Outside Wansheng Gate, twenty or thirty miles to the west, there is a large manor.
The flagpole stands high in front of the manor. One flag is embroidered with the words "Zhengyuan Escort Agency" with iron hooks and silver hooks, which is simple and upright. One flag is embroidered with a flying eagle with fluttering wings. The flag flutters in the wind, making the eagle look more alive. The eagle spread its eight claws and aimed at the horned lark beneath it. The lark looked panicked and wanted to flee.
Behind the flagpole, there are two large stone lions on the left and right of the town gate. The two red lacquer gates are seamlessly intertwined. The plaque on the top of the gate reads "Zhengyuan Escort Bureau" in four large gold lacquer characters, which is dignified and beautiful.
On the road outside the manor, two people were riding horses in the morning light. As soon as he ran to the flagpole and reined in the horse, the door of the manor was opened at the same time, and a middle-aged man dressed as an escort walked out, it was Iron Palm Pan Youan.
Pan You'an glanced at the visitor, came over to greet him, clasped his fists and said, "Xue Captou, Bai Shaoxia, why did you come here so early in the morning? Have you had breakfast?"
Bai Yutian and Xue Yunfei returned the salute with clasped fists. Xue Yunfei said: "Boss Pan, is Mr. Liu at home?"
Pan Youan smiled and replied: "I just got up and am washing up in the hospital."
Bai Yutian said: "Well, I'd like to ask Mr. Pan to invite Mr. Liu here. I'll discuss something good with him."
Pan You'an said, "Why don't you go in and have a cup of morning tea and chat while you drink?"
Xue Yunfei said: "Thank you very much, Mr. Pan, for your kindness. It's just a trivial matter. I'll leave as soon as I say it. There's no need to disturb others."
"Please wait a moment, you two. I'll report it right away." Pan You'an held his hands and turned and walked towards the manor.
A moment later, Liu Gaosheng followed Pan Youan out of the manor and met Bai Yutian and Xue Yunfei.
Bai Yutian said: "Master Liu, I have a little thing to ask you for help. I wonder if you can ask me?"
Liu Gaosheng smiled and said: "Young Master Bai, Jiang Qingcheng's kindness to the old man for helping the Zhengyuan Escort Bureau will always be there. As long as he can do what he can, Liu Gaosheng will go through fire and water without saying anything."
Bai Yutian stretched out his hand toward a stream not far away and said, "In that case, Mr. Liu will take a step to speak."
Liu Gaosheng glanced towards the stream, cupped his hands and said, "Please!" He led Pan Youan and followed Bai Yutian and Xue Yunfei, and walked quickly towards the stream.
The four of them came to the stream. Bai Yutian and Xue Yunfei let their horses drink water and tied them to a tree nearby. They sat down with Liu Gaosheng and Pan Youan, smiling at each other, waiting for each other to speak.
Bai Yutian was unwilling to be left alone, and said: "Master Liu, I have found out that when you asked Ren Wuji and Shui Buwen to fight in Zhuxian Town that day, you intended to use our hands to get rid of the government's spy hidden in the Dragon Slaying Association. We were ignorant at the time and acted according to your wishes, which can be said to have done you a great favor."
Liu Gaosheng stood up and said, "Young Master Bai, I, Mr. Liu, don't understand what you are saying."
Bai Yutian smiled and said: "Master Liu, the Dragon Slayer Society is doing a lot of evil in the northwest. You, the Zhengyuan Escort Agency, have been running escorts in the northwest for decades, so you should know it better than anyone else, so why bother pretending to be confused."
Liu Gaosheng glanced at Pan Youan, who said: "Young Master Bai, we have heard of the Dragon Slaying Club, but we have never had any contact with each other, let alone pretending to be confused. You must be mistaken."
