Chapter 28 The twenty-eighth chapter of God's peeping secret

A slanting sun, half-mountain sunset; Depressed scenery, lonely mood.On the official road next to Beimang Mountain, Song Tengxiao, like Miao Changfeng, walked silently.The only difference is that one is facing south, one is facing north, one is alone, and the other is accompanied by flowers. Song Tengxiao walked forward silently and didn't say a word for a long time. At this moment, Fang Shi let out a long sigh. Lu Simi became worried, leaned against him, and asked in a low voice: "Brother Song, why are you so sad?" "What I lament is that people are impermanent and emotions are changeable!" Song Tengxiao couldn't help but say it.

"Oh, you mean about Sister Yun?" "Don't get me wrong, I'm talking about Yun Ziluo and Brother Meng. The two of them have vowed to each other countless times, and have gone through so much suffering. I just thought that they would be able to reunite after all their hardships. Who would have thought that they each have someone they like again. " "Blowing up a pool of spring water, what's the matter with you?" Lu Simei couldn't help laughing "puchi", and said: "You said that they each have a favorite, and Sister Yun's favorite must be that Mr. Miao, but Brother Meng's Who is the person in love?"

Song Tengxiao glanced at Lu Simei intentionally or unintentionally, and said slowly: "I heard that he and Lin Wushuang, the new head of the Fusang Sect, are very close, and they are probably not ordinary friends anymore. This is what Yun Ziluo told me. Little Junior sister, are you happy to hear the news?" "Ah! This is really good news!" Lu Simi jumped up and said, "Of course I'm happy for them, aren't you happy?" Song Tengxiao said: "I hope that he and Ziluo can be reunited, but now that it has become like this, brother Meng has another person he likes, of course I am also happy for him." Then he laughed: "Why do you think this is good news? ?”

Lu Simi's cheeks were slightly red, and she spat: "Brother Song, whether you are good or bad, I won't tell!" Song Tengxiao smiled and said, "I will understand if you don't tell me." You must know that Lu Simi's father intended to betroth her to Meng Yuanchao before his death, but now Meng Yuanchao had someone he liked, of course Lu Simei was relieved. Song Tengxiao said: "Junior Sister, do you want to see Brother Meng?" Lu Simei said: "The Mount Tai meeting has already disbanded, his whereabouts are uncertain, how do we know where to find him?"

Song Tengxiao said: "Let's go to Beijing to find him." Lu Simei was surprised: "How do you know he is in Beijing?" Song Tengxiao said: "Brother Meng left Xiaojinchuan this time because he was ordered to contact the heroes of all parties, right?" Lu Simi said: "That's right, he once told me that. The reason why he participated in the Mount Tai meeting must be for this reason." Song Tengxiao said: "Beijing is the land of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Although Big Brother Meng has met many heroes in Taishan, it is expected that he will go to Beijing."

Lu Simei smiled and said: "Yes, even if we can't find Big Brother Meng, let's take this opportunity to visit the capital. Anyway, we have already arrived here, and it will only take two days to go to Beijing." Song Tengxiao said: "But the capital is an important place, no more than other places, we have to be extra careful!" Lu Simei thought for a while, and said: "Yes, if we stay in an inn, it will be inconvenient if we encounter interrogation! What should we do?" Song Tengxiao said with a smile: "I have already thought of a person, this person can be our master."

Lu Simi said: "Who is this person?" Song Tengxiao said: "Daimo, the son of Dai Jun, the former head of the Zhenyuan Escort Bureau. He is a friend of our eldest brother Xiao Zhiyuan, and he also secretly communicated with the rebels." Lu Simei frowned, and said: "It's someone related to the Zhenyuan Escort, but we just got married with Han Weiwu." Song Tengxiao said: "You don't have to worry, the reason why Dai Jun left the Zhenyuan Escort was because Han Weiwu's father squeezed him out. Now both Dai Jun and Han Weiwu's father are dead, and Han Weiwu took over as the head of the bodyguard. First, Dai Jun’s son, Dai Mo, had no contact with the Zhenyuan Escort. But I didn’t expect to come to Beijing. When I was in Xiaojinchuan, Brother Xiao told me about Dai Mo, but I didn’t ask him for his address. After entering Beijing , but also to inquire about people."

Lu Simi said: "Aren't you afraid of running into someone from the Zhenyuan Escort?" Song Tengxiao said: "Of course we need to be smarter. Let's see the opportunity and don't worry too early." Two days later, they arrived in Beijing, and saw the weather in Kyoto, which was really extraordinary, with thoroughfare, heavy traffic, majestic palaces and resplendent gold.The imperial palace is located in the center of the capital, and the palace is covered with glazed tiles. From a distance, it looks like countless golden scales. Its magnificence is unspeakable! There is a square in front of the imperial palace, and to the north of the square, stands a majestic tower amidst a vermilion palace wall. This is the world-famous Tiananmen Square.They were unknowingly attracted to the square in front of Tiananmen Square.

