasters. I don’t dare to spend all my money, so I have to give away some floating wealth.
I'm just trying my best. What does this have to do with sincerity or dishonesty? Looking ahead and looking at the normal state of the world, as long as you can get money without holding your hands, who can't earn his own life?
Is there anything worthy of criticism or even ridicule? ” His Qi was already strong, and when he spoke, it buzzed like a bell, and many eyes around him looked at him curiously.
The Miao Zhu screamed in his heart that it was bad luck, and quickly apologized with a smile on his face: "It turns out that my guest has traveled a long distance, so lucky, lucky! The weather is good today, whether walking or taking a boat is very convenient."
You travel safely. I hope that when we meet again, the guest officer will be wearing a green robe, a silver belt around his waist, and calling for friends. At that time, the golden body of the emperor was also sculpted, the palace was built, and the small temple was designated as a guest official, with steles and stone inscriptions erected. how? "
Noticing the gazes around him and thinking that he still had a mission, Zhuang Shun didn't want to get involved with him any longer. He let out a "hum" in his nostrils and walked away. Miao Zhu then wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeves and took a deep breath.
At this time, a helper-looking man came over with his hands in his hands, dropped two copper coins with a smile, and asked
: "Brother, what happened to that person just now? The voice he suddenly asked was so loud, it was scary!"
"Hey, I'm disappointed, don't pay attention to him!" Miao Zhu curled his lips: "I want to seek blessings from Saint Guan, but I can't bear the money. How can there be such a good thing in the world? Look, even you know how to give two coppers, but that guy actually If you only give three or five, do you really think that the gods don’t know?”
"Oh, is that so?" The gang looked at Zhuang Shun's back and nudged him with their elbows: "Hey, brother, where did you see that this guy has more than three or five dollars on him?"
Miao Zhu looked up and down but said nothing. He took out his hand and put something in his hand. Miao Zhu looked under the table and saw a small, shiny silver melon seed.
His throat moved, and when he looked at the eyes of these idlers, he suspected that he was not a good person. But who would find money hot?
There are more banknotes than money these days, and more money than silver. Besides, maybe Mr. Guan is unhappy and has sent someone to teach that kid a lesson?
"Look at him, his new clothes, new shoes, new terryclothes, even the furoshiki are 80% new." Miao Zhu said as if introducing experience:
"With his rosy face and loud voice, he doesn't look like a man who doesn't have enough to eat. The wind is blowing at his feet and he has a Yanling knife on his waist. I think he is either a businessman or a servant of a merchant or a big family.
He also said that he might not be able to turn around after traveling thousands of miles and several years, but his baggage was bulging, so I guess he must have carried a lot of money or even cash...! "
"Oh! Darling, your eyes are really amazing. I admire you, I admire you! You have traveled thousands of miles...?"
The assistant slapped another silver melon seed into his hand, then stood up and went out, only to be greeted by two of his accomplices chattering a few words, and everyone chased after the figure.
Miao Zhu had turned around, picked up a copy of the South China Sutra from behind, and was muttering to himself as if nothing had happened.
Zhuang Shun has forgotten this matter, so he must hurry up if he is delayed for some time. He turned onto Pier Street in front of the North Gate Customs House, returned all the way to Tongtianmen, crossed the bridge and headed straight to the west.
After walking for seven or eight miles along the Zhong River, I saw a Forbidden Army primary school leader standing by the roadside with two horses. When he saw him, he came up and crossed his hands and said, "Excuse me, but is it in front of Zhuang Guanren?"
"Exactly."
A smile appeared on the principal's face: "We've waited a long time. My parents ordered me to wait here, and I almost thought I missed it."
"Forgive me for keeping my brother waiting, forgive me!" Zhuang Shun said, taking the reins of one of the horses, getting on the horse, without saying much, clasping his fists and saying goodbye, and then beat the horse away.
The principal was slightly surprised, shook his head and said, "This guy is weird, he didn't even say thank you!"
After saying this, he was about to mount his horse when suddenly a man jumped out and hugged him by the waist, shouting: "Brother, don't leave in a hurry, please listen to me and ask a question."
The junior high school officer was shocked and couldn't break free. Seeing that there were two or three more people coming to help him, he knew he couldn't escape, so he had no choice but to shout: "On a sunny day, at the foot of the capital, who are you? Do you dare to rob and kill the Imperial Guards?"
