Chapter 23 Chapter Twenty-Two

After Di Renjie and the others had breakfast, they heard loud knocking on the door outside. Di Chun opened the door and saw that Li Kaigu pulled a person, and strode into the courtyard. He said loudly, "My lord, brother Yuanfang, I brought someone here to apologize to you." Di Renjie didn't know what he was so excited about early in the morning. When Li Yuanfang saw the person behind him, it was Hu Lvchong, and Li Kaigu said: "Brother Yuanfang, Hu Lvchong is also my good friend. He was fighting on the street that day. , So it was his fault, I apologize to you on his behalf." As he was about to salute, Li Yuanfang hurriedly stretched out his hand to pull, Hu Lv rushed forward and said with a smile: "Since it is my fault, how can you bother?" Brother took it on my behalf." After finishing speaking, he bowed his hands in a respectful manner, and said to Di Renjie: "Master Di, I am overthinking my own strength. It is ridiculous that I only know the frog at the bottom of the well today. Although the two-day betting period has not yet arrived, I have already lost. I'm here today to return the burden." Di Renjie smiled and didn't answer.

Hu Lvchong took out the bundle and was about to hand it over when he saw Ayu standing aside with a bit of disdain on his face, he changed his mind and knew the reason, so he put the bundle in front of Ayu, bowed his head and said, "Miss The skills are outstanding, and I am willing to bow down to others. This thing belongs to a girl, so naturally it must be returned to the original owner. I hope that the girl will make a lot of it." Seeing that he was quite tall, Ayu was standing in front of her at this moment, apologizing in a low voice, feeling uncomfortable, grabbed the bundle with her hands, put it on the side table, but still curled her mouth and did not speak.Suddenly, a snow-white puppy came out from behind Hu Luchong, tilted his head to look around, jumped to the ground, rolled to Ayu's feet like a snowball, and sniffed it with his flat nose. Sniffing, he looked up at Ayu again, his big black eyes were so unattractive, Ayu felt his feet tingle, and couldn't help but hugged him up, the puppy was not afraid of life, so he arched in Ayu's arms coquettishly , Ayu looked cute, finally giggled, and had to say: "Brother Dichun, please help me put away my things first."

Li Kaigu laughed loudly and said, "Okay, okay." Di Renjie watched from the side, and saw that Hu Lvchong was a bit carefree, but when he stood in the room, he appeared to be upright and upright. Stretched and cramped, he secretly praised in his heart: Sure enough, only the vast wilderness can conceive such a character.While looking at Li Yuanfang again, the two unconsciously looked at each other and smiled. Hu Lvchong took off the saber at his waist, took a step forward, and handed it to Li Yuanfang, saying: "From today onwards, this saber will be with you." Li Yuanfang took it with a smile, only to see eight cursive characters engraved on the scabbard: "Lightly as a frightened bird, graceful as a dragon swimming", which are exactly the two sentences in "Luo Shenbin", which is expected to be added after falling into the hands of the Han people. The scabbard, using this phrase to describe the power of the sword.The handle of the knife is black, with simple decorations on it. At a glance, it looks like a kind of animal pattern carved. The end of the handle is slightly upturned, and the end seems to be an open fish lip. After further identification, it seems to be in the shape of a fish. , but this fish looks weird, not similar to the sword decorations seen nowadays.Gently pulling it out, there was only a clear groan, and the chill suddenly increased, Li Yuanfang couldn't help saying: "Good knife!" When Jing shook hands and did not move, she looked closely, there was no dazzling brilliance on the blade, and it was still dark. , which is similar to the texture of the mask; the inner and outer double arcs are both blades, only the middle ridge protrudes; dancing lightly with the momentum, the silver light is like water, and sprinkles. Said: "Brother Hulu's knife is called 'Moon Jing'?"

Hu Lvchong nodded and smiled, and said frankly: "That's right, I wanted to snatch the mask that day, just because these two things were related to a relic handed down by my ancestors, and I did have private thoughts in betting with Brother Li. But this morning When I woke up, I suddenly realized: Since I lost, there is no need to mention this matter, it is all up to Brother Li to deal with it." Li Yuanfang handed over the knife and said calmly: "If so, I can't accept this knife." Hu Lvchong let out a long laugh, and said angrily: "Brother Li is too underestimated. Men on the grassland are always the same. If you lose, you lose, and if you win, you win. How can there be pushback! Although I, Hu Lvchong, are reckless, I don't really care about the extraneous things. I wanted to go to the bottom of Yi Que to have a look, but I just wanted to see that I was happy. Even if there is a nest of gold and silver in there, it will be saved to prevent people from stealing it. What's the use of taking it out? How can you be troubled by these vulgar things! I lost the knife today. If brother Li loves to find out, he brought his brother with him, so he can take care of him. If he doesn’t love it, let it go. ?” After speaking in one breath, he walked away without looking at the precious sword again.

Li Yuanfang flickered, stopped in front of him, slightly raised his palm forward, and said with a smile: "Okay, I would like to be your friend." Hu Lvchong smiled when he heard this, and stretched out his hand to slap Li Yuanfang , shouted: "Okay!" Di Renjie smiled, Li Kaigu rushed forward one step earlier, grabbed the hands of the two, and laughed loudly: "This is great, we are all good brothers!" Ayu lowered her head to look at the puppy in her arms, and saw that it was also staring at its owner in a daze, and felt dizzy. Li Yuanfang said with a smile: "The matter of treasure hunting is ultimately slim, not to mention that the world is so big, there are many things worth doing for you and me, and it depends on our time. If one day my brothers plan to go to the outside of the Great Wall to herd horses and herd cattle , let’s go dig it out again, see if we can exchange some silver, and it’s not bad for everyone to buy wine and drink.”