Below the Tiananmen Gate Tower is the "Xumizuo" made of white jade, which is connected to a large brick platform more than three feet high.The roof is covered with golden glazed tiles.Facing the "Waijinshui River" in front, there are seven winding jade belt-shaped bridges on the river, which are collectively called "Waijinshui Bridge".Around the Waijinshui Bridge, there are carved white stone railings. The majestic and majestic towers are cleverly inlaid with jade-like decorations such as Chinese watches and stone lions, making Tiananmen a perfect masterpiece of art.It is majestic, majestic and majestic, but at the same time delicate and delicate, plain and simple.

The imperial palace is beyond reach, and people in the past could only have a look at it when they passed Tiananmen Square.People who live in Beijing for a long time can't help but stop and watch Tiananmen Square every time they pass by.What's more, Song Tengxiao and Lu Simi, who had just arrived in Beijing, couldn't help being attracted by the scenery in front of Tiananmen Square. Just when they were dazzled and intoxicated, they suddenly heard coolies shouting "Hang yo, hang yo". It turned out that they were several charcoal workers, each carrying a heavy basket of coal briquettes, and they were heading towards them. Come.The heavy burden made them bow down. Among the people passing by Tiananmen Square, they are probably the only ones who are not in the mood to look up at the palace.

Song Tengxiao said: "Junior Junior Sister, be careful! Don't get coal dust on your clothes!" Before the words were finished, a coal burner walked past Lu Simi, the coal basket was swinging, Lu Simi's clothes had been wiped lightly, and it was all black immediately. Song Tengxiao said angrily: "Why are you so careless?" Lu Simi said: "Brother, it's no wonder they walk with their backs bent. Why bother to be angry with the poor?" Lu Simi was afraid that Song Tengxiao and Tanfu would be angry, so she put the blame on herself.But she was a little strange in her heart. It turned out that when she heard the Tanfu yelling just now, she had carefully dodged, but when he ran into her again, she had practiced the body technique of piercing flowers and circling trees, so she couldn't dodge. Open, it can be seen that the man deliberately bumped into her, and he must have practiced martial arts to have such agility.But she was afraid that something would happen to Song Tengxiao, so she dared not express her doubts. After Tan Fu passed by for a while, Song Tengxiao suddenly felt that something was missing from his body, touched it with his hand, and couldn't help but yelled out "ahhh". Lu Simi said: "Brother, what's the matter with you?" Song Tengxiao said: "Is that charcoal husband a thief?" Lu Simi said: "How do you know?" Song Tengxiao said: "My saber is gone!" It turned out that his saber was hidden in his clothes and hung on his waist, but now there is only a scabbard left. Lu Simei said: "How can there be such a powerful thief?" Song Tengxiao said: "It's really gone, go after him! Hey, where's the jade hairpin on your head? It's gone too!" Lu Simi touched her hand, but she did not see the jade hairpin on her head, she couldn't help being startled, and cried out: "There are indeed such powerful thieves in the world!" It's a thoroughfare, so it's inconvenient to use lightness kung fu, but fortunately those charcoal burners, carrying coal baskets, walked slowly, although they realized it late, they chased for a while, and gradually caught up. After crossing the Waijinshui Bridge, those charcoal men walked separately, walking in three different directions, Song Tengxiao said: "Little sister, do you still recognize the charcoal man who bumped into you?" Those charcoal men's faces were covered with coal Gray and pitch-black, as if all of them were the same.They walk with a hunched waist, tall and short, and it's hard to tell the difference unless you pay extra attention. Lu Simei was hesitating, when she suddenly saw the person walking east, and turned her head to look at them with a half-smile.Lu Simei's heart moved, and she said: "Yes, it is this person, it seems that he is just trying to play a joke on us." Song Tengxiao had already thought of someone, and said, "Let's keep quiet and follow him slowly." The man walked to the river, put down the coal basket, took out a towel, wrung it to wash his face.At this time, besides Song Tengxiao and Lu Simi, there was no third party following him. The man wiped off the soot on his face, stood up and said with a smile, "Are you here to ask me to pay for my clothes? I, a poor charcoal man, can't afford it." Song Tengxiao was surprised and delighted, and said with a smile: "Happy Zhang, so it's you. In fact, I should have known it was you a long time ago. Besides you, happy Zhang, who else in the world has such a