"Brother, please don't get me wrong." The leader was the helper just now. With a serious look on his face, he stepped forward and said:
"We are spies from the Military Division of the Ministry of War. The man just now is suspected of serious collaboration with the enemy. Please listen to me and ask a few questions. After asking, you can return to camp as if nothing happened. Don't mention this matter to anyone. Maybe Do it?"
The principal was already frightened. He was a soldier, so he naturally knew what the job department did. He nodded quickly: "You guys have something to ask, but please tell me. I don't recognize that person just now. He was just following orders from the superior officer."
The gang laughed and said, "Don't be afraid. Just tell the truth. Since this matter has nothing to do with you, we will definitely not wrongly accuse good people."
Now the staff department is presided over by Mr. Li Danli. He is Jinke Tanhualang and the most trusted person by His Majesty. So you tell the truth and I guarantee that you will be safe and sound! "
Riding a horse is much better than walking. It is not only faster but also saves effort. However, Zhuang Shun was walking very fast here, which made the following brothers very hard. Fortunately, there were horses here.
The leader of the team, Wang Xian (the little brother who helped Xian), asked the best rider to ride up first to catch up, and sent another one with quick legs and feet to go back and report the news to Du Shi (Shen Jie).
Then he patted the Forbidden Army on the shoulder: "Anyway, you can't go back without a horse.
Please follow us for a while first, and then write a note on the report, and you will have a share of the hard work. "The small school didn't dare to provoke the official, so he had to bite the bullet and chase them down.
Once Zhuang Shun got on the horse, he felt like a bird coming out of its cage and was in a great mood! This place is close to the capital, and there are often checkpoints and forts, so he only paid attention to avoiding the front ones, and didn't pay attention to the back.
I ran to the Bao River in one breath and found a village below. There was a ferry more than two miles east of the village, but it was guarded by people from the Inspection Department.
He thought about it and decided not to rush, and let the horses eat grass by themselves. He also sat down to eat some solid food, and thought about any way to cross the river without taking the ferry.
Suddenly he saw fishing boats coming and going in the west end of the village, and he had an idea in his mind. Now I might as well leave in no hurry and find a shade to lie down and sleep.
During the two hours he was resting, Shen Jie, with two dozen men and two large four-horse trucks, caught up with him and immediately made arrangements.
After the sky gradually darkened, Zhuang Shun got up and rode his horse around the other side of the hillside to enter the fisherman's house in the west of the village. "Hello, fellow fellow!" he said hello:
"I'm from the Fifth Army Commander's Office, and I was ordered to go to the border to do something. I didn't expect that I had diarrhea on the way, which made it late.
The ferry over there has been closed. Along the river I only saw one boat here. The official business is urgent and cannot be delayed. Could you please help me carry it across the river? "
Wang Xian appeared at the door of the house. He smiled and shook his head: "Hey, we don't dare to do this. This is against the law. We don't dare to do anything illegal!"
"Brother, please help me, I can't help it. Being in the military is no joke. If you arrive an hour late, you will be punished, and if you arrive one day late, your head will fall off!"
If my brother is willing to do this, how about a reward of one tael of silver? ” Zhuang Shun repeatedly handed over his hand with a helpless and anxious look.
Wang Xian's eyes lit up when he heard that there was one tael of silver. He looked up at the sky every day, blinked, and suddenly asked, "Sir, you haven't had the evening meal yet? Do you want to share some?"
"Alas! Eating is a small matter, but business matters are big. Let's get going quickly!" Seeing his move, Zhuang Shun wanted to strike while the iron was hot.
Unexpectedly, Wang Xian waved his hand: "How can that be done? If the officer doesn't eat the villain, he will also eat the guy who worked hard to support the boat. Besides, it's not completely dark yet, and it will be troublesome if the patrolmen find him crossing the river at this time."
After we finish eating, it will get dark, which is the perfect time for us to set off! "
Zhuang Shun thought it right. Besides, the meal wouldn't take long, so he nodded and agreed, "You are the master. Guests can do as they please!"
Wang Xian then went into the room and brought out a low table and two bamboo chairs. First, he brought a large bowl of fish soup to him, with baked pancakes in the basket. After the two of them finished eating, Wang Xian put away the dishes and said with a smile:
"We'll leave after washing the dishes. Sir, I'll take a short rest." After that, he entered the room. When he came out after a while, Zhuang Shun had fallen asleep on the table and fell unconscious.
"I said you didn't put too much, right? Will he not be able to wake up?" Wang Xian turned around and asked inside the room. A companion came out to look at him and smiled: "How could it be? He didn't sleep soundly?"
