Chapter 25 (1/2)
[in the dead of the night, Duan Baiyue lies on the bed, staring at the top of the bed.
There is a big spider lying on the pillow, innocent, innocent and innocent.
In the next room, Chu Yuan tossed and turned, so he picked up a book on the table to kill time. It was brought back by Sixi when he bought some snacks. He said it was the secret history of the southwest king. It was very beautiful. Everyone liked it. If you want to buy it, you have to wait in line.
On the first page, there is such a big painting, which depicts the southwest palace as a hundred insect nests. There are not only spiders, but also various snakes, insects, poisonous ants and ants. Duan Baiyue was painted as a monster with a scorpion's tail. She was tearing the leg of sheep naked and looked ferocious.
”Pa” closed the book, the emperor of Chu felt that it was necessary to order to eliminate the folk customs and let the people see something they should see.
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Both of them had been tossing and turning all night. The next morning, Chu Yuan heard Sixi talking outside. After a while, the courtyard door creaked, it was the voice of the white moon.
Chu Yuan put on his clothes and got out of bed. Four Xi came in to serve him. By the way, he asked carefully that the southwest king had already bought breakfast. Should he use it or let the post house do something else.
Chu Yuan wiped his face with a handkerchief, pushed the door out, and saw Duan Baiyue sitting on the stone platform under the pillars with a knife in his arms. There was a big food box in front of me, still steaming.
”Do you want to eat?” Seeing him come out, Duan Baiyue asked, ”it is said that the restaurant owner specially invited the cook from the western regions.”
Leg of mutton Chu Yuan recalled the painting last night.
”What's the matter?” Seeing him standing still, Duan Baiyue asked.
Chuyuan pursed her lips and forbear to smile: ”eat.”
Duan Baiyue has some doubts between her eyebrows, so happy?
Chu Yuan has already entered the house.
Four Xi father-in-law followed, and repeatedly made eyes at the southwest king. The emperor looked very happy, but he must not take the spider out again. He was frightened.
Golden crisp pancakes and roasted mutton sprinkled with chili powder make people feel too greasy to eat in the morning. Moreover, Chuyuan has always tasted light. But this time he was not picky and had a good appetite.
The prince, who grew up in the palace since childhood, has a proper manner. Other people hold pancakes with oil all over the place, but he just can eat it well. There is no sound residue.
Duan Baiyue thinks that even if she doesn't eat, she just looks good.
Chu Yuan drank the last spoonful of soup, and the whole person warmed up.
Duan Baiyue asked: ”how to deal with Jinshan outside the city?”
Four Xi father-in-law is shaking his head outside, so is the southwest king. How could he discuss business affairs just after dinner.
”Well?” Chu Yuan wiped his mouth.
”Lan Ji will leave in three days. Before that, she will surely find a way to empty Xu Zhiqiu's private Treasury.” Duan Baiyue said, ”even if you want to take back tianchajiao, you can also rob it, but if you can let her not take it out of the city at all, it would be great. There are so many things to do. One thing you can save is another. ”
Chu Yuan nodded: ”it's not difficult. I thought about it. At the same time, there are rare trees near the cliff. It is the official flower that has attracted a lot of money from Nanyang to cultivate it, but it has not yet grown into a climate. Xu Zhiqiu has reported his political achievements several times before. If I want to see it, it's not surprising. ” When the time comes, bring more soldiers and horses. Even if Lanji has the courage, she doesn't dare to rob under the eyes of the imperial court.
”Well, then do it.” Duan Baiyue said, ”I will also find out the whereabouts of the old man and the wooden crazy old man as soon as possible.”
”Will you change your appearance into Wei Ziyi again?” Chu Yuan seems to be playing with tea cups, and his tone is casual.
”Of course not.” Duan Baiyue said, ”Wei Ziyi's purpose is only to get money. Now Lanji has promised to share a share of the soup. If she comes to find it in two or three days, it's easy to make people feel different.”
Chu Yuan asked again: ”still want to disguise others?”
Duan Baiyue laughs: ”why should I always change my face?”
Chu Yuan thought, naturally to easy, see you last night so happy.
”Last night, LAN Ji once said that there would be a hundred poisonous insects celebration in the three days Temple Church at the beginning of next month. Listening to the great momentum, as the leader of the church, she must rush back.” Duan Baiyue said, ”she can't stay in the city for long. If she wants to leave, even if she can't take Jinshan for the time being, she will certainly take those old people.”
Chu Yuan asked, ”can I help you?”
”The people of the southwest government should be more than enough to deal with the evil cult.” Duan Baiyue said, ”it's not too late to investigate Xu Zhiqiu after rescuing those old people.”
Chu Yuan said, ”well.”
”In the next few days, I'm afraid I'll keep watching geese return to the inn.” Duan Baiyue said again, ”although Lanji doesn't dare to attack the imperial court, she should be more vigilant when she goes to the mountains.”
Chu Yuan continued: ”good.”
Duan Baiyue smiles: ”then I'll go.”
Chu Yuan nodded and watched him all the way out of the courtyard, just called four Xi passed to lie in.
Out of the post house, Duan Baiyue went back to his inn first. Duannian was eating breakfast at the table. He almost choked by noodles when he entered the door. Is this the evil Lord? Why should he buy such an ugly new dress? It's yellow and willow green.Duan Baiyue looks calm and splits it with one hand.
Duannian hugged his head and felt very innocent.