unique skill?" Happy Zhang said with a smile: "Thanks to Uncle Song's praise, will you not lose your temper as a villain?" It turns out that this charcoal husband is none other than Zhang Xiaoyao, the number one thief in the world nicknamed "Happy Zhang".The last time Song Tengxiao met him in Suzhou, it had been a year since we parted. Unexpectedly, they met him in the capital now. Song Tengxiao said: "Happy Zhang, why did you change your career and become a charcoal husband?" Happy Zhang said with a smile: "I haven't changed my career. Those who work in our industry should have various identities. Isn't it because you lost something that you, Uncle Song, came after me?" Song Tengxiao said: "That's right, I was about to scold you, why did you joke with me too? It doesn't matter if you joke about me, it scared my little junior sister into panic." Happy Zhang said: "I'm not joking with you, how did I attract you to come here? It's not convenient to talk in front of Tiananmen Square!" After finishing speaking, he took out Song Tengxiao's saber and Lu Simei's jade hairpin, and returned them to them. Song Tengxiao said: "When did you come to Beijing, do you know if Meng Yuanchao is in Beijing?" Happy Zhang said: "I have been here for three months, but I haven't heard from Uncle Meng. Where do you live?" Song Tengxiao said: "I just arrived today. I want to find Dai Mo, the head of the former Zhenyuan Escort Bureau. I haven't found out his address yet." Happy Zhang said: "The Dai family lives in Naizi Hutong. Walk west from Tiananmen Square, turn north at the intersection, and then turn east across a side street, which is Naizi Hutong." Lu Simei laughed and said, "The name of this alley is really weird." Happy Zhang smiled and said, "You think it's ugly, don't you? It has a lot of history. It was the place where an emperor's nanny lived in the Ming Dynasty, so it's called Naizi Hutong. This name has been used for more than two hundred years." Song Tengxiao said: "Happy Zhang, since you and Dai Mo know each other, why don't you go to his house with us?" Happy Zhang said: "I haven't finished my work today, I'm sorry, but I can't accompany you." Song Tengxiao said: "I'm telling you something serious, why are you joking with me again?" Happy Zhang sighed: "Oh, you don't need to work, young master, it's cool to say it. What I'm doing is a serious job." Song Tengxiao frowned and said, "Are you really going to be a charcoal husband? Didn't you say that you just used this identity as a cover?" Happy Zhang smiled and said: "It's true or false, it doesn't matter whether it's true or not, in short, I'm not talking nonsense that I want to work. Besides, I know Damo, but Damo doesn't know me." Song Tengxiao said: "Why is this?" Happy Zhang said: "People who work in our business, when they go to a place, for example, they must find out the famous people in this place. Those famous people don't necessarily know about me, an unknown thief." Lu Simei smiled and said: "You are the world's most godly thief, and you still say you have no name?" Happy Zhang said: "Daimo may know my name, but he has never met me, and he must not know that I have arrived in Beijing. When you meet him, it is best not to mention that I told him his address." you." Song Tengxiao thought to himself: "He pretends to be a charcoal husband, there must be a reason why he doesn't want to let outsiders know." He couldn't ask more questions at the moment, and said: "Then, where do you live, I will visit you some day." Happy Zhang shook his hand quickly, and said with a smile: "I don't need to tell you where Tanfu lives. You should know that it is a dilapidated place. You should never come to this kind of place if you look good. You don't mind, my companion." I will also be suspicious. If you want to see me, I will find you, including you without anyone noticing." Hearing what he said, Song Tengxiao had no choice but to give up. After thanking him, he went to find Dai Mo according to the address. The friendship between Dai Mo and Xiao Zhiyuan, the leader of Xiaojinchuan Rebel Army is extraordinary, and he has been well-known to Song Tengxiao for a long time. Seeing him coming, he is naturally very welcome. Song Tengxiao and Lu Simei stayed at Dai Mo's house, so we won't show them for the time being. Let's say that after happy Zhang met them, he returned to the residence alone, and it was already time to light the lamps. The owner of the residence was drinking with a man with a beard like a halberd. When he saw Happy Zhang coming back, he laughed and said, "Happy Zhang, where did you sneak off to find yourself happy? Fortunately, you came back in time. If you were a little later, the vat I'm afraid that the best Zhuyeqing will be drunk by Hero Yuchi." Happy Zhang said with a smile: "Boss Cui, don't wrong me, I'll always work for you, how dare I be