After saying this, he waved to the back, and two or three men came out and tied Zhuang Shun with ropes. They blindfolded him, and then someone ran out to report.
At this time, the fisherman trembled and came out of the house, kowtowed to Wang Xian, and begged the king for his life. Wang Xian grinned and said, "We are not the king, we are soldiers of the imperial court catching thieves.
Don't be afraid, the fish soup in that pot is still drinkable, but we have put sleeping pills in this bowl and have washed them clean. This is the promised reward of fifty, keep it! "
As he spoke, people outside the door yelled, Shen Jie jumped off his horse outside the courtyard and walked into the courtyard. He asked in a deep voice where the person was. He walked over, took a look, and patted Wang Xian on the shoulder: "You are really right. If we are at the ferry If you lay an ambush, you won't be able to wait for this guy even in one night."
After saying that, he ordered: "Carry it to the car, let's go!" He turned around and saw the horse tied under the shed, and asked: "The primary school that came to deliver the horse has gone back? Have you given instructions?"
"When we met on the mountain, we let him ride back. We have already told him not to alert others." Wang Xian replied, "Du Shi (Li Dan gave Shen Jie the eighth-grade official title of Du Shi). But you want to find that person in the army?"
"I would like to, but you just said that he found the badge of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion on his body. This is strange. Who gave this badge to the Minister of Civil Affairs? Anyway, it must not be the one who sent someone to deliver the horse. ." Shenjie whispered: "There may be a bigger silverfish behind this matter!"
"Mom, no matter how big he is, let's dig him out and let him bask in the sun for the world to see!" Wang Xian said bitterly through gritted teeth.
Shen Wu rode his horse and rushed to the city gate to stop the officers and soldiers just before it was locked, and allowed two carts to return to the capital with the captured goods.
Because his brother was about to leave, Li Zhu came specially to see him off that night. After having dinner and talking for a while at his brother's house, Li Dan saw his brother out.
Passing by a courtyard, Li Zhu saw the torches brightly lit inside. He asked curiously: "Hey, what happened here?" As he said that, he looked down inside.
"Nothing. I heard they caught a spy." After Li Dan finished speaking, there was no response. He looked back and saw Li Zhu turning back and running back.
He didn't know what was going on, so he quickly followed him. As soon as he stepped into the far gate, his brother pulled him aside and asked in a low voice: "Is the man on the ground the captured spy?"
"I guess so. I haven't had time to ask, so what?"
"I know that person." Li Dan was stunned, took his brother a few steps away, and asked, "How do you recognize him? Can you see clearly, is he right?"
"I saw that the man was tied and lying on his side on the ground, and the tattoo on his back shoulder was exposed, but it was the same as the knight who was rescued by thieves on my way home after I was shot." Li Zhu said in a low voice.
"What's that man's name?"
"I remember that his surname was Zhuang, and he was ranked twenty-seventh." Li Zhu said, "The embroidery on the back is of a goshawk catching a swan. This pattern was commonly used in the previous dynasties, but later became out of fashion, so people who use it are extremely rare!"
Li Dan Xiangxiang asked Li Zhu about his understanding and impression of this person, and he had an idea in mind, so he asked Li Zhu to rest assured that if this person was not bad in nature and had no evil deeds, he would definitely try to save him.
Seeing what he said, Li Zhu also believed in his brother's credibility. After solemnly saying please several times, he said goodbye and got on the carriage to go back.
Li Dan turned back and saw Shen Jie waiting for him in front, so he asked, "Has he woke up? If he hasn't woken up yet, he should be locked up in the cellar and interrogated again tomorrow."
It was pitch dark and nothing could be seen. After Zhuang Shun regained consciousness, he felt that he was covered with a quilt and his hands were already a little numb. He tried hard to turn his body, move his arms and legs a little, and even shouted twice.
But there was no sound around here, just a feeling of dampness and heat. "Where is this? Am I in the underworld?" he thought at first, but then he realized that something was wrong when he realized that he was tied up.
Thinking back to the last mouthful of fish soup: "Damn, that fish soup must have been drugged. The fisherman handed me over to the inspector and his patrol!" He was furious:
"The ruined temple and the Guan Sheng Emperor are not effective at all! Damn it, I'm really in trouble. Even just a mouthful of fish soup can bring me such bad luck!"
Just as he was thinking this, he suddenly heard a clanging sound and there was light! Then I heard a deep man's voice say: "Did you really hear shouting from below? That means he's awake. Get some people down and lift him up!"
"Everyone passing by, throw all kinds of tickets over here!"