Xue Yunfei said: "Boss Mr. Liu and Mr. Pan, we have known each other for a day or two. Since I dared to come and talk about this matter with Bai Shaoxia today, I must have clarified the matter. Mr. Lu already knew about the Dragon Slaying Club." The Song Dynasty was punished for collaborating with the enemy, and Li Yuanhao was helping to cause trouble in the northwest. It is imminent to eliminate the Dragon Slaying Society. If you think that the Zhengyuan Escort Bureau has the obligation to be buried with the Dragon Slaying Society, and you are willing to bear the charge of collaborating with the enemy and rebelling against the Song Dynasty, just don't admit it."
Liu Gaosheng said: "Xue Captou collaborated with the enemy and rebelled against the Song Dynasty. This was a serious crime that destroyed the nine tribes. We can't say it casually."
Bai Yutian stood up and said with a smile: "Mr. Liu, you know very well how many merchants and how many lives the Dragon Slayer Guild has robbed in the northwest. You, the Zhengyuan Escort Bureau, have traveled freely in the northwest for so many years, almost If you haven't encountered a bandit who robbed an escort, just because the word "prestige" of Zhengyuan Escort Agency is easy to use, no one will believe it."
Xue Yunfei said: "Slaying the Dragon can betray his own ancestors and even abandon his family and country. How can he care about the good reputation of your Zhengyuan Escort Agency? Mr. Liu, you can treat us as three-year-old children and fool us easily. But Lu The Prime Minister has been in charge of the power of the Song Dynasty for more than ten years, and he has never seen any conspiracy, so it is absolutely impossible to fool him."
Liu Gaosheng glanced at Pan Youan, who said: "Xue Captou, Bai Shaoxia, what did you just say?"
Bai Yutian said: "The night before yesterday, Tulong sent people to sneak into the palace and steal the jade seal of the current Holy Emperor."
Pan You'an said: "There is such a thing! It's really audacious and you don't know whether to live or die."
Bai Yutian said: "Fortunately, the thief ran into me when he was sneaking out of the palace. I chased him all the way to the suburbs out of curiosity."
Liu Gaosheng said: "Can the thief be caught?"
Bai Yutian said: "The man in black fled to the suburbs. He thought he was safe. He called his companions to meet him in the suburbs and wanted to eliminate me, the nosy person who was chasing me, on the spot. Those six people's martial arts are really powerful. After that, After a battle, we barely managed to draw a tie. If I hadn't had an idea, used a sword attack unexpectedly, cut off the tie tied around the waist of the man in black, and snatched the stolen thing, the jade seal might have been taken away by them. Gone to the northwest."
Liu Gaosheng said: "Young Master Bai, since the jade seal has been recovered, what help do you need from me, Liu?"
Bai Yutian smiled and said: "Mr. Liu, there should be some dragon-slaying hawks and dogs living in your Zhengyuan Escort Bureau now, right?"
Liu Gaosheng glanced at Pan Youan, who replied: "There are three or five living here."
Xue Yunfei said: "Pan Biaotou, whether there are three or five, please don't be ambiguous."
Pan Youan glanced at Liu Gaosheng and received the reply: "Five."
Liu Gaosheng said: "Young Master Bai, Mr. Xue Baotou, I wonder why you ask about this?"
Xue Yunfei said: "Mr. Liu, you know that although Yuxi was recovered by Bai Shaoxia due to a chance encounter, he cannot hand it over directly."
Liu Gaosheng said: "That's right. If you hand it over directly, once it is used by someone with ulterior motives, Bai Shaoxia will become a thief. That can't be washed away even by jumping into the Yellow River."
Bai Yutian said: "To be honest with Liu Daxia, in order to get rid of suspicion and allow Xue Captou to naturally receive the great credit of recovering the jade seal, so that it can better benefit the people of the capital in the future, I have no choice but to come here to catch the thief and take away the stolen goods." It’s a farce. Who told those people to follow the slaying dragon and collaborate with the enemy to rebel against the Song Dynasty and harm their compatriots, which is a heinous crime. Don’t you think so?”
Xue Yunfei said: "Mr. Liu, if Bai Shaoxia treats you as an outsider, he will never say these heart-wrenching words to you. You are a smart man, you should be able to hear it."
