Cheng Yaojin circled the maroon horse several times, but could not see any difference between the horse and ordinary horses.
While stroking his beard, he murmured to himself:
"It's really strange. Is this horse born with iron hooves?"
When Lao Sha on the side heard this, his eyes lit up, he saluted Cheng Yaojin and said with a playful smile:
"Master, why don't we take off this horse's hooves and take a closer look, wouldn't we know?"
Cheng Yaojin nodded slightly when he heard the words. An old killer nodded when he saw Cheng Yaojin. He took out a horizontal knife from somewhere and walked towards the direction of the horse while holding it. The other killers saw this and wanted to Step forward and hold down the horse with its strange hoofbeat.
Cheng Yaojin came to his senses when he saw the actions of several people. He stretched out his leg and kicked the man holding the horizontal knife, cursing in his mouth:
"You bunch of killers, you know how to fight and kill all day long, can't you use your brains?"
Cheng Qi, who had just been kicked, stood up, patted the footprints and dust on his legs, and said with some confusion:
"Master, aren't you embarrassing the young ones? You know that young people only have a lot of strength, and using their brains is something only scholars can do. We..."
Before Cheng Qi could finish speaking, Cheng Yaojin glared at him fiercely, then turned back to the few Shacai who were gloating about his misfortune and said:
"You guys go over and put this horse down. I want to see what's weird about this horse's hooves."
As soon as Cheng Yaojin finished speaking, several killers around him all agreed. Then several people walked up to the horse and pushed the tall horse to the ground with three strokes.
A few moments
Cheng Yaojin, together with several assassins, squatted on the ground and carefully looked at the iron sheets on the horses' hooves.
Cheng Qi patted his forehead and suddenly realized:
"As expected."
After hearing this, everyone turned their doubtful eyes to Cheng Qi.
Seeing this, Cheng Qi coughed, then puffed out his chest and said:
"The horse must have stepped on the iron sheets used by carpenters to repair furniture on the way to Chang'an."
As he spoke, he pointed to the nails on the horseshoe and said:
"Look at the nails on the iron sheet. This is the best evidence. The corner of a table in a certain house cracked a few days ago was fixed with nails and iron pieces like this. By the way, this horse is quite unlucky. What a coincidence. I stepped on a piece of iron with nails on it.”
Hearing this, several assassins beside Cheng Yaojin looked at Cheng Qi with admiration. One of them even patted his thigh and praised:
"Lao Qi, you are indeed the smartest person among us. After hearing what you say, a certain family will understand it all at once."
"awesome."
In a short time, Cheng Qi was praised by everyone and felt a little overwhelmed.
Cheng Yaojin looked at this scene and wished he could wave his horse to kill all these heartless killers.
Grandma was really out of her mind back then, why did she leave these murderers in the house.
Anyone with a brain can tell that someone deliberately put this iron piece on the horse.
These killers not only didn't notice it, they actually thought that Cheng Qi was right. The most abominable one was that Cheng Qi. Not only did he have no brains every day, he actually looked at him with expectant eyes, waiting. Praise him yourself.
It's really disgusting. I, like these fools, can't see that the iron plates on the four hooves of this horse were specially nailed by someone.
"You idiots, all shut up."
Everyone immediately became quiet after hearing this, and then all looked at Cheng Yaojin.
Cheng Yaojin felt a little better when he saw this. After all, although these people were brainless, they were very obedient.
He said to the leader Cheng San:
"Cheng San, tell me, what happened to this horse? Who nailed this iron piece to it?"
Cheng San was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and thought for a while before saying:
"Master, this horse is not from our mansion, it is the horse that was ridden by the guests who came to the mansion today."
Cheng Yaojin was stunned for a moment when he heard this, but he soon guessed that this horse belonged to that boy Qin Ming.
Thinking of this, he quickly stood up and told Cheng Qi:
"Go to the guest room and invite the guest here. Tell him that I have something to ask him."
"Okay, sir, the little one will go right away."
After saying that, Cheng Qi quickly walked towards the guest room.
The reason why Cheng Yaojin did not go to Qin Ming in person was because he had already seen some clues and wanted to take advantage of his servants to invite Qin Ming to test his ideas first.
He asked his servant to let go of the horse, and when the horse got up, he got on the horse without saying a word, and rode it towards the martial arts arena.
Several Shacai stood next to the martial arts arena, staring dumbfoundedly at Cheng Yaojin riding a horse and galloping past every corner of the martial arts arena.
The roads in these corners all have a common feature, which is that they are not very smooth, and there are even small stones in some corners.
But Cheng Yaojin, as if he had a grudge against the horse, urged the horse regardless and galloped past.
The posture was as if the horse would never give up until the horse's hooves were broken.
After a while, Cheng Qi led someone into the martial arts arena in a hurry.
At this time, Cheng Yaojin had stopped the horse and checked the horse's hoof. As he thought, there was nothing wrong with the horse's hoof.
Cheng Qi: "Master."
Qin Da said respectfully: "Qin Da has met Duke Lu."
Cheng Yaojin looked Qin Da up and down and said with a smile:
"You are Qin Ming's guard, right? Where is your young master?"
When Qin Da heard this, his tone became more respectful. He cupped his hands and said:
"As for the Duke of Guo, my young master has just left the house with the two young masters of the Duke of Guo."
Cheng Yaojin nodded slightly when he heard this. After thinking about it, he pointed at Qin Ming's horse and asked:
"Do you know why your young master nails iron pieces on the horses' hooves?"
Qin Da was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then asked:
"The Duke is talking about horseshoes?"
Cheng Yaojin heard this and murmured:
"Horseshoe, horseshoe, well, that's a good name."
"Well, tell me, what is the use of this horseshoe?"
Qin Da nodded when he heard this and said in a neither humble nor arrogant tone:
"Young Master said that when a horse runs, it will wear out due to friction with the ground. These wear and tear cannot be restored naturally. If the wear and tear is serious, the horse will not be able to run. And nailing horseshoes to the horse's shoes is equivalent to shoeing the horse. Wearing shoes can protect the horse's hooves and avoid wear and tear on the horse's hooves and the ground."
"In this way, the horseshoes will be fine no matter how long the horse runs, and if the horseshoes are worn out, they can be replaced at any time, just like a person's shoes are replaced when they are broken."
Cheng Yaojin laughed loudly when he heard this and said:
"Okay, okay, okay, my nephew, this is a great idea."
At this time, Cheng Yaojin was in a good mood, and he even looked at Qin Da very well. He smiled and asked:
"You are a good boy. Are you interested in joining my left-leading army to make contributions?"
Upon hearing this, Qin Da dared to bow and bow and said:
"I would like to thank the Duke for his love, but I just want to be by your side for the rest of my life. Please forgive me for my sins."
Cheng Yaojin laughed loudly when he heard this and became even more satisfied with Qin Da. He patted Qin Da on the shoulder and said:
"In that case, let's forget it. Just pretend that I didn't say anything. You can go down and rest."
"Well, I'll take my leave, villain."
After Qin Da left, Cheng Yaojin rolled his eyes, said a few words to his servants, and then led Qin Ming, the bay-red horse, out of Duke Lu's mansion.
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