In the government office, Xu Zhiqiu has been on fire recently, and his mouth is full of burning bubbles. He is getting angry at people this afternoon. Suddenly, he hears the legend that the emperor has arrived. He is so flustered that he changes his official uniform to greet him.
”Xu Aiqing doesn't look good.” Chu Yuan is slow and methodical, skimming off the tea froth.
”Back to the emperor, the lower officials are really weak these days.” Xu Zhiqiu said, ”I've already looked for a doctor and opened several pieces of medicine.”
”As a pillar of a country like Aiqing, you should take good care of yourself.” Chu Yuan put down his tea bowl. ”I've been in this wild goose City for some time. It suddenly occurred to me last night that Ai Qing once said that there was a new wood forest from Southeast Asia on the mountain outside the city. It's growing well. Do you know if it's still there?”
”Yes.” ”Xu Zhiqiu said,” have grown up a lot, about a few years will be able to become a forest. ”
”In the imperial garden, it is difficult to survive in moving the capital from the south to the north, but I didn't expect that Nanyang trees could be planted here.” Chu Yuan said, ”I have nothing to do today. Would you like to follow me to have a look?”
”Nature, nature.” Xu Zhiqiu repeatedly promised, ”I will go to prepare.”
The emperor's patrol, naturally not small, so at noon, the people saw a mighty army out of the city, the team is too long to see the end. At the beginning, when something big happened, later he said that he wanted to go to the mountains to check the growth of trees.
Xu Zhiqiu followed him in a sedan chair, full of sighs. He is not afraid that the private storehouse will be found. After all, the design of the mechanism is extremely exquisite. LAN Ji should not be stupid enough to know that there are such a large number of royal forest troops going into the mountain and have to go to dig for gold. He was only annoyed that he was too good and too careless in his daily life, and that he had fallen into the way of a demon cult girl and had been robbed of such a huge amount of money for so many years in vain.
Fortunately, Qiufeng village is still there, and Wu's car company is still there. As long as the city stops again, the ghost wooden box can be turned into money again.
The trees in the mountains are sprouting and sprouting, and the light green color looks pleasant to the eyes. And in a specially opened out of a large open space, those trees from the South China Sea really grow strong and vigorous.
Chuyuan was pleased: ”Xu Aiqing is really a talent.”
”The emperor praised him too much, but Wei Chen only bought the seedlings, and the cultivation method depended on several forest keepers in the mountains.” Xu Zhiqiu said, ”they have been guarding the mountains and forests all their lives. After a long journey, these seedlings have withered and fallen leaves. Thanks to their constant and careful care, they can survive.”
”Oh?” Chu Yuan came to be interested, ”I don't know where these forest guards are now? I'd like to see you. ”
Xu Zhiqiu quickly sent the Yamen to Houshan and invited the forest keeper. A total of seven people, looking at the age, but because of the perennial activities in the mountains, so the body bone is very strong. Dayan city is a woodworking city. If you want to work, you must have mountains and forests. To be a forest keeper, you must have rich experience. After chatting with him for a few words, Chu Yuan found that he really had some insight in the method of raising seedlings. So long Xin was very happy. He not only gave a reward immediately, but also ordered the imperial forest army to stay here and write a book on the experience summary of these elders. He even invited painters from the city to draw all kinds of seedlings of different shapes.
Xu Zhiqiu did it one by one, but he was still a bit gloating. In this way, Lanji is afraid to come back. Although it is impossible for her to get the money back, it is also a good thing to add some blockage to her.
For a moment, the mountains outside the city were full of royal guards. The people of tianchajiao went to see it for three times, and then beat around the Bush to talk to the people in the city. As a result, they all said that it would take at least a month to finish.
LAN Ji is angry when she hears the speech, but she has nothing to do.
”The Lord.” The maid said, ”it's better for those Jinshan to stay here first. Even if Xu Zhiqiu doesn't dare to use crooked brains, it's not too late for us to pick them up after the imperial army leaves.”
Lanji was impatient and waved: ”I will do as you say. After two days, I will leave for Southwest.”
Duan Baiyue heard it outside the window, and the corners of her mouth gently raised.
Of course, in order to have the beginning and the end, he still pretended to be Wei Ziyi and asked when the silver could be given. Lanji is upset, naturally has no mind to think about anything else, and listen to his mouth shut is money, only feel brain benevolence son all ache, drink a few glasses of wine in a hurry, then will people perfunctorily send away. After going out, Duan Baiyue is relieved and threatens duannian. He is not allowed to tell anyone.
Duannian bowed his head to promise, and it was not easy to resist laughing.
Two days later, Tiancha believers, with several large cabins and disguised as peddlers, set out to go back to the southwest to do baiguqing. The guard of the east gate was Xu Zhiqiu's, and he was easily released. Duan Baiyue follows quietly all the way. In the evening two days later, a group of people stop by the roadside and set up a fire. They look like they want to cook here. CaiTian, with the other five maidens, hurried into the woods and stopped at a disorderly burial mound after walking for about one stick of incense. I did not know where to press the mechanism, and a solitary grave was slowly cracking open in the moonlight.
Duan baiyueyin is in the dark, watching them jump in one by one, and then come out after a moment. There are really a group of old people behind them. All the mouth was sealed, but not tied hands and feet, I think also feel on the age, can not escape.Duan Baiyue counted 26 people. He still didn't know where the old man was.