The visitor snorted, and before Liu Chaozhong could reply, he suddenly jumped up and galloped toward the southeast.
Upon seeing this, Liu Chaozhong shouted loudly: "Senior... I have no other intentions..."
The visitor said: "You have no respect for your elders and have committed the following crimes. If it were not for the sake of saving Jingkong, I would not have spared you lightly. Now I have taken away your weapon as a punishment."
Liu Chaozhong was stunned for a moment, looking far into the distance, he vaguely saw his hammers being carried on the man's shoulders. Liu Chaozhong was about to shout, but as soon as he opened his mouth, the man disappeared from sight.
Liu Chaozhong stood dazed and alone for a long time, then turned back to where the horse was tied, tiredly got on his horse, and strolled towards Jinling City.
Along the way, Liu Chaozhong felt lost, with mixed feelings in his heart, and thought to himself: "I had good intentions and drew my sword to help. I don't ask the old monk to repay me for his kindness. As long as I can save his life, it will be regarded as a good deed." . Whoever expected it, he stood up and fought fiercely with three men in black for a long time. But this old monk was better. Not only did he not say a word of thanks, he left me alone and ran away alone, causing me to almost die. The man behind Seniors also made indiscriminate sneers at me. What did I do with all my hard work? Alas... The ancients said: 'Good people don't live long, and disasters live for hundreds of years.' I didn't believe it at first, but now I can really understand it. ”
I was just thinking wildly when I suddenly heard someone shouting loudly: "Hey, that horseman, stop! What are you doing?!"
Liu Chaozhong was startled, and when he looked up, he had unknowingly returned to the foot of Jinling City. It was the two guards on the city wall who were talking to him.
Liu Chaozhong felt relieved, raised his head and said to the city: "Hurry up and open the city gate. I have something important to meet Mr. Li."
The guards guarding the city heard this, looked at each other, and laughed loudly: "Where did this lunatic come from? Open your mouth to see Mr. Li?! Don't you even look at yourself? Do you have that face?"
The other one also laughed and said: "You still want to see Mr. Li like this? What's the point of not peeing and taking pictures of yourself? Mr. Li has so many things to do, how can he have time to see you?! Before grandpa, I'm not angry yet, get out of here! What's the matter? Get away as far as you can!”
When Liu Chaozhong heard this, he was immediately filled with anger and thought to himself: "It's these arrogant and arrogant little soldiers and officials who usually boss the people around and show off their power. But when it comes to fighting on the battlefield, they all turn into cowards. Seeing The enemy can run faster than a rabbit. It is precisely because of this group of ineffective scum that fills the army that the Southern Barbarians dare to be ambitious and covet my territory in Daxia. Alas... I really don't know if Chang'an knows the current situation on the border. , If things continue like this, I'm afraid Jinling will be in danger."
When the guards guarding the city saw that the man below the city neither spoke nor dismounted, but just stared at him with anger on his face, they couldn't help but get furious. They took out their bows and arrows from their backs, pointed them at Liu Chaozhong, and shouted in unison: "Get out of here! If you don’t get out, I’ll kill you!”
Liu Chaozhong said angrily: "Can't you see who I am?"
The two guards were stunned for a moment, then laughed again and said: "I see, you are a crazy beggar! Are you hungry and want to go to the city to beg for food? I tell you, there is nothing in the city, go back to you In my hometown, go eat the bark!”
Liu Chaozhong couldn't help but feel suspicious after hearing this, and thought to himself: "I'm wearing a patrol officer's uniform, how could these two guys not recognize me?" Thinking of this, he lowered his head and couldn't help but smile bitterly. He saw that the official uniform on his body was already covered with mud. , a pair of official boots are even more dilapidated. Needless to say, they must have regarded me as a refugee or a beggar wandering around. No wonder they looked like this. "
Thinking of this, he stretched out his hand, took out the token from his waist, raised it above his head, and said loudly: "I am Liu Chaozhong, the sixth-grade general of the patrol army. Let me enter the city quickly!"
The two guards were shocked when they heard this. They quickly took a closer look and saw that the token was indeed a token of the patrol. They turned pale with fright and their legs became weak. You two, look at me and I look at you, standing on top of the city in a daze.
When Liu Chaozhong saw this, he couldn't help laughing secretly. He wanted to scare them a few more words to vent their anger, but he thought that entering the city was the most important thing, and there was no need to fuss with these two petty officials, so he loudly said: "My two colleagues have fulfilled their duties. Not being swayed by a few words from me, you are truly a role model for our people to be dedicated. Please let me go into the city quickly, and I will report your deeds to my superiors, and you will definitely be rewarded by then."
Upon hearing this, the two guards looked at each other, whispered a few words to each other, and then shouted in unison: "Sir, wait a moment, we will open the door right now."
It was not long, only a few loud creaking noises were heard, and the city gate slowly opened. Liu Chaozhong rode his horse and whipped his whip, rushing into the city like a gust of wind.
This is the side gate at the northeast corner of Jinling. Outside the city is a wilderness with few human traces, so there are only five guards patrolling here. It was almost midnight, and the other three guards in this group had already hid in the gatehouse and were fast asleep. Only these two new recruits were left guarding the city.
Therefore, Liu Chaozhong rode into the city without any obstruction. But as soon as he entered the city gate, he heard someone shouting from behind: "My lord, please stay!"