lazy?" It turned out that the owner of the residence was surnamed Cui, and he was the boss of a coal company in Dongcheng, Beijing. The man with the beard like a halberd is Yu Chijiong, who was born as a horse thief in the Kanto region and is now well-known in the world. Yu Chijiong smiled and said: "Happy Zhang, the errand we gave you this time really wronged you, telling you to carry the coal basket all day, how can you be happy? I was worried for you just now. You came back so late, is it right?" Didn't you bump into Beigongwang?" Happy Zhang said: "Even if Bei Gongwang met me, he would never recognize me. But I met a friend today." Yu Chijiong said, "Who is it?" Happy Zhang said: "It's Song Tengxiao!" Yu Chijiong said: "Is that Song Tengxiao who is as famous as Meng Yuanchao?" Happy Zhang said: "Yes, he even asked me about Meng Yuanchao's whereabouts. But I dare not tell him about us." Yu Chijiong said: "Yes, Song Tengxiao is no better than Meng Yuanchao. I heard that he came from a wealthy family. He may not be as stable as Meng Yuanchao. It's better to be careful with him. However, when it comes to Meng Yuanchao, I miss him very much. Do you remember? Well, last time I needed your help, the imperial horse I stole was given to Meng Yuanchao later. If Meng Yuanchao really came to Beijing, then we can make a big fight." The boss surnamed Cui said: "Our manpower is relatively small, but the chief rudder of the Tianlihui will send someone here. That's right, Happy Zhang, have you heard any news today?" Happy Zhang said: "I haven't got any definite news yet. But I have been to the homes of Beigongwang and Safding before, so I don't need to 'step on the road' anymore. I will wait until a dark and windy night for a month. You can go on a night scout on your own." Boss Cui said: "I think it's better to wait for the person at the helm to come." Yu Chijiong said: "Jiang Daxia entrusted me with the matter of his apprentice. If I don't find out about Li Guangxia as soon as possible, I will really feel uneasy. Happy Zhang's ability to go high and low is unparalleled in the world. Boss Cui, you can rest assured that I will be with him. Go, it is expected that nothing will go wrong." Happy Zhang smiled and said, "Let's talk about it later." It turns out that the Tianli Society is a secret anti-Qing gang. The leader Lin Daoxuan and the deputy leader Li Guangxia are both Jiang Haitian's disciples. The Tianli Society has many sub-rudders in various places. The largest sub-rudder and the one closest to the capital is located in Baoding. The Baoding sub-rudder was discovered by the Qing court three years ago and suffered a lot of losses. Therefore, Li Guangxia, the deputy helmsman, personally went to Baoding to inspect the situation and clean up the mess.In order to avoid attracting the attention of the Qing court, Li Guangxia went alone without any entourage. Li Guangxia made an appointment with Lin Daoxuan, and he could come back in three months at the latest, but unexpectedly, after going there for half a year, there was no news.Lin Daoxuan once sent people to inquire about the members hiding in Baoding City, but no one has seen him.However, I got an indirect rumor that it was the time when Li Guangxia was supposed to arrive in Baoding. A few big insiders came from Beijing to hunt down the remnants of the Tianlihui. .Lin Daoxuan suspected that the prisoner was his junior brother Li Guangxia. Lin Daoxuan asked the congregation in Beijing to inquire, and at the same time asked Master to rescue him, but Jiang Haitian could not come to Beijing immediately, so he turned to Yu Chijiong. The capital is strictly guarded, and the Tianli Society has no sub-rules in Beijing, only members who hide their identities and are engaged in various industries in the capital.The "Boss Cui" who runs a coal business is one of them.He is also the person who presided over the rescue of Li Guangxia this time. Happy Zhang came to Beijing from Suzhou, did a few cases, had a lot of money in his hands, and had so much fun that he stayed in Beijing, reluctant to leave.Yu Chijiong found him and asked him to help. Happy Zhang had no choice but to agree to him, so he had to wrong himself and act as a charcoal man in Boss Cui's coal company. People in Beijing, every winter, every household burns briquettes.As a charcoal husband, with the opportunity of giving charcoal balls, you can enter the house and go to the rich and noble houses that ordinary people cannot. Boss Cui has already found out that there are no new prisoners in the sky prison, so there are only two places where the prisoners are imprisoned, one is the "Commander's Mansion" where the Imperial Forest Army commanded Bei Gongwang, and the other is the chief executive officer Sa In Fuding's outer house, imperial convicts cannot be trapped in the palace. Happy Zhang has been