Among the four general managers of the Tianbian Guards, Tiger, Leopard and Bear, including their commander-in-chief Fu Zizhan, Chi Zebao is the most slick, sophisticated and good at dancing.
To put it bluntly, no one can be offended.
Chi Zebao wanted nothing more than his own glory and wealth. He waited until he had saved enough money to retire and return to his hometown, and to safely escape from this big dye vat. Although he is now helping the fifth prince, he will never offend Li Mastiff Chun for the sake of the fifth prince. He took the salary of the Tianbian Guards, managed the general ledger of Xiangsi House, and took an extra share of the fifth prince's money... all he did was "circumstances".
Lives can be sold, information can be sold, and even friends can be sold...but they will not risk themselves.
From this point of view, he is similar to He Nan. They will not be loyal to others, nor will they sacrifice their lives for others, nor will they let others control their destiny. And the two people are actually different. Chi Zebao's actions are all for self-protection, while He Nan... is hard to say.
Do you think the Second Master Gui is Chi Zebao? Actually, that's not the case. Of course Chi Zebao could pretend to be the Second Master Gui himself, but during the three months since he left Beijing, the Second Master Gui still showed up in Xiangsi Building every day.
Three Cunning Rabbits... Chi Zebao knew this well. Fu Zizhan and the fifth prince only knew that Chi Zebao had a "substitute", but it was difficult for them to tell clearly how many there were. The fifth prince didn't care, but Fu Zizhan investigated carefully, but he gradually let down his guard after confirming that Chi Zebao's so-called stand-in was just someone with mediocre martial arts skills, and that he pretended to be the subordinate of the Second Master Gui in his place in Xiangsi Building - After all, Chi Zebao is also his capable general, and he hasn't done anything harmful to him, so let him go.
As for whether the person standing in front of Wei Kui, touching him chest to chest, was Chi Zebao... there was actually two opinions.
Returning to the present, Manager Chi still had a knife on his neck. The person who used the knife was the one who was sent by Chi Zebao into the latrine to monitor He Nan.
"Your Excellency... Since you have already drawn your sword, what's the harm in showing your face?" Chi Zebao was also a person thrown out by the strong wind and waves. Of course, he would not be frightened by the change in front of him. At this time, he gently He turned to look at the traitor, his expression as usual.
"There's no need to show your face, you're just an unknown person." The traitor who wielded the sword relied on himself to hold the life gate of Manager Chi, so he withdrew from the other Tianbian guards and went around to Manager Chi. of the front.
"Then can you tell Chi... how long have you been pretending to be my subordinate?" Manager Chi changed the question and continued to ask. In fact, he did not expect the other party to give him an answer. Because no matter what, He Nan couldn't have incited his men to rebel in just a quarter of an hour. There must have been a premeditated undercover agent by his side, but he didn't know how early the premeditation was.
However, the traitor did respond to Chi Zebao: "Two days ago, that is, when you just learned that He Nan had entered the jurisdiction of Fuyang County."
The man under the mask is about twenty-seven or eighty years old. The sharpness and speed with which he drew his sword were enough to show his extraordinary skill, and this person was none other than Yan Chunlai.
And the reason why he could tell when he was undercover but couldn't show his true face was that he also ran away from the capital - Yan Chunlai had been in the capital these days to help Li Yushi with some things that were obviously inconvenient to go to. But at the same time, Jiang Wenbing, who was extremely impressed by him, also launched an investigation into his identity. After Yan Chunlai had settled the matters at hand, he applied to Li Mastiff Chun to leave the capital to avoid the limelight, and Li Mastiff Chun also pointed out a way for Yan Chunlai - to go straight to Fuyang to meet He Nan.
In fact, Yan Chunlai arrived half a month earlier than He Nan, and the news about a group of people possessing the information about Pinjin Pavilion's trading naturally reached his ears, so he fished in troubled waters two days ago and sneaked in secretly. Among the guards were Chi Zebao.
Speaking of which, the guards' habit or rule of not taking off their masks also helped Yan Chunlai a lot. Chi Zebao was in charge of Jinjin Pavilion, but the other guards were not so comfortable. These subordinates have to inquire about news from all walks of life in the city every day. They have to eat, drink, have sex and sleep by themselves. As long as they come here every three days to make a summary, and for some reasons they cannot meet each other. Taking off the mask gave Yan Chunlai a chance.
The timing chosen by Yan Chunlai was also very good. After the last report, when everyone split up, he killed one of them, put on someone else's clothes and waited for He Nan to enter the city - in fact, even if He Nan was not so lucky today I bumped into Chi Zebao, and Yan Chunlai also wanted to pass the news to He Nan.
And the meeting between the two of them in the hut today was no coincidence. At that time, all the Tianbian guards were standing at the back. Only Yan Chunlai specifically chose the position closest to the latrine, so Chi Zebao subconsciously asked him to go in and monitor He Nan. As soon as Yan Chunlai took off his mask in front of He Nan, He Nan already knew what the second brother Yan meant, so he came out looking confident after removing his hands.