Liu Gaosheng and Pan Youan looked at each other and asked softly: "I wonder what you two want me, Liu Gaosheng, to do?"
Bai Yutian said: "I brought the jade seal. You can take it to Zhuangzi later and let the five people from the Dragon Slaying Association see it. They will definitely steal it so that they can claim credit from the Dragon Slaying Association. We will ambush the people in the west. On the road, once they sneak out of the manor and flee west, capture them all."
Liu Gaosheng said: "Young Master Bai, if it is rumored that the jade seal was stolen from my Zhengyuan Escort Bureau, wouldn't I, Liu Gaosheng, become a thief who sneaked into the palace? How can I protect myself?"
Bai Yutian said: "Master Liu, let me ask you, what kind of person has the strictest mouth?"
Liu Gaosheng replied without hesitation: "Of course he is dead."
Bai Yutian said: "Isn't this the end? The thieves are rampant and violent. They resist stubbornly and rectify the law on the spot."
Liu Gaosheng said: "But..."
Xue Yunfei said: "Mr. Liu, those people from the Dragon Slaying Association have followed Tu Long and collaborated with the enemy to rebel against the Song Dynasty, which is not tolerated by the laws of the Song Dynasty. Let them die for the crime of theft today, it is better to bear the reputation of traitors in the future." , at least not to implicate his relatives and family members. Besides, what the Holy Emperor wants is to recover the jade seal, Kaifeng Mansion wants the case to be solved as soon as possible, and what you want is to sever ties with the Dragon Slaying Society. Although this approach is not very fair, But everyone is happy and there is nothing to worry about.”
Although the strategy was good, Liu Gaosheng still had many concerns after thinking about it.
Bai Yutian saw this and said kindly: "Mr. Liu, the reason why the Zhengyuan Escort Agency spared you and removed you from the ranks of the Dragon Slayer Association's minions and accomplices is because you joined the Dragon Slayer Association for self-protection, and There is no bad karma in you. If you are really afraid of the Dragon Slaying Society's retaliation, are unwilling to draw a clear line with the Dragon Slaying Society, and are unwilling to do your part to annihilate the Dragon Slaying Society, then when the Dragon Slaying Society is wiped out in the future, the Zhengyuan Escort Bureau will no longer exist. What's more important? Which one is more important, I don’t need to say more, you should consider it clearly.”
Pan Youan on the side said: "Chief Escort Chief, you can weigh the pros and cons of other things, but in the face of such a big deal, you must move forward bravely even if you know you will suffer losses. Don't look around and miss good opportunities. Brothers still hope that the Zhengyuan Escort Bureau will stand firm in the Central Plains I will serve him for life for hundreds of years and thousands of years!"
After Liu Gaosheng thought about it again and again, he clasped his fists and said: "Xue Baotou, Bai Shaoxia, after this incident, our Zhengyuan Escort Bureau will have nothing to do with the Dragon Slaying Association. Before the Dragon Slaying Association is eliminated, if Mr. Liu has any difficulties, I hope you two will take care of it." For the sake of working together today, I will help Zhengyuan Escort Bureau resolve all disasters."
Xue Yunfei cupped his fists and said: "Mr. Liu, although I, Xue, work in the Yamen, I also know the word "faithfulness" that heroes like. If the Zhengyuan Escort Bureau encounters difficulties in the future, it will be upright and does not violate the laws of the Song Dynasty. Xue will only Do your best, never stand by and do what you say.”
Bai Yutian said: "Dr. Liu, I, Bai Yutian, went north with only one purpose, which is to destroy the Dragon Slaying Association. In the future, as long as it concerns the Dragon Slaying Association, no matter how big or small it is, if you are trusted, I will come to help you."
Liu Gaosheng said: "Liu Gaosheng will remember the kindness between the two of you in this life and never dare to forget each other." After saying this, he bowed to Xue Yunfei and Bai Yutian to the end, showing affection.
Bai Yutian and Xue Yunfei returned the favor: "Mr. Liu is willing to take risks for justice today. We are sincerely grateful."
