Chapter 35 chapter Ten

Di Gong got up early in the morning to wash up, and went to the back garden of the yamen to relax.There is a large pool in the back garden, which connects to the corner of Lan Lake.I remember that the lotus leaves are fluttering and the white lotus is dotted, which is very beautiful.As soon as Di Gong approached the bank of the big pool, he suddenly noticed that Wen Kan was concentrating on playing with a few clay pots on a stone bench under the shade of a willow tree.Out of curiosity, he tiptoed over. "What is Dudu Wen doing so early in the morning?" "Oh, it's Master Di. Look!" He opened the lid of a pot with a dragon carved on it. "Look at how mighty this cricket is. Its whiskers are trembling straight, with faint purple knots, and the two sides of the fangs are like sharpened knives. So far, it has never been defeated."

"Doctor Wen also likes to fight crickets? It was also popular in Chang'an Palace for a while. Master Liu has a famous horse, the most ferocious, and the Holy Majesty has defeated him several times." When Wen Kan heard about Mr. Liu, he felt unhappy. "Master Liu doesn't know what's going on. He appears like a ghost. He has clearly stated that he will go back to the capital, but he shows up in Guangzhou again. Could it be that this imperial envoy is secretly investigating my shortcomings, deliberately hiding the truth from my local land." "Minister Wen is overthinking. Mr. Liu has a very good impression of Guangzhou. After the imperial envoy returned to Beijing, did he still mention Dudu Wen's benevolent government to me?"

Wen Kan laughed dryly: "Lord Liu has just left for inspection, and Governor Di came again. I'm afraid the court doesn't believe in the virtuous government that Master Liu reported." Duke Di was taken aback.I thought to myself, could it be that this Wen Kan already guessed my reason for coming, and concluded that the person who came was not kind. "Dudu Wen is so absurd. Mr. Liu is inspecting the war preparations of the Economic and Strategic Army in Pingnan. Military and political stability has nothing to do with it.” Wen Kan knew that he had lost his words, and lowered his head embarrassingly.

"Minister Wen, yesterday my entourage encountered a good fighting cricket in the market in Guangzhou. Experts call it 'Golden Bell'. If we fight with your cricket, the outcome cannot be determined." While the two were talking, they suddenly saw Bao Kuan rushing into the garden. "Captain Wen, that woman is missing..." Wen Kan winked: "Didn't you see that I was talking to Mr. Di?" Then he turned to Mr. Di: "Oh, Mr. Bao is looking for crickets for me." Bao Kuan hurriedly greeted Di Gong.Nai said: "Zhuo Jing knew a blind woman, and she has accumulated many kinds of crickets. Governor Wen asked me to visit and buy them. But when Zhuo Jing went to look for her last night, she had disappeared."

Wen Kan waved his hands impatiently and said: "This trivial matter is also going to alarm Mr. Di? Go back quickly." Bao Kuan took advantage of this and hurriedly withdrew respectfully.Di Gong stepped forward and pulled the corner of his robe. "Mr. Bao, I am going to visit Liang Pu in a short time and ask about some business details. I hope you will go with me. I have your authority." Bao Kuan is Weiwei.But he bid farewell to Duke Di and stepped down for the time being. Di Gong returned to the study in the west hall, where Tao Gan was already waiting.Tao Gan said that he had privately entrusted a capable arrester to find Lanli's whereabouts.Di Gong said a conversation with Wen Kan and Bao Kuan in the garden just now.

"I suspect that Dudu Wen has seen the blind girl before, and he seems unwilling to let Bao Kuan know. The disappearance of the blind girl does not seem to be hijacking, but she hid herself. I don't know if it was intentional to avoid Wen and Bao's entanglement and snatching; She still refuses to let us find out her background. People from all walks of life are looking for her now, so she must be an important person. ——To ask the cause of Master Poliu's death, we must start with her." At this time, the Chinese army came to report that the sedan chair and horse were ready.Bao Kuan is already waiting outside the west hall.

Di Gongdao: "Tao Gan, let's go to Liang Pu's residence together."