After finishing speaking, Bai Yutian took off the small cloth bag containing the jade seal from the saddle, held it in the palm of his hand, and said solemnly: "Mr. Liu, head escort, the jade seal is the proof that the emperor has been ordered by heaven. It is an important weapon of the country, so be careful with it." Be careful and don’t make any mistakes.”
Liu Gaosheng stretched out his hands to take the jade seal, holding it in his hands as if he were holding his own wealth and life, his arms trembling slightly. But thinking about the difficulties faced by our fathers in establishing the Zhengyuan Escort Agency, if it fails in my own hands, I will risk my life to save the hard work of my predecessors, as a good son and grandson. After calming down, he replied: "Please rest assured, Liu will do his best to handle this matter and will not make any mistakes."
Bai Yutian clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, Mr. Liu, the bodyguard."
After the four of them sat down and deliberated, Liu Gaosheng took Pan Youan to say goodbye to Xue Yunfei and Bai Yutian, and entered the manor with the jade seal. The flower of smile was in full bloom, making it unforgettable.
The bodyguards and the five minions of the Dragon Slaying Society gathered in the lobby to have breakfast. They were surprised to see Liu Gaosheng and Pan Youan entering the hall, beaming with joy.
One of the bodyguards stopped his bowl and chopsticks and asked, "Chief Bodyguard, why are you so happy today?"
Liu Gaosheng picked up the cloth bag in his hand and smiled happily at everyone: "This treasure, it can be said that I searched for it thousands of times in my dream, and it took no effort to find it. I feel happy when I look at it, and my whole body feels numb when I touch it. Now I recognize Liu." How can I not be happy as its owner?"
The first escort said: "Chief escort, what kind of treasure is this? Why don't you let everyone see it, so that I can have fun with you."
Liu Gaosheng smiled and said: "Since it is a treasure, how can you show it to others easily? What if someone sees it and gets interested! This is not okay." After saying that, he walked to the side, walked out of the lobby, returned to the bedroom, and put the treasure away.
Seeing Liu Gaosheng leaving mysteriously, a man asked Pan You'an who was sitting over: "Pan You'an, what treasure makes the chief escort so happy? Could it be that some gold or silver mine has been discovered, which will be inexhaustible in the future?" Inexhaustible?"
Pan Youan smiled and said: "You Daxia, look at what you said. The chief escort's job is to escort money and goods, not to mine mineral deposits. What kind of beautiful things are there like gold and silver mines? It was just last night. I had a dream that there was a blue light flashing by the stream outside the manor. I went out to the manor this morning to look for it. It was really like that."
The man named You asked: "What did you pick up? Is it a piece of jade?"
Pan Youan approached the man surnamed You and said softly: "I picked up a small baggage. When I opened it, I saw it was a piece of jade. There were a few words engraved on the bottom of the jade stone. We didn't read much, so we didn't know two of the words very well. But I could barely recognize two of the words. When people come out, they look like the word 'Chengtian'."
The first escort said: "I picked up the treasure in accordance with God's will. No wonder the chief escort is so happy."
A man seemed to have some knowledge and said loudly: "It is said that Chengtian was appointed, and it could be that the lost seal of some important person came from it. Later, Emperor Li Congke of the late Tang Dynasty burned himself in Xuanwu Tower, and the imperial seal disappeared. Later, the emperor who proclaimed himself wanted to show The legality of inheriting the throne is engraved on one's own body with the 'Order Treasure' for comfort."
Pan Youan asked: "The treasure of destiny? Brother He, what is engraved on it?"
The man surnamed He said: "I heard that the jade seal of the country is engraved with the words 'Ordered by heaven, and you will live forever'. Later generations cannot take the former name. Anyway, the words engraved are those of being ordered by heaven. What about 'accepted by heaven'?" "Fate, only virtue and prosperity", what is "the treasure of the emperor who accepts the destiny from heaven", what is "the treasure of the emperor who accepts the destiny of heaven"."