"There is something wrong with what I just said...He already knows it in his heart. Mr. Chi, why don't you sit down and listen before making a plan?" He Nan brushed off the tea leaves hanging on his clothes and helped Chi Zebao up. Kicked the wooden chair on the ground.
Chi Zebao did not immediately respond to He Nan, but turned around and looked at the three Tianbian guards behind him - he was afraid that if he didn't agree, someone would pop up later and his side would really have no chance of winning. .
Fortunately, he looked at these people for a long time and recognized that these three were his own, so he sat down and said, "Since it is difficult to tell the winner in terms of force between the two sides, , then it doesn’t hurt to listen to He Fu Cheng talk about your lofty views..."
He Nan saw that Chi Zebao softened his tone now, and he stopped rubbing his nose and face, and sat down to talk: "The eight words written in His Highness's letter represent time, place, person and event respectively. ...Chongjiu means September 9th."
"What He thinks is wrong is that it is September 9th. It is already half August. September 9th is too hasty for His Highness to get married."
"Ordinary people have to write three letters and six appointments to get married, and they have to work for months or even half a year, let alone such an earth-shattering happy event as His Highness getting a concubine." When he mentioned the words "big happy event", He Nan's expression showed something It was unnatural, but it was gone in the blink of an eye.
"Since I am a concubine, I have to enter the palace. And entering the palace means that His Highness wants me to 'advance my power'."
"In addition to what I said before, the rush of time...His Highness asked me to do a big thing for him in a short time and give him a share of credit." In fact, He Nan still had half of the words left to say, which was just for him. What happened between him and Qi Dan - Qi Dan wanted He Nan to use his merits in exchange for time, in exchange for the time for him to accept Zhu Zhaoer as his concubine. He was making a promise to He Nan: "You should do what you should do one day earlier." Once this is done, I will marry Zhu Zhaoer one day later."
He Nan's logic is impeccable. Chi Zebao, who was sitting opposite him, was stunned for a moment. If He Nan hadn't said this, he really wouldn't have known that His Highness had such a deep meaning.
"Chi has finally learned He Fu Cheng's skills today." Chi Zebao wiped the cold sweat from his head, "It's just... As a subordinate, Chi doesn't dare to make decisions for his master privately. His Highness wants Chi to I will take you back, Chi will not dare to disobey." Chi Zebao is not a fool. His words seem to leave no room for anything, but in fact they imply that He Nan, you have to give me an idea to prevent me from being punished for dereliction of duty by His Highness when I go back. Guilty--it won't be a big deal, but he may have to resign early.
"Easy to say." He Nan waved his hand, looking nonchalant, "Get a pen and paper, and I will edit a letter for His Highness."
Soon the waiter downstairs brought pen, ink, paper and inkstones - Pinjin Pavilion is an elegant place, and many literati like to write poems while drinking, so pen, ink, paper and inkstones are also always available. He Nan picked up the pen and wrote this paragraph on the paper:
"While fishing in the swamp, three people plucking seedlings from the dried up river; burning the forest to hunt, trapped animals crying with blood and dying."
"As the saying goes...it's disrespectful to come back and not reciprocate. Since His Highness has set up a riddle for me, I will also give him a riddle." After writing, He Nan stood up, stretched his muscles and bones, and handed the paper in his hand to Late is a leopard. "Show this to His Highness, and I'll make sure nothing happens to you."
Chi Zebao stared at He Nan's face, but did not dare to take it.
"Take it?" Seeing that the other party was stunned for a long time, He Nan directly stuffed the paper into Chi Zebao's arms.
"Wait a minute!" This piece of paper seemed like a hot potato, and Chi Zebao immediately took it out and spread it on the table. "What are you writing about?"
Everyone present looked at the content recorded on the paper, but looked at each other in confusion.
"Simply put... it's an anagram." He Nan responded, but since he mentioned "simply put", it means there are other meanings besides anagrams.
"The crossword puzzle that He Fu Cheng came up with... is hard to understand." Chi Zebao, an old fox, was quite clever. He obviously couldn't understand it, but he didn't say it directly. However, his expression and movements betrayed him. His eyes that looked for confirmation not only looked at his own people, but even looked at the other party's group.
But except He Nan, no one understood it.
"Nonsense, if it is so easy to understand, how can it show His Highness's wisdom?" He Nan chewed the tooth flower seeds with a ferocious expression. He seemed to have accidentally drank a tea leaf and got stuck in his teeth. "But His Highness will definitely understand."
Chi Zebao swallowed. He really couldn't believe that He Nan had dismissed him so hastily: "Chi thinks it's not safe enough..."
He Nan frowned and said: "If you think this piece of paper is not enough, then you can also give me a message - there is no place in the world but the king's land. How can He Nan escape from the palm of His Highness? ? If Manager Chi can catch me once, he can naturally catch me a second time."
"If His Highness really insists on getting married in a hurry, He Nan will definitely come to the capital to support him on the wedding day."
