Among the inns in the capital, traveling merchants and travelers were coming and going, some were working in hotels and some were staying in inns. Generally, there were more people eating. Three or five friends would gather together, order a few side dishes, and fill up a few glasses. Drinking wine, talking and laughing and having fun.
A burst of piano music came from upstairs. The beautiful melody and elegant voice made all the guests in this inn put down their chopsticks and listen quietly! Although few people in this group know the music, the sweet sound makes people feel very comfortable. The sound of the piano turns sharply down, like a stormy sea, and suddenly the echo is smooth, like duckweed in the autumn water. It makes people feel mesmerized!
"Shopkeeper, who is here upstairs? The sound of the piano is so beautiful?" a customer asked.
The shopkeeper smiled and said, "I don't know, sir, but judging from their costumes, they seem to be from out of town. However, this young man likes to play the piano very much, and he must play several pieces every day!"
"To have such skill on the piano, I must be no ordinary person!"
At this moment, the person playing the piano in the room was no one else. It was Linghu Qingyun. After finishing the song, Linghu Qingyun gently soothed the restless strings, "Didn't the Protector give you a reply?"
"No! I didn't send anyone to cause trouble!" Xu Canghai whispered.
"As expected! If he doesn't even have this bit of patience, he's nothing more than a reckless man! How's the matter you asked about?"
"It's not easy, but I can feel that the Saint is still in the Protector's Mansion, but I can't contact the brothers who came before. I'm afraid something has happened to them!"
"Song Liuqing, this idiot, gave so many guarantees, but in the end he didn't even get any news! How stupid! Otherwise, why should we wipe his butt for him?"
"Young master has been hiding in the Ming Dynasty for so long. The Holy Cult still values you very much. I wonder how you plan to rescue the saint?"
Linghu Qingyun snorted, "Rescue? When did I say I would rescue her?"
"If we don't save the saint, then...?"
"The leader's purpose is nothing more than that treasure map! As long as we get the treasure map, that's all!"
"Yes! But the Protectorate's Mansion is heavily guarded, so it's not convenient for us to take action!"
"Opportunities are found by oneself, not pie-in-the-sky waiting for you to pick them up! I heard that his eldest wife is about to give birth to a child! Then he will hold a banquet for his child no matter what, and we will go to congratulate him then. Take the opportunity to strike again!"...
"Birthday party?"
"That's right! People from the Central Plains, especially these officials, are just looking for a pretext, and then wildly collecting gifts of gold and silver. It has been like this for many years. Three years to clear the prefecture, and one hundred thousand snowflakes of silver! Not to mention that he is so big Where is the Protector? There must be a lot of people who want to curry favor with him! Then let’s go and join in the fun. Isn’t it strange that there are so many people saying courtesy!” After Linghu Qingyun finished speaking, he started playing again!
"Yes! Young Master has thought carefully!" "Also, let your subordinates prepare to evacuate the Ming Dynasty as soon as they get the treasure map. However, you must capture that Tang Rou, and I will take it away with you!"
"This...? Young Master, isn't it right? That is Zhao Xuanyi's wife. If you take her away, once Zhao Xuanyi gets angry, the consequences will be disastrous!"
"Huh! As long as he doesn't know who did it, everything will be fine!" After Linghu Qingyun finished speaking, he was intoxicated by the sound of his own piano!
Zhao Xuanyi used his own body and strength to coax Tang Rou into good health. For two days in a row, Zhao Xuanyi did not leave Tang Rou's room, go to morning court, or leave the house. He accompanied Tang Rou and Zhao Mingxian every day, and the family of three was harmonious and beautiful!
On this day, Zhao Xuanyi was riding a horse with Zhao Mingxian in the atrium. Aoxue was very understanding of human nature and knew that the little master was with him, so he ran very smoothly. Zhao Mingxian laughed happily! ..o
A small figure ran to the atrium and shouted, "Daddy, I want to ride a horse too!"
Zhao Xuanyi lowered his head and saw that it was Liu Xiawan. Zhao Xuanyi laughed and said, "Okay, come on, Mingxian, go down and have a rest first. I'll take your little sister to ride for a while!"
"No!" Zhao Mingxian hugged Zhao Xuanyi tightly, "This is my father, I won't give it to you!"
After Liu Xiawan heard this, she blinked her big eyes and said, "Dad! I want to ride a horse!"