to this place before, and he sent coal briquettes there as a charcoal man. Of course, it is not convenient to inquire about the information, but he is roughly familiar with the way in and out.People who are thieves have to do big crimes, and they are not stealing from ordinary people. The first step of preparation is to get familiar with the terrain and access roads of this family.In the thief industry, there is a term called "stepping on the road".Now Happy Zhang's preparatory work has been done. Coincidentally, the next day was a gloomy night with a dark moon and a high wind.Yuchi Jiong couldn't wait any longer, so he wanted to go with Happy Zhang to explore the residence of Bei Gongwang, the commander of the Imperial Forest Army. Happy Zhang smiled and said: "Hero Yuchi, I am far inferior to you in martial arts, but you are far inferior to me in being a thief. I think it's better to let me go alone." Yu Chijiong said: "I know that your ability is supernatural, and you come and go without a trace, but the Commander's Mansion of the Imperial Forest Army is unusual, so you have to be on guard. If there is a real fight, I'm there, and there will be some support. Are you afraid? I'm lost, I'll wait for you outside, I won't walk in and out with you, that's all." Happy Zhang thought for a while, and said: "Well, at the corner of that street, there is a small hotel that specializes in gambling ghosts. Another hotel closes early in the morning after dark, before the second watch. The hotel is in business all night. You wait for me there, and if I don't come out after an hour, you can inquire again. " Yu Chijiong smiled and said, "You have so many ways of ghosts, but it's strange that there is such a special hotel in the street where the Imperial Forest Army Commander's Mansion is located." Happy Zhang said with a smile: "It's not surprising at all. There are two half-open gambling dens on that street, which were sheltered by officers of the Imperial Forest Army. I gambled in those two gambling dens and drank in the hotel. You pretend to be a gambler and drink there, and make sure no one comes to question you." Yu Chijiong said: "That's fine. I'll give you a snake flame arrow, and you hide it on your body. If there is an accident, you shoot the snake flame arrow into the air, and I will come." Snake flame arrow is a night traveler. Usually used as a signal for communication, if it is shot into the air, it will emit a blue flame, which can be seen within a few miles. The plan has been made, and at three o'clock, they proceeded according to the plan. That night, there was no moon and no stars, and Happy Zhang had already "stepped on" the "Tao" well, with a well-thought-out plan, and he entered the Commander's Mansion without anyone noticing. But after entering, I realized something was wrong. He entered from the back garden, and when he stepped into the garden, he saw shadows standing beside the rockery, among the flowers and trees, and there were quite a few people who dared to watch the night.On ordinary days, although there are guards patrolling the Imperial Forest Army Commander's Mansion at night, it is just a routine.They expected that thieves would never dare to steal into the mansion of the commander-in-chief, and that idle figures in the world would never dare to break ground on Tai Sui's head. "Could there be something unusual tonight?" Happy Zhang thought.I was thinking about it, and suddenly I heard a "barking" dog barking. Happy Zhang Lian has a pair of night eyes. He hid behind a rock and peeked out. Not far in front of him, there were two people leading two big dogs.Happy Zhang recognized one of them as Bei Gongwang's younger brother Ximen Zhuo. Happy Zhang was taken aback, and thought: "Ximen Zhuo is the number two man in the mansion, why did he come out to watch the night, I should be extra careful. These two dogs look like wild wolves, so they must be extremely vicious. I I have never seen such a vicious dog in other places." The warrior who was with Ximen Zhuo said, "Tonight, you can try the skills of these two western spirit mastiffs. I heard that they can smell the smell of strangers. I don't know if it's true or not. I'm afraid there are no strangers." Dare to come." Before the words were finished, the two "Western Region Spirit Mastiffs" barked again. Ximen Zhuo said: "The spirit mastiff is barking so hard, could it be that a stranger has really come?" As soon as he let go of the handle, the two wolfhounds immediately flew towards the hiding place of Happy Zhang. Happy Zhang had been prepared for a long time, thinking in his heart: "If it takes a while, it will be a while." He raised his hand and threw out two meat buns. The meat steamed buns are made with a special spice, which dogs like to smell the most, but the steamed buns are mixed with poison. These two Western Region