Liu Chaozhong looked back and saw a bloated middle-aged man standing in the corner of the city gate. He looked like a centurion in his clothes, and behind him stood the two guards from the city.
"Your Excellency, Wei Jinzhong, the guard of the southern patrol of Xiaguan City, pays homage to your Excellency." After saying that, he straightened his clothes and swept the floor with a bow.
Liu Chaozhong didn't want to delay any more, so he clasped his fists on his horse and said, "Brother Wei, thank you for meeting me! I, Liu Chaozhong, have something important to attend to, so I can't talk too much to you. I will come to visit you another day."
After saying that, he turned around and turned his horse to leave, but heard Wei Jinzhong say: "Sir, please be patient! According to the regulations of Jinling city defense, those who enter the city late at night must have Master Li's handwriting or patrol army token. Since Mr. Liu holds the token, can you Let me take a look at it, and if my superiors ask, I can give you an explanation."
Liu Chaozhong wanted to refuse, but what Wei Jinzhong said made sense. After hesitating for a moment, he stepped forward, took out the token from his chest and threw it.
Wei Jinzhong took the token, looked at it carefully, and called the two guards. The three of them walked to the oil lamp next to the city gate, looked at the token carefully inside and out, and then walked to Liu In front of Chaozhong, he bowed again and said, "My lord, I have been waiting for you for a long time. I have something unclear about this token, and I hope your lord can enlighten me."
Liu Chaozhong said impatiently: "If you have anything to say, please tell me quickly, I have to be on my way."
Wei Jinzhong nodded, winked at the two guards, and then said with a smile: "How dare you waste your time, sir? It's just that on this patrol token, why are there three words from the General's Mansion engraved on it?" Character?"
Liu Chaozhong was stunned for a moment, then waved his hand and said, "How is that possible? This is obviously a token from the patrol army, with the four characters 'ordered to patrol' engraved on it. You must have read it wrong."
Wei Jinzhong said: "Although I don't read much, I can still recognize a few big characters. If you don't believe me, general, come and see." After saying that, he handed the token to Liu Chaozhong.
Liu Chaozhong took the token and was about to check it when he suddenly felt an evil wind behind his head. He couldn't help but thought to himself: "No, there is an ambush!"
Wang Rong recognized the man in black in front of him. He was none other than Jinbao, the steward of Chaiji Buzhuang. Shuang'er also saw it from behind and said, "Jinbao? How could it be you?"
When the man in black saw Wang Rong and Shuang'er, his expression changed, and then he suddenly laughed and said, "You have recognized the wrong person, who is Jinbao? My name is clearly Zhaocai!"
Wang Rong shouted: "Don't talk nonsense. You are obviously Jinbao, the clerk from Chaiji Cloth Shop. Shuang'er and I bought the cloth from your cloth shop the day before yesterday. How can we admit that it is Shuang'er?"
Shuang'er also said: "Yes. Master, this is the person who received us at the Buzhuang I went to with Mr. Wang the day before yesterday." The man in black said: "You said I am the treasure hunter, what evidence is there?"
Wang Rong was speechless for a moment and thought to herself: "If he refuses to admit that he is Jinbao, there is really no way to prove his identity."
At this time, Shuang'er stepped forward and said, "Okay, since you don't admit that you are Jinbao, then who are you?" The man in black said, "I am Li Pengfei, the chief guard of Prince Qi's palace." Shuang'er said, "Qi The captain of the guard in the prince's house must also have an official position, and his rank should not be low, right?" The man in black smiled and said: "I didn't expect that little girl, you are young and know a lot. Yes, I am Qi Qi. The fourth-rank Dingyuan General in the palace." Shuang'er continued: "It turns out to be General Li. My little girl still has something unclear that she wants to ask General Li." The man in black said, "Tell me." Shuang'er said, "I dare to ask Qi Qi. Are there many maids and servants in the prince’s house?”
The man in black was stunned and thought to himself: "Why is this little girl asking this?" Not only him, but everyone including Chen Xiaotian didn't know what Shuang'er meant by these words.
I saw Shuang'er continue to ask: "General Li, what's wrong with you? Is this question difficult to answer?" The man in black said: "You girl, isn't this obvious? Of course there are many servants in Prince Qi's palace to serve the prince and princess. The daily life." Shuang'er said: "That means that someone will do these chores, and you don't need to do it yourself, general?" The man in black said: "That is natural." After hearing this, Shuang'er smiled and said: "Very good. Can General Li stretch out his hands for everyone to see?"
The man in black was stunned for a moment, not understanding what Shuang'er meant, but he subconsciously put his hands behind his back. Seeing this, Ma Desheng stepped forward, grabbed the man in black's right hand, and twisted it with a little force. Everyone looked at his hand and saw that there were several faint marks of different colors on his hand, one red and one yellow, distributed very irregularly.
Chen Xiaotian said: "That also shows that you have a delicate mind, and you can never forget these minor details, which is really rare." After hearing this, Shuang'er lowered his head and blushed. Wang Rong was at a loss and looked like a monk Zhang Er was confused. She turned her gaze to Chen Mo. Seeing that Chen Mo also had a confused look on his face, she thought to herself: "How could the master suddenly praise Shuang'er so much?" ? This little girl said she found it when she went to Buzhuang with me. What did she find? Why didn't I notice..."