"No!" Zhao Mingxian said very firmly,
The war between the two children began. One insisted on riding, but the other refused. The bickering between the two children made Zhao Xuanyi laugh. It felt both childish and cute!
Tang Tianli ran over from the front yard. When he saw Zhao Xuanyi, he hurriedly saluted, "My lord, something happened in the military camp..."
After Zhao Xuanyi heard this, he immediately got off his horse and put Zhao Mingxian on the ground, "Go to your mother, father has something serious to do!"
"Okay!" Zhao Mingxian ran to Tang Rou's side very obediently! Tang Rou took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from her son's forehead!
"What happened?" Zhao Xuanyi asked.
"General Nangong just sent a message, asking you to go to the military camp as soon as possible. He didn't say what the matter was, but it looks like it's not a small matter!"
"I know, go tell Brother Shen, take a few brothers and go to the military camp with me!"
"Yes!" Tang Tianli nodded and left.
Zhao Xuanyi rode a white horse and rushed to the military camp with Shen Wei and others. Zhao Xuanyi thought to himself that he had not been here for two days, what happened?
When everyone arrived at the military camp, they found hundreds of thousands of people standing in formation on the school grounds. Everyone did not dare to show off their dignity, and all of them had serious faces and solemn eyes!
Seeing Zhao Xuanyi coming, Wang Yunlong, Nangong Che and others all ran over: "My lord, you are here!"
After Zhao Xuanyi dismounted, he looked at everyone, "What's going on? Why do you think it's so serious?"
Wang Yunlong sighed, "That's right, some people were caught gathering for gambling today, so I ask you to come over and manage it!"
After Zhao Xuanyi heard this, he was so angry that his nose was almost crooked. "Are you so sick? Why should I feed you? You can just manage a gathering of people for gambling, and you want me to go there myself?"
"My lord, there are a lot of people this time!" Nangong Che said.
"several?"
"three hundred!"
"..." Zhao Xuanyi was surprised when he heard this number, "So many people?"
"Yes! We got everything! Over there!" Nangong Che said, pointing to the gambling equipment aside.
After Zhao Xuanyi heard this, he walked over and saw a lot of things, including a sieve, Pai Gow, a few specially ground stones, and not even mahjong! There is not much money, just some copper coins. Without silver coins, it is impossible for these soldiers to have any silver coins!
Zhao Xuanyi squatted down, picked up three stones on the ground, and looked at them carefully. They were polished smooth and had no edges, like two small cakes. "Can you bet on this thing?"
"I heard that the upper and lower sides of these three stones are different. I put them in a piece of cloth and shook them. Finally, I bet on yin and yang. Two yang sides and one yin side, two yin sides and one yang side, or three yin sides and three yang sides!" Nangong Che explained!
"Damn it!" Zhao Xuanyi laughed. "These people are really talented. How can they bet?"
"There is always a way to play! And these people seem to be very obsessed with gambling! I just wanted you to sort it out!"
Zhao Xuanyi threw three stones to the ground, turned around and looked at the hundreds of thousands of people on the school field. Zhao Xuanyi sighed, if management is said to be very simple, it is nothing more than collecting money and big army sticks! But this doesn't solve the original problem at all. They never know the dangers of gambling!
But having said that, ancient people didn’t have any pastimes, maybe they had very little fun. The stricter the control, the more rebellious they became! Zhao Xuanyi did not speak, but walked around the school grounds several times!
Nangong Che, Tang Tianli and others followed Zhao Xuanyi, but no one knew what Zhao Xuanyi was thinking now, and no one dared to speak casually!
Zhao Xuanyi walked for about a quarter of an hour, then turned and looked at Nangong Che, "Where are the people gathering to gamble?"
"We have all been arrested and will be punished as ordered by the Duke!"
"Pull them all over here, each with ten military sticks!"
"Yes!" Nangong Che turned to look at Zhang Biao, "Bring everyone here, each with ten military sticks!"
"yes!"
Zhang Biao brought all the more than 300 people over. Zhao Xuanyi took a closer look and saw that they were all unfamiliar faces. Basically, few of the veterans were willing to play!
More than 300 people were pulled onto the school field, and
There were ropes tied to them, and they were thrown onto the long bench one by one. The water, fire, and ruthless sticks were raised and beaten one after another. The military camp was full of soldiers who drilled every day. Naturally, they were not those weak scholars. The ten army clubs were beaten so hard. The crowd was howling like ghosts!
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