Spirit Mastiffs are well-trained, and ordinary meat buns would not make them salivate, but now they are attracted by this special scent, as soon as Happy Zhang throws the meat buns diagonally to the left, they immediately change Lost direction, rushed to the left obliquely. Ximen Zhuo and the samurai caught up, and the two wolfhounds had already eaten all the steamed buns.Ximen Zhuo said: "It's strange, there is no one here, why doesn't the spirit mastiff bark?" Fortunately, there was no moon and no stars at night, and Happy Zhang hid behind the rockery and threw meat buns, so he didn't notice it. Happy Zhang knew that poisoning and killing the Lingmastiff would surely be exposed, but at this critical juncture, he had no choice but to delay the attack. Unexpectedly, although the two Western Region Spirit Mastiffs were poisoned, they did not immediately die.It turns out that Happy Zhang's poisonous steamed buns are more than enough to deal with ordinary vicious dogs, but these two Western Region Spirit Mastiffs have strong physiques, which are not comparable to ordinary vicious dogs. Just when Ximen Zhuo came, the poison in the two spirit mastiffs started to take effect, they rolled on the ground twice, then suddenly howled again, and rushed towards the hiding place of Happy Zhang again. Happy Zhang didn't expect that they didn't fall dead, and they came so fast, he was about to transfer them, but he didn't have time to transfer them.Only Ximen Zhuo cried out: "No, it seems that the spirit mastiff has been poisoned, hurry up and kill your enemy!" "Not good, God bless, bless, bless me to turn bad luck into good fortune, and to make good fortune when I die!" Happy Zhang's heart almost jumped out of his mouth. At this time, Ximen Zhuo and the warrior had followed the two spirit mastiffs. , as long as he moved, Ximen Zhuo might find out, so he could only ask God to bless him. Sure enough, a miracle really happened. The two mastiffs ran to the rockery where Happy Zhang was hiding, and suddenly changed direction and ran into the flowers and trees. Ximen Zhuo ran and slapped the air in all directions. Seeing the spirit mastiff chasing into the flowers and bushes, he also changed direction and shouted: "The thief is hiding in the fake mountain plum forest, come and search!" Ximen Zhuo turned around before he reached the front of the rockery, but the air splitting palm he issued had blown to the back of the rockery, and Happy Zhang couldn't help shivering, but luckily he didn't make a sound.It turns out that Ximen Zhuo has practiced "Xuan Yin Palm" kung fu, the wind in his palm is extremely cold, luckily Happy Zhang has a rockery as a shield, slightly affected by the impact, but he can withstand it. Happy Zhang was surprised and delighted, and thought: "It's strange, is it really God's blessing?" The two spirit mastiffs ran into the bushes, the poison had exploded, only heard a few wild howls, the two spirit mastiffs fell down and died at the same time. A warrior shouted: "The thief ran out from there!" Ximen Zhuo shouted: "Hurry up and chase!" Happy Zhang poked his head out from behind the rockery. Shadows are moving over the wall. Only then did Happy Zhang suddenly realize that there was another "stranger" in the garden. I don't know how he used to lure the two spirit mastiffs away. It was also possible that they smelled another "stranger" when they were poisoned and fell into a coma. The smell of "people" chased after it. "I don't know who this person is, but he seems to have the intention to save me? But in terms of his lightness, he will never be the hero Yuchi." When the class guard chased him out, he quickly slipped into the house. Ximen Zhuo couldn't catch up with the man, and he came back again, shouting: "Everyone search carefully, beware of thieves and gangsters." Happy Zhang had come to deliver coal balls twice, and was in charge of the mansion. The place he was most familiar with was the kitchen, so he ran into the kitchen to hide without knowing it.In the kitchen, the chef and an assistant were cooking. Happy Zhang flashed behind the pile of coals in the corner of the kitchen, and the two of them were unconscious. Happy Zhang was a bit weird, and thought to himself: "It's midnight, even if it's Bei Gong Wang's supper, there's no need for the big chef to cook it himself?" While thinking about it, I saw a servant come in and ask, "Is the side dish ready?" The chef said: "I'm afraid the duck with camphor tea is not cooked enough, and the leg of lamb with candied fruit still needs to be seasoned. Do you want to hurry?" The boy said: "No, my lord told you to cook with your heart, it's okay to be late. He just asked me to take a look and tell you by the way, and told you to remember to open a tank of old wine." The chef said: "I see, what kind of distinguished guest is here?" The servant