Everyone laughed. In the midst of the excitement, I heard Di Chun shouting outside: "Master, there are people coming from the palace." Di Renjie hurriedly dressed to greet him, Li Kaigu couldn't wait to evade, he saw a woman in palace attire brought two servants, and came in with a smile, the woman was about 20 years old, with a pretty face, a little red plum on her forehead, there was a sense of self in every gesture. With a coquettish and charming attitude, she came close, bowed slightly, and said: "Master Di, Wan'er is polite." The voice was clear and crisp, and it was very pleasant to the ears.

Di Renjie returned a salute with a smile. At that time, Shangguan Wan'er, because of her natural intelligence and literary talents, was already the female official in charge of imperial edicts by Tianhou's side. A capable person, Di Renjie had met once a few years ago, and at this moment, she was no longer the fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl back then, with a hint of a minister in her speech and demeanor. Shangguan Wan'er looked around the room and saw that everyone was there. She respected Di Renjie's name and did not sit down. She just stood up and said, "Master Di, Wan'er is here by His Majesty's order. I have a message. Your Majesty is here." Order: There is no need to investigate the case of the East Palace, and release all the retainers and attendants of the prince."

Di Renjie was overjoyed and thanked, "Your Majesty is wise." Ayu heard that everyone in the East Palace had to be released, but she didn't know what happened to her master, so she just secretly raised her eyes to see, Shangguan Wan'er's red lips parted slightly, and said with a smile: "Le Gong An Jinzang survived a catastrophe, and has been placed in another courtyard." Rehabilitation. I should have come earlier today, but it was because of him that I delayed the time." Seeing that everyone listened attentively to what she said, Wan'er slowly said: "Speaking of which, Your Majesty is determined to release the Crown Prince, and I must thank An Jinzang for his righteous deed. Early this morning, His Majesty ordered his servants to go to the Judge's Court to check. Now, the prince's retainers are dying, confessing indiscriminately, but An Jinzang yells at Lai Junchen, shouting, "The prince didn't rebel, why did he frame him? It's about the country and society, and I'm willing to cut my heart to show my heart!" The yamen servant next to him was armed with a knife, tore open his clothes, and scratched his chest forcefully, blood spurted out immediately, and he passed out on the ground. When the incident happened suddenly, Lai Junchen couldn't help panicking, and went to the hall to have a look, only to see An Jinzang's chest scratched Broken, all the viscera and six internal organs can be seen.

The servants sent hurriedly reported back what they had seen. His Majesty was greatly shocked when he heard that he confessed his grievances. He ordered the imperial doctor to rescue him with all his strength, and then went to visit An Jinzang himself. Sadly, he said: "My own son doesn't know whether he is good or bad, and he has hurt you. It is really a lesson from loyalty!" He also ordered the imperial doctor to take care of him, and issued an edict to stop the investigation of the case immediately. "Speaking of this, Shangguan Wan'er sighed softly. When A Yuchu heard that An Jinzang's laparotomy was revealed, he was so shocked that he froze there. He was secretly relieved when he heard that he was saved, and wished he could run to Master's side immediately.The puppy in her arms was held too tightly by her, and she barked softly.

Di Renjie was silent for a while, then Fang said: "It's really admirable and admirable that a big prison was finally wiped out because of An Jinzang's righteous deeds." All the people in the house were filled with admiration and remained silent. Shangguan Wan'er's eyes turned around, and she glanced at Li Kaigu, Hu Lvchong and others, paused on Li Yuanfang's face, and said with a smile: "On the night of the Shangyuan Festival, the battle of Tianjin Bridge, the general's fame moved the world, and Luoyang is full of people. The city fell for it—it was just the destruction of the turrets of the suspension bridge. If you think about it carefully, it might not be enough to deduct General Li's salary for a year, right?"

Li Yuanfang was taken aback for a moment, he wanted to speak modestly, but now he didn't know how to respond, Di Renjie laughed and said: "Shangguan Wan'er is worthy of being Shangguan Wan'er, even if Li Yuanfang is famous, she can't escape the girl's insightful judgment." Shangguan Wan'er smiled without saying a word, turned around and uncovered the tray held in the servant's hand, when everyone looked at it, it turned out to be the mask.Just listen to Wan'er's loud voice: "Your Majesty ordered: the old things of Gaoqi in the previous dynasty are still returned to the original owner, so that they can be kept properly, and no more confusion can be caused by this. In addition, Di Renjie will find out about Yique's remains. Destroy all human poisons to eliminate future troubles." Di Renjie waited on his knees to listen to the order of thanks. Shangguan Wan'er helped Di Renjie up, smiled slightly, and said: "Master Di, this trip may be dangerous, but it is inconvenient to make a big show of it in the prosperous Eastern Capital, fortunately, you have a strong general to protect you." See also Li Kaigu He was also at the side, thought for a while, and said: "If the brothers of General Zuo Yuqianwei have time, you might as well go to Yique for a visit, and follow Di Gong, so that you can learn a lot." Li Kaigu was overjoyed when he heard the words, and said yes early. Seeing that the decree had been passed on, Shangguan Wan'er didn't stay any longer, so she left immediately.Ayu was worried about An Jinzang's injury, and rushed to visit him. Because An Jinzang was seriously injured and could not move, and was expected to guard him day and night in front of the bed, he hurriedly bid farewell to Di Renjie and Li Yuanfang, and went with Shangguan Wan'er . Here Di Renjie looked at the mask on the case, looked at Hu Lvchong and Li Yuanfang, and said with a smile: "Yuanfang, it seems that Fangma Tianshan, lying drunk on the grassland, has not yet made the trip, so Yique has to go."