At this moment, Liu Gaosheng walked in and sat on the empty seat where others did not dare to sit. The man next to him asked: "Chief escort, did you pick up a piece of jade with the words 'accepting heaven's mandate' engraved on it?" A word?"
Liu Gaosheng said: "Nonsense, nonsense, there is such a thing. It's just an ordinary piece of jade, just a little bigger."
Pan You'an said: "Chief escort, although the jade is good, it is of little use to you except to buy it at a good price. Why not offer it to the emperor of the day and engrave a seal or something. If the emperor is happy, he will give you a reward. Maybe I can have a good family background. Even if I can't get an official title, I can still protect the Zhengyuan Escort Bureau from being ignored by the government in the future, let alone deliberately making things difficult."
Liu Gaosheng was surprised and said happily: "Old Pan, you have a good idea, let's do it like this. After breakfast, I will go to the city to see if I can find an acquaintance to connect with."
Pan Youan smiled and said: "Chief escort, this is a great thing. It will be easy to find noble people and everything will go smoothly."
Liu Gaosheng picked up the tea cup and said happily: "Come on, everyone, let's drink this cup for the good future of Zhengyuan Escort Agency in the future."
Everyone raised their glasses, treated the tea as wine, and drank it all in one gulp.
The first escort stood up and said: "Chief escort, will the goods from Axi Silk and Satin Store be delivered today?"
Liu Gaosheng said: "Send it over now. I sent someone to rush it yesterday."
"Yes." The escort stepped away with the two escorts.
Liu Gaosheng glanced at the lobby and saw that most of the people had finished eating and had nothing to do except chat and laugh with them, so he said: "Everyone, if you have finished eating and come, you can go your own way. There is no need to Stay here with me."
The man surnamed You stood up with the four people around him, and followed the others to say goodbye to Liu Gaosheng, walked out of the lobby, returned to the courtyard where he lived, and sat around the stone table in the courtyard.
The man named You said: "Look, is it possible that the piece of jade in Liu Gaosheng's hand is the jade seal that the 'Six Saints of Daguan' stole from the palace?"
The man on the left said: "You'll know if you open it and take a look."
The man on the right said: "What if it's not the case? Once discovered, how will we meet in the future?"
A man sitting opposite said: "Even if it is not the case, what will happen if we are found out? My lord is already worried about Liu Gaosheng, and he will not let the six of us turn into bodyguards and stay in the Zhengyuan Escort Agency all year round."
The man surnamed You said: "I think what Lao Huang said is reasonable. It's the jade seal. If we take away the main altar, don't we just continue to stay here? I'm sorry that Liu Gaosheng doesn't dare to wink at us."
The man on the left said: "Old He, you are the only one who has attended a private school and is able to read and write. Please give me a visit."
The man surnamed He said: "Then you should be prepared. If it is the jade seal, you will leave immediately to return to Dragon King Mountain."
The man named You said: "Okay. Go and come back quickly."
The man surnamed He quickly walked out of the yard and came to the door of the room where Liu Gaosheng lived. He knocked lightly and received no reply. He opened the door and walked in. I looked outside and saw no one there. I closed the door and searched for a while. I finally found the small cloth bag in a secret compartment under the bed. I opened it and saw that it was really a piece of jade. After seeing the few seal characters below, I felt very happy. I crawled out from under the bed, walked out of the room door, and walked quickly towards the yard where my companions lived.
Back in the courtyard, the other four people were already ready to leave. Seeing He coming happily, they quickly left the courtyard and jumped over the wall toward the northwest with extremely strong skills.
The five people came out of Zhengyuan Escort Bureau and ran for two miles northwest. They stopped when they saw someone in front of them.
The man named You glanced at the detectives in front and chose to take a detour. After walking about twenty steps, unfortunately, someone blocked the way again. It was Gu Huai, the hero of the Yellow River, and five or six policemen.