smiled and said, "Guest of the Commander, how dare I go upstairs to spy?" The big chef muttered: "Anyway, if there are guests, we deserve to be unlucky. We have to get up in the middle of the night." It turned out that this big chef was a famous chef hired by Beigong Wang with a lot of money. Beijing's famous chefs have traditional rules in their line of work, and the master should treat each other with courtesy.This cook is especially not small, he is not needed to cook at all on weekdays, and getting up to cook in the middle of the night is unprecedented.So very unhappy. The boy didn't dare to answer, so he withdrew.Happy Zhang thought in his heart: "There is no place to find if you break through the iron shoes. It's easy to get here. I don't know where Bei Gongwang lives. I just followed him when the boy went back to report. Maybe I can find out." Some news." Just as he was about to sneak out quietly, he suddenly heard someone's voice outside the door. The chef frowned and said, "What's the noise? I'm most afraid of noise when I'm cooking. Go out and have a look." The samurai who came in to search was impatient, and as soon as he stepped into the yard, he shouted, "Have any strangers come here?" The chef's assistant was taken aback, and said, "There are only the master chef and me in the kitchen, how could the dough master come to the kitchen?" The warrior said: "It's like this. There are thieves in the garden. Sir Ximen is afraid that the thieves and the rest of the party will sneak into the house to hide." The big chef was feeling very angry, and before the warrior entered the kitchen, he went out and said, "When did the thieves happen?" The warrior said, "It was just now, and there is not even half a stick of incense." The chef said: "I was in the kitchen an hour ago, and I have never left. Unless I am blind, how can the thief hide under my nose? It doesn't matter if you come in and search. If you are restless, add more condiments and less, the taste of any delicious food will change." The samurai smiled and said, "I just came in to take a look as usual, and I won't copy here and there." He thought to himself, "There is no place to hide in the kitchen, and it's so stuffy, so I don't think the thief will hide in it." The big chef spread his hands and said, "Okay, then you can come in and have a look." Happy Zhang quietly came out from behind the charcoal pile, grabbed two squares of candied mutton and put it in his mouth, drank half a pot of old-fashioned wine, and then slipped out of the kitchen in a leisurely manner. The samurai knew that the chef had a bad temper, so he went into the kitchen, saw no one was behind the charcoal pile, made a complaint, and went out. The chef was sneering, but the assistant suddenly gave a snort, and said, "Why is there only half of this jug of wine left?" It turned out that when he lifted the jug, he felt much lighter, so he realized it. The chef observed carefully, and found that the candied mutton was missing two squares, his smile froze immediately, and he quickly whispered: "Don't make a fuss, we are really blind if you make people laugh." Happy Zhang slipped out of the kitchen, secretly amused: "This chef's craftsmanship is really good, and the aged wine is much better than the wine hidden in Boss Cui's house. Go back and tell Yu Chijiong to know, it's no wonder you don't envy him." The warriors searched from house to house, but before they could enter the inner courtyard for a while, Happy Zhang secretly followed the young man, winding through several corridors, and the young man walked into a building. Happy Zhang knew that Bei Gongwang would not see this boy, and the housekeeper downstairs must have listened to his report, so he performed lightness kung fu and went upstairs quietly.There was a house with bright lights, and the corners of the eaves were happily stretched out, and golden hooks were hung upside down. He peeked in from the rear window, and saw only one person in the house, and he recognized Yang Mu. "Strange, could it be that the honored guest is Yang Mu?" Happy Zhang couldn't help being very surprised. "It turns out that this guy is still alive," Happy Zhang thought to himself, "But why did he appear in the commander's mansion? Bei Gongwang treats him as a distinguished guest again? How strange!" You must know that Yang Mu is just a martial artist, although he is quite famous, he is just a commoner.Bei Gongwang is the commander of the Imperial Forest Army, so he would not be interviewed, let alone a private meeting in a secret room in the middle of the night?Happy Zhang Jiuli Jianghu, vaguely guessed that something was wrong, presumably there is some secret between them that is not humane. While thinking about it, he suddenly heard a cough, and someone walked into the room, it was Bei Gongwang, the commander of the Imperial Forest Army. Yang Mu was taken aback and stood up with a look of bewilderment on his face. Bei Gongwang smiled slightly and said, "Are you Yang Mu? I am Bei Gongwang." Yang Mu quickly knelt down and said, "I don't know if the Commander is here, I, I..." Yang Mu was in a state of bewilderment, and Happy Zhang, who was peeking out the window, was also very strange: "It turns out that they didn't make an appointment, which is even more strange. If the distinguished guest is not Yang Mu, then who is it?" Bei Gongwang stretched out his arms and supported him lightly, Yang Mu felt a strong force supporting his body, and stood up involuntarily.Bei Gongwang smiled and said, "Warrior Yang, who do you think it is?" Yang Mu was in doubt, unable to speak out.Bei Gong didn't wait for his answer, and continued, "You thought it was Shi Chaoji, Vice Commander Shi, didn't you?" "The person who brought the villain said that he was ordered by Mr. Shi. The villain only said that Vice Commander Shi called me into the mansion." Yang Mu replied. Bei Gongwang smiled again, and said, "Then I came to meet you, are you surprised?" Yang Mu replied respectfully: "The villain is flattered." Bei Gongwang said: "Would you like to be my confidant or Shi Chaoji's confidant?" Yang Mu was very surprised, and said: "My lord has been kind to you, and the little people are smashed to pieces. There is no repayment." Bei Gongwang laughed and said: "I can give you the fame and wealth that Shi Chaoji can give you. Well, since you are willing to be my man, then tell me honestly, did you meet Shi Chaoji when he came to Beijing with you?" Manager Sa?" "I just arrived yesterday, Master Shi hasn't seen him yet." Yang Mu replied. Bei Gongwang showed joy, and said: "Very good, very good. Then there are a few things you need to listen to me." Yang Mu hastily agreed, and Bei Gongwang followed up and said, "First, you don't need to tell Shi Chaoji about your meeting with me tonight. You have to treat him as before. The more you can gain his trust, the better, and you must never provoke him. suspicious!" Only then did Yang Mu know that the warrior who summoned him to the commanding mansion tonight was actually sent by Bei Gongwang under the guise of his deputy. It turned out that Bei Gongwang, the commander of the Imperial Forest Army, and Sa Fuding, the chief of the inner court, had always been at odds with each other.The deputy commander, Shi Chaoji, is a pawn that Safding placed beside Bei Gongwang.Bei Gongwang didn't know it at the beginning, but after a long time, he finally knew it too. He inquired about Shi Chaoji subduing Yang Mu, and Yang Mu had contacts with the chivalrous people in Jianghu and even the figures in the rebel army. In this way, behind Yang Mu was Shi Chaoji, behind Shi Chaoji was Sa Fuding, Yang Mu It's like a spy sent by Safding.Bei Gongwang found out about this, so he couldn't stop thinking about it.One must know that if Yang Mu finds out any secrets of the rebel army, Safding can be used to ask the emperor for credit, and Bei Gongwang is worried about falling out of favor. It was for this reason that Bei Gongwang summoned Yang Mu in the name of Shi Chaoji. Of course Yang Mu doesn't know about these many complicated relationships, but he is a smart person, but he has vaguely guessed that it is the discord between the orthodox commander and the deputy commander, and Bei Gongwang is the orthodox leader.自是要比依附石朝玑好得多，是以一听得北宫望有意收罗他作心腹，便即大喜过望，满口应承。 北宫望继续说道：“以后我会另外派人和你联络，你打听到什么消息，先告诉我。一些无关重要的消息，那就告诉石朝玑也是无妨，还有石朝玑和你说了些什么话，或者你知道他们那边有些什么动静，也必须老老实实的告诉我，若有隐瞒，甚或泄漏我的秘密，我必取你性命！” 杨牧诺诺连声，说道：“小人怎敢？”北宫望道：“谅你也不敢。”杨牧道：“大人还有什么吩咐。”北宫望道：“待我想想，唔，震远镖局的韩总镖头和你很熟，是不是？”杨牧道：“不错，大人有何指示？” 刚说到这里，西门灼走进来报告刚才园子闹贼之事。快活张缩作一团，躲在檐角的凹槽里，刚好可以遮蔽他的身形。 北宫望道：“我已听得灵獒的吠声，那贼人想必是已给你们发现，逃出去了。你们追不上他，是不是？” 北宫望只是凭着听声的本领，园子里发生的事情，他竟有如目睹。躲在屋顶的快活张不由得大吃一惊，心想：“幸好他只是察觉逃出去的另外那人。”快活张高来高去的本领已臻化境，他自信刚才跟在那小厮后面，决不会有丝毫声息，但此时也给吓得大气也不敢透，生怕呼吸稍重，就要给北宫望发觉。 西门灼说道：“只怕贼人还有余党，不过我也叫他们逐屋搜查过了，并无发现。” 北宫望笑道：“我这里是贼人是决不敢来的。既然搜查不到党羽，想必来的就只是一人了。你们不必再闹了，免得客人来了笑话。” 西门灼深知师兄之能，笑道：“纵有不知死活的贼人，胆敢跑到这儿，决计也瞒不过师兄的耳目。我不过进来报个讯罢了。” 北宫望道：“现在已是三更时分，那位贵客恐怕就要来了。” 西门灼道：“是，我替师兄出去迎迓贵宾。” 北宫望道：“不，那位客人不想给人知道，他会自己来的。你们不用替我迎接了。倒是这位杨先生，我要请你代我送他回去。”心里想道：“杨牧虽然和那人相识，也还是不要让他们见面的好。” 杨牧道：“统领大人，刚才你说到震远镖局的那位韩总镖头……” 北宫望略一沉吟，说道：“韩威武的事情以后再说吧。我有用得着你的时候，自会叫人通知你的。师弟，你带杨先生从后门出去。” 西门灼和杨牧走了之后，北宫望唤来一个心腹随从，说道：“大厨师想必已经弄好了，你去把酒菜端来吧。” 快活张本来想要离开，听他这么一说，不由得又是好奇心起，“那位贵客不知是谁，我倒要看个明白了。” 心念未已，忽见一条人影翩如飞鸟的落在楼头，说道：“牟宗涛特来拜会统领大人，劳大人久候了。” 北宫望哈哈大笑，打开房门，出来迎接，说道：“牟兄果是信人，幸会幸会。” 快活张心头大骇：“怎的竟然是牟宗涛？”他虽然没有见过牟宗涛，也知牟宗涛是扶桑派中首屈一指的人物，名气比新任掌门人的林无双大得多，和侠义道许多响当当的人物都是有交情的。 北宫望道：“我对牟兄是仰慕已久，今日幸得识荆，请牟兄千万不要客气，北宫望不过偶然做到御林军的统领而已，牟兄当世高人，若用官场称谓，可叫小弟汗颜无地了。” 牟宗涛道：“恭敬不如从命，那么请问北宫兄，叫小弟前来，可有何事见教？” 北宫望道：“不敢。我只是想结识牟兄这样一位好朋友。若蒙不弃，愿与牟兄作长夜之谈。小弟新得皇上赏赐两瓶御酒，正好与牟兄共谋一醉。” 牟宗涛道：“北宫兄折节下交，令小弟大有知己之感。请恕小弟冒昧一问，府中刚才可是闹贼？” 北宫望怔了一怔，随即哈哈笑道：“对，咱们都不必酸溜溜的说客气话了，我也正想问你呢，你是不是和那贼人交过手了？”原来牟宗涛穿的是一件十分干净的白绸长衫，但长衫上却有两团泥污的痕迹。