The five of them thought that it was not appropriate to compete with Gu Huai, so they chose to change their route. After walking for about thirty steps, someone blocked the way again. Bai Yutian came towards them with about a dozen policemen. The five people suddenly felt uneasy and chose to walk back, intending to seek shelter from the Zhengyuan Escort Bureau. To their delight, Liu Gaosheng came flying from a short distance with about twenty escorts, the wind blowing under his feet.
Liu Gaosheng came close enough and said loudly: "You Daxia, He Daxia, where are you going?"
The man surnamed You smiled and replied: "I'm bored in the village, come out for some fresh air and relax."
Liu Gaosheng said: "I was planning to take that piece of jade into the city, but when I returned to my room, I found that it was missing. I wonder if the five of you can see it?"
The man surnamed You smiled and said: "Chief escort, I will come out of Dezhuang after dinner and go there to see the jade stone."
Xue Yunfei came over from the west and said: "Mr. Liu, someone stole valuables in the capital. Something like this happened at the emperor's feet. Lord Fu Yin was furious. He wanted to solve the case as soon as possible. He hoped that Mr. Liu would cooperate. One or two.”
Liu Gaosheng said: "Xue Captou, if you want to cooperate, you might as well speak up."
Xue Yunfei said: "It's very simple. Search your body to prove your innocence."
Liu Gaosheng said to the bodyguards behind him: "Brothers, it is our duty to cooperate with the government in investigating the case. Those who are innocent will self-examine themselves, and you are not afraid of body searches, right?"
The escorts replied in unison: "Come on! Don't do anything wrong in your life, and don't be surprised if you knock on the door in the middle of the night."
Xue Yunfei heard this, smiled happily, and shouted: "Come on! Search me. Don't miss anyone."
The detectives came forward and searched the bodies of Liu Gaosheng and more than 20 bodyguards. When they were about to search for the five people named You, the man named He jumped up towards the north, thinking of escaping.
When Bai Yutian saw it, he swatted it away with a palm in the air, hitting He's back vest, and He fell to the ground.
The detectives jumped over and were about to capture him, but when they resisted, they failed to defend properly and accidentally killed him.
When the four people surnamed You saw the jade seal found in the baggage of the surnamed He, they let the police search them in a good mood.
After searching the bodies of the four people, the detectives found hundreds of taels of silver from the bags they carried and confiscated them all.
Xue Yunfei took the jade seal, wrapped it up again, and asked the detectives to put He's body on the horse. The rest of the matter had nothing to do with him, and he left with his men.
Bai Yutian saw off the official and came forward with Gu Huai.
Gu Huai said to You Buli, "You four, do you four want to take action on your own, or do you want us to do it?"
You Buli said: "Master Gu, we have no grudges in the past and no grudges in the near future. Why do we need to kill them all?"
Liu Gaosheng stepped forward and shouted: "You Buli, at least twenty people died unjustly at the hands of the four of you. As long as they are people with justice in their hearts, who doesn't have old and new grudges with you? If you... Bloody man, please kill yourself quickly to atone for your sins, so as not to dirty our hands."
You Buli sneered and said: "Liu Gaosheng, you are planning to frame us today, aren't you afraid that the master will find out and skin you and cramp you?"
Pan You'an said: You Buli, Slaying the Dragon is your lord, not ours, so don't talk nonsense. "
Bai Yutian said: "You Buli, the four of you followed the Dragon Slayer and collaborated with the enemy to treason and killed too many people. According to the laws of the Song Dynasty, you will definitely die. You should be kind and commit suicide to atone for your sins, so as not to implicate your family members in the future."
If you dare to do something, you are a real man! The four You Buli people are greedy for life and afraid of death. I saw the sword unsheathed, killing everyone in all directions, but unfortunately my skills were not as good as others. After several rounds, I finally died due to the outnumbered enemies and others' random swords, and my bad karma was wiped out.
The matter was settled, Bai Yutian said goodbye to all the escorts from Zhengyuan Escort Bureau, and returned to the city with